Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 18, 1919, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba saw its duty Tho estimated total of the Victory loan Campaign in Manitoba is according to a wire sent last night to the National Headquarters in Toronto by j. A. Anderson Secretary of the general committee for the Good land along results of an inspection of lands along the greater Winnipeg water District so impressed r. J. Beni High. Chief Engineer of the reclamation Board that is preliminary report will favor throwing the lands open for Soldier five vol. 46. 117. Today s and mild. Tuesday november 18, 1919 15.42. Eld 14.45. Twenty six Dominion goes Over objective reported subscribed previous borrowings All from for eign Domestic Over two billion Ery province has exceeded its allotment and Many cities Otta vhf. Nov. It staff Corre the Iorii Jusi Coli in Canada brings the Iii cystic borrowings Sinuc the tip to a or Over two dollars. When it is Esti ated Itiat every Cut of can a s borrow Iii s prior to the a were Trade in foreign mar ets. Some idea 01 tie the Loans floated in non her boundaries Siik a then May gained. Try Validity of War time prohibition legislation Washington nov. While arguments on the Validity of the War time prohibition act Mill be heard by the supreme court on thursday a decision is not expected before Decem Ber 8, when tile court re convenes after a recess announced today to be Gin monday. Should the supreme court hold the War Lime act unconstitutional millions of Gallons of whisky and Vine Mould be placed on the Market immediately in those states who had not voted on the question before the preparation of the Federal act. Those longing for a wet Christmas Are now placing All their Hopes on a favourable opinion by the court. In Spile of the somewhat complicated peace treaty situation in the Senate Many opponents of prohibition expect it to be an accomplished fact Kef Ore the end of the present special session of Congress tins month j tic White. House has announced that immediately upon the proc Lama j lion of peace president Wilson will declare the prohibition at an end. Other Powers better situated than England to help Kol Chak says Premier revolting conditions revealed in analysis of canners Simcoe Plant Are marching into fog impossible to finance anti reds indefinitely Bur own country first concern s i Ontario Premier s announce i move for pro i i portion Al representation Mav Aid that the Success of loan expect and is i Shiv to the j Toronto nov. 17. Premier Drury Loans were today expressed himself in favor of income lax. And in the the Ontario government making of apol the present loan an i Piui Ulon to the Dominion government or in that regard was tried. Sir i for a referendum on the question of White on former occasions importation of liquor into tie As held that Canada could not at of Ontario 10 Lii in the flotation of her j beyond question the party of not Only the effect j am Leader will throw its her fim Mcinis because of i Al the next session for or moral Sii i. Application to the Dominion Ovorn Thomas uie Feiore contended Cor a he said. Iney a ust he attractive. ,.wc win apply delay. It is Lias Deni Stu in a. I. Way ,0 make the present is so in " and will so a Long Way much fir Thomas Misjuk Clement he province. Such As we have Wil and will Cost tiie country through a properly enforced. The Only to Lew taxation upon left for us to do is to make r rom build is of i of i t application to Ottawa and thai i it is hard to will be done Early in the session i As no doubt cons , j ii tilt has its spa intr before the onion on com a attack party government Tho Rele ration to history in Ontario of party government i this is the vision in the mind j of Premier e. C. , and no 1 less a purpose will actuate some of tiie activities of the Drury provincial government according to a state ment by 1 remier Drury today. Or. Drury when asked if the Vot ers of Ontario at the next election would be called upon to vote under tiie proportional representation has Tern said "1 should say that it is probable that at the next j Ontario elections the present system will be superseded by the one you have mentioned. There is most certainly room for this electoral Reform Ai least include in session in february in the Odi Irmi set a j Early in february the first session added of the now legislature Wall be held. Be Tel definitely decided by Tho government. When the House Deputy Man step s summary to sum up 1 thai blur 1 Tho next int Ludina capital or Urther of Semi it u res May provided or Jurlia it win to borrow in including the Victory or o m Ottawa nov. I great War veterans association intends to request Llic investigation into the charges in the House of com Mons against the Dominion canners thai food alleged to be unfit for human consumption tvs canned and shipped to the soldiers in France. The charges were by d. D. Mckenzie Leader of the opposition who for an investigation but the government look no action. The Dominion command of the . Nova intends to press the charges and Asl for an investigation. The Dominion command has in its Possession some Docu ments bearing on the Case and in the current Issue of the Veteran prints the charges under the head ing was Cravel and corruption canned for it characterizes the Story if the charges arc True As being the most diabolical and cold blooded dividend raising plot Ever hatched by soulless a facsimile published for the first Lime of a letter written by the Milton Mersey co., ltd., Mont real Industrial chemists is printed in the Veteran. This is an amazing document it is written from the Milton Hersey company to an official of he Dominion canners and reveals conditions which if True Are revolting. The letter. Dated nov. 18, 1917, is As Fol lows with reference to inspection yesterday Al the factory of the do minion canners Simcoe we have brought the following Points to your attention soaring with a coating of slime on Interior lining. These to be cleaned in your presence. Barrels in a sour condition. These to be replaced or Given a thorough scalding with hot water. Of slime on the floor and decayed Maleria Between the floors Al Points where the floor ing has Given Way. Belt sour. This Bell must be cleaned with hot water and should be attended to Nigl itly. Of the floor in blanching room and also the lower floors As a result of the drip pings from the soaring floor. These floors to be thoroughly nightly with a View to doing away with this sourness. To be removed from operators ask other owners for approval of counter proposals prepared renewed Deroo stations in Hinde Norg s Honor Berlin nov. 17 associated j demonstration in i Honor of Field marshal von Hinden Burg occurred this morning when the Kuelzow corps marched to tiie residence of or. Karl Helfferich Liere von Hindenburg is slaying. Repetitions of the recent de inon Stalions in the Field marshal s i Honor have been forbidden tie corps Are making headway arrest expected of United Mirie workers officials for violation of injunction i London nov. 17 associated i Pron ii a Lloyd floor a speaking in the House of com Mons of Odfie during the course of i tie debate i Russia dwelt upon the complexity of the russian problem. I direction i he said. We Ai a Tiina cling into a fog i the Premier inns asked concerning the riven ii fore the Senate committee on foreign relations by William c. Pullitt. Recently attached to the United states peace commis Sion and replied t never heard of bullitt until he returned from Tussin. I never knew of his existence until one Day presi Dent Wilson said to me there is a Young fellow returned from Russia who might be atle to give you inter Esting views about Russia but he added that i was not to attach too much importance to i saw him. And that is All t have to refer Ardiner the statements i de scribed As a tissue of lies. I read them in. Paris in the mall. They i were that .1 i often statements i end so threatens j Douglas simmer tells Board both vere untrue. A third state ment that t would have sent Ijan Downe to Russia had 1 not Bee i afraid of the daily mail r leave that to after declaring that bullitt had betrayed the Confidence of or by Loicl a Jeor pc s Secretary. Sir Phillip Kerr. And it stink that his Secretary saw hundreds of people for him. Including bullitt and had never referred to bullitt the Premier continued denounces bullitt. Washington nov. Were evidences of real Progress i today in the Faure scale neg Otia j Lions Between the miners i and the operators of the Central competitive Field no thoth no refusal of wheat Board to reduce Price of bran and shorts Fata playing while the safety police j held Bawlf the curious crowds which j gathered. I von Hindenburg came out of the j building and reviewed the troops who i marched past him in Parade forma ii in. 7 he Weifung says it learns from an official source that nothing had been known beforehand Commerce Board thai some sub officers were respond j Afisu Brej 0-v Wottle sible. I from belief for High cos of Livin possible at present rates scalded Meetins Lac joint wage committees were held. The Confer ence was postponed until to i Morrow at the request of. The of the Corner where water is dropping i who Tho on to and to be placed on papers reply to demands pie on the floor in some dry position. Kindly let me hear from you in this respect. We understand or. Inns is in Lawn today and will see the War office. We live seated saturday by the workers. Already reported to them with reference to this file of treaty by thread i Senate of to take pact away from upper House was Iii ton nov. The eve of a vote of the peace treaty president Wilson gave the Senate to i understand today that unless it lied the reservations already adopted to which the amount the a resent loan is lit Joriu to Nieft. Partly Lor Cupi inter tit and deficits. .j.t.rn-y.ogo. Joi i or credits to Britain and Allied Jou Trius. Of eleven members of Nii Ilious Tor Luis runs Lor credits to i Wen. The Kafferly await Al by elections All the above sums must be met out through which it is confidently exec pro wins. to not include petted by Premier i jury and his col expenditures interest on the leagues that three of their number hich in will find seats will he held ate in and december or the first week in Janu Ary according to the Premier s state ment today. The Temperance Plank in the plat form of the United Farmers is fast assuming definite shape and do finite action in the minds of the . Labor government. The pledges of the . Coupled with the people s expression of opinion through the referendum have led the Premier and his colleagues to a Deci Sion to move promptly and effect debt and pensions w will total some s250.rifji.oi win be Mut of revenues. _ loan totals announced. , nov. Press Ine Brand Totaj for the Dominion Saskatchewan . Or. kick. Nova . Prince Edwrad cite of Toronto City of Montreal. Oupe Mon. Of Jie loan of the Fedt Iron Ai sections 01 lie do ment Illch action will towards minister of and announced Progress Tion provinces every province Over top. Owing to the fact that the import 1 tation of liquor is solely under the Federal govern be the most the Realiza f a dry Ontario that the government can take under the Law As i i is at present. Steamship line p banned Vancouver to Antipodes lie would take the treaty Back the White House and lock it up ii bullitt not hold of documents in hib ?116 tie effect of the warning was to stiffen the lines on both sides of the Senate fight. Then Compromise proposals of Many were throw ii out by the democrats in a final Effort to break into the majority pro gramme. They found the treaty s friends All of whom have voted for the reservations disposed to listen but to Promise nothing and tonight the life of the treaty seemed to hang upon a slender thread. A decision one or the other is planned for wednesday and Emder talc closure Rule the leaders say it Tolizin them nut if there has been cannot be delayed beyond thursday i slurp. It is rot our j or Friday. Pointing out suit nobody knew to finish reservations what r Issia wanted and that tomorrow the Senate will remain any attacks upon bolshevism carried i in session until it has cleared away beyond a certain had failed he i All proposed reservations leaving no pre Ranier declared that with great Bri thing to do but act upon the re Tain s own burdens it was quite in i ser vation Resolution itself possible to go on financing civil War pour reservations two of them pro in Russia indefinitely. No surer Road to bolshevism. Paris and published them. No policeman in a Norland would have soiled his fingers by using evidence of that reverting to the general question of Russia. The Premier referred to the operations of Admiral Kolchak and the enormous distances and the difficulty of England helping Kolchak. There Are he declared in a much better position to help Kolchak the i we. These Powers Are next door. They Are in the Alliance. Our own country is our first con he said and there is no surer Road to bolshevism at Home than in Ancial bankruptcy. We have Contri buted More to anti bolshevism ele ments in Russia than France. Japan and America put together. I of that because it was an obligation of Honor for or. In Oyd George admitted the accuracy of the. Vreneli press report that France and England were in agreement to withhold further sup from Russia As he explained it. It was impossible to Bur Den the French taxpayer. Dating upon the. Almost difficulties of formulating a policy when on one there were anti bolshevik its like Kolchak Dan Kine fighting to re knit arid re unite powerful Russia and on the other Border states equally anti bolshevism seeking their own inde and. Therefore the disintegration of Russia the Premier said posed by the foreign relations com Mittee were voted Down today and none were adopted. It was the preamble to the reservation group requiring that the sen ate qualifications be accepted by three of the other great Powers which the president found particularly Dis pleasing and against which the democrats Are expected to direct most of their fight for a Compromise. The Blanket reservation of the for eign relations committee to preclude from the jurisdiction of the league of nations All questions Honor or Ita vital interests of the United states was Defeated today in the Senate. The reservation the last on the committee recommendations was rejected by combined votes of administration democrats the mild reservation republicans 56 to 36. Of Commerce situation indicates shortage Toronto nov. Of i the operators were in touch by wire with owners not represented j Here for Tho purpose of obtaining i their approval of the counter no i Powals which have now assumed definite shape. Reports also were prepared to show the effect that higher wages taken in connection with the suspension of production. Would have on Coal prices this year. Secretary Wilson does not intend to Aloiv negotiations to drag Al though he will not inter thru As Long As the wage scale committees Are making headway it was said at the department of labor. Officials of tiie department of labor stated however. Reports to the effect that the government might take Over the mines and oper ate them were without foundation. Such action they said would be taken Only As the last resort and after full discussion by tiie Cabinet. Meanwhile in behalf of the Cen trial held operators committee a i series of telegraphic reports from j mining centres was Given out show ing that not a. Mine was operating its territory. Production was Ali labor conference reopens on will submit minority report the business of screening from the terminal elevators at the head of the lakes and of the Mill feed situation which occupied Tho Board of com Merce Here today will be continued tomorrow. Judge Robson and i lessors. O Connor and Murdock the members of the Board Are hearing the matter. There was a Brilliant array of counsel presenting tie Grain companies including a. B. Hudson of Winnipeg who appeared on behalf of several Biff elevator and Grain companies and. John Bain of Ottawa. Hon. T. A. Crerar s big. Company was among those represented by counsel. H. Vav. Waula . Appeared. For the Canadian feed manufacturing com Pany of fort William. The proceed sol utely at a standstill in South Western states the reports declared Anc l averaged Only about no per cent of Normal in Pennsylvania Fields outside of what is tie Central competitive Field. In West. Virginia however production was close to Normal except where held Back by Cai shortage. Passenger trains suspended Sioux Falls s.d., nov. 11 ten passenger trains on the Iowa South Dakota division of the . And St. P. Railroad were eliminated today be c3.us61 of shortage of Coal. Injunction violated Indianapolis ind., nov. a of several District local officials Ings were of a More or less technical of the United mine workers of am important evidence important evidence As to the Mill feed Supply was Given by Douglas b. Rim Raer chief officer of the feed division of the livestock Branch at Ottawa. He said there was a shortage of bran and. Shorts at reasonable prices though it was not so acute now As some time ago. Bran Wae now Worth ?43 a ton and shorts per ton at Montreal in Carload lots. At fort William they were Worth per ton Ess. Robert Henderson a Winnipeg Grain Dea or was an interesting wit Ness or. The subject of screenings which is the name for what the ule i Vator operator has left after weighing out the Grain stored in his elevator. Erica on charges of violation of the Coal strike injunction were expected tomorrow Federal officials Here indicated today. Wyoming agreement Wyoming miners operator have reached a settlement satisfactory to both parties and the mines will be re opened at once according to a Telegram from p. I. Quealy president of. The Wyoming Coal opera tors association received today by Secretary of labor Wilson. The final contract in the Wyoming Field is to be based on the agree me reached in the Central competitive Field. Or. Quealy said. Ihlen not returning. Chicago nov. 17. While operators Wash Glun nov. 17. Canadian Piess or touted in sub committee of the International labor conference Lino Baldesi italian workers Dele Gale inti rubies that he will submit a minority report to press Forward his scheme for Intuni it ional regulations of the distribution of raw As spc-cilh1 fur unemployment. In sub committee on a motion by k. Blake , of Ottawa. Or. Bal j Desi was Defeated by 7 votes to 4. The ground taken in or. Robertson s motion was that International Regula Tion of the Type proposed could not constitutionally or profitably be dealt with by the conference. On the same Voo. Tiie sub committee reached a like decision re girding proposals for abolition of private ownership of land and property International regu lation of Ocean freight rates and Choice Between free Trade and protective policies. As a Means for meeting tiie unum ploy edit problem the sub commit Lee will recommend that each state Nio Mhor of the permanent Tion shall take mens Iris with the purpose of coordinating the jetting out of contracts by the various Public i officials of the a Tate s concerned and i Well As work directly undertaken by these officials and withholding same much As practicable for Pur poses of unemployment and for districts most affected by such Unzem reassemble wednesday none of the committees being As yet ready to report plenary sittings of the conference have been Pended until wednesday. This afternoon s proceedings were purely formal. Announcement was of advices received the German delegates would sail from got Heinberg by the . Stockholm on nov. 13. As the conference sex to close Oil nov. 20, however. J it is unlikely the Hermans can be Here in time. Tiie Swiss minister at Washington in fact has been re Quested to notify the German govern ment to mis effect. The witness said that the list Price and Union leaders had predicted re Esh Bill passes House the claims of i United states railroads May intervention. The first and second j q Back to owners Are Russia and. Armenia those Stu la a Lucio opposing intervention in Russia advocate intervention in Armenia. A Washington nov. 17. The each Railroad Hill providing Cor private Menia is a Good cause and Britain is j Ovunc ship operation of rail car Able to restore Art Only Broad Federal supervision. P Canada has sir Henry great enthuse i Vancouver. Nov. The Pur Oan i pose of inaugurating a steamship line of a user Lia and new zealand from Vancouver under the auspices of Tiv denies . J Canadian government merchant mar -7 or. Ken line and for studying the possibilities inc Mas. Of Socia for Ekstam Ishinie similar Money to South of a a Hod Schurt a. A. Mrs Rica and other parts of Hii Milter. R q. A Sunghan. Superintendent of int denied i Canadian govt in mint merchant . In an Ine and assistant to the president of the c x. Railways is in the City. A sunday. The line to Australia and. View Zea . Was Ihen land will be established almost imn Gorki is from mediately or just As soon As the ships to re available. Four ships will Start on this service with the intention of diving a Mon Lily wry inc. Other ser vice such us that to South Africa or to the Orient will be established is As there is reasonable pros of offering both going and coming or. Vau Slian. Said this . And Good government. By can we do All these things consid ering our great burdens the third Case is the Baltic pro Vinces where the germans must be j december cleared or the peace of Europe is unsafe. I will any Wise Man advise us to undertake Tho terrible responsibility of restoring order in a country a As Russia where no country intervened without Landing it self into disaster1. T cannot under take such was passed tonight by the House 203 in Winnipeg for screenings was put on the Board s daily but lately this list Price did not moan much for everyone paid what to thought screenings were the brokers asked for bids but this did not necessarily mean an offer to sell. I do not know what Gerald Martin bids for the stuff but he knows whal. I hid and it is not fair Hon. Or. You been injured in any Way by Thoj Way they handle screenings in yes. They Are taken out of the competitive the screenings should be taken and thrown on the open have you been Able to get the screenings you i have not.1 do they Cro in they Are shipped in cars across the claims Pool is unfair sumption today of mining on a Large scale in the bituminous Coal fileds of. The country where More than miners have been on strike for sixteen Days Only in West Vir Ginia were both sides confident that All the men would be Buck at work during the Day. In the other Large producing Tiekle the men. Showed a disposition in most cases to await further results of the conference at Washington of opera tors and Union officials Over a new wage scale before returning to work. Fuel Reserve decreasing. Chicago Famini faced the Middle West today. With the strike of Coal miners entering the week Reserve Supply of Coal was growing Small and the Pinch Ivas Felt in Many cities. Appeals for Coal from the Dakotas Montana and the Northwest generally hooded he offices of the regional fuel administration. Suspension of some or. Henderson said it was an in j minor industries was expected today would never a. Meeting of the fuel committee fair Pool and bid for shut outs or screenings to with representatives of manufacture any member of this Pool. Or. Hud son tried to show that or. Henderson to 159. The measure goes to the Senate but it will not be taken up j sold in the United states or any place i ,.0 until the Era. The railroads Supply of Coal was want roads retained Chicago. Nov. Government was urged to retain control of the rail roads for two years More by the Public ownership league in session Here today. Session in else where Tih could get the biggest i there Are about forty members of commission houses in Winnipeg who have shut outs to sell if they can get a hold of or. Hudson said. Elevators and not refused to sell the league failed to endorse the Phibb plan for solution of the Railroad on Atter it and bean explained by engineers. Plumb its author Timothy Shea the Premier concluded by of thai Ilai Way firemen s brotherhood. Ins that he did not fear bolshevism d g. Stone of the locomotive in any Well governed land but i dreaded a wild adventure into lands j whose conditions were unknown and nothing but catastrophe had waited every Empire and every army that had Ever invaded it. Balfour Speaks. J. Lord president of the Auto St gives himself up to Milwaukee police when the brokers went after them. Who owns tha he de. In my opinion the Sells them but As a fact ported Low. The Chicago. Mil Waukee and St. Paul Railroad announced the Cance lation of four trains leaving Chicago. Severa other trains leaving Milwaukee and other Points along were also can celled. Resume mining. Cumberland m.d., nov. Was a general resumption of mining the upper Potomac and Jeorges Ary companies to the terminal Creek Coal Fields today according to Milwaukee wis., nov. Tor if the Price of screenings is High the Farmer s no i Don t think so. If a Farmer has a certificate he owns the shut outs and the lower the Price the less the Farmer Douglas r. Rimmer. Of the depart ment of agriculture livestock chief officer said that the feed situation the statements of leading operators i Here. Ninety per cent of the strik ing miners returned in the upper Potomac Region 70 per cent. In. The Georges Creek mines they said. Between s.000 and 10.000 miners were out in these two Fields. It was a profound misfortune for the tieoale3 t near East that the had failed to Settle lie had Admiral Millo joins d Annunzio. Flume. Nov. Admiral Millo peace conference had failed to sett their future but it was because of to fact that until the United states in Given the Clear Lead As to her policy it was quite impossible that the com Mon policy of All the associated pow ers of which the United states was the most important could be submitted in Clear outline to the House. Or. Balfour declined to believe that Turkey could be wiped off the map. Turkey had a great historic past and if All that was professed with regard to self determination was to find exem pm fiction in Turkey As with other Peoples it was As certain that after 33-45 Halifax Annunzio Enterprise. However i am sorry for your i peace there would be a turkish Ern Pire As it was Uncertain at the pre sent moment what the precise Bounds of that Empire would be. By halloween jokers but had gone around the Block and could find Noth ing in the Street when he came Back. District attorney Zabul planned to have him arraigned for manslaughter or driving in disregard of human life. The boy was killed while returning from a memorial mass for his grand Mother who had been killed a year j ago also by an automobile. Lunden run out of town. Ortonville. Minn. Nov. Lunden former representative in con Gress from the fifth District who was scheduled to speak at a local theatre tonight against the league of nations taken from the stage by members of the local Post of the american legion and escorted out of town. Hold Grain screenings or. Henderson St the morning session said the United Farmers As Larne railways for loss of Manitoba Coal Market nov. 17. That the Al Berta mines were losing the Manitoba. Market through poor railway service the statement by opera tors the drum Heller Fie id to the Coal commission this afternoon. The War. Was slipping away. Evl Sturgeon Falls priest Dies. Dence this afternoon was conceal rat Falls. . Nov. De on the car question which was father Charles died today stated by operators to be very Seri ice after a brie f Ous and causing the mines a goofy a Konu and Yokohama with More Nairn. The increase brings the Price j than 300 passengers in the Saloon. J or Coal Here to a ton italian elections i j Rome nov. Giolitti Paolo Bosse Liantoni Halandras Vit Torio Orlando All former and Raimundo have been re f elected to the chamber according to returns. Incomplete returns give the Ministeri lists 145 seats the socialists 34. The catholics 3d, the opposition 3g. The a i Tion lists 23 and the republicans 10. 1 advertisers Are notified that All class feed copy especially real lists m ust a Caiji the free press Adver Tising counter not later than 12 o clock Friday noon to insure insertion saturday. Copy received after that hour will not be guaranteed saturday. Manitoba free press. Co., Ltd ;