^ REPUBLICANS HOLD UP IMPORTANT
GMEASURES UNT^L SENATE AJOURNMENT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March I—Congress adjourned at noon today in the
1.1‘dst of a great Republican filibuster in the Senate which killed m long list
of important measures, including the General Deficiency Rill carrying in addi
tion to numerous other much needed appropriations, an appropriation of
$750,000,000 for the administration of the governin'*:* control!, d n broads.
The measure failed to pass on account of the obstructions raised by a
small group of Republicans, who were apparently intent on preventing the
passage of the General Deficiency bill rather than to obstruct other legis
lation.
President Wilson is reported much displeased by the obvious effort
of the filibusters to prevent further legislative action during the last hours or
the session and has expressed' his displeasure in a public statement issued
shortly after adjournment in which he declared that the group of men in
volved in the senate filibuster: “have deliberately chosen to einharass the ad
ministration of the government and imperil the interests of the countries
niilway system’*. The president also deplores the damage which is bound
so result from their action and condemns the tendency to permit personal ob
jects to defeat measures essential to the administration of national affairs.
The filibuster was led by Senator's Sherman, of Illinois and Ln toilette
of Wisconsin, the latter the apparent leader of the “small group of willful men"
denounced by the president in April 1918 for attempting to prevent American
war participants and later the leader of obstructionist tactics di-c-ted against
war legislation.
, The two Senator’s spoke for several hours to an audience of scarcely
a dozen listeners, and were assisted during the later hours of the session In
other Republican members.
The news that a filbuslor vas in progress spread like wild fire
throughout Washington and the closing hours of the session found Ji.e gal
leries of the Sena■ c chamber packed to their limits with an excited throng.j
Veteran employees of the Capitol building say that never in the last thirtv I
years has a filibuster in either branch of Congress forced such a complete,
tieup as was achieved today.
A majority of the Republican members openly deplore the efforts of
the filibustering group and declare, that they were not in sympath.x with the
movement to block much needed legislation. Senator Lodge declared that
three fourths of the Republican members .sincerely deplored the failure of the,
railroad appropriation.
Other members of the Republican representation also condemned the!
action of the filibuster’s but declared that they were completely beyond control, i
rJhc obstructionist’s made no effort to conceal their intentions’and openly I
told the Republican leaders that their action was a personal and not a partx
affair. "
The filibuster has created a situation without precedent in the history
of the nation. Never before has--the closing hours of congress found such a
vast mass of legislative business unfinished or so many greatly needed ap
propriations held over.
The administration lenders made heroic efforts to induce the filibuster
ing Republicans to permit the senate to conduct business, but failed, nltho
aided in their efforts by Republican members. With the approach of noon,
the Senate chamber almost deserted for several hours while Lafollette and
Sherman held the floor against time, commenced to fill and the galleries
xverc soon packed to suffocation. ^As the hands of the Senate clock approach
twelve, the excitement became intense, but the final seconds found the ob
structionists stoutly holding the floor.
The inability to secure an executive session of the Senate on account
ef the Republican filibuster, in addition to blocking consideration of the ap
propriation measures, also caused the failure of scores of nominations in -
eluding that of A. Mitchell Palmer for the post of Attorney General, other
nominations held up were those of Comptroller of the Treasury Williams
icnominated by the president for the same position and Norman flapgood ns
American Minister to Denmark. In addition presidential nominations of
numerous postmaster’s Federal Judges, and Federal attorney’s were also tem
porarily laid on the shelf.
A White Mouse statement this afternoon asserts that the president will
ui dertake to repair the delinquency of the Senate in the matter of appoint
ments, by making recess appointments before his departure for Europe to
morrow morning. It is expected that the executive will announce the names
of the recess appointees shortly before his embarkation on the Washington :,t
Hoboken this evening.
The senate filibuster blocked even the usual prefunctory exchanges
!-■ tween retiring- officers. Among the numerous measures'held up was the
much discussed oil, gas and coal land leasing bill, the Women’s .Suffrage bill
and the .bill introduced by Secretary Lane appropriating one hundred thousand
dollars for the reclamation of waste lands in the interest of discharged soldiers.
The failure of the Sundry Civil Appropriation^mil. will create a
tremendous hardship, through temporalIly stopping numerous federal construc
tion activities, and will also prove a serious detriment to administrative tune
Rena in other directions.
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Doctor Says Ordinary Nuxatcd Iron
Will Make Nervous Rundown Peo
ple 100% Stronger in Two
Week’s Time in Many
Cat. . .
- NEW YORK, N. Y.—“One glance
is enough to tell which people have
iron in their blood,” said Dr. E. Sauer,
a Boston physician who has studied
widely both in this country and
in Great European medical institu
tions, in a recent dlscourso. They are
the ones that do and dare. The others
are in the weakling class. Sleepless
nights spent worrying over supposed
ailments, constant dosing with habit
forming drugs and narcotics for nef
vous weakness, stomach, liver or kkL*
ney disease and useless attempts to
brace up with strong coffee or other
stimulants are what keep them suffer
ing and vainly longing to be strong.
Their real trouble is lack of Iron in the
blood* Without iron the blood has no
power to change food into living tis
sue and therefore, nothing you eat
does you any good; you den’t get the
strength out of It. The moment iron
Is supplied the multitude cf danger
ous symptoms disappear. I have seen
dossns of nervous, rundown people
who are ailing all the time, double
and even triple their strength and en
durance and entirely get rid of every
sign of dyspepsia, liver and other
trouble in from ten 16 fourteen days’
time simply by taking Iron in the
proper fonn. And this, after they had
in same cases been doctoring for
month without any benefit
■ It jm are not strong or wall you
owe it to yourself to make the follow
ing test: See how long you can work
or how far you can walk without be
coming tired. Next take two five
grain tablets of ordinary nuxated iron
three times per day after meals for
two weeks. Then test your strength
again and see for yourself how much
you have gained. There is nothing
like good old Iron to put color in your
cheeks and sound, healthy ilesh on
your bones. But you must take iron
in a form that can be easily absorbed
and assimilated like nuxated iron 1
you want it to do you any good,
otherwise it may prove worse than
.useless.
NOTE—Nuxated Iron reconfmended
above by Dr. E. Sauer, Is one of the
newer organic Iron compounds. Un
like the older inorganic Iron products,
it is easily assimilated, does not In
jure the teeth, make them black, nor
upset the stomach; on the contrary, it
Is a most potent remedy, la nearly
all forms of indigestion, s well as for
nervous, • run-down / conditions. The
Manufacturers have such great confi
dence in Nuxated Iron that they of
fer to forfeit $100.00 to. any charitable
institution If they cannot take any man
or woman under 60 who lacks iron
and increase their strength 100 per
cent or over in four weeks’ time pro
vided they have ho serious organic
trouble. They also offer* to refund
your money If it does not at least
double your strength and endurance in
ten days' time. It Is dispensed In this
city by Lomen Bros. (Successors to
Butler Mauro and Co.,) anti Hill's
Pharmacy sad all other druggists.
HOLLANDERS SEEK CLOSER
TOUCH WITH U. S.
Associated Press. Service.
THE HAGUE.— In order t., bring
into closer touch the scientific nnd in
tellectual forces in Holland K the Uni
ted States Leyden University, at the
suggestion of the Dutch government,
has commissioned Professor Van Vol
lenhoven. one of the world's leading
authorities on international law to ac
company Minister Greiner in Wash
ington where the professor w.ll make
a long stay.
Influental circles have long been urg
ing Holland to follow ' France’s ex
ample in sending out intellectuals of
the type of Bergson and Tardieu to
visit and lecture in other countries,
and Professor,Vollenhoven's appoint
ment is regarded as the result of that
movement.
PRINCE OF WALES STILL BOYISH
Associated Press Service.
LONDON,—'“The Prince of Wales
is developing, but remains boyish,”
says a morning paper which recalls
that when King Edward as heir-ap
parent was the age of the present
prince he had been married for five
years, bad two sons, presided over a
large establishment, and was admit
tedly the chief figure in the social
The question of the prince’s mar
s;e is In abeyance, as is that of
Princess Mary’s. Queen Victoria war
determined that her daughters should
marry young, and openly said so.
Queen Alexandra never encouraged
match-making for her daughters, nor
Queen Mary for hers.
Arrangements have been made, it is
understood, for the Prince of Wales to
go to Cambridge this fall for an Ul
cer's staff cpur.se, but the plan was al
tered and the prince was direct. I to
go to France, where ho* visted in turn
the various forces of the Allies.
WILL URGE ADOPTION OF
METRIC SYSTEM BY U. S.
Associated Press Service.
WASHINGTON.-—Adoption of the
metric system of weights ami measure
ments for ti . United Stales will be
urged upon Unogress by the American
section of Un- International High Com
mission. which aims to bring about
greater uniformity of commercial law
and regulath n. and more stable finan
elal relations between the United
States and tb- South and Central Am
erican republics.
The American Section holds that in
view of probable closer commercial re
lations between North and South Am
erica. it would be of immense value tif
business interests to substitute the
meter, kilometer, centimeter, liter, hec
toliter, lecture, gram and kilometer,for
the yard, mile, inch quart, gallon, aero
ounce and pound.
JAPS PROPOSE LIMIT
ING DRINKING
Associated Press Srcvice.
TOKIO. - -The health department
of the Home Office is preparing to
frame a temperance hill to he present
ed in the coming session of the Diet.
The purpose of the proposed law is to
prohibit drinking by young men under
ugo and at the same time maintain
strict order among the dealers. The
department is also planning to restrict'
the quantity of sake brewed.
CHILKAT BLANKET
BRINGS BIG PRICE
Associated Press. Service.
H KAO WAY, Alaska—One of the
famous Chilkat native blankets has re
alized the sum of $108.50 for the bene
fit of the Red Cross. The blanket was
sold by tho Ska gw ay Red Cross Chap
ter to secure funds to purchase linen
for hospitals in France.
Get the habit don’t bother Writing
to your frionda outeide—«ond them
the daily or weekly Nugget. Think it
ever, then aenn ua your addrnas*
IT IB MORE ECONOMICAL ?0
EAT
AT THE ARCTIC BAKERY
THAN TO COOK AT HOME.
REPORTED BERLIN IN STATE OF
SEIGE FOR PROTECTION WORKERS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, March I—Press advices reaching Copenhagen say it
is reported in Western Germany that the Prussian government has Issued a
proclamation declaring a state of seige in the police districts of Berlin, Span
da u and other Beilin suburbs in order to protect the bulk of the working
people from famine and terror of the minority contenders for governmental
control.
It is declared that the action of the Prussian government will permit
the working classes to receive more adequate food supplies and will also re
lieve them of the fear of furthe r radical disturbances.
Gustav Noske is said to have assumed the chief executive power in
Berlin duimg the seige period.
Berlin Again Reported in Midst of Civil Turmoils
COPENHAGEN. March 4—Berlin reports indicate that the city is
again in a state of turmoil owing to popular outbteaks apparently led by the
radicals. Reports reaching here today say that great crowds gathering in the
suburbs. Monday fought their wa> into the city and seized the police stations,
afterward disarming the officers and driving them out. The mob also cut all
telephone wires between the various districts but attempted no further de
struction. probably owing to a fear that troops might appear.
SPARTICANS ISSUE CALL FOR GENERAL STRIKE
AND OVERTHOW OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 4 Tin- National SpartaetJs League and the Greater
Berlin Communist organization lew issued joint appeals to the German work
ers to institute a nation wide general strike and to overthrow the new Nation
al Assembly and the present governmental organization.
The appeal proclamation distributed among .he working classes repre
sents the present government and National Assembly as being distinctly det
rimental to working class interests. It also instructs the followers of the two
radical organizations to assemble at all factories and workshops and prevent
work wherever possible by pacific methods. The communication, however,
’specifically asks the radical followers to avoid street demonstrations <.f aiiv
Voerwarts declares in a lead article today that a majority of the work
men engaged in the metal trades on the railways are in favor of a general
[ strike.
BOLSHEVIKI RENEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST
ALLIES ON ARCHANGEL FRONT
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Tress.
ARCHANGEL, Russia, March 4—Word reached Allied headquarters
today that the Bolshcviki have renewed the recent offensive movement against
the British and Russian positions along the lower Archangel battle sector.
The enemy is reported continuing the offensive with a greatly increased mili
tary force which has been able to make some small headway owing to superior
numbers.
The reports say the Allies have been forced to withdraw their outlying
lines and have also evacuated the town of Vevse„ivknwa.
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LOYAL BAVARIANS MARCHING ON MUNICH
Sr'pM i;iI t«» The Nome Nugget by The Associated Pro;.;.
PARIS. March 4—Reports from Bavarian sources reaching Berne as
sort that Bavarian troops opposed to the radical government instituted at
Munich recently by the Socialists and Communists are marching on that city
to seize possession.
I from several angles.
The latest Munich reports indicate that the recent disturbances show
I slight abatement under the radical regime.
HOUSE ENDORSES IRISH CLAIMS TO SELF DETERMINATION
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March 4—By a vote of two hundred and sixteen to
forty one, the House of Representatives this mornin- adopted a. resolution ex
pressing the hope that the Peace C’onferenc will give favorable consideration
to the claim of the Irish nation to the right «»f self determination. The reso
lution was passed after considerable debate.
The resolution was sent to the Senate immediately after passage in the
hope that it. would receive the endorsement of the Senate body during the
closing hours of the session, although it was generally considered improbable
that any action would he taken before final ajournnient.
NEW YORK HARBOR WORKERS AGAIN STRIKE FOR HIGHER PAY
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 4—Pursuant to the recent vote to renew their
efforts to secure a higher rate of pay. regardless of the wage award made by
the Labor Board following the recent strike, the harbor workers employed on
the New York and Hoboken water fronts again struck today.
The strike involves many thousand water front workers, including
tugboat and barge engineers, firemen and stevadores, in addition to other
classes of water front laborers.
As was the case before, the strike has had the effect of practically
paralyzing shipping and both local foreign shipping is almost completely
tied up.
FOCH DEMANDS SURRENDER OF GERMAN MERCHANTILE FLEET
Special to the Nugget By the; Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, March 4—According to dispatch from Weimar,
Germany, where the German National Assembly is now meeting, General
Foch, commander of the Allied armies, has made a pre-eraptory demand on the
German parliament for the immediate surrender of the German merchantile
fleet without regard to the question or what food supplies will he furnished
to Germany by the Allies.
The efforts of the Weimar assembly to drive a bargain with the Allies by
demanding a certain amount of food supplies in return for the German mer
chant fleet has apparently decided the Allied governments to take a definite
stand toward securing the much needed shipping. Most of the German mer
chants fleet is lying hue, owing to the continuance of the Allied blockade of
German ports.
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