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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1920
Page
1
Readings from Hythe report describe Premier opposition to sending troops to Poland and a renewed Soviet blockade. The piece notes labor leaders threaten action against Britain and discusses Allied unity and the Polish defense outlook, citing Marshal Foch and political figures.
Heavy fighting rages along the Bug front as Russian cavalry advance from Praasnysz toward Chor. Polish and allied commands resist a potential Prussian flank while Weygand and Radcliffe urge regrouping. Reports warn of a possible Russian incursion into former German territory near the Danzig corridor.
A 1920 Washington Post overview argues that the United States alone pursues a justice based policy toward Poland Russia and the Bolsheviks while Britain France and Italy pursue self interest. It notes Lloyd George Millerand and others favor coercive or protective means yet disagree on how to handle Bolshevik threats and territorial integrity.
Paris August 9 Gen Baron Wrangel the antibolshevik commander of south Russia telegraphed the Russian embassy in Paris that the second Bolshevik attempt to halt his offensive ended in disaster. He says four cavalry divisions faced his front in July, a decisive attack failed after days of fighting, and 4900 prisoners 39 cannons and large war material were taken as the Bolsheviks retreated northward.
An American, pro Polish and anti Bolshevik stance argues against recognizing the soviets or pressuring Lenine with immediate peace. It favors extending practical diplomacy over force, warns that arming against Russia risks widening war, and urges aiding Russia as a wounded ally without sacrificing principles.
Quotations fell to their lowest in months on the New York Stock Exchange as news of the Polish truce terms rejection by the Russian Soviet government sparked heavy selling. United States Steel dropped to 83 1/2 a two year low while speculative favorites hit year lows. sterling slid seven cents as foreign exchange also weakened.
Mrs Maude Westbrook wife of C W Westbrook, a farmer and deputy sheriff, shot and killed her six year old daughter and probably fatally wounded her five year old son in Petersboro Virginia. She attempted to finish the job as her husband entered. The three week old baby on the bed was unharmed. She had been ill for months.
In Roanoke Virginia on August 9 the trial of J N Wood and R H Drummond federal prohibition officers and J W Pugh and R H Wilmoth Pittsylvania county officers for the killing of Hosea Thomas an alleged bootlegger was opened in the United States district court. Examination of witnesses is set to begin tomorrow.
Ernest McCauley aged 17 of Harrisonburg Va was struck and killed by a freight train while sitting on railroad tracks near Island Ford early yesterday morning. The incident occurred as he Dozed and was instantly killed. The report cites WHITING-ADT as a related note.
Thousands hear Franklin D Roosevelt accept the Democratic VP nomination at Springwood. He urges ratification of a peace treaty including a league of nations and calls the United States ready to play a leading role in world peace. Cummings says Republican victory harmed leadership. Tammany delegates attend. airplane noise interrupts briefly. CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
Democrats set plans for a Wednesday rally in Chicago where Franklin D Roosevelt will deliver his first swing speech for the national campaign. Former Senator James Hamilton Lewis, Illinois gubernatorial candidate, also will speak. Seventy percent of stage seats reserved for women.
Mo nongahela Valley Traction Company workers in Clarksburg Fairmont Weston and other central West Virginia towns returned to work after a week long strike seeking 38 to 50 cent hourly raises. They settled on 46 cents. Upshur County Fair officials announced this year’s show is canceled due to roads to Buckhannon grounds being torn up for improvements.
Gov Roberts presses prompt ratification as extraordinary session ends with no ratification bills introduced. Leaders expect committee hearings and a vote unlikely before week’s end. Republicans split. Christensen blames party betrayal for not pledging unity and warns Democrats to ratify or oppose ratification.
Governor Cox praises Roosevelts personality in Dayton run, plans Tennessee suffrage talks with Mrs. Baker, and arranges campaign stops near Camp Perry. He meets with Mrs. Abby Scott Baker and a Tennessee delegation to discuss woman suffrage while signaling support for national wartime unity and a strengthened progressive platform.
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