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FOUR , THE MOKNINU STAR, WILMINGTON, N. cC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, . lSl. , V 'tjjjft Morning itar THOt!: ffAftY l NORTH CAROLINA" PahH l<ty Jttorainx l tke Yenr hr WrWII'. mM&TON STAR COMPACT, Iuc 1O0 CkM ; 8ttM. WilniiMKton. North Caroli tfire at the Postoffice at Wilmington. N. C g o&? Class Matter. Telephone i . Editorial So si BusUhm Office ....i.,.-. IfcliSCRlPTION BATES BY CARHIBR 5 iz if oat he ........: nr muiiius .............- - WW On 6 hrc n Mouth fctBSCKIPTlON KATES BY MAII Postage Prepaid Daily - only One Tear ..... . .w.00 Biz Months 2.50 Thre Months 1.25 One Month .46 Dally a&4 Sunday $7.00 S.M 1.7 .SO Subscriptions Not Accepted for Bun day Only Edition MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS . Tn Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news creaited to ll or not otherwise credited in this paper and Also tne local new published herein. All rights of re-puD, lication of special dispatches herein are alto reserved. - FOREIGN ' ADVERTISING OFFlCESj "- Atlanta: Candler Building. J- B. KEOUOH New York Boston , , Chicaao 22- Fifth Ave. 21 Devonshire Peoples' Gas ld BRYANT, GRIFFITH A BRUNSON. i THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1921 : What Will Hughes Do? Apparently without the remotest idea as to the policies that would prevail under a Harding administration, the American people turned in and pitched the Ohio Senator into the Presidency on a landslide. The people still do not know what Mr. Harding himself will do, but they are taking heart in 'his apparent disposition to delegate a large measure of authority to his Cabinet members. It is generally agreed that Mri Hughes will "run" ,the State Department. Mr. Harding has virtually said as much. Speculative consideration of our Weign policies, then, must turn to the new Secre tary of State. Everyone professes to be delighted with Mr. Hughes' appointment. Even Hiram Johnson mentions him as one "not at all unsatis factory!" Clearly, it will fall toMr. Hughes to dis pense many of the inevitably cruel jabs that had been laid to 'Mr. Harding's future account. Be tween the two poles of the Republican party, with respect of the League of Nations, Association of Nations and the like, there is a wide, wide gap. It is quite certain that severe jolt is in store for some of the party's spokesmen, late and present: In the light of Mr. Hughes' position in the pro longed discussion of the League of Nations, friends of world peace may find material of which to fashion a new hope v o Good Faith4 . Such a proposal is in direct contra- , vention of party pledges . The State trusted the Democratic party to use wisely the enlarged delegation of power in matters of taxation, with the distinct assurance that, ad valorem taxes should be reserved to coun ties and municipalities, ' We protest against any departure from the understanding entered into by the people in good faith. This from the telegraphic protest filed- with . Representative Dough ton by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce against the proposed ad valorem' tax of five, per cent presents the opposi tion to this tax in a form that ought to make a virid appeal to believers in party platforms. The facts stated in the message of protest are well known, the pledges mentioned were distinctly made and, as the Chamber suggests, the trend of the voting on the Constitution amendments un questionably was influenced hy these pledges. Representative Doughton and his associates in the General Assembly will be well advised, not only as law-makers, but as authorized spokesmen of the Democratic party if, before proceeding with this tax, they should weigh carefully the seri: ousness of setting aside a definitely given promise of the recent campaign. The Choice of Commissioners . The value of a City Commission in Wilmington, obviously, will depend very largely upon the type of men selected as members of the Commission. We have the fullest confidence in the capacity of the citizen's of - Wilmington for making a wise ch,ofcevpf Commissioners. It is essentially; the spirit Of the proposed legislationjhat the Commis sioners shall -be responsible to ; the people; of V5(il mlngtoii, not merely : in theory, but in factyand directly. It is not to be gainsaid that tire inteiue?! responsibility will 'rest rrtore heavily upon men arisen by thepeople themselves than -upori7nien whose authority to serve may proceed from, same other source. Senator . Burgwin's Commission bill has been introduced Jri i the Senator- It will pass that body, of course, In the form desired by the Senatorr As Offered' by him it would leave the choice of the Commissioners to the qualified voters of Wilming-I ton,' A story from The Star's Raleigh correspond ent suggests a possibility that the measure may be amended In the House so as to deprive the voters of Wilmington of this democratic right. What is a possibility in this case, however, we are sure will not .materialize asr an accomplished fact. "The principle and the practice involved point too directly toward the acceptance of the bill in its present form. ' v women here whose fate has been like mine and who may -be helped if something will turn your thoughts to them. "' . . - A'Nobti Carouna girl: Wilmington, Feb. 23rd. . ' The Indispensable Book The State Senate of Texas recently adopted a resolution authorizing the. expenditure of twenty dollars in the purchase of a Bible "most suitable for reference In legislative work." The Dallas Evening Journal, finding comfort in the implied zeal' for Biblical "guidance, Suggests that the lack t)f the desired volume may have accounted for the fact "that many things' Hare gone" wrong in the big granite capitol.". This is entirely possible, but the Lone Star senators and their state must be congratulated upon becoming aware of bo seri ous deficiency in their legislative equipment. In the normal course, perhaps a majority of our American legislators proceed to their several capi tals with a fair Biblical equipment already stored away in their minds and hearts. The constant presence of the Book itself, however, is an aid to m wise legislation that the most gifted body of solons may not ignore. The demand of the Texan ;for" a. volume. Containing "ready . refer ences' tadicW;! something more commendable than aT'niere' desire- to make a pretense of piety. We shall expect better things of Texas legislatures hereafter;-'."- : . - - o '- The American Legion ought, to take a hand in this effort to check the inflow of vermin-infested Immigrants. If this, country, is going to lift the ban on , cooties,, the right W , way should be given to the Llgiort's little buddies; that Is to; say, the uhforgetiabVdVoties which speak French and eat American -W1 , Our Custom House Item .Senators Simmons and Overman have done what they could to secure for the Wilmington Custom House an enlarged site which would enhance the setting of the superb building on the water front. Through their efforts they have managed to keep the item in the bill so far as the Senate is con cerned, but from Washington advices last night it appears that the Ho,use seriously objects to the expenditure of the balance left to the credit of the Custom House for the acquisition of the addi tional land. There appears no yery good reason for this objection it is only a matter of a few thousand dollars and it really belongs to the Custom House, since; the original appropriations were not exhausted when the building was com pleted. Whether they are able to keep the item in the bill, the Senators may rest assured that Wil ington appreciates their efforts. TheSenators have also rendered valuable service to the coast country and of course to the seafaring people of all the world, in urging that the Hat-teras-Point Lookout "gTaveyard of the Atlantic," be patrolled by ample coast guard equipment. The Senators' have succeeded in keeping the $50,000 appropriation in the sundry civil bill, and this will mean that the Cutter Pamlico goes back into the coast guard service. Senator Overman pointed out to the Senate that the stretch of coast men tioned is. "the most dangerous of all the coasts of the United States," and by all means should be properly patrolled and policed. 'X ; o A Sign of Spring It is not necessary, after all, to depend upon the calendar or the Weather Department for assur ances "of the approach of Spring, Four young fel lows strolling leisurely doWn Market street hill a night -or . two ago produced evidence ? more con vincing to us than any, we might have obtained from authorities generally accepted as profound. We vaguely suspected that they would be along when we set forth, for there was a peculiar mel lowness in the moonlight, and absurd' recollec tions of our own strange behavior under certain influences stirred within. Anyhow, here they came and in the distance their soulful nocturne was not half .aa bad as some of our own outpourings undoubtedly have been. Nevertheless, we took good care that they should not diminish the space that intervened. We knew, for it is a tradition handed down from every father to every son, that nothing adds so much to the enchantment of adolescent Sweet Adelining as plenty of room. This melancholy quartet, proceeding by easy stages, surrendering its claim to the ears of the neighborhood only for an occasional exchange of cigarettes and matches, quite convinced us that Spring is not merely on the way, but is indeed already in our midst. . o : . Letters To The Editor THE MORTGAGE TAX ..." Editor of The Star: , ' v. There is quite a bit of agitation over the inter est' .rate, with a desire on the part of thoughtful people to increase it to 8 per cent in North Caro- lina. I have no protest against the agitation, but is it not well to take into account the plainly evi dent fact that one reason money is invested, out ,side of North Carolina that, is Tar Heel money Lis because of North Carolina's policy tQ tax mortgages the same as anything else, demanding x just as high a tax rate. This, in the iirst place, makes double taxation, in that the man borrows money to build a house and pays the real estate tax while upon the same money that made it pos v sible for the house to be constructed is levied the same rate of taxation. This means that people who have money to invest, deeming mortgages a safe and stable in vestment, are going to seek other fields. Of course they would rather obtain a higher interest rate and not have to bear the burden of: a heavy taxa tion. My investigation -has acqiv&inted rae with many such incidents., vWhy not's apply tho remedy? Do like other prosperous and progressive states ar3 doing, either wipe away the double taxation or make the rate upon mortgages lower. , tlntil this i 3 dene money is going to, con tiuue to flow- out ' of tbe tate regardless of the interest rate. Keep ( this moneylat home, especially when it will mean greater building activities. V ; ' Let our legislators , think over this vital matter if they want to do something raal constructive and aid the development of forth Carolina, par ticularly when there is stagnation - in building operations, with many folks out of employment. Let our solons investigate for themselves. Look into how it is done in other States and behold how much" money is going, out of North Carolina for mortgages in South Carolina and other common-, wealths. The time toact is now, not delay until the morrow. The man who does things is the man who takes the initiative. Don't let every member of the general assembly fall asleep on the job in this very important matter. "'. ' T W. Wood. Wilmington, February 23rd. ; o - : Contemporary Views A MINISTRY OF "THE TALENTS" Columbia State: Charles E. Hughes. wns a vigor ous and honest investigator and prosecuting offi cer, a successful governor, a creditable member of the United States supreme court and a failure as a candidate for President, He may have qualifications for secretary of state, which Walter Q. Gresham, an able judge and good man, had not. Herbert Hoover undoubtedly has - 'organizing ability and is willing to work. He is far better than his party and, with excellent motives no doubt, has consistently degraded himself by sacri ficing extraordinary prospects of independent service to the country by conforming awkwardly to party demands. It is hard to reconcile a man of his technical and administrative skill with one of his singular barrenness' of political sagacity. He is eager to serve his country and perhaps imagines that playing the game consistently may recoup the curious blunder that he made last spring when the presidential lightning flashed about him. He fled in panic from the great opportunity. Mellon has millions and stands for billions. In air likelihood, he has first rate business qualifica tions. In an" "Old Guard" Republican administra tion, the national treasury . is. the. fulcrum' from which massed American wealth operates and Mel lon was born for this job. His dollaresqueness is mightily impressive. For postmaster general, what better could be desired than an agile country lawyer and political, manipulator? Will Hays should nrove a "nerfect I darling" o a postmaster general. Harry Daugherty is indispensable to the cabinet even Mr. Harding is tntitled to a share in its composition. As for the others,, one is willing to concede that they "are the "best minds" of the Grand Old Party and if Mr. Root, General Wood, Governor Lowden, the Chicago Tribune, the Kansas City Star, the New York Sun, the New York Tribune, the Boston Transcript, and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler concur, there is no more to be asked. The United States is to have government by "Big Business" and that is what ait overwhelming majority of the American people voted for. The cabinet is what should have been looked for from a Har'ding and in it twin beds should be provided' for Harry arid Herbert. 1 r-tB-rr.i.r ir-- u;in,,ii!isa,-',-is,i,liTiiiT, 1 mt- 1 1 , - -j. European ! Newsand Views : ... . . ...,--... j . The body of The Cid,. whatever jLhat may be has been disinterred j&tter 822 years "and transported to a new resting place, , according fo news from Madrid. Anything for a change, by : heck that's ' the way we Spaniards feeL ' Jle fA 9k fuI1 realized, the seriousness, of , the. hpUBittg.situatlpnvUw we read in the social. coiumns ot JhePost that the wife of a certain Representative, ould,"1 on Tuesday, March 8th,' at' 4 Qloek bf'at Home for the iflrst timo this season UNWANTED HERE? Editor of The Star: j , This letter would not be written if I had not decided to leave Wilmington. I mean that as long as I considered myself more or less permanently a "Wilmingtonian" I have painstakingly r'efrained from saying anything derogatory about the city or the people. And even now the only .thing I feel prepared to say "against" the people of Wilming ton is that they haven't seemed to care very much about me. I came here intending to make this my home.' I am a young woman -unmarried, who must make her own way in the world and I had been attracted by an opportunity which Wilmington seemed to offer. I had no relatives or friends here, but some friends I "had hoped to acquire. Alas, I must say, after nearly a year that my only friends are acquaintances, pleasant enough, kind enough in the chance contact of a busy city, tfut apparently without a thought of the fact that my home is a boarding-house, and that I am being thrown en tirely on my-own resources for recreation. I don't jmean-to .say. that I am;at all extraordinary, but I am of a good family and a person of certainly fair refinement and education.' i can not believe that I am entirely devoid of personal attractions. At home, frankly, I was Considered popular among the young people; and being now only twenty-three I am somewhat injured over being igndred by the young people here. - s .. Possibly I won't find my case any different else where, for I do not know that Wilmington is colder than other cities (this Js the first city I have ever lived in). But I am going to Jtry a small town, one more like the-one from which I came. I believe people, will be friendlier there 1, believe the Y. W. C. A. would have done anything in reason to make "my lot pleasanter. here, but I just haven't had the courage, to, talk; to anybody about a thing so per sonal as rhy lack of attention. ..." I mention this especially because I know you will immediately think of the Y. W. C. A., and also because I know of some very . fine thitigs the"","Y" has done for other girls and young women and I do not want to say anything that might reflect on this organiza tion. I suppose my trouble has been largelythat ' I have been, too "green? orgtoo timid. Anyhdw, I . haven't been to,a party :rDr a moving picture (except twice when Itwent by myself) and to church only three or fqur times. Only the usher spoke -to.- me atf-the . church. 'That may . have been due to the fact that 1 hurried1 away after the. services. Of course, . I .coulfin't very well wait around outside the door.5 , Now, I don't know whether the fault Is all on my side or not, and I wouldn't write --thtfr anyhow ) except that I feel there may be some other young '" THE CABINET SLATE Grcensl6r6 Ncics: At least five' of Mr. ' Hard ing's appointees are well known tfr.the American public Hughes, Weeks, Hays, Fall and Hoover. The first and last are admittedly among -the big gest men the country possesses, and the other three are certainly able. Mellon, of the treasury, and Wallace, of agriculture, are generally considered experts In -their own lines, although neither, has figured in public life to any great extent. Davis Is a, successful labor leader, penby is unknown.' Daugherty is the only member of the incoming cabinet whom there is any good reason to con sider a peanut, Thia.it seems to us, is a remarkable showing. If Mi; Harding has picked a cabinet 90 per cent (efficient, he will have redeemed his promise to the country to ; surround' himself with big, men. 'Every, body knew that somept the offices Vvouid in all probability have t&"be Used to discharge " political obligations, but the only appointment obviously in that clasa- is Daugherty's; what caused the selection of Denby remains to be seen. The ap pointment of Will Hays as postmaster generaf was of course a recognition, in, some measure, of his Service as national ehairmari of the Republican ; party, and in that sense was a political appoint, ment. But at that Mr. Hays is quite-as big as the average postmaster general, and aQQd,deal bigger than ,the present one; s'o his appointment jtnight very well have been made regardless of , political considerations. If Mr. Harding has sacrificed only one, or at most only two, cabinet positions to the exigencies of politics, he has done better than most : Presidents; and on the face of it, that seems to be the situation. v j- 1 Indianapolis Newsi Charles E. Hughe's, who i3 to be secretary of state in the Harding administra tions is a : man. of ability and character. , As a lawyer he stands hi,gh in his profession, aud as judge his record on the- supreme . bench is credi table.. His executive experience Is limited to his two terms as governor of .New York, whicli is . more , thatf his chief has had, or than has been enjoyed by several , other men who are supposed to be sure of places in the cabinet. The country Will be. grateful that it. has be,en ! spared , such ir reconcilables as Senator ; Knox or avid Jayjie Hill, though perhaps there was never any-great danger that either of these men would be called to the head of th$ state department. In spite of his. many fine qualitiesj Mr. Hughes Jri. eie8B - Bomeunng. of an experiment. There is some doubt-of his ability to work with otner men. He is known ife.y 'no, to6ans a; Pad thing and l is suspected i of tl? ra nwrow In his views-,; and somewhat innZ.M nfner he. has; anything of -the TiPmta?C, temp6rament he has yet to show. Tfeat 0 L?Ty desirable:.if ; not .'essential Mlficatlon Inany manwho is to fill the ifcsi-v Jure ll "tSTST 0tJUte at this Portant !iunc. tin ?J ?e ?arS 6f the rld. There -must 'be! mt2J2 af Ie!f' to ever negotiation, and in every negotiation also there must he some give and . take if any result is to be reached, - 6 . A writer in the French- review ioniteur; De Xa VPIott' expresses tlie hope that England and the" tJnited States can reach an aereemene for a truce of naval buiiarng He analyses the situation as folldwsr"1' ' :. "The policy of intensive naval cort struction upon which America , ha's lauhched, w-ould naturaliy lead to corr vofreations ; wltb Eng'lamjf. In tlvse times of economic trouble it was dif ficult to understand that the chief maritime powers should start a new race of armaments, madder still than that which" was talc Ins- place in lfft4, and it was especially astonishing ,- to note that; the siarnal for the attuggifi had been given by just that nation) .which had shown itself the most hostile to the principle of armaments. Itji3 easy to understand the importance; -of this observation by examining jthe American naval programme and con paring it with that of other nation's. "The programme consists in the ccrri; struction of five battleships of t,th,e Tennessee class. One of them, vti$e California, is to take trial trips during: the winter. - The American . fleet--qf dreadnoughts will then consist of .nine teen units, of which eleven "are supee- dreadnoughts. When these five dread noughts have been built another " lot" will soon follow. ; '.America,',' ' continues the writer, "wishes to insure her independence a'hil her' sfecurity threatened 'by the nayl predominance of England and by the Japanese plans. " j "As far as . Japan Is concerned,,? programme, thoUsh not anything lijce .that, of - America, shows; a, remarteable .effort which' necessitates the "taking on of 5,000 new workmen at the port of Kure. The great power of the Far-East owns1 already S battleships and 4 battle cruisers built since v1911, which are absolutely modern units. There are 4 cruisers and 4 . battle .cruisers In the docks; the cruisers Nagato Mutsu, Tosa, which has just been put in - the docks at Nagasaki; and the Kaga. all of which displace 32 to 40,000 tons With a speed of 23 knotW, the equipment 8 cannon of 406 mm, 20 of 153 mm and 8 sUb marine pipes" "for -JatHiffttng torpedoes of 533 mm. Of the nattle cruisers the Amagi, the Akagi. the Altago, and the Ataka displace-40,000 tons and tlie st-Sl works are making, now; pieces of 406 mm. ' " "' : "Great Britain seems ' ito have ,no great elans at the-present moment ex cent to finish the" magnificent battle cruiser Hood, of 44,000 tons displace ment, 31 knots speed, etc. But the superiority ' of the British 'fleet is at the present time considerable, as she owns 15 super-dreadhouRhts, 13 dread noughts, 7 "battle cruisers, comparen vith 10 super-dreadnoughts and ,8 dreadnaughts on the- American side, or 35 English battleships to 18 Ameri can. But'by the time the "United States naval programme is carried out they will have 29 battle ships and 6 battle cruisers to England's 2S battleships and x battle cruisers, of which the individual power is inferior to those Of the United States. - Already the American navy consists of 160,000 men while Great . Britain lias not, more fhan J23.000. - 'V -",; ' ' ' ' ' ' "In spite of America's efforts." con cludes the writer, "she must J-ealize that England will tot veasily allow the sceptre of the seas to be taken from her. She is unquestionably superior in what concerns personnel and techni cal experience. . For this reason America, knowlns that continued naval construction would increase England's financial difficulties would be ready to accept the 'naval holiday, which would mean not building any more ships for a certain period of time. Probably America meansthat this should, take p'ace after her programme has been carried outt which, as we have seen, wonld put her in a' superior position to England as far as material is con cerned. The alliance of the British and Japanese fleets, however, would give the naval superiority to those two. The British Admiralty can therefore star negotiations with the United States without. apprehension. We hope they will come to an understanding and thus put an end to the uncertainty which hanes heavily over the naval destinies of the world." Our "Secret Treaty" to Plunder Mexico . It is not astonishins that the Spanish press which is exceedingly jealous of any move in the direct!6n of Increased North American, Influence in Latin America, should have become concerned over the reports of a secret treaty between the United States on the one hand and' Ensland and France on the other, under the terms of which Mexl coSis supposed to have become an ex ploitable territory. The Madrid review Espana devotes a long article to the subjeet. In which It points out that whether the treaty -was ever actually concluded or not, it can hardly be called a "secret." -It is a "secret of Punchinello." declares the Espana. that these three powers do in fact rfigard Mexico as fit for foreign exploitation and that they do tacitlv, - at least,, recognize certain priorities and a; certain etiquette in the matter -such, for example, as the Monroe doctrine. Tlie supposed- treaty, declares the Espana, gives the United. States a kind of "mandate" over Mexico. "An official of the; Carranza govern ment, Hilario Medina," says the Espana, "undersecretary for foreign affairs, publiclv declared in Qctober.;20, that the said .department possessed proofs in - docuntentary;f orrn of an -agreement between the United States and .the two great Europearipowefs- for future par tition of- Mexican- territory, - An in terpellation followed' Ih the Senate, demanding that these proof be laid before that body. Perhaps, the mat ter was dealt with' in a secret -session at any rate the M?x;ipanf press has stopped discussing Jt. . . '; "But in Europe-ad-In thei United States the screJreaty, againstMexico continues to furnish jopic of news arid discussion .as iQits . relationship to tht latent , oonfiictT1 between the United- States and Japan1 and England's e'ventuqi attit trt jtht Conflict:;.1 i v"Count Reventlow ' hasT said in his Weekly ;.-,that...tn8'"p'a:CTr contains a.h ex. pl.cit redognitton "of , 'the ;4;Ionrpe Docirine. Great ., .Britain consents in adyance to any ;ier,ltbrlal accihisltiop that;, the United States. -tnay' make in Mexico , ian4 on her part agrees: tp prevent Japan from ; extending her naval actton iY toward the "Ameiican J Pacifi? oa?W United States .wjtl ne.'. a;SnpDpriiny Miciur,';jn preyenung Japan , f rQmJiexteiding her infl uence in the Far East, i In casa,ifif war: be-, tweeftthUnited f States t-and Japan, Great Britain would jot give assistance i(S41hjf in arms i ot loans ; to the Jap anese cause.- In ,ase; of -war between Iftita'in and. ' Japan the r United r States would.'adopt a similar attitudeFinally England .3 and - France recognise .'"that the United States; has , a 'spe'eiar in terest' in Mexico,-though' all have great interests there, perhaps the Europeans more than the Americans. ' "One of; the i most characteristic points of the supposed pact is the transmission of powers by France and Britain "to the United States, so that the American State Department takes charge of --all English and French claims against Mexico, for civil debts as well' as for damage. "England and France will not make loans " to Mexico nor permit Mexican securities to he offered on the stock exchanges at Paris or London With out American approval. Mexico's fi nances will remain under American control both as to the organization, administration and management of the public wealth, and as "to the. customs policy. N .. "All concessions granted by Mexico to fprein .subjects or ;governments wiU:'take' official action to insure; that their subjects do not apdertako any operations that, might v; infringe the 'special- interests' xi. the .United States. "Mexico will be under American con trol in-;. everything touching the im portation .of arins and war materia!, and the Unitea. States Wiil iiave French and - English co-operation, in preventing-. Mexico; tonC; establishing com mercial , relations;1 with-. any . country foreign to .th'ethree powers con cerned." ' sanity, married, -iri,... , ncu, wiin canons ami ,i ; " rK 4- Vy w., w. T I v'lll tA in ingnsn apd even in si.anu, A Good 5 The terms Slert Mndnf. of the r:-i,,,. over Mesopotamia, njmvr "la,, there have been so i,,iUlv H lately, have just Wvn London, and "as th .''efl J (Briandist) points out ti-v EcM powers. The Eclair Silys: ' 8n'e wijj lhe terms of the in:inri.J(. the Peace Conference has -m.-, WJlil great powers in . . . .. vuuntr . me eur-tiiast Degin to l. fln," oil Each one of the now,.,... :. .'"'tied liX these as it iiu- .-. ' lrw tion of the situation :mri ... mM Does thfe Treaty Exist f : The Espana "goes' oa xsay .that when the ub jeqt' was first broached many considered -it as. a pure Germah inyentionr saylns that Gen., Candida Aguilar, when .in Europe, .was showh forged papers by German agents. How ever these papers are in the Mexican archives, and as Senor Medina speaks of .them as authentic it is possible that thetrT-genuirtenfessT has been submitted to tests. Nevertheless no precise in formation has ben made public, and while' Mexican opinion has easily been persuaded,-"foreign opinion is more exacting,, and insists oh definite -proof s." "At any ate." the Espana continues, "whether the pact -exists Vr not it?,s of the. country, but the Sslti5s tions. "Thus Great Britain h:i, sented to the Council of thi i p,t the text of-the mandate proLi!? Mesopotamia. Them aPO ' Svi h alau&es and crive wiring. . ma! ui Vccupaiion anu govern LoaL-,,. ;."'itl Just mandatory uower. c.rem t:. . ' ' foE. Instance,, the right in h s-arrlsftns tlirftnirlinm tu MIHj tn vuum; .wieiy nas Deen insured C has -'the .control of foreign or the country ti0n-" of foreign subjects wh0 tablished- there are n- lint sii., , v. I N nt. I nize a local government, work nit Constitution; defend Mesopotam 0.... -nn.v.,ulu, n a it ll that ' distinction is made to the disadvanta of any foreign country s0 that co merCial and petfOleum enterurispo "!,' mi vuuuuita aic un me sanip xootin- ana .ensure, tne iree practise 0f a' "The particular clause must be J iftiueu vyuitu yuufj-es ureat Britain ijicocih iu i.nc jut-aiiue oi sations annual report on the way in tne stipulations oi tlie niandate carriea out..- ,xne league of Xatiotl wouia xnus nave a regular and d. iecxive coniToi over nu- manrtaton power, wnicn is too otten tcmptea go beyond the power which ism. triDutea to it. "The publication of the text of mandate , which coincides with the fr. ,n, .-. - f A T 1 It . ...... 1. ! 1 1 ... colonial Minister, for lCsypt. where h undeniable that: "the three nations havte W4" . meet Aiesopotamian delegate followed since then (the treaty is supposed to date from 1917) - policy In perfect conformity with its sup posed stipulations. In the first place the United States has financially block aded , Mexico and the two European powers have recognized the right f the United States to permit or deny the making of French and English loans to Mexico. President Wilson has reserved exclusively to the American government the rizht to make loans that will benefit by diplomatic pro tection and has iven warning - that any loans made outside of this will be at the lender's risk and peril. "In the second place European claims against Mexico have actually passed through Washington, as If the Mexican government were located in Washing ton,' and oh some occasions joint repre sentations have been made to the Mexi can government under the direction of the American government and with the. explicit recognition that . the United States acted in a tutelary capacity for English (and French in terests, this capacity being assumed by the . Washington government over si territory ; that, formerly .possessed undisputed rights, of external sover ignty. .- . " ,'tln the third place Mexico has suf fered a business, postal and telegraphic blockade.: Particularly hAs she been prevented : - from ...importing, arms through the. action of thenitcd States. The United States has sent land and sea forces into the 'territorial waters j and on tm-"Soil of Mexico, extending the occupation ior a long a nine as it "deemed expedient, without thus producing any clash with the two na tions supposed to have signed the pact and even with the approval of both,' as many testimonials o Press, parliament and Chancellery bear wit ness. 1 t i j. : ... i . - iuurs aa il u is yuiiit; iu ne ills ciiji to get the terms accepted by pupuict iiuuti, auu uius iu niaue T)fA which would allow the costly rJriuJ occupation to be given up." "The Secret of Punchinello" "If General Aguittir had been a humorist," the Espana goes on to say, "he would have said to the officious German agents who placed the mys terious text in his hand a brief word that never fails to disconcert an in discreet informer: 'Old stuff.' "And a thousand conjectures would have been spared to Mexico by simply making an historical inventory of the last ten years. "Perhaps ,the pact exists, but there could be nothing more, superfluous under the sun than a treaty with such stipulations. Subh a pact has not, perhaps heen written by Wilson and his two associates oif a piece of real and palpable paper, but it has been written by Wilson and his -; two as sociates in the history of Europe and America. It has been written in deeds, and In deed has. it been a thousand times ratified." A treaty on paper, the Espana adds, would be only a parchment destined to be filed away, and without ratifica tion by the Senate would in any case be only a personal expression of Wil son's will, but it is In actual demon strations of power that it finds its, fulfillment, whether written or un written. And the Espana concludes: "Harding, Wilsions successor, will clinch the nail that Wilson has driven with his stubborn head. Aguilar has merely been given the pleasure of learning by secret and mysterious ways what the President of the United States has been shouting in monolo gues and dialogues, in madness and in Mnnic and Patriotism At a recent Wri?.-npr nmaicale Paris, says the Opinion, the irclie?i director opened the programme by ( usual since the war) playing t "Marseillaise." . A :ady was heard whisper to her escort. "Why. I did know Wagner wrote that 1 thotic it was Roug-et de Lisle." The esoc reassured her by savins: that d? Lie wrote the air, but Wagner orchestrat. it. 'However, the question of playlt: German music in Paris is dealt vi; more seriously by another article ; the same paper: "Madame Isadora Duncan has lift giving dance recitals on the works j Wagner and Schubert at the end ! which she appeared as the Marsillai' clad in red draperies. During'the a; plause one of the spectators call out 'Down with the Ilochos' tw or more times in a terrible rase. Wh ile, was questioned, he answered, t6: he had been a prisoner in C.ermar; and that he would not allow tt Marseillaise to be played after Germ music. "I will not take upon myself to J ter'mine the logic of this reasonint; eays the writer, "Moreover this case 1 legitimate Ill-will would be of r? stricted interest, if it were not tte the general, question exists about whi it is good to speak. Even durins ft war the Germans played works French authors, like Moliere's Prc Juan or new works on French m iects. Darticularly on the revohitioa without anvbodv oalPina out: 'dor with France.' Today we are at pea'- Each nation begins to n:ne accordin. to its special genius, Germany lor M music, . France for her literature. lw arts of drawing and music. Certain!! it is not in ' the interest, of France exercise badly understood protects Ism. It can only he a loss for h inanity if the States, because of ft evil they have suffered, awe Roin? t shut themselves up and not know eat! other; and -it is especially a loss fo those nations which shine briplitl! like our own. The most dignified, tk most generous and probably the mo! useful attitude for our country is ' remember that as men we must ffor together for truth and beauty, whk is the inheritance of the human race French !. Initt Pronassinilii in Stat cm Louis Thomas writes from isnfri! to the weekly Opinion, ParU that'll eral Nivejle's visit is a good oNamp of the kind of propaganda Fnw ought to continue in the United Stale He says: "General Kivelle was invited b fc United States to represent France: the tercentenary celebrations oft landing of the Puritans from the yi, nun v.j . - and hrt sneaks Enclish fluently seems to "have, been a very haP! choioe, and he was enthusiast!" i ,-,.-l-if.,-e Virou gliout I tt F iho luM'n of oniim. the people war will be symbolic a few great names such as l'1""'; Marne, Dixude, Verdun. Petan. and the Anal victory of Mangin. . .(Continued on Page 'i:(,- iiarmi tmes Never really come to" the iamily; tHataVes. If your in come should" stop of be educedf a SAYINGS ACC0UN1 ; will provifle- oppbrtuhitiesi.;cQmfoH,''anr happiness ior you uhtil matters adjust themselves.- - Why not start & Savings Account with us today ? ; ' 5 - ' -' . t f ' w . . ,. r,'. 'A - i f . - .. 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