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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
5
Local notice lists订 Dally subscription options by mail or carrier half yearly and yearly rates. It shows one year by mail and various shorter terms including three and six months, with separate carrier and semi weekly options where available.
The Oregonian prints Grace B. Hall's meditation on anticipation, noting how planning and living in the present climate shape ambition and joy. The verse reflects on dreaming, future mysteries, and the tension between desire and fulfillment.
City and business leaders in Pendleton debate how much free support to offer travelers at the auto camp. Some praise Pendleton for generous facilities while others fear overgiving could curb local business. The issue rests on balancing amenities with revenue for grocers, garages, hotels, and restaurants.
Congress faced calls to withdraw the guaranteed price after a two month old promise of a record wheat harvest. Critics warned maintaining the price would cost the Treasury about four billion dollars as the World noted those concerns and discussed potential impacts.
The New York World notes wheat is uncertain until stored, with poor weather lowering yield and quality. It argues that if markets were unrestricted, prices could plummet as the Chicago Board of Trade would push prices down. It praises the wheat grower pledge and clarifies that the Food Administration did not guarantee yield or quality, only a $2.20 minimum for No. 1 northern spring wheat or its equivalent.
Congressional testimony from Castel Williams reveals German wartime cruelties mirrored by U S Army officers in disciplinary barracks with beatings starvation and theft of prisoners possessions. Substandard care and suppressed requests for relief show systemic abuse from sergeants up to high-ranking officers. Rep Royal C Johnson leads inquiry to assign accountability. War risk insurance outreach targets 500000 veterans to highlight continued benefits.
The garbled text recalls a wartime speech praising insurance for four million men and its wartime economy effect. A glancing remark mentions an Irish trip aboard a vessel and a quip from a lawyer about doctors, with a dismissive comment on medical opinions.
United Press reports seven treaty provisions face Senate opposition as reservations appear likely for ratification. Article Ten the League covenant draws fire over assumed US war obligations, with defenders arguing it is honor bound. Article Twenty One allegedly recognizing Monroe Doctrine is debated as a distinctly American policy. Domestic jurisdiction, Article Fifteen and Sixteen invite challenge over league power to meddle in internal affairs. Article Eleven and Eighteen on immigration and domestic questions spark contention. Article One Three allows withdrawal after two years, seen as giving foreign powers leverage. Article Eight on disarmament and council plans faces critique for limited enforceability and sovereignty fears. Article Nineteen enables reconsideration of treaties amid changing conditions, viewed as possible Monroe doctrine interference. The dispute centers on sovereignty, advisory powers, and whether the league upholds or erodes US constitutional prerogatives.
In the article tensely detailing postwar treaties, Germany renounces rights in Kiaochow and Shantung. Japan gains the Yatung and Tsinafe railways, submarine cables, and related property. The accord compels Germany to transfer archives and documents within three months and to disclose treaties affecting these privileges. Attendant disputes over broader Shantung consequences spark U S pressure and President Wilson’s stance.
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