Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-11-30
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AS THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest of I'M
portant Events of the Week,
Here and Abroad.


Observation-Disclosures.
Fight for repeal Of the New York
State motion picture censorship law
under way; repeater to be introduced
in Legislature.
Condition of Great Britains ship
building industry reported to be worst
in fourteen years.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
offers program to make big cut in tax
assessment on condition that soldiers
bonus is rejected.
Victoria, Australia, enacts public
safety law" containing drastic pro-
visions aimed at strikes, including
provisions restricting public assemb-
lagos and limiting the accumulation
of union funds for strikers.
Former President WILSON tells Arm
istiea nav AUDIENCE hf principles will
prevail "as surely as God reigns."
Two cranemen burndd to death and
another one injured when caught UNI
der stream of molten metal in steel
plant at Monessen, Pa.
Alien land laws of California and
Washington, prohibiting aliens in
eligible to citizenship from owning
or leasing land, upheld by Supreme
Court.
New York Leader, successor to the
New York Call, suspends publication
with announcement that plans are
being made for another labor daily
soon.
One man killed, nine hurt in mine
explosion in Bibb county, Ala.
Fifty thousand working girls and
women in New York have unsatis-
factory housing accommodations, says
president of Association to Promote
Proper Housing for Girls.
New remedy cuts pneumonia NOR
tally rate from 35 to 2 per cent,
claims Rome discoverer, DR.. Leander
Tomarkin.
Col. Forbes, formerly head of Vet
erans' Bureau, denies all accusations
and makes counter charge against
Brig. Gen. Sawyer.
Strike of seamen employed by the
Nippon Yusen Kaihsa, the big Jap
anese steamship line, ends in victory
for the strikers.
Election for new Parliament to
be held in Great Britain December
8. Factions of Liberal party unite
to present a solid front to Conserva-
tives and Labor party.
Employees in the mechanical crafts
ON the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad get wage increase of
2 cents an hour.
Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania calls
conference of governors to plan ac-
ton to force. hard coal operators to
clean house."
Headquarters of Amalgamated
Sheet Metal Workers International
Alliance moved from Chicago to
Washington, d. C.
Engineers and fremen on the Vir-
ginian Railway are compelled to work
in excessively high temperatures.
sometimes as high as 1862 degrees
Fahrenheit, witnesses at hearing in
Chicago say.
Drop in employment in October
| shown by United States Labor De-
partment reports.
Presidents of railway brotherhoods
confer with President Coolidge at
Washington.
Unemployment has disastrous effect
on child welfare, Federal Children's
Bureau says in report on 1920-21 in
dustrial depression.
Members of Congress from Pacific
Coast begin new campaign for abso-
lutte Japanese exclusion.
Thirty-five representatives of g.
100000 wage earners, meeting at
Washington, plan legislative program
to be presented at coming session at
| Congress.
William G. McAdoo and Senator
Hiram johnson make formal an
nouncement of intention to seek Pres
idential nominations.
Answering Labor Party's motion
for vote of censure, Premier Baldwin
defends proposals for protective tariff
and hints Britain may be forced To
| split with Allies.
Building Trades Council of New
York City asks 81 wage increase for
all building trade workers.
Senator Borah declares immediate
tax reduction is plain duty of Con.
| greSs.
Appellate Division of New York
Supreme Court decides Anti Saloon
League is political body in meaninq
of law and must file campaign ex.
penSeS.