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Evening journal., 1915-01-20
What Bargain Has the United States
Made Respecting Mexico?
(From the Washington POST /.

The alacrity with which the United
States government obeyed the de-
mand of Great Britain that British
oil interests in Mexico should be
protected has caused a lot of specu-
lation among Americans.
What is the understanding between
the United States and foreign gov
ernments regarding Mexico?
Has the United States bound itself
to protect foreign interests In that
country If so. what is the extent
OF the obligation? How many mil
lions or billions of dollars has the
United States guaranteed? Who Is
TO pay for the losses already incur
rcd2 Must the United States should
er the enormous debt due to foreign
ers and foreign nations because OF
the revolution I'm Mexico?
These questions naturally arise
when the Washington administration
actually musters sufficient courage "a
notify Carranza that he must not
place an embargo upon British oil
exports or confiscate British-ownec
oil wells. This demand was almost
ar ultimatum. Il warned Carranza
that SERIOUS consequences" would
ensue if he failed to respect British
property rights.
No such warning has been given
in the protection Of American lives
or property. Is the administration
under a heavier obligation to Great
Britain than TO the citizens of tn,
United States? If so, what Is the
nature of the obligation?
Carranza is reported to have giver
instant heed to the American warn
ing. He has given assurances" tha
there will be no embargo upon Brit
ish oil exports. Thus far his pro
misses 10 the American government
have been rotten straw. Perhaps
where Great Britain is concerned. h,
will keep his word for fear of bring
Ing down upon himself something
more serious than a polite note %
inquiry.
But If Carranza should respect thi
warning. would il not be good hin
to the United States to stiffen III
backbone to the extent of demandin;
similar respect for American life am
property? If this gopernment car
force Carranza to respect British
rights, IL can force him to respec
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

The controversy between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain is by
far the most important subject that
has confronted the Wilson admins
tration.
The dispute involves the CONNER
cial welfare of the United States.
Rightly handled. the American posi-
ton can he made impregnable, to the
infinite benefit of this and all other
neutral countries. at present and
far into the future.
Wrongly handled. the question may
cause intense feeling between the
two great English-speaking nations,
and might even lead eventually to
war.
The United States cannot afford
10 lose this fight Its material well
fare now and hereafter and its pres
tigc among the nations require that
it shall make its protest good.
Opposed to the United States are
three OF the keenest minds in the
world. possessing the greatest skill in
diplomacy, and backed by the tre-
mendous power OF the British En-
pire
Premier Asquith, Sir Edward GREY,
and David Lloyd George are I'm charge
of the British case. These men arc
masters at their trade. They have
inherited the long traditions of Great
Gritain, and are aided by men who
have spent their lives in diplomacy
They are in q desperate situation
Which commands them to seize every
advantage for Great Britain in its
struggle for existence. No idle sem
timent of friendship for other ma
tions will stand for a moment in
their endcavors to make the British
cause triumphant. They know tho
gcal they seek The interests of the
United States mean nothing to them
Unless checked. they will sacrifice
any American interest to gain theil
ends.
Pitted against the guiding spirits
of Great Britain are President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan-men who's,
patriotism and ability are unques
toned. but who labor under heav!
disadvantages in this peculiar field
The American system does not ten,
10 develop the highest class Of diplo
matte skill. The American foreigI
policy is subject TO violent changes
according TO the policies OF the ad
ninistration in power. Men whit
! have only four years of service ar
suddenly charged with the onerou
responsibility OF conducting negotia
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
With The Paragraphers

Some folks with splendid plans for ending the war
in Europe have never managed to end quarrel with
their next door neighbor--M Milwaukee journal.
is not likely that the Senate will vote the ship
ping bill until there has been at least preliminary
investigation Of the right to transfer vessels belong
ing TO belligerents during the war.-St. Louis Globe.
Roumana's determination TO get into the may
mean little or It may much. Bear in mind, It
was the despsed Roumanan army that saved the Rus
disaster at the time of their invasion of Tur
key in IN late 70s.-Manchester Union.
In his latest magazine article on the in Europe
Mr. Roosevelt says that President Wilson "tamely
submitted" to the wrong done TO Belgium. AS the
say Is headed Utopia He'll il is easy TO decide
which end Of the proposition the Colonel would have
chosen II he had been in the White House.-New York
World.
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return. These two men are probably
the most able representatives in the
Senate of the conservative shade OF
public opinion. We have no hesita-
tion in saying that their retirement
is an unqualified harm. Senator
Burton possesses. probably moro
than any other man in the Senate, a
scholarly knowledge of the funda-
mental laws of finance and business
just the sort of knowledge most
needed by the men managing the
United States. He is the author of
a standard book. entitled Theory OF
Commercial Crises and Industrial
Depressions." He has just celebra-
tea his last year in the Senate by
leading a successful fight in opposi-
tion to the Rivers and Harbors Pork
Bill. If Ohio is to furnish sthe next
Republican Presidential candidate
Burton is a good man.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
MT. CALyARY CLuR RELIEF.

Charles Cooper, president of the
Mt. Calvary Club has presented his
annual report as follows: Rent il
Elimination, telephones. heat. water,
and repairs. S79A5O; disbursements,
S1,94O.SO; uniforms. $3.50; payroll
S94O.S5; sick and accident claims,
81, 1,256. Total SS.4S215. Balance in
current fund. s96542. Balance in
sinking fund. s561.5O; balance in re-
lief fund, S39S5O. Total balance
S1,925.42.
Relief report: Families aided, l6;
meals given, 294; persons given
clothing. 91 persons given employ
ment. 5S: coal distributed. l l-2 tons;
number of bags of coal given, So
number of persons assisted financially
Z: baskets given on Easter. 19S; per
sons fed on Thanksgiving Day. 2O9
children aided on Christmas, ia
Christmas baskets for poor, ll9.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

There is more Democratic trouble in Georgetown
and the section of Sussex county contiguous thereto
Through the influence of Senator Salisbury. George
r. Mears has been appointed to succeed Winfield S
Walls Republican postmaster at the Sussex county
seat Friends of r. Thomas Hart and William e.
Vickers, active Democrats who also aspired to the
place indignant that the claims Of those two men
for recognition and preerment at the hands Of the
junior Senator ignored They insist that either
Hart or Vickers much more deserving OF party
favor than Mears and that the selection of Mears
was merely another instance of the Senator overrid
ing local Democratic sentiment Federal patronage
has been anything but a blessing to the Democratic
boss It's bestowa has made for him scores Ct active
enemies within the organization over which he has
ruled so many years.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
FEW MINUTES! NO INDIGESTION, GAS,
SOUR stomach ---PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN

today know that it is needless TO have
bad stomach. A little Diapepsin oc-
casionally keeps the stomach regulated
and they eat their favorite foods with
out fear.
If your stomach don't take care Of
your liberal limit without rebellion:
if your food is a damage instead of a
help remember the quickest, surest,
most harmless relief is Papes Dia-
pepsin, which costs only fifty cents
FOR large case at drug stores. It's
truly wonderful-it digests food and
sets things straight, so gently and cas-
lily that it is astonishing. Please don't
go on and on with weak, disordcred
stomach; its so unnecessary.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
GEMS OF THOUGHT

One bad example spoils great many precepts,-
Anonymous.
.--.-:-.
Fewer possess virtue than those who wish to be-
lieve they possess it.-Cicero.
.-.-.-.
II you are acquainted with Happiness introduce him
TO your neighbor-Philip Brooks.
.-.-.-s
man does not please long when he has only one
species OF wit-La Rochefoucauld.
:-.-:-:
Love is indestructible. its holy fame forever burn
eth; from heaven it came to heaven returneth.-
Southey
.-:-.-
When thou art obliged to speak, be sure to speak
the truth; for equvocstion is halfway lying as ly-
ing, the whole way to hell.--W Penn.
Experience shows that is due less ability
than TO zeal The winner Is he who gives himself to
his work body and soul-Charles Burton.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
Spirit of the Delmarvia Press

Over ninety per cent of the people
are opposed TO the law. which goes
10 show how unpopular it is.
The liquor question is again before
the Legislature and it should be SET
tied as soon as possible. Two bills
have been presented. one for the re-
peal Of the Hazel Law and the other
similar 10 the Maryland Law which,
II passed. will only permit a person
tn receive one gallon each month.
We believe in order to get the ques-
tior out of politics that the only pro-
per move to make would be to pass
a law allowing the question to be
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
EARTHQUAKES AND THEIR VICTIMS.

n VERY day adds TO the gruesomeness Of the record
Z OF the great Italian earthquake. While it
is estimated that 10000 men, and children per-
ished In that convulson OF nature fuller investigation
may reveal that even larger number destroyed
in the ill-starred section of Italy affected.
The sympathy Of the world is manifesting itself in
many practical ways for the benefit Of the destitute
and heart-broken survivors. To the credit Of the
United States be IL said, it stands ready to do every
thing that can be expected from nation so sympa-
theticaly and generously disposed
This Italian upheaval will pass into history as one Of
the worlds greatest disasters due to seismic dis
turbance It is by means however the
greatest For instance. in 1926, near Naples,
thirty towns we're destroyed and 10000 persons
perished. In 1857 at schamaki, 10000 persons
were killed Sicily was racked by n earthquake in
years 100000 persons pershed in the Medod
section of Japan. 100000 persons destroyed by
the Pel.n earthquake Of 1881, while the great Lisbon
shock in 1851 found $4,000 victims The Messina
earthquake which devastated such wide ana
took such enormous toll Of life was so recent that it
is fresh in the minds OF everyone.
In fact tho history Of earthquakes shows horror piled
upon horror, and Americans have full to be
thankful that this country has been singulary exempt
from them those Charleston and San Francisco be-
ing dwared into insignihcance in point Of loss of life
when compared with the calamites suffered by other
and lessfavored nations. It is of the regrettabie
features of human existence that millions upon mil
lions of our fellow beings have their lots cast In places
where the earth crust thin that they do not know
at what instant some great internal disturbance viii
hur them almost without warning, into eternity
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
Digests all food. absOrbs gases and
stops fermentation at once.

Wonder what upset your stomach -
which portion Of the food did the dam
age-do you? Well. don't bother If
your stomach is in a revolt if sour.
gassy, and upset. and what you just
ate has fermented into stubborn
Jumps: your head dizzy and aches;
belch gases and acids and eructate un-
digested food; breath foul. tongue
coated-iust take Pape's Diapepsin.
and in five minutes you will wonder
what became of the Indigestion adm
distress. Millions of men and women
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

Representative Rashs bill to regulate the sale Of
rabbits shipped from other States into the city Of
Wilmington Is measure that ought to be passed.
Under the pre-"1t law such sale is prohibited. In
consequence there has been widespread complaint
among householders. The Rash bill provides that il
shall lawful to sell rabbits in the local market from
November Is to December 81 There is no valid rea-
son why Wilmngtonians and Delawareans should not
have the same rabbt-buying and rabbiteating faci-
ties that enjoyed by the people of other cities
and states
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

voted on every Residential election
Bv so doing the vets and "drys"
would be given a chance and both
sides treated fairly. That there arc
hundreds Of "wet" men in Sussex
County goes without saying; but un-
dei the present state of affairs they
contend that they are not treated
fairly in that they are not granted
the right TO express their views on
the subject The liquor question has
been a thorn in the sides of the De-
mocratic and Republican parties for
many years and it seems to be the
desire of all that the question be
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

taken out OF politics as much as DOS
sihle. If allowed to vote for or
against the saloon at stated intervals
II Is believed that the problem would
be partly solved.
Another measure which should ne
presented TO the Legislature and en-
acted into law is one which would
compel all vehicles travelling the
public roads at night to carry lights.
as money would be saved the resi-
dents by avoiding accidents. A bill
o. this kind was presented to the
Senate a few sessions ago, but was
killed before reaching the House
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
A HUMILIATING SPECTACLE.
From DE Rochester Heraldl

(From the Rochester Herald)
American manufacturers have yet
to learn that in dealing with foreign
governments they cannot indulge in
those sharp practices which in times
o. conflict at home they have inn
posed upon our war establishment
We have not yet forgotten the COM
missary scandals which arose during
the Spanish-American war, when en-
balmed beef was put off on the SOL
dlers at the front and in camp. Other
sharp practices were discovered in
the matter of furnishing supplies for
the army and navy. II these prac-
tices are INDUCED in by those who
provide for the armies of Europe, we
never hear of them. and one may
doubt that they are INDUCED in, for
to make them successful implies col
lusion.
But America presents a humiliating
spectacle in the matter of a contract
for European government, not name1
now that it has been made a matter
of public knowledge that contract
for army blankets has been violated
by the furnishing of goods which
we're not equal TO the sample shown.
A total of 100000 blankets shipped
have been rejected by the purchas-
ers.
The inference is that the foreign
buyer has entered into conspiracy
with certain dishonest American
manufacturers to cheat his govern
ment. Whether the suggestion came
from him or was offered by the party
of the second part we may never
know But the fact that the game
Is a familiar one here directs sus-
picion. The affair is unfortunate at
a time when we are desirous Of prov
ing our industrial equality, II not
fprofou rnon1oc
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
EPWORTH LEAGUE OFFICERS.

The Epworth League Of Goodman
NJ. e. Church at its monthly meeting
last night elected the following Of
fcers for the ensuing term: President,
Hannah Andrew; first vico-president,
Mary Cloud; second vice-president.
Frances Stats; third vice-president
Pearl Lunam; fourth vice-president
Mildred Jenness; secretary, Ira Stew
art; treasurer, Angus n. Read
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
WEDNESDAY JAN. 20. 1915
THAT AERIAL INVASION.

nj German interest is served by the most recent
aerial raid upon England.
No warships, forts other British defenses we're
destroyed damaged
Not single British combatant was killed or
wounded
The net result of all in the way Of material damage
the killing and manning Of non-combatants most
Of whom in bed and asleep at the time and the de-
sructlon or damage Of property Of a non-defensive
nature
The effect of the raid doubtless merely will be to
make the British determined than to "see
the present through matter what the cost may
be in life and treasure.
That was the effect of the German naval raid upon
Hartlepool, Scarborough and whitby and the killing
Of non-combatants and the more recent raid Is of an
even infurating nature from the British point
Of view
II the aerial raid designed to effect any military
or naval purpose II failed of its object If designed to
frghten for few hours, the British public its end
was attained The reaction of British feeling however.
probably will be more harmful in the long run TO the
Germans than the raid TO the English.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
LEGISLATION NEEDED.
From the Georgetown Journal.

From the Georgetown Journal.
II is TO be hoped that the Legisla-
ture will settle down % business and
give the people of the respective
counties sound legislation.
There should be a revision of the
iniquitous game laws which require
farmers 10 pay a license for cunning
on a neighbor's land. The people of
Sussex County expect this change 10
be made In the statute and Il Is up
TO the members of the Assembly from
this county to work for its repeal.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
ST. STEPHENS BROTHERHOOD.

The monthly meeting of st. Ste
phen's Brotherhood will be held TO.
night in the church parlors. There
are a number of interesting items to
come before the body, one being the
completion of plans for the annual
Ladies' Night which is to be held
in the near future. All members are
urged to attend.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

lature the friend of the swapping turtle. Represen-
ative Bender is close second the friend Of the
red and yellow terrapin. In view of the great waste
Of crab life in State, some other member of the
House should come forward the champion of that
delecable and then the three legislators
should pool issues and force their joint bill through
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

The House OF Representatives has decided to permit
The item Of Si5OOOOo for Delaware River improve
ments TO stand in the Rivers and Harbors bill Much
more .loney might be used TO advantage in the inn
prorement of that magnificent waterway. but under
conditions which prevail in Washington the people of
Delaware, PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey must rest
content with what they get from the Wilson ad-
mnistration.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

The trouble with the Board Of Education Of Will
mngton is not much the size Of lis membership
the size OF the who control II. While most per-
sons will sympathize with the efforts of the High
school Alumni Association to bring about reforms,
they no doubt will decide that the small board pro-
posed Is to be controlled by the sort of timber
that controls the large board It will be useless to
make a change. What is needed particularly in the
High cchool is a change the seat OF potential In
nuence from the ashpit TO the superntendens office
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

Inc Ninth Ward Civic Association is doing a good
work in arousing public interest in civic ouestions
Of local and general nature II would be better for
our city If each Of the wards had similar organza
ton as ntelligently organized and administered No
organization is always right but as a rule. organized
effort with its attendant discussion reveals what is
right and what is Its activities are produc-
tive Of that comparison of ideas from which the truth
is evolved
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
SENTIMENT AND THE GAME LAW.

DUBLiC sentiment against certain features OF the
present game law Is strong in the rural dis
's OF our state that II doubtless will mpel the Leg
stature to make radical changes to allay the wide
spread cisoontent
n certain sections down the State farmers have
organized TO force such amendments through Such
'rsanizaiions are composed of Of all political par
lies and they making their influence felt I'm the
Senatorial and Representatives districts. They are
particularly insstent that the resident hunters IL
sense Zee Of Sl16 shall be abolished.
hunoreas OF men in the rural towns are almpst as
pit'ef as the farmers against the law passed two
years ago and they too are seeing to II that their in
auence is felt in the State House
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
WHERE KILLING COMES EASY.


(From Harper's Weekly)
Papau has long been known as a
bloody land 1t is a bloody land still.
But the blood of white men is rarely
let; and the wanton slaughter of ma
tives, the one by the other-at least
in those fast-widening regions (which
arc within the sphere of the LAWS
fast diminishing. All this being so,
in one year. nevertheless, when
there were 215 prisoners committed
for trial. us of them were charged
with murder, nine with manslaugh-
ter. and FIVE with attempted murder
To the civilized mind of motives to
murder, shocking enough, TO be sure
nor wanting an aspect of gruesome
hUmOr-are upon occasion incredi-
BILE. AS they are matters of record.
however. disclosed upon painstaking
Investigation. they are to be accep-
TED, not as irresponsible tales, such
as wander about the Eastern seas.
but as substantial facts, however sin
gular and incomprehensible they
may appear. II is a matter of court
record, for example. that certain ma
tives of what is called the Coast
Range. being upon trial for the muir
der of two carriers, whose throats
they had cut, admitted the deed WITH
out the least hesitation, and sought
10 justify the CHASTITY business upon
the ground that the carriers had APP
peared TO be cold and hungry"-de-
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We respectfully call 10 the attention of the VIII
mington Association the Suppression Of Unneces-
Noises the oratorical efforts Levy Court Com
missioner Martin E Smith