Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-22

According to a statement from
Berlin, minimum imports needed by
Germany for the year ending July
81, 1921, are given in memorial to
the Preparations Commission as fol-
lows:
Food and fodder, 100000 tons;
fertilizer, 100000; coal. 100000;
mineral oils, $4,000; ores and met
ais, 8,500,000; wood, 100000; raw
textiles, 100000; hides and leather,
10000; miscellaneous, 100000.
This amounts to 21,500,000 tons, as
compared with nearly 100000 tons
in 1913.
The memorial points out the bane-
full consequences any reductions
would have on the working popula-
ton, as the workers in the above
industries number 100000, who,
with their families, represent one
sixth of the entire population. The
memorial places the total tonnage
needed to import these materials at
100000, or about one-quarter of
that of 1913.
Germany's pre-war mercantile ship
ping amounted to 100000 tons for
this particular transport, and there
imports about 100000 tons Of Ger
man shipping would be needed. After
the fulfillment of the Peace Treaty
Germany will be left with only 300,-
600 tons, and she would be obliged
to engage 100000 gross register for
eign shipping. This, the memorial de-
clares, Germany in her present re-
duced circumstances would be I'M
able to do.
A suit to test the power of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
over subordinate local unions was
filed in Pittsburg by Local No. 321,
Wnieh has am0ng its t mem6eFs 42s
and Lake Erie Railroad.
Testimony to- determine whether
preliminary injunction should be
issued to prevent w. S. Lee, presi-
ceiling the locals charter was taken
and the side of the brotherhood was
heard later
Members of the local testified
that the charter was cancelled with
out the grand lodge giving them an
the union members have beneficial
certificates in the order which, they
testified, were forfeited If the order
of suspension were allowed to stand.
The Iron Parliament" which is to
regulate the whole of Germany's
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iron and steel, has now been formal
ly constituted. It's headquarters are
at Dusseldorf. The law establishing
it provides that the regulation will
be organized into two groups-one
for pig, iron, ferro- manganese and
ferro-silicon. and the other for half
finished goods, railway material,
form and bar iron, rolling mill prod
ucts, plates and tubes.
The Iron Parliament" will consist
of seventy representatives of pro-
ducers, traders and consumers. In
each of these groups, employers and
employees will be equally represented.
Chicago's dream of twenty years
came true recently when the Michi-
gan avenue link bridge over the Chi
cago river was opened. Ten thou
sand gayly decorated motor cars
swept over the $16,000,000 structure,
which connects the north and south
boulevard systems of the city, after
Mayor Thompson had cut the silken
red, white and blue ribbons stretched
across the north leaf.
The Michigan avenue bridge is the
only one of its kind in the world. 1t
has an upper and a lower bridge,
which may be operated separately or
together. Statistics concerning. the
huge structure are: Clearance from
length of span from center of sup
ports, 256 feet; length from end to
end of movable parts, $40 feet;
weight Of structure, about 10000
tons; weight of machinery, including
four 100 horsepower motors, about
500 tons; weight of steel, 1000 tons
Senator Lodges resolution declar.
ing the senate,s opinion that the
Northern Epirus, including Corytza
the Twelve Islands of the Aegean
sea and the western coast of Asia
Minor, should be awarded to Greece,
was adopted at Washington by the
senate without discussion.
According to dispatches from Gen
eva, the popular majority in favor
Of adherence by Switzerland to the
League Of Nations, in the referen-
dunn held recently, was 1920. The
vote in favor of the proposition was
414,600, and the vote against it $780,
$50.
Five queens now are staying. in
Alexandra and Queen Mary of Eng
land. Queen Victoria Eugene of
Spain, the former Queen Amelie and
the former Queen Augustine Victoire,
wife of former King Manuel of Por-
tugal.
Word received at Washington
states that the Georgian ministry
have informed the Allied commission
in Tiflis that Georgia will resist the
Bolshevist advance to the utmost. All
foreign representatives have decided
to remain at their posts, the state
department was advised today. The
Georgian government, as a precau-
ton against Bolshevik activities, has
modified all men more than twenty
five years of age and formed coun-
Gil Of defense.