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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
1
The Senate confronts a leak about a peace treaty while Burleson returns wires. A suspect is held in Pittsburgh as a bombmaker case unfolds. E.J. McGurty is taken into custody and a grip of literature is found at a home.
Developments in the eight city bombing case include a Pittsburgh arrest of a bomb maker, William J. Flynn to lead the DOJ roundup from New York, and reports of French and Italian anarchists entering the U.S. The Chicago plot to terrorize the Midwest and an attack on Judge Landis are noted. Cleveland also reports an immigration defector arrested.
The Pittsburgh police and federal agents arrested E. J. McGurty of Brookline in a major step in the bomb explosions case. McGurty, who denies Irish identity, is accused of aiding bomb manufacture or placement near prominent homes, with ILW ties alleged in his bag of pamphlets and ledgers. Investigators plan further talks with NYPD bomb experts and local officials.
Federal and municipal police sweep last Monday night catches aliens linked to bomb outrages. Deportation of at least fifty alien agitators is understood to be pending, though Immigration Bureau officials decline comment.
Mayor Hylan urges banks to muzzle press coverage of crime, blaming newspapers for burglaries and robberies by printing crime stories. He cites articles and testimonies to claim publicity invites crooks, urges banks to pressure press to stop such reports.
Washington June 5 Postmaster General Burleson ordered wires returned to owners amid a looming general strike by telegraphers led by S J Konenkamp. Western Union employees in ten southeastern states were ordered off the keys, with Louisiana not initially included though New Orleans relay points may cripple Southwest service. Konenkamp warned of a nationwide strike if Western Union’s demands aren’t met, while government control stands pending Congress action. Burleson said the move preserves rates and finance as Congress debates stabilization legislation.
Rival carousel operators Vincenzo Merella and Nicholas Garofolo clashed after a feud over turf in Brooklyn. In a mob scene at South Third and Havemeyer Streets police protected Patrolman August Grom who fired on bystanders, including Isadore Aronowitz and Phebe McDermott. Garofolo is dead from a neck wound, Isadore is dying, Phebe is seriously wounded. Merolla and Grom are charged with felonious assault.
ARIS reports that in revising the 1889 treaty the peace conference council of foreign ministers adopts the principle that the Netherlands shall not concede territory to Belgium. Holland reportedly offers Belgium rights mainly over waterways to satisfy Belgian demands.
Six men robbed more than twenty customers at Abraham Numair's coffee house at 95 Washington Street around 4 45 yesterday. They seized jewelry and cash totaling about 15000 including diamonds from Antonio Stephen. José Llori and Elias Quikos also lost cash and valuables. A bystander shouted and a patrolman arrived as one suspect, Thomas Donohue, claimed refusal of residence.
Vice President Marshall signed the woman suffrage amendment at 1 pm in the Capitol. Speaker Gillett signed the bill after Senate passage and it was sent to the State Department to be submitted to state legislatures for ratification. Acting Secretary Polk pledged to aid the process. Suffragists and Senators attended the signing, including Ida Husted Harper Maud Wood Park Harriet Taylor Upton Helen S Gardiner and Marjorie Shuler. Senators Watson Cummins Curtis Pittman Shepard Smoot Ransdelk and A A Jones were present.
In Washington June 6 the White House backs Senator Hitchcock's bid for a Senate inquiry into a leak of the German peace treaty through which copies reached New York interests. Hitchcock met with Secretary Tumulty and reports say President Wilson is kept advised but has not indicated if the State Department would supply the treaty text if Senator Johnson's measure passes.
Coblenz June 5 The new Rhenish republic has no future in the American area of occupation while Americans are here. American authorities say the main interest is law and order and any demonstration for the republic will be put down with a firm hand. Laborers’ strike against the republic was halted by military police and orders strict on demonstrations.
Vacation readers can have the Tribune delivered to their summer address by contacting the Subscription Department at New York Tribune, 154 Nassau Street, N. Y. C. to arrange seamless summer copies while away.
Washington debate over the peace treaty leak dominates Senate action. Senators Hitchcock Lodge Borah push for investigation into alleged copies held by New York interests while the text remains withheld. Secretary Polk denies remarks about financial ties and a probe proceeds to seek accountability.
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