Hughes Favors League With Reservations In Vote
Washington reports Charles Evans Hughes of New York advised in a July 24 letter that the League of Nations covenant should include reservations as part of ratification. He argues that reservations can safeguard international law, avoid aloofness or overcommitment, and enable timely establishment of an amity condition.
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Chicago Riot Leaves Two Dead After Clash At Bathing Beach
In Chicago on July 24 a white mob attacked Black and white workers en route to a South Side factory. Police quelled the disturbance with no injuries reported at that moment, but later reports say two Black men died and many were wounded as crowds battled along Wentworth Avenue and nearby streets. Patrolman Groak held Thomas in custody as the night escalated with rioting, boats, and streetcar confrontations across the city.
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Ribot of France Repl to Erzberger's Proposals
Washington July 2 Senate debate on the peace treaty continued with signals that President Wilson may clarify the Shanlung issue and reservations. Republicans hope for a less than uncompromising ratification stance. Diplomacy with Japan and actions on the Colombian Treaty shape today’s short session.
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Armada Sets Sail to Home Waters From Las Legas
A dispatch from New Mexico dated July reports the U S 8 fleet sailing from Bantina for San Diego after passing through the Panama Canal en route home. Panama President Porras and staff visited Admiral Hugh Rodman and were welcomed with twenty one gun salutes as thousands of sailors took peaceful possession of Panama.
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United States Contends on League Covenant Draft Text
The document argues that withdrawal from the League after two years removes a member from obligations, preserves prior debts, and keeps immigration and domestic policy questions outside League consideration. It asserts the United States will not relinquish its stance on American questions and may oppose non American acquisitions by the League or its agencies.
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Debate Over Covenant Provisions And United States Role
The article discusses Article 10 of the covenant and the U S position on enforcing league obligations. It notes reservations by Mr Hughes about differing contract loans on withdrawal rights and calls for clarifications. It also covers Article XV ambiguities on immigration and tariffs and debates whether Article XXII preserves the Monroe doctrine.
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Overtures Lacked Guarantee to Belgians, Says Frenchman
Paris reports Alexander Ribot, former French premier, calling Erzberger’s remarks a distortion of the truth. He notes Pope Benedict offered proposals in August 1917 as a basis for talks with Germany, which France and Britain declined, saying the proposals did not guarantee Belgium. Ribot says Britain cut off the conversation after telegrams from Cardinal Gaeparri sought German explanations.
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Yankee Drummers Go Into Germany
Army headquarters granted five American commercial travelers permission to move through the Coblenz bridgehead into the interior of Germany on business. The move opens a path for reopening relations and allows American firms to compete with European houses in German markets.
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Saving Money in South America Difficult
SANTA FE New Mexico July 28 Saving money is harder in South America than in the United States despite higher salaries, says Eugene Gujan former clerk at the American Legation in La Paz Bolivia in a letter to his father assistant secretary of state of New Mexico. He notes higher cost of living with prices for food and board and room at 89 dollars monthly laundry about 12 dollars and many mixed populations including Ayamaras pure Indians Cooios half breeds Botiviany English French and German.
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Austrians Protest Against Terms of the Peace Iitaly
Reports from Vienna and Paris detail protests against the peace terms imposed on Austria by the Allies. Financial turmoil deepens as the crown slides toward historic lows while warnings of bankruptcy sharpen the debate. Some observers call the pogrom reports exaggerated and urge equal rights duties amid postwar tensions.
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Czecho-Slovaks Present Demand to Bulgarians
Prague notes from Premier Tusar protest Hungary after aerial bombardment of a Czecho Slovak town and other armistice violations. Demands include compensation for sackings of various factories, destruction and theft of rolling stock and telegraph and telephone material, and a formal guarantee that such acts will not recur.
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Church Tax Ruling Hits Glendale Church
In Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles, the Porat Methodist church must pay property taxes after Deputy County Counsel Vallee ruled that a section of the state constitution exempts church property only when used solely for religious worship. The secular activities cited rendered the exemption inapplicable.
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