27 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
1
Representatives of major nations work on a draft preliminary treaty to avert delays and map a path toward resolving large postwar issues. They emphasize not a final settlement but progress toward addressing key problems.
Major General Clarence R. Edwards announced a five mile parade route for the 26th Division. The march will avoid the downtown business district and only skim the retail area, a plan surprising many observers.
A London report notes a sea floating airship with enclosed engines and cabins as a potential Atlantic flight competitor. The admiralty had two such air vessels under construction before the war ended, expected to outperform Zeppelins for fleet scouting.
The feature for Germans prep includes a non inflammable gas discovered by Ramsay enabling engines for airships that float on water if disabled. Shots through the envelope may only damage the gas compartment. Trial not expected before June. Continued on Page 2 Fifth Column
Paris March 26 The return of a U S attaches to the peace delegation has sparked reports that the plan to unite Russian factions is under consideration. If direct talks fail the idea is to publish the Soviet governments exact aims for future relations with the entente and the United States. No confirmation from American delegates is available.
In New York on March 26 Charles E. Hughes proposed seven amendments to the League of Nations covenant. They aim to shield the American continent from European aggression protect the United States from guardianship of foreign territory and revoke the guarantee of political independence of member nations.
Suggestions from the former governor and Republican presidential candidate urged strict limits on the league’s reach. They called for exclusive national control of immigration tariffs and internal issues, a withdrawal provision for states, and clarification of the requirement for unanimous league decisions.
A Pressburg dispatch reports a Czecho Slovak mission from Budapest arrived there. All members were arrested March 21 and their documents and money seized. They were released the next day after frontier searches. Valuables exceeding 1 000 000 crowns were taken.
Berlin dispatch reports Deutsche Zeitung letters portraying the German Emperor and the crown prince under strain during November events, reflecting their attitude in the crisis days.
The Emperor wrote to Frederick William regarding the Navy after the court chamberlain reported an impossibility. The message continues on Page 2 in the sixth column.
Paris March 26 The Italian delegation announced at the peace conference the suppression of military and commercial blockade in the Adriatic. Trade is to return to prewar conditions, though allied warships may search merchant ships until peace is declared.
The article urges readers to set clocks ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. Sunday to start the second year of daylight saving. It advises setting the clocks before bed Saturday night and then living by clock time, noting not to discuss old vs new time.
Paris reports on plans by the great powers to draft preliminary peace terms once commissions complete their reports. Proposals form a basis for the first treaty, akin to the Versailles 1871 agreement, aiming to shield France and safeguard Italy amid potential northern incursions and to support a strong Poland via the League of Nations.
The correspondent notes that the four leaders President Wilson Premier Clemenceau Prime Minister Lloyd George and Premier Orlando are weighing these proposals in their inner council session.
Today’s anniversaries list Florida discovery by Ponce de Leon in 1613 and three German steamers in the Baltic in 1915. The brief recalls Wee Cruz taken by General Scott, General Pershing offering US forces, Odessa captured, and Lloyd George appealing for American reinforcements.
Forecast from Washington predicts unsettled weather for New England and eastern New York with rain on Thursday, colder Thursday night, and clearing Friday. Winds along the Atlantic coast shift from fresh south to northwest with stronger gusts Thursday night.
The Washington signature on a photocopied portion of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick membership rolls disappeared during the Charitable Irish Society of Boston banquet at Hotel Somerset. Michael J. O'Brien of New York displayed the relic. amid speeches, it vanished and has not been found despite a vigorous search.
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