Iyenaga Attacks Senator Johnson Over Shantung Policy
Dr. Iyenaga assails Senator Johnson of California at a Council on Foreign Relations meeting for his stance on the Peace Conference disposal of Shantung and Kiaochau. Dr. Hsieh of China argues open door policy would be closed by Japan, while urging American help. Carey proposes a U.S. commission to study Shantung and Chinese securities. Doubleday backs the plan.
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California
Shantung
Kiao-chgu
Council of Foreign Relations
Metropolitan Club
T. Iyenaga
Japan
Senate
Johnson
Iyenaga
China
T. Hsieh
America
W. F. Carey
Siems-Carey Railway & Canal Company
American International Corporation
Lindsay Russell
Mr Carey
F. N. Doubleday
Kiaochau
Shantung Peninsula
Germany
Hsieh
Dr. Hsieh
Alsace-Lorraine
Antwerp
Kiao-Chau
Frank N. Doubleday
Arthur Judson Brown
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
John K. Sague
The
China Society
G. C. Hodges
Far Eastern Bureau
Rheims Await Her Restoration
German prisoners dismantle and destroy dead projectiles as shellfire echoes around Rheims while restoration of the city begins to progress.
Rheims in June: ruins show what Germans did to France
A correspondent tours Rheims after heavy bombardment, describing a city stripped to ruins with only fourteen intact houses, shell-bleached cathedral towers, and abandoned reparations amid ongoing artillery fire. He notes visitors, traders at the cathedral fence, and the irony of war’s aftermath before Allied justice.
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Rheims
France
Telegraph Strike Looms Across The Telegraph Network
Telegraph workers in New York and nationwide plan a strike starting tomorrow over union rights collective bargaining reinstatement of discharged workers and pay raises to meet living costs since 1915. Picket lines target Western Union Postal Telegraph and American Telegraph and Telephone offices with support from labor bodies and unions.
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A. W. Ik
Newcomb Carleton
W. I
Carleton
American Federation of Labor
Telegraph workers strike blacks out Omaha night service
In Omaha on June 10 the entire night staff at Western Union and Postal Telegraph walked out at midnight. Female operators at Western Union joined the stoppage alongside their male colleagues.
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Omaha
Neb
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
60,000 Expected to Quit Citing Economic Strain
Special to The New York Times reports from Chicago on June 10 that Sylvester J. Konenkamp, President of the Commercial...
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New York Times
Chicago
Sylvester J. Konenkamp
Rebuild Rheims as a Measure of Germany’s Promise
A viewpoint argues that Rheims Cathedral and the city’s ruins should test Germany’s postwar good faith. It urges focusing world attention on Rheims as the gauge of German reconstruction efforts and calls for visible restoration before admittance to the League of Nations.
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Rheims
Germany
France
Chicago
Windy City
League of Nations
Rtheims
Europe
Transfers Before Court Review of NYC Railways System
Judge Julius M. Mayer will hear an application by Job F E Hedges receiver of the New York Railways Company for instructions on revoking the transfer system between the Municipal Ferry Battery to Staten Island and connected surface lines. The 1914 agreement split the fare six cents, four to the railway and two to the ferry, with termination possible after the first six months and then at year end with three months notice.
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Julius M. Mayer
Federal District Court
Job FE. Hedges
New York Railways Company
Battery
Staten Island
Worker plea for action against labor autocracy
The speaker laments lack of mediation and arbitration due to employer doubt, expressing confidence that the nation will respond tomorrow. He urges the convention in session to act to help workers destroy what he calls the worst labor autocracy this country has known.
No Strike Preparations Reported by Federal Officials
Washington officials indicated no special preparations for the imminent strike announced by Commercial Telegraphers' Union President Konenkamp. The Post Office Department Labor Department and White House reported no action or interference plans. Senator Watson warned about government operation risks and cited inefficiency and rising costs. Local Telegraphers president McDonald said operators would be ready to walk out in Washington telegraph offices tomorrow.
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Commerial Cable Company
United States
Joseph P. Tumulty
Washington
Burleson
Post Office
Thomas
Carlton
Western Union
President Hayes
Association of Western Union
Hayes
Chicago
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph-Commercial Cable Co
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
William J. Deegan
Mackay Companies
Mackay
Telegraphers’ Union
Postal Telegraph
American Telegraph and Telephone Companies
Konenkamp
Ut Konenkamp
IF. A. Davis
Western Broker
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
E. J Manion
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Clarence Mackay
Texas
Iowa
Hillsboro
Montgomery Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
New York Times
Post-Office Department
Department of Labor
White House
Wilson
Watson
Senate
Systema
William F. McDonald
Commercial Telegraphers
Congress moves to end government control of wire systems
The Senate unanimously passes a repeal bill ending federal jurisdiction over wire communications. The House Interstate Commerce Committee plans rapid action to terminate government control by June 30 while a 90 day rate continuation for telephone services is kept. Senate adds amendment restricting government control as a defense in private suits.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Post Office Department
Kellogg
Minnesota
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Sheppard
Texas
Governors push for federal suffrage ratification across states
The report notes multiple states ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment. Wisconsin and Michigan legislatures approved unanimously or by wide margins. Ohio Republican committee backed the measure urging lawmakers to ratify. Maine governor Milliken signaled a possible special session in October to endorse the federal amendment, tied to a September state constitutional vote and a $10,000,000 highway plan.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Columbus
Ohio
Republican State Advisory Committee
Augusta
Milliken
Suffragists Pleased by Governor Smith Call for Special Session
New York suffragists credit Governor Smith with summoning a special legislative session to vote on the suffrage amendment. Mrs. John Blair reports widespread approval while the National American Woman Suffrage Association notes telegrams from Governors Harding Bartlett and Burnquist urging ratification and regional sessions.
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New York City
Smith
John Blair
Blair
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Madison Avenue
Catt
Harding
Iowa
Towa
Lartlett
New Hampshire
Burnquist
Minnesota
Telephone Operators Not Affected By IBEW Strike
Springfield Ill June 10 The June 16 strike called by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers does not involve telephone operators. The IBEW lists affected workers as cable splicers and electrical workers in telephone service and telegraph service helpers. Central Union Telephone Company officials say operators in Illinois are not organized.
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Springfield
Ill
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International
Charles P. Ford
Central Union Telephone Comany
Bell Company 8
Illinois
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