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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1919
Page
2
Paris August 30 The supreme council decided to hand the peace with Austria to the Austrian delegation next Tuesday afternoon. Five days’ delay will be granted the Austrians before signature of the treaty. The text outlines the terms and disposition of Riume and the broader settlement.
A charged Irish question dominates a Senate hearing on the peace treaty as Walsh, Ryan, and Dunne denounce the league covenant and urge rejection. They condemn article ten and warn Ireland faces intensified British rule while the United States risks ceding naval power and influence.
Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia, Walsh commission member, argues Irish demands rest on Wilson principles and urges rejection of the treaty. He cites three relatives in the army and one dead at Chateau Thierry, appealing senators not to break faith with the small nationalities. Dunne, another Walsh member, says nearly 8 percent favor an independent republic. Lieutenant Governor McDowell reports strong Montana support for Irish independence. O Flaherty of Richmond laments ratification as unsafe for truth and condemns a mass meeting oppose to a league safeguarding British and Japanese territorial aims.
Continued from first paragraph the act requires every retailer handling manufactured articles in interstate commerce to plainly mark or attach the cost of the article. The attorney general may issue necessary rules to enforce the act. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $1000 or imprisonment up to one year or both, at the court’s discretion.
Dr. C A Prosser director of the federal board for vocational education has resigned and plans to return to a Minnesota institute within two months. The director’s office will likely be abolished and lay members of the board will assume active direction of the work.
Senator William J. Harris of Georgia and his secretary Cranston G. Williams left Washington by car for Natural Bridge Virginia. Since the extraordinary session began in May Harris has stayed at work for Georgia and Geor gians, and with the recess beginning Monday he plans a brief outing, returning to the city for the senate convening on Tuesday.
Washington reports the judge advocate general ruled that loyal army service during the recent war cannot erase a soldier’s prior criminal record. The decision addresses whether a man with a criminal record before enlistment could be revenlisted at this time. Transfer your insurance if you move Rhett, O Beirne & Lochridge.
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