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NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1919.
Number 58
SENATE WILL NOT GET COPY OF TREATY
MOVIE MAGNATE OFFERS BIG PRIZE FOR FLIGHT
■ MEAT SHORTAGE THREATENS AS RESULT OF STRIKE
f
SENATORS WILL
FAVIHt LEAGUE
DENVER, June 7. — Homer S.
Cummins, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, who has
arrived here enroute to the Pacific
coast, addressed a large gathering
of Democrats last night, his talk
consisting largely of an enthusi
astic endorsement of the Democratic
party and a review of Democratic
achievements during the past sev
eral years. i
Referring to the League of Na- j
tions proposition, Cummins predicted ;
that it would receive the approval j
of the senate at the proper time,;
( notwithstanding the manifestation j
of opposition in the upper house i
of Congress at the present time.!
The League of Nations cannot be-!
come a party issue, he declared, for!
the reason that the whole question j
will have been disposed of before
the opening of the 1920 campaign.
The proposition, he continued, has
the endorsement of the common peo-j
* pie of the United States, and any
man or party who attempts to block .
it will invite disaster.
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MANY RECRUITS i
JOIN ARMY FOR ;
OVERSEAS DUTY
—
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
According to a statement made to
day by Genera] March, there is a
steady flow of recruits into the
army to take the places of the men
overseas who desire to come home,
the number of enlistments indicat
ing that the war department will
have little difficulty in maintaining
a substantia] force in Europe until
such time as conditions abroad war
rant the permanent withdrawal of >
American forces.
The men are enlisting, General;
March says, with the understanding
that they are to become a part of j
the army of occupation, and the j
majority of them are enlisting for i
three years instead of one. The I
total number of enlistments under j
this arrangement has passed the"1
fifty thousand mark, the number in-!
eluding a great many soldiers dis-1
charged from other branches, of the
service who did not have an op
portunity to go abroad while the
war was on.
SENATE PROPOSES !
IMMIGRATION PLAN;
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
There is a strong sentiment in the
upper house of Congress in favor
of continuing immigration prohibi
tion for a considerable period of i
years after the signing of the peace
treaty. Several bills intended to
limit the arrival of foreigners in
this country have been introduced
in the senate since the convening
of Congress, and present indications
AMERICANS MUST WAIT
UNTIL GERMANS AGREE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
S'otwithstanding the impatience of
Republican members of the United
states senate to be furnished with
in official copy of the peace treaty
submitted to the German govern
nent by the Paris conference, therd
ippears little likelihood that the de
sired information will be supplied
by the state department until the
;erms have been formally accepted
oy the Germans and their signatures
attached to the much-discussed
:reaty.
It is confidently believed in of
icial circles here that the reply of
President Wilson to the senate’s re
quest for a copy of the full text of
the treaty will be that it is not com- ;
patible with the public interest to
make the treaty term known at this :
time.
AMERICANS MUST WAIT.
PARIS, June 7.—The American
delegates to the peace conference;
have arrived at a firm decision to
withhold authorization for the pub
lication of the German peace treaty
until after the Germans have signed j
the document. The delegates also j
have decided not to send a copy of
the treaty in its present form to j
the United States, either for pub- j
lication in American newspapers or
for the enlightenment of United j
States congressmen.
PREPARING REPLY.
The Allies are hastening the prep
aration of their reply to the counter
proposals received from the German
delegation several days ago. It is
expected that the answer will be
completed and ready for transmis
sion to the Germans before the end
of next week.
Reports indicate that it is the
intention of the Allies to make cer
tain modifications in the treaty, bus
it is claimed that the concessions
will not alter the terms greatly.
The maximum reparation which wil!
be required of the Germans, it is
i stated, will not exceed two hun
dred and fifty billion francs, divid
ed into payments extending over a
| considerable period.
FRNCH DUBIOUS.
PARIS, June 7.—It is stated un
officially in French diplomatic cir
I cles that the French government
' anticipates a refusal on the part of
; the Germans to sign the revised
i treaty. They believe the Germans
! are stalling, their counter proposals
: and other excuses being merely
i tricks to gain time. The conviction
i is almost general that the Allies
I will be compelled to use force to
j secure the acceptance of the terms.
encourage the belief that favorable
iction along that line will be taken
it an early date.
One of the bills introduced would
■top immigration for .period of five
tears.
WINNIPEG SAFE
KRIS MAYOR;
SOLDIERS HELP
WINNIPEG, June 7.—The pres
;nce of returned Canadian soldiers
in this city has saved the city from
i reign of terror, in the opinion
^f Mayor Gray, and there is now
the assurance that normal conditions
will have been fully restored before
the end of another week.
Following the threat of radicals to
inaugurate a reign of terrorism in
?ase of the further refusal of em
ployers to meet the demands of the
strikers, Mayor Gray increased his
special constable force to three thou
sand men’ mostly soldiers, and defied
the strikers to do their worst.
This action has been followed by
in announcement from the strikers
to the effect that they have decided
to return to work by Monday if
any fair offer of settlement is re
jected by their leaders. The men
still remaining out view the situa
tion as hopeless, and are eager to
get back to work.
AMERICANS TO LEAVE
RUSSIA BEFORE JULY 1
ARCHANGEL, June 7.—Accord
ing to a statement given out today
by General Richardson, the entire
American force now serving in this
section of Russia will be ready to
sail for home by the end of June.
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CELEBRATION PLANS
DISCUSSED BY CLUB
Xenana will celebrate Independ
ence Day in a manner befitting the
town and the occasion. This was
decided at a meeting of the Com
mercial club last night, when it
was voted to take the initiative in
the matter and to invite the co
peration of the townspeople and
railroad workers in genera' in the
arrangement of the detai’s of the
celebration. Two days, at least,
it was decided, would be required
to carry out the big program of
events contemplated, and everything
indicates that the celebration will be
the best all-around good time the
town has ever enjoyed.
The only definite action taken
by the club last night, in addition
to the decision to take charge of the
celebration, was the appointment of
a finance committee to ascertain
the amount of funds available. Tr.is
committee will get busy immediately
so as to be able to report at a
special meeting called for next Wed
nesday night, at which time the
other committees will be appointe 1
and the general details of the cele
bration decided upon. The mem
bers of the finance committee are
Ralph I. Waechter and Joe Fisher.
It is too early to say what will
be the chief features of the cele
bration, but chief features there will
be of course, and a greater variety
of little features than usual. Ef
forts will be made to arange a tug
of war between commission and
town teams and, there will be horse
races of various sorts and possibly
an automobile race or two. It is
also the desire of the club to in
duce a visiting ball team to come to
Nenana to meet the local aggrega
tion and an invitation probably will
be extended to the Gibbon boys
Whether or not there will be motor
boat races will depend very largely
upon the number of boats available
and the willingness of owners to
compete for such prizes as the com
mittee may be able to offer.
The children of the town will, as
usual, have a very prominent place
on the program, and those of the
village also will be invited to par
ticipate in the sports. That is one
feature of the program that will
receive particular attention this year
and some startling innovations are
promised.
The chairman of the sports com
mittee will be named at the special
meeting to be held on Wednesday,
the chairman to have power to name
his assistants. This committee will
co-operate with the finance com
mittee, insuring the expenditure of
funds in a manner most satisfactory
to a majority of contributors to the
celebration fund.
AIRPLANES STAR!
RECRUIIING TRIP;
SACRAMENTO, June 7.—Eight
army airplanes, carrying eleven '
officers and enlisted men, left this 1
city today on a flight to Portland, '
Oregon, where they expect to land | (
on June 10, in time for the open-1 i
ing of the annual rose carnival. 11
The flight was planned by war !
department officials with the object i
of stimulating recruiting along the ]
coast, and the program of the air i
squad will include numerous stops 1
along the route for the purpose i
of encouraging enlistments. i
STRIKERS SUNG
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 7.—
Phe members of several local
inions, which declined to respond
o the general strike call at the
ommencement of the labor trouble
n this city, have joined the move
nent since yesterday, adding con
iderable strength to the strikers
ind rendering more complex the
iroblem confronting the city. The
nen who have gone out since yes
erday include the garbage workers
ind street cleaners, meat cutters
n the employ of the city markets
and slaughter-house employes.
The action of the slaughter-house
workers has had the effect of caus
ing a meat shortage, but the situa
tion is not yet acute; otherwise the
employers and city officials are still
hopeful of an early restoration of
normal conditions.
DRYS ORGANIZE
LEAGUE 10 PUT
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
Emboldened by victories at home,
leaders of the temperance movement
in the United States have gathered
in this city for the purpose of
launching a campaign against for
eign drinking nations. The reform
ers have organized, as a preliminary
step, a world league, by which the
campaign against alcohol will be
directed.
A number of representatives of
foreign countries were present at
the conference and pledged their
support to the movement, which is
to be conducted in a systematic and
thorough manner from the head
quarters in this city.
No announceemnt has been made
as to when the campaign will be
started or which of the drinking
nations will be selected for the first
attack. The hope is expressed, in
many quarters, however, that the
activities of the league will be
centered in Europe for some time
to come, so as not to interfere with
the plans of those who are looking
toward Mexico for relief after the
United States goes dry. »
DEMPSEY RESUMES WORK
AFTER PERIOD OF REST
TOLEDO, June 7.—Jack Demp
sey has resumed training after a
rest of four days, during wrhich time
he confined his activities to light
work only. He will train hard for
ten days and then rest again, so as
not to go “stale.”
Willard, it is said, needs a lot of
training to put him in shape for the
big bout, the fans declaring that it
will requre every day up to the
time of the fight to reduce his
weight to the desired figure.
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FOR AERO FEAI
VENICE, Cal., June 7.—The offer
of a fifty thousand dollar prize for
an airplane flight from California
to Australia, which was announced
recently by Thos. Ince, the moving
j picture magnate, promises to at
I tract many aviators of note, the lat
est to announce his intention of
competing being Dr. Frederick Whit
ney, a wealthy aviator who has
many successful air exploits to his
I credit. Whitney already has begun
making preparations for the trans
pacific flight and expresses con
fidence in his ability to reach the
distant continent in his plane.
I A number of former army fliers
have accepted the challenge and
promise to be ready soon for the
: long jump.
The Ince offer includes an award
of $10,000, in case of failure to fly
I beyond Hawaii.
The distance from San Francisco
to Hawaii is about 2050 miles, from
Hawaii to Somoa about 2250 miles,
and from Samoa to the Australian
! coast about 2350 miles.
WILE CUT DEEP
| WASHINGTON-, D. C., .June 7.—
! There is an insistent demand among
leaders of the Republicans in the
lower house of Congress for great
er economy in the administration
of the government and axes are be
ing ground on the Republican grind
stone for a general crusade on im
portant administration measures
which carry larger appropriations
i than seem necessary to the party
in control of Congress.
All appropriations which have
been proposed are receiving the
closest scrutiny and there is talk
of big reductions before final ap
proval of bills seeking to draw
heavily upon the treasury of the
[United States.
The billion dollar army bill, it is
believed, will be disfigured in a
manner that will be very displeas
ing to the Democrats and officials
of the war department.
COAST OPERATORS
WILE STRIKE SOON
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 7.—
Members- of the Pacific Coast Tel
egraphers’ organization have voted
to call a general strike next week
for the purpose of forcing the
acceptance of their demands for in
creased pay and the recognition of
their organization.
The strike has been called for
June 11., and threatens a complete
suspension of wire communication
throughout the Pacific coast section
of the United States.