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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
1
Samuel Gompers guides the AFL as government aims to curb living costs. Officials urge restraint, wage holds, and price cuts while William Jennings Bryan proposes wage increases. Hines warns strikers on Pacific rail lines to return to work or lose jobs. Actors seek federation aid while steel workers push Gary to negotiate. No Plumb Plan endorsement.
Secretary Lane urges immediate presidential action to ease the high cost of living and proposes a conference of labor capital business leaders and the public. Director General Hines announces use of strike breakers in California Arizona and Nevada to settle local rail strikes. Lane says more producers are needed and factories should locate in smaller communities to cut costs and raise living standards.
President Wilson should convene a conference of capital labor industrial managers and the public in Washington to address the nation’s economic problems. Secretary Lane said the public must have a seat in discussions, with four sides to the table, before rail service is restored. In San Francisco officials noted the West likely clears the strike by 7 am Saturday as workers return to duty.
Rail officials reported gradual resumption of service as workers returned or pledged to return. Southern Pacific in Bakersfield heard of strikers willing to return without losing seniority rights. Striking Pacific Electric influence cited in Los Angeles disturbances as telegrams urged Wilson and Hines to operate lines. A Santa Fe crew formed a train, while Edward Nolan denied Mooney-linked Labor Day plans.
After railroads return to private operation the rate issue will favor reductions to boost traffic. Charles Himquist, president of the National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners, told the House interstate commerce committee that private management would see the highest-rate regime yet, with government aid not required to avoid bankruptcy. The hearing also covered port-to-port tramp boat rates and potential ICC jurisdiction, pitting Great Lakes shipowners against fixed-line carriers and ore shipment needs.
Nineteen aircraft completed the New York Toronto derby round trip to Roosevelt Field as seven pilots arrived today. Lieut. F C G Hensinger flying in from Farmingdale led a group including Lieut. H M George Lieut. Ross Kirkpatrick Captain Stichard Depew Lieut. W T Coates Lieut. L W Bertend and Lieut. Charles R Coll with expected weigh in by midnight for official completion.
Chicago officials report arsenic found in coffee samples from a downtown lunchroom where 30 people were poisoned yesterday. Health Commissioner Robertson suspects deliberate poisoning and asked police to pursue the culprit as chemists finish analysis. most victims are expected to recover.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans an extended morning session to rush its report on the peace treaty plus proposed amendments. Negro delegations urged race equality and a U S mandate over Germany's African colonies while debates touched opium trade links with Japan in China.
Representative Hubert Dent led a House move to block universal training by introducing an army reorganization bill. It creates a 250 000 strong standing army, reduces the administration ask, preserves National Guard and ROTC, increases officer pay, and sets militia leadership and unit strength rules, while opposing training of black soldiers in the South.
Washington witnesses a rare theater walkout as Belasco Theater ends the performance of Up From Nowhere after stage hands and musicians refuse to work. The action reflects a wider fight between Actors Equity and Producing Managers, with union leaders arriving to coordinate in Washington.
Paris notes say ratification of the German peace treaty is likely soon, with motions of regret to be submitted afterward. The debate will then shift to the Anglo American French pact on defense, followed by an amnesty bill, abolition of courts martial and a plan to divide Alsace and Lorraine into departments.
The Mexican senate petroleum committee presented a report on article 27 1917 constitutional provisions nationalizing oil lands and a draft law removing retroactive effects. Proposals by President Carranza aim to regulate oil holdings and ease the dispute fed by foreign interests.
The Sunday Post features Sir Arthur Conan Doyle arguing for communication with the dead and presenting supposedly authenticated messages from the other world. Readers share astonishing psychic experiences, with Washington residents supporting or refuting his claims. a full discussion aims to intrigue any interest in life after death.
The Washington tour reports Col. Edward M. House unofficially relieved of duties as adviser to President Wilson. Relations cooled as House clashed on Shantung with Secretary Lansing, while House’s league of nations optimism overestimated U S support and faced discord from other delegates.
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