Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

More than ten thousand resident aliens
who fought in te allied armies during the war
have lost, through legal technicalities, their
residence status. in their progress toward
United States citizenship. Under the natural
zaton laws an alien must live in this country
for five years continuously" before he can
become a citizen. BY volunteering to serve in
allied armies their first papers have become
nvaidated under this technicality, and they
must reside another five years before
they can become citizens. Practically all OF
the men recruited in this country by the Bits
ish recruiting mission, under an arrangement
with the United States government, now find
their first papers nvalidated. The aliens who
refused to volunteer or evaded the draft law
experience no restrictions in obtaining cltlzch-
ship, according to the local naturalization
bureaus The inTalidation OF the first papers
was decided recently by justice Leander b.
Faber in the second judicial district in
Queens This decision was made when the
federal Inspector raised objections to ad-
hitting the applicant to citizenship on the
ground that in serving in the allied army ne
had not lived here continuously Tor hVe
years. In order to restore these men to resi-
Dental rights a bill has been introduced in
congress by Representative Isaac S1egel, OF
New York, who was head of the committee
on immigration and naturalization.
Three alleged leaders of the I. W. w. at
Tacoma Wash, have been indicted by the
federal grand jury and arraigned in the fed
eral court charged with violation OF the anti
sediton laws Bail for each was set for
$4,000 Those arraigned were W. Randall
said 10 be secretary of the Tacoma l. w. W.
organizations R. E. Eddy, charged with be-
ing a dealc- and distributor of radical litera-
ture and A. Cross alleged to be a local or
ganizer. Each man was indicted on four
counts.
Serious British losses are officially reported
D,,sf
ish units of young troops which had already
suffered considerable casualties, were at
tackled on December 8 by Mahsuds and
Waziris (Afghan tribesmen), holding strong
positions in the hills. The British wavered
under severe losses, and then retired, but
made successful attack against the posi-
ton next day.
Indian advices say that after the setback
sustained by the Berajat column on the 10th,
the advance was continued. Severe fighting
took place the 21st in which the British
casualties were ffty-eight killed and missing,
including two British officers and 222
wounded, including eight British officers.
The Mahsuds suffered heavily. The British
regained the lost positions on December %
without opposition.
P. g Russell, charged with seditious con-
spiracy in the general strike in Winnipeg,
Canada, last May, has been found guilty by
a Jury on all seven counts III lile lHulCllHeAI
returned against him. The first count was
"seditious conspiracy" and the next five were
for committing common nuisance"
Justice Metcalfs allowed Russell freedom
until Saturday morning so that he could
spend Christmas with his friends This is
believed to be the first time in Winnipeg that
a person convicted by a jury has been per-
nounced they would appeal to the Manitoba
court of appeals.
Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Irish
Unionist party, in Christmas message to
Ulsterites appealed to them to exercise rea-
and patience in trying to restore normal
conditions, and, above all things, to bring
about brotherhood and friendship" Sir Ed
ward says he hopes 1920 will be a year
of real genuine peace at home and abroad"
The perfection OF method of wired
wireless" by means of which at fewest ten
and possibly more conversations may be car
ried on simultaneously by means of single
wire by persons thousands of miles apart
will soon be announced by Major General
George 0. Squier, chief signal officer of the
army. The method it was said makes long
distance telephone communication virtually
Imitless. Conversations from Nome to Rio
and from Argentine to Alaska, will be a mat
ter OF course, provided single wires are strung
between the points mentioned. The new
HeIHOd Will save telephone and telegraph
companies large sums of money, as by it's
use one wire will do the work now done
by ten or more.
1t is expected to put the new method in
practical operation between New York CITY
ana Albany in the near future
More than five hundred nurses empIoved in
hospitals IN New York and Brooklyn have
formed union affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, and will present de-
mands, both to the city authorities and hos
pital superintendent for a reimbursement of
hours and wages The name of the new or
ganlzation is the Trained Nurses Association
Local 16461, A F. of l..
With the hope of comforting with President
Wilson as soon as he is able to receive them.
three members OF the Ukrainian delegation to
the peace conference have arrived in New
York and are awaiting word from the White
House as to when they may proceed to Wash
1ngton According to DR.. Dimitry Andreevich
Markoss, one of the delegates, the object of
the conference in Washington will be to lay
before President Wilson facts concerning the
wishes OF their government to cooperate with
the government Of the United States in all
matters pertaining to the rebuilding of their
country and the establishment of a stable
government. They expect some word from
the president they said, which may enable
them to facilitate reconstruction work in thai
country both socially and commercially. Tb~
other two members of the commission aka
DR.. Anthony Boskip and Professor Dimitsy
Vergonne
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