Hope for Lifting Tax Burden Spurs Japanese Disarmament Parley
Special correspondent Louis Seibold reports that Japanese leaders businessmen and editors see the Washington armament conference as a path to easing the heavy tax burden and military costs. He notes the Genro led by Yamagata dominates policy, while Diet lawmakers back disarmament talks amid high government expenditures on army navy and monopolies.
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Louis Seibold
Tokyo
Nippon
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Washington
Yokohama
Kobe
Shimonoseki
Harding
Diet
Yamagata
Genro
London
Paris
Korea
Manchuria
Mongolia
Siberia
Japan Tax System and Debts Highlight 1919 Report
A 1919 report details Japan’s heavy tax regime including high duties on vehicles and land, with income and business levies. It notes a 2,579,746,000 yen national debt and 1,338,789,000 yen in foreign loans, plus Chinese obligations and Shantung Manchuria administration. The Hara ministry halted new China funding.
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Japan
Shantung
Manchuria
China
Hara
Bail Granted for Eight UMWA Members in Logan Riot Case
Logan West Virginia October 14 Eight members of the United Mine Workers of America were granted bail of 1000 each by Judge Robert Bland in circuit court. Indicted for conspiracy and murder tied to August and September disorders on the Boone Logan county border. Twelve others were refused bail as trial postponed to January 16.
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Logan
W. Va
Associated Press
United Mine Workers of America
Boone-Logan County
Robert Bland
Gail
Bland
Howard White
0. L. Gibson
Peter McNally
Dan Shumate
Telbert Adkins
Lucien White
John Black
Dana
Miles
Taxation in Tokyo Osaka and Kobe Under War Plans
An investigation by Tokyo municipality shows average yearly taxes per person in Tokyo Osaka and Kobe total 15 yen national 1357 yen prefectural and 1328 yen municipal. The article notes most funds go to building battleships and maintaining the army as part of disarmament discussions.
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Army
War Department
Navy
Tokyo
Empire
Prefectural
Osaka
Kobe
New York Herald
Seobold
Involving Logans Invasion Trial and Federal Troop Talks
Attorney Charles J. Van Fleet cross examined as defendants deny participating in the Logan Boone and Eastern Logan movement. The state links the Logan county invasion to a conspiracy. Bail petitions for some indicted residents to be heard later. Charleston reports federal troops in southern West Virginia coal fields to be withdrawn within a month as the National Guard completes organization and seven companies are formed.
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Chain
Boone
Logan
Spruce-Fork Ridge
Logan County
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Boone County
Adit
Johns. Charnock
West Virginia National Guard
Charnock
Night classes curtailed at McKinley Manual Training
McKinley Manual Training night school enrolls 871 students this year, up 30 from last year, while teaching staff drops to two thirds of 1920 levels. Night classes run three nights weekly, down from five, due to smaller night school funds amid the current fiscal year. There are 24 teachers now versus 86 last year.
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McKinley
American Chamber urges halt on Philippine investment
The American Chamber of Commerce approved a cablegram urging that American capital not be invested in the Philippines until its permanent territorial status is settled. The message warned that political conditions and opposition to American investment justify a noninvestment policy, with protection limited to major centers Manila and other key cities. The Swift-Pawnee Company protested the propaganda, while the chamber pressed for a fixed territorial status before further investment.
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Manila
P. L
Associated Press
American Chamber of Commerce Today
Opera
John S. Horn
Chambers
Washington
Philippines
United States
Swift-Pawnee Company
New York
Manila Street Railway
American Chamber of Commerce
Cebu
Ilsilo
Zamboanga
Harrison
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