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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
1
Weimar reports the national assembly voted to sign unconditionally after Allies declined to extend the deadline. Paris notes Germany will sign the peace terms, with Clemenceau and Harmhausen expected to seal the treaty, possibly Thursday or Friday.
The article reports delays in Austrian reparations terms tied to German and Polish troop changes. France seeks a new plan with a broader burden share from Austria Hungary’s assets. The Supreme Allied Council at Versailles discussed replacing German and Polish troops in Danzig with Allied forces.
The French navy will seize three German vessels interned in Spain. Faro at Huelva Planet at Balboa and Oldenburg at Cadiz will be handed over with 27 crewmen each to depart by train to their ports. The ships are among those Germany agreed to release in exchange for food shipments.
A compact sequence of key milestones from 1914 to 1919. Includes declarations of war, U.S. entry, Armistice, Wilsons France visit, Versailles peace talks, League covenant, Allied terms, and German acceptance signals.
Paris reports that postwar peace efforts prompt review of commissions once guiding allied coordination. Some will vanish, others persist during the transition to League of Nations control. The Supreme Economic Council may be redefined, with possible removal of wartime trade and aid controls as markets reopen.
After Germany accepted peace terms, a countrywide campaign against the league of nations covenant began with a New York City mass meeting at Carnegie Hall next Saturday. Speakers include Senators Johnson of California and Reed of Missouri, signaling a broad Republican and Democratic opposition. A speaking tour by many opposing senators will follow the New York event, touring the United States.
Paul Burch of 1785 Massachusetts avenue was severely burned about the head and body yesterday while soldering a hole in a gasoline tank on his automobile in a nearby garage. The tank exploded, covering him with flaming gasoline, and he was taken to Emergency Hospital in serious condition.
Weimar crowds heard Allied peace terms as the Reichstag debate ended with 247 in favor of signing the treaty. Premier Bauer condemned violence and urged Germans to endure years of work to build liberty, calling for unity and moral renewal amid apathy.
Dr Epitacio Pessoa, Brazil's president-elect, urged closer US Brazil cooperation at a dinner in his honor with Secretary Glass. He defended the Monroe Doctrine within a proposed world covenant and said Europe’s reconstruction and high living costs will drive immigration to the Americas. He will tour the US, visiting New York Boston and Niagara Falls before returning home.
The American steamship Farnam of 3645 gross tons, owned by the United States Shipping Board and sailing from Baltimore on May 16 to Gothenburg with coal, was sunk by a mine explosion. Built in 1918 at Newark New Jersey by the Submarine Boat Corporation, the vessel was under assignment to Barn Line Steamship Company of Philadelphia.
Senators Fall and Edge push measures to declare a state of peace with Germany and Austria-Hungary as war powers debate the treaty. Knox pressures for swift action while opponents seek to separate peace terms from the League covenant amid stormy Senate sessions.
Paris reports a serious situation in Agia Minor with Turkish forces four to one over the Greeks. Greek countermeasures include a planned defensive line through Perghanos Magnesia Nymtalia and Aidin as reinforcements arrive in three to four days. Turks move from Denizli and have occupied Nazi while pressing toward Aldin.
Delegates at the Atlantic City AFL closing session pledge a 44 hour week for all workers and government employees to curb unemployment. Samuel Gompers notes rail unions applying for charters, hints at government ownership of railroads, and a committee to press telegraph wage concessions. A resolution asks Congress to probe suppression of free speech in western Pennsylvania and criticizes Toleno police hires.
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