Open shop tensions loom amid labor capital clash
The story notes rising industrial activity with falling prices and wage cuts in some plants while warning that a major fight between organized labor and capital over the open shop is imminent. It cites 22 state manufacturers supporting open shop principles and details unemployment figures from AFL officials alongside immigration debates shaping policy.
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Elbert HH. Wary
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
Machinists accuse railroads plan to stop immigration
In a sweeping accusation the machinists claim railroad companies are orchestrating a policy to halt immigration. The report links the effort to broader labor tensions and political maneuvering as officials consider austere approaches.
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Harding
Europe
Open shop movement eyed by machinists inrailroad industry
An attorney for the International Association of Machinists told the Interstate Commerce Commission that large railroads are pushing an open shop drive to disrupt unions. He says railroads milking the treasury to the tune of 750 million dollars via car repair schemes and are closing repair shops in favor of outside firms, costing over 30 000 workers their jobs. The machinists link this to a broader capitalist open shop movement aimed at weakening labor organizations and union accords.
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International Association of Machinists
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Treasury
Labor and Immigration Bills Face Setback in Washington
The Johnson bill to halt all immigration for one year gains labor support but recent Washington dispatches indicate the measure will be sidetracked.
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Washington
Downfall of Leygues Ministry Exposes Reparations Rift
In Paris the Leygues cabinet falls as a large majority of the chamber of deputies sides with the opposition over German reparations. The discord between Britain and France over the issue becomes clearer amid the government collapse.
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Polish Forces Reorganize Films for Expected Red Offensive
Poles are mobilizing along French style lines and reshaping their armies to prepare for an anticipated Soviet offensive. The move signals readiness and strategic alignment with allied practices as tensions rise on the front.
Mustapha Kemal Pasha Launches Surprise Asia Minor Attack
The Turkish forces under Mustapha Kemal Pasha struck the Smyrna front in a secret offensive, breaking Greek lines in three places and threatening encirclement. Greek towns fell and prisoners were taken, with risks of a Smyrna bottleneck. King Constantine suspects an allied-backed push to force Greek withdrawal from the Smyrna region. He vowed to remain king even if allies reject recognition.
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Asia Minor
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Constantine
Serres
Greece
Austria faces deepening crisis as general strike looms
The government reportedly offered to hand Austria to the League of Nations while calls grow for a strike to begin Thursday. Workers demand halt to income tax deductions until capital levy is enacted and protest profiteering with higher prices. Communists warn of exploiting unrest.
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Austria
Allied Nations
League of Nations
Chicago Treaty Makes Landis sole ruler of baseball
The Chicago pact unites warring factions and grants Judge Landis full power over baseball. The agreement includes a clause granting the commissioner authority to investigate conduct detrimental to the game and to take preventive, remedial, or punitive actions against any party, minor league clubs, or individuals as deemed appropriate.
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Landis
National Association
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Soap Sculptress Shapes Fame for Escanaba Teen
Seventeen year old June Hall of Escanaba Michigan discovered a talent when a bar of soap struck the floor and formed a human face. Lorado Taft learned of her and arranged for formal art education in Chicago. The photo shows her modeling ballet figures Fokine and Fokina in castile soap.
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Escanaba
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Miss Hall
Lorado Taft
Chicago
Fokine
Fokina
Castile
Hazing Question Sparks Freshman Salute Remark
A college official denies hazing while a second year student explains how a freshman might be compelled to salute a sophomore to “make a long story short.”
Poor Boy Caller-Was Santa Claus Good to You
Humorous quip from the Boston Transcript about a six year old pampered pet named Algernon and a child’s reaction to Santa Claus gifts with many duplicates.
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Algernon
Boston Transcript
Reckless remark sparks money worries in Home Stretch
Jiggs calls Briggs a spendthrift. Briggs asks what he did. Jiggs explains he mortgaged the car to buy two houses in Home Stretch.
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Brown
Briggs
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