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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
7
The government faced a sudden threat of resignation after a 72 vote defeat in the House of Commons. Only about half the MPs were present as the motion fell 113 to 103. Andrew Bonar Law urged adjournment while noting the defeat may not force a government resignation, given mixed public opinion and the lack of attendance.
Testimony at the war subcommittee shows the German emperor ignored Wilson's peace overture and US involvement. Count von Bernstorff and other officials testified as Sinnsheimer cited a January 16 1917 telegram to Zimmerman stating the Kaiser cared little for the offer and that no American intervention could be prevented or helped.
Former French Premier Joseph Caillaux is set to be tried January 14 on charges of plotting a dishonorable peace with Germany. The senate acting as a high court approved the date 89 to 67 and rejected his bid for provisional liberty 100 to 36. He is a candidate for deputy for Sarthe.
London announces Earl Curzon becomes Foreign Secretary with Arthur J. Balfour moving to Lord President of the Council. Official reports also state Esthenians captured 500 prisoners three guns and material in the Pskov Ostrov region.
Wireless message from General Denikin quotes General Shkuro praising the volunteer army as brilliant and predicts the end of Bolshevism. It notes Reds fortifying suburbs of Tula and Leon Trotsky calling for a general battle outside the town.
United Farmers of Ontario announce they will not ally with Conservative or Liberal parties in the legislature. They may work with individual members of old parties to form a government, and will seek cabinet roles with other parties or aligned members as information develops.
S S Carvalho, noted U S newspaper publisher, in an interview with Editor and Publisher, warns that a severe newsprint shortage and price hikes will force drastic conservation measures to keep the industry viable. He predicts higher subscriptions and advertising rates, with small papers at risk of suspension.
Dispatch from Reval Esthonia reports a British naval request to Col. Avaloff Bermont to evacuate Ust, Dyinsk and Thorensberg west of Riga. He replies that after securing a strategic base for an offensive against the Bolshevik forces he has offered an armistice to the Letts on October 10 and seeks support for further arms truce efforts.
General Knox states to the Russian Telegraph Agency that Britain furnished Siberians and Denikine with vast munitions including rifles cartridges machine guns uniforms and equipment. Cartridges fired by Russian soldiers this year were made in England by English workers and shipped to Russia on English steamers.
Marshal Foch told the supreme council that military preparations for zones to be occupied under the peace treaty include plebiscites and other measures, with allied troop concentration and transport likely completed by early November to implement the treaty. Paris reports that the occupation could begin then.
Rioting flared again near the Lexington theatre in New York as the Star Opera company presented German opera amid protests by veterans of the world war. The clash marked a renewed outbreak disrupting the scheduled performances and drawing police attention.
The state education minister told a delegation of Mennonites that they must follow the School Attendance Act. He noted legislative actions to enforce attendance and public school zoning, with Hanover districts already planning and operating schools and more nearing completion.
The Supreme Council recorded nominees for the committee on interpretation and execution of the German peace treaty. Registered were Count Bonin-Tongare to France, Stephen F. Uran forc elen, and Philippe Berthelot of the French foreign office. Lord Derby as Great Britain's ambassador to France. Baron Mitsui of Japan as min?ister without clear title.
A Russian princess arriving from Russia reports in the Vigara on famine scenes in Moscow. She describes emaciated women and children, begging for bread after long hunger, with vivid images of starvation near bakeries and on the streets.
The British Government appoints Walford H. Selby as provisional representative to open the Berlin embassy when the peace treaty takes effect. The Associated Press confirms the appointment to Brisbane. Premier Hughes in Australia announces a 9 pence daily soldiers gratuity paid in negotiable bonds at 5.14 percent interest, costing twenty five million pounds. Bolsheviki defeated in Kamishin area. Gen. Denikine reports 3,000 captured and multiple machineguns seized amid fierce fighting.
The Supreme Council rejected a German demand that members of the inter allied commissions in Germany not wear uniforms after the peace treaty takes effect. The decision preserves the authority of allied representatives in postwar governance.
Melbourne Admiral tells of naval defence for Britain in the Pacific and Far East. The report stresses capital ships as a key weapon at sea. Lord Jellicoe suggests Canada and Australia bear large shares of costs, with Australia and New Zealand facing added assessments.
A Belgrade dispatch reports a powerful Bulgarian peasant party demands the arrest and trial of King Ferdinand and former premiers Radslavofka and Malinov for war responsibility and misery. It calls for confiscation of all royal possessions.
Sir Adam Beck refused to pledge ongoing leadership of the hydro-electric commission without a sympathetic government. He said he would not stay unless the government fully backs development, calling ongoing service unlikely otherwise. Delegates from Austria and Germany plan to attend the Washington Labor Conference after Allied approval. Ottawa reports Canadian ships bound for the United Kingdom must carry wireless gear and operators per British law.
Esthenian official communication says two Bolshevik destroyers hit mines during an attack on Esthenian and British vessels in the Gulf of Finland. The mine action involved four destroyers fitted for mine laying leaving Wronstadt to support troop landings. London reports Michael Terestchensky proposes a peace offer to the Russian state council with a U.S. official ready to present it to the allies.
A Paris dispatch cited in Politiken reports French warships bombarding Kronstadt as a separate note. In the Kansas City area, miners and operators near a nationwide strike remained split as Secretary Wilson offered a wage plan to end the walkout. The proposal ties increases to cost of living since 1914 and ends March 34, 1920, with talks to resume for a new scale after March 31, 1920.
The King and Queen of Spain are due in London for an indefinite stay. He favors a private role, not an official visit, and will reside at the Rite hotel. He plans private shooting with the Duke of Westminster and enjoys English leisure, shopping, and ordinary cab rides. His close companions include ex King Manuel of Portugal and the Duke of Westminster.
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