m IK 1 MET sm IMP ID STEEL IMPS STRIKE
Paris. Jan. 21. — The supreme
council of the Paece Congress is
todPy agaiu considering the Rus
sian question.
Three plans hay® been proposed
iu settlement of the perplexing
situation.
The first one provides' for a
strict quarantine against Bolsheviki
Russia.
The second plan is to provide
food tor Russia so that tho people
will rise against Bolshevism and
crush it out.
Thp third i>lun piovides for the
arming and military support of
t Russian forces fighting against
tie Bolsheviki.
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Dublin, Jan. 21. — The 5inn Feii
mcmoers to the British parliament
who we.t? recently elect ed a^e inee'"
iug iu t1'i city today in an ancient
mansion house for the purpose oi
proclaiming the independence of
Ireland.
Merlin, Jan. 21. — To prevent
the invasion of Germany by the
Poles along the Polish front, the
Third Uhlan guards were dispatch
ed to that sector today from Pots
dam, where they will intercept the
Invaders.
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WORK, KKI'OKTS IMUl VTK
Melbourne. Jan. 21. — The minis'
ter o£ defense publishes a report
on the work of the Australians in
Only about '.alf the neJJ'ly elect- I
ed members ai»> in attendance a* j
the mi i ting, as the other mourners
are >n prison, having been arrest
ed- dur.'ng the n cm demonstrations
held -hioughoiit Ireland.
Frauco from March 2 0 to October
j, last.
The report s:i; s that the Austral
ians ouk prisoners, 333 guns
' many thousands of machine guns.
! motars ai.d vehicles and millions
of rounds of ammunition.
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Berlin, Jan. 21. — Although the'
re'urcs o£ Sunday's election ar© as i
yet incomplete, it appears fiom the |
;eDOrts thus far received that a j
majority of the Socialists have won j
out and will have a good majority j
in the National Assembly.
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AIERIGAIS WOULD FIX THE BLfiME
THEN PUNISH ALL THE CULPRITS
Paris, Tuesday. — The Ameri
can peace delegates favor an in
vestigation tending to fix the re
sponsibility for the Great War. They
favor the investigation being so
far reaching that no culprit escape
and. tnai punishment be metecb out
to all those who have in any way
been iesDonsiole for the starting
ot' hostilities. The investigation is
to cover all persons from William
Hohenzollern down.
The American delegation held a
conference with other delegates and
a program calling for a memoran
dum from all the powers regarding
tho responsibility for starting and
contin.iin^ the war was formulated.
Tremendous interest was mani
fested Dv all the other peace dele
gates iu the attitude taken by; the
American delegation, and particu
larly in what President Wilson had
suggest?-?- to the American delegates
which were written into their sug
gestion a-i presented to the peace
congress.
FAMOUS RUSSIAN HOW Mi
LESffi AND TfflUZK! CRIMINALS
Seattle, Jan. 21.—Mme. Catherine
Urcsnkovskaya, who arrived in this
city from Vladivostok Suduay de
parted ou au overland train for
Washington, where, before start
ing upon her speaking tour of the
United 3tates in her effort to raise
lunds for Russian orphans, she
will confer with federal officers.'
Before leaving here this famous
Russian woman revolutionist in an
Interview with press representa
tives Branded. Nikolai Lenine and
*• Trotzky as arch criminals.
She stated that both these political
leaders were of the Bolsheviki and
predicted that her beloved Russia
would yet throw off the Bolshevik!
rule.
Wilson SPEAKSi
TO FREKGfl
CONGRESS
Paiis, Tuesday. — "A new world
is comin< into life" said President
Wilson "n responding to an invita
tion to address the French senate
when he appeared before that body.
"The world has awakened to its
community of interest and knows
that its future depends upon this
community of its interests. The
Allied nations have worked a# a
unit to put down the ambition de*
sires ri. world domination by G©r*
many, -»nH the Allies must unite in
forming a peace which will bring
forth everlasting repose of man's
fear iiuainst a repetition of such an j
attempt, and the Allied nations of
the world must work in unitj for
the benefit® of humanity."
Mons, Boist, president of the
French senate, in -welcoming Presi
dent Wilson, said that the French
senate endorsed his ideas.
SEI1TIEITES 10
8E HIE SOON
Washington, Jan. 21.—It wa3 an
nounced by the war office this J
morning that the 65th Regiment
which is composed largely of the
Coa&t Artillery, in which are a
great many Seattle men, is due to
arrive in Philadelphia on January
80.
WILSON STARTS
11 FEB. 15
Washington, Jan. 21. —Through
semi-official information from tho
White House it was learned today
tha'. President Wilson will sail
thp United States from France on
February 15,
SMS BOLSHEVIK
IS SOCIETY'S
Paris, Jan. 21. — Joseph, NeUlens,
the French ambassador to Russia,
appearing: before the peace congress
during the consideration by that
body of the Russian situation de
clared that Bolshervik rule must be
crushed and the leaders treated as
enemies towards society. He said
that Bolshevik! had kept Germany
supplied with food during the war,
and prominent Bolshevists sought
*o prevent Germany from signing
the armistice.
BOLSHEVlSiii
LOSE BATTLE
London, Jan. 21.—An official
statement received today from Es
thonia pays that the Bolshvik
troopg were disastrously defeated
In a oattle which took place here
yesterday, and that many Bolshe
viki soldiers were taken prisoners
by the Esthonian army. The battle
was for the possession of the Narva
or Reval to Petrograd railroad.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 20. — August
A. BusL-h, president of Anheuser*
Busch, announced today that he
would complete the organization of
tho Bevo packing company, which
within two weeks will enter tho
pork-packing busnir.ess in St. Louii
in a larp~ gc-ale. The company is
to be incorporated at $1,000,000,
and considerable portion of the
Anheucer-Busch brewery baa been
leased.
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Demand For Wage Increase Is
| Stated by Workers as Cause
j For Walkout But Act Is Be
lieved to be Result of Bolshe
viki Propaganda ,to Paralyze
Industries of Entire Nation
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Seattle, Jan. 21.—Thirty thous
and workers who are employed in
the steel and wooden shipyards wen
out on strike this morning at ten
o'clock, ostensibly for more wages,
but in reality, according to the be
lief of many, as an Initial move to
wards paralyzing the Industries
throughout the country and to
create discontent among the labor
in? classes, which might ultimate
ly bring about Bolshevik rule of
this nation as declared for in the
public speeches which were made
by lanor leaders in this city at mass
meetings held last Sunday.
It is quit® generally believed
that these speeches made by the la
bor leaders are responsible for the
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Park, Tuesday. — The supreme
council of the peace congress had
under consideration until a late hou:
last niirht the Question of asking
Russia to take a part In the peace
deliberations. The discussions took
up thf» time of the delegates to the
peace congress throughout the en
tire day.
CONDITIONS AT lilt EST, FRANCE,
ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED
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Washiigton, Jan; 21. — Publishe<
reports of unsatisfactory conditions
at the American embarkation camp
at Brest, France, caused Secretary
Baker to ask for a. report today
from Major General Harbord,
wallf out order being issued today.
The sMoyard workers demands
are for eight dollars per eight hour
day far mechanics and six dollar3
per fc'glit hour day lor all helpeia
and common laborers.
, The helpers and common labor
er$ rslerred to in most cases .Te*
ferg <o the boys who are employed
in and about the shipyards.
Tacoma, Jan. 21.—Fifteen thous
and Union metal workers in four
of the shipyards here and nineteen
contrac* machine shops stopped
work this morning. j$
The walkout is in protest against
thg ruling of the ^Iacy1 toard1 which
refused to grant an increase of
wages.
chief rt the American expeditionary
force supply service. Mr. Baker
«ai<i when he personally inspected1
th0 Brest camp in October condi
tons were good. Since then the
rainy season has set in and return
ing officers have referred to muddy
conditions.
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BE GIVEN WORK
Washington, Jan. 21. — Senator
Kenyon today introduced1 a bill pro
viding for the creation of an emer
gency public works board which is
to be empowered to provide im"
' mediate work for unemployed la"
not
The bills provide '°r *n appro
i priation of one hundred million
| dollars.
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