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KEOUOH New York - Boston Chicago 225 Fifth Ave. 31 Devonshire Peoples' Ga Bid BRYANT, GRIFFITH BRUNSON. ,j, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1921. tThe War Against the Boll Worm Prevention is to be the basis of the campaign against a potential enemy ,o King Cotton. The annual agricultural appropriation bill, just passed, carries an item of $354,810 to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to fight the pink boll worm in Mexico and prevent its establishment in the United : . . i j i e au JL States, we ao not Know a great wai ji iue ue- predation caused by the pink boll worm, but judg ing from our disastrous experiences with the boll , weevil, every means that can be employed to pre vent the encroachments of another plague to cotton should be employed: " The program provided for by the act includes the prevention of the movement of .cotton and cottonseed from Mexico into the United States, the making of surveys to determine the distribu tion of the worm in Mexico and to exterminate local infestations in Mexico near the border in co-operation with the Mexican government, and the conducting of surveys in Texas or other states to detect infestation. hi addition, the department is empowered to in vestigate possible control methods, and to conduct control measures in co-operation witi the states. The latter may incjnde the establishment of cotton, free areas to stamp out infestation. Adequate measures should be vigorously per formed, lest King Cotton who has been so often reckless in his waste of soil and human force take a heavier toll from the land on which he lives. The College Professor And Business Not the least vitaF phase of our educational crisis, today is the difficulty of keeping college pro fessors' in academic fields of endeavor. The war begave it, of course, with the cuts in faculties com bined with the calls for trained men in all types of work. Men who had spent their lives in prepa ration for instruction of youth left college halls, and many of them have riot returned. The rea sons for this are many, but are well expressed in an article written by a doctor of philosophy for Harper's magazine in 1920. It may be well to re view these briefly, for the conditions of which he spoke still exist, and the public as well as the in stitution are to blame. , The first consideration, but by no means the most important, is the .financial one. After years of service as instructor, then as assistant profes sor and finally as full professor, if the other older men in the department did not live too long, the college teacher can expect a salary of from four to six thousand dollars a year, and he can not "hunt for a job" as a business man can, when promotion in his particular industry is blocked. As an illustration, the ex-instructor who states his case "was receiving, at the end of two years in industry, a salary of $3,500; if he had returned to the university, his income would have been $1,800 a year. ' This salary situation is true in spite of the great material growth ' ofthe universities. The great sdms bequeathed to universities in the past two decades, says the doctor of philosophy, "in stead of being devoted in large part to the de velopment and improvement of the teaching staff, have been spent almost entirely on new buildings and equipment." We in North Carolina can hold ourselves clear of any such charges, yfet for the country at large there Is evidence of the truth of. his' contention that architectural grandeur and im pressiveness seem to have been the keynote in la iwrui yrusruas oi universities. Human equip, ment hasy gauffered in comparison with material equipment in education. Even this would not have moved him to stay in industry, in a, position which used to great ad vantage his scientific training, had he not found in his contact with industrial tj cJ.l,U iUUUD" trial literature a more active interest in human affairs than in his entire academic career. "Serv ice, generosity, and humanity, instead of being Ideals, were being regarded as 'every' day, bread and-butter facts." Contrasted with this, he found the professor's "interest in the masses is Intellec tual rather, than active, and bis sympathies are academic rather than practical." Furthermore, this former university instructor has found the university not the eenter of the free exchange of. speech and ideas which tradition makes it. There is, he says, an intellectual hard- nesB ana mnexiouuy among college ' prof essors, due probably to their years of laying down-the law to these who dare not contradict, In marked :ontrast to the mental alertness and openness to . ronvlctlon of the big men in industry. The latter" illustrate this by theJr willingness to use-in busl less the fruits of academic endeavor, as, univer sity . professors are placed in important technical Kjsitions and given a1 chanci to . make 'good.- - ' ' ' . ; ;y .. . ' .' The New York Police ' The Whitman investigation in New York, in connection with allegations of widespread graft 'among the city's police, gives promise of devel oping a fair-sized scandal. A decade, ago, when the. gentle art of muck-raking jyas at the height of its vogue, -we learned a great-deal about the darker side of, American municipal affairs. There were scattered convictions here and there, a few jail sentences for persons of local importance, whereupon most of us proceeded to ; forget all about. We had found out the worst, and there was some consolation vat least in the feeling that any change would necessarily bring improvement. Undoubtedly an improvement there has been. But we are about to be reminded, as a people, that the complex life of our great cities makes it neces sary to adopt a more intelligent remedy than an occasional house-cleaning, if we would keep our municipal governments straight and effective. We are used to the impression of New York as a city of vice and corruption. Perhaps the cty is not, in fact, as vicious as it is ordinarily painted. But it is less startling to hear that the first Amer ican metropolis has a wicked underworld than it is to be told that its police department, firs, and chief line of defense for public' safety, has sold fout its principles and no longer represents the jpeople of the city at all. Former Governor Whitman, who is conducting the investigation, of the -police situation, asserts that graft flourishes today, more vigorously and openly than it ever did under the notorious Becker. Unprincipled members of the police department formerly plied, their, trade of graft among the ' criminals of the city, accepting bribes from those who operated in defiance of the law. The Whitman inquiry now is bringing out the fact 'that the graft levy is being laid most heavily today upon the city's legitimate business. Says The Herald : "The old-time crooked police man got money for protecting law-breakers for ignoring 'his duty. Now he gets it for. protecting honest business aganst law-breakers for doing his duty. And the possibilities for graft under the new system are much greater than under the old, as &ir. Whitman views them." An illustration is found in the allegation that a total of $450,000 was divided last year by seven members of the police department as rewards for the recovery of stolen automobiles. Indictments are coming with increasing facility, and the prospects are that a pretty, large degree of rottejiness will be shown before the inquiry ends. . Whether we shall merely have another vil odor for a time or something resembling an actual purification remains to be learned. Mark - Sullivan a says it imay ; bei. taken for granted that Mr. Harding wjli appoint his friend Daugherty to the cabinet. Taking things for granted, where Mr. Harding is concerned, has been a precarious scVt of port ' in'' some respects as far as the public is concerned, but we sup pose the men who really know him know all' about him. - " . fence it would be to bIvp'T!!5 and occupy th. ni, " aiieVT To "No Magic Date" Apologists for Mr. Root in his opposition to the Borah disarmament resolution are reminded by the New York World that "March 4 is no magic date, marked red in the calendar, on which the ills of the world will vanish." Mr. Root argues for delay, "not seriously hurtful," because of the ap proaching inaugurtton of Mr. Harding, holding that the Borah resolution, if adopted, would 'only terve to embarrass Mr. Harding and his cabinet. The World's rebuke is appropriate, not only to the obstructionist plea for more time, but mark edly also to the indecision of the President-elect in the matter of selecting his cabinet. Particularly with reference to the positions of Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, there had been a widespread popular hope that the President-elect would decide promptly and take the public into his confidence. Despite frequent sug gestion to the contrary, there is little evidence that he has decided at all. Certainly, if he has arrived at any choice for these important posts, the moral value to the nation of an early announcement has not been consdered. It has been wisely argued that a prompt selection for these places would exert a stabilizing influence on the public mind. It may also be considered that a speedier choice of a Secretary of State' would provide an interval of preparation for the man chosen for the post. But everything, it appears, must await the "magic date" five weeks distant now, four months away when Mr. Harding received his call from the Amer ican people. ; o Excusable Tardiness Thanks to a resolution offered by Senator Smoot and adopted with good-natured abandon by the Senate, the four or five state messengers who ar rived at Washington behind fime with their re spective collections of electoral votes will not have to pay the fine of $1,000 prescribed by law. Our own interest in the case has been heightened' by the fact that North Carolina's -messenger was ampng those who tarried somewhere by the way and failed to answer when Vice-President Marshall rang the electoral college' bell. It appeared for a time that, perhaps, we had wasted our time and energy in casting our block of votes for Mr. Cox last November that is, that the waste had been somewhat more pronounced than it seemed all along. Anyhow, we very particularly wanted Mr. Cox to get those votes. We are gratified to learn that he did. and that the man who took them to the capital won't have to pay, a thousand dollars because "he stopped off somewhere to get a soda water. o Senator "Sherman has offered abill to raise the salariesof Congressmen, who, he says,, are unable to live comfortably on their present pay. We would like to propose an amendment, making the raise apply only to those members who were earn ing more than $7,500 before they wentto Wash ington. ' " - Contemporary Views WHERE TO BUY . Whiteviile Neics-Reporter: Approximately four thousand dollars per month goes out to the mail order houses up north from the two Whiteviile postofEces.. In practically every instance this money goes for goods that could be bought just as readily, and just as cheaply from the home merchants. The same conditions can be found at air other postoflices in the county. Enough sight unseen trading with Chicago and other northern mail order houses is done from Columbus county each year to maintain town the size ot White viile, the largest town in Columbus. On one day this week alone? twenty -mail bags full of mail order catalogues were received here. A like quota was received at all other offices in the county. As we have said before, we welieve that practically every article that is bought from the Chicago mail order houses could be bought in Columbus county just" as cheaply as it can be bought in the north and with the added advantages of the buyer knowing just what he is getting and also getting it quicker. The patrons of the mail order houses should stop a moment and ask themselves if the mail order houses in the north contribute anything in the way of taxes for the support of our schools, roads and county and state govern ment. They do not. The merchant who is inclined to criticize these mail order patrons should stop a moment and ask himself if he has the backbone to compete with the northern houses and make an honest effort to keep trade at home where it belongs. , A GO-AHEAD LOOK Asheville Citizen: A modern Rip Van Winkle was released not long ago from the Charlestown state prison. He had. been a prisoner for twenty five years, and although he had read and heard of improvements that had taken place, he had not seen them. His observations are of peculiar in terest. Particularly his impression of children! Fgr the young people have been the object of much criticism for their freedom of manner, dis regard of the advice of elders, and many other changes for which they are compared unfavorably with the young people of a quarter century ago. The man looking on he outside world the first time since 1895 was amused by the short skirts worn by the girls, andNsaid they appeared as if on stilts. But he added: "Young people today ap pear to, be much more intelligent. They've got a go-ahead look that only one in a hundred used to have." - Unemployment and Its Remedy Sampson Democrat: Governor Morrison is re ported as favoring the construction of at least 3,000 miles of hard-surface roads, even at the cost of $75,000,000 to $150,000,000. But he favors se curing the funds through the income tax rather than through the imposition of an advalorem tax. The Democrat, too, is confident that the income tax is the only, proper means of securing the funds necessary for the execution of the progres sive road and educational programs. That is one tax that a man necessarily has the means where with to pay. He is allowed a living income be fore the tax is levied, and then only a small per centage of the surplus is demanded by th state. When his Income is cut, his tax is automatically reduced. Furthermore, the place to get money is where it is. WHY CAN IT NOT BE DONE GENERALLY? Winston-Salem Sentinel: Why would it not be a good idea to abolish v the office of treasurer in practically all the counties having such an official? It would be an entirely reasonable measure of economy, it seems to us. We can see no good reason for continuing the office in the average county. The plan has worked well in counties where the office has been abolished. It has been decidedly successful in Forsyth. If a large and important county like this can " get along without the office certainly It would seem that others could do the same. Tennessee's anti-cigarette law, an old and very feeble statute, has been repealed by the legislature We don't know why the solons happened to think of it. i There has been no indication that the law ever made an impression on others in the state ,i . . ' V '-' i in X Perhaps Mr. Hardiiig wouldn't find his devotion to the principles of party government so produc tive of trouble, 'if he had' &ny reliable means of Helling which of the several G. O. P.'s may prop erly, clalnv him. ' . r T " . ; The House has voted to accept J. p. Morgan's .'London residence as an American embassy. Thus ' by the generosity of a private citizen, we are about 5 to make' a start on th'e long neglected business of providing our diplomats with a pJace to caU -horned 5-v " x 1 ' ' YOUNG ELEMENT IN LEGISLATURE IN ARMS Charlotte Neics: The younger element In the legislature will neither be brooked nor denied. It has declared war against the older and mWe ex perienced members of that body and is, calling them the name of reactionaries and stand-patters. They seem to have it in for Doughton, Grier and Bowie particularly but there are a few others also included in their anathemas. They insijSt that 'the leadership of the legislature must be wrested from the hands of these old-timers and be passed over Into the palms of the younger, more alert and virulent manhood of the state as it is represented by youth in the legislature. The am bition to be active is commendable on the part of the young men, but they will discover that if they throw the combination referred to overboard, they will be very much in the shape of a ship that has been deprived of its captain. Old age is very useful to youth. It helps it to stay within the right paths; it brings to bear the experiences of maturity which are always worth while and it, mixes wisdom with enthusiasm and knowledge with zeal, a very important comcomitant in proper legislation. Maybe Messrs, Doughton and Grier and Bowie have to lean backwards a little bit in order to provide the right balance. It might 'be that the younger element in the legislature is in clined to lean too far forward and to be a little bit too progressive and farsighted. Progressivism Is no virtue unless it has the Ingredient of common sense to go aong with it and progress without prudence is worse than standing still. WHERE ARE THE BILLIONAIRES? Neto York World : No more disillusionizing dis closure of the limitations of American prosperity could be imagined than that contained in the L statement from Washington that "one return of income Of $5,000,000 was filed in the calendar year 1918," '. v - :: ' . '....'; Only one? There should be at least a thousand incomes of this meagre size if -popular ideas of swollen .fortunes have any basis of fact. Five "millions is 5 per cent per cent on only $100,000,000, Is this the best American genius for finance can do? . ; - Where are the billionaires? Where are the snows -Qf yesteryear? 'It is to be feared that a good deal of accumulated wealth has melted away under the torrid rays of income"-tax returns. A large part of it no doubt has been dissolved into Liberty' bonds and municipal, and. Other tax-exempt securities; peradventure a lot more has been as was in the hands of lawyers skilled in trans .muting taxable income into non-taxable. What seemed to be assets, and were such for ordinary purposes, very likely assumed the aspect of lla. bllities under stress of the same artistic manipu lation. A fortune, itfce a company surplus.. ia composed of . many . elastic "Ingredients! , . "Non the Jeste; it is a disappointing showing. If $5,000000 Ijrthe maximum of individual income,' where is the boasted exnansion of : multi-millionaire wealth in half a century? JPerhafts it will be more satisfactory to 'American pride to take -the' figures as ; exemplifying ' the development of "legal tajent rather than as indicating the decadence ofr At a time when . editorial columns speak of the "army of unemployed" and news cortu'mns .carry stories of closing plants, decreased labor forces, and even of bread lines and soup kitchens, the report just made by the Federal Employment Service fioes not ra3sure the press as a whole: 'A num ber of papers take the position that an analysis of the employment serv ice's figTire of nearly three and a half million unemployed will show that it makes no allowance for redistribution and is consequently merely an enu meration of those who have 'been droped from the payrolls of industrial Concerns during the year. But the press on the whole is Inclined to view the unemployment situation seriously, and many writers point to the action ot the Pennsylvania and other rail roads as a possible way of meeting what, threatens to develop into a crisis. ,s ' Already "the unemployment problem is keeping the whole country awaka nights," according to the Flint (Mich.) Journal, Independent, and the Boston Transcript, Independent - Republican, while it does not believe that "the present levet of unemployment will continue indefinitely, warns that so long as the condition obtains it pre sents "one of the most pressing of our domestic problems," since "it strikes a blow at the comfort and hap piness of hundreds of thousands of American citizens." Serious as the present situation i admitted to be, It is regarded by most writers as a passing: phase, caused by normal readjustment from war pros perity. Some view it more specifically as the result of the "buyers" strike," which in the nature of things cannot continue indefinitely. The Richmond (Va.) News Leader, Independent-Democrat, for instance, thinks "it has been apparent from the first that J;he chief cause of unemployment is the so-called 'buyers strike. The moment the demand for goods ceased, production began to decline. It will not be re sumed' on an adequate scale until the public decides to buy. more gods." As the "Washington Post, Independent, sees it, the "unemployment that is widespread in the nation is but one of the manifestations of the proc ess of industrial readjustment" and it is "temporary in its character." The New York Herald, Independent, feels that "the country has seen the worst of the readjustment." and that while unemployment figures are admittedly "grewsome, they do not, "thank heaven, spell the doom of American industry and business." put to the Baltimore American, Republican, the fact that crowds of men in' that city "want work badly enough 'to form in line on the chance of getting it" sug gests the fear that business readjust ment and deflation of wages must, af ter all, come "by way of the bread line, a method that all wish to see avoided." The news dispatch from Toledo that roup kitchens have been opened in that city to relieve acute distress re sulting from unemployment has pro duced something like a gasp of aston ishment from editorial writers, to whom, as to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Democrat, it has "a strange Bound in this land of teeming plenty, of tremen dous resources, of prideful moral im pulses." And the Enquirer points out further;. . "What is true In Toledo maybe true in varying degrees of other cities. The complex problems of readjustment and recovery from the abnormal period of wartime naturally present aspects both sordid and tragic. But if people are starvi in the rich cities of Amer ica, or even are in stressed circum stances, it is well to remember . that charity should begin at home," But "what most of the destitute want," the New York Times, Independent-Democrat, replies, "is work, not benevolence or charity; and work is being found by many municipalities to the limit of their resources." Dis cussing the contention that periods of unemployment should be . relieved through the construction of public works, the Spokane (Wash.), Spokesman-Review, Independent-Republican, believes that "it is certainly to the advantage of society and makes for the stability , of the state when govern mental authorities do whatever may prove to be within their power to sup ply willing but workless workerf with work." But the situation can be met through private as well as public ' initiative, it is pointed out;-and the method pro posed by the Pennsylvania railroad and other large employers indicates the way, in the opinion of many writ ers. In presenting to its employes "the alternative of accepting a reduc tion to five days a week in working time, with a corresponding reduction in weekly income, or of 20 per cent of the whole losing their jobs entirely," the New York World, Democrat, feels that the Pennsylvania has found a bet ter way that "ttie older methods of meeting a similar situation of business depression. It is a case of tempering the wind to the shorn lamb, rather than turning him loose in the cold, as used to be done." The Seattle Union Record (Labor) recommends the five day scheme or lay-offs for a definite period to the workers, since under such a system "you aren't haunted by worry." A large number of industrial con cerns, according to the Brooklyn Ea gle, JndependentrDemoorat. "have al ready put Into operation the idea of voluntary lay-offs for one week or two weeks to avoid discharging men." Now with the plan proposed by the rail roads, "they may come to the uniform five-day week notion." While there may be some disposition to question the wisdom of the Pennsylvania's ac tion in deliberately avoiding wage re ductions, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Republican, feels that the -five-day plan is the better way be cause it overcomes "one item of se rious economic loss" involved in re adjustment: , "One point in favor of the five-day week, and one important point, is that it holds the working organization in tact instead of 'disrupting it by dis charging part of the force. One of the worst evils of any period of un employment is that it means the scat tering of groups of men who have worked together and have been welded into an efficient organization. Expe rience in the past has demonstrated that an organization thus scattered never can be brought together again in its.original elements." u".: lB "raiegic line which th J 1 Imperialists claim as ti frontier between Prance ann r "No, the truth is h,. ermt "France sees th ;'..;. awakening in German,. revt France sees that the real - . "" I I II Wnlrn nrmanit - - W AAA U. Ill TlfiaDAi... she Is preparing am anJ an arm which no treaty car , , from Germany. y an tate it x ranee feels that whilc r ! Cm,A l win IJ "fining; ner miiitarv ,W killing her. And y,t Wn means of comins out n !s.n t; situation in which she ha, J tr self by her own infiexibnifv4 1 strike a mortal blow at '.thlo "Therefore she seek ,, Vera: pretexts so as to act ,viu : '""l' ance of justice. an aPPi , "?Lhe Jnva8ion of the Huhr is ,me nrst step on the roa,i i. w .lin. the pretext to whkh is n, nun ui uisarmament. "BuV FranrA a in . ...c iunnr o.j . Mil nnt nt CWn ... i s ,.. .w - v . uiic n u u 1 Mi.-.. her companions those who accomplices in the Treaty of v "e but it does not loqk as' if plices were disposed to follow Jj European News and Views An Italian Plea for Germany Ceneral B Bencivenga writes an doubtless very useful in suppressing article in the Tempo (Rome) showing j civilian troubles, but of no use in a the absurdity of the Allies' demands 1 struggle against regular troops. progressively as a relative social peace became established. Those of Bavaria and of East Prussia remained. "But, it must be remembered that Bevarians have still too, vivid a recol lection of the Communist experiences to' consent to obey France. "The reader will remember that in order to destroy the Communist fort ress of Munich, a veritable military expedition was necessary consisting of more than 50,000 men fully equipped. This was possible when the German army comprised more than 800,000 men but would be quite impossible when the army consists of 100,000. "And the Prussians of East Prussia They are not completely made up of faults. Of - all the Germans they are materially the most in contact . with Bolshevism, though their thoughts are farthest from it. And then East Prus sia still bears the delicate foot-prints of the Russians in the autumn of 1914. "How can it be imagined that Ger many will be able to keep order with only 100,000 men if the people should revolt against the heavy taxes neces sary to meet the Entente demands? "And really if the German army should be greated thpn the Treaty stipulates, there is no real danger for anyone, Especially not for v France with her 800,000 men armed to the teeth, of whom a part-like the Co lonials are soldiers by profession. "Just imagine the civic militia of East Prussia, deprived of cannon, and machine guns, crossing the whole of Germany to come and fight the French troops on the Rhine? "And even if the German armaments did constitute a menace to France what an extraordinary method of de- in expecting Germany to reduce her army to 100,000 men and compares the situation with Italy under similar con ditions. He says: . "Let the reader imagine , Italy van quished and subsequently .a prey to a revolutionary upheaval; a hungry Italy which would give rise to stupia now, and let niro ims"lc yu. would Insist on the carrying out of the following conditions; Demoblllga tion of the entire armx. and disbanding of the royal guard. Public order to kept by 60,000 men. a number equal to our carabineers. "The reader would say it is absurd, and I am quite of his opinion. ' "And yet such an absurdity was sanctioned by the treaty of Versailles with regard to Germany. According to the treaty Germany is supposed to keep order within her, borders and on her frontiers with oife hundred thousand men. "Germany is a country of 60 million inhabitants coiteisting of many large industi-ial centers, some of them with a population of3 and 4 million in habitants; Germany, a prey to terrible internal upheavals threatened on her frontiers by the Bolshevik who wish to spread revolution into the heafrt of Europe, and also by the Poles in toxicated by their rapid and unhoped for revolution, Germany, I say, is sup posed to entrust her security to 100, 000 men. - 'lAnd yet Italy, in normal times and untfer very different conditions to those of 'Germany needs at least 250, 000 men to keep public ordeT. "Only ' hate could suggest such an absurdity! "It was tjhe hate of Clemenceau who would not even listen to what Marshal Foch's common sense suggested, viz. tt leave Germany an army of 300,000 men. If Foch had been listened to v,a TT!ntntA' would have confronted Germany withr two contingencies either to act in good faith and carry outv the conditions fixed, or- to violate the conditions, showinsr bad faith, and thus give the Allies the right to take the most severe reprisals' "But to expect' of Germany to carry out such an absurd agreement in good 'faith was and is foolish. "We must not foreet either that if Germany had obeyed the different orders for disarmament Europe would today be a prey to Communist revolu tion. "It is nejeessary to have seen Ger many in the midst of the violent soontl struggles Jn 1919 in order to under stand what danger was threatening Europe at -that time. - "Germany at . that time saved Western civilisation; impartial history will give her credit for tTiis. "It was only natural that; Germany should try to avoid parrying out -the conditions of the Treaty in order not to commit sucide.'.' C 'In the, first place she-tried to remedy the weakness of the., amy by- creating a body of armed police . resembling our guard." -' - ' ' y , "She. then tolerated,, or encouraged i If she did not -organize them the ln atituf ion of a civic milltja of vojun i teers which were called Elnwohner" . wehr. This was a militia whose first; t'duty'.wa to defends the bourgeoisie fron the '.Communist mob, -A militia. The Great Power l hang. P M. Charles Brouilhet, Irofe at Strasburtr, publishes 'L ...vfu.cau, me economic flection Of thp nnn-cro C1N the war. He says: "Th,. first of pre-war states is headed todaV three great powers, England. sanrl Tor. an llUtT uuw "ttiauu s present iliffir-nit are settled ghe will he mJ"ull: mense company of peoples Ll ' oi .Dominions'- considers India as such now. "Thero in nn neuH t i ' . rinito ototo. i t "01: "'vv -vto auu japan have co me iuit imuugii tne war "As to France, when we havew ul" "vuuuo, ii win ue our own u x r u hui nsure as the fnnm the great powers. AU means of , . lclr nave gred "..vVu "ui nmuouidi puliation jca.uBc ii nas ireed us b the indispensable mines. ' " "2nd. Because It nas freed us J uawuuai economy on our oJ icrruory. ,mi . jiue war macie us lose timu- u stopped the economic evolution of wiiuie wunu even or tne neutral '.'Our Colonial domain is repeoi and frond at nil fnruim cret or official. From now on N'orl Africa js more like another FriJ tnan a colony. Our future, with tne seas. There are new economif rrmm be formed, to which we must not r main stransers. There am mam ., known people; the unknown Ruf and the unHnown German. "TVia nKn.nnl... C 11 . .. 3 nwrotier oi me latter ( easily be determined if the policy the new Kepublic becomes firm "The war has not meant hp, , downfall, her industry has not sJ tered irreparably. r.prmany nm an industrial power with clients over the world. "Let us look at the countries h the industrial sicie is yet to be veloped; the Asiatic grroun. the Lai American group .and" the Cota group. They may become economics masters of the situation. "A reaction may come from t!i ouarter against industrialism and excesses which are bound to happ 1 if it s given over to itself. "The general opinion is that tcot mlc life will revolve round raw t terials, Just as it revolved in pre- times round manufactured prodc New countries are in this way the b provided for. It is their part tog to the products of their soil a t: manufacture shape. It is the info: cf the art of production. "As the producers would keep produce in its first stages at least old countries of civilization would deavor to retain their superiority perfecting their methods. But the suit of the tactics of the prodic countries would make the two at equal. ""We are coming to the reicn of first producers; it is Sully's theory veloned. and aoylied to raw mater: srenerallv and not-only to food p: duee. "This evolution will no doubt long. Already today it seems u- France has nothing to fear from ii, will not be jealous of her possessioi and dependences." Germans Lom World Large! UH The German steamship TirpitJ, nf t.h masternleces of 5ernian building", and at present the M steamer afloat, is now compiei la chnrtlv tn Va handed over to th lies, according to the London W She was originally intenaen TSnnamn fonnl i-nillf .'I nd W8S vt-rnntaA trw pnrrv 2.000 passenger) the Hamburg-America Line's est service to China. As m tne m.- -Vaterland the Tlrpitz was fitted o. most elaborate manner. rr ; 3al00n' passengers there is a J" -: , r.;A in lie 1 lie iVi 1 Th. Tirnitu WHS lUlU UP"U' j Miinf fiaWH ine war ana n"lclc" . ,j k,. V15C, Hqc nnw been repai"''a' is to undergo her trials at hw.nemt, in the course of a few days. an then, after a short voyage, oe over to her new owners. In Texas the blark loam i H cnll fnr nttnn. roril. wneai ' other field crops. Our Reputation 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 P sitioa and ability at all times to care for the needs of its depositors. the Wilmington Savings & Trust Co- "Oldest and Largest Savings Bank In North Carolins "Si 1 ,
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 31, 1921, edition 1
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