Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-04-09

Denmark, which before had been re
garded as placid, busy, and opulent
from profits accruing through the great
war, shows a strong disposition to get
into the Iimelight of disturbance. So
cial democrats have been active for
abolition of the monarchy, a general
strike and the Inauguration of a re
public. A strong display of military
force enabled the government to meet
the first outbreaks of trouble success
fully. Coming as 1t did with other
European uprisings, the assumption
that it is connected with them and
part of a general plan is not
ranted. The prosperous condition of
the country is the principal augury
for lack of success of any radical de-
signs.
Daylight saving has become a local
issue throughout the country, with
the prospect of rather chaotic condi-
tions in regard to time reckoning and
many consequent dilemmas. New
York city, which by the Jul is only one
hour ahead of Chicago and other mid
western points. by the adoption OF
daylight saving becomes two hours
clock ahead one hour will be that
much at variance in time with others
in the same longitude which do not
take the same action. Railroads OF
course will stick to q standardized
schedule, but that portion of the pub
lie moving from one place to another
is sure to encounter confusion. So
far the difficulty asserts itself in the
financial relationships of different
parts of the country, with the bank
ers hampered by the varying condi-
lions. The only alternative if New
York persists in the new schedule,
seems to be for mid-western and west
ern bankers to arise an hour earlier.
The freak tornado which visited Ala
bama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Missouri and Ohio took a toll of
nearly 200 lives, with hundreds more
in the injured list. Chicago and vi
cinity suffered heaviest, with Georgia
next in the number of casualties. The
storm was not only unusual in the
area covered, but in the shifting of
the centers of intensity and the fact
that it visited regions which were con
sidered ordinarily immune from such
dangers. The latter was especially
NM In tho xiOinitu of T oEo Minhi0an
where scientists have always claimed
the existence of such a body of water
neutralized the menace of severe wind
storms. Another freak of the storm
which has affected scientific theories
and established a new precedent was
its coming so early in the year. Such
visitations in the United States had
before been almost exclusively con-
fined to summer months and generally
followed severely hot weather. The
late demonstration is regarded as one
of the vagaries of the month of March.
The international monetary situation
has been eased considerably through
the shipment Of British gold to the
United States. This has lessened the
strain on British credit and white it has
depleted to some extent one of theil
most valuable home resources, it has
improved their position abroad and In
creased the standing in international
markets of the British pound. This
has been reflected in advanced quota
finnS For Mounds cfor1inn With auorx
advance their purchasing power In
creases. France shows an improving
position In the evident intention of the
nation to economic and to finance
itself from it's own resources. The
great confidence of the French nation
and its latent financial strength are
seen in it's ability to float huge loans
at home.
Defeat of suffrage in Delaware leav
ing the amendment short one state O
the SO necessary for ratification, put
the issue in the delayed class for tn,
present. The National Woman's part
and others prominent in the cause, pil
slight hopes to favorable action II
Louisiana, North Carolina, Vermont
Or Connecticut. In Louisiana the leg
islature meets May 10. Governo
Beckett is said to be favorable to
special session of the North CAROLYN
legislature in July. Suffrage adhel
ents will endeavor to win both state.
although they have received little en-
enlargement as yet in the South. TIL
governors of Vermont and C~onnccticu
have refused to call special sessions Q
their legislatures and to get consider
alton In either of those states, suffrag
forces will have to overcome the M