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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
10
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The author argues hundreds of Russians doubt Western democratic faith and urge U S recognition of Admiral Kolchak’s government as Russia’s provisional authority. Recognition, the piece says, would aid free government and deter bolshevism, Germanyism, and autocracy by uniting Russia with the Allies and signaling steadfast American support.
A House Foreign Affairs hearing on Rhodes's resolution exposed that about 2,600 American troops in Siberia include 6,000 drafted men drawn to fight in Europe. They are laying railroad tracks near the Arctic Circle and want to come home as their regular comrades are demobilized. Parents plead for withdrawal as the War Department slows, fearing a second arctic winter. Further hearings will seek Secretary Baker and Secretary Lansing’s views on U.S. aims in Russia.
The article discusses a mystery over American participation in the Russian expedition and calls for a frank government policy statement so the public can understand the proposed course of action.
A 1919 congressional commission report shows 27 227 federal and municipal workers in the District of Columbia earn less than 3 a day, including 4 766 at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and numerous others across agencies. The Nolan minimum wage bill is urged, while reclassification seeks fair pay and promotion paths for long-serving staff.
London reports the Geographical Journal informs the Polish state will be known as Muéospospolita Poleka with approximate pronunciation Jechpospolita. It notes the Cascho Slovak republic title in Ceskoslovénska Republika and the Serbs Croats and Slovenes state name Kraljevstvo Srba Hrvate i Slovenaca with approximate pronunciations Kraljevstvo and Sio Venatesa.
Lord Haig is appointed colonel in chief of the Royal Horse Guards a post that includes gold stick in waiting to the King and attendance at court every alternate month He succeeds the aging Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood with the duties tied to guarding the monarch and escorting the royal person He is to remain at the sovereigns side as principal military adviser while rumors suggest a new peerage title linked to Bemersyde He is noted as native of Fife and descendant of the Haigs of Bemersyde with a historic family lineage dating back to Petrus de Hoge in the era of Malcolm IV and William the Lion
A German financial writer in the Lokal Anzeiger warns that Germany faces near bankruptcy with 1.5 million marks left and 49 billion in paper currency in circulation. Only foreign credits can avert disaster, though obtaining them seems nearly impossible. The piece notes rising dollar marks, foreign money abroad, and Entente suspicions as Germany seeks U.S. loans to stabilize production and the economy.
Seattle reports Roald Amundsen aboard the ice bound Maud drifting across Western Siberia toward the pole with plans to reach Melville Island or Grant Land. Two airplanes reportedly part of Maud’s equipment may enable a final dash by air likely from Dixson Island. Amundsen has not been heard since September 1, 1918.
Paris reports government plans to harness Rhone water power for electric generation and river transport. The bill envisions 20 hydroelectric stations yielding about 715000 horsepower, comparable to 6 million tons of coal yearly, and enabling 1200 ton barges linking Rhone valley to central Europe. Construction would take fifteen years with a 250 million franc company capital and state‑guaranteed bonds up to ten times that amount.
The first detachment of American Red Cross nurses mobilized by the Polish health ministry has arrived in Warsaw to teach American health methods. The party includes Emily N. Porter of Bridgeport Connecticut Bubam Roaratiiel of Freeport Illinois and Boma Wilen of this city.
Washington rail schedule lists departures to major cities with noted connections in Chicago for westbound travel. Times vary by line, including electric service from Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue.
Rome August 23 Francesco Nitti premier and interior minister issued a proclamation urging prefects to push a national campaign for greater production and frugality to avert strikes. He warned that Italy must balance trade, buy grain and coal, and rely on U S credits as England withdraws. The United States remains the only source of credit.
The U S S Richmond built at Norfolk in 1800 and named for Richmond Virginia, famed as the first warship to use camouflage, has been sold by the government for scrap metal. The vessel served with Farragut during the Civil War, aided the New Orleans expedition, and fought at Mobile Bay before serving as a receiving ship at Norfolk. Philadelphia scrap dealers purchased her for dismantling.
The Harvard observatory announces the discovery of a new comet by Rev. Joel H. Metcalf of Winchester while on vacation in Vermont. It is the first new comet of the year and the fifth credited to Metcalf, found with a small telescope in the early evening sky, moving rapidly northward and fairly near the earth.
A Tokyo cable reports an epidemic threatening Tokyo with several cases of cholera. The outbreak appears linked to a ship from Shanghai, prompting health concerns in Honolulu and surrounding areas.
Former Senator Chester L Long warns the Senate committee on foreign relations that endorsing an amendment to the peace treaty risks delaying ratification and prolonging global tension. He notes public support for the league of nations despite uncertainties and stresses political risks in Kansas. A separate account highlights Sir Alfred Davies describing the British prisoners of war book scheme aiding inmates with multilingual educational books.
George E Bowles of Columbia SC argues from reports in Washington that Chicago and the South share blame for race turmoil. He notes a Chicago paper once denounced the South after a lynching and warns against harsh judgments, urging segregation and immigration limits to prevent further race violence.
The Public Health Service reports cancer deaths increasing about 3 percent annually worldwide, though early treatment can cure the disease. In 1917 there were 1,452 cancer deaths in the United States, compared with higher figures for pneumonia, tuberculosis, heart disease, and kidney diseases. The cancer death rate has risen from 63.9 per 100,000 in 1900 to 41.6 in 1917, with experts saying cancer is curable, not contagious, and not hereditary when treated promptly by competent physicians.
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