Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-11-20
WASHINGTON

Railroad workers scored q complete
victory in the house through incor-
poration OF their plan for voluntary
Cancellation of labor disputes in the
Esch railroad bill The house reject
ed plan of compulsory arbitration.
No direct vote on the antistrike prop
osition was taken.
The design for the Victory Medal"
to be given every American who took
part in the world war, has been an.
proved by Secretary Baker. On one
side will be figure of Victory"
with the inscription The Great War
for Civilization " and on the reverse
side the names of the allied and as
sociated lowers.
A resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution requiring rat
ification OF constitutional amendments
Dy popular vote was introduced in the
United States senate by Senator Fre-
hnghuysen of New Jersey.
Wartime operation of the telehpone
and telegraph systems of the Country
cost the federal government Sl4,41S.-
237 This sum represents the differ
ence between the net earnings of the
companies taken over and the compen-
sation guaranteed by the postoffice de-
partment.
Urging immediate pay increases as
the logical solution Of the most DIFF.
hcult problem now facing the navy
that OF retaining present officers and
men and obtaining new ones-the Sec
retary OF the navy recommends to the
house naval committee temporary in
creases aggregating $4,000, 900 a year
for all officers and men.
The war department has received
forty thousand requests from relatives
Tor return of the bodies of soldiers
dead in France.
Plloted by Lieut.. Com. Read, the ma
val seaplane NC-4. recently established
new nonstop record for that type
OF craft, carrying twelve passengers
III flew from Pensacola to Memphis.
distance OF 535 nautical miles, it is
announced by the secretary of the
navy.
The plan OK the national guard as
sociatlon OF the United States for the
reorganization of the state militia Of
the country, embodying proposal
for a system of voluntary military
and physical training, functioning
through the schools and colleges. has
been submitted to the senate. The
measure provides for an armed force
OF approximately S4S,OOO officers and
men. augmented by reserve force Of
former service men.
Large orders for arms and ammuni.
tion placed by Mexico in Belgium and
Spain, in preparation 70 rthe possibil.
ity OF American Intervention, came to
light recently when the state depart
ment let it become known that the
government had taken steps 20 pre-
vent their shipment
The United States has been denyine
shipments of arms and ammunition in
TO Mexico for many months for the
reason that they generally fall into
the hands of bandits and often are
used against Americans.
Squarely joining the issue with Pres.
ident Wilson. the senate adopted u res.
ervation qualifying the obligations of
the United States under Article X of
the league of nations covenant.
Believing that Mr. Wilson intends
to end war prohibition as soon as the
peace treaty is ratified, the aggres.
sive dry element in the house. led
by Representative Randall OF Califor.
MIA. have laid all thoi- plans to check.
mate him. it is stated. 1t is their in.
tention to seek an extension OF the
war time prohibition for six months,
which extension will be added to .he
food and fuel control act
Holding that the action of the gov.
ernment injunction proceedings
against striking bituminous coal min.
ers to be so autocratic as to stagger
the human mind" the executive coun.
Gil of the American Federation of
Labor declared in statement issued
after four hour meeting that the
miners walkout was justified, prom.
ised for the strike the entire support
OF Organized Labor and asked aid and
endorsement for II from the general
public.
Congress Is preparing to adjourn
without enacting any big recorstruc.
tion measures.