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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1919
Page
1
Republican senators challenge Wilson era League of Nations draft with Senator Lodge leading a split attack on sovereignty and self defense. He urges revision of territorial guarantees mandatories and disarmament citing risks to American policy and the Monroe doctrine.
New Mexico Saturday partly cloudy with light snow northwest areas Sunday partly cloudy Arizona Saturday likely snow northeast portions Sunday fairer and warmer in the east. Denver and surrounding region expect similar conditions with gradual warming into Sunday.
The report shows a maximum of 47 and a minimum of 12 with a 3 hour range of 38 at 6 pm. Winds are variable and conditions clear throughout the period.
Utrecht governor overseeing the former German emperor visited Count von Bentinck's castle amid rumors of Hohenzollern activity. Officials deny plans to move, barbed wire and boarded garden walls guard the premises, while staff continue pending arrangements from Berlin.
The New Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers Association files telegraphic protests with Senate members over the mounted police levy or calaried tax.
Legislation on the Farmington Alburquerque highway advances as counties set revenue shares including Bernalillo one half mill Sandoval one and a half mills Rio Arriba one eighth mill and San Juan one mill. House bills pass on irrigation ditches decolonize land grants and state highway designations while stockman protests over funds for mounted police expenses and reduced warden salaries surface.
Premier Orlando cables to President Wilson praising the league of nations as a high value sign of enduring significance. He states the entire Italian people comprehend and acclaim the achievement with joy.
The President announces federal control of Anilauadg 10 will continue for another year or longer while Congress reviews proposed legislation. Officials say no relinquishment until lawmakers act. The move aims to stabilize governance during the transition period.
Washington reports Director General Hines after talks with President Wilson announced the government will keep railroads under federal control for at least another year while Congress considers a permanent program. The plan calls for continued improvements and expanded use of waterways to stimulate demand for materials and labor during the reactivation period.
Madrid reports say the government dispersed parliament after opposition obstruction to labor legislation. Bread production dropped about five percent as Madrid bakers struck and soldiers took over duties. Valencia printers also went on strike halting newspaper output.
In Washington February 28 Senator Morlinghuysen of New Jersey urged that the United States be fully informed and allow the public to decide before the senate votes on ratifying any peace treaty. He warned that a president speaking for the nation carries weight and questioned the senate’s position if urged to back a plan without public scrutiny. He condemned delays and called for critics to propose better plans while stressing the danger of Europe’s volatile situation and the need for a true peacemaker role by the United States.
A government summary from refugees traveling from Moscow to Stockholm reports extreme food scarcity under Bolshevik control. Dox meat sells for four rubles per pound, bread at 15 rubles, and pork at 0 rubles. peasants lose grain while the Soviet state requisitions goods. Families face rationed portions and restricted access to clothing, with supplies allocated by labor and position.
Munich alliance reports ongoing battles between communists and government troops in Bavaria and the Ruhr. Rail traffic is disrupted, streets blocked, and university shut as factions threaten a broader collapse while editors urge faith in recovery and unity.
The national assembly postponed discussion of the new constitution amid a morning dispute over the national army bill. Debate on the transition law began after a long recess as officials, including President Fehrenbach, exited. Vice President Corriamanomane presided briefly.
Paris February 28 The financial commission of the peace conference unanimously adopted Lews Klotz's proposal for the formation of a financial section of the league of nations.
Paris February 28 Reehid Bey the new Turkish minister of the interior has arrived in Paris to confer with peace delegations about Turkey's future.
News from Copenhagen and Berlin report a widespread general strike in central Germany. Miners, railway workers, and city crews abandon posts, halting gas, electricity, and rail service as govt troops move to restore order while some rail workers resume work in Magdeburg.
Weimar reports that all political parties held closed door conferences to discuss their stance on the new constitution. With the document slated for presentation in the national assembly tomorrow, the assembly may adjourn for ten days though doubts arise about feasibility.
A special dispatch to the Lokal Angreiger states Spartacan disorders broke out in Munich Thursday morning. No further information on the Munich rioting had been received by 4 30 o'clock.
Hugo Haase opposed using the army to re establish order during the third reading of the national army bill in Weimar. Noske cited Russian agents and urged stopping their activities. Fleischer urged stronger NCO backbone and higher pay to meet costs, Noske noting pay talks but warning against relying on pay alone.
Pickets stationed at local depots bound for Garfield aim to deter workers from reporting to the American Smelting and Refining Co. plant. An estimated 360 to 490 workers are on strike over wage cuts, with guards reduced and no violence reported. Company says about 200 left. union cites over 1,060 on strike.
Paris February 28. The Commission for the study of Romanian territorial questions meets under President Andre Tardieu and resumes examination of Romania and Serbia claims.
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