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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1919
Page
8
City officials clash over street railway finances and possible fare hikes. Mayor inquired about daily receipts as Councilman Moore pushes jitney regulation. Jitney passage would have added about $1,000 daily to the street rail fund, addressing fare concerns.
German officials warned that U S senate delays in ratifying the peace treaty would leave Germany at the mercy of France and fuel desertion by smaller nations from the league. Pan-Germans saw this as a chance for a separate German American alliance while reactionaries welcomed Americas rejection.
In Spokane on November 21 the Eastern Washington Highway association opened its annual session with 75 delegates present. The Carlyon thirty million dollar state road measure tops the agenda for discussion.
The article notes a looming 1920 treaty fight with factional lines forming in the Senate. It discusses whether the treaty will be reported out or kept, names senators active in campaigning, and reports a so called Battalion of Death pledged to block ratification. It also covers debates over the Love concurrent resolution, presidential veto power, and Lodge resolution as constitutional maneuvering unfolds.
President Wilson plans within ten days to deter Bolshevik influence in the United States and push for ratification of the peace treaty. He drafts two key messages for Congress and the industrial commission to urge swift compromise and entry into the League of Nations.
United Press report from Washington shows coal operators and United Mine Workers negotiating over a wage rise as 400000 miners remain on strike. Miners reject a 15 cent per ton raise and seek a larger increase to cover living costs, with talks ongoing to reach a substantial settlement.
Paris November 21 United Press reports the Franco British treaty becomes effective as Earl Crewe and French Foreign Minister Picton exchange ratifications. The allied and German commissions convened for their first joint session to discuss methods to execute the peace treaty and protocol.
About 2,000 postage stamp kinds issued in Europe since December 2018. Of them 1,500 are first issues from newly formed European states.
Washington reports a widening fuel shortage as coal miners and operators clash over wages. Rail directors warn of possible nationwide freight embargo within a month while states debate seizure of mines to restore production. Governors Iowa Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania voice mixed support and concerns legality here.
Chicago reports near depletion of reserve coal as the third week of the strike ends. Industrial suspensions spread with Corn Products Pekin and Argo plants slated to close, affecting about 3,000 jobs and 100,000 bushels of corn daily. Alton Brick plans further shutdowns and Chicago train schedules shrink to minimum.
Walla Walla will lease its streetcar line for 12000 dollars a year from the traction company if the public service commission recommendations are followed.
A large electrical station is planned in Australia to supply a 90 mile transmission line to Melbourne from the brown coal fields. The project aims to harness nearby coal resources and expand regional energy capacity.
Denver Colorado November 21 United Press reported that a threatened strike by Colorado union coal miners was called off today by District President Geo Johnson. A temporary restraining order had been issued against an overtime walkout and the state industrial commission ordered rescinding of the strike pending arbitration.
Peter McKam hosted a down and outer described as a Bamaritan and woke Friday to find his guest gone with seventy dollars. In a separate note, Peter Thorval Nillasen reports his pocketbook with one hundred fifty dollars stolen after riding a city street car.
Officials in charge of exports reported licenses issued before coal can be shipped to Canada and Washington State. No stoppage of shipments noted and licenses are freely issued as no fuel shortage is indicated.
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