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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
1
Senate action on immigration measure delays any decision on excluding certain aliens. The debate centers on eligibility and implications for policy. No timetable given for further action.
Washington December 14 The Senate debated and passed an immigration bill with a literacy test for aliens amid veto threats by three presidents. Amendments included banning entrance for certain criminals and excluding Asiatics while considering provisions on asylum for the persecuted. A separate inquiry into railroad legislation proposed by President Wilson was taken up by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee as discussions continued. In New York the Caesar, selected as the Christmas ship, was noted.
A relief vessel carrying food medicines clothing and supplies for war sufferers in Syria will load today and depart for Beirut within a week. The cargo aims to ease Turk requisition sea blockade and locust devastation that threaten 160000 people with starvation. The effort, coordinated by a relief committee, seeks to aid Syrians in dire need.
The census bureau reports November cotton manufacturing at 584,082 running bales, up from 514,745 a year ago. In consuming establishments the figure is 2,191,799, with storage and compress 4,095,925. on hand in consuming establishments 79,846, and in storage and compresses 125,874.
The House Judiciary committee on December 14 ordered the proposed national prohibition amendment favorably reported. The suffrage amendment was ordered re certificate without recommendation.
The Central Powers have sent a note proposing peace terms while the United States is asked to transmit it to the Entente powers. The note is said to largely mirror Berlin dispatches. Secretary Lansing noted it may be sent to American diplomats after President Wilson reads it, but confirmation of today’s delivery was not provable.
President Wilson considers whether to mediate after Central powers’ proposals reach the Entente, with officials awaiting the German message. A possible neutralist push seeks American support for mediation while Sen. Stone and diplomats in Washington monitor replies to discuss terms and potential league proposals for enforcing lasting peace.
Paris December 14 Premier Briand told the chamber of deputies that the German imperial chancellor's peace proposal requires caution warning the country to beware of hidden pitfalls and possible ulterior aims while seeking an end to the war.
In a tense address Briand vowed France would not slacken in the allied effort. He warned against poisonings and the seizure of men, saying blood on enemies hands, not theirs, as Socialist protests erupted and order was restored. The premier affirmed readiness for discussions. Fire in Columbia, Mississippi, destroyed four stores in the main block, with an estimated loss of 125000, suspected arson by robbers.
Two years ago the Good Fellows aided a family in distress and today the same man, now a good fellow, sent three dollars and clothing for another family. He, a hard worker who lost his wife, demonstrates that worthy cases are presented and urged to prompt response before Christmas.
In this glad season of the veer people show kindness and sacrifice to emulate the Master’s spirit. Two essentials for happiness are shopping early and mailing gifts to out of town friends to ease clerks, post office workers, and ensure better service.
Teutonic secretary of foreign affairs briefs on pivotal issues in a meeting between German and American representatives. Key topics include security, trade, and postwar cooperation, with emphasis on restoring stability and fostering allied coordination.
Berlin reports Secretary Alfred Zimmermann told Overseas News Agency staff that German public opinion splits over U S neutrality in the war with Great Britain. He cited Britain’s stated aims against German submarines and noted German promises to abide by international cruiser rules while admitting anger over unwarned submarine attacks on several German merchant ships. He described the debate as lively and then interrupted by the secretary.
The speaker asserts strict orders to submarine commanders and denies intentional merchant ship attacks without warning. He references a grounded submarine near the Spanish coast and crews rescued from torpedoed ships. He appeals to fair-minded people to understand Germany’s position and condemns enemy efforts to mislead the world.
Associated Press reports in London on December 4 that Chancellor Law announced Britain’s daily war expenditure rose to 5,710,600 pounds. He said no peace proposals had been received from the central powers and that the entente powers would demand adequate reparation for the past and security for the future.
New Orleans report lists quantities of butter, eggs, beef, pork and other staples in cold storage. Monroe and Alexandria show eggs and butter totals. Baton Rouge reports beef veal and turkey stock. Lake Charles records butter and other items as of December 14, 1915, part of a state campaign against rising living costs.
Reports tally ongoing global fighting as General von Mackensen advances in Roumania toward the Buzeu river and Bucharest Tehernavoda area. Germans say they repulsed the French in Argonne and Bulgarians beat Serbians in Macedonia. Britain pushes new war measures, House of Commons votes a large credit and plans for an additional million troops while original troop estimates sit at four million.
Savannah Georgia December 14 1920 project to boost the city as a major Southern convention center moved forward with the laying of the cornerstone for the new municipal auditorium. Mayor W J Pierpont presided as a large crowd attended the ceremony and relics from the battleship Maine were placed in the cornerstone.
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