Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-20
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Foreign

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Hugh c. Wallace, the American am
bassador to France, has delivered t
the foreign office memorandum from
President Wilson, according to TIL,
Temps. in which the president said hi
could not approve of Premier Lloyd
Georges proposed settlement of The
Adriatic question which has been sub
mitted to the Jugo-Slavs. The news
paper says that an Identical memo
randum was delivered to the British
foreign office,
The Italians are greatly disturbed
over the note sent by President vii
son to the supreme allied council, dis
approving of the proposed compromise
by which 1t was hoped the Adriatic
question might be settled.
N. w. Rowell, acting secretary of
state for external affairs, declared EN-.
phaticaly that Canada would never
consent TO ratification of the peace
treaty by the United States if the
Lenroot reservation was adopted either
in its original form or with the pro-
posed amendment.
Cardinal Logue in his Lenten pas.
toral address to the diocese Of Ar.
magh, Ireland. says that mot within
living memory can We find in ireland
such calamitous conditions as exist
at present-drastc repression on one
side and retaliation on the other" and
goes on to liken British conduct to
that of the German when they in.
vaded Belgium.
The JugoSlayia cabinet headed by
the premier has resigned. owing to
the refusal of Prince Regent Aexan.
der to dissolve the present provisional
national representation and order cleo.
tons.
The council of the league OF nations
has concluded its sessions. The next
meeting will be held at Rome, Italy,
on March 10 The council agreed to
admit Switzerland as an original
member of the league.
Nine men were injured two Of them
seriously, in two pitched battles be.
tween the officers and members of the
crew of the American steamer Botten-
wood lying in the Danish port Of
Middelfart. Four of the crew were
arrested II is stated that the trouble
was caused by the intoxication of the
crew, made up of men of various ma
tionalities.
The allied supreme council, after
discussing the situation arising from
Germany's violent protest over the ex-
tradition demands. agreed on the
question of insisting upon these de.
mands. 1t is probable that the posi-
ton of the allies will be set forth
at an early date. This may take the
form OF another communication to
Germany.
Accordin.. 10 a message from Noyo
Rossisk, Russia, when the volunteer
transport Karantin with officers and
officials and their wives and children
aboard, numbering l,4O0 left Mariu.
pol on the approach Of the Bosheyi.
XII, the volunteer army, incensed at
being abandoned fired on the ship
A shell pierced the boiler and the
transport went to the bottom with all
aboard.
The council of the league of nations
was formally opened in London. Ar
thur ]. Balfour, representing Great
Britain, assumed the chair In his
speech of welcome, Balfour SAID there
was only one blot on the meeting,
and that was that the United States
was not represented at the meeting,
and he said this absence marred the
symmetry of the original plan OF the
league.
Admiral Kolchak was executed by
his own troops to prevent his rescue
by white troops moving in the direc.
ton of Irkutsk for that purpose, says
the London Herald. The Moscow So
Wet sent wireless message asking
his captors to spare his life, but he
appeal was too late, anent which the
following dispatch was sent from dos
COW: only few days ago Supreme
Ruler Kolchak was hoisted on MS sol
diers' bayonets.'