Labor Conference Proposes 90 Day Industrial Truce
At Welington Oct 10 the National Industrial Conference heard concrete proposals to ease labor relations. Key ideas include a nation wide steel strike arbitration with a return to work, a three month industrial truce, a President and Congress led arbitration board including ex Presidents, and industry boards for dispute adjudication. A three member public labor employer committee would study the high cost of living. The plan drew mixed reactions and was sent to the general committee for action.
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Welington
National Industrial Conference
Thomas L. Chadbourne
Reynterd
Gompers
Samuel Geenpets
American Foleration of Labor
Gomters
Bernard M. Baruch
A. A. Landon
Buffalo
Gavin McNab
San Francisco
Artch
Wilson
Labor
Harry A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Charles W. Elliott
Emeritur
Trarvard University
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fuller E. Callaway
la Grange
Leading pilots at halfway point in coast to coast flight
East and west flyers in a cross country reliability race neared the halfway point at North Platte Nebraska. Lt B W Maynard led westbound planes at Cheyenne and Capt Lowell H Smith rode the pace toward Omaha as storms and snow snarled legs of the route.
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Chicago
North Platte
Nebr
B. W. Maynard
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lowell H. Smith
Omaha
Maynard
Machine No
Smith
Mineola
L. I
San Francisco
Lieut Hall
Lieut, Quesos
Rawlins
Cay
Noo
Salt Lake City
Neb
Capt
Buffalo
Cleveland
Bryan
Hf. C. Drayton
Des Moines
H. J. Miller
Rock Island
L. S. Webster
J. O. Donaldson
St. Paul
Hoover warns peace needed before world can survive chaos
In San Francisco on October 10, Herbert Hoover told the Commercial Club that ample food exists but must be accompanied by higher productivity and economic readjustment to avert bloodshed. He cited delayed materials, wage pressures, inflation, and urged deeper solutions than strikes to revive employer worker relations.
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San Francisco
Herbert Sloover
Commercial Club
Europe
Ueover
Hoover
Michael Birenkopf Lawyer and Dilote Legislator Dead
Freeport Texas October 10 Michael Birenkopf aged 74 lawyer and former Dilote Legislature member served three terms between Tess and 1899. He was a leader in the lower house during his years of service and died Thursday in Freeport.
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Freeport
Michaal Birenkopf
Dilote
del Here
Wilson Must Stay Away From Desk Is Physician's Advice
President Wilson’s doctors said he would recover slowly and not be cleared to return to work soon. Rear Admiral Grayson stressed following attending physicians’ advice, as the President remained under confinement despite eagerness to resume duties.
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Wilson
Washington
Wesen
Grayson
Wood May Retire From Army To Enter Lists
Major General Leonard Wood may retire from the U S army to seek the Republican nomination for president. Wood campaign for delegates is active, with Wood supporters from 14 states meeting in Chicago led by John T. King. King stated no Illinois delegation effort will be made to avoid intruding on Governor Lowden’s home state.
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Chicago
Leonard Wood
Wood
John T. King
Connecticut
King
Ilinois
Gen. Wood
Ilinoss
Walsh Appeals for Just Pact in League Stance
Washington Oct 10 Vice President Marshall halted a dramatic Senate gallery display as Senator Walsh of Massachusetts urged a league of nations with reservations to the covenant. He warned Article Ten could allow U.S. troops to be sent abroad and urged party unity while pledging to remain loyal to Democratic principles. Other speakers, including Senators France Nelson and Neber, weighed peace aims and the Shantung settlement amid ongoing treaty debates.
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Washington
Marshall
Walsh Democrat
Massachusetts
League of Nations
Senate
Walsh
Shantung
Lodge
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Reed
Reed Democrat
Missouri
League Council
United States
France
Maryland
Barm
Nelson
Repubican
Minnesota
Czernin Letter of 1917 Foretold Central Powers Collapse
London reports a German press publish of Count von Czernin’s April 12 1917 letter to Emperor Charles predicting end of military strength and urging timely peace negotiations. He warns of material shortages and revolutionary danger, urges drastic sacrifices, and notes the risk of a broader collapse if a winter campaign proceeds.
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London
Emperor Charles
Count von Czernin
Weimar
Europe
England
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Berlin
Viena
Tye
German Empire
United States
Ile
Austria
Paris
Petrograd
Sverice
Matthies Erzberger
Charles
French Press Claims German Treaty Is Valid
A Paris dispatch reports mixed views on the German peace treaty amid talk of Italian parliamentary approval. Some say a royal decree suffices for Rome and for other signatories, while others argue Italian law requires Parliament consent for treaties involving territorial changes. A Rome report cites Correrle Dalla Sere arguing decrees satisfy the constitution.
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Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Prenen
Rome
Vienna Seeks Population Cut Amid Exile Moves
Vienna officials report eight thousand foreigners from East G tea have left the city while steps aim to boost arrivals to balance the exodus. Meanwhile births rose in September and deaths fell, implying mixed census trends despite the population reduction plan. In Washington, Senator Johnson said he will finish a western speaking tour with a Salt Lake City address on Saturday, aiming to reach Washington on Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Waterstead
Washington
Johnson
California
Salt Lake City
Greek Delegates Set to Arrive for Labor Conference
Paris dispatch reports the Greek delegation preparing to depart for Washington to attend the International Labor Conference opening on October 9. The party will leave Paris next week for the U S capital to participate in the events.
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Whrereas
Paris
Washington
Troops On Hand Make 6 Arrests In Pittsburgh Strike
Five members of the Senate labor committee led by Senator Genyon Iowa left Washington for Pittsburgh to push the Senate authorized steel strike investigation. In Donora Pennsylvania a clash between strike sympathizers and workers saw gunfire with six foreign born men arrested by state troops. The Amalgamated Association seeks negotiated working agreements while opening plants in the district resumes operations at Trumbull Hill and talks on other mills move forward.
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Washington
Senate Labors Committee
Genyon
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Senate
Donora
American Steel and Wire Company
John Fitzpatrick
National Committee
Pennsylvania
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Amalgamated Association
D. J. Davis
Davis
Warren
Ohio
Trumbull Hill Steel Company
Empire Sheet
Brier Hill Steel Company
Western Reserve Sheet and Tin Plate
de Forest Sheet and Tin Plate
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Mahoning
Bor Davis
Stee
Yorkville
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Sale Of 2.75 Percent Beer Halted By New Law
Washington reports the enforcement act ending the sale of beverages containing more than 0.5 percent alcohol. The measure, approved by conferees and heading to the House, retroactively clarifies what counts as intoxicating liquor. The law aims to stop 2.75 beer sales upon presidential signature.
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Washington
Senate
House
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