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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1919
Page
4
The Evening Press notes changes to subscriptions and advertising deadlines to insure prompt delivery. It states no ad discontinuations after the preview, with the post office in Middletown Connecticut handling second class mail. The paper is on sale at local offices.
Forecast lists fair skies tonight and Tuesday with colder temperatures and possible freezing, plus light snow in New England due to a Maine coastal disturbance. Strong northwest winds, widespread high pressure, and freezing conditions along the northern border are noted, with specific city temperatures including New Haven and Hartford showing snow or clear conditions.
Weather from Mt Higby station shows a 24 hour period with max 34 min 23 mean 28.5 12m 33 barometer 29.44 water 27 ft 4 inches NW wind and cloudy skies Sun temperatures max 28 min 7 mean 25 12m 33. In broader notes the piece reports on Japanese concessions in lower California and cautions on peace progress. Debates on League of Nations, US temper and governance topics fill the political chatter with attention to ice prices, alcohol laws, and wartime legacies.
The New York Times reports that criticism of the peace conference for delaying the war’s end will intensify if the treaty signing is postponed until May 1 to craft a comprehensive agreement. Proponents argue terms should be settled in a timely, enforceable instrument.
The text states that required plan changes would take a month to implement and declares that if a full month is needed, the change would not be worthwhile. It emphasizes the inefficiency of delaying action for such an extended period.
In 1900 during a campaign stop in Ohio Colonel Roosevelt comforted a six year old boy who rode away on a moving train. Roosevelt promised to write a letter to the teacher and mother, explaining the mishap and ensuring the boy would be allowed to return home safely. The next station brought the letter and the boy back to his mother and school.
Four big transports carrying nearly 10,000 American troops arrived at New York with detailed rosters for the Maui La Lorraine Alaskan and Siboney. Casuals, officers, and men from a range of units are listed, with ships docking amid ongoing transport movements and expected arrivals. Local reports also note Bolshevik threats in Hungary and German stance on indemnities.
Washington dispatch from Madrid says Barcelona imposes strict measures to quell labor unrest. Guns removed from harbor bags mounted in streets, press censorship tightens as newspapers suspend. Thousands arrested, employers barred from paying returning strikers, authorities refuse to recognize the syndicalists, two meetings broken up with arrests.
Former Secretary of State Elihu Root proposed six amendments to the League of Nations covenant. The amendments cover safeguarding the Monroe Doctrine revision of international law enforced arbitration allowed withdrawal after five years and tighter enforcement of armed limits. The White House cabled these proposals to President Wilson to keep him informed of developments.
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