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THE MARNE ANNIVERSARY.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, Tow
Paris, Sept. 5.
AMERICA AND EUROPEAN POLITICS
TEXT OF AMERICAN NOTE TO THE ALLIES.
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M. Millerand, Marshals Joffre, Foch and Petain, also the War The following in the full text of Minister and many civil and military personalities, attended the the American Note delivered to Meaux ceremony commemorating the Marne victory. H. Millerand the Italian Embassy at Washing- to his speech enlogized the soldiers of 1914, winding up with a ringington by the State Department on appeal for concord and harmony to overcome the present great August 11th ------ dinculties of reorganisation and reconstruction.-Haras.
Excellency-The- agreeable intimation which you have con“ veyed to the State Department that
the Italian Government would welcome a statement of the views of this Government on the situation presented by the Russian advance into Poland deserves prompt response and I London, Sept. 4. will attempt without delay a The Polish-Lithuanian situation is most confusing. Berlin definition of this Government's persists in announcing fighting and publishes a Lithuanian semi-position not only as to the situs- official communique declaring that the Lithuanians succeeded in tion arising from Russian military driving back the Poles twenty-dve versts on the entire Grodno-pressure upon Poland but also as Suwalki front.
to certain cognate and inseparable phases of the Russian question viewed more broadly.
POLAND AND LITHUANIA.
HOMELESS NEW YORKERS.
FOR FREE POLAND.
This Government believes in a anited, free and autonomous Polist. State and the people of the United States are earnestly solicitons for the maintenance of Poland's political independence and territorial integrity. This attitude we will not depart from and the policy of this Govern-
London, Sept. 6. The Daily Chronicle" correspondent at New York states that the approach of 1st October, the general annual moving day, sees New York faced with a most serious housing crisis. It is estimated that a hundred and sixty thousand families are moving voluntarily, but thousands of others have been given notice to quit and are unable to and new quarters. It is expected that altogether nearly half aiment will be directed to the million will be homeless. Matters are complicated by the strike of furniture removers.
THE BRESLAU INCIDENTS.
Berlin, Sept. 5. The German Minister for Foreign Affairs and Prussian Home Minister called personally upon the French Ambassador to ofer apologies for the Breslau happenings, giving also an assurance that the Freach demands will receive fall satisfaction.-Horas.
ASTOUNDING DOCUMENTS.
“astounding" documents.
London, Sept. 4.
employment of all available means to render it effectual.
The Govaroisent therefore takes no exception to the efforts apparently being made in some quarters to arrange an armistice between Poland and Russia; but would not, ai least for the present. participate in any plan for the expansion of the armistice negoziations into general European conference, which would in all probability in volve two results, from both of which this country strongly coils, viz: the recognition of the Bolshevik regime and a settle ment of Russian problems almost inevitably upon the basis of a dismemberment of Russia.
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friendship of the Government and
* LITHUANIA. the people of the United States for the
The Government of the United great Russian States was so guided in its gation, and the manifes:ed by Russia towards al
friendship reply to the Lithuanian Nation- this nation in a time of trial and 1919, and in
Council on October 15, distress has left with us an fusal
its persistent re- to recognise the Baltic imperishable sense of gratitude. States as separtate nationa It was as grateful friends that ndependent of Russia. The sent to Russia an Expertame spirit was manifested in Commission to aid in bringing the note of this Government of about such a reorganisation of March 24, 1920, in which it was the Railroad transportation stated with reference to certain
SOLICITUDE FOR RUSSIANS. From the beginning of the Russian revolution in March, It is reported that a search of the German Prefecture of Police 1917, to the present moment the 'at Kattowitz has resulted in the discovery of a considerable secret Government and the people of the store of arms, ammunition and confidential documents. The search, United States have been follow stem of the country as would proposed settlements in the Near of the beadquarters of the German militants likewise led to Dading ing its development with friendly life and so enure to the well-or can be made without the con-
reinvigorate its whole economic Eals that no final decision sho solicitude and with profound sympathy for the efforts of the being of the Russian people, seat of Ruvia. Russian people to reconstruct that
While deeply regretting the with- i In line with these important national life upon the broad basis drawal of Russia from the war declarations of policy the United of popular self-government,
the States withheld is approval from Brest the decision of the Supreme The government of the United disastrous surrender of States, reflecting the spirit of the Litovsk, the United States has Council at Paris recognising the people, has at all times desired to fully understood that the people independence of the so-called
of Russia Loader. Sept. 6. help the Russian people in sbat
wise Republics of Georgia and Azer- The Times" correspondent at Washington says that hopes are spirit.
baijan and so instructed its re- All its relations with responsible. entertained that the anthracite strike will end during the present Russis and with other nations in
presentative in Southern Russia. week. The men are reported to be following the advice of their Union | matters affecting the latter's
Rear Admiral Newton A. Mc- leaders, who have not sanctioned the strike. The American Federation interests have been so conceived
Culley. of Labour announces that any subsidiary organisation joining an and governed. unauthorised strike will be struck off its lists.
THE AMERICAN COAL STRIKE.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
From Our Oven Correspondents.t
DUTCH INDIES AND JAPAN.
Singapore. September 4. A Commission, including the Presidents of the two Banks, is learing Java for Japan to encourage better relations between the Dutch and Japan.
THE LATE SIR EVELYN ELLIS.
Singapore, September 6. The papers record with regret the death of Sir Evelyn Ellis who left Hongkong for Singapore in 1896.
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS.
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FAITH IN RUSSIA.
• ARMENTA AND RUESIA. Finally, while gladly giving re-
The United States maintains unimpaired its faith in the The Government of the United Russian people, in their high States was the first government character and their future. That to acknowledge the validity of they will overcome the existing cognition to the independence of the revolution and to give re- anarchy, suffering and destitution Armenia, the Government of the eognition to the provisional gov. we do not entertain the slightest United States has taken the posi-
of Russia
Almos: doubt That the distressing tion that the final determination immediately thereafter it became character of Russia's condition of its boundaries must not be necessary for the United States bas many bistorical paralles and made without Russia's co-opera-
enter the war against Ger- the United States is confident ion and agreement.
Not only is Russia concerned
ernment.
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many
These illustrations show with
and in that undertak-that restored free and united ing to become closely associated Russia will again take a leading because's considerable part of the with the lied nations, inclad-place in the world, joining with territory of the new State of ing, of course, Russia.
other The the
frem nations in Armenia, when it shall be defined, war weariness of the masses of upholding peace and orderly formerly belonged to the Russia the Russian people was fully justice.
Empire: equally important is known to the Government and Until that time shall arrive the the fact that Armenis must have sympathetically comprebended. United States feels that friend the good will and the protective Prudence, self-interest and ship and bonoor require that friendship of Russia if it is to loyalty to our associates made it Russia's interest tanst be remain independent and free. desirable that we should give generously protected and that as: moral and material support to the far as possible all decisions of what consistency the Government provisional government which importance to it and especially of the United States has been was struggling to accomplish & concerning its sovereignty over guided in its foreign policy by two-fold task-to carry on the war the territory of the former loyal friendship for Russia. with vigour and at the same time Russian Empire be held in abey-We are unwilling that while it to reorganise the life of the nation ance by this feeling of friendshipis helpless in the grip of a non- and establish a stable govern- and bonourable obligation to the representative government whose ment based on popular sover grest nation whose brave and only sanction is brutal force. eignty.
heroic self-sacrifice contributed so Russia aball be weakened still Quite independent of there much to the successful termoms-further by a policy of dismember- motives, however, was the sinceretion of the war.
(Continued on Page 3.)
Tom Cets a Double Order.
BY ALLMAN.
THAT WAS A SEKSIBLE LUNCH I HAD TODAY! IP PEOPLE WOULD EAT
MORE OF THAT KIND,
OF POOD IN HOT
WEATHER THEY'D
FEEL BETTER!
HELEN, I HAD THENICEST I HOPE YOU DIDN'T EAT
SO MUCH IT WEL SPOIL LUNCH TODAY - 1 RAD
YOUR DINWER-COME SOME COLD HAM WITH
MIN DAMERİ POTATO SALAD AND
IS READY KE TEA- IT TASTED FIVE!
WHAT BAYE YOU GOT TONIGHT FOR DINNER,
HELEN?
COLD HAM. WITH POTATO SALAD AND ICED
TEA!
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