American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-30


bolshevist vessels and sank four Of
them. thereafter concentrating against
Kronstadt. The fortress was bonn
barded and the city set on fire.
The situation In Upper Silesia is
confused and confusing. The Germans
and the Poles IRE fighting each other
In desultory fashion there. and both
are contending with the striking
workers Of the country who have be.
come so violent that the German au-
thorties proclaimed martial law.
The new German constitution has
Just gone into effect. and II summary
OF II has been made public in Amer.
lea. II seems to be In most respects
an admirable document, designed to
establish and maintain n moderate
and cOmmendable form of republican
government. more strongly centralized
than our own. The powers of the
president are very great The equal
law IL asserted. and titles of nobility
are abolished except "as part of II
persons name" II Is noticeable how
ever, that Germany IL stu called an
empire. II may he added rs n matter
Of Interest. that the former kaiser has
just bought II place Of residence In
Holland, and that current reports Of
his fast failing health are fatty con-
tradlctcd 10y n correspondent who sees
William nearly every day.
Uncle Sans war against the prof.
itccrs aud honrdcrS went ON steadily
II not So swiftly as the victims of tho
II. c. of l.. might have hoped. The
ultimate consumer hailed with On.
lhuslnsm the assertion 10y Attorney
General Palmer that the small retail
crs ns well rs the big retailers aud
the wholesalers are going To feel the
heavy hand of the department of jus
tlcc. lie appeared before the house
committee on agriculture Ia discuss
proposed amendments Ia the food con.
troll act, and argued against pro-
vision that would exempt front prose
cution as proliteers those retailers
who do an annual business below
SlOO,OoO Many of the complaints uf
cNtortlonutc prices, he said, are
against the small dealers and he add.
ed he would feel hopeless If he were
restricted 10 the larger dealers, Mr.,
Al. a .lst
withdraw the proposed provision Civ
Ing the president authority 10 fix
prices. This. he said. he considered
unnecessary and calculated Ia provoke
too much discussion. The only amend
menls lie favored We're one extending
the scope of the act to include wear
ing apparel and containers of foods,
feeds and fertilizers. and one impos'
Ing II penalty of $1,000 or imprisou-
mcnt FOR two years for proiitccriug.
The great quantities of foodstufis
which have been seized IN various
cities by the agents of the department
of justice viii not be placed on the
market until proper court proceedings
have been completed. Mean while the
government Is dlsposing of its vast
surplus army stores practically NJ
cost, and the way In which hundreds
of thousands of people struggle FOR II
chance to buy these commodities il
sufficient evidence of their need,
The actors strike. after spreading
IN
struggle there that the unions of mn
sicuns and stage hands were called
on for help, with the result that near
| ~ every iheater was obliged To close
| Efforts 10 end the strike amicably In
| New York were fruitless, and IL wa'
said there II might be extended to GOV
er the entire country and all hal
| shows, including the movies.
| Within week there probably vii
he II conference between the officials
of the steel workers unions and rep
resentatlyes Of the United States Stee
corporation. II IL Is refused by tn,
I latter. Il committee headed by Samue
| Gompers Is empowered 10 call a strlk,
| forthwith. The corporation maintain,
The open shop, and the unions wish Il
present 10 II II rather portentous lis
OF - basic demands.
Cudnhy, Wis, and Hammond, Ind.
were The scenes of strike riots nm,
state troops were hurried to both
places to restore order, which the!
did.
The farmers hive won their fgh
against daylight saving, for although
the rest of the population is unani
nous In It's favor, the bill for repea
OF the law was passed by both hous
and senate over the veto of Presiden
Wilson.