The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-12
IMPORTANT EVENTS
REGiIED YESTERDAY
MISS JULIA MORGAN HARDING
DISCUSSES MANY AFFAIhS
or WIDE INTEREST.
The February Meeting of the Current
Events Department IL Exception
ally Wen Attended.

Al the February meeting Of the Cur
. rent Events department OF the Woman =
& portunity OF hearing Miss Julia Morgan
Harding. and the pleasure of the day.
sssenroicd very large audience FOR
In Few opening remarks Miss Hard
INK gave brief excerpts from several OF
the daily and monthly publications in
regard to issues which are very much in
pubic evidence just now. Miss Harding
was Parti,eSnilariy anxious that this
q Review. be read. as several articles By
notables appear in this issue. as well "a
government offered 10000 pounds to
, nave repressed. These were first pub
: ished IA Amsterdam, Holland. and APP
pear Tor the first time IN this number
OF an American publication.
I the recent resignation OF Lindley NJ.
Garrison. secretary OF war. who was one
I of the strongest members 80 Nj WI
son cabinet. will bring 60 bear on the
president "A very severe criticism. not
! but by his own supporters and party.
Miss Harding said. The affair - con-
SidtIed S"mt tnlng as a riddle a. Mr..
/ harrison and the president have always
. been absolutely ia accord ana uurine
i Mr.. Wilson's western tour. he spoke
very strongly in favor OF a Continental
] army. the pet project OF Secretary Car
] rIsou. and ~ was only after his return
/ that radical change IN his national
defense policy occasioned the rcsirna-
| ton OF the secretary OF war. The anair
j. very unfortunate FOR those who be-
L AAfhf We uhfN the AfNNfNf OF an army
and very fortunate FOR those who believe
our dcfenscs adequate.
Independence for Philippines.
The international law In the Appam
case. the Rrandeis controversy the gov
eminent Of the Philippines and China
I furnished interesting bits Of informa-
/ ton. Miss Harding said. without doubt
I Congress and the government intended
To grant indie - ndence to the Philip
| pines. which might not 20 into encci
lgntl 1922. but might bc granted before
4 n. ~ was thought best. Republican sen.
! rment ~ for the passage Of the bill. and
the pemocratic party has promised
! withdrawal Naturally many objections
are brought out. she said. The inhabi.
! tants Of the islands really have no
sense Of government or OF propert 5
rights. and tn many ways are totally
unnt To assume .the responsibilitiss of
: self government. They would DE behind
hand in defcnscs. ana in case Of insur
than the United States. could easily on.
ter the country and take fun posses
4 SION OF IN" western border before our
/ mcaEre army could DO rnobiftzed d,
meet the invaders; that thcy~are not Vet
equal 10 lf-government. and the
United states - bctrayinE trust
Yuan Shi KAT tho present emperor
oi CHINA, has been prevailed upon q
postpone the assumption OF the rova
title until after the close Of the war
for two reasons. First. as au ,mpcrol
Dee might be- excluded from an. world.
council should 10 De called in the set.
| Element OF the war. and second IA.
~ HI I'D
7 Ihhl change during tho war would d.
unwise. as Japan might. interfere. which
/ would occasion unnecessary trouble bon
the East
In Germany a. the present time. 8.
| arising what viii uudou BIZ eddy spread 9,
/ a world wide economic war. the German
, government has ordered -Lhat "a report of
F textiles must BE- turned in from every
. manufactorN. every shop and every In.
I diNlduai In the empire. These material
viii eventually be- Coufiscatcd for th,
use or the soldiers and as soon as IN
war is over. a great economic war viii
'usi which Will De- even more ttrribl,
than hat 81 the present.
Interest il Forecasted.
II pr b'licNed nov. that England does
. W'ni. she viii merely hold her own orIy
making NOV tmeuts which viii aruear a !
offensive. During this period England
i'Wll train her armies and mako muni-
{ won. The allies have more resources in
i"oo ana men than Germany and iu IA Il
] way hopes Co wear out hsr enemies bal
any event success will 20 fu fI. Uoyg.r
who has dominance az sea NAPOLEON
! was NHuquished only after ENGLAND ha.
got control OF the seas ana during III.
] IhE coming summer win be- one ai
/ intense interest with the war and fh.
presidential election ard DO is tho CON.
! e"usH~ or opinion that we are ON rbr
/ ferE. ~ an economic war with .fH.-
countries which VIII be- very di.aetroua
t1 industry. money and Manufacture
England win undoubtedly D.. "a Lender ID,
the struggle together with hsr soIDrl.r.
20 rcgniu hsr trade IN the markets o..
Miss Harding closed her address with
fa ita remarks on ursUarolu,s. and
spoke OF our inadequate army. navy sun.
Ecnus. am pulautsa and the Tarf0u.
points OF attack on the coast which ar,