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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1919
Page
1
President and cabinet condemn the proposed November 1 coal strike as a crime against the government and people. He pledges to enforce the law, use all means to keep mines operating, and urges miners and officers to recall orders and pursue arbitration if needed.
The speaker condemns the present dispute as a moral and legal wrong against the government and people. He pledges law enforcement and offers to appoint a tribunal to investigate all facts and aid a prompt, orderly settlement protecting the rights of both coal operators and miners as well as the general public.
Budapest reports four contenders named in the Magyar plan to restore the monarchy. Archduke Joseph of Hapshure, the Roumanian crown prince, the Duke of Genoa, and the Duke of Teck are linked to the effort. Premier Pried Friedrich faces royalist pressure and conflicts with the former crown prince, prompting him to seek refuge at the American mission after a patrol sought his arrest.
A terrier found with a tiny basket tied to its neck carried large sums of money across the Swiss frontier. Daily border trips reveal a novel smuggling method as authorities note the unusual route. The report also cites post armistice money transfers at Paris courses totaling millions per month.
Washington officials announce a December 13 conference of the American Federation of Labor and International unions with railroads and farmers groups. Leaders say the session will launch a political campaign to elect a labor-friendly Congress, arguing current bills threaten workers and may verge on involuntary servitude. The drive aims to capitalize on political lessons from prohibitionist victories.
John Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Federation of Labor challenges a cabinet message attributed to President Wilson. He says miners work only three to four hours daily, two to three days a week, and urges operators to grant five eight-hour days. He accuses financial interests of steering government aims.
A daily optimistic thought notes that the greatest truths often arrive during the slumpiest times, encouraging steady resolve and resilient mindset. It frames adversity as a path to insight and growth.
Paris Oct 27 Premier Clemenceau and General Mangin reportedly quarreled and Mangin will not join the Baltic mission though his selection to aid retirement of German forces from Trev v in was approved by the supreme council A higher prestige commander is favored for the Uns mission by Clemenceau according to an informed source
The Wilhelmshohe castle formerly tied to the Kaiser saw a burglary as robbers ransacked the ex-emperor’s study. Thieves escaped with several ornaments and many office pins reportedly stolen.
Paris reports six hundred American officers organize a force for service in the Lithuanian army. Thirty transports may depart Brest within ten days carrying a brigade of former U S soldiers bound for Riga. The unit, officered by sixty ex Americans, will be paid above standard rank and equipped with weapons, planes, artillery, and digging gear. The brigade vows action, aiming to strike if Germans or Russians advance on Riga before arrival.
Secretary Lane urges fresh effort to ease labor disputes for closer employer worker relations and calmer national policy. Cabinet backs creating a public representative conference of about 15 prominent Americans to shape a general program and avoid strikes, while Farm leaders warn of civil war era risks and urge farmer leadership.
Vienna reports President Karl Seitz of the Austrian republic signed the peace treaty with the allied governments and associates, marking a formal accord ending the conflict.
Washington observers report rail unions denouncing the Cummins anti strike measure as a move toward involuntary servitude and labor conscription. Leaders of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen warn it threatens workers rights and wages, urging resistance ahead of December coalition talks.
Strikers clash with police as workers march toward a city center protest. Authorities deploy crowd control as tensions rise, with baton charges reported and several injuries or arrests possible.
A U S Consular Agent William Jenkins, held for 150000 dollars ransom in Pueblo Mexico, was released by bandits. In New York at Brooklyn docks scores injured as longshoremen clash with workers. ten leaders arrested by police.
Washington Oct 97 The Johnson amendment to the peace treaty proposing equal voting power for the United States in the League of Nations was rejected by the Senate by a 38 to 40 vote.
The speaker rejects any law depriving citizens of rights as unwarranted and contrary to American institutions. He distinguishes between alarmist rhetoric and legitimate political action, arguing against extreme radicals and revolutionary agitators in Congress.
Washington reports that after President Wilson urged miners to halt any threatened walkout, officials discuss measures to curb unions and striking miners. Possible actions include prosecuting organizers under wartime acts and sending regular army troops to maintain order and safeguard nonstriking workers. Government contemplates commandeering mines if needed.
Former Nancy Langhorne of Virginia now Viscountess Astor appears set to seek a seat in Parliament from Plymouth in the contest to fill the vacancy left by Maj. Waldorf Astor who becomes a viscount and joins the House of Lords.
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