First Meeting of the League of Nations in Paris
The League of Nations council met in Paris with France Britain Italy Greece Belgium Spain Japan and Brazil represented. Leon Bourgeois chaired and Sir Ric Drummond was named secretary general as the group appointed a frontier commission for the Sarre Basin.
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Paris
Council of the
League of Nations
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Great Britain
Italy
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Belgium
Spain
Japan
Brazil
League
Leon Bourgeois
Ric Drummond
Sarre
United States
Council
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Venizelos
Carlo Ferraris
Paul Hymans
Baron Matsui
Gaston da Cunha
Count Quinones de Leon
M. Bourgeois
Wilson
Washington
All Free Nations
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Admiral Sims Accuses Daniels of Favoritism in Medal Awards
Admiral William Sims testifies before the Senate Naval Affairs Subcommittee accusing Secretary Daniels of favoritism in medal awards, notably praising a Distinguished Service Medal to his brother in law Commander David Worth Bagley who led the destroyer Jacob Jones sunk by a U boat. He warns morale in the Navy is shattered. The hearing also notes a historic 26 year old duel between Deschanel and Clemenceau over a critical article.
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Republic
Deschanel
Clemenceau
Justice
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Japan ready to negotiate Shantung return to China
A Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese Government has ordered Yukichi Obata to notify China that Japan, having gained German rights in Shantung on January 10 under the peace treaty, is prepared to negotiate the return of those rights to China at any time.
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Yukichi Obata
China
Japan
Shantung
American Troops Begin Siberia Withdrawal Early February
Washington dispatch reports that American forces in Siberia will start withdrawing in February after Japan urged clarification of U S policy. Officials say plan two, partial or full withdrawal, has been chosen with possible reinforcements only if needed.
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Washington
Siberia
Lansing
Dutch Plan to Negotiate Loan to Germany Reported
From The Hague comes news that a Dutch German commission approved a plan for the Netherlands to negotiate a loan to Germany. The loan amount remains undisclosed and parliamentary approval is required before it takes effect. Corn Fat Hogs for sale. 161f H. C. Maier.
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British Unions Oppose Sliding Scale Labor Fight
London reports say the sliding scale in the railway settlement risks a new labor crisis. Ernest Bevin of the Dockers Union attacks wage variation tied to living costs as a fodder basis and calls for a united union front against allowances controlled by capitalists.
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Herald
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Dockers’ Union
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Federal Reserve Orders Loan Reductions From Member Banks
The Federal Reserve Board directs member banks with borrowing above their capital to cut loans. This move aims to raise the reserve ratio, likely constraining credit as gold production lags and gold flows abroad pressure the system.
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South America
Red Cross to mail grave photos to families of fallen soldiers
American Red Cross and Graves Registration Service conclude a program to send three copies of grave photographs to next of kin for 75,000 identified World War II or World War I soldiers. Photos assembled at National Headquarters and forwarded with name rank and resting place. No family application required.
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American Red Cross
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Ion Service
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Graves Registrar Department
Russian Blockade Partially Lifted by Supreme Council
The Supreme Council at Paris announces a partial lift of the blockade on Soviet Russia permitting medicines agricultural machinery and other goods in exchange for grain and flax. The plan uses cooperative societies to deliver aid to peasants while denying a policy change by Allied governments.
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Paris
Russia
First German Ship in Thames Passes London Bridge
The Borussia from Hamburg, the first German steamer to pass under London Bridge since 1914, lies in the Thames with a German crew. It carries no cargo and flies no flag while loading soap and condensed milk to take back to 00.
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