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.USTKALIAN AND N.Z. OAHI.E ABSOCIAIICN RAILWAYMEN’S strike. NEW YORK, July 7. The big railway strike in U.S.A. has now been in progress for a week. Outbreaks of violence in various centres are marking the end of the first week of the railway strike. At Chicago City, a mob, including many women, attacked the homes of some -loyal” workers, attempting to burn the buildings. The police drove off the strikers.
]n the States of Alabama, Kansas, Missouri anil lowa, the Governments have all* been requested to send troops to the towns where any mob violence is feared.
FEAR OF TROUBLE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) . NEW YORK, July 8. Mine officials at Mndisonville. have asked the Governor of Kentucky for troops to prevent trouble at Mndisonvillc. where non-union men are employed. A DENIAL. /Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON. July 8. The Department of Justice deniesGarvan’s allegation that a demand for the seizure of chemical foundation and German's patents is due to a. conference between the Attorney-General Daughtv and lawyers representing German interests.
GERMAN PATENTS TN U.S. NEW YORK, July 8,
Mr P. Garvan, formerly Alien Propertv Custodian, and now President of the •Chemical Foundation, charges that a Committee of the German Dye Magnates, is now in the United States, with lawyers retained by them, and that they visited the Attorney-General in Washington just prior to the recent inaguration of President Hardings policy in favour of the return of 4,4, German dye and drug patents sold bj Mr Garvan as Alien Property Custodian Mr Garvan as President of the Chemical Foundation, for $250,000. Following Mr Garvan’s statement, lawyers representing the German interests', made a statement admitting their meeting with the Attorney-General in an effort to secure the patents, but declaring that the American Administration had decided oil that policy long previously.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1922, Page 2
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