Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-10-31

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To reserve the right of the United
States to decide for itself the size OF
it's armament
To reserve the right of the United
States to refrain from entering into
| the economic boycott provided for in
article 16 of the league covenant.
To invalidate any act of the league
in so far as ii affects the United
States, unless the American represen-
tative on the league council or assem-
bly, has been confirmed by the senate
To protect the rights of American
citizens under the articles of the trea.
ty dealing with debts and property.
To relieve the United States of any
obligation to assume trusteeship for
any of the German overseas posses
sions surrendered to the allied and
associated powers.
To reserve the right of the United
States to refuse to submit to the
league any question affecting the vital
interests and national honor of the
United States.
Senator Hitchcock. speaking for the
proponents of the treaty as it stands.
said the reservations were utterly OBJ
noxious and that 40 Democrats would
vote against ratification with such
conditions. tn preamble he consid,
cred especially Objectionable.
Bringing up unexpected strength to
the defense of Petrograd, the bolshev-
Xxi succeeded in postponing the fall
of that city, though their officials
moved to Moscow with all their rec
ords. AT latest reports, the troops of
the Russian northwest army were but
few miles from Petrograd and the
fighting was severe. 1t is known that
General Yudenitch's men are not we'll
equipped, and they are not numerous;
therefore the Firms are expecting that
he will reconsider his refusal to ac-
cept the help they offered him some
time ago. In the Volga region General
Denikine claimed to have defeated the
bolsheviki near Kampshin, but the
soviet government announced that
Denikine's advance on Moscow from
the south had been definitely stopped
According to the British admiralty,
the story of the bombardment and
capture of Kronstadt by British nava,
forces was untrue; but last week
message from Helsingfors said French
warships had been shelling the fort
ress for several days. Two bolshevik
torpedo boat destroyers attacked Brit
fish and EsthOnian vessels in the Gulf
of Finland and We're promptly sunk.
The Let's continued their Struggle
for the possession of Riga with the
Germans, who are under the command
of Col Avaloff- Bermond since Won der
Goltz quit. The Germans claim to he
carrying on their campaign against
the bolsheviki and to have offered an
armistice to the Let's. They hav.
been joined by an entire regiment tha
had been stationed at Thorn to guard
the Germano-Polish frontier.
The American mission to Armenia
under Major General Harbord arrived
at Constantinople after a strenuous
trip in the course of which the men,
bers. except Harbord. were captured
by Kurds and held prisoners for sew
eral hours. Correspondents who have
interviewed the commissioners say
most of them are opposed to Americas
accepting a mandate for Armenia or
any other part of the former Turkish
empire unless the other powers first
| pledge themselves to a policy of hands
| off,
| Premier Lloyd George found himself
up against anotl "crisis" almost I'M
| mediately after the opening of parlia-
ment. By an unexpected shift of the
| lineup the government was defeated
| on minor amendment to a pending
measure. But because only about half
the members were present it was be-
lieved the cabinet would not consider
| 1T necessary to resign, as is customary
when it finds itself outvoted.
The French military authorities
| have unearthed a great conspiracy in
Alsace-Lorraine having for its object
the establishment of an autonomous
republic. The leader has confessed it
was financed by Germans and that a
relative of Bethmann-H Hollweg was the
intermediary between the Berlin for
eign office and the conspirators.