Open Door Stance and Chinese Proposals Shape Far East Talks
At the Washington conference Secretary Hughes endorses an open door policy benefiting all, while China via Alfred Sze presents ten principles to safeguard territorial integrity and curb secret treaties. The talks focus on Japan’s position, Pacific mandates, and an agency to enforce future agreements amid a broad Far East agenda.
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Washington Post Co
Pacific
Far East
Washington
Hughes
Alfred Sze
China
United States
Japan
Ve. Hughes
thinas
Shina
Chinese republic
Smuggling Case Fines Cleveland Jeweler in Chicago Court
M L Levingon a Cleveland jewelry broker was fined 1500 dollars and costs and sentenced to forfeit diamonds valued at 5000 dollars after being charged with smuggling gemstones from Poland into the United States in Judge George A Carpenter's court.
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M. L. Levingon
Cleveland
Ohio
George A. Carpenter
United States
Poland
Burden of Armies Greatest to France Statistics Disclose
Per capita and total military expenditures reveal stark contrasts among United States Britain France Italy and Japan. Figures show army costs excluding air service and spending across possessions, with France showing the highest per capita burden and Britain moderate. Current-year totals place France at about 930 million and the United States at 348 million.
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France
Associated Press
Continental
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
British Empire
Peking Pacifiс Plan Aims to Reshape Far East Alignment
Diplomatic experts interpret the Chinese delegation’s proposals as potentially ending spheres of influence in China and altering extraterritorial rights, possibly impacting the Anglo Japanese alliance. Officials from all delegations caution restraint while weighing the political and strategic implications for Japan, Britain, and other powers. The plan's review could bring long standing treaties and covenants into question, including those tied to Shantung and Manchuria, prompting broad debate at the conference.
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China
Pris
Ching
Far East
Chinese republic
evc
Japan
Shantung
Manchuria
Armies Size debated at conference as Briand to speak
U S and Britain resist army reductions while Briand signals France will push for adequate forces. Delegations hold back firm proposals, citing no American or British plans to trim lands forces. Paris, London and Ottawa backs the U S view against formal pledges of aid in case of German aggression.
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France
Great Britain
America
Canada
Text of Arm Parley Argument Before U S Supreme Court
Texas argues before the Supreme Court on Interstate Commerce Commission power over state rates as it cites a Washington armament conference to urge limited central government. The counsel frames the case as defending free exercise of state sovereignty and resisting federal overreach.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Associated Press
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supreme court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Congress
Ulster Leaders Seek Confidence To Continue Peace Talks
Sir James Craig appeals to Ulster leaders in London for a vote of confidence to maintain negotiations with Sinn Fein while pursuing an honorable peace. In Liverpool Austen Chamberlain and other unionist chiefs arrive for a Conservative party conference aimed at settling Irish disputes and securing Empire unity. Thomas Watters Brown resigns as Ireland's attorney general.
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Associated Press
James Craig
London
Sinn Fein
Great Britain
Liverpool
Austen Chamberlain
house of commons
British empire
Ulster
Andrew Bonar Law
Lord Carson
Lloyd George
Bournemouth
Southampton
James
Britain Denies Bolshevik Propaganda Charges
London reports the British government sent a firm note to Moscow denying Chicherin’s accusation of forged documents and hostile Bolshevist propaganda. The reply says the September 26 Soviet reply mainly quibbled over official positions and did not address charges of propaganda in Persia Afghanistan or central Asia. Moplah Rebellion Quiet After Heavy Losses In India
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Associated Press
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Chitcherin
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Afghanistan
Lord Curzon
Great Britain
Persia
Whiting Ady Prompts Thoughtful Writing
A brief tribute notes the writer named Whiting Ady as an influence on literary thinking. It highlights Ady's role in shaping modern prose and calls readers to consider his methods when composing. The piece situates Ady within a tradition of concise, precise expression.
Foch Receives Doctor of Laws at Georgetown Ceremony
Marshal Ferdinand Foch is honored with a gold sword and the honorary degree of Doctor of Canon and Civil Laws on Georgetown University steps. The procession included high officials and representatives of many nations as President Creeden lauded his patriotism and military leadership.
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Creeden and
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Georgetown
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Jesut
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Maryland-New York
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Philadelphia
France
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Clement of Metz, and the marshal's moto, “In Memoriam, in Spem
Yach
W Coleman Nevils
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Open Door Wide and Britain's Policy in Focus
The page outlines an issue index with items on foreign policy and domestic reforms. Notable entries include China program sweeping and Armies too small to cut, Tesuita giving sword to Foch, roads to cut rates, Balfour topics, and plans for the Surtax vote. Also listed are reports on diplomats, Italian naval plans, and notable society items.
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Car Salon
Byrne Will
News of Alexandria
Mail Clerk Seizes Notorious Outlaw Gardner in Phoenix
Phoenix police capture famed mail bandit Roy Gardner after he attempts a train robbery at Sayters Station. Gardner, who escaped McNeil Island last September while serving time for Pacific coast robberies, admits identity and is held on $100,000 bond. He will be sent to Leavenworth to finish sentences. Indersled receives a $7,000 reward combined for the capture. Gardner warns of possible future escape as federal officers arrange transport.
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Ariz
Associated Press
Roy Gardner
McNeil Island
Washington
Hérman Indersled
Sayters Fe
Wks
uaahnaivand way
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United stts
John B. Hepke
Federal grand jury
Leavenworth
Kans
Thomas Flynn
United States
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Flynn
Department of Justice
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McNei Island
John Montgomery
Edward C McGrath
Inderhed
Inderlied
Bluebeard Landru Trial Hears Circumstantial Case
Versailles November 16 The Bluebeard of Gambais Henri Landru faced a crowded courtroom as the trial adjourned with prosecutors relying on circumstantial evidence to charge multiple murders. Landru taunted the prosecutor and claimed 196 Paris women were buried in 1915 to 1918, while a larger, more selective audience observed the proceedings.
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Versailles
Associated Press
Henri Landru
Bluebeard
Gambais
Landru
Godefroy
Paris
potter's field
French academy
Railroads Agree 10 Percent Freight Cut on Farm Goods
New York November reports that U.S. railroads agreed on an immediate six month 19 percent reduction in carload rates for farm products. The cut, covering many grains and foods, will cost roads about 55 million dollars and go into effect within ten days except traffic wholly within New England. The plan relies on public cooperation and possible labor board actions if wage talks stall.
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New England
New York
United States
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler
the
Association of Railway Executives
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cuyler
railway labor board
Burglars Strike Farmers State Bank at Oakville
Four men robbed the Farmers State Bank at Oakville ten miles south of Muncie Indiana early today of about 3000 in liberty bonds and cash. George Banning nearby confronted the robbers who forced him to stay for two hours while they drilled the bank vault before fleeing in a car. This was the second break in within a week with a prior attempt foiled.
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George Banning
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