Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

AT least 100000 people in Europe are in
danger of starvation in the next few months.
according to Sir George Paish Speaking be-
fore the Ethical society, in London, he declared
that, although the world had not fully real
lied the situation, business men and bankers
had done SO and were coming together to de-
wise remedial measures
Selfish and unselfsh interests were Coin
cident he said, and the League of Nations
had become an absolute world necessity. He
had no doubt that America would enter the
league.
Influenza has again appeared in epidemic
form at Linares, Spain, about fifty miles
northeast of Granada, dispatches stating that
there at present more than 1000 ill from
the disease in that city Precautionary meas
ures have been taken by the authorities.
Cali that can be achieved by means OF
writs of injunction has been tried and it has
not produced ton of COAL said Judge
Charles F. Amidon in the United States dis
trct court at Fargo, N. D., in denying the
application by the Dakota Coal company, a
Minnesota corporation, for a writ of injunc-
ton to restrain Governor Lynn J. Frazier
from Selling and operating the Ignite coal
mines of North Dakota.
Nearly half a million miners continue
the strike. AS the winter advances the crisis
in the east deepens," said the court. at
needs only the presence of North Dakota
temperatures in the east to call into i'm
mediate action something besides injunc-
tons"
Governor Allen, of Kansas, has issued
call for volunteers to dig coal in the Kansas
mines, and the first rush of volunteers for
service in the Kansas coal fields which came
pouring into Governor Allen, indicated that
thousands of men would respond to the call.
The governor is receiving offers of help from
other states and experienced men are tele-
phoning offers OF personal services as we'll as
offers of equipment. The American Legion
Post Of Wichita has 200 men signed up and
ready to respond to Governor Aliens appeal
for men to mine coal. Among the volunteers
are the owners of five steam shovels who
offered their outfits, which the governor said
would add materially to the coal-digging
possibilities. A steam shovel he said, was
capable of uncovering from 800 to 400 tons
of coal in strip mine day.
| Volunteer workers who go into the Kan
sas coal fields to dig coal under the state re-
| ownership plan will be considered strike
breakers, Thomas Harvey, secretary-treasurer
of the Kansas miners has announced.
A bill introduced in the British house of
| commons under which Vscount Astor would
have been able to give up his title inherited
from his father, the late Viscount William
Waldorf Astor, defeated by vote of | 50
W o. Inc Oil was introduced Dy j. H.
Thomas, Labor member. It was devised to
meet the Aston case, the measure empower
ing the king to accept surrender of any peer
age It's passage would have enabled the
Vscount to retain his seat in the house of
commons.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy will come
to the United States next summer and also
will visit South America, especially the re-
publics of Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, ChIe
and Peru, unless the political situationsore
vents him from carrying out his desire
The tentative plan is that the king will be
accompanied by Premier Nitti and that he
will first proceed to the United States
Victor Emmanuel desires especially to re-
turn the visit President Wilson made to him
in Rome some time ago.
Control of the Information Mercantile Marine
has been definitely placed in the hands of
England and EngliShmen according to The
Liverpool Post. This has been brought about
by decision of the Directors to ratfy an
agreement with the Admiralty and Board of
Trade, which provides that the bylaws of
the company shall make it compulsory to
have Englishmen manage the ships and general
business of the company, and that the direc-
British Empire 1t is also agreed that the names
OF future directors shall be submitted to the
British government for approval
The North Dakota senate has passed the
to 8.