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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
NEW ORLEANS
SICK STRIKES
Business Interests Issue Virtual
Ultimatum to Heads of
Water Front Unions

New Orleans, March 3.-Nhether or
not there will be a call for another
strike of dock workers viii be decided
at a meeting of union leaders tomor-
row night. it was decided today, fol-
lowing The receipt by the union OF
virtual ultimatum from the business
interests of New Orleans
Union leaders We're told last night
nv Arthur ID. Parker, president of the
Association of Commerce that COM
mercial New Orleans was SICK ana
tired of periodic river front strikes
and that should the men decide 10
strike again .every legal effort would
be made to push on the work OF the
port without them"
Warren Kearney, chairman OF the
Association of Commerce committee,
appointed to seek adjustment Of the
strike. told the union leaders a new
strike would prove disastrous to Or
ganized labor here"
The new complication arose when
union men objected to the Illinois
Central Railroad Company retaining in
their employ non-union men hired
during the period when the union men
were on strike. The Illinois Central
officials submitted a plan Of gradually
re-hiring union men in blocks of p
but declined to discharge non-union
men who they said had aided in the
crisis by keeping freight moving. This
was not acceptable to union freight
handlers and Iongshoremen-
Conditions We're normal today on the
river 'front.'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
DEMOCRATS TO
SEEK CONTROL
Hope to Break Down Republican
Power i'm Senate Through
Medium Fall Election.
By HARRY 3. HUNT.

Washington, March 3.-Wholly aside
from the presidential contest, demo-
cratic plans for the election next No
vember call for an intensive campaign
in approximately half a dozen states
with the primary aim of regaining for
the democrats control in the United
States senate.
1t is easily within the bounds of
possibility that although the republi-
cans should elect the next president,
the democrats might regain control in
the upper house and thus be in po-
sition TO veto republican legislation
and policies.
Republicans now hold control in the
senate by the narrow margin of two
votes.
Thirty-two senators, or one third of
the senate membership, will be chosen
at the November election. These seats
are at present divided exactly evenly
between the two parties-16 TO 16.
Eleven of the 16 democratic vacan-
cies occur in, states of the solid
south" where the chance for republi-
can invasion is almost negligible.
Only six of the republican vacan-
cies. however, occur in rock-ribbed re-
publican strongholds, where democrats
may not have a fighting chance.
Democratic leaders believe that by
concentrating their efforts on debat-
able states, they may be able to elect
at least three more senator's than they
now have, and this would give them
control in the upper house. even in
case of a republican presidential vic
tory. which-with only a gain Of two
democrats-would leave the deciding
vote in the vice president.
The lower house may reasonably be
expected to go to the party winning
in the presidential contest. So would
the senate were the full membership
I'D for reelection. or even if one sena-
tor was TO be elected from each state.
but one-third of the As states will
have no vacancies 10 fill in the senate
this year
The democratic senatorial contest
will be waged with especial vigor in
Ohio. Illinois. Missouri. Indiana. Utah
and New York. where the terms of re-
publican members are expiring.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
LIVING COSTS
sure TO fall
Federal Agent Figg Declares
People Are No Longer Able
to Pay High Prices.

Washington, March 3.-The high
cost of living will fall in April be-
cause of the inability of people to pay
high prices longer
This is the opinion of Howard Figg,
special assistant United States attor-
ney general in charge of the federal
campaign to lower prices. Figg made
the prediction two months ago that
prices would be down - per cent in
April In spite of the bureau of labor's
figures showing they have climbed >
per cent since Figg's prediction, the
assistant attorney general still holds TO
the statement.
People can no longer absorb high
prices" Figg says. Il have first-hand
information that retail sales in all lines
are 20 to - per cent below normal.
This means that prices must fall to
move the goods from the shelves"
After wrestling with the problem a
year Figg SAYS six things caused the
high cost of living. Increased volume
of money and credits, Increased wages,
decreased production, caused largely by
shorter hours and war labor condi-
tions increased cost OF distribution,
extravaganza and profiteering. have
boosted prices, Figg says,
Congress will gradually restrict
money and credits until normal balance
is regained." Figg thinks. Labor must
come down from the clouds and work
harder for less money 1t would not
be wise to lower wages too rapidly, but
labor, from the lowest to the most
skilled. must bend its back, to increas-
cd production and overcome the eX-
travagsnce that is depicting our
stores
The middleman who is responsible
for inc taSed distribution cost arOuses
FiGG's ire
There ere too many idle consumers
and too many unnecessary mouths .
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
SENATOR FLETCHER
ANNOUNCE FRIDAY
Nv GEO. II. MANNING

Washington, March 3.-Senator Dun
can L. Fletcher will make formal an
nouncement of his candidacy to sue
ceed himself in the United states SEN
ate i'm the Florida newspapers March .,
He viii leave for Florida between
March IL and 10 to open his campaign
for reelection and expects to visit all
over the state.
He Will remain in Florida as much OF
the time until the primary as business
in the senate will permit. Senator
Fletcher has the legislation for Flori-
da well in hand in the senate and
hopes to have all the matters for the
state in such shape here that it will
not he necessary for him to return be-
fore the date of the primary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
MOULTRIE MAN
DEFENDS PACKERS

washington. March 3.-Coming to
the defense of the packers after mum
erous other witnesses urged regulation
of the packing industry, Edward j.
Vereen, cotton mill operator at Moul-
trie. Georgia told the house argicul-
ture committee today that Swift & Co,
one of the big five. by bringing in
thoroughbred livestock and poultry
had been the biggest single factor in
agricultural development in southern
Georgia
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
HOG ISLAND SHIP
YARD is FOR SALE

Washington, March 3.-The shipping
board is ready to sell Hog Island the
great fabrications ship yard built dur
ing the war.
Chairman Payne announced TO-DAY
that title to the yard site had been
nerfected bv payment of s1,757 900 to
the American International Shipbuild-
inc conpany which owned the land
and that he was ready to receive terms
for the proposed.
Purchase of the yard by the state
of Pennsvlvania or the city of Phila-
delphia for use as a shipping terminal
has been suggested.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
SALE OF GERMAN
SHIPS is URGED

Washington. March S.-Declaring
that opposition TO the sale of former
German liners and war built cargo
vessels is based on absolutely false
premises" Senator Edge, republican
OF New Jersey. today introduced a
Joint resolution to permit the shipping
board TO dispose OF all vessels to which
il has title with provisions that they
lie retained under American registry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
JAP AMBASSADOR SAYS SHANTUNC
CANNOT CAUSE TROUBLE BETWEEN
JAPANESE and THE UNITED STATES
Regardless of China Japs Will
Fursue Course Unswervingly
Japan Society Is Told.
TRADE GIVEN OPEN DOOR
Shantung Reservation Was Up
Tor Consideration in Senate
A But Was Passed.

New York, March 3.-Japan's course
In regard to Shantung will be pursued
unsWervingly no matter what action
chlna takes, X. Shidehara, new Japa-
nese ambassador to the United States
declared at a dinner in his honor, given
by the Japan society here tonight.
Asserting that Shantung cannot be
a source of trouble between the Unit
ed States and Japan, he said only two
courses are open to China. one to eff
feet an early settlement of the Shan
tung question and the other to leave
III unadjusted and pending for an in
definite time. He declared Japan will
not oppose the open door for foreign
tradel in China.
Washington, March 3.-WhiIe the
treaty dragged in the senate today
with much debate on various subjects
except on the Shantung reservation
which was technically before the SEN
ate, republicans and democrats, friend
ly to the treaty began a final, de-
terrnined effort to rescue ii rom dead
lock towards which all leaders agree
it is headed. Some professed to see
possibility of an acceptable comprom-
ise on article ten reservation but lead
ers of both parties maintained ratifi
cation would fail.
The Shantung reservation to the
peace treaty was before the senate
with the leaders predicting a prompt
vote. The two republican reservations
affecting the Monroe doctrine and do
mestic questions We're readopted yes
terday the former drawing seven and
the latter five more democratic votes
than they received in November
Advocates of ratification with res
ervation were said to feel that adop-
tion of the reservations as proposed
by the majority was only a matter of
so many roll calls and that a final
ratification vote would not be long
DELAYED
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
RAIL EQUIPMENT
BE ABANDONED

Washington. March 3-Money mar
ket conditions have not yet warranted
carrying through the National Equip
ment Corporation plan for financing
1850, 100000 in equipment purchases for
railroads made during federal control,
Director General Hines said today.
Methods TO be followed should the gov
ernment determine not TO carry the
indebtedness itself. lie said. viii of
necessity be dependent on market con-
ditionS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
MEXICO PLANNING
TO DEMAND ARMS

Washington. March 3.--M exico is
said 70 be preparing 10 demand per-
mission to import arms and munitions
Of war from the United States. Hilario
Medine sub secretary of foreign af-
fairs in a statement which has been
reported to the state department has
announced that as result of the re-
tirement of Robert Lansing as secre-
tary of state. it is probable that the
demand will be met.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
TURPENTINE GOES
TO So A GALLON

Savannah, March 3.-Turpen-
tine broke all records here today
when it was quoted at 50 a gall
Ion with little to be had at that
price. Several weeks ago spirits
dropped on the local market, due
to the break in British exchange
but a steadier rate caused the
market to climb to new attitudes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
HOUSE AGAIN
Gets in ROW
Threat to Discontinue Hearings
on Soldier Relief Measures
Finally Restores Order.

Washington. March 3.-Another row
occurred today at hearings before the
house ways and means committee on
soldier relief measures. 1t came when
Edward II. Hale, representing veterans
of foreign wars, told the committee
that statements made yesterday by
Franklin dOlier commander of the
American Legion, We're erroneous and
should be contradicted.'
A storm of protest resulted, but
Chairman Fordney restored quiet by
warning that unless order could be
maintained, I'VE will quit these hear
ings."
Representative Treadway, republi-
can of Massachusetts, said the commit
tee should not permit criticism of the
American Legion, adding that evident
ly rivalry exists. between various as
sociations
Criticisms must be permitted if we
get anywhere" interjected Represen-
tative Garner. democrat, of Texas.
After five minutes of wranging among
members during which several started
to leave, Chairman Fordney ruled that
witnesses should not criticise other or
CARNATIONS.
Hale urged passage of a bill author
izing relief to discharged service men
at the rate of $50 a month instead of
$50 with an additional grant of Si0O
to those who served overseas, and ia
yored passage of the Morgan bill to
give sei}ice men the option of select
ing homesteads.
How could the money be raised by
this bonus? ?" asked Representative
.Kitchee. democrat, OF North Carolina.
There il a public debt OF twenty six
Ibillion dollars now"
"Our plan," said Hale, would be to
tax all incomes above $4,000 at the rate
of two per cent, graduating that until
seven per cent would be charged to
incomes above Si,000,000. This would
provide S200,000000, according to the in
ternaI revenue bureau"
Some of the alleged economies prac-
ticed by this congress are crime" "
the witness said whereupon Mr..
Kitchen remarked that 1.-The economies
of this republican congress surely is a
crime"
Hale said Zip appreciation and moth
ing more" had been extended TO dis
charged soldiers ~'These men," he de-
clared, have been turned back to civ
ilian life with 60 pieces OF silver and
they have been brought face to face
with the ingratitude of the republic.
The only wonder is that they have
stood so long the apathetic attitude of
congress"
Members Of congress received back
pay when they We're discharged from
the army and returned to the house,
he said. adding that others Were equal
ly as deserving as eX-soldier congress
men.
Washington. March 3-Appeals for
financial relief for former service men
were countered today before the house
ways and means committee by state
rnnntS that any money grant nPcoSSi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
PARTITION OF
ARMENIA Will
BEPROTESTED
Committee Headed by James w.
Gerard Will Urge Churches
and Other Bodies to Act.
ALLIED PREMIERS BLAMED
American Sympathizers Will
Insist on Liberation and Pres
ervatiOn Martyr Nation.

New York, Mar. 3.-Deciaring that
the allied premiers have tentatively
planned partition of Armenia, the
American committee for the fndepend-
ence of Armenia today issued an ap-
peal asking Americans to protest such
action and also TO demand the end
of Turkish rule there. The committee
headed by James w. Gerard former
ambassador to G e m any, urges
churches, civic. commercial and other
bodies communicate with the pres
ident and congress TO the end that this
ancient martyr nation may be liber-
ated and preserved
The proposed plan of the premiers.
dividing Armenia into four unequal
parts, according to the committee, fol-
lows:
It's Mediterranean littoral which is
also it's richest portion, has been as
signed to France. It's central pro-
vinces have been annexed to a pro-
posed Kurdish state under British
protection. It's northwestern portions
have been left under Turkish sove-
reignty. And what remains of it is
made into an Arn1eanian republic
which comprises about one tenth of
Turkish Armenia ana parts of Russian
Armenia. Proposed Armenia - thus
shut off from her littorals on both
the Black and Mediterranean seas
landlocked and robbed of her chief
resources-cannot achieve real indie
pendence or self-support as a nation" :"
London, Mar. 3.-The peace confer
ence closed it's London sessions to-
night after preparing the Turkish
treaty and its economic conclusions
in such manner that they may be
completed by assistants. The treaty
viii be handed to Turkey, March %.
London, Mar. 3.-The supreme coun-
ell will reassemble early in April at
San Reno, Italy, where negotiations
with Jugo- Slavs will be resumed4
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
MILLIONS SPENT
IN MOVING SNOW

New York. March 3.-Street Clean
ing Commissioner Mackstay an
nounced today that although nearly
three millions have been spent re-
moving snow that fell a month ago,
500 miles of streets in outlaying sec
tions OF the city are not cleared
street cars are still tied up in parts
Of Manhattan and Brooklyn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
GOVERNMENT WILL
RETURN HERO DEAD

Washington, March d Secretary
Baker today assured the committee of
Gold Star Fathers that the govern
ment will pay all expenses incident to
the return of the American soldier
dead from Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
CONDUCT
BANKHEAD BURIAL

Birmingham, Ala. March 3.-The
train bearing the body of Senator
John Hollis Bankhead reached Birm-
jngham tonight at 1880 and win leave
Tor Jasper at $50 a. m. Thursday.
Funeral services viii he held at 10
o'clock conducted by the grand lodge
If AIasons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
STORM WARNING ON
FLORIDA GULF COAST

Storm signals were ordered
displayed from Mobile to Cara
belle at $50 o'clock last night.
A disturbance over Arkansas and
Mississippi, moving east was ex-
pected TO cause strong southeast
erly winds today from Mobile
along the Gulf coast, moving
eastward.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
SUFFRAGE LOSES
IN WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston. w Va. March 3.-The
lower house of the West Virginia leg
islature today ratified the federal
woman suffrage amendment while the
senate rejected the resolution 10 re-
consider its action of Monday when rat
ification was defeated II was said no
further attempt will be made by the
senate to ratify at this special session
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04

Washington, March 3.-Appeals for
financial relief for former service men
were countered today before the house
ways and means committee by state
ments that any money grant necessi-
tating additional bond issues. will be an
additional burden on tax payers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain Thursday. Friday fair;
much colder; fresh to strong
southeast TO south winds shifting
to northwest Thursday night
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sNo. 2-continued on Pasa TWO,
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mo. 1--continued on Page Tw-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04

t,,rar our old furniture, office fly
lv t,, or machinery can be quics-
surned into cash through The
'ournai Want Columns
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-22
Free Expression Of Opinion Held
Is. to Be Essence: Of Americanism

Pure Americanism, unadulterated by
sedition laws and other repressive leg
islation. is favored by: DR.. Henry E.
Jackson Of the United States bureau
Of education, in a plea to use school
houses for public discussion meetings.
DR., Jackson declares against any at
tempt to censor citizens who would
express their views on social, economic
or political questions, and gives this
hint to present-day sham Americans:
"Any American citizen who at
tenpts to discourage freedom of dis
cussion violates the organic law of
the nation. The. first amendment Of
the federal constitution bluntly says
freedom Of speech cannot be abrid ged
Ours is government by public opin-
ion, and it's prosperity depends on the
freedom of forces which mold public
opinion.
If you deny to group of men the
right to say what you think is wrong,
it will not be long before you lose the
right to say what you think is right.
You can only retain freedom of speech
for yourself by granting it to others.
Defense Of their freedom is self
defense.
when men are emotionally stirred
over real Or supposed wrongs they
need the safety valve which speech
gives them. 1t may be dangerous
to permit some opinions to be ex-
pressed; it is more dangerous not to
permit them to be expressed. The at
tempt to prevent. an explosion in a
boiler by sitting on the safety valve is
obviously futile and foolish. It invites
disaster. Suppression is the seed of
revolution History has demonstrated
it.
"All that mental diseases, like physi.
cal ones, need for. their cure, is ex-
posure to the fresh air and sunshine.
The weakness Of wrong opinions
stands exposed when submitted to the
test of open discussion. They will thus
be made harmless. But the merit of
right opinions is revealed in the same
way. To reject the bad and accept the
good, from whatever source they come.
is our aim. Free speech may cause
temporary disturbance as it did on a
notable occasion once in the omen
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-22
KANSAS PRACTICALLY T"
FREE OF PETTY CRIME

While Governor Allen of Kansas
ts trouping through the east like
three-rtng circus in favor OF his
"can't-strtke" law and telling gullible
folks about tho Kansas danger to
free government United States SEN
ator Capper OF the same state told a
different story In q recent speech. He
said Kansas sends more children to
the public schools. has fewer prison.
ers In the penitentiaries. and has a
lower rate Of petty crimes than any
other state in the union: that AZ
counties in the state have a record
Of not one prisoner in Jail for three
years: that ~ counties have not had
criminal prosecutions for one year,
and that there is not a single bolshe-
vik in the entire stats.
Governor Allen ignores actual con-
ditions and seems to think that his
dime novel stuff will last until he
secures nomination for the vice presi-
dency.
The Plaindealer, published by the
Wichita trades and labor assembly,
prints the following call in black type
across its first page:
"Wanted--To locate one Governor
Allen Of the state of Kansas, Last
heard from when Alex Howat was
sent to jail about three weeks ago.
He draws full pay as an employee of
the state while boosting his industrial
court and militarisn."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-22

to So into the question, put the blame
whore ii belongs and thus clear up the
whole matter. Organized labor. would
like for nothing better than an oppor.
tunity to not only be cleared Of tho
charge, but to participate in an in.
vsstigation Of tho whole question Of
costs, production, profits and wages in
industry. This: is your chance Mr..
"0peu Shopper" to prove your claim
against union labor. 1t is challenge
to you. Will you accept it,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-22
DYE. PROTECTION BILL
TO PROTECT :M0SOPOLY

Sensational charges were made in
the senate, the other day, that the
dupont powder interests and an Eng
l1sh concern have divided the worlds
dye market between them and that
the pending dye, stuffs protection bill
would give these interests world
monopoly in the dye trade. It was
stated that the duPonts were to have
the exclusive market of the United
States and Central and South Amer
lea, with the rest Of the world as
signed to the English firm, to be con-
trolled equally by the two parties, to
sell the dye stuffa The two concerns
were to pool all patents, inventions,
etc. and the duPonts We're to have
certain processes turned over to them,
and In return would pay the English
company 100000 tor 10 years,
It was charged that the pending
bill us in the interests Of this mo-
nopolY, and that it was framed, in
troduced and pressed in that inter-
est. with all it's provisions for licenses
and embargoes. The whole plan de-
ponds on securing this legislation to
accomplish its end, and this bill
should be rejected as infamous -.