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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
1
Postmaster General Burleson orders telegraph and telephone wires back to private operation while retaining some government control. Union leaders call for immediate strikes in Southern states, signaling a possible nationwide walkout, as Congress debates repeal and rate regulations.
Union telegraphers walkout extends to the Southeast after Burleson orders private control. In Atlanta, P G Fonville says many obey, while H G Worthen doubts long-term impact but notes 96 New York operators arriving for contingency. Postal officials deny discrimination and seek arbitration and inquiry into the telephone strike.
President Wilson outlines returning telegraph and telephone lines to their owners when feasible, seeking a uniform system with fair rates. Postmaster General Burleson announces immediate return of wire operations to companies, while warning of ongoing government control and potential labor policy needs to protect workers amid Western Union management concerns.
New York authorities move to arrest and deport anarchists amid a wide plot uncovered by government agents. Six Washington houses watched while New York and Philadelphia suspects are questioned. Major Pullman and William J. Flynn coordinate with local police, Treasury, and Justice officials as they seek to identify the man linked to the Palmer bombing case and rally evidence across eight cities.
New York June 5 eight cities plan an interchange of police peers to facilitate cooperation among agencies at work turning down the radicals responsible for Monday night bomb outrages. Announcement came at police headquarters tonight.
Federal agents and municipal police meet to coordinate actions against radicals linked to New York’s red society. Bomb squad detachments are sent to Pittsburgh Washington Philadelphia Boston and others to assist in identifying and capturing suspects. Detectives inspect laundries in New York with photographic collars while Cleveland offers 25000 reward for information leading to Mayor Davis home bombing arrests and 25000 more for police use.
A Delaware and Hudson Coal tunnel disaster in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, after a trolley wire touched a powder keg causing a flash and flames. Eighty three men die and around fifty are burned or maimed as rescue efforts rush victims to hospitals. 143 workers were aboard the train.
Paris June 5 the council of four progresses toward a readied reply to German counter proposals. Poland opposes changing Silesia status. Minorities rights debate dominates, while Austrian reparation lacks a fixed sum. Small powers win a victory by eliminating armament limits for postwar states. Fears of new wars persist amid Jugoslav and Balkan tensions.
A political uproar erupts as leaked treaty text prompts Senate clashes over secrecy and distribution. Prominent figures and Wall Street links are named in a charged dispute, with White House support for scrutiny and State Department denial of unauthorized copies.
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