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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1919
Page
1
The Capitol meeting between the President and Senator Hitchcock was cordial. Supporters of Covenant fear unity may fray, but the President’s supporters insist there was no rift. The White House confirms the gathering was a simple informal reception to congratulate the President on his address.
The president, praising Senator Hitchcock for steadfast support as ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, vows to confer at the earliest opportunity on all aspects of the peace treaty.
Paris reports from the allied conference indicate Serbia Roumania and Czecho-Slovakia urge immediate action against Bela Kun's Budapest government to halt bolshevism westward. Military reps including Marshal Fach and Gen Bliss attended. Bliss reportedly believed Americans would oppose renewed hostilities now and favor leaving Hungary and Bolshevism to the League of Nations.
Rome July 12 The new Italian delegation led by Foreign Minister Tomasso Tittoni and Ferrurbers departs Rome for Paris to resume negotiations at the peace conference. Tittoni reportedly holds two talks with the pope regarding perceived threats Italy faces over possession of Libya and ongoing tensions with Liby.
The Suditan dispatch reports the death of Leonard de Billy a top deputy bishop commissioner to the United States at an event in Paris. He reportedly fell from a horse during a ride and died from the injuries. The family was informed and noted that de Billy had made a deep impression on his peers.
The Lithuanian national council reports a plan to grant public lands to soldiers. Each soldier is to receive from twenty to fifty two acres, with restrictions on sale or rental. The proposal aims to support veterans and strengthen national service.
Paris July 12 Brand Whitlock has been named American Ambassador to Italy succeeding Thomas Nelson Page who resigned. Whitlock currently serves as Minister to Belgium appointed in 1913 and his appointment has been under consideration for weeks. El Palencia cigars best mode 1c up at all stands.
London and Paris report licenses easing wartime controls on trade with Germany and Russia while Britain plans to resume consular presence in Germany. Britain may appoint an ambassador to Berlin. German occupancy sees price drops, and Berlin warns of ongoing restrictions despite blockades easing.
Washington crime figures soar since prohibition began. Representative Julius Kahn of California cites police court cases rising from 12 138 in early 1917 to 17 726 in the year 1919 in the District of Columbia. He argues enforcement claims loom larger amid Capitol saloon closures.
President Wilson vetoed the daylight saving repeal and the sundry civil appropriation bill, crippling veteran rehabilitation funds. Congress likely to reframe the latter while the daylight veto faces a tough two thirds vote in the House. The agricultural bill totals 33 million, the sundry civil about 603 million, with billions tied to shipping and wartime campaigns.
Paris July 12 Senator Borah calls for the joint memorandum of Secretary Lansing Henry White and Gen Bliss on the Shantung question. Conference circles note the three peace delegation members disagreed with transferring Germany rights in Shantung to Japan. They refuse to discuss the document but are reported to view it as not a protest.
In Scarborough New Jersey on July 12 a conference of more than 200 community council representatives decided to disguise their Americanization drive as athletics recreation education and social participation. Allen T. Burns urged the approach while Prof C T Robinson of Purdue and YMCA lecturer in Russia urged emphasis on health work.
In Belfast the Irish unionist leader Sir Edward Cavan condemns an American mission's visit as interference, linking it with Sinn Fein support and lawlessness. He argues the United States should mind its own affairs while Britain faces threats to security and independence. Carson condemns Horace Plunkett’s Irish convention leadership as biased and untrustworthy.
A bottle recovered from San Luis Pass sand contains a note claiming the steamship Cyclops was torpedoed by a German submarine on April 7, 1918. The message says all aboard were lost when lifeboats failed and asks that no one be left to tell the tale.
British airship R-34 completed the transatlantic crossing from New York to near Ireland in 58 hours, turning toward Pelham Norfolk due to stormy conditions in Scotland. The voyage news notes positions off Ireland and near East Fortune with K-94 reporting progress from the Atlantic.
Andrew Furuseth, president of the Seamen's Union, charged last night that private shipowners and delays by the United States Shipping Board threaten to trigger a coastwise and Atlantic shipping shutdown. He accused leaders of steering toward an international rescue of the merchant marine, warned of using reservists to man ships, and argued Americans must be employed and trained now or ships will be crewed by Spaniards, Italians, and South Americans.
Baron Kurt Yorn Lorenz head of the German peace delegation has sent a note to the French foreign office with statistics requested by the French minister of reconstruction. Dr Theodor Lewald and Herr Schroder heads of the two German commissions left Versailles tonight for Berlin to receive further instructions. They will return to Versailles in a few days.
Senator Jenn B Kendrick of Wyoming was driving to her office when she collided at Fifteenth and F streets with a car operated by Ernest Johnson of 437 G street. Both vehicles were lightly damaged and no injuries were reported.
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