The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
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7|1 II. secretary Of the treasury.
= nomination Was confirmed
h&nMsA the following day
2 fh6F W. d. stephens. OF Cali
ION November IS. committed
1yAH4 ieunsneHt HE death sen
xfsI1soanax j. Mooney, convict
hxc1nnectton with the death 81
&e4Bns from bomb explosion
~ Francisco during a, prepared
parade Inly ~. 1916, making
r4aiNrransS received from Pres
Falscn urging such action
H. - - ttnttur IN nreaTsrfff Aae'ettfAss
f1q4. how ever, ard spikes
tras41 by many union labor or
{ (atlns unless Mooney was grant
~ trial or . full pardon,
!x1s 1Nenih@r 30 a rev American
= -. said tn Ne the largest IN
XINr} .ses a nnw record by MAX"
|itfR MIN earryins nifty passengers
sat 8&AGpees of seventv~t~e mites an
{rssdent wilson appeared before
Sal0sl Isc~s December e previous 10 hls
55epaesure for France and mace
tNrrk en- aeions regarding aIteT
Manifestation, urging especially
,haf In early decision BE reached on
the ubestion of whether the ratif<sA".
shaH he retained anaer government
control or ownership or TetarH"a ="
the private owners,
heated discussion &s 70 the future
!. M ne, railroads ~ this country was
rrec.pftatst, hs tho action of director
General McAToo. who or pecem Der
II. recon me n6ed 70 congress thst
The period Of government control ~
railroads he extendef. fer Ave years.
n nrdsr to intake a thorough test To
a rs. r. ne or n
meat OWNERSHIP or control.
pssrs Il, asakc The Auae~ 'au navy
s@eerd 10 that Of an other country
in the world by 1895 were disclosed
by Rear Admiral ,lEaeEer. chairman
ef the exrc utiw~ com7Hl*se ~ me
general board Of tho Etvy ~ 4 state
rnens &c q congressional t0HlfnHt"e
December -
Foreign sTair~
The man ot Europe wAs b"lek re-
made ~ the rear 1918 care so q Close
The victory OF she entcnte alllc. and
tie United states over Germany and
hcr allies gave assurance Thar several
nov free nations would be created out
II territory conquered in former years
by the autocracsc Of Europe
The Czeche- Slovak r~pu&te WIS al
really " existence btfors tHe close oil
the war, having been rccog~ II 4 rs an
s lisaependent helliscrert government
ny the United states Great Britajn
France ard ftaiy, snt tNe coming NJ
sY ;s~neA saw the formal esfa hlahn1en1
VI TIM new government AZ Prague
The end OF the war also practically
assured the rising OF n great new
Poland. made MP of most IL not All
the territory dis1ded MP wears ago I've
.ween German Austria and Ruesia
FINLAND threw or the ehackles piac
Led upan her by Russia and out y
she turmoil Of civil war emerged a
free and ir+le uendent nation Tn
peoples OF other smaller suhiec
states asserted their indepeHdency.
cornriets rea'irrrucnt Of the bounda
ries OF the larger nations of Furop
4awna one OF the tasks under'a fse7 y
he great peace congress. pledged t
adopt the prime. pa 81 gen determine
ton Of peoples.
Great Britain continued 10 wrestt
through the year with the Irish prob
se1n. which seefne3 no nearer a soiu
.f0n than ever when the war ended
ueriNn~sa trouble was feared when %
AprN taT>remier Ilays q Gorge intro
duced in the house ~ commons Il ne1
eonscr4pf'on bill, including conscrtr
ion for Irtshman On April II, ri
Horace Ptunkett chairman ot IN
Irish convention which had aseen1 BILE
IN 1917. for the purpose OF trying I
rnach an agreement on II plan 10
home rule presented report I
parliament. showing that the con
vention had failed 10 agree upon an
scheme for self government. q
April ~, public places in leland wcr
rlacea under military guard ard cor
c~aled arms were seized. Tensio
vas relieved sarnewl AZ when on Ma
\ IRE government -asnopnced nca'
nor syfserf VI cnnsrriptiou III treFans