Exchange Rate Worries Loom In Great Britain
Morning papers warn of a renewed exchange rate slump described as chaos and a grave crisis threatening standard international trade. Some papers back an international conference, others doubt its efficacy, while the Daily Mail urges stopping paper money, cutting deficits, and boosting production as remedies. The Post criticizes accusations of profiteering against the United States when explaining the trouble.
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Hich
The
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Post
United States
Undeveloped Wealth In Manitoba Manifests Opportunity for Growth
John Morrison of Ruperts Land presented Manitoba's latent wealth in natural resources timber minerals water power and fish to the legislature noting untold wealth awaits capital and railway facilities. He urged a pulpwood mill to utilize timber. SM Hayden joined in praising prohibition of inter provincial traffic in strong drink.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Legislature of
John Morrison
Ruperts Land
Morrison
SM. Hayden
Pensioners Affected by British Pension Transfer to Canada
Ottawa reports about 9,000 pensioners and dependents affected by moving payment of Imperial pensions to the Canadian Pension Board. Those in receipt of Imperial pensions remain under the Imperial office until forwarding letters or documents to the Canadian office for full control of expenditures.
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Ottawa
Board of Pension Commissioners
Imperial Pensions
Agreement reached between Italian cabinet and railway strikers
A Central News dispatch from Rome reports that the Italian cabinet and railway strike leaders have resolved the principal points at issue. The message states the strikers are expected to return to work immediately.
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London
Rome
Lumber embargo debated by Western Retail Lumbermen
A committee of the Western Retail Lumbermen's association has been appointed to consider the advisability of requesting a limited embargo on lumber due to a present shortage. Delegates' opinions on the subject are divided.
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Winnipeg
Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Increased Work May Save Germany
The Prussian diet heard minister of agriculture Herr Braun warn that Germany faces worse times and must rely on increased work. He said the nation would soon reach a point where it could not buy anything abroad and would depend entirely on home production.
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Berlin
Herr Braun
Germany
The Whereabouts of Premier Borden Reported
Reports say Sir Robert Borden remains with the ship as Admiral Jellicoe travels toward England or another destination. The Prime Minister reportedly told Jellicoe he would stay aboard wherever the vessel proceeded after plans for a South Africa visit were cancelled.
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Jellicoe
Ottawa
Sir Robert Borden
England
Admiral Jellicoe
First Sea Lord
South Africa
Lord Jellicoe
Ottawa Physician Declares Flu Danger Over
Ottawa physician Dr. H C Church expresses belief that influenza has ended in the current generation. He cites New York and Chicago as not having flu cases beyond habitual grippe levels, noting no recurrence in his Ottawa patients and predicting no deadly resurgence akin to the 1918 epidemic for many generations.
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Ottawa
New York
H. C. Church
Chicago
Hughes forecasts Pacific war amid Melbourne speech
Australian prime minister W A Hughes told a Melbourne audience, per a Central News dispatch from Sydney, that the next war would likely break out in the Pacific. He urged readiness with a sufficiently large army to say, Thus far and no further, noting Australia is hedged about by nations that last after this country.
Waring Given Toronto
Sir Edmund Walker of the Dominion Bank warns at the annual meeting that Canada must practice economy while noting large potential withdrawal of funds borrowed from England and Scotland by mortgage companies. He cautions English lenders to keep money in Canada or return it to England to leverage lower rates.
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Toronto
Edmund Walker
Dominion Bank of Canada
Canada
England
Scotland
Sir Edmund
Gompers Denounces Bolshevism in Federationist
Samuel Gompers condemns Bolshevism in the Federationist. He argues Russian propaganda may be less effective than journals of opinion like the Nation and the Dial. He insists all authentic information is available to judge Bolshevism and rejects waiting for facts.
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Washington
Federationist
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
the Nation
the Dial
The
New Republic
Russia
Mr. Gompers
Labor Refuses to Join Nationalists in Ireland
Belfast report of the parliamentary delegation investigating conditions in Ireland declines an alliance with the Nationalist party. It says their recent urging of Irish supporters in Great Britain to back Labour shows the Nationalists believe only Labour can deliver justice for Ireland. Delegation members include Arthur Henderson, William Adamson, J R Clynes, W T Wilson, J A Parkinson, and W W R Smith.
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Belfast
Ireland
Nationalist Party
Fac
Great Britain
Labor Party
Arthur? Henderson
William Adamson
J. R. Clynes
W. T. Wilson
J.A. Parkinson
R. Smith
Brazil weighs ship indemnity after war seizure
Rio Janeiro reports President Pessoa voiced his view that Brazil should indemnify Germany up to 25 million dollars for 45 German ships seized during the war, some leased to France, arguing it honors the peace treaty signature.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
France
Pessoa
Germany
Passports Refused to MacDonald and Roden Buxton
The government refused passports for James Ramsay MacDonald and Charles Roden Buxton to travel to Russia as part of a delegation named by the International Socialist Congress at Berne. The decision followed consultations with Premier Lloyd George and with Italian Premier Nitti and French Premier Millerand.
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London
James Ramsay MacDonald
Charles Roden
Buxton
Russia
International Socialist Congress
Berne
Lloyd George
Great Changes Seen In Great Britain
Major Richard Lloyd George, son of the British prime minister, pacing a U S business trip, discusses postwar Britain. He notes a shift from large landowners to small farmers, a growing Labor presence, and cautious openness to Soviet trade, while predicting a continuing coalition government in Britain.
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New York
Great Britain
Richard Lloyd George
United States
Canada
England
Britain
France
Belgium
Lloyd George
Soviet
Russia
Labor Party
Condemnation of Irish Education Bill by Church Hierarchy
A strong denunciation of the Irish Education Bill was voiced by cardinals archbishops and bishops assembly. Spengers called the plan the most demoralizing for Ireland since the act of union warning that without self government any move to abolish boards of education would be resisted. If enacted the hierarchy would guide Catholic parents on child education.
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Maymouth
Ireland
Spengers
Plan for direct cable between America and Holland
The Western Union Telegraph Company plans construction of a direct transatlantic cable linking America and Holland, according to Handesblad. The project signals expanding telegraph connectivity and international communication between the United States and the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam
Western Union Telegraph Company
America
Holland
The
Handesblad
Big Increase In Immigration During Past Year
Canada’s 1919 calendar year immigration total reached 117,633, up 67,393 from 1918. Most newcomers were from the United States, with Alberta drawing the most Americans, and Ontario receiving the largest British settler share. Rejections at border points rose 132 percent, while ocean port deportations increased as well.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
British Isles
United States
Alberta
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Manitoba
British Columbia
Maritime Provinces
Yukon Territory
Ocean
Paris Ex-Premier Célineau Sets Sail for Retirement
Former premier Cémen ceau plans to retire, reserving a stateroom on the Lotus and leaving Marseilles February 3 for Alexandria. He tells L Homme Libre he is truly done with politics, noting his defeat in the late parliamentary test vote and hinting at possible India in the future.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Lotus
Marseilles
Alexandria
Egypt
L'Homme Libre
India
Russian Army in North West to be Disbanded
London to Moscow wireless reports an order to disband the northwest Russian army. At Kharkov the first Astrakhan Cossack regiment has surrendered to the Bolsheviks. No evacuation of Moscow is planned. The outbreak of plague and the Reds revolt are denied.
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London
Moscow
Kharkov
Weekly Air Service London to New York Aimed
Four large London area aviation firms are negotiating to form a combine for a transatlantic weekly air service. The plan includes purchasing airships not required by the government for the army and navy. Experiments are set for early spring with short trips to Scandinavia and Holland, then a weekly New York service aiming for a 60 hour voyage.
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London
Baelan
Scandinavia
Holland
New York
Red Star Line Resumes New York Antwerp Service
The Red Star Line will restart its Antwerp New York service after February 25 using the American ships Kroonland and Finland and the British ships Lapland and Sealand. Kroonland and Finland are being reconditioned in New York shipyards, while Sealand is in England after wartime transport service.
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Red Star Line
New York
Antwerp
Dunvegan Line Not Wanted By C. P. R.
Calgary The Canadian Pacific Railway will not acquire the Edmonton Dunvegan line. President E W Beatty said capitalization was too high and other factors made a purchase undesirable. A Grande Prairie delegation urged foreclosure so CPR could buy later. Beatty declined to discuss the North Bay wreck amid a possible second inquiry.
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Calgary
Canadian ‘Pacific Railway
Edmonton
Dunvegan
McArthur
E. W. Beatty
C.P.R
Pacific Coast
G.P.R
Grande Prairie
Beatty
North Bay
Labour Leaders Urge Immediate Peace With Soviet Russia
A manifesto signed by 18 prominent Labour figures including John Robert Clynes James Henry Thomas and William Bruce calls for complete and immediate peace with Soviet Russia. The signatories say they reject Soviet political theory yet argue ongoing war is untenable and call for a peaceful settlement with the Russian people.
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London
Russia
John Robert Clynes
James
Henry Thomas
National Union of Railwaymen
William Bruce
Two Huge Carloads of Flowers for Birthday Honoring Emperor
The Amerongen telegraph office staff were increased to manage a flood of telegrams sent to former Emperor William on his birthday. Additional gifts were delivered at Bentinck Castle where the emperor resides, with Queen’s messengers involved.
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Amerongen
William of
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