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THE MORNING STAR, 'WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, JANUARY 30; 19?lt FOUR -, Utye Wonting tar THE OLDEST DAILY IN. NORTH CARQLIXA" P.fcli.ked BTery MornI tn the r Tfce WL- UINGTON STAR .COMPANY, Ic 10 Street, Wilmington. North CaroUu : Entered at the Postofflce at Wilmington. N. C, is Second Clau Matter. . r Editorial ...... Business Office Telephones i ,.-... .Ne. 61 No. 61 SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER D Year 2 Six Months 1 (A Three Moatiis f'" Dno Month .......... 6UVSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL Postage Prepaid Daily ' .- only Ona Fear ... ,,,.. .......J5.00 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.25 One Month .45 Dally and Sunday $7.00 3.50 1.7ft .60 Subscriptions Not Accepted for Sunday Only Edition MEMBER OK ASSOCIATE PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the uie or publication of all news credited to It w not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of re-publication of special dispatches berein are also reserved. FOREIGN ADVERTISING OFFICESi Atlanta: Candler Building. J. B, KEOUOH New York Boston CNcago t25 Fifth Ave. 21 Dewonshire Peoples' Gas Bid BRYANT, GRIFFITH & BRUNSON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1921. A Verdict On Baseball Generally gratifying new6 is contained in the announcement, appearing elsewhere in this issue of The Star, of 'substantial progress in .the direc tion of professional baseball for Wilmington. The fate of the entire project is likely to be settled at the meeting which has been called for Friday night. . s The enterprising gentlemen who have under taken to get, something under way are naturally desirous of further instructions from Wilmington fantjom, now that the matter has been brought to a stage at which final arrangements may be made. They will appear at the meeting with a concrete proposition, holding out the hope that a favorable verdict of baseball enthusiasts will seal the matter. They have worked quietly, but with energy and effectiveness. They are convinced by reports from other Eastern Carolina cities that the resuscita tion of the abandoned league is entirely practica ble, and that Wilmington, on the basis of a satisfactory popular showing, will experience n6 difficulty in obtaining a connection with the re stored circuit. It is one thng to express a desire for baseball; it is quite another to translate the wish into con crete evidence of support." The matter is .now placed squarely up to .the baseball fans of .Wil mington. The meeting Friday night will probably tell the story. We look forward to the outcome with confidence. Our observation has convinced qb mai hj vnjr yi vv ltmiugiuu size la inure iealous for the great national sport, and . we are sure the outpouring at Friday's meeting will bring to the promoters , of the ner circuit Just, the com fort and encouragement they "are" now awaiting. The Problem of the Unemployed That there are 3,500,000 workers in industrial fields now unemployed does not portend a gen eral and tragic collapse of business nor a period Of pauperism. Yet the fact that so many men and women are out of work, in mechanical in dustries alone, brings the need of immediate relief before the country. The real cause for unemployment is employment, says John B. Andrews, the secretary of the American Associa tion for Labor Legislation; in the meantime he recommends relief of various kinds. The nine proposals covered by the Association's program include, among others, education, emergency re lief, separation of. unemployable and unemployed, public work; .unemployment insurance, and em ployment exchanges, r- T&e non-existence of the latter means of dis tributing labor, is the greatest handicap to the efficient handling of ihe problem. Because of this, the Springfield Republican has come to the con-1 elusion," concurred tn by many others, that "the destruction by Congress of the system of federal employment agencies built up during the war now seems more than a blunder. It was almost a legislative crime." In view of the control and intervention of government in so many 'forma of business, the same paper asks "what grave menace to our institutions is there in a federal system of employment agencies to facilitate long distance Job-getting by wage-earners out of work?" The 'employment agencies were abolished of course, hi the period of reaction following the war when yr "scrapped" many things which would have functioned well in peace. Then the need was to get the worker for the job; now it is to get the job for the. worker. The one need is as im perative as the other was. . The floating laborer .and the unemployed have always been cause and result of both social and (economic- pressure, hence society's responsibility That responsibility can not be assumed hv "11 TITO- lated units, but) must-. be . undertaken by some agency which can reach every section of the country. ' v y:. - Consider the present situation. Michigan re ports an 82 per cent reduction in employment; Ohio and Indiana 50 per cent, Illinois 44 per cent, Massachusetts 38 per tent, and so on. Not know ing the. industrial, situation in towns in any one of these states, j men might-drift from town to town in search pit work, whereas, guided by an employment agency, they could save railroad fare at least. It is probable that if the industrial depression has reached t its lowest point, any federal ma chinery for relieving unemployment would hardly be in motion before tbVgreat: emergency would be over, but it should not be laid aside for that reason. The unemployed we have always had Mth us, and always - .shall unless we attack rthe' matter scientifically. :.'- . ' 0 ' . Cameron Morrison may be described as-one of Stage's -coming young men. r , r THe Fee Bill Hearing V , Yesterday's conference on the fee system must I have revealed to Senator Burgwin what the com- ; munity has known for some time;, that the sole avowed support which his measure Is receiving comes from a small professional group which is placing its own interest and convenience above every other consideration. , Among 4ome fifty citizens who attended a hear- ing at the Chamber of Commerce rooms, includ ing taxpayers, business men, and committee from ' the Kiwanis Club, the Central Trades. Council, and the Woman's DemocraticLeague, only one voice j was raised in behalf of fees and the argument in this instance was based upon indicated cases of official negligence and upon the expectation of improvement when fees become the order of the day Senator Burgwin, who stated at the meeting that although he had introduced the fee bill at the request of the County Commissioners, he still possessed an .open mind on the merits of the sub ject, and should now have little difficulty in de ciding that , the measure should not be pressed. On the one hand he has the natural y desire for increased income and the mistaken attitude 6f the Commissioners and of some lawyers. On the ether hand he has the manifest resentment of; the majority of the people whom he is represent ing at Raleigh. He has frankly stated his personal opinion on the subject, which is that the fee' system is desirable. But he has also shown that this not an immutable conviction. And he must have heard arguments yesterdays profoundly persuasive of the feeling of the community against the re-establishment of the fee system. Lawyers and others having to do with the Courts and the County' offices are clearly and honestly conscious of the need for more efficient service, but the defect in the position' which they take is that intending to offer a. remedy they pre sent a poison. The way in which to improve the conduct of the County business is not through the fee system. o Gregory Institute For a long time the South has had working within its boundaries the representatives of vari ous Northern or Eastern philanthropists or organi zations, who wished to - help solve the social problems faced by a section struggling to recoup its losses and build its future on a new basis. Slowly, but surely, however, he feeling has been growing tKat the people of the State, if nof the government itself, should support their social agencies, whether for welfare, education, moral or religious improvement. As evidence of this sentiment we have the community school move ment, supported in part by local contributions," in party by State appropriation. The colored as well as the white population of the State is realizing its responsibility. The meeting to be held Monday night at Gregory Insti tute will mark the beginning of a change in the, support of that school which Is of great signifi cance. Having been supported for half a century by outside contributions, the school" now faces the end of its "work unless It can contribute materially to its' own support. . . : - , The closing of the school would be a serious loss, from the. point of view of our , schools alone, as" many of the. colored teachers of the city have come from the Gregory Institute. For this reason, if foic.no other; the response to the Institute's call, for help" should be generous. If the Institute can broaden its scope, functioning for the social and. recreational "welfare of the negro inhabitants of Wilmington, it will have an unequalled oppor tunity for constructive work. o ' Free Seeds Are Safe All over the land, when spring comes, the free seed will be planted and the amateur gardener who measures his beans before they are grown willbe convinced that his congressman is on the job. From the reports of the free-seed battle just brought to a dose, the congressmen worked on that particular job with an intensity worthy of a great cause. With only twenty-nine legislative days remaining, in which six Important appro priation bills must be considered, the House spent six hours upon the free seed amendment to the agricultural bill. Appropriations for millions pass with a few minutes discussion, but "drastic econ omy" of time and money counted little in the disposal of a question so close to the hearts of congressmen. And while they were about it, . they granted an appropriation of $360,000, though the Department of Agriculture asked for only 1239,000. It might not be a bad idea to use surplus for the making of a survey to determine the actual value of all vegetables grown from congressional seed, when, the cost of, the government for transporta tion has been deducted. The market value of hens fattened upon the seeds of the recipient's garden should be included, though the diplomatic exchanges between neighbors .necessary to de termine this might tax the investigators too Severely. The amateur gardener would like to include the value of the exercise obtained in con nection with the planting of the seed, also, and" the proud father might, well Include the educa tional development of the child who, investigated the progress of the seeds. . Unless this be dpije, we fear the congressional sowing will bring scant harvest. , This; .of course, would not be true if we consider the security which comes to that congressman whose constit uents are convinced that his tree garden seeds .. are 'woth six hours" of the representative's time. .' ' -O- : A campaign which should enlist the heartiest support of -every citizen of Wilmington is that ' to be started soon iri behalf of the projected nurses' home at James Walker Memorial hospital. One hundred thousand dollars-is relatively an in-; significant"' sum when 'we consider it in com parison with the value of the proposed building. , It should be remembered tfiat . the addition of a nurses' home will not only serve its more obvious uses, but will also make possible a substantial ex pansion of the hospital's service by providing sorely needed room in the main building. We arc confident the people of Wilmington- will respond with .sympathy and liberality . when the call for ,this fine purpose is formally made upon them. The Germans now know what they will have to' pay. ,The sum should not strike them , as unduly , high' At they , will compare it ' with; the receipt which they took in-1914-18, ; - '7 T St is ronceivabU'thaV'f away money on its highways. This' jmd other States nave m me past wasted money on their public roads. But no State lias ever wasted, or will ever waste, any; money legitimately spent in the build ing of GOOD roads. " " : On the eve of his , departure for Europe, Mr. !.Cox is said to lave received from President Wilson , directions as to some trustworthy sources pfN in formation .over . there, it is enough for most of us to know that there are some. It is reported from Berlin that Grover C. Berg doll is about to become a citizen of Germany. His record, over here indicates that he was only visit ing in the United States in the first place. 0 - ; " -; Contemporary Views STATE MAINTENANCE PLAN THE BEST. - Winston-Salem Sentinel: The Sentinel feels that the advocates of the state plan of road main .tenance have an argument that is decidedly better than that of the county x maintenance advocates. It is to be hoped that the general assembly will definitely, adopt the state upkeep system. North Carolina has had the county maintenance plan, in the past (at least, where there has been any at all) and it cannot be said to have been proven an unqualified success. It is hard to' imagine a uniform system of road maintenance under such a plan for naturally the more progressive and prosperous counties will pay more attention to highway upkeep than the others. And yet uniformity in maintenance is essential if there is to be the best possible highway system in North Carolina. THE LAST RESOURCE Durham Morning Herald: . University trustees are- to appeal to the legislature for appropriations sufficient to put the institution on a solid basis and enable it to care for the hundreds of boys and girls who are today denied the advantages offered by the state's colleges. There would be less de mand for the aid if Davidson, Trinity, Wake For est, Elon and Guilford were able to take care of all applications by young men and women seeking an education. But it is admitted that the denomina tional schools have reached the length of their re-, sources in taking care of students, state institu tions are also unable to handle the applicants and, under that condition there is nothing left for the state to do except to provide a way for meeting the demands of those desiring a higher education. None of the sectarian schools, are able, and prob ably not willing to use their own limited and often Insufficient funds for educating the boys and girls of the state. By their nature they appeal to stu dents of their denominations. Then where are the others to receive training? The only source left is the state, for which reason funds should be Hb erably provided. MORE THAN THEY CAN USE Charlotte Netca: We have little doubt that Con gressman Doughton will be able to show conclu sively that there was neither fraud nor irregular ity in his electron to congress from the eighth dis trict, but he will not need to rely entirely upon the truth to support his contentions. The chairman of the congressional committee handling these contests has stated that, the Republicans already have so many congressmen in Washington that the committee will not aid any contestant who does not seem to possess an irrefutable case. It is not difficult to read into this statement the purpose of Dr. Fess' committee to have but little to do With the allegations of .Div Ike Campbell, defeated Re publican candidate In the eighth. Jn fact, fjt we catch the drift 'of the remarks Of Dr. Fess, he would be very glad if some defeated Democrats ,wouldv assume. ,the;:role,rof . challengers and take some of the bountiful Republicans rout of the present congress. ON THOSE WHO BENEFIT Greensboro Netcs: Neither good morals nor good sense will permit the setUementdJJbills f or current expenses of tthe rotate; by bond Issues. It has been done, but praetiCe does not justify it The people who enjoy, thej benefits of a given ex penditure ought to pay itacost. But, by, the same, token, if the greater part of the benefit of a certain expenditure must be en joyed by the next generation, then the rule works just as strongly the other way. The erection of . an adequate educational plant in North Carolina will involve an expenditure whose benefits will accrue in the main to the boys and girls new of school age, and their successors. If the cost is paid 4)y bonds to be retired serially during. the next30 years, the burden will rest .In large measure on the people who get the benefit . Where is any in justice that? y ';' The same reasoning applies to roads just to the degree in which the road construction" contemplat ed is permanent. The building of ."mud pies that are certain to dissolve under the stress 'of the first hard winter that strikes them is not. a, permanent Improvement; but the building ot abroad that is certain to last ten years, and that; with reasonable care in maintenance, may be made:to Jast 25 years or more, -is altogether a different proposition. It approaches the sort of investment that is repre sented by an educational plant, which will last indefinitely. , . '"" The issuance of bonds by North ; Carolina for permanent improvement of her educational plant andHfor permanent road buildings would not be laying a burden on the future, but releasing the future at a yery small cost, from the double burden of mud and ignorance. GREENSBORO. AND IGH POINT Asheville Citizen: The state of North Carolina may listen to the siren appeals of economy and neglect to deal generously .with the needs of Its educational institutions but the.cities and towns of North Carolina are not permitting this milk-and-water argument to intrude between them and their duty to their school population. Greensboro goes blithely to the polls and ' votel a million-dollar bond issue for the erection of a new high school building, while High Point authorizes 1600,000 for a simlar purpose. 5; . "HONEST-AND FAIR" ELECTION LAW " RMeigh ' pimes: We see by the morning papers that last night's caucus of the minority members of the general assembly went on recprd as de manding an "honest and .fair," election law. We' hope tt not only gets it, but that, the honest and fair law is administered. ' , -, ' After all,-there's nothing inherently dishonest in the laws now governing the elections of North Carolina. s The trouble lies in their non-enforcement we do not refer to "the primary law, which- , should give the Republican very little concern, any, how; it Isn't our idea of honesty Ho have a law that won't let you-"behind the,1 returns." y . And the minority party is hot wholly blameless in connection with non-enf orcernent: Biennially its candidates charge fraud, and just as frequently press these charges no further than the public prints or, in the case of congressional elections, the floor: of-congress. t No, warrantable awbtn out nobody goes' before the grand jUrjto secure Indict ment of violators of the law. yw . y '; Until-both minority and majority: in North Car olina come to look on the ballots of f'the voters as belonging to the -voters rather than to party can; dldates we will . continue to 'fall far short of: an H2,tK, ?wuyn 1a i .c A, c Allied Neutrality Toward Russia ; President Wilson's latest note on Ar menia, involving as it does the 4 whole Russian question, has given rise to a wide range of newspaper cqmnient. To some the document proves, , in the words of the Louisville Courier-Journal (Dera.J, that ; "he is still a leader" while others asree with, the . Chicago Tribune (Ind. Rep.) that, sihee it Was signed by a member of the state de partment and is thus, "a part of onr foreign policy" it Is , s'presumptuous to the point of Jnsolenc'e." The main issue raised ' in the note, most of the writers agree, is the em phasis on a "hands oft" policy "toward Russia as a ' whole, not merely that part of it which affects Armenia. , To this theory the Springfield' Republican (Ind.) gives , its unqualified support: "it tomes at a time when the Russian policy that the Allies have hitherto pursued has ignomlniously broken down and an effort is. toeing made to agree upon a substitute.-- No better substitute has been proposed than the one which Mr. Wilson advocates.". Unless the "menace of invasion" Js removed from the Russian people, Communism cannot be overthrown, the Brooklyn Eagle (Ind. Dem.) declares, and the Allies "should follow the lines laid down by President Wilson" for a "unified. Russian, policy." The Presi dent's utterance, which the Worcester Telegram (Rep.) thinks Is "likely to rank as one of the clearest, most ra tional and most convincing" . of his writings, presents a solution of the Ar menian question and the problem of the peoples without and within the borders of the new Russia which can not but ''appeal to the student, the so ciologist and the taxpayer however it may impress the nervous chancellor ies." The Chattanooga News (Dem.) is another newspaper which thinks this "most discreet . of state papers" will bring the President "again into the position of world leadership" for "if his views are adopted, he will be come a vital factor In the geqneral peace movement." The "homely but convincing" princi ple ' that if the Bolsheviki are given enough rope they will hang them selves" is the basis, the Memphis Com mercial Appeal (Dem.) .considers, for the President's suggestions. "He would treat Russia in much the same way," it remarks, "as he treated Mexico and, if his advice be followed, it is hoped, with equal success" for "the President is absolutely correct both in his diag nosis and his prognosis." The Boston Post (Ind. Dem.) finds his doctrine "sound", statesmanship and the Phila delphia Record (Ind. Dem.) finds that' it analyses "with perfect accuracy" the cause of conditions in the. Near East. Such "Btrategy" as the President suggests, the NewTork 'Globe - (Ind,) feels would place the responsibility for renewed hostility on Lenin, "would bring Prance and Japan to heel," would "strengthen the moderate par ties in Russia" and would "give peace to the'Balkan states and Poland." A larjre nurrtber of writers, however, ike quite a different view of the mat ter. The Detroit Free Press (Ind.) does not accept the "hands off-' .idea without criticism: . . "Taken with its context this conveys the impression that Mr. -Wilson is rather mixed in his ideas. He offers a curious conglomeration of the theory of watchful waiting and the sacredness of the doctrine of the status quo as taught irf Article X of the League. He condemns the Bolshevist regime as something evil but advocates a guar antee of its neutrality against, outside assault. Altogether, his program is a pretty example of opportunism." The "digressions" from the question of Armenia itself, in the opinion of tbe Buffalo Express (Ind. Rep.), with re gard to the Bolsheviki and Turks "are the circles within circles by y which President Wilson's letter completes the whole round of futility." The" Boston Herald (Ind. Rep.) finds "the dispatch and exercise In non sequlturs" which leaves "Armenia in the lurch." What is "unjustifiable" in the Herald's opin ion, is the fact that it links "the gov ernment of the United States with Mr. Wilson's extravagant scheme" -since it was sisrned by anv under Secretary of State. The Albany Knickerbocker Press (Rep.) and the" Carfton News Dem.) agree that the Reds come off too easy under Wilson's plan, for, as the former puts it, "while the President is' seeking assurance prefatory to his Armenian task, he might ask for some from Mos cow." The News is certain that ! "The Russian problem will not be solved along the lines suggested by President Wilson until the Soviet Gov ernment of Russia as it is represented by Lenin and Trotsky gives up the idea of spreading the doctrine of Bolshe vism into other countries." . The idea that the Communists are being helped instead of hindered ty the pronouncement is carried further by the New York Tribune (Rep.) which reverts to certain views expressed dur ing the war: the Huneraxfan these different candidal y thlk publican rule. uaiaate an(l " t A Boost for Cxii,A .. . The . Journal S letter written by m p";: " PUgiJ Z... fu.uyS1ovy Ventre oeiore ms deDart,,. ,1 v Pr. - - - -. j irnm -i M. Parrirt tmrl v 11 iMiBrwanonai labor burk gal c hi ri the ?j . iauur hnk neva to study the question 5 hour work Ho. - UOn of tations. the Csecho-sioSr miruuucea tne eiht lir.n a nav l"uul" iaoorera two Vf.ar. raf gives ms impressions as fn e "Prague," he say . " had ?S: capital of a laree Drnvr bpjn has become the capital of . J a centre or life of a Pf ,rttlN v -r . . - s i ear .., which has won its no. ' ?f a nt, ence and. which is now Z, ,'B4eJ this .liberty to increase t, "V! and raise, its intellert.,01 ."-bf; "work: thot :ri ievei pression I had drinn. Jreatet i: work in th factnru. y Jourr., work of State organlzmiA" the the betterment of eooiai ,1 '0r It is remarkable with wh, tution, the C2echo-Slovak !., 7" .raPl covered from the consequence,, war. The forever who V2,J tOWna .ran marAi., v... v 'Sits V Z- : -".v oeneve thstvl in a country which only two v.. was suffering from the war Vn 1' ern Europe we are nnt . n formed about the real pnn,'1 Czecho-Slovakla. This ? greatness of tin ir.,i,.-..:. cultural efforts is a r Vt,andM nre. The visit to the fartn-i ..f cultural exploitations .L:nt greatly. I knew that this w ' . u moaei lactones, in which 73 is Performed nnAr c" Of hvrien nH RafD,. 1 conHtis "I Darticularlv nri tural exnloitatinr, v "..!" atfH is done methodicaliv. 1 had " talk with th worV;L ""i and in the count r ". t0H with their t oi,v."HSrti - k"." yarncuiar attentinn 1 1 relations bPtwn t?.m i under the delusion," it says. pioyers, ana I must sav that B gillie new. ttiat I hart that con-' of opinion "Fresiaent wtuon seems to iaoor nownere before, in snitA ji. and e conomie trolled .him when he recognised what workmen and emftinvrD .. W Germany was but continuously labored derstand.. each other better th to help Germany by keeping up a fire other countries, it ,n a. of criticism against those opposed to there fs a greater mutual t. ; uer. soviet juooia as iiuw me ueu-. imijjo m seeing uie fldversarv' flriarv of Viin rnursa hut her 4n 1921 of view. 78 . j he seems unable to understand that conditions arise forbidding neutrality that you cannot escape helping one Bide or the other. Unable to see the losie of Mr. Wil son's action, especially in his refusal of the Allies' request for American commission to settle the question and j votion is unique. on the of view, "I must .also remark n4m1etl- T . . . -.....a.wiMi, x mijnt almost sav ' r lne '- resident of not only . to respect his authority they really have attachment C man himself. 'insisting on employing none' other than a personal agent" and thus vir tually "entrusting to a single private citizen the Turkish interests of all the Allied 'nations" the Baltimore News (Ind.) suggests that perhaps, the Pres ident is really simply permitting the Allies to refuse his co-operation by "laying down impossible terms." ' The Manchester Union (Ind. Rep.), which admits that the note sounds "reason able" to Americans, feels that, If 'read from the viewpoint of London or Paris, "it has a far-off sound and quality" But, it adds, "perhaps we are Imagin ing all this." European News and Views Andre Cheradame; whose writings from Trance are familiar .to the Ameri can public, discusses in the Paris Matin the question of the succession of the Hungarian throne. The writer says: "Among the Hapsburgs - there are four candidates for . the Hungarian throne. The competition among them is sufficient to make an immediate restoration impossible, such as might be the case if there were only one. , "The ex-king of Hungary and Em peror of Austria, Charles, married to Princess Zita" of Parma, is the candi date of the Hungarian royalists. For thm Charles is stiH-King of Hungary, on account1 of the following theory. "Although Charles Is living in Switzerland he Is -still In possession of all the power and privileges which the coronation ceremony conferred on him This" Is the case- because Charles never abdicated. When he left Austria after the ' Collapse of 111S, Charles simply signed a paper declaring that he suspended his rpyaKpower and left the right of free decision to the Hungarian nation and this - pper - was simply circulated among the King's .personal friends, r - - , ' 1 "this" is:no abdication. The act of abdication, to be of any valueaccord ing to 'Magyar law, ought to be re corded by-the Magyar Premier and be sides this the abdication ought to be accepted by the Parliament, that Is. to say bv the two Chambers. As these formalities did not take. pIace,Charl3 continues to be King. .It, also follows then that as he did notvsign the peace Treaties, his sovereisri rights fctill ex tend over the territories which were Hungarian until 1914. at present . oc cupied by the Roumanians, the Jugo Slovenes and the Csecho -Slovaks," - The writer points out that this Judi cial argument of the Hungarian leg itimists shows that the restoration of King Charles would mean a disavowal of -the Trianon and St. - Germain Treaties and consequently would shake the Treaty of Versailles. Also as the ex-King Charles is an adherent -of an Austria-Hungarian Union, the. realisa tions of the PaniGermanists would be facilitated. ' r These reasons, be continues, show why." the Ciechs the Ju go-Slavs. the. Roumanians, and the Italians are pre paring to resist with all their strength a revolutionary measure which, would reinstate Chyles in Vienna and Buda pest. - ' ' " "'y ': ' x "The Otto plan," continues the writer, . "is a make-shift held in reserve by the Hungarian legitimists in case a return of King Charles should be looked upon as impossible. Arch-Duke Otto Is the son of ex-Kin Charles, but-as; he is only eight a regency would be formed consisting of three members: Admiral Horthy, the Cardinal Primate of Hun gary, known' as a' ' determined - Irre dentist, and also a . great magnate uch as Count Andrassy or Count Apponyi. So that the Otto plan is-pust :as pro German as that; of ex-King -Charles himself, and would Certainly be . pre vented by the neighbors of Hungary. "Archduke Albrecht'ls ythe son of arch-duke Frederick, who was Com mander in Chief of the army during the war, so that his memory Is detested by all the Slavs - and-Latins who were subjects of the- Ha'bsburgs.. Archduke Albrecht 1s 23 years of age, and lives at Mag yarovar. He is Intelligent, and well educated, but- is known to be a staunch - adherent df ', Prussian v M3U tarism. v : .. , T- "Arch-Duke Joseph is the grand-son of Louis Philippen the female side. His father was the first Commander lit Chiefiof the honved or Magyar terri torial army,, who. hated the .Habsburgs Can the Hapsburgs Come Back? of Vienna .to such an extent that he would not go in to the Austrian capital. He always lived In Hungary, mostly In the country; surrounded by peasants and gipsys. "The present Arch-Duke Joseph, who married Princess Augusta of Bavaria, dilemma will one day arise for the pt whoie mother was rrand-dauhter of . Dle to decide whose part th This feelinp of m i a frv. - i- . 9toU 1- . "l ""' "n sum a. position. Spain TInensy Vir m To. , , ' "rucie on the pt tion of Spain in relation to France, England, pleading for greater m uu.o m yroiect opanish riehtj, says: ' A considerable number of polity tu x-1 .trice are Deset with the ft; speeay recovery on the part Germany and see all sorts of dan, arising from it. England, now free from Germ competition both on the sea and cm merwauy, considers that German; a neoessary element in Europe, ad ib resoiveo to press forward her nomic interests before any other sideratlons. - - in questions concerning the R sian proruem, the East, the predor inance in the Mediterranean, and t! affairs of Asia Minor, an aereeme between France and England li id possLOle, because each of these toe; tries sees a".l these problems fw a completely different point of vied It must be remembered that hi tory repeats itself and that the evitabie consequence of these ii agreements will soon make itself ( The paper continues to say tint Franz Joseph, has inherited his father's sentiments. Anti-Austrian and very Magyar, he wishes like his ancestors to be buried in ' Budapest, not in Vienna. The writer continues to relate that during the war he made himself very popular with the soldiers by visiting them in the trenches and trying to help them. He is known as an honeist, generous hearted man with plenty of common sense. He Is not liked by the magnates probably because of his democratic tendencies. Arch-Duke Joseph would be a favorable candidate,, but the fact that he is a Habsburg is against him ' with regard to Central Europe. He .would be supported by certain French, people on account of personal qualities. But France can ' not take any initiative in this matter until the candidate has been accepted by the neighbors of Hungary, who are those most Interested in the matter. - The dislike to 'the name of Habsburg is so great that the Magyars and soma of the royalist Hungarians are" trying to find a candidate who is not a Habs burg. It. seems impossible to try- to choose among the magnates because of the. jealousies among them. This same reason prevents the Governor Admiral Horthy from being made King, which solution was once thought of. The only thing that remains is to find , a .foreign prince. But an English or an Italian wt uld meet with opposition, either from the leaders of the Magyars or from the leaders of the neighboring states; but it is thought generally that a son of King Albert of Belgium would b.e ..the most popular of foreign, candi dates. ' " ' It remains to be seen, however., what will take, in case of the disagreeing of France and England, making it possible to be good friends with bo: Commercial relations," contim the paper, "our proximity to Franc Europe and Africa, the exchange our products and' a thousand oth reasons make us wish 'to renu friendly with France, but the ond of this country has not been as ley as might have been desired and wt4 haa happened at Taniers shows th we are not even allowed our m putable rights "We will not speak of the fgoum Great Britain: but she is mistren the seas, Spanish ships and the ft': ish coast are today at her mercy, - more than ever the old saying mu remembered 'at war with all the and at Deace with England. "Our line of foreign policy is cefl seauentlv not easy to follow Spanish statesmen ought to be pn "If ' wa noBKPssed an army fleet in nroDortion to our met n t -V. ..J.u;. nrnillH VlP OUOUU higher rate and we might be able remain ..friends with everyuwiJ. Cause no one would wish to leave his adversary the advantage oi Ing us at his side. "Tf m,.. r,nt ho fnflTOtten tHl African railways have their nH A.ti.,,g)inn. Virncii our tern'i rrYiim nirnnmitimia would make "f tral .attitude infrfe and more difflc iri onnflLnf. rVlnh miellt take P1""-. Mtir- a than ever noi n- . r onvhody. nu 7"', .hit em- snouia oe mae iu , ,ht. ri ,a u0 ,-nntrary to"" wua oyaiu wumu. yj,terests.' o ur Rep utatton The bank that Is known for the service it gives and the friends it keeps; for its .readiness to advance the m terests of our community and, above all, its strong po sition and ability at all times to Care for the needs of its depositors. v - y.A y :. 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Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 30, 1921, edition 1
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