Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-30
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

People who continue to believe that there
is q bag of gold at the end of the rainbow"
are largely responsible for industrial and
social unrest in America and other countries,
Secretary Lane declared in an address before
the annual convention of the Association of
American Secretaries of State in Washington
''These folks" said Mr.. Lane, won't take
the word Of experienced men all down the
road of history that there is no magical way
to happiness. Work alone finds the way.
Work is the salvation, materially and
spiritually.
"Our war morale has not been maintained.
We have not the unity of purpose that pre-
vailed then. We lack common purpose, we
Americans, though we are just as loyal, just
as idealistic
"We can develop an aggressive construc-
tive program for America. Let us all work to
make this country a better place in which to-
live, not by selfish enterprise but by co-opera-
ton. That is our ideal. Let us live up to it,"
Announcement has been made by the Aero
Club of America of the completion OF plains
for an international air derby around the
world, for prizes which, it is estimated, will
amount to more than $1,0OO,O0O.
A special commission. headed by Commo-
dore Louis D. Beaumont, president OF the
Aviation Officers club in Paris, and vice pres1-
dent of the Aerial League of America has
been appointed to arrange routes, landing
places referees and organizing committees
and will start next month for a trip around
the world with this end in view.
Formal negotiations have been opened by
Germany for loan of $10O,O0O,0OO from the
Argentine to facilitate the purchase of raw
materials in that country. Foreign Minister
Pueyrredon, on whom the German delegation
called, told the visitors the matter would De
referred to President Trigoyen. 1t was stated
by the delegation that such security as Argen-
tina desired would be provided.
Proposals were made by the Germans look
ing to the formation of a local syndicate by
the principal German concerns in Argentina,
which syndicate would purchase materials ana
expedite shipments to Germany. Tits capital
would be $10,000000, it was stated. Ii the
loan is granted it is planned to purchase Inn
mediately 100000 tons of wheat 550'oUo
tons of maize, $4,000 tons of flax and l0O,O0O
tons of meats and fats.
Democratic Senator Ashurst, OF Arizona:
who until few days ago was counted upon
by the Republicans as probable supporter
of reservations and perhaps OF the Johnson
amendment to the peace treaty mas gwen
President Wilson unconditional assurance OF
his support of the treaty without amend
ments or reservations"
An aerial patrol service, to protect steel
mill property against possible trouble in the
steel strike, is being seriously considered by
steel company officials. Major A.. W. Harris
president of the Cleveland Aviation club
stated last week. This patrol, it was eX-
planned, would be used between Cleveland
and Youngstown, each machine being equip
ped with wireless to notify the police Of the
location of outbreak.
general strike in all industries in Ger
many, the dissolution OF the German army
and the overthrow of the democratic German
government in favor of a communist regime
during the coming winter had been decided
upon at conference held by Russian and
German revolutiOnists, according to the
Munich "Neueste Nachrichten." The newspa-
per says that the headquarters of the move
ment are to be established at Leipsic and will
be in close touch with Moscow.
The national external debt of Mexico, which
was 25,000,000 pesos when Porfirio Diaz
left Mexico to die in exile, has increased I'M
der Huerta, Madero, and Carranza to more
than 800,000,000 pesos. If the Indebtedness
due to unpaid railway bonds, taking in the
years 1913 to 1919, is added, the national
debt will probably approximate 1,054, 600, 900
pesos, or roughly, $5270O0,OOO. This sum
does not include the claims for millions of
dollars that have been filed against the Mex-
can government, nor does it include several
hundreds of millions of dollars off paper cur
rency which has been repudiated by the pres
ent Mexican government.
The huge financial burden under which
Mexico now labors was the phase Of the Mexi-
can situation that the subcommittee of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations took
up last week.
Governor William G. Sproul of Pennsv1-
vania, has given out telegram which he sent
to William q. Foster, leader of the strike in
| the Pittsburg district in answer to a message
in which Mr.. Foster complained of action of
the state police. The governor says that the
interest of the state government is preserva-
ton of law and order, and that it will regard
any armed mObs which seek to cross the
state line to overpower municipal officials
as armed invaders, of Pennsylvania and
will deal with them as such
Representatives of eight countries-Ire-
land, India, China, Korea, Persia, Syria, Egypt
and Russia-whOse governments, it is alleged,
will be "held subject in perpetuity under the
terms of the peace treaty to dominant pow
ers," have been invited by a number of Ameri-
can educators, ministers, publicists and bust
ness men to attend a meeting here next Sun
day afternoon to organize League of OPP
pressed Peoples. Dudley Field Malone will
preside.
John d. Rockefeller has contributed
100000 to the minister's and missionary
board of the Northern Baptist convention.
No restrictions are made as to the use of the
principal and income, which will be expended
to take care of INDECENT Baptist ministers Of
the Northern States. The announcement of
the gift, which is in the form of securities,
was made in letter to the Rev. E. T. Tom
linson, executive secretary of the board.
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