Germany May Be Admitted To The League Of Nations
Paris dispatches report peace conference heads consider easing terms for Germany’s admission to the League. If Germany shows a stable government and signs the peace treaty, admission is possible. Replies to Germany’s counter proposals may come late this week, with a five day acceptance window. Streit among Premiers delays drafting. Also noted are movements of Estronian forces against Bolsheviks near Riga and German Wehr aiding Lettish detachments.
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Guerilla Warfare in Ireland Reported by US Delegates
Associated Press reports Frank P. Walsh and Edward F. Dunne warn of ongoing guerilla warfare in Ireland. They forwarded a supplementary report to President Wilson detailing clashes between Irish people and army forces with deaths on both sides.
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Why German Socialists Voted War Credits
Berlin reports Edward Bernstein argues in Vorwaerts that German Socialists voted for war credits at the war’s start due to ignorance of the Belgium invasion and August Reichstag disclosures. He cites Bethmann-Hollweg’s speech misrepresenting France’s role and notes Socialists could not effectively counter the false pretext at the time.
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Hungarians Drive Gzecho 1 Slang Back Many Miles
Vienna reports severe fighting between Budapest Vienna north of the Danube with Czech Slovak and Hungarian Communist forces. Hungarians crossed the Neutra river threatening Pressburg Pozsony. Slovak Czech tensions rise as Hungarians stir Slovaks against Czechs. Prague patriotism, Czech defeats blamed on legionaries, women praise their fighters.
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Hungarians Must Cease Attacks Says Paris Telegraph
Paris June 4 Premier Clemenceau telegraphed the Hungarian government demanding that attacks by Hungarian forces in Czecho-Slovakia end. If not complied with, allied and associated governments have decided to use extreme measures.
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Ship Board Seeks Final War Era Shipbuilding Fund
Chairman Hurley asks Congress for a final appropriation of about 600 million dollars to finish the shipbuilding program. He says the sum will place the United States first in shipbuilding and boost the mercantile fleet to second, despite being 400 million less than already authorized. The plan assumes canceling suspensions on 74 contracts, saving more than 514 million, with overall administration charges at 1.82 percent of total outlay.
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Embargo on Gold 5 Removed Today
President Wilson ended the embargo on gold exports and imports today on the federal board's recommendation. The action marks a shift in U S monetary policy and aims to restore trade flexibility.
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Wilson
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House panel cuts rail admin request by 450 million
The House appropriations committee reduced the railroad administration fund request by 450 million dollars from 1.2 billion for the remainder of the calendar year. The decision signals a substantial cut to rail funding amid ongoing budget reviews.
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Terrorists plan to bomb towns across West Virginia
West Virginia authorities say a map and evidence seized with E L Mc Guerty, alleged WW leader, show more than 130 towns marked for bombing. Governor Cornwall announced the arrest in Pittsburgh and ordered a statewide investigation into the nationwide plot and radical agitators.
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Bolshevism Is Said to Be Dead
A Danish retiree from Russia reports to Berlingske Tidende that Bolshevism is dead and predicts catastrophe in Petrograd and Moscow. He warns of anarchy, lawlessness, and a collapsing Red Army as epidemics spread, coffins run short, and communications stall. He notes Bolsheviki face a power struggle with Kalinin as president.
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Peace Conference Urges Rejection of German Counter Proposals
In Paris in June the peace conference commission on colonies prisoners of war responsibility and military and naval clauses urges the council of four to reject German counter proposals. The message reflects ongoing postwar negotiation tensions reported by The Banner.
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Telegraphers Strike Keeps Wilson Informed
Washington June reports say President Wilson has not been advised of the telegraphers strike and post office officials have no plan to bring it to his attention today. Government regards calling lines as essential and no nationwide strike action has been taken so far.
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War department to build new tank for campaigns in Mexico
Washington dispatch reports Major General Cabell, commanding the southern department and Mexican border, advised against increasing forces now. The War Department is constructing a tank, a new engine of warfare, to be used against rebels in campaigns in Mexico City and surrounding areas.
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Nicaragua asks US to land forces over Costa Rican threat
Washington reports Nicaragua appeals to the United States for military help amid fears of an invasion from Costa Rica. The Nicaraguan legation says President Tinoco massed forces on the frontier after Costa Rican revolution collapse. Tinoco accuses Nicaraguans of aiding rebels. Nicaragua denies and cites Liberal party defections from the Zelaya I regime.
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Full text of peace treaty arrives in United States
June 9 The full text of the peace treaty given to the Central Powers has been brought to the United States by Frazier Hunt a Tribune correspondent. The 416 page document printed in French and English contains 750 000 words and was obtained in Paris. Summary notes align with the prior circulation but omit a few points on the Sarre valley and international labor organization.
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Sarre Valley
International Labor Organization
Treaty Copies Enter Senate Investigation In Washington
June 9 the senate foreign relations committee opened a probe into how a peace treaty copy reached New York figures. Senator Borah presented a copy to the record as a public document by a 47 to 24 vote. Judiciary names like J P Morgan and Jacob Schiff were cited as witnesses, with Lodge as star witness. Borgah claimed copies existed in New York.
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President Wilson urges thorough probe of treaty leak
President Wilson, in a cablegram to Senator Hitchcock, calls for a full Senate Foreign Relations Committee probe into how copies of the treaty text reached several New Yorkers. He says the official text should not be communicated during negotiations and that possession or transmission of it is improper. The president’s stance underscores his reluctance to furnish the text to the Senate now.
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Forecasted Wheat Output Reaches Record High This Year
The Department of Agriculture forecast total wheat production at 1.236 billion bushels for the year from winter and spring crops. Winter wheat production was pegged at 893 million bushels, up from 809 million last month, with winter crop condition at 94.9 percent.
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