The Washington herald., 1920-12-10
5 Of
Visitors IN
Capital
Interviews with Guests
From ALI Parts Of
The United States.
See. Little Hope for Russia.

Sees Little Hope for Russia.
Chaotic conditions will continue
in Russia unless there is cem-
promise between the Soviet govern
ment and the various factions de-
sirous of restoring a monarchical
form of government in that coun-
try. according to Charles P. RAN
dali. Of New York. recently returned
from petrosrad. at be washinston
yesterday. \
1T is useless to hope for the
restoration of order and the re-
Mobilization of this war-torn and
politically divided country unless
the Soviet government and the fac
tions who would saddle Russia with
another monarchy are able to agree
upon compromise.
There is still a stubborn feeling
on the part of many that supporters
of the old regime will succeed in
replacing the Soviet government
with a monarchy Just as at the
time of tho French revolution, 1t Is
hard to root out the monarchicaI
idea and its supporters.
The Soviet government must
come to realize the rights of private
interests and not attribute them to
monarchical propaganda. The bal
ance Of power in Russia Is in the in
terror of the country. Whenever
there is a movement to resist REQ
rule a cry is Immediately set up
by agents of Lenine and Trotsky
that the object Is the restoration of
the monarchy. The people prefer
tat rIrla IN hn OF M
and are ready to support the Red
government. however distastefu1,
against any attempt to bring back
the old order of things. The result
is an uprising of the people to
suppress the alleged reactionaries."
To Deepen Channel at Erie.
Erie shipping interests are hop
ing that Congress will authorize an
additional appropriation to complete
the work OF deepening the channel
of Presque Bay" Joseph Crawford.
jr. president of the Monumental Oil
Company, of Erie. Pa. said at the
willard Hotel yesterday.
Government engineers have al
ready spent $4,000 in clearing the
harbor of sandbars, and Representa-
tive Milton w. Shreve, of Erie, will
ask for an appropriation of $780,
900 to complete the work. Mr.. Craw-
ford declared.
THE matter is most urgent" said
Mr. Crawford. The storms of last
winter broke down the center Of
the Presque Peninsula. which bounds
the harbor on the north. AS con-
sequence the winds and waves have
washed large quantities of sand and
soil into the channel, making 1t
practically impossible for large ves-
sells to enter the harbor.
Government engineers have al
ready filled in part of the break
in order to stabilize the sands, but
more filling in must be done before
the coming winter. The break was
fully 400 feet wide at one place.
Erie is a growing port and should
receive all the help that Congress
can give 1t. 1t is Pennsylvania
only harbor on the lake. 1t Is the
gateway to most of the South At
lantic section from Duluth and other
Northern points. Hundreds of thou
sands Of tons of grain, iron ore
and other products are shipped
through Erie every year.
Erie is growing fast. 1t proba-
bly, has more diversified manufactur-
ing than any other city of its size
in the country. One of its most i'm
portant industries is the manufac-
ture of electrical goods, kitchen and
household utensils, such as are made
Yin the large plant of the General
Electric Company"
Hands on Ireland, He Warns.
The United States should keep its
hands out of the British-Irish i'm
broglio, Edward p. Johns, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, said at the Willard
Hotel yesterday.
America has looked toward Eu-
| rope long enough" said Mr.. Johns,
"and our government should now
turn its attention to our own in
! ternal problems of which we have
| our full share.
THE British Embassy was per-
fectly right in refusing to wise the
passports of the Willard commission.
| However noble and praiseworthy
the objects of this body may be, it is
hard to construe its proposed visit
! to Ireland in any light save that Of
| meddling in question beyond the
purview Of this government.
What would citizens of the Unit
ed States say IL Great Britain inter-
| fered in the Japanese question in
| California? We should Immediately
resent it, and justly So"