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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1918
Page
1
Taft and Roosevelt publish sharp critiques of President Wilson ahead of the Versailles Conference. They argue the Monroe Doctrine should guide Western Hemisphere policy, while warnings about League authority and territorial aims surface amid debates on how the United States should engage with postwar Europe.
President Wilson will likely depart Monday after addressing Congress for a European mission. Secretary Baker and Joseph Tomulty remain in Washington to handle army demobilization. The party includes Ambassadors and ministers, with a convoy headed by a fast dreadnought and destroyers. The trip aims at preliminary Versailles talks, avoiding detailed public terms.
Mr Wilson should be absent from opening talks guiding the conference work. The President aims to settle outstanding problems by Monday. Carter Glass of Virginia is doubted as McAdoo's successor due to Glass health, possibly forcing a new choice for Secretary of the Treasury.
Chicago Nova reports Col John J Garrity begins tenure as police chief with a firm stance against anarchists. He declares no red flag parades in Chicago and vows the Stars and Stripes as the city’s sole flag.
Recall of consuls from Iquique and Antofagasta due to reports of outbreaks is resolved by Peru’s formal apology from Lima. Chilean officials deem the message wholly satisfactory and say it ends the misunderstanding while reiterating frontier vigilance and support for Peru’s stable government.
In Constantinople a nine newspaper delegation seeks American control of the Turkish gendarme finances and education with possible tutelage for Armenian and Jewish populations. A deputation plans to lobby President Wilson during his visit. The report also notes opposition from Turkish leaders and calls for foreign involvement to stabilize the region.
Belgium pushes at peace conference for control of the left bank of the Scheldt including access to its main port Antwerp. Diplomats and MPs surveyed support range from full occupation of the left bank to controlling Luxemburg’s fate. Loss estimates reach about 38.6 billion francs unofficially. The Scheldt river’s course complicates access as it runs through Belgium into the Netherlands.
A Laibach dispatch reports Prince Alexander of Serbia named regent of the Jugoslav state by the national council at Agram. A council of 60 delegates from Serbia and Montenegro will form a cabinet and appoint governors across Belgrade, Cetinje, Zagreb, Sarajevo, and other regions. Elections for a constituent assembly at Sarajevo will follow once the situation stabilizes. Four inches of snow, the heaviest in ten years, covered Texas today from the Rio Grande.
Paris dispatch reports a British French fleet sailing November 25 toward Sevastopol. The force includes Siperb Temerairs Jue thee Democratic Leonard da Vine Calutea XL fat and nine destroyers, led by cruisers Anterburs Add mant and a French destroyer Bisson.
Wickersham and Barrett address the question of presidential disability and the Vice President's authority to act. They discuss constitutional provisions, absence from the seat of government, and the potential for courts to decide when disability justifies assuming the presidency. Barret urges tradition and law to guide action amid a peace conference context.
A breathless note from London reports Entente and Hans demand the former German emperor be tried. British and French officers weigh extradition, while German officials debate preliminary peace terms and the fate of Hohenzollerns. The piece links calls for harsher punishment to fears of renewed revolution as discussions unfold in Berlin and Vienna.
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