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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
1
Premier Nitti told parliament Italy must curb revolutionary talk and start reconstruction. He cited peace conference difficulties, urged higher agricultural output to meet costs, and said Britain and France had not met Italy’s demands as delegates resumed talks in Paris amid tense conditions.
President Wilson told the Senate that without a league of nations the treaty would be a scrap of paper, that America has become a world power, and that moral leadership and indispensable material aid to Europe require joining the league as a practical step for liberty and right worldwide.
President Wilson argues the league of nations is essential to global peace, warning rejection would break the world's heart. He recalls American troops turning the war tide and says the treaty aligns with his fourteen points while serving practical needs. He previews a defense treaty with France and notes the nation’s growing role among world powers.
The national assembly in Weimar approved ratification of the peace treaty by 208 to 116 after hours of speeches. Delegates from the foreign ministry and party factions condemned terms as a desert march and vowed never to recognize the treaty’s validity.
Akron promoters Charles Skelly and Frank Leoyle announced Akron will join the American Association next year with Hans Wagner hired to manage the team. Local capitalists from Akron and Pittsburgh support the move and Akron is expected to receive the Toledo franchise.
President Wilson presents the peace treaty to the Senate for ratification, noting the document as a world settlement and offering full access to his information. He explains the Paris negotiations were complex and signals his readiness to brief Congress and its foreign relations committee as needed. Continued on Page Seven.
The British dirigible B-34 departed Roosevelt Field heading toward England after a weather driven delay. Early reports placed the craft about 500 miles from New York at 7:10 AM New York time with speeds around 60 miles per hour. Colonel William H. Hensley replaced the observer Zachary Lansdowne. his wife and son watched from a New York hotel roof.
In Columbus on July 10, the Eastern Asia Day program at the Methodist Centenary exposition in the Coliseum features speaker David Yui, noted as the world's greatest Chinese orator. Bishop McMurray presides as Dr. Griffis, Bishop Vetch, and students from Japan, Korea, and China address attendees. Officials estimate about 1,000,000 total gates passed by Sunday, with daily attendance near 50,000.
Senator Borah introduced a resolution asking the President to transmit to the Senate protest letters from members of the peace commission regarding Shan tung, if compatible with public interest.
Joseph Simmons 45 a miner and Rosa Vaught 33 of Nelson ville request marriage licenses with Rev C L Strecker officiating. John Barringer 26 farmer and Effie Le Masters 16 of Coolville consent via Justice Helwig. Fred M Wilson and Lulu M Juniper of Nelsonville with Rev A M Mann officiating. Thomas DPD Biddison 32 miner and Mabel Whaley 18 of Glouster consent needed.
July 7 dispatch from Berlin reports Gustav Noske, defense minister, controlling the city with armed guards. Transport systems crippled by prior strikes are easing as workers return to avoid coal and food shortages. Noske’s blanket of troops and wire entanglements forestalls a broader crisis while plans for a possible military dictatorship circulate.
The steamship Grampian, carrying 800 passengers from Montreal to Liverpool, sank deeper after striking an iceberg off the Newfoundland coast and docked at St John’s for repairs. Eight hundred aboard, two stewards missing believed killed, hull smashed thirty feet above waterline. Allen Line vessel, 10,955 tons, Glasgow registered.
An inventor has patented an electrically driven machine that forms rough clay boxes used to hold pottery in kilns. This device speeds up a task previously done slowly by hand and could boost efficiency in ceramic production.
Ethelbert Stewart director of investigations and inspections at the U S Department of Labor is named delegate to a London conference planning an international peace labor conference to be held in Washington.
Paris July 10. An allied note replying to Austrian observations on economic clauses of the peace treaty adds provisions to shield Austrian property in new states formed from the former Dual Monarchy or in territories gained by existing states. The Austrian treaty remains largely unchanged with a major reparation plan tying new nations like Czecho Slovakia to war expenses. Bulgarian talks yield no new information and Turkish settlement remains distant.
In Cleveland Ohio on July 10 union leaders say a final effort would seek recognition from local telephone companies. A worker committee would present an ultimatum demanding recognition and an end to discrimination. Operators voted unanimously last night to strike if the war effort fails.
A folding wire head rest attached to the back of a cap is invented to comfort men who must lie on their backs under automobiles. It aims to support the head and neck during maintenance work and improve practicality for auto workers.
Washington to day: President will present the agreement to aid France if Germany attacks at a later senate session. He delays until after the peace treaty is submitted, deeming the pact too important to rush.
A special meeting is announced for Friday night July 11 led by KE. A. Furgeson See. The notice requests attendees to be present for agenda items to be discussed.
Berlin reports President Ebert signed the peace treaty at 9 PM and sent it to Versailles by courier. Paris says Herr Von Leisner announced Germany ratified the treaty yesterday and the supreme economic council planned action to lift the blockade. The German reparations commission of eighteen would arrive this evening to begin sessions in Versailles tomorrow.
Washington reports President Wilson will present the Versailles peace treaty and a France pact to the Senate in open session. The Versailles document ends World War and creates the League of Nations, while the French treaty pledges U S aid after unprovoked German aggression. Ratification requires two thirds, with possible Senate amendments before approval.
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