Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-23

State Federation of Labor laid before Presi-
dent Wilson labor grievances Of the Pacific
northwest, and pictured to him existing la
Dor unrest, which tney said would make diff
cult, if not impossible, the prevention of ma
tion-wide strike October 8 in sympathy for
Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced to life impris-
onment for San Francisco bomb outrages in
1916.
Specifically the delegation asked for an ap-
pointment to see the president to present the
cases of political prisoners notably those
of Hulet M. Wells Sam Sadler and Morris and
Joe Pass, the latter two being brothers, all
serving terms of two years for seditious con-
spiracyo
Neither the president nor members OF the
delegation would discuss the conference.
Under the terms of the treaty of peace
with Bulgaria, received by the state depart
ment and made public last week, the defeat
ed Balkan nation agrees to
Reduce her army to 10000 men and
gendarmerie to 10000.
Surrender her warships and submarines
to be broken up by the Allies.
Recognize the independence of Jugo-
Slava and return property taken from that
state during the war.
Cede western Thrace to the allies for
future disposition.
Modify l6r IrOuLlST DIT AOul PA"NOo 49,
of Serbia and compensate Serbia for stolen
Pay $45o,OOO, 900 in gold as reparation for
damages.
Renounce the treaties of Brest-Litovsk and
Bucharest.
as the Austrian treaty. Many clauses are
identical with the Austrian pact, except TOT
the substitution of names, such as the league
of nations, labor, aerial navigation penal
ties, prisoners of war and graves.
Ranorts to the department of justice in
Washington D. c., from twelve states 1nol-
cate that there has been decline or III 10
1 ) per cent in food prices since the time the
Fair \Price committees began their WORK
Reports on wholesale prices from four states
indicate decline of to 5 per cent.
Virtually no reduction in clothing prices
have been noted.
The reports on retail food prices were said
to have been from cities and counties well
distributed throughout the country, and the
information is believed by officials here to be
fair indication of what is going on every
where They think that results now becom-
ing evident will be cumulative as the sea-
son advances, new declines IN whole
sale prices being reflected in retail prices and
additional reductions coming from the cam
paign against boarding and prohteer1ng.
The statement made by William G. Bullitt,
for time attached to the American Peace
commission, before the senate foreign rela-
tions committee in Washington, are attract
ing considerable notice in the Paris newspa-
pers, which, however, mostly refrain from
editorial comment
The French News Agency's explanatory
note dealing with these statements attributes
Mr.. Bullitts revelations to "spite over the
presidents refusal to permit his Russian re-
port to become public" Incidentally, Mr..
RulItt ic prnditod with anti-Ernnch fAalin
it being asserted that he is blamed in France
for the failure of the projected conference at
Prnkipo between allied representatives ana
the Bolsheviki.
LIE Figaro, one of the leading Paris papers,
says it sees in the statements Of Mr., Bullitt
an attempt to undermine President Wilson's
position by stirring up trouble between the
president and Secretary Lansing. LIE Petit
Parisien asserts that the statements are
Waived with Indifference by the leading
American politicians and says that the
French people should attach no Importance to
them
Colonel Edward M House refused to dis
cuss the statement made by Mr.. Bullitt before
the foreign relations committee of the United
States senate.
A. new plan to secure the absorption of the
100000 still unemployed or disabled army,
navy and air force men into the industrial
ranks of England has appeared in the shape
OF royal proclamation in which the king,
holding it "a dear obligation upon all' to
acknowledge the sacrifices of these men in
securing victorious peace, charges all en-
ployers OF labor to bind themselves in high
and solemn obligation to find employment for
as many as possible. The names of such en-
ployers shall be inscribed upon what shall be
styled the Kings national roll" The en-
pIoyer thus inscribed will be entitled to use
on MS correspondence an official device, a
seal of honor" indicating the share he has
taken in the national obligation.
Six thousand dollars in gold was paid to
MeX1cans last week for the release of DR., J.
w. Smith, an American, and E. Munson be-
l1eved to be subject of Sweden, who were
taken from train near Santa Eula1ia, Chi
huahua, according to kilograms received from
Chihuahua City
Omc1al announcement has been made in
TOXIC, Japan, of the appointm of Kiiuro
Sh1dehara, vice foreign minister to he Lana
nese ambassador to the United States. At
tne same time the Official Gazette states that
Masano Man1hara, former Japanese consul
at San Francisco, has been appointed vice
foreign minister.
Marshal Foch has recently asked the Bel
gan government to have search made for
the body OF his son, who was killed in An.
gust, I9l4, in the Belgian Ardennes Mar
shal Foch has refrained from mentioning
MS lost son, and only few knew the Younger
Foch was killed early in the war.
Hammer, the notorious Spartacide leader
at Essen and chief instigator of the general
strike and instruction last February i'm the
Ruhr district, has been assassinated. H.e
body was found in the woods near Remscheid
southeast of Dusseldorf.