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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1920
Page
8
President home on brief trip discusses two years of Washington observation. He says U S railroads 10 years behind commerce, warns of bankruptcy within five years without strong action. He argues for high freight rates, reform by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and cites need for better funding and efficiency.
L. 8. Cass of the Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern voices optimism about American railroads amid a critical period. He warns the interstate commerce commission and wage-board actions could determine the industry’s fate, noting current rates and freight dynamics and urging broad, practical policy.
Bainbridge Colby was sworn in today as secretary of state succeeding Robert Lansing who resigned six weeks ago. The oath was administered in the presence of Under-Secretary Polk. Passport issuance resumes after a 100 day halt and Polk is expected to rest due to illness. William Phillips named minister to the Netherlands to fill the assistant secretary post.
Rome march 223 premier Nitti presented his new cabinet to the chamber of deputies urging a humane policy to ease Germany and Russia back to balance. He called for demobilization of the Italian army and reform plans including tax changes and dockyard transformation for merchant ships. He noted exemptions for new foreign capital and faced interruptions from Societists during his speech.
The Bolshevik forces launched repeated attacks along the Polish front on a spring offensive, but Polish defenses repulsed them with about 900 Bolsheviks captured over two days. Deserters say the Soviet army plans a general offensive to recapture Mozir Rovno and Proskurovo, with parts of the fourteenth and sixteenth armies reinforcing the twelfth.
Iowa official notes interstate controls will erode state power in rail disputes. He warns railroads remain sole transport under five cents a mile, while other modes fall short. Transition to federal regulation creates local uncertainty as Samburg shipyards resume work in Copenhagen dispatches.
Berlin reports radical control in western industrial district with fighting continuing in Westphalia and minimal worker returns. Government seeks authority, while a purely workers government forms without bourgeois cooperation. Berlin says normal services return in parts of the Ruhr as strikes end in Leipzig and Breslau.
Heavy fighting north of Spandau between regular troops and insurgents ends with 14 insurgents dead after a sustained, house to house attack. Reinforcements and artillery aided the government assault as troops secured river bridges near Spandau.
John J. Benton for the Association of State Railroad Commissioners told the Interstate Commerce Commission that investment accounts as a basis for railroad valuation are forbidden by Congress. He argued against changing the current classification for rate making and urged that any increases be tied to traffic rather than be horizontal.
Voters in South Dakota select delegates among four Republican and three Democratic presidential hopefuls with major party factional lines shaping delegate support. Major Wood leads the Republican field for endorsement while Lowden backs minority support and Johnson Poindexter seek independents. Wilson seeks a third term for Democrats.
In Dover extraordinary session Delaware debates ratification of the federal amendment with 35 of 86 states already favorable. Support and opposition claim likely victory amid national suffrage momentum and court opinions on rights.
Dublin officials report armored guards and armed police escorting judges to the assizes court at Galaway. A grand jury heard of four murders two robberies with arms and numerous shootings since the last assizes. The Cork lord mayor murder of Thomas MacCurtain drew city council condemnations.
Plans for a senate recount of the Ford Newberry Michigan senatorial contest were tentatively agreed at a conference between the Senate privileges and elections subcommittee and counsel for both sides. Chairman Watson said the recount would not begin for at least 30 days.
Estonia and Livonia, two former Russian Baltic provinces now independent, plan a boundary war. Troop concentrations on the frontier are reported as Great Britain seeks mediation with Copenhagen reporting the dispute.
The Courier should be delivered before 3 30. If you do not receive your paper due to carrier error or other cause call 3320 before 6 30 p m and a replacement copy will be sent.
Washington March 23 The senate confirmed the reappointment of George W. T Hughes as postmaster at Cedar Falls. The action secures his position and continues federal postal leadership in Cedar Falls.
United States district attorney Charles F. Clyne opened an inquiry into the arrest of Dr. A. J. Karalius by a prohibition agent who allegedly supplied a whiskey prescription after a distress signal from a fraternal group. Karalius attempted suicide after the arrest and said a man posing as a federal agent offered to drop the case for $1,000.
Independent Socialists in Berlin push a plan to form a labor government excluding bourgeois parties. They expect the majority would oppose it and fear a proletarian dictatorship. Bauer says all parties must be consulted before a reply.
Berlin March 2 The city shows signs of normalcy with horses cabs taxis and public services increasing. Spartacist demonstrations continue as crowds question the Ebert government and disarmament or weapons demands circulate amid reports of Dr Wolfgang Kapp’s possible arrest.
Former Waterlog policeman Thomas McCausland, injured after a fall at the Sioux Falls penitentiary, narrowly escaped death. His friend William Papenga reports he walked yesterday and is progressing well, with a brace to support a broken neck as recovery continues.
London reports King George's levee at St James Palace, his first since 1914, marked by formal dress contrasts. U S ambassador John W. Davis and staff wore black while military and judiciary officials wore full regalia. The king traveled from Buckingham Palace escorted by household cavalry as representatives from Finland, Poland, and Balkan republics were presented. German chargé d affaires Pr Sthamer attended via Earl Curzon.
A clash at Honningdorf near Spandau results in 40 killed and 65 wounded among regular troops. Reports from van Texchange Telegraph Co quote Herlin with word of the battle and note communist councils in Saxony dividing Larpe strategies. Another engagement near Wesel shows Spartacists outflanking regulars.
In Pittsburgh on March 23 the American Window Glass Manufacturers Association held a special meeting to decide if first-period factories should extend their fire time and whether second-period sites should be advanced. The move follows a declared scarcity of window glass and ongoing labor shortages.
In Cardiff March 23 seventy thousand people gathered at Porth to hear five speakers attack Pussyfootism. A bugle signal followed by a resolution warned of direct action if the government persists with Wartime liquor restrictions.
London and Paris dispatches report ongoing Ruhr region tensions as German and Allied officials debate future control. News notes Noske resignation and Ebert’s approval amid Prague protests. Berlin struggles with civilian military clash and Spar承tan actions.
The anthracite miners' general scale committee votes to remain at work after April 1 pending wage negotiations, while President Wilson ends government price control on April 1, paving the way for higher coal prices and a 27 percent wage rise plan. The majority report estimates about 200 million dollars more in wages, with a 24 cent to 53 cent shift in various miner pay and a 20 percent rise in yardage and related duties.
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