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British Unpopular For Agreeing To Pay Debt Average Mail on tin- Street Abroad Believes thai I iiitecl Slates ln?i?ted 011 a I'oiind of Flesh al a Time % lien Eiisilamr^VTas Slavering and Stumbling I!) DAVID LAWRENCE UsirliM IWi ki Th? oailv Washington, August 14.?Assuming that there had been no political controversy in the United States over the League of Na tions or the World Court and America were approaching the Eur opean problem without any previous connection with it, there would still be room for the widest possible difference of opinion as to what American foreign policy should be in the present grave crisis in Europe. Anyone who has tried to lorni a judgment of what America should do will not have his mind cleared by a visit to Europe. The chances are he will find it even more confused. It's a Kood ''deal like trying to analyze a pok er game without being able to look at the cards of any of the players. Most of the moves on the surface hardly reflect what is actually going on. America is as distinct a part of the same as if she were a Euroi<ean country. There seems to he no way of dissassociattng the 1'nlted States from the fact for the very substantial reason that ten billions of dollars of American money is involved. Grant ing that the I'nited States will never consider cancellation of the war debt, the problem becomes even more acute for Europe feels the burden of that debt almost as much as any fac tor in the entire economic situation. In this connection it may be sur prising to many people on this side of the. Atlantic but the writer can say without qualification that about tiii' r.'.uft unpopular tlilii? a British government ever did was to agree to pay the American war debt and about the most unfavorable opinion that could possibly be held of the Ameri can Government is held by the aver age man in the .st.ivt because he be lieves the United States insisted on its pound of flesh at a lime Winn tin* British arc staggering and stumbl ing. Ju t Imagine nearly, one half of your weekly salary beinu taken away from you by tin* I'nited States and then have the Government say It's necessary because another country want i repayment of a war loan. Im agine a No how anxious the averaue Brltl.-her Is to pay anythim; when out of the war has come French' mil itari-.;,.i and such a terrible blow at Britl.-n commerce that 1.200.00O men are out of work and must ac cept the charity of a government which in fear of revolution.com pel l?d to support its poverty stricken people. When history comes to be written ten years hence, there will be serious doubts as to the value of the British debt settlement so far aft Improving the relations between the American and British peoples. Americans ar?* paying the lowest per capita tax of any of the nations engaged in the war and at the same time America is the wealthiest of them all. I'nder such circumstances the resentment among the common i>eople is inde scribable tVouiih to be sum In the government circle tlx Importance of a nation .aylng its debts is fully rewliftetn Indeed the British govern ment is endeavoring Just now to use the fact of Americans Insistence on payment as a lever to compel France to scale down the amount ol German reparations to a figure tiiat will yield revenue at once instead of con tinental chaos. The danker in all Europe today is revolution and counter-revolution?a war between classes. If the Ameri can Government could be sure of what is going to happen it would act as a mediator in the European dis putes. Former President Roosevelt believed the I'nited States should have protested against the violation of Belgium's neutrality at once in 1914 and that America might have brought the war to an earlier end by Intervention when the Lusltanla was sunk. All this is hindsight. When the catastrophe comes In Europe there will be another series of con troversies as to the part the tTnlted States should have played in avert ing disaster. Should a business de pression follow In the United States, criticism would become even more Intense. I'nder these circumstances then what should President Coolldge do? The need of the hour is a cl?ar out statement of American opinion. There are many people In Europe who argue that the I'nited States should morally (support the British* position and thus weaken France be fore the bar of public opinion. Such a course would only impair the use- 1 fulness of American meditation. There is a neutral position as be tween France and Great Britain. It consists of a bold attack on the fun damentals of the whole European problem?the elimination one by one of the factors causing the dispute. First, there is the question of French security. America might well propose that all tin- powers of Kurope enter into a solemn treaty 1 promising not to attack om- another for a period of 50 yearn. Such a re spect for the sovereignty of each oth er's domain would when formally ratified hv parliaments constitute an impressive argument against the mil itarist's lack of faith In all human kind. The ne\t step Is the taking by the 1'nited States of her vacant chair on the reparations commission a* advo cated by President Harding. Con gress by resolution must give the ne cessary authority for this. When America has joined the commission, her representative will be in a posi tion to give the world the facts and to influence the opinion of all Kur ope. Out of the rejia rat ions problem must come an international economic conference called by one of the Eur opean powers for the purpose of dia-' cussing every, factor entering into the economic crisis from war debts to roperations. America need not a^rec in advance to cancel or reduce war debts, but cannot refuse to discuss with othur governments measures that would relieve them of the strain. /If America could brio*- about tin- de mobilization of the French army and the general disarmament of Kurope by promising to reduce tin- allied *ar debt by a certain percentage, the tu t return to American business and the peace of the world would be a thous and fold. "(Set your own house in order first" is the usual advice given Kuro peans by American observers abroad "and then we will help you." To this the Kuropeans answer: "If we could get our house in or der alone we would never need your help afterwards." j Hut there are certain things Kur ope must do before America can be of any help. It is to end the poker game and put all the cards face up. | The facts of Germany's capacity to 'pay are obtainable Just as are the ? facts of what Germany has already) paid. The foreign office <hu* f;ir have not used the weapon of Mtbllc I ity ns tar as they can. And the; American Government with Its im partial sources of information can aid the whole world in influencing Kuropean governiir'M.is to get togeth er. It can be done by er.posur* of the facts as gathered by Ann vican diplomats. It can be done by rtate ments from i'r^sident Coolid." or Secretary of State Hughes. Media tion will not he difficult to achieve when once the public gets the true facts about Europe. And American { alone Is trusted sufficiently to gal-? the respect of the world when Its conclusions based upon the facts are placed by the world. Should the American Government tomorrow pronounce the conditions; under which It would be willing to discuss possible measures of aid to the economic situation of Kurope, Keep Your Lawn Attractive by cutting every week or ten day*. It In eaay to do If you uv a KEKN Kt'TTER Lawn Mow* r. We have the machines In rtock priced at to *17 each. , K^p your lawn and garden green and ?rowlnn by watering resularly. Good equipment mean* bettor r#?ault*. lU'HBKK HOSE. 12 He p*'r foot and up. Hope Reel*. Sprinklers, Noz ?lea, Gran* Hook*. Pruning 8h#?ar?, Rprayora. and a com plete lln* of lawn and garden toola, all at loweat prlep*. Buxton WhiteSeedCo. THK MVK HfCKD HOl'HK I "hone ?MI. IS H. Water Ht. Refugees Soon to Be Self-Supporting Near East Relief Doing All in Its Power to Bring Such Conditions About lly Itcv. (iiHirxo 1C. (ail (if taltstOlliu. ! Corfu. Greece. July 17 (By mail) iTlie Armenitn and Greek refugees now herded here will become self .supporting and self-sustaining in a short while if given half a chance. The Near East relief is doing all in its power to bring this about. Jobs are being found for as many as possible and those for whom there is no sustenance from the land are being fed until they cun become self sustaining. 1 have personally inves tigated a number of refugee camps and find thai conditions are worse $nd more pitiful In many cases ban have been^Cepored. 1 talked for an hour with Mar crouhie Casperian, a 17-year old Ar menian girl, who was a victim of the Smyrna disaster. Caught away from home at the house of a friend she sought refuge in an Armenian church, which was bombed, and she was taken captive. !I ?;* importuni ties and tears prevailed Willi a sol dier and she was released. In a refuge** camp nianv month* In-, ter she was ivuuiied with In r mother. She is now private secretary id Hastings, American?*U*^ctor of the Athens Orphanage, has mastered the Engli-h language and Is doing splen did work. This is but one of the thousands of examples of what the constructive program of the Near Hast Relief is accomplishing.. >'orth Carolina must not f-til in its task of tins; it> qi:nla of or phan*. I undersland this was very much oversubscribed this year hilt that all surplus funds, not re-quired for the child saving program were used to feed refugees from the Smy rna holocaust. The chlldrt n are not begging, 'nit saying to Carolin ians. "Out of your abundance lend us sufficient 'jfo help us become wort Ivy wards of a great people." 9 FINE \KTS KMUCIJ tuk oi.ymimc <: \ues Par;.-, August 1"?.?For t'i-? f?r>t t;nie since the reviv?l of t'i? Olym pic games In 1S96, compact on in various hran< ?-f art wiil b*-. con tested ay well as sports. Architecture,, literature, music, painting and sculpture will 1?.? re tho entire ruropenn situation would chanu? in tv.*?':jtv-fot:r hours. Some American diplomats say even that would be futile as it would be too late. They fear the crash i? inevit nliif and must <*<? iu? ? h? fore the world .will be brought to its senses. The big question is wl:ere the responsibility will be if Europe u/iey to smash by within the next four months and America lias done nothing publicly at least to prevent a situation that may ultimately becotfie worse' for the world than the war of 1014. SHIRTS! SHIRTS alcn's Dress Shirts with and without col lars, full cut, fast col ors Specials, SI, $1.50, S2, S2.H0, $3 T. T. TURNER & CO. pre*entcd on the Olympic Teams of! various countries, Jum as the mara- ! thon race or th.? discus throw. Am hltMM nf th'- different nation* 1 ai!i!i.t'*Ml to tOlympic game* will , < { in |ir.'v?nt to l he jury' t'l.ti.itiir** oiiMllun:n. arena*. tennis t . v t. ikrswiaiming pools. tie gy :iiM.t-l'.ttu-; any and all! -uSJects fn anhii.Tiur. which have dir?*f| c<mn>?-Tion with th.? practice of sports or uthlctir?. articles or fiction storie* c?f a maxi mum length of 20.000 word* or poe try limited to l.iliMi words, having for subject or relating to some sport ing event or sports or athletics, may qualify for the literature competit ion. They must be written in the mother language of the writer or tliv country which he represents,, and accompanied by a French or En glish translation.. .Music partitions for pianos?two or four hands?also will be accepts ??d. Symphonies, choir songs, drama, will !?e accepted but they must be in spired by tbe sporting spirit as an es>entla| condition. I'ainrngs. drawings, pasels and water-colors, depicting athletic sub ject* will l?e parsed upon by the Jury along with similar subjects treated in x ulpture. The regular Olympic medals given to uinner* of sporting events will be granted to the prize winners in the art competitions. Wait and see the new 1924 model BJUICK Vt ?? will liavr 0110 on display in a lYw days. wfor our a<I fjiv iiifj dale. Tidewater Buick Co. Distributors Currituck, Camden Pasquotank, I'erqttiman*, Cho wan, fiates and Dare Counties. (.ash and Delivery AT (lash uihI Carry I'rirrs Ragle Itrand MILK, ran Iflc K\aporated Milk, Tall can. lie f.'ardner's and Merchants* liread. loaf He i'liOMla lii*ru.lt? Oc Morgan <K- Parker I'lloXKS 2.>?.::?u DOUBLE Your Savings It CAN be done. Two Kinds of I liferent?IVrsoiml hii-I 4%. THE FIRST & CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK Famo and Lebanon Belle Flour Absolutely flour* of quality sold b? the leading grrxerw ? Distributed Bt? A. F. TOXEY & COMPANY W*t?r 8tra?( Owens Shoe Co. FOOTWRAR OF MFJIIT Main St, Hinton Building .4 I LOOK HERE! I MEN! | ? ' 13 [?] Put dollars in your pocket by buyinjr these special [5] [?) SI ITS, which we have just picked out. T11KY are All [5] [51 Wool Suits and are well made. They are $2<i.ihi, $22.50 [5] [?] and $25.00 Sl'lTS. JI'ST ONE or two patterns from Qg] [g| each lot. We have more small sizes from :?:! to :iS than [5] [51 any other, although there are some larger sizes. [5] ? The price THIS WKEK ? 1 $15.00 suit1 a ? 1 Mitchell's Dept. Store! a r ? ALKRAMA TODAY E S ? 1 11 "WITHIN THE LAW" I ?: Admission f A X i? "j? 1 :j: MATINEE, 10c and 33c NIGIIT, 13c and 33c. | f ? CHEAPEST PL A CE TO BUY I @ ? FURNITURE ? @ B I I IV H I ? I !?? tj& I M.G.Morrisette&Co I & ? | Main St. Elizabeth City N. C. ? $ Where Every Man Finds What He Likes to Wear Spencer- Walker Co. IX(X)ltl>OltATI-:i> lllntrtn f'.ulMlnir Op|Ki?llP Y. If. <\ \. Certainly We Have Oiip laily humI:- "Why ccrtainly hp liavr a pan rntigp mnl wo use it three liiiim n day loo. It'* ho ea*y lo understand and Haven ho imieh time. I don't know how we ever trol alont; without lllll it. I <mii to fjet twiee an imieh work done now [j'j1 an<! I'm not nearly mo tired at the <*ii<l of the day." II! Southern Gas Imp't Co. J.I. iSTALLlNVS, WW. "They say that Gas Can Do It Better"
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