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now feel that they are doing so for abb
solutely other reasons than the Justice
of ltaly's cause. Some are backing
the President only for the sake of
Americas prestige; the President has
been obliged to yield to the strongest
nations, England and France, on al
most every point; in order not to come
back to America a defeated man he
must win somewhere. 1t is really a
misfortune for American generosity
and her sense of right that the Presi-
dent has tried to find this somewhere
IN Italy, the weakest of the big three
in Europe!
In England and in France the great
majority of the newspapers recognize
the just claims of Italy, and show
clearly that they can't understand how
1t is possible that the same principles
should be applied to the Allies in so
different ways as to concede every
thing to the powerful and to deny the
rlghtful claims to the weaker. Worse
than that that they should be applied
with the idea of favoring the enemy
and leave faithful ally, who has sac
rltlced everything, fighting to the last,
side by side, with the nations she con-
sidered the most loyal and righteous.
IN the worst conditions of economy
and of safety. 1t is useless to say
that in Italy the population and the
press unanimously feel the wrong and
injustice of Mr.. Wilson's statement.
But in France and in England some
Of the extreme socialists have ac-
claimed the President, approving un-
reservedlv what he has done. No
wonderl But the wonder is that the
part of the American press which ap-
proves, or pretends to approve, the
President, is quoting complacently the
approval of those socialists as verv
important for the final issue of the
question. 1t seems impossible that
they are unable to see the approval of
that extreme party is the worst con-
demnation for Mr.. Wilson; they hope
to precipitate revolution as a conse-
| quence of the unrest created by him;
political unrest added to the economi-
cal unrest consequent to the war. Did
Mr.. Wilson go to Europe with the Sc
cret idea of starting revolution in the
Allied countries? Does he not know
that in this moment revolution means
Bolshevism? What would America do
# somebody should come to America
from Europe to start a revolution
here?
But another thing should advise Mr..
Wilson that he is, in good faith, act
ing in the interest of the enemy: the
Joy is in Germany and Austria by his
statement against Italy!
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12

Conference has not been justly or ac-
curdtely presented to the American
public, those lVho 10iH study the ad-
mirable analysts of the italian situa-
tton, as presented by DR.. Leopold Vac
caro-, 1Citl obtain u clear LnolUledqe OF
this important question.
The presentation submitted by DR..
VaccdrO should be of material assist
dnce to the members of Congress in
determining that (which is a Just and
equitable solution of the right of the
fta{ieH ssation. --.-.
CHARLESlR. MILLER.
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The fourteen points.

1t is often assumed that some Of
Italy's claims can't be recognized, be-
cause they are not in full accord with
Mr.. Wilson's fourteen points. 1t could
easily be answered that these famous
fourteen points are not an interna-
tional treaty, and if there is a ten
dency to disavow the treaties, IL is
hard to understand why the personal
utterances of a single man must be
considered by all the world as a Sancta
Sanctorum which nobody should at
tempt to alter. But these famous
fourteen points have been violated so
many times in order to serve the in
terests of America, of France, of Eng
land, that it is quite reasonable that
Italy should feel they could be violat-
ed once more for the cause of justice
in her own interest. One of the most
important points of the fourteen deals
with the right of self-determination I;
and any attempt at self-determination
is excluded when any one among the
Allies but Italy wants a piece Of terri
tory, and every self-determination is
refused when an Italian city like
Fiume asks by a plebiscite, taken
when Italy was not there, to join her
mother country, Italy.
More than that, Germany surren-
dered under the express condition
that she had to be guaranteed by the
fourteen points, but Austria clearly
refused to do so-she surrendered to
Italy unconditionally. Now, this is
the strange and unjust situation. The
fourteen points were many times over
looked in favor of England and
France, notwithstanding the fact that
Germany surrendered only under the
acceptance of them; and they should
be now applied against Italy in spite
of the fact that they were excluded
from the conditions Of Austria's sur
render
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
Austria's collapse.

A very strange theory is announced
when Mr.. Wilson states that Austria s
complete collapse was not anticipated,
and the new state of things created
by that collapse is a good reason for
the Allies to escape the obligations
contracted under the London Treaty.
1t is very easy to see the absurdity of
this statement at first sight. Had
Italy scored half a victory, and left
Austria crippled but living, she could
ask what the treaty promised her; ;
having won a complete and decisive
victory, she must have less. In other
words, Italy must be punished because
her victory was too complete.
Mr.. Wilson this. way is treating
very badly, not only Italy, but Eng
land and France. 1t seems that he
wants to tell the world that England
and France are jealous of the great
victory of Italy, or that England and
France were in bad faith when they
signed the Treaty, hoping that Italy
was not able to win, in order that
they could give her as little as pos
sible of what they had promised.
But nobody can think that a treaty
signed by England and France could
be a "scrap of paper" nobody asks
Wilson to join in the Treaty of Lon
don; he can remain simply what he is
quite a stranger to it.
AS a matter of fact, it is very diff
cult to see why Mr.. Wilson must have
the final word in the settlement of
things between Italy and Austria.
He has not signed the Treaty of Lon
don; only one American regiment Mr..
Wilson allowed to Italy in the last de-
cisive drive, and that regiment had
not even a good chance to fight.
America has given to Italy quantities
of material, and Italy is very grateful
for it; but Italy has paid or must pay
fully for it with great sacrifices, be-
cause she has always paid more than
the value of the American dollar, and
for a long time paid almost double its
value!
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
Ii PrOtagOnista

Wilson lorna anch'egli nella
sua patria ma non vi e accolto
con generate esultanza. Egli do
vra lottare aspramente al Con-
gresso per fare accettare il mo-
struoso TrattatO di Versailles;
ma Pesito gil appare tanto dub
bio, che ST pTopone persino di fa-
re anche un giro di propaganda
attraverso lie principal citta del
.PUnione, per tentare di ridurre
gil oppositori cola forza dell'elo-
quenza.
Mel Senate nella Camera 81
dovra svolgere anche la mozione
riguardante lItalia. Che cosa III
solveranno in proposito due ra-
mi del Parlamento? La quistione
dell AdTiatico e segnatamente
quella di Fiume, sono state am
piamente discusse dalla piu au-
torevole stampa americana, fran
cese ed inglese, recentemente
due opuscoli vennero spediti a
tutti j membri del Congresso e
della Camera Alta; uno redatto
per eura degli italiani di Filadel-
fla, che riportava un articolo del
Prof. Heron, intimo di Wilson
e un'energica protesta dellHisto-
rical Society di New York City,
argomenti formidable a favore
del punto di vista italiano.
L'altro, riprodotto qui appres-
so mel testo inglese, stampato per
cura del DR.. Leopoldo Vaccaro di
Wilmington, con prefazione del
PeX Governatore del Delaware,
Charles r. Miller, venne, a suo
tempo, integralmente riportato
dai ire giornali local.: PEvening
News, PEvening Journal e PEve-
ry Evening.
vi sono inoltre lie mozioni di
di diversi senatori, le quail lutte
indistintamente raccomandano
che, in vista dellenoTme contri-
buto portato dal'Italia ALA guer-
ra mondiale, lie vengano assicu-
rate lie sue legittime aspiration.
II mateIiale per la discussio-
ne, come 81 vede, e abbondantiS-
simo e moi ci auguriamo che, nei
prossimi duelli orator., sofsmi
di Wilson del partito che 10 APP
poggia non prevarranno.
Specie popuscolo del DR.. Vac
caro- e una disamina acuta mi
nutissima della quistione, che
non lascia la piu piccola lacuna.
Abbiamo voluto pubblicarlo in
inglese per due motivi soprattut-
to; prima perche non perda nulla
della sua efficacia; secondaria-
mente perche quando Americani
Ignorant e malintenzionati vor-
ranno, in qualche maniera, me-
nomare i sacri diritti della nostra
patria con il problema adria-
tico, nostri lettori potranno
meter loro soto il grugno una
copia del nostro giornale.
Moi attendiamo il risultato con
calma fiducia, ma Sc anche j
rappresentanti del popolo ameri-
cano dovessero negarci quella
giustizia ALA quale abbiamo di-
ritto in virtu degli enormi sacri-
fici sostenuti, sara sempre il po-
polo d'Italia, Sc non osera il Co
verno, dire lultima parola.
LA LIBERIA PAROLA.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
ItaIy's Imperialism

Italy's imperialism is an old story.
In order to join the Allies and have
back her lands and her sons sufferings
under Austria, of which Jugo-Slavs
were a willing part, Italy refused
Trentino, Triest free-port, Savoy and
Nice, Corsica and Tunis, offered to
her by the Central Empires, without
any risk, with the only condition that
she remain neutral. A real empire,
one hundred times bigger than the lit
tie territory claimed by her as her own
on the eastern shore of the Adriatic,
which the Jugo-Slavs, beaten by Italy
in war, try, with the strange compile
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
The security of Italy and the
League of Nations.

Mr.. Wilson affirms that the boun-
daries he intends to assign to Italy
will be sufficient to protect Italy
against future aggressions. Nobody
knew of Mr.. Wilson's competence in
military matters; but everybody
knows that not a single American
general has gone to Italy to study at
first hand her difficult military prob
lem, nor a single American statesman,
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
Fiure

Fiume is denied to Italy for two
main reasons:
1. Fiume is necessary to the peoples
of its hinterland as an outlet on the
Adriatic. 1t is very hard to under
stand why the peoples of the hinter-
land, in order to use the seaport Of
Fiume, must possess it. This is a new
and dangerous theory. Switzerland
has no outlet on the sea, and uses
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
Public opinion.

Notwithstanding the clash Of opin-
ions it is very easy to feel that the
great majority of the American press
fully recognizes the justice Of Italy's
claims; even those Of the newspapers
which are supporting the President
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12

Reprinted from the Wilmington
papers: 'EUening NelOs," of May
eth; "EUening Journal" of Mag
26th, aud "Every Evening"" of May
29th, 1919.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
ItaIy's representatives.

Mr. Wilson has tried to convince the.
world that Premier Orlando and Min
lister Sonnino represent only their own
opinion, and not the opinion of the
Italian population. Mr.. Orlando has
clearly and serenely answered the of
fense to Italy's free and democratic
institutions. Every one who is ac-
quainted with them knows also that
they are at least as liberal and demo-
cratic as Americas. But Mr.. Wilson
didn't think, on the contrary, that
any doubt could arise as to whether
he voiced his own personal opinion or
the opinion of America when he
published his statement on the Adria-
tic question. As a matter of fact, the
Senate has not had the least part in
that statement, and the American peo-
pie, last November, clearly told Mr..
Wilson that they did not entirely share
his views. Italy feels that, and for
this reason, while Internationally
supporting her leaders, she processes
clearly her longtime friendship for
America and her surprise for the un-
just and unjustifed personal act of
the President.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
ItaIy's and Japan's case.

Japan has been given control over
40,0O0,0O0 Chinese by the Peace Con-
ference. How can Mr.. Wilson con-
sistently refuse to Italy territories dis
tinctly Italian?
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1919-07-12
ItaIy's situation

So much has been written in the
last few days about Italy's situation,
that it is difficult for people without
a thorough knowledge of the question
to understand what the real situation
is. Even among the conflicting pros
and cons, very often confusion is arti-
ficially created in the matter in order
to spread an unjust and undeserved
prejudice against Italy.
For these reasons it is perhaps
worth while to epitomize the main
points of the whole question.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-26
'1You Think You own This TownlD

"You mink You Own This TOWN."
know if he isn't spoiled enough for
whole carload"
Again she found none to challenge
her.
At the age of nine George Amber
son Minafer, the Majors one grand
child, was princely terror, dreaded
not only in Anderson addition but in
many other quarters through which
he galloped on his white pony. "By
golly, guess you think you own this
town." an embittered laborer COM
planned one day, as George rode the
pony straight through a pile of sand
the man was sieying. II will when
grow up" the undisturbed child re-
piled. 81 guess my grandpa owns it
now, you bet!" And the baffied work.
man, having no means to controvert
what seemed mere exaggeration Of
the facts, could only mutter, "Oh, pull
down your vest!"
"Don't hat tol Doctor says 1t amt
healthy!" the boy returned promptly.
'But tell you what I'll do: I'll pull
down my vest If you'll wipe off your
chin!"
This was stock and stencil: the ac-
customed argot OF street badinage of
the period; and in such matters GeOr-
gle was an expert. He had no vest
to pull down; the incongruous fact
was that fringed sash girdled the
juncture of his velvet blouse and
breaches, for the Fauntleroy period
had set in, and Georges mother had
so poor an eye for appropriate things,
where George was concerned, that
she dressed him according to the doc
trine of that school in boy decoration.
Except upon the surface (Which was
not his own work but his mother's)
George bore no vivid resemblance to
the fabulous little Cedric. The sto.
ried boys famous lean on me. grand
father" would have been difficult to
imagine upon the lips of George. A
month after his ninth birthday ami
versary, when the Major gave him his
pony, he had already become acquaint-
ed with the toughest boys in various
distant parts of the town, and had
convinced them that the toughness of
rich little boy with long curls might
be considered in many respects su-
perior to their own. He fought them,
learning how to go baresark at GER
tain point in fight, bursting into
tears Of anger, reaching for rocks, ut
tering walled threats of murder, and
attempting to fulfill them. Fights
often led to intimacies, and he ac-
quired the art of saying things more
exciting than 'Don't hsf to" and
Doctor says 1t amt healthyl" Thus
on summer afternoon q strange boy,
sitting bored upon the gatspost of the
Rev. Malloch Smith, beheld George
Anderson Minafer rapidly approach
ing on his white pony and was inn
PEELED by bitterness to shout: "Shoot
the ole jackass! Look at the girly
curlsl Say, bub, where'd you steal
your mothers ole sash"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-26

citizen, loving to see his city grow,
wanted neither distance nor moon
light. He had not seen Versailles,
but, standing before the fountain of
Neptune in ANDERSON addition, at
bright noon, and quoting the favorite
comparison of the local newspapers
he declared Versailles outdone. All
this Art showed a profit from the
start, for the lots sold well and there
was something like a rush to build
in the new Addition. Its main thor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-26
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERsoNs" A MAGNIFICENT NOVEL

The literary critics and book reviewers are continually
asking 'Wen shall have the Great American Novel, by
the Great American Noves" Perhaps never in the sense
in weh the question is asked for this country is too big and
its people differ too greatly by localities to make the "Great
American Novel; possible.
Nevertheless, "The Magnificent Ambersons" is great
American novel, Booth Harrington is an American Of sturdy
native stock He knows American life and character only
native American with generations of American fobears
know Them Moreover he has charm Of style and power
of expression which have endeared him to the reading public
1.-THE Magnificent Ambersons" is so great novel that
Booth Harrington has been awarded the Joseph Pulitzer prize
of 900 for the American novel published during the year
which shall best present the wholesome atmosphere of Aer
can manners and manhood" The judges making the award
are Robert Grant, William Morton Payne and William Lyon
Phelps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-26
By
Booth Harrington


impressive as the Mansion, the house
to be built N Anderson addition by
the Major.
At micaight me bride vas still be-
ing toassSd in sAamoagEe. though she
had departed ursn her sscsdinS jour-
ney at ten Four days lateT the pair
had returned to town, which prompt
ness seemed fairly to demonstrate
that Wilbur had indeed taken Isabel
upon the carefulest little trip he could
manage. According to every report
she was from the start "a good wife
to him." but here in final detail the
prophecy proved inaccurate. Wilbur
and Isabel did not have children; they
had only one.
"Only one" Mrs. Henry Franklin
Foster admitted. "But I'd like to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-26
CHAPTER II.

Another citizen said an eloquent
thing about Miss Isabel Amberson's
looks. This was Mrs. Henry Franklin
Foster the foremost literary authority
and intellectual leader Of the COM
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-26

CTo BE coNTINunDA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24
Kiz0anianS VIII
Discuss School
Teachers Wage
Club To Determine Wed.
nesday Whether To Try
For 1921 Convention.

Final decision as to whether FL Paso
viii go after the 1891 convention Of
International Kiwanis clubs. viii be
made at Wednesdays session Of the
club. according to announcement
Tuesday by II. P. Hadfieid. secretary
OF the club The question OF raising
the salaries of teachers in the FL Paso
schools VIII also be discussed
DR.. R. L Ramey, president Of the
school board will make a short talk
on the subject Other guests VIII be
mayor Charles Davis. president c. n.
Bassett and manager Karl Roberts Of
the chamber OF commerce, and Walter
Clayton. J. 6. Lowman. Crawford
Harvie and Mrs. J. c. NIcGrady. school
trustees. Messrs. Herman Andreas
and Charles 2. stevens OF the school
board are members Of the club and
VIII be present.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24
Want Ad Reunites
Family after Is Years

wichita, kan. June 24-Believed
dead for Is years. J. D. Ferguson re-
turned TO this city and was reunited
! with two of his three daughters. The
I third Is living in Florida The reunion
was made possible through \ newspa-
per ad which read
Wanted. To know the where
abouts Of Myrtle +. Ross. Mile and
Irene Ferguson. Report 70 407 r
Douglas"
When Mrs. Ross went 10 the address
she met an aged man. who produced q
worn photograph Of the three women
taken . years ago.
I'm your father said the old man,
as the woman looked with astonished
ewes at the photo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24
CLAIMS $3.50, OOe JEWELS
STOLEN FROM HOTEL SAFE

New York. June 4.-Investigation
OF claim that s250.o0o worth OF valu-
sbles was stolen from safe deposit
vault at the Biltmore hotel here. IS
in progress, It was announced today
The valuabIes are the property Of
Mrs Clarence Mlhizer. OF Richmond.
Va
Counsel Tor the Biltmore hotel stat
ed that Mrs. Niihizer had registered
at the hotel May 20, and engaged one
OF the safe deposit vaults in which
yaiua5les are stored Into the vault
Mrs Ailhizer claimed she placed prop
erty Of considerable value" Early
in June. when Mrs Mlhizer opened
the vault. according TO her complaint
S25o 600 worth were missing. includ-
ing a pearl necklace worth more than
5000 00a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24

Washington. d. c.. June 2f-First
Lieut. George Hetuts. field artillery,
is ordered from Camp Sherman TO
Fort Bliss for duty with the SIND
field artillery
Lieut. Col. James B. Henry. IT.. 18th
cavalry. is ordered from Columbus,
y n. TO Washington, where he viii
report to the chief Of the motor trans
port corps for duty.
Mai Horatio Coykenda1l. infantry.
is ordered from Fort Bliss to FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24

vented by licensing druggists and
physicians while this vast criminal
enterprise thrives and Slows The
treasury committee recommends that
We take the matter up with the other
members OF the international opium
convention, and especially with the
Canadian and Mexican governments
II seems 10 some that the United
States could afford TO place heavy
enough patrols on the borders to
break up the smuggling business II
we can afford 10 keep several thou
sand men on the Mexican border to
prevent the Mexican revolutionists
from firing an occasional shot into FL
Paso, we should be able TO afford
larger organization than we have TO
prevent the Emugglers from firing
tons Of opium into this country The
treasury committee estimates the
economic loss due to the opium traf-
flee at over $500. e0d. 900 a year. This
would support quite a border police.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24
Driuerless Team Is Wise
To go" And Stop

Indianapolis. Ind. June PA team
OF horses owned by an indianapolis
wholesale grocery company decided
to move without their driver. The
horses drawing a dray started slowly.
They were just behind the white line
at Meridian and Maryland streets
when the traffic man turned the SEM
sphore. The stop" sign faced the
horses and they stopped. In a few
minutes the traffic man turned the
semaphore and the 'go7 sign faced the
horses They went, as the team stopped
at the stop" sign and started at
the go" sign. the traffic man failed to
notice they were driverless. The horses
slowly walked TO the next corner and
again sthe stop" sign was up. The
horses stopped. And this is the way
the driver caught them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24
Did He DRINK EUidence'
Sme!-He's 4 Kansan

Columbus. O.. June 24-Two cas-
ual acQuaintances were standing IN
the lobby OF one OF the leading hotels
in Columbus when one Of them bought
2 paper and read: Two district at
torneys' offices have $3.50 quarts Of
loo proof whiskey which is being held
as evidence"
Ever drink any eyidence:" asked
the other.
NO. did you
piles OF IL" was the reply.
How in the world did you manage
70 do that2' asked the man with the
newspaper.
"oh. I'm from Kansas remarked
the other dryly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-24
Debs, In Prison, In Doubt
Regarding Socialist Race

Mounds Tille, ". Va, June 24.-Eu-
gene V. Debs. confined In the Federal
prison here for violation Of the espion-
age law. in an interview said he had
not yet made up his mind whether he
should accept the nomination for the
presidency again on the Socialist tic
ket The Socialist newspapers have
selected him as the choice for 1926.
The Socialist leader declared he was
opposed to violence in any form and
that he had no use for bomb planters
or the /. W. y. method Of gaining an
end. Instead he advocated free edu-
cation, free speech and free press
Debs had a good word to say OF the
Moundsville prison. 1T is one of the
best in the United States, and the war
den is a man in every sense OF the
word" he said