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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
1
Washington post reports vague treaty reservations spark debate as Senator New warns against broad commitments and President Wilson pushes for leadership. Talks with Hitchcock and other leaders reveal divide over how reservations would affect U S participation and potential war prevention efforts.
A senator described a pleasant hour and candid talk on treaty ratification. He avoided quoting the President but urged adopting reservations or interpretations. He stressed the Senate’s desire to handle world affairs fairly, cautioned against a false start, and urged clarity in any agreement to be interpreted by Americans in Washington, not Geneva.
New York July 31 telegraph control to end with government handover at midnight. Postal Company will cut rates 20 percent on lines, while Western Union keeps Burleson era rates. Clarence H Mackay warns expenses could force future increases. Newcomb Carlton rejects any rate war talk while stressing Western Union’s unprofitable offices and need to pay higher wages.
Dispatches from San Salvador say Honduran revolutionaries captured four towns Comayagua Gracias Camasca and Marcala while government forces gained ground at Danli and other points. General Lopez Gutierrez was routed at Tupacenti and allegedly sought refuge on Fl Galuco Mountain. Col Francisco Carbona and forces were beaten at Caballitos and Goascoran. Velasquez died at Goascoran amid heavy casualties and abandoned stock and materiel. Hotel advertisement follows.
National and party leaders fault government for high prices and the cost of living. The report by Homer Cummings after meetings with state chairmen suggests domestic mismanagement and Cabinet criticism. Wilson weighs peace treaty reservations while Democrats fear cabinet shakeups before the campaign.
An official report to the Japanese embassy says sixteen Japanese officers and men and three Japanese policemen were killed in a two hour fight with Chinese troops at Kuangchengkuny on July 19. Seventeen Japanese soldiers were seriously wounded. Chinese casualties were not released. The Chinese government dismissed several Chinese commanders and reprimanded Kirin province officials. A second AP report adds claims of torture of four Japanese, including an officer, before death.
Chicago July 31 reports show 32 dead in four days of race violence, 18 Black. State troops 6,500 strong patrol South Side Negro quarters, groceries rushed in for beleaguered residents, whites driven from yards, pay fears at stockyards, city seeks 2,400 permanent police. Investigation begun by Brunadge and Hayne. grand jury expected.
High cost of living drives government action with Senate and House proposals to deflate prices and curb speculation. President Wilson weighs measures as Attorney General Palmer joins a three hour data gathering session with key officials. Trade Commission data indicate profiteering mainly benefits manufacturers and wholesalers, while calls grow to license interstate corporations.
Secretary Baker and Homer S Cummings testified at the first session of the House War Expenditures Committee probe into army aviation during the war. The hearing revisits prior aviation expenditures, discrepancies among early and later reports, and the controversy over a proposed Northwest tour by the subcommittee to investigate spruce production. Cummings avoided apologizing for a controversial public statement while Frear pressed for accountability.
Representative IR goe Democrat Missouri urged hearings by Ways and Means on price hikes offsetting federal taxes. Another resolution directs the FTC to study increases in shoes sugar coffee and clothing. Fitzgerald Democrat Massachusetts seeks action to curb stock gambling on essentials with a plan to sell five years wheat at market to cover a surplus shortfall.
News reports a Capitol hearing where critics of Pullman are branded as evil by Commissioner Brownlow. The disclosure of an inner ring within the police department and shifts in pay proposals dominate the session. The House District committee plans a basic pay scale for privates from 1500 to 1800 a year, with 1800 for all ranks under Johnson’s flat-salary proposal.
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