Washington Week in Congress Faces Treaty and Living Costs Debates
Washington reports show Congress to renew focus on the peace treaty with possible Senate ratification this week. Debate continues on amendments with Lodge withholding prediction. High cost of living prompts action in both chambers, with hearings and votes planned on food control, packing industry regulation, and military rank measures.
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Quien to face courtmartial in Paris for Cavell case
Georges Aaston Quien, accused of intelligence with the enemy and betraying Edith Cavell, will appear before Paris sixth court martial. Prosecutors expect to prove he traveled via Holland to Brussels as a German agent after taking funds and aid from the English nurse. Fifty eight witnesses listed, including Brand Whitlock. Defense seeks postponement until Kaiser and others responsible for Miss Cavell’s death face an international tribunal.
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Senate Ends War Debate City Confers on Peace and Treaty
President Wilson states the Senate alone can end the war by ratifying the treaty. He argues proclamation cannot declare peace before ratification and warns against abandoning allies. He answers 20 questions from Senator Fall on League of Nations, territories, and commissions, outlining U S positions and trusteeship ideas.
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President Wilson Discusses Peace Treaty in Historic White House Conference
In a U S Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting at the White House, President Wilson explained the peace treaty and its interpretation limits. He noted the United States would retain freedom in applying Article Ten and warned against embedding interpretations in ratification.
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World events and notes from Washington and abroad
A compact digest reports on the food control act provisions and penalties, a tungsten tariff proposal, the Panama canal zone liquor ban, and President Wilson’s White House discussions with the senate. It notes amendments favorable to food control relief, repeal of daylight saving, and a Senate vote sustaining that repeal. Updates cover Pershing’s travels, a Florida senator’s injury, Page’s resignation as ambassador to Italy, industry deaths, and Polish victory headlines with Bolshevik retreat, plus an explosion aboard the Mohegan at Rio de Janeiro causing cargo damage.
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Iowa State News Highlights From Iowa Reports
Iowa items include an estimate of 3000 to 6000 silos built in the state last year, Des Moines hosting a Legion convention, land sales near Pocahontas at 3340 an acre, Ames Canning’s season start, and a Wool Fleece Growers Association tally of 28 000 pounds shipped. Also noted are farm weather trends, a Croix de Guerre award for Brig. Gen. Palmer B. Pierce, a suicide in Davis County, labor conflicts across Waterloo and other towns, and shifts in Iowa State College leadership roles.
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