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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1919
Page
1
The president arrives home from Paris to cheers, asserting the peace treaty is just and critics lack vision. Supporters at the Inn in Y. hail the move while opponents urge caution about its terms.
President Wilson returns to Washington after a triumphant New York visit with a speech at Carnegie Hall praising peace, liberty, and American leadership. Thousands greet him in streets and windows as he reflects on the Allied effort, home, and the world’s view of America. The crowd and officials celebrate the nation’s role in shaping postwar order.
The speaker recalls the empires' yokes broken and the peoples waking to a new day. He credits America's war and the peace conference with securing liberty, urging continued effort to preserve a just peace and prevent future bloodshed. He vows to act with fellow citizens to honor the vision of a peaceful postwar world.
The British airship R-34 awaiting start for Britain was delayed by weather, with engines halted for minor repairs and fuel gas water supplies to be loaded in hours. Officials forecast possible dawn departure, then a later swing north of the southern route toward the Atlantic as winds shift.
Paris dispatch reports that Tittoni seeks rapid Adriatic settlement as clashes between Italian and Allied troops at Fiume and other Adriatic towns intensify. A four‑nation interallied commission led by Maj Gen Summerall will investigate and recommend measures, with reports to include Italian charges and Turkish notes before the council.
For Petrograd the council of five approves a concerted attack by Finnish troops and Kolchak forces at Omsk. A note to U S Britain France and Italy asks support for Finnish action if Admiral Kelchek seeks aid. Reports say foreign embassies in Petrograd were occupied by Bolsheviks and archives seized.
Dispatches in peace conference circles say Mustapha Kemal Pasha and Essad Pasha may form a separate Turkish government in Asia Minor. Kemal Pasha commands about 40,000 troops with 47 heavy guns and many machine guns, and has resisted orders to return to Constantinople. Essad Pasha is in Asia Minor under Kemal's control and is reportedly in contact with Kemal to seek a coalition government.
Georgia Senate rejects ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment as four motions disagree with a committee report. The tally ends 27 to 12 against ratification amid brief, unclear details from Atlanta reports.
Carranza defies the State Department over exclusive Mexican claims, opening a New York agency at 120 Broadway to solicit American claimants directly. Officials view the move as a shell game undermining official procedures and shielding Mexican officials from accountability.
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