Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

League of Nations; and he says by inference,
that if he can't have it, he will "fumlgate
himself and get out" All because otheT
Renublican senators even some who are OPP
posed to the present league covenant, have de-
clared emphatically that they will not make
party matter of the League OF Nations.
Senator Borah has explained just how ne
feels about the matter in letter to James l.
Williams, Jr editor of the Boston Transcript
Icommending the editor for an opinion coincld-
ing with his own In the letter, among other
things, he wants to know: Can Republican
go feeling and smelling around like white
livered satellite of base eXpediency?' When
he finds out, he will soon determine his
course" he says. Political experts declare
that Senator Borans remarkable letter is
evidence of a serious rift in Republican
ranks.
Sir Barton, owned by Commander J. K. l..
Ross, a Canadian turfman, easily won the
forty-ffth Kentucky Derby Saturday after
| noon at Louisville. He was five lengths
ahead of Billy Kelly, and third money went to
Under Fire. The derby was the richest ever
run in Kentucky, the value of the race to the
winner being $20825 Sir Barton is the
first maiden winner in Kentucky derby.
General Pershng, comm ander-in-Chief of
the American Expeditionary forces, will go
to London On May %, and on May "a will
lead $500 American soldiers ina a parade
through London.
He will make the trip to England on de-
stroyer and will be received by guard OF
honor. The American soldiers will be es-
corted by an equal number of British troops,
and the king will review he line of march
from Buckingham Palace, On the day fol-
lowing his arrival in London, General Per-
shing will present American medals to Brit
ish officers.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels,
who has been in Europe in conference with
experts of the British navy, sailed Thursday
for home from Brest.
Trial of Alfredo Cocchi for the murder Of
Ruth Cruger in New York in 1917 has been
set by the Italian authorities for June 70
at the Bologna Assizes.
Wireless communication between Nauen
and the Eiffel Tower in Paris has been re-
sumed so that the German peace delegation
can keep in close touch with Berlin.
Allied representatives at the peace confer
ence were outraged at the "ntolerable AFRO
gance" of the Germany delegation during the
presentation of the treaty of peace. William
NJ Hughes, premier of Australia says that
''the attitude of Won Observation-Disclosures was
an intolerable insult to the conference, for
while Premier Clemenceau spoke standing,
the German spokesman did not rise while
making his address, William +. Massey,
premier of New Zealand, declared that the
Germans were more impudent and aggressive
than anything ever met, and the consensus
of opinion was that the brazen effrontery OF
the Germans was never more fully illustrated
than in their demeanor at the peace table.
Following the presentation of the terms OF
peace to the Germans, Count Won Brockdort-
| Rantzau, chairman of the German peace dele
| cation, tried to obtain an interview with
President Wilson, but the president declined
to be bothered, according to the Partisan
paper, IL Intransigneant.'
| The Imperator, the giant German steamer,
which is one of the merchant fleet taken over
/ by the United States, has sailed from Brest
on her first trip with American troops.
Governor McKelvin, of Nebraska, has
signed the Siman bill passed by the last legis-
! lature forbidding the teaching of foreign
languages in the grade schools of Nebraska,
this completing Nebraska's Americanizatlon
| program as mapped out by the legislature.
Facts brought out in this connection showed
that in 1917 there were foreign language
schools in SO of the 90 counties to the num-
Der of 262, with 379 teachers, of whom only
| 2 per cent were certified by the state or
| county About 100 of the teachers were
German Lutheran ministers and about 10000
children, in little Germany" colonies came
| under their instruction.
! George M. Pullman, who, 60 years ago
| invented the Pullman sleeping car, now In
use on all railroads, is dead.
General Joseph Garibaldi, grandson Of the
Great Italian emancipation, is In this country
| on a special mission for the Italian govern
ment. He was commissioned first in the
| French army, but when Italy entered the
| war. he enlisted in the Italian army as
! private, gradually rising to his present rank,
DR. Rene Sand, of the University of Brus-
| sells, advocated at child welfare conference
| in New York recently scientific democracy"
in which the universities not political organ
| izations, should inspire the laws, Judging
| by the record of one university man, now the
| president of the United States and the
| worlds greatest statesman, the idea is GOOD
one.
Afghan trbesmen have crossed the border
into northern India and have occupied posi-
| tions in Engli5h territory British troops
| have been modified for the control of the
situation, and the British government has ad-
| dressed a vigorous note to the new Amir
who is said to be unfriendly to the British,
Holland cannot resume full trade relations
with the United States until she regains her
requisitionud shipping tonnage and her coal
| shortage is relieved, according to a Dutch Of
| fetal now in New York.
| Major General Hugh B. Scott, of Kentucky,
| has given Lr his command at Camp Dix and
| has retired from active service, after many
| years of splendid service in the army.
Germany fe Is so bal about those peace
| terms that the imperial ministry has issued
proclamation to the governments of the free
states calling upOn them to suspend all