21 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1918
Page
1
The phrase League of Nations rests on two core ideas. It envisions collective security and cooperation among member states to prevent war while promoting open diplomacy and peaceful dispute resolution.
Washington reports 188 562 soldiers discharged in the week ending December 14 as War Department nears 30 000 daily average. Seven day rate averaged 27 000 with Sunday pauses. Total men selected for early demobilization now 900 000. Up to date 26 092 officers discharged. Pershing notes 3 210 American POWs repatriated by December 16 and says few Americans remain prisoners of Germany.
Washington dec 21 President Wilson urges embedding a League of Nations in the peace treaty to submit disputes to an international tribunal and to unite nations against war, while noting debates on disarmament and enforcement. The piece contrasts English and American views on binding decisions and war legality.
Officials discuss a clause to require mutual defence among league members against attacks by non members, aiming to strengthen collective security. The proposal signals a shared commitment to deter aggression and uphold alliance cohesion.
Washington December 21 General Mareh said the War Department is not considering taking over New York harbor traffic amid a threatened harbor boat employees strike. The possibility had been floated at a government conference on the matter.
Paris reports the Versailles preliminary conference is delayed to February at the earliest. The Echo cites Wilsons England visit and British cabinet reshuffle as reasons, with Lloyd George ready to assume duties after the December 28 election result.
Senator Reed pressed Deputy Attorney General Becker and Humes in a tense Senate Propaganda Investigation session over who hires to gather German propaganda data. Becker refused to reveal names and accused Reed of seeking client related matters tied to Hearst, prompting a sharp exchange.
Paris dispatch reports the Austrian government asked the Allied authorities to occupy Vienna to avoid disturbances. It says France Britain and the United States may send troops for the operation.
The War Department announced that five transports carrying American troops from France departed on December 21. The movement continues a larger redeployment as part of postwar demobilization.
Paris reports that discussion at the Peace Conference centers on limited naval craft. American delegates weigh proposals to constrain battleships and build lightly armed revenue cutters to protect merchant shipping, aiming for equal footing among nations and avoid escalation. Victor Emmanuel travels to Belgium while Wilson and his team study plans.
Paris December 21 food administrator Hoover will soon gain control of about one million tons of German shipping. The vessels will be used to relive devastated areas in France Serbia Belgium and Romania. No promises are made to feed Germany. relief efforts target neutral nations first while Germany relies on military stores and peasant hoards.
Funds will close Monday at noon for a Christmas drive aiding the Home of the Good Samaritan and the Louisiana Training Institute. Helpers locate families in need and review letters from youngsters worried Santa may miss them, with a special list planned for visits.
Prague reports German Bohemia fully separated from German Austria as Czecho-Slovaks hold the region after occupying German Reichstenberg and Eger. Austrian army is absent, while Czech forces remain mobilized with new recruits. Eger lies ninety-two miles west of Prague. Reichstenberg sits fifty miles northwest of Prague.
American troops join the occupation in Germany lodging in Schloss Lammedy once owned by Karl of Hohenzollern. Marines sleep on straw in the ball room while officers occupy storied rooms and bowers, as Captain Garrett oversees the orderly use of the palace. The Sixth Regiment under Colonel Harry Lee arrives ahead of the rest of the Second Division, with NeVille and Feland leading separate brigades into the Rhine frontier.
Supt J C Stamm announces a new Vicksburg to Monroe schedule enhancing morning service and shopping time for travelers from the east. Arkansas and Louisiana Midland adds an 11 am to 12 pm mixed train with arrivals at Crossett and Hamburg to connect with V and P trains. London observes preparations for a grand Wilson reception with a royal carriage drive to Buckingham Palace.
Paris reports German authorities will be able to collect only 2,000,000 tons of shipping, instead of the 2,500,000 tons demanded by the Allies to supply Germany under the armistice provisioning terms.
Washington discussion centers on five of Wilson's fourteen peace points held up by Senator Lodge. The four early points cover secret diplomacy freedom of seas economic barriers armament cuts and a league of nations. Lodge warns no treaty binds the United States without Senate consent and urges frank Senate opinion before peace conference.
New Orleans report states the United States circuit court of appeals held that railroads operating within a state but connected to interstate lines are interstate carriers. Damages must be paid to injured persons, as Frank Smith can collect from the St. Low Southwestern Railway Company Texas. The ruling rejects the claim that the safety appliance act excludes intra state lines.
London, Dec. 21. The German government accepted General von Hlindenburgs plans for a people's guard or National Army. The army under this plan is said to be stronger than ever with officers keeping details secret and women to be used in auxiliary services.
In San Antonio on December 20 a two day conference of investors in Mexican oil fields resolved to press on for protection of their investments. Attendees included James R. Garfield Amos Beatty and Nelson Rhodes representing American British and Dutch interests. Rhodes recalled from Mexico amid pending congress measures seen as confiscatory. Participants did not reveal their planned course of action.
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