Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-07
Washington

It has been practically decided to
withdraw the American peace mission
from Paris, and to conclude such nego-
tiations as have not been completed
at Paris in Washington.
The allied governments are under
stood to be Of the same mind as the
American government in respect to
the advisability of recalling the peace
missions from Paris.
The forty-six amendments attached
to the peace treaty by the foreign re-
lations committee passed into history
when the last survivor of the group,
proposal to revise the voting
strength in the league of nations, was
consigned to the discard in the senate
by vote Of AZ to So.
The effort to hasten final action on
the league of nations has brought up
an obstacle which seems likely to
prevent further progress for several
days. A determined group of senators
will launch fight to eliminate the
labor section of the treaty. The bat
tie is expected to be hot one, and
may run into weeks,
Japan has ratified the treaty Of
peace of Versailles. Japan is the
fourth great power to ratify the
treaty.
Before the peace treaty becomes ef-
fective, it is stated, the German rep
resentatives will be requird to sign
an additional protocol to carry out
armistice classes which were not in
corporated in the treaty of Versailles.
Carranza soldiers were not only in
strumental in the kidnapping of Con-
sular Agent William o. jenkins, but
participated in the private ransom Of
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars paid for his release. These are
the reports reaching Washington. Sec
rotary Lansing says he doesn't believe
Jenkins lent himself to any such dis
crediting scheme, but that the matter
will be sifted to the bottom.
Dissenting in many important re-
spects from the program recommended
by the war department and the gen.
eral staff, General Pershing told the
military committees Of congress that
three hundred thousand men, raised
entirely by voluntary enlistment,
would be the outside figure consider
ed for standing army.
The prohibition enforcement bill
was repassed by both the house and
senate over President Wilson's veto.
The section relating to wartime pro-
hibition became effective Immediately.
The first of the international bod
les created by the treaty of Versailles
to meet in America, the International
labor conference, convened in Wash
ington. Sessions of the conference are
expected to continue for practically a
month and to lay the foundation OF a
worldwide movement for improve
ment and Standardization Of all the
workers.
Before congress finally clinched en-
actment of the enforcement law, de-
spite presidential objection to linking
the war time and constitutional prohi-
bition acts, there came from the white
house the announcement that the war
time law-which was put into effect
after the cessation Of hostilities-
would be annulled the moment the SEN
ate ratified the German peace treaty.
Although senate leaders hope to ex-
pedite the German peace treaty this
week by disposal of amendments and
~ beginning consideration of reserva-
tions, both houses convened with de-
creasing prospects of ad1ourning the
special session by November 10, as
leaders have hoped. In view Of pros
pective delay on the treaty, house
leaders discussed plans for a seperate
recess Of the lower body witaout wait
ing for the senate.
President Wilson Unexpectedly We
toed the prohibition enforcement bill.
and within three hours the house had
repassed It over his veto by vote Of
176 to IS, 20 votes more than the
necessary two-thirds. The total vote
was barely more than majority Of
the entire membership.
Business interests OF the Middle
West, Gulf and South Atlantic States |
formed three-cornered alliance here |
known as the Midwest. Gulf and |
South Atlantic Foreign Trade and
Transportation Committee for the de-
velopment Of export and import trade |
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