Senate PDP Knox war over League pact seen in Capitol clash
Senators clash over the Knox resolution amid expected party splits as Hitchcock consults with David Hunter Miller on League covenant issues. The debate centers on timing before July 1 and funding for army and navy programs, with forecasts of votes from Kellogg Kenyon Gore Reed and others.
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Lamont Declines Comment on Treaty Copy to Senate
Paris June 12 Thomas W Lamont said he would address the Senate Committee only about the treaty copy given to Elihu Root and declined further comment. American circles in Paris show moderate interest in the leak with opinion that Root should have had a copy due to his suggestions on the League covenant provisions.
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Peace League Targets Knox Resolution in Nationwide Campaign
National and state officers of the League to Enforce Peace met at the National Arts Club to plan opposition to the Knox resolution. Oscar S Straus urged unity against splitting the League covenant from the peace treaty, arguing it aids Germany and delays lasting peace. New York participants included Straus, Herbert Parsons, George W. Wickham, and others from political and academic circles.
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Peace Delays Marked by Acrimony in Council Talks
Paris June 11. The Council of Four faced doubt and discord as they negotiated the German treaty compromise. Key German and British concessions centered on reparations timing and authority, occupation terms, Upper Silesia, and Germany’s entry into the League of Nations, with plebiscite prospects and coal supply to Germany outlined.
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Revisions debated on reparations and frontiers at conference
A long session discussed revised drafts to the German reparations treaty including language on dual authentic texts, Polish frontier changes, Silesia plebiscite, and Danish border concerns. Reports note Britain proposed new control mechanisms over Germany’s raw materials, but the proposal faced skepticism from the Reparations Commission. An Allied Civil Commission would oversee occupation left bank Rhine.
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Permanent Reparations Commission
Five approves Hungarian frontier proposals with Romania and Czechoslovakia
Paris dispatch reports the Council of Five endorsing the recommendations from the Council of Foreign Ministers to fix the borders of Hungary along its frontiers with Romania and Czechoslovakia.
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Dutch Refuses to Join Blockade Demand
The Dutch government informed the Peace Conference that Holland will not participate in any blockade against Germany if Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty. The decision marks the fifth time a government has stated its stance to the conference.
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Orlando heads to Rome to confer with leaders on peace talks
Premier Orlando of Italy departed for Rome to meet parliamentary leaders in secret about the Peace Conference. General Diaz accompanied him and will oversee military precautions on the Carinthian frontier.
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Ebert Party Attacks Unheard-Of Peace at Weimar Convention
At Weimar the Majority Socialist Party adopted resolutions condemning the peace terms as violent and un-Wilsonian. The group urged Germany’s admission to the League of Nations and called for a thorough probe of wartime decisions. Berlin observers say Noske and Scheidemann speeches strengthened the cabinet’s position.
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Turkish Envoys to Testify Before Paris Council of Ten
The Turkish delegation now at Vaucresson will appear in the cloak room of the Quai d Orsay on Tuesday morning to present their statement on Turkey. Peace terms discussion will be postponed until after their statement is heard.
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Turks Still Ignored as Peace Conference Held in Paris
Officials report no contact between the Peace Conference and the Turkish delegation at Vaucresson under French supervision. Turks insist on keeping the Ottoman government seat in Constantinople and are split over which power should hold the mandate, with no mention of the United States.
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Walsh and Dunne Seek Ireland Conference Action
Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City and ex Governor Edward I Dunne of Illinois representing Irish societies in America urge the American Peace Delegation to report action on their request for a conference on Ireland. They cite the Senate resolution calling for a hearing before the Peace Conference for Edward De Valera and his associates.
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Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
Edward I. Dunne
Illnois
America
Ireland
United States Senate
American Peace Commission
Edward de Valera
Mutiny Debate Shocks French Chamber in Odessa Tale
Paris reports a lively session in the Chamber of Deputies over the mutiny aboard the French Black Sea Fleet at Odessa. Socialist Marcel Cachin urged immediate recall of troops as a wounded officer shouted against agitators. Rebels sang the Internationale while demanding return to France, with no punishment for sailors after negotiations.
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Associated Press
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Paul Deschanel
Jean Bart
France
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Toulon
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Black Sea
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Odessa
Nove 8
M. Pichon
Chamber
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Franchet d' Esperey
d’Anselme
Monroe Doctrine Defined in League Covenant Proposal
Honduran delegate to the Paris Peace Conference urges writing the Monroe Doctrine into the League of Nations covenant to bind Latin American republics and Bolivar dream of unity. He also proposes Germany to be judged by its own people, arguing for a treaty article compelling Germany to try German subjects guilty of crimes with guarantees of justice.
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German delegation seeks special train for reply to peace offers
Paris June 13 Count von Brockdorff Rantzau head of the German peace delegation requests a special train as soon as the Allied reply to German counterproposals is delivered. He plans to go to Cologne and possibly on to Weimar. Versailles June 13 Herr von Winterstein arrived with officials and trains were arranged so the count could return to receive the allied reply.
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Bourgeois Plan A Strike In Berlin Sparks Civil Unrest
A secret Citizens Council session in Berlin endorsed a bourgeois strike aimed at ending chaos. Leaders from manufacturing and commerce, plus Colonel Reinhardt, voiced support for severe measures and armed citizens. Airplane leaflets were planned to announce the strike.
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Flume Thanks Lodge Over Fiume Petition Tactics
A cablegram from Andrea Ossoinack to Senator Lodge accuses Jugoslavs of submitting misleading petitions to press Fiume under Jugoslav rule. He thanks Lodge for publicizing Fiume’s wish for Italian control and argues only citizens of Fiume may express the city’s wishes.
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Flume
Paris
Senate
Propaganda letters reveal Kaiser era funding plans
In Berlin June 12, Associated Press reports letters among officials of the League for the Protection of William II. mention a 20,000 mark remittance to Holland to cultivate the Dutch press. The Socialist Vorwaerts notes the sum is small given valuations but warns the league may need more as Entente pressures to surrender the former Emperor intensify.
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Brazillian Press Attacks France Over German Steamers
Rio Janeiro papers publish editorial attacks alleging France opposes keeping former German steamers by Brazil. Dashes at France as a false friend if reports are true.
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France Decorates Moorish Chieftain in Morocco
General Lyautey conferred the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor on Hay den Thene Claud Pasha in Casablanca for his role in operations against rebel tribes. American Ambassador Joseph E. Willard attended the ceremony with French officials.
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Danner Recounts Bolshevik Atrocities in Odessa
August Danner, longtime International Harvester official in Russia, describes to reporters in Brooklyn the drowning of 500 people in Odessa under Bolshevik rule. He and his wife escaped via a U S ship, recounting executions, looting, and mass fear from March through British occupation and eventual departure.
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Germany
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Constantinople
Gibraltar
American citizen linked to German army as Coblenz resident
The American military authorities in Coblenz ask Washington to cancel Karl Baer’s citizenship after a 30 day army jail sentence. Baer, born in Coblenz, served in the German Army in 1901 02 and again during 1914 18 while living in multiple countries. He posed as an American military officer and was convicted of impersonating an army official.
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Washington
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Germany
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South America
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Secret Service
Kolchak Pledge On Government, Elections And Unity
Kolchak pledges not to keep Bolshevik power from spreading as he outlines aims to settle institutions by agreement with nations and to support free elections, self government, and equality before the law. He notes debts of Hayastan, rejects a pre February 1917 regime, and argues for stable order and national unity.
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German Armistice Chief Protests Polish War Order
Berlin June 13 German Armistice Commission head Mathias Erzberger wrote General du Pont protesting a Polish Army order declaring Poland at war with Germany and planning to move two divisions along the frontier He warns Marshal Foch that failure to revoke the order could force Germany to suspend transport of General Haller's Polish army across Germany.
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Destroyer Cole Sets 41.1 Knot Speed on Delaware Run
The destroyer Cole, latest of her class built at Cramps shipyard, ran five miles in 41.1 knots on the Delaware River. The feat is presented as a world record for destroyers of her type, though the contract speed is 85 knots. Rockland Maine holds a 38.6 knot record for this class. Harry Mull of Cramps stated the crew was improvised for the test.
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Petlura Resigns Command Amid Frontline Pressure
Warsaw reports General Simon Petlura, leader of the Ukrainian peasant army, resigns his command due to pressures on the Polish and Bolshevist fronts. Dispatches from Lemberg say he may have enlisted as a private or left for Switzerland.
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Associated Press
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Lemberg
Switzerland
Rail service across Andes blocked by snow in South America
Snow storms halt east west Trans-Andine Railway traffic between Puente del Inca Argentina and Chile. Officials hope mule trains may open a limited link though warm weather could end attempts. A party of North American businessmen stranded by snow plans to reach the west coast via Bolivia.
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Berlin Refuses to Be Satisfied in Versailles Debate
Dr. Suedekum and others caution that reform talks may worsen outcomes if Versailles is signed or not. Volunteers pledge loyalty to the current government and would resist any cabinet of Independents. The Hamburg Echo warns reactionaries seek a refusal to sign to invite Entente invasion and bolster a counterrevolution.
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Officiers on Desk Jobs Questioned by House Panel
The House Military Affairs Committee reported favorably a Dyer resolution demanding the War Secretary provide a list of Washington officers on duty, how many hold higher grades than their regular army entitlement, and the official work they perform. Dyer says many officers act as “pets” of higher officers in desk roles to keep high ranks from the emergency, while front line officers are held back in regular promotions.
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War Department to Turn Over Supplies to Red Cross
Secretary Baker urged Congress to authorize gifting a large stock of medical and other supplies from the War Department to the American Red Cross for use in Poland Hungary and other European nations. The value is estimated near 100 million dollars but Baker said the market value would be much lower if sold.
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Georgian delegate protests status of Georgia before Peace Conference
In Paris Junge 12 M Tcheidse head of the Georgian delegation protests to the Peace Conference against any action affecting Georgia's status. The Russian Committee in Paris asks that no political decisions on Russia's boundaries be taken except as they affect Poland until the Russian people can be heard.
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Siberian troops capture Glazov advance toward Viatka
The Siberian General Staff reports a northern advance toward Viatka after capturing Glazov and crossing the Tcheptsa. Fighting continues near Sarapul and Ufa with Red detachments repulsed near Bielaya. Moscow later says Ufa fell to Red forces.
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