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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1919
Page
4
Editorial note praises simple dishes at CHILDS that are wholesome and satisfying. Overrich foods taste fine then cause discomfort, while simple, properly cooked meals yield immediate enjoyment and lasting stomachic bliss.
Harry J. Boland outlines Eamon de Valera influence and aims in the United States. The Sinn Fein leader, said to be in seclusion, will meet at the Waldorf Astoria to outline Ireland’s reconstruction plan and to float a bond issue for a new Irish Republic.
In Paris on June 22 the American Commission for Irish Independence asked the American Peace Conference for a hearing for Ireland’s leaders De Valera Griffith and Plunkett. They urged recognition of a republican Ireland and demanded an impartial inquiry into Irish charges against Britain.
Messages of congratulations pour in from across the country amid local signals of appreciation, with several sacks of mail arriving from the city and nearby towns.
Mrs. Catherine T. Wheelwright, mother of the so called President of the Irish Sinn Fein Republic, said she would not speak until her son issued a statement to the American public. She hinted de Valera would soon be in York and address Americans. Neighbors recalled Boland’s visit to the Wheelwright home and a message from de Valera delivered by Roland.
Washington reports three ambulance section members in France awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery under fire. The honorees are Lt Jack Butterfield of Evanston Illinois Lt W J Fox of Buffalo New York and Major E A Fish of Minneapolis Minnesota Butterfield and Fox were wounded Butterfield severely after a shell fragment lodged near his spine he dragged himself to an ambulance started the vehicle and drove it to safety.
J R Clynes, former Food Controller, argues in The Daily News that trusts in the United States and allied trade blocs threaten global food prices. He cites a committee finding increased consolidation, led by the Big Five meat firms, and urges interallied action even without US participation.
Reports from Vienna say Italian and French troops may occupy the city due to Hungarian communist pressure on the frontier. Soviet forces renew their assaults on Pressburg while Vienna faces wage strikes and debates over increased relief payments and August allowances.
William Trotter of Boston, secretary of the Race Petitioners to the Peace Conference, says he was refused an audience by President Wilson and writes an open letter to the Supreme Council detailing six cases of alleged undemocratic class distinction against negro men. The petition argues that after the war to democratise the world, colored men who served should receive rights equal to those granted to ethnical minorities in Austria.
Bernard Baruch, returning from Belgium, says German workers demand peace now and a new labor compact. He argues there is no shortcut to peace and calls for labor to gain a proprietary stake in production and seats on corporate boards, with capital rushing to meet advancing conditions.
Cardinal Mercier says Belgium requires work and practical help from America, including raw materials, machinery, and credit, to rebuild postwar. He cites 30,000 idle workers in Malines and rapid reconstruction, urging immediate Wilson-like support over continued charity. He notes progress on homes and railways amid widespread destruction.
Gordon Fawcett Hamby faces trial for the murder of two East Brooklyn Savings Bank employees. The case opens at 10 am before Justice Lewis L. Fawcett with District Attorney Harry E. ill prosecuting and McCaffry defending. Security is extreme and attendance is limited to essential personnel.
Dorothy Hathaway Sutton wed Arthur L. Niles Jr. last Tuesday in the West Side Methodist Episcopal Church. The day after the ceremony Niles shot himself at the boarded up Eightieth Street home. Police and family unavailable for comment as details emerge from Garden City.
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