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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1920

Page

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Judge Landis Urges Federal Justice for Employees

Chicago March 22 Judge Landis denounces the federal government as the nations harshest employer urging justice for workers. He hints at taxing wartime stock dividends, praises wartime loyalty, and warns of potential taxation tactics if policy does not change. He calls for Congress to raise pay and criticizes the Supreme Court stance on dividends.

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Vague Call to Action on Labor Justice and Politics

A quoted plea urges immediate political action to counter perceived injustice in governance and to end the United States’ status as the most unfair employer of labor. The text warns against complacency and encourages mobilization.

United States

Senate to Act on Know Resolution and End War Stalemate

Washington reports Senators prepare to push the Know resolution this week as Congress seeks to end the war with Germany and restore President Wilson’s plans after the Senate’s rejection of the peace treaty. Borah predicts swift action in the upper chamber amid ongoing White House uncertainty. Wilcox estate appraised at 77,228 dollars in Branford probate court, New Haven.

Washington Germany Congress Senate Wilson White House Borah Idaho Mre. Wilcox New Haven Conn Fila Wheeler Wilcox Branford

Churches to Fight Reds Alliance Forms Across Denominations

Washington reports that over a score of church denominations formed an alliance led by the Interchurch World Movement to combat radicalism. About 70 percent of Protestant groups will be represented and relief funds of at least $10,000 are pledged to finance anti red programs and Americanization efforts including education for foreign speaking communities.

Washington Interchurch World Movement United States Te-Cretetate

Turks Can't Escape Penalties Of War

London report on Premier Lloyd George meeting with Mohammed Ali’s Indian caliphate delegation. They demand Turkey keep prewar territories and seek justice, not indulgence, as Lloyd George asserts equal treatment for Turkey and Christian powers. Delegation asks for an international inquiry into Armenian massacres with Moslem representation.

London Lloyd George Mohammed Ali Turkey Austria Germany India

Labor Opens a Strenuous War on Foes

Washington reports Samuel Gompers unveils Labor's platform for the coming presidential campaign. He calls for united union action to defeat hostile candidates and targets the high cost of living as a prime evil, urging currency deflation, anti-hoarding, price fixing checks, and cooperative movements under the Reichdate system.

Washington Associated American Federation Labor Samuel Gompers Gompers Dedlccation of Labor Ais

Control of Profits and Housing Tax Proposals

An editorial urges government examination of corporate profit publicity and supervision. It supports a government loan system for workers to buy homes, reducing exploitation and boosting productivity. It calls for credit to nonprofit housing groups and removal of restrictions on public housing projects, plus a graduated land tax on unused land.

Ganpers

Coal magnate warns U S invites danger over Lever Act prosecutions

Tidianapais March 22. F D Logsden of Indianapolis says government prosecutions of coal operators and miners for Lever Act violations threaten a new strike as April 1 wage talks may be postponed. He claims joint wage conferences may be illegal, contradicting Wilson's policy favoring collective bargaining.

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Berlin reels as 3000 Germans die in revolt

Berlin reports 3000 dead in the past week amid martial law and strikes. Ebert concentrates troops in the Ruhr while radicals push toward a soviet republic, even as Berlin guards tighten streets and curfews.

Berlin Germany Ebert Stuttgart

Berlin Strike and Kapp Putsch Aftermath

President Ebert declares a state of siege in Berlin with curfew and arms ban. The general strike ends with workers securing terms, including disarmament of Kappist troops and dissolution of counter revolutionary groups. Union demands push socialization of key industries and broader labor rights. Noske to retire.

Ebert Berlin Noske

New York Official Advocates Home Education Over Price Remedies

Francis M. Hugo New York secretary of state urges targeted home education as a better remedy to high living costs than blanket laws. He argues individuals like homemakers and shirt wearers influence prices and calls for more effective domestic campaigns.

New York Francis M. Hugo Albany

Turkish deputies adjourn protest over occupation and deportations

Constantinople reports the Turkish chamber of deputies adjourned as a protest against allied occupation of the city and the deportation of a number of Turkish nationals.

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Plans to Check All Strikes Laid by Second Industrial Commission

The Second Industrial Commission submits to President Wilson a plan to reduce strikes and lockouts by expanding shop councils and regional tribunals. It aims to improve labor relations without forcing arbitration, while using public opinion to encourage settled disputes at the source and, if needed, through tribunals.

Second Industrial Commission Wilson Washington Stles

Cant Paint It Too Black Report Says Cord ing

A fragmented report notes difficulties in a dispatch related to a painting task. Details are sparse with unreadable segments but indicate constraints or cautions about color usage.

Naval hearing quotes stir anti German sentiment in Berlin

Rear Admiral Benson is quoted saying we would as soon fight the English as the Germans. The German Ministry of Defense describes conditions as extremely dire. Eighty persons have been killed since the revolution began.

Berlin Giermany Ministry of Defense Washington, D. C William Benson Naval Operations Senate al Committee Benson

Admiral Sims Testifier and Missing Heiress Case

Special to Evening Journal reports Rear Admiral William Benson's Senate testimony quoting a warning about deceptions in wartime. In Chicago, police dig up a young woman’s body near Oak Street Beach, not identified as Jennie DeKay despite reports. Hull House member Mrs. Howe Britton confirms Miss DeKay’s absence.

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Whisky Seizure Ties Juarez Operation to Texas Transit

Federal officials in Wichita Falls seize 450 gallons of whisky alleged to have been brought from Juarez and driven overland from Paso. Five men are jailed as investigators pursue the case.

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Government weighs in on husbands and wives questions

In Washington on March 22 the United States government takes issue with Senator Vincente Ibanez on family matters. A department bulletin urges American housewives to tell their husbands everything and says wives can ask any question if the husband cannot answer. The bulletin presents guidance as part of a broader domestic instruction program.

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Convent Destroyed by Fire in Wilkes-Barre

A fire at a Wilkes-Barre convent of the Mercy Order destroyed the building and left one nun dead and nine injured. The blaze caused an estimated loss of $100,000 with patients from Mercy Hospital moved to another convent for care. Sister Theresa Jokik Walsh of Fordham University and local family ties are noted among those affected.

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