Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-31
AMERICAN INFLUENCE ON
THE RACES or THE WORLD

lHE kAGtS Ut I'LL WUkLD
English language teachers are in
demand in Poland. says dispatch
from Warsaw Polish politicians and
Polish newspaper men. the statement
adds. find IL increasingly difficult to
understand European politics with
out knowledge OF the English lang
uage.
The Danish press is advocating the
erection Of an American memorial TO
commemorate the concept of the prin-
ciple OF Characterization as applied
to Schleswig. The press is pointing
to the fact that Jutland has its Dam
lsh American park, where the Stars
and Stripes are unfurled on the
Fourth of July. but that Copenhagen
has no distinctive memorial of Amer
icas contribution TO Danish ideals.
German newspapers in this country
announce the arrival at New York
aboard the steamship Manchuria of
forty eight German citizens whose
mission it is to establish commercial
relations between the United States
and Germany. Special passports
were given to the German trade rep
resentatiyes by the State Department,
II was reported.
Or. Helmar Key, editor in chief of
the "Syenska Dagbladet" one OF the
most influential journals of Sweden,
has arrived in this country. DR.. Key
\formerly was the professor of the his
tory of literature in the University of
Upsala. He was the originator of the
Swedish American Foundation.
Professor Helgo Wilson of the
University in Lund will come to the
United States to investigate the flu
ture possibilities for Swedish emf
grants. His investigation will be made
principally in the northwestern states.
America has been training school
for many of the leading statesmen in
the new republics of Europe. The
man recently elected premier OF Lat
via. Mr. Ulmannis,, came to America
a few years ago, studied in the UNI
versity of Nebraska and eventually be-
came an instructor there. TIE rapid
growth of the Lettish national move
ment summoned him back TO his nat
i've land. where he rose TO prominence
during the movement for indepen-
dence. Mso1
An exhibition of Italian industrial
art soon will arrive in the United
States, according to information re-
ceived from Rome. The Italian Gov
ornment now is gathering examples Of
italian industrial art from every part
of Italy. The American Federation OF
Arts will receive this material in
America and exhibit it in eight or ten
of the largest cities.
Solomon Lefschetz, professor OF
mathematics at the University of Kan
sas and a leader of Jewish interests
at Lawrence. Kan, has recently been
awarded the famous Bordin prize.
This prize is offered by the French
Academy of Sciences every two years
for a mathematical treatise solving an
original problem and is open to COM
petitors the world over Professor
Lefschetz is the first American to be
awarded the prize.
The Lithuanian artist, John Sileika,
was awarded one of the prizes at the
twonty-fourth annual exhibition of the
Chicago Institute of art. He exhibit
cd a portrait of a Lithuanian woman
author. He is said to be the first of
the American Lithuanian artists to
take part in an exhibit of the Chicago
Institute.
The Polish writer, social worker
and soldier, Waclaw Sieroszewski
(Sirko), is expected in the United
States soon He intends to acquaint
American Poles with the. economics
and political situation of the home
country and to advise them how best
to help her.
Several noted persons of Hungary,
among them Charles Huszar, formerly
premier. will soon come to America,
according to advices from abroad.
Mr.. Huszar intends making a lecture
tour of the principal cities of America.
The others who will visit this country
are: The Rev. Or. Bella Bongha. FAM
Gus Jesuit orator; DR.. Laszlo, John
koncz. violinist, and Titus Otto
Blathy, inventor, who is said TO have
been invited by Thomas Edison.