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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1919
Page
2
Senator Hitchcock and Acting Secretary Polk dispute leak of secret treaty copies. Lodge vows a full investigation to locate how copies reached New York and why the Senate could not obtain the document. The President did not authorize broader distribution.
Private Vienna messages describe Austrian outrage at the postwar settlement. Only about 6 million Austrians remain, with Tyrol and Moravia lost, and assets awarded to Hungarians, Czechs and others. Food and raw materials questions loom as occupation by the Allies is seen as preferable by many.
Rome reports heated debate over peace terms with Germany. Some call for immediate German signature and Allied advance if refused, others favor slight amendments without changing core conditions. The Avanti newspaper mocks Wilson and Lloyd George as too lenient toward the treaty.
Paris reports President Wilson pushes for quick, workable peace and unity among Allies. He opposes reimposing punishment on Germany and supports limited reparations while ensuring Germany cannot threaten future conflict. The talks focus on adjusting enforcement without altering the treaty text.
June 7. An official statement from the Russian Soviet Government reports retreat of Petrograd region troops to new positions thirty versts southwest of Krasnoyarsk. Kronstadt Soviet evacuates women and children and the bourgeoisie. Estonians advance but face German obstacles as British and Estonian forces plan to occupy Ogel Island to secure financial aid. German and Latvian actions affect Livonia front as Bolsheviks retreat toward Kreutzburg.
Coblenz reports show no progress toward a Rhine Republic despite French propaganda. General Mangin and Dr. Dorten push plans, but American and British authorities maintain military, not political, control and oppose change during occupation. Strikes in Coblenz and Wiesbaden ensue, yet the U S stance remains firm against a separate Rhineland state.
Paris dispatch reports Count von Brockdorff Rantzau arriving in Cologne after leaving Versailles. The visit is tied to Rhineland unrest following the Rhineland Republic proclamation, not to the Peace Conference. He is expected to meet with Cardinal von Hartmann, Archbishop of Cologne.
The Turkish government appoints a four man peace delegation for the Paris conference with Damad Ferid Pasha as head. Members include Tewfik Pasha Tewfik Bey Riza Tewfik Bey and Rechid Hum Bey. Ferid Pasha is current prime minister. Tewfik Pasha is a former premier. Riza Tewfik Bey serves as president of the council of state.
Austrian Chancellor Dr Karl Renner arrives at St Germain with delegation members Richard Schuller and Herr Sternbalk after meetings with Vienna government representatives in Feldkirch. The Peace Congress delegation continues its diplomatic engagements.
Berlin. German Finance Minister Dr Bernhard Dernburg declares in a telegraphed interview that neither Germany nor the Entente can compel payment of the peace indemnities. He argues Germany cannot pay and the Allies cannot extract payment, urging terms that allow production for reparations and stressing food and raw materials are needed first. He also criticizes President Wilson as a redeemer but finds the peace treaty lacking in conciliation.
British Minister Sir John Jordan on behalf of the diplomatic body in Peking presented to President Hsu Shih-chang a memoire expressing regret over the suspension of the Shanghai conference. The powers hope the talks resume soon to complete internal peace and deny any interference in China's domestic affairs.
Berlin appointed Karl Trimborn a cleric and former Reichstag member as regional president of the Rhineland in a move aimed at tamping down the Rhenish Republic movement. Reports say the nomination is a concession to republican sentiments, while opposition grows in Wiesbaden and Cologne.
A correspondent warns of a brewing civil war in the Netze region as Polish and German forces clash near Nakel. He reports shelling, casualties, and displacements, urging Entente supervision to preserve order at any border settlement or plebiscite outcome.
Paris dispatch reports Le Matin arguing against German demands in postwar talks. It asserts Allies should reveal full treaty alignment with Wilsonian aims and give Germany 3 to 5 days to sign. It warns against concessions on debts or frontiers, noting peril to Polish welfare and European balance.
Vienna dispatch says Soviet Republics formed by soldiers and workers in towns held by Czechoslovaks. Lipio reports armed proletarians threaten retreat routes as Czechoslovak evacuation continues at Parkany. General Fellet fears a serious situation but expects Entente aid to aid Hungarian triumph. Budapest unrest grows as six days pass with no food and Red Guard efforts to restore order.
The document claims 1500 Jews were killed in Vilna with 2000 to 5000 deported to Lida. It describes brutal treatment, ransom demands, hunger, and blockades on bread and food. Fifty four bodies were found April 19 to 22. The Lithuanian Commission sought outside investigation before Paderewski acted.
The Lithuanian National Council filed a State Department petition alleging Polish incursions into Lithuania and demanding U S protection. It cites executions and mass deportations in Vilna, hostage seizures, and attacks on Jewish and Lithuanian populations. The document warns of invasion plans and possible collapse against the Bolsheviks.
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