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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1919
Page
7
A report argues the Kaiser cannot be spared. his role as leader makes him culpable, and a new international court must handle war crimes, not Hague arbitration. Extradition is deemed actionable, as war crimes are public rather than political crimes, demanding direct accountability.
Ex German Emperor William Hohenfollowen shows improved health in Amersfoort castle. He walks in the grounds, attends a weekend church service read by Seeist clergy, and enjoys a private piano harp and cello concert. His only distraction is a weekend visit by Dutch officials Count Lydnen Van Sandenburg and the premier’s secretary as observers.
The Siberian army edges toward a junction with Archangel forces in the Arctic Pichora district near the Siberian frontier. General Martinoff reports advance from Perm along the Mundra toward the Pichora River with detachments and a captured flour reserve recovered from Bolsheviks.
Jules Vedrines won 25 000 francs for becoming the first airman to land on a Paris house roof. He landed on the Galleries Lafayette roof near St Lazare after a foggy flight from Issy les Moulineaux, with no injuries to the pilot though the aircraft was damaged.
In New York on January 19 the committee leading a national campaign for postwar relief outlined dates for fourteen co operating churches. February is the key month with most churches intensifying efforts and February 9 designated as interchurch emergency Sunday featuring major appeals by prominent clergy.
An Echo Le Chine article details China’s Paris peace terms. Key aims include repossession of Kiao-Chow and Tsing-Tao, lease of Wei-Hai-Wai, control of the eastern railway, tariff revisions, opening Mongolia and Tibet to commerce, and restoring legal sovereignty from foreign consuls.
Paris January 19 President Wilson remained at the Murat mansion this morning. He spent the forenoon meeting or working in his study as part of a quiet day at home while in Paris.
Paris Jan 19 The first session of the peace conference opened with flawless secretarial conduct. M Clemenceau the permanent chairman abruptly adjourned the session signaling orderly progress and quiet achievement at the outset.
The conference adopts an Agenda and names four vice presidents led by Secretary Lansing. The American plan will be presented as talks continue, with focus on an emerging league of nations and freedom of the seas amid questions about the agenda's precedence. Delegations report on each topic as ready.
Discussion in Paris centers on a league of nations that rejects a global police force and plans disarmament steps as it develops. The proposal would assign commissions to work out detailed problems and report to the league for approval, aiming for broad principles first and rapid return to normal status.
Paris January 18 AP report notes nobility at the peace table with Baron Sonnino among emirs maharajahs and delegates from China Siam South Africa Australia. Lloyd George shows French command during opening session while Lt Mantoux translates causing playful translation dispute over “grand old man of France.”
The Paris peace conference published regulations detailing how the talks will proceed with plenipotentiaries from the belligerent powers and neutrals. Sections cover representation, precedence, secretariat duties, publicity, document handling, readings, and draft resolutions.
In Paris on January 19 delegates of five great powers will convene in Stephen Pichon’s office. The presidency will pass from Pichon to Premier Clemenceau. The day’s agenda includes Russia’s situation and the French thesis on the league of nations presented by Leon Bourgeois. The Japanese delegation led by Baron Nobuaki Makino will attend with army navy representatives and officials.
In Paris the American and British press met with the French Democratic Press syndicate. They demand abolition of censorship and open access to delegates, with representatives for each newspaper and sessions open to all, while Socialist editors disagree on open sessions. An all nations press gathering is hoped for.
Paris papers contrast the wartime military Prussian victory with the democratic mood of the current peace conference. Plenipotentiaries from five powers resume informal talks with no fixed date for the next plenary session. Poincare’s line about shaping the world’s future garners front page attention while Wilson is given a central role. A separate report notes an air pipe explosion at Freeport street gas house injuring Edward Duncan, 56, of Roxbury.
At Camp Devens on January 19 the army chief General Peyton C. March ordered disabled veterans to tear off their division insignia. President Wilson once said these men must be silent when they speak, and the decree aims to erase symbols of the battles in which they sacrificed health for democracy.
Cir Cular 18 dated Jan 14 orders wounded and invalided home veterans to remove unit insignia worn in the field. It lists divisions and insignia such as the First Division eagle and Rainbow Division, plus others like the 26th Yankee and 29th Blue and Gray. First troopship to Boston arrives late Monday. trains depart Tuesday. demobilization begins Jan 22 with 12th Division disbanding and personnel attached to the 36th Infantry.
President Wilson telegraphed from Paris thanking the Swiss President for the greeting received on his return from Italy. He said Switzerland’s confidence pleases him and that he will always be proud to represent the cause of justice for Switzerland in every way.
Paris January 19 The Italian delegation to the peace congress is completed with Antonio Salandra former prime minister and interior minister and Signor Barasei deputy for Rome named to positions at the peace table.
Rev John Haynes Holmes denounces the current peace conference as imperialistic and predicts a lasting league only if Lloyd George and President Wilson prevail. He spoke at Ford Memorial Hall to the Free Religious Association of America, urging cautious faith in leaders and warning against US naval expansion and universal military training.
Paris on January 19 the French aeronautic department created an air mail service connecting Paris with the main towns of Alsace Lorraine to speed up correspondence.
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