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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Towboat Engineers
Strike at Boston

Boston, May 7-Developments in
the marine strike at this port today
centered around the Walk-out of the
Towboat engineers, who left duty
when the towing companies endeav-
ored to replace striking firemen.
The Boston ToWboat Company,
which late today announced that three
of its tugs were subsequently put in
to operation. dismissed the striking
engineers and asserted that it would
file complaint against them with the
United States steamboat inspection
service. Officials of the company said
the engineers action was in conflict
with a law requiring reasonable no
tice' of their intention to resign,
which officials alleged had not been
given.
The Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association did not sanction the walk
out.
The ocean line steamer, City of CO.
lumbus was unable to leave her pier
for Savannah late today because of
the shortage of cooks and able sea-
men, but the company announced
that efforts would be made to get
away tomorrow.
The steamers Brush, for Portland,
Maine and Bylayl, and Newton, for
Hampton Roads, obtained full crews
and put to sea. The Shipping Board
collier Absecon, chartered to carry
coal from Norfolk to the Portsmouth
Navy Yard, was moved TO an anchor
age in the lower harbor, where she
will be supplied with men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Marine Engineers
Seek Settlement
Through Committee

! New York, May 8.-After rejecting
two of the six points embraced in the
tentative Draft forwarded from
Washington yesterday by DR.. Fred G.
! Davis, commissioner of Cancellation Of
the department of labor. the Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association to-
| day voted it's executive committee
! full power to negotiate a settlement,
! il possible.
| This committee, it was said, would
return to Washington tonight with a
counter proposition which will be re-
ferred to the department of labor.
! The striking engineers rejected the
! IS per cent. reduction in pay and the
! bonus plan included in the PROPOSE
! ton emanuating from the department
| of labor Ernest F. Pegg, chairman
! of the Pacific Coast district of the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Associa-
| ton, announced that similar action
was taken today by the Marine En-
! Sineers on the west coast. An eff
cheney wage system as a substitute
! for the bonus plan will be one of the
proposals of the engineers counter
propositions. said Thomas B. Healey,
chairman of the Atlantic and Gulf
Coast district. Before leaving for
, Washington Mr.. Healey asserted the
bonus plan, which is not guaranteed.
! had not been successful in the past.
and that an efficient working system
would be more workable Members
of the committee declined to state
whether they would continue to re-
sist the fifteen per cent. reduction in
wages, which is insisted upon by
Chairman Benson of the Shipping
Board and the operators.
; The engineers endorsed four points
/ included in the proposal of the de-
partment of labor. They voted ia
! vorably for the reinstatement of
strikers to their former position re-
tentions of the basic eight hour day
and the 1920 classification of ship
tonnage payment of one hour daily
overtime to the most efficient engin-
GERS and the elimination of the open
shop with the provision that con-
tracts be made for a years time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
First Ships Reach St. Johns
Following Marine Strike

st. Johns n. j.. May S.-The
steamer Rosalind with a general
cargo and the Cuban with coal, ar
rived here today. They were'the first
large ships to reach this port since
last Monday when the longshoremen
went on strike.
Strike breakers recruited from the
unemployed fishermen in villages
near here had been engaged to unload
the Rosalind tomorrow, but alleged
threats from the striking longshore-
men to prevent discharge of the
cargo by these men caused the en-
ployers to call an emergency meet
ing for Monday morning in an en-
deavor to reach an agreement with
the strikers.
The Coban is to be sent to Hearts
Content, Trinity Bay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
URGE FORMING
WAGE BOARDS

Cincinnati, May Establishment
of local wage conference or adjust
ment boards throughout the country
to prevent unnecessary strikes and
lockout in the building industry was
urged today by the executive council
of the building trades department or
the American Federation of Labor in
session here.
Under the plan announced by John
Donlin, president of the building
trades department. wage disputes
would be arbitrated and sympathetic
strikes in behalf of unions making
unjustified demands would be prevent
ed. 1t has been successfully tried in
several cities, including Cincinnati, he
said.
The board will be composed of rep
resentatives of building contractors
and unions. Wage scales would be cs-
tabiished according to the merit of the
trade and the cost of living. There
would be no uniform scale.
"One of the chief merits of the
plan" said Mr. Donlin, lis that no
sympathetic strike can he called to
demands of some particular union.
That is one of our troubles today, a
situation that must be rectified.
The councils reports show that
the building trades unions are willing
! to cooperate in reducing building
costs by accepting equitable wage
reductions in line with the falling
costs of living"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Mrs. Francis Ieiuhton

The entire community is saddened
by the death of Mrs. Mary Leighton
which occurred at the General hos
pital in Augusta on Saturday morn
ing at AS, May I, at the age of 81
years.
She was taken i'll on Tuesday and
entered the hospital on Friday where
she Immediately underwent a serious
operation.
Mrs. Leighton was life long
resident of this town. She was the
daughter of Edward johnson. She
was married in 1856 to Francis
Leighton. who survives her. OF the
three children born to them only one
remains, a son, Edwin. who lives at
home. A daughter. Ida. died three
years ago and the other son, George,
died in early childhood. She is also
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sam
uel Bradley, Mrs. John Bean and
Mrs. Clarence Cole and a brother,
Lewis johnson, all of this town.
A woman of retiring disposition,
but of sterling worth. always a true
wife and mother, kind and SYM
pathetic neighbor, beloved by all
who knew her, she will be greatly
missed. The family have the deep
est sympathy of all Funeral SER
vices will he held at the home Tues
day at 9 P NJ
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HAITIANS HERE
IHark;xSl L. n
Continued from Page One)

chamber and dissolution by force Of
the Haitian legislative assembly.
Enforced ratification on June 10
1918. of a new Haitian constitution,
with marines presiding at the ballot
boxes. only ballots bearing the word.
yes" being issued.
Exclusion from the naval court ~
inquiry of 'all Haitians who had any.
thing to say regarding the numerous
cases of murder, brutality, rape ar.
son. etc, that is. of Hatans who
wished to convince the court of in.
quiry of the way in which the forces
of occupation had carried out their
duty in Haiti"
Furthermore, it Is charged that
more than 1000 prisoners died in
1918. 1919 and 1920 in the prisons at
Cape Haitien and that Chabcrt an
American camp, 5.175 prisoners died
during these three years"
The CHASTITY mortality in the prs-
ons," continued the memorial. to-
gether with confirmation by suryi-
vors. reveals a record of atrocities Of
brutality and cruelty. which defcs
description. 1t is n record for which
il would be difficult to find Il paral-
lei"
The memorial concludes by stating
, that during the five years of Ameri-
can occupation. Haiti has passed
! through such sacrifices, fortunes, de
structions, humiliations and misery
as never been before known in the
course of its unhappy history"
For these wrongs and injuries"
the Haitian people ask PREPARATIONS,
says the memorial. and they also re-
quest:
Immediate abolition of martial law
and courts martial
Immediate reorganization of the
Haitian police and military forces and
withdrawal within short period Of
the American military forces.
Abrogaton of the convention Of
/ 1915 under which American military
| occupation began.
Convocation within short period Of
constituent assembly with all guar
antces of electoral liberty.
The Haitian delegates sent here 70
present the memorial are H. PaulGus
Sannon, former Haitian secretary for
foreign affairs and once Haitian min
lister to the United States; Stenio Vim
cent, former president of Haitian
senate and Percival Thoby, former
Haitian charge d'affaires at Wash
ington. They represent the patriotic
union of Haiti. described as a non
partisan organization founded at
Port-au- Prince in 1920 and which. il
is claimed, everyone of Haiti's % dis
tricts is represented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
DR.. Mayer Seeks to
Unite German Factions
On Preparations Question

Berlin. May Shy the Associate
Press)-No further progress was
made today towards terminating the
cabinet crisis despite DIR. Wilhelm
Mayors personal efforts to persuade
clericals to agree to unconditional
acceptance of the allied ultimatum.
DR.. Mayer, who is German am
bassador to France, is still in the
Reichstag as a member of the Ba-
varian peoples party which stub
bornly opposed the allied terms, es-
pecially regarding disarmament AL
though pledged to abide by his
party's decision DR.. Mayer is now en-
deavoring to unite the clericals in
favor of acceptance of the ultima
tum, hoping that it would then form
the nucleus for an emergency coali-
ton, which would command enough
votes in the Reichstag in favor of
yielding. The majority Socialists and
Democrats, who are still divided
among themselves, have summoned
their national committees to Berlin
for a conference tomorrow. The
German peoples party of which DIR.
Gustav Stresemann is the leader,
continues its attitude Of reserve.
Dr. Mayer is reported to be i'm
pressing the Reichstag leaders with
the inevitable necessity of signing
and thus showing Germany's willing
ness to make sincere efforts to carry
out the terms of the treaty, In the
hope that the invasion of the Ruhr
and other penalties will not be ap-
piled if she temporarily fails to meet
her obligations in every detail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Jap Prince Honorary
General in British Army

London, May s. By The Associated
Press)-King George has appointed
Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan an
honorary general in the British army.
Elaborate entertainments in honor of
the crown prince who arrived at
Spithead, Saturday and who will re-
main in England until the end of the
month, when he proceeds to France,
were held today aboard the Queen
Elizabeth. flagship of Admiral Sir
Charles Edward Made. commander
in chief of the Atlantic fleet, who was
host. All the ships of the British
fleet were dressed for the occasion.
with the Japanese flag at the mast
head.
Great interest is being taken in
England in the visit for it is the first
time the crown prince of Japan has
left his own country and England has
had an opportunity to entertain a
member of the royal family of her
Eastern ally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
IRISH NATIONALISTS
TO KEEP OUT OF
SOUTHERN ELECTIONS

Dublin, May S-John Dillon, chair
man of the Nationalist party, will
publish a letter tomorrow saying that
he has advised his friends to take no
part in the southern elections. Such
an agreement as that reached be-
tween the Sim Fein and the north,
he declared, would be impossible
even if desirable in the south.
The programs of the Sim Fem
was to secure a solid bloc and the
whole force of their organization
will be directed to that object. If
the Nationalists took part, continues
Mr.. Dillon, it could only be as oppo-
nents of the Republicans. and the
contest would create bitter feeling
and might result in disorder and
bloodshed, for which he could not
take the responsibility. particularly
at such a crisis in the fortunes Of
Ireland and in view of recent events
and rumors of peace negotiations.
Opposing the Sim Fein would lay
the nationalist open to the charge,
however unjust, of supporting the
auxiliary police and the power of
Greenwood and Company"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Italian Factions
Ill Feeling Grows
as Election Nears

Rome, May S.-The battles betwesn
the fascist, or extreme nationalist
and the Communists in various par,s
of Italy are becoming even more hi,
ter as the elections draw nearer. On
Friday alone the reports of wide.
spread violence showed a total OF ~
dead and 40 wounded. The confic,s
of that day included one at Citadeua
near Parua, in which the fascist o.,
avenging a Communist assault n,
temptee TO destroy the labor head
quarters. All the men in the attacr
ing party, however were impris,nad
When news of the wholesale imprisop.
ment reached the fascist beadou,.
tiers several hundred members Of ~.
organization set out for the purno,.
of liberating their comrades and WEN,
to Citadella, forcing one of the nris
ons in which some of the arrtsaad
men had been placed and overcama
the Gardiner guarding the place
Flushed with their success The f,s
cisti proceeded to other prison wbsr,
the guards refused them crtra,o,
Shots were fired and the guard Office.
ordered the fascist away. Tho Ia,
ter, however. insisted upon teh Iibo,
alton of the prisoners and another ,o,
ley was fired, the officer falling W,,p,a
cd.
The carabineers then opened 1rs
and veritable fusilade occurred g.,
which several of the comhatanfs u.o..
wounded The fascist ,+,.,I.
gether resulted in three OF their mn,
Der being killed and 10 cr,,o,,
wounded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Sen. Harrison Sees
switch" in Acceptance
of Allied Invitation

Washington, May THE decision
of the administration to accept the
invitation Of the allied supreme coun-
| Gil To send representatives got into
Senate discussion today. Senator
Harrison. Democrat, Mississippi, de-
clared that in sending the invitation
the Allies were merely rubbing it in
on the American government for de-
sorting them"
Senator Harrison also charged that
! in accepting the invitation the admin
istration had switched" on it's for
eign policy again.
I'VE find the leaders switching all
the way" he said. we see this Sen
ate offering a practical insult to the
Allies ty passing a resolution for sep
arate peace with Germany. Then we
find the administration rendering its
offices as a sort of compromise, and
after that there comes the offer of a
| seat in the allied councils. This was
merely rubbing it in.
Next we find the president naming
| as the man to represent him in those
councils man who has inSulted
practically every one of the allied ma
! tons. He's not in a position properly
to represent this government. But
/ that's the man who is to do it,
! Senator New, Republican, Indiana,
read London news dispatch quoting
cambridge Colby. former secretary OF
state. as having complimented Ambas-
sddor Harvey as IAN accomplished and
cultivated gentleman" Nj. New said
that information ought to relieve the
distress of the senator from Missis-
sippi."
+ Isn't that about all he could say"'
/ inquired Senator Harrison. And is not
That doubtful! compliment"
| Mr.. Stanley. Democrat Kentucky. in
CURED whether it could not be said OF
! Aaron Burr that he was accomplish
! ed and cultivated" adding: IF You
excuse treason, pertidy and a few other
things. Burr was worthy of The COM
4 pliment."
! Mr.. Harrison thanked the Kentucky
senator for ''visuaIizing the correct
situation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
TECH. DIRECTOR OFF
FOR EUROPE IN JUNE

Boston, May S.-Arthur f. Kennedy.
director of electrical research at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technolo-
gy and professor of electrical engi-
neering at Harvard University, has
been selected as the first exchange
professor from the engineering and
applied science fields between this
country and France. He win sail
from New York June 3, it was an
nounced today. under the auspices of
committee of American universities.
The French have selected for their
FIRST representative Professor J. Cava-
iier. rector of the University of Tou-
louise and an authority OH metallurgi-
cal chemistry. He will come to this
country in the fall and divide his
time during the academic year among
Columbia, Cornell. Harvard. Johns
Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Pennsylvania and Yale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
BLAIR'S NOMINATION
DEFERRED BY SENATE

Washington, May THE Senate
finance committee deferred action
today on the nomination of David H.
Blair of North Carolina to be COM
missioner of internal revenue, op-
posed in the Senate by Senator John
son OF California. After hearing the
evidence on both sides the committee
adjourned 10 resume the inquiry next
Thursday.
Senator Johnson's objections to Mr..
Blair'S confirmation were based on
the nominees action as delegate
from North Carolina to the Republi-
can National convention at Chicago
in not having supported the senator's
candidacy though the state primary
preference went to Senator Johnson,
and also upon the contention that
Mr. Blair'S father in law, J. w Can
non, and other relatives. had income
tax claims pending in large amounts
before the Treasury department.
Senator Johnson was said to have
opened the executive hearing before
the committee and presented his
charges. Mr.. Blair followed, contend
ing that all tax matters of his fam
lily had been settled completely be-
fore he was nominated Books of the
Treasury department showing the
entries and claims in the case were
examined by employees of the income
tax office. In the settlement of the
Treasury case, the Treasury books
were said to have shown that a re-
fund of 100000 had been made to Mrs.
Blair as the stakeholder in one of
her fathers corporations Her hus-
band was her attorney in the case
Although the treasury account with
Mr. Cannon was said to be closed,
so far as the internal revenue COM
missioner's office was concerned, it
was stated that Mr.. Cannon had on
lille a claim for further abatement.
In behalf of Mr.. Blair the committee
was told that Mr.. Cannon's claim was
required under administration of the
income tax law in order to perfect
an appeal to the courts.
Denials were said to have been en-
tered by Mr. Blair and also by John
NJ. Morchead, Republican National
committeeman of North Carolina, to
thee barge that Mr. Blair had violat-
ed the North Carolina primary at
Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Religious Bodies
Issue Appeal
for Disarmament

New York, May S.-A nationwide
appeal for an international confer
ence on the reduction of ornaments
was issued tonight by four of the
largest religious organizations in this
countryside Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America, the
National Catholic Welfare Council, the
Central Conference of American Rab-
bis. andthe United Synagogue of
America.
More than 100000 clergymen of all
these sects were asked to read the
appeal from their pulpits June 5. the
congregations were requested to send
resolutions to their congressman urg-
ing on them the imperative necessi-
ty'' for the conference.
The movement, it was announced
had its inception in a letter to the
Church Peace Union from General
Tasker II. Bliss, formerly chief of
staff of the United States army, in
which he said the responsibility for
another war would rest entirely upon
the protesting Christians of the Unit
ed States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
Polish Govt. Plans
to Put Down Rebels
in Upper Silesia

Warsaw, May 6-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-In the face of in
creasing clashes between the insur-
gents and Germans the Polish gov
eminent has decided upon a vigorous
plan of action in an attempt to settle
the instruction initiated by Adel-
bert Korfanty, the former plebiscite
commissioner in Upper Silesia, with
the object of joining the industrial
section of Upper Silesia to Poland.
The government, according to dip
lomatic circles, is contemplating
framing an appeal. to the Silesians
to drop their arms and return to
workSand permit the allied authori-
ties to settle the dispute, without
further interference, in accordance
with the treaty of Versailles.
One of the problems Poland is
compelled to face is the repeated
efforts of Poles to go to the assist
ance of the insurgents. Dispatches
received today report that 10000
armed workmen from the mining dis
tricts in East Silesia, have attempted
to cross the frontier to assist the in
surgents. but all were turned back
by the Polish authorizes.
Pitched encounters between the
insurgents and the Germans have
occurred at various points in the
Rybnik district, where, according to
Polish reports, more than $50 Poles
have been killed and many wound
ed, while the German casualties
were even heavier. In a protracted
fight for possession of Friedrich
shuttle. an important foundry centre,
more than 30 Poles were killed, the
German casualties being unknown.
Despite the efforts of the govern
ment to soothe public opinion while
tons are being held daily in Warsaw
| by the labor parties. consisting Of
street parades and speechmaking,
urging the continuance of the strug-
gle for deliverance from German
rule o fthe Polish workmen of Upper
Silesia and pledging to fight until the
end
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-09
To Hold Up Action
on Knox Resolution

Washington, May Announce
ment of President Harding's decision
to have American representation on
the supreme council, the conference
of ambassadors and the reparations
commission was followed today by
limitations from Republican leaders
peace resolution might be deferred
until the larger economic and other
problems growing out of the war had
been settled.
Representative MondeI of Wyom-
ing, Republican leader, said that the
resolution which was adopted by the
Senate a week ago, would not be con-
Sidered next week, as had been eX-
pected in some quarters. He would
not say how soon it might be taken
up. House leaders said the measure
would remain with the foreign at
fairs committee for a month, per-
haps, or certainly until the European
situation had cleared. 1t was said
that this met the approval of the
Senate foreign relations committee
Some members insisted that Presi-
dent Harding preferred that no ef-
fort be made to rush it through at
this time.
Ambassador Wallace and Roland
w. Boyden are expected to resume
their places almost Immediately as
unofficial observers with the confer
enCe of ambassadors and the repara-
tions commission. respectively. Their
instructions We're prepared today at
the state department.
George Harvey. American ambas-
sador to Great Britain. will receive
his instructions from the President
after his arrival at London next
week, but it probably will be a month
before he begins his duties as the
executives representative on the SUI
preme council. as that body meets
usually only once a month.
Ambassador Harvey will be en-
powered to take part in the councils
deliberations and it is understood will
have authority to initiate such dis
cussions as the President may direct.
His status. thus. will be quite differ
ent from that of Mr.. Wallace and Mr..
Boyden. who will act as observers
only. reporting to their government
on the proceedings of the ambassa-
doris and the reparations commits
sion.
The supreme council at it's next
session is expected to take up the
question of mandates raised by the
American Government in it's recent
notes to the four principal allied
powers and administration officers
believe the presence of an American
representative at that meeting will
serve to strengthn the position of the
United States and facilitate a final
settlement of the question.