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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Strike of 4C0,CC0 Railway Shopmen Shop-men Sanctioned, and Pullman Pull-man Workers Included. House Saturday for the purpose of devising de-vising "methods upon' which negotiations negotia-tions for the settlement of the coal strike can be Initiated." It was understood un-derstood that attendance at the meet-ins meet-ins did not bind either the operators or the miners to acceyt any conditions thiit might be laid down. The belief n Washington whs that if the President Presi-dent failed to persuade the employers iind workers to g?t together voluntarily, volun-tarily, lie might determine on the up-po'iitnicnt up-po'iitnicnt of an arbitration commission commis-sion und call on both sides to abide by its decision. subcommlssion on debts the details of Russia's budget covering extraordinary receipts and expenditures so that the other powers may make a careful study of Russia's financial prospects. The subcommlssion then practically agreed upon cancellation of the Rus-stun Rus-stun war debts and a moratorium on pre-war debts find Interest. The financial Information thus dragged from the Russians has hitherto been kept scrupulously secret by them. Lltvlnoff told American correspondents corre-spondents that the soviet government had issued a decree recognizing post-revolution rights to private LABOR BOARD TAKES ACTIOS Coal Miners' Representative and Operators Op-erators Ca.led Into Conference by President Harding Germany Upset by Murder of Rath-enau Rath-enau Fierce Battle Is Fought in Dublin. By EDWARD W. PICKARD FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND rail way shop workers were called out on strike, effective Saturday morning, and the order Included also all Pullman Pull-man shopmen In the country. An equal number of maintenance of way employees em-ployees was expected to Join In the walkout, though as their strike vote had not been completely canvassed. It whs said tbelr action might be deluyed few days, j ' The strike was set on the day when the rail workers were to undergo a cut of $134,000,000 in wages, and when the $4(0,0(0.000 freight rate reduction went Into effect. B. M. Jewell, head of the shop, crafts, had told the railway rail-way executives the strike would be functioned unless they agreed to Ignore Ig-nore the federal labor board's wage reduction order, to restore certain working rules which the board had eliminated and to abolish the "fanuin out" system adopted by some of the railroads. The railway managements would not yield, and the strike decision deci-sion was promptly sanctioned by the following six International union presidents, pres-idents, constituting the mechanical section of the railway employees' department de-partment i. William H. Johnston. International In-ternational Assoilatlon of Machinists: J. W. Kline, International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers of America: J. A. Franklin. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Boiler-makers, iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America: .1. J. Hynes. Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers' International alliance; al-liance; James P. Noonnn, International Internation-al Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Martin V. Ryan. Brotherhood of Railway Car Men of America. Railway iiiHnti(?ers were con'ldenf that the strike would not greatly handicap transportation operations, at least for some time. They had anticipated antici-pated It by making such provisions us were possible, and besides, as bus been noted before, the train service men J and dispatchers are not Involved In the present controversy, and will continue con-tinue at work. Otlicltjls of the miners' union have realized that public sympathy Is lost to them by such occurrences as the shoe-King inasticre of non-union men in Williamson county, Illinois, and not only disown ull responsibility for acts of violence, but cull on the strikers to maintain the peace for their own snkes. Many of the residents und some of the public otllclals of the southern Illinois region where the outrages out-rages tool; place seem to be In sympathy sym-pathy with the murderous miners, and there is little prospect that the men who slaughtered the strike-breakers will be arrested and prosecuted. Wounded survivors of the maosacre In the hospital ut Herrln were carefully guarded, for threats bad been made that they would not be permitted to leave the town alive, lest they testify ligtlnst the murderers. The mayor, however, guaranteed their sufety. P RESIDENT HARDING'S statement to congress lust December suggesting sug-gesting regulating of labor unions was severely criticized by the special policy pol-icy committee of the American Federation Federa-tion of l.ubor In Its report to the Cincinnati Cin-cinnati convention. "It would seem." the report says, "that the propaganda for Industrial feudalism supported by pollttcal bureaucracy has found Its way Info the White House." It Is most regrettable to note the utterances of the President of the United States wherein he disapproves of labor's reluctant re-luctant but necessary resort to the right to strike against Industrial op-ptesslon." op-ptesslon." ACQUITTAL of Governor Small of Illinois on the charge of conspiring conspir-ing to defraud the fctate was no surprise sur-prise to those who had watched the progress of the trial and observed the at ft tide of the Jury. The hitter held ttnit the prosecution failed to truce to the governor any of the misappropriated misappropri-ated funds. A sad sequel wl.s the sudden death of the governor's wife, who suffered n stroke of apoplexy during dur-ing the Impromptu1 celebration at their home In Kankakee. .Sympathy for Mr. .Small In his bereavement was general und genuine, but unfortunately a lot of ghouls tried to make political cai-Itnl cai-Itnl out of his greut loss. MEXICO got on the front page again because a bunch of bandits in that benighted country ruptured A. Bruce Bieluskl, former chief of the bureau of Investigation for the De-pm'ment De-pm'ment of Justice, and held him for jS.'.Kio ri'T-rn,. F'Piil'y be made Ms escape. 111, badly benten up and half starved. Then came the story that forty Americans connected with oil companies In the Tumplco region were held captive by bandits. This report was denied by President Obregon himself him-self after Investigation. Our State department, however, whs informed that the bandits bud released the forty and then had seized 85 employees of a Dutch-British oil company, Including six Americans. SOVIET RUSSIA'S representatives, beaded by the wily I.ltvinoff, entered en-tered the conference nt The Hague Inst week and at first assumed a dellunt nnd uncompromising uttltude. They Insisted that the first thing to be discussed and established must be the property of all kinds except land. The allied and neutral delegates said that If this decree were genuine. It was the most Important move the Russians had made since the adoption of their new economic policy, GERMAN nationalists "who had been planning great demonstra tions for last week In favor of restoration of the monarchy, decidedly overshot their mark by the assassination assassina-tion of Dr. Walter Rathenau, the minister min-ister of foreign affairs and one of the country's wealthiest Industrial magnates. mag-nates. The soclullsts and other groups were so aroused by the murder thnt drastic steps were taken which effectually effec-tually stopped the proposed uprisings. Chancellor Wlrth nnd the cabinet Imposed Im-posed restrictions that approached martial luw, a "state of emergency'' being declnred. The monarchists, however, did not remain silent and their societies Joyfully celebrated the death of Rathennu. In Bavaria, where they are especially strong, the restrictive restric-tive measures were Ignored by populace popu-lace and otllclals alike. Stormy scenes look place In the relchstag In Berlin,, the nationalists being denounced as murderers. In the German section of Upper Silesia alone was there any actual monarchist uprising. Government Govern-ment troops and nationalists fought In several towns, and the affair then developed de-veloped Into a pogrom, many Jews being robbed and killed. Rathennu was considered one of the ablest ministers In Europe ant? was doing bis best to restore relation? between Germany and the allied nations. na-tions. In France his murder was re giirded as probably ending any policj of conciliation In settling the repara tions problem. IRISH FREE STATE forces, wltf, the aid of English guns and advice fought fiercely with the republican Ir regulars In the very heart of Dublin last week, and nt this writing tht Issue of the buttle Is undecided. The republicans held possession of the Four Courts building and also ot several hotels In the vicinity. The Free Staters surrounded the Four Courts and attacked with rifle and artillery fire nnd bomb-throwers, ant by Friday the casualties were some where near one hundred. The attaclt ers were hampered by their desire not to Injure the handsome building and to spare the Invaluable records It contains. con-tains. ICumon de Valera In an Inter view characterized the Irregulurs as "the bravest of the brave in our nation." na-tion." In otter parts of Irclnnd the Insurgents were active and the provisional pro-visional government Issued three manifestoes mani-festoes explaining why It was compelled com-pelled to act against them. LATEST advices from China ar not encouraging. Gen. Chen Chlung-MIng, who drove Sun Yat Sen from Canton, was said to have been assassinated while at a meeting of his military leaders. Doctor Sun himself, who apparently Is again free, Is planning plan-ning to retake Canton us soon as his troops arrive from the north and t re-establish his regime there. The leuders In (he Peking government are' In favor of establishing the "United States of China." There was some hope that Ben Hooper, chairman of the labor board coi.ld itave erf t!.e rtrlVe fHr-sinid Ing certain roads to cancel their contracts con-tracts for shop work, but It was considered con-sidered rather unlikely thnt this would satisfy the unions. Furthermore, bitter bit-ter Internal strife In the labor board developed. The majority members, comprising the group- representing the public and the railways. Issued n statement state-ment that labor members. In their dissenting dis-senting opinions, were "sowing some of the seeds that have germinated and blossomed Into Industrial anarchy In Russia." that tby had "advised the employees to strike against the decision deci-sion of the board" and bad advanced "Incendiary arguments to the railroad employees In favor of striking against a decision of I lie board." The board called the shop crafts International In-ternational oflicers and the railway executives ex-ecutives to appear before It for an Inquiry. In-quiry. PRESIDENT HARDING finally hus taken personal action in the matter mat-ter of the coal strike. The administration, adminis-tration, ib'itugh a high government ofhclul, stated Its position thus: "Coul Is going to be mined In sullictent qunn-i qunn-i tity to p.evcnf any ful famine next vtnts-.' and It was added thut If peaceful measures to end the strike failed, more drastic uctlon would be taken. Next. Mr. Harding Invited the represenluth "s of the miners und op-erators op-erators to u conference In the White credits to be accorded Russia by the other nations, and to every other proposition Litvinoff merely replied: "We want credits or goods; have you got any?" Outside the conference ball, he said cash was not necessary but Russia was anxious to buy abroad and must have credits from cither foreign governments or foreign companies. After this wa;-! settled, said he, the conference could take up the question of private property and debts and the status of Russian bonds. The experts of Britain, France Hnd Italy were equally firm in opposition and finally Litvinoff consented to submit to the DISAFFECTED Republicans ol North Dakota, in combination with the Nonpartisan league, defeated Senator Porter J. McCumber for re-iiomlnutlon, re-iiomlnutlon, miming In bis stead Lynn J. Frazler, former governor who was recalled. McCumber has been in the somite 23 years, chairman of thp finance committee, and second in rank on the foreign relations committee. Ills defeat Is another blow to the "old guard." Wisconsin Democrats followed the lead of those In Minnesota by se lecting a woman for tb senate. Sb Is Mrs. Ben C. llooyer ot 0s1.ku.4b |