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Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
THE sTEPcHlLp OF EuRoPEv

Albania is the stepchid of Europe. This lonely no affinity with any other stock on con- tnent Divided between three religions, it can make single appeal faith. Its not cosmopoli- tan traders permeating western finance and journal ism Ike the enterprisng Greeks. There is no to speak for them the few travellers who have lived among them. And yet the fact is that from Byron's day downwards it would be hard find a West European who has learned know the Albanians without admirng them. Consus soldiers, mission aries, cthnoogsts.-al come under the spell Of this attractive and original race.
 l have known them myself in all stages of cul- ture. When ! survey my memorys gallery of Balkan character the who stand out with
 certain native aristocracy nearly all Albanians. They of all classes and faiths. It a servant who first excited my curiosity. He was a handsome. spirited lad, and in time of instruction l used employ him to carry large sums of money over d dangerous road. One day when I asked him if he knew certain short cut he answered with the sim plest ot smiles Yes we always used that path at night when I with Shahin"
 Shahin the falcon) the most noted brigand of that region. My then, who had just brought a big bag of gold. eX-brigand Troubled know if dare trust him told the story to the Bull garian bishop His comment short and decisive ''rhe man is Albanian, is he not" That was the verdict of hereditary this singular lt has d name for honor
 My own solution is rather practical than ideal. Politically Albania is not yet quite ripe for unaided independence. she is much too ripe and much too conscious for partition. Any destiny is better than dismemberment. The best available fate for Albania is bring the whole territory as defined in 1912. under an Italian protectorate Let Italy do this work the mandatory of the League of Nations subject the condition that her lease not perpeual and may be revised revoked. Let her educate and develop. she must not coonize The coast will be under her control and with this addition to her power and prestige she might the easily be persuaded Co relirquish what she has claimed amiss in Dal- matia-lt N. Erslisford in the New Republic
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

swervns confidence in the president born of our observation of his consistent and uuwaverng course al public matters-yide the Panama Canal tolls his declaration for peace with tor without victory the necessary and righteous aloofness of the United States in the world Of turmoil; his consistent belief that We are proud fight and too proud to main tain ignoble peace his equally consistent and un- varying attitude toward the single term the dout!e term and possibly toward the triple term. These in stances of super human and unswerving judgment give us confidence believe that the president knows what he is about in tho matter of the League of Nations" We thinN that is far as democratic Legislature or republican i'm similar circumstances, ought 10 go.
 It is the practice Of party conventions to endorse party leaders as representatives of party principles and past party performances A legislature is a diff ferent thing. It is expected either to boost or to knock. Its functions purely legislative.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
Grnnnd for 2 Divorce Suit

There has lately been filed in St. Louis divorce suit that ought be very perpexing to the court if the plaintiff can present certain letter he alleges hi. wife wrote him. The divorce should be granted forthwith and those churches which hold divorce to be essentially evil should withhold their objections this particular The plaintiff states several grounds. but after one of them has been established the rest become supcrerogatory.
 The plaintiff is |, young lieutenant He entered an officers training camp and became lieutenant. His wife and her mother were dissatisfied with the rank The reflected glory Of it sufficient for them to bask in They doubtless expected him to emerge from the officers school with at least the rank Of a major general.
 The lieutenant sent France and after his arrival there he was transferred the marines He assigned to the Fifth regiment which shortly to win imperishable fame in Belleau Woods by stop ping the German rush toward Paris.
 When in France his wife wrote him after she heard of his transfer the marines that his rank of lieutenant had been sufficiently humating to her and her mother but that he in the marines their cup of degradation full and running over. They could not bear tell their friends that he was associa,ns with marines. We not that some thing ought not to be done these under the espionage act
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
A Case of Appendicitis

There is a very serious danger in fact, an almost certain one that the world peace treaty will perish of appendicitis unless the Paris conference at the last minute decides to separate the vermform League of Nations from the treaty. Everyone who is at all familiar with appendicitis knows what delay means The victim is hurried to a hospital behind rushing automobile engine. Minutes and even seconds are taken into account for second by second the affected area is increasing.
 The appendix may be removed in Paris with little or no risk but if the affected treaty is brought to Washington for operation there will be nothing to be done there but to bury it.
 There is one thing that the president and the statesmen of France and Great Britain seem not Co have considered and that is that the peace treaty any peace treaty may be agreed upon is one thing and a very essential in Europe while in the United states it is rather abstract matter. Something that concerns us about as much the fourth dimension does.
 Whatever the treaty standing alone may be to our allies and to the other nations of Europe, bring no advantage to us. We are only concerned that it bring no disadvantage From the beginning waived al benefits to be derived from the We can move forward without peace treaty well as with ouc IT necessary to take any formal action Senator Ienroot suggests congress can declare that the war is over and then we can go on about our business
 The senate is certainly not going to make such a fetish of a peace treaty 10 accept it as the vehicle tor League of Nations such it and the people do not approve. It will take something much more vital o the interests of this country than peace treaty to force the senate 10 accept the covenant.
 The rejection Of the treaty in the circumstances attending its preparation would be a most humiliat- ing blow o the president. but he could be heard to complain that he had not ample warning that it mncnded.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
Legislatures and the Covenant

The democratic senate Of the Nevada legislature with remarkable display of good sense for a egis- ature. declined Tuesday endorse the covenant of the League of Nations. It would have acted with equally good if a republican body it had declined formally to dsapprove the covenant. The good sense was in refusing to take any action on subject of which it not informed.
 Our legislature had adopted such resolution of endorsement with hurrah. We do not suppose that of ten members had read the covenant and if in the fifty-four members in both houses under stood it he possessed of degree of perspcacity that entities him to foremost position in the councils of the world He is fit to be elected president of the League Of Nations
 There is naturally foolish tendency Of legisla- iures to yield to partisan incnations And a not very wise body not unnaturay swallows the covenant with one wild gup without the slightest knowledge of it. when what it really to do was to give President Wilson vote Of confidence That would hc very proper act for democratic legislature It would something like this: While We do not 2 -". aufth,ue ahpu this covenant We have an ,,~-
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
N0TICE TN POErS

Feeling that the local press has adopted a too cold blooded and even hostile attitude toward the poetic talent of the community, the Camers Back is entering upon a campaign to encourage such talent.
 For this purpose, we announce that in the near future we will is sue a feature edition known as the Spring Poetry Edition" This edition will be devoted exclusively to spring poetry, and to insure an ample supply of poems, verse, jingles. etc. the Camers Back will offer two sets of prizes of one dol lar each. One prize going to the author of the best poem written by a member of the fair sex (no limit to age) and the other going to the writer of the best poem written by one of the unfair sex. Upon request, we will even pub- fish the name and adress or con ceal the name and address of the writer. Choose your own subject poems on love, flowers. running brooks, bees, and the naughty wind being particularly in de- mand. Competition open to all. but home talent given the prefer ence. The editor reserves the right to publish the poem whether or not it is prize winner En- tries must be in by April l.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
The Further Lack of Analogy

A few days ago The Republican contained an ed- toral in reply unconsidered argument in favor ol Inc covenant of the League Of Nations in which advocates of the league held that though tho might not be just what want. neither the stitution of the United States exactly what any Of the delegates to the constitutional convention wanted
 We pointed out the entire lack of analogy between the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the League of Nations. The former was something necessary the latter is not regarded as necessary While the constitution was a compro- mise the. covenant is not No American specially delegated to that task has had anything 10 do with thc preparation of it. And prepared, without the advice or even the knowledge of the people the senate of the United States, it is presented with a curt demand that it bc accepted it stands < \ reader Of The Republican pursues this lack Of analogy st further and presents an argument against tho covenant more forceful than any other We have seen. He writes:
 read with interest your editorial Where the Analogy Falls Down" 1t seems to me that it falls
 down in another particular.
 While the United States constitution was the result of a necessary compromise" it was pro vided therein that the same might be changed by
 the several states of the union has been done 2 nineteen times. But the League of Nations. as ! proposed. may not be changed by the several. .
 states of the union. It may be changed only by
 the voting power of foreign governments
 When once we enter into the covenant our only : way out Of it is to withdraw entirely with the
 probability of subjectng ourselves to an economic
 boycott and the possibility of precpitating the
 nation into war.
 And law is construed to be bad not by req
 of what is done under it. but by reason of
 what may be done under it as well as what may
 not be done under it.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
VALLEY FARMERETTE SUES SHEEPNAN IN
 ACTION FUR s10,000

Mrs. x. l. Burk, Paradise Valley farmerette, yesterday instituted a s10,0o0 action for islander against F. R. Chambers, a valley sheepman, whom she alleges spoke of her in the pres ence of Earl March and others in Q false and defamatory way.
 There are two causes for action mentioned in the complaint. the first being based on an alleged remark which Chambers is charged with mak- ing on February 29, to the effect: You stole my other 21 sheep) Mrs. Burk claims that her reputation was injured to the extent Of S5.000.
 Mrs. Burk charges further injury by the defendant when. on March 1, he is alleged to have spoken the words set forth in the complaint as follows:
 You tmeaning the plaintifD sold (meaning and implying larcenous sell ing and stealing) my other (meaning q other sheep) sheep
 An additional 5000 is asked for this alleged statement.
 The complaint was filed by R. H. Brumbach and $. E. Pugh.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
Price: Tut! Tut.
C. G. H., Editor
EDITORIAL
FoILED!

There has been certain definite movement on foot, aimed at this lit tie weekly, and the editors. owners, managers and attaches have concluded that the time is now ripe to lay the entire coup detat, debacle, boeuf au jus, or whatever nomenclature can be hung on this low down attempt, be- fore our readers.
 Neighbors, and gentle reader, we have been approached.
 It is high time to let the cat out of the bag. and we will leave it to our patrons to say. SCAT"
 A committee of misguided gents, waited on us and made US an insidi- l ous offer to sell out AT MORE THAN { A SUBSTANTIAL FIGURE. ! Reader, do you realize why they l wanted Us to sell out and thus for A [ FEW PALTRY dollars BETRAY OUR 1 SACRED TRUST TO THE PEOPLE? | It is because these insidious ham and | egg interests are AFRAID of the 1 POWER of this fearless weekly. They are afraid because they know that this 1 intrepid editor and his inspired butte of buncombe are the only ones on the entire desert that are NOT AFRAID l TO TELL THE TRUTH, They know the expensive influence of the Cancels ! Back and they know that without il they cannot hoodwnk the public and put their nefarious schemes across because unlike any daily or weekly 1T the world. the Camels Back cannot be controlled
 We repeat. we have been ap- preached, and having failed in theil abortive attempt to control this pa per, we understand that these inter ests are out to get" the editor of thi, paper. Now, we want to serve notice on these gents that we are in tn, game TO STAY. and if they want tt get anywhere with that kind of shin annigan, THEY'LL HAVE TO RAISE THE ANTE.
 THE SCOUNDRELSi **&G$"-
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
PUSH!

That the Camels Back eXerts a driving force upon the life of the community is an undisputable fact. Witness the launching of a new hotel project, entirely upon the suggestion of this powerful weekly. The long headed business men who are behind this movement did very well when they sought our counsel before clos ing the deal to build the million dollar project.
 Before we can give the project our unqualified support, however, we must know just what is meant by the pro- moters by the statement. appearing in their fuil-page advertisement. to the effect that the grounds of the hotel will be decorated by winding roads, walks, and bridal paths" If they will promise to furnish the bride, we will try one of these paths.
 When this matter is settled entirely to our satisfaction. we will guarantee to buy stock enough to buy the knob to the front door of the new rooming
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
WILL BE THERE

About the most inspiring spectacle we saw in connection with the war was the review of the 10th (Sunshine) division at Camp Kearny shortly be- fore the departure of the western fighters for France. And it is our humble judgment, the 15Sth Infantry, (AriZona's own) put on the best ap- pearance of any regiment in the divi- sion.
 Now, the Baby State has been un- fortunate enough to have had to foot war bill after war bill without having as much as a peek at the fireworks. Thousands of mothers and fathers, sisters. aud brothers. have seen the pride of the family go off to war, but never have seen Johnny on the march" We, for one, are going to use every influence to bring our end of the war to a fitting close by having a helbustin review of the 158th and ev- cry other returned soldier and sailor that can come to Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
Where The People
 May Have a Hearing
The PreSidencN

To the Editor of The Arizona Repub-
 lican.
 Sir: Now that the distant rumbling of the coming presidential campaign are becoming audible to the American citizen it is not too early, in my opin- ion, for Arizona to prepare to do it's part in seeing that the right man has it's support. Major General Leonard Wood, though unquestionably an inter national figure. is 10 many in the west ern states only name. Perhaps this is not altogether true in Arizona-at any rate it surely ought not to be, for he has been intimately connected with our history for a period of moro than D years.
 As a lieutenant he served in the ter ritory of Arizona during the Indian troubles. During the Spanish -Ameri- can war he helped organize and served with the Rough Riders: and in the present war he trained and command ed the S9th division, which was partly composed of Arizona men, until he was relieved oi his command on the eve of it's departure for France. It is an in teresting fact when the division learned that General Wood was not to lead it on the western front, the men requested that he review them before they sailed. Such a request was not to be found in the annals of our mili- tary history. To Arizona soldiers at least. General Wood is no stranger within our gates.
 To cope with the problems that post bellum days are certain to present es- sentially demands man of broad views. great executive ability and utter fearlessness. Leonard Woods military record proves him to be all of that. We know that the war has awakened the dormant spirit of Amercanism to such an extent that today one can rightly be proud to be an American. Let us preserve it. It is. every right thinking mans duty to see that the waves of internal unrest and the world wide bolshevist movement do not wash away
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

than a great soldier. For years he has been a keen student of international, social and economic questions which We will be forced to answer in the next few years.
 Some sage jester remarked in those troublous days before our government entered the war: General Wood thinks today what Washington does two years later To many, I know, it would not seem inappropriate to have Leonard Wood at Washington As a soldier his
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
Take Your Choice

The good roads legislation failed because the Democrats played party politics and refused to heed the call to give employment to returned sol diers Republicans
 The good roads legislation failed because the Republicans played party politics and refused to heed the call to give employment to returned sol diers.' rs.'-Democrats.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

any of the newborn strength of the red white-and- blue color of that splen- did spirit. And that. in my opinion, is what the American people can do by choosing @ man of the Leonard Wood type for their president.
 True enough. the argument that military presidents are not always the best has history to certain extent to uphold it: but to any one at all famil iar with General Woods career. there can be no doubt that he is far more
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

training has been one of devotion to duty. As an America., and man in public life he has been recognized in the broad minded. coura geous school Of Theodore Roosevelt. Meditation, Uto- plan ideas or the pettiness of the poll tician are not found in the makeup of General Leonard Wood
 RETURNED SOLDIER
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Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Having thus broken the ice, it ought to be easy for the rest of the local spring poets to take the high dive into cold print. See our. big premium offer in the box to the left.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

We wish The Republicans Mesa Correspondent would spell it "Mesans." That word 'Mesaites7 is perfectly legitimate. maybe, but it looks terrible in cold type. to say nothing of being jaw breaker
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
The Modern Hiawatha

He killed the noble Mudjikovis, Of the skin he made him mittens, Made them with the fur side inside, Made them with the skin side outside. He, to get the warm side inside, Put the inside skin side outside; He, to get the cold side outside, Put the warm side fur side inside That's why he put the fur side inside Why he put the skin side outside Why he turned them inside outside
 -AnonYmous
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
The Last Word
NeriIv- 'Tis Sol

Ooozing tar on W, Wash. Boul. To the sheen doth cling; Sing merrilie, sing full lis Spring, Bo. lis Spring,
 Pedestrian.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Nevada Upper House Refuses 10 Endorse the League of Nations - Headline. Upon the receipt of which news. the delegates at Paris will close up shop and go home.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

A certain town in Arizona entrusted the passage of it's pet bill to one Of the townsmen who was q member of the legislature. Through the lack of ability of said legislator the bill failed of passage, and so the town wit has written a ditty dedicated to the legis- lator, the refrain of which goes. Bring back, bring back, oh, bring back my onhead to me We have ordered a copy.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
The Lid Is On In Glendale

tFrom The Repubs. Correspondent
 The spring opening of hats at the Style Shop has been a. great. success from the viewpoint of the customer. at least, as many local women are sporting fine new hats as proof.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
At the TOWnPump

The dogone hens are lettin' up on the laying. Look out for a rise in the egg market.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
MAY WE NOT?

Shortly after the presidents return from his first trip to Europe, he re- ferred to that delightful humorist. Oliver Hereford" Not having Oliver on our calling list, we crawled into the archives and dug him up. Here is a sample of him, being the first verse of a skit of his that appeared years ago in LIFE. The title is, Meta physics
 Why and Wherefore set out one day To hunt for wild negation They agreed to meet at cool retreat On the point of Interrogation"
 May we not assume that it was probably right here that the president contracted the habit of "May-I Not ing"
 And while the topic is up for discus sion, we have obseevd a tendency on the part of our republican guvnor to May I Not more or less.
 Snow On the Camel's Back"-News item.
 All right, let it melt here
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Sit down now and grind out that spring poem. See our stupendous prize contest announced elsewhere in these co.'s
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
PLEASE!

We get the maximum of fun out of a jingle if we know the perpetrator. We submit the following to our reader with the request that he locate .he author of it, because there must be more like it.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

The night gale that swept the valley from the west as the recent session of the legislature passed into history, up rooted the smallest building on our ranch. We intend to present the bill for damages to the next legislature
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
STILL HOPE FOR AN ARMY

Leonard Boulton, who has a farm over near Bounding Pillows, w stay in the army, as his wife doesn't like him in civilian clothes-Arkansas Thomas Cat Hot Springs. Ark
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Speakin' of spring cleaning, Sam Mitchell got him a pot of yaller paint and decorated one of his intermittent electrics. We were satisfied with the noise it made without the paint.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Start saving for your Victory -Lib- erty bond now.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

house-if it's the kind of a knob we want it to be-
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

If it will help Literary Lew, of the Repub. telegraph room, in his quest for the source of Mansfield's freak play, "Rodion the Student" we will suggest if he hasn't already done sO.-' that he delve into the novel by Dosto- ieffsky, Crime and Punishment" The hero of this tragedy is one Rodion. a Russian student who murders a hag of a money lender and her sister in their squalid quarters on the upper floor of a tenement. From Mir. Head $ resume, we can see in "ROdion The Student many of the earmarks of Crime and Punishment" Incidental ly, it's a whale of a yarn. but it should not be read by those who let their dreams get tangled up with their reading.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Heap of "reviving' being had in the meetin houses hereabouts. lever hear Billy Sunday? Nav, nuther would we.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Anyhow. Waits got some charming hired hands in his shop. But those at McNeirs paper and pencil emporium are no slouches.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-20

Your stuff is pretty good l Col odny allows; Out I'm wondering how long it will be before you write your selft out" he adds. Well. neighbor, we find ourself all writ out right here.