Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-29

sentatives have left in a huff, the Japanese
delegates are threatening departure, and even
the Poles are ready to quit
National leaders in the movement for suf-
frage for women are much cheered by the re-
cent action of the state of Iowa in granting
presidential suffrage to the women OF Iowa
This is the eighth state which has given presi-
Dental suffrage to it's women within the past
three months, the total of votes thereby add
ed for the next presidential election being
Is, 500 900, according to the statement of suf-
frage leaders, who declare that Iowas grant
ing the ballot means the success Of the ma
tional suffrage amendment at the next session
of congress.
AS result of popular cutlery in Russia
against the law providing for the nationaliza-
ton of the women of Russia, there is every
indication that the operation of the law will
soon be suspended. In fact it has already
been suspended in one province. The Com
missioner of Vladimir has appointed COM
mittee of women who are to inquire into the
operations, of the law and make a report
with the least possible delay. The nation
aliZation system provides that every girl on
reaching the age Of Is must register her name
in the bureau of free love after which she is
compelled to select partner from among
men between nineteen and fifty years of age.
In order to lessen the danger of swelling
the Bolshevik power in Germany, 100000
Russian prisoners now in twenty camps in
Germany are being repatriated. Under the
supervision of the American Red Cross, the
prisoners are being returned to Russia in
small groups. One thousand Americans are
connected with the relief work among the
Russian prisoners.
The adjournment of the New York as
sembly prevented the discussion passage
of the Carson-Martin six-cent fare bill, in
connection with which Senator George F.
Thompson of Niagara, charged bribery. Be-
fore adjournment the senate, without debate,
passed resolutions granting it's judiciary
committee power to continue for not more
than sixty days it's investigation Of the alleg-
ed 100000 bribery fund to put the bill
through the legislature.
Detroit has the honor of being the first
large city in the United States to go "over
the top" in the Victory Loan Drive. The
citys quota of $55,000,000 was exceeded by
more than 100000.
Federal supervision of child labor, abolish
ed when the supreme court last year declar-
ed unconstitutional the existing child labor
law, has been re-established under the
revenue tax of ten per cent on net protts OF
any concern employing children under speci-
fed ages. The new law went into effect on
April 25.
Hawaii is tired of being called an "insular
possession" and covets the privileges of
statehood. When her delegates, j. K. Kalan-
ianaole, returns to Washington he will begin
campaign to educate congressman to bet
ter understanding Of Hawaii's status as
territory, and will introduce bill for the
granting of statehood to Hawaii.
Ski regiments have played big part on
| the Archangel front during the winter. And
| ski runners have kept armies Of both allies
| and Bolsheviki supplied during the months
| of heavy snow. The allies first adopted the
| skis and trained several regiments to ma
nuever on them. Trotzky organized ski bril-
| gade of Esthonians and Red Firms. The ski
runners are we'll supplied with machine guns
and move rapidly from point to point.
Japanese residents of Hawaii are protest.
| ing the bringing Of Japanese language
| schools under the direction of the depart
ment of education. Bills to this end are now
| before the Hawaiian legislature The Japs
| declare their schools are no menace to Amer1-
| canization as the American flag floats over
each school. They say morality and conduct
are taught in the Japanese schools and not in
| the American public schools in the island
and that for this reason some Americans send
| their children to the Japanese schools. The
| Japs say the bill presented would force their
schools to close. 1t is likely to be passed IN
| a modified form.
The next big flow of taxes into the United
States treasury will be witnessed on April
| 80 when dealers are to make their returns to
the bureau of internal revenue on the goods
subject to excise taxes which they sold be-
| tween February 25 when the revenue act
went into effect, and March l.
The London Times now devotes a quarter
of column daily to "Aviation Weather" and
| 'Flying Prospects Today" giving extensive
data on wind velocity and direction and sky
currents for the entire United Kingdom to a
height of Is 900 feet
British shipping interests have been in
structed by the government to be prepared
| to give any aid necessary to transatlantic
| flyers. Notice has been passed on to snip
masters telling them how to proceed in case
their help is needed.
Socialism is not so deeply seated in Ger
many that it's antagonists give up hope of a
return to the old order A new university to
be founded in Cologne will "pay special at
tention to the evils of socialization,' accord
ing to the Cologne Gazette. This institution
and other higher institutions in Germany are
preparing to specialize in training Germans
| to be business men.
India as mandatory for Mesopotamia is
confidently accepted as fact by government
circles in India. Already commercial inter-
ests are preparing for the development Of
this territory and the improvement of trans
portation, already bettered by the build
ing of the Bagdad railroad.
Poland is endeavoring to regain it's old po-
stion the seat of learning. Before the
war Lemberg and Cracow had the only two
| Polish universities. During the the