davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Keota news., 1920-12-03

which line sketch 10 reproduced here
with. The bright col0red little stamp
with It's hcartening message. MERRY
Christmas" and Healthy New Year"
tells Of q statewide effort to carry on
the great fight against tuberculosis-
the prsventable and durable disease
which was responsible for no less than
1850 deaths In this state for the twelve
,nnoths ending May !. 1870.
The Christmas Seal 10 no stranger to
public. spirited Coloradoans. In former
years II was generally known ~ the
Red Cross Christmas Seal because OF
the fact that the Cross of Geneva was
used on Il through an agreement be-
tween the National Tuberculosis Asso-
citation and the American Red Cross. A
percentage Of the funds thus raised
was aiiocated to the Red Cross. but
owing to . mutual arrangement Of
these two national organization In view
IT the recognized needs Of devoting ev-
cry cent raised BY the sale Of Seals ex-
ciusively to the fight against tubercu-
losis. the Geneva Cross no longer ap-
pears on the Seal. Instead the double
barred cross Of Lorraine alone II used
10 symbolize the fact that the money
rnixed by tho sale Of Seals 10 de.
voted entirely to anti.tuberculosls ct.
fort.
The sale Of Seals will BE- carried on
intensivciy thru xhout Colorado during
The period from December to pecem'
l'er II inclusive. md the chairman fos
the state organization 10 Thos. r. Dial!
~ Denver. Cooperating with him arr
well.known men and women In fifty
town and county Seal Sale Committees
The system Of cnnvassinK the bust.
ness and professional groups Of com.
'nunity and of conducting nm intensive
i'ouse.to.house solicitation Of the resi-
'lence sections will bc followed out
with some notifications according to
local circumstances In all the organ.
izat!on centers Of the state. Reports
coming tn Mr.. Daily from the chairmen
throughout Colorado Indicate clearly
that they anticipate a hearty response
from their communities since the PEG
rie who buy Christmas Seals realize
that the funds nrc devoted To combat.
ting . disease which demands special
measures In Colorado.
The Keota news., 1920-12-03
Of humane citizens who support Its &C.

Of humane citizens who support Its &C.
hvitiae.
The only source Of funds TO- the a.
soeiation's work 10 through the sale Of
Christmas Seals, and every person who
psrchassd them last year 70 entitled to
tie satisfaction Of knowing that even
at the small per capita expenditure Of
4 cents over . period Of year. the %.
ISOLATION has been able to bring the
Modern Health Crusade into the lives
Of 10000 grade school children scat.
tered through every county In the state,
II addition to extending public health
nurslng service Into twsnty-ons coun-
ties and assisting In the maintenance
Of ciinics IN Denver, Colorado Springs
and Fort Collins.
Another phase Of the associations
work which 10 Of the utmost value,
both from the medical and the social
standpoint, 10 the making OF surveys
to determine the extent Of the migra.
tory tuberculosis problem In Denver,
Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and
Canon City. In addition, the associa.
ton distributed during 1870. 2oS,OOU
pamphlets, leaflets and similar pieces
Of literature dealing with the proven.
ton and control Of tuberculosis. Edu.
catlonal exhibits have been held under
the auspices Of the association at the
state Fair and at several county fairs.
All this has been done on q scale Of
cents per capita during 1870. II ~.
cry purchaser OF Seals should buy five
times az many this year 40 he bought
last year the total would equal only
onc.tcnth Of the standard set by the
National Tuberculosis Association for
adequate protection against this dis.
ease. Hence. all Seal sellers In Colo.
rado nre urging Increased purchases
tor the hest Of reason.
The Keota news., 1920-12-03
Colorado Asooeiatlon's Rssv,u o. Re.
cults On ons-flftisth % Amount
Recommended.

Colorado spent for anti.tubsrculosi
work only cents per capita this year,
ar one-flftieth Of the amount which the
National Tuberculosis Association re.
cards 40 adequate to afford proper pro-
lection against the great White Plague.
This fact has been brought out In an
article BY James II. Pcrshing. president
~ the Colorado Tuberculosis Associa.
lion. Ii the current issue Of the Colo.
RADIO Manufacturer and Consumer.
This association, with it, branches,
is the only body carrying on Intensive
educational effort against tuberculosis
In this state, according to no less an
authority than Doctor r. L. Drinkwa.
ter, secretary Of the Colorado State
Hoard Of Health, IN q recent address
hefore the State Conference Of Social
Workers. Doctor Drlnkwater deplored
the fact that the appropriation for his
hoard IL 20 small that It permits Of no
division Of tuberculosis, but he paid q
graceful tribute to the Colorado Tuber.
rul"s's Association and the thousands
The Keota news., 1920-12-03
MESSAGE OF HOPE
ON CHRISTMAS SEAL
Thevsands o. Citizens Aiding In Anti
tubsreuiesls Work BY Selling
otampa.

Never befOr,
In the history Of
Colorado has 20
great q message
been contained
In % small .
space - 10 found
on the 1920 Tu-
bsrculosis Christ
m a. seal OF
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
HERIBERTO BARRON FUE
MUERTO EN- PUEBLA
POR O MDIGS
Andabn uagando por las
sierras despues de la
muerte de Carranza

Acadia de negar a esta cludad Ia
noticia de que Herioerto Barron, Ell
Ebelista que sirvi6 a muchos gobier
nos pasados ell Mexico, Y u recien
temente, cuando Ia fuga de Carranza
de Ia capital de Ia Rep0blica aconapa-
no al ex-~PJesideate empunando un
fusii Y terciandose Sobre ell pecho dos
Sruesas ~cargadas de tiros,
fue muerto en- el Estaio dc Neracruz
hace algunos dias.
Barron. segGn las 0ltimas noricias,
al ocurrir el desastre de Rinconad2,
en- donde a peSar de llevar, IN arma
en- las manoS no tuvo Ia menor parti
'~cipaci6n. desapa-eci6. i~nternAndose
completamente solo en- las sierras de
Puebla. Posteriormente Sc lie vio pa
sar por algunas rancherias montan-
do una mula. sierpre recto hacia la
Huasteca Veracruzana, tai veZ con Ell
~prop5sito de unirse nuevamente a Ia
comitiva carrancista. de ia cual Sc
haliaba perdido-
Ocurr;6 Ia tragedia de Tlaxcalan-
tongo y Her!6erto Barron no parecio
todavia. Y segdn Sc e~speraba, al con-
tinuar su Marcia internandose en- los
-lonres. los indios serfanos, los 1ana
ticos pobladores de las montanas
huastecas le dieron alcance capturan
dolo Y ejecutAndolo inmediatanente.
Como Sc sabe, Eeriberto Barron tn
vo siempre su puma dispuesta a Ia
adulaci6n de los gobernanteS. \ Ill
ttnas fechas dirigi6 primero Eel Pue
blo" y La Rep0blica". 6rganos del
ucenciado Aguirre Berlanga; Y al I'M
ciarse Ia campa8a bonilltsta en- MeXi
CO dsspues de IN periodic de ~silencto
yolvi6 q aparecer con La Repdbli-
ca" hasta que Carranza sah6 de Ia
capital.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
I'm D|SCjRSODE FL GRhLL. H[VARO OBREGON

aquel que sepa ~conquistar mayores
Ia TERRA.
"Ncsotros. despuGs tdel iltimo mo-
rilnicnto p~olitico habldo en- nuestra
patr!a. el lae nos h. devuelto iategros
todos nuesros derechos. Quercmos
tambi6n conducir l. Huestro pals por
nuevos sendercs pTTalclos con las AS
piracioneS ~nacionales y con los nue.
q tendencias de Ia Humankind.
son Ia Moral y Ia Cultura, induda
blcmente, Ia; que ticnen one reSir al
rnundo; Y nusofrCS. consequences. abri
remos nuestrIS frcnteras y nucstros
hrazos 4 todos los Eombres de buena
i~ntencion que traigan estos factories
para cooperar con nosotros al engran
decimiento dc nucstro pals.
"Nosotros, al iniciar una nueva vi
ia polttica para nuestro pais, Ell ar
monfa con nuestros anhelos, queremos
canceiar todos los medicines ante
riOres que por distintas -circunstan-
cias nos diStanciaron de los demas
pueblos de Ia terra e inaugurar n
era de concordia que venga a rotus-
-ecer mas cada dfa nuestras buenas
relacioneS Intermediates.
Para ;erminar, deSeo eXpresar a los
hij.os do la vecina ciudad de Nogales
mi sincere agradeciniento por esta
demostraci6n de simpatia de que me
han hecho objeto, y por tan digno
conducto envio IN mensaje de con-
fra iernid3d nara Of pueblo americana
en- nombre de mis- conciudadanos".
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11

NOGALES. Arizona, julio S.-En L.
tribuna ievantads frente = la Inca
divIsoria en- Nogales. Sonora. y en- oca
sion del aniverSario de Ia Independent
cia de los EstAdos Unidos de Norte
America, e. general Aware ObreS0n
pronuncio un discourse a i~nvitaci0n dc
los uom0res de ~negocios de ambos
Nogiles.
Dijo ell general Obreg6n ca su dis
curse:
"Todos los m~eXiGanos que hemos
iuchado por Ia libertad Y sabemoa
amarla participants del jIbilo 4
10 en- el pals hermano Sc celebra Ia
IL motIv" d" rcSocijo tambien
para ncsotros Yer que los hijos de Ia
.-..... r.uu4d uv \vEales nos dernues
tran con heChos ]elocuentes a los hom-
bres de Nogales. Mexico, ST. alto es-
piritu de confraternidad y sus deseos
por Ia mejor armonia entire las dos
~naciones.
Una franca inteligencia entire to-
dos los pueblos del ~continente. a ba-
SO de mutuo respeto Y absolute equi
dad constituira Ia espiua dorsal de Ia
America y Significant Ia mayor ga-
rau.ia en- el future para todos estos
pueblos.
"Despues de la Ultima guerra cue
por mUchos amos uvo conmovido Il
mundo. u Civilization Sc a por
Senderos modernos dando I'm lugar
sccundario Il IL fuerza brUta, y en- 10
future va no sera eli mas fuerte Ell
|, pueblo que tenga mas caGones sino
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11

Entered as Seccni-ciass matter FcbrGaf.
"a, 1918, At the Post Office Ct San AntD'
inic. Texas. under the Act OF March (
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
Ell SENADO APROBo Ell NOM
BRAMlENTO

c. DE MEXICO, julio Ell Senado
aprob0 esta tarde ell nombramiento
del licenciadc JESUS Urueta COON Mi
ristro Plenipotenciario de Mexico en-
Ia Replblica Argentina, ~presentado a
Ia Alta Cdmara por el Secretario de
E~elaciones EXteriores juntamente con
81 del poeta Enrique Gonzalez Mar
tineZ como Ninistro en- Chile.
La Secrctarla de Relaciones comuni
CO al ~licenciado Urueta la ratifica-
ci6r de su nombramiento por el ga
nado Y le hizc saber que Gebia prepa
rarse para salir rumbo a Buenos Al
res a la mayor brevedad possible.
FL ~licenciado Urueta ira n Nueva
York, donde tomara pasaje rumbo a
Ia Argentina VIA Espaha.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
PARA BENEFlClAR A LAS CLASSES
HUMlLDES

SAN LUIS POTOSI. julio 6.-Gra-
cias a una i~riciativa del licenciado Ma
nuel Rodriguez Martinez, presentada
81 Gobierro DEL Estado, Sc ~procedera g
la reorganization del Monte de Piedad,
que por mucno tempo dejara de fun
c:onar por faIta de fondos.
Para obtener ell primer capital ne
~cesario, los empleados del Gobierno, vo
entertainments, han contribuido con
una quinccnA de sus suicides, Ia que
devengara I'm interes de seis por ciento
annual y podr& ser retirada por sus
pro~pietario5. despues de terminado el
lapse de tempo reQuerido.
La Cama:a de Concrete, a petici6n
del Go>eruauor, he. ofrecido ,su contin
genie para ell meior exito del pro-
veto de referencia.
Con este las classes humildes sal
dram beneficiadas Y Ia iniciativa del
~licenciado Rodriguez Martinez ha me-
recido ell general APPLAUSE del publ
co.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
NuEVAs pRoPoSlcIONEs

SegIn Sc sabe, q pesar de Ia rebel
dia villista, el gobierno, al mismo
tempo que Ia bate energicamente, ST
que hacienda al rebelde chihuahuen-
Sc. proposiciones de arreglos. a lin
de lograr la pronta paciftcaci6n del
pals.
Las dltirlas proposiciones hechas a
los vilIistas para su rendici6n, propo-
sic,ones que segun parece no han 81
do aun aceptadas Sc contraen, en- 10
principal, 4 10 siguiente:
\ que todos los firmantes del mani
f;esto villista a que hemos aludido. Sc
rctiren desde luego 4 Ia vida priTa-
ia. o. 81 asi 10 prefieren. causen al
"a en- cuerpos del gObierno.
En- cuanto al general Villa, Sc le
exige tambi&n que Sc traslade, en- ca
Iidad de particular, al Estado de So
nora, donds Sc le daran medios de
vida, hasta taato Sc vcrifican l3s cleo
clones D~-es!denciales.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11

/ NoTA.- Los suscriptor-s. al zanzibar ca
iresi6sncia 6e6en da-noJ taG:o n nueva coma
ih antigua direction. a fin C anO;ar pro-
tpisments e Saaihio en- nUeStros hb-os-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
LibrOs MaraVinOsos.

Para los que Sufren, son victimss
de Ia desgracia, les persigue la ma
la suerte, fracasan en- sus negocios y
,son desafortunados eE anores. Con
tan curiosos libros lograran toGos sus
iGeseos, Seran afortunados Ell nego-
icios Y empresas, lograrau el carino
iGel ser amado, llevaran I feliz termi-
no sus asuntos = triunfaran en- tcdc;
se veran Ebres de malas influen-
lcias, V venceran 4 sus enemIgos Y na..
Idle podra c~ausarles 6ano. Envie 10
centavos en- estampillas de correo pl-
"a gastcS Y recibira ca;alogo gratis.
Direction: Sres. Y. Martin Y ca,
San Rafael Ola. Habana- Cuba.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
LA CONSTITUTION
DE 81

Ell dicho manifesto. 10 firman ocho
generates villistas. y Of mismo Fran
cisco Villa.
Entire los generates firmantes, sc
cuentan los siguientes: Nicolas Fer
nandeZ. Albino Amanda, Ismael Her
nandez, SosteGes Cara, r. Michel,
Silverio Garcia y NarcSso Herman
dez.
Dicen los vilIistas en- IL manifies-
70, que ellos pelearan hasta ell Ilti-
mo momento porque vuelva a ST. vi
gencia Is Constitution de 81, suplanta
da por los carrancistas, con la de
1917. hecha en- Queretaro para servir
I los fines particulars del c~arrancis-
mo. Y no a los de Ia naci5n.
Dicen tarnbien qua 10 unico que
clos desean. es que eI pueblo de NJ"
xico tenga IN gobierno que emane Il
bre V directaInente de 81, sin presto
nes V sin violencia, Y que sea EXPIRE
sion legftima de Ia gran voluntad po
oular. que hace mucho nc Sc tiene en-
cuenta-
Rechazan porto mismo Ell Plan de
Aqua Priets, como rechazaron e. plan
de Guadalupe, porque no iuzgaa que
81 sea ell que pueda salvar Al pats.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
LA PRENSA
oLazro pcruLAR 1-N1EFsSDrENTs-
PREcIOS DE SUSCRIPCION:
EDICION DIARIA.


PREcIOS DE SUSCRIPCIoN:
EDICIoN DIARIA.
En- la Ciudad,
A domicilio, so centavos al mes.
Por correo, 90 centavos a. mes.
En- ell resto del pals: Tres meses,
si.75; Seis meses, $3.50; I'm aro, S6.5)
Fuera de los Estados Unidos: Tres
meses, $3.50; Seis meseS, S0.Ou; Ul
ano, $1,000.
EDICION SEMANARIA.
CMik-ro!ss-)
Eu los Esta6cs Unid0S: Ssis nesetr
s1.00; I'm ano, $3.50.
Fuera de los Estados uuidos: In
a1o $500
Los pages de5en hacerss Por sdt-
iausado, en- giro postal o de Express
calta certificada o Ietra sobre Nue.
va York. Los precios de Il suscripcioll
o en- dinero americana o 81 equi
valencia en- moneda del pals de donde
Sc ~solici.e el ~perladlco.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
LEGO Ell MlNlSTRO CARRAN.
C!STA EN- Ell BRASIL

NUEVA YORK. Julio S.-Arrib6
hoy a Nueva York ell senior Aara6r
Sanchez, quien desempen6 en- ell Bra
sill Ell cargo de Ministro Plenipoten-
ciario del gobierno de Carranza. du-
rante cerca de IN ano.
Aara6n Sa~chez vino directamente
de Rio Janeiro. y segun declaro. per-
manecera en- Nueva York breves dfaa,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
GRAVES ~ACUSAClONES

Hacen los villistas en- dic!o mani
f;esto. acusaciones graves, Que M Sc
han tornado en- cuenta, pues que no Sc
aduce p-uebd alguna al hacerlas. con
ira el go5ierno actual, y contra sus
representatives para tratar de Ia rem
dici6n dc Villa
Aseguran que, en- tanto Sc estaba
tratando de que Villa ~depusiera su &C
titid hostil. Sc rladuraba un plan pa
n matar a todos sus generates. plan
que fue descubierto por ellos oportu-
namente.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
NUEyO DIRECTOR

SAN LUIS POTOSI, julio 6.-La Di-
recci6n Genera. de Education Primaria
V Normal Gcaba de eXtender VI nom
bramiento para director de la Escuela
Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada en- favor
del sehor professor Alfonso Rangel,
ouien anteriornente fungfa como direc
TOT de IL. Escuela de niios de Cerri-
a..
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
cOMISARlA SUPREMA DEL
ESTADO DE SONORA

Hermosillo. Son, julio 5.-Con fecha
: de los corrientes Ell Congreso del
Estcdo aprob5 n suppression dc Ia Co
rniSaria de Caborca Viejo. para incor
rcrarla 4 IA poblaci6n de Caborca Nue
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
-)ot-
PEEAS ASAEAS

Esc6jase las peras de tanaho r.
gular: c~ol6quense en- una caceru,a a.
earro. cor IN POGO de .tgIa ell ell
fondo; p6nsasc al horno. no muy
frerte; una vez asadas Sc pueden
servir mondadas, 81 Sc quierer-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11

'Dirijase toda Ia Correspondence re
lativa al periodico al Director.
SR. iGNAClO E. LOZANO,
l2e y. SANTA ROSA AVE
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-11
EXIGENCIAS DE
LOS VILLISTAS PARA
Ell GOBIERNO ACTUAL
Los rebeldes chihuahuenses
son partidorios de la
Constitution de 81

Personals llegadas del Estado from
terizo de Chihuahua, en- cuyas monta
mas sigue encendida Ia rebellion vi
lista, o portadoras de notictas in
~teresantes sobre el particular.
La de mayor Specification, Sc refie
re al manifesto que Ia semana pasa
de- lanzaEon los jefes que acompalan
la Villa en- su lucha contra e. actual
gobierno de Mexico. manifesto que
han hecho circular profusamente en-
Ia IONA que dominan.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-11
FORTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
The which Re-
 evening edition

last evening and called for drunk and upon being supplied with the liquor proceeded to invite all of his friends tC have drink out of the glass. After going all round he walked up to the bartender and in a grandfloquent man ner informed him that he wouldn't pay for it. The last seen of him he was looking for a beefsteak to plaster over his eyes.
 Learning this morning that there was a case of leprosy at Chinese wash house on the other side of the Bank Exchange hotel reporter start ed for the place to investigate. Upon arriving at the place an almond eyed Mongolian told him that there was no sick Chinaman in the house and on the reporter saying that he wished to tdo'' the establishment the Chinaman politely showed him over the premises and no sick Chinaman was found. Pro ceedfng father in his search he found a Chinaman laid out in a den on Monroe street but instead of leprosy it was some kind of a fever that ailed the worshiper of Confucius.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-11

with the speakers by writing in relays. The system of the Latins fell into dis use between the fifth and ninth cen turies, and modern stenography dates from 158S.
 o. Who wrote the first Amendments to the Constitution? B. K.
 A. James Madison was the author of the first ten amendments to the constitution.
 O. Has anything been invented for extracting air from water? J. M. C.
 A. The bureau of standards says the simple expedient of boiling, espe- cially boiling under vacuum.
 O. What was the Locofoco party? H. E. F.
 A. This was a name originally ap- piled to the radical or Equal Rights faction of the Democratic party in 1s35S7, later used by the Wings to designate the Democrats in general The Tammany Democrats of New York city sought to disperse meeting in which the opposition was too strong. by turning off the gas and leaving The radicals were well provided with candles which they lighted with loco foco, or friction, matches, and went on with their business. The name Loco- focos was applied to them in derision by the Democratic press, but the name was taken up and applied to the whole party for ten years or more.
 O. Can walls that have already been painted be whitewashed? l.. c.
 A. It is not advisable to whitewash painted walls, as the mixture does not adhere well to oil-painted surfaces.
 o. Was the inventor of life boats an American? B. c. C.
 A. The first life boat was invented in 17s4 by Lionel LulSfn. a native of Dunmow, England His "unimmergible boat however, attracted little atten- ton, and a later design developed from his model won for H. Greathead tho title of Father of the life- boat" The American father of the Iife-boat was Joseph Francis. He was voted a gold medal by congress for his Invention This medal, valued at $6,000 and said to be the largest ever given by the government to an individual was pre- sented to Francis at the White House by President Benjamin Harrison. Q. How is the name oF the city of Joliet pronounced? M. K. A. There was so much discussion concerning the pronunciation Of the name that the city council passed an ordinance setting forth that the off cial. correct, and proper pronunciation and spelling of the name if this citv shall be Jo-R-et; the accent on the first syllable with the "o'' long as in mo"
 1Any reader can get the answer 10 any question by writing The Repub- lican Information Bureau. Frederic I Haskin. Director. Washington. D. c. This offer applies strictly to fnforma- ton. The bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical, and financial mat ters. It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and brief iy. Give full name and address and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage All replies are sent direct to the inquirer)
Arizona republican., 1920-08-11
"Wednesday, August 10

Tombstone has pretty hard gang of stiffs who toll nor neither do they spin but are dead on the brace and will stand up man for a quarter It is quite a common thing to roll a man there and in one or two instances re- gently those thugs have made good hauls from drunken miners. IT the boys will persist in getting drunk and lying around promiscuous like with their pockets full of money they must expect to be gone through.
 The town of Tombstone has a paper called the Epitaph. Git has yet), and a rival paper is to be called the Coroner's Verdict. They call the barlxeepers embalmers and when a man gets on the knife fight he's on the dissect.
 There is a movement on foot in Phoenix to organize a military com pany.
 Henry Morgan who was so badly bea<en by Indians a short time since is recovering.
 A drunken Mexican walked up the bar of one of our first calls saloons
Arizona republican., 1920-08-11
Sinking For Oil

So far lacking is the administrations complete con- fidence disinterestedness great nations with which it wishes ally the United States for veraI goodwill being. Secretary Colby lately found it desirable address Great Britain and France to certain rnors that had been spread to the in which fhev were exercising functions as mandataries in certain countries which they undertaken point the way to the brotherhood of
 It was reported these nations were corralng the oil fields those countries Oil a subject of deep concern this country as well as fhroughout the jrest world. It $ plain us now that we rich thought pe- troleum resources, will beyond borders Consumption far ahead of supply and is almost daily increasing it's
 We had heard Great Britain and France had be- come oil hogs and were engaged in exploiting the countries of which they mandataries in xeloping oil instead of sound ideas govern snent.
 Great Britain replied Mir. colby's note The reply admits that Britain has been wholly Indifferent to oil development the govern nent was actually exploiting Mesopotama. but ,,ot interfering with the nationals countries ysho might be looking for oil
 We were offered by the allies and even
 essed b,. them to accept q mandate Armenia though we were a member of the 1~lgue of Ma tfors and the president desirous of accepting it. Jsut when we look I. find there is