14 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
1
Peace delegates greet President Wilson at noon in Paris as he arrives to inject new life into a quiet week. The conference participants plan to press for progress on major issues while leaders hold informal talks and await further guidance from the White House.
Mixed emotions mark a high level mission as leaders discuss the League of Nations and American Senate power. Critics warn the old world order could shift while pacification efforts and diplomacy unfold amidst intense press interest.
A London dispatch reports concern over the League of Nations amid a tense scene at a naval port. The George Washington and escort ships anchored in harbor as President and party arrived. crowds, military guards, and Allied flags surrounded the pier, signaling a cautious mood for the peacetime event.
The first units of the Seventh Army Division of the Ohio National Guard sailed from Brest under orders. Vice Admiral Moreau and Major General C. Calon received honors for the high morale of their men. The Brest ceremony marked a notable milestone in this deployment.
Densmore urged business, labor, welfare and all communities to oppose abandoning federal employment service officers and have the office taken over locally. The government funds $1,860,009 for the service through June 30 as 700 officers operate in towns nationwide ahead of Congress.
Paris dispatch reports an entreaty from informed circles for the United States to accept mandatory powers for Turkey under the league. The London Daily Mail Paris edition claims British pressure for U S involvement and notes Wilson as the potential mediator in the Adriatic Littoral dispute between the Italians and Yugoslavs.
Washington reports martial law in Barcelona Spain on March 15 as labor troubles flare. An American destroyer rescued two Frenchmen from a burning French craft near the anchorage while President Wilson and officials viewed the scene. Amherst College voted in favor of the League of Nations.
The piece argues about illiteracy and language barriers, claiming vast numbers unable to read or speak English and comparing populations to states and cities. It emphasizes concern for education and calls readers to reflect on national progress and citizenship.
A dispatch to the State Department from the United States minister at Pekin reports clashes between American troops and Japanese police and civilians in Tien Tsun. The dispatch notes tense relations and ongoing disturbances involving American forces in the area.
A report from Washington states the first secretary of the American legation has been dispatched to Tien Tsin to investigate a clash involving American troops Japanese interests and civilians. Previous dispatches claimed marines raided the Japanese concession and assaulted the consulate but offered no details.
John Wesley Hill of Lincoln Memorial University spoke before Warren leaders, denouncing socialism as Bolshevism and urging action against socialist literature. He outlined a national organization plan and discussed threats to constitutional government, recalling Red threats and the ballot replacing the gun.
Fragmentary notes quote John Wesley Kill criticizing hatred and urging progressive reform. The text references Lincoln, patriotism, and safety while warning against catastrophe and dogma.
One bill approved by Governor Sproul appropriates 3,626,000 dollars for salaries and other expenses in the department for two years and allocates funds for road construction.
Harrisburg reports Governor Sprout vetoed a bill intended to validate certain divorces. The same day two highway appropriations were approved, totaling over 14 million dollars, with funds for salaries, road work, and maintenance. The veto blocks a measure that would confirm divorces later declared nullities, sparking legal questions.
A group of prisoners and women staged a march on Unter den Linden as a plan to blow up a bridge to war faltered. The episode is described with frustrated, gruesome details and emphasis on women participants.
Exclusive dispatch reports Spartacist prisoners marched to death in Berlin with handcuffed wrists. German women fighters reportedly stabbed wounded officers and danced over their bodies. Over 1,200 Spartacist prisoners confined in Berlin jails amid crowding as insurrection is claimed suppressed.
Paris March 14 The first meeting of the International Labor Conference under the peace conference will be held in Washington in October if the United States consents to convene it. The twenty first and twenty second meetings of the Commission on International Labor Legislation met with Sam uel Gompers presiding. The British draft labor convention reached third reading minus two articles. final decision to come Monday. The commission also agreed to arrange the conference and to place the necessary petitions before an international committee.
Forecasters in Washington predict rain or snow in the northern portion tonight and Saturday with mixed precipitation across western Pennsylvania. The system brings light accumulations in the north and possible unsettled travel conditions through the weekend.
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