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New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Mandatory of Stamboul

Uncle Sam is prepared to admit he has
not entirely lost the ancient gift of
adaptability, but it will not be easy for
nm to envlsage himself strolling along
the Bosporus as mandatory of Stamboul.
he voice Of the bulbu may be sweet, and
IN Its habitat all save the spirit of man
may be divine; but the duties Of the lob,
like Its name. are new and unfamiliar,
and there is a modest shrinking
Our European friends are nsistentlv
pressing the cup of sacrifice, and the
intention is doubtless complimentary;
but mo, thank you.' seems the mood of
the American delegation at Paris. In
time our people may become habituated
TO the idea OF shouldering full share of
the white mans burden, but we would
learn the business gradually "The Ara
blan Nights" is am excellent compendium
of Oriental life, and we have recovered
from our first shock over the hoochee-
koochee, but we are not vet completely
educated in bowstrng etiquette. Few
Americans ever have salaamed; but to
be salaamed to,-the very thought is
enough to stimulate retreat to the high
grass. The average American. be it
sadly admitted, has not yet firmly fixed
in his mind the difference between the
Sublime Porte and a po,te-coch6re.
If the world wants a mandatarv at
Constantinope. and can be induced to
accept man rather than a nation,
what's the matter with Pierre Lott? He
seems to have real liking for pacha
civilization. He knows how to wear a
turban and to flourish scimtar. He
might turn out to be a Give or a Gro
mer. Henry Morgenthau and Abram
Elkus, 1t is true know the names of the
streets about the Golden Horn. but thev
are too useful as American citizens to
be wasted on being the centre of a
movie Then think Of how the Bolsheviki
would glbe at us greedy imperialists
should we consent to play decorative
part at Constantinople No use to tell
Lenine and Trotzky we were unwilling:
and our home Bosheviki would. Of
course, dutifully echo their sneers.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Guarantees of Peace
IVA Unified [talx


Italy achieved national unity after the
wars OF the middle of the last century.
She was assisted first by France and
then by Prussia to throw off the Aus
trian yoke
But in a military sense she didn't
achleVe independence. She had no de-
tenslble frontier on the north or east.
Austria was left in possession of the
Irentlno-a wedge driven deep into the
heart of the northern Italian plain. All
the Alpine passes remained in Austrian
control, including the Adige Valley.
which has been the historical pathway of
Teuton invasions of italy.
The west shore of the Adriatic. which
belonged to Italy, was practically har
borless. The east shore, bountifully sup
Piled with ports and naval bases, was
Austrian down to Cattaro. Italv was
left, in military sense, at the mercy of
her ancient oppressor.
Italian policy always had to consider
this perllous situation. Crispi formed
an alliance with AUSTRIA Hungary and
Germany, thus safeguarding the north
ern and eastern frontier. But that as
soclatlon was an unnatural makeshift
Italy and Austria Hungary were in
evltable rivals AS the friction between
them increased Italian statesmanship
became more and more convinced that
some day Italy must fight Austria-IIun
gary IN order to secure her own boun-
daries, and thus complete the work of
Italian unification and naturalization.
Italy entered the war with two pur
poses in view. One was to free the
Italian speaking peoples Of the Trcntino
and lstria. The other was to establish
sound military frontier. Both these
aims were legitimate. They were fully
recognized in the treaties of alliance
which Italy made in 1915 with the En-
tente Powers. There is no good reason
why they should not be recognized as
legitimate by the Paris peace conference
Italy needs a northern boundary which
viii cover the Reschen and Brenncr
passes and then turn southeast to the
Carnlc Alps, giving her control of all the
upper basin Of the Adigc. There is little
dispute over this claim or over the Nal-
ian claims to Istra. The main contro
vcrsy has been over the distribution Of
the territory south Of Istra
The Entente secret treaties assigned
to Jugo-Slavia all Hungary's frontage
on the Adriatic. Fiumc is in this rescr
Vation. The upper portion of Dalmatia
was promised to Italy. Now the Italians
are anxious to acquire Fiumc, trading
for it a part Of their Damatian front
age The Croatians and Slavonians. who
are TO be merged in the new south Slav
state, are naturally eager TO retain
fiumc, which is their biggest port and
,heir natural sea outlet Serbia Bosnia
herzegovina and Montenegro, the other
! constitnent parts Of the new state, are
not 80 directly concerned about Fiumc
iof tnere are many other seaports on the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Human Lloyd George

One may or may not agree in all
things with Lloyd George, but at least he
talks like a human being. He makes no
cuttlefish eXudation when asked to give
reasons He retreats into no fog of gen
erallty. He does not irritate his hearers
by claiming he is open when he deems it
wise to be secret.
he peace conference has seemed to
many an assemblage of wranglers. Since
the signing Of the armistce 1873 davs
have elapsed, and those on the outside
have seen new trouble centres develop.
The cost of delay has been so great that
1t is doubted whether the gains of lei
surely consideration offset them.
The thought of the average man runs
toward the conclusion that it would have
been better to have deferred some prob
lens IN order to settle pressing ones To
this criticism the British Prime Minis
ter scarcely makes a completely satisfy
ing defence, but he has contributed to a
lessening of acerbity. The tone, if not
the matter, of his speech tends to subdue
impatience.
His explanation of the delay is the
enormous compleXity Of the issues He
says that the delegates have worked hard
something no one will be disposed to
deny. He also says that the disharmony
has been greatly exaggerated. Perhaps
ne is right as to this. But Llovd
George, of course, could not be expected
to admit disharmony. SO to do would be
to raise the issue of whore the fault Law
and would be an implied reflection on
other nations Compliments to France
and to the United States are forced bv
circumstances
In the affirmative parts of his speech
Lloyd George dwelt at considerable
length on Russia. The heart of the pol
ICY ne supports, as nearly as can be
made out, is that Russia must be left to
work out her own destiny. If she likes
Bolshevism, in effect he said, then she
can have Bolshevism. This conclusion
IS reached, first, because of the practical
difficulty Of military intervention. and.
second, because the British tradition for
DDS dlctatlon to another people, Thus
is thrown over the doctrine that it mat
tcrs to the world what sort of gov
ernment is possessed by an important
nation.
1t may be suspected that Lloyd George
does not in his heart believe in such
aloofness. The real hope that sustains
hm as he supports a do-nothng course
is that Bolshevism is a fever that will
pasS-that it cmbodcs an economic svs
TEN winch is IMPOSSIBLE; that thus time
fights on the side of the democratic ma
tions.
concerning the secrecy of the confer
cnce the defence is the conventional ono
always made for secret diplomacy. The
merit IN the argument no scrious-mnded
person Will gainsay. Some sorts of bust
ness seem to demand closed doors. But
thc trouble at Paris is that Whenever it
mas suited any one to try to make cani-
'al outside the veil has been lifted, or
partially lifted. 1t has been indicated to
correspondents what they should say.
and this practice has fostcred the dis
trust and the mutual suspicion which
Lloyd George so much condemns. Secrecy
may be we'll, but secrecy with a press
agent is another thing.
But in one thing Great Britain is
fortunate. She has as her spokesman q
man capable of dismounting from moral
stills.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
NrNRsr or rn,s ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ths Associated Press exclusively entitled the
ier republication at an dispatches credited Il
NOT otherwise credited ir this paper and also the local
rsTs oi Spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights of republication all herein
also
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Love Is Blind

'from The Topeka CapitGf)
Fcburcio Garcia, a Mexican, blind in one
eye and wearing blue glasses. secured a
license yesterday to marry Marccd Flores.
Garcia is twcnty-nine and Flores is thirty
nine.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
The buds of Journalism

SIR: Perhaps | should wait until the milkm.n
20 out on strike to give timcliness to this one
lfut am not At all sure that they Will hocomc
"lssa'isiied before forget the uhcezc What
started out 70 say is that. matter what warc
adjustments are made for the milkmcn T ,hnk
we should pension the tired phrase found in III.
accounts OF the big costume balls which alwavs
close about the time the milkmcn begin their
matutnal rounds" Jop A t.cvso,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

You can purchase merchandise advertised In The
IRiSUNs with absolute Safcyor II dissatlsfaction
salts IN any case ThE TRIBUNE guarantees to your
money back request. No red tape. No auIbbng.
n 8 make good promptly If the advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Sub Burlesonizcd Mails

'From Thc Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The Postmaster General of S,yedon i; -
inns country to study the United States
mail service. What service they must
have in Sweden!
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Illustrations Artcss Aid is cxempli6cd
IN the May McCluro's Mr.. Crawford
Young, illustrating ~ See by the Papers,"
draws picture of soldier wearing a
steel helmet at Brcst; and of nurse at
Base Hospital No. 1S wearing a white
dress and n white cap.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
90 Many Hands

'f'om The Los .tn0cIcs Times
1hey have been trying to wind up the
run OF the Boshevik propagandists in
Waterbury, but it takes time to wind up
anything in Waterbury. The place will bear
watching.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Annexing Canada
Not Physically, but Socially and Commercially
By Our Canadian Correspondent

ern Canada. A thousand more points Of con-
tact, all tending to impress United States
leadership upon the people of the Dominion.
could be cited
While the Canadian West is quite az
faithful as is the Canadian East TO nation
al and imperial ideals, self-interest infu
ences, and in part explains the difference
in their attitudes toward trade with the
United States. In the East suspicion and
fear of the neighborjng Republic are fos
tered by the consideration that closer trade
relations would seriously initiate against
the manufacturing industries, which for the
most part are located in Eastern Canada.
and especially in the provinces of Ontario
and Quebec. In Western Canada suspicion
OF the United States and fear of the con-
sequences OF economic absorption are weak
ened by reason of the fact that the apri
cuturalsts soc south of the forty-ninth
parallel a splendid potential market for
their products. In the lure of that market
the diversion of the course of trade from
West-East TO North-South has no terrors
nor does it seem to involve any menace to
the development of a distinctive Canadian
ism. If more Westerners owned stocks Of
Canadian manufacturing companies or of
Canadian railroads there would be less de-
mand for reciprocity
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Pre- ELECTION Queries

'Fro" Cappcr's Wcckiy Topekn)
we nave an inquiry NJ to whether Prcsi
dent Wilson permitted President Poincarc
to kiss him.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
ToRONTo April 15.-No one in Canada

"ORONTO, April 15.-No one in Canada
any longer gives serious thought to
the possibility of the United States an
neXing this country by force, but there are
many who believe that economic absorption is
still possibility. Especially during the first
two years of the the opinion was private
y expressed by men thoroughly familiar with
Canadian conditions, and even high in the
councils of the nation, that within a COM
paratlvely short time the question of union
with the United States would become a real
issue in the Dominion.
1t is we'll that the people of the United
States should understand that Canadians
have been and even yet are, "kcking
against the pricks" of what have been con-
sldered infallble economic laws which, &C
cording to accepted dogmas, should have
made this country part of the greater eco
nomic unit represented by the United
States. When this fact is kept in mind it
may help to explain rritabilty on the part
of Canada for anything which, even re-
motely, might suggest loss or impairment
of the pominion's identity or of its dis
tinctive characteristics
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Subsolnr Novelty, discovered by Mildred
The fish bone which was placed with care
on the butter plate and presently rises
from brcnd and stabs you in the check.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

We learn from London dispatch to
The New York Tribune, which Billkens
points out to us, that Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Company
says that the "Achtuhrblatt" and the
"Abendblatt,' of Berlin, print reports re
ceived from travellers to the effect that
communists at Budapest have executed
Archduke Joseph. Which is information at
practically first hand.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

One of the troubles with the edea that
we are going to have the money now spent
on booze is that drinking friends are
already richer than our abstainng ac-
Quaintances.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Commercial and Social annexation

And is it not true that the United States
threatens commercial and social annexation
of Canada; indeed is the process not al
ready far advanced? New York fashions
are adopted in Canada, in very much the
same way British Columbia or Winnipeg
weather gradually sweeps toward Ontario
or Quebec. Canadians eat United States
breakfast foods and are only slightly more
conservative in their preference for tea in
stead Of coffee. Canadian newspapers are
published on the accepted United States
model. The bulk of foreign and even Brit
lsh news dispatches reach the Dominion
through The Associated Press from Ameri-
can correspondents overseas, and naturally
bring with them United States atmos-
phcre and Interpretation. The people of
Canada read United States magazines and
United States novels. The Sunday schools
in Canada distribute United States leaflets
to their scholars and the teachers use
United States lesson helps with illustrations
drawn from United States sources Cana
dians buy United States goods Of all kinds
to the tune of hundreds of millions of dol
lars annually.
The people of the two countries inter-
marry. Atlantic City and Palm Beach are
holiday meccas for the well-to- do of both
the Republic and the Dominion. Canadian
banks keep large volume of surplus funds
on deposit at call in New York The most
enterprsing manufacturing establishments
in the Dominion are probably the branches
of United States companies. They are vel
coined, but thev are none the less an Amer
icanizing influence. Canadian cobalt, nick
c! and gold mines are developed by United
States capital. Canadians bite readily at
the bait of United States oil stocks. while
United States investors lose as easily on
wildcat Canadian fotations. New York or
Chicago experts imported by Canadian
municipalities to advise on transportation
and other questions. Canadian exporters
to very large extent ship their products
to overseas markets via New York or other
United States ports. Large quantities of
Canadian commodities reach foreign desti-
nations IS products of the United States
and are so recorded in official trade statis-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Wonder What Bachelor Thinks
Aboutp
lFIOm Thc UnlLnA

'ffom 1hc Uniins Nc,cs1
Our idea Of no Importance il what +,
ohchc'or says when he talks in his sleep
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
The Coming Tower
The Economic Aspect

The Economic Aspect
The dry wind doth blow
And We'll have H:O;
And what will the souses do then, poor
things?
They'll drink sarsaparila,
Crushed peach, and vanilla,
And save up a fortune or two, poor things.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Belgium is not going to try the former
Kaiser, and Mrs. w. Hohcnzolern is just
as well pleased. f. +. A.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
The G. r.

Sir: 1t is guilty feeling you have
when you find out that the attractive
young "Y' girl you have been flirting with
at the camp is the now grownup little
girl from the big house the hill. in
your home town, which you left fifteen
years ago r. ".
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

What we should like to see is strike
OF telephone answerers. A Busy Man says
to his secretary, Get Mr.. Splash on the
Wire" She gets Mr. Splash. Mr. Splash q"
she asks. "Yes,' he answers. "Just a
minute" she says; and then, to the Busy
Man. "Here's Mr.. Splash' AS soon as the
Busy Man can, he says, "Mr. Splash q"
"Yes,' he answers again. Thirty
seconds is long enough to keep the an
swerer waiting, and once is enough for
him to prove his identity When "Just
minute is longer than half minute, we
for one, always hang up the receiver. Are
there other rebels
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
And Then BarOmetric Pressure Saving

Sir: Since Daylight Saving is such a success
that it is about to be made one of the Peace
Terms. let's start campaign for Temperature
Saving. In October let every thermometer be
set ahead twenty degrees, that 400 Fahrenheit
becomes 600.
Think of the saving in coal fur coats and
the souls of janitors FR.NcArsE
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Weep Thy Golden Rain"

April, why this weather dreary?
Tears abounding, not a smile
May has got it you. dcarie.
BY mile.
Month of moods. you've had us lcapinR
Over puddlcs till we're lame.
Can't you think somehow Of keeping.
VII your game SAcIIEy.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

"W0ed and published dsly New York Tribune Inc.
Ne" NefN totroraiicn Ogden Reid. President q
e''', hoSsf> Vice President, Helen Rogers Reid Sccte
,ary : A Suter Treasurer Address Tribune Building
-'f Nassau Street. New York Telephone Beekman 5000
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Sampling the President

He is direct and ightforward that
he seems subtle and Macchiavellian to those
who don't understand him. He tries to
do what is right and that, of course pro-
vokes cynical laughter among those who
believe that he must be "clcvcr." 4lc brings
to bear on all matters a spiritual vision
instead of the narrow parochial viewpoint
of most of us; and that, of course, "isn't
done" by practical men. When he thinks
he is doing what will benefit the majority.
he goes ahead in spite of all obstacles:
and that, of course, is merely showing
stubbornncss and a blind disregard of ad-
vice. He is big enough to risk displcasure
by doing the unpopular thing, if he thinks
1t the moral thing to do. He scorns ex-
pcdency, intrigue and political chicanery;
also those who believe them necessary. He
believes that mans attitude toward any
circumstance is of more Importance than
the circumstance itself In short. he is
a statesman with n metaphysical mind and
the dictionary meaning of the word meta
physical will show why he is far beyond
the comprehension of so many of us in
Guiding the Democratic party. p. w.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
~ DESCRIPTION RATES Bv Mail Including Postage
u THE L\lrEn SrArES A\u CANAnA
GU RAN1EE

Sntered a. the rcstofice at New York Second Class
Mai Matter
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Harvard professors have formed union
and become affiliated with the Boston Cen
trail Labor Union Teachipg is a notori-
ously underpaid profession and the hope
hereby is expressed that the wage scale
Will be increased. But suppose you were
about to take an examination in subject
you were shaky in, and just as you began
to write your exam. paper the professor
walked out on strike. Is it. or amt it. Mr.
c. A. Briggs, a 6. and e. f.?
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Boston's patriots a deep plot in the
New York Timcs's proofreader's "Bach
Bay"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Among those who will sing in Elmira
next June. take it from the announcement.
is the barytonc, Renauld Mcrenach.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Perhaps Mr. Edward Sheldon. EnrIish
adaptcr of "The Jest" feared to write his
manuscript in verse. He may have been
afraid that the players would read it in n
sinE-song manner, and so he tore a page
from Walt Mason's book and had it set in
prose. But in verse it would appear thus:
Inc love OF women transccnds all other loves
1t IS the breath Of life. the voice, the cry
me silver song that lifts the soul to God
II Is the cup of blood and burning wine
That goads the father on to kill his child
nc brother to commit tho crime Of CAIN
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18

Nanaolan manufacturing companies or of
Canadian railroads there would be less de-
mand for reciprocity
Economic Penetration
Readjustments will be necessary. now
that the war is over, and with Canadian
manufacturing establishments embarking
upon new lines of production and empire
producers again competing for the Cana
dian market, United States manufacturers
will find it difficult, and probably impossi-
bic, to maintain their present share in the
Canadian import business. Importations
from Great Britain, despite increased prices
of commodities, were $5O,O0O,OOO less dur
ing the fiscal year ended March 81, 1918.
than they during the fiscal wear
1913-14. Meanwhile the United States i'm
ports into Canada for domestic consumption
have almost doubled during the same
period
The value of goods imported during the
last fiscal year from the United States was
at per capita average of close to s1OO per
annum, as compared to about $40 for i'm
ports from the United Kingdom and little
more than S120 for goods purchased from
all countries. Especially in Western Can
ada United States manufacturers have
gained hold on the market which suggests
Economic penetration" highly developed
The situation is not without interesting
possibilities. Just now the demand is for
free trade relations, prompted by the hope
that thereby prices would be reduced
But what may happen if foreign trade
fails to develop on the scale hoped for and
if Canadian industries are unable To pro-
vide sufficient employment? Already few
public men and certain newspapers are en-
deavoring to revive the "made-in Canada"
movement 1t may be argued with much
plausiblity that Canadian manufacturers
need a larger share of the home market,
both to take up the slack resulting from
cancellation of war contracts and to enable
them to reduce their unit costs of produc-
ton by increasing their output. More men
aclng even than the present success of
United States competition is the agitation
from the West for reciprocity with the
United States and a general drastic reduc-
ton of the tariff. To these conditions the
Canadian instinct of self representation may
be expected to react, and national and i'm
peral consciousness may be quckened
Tariff revision is overdue, and under nor
NAL conditions it would have been exceed
lngly difficult for anJ government to with
stand the demands of the prairie provinces.
The issue IS still 10 be fought. 1t prom
lscs to be contest in which psychological
factors will play an important part The
forces Of nationaism are already ncrcas-
lnVV evidence ho historic HoJ
junct' speech OF ex-President Taft and the
annexation argument of Champ Clark
helped to defeat reciprocity in 1911, so may
careless utterances or ill-advised or msin-
formed criticism in the United States again
upset the apple cart of closer economic
latons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28

Each fully enfranchised sta was
represented in the league confer
ence, including Wyoming, Colorado,
Idaho, Utah, Washington, California,
Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Arizona,
Kansas, New York Michigan, South
Dakota and Oklahoma. Each state
sent fifty delegates.
Some of the questions raised in
general at the discussion We're:
why does the United States lag be-
hind other nations in extending votes
to it's women?" by what policy
can the enfranchisement of women
be most speedily brought to final
triumph"
"Are women voters treated with
the dignity and the respect they mer-
it at the hands of political parties?"
Have women voters accomplished
the best results with their fran
chise?' "Can women voters work
for good causes most effectively as
an independent, non-partisan group
outside the party, or as partisans
within the party?"