Declines 10 Enter Hague Conference Over Russia
President Harding declines invitation to join the Hague conference on Russian affairs. The White House received the invitation from Italy Britain Belgium and Japan and Secretary Hughes quickly advised a refusal. The State Department released the correspondence showing the US aims to aid Russia while opposing participation in a Hague Genoa continuation.
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Soviet Agrees to Take Part In Conference at The Hague
Genoa May 15 Russia will participate in the proposed Hague conference to discuss the Russian question. Rakovsky told a large gathering that Russia favors a single mixed commission and would resist the powers plan forbidding treaties with Russia during The Hague talks. He urged world support for mutual nonaggression pacts and said credits should go to the state, not individuals. He also noted Moscow preferred Stockholm or Riga as a conference venue and warned that without a single commission the talks would fail.
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Hague Meeting Time Limits Set for Russian Negotiations
Genoa dispatch details an agreement for a Hague meeting on June 15 to consider Russian affairs. It outlines expert commissions, attendance by non German and Russian powers, and steps to avoid private deals, with further clauses on communication, participation, and noninterference outlines. The text notes the Dutch, Belgian, and French delegations and mentions possible U.S. invitation.
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War Fraud Probes Move Through Congress Amid Attacks
The House passed a 560000 dollar appropriation for Justice Department war fraud investigations and approved a Senate bill for a new DC grand jury. Democrats attack Attorney General Daugherty’s actions while Chair Campbell defends prioritizing civil and criminal actions over congressional inquiry.
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Express Messenger Foils Train Robbery in Arizona
In Tucson on May 16 ex press messenger H Stewart stopped an eight bandit raid on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Golden State Limited. He killed one robber and wounded another, scattering the rest. Passengers were unharmed as the attackers fled toward two automobiles after the brief shootout near James station. Sheriff McDaniel identified the slain bandit as a Tucson resident.
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No Plans in France To Invade Germany
In the House of Commons Austen Chamberlain stated no preparations were being made in France or Belgium to extend occupation in Germany if reparations due May 31 are not paid. He said the League meeting is September 4 and Germany and Russia membership had not appeared on the agenda.
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Force Fight on Reed Ghost of League Stalks Missouri Politics
Long campaign activity in farming centers boosts Reed's primary chances appear poor. Missouri Democrats rally behind Wilson era alliances as Reed battles Long with Wilson’s ghost of the League of Nations revived by President Roosevelt era tensions. Politics center on Reed versus Long with national implications for 1922 and 1924 campaigns.
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Court voids child labor law after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court declared the 1919 child labor law unconstitutional, ruling the 10 percent excise tax on firms employing under 14 as an improper regulation of state functions. Chief Justice Taft said the act functioned as a prohibition via taxation, undermining local self government and national power. The decision stems from three North Carolina cases, including Drexel Furniture Company.
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Belgian Spy Armand Jeannes Sentenced to Death
The court of appeals denied a new trial for Armand Jeannes a Belgian under death sentence for acting as a German spy in the war His execution will be Belgiums first since peace was declared He was linked to shootings of Belgian patriots but not to the Edith Cavell betrayal by the Germans
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Inferno Film Fire Blamed for Royal Theater Blaze
In Heckensack New Jersey fire chiefs say a film version of Dante's Inferno overheated in the projector causing a blaze at the Royal theater Saturday night. The operator explained the overheating occurred while the film was being run through the machine.
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