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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
6
A contrasting policy clash unfolds as Wilson’s wartime prohibition stance provokes strong reactions in Congress. Critics threaten to resign while foreign policy notes draw sharp rebukes from opponents and allies alike.
German delegates at the peace conference delay final reply by protests and time extension to May 29. Brockdorff-Rantzau sought a special train to Versailles for printing presses and printers. Notes to be presented cover Alsace Lorraine, occupied territories, reparations, labor laws, German private property in enemy states, and eastern territorial questions.
The Four power council rejects German claims to avoid responsibility for the war. Allies highlight extensive losses from submarines, shipping, and occupation, and insist reparations arise from Germanys aggression. The German request to see the responsibility report is denied.
The text presents a distorted quotation about German accountability for war and U S President Wilson's stance. It references the idea that America fought the military autocracy rather than the German people, indicating contested attribution and garbled transcription.
The article surveys reactions to the postwar settlement with Germany and the Fourteen Points guiding German objections. It notes split opinions in Berlin and Paris on signing, possible dummy governments in Washington, and shifting alliances in Hungary and Eastern Europe. It mentions Lenine Trotzky’s moves, a looming Soviet expansion, and the Zurich women’s congress warning of a global strike if another war comes.
Senate debates on the League covenant delay ratification of the peace treaty. Some Republicans seek amending the covenant and separating it from the treaty. Reports cite resignations from American delegation experts who doubt the treaty’s terms and accuse Wilson of compromised ideals.
Reported clashes continue between Polish and Ukrainian factions as delegates warn the Allied policy favors Poles. Paderewski struggles to curb hostilities while Galicia tensions rise, prompting a council to weigh a cautious approach.
The Dually Telegraph reports King Albert's entry into Brussels with the Yanks first in the military cortege followed by the French. Then 30 Highlanders in kilts blew bagpipes guiding a company of their regiment amid cheers from Indies and Bruxellois.
Fragmentary OCR describes white caps parading in Cardiff Wales with breakfast observances. Mentions United States officials stationed in Cardiff and Costie street corner. Other details are garbled.
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