Wilson links League to Philippine solution amid Bolsh lies
President Wilson argues the League of Nations would resolve the Philippine question by safeguarding independence and territorial integrity under Article X while denouncing Bolshevik rule. He blasts minority rule in Russia and criticizes opposing U.S. senators over the Versailles treaty, warning Armenian victims face obliteration as debate continues.
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Robert T. Small
Washington Post
Deg Molines
Iowa
Wilson
League of Nations
United States
Philippines
Japan
S.atea
Northwest
Russia
Washington
America
Kansas City
Armenia
Foes Will Regret Gibbet Is So High
President Wilson warns that rejecting or altering the treaty harms a fundamental charter of mankind. He argues some opponents act from private and party interests and vows a fighting spirit to defend the experiment, urging others to seek better counsel if they try to defeat it.
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League
Senate
Mankind
Wilson
Ireland Excerpts Strain Wilson Irish Policy in Paris Talks
A Paris memo recounts a clash over Irish self determination between President Wilson and Irish nationalists. Walsh and Dunne report that Wilson declined to back Irish representatives and blamed their speeches in Ireland for derailing relief efforts. The document notes tensions with House and Lloyd George and mentions possible Irish missions to America.
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Irish National Bureau
Wilson
Messrs
Walsh
Dunne
Ireland
Messrs. Walsh
American Peace Commission
America
Mr. de Valera
Mr Walsh
Paris
Eamon de Valera
House of Commone
House O of Lorda
Col. House
de Valera
Lloyd George
Simmons Now Quits As Senators Split On League Pact
Senator Simmons joins defection from the Wilson administration urging amendments and reservations to the peace treaty and league covenant. His move may push Overman toward opposition while elevating fears of growing anti pact sentiment among Senate Democrats and Republicans.
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Albent W. Fox
Washington Post Co
Wilson
Furnifold Ne. Summons
North Carolina
Simmons
South
Overman
Les
League
Summons
Chamber
White House
Senate
Underwood
Senator Overman
League of Nations
Congress
League Off Nations
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Senator Smith
Senator Shields
Myers
Montana
Myera
Lodge
No Room for Saint Bones in Westminster Abbey
London reports a Melbourne suggestion to send the supposed bones of Saint George to Westminster Abbey for burial or cremation. Canon R H Charles dismisses the idea noting the abbey has little room, and questions the purpose of bringing the relics to be burned.
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London
Associated Press
Melbourne
England
Palestine
Westminster Abbey
R. H. Charles
Dry Case Jury Is Discharged
In Manassas Virginia the jury in the William C Hall prohibition inspector murder case reported being hopelessly divided and was discharged after 2 pm. Judge Brent granted extra time to reconsider before adjourning to 2. The second item from Denver notes Postmaster General Burleson denied honorary membership in the Association of Western Union Employees at the national conference as the resolutions committee recommendation was adopted.
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Larson
Rock Creek Church Road
Adjutant Generals Office
War Department
National Civil Service Reform League
McIlhenny
League
Burleson
Post Office Department
Hayti
McTlhenny
Paris
Craven
Galloway
Herman W. Craven
Boston
Mass
Newark
Associated Press
Manassas
William C. Hall
Lawrence D Hudson
Brent
W. L. Saunders
Denver
Colo
Association of Western Union
Committee On Resolutions
American Dutch Co Bays Habsburg Palace In Tyrol Hotel
Geneva reports that an American Dutch company with 25.6 million dollars capital aims to buy and run bankrupt Tyrol hotels for tourism. It already owns hotels at Balfarb and Ischl and the former Emperor Francis Joseph palace at Ischl, to be turned into a hotel. The Habsburgs are said to be selling country residences cheaply due to political conditions.
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Geneva
Alvices
Innshrack
Austrian
Tyrol
Balabarg
Ischl
Francis Joseph
Hapsburgs
German Conspiracy to Rule World Revealed by Ludendorff
Ludendorff asserts Germany plotted global domination after WWI era talks with Kaiser and the chancellor. Prussians sought victory before U S entry, pinning faith to U boat murders and awaiting America’s war entry following a high level conference.
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Ludendorff
Germany
United States
Kaiser
America
My Thoughts and Actions by Ludendorff Revealed
The Washington Post presents Gen. Ludendorff’s My Thoughts and Actions as a key wartime confession from a central German planner. It frames the piece as an invaluable historical contribution, while inviting readers to judge the alleged duplicity and ruthlessness of the foe.
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Germany
The
Post
Gen
Ludendorf
War Prisms and U S Entry Through German Eyes
General von Ludendorff claims the United States declared war on Germany on April 5 1917 as a consequence of Russia's collapse and Britain's entente ties. He cites diplomatic breaks, secret codes, Mexican diplomacy, Bulgarian influence, and US reactions to British blockade and munitions policy as factors shaping American neutrality and eventual war alignment.
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Russia
America
Foreign Office
Mexico
Germany
Argentina
Chile
Bulgaria
Sofia
Dominic I. Murphy
Sofa
Europe
England
Wilson
Holland
Count Bernatorff
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