Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-07
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

is a contingency not to be CONSIDERED, ana
assertions that the future of the two coun-
tries lies in cultivating economic relations
and friendly associations, were heartily
applauded at luncheon given recently in
Toxic by the American-Japan society.
Viscount Kaneko, member of the privy
council and formerly special representative
of Japan to the United States, presided. The
luncheon, which given for former United
States Senator Burton, of Ohio; Lieutenant
Colonle Carl F. Baldwin, the American mill
itary attache, who is leaving Japan soon for
Washington, and P D. Blake, an American
business leader in Japan for thirty years,
who is going to London, was attended by
large number of Japanese and representative
Americans.
Without directly mentioning Shantung,
the speeches were based on the feeling in
the United States arising from that ques
ton.
Rumanian troops have seized big Ger
man biplane carrying 800, 100000 paper
rubles (nominally $150,000,000) and
miniature, but complete, printing press, at
Hotin, Bessarabia, according to the Ru-
manian bureau at Berne.
The bip1ane, which was en- route to Mos
COW, was forced to land at Hotin because
of leak in the gasoline tank. 1t was
manned by four German officers, who are
said to have resented their arrest. The
rubles were all said to have been new
notes.
The University of Paris will inaugurate,
on November 3, classes organized especially
for foreign students to continue for four
months. An attempt will be made to give
the students general idea of French his
tory, its literature, its geography, it's philo-
sophical and social doctrines, and it's art
English and Spanish will be the two for
eign language used.
Convinced that the 100000 women voters
of the country will determine the result of
the next presidential election, th( executive
committee of the Democratic National commit
tee closed its series of conferences in Atlantic
City, N. j., by admitting women to its party
councils on an equal footing with the men
Not only was resolution passed providing
for the expansion of the executive committee
so that the membership shall include seventeen
women, but it was decreed that at the forth
coming meeting of the national committee, at
which the time and place for the next Demo-
cratic National convention will be determined,
the woman associate in each state of the Ma
tional committe eman from that state shall be
present and shall have the same rights and the
same powers as her male colleague and an
equal vote as we'll. Should the two represent
tativeS of state differ, that state will be re-
corded as casting half vote each way.
The collection of articles of historical in
tereSt at the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md, already containing many specimens of
great interest and value, is being augmented
by the receipt of trophies of the world war.
In order that the different articles be prop
erly cared for, and that data concerning them
be collected and put in permanent form, Rear
Admiral Archibald H. Scales has named Pro-
fesSor Sidney Gum, of the department of Eng
iSh, curator.
of the trophies is the bronze Statuette of
Joan of Arc presented by the people of Brest,
France, to the navy of the United States
as mark of the relations which existed be-
tween them and the personnel of the navy
while BreSt was used as the principal port for
the landing and re-embarkation of American
troops. The Statuette is by Mercier, the emil
nent French sculptor The presentation was
made to Vice-Admral H. B. Wilson, U. S. NJ,
naval commander of the port and the Statuette
was sent by him to the Naval Academy.
Authority has been given commanding ger
erals of military departments to furnish troops
necessary for the protection of lives and prop
erty in case of disorders in the limits of their
departments. Such protection can be furnished
only upon request from the proper state Off
Gals, the instructions from Secretary Baker read.
1t was explained tina: the action was taken
to obviate the necessity of department COM
manderS referring :uch requests to the depart
ment with consequent Danger OF the QlSOrderS
getting out of control before action could be
taken.
Increase of approximately IS per cent in
revenues collected from the Panama canal is
provided in bill changing the system of meas
urement of vessels passing through the canal
which has been passed by the national house
and sent to the senate.
Opposition to the measure came largely from
Pacific coast members, who complained that
charges on deck cargoeS, resulting from the
change of measurement rules, would work hard
ship on west coast shippers, particularly lum-
Der interests
The BILL which passed BY vote of
264 to IA, directs that the Panama canal rules
of measurement based on actual earning ca
pacity of vessel, will govern the levy of tolls
instead of net tonnage. Existing toll rates
unchanged by the bill, but the canal measure
ment rules will increase the basis on which
these charges are computed
Cardinal Mercier, the primate of Belgium
now in the United States, is cited in the French
army order just made public announcing the
award to him of the French cross, which
was presented in person by President Poincare
while visiting the cardinal at MalineS last July.
The order reads
During the hours of DEPRESSION stress and
anguish, he was the protector and spokesman
of the population and at Malnes expressed in
undying words the thoughts and ideals of OPP
pressed Belgium"
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