Labor Outline for Nation Rebuilds and Union Rights
Atlantic City June 9 Reconstruction Convention of the American Federation of Labor opens with Samuel Gompers presiding. The Executive Council's plan emphasizes union rights, immigration checks, and wartime to postwar labor reconciliation while endorsing the League of Nations covenant. Wilson messages and speeches from Gompers Rua Lon and Bach-Brach energize delegates as Mooney and others discuss labor's role in rebuilding.
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Wilson
Gompers
Rualon
New Jersey
Bach- Brach
White House
Joseph P. Tumuity
American Federation of Labor
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Armenian Federation of Labor
International
Wartime Protest Sees 50000 Berlin Soldiers Amid Crisis
In a tense period a mass of 50000 troops surrounds Berlin as independents threaten outbreaks unless envoys sign peace. Troop buildup follows a push by labor groups led by Percy Thomas to protest taxation diverted to Western Union and scuttle the telegraphers’ strike. Union leaders anticipate broad pledge campaigns and a major strike vote by the IBEW set for tomorrow.
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American Federation of Labor
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Union of America
Basiely
Thomas
Joeseph V. Hayes
Association of Western Union
Germans agitate to recall Kaiser in turbulent crisis
Citizens channel anger as Germany faces a tense stand on a peace treaty. Die Freiheit reports agitation driven by independent socialists amid troop massing and public demonstrations, while officials dispute the motive behind the mobilization.
Peace treaty public after heated Senate debate 47 to 24
The article reports a peace treaty being released after a close Senate vote of 47 to 24. It discusses banking executives summoned in a leak inquiry and outlines reactions from labor groups and political figures amid a tense public debate on postwar arrangements.
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America
Feiss
Sim
Taonas
Senate
General Telephone Strike Called for Monday Next
Cleveland dispatch reports a nationwide strike of telephone workers including operators and maintenance crews. The walkout starts Monday morning after approval from the Electrical Workers' Union local leadership and the international headquarters at Springfield, Illinois.
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Sickman
Iocal
J. H. Groves
Electrical Workers’ Union
International
Springfield
Little Liechtenstein Ends Ultimatum Over League Entry
Paris June 9 Liechtenstein has served the Pease Conference with an ultimatum saying it will sever communications unless it is heard on its wish to join the League of Nations. The note notes Liechtenstein’s small size and location between Austria and Switzerland, with a route through its territory to Vienna.
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Associaton Press
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Liechtenstein
League of Nations
Vienna
Principality
Europe
Monaco
San Marino
Austrian Tyrol
Vorarlberg
Griddns
Push Inquiry Into Leak as Wilson Seeks Thorough Probe
President Wilson backs Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a cable to Senator Hitchcock urging a thorough investigation into how copies of the peace treaty reached private interests. He condemns possession of the official English text by unauthorized persons and vows to uphold diplomatic integrity.
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Wilson
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New York
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
Senators Schedule Subpoenas To Probe Treaty Leak
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to subpoena six Wall Street bankers to explain how copies of the German peace treaty reached New York. Senator Borah said bankers may illuminate the leak while Secretary of State PoliK revealed thirty five treaty copies in the State Department. The hearings will be public and continued on page two.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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New York
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League of Nations
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Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Lo
Knox
Dugeht
Devison
American Red Cross
Paris
Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Vanderlip
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Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Frank L. Polk
Polk
State Department
Beckham
Senate
Wilson
Eade
Ruty
Chicago Tribune
Frazier Hunt
Thea Wre
Senate Waits for Official Treaty Version Before Ratification
Paris reports President Wilson will not release the German peace treaty draft until official completion. Copies sent to the State Department were not for Senate use, with the American Peace Commission saying publishing the present form would violate allied plenipotentiary agreements. Lloyd George’s stance and Wall Street rumors are noted but no publication is sanctioned. Canada has no copy available yet for cabling.
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The
Peace Conference
Wilson
France
Great Britain
British Isles
United Kingdom
Lloyd George
Versailles
Wison
Italy
Supreme Allied Economic Commission
Reparations Commission
Fontainebleau
Tita
New York Times
Paris
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Senate
Wall Street
State Department
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
American Peace Commission
American Commission
America
Germain
Pr&s
Livy George
Canada
Ad for Epoca Pure Havana Cigars Promotes Quality
An advertising notice touts Epoca Pure Havana cigars highlighting excellence and individuality as two fine points of the product.
Heated Senate Debate Over Germany Aid Sparks Partisan Strife
The Senate adjourns as Republicans oppose a Hitchcock accusation that GOP actions aid a foe. Copy of Bass Borah’s Paris document reading session begins with an 80,000 word text, leading to a pause in obstruction.
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Washington
Germany
Senate
Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Beckham
Kentucky
Nelson
Minnesota
S Tote
Senate resolutions cabled to President in Paris
Paris June 9 United States Senate resolutions ask for the German treaty text and a hearing before the Peace Conference for Edward De Valera and other Irish delegates. Secretary Lansing sent the cables to President Wilson who had not yet decided.
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Lansing
United States Senate
Edward de Valera
Scretary Lansing
Wilson
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