31 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson declares the United States seeks a world peace through a right partnership with Europe and rejects any balance of power not binding all nations. He praises Anglo American ties and urges constant conference to nip troubles early, as the Free Trade Hall audience applauds.
The speaker extols shared bonds between nations and defines friendship as service and common interest. She argues rights stem from duty, warns against purely interest driven alliances, and calls for a genuine concert of mind between America and Europe toward world peace and a balanced partnership in a new settlement.
A report notes Udom is lost off Tablas Island amid a shifting time for Bill Present, with the host tired of him and the ex ruler too nervous to remain popular.
United States Shipping Board steamer Quanitico was driven ashore in a violent Christmas night storm on Tablas Island off the Philippines. Sixteen or more people aboard are reported missing, including passengers and crew.
The speaker argues humanity guides policy beyond partisan aims and stresses readjustment machinery to sustain friendship. He urges frank conference to reduce minor differences, warns pride blocks accord, and holds that trust and good will underpin trade and international relations.
Premier Clemenceau told the French Chamber of Deputies he would support Great Britain in peace negotiations on freedom of the seas. He said his stance was approved by President Wilson, and the chamber gave him a confidence vote by 180 to 134.
Disturbances continue in Constantinople as great fires erupt in the Parmak kapol quarter of Pera across the Golden Horn and in the suburb of Kadi Keul. Reports from Athens say the Turkish chamber of deputies has dissolved due to opposition from young Turk deputies.
Two million dollars in U S currency was moved from the subtreasury to Hoboken in seven large army trucks guarded by 21 soldiers. The money was loaded onto the transport Leviathan and sailed for Brest to pay American soldiers in France.
The United States government reportedly purchased the Hamburg-American Hoeplers in Hoboken in a move wiping out a major German foothold in U.S. commerce. The price is believed to be just over seven million dollars with no formal announcement issued yet.
Burglars entered the former Goethe residence in Basle and stole a quantity of the poet's mementos. Police investigate possible leads as the theft is reported.
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington arrives in Mineola after an eight and a half hour flight in a Curtiss dual control plane piloted by Lieutenant Logg. The trip included a single stop in Philadelphia to refuel.
Tokyo announces the war office will recall Japanese reservist troops on the Siberian front. The action signals a major wartime redeployment and affects units already deployed in the harsh frontier theater.
Mobs pillage in Frankfort Germany with authorities unable to stop the violence. Troops in the city refuse to fire on the rioters, according to a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam.
London dispatch cites Petrograd reports via Copenhagen stating Vilna has fallen into Bolshevist hands. The claim, from the Mail, reflects ongoing military upheaval and regional control shifts amid the war.
Washington officials report the Department of Justice will soon seek congressional authorization to deport most of the 4000 to 8000 interned enemy aliens in the United States. Half are German agents. many have families here and have lived here years. A plan with the labor department and a pending House bill will govern deportations and bar reentry. Chicago Union League club urges removal of dangerous internees.
London readers report foreign service troops sending home ballots with slogans urging demobilization first and abstention from voting. The epigram notes lack of candidate information and questions party representations, while Countess Markievicz is identified as an elected MEP and sister to Sir Jocelyn Gore Booth.
Secretary Daniels tells the house naval committee the United States has 39 battleships and a total fleet of 1 217 ships while urging a 600 million dollar naval program. He says the navy should be strong to aid small nations and notes the need for an international tribunal to curb militarism. He cites global ship counts and calls for possible suspension of the program if such a tribunal can ensure peaceful dispute resolution. He also stresses concentrating on capital ships to counter submarine threats.
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