Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-11

urday to determine whether to call off the
strike of $4,000 workers of all crafts IN
compliance with an ultimatum by Mayor
Hanson that every effort would be made at
once to resume activities in civic and indus
trial lines. during the third day of the
strike motor buses were placed in operation
by the city, and one Car nne resumed opera
ton after the mayor had announced munich
pal cars would be run over private lines if
the companies did not resume service. A
citizens committee announced in state
ment that 'the business interests and G2n-
eraI community looked the general
strike rebellion against the government.
and not a strike
At a meeting of the officers and secreta-
ries of the Woman's Missionary society of
the North Georgia Methodist conference,
held in Atlanta last week reports showed
work during 1918 totaled $4,000, large
increase over preceding years.
Officials of the departments of labor in
Washington state that a satisfactory basis
for the settlement of the textile strike at
Patterson, N j., has been advanced and that
an agreement would be reached soon Twen-
ty-seven THOUSAND workers are affected.
Settlement of the strike at Lawrence, Mass,
with the controversies at Biddeford, Saco
and Brunswick, Me, and Philadelphia, are
the only remaining textile strikes of any i'm
portance and commissioners will begin the
mediation of those this week
Administration forces in the senate in
Washington have crushed efforts to repeal
portions of the espionage law, which, &C
cording to progressive leaders, hamper free
speech. By a vote of SO to rs the senate
refused to suspend the rules to permit Sen
ator Borah to offer an amendment to the
postofice appropriation bill removing the
postmaster general power to censor news
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mails.
At the request of President Wilson, pro-
vision was made in the diplomatic and con-
sular bill by the senate appropriations
committee for ministers to the new Czecho-
Slovak nation ami the new government of
Poland Secretary Lansing informed the
committee that the president had given in
structions by cable that provision be made
for the ministers
The Mexican government through its
ministry of foreign relations, has formally
refused to comply with the French govern
ment's request that permissioned be re-
fused for German and Austrian money
and property to be sent out of the country.
The reply stated that the Mexican govern
ment feels it must comply with the treaty
| of 1883, which provides for protection OF
German and Austrian financial and property
! interests. .... J.
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! Every Chamber OF Commerce in the eight
states of the southeast, embraced in the
! Southern Congress of the League of Nations,
which is to be held in Atlanta on February
| % and March 1, has BEEN individually in
vited to send delegates to the congress by
Samuel G. Dobbs. president of the Atlanta
| Chamber of Commerce, which is acting as
host to the congress
The Baptists of Atlanta are going before
the city this week, to raise $50 ,O0O--or
more-for the Georgia Baptist hospital. 1t
| is their part of II statewide campaign this
week to raise in all $175,000, to clear OF
debt every institution in Georgia admin
istered under the Georgia Baptist conven-
| ton.
All union brickayers and hosting en-
| gineers employed in various cities through
| out the country contracts held by mem
! bers of the Building Trade Employers AS
sociation of New York, will be called out on
sympathetic strike this week in an attempt
| to enforce the demands of carpenters en-
ployed by the association for dollar day
increase in wages William L. Hutchinson,
president of the United Brotherhood OF Car
| penters and Joine1s announced on Satur-
day.
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