Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-19
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

James W. Gerard, of New York, former
ambassador to Berlin, has filed a minority
Democratic nomination petition as a candi-
date for Endorsement of South Dakota for
the presidency. The petition was filed with
the Secretary of State. The national sum-
mary Of principles as set forth in the petit
ton is make and keep the country safe
Tor Democracy The State summary is
true Democracy"
Another chapter in the stirring history of
Alsace and Lorraine was written in the
French Chamber Of Deputies last week, when
an Alsatian Deputy, speaking in the name
OF his twenty-three colleagues, solemnly re-
affirmed the declaration of MIR. Gambetta in
the Chamber on March /, 1871 to remain
loyal to the motherand. When Mr. Gam
BETA made that declaration, Germany had
just torn Alsace and Lorraine from France.
Therefore, the long tragedy of the separa-
ton ended last week. and there was Joy in
the heart of every Frenchman when the Dep
uties from Alsace and Lorraine took their
seats. Many residents of thetprovinces came
all the way to Paris to attend the session.
Among the Alsatians was Able Wetterle,
who was the principal speaker. He declared
that the people of the lost provinces had
lived for more than forty years with the vi
sion of this day ahead of them.
Arrest of former Emperor William of Ger
many, if necessary through the intermediary
Holland, was proposed IdSC week DS1OT0 Tue
parliamentary subcommittee investigating the
question of war responsibilities. A decision
was postponed until fuller information with
reference to pre-war happenings could be OBJ
tanned.
Gabrielle d'AnnunZio will hand over COM
mand of the city of Fiume to regular troops
under General Caviglia, former Minister of
War, says an Associated Press dispatch from
Fiume.
Premier Clemenceau, while crossing the
English channel last week, on his way to
London, suffered a fractured rib, but with
his usual stoicism the "Tiger'' did not permit
the news of his injury to become public and
carried out his entire program without falter-
ing. 1t was only on his arrival again in Paris
that the fact became known. He was thrown
against the ships rail in high sea.
Commenting on a four-volume compilation
of documentary pre-war history, Vorwarts,
the Berlin newspaper, says: whoever reads
the former emperor's marginal remarks will
have no doubt that Germany before the war
was ruled by next to mailman" The news
paper characterizes the books as "four stones
on the tomb of the German monarchy"
More than 200 seditious newspapers are
published in the United States, and 144 9TH
ers published in foreign countries are being
Department of Justice submitted to the House
Judiciary Committee by Representative
Byrnes, Democrat of South Carolina, at a
hearing on a bill to prohibit and punish Sc
dtious acts and to close the mail to those
promoting such acts. The bill provides pen
alties of $4,000 and imprisonment for five
years.
The senate has adopted the conference, re-
port on the Edge bill authorizing organiza-
ton of corporations to extend credit to Eu
rope to stimulate export trade. No record
vote was taken. The measure now goes to
the president.
Initial measures of relief for Austria were
taken by the supreme council Wednesday, aft
er it had heard lengthy discussion of his
nations difficulties by DR.. Karl Renner, the
Austrian chancellor. 1t was decided as a first
step in relieving the Austrian food shortage
10000 tons of food should be dispatched to
Trieste to be shipped thence into Austrian
territory. The general opinion expressed in
the council was that the cooperation of the
United States in the Austrian relief measures
was absolutely necessary and that the credits
for the purchases which Austria must make
could be accorded only by America.