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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
1
President Wilson orders a nationwide drive against profiteers and hoarders, invoking Sherman antitrust and wartime food control acts. Barns of the Grain Corporation to market export flour at $10 per barrel, maintaining $2.26 a bushel wheat guarantee while government machinery activates nationwide price relief efforts.
United States Chamber of Commerce condemns government ownership as costly and inefficient. A referendum of 1,120 associations representing 670,000 business leaders shows 99 percent oppose rail nationalization, citing billions needed, higher rates, and political influence on appointments and policy.
Rail unions press for nationalization of railroads as thousands strike and traffic slows across the Midwest. The American Federation of Labor votes on wage demands while business groups against government ownership rally at Chamber of Commerce. Senate and House prepare for interstate commerce debate with broad opposition and fears of industrial paralysis.
Clerical and freight unions press for higher pay as Director General Hines and President Wilson weigh authority. Senators argue rail wage management rests with government officials, while shopmen vote to strike if no action is taken. Bert Jewell waits for word from leadership.
Buenos Aires reports hint of a rupture as Argentina buys the German steamer Bahia Blanca and Britain refuses to recognize the transfer. Sir Reginald Tower and Senor Toledo are recalled pending London talks. U.S. mediation floated amid tense diplomatic moves and conflicting accounts from Las Noticias and La Nacion.
Montgomery Alabama August 5 Assist Attorney General Wilkinson prepared at the request of Representative Orr of Marshall county a resolution urging Congress to impose an embargo on exporting all food products until prices fall to near prewar levels He also prepared a bill for Alabama legislature to regulate living costs and curb profiteering practices in the state
Article notes talks of William C Bullitt and Lincoln Steffens visiting Lenin and Trotsky in Moscow and Paris. It cites Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to call Bullitt to shed light on alleged Bolshevik negotiations and published confidential cablegrams.
Three of Cleveland's first thirteen carloads of army surplus food arrived from Chicago. The food will be sold tomorrow morning under City Property Director White at city markets and at 67 stores of a retail chain. City officials seek 50 more carloads to sell to consumers.
Senator Lodge accuses President Wilson of withholding key papers as Norman Davis testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Secretary Lansing is expected to brief the panel, while lawmakers press for documents on the peace treaty and the league of nations. The session grows tense as Brandegee, Hitchcock and Lodge clash.
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Vincount Uchida declares Japan will not claim China’s Shantung sovereignty and will withdraw troops once a China agreement is reached. Tokyo papers deplore agitation in Congress and deny any German-Japan alliance, urging calm and fairness.
Richmond officials express disappointment after a U S Sugar Equalization Board letter cites a 3 cent a pound price with 2 percent discount and unclear delivery time, offering no quality guarantee. Officials had anticipated roughly 7 ½ cents and await final decision.
Reports from Budapest state Roumanian troops have entered the city and begun plundering in the suburbs with 15 to 20 civilians killed that day. American officials warn Roumania to withdraw support from the peace process and to obey allied orders as Serbian advances threaten Hungary. Brig. Gen. Harry H Bandholtz is dispatched to Budapest to help arrange an armistice. Paris papers discuss disarmament as key to stabilizing central Europe.
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