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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1920
Page
1
Persistent reports claim American financial and diplomatic forces back Obregon’s bid for Mexico’s presidency. Money is used to influence parties opposing Obregon and pro-Obregon factions seek US recognition ahead of the Sept 3 election.
Copenhagen dispatch says Petrograd is in critical condition with the fall of the Soviet government near. Reported are economic collapse, ban on all trade, many shops closed, and public disorder. Bolsheviks reportedly punish demonstrators by shooting.
Irish labor action shuts Baltic and other ships in New York as longshoremen refuse to sail after Archbishop Mannix is removed. Women pickets outside White Star Line join yellowing public grievances. coastwide sympathy spreads to Belgian and American vessels. Lloyd George and Terence MacSwiney are cited amid calls to free MacSwiney and spread the walkout to more ships.
New York August 27 The Marquis of Blandford and Lord Tyar Churchill inherit 1 million dollars each from their grandfather William H Vanderbilt. The provisions also leave 500 thousand dollars to trustees, 200 thousand to Vanderbilt University, and smaller bequests to James Lavergrove and the Vanderbilt valet.
The Countess Sforza wife of Italy’s foreign minister woke to find a man under her bed. She quietly alerted others and the intruder was seized by servants and turned over to police. A bottle of chloroform and a revolver were found on him.
Senator Harding addressed about 2000 railroad workers at Galion Ohio praising the Cummins Esch act as the conscience of Congress and the greatest forward step in railway legislation promising justice for workers and urging support for labor’s interests amid wartime transportation concerns.
Senator Atlee Pomerene a Democrat on the inquiry panel assures Ohio Republicans a fair probe of campaign funds. In a telegram to George H Clark chairing the state GOP he offers to testify under oath about the last eighteen months of party finances. The exchange comes as the committee plans to reconvene in Chicago on August 30.
Aug 27 in Simla British India Deputy Commissioner Willoughby was assassinated in his residence at Kher, Oudh province, by a Muslim fanatic aided by accomplices. The killer entered as servants were away, and the motive remains unclear.
Republican national chairman Wall Hays departed New York in haste for Marion Ohio to participate in Indiana day exercises on the following day. He concealed his destination from most staff and had announced plans to testify before the Senate committee investigating campaign funds in Chicago.
Washington reports discuss campaign fund disclosures as Gov Cox alleges Republicans seek to buy the presidency. Democrats deny, saying their candidate substantiates charges while Republicans boast a $20 000 local Washington fund and a broader national quota. In the District, four years ago $40000 to $59000 was raised. this year the Republicans set a $50000 quota with $20000 collected so far. Controversy continues as figures are debated and no full organization yet. Continued on second page.
Gov Cox charged Republican leaders plan a large fund to buy the government and called Senate inquiries a public service to expose corruption. He dismissed denials as untrue and announced Independent League support with Yale faculty officers including Dr Charles W Eliot. Cox predicted strong independent support and endorsed Gov Cox. CONTINTED ON SEVENTH PAGE.
Republican treasurer Fred W Upham challenged Gov Cox on a quoted national campaign fund total. He said quotas were state allocations, not a single national figure, and that overall collections to date were about $1,017,255 with New York contributing $225,292.40. He defended a national budget of around $3,000,000 and noted some states used their entire quotas for state purposes.
Senator William F. Borah will begin campaign work in Indiana and New York as part of the Republican effort. He says he will speak on the League of Nations and restoration of constitutional government, delivering about free views without strict adherence to any single leader, with Indianapolis as a start. He notes future westward travel and Idaho appearances in October.
Warsaw reports list Poland’s demands for peace with Minsk outlining political and economic sovereignty within frontiers, guarantees against Russian interference in internal matters, and complete independence as essential for Poland’s development. London says Polish premier notes no change in Warsaw’s instructions and seeks an honorable peace.
The Polish government has deferred publication of its reply to the American note urging non aggression and restraint on the Soviet frontier. Warsaw officials said the Polish answer remains under study and that no armistice exists, with debate centered on whether to halt at the supreme council line or push toward the Bolsheviks before peace talks. France urged Poland to preserve the strongest military position until peace is signed, then withdraw within its frontier.
Obregon forces pursue Brest Litovsk terms as battles resume on the Eastern Front. The clash centers on strategic positions with political and military implications for ongoing negotiations and regional stability.
Polish forces clash along the eastern front as Bolshevik defenses stiffen near Brest Litovsk and Lemberg. Reports say fierce fighting, several charges, and repeated attacks with prisoners taken as Polish and Russian lines contest forts on the Bug river and surrounding sectors. Moscow asserts victory in the Crimean area amid heavy combat elsewhere.
General Weygand signals from Parla on August 27 that French restraint remains likely regarding Polish armies east of Warsaw. The reaction to Polish forces is not expected in the immediate future, with continuation noted on the third page.
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