Truce Terms in Flux as Powers Consider Concessions
Fragmented dispatches report friction over peace terms at the conference. Germany presses reparations relief and territorial pleas while France and Britain trade positions and President Wilson and American experts review counter proposals. Strikes by Germans in the American zone flare as authorities warn against the move.
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Germany
Wilson
Great Britain
Peance
Rman
Dr. Dorten
Anarchist Bomb Plots Seen Tied to Terror Campaign
Investigation across eight cities found the bomb outrages likely share a single source and reflect a resumed anarchist campaign. Officials deem the incidents an unsuccessful terror effort tied to May Day attempts, indicating a continuing threat by an unknown group.
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Met
Secret Service
New York
Morrison Blames Immigration Policy For Bomb Outrages
Morrison of the American Federation of Labor asserts immigration policy fuels bomb outrages and urges restriction. He argues aliens should be barred from entering the United States as part of a broader reform. The report notes the era’s tension over immigration and national security.
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Morrison
Woshington
American Federation of Labor
Mints Making One Cent Pieces In Daily Demand
National mints are working at full capacity under Director Ray Reker to produce one cent coins as demand surges. A San Francisco railway head, Jeme W. Lilienthal, president of United Railroads, collapsed and died while pleading for funds for St Ignatius College. Fourteen election officials, including a woman judge, were indicted for ballot fraud in two wards of the November election.
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Ray Reker
San Francisco
Jeme W. Lilienthal
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St. Ignatias College
Ubienge
Af der Tun
German Peace Terms Declared Unbearable by Reich
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau declares the Versailles treaty unworkable for Germany in a note to allied governments. He outlines counter proposals including disarmament, a plebiscite for Alsace Lorraine, free port rights for Danzig, and a phased payment plan, plus pooling merchant tonnage for reparations and cooperation in rebuilding Belgium and northern France.
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Washington
Count von Brockdorff-Juntzau
Count von Brokdorff-Juntzad
State Department
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Germany
League of Nations
Alxare
France
Sanur
Sleawig
Belgium
Captain Walter R. Gherardi Returns to Berlin Mission
Captain Walter R. Gherardi U S former naval attaché in Berlin is back in the German capital as head of a mission to do work for the American peace delegates and to coordinate Allied efforts.
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Walter R. Gherard
U. S
United States
Berlin
Wilson Links League Pact To Postwar Peace Resolve
In a Memorial Day ceremony at Silvines American cemetery near Paris. President Wilson praised the League of Nations as a safeguard for civilization. He urged unity to prevent future wars and to uphold collective security among nations with Allied leaders present. He warned secret councils must end and the covenant stand as mankind’s defense.
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Paris
Silvines
America
France
England
Italy
Belgium
Villa forces back new Mexican revolt alarms United States
Washington reports Villa forces have proclaimed General Felipe Angeles provisional president of Mexico and Villa as secretary of war. The move, amid Carranza military actions, is deemed highly serious, prompting U S officials to monitor possible troop movements through Texas New Mexico and Arizona. Officials stress no confirmation yet and note protection for Americans during any transit is unlikely.
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Villa
Felipe Angeles
Mexico
Carranas
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Carranza
Felicista
Angeles
State Department
Dorranne
Chituatus
Polk
Irish Envoys Abandon Bid for Peace Conference
Former Governor Dunne of Timnois, Frank V. Wash and Thomas Tyan have engaged blockings to sail from France on June. They have given up all hopes of obtaining a bearing for the Irish republic delegates to form the peace conference.
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Timnois
Frank V. Wash
Thomas Tyan
Bockings
France
Austria Faces Austro-Hungarian Treaty Provisions
Fragmented text outlines Austria's postwar treaty with the Allies. It notes independence for Hungary and Czechoslovakia, disarmament and naval surrender, abandonment of extraterritorial rights, and rights for minorities. The document parallels the German treaty with adaptations for new states and territorial changes, with ratifications to finalize upon signing and deposition.
Demands on Austria In Nutshell
A summarized view lists Austrian obligations after WWI. Accept the League of Nations Covenant and labor charter. Recognize allies' right to try war crimes. Renounce extra European claims. Recognize independence of Czecho Slovakia Hungary and Serb Croat Slovene states. Demobilize navy and air forces. Grant equality before the law to all nationals.
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