PRESIDENT WILL
AID GOMPERS
PARIS, Jan 27—Samuel Gompers
President of ihe American Federation
’ -of Labor, President Wilson and Col.
' House had a lengthy conference re
'■ garding International Labor Legisla
tion. Gompers when interviewed
after the conference declared himself
to be highly pleased with the outlook
for the workers. He intimated that
he will receive the full support of
president Wilson in the proposed la
bor legislation.
PARIS, Jan 3Ji—Samuel Gompers
President of the American Federation
of Labor held a lengthy conference
with French labor leaders.
When interviewed by American cor
respondents Mr Gompers stated that
the labor situation at the Peace Con
ference was clearing and that he was
highly satisfied with the present out
look regarding the International la
bor questions.
Gompers and the French Labor
leaders thoroughly discussed the Brit
ish plan, dislgned to regulate the em
ployment of women and children by
International laws and to generally
•stabilize international labor condi
tions.
Mr Gompers firmly believes that
the pending labor problems will be
satisfactorily solved by the Peace
Conference.
Both British and French leaders
havj asured Gompers of their unqual
ified support in his work for the bet
terment of conditions for the workers
of all nations.
WASHINGTON, Jan 31—The mi
nority report of the Immigration Com
mittee of the House of Representa
tives says that barring immigration
for four years as stipulated in the
pending bill would result in a serious
shortage of labor in the United States
and would in fact paralyze all Amer
ican industries.
That given time the question of
unemployment would become less
acute, as the American industries ad
justed themselves to peace time con
: ditions.
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CZECHO SLOVAKS
GRAB AUSTRO SILESIA
VIENNA, Feb 1—It is reported
here semi-officially that the Czecho
slovaks have occupied Austrian Si
lesia, after crushingly defeating the
Poles who also laid claim to this
territory.
The Czecho-Slovaks are reported
to have taken over the civil adminis
tration of Austrian Silesia and are
completing preparations to annex
this territory to Bohemiia.
The civil population, seventy eight
per cent German and Poles have been
wnable to stop the encroachment of
the Czecho-Slovaks who consider
ifcemselves as masters.
The non Bohemian population ha3
appealed to the Allied Peace Con
ference to interfere but so far with
•eul. avail. *
AMSTERDAM, Jan 30—Uncon
firmed reports arrived here from
Germany state that the government
forces have defeated the Spartacus
Radicals who had taken control of
Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Twenty five of the Radicals are re
ported t,o have been killed and quite
a number wounded, while the govern
ment forces are reported to have suf
fered but few casualties.
The Radicals have been ousted
from control in Wilhelmshaven which
they h^d gained by an unexpected
coup.
ORGANIZE ANOTHER REVOLT
BERLIN, Jan 28—Karl Radek,
Russian radical and Karl Lieb
knecht’s right hand man is reported
JAPS AND ITALIANS
AGAINST WILSON
LONDON, Jan 30—The London
News says in its report of the Peace
Conference sessions, that the Peace
Conference baarometer indicates very
stormy weather.
This has resulted from the action
Of the British Cabinet and the Brit
ish Peace envoys in endorsing Presi
dent Wilson’s plan of the internation
alization of all the German colonies,
despite the protest of the Peace Dele
gates trom the British Dominions.
The latter delegates claim that the
existence of the British Empire is
seriously threatened if Great Britain
or her Colonies relinguish control of
the occupied territories and turns
them over to international control.
The Japanese and Italian Peace
delegates are also oposed to Wilson’s
plan while the French delegates have
shown willingness to support the
President.
Your attention is called to the big annual inventory sale
now on.
A large array of inducements are offered.
Do not miss this opportunity to save dollars.
A POLET
to be organizing another revolution.
The Provisional Government has re
ceived evidence implicating him in a
plot to overthrow the present Pro
visional government of Germany
All efforts to apprehend Radek
have failed.
BERLIN, Peb 1—Owing to a ser
ious shortage of coal, two hundred
thousand workers are at present un
employed in this city with no assur
ance of an immediate relief from this
distressing situation in the near fu
ture.
The German Provisional govern
ment is doing its utmost to induce the
unemployed to go to the country dis
tricts where work is more plentiful.
Thousands have been shipped by
the government to different parts of
Germany and everythng possible is
being done to furnish relief.
MOBS PILLA6INA
IN VIENNA
. .VIENNA, Feb 1—Mobs are pillag
ing sloops in this city and the disor
ders caused by the unemployed are
daily assuming a more menacing as
pect. #
Lack of employment and the short
age of food, amounting almost to a
famine are making the people des
perate.
The Provisional government of
Austria is doing everything in its
power to alleviate the distress of the
people, but owing to the unsettled
political conditions in Austria, the
government is confronted by a stu
pendous task.
The industries aije disorganized,
unemployment becoming daily more
pronounced and food almost impos
sible to be had at present.
Soldiers are patrolling the streets
of ViennJt to hold the desperate peo
ple in check.
BERLIN, aJn 29—It is reported
here that the German Provisional
government is assembling an army to
stop the encroachments of the Poles
on the Eastern Frontier of Germany.
Severe fighting is expected as the
German people have become aroused
over the depredations of the Poles
and the Allies have as yet stown
themselves unwilling to interfere with
j the aggressive Polish policy.
FINLAND TO
BE INDEPENDENT
LONDON, Jan 28—It has been
known here thru official sources that
the French government will back
Great Britain in their claim for the
complete independence of Russian
Finland. The Finnish people will de
cide the form of government they
APPOINTMENTS HELD UP
WASHINGTON, Jan 28—The U.
S. Judiciary Committee is holding up
the reappointments of Federal Judge
Bunnell and Prosecuting Attorney
Roth of Fairbanks, Alaska for al
leged improper political activities
during their previous terms of office
of both officials.
Charges have been made that their
pernicious political activities were
most noticeable during the late dele
gate contest between Wickersham and
Sulzer.
A sub committtee appointed by the
Senate Judiciary Committee has been
appointed to investigate the charges
brot against Bunnell and Roth.
FORCED TO RETREAT
LONDON, Jan 30—Reports re
cebived here from Russia state that
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by the French and British govern
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| of Finland by the other delegates to
the Peace Conference.
the Bolsheviki havfe succeeded in out
flanking the British troops at Shen
krust and forced the latter to retreat.
The retreat was undertaken in good
order, a brisk rearguard action be
ing kept up.
CANCEL CONTRACTS
SAN FRANCISCO, aJn 28—The U.
S. Shipping Board has suspended
contracts for the building of thirty
steel vessels for the U. S. Merchant
marine. The suspension of other
contracts will follow if the pending
troubles between the employers and
the shSpworkers are not adjusted im
mediately.
The people in the Bay Cities are
much aroused over the possibility of
the entire stoppage of all shipbuilding
activities.
UPHOLD DECISION
WASHINGTON, Jan 28—The War
Labor Board ruled that the inaugura
tion of the eightt hour day does not
reduce the amount of pay received
previously under a longer working
day. The officials uphold a similar
decision made in the previous cases
of the printers.
ACPTURE TOWN
COPENHAGEN, Jan 27—It is re
ported here that Spartacus Radicals
have captured all public buildings in
Wilhelmshaven, Germany and are in
full control cf the city. Some of tho
captured loaders of the ar.ti-Sparta
cus forces, are, it is rumored to be
courtmartialod.
Whether the Spartacus radicals ac
complihsed their coup by a surprise
or by physical force could not be
learned.
AGREE ON WAGES
BERLIN, Feb 1—It is reported
here that an agreement between the
German shipowners and the German
Sailors Union has been made, re
garding the wages to be paid to sail
ors on vessels bringing food from the
United States to Germany.
The shipowners agreed to pay the
scale demanded by the Sailors Union
namely $45 per month.
STRIKZE ENDED
LONDON, Feb 1—The local dock
yard strike, which threatened to as
sume serious proportions has finallr
heen settled, the British government
granted the strikers a substantial
increase in their wages.
The strikers have returned to work
in a body and hundreds of vessels
tied up here owing to the strike are
being unloaded „nd their valuable
cargoes distributed.
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