New York, Oct. 15.
A demand for a wage increase having been refused to dock workers here, Mr. Joseph Ryan, President of the Association of Dockers, affiliated with the A.F. of L., ordered an immediate strike which affects 2,000 tugboats. The effects of the strike will be felt this morning when it will threaten to paralyze all traffic in New York harbour.—Havas.
The former War Industries chief told the press that the "peace" of the Munich Conference was an ignominous acceptance of defeat by Britain and France before a stronger power and only delayed.the day when war must eventually come.
Indicating that Germany has made little headway in gaining raw materials and markets for German manufactured goods, Mr. Baruch said the only place Germany can turn to is South America.
"Already," he said, "Germany, Japan and Italy have made deep economic inroads in South America.
"Totalitarian ideology is an insidious item.'
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