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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
1
Senate debate rages over the Shantung pact as Idaho Senator Borah and others press for a referendum and protest propaganda. The Foreign Relations Committee weighs the treaty while a White House summons remains debated and presidents face constitutional limits.
Two military aircraft and their crews went missing during a cross country tour from Dallas to Boston. Lieut Robert Fells departed Washington for Langley Field in a Curtiss craft and has not been heard since. Me Potter, who rode with him, landed safely after a forced landing at Wicomico. Four De Havilland planes on the same route lost two aircraft in New Jersey and another near Rockaway Beach, Long Island, with one plane still unaccounted for. No injuries were reported from the Long Island forced landing.
President Wilson began personal conferences with Republican senators at the White House to discuss the treaty and the league covenant. He invited those inclined toward the league, while opponents remained cautious, with conversations focusing on reservations and Japan’s Shantung role.
The President spoke with senators for about an hour in a cordial session covering difficult aspects of treaty ratification. He did not offer new reasons for ratification and touched on Shantung Russia the Balkans and other topics. Senator Nelson urged creating a federated Balkans and said his reservations remain unchanged. The talks appear to be laying groundwork for future discussions as new issues emerge.
The administration signals a shift from watchful waiting in Mexico with emphasis on Mexico fulfilling international obligations and protecting foreign investments. Haus Rules Committee questions Ambassador Fletcher as Wilson weighs credit to Europe amid Mexican turmoil and oil concessions.
Paris July 11 The interallied council refused Italy s request to transfer Austrian concessions at Tien Ta in China to Italy. The council also discussed Greece s contributions for Smyrna occupation and reported that France secured satisfaction in the peace treaty over ways and communications.
Henry Ford faced cross examination in his $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. The witness defended his 1917 remark calling war advocates murderers while denying some letters and Wood remarks tied to the Detroit speech.
Dublin reports former Tamany leader Richard Croker will return to the United States in about two months. He notes dissatisfaction with the Irish climate and plans to host a large horse sale soon while maintaining influence on the Tammany faction.
King George approves a general service medal for British troops in war theaters. The award will be silver or size and include recipients from dominions colonies and India plus women’s units. Ribbon features orange corner white stripes on black with a rosil black border.
James Te Ate Crears, resident of Buffalo, died after a hydroplane struck his boat on the river Yaldaut near Prague. He had served as an ambulance driver in France in 1917 and later worked as a photographer for a New York motion picture company abroad. The incident occurred July 16 and he was buried in Prague New York on July 17 as officials from the International War Committee confirmed his death.
Baltimore July 17 The court of appeals grants a new trial to Tagiah Fountain convicted in Easton in April of criminal assault on Bertha Simpson 14 and sentenced to death Eugene Denne counsel for Fountain received word of the ruling Fountain’s appeal argued no trial by the court only mob mob influence. The case notes the guard was posted and Fountain was at large two days and attorneys claim the situation unconsciously affected the jury.
Paris July 17 The Associated Press reports no American consuls are in German ports as British French and other European consuls clear ships. The American Relief Administration has cleared two food ships and one cotton ship, the latter for Czecho Slovakia, while Director General Voyager delays papers for further ships without authority.
Budapest reports indicate Bela Kun, Hungarian communist leader, has been ousted amid disorder in the capital as troops from the Czech front return. Dispatches from Vienna say Boehm and Lander have seized control. executions and protests ripple through Budapest as Soviet authorities face internal strife and a looming crisis.
In a Vienna interview Boehm urged forming a social democratic parliamentary government in Hungary in exchange for lifting the blockade and resuming food imports. He warned Bolshevik negotiators are most dangerous when bargaining and said any deal must include Hungarian disarmament and a benign Entente occupation.
Dublin officials urge the lord mayor to avoid recognizing July 12 as a peace day holiday, arguing a wartime state persists between the British government and the Irish people who refuse to participate in related celebrations.
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