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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1919
Page
2
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Riverdale hosts a child welfare committee linked to the Farm Bureau women’s department. War-era communal effort spurred bonds, Red Cross work, and now focus shifts to school conditions, teacher standings, and remote district schooling, with promises of teaching improvements and better facilities.
A historical analysis compares postwar finances, noting the United States ran a favorable trade balance of 3.231 billion dollars in ten months ending April 1919 and proposing the U S will dominate global finance within years while listing debts of Germany Great Britain France and Russia and noting total wars costs.
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau struggles to persuade peace commissioners for lenient German terms. The piece notes distrust of Germany abroad and among Allies, warns that German methods and promises are viewed as deceitful, and suggests a candid acknowledgement of responsibility could improve terms.
The speaker denounces the “black beast” within Germany, calling out imperialistic and militaristic traits. France and Great Britain are urged to endure until Germany can demonstrate that these harmful forces have been driven from the nation.
A prominent Ogden doctor accuses local quarantine methods of spreading diphtheria and raising smallpox cases. He calls for stricter action by the sanitary department and prosecution for anyone failing to report contagious diseases and abide by the law.
The New York World cites August 3 1918 as the turning point with Red letter in entente circles and a later German breakthrough on August 6. Ludendorff acknowledged American troops as decisive though British and French losses were heavier. Germany’s collapse followed the American entry and sustained fighting.
President Wilson attends a memorial service on Mount Valetien hill overlooking Paris with soldiers lined along the paths. Clemenceau reads a letter praising shared sacrifice and the graves of American and French fallen. Wilson places a wreath and a Boy Scouts of America color guard assists as taps sounds. An unrelated Kidney Pills ad follows the ceremony report.
At Suresnes near Paris President Wilson defended the League of Nations in a Memorial Day tribute. He argued the covenant would prevent another great war, denounce secret, selfish diplomacy, and urge collective action by nations to shield mothers and their countries from future sacrifice.
Washington May 30 The Navy Department plans an intensive recruiting drive to prevent the fleet from being weakened when a peace treaty is signed. Captain Leigh told the House naval committee that only 126000 men would remain and this would be insufficient, potentially leaving the Navy in a dangerous condition. Congress may be asked to authorize a two year enlistment term to bolster recruitment and allow retention of a larger share of naval reserves than the present 101 percent limit.
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