PROGRAM FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PARIS, Feb 10—It has been semi
officially announced that the commit
tee, headed by President Wilson,
which has . under consideration the
formation of a league of nations has
concluded their preliminary labors
and that their conclusions relating
to this subject will be submitted by
the committee to the Peace Confer
ence for further action in a few days.
It is expected in diplomatic circles
*-(he peace Conference will
immediately after the committee re
port has been presented, act on the
committee suggestions regarding the
establishment of the league of nations
PARIS,F eb 14—President Wilson
at todays Peace Conference read the
Constitution for the proposed League
of Nations as formulated by the com
mittee headed by Pres‘dent Wilson, to
the assembled delegates.
This constitution as proposed con
tains no provision for the establish
ment of an international police force,
but stringent measures are provided
to prevent wars in the future.
One clause stipulates that in the
event of a nation declaring war
against any other power with out sub
mitting their quarrel to arbitration
by th*' League of Nations, ail nations
composing the same will immediately
break off all diplomatic intercourse
with the nation refusing to submit to
arbitration.
An economic blockade may also be
declared against any power-violating
the orbitration provision.
The Executive Council may as £
last resort recommend the use 01
force to enforce the decrees of th<
Council, with the provision that al
powers remain free to act under th(
constitution of their respective coun
tries.
The Executive Council of the pro
posed League of Nations will consist
of representatives of the United States
France, England, Italy, Japan and
four other nations.
This Council will meet at least once
a year and oftener if necessary.
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STRIKE
DECLARED OFF
, SEATTLE, Feb 10—Resolutions
have been passed by the strike Com
mittee of the local Central Labor
Council to allow all the members of
the organizations not directly inter
efted in the strike to go back to work
tomoiiow.
A n.'-ng th i .j who wil! return tc,
/ work are the street car men. team
sters, the drmi s of autos and jitney
busses and the theatrical worker-i,
while the strike of the Shipyard
workers continues in full force.
The strike committee of the Labor
Council concluded that organized la
bor in Seattle by participating in a
general strike had shown their solid
arity and that the generat strike had
produced the desired effect of showing
the employers that the sentiments of
FOOD RIOTS EEVELOF!
IN GRENADA, SPAIN
MADRID, Feb 15—The Spanish
government has declared martial law
at Grenada, following an outbreak ol
serious rioting in the latter city.
To relieve the food shortage among
the people of Grenada, the Spanish
government ordered that food be dis
tributed among them. The population
angered at the unequal distribution
broke out in open rebellion against
WAREHOUSEMEN STRIKE
BERLIN Feb 15—Forty thousand
local warehouse workers struck for
an increase in their wage. The strike
Is being carried on in a peaceful man
ner, very little rioting has accurred.
Government oflicals have taken a
hand in adjusting the grievances of
the strikers and it is expected that
the strike will be of short duration.
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WASHINGTON. Feb 15—A semi
the officials who were in charge.
Many are reported to have beei
killed and wounded.
The government has dispatched ad
ditional troops to Grenada to restori
order and pacify the people who havi
been driven to desperation by thi
favoritism shown by the officials it
the food distribution.
official announcement has been madt
hy officials of the Shipping Board thal
the Board will take over all contracts
let to Pacific Coast interests by tht
government for the construction ol
all wooden and composite steel and
wood vessels, during the next week.
This proposed action is supposed tc
be taken by the Board on account ol
the strikes which have been called by
the workers in Pacific Coast ship
building plants and which it is fear
ed may tie up the whole shipbuilding
industry on the coast.
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organized labor was on the side of the
shipbuilders.
The mediators appointed by Secre
tary of Labor Wilson are expected to
arrive here shortly, am} the union offi
cials express their full confidence in
being able with their assistance to
reach an agreement with the Ship
building rotr'r>an!rS.A
Shipping Board officials also stated
that next week the* largest tonnage
of steel vessels ever built in Ameri
can history will b completed, ready
for launching.
AMENDMENT FAILED
WASHINGTON, Feb 10—The sec
ond effort to pass the proposed Wo
‘ men Suffrage Amendment has again
tailed.
The vote stood twenty nine for and
! fifty five against the amendment,
i The woman suffrage supporters are
, in no way discouraged over this fail
ure to have the Senate sanction the
amendment.
The Women Suffrage Officials have
announced that the fight will be kept
up until success crowns their efforts
to gain the much desired right to
vote for the women of the United
States.
DISCLAIMS BLAME
WILRINGER, Feb 10—The Ger
man ex Crown Prince Wilhelm in a
statement made by him emphati
cally disclaimed the responsibility of
either himself or his father the ex
Kaiser of Germany, of being responsi
ble for the starting of the late war.
He stated that the responsibility
rested entirely with the powers of
the entente, who jealous of the grow
ing prosperity of Germany sought
thru war to crush and eliminate her
as a competitor in the world markets,
where she was daily growing more im
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BOLSHEVIK WILL
DEFEND PETROSRAD
STOCKHOLM,, Feb 13—Reports
have been received here that a Rus
sian army approximately seventy
thousand strong, is assembling in
Finland that will endeavor to capture
Petrograd and wrest it from the con
trol of the Bolsheviks. This army
is reported to be well supplied with
artillery and munitions of all kinds.
The leaders of this army expect that
once Petrograd, the main strong hold
of Bolshevikism has fallen, little
trouble will be experienced in smash
ing the Bolshevik movement in the
rest of Russia as only in a few other
widely scattered localities the Bol
shevik have been able to hold then
own and still remain master.
STOCKHOLM, Feb 14—Reports
received from Russia state that the
Bolsheviks, alarmed by the reported
assembling of a powerful Russian
army in Finland, which intends to
make an attempt to capture Petro
grad, are hastily throwing up strong
lines of defense south and east of the
city and heavy artillery is being as
sembled to assist in defending Pet
rograd.
The Bolsheviks have strengthened
their defenses in Kronstadt and
Schlusselburg making them virtual
ly impregnable to any attack by sea.
The Bolsheviks express themselves
as confident to defeat any attempt
likely to be made to capture P^tro
grad, the loss of which would be an
almost irreparable loss to the Bolshe
vik cause. The troops stationed at
Petrograd are determned to fight to
the last mail to prevent Petrogad
font falling into the hands of their
enemies.
COPENHAGEN, Feb 10—Press
dispatches received here from Russia
state that the Bolsheviks have suc
ceeded in capturing Windau in Cour
land, a port of some importance on
the Baltic.
The Bolsheviks are reported to
have easily overcome the slight re
sistance offered them and are in full
control of the city.
WILL CALL NATION
WIDE GENERAL STRIKE
NEW YORK, Feb 15—Owing to the
inability of the Union officials in set
tling the exsiting controversy between
the carpenters, bricklayers and hoist
ing engineers and the Employers As
sociation, the local Building Trades
Council has proclamed a general
strike of all workers of the Associa
tion.
The Employers Association having
portant thru her rapidly extending
foreign commerce.
The ex Crown Prince declared
in his satement that when the inside
facts of this war were made public
the world would become convinced
that the blame for causing all this
blood shed would rest upon other
shoulders than his and his fathers.
DEMPSEY TO FIGHT WILLARD
WEEHAWKEN, Feb 10—Jack
Dempsey has signed an agreement
to fight Jesse Willard for the worlds
championship on July 4 next. No
stafemeii has been made as yet >vhere
this coming fight will be staged.
Fight fans thruout the United
States are anxiously looking forward
to the proposed meeting of the two
heavy weights* Jack Dempsey is
considered to have an excellent
chance to defeat Willard.
WILL RECEIVE FOOD
BERLIN, Feb 13—It has been offi
cially announce^ ^’jat the Allied gov
ernments have agreed to send much
needed supplies of food to Germany.
All supplies will he paid for in gold
as soon as received.
The expected shipments of food
will be of great assistance in reliev
ing the distressing conditions in Ger
many and will tend greatly to elimi
nate the discontent of the laboring
people who have been the greatest
sufferers owing to the chronic short
age of food stuffs.
All food will be distributed under
the supervision of the government so
ts to prevent it from falling into the
lands of speculators.
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contracts thruout the United States
will be forced to suspend operations.
Twohundred and fifty thousand men
will be effected by the strike and the
possibility exists that the National
Building Trades Council may de
clare a general strike to assist the
strikers in New York City.
Repeated conferences between the
officials of the Employers Associa
tion and the strike committee have
been without result, as the Associa
tion officials refuse absolutely to
grant the desired increase in wages.
NEW YORK, Feb 10—According
to an announcement by the president
of the Elevator Constructors Union
all members of this organization will
be called out on strike tomorrow in
retaliation of the lockout of the car
penters, bricklayers and plasterers.
All Union bricklayers and hoisting
engineers in all parts of the country
employed by the Building Trades Em
ployers Association will join the strike
to enforce their demands for a raise
of one dollar a day of their wage.
Approximately three hundred
thousand men will take part in this
strike which may assume gigantic
proportions unless the Employers As
sociation grants the demands of the
strikers.
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