Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

farm settlen entS. The farms are to be ar
ranged abou+ a central holding under control
of an official and sdvice services and ma
chinery to be at he disposal of the small
farmer To speed food production, more
than 600 incompetent farmers were evicted
during the war and the wedding out is to
continue.
The French government has donated "a.
CzechoSlovak republic $S,O0O,0OO worth o
flying machines.
Switzerland is in a quandary to know what
to do with Austrian and Italian soldiers who
desert across the Swiss frontier by airplane.
lIachines which have been spotted are held,
but the deserters are at large.
Ben n Olcott is Oregon's new governor.
He succeeds the late Governor Withycombc.
His appointment has created an interesting
question as to whether or not he has the
right to appoint a new secretary of state. and
action has been instituted in the Oregon SUI
preme court to settle the point.
District Attorney Swami of New York and
Harry B. Alexander. chief prosecutor OF Al
bany county, may start criminal investiga-
lions shortly after the New York senate judi
ciary committee finishes it's inquiry into the
charges of Senator George f. Thompson Of
Niagara, that the governorship and a cam
p1lSn 1und OF S0UO,OUU was promised nam II
he would support the Carson-Martin increased
trollev fare bill. Members of the committee
frankly admit that the mass Of CONTRADICTIONS
testimony at the hearing is of such nature
that a further investigation is advisable.
Czecho-Slovakia GEMS most firmly estab
lished of all the new governments which have
sprung up in Cent? i Europe Bolshevism
has gained no headwaJ here. The reason:
Czecho-Slovakia has gone to work. 1t has
ample natural wealth in its own borders, 1t
is mining it's coal and using it to run it's fac
tories. Beet sugar plants will have large
surplus for export. Food is not as scarce as
in other countries. Textiles and some other
industries have been held back by lack of
imports, but banks foresee lots Of business
coming and have increased their capital. Con-
fdence in the future give Czecho-Slovakia
relative prosperity.
Japanese trade conquest in the islands of
the South Pacific is causing concern to Aus
tralia. While the Australian government has
restricted the movement of Australian mer-
chants, Japanese have extended their in
fluence in the Marshall and Caroline Islands.
Besides their com .nercial advantage, the
Japs, during their period of occupation, have
made the Japanese language compulsory in
the schools and Japanese clothes are rapidly
coming into vogue with the -latives. If the
peace congress gives Australia control of the
islands, it will need to be exercised with care
and discretion to old unpleasant conflict
with Oriental ideas.
Egypt's unrest is but all expression of
feeling against the Christian nations that is
growing throughout the Mohammeda
world. General Allenby has informed the
Nationalist leaders that disturbances will but
delay the day when Britain can leave Egypt
to self-government. British leaders de-
oIor thn cfrof fnr Ii0,4
are but stage-managed for the benefit of the
conference in Paris, but they arc unit, too,
in declaring that Mohammedan opinion Is
finding too little expression at the Paris con-
ference, and that for the future safety of the
world it should be heard.
Filipino shipping interests are buying from
Japan wooden ships which the Japanese find
it improbable to operate. SALE OF shipping
to foreigners, except by government permit,
is prohibited by Japanese law, but the boats
have been lied up - long time and the rule
isn't being enforced.
The British foreign office has removed
from the trade black list $500 firms in Mexi-
CO. the Dominican republic, Cuba Haiti and
South and Central America. Trade may now
be resumed with these firms. There still re-
mains big list of firms which are boycotted
under the trading with the enemy act.
AS President Wilson will not be present at
the openinA of the .jlecial session Of cons. ess
on May 10, he will cable his message from
Paris and it will Oe read Immediately after
congress convenes. Gable advices received at
the White House indicated that the president
would not hasten his return to Washington
because of the extra ssion. Not within the
memory of the Oldest attache at the White
House has congress met with the president
absent from Washington, and it was said
that this would be the first time that the ex-
ecutive had ever sent his message to con-
gross by wire.
Brgadier General Douglas Macarthur,
formerly brigade commander in the Rain
bow division, has been appointed superin
tendent of the West Point Military academy,
and will assume his duties June IL, succeed
ing Brigadier Samuel Tillman who will re-
turn to the retired list.
More than 1900 temporary and perma
nent pensions have been granted already to
disabled British officers and nearly 100000
to disabled enlisted men, according to fig
ures given out by Sir l.. WOrthiLgton Evans
the British minister of pensions, who esti-
mates that there will be at least 100000
more men entitled to temporary or perma
nent pensions
France seems ready and eager to give suf-
frage to her wcmen in recognition of their
wonderful war spirit and splendid war
achievements. Debate has begun on the
question in the chamber of deputies the main
opposition to the bill under discussion being
that it does not grant full suffrage in all
elections but limits the vote to women over
thirty years of age and for elections for
municipal councils and general councils of
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AMI departments only.
The American Legion of World War Veter-
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