Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-11

back its pre-Waf trdQe, WHICH dnnudAiJ
amounted to nearly 100000, 000-exports
and imnorts. Interviews have recently been
published in Italian papers which endeaVor
20 establish the idea in the Italian mind that
had Germany been consulted in the matter
of italian claims at the peace conference,
Italy would have secured all tina. had been
asked This has been interpreted by many
prominent Italians as purely subtle bid for
Italian patronage anticipating the resuscl-
tation of friendly commercial relations be-
tween Italy and Germany. Chief among the
interviews appearing in Italy were those or
Prince Won Buelow and Count Won Bernstorf.
The former was married to an Italian and
maintains in Italy one of the most celebrated
villas.
"Semi-official announcements that the
former kaiser is to be screened from the
death penalty are accompanied by the ex-
PLANTATION that this detection of justice is due
TO the special influence of the United States"
the Pail Mall Gazette of London says: III
it is true, it must rank /aG one of the cur1os1-
ties of history that rev world democracy Is
found as the most active champion OF the
divinity that hedges l:ings." The neWspa-
per then asks what penalties, in such Cir
cumstances, shall be enacted on the men who
merely carried out Wilhelm's orders, If he
is treated along the lines of limited liability
Recommendation by Lieutenant Colonel
samuel L. AnSoll, OIL the Judge duNOCdCo Sou-
erals department in. Washington, that the
case of every military prisoner now under
sentence be sent to the board of review, OF
which he is a head. for denomination, has
been disapproved by Secretary Baker. Ger
tain specific cases will, however, be examin-
ed again with the object of determining
whether further clemency should be allowed.
Secretary Baker said that the LOO military
prisoners returning from France under ar
rest would be given the same opportunity
for having their cases reviewed.
Some of the Japanese troops returning
from Siberia are affected to a more Or less
degree with Bolshevik ideas, asserts the
newspaper Hochi published in Toxic, Japan.
The war office admits the fact with some
modification, the newspaper declares,
Senior Adjutant Matsuki is quoted as saying
that the war minister is greatly concerned
about this state of affairs and as a result
of careful study of the subject by the recent
conference of the commanders of the army
divisions, it has been decided that proper
control should be exercised over these unde-
srable elements by the commanders of the
divisions in cooperation with the local
branches of the ex-soldiers assooia ions.
Swedish-American foundation has been
formed to send Swedish students to America
in exchange for ten Americans sent by the
Scandinavin-American foundation in New
York to Sweden. The American minister
Ira Nelson Morris, has made himself respon-
sible for the expense Of one of the Swedish
students for five years
Baron Kurt Won Lersner, of the German
peace delegation, has sent a note from
Versailles saying that German experts are
prepared to meet those of the allies for
consideration of questions involved in turn
ing over to the allied countries the coal,
duo ofI1FP ixI1
commodities specified in the peace treaty.
Marshal Petain has been made a member
of the French Academy of Moral and Po-
litical Sciences.
Conditions in Europe are not as bad as
those faced by the south after the civil war,
Oscar T. Crosby former assistant treasurer
OF the United States, androfor two years
chairman of the inter-a1lied council on war
purchases and finance declared upon his
arrival from Europe on the transport Mount
Vernon. None of the European nations is
bankrupt, he said, though they will need
encouragement to return to normal condi-
tions. s. -
A report by Herbert Hoover recently made
to the supreme council on the work Of the
special mission appointed by the American
Relief Administration to ,re-establish trans
lie by the American Relief Administration
in New York last week. when the Ameri-
can mission began operations, Trieste was
clogged with 1900 tons of relief supplies
and Fiume with 10000, 90 said the report,
land the daily movement was only seven
hundred tons from Trieste and nothing from
Fiume Since March 49, the mission has
moved from Trieste $4,000 tons. Some
days we exceed 1000 tons Of supplies There
were 1926, 900 tons delivered to the Austrian
republic and $4,000 tons to Czecho-Slo-
vakia."
Subscriptions of $326,468,0OO to the
series Of treasury certificates dated July
l and maturing September 49, were an
nounced last week by Secretary Glass in
Washington, making a total of $852,606,-
600 in certificates maturing on the next
installment payment date for income and
was dated June g. No more certificates
of that maturity will be issued
John Andrew Hamilton, Lord Sumner,
will preside over the five judges represent
ing the United States, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Japan at the trial of the former
German emperor, according to the Evening
News of London. Sir Gordon Hewart, solicit
tor general of Great Britain, will lead for
the prosecution. William Hohenzollern, it
is said will be defended by German coun-
sci, assisted by British lawyers if he wishes
them. The decision to bring the former
emperor to London, with other prominent
accused persons, has been well-kept Sc
cret, and it is understood that Premier
Lloyd George was responsible for the pro-
posal Holland, however has yet to be
reckoned with, it is reported Dutch pub
lie opinion has seemed strongly to support