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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-28
THE PUBLIC APPEAL
The Italian delegates

The Italian delegates feel aggrieved because they
feel that President Wilson has gone over their heads
and made a direct appeal to the italian people, thereby
casting a reflection on the delegation as not representing
the real spirit OF the people, and inferentially showing
dsrespect to the nation itself. That charge can scarce
war has offended persistently and habtually, for every
one Of those nations has, through its government, made
repeated appeals to popular sentiment substantially in
the same manner in which the recent appeal of Presi-
dent Wilson was made.
That there was discourtesy in the publication of the
presidents statement before it had been communicated
to the Italian representatives may be admitted, and to
that extent the form adopted was unfortunate. But be-
yond that there was no discourtesy. The statement was
not an appeal to the Italian people, but rather a state
ment Of the American position for the information of all
concerned. and especially, we may suppose, of the Amer
lean people. The president knew that there was anxiety
At home for the early conclusion of peace. He had re-
fused to agree to the Italian demands, and the holding
open OF that question was proonging the work. He
owed It to his own countrymen, as well as to all others,
TO explain why his position was taken, and he did this
most effectively.
If the statement had in fact been addressed to the
Italian people i would have been censurable. President
Wilson himself took occasion before we entered the war
70 rebuke the German government for addressing a COM
fnun1cation directly to the American people in the shape
Of the warning to them not to sail on the Lusitania. The
present case presents no parallel.
Lloyd George in his recent address before parlia-
nnsnt addressed his own countrymen, and, secondari1y,
fhs people Of the world. on the work Of the conference.
Premier clemenceau and other French statesmen have
~ different times made public statements to inform and
fn1luence the public mind. The Italian. government has
s6esn conducting a carefully organized campaign in this
nd other countries for the creation Of sentiment favor
ssf1s e the allowance OF the Italian claims. President
Nshson mas made many speeches and written many pa
49, for the DurpoSe Of setting forth the position o. the
AMsr1can government before its own people and before
- world. All Of this is legitimate ana useful. It is net
Sgoing over the heads Of the regularly constituted repre-.
~ssetGtiyss OF any nation, and italy has no real grievance
sn that score.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-28

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-28

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Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
STORES OF THE WAR
The Keys to Russia.

Correspondence of The Associated Press.l .l-That Poland and the Ukraine are the keys to Russia is the cenvic- ton Of The Associated Press cores pondent who has just travelled over those two countries and interviewed dozens of the highest officers, officials and citizens,
 There has been more talk than act ion concerning Poland as barrier to bolshevism but there has been not only no talk but some unfavorabIe action regarding the Ukraine which country apparently is almost unknown toI a majority of the people in the Entente countries. The Ukraine has been visit ed in a casual manner by strolling Of ficers and missions. A single Ameri- can officer who attempted to visit Kiev. capital of the Russian Ukraine was prevented by the French at Odes- sa, according to the statement made to The Associated Press by General Petlura at his railway car capital or siding at Proskuroy
 There is plenty of food in the Uk- raine but boishivism obtained the up per hand there owing to use of money from Moscow, agitation and the buy iRg of troops which otherwise would have been faithful. What is nov i'm portant Is that 1t should be understood
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ity, The principal fish are the muilet, tunny and bonito.
 '.St. Michaefs largest island of the group has lava beds, caves which may be traversed for miles, and a nom moth crater with two jeweIed lakes, one azure, the other emerald, at it's bottom.
 "On Santa Maria is the church where Columbus kpelt. 0 Terceira sub marine volcano made it's appearance as recently as lalf 9 century ago On Corvo have been uRearthad coins which suggest Carthhsiniap visits, and aD Arabian geoEEapAs:r of the twelfth century deseribed islands of the Western Ocean thought to have been tEe Azores.
 About the middle Of the fifteenth century the Pertqguese sent expedi- tions to settle upon them. One island Wayal, was presented by AlphanSe Y, of Rortpgal, to his aunt Isabella Duchess 0f i2grgandy. T. was upon
 1er marriage to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, that lie founded the famous knightly ordee of the Golden
 Fleece.
 fin 1929 supporters Of Maria da Gloria against Miguel in the struggle for the Portuguese crown, established themselves on the island and for the three years following Queen Maria lived at Angra. one of the seapArt. of importance. Others are Ponts Delgada and Horta.
 : Treasure fleets from the West Ind l ies in olden days put in at the Azores <. Celebrated in British naval tradition i 1 the exploit Of Sir Richard Grenyille whose ship, Revenge accidental! l separated from it's fleet, held out fol ! 15 hours against 15 spanish ships. i Previously Grenvilie commanded tn, ! fleet sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh his cousin, which lanoed off what nov ] is North Carolina. The doughty com
 mander died shortly after he va i taken aboard the SpanYsl flagship. Tn l Revenge had borne Drake in his bat tile with the Armada, of which Tenny l ~en says in a poem about this fameu i encounter:
 Ship after ship, the whole night long their high built galleons came
 Ship after ship, the waole night long l with her battle thunder an flame;
 Ship after ship. the whole night Ions drew back with her dead an i her shame;
 For some were sunk and many wer II shattered, and so could fight n J more
 God Of battles. was ever battle lill | this in the world before?'
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living, and the eldest has served three years in the Army.
 Application has been made for the Kings Bounty.
 A young officer in London, recently on sick leave from the Murman coast, aHd who has since volunteered to re- gives some interesting details Of life in that region.
 Life indoors is made almost un- hearahle hv Faraes cf nascv:+oef "as big as daddy InN.e-lees" which can bite through clotkes and by 2 vile creature aS big as a finger nail and of 9 browrish red colour
 The officaF was bi,lgted in 3 large room in 8 raonastry near the coast, 9 huge stove half filing the apartment The first nigkt his bed was against the wall, and in the night he vas radically smothered with the insects middle Of the room. but the creatures crawled up the legs of the he'd. Then he conceived the brilliant idea of placing each hed-leg in a paid ot water As he went to bed on the third night he smiled. thinking that he had outwitted the nests. But" he said finding themselves baulked, the little devils crawled un the walls, along the ceiling. and dropped on me- Sulphur was tried as fumigater but with no effect, and eventually. or the advice of one of the monks. the doors and windows of the room were opened for some hours. and the intense l cold speedily killed the creatures. | A brother officer of informant saw { 1 fine silver fox skin which a Lapp own ed The latter sold it to him for ; . pound of sugar. On coming to Londol on leave the lucky buyer sold the ski
 in Bond street for 200 guineas.-Lon ! don Chronicle
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
OPPOSITION INCREASING.

Though there may be disposition, In view of the past experiences, to wait for results rather than accepting the reports as they come from Esri- ous oenters regarding the defeat of the bolshevik forces ips Russia, there is nevertheless indication that the forces under Lenine and Trotzky are on the fobosgan and fighting with their backs 10 the wall not only against their opponents on the different fronts but dissensions within their own ranks and a shortage Of supplies,
 Not only has Kolchak as the head of the government at omslz dealt the bolsheviki a serious blew in the east, but they are slipping badly in the north. The menace to Archangel has been greatly diminished, eve9 though the claim is made that the allies have no plans for the sending of an army against Petrograd.
 But what seems particularly signi- ficant is the announcement to the ef- feet that through American influence an understanding has been reached between the Poles and the UkraiRians to the effect that fighting will be stsp- ped, and that Petlura, leader of the Ukrainians, has administered new de-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
THE ARCTIC WASTES.

Explora&ions into the Arctic regions have resulted in the gathering of ntlef, data of scientific value. A bstter knowledge of the conditions, the pee- nIe, the resources and possibilities there has been gained and now the suggestion has been made that food and materials for clothing could be pre6tably produced there.
 It is to be supposed that sucA 2 proposal is founded upon q pretty thorough understanding of the candi- taens which prevail in that cold and distant part of the world without Transportation facilities, but theFe is no reason to believe that there will be any grand rush to stake out claims by those who hear of the possibilities
 The fact is that there is too much unutilized and updeTeioped territory outside of the Arctic region that should and will get attention before there is any serious attempt at deEei- opment there. No one has yet heard Canada complain about crowded con- ditions. There is Of course vast amount of unsettled and uncultivated land south of the Arctic circle thai will have to receive attention before anyone will give a serious second thought to going further north for food production, although when II comes to furs and mineral deposits that opens up a different proposition The idea of cultivating the little known northern Canada may serve as an interesting possibility when every thing else is developed to the limit but it is very evident that there is toe much waste land much nearer home that will have to get attention first.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
IN THE DAYS NEWS
AZORES.

''The Azores Islands. proposed as a mid Atlantic respite for the trans ocean airplane flight, have been an oceanic half way house ever since Columbus halted there to offer thanks for his success upon his way home after discovering America" says a bulletin from the National Geographic Society.
 "Farthest from continent of any Atlantic island group, the inslands lie SSf miles west of Cape da Roca. Portu- gal, and more than thousand miles southeast of Newfoundland, nearest North American land.
 Volcanic eruptiens and earthquakes, while the former were active made the Azores objects of scientific interest akin to that eEinced In the now fam ous Mt. Katami region in Alaska. Sub oceanic erupt;ons sometimes piling up islands which ,oon disappeared were characteristic phenomena. One early description of such an event tells how the earth and waters were rocked for eight days by earthquakes. followed by 9 vast cauldron or fire that seemed to sweep the seas surface and con- sume the clouds spewing enormous masses of earth and rock Then there appeared group of rocks, even grow ing higher and wider until an area of several square miles was contained in this no mans land.' Later it was shattered and subsided as the result of more earthquakes.
 ''The Azores comprise three groups of islands. Their total area is less than that of Rhode Island; their popul- alton about equal to that of Kansas City Mo. Most of the inhabitants are Do, ,ss,l, 4 Moorish with q few immigrants from the United Kingdom.
 {" Fruits and fish constitute tn, principal exports. Oranges are sup. planting pineappIes, but the other pro ducts-lemon, citron, Japanese medlar and bananas-mainta.n their popular,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16

that there really is a national move
 nent in the Ukraine. and that this movement with 8 little help, Allied re- c9Snition and moral snpeert, would nanfqfg continue the struggle against the Moscow invaders and aid in pre- venting the invasion Of Runania, thus closing the BolsaiEik corridor to Buda- pest,
 The pathetic part of the whole busi- ness is that the Poles and others who,
 II is felt here should be cooperating with the Ukrainians spend their time in describing Ire Ukrainians as led by group Of adventurers. particularly with regard to the Ultrainian claim to the oil fields of Galicia. The version told to Yhe Associated Press cores pondent by an American oil man who
 has spent s5 years in these countries
 is that the Polish refinery owners,
 backed up by Austrian capital first at
 tempted to seize the oil fields and this
 led np to an attempt by the West Ull-
 rainians or Rutlenians to hold these
 fields and to take Lemberg.
 The Associated Press correspondent apparently was the first person from the outside to visit the Ukraine seek : ing unbiased information. The people who occupy what they term West Aus- trian Galician province, certainly are not led by adventurers. For the most part they are poor which is possibly due to lack of enterprise in the former Russian Empire. They are also un- iettered. They would be far poorer 1 if the oil fields, were lost to them. Bu, l they have the spirit of their race and
 desire to be their own masters like
 the Poles and the CZechs. The latter 1 have understood this fact.
 Neither are the people of Russian
 or Greater Ukraine political adven- turers. They are related by race witt 1 those of old Eastern Galicia at least as i far eastward as Poltava. As soon a: ! the correspondent passed from Lem. : berg into the Ukrainian army it wa. i apparent that these men were diff ferent race from the Poles; possibl. i less cultured but vigorous, healthy
 minded men determined to hold thei ! soil As the spondent went east ward he found more Russian type and manners but many of the peopl of the Greater Ukraine are as differen :; from those of Greater Russia as day l light is from darkness. This is par l ticularly true of the soldiers wh' came from the Poltava districts. The, are manly, intelligent. food fighters kind hearted, open handed and keen ly aware of the wealth and possibilitie l; of their new country and it's wonderful , black soil which has giyens the Uk 1 raipe the proud name of Europe i granary.'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
SELECTING GIFTS

'Mademoiselle,' the young yeoman laid down his pen and shy,y ad- dressed the chic little French maiden who sat demurely tapping away at her typewriter;
 "Madempiselle" had come ''to the states far 8 visit after her father and brother had fallen on the field of battle and when the United States entered the War she quickly found her way into cantesa wark-~and into the heart of the young yeeaan. who never was in town on leave with- out finding 1t necessary to go to the caateen. He also had found it pleasant trying to pick up bits of the French language. He was writing a letter wfen he suddenly exclaim- ed: "Mademeeelie!'
 "JecouteI listen, mon anai.' She stopped writing and allowed her dainty hands to rest for moment in her lap, her head tipped just a trifie to one side, her teeth flashing between her red lips. lam at sair- yecce, monsieur"
 'Dh, thank you ever so much, just wanted to ask you something You see. it's like this. guess I'll be going home in couple of months "Ah--ah-ah'' It was a little in- voluntary exclamation of dis1nay, quickly checked and .urnoticed by ths boy at the other desk.
 "Of course, I don't know for sure,' he hurried on, but I kind of ex. eect my dischrge, and. there's some thing l. want to ask you before I go.' "Jeroute," she said, but the tons had lost something of its buoyancy Its about some presents for tn, folks back in the little town that ha. been my hofne,r he continued. .' l haven't got much, money, but I d want to get some little things fo
 kind of keepsakes-somethiu to talk home ffom the big city of Chicago l "0h-psi-of cpis-sa" The sof of 3, gentle bird. For. the-perhap l ---dames-iadieS?n
 s'Uh, huh, yes. some of them. tha is-and then of course there dad,
 getta get him ssweshins.' 1 Mademeisslie put her elbeE on tn
 desk and rested her round chin ol
 the back Of her hand her eyes ike,
 on the yeema9's face, while she re
 viewed tn situation carefully in he own mind.
 And you would Ike that I he' you to tainaz about these seHnethings yes2"
 "fsure-aPd-I know ifs pile c nerve, when VOL weren't too bus you'd go around to some Of the store
 with me and help me pick out some
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
OTHER VIEW POINTS

It is mildly Interesting to hear from the fish and, game committee that Connecticut has a big shad season but the real excitement would con sist i'll finding good shad plentiful in the market, and at the old-time prices.@Bristol Press.
 Major Buckley has been a most ef- ficient head for the state draft board and he should be given the thanks of the state on his retirement-Meriden Journal.
 Congressman Schuyler Merritt of Stamford, who has resigned from the state board of education because of a pressure of outside business, has sery- ed his state in that capacity with rare intelligence and fidelity, The schools of the state will be fortunate if as good {. man is found to fill the vacancy New Haven Journal-Courier.
 That each family should have all the ice it needs is necessary for pub lie health. If the city can do anything
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16

 to increase and cheapen the supply of ice it should do ft. The general rise in the cost of living must be expected to affect ice but if, because of temporary and local conditions, the cost of ice in given city has scared unduly high the city must in the interest Of public health, see that the people do not go without ice on that, aeeelnt.-W aterbury Repub- liean.
 Some of those Europeans who have found it hard to understand Wilson, are beginning to see light. They are compelled to believe that he cares more for the league of nations than he does for the treaty of peace and Is mere interested in forcing the former down the threats of contrary Senate Republicans than he is in imposing the terms of the latter on resisting Germany. The political game he is playing in America is getting more evident than his task of European i contro..-Waterbury American.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
NEW CONGRESSIONAL SESSIONS.

On numerous occasions reference has been made to the situation that is created by the fact that new congress is elected in November but under normal conditions does not meet for organization and business until year and a month froa that time. Thus regardless of the election results and the change in the makeup of the congress ir respeLSe te the wishes Of the people, the opportunity to put into effect the changes which are desirGa is not permitted unless special session Of congress is called and there Is nothjpg compulsory about that. T. is because of this state Of affairs that it has been impossible to get a special session called this year lntil after the middle of May. when the country has been apxiously wait ing for action on matters Of extreme importance.
 With the idea of bringing about a change in the law which now fixes the date for the meeting of a new congress in December of the year fol- lowing it's election, a bill is to be pre- scented at the special session which has been called for next week by which provision will be made for the meeting of a new congress on March z. This win overcome the necessity of 8 long delay and the failure to re- spond to the desire of the people uH- tl long after they have given express sion to their wishes. There is little or nothing to justify the method that is followed at the present time. and just now it has been demonstrated that there are times when the meeting of the new congress four months af- ter election is needed. Such bill Is drawn in the interest of national wei fare and it should get the careful and considerate attention that 1t deserves
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
A SHIPPING POLICY.

Without question one of the impor- tant matters which remains to be de- cided by congress is the future of the merchant marine. Because of that much interest will be attached to the conference which has been called by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board for next week at Washington of ct hundred or moro persons, repre- senting steamship companies, export CTS. United States Chamber of Com meree, bankers, labor, farm organi- cations, manufacturers and shippers for the purpose of discussing the sit uat tien and what should be done with the fleet of vessels that has been provided for war purposes, with 8 view 10 making recommendations to congress at the special session.
 Congress will look to the shipping board for suggestions. and the ship ping board apparently intends to get the advice of those who are in touch with the various phases of the trans Dortatiol problems. It remains to be determined of course what shall be done toward the maintenance of a merchant marine from the stand point of the government, what shall be done regarding the disposal of the ships built to meet the war needs, whether they shall be sold to private interests or held in control by the government and whether changes in existing laws arc necessary in order to permit American shipping to properly com pete with that of other countries. Ii is not improbable that the matter oi ship subsidy will come up in this con nection and there is little question but what the discussion entered into, il the representatives called have beer chosen with the idea of bringing out sll sides of the matter, should bs profitable to the legislators in shap. tng a shipping policy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16

thing that Her eyes were very round and dark and eager. But first We must make sorae plans. We Will, per haps, for the father make choice tirst?"
 Sure, if you say so; but dads an easy proposition. I know what
 fellow likes, even if he is kind of
 ,ld. It's the other folks that wor- ries me,''
 She shook her finger at him laugh ingly, but her eyes looked little ciouded, as if the tears were not far away. Tt is about the ladies, then, that trouble yoursels?" Well, kind of. You see, girls are so kind of funny some times. You can't tell whether they like things or whether they pretend to sos not to hurt your feelings" Soon they had decided on present for the yeomans mother and three sisters and the young man leaned back in his chair with q pleased ex- pressien.
 1 And now,'' said the girl, i've come I to the very most impor-r-r-tant of | all..
 l The boy looked myssified. "what do you mean, the most important of all? There isn't anybody else. Just mother and the girls.' l There will be nothing, then, for mademoiselle- 1 He locked at her with wide, as- tonished eyes. 'eWhy, kid" he blurted out, that is, I beg your par don, mean mademoiselle, I haven't got any girl if that's what you near by fancee. I never had one. never though about girls until-weil I guess may as well say it-until saw you"
 1 He rose and walked quickly Eve, to her side of the room.
 T know I haEn't got any right tt say anything like this to you" h. said, straighiferwardly, because don't know how things will turn ou when I get back-aheut job I mean know I can get something all right
 and I'll work like the dickens, but
 haven't got any right to ask 8 gir
 like you, so pretty and cute and all
 ovwait-and-stay and live in strange eourtry-away from her pec
 ple:''
 her chair. felt the gentle touch of he
 small fingers. Their eyes met T haze no people since the wa
 took my father and brother away. she said, two tears breaking iron : under her eyeiids, and I love thi ! wonderful ccuntrv-afmost as I lov you my friend. d.'-EAchang