Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-02
Scraps and faets.


Dispatches of yesterday say that
seriously threatened friction with ia
pan has been smoothed over. Early
in the war Japan took from the Ger
mans their stronghold OF k1ao-ChoW'
in China: and they have been claiming
this for themselves. The Chinese have
been protesting on the ground that
since Germany had no right to the Pc
ninsula on account Of having taken II
by force. Japan should not be allowed
to keep it. The understanding Is now
that Germany will transfer the Snan-
tung peninsula, including Kiao.Show
to Japan and later on japan Will re-
transfer it to China.
Six hundred arrests have been
made by soviet authorities, virtuaily
every financier, publisher, editor.writer
manufacturer and ex-minister OF hun
gary who could be reached being
thrown into prison. More than thirty
editors Of newspapers. as well as
large number Of reporters, have peen
taken into custody it is alleged, ie.
cause they have refused to accept
bribes to champion the soviet cause.
Albert Apponyi. former premier;
Count Hadik. former food minister:
Baron and Baroness Luis Hatvam
Countess Mako, wife Of the former
Ol IT
bership Of chamber Of commerce ana
a number Of bankers are among the
hostages that are being held. Attor,
ney Stuyesil has been executed ana
ten others have been sentenced TO lie
imprisonment.
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,,
Republican floor leader in the senate,
and one of the most influential mem
bers of the Republican party, has sent
q telegram to the italian societies OF
Boston, In which he upholds the ltah-
an claims to Fiume. He says that the
italian claims to Fiume rest on nauon-
al safety while the insistence or the
limited States, Great Britain and
Rance on Withholding this port from
italy is based on purely commercial
and economic grounds. He says that
he has always insisted that the terri
torv known as Italia Irredentia, and
ali the territory immed diately adjoining
should go to italy, and that ltaly
should have military and naval control
of the Adriatic so as to be In q posi-
ton to prevent Germany from renew
ing her attack against the rest or tne
world. He goes on to say tnat Jugo-
Slayia should have a port on the Adri-
attic and he is assured that Italy Is
willing to console such port.
Columbia special of April 29 10
the News and Courier: The committee
renresenting the southeastern states
with Atlantic seaboards, which recent
Iy met with the shipping board at
Washington are satisfied that there
will be an ALLEGATION of fourteen ships
of the south Atlantic Maritime cor
poration, representing wilmington, N.
g. Charleston, S. c.; Savannah, Ga
Brunswick, Ca; and JacksonVihe,'
Fla, according to Major John y.
Frost, assistant adjutant General, re-
preventative to Governor cooper at the
conference, who has just returned
from washington. Major Frost SAID
that the members of the shipping boaro
were Impressed with the justice OF the
contentious of the southerners ana the
Compelling facts introduced why the
southeastern states should be gwen ehe
minimum shipping requested ne
South Carolina representative saiu
that the shipping board was put III
possession of data showing the toh
mage which could be shipped out OF
the South Atlantic ports represented
by the corporation to the central and
South American markets. Charleston
stressed, particularly the record time
made in debarking ships at the gov.
ernment terminal there. MAJOR Frost
is very enthusiastic over the outlook
for the future, and believes that the
ALLEGATION of ships for Latin American
trade will be one Of the greatest Things
that can happen for the south.
Mine clauses proposed by the COM
mission Of international labor leg1sla-
ton, for insertion in the peace treaty,
and adopted by the peace conference
public as follows: "First-The guld-
ing principle that labor should
not be regarded merely as commodi-
ty or article of commerce. Second
The right Of association for all law.
full purposes by the employed, as well
as by the employers. Third-The pay
ment to the employed of a wage ade-
Quate to maintain a reasonable stand
ard Of life as this is understood In the
time and country. Fourth-The adop-
ton of an eight-hour day or forty-
eight hour week as the standard to be
aimed at where it has not already been
obtained. Fifth-The adoption Of a
weekly rest of at least twenty-four
hours, which should include Sunday
whenever practicable. SiXth-The ab-
olition of child labor and the imposi-
ton of such limitations on the LABOR
of young persons as shall permit the
continuation of their education and as
sure their proper physical develop
ment. Seventh-The principle that
men and women should receive equal
remuneration for work of equal value
Eighth-The standard set by law IN
each county with respect to the con-
dition of labor should have due regard
to the equitable economic treatment OF
all workers lawfully resident therein.
Ninth-Each state should make pro-
vision for a system OF lhspec'ioh' ~
which women should take part, in or
der to insure the enforcement OF the
laws and regulations for the protection
of the employed"
Mrs. Maude P. Hardwick, wife of
former United States Senator Thomas
w. Hardwick, was painfully injured
and her negro maid suffered the loss
of both hands in the explosion OF an
internal machine sent through the
mails to the home of the former Geor-
gia senator in Atlanta last MONDAY
He was at his Office at the time. the
package which came in paper wrap
per bore a New York postmark ana
had been mailed to Senator Hardwlcks
former home at Sandersvllle, Ga.
Postoffice officials there had forward
ed II TO his apartment on Peachtree
street, Atlanta. The package was
about six inches long and some three
inches wide Mrs. Hardwick, the SEN
ator said, decided that 1t was sam
pie of pencils and told the mald 10
open it. What the police believe 10
have been nitric acid was exploded by
contact with some other acid as the
maid, Ethel Williams, unwrapped
the parcel A number of metal
slugs added to the effect of the eX-
plosion which literally blew the mald IS
hands off. Mrs Hardwick was burn
ed about the face and upper part OF
the body. A piece of metal made
severe cut across her upper lip and
loosened some teeth. Mrs. Hardwlck
and the maid were in the kitcheh VI
the anartment at the time Of the eX-
plosion and a kitchen cabinet was
wrecked and other pieces Of furniture
damaged. A rainstorm at the time
caused neighbors to surmise that
lightning had struck the building
Roth the former senator and local po-
lice and federal officials expressed the
belief that the explosion was the work
of anarchists operating in New YORK.
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