President Warns on Versailles Ties If Adriatic Settlement Forces US
President Wilson informed the allied supreme council that the United States might have to withdraw the Versailles treaty if forced to subscribe to agreements it did not help make and opposed. Officials said the message was not a threat and that the Anglo French American treaty and Versailles were inseparable.
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Washington
Allied Supreme Council
Wilson
United States
Senate
League of Nations
White House
Pertinax
Reho de Paris
Allied supreme council to President Wilson on Adriatic note
London reports the allied supreme council has prepared a modified reply to President Wilson about the Adriatic question. The council will not publish the text and leaves disclosure to President Wilson, while noting American objections to the London treaty approach and possible withdrawal from the Versailles compact. The Washington note hints at retaliatory actions if Wilson rejects policy.
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Wilson
London
Allied Supreme Council
Davis Hn
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Council
Whison
America
Council
Downing Street
Adriatic
Daily
Is Today
U S Note on Adriatic Situation Influences Allied Proposals
President Wilson informs the allied leaders that January proposals could not be ignored and the council must act without American allies. The Daily Mail notes Britain France and Italy seek clarity on December proposals with drafts considered by the council. The note delivered to Ambassador Davis yesterday differs from the Paris publication.
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Wilson
Adriatic
Lloyd-George
Nitti
Clemenceau
Daily Mail
Great Britain
France
Italy
David Lloyd-Ggorne
Premier Millerand
Paris
Ambassador Davis
Lenine Moderates Socialist Leader Testifies in Albany
Morris Hillquit, Socialist leader and defense witness, argues that Bolshevik rule would face US opposition if forced on Americans. He asserts Lenin was a sober thinker, notes bloodless revolution, and critiques red terror while defending socialist stability and opposition to imperialist schemes.
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Albany
N. Y
William S. Evans
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Hililquit
Socialist Party
Socialist Party of America
The
Internationale
League of Nations
Hillquit
Paris
Peter W. Collins
Knights of Columbus
League
Russia
Lenine
Kerevsky
Bishop Perry Testifies Before Newport Naval Inquiry
Bishop Perry of the Rhode Island Episcopal Diocese testified at the Newport naval court of inquiry into alleged improper conditions in the Newport district. He presented correspondence between Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and Everett P. Wheeler and noted plans for a cross examination February 26. A Moscow wire says Bolshevik candidates were elected as Moscow soviet elections began under Bolshevik banner.
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Perry
Newport
H. L
Episcopal Dioccese
Rhode Island
Naval Court of Inquiry
Newport Naval] District
Roosevelt A
Roosevelt
Everett P. Wheeler
New York
Hyneman
London
Moscow
Moscow Soviet
Bolshevik Party
Hoover warns private rail operation reaches its final trial
Former secretary Herbert Hoover, speaking for the American Institute of Mining Engineers, says railroads will return to private ownership March 2 and that government control of rail and shipping is an ineffective socialist experiment. He urges competition remains essential and faults bureaucratic paralysis in public enterprises. He also criticizes neglect of the human factor in productivity and discusses employer employee relations.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Hoover
Wreaucracy
Telegram evidence marks newberry elections conspiracy trial
Grand Rapids, Feb 17. Group testimony opened the Newberry elections conspiracy trial with telegrams read to the jury. The proceedings traced railroad political activity in Dundee and detailed petition circulation at Great Lakes. Kenneth Brockmorton described a Chicago trip to obtain signatures for Helme petitions.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Newberry
Allen K. Moore
Dundee
Amony
Great Lakes
Lil
Helme
Kenneth Brockmorton
Navy
William
Mills
Cronenwett
Harding faces dual run if bypassed at Chicago
Columbus Ohio February 17 1920 Senator Warren G Harding would have to seek both the presidency and re election if he is not nominated at the Chicago convention Governor Cox vetoed the Hopley bill permitting withholding of senatorial candidacy until after the convention
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Columbus
United States
Warren G. Harding
Chicago
Cox
Hopley
Railroad Executives Form Committee on Labor Issues
The Association of Railway Executives named a twenty five member committee of rail executives to meet with the director general of railroads in Washington on Thursday to discuss labor problems tied to government control ending March 1. The action followed a request from Director General Hines.
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New York
Association of Railway Executives Today
Washington
Hines
Sapphire Pin Presented to Mrs. Catt by League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters honored over a hundred suffrage pioneers in Chicago with certificates of service. Carrie Chapman Catt received a large sapphire pin and the crowd sang Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here. More than $40,000 was raised to sustain the league's work.
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Chicago
League of Woman Voters
Carrie Chapman Catt
Jane Adams
Wises
Mary Garrett Flay
Erase Bass
Miss Hay
Bass
Catt
Negotiations Over Peace Treaty Remain Muddled in Senate
Washington reports a tangled treaty negotiation process with leaders uncertain about paths to ratification. Senator Hitchcock says Republicans have rejected compromise proposals while Democrats hope enough support may shift. no immediate showdown expected as debate continues without a decisive roll call.
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Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
End of Auction of OHIPC Ships Attracts Little Bidding
Washington reports the end of the auction for thirty Germany passenger ships with only one bid out of nineteen vessels. The Shipping Board will forward policy recommendations and bid estimates for refitting to the Senate Commerce Committee, with action not to be considered until the committee review. The largest ships Leviathan Washington Agamemnon and Mount Vernon drew no bids.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Germany
Senate Commerce Committee
Payne
Senate Committee
Leviathan
George Washington
Agamemo
Mount Vernon
Utilities blame coal wage rise pass through and rail control
Public utilities leaders told the coal strike panel the fourteen percent coal miners’ wage hike is reflected in rates as they condemn railroad administration for harsh coal confiscation. They called for continued government coal distribution and summer storage to stabilize heating fuel and employment.
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Washington
Public Utilities
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
Senate Commerce
HH. M. Aylesworth
National Electric Light Association
Robinson
Commission
Aylesworth
Poindexter Praises Wilson On Adriatic Plan And Lansing
Washington, Feb 17 Senator Poindexter of Washington urged the Adriatic settlement plan as one of President Wilson’s best statements, warning the United States could avoid future trouble if the plan is carried out. He blasted the so called ground hog cabinet and criticized Secretary Lansing’s evolving stance and loyalty during peace talks.
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Washington
Fed
Poindexter
Cluir
Wilson
United States
Lansing
Langing
Agreement May Bring Immediate Peace in Europe
The passage notes that the agreement could yield peace in Europe at once but warns it will be hard on America, which may no longer be first called to perform dangerous tasks.
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Europe
America
Morganthau warns US risks European war within ten years
Henry Morganthau former ambassador to Turkey told Columbia University students that America will face another European war within a decade unless it shares burden to resettle Europe and Asia He argued the United States lost leverage by not backing a mandate for Constantinople and cannot regain it.
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New York
America
Europe
Asia
Henry Morganthau
Turkey
Columbia University
Morganthau
United States
Constantinople
Wealthy Detroit church pastor resigns over salary
Rev. Thomas G. Sykes of Grosse Pointe Protestant Church, cited as one of America's wealthiest congregations, resigned in Detroit on February 17 saying his pay could not support his family's property needs. He previously served as a chaplain with the first division in France.
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Detroit
Thomas G. Sykes
Grosse Pointe Protestant Church
America
Sykes
France
Americans Escape Marash Terror Amid Refugee Move
The American Commission for Relief in the Near East reports that about 2,000 refugees withdrew from Marash to Islahic with Colonel Normand. Ten relief workers and six missionaries at Marash headquarters were identified, with several listed by name, while concerns persist about twenty Americans at Marash facing a reign of terror.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
American Commission For Relief In the
Near East
Adana
Asiatic Turkey
Marash
Aleppo
Islahic
Normand
Aintab
Hadjin
David G. Arnold
Providence
R. L
American Board College
M. C. Wilson
Boonhill
Tenn
Mabel Miott
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Mabel H.power
North Hero
Vermont
Helen Shultz
Reading
Minnie BK. Dougherty
Dolyoke
Mass
Frances 8. Buckley
Cape Vincent
New York
Paul V. Snyder
Plainview
Texas
Evelyn Trostle
McPherson
Kansas
Stanley BE. Kerr
Darby
American Board of Missions
Boston
James K. Lyman
Ellen 0. Blakely
Bessie Hardy
Agnes Salmond
Inez Lied
Kate KE
Annalee
Turkey
Asia
Land Leasing Report Sought for Gila River lands
Washington February 17. The House received a resolution asking the secretary of the interior to report to Congress on proposed leasing of lands of the Gila River Indian reservation in Arizona and to transmit a leasing contract copy to W R Elliott of Phoenix for fifty thousand acres. Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania introduced the resolution.
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Washington
House Today
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Gila ‘River
Arizona
W. R. Elliott
Phoenix
Ariz
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Johnson Petitions to Put Johnson on Nebraska Ballot
Lincoln Neb February 17 petitions to place Senator Hiram W Johnson of California on the Republican ballot in the Nebraska presidential preference primary April 20 were filed with the secretary of State today.
Disabled soldiers’ compensation bill advances to House committee
Washington February 17 monthly compensation for disabled soldiers would rise to 100 dollars for single men and 120 dollars for married men under a bill reported unanimously to the House Education Committee.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Martens Cross-Examined on Soviet Goals in United States
Russian Soviet representative Ludwig Martens faced a long cross examination in Washington as counsel pressed him on his purpose in the U.S. and support for the Soviet system. The inquiry sought to reveal views on revolution and dictatorship and to test his willingness to disclose confidential dispatches and couriers.
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Washington
Feo
Dudwig C. A
K. Martens
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wade H. Ellis
Martens
Hucharin
Ellis
Bilis
Moscow
Revolu
Bolshevik Advance Reported Across Russian Front
London dispatches from Feb 17 describe revolutionary gains in Viadivostok Nikolson Yenishiesk and Blagovestchensk with provisional government backing union with soviet Russia. Red troops seize areas near Stavropol while refugees recount Odessa harbor violence and machine gun use as panicked crowds flee.
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London
Viadivostok
Nikolsk
Yenishiesk
Blagovestchensk
Russia
Moscow
Tiraspol
Odessa
Associated Press
Constantinople
Sebastopol
Crimea
Sea of Azov
Red
Stavropol
Lipton Challenge Accepted For America's Cup Defense
The New York Yacht Club announced the acceptance of Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America's cup. The best of five races will be sailed on the Sandy Hook course starting Thursday July 15 with races on July 15 17 20 22 and 24 unless the challenger or defender wins three races earlier.
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New York
Fed
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sandy Hook
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