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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
1
Paris reports final Allied reply to Versailles terms condemning Germany as criminal and demanding lasting justice. Clemenceau accuses German acts of savagery, calls for full reparations, and insists on no compromise. The note stresses victims, debt, and punishments while citing Wilson and Allied leaders.
Paris June 16 report outlines allies changes to the German treaty. A plebiscite for upper Silesia with coal guarantees, frontier rectifications in west Prussia, and omitting the Schleswig third zone. Germany’s army temporarily rises to 200000. A list of those accused of war law violations will be submitted within a month. Cooperation offered with a German reparations commission and suggestions invited. Modifications cover finance and ports, Kiel Canal commission abolished. Early League of Nations membership promised if obligations are met.
June 16 reports recount Allied and German officials handling the revised peace treaty. Herr Simon protests the short deadline for Germany’s reply while Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau travels to Weimar to present Germany’s stance to the national assembly. The document bears red ink edits and a covering note from Premier Clemenceau.
President Wilson declines to furnish the Senate with a complete peace treaty text, saying it is provisional. He plans a July 4 coast to coast campaign for the League of Nations while Republicans plot a Knox resolution vote and a potential Senate amputation of the covenant.
In Vienna rioting at a communist demonstration Sunday left several dead and many injured as police fought to quell roughly 6 000 protesters seeking the release of arrested leaders. Police fired into the air then into the crowd. five officers were wounded and leaders were freed. The city began returning to quiet with troop support.
Special cable from Brussels reports that King Albert and Queen will visit America this fall. President Wilson and Mrs Wilson, with Rear Admiral Grayson, will reach Brussels soon. They will tour Ypres battle front Louvain and Malines and stay at Malines with Cardinal Mercier.
American forces marching from Juarez and El Paso returned to barracks after 24 hours of campaigning. Fort Bliss reports about 60 Villa followers killed and 290 horses recovered. The article notes U S officials expect Mexican protests and discusses broader diplomatic risk as troops crossed the border to protect citizens.
Multiple wireless dispatches from Moscow and Revel claim Kronstadt fortress has been breached or abandoned by bolshevik defenses. White guards reportedly captured key forts Krasnaya Gorka and Kronstadt seaward fortifications, signaling a possible evacuation of Petrograd. Reports vary and are unconfirmed, but indicate active preparations near Petrograd.
Weimar, June 16 The socialist congress rejected a Soviet German constitutional proposal granting pensions to former royal family members. The measure failed with a single vote in the assembly. The congress then adopted a resolution declining pensions before meals.
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