The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-02

that, with an American merchant ma
rtne established, business men of this
country had no reason TO fear the com
petition OF Great Britain or any other
country In extending their export
trade.
A memorial 10 all southern men who
have fought in the nations wars from
The American revolution to the world
war will be carved on the granite face
Of Stone mountain, near Atlanta, Ga,
instead Of simply making It d monu-
ment TO the heroes Of the coDfederacy.
Plans of a Tampa, Fla. labor eie-
ment to arrange MAY day demon
stration as protest against punish
ment of Eugene y. Debs, Tom Mooney
and Others were met by a proclama-
tion BY Mayor Mckay that any such
demonstration would be stopped by the
police.
WAsHINcTO
Cancellation of contracts made dur
Ing the war for construction Of two
million tons of steel ships Is announced
by the shipping board. which is prepar-
Ing 10 close government work in many
yards throughout the country.
Units Of the reserve officers train
ing corps are being maintained az 30S
institutions and comprise la their
membership 100000 students.
The Mexican governments denial Of
the Monroe doctrine was character
lied by members Of congress now In
Washington as another HCarranza'
blnnder. II VIII be strictly enforced,
the statesmen said without regard to
the attitude OF Mexico.
Removal by the interallled economic
council OF all ration limitations on
exports TO northern neutral countries,
except finished munitions OF war, Ii
announced by the war trade board.
Replying In statement Thursday to
the charge of Postmaster General
Burleson that he Is the victim OF an
organized propaganda Charles john
son Post, director Of the publishers
advisory board, declared that 1t was
not the publishers Of the country who
needed defense but the postmaster
general himself.
Revised casualty totals announced
by the war department placed the to-
tai Of dead IN the army and marine
corps at 1884, of whom 33,SS7 We're
killed In action.
Fun suffrage for all American wom-
en- for the 1920 elections is foreshad-
owed In statement authorized Sum
day by Senator Charles Curtis of Kan
sas, the Republican whip. Senator
Curtis said that both houses of con-
gress viii pass the amendment as
soon as they reconyene.
FOREIGN.
A dispatch to the Central News says
Vienna newspapers report that DIR.
Alexander Wekerle. the former Hun
garian premier and minister of finance,
has died In prison.
An increase Ia the milling percent
age which viii virtually put the world
back TO war bread basis for the next
three months Is part OF the program
adopted by the supreme food council
under the craftsmanship of Herbert @.
Hoover.
Party of the Hungarian communist
army facing the Rumnnlans southeast
OF Budapest has surrendered and the
rest Is in flight according to a Rum
anlan official statement.
According to the official figures Of
those paying the 'out Of work" dona-
| 49,. tkn,a 49,, 49,. attn TQn R72 man
ana women today who are jobless in
the British Isles.
An official statement by the Japan
ese embassy characterlzlng as exagger-
ated current reports Of cruel meas
ures employed by the Japanese author
tiles III suppressing Korean disturb
ances, says one person was killed and
six wounded In outbreaks ut Seoul and
that the total number of casualties
III the provinces has been 3Sl killef
and 735 wounded,
The Munich Spartacans have So,
cured the services OF six trained mill
tary officers as leaders of the rec
guard.
The first panic over rabies in TWEEN
ty.one years Is spreading through
England. Several eases developed II
the country recently and two were
discovered IN London in the last week
Great loss of life among the natives
Of the Belgian Congo as a result Of Al
Influenza epidemic Is reported in dis
patches received at Brussels, SOM
estimates place the number Of death
, at a00O00
The dock strike at Liverpool wa
{ settled Thursday evening The griey
ances OF the dock workers are TO b,
} arbitrated
President Wilson's emphatic declat
: alton that he viii not yield on the Ad
c riatic question has created the mos
: profound sensation in the peace con
2 ference. He has thrown down tn
gauntlet to the supporters of secre
- a.