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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
12
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The United States Senate is urged to swiftly ratify a treaty allocating about 25 million dollars to Colombia for rights over the Isthmus of Panama. The piece recalls 1546 treaties, Spooner Act plans, and the 1903 revolution, noting U S naval orders and early recognition, with President Roosevelt cited on Panamanian support and a small group profiting from the upheaval.
President Wilson traveled to Belgium with King Albert to witness the devastation caused by German forces. He and the king viewed ruins and heard victim stories, underscoring the scale of war crimes and solidifying American sympathy for Belgium and the Allied cause.
The United States argues a new treaty to compensate Colombia for losing its province is overdue but just. It asserts this agreement will restore friendly ties, ease Central and South American tensions, and reflect a more selfless U.S. policy toward Cuba and regional nations.
An international trust backed by European governments plans a network of airships carrying passengers, mail, and express from London to New York in 2.5 days and to Sydney in weeks. Designs include passenger liners, fast long distance craft, and large slow transport dirigibles with the first a 3.5 million cubic foot leviathan capable of 60 mph and 4500 mile range.
The piece surveys early air travel potential from Liverpool to New York with fast fleets of planes and dirigibles, noting how aviation would reshape transport and daily life. It then shifts to tax policy debates, criticizing New York state assessment methods and arguing for centralized or cooperative taxation solutions to fix systemic flaws.
A dated editorial argues Germany must sign a peace agreement within seven days, or eight if pressured by Foen and the Allied march. It condemns Germany's false front and praises Allied forbearance while noting Berlin’s divided cabinet and weary public.
The piece critiques New Yorks income tax law amid New Jerseys discrimination complaints against nonresidents. It argues New York should tax only income earned within its borders and allow deductions equal to others. The riots noted are described as inadvertent and fixable before tax due.
The column critiques observers from abroad and discusses American views on daylight saving. It cites Senator Williams and Representative Campann opposing Congress enforcing time changes, arguing it intrudes on executive, state, and divine prerogatives and harms farmers with dew in the morning.
Hugh Mallory of Selma Alabama argues against the Anthony amendment to federal suffrage, defending state control and warning that ratification would threaten white and Black voters. He denounces national party exploitation and urges respect for state sovereignty in deciding women’s suffrage. The letter dates June 16 1919.
A Newark letter from June 18, 1919, cites the Charleston News and Courier arguing against federal ratification of the woman suffrage amendment. It claims the measure would invade states police powers and force unwanted constitutional change on the South. The writer accuses the South of breaking the Fathers and tradition by opposing such federal imposition.
Archbishop Hayes calls all priests to collect funds on June 29 to create temporary Catholic worship spaces in devastated Northern France. The letter urges generous envelope giving, cites thousands of ruined churches and sacraments lacking, and stresses simple, temporary chapels rather than cathedral rebuilding. Pope Benedict XV endorsed aid to Catholics in need.
The article argues that Germany will not risk regaining western losses soon, keeps Alsace Lorain uncertain, and resists Polish gains in Poland and the Baltic. It notes concessions on Upper Silesia plebiscite and warns allied control over elections will be tough, risking friction or violence.
A narrator encounters a gypsy woman by a wood with moonlit imagery and a silver samovar. She stirs tea, wears vivid clothing, and is described as princess like, while a scamp plays a card in the background. The speaker declines, and Dorothy Leonard signs.
G Calley argues that James Montgomery Plagere and Mr Nevinson misstate relations between American and English artists. He suggests Mr Flagg should travel to see friendships firsthand and notes American artists remain hopeful for greater comradery despite English views.
Captain Alessandro Sapelli of the Italian mission to the United States argued at the Hotel McAlpin that Fiume is essential for Italy to defend the Adriatic. He warned the League of Nations cannot remove this necessity and cited Italian sacrifices in World War I to justify claims to lands and population shares.
The U S Employment Service releases a statement noting private fee charging agencies in New York State collected over 6 million dollars in 1917 while backing employers seeking labor market control. It says soldiers sailors farmers and many groups favor the federal service, while opponents warn Congress may grant 4 million dollars for next year. The plan envisions states sharing costs with federal aid at a 60 40 split and maintains that the machinery for a permanent system already exists.
At a Sinking Fund Commission meeting it was revealed the city has paid yearly premiums of 884 on a $20,000 life policy taken out ten years ago for Frederick C. MacMonnies the sculptor of the City Hall Park fountain. The policy was meant to protect the city against loss of funds if he died before completing the work. The fountain plans have long been ready but the Art Commission has not approved installation.
Secretary Daniels urged maintaining naval aviation funding and warned Congress against halting progress. He argued aviation is vital to national defense, urged government ownership of wireless stations, and opposed independent control of air forces while stressing tests over mass production.
Dr. Epitacts Pessoa president elect of Brazil is due in New York this afternoon aboard the transport Imperator after a mishap to the French cruiser Jeanne d Arc. He will be met at Sandy Hook by a warship squadron and escorted upriver.
Attorneys for John Armstrong Chaloner file a Supreme Court petition seeking a sanity declaration and an order directing curator Thomas T. Sherman to deliver $1.5 million to Chaloner. He was deemed sane in Virginia in 1901 and is described as socially connected and in good standing with judges and elites in Virginia North Carolina and New York. Assets include $1.5 million mainly securities plus real estate valued near $560,000 in New York City and a Rhinebeck farm worth $35,000.
A rookie patrolman visiting the Bureau of Uniforms and Equipment mistook five talking dummies for fellow officers. He stood at attention with them until realization and laughter from the lieutenant and staff revealed the prank.
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