Wilson Offers Hope 10 China and to Ireland
President Wilson pressed the Peace Treaty line in California and declared the League of Nations would broaden a world forum. He argued for China’s full sovereignty and said the League could help Ireland seek redress, while disorder at his San Francisco rally reflected pro Irish sentiment.
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Wilson
HOPE
China
Ireland
San Francisco
Johnson
Shantung
Chester C. Rowell
Rolph
Rowell
California
League of Nations
San Francisco Labor Council
World Forum For Ireland
United States
England
League
America
Women’s League For the
Japan
Great Britain
France
Brotherhood
Smuts
Lloyd George addresses world peace and a new Britain
In London and Chicago reports, Lloyd George and James Hamilton Lewis advocate disarmament and socialization of coal oil and transport under public control while preserving private operation. They call for fair play Ireland Russia and a strong League of Nations to secure peace and reform global inequality.
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New York Times
Chicago
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago Association of Commerce Today
Wilson
Lewis
Congress
America
Washington
Graft Allegations Hit State Insurance Fund Hearing
William A. Herman confessed to taking part in a scheme with outsiders to split insurance payouts from the State Insurance Fund. The Moreland act inquiry before Jeremiah F. Connor at City Hall heard how three adjusters allegedly shook down claimants, with Herman noting a lump sum settle and a three way division including Barney Wayneck. Additional cases are cited, and a transcript has been sent to District Attorney Swann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Industrial Commission
Smith
Moreland
Jeremiah F. Connor
William A. Herman
Commission
Thomas J. Murphy
Fourth Street
Brooklyn
Turner Construction Company
Murphy
Herman
Barney Wayneck
Miles M. Dawson
Father Hoeney
the Incarnation Church
Swann
Adam F. Pentz
Labor Conferees Chosen for Public Representation
President Wilson announced twenty-two public representatives for the upcoming national conference in Washington beginning Oct. 6 to discuss a new capital labor relationship. The list includes Bernard Baruch Robert Brookings John D Rockefeller Jr Elbert H Gary Charles Eliot and Charles Russell among others from industry finance and academia.
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San Francisco
Wilson
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
War Industry Board
Robert S. Brookings
St. Louis
John D. Rockefeller
Elbert H. Gary
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Charles Edward Russell
John Spargo
Vermont
O. E. Bradfute
Xenia
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ward Burgess
Nebraska
Fuller R. Carlaway
la Grange
Thomas L. Chadbourne
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
H. B. Endicott
Milton
Mass
Paul L. Feiss
Cleveland
Edwin F. Gay
Dean
Graduate School of Business Administration
Harvard University
George R. James
Memphis
Tenn
Thomas D. Jones
A. A. Landon
Buffalo
E. T. Meredith
Des Moines
Iowa
Gavin McNab
L. D. Sweet
Carbondale
Col
Louis Titus
Peruvian President Leguia Reported Assassinated
Santiago dispatches relay persistent rumors that Augusto B. Leguia, Peru’s president, was assassinated on Tuesday. Iquique reports suggest belief in the claim while Peru remains under censorship. This follows the July 4 coup by Leguia supporters who ousted José Pardo and imprisoned him.
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Santiago
Chile
Agusto B. Leguia
Peru
Foreign Ministry
Iquique
Leguia
José Pardo
Pardo
Senate
Suppression of Cork Examiner Over Irish Loan Act
Dublin dispatch reports Irish authorities suppress The Cork Examiner by raiding premises and seizing part of the plant after the newspaper published a full page prospectus of the republican loan. The action follows censorship withdrawal and reflects ongoing tension between constitutionalists and Sinn Fein.
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Cork Examiner
Dublin
Associated Press
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Examiner
German workers abandon eight hour day to aid war effort
Reports from Hague indicate labor conditions in Germany have improved as workers resume work and reject strikes. A ten hour work day and possible enforced labor are under discussion among industrialists and officials. An eight hour day is seen as impractical due to wartime strain and rising living costs.
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Hague
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Wurttemberg Railway
New York Times
Prominent figures of early 20th century reform and industry
Charles W. Eliot led Harvard from 1869 to 1909. John D. Rockefeller Jr devoted effort to social causes via the Rockefeller Foundation and municipal research. Elbert H. Gary chaired U S Steel and led iron and steel institutes. Bernard Baruch guided national defense and war purchases. Robert S. Brookings promoted Washington University and Carnegie institutions. Charles Edward Russell stood in New York politics and a 1917 Russia mission. John Spargo linked socialist congresses with the party's wartime stance. Charles G. Dawes acted as a financier amid wartime finance efforts.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Foundation
Bureau of Municipal Research
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Iron and Steel Institute
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
Council of National Defense
War Industries Board
Robert S. Brookings
St. Louis
Union Trust Company
Washington University
Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Peace Foundation
Charles Edward Russell
Russia
United States
John Spargo
Cromwell
England
International Socialist and Trades Union Congress
Copenhagen
Socialist Party
Charles G. Dawes
Chi
Open Shop Stand at United States Steel Stirs Debate
A public letter from E. H. Gary to United States Steel subsidiaries argues against negotiating with labor unions. He defends open shop principles, warns of union influence, and asserts fair treatment and merit as bases for wages and conditions. The Carnegie Steel release underlines open shop support and nonrecognition of closed shop tactics.
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Gary
Steel Corporation
Wilson
Pittsburgh
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
New York
Trolley Service to Resume Under Militia Protection
Camden reports indicate trolley service will restart tomorrow at 5 am under militia police and special sheriffs after riotous protests over the zone fare system halted operations all day. Shipyard workers vow continued boycott until fares are paid and unrest ends, with authorities seeking to curb further property damage.
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New York Times
Camden
N. J
Thomas N. McCarter
Public Service Railway Company of
New Jersey
Charles H. Ellis
Gravenor
McCarter
Newark
Blakely
Macon's Police Win First Round In Deunionizing Fight
Macon Civil Service Commission backed down from deunionizing the Police and Fire Departments and pledged a plan acceptable to citizens. John T. Moore campaigns for Mayor opposing unions, with an election set for next Wednesday. Labor backed John L. Anderson for Water Commissioner, winning by a 200 vote plurality. The piece notes continued police leadership changes and a WHITING advertisement at the end.
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New York Times
Macon
Civil Service Commission
John T. Moore
John L. Anderson
Macon Federation of Trades
Cliff T. Williamson
Mallory Taylor
Anderson
Solid Labor
Stand by steel strike as Gary resists labor demands
Fitzpatrick charges seven organizers murdered and warns that unless E. H. Gary agrees to collective bargaining and an eight hour day, a nationwide steel strike will begin next Monday. Gary reiterates policy of not bargaining with unions and upholds wages and conditions as in line with highest standards of propriety.
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Pittsburgh
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
United States
John Fitzpatrick
National Committee
American Federation of Labor
Iron and Steel Workers
Rding
Fitzpatrick
Wilson
Foster
Samuel Gomme Pers
Gary
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Andrew Furuseth
San Francise
Seamen’s Union
Furuseth
Steel workers set walkout date and wage aims in Chicago
Theodore Wind receives Pittsburgh message warning of a steel workers strike on Monday September 24. Chicago leaders John Fitzpatrick and the National Committee plan to address a mass meeting as the Allied Steel and Iron Workers Council of Chicago outlines demands including reinstatement of discharged workers eight hour day and wage standards.
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Chicago
Theodore Wind
South Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly
Steel Workers Committee
Pittsburgh
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
National Committee For Organizing Steel Workers
Allied Steel and Iron Workers’ Council of Chicago
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the Plaza
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Rockefeller, Jr
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