Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-01-15 | Page 5 | Congress is Asked to Pay Indemnity

CONGRESS IS ASKED TO PAY INDEMNITY Subjects of Foreign Nations Said to Have Been Injured in South Omaha Riots. WASHINGTON, .Ian. 34. President Wilson today asked congress to appropriate appro-priate $41,030 for indemnities to Greece, Austria-Hungary aud Turkey on account ac-count of injuries to their subjects in the South Omaha riots on Fehniary 23, 3909. He and Secretary Lansing joined in asking the appropriation "as an act of grace and without reference- to the liability of the United States." The amounts recommended are $40,000 to the government of Greece, $sno to Austria-Hungary aud $230 to Turkey. Secretary T.ansing says in his report that approximately 3200 Greeks were driven Jrom the city during the riots, and that prior to the riots ho , been a feeling of hostilitv ;iha II Greek subjects resident in Sian- because of their lawlcssncsuud- j ner of living in unsanita' ings. ' ,g of j The riots grew out of tliry 30, '1. Policeman Edward Lowrv Greek 3 009, by John Masourid The whom the officer had flocrotary subjects of other counlhe fury Lansing said, " suffcrecbly wero of the mob because tho of tho mistaken for Greeks. Sbody was rioters were arrested, I 3, 5.3 iu-eonvicted. iu-eonvicted. Greece a$oOS2f aud domnitv, Austria-Hu Turkey $1984.