The diamond drill., 1920-09-11
Mr.. LeC0MTE SPENT LAST SUMMER
INEUR0PE OBSERVING CONDITIONS
SAYS ALL WILL Be B0LSHEvIKI
Says That England is Now in The
Balance And Can Easily
be Soveitized

One of the most interesting visitors
Crystal Falls has had this summer
was Manager LeComte Of My Sun
shine Lady" He was interesting be-
cause of his wide acquaintance with
the worlds affairs, especially the con-
dltions existing In Europe at the pres
ent time.
Mr.. LeCompte is a keen observer
and fluent conyersationalist He
makes practise even in this country.
Of getting thoroughly acquainted with
conditions reigning in every place or
section of the country that he visits
and there Is but little OF II that he
doesn't visit.
He is OF French extraction, a south
erner by birth and has been a life
long democrat This year he will not
vote the democrat ticket. His reasons
for deserting the democrats is that
summers observations In Europe has
convinced him that America must
back track from the partial entan-
clements that she is now enmeshed
IN with the Old World or be overcome
by the Radical epidemic that is en-
quilting Europe, He believes that
Pres. Wilson Is honest in his pur-
poses, but Is impelled by visionary
rather than practical ends-dreams
that will never be realized.
Says We Cannot Realize Conditions
II returned from Europe only few
weeks ago." said Mr.. LeComte, "And
have formed very positive opinions
as to what this country must do If II
Is to save itself from the misery that
is now engulflng that stricken conti-
nent We must retire from European
affairs and allow Europe to heal Its
own wounds In it's own way God
knows when that will be. Personally
think It is many years in the future.
81 spent most OF the summer in the
scandinavian peninsula and most of
my time while there In visiting and
conversing with traders, sea captains
and sailors plying between the Sean
dinavian countries and the Baltic pro-
vinces. The stories that these men
told me OF the misery existant in Ger
many, Austria and Russia is unbe-
lievable.
II found the warehouses OF Scandi-
navia bursting with goods accumu-
lated by Scandinavian traders in an
ticipation of lively trade with Ger
many. But they figured wrong for
Germany has no money and no credit
She has little to trade for these
goods and they lie rotting in the ware
houses while the money OF the Scan
dinavian countries is depreciating and
is now at a very low figure. This is
because much OF the merchandise, SC
accumulated, was imported from Am
erica. Merchants are called upon by
their American creditors to pay for
the goods they cannot sell and ex-
change is dropping as a result. The |
world Is computing its money in dol
lars now instead OF English pounds.
German People Lost "Pep-
AT the bottom of this trade dis
appointment is the German people.
scandinavian traders figured that the |
Germans would get to work in their
usual thrifty manner after the war
and retrieve. This they have not
done for the reasn that they have lost
their pep" AS they express II, their
lives, the lives OF their children and
OF their children's children are mort
gagged TO pay the enormous war debt
and indemnity imposed by the Versa
Illes treaty. why should we work,
they say. when 20 cents on every dol
lar OF income must go for taxes And
why should they?
II am French. Ever since I was
boy have had dInged into me the
treatment OF France by the Germans
In 1870 ] have no sympathy for Ger
many I believe that she got what
she had coming to her but that does
NJ change the fact that unless Ger
many comes back as an industrial
she Is going TO have
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