The Tomahawk., 1919-10-09
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WASHINGTON
All sailtngs to ports in Great Britain
have been Cancelled by the shipping
board at Washington because OF the
strike of railway workers.
The railroad administration con-
Arned the report that 100000 railroad
shopmen, members of the American
Federation Of Labor and the Uni
ted States railroad administration
have substantially completed nm agree
ment covering wages and hours ana
conditions of work.
President Wilson returned from his
western tour suffering from a serious
though not alarming, breakdown and
unable to give attention to the great
est aggregation Of domestic and Tor
eien difficulties an American executive
has confronted tn many decade.
The relative value of King Albert OF
the BeIgiaps and of the prince OF
Wales as public attractions IN Vash'
ineton Is disclosed by the following
advertisement in q newspaper: FOR
Rent-For week of King Albert's WIS.,
it. second floor, furnished, with bath.
$50. For week of prince OF Wales
visit, $3.50"
There is much anticipatory appre-
hension in Washington that one result
of the British railway strike will be q
coal famine in Europe.
Planning to close its hearings THIS
week, the house budget committee mas
called as witnesses William Howard
Taft. former president, and Governors
Goodrich of Indiana and Harrington OF
Maryland.
President Wilson Cancelled the re-
ma1nder of his tour under orders from
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the presl-
dents physician. and will return 10
Washington direct from Wichita. Ad-
miral Grayson gave illness and physl-
cal exhaustion as the reason for bis
action.
The issue in the nationwide steel
strike was defined by Samuel Comp
ers, president Of the American Feder-
alton of Labor, before the senate IN
vestipation committee at Washington,
an recognition of the right OF en-
ployees Ito be heard, to organize and
tn 1nkoprnfn1nO
ditions under which they labor"
Information that all the revolution
ary leaders in Mexico with the excep-
tion of Felix Dias have accepted Fran
cisco Villa as their chief, and placed
ut his disposal their men, munitions
and money, has reached Washington.
Approximately 100000 pounds Of
finished and unfinished steel will be
offered for sale by the war depart
ment at Washington through district
ordnance officers at Boston and Phil
adelphia between October and 0.
W. z. Foster, secretary Of the ma
tional committee for organizing the
steel workers, was attacked in the SEN
ate by Senator Pomerene of Ohio as
an "autocrat" whom laboring men
should be warned against.
Domestic
Omaha, Neb., is again quiet follow
ing the rioting which resulted in the
injury to the mayor, the lynching Of
william Brown. a negro. accused Of
recently attacking Miss Agnes Lobeck,
a white girl; the death Of one white
mnn, the injury to several score Of
whites and negroes and the partial de-
struotion of the new 81 $4,000 county
courthouse, which was set on fire by
members Of the mob. With federal
troops patrolling the streets 1t was
believed that the authorities would be
able to prevent any possible fresh dis
orders, which began when a mob set
QUITO lynch Brown. Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood has taken charge of military
operations.
Demands Of longshoremen Of New
York for q ,wage Of 81 an hour. an IN.
crease Of Is cents, and 4S-hour week
were submitted at the first session Of
the national adjustment commission
Of the United States shipping board.
Four men were burned severely In
an explosion In the boiler room of the
destroyer Greene. OF Key West, Fla.
+ Two negroes, Miles Phifer and Rob
ert Crosby, the latter discharged SOL
dIer, were taken from county officials
about I'VE miles from Montgomery,
AIa., and shot to death by q mob. Both
negroes were charged with having at
tucked white women.
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The soft-coal operators of the cen
tral competitive field submitted to the
Joint conference Of operators and