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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
MEXICO COST OF LIVING
GAINS 212 PERCENT. 9 YEARS

Mexico City. Mex. Aug IAN the
past nine years the cost Of living in
Mexico has shown an average in
crease Of 212 percent, according to
figures recently made public by the
department OF Industry. labor and
commerce Lard has advanced SIS
percent in price: sugar 233 percent
and eggs 266 percent.
Wooden fabrics now cost Al per
cent more than in 1910: o. On goods
900 percent more and sh l66 per-
cent more. House rents I've in
creased 40 percent, trolley fares S.
percent and railroad fares 20 percent
Natives shoes cost $3.50 q pair in
1910. Today they are $500 q pair.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
Musician Gets a Job;
VIII Stau In Ell Paso

IN order that FL Paso might not
lose one Of the best musicians in the
country. John II. Regain. assistant
manager of the chamber Of commerce
and manager Of the Ell Paso Music as
ISOLATION. got busy Tuesday and found
3. n. Gustat. Of Colorado. a job here.
Mr.. Gustat, who is a brother Of Pc
ter ]. Gustat. conductor Of the asso-
cations band. came from Colorado.
He is 4 fine twmpanist. and the asso-
citation decided to keep him here if
possible The Lone star Motor COM
pany made this possible by giving
AIr. Gustat q position.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
DEMAND RELEASE OF U. S.
PRIVATE IN NUEVO LAREDO

Laredo. Tex. Aug 12.-Mllitarv au-
thorities here have demanded - re-
lease Of Pvt Celectino Flores. 37th
infantry. arrested Sunday in Nuevc
Laredo, Mex
The Mexican authorities charged
Flores with being a Felix Diaz con-
spirator. He went to Nuevo Laredo in
civilian attire to witness a prize fight
and is alleged to have made anti-Car-
rama utterances.
Flores is an American citizen. born
in Laredo. He enlisted some time ago
in the American army
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
Mexican Solons ReperSe
Action In Appointing 2
New Oil Commissions

Mexico City, Mex. Aug. 12.-Re-
versing its action Of August s. when
it named two new petroleum commits
sions, the chamber of deputies Non
day invested the powers and duties
Of the the two commissions in the
bodies which were appointed at the
opening OF the extraordinary session
OF congress in May and charged with
an investigation Of the petroleum sit
uatiou. The two bodies appointed
May were to collect data on which
petroleum legislation would be based
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
Thrifty Boys Saue w. S. S.
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
Girls! Make beauty lotion for
a few oents-Try I'll

~ asszs t1s sufcs - two Iemons
INTO a DorJls containing three ounces
OF orchard white. shake vel and you
have a quarter pint OF the best freckls
and tan lotion. and complexion beau
tltier. al very, very small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter viii sup
plv three ounces OF orchard white for
q few cents. Massage his sWeetly trag-
rant lotion into the face. neck. arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles and blsmishes disappear and
how clear soft and rosy white the
skin becomes Yes u Is harmless and
never irritates--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
INVESTIGATION or FIUME
DISORDERS IS CONCLUDED

Rome. Italy, Aug. 12-(Havas-)-
The allied commission which investi-
gated recent disorders at Fiume. has
concluded its work. the Corriere della
Sera says today.
The newspaper adds that the con-
illusions reached are Of such a ma
tu-e as to satisfy France offending
the pride OF italy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
census POSTS
IN \. N. GIVEN
J. ]. Duran, of Clayton, and
B. o. Neal, Santa Fe,
Named Supervisors.

Washington. D. C. Aug 12.-Addi-
tional appointments Of supervisors for
the 1920 census announced today. in
cluded:
New Mexico. first district. Juan J.
Duran. Clayton. y. "; second district
Byron o. Beal. Santa Fe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
MEXICAN GENERAL REPORTS
DEFEAT OF BAND OF REBELS

Gen N. N. Dieguez, Of the south
ern department has notified Gen.
Franz isco Gonzalez, commander Of
the Juarez garrison. Of the defeat of a
band Of rebels under Ramon Vega on
August Z. in La Nariz canyon. He re-
ports that the rebels were scattered
in flight by TROOPS under Col Alfonso
CeballO and that three bandits were
killed and four taken prisoner and
that nine rifles. % horses and some
cattle were taken from the bandits.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
STORED SUGAR WILL BE
SOLD TO PEOPLE OF TEXAS

Washington. D. C.. Aug 1.-THE
!, 200, 900 pounds Of sugar stored at
San Antonio, and which was TO have
been shipped to Chicago for sale, has
been orderd disposed Of Immediately
at places adjacent to San Antonio, It
was announced today. There is a
sugar shortage in the southwest
which this sale will relieve The
sugar is to be sold TO the people Of
Texas at nine cents a pound, less two
percent for cash
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
FRENCH PEACE ARMY To BE
COMPOSED OF - CORPS

Paris, France, Aug. l2.-(French
Wireless Service) Decentralization Of
the military organization built up by
France during the war is proceed
ing and when IT is completed the or
ganization will be the same as in 1914,
before the outbreak OF the war The
French army will comprise the q
corps Of 1914 and two corps created
during the war
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
EXPECT WOMAN WILL DIE
OF BURNS FROM GASOLINE

Mrs. Cruz Gonzales de Luna, who
was burned Sunday night. when she
struck a match near a flooded gaso-
line stove at her home, EOS South
Oregon street, was said to be con-
at the county hospital Tuesday morn
ing and is not expected to recover.
She was burned from head TO foot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
WILL GET NEW EQUIPMENT
For MEXICAN RAILROADS

Colonel Pauline Fontes. director Of
railroads in Mexico, has accepted an
offer OF American car companies. for
an exchange Of rolling stock and a
payment Of the difference between
the run down Mexican equipment and
the new and repaired equipment,
which will be sent 10 the interior
President Venustiano Carranza. how
ever, has stipulated that not more
than 100000 pesos IS to be paid in
this manner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
Make f'Dad'' WIarnOck
Honorary Member OF
Chamber OfCommerce

". A Dad" Warnock. the oldest
man on the FL Paso police depart
ment. in both years and service. Tues
day was made an honorary member
1f the chamber OF commerce in ar
appreciation OF record. John II. kegan
assistant manager, announced
For IL years AIR Warnock has
been driving a patrol wagon and has
never had an accident" said M
Regain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis H. Brandt, with
Mrs. Sue Williamson and son. George
Williamson. motored Up to Las Cru
ces for a day. where they were en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. John Bing-
ham While in the upper valley town
Mr.. Brandt visited the land office on
business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
DEMONSTRATE TO IExICANs

A number of students Of the Esco-
bar Agricultural college of Juarez
have been given a demonstration OF
modern agricultural machinery during
the east three days BY the Robbers
Hardware company. The students at
tended the demonstrations in groups
Of 20 and 80. and we're given personal
instruction by ". G. Roe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
chihuahua Bishop Bans
Non-CathoIic Schools
And MoUing Pictures

chihuahua. Mex. Aug. IA
sensation was produced here by
the publication Of an edict issued
Sy the vicar of the Chihuahua
bishopric forbIdding Catholics to
send their children to non-Catholic
churches, under pain of excom-
munication- It also signaled the
same punishment TO anybody going
TO the movies. because, says the
edict. such amusement is immoral
II is interpreted that the order
is intended TO fight the private
colleges OF this city sustained by
Protestant sects. as those colleges
have gained great credit.
The edict is going TO have no
effect on the majority Of the in
habitants, il is reported.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
FULL AMNESTY IS GRANTED
FORMER BANDIT LEADER

According to officials OF the Juarez
garrison, Epifanio Holguin. former
bandit leader, has asked and received
amnesty from the Carranza govern
ment- A messenger has been dis
patched from the garrison to locate
Holguin and inform him that a full
pardon had been granted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
CHANGE SWISS ELECTION DATE.

Berne, Switzerland. Aug. I2-(By
the Associated Press THE Swiss
people in a plebiscite held Sunday
decided by a vote Of $4,000 to 1900
that the elections which should nor
mally be held next year should be ad-
vanced to the last Sunday Of October.
this year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
FATHER WIRES $50 To son
EOUND ASLEEP IN PLAZA

Leo Shotwell. a Is year old boy
who looks like Fatty Arbuckle, was
found asleep in the plaza early Tues
day morning by policeman r. E. Ais
ton. When the boy was questioned, it
developed that he had run away from
home at Lufkin, Tex, where his father
is manager of telegraph office. He
said that he had arrived on a freight
train. He was taken to the police
station and the police wired his
father The father replied by wiring
$50 to get the boy back home with.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
WAR DEPARTMENT TO SELL
100000 ARMY BLANKETS

are blankets used less than a year
which have been renovated and laun-
dered-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED
FOR FREE BAND CONCERT

P. J. Gustat, director Of the mu-
nicipal band, has announced the pro-
gram for the free concert in Cleve-
land square, Wednesday night. as
follows;
@Ponderoso" TX L. King
sEgyptien" .Liugim
Popularity One-step-"Cotton Hol-
low" $500 whiting
Cb) Fox trot-"Thats II"
Dreamer and Layton
Waltz-HEspana - Waltenfel
Saxaphone Solo-"Goodbye" .Tosti
(E. Martinez)
Fantasia--Auld Lang Syne". .Tobani
Overture--Sons OF Erin Boyer
star Spangled Banner"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12
j. 5. GOVERNMENT ISSUES ORDERS
REGULATING THE SALE Of FOODS

Sales VIII Begin Here August IS; State County and
City and Charitable Organizations May Make Pur
chases As Well As the Individual List Of the
Foods and Prices Are Herewith Given.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12

OIL men prefer Hotel LaughIin-
Convenient, comfortable, homellke -
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12

H. B. WARNER IN ~THE PAGAN
GOD opens at the Unique Saturday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-12

Curtin 4 Co. buy liberty BOnds.-Adv.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-07-04

Abgefhrieben fann oas
2eben ME werocn, oa5u lit es tn
reid.
Ser Neutrol e miro 0eEaBt
pom @ciicgtcn unb bonn Si.ger per.
ad)tct.
Gbne elm geiduItes
@oIfabeer berridt in feinem &anoe
SIferbcit.
9aB oil c& pergebt, peiB
man idon IN Der Sugen0; aber tpie
i6neu oue5 pergcbt, erfdbrt man
crit i'm aIter.
Ser pom einem uuSge3eif.
netPu 2ebrer nid)t oQe8 ertru0en
fam: @drte, 3obr HrigeI lit fem
Icrnbegieriger SdiiIer.
@er lid NIT einem baIben
Siege begniigt. hanheIt ou3eit fling;
oenn INNER perliert, tper eilen Sieg
bis CUR 8ernidtung ocs @egners
onItrebt.
Wan bIetbt elm Gor bis
in bdhite Alter, aber ma bet nitt
mcbr boS Hett, elm Cor 3t fem.
8, jung iein, jung iein mo oos
Hcht hobcn, elm Ior 3u icinl
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-07-04

DhA4S NUubH! UT AllI2 ll4uAS lIiiiI4l
pollen. Iber er bat aeiagt. es lei
iein lester @unih. llno ga i'd feline
gbnung oopon hate. mie er Dies
meinte, babe i'd mid en0lih aefilat.
Gr mar iebr aroBmiitiq. @r bot mir
cine babe Yfiaion &ronen geid)enft
9aI0 nod0em mir bier einaetreien
maren. bat er mid nm ein @ldsten
Sognaf. ltno aIs idl in 0as anito-
Benoe Spriiesimmer trete. nm ibm
0ie @araife gu bolen bore i'd hinter
mir einen SduB. lluo e5 mar nor.
bel ."
r0at ibn Elm Gr5t geieben?"
r2Su. IS mobnt elmer i'm @auic,
he- Or. @olton. 6rie, mein Qiener,
bot tbr aIeih geboIt. A6er eS mar
ifon su ipat."
Sat er tcinen @rief NlntcrIaT-
icn?"
Gas pciB id nid)t. Sd rpor Sic
gauge Haft tranf."
@~en0enitein ihIug Sen Smofing
5uriid. Ins Ser 9ruittaid)e lugte elm
@apier berpor. Sd griff 0anaf uno
800 es berau5. IS mar Elm ltmifIog.
9arauf itono in feiten 3iigen: nMein
Setament." % Die @iiQe nift per.
iiegeIt mar, enttoltete i'd 0as Sdrci-
ben. IS lalIttte:
sd, Gtto D. SraRtcnegg, babe
beihIoiierl, meinem 9eben Elm Gnoe
al MAIDEN. lleber Sic @riinoe, 0ie
mid Oo5u beitimmen, braufte i'd
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gen. Qennoh mill i'd lie mitteilen,
0omit ma nift CLAUDE, i'd b0tte III
einem Nnfaa pou @abniim gc6a,.
0elt. Sd babe INNER Sic grfobrung
gcn1att oaB Die Se5niId)t ihouer
lit oils Sic Griiiuuug, Ser Sraum
berrlidcr oils Die @erlpirflihung. Sd
Iicbe &ittp @enoenitein, Sd iou lie
beute beiroten. Ger Au9enblid Oes
b0dyten @liids lit Ser, III Dem bic
Siterbeit, 0oB elm Ieioenihaftlid)es
@erIanqen gcitilIt meroc, eingetreten
lit. Sd fam ionit rur meniger
gIiidIih mer0en nIS ib bin. 0dber
per5idte i'd Out oa5 2eben, @tein
Iermogen aebort &ittp. Otto b.
Srouteneg9."
NIs @en0enitein oas Sdriititiid
geIeien bate, itedte er es miirOeoou
in Die 9ruittuide.
Sd nebme oaS Seitament fir
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piIiftet fiibIe, fir oie Inipriife
meiner SdJmeiter Gorge 81 tragen.
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gu benohridtigen. Sd empiebIe
MIDI mein iSrdulein." @r p~erbeugte
lid fur3 uno ihritt sir Cir biuaus.
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picocr 0ur6 sic StroBert. Sh iab
@cnoenitcin an. Die Storrbeit ici-
ne8 9life$ mar perifpunOen, Seine
@angen maren mie0er innft 9er0tet.
Salt id)ien eS mir, oils itrabIte or.
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n@ie es lit, Iicber 6reuuo. Sittp
lit bcute oo$ reidite unO idonitc
MGOtlcn ser Monard)ie. "a merocn
Die &erpanoten 0es 8raien 0of)
nohgebcn. Mein @ott, On peiBt ia
= Ser iun9e 8raf GaImorra, Ser
nit mir I'M 3berciianltm Itu0icrt
bat, - er lit in aittp pernarrt. Sic
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nit 3rolltenega Eatte bci0c uieuclft
BON chamber Qetrennt. Sein 500
pcreitigt MN bic Qiebenoen. NeIn,
ih iage Cir - 0oB er lid I'M
AugenbIif ser b0ditcn SeIigfeit ge-
iotct uno meiner Sdppeiter 10 goI-
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.@as nor Srnutcnegg Qciner
Nniif,t noh?~ ira9te i'd.
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0enitein.
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tiefen Geufer," Iolltete mcine Ont.
Qe9nung,
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-07-04

3ein unternebm c iii 70
idnierig gu beginner, feincs BON
70 3UeiicIbnitem Grfolge, fejne5 10
gei0brIid, Die oo5 Gtniilbren elmer
nelten Cr0nung - Inn Gtnot6weieu.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-24

London. Nov. 22--The search for
the treasure ship OF the Armada in
Torbcrmory hay. off the Island OF NUT.
which was suspended during The war.
has been resumed and latest reports
indicate that the salvers are hopeful
Colonel Mackenzie Foss. who is d.
recting the search for millions on be-
haf OF a syndicate believes at last
the sunken galieon--about whose quest
Is halo Of romance--has been cor
rectly located but it lies hidden in the
silt of ages. and Il good deal OF ex
caNaiion may yet be necessary before
anyone can he absolutely assured that
the salvers are not once more. as they
have been on several previous occa-
stems, on the wrong track.
The calleon De iT}orencia was the
treasure ship of the "fnvincibie Ar
mazda" Q its strong room were goa
and siivtr plate. ana jewels. while II
was also supposed to contain the
the Spaniard who was TO reign over
England when the hereto queen
Eliza beth had been subjugated
In the covenants drawn up not hong
after the wreck OF the F'lorencia in
| November, 1888. it WAS expressly stip
Mated That If tho crown was reCov-
cred it should become the property Of
ths King ~ England. the rest of the
treasure 80 I've the property OF the
Duke Of Argyll.
EXPLOSION SANK SHIP
The vessel sank * the result OF an
explosion. one Of The Macleans OF
Morven who had been tiisa rrned hp
the SpaNiards after going on board
10 receive payment of n debt having
revenged himself by laying a traia
To the powder magazine The vessel
/ had ON board 400 soldiers. including
several srandees
The explosion I'D not blow the yes.
sci to pieces. but the fact that it scat
tered wreckage over a considera biz
area accounted for numerous failures
~ locate the hull. as .the recover, OF
,relics from time Ia time created among
the savers liz I'M m 'ess1,.nt tssat, they
had only 90 dig deeper TO discover the
lpai treasuse chests
The earliest attempts to salve the
vessel were made in 1861 by an cx-
pert from sweden. who found that the
deck and a considera bile portion OF the
sides Of the galleon were blown of
from the mizzen-mast forward. and
that the hull was filled with mud ami
sand, The poop, however. was stand
ing up unchanged beyond the heavy
African oak beams and pIanking
sc ALTERED 60 FEET
The bow was in forty eight feet OF
water. while tho stern lay sixty stx
feet below tho surface AT spring tides
Materials was found scattered about
FOR a radius of sixty feet. The attempts
to salve the ship were frustrated by
the Clan Maciean and no permanent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-24

one, sAlso, they are frequently ill-gov-
erned. and composed of warning mix
ture OF badly assorted races.
ALI this crisis Cross Of Jealousy Of
ambition, OF loneliness. OF rivalry, Of
petty imperialisms. OF helplessness, Of
insolence. of ignorance. OF poverty--of
natfonalism---is bad for Europe. It is
bad because when the little nations
snarl at each other the bigger nations
also begin to bark. 1t IL bad because
we have. in the forward march of HUI
mainly. to regulate our progress very
much by the pace of the laggarda
The whole trend of the time in in
dustry and commerce Is toward CO.
operation toward confederation.
ARMED COMBINATIONS
In international affairs we see the
same phenomena. During the war
there was the armed combination OF
France and Britain and America and
Italy and japan, and other countries.
There was the gigantic copgiomera-
ton OF enemy states. There was and
IS >the League Of British Nations.
There Is. as an ideal for the future,
the United states Of Europe.
And yet. in sharp contrast with all
this, we have Balkanixed Europe. We
have Balkanized Asia. We have broken
the old cdifces we have demolished
empires. And what have we built on
thir ruins!
We have built small states, the ma
jcrity Of which will find II impossible
to live. They will find II impossible
even to set up a stable government,
for what regime can be solidly con-
stituted In countries which cannot A.
sure their economic equilibrium?
These small states present innu-
- II =
nationalities, OF boundaries Of rights
of way. OF economic relations. It seems
hopeless to expect agreement. n tho
conference had the wisdom VI Solomon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-24
Pieces of Eight Taken from
Armada Treasure Ga!leon

marks were left by the seekers. The
shore having altered tcopy ineligiblej
marks were left b. rhe seekers
After the lapse OF fully three hum
t7red years the latest search was re-
commences by a syndicate which EN-.
Rloyed two ,aivers and diving light
err with powerful machinery. During
the first sea sons la hors many relics
were brought UP. This encouragin:
start induced the syndicate to enter
into i five vtars' engage nent with the
Duke of Argyll for the recovery Of
the galleon and its contents
Long steel rods were used TO probe
the bed of the bay. and when a i~r3
obstacle Was found a ntecha nicsl dig
ger was set to work excavating with
the result that $50 900 souar" fvHi
area was ransacked. But the ship it.
self Was not round
NEW START IN 1909
In October. 1903. "A new syndicate
, took up the hunt under the direction
OF Colonel Mackenzie Floss. The most
approved appliances we're procured,
the advice ~ experts sought and. III
sho~' nothing was left urdene to ex
redite the work
Thes" searchers estimated chat the
hulk WAS buried Under thirty feet OF
silt and boulder clay, which in turn
aas more than seventy feet under
water.
/ In the autualn Of 1909 many more
Inlics were recovered. the most I'M
fnrtart ct which were instruments
which had been used BY the Swedisl;
searchers indica ting that the exact
location Of the gaileon had been found
The following summer new dredg-
ing methods were introduced. includ-
; ing a largo suction pump. and ma
teriaf was brought UP tfst seemed ia
be part of the ship itself Then Oh
stacles were encounteree-a thick
layer Of she'll FISH pressed by time
almost 10 the consistency of concrete.
and beneath these huge boulders, some
Of which weighed half a ton
WAR STOPPED SALVAGE
l9il s1are. Eesics Were recovered
and circumsta nces led 10 the hslisf
that the h"ulder@ were part of the
ships ballast. The work went on and
mA ~ ctx al materials were brought 10
the surface. including human bones
But way Interrupted
Colonel Foss believes he has ioca ted
the wreck about ninety wards from
TGrbc ~ntory pier. embedded i'll sand 81
IAN unknown depth Pieces of eight and
= h@inr brought 10 al
nlost daily Parts Of human skeletons
att.t stuue ana head rnissices are also
, being found The searchcrs. besides
! recovering the treasure, hope TO raise
what is left OF the galleon as his
tcric relic o1 Spain's mighty onslaug II
on Great Britain that has made such
a place ia their romance Of interna,
tional conflict.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-24

Of international politicians. I even
regard IL as mistake to prevent the
Inicn of Austria with Germany. Look
at the map What can tiny Austria.
WIN it's big capital do by itseifc II
is surrounded by hostile States in
which many OF its nationals are in
Guided. 1t cannot feed it's large towns,
Either It mus, join up with the
Slav States-and Italy. concerned
with the balance OF power. is against
that-or It must join up with Ger
many; and France. as the most me-
naced country" In against that.
II 1t does neither IL will starve. II
will become a dead weight in Europe,
q danger spot in which disorder may
md rebirth. the theater Of Czech or
Hungarian or Italian ambitions. a
helpless drifting. lackadaisicai state,
periodically dependent upon the inter-
national poor law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-24

feACG making at Iarls. W no Ne-
CARDS Europe's Future With Mis-
giving.
London, Nov g-.--There were a
few Of US In Paris during the Peace
conference who vainly cried in the
wilderness against the prevailing pol
icy Of breaking up hig empires into n
number Of little nations. Now the con.
sequences are beginning to be realized.
The coal hammer kind OF statesman
ship will make diplomacy in the flu
turc a much more complicated art.
In an international sum which has
to be worked out there will be a
multiplicity of new factors To forget
one OF them may mean great war.
Remember that we have just An
ished flghttng the most disastrous war
in the worlds history about q tiny
quarrel in the Balkans And II In
precisely In a remote and apparently
insignificant state that another con-
hagration may break out which will
burn UP Europe.
The Balkans used to be confined to
one corner Of Europe. Now we have
brought the Balkans to our doorstep.
We have Ra1kanized Austria Hun
gary. We have Balkanized Russia in
the Baltic provincess, There Is clam
or OF little peoples. There is swarm
Of new nations
SMALL STATES A PERIL
Small states constitute peril, for
many reasons. They generally have
aspirations to become bigger states
They cultivate intensely the national
spirit and are liable to take offense
readily They arc perpetual temptu-
ton TO their stronger neighbors. They
are often economically and politically
incapable Of independent Hfo and are
obliCed 70 become the proteges Of some