The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-02

from which dividends can be expected"
The Bridgeport Post Qnd.) adds sig
nificantly:
America has one vifs interest-to
see that the EuroDean settlement Is on
lasting basis One thing has been
proved-that we cannot keep out Of a
European war; therefore we have a
right to insist upon European peace"
The Chattanooga News (Deml sup
ports the president. we should" Il
says, begin now to exert our powerful
influence on such questions as this.
Bv so doing We may bring Europe to
a more liberal point of view" The plan
Of the allies, says the Richmond News
Leader CInd. Dem.) sis the recreation
of balance Of power in Europe, a
return to the old diplomacy" while
the Dayton News tDem) adds that sit
was such affairs as the one that has
been promoted in Paris that brought on
the world war" and the Fort Worth
Telegram (lnd Dem.) sees in the Incl
dent "a striking illustration of why II
is absolutely necessary for the United
States to be in the league of nations,
Coming simultaneously with the Ian
sing affair, some people ascribed both
actions to hasty temper on the part Of
the president. The New York Globe
(Ind.l thinks this confusion of the two
questions would be unfortunate, espe-
cially "if the public refused to support
the president on his Adriatic policy
simply because ii cannot support him
on his cabinet policy" However, tho
Youngstown indicator Dem.) believes
| the Adriatic move will restore Mr.
Wilson's PRESTIGE; it 'again gives him
the leadership in European affairs"
and this liberal paper suggests that
| lit is time row that the president,
| backed up by the people, demand that
| the treaty be rewritten in conformity
| with the principles Tor which we
| fought"
! The failure of the president and the
| foreign governments involved to make
| the correspondence public has called
| forth strong protests from the press of
| all parties, which sees IN this policy a
| denial of the principle of open cove
nants.' Among others condemning the
| secrecy are the Indianapolis Star Qnd.
| Repl, Boston Globe dnd.) Brooklyn
Eagle Qnd; Dem0 and New York Eve
" ing World Demo
Postage Stamps Birthday.
On March occurs the 73d birthday
! anniversary of the humble United
! States postage stamp. In 1845 the fed
| eral government authorized a half doz-
en- postinasters to issue stamps at their
| own expense. but it was not until March
| 3, 1S47. that the first national stamps
were issued. There were statesmen,
however, who protested against the
United States thus aping British in
stitution, for the postage stamp idea
had come from England.
The stamp was not popular at first
| because the user had to provide MS
! own glue. Came forward then the
| heaVen-sent genius who thought out a
method of providing each stamp with
its dose of "stickum." Licking became
! instantly popular throughout the nation
and the stamp began it's uninterrupted
career Of usefulness.
With equal facility it carries a mil
lion dollar check 1t is the most faith
full of messengers and for two cents
will carry a letter a mile or 1000 miles.
And while birthday Fluctuations are in
order, it should be said in tribute to the
! stamp that it Is one Of the very few
! commodities that are as cheap now as
they were before the war. Perhaps it
is the only oAe.-Clevcland Press Und)