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VOLUME XI.
SOME. A1ASKA SATURDAY, JANUARY, 25, 1918.
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SOCIALISTS DEFEAT RADICALS
MILLION WORKERS
ARE UNEMPLOYED
WASHINGTON, Jan 24—Senator
La Follette of Wisconsin startled the
SoLons when he stated in a speech
delivered by him in the U. S. Senate
that one million men were unemploy
ed in the United States at present and
hat this number would be increased
tn two million when the Amen'-an
army i3 demobilized.
He urged ihe Senators to take ac
tion immediately to remedy this con
dition. La Follette told the Senate
that it n vhing was done in this mat
ter serious trouble might result
He paid that the unemployed, were
easily persuaded by Bolshevik agita
tors in this country to become con
verted to their doctrine and that
many of the soldiers who had been
discharged from the service unable
to procure employment are getting
restless. Those soldiers who have
been serving overreas especially when
they find themselves out of work
might ask the government some em
barrassing questions.
La Follette created quite a sensa
tion wih his speech, impressing his
audience witht he gravity of the sit
uation.
WASHINGON, Jan 25—Becoming
alarmed at the steadily growing un
employment which is fast approach
ing a crisis in the United States, the
Immigration Committee of the House
of Representatives i'as favorahi.' re
ported a bill restricting immig‘ation
into the United States for the next
four years. The act if carried, it is
hoped will solve the unemployment
pioblem by giving the Americau In
dustries a chance to readjust them
selves to peace conditions, while the
danger of flooding this country with
cheap labor will be eliminated.
It is considered absolutely neces
sary to place some check upon immi
gration as owing to conditions in the
debt ridden countries of Europe,
millions were expected to emigrate to
the United States to better their con
ditions.
An early passage of this act by both |
Houses of Congress is expected by thej
Immigration Committee.
ALLIED GOVERNMENTS
WARN THE WORLD
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PARIS, Jan 21—President Wilson
i« reported to have formulated his
ideas on world peace and will pre
sent them to the Peace Congress. The
President will present a plan for a
nucleus of a society, to be formed by
the present associated powers and to
which every free nation will have ac
cess.
HliB plan also embraces compulsory
arbitration of all disputes between
nations. Principles of international
law regarding child abor, the pro
tection of women in industries and
regulation of working conditions are
also provided.
PARIS, Jan 21—A plan for inter
national labor legislation will be sub
mitted to the Peace Conference by
President Wilson.
The President believes that there
j is no peace possible unless the threat
of economic competition, which de
stroys the labor safeguards is entirely
removed and all nations agree on a
system of international labor legis
lation.
PARIS, Jan 24—It has been offi-!
cially announced here that the Allied |
governments have sent a wireless j
warning to all the world, that the 1
possession of any territory acquired
thru force of arms will seriously pre
judice the claims of those who use
that means. The Allied governments
wiish to stop the lately established1
practice of some nationalities altho'
wanting independence for themselves
to impose their rule upon others by
force of arms.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS",
DEFEAT RADICALS
BERLIN, Jan 21—The election for
members of the new German assem
bly seems to be a triumph for the
Ebert government and a severe de
feat for the Spartacus radicals. The
majority of the Socialists thruout
Germany seem to have supported the
present provisional government but
whether the Ebert faction will have
a majority in the Assembly or not,
*s as yet undecided. The election re
turns are slow in coming in owing to
the enormous number of votes which
have been cast.
Pull and unrestricted suffrage was
granted and over 40 million votes
were reported to have been cast.
The whole German people were
■na-ble to register their perference
and full advantage was taken of this
•pporunlty.
No serious disturbances are report
ed the election being carried on in
a peaceful manner in mosttcities and
districts. Strict order was maintain
ed the authorities arresting rioters
■whenever they interfered with the
election.
BERLIN, Jan 21—The followers
of Spartacus wer defeated by the
Jtoyaliats In their attempts to break up
thcj election for a German Assembly
in this city.
The disturbances caused by the
radicals assumed such serious pro
portions that tho loyal soldiers were
compelled to use machine guns to
stop the rioters, killing and wounding
many of the radicals.
AMSTERDAM, Jan 19—Dispatch
es received here from Berlin state
that owing tot he disturbed condition
in Berlin, Regent Ebert had virtually
to assume a military dictatorship.
Berlin is reported to be crowded
with loyal soldiers and every effort
is being made to prevent all disturb
ances and to preserve order.
COPENHAGEN, Jan 22—Dis
patches from Iferlin state that partial
returns from the German Assemhly
election gives the Ebert party 132
delegates . The Centrists claim to
have so far elected 57 members of
their party while the Democrats claim
the election of 58 of their candidates.
Several women are reported to
have been elected by the Democrats.
The Spartacus group of radicals
have renewed their attempts to inter
fere with the election in Berlin but
are unable to accomplish much harm,
owing to the determined actions of
th loyal soldiers who are assembled
in Berlin in an overwhelming force
and who sternly repress every at
tempt at interference.
I
TiURLIN Jan 22—Incomplete re
turns from the German Assembly
election guve the German Provisional
government a strong working major
ity in the new governing body. Ebert
and his supporters claim that 169
delgates have been elected who are in
sympathy with their political aims.
The new Assembly will hold its
first session on February 2nd
Preliminary preparations for the
convocation of the new Assembly are
well under way and no time will be
lost by the delegates in getting to
wrork on the problems confronting the
German nation.
THE HAGUE, Jan 23—It is re
ported here that seventeen thousand
Workers have gone on strike in Prus
sian Silesia as a protest against the
reported killing of Dr Karl Lieb
knecht by the soldiers loyal to the
German Provisional government.
PORTUGUESE NAVY
BOMBAROS OPORTO
LISBON, Portugal, Jan 21—The
revolution instigated by rolayist sup
porters of ex King Manuel of Portu
gal has easily been suppressed by
the Portugal government.
Prominent members of the nobility
and members of the clerical party,
who have strong monarchist senti
ments were endeavoring to over
throw the present republican govern
ment in Portugal and reseat ex King
Manuel on the throne. The conspi
rators expected to bring their coup to
a successful conclusion with the help
of some disaflected officers of the
army and that part of the evivilian
population of Portugal still loyal to
Manuel and the house of Braganza.
The support received from the
people was negligible and the Portu
gal governmentawas abie to nip the
revolt in the bud.
Martial law has been declared in
Lisbon and the government has suc
ceeded in apprehending several prom
inent leaders of the revolt who failed
to make their escape when the revolt
was put down by the repulblcan gov
ernment with comparatively little
bloodshed.
The leaders and instigators who
have been caught will be courtmar
MADHID, Jan 22—Diplomatic ad
vices received here from Lisbon, Por
tugal state that the royalist revolu
tion in Portugal is rapidly spreading.
Many towns in the north of Portu
j gal have proclaimed Manuel King. A
; royalist government has been estab
! isher and many of the northern towns
| are under complete control of the
1 royalists.
Many recruits are reported to be
' flacking to the royalist standard.
MADRID Jan 23—Dispatches re
\ seived here from Lisbon state that
! Portuguese worships are blockading
and bombarding Oporto, one of the
greatest shipping porls in Portugal.
The population of Oporto has
hoisted the royalist standard and is
assisting the royalist party in their
endeavor to replace ex King Manuel.
Heavy fighting is reported to have oc
cured in Oporto but the town is still
in the hands of the royalists who are
offering a stubborn resistance.
The Portuguese navy is reported
to be loyal to the republican govern
ment, while the army with the ex
ception of a few units has gone over
to the royalists.
VIGO Spain Jan 25—Reports re
ceived here from Lisbon, Portugal
state that the troops stationed at the
latter place have remajined loyal to
the Republican government
The Portuguese government is re
ported to be assembling an army to
cope with the Royalists who are in
complete control of the northern de
partments.
MAY FIGHT POLES
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VUE HAGUE, Jan 23—Newspaper
dispatches received lieie state that a
dec t ration of war between the
Czocho-Slovak. and Poles is immin
ent.
Disputes over territory which
either side coverts, and about which
no agreement betwen the Czecho
slovaks and the Poles could be had
is supposed to be responsible for the
hostile attitude of the two nations.
Neither side has shown any willing
ness to adjust their differences, with
he result that the soldiers of the two
nations may soon be confronting-each
other on the battlefield.
| BASEL, Switzerland, Jan 25—Dis
patches received here from Russia
state that Ukrania has declared itself
independent and a declaration of war
has been issued by the Ukranian gov
ernment against the Bolsheviks.
The Ukranian goverment has as
sembled a well equipped army and
will take the field against the Bol
sheviks.
The whole people of Ukrania are
in full accord with their government
and will back it to the limit, both
with men and money.
STOCKHOLM Jan 21—Russian
dispatches state that the Russian
Foreign Minister and dictator Trotsky
has been compelled to flee from Rus
sia and that his supporters have
greatly diminished numerically.
The Mensheviks are gradually sup
planting the Bolsheviks in many im
portant towns wd districts and are
reported to be slowly but surely gain
ing control over Russian affairs
Whether Trotsky has fled to some
other country or is in hiding in Rus
sia is not known.
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THR WORKER.
SHIPBUILDERS WANT
HIGHER WAGES
SEATTLE, Jan 21—More than 30,
000 workers employed in shipyards
in Seattle and above 15,000 of such
worktfts in Tacoma have gone out on
strike and paralize the shipbuilding
industry in both cities completely.
Every plant and dock is idle owing to
the strike. Thousands of workers en
gaged in plants subsidiary to ship
building have become involved in
this strike which may assume mon
ster proportiJftla.
The shipbuilding workers demand
a scale of $8 per eight hour day for
mechanioe, per day for craftsmen
and $6 per dAfor laborers and help
ers. The en^oyers to whom these
demands weir submitted refused to
grant.the icsV increase.
The atfiliat U shipbuilding unions
1 then decided rnanimously to strike.
SEATTLE Jan 22—The Seattle
t
Central Labor Council passed a reso
lution to call a referendum vote of
all affiliated labor unions to ascertain
the sentiments of organized labor in
Seattle in regards to calling out their
members on a sympathetic Btrike to
assist the strikeing shipbuilders.
Forty five thousand men are re
ported to be idle in Seattle, Tacoma
and Aberdeen, Washington. The
Strikers are determined to hold out
until the Companies agree to their de
mands.
There are no disturbances, the
strike being carried on in an extreme
ly orderly manner.
It is expected in local labor circles
that the vote of the affiliated unions
will be a favorable one. In this event
thousands of workers will be involved
and all industry will practically
cease.
WASHINGTON, Jan 21—Frank
Morrison resuming his testimony be
fore the Senate Labor Committee
stated that a contributory cause to
the spread of disaffection and Bol
sheviksm in the United States was
the fact that many employers have,
since the Armistice was signed with
the Central Powers discharged many
of their employees and then rehlred
them at pre-war wages.
A practice which he strongly con
demned and which had caused great
dissatisfaction and anger among the
workers who resent this treatment
and consequently they are subjects
| for conversion to radicalism.
INCREASE FOB JUDGES
WASHINGTON, Jan 19—The U. S.
Senate has passed a bill inceras'ng
the salary of all Federal judges $1,
500 per year.