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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1919
Page
13
The industrial conference in Washington brings capital labor and the public together to seek orderly peaceful settlement of wartime issues. Delegates should show justice and conciliation, avoiding selfish aims. If consensus or concrete agreements emerge, national progress and good will will follow.
The article urges calm, civil argument over the peace treaty and league of nations. It notes many senators have contributed constructively while others waste time on immaterial points, and calls for focused study of major propositions to inform a prudent national decision.
The piece argues compromise can be honorable in government and society. It cites the 600,000 railroad workers strike and a Sunday conference in London where leaders from both sides reached an amicable settlement. Luncheon diplomacy at the Gewning street commissariat helped defuse tensions and foster a final accord.
A congressional reflection argues that protecting the republic hinges on educating youth in fundamental free government. It condemns open radicals and urges teaching essential civic truths beyond rote symbols. The piece favors selective immigration when tied to civic duties and highlights education as the anchor against anarchism and Bolshevism.
Buenos Aires on October 5 reports the vice president of the nations council of education asked the government to send troops to Mendoza to protect tepcheras and students who did not join the general strike over the dismissal of severe teachers. Loyal students and teachers say they are threatened by strikers. One student was wounded by a revolver shot as industries in Mendoza halt operations.
The British Association at Bournemouth reviews wartime science led by Sir Charles Parsons and notes electric cable navigation aiding New York routes and sound-ranging devices locating German guns. It recounts the association’s history from York 1821 to modern global attendance and its Kew observatory role.
A sweeping Senate session featured debates on the Johnson amendment and Anglo British treaty issues with leaders from California Idaho and Oregon voicing opposition and support. Measures advanced include a theft-transport ban bill and a bill to restore American citizenship to Frances Scoville-Mumm. debates on influenza funding and war time restrictions continued as committees reported on rural housing and postal pay.
The Shipping Board partially lifts the embargo on shipments to the United Kingdom due to a British rail strike. It instructs port directors to continue loading and dispatching cargo already booked but not to resume new bookings beyond existing commitments. The order stays effective until further notice.
The Washington Post presents a condensed timetable of departures from Washington to major cities nationwide. It lists Atlanta Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Jacksonville Louisville Memphis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St Louis and more with multiple daily departures and varied times. Changes to the schedule are announced by the railroad administrations and times reflect official railroad data.
A persistent rumor in diplomatic circles says Henry Prather Fletcher will be sent to Rome as Ambassador to Italy. Fletcher, now United States Ambassador to Mexico, has led American diplomacy in Latin America for years and has been on special duty at the State Department. His absence from Mexico City is cited as a factor in the recall of Ambassador Benítez to Mexico City to assume the foreign office. The Mexican president Carranza reportedly resents the continued absence of the chief U.S. diplomat from the Mexican capital.
New York reports nine more governors called for observance of patriotic fire prevention day next Thursday. National Board of Fire Underwriters says the day will be nation wide with thousands of schools holding exercises. In New York 956,000 pupils will receive an hour of fire prevention instruction. Various groups will participate in the celebration.
Chinese business leaders from the Shantung peninsula plan a forceful resistance to Japan’s territorial aims and seek moral and financial support from U S business groups. Delegates head to the United States to organize a boycott and unite Chinese interests to regain Manchuria Mongolia and Korea while promoting Chinese independence and modernization.
Attorney General Palmer ruled that the War Department may transfer motor vehicles and surplus materials to the Department of Agriculture without charge for highway improvement. The July 13 appropriation act prohibitions on free transfers do not bar the Agriculture Department from requiring these autos for federal highway work.
National committeeman Arthur Mullen reports to the party that executives favor nominating the presidential candidate by majority vote but prefer action by the full committee. He notes zeal for repeal of two thirds rule and warns against Prohibition style controls and alien language limits, urging a return to fundamentals.
Magnus W. Alexander of Boston, head of the national industrial conference board, urged fixing the high cost of living by boosting production. He argued postwarslump and strikes reduced output while demand remained strong, calling for universal effort to turn every available person to productive work and to focus on creating supply rather than further laws.
London theatrical life shows a postwar slump with rents soaring and theaters shifting toward American productions. Frank Jackson notes most shows now in London are American, while many famed British managers died, limiting new talent. The trend favors light, musical comedies and reviews as audiences seek escape, with a predicted swing back to serious drama by spring.
The War Department announced that national guard organizations including the District’s will receive tanks. Four light tank battalions will be formed, each with three companies for guard use, totaling 209 tanks. Each corps of four national guard divisions will be allocated one tank battalion.
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