The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-01-09
Washington

UnO0F the spur OF war, mineral pro.
duction in the United States has
reached the unprecedented value Of
$500, 948,OOO in 1917, exceeding by
43 per cent the previous record made
in 1917.
Don leopold Ocejo, Spanish vice
consul at Puruandiro, state of Nichoa-
can Mexico, recently was assasinated
by a captain of the Mexican govern
ment forces, according to stories told
in Havana, Cuba on the arrival from
Mexico of the steamer Estrada Palma.
1t is reported that Emiliana Zapata.
rebel, has captured the Jalapa, capt.
tai of the state of Vera Cruz, Mexico,
and rebels are reported to be con-
stantly attacking trains running be-
tween Mexico and Vera Cruz and re-
moving from them executing Carranza
soldier escorts.
The general opinion expressed in all
quarters toward the south is that the
Carranza government in Mexico is
slowly tottering.
The latest report from Mexico Isl
that followers of Felix Diaz are con-
templating a revolution.
The American battleship squadron
attached to the British grand feet dis
played a spirit of true comradeship
throughout it's period Of service, de-
clared Admiral Sir David Beatty, the
commander-in-chiefo of the grand feet,
in a farewell address on board the
u. S. S. New York, on December /,
the day the squadron was detached
from the grand feet. ALI hands had
been called to muster on the forecas-
tie to hear Admiral Beatty.
President Wilson gave his personal
impressions at meeting with repre-
sentatives of the American press of his
experiences thus far in Farnce. At
the same time announcement was
made that the members Of the Amer.
lean commission to negotiate peace
would meet daily with the press.
81 am confident that the big council
of statesmen Of the world will be able
to reach just and reasonable solution
of the problems that will be presented
to them, and thus earn the gratitude
Of the world for the most critical and
necessary service which has ever been
rendered it, said President Wilson, in
an interview, referring to the ap-
peace conference.
1t is the observation of all states.
men in all countries that President
Wilson is truly representing the Amer
lean people abroad regardless of poll
tics or other sentiments. His conten-
tiGn that eve have got to put our
ld
have got for the benefit of the ideals
which are common to ALL" has almost
become the shibboleth of the Labor |
Party of Great Britain.
President Wilson says the Versailles |
congress was a conference of 'bosses,"
and further OpineS that we have adj
vanced too far to permit the confer
ence for world-peace to be anything
more than meeting place Of the serv.
ants of the peoples represented by
delegates. There is no master mind
who can, alone and unaided,~ settle
the problems Of today. If there is any.
body who thinks he knows what is in
The minds of all peoples, that man is
a fool''
The royal castle in Coblenz, to pre-
vent the removal Of valuables, is ha-
ing guarded by American troops.
''It was owing to the action of the
Russian Bolsheviki that hundreds @"
thousands of German troops were let
loose to hurl themselves against our
men on the western front. It was ow.
ing to their betrayal that Roumania
with all it's rich resources in grain and
oil fell into the hands of the Ger
mans" This is the explanation the
British secretary of war offers for the
keeping of allied troops in Russia.
Undoubtedly Kerensky and his fol-
lowers want to represent Russia in the 1
peace conference, but whether their
status will be recognized 10 entirely
another 0As@Gtion