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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
COMMITTEE ACTION FINAL SAYS LEWIS; STRIKE DECISION IS NOT
 T0BE REVIEWED BY CONVENTION

INDIANAPOLIS. Dee. l7.-P-An emphatic denial reports being circulated in several states to the effect that the convention of the mine workers would be called on to pass upon the action of the general commit tee n accepting the compromise proposal of President Wilson was issued here tonight by John L. LeWis pres dent of the United Mine Workers of America. In this statement Mr. Lewis said the action of the committee final"
 Mr. Lewis also stated that there is certainty to the time of the miners convention. The international officials have not issued any call and may not do so for
 number of weeks. It is thot that the meeting date will depend largely the coal situation and the outcome of the task of the Investigating committee that President Wilson will appoint tomorrow. President Lewis said that part of the strike benefit fund of the mine workers will be used in providing Xmas presents for the families of needy miners who grayeIy affected by the month strike.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
MANY DIE FROM
 BIG EXPLOSION
DEPOT BLOWS UP IN WILHELMS MSHANEN KILL
 ING 43 WORKERS.

BERLIN, Dec 17.-(P)-Forty- three workers were killed and many injured, some of them fatally, in an explosion of an ammunition depot this morning at Marienseil near Wilhelmshaven. A number of wom- en were included in the dead workers. IL is believed that the number of in jured will exceed 100. The cause of the explosion has not been deter mined
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
LANDS ADMITS
 CAN'T PREVENT
 RADICALS TALK
FAMOUS CHICAGO JUDGE SAYS CAN Do NOTHING TO PREVENT HAYWOOD AND OTHERS FROM MAKING PUBLIC ADDRESSES, LAW Is roo LENIENT.

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. IT, lRy Judge kcnuesaw Mountain Laudis one or the most noted members ot the ju- dIcIapy In the United States, today admitted his inability to put an end to the public addresses being be- lieyered by Wm. b. Haywood, sec creIary oI the Industrial Workers ol the World and others of that class. In answer to all appeal received Dy him from the Detroit American Le- zion lu " uIch Judge Laudis was ask ed to bar Haywood from speaking in Detroit, the famous jurist replied that he could do nothing Tt is the outrage ol the century, he said. for Haywood and others to be per mitted to speak"
 in Lheu appeal to Judge Landis. the legion said that Haywood's radi cal tendencies and utterances were not wanted ill Detroit. It fears that his appearance there may cause fric- ton For these reasons the judge wa5 asked 10 enjoin Haywood
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
URGES PASSAGE
 PULP MEASURE
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION HEAD URGES DEVELOPMENT OF
 NORTHWEST PULP

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT, (P - President Peck, of the American Forestry association. in a published statement given out here this morn ing, urges the immediate passage of the Poindexter bill providing for a survey of the pulp wood timberlands of the northwest. The Washington senator declared that there is suffi- cient pulp timber in that section to last the country for many decades in supplying news print. The pur- pose of the bill Is to open this source of supply for American papers.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
STATE DESIRES
 TO TRY STATUTE
RHODE ISLAND ASKS PERMIS- SION TO START TEST OF CON
 STITUTIONALITY OF LAW

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-(P)-The State of Rhode Island, thru Attorney General Rice, this morning applied to the supreme court of the United States for permission to institute or iginal proceedings to test the validity of the national prohibition amend ment to the federal constitution. Rhode Island proposes to enjoin fed eral officials from enforcing the amendment within the borders of that state.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
GERARD NOT TO
 OPPOSE WILSON
SAYS WILL NOT ENTER RACE IF WILSON SHOULD STAND
 FOR REELECTION

NEW YORK. N, Y, Dec. 16.-(P)- James W. Gerard in an interview giv- en out here tonight regarding his filing a petition for presidential can, didacy on an independent ticket in South Dakota said that this did not indicate that he would run indepen- dent He Is seeking the democratic nomination and if he is defeated will support the regular democratic nomi- nee. He also stated that he would not seek the nomination if President Wilson stands for a third term.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
HAZARD ELEVEN WILL SPEND
 CHRISTMAS IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec. IT, P)-AccOrding to word received here today the Harvard football eleven that meets the University of Oregon New Years Day will spend Christmas Day here. The customers will be the guests of the local Harvard club for the day.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18

NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. -(P)- Alice Hynemann Southern, d pioneer in the socialists movement in the United States died here this evening at the advanced age of 8S years. Her death was not unexpected as she has been in i'll health for a long time. She had been active in socialist cir cles for many years but disapproved of the left wing, or radicalist, move ment of the party in America.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
FRISCO TO GET
 AIRPLANE MAIL
SENATOR PHELAN SAYS THAT AERIAL ROUTE ACROSS
 CONTINENT IS NEAR.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec, IT, lP)-Senator Phelan, junior Cali, fornia member of the national senate, who arrived in this city yesterday, said this morning that an airplane mail service will soon be established between New York and San Francis co. The feasibility of such a route, he stated, was amply demonstrated by the recent transcontinental aerial derby and the lessons derived from that event will be used to good ad- vantage in the proposed service. He said that mail leaving New York on Mondays would arrive in this city the following Wednesday.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
MEDIATION NOT
 TO BE OFFERED
URUGUAY FORMALLY DENIES THAT SHE INTENDS TO
 OFFER SERVICES

MONTEVIDO, Dec. 17.-(P)- Foreign Perrea, of Uruguayan min istry, in a public statement issued to- night formally denied all reports to the effect that this government in tended to offer its services as a mediator in the difficulties existing between the United States and MeXi- co. He said that reports originating to that effect in Mexico City were absolutely without foundation.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
TRANSATLANTIC
 AERO SERVICE
BRITISH CONCERN CONTEM PLATES WEEKLY AIRPLANE
 TRANSOCEAN FLIGHT.

LONDON, Dee. IT. (P) A British firm well known in the airplane man WGacming world, is planning to establish a weekly aero service be- tween this country and America, ac- cording 10 statements published here today. Specially constructed planes are being devised and it is expected that the first trial trips will be made sometime in the early spring.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
STARVATION FACING MILLIONS

WASHINGTON D. C, 17-LPy-Herbert c. Hoover, today a of millions Cen Unless
  governments
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
DEMPSEY MEETS
 WILLIE MEEHAN
F MEFHAN BEATS GUNBOAT SMITH, HE WILL GET A
 CHANGE AT DEMPSEY

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 17.-P)- Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Demp- sey, stated tonight that his principal will take on Willie Meehan the local heavyweight before he meets Car penuer the European champion. Meehan claims to have already scored a decision over the champion when the latter first entered the ring. Meehan's bout with Dempsey, how ever, is contingent on him defeat ing Gunboat Smith with whom he has a date in a few days.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
HURRICANE HITS MEXICAN
 OIL CENTER AT TAMlCC

LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 17.-(P)- Two persons were killed and great amount of property was damaged by a hurricane that hit Tampico last Sunday according to advices received
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
D'ANNUNZIO WILL
 NOT LEAVE FIUME

TRIESTE, Dec. 17-(P)-Desplte predictions to the contrary, D'An- nunzio will not withdraw hIs forces from Plume at the present time Reports received here say that women of Plume implored the poet to retain his garrison there. Following this, D'Annun- zio announced that he would not leave until such action is approved by the people. A pIebiscite has been called for Thursday.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
MEXICAN RACE TRACK WILL
 OPEN SHORTLY AFTER FIRST

SAN DIEGO. Calif., Dec. 17.-(P)- It was announced here today that the .ace track at Tiajauna, Mexico. opens January 24th. Many horses from the United States will enter the events on this field
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18

CTS staging the demonstration today participating in strike rioting in the memorable textile troubles here in 1912 at which time Mir Wood was considered the leader of the enemies of the workers.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
WORLDS DEMISE EXAGGERATED BY
 METEOROLOCIST
PROFESSOR PORTA SAYS HIS PREDICTIONS WERE ENAGER- RATED CLAIMS ROTATION OF SUN ONLY PREVENTED A HUGE CATACLYSM FROM OCCCRING

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec l-. LP) Professor Porta the San FraD- cisco metoorlogist, whose predictions of a world cataclysm caused a wid,e- spread sensation in the United Sratas. issued a statement this morning saIv- ing that his predictions regardjtg the worlds end were greatly eXa.g- gerated He says that he predicted 9 conflguration of planets that would cause a great sun spot The laJtar he predicted, might caus" a cata- clysm This, he said today. w,l- prevented by the rotation of the sun.
 SUPERsTlTlOUS ASTONISHEO.
 NEW YORK, N Y. Dec 17-tPl. Thousands of superstitious persons in the United States were greatly astonished when the world did not end today in accord with the predic- tions of Professor Porta, of San Francisco. Porta said the end .of the world would come as a result or saturn, Neptune, Jupiter Mars, Venus Mercury and Uranus becoming lined with the earth and sun, Scientists Scoffed at the idea Since the eleventh century the world has sue c,ssluIly escaped numerous cataclysm predicted by astrologers.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
FARMERS UNIONS ADVOCATE REAL TEST OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP:
 URGED IT TO BE CONTINUED SOME

WASHINGTON, Dee. l7,-(4o o-DeIegates of farm CTS union organizations calling at the White House today present petition President Wilson urging the con tinuaon of government control of the nations railroads were unable to Nr. Wilson but received by See rctary Tumulty. After hearing their petition, Mr. um uIty said that the President would be glad to get the petition and to receive the views of both union labor and the farmers He said that the President $ mind is open on the subject.
 Both labor and the unonized farmers urging that
 fair be given government operation of the roads in peace times They say that the test under conditions is not any indication of what be done if the govern nent is mhampered by more important questions. The protest time when the CumminS bill
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18

here tonight The Excelsior a news paper published in Mexico City. says that some parts of the city were totally destroyed No mention of any damage to the oil fields near there is mentioned.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
CAR SHORTAGE SERIOUS

SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. IT. (49-The West Coast lumbemens association today wired Joseph Tumulty, secretary the President and various members of both houses of congress- and leading railroad officials in Wash mgton declaring that serious shortage has rendered the northwestern lumber industry practically prOsrate. The roads, it is asserted unable to handle the heaviest volume of business ever offered to them It is stated that
 30 of the largest mills in the States of Washington and Oregon are closed down because of inability to get cars to ship their production.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
INVESTIGATION STARTS

INDIANAPOLIS Dec. -H0-Members of the federal grand jury today began investigation of the coal strike looking for possible violations of the Lever and antitrust by both miners and operators It was announced that any violations would be made the sub feet indictments and active prosecution by federal at tOneyS.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-18
TEXTILE LABOR WELCOMES WOOD
 IN ENTHUSIASM

. INII o IN " IIINslA LDi | I 4-A NA-N' |
 OF STRIKES RACED A FEW
 YEARS AGO, FILLED WITH
 WORKERS IN BIG WELCOME TO
 FORMER ENEMY.
 LAWRENCE, Mass, Dec. 17-(H)- Thousands of workers left their spindles and looms this morning and joined in a demonstratiye greeting to William Wood, president of the American Textile Co. The streets of this city were filled with the noisy and enthusiastic welcome given the head of the textile interests as he rode down the street on his way to a conference with the local cham Der of commerce.
 MT. Wood recently sent a letter to the local commercial organization de manding an immediate radical reduc- tion in the prices being charged by local dealers for the necessities of Ire. lie SIdIeu III IiIl9 leIIel that unless such action was taken he would proceed to establish a large general store at which all the textile employees could purchase their sup plies at absolute cost At the invita- ton of the local chamber of com merce, Mir Wood came down here to discuss the matter.
 His appearance produced a demon stration by the textile workers that caused the residents of the city tc shake their heads in wonder. Many persons witnessed it who recalled seeing a large percentage of work
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09

100000 tons. Forty per cent of the
German ships were concentrated under
the Hamburg American and the North
German Lloyd companies and these
headed secret cartel which included
many of the secondary companies. The
sixtEeight lines of steamers, touching
all American ports and crossing the
Pacific.
The Germans had a special advan-
tage as regards America. When the
LaFollette law passed it applied to all
ships touching American ports-con-
ditions which improved the lot of the
seamen but were onerous on the own
ers. The Germans avoided this by q
very simple cxpedient - the entire
crews of their ships were put under
naval law as reserves. Any chance that
they would leave ship in New York or
join any activity for higher wages or
better conditions vanished.
The Germans also, shipping men re-
port, were as quick to break their COM
mercal treaties as their government
was to smash it's political ones. They
are credited with the failure of tho
transatlantic pool, shipping agree
ment to control rates and sailings,
through their constant attempts to
break the agreements whenever they
saw any advantage to themselves in
doing so.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
AutOnOtives

There was meeting yesterday af-
ternoon at the rooms of the Automo-
bile Dealers Association, attended by
leading members of the trade of this
city and Brooklyn, to discuss the motor
vehicle legislation pending before Gov
ernor Smith and to decide on course
of action with relation to the bills.
The dealers will send to the Governor
memorandum relating to the Knight
Wheelock bill, to which they object be-
cause it applies only to the motor car
owner operators of New York City.
They believe it should be made state
wide in its provisions.
A delegation probably will go to AL
bany for the hearing there on May 13
on the bill that would increase all
registration fees for automobiles in
this state. This measure the dealers
do not particularly approve, either.
Incidentally, the next automobile
show in New York City will not be held
under the management Of the Automot
bile Dealers Association. At meeting
of the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, in Detroit, just finished, a
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Trouble for america
The Real Cargo

But trouble for America, rather than
goods for Germany, was their real
freight. There was originally spent
some $2,6oo,ooO in putting this COM
pany on its feet, the money all coming
from Germany. An offer of $7,5OO,OO0
for it was recently refused. Some Of
the issues that it's astute manager sue
ceeded in raising are still in diplomatic
dispute between this country and
Britain.
Wagner admitted to Francis P. Gar
van, then director of the Bureau of
Investigations of the Alien Property
Custodian's Office, that for three years
he had deceived the various depart
ments of the American government, the
British and French prize courts and
Senators and Congressman as to the
real ownership of the stock. He con-
fessed that there was practically not
a cent of American money in the con-
Germ. Throughout his efforts he MAIN
tanned a propaganda to keep the Ameri-
can people stirred up over the British
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
By Stanley Frost

Two great German shipping COM
panies and five smaller ones had fas-
tened on America when the war broke
Following the Kaiser's precept that
'the future /of Germany lies on the
sea-" her merchant marine already
had what seemed secure hold on the
American end of the great ocean lanes,
and was fast tightening that grip. The
war showed how powerful her hold
was, and with what utter disregard
of law and decency she used it. The
worst of the bomb plots, the espionage
and the murder and arson conspiracies
were Matched around the German ship
companies. They broke our neutrality
IL every conceivable way, sought to
involve us in the war against the
Allies, furnished supplies to German
raiders, and finally, after we were in
the war, attempted to aid the sea-
snakes that were sinking American
ships in American waters.
In the German war of exploitation
their power was not less great. nor
400. dSCO' 1hSAI 1dtCo, VI COuTScs udU
to meet the competition of all other
shipping, and the tribute we paid them
was the same that America has paid
other maritime nations for decades
rather than carry her own sea ton
mage. But the German had other
methods.
There was discrimination in freights
from this side. A man favored by the
great German machine found his bills
less. The American exporter was thus
Disseminated against
There was worse discrimination on
the freight rates on goods coming
here. The German government with
its control over shipping as we'll as
over it's railways, used the freight rates
10 offset the trade barriers which had
been provided by Congress. If a tariff
was raised the freight rate dropped,
and the German product came on the
American market at a price which
evaded the protection this country had
tried to give its own producers. When
there was one of the frequent German
dumping" campaigns on, the shipping
companies were expected to help bat
ter down the American firms by laying
the dumped goods down cheaply.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Became a Part OF
Huns War Machine

This was the nature of the tentacle
the war came it showed itself wholly
German. 1t was put under the direc-
tion of DR.. Albert and Hugo Schmidt,
the Kaiser's agents, and Ito consider
only it's shipping activities) became
Immediately active in attempting to
supply German raiders, contrary to
law. Accounts submitted before the
Overman committee, which investi-
gated German activities, showed that
more than a dozen ships, and several
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09

million dollars, had been used in these
attempts. Few of them succeeded.
Another form of activity was the at
tempt to get us into war with Britain
over the blockade. This was done
chiefly by the American Transatlantic
Company, concern carefully camou-
flaged under American names, and run
by Richard Wagner, an American citi-
zen, but German through and through.
The scheme was to purchase vessels,
put them under American names, get
American registry (the company got
Senator LaFollette to vouch for its
Americanism and so secured this regis
try) and then to start them out to
raise an international issue by being
caught in the British blockade. Of
course, if they get through with some
cargo it was all right. They could get
caught next time.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Espionage Part Of Ship
Companies York /

Always there was espionage - the
German companies, from their mani
tests, were able to report to the great
central commercial information bureau.
where German exporters could make
use of the information, what Ameri-
cans were shipping, to whom and how
much. Every shipment became a tin
Tor German commercial traveller in
some distant part Of the world.
The control of shipping, and the use
oil 1t, became vital part of the Ger
man commercial army as soon as the
system OF overproduction, dumping"
as trade weapon, and the drive for a
commercial Deutschland Uber Allies
became established. 1t was one of the
pest OF her trade weapons. Through
out the war she has nursed it care
1u'iy. Shipbuilding has gone on in
Germany when there was an actual
shortage of men and materials for
munitions. More than that, she has
sold shipbuilding material to the
heignboring neutrals, no matter what
her own straits, on conditions that
gave her the control of their sb;ns
after the war.
/. We shall inevitably draw the con-
ciusion that the power of expansion Of
the new Germany is in large measure
due to the organization and activity of
ner transport SYSTEM" says Professor
henri Hauser, whose book, "Germany's
Commercial Grip on the World, il tho
standard work On that subject.
Tho Intervention of the German
ship by the side of the German rail-
way reveals to US another mcans az
German commercial penetration - the
combined rate. II Is somewhat difyicult
TO be exactly informed about these
combined sca-and~raii rates. which Ger
mans consider one Of the secretg Of
their power. What is known il that
BY means Of single consignment note.
one is able TO send goods from certain
German stations TO certain stations
abroad, by a determined port. at 81
single and very reduced charge which
includes land carriage, sea freight and
handling eosts."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09

show committee was appointed to han
die national shows, which will restore
the management to the hands of those
who have always had charge of them.
At the same time, provision was made
for allottlng a substantion sum of
money to the New York dealers, for the
running expenses of thei reorganization,
which will be rather nearer the amount
of money they cleared on the show last
February, than the sum they have had
heretofore from the N. A. C. C. This
arrangement will be satisfactory to the
New York dealers, it appears.
Work hac heoun ~, 4bo Gf+oop+h on
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09

indefinitely to prevent this octopus
getting a new grip. This is the So
called bunker license" which, under
the law as administered during the
war, includes also every sort of ship
supply. By it any ship can be pre-
vented from carrying from any Ameri-
can port any commodity whatever, even
If that commodity was brought in by
the same ship. This is, of course, an
extreme power and not likely to be in
voked, but it remains as a possibility
in case the new German attack be-
comes serious danger along this line.
There is much talk in England of
putting a bunker license system into
effect, leaving it without teeth until
needed, but handy to use if necessary
in forcing out the Germans. If Amer
ica and Britain should join to enforce
such policy no German ship could
get past Suez, Panams or the Kameruns
and none could touch at any port in
the United States, Great Britain or a
British colony.
HoaO Germany made q profit on spy-
ing through insurance companies Will
be told IN to-uOrro1U'S Tribune