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the United States Senate has refused
to guarantee the territorial integrity OF
allied Europe, which now knows that
she cannot count upon MIR. wilson :
pledge of military support either under
cover of the covenant or under the
French alliance which the President
negotiated.
In place of that alliance the dis
patches emphasize the Anglo French
alliance which is politely described
as subordinate to the American French
alliance. Militarily it is plain that Eu-
rope counts upon this rather than upon
the uncertainty of American participa
tiOn in European affairs.
Peace Being EuropeaniZed
What is taking place is n European
izing of the peace. And Europe when
we get ready to enter the League OF
Nations. il the treaty goes over into
the next campaign. will be very much
the old Europe.
The less likely our participation be :
comes the more important it becomes
to Lloyd George and Millcraud to please
Italy rather thar Mr.. Wilson, though
undoubtedly the utmost will be done to
avoi id as much as possible giving ohense
to America. If we will not take man :
date in Constantinople and Anatolia
which will give us the heart OF the
Moslem problem. then it become more
important to Lloyd George and Mil :
icrand to conciliatc the Turk. And II
we will not finance Europe, thea Eu-
rope will have to buy cheap in Rus
sia.
Wilson may not have threatened in
so many words to withdraw utterly and
finally from Europe. But virtually We
are out of Europe and Europe knows it.
And Europe is being forced by its need,
in our absence to 20 ahead and settle its
troubles in European way, which al
least is lcssening the prospect of our
ever going back effectively into Europe
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haps, appreciate quite accurately all
the duties and dangers of the present
hour.
''Tae note Of January ID was sent in
the name of the Allies, twenty five in
number, who were signatories to the
treaty Of peace and the collective man
datories Of majority of the civilized
nations of the world. 1t is impossible
to disregard the collective force of this
request, which is the expression not
only of the feeling of indignation of the
victims but of the demand for justice
made by the conscience of humanity as
whole.
1.-The Netherlands Government surely
has not forgotten that the policy and
personal actions of the man required for
judgment by the powers have cost the
lives of approximately 10000, 900 men,
murdered in their prime. and have been
responsible for the mutilation or shat
tered health of three times as many,
the laying waste TO and the destruc-
tion of millions of square miles of ter
ritory in countries formerly industrious,
peaceable and happy. and the piling up
of war debts running into billions, the
victims being men who had defended
their freedom aud incidentally that of
Holland.
"Tbe Allies cannot conceal their sur
prise at finding in the Dutch reply no
single word of disapproval of the crimes
committed by the emperor, crimes
which outrage the most elementary seu-
timents of humanity and civilization,
and of which, in particular, so many
Dutch nationals themselves have been
the innocent victims on the high seas.
To help bring to justice the author Of
such crimes plainly assorts with the
aims of the League of Nations.
Marrow Conception Of Duties"
Holland, whose history tells of lone
struggles for liberty, who has suffered
so grievously through disregard for jus
tice. could not place herself by such a
narrow conception Of her duties outside
of the comfy of nations. A duty which
none eau avoid for national reasons,
however weighty they may be, is to
unite in order to mete out exemplary
punishment to responsible authors of the
disasters and denominations of the war
and endeavor TO revive conceptions of
solidarity and humanity in the German
nation, which is still unconvinced of the
/ falsity of the tencts of its government,
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dent Wilson should have expressed his
opinion of the solution of the Adriatic
question when it was discussed. instead
of when il was about to be executed
while the Idea Nazionale says: "Sec-
Ietary Lansing's $ resignation proves Mr..
Wilson's opinion is not the opinion Of
the United States.
"Italy's Calvary is to be prolonged
by the will Of one man who is debating
the laws of europe says ltalie. a
newspaper printed in the French Ian
guage
The Epoca says: "If the powers
maintain their support of Italy, Bel
grade may eventually accept the COM
promise. thereby relieving the tension
between Europe and the United
States"
mir. Wilson's $ action" remarks the
Tribuna. places an insurmountable
obstacle in the way of a settlement of
the Adriatic question. Free Europe
will of one man. who in no wise rep
rescnts the view of it,s country nor his
own party.
A dispatch to the Mcssagcro from
London says that in discussing the
Adriatic question Saturday at the Lon :
don conference, Signor Nitti, the Ital-
ian premier. remarked that the eco
nomic situation OF Europe was untor
tuuately such as to preclude ncgotia
tions which would lead to the best
solution.
Hence says the Messagero. lin
the discussion of the question which
still can be settled we always must
keep present the American factor We
must not forget that America has the
knife by the handle. The temporary
absence of American representation on
the council does not mean that Amer
lea takes no interest in the work Of
the conference. She watches the pro.
ceedings and can intervene at the
psychological moment and anuul every
decision
Fiume. Feb. 17.-(By A. PAN
nexation of Fiumc to Italy is now i'm =
possible was an admission made tc
| the Associated Press correspondent here
by Captain Garbiele d'Annunzio. d whose
forces have been holding this city for
several months.
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Dutch Will Agree
to Watch Kaiser
Continued frcm Page One

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posed procedure by Germany which.
according to her. would assure to the
accused all guarantees of justice, does
not. in effect, bring about their escape
from the just punishment of their
crimes. In this event the allies would
exercise their rights to their full extent
by submitting the cases TO their own
tribunal"
The text of the note sent by the
allied powers to Holland follows:
The immense sacrifices made in the
general interest by the powers during
the war entitle them to ask the Meth :
erIands to reconsider its refusal. based
on the weighty but entirely personal
considerations of state which held
aloof from the war and cannot. per
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HUNGARY ASSEMBLY MEETS
Will Consider Treaty, Economic
Laws and Form of Government

Budapest. Feb. 7I.-(By 4. P.O--
Hungary's new National Assembly,
which was elected on January %, con
vencd yesterday. 1t will be called upon
to consider important matters, includ-
ing the peace treaty. determination of
the future form of government for Hun
gary and economic laws.
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liz tween January 10 and March 10 a,r
payable to the Entente.
The Allies also claim the right, the
newspaper asserts, to select the ships
in such. way that the Entente will
receive vessels of average quality.
A London dispatch of February IL
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quoted the Amsterdam corrcsna, J, -''---
the Exchange Telegraph as sayias uo Of
a message had been received M. mat
Berlin announcing the handins ese es from
from the Allies demanding tbo y. note
Ger of the remainder Of ~ surren.
mercantile marine. "ermany's
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ALLIES DEMAND SHIP FUNDS
insist on Germany Turning over
Freioht Payments to Entente

Hamburg, Germany. Feb. l.'Lany LAY
A. Po-The Fremdenblatt says To-Day
that the new allied note to German ,,arins
with regard to her mercantile marine iaaaa,,
contends chat under the peace treaty
the ships which are still to be M surren. ren.
dpred to the Entente powers have 3eeh
,heir property from the date ,S,i on a~fana wn,eh
the treaty came into force Ihereiore;
the Allies declare, the freights earned
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-08

dinarily she was wont 10 breakfast In
solitary state. Her table was set for
two this morning. however. Billy
dipped an adventurous cockroach or
the table and fell TO with fine appetite.
He was dallying with a special brew
~ coffee. with conder Sed milk I'm II.
when the Jamaica negro entered from
the cantina 20 announce Don Juan
CafeterO with a cablegram
"a cablegram.' Mother jerks cried.
Cords truth, I'll wager the pub it's
for You. Willie. Bob"-turning 70 the
negro. and addressing him I'm her own
private brand OF Spanish-"give Don
Juan a drink. n e 'asn't helped 'imself
while yer back is turned. an bring the
cablegram ere
Within the minute Bob returned
with a long yellow envelope. which he
handed Mother jerks. Without so
much a. a glance at the superscrip-
ton. she handed II 70 Billy Geary. who
tore Il open and read:
los Angeles. Cal. 4. S. A. August
10. 1913.
Henrietta wilkins. Gale dc Con-
cordla. No. ~. Buenaventura. So
brante. G. A.
Leaving today 20 visit you. VIII
cable from New Orleans exact date
arrival. DOLORES"
The shadow OF deep disappointment
settled over Billy's face as he read.
Mother jerks noted II instantly.
~W0t's e got TO s'y. willleT" she de-
manded.
1T isn't n he. It's a She" Billy re-
piled. Besides. the eablegram isn't
for me ar nu. It's for one Henrietta
wilkins. Gale lie Concordla. No. 10,
and who the devil Henrietta wilkins
may bee Is a mystery 10 me. Ever have
any hoarder by that name, Mother?
Mother jerks red face had gone
white. "'Enrietta wilkins was my
maiden nyme. Willie" she confessed
soberly. "an' there's only one human
being as nd cable me or write me by
that nyme. Cord. Willie. wots
'appenedg"
Billy read the message aloud. and
when be- had finished. 10 HIS amaze
mpnt. Mother jerks laid her head on
the table and began 10 weep.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-08
VANDERBILT RAPED BY RUBIN
Russia Says Oil Man Is
Press Agent.

London. Dec. 3.-Labeling Washing
ton ID. Vanderlip as n press agent for
the soviet government at Moscow, ia
cob Rubin. member OF the American
Social Democratic party. arrived at
Stockholm after ten months in Rus
STA. Rubin asserted that Vanderlip
represented himself TO the Russian for
eign Office as Harding's personal rep
resentative. Rubin said:
'Vanderlip secured his contracts
and concessions In consideration Of his
promise OF propaganda for the SOviets
In America. Lenine and Trotzky have
been looking high and low for an adj
vance agent TO advertise their big
show In the United States. Vanderlip
thought he bluffed Lenine. but the lat
ter really returned the compliment. In
my opinion Vanderlip Is doing more
harm by disappearing facts In Rus
sla than all the BOlsheviks In Ameri-
en-. Since visiting Russia have re-
signed from the Socialist party"
When Yanderlip was shown Rubins
statement he said:
st is entirely false II cannot be
denied too strongly. I never repre-
sented myself as the personal agent
of Harding 10 anyone In Russia. or
anywhere else. never heard % Ru-
bin"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-08
CHAPTER vi.

The ancient bromide TO the effect
that man proposes but God dispOses
was never better exemplified than In
the case OF John Stuart Webster. who,
having formulated certain daring
plans for the morrow and surrendered
himself TO grateful slumber In his
stareroom aboard the Gulf States Linn
tied. awoke on that momentous morn
20 a distinct apprehension That al wa5
not as lt should be with him. His
mouth reminded him vaguely Of a
bird-and-animal store. and riot and In
surrection had broken out in the
geometric center OF his Internal
economy.
Webster was sufficient OF jack-leg
doctor TO suspect he was developing
a splendid little case OF ptomaine
poisoning. He decided 10 90 into ex-
ecutive session with the sleeping-car
conductor. who wired ahead for a doc
tor 10 meet the train az the next sta
ton. And when the sawbOnes came
and paved Jack Webster over. he
gravely announced that II tie patient
had the slightest ambition 10 vote at
the next presidential election. he
should leave the train az 81. louis and
enter a hospital forthwith. To this
hsart-breakIng program Webster en-
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CHAPTER v.

without quite realizing WHY he did
So. Billy decided that fear and not
grief was at the bottom Of the good
creatures distress. and In his awk-
ward. masculine way he placed his
arm around Mother jerks shoulders.
shook her gently. and babe her remem-
Der that chaos might come and go
again. but he. the said William Geary.
wolld remain her true and steadfast
friend In any and all emergencies that
might occur.
Cor bless yer heart. Willie" Moth
or Jerks SMILED. Il dunno wot In ell
yer ever goin' 20 think q me wen l
tel wot I've been up 10 this past If
teen year"
Whatever you've been up 20. Moth
or. IL was kind and charitable deed
Of thar much I am certain" Billy
replied loftily and-to his own sur
nrise-sincerely.
AS Cord Is my judge. Willie. IL
started out that wy" moaned Mother
Jerks. and she squeezed Billy's hand
as n from that yellow. shaking men,
her she would draw aid and comfort.
Err nyme Is Dolores Ruey. Err IA
Their Was Don Ricardo Ruey. presi-
dent av this blasted ell on earth wen
me an nv salnted Emery first come 10
Buenaventura. K was too good for
the yeller-be,lied beggars; e tried to
do s0methinK for them an run the
government on the square. an they
couldn't understand. all along O.
'avin' been kicked an cUfed by q long
line OF bloody rotters. II was Don
Ricardo as gives my sainted Emery is
commission as colonel In the hartil-
lery.
You've card me tell" Mother
Jerks continued. SOW the rebels got
arr a dozen Hamerican gunners-de-
serters from the navy-an' blew
'Enery's battery 20 bits: low the gov
eminent forces fell hack upon Buena-
ventura. an as 'ow wen the dOrgs be-
gun 20 wonder II they mightn't lose.
they Quit by the 'undreds an went
over 20 the rebel side. leavin' Don
Ricardo an Emery an m'ybe fifty o
he gentry In the palace. In course
they fought 10 a nnish; 'ristocrats. all
q them. they 'ad to die nghtin' or
faeln' Grin squad
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drunken. dIsreputable baggage. ='fth
no heducation or nothink. All along.
hever since she learned TO write me n
letter. I've been 'Enrletta wilkins TO
'er. an Mother jerks TO every beach
combin' beggar in the Caribbean
tropics. I've lied 10 'er, Willie. I've
wrote 'er as 'ow 'er fawther. before e
died. give me enough money to hedu-
cate 'er like n lydy-"
Again Mother jerks grief overcame
her. ~Gor'. Willie. I amt respectable.
she's comm 10 see mean | cawn't
LEI 'er. She mustn't know 'ow I got
the money for 'er heducation-sellin'
'elI-flre TO a pack Of rotten dorgs an
eonsortin' with the scum OF this stink
in 'olel on. Willie. you've got to 'elp
me. I cawn't ave 'er comm 10 FL
Ruen Amigo 20 see me. an | cawn't
ruin 'er reputation by calm on lar in
puhlIc nj the 'Otel Mateo. oh. Cor.
willie. Mothers come a cropper.
Willie agreed with her. He patted
the sinful gray head OF his landlady
and waited for her TO regain her eom-
posure. the while he rscked his agile
brain for a feasible plan TO at the
emergency.
"She been pIcturin' me In 'er mind
all these years. willie-picturin' a
fraud" walled Mother jerks. IF she
sees me now. wot a shock she'll get.
more sweetheart-an' 'er the spittin'
hImage OF a hangel. And oh. Willie.
while she don't remember wot l
looked like. think n the shock IL she
meets mel In 'er iawst letter she srld
as 'ow was the only hanchor she had
In life. Ho. yes. A sweet-lookin
hsnchor l am-sn' III was 'opin' to die
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Billy nodded. He had heard the
tale before. including the recital OF the
sainted 'Enery's gallant dash from the
blazing palace In an effort TO save Don
Ricardo's only child. a girl OF seven,
and Of his capture and subsequent
execution.
'That ended the revolution" Moth
er jerks continued. But 'ere's some
think I've never told a Twin soul.
Shortly before Emery was hexecuted.
e told me where ed i'd the youngster
in culvert out on the Malecon; so
Tree a four-wheeler an went out an
rescued the pore lamb. / I'd 'er until
the harrival o. the next fruit steamer.
wen / shipped 'er 10 New Orleans in
care o. the stewardess. Iii 'ad 'er
put In the Catholic convent there. for
as Emery said: ''Enrietta, keep an
eye on the little ni2ner. an do yer
damndest TO see she's raised n lydy.
'Er father was a gentleman. an. you
never want TO forget e made YOU Mrs.
Colonel jerks So Hive made lydy
out o. her. Willie: education. pianner
lessons. paintin'. slngin', an deport-
mint. After she graduated from the
convent. 'ad her take course In the
University o. California-New Or
leans wasn't 'ealthy for 'er. an she
needed a chynge o. cllmate-an' for
the last two years she's been teachin'
In the Ugh school In Los Angeles"
And you haven't seen her In all
these yearsl" Geary demanded.
''Not look. Willie. She's been aft
er me ever since she graduated from
the convent TO let her come 'ome an
visit me. but Hive told 'er TO wyte-
that I'D be comm soon to visit her.
An now. s'help me. she won't wait no
longer; she's comm to visit me- Cor +.
Willie. she's on her wy
$50 this cablegram would indicate"
Geary observed Nevertheless. Moth
er. I'm at n loss 10 know why you
should feel so cut UP over the inn
pending visit"
There was real fear in Mother
jerks tear-dlmmed eyes. II cawn't
let 'er see me-" she walled. III wasn't
this wy wen my sainted Emery hem
trusted the lamb to me; II wasn't until
awfter they hexecuted Emery that |
commenced 10 sllp-an' now look at
me. Look at me. Willie Geary; look
NJ me, I s'y. wOt do yer see? Aw,
don't tell me I'm young an 'andsome.
for I know wot ! am. Tn frowsy,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-08
SGO,OOO,O00 LOAN
FOR j. s. FARMERS
Aid for Producers Planned by
Senator Hitchcock.
MEASURE TO BE INTRODUCED
Mould Use the Governments Share IN
Profits Of the Federal Reserve
5anks-Governor Harding Pa
Vors the Scheme.

Washington. Dec. 3.-Immediate
loans Of S6O.OOOOOO from government
funds TO aid farmers In the face OF
falling prices Of their products is pro-
posed by Senator Hitchcock (Dem).
Nebraska. in a bill drawn after a
conference with Governor Harding OF
the federal reserve board.
Senator Hitchcock plans 10 present
the measure when congress meets
next week.
The money which Senator Hitchcock
would have advanced 20 the farmers
Is the governments share In profits OF
the Federal Reserve banks. payable
would be used TO increase gold re-
serves or amOrtize Liberty bonds.
Loans would be made through the
federal land banks ON chattel mort
cages or warehouse receipts with ag-
ricultural products or live stock as Sc
curity. Loans on grain would be lin
tied 10 six months and those on live
stock 10 one year.
Only Drop in the Bucket.
This would be only a drop in the
bucket TOW ard meeting the enormous
needs OF agriculturistS." said Senator
Hitchcock. but il would have a good
effect beyond the actual amount OF
money made available"
Senator Hitchcock indicated that
Governor Harding was favOrably in
clined toward the plan in view OF the
fact that the profits from the reserve
banks would not be large enough TO
take up any substantial amount OF
Liberty bonds as compared with the
amount outstanding.
/ Opposition to the revival of the
War Finance corporation or any other
of the governmental war emergency
measures looking 10 the underwriting
Of prices and private business was ex-
pressed by Senator Edge Of New Jer-
sey. member of the senate committee
on reconstruction.
Others to Consider Also.
The New Jersey senator declared
he would support no measure for re-
life of the farmers which did not af-
ford relief "fOr the other 90 per cent
of the population"
Hearings were begun by the agri-
cultural committees of the senate and
house meeting in joint session. on the
general agricultural situation and on
proposals for financial relief for tho
farmers.
Eugene Never, Jr.. Of New York.
former director OF the War Finance
corporation. was the first witness. He
gave a general review Of the whole
agricultural situation.
Senator Norris OF Nebraska. acting
chairman of the senate committee. said
treasury officials would undoubtedly
be called. II was indicated that the
hearings might continue several days.
and II was suggested that representa-
tives Of the various agricultural inter
ests be called to present the farmers
view Of the situation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-08
: .Ey2 Her BACK TO The UNITED STATES"

--.zs.sr engineer mans
valley. on to
a he
make nop the
-- Fs-Hlr man
be s silshy. he
rsf find who the
rs a scheme her
fine linen John 20
the nearest aprroaeh 70 home he has known
rr s ole a
r--1r friend Edward p Jerome While he Is hesiat
work. he receives a
Billy Geary asking hum 70 finance god-mnng
nfy-dfty with him profits
Is decides %
zr-r~fe John depot,
.r ~ They her
n Is from girl
p him "a I'm be tory erom
.. Offering she
ur The
. soh-auts where Geary Is
r.-..-= r-r q c1tlcgran from his old partner.
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81 dare say you passed each
other on the rosd-here. here,
Miss Ruey. don't cry"
CTo BE Continued
In One Direction Around World.

In One Direction Around World.
A person starting on the equator on
a trip around the world would 90 east
all the way providing he started east.
He would not so east hall the way
and west the other half. H the
journey Is started toward the west
that direction would be maintained IN.
I'll reaching the starting pslnt again