The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-09

to safety, Holland woula have been
obliged to intern them or suffer Ger
man attack Nor could renef reach
Antwerp by water.
For the future governance OF this
stream Holland and Belgium have now
agreed upon joint control. Together they
are to dig two new canals, connecting
Antwerp with the North sea and the
Rhine and to deepen existing ones,
Questions of the use Of the Seheldt that
may arise in the future are to be re-
ferred to the league of nations.
To regulate International rivers Is one
purpose for which the league was de-
signed. Its builders have already d.
rected traffic on the Rhine, which Is
used by four nations, and on the Dam
ube, which Is used directly by seven ana
by many more in trade with them.
Our senate boggles seven months with
the making of peace, Mr.. Lodge Wp@eat-
ems it with the delay Of death. But
its high tribunal is already the bard
won prize of war, the trusted bulwark
of the new peace, in tortured. suffering
desperate Europe.-New York World
(Dem).
Honest News From the Far
East.
A bill is before congress to authorize
the navy department to transmit news
by radio between the United States and
the Orient. Owing mainly to extremely
hibitive, the news service is lamentably
TO the cost of tolls, which Is almost PRO
himitive, the news service is lamentably
inadequate, Americans are not Kept
advised upon state matters which may
have vital interest to this country.
The Importance of honest news from
the far East is obvious. Whether or not
the United States shall become a mem
Der of the league of nations, or whether
association with other nations shall take
place early or late, we can not escape
the fact that our long period OF isola-
tion is passed, In their relations with
| the rest of the world our people want to
base their opinions on information, new
err on misinformation. The day OF Sc
crecy in governmental policies should
forever be at an end. The people OF the
| far East ought to be advised of what we
| doing The light of publicity, will tend
| to prevent complications or iron them
out when they arise.--Portland (Ore.)
Telegram Qnd Rep).
Food as Money.
without going into the merits of the
| proposal, the suggestion made by the
| well-known pure food expert that FOOD
replace gold as the standard OF value
| is extremely interesting, No one VIII
| dispute the fact that food is essential,
whereas the world conceivably could get
along without gold,
Surprising, then, that food were
adopted as the basis of value--a bushel
Of wheat being the standard, or a GER
! tain number OF pounds of bread, meat,
vegetables, milk and butter as the
| basis for fair days wage. When 1000
| nrices went up. a workman's wages
would automatically rise; when they
! went down his wage. in legal tender
would be less, but his actual earnings
would be the same under all conditions
| Something like that used to be done
for pastors of rural churches. The
| farmer members of the flock took 1t
on themselves to keep the pastors lar
der well stocked and his woodpile re,
| plenished. Whatever else may be said
for such system, 1t meant a supply
of necessities which some present-da
salaries do not provide.--Buffalo Com
| mArctal (ReD)