WICK HAYS ALA. SHIPPING MONOPOLY
V-'ICK ARAIGNS ADMINISTRATION FOR PERMITTING
PROFITEERING AGAINST ALASKA SHIPPERS
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. March 27—Publication in the Seattle Post Intelligencer to
day of the second Installment <>f the letter addressed to Secretary l*ine of the
Pepartinen t of the Interior by the Alaska Delegate James Wickersham, in
which the Alaska representative charges Lane with numerous derelictions in
connection with the administration of Alaska affairs and the construction of
the government railroad in Alaska, reveals that Wickersham severely arraigns
the administration for permitting protiteeriing against tin- shippers of the
northern territory and between Alaskan and Pacific coast ports.
Wickersham charges that the administration lias paid not the slightest
heed to the extortions of the transportation concerns even when they combined
to create a monopoly for the express purpose of increasing freight charges (in
construction supplies for the government railroad. The delegate charges that
the Yukon and Tanana steamship companies combined against the government
railroad within a month after congress approved of the act authorizing the
construction of the railroad and that the combine created a shipping monopoly
which has resulted in an extortionate policy in transportation rates which has
cost the government thousands of dollars and resulted in an immense detri
ment to private shippers.
Judge Wickersham declares that Lane’s failure to take cognizance «»f
the combine, regardless of the fact that it had been called to his attention re
peatedly, has virtually made the administration a party to the profiteering
activities of the transportation companies against Alaska shippers and fully
supports his contention that, the administration has openly permitted profiteer
ing against northern shippers. The shipping monopoly, he says, is a crime
against the development of Alaska and is chiefly responsible for the present
deplorable decrease in northern development and industry.
Through the exortionate policy in transportation rates permitted bv
the government, the people of interior Alaska are compelled to pay twelve
dollars per ton for express and freight and hugely inflated shipping charges
uie imposed on other sections to the detriment of the territory and its resi
dents, he declares.
Wickersharn's arraignment of the administration and Lane's connect
ion therewith is marked by extreme bitterness of expression and an unsparing
choice of terms. The charges arc creating a great sensation among Alaskans
here and are also the subject of wide discussion in local business circles in
terested in Alaskan development.
Wickersham is in Seattle at present but will sail for Juneau today.
JAPS PRESSING FOR EQUALITY OF RACES
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, March 27—The Japanese Peace Conference delegation are re
ported exerting all possible effort to secure an amendment to the League of
Nations convention favoring equality of races and what they term "just treat
ment” of their nationals by other nations affiliated with the league.
The Australians are openly objecting to the incorporation of an amend
ment of the character proposed by the Japanese on the ground that the na
tions have an inaleniable right to place inhibitions on resident foreigners
Whose presence or activities may he detrimental to the interests of their own
people. So far as known the American delegation has not expressed its
views regarding the Japanese attitude.
FIRST AMERICAN FOOD SHIP ARRIVES IN GERMANY
Special to the Nugget hv tho Associated Press
BERLIN, March 27—Germany today fools nearer to peace than ever
before owing to tho arrival of the- first American food ship laden with supplies
for the famine threatened masses.
Many sections of Germany had reached a state of utter hoplessness
regarding the possibility that the Entente nations would relieve the half fam
ishing people. Many also despaired of getting food on account of the delay
in the peace settlements. The food arrived in the very nick of time to meet
the worst phase of tho food crisis and the arrival of the first American food
ship is hailed with intense rejoicing by both press and public.
WIDE PERSONAL FREEDOM PROPOSED FOR
CITIZENS OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS PARTICIPANTS
Special to Tho Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, March 27—It is proposed that the countries seeking to jn‘ai
the League of Nations shall be called upon to grant to both citizensn and non
citizens full religious freedom and protection of person and property, us well
is proper liberty of the press and such free exercise of tho rights of suffrage as
may be granted by their constitution s, customs or laws.
The proposal will not apply to the enemy countries.
ROUMANIANS AND CZECHO SLOVAKS ASK
FOR ARMS TO FIGHT BOLSHEVIK!
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 27—The State Department has announced the
receipt of requests from both Russia and Czecho-Slovakia for arms and am
munition and other troop equipment for the purpose of proceeding against
The request is based on the view that both nations must ultimately
the Russian and Hungarian Red armies.
take the field against the Russian and Hungarian radicals, who are threatening
an invasion of both Czecho-Slovakia and Roumania. The two nations, there
fore, decided to appeal to America for means to strike the Bolshevik! before
•hey can make good their threat to invade the Czecho-Slovak and Roumanian
territories.
GERMAN FINANCIAL EXPERTS PREPARING FOR PEACE
SETTLEMENTS
x Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
BERLIN, -March 27—German financial experts are holding daity’ con
ferences preparatory to journeying to Versailles to attend the Peace Confer
ence.
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Associated Press Service.
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ivbber, drew a picture of Christ on thoj
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BOLSHEVIKI CLAIM WILL
MAKE EUROPE SHUDDER
Associated Press. Service.
ARCHANGEL,—Tales of horrors
within the territory coni-ailed by tiio
Rolshoviki government an- brought
■ Russian, often a young ollicer who has
I made his way through the Rolshoviki
lines. These stories are published in
the Archangel newspapers under the
headline, “The Russian Nightmare."
Two of the members of the Archan
gel City Duma who recently returned
from Moscow where they had been
taken under arrest, quoted Nikolai
Lcnine. the Rolshevik premier as say
know, that, but. in leaving power.!
we will shut the doors in a way n>j
make Enrol..- shudder."
One of tie- Archangel papers says,
that the record of the -Central All-lius
sian Investigation Commission is one I
of tortures and horrors. Arrested!
people”, it adds, “disappear by groups.
Agents of the German general staff are!
working in the commission.- People
are shot, in the building of the cornmis
sion itself in groups of 20 to 150 at
a time. Tlu.se who come in order to
inquire about arrested relatives are
themselves arrested and disappear.
Only those who can afford to pay e
large sum of money are liberated. For
30.000 or 50,000 rubles one can save his
life. Trotzky. formerly foreign minis
ter. has lost all sympathies among the)
working men. Rut Lcnine still has
Other refugees here report that the
Rolshoviki openly confess that their
hopes of maintaining power are very
weak and tl. b only hope is a world
wide revol t i . ..
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Associated Press Service.
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ACTIONS OF WILSON AND ALLIED PREMIERS
GREAT SENSATION OF PEACE CONFERENCE
PARIS. March -7- - (By Associated Press)—No event of the Peace Con
ference period has excited such interest and discussion as the action of Presi
dent Wilson and the Allied Premier’s in taking: affairs into their own hands
in an endeavor t<» a.i rive at an early conclusion of the questions which at
present block the road to peace.
Wilson and the Premier's are coming in for considerable criticism
in some quarters over taking complete charge of the conference resolutions,
although it is believed in official circles and endorsed to some extent by the
press that the time has arrived for the adoption <>f a strong policy by the
Allied nations which will assure early and definite results.
President Wilson is holding daily conferences with the premier’s of
Kngland, France and Italy in the president’s study. Nothing has been given
out regarding the conferences aside from the statement that the conferrees are
seeking to settle the questions blocking the way to final peace settlements.
ITALIANS FEAR JUGO SLAV DECLARATION OF WAR
Special to The Koine Nugget by The Associated JVew.
l'ARIS. .March -’7—(Ry Associated Brcss)—The Italian peace delegates
have addressed ;t query to the peace conference asking if the Jugo-Slovak
nation has issued a declaration of war against Italy.
'Phe delegates assert that they have reason to believe that the Jugo-.
Slovak state has or is preparing to issue a war declaration. Owing to the
1 leaking off of coiunuinieations between the two nations as a result of the
friction over territorial claims, the Italians assert that they can secure no de
finite information regarding the Jugo-Slovak attitude. It is believed here that
Unit Jugo-Slavia. has prohibited all importations from Italy and will maintain
;> permanent embargo against Italian goods. The Jugo-Slavs are said to have
instituted the importation embargo because of the action of the Italians in
holding tip food supplies shipped to Jugo-Slavia by the Allies.
BOlSHEVIKI BEHIND NEW BESSARABIAN
REPUBLIC WHICH WILL WAR ON ROUMANIA
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
la>umailia is facing another period of warfare as a result of the creation of a
new republic in the Ressarabian section of southwestern Russia which is al
leged to have been the result of Rolsheviki engineering. Immediately follow
ing the proclamation of the Bessarabian republic, its army was ordered to pro
1 e(d against Rumania and has already forced a portion of the Roumanian armv
r< ports, advices reaching Sofia from several sources indicate that the Bol silo
viki are behind the Bessarabian movement.
Boumanin claimed the Bessarabian territory when Russia collapsed
.• ini Roumanian troops have occupied portions of the country during the inter
vening period.
KAISER ALARMED BY THREATENING LETTERS;
CONTEMPLATES REMOVING TO SWITZERLAND
Special to tlie Nugget By the Associated Press.
(JENKVA. March 27- It is reported that the former Kaiser is becom
ing seriously alarmed over the constant receipt of letters written in Holland
threatening his life and intends to remove to Switzerland providing ho can
secure the consent of the Dutch government and the Allies.
Advices reaching members of the former (Jorumu and Austrian nobility,
largo numbers of whom are in Switzerland, say the funner Herman emperor
receives threatening letters almost daily.
The Herman and Austrian nobilty have apparently decided upon Switz
erland as the safest haven of refuge and many are preparing to take up per
manent residence. .Many of them are seeking to purchase homes. The ma
jority are seeking moderate priced houses.
TAFT MAKES SUGGESTION REGARDING LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 27—Former President Taft has given the White
House a number of suggestions regarding proposed amendments to the League
of Nations covenant and Secretary Tumulty has sent them on to Wilson at
Paris, according to information given out by Tumulty today. Tumulty stated
that the president has approved at least of a portion of the proposals submit
ted by bis predecessor* a ml has already presented one of them to the League of
Nations <’onference.
Tumulty also told Taft that the president will welcome any suggestion
regarding the league. Wilson is also said to have cabled his thanks to Taft.
One of the Taft suggestions concerns the Monroe Doctrine but nothing has
been given out regarding the character or intent of tDo others.
ITALIANS TAKE POSSESSION OF HUNGARIAN CITY
Spec’ial to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 27- Announcement was made by the Foreign Office
today that Italian military forces have occupied the town of Pressburg, Hun
gary, situated near the western Hungarian border a short distance east of
Vienna. The Italians are said to have taken this action to preserve order.
The view is held in m.my quarters, however, that the Italian occupation is
the forerunner of an effort to suppress the Hungarian disorders.
WILSON SENDS ENCOURAGEMENT TO SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March 27—President Wilson has sent a message to the
National Women’s Suffrage Association convention, now in progress here, in
which ho reiterates his former endorsement of the women’s suffrage movement
xml says lie earnestly hopes that the suffrage amendment to the constitution
will soon be adopted.
The message was read at the opening session of the convention and
created great enthusiasm.
REPORTED BOLSHEVIKI TO SEND ARMY AGAINST POLAND
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, March 27,—It is reported that the Russian Bolsheviki
’re making preparations to send a big army against Poland during the early
■pring.
The Bolshevists are reported conscripting all men between the ages of
eighteen and forty five.
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