ALASKA IAVAL BASE COMING
wum CALLS MTEMUTl LABOR COHGBESS
NAVAL OFFICERS) SAY NAVAL BASE NEAR ALASKA COAL
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St>- jo the Nugget By the Associated l'ress.
LOS ANCITCLKS, Aug. 12—Naval officers attached to the Pacific fleet
ray the perfnanent detail of some vessels to bases near the Alaska coast
is a certainty In the near future. According to the officers quoted, at
hast one base will be established at some. i>oint close to the Alaska coal and
oil fields. The Naval Board is expected to undertake a survey of the base
sites sometime this fall and afterward make recommendations regarding
the amount of work needed.
The officers say the coming ^ the Pacific fleet undoubtedly means
many improvements in Alaskan waterways, especially where they are neces
sary to the proper safeguarding of shipping.
A. F. L. WARNS WASHINGTON UNIONS AGAINST
VOTING FOR ONE BIG UNION
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
TACOMA, Aug. 12—The secretary of the American Federation of
Labor has advised the Washington State Federation of l*nhor that it will lose
its charter if the affiliated unions vote on the question of forming one big
league of labor unions, as planned by the Industrial Workers of the World.
Various state unions are already voting on the proposal, despite the endeavor
nf President Short of the State Federation to call the vote off.
PRINCE OF WALES ARRIVES IN CANADA
Special to Tho Nome Nugget by The Associated Press. %
ST JOHN, Aug. 12—Escorted by a great flotilla of naval and other
vessels, the battleship Renown, bearing the Prince of Wales and his suite
of naval and military otlicers, arrived in St John harbor today and was
' given a tremendous welcome. •
After receiving the greetings of a civic deputation, the prince landed
and rode through one of the most enthusiastic crowds ever gathered in the
eitj. The streets are ablaze with color and decorated arches proclaim
Canada’s welcome to the h<#ir presumptive from every corner for a distance
or two miles along the main thoroughfare.
WASHINGTON TENDERS MIGHT OVATION
TO FAMOUS MARINE DIVISION
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated
WASHINGTON, Aug.12—Tens of thousands lined historic Pennsyl
vania Avenue and cheered with an abandon seldom seen the returning men
of the Marine Brigade of the Second Army Division, which helped to stop
the German thrust at Paris during the darkest hours of the war period.
President Wilson reviewed the returning marines and Congress ad
journed for a period of two house in their honor.
PERSHING TO VISIT ITALY BEFORE RETURNING
HOME IN SEPTEMBER
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press: ,
PARIS, Aug.12—General Pershing is contemplating a visit to Italy
I efore returning home during the first week in September, according to
statements of members of the American Peace Commission.
LODGE DECLARES LEAGUE CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY AMERICA
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug.12—Senator Lodge again opened his verbal bat
teries on tho League of Nations today and declared that as an American
re cannot accept certain features of the covenant.
Lodge defined the League as an experiment that is animated by a
noble purpose'but declared that certain features of the covenant adopted
at Versailles will kill the Monroe Doctrine, nullify any possibility for with
drawal from membership and also impair AmeMcn’s sovereign power of derid
ing domestic questions to suit herself.
Not only will the League permit the objectionable things enumerated,
he declared, but, what is still more important to tho nation, will plunge
America into every controversy and conflict arising on the globe.
ARCHANGEL TO MAKE NEW APPEAL FOR ALLIED PROTECTION*
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ARCHANGEL, Aug.12—The municipality of Archangel is preparing to
make an appeal to the Allies to refrain from withdrawing their troops
from the Archangel section of Russia, owing to a fear that tho Bolshevik!
will he able to overcome such resistance as the Archangel state can make
against tho Bolshevik efforts to force tho district to become a part of the
Bolshevik domain.
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HUNGARIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AGITATING
AGAINST JOSEPH GOVERNMENT
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PRAGl'K, Aug. 12—The Social Democrats are already commencing a
campaign of agitation against the retention of former archduke Joseph as
the head of the Hungarian government.
Leading Social Democrats today led a large but orderly demonstra
tion against the former archduke becoming the head of the new government.
Opposition against Joseph is also arising in other quarters and the
Ozoeho-Slovaks also hope that America will prevent Joseph succeeding to the
control of the government.
The Czechs believe that Joseph, being a Hapslmrg, does not represent
the true sentiment of the Hungarian common people, regardless of his
democratic leanings. • /
SENATOR PROPOSES LICENSING OF ALL LARGE CORPORATIONS.
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—Senator Kellogg. Republican, of Minnc
•ota, has introduced legislation proposing the licensing of all corporations
having a capital or assets of over ten million dollars which are engaged in
interstate commerce, as a measure for preventing them overriding govern
ment regulations in the pursuit of inordinate profits.
The Kellogg measure also proposes government supervision over the
issuance of stocks and securities of corporations.
WILSON GIVES LODGE INFORMAL DRAFT
OF AMERICAN LEAGUE PLANS
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—President Wilson has complied with the
Senate request for copies of the American League of Nation plans by send
ing to Senato r Lodge today an in formal draft <>f plans which the president
presented at Paris prior to the formulation of the League covenant.
The president also wrote Lodge to the effect that it would he Im
possible to comply with the request of the Senate Foreign Gelations com
mittee for copies of the documents used by the American commissioners
at Paris. Mr Wilson asserted that the files of the American commission
included many papers which it would be unwise to publish.
CARNEGIE BENEFACTIONS EXCEEDED THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFYy MILLION
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12—Compilations of the numerous library
and charitable endowments made by the lute Andrew Carnegie disclose that
the deceased steel master gave away the enormous sum of $3!>(U;93.<ir*0 during
the period since his announcement that he intended to give his great fortune
awav. made shortly before his retirement from business. This great total
Ims been distributed up to June 1 of the present year. lie has endowed
over three thousand municipal libraries. As a result of bis efforts for
peace, he received numerous honors from abroad during tin* past few years.
« Wilson Sends Condolence to Mrs Carnegie.
WASKIffGTONl August 12—President Wilson yesterday wired a
message 'of sympathy to Mrs Andrew Carnegie in which he said Carnegie’s
death constituted a serious loss to the forces of humanity and enlightened
public service.
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WILSON CALLS INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12—In keeping with his earlier efforts f..t the
feat.v provisions covering labor matters. President Wilson has now decided
purpose of bringing about a still wider scope nr labor legislation throughout
Announcements from the White House today say Mr Wilson has
SENATE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING HOUSE PROHIBITION ENACTMENT
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12—The Senate Judiciary . onimitUe is at
pissed the House last month. The bill has already passed through the
bition iu a more liberal light than the House. H is said that the sub-corn -
but not. in the degree that the house definition of intoxicating li.iuors as
those containing over one half percent of alcohol is changed.
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF PALMER FOR ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated P'tss.
' WASHINGTON. Aug.12—The Senate Judiciary sub. ommitte ha.
recommended the confirmation of former property custodian A Mitchell
LEGAL ADVISER OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMISSION
DISCUSSES METHODS OF LEAGUE FORMATION
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug.12—David llimtci Miller, legal adviser of the
American League of Nations commission at Versailles, appeared before the
the obscure points relative to the processes by which the covenant adopted
League plans held at Versailles prior to the formulation <.r the covenant
was a combination c»f drafts of the ideas of America. England. France and
named, save in the case or the modified clauses resalting f'l. m the opposition
against the first draft
Miller denied the reports circulated at various times tlfut the British
plan submitted by General Smuts was the only basis of consideration by
PACIFIC FLEET TEMPORARILY BREAKING UP AT LOS ANGELES*
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. Aug.12—The Pacific fleet arrived at San Pedro y.-s
ing iWn assigned to visit various .points alone during the interval before the
naught" New York with Secretary Daniels aboard is going to Honolulu ac
companied by four destroyers. Secretary Daniels and Admiral Hodman are
going aboard the Texas this afternoon to see Mary Bickford present the
naval Victory Loan sales record. The pennant is from th* •i,..,mer Gorge
Washington which Imre the president to and from Franc .
Fleet Due at Seattle September 7th.
SEATTLE, August. 12—A Navy Department nnmnm. . ut desig
HeuUlc!
The announcement says Secretary Daniels will accompany the fleet
from San Francisco to this port. Later the fleet will visit Tacoma and
Portland.
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