JOED mOSH CHRISTMAS
• ROLL CALI
SEATTLE, Dec. 15—Henry P Dav
• d*on, Chairman of the War Counci
<of the Red Cross, has issued to tht
"3845 Chapters and twenty two mil
lion members of the American Red
Cross the following statement out
-lining the future policy of the all
American Red Cross.
“The whole American people will
be invited in the work preceding
Christmas to "Roll Call,” as members
of the Red Cross. It is confidently
believed that there need be no fur
ther campaigns for Red Cross funds,
but, instead, the annual "Roll Call”
■will constitute the foundation of the
Red Cross. Where ever our soldiers
and sailors may be, the Red Cross
. .-will stay with them until they are
demobilized. Nothing which we may
do will be left undone, either for the
men in the war zone or those return
ing; for those in the camps and hos
pitals, or for their families at home,
to whom will continue to be devoted
the ministrations of the Red Cross
Service section.
In this latter effort 50,000 trained
.Red Cross workers are now engaged
at 2,500 different places throughout
the land. The war program of the
American Red Cross will thus stead
ily and rapidly merge itself into a
peace program. The wake of the war,
however, will reveal the prevalence
of disease and give rise to epidemics
and emergenciel which, in all parts
-of the world, will call for unlimited
voluntary efforts and the manifesta
tion of those qualities of human sym
pathy which government action can
not display.
With the war has developed the
striking and important fact that many
men and women, some of whom who
bad with great success devoted their
lives entirely to business, came into
the Red Cross organization at the
outset of the war, simply that they
might serve their country.
The Chapters will maintain their
organizations upon a scale adequate
to the new demands to be made upon
them. Local committees will, indeed,
appreciate more and more the value
of having in their midst strong and
efficient Red Cross chapters. The
dvisional organization, with honorary
permanent staffs, will be maintained
always ready for service; and Nation
al Headquarters will have a large and
efficient personnel to direct the activi
ties of the oganizaton as a whole.
What the American Red Cross
needs is not so much contributions
of money as the continued devotion
and loyalty of its members. This is [
pecularily true at this moment of
transition from war to peace.
Annual membership involves the1
payment of only one dollar.
The money thus received not only '
defrays all administrative expenses of i
the organization, but leaves a sub
stantial balance which, together with
all funds subscribed directly for re
lief are devoted solely to that pur
pose.
The Roll Cali” of the naton is
thus to be called at Christmas time
and , through enrollment in their
Red Cross, the American people may
send a message to our soldiers still
overseas and to the people of the
world, that we are not merely con
tent with seeing our arms united i
s>
I with our allies in victory but tha
i: our abiding purpose is that the love
i the sympathy, and the intelligenci
of all America shall be reded icatei
I to the permanent service of mankind
KING ARRV1ES IN' PARIS
PARIS, Dec 18—The King of Ital;
arrived here today, having made thi
: trip especially to greet President Wil
; son and to confer with him on th<
j Peace problem.
I ' —
HAIG ARRIVES HOME
DOVER, Eng* Dec 18—Field Mar
shall Haig arrived today at Dover
where he was received by an enthusl
iastic multitude of people. After i
short stay he continued his trip tc
London where he will confer witt
Premier Lloyd George.
. . SPARTACUS IN CONTROL
AM1STERDAM, Dec 18—Dispatch
es received here state that the Spar
tacus Group of the extreme radical*
have gained complete control in the
Congress of the Soviets of the Sol
diers and Workmen Councils in Ber
lin. Dissatisfaction over the dilatory
tactics of Regent Ebert who has the
backing of the conservative element
in the Socialist party in demobilizing
the German army, came to a head
when the extremeists literally storm
ed the hall and took charge of the
proceedings.
Radical speakers declared that
they would support the soldiers de
mands for an immedate demobiliza
tion. Ebert’s supporters were unable
to regain contro and the forced resig
nation of Ebert and his cabinet are
mcmentariy expected.
FRENCH WAR DAMAGE
PARIS, Dec 18—An officia state
ment made in the French Chamber
of Deputies estimated the peouniar
losses of the French Nation at the
staggering total of 6 4 billion Francs
or approximately twelve billion eight
hundred million dollars.
This enormous sum does not in
clude losses by individuals nor the
destruction caused in French shipping
by the submarines and other commer
cial losses.
It was stated that it was an almost
impossible task to even approximate
ly estimate the damage suffered by
individuals in the destruction of their
homes and the loss of their posses
sions.
NO CUT IX WAGES
WASHINGTON, Dec 18—General
Railroad Director McAdoo declared
that the present wages of all the Rail
road employees woud be maintained
even if the government concluded to
turn them over to their owners. Mc
Adoo stated tha it would be entirely
out of the question for the employees
to submit to a reduction of their pres
ent wages owing to the enormously
increased costs of living.
ALLIED FLEET
BAMRARD SYMRNA
ATHENS, Greece, Dec 17—An of
ficial announcement has been made
that an Allied Fleet is bombarding
t Smyrna to dislodge heavily barricad
, ed and entrenched members ot the
i youn£ Turk party who have refused to
1 surrender their ams in compliance
. with the armistice terms, and who
with the help of the population are
trying to raise the standard of revolt.
What success the Allies are having in
f their operations against this party oi
3 young Turks has not been stated but
- the possibility of being able to suc
31 cessfully resist the Allied Fleet is
considered very remote.
SOVIETS WANT ASSEMBLY'
BERLIN, Dec 17—The delegates
, of the Soviets of the German Soldiers
- and Workmen Councils almost unan
l imously voted in favor of establishing
> a National Assembly, to replace the
i present Reichstag which is considered
to reactionary in its sentiments and
not clothed with sufficient power to
suit the more radical inclined part of
the German population.
PARIS Dec 17—PresiSent Wilson
i has made an official statement that
he intends to spend Christmas with
General Pershing and his staff.
.
DEMAND EBERTS REMOVAL
COPENHAGEN, Dec 7—Dispatch
es arriving here from Berlin state
that a demand, having it seems con
siderable backing, has been made by
sosme of the delegates of the Soviets
Congress of the Soldiers and Work
mens Council, that Regent Ebert and
his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugo
Haase be removed and that the So
viets assume control of the German
government. Ebert and Haase, the
mainstays of the present government
arein little favor with a majority of
the common people of Germany ow
ing to their vacillating policies and
their seeming lack of understanding
- • - of the nation.
t
EBERT RESIGNS
j PARIS, Dec 18—Regent Ebert
head of the present provisional gov
ernment and his cabinet have re
signed according to dispatches re
ceived here. Ebert who is a socialist
of rather conservative tendencies was
unable to prevail against the radical
element among the Soldiers and
j workmen dominated by Dr Kar1
I Liebknecht who has bitterly opposed
I Ebert’s policies. Who Ebert’s suc
cessor will be is at present not known
| Dr Liebknecht is the choice of the
I radical element.
WILSON Will NOT
VISIT GERMANY j
PARIS, Dec 16—It is stated here J
that President Wilsin has reconsid-i
ered his plan of visiting the American j
Third Army which is occupying some'
of the mroe prominent cities and fort- J
resses on the Rhine. The President!
deems it inadvisable to enter Ger
many in its presen choatic political
condition.
He may make Tus visit at some
future date, when the provisional
government will be able to control
the radical element among the Ger
man people.
POLAND SEVERS RELATIONS
AMSTERDAM, Die e6—Dispatch
es received here from Russia state
that the Polish National Council has
informed the German government
that they consider diplomatic rela
tions severed. Imbued with a desire
j for an Independent Poland, Pollsti
i! leaders are urging the convocation ol
i a national Assembly to establish a re
i public. Ths movement has the moral
and financial support of all the Polisli
societies in the United States, whc
have always been in favor of com
plete independence.
WINTER WHEAT
BREAKS RECORD
WASHINGTON, Dec 16—Stasticai
experts on the agricultural depart
ment in Washington thru crop re
ports sent to the Secretary of Agri
culture made the statement today
weather conditons being favorable,
the yield of winter wheat will surpass
all previous records by the enormous
total of sixty seven million bushels.
The acreage planted to wheat exceeds
that of last season by sixtenn per cent.
WAGE STANDARD TO
RE MAINTAINED
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! WASHINGTON, Dec 17—The U. S.
} Shipping Board has appealed to the
I owners of American Merchant vessels
I to maintain the present wage scale
j set by the Shipping Board for the
crews of American bottoms until the
present wage standard is officially
countermanded by the baord. Infor
mation has_ reached the officials of
the Shipping Board that attempts
have been made by the shipowners
to lower the scale of wages paid until
now, both in the engineering and
deck department of American vessels
The Shipping Companies offer the ex
j cuse that owing to the elimination ol
| the submarine risks, to continue pay
I ing the imposed wage scale would be
an imposition and ruinous to ths
owners.
Whether the appeal of the Ship
ping Board will he complied with bj
] the companies remains to be seen.
POLICE FORCE STRIKES
TORONTA, Dec 18—The whole po
| lice force of this city went on strike
when thirteen of their number acting
j as officials of their newly organized
I union were dismissed by the City au
thorities.
The City fathers had wth bad grace
granted the members of the police
force the privilege of forming a union
among themselves, but when an ap
plication for affiliation with the Amer
ican Federation of Labor was made
by the union, the union officials were
immediately dismissed from the po
lice force with the result that owing
to the action taken by the City fathers
Toronta is wthout police protection.
The strikers seem to be determin*
to carry their point.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18—A report
submitted by Frank Walsh of the
Federal Labor Board discloses some
startling results obtained during a
thorough investigation of the mini
mum wage question in the United
States. He considers a rate of 72%
cents per hour the lowest on which
any selfrespecting American worker
can live on, at the present enormously
increased cost of all commodities.
The absolutely irreducible mini
mum Mr. Walsh considers to be a
wage of 47% cents per hour, when
no allowance is made for comfort or
for emergencies.
DELAY IN CONGRESS
PARIS, Dec 18—The delay in the
arrival of the British envoys in Paris
has been quite a disappointment to
President Wilson who has been an
xious to settle down to business ever
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since his arrival here. It is reported
that Premier Lloyd George and Bonar
Law may not arrive until after the
Holidays and the first sessions ol
the Peace Congress may not take
place until after January first.
Some informal confePtences will be
held to discuss some of the more in
volved questions coming up before
the Peace Congress.
CHICAGO RIOT
CHICAGO, Dec ly—Serious riot
ing broke out at a mass meeting held
here by Union labor to greet the of
ficial Italian Labor Mission. The dis
turers resented being addressed in
the name of labor by men wearing
uniforms.
The rioting assumed such serious
proportions that the police reserves
were called out, and in the resulting
melee more than a score were injured
The police finally succeeded in eject
ing the disturbing element knd in re
storing order.
PRESIDENT VISITS
BATTLEFIELDS
PARIS Dec 17—President Wilson
accompanied by officers of the
French General Staff made an extend
ed visit to the French battlefields in
the vicinity of Paris, where the ad
vance of he German array in August
: 1914 was brought to a standstill. The
j President was deeply interested in
j the explanations given him by the
French officers of h .w and thru what
means the advance was finally stop
i ped.
EBERT TO BE PRESIDENT
| BERLIN, Dec 20—I is freely pre
! dieted here that Ebert’s election as
j the first president of the German re
j public is a certainty. He has the sup
I port and can count on enough votes
of members of the Soviets of the Sol
diers and Workmens Council to as
sure him election. It is believed Jhat
he will designate Jan. 6th 1919 as the
date for a general assembly election
in Germany.
PRESIDENT WILL VISIT
LONDON, Dec 20—President Wil
son is-expected to visit London on De
cember 26th when he will be the
guest of the King of England at
Buckingham palace.
The British public look eagerly for-*
ward to his arrival, and great pre
parations are under way to make his
reception memorable in every way.
FIRST CONFERENCE
LONDON, Dec 20—The first inter
allied conference is scheduled to be
held at Paris on January 6th 1919.
All preparations are reported to have
been completed by the envoys of the
Allied nations who are eager to be
gin the enormous task ahead of them
UKSSIA AT CONFERENCE
PARIS, Dec 21—It is reported here
/hat Russia will be unofficially rep
resented at he Peace Conference.
WANTS LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PARIS, Dec 21—The Spanish Pre
mier has stated that he is heartily in
favor of the establisHment of a league
of nations, and that the formation
of such a league was the best guaran
tee, in his opinion, for a continuous
world wide peace.
NEW YORK, Dec 12—It has been
officially announced that all labor con
tracts for the duration of the war are
not void, because the Armistice was
concluded. Labor board told ship
owners who> refuse Marine workers
demands for eight hours still bound
by agreement.
WASHINGTON, Dec 21—Switzer
land recalls minister to Petrograd.
Last European nation to break off
< Russian relations.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 21—British
fleet bombard Bolsheviks at Reval,
Swedish fleet blockading coast of
Esthland Baltic.
WASHINGTON Dec, 21—General
March announces daily discharge of
thirty thousand Amercan soldiers.
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