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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-03
WINNIPEG STRIKERS
TEAR DOWN CITIZENS
COMMITTEE SIGNS

Winnipeg. Man. June 2--Hundreds
of striker sympalhIzers and strikers.
pa.-ading the downtown streets. to-
day tore sign placed by the clti
zens' committee from the Board Of
Trade building Policemen and detec-
tives prevented the crowd from force
ing its way into the building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-03
Boston Forecast

Forecast tor Boston ana entity.
Far Tuesday and probably Wednestiay
not much change n tempe azure light
to moderate southerlr winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-03

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-03

7:roea 81 FACE Col. 81
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
CHRISTIANLA

A proposition is before the Nor wegian Storting (parliameht) for the introduction of the 4S-hour week in all the industries of Norway. Tha proposition is accepted by the gov ernmental party, and the adoption oi it is assured.
 The Norwegian General Fedora Jon of Trades Unions has lately been augmented by the adhesion of the
 ailway Mems Uuion and the union ! the postal service. All these un- ions have until now held aloof from the socialistic federation and have been rather conservative, but the turning point came, and now these unions are counted among the most radical.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
LONDON

Some terrible statistics were given by J. C. Davison, M F. former san itary inspector, in his speech in the House of Commons on the housing bill. There are 3,50G,OO0 people in this country, he said who live in less than half room each, 7,000,000 who have less than a room apiece, and 230G0000 who live in tenements of from ons to five rooms. Over 800, ,0G0 more houses were required merely to allow for the provision of England of one room per head. These conditions were reflected in the rates Of infant mortality. which. -DaYison reminded tAe doHss, were Gi3 hiyh as t60 per thousand for miners and tot te- z1o per thousand for unskilled laborcrs. while for doctors it was only 40 and for the middle classes generally only = per thousand. Not 10000 new houses were. required as had been stated by those responsible for the bill but a million, if the present in sanitary housese were to be replaced.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

Phony Charity Organizations In the State of New York were forced to return $25O,O00 so far.
 The report not only speaks very harshly about dishonest and mis- managed organizations of this kind, but severely castigates some mem bers of the 400 and social climbers who by coupling their names with such charities. were looking for self 70 's|'s-alsssselaspt.
 Among the usages most c0EdgnTc- ed in the report, is ;he paymon admissions to collectors, the ped ding of buttons and other insignia on the street and in public places, and the almost forcible procuring of money thru the unsolicited sending of articles by profit hungry patriot ic manufacturers. The payment or eXorbitant salaries to officials anC Promoters" The holding of pub lie entertainments and Bazaars with enormous expenses and minimum net cash results.
 According to MT Kilroe, notorious subjects who have participated, have grown rich thru the collection of War Relief. even prominent people who travelled turnout the country and by contemptble means even tried to fan the flame of patriotism took good care that they, when the spells wer divided, got their snare.
 The particulars mentioned in Nil Kinroe's report are of so shameful a nature that no decent American citizen can read them without dis gust.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

all, or by reason of the occasional and desultory nature of the employ ment, are not within the reason and policy of the law as declared in Sec tion 1 of this Act, and such employ ment is excepted from the. operation of Section of this Act, towit:
 l. Agriculture and Dairying.
 2. Fruit and berry raising, includ- ing the canning, drying ad preserving of fruits, berries and vegetables.
 3. Fishing in all it's phrasas, includ- ing the canning, drying, pickling, salting and preserving. the same, as well as reducing to commercial form all product therefrom.
 4. Longshoring.
 5. Transportation of freight and passengers.
 s. Watchman.
 2. Domestic service in the home, provided such employees shall be given one day in each week in which they shall not be required to perform any service, but such service in Ao- tels, restaurants and boarding houses in incorporated towns or in corporat- ed school districts shall not be within the exceptions to this act.
 8. Placer mining by means of sur face and open cut work, and where the climatic conditions do not permit the prosecution of the work for more than five (5) months in the year.
 SECTION 4. Any person violat- ing any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of misde- meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars (S100.O0) not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), CT by Imprisonment in the common jail not more than six months, or by both fine and impris- onmcnt. Every days violation of the provisions of this Act, shall constitute a separate offense.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

#no now do MT. Wilson honor.
 It is we'll that the line should at least be clearly drawn, for with the publication of the German treaty the real battle for liberty begins. All that has gone before-the over threw of Czardom in Russia, the con stiturional struggle in Germany. the establishment of Soviet Govern ment in Hungary, the revolt against tyranny or constraint in all quarters CT the globe-are only prelminaries of the great revelation to whose sup port the friends of freedom must now rally everywhere. Less and less, as tbGl- struggle widgnss will the world have place for either liberals or con- servatives: Versailles has forced man nto two main camps, the radicals and the reactionaries. Heaven grant that the revolution may be peaceful and that it may destroy only to re- build! Whatever it's course, it is the peoples who have been deluded and ignored who will play the leading part for with the appalling example CT MT Wilson and the Peace Confer ence before their eyes, the peoples will have small use for any leadership save their own. This IS the scene which the moral collapse at Yer saiiles opens to the world this tho promised land toward which the peoples of tho world will now press with all their strength. With Ger many crushed and autocracy en- throned ,wth the strong hand of pow CT at the throat of liberty, the battle opens which is to make men free The Nation.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
and nothing to lose by united action.
SENATE BILL NO. ,5l Tn the Senate, by MT Fi.awley TERRITORY OF ALASKA, FOURTH SESSION
A. BILL

A. BILL
 For an Act entitled: "An Act re- 5tricting the hours Of employment in one day to eight; to punish violators of the Act; and to except certain classes of employment from it's op- eration.'
 Be IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA-
 TURF OF THE TERRITORY OF
 ALASKA
 SECTION l. That it is the de- clarad public policy of the people of the Territory Of Alaska to preserve and promote the general health, physical wcllbeirg, and hap piness of laborers by limiting the per- iod of time of work in any one day to not more than eight hours; that 1t appear from the recent actual cx- perience of mankind that in general employment, longer hours of work in any day than eight does not increase the amount of work done, but tends to impair the health and happiness of the individual, and render him less fl as a citizen and elcctor
 SECTION ?. That it shall be un- lawful for any employer to require or permit any employee to labor in his employ more than eight hours in any one day, except when making neces- sary repairs, or in case of emergency where life or property is in imminent danger; Povided, however, in all such cases the employee shall be paid for all overtime at the rate of time and one-half of the regular wage.
 SECTION 3. That certain clas9es of employment by reason of climatic conditions and the limited period during which tkey can be pursued at
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
SENATOR FRANIEY'S

For pure unadulterated gall in defying the wishes of the people for general eight hour bill, as express ed at the polls by fully S4 per cent ot the voters two years ago, the follow ing eight hour bill nicknamed in con- temptuous amusement the Blue Berry Bill and introduced in the Ter ritorial Senate by one James Frawley not wholly unknown in Nome, has anything we ever heard of backed off tho map.
 The only employment we can think of that our worthy senator has for gotten to include in his exemptions is the herding of reindeer and musk oxen, an commission for which we must chide Senator Frawley.
 The majority of the people whom we heard expres their opinion on this bill gre heartily disgusted with such so called labor legislature and they do not hesttate to say, that Frawley has dug his political grave in this as well as in the other divi- sions of Alaska, as far as the work CTS are concerned.
 That the mining and fishing inter ests are pleased at the failure of the eight hour legislation at this session need not be stated and Frawley in our opinion could not have pleased them better than if he had held a brief from those corporations to look after their interests.
 1t is instances like this utter dis
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
TELEGRAPHIC
 NEWS
GERMANY READY TO REVOLT

BERLIN, Jue 26-So grave is the internal situation in Germany today that a sngle shot may plunge the country into civil war.
 It is predicted here that even if the Bauer government finds a man who is willing to sign the Allied Peace terms, the Allier armies may have to come into Germany to restore order and to secure the fulfillment of the imposed terms. Unless a miracle happens, the Bauer government will fulfill the general prediction that it but Government of week.
 Its position is threatened on all sides. Troops are reported to be deserting by scores and the Commun- ists and Conservatives are fearing each other and are making prepara- tions for the supreme struggle
 Opinions on the question of the Peace Treaty terms are so divergent and the majority of tho people are in such high nervious tension that an open outbreak of revolt is expect ed at any time.
 Some journals are openly adyocat- ign tho rejection of the treaty as they say that the German people might just as well die fighting than to sub
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
BLUEBERRy BILL

regard Of the popular will, which disgusts the people with politics May this not to a. great extent explain the enormous growth of radicalism turnout the whole country, when we see how the workers are fooled by their own representatives
 The American journalists used to waste an enormous amount of hot air plying the poor disfranchized workers of the Central Powers. Well we can see what the vote of S4 per cent of the people amounts to right here at home.
 Be it said to the credit of the workers around Nome that, the ma jority are working only eight hours day, law or no law
 Thru the persistent agitation . the Miners Union, carried on for number of years the workers ha come to the conclusion that they al ] muSh better off physically and men. tally, and just as we'll financially working eight hours per day, than slaving ten or twelve. When every man makes up his mind to work only a certain number of hours per day and this stand is backed up by or ganized labor law on the statute books is only matter of form, and anc judbo who tries to thwart the wishes of the people by repeating such a law, is huge joke. So get into the union and help this cause along. there is everything to gain
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
SENATOR'S WANT TO KNOW

WASHINGTON June 27-The un- remitting agitation of Senator John son of California regarding the policy of the U. S. in Siberia has at last born fruit, the senate today passing John sons resolution requesting Presi- dent Wilson to inform the Senate re- garding the military policy of the United States in Siberia. Senator Johnson encountered considerable op- position to his resolution but being backed in this matter by the majority of the people turnout the country was ale to muster enough votes to have his resolution passed.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

init to such outrageous terms. Pres ident Wilson who induced the Ger man people to repudiate the military party and made them believe by his famous fourteen Peace principles that they would be fairly dealt with is held mainly responsible for the ex- cessive terms imposed by the Allies. He is bitterly censured for throwing his widely heraled fourteen peace principles which included, no exces- sive indemnities, selfdetermination and no anexations overheard and for assisting Lloyd George and Clemen- ceau in putting their imperialistic schemes into effect.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the AL lied Peace Delegates turned their at- tention to the internal situation in Germany.
 The rapid growth of the radical movement in Germany the prevalence of strikes and the unsettled c9ndi- tions of Germany in general are qucs- tions which are causing considerable concern among the representatives of the Allied nations, as the influence of the radical element is daily grow ing stronger and may prove menace tothe established political institu- tions in the Allied countries.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
PARIS

Here is the opinion of 'Le Popu- laire@ concerning some recent occur rences in the Hand of the free and the home of the brave'
 Our Comrada, Eugene Victor Debs, leader of the American Socialist Par ty, has heen condemned to 10 years in prison under barbarous law called the Espionage Act. which allows arbi- trary commitments of all the enemies of the Bourgeois.
 Having made an appeal from this iniquity before the Supreme Court at Washington, Debs has had his verdict confirmed
 The ferocty of the courts of the United States to the service of the Bourgeoisie, who tremble before the spectre of Bolshevism. is preparing for a terrible tomorrow. We know that recently leading American So- cialists-Berger, Engdahl Germer, Kruse and Tucker-were condemned to twenty years in prison by the Chi sago court. This verdict coming after the multitude of sentences which have been hurled against the indus trial workers q. w. WD cannot fail to quicken the current of revolt among the masses of the people. We will hear more of this later.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
BO3IBARD HEADQUARTERS
 OF RADICALS

VIENNA, June 27-Reports have been received here that the head quarters of Bella Kun, Hungarian 'oreign Minister at the Hotel Hungary in Budapest have been heavily bon tarded.
 Flying the Hungarian National colors several heavily armed monitors operating on the Danube are reported to have done an immense amount of damage as the attack was entirely unexpected.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
EDITOR TIE NATION TAXES
 MEASURE 0F WILSON

How Mr Wilson has repaid the con fidence which the people gave him. all the world knows. The one-time idol of democracy stands today dis credited and condemned. His rhe- toricai phrases, torn and faded tinsel or thought which men now doubt if he himself ever really believed, will never again fall with hypnotic charm upon the ears of eager multitudas
 The camouHagc of ethical precept and political philosophizing which has long blinded the eyes of all but the most observing has been stripoed away, and the peoples Of the world s2a te{e3lad, not friend fsith2ul so the last, but an arrogant autocrat and compromising politician. And with tile loss of the robes which gave him sact'ty goes also the loss of all lib- eral and ennobling support. There Will still be many to applaud the treaty. and to join hands with Mir wilson in remorscless effort to push vengeance to completion, but they will not be the liberals who long ac- claimed him as their leader not the masses who once saw in him second Providence. Those who stand with him now-strange transformation when one recalls the years of his as cendancy-are the staunch supporters of power and privilege, the controll- CTS of great wealth and dictators of social favor, the voluble champions of the established order against every form of revolution, the preach CTS of hate and prejudice, and the tinid and dependent whose souls are not their own. These are the ones
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
PRESIDENT SAYS GOODBY

PARIS, June 27-President Will son bid good bye to the American newspaper correspondents at rcTc. ton rendered them by him at the Hctel de Crillon at o'clock this af tcrroon.
 If the German envoys sign the Peace treaty as contemplated, Presi- dent Wilson then plans to leave inn mediately for Brest, sailing for the United Sates at noon next Sunday.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
EDMONTON. ALTA.

A sx-hour working day is the de- mand of organized labor in Alberta. The Alberta Federation of Labor has laid a petition before the government in which it asks that the present leg islature pass a law establishing the
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

WASHINGTON, June 26-The Navy Department made the an nouncement today, that the recently created Pacific fleet will sail from Hafpton Roads for the West coast before July 18th.
 This fleet which will be composed of war vessels of all classes will be stationed permanently at Mare Island Cal, and Bremerton Wash.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

six-hour working day in the prov inces. If the new working hours were shortened, the labor people declared, they would forego a half-holiday on Saturday, but would retain Sunday as a day of rest
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28

BERLIN, June 26-It has bean of ficially announced that Foreign Min ister Mueller and Dr Dell, Colonial Minister, have been selected by the German government as envoys to sign tn Peace treaty. They are expected to leave for Versailles tomorrow.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
EMPRESS THEIR CONFIDENCE

BERLIN, June 27-It has been officially announced that the Prus- sian National Assembly has passed a resolution expressing it's confidence in the present German government.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
ARE SCARED OF REDS

PARIS, June 27-With every preparation completed for signing the Peace treaty in Versailles at
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Tom Terriss o Produce
Picture Without T';sgo,

Tom Terriss, Nitagraph director for
Alice Joyce, has added an innovation
to the motion picture industry in the
completion Of a story without any sub
titles. The story is a drama in five
reels. 1t provides for very few char
acters, but resorts to the power of
suggestion entirely. The atmosphere
and the locale tell the story, which
leads up to a succession Of clmaxes.
especially strong in their method of
presentation. Mr. Terriss himself was
in quandary many times, even though
he knew the story, as to its clearness,
and he has provided for many ingen-
ious devices to explain the popular
phrases such as "the next morning" or
"a month later"
In the first instance beautiful
scene of sunrise is shown, and in the
second a flash of a monk is shown
turning the calendar from April to
May /.
The story is now under the consider
alton Of Samuel Rothapfel of the
Rothapfel Pictures Corporation. Dur
ing his managership at the Rialto and
Rivoli theatres he was anxious to ex-
hibit this sort Of a picture, and now
it may be his pleasure to produce it,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Kurt SCHNEIDER Explains
An 4nstrer Some OF the Criticisms Lerelled at the
York OF the ScEola Contorun; the Purpose of the
Scholo Past Difficulties andProposed I'm proren,ens

been made upon the concerts of the
Schola,' said Mr.. SCHNEIDER, "but
feel that the critics have not realized
the difficulty under which we were
laboring and indeed the real purpose
of our organization. The Schola Can
of perfectly trained singers, but as 8
school in which young singers might
obtain experience. 1t has, of course
always been our intention to establish
conservatory similar to the one OF
the Schola Cantorum in Paris, but the
last few years here have not been
propitious for raising the funds. 1t
is thus unfair for people to go to our
concerts demanding that they receive
absolute perfection; indeed such per
fection is impossible without our de-
parting from the original aims of the
society
II do realize, however, that a great
Improvement is possible and must be
made, an improvement which could
not obtain under the old system. There
will therefore probably be a partial
reorganization of the Schola upon my
return, and a paid women's chorus will
probably be introduced. In the past
only our male horus has been paid
and being paid it is composed of
trained singers, who arc faithful in
their attendance at rehearsals. | feel
q moi 1.
male chorus has at all times proved
equal to its opportunity. But the
women's chorus is another matter.
This chorus is unpaid, with the re-
hearsals we held for our last concert
this year an average of one third of
the women attended each rehearsal.
War work, charities and, of course, the
influenza, were partly responsible for
this, yet similar state Of affairs has
more or less obtained at all our re-
hearsals. ] do not blame the young
women; it is but natural that volun-
teers should not feel tho responsibility
Of paid professionals, for responsible
ity to art itself Is raro quality in
any country. Yet 1T is none the less
quite impossible to give perfect con-
ccrts when the rchcarsals are 30 slim
~ attended, especially if the singing Is
entirely II capclla. If | used an or
cnestra or even a piano things would
be much easier; bat for Il chorus to
keep to the pitch TO the end without
some eort Of an accompaniment s Il
feat in itself and absolutely impossi-
bic of attainment without intensive
training. Such training can come only
from paid chorus
New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
ssIuke III From Me-"
and Douglas Leavitt

from selling Victory Bonds II w
most time for the second act and
rushed us away so that we shoulas,s
miss it. We left, promising or i :
threatening this time, to come h,.s
after the last act.
After the show was ove,. -.
back to finish our talk with Mr. -
lit, and then we learned what was !.
the suitcase. 1t was silk stock;,a.
thousands of pairs of thern-eno,.s
clothe all of the beauties in Oh
the revues on Broadway. And the u. ~
who carried the suitcase was dona~
strating. them. He would take M
and after maltreating them for g.,
minutes show you the stocking iptao,
So convincing was his perforu.
that Mr.. Leavitt bought six pairs ~
sorted colors, but not, as we notes
assorted sizes, and theA, after the r.1
took up his case and walked. we t.,.s,
to Mr. Leavitt for half an hour. and ~
confirmed everything that we had sus
pected.
This is his first real show, all tbo
rest of his experience having been j.
vaudeville. Il should be there stil
only l lost my partner. She got ms,
ried, you know-to me. But, let NJ.
tell you something this has every
thing else beat mile I'm sure r
never shall care to wander around on
the face of the earth again plavng
twice day in strange towns. I Hke
being right here in New York and
having home and everything y
"Wherc is your homs:' we asked. On
Brooklyn" he answered blithely, which
proves that all things are possible