Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-16
THE WEEK
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EpitOme Of Events Ending
August 10, 1919.
FOREIGN.

Report stated that former Emperor
Charles in a letter to Archduke Jo-
seph said that he was still crowned
King of Hungary and he commits
stoned Joseph to take over the sover-
eign power until his return. Troops
manned the walls of Londonderry,
Ireland, for the first time since the
historic siege of Che city in 1883. The
bolsheviki lost Rovno and Sarny and
were beaten near Narva. The Suez
canal was blocked by the sinking of
the Italian cruiser Basiiicata, after an
explosion, according to report. Fifty
persons were killed in German food
riots. Budapest was proclaimed to be
in a state of siege. Count Michael
Karolyi, former premier OF Hungary,
was appointed Hungarian minister to
Prague. The Chinese president was
empowered to proclaim war with Ger
many ended. Dispatches stated that
Premier Lenin intended to retire from
the head of the bolshevik govern
ment The Prince of Wales landed at
st. Johns, Newfoundland. Viscount
Grey, former British secretary OF
state, agreed to represent the British
government at Washington pending
the appointment Of a permanent am
bassador. The supreme peace council
was considering a proposition to give
Bulgaria an opening to the Mediter-
ranean sea.
NATIONAL.
| The work of investigating the high
J cost of living was pushed with hear
| ings in CONGRESS, action by the De-
partment of Justice. the seizure OF
foodstuffs in various cities and the
requests by several departments and
| government agencies for large ap-
preparations to carry on the work.
President Wilson turned to the auss-
ton Of the league of nations the
! President and the committee on for
eign relations will confer next Tues
! day at the White House on the league
Of nations, and a stenographic report
| for publication will be made Of every
| reports. The President. sent to the
| foreign relations committee a copy of
| the original draft of the league OF
| nations covenant. but declined to fur
negotiations asked tor in Senate reso-
| buttons. The President refused to
send to the Senates a copy Of Gen.
| Bliss letter concerning the Shantung
settlement on the ground that 1t con-
! tanned confidential references to other
| governments, Secretary Lansing, ap-
pearing before the Senate foreign re-
lations committee, said that the ex-
istence of the secret treaty between
Japan and Great Britain regarding
China was concealed from him by
viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador
to the United States.
Senator Lodge speaking In the Sen
ate scored the league Of nations. The
State Department made protests
against the agrarian law Of the Mex
| lean state Of Sonora. Some Of the
striking railroad men returned to
| work as urged by President Wilson.
| The Senate judiciary subcommittee
| favored confirmation Of the nomina-
| ton of A. Mitchell Palmer as Attor-
ney General. More industries were
affected by strikes going on or threat
ened than ever before in the history
of unions. The Actors Equity Assoc
citation continued its strike in New
York and thirteen theaters were clos
ed. Andrew Carnegie. steel magnate
and philanthropist. died.
The United States warned Mexico to
protect American property better Or
there would be a radical change in
policy. The President vetoed the bill
repeating the daylight saving law.
Henry Ford obtained verdict of
cents in a suit against the Chicago
Tribune, which called the automobile
| manufacturer an anarchist"