The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-28

British delegates to the conferenc will tell" says a member of the com mittee on arrangements, "what is be ing done by England and her de pendies to increase cotton production For many years the dependence O. Lancashire mills on the United States for the average grades of cot ton has been recognized by English lspinners as weakness in the organi zation of their industry, while the rapid increase in the world demand for cotton has at the same time em. phasized the need for developing other cotton fields Americas own require ments steadily increase from year to year, and American spinners are naturally the most favorably situated for purchasing the American crop.
 Therefore, the Lancashire spinners are looking in steadily increasing measure to the cotton fields of India as future source of supply. A re- cent survey has been made by Eng fish experts of the Indian situation, and it is the conclusion of those who made 1t that, with comparatively little trouble, the size of the Indian crop can be doubled. It is contended by English spinners that this additional acreage, with coincident improvement in the quality of the output, will eventually replace American cotton in the Lancashire mills and equally pro- mote the interests of Lancashire and India"
 Thus it is seen that the American cotton grower has reason to be more than ever concerned regarding the question of production. The south should be represented at the New Or leans meeting by able and far-visioned growers and bankers.
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 Now that Birmingham has a chop suey emporium worthy of Broadway. if is ex pected that this delectable dish-other- wise known as What Is It?, will be consumed in large quantities.
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 It is reported that Berliners have been strolling about barefooted. Having been in the saddle and harness business. Pres ident Ebert knows the value of good leather and will continue to wear shoes
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 Mourning wreaths cast on the Atlantic by epterprising cartoonists will have to be withdrawn, now that Hawker and Gr.eve have bobbed up serenely.
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 It is true that Victor Berger is moi in position to prop his feet up on desk in the House of Representatives but he is still drawing his salary.
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 IT the war had continued much longer ''Lewisite." or mythyl. if it will do what is claimed for it, would have worked out the regeneration of Germany.
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 German envoys at Versailles don't like 70 have their movements restricted. They should stop to consider that it lis danger. ous to arouse a Paris mob.
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 Let us not disturb the lucubrations of he sweet girl graduate by suggesting that she may soon be up against gas Hnge and kitchenette.
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 The mere fact that our one-legged sol ,iers are learning all the new dance steps proves that man may be down, but he's never out. IL tdheS Il IedclioidTy congressman tO lie up the yellow peril and the white nan's burden with the league of nations
 < * * Opponents of votes for women must hink that there's plan on foot to make he polls a sort of "No Mans Land." 1
 # x * Almost in the shadow of Birmingham owering skyscrapers the John Fox type # "moonshiner" plies his trade.
 * # * A split in the ranks of Ahbata's justly | amous prohibitionists will not necessar- ly wreck the ship of state.
 x # # It isn't likely that the Sopwith company | will charge Hawker and Grieve for the | Jane they lost.
 mould also be invited to go on the vaude- lille stage It's too bad that Orlando dislikes to | xpress an opinion when venizelos is round
 < # E. We should have had more "conscien- ious objectors'' in the army like Alvin ;. York. Too many people seem to think that a | lime for the Salvation Army is about |