Labor in Favor of Measure Bar Immigrants Four Years
Employers and employes join hands urging the House Rules Committee to speedy passage of a pending bill to bar immigrants from the United States for four years. The proposal aims to restrict entry amid wartime and labor tensions, reflecting tense political rhetoric and calls for protective domestic labor. The report notes broad support from business and labor sectors and frames the measure as urgent.
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House Rules Committee
United States
Return of Soldiers Sparks Immigration Debate in House
Washington February 4 The Labor leaders join Morrison and other AFL and railroad union officials urging the House committee to pass Burnett’s bill to curb immigrant entry. Burnett argues that aliens flood the job market and depress wages, threatening returning soldiers. Allies urge strict limits while opponents call the measure unwise and untested, warning of Bolshevik fear and labor unrest if doors close.
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Wahington
Diapieres
Tabor
Hards Enday
Rank Morrison
American Federation of
House
United Years
Iow
Ian
Itheanities
Han Tives
Siezel
Repubs
Sabath
de Hois
II UN
Fig
Darlor
Harmett
Burnett
United States
American Federation of Labor
The
Brotherhood of
Employers of Labor
Morrison
Labor
America
Siegel
U S Narragansett In Grave Danger Of Breaking Up
Washington February 4 The U S Narragansett which went aground off the Isle of Wright January 31 is in grave danger of breaking up A cable from Vice Admiral Sims to the Navy Department says salvage efforts by the British Admiralty continue but the vessel may go to pieces at any minute The crew were evacuated without casualties
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Washington
U.S. Narragansett
Isle of Wright
Conferees Report Disagreement On War Contract Bill
Washington February 4 conferees on the war contract bill reported a disagreement this afternoon yet the main point in controversy has been settled. The conferees agreed to eliminate the section providing for an appellate commission and gave the Secretary of War full authority to settle claims. The contractory is tied to the court of claims under the secretary's authority.
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Washington
Orover
Senate
Secretary of War
Court of Claims
Pennsylvania House Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
Harrisburg Pa Feb 4 The Pennsylvania House voted 110 to 93 to ratify the federal prohibition amendment sending the measure to the Senate An open hearing was set for February 18 at 7 pm called by Union Trades Liberty League of Pennsylvania with 641 569 signatures opposing ratification The close vote suggested a tight Senate contest
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Senate
House
George Sassaman
Law and Order Committee
Union Trades Liberty League of Pennsylvania
Armistice Commission Change in Berlin and Fes
General Baron von Hammerstein becomes president of the German armistice commission replacing General von Winterfeldt after an armistice terms imposed by Marshal Foch. Winterfeldt resigns. line changes noted in reports. Murders in New York City fall to 282 in February, a drop from last year. London reports a general strike spreading to hotels with Carlton and other properties affected.
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Berlin
Fes
Baron von Hammerstein
von Winterfeldt
Marshal Foch
Hand T
New
Wilson Avenue
Bearen
New York City
London
Eer
Carlton
Luxury Taxes Likely Yet to Be Cut Further
Washington report on a new revenue bill including a ten percent luxury tax on apparel and goods, with changes between House and Senate positions. Senate drops some rates, removes tax on men’s suits, and keeps zone postage rule. Child labor amendment approved. DC moved into dry district class affecting liquor shipments.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Senate
House
Columbia
Cedric Brings 2,509 On Board From B
The White Star Liner Cedric arrived in New York from a destination B with 2,509 aboard. The ship carried the 44th and 60th coast artillery units, totaling 1,645 men and officers, plus other civilians and Illinois fighters among the passengers.
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New York
Cedric
44Th
60Th Coast Artillery
Illipois
Bromewanl
Washington
League of Capital and Labor More Vital Than Nation
London Feb 4 The Daily Express editorial argues a league of capital and labor is more vital than a league of nations. It warns British industry risks being forestalled if no working arrangement is made, while rail and subway strikes are seen as doomed to failure amid reconstruction efforts abroad.
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London
League of Capital
League of Nations
Gaid
Daily Express
Tedor
Great Britain
Germany
Senator Sherman Delivers Sarcastic Senate Inquiry Comment
Senator Sherman of Kinis charged in the Senate that the government suppresses private enterprise. He said after acting the dog in the manger it can claim private ownership has failed and that government ownership must take over everything.
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Sherman
Senate
Washington
Sherman of
Kinnis
Siegel Urges Immediate Congressional Inquiry Into War Dept
Washington Feb 4 Rep Siegel Republican New York author of a resolution calling for a congressional investigation sent a wire to General Pershing today questioning the efficiency and fairness in Congress and seeking an immediate probe into charges against the War Department Leavenworth teleique and regular army officers overseas. The House rules committee will act on Siegel's measure before the weekend and he aims to have only next Congress members on the investigating committee so the probe can continue after March 4.
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Washington
Congress
Pershing
Representative Siegel
New York
Congressional
House
War Department
Leavnworth Telique
Siegel
House Rules Committee
Congressional Investigating Committee
Thh War Department
Army
London Electrical Workers Threaten to Join Strike
London leaders of the electrical workers union threaten to plunge the city into darkness and cripple all electric railways unless the government intervenes. The government grants railway clerks recognition, forestalling their strike, while Bolshevik leaders urge a national railway walkout Sunday.
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London
Electrical Workers Union
Electrc
Daily Express
Bolsheviks Massacre 300 at Kharkov
Stockholm Feb 4 dispatch reports that 300 persons were killed by Bolshevik troops at Kharkov in Ukrainian territory. The order came from the new Bolshevik government just taking control there. London reports the Soviet government calls ages 28 to 45 to colors as it readies for war on all fronts.
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Stockholm
Kharkov
Melsingfors
London
Russia
Congress of Soviets
Helsingfors
Bolshevists
Truce Aids Teschen Conflict With Military Guards
Paris notes urgent creation of a commission to monitor Teschen fields in Austrian Silesia to prevent clashes between Czech and Polish interests. Signatories Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau, Orlando, and M. Dmowski approve a truce style agreement. It calls for distributed guards along the Teschen Railway and civil administration until a peace conference resolves claims.
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Paris
Teschence
Austria
Silesia
Wilson
Lloyd-George
England
Clemenceau
France
Orlando
Italy
Dmowski
Teschen
Sinn Fein Leader De Valera Escapes Prison Claim
London report says Prof BE De Valera Sinn Fein president in Ireland escaped from prison but no confirmation exists. He was elected to Parliament after a Dublin uprising and faced a death sentence later commuted, with later arrests on political plotting charges.
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London
BE. de Valeri
M. P
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Exchange Telegraph Company
de Waters
Dublin
London Daily Express Calls For Retention Of Food Control
The London Daily Express editorially urges keeping wartime food controls as the peace outlook develops. It warns Germany remains sullen and hostile, ready to strike when given opportunity, and stresses restraint on relaxing restrictions where possible.
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London Daily Express
London
The
D. Express
Germany
Fire Drives 200 Williamsburg Families From Homes
A blaze gutted warehouses of the Anschbacher Paint Manufacturing Company in Williamsburg New York on February 4 forcing about 200 families from their homes. Police and firemen conducted many rescues while damage reached 200000 dollars and no serious injuries were reported.
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New York
Williamsburg
Anschbacher Paint Manufacturing Company
Fire Breaks Out on Fast Mail West of Pittsburgh
Fire on a Pennsylvania Railroad fast mail train westbound near Pitcairn destroyed one car containing Chicago mail and damaged another bound for Indianapolis. The cars were moved to a siding and extinguished by nearby fire brigades, halting traffic for over an hour.
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FAST
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pitcairn
Here
Chicago
Indianapolis
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Local snows and much colder tonight with a Wednesday turning colder and generally fair in Western Pennsylvania according to TODAY'S WEATHER RAP.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Bolshevik Invasions Underway Propaganda War
Senator Kellogs of Minnesota warns in the Senate that a propaganda campaign in the United States is in full swing and making great headway. He urges the public to be warned about Bolshevik influence affecting American life and policy.
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United States
Senator Kellogs
Minnesota
Senate
Poindexter Probes Bolshevik Propaganda Law Enforcement
Washington February 4 A sweeping inquiry into Bolshevik propaganda and law enforcement opens hearings. Senator Poindexter asks what steps the Attorney General has taken and what results investigations have yielded. Clyde P Steen testifies on foreign language press. Hearst editorials circulate as committee reviews editorial policy. Hundreds of witnesses testified. vast volumes await printing.
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Washington
United States
Wellogg
Minnesota
Senate
Walsh
Montane
Poindexter
Clyde P. Steen
New York
National Association of Fiy
EB. Lowery Humes
Department of Justice
War Department
Bradford Merrill
Hearst Newspapers
Hearst
Judiciary Committee
Willl
Congress
Tong Gunmen Sought in Washington China Murder Mystery
Washington police face a growing theory that a Tong war sparked the killings of Dr. Theodore T Wong and two assistants on Kalorama Road. Detected leads point to a Son Lucy Ying faction in New York Chinatown, as detectives pursue a gunman linked to the Hip Sen family. Dr Wong led a Boxer indemnity funded education mission.
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Washington
Kalorama Road
Wan
Theodore T. Wong
C. H. Hsie
Chinatown
Sen Suey Yings
Congressional Medal of Honor Awards for Thirty-One Heroes
The War Department announced awards of thirty one Congressional medals of honor. Twenty nine went to enlisted men and two to officers for valor in the face of the enemy. The Congressional Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest decoration.
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Washington
Feb
War Department
Bavaria May Secede From Fatherland
Amsterdam reports escalating conflict between Prussia and South Germany as the Weimar assembly nears. Bavaria is likely to secede from the rest of Germany, with Weimar chosen as a temporary meeting site and Berlin later expected as the session location. Chancellor Ebert may be named provisional president. Bavarian leaders accuse Prussians of a catspaw tactic.
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Amsterdam
Weimer
Prussia
Germany
Bavaria
Munich
Weimar
Berlin
Weivar
Ebert
Dararia
W W Said To Be Active In Lawrence And Maine Strikes
Reports from Lawrence indicate W W leaders are prompting actions as more than 25 600 workers are out or idle amid strikes and lockouts. In Biddeford and Saco Maine several textile plants halted operations to enforce an eight hour week, with Jamestown mills also suspending work and about 2000 people out of work. Chautauqua Worsteds and Odsonia Mills stay open eight hours daily, while Ferncliff Mill remains closed since Christmas. no closure plans announced by Fletcher Goodwill.
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Maine
Biddeford
Saco
Jamestown
Broudhead
Empire
Acmse
Chantauausa
Odsonia
Falconer
Ferncliff
Cleveland
Odsonials
Fletcher Goodwill
Chautauqua Worst
Ed Mills
International Socialist Congress Opens at Berne
Delegates from France issue a manifesto demanding repatriation of Bolshevism and the definition of just peace conditions as the international Socialist Congress convenes in Berne with proceedings starting yesterday. The conference continues today.
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International Socialist Congress
Berne
Prerne
International Socialists Conference
Long Island police hunt armed streetcar bandits
Long Island police search today for five armed bandits who stopped two trolley cars at East Elmhurst and Flushing. They robbed the crew and passengers and conductors and escaped in a four-door green automobile.
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New York
Long Island
East Elmhurst
Flushing
Cuban Liberal Party seeks US supervision for 1920 election
Washington report states Cuba liberal party authorized its executive committee to invoke United States supervision of the 1920 presidential election, per a State Department dispatch from Havana this afternoon.
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Washington
Liberal Party of
Cuba
United States
State Department
Havana
Americans in French Army to be released on request
Washington reports the French minister of war has ordered that all Americans who volunteered for the duration of the war in the French army may be discharged upon request. The State Department announced the decision today.
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Washington
State Department
Balkan Claims Heard Before Big Five In Paris
At the Foreign Office in Paris today M Venizelos argues Greece’s peace claims to the Big Five powers. The Greek delegate concludes his statement as representatives discuss the dispute and possible resolutions.
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Greece
Foreign Office
Paris
M. Venizelos
Balkan problems dominate talks at foreign office session
Greece seeks self determination based gains as Venizelos argues for territories in Thrace Asia Minor and the Aegean. The big five United States Britain France Italy and others discuss responsibility for the war and the league of nations constitutions with Wilson Smuts and Lansing shaping the draft.
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Joh Hewin Nevin
N.S. Staffesmondent
Greece
Nowers
Foreign Office
Venizelos
Alles
Robert Lansing
United States
Kent Wilson
E of Nations Commission
Hotel Crillon
Lansing
Wilson
World
League of Nations
General Smuts
League
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Council
Europe
Thrace
Constantinople
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Seca
Bulgaria
Aiden
Vilayet
Asia Minor
Dodekaness Islands
Cyprus
MM. Venizetos
Big Five
Dardenelles
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