Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-16

lutiOniSts at the gates or the capltal ana the
receipt of a message by President Bertrand
from the United States government demand
ing that all the constitutional guarantees of
the government should be respected. Presi-
dent Bertrand protested to the state depart
ment against the action of this government,
but his position was such that there was no
other course for him but to resign.
Ten persons were killed and eleven wound
ed during food riots in Glogau, Silesia, last
week. Troops used machine guns and hand
grenades against the rioters. The trouble
started when Threatening crowds gathered
before the shops and protested against the
DEAFNESS of food. The situation became
critical and troops were called out. The
crowd attacked the soldiers and one soldier
was shot. Thereupon the order to fire was
given and the streets were cleared by the use
of machine guns and grenades. The town Is
now quiet. The Prussian government in
tends to propose home rule for Upper ST.
lesia according to the Lokal Anzeiger.
Several political leaders, including Luis
Pardo, brother of former President Pardo;
juan Durand, brother of DR.. August Du-
rand, proprietor Of La Prensa, and Ramon
Aspillaga, brother Of Antero Aspillaga, at one
time a presidential candidate, were placed
under arrest in Lima, Peru, last week.
In political circles the belief prevailed
Augusta e. Leguia and restore the Pardo re-
gime had been frustrated by the arrests The
movement in favor Of Pardo was generally
condemned, while several popular demonstra-
lions in favor Of Senior Leguia were held The
United States on August 20 recognized Presi-
dent Leguia as head of the de-facto govern
ment from Pardo in a bloodless revolution
on July and, later, elections placed Lee
guia in complete control.
In the course of his address at Helena
Mont, President Wilson referred to the Bos-
ton police strike, declaring that the strike
of the policemen of great city, leaving
that city at the mercy of thugs is a crime
against civilization The federal govern
ment will comply with any request made by
Governor Coolidge, of Massachusetts,, for
army Or navy assistance in maintaining order
in the city, and Secretary of War Baker has
so informed the governor.
One of the first visits paid by General Per-
shing on his return to this country was to
the grave of Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay He called first on Mrs Roosevelt at
Sycamore Hill, going later to the cemetery.
1t was Theodore Roosevelt who first sci the
feet of the commander of the American ex-
peditionary forces on the pathway that led
to his present triumph. From an obscure
captain, President Roosevelt Jumped" Per-
shing to the rank of brigadier general de-
spite the protest that arose from beaureau-
Gratis.
The state executive committee Of the 0eor-
gla chapter of the American Legion, in session
last week in Macon, selected Atlanta as the
meeting place of the state convention of the
legion, which will be held on October 1916.
John H. Bankhead Jr., of Jasper son of
Senator Bankhead, and Hugh Morrow, of Bir-
m1ngham, have resigned as trustees of the
University of Alabama; and it is believed that
other designations will follow both from the
university board and from. that of the Ala
bama Polytechnic institute at Auburn. 1t is
said that the designations followed q clash
between educational factions in Alabama. '>q'
Luis Cabrera, secretary OF the treasury in
the Mexican cabinet, has definitely announced
in Mexico City that President Carranza, "un-
der no circumstances, will seek reelection as
president of Mexico, and without fail will
turn the presidency over to his successor with
out completing his present term"
Colonel Luke Lea, former United States
senator from Tennessee, was chosen to well
come General Pershing home in behalf OF the
American Legion at the mass meeting and re-
ception given New York last week in honor
of the returned leader of the A. e. F.
John Mitchell, former president of the
United Mine Workers of America and one OF
the most widely known labor leaders in the
United States, died last week in New York.
Declaring that pro-Germanism again had
lifted it's head in this country, President Will
son declared in his address at Sioux Falls
S. Oak, that "every element Of chaos" was
hoping there would be mo steadying hand"
placed on the worlds affairs.
This element saw chance, he sald' ny
of
Nations to make possible again what Germany
had tried to do in the great war. 1t was
clean-cut issue, Mr.. Wilson declared, between
this new order or the old German order
Martin Lovassey, Hungarian foreign min
lister, has been forced out of the cabinet, &C.
cording to advices received in Vienna from
Budapest He had heretofore refused to
meet the demands for his resignation, but
his colleagues charge that he sent notes to
the peace conference without making known
his action to the government and also that
he failed to transmit to Vienna the govern
ment's demand for the extradition of Bella
Kun, Hungarian dictator, during the COM
munist regime These charges, it is said,
brought about Lovassys retirement
The Hungarian cabinet is reported to have
signed a unanimous demand for the extra
diton of Bella Kun. Two thousand five hun
dred persons are awaiting trial in Hungary
on the charge of being sympathizers with the
soviet movement.
An arrangement for a French military
mission for Brazil has been signed in Paris
by Premier Clemenceau, for France, and
Senior Regis Olivera, for Brazil.
Twenty-seven members of the crew of the
Ward Line steamer Corydon lost their lives
when the vessel foundered in the Bahama
Channel in the hurricane which passed over