The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-11-13
Washington, D. c.

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Washington, D. c.
The House Interstate Commerce
Committee finished the framing Of the
permanent railroad bill last Saturday.
declining at last to embrace therein
the provision forlidding railroad em-
ployeess from going on strike.
Victor Berger. Of Chicago, Socialist
congeSSman-elect. has been denied
seat in the House. according to
Washington dispatch. Berger was con-
vieted during the war of violation of
the Espionage Act and sentenced to
serve Il term in the penitentiary. His
appeal to higher court is still
pending.
President Wilson, following the an
nouncenent last week that MaSS;l-
chrsetts had gone Republican by
sweeping majority. sent telegraphic
message to Governor Calvin Coolidge
congratulating him upon his victory.
which lie characterized as Il victory
for law and order" the Republican
governor having used repressive meas
ures with disorders in Massachusetts.
| which were made issues in the cam
paign by his opponent.
John Skelton Williams. Comptroller
of the Currency. said in Washington
last Thursday that the national banks
of the United States have gone through
the past twenty-five months with but
one enforced closing. The one failure
| was during 1918. no hank having closed
during the present year. This record.
Mr.. Williams said. stands out as thirty
4 times better than any similar period
since the establishment Of the national
| banking system forty years ago.
The Senate Investigating committee
which has been sitting evidence on the
steel strike. reported III Washington
last Saturday that the refusal Of Chair
man Gary to meet ana talk with repre-
SentativeS of the steel workers and the
determination of the steel workers to
organize were the primary causes of
the strike. rather than amy complaint
that the men had as to conditions or
wages. The committee ruled. however,
that the men had just complaint as to
long hours of work. that they had Il
right to he represented in their deal
ings with their employers by represen-
tativeS of their own choosing: that be-
hind the strike was some considerable
agitation. notably elements of Russian
soviet influence. All strikes We're char
acterizedA III the arelnrt- AS industrial
. barbariSn and remedy was Sng
, gested iii the form Of Il labor indus
: trial board with wide powers. though
) not going to the length of compulsory
. arbitration.
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+ Foreign.
The regular soldiers of the Italian
| Army claShed with the insurrectionary
l forces of DAnnunZio near Fiume re
: Gently. in which encounter caSualtie.
l occurred Oh both sides.
The British battleship New Zealand
with Admiral ViScOunt Jellicoe aboard
arrived at Victoria. B.c.. last Satur
{ day. The Admiral will tour the rnite'
; States as well as Canada.
!, Wounded British bluejackets aboar,
= hospital slip have arrived at COpell
hagen from Riga. They are from til
!. British cruiser Dragon. which was hi
: by German shell. killing nine me-
II and wounding four others.
\ London news story says that prof
iteerins in automobiles is being Tough
to some purpose by the British MotO
Trades Association. heavy fines beill
e assessed against agents who have at
II vanced the prices fixed by the man,
e facturerS.
y Socialists in two large cities q
Italy-Nilan and Genoa-last Satul
: day celebrated the anniversary of til
" -
lets. Many arrests were made in NJ
l. Ian. where the Socialists claslled wit
y the former soldiers.
= The minister Of foreign affairs /
: Chile gave an interview at Santial
= last week to the Associated Press rel
= reSentative in which lie charged til;
:. Peru was to blame for the failure of
&c plebiScite in the northwestern provi
ces and says Peru has sought allianc'
oI with Il view to fight Chile.
!. \ Paris dispatch Of last Friday s;l!
=. :" that Il special peace council will lat
"e =" take up the matter of settling Il
y =. Turkish and Russian status. and Il
~ Bulgarian treaty will he shortly Iii
-, posed of. but in any event the prese
-. peace conference will come to an eI
II | beIOTe .JanuiTI ISL. dllu Tie ltHItllCa
~ -. delegates will return home.
" In order to iii part defray the e
20 penSe Of feeding the population Of Az
tria. says Il Vienna dispatch Of Ia
Saturday. a part Of the great art G
lection Of the HapSburg emperors "
be sold ut auction. with the consent
ng the Allies. The collection is centuri
ng old and consists of paintings. rare ma
at uscripts. Gobelin tapestries. old Orie
tai porcelain. goldsmith's and silv'
ch smiths work by the most famous Eli
Of entine jewelers. and historical fur
as ture 1t is valued ut S21 .OOO.WOO.
lss A Toxic dispatch of last week Il,
aS an epitome of the Japanese reply
'el the complaint of the Americani GOvel
OF nent that American railroad comm
ne sioners are not protected in the q
ect charge Of their duty along the tri
hh- Siberian Railroad. guarded by Jap;
ese troops. The substance Of the rel
,st while couched i'll carefully-wOrtled Il
ify suave language-iS to the general aff
Of that Japan's first duty is to guard
at railrOad and also that American i
re- japanese Information as to the fa
rye do not agree.
a After IA sensational debate Thurst
lie night Of last week. says Il London lie
the letter, the House of Commons ov
the whelminvly inflorSpd the voyprnnlel