Lloyd George Faces Critical Situation in Paris
Paris newspaper L homme Libre discusses the appeal of President Wilson and Premiers to Lloyd George to stay in Paris until key peace questions are settled. It notes Britain’s labor troubles create pressure for a quick peace and urges unity as Britain faces internal dissent and the goal of serving working classes.
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Paris
la Homme Libre
Wilson
Clemenceau
Orlando
Lloyd George
Great Britain
London
Llord George
Blockade Debate in Commons on British Economic Policy
In the House of Commons Sir Frederick Banbury warned that continued financial controls risk national bankruptcy. J Austen Chamberlain defended slow removal of controls and that cotton exports were free except to blockade nations. He noted US bookings and credits, urged raising the blockade, and suggested Germany might draw supply via neutrals.
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London
House of Commons
Frederick Banbury
United States
J. Austen Chamberlain
Exchequer
House
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Germany
Germans Restrict Travel for Allied Visitors
The Kreuz Zeitung reports the German cabinet will not permit travelers from an allied country to enter Germany without special permission from the armistice commission due to the high number of military and civil entente missions visiting since November.
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Germany
Berlin
Kreuz Zeitung
Armistice Commission
Jamaica Considers Tax on Insurance and Shipping Firms
Kingston discusses an income tax bill targeting all insurance and shipping companies doing business in Jamaica. With embargo restrictions lifted, plans form to ship 2 million dollars worth of rum to the United Kingdom.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Legislative Council
United Kingdom
German Steamer Convoy Sails for Food Supply
Eight German steamers including the Kaiser in Auguste Victoria Cleveland Graf Waldersee and Pretoria sail from Hamburg for food stuffs. Advices from Berlin report crews demanded not to be removed from their vessels during the voyage.
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London
Cleveland
Pretoria
Hamburg
Berlin
Germany Rejects Harikari Peace Threats in Berlin
Fritz Ebert, head of the German republic, warns peace terms that force self-destruction will not be signed. He says Germany will choose political and economic madness over death, and if peace offers only Bolshevik options, Germany becomes an outlaw nation.
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Berlin
Germany
Fritz Ebert
New
German Republic
Mr. Wilson
Appeals Against Sentence in Paris Doubt Clemenceau Case
An appeal has been entered against the death sentence passed on Emile Cottin, the assailant of Premier Clemenceau. The legal move follows the July incident in Paris with political implications and the involvement of high level authorities.
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Paris
Emile Cottin
Clemenceau
Poland’s Polish plight described by Paderewski wife
Madame Paderewski reports in a January 28 letter to John F. Scoutski that Poland faces pitiful conditions with hungry soldiers lacking clothes arms and food. Lemberg and surrounding areas suffer bombardment while women children scouts defend. She cites brutal atrocities by enemies and says Bolsheviks Germans threaten Polish border towns.
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Chicago
John F. Scoutski
National
Polss Department
Madame Paderewski
Poland
Lemberg
Mme. Paderewski
Secretary Daniels may invite British fleet to New York
Navy department officials say Secretary Daniels on his trip abroad will likely invite the British fleet to visit New York this summer. The invitation was extended informally by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt in England before the armistice signing.
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Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
New York
Roosevelt
England
German Parties Split Over Berlin Crisis
Wolfgang Heine, Prussian justice minister and majority leader, blasted the independence faction led by Hugo Haase. Heine linked independents to Bolshevik influence and blamed them for Berlin martial law, the Eichhorn case, Ledebour’s marines, and the recent general strike.
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Berlin
Wolfgang Heine
Noske
Weimar
Herr Heine
Hugo Haase
Spartacans
Russia
Germany
Eichhorn
George Ledebour
Missouri Senator Urged to Resign by House Democrats
A conference of fifty of sixty seven Missouri Democratic House members adopted resolutions urging United States Senator James A. Reed to resign. The move followed Reed's address to the legislature opposing the proposed League of Nations.
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Jefferson City
James A. Reed
United States
Missouri
Upton
Senate
House
Reed
League of Nations
Force Along Rhine Must Be Retained
London debate on the military service bill centers on keeping an overseas force in the Rhine area. Winston Churchill argues the army is nearly gone and needs retention until at least April 30 1920 to compel Germany to honor peace terms, despite calls for earlier limits. The amendment to restrict operation to 1919 is defeated.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Army of
Rhine
Germany
Europe
Officials Incompetent Soldiers at Rhyl Camp Not Blamed
Lieut.-Col. Pratt of the 133rd battalion and Norfolk County M L A says the Rhyl camp revolt stemmed from militia department incompetence and lack of repatriation planning. He cites disorder at Argyll House and criticizes officers who sought the war’s prolongation to cling to their posts after the armistice. He spoke to 102 officers aboard the Celtic.
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Halifax
Pratt
O.C
133Rd
Ontario
Norfolk County
Canada
Celtic
Daily Echo
Rhyl
Department of Militia
Argyll House
Col. Pratt
Rhyl camp action blamed on soldiers not pursued
A fragment states that someone has said they do not blame the soldiers at Rhyl camp for the action taken, signaling an external determination of responsibility without punitive steps.
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Them
Rhyl
Allies Seek Armistice Plea Over Galicia Front
Marshal Foch and generals advised the supreme council on action in Galicia where Ukrainian forces besiege Lemberg from three sides. A sharp warning to both sides was decided, calling for an injunction to suspend hostilities among the five armies operating there.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Supreme Council
Galicia
Lemberg
West Africa Liquor Imports Restricted by Britain
The government prohibits importation of all spirits into British West African colonies except under license, with licenses unlikely for so called trade spirits. The move serves as a preliminary step while permanent measures on the spirit trade are considered.
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London
West Africa
Japanese Would Assert Their Rights
Reports from Japanese sources indicate a proposed amendment to the League of Nations covenant to grant equal and just treatment to aliens from league nations. British and Dominion delegates discuss whether such equality should be a league issue, while Australia emphasizes all British population goals and industrial angles. Canada notes immigration must be decided by each country with only a few hundred Japanese admitted yearly.
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League of Nations
League
Supreme Council
Reuter’s
Dominion
Commonwealth
Australia
Canada
British squadron arrives at Libau to open Lettish relations
Official dispatches report a British squadron arriving at Libau with a commission empowered to establish military and political ties with the Lettish government. The Lettish press bureau notes Prince Adolf Fredrich of Mecklenburg has reportedly been offered the Baltic royal crown.
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Washington
Libau
Lettish
Adolf Fredrich
Mecklenburg
Hindenburg Defends Ex Kaiser Over Flight From Germany
Field Marshal von Hindenburg publishes a defense of former Emperor William's departure to Holland. He portrays November conditions as chaotic, argues a return would have sparked civil war, and says the emperor fled to spare further losses and restore peace with advisers after a severe mental struggle.
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Berlin
William
Germany
Holland
von Hindenburg
Mounted Police to Head Swift Current Division
Swift Current Sask is to be the headquarters for a division of the reorganized Royal North West Mounted Police. The local detachment will be under Staff-Sergeant Baxter, a well known officer who served with the Mounties before going overseas. Baxter has just arrived from France and is awaiting instructions. The total force strength to be stationed here has not yet been released.
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Swift Current
Sask
Royal North West Mounted Police Force
Baxter
Mounties
Sergt
France
Britain to Build Two Enormous Rigid Airships
The government will construct two giant British dirigibles after successful trials. Each airship will measure 808 feet long with 3,000,000 cubic feet of capacity. Six engines totaling 1,800 horsepower will power the crafts, yielding an estimated lifting power of 80 tons, far above existing loads of 29 tons.
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Britain
The
Mail
Famous Battalion Disbanded Ottawa
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry of the Canadian Expeditionary Force has been demobilized complete, with the last man discharged. Lieut. Col. A Hamilton Gault bid the men farewell as many prepare to return home, with travel and meal allowances arranged for distant troops. Toronto and western men were among those leaving.
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Ottawa
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Force
A. Hamilton Gault
Toronto
Depopulated Reims Census Reveals Shrinking Population
The government census shows Reims down to 8,453 residents after the war, with 3,987 men, 3,253 women, and 1,813 children. About 500 children attend school in the ruined city.
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Paris
Reims
Allenby Arrives in Paris to Advise on Near Eastern Questions
General F H Allenby, commander of British forces in Palestine, has arrived in Paris from Egypt to advise the supreme council on Near Eastern affairs. He will brief leaders on developments and policy directions in the region.
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Allenby
Paris
F. H. Allenby
Palestine
Egypt
Supreme Council
World Plans to Prevent Future Wars
Major General Sir Frederick Maurice argues a League of Nations offers the only hope to prevent war and says Britain broadly supports the plan. He notes Britain’s war weariness and compares losses, predicting France will back a stronger stance to secure future safety once terms are set. He also suggests limited conscription and reducing Germany’s army to curb armament.
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New York
League of Nations
Frederick Maurice
British General Staff
League
Maurice
Empire
Great Britain
France
Sir Frederick
Germany
England
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