Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., April 8. Moved by the dozen or more unauthorized strikes of large numbers of railway employes, the railroad board of mediation and conciliation today sent an Official to Chicago to initiate if possible a settlement of the strikers’ grievances, and Senator McCormick of Illinois introduced in the senate a resolution providing for an investigation of the strikes by the interstate commerce committee. । —o—- ' Conceding defeat, advocates of universal military training in the senate changed their tactics today and put forward a new plan providing for a system of voluntary ser- . vice. —o—- । Administration officials are concerned over the sending of French troops into the Ruhr valley, but inclined to think that if the German government is acting in good faith in sending reichswehr troops into the district to restore order 'no international difficulties need ensue. i —o - A bill sponsored by the American Federation of Labor, providing for a national food commission to control the meat packing and live stock shipping industry, was introduced in the house today by Representative Baer of North Dakota.

Republicans and Democrats debated the peace resolution in the house, the former favoring it, and the latter opposing it. A few Democrats joined with the Republicans in support of the measure. The final vote -will come tomorrow.