Fear coup to cancel war debts
Paris dispatch reports Raoul Peret, head of the budget committee, warning the peace conference of Germany’s danger of bankruptcy. He urges allies to fix a debt amount Germany must pay, possibly via tariffs, with carrots or sticks, and to avoid military occupation until debts are settled. He criticizes raw material imports and favors preferential aid to France, Belgium, and Serbia.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Raoul Perez
Budget Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Peret
M. Peret
America
France
Belgium
Serbia
Barr bill seeks AG power to dissolve nonreporting corps
SPRINGFIELD Feb 7 A bill by Senator Richard J Barr Joliet would strip county power to dissolve corporations failing annual reports and place the authority in the attorney general The secretary of state would certify nonreporting firms as prima facie evidence of deficiency triggering AG dissolution action The measure to amend section seven of the corporations act advances to the judiciary committee
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Sprinfield
Secretary of State
Illinois Senate
Richard J. Barr
Joliet
Judiciary Committee
Immigration Bill Regarded Doubtful
Washington February 7 Administration leaders doubt enactment this session of bills to bar immigration for four years after peace and to extend government control of telephone and telegraph properties until December next year. Rules Committee will not act on these measures until seven annual appropriations bills, the war revenue bill, and the wheat price guarantee bill are disposed of.
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Washington
Rules
Ochs Denies New York Times Controlled by British Interests
In federal court Jeremiah A. O’Leary questioned Adolph Ochs about Times ownership and British influence. Ochs testified he owned 54 percent of the stock with Americans holding the rest and said relations with Lord Northcliffe had ended in 1914. He rejected claims of editorial bias in favor of England and denied antagonism toward Ireland. Marguerite Kell testified about funds to the American Truth society in 1916.
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New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Adolph H. Ochs
New York Times
O'Leary
Mr. Ochs
Ochs
Bull
Times
Lord Northcliffe
The
Bryan Speaker At Rivers Congress In Washington
William Jennings Bryan and Luther M. Walter led talks at the National Rivers and Harbors congress on railroad reform. Bryan proposed government ownership of trunk lines with state control of distributing railroads and warned against guaranteed incomes. Redfield urged funds for port, harbor, and inland waterway improvements to boost U.S. foreign trade.
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Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Luther M. Walter
Chicago
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Walter
America
Americans Ready for Peace and League of Nations
At the Atlantic congress of the League to Enforce Peace in New York on February 7, resolutions declare the American people are ready to bear their share to support a league of free nations. The aims are to safeguard the peace won by allies and the United States, settle international disputes by reason and justice, and promote world development with united force behind it. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to President Wilson.
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New York
Society of Nations
Atlantic Congress
League
League of Free Nations
United States
Wilson
Riots in Magdeburg shock Saxony town
Paris dispatch reports serious disorders in Magdeburg capital of Saxony where soldiers and sailors armed with grenades and machine guns destroyed doors freed 160 prisoners smashed shops and fired on residents. Government troops mounted a vigorous assault as police struggle continues. The report notes Magdeburg’s strategic Elbe location and a prewar population near 300,000.
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Paris
Magdeburg
Saxony
Berlin
Amsterdam
Bromberg
Poland
Bremen Affair Triggers Press Outcry Across Berlin
Berlin reports react to Bremen revolt coverage with sharp editorials. The Spartacan Red Flag calls for worker militancy and overthrow of Ebert government, urging new soldiers and workers councils under radical control. Die Freiheit demands protest to replace the government. Vorwaerts praises restored order as a gain for stability.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Spartacan
Red Flag
Ebert
Bremen
Philipp Scheidemann
Die Freiheit
Stomn
Vorwaerts
Pershing denies mail congestion in France
General Pershing cabled the War Department denying reports that mail to and from American expeditionary forces was congested at French rail heads. He said there was no delay or buildup of mail and only 126 sacks of dead letters shipped to the United States in January. Incorrectly addressed mail at the central post office could fill one American car.
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Washington
General Pershing
War Department
United States
France
Pershing
Central Army Post Office
Central Post Office
Paderewski Faction Wins Polish Assembly Vote
Paris Feb 7 The Polish constituent assembly election resulted in the Paderewski Dmowski list capturing fifty percent of votes. The Polish Socialists received fifteen percent while Jewish candidates took the remainder, per Polish official news agency dispatch to the Paris committee.
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Paris
Poland
Constituent Assembly
Paderewski
M. Dmowski
Polish Socialists Party
Polish Committee of
Government offer to two London railway unions seeks settlement
Sir Albert Bert H. Stanley president of the board of trade announced a government offer to two railway unions at a London conference. The aim is to end the strike and the union heads are debating the proposal tonight before later meeting Sir Albert.
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London
Board of Trade
al Bert H. Stanley
Sir Albert
Navy Bill Under Way With Three Year Building Plans
Debate over the 750 million naval appropriation bill and a new three year building program closed Thursday as the House worked late on amendments. The measure fixes Navy personnel at 225,090 for the year, blocks a Marine Corps strength increase, trims naval aviation funding to 15 million, and eliminates a wartime pay rider. Leaders anticipate continued debate over the ten battleships and ten scout cruisers proposed in the expansion.
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Washington
House
Representative Butler
Pennsylvania
Marine Corps
Butler
Stafford
Wisconsin
Department
Public hearing planned on Missouri constitutional convention bill
Jefferson City Mo Feb 7 arrangements for a joint public hearing by senate and house elections committees on a bill authorizing an election to decide if a constitutional convention should be called for a new Missouri constitution. Hearing slated for Feb 20 with representatives from across the state urged to attend. Roy sees waning Republican opposition though bloc votes could still shape passage and the September election if approved.
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Jefferson City
Senate
House
Sidney J. Roy
Hannibal
New Constitution League
Roy
Learly
Belgian Government Seeks 400 Engines and 2000 Cars
The Belgian government asked Washington to lend 400 locomotives and 2,000 passenger cars, in addition to returning all 359 locomotives loaned to American expeditionary forces. The State Department received the request on Thursday. The U.S. Army has returned 187 locomotives, leaving 170 in use by expeditionary forces.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Germany’s Ersatz Goods and NettLe Cloths in Postwar Market
In Paris after a two week tour through Germany, Corey reports widespread discontent with substitutes or ersatz goods. He notes aluminum substitutes for copper, nettle cloths failing to beat linen on price, and Germans denouncing ersatz foods as often unhealthy. He warns that imitation cannot replace the real article.
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Paris
Germany
Corey
Hindenburg
Haase
Ersaizes
Gemany
Adlon
Berlin
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Five Big Nations Get Ten Delegates Each
Paris February fifth nine teen small belligerent nations won definite recognition from the peace conference supreme council. Four additional seats on the society of nations commission were granted to smaller powers making ten seats for the five great powers and nine for the smaller nations including Poland Romania Czecho Slovakia and Greece. The decision followed a lengthy session attended by President Wilson and centered on constituting the executive body. England proposed seven members with five from the great powers and two for smaller nations. Premier Orlando of Italy supported the plan while Leon Bougériois for France urged larger representation for the 19 small belligerents. England also floated a formula allowing dominions representation.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Commission
Society of Nations
Poland
Rumania
Czecho- Slovakia
Greece
Commission On the Society of Nations
Wilson
Olf
England
Orlando
Italy
Leon Bouregois
France
Plenty of Jobs Open by Spring
Washington, Feb. 7. The labor department training service predicts a spring labor surge as agriculture and industry restart. It notes immigration cuts left 2.5 million missing new residents and about 1 million American workers serving in France. Farms need 2 million workers and factories plus construction will demand many unskilled laborers, signaling keen competition between sectors.
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Washington
Training Service
Department of Labor
France
Puzzling Accident on Paris-Metz Line
Paris February 6 two railway coaches handed over by Germany played a role in a puzzling crash on the Paris Metz line last night five people killed and 16 injured in a tunnel collision after gas filled coaches caused a fire and passengers fled onto the tracks.
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Paris
France
Germany
Paris-Metz
Metz
Nanteuil
Agree On Terms For Federal Wheat Bill
The House agricultural committee agreed on a bill granting the President authority to create or maintain a price support agency for the 1919 wheat crop. It authorizes a revolving fund of 1 billion dollars as working capital and sets the farmer price at 82.26 per bushel, with the government covering any shortfall if intrinsic value is lower.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Steamer War Skeena on Fire Near Wexford Coast
The American steamer War Skeena of 1416 tons, coal and general cargo, in distress twelve miles east of the Blackwater light vessel off the southeast Irish coast near Wexford. Naval vessels are aiding. War Skeena sailed January 17 from Newport News for Glasgow.
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Queenstown
Newport News
Glasgow
Troops Called From Camp Lewis To Tacoma For Strike Aid
Two battalions of the first infantry and a machine gun company arrived in Tacoma under Brigadier General Frank P. Watson as Seattle and Tacoma brace for a general strike. Secretary Baker authorized deployment to support state authorities, with 200 hand grenades issued. Union action paralyses Seattle and Tacoma with streetcars, schools, and eateries closed while relief kitchens open to feed strikers and others.
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Tacoma
Wash
Frank P. Watson
Watson
John McD. Thompson
Camp Intelligence Department
Baker
Washington
Camp Lewis
War Department
Department
Labor Department
Seattle
United States
John L. Hayden
Frank B. Watson
Hansen
Spokane
Na Jones
George Wright
Newark Unions Wan Beer Adopts Slogan in Trade Action
In Newark New Jersey trades groups and workers rallied under a controversial slogan “no work” as beer fees and union banners appeared. Aimed at pressuring employers the movement drew participation from building trades and related unions with demonstrations planned for Thursday.
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Rures
Newark
N. J
Represen
Vaseee
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