Manchuria Talks and Far East Issues Highlight Postwar Conference
Edward W. Pickard summarizes armament conference progress in Washington. China and Japan clash over Shantung and Manchuria while Britain and France push naval parity. Briand and Schanzer denials spark anti-French unrest in Italy. U S special committee probes Haiti occupation and Wood- Forbes report urges Philippine independence with strong governance.
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Moratorium plan on German reparations discussed in London
Ugo Sticies and Dr Walther Rather in London with Lloyd George and others to push a moratorium on Germanys reparations debt. If Germany can pay part, Lloyd George may back the plan, opposed by Dubois. alternate proposals include German bankruptcy receivership and Rhine land exploitation. Stinnes Rathenau discussed European railway and Russia exploitation with British leaders. Serious riots erupted in Vienna over bread prices with looting and American victims. stock exchange wrecked.
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Ugo Sticies
Crisis in Irish peace talks threatens resumption of war
Both sides foresee a near collapse of negotiations over Ulster and southern Irish demands. Ulster rejects joining an all Ireland parliament while Sinn Fein refuses a temporary rights safeguard. de Valera says neither side will budge and British ministers seek options as week ends.
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Federal Railway Labor Board Adopts 148 New Working Rules
The board on Thursday issued 148 new shop craft rules replacing the 1919 national agreement. The reforms create a modified open shop, expected to save about 50 million dollars yearly for railroad operations. About 400,000 workers across sheet metal, boiler, electrical, cfu, blacksmith, and machinist crafts are affected as classifications are merged and cross craft labor is allowed. The board notes the open shop will be more theoretical than practical for now and will consider wage adjustments next.
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Chicago Garment Workers Strike Over Piecework Return
Five thousand members of the Ladies' Garment Workers union in Chicago walked out in protest of employers restoring the piecework system. They claim the move recreates sweatshop conditions.
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California Minnow Catch Report From Santa Monica
A large fish weighing 480 pounds was caught off Santa Monica California. The article notes such fish can be caught along southern California beaches and some specimens may exceed this size, remarking on their ageless nature.
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I O Mousley and the Empire Tangle in War Chronicle
I O Mousley secretary for New Zealand in the British empire secretariat at the arms conference is a noted contributor to imperial affairs. His essay The Lampyre View of the Empire Tangle drew attention at the last imperial conference and his book The Secrets of Extitute recounts documents from his captivity in Turkey including the siege of Kut and his escape via the Marmora sea.
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Camouflage Unmasked in Red and Green Reflections
The article explains how German gun concealment painted shrubs used green camouflage to reflect green light while real leaves reflect red and green. A light filter reveals the difference and a countermeasure involved pigments yielding red reflections. The ongoing scientific debate and experimentation are noted in Scientific American.
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Scientific American
England Rejects Daylight Saving Bill Permanence
British farmers led opposition and defeated the measure to make daylight saving permanent, maintaining the daylight time arrangement.
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England
Alaska 1920 Mineral Output Value Report
An 1920 roundup states Alaska produced minerals valued at 28 807 757 dollars. The article also notes global iron ore mining in 24 U S states and other varied curiosities from wildlife to social habits.
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United States
Iowa State Conservation Board
Dorothy Houghton
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