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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1923
Page
3
Premier Poincare told Finance and Foreign Affairs committees that the Ruhr occupation is not yet profitable for France though it has covered military costs. He argued continued occupation is needed to secure reparations and insisted on London accord figures with matching reductions in inter allied debt.
The Third International calls on world workmen after the assassination of M. Vorovsky, Soviet envoy at Lausanne. It urges stronger global revolutionary action, condemns Lord Curzon, and argues the shooting of Vorovsky boosts eastward liberty movements more than protests could.
The annual meeting of the League of Nations Society of Canada will be held in Ottawa on June 18 with delegates from across the Dominion. Morning session under Sir Robert Borden will cover reports and a discussion on The Work of the Society in Schools and Universities. Afternoon session chaired by Sir George Foster will present final reports and discuss work and influence of branches. A public meeting will be held at Right with Sir Robert Borden presiding and addresses by prominent society members.
An April report from the Department of Labor shows strong demand for farm labor across Quebec Ontario and the prairie provinces. Building and construction improving except in the Maritime Provinces and Manitoba with a slight rise in loggers demand in British Columbia. Manufacturing employment edged up modestly, notably in metal trades and textiles.
The network of aviation companies has finalized a complete air schedule linking London with Manchester and Amsterdam Hamburg Berlin Copenhagen and Moscow. Three daily services will run from London to Amsterdam.
President Harding has accepted the invitation to visit Vancouver and Victoria in early July en route to Alaska. United States Consul F W Rider reports Washington has confirmed the official invitation.
Hon. Charles Stewart argues for slow tariff reductions to protect key Canadian industries and avoid jeopardizing agriculture and business during tough times. He contrasts Canada’s stance with rising tariffs abroad and challenges Progressive leaders to prove agriculture’s current weakness.
Leo Rogers, a prisoner from Kingston penitentiary, escaped custody in North Bay as the district court opened. After halting a car with a pretend revolver, he rode away, then vanished toward Trout Lake, leaving behind a counterfeit gun made of cardboard and steel tubing.
Inflammatory circulars urging uprising against foreigners have been found in several nearby Chinese villages and in the native city. The notices accuse a foreign committee of plans to yield the former German concession to the British since Germany’s war declaration led to its return to China. Observers doubt the circulars were created by legitimate sources.
George J Gould United States financier died May 16 at Cap Martin near here after illness that began with pneumonia on March 20. He was briefly out of danger on April 3 but relapsed, worsening by May 3. His wife and two children were at his bedside at the end.
Paris aviator Georges Barbot who crossed the English Channel in a 13 horsepower craft plans a United States tour He told Inter viewers he hopes to glide from New York to Chicago in an air flivver with a single stop.
The United States Government filed in the Supreme Court its appeal from the Federal District Court in New York denying its application for an injunction to restrain dealings in futures on the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange.
Madrid dispatch reports Cadiz customs seized 4000 pounds of opium aboard the steamer Conde Wilfred en route from Barcelona to Havana. The contraband was concealed as red pepper aboard the ship.
Lord Robert Cecil spoke at a London luncheon under League of Nations auspices praising US recognition of global unity. He said the United States weighs policy changes for world peace while opposing Britain inviting Washington to join the League.
Delegates at the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance session discuss resolutions on nationality for women marrying foreigners. The conference designates Italian as an official language alongside English and French, with interpreters translating speeches in multiple tongues.
The Brule Mines post office west of Edmonton was entered by a rear window. The safe was blown open and cash and registered articles valued at $500 were stolen. Postmaster Robert Hockley reported the crime to Corporal Birks, who is investigating.
John D. Rockefeller's foundation marks its tenth anniversary announcing it has distributed 76,757,000 over the last decade. The release highlights ongoing philanthropic grants and program support to charitable causes.
A Manitoba bank raid leaves $3 000 cash and $200 negotiable securities stolen from the Bank of Toronto at 3 45 am. Robbers bound teller C A Moysen with his own neckties and escaped unseen, likely via automobile from across the border. The episode coincides with a Commons Banking and Commerce Committee debate on a motion to empower banks to seize mortgages, amid procedural tensions and calls for rules on meeting conduct.
Severe Labrador conditions trap the coast under a sixty mile ice barrier. Aerial Survey Company aviators report new gold claims buried under deep snow and prospectors unlikely to reach Labrador by sea before mid June. At Cartwright houses are buried with only chimneys visible and a schoolmaster imprisoned two days before rescue by snowshoers tapping on his chimney.
A survey by the fruit branch of the Department of Agriculture reports good average strawberry crops in heavy producing districts of British Columbia and Ontario. Across the Dominion,acreage is notably larger this year than last.
The Bagdad Railway has been bought by a group of British and Swiss bankers led by the Rothschilds. The acquisition covers the German and Austrian stake in the railway, per the newspaper Vatan.
Lieut.-Col. Arthur Buckley told the House of Consumers that about 300000 able bodied unemployed ex soldiers could benefit from government emigration aid. He said a bill within 12 months might enable about 1500 ex soldiers to emigrate each week, depending on dominion absorptive capacity.
Premier Bonar Law returns to London after a brief rest abroad and is seen walking about the city. His physical condition appears improved and not worse than when he left.
Wireless message from Kotzebue via Noorvik reports Captain Roald Amundsen and his Arctic expedition, which began last summer in Seattle, have departed Kotzebue on April 28 toward Wainwright.
London reports sensational rumors of possible Greek Turkish hostilities stemming from the Lausanne reparations dispute. A Central News dispatch claims a secret meeting at British HQ considered eventualities, but no official confirmation exists. An Athens Times correspondent notes Greek delegates may leave Lausanne if indemnity payments are demanded. Plastiris denies aggressive aims, insisting Greece seeks pacific action and will consult allies before paying.
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