Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-13
D. 4. R. CHAPTER
Listens to Address on
European Conditions
Lieut. seuthard Rseeunts obssrva'
tions While Abroad - Brief and
Clear Account Of Conditions Dur.
ina Peace Conferences

Clear Account OF Conditions Dur
ing Peace Conference
Koussinoc chapter, D. A. r, held
it, January meeting Monday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Blaine
viles on Melville street. Mrs.
Charles Jones. the regent, presided.
Plans were discussed relating to the
State conference Of the Daughters of
the American Revolution which Is
to be held in the Senate chamber of
the State House. March II and s..
The chapter voted to hold its an
nual bridge party at City hall. the
date to be announced later.
The business session was followed
by an address by Lieut.. Frank E.
Southland.
Keith Ryan sang very beautifully
There Are Birds in the Valley" by
Liza Lehman. accompanied by Mrs.
George Brickett An an encore he
sang "Melisande in the Wood" by
Alma G6etz.
Mr.. Southland took for his subject
international Relations: the House
That Jack Built" He gave his
hearers a brief. concise and compre-
hensive outline OF conditions in Eu-
rope during the peace conference
and explained some of the reasons
why the problems which have occu-
pied the statesmen ofthe world for
more than a year are still unsettled.
He said international relations are
much like household relations. We
have some relations we call on;
some we do not call on; some who
call on US: some who do not call on
us. some who are rich and some who
are poor Uncle Sam is the worlds
rich uncle, and the world is looking
to him just now to help it get back
On its feet. National affairs and
aims are much like the affairs and
aims of the individual: the struggle
for achievement is the main thing
about which both are concerned.
Mr.. Southland told briefly Of his
army life in the South and in Ger
many. He attended the Sorbonne in
Paris and was in the city during the
strenuous and exciting days Of the
early meetings Of the peace confer
ence. He described the efforts of the
propa gandists Of all races, Jugo-
Slavs. Poles. Greeks and Bulgarians,
who did their best to impress on ev-
erybody. Americans in particular.
how good they were and what good
nations they would make if the
United States would only give them
a lift. He told how the United States
had fallen in the estimation Of
Europe; from being the most honor
ed and best loved nation it has now
become the most unpopular. This
unpopularity does not all appear on
the surface as the official represent
tatives keep up the appearance of
frinedliness and esteem. but the av-
erage man of Europe is not enthu-
siastic when the United States is
He then went on to tell how this
change came about. The first thing
that created furore in the peace
was the Italian situation.
Fiume was the immediate cause Of
the downfall of Premier Orlando,
who was recalled by his government
because he was not able to get from
the conference all that Italy thought
he should get.
Mr.. Southland recounted the history
Of Italy and Germany since 1870
which had followed a somewhat SINH.
lar course. Both had become EN-.
pires in the same year through the
efforts Of their respective statesmen.
Cavour and Bismarck. Both had
been inchoate masses of principalities
which had been welded together. and
both acquired enmities toward
France. The italian enmfty came
about as the rtsult Of the Tunis at
fair and led to the formation Of the
Triple Alliance in 1881 between Ger
many. Austria Hungary and Italy,
under the guiding hand Of Bismarck.
By this alliance Italy guaranteed her
aid to her allies If attacked but they
did not necessarily agree to aid her.
THIS treaty continued in force by re-
newal until 1914. when Italy surprised
her allies by declaring her neutrality.
This declaration was Of inestimable
value to the Entente Allies for it en-
aoled them to swing French troops
away from the italian border to fight
at the first battle Of the Marne.
Won Beulow. the German chancel-
Tor tried to win Italy back to the al
lance, but he was outbid by Eng
land and France. and Italy finally
joined them. She wanted Trieste.
the Trentino. Dalmatia and certain
other concessions and when they
were promised her by the London