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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Asquith's Programme

but the important point 70 note is
that Home Rnle did not figure In Mr..
Asqu'th's Programme; policy of GO
and-do-as-you please but don't expect
isht-and-leadi ding from-me as regards
Scottish Home Rule was evidently ~
permosc IN Mr.. Asquich's mind when
he rode to his fall last November HIS
party i'll Scotland have not revolted
against their titular leaders lifelong
neglect of Scottish interests; the nat
ural inference is therefore that the
Asquithian Wings in Scotland are still
thirled 10 that singularly incompetent
and uninteresting political commander,
by whose many sins OF omission and
commission they must, till they revolt,
rest content to DO bound in political
way and sense
AS the Ccuponites are new party.
and fought the late general election il
ocotland on an almost exclusively khaki
basis, it is somewhat difficult exactly
to place this faction "a regards the
Home Rule issue. The Tory elements
in the new party have swallowed Home
Rule, with or without arimaces, and
those that belong to the Wing persua.
sion may be safely relied on 10 cast
vote for local autonomy. should oc-
casion arise. Many Of the Coalition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

way, with three months winter dark
ness. No other people Is equally ac-
customed TO navigate in these icy
waters. The Norwegians have con-
atructed boats able to pass across the
floating ice. They are on the whole
nearest by nature and geography to
take care of these islands, where they
have boon fishing and hunting for CEN
turtles, and know the flords almost
as we'll rs their own iiords. Norway
has taken 8 prominent part, too, In
the scientific exploration Of this land,
as OF the Polar regions both in the
north and south. One OF the scientific
pioneers was Professor Keihau. in 1927
The first who circumnavigated Spitz-
bergen was the Norwegian seaman,
Captain Filing Garrison, in 1863, The
Norwegian government equipped In
l9ll scientific expedition. which has
already mapped out $4,000 square k!lo-
meters and made important geological
Investigations, and this work is being
continued. The Norwegian government
has organized post and telegraph ser
vices sor Spitzhergen, and worked then,
at its own cost for long series Of
years
"It seems, therefore. shat both s,om
practical and historic reasons Norway .
sovereignty should now DO finnily rec
ognized Spitzbergen In Norwegian
hands would not prevent foreign COM
panies from working their mines thsrs.
The prominent French geographes
Charles Rabot has recently published
pamphlet on Spitzbergen, fully sup
porting the Norwegian claim. Spit
bergen has at all times formed part of
Norway's dominion be nays. 1t IL no.
at all g No Mans Land The question
is not whe Their Norway should bs su-
thorized to carry out al annexation
OF shis land, but to complete a
sovereignty which She has possessed
aimee the thirteenth century,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

1as NJ the time considered 4 Norwegian
sea, and both England Queen Eliza
BETH and the Hnrsa towns paid tribute
to Norway for g-aviga.ing and fishing in
yh9ae waters. England tried during
James the Ficst's reign to annex some
part Of the islands, out her claim was
never recognized by any other state, as
II was hHaed or wrong information, and
she abandoned It some years latev. Nor
way's sovereignty, on the other hand,
was formally recognized by treaties
with France (l6G3), with Sweden
(l679), and with the Hanaa towns
(1sS2). Wuen whaling again decreased
| the qocstlon Of sovereignty Lost actual
ity. and the islands became practice y
mo MANS Land though Norway
never abandoned her claims of sovcr-
oignty ana continued fishinx and hunt
ing there. while al other nations left.
"Tho discovery Of coal and iron ut
Spltzbergen in the last decade has
again raised the old question, and IL
has now become urgent to establish
legal administration for maintaining
law and order. The Norwegians were
the first III modern times 70 exploit
the natural wealth Of Spitzhergen, and
started coni mining In 1899: tho Eng
J lish and Americans came In 1905.
the Swedish In 1911, and the Russians
in 1912 The Norwegian plant is con.
structed for production Of 100000 to
100000 tons a year, aHd the Norwe-
gians exported during the last year
tlS18) $4,000 tons Of coal; the Swed-
ish only 1000. the Russians $500 tons,
and the English had no export. Dur
ing the last winter the population WAS
$40 Workers, of whom $50 were Nor
wegians belonging to tha Norwegian
settlement; 100 to tho Swedish, 90 to
the English and 70 TO the Russian
Tho Norwegians are specially ft
for settling here, accustomed as they
are to the hard climate Of North Nor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Foreign Ne1us and Comment
shall There Be Home Rule Scotland?


~ o USED have we become to as
90 sociating the discussion Of
~ Home Rule with Ireland that
it is hard at first TO realize
that ireland does not hold any
monopoly. All ut once we discover
that Scotland is hot on the trail
also. In the summer issue of "The
Scottish Review" "a quarterly q
certain writer who signs himself
Zone Of the Onlookers" takes UP
the question of Home Rule for Scot
land and furnishes quite g clear
picture Of the situation to date.
This writer says:
"The position nowadays Is that, with
very few exceptions, the entire Scot.
fish nation ie ranged on the side OF
Home Rule. With practical unanimity
the nation has Endorsed the claim to
tho es.abiis..1 ant in the capital Of
our country Of purely Scottish legis.
lature, and 1t must be allowed that that
Is no mean achievement so far as the
efforts Of the friends Of local auton-
omy' are concerned. There are, how
ever. one or TWO aspects Of this matter
which deserve our most careful atten-
ton at the present moment, and which
go far to prove that SO great meas
ure of popular assent is by no means
the unmixed blessing which many zeal
Gus believers in majorities are doubt
less ready to think It to be.
'ln the first place, the practical Una
n'mity Of which | speak Is, paradoxicai
as it may eeem, prejudiciai rather than
advantageous TO the hest interests Of
The Home Rule movement. Where
every one~-or practically every one
IS agreed, there is always danger OF
stagnation IN respect to the particular
cause which is responsible for so large
& measure Of popular assent
"A certain amount OF vigorous o.
position is Of prime Importance to the
health Of any movement, which Is
doubtless the root-principle OF tho
maxim that strong opposition condi
tlons the existence of strong govern
ment. Friction OF this kind generates
The forces by which eaicien. movements
and organizations arc propelled. Lack
OF opposition, on the other hand, IL u
fruitful and frequent sourcs OF stAgna-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

election addresses contained pledges 60
the effect that the Couponite. ii elected
would vote for Home Rule, and there
IS no reason TO suppose that any OF
the successful candidates belonging to
that faction would prove false to their
pledges.
Nevertheless, the Lloyd Georgian
party in Scotland is not officially COM
mitted 10 Home Rule. and the proba-
bility Is that had it not figured on the
Labor programme at the last general
election we should have heard much
less about it from Coupon Candidates
than was actually the case"
Fhus we are confronted with the
seeming paradox: the spectacle Of
an entire nation in favor Of GER
tain principle, yet doing little if
anything to carry it into effect.
This deadlock, the writer explains.
springs from two or three sources.
Much Of the popular apathy, he de-
ctares, is due to 1.-The nature of the
home Rule proposals themselves. +"
Then there are the leaders of polit-
lcai thought TO consider in this CON
nection, and, finally, the historic
grounds. In this latter connection
we read:
Roughly speaking, the Home Rule
movement In Scotland may be said
10 have commenced with the passing
OF the act, or. rather, Treaty Of Union
of 1907. That Illegal and preposterous
compact fairly sent the music hum
ming through the fiddle. Now the
Scottish commonnIty has reula rkably
retentlve memory 40 far as certain
outstanding facts Of the later his.
tory OF this country are concerned.
They knew WE'LL for instance. that
the various Jacobite risings were as
much aimed against the Legislative
unio@ with England as they were
against the successors of the Stuarts
on the throne OF Scotland. Had any
ono Of the kings over the water sue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

wrights, and that ideal WAS reality.
II the dialogue was sometimes imoos-
sible It cleverly outlined real charac-
tors. or II these lacked individuality
they were true al types and portrayed
from the authors point Of view the in
tcractions of their reai life counter
parts.
Even the molodrama realism was
aimed Mt, an exactitude of detail and
Il naturalness Of manner the better to
emphasize tho ntrangenoss Of incidents.
Then the war came, and truth
surpassed tragedy. Reality became
too awful for realism, life too
dramatic for drama. Tnstinctively
managers realized the necessary
readjustmcnt. Above all, ICY had to
please Tommy. And Tommy looked for
color and pretty faces, music and fun,
farce and fancy-in u word, unreality.
So he got musical comedy and revue.
These dramatic Responsibilities
mad always had their clientele. Now
they shamcle ssly swallowed almost the
whole theatergoing public, which was
in it's turn enlarging its dimensions
We did not want a message then from
across the footlights. Wo wished to ge-
away from life, TO forget our struggle
with the whirlpool Into which our
cherished western civilization had
beer drawn.
but this reaction from the real Ia
not peculiar to war time nor TO the
dramatic, srt. We have merely Witnessed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

"a sudden effect Of a principle always
at work. For what was It sent the
middle-clAss suburbanite to witness
plays OF low life, high life, and rustic
Hfa1 Do worknen care for plays with
slum settingsf WHIT enjoys love
stories more than q sentimental old
maid or an inexperienced Aapper, and
who the Wild West film more than \
town-bred schooboy? Who on earth,
except perhaps ladies and gentlemen
Of leisure, would be entertained by a
play Of which the scenes we're factories
ana Offices and the dialogue realistic
ally appropriate?
"And our social problems arc entirely
changed. Caste is vanishing. but class
is becoming moro definite. Social divi-
sions are giving place to economic. The
now problems will, however, claim OK
preston upon the stage, as will also
their domestic reactions. Then will
probably come once moro a veeriny
away from reality. Possibly evea In
the direction Of ldeality.
"Prettiness ard fun will continue
fer good time yet in their three
forms Of comedy. revue and variety
with perhaps new cross-breeds, for
until pence is truly peaceble relaxa-
ton will still be demanded.
"The war is over. Peace has brought
shorter hours Of work for most. and
time to think and build Ideals. The
nation knows tie strength and would
now have wAsdous.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
" orway's Slice

KNHE peace conference hea
+ awarded Spitzbcrgcn. the
- large Arctic island north of
the European continent, to
Norway, as against the claims pre-.
sented By Sweden and England.
The island, which had been neglected
Tor centuries, was not long ago dis
covered TO possess valuable coal
and other mineral deposits. A Nor
wegian journalist resident In Lon
don, Ella Anker, presents the Nor.
wegian side Of the controversy in
1.-THE Manchester GUARDIAN as fol-
lows:
"Spitzbergen ia tho last remnant Of
our ancient colonla! empire, which ct
the time of Norway's greatness included
Iceland, Greenland, the Orkneys, the
Farce Islands and the Thurman Coast.
Spitzbergen WAS discovered by Norwe-
g1an sailors in ll94. according to an old
sega. and Norway has always claimed
tho sovereignty over the land. 1t was
formally declared Norwegian territory
by King Haakon " IN 1901. The Nor
wegians called it 'Svalbard' (the cold
mountain}, and it has since been known
By US under this nanc.
"Some centuries later, In 1896. Svul-
bard was rediscovered by the Dutchman
William Berent2, who used tho Norwe-
gian sea map from 1860 describing the
situation OF these Islands, which he
called Spitzbergcn. At this time whales
began to appear round SpItzbergen, and
the whaling carscd new interest in
the Islands on behalf Of many European
powers, which tried to annex them. but
Norway assorted her sovereignty, come
times even by sending warships to de-
fend her rtghts. The whole Arctic seu
surrounding the Norwegian colonies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

ceeded In expeI,ing their Dutch 4,
German substitutes, the eommonslt,
knows we'll that that event wouls.
necessarily have involved the resstat
hshment o. the pre- revolution cor
stitutional status.
"Bd, that is not oil that tie ccmmuy,
folk know and feel about the moder.
history Of Scotland. The glamour q
PRINCE Charlie. Flora Macdonald. and
OF the common men who fought shout
Ger to shoulder in that cause. and who
though mere handful. yet came nea
to upsetting three thrones. and a.
changing the whole current of tt,
modern history of Western Europe-
say that the glamour OF these event,
is as real in the minds of the vas,
majority of the people as are tn,
stirring and romantic incidents frcu,
which that widespread feeling of pride
admiration. and sympathy takes it,
rise
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
ireland Holds No Monopoly-I'l1e Only
Drawback i'm the Scottish Situation
Is That ALI the People Want Ii
And No One Will Oppose Ii!

ISSUE so far ss The party in question
Is concerned. Up to the present it has
fought no election on that issue:
neither, to the best Of my knowledge
and belief, has It ever gone a fraction
out. Of its way to attach much impor-
lance to it in any Of the political con-
tests in which 1t has hitherto taken
part,
The practical effects OF policy
consisting Of words without deeds were
ever the same, SO far as the populace
is concerned. The inevitable conclu-
sion Ia drawn that the Home Rule
goods In the Labor shop window are
there for purposes Of display only.
but the Labor party's attitude to
Home Rule is rather ar extraordinary
than an ordinary example of that kind
Of thing. The other political parties
IN Scotland are still much in arrears
as regards the nows somewhat fashion
able practice Of doing lip-service to
the cause Of 'local autonomy Il Is
true that most of the Wings are CON
firmed Home Rulers They even make
occasional mention of this subject in
their speeches, while some Of the rnors
prominent Of them-such as NIX. ]. 81.
Hoege--are generally recognized as
'stalwarts, and as being captains Of
that political industry whose business
Is the manufacture Of national par
lament for our country.
Still, If the attitude Of the rank and
file Wing is little open to criticism,
the same cannot Justly be said for the
official attitude toward Home Rule,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

which. under the paralyzing influence
of the Asquithian rule, is not one OF
even academic benevolence. Mr.. AS
qu'th's general election address con-
tanned no reference to Scottish Home
Rule, though he was careful to define
the attitude Of his party in Scotland
as regards many other political mat
tiers. Doubtless, Mr.. Asquith is q
Home Ruler Of sorts. and would vote,
were he member OF the English Par
lament, for any moderate measure of
Home Rule which party exigencies
might, under those given crcum-
stances, cause him to Introduce or
Rdopt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Sorry Figure

Under these circumstances is Il
70 be wondered at that Rome Ruls
cuts, by way OF contrast 20 the brill
liant and moving events associated Wit
the Jacobite rebellions. a rather s,rr--
figure In the popular Imagination?
Again. those of the populace who
are at all learned In the history az
their country--and their number IL
considerable, Il It cannot Justly B.,
described as !egion-know full: we
That the rising planned ii the tim
OF the French Revolution would have
made short work OF the union ha,
the design Of it not been BETRAYED to
the English government before th..
workers and their leaders were ready.
IN military sense, to take the field
Moreover, most Of us who have civ
en- any study at all to thu history o
our country know full well that ever.
IN The realm Of constitutional agits
tion'-of agitation on the floor Of TIL,
house 20 borrow IA convenient pl.ras1
from The we'll stocked verbal urmor,.
of the now discredited Irish parIia
mentarians--I say that most OF us sre
aware shat the early efforts made IN
the English Parliament with vlex
to rlght'ng the great wrong done ~
IN l707 were conceived in reistivei;
heroic spirit, inasmuch as they avow
eddy had for their object the destrue
ton Of the legislative connection witt.
England.
ITO minds familiar with these fac.s
and accustomed 10 ponder on them
1t Ia difficult 70 whip up sny sor'
OF enthusiasm for so utterly anmmi,
an agitation AZ that OF which Home
Rule--as understood by our uoder,.
politicians-is tina object" o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
IheLOndOn
Stage
N ENGLISH writer, Brian
Bruce-Walker, writing in
- "The London Outlook" OBJ

serves that cit is pretty
general opinion now that the effect
of the war upon theatrical produc~
ton has been to pull it down to d
cruder level. But" he goes on to
Bay--
this pronouncement implies an Ideal,
which it Is MS we'll for It's supporters
10 formuiaHe. In what way, then, has
the drama gone down? Our thoughts
turn to wvue--and perhaps our foot
steps also. Then we recall the intellect
ual plays Of former years, Gnls-
worthy's social problems and Pinero's
personal ones, how Shaw stimulated IL
he did not convert ps, and how Barrie
drew the dourest characters In lines of
sunlight.
There were society plays and plays
that were just slices Of slum
life, others again that criticized COM
mercialism and tho customs Of INDUS
try. An ideal has seizsd our best play
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

ton and Of other serious mischiefs
which ara wont to follow In the train
OF too ready and general acquiescence
IN the merits Of some one particular
cry or policy. We shall see that this
rule or natural law has produced it's
customary effects in the case OF the
home Rule movement. which lags and
drags, believe. largely by reason Of
the fact that there is behind II at the
present moment g practically unari-
nous nation.
Vieao Of Labor
"Ths attitude Of the Labor party
toward Home Rule may we'll be IN
stanced 80 affording us an emphasized
epitome of the Views OF the other no.
iit'cal parties In Scotland with regard
to the same matter. The Labor party
has given its official blessing to the
movement. Home Rule forms part and
parcel Of tho Laborist programme. but
academic sentiment has had a deal
more to do with the framing Of that
resolution than have the rank and file,
who, If the truth must be told, are not
very enthusiastic about it.
Labor and Socialist. like other par~
ties, are prone to academic resolutions.
and though it would be a mistake to
suppose that the official Labor atti-
tnde toward the cause Of Scottish au-
tonomy is not dictated by sincere and
conscientious motives, yet the fact re-
mains that Home Rule ia not 3 live
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

me statement quoted in the report the army and religion
~ I" Inc sodiers fatais alleged connection with Omar
quite fary met by the officer who that 80 per cent
e men who called heard Of the
'sehane~London Doly Mama
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Lord Ycresford's Excuse
--Ths Possing Show.

The breezy Lord Breord best describe the
VT Of he phrases IL sleep
.hssane OF his telegram TO
's EDWARD refusing invitation can't Lie follows
:" ''s1'-L~ondon Daily Enpress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

me Conversation the What
~ 90 the truck drivers strike for asks "Thuts
answers another "Tey that tho owners all
union aorssa"-Ls Fsgoro Para
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Che sing the Licher Devil

The late Sir "frd Lawson pertubed the rum
the back OF stamps
vas q
corrupt the nations tectotalers
doase OF Commons followed Postmaster
nal assured him reply that hs from
spirit could be licked Observation-Disclosures
Gudrd0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
London Ops7sson,

Four bachelor sisters recently demobized No
parents public school qualifications nothing
GOD somehow, ingy uase jumped atAdvertsement
tendon Tsmes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Il C.. Of L. in Paraguay

Labor unions and kindred Paraguay
ing against the high cost of livingLondon Times
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

E~HE peace conference l,as
h awarded Spitzbcrgcn. the
-N' large Arctic island north of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-04
Jap Forage introduced

Kudzu, a native forage crop Of Japan,
has been successfully introduced into the
United States, and according to special
lists of the department of agriculture it
is a forage which merits extensive use
on the heavy clay hiIlsides and otherwise
neglected land of the southern states.
Kudzu prospers in the eastern part of the
United States, particularly southwark,
attaining luxurious growth where the
summers are warm and moist. 1t is
largely used for ornamental purposes In
most of the southern states. the decora-
tive vines often climbing to a~height of
60 feet or more.
/ The Japanese utilize kudzu on rough
rocky hillsides which are too steep to be
cultivated, the fiber of the stems being
used to make grass CLOTH article
of commerce. while portmanteaus are
also manufactured from this fiber. The
kudzu roots are rich in starch, which
is used extensively in making cakes and
noodles. They also make hay from the
kudzu vine, it being a great delicacy
for sick horses, as they will eat the
kudzu readily when they refuse other
feed.
Fields in northern Florida, when we'll
established, have yielded three cuttings
of hay a season and as high as 10 tons
an acre Under favorable conditions
kudzu is a profitable crop, notwthstand-
ing the fact that it's perennial nature
does not permit of its being used in ro-
tation. tff-,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-04
An Eight-in-One

one OF the most unique and successful
community bTeeders5' associations of the
country is located in Loudoun county.
Virginia. 1t is unusual because instead
of fostering the breeding and improve
neut of a single class of live stock, il
sponsors the Improvement of eight breeds
and classes of live stock The excellence
of such a plan is that duplication In
work and extra expense are eliminated.
While the society is really standard
izng the production of pure-bred live
stock within Loudoun county.
Guernsey and Shortnorn cattle. PERI
cheron~ horses, Berkshire and Duroc Jer-
sey. hogs. Shropshire sheep and Rhode
Island Red and Barred Plymouth Rock
poultry have been selected in public
meeting by the farmers and stockmen
OF that section as the dominant breeds
Of the county.
The Loudoun County Breeders assocda-
ton. organized in 1916 by joint efforts OF
the county agent, a progressive banker.
and few forward looking farmers, has
grown from an original strength of 90 to
over $50 active members. Through its
mar aser il purchases and sells live stock
tor its members and has been of marked
influence in improving the character and
quality of the county live stock
Specialists of the department Of ag-
riculture believe that there is fertile
6eld for the formation of similar live
stock breeding clubs throughout the
United States. In some of the leading
stock-producing areas four or FIVE or
even more, individual breeders clubs now
exist, whereas one general organization
saves an overhead lcost and permits OF
The hiring of paid business manager as
in Loudoun county.