Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26


with passing their enactments properly Mem
bers of the United States senate were very
much surprised-and some Of them verc
much chagrined--when they learned last
week that they had unanimously confirmed
the nomination of A Mitchell Palmer as at
torney general of the United States. The
shock hit hardest on those senators who had
been most consistently against Mr.. Palmers
confirmation. They insisted that they hac
not taken any such action while awake, and
could not recall having been "happy" since
July 1; so they wondered how in the name
of all that was proper, Mr.. Palmer's confirms
ton had become fact, technically and Off
cialy
The explanation of the matter IS that it
was an accident, Mr.. Palmers nomination
having gone before the executive session OF
the senate with a long list of postmasters
AS the senators did not want to cease con-
versation about the peace treaty long enough
to listen to an endless list of nomination for
postoffices they adopted a motion that the
list be approved without reading. Next morn
ing they woke up to the fact that by SO doing
they had confirmed the appointment Of At
torney General Palmer. There talk OF
reconsidering the matter but such action has
been postponed, as it is understood that the
committee report on Mr. Palmer's record as
custodian of alien property is complete vim
dication of him.
The German Minister of Finance Erzberger
has announced that the budget committee OF
the National Assembly had proposed new
credit of 9.000,00O,000 marks. The loan
would take the form Of a premium loan bear
ing per cent interest, be repayable at 40
and redeemable in thirty years. The credit
would have taxation privileges, the minister
adds.
Ninety-eight per cent of twenty-four unions.
embracing steel workers, voting on the ques-
ton of national strike, voted in favor of
walkout it was announced in Youngstown.
Ohio last week by w. q. Foster. secretary
treasurer of the American Federation or
Labor's committee on organization in the steel
industry, which canvassed the vote. Mr..
Foster said the committee was now taking
up the. matter of setting a date for the
strike The committee did not give out the
number of votes cast.
The matter of setting date has been
referred to the conference committee, Mr..
Foster said which includes Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation of
Labor; John Fitzpatrick, president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor; D. j. Davis,
of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers; E. J. Evans, Of the Electro
cal Workers; William Harmon, of the Inter
national Machnists Union, and Mr.. Foster,
who is head of the Railway Garments Union
and spokesman for the committee.
Perpetual injunction against the five lead
ing packers, which would bar them from
doing business in the stake of Mississippi, is
sought in a petition filed in Chancery court
Of Missippi by the state revenue agent. The
court is asked to put statutory penalty of
$4,000 day on the packers,
Sxtytwo more tanks recently were shipped
from the army reserve depot at Columbus,
Ohio, to forts on or near the Mexican border.
During the last week hundred of the
one-man whippet type fighting machines
were shipped to the border. Three thou
sand rifles also have been shipped to- border
points within the last few days. Army Of
fcers at the depot refuse to comment on
the significance of the shipments.
German aviator, Lieutenant Alderman,
accompanied by Major Isler, effected a land
ing on the summit of the Jungfrau. The
point where their biplane was to have landed
was marked by cinders in the snow but the
machine dropped into an air pocket and fell
in deep snow 100 yards away from the land
ing place. The aviators were not hurt
In spite of the pessimistic outlook of Ger
many's financial situation at present, the
Minister Of Finance Rechberg and other au-
thorities are not so pessimistic as writer's in
the press; and believe the general situation
would be improved by a loan from America
on which they would base economic recon
struction, says the New YorkTimes correspond
ent writing from The Hague. They are also
counting on severe labor troubles in America
and England which they believe are now only
beginning, whereas Germany, having started
under labor troubles earlier, now considers
herself at least year ahead of the Eentente
countries in this report. Labor unrest in
Germany is becoming subdued and the people
are beginning to work, especially since the
authorities convinced them they would not
get food unless they did work.
Citizens and housewives of the Montmarte
district in Paris, have formed the Con
sumers League of France to combat the
high cost Of foodstuffs 1t is the intention of
the founders to enlarge the league into the
Naional Buyers Federation, with members
throughout the country.
Nothing in the nature of a protectorate
over Persia is contemplated by the agreement
between Great Britain and that country, ac-
cording to Cecil B. Harsmworth, England's
under secretary of state for foreign affairs
who recently addressed the house of com
mons IN replying to questions regarding the
treaty. The policy of his majestys govern
ment," Mr.. Harmsworth said, sis to assist
Persia to re-establish herself on a sound
basis. There is not the slightest foundation
for suspicion that government proposed or
that the Persian government would have con-
sented to create anything in the nature of a
protectorate.
Mr.. Harmsworth said the attitude of the
Ferslan CABINET and the impending visit of
the Shah to England constituted a sufficient !
sol hn t1os,