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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
2
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City commissioners resolved that the Ogden police force is authorized to protect life and property. The police are bound to preserve the peace and enforce the law, without personal bias, enforcing respect for constituted authority at all times.
A cabinet officer reports demobilization of Allied troops after World War I far surpasses Civil War and Spanish War efforts. Nearly two million soldiers returned home. about 35,000 in France and 7000 on the Rhine remain within days. Baker cites 351,206 soldiers and 16,000 officers mustered out in one month after armistice, while the Civil War pace stretched over eighteen months.
The Senate foreign relations committee heard Filipino advocates demand equality and U S trusteeship over German African colonies as a condition of treaty peace. Senator King quipped about other groups awaiting hearings while Senator Williams said hearing delays may stem from lack of requests. The Manila-press note also cites a Chicago paper terming Treland’s case as an American issue and laments that Filipino independence pleas have been pigeonholed by insular affairs leaders.
L Brown writes to The Standard objecting to the August 16 Russia editorial. He accuses the piece of misrepresentation, defends self determination, questions Kolchak’s role, and asserts Lenin’s stature while denouncing claims of terror and the nationalization of women.
H L Brown of Ogden Utah argues for leniency toward Lenin and the Soviet regime, cites Robins and other writers, condemns misinformation, and criticizes Western action in Russia. The Standard’s Brest-Litovsk stance is questioned as part of a broader defense of Bolshevik leadership amid Allied opposition. Brown urges readers to seek multiple viewpoints and cites prominent authors.
London reports Cossacks under General Kumontov broke through Red lines, capturing 1000 Bolsheviks and dispersing 29,000 mobilized. A dispatch from General Wx- Momlov refutes Bolshevik claims of cut communications as Reds evacuate Tambov headed northwest toward Raslov. Denikin strengthens to clear the front as Bolsheviks retreat, with heavy fighting near Movgorod Volinsk and counterbalances from Ukrainian forces.
In Baltimore on August 28 Senator H W Johnson Republican of California denounced the league of nations. He warned that public sentiment for the covenant grows from misinformation about the league and condemned secret treaties among England France and Japan. He urged adherence to what he called the American way and criticized the proposed league as misunderstood and ill fated.
The excerpt alleges that England France Italy and Japan secretly negotiated to shape the treaty to their own interests. It criticizes the league of nations as an instrument aligned with great powers and accuses allies of forcing the United States to bear the costs of war through treasure and blood.
An advertisement extols Poslam as a fast acting treatment for eczema, claiming it soothes fiery pangs, reduces itching, and smooths blemishes. It invites readers to request a free sample by writing to Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
Public warning issued to railroad officers, employees, and citizens in California, Arizona and Nevada regarding a sympathy strike on government operated lines. The note cites violations of labor agreements and calls for orderly resolution under the United States Railroad Administration.
Strikers have not returned to work and public service is at a standstill. The president and government announce the only course is to exercise full power to render public service. Unreported workers after 7 a.m. Saturday August 30 will be deemed terminated. Federal offenses include obstructing railroad property, impeding mail, or aiding in control of railroads under federal control, with arrest and prosecution. District attorneys and marshals are instructed to enforce statutes. Governors and mayors urged to assist, enforcing state statutes and local ordinances to protect railroad operations and personnel.
The New York Hippodrome, the world’s largest playhouse, faces closure as 412 stagehands walk out in a strike. The cast and crew including principals, chorus, dancers, musicians, and staff abandon performances and head to Actors Equity headquarters, signaling a mass labor action affecting one of Broadway’s famed venues.
Aug 29 Ballare reports a Utah Republican gathering in the city county building led by Walter F. Be seed and others endorsing Senator Reed Smoot on a stand for peace and language of nations. A letter praising Smoot as a patriotic defender of American principles was sent to him, with Henry Welsh of Park City presiding and many state Republican officials signing.
A chemist proclaims a remedy as a public benefactor, claiming it relieves years of stomach troubles and related inflammation. The ad from McIntyre Drug Co. pushes the product as a simple preparation said to cure intestinal issues, liver problems, and appendicitis, urging readers to buy it. Nurses stranded in Vladivostok headline a separate report from The Associated Press. Federal Judge Walter J. Scott suffered a general breakdown and paralysis, with his condition described as serious by Dr. Fo Wi Hoty.
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