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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1919
Page
9
A Chicago writer reports on Wilson & Company plant where over 1,100 women work alongside men. He praises the humane leadership of Mr Wilson and highlights a Bohemian woman aged about 25 who directs the women, keeps daily contact, and fosters happiness, education, and American integration through kindness and language instruction.
Filibuster on appropriations drew sharp criticism of Congress and government departments for delays in employing workers and releasing raw materials. Bayard Rolfe of San Francisco led the discussion, urging Congress to reconvene to tackle relief and supply issues as governors and mayors pressed for swift wartime contract settlements and price stability.
Alezaader P Waison of Knoxville was arrested in New York within forty eight hours of landing on a barge for carrying concealed weapons. He displayed the Kamerad gun at UWFCA headquarters as a war souvenir, was detained, then discharged. Waison, a University of Tennessee graduate and former Army athlete, served in France with the 4"4 yar unit and captured the gun from a German who shot him. He criticized profiteers and urged wage adjustment and minority reform while New York’s mayor urged aid for returning soldiers and condemned coal price extortion affecting residents.
Amid crossfire over postwar policy governors and mayors rail at lack of decisive action on industry and social conditions. Gov Cox defends a definite policy while urging Congress to act. Mayor Baker mocks conference procedures and calls for concrete plans to address unemployment and unrest. Senator Calder and others urge labor efficiency amidst reconstruction efforts.
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel stimulant, claiming most illnesses stem from inactive bowels. It promotes the olive colored tablets as a substitute for calomel, available in 10c and 50c boxes through druggists.
Reports from the Ussen district say the minery strike has renewed but not yet grown large. Berlin Spartacans propose a red guard and plant takeovers, aim to disarm socialists, pull troops from Westphalia, and try leaders including Ebert and Noske. They call for peace with Prussia and diplomatic ties with Soviet Russia.
The report describes rising tensions in Weimar as independent socialists weaken their presence in the national assembly amid strikes and troop deployments. It notes calls to counter a general strike with citizen unity, mentions Spartacan advances toward Frankfurt, and details Munich troops backing the city commander against street violence.
A man found unconscious in the cats building at the city zoo was moved to Garfield Hospital. He woke after hours and identified himself as Charles Wright of a downtown lunchroom. Doctors say uremic poisoning is the cause but recovery is likely.
The police report describes a new trauma termed the delapidated ankle. The first victim, Etale M. Simon of 1128 Florida Avenue Northeast, reportedly walked against a car in front of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing yesterday and sustained an ankle injury treated at the bureau dispensary.
New York March 4 leaders of marine workers faced division after a two hour strike disruption. The Harbor Boatmen Union said it withdrew from the Marine Workers' Association while a coalition of marine organizations ordered continued services. The Harbor Soldiers Men’s Union favored keeping the docks open as other leaders urged crews to stay out. Paul A Waccarelli, head of the union, said 4,940 members would not return to work until demands are met.
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