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About year ago the Duke di Cesaro
took up with me the subject OF re-
placing German capital in Italy by
American capital.
German capital" he said, meant
German influence and German sway
not merely economic sway. but political
sway also, 80 what benefit could there
be from this war for Italy If she We're
again to DC dominated by German
capitM?"
The matter was taken up with a
number of leading Italians, among
them some members Of the Italian
Ministry. Tho suggestion of the re-
placement OF German by American
capital met with general favor suiii-
cient to warrant n request for a hear
ing at the American Embassy. which
was granted by An aassador Page on
June ;. Among those present were
the Duke Colonna dl Cesaro. S.g.
CiuNelli Minister OF Commerce Sig.
Crespi. Minister OF Supplies; Professor
Pantaleoni Of the department of eco
Monies OF the Rome University. and
Avv. Guerrazzi. director OF the "F'ronte
Inferno"
The Duke di Cesaro handed In the
following. which served as the premise
OF the case:
italy IS too young n country and
too short Of capital to be able TO OK
| plot by herself all her resources and
! to develop industries and commerce
| on rational ard organic lines
This t. the reason Why she turned
| 10 German capital, which. however.
/ gradually and subtly drew into its
| p.shcs all tho Country's economic
| ne: crampcl her industries and her
/ interests: Introduced everywher"
! German technical men, who proved to
/ be all German agents. and hound POI
litical groups and men so that Italy
vas practically deprived OF her free
agency and her life was stitlrd and
parllyzed
Before tho war and even now dur
/ Ing the war events have shown tho
/ International force which animatos
all currents tied to German interests
The subject was discussed by those
present and the proposal was favor
/ ably received Since then an impor-
tant step toward realization has been
taken. ON October lG a meeting Was
called in Rome by the Italian Minis
ter OF Commerce. Signor Ciuffelli, al
his Ministry at which leading Italians
We're present. The plan under con-
sideration was approved and II was
decided that an effort should bt
lmade to have Italy become G
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Continued from Preceding Page.

drives Assumed a great share OF the
luty of entertaining the foreign COM
missions. Brought together the War
Service societies locally. Led april,
1910 a national Wake Up, Amer
!ca'" campaign. Organized the local
war ga1Gen propaganda and with
special committees helped meet the
food fuel and other problems.
Assisted in the first draft registra-
ton. Helped in trapping slackers, and
modified and trained clerical work
IRIS OF the draft boards. Called Fed
'ral attention to local trouble in the
clothing industry due TO the UNFAIR
regional disposition OF the clothing
contracts. Pointed out to Secretary
Baker the use of the newly formed
New York Guard in relieving fighting
man power at the guarding OF piers,
warehouses;, munition plants, &c. Co
operated with a detective squad de-
tailed by Commissioner EnrIght in
spott.ng and Furnishing sedition.
Established n central recruiting
cficc in tho Hall Of Records last
March; this office served as clear
ing house, and 1900 volunteers were
s.gn,l and distributed during its first
week.
II .ped the city departments in their
efforts to get policemen and hremen
exempted from the Is TO 40 draft
Provided free board for legal advice
ut r Eistrants in this draft Issued
'1e LICENSES required for all building
douc during the war for other than
war objects. and in doing this invesu-
ra'ed all applications and held hear
iHEr.
Tho women's committee among other
'i.ags did these: Arranged the patri-
TO- rallies in City Hall Park and other
parks ia the course of the loan ano
". :. S. campaigns. Organized the
200 wOmen's clubs of the city for con-
ot"ei war work. Arranged ct was
constantly arranging entertainments
Tor visiting and invaded soldiers anc
sailors aul for the nearby canton
meats also benefit entertainments tc
S"' The city canteens and service
cgas IA funds. opened the city's first
~ Year round canteen In city Hal
PARK, making an attractive pavilion
e1' - an ugly old subway construc'
a:n shed. -..
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PRUSSIAN AUTOCRACY
AND FOREIGN TRADE.
BY DAVID LUBIN.
Del. ate Of the United States In
ternationnl Institute Of AEri-
culture, Rome.

w THENCE came the great mill
A/ tary strength OF the doml-
W nant enemy power In this
war; II we say that II came from
the use of vast sums of money we
have the next question: whence came
these vast sums Of monN? The an
swor is simple one; they came as a
result of foreign trade built up dur
Ing the past fifty years.
Almost simultaneously with the sur
render of the French army ut Sedan
IN 1870 Germany perceived Il golden
opportunity in the field Of foreign COM
merce and seized on it Germany mar
yelled when she beheld the army of dis
coverers arise: when the gifted British
and American inventors brought forth
myriad numbered wonderful and use
ful Inventions; when mechanical move
inents, chemical combinations and
electrical forces were harnessed to SER
vice, made to produce an endless num-
Der OF things of prime necessity. and
20 produce them at a 1.-THE OF their for
.ner cost OK production.
When Germany saw all this, she saw
the work before her-the work she
was to do. These Inventions were
seized upon, adapted and adopted, and
then she was ready for an aggressive
militant adventure in the foreign mar
kets OF the world. Foreign trade was
no. no Go ,iri,N ~.
sums needed for building up the Ger
nan military establishment, military
establishment calculated to he powerful
enough to force the world into subjec-
ton to Prussian autocracy.
Too Cock.ure OF Victory.
That the calculation came near being
realized is quite evident. for II Prus-
siansm had not been so ostentatiously
defiant OF decency and right II would
not have driven all the foremost ma
tons of the world into this war. Had
Prussianism been less cocksure Of vic
tory, more modest in the public dis
play Of Hohenzollernistic attributes, IL
would not have forced all the world to
rise up against it. Autocratic Prus-
position to subdue the nations one al
i time, until in the end all would have
been subjugated. And II this war
has taught Prussianism anything II
has taught it to avoid a mistake OF this
kind in the future.
But" say the Allies. there will be
no such future"
What pray, will prevent it? vii
League OF Nations under a treaty
prevent it? 1t certainly cannot. A
confederation OF all the democracies
under a constitution ratified by the
votes OF the people would be surer
But even that would not prevent the
Germans from recovering their for
mor economic and military strength
20 long as they can glide back agair
into their old grooves in the foreign
trade.
And now it Is in order TO look into
this source OF their economic anc
military strength. We ara under thu
impression that we are living in I'll,
twentieth century, but, from the in
dustrial point of view. this is onl!
true OF a small portion OF the world
Ry far the greater part is still scratch
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merCial development on modern lines
of the Mediterranean basin, and TO ask
the aid OF the American people toward
bringing this about. A committee was
then appointed to take this matter in
hand, and is now at work effecting an
Organization for this purpose.
Britons Much Interested.
This activity is already attracting
attention in England where I have
been Informed "the Tritish Govern
mcnt are much interested in the
scheme"
And now let Us consider the matter
from the Americar viewpoint. All
will admit that & var and its out
come has opene~ y new fields and
new visias for our Iu.cign trade. What
are these vistas?
That depends upon the viewpoint.
Under present conditions our scale Of
possible achievement in foreign trade
may range from 70 10. and we may
have attained. say, to 7. Under the
proposed plan the scale OF possible
achievement may range from 1 TO
100, when the prospect would open up
OF reaching as high as 25 or so, SO
that within fifty years from now our
foreign trade may loom up as high
as some 100000 900 a year.
At the present time our foreign
trade in manufactured goods, in ad-
dition to the drawbacks before noted
is hampered by undue competition and
| by almost prohibitory tariffs. These
| drawbacks would largely disappear
under tho plan proposed. Once we
were to obtain q firm hold under this
plan there would be ready play for our
money. our carriage. our raw mate
rails our findings" and our semi
manufactured goods. The character
90 tho foreign trade would be changed
/ The volume would be greatly enlarged
and the demand woul' be stabilized.
But how set tn; wopOsed plan GO
ing? How masta H. complex prob
! lens in the patty Where find the
vast Sums required 20 make it opera
tive"
J The answer L. There need 10 no vas
sums to begin with, for growth woulG
he gradual. The plan could be SCI
! going by an experiment on a small
scale, beginning operations within {
limited section Of given base, wher
developments would pave the way fol
( endorsements as time went on. The
field could thus be enlarged from tim,
tC time, until. in the end. our for
eicn trade would attain a volume ant
character in consOnance with the idea
standard Of the American people.
| ROME. Italy. December 10. 1918.
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One Significant story.

cannot omit, however, one short
but significant story. During the
summer following MrKinley's assassi-
nation and the elevation OF Mr..
Roosevelt 10 the Presidency n friend
OF mine expressed a keen desire to
meet the President whom he ardently
admired. Having accordingly ar
ranged that We should lunch at Sag
amore Hill, and driving up to the
house about Sunday noon. the Pre- Isl
dent came cordially to the veranda to
greet us, quite overwhelming my
friend. The latter knew nothing
about guns or war. I suspect that he
came primcd with his question. AT all
events, when we had reached the now
famous library, where half dozen
gentlemen We're seated. he said: Mr..
President, do you recall where the
rifle was frat actually used?"
Tho President did. He spun round
on my friend and informed him in q
talk on rifles. arms generally and types
Of ammunition, names and dates which
lasted all through luncheon and untfl
We left the house three hours later.
| did not see col. Roosevelt again
later, under dramatic circumstance
and fraught with immens" importanS,
FOR the nation. had been one OF
group of young men who, profoundG
moved at what seemed to us the pruS
ability OF our being involved in the
world war without adequate or In
deed any PREPARATION, had organized
tho American Defence Society.
| Col. Roosevelt, discouraged and
bored by the turn OF American politics.
I had made his exploration OF the South
/ American Jungle when was indirectly
! the cause OF his death. and had re-
turned to live in semi retirement at
oyster Bay The Germans were
rayaginS and pillaging Belgium. Tho
/ President, meantime, had eXhorted tha
nation 10 be- neutral, not only In decd
| hut in thought, The Defence Society
I had turned a p!tilcss light ~ the plight
| ~ the navy, deficient in ships, and Win
some -, 900 men, AMI az tho army, con-
/ .istinS Of some 10000 mobile TROOPS.
Men oc character, cNpcrion C am
standing were rallylui; t. the support
tC7rttrrcl OF cl~.ec-"s r7c-)
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Economic Expert Who Has Just Died
Analyses, in His Last Article,
Causes and Cures

Following is the last article writ
ten by David Lubin, founder of the
International Institute of Asricui-
ure at Rome, who died in that city
New Years Day. II was sent to
THE SUN by his daughter. Mrs.
Laura Lubin Saqui of New York.
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Friends of Col. Roosevelt
Paw Him Heartfelt Tribute

curiosity about even trivial details
IL they were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with
his astounding memory. we're his char
acteristics which at first impressed
me most
But almost immediately, az acquain-
lance grew. one felt the glow of the
ambition which burned inside the man
with a clear fire. lie was not for one
moment content with the place OF
Civil Service Commissioner. ON terms
OF equal intimacy at our house were
John Hay, Speaker Reed. Senator
Lodges brother-in-law Rear Admiral
Charles II. Davis. and other gentle
men to whom he always referred as
Hay" and Harry" and Reed"
whose mental and Intellectual equals
he clearly was and felt himself to be,
and whose political opportunities and
responsibilities he was determined to
share.
All the while he was continuously
contributing articles to magazines on
historical, social and political ques-
tons, supervising their publication
later In book form, and at the same
time writing his historic winning of
the West" But this did not matter:
his writing seemed merely an after
thought. an outlet for excess energy.
Politics and the making OF history.
rather than its writing. were his forte
and his gift, and he knew it, as he
stood vociferouAy 10y awaiting his
chance
No more striking example than the
following has survived, to me, OF the
: /
If it be generally known that the Re-
publican nomination FOR the Mayoralty
OF New York city was offered him In
1894, the year when Mayor Strong
ran and was elected. But 1t was Of
fered him, and / we'll remember what
| happened. IIo strobe into the library
one Saturday morning about II o'clock
to talk the matter over with Senator
Lodge, who, II being Saturday, was
not going to the Capitol.
Talking a thing over. had long
since learned, meant Mr.. Rooseveit
would do most OF the talking--he chose
TO think aloud. uninterrupted. and
with great clarity and force. to an
| intelligent audience who could chock
/ him up. Many a time since. when he
has been speaking in public and do
parting from his notes, i have been
conscious that he was doing exactly
this thing.
on this occasion. TO begin with, he
, was entirely clear in his own mind
that, if nominated, he could run and
be elected. lie saw equally clearly
that, since he already had growing
national reputation, his resignation
from the Civil Service Commission and
election to the Mayoralty Of the larg-
est city in the Union would make him
still more n national figure. Just as
clearly. however. he saw the argu-
ments against such a course, E3s
well knew, and declared frankly. that
no Mayor Of New York had ever been
able to survive politically the recrim-
nations and assaults on his policies
which were made duxi1g his admins
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Cleveland Faced Lively Time.

Although ! had never seen him
before, | at once perceived his terms
OF intimacy with Senator Lodge and
his family. and my impression was
that tho President was in for lively
interview when Mr.. Roosevelt should
see him 10 express MIS- views.
This Introduction that sunday
morning, however. was soon mme-
diately. l may say--to ripen into &C
quaintance ana friendship. The
Colonel had little time for formalitlrs
of any kind. He could always decide
at sight. ANA IL seemed by one pierre
Ing. appraising glance. whether he
. liked IA man or not, and II he did
tho lucky man was for the future sim
ply accepted as In his confidence, and
never forgotten, otherwise he was for
gotten forthwith.
The Colonel was an almost daily
visitor ut tho house. he and Mrs
Roosevelt lunch!ng or dining with us
once or twice week: and ono could
always hear his voice in the front hall
from where We sat in the library, intu
which lie strobe with arms swinging,
glanCinH eagerly around and already
In the first sentence Of what he was
going In say. lie was at thirty five
rather slight Of figure, though power
FULLY bult, with light sandy hair ANA
nm athletes clear skin and alert eve.
, The amazing reach Of his reading and
general information, his ouGcrness for
news ~ whatever description and his
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Had Definite Ideas. OF Course.

He was definite as to what he wouA
do as Mayor; and one could infer from
his terse, sharp sentences, as he paced
tho library floor. that he would enjoy
the fight But the upshot was this:
The Mayoralty of New York was po-
litical graveyard. where he had no in
tention to be buried Senator Lodge
Thoroughly cunCurrcd In this conclu-
son, and the nomination was declined
Theodore Roosevelt was saved for
the Spanish War, for tho
Presidency, and for rousing the ma
ton against Germany.
The correctness o, his political judg-
mcrt was shown. too, when he did not
hesitate to resign his position with
the Civil Service Commission TO &C
cept a position as one OF the Police
commissioners OF New York city.
Mayor strong having been elected in
The meantime. Here he was the at
lacking party, not the attacked. His
vigorous policies kept him continuous
~ before the people ard the nation
without subJecting him to personal
abuse.
And so well did he use his opportu-
mites Snd so prominent did his name
become that, with the assistance OF
Senator Lodge and his friend Repre-
sentative Belamy Storer of Ohio, he
was az last fairy launched on the sea
OF national politics rs Assistant Sec
rotary of tho Navy in Mckinley's firSf
Administration.
Tho vest IL history
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BY CUSHING STETSON.

III" personal impressions which Col.
Roosevelt, many years before his cleo
ton to the Presidency. made on a
young man fresh from college can
hardly fail to be ot value to any one
now making his final estimate of
Americas greatest contemporary Ciu-
zen. At the time OF which l speak
Col Roosevelt WAS also young man
in his early thirties. although even
then with ns iional reputation rs
legislator, ran"sIman and reformer.
concerning whom the then President
Cleveland was reported about Wash
inCton 10 have said; Keep your eye
on that young man; he is one of the
abloSt politicians in tho country"
A. this time 4 was living In the
household Of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts in the dual
capacity Of tutor for his younger son
and ~ assistant for the Washington
correspondent OF an Eastern news
paper. My first recollection of Col
Roosevelt is Of his coming inpctu-
ously into the dining room ono sun
day morning where we were all NJ
breakfast fun 10 bursting with come
matter in dispute between himself
and President Cleveland. lie was then
Civil Service Commissioner.
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Friends of THE SUN who knew
Theodore Roosevelt well have sent
to this paper their appreciations of
him. Among such opinions are:
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tcort;rrcG OF c'~:ec-" r7c-o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
FRANKIE HEADS
IOWA DISTRICT
Elkader Pastor is Chosen President
of Section Of Evangelical Syn
of North America.

Rev. c.. H. FRANKIE 81 Elkader,
Iowa, was this morning elected
president of the Iowa district of
the German Evangelical synod of
North America in its 52nd annual
convention which is in session at
the Evangelical Church of Peace.
Other officers were to be chosen
this afternoon before the close of
the business session of the conven-
ton. Rev. Mr.. FRANKIE succeeds
DR.. John Baltzer of st. Louis.
The sessions continued today and
the convention will end with to-
morrow evenings meeting. Regu-
lar services will be held tomorrow
morning, and the retiring presi-
dent is to be the main speaker.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
a short service followed by an au-
tomobile tour of the tri-cities.
Last evening the delegates were
entertained with song and organ
recital by the members of the To-
cal church and afterward there
was a short entertainment given
by the Young Peoples society.
This was the only social session
of the convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
SECRETARY WILL
SHOW IN PICTURES
COLLEGE NEEDS

BENJAMIN 'Mickle Brown, extern
sion secretary of Blackburn college
located at CarlinvilIe, Ill, will give
two stereopticon lectures during
the week after next. On Sunday
night, June % he will speak at the
South Park Presbyterian church,
Rev. w. G. Oglevee, pastor, and on
Thursday June 26 he will be at the
Y. M. c. A. gymnasium Mr.. Brown
has 65 views showing how boys and
girls without pecuniary means may
secure an education at Blackburn
college of which DR.. William NJ.
Hudson is president. Admission Will
be by tickets which will be distrlb-
uted Sunday morning June % to ali
Sunday school superintendent In
the city and from whom they may
be had for the asking. Blackburn
college is especially adapted to help
boys and girls help themselves and
special courses are arranged to this
end. During the year just closed the
college has been crowded with stu
dents, including a large number OF
young women who are especially
interested in the courses of agri-
culture. A summer course of IL
weeks now in session is being held
for young women. AS part of their
work in household science they ara
carrying on the entire operation of
the college kitchen, dining room,
laundry and bake shop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
LEGAL.
MASTERS SALE.

MASTERS SALE.
State of Illinois. Rock Island county
IS. In the circuit court: in chancery:
Stephen Z. Goodlow. complainant VS.
Alice MeEniry in her own right. Alice
McEniry. Administrative of the estate of
Entry. Elizabeth A. McEniry. William T
McEniry. Katherine McEniry, B. F. Heiner
W. H. Smith. Z. Synergeal and George
Peck defendants. Foreclosure. General
No. S6S7.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a decree of said court entered in the
above entitled cause. on the 9th day of
the Bird day of July. A. D. 1919. at the
hour of 1915 O'Clock in the forenoon
at the east door of the court house in
the city of Rock Island, in said county Of
Rock Island. to satisfy said decree sell
at public vendue to the highest bidder
for cash in hand the certain parcels OF
land situated IN the county of Rock
Island and state of Illinois known and
described as follows. towit:
Lot number nine 90 and the east ten
(10) feet of the south seventy (701 feet
of lot number ten t10) in block number
five t5) in J. w. Spencer's addition to
the city of Rock Island in the county of
or much thereof as may be sum
Gent to satisfy the amount of money
hereInbefore adiudged To be due to the
complainant with legal interest thereon
and the costs of this case, and which may
be sold separately without material in
jury to the parties interested
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 18th day
of June, A. d. 1919.
JOSEPH l.. HAAS.
Master IN ChAnoeFy. Rock Island county.
Illinois.
William jackson. Compliments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
EMPLOYERS AID
SOLDIER LABOR
Excellent Cooperation Is Being
Received by knights of Column
bus Employment Bureau.

Excellent cooperation on the
part of employers in listing posi-
tions with the knights of Column
bus free. employment bureau is re-
sulting in many placements being
made" said Louis Woods McIn-
tyre, secretary of the bureau, to-
day
The cards recently sent all en-
ployers lately and the return of a
large proportion of them, proves
the need of such a bureau. Re-
turned soldiers and sailors are re-
alizing more every day just what
the bureau can do and is doing.
Men are urged to register imme-
diately upon their return home
rather than to wait too long. AS
far as possible men are placed &C
cording to the time they register.
First come. first served, is the
slogan"
There is no charge to the en-
ployer or TO the men for this ser
vice, and it is extended to all men,
regardless of race or creed. The
only requirement is that the man
be a returned soldier, sailor or
marine.