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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1919
Page
7
Allies and Russia critique Prinkipo plan and intervention doubt
The piece argues British PM Lloyd George misreads loyal Russians and Pravda has doubts about allied plans for Russia. It contends a conference with bolsheviks at Prinkipo is untenable and questions American reluctance to intervene. It asserts loyal Russians resist compromise and warns against weakening civilization. It ends by noting unseen forces restraining intervention fights bolshevik power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd A George
Russia
Prinkipo
Paris
Prince Lvoff
Bakhmeteff
M. Tchaikovsky
Supreme Peace Council
Supreme Council
Council
Mr. Lloyd George
United States
Wilson
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Mr.Lloyd George
Cheliabinsk
Petrograd
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Marshall Young
Boston
Senate Committee
Young
Washington
Near East problems at Paris peace talks test nations
The Paris peace conference grapples with the partition of the Ottoman empire and Syria’s future. Britain backs the Hedjaz king’s sphere, while France weighs a protectorate. religious and political tensions threaten a peaceful solution amid delicate Allied relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Near East
Balkanus
Adriatic
Ottoman Empire
France
Syria
Hedjaz
Mecca
Great Britain
Aho
Senators Debate Wastefulness in Public Expenditures
A Senate symposium critiques government spending and urges fiscal restraint. The discussion notes bipartisan culpability in lavish appropriations, cites billions proposed for wells, tick extermination, monuments, roads, and land surveys, and argues for prudent budgeting to avoid a war-style funding level while aiding veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Treasury
Congress
Immigration reform debate and naturalization concerns
The piece argues for a four year halt to immigration to ease the labor market and urges making naturalization mandatory after a set period. It cites Deputy Commissioner Raymond F. Crist on 17.5 million aliens with only 6 million citizens and warns of unassimilated masses and the need for allegiance to the United States. It notes the I W W stance against wage slavery and questions postwar reparations and damages owed by Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Raymond F. Crist
Naturalization
United States
America
Britain's New Chancellor Becomes Lord Birkenhead
England's new lord chancellor Sir Frederick Smith A P has been raised to the peerage as Lord Birkenhead to participate in Lords debates, choosing the title from his native Cheshire town Birksthead. He must remain in custody of the Great Seal and cannot depart UK with it, while Parliament and diplomacy unfold amid WWI-era tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Frederick Smith
House of Lords
Lord Sickenhead
Birksthead
Cheshire
Mersey
Liverpool
Hamon
Dunham Massey
St. Mary and
St. James
Lord
Birkenhead
United Kingdom
British Isles
Cardinal Wolsey
Calala
Haldane
America
Lord Morley
Lord Beauchamp
Lord Birkenhead
Paris
Lloyd George
Congress of Peace
Morgenthau
Stambout
Germany
Henry Bax- Trenside
Sofia
Foreign Office
Constantinople
Sir Henry Bax-Ironside
Ferdinand
Austria
Bulgaria
Sir Henry
Great Britain
France
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Proceedings of Congress and Committees In Brief
Senate actions include adopting the $6 billion war revenue bill and debates over Russia policy, cotton export restrictions, and the Crowder appointment. House coverage notes include military pay increases, meat packing regulation, universal military training debate, and treasury loan authority. Additional testimony covered Bolshevik propaganda and licensing of potash imports, with national labor and price concerns voiced by Florence Kelley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Johnson
Cualitérnia
Russia
Enoch Crowder
Crowder
Hardwick
House
Heflin
Committee On Military Affairs
Gregory
Agenta
Hhe
Smect
Ralph Dennis
Northwestern University
Russell M. Story
University of Illinois
Robert Leonard
St. Paul
Gore
Agriculture Committee
Mines and Mining Committee
Henderson
Nevada
Ansell
War Department
Military
Department
C. W. Bunn
Northern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kahn
California
Gallivan
National Wallard
Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
League
Kelley
The
Treasury Glass
Ways and Means
Congress
Washington
Aberdeen
Wash
New Ocean Freight Rates Cut From Pacific to Asia
The Shipping Board set general cargo rates from Pacific coast ports to Japan and China at 12 dollars per short ton, effective March 1, a drop from 68 dollars since January 1. Rates to Vladivostok are 325 dollars per short ton, with minor corrections to Europe and UK tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Japan
China
Shipping Board
Thi
Vledivostok
Europe
United Kingdom
American South Atlantic
Barcelona
Spain
Holland
Belgium
Genoa
Naples
Italy
American Gulf
Bagley stays at Rotterdam as naval attache
Navy Department countermanded orders detailing Commander David Worth Bagley as naval attache at the American embassy in The Hague. Bagley was ordered to continue on duty as port officer at Rotterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Worth Bagiey
The
Hague
Navy Department
Begiey
Rotterdan
Condensed Time Table of Trains to Principal Cities
The Washington Post presents a condensed timetable with Washington departures to major cities. It lists multiple daily trains with various times and connections, noting changes and new schedules as announced by railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
Chicago
Railroad Administration
Atlanta
S. R
SA. IL
Baltimore
Boston
A. m
Cincinnati
P. R.R
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Army orders shift duties for officers and camps
Capt J L Turner is relieved from city duties and will report to Washington barracks for assistant to the supply officer. Col S P Adams proceeds to Camp Cody New Mexico to assume command. Capt H H Semmes granted one month and fifteen days leave of absence due to sickness. Lieuts W A Hodgson and J E Peterson reassigned from Camp Meigs to Fort H G Wright to report to the commanding officer for duty at Fortifications Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Turner
Washington
Col
S. P. Adams
Camp Cody
N. Mex
H .H. Semmes
W. A. Hodgson
J. E. Peterson
Camp Meigs
Fort H. G. Wright
Towet Defenses
Long Island
Women’s Council Continues Committees Forming Plans
Appointment as a committee to formulate plans for continuing activities of the State divisions of the women's section of the Council of National Defence was announced yesterday. The committee includes Mrs. B. E. Thompson of Wisconsin, Mrs. Samuel Inman of Georgia, Miss Alice Hunt of Rhode Island, Mrs. Stanley McCormick, and Miss Hannah J. Patterton, existing members. The section reported a Mississippi Georgia Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont New Jersey Tennessee Wisconsin Virginia meeting where resolutions endorsed women’s right to hold positions in industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of National Defence
BE. C. Thompson
Wisconsin
Samuel Inman
Georgia
Alice Hunt
Rhode Island
Stanley McCormick
Hannah J Patterton
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Jersey
Tennessee
Virginia
Troops Well Fed in Russia Report by Red Cross Officer
Capt. Oliver Tracey Logan of the American Red Cross reports from Vladivostok that American and allied troops in eastern and central Russia are in fine condition and in high spirits. He notes distress and destitution near the Transsiberian Railway due to disorganized transportation, though some areas have money but lack supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Vladivostok
Oliver Tracey Logan
Red Cross Medical Service
Red Cross
Logan
Red Cross funds aid army hospital reconstruction drive
The American Red Cross allocates an emergency fund of 200 dollars monthly for each base and general hospital involved in reconstruction work. Forty four hospitals participate, totaling nearly 10 thousand dollars a month for reeducating disabled soldiers. Funds cover labor and services, not equipment or supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Red Cross
Army Medical Corps
Red Cross
Objectors Held in Service Amid Demobilization
Secretary Baker announced that no pre demobilization discharges would occur for army conscientious objectors whose scruples were recognized as legitimate after examination but who refused civil employment for government interests, or whose scruples were held only against participation in the war with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Germany
Washington visitors discuss Northwest strikes and reforms
Spokane leaders downplay regional unrest noting local wage votes and civic spirit. A reconstruction congress promotes open discussion of city welfare, street railway issues, and industrial relations to ease tensions. Planes for rail service reform shown as privately owned with safeguards, avoiding government ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Northwest
Seattle
J. A. Ford
Spokane
Reconstruction Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Ais
United States
Gle Hanson
Harrison
Hanson
Sin Soul
Great Northwest
Union
War Department Stock Of Raw Wool Hits 196 Million
January inventories show the War Department holds 196 million dollars in raw wool and is distributing the stock gradually to the trade. A figure of 106 million dollars is set aside for raw wool, reflecting ongoing procurement and allocation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
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Bismarck
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Turkey
Scutari
Asia Minor
Maorgenthau
London
Ned Hurley
Proceedings OF Congress
Committees
Atlantic
Bagley
Rotterdam
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Florida
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
S. BR
New York
P. FR. R
Philadelphia
P R. R
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Louis
Women’s Council
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San Antonio
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