Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1921, Page 33

4 : THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 29, 1921_PART 2 - THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD ?‘ "BRIAND COMPELLED TO ALTER POLICIES EXCHANGING CLERKS WITH LATIN AMERICA Threat of Isolation Because of Strict Ad- herence to Nationalistic Strivings possfl)le Cause. BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN. | HE French government. under Aristide Briand, has awakened to the fact that though there be glory in forceful measures for the achlevement of strictly na- tionalistic aims, that even may turn to gall in the furtherance of such doctrines, friends are alienated, par- ticularty at a time when friends —stanch friends. such as bled and died throuszh four years of tremen- dous struggle—are needed for the perpetuation of world concord and advance. No other interpretati can be Pplaced upon events of the past week which hava indicated that though much as the French may have desired to carry out Rriand's “nape-of-the- neck”™ fhreas azainst the Germans, it is inexpedient to resort to further show of arms at the moment. and particularly in favor of Poland in Silesia France was movin: open and agpressive assistance of Poland of Tpper_ Sile despite plebiscite T s France ealled the hand of Germany on reparations and then de- manded that Germanic populations within Silesia be not aided by German frrezular_troops. Thus she greatly assisted Polish irregulars in their at- tempt to seize rich mining and ind trial regions of Unper Silesia. Ger- many has nromised.that the frontiers between Germany and Silesia would be closed and that every effort would 0 swiftly toward ional action in claims to a fore- the sibility that Premier Briand. secing amicable adjustment of Silesian problem through und#rstand- ings reached in the week’s diplomatic | manenvering. ¢ have taken o | sion to throw gauntlet squa at the feet of former President Poi care, who has been ca to take the premiership and carry out a for- eiem policy against Germany, and even her allies, which woulid be nationalistic in the extreme. Britain undoubtedly fears Poincare more than Briand, the latter ever consent- inz to reason when sane settlements are necessary With agreement Silesia possible, Eriand may dispose of his enemies through an appeal for lovalty to those allies who fought France's battles. 1f he goes down in defeat a new regime will come which undoubtedly will, if professed theories are practiced. endanger pres- ent and past adjustments and menace the whole future. WIIl Steer Nafe Course. As the result of jand’s tem- porizing with Lloyd GForge on the Silesian question, his power undoubt- edly will wane at home for the time beinz. Bat, in view of recent events. it is beliovad that as long as Briand s premier he will steer the French bark of state through the dangerous shoals of self-interest and bring the coyntry eventually to an amicable and practical working basis in Euro- pean reconstruction. RBriand's ene- mies—those closely dodging the shadow.. of Poincare—are demanding that France cut away from England's influence and establish on the cong tinent a French domination so great England never will have to be con- sulted. How vain is this must be self-evident to those who have close- be grade to prevent open German as- sistance to the Polish opposition. Germany apparently thereby gave Briand a chance to sav to the cham- ber of deputies that the whole Silesjan question had been cleared and.therefore, it would be inexcus- ~ ahle for France to move in unison with the Poles: at least. there was no occasion for the enforcement of fur- ther penalties against Germany, such as the occupation of the Ruhr. Loophole for Briand. As a matter of fact, Germany's com- | pliance was about the only lgophole | left for the astute Hrench statesmen, for. Premier Llovd Georgze. in public utterances, and the British foreign of- fice. through diplomatic communica- tions with the Quai d'Orsay during the past week. made it plain that the French nolicy of mding and abetting the Polish insutrectionnaires in di- rect contradiction to the terms of the treaty of Versailles was not approved by England. London tacitly served warning that if France pursued her Silesian policy the alliance between the two nations was gravely in dan- ger. Though it is not known cer- tainly. publicly at least. it is believed that the American zovernment like- wise has iudicated its antagonism to any settlement leading to continued troubles. At least. directions to Am- bassador Harver in London to sit with the allied statesmen during the disoussion of the Silesian question .have given great encouragement to the British in_their resistance to the French attitude. Inasmuch as Amer- jeans always have stood stanch against¥perpetuation of strictly na- stionalistic ambition to the disadva tage of general weal, the French un- doubtedly have had reason to & + that Col. Harver mizht lend h official influence to the British theory of adjustment during the coming se! sions of the supreme couneil. Sees Dangers Ahea Whatever the cause. the result plain. Forsaking a policy of Vi ous nationalism. one even directed against the best interests of allies aid- ing France during the war, Premier Briand has _been made to see that | pursuance of pathways leading to the sacrifice of friendships and the tram-. | Pling of old alliances will be danger- ous to France. Therefore. when he faced a hooting. howling chambgr of deputies he was brave enough to heed the handwriting on the wall and a nounce a change in the French S lesian policy. at least., a course of | procedure less likely to antagonize the allies of France, particuagly those who can make easier realization of | French dreams of perpetual strength —Englang and America. On the oth Iy studied the situation. for, even though France and England be struggling for diplomatic mastery over the greater part of Europe, the future of the two nations rests on co-operation in many channels. The Poincare policy would alienate Eng- land completely. and France at a fu- ture date might see herself facing one of the greatest alliances of na- tions ever designed. that of England, Gerynany, Russia and Italy thing is possible if France de roceed alone. Briand sees it. s honest and at the moment is en- deavoring to lay a restraining_hand upon those who would plunge France into an era of self-seeking barter and even bloodshed. Isolation Is Poasible. It cannot be conceived that the ma- jority of tne French people will not eventually see the situation as does the French premier. but the thines that the tides of Frehch politics of- tentimes dash up are strange, to say the least. But if there is change and a new government casts over T Straint to perpetuate nationalistic interests with the use of military and diplomatic might. France will find hergelf in a state of isolation among _the 4arger countries of Fu- rope. Even though she might find grains of comfort in alliances with several of the smaller nations, sooner orlater she will cgme to realize that even these countMes are dependent upon_England and others for com- mercial and economic progress. Whether or notaBriand weathers the storm In political circles and is permitted to carry out his policies in dealing with Germany depends upon Germany's fulfilment of her promises, znd it is too soon to tell just what Germany will do. Briand professes to believe Chance! lor Wirth, who states Germany will pay and meet all other demands made by the allies and recently agreed to by Berlin. Briand has disappointed a larpe section of the French people who ever have eyed the Ruhr as an a quisition_to France. Briand has f: to abandon the treaty of Versa in its entirety and strike viciously in behalf of the Polish interests in Up- per Silesia, even though there be i ercasing signs that some assistance has been lent. Briand has epemirs galore. who promise 1o do all the things that he has not done, but it is more to be believed that with Bgjand pursuing his present course of ameli- orating antagonisms and dissipating differences that arise in allied peli- cies, always tending to smooth France's way,in supreme council, he will go further toward advancing the nd the ailies | interests of France than will others 1 after traordinary ovation in their passage throush BY HENRY W. BUNN. (Copyright, 1921, by The Washington Star.) HE following is a brief summary of the news of the world for the seven days ended May 28: UPPER SILESIA, ETC.—On Satur- day afternoon, the 21st, the German volunteer corps in Upper Silesia suddenly attacked the Polish positions. There was brisk fighting until Monday, when the Germans ceased to at- tack, apparently in consequence of the pacific efforts of von Moltke, the German representa- tive with the plepiscite commission. This volun- teer corps has undoubtedly been considerably swelled from across the border. When it at- tacked, the British, French and Italian govern- ments made new and peremptory representa- tion to Berlin, demanding that. the German government close tight the frontler to prevemt passage of men and munitions .into Upper Selisia. The German government promised com- pliance, and in fact has complied. Moreover, yielding to British urgency, the German govern- ment has raised the food blockade. On the other hand, though the Germans ceased their aggressions, Korfanty continued his siege . of several important towns. Qn the 26th he captured Kattowitz, the great coal center. His proclamation of the previous weck, ordering his followers to disperse, was apparently not taken seriously. It is surprising that the German volunteers shonld be able to restrain them- selves. The explanation probably is that Brit- ish troops are on their way to Upper Silesia. It will be interesting to watch developments their arrival. They are receiving an ex- Germany (Reports just received tell of considerable scattered fighting between Poles and Germans up to the 27th, due, apparently. to Polish ag- gressions. On the 27th representatives of the Polish and German forces met and agreed to knock off fighting.) * K,k ¥ From Tuesday until Thursday, M. Briand was attacked by his critics in the French chamber. Especially his Upper Stlesian policy was condemned as weak. He defended him- self with excellent temper and & kind of majesty. He boldly declared tiat he is for moderation. He asserted that the German He received government is showing good faith. an overwhelming vote of confidence. Now he is ready to meet Mr. Lloyd George. There will probably be a session of the supreme council very soon. There is a rumor that Mr. Lloyd George will propose that the indisputably Ger- man part of Upper Silesia be given to Germany; that the remainder be governed for thirty years by an international commission appointed by the league of nations; that at the end of thirty years there be another plebiscite in the un- assigned part. The trial of Germans accused of war crimes has begun at Leipzig. The first man tried, a sergeant, has been convicted of brutality to British prisoners, and sentenced to ten months' imprisonment. The British seem to think tie sentence inadequate. 1t is perhaps a hopeful sign that part of the French class of 1919 has been demobilized. EIE g AUSTRIA—The world is, or should be. awaiting with anxious interest n report of the results achieved by the conference which opened at Portarosa, near Trieste, on Aprii 30; a con- ference of representatives of the states formed out of the disrupted Austro-Hungarian empire, of the states which have received accessions ot territory from that empire, and of the great allicd powers. Those who brought about the conference (the initiative was American), hoped that the conference might formulate a common economic policy, such as to restore to the regions which formerly made up the empire the economic well being they enjoyed under the empire. Of all the states concerned, Austria would most profit by such a policy. The other states could make shift to get along (though not nearly so well) without Austria. But to a's subsistence as an independent state mary that the absurd econemic bar- have been raised against her should be completely leveled, that she should enjoy the most intimate and unhampered economie re- lations with the other states. Austria has the lovelest of Furopean capi- tals, but it 1s now a white elephant, & devastat- ing expense. The financlal commission of league of nations has devised & scheme Austria’s behoof, the commistion to be in fect a board of receivers for Austria; entire assets of the Austrian state to be ministered by it, to be used as Security the for er- the ad- for credits, the latter to be obtained from private bankers’ bonds issued by the Austrian govern- ment, to have indorsement of the commission: the commission to determine application of the credits. All on the preliminary condition that Austria shall set her house in order, as per directions from the commi: scheme, but it cannot without a customs heriting from the empire. fon. An admirable avail to save Austria union of the states in- For which reason, as 1 sald, the world awaits with anxiety a report of the results of toms union. Meantime, athwart such hopes the Partarosa hoping that thence will eventuate such a cus conference, s the agita- tion within Austria for union With Germany. The other day the Austrian assembly voted for a plebiscite to determine whether the govern- ment should petition the council of the league for permission to join the German r for another complicated and fascinating story. that is another story But time. A To Austria (who, though she made & botch of empire, has produced so many glorles of art and science) come home more nearly than to any other suf- happier days.” * % TORTUGAL—Every the war the Dantesque truth that crown of sorrow is remembering * % little while something unconventional in the political line happens in Portugal. The other day the cabinet resigned under pressure from a faction in the army who “demonstrated.” According to some acceunts the demonstration was ferocious, according to others it was very mild. 1t was probably mild. Portugese government is a very sketchy affair, and the racial blend seems to insure that it always will be. Centuries ago the Suevic and Visigothic strain (with just the right Iberian admixture) gaye to Portugal a few strenuous vears of glory seldom adventure and exploration, and but that strain has long been bred out. surpassed in arms, in in literature; The present day Portugese misses the fierce joy of high achievement, and the toil of it toll. Your Portugese pea illiterate, urope. one naturally digress x x ECYPT—Following lazy, amiable und happy peasant but he escapes the danger lle is above all averse to ant is the most Having to write of Portugese politics, * X a certain amount of rioting eisewhere in Exypt recently, a serious riot raged in Alexandria last Sundav night wherefrom the casualties were twelve Kuropeans and thirt und 191 persons wounded. Monday morning use of mediate the spentane: of certain explanation i~ nd ix natives kilied Whatever the im- whether it was riot, s or the work of agents provocateurs nationalist leaders, the temper engendered native populace by nationalist agitation. the ultimate in the Most ©f the foreigners killed or wounded were Creeks of the lower classes, Ezyptian police and The riot igyptian troops, quelled by but the city was afterward occupied by Britich troops 2t the request of the Kgyptian povernment. An ryptian delegation had just started or was just ubout to start for London to confer with representatives of the British g cerning the future of Egypt. vernment con- A place on this delegation Had been offered to Zaghlul Pasha, the most prominent of the nationulist leaders, but he declined because the premier would not make him head of the delegation. The delega- tion, then, included no nationalist member, and the nationalists were ¢roth in_ consequence. The nationalists are out for complete Egyptian independence. go more slowly. embarrassing can. their owa petard. The premier, Adly Pasha, would Therefore the nationalists are Adly Pasha as much But the nationalists may be hoist with Anu outbreak ugainst Euro- as they peans some forty years ago caused the Britich occupation. Now, just ment is considerinz its as the British govern- withdrawal of almost all troops from Egypt and granting Egypt almost complete self-government, occurs this outbreak, which makes such a step seem ex- “But” says the British champions of Egypiian independence, “fter afi. the Ezyptian government handled the sitnaiion without help, prompity and efficlently. The row was mostly intes The Greeks hanpened to be in the way and. not 1 a little extra attention. rabble vere always the my world. tremely anbious. The t turbuleat in the ESE O MEXNICO—-Our admimstration has let it be known that its Mexican policy has been decided on it has not divulged what that policy is. is back in Mexico. Pre- sumabiy with him a memorandum retting iditions o which President ibscribe b brg our government Southern Republi BY BEN McKELWA PLAN suggested recently by Dr. Julio Bianchi. Guatemalan | minister to the Uniteg States. | in a speech to the Forrixn { Trada Club of Raltimore, by which | trade relations between the United | States and Latin American countries | d be materially strengthened, is ing careful attention of many | the new Me zovernment. is between the devil and the deep sea. If he should sign & protocol conceding American demands he would offend a widespread and Aeep-seated anti-American sentiment. 1 be- cause of his re 1 of concessions the United s rhou! ithhold recognition Mexican «ine 1 be antazonized. Con- ions in d. Only about 5 per cent of the in o the oil out- put nt nornial, there are mployed. The radicals have ded the bandits as the pest of the state. of them invaGed the chamber of ¢ t Jont ugzo and made ttle : They huve created disorders ualties bla, Morelin and elsewhere A large of miembers of Obregon’s own par memorialized him. urging stern dealings radica They cite the fate of Madero. to maintain an august imparti- He orders the federal prosecuting attorney to investigate charges against radicals. He is admitted to be sound and honest. If he cannot steer the ship of state have with Obregon tri ality in party disputes past the rocks, who can? UNITED AMERICA—The President has signed the Young emergency fariff bill. The conference report on the budget bill has been accepted by both houses. The naval appropriation bill will probubly go to conference this week. The efforts of Senators Borah, King and others to cut down the appropriations have mostly failed, but Senator Borah's famous amendment was carried unanimously. By this amendment the President is “authorized and requested” to invite the governments of Great Britain and Japan to ond representatives to a conference with rep- resentatives of the Undted States, with a view to a substantial reduction of the naval expendi- tures of these powers during the next five years. The House (the administration having withdrawn opposition) & expected to concur in this amendment. 7 The Senate finance committee ended durins the week its apen hearines on revision of federal taxes. * K ok * MISCELLANEOUS—At the instance of the government a new formal negotiation between British mine-owners, the miners’ executive committee and representatives of government began on Friday. Though no one of the three parties seems to have a new clean-cut plan to oiter, there is a fecling that pressure of public sentiment will compel an agreement this time. ext Sunday I shall attempt an interprota- tion of important recent developments in the near and middle east. But I cannot forbear g here a spicy little item which maust e those who have followed the furtunes of the honse of Hussein. The other day the Eritish created a job for Prince Zeld, thid sou of the King of Hedjaz. They appointed hfin governor of Trans-Jordania. Hardly was hie stalled when his subjects revolted and defeated his forces, killing a round hundred. It seems that they want to be governed by Sir Herbert Samuel, high commissioner of Palestine, ‘and not by any sclon of the house of Hussein. Or. perhaps, they are merely looking for trouble, in the fashion of those parts. Queer things are happening in the far eastern republics. Detachments which have remained afoot of Kappel's (Kolchak's) army, or de- tachments made up of former Kappel scidiers, have captured Vladivostok, Nikolsk. and other nearby places. This may be the beeinning of something important. iness organizations in this coun- try, and steps to seck governmental la-u-opermion in its execution may be l(’xl‘wr(vd within a short time. The schieme, briefly described, provides for the exchange of clerks between trade f organizations in this country and as- Suggestecl Plan for Increasing Trade With cs Considered by Business Organizations. wards for me red scicnees. * x % Two Chilean ministe way o new diplomatic posts. through Washington last week—Senor Francisco It former Chilean min- ister to Japan and recently appoin‘ed to Venezucla, and Senor Alberto Yoacham. former Chilean minister (0 Mexico, now assigned to Bolivia. * * ¥ ¥ . The State Department has scnt formal invitations to the N research and which is to be eld August 11 in Honolulu. The con- ference will be u the auspices of the Pan-FPaci Union. with the co- operation of the 1 ed tes bureau | sociations of merchunts in Latin | of education. . Ame g * % & " } _Aecting on Dr. Bianchi's suggestion,| A great deal of interest among the i the Baitimore Foreign Trade (lub has | 1Atin Americin diplomats hers was at- ppointed a committee to draw up |!racted by the exhibition of American definite schedule for such an ex- and present the plan fo oth- eS8 organizations in ountcy. The committee is now work- nz with this end Iach year, by 1 H . | Hianchi's plan, American ‘firms wouid send a num- ber of clerks to latin America and Latin America would, representatives to the (nited § Men with a knowledge of Spanish and nglish would be selected. Within a If"w years, it is pointed out, a foreign i ates, trade firm would have in its employ a Staff of clerks well trained in (b language, customs, ideals and bus ness methods of all Latin America—a taff trained to face any competition in the world. Latin Ame new ide: Men returning from 4 would bring with them broader conceptions and valuable friendships that would business here and build the tion for a future Dr. Bianchi emphasises the need £o some such method of by trade between dhe Cuited America. The ignorance in Guth America of American trage mathods and the lack of understand- ing Latin A States founda pa MeTicun ism tdmg up tates and United the “ Tica in the a barricr hetween of pla. s men ithern republ iish.” according of the things particuia in America. the northern s “Catalogue Bog o Dr. Bianchi. 1s one ; misund tatemenis n ivert Dr. Bizncid niT 3t times a8 to uiterly obscurs te ihe pr latin American customer. may be of value fo the Luyer exchan miay tu Revnire ine i a A for ihis condition o o > Standard description for zos catalogue, 8o thur ihe nyer in Latin America’ may teil at jee inst what i offered Rianchi's plan for the exchanze o1 cierks has been tried with success in Furope, he states. and at times by individual concerns in the United States. But it has never been at- tempted as a national movement. The | dea has been indorsed as a good one {ny latin_American_diplomats here iand by officials of the Pan-American {i'nion. The co-operation of the i American Chamber of Commerce and {07 the government itself in putting cheme on a practical, working i» to be sought by its advocates % %2 legation here has the venth ante conference witl and that . Lehedo, who was Cuban repr utative 1 =ixth econference, held recently in Montivideo. has been chosen provi- innal president. The last senitary ]mnm-ns.: was attended by a number of American experts on sanitation. x £ X X Raul Costemale, a Uruguayan en- gineer, who recently won a prize of- Uruguayan been adviscd t national sanitar: held in Havana. THE ARMY | ceptance or declination of appointment has been received. nounced that in the future appointments will be canceled in those cases in which It was further an- ARMY AND NAVY NEWS New Aide to the Secretary ing period for other reserve officers either in camps or otherwise. ifered in Uruguayan engineering com- petition, has come to the United States to study various phases of Of the Navy Just Announced|ensincering. especially hydraulic en- gineering in this country. he was presented unofficially at the State Department and he has been in touch with officials of the Depart- ment of the Interior. who extended to him facilities for carrying on his studies here. He will remain in This | Culture last wee agricul al methods N moving - tures, given at the Department of ARri- The tin American diplomatic corps attended. with few +x- ceptions. Although this ix the first for- mal exhibition of the xort given by the Department of Agriculture, « number of films, stmilar to those shown here, al- o return capd | Teady have been sent to some of the mtrics of South America. where they have been shown at gatherings of agri- cultural men. The Department of Agriculture ha: invited the Lafin American represen: atives to make use ohthe films. the cap- tions 10 be translated into the desired language. Several of the gims already have been requested. * ¥ ¥ ¥ A bill has been introduced in the Ar- Eentine congress to raise the status of the Argentine I gation in Chile to that of an embassy. the State Department has been informed. Mgr. Dugrat, ecclesiastical governor of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires, hus been appointed to act as special ambas- gador it ihe celebration of the centenary of Peruvian independence, next July. The I 'nited States Senate lpst session appropriated approx mately $15,000 te. defray the ¢xpenses of American repre. centatives who will zt'end this celebra. tion. * % ¥ x 4 S. Rowe, director general of ran-American Union, and Dr, l ¢in J. Walsh, regent of the school of foreign service of the Georgetown Universit besn appoinied to the administrative council of the Pan American ¢olicge of Commerce, |ioeated at Panama ity Other mem— Lers of the admitistrative councl arq. {Jokn Barrett, former divector gencral jof ‘the Pan-Amcrican Union; J. charge Caffaires of cation: arence or gen Dr. 1. assis American - * x * *x neral Huys b rsn Pastmaster his interest in the Pan-fmerican Postal Congress, which meeis in Buenos Aires in Aupusi, by asking, Congress for an _appropriation of the expenses of’ $5.060 1o ray The Pustmaster. Amcrican delegates, General said ke regarded the meeting as ve important, as it affords an op- i portunitv to obtain faverable parcel post and leiter rates to South Amercar jand to simplify the exchange of fondy uph postal money orders. Such Juents would bhe of immenss od- 10 ommercial nterems in, ‘nited States. - In addition *he officiul deiegates the United tes will send to the (ongress. the Pomtmarter Ceneral has been urging American chambers of commerce and other commercial or- ganizations to =end delegates to Buenos Aires to perate with the, official delegales invited by the gov- ernment of Argentina. Many advantages resulting froms lower postal rates between coun=-. try and South America were gained in conventions agreed 1o at the recent International Postal Congress Leld in Madrid, Spain. * *x x *x Representatives of the State De- partment and other American deles gates to the Peruvian centennial - bration probably will make the trip on one of the latest American dread- 0. R. C. Uniform Regulation For the new sections organized in the Officers’ Reserve Corps having no [corresponding branch in the Army, the collar insignia will be the coat of arms of the United States within a ring, the same as worn by unas- signed officers of the national army in the world war. Reserve officers on active duty and officers of the Na- tional Guard in fleld service will wear the letters in brenze “U. §.” without any superimposing letters, excepting when on duty for the purpose of re- ceiving training or instruction. naughts, _Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Argentina and other countries are expected to send naval vessels to take part in the celebrg- tion. Secretary Denby was in con- ference last week th Ambassador Pezet of Peru, at which certain plang was offered by Dr. Alejandro Gallinal,| for the part this country will take in 2 former Uruguayan senator, who has| the celebration were discussed, _— “Dougherty,” one “Hay and on ‘Mellon,” not to mention a “Harding.' whose home is in Washington, D. C, and a whole bunch of *“Teddys” Washington several weeks before starting for California and other western states to study reclamation projects now in_ progress there. He will return to Uruguay in about six months. The prize won by Mr. Costemale acceptance or declination of reserve offi- cers’” commissions s not received within sixty days of the tender of appointment. War Department Censolidation. Consolidation of the offices of sup- ply branches of the War Department under the policy adopted in July, 1920, has gained additional impetus in an order recently issued for ad- ditional use of the Munitions building. on B strect. The offices of the chief signal office, the chief of the chemical warfare service and the historial, publications and other branches of the military intclligence division will be moved to the Munitions building before June 30. Portions of the quar- termaster general's office, of the forces of the chief of finance and of It appears that there are pending in the adjutant general's office 4,669 ap- pointments in the Officers’ Reserve Corps of persons to whom appointments have been tendered and from whom no acceptance or declination of the tender- ed appointment has been received. The dates of these appointments extend back from sixty days to two years, and every reasonable effort has been made, 80 War Department officials say, to secure the acceptances or declinations of the ap pointees. While in some cases the individual may not be at fault in this matter, it is claimed that in most cases the appointee has failed to reply either to the original tender of appointment or the succeeding THE BUDGET SYSTEM ‘ bill contains none such. Each item has its reason for being. In the last session one of the ablest members of the Senate defended an item in the agricultural bill as being necessary to enable the de- partment to continue its experi- ments on the crossing of fish. In - common with other Americans in need of cheap brain food. I am anx- fously awaiting “the get” when | the department crosses the dog- fish en the catfish. If it is a scientific and gastronomic success, then we may hope to see a test of crossing the Welsh rabbitt on the BY THOMAS R. MARSHALL. Former Vice President of the United State: REAT is national finance, and, just now, the budget is its prophef The budget is looked upon as an automatic legislative mavings bank. It is thought that it will grab the dollars taken from the people by direct and indirect taxation, .deposit them in the na- tional Treasury and guard them with a time-lock from the cupid- reports are included—New York, N. ¥.: | Atlant jty, N. J.; Washington, D. C. Norfolk, Va.. Charieston, S. C.; Colum: big, S. C.. Pepsacola and Key West, Fla., and Omaha. Neb. Program of Bombing Tests. June 21, Tuesday, bombing of ex- German sub U-117 by Army and Navy alr forces jointly; June 22, Wednes- day, destruction f)f U-140, U-111, UB-48 by destroyers; June 28, Tues- Passing Notes. Tt has been officially announced that the officers of the French army are now to have three uniforms—full dress, undress and fleld service. Of- ficers have been given until April, 1923, to provide themselves with the new outfit. Consideration is being given to rec- cmmendations that the Sam Brown belt be adopted for the Marine Corps to replace the present undress belt worn with the blue winter ficld and summer fleld uniforms. The project” is viewed with much faver by marine officers, and it is probable that the. Belgian hare. 2 ity of special interests and the letters sent him. In other cases a re- | the chief of ordnance, which have S & h for and bombing of radio- i So long a3 Mr. Boll Weevil e ay, search fo Sam Brpwn belt will be made officlal complaceney of the log roller. It | marches down the alsiss of Gen. |tum of the tendered appointment or|BSeR either in rented quarters or 18| Capt B H. Sleeper, Q. M. C. U. S. e e qi tat1senIp) Towa) by INavy |15 5 pavt F T Holtore. A, designed tthe Memorial day poster i which will be shown on all bulletin boards at camps, posts and stations of the Army. It is a strikingly ap- propriate composition, showing a sol- There are approximately 150 va-, and-Army air forces, using naval air- ly, Jowa to be between lati- Ity onl & cancies in the grade of sccond - lieu- tude of Capes Hatteras and Henlopen | Forn 5% wpion " must be filled by July™ 50 to 100 miles off shore at zero hour:| ; Commissions wiill. gress bearing on his arm Miss San Jose Scale, accompanied by those twin flower beare John and Jane Barleyoorn, the Hbv. Hog is believed to possess mystic and mysterious powers that will co- cainize and put to sleep every local desire to tax all America for a succeeding letters indicates a failure of the appointee to keep the department informed of his correct address, or to cause his mail to be forwarded to him. B at 7th and B streets, will also move to the Munitions building. After-July 1 this building will house the quarter- master general's office, the chief of few of its square miles. Cholera, assisted by the Rev. The War Depargment realizes the|engineers, chief signal officer, chief |dier laying a wreath on t of under the law. Some have even dreamed that | Wheat Rust, will meet them at the |value of the rescrve officers to the Bov- | of whemical Warfar service, ehlcl of |a comrade and deaoiing his atiention July 13, Wednesday, bombing of ex- | be extended first to graduates of tha . the budget would compel Mr. financial altar and endow them |ermment and desires to retain them in|air gervice, chief of finance, surgeon larrested by a vision of a platoon rush- German destroyers about sixty miles | United States Naval Aeademy. then Congressman to buy the seed | with money from the United States |Scrvice. But it also realizes that in an{ general, commanding officer of Theling into_battle as in a bayonet of Cape Charles lightship in sixty | to meritorious non-commissioned offi-" which properly planted in the | Treasury. Many are the charming - |STergency it can count only upon those | waghington general intermediate de- |charge. The poster was produced for fathoms of water, Army and Navy | cers of the Marine Corps recommend-. spring will, he hopes, produce little fioumtleu Who are constant- | ¥hose appointments are completely con- | 1o “tne records of the committee on [the morale branch of the general aircraft jointly; if not sunk by bombs, | ed for eommission by their command. in vember. Next to ly aflenating the affections of |Summated. The 4.669 appointees refer- | national defense, the War Department | stafr. o be sunk by destroyer fire; July 15, |ing officers, and then to candidates “white mule” it is regarded as the | congressmen from the Goddess of |6l o canmot be comsidered potential| yoimghoard, the director of sales and Triday, destruction ~remaining de- [ from civil ‘life. The age limit i best means to restore confidence A guod nature. It has taken the place of camouflage and propa- da as a national shibboleth. e proponents of this fiscal system, of course, are not dg- ved by it They are simply ing it to the people upon the same principle that draggists rec ommend certaln patent medicine ¢ does not do youdhny good, it do you no harm. The Con- s knows that the people are Liberty stamped upon our dollara. * k% x But suppose the fiscal authority provided by the budget system should have the courage to defy all those who beg for special ang use- less jtems, and sends down a bud- get without their inclusion? Is that the end of the matter? Is a mere appointes who is a creaturs of the Congress to tell its creator what it may or may not do? Am I officers until their appointments are made complete. The necessity of readi- ness to meet a mational emergency re- quires that this large number of ap- pointments in suspense be eliminated. Furthermore, economy in administra- tion requires that the clerical labor of | War and division. from persons who, through their neg- Ject, fail to receive or reply to tenders of appointment be eliminated. An announcement made by the War Department last week stated thatonJune 30, 1921, all appointments in the Officers’ streets. partment annex, a portion of the military intelligence ‘The policy adepted in July, 1920, provided that the general ad- ministrative group in the War De- partment be situated in vy buildin; the «State, the chiefs of the combat arms and of the militia_bureau in the War De- at 18th and E Lack of Funds Retards Reserves. the supply telligence division, War general staff, from ofticers who de- sire detail to duty in China and Ja- pan for the purpose of studying orien- tal languages. The division engaged in making selections for this and announcement of those who wil receive a four-year tour for' this study will be made shortly. detail The infantry school at Camp Ben- by authorization of Con- ning, Ga., More than one hundred applications have been received by the military in- CAPT. DAVID F. SELLERS, imed by Secretary Denby to succeed Commander P. W. Foote, who on May 7 took command of the U. S. S. Salem, in the Pacific fieet. Capt. Sellers ix mow in charge of the wixth division, the morale divinion, and, while he will take over his duties as aide immedi- ately, will continue for the present at the head of the morale diviston. Department is now weather report8 for forty-four towns stroyers by gunfire; July 18, Mon- day, bombing of ex-German cruiser Frankfurt under same conditions as above; if not sunk by bombs, to be sunk by big gunms:of fleet; July 20. ‘Wednesday, destruction of ex-German battleship Ostfriesland. Flyers must register at least two hits with largest bombs. If vessel battle fleet. Naval air forces will be under the command of Capt.' A. W. Johnson, still afloat, to be sunk by big guns o!l twenty-omle to twenty-seven years. Training schools are now provid:ing facilities for the non-commissioned officers . who_desire to become candi- dates for commission. @ Although no action has been taken definitely, it is contemplated by cer. tain marines stationed with the Pa- cific flect. that they will make & voy-' age to Peru next autumn to take part: in a national celebration in' that country. The U. S. S. Tennessee i commanding Atlantic fleet air forces. | C2UR TS 5 be able to join the fleet and Army air forces under command | ¢ '¢pat time and officers and men are ormele Gen w'd'";;"e:'l"';"‘.“-‘}‘m; Jooking forward to the prospective for the various levels of aerial travel |Of training an o MY | trip with interest. =3 from pilot balloon obscrvatisns made ot |aviation. Shore base operations will f { the naval aerological stations alons the |B° et s hinoion : antic and gulf coasts, and several of | DoYle. > PRESIDENT AND CABINET FOR “FULL SPEED AHEAD” " out a3 sick with legislative ap- propriationitis as they well can be, =0 is offering a dose of budget on the theory that it may help. * * x * Tnder our Constitution the bud- get is only another term for a single appmopriation bill. Tt is not Reserve Coups tendered prior to April 30, 1921, will be canceled, unless an ac- and cities throughout the eastern half of the United States and Canada; re- ports for the wind direction and velocity Facilities and personnel are not available to establish separate camps or courses this year for reserve of- ficers who might be willing or desire to attend a training camp at their own expense witheut being ordered to active duty. The funds appropriated gress, has become a permanent post and may properly be recognized as such from June 5 1920, the date of the current Army appropriation act, according to an approved opinion of the J. A. G. of the Army. Camp A. A. Humphreys, Va., is also considered an authorized permanent post from and after the passage of the joint reso- erty and my pursuit of happines; and which my governgent can fur. nish by a waye of itFwand simply becauss some’ officious official may think I do not need it, or, if T do. that I ought to buy it myself? God and the preferential primary for- bid® Is a budget to deprive me of well, demagogy always seeks a shining mark. * %% * Granting the budget will eliminate the weather bureau and Army aerologi- |F0ads, Va. General supervision of Ical stations in the Interlor: o gemeral |bombing experiments in charge of Ad- useless what effect will it |for pay of reserve officers set the lim- oTal H. B, Wilson, commander-in- 2 Dudger 1 the sense that it fs | veretables and. i < items, al sta . the fo embrace a comprehensive re- | Ino 3a3yo ‘waks ino 1ys ::Ie‘:),:r'm.: have on administrative officers? |its within which the War Department |lution of October 14, 1919. e O W conditions In North | Tiiet, United States Atlantic fleet. Jay down licy for a | anol H vhatever they please, contract , f ( a fol " - Lk SIS S A T2 yem o1 wonedpnus puoy L T e Conttomal aatensa aot. ve: | each civilian military camp. has been | Lhe Mississippi river for the succceding |tion in center of acoutfe ares, for| __ (Continued from First Page) debts in the face of a law forbidding it, and then coolly approach Con- 'Repudiate it's your debt, twelve hours, and of conditions off shore | Iowa along the Atlantic and east gulf coasts. |other tests. This bulletin will be available for use - o by all commercial companies and indi- future term somewhat extended of how money 18 to be expended and how it i8 1o be raised for specific Ul C3AllyM Syl B ‘pPremloy S 00 WD | [wuOINOLID - Tuap snens ©0uapIAGIg Funniiao uw 07 paw approved by the Secretary of War. One will be of the Protestant and the other of the Catholic faith. Corps Congress to take its presefit stand forr Navy upkeep?” This is a question one frequently- serve officers must be placed on ao- tive duty ‘and pay. There are other gress with the. challenge: this debt i; ‘wish duties for which reserve officers expendjtures. There is nothing to med pue uns Huioawy 01 ‘gires c - | fwuy om0 b not_ours. d “always Congress |should be placed on active duty to|area commanderg have been directed |viduals jntercs ! CORPS . > prevent the Congress from appro £puit 093 01 ponijmuiod om SHiom | DoVe ®'TF il ba s haphy scssion of |insare the oreanisation and develop- [(o make the assiknment of chaplaind | Mrciatt who are equiDbed Smih e Tadie MARINE | [nears. It is- answered by leaders im o | Congress and administration officials in., high place in the negative, in so far as- it might relate to any particular coun- try. The reason assigned for it is this That the unstable condition of world affalrs is ample warrant for precaution, and that the United States would be lack’ ing in judgment shouid it overlook wosll conditions to possibly find itself unpc-' pared in a crisis. : ‘Americanism” has been declared to be the paramount forelgn policy of the priating money if it pleases to do 50 Persons who ecompiain that Con- gress does nothing forget that it appropriates money and levies taxes. One congressman made the L record of voting for every appro- priation and against every tax. Most eongressmen have the atti- tude of mind, but not the candor, of tiis late Senator John H Bunk- and to set up a vigorous program of duties for them. - ment of the citizen soldiers. The allotment of the limited amount of funds is comtemplated for the fol- low purposes: For pay of reserve of- ficers on duty with the War Depart- ment general staff, as instructors of the citizens' camps, while recelving instruction at the special service 0ols of their arm, which will ren- ot as the Congress when only one urgent deficiency bill is necessary. 1 have been opposed to all recent tinkering of the Constitution. It has been revised, altered, amended and brought up to date, but I doubt if it has been improved. The curés seem to me to be worse than the diseases were. But now that we amend the organic law with more celerity than receiving set. The bulletin is issued in co-operation with the office of communications of the | Figures for the number of recruits Navy Department, and while it is for |secured during the past month total the special benefit’ of marine and avia- | 654, including_twenty-one men who tion interests, being designed especially to meet the meeds of the latter. it will |Were mot accepted at posts. = While also serve a useful purpose for every |the number enlisted s less than the enterprise in the country in which cog- | fuota assigned to recruits for the nizance of the weather conditions is of importanee. It is believed by those who | month. it must be borne in mind that The seed item in the agricult bill annually awakened sne of ‘e pleasant memories of my life. In the heyday of my young manhood our congressman sent me a pack- age of flower meeds, and an even more precious multigraphed let- ter informinz me that my country had procured a few of these rare seeds from There is being prepared by the cav- alry board a booklet on the care of animals which will be issued to the service when completed. This com- pilation is sald to be something en- tirely different from any heretofore prepared for use of service men hav- ing the respomsibility of caring for Rarman, and that fie | W to pull & corc lat us add an | 108 WS CREST, B Gwn units, ana iy had begged from the P < e o of Sheyme packare for me. Bl .|,|y'»°.:'fl",..'f.l,: amendment to enable the President | or pay of a limited number of re- horses and mules in the Army. have interested themselves in starting | many April enlistments are pending, (e the paramount forute i el ot he was urking an upare. | {0 planting were mingled with the « {ion bill apd @pprove the rest of it |Serve officers to each division of the this service that It il prove of tre.|due to delay In transferring papers|istration. In order that the declaration | « fond hope that T would be a dele- organized reserves to be called for a B tten ravel in the land the uncertain status of late arriv- [shall not be an empty boast. this coun- United States, and it is further believed that its possibilities will be such that|ais who have not yet been sworn in. its expansion to additional sections of the country will necessitate more than one bulletin daily. The location of the The President now must strike down the whole bill and cripple the gov- ernment in order to reach some ob- noxious item. Couple this change with what we call the budget system and a courageous President will have the power to back up the financial judgment of the men who make his He will save twice the priation for good roads. when he was asked whenos the money was to come. Without a moment's hes- itation, he answered: “That is the busimess of the finapce com- mittes, not my busingss” The usual reply to such a query iv “Oh. this paltry sum can be saved try intends to be in a position to up-- hold that pelicy if it is assailed. Itisa defensive, not an aggressive, policy. Democrats in Congress suppert the., = the cabinet are mero: the | policy, putting country above party. and aerological stations and the surface of the e numerous on S e e B AR tions with which the data are coded are | muster roll of the Marine Corps. |00 BSTING 1, TEL, RN o gent., There arc thirty-six men by the nume | Opposition republicans do not oppos fifteen-day period of information and in the missions of the three cempone, of the Army of the United States ¥nd the plan and pro- cedure of organization and adminis- tration of the units of the organized cesorves. Unl gate to the next convention. one proud Hoosier. Mother doing most of the hard weary hours and sweeten the cir- cumambient air. Through the months we guarded and cultivated the plants Higher and yet higher. green sentinels of a promised im- 1 was ©- < Arrangements have just been com- pleted by the Navy with the weather bureau for the inauguration of a weather reporting service for the benefit of aerfal transport In the United States. | instruction Names similar to those of members the amount of funds appro- \ to be deprived of something whi ‘ will contribute to my lite. my 1o 1 endeavoring to locate and secure repll in the Munitions building and T oor s g i estimates. PYicotting lcatisome;aL [thsuse mortality. they agew but flawercd | $300.000.000 that Senator Aldrich said | priated exceeds what is now expected, | Starting June 1, it will send broadcast | Lakehurst, N. of “Davis,” fourteen-bearing the name | the policy, but merely disagree with th ; What useless items” hot In Septemier they headed | could be saved if the government |there will be little, if any, remaining |daily at 10:30 a'm., castern: time, from | Hampton Roads, Va. eleven whose surname |MAJOTity as to the necessity of prépar. F That “u items® were I | into onion sets. And ver there he | was run as a private corperation is |after thess allotments are made. The |its radio station, Arlington, a compre- | C.; Due West, S. C.; Omaha, Neb, . ! 3 3 T eainat any danger. concefving Gane,. never found out in my eight years | those who dare to call this grand | run. Wer Department will not, therefore, | hensive weather bulletin prepared by | sacola and Key West, Fla. is “Hughes,” stx “Hoovers." two by (ger im 2 ADPropriaiien NI ey Fieman-iidiasbaiidy- 4 W So00TRL, Desabledopcaside mirait- | the Jeather buveau, which will include! Surface-staticas witir which upper air § the-name-of “Weeks,” one “Fall” ens ' (Cepyright, 1331, 2y The-Wushingt-Sund. [ - -