The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
FOREIGN

FOREIGN
The former German crown prince
has renewed the lease of his house at
Wleringen until next spring.
The French military class of 1920
will he called to the colors late In Feb
ruary and the class of 1918 will he lib
Grated the second fortnight in April,
according to newspapers at Paris.
The situation in soviet Russia is
growing more serious. In several
towns workers are without employ
ment and desperately hungry, and
have revolted against the Bolshevikl.
The order for the discontinuance of
the general strike called after the
opening OF the parliament in Italy, has
been generally obeyed. Quiet has been
restored In Mantua, where disorders
occurred.
For the first time in history there
is every prospect of the Irish question
being settled satisfa ctorily, according
to statement made i'm Il speech in
London by Walter Hume Long, first
lord of the admiralty.
Milk and cream have been barred
from Paris bars and restaurants and
now the authorities are going after
eggs as well. They have decided to
prohibit the concoction of any egg
drink, i'm order to conserve the sup
plies of eggs for children, the aged and
the sick.
Domingo Salaberry, Argentine min
lister of finance during his coming visit
| ,I,nf Of
the Argentine delegation to the Pam
American financial congress, will take
up with American banks the possibil-
| ity of obtaining loan for Argentina
of $500, 100000 in gold.
The United States government has
notified Japan that America has
adopted the "hands OFF, policy in ST
| beria and will send no further assist
ance to the KolChak forces. according
to a Toxic cable published by the Nip
pu Jill, Honolulu Japanese news
paper.
The Japanese government. through
Ambassador Shidehara, has conferred
decorations ON fourteen ranking Off
GERS of the American navy in recogni-
tiOn of war service. Among those dec
Grated were Rear Admirals Benson,
Sims, Mayo and Knight. who received
| the Grand Gordon of the Rising Sun;
Admirals Gleaves and Wilson, Grand
Gordon of the Sacred Treasury; Ad-
miral RodmaE. Order of the Rising
| sun, second class.
Evan T. Young of the United States
| cnnculor saryica has bppu ordered to
| Odessa, South Russia, to open con
sulate general. An adequate staff will
90 with him, the state department an
nounced, and it is possible that two
or three consuS will soon be placed
under his jurisdiction at important
points on the Black sea and in South
Russia industrial and agricultural cen
| ters. Mr.. Young was consul general at
| Halifax for some years, and is rated
as one of the ablest men in the service.
GENERAL
H. S. Wilkinson of Pittsburg has
been elected president of the Crucible
Steel Company of America and chair
man of the board, taking the place of
| c. II. Wharton, who declined re-elec-
ton.
City officials stopped twenty-five
tons of sand and gravel from being
sold at 30 cents Il pound in New York.
The real estate was in the crops of
! 10000 chickens bound for the New
| York market.
The steel shipyard of the Todd Dry
| dock and Construction Corporation,
employing $500 men, has resumed OPP
erationS mt Tacoma, after having been
closed since Oct. by strike, accord
mg to an announcement by T.. +.
Marsh, federal labor commissioner.
Expressing appreciation of the sery-
ices rendered patriotic agencies by
stage people during the war, John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., contributed S25,00o to
the Actors Fund of America. In max
ing the contribution he expressed graf
itude, especially for the help actors
gave to the United War Work cam
paign, of which he was an official.
Chicago ranks second in point of
negro population in northern cities,
| the report of the Urban league shows.
New York is the only city in the
North surprising Chicago in point of
colored residents" said Il. a. Hill, sec
retary. "Since 1919 Chicago has added
! 10000 to its negro population. Detroit
and Newark have had 400 per cent in
| creases in the last four years
The main body of the Atlantic fleet
will leave Eastern seaports for Guam
| tanamo, Cuba, Jan. Sth, Secretary
| Daniels announced in Washington.
The flagship Pennsylvania, flying the
| four-starred flag of Admiral Wilson,
will lead the force. Particular atten-
ton will be paid to main battery tar
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