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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1919
Page
7
Prisoners flee Ft. Douglas prompting security concerns while a North Dakota Republican issues a minority report on a peace treaty denouncing proposed amendments as selfish and dishonorable. The speaker warns the amendments would isolate the United States and abandon allies, urging removal from policy debates.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson traveled by special train to Portland where they planned a Columbia highway auto trip to near Cows Point then return via Gresham to officially open the Multnomah County Fair and Manufacturers and Land Products Show with a brief address and a 200-seat luncheon. The trip included a planned afternoon tour and a final speech in Oregon before departing for San Francisco.
General Badoglio backed by full powers to contain the Fiume crisis as Captain Gabriele d Annunzio commands armed forces estimated from 2300 to 13860. Italian and U S actions provoke protests while reinforcements loom in a tense standoff. International teams discuss health and governance as the city drifts toward anarchy.
Paris coverage notes the peace council meeting with Lloyd George and Titton and possible delays on the Bulgarian treaty. Foch seeks help locating the body of his son killed in August 1914. Senate debates reservations to the German peace treaty and league of nations. Jones argues for Article 10 safeguards and Monroe Doctrine, warns about Mexico. Fires threaten an oil path. two to three days of smoke and heat anticipated. Iron and steel workers may delay a theater strike until after the Washington conference. Von Mackensen reportedly interned at Salom. Shipyard workers protest in New York area and face discharge. Public service commissions seek rate relief for fruit shipments. Odd Fellows meets in Baltimore with Hebeccas group. A Long Island City plant fire injures many and damages plants.
Senator McCumber denounces most proposed reservations to the German peace treaty as selfish and immoral arguing they would weaken the United States and its allies. He criticizes the league of nations provisions and warns against ceding too much power to Britain and Japan, outlining six substitute reservations to the U.S. position.
In Paris, Colonel EB M House of the American peace mission may stay uncertainly as he and the delegation finish drafting trusteeship principles for Mandates. House previously worked in London July and August on a committee shaping territorial administration concepts. The final Paris meeting plans to resolve remaining questions and will depend on other priorities.
Mohammedans from Eastern Thrace protest oppressive Bulgarian measures and potential removal if Bulgaria retains control. A memorial was presented to the peace conference and earlier to General d Esperey. Several Muslim towns have been destroyed as Greece provides aid to the region.
Connecticut afternoon newspapers prepared to publish under unusual conditions as a strike by news writers halted normal operations. Nonunion editors and writers covered by substitutes as duties shifted, after publishers refused wage increases for street and desk staff. In New York, the Typothetae of America began its annual convention focusing on the 44 hour week and labor relations.
Belgrade reports Liouba Davidevitch, premier, has sent his resignation letter to Prince Regent Alexander amid unfavorable peace conference news. The prince-regent asked ministers to continue temporarily until the issue of minorities and reciprocity is settled. In Paris, Sept. 15, Bulgaria peace treaty progress noted with Clemenceau and Lloyd George overseeing the supreme council session.
Reports from Venezuela indicate renewed German activity with many Germans arriving recently. In Ottawa, Sept 15, Gursess months of German commercial trains linked to former U S war limits are cited as highly active, shaping employer worker adjustments and post war labor policy debates.
Seventeen inmates escaped from the War prison barracks at Fort Dowglds near Salt Lake City on Sept 16. The tunnel stretch extended 28 feet beyond the wire and was six feet below the surface. Police and sheriffs across the state were alerted to locate the escapees, most of whom were believed to be IWW members.
Dr Francisco Brogan has been named provisional president of Honduras, pending the transfer of power following the resignation of the former president. Details on timing and succession remain unclear as the Republic of Bal Salvador describes regional tensions.
Cardinal Mercier, visiting Baltimore, attended a dinner hosted by Cardinal Gibbons at the Episcopal residence. The primate of Belgium will tour Johns Hopkins Hospital and address faculty, with events including an evening reception at Lee-Fitzgerald.
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