Howe Gave Parole to 10 Young Radicals in 1920s Inquiry
Nov 27 In a House immigration committee hearing read letters showing Frederic C. Howe once sympathized with radicals ordered deported from Ellis Island. Correspondence includes Howe to George Andreytchine Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Emma Goldman with pleas to spare deportation and notes Howe’s overruling of officials. Hunger strikes continued as radicals faced potential forceful appearance before the committee and Berkman’s Mexico option was explored.
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New York
Frederic C. Howe
Ellis Island
House Immigration Committee
Byron H. Uhl
Howe
George Andreytchine
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Louis F. Past
Labor
Emma Goldman
Dante Barton
Committee On Industrial Relations
Helen Marot
Miss Goldman
France
Joseph Goldberg
Los Angeles
Goldberg
Spain
Andreytchine
I. W. W. Moter
Densmore
Andrey Schine
Fred Mowe
Wilson
Uhl
Anthony Caminetti
Immigration
Department of Labor
Caminetti
Johnson
Ream of Immigration
Alexander Berkman
Mexico
Russia
Harry Winberger
Berkman
Winberger
Judge Grants Open Sale In New Orleans After Prohibition Ruling
In New Orleans on November 27, a federal judge ruled wartime prohibition unconstitutional. Bonded whiskeys could be sold openly and bar rooms served liquor as French restaurants offered claret with dinners. The judge linked the end of WWI to Congress adjournment and Wilson's veto, claiming demobilization.
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New Orleans
Foster
Herman Leiser Liquor Company
Congress
Germany
Wilson
Labor Conference Backs Equal Vote For Workers Across States
The International Labor Conference on Wednesday endorsed equal representation for European and new states on a migration regulation commission. It backed a draft convention for information exchange, free employment bureaus, and equal insurance benefits for workers abroad. The plan, proposed by South Africa's William Gammill, faced Latin American support to counter small state representation. Tensions rose as Japanese delegates clashed over the eight hour law, prompting resignations from two advisers.
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Washington
International Labor Conference
William Gammill
South Africa
Japan
Mexico Refuses to Free Jenkins Despite U S Demand
Mexico, via Isitorio Medina, says there is no legal basis in international law for releasing William O. Jenkins. The Mexican government insists the case lies with state courts and that Jenkins has not been unjustly imprisoned. It adds Jenkins blocks his own freedom by refusing bail, thus not a victim of molestation.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
William O. Jenkins
Puebla
Isitario Medina
American State Department
Executive Department
Jeninks
Jenkins
Youth Who Joined The British Given Papers
James Hayes of Sullivan Missouri, 23, who gave up American citizenship in 1916 to join the Canadian Army, had it restored in Federal Court so he could enlist in the American Army. He went to Canada in June 1916, served in France including Vimy Ridge, and returned last January. Pending enlistment at Jefferson Barracks, he had to regain American citizenship after taking the British oath in Canada.
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St, Louis
James Hayes
Sullivan
Hayes
Canada
France
Vimy Ridge
Jefferson Barracks
No Action Taken Yet On Strike By Railroad Brotherhoods
Cleveland November 27 Four railroad brotherhoods held a 500 member general chairmen meeting to consider Director General Hines offer of time and one half for slow freight service. No vote was taken and the conference adjourned for the day, with plans to reconvene in the morning. Delegates pressed for Fuller data and questioned eliminating all arbitraries and allowances tied to the proposal.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hines
Brotherhood
Washington
Higher Wages Would Mean More idle Men Coal Operators Say
Washington Navy 27. Operators claim higher wages for bituminous miners would reward loafers. Excerpts from a typical mine pay roll show 46 of 175 men offered 22 days in a month presented themselves. The statement notes idlers rise as wages grow and lists fifteen miners with daily earnings from 3.10 to 1305, noting thousands more with similar earnings.
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Washington
Navy
Central Territory
Jugo Slavs Seek Eight Day Truce to Sign Treaty
Paris report says Jugo Slavia plenipotentiaries failed to sign the Austrian peace treaty due to lacking signing powers. They have eight days to obtain authority, with annexes covering minority protection reparations for Italy and financial sharing for liberating the former Austria Hungary. Bulgarian treaty signing set for 10:30 a m tomorrow at Neuilly Town Hall.
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Paris
Jugo “Slavia
Italy
Neuilly
Coal Barons Reported Fabulous 1917 Profits
Secretary Glass cites internal revenue data showing bituminous coal mines east of the Mississippi posted profits of 100 to 150 percent on invested capital in 1917. The report notes 1914 and 1915 losses once depreciation is accounted for and adds 1918 profits varied by region, with West districts reaching up to 400 percent in some cases. Unofficial 1919 figures suggest profits fell below 1918 levels.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Glass
Internal Revenue Bureau
United States
Appalachian
West
Rocky Mountain
Italian Admiral Resigns From Dalmatia Governorship
Rome Nov 26 Rear Admiral Enrico Mille who has served as governor of Dalmatia and commanded the occupation forces resigned the Dalmatia governorship today creating a shift in administration for the occupied territory.
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Rome
Enrico Mille
Dalmatia
How Dr Garfield Figured Out Wages Due Miners
Dr Garfield outlines a plan after November statements to miners and operators. He argues public coal prices should not rise unless needed for fair wages and operator profits. He cites 1918 production at 600 million tons and 1919 at 500 million, proposing cost of living rises and wage increases be reconciled with living costs and wage bases to avoid a national price spiral. He favors a permanent consultative body with advisory powers, to collect data on production, costs, and living costs, guiding wage and price decisions.
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Washington
Garfield
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mye
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Clemenceau Demands German Prisoners Follow Peace Terms
A Berlin text of M. Clemenceau’s note to the German delegation at Versailles insists on strict adherence to the peace treaty. He dismisses German requests to relieve prisoners aiding reconstruction in devastated northern France, citing brutal occupation and delayed armistice terms. Berlin reports a counterstatement saying Germany will not abandon its obligations, though it seeks to avoid undue punishment by coordinating with allied governments.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
M. Clemenceau
Versailles
France
Germany
Scapa Frow
Gerany
Alsace
Clemenceau
Foreign Office
Tageblatt Calls Germany to Reveal Offer on Northern France
The Tageblatt questions France Germany talks and urges the German government to declare its proposal for restoring northern France and explain why the offer failed. The piece stresses immediate public disclosure of terms and rationale.
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France
Germany
Tageblatt
Roman Chest of Coins Aids War Refugees in France
In Laon France a buried chest of Roman coins from a nobleman’s legacy was dug up near the Maj Titus Leroux chateau ruins at Charmes in the Aisne district. The coins, unearthed amid invasion wreckage, is donated to the Red Cross to help refugees and locals. The Leroux family, one of Prance’s oldest, offer the heirloom to ease wartime hardship.
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Laon
France
Charmes
Aisne
Titus Leroux
Prance
Red Cross Fund
Fake Army Hero Held Faces Federal Jail
CHICAGO November 26 Shelby Cullen Chapman a former artillery lieutenant who escaped a court martial by stowing away on a troop ship returned to the United States posing as Captain Chapman and an ace with many decorations. He was arrested by military intelligence at Fort Sheridan and likely to be sent to Leavenworth to serve two years from a French court martial for improper battalion supplies handling.
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Chicago
Shelby Cullen Chapman
United States
Chapman
Fort Sheridan
Leavenworth
France
Close Paris Dances and Halls Ordered Shut
Paris authorities ordered the closure of hall rooms and dancing schools due to an outbreak causing restrictions. The government move aims to curb spread and enforce safety in public gatherings.
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Paris
Government plan seeks fourteen per cent coal wage rise
Washington reports Fuel Administrator Garfield laid before miners and operators a plan for settling the soft coal strike. It includes a fourteen per cent wage increase for miners with no rise in prices to the public. John L. Lewis and UMWA deemed the scale insulting. A permanent advisory board was proposed to handle wages, profits, and living conditions. Miners were skeptical about higher wages and market impact, while public price protection was stressed.
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Washington
Garfield
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
William Green
United Mine Workers
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