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' it V" i t ' i ; :.'f v ; ? 1 . i V ft. J . ;1 Tl. .a I'- FOUK THE MORNING STAR, WILjilNGTON N. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14,' 1921. - .. V ilormttg twe 1 (THE OLDEST DAILY IX NORTH CAHUUa P.fcll.hed Every Slornlue i- te "i ex Vr Tfce Street. Wilmlnston. Xortfc Caroll Entered at the Postoffice at Wilmington. N. C is Second Class Matter. Editorial ...... Business Office Teeyaoaeej No. l no. si SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER One Year 11 x Months Three Months l-LZ bne Month ... fcVBSCRIPTIOX RATES BY M All One Year' ... . 6ix Months .. Three Months Do Month . . . Postage Prepaid Dally only $5.00 2.50 1.25 45 Daily and Sunday $7.00 5 I.T Subscriptions Not Accepted for Sunday Only Edition MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE!. PRESS Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news cieeited to it r not otherwise credited in this paper and fe.ao the local news published herein. All rights of re-publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. FOREIGN ADVERTISING OFFICES: Atlanta: Candler Building. J. B. KEOUOH , New York Boston chS? IZ Fifth Ave. 22 Devonshire Peoples Gas ort BRYANT. GRIFFITH A BRCNSOX. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1921 Jan Smuts Jan Smuts's victory relieves a situation fraught with profound peril to 'the Empire. Ever since tne last election, Smuts has been a Premier sitting upon a volcano, relying for .the maintenance of his position upon the uncertain support of scat tered groups of the Labor party. Only his con summate leadership, his intellectual supremacy, his sheer bigness, kept-him in place. He is now happily entrenched, his party having won a clear majority. South Africa has set its face against disunion and reaction. - ' What has happened can be appreciated only in the light of a knowledge of developments since the defeat of the Boers early in the century. Botha and Smuts both devoted themselves to the task of reconstruction. Hertzog, another Boer leader, was at first acquiescent in their attitude, and in 1910 even contributed to the making of the con stitution of the Union. Soon thereafter he ex perienced a change of heart. The Nationalists, standing for Boer independence andj isolation, began to loom up as a force to be reckoned with, arid it was not long before Hertzog undertook their guidance. In 1914, with the outbreak of the war, the occasion was chosen to attempt an abortive revolution. Botha, as Premier, was fighting the Germans near-by; Smuts, his subordinate, was abroad helping in the direction of tho. struggle from London. The revolt ,was crushed, but the fire of discontent did not die out. Botha's death meant Smut's succession ; but the power of the Nationalists waxed greater, because it fed upon the irritations which made themselves felt in South Africa no less1 keenly than in the rest of the world. There were the burdens of taxation, :he murmurirfgs of labor, the stirrings of a new consciousness which had come to the blacks. Bmuts was confronted with an infinitely difficult task, which in 1920 appeared beyond his resources when the Nationalists triumphed at the polls. With patience, with a rare diplomacy, with an in comparable vision, Smuts held his own while estab lishing his line, and the result which has just been announced gives him he whip-hand. It was a victory for the man. who fashioned the frame-work of the League of Nations, for the man sv-ho. having fought gallantly against the English found in his defeat the thrill and spur of a larger service than could possibly flow out of the con finements of nationalism. He saw the glory of a South Africa receiving in the bosom of the British Empire an independence, a charter of growth, un attainable in any other way; and he cast himself, vith all his tremendous capacity, into the work of naking his country a great nation. He is suc ceeding mightily. The world will keep its eyes on 3mute. He is one of the few truly colossal figures. i. o- Tick Eradication Hey, diddle-diddle, a Carolina riddle, The cow jumped over the vat, Anopheles laughed to see such sport, And the tick ran away with the fat. The proposed statewide law, under the opera tion of which the Eastern Carolina cattle tick would quickly be gathered to his fathers, will have another hearing in the General Assembly this week. The House has voted to re-consider its recent rejection of the bill, and probably will await action in the Senate before taking another rote. The defeat in the House seemed at first to be fairly conclusive, and we are without substantial evi dence of a change of heart, but the readiness to make a second record of the members' will has given new courage to the advocate of this highly important legislation. The moral weight of a victory in the Senate would; be of great value to the proponent 'of the measure, when they return with their proposal' to the floor of the Lower House. We are convinced that both Senate and House, would respond to, earnest insistence from the people at home, and the citizens of Eastern Carolina, particularly, should weigh the issue welPbefore they yield to the counsel of misunder standing and prejudice. ' . . We. are indebted to Mr. McGirt for " a brief catechism on tick eradication. It makes the issue so plear-that we are at a loss to understand how there can be any issue at all; dealing only vritb ; established ' facts, Mr.r McGlrt's catechism should convince every person of open mind that the ques tion' has, in fact, only ene sideand that side should enlist the 1 earnest support of all progres- shre, people. &-k. . , There are VtwentyKne counties of Eastern Caro lina now infected with the cattle tick. The pro- posed . law wpuiarequire systematic dipping' in these 'wanUTlie-'dipping vat "is the most economical, up-to-date and effective method of eradication." . It; s the method employed in Louisiana .Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Soutn j Carolina, Tennessee, California, four of these states having "completely banished the cattle tick under state laws." It is, moreover, the method -now used in Eastern Carolina, though with a lack of co-ordination in the work of the several coun ties that is largely destroying the value of the crusade. There are &D6 dipping vats in Eastern Carolina, and "it will require less than 300 addi tional vats to complete the work. The average cost per vat is $100." We are informed that the vats are about four miles apart and that "no cattle owner has more than two miles to drive his cattle." .. - A question in- the McGirt catechism is, "Is the Cattle Tick a State Issue?" The affirmative answer is supported by reasons which we quote here: . -' ' First. The state appropriates $25,000 annu ally to maintain the quarantine line between tick -infested counties and border counties., Second.', The United States .Government appropriates $35,000 each year for the same purpose. Third. The infested counties and the border counties are losing millions of dollars be cause of the prevalence of cattle tick. Fourth. These annual appropriations, plus the cost sustained in keeping the cattle tick in Eastern Carolina, instead of eradicating the tick, makes it a matter of .grave concern to the entire state. Fifth. The state would not appropriate $5,000 year after year to quarantine a group of counties infested with smallpox. The-state would provide ways and means f o immediately eradicate this menace. The people of this section should pause to realize that they are standing in their own light if, and when they demand the rejection of a statewide eradication law because of over-sensitiveness to the element of compulsion or because of a feeling that the State is seeking to interfere in a matter of purely local concern. The cattle,tick refuses to. be localized. He is perfectly at home on any cow's hide, as long as the cow continues wearing it, and where the cow goes he will go. Happily, he will just as readily follow a cow into a dipping vat as into a neighboring county or state, and after a trip through tho vat he isn't the same tick any longer. - The people of Eastern Carolina ought to set their legislative representatives right in this matter, and the time to do it is NOW before the issue re-appears on the calendars at Raleigh. Recognition of the Small Boy Boys are born to climb, as thesparks fly up ward. Any mother knows this, and often uses moral suasion and physical force to keep her small son from the vicinity of buildings in process of construction and of other structures irresistible in their appeal to the climbing propensity of small boys! That same propensity, carried on to man, hood, has given us our explorers and mountain climbers, steeple jacks and aviators, and others of that clan to whom the lure of height is stronger than any other claim. Men 'have always been rather proud of their venturesome spirit, but strangely have forgotten that it is a source of danger to the small boys of the world. At last, however. no less than authority than the United States Circuit Court ot Appeals, acting upon a case in New York City, has recognized the -fact that . "anyone who puts up a structure which might lure a boy to climb upon it is guilty of negligence unless he also takes some measures to prevent the lad from cUmbing." A trial jury had previously awarded $11,000 damages to the eight-year-old child who, tempted by a pigeon nest on" the top girder ot a bridge in the Bronx, had lost an arm when he touched a cable carrying high voltage electricity. No precautions had been taken to prevent such occurrences, hence the principle laid down, by the District Court and thus enlarged upon by Judge Hough of the Court of Appeals: "Manv a lawful thing may be so negligently managed, handled, or maintained as to give rise to a cause of action In tort. The true doctrine is that any composition of matter which lures or attracts the confiding ignorance of childhood to its own harm must be safeguarded against as circumstances require. Considering the evidence !n this case, we conclude that the defendant cOuld have foreseen that some boy would do exactly what this boy did and just such troublesome boys are entitled to be protected against themselves." The decision Is interesting as an evidence of the great advance modern "society and legal practice have made in their attitude toward the child. Instead of regarding the child as a man hot yet grown to physical maturity, society knows that, possessed of an individuality no less distinct than that of an adult, he is unlike any man, even the man into whom he will develop. Because he has not the wisdom of experience and the ability to correlate what he observes, he must be, as Judge Hough says, "protected against himself." Unjust to Service Men 1 Secretary Baker has issued a timely warning against the practice of "designating as 'ex-service men' burglars, holdup men and other criminals "without proper investigation." Inquiry, he asserts; has often disclosed thefact that mW so described were never identified with the Army or the Navy. "It is popular just now," according to the. Secre tary of War, "for criminals to plead that they were in the service, in the hope of gaining sympathy." It! may not be amiss to suggest that the designa tion be eliminated even in those cases where the criminal does happen to be a. former member of the Army or Navy. Ordinarily, the description is not essential or ; enlightening, and it is certainly not mope appropriate than it would be in many other connections which, as a rule, do not . seem to suggest its use. Ex-service men, " as individuals, areMolng many things that are good and honor- j ame, creauame to inemseives ana to their former j connections. . If it does not appear necessary in i speaking of these matters to mention the sub 1 . . . . f jects war service,-there can surely be no reason for linking theArmyor Navy v with the case of the man who gets in bad standing wfth the police. The .effect of the frequent use of the phrase "ex-service man" in connection with criminals haft been to give the impression of widespread law lessness among the World War veterans. This effect ''has not been sought or Intended, but it. has necessarily followed. It is erroneous and,' as Mr. Baker has said,' a' great Injustice ' to j the -great body of men who; may properly pride them selves, in being 'ex-service men." - : ' . - . w A Harding Bloc , Mr. Harding. is apparently finding it harder to preserve harmony with the Senate than he had "Creamed of. Hie report that a Senate bloc friendly to the President-elect is actually In process of formation indicates that Messrs. Lodge and Pen- rose are becoming dietorial to a degree which ) even the easy-going Harding can not suffer. He is beginningto tire of the opposition which these gentlemen and otherare exhibiting to every sug gestion cpniing from him touching cabinet appoint ments. The expected is being given reality. Mr. Hard ing was not elected by reason of the strength of his party, which is now giving token of the deep seated factionalism which infected it long before November 4. Dissensions, soft-pedaled for ex pediency's sake, are now unmistakably revealed. Mr. Harding deserves the country's sympathy. i 1 II 1 "ill collaboration sTl I! ". . -. - . m. -;H " BIOWlv th I Daily rxhtorial Digest - " - y r :. . , - ... . ... . . . 1 1 The Japanese Agreement Contemporary Views - A NOTABLE FORWARD STEP Winston-Salemn Sentinel: At the beginning of the new school session there is going to be in augurated at the City High School a course in Citizenship. This will be started as a course for eighth grade students and will ultimately develop into one covering the entire high school period. ,. The fundamentals of citizenship will be taught in a comprehensive way and the students will begin a real insight into problems that will con front them when they emerge from school. This is certainly a step in the right direction. The average high school boy and girl is greatly in need of just, such a course as this. Many of these boys and girls will not go to college. If they do not receive instruction in the funda mentals of citizenship before they leave the high school mairy of them will never get it at all. And the fact that woman's suffrage is now an accomplished fact makes it as important for the girls as for the boys. This is another progressive step that is indi cative ot the policy of those in charge of the local school system to make it second to none. The constant purpose'is to make the school cur-j riculum as practical as possible and adapted to the needs of the largest possible number of students. The people of the community have every reason to be proud of what has already been done in the development of the school work and of the pros pects for its continued expansion in the future. '6,000,000 BALES AS THE LIMIT Charlotte Observer: The Obscer is rather inciinea to tne view taKen Dy w. a. rnompson & Co., the New Orleans cotton brokers, that the Government's estimate of the left-over crop is being used too much to the possible undoing of the holders of cotton. One bad effect of promulgation of the alarming report was an immediate break in the market. The American Cotton Association, of which Harvie Jordan is secretary, is using the report of excessive holdings as a lever in bring ing about a reduced cotton acreage, while it is probable no such leverage is needed. The crop is going to be reduced if there wras not a bale of left-over cotton in the country. We believe the situation is correctly presented by. Thompson when he invites attention to the fact that even if the carry-over is as great as represented by the-Government's report it does not .follow that any such number of bales were and are available. On the contrary, it is well known to the trade that a large proportion of the carry-over from last season was low, unspinnable cotton. The United States estimated produclion for 1920-21 includes a con siderable portion of- bollies, snaps, and weather damaged cotton which fanners in certain sections have foolishly picked and are still picking, which stuff Is estimated as cotton but which will not and cannot be used for spinning purposes. Note furthermore, that the Bureau's estimate includes the carry-over, and production ofthe entire world and from all ' sources. The India crop, estimated at 4,676,000 is, as is well known, low in grade and to a large extent comes within the category of un marketable cotton. The Egyptain crop, estimated at 1,315,000 bales, is a staple specialty; and "other" production, including every kind of cotton or near cotton, or junk that looks like cotton, is lumped by the Bureau into an imposing item of 800,000 bales. The cotton trade, Thompson avers, knows, as a matter of fact, although unable to back up its knowledge with an array of specific figures, that a very considerable part of the 25,624,000 esti mated supply for 1920-21, is bales which do not come within the purview of consumption at all, and under present conditions have no status as "cotton available for consumption" and are usable only as materials for padding statistics and as the means for trying to stampede the cotton holder and his supporting bankers into the slough of despair. t The point the Observer is driving at is that it is better to accept the facts of the situation and to base action In the light of these accepted facts, than to be exciting the people over . improbable eventualities. The size of the left-over crop should cut no figure in the growing determination of the farmers to reduce the crop. This reduction should be based on common sense and not be precipitated' through a scare. Whether the left-over crop is small or large, the sensible thing for the South ern farmers to do this spring is to plant less cotton than they have been accustomed to plant ingthe less, the better. It is the common sense remedy, and Thompson seems to suggest its practical application when he argues that a crop of 6,000,000 bales this year on top of the carry over, whatever that might be, will reduce the sup ply for tHe coming twelve months to figures which will galvanize demand into activity which will not only take up the present surplus but the next crop as well at prices which will save the present situation and put cotton production on a safely remunerative basis hereafter. The only way to assure a crop of the limited size stated, is to put into, the ground an amount; of seed which will under any normal weather conditions make it im possible to produce more than the said limited crop. . WHY IS IT, INDEED? Charlotte Nexcs: The inquiry goes from the conference of business men and laborers held in Charlotte, "Why la it that building operations here remain at a standstill?" it's a pertinent question. We are told that other sections are beginning to build, but nothing is being done here, although labor costs are down and materials are much lower than they have been for years. The contractors persuade us aleo that when the building boom finally does come on, both labor-costs and material costs will ascend, under the competitive rush for both, yet those who expect to build seem to be uninfluenced by the plain logic of this situation. Thewm! St?ttus Prevail8 in almost every other lIa.fe; -5he-JruthxJ)f the matter is that the people quit Spending their money some time ago for anything except such' as they were ' obliged to have, ana they have nht w'fn n. then that the bottom is reached.' They are watch- iun, opmg anr,. perhaps, believing that lower prices will yet prevail and they refuse to go out into the market nntn . I , . , V4U Kl TT UUt LUG V 4 r lowest Possible prices. It is going to ;rZr.L , B a ssnume revival to any line of business so Ions- an thia 0.t0i . In hanging around. ' ; v -- v ' - "Secret diplomacy" is again under fire in the press as a result of the con troversy between Senator Johnson and Secretary Colby over making public the Sforris-Shidehara agreement. As is ireaally the ease in dieussing the Jap anese problem, divisidn of editorial opinion is chiefly-geogrraphic. Insitence upon "open covenants openly arrived at" is found in Western papers, while moet of the Eastern editors support Secretary Colby in his refusal to an nounce the result of "official conversa tions" which he maintains have hot yet reached the stage of formal agreement. Emphasizing the point that "the treaty is not complete; it has not been submitted; it is still under considera tion," the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Dem.) ridicules the suggestion : that it ist this time theconcern of the Sen ate: ' ""'Shades of John 'Hay!' it exclaims, "since when did it become customary for an ambassador to consult with members of the foreign relations com mittee of the Senate in the negotiation of a treaty? His chief is the Secretary of State,; . with him he consults and from him Secures his instructions." Opposition to this view, however, comes from at least one paper on the Atlantic Coast, as well as from the Pa cific. The . Express -and Advertiser (Ttcp.) of Portland, Maine, sees in Sena tor Johnson's request "a splendid op portunity for demonstration" of "Presi dent Wilson's celebrated point of 'open covenants openly arrived at,' particu larly since 'there is no need for secrecy' and "Senator Johnson is right in his position that the West should be in formed at once as to what has passed between the two governments." , . While ,the California Senator may bo "a trpublesome person by reason of his insistence on light here and there," as the Wichita Kagle (Ind.) rather satirically suggests, the Detroit Free Press (Ind.) finds "good excuse" for his demand that the people chiefly con cerned in these negotiations shall not be "obliged to wait until the details, already being discussed . at length in Japan, yter through via Japanese'news channels." Eventually, the Spokane Spokesman "Itevlew (IndRep.) points out, the State Department, "if it is to get anywhere -with its reputed agree ment with Japan," must "bring it into the open." Therefore: "It would seem that Mr. Colby is going about his undertaking in the wrong- manner. An attitude of frank ness and non-concealment would seem more effective. Certainly it would be more consonant with the spirit or American government." In the opinion of the Columbus (O) Dispatch (Ind.), however, Johnson is merely "stirring up unnecessary fric tion" which may read injuriously by forcing the people of California to yield more "to the Judgment of the country as a whole" than would have been the case had they refrained "from throw ing monkey wrenches into the ma chinery of conciliation." ' 1 is this appearance of an attempt on the part of California "to dictate national -policies" which is most strong ly opposed by' papers not. in the im mediate battleground. To the Roches ter" and the Norfolk -Virginian-Pilot (Ind. Djem. feels that "Senator Johnson should realize that lie himself does not enjoy a monopoly on Americanism an that California Is not the only state in the Union. The treaty between Japan and the United States is not to be considered on the basis of Johnson or California states anship, but on that of American states manship. The questions involved are of national and international propor tions." - kf i.ne question as the Buffalo Express (Ind. Eep.) sees it "is whether the ideas of a group of California politi cians should direct the policy of a na tion or whether it should be repre sntatnre of the entire country." That question can be answered only in a re fusal to allow California "to - impose her special obsession on the United States." . However, this theory that the Japa nese problem is the "special obsession" of California and the coast is em phatically refuted by Western writers. "It is purely a natter of geography that this state happens to be-on the firing line in the present controversy," says the Sacramento Union (Ind.). Far from being a local issue, the Union continues, "It is fundamentally a mat ter for the national concern": and only the crass ignorar.ee of the eastern see tion of the nation prevents the general realization of this fact." Precisely be cause "the people of California, in fighting their battle for Japanese ex clusion, are but fighting the battle of future American civilization" the Los Angeles Express (Ind.) deplores the Morris-Shidehara agreement, which it believes "is far from a statesmanlike settlement of the issues Hivolve'd." and it insists upon negotiations '.that in volve no surrender of vital American rights to secure & Japanese diplomatic triumph." k What the pending agreement pro poses, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ind. Dem.) is "general alien land ownership laws applicable to all aliens." With this settlement "the peo ple, of the United States should be more than satisfied." the paper believes, since "the United States is really yield ing nothing" and the Pacific Coast .se cures the protection it demands. Further, "California most of all should welcome an arrangement which give her the substance of what she has clumsily sought." Denying that Japan has been dis criminated against in the matter of land ownership, the San Francisco Chronicle (Ind.) maintains that in any event "our domestic laws are no legi timate concern of Japan" and that "the California law should not even be dis cussed with Japan," and the Fresno Republican (Ind.) insists- that what ever the terms of the treaty may prov. to be, "the Japanese immigration qces tion must be determined by American statute and not by treaty." This doctrine, reiterated by Cali fornia representativesand press in the face of negotiations looking toward an equable settlement leads the Syra cuse Post Standard (Rep.) to comment that "the Japanese menace has its capital in Sacramento, not in Tokyo. The brewers of trouble are not the irom which the political I A U,J ST- conditio rli. A ec gain the confidence ,.t ,ln:nt s , evidently it has bon - p0tJ Austria has been admitted 5 jcague 01 nauors. tf "Henceforth, as en: league. In spite of lts s.' Austria . . 'yr. Of Austria is on an eoua! ana politically with root: ter Timef Union (Ind.) "it would seemf shrewd and silent Japanese, but the iimi uw ui me country, ougnt to have something to say about the mat- tries belonging to the lazx.,- r has also the right to U,-n ar. Ah'- rcwrciing ana perrctir r- tht. i the league. As m-m!." r. ,u' , and this, is imim..,.. . 'ac--J is impcrt-ir- comes a member of th cuinmmee ior tne orran league of nations th- In r which Austria, an a m ' nal bff her distress and from '. . n happy country can demand conditions neceisarv for h-r I and her dnlnnmn, . ' Xl"'l realized. ,ru"1 "But Still another proof r.t ... will of the great no .r. , W Austria h nrt ' . a,ntlt; rimiu ucmanuta oy tne AustriY, -J - ?ZV,n- these pr,.r0siti I the indescribable misrv Jt 1 ent and hln ,, i ' "e PrJ cepted." The chancellor eos r.n t int a rani I i .. ' ' 'I ing annuncio to Yw r.n . vi mi ucj uirtr-- are TounI- i r.r , bases f common cuitur. : -v."'rioTi' laitvu nit- uiciirnsiiiE V U ('?o-J irfli a f rv th n . -. .. I . . c ; Ul. lie fllPRKS tf.T. 0( relations with Hungary and the tion of western Htfnasrv "On the 13th of November. Trianon treaty was ra.tifi.-fl hV renunciation of Hungary tj t'r.r w. tested territory in favor of .ut;r was approved. The Austrian VvfJ ment has alwaysbeen tirm;y persuai. iuai iue Luiuuiuii in uresis or .us-- ana nuugary require a solution wH tuny takes into consideration point oi view and thf clain.s of An tna and at the same time tlcP!l ,M. dealing with the suseeptibilitjpg 0; u Hungarian neighbor, that th ppJifj situation or central Kurone as we?! i cially that the transfer of terrftor should take place as peacefully a pj sible, and that negotiations were necessary in a question which hai) n ready been decided by the treaty i peace." SHIPP1 noisily provocative Hearsts and Johnsons." European News and Views Forecasts Brand's Policy The Paris Journal des Debats prints a somewhat remarkable forecast of Brtand's policy, in which it deals with an Italian suggestion that France .should join with Italy in a purely Eu ropean continental alliance,, abandon ing any possible co-operaticn with England and America. ' There is no doubt about it tha: M. Eriand seeks the solution of present p: orients.' says tne writer, "in a close agreement with England. Every otlr premier chosen by the president of the republic would do the same. On both sides of the channel, opinion becomes more and more decided, . in spite of temporary misunderstandings in favor of a closer entente cordiale, and even of an alliance. Each country is aware that it would gravely compromise its essential conditions of existence if the two do not follow the same line. The experience of the last two years is conclusive. The diplomatic system of profiting by a common victory for each to exploit its own particular ad vantages, has not been successful. Events have .shown the solidarity of England's and France's interests in Asia and the necessity for each to ap ply the same previously arranged methods. Only those persons rooted to old. badly understood, conditions would protest. It is very important today that Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand should understand each other clearly on the subject of methods. "It is eqnally desirable," says the writer, "that these two statesmen should be in complete harmony with Italy. Count Sforza seems to be a man with whom It is easy to speak frankly. Now that the Adriatic ques tion is settled the cabinet at Romewill logically have to follow the. evolution which leads away from selfishness , to rnmrniiTiltv of Interests with tne IUO w T other western powers HURLEY SAYS BOARD DID FINE WO- Declares, lo Committee It Pn duced Shipsf Which W as Whal Board Was For play this part which seems to haunt some Roman minds. She is contented to live and to shine in the world by her ideas and her intelligence. Italy! can legitimately nourish the same am- j bition. But, for goodness sake, do notj let her demand an exclusive friend-1 ship fFOm us which would put us on bad terms with cur mutual friends. She, as well as ourselves, have a similar interest in a close understanding with the United States and England. "Let us then -join together in good will, dry up the sources of misunder standing, and without dissimulation combine the means to save our coun try and the world from the chaos with which It is threatened." recent diplomatic-nominations w;ere of the kind to make us uneasy, we shall not be astonished nor angry if Italy proposes to develop commercial rela tions with Germany. We desire also to develop ours so that the activfty of the exchanges will facilitate Germany paying her debts to us. "We only hope that the diplomacy of the cabinet will lose its had habits contracted with the triple alliance,- and will not seek in Berlin or Asia a possible quarrel against us. In order to succeed in the huge task of reconstruction, which in terests Italy-just' as much as our selves, it is necessary to agree not only in words, and for the powers re solved to ' work for the re-establishment Of the-economic balance not to use . part of their energy in sparing means of pressure against their com rades, m We must act as loyal associ ates or we shall fail. "According to the papers in Rome," concludes the writer, '"it appears" that there is still much to be done before Italian opinion is convinced of this. For example, the Giornale d'ltalia, the Sonnlno organ, says that France ought to be content with the - friendship ' of forty million Italians and give up ,the Idea of 'problematic aid from America and an alliance with England,' for American aid is disappearing and an alliance with England is too expen sive." We, thus return to the system advocated in 1919, of France and. Italy being 'closely united to . . govern the world.? ;Whatt an absurdity! . France and; Italy would be-absolutely Incapa ble," however united they Were, to gov ern: th. -world, . they would ' soon come to . grief." But as. far -va she is con Jl'ST WHAT IS AUSTRUf A clear statement of Austria's con dition from the point of view of for eign relations was made in a state ment to the parliament by the chan cellor. Dr. Mayr, as follows (reported in eues Wiener Tageblatt): "The treaty of Saint Germain has di vided up an economic territory which had existed for centuries and allowed economic frontiers to be created in a district where they ought logically to form barriers, thus preventing the re construction of wealth destroyed by the war. On entering the foreign of fice I was convinced of this fact and I could recall with reference to this Important ideas of former times that our country at the present time can only be helped by those who today are in power, and who, when creating our state promised to preserve from- hun ger a people of six millions, with" a rich civilization and a great historic past, in the centre of Europe. The great nations of' the west who recog- ' nize this engagement can alone offer Although some that Infusion of blood to our economi cal situation wnicn is struggling wun death, which besides our own active WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Both tl allies and the Germans were astound1 at the rapidity with which the shippin board constructed ships after the Yi ted States entered the war, the houi committee investigating the board operations was told Saturday by K. ! Hurley,, of Chicago, who was chai man of the' board from Juiy, Yj' the summer of 1919. High government officials in En; land. France and Italy to:1 him durii a visit to Europe after the armistic Mr. Hurley said, that they were high pleased at the accomplishments of ti board, which, he added, built ski faster than those countries l;i thought possible. He learned, also I said, that Germans, too. had lw amazed at the board's construct program. - The former chairman discussed i comment! he had heard abroad, aft touching ln a general way on criticise directed at the board in this countt Admitting that mistakes had been ma Mr. Hurley said that was inevitab since It was necessary to create mammoth organization in a short tit for the purpose of turnine out s'nll "W. delivered the ships." hf i clafed. "that's what we were suppo to do," Shipping board officials profited i their mistakes, and took pains not repeat them, the witness said, add;: that the country could view with pm the accomplishments of the board. Tl ships it put Into use. he declare helped turn the tide at the most crit cal period of the war. Mr. Hurley paid tribute to thf m associated with hinv and especially Charles M. Schwab, who he said, K been drafted to take charge of struction when satisfactory progrc was not beine made. At the peace co ference, Mr. Hurley continu.d. Hei enceau told him that the apoint of Mr. Schwab had frightened the 'v mans, heartened the French and thused the British. "I know that his appointment, added, "inspired the American peoi to get behind the shipbuildini I" gram." . He expressed optimism over tn ture of the American merchant mar. but said that too many ships im prove a liability in case snnVi-m goes could not be had for t! .m. Junking of the government s B wooden ships was favored by J -r ley. who said the vessels were no h er of any use or practical vaur. : OF The Wilmington Sayings & Trust Co. WHEN YOU CHOOSE A BANK . 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