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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1919
Page
16
Lisbon reports the Portuguese cabinet has resigned to bolster the Republican cause and will serve until a new government forms. Royalist activity in the north is being suppressed by Republican troops, with forces occupying Monsanto Hill and Duque forts and raising the Royalist flag in Lisbon.
Government troops aided by marines and civilian volunteers forced rebel withdrawals after a protracted bombardment. Casualties totaled 12 dead and 61 wounded in Lisbon with prisoners captured. The President rode through streets to cheers as air leaflets dropped.
President expresses admiration for French women and hopes for international action on women’s rights within a broader peace conference agenda. He cautions the gathering’s scope may limit direct domestic policy declarations while discussing labor and gender issues globally.
In a wartime address the speaker praises French women for bearing the war’s burdens with extraordinary spirit. He notes global sympathy across nations and blood ties, urging a peoples peace that secures lasting security for men and women everywhere, especially honoring the home front’s unseen sacrifices.
Patrolman Daniel OConnor and Sergeant Daniel McCleod rescued eight skaters from thin ice in the Charles River above Anderson Bridge. Maximilian Viel broke through first, with six rescued including Viel. Six were admitted to Cambridge Hospital. Viol remained for treatment. Other two names were not learned.
A Copenhagen cipher via Exchange Telegraph cites Reval advices that Leon Trotzky escaped Narva before its fall, with a Red Guard regiment and officers captured, and bourgeoisie and villagers killed over unpayable taxes. Basle despatch and Estonian official reports offer conflicting claims of his escape.
Colonel Edward Lawrence at 29 emerges as the war’s celebrated figure in Paris. An Oxford archeology student who lived with Arabs, he led volunteer forces in Palestine and Syria, helped found a new Arab kingdom, and stunned enemies with tireless ingenuity while shunning fame and decorations.
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson leaving Paris by auto with Rear Admiral Grayson for a visit to the Chateau Thierry and Rheims regions. A heavy snowstorm began as the journey started, blanketing the devastation in the area.
The Massachusetts War Savings movement announced at the Majestic Theatre aims to renew thrift and savings nationwide. Leaders including Mrs. Barrett Wendell Jr and W. Ward Smith urged sensible spending and continuing war-time saving habits to support veterans and establish permanent peace.
Henry Abrahams of the Boston school committee urged a State University for Massachusetts as he criticized college access for the poor during a First Presbyterian Church service. Edward J. Brandon was elected president of the Laymen's Retreat Guild at its Brighton meeting attended by 500.
French foreign minister Stephen Pichon spoke with AP and foreign correspondents in the Paris foreign office about Russia’s status, the Princes Islands meeting, and the Bolshevist question. He said no solid Russian reply had been received and explained invitations to all factions did not imply recognition. Talks covered Syria, Arabia, disarmament, league of nations, and future territorial adjustments as parallel processes.
Paris January 2. The Soviet foreign minister M Tchitcherin signals a hostile stance to a peace conference meeting under current terms. A formal Bolshevik reply may follow but the invitation is seen as rejected. The supreme council plans a waiting policy and will not permit speeches spreading Bolshevik doctrine among entente and US publics.
At Devens Camp Devens on January 26 hundreds of former members of the 26th and other combat divisions who had become casuals because of wounds rejoiced as the War Department rescinded the order preventing them from wearing their divisional insignia the famous Y D insignia was allowed again
Berlin reports the government is organizing military preparations for a likely Bolshevik invasion expected in early spring. It seeks national assembly authority to mobilize two armies to East Prussia and Silesia, retooling volunteer battalions financed privately, and to guard troops returning from the Near East via Ukraine.
Berlin crowd honors Karl Liebknecht and 33 Spartacist Socialists buried at Friedrichsfelde cemetery after recent disorders. Soldiers patrol the streets as workers halt activity for a mass demonstration, with no serious clashes reported.
Berlin reports no official statement from the Ebert government on any Entente demand for the surrender of former German Emperor William II. The foreign office says no request has arrived from foreign quarters, and Berlin views the issue as non urgent since the emperor sought refuge in Holland and Germany has limited power over the matter.
Berlin January 23 The foreign office says Germany and Russia will be admitted to the league of nations only after their political situations have stabilized. Paris dispatches today are of great interest to Berlin as it watches developments.
Count von Bernstorff told the correspondent that foreign office officials and high figures foresee a complete solution after assembly meetings. He notes economic disorganization in Germany but cites orderly elections as evidence of political stability and says communism has been weakened by provisional government actions. He highlights the new Democratic party’s 77 seats and the influx of new representatives at Weimar.
A war office statement notes Britain weighs Mesopotamia Palestine and Rhine commitments in sizing the occupation force. It says American troops may remain long and pay levels for occupation could rise, as Geddes Haig and Wilson prepare an announced plan from Paris talks.
The British statement asserts that wartime forces will be maintained in sufficient strength this year to secure victories and enforce arms limitations. It emphasizes joint action with the United States, France, and Italy, plus Britain's role in the Indian Empire and the Middle East. Armies of occupation will be moderate yet highly disciplined, paid well, and demobilized as soon as possible.
Paris reports from January 26 indicate French officials expect preliminaries for peace to be completed and submitted to the French Chamber between March 15 and 31. Observers note rapid organization and speed in the second full session led by M. Clemenceau, with final machinery moving and business prioritized.
Tributes run from Paris editors to President Wilson. Clemenceau is praised for firm control as delegates from minor states press for greater representation. The conference sat with all delegations except Japan allowed to speak as the vote on committee representation nears.
Paris reports a unified press praise for Saturday's speeches favoring a league of nations at the peace conference. Papers note calm debate and diplomacy with Clemenceau's address cited for its solemnity and Foch's nod at Wilson's remark about soldiers and a cause.
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