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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1919
Page
6
Volunteers kept in camp for extended periods while the army sought damages claimed by a French authority. Labor costs rose, as soldiers cleared pine woods and endured reports of damaged chateaux towers and fireplaces. Homecoming hopes faded amid anger over payment and accountability for alleged losses.
A fragmentary note describes a fundraising effort totaling 13 000 for churches in Washington DC. Names and exact roles are unclear due to the damaged OCR text, but the item references a local sermon drive, donations from several individuals, and a period within which the funds were collected.
The text reports opposition to a federal system and rail unification. Bavaria resists surrender of routes citing personal and financial reasons. Negotiations must be open and confirmed by the Bavarian diet, with continued opposition to forced seizure of roads after a set period.
A Democratic reorganization campaign to remove Speaker Clark gains momentum as national committeemen express support for the anti Clark plan. Missouri leader E Luckett and others insist unity with President Wilson while Clark signals readiness for a fight if challenged.
The Philodem Society sponsored a debate in Guston Hall on the resolution that the current government should continue to control and operate the retraite. The negative won the debate, with Ray mond HO Relas and Robert T Riley among the winners. Jury members included George J Hamilton, rank Hogen, and Ka S Brodhead, with presiding judge J Robert Zoger.
Special to The Washington Past Baltimore Md March 33 turns. officers chase Percy Howell a Washington colored man seen with four quart bottles of whisky at Market place. He claims drinking contents but police find a sneer tube of an automobile fire and a hot water bottle hidden inside his clothes containing the liquor. The incident ends at Central police station where Turnkey Kane uncovers the ruse.
Paris reports former U S Attorney General Thomas W Gregory argues the peace covenant need not include blanket amendments. He says the Monroe Doctrine is sufficiently protected by the instrument and only expediency may justify a proviso to safeguard the doctrine without altering its core substance. Debate over the provision and its impact on western hemisphere policy continues.
The New York Globe reports 34945 yes and 12644 no on the League of Nations query, suggesting a two to one pro President win if all yes voters agree with every provision. In Brooklyn, the Eagle shows 1073 for the League and 470 against with 195 percent seeking amendments, indicating a two to one vote against the President.
The article notes Premier Orlando's absence from recent conferences with President Wilcon and other premiers. It argues his absence prompted private talks on the Austrian Stalinine question and hints a potential precedent over Fiume. Boundary commissions weigh Danzig and Lemberg as self determination issues and await the Western Poland frontier decision influenced by Italian moves.
At Central Savings Bank Hall, J Ryan and Pathar Callahan led a Friends of Trish Treedom meeting. They denounced the League of Nations as jeopardizing Irish freedom and warned a withdrawal of import restrictions could spark tension with Japan. Downing presided.
New York reports Dr Charles Eaton, former director of the National Service Section of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, warns that war reconstruction could bring a kingdom of God or extinction of civilization. He resumes pastoral duties at Madison Avenue Baptist Church and plans a long rest after wartime travels covering vast distances and serving over a thousand workers.
Admiral Mayo leads a squadron including the pennsylvania and allied battleships Arkansas Arizona Mississippi. Flag officers Hugh Rodman and Henry T Mayo command. The fleet arrived yesterday for a three day visit after departing New York mid April.
French opinion in Paris is divided over the league and Wilsons leadership as critics argue Britain and America push a new world order. Dispatches note tension in peace talks, with calls for restraint and focus on German surrender while warning of overreach and political missteps.
London March 22 The Paris conference nears a decision on incorporating a league of nations into the preliminary peace terms. The Observer hails President Wilson as pursuing a strong moral approach and argues no league means no peace. It predicts Wilson speaks for a growing American majority and warns against punitive settlement that could invite future conflict.
Dr Harry A Garfield, fuel administrator, spoke in favor of the league of nations and a concert of powers. He recalled urging such ideas before U S entry in world war I and noted the world now increasingly supports international cooperation as a real and imminent force.
Morocco's Sere Mulai Ahmed ben Mohammed el Raisoli, a former Tangier governor, is said to have escaped death after ten of his followers were killed when Spanish troops attacked Arsilla in June 1914. Reports link him to a proposed German-backed expedition to Morocco against France.
London and Downing Street report a new conference on the railway workers dispute ending without a settlement. Talks resume next Tuesday as the government and miners’ union prepare fresh discussions on the Laney Report and related proposals.
In Philadelphia March 3 Edouard de Billy deputy French high commissioner warned against rumors that could harm France. He urged US audiences to distrust false reports about Red Cross work and misrepresentations of the league of nations while stressing France’s need for aid and the need for frank debate among delegations.
Mrs Julse Denny sustained facial and hand burns while attempting to combat a blaze at 1515 Fourteenth Street caused by hot coals from a furnace and a curtain and gas jet at 3328 Lieventz Street led to $390 in damage. The total loss reported was $500.
A man identified as J Sehultz, aged from Cane Street Northeast, fell eighty feet through a trestle in the Washington terminal yards. He landed on a pile of soft coal and was taken to Providence Hospital with injuries described as minor. He lives at 429 Cane Street Northeast.
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