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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
17
The article argues for expanding business ties with Latin America while keeping the mother country Spain central. It notes nations rise and fall and that Spain once led the world, urging cultivation of durable commercial links with the region as part of a balanced global strategy.
Rome May 31 Pope Benedict issues an episcopal letter calling for Christian reconciliation and peace. He warns of dangers if peoples remain in hostility and urges mutual understanding despite the war's end. The report also notes historical notes on Prince Michael Murat and related European royalty.
After a long inquiry the Senate subcommittee presents a report on damages and murders of American citizens in Mexico. It urges recognition conditions for de la Huerta or Obregon, proposes a treaty to exempt Americans from 1917 Mexican provisions, and considers naval action to safeguardLines of communication and property if order cannot be restored.
A prominent American banker returning from Europe and the Iberian peninsula asserts that Spain offers the best opportunity today for American commerce in Europe. War profits have spurred Spanish industry with widespread construction in cities and growing demand for goods, though some prejudice against American methods remains a hurdle to be overcome by tact and salesmanship.
The nation faces a key question of reserving adequate home supplies of coal oil and sugar while exports rise. Prices for coal soar from $8.50 to $14 a ton and oil shortages loom even as exports grow. A board should study production and consumption to ensure fair prices and guaranteed home access before sending surpluses abroad.
Congress debated President Wilsons Armenian mandate request, with speeches limited to 45 minutes. Reports covered postal reclassification, nitrate plants, immigration, military bills, and antitrust exemptions. Conferees on rivers and harbors deadlocked. army air service funding eyed. Congress adjournment plans discussed.
London reports the Russian bolshevik government’s official organ cites a 1920 deficit of 23,756,700,000 rubles for nationalized industries. Included are 6,650,000,000 for salaries and organization, 14,393,000,000 due to costs exceeding sales, and 1,210,000,000 on political measures to keep workers quiet. The cited measures mainly involved stationing soldiers in turbulent factories.
Fort McHenry in Baltimore ceases as a government hospital at midnight and will be turned over to the public health service. In 31 months as a military hospital it treated more than 25 000 wounded soldiers, though the facility held only 3 500 beds.
E. G. Montgomery head of the foreign markets section states that food prices will not decline for at least a year despite a 50 percent drop in April exports. He cites reduced acreage and wartime labor shifts as key causes, noting meat prices have fallen but not enough to signal cheaper shopping.
Budapest reports Hungarian prophetess Mme Sybilline Bellaugh foresees a blonde slightly bald man living in luxury as the next American president. She calls him the man of destiny, the most popular figure whose election is demanded by the masses and notes an assassination attempt within the last two years. She predicts a good, successful leader who will yield to anti prohibition sentiment.
Nathan Straus of New York elected president of the American Jewish Congress as resolutions establish the permanent structure and a $57,000 fund to cover its expenses. Morris Rothenberg named executive committee chair, joining 71 members including Rabbi Stephen Wise and Julian Mack. Aaron Brown leads a faction that briefly bolted the convention before returning.
Capt. de Groeve, noted for downing German planes in the war, set another altitude record by climbing Mont Blanc on foot from Chamonix. He carried his 17 year old bride to the summit, making her the first woman to reach Europe’s highest altitude. Allied officers hailed the couple’s return amid rumors of a runaway romance.
The Converse College commencement awarded Miss Mabel T. Boardman of Washington DC the Doctor of Humane Letters for distinguished service to humanity and Miss Pattie Thomasson of Morganton NC the Master of Arts for service to education. Boardman and Thomasson attended in person as J F Byrnes delivered the annual address.
On Governors Island 148000 barrack bags 6000 trunks and boxes and thousands of other unclaimed military baggage remain unclaimed. The Knights of Columbus have inventoried the items and call former service members to reclaim lost property. Over 75000 pieces have already been dispatched to their owners.
Vernon Porter of New York City condemns a bill to censor press by prohibiting transmission of horse race results. He argues it threatens free press and constitutional rights and could extend to other news. FL W Catlin praises Guatemala change and urges U S recognition to support reform and protect American capital interests.
Washington report notes Gov. Allen of Kansas is a strong possibility for the 1920 Republican nomination with Gen. Wood backing his name, and naysayers predict Allen could be a vice presidential choice or even the presidential nominee if a convention tangle develops. Party leaders center on winning electoral votes, especially in Kansas and Ohio, and seek a candidate who can energize the ticket.
Elbert B. Martin, aide to Col. Roosevelt during the 1912 campaign, visits New York with Walton H Marshall and comments on Gen. Wood’s nomination prospects. Martin recalls Roosevelt calling Wood “one of the squarest and cleanest men I have ever met” after a South tour. He is the same Martin who saved Roosevelt from an assassination attempt in Milwaukee by tackling the would-be shooter.
General Pershing told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he ordered the release of Robert Miner, an American journalist jailed in occupied Germany on charges of circulating radical propaganda among troops. Pershing cited Gen Bethel’s recommendation noting only one witness.
Budapest reports former Pradier Husar will depart for the United States to seek support for the repatriation and relief of Hungarian war prisoners held in Russia. The trip was announced today and aims to secure aid and cooperation.
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