Many Wars on as Peace Men Start Debate
Debates arise as peace advocates discuss ongoing conflicts amid opposition to communists. The article notes strong public sentiment against Reds and frames the peace movement amid wartime context.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1919
Page
4
Debates arise as peace advocates discuss ongoing conflicts amid opposition to communists. The article notes strong public sentiment against Reds and frames the peace movement amid wartime context.
Fragmented notices describe clashes among Bolsheviks and Poland Ukrainia forces, joined by Allied troops including French British American Japanese and Czecho Slovak units. German provisional forces under Ebert face Spartacides amid broader regional tensions and new conflicts in Europe and beyond.
Mixed reports describe Allied troops across Russia and Europe defending supply bases while Polish and Romanian efforts shape borders. Turkish armistice terms falter as Dardanelles tensions rise. In Buenos Aires, strife erupts with a general steel plant strike. Montenegro rebels threaten the new Yugoslav order amid royal restoration efforts.
Washington reports Renar Tuben of Seattle died while a prisoner in a German camp. The notice records his name and address at 3424 West 65th Street in Seattle and notes the death occurred while in captivity.
Lisbon reports a Bolshevik program calling for the complete dissolution of the state and civil government. Proposals include abolition of taxes, land sales, church and state property confiscation, and creation of a commune with a revolutionary army and propaganda.
Special report from London details a rising drug culture during wartime. Dope use has surged among soldiers and the leisure class, with morphia cocaine veronal and hashish widely available on London streets. German agents are accused of promoting the habit as a weapon to rot British manhood, despite some curbs from interned German women.
Four leading German shipping magnates arrived in Coblenz with a proposal to use German ships to transport American troops home via Hamburg. The plan would have ships on return trips bring food back to Germany. The magnates were sent to Treves to present the idea after Germany failed to supply coal.
The Studebaker corporation in South Bend Indiana offers a five thousand dollar reward for the return of two hundred fifty thousand dollars in Liberty bonds. Officials including A Erskine president believe the bonds were lost in transit between the post office and the mail room or within the mail room. The reward is meant to spur a public search and no questions will be asked.
Jean army warns it will cut streetcar service within 24 hours and halt electric light within four days unless coal shipments reach Coblenz. Government officials scramble to secure supplies as residents brace for disruption.
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