Rail unions and railroads clash over wages and work rules
The Railroad Board faces pressure as W H Atterbury opposes a national eight hour day while Frank P Walsh exposes railroads’ push to cut wages and break uniform agreements. Workers wake to concerted action as government consideration looms.
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Atterbury
Walsh
Mr. Atterbury
Soviets Again Offer Trade To Us For Friendly Ties
Soviet Russia proposes to open trade relations with the United States and renounce aims to foment revolution, signaling readiness for friendly ties. The message, signed by Kalinin, urges regularized relations and a possible delegation to America to negotiate business deals. Secretary Hughes replies that basic conditions do not exist, though negotiations may continue.
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England
Italy
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United States
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Washington
Litzvinoff
Russian Republic
Esthenia
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North America
Soviet Russia
America
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All Russian Executive
International Association of Machinists
Multiple Sedition Trials and Acquittals Across Cities
Across Chicago Paris Everett Minneapolis Rockford Olympia and other cities, Communist and socialist defendants faced sedition and criminal syndicalism charges. Several acquittals occurred in Paris on the 50th anniversary of the Commune, while trials in the United States yielded mixed results with some indictments nol pressed and others upheld or appealed.
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Paris
Pierre Monatte
Souvarine
Loriot
Gaston Monmousseau
Moscow
France
Jacques Sigrand
Henri Bott
Marius Hanot
Alexandre
Rockford, Il
William Johnson
Nolle
Carl G. Lind
Alfred Nelson
Mia
Alice Beale Parsons
Emil G. Peterson
William Romansky
Joseph Raskevich
William Steintorf
Oscar Wehlstrom
Debs Invited to Washington for Discussing Freedom
Eugene V. Debs released from Atlanta Prison visited the White House on March 24 in civilian clothes to meet Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. The two and a half hour conference at the Department of Justice left the course of Debs’ future release unsettled.
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Atlanta
Eugene V. Debs
White House
Harry M. Daugherty
Mr. Palmer
Debs
Mr. Daugherty
Cleveland
Daugherty
Deba
Department of Justice
Attorney General's
Washington
German Communists Answer Battle Call
Armed revolts break out across German cities with workers claiming control of arms and key facilities. Reports cite casualties as fighting continues in streets and factories, amid accusations of Russian funding and political betrayal.
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Germany
Noske
Europe
International Trade Unions Call Geneva Meeting
A summons to 8,000,000 members of the International Transport Workers Federation calls for a Geneva gathering on April 18 to discuss resolutions, including praise for unions that blocked munitions to Poland and those aimed at Hungary. The report notes wage changes, mining disputes, and labor actions across North America and Europe, highlighting strikes, wage debates, and Russia trade initiatives.
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London
International Transport Workers’ Federation
Geneva
Poland
Hungary
San Francisco
American Labor Alliance
Russia
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