Shantung Clause Rejected in Senate Vote Debating Reservations
The Shantung amendment to the peace treaty was rejected 55 to 35 after six hours of debate. Senators Lodge Johnson Sherman La Follette and others urged reservations while opponents argued the issue. Twenty senators participated, with a mix of Republicans and Democrats backing or opposing the proposal and plans to offer reservations later.
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China
Shantung
Reparations Commission
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Maine
Elkins
West Virginia
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South Dakota
Martin
Virginia
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South Caraf
Johnson
California
Sherman
Illinois
la Pollette
Wisconsin
Preton
M-Gunther
North Dakota
Repubot
Wiliams
Mossissipy
Previn
Gerry
Plans to call League of Nations into existence early
Learnings indicate plans to establish the League of Nations soon after Paris ratification of the treaty by Great Britain France Italy and Germany The move aims to convene the first council meeting within fifteen days and involve a commission to determine the Saar basin boundary The United States could participate only in later stages per the covenant and treaty terms.
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Senate
League of Nations
Paris
Greal
Britain
France
Italy
Germany
United States
League
Wilson
Council of the League
Saare
Crisis at Industrial Conference Faces Collapse Over Bargaining
Delegates from public and labor groups brace for a clash with capital as they push for collective bargaining rights at the national industrial conference. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and others urge employers to recognize workers’ representation while capital allies oppose, risking dissolution if no agreement is reached.
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Congress
National Industrial Conference
Committee of Fifteen
Frank Morrison
War Labor Board
Railroad Administration
Great Britain
Germany
Othe
Frederick A. Fish
Boston
National Industrial Board
Central Committee
Fish
America
Mortigen
Morrison
United States
Capital Group
Goethals Elected President of American Ship and Commerce Company
Gen George W Goethals builder of the Panama Canal was elected president of the American Ship and Commerce Company formed to promote foreign trade under the American flag. The firm now controls William Cramp Ship and Engine Building Company in Philadelphia and the Navigation Corporation of ships. Kermit Roosevelt, son of the former President, serves as secretary.
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George W Goethals
Panama
Carperwien
William Cramp Ship and Knaine Building Company
Philadelphia
Err Navigation Corporation
Shes
Fall of Petrograd Threatens Soviet Rule in Russia
London dispatch reports Gen. Yudenitch capturing Gatchina and advancing toward Krasnoye Selo near Petrograd as Bolshevik resistance wanes. Mutinies and mass evacuations accompany rumors Moscow plebiscite workers oppose Soviet and back Kolchak. Entangled fronts across Voronezh to Kiev show heavy fighting as Denikin advances west of Orel while Bolsheviks retreat, depopulating areas and losing prisoners and guns.
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Petlura
Molayskoye
Bostrovsk
Kief Om
Bolsheviat Russia
Russian Front Entangles in Western Theatre Muted Actions
A wartime despatch reports troops of Gen. Yudenich near Pskov have occupied the city while bolshevik forces evacuate Vetrograf. A Russkaya Zhizn dispatch notes Denikin has ended alliance with Polish troops and has broken with Ukrainian commander Perlura.
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Gelik
Bolshesik
Vetrograf
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Pskov
Russkaya Zhisn
Denikine
Perlura
Ludendorff Defies Inquiry By German Commission
Berlin reports Gen Ludendorff refused to appear before the parliamentary commission probing war responsibility. Sessions set for early next week will hear Carl Kautsky on prewar diplomacy and propose subpoenas. Jurisdiction and enforceability of witness attendance remain unsettled, with some doubting compellability.
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Associated Press
Ludendorff
Carl Kauteky
Ludendorf
Wilson reports vote day fairly satisfactory
President Wilson's condition improved as White House officials said the vote on the Shantyne amendment to the peace treaty was imparted to him in his sick room after the Senate call. The day bulletin noted a fairly satisfactory day and normal vital signs, with nurses and Grayson approving the sending of the vote to the room. The other notices include the Attorney General review of enforcement acts and the death of former Treasury secret service chief Rama Whifley in Emporia Kansas.
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White House
Senate
Grayson
Tumulty
Emporia. Kan
Rama Whifley
Secret Service Bureau of the Treasury
Secretary of State
U. S
Lansing
Mr Lansing
Ciursen
Glass Signs Largest Check Ever Drawn
Secretary Glass signed a check for 2,845,309,172 dollars payable to the United States treasurer. The document confirms it was the largest check ever drawn though no immediate transfer of funds occurred, intended to cover redemptions of certificates of indebtedness and other obligations in June. Previously the largest Treasury outgoing check was 200,000 dollars loaned to Great Britain.
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United States
Treasury
Great Britain
Parson Still In Rage May Resume Flight Today
Omaha reports the flying parson Lieut RB Maynard plans to continue his transcontinental trip after landing in a Nebraska corn field. Mechanics repair his damaged motor overnight with help from Capt Roy Francis, and Maj Simons may join if Maynard arrives late.
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Acts for President Burden of Caring for Foreign Affairs
Reports discuss Secretary of State Lansing acting in guiding U S peace talks as President Wilson, illness limits, with Lansing issuing orders in Paris and later coordinating with the President at the White House. It explains legal basis, delegation, and the protocol under the constitutional framework.
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