President Wilson Presses Senate for League Aid Talks
President Wilson intensifies effort to win Republican support for the German treaty by inviting senators to the White House for personal briefings and seeking copies of all China related treaties. The move aims to blunt Senate opposition while negotiations continue with Paris and the League prospects remain contentious.
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U S Senate Not Violating Article X Says Law
London July 16 Andrew Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons that Britain does not view the U S Senate action on Ireland or allied American bodies as a breach of Article X of the League of Nations Covenant.
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Committee Delays Signal Slow Progress on Text
The committee made slow progress as daily meetings risk failing to cover the entire text this week. Members deem the most intricate sections those on the ceremonial enemies and labor sections while President Wilson met two Democratic senators Swanson and Farmerene to discuss the Senate station.
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Direct Action Hits Rail Workers and Arms Protest
Reported broadly shows railway engineers and unions from the Northeastern system striking in solidarity with miners and opposing government action. A separate note mentions a planned general strike and the postponement of talks while ships faced harbor blocks over intervention in Russia.
Japan Must Return Shantung to Ease Tensions Says Officials
A 1919 dispatch notes Tokyo's faltering esteem with the United States over the Shantung settlement. It argues Japan must declare protection of Chinese rights, return Shantung, and avoid external interference to calm a dangerous international situation.
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Covenant Leaves Congress Power to Declare War or Refuse
Mr Taft argues treaties can shift war powers to a common obligation without conflicting with lawmakers. He says a treaty equipping war decisions in legislative form mirrors congressional statute and binds nations to restrict or commit to war as a common obligation.
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Treaty Power and Congress Resolve War Promises
Taft argues treaties bind the United States only as far as Congress may act under the Constitution. Promises to pay money or to declare or refrain from war are valid if Congress may perform them. The treaty is part of the law and can be repealed or fulfilled by congressional action.
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Debated Shantung Issue Highlights Japanese Stance
Diplomatic circles view Japan’s Shantung policy as central to Anglo American concerns. Officials note calls for concrete sacrifice rather than vague promises and warn anti Japanese sentiment could grow if the matter remains unresolved. The Paris conference record weighs on efforts to secure a fair settlement without Japanese concessions.
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Frame Treaty Rules and Silesia Outlook in Berlin Notes
American delegates discuss enforcing the German peace treaty and organizing police in Upper Silesia to avoid troop deployment. Venizelos meets council. Leisner seeks talks with Belgian officials on Malmedy transfer and notes regret for the officer’s murder in Berlin. Bela Kun accuses neighbors and Hungary cites self defense in border tensions with Czechs and Roumanians.
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Kaiser and Kaiserin III Sleep In Observation at Amerongen
At Amerongen on Tuesday July 15 the former German emperor refrained from sawing logs for the first time in months, likely due to a cold. The former empress again suffers from a heart ailment. Both remained in their apartments as Dr Forster, their physician, stayed nearby. bad weather is thought to worsen the Hohenzollerns’ condition.
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Striking Coast Operators Reach Wage Agreement
Negotiated between Koons and union reps the pact ends the Pacific coast telephone strike. Operators may return to work under an increased wage scale with retroactive pay to be decided by the wire control board.
400 Vessels Tied Up as U S Ships Face Strike
Massachusetts to Boston port reports show 400 vessels tied up as the United States Shipping Board abandons operating ships until a settlement with striking seamen firemen and engineers is reached. Volunteers urged to meet immediate needs in France.
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British cable censorship to end July 2
London reports that the British ban on cables will be abolished at midnight July 2. Financial Secretary H W Forster, speaking in the House of Commons, announced that the relaxation would also apply to private codes.
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Flunks On History Benedict Arnold Writer in War Debate
The report centers on testimony about a writer Theodore Delavigne used by Ford to push a pacifist view of war. Ford claims responsibility for Delavigne’s statements while the Chicago Tribune notes the writer’s role and Ford’s denial of certain published claims.
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