Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-17

necessary steps are taken to insure his dead
ness if the following interview is any indi-
cation of things as they are:
Don't demand the surrender of the Enl'
peror," is the warning given by Gustav
Stresemann, leader of the National Liberal
Party, in a talk with the Associated Press
correspondent in Berlin. Mr.. Stresemann
had just declared that the Peace Treaty at
Versailles was stupid concocflon,| ano
eve won't sign it."
eff you want to overthrow inc republic
then indict the Kaiser" says Stresemann
"but remember it will have the effect
of firebrand and will leave behind it a
sting which will keep hatred alive indefinite
ly. Out of 400, kilograms I have received
protesting against the peace terms, more
than $50 are concerned with the Kaiser
issue. They came from all classes, least of
all monarchical
Italy has just completed new figures on
her total losses during the war; placing at
469,921 the number of men killed, either
on the field of action or from disease con-
tracted during the war. These figures, it is
believed, will be the final ones for the Italian
losses, as they have been compiled after the
most minute research.
In addition to the above dead, Italy had
1885, 58 men taken prisoners 949,576 men
wounded; 2,530,O0O sick and another 570,-
! 900 permanently invalided. A total of near
! ly 100000 men were killed, taken prisoner
or passed through the Italian hospitals from
| the moment of Italys entrance into the
on May %, 1915, down to the signing of the
armstice on November II, 1918.
Anti-Japanese feeling in China over the
| Shantung settlement and other questions has
resulted in the resignation of the Chinese
minister to japan. Chang Chung Hsiang, and
other high officials.
b Picking is reported quiet, however In
Shanghai, Chinese are boycotting Japanese
goods and wearing badges proclaiming their
attitude.
Bitterness over the Shantung settlement by
the peace conference is abetted by feeling in
connection with the Japanese loans, the state
department at Washington was advised.
Meantime an agreement between the
United States Japan and the European pow
ers regarding Chinese currency reforms is
near, it is stated
| Efforts have been under way by foreign
powers for several years to stabilize Chinas
monetary system in order to permit freer use
! of outside capital in developing China's vast
| resources It is understood the arrange
ments to be effected will centralize the power
| Of issuing bank notes in the Bank of China.
| The peace treaty with Germany will vir-
| tually be rewritten so as to embody the
| changes decided upon in the allied reply to
the German counter proposals, which now is
being framed for early delivery to the Ger
man plenipotentiaries
The treaty will not be altered in principle,
| it is explained, but the incorporation of the
| explanations and Qualifications which the
allies have framed in replying to the counter
proposals will make virtually a new docu-
ment of it. 1t is expected that it's publication
will be authorized the day it is delivered to
the Germans or the day following.
| A bill to give three months back pay to
every Georgian who served in the army, navy
or marines in the great world war, will be in
| troduced in the Georgia legislature at the
1 fOrthpOn0inQ session REPRESENTATIVE
per Hamilton of Floyd county.
First steps toward a settlement of the
nationwide strike of Commercial Telegrar
piers were taken when officials of the Cons
| mercial Telegraphers' Union of America subs
mitted to the Postal Telegraph company con-
ditions upon which an agreement could be
based.
The conditions, in effect provide that the
strike would be called off so far as the Postal
| is concerned if that company will agree to
wage adjustments Immediately after full
troll has been given the company by the wire
| administration.
Georgia's peach belt will soon be in the
midst of peach season. Every train brings its
load of work-seekers and work has been
| found for practically all who have come.
| The heavy rains cut short in quantity and
quality the early varieties, but it is expected
| that there will be splendid Belle crop and
very satisfactory alberta production. Or
chardists continue optimistic over the 1919
season as whole, but admit that the profits
on the early fruit have been somewhat dis
| appointing.
| Reclamation of idle lands in the coastal
plain which stretches from southern Virginia
| to the southernmost point of Texas, the prob
| lem of soldier settlement collateral issue
| in the development of the agricultural re-
sources of the south and various other ques-
| which infnnnca the
| future of the southern states we'll as the
entire nation were discussed at meeting
of the Southern Settlement and Development
association Friday in Atlanta. In attendance
| were representatives from each state in the
| coastal plain region and important steps were
| taken to coordinate the work being done
| in each state looking toward the development
of the souths agricultural resources.
| The political upheaval in France predicted
| as an aftermath of the war, appears to have
begun. After the modification of factional
| lines in the Socialist party, the former ex-
| tremist minority has become the majority.
The new Socialist majority, taking far
more extreme position than the element led
| by Albert Thomas and Marcel Sembat, for
mer war minister's does not yet openly pro-
nounce for Boshevist principles, though in
| the majority there is still further extremist
minority that demands immediate adherence
J to the doctrines of Lenine.
| Several new political elements appear to be
| in the making and in some Of them the SOL
der will, for the first time, make his infEs
ence felt Soldier candidates are likely to hs
numerous.
Fifteen millions and half women will be
oil to m DrPSi6Rnti91 cleo