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CALGARY, Canada, March 20—
Thomas Shannon from Butte, Mon
tana, well known as a labor organizer
thruout the western United States was
arrested here by members of the Ca
nadian Mounted Police force and
forcibly deported from Canada as an
undesirable citizen.
Shannon has been actively engaged
in trying to organize the labor element
of Western Canada into one big union
This movement was advocated by
Canadian Union Labor which has
been dissatisfied with the policy pur
sued by the American Federation of
Labor from which organiaztion they
wish to secede.
OTTAWA, March 20—The Canad
ian government alarmed at the atti-1
tude of the Western Canadian Labor '
Conference which is in session in Cal
gary, delegates from all labor organ
izations of Western Canada attending,
has ordered officials of the Northwest j
Mounted Police force to conduct an|
investigation of the proceedings of the
convention.
The radical element among the
delegates has induced the convention
to adopt a resolution favoring and
BERLIN, March 17—It is reported
here that fifteen hundred redicals in
cluding women have been executed
by the German government in a prison
located in Moabit a suburb of Berlin
in tbe past four days.
According to a statement reported
to have been made by Captain De la
Roche, in chargt of the executions
it will take another week to collect
the others who have been sentenced
to death by the government following
the late abortive rising of the radicals.
LONDON. March 18—Dispatches
received from Berlin state that a cri
sis in the German cabinet has been
precipitated by the disagreement be
tween Hugo Haase and Herr Berts
cheid, both members of the cabinet
belonging to the independent wing
of the German Socialist Party, on the
policies to be pursued by the German
government.
This disagreement may lead to the
resignation of Haase and Bertscheid
from the German cabinet and may re
sult in the resignation of the Foreign
Minister von Brachendorf-Rantzau
whose position is becoming precar
ious. v ”S*3IJ
The possibility of the rest of the
cabinet officials becoming involved is
imminent and might lead to a disso
lution of the present government, an
act which might cause serious conse
quences, as it would undoubtedly
greatly delay the Peace negotiations
and might force the Allied govern
ments to intervene in the crisis that
would then be brot about.
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BOLSHEVIK ARMY
CAPTURES LEMBERG
WARSAW, March 22—Reports r>|
ceived here state that the Ukranians
hare succeeded in capturing Lemberg,
Gatica.
The Polish troops after fighting
heroically for five days were compell
ed to surrender the town to the
Ukranians.
The fighting was almost incessant
the Ukranians constantly bringing up
reinforcements and keeping up their
attacks without a let up.
The Poles were unalbe to cope with
the large forces used by the Ukran
ians in their attack and were forced
to lay down their arms.
The Ukranians have taken over the
civil government of Lemberg ami are
administering its affairs by Ukranian
officials.
LONDON, March 22—Wireless
messages received l.ere from Russia
state that the Bolsheviks after fightng
desperately have succeeded in forcing
the French army of occupation to
evacuate Odessa.
The Bolsheviks are reported to be
in full control of the greater pa*t of
Ukrania.
LONDON, March 11—The British
government speaking in behalf of the
Allies has declared the report of the i
3vacuation of Odessa by the French
is premature. The last reports re
ceved from the commander of the Al
lied forces of occupation in and
around Odessa state that the Bolshe
viks using large forces were desperate
ly trying to capture Odessa but had
failed after sustaining enormous loss
es.
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endorsing the establishment of a So
viet government in Canada.
A resolution condemning the cap
italistic class has also been passed.
The severance of relations with the
American Federation of Labor and
the establishment of one big union
comprising all the workers of West
ern Canada has also been advocated.
The arrest of some of the prominent
leaders on charges of sedition is ex
pected as the Canadian laws are ex
tremely strict when dealing with labor
agitators. ^
VANCOUVER. B. C. March 21—At
a meeting held by the local Vererans
Association, the members indignant at
the stand taken by some American
Labor leaders at the Western Canada
Labor Conference now being held in
Calgary, have passed a resolution
favoring the deportation of ail Amer
ican agitators.
Their interference in strictly Ca
nadian labor affairs is bitterly resent
ed by the War Veterans Association
and the Canadian government is ask
ed to stop the American Labor lead
ers from spreading their pernicious
doctrines among the Canadian work
ingmen.
The members of the Association are
also opposed to the formation of one
big union and the complete severance
of all relations with the American
Federation of Labor as has been ad
vocated in Calgary.
VANCOUVER, B. C. March 21—At
an enthusiastic meeting held by dele
gates of the local Trades and Labor
Councils resolutions were passed fav
oring Bolsheviki principles as out
lined at the Western Canadian Labor
Conference at Calgary.
The policies advocated at the Con
ference were fully endorsed.
Some of the delegates reviewing
the past labor struggles were of the
opinion that different methods fc
dealing with present day labor pr .b- ^
lems would have to be adopted, if the (
laboring class cared anything about
their advancement.
The reactionary policies which have
been pursued in the past would have
to be abandoned or labor would find
itsplf in a worse position than in the
past.
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TERRIFIC RAINSTORM
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CHICAGO. .March 18—Practically
Ihe whole Mississippi valley from
Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico has
for the last 48 hours been ”isited by
rainstormes of torrential violence.
The telegraph service is interrupted
and it is at present impossible to ar
rive at even an approximate estimate
if the damage caused by the storm.
More than a score of lives are re
ported to have been lost in Illinois
tnd the property loss will reach a
tuge figure.
Owing to a cloud burst the whole
Kaw river water shed is flooded.
Warnings have been issued and the
peopjl; in the endangered districts
ar evacuating the river bottom lands
and moving to higher ground.
The Big and Little Arkansas rivers
are reported to be at floodstage hav
ing reached highwater mark.
CHICAGO, March 18—All wire and
rail communication with practically
the whole middle west and the Missis
sippi valley have been interrupted.
Vague and fragmentary reports are
coming in from the flood swept states.
Thirty nine deaths with many missing
had been reported before wire com
munications ceased.
The loss in live stock and the dam
age lone by the flooding of farms in
the effected district will be enormous.
The railroad and telegraph com
panies have suffered heavy losses
caused by washouts. Railroad b-tdges
have been carried away and the road
beds, have been practically obliterat
ed in many places.
Tt, will be impossible to restore com
munications by wire until the rain
ceases and (he flood recedes.
Soldiers t nd Red Cross workers
have been sent to the flooded districts
to render assitance to thes tricken
people. Everything humanly possible
is being done by the authorities to
mitigate (he sufferings of the people
in the floodswept area.
PARIS, March 17—It has been,
emi-officially annutimva that Pie.l-|
Jert Wilson will std.il pat on his I
Peace principles ana :l;at the atti*. ule
A the American government regard
ng peace as proposed by him lias not
leen changed.
He lias indicated to the Peace dele
gates in plain langnpge that he in
sists upon a settlement of the many
perplexing uqestions confronting the
Peace Conference on the peace prin
ciples announced by him. It has
peen stated here that some of the Ai
led governments will have to modify
their demands if they care for the
backing and goodwill of President
IVilson and the American delegation.
PARIS, March 17—The American
Peace Delegates it is stated antici
pate no difficulties inserting the
League of Nations covenant into the
Peace Treaty.
President Wilson’s firmness that
the constitution of the League of
Nations must be included in the Pea<
treaty brings out emphatically the
tact hat both are so closely knitted
together that neither will operate
alone.
Many provisions of the Peace treaty
refer to the League of Nations the
American delegates stated and unless
the League is created simultaneously
and to take up disputed questions
confusion and even serious trouble
might be the result.
Other delegates to the Peace Con
ference have expressed themselves as
entirely in accord with the views of
President Wilson and the American
delegation.
What opposition against the League
of Nations may be made by some of
the Allied governments, will it is ex
pected be overcome and that all ob
stacles to the establishment of the
League will be removed.
PARIS, March 18—The Japanese
Peace delegates are believed to be the
only dark horse in the negotiations
for the establishment of the League of
Nations.
Peace Delegates who are- in favor
of the League have stated that they
hardly believe that Japan will offer
any elevtnth hour objection to the es
tablishment of the League although
the Japanese delegates are very reti
cent in stating their attitude on this
question.
It is regarded as almost certain
that the League of Nations covenant
will be ready for introduction to the
Peace Congress by next Saturday.
The American, British and French
delegations are believed to be in full
accord on this subject and the backing
of the largest neutral nations is vir
tually assured.
The splendid work done by Presi
dent Wilson is held to be mainly re
sponsible for gaining some adherents
to his plan of a League of Natioms and
it is stated that enough supporters of
the 1 rague have been secured to make
the latter an accomplished fact.
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BOLSHEVIK RAOICALS
SAX FRANCISCO, March 22—Four
genuine dyed in the wool Bolsheviks
were captured in this city during a
raid instituted by the authorities in
iheir efforts to stamp out radicalism
imong the workers.
The local authorities have>asked
the Federal government for permis
sion to deport the prisoners as un
iesirable citizens.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22—The
Bocal Metal Trade Employers have
sent an ultimatum to the Metal
Trade Unons stating that unless the
Union officials supply them with work
srs to fill the places of the Six thous
and metal tradesmen who are striking*
for a half holiday on Saturdays the;|
employers will procure the.r own
men.
The officails of the Metal Trades
Unon when asked what action would
be taken. In this matter stated that
the decision would be left to the
membership of the affected unions.
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PARIS. March 22—The Italian
Peace Delegates have officially stated
that unless the Port of Fiume is as
signed to them as part of their share
of the spoils of the fight for demacracy
Italy will withdraw from the Peace
Conference.
This action of the Italian Delegat on
is likely to create a breach between
the Allied Nations and unless settled
amicably may have serious conse
quences in its train.
Should the possession of Fiumo be?
conceded to Italy, the Jugo-S^xv
would lose one of the most important
ports on the Dalmatian coast.
What action the Peace Conference*
may take in this matter is a subject
of much speculation among diplomats
and the Paris Journals, who deeply
deplore the grasping disposition of
the Italian delegation which seems
to be entirely heedless of the conse
quences that may arise from their ac
tion.