Koreans Seek Liberal Policy Amid Insurrection
AP reports Koreans face discrimination and limited advancement while Japan plans reforms. Gov Usami says Koreans lack qualifications, wages differ due to capacity, but reforms aim at equal opportunity. Five Korean governors and many district officials named. advisory committees to extend to villages. Government skeptical on free speech yet vows broad policies aligned with modern spirit.
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Katasoa Usami
Home Department
D M. Asami
M. Usami
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Seuol
Siberia
Manchuria
Korea
Japan
Waist and Dress Strikers Reach Pact After Weeks
The waist and dress strike ending after 11 weeks results in a 44 hour work week, an average 1 percent raise, and right of union delegates to visit shops with manufacturers’ representatives to verify compliance. Meetings tonight will ratify the terms.
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Associated Press
New York
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Benamin Schlesinger
Garment Workers’ Organization
Manufacturers’ Association
Munich Troops Back Soviet Cause Yet Stay Neutral
Munich on Saturday April 5 reports troops here express sympathy with the Soviet cause while declaring an intention to remain neutral. They say they will not protect the Giet building, armed with machine guns, and public gatherings show strong support for the Soviet idea and fraternization with Russian and Hungarian workers.
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President Wilson Improves and Remains in Room
AP reports Wilson steadily improving though confined to a room in the White House. Paris notes Premier Lloyd George indisposed and the council of four did not meet. Transport George Washington readiness discussed as possible March voyage to Brest to bring Wilson home by May 1.
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Paris
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Grayson
France
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George Washington
New York
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Siege state at Fiume denied by Italy bureau
The Italian bureau said a Paris cable and a Rome wireless message denied any state of siege in Fiume by inter allied troops. It noted no unusual developments beyond a plebiscite showing support for uniting Fiume with Italy and adopting the Italian emblem.
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Brazil and Britain sign arbitration pact
Washington April 7 reports from Rio Janeiro say Brazil and Great Britain signed an arbitration treaty akin to US pacts with many nations. Detroit April 7 notes women vote for state officers for the first time amid an uncertain fight over a proposed constitutional amendment allowing sale and use of beer and wine.
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His Little Clippers Paralyze Traffic in Butler
Butler, April 7. Givana Bolinda of Pittsburgh caused eight hours of line paralysis and city blackout by slicing wires with his “little wire clippers.” Deemed demented, he claimed a clear mind and said he would cut every wire. Police captured him atop the municipal building roof.
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Agamemnon Arrives With 5824 Troops In Boston
The steamship Agamemnon, third of a transport fleet, is due in Boston today with 5824 officers and soldiers from France. Gen Flagler returns aboard with the 42nd Rainbow division as it nears demobilization, while 49 officers and 2099 men head to other camps. Camp Devens hosts many, but some proceed to Upton, Dix, Lee and other demobilization centers. The base hospital No. 4 is among the passengers onboard.
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Budapest Reds Ousted and Bela Kun Slain Reported
Rumors in official circles say the Hungarian Communist government in Budapest has been overthrown and Bela Kun, the foreign minister, killed. Reports note uncertainty about who orchestrated the uprising and mention possible talks among Austro-Hungarian and Romanian interests on boundaries and economics. Bela Kun, once Lenine’s secretary, is described as the de facto head of the government.
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Bavarian Soviet Not Yet on Top in Berlin Belief
Reports from Munich claim a soviet republic was proclaimed, while Nuremberg and Berlin give cautious updates. Bavaria's Social Democrats vote 42 to 8 against the soviet model as opposition grows from peasants and bourgeoisie. Dr Levin and the Peasants' League hinder the plan amid political and economic tension.
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Wets Form League of Franco Americans in Prohibition Fight
In New York on April 7 a Franco American League for the Protection of American Liberty was formed by American citizens of French birth or extraction. It acts as a branch of the Association Opposed to National Prohibition, aiming to defend constitutional rights and liberties against prohibition.
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New York
Town Built in Night Burned and Rebuilding Started
Fire destroyed the Ranger heart built during the oil boom in Worth Texas and rebuilding began at dawn. J A Craven suffered a head injury from a volunteer firefighter ax blow while leaving his office as flames started in a bakery. Secret medals were awarded to officers and civilians for wartime service.
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Courier delivery deadline and missing paper notice
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5.30 o'clock. If you fail to receive the paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 8820 and a copy will be sent. For phone outreach, call before 6.30 p.m. to reach the office.
Baker Sails for France and War Resets
Secretary of War Baker sails for France aboard the Leviathan with Hugh C. Wallace and a congressional delegation to view Allied war bills, inspect American camps and bases in France, examine the military mail service and school system, and review division records. They will also study graves registration and liquidation talks in Paris and Tours.
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France
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Alabama
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California
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Steel Road Needs Estimated by U S Industrial Board
Washington April 7 The railroad administration and the departments industrial board are negotiating steel price standards. Estimates of steel products needed by railroads in the coming months are being prepared and a conference between Director General Hines and George N Peek is expected within a day or two.
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Washington, D. C
Railroad Administration
Department of Commerce
Industrial Board
Hines
George N. Peek
Teut Agrarian Band Protests Over Paris Envoy Absence
The Agrarian league protests its lack of active representation in the Paris peace conference delegation. Professor Friedrich Aereboe of Breslau is said to have declined a government appointment as an expert. The Agrarians demand inclusion of a practical agriculturalist.
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Trades Unions Threaten Des Moines Strike Action
Des Moines reports show building trades unions threatening a city wide stoppage as 4000 to 5000 workers would walk out tonight for a wage scale dispute. Carpenters seek 70 cents per hour, electricians 75 to 7 1 2 cents, bricklayers up to 81 and 1 4 cents, hoisting engineers 70 to 7 1 2, and painters 64 to 75 cents, with further demands under negotiation.
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Des Moines
Bombs and Rioting Tie Two Convicts to Rock Island
In Chicago and Rock Island dispatches two escaped convicts Howard O’Hara and a man called Gilden were recaptured near Joliet and heading toward Chicago in a patrol automobile. Earlier reports describe rioting in Lawrence, Mass, during week ten of a textile strike marked by bomb, stones, and police clashes. A tornado damaged Omaha residences with few injuries, one child possibly fatally hurt, and a mother saving her infant as a bed was hurled.
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Miler
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Berlin General Strike Vote Sparks Industrial Turmoil
In Berlin Independent Socialists and Spartacists voted by a wide margin to begin a general strike on Monday. Government troops are reinforced as radical demands call for the release of political prisoners and demobilization. Ruhr area strikes expand with Essen street cars joining Krupp workers and transport halted.
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Soldier Morris Sentenced for Abandoning Position at Potrosse
Washington April 7 Andrew K Morris a negro corporal of the 2nd division was convicted of shamefully abandoning an entrench position near Potrosse August 29 last He was sentenced to five years imprisonment The court martial imposed death but Pershing reduced it to life Wilson then ordered further reduction to five years Clemency was recommended by the court but not approved as he was under fire for the first time and lacked full mental capacity.
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Wilson
Homes Unroofed in Nebraska Blast Claims Six Lives
A Nebraska blast in 1919 levels homes and injures several, with a six year old girl reported as likely the sole fatality. The disaster prompts an official investigation into cause and safety lapses.
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Finns Awed By Any Plans To Resist Revolt
An official Murmansk dispatch dated April 5 reports improved conditions at Kandalaksha near the White Sea. It states that Finns Narelians and Bolsheviks had plotted a widespread uprising, but Allied reinforcements and other preparations deterred the leaders. The Finnish regis leaders, amid a threatened defection, have signed to follow the commanding officer’s wishes, a step viewed as progress though not a full resolution.
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Kola Peninsula
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Misspellings Linked to Four Officers in Chamberlain Case
London April 1 hand writing expert Webb testified at the court martial of Capt BE G Chamberlain of San Antonio Texas that documents offered to support his aerial exploits on the British front last summer appear to be forgeries. He did not accuse Chamberlain but noted similar misspelling patterns across four officers signatures suggesting possible fraud.
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German Women Names Posted to Discourage Fraternization
Bonn March 31 German authorities began posting names of German women in public places to deter fraternization with British soldiers. The first placard appeared Friday and follows rising reports of German women associating with English troops. A Food Ministry notice also said ration increases in big cities and industrial areas would allow higher allowances, with up to 50 grammes more flour for those known to have fraternized.
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UKRAINIAN LEADER CALLS FOR PLEBISCITE OVER TERRITORY
Vienna report cites M. Holubovitch premier of Wes Ukraine stating Ukrainians will fight for disputed lands to the last, but would accept a plebiscite if Poland withdraws across the Russian border. He mentions Bessarabia delegation to Romania and hopes for a peaceful settlement.
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