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New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Meaning of the League

America has grasped the idea that
tho league Of nations, instead of
meaning a free will and voluntary
association Of all the nations in thu
world to preserve peace, must mean.
1or many years to come, an asso-
cdat1on Of powers. probably limited
to tho United States, Great Britain
and perhaps France, to enforce An
glo-saxon Ideas Of Justice upon the
rest OF mankind, to compel the
Poles to surrender their aspirations,
the Italians to resign their claims.
the Rumanians to give up their age
long hopes. In word, that it means
constant regulation Of the affairs
between other nations, with the ever
present likelihood that we shall have
to use force TO compel obedience,
Having grasped this idea, tho Amer
ican reaction has been fairly gen.
eral, and 1t has taken the line Of
hostility both to the idea Of tnter-
national policing and to ANGLO
American partnsrship.
| do not think anything lflze as
clear An appreciation Of the fact has
yet been reached In Britain, On the
contrary, my Judgment is that there
Is q very large British group which
still believes In tho future dsvelop-
ment Of the Anglo-American part
nersh1p. will continue to work for IL
and toward II and will have sufficient
influence to keep tho thing alive in
the British Isles for lona years tn
come British policy, in my judg-
ment, will continue FOR many years
to aim ct an Anglo,American part |
nersh1p, which, If It arrives, will |
mean Anglo-Saxon domination Of
the world. because no real counter
poiss can bs found. at least until
Germany Is on herSteet and Russia
restored 90 q greaS power.
But for the present shs Ans1o-
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Not Wholly Dead

1t Is not quite true that tho whole
theory Of the Anglo-Saxon partner
ship has collapsed, as has tho orig
inal Wilson conception. It ia still
strongly held in certain quarters In
Great Britain. I commend to my
readers who would get clear view
OF this partnership policy tho new
book OF Lord Eustacs Percy, "The
Responsibilities Of the Learue." F"
Percy was one Of tho authors Of the
covenant, a member Of the British
delegation at Paris and longtime
official in the Foreign Office At
one time he was an attach6 Of the
British Embassy in Washington. His
book gives clear exposition Of
the partnership which certain Eng
lishmen would develop between the
United States and Great Britain
and the extent to which this idea
was actually written into the COW
enant Of the league Of nations
On the whole, however, it has be-
come fairly clear that tho United
States is unwilling to enter into any
partnership with tho British for the
Of governing the world In
accordance with Anglo-Saxon con-
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

Saxon partnership is no longer .
compelling force. The United state
has indicated clearly that It will no
join Britain In administering tn,
world for the benefit of order ane
justice as conceived by Anglo-sax
onsj that It will not Interfere be
tween other nations, that the Ameri
can people are not willing to become
the arbiters between Poland and The
bolshevika. between the Jugo-slavs
and the Italians, with the certainty
OF earning international hatreds and
ene possibility Of becoming involved
IN European wars growing out Of
European disputes.
AS a consequence the SECOND great
conception Of the Paris Conference
disappears. The free will associa
tion Of all tho nations Of the world
In a common friendship and int,-
macy to prevent war by the sacrifice
OK all individual aspirations out Of
which national conflicts arise has
gone with the PRONUNCIATION Of the
terms OF peace; went when the un-
Willingness Of the nations to sacrifice
what In their eyes amounted TO
safety In the hope Of realizing what
seemed to them little more than q
utopian dream was disc1osed-d,s
closed Just az clearly In the United
States In the matter Of the Monroe
Doctrine "a In italy In the Fiume
dispute.
Chaos Remains
What, then, rsmains7 Obviously.
nothing but chaos, unless there shall
oe a return to tho old system Of al
liances' that Is, reversion to tbe
system OF partnership based upon
common interests or common dan.
gers. And It is in this direction that
policies are now beginning
to converge, although, since there
nas' as yet, been no capitalization.
the present conditions are totally
chaotic. Yet 1t Is clear that Great
Britain. France. Italy, even Ger
many, are now busy, under the sur
face' seeking to erect some kind Of
an association Of nations which shall
give solidarity to European political
British policy, as always, is at
'ncs most simple and most difficult |
. xsthona. Tha Britiah have not |
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Seeking New Alliances

Italy seeks q new German alliance
against France and tho Balkan
siavs. who constitute for the Ital-
,ans q barrier to world aspirations.
roland Is the inevitable Frencn part
ner against tho Germans and is SIM
LARRY the partner Of the Italians
against tho Slavs, against the Serbia
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
The Alternative

The simple alternative b p
Anglo-American partnership N
1t, accordingly, the British are y1t
pared to pay almost anything The
were ready and willing to suppm
MI. Wilson at Paris; they srs sse1
and willing to Join hands with -
Republican majority If Mr.. WHe'
ls not the authentic representsu"
OF America. In association w'r
America they can escape all Eurs
pean commitments save th*
in which America will freely JONI
they can rely upon American =
sources, ever growing stronger,,s
fortify their position--i mean feN
1t Is inconceivable that any new Y
ropean coalition would venture
challenge the United States BY 4
tacking Britain. More than 10y
with American cooperation 1t Is ns
impossible that tEey can prevent. y
development of new coalitions, iots
time at least, owing to the elg
nous economic force Of the csp
blned nations.
Such is the present state OF =
European "mess"; such is the p
icy we are asked to adopt BY os
British friends; such is the ultsraaes sre
stage Of the league of nations ldls
it Is in the light Of this situan0s
and again / commend Lord PsrsJ'
statement Of it to my readers. z"
American policy must now be
termined for adoption or reJe
OF the treaty will amount to no'~
ing. ysse
(Copysighs, 1890, MeClxrt No.
papsr 6vndioatsJ
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Conflicting Interests

Ihe Br1tiHN would like to sec Ger
many regain health, because withou,
strong Germany France unoues
tionably will exercise a verv great
perhaps a predominant influence
upon the Continent. But the British
40 not desire to see Germany be.
come as powerful as she was before
because they recognize that If Ger.
many regains her old strength she
Will necessarily seek to follow he,
old pathways. And this would throw
britain back into a French alliance,
which, after all, would reastablish
French influence on the Continent
and compel the British to support
French policies.
Confusedly, therefore, Britain is
striving to establish system Of
balance on the Continent. She en-
lists Italian aid to overcome French
opposition to the rehabilitation Of
Germany, but she does not consent
that this rehabilitation shall pass
certain limits; she reserves to her.
self the right to determine the ex-
tent to which Germany shall get
well, but dissents from the Italian
desire to make Germany powerful
again at the expense Of France.
while opposing the strengthening Of
Poland, which will inure to the bene-
fit Of France.
In the Adriatic Britain supports
Wilson IN limiting italian aspira-
sionh although accepting more Of
ltaly's claims than tho President. IN
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
England Clings to Its Hope Of d
Anglo-American Combination
to Sway the World

The Germans and the italian, h..
common interest in destroyin, NJ
Slavs. Only by seeing the n., = r|| :
states become strong can a.
hope for any real security 49,:
the Germans.
The British arc striving h Il
vent the renaissance Of this o,a =
tenn Of alliances They ara ,..r'
to compromise everywhers. :
forcing the Poles to yield, pov !
Rumanians; supporting Italy !, Il
interests Of German economt, !;
habilitation against France ANA y
French in moderating italian 49,
in the Adriatic. But this Is p,.1
unsatisfactory role, for It l.sa. 4
where except to general unn.s
larity without any compsnn.A
gain.
Can't Quit Continent
The British cannot retire fsop !.
Continent absolutely. becaun Al
destruction Of France would h,k.I
Germany to the Channel and A,,,.|
London under her guns, no, nj
they risk a possible adjustment n
tween Germany and France. ~As
might lead to an alliance ss,is;|
themselves, an alliance which m,,t
conceivably be forced upon Fn,..|
If she were deprived Of British h..l
ing in time Of real emergency. TssI
in the end, Britain is likely b \
caught again in the mesh Of H.,
pean alliances and dragged into 4 |
next war, as she was into the IN
by some dispute which has its ORR
in the Balkans OR the Carpathaa
The single escape FOX the Bril-;
Is an Anglo-Saxon partnership. III |
is the underlying fact in the pr.,r,
world situation as 1t was The N (
dinal circumstance In the pars AZ
liberations. This is why it L. i;I
speaking, impossible 70 al
vince Englishmen that the UnHll
States is not now prepared for hI
partnership or for participation Il
international relations in the iiAt
ion the partnership would make RI
evitable.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

surrendered and will not surrender
the idea Of American partnership.
but against the time when America
will come In 1t is necessary to do
something. What the British desire
to do is obvious. They see with an
prehension the development of a
french system on tho Continent
They watch with Ill concealed re-
sentiment the growth Of an asso-
c1ation between France and Poland
which must mean the very con-
siderable restriction Of German re-
covery. Nor are they much better
pleased In perceiving that Italy is at
work In the Balkans striving In
create an anti-Slav coalition, which
at bottom extends a hand to Ger.
many If Germany shall come back
to power.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Not Life or Death

The partnership Is not matter i
life or death for the British, en-
tainly. Their position In Europa /
so strong that they can exact alum
any price for their alliance ha
their alliance must be for them su
for Europe a necessity II Amuia
stays out Of Europe. Russia, lhA
and Germany, perhaps Italy, b.
mania, Austrian Germanr and Cse
many, with. Bulgaria and Turkg,
would constitute a grouping Il
powers so strong as to force Britt
to Join with France and ths M
Slav states, Poland, CzechoSk
vaha and Jugo-Slavia, to prevail
new war Of conquest. i
But once committed to sud 3
alliance, Britain would have to ttf
port France on the Rhine, a. "
had to support France In Morosa
fifteen years ago, and abe would hn
to support Poland. In a word "
would be caught in the EuropsG
mess again, Just as she was caught
the last time, with the result tf
she came within sight Of ruin W
suffered losses, human and malt
tary, surprising anything in By
lsh history, in a conflict which hE
its occasion in an assassination, Y
Sarajevo.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

cepaons Al Justice. This would
mean that IN tho long run the
United States and Great Britain
would have to maintain large armies
70 enforce Anglo-Saxon justice, and
Percy himself points out with clarity
tnat the greatest blunder Of British
policy was the immediate disband-
ment OF tho British army, which de-
prived Britain Of real weight In the
peace conference.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14

lied In consideration of the birds nat
ural longevity and strong powers of
fight, which make 1t possible for
single individual to be seen repeated
ly over period Of many years and
In widely separated places.
up to the present time, the only
region where the bald eagle has main
tanned encouraging numbers has been
the coastal region and large river val
leys of Alaska. Here It did breed
In numbers surprisingly large for a
bird of its size. But the Alaskan
bounty law, which provides for the
payment of 80 cents for each eagle de-
str0yed, although it went into effect
only on April 80. 1917, had already,
by April TO- 1919. resulted in the kill
ing Of 5000 eagles. Moreover. the
bounty seekers have undoubtedly not
confined their depredations to Alaskan
territory, but have extended them in
to the British provinces adjoining
Alaska, In order to swell their gains.
1t Is possible that by this time more
than one-half-perhaps more than
three-quarters-of the entire species
have already been sacrificed.
IF action Is to be taken, II must
be at once. For protection. to be eff.
fective, must come, not merely before
the species has been annihilated, but
before it has been so reduced as to
suffer the weakening effect Of inbreed-
Ing or the failure of the scattered
individuals to tind each other and
raise young.
"In view Of all that is known by
naturallsts Of the habits of this In.
offensive bird, the hostility to the
eagle In Alaska Is based rather on
misinformation and ignorant prejudice
than on any real damage done by the
birds. The tales of Its ferocity and
destructiveness to game or domestic
animals are for the greater part pure
fiction, for the rest. usually gross OK
aggerations. Moreover, II Ia the dem
onstrated policy Of the United State.
department Of agricuture-wise from
experlence--to discOuntenance bounty
laws for the determination Of birds
of prey. Much money is spent eacl
year in the control OF harmful rodents
whose increase is favored by the de
structiOn Of such birds. For oul
American eagle there Is the addet
plea of its patriotic significance. Ant
| finally, as It Is migratory bird. tn,
right to destroy II cannot be claimed
by any state or territory. Like mos
OF our other migratory birds. It Shout,
be protected by the federal govern
ment--particularly as the effect Of tn
protective laws adopted for Its pres
ervation In most Of our states is be
ing annulled by the action OF singh
territory.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14

AVE YOU ever seen
a bald eugle-the
american eagle" our 4
national EN- b ! Q m? }
Yes? Then YOU don't
need to be told what
a thing Of beauty and
power he IL. No
Then take 1t on faith
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14
Too Much Green Tea Dangerous.


A correspondents reference to green
tea as fruitful source Of seeing
visions reminds one that Sheridan lie
Fanu. the author Of the well-known
study In horrors, Doctor Silas," wrote
three volumes entitled Screen Tea"
packed full Of thrills and shivers. The
victim Of green tea drinking was
haunted by monkey, or some beast
OF the ape tribe. that appeared to him
on every possible occasion. Once,
when he thought he was quit Of It, IL
materialized, grinning and impish, on
the seat OF the mail coach. Sixty
years ago green tea was freely recon-
mended to any student who did much
night WORK and wanted to keep awake.
with the disastrous result that a Sleep
scssness was induced which eventual
" eliminated In extreme insomnia In
middle life and old age.-London
Morning Post.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14

"Slnce the commencement of our mu-
tual welfare league among the prison.
ers," said he, I'VE have had fewer
escapes than ever before. although
there Is more opportunity to escape.
Once, however. fellow with long
term escaped. He was caughy and
brought hack. saw him and he asked
me to give him another chance. 4
don't know just what to do with you.'
l said; 'you'll only try to escape again.
" Warden said the prisoner. III
not try to escape again; you have my
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14

Inc general indifference TO the rate
Of the great bird of splendid tradi-
ton Is due. beyond doubt, to the COM
mon lack Of information regarding Its
threatened extinction. The situation
calls for the widest publicity. The
sheer vandalism of the destruction OF
the bird should be checked, and check
ed at once The crusade for Its pro.
lection should enlist the enthuclasm
and sincere effort of bird lovers and
bird students throughout the coun-
try, of our scientific and patriotic So
cieties, and of the public press. II is
only by the prompt passage Of fed
eral law protecting the American
eagle that our national bird can be
saved from total extinction"
Let me renew the adjuration of
Capt. Fl. w. Shoemaker of Pennsyl-
vania to do what you can to stop the
slaughter of American eagles along
the Alaska coast, a writer says in the
Saturday Evening Post. BY reason Of
the government bounty offer 500
eagles were killed in eighteen months.
This is an absolutely unnecessary
waste Of life.
Eagles have killed some of the
young foxes on one or two fox pre-
serves on Alaska Islands. though they
have never destroyed the wild foxes
of Alaska In all the centuries they
have lived together.
Eagles do kill few salmon and eat
few that are found dead, but in no
wise do they imperil any salmon fish,
cry. They may kill rabbits now and
again. but in no sense have they been
destroyers Of wild game. For the
most part they hang along the coast
and live on fish life. A dead whale
lasts them long while.
There Is no reason on earth why
these bald eagles-of that species
WHICH we have been proud to call the
bird Of freedom, of that species which
we have put on our coinage and our
seol-should be destroyed under a
bounty offered by any branch Of the
American government.
1t was Capt. Shoemaker, by the way,
who so far as know was the first
man to put into print the belief that
the best protection Of game did not
consist in any officiOus war upon the
enemies of the game on the part of
man himself. Capt. Shoemakers con-
illusions were that under the old laws
OF nature the strong specimens sur.
vived and that the best development
of any species was In the midst of Its
natural enemies. His theory. bolster.
ed by observation, Is entirely against
the modern proposition that you can
save quail or grouse by killing crows
or hawks. or that you can save trout
by killing pelieans.
1t il but a feeble defense that wild
game can erect out Of Its increasing
knowledge Of man and his deadliness
The mallard learns to dive In three
feet Of water instead of six inches anG
SO uses more open water. but he Is no,
safe. The covey Of quail learns to fly
to the densest swamp on the covey
rise, but 1t is not safe. The sheep e
to the highest mountains, the elk t
. the farthest Businesses of the noun
tains. but they are not safe. Trans
pOrtatk,n and invention on the par
. OF man have Outrur all the resources
of our wild game. So 1t comes slmpl,
to a question Of whether we want I
| or don't want It.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14
Win you shake On

word for 1t now. Win You shake on
itr
I'VE shook hands and l knew he
would keep his word He never tried
to escape. for there Is honor among
thieves."-BostOn Post.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14
"HOnOr Among
Thieves" Also

You have heard the expression,
rhonor AMONG thieves"
I have heard It many times. but ]
have never heard such good illus
trntion Of the phrase a. the one given
me the other day BY Lieut.. Com
nnander Thomas Mott Osborne, warden
" tie r0rtStaouth naval prison.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14
Voice o. Experiences.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins. do you want me to voter
I'm not going to tell YOU"
"Why notf"
Because If anything goes wrong
with the election you'll say you did
exactly as told you. and It's all ny
fault"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14
African aIrd sweet singer.

The Cape canary Il the only native
bird Of Africa that Is well known for
his sweet and continuous song. He In
to be found even in the Orange River
colony. which d otherwise devoid q
song birds.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14

Then take II on Iaitn
from those who have that there Is no
more impressive living thing than an
eagle In the air.
Well, there are not many American
eagles left. Civilization has crowded
out what It hasn't killed off. Pit
gun In the hands of the ordinary man
and give him a chance at an eagle and
90 times out of a hundred the or
binary man will shoot. Why? Ap-
parently just for the sake of killing.
That's what guns for and that's
the way the ordinary man Is made.
The writer expects to have 1t brought
up to his credit on the judgment day
that he once had such u chance and
didn't shoot.
Most of the American eagles that
are left are In Alaska. And now In
Alaska the ordinary men are killing
Off the American eagle for the sake
Of a fifty-cent bounty. And the Unit
ed States government which governs
the Territory Of Alaska, is In effect
paving this bounty.
Naturally. there Is protest against
this most surprising state Of things.
]. H. Davis, secretary of the publicity
committee of the American Museum
Of Natural History. New York city,
sends out protest in which he says ::
"Much has been written In depreca-
tion OF the permitted determination Of
the wild pigeon. Formerly found in
almost incredible numbers In some
parts of the United States, the species
was utterly wiped out by unrestricted
shooting and the destruction of its
nests. And so rapid was the process
of Its extinction that the bird had
vanished before the public realized It's
need of protection.
"A similar fate now imminently
threatens the American or bald eagle
Our national emblem and one of the
most beautiful and magnificent of our
native birds. And by curious irony,
the destruction Is being accomplished
at public expense, as provided in the
bounty law passed by the territorial
legislature Of Alaska on April 30,
1917.
''The bald eagle has never been an
abundant species. Estimates Of It's
numbers have generally been greatly
exaggerated. 1t Is only on the basis
of the occupied nests that its real
numbers-Or rather Its real scarcity
can be estimated. Computations based
on observations of the birds them.
selves are obviously unreliable. For
conspicuous by its size and habits
and BY its preference for coast regions
and large rivers over remote forests
and mountains, It IL very rpt to at.
tract considerable attention, and the
same individuals are doubtless seer
again and again. This will be real
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-14

tielpfulness its Own Reward.
Never lei yourself worry as to
whether those you help will be sum-
ciently grateful. Think Of helpfulness
a. its own great reward.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-06-03

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mas.
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FL tambitn procure con. empeho que
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sierdo csa Ia primera ciuGad de Anne
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la unemoria de una de los primeros ci-
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