Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13

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except Monaco and San Marine, is threaten
ing to sever communications with the Peace
Conference in Paris unless it is heard, partlc-
ularly in regard to it's desire to participate in
the League of Nations. And, despite its
small size, such action would prove incon-
venient because the route from Paris to
Vienna lies through the principally.
The American Federation of Labor opened
it's reconstruction convention Tuesday at At
lantic City. The reconstruction program OF
the labor organization was submitted in the
report of the executive council, and the open
ing sessions program contained the reading
of message from President Wilson and an
address by Samuel Gompers.
Establishing a new speed record the gov
eminent printing office in Washington, with
in two hours Monday night set up in type
the German Peace Treaty consisting of nearly
100000 words. The task was taken as a
matter of every day occurrence at the plant,
which is the worlds largest establishment.
The treaty covers sixty-four pages of the
Congressional Record and cost the govern
ment $4,000 to print, Of which 81 1000 repre-
sents the cost of placing it in type. Although
senate leaders plan to have the treaty print
ed in document form later, 80, 600 copies of
the record were printed for distribution
among the regular recipients of that publ
cation.
nationwide strike of telephone workers,
involving operators and maintenance, con-
struction and repair men, has been called for
next Monday morning, according to G. Sick
man, business agent, and j. H. Groves, fnan-
| cial secretary of the Electrical Workers un-
ion. 1t was announced the orders were re-
ceived from the international headquarters
at Springfield, Ill The strike was precipi
tated by the strike of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers Union of America called for We'd
| Y1nc dow fofn 1hn tn1o
ployes' demands are similar to those of the
graphers-recognition of the union, the
right to bargain collectively and abandon
! ment of discrimination in discharging union
men.
Captain Adolph c. Person and his son,
Second Mate Adolph E. Peterson of the
bark Puakko, charged with killing Axel
Hansen, seaman, were acquitted Mon
day afternoon in New York by jury in the
Federal District court after sixteen minutes
deliberation.
The governments wartime tax on the
profits Of munition manufacturers, contest
ed by producers of parts of shells, who
claimed that the impost was intended to APP
ply only to completed articles has been up
held by the Circuit Court of Appeals in
Philadelphia. In group of three decisions
holding that any participant in the abnor-
NAL profits of muntion making must sub
nit himself to taxation laid upon this class
of income, the court sustained a government
policy involving many millions of dollars in
revenue already collected or in course of
collection. Opposite action by the court
would have necessitated legislation to make
up the consequent deficit in Federal receipts.
The Royal Air Service Cross of Great Brit
ain has been conferred on Commander John
H. Towers, commander of the American sea-
plane squadron on the transatlantic flight,
and Lieut.. Commander Albert G. Read and
the other commissioned officers Of the crew
of the NC-4, Lieutenant Walter Hinton,
Lieutenant E. +. Stone, Lieutenant ]. l..
Breese and Ensign Il. c. Rodd. The Royal
Air Force Medal also has been conferred on
Chief Machinist Mate E. S. Rhoades.
Troops are being massed in Berlin, and,
according to statements from the German
capital, 50,0 600 or more are in readiness for
action. Die Freiheit, a Berlin newspaper,
intimates that CERTAIN factions are ready to
seize upon any chance for action against the
revolutionary government. Discomfort is
growing among the masses and it is believed
that the troops in and around Berlin
gathered by the government in anticipation
of trouble.
Major General Cabell, commanding the
southern department and the Mexican border.
in a special report to the war department
at this time. The forces now under his
command, General Cabell said, were sufficient
to handle any contingency that could be fore
seen. The report was in answer to a speci-
fled query from the department regard
ing the recommendations Of Governor Hob
by of Texas, that the First and Second Br-
gade of Texas National Guard Cavalry De
called into service to reinforce the border
guard.
Brigadier General John George David
Knight, U. S. A., retired, former chief of
staff in the Philippines, died Monday night
at Summit, N. j., in his seventy-third year
How long will it be before Bolshevik
torgeries will corrupt the currency of every
civilized country? Lenine has frequently
declared his intention to make valueIess the
money OF the world, as he has that of Rus
STA, by the simple plan Of flooding the
world with forged currency. Scotland Yard
has found that the credit of England is
thus to be first attacked. Plans are careful
ly laid by the Bolshevik government to
saturate the circulation of the country with
counterfeit paper money, printed and en-
graved by the government bureau of Russia
Every precaution is being taken to prevent
the introduction of this forged money into
England, but that a certain amount will be
smuggled in is expected. The authorities
warn people to be careful about accepting
notes from strangers.
Wharf facilities which will permit six of
the largest ocean vessels to tie I'D at one
time are proposed for London in a bill be-
fore parliament. If the scheme is carried
out, ships which have gone to Hamburg,
Antwerp and Rotterdam will unload at Lon
don. The project calls for the expenditure
Of thor,