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New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Asst Thursday was the first
day of the ninth year of the
Chinese calendar. the cele-

into last week, and as is fitting on
New Years Eve Chinatown echoed
at night to the wall Of fife, the
moan Of wooden tomtoms and the
screech Of installment plan talking
machines.
Bits Of blood-red cloth fluttered
over every doorway in Mott, Pell and
Doyers streets, and the dwellers be-
hind the walls of the dingy buildings
shuffled in one door and out another.
paying their obligations, for the
hrst OF every year conscientious
Celestials must be free Of debt, even
II they have to borrow the money
to pay their creditors The new
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
BY Frank II. simonds

ent hour lies In the extent
to which It serves to shed
light upon the character Of the
great American adventure in Eu-
rope Examining this incident IN
all Of its various phases, one may
see how difficult and how compli-
Gated is the task which President
Wilson undertook at Paris, the task
IF imposing American ideas upon
Europe.
To begin at the beginning, Fiume
IL a purely Italian town, situated in
. wholly Slavonic region, surrounded
on three sides by Slav populations,
which, In fact constitute o consider
able minority within its limits. On
the fourth side 4 the sea. Histori-
eally, Fiume has only the remotsst
aasociation with italy. having hesn
FOR centuries connected with Austria
or with Hungary and In recent
times = crown possession Of the
Hungarian kingdom.
Natural Slav Port
Commercially and economically, It
il the natural port Of the vast Slav
and Magyar regions which eonsti-
tute its immediate and remoter
hinterland, and it Is one Of the two
ports by which all the districts which
were included within the Haps-
burg empire must communicate
with the outside world. The other
port. Trieste, is already in Italian
hands. Even In the case Of Trieste,
however, the Slavonic claim Is
worthy Of note, because all the popu-
Lotions surrounding the town are
Slav and Trieste has a large and
growing Slovenian minority.
The Italian claim to Fiume rests
upon the fact that within the narrow
Traits Of the town a majority Of the
people are Italian. Under q strict
Interpretation Of the fourteen points
self-determination might, establish
Italian rights. But, on the other
hand, the real desire Of the italians
Is founded upon the wish to domi-
nate the Adriatic coast, to control
the two ports of the Slav hinterland,
and thus to establish economic and
political control Of this poxtion of
the world.
II Fiume were to pass out Of
Italian hands 1t would at once be-
come the formidable rival Of Trieste,
and 1t is by no means certain that
this would not spell the ruin Of
Trieste, because the Slavs naturally
would use Fiume and Trieste would
be deprived Of it's commerce. 1t
would lie within Slav power, since
the ugo-Slavs control tho whole
hinterland, with its railways, to di-
vert all traffic to Fiume, and Trieste
would perish.
BY contrast, If Italy gained con-
troll Of both Of the available ports
of Jugo-S o-Slavia. that country would
be economically at the mercy Of
Italy. Nor Is the Italian insistence
upon the availability of other ports
worth discussing. The character of
cha country, which Is mountainous,
forbids the construction, save at pro,
hibitive costs, of any alternative
railway line. Actually, If tho Ital-
ians acquire both Fiume and Trieste
they have Jugo-Slav commerce at
rheir mercy.
AIR. Wilson's Stand
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

had expressly refused to recognize
the Treaty Of London, he had not
been consulted as to the compromise
and he was free, If he chose, to fol-
low exactly the course he cook,
namely, to warn Europe against e
compromise in the manufacture Of
which America was ignored but In
the future results of which Mr.. Will
son conceived America would be
concerned under It's league Of ma
tions duties.
The result was an international
crisis, The British from the out
set had no intention OF sacrificing
American association for Italian de-
mands. The French preferred Amer
lean to Italian assurance, but had
to have one or The other and we're
beginning to conclude that only the
Italian was obtainable. The Italians
were naturally furious and angrily
defiant. while the Slavs, reinforced
by this powerful American support,
naturally ignored the ultimatum.
Chaotic Situation
Thus the situation reverted to
chaos. Jugo- Slavia renews demands
which can be ignored only in de-
tiance of President Wilson, and with
the obvious probability that such de-
tiancc will lead to the recall by the
President of both the Treaty of Yer
sailles and the Anglo French Amer
ican Treaty. But Britain and France
promised Italy certain things under
the Treaty of London, and recently
pledged themselves to abide by the
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Arguments For and Against Italy's Claims to Flu

| tho Rhine, the Italians along the
Adriatic. and all three In Asia
Minor, The British have not the
smallest desire for new European
alliance. They desire the closest
sort Of Anglo-American association,
an alliance if possible. They will
not follow France or Italy in resist
ing the President, yet they have
mada promises to both, and their
situation will be extremely awkward
II, under American pressure. they
break their engagements to the Con-
tinent, only to find that this sac
riflce has not contributed in The
least to increasing American will
ingness to enter European affairs
or to make an Anglo-American
plliance.
Solution Based on Force
+ OF course, II Europe were satis-
fed that America was done with Its
affairs Europe would seek its own
solution for pending questions. The
solution would necessarily be based
upon force. France, having re-
nounced the occupation Of the Rhine
barrier in Difference to President
Wilson's objection and in return
for his promised guarantee, would
reassert her claims to the barrier
security, basing these claims upon
the non-fulhllment by America OF
the Presidents pledge. Nor could
the British effectively oppose this.
But In the same order Of ideas
italy would retain Fiume and there
would be swift elimination of those
portions Of the several peace treat
les which owe their existence to the
Presidents Paris adventure. The
aeveral league Of nations areas
would disappear. Danzig would go
to the Poles, Fiume to the Italians,
the Sarre to France. The lot Of the
Germans would necessarily become
harder and the chances of any eco
nomic recovery even more slender.
British policy still clings to the
notion that America and Britain, in
association, can not merely preserve
the chief elements in the existing
settlement, but also bring about a
modification of certain of the treaty
provisions which seem to insure per-
manent German ruin. But this pol
icy, which demands great apparent
sacrifices from the French and none
from the British, cannot prevail un-
less it is supported by America and
enforced by American financial
power
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Colonies Dissatisfied.

Nor Is 1t less worthy OF note that
the British desire to make every con-
cession to America has once more in
volved the United Kingdom in dis
pute with a colony. All through
the Paris Conference the Difference
showed by the British delegation to
the President aroused the protest Of
Australia through its Prime Minis
ter-Hughes-an outspoken critic
Of the President. Now Viscount
Grey's suggestion to increase the
United States voting power in the
league Of nations to counterbalance
the votes conceded to British colonies
has stirred Canadian dissatisfaction.
Indeed, 1t Is almost impossible to
make a census Of the number Of mix
ups which have followed our first
European adventure. Britain and
her colonies have disagreed; Britain
and France are at loggerheads; so
are Britain and Italy. France and
Italy have almost come to blows;
France and Rumania are mutually
resentful. Our insistence upon Serb
claims In the Banat has compelled
Britain and France to break their
word to Rumania; it has led to a
Serbo-Rumanian feud. With no
real power to resist and without any
assurance of aid from us, the Jugo-
Slavs are holding out against the
demands Of Italy, which have been
supported until recently by France
and Britain. We have refused Greece
her aspirations in Thrace and about
koritza; our ultimate decision in
Asia Minor. where settlements have
also been outlined without regard to
us, may precipitate another Fiume
crisis. Or the President may reject
the proposal to leave the Turk in
Constantinople.
Obviously, If Europe could de-
termine what American policy was
to be for the future the situation
would be different. But ever since
the Paris Conference, ever since
the President came home. Europe
has had to operate on two mutually
exclusive assumptions: the assump-
tlon that the Presidents ideas would
be adopted by the United States and
the assumption that they would be
rejected. If President Wilson's
ideas were destined to prevail. Eu-
rope would reluctantly make the
necessary concessions, but they
would have to be paid for by Amer
lean loans and American pledges
OF military and naval support. But
II the Presidents ideas were des-
tined to fail, then Europe would
nave to settle its own problems in
its own way.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
The Treaty of 1915 With France
and Great Britain Contained
This Concession

Italy accepted the promise, entered
the war and performed her part OF
the bargain. She therefore feels en-
titled to claim her reward, and,
looked 1t purely as . contractual
obligation, neither France nor Brit
ain has the smallest warrant to de-
cline to carry out ths agreement Of
1915.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

domestic political crisis. 81. =.
not demobilize. Her armv !. saa'
ing her terribly. Her own cossss ~s'
ment may sink as a result Of tha :, -. :
pressures, that coming from ~ -
Nationalists and that from =. ~
cialists. The Jugo-slav. arr !.
better of, while the repern..;.s' !,
are felt all through Europe.
1t will be perceived, then. m,
little Of the real Fiume ouest,o. ~ :
actually comprehended In a d;,.,,f
sion Of the case Of the city ,t,eI
and how symptomatic it IA ~ 81
whole European network Of nroA
lens
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16

have been specifically enumerated
here, nearly all could be greatly re-
duced In amount without inllicting suf-
ferlng or even inconvenience upon the
population.
"The fact that the American public
Is spending such sums as these for the
purposes mentioned gives point to the
often repeated and often disregarded
injunction to be guided by the policy
Of thrift at least to reasonable ex-
tent In both personal and business ex-
pendlture," says the editorial. ut also
throws glaring light upon the cur
rent complaints concerning the cost Of
living. II the nation can spend $22,-
700,000,000 upon articles which In
large part are purely luxuries, 1t evil
IDENTIFY is not suffering from de-
pressed standard Of living. While, on
the other hand, It Is obviously making
things much harder for itself by draw
Ing Off the commodities, services and
capital used In the production Of this
great volume of cOnsumable goods
which otherwise would 60 to make
the 'necessarles Of life more plentiful
and hence cheaper"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16

selves. BY eliminating the cost OF
labor, the price is cut in half at least,
and sometimes even n greater saving
is accomplished. A delicious shade OF
light pink, in georgette crepe, with
yoke of satin to match in the bodice
and band Of satin about the skirt
makes the one-piece and one-color
frock at the left of the group. With
II a satin scarf faced and lined with
georgette is worn, georgette girdle
and pretty hat with slashed brim
made of soft straw. A small clus-
ter of flowers at the left side gives
chance for bit Of contrast in colors
Every one from Paris to San Fran
cisco has blouse made like that
shown on the figure at the right. and
a satin skirt to wear with many sorts
Of blouses. This one Is brocaded
silk crepe, with kimono sleeve, and
round neck. A bias fold makes the
collar. You can imagine this blouse
In bright green figured in white with
ribbon hat, like 1t in color, trimmed
with white daisies end faced with
white georgette.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16

CPORTS styles-not sports clothes
- appear to have put everything
else into eclipse for midsummer wear.
A sort Of festival spirit seems to have
taken possession Of designers. and
clothes for morning, afternoon and
night have pastirne flavor, as the
two afternoon costumes shown here
bear witness. OF course these two
costumes were never intended for any
thing more strenuous than prom
enade or tea dance or band concert,
but in the great sport Of wearing
pretty apparel they will do their own
ers undlsputed credit, and this is
leading pastime of fair women now,
as II always has been. We should be
grateful for the passion for lovely
colors and beautiful materials that
has enthralled the hearts of the
world. Everywhere there is color to
please the eye and dalntiness to
charm the mind.
Both the costumes displayed here
are very simple, and many are the
women who are undertaking to make
just such charming things for them
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
Rise From profoundest Grief.

A merciful Creator has so CONSTITUTE
ed us that we rise from the profound
est grief to bear with fortitude the
saddest bereavements. What seems
the awful decree of Fate, which rives
hearts and makes the years to come
seem black and bleak and cold and
desolete, is less awful and less tragic
as tho months roll by. Men smile
again, though poverty follows afflu-
ence, and though obscurity follows
fame. A lost love finds balm in the
treasure house of the future. The
darkest hour is the hour before the
dawning. Humphrey ]. Desmond.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
GENERAL PRAISES coy SCOUTS.

Following a mobilization of the boy
scouts of Clarksburg, Va, In his honor
Maj. Gen. c. P. Summerall sent the
following letter to Scout Executive S.
@. Adams:
81 wish to convey to the boy scouts
OF Clarksburg how much | appreciate
the opportunity afforded me to review
them.
81 am member Of the council of the
Louisville boy scouts, and take n very
deep interest In all of their activities.
My son is also boy scout, and ! re-
gard the training he will receive as be-
ing very essential If he is to take his
proper place in the affairs OF the ousl-
ness world. A boy is very unfOrtu-
nate in this day If he is denied this
opportunity"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
Section Foreman Braves Raging
Icy Waters to Save $50
Passengers.
SOUTH DAKOTA FLOOD HERO
After Setting the Danger Signals
Foreman Remembers His Negloee
and Swims Back Across 600
Feet of SwirlIng Current.

Omaha.-In the recent South Da-
kota floods John Williams, a section
foreman, swan a swollen creek at
night In a hailstorm to warn pas
senger train that bridge had gone
out. He stripped himself and tied the
danger signals to his back. After he
had set them he approached nearby
house, then remembered his negIigee
and swan back across the 600 feet of
swirlIng current.
The passenger train, It developed
later, was stopped farther up the road
at a point where the railroad men had
little hope of hating it. Williams her.
oism. however, was not overlooked by
the railroad officials.
The bridge was the Burllngton's
over Hat creek, near Ardmore, S. d.
The Hat creek flood tied up traffic for
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a8[3OH6
S(WJTS
Conducted by National Council Of the
Boy Scouts of America)
RECORD OF SCOUT GROWTH

The steady growth of the Boy Scouts
Of America, not ODly numerically but
In the Importance of Its activities, Is
indicated by the official figures recent
ly compiled for the past year. They
show:
December 81, 1910, total official en-
rollment, 462,7S1. previous year, 420.-
006). Number Of boys enrolled as
scouts, 360,790. Number of men en-
rolled, 101 1901. (Scoutmasters, assist
ant scoutmasters, and members Of
troop committees or local scout couD-
cils).
Number Of boy scout troops, 1916.
Number Of cities and counties main
tanning expert scout executives for di-
rection of local scout work, 270. One
years gain in number of cities and
counties so equipped for scouting, AZ
per cent.
Number of scOutmasters who have
had college education, 1850, or more
than One-half of the total.
Merit badges issued to scouts, Al ,432
increase of 1920.
Life scout badges issued, LAG.
Star scout badges issued, ISL.
Eagle scout badges (highest rank),
46S.
Scouts earning gold medals (given
to parents Of those who lose their lives
in efforts to aid otiers), 3.
Scouts receiving silver medals for
life saving, AZ.
Scouts receiving bronze medals for
life saving. 4S.
Scouts receiving letters Of common
dalton for heroism, 7.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
Attention TO the Feet.

That ones stockings can carry the
burden of proof for the success of a
chic street costume is proved by fad
which combines with plain suit Of
navy tricot and a navy hat, mauve
silk stockings and patent leather
pumps. In fact, more attention is
being paid to the feet now than for
some time past. French sandal cuts
on American shoes are gaining in fav-
or, and now, if one has courage one
can wear red kid pumps, or at least
black patent ones with red Louis
heels.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
GOOD TURNS OF THE SCOUTS.

The boy scouts of Canton, N. Y, have
helped the water department in en-
forcing its rules regarding water sup
ply.
Aided in rescuing goods and fight
ing three fires in town Is the good
turn report of the scouts In New Lon
don, N. II.
Westfield, Mass, scouts pollced one
ouarter of town on its 250th anniver-
sary. and also assisted police at
community dance.
Scout James McDermott of Quincy.
Mass, Troop No. 0, saved a man from
drowning in Patch's pond.
Beaver Falls, Pa, Troop is COM
posed entirely Of foreigners, but its
members are intensely patriotic.
Deeds for their homes and parents
head their good turn reports every
week.
Cleaning rubbish and weeds from
a vacant lot to be used for a play
ground and collecting for diaries 400
milk bottles, which were being boarded
in private homes are two good turns
Of Troop No. 1877 Of Los Angeles, Cal.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16

having kissed eighteen-year-old Fran
ces Heckler when she went into his
store to buy some candy kisses.
Magistrate Nolan fined Weiss 81,
which he paid. The magistrate, in fix
ing the amount Of the fine, said In a
judicial aside to the clerk, "Kisses are
cheaper now since the boys came back
from the war"
Miss Heckler was in night court In
a state bordering on Mysteries and
testified that she had gone back to
the counter at Weiss invitation to Sc
lect what she wanted when he put his
arm around her and kissed her Wig
orously upon the mouth.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
SWIMS 600 FEET
TO WARN TRAIN

eight days and cost seven lives and
did 100000 damage to the one road.
Several days after the flood the Sec
ton foreman was looked up by a news
paper man from the city. He found
him directing gang Of laborers re-
pairing the washout.
Williams related how It had been
raining through the previous week
and the April blizzard had left the
ground soaked, so that when the last
storm came on 1t ran off as If from a
ducks back land old Hat creek start
ed on rampage"
Decided to Swim.
II kept watching the new bridge
over the creek all afternoon" VIII
liams told his visitor, "and the water
kent comm up and comm up until It
reached the ties. Then | got worried
for fear that the bridge would 90 out,
and | went back to town and reported
1t to the operator. He told the dis
patcher at Alliance about 1t. The tele-
phone and telegraph wires runnin'
west had all gone down and we
couldn't get Edgemont or anyone west
Of the creek. Jack Welch, the dis
patcher at Alliance, talked to me over
the railroad phone and asked me II
could get to the west end of the bridge,
across the creek, and put out red
light and some stop signals so as to
hold the night passenger train, No. 80,
which was due at nine o'clock. l
told him I'd try, and went back to the
bridge.
"When | got there again the water
was clear over the top of the bridge,
and 1t looked to me like one of the
steel spans had gone out. We tried to
phone the government farm on the
other side to ask them to 90 out and
put out red light but their phone
was gone and we couldn't reach any
body.
"Well, I Just fggered the chances
was probably against me gittln' across
but 1t was only my life against $50
passengers on No. AZ, and l flggered
that the train would be running pretty
fast when they came up to the bridge,
and they might be into 1t before they
saw it, so I walked up the creek
half-mile, stripped off my clothes, tied
my red lantern, red flag and torpedoes
to my back, and swan across.
Swan Back for Clothes.
"There wasn't so many trees out
there, and she was only about 600 feet
wide, but the water was full of hail
stones and cold as h. 1t was
rainin' to beat the band and dark as
bazes. | sure felt good when I hit
that fence on the other side and drug
myself on the bank"
How did you get back to Ard
more?" Williams was asked, after he
had related how he placed the sig
nails.
well, walked up to the govern
ment house, but when | got close to
the office and saw the bright lights
there, remembered didn't have no
clothes on and ! thought I'd make a
pretty lookin' sight Dustin in on 'em
like that, so l walked back up the
stream and swum back"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
SERVICE MEN LEAD SCOUTS.

Indiana, Pa, Is to be congratulated
on its three new scOutmasters and its
commissioner.
Scoutmaster Clark Keener was dee
Grated with the French Croiy dc
Guerre, and was twice cited for the
ID. S. G. for conspicuous bravery in
action.
Sc0utmaster Beers remunitloned his
company under heavy machine gun fire
and was cited for the d. S. G. for ex-
IRENE bravery in action.
Scoutmaster Crawford, when he
learned that he could not be sent to
France as lieutenant with a machine
gun company, volunteered for immedi-
ate service as chaplain and was in
some of the heaviest fighting.
Commissioner r. NJ. Gearhart was a
Y. NJ. C. A. physical director with the
naval air service, and Later volunteered
as chaplain.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
SCOUT FIRST AID SAVES LIFE.

Theodore f. Curtis Of Troop %, Salt
Lake City. probably saved the life Of
Henry C. Kratz in Cottonwood Canyon,
when all the fingers on his left hand
and the thumb on his right were blown
off by the explosion of giant dyna-
mite cap which he had found lying
near where miners had been blasting.
KrantZ was taken into a nearby scout
camp. w. d. Wood, scoutmaster, re-
ports: Both hands were bleeding pro-
fusely. Young Curtis applied first aid
and bandaged the two torn hands so
sklllfully that the hospital physician
sent note congratulating the boy on
the thoroughness of his timely treat
ment, whicht perhaps saved krantz's
life"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-16
Prize Snake Yarn Of Year
Comes From Brazil WiIds

The Brazilian state Of Mat
to Crosse has produced a snake
story which takes first prize
right out of the hands of the
snaklest community Of Indiana
or Arkansas.
A traveller was journeying by
mule-back along n jungle trail
when he came upon a saddle
horse without a rider. The trav-
eler halted. shotgun In hand, to
investigate.
He heard a noise In the trop-
ical thicket and peerlng under
the foliage he saw huge snake
Of the species ophldio In the
throes Of indigestion. The trav-
eler took advantage Of the Ill
ness of the monster to kill it.
The snake was cut open and
within was found the owner of
the horse, fully attired In SOM
brero, boots, spurs and rain
coat.