The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-26

argued repeatedly that the United
States will be unable to resume trade
with foreign countries-resume the avo-
cations of peace-untu the senate rati-
flies that treaty. In his message TO
congress and in his public addresses,
President Wilson emphasized the dan
gers to America Of delaying peace with
Germany, thus depriving the. United
States of its share of the worlds COM
merce under peace conditions.
1t is only necessary to glance at the
record of the foreign trade OF the Unit.
ed States during the IL months Of the
lowness of that contention. During the
II months of 1919 ending with Novem-
Der, the United States sold abroad
goods to the value of $3.50, 900, 600
These were goods sold in peace times,
exceeding by $3.50; 900, 900 the. values OF
American goods sold abroad during the
corresponding months of 1918, in war
times
These vast expectations in a meas
ure account for the scarcity of many
products and for the high prices in this.
country. The productive capacity OF
America is being put to severe test
Domestic consumers are paying for the
drain from abroad. However, the fact
remains that the exports from this
country to other countries have reached
the highest point on record, and the
treaty of peace has not been ratified
by the senate.-New York Herald dnd).
Britain Deporting Aliens, Too.
1t has been said that the British are
lenent with enemy aliens, but Lon
don cable says that under the allen
restriction act, passed just before
Christmas all former enemy aliens rest
dent in the United Kingdom are ordered
IN he
home secretary of the advisory COM
mttee, set up during the war to deal
with enemy aliens, grants licenses to
remain, This seems to cover the situa-
ton. An alien enemy will be pretty
smart if he gets by the home secretary.
Mobile Register (Dem.).
Ignoring Trade Opportunities.
We are not organized and are not
organizing for world business Owing
to geography the Canadian market Is
ours increasingly. The dominion already
Is our third best customer and Will con-
tinue as good customer despite our tar
ifs and preferential Canadian tariffs
But markets that lie overseas, whether
east or west or south, are escaping us
in the sense that we are doing little
to secure the opportunity they offer
Great Britain is going back into the
world markets in strides. France Is
doing what she can. The Germans
handicapped though they be, are alive
to every chance Those markets Offered
US such opportunities as they never be-
fore presented, but we are not Selzlng
the advantage.
Are we committed in advance to do.
nestle self-absorption? 1t looks as II
we were.
The exploitation of our own vast mar
ket, the greatest in history, has alb
sorbed our energies since the Civil war.
5a,O 40 NV 1aQn
Rritain's Narrow Escape.
Great Britain escaped another rail-
road strike and tieup bv a narrow mar
gin. Those who urged another strike
lacked only two votes in unions con-
vention, where the discussion was bit
ter in the extreme and conducted amid
incessant turmoil. In fact, the resolu-
tion finally adopted specifically states
that acceptance Of the employers terms
was made under protest because the
scheme is unsatisfactory"
Tie offer accepted maintains the slid
ing scale and the wage is fixed on the
| average, not the minimum pay 1t
makes additional concessions in the
| men, with an increase to workers un-
der IS years Of age. The agI cement
or truce-marks the first step in gov
eminent plan to accord the workers
on the railway systems of Great Brit
ain some participation in the practical
| management of the railroads. It is an,
experiment to head off the rising tide
of railroad naturalization" is,
government ownership and operation OF
| the railroads.
The closeness of the vote against a
general strike shows that the contro-
Versy is not ended. The goal of the
| railwaymens union is naturalization,
I,i 1,n prit tcI 10 n
| party once secures control OF parlia-
ment among the first bills introduced
will be one to nationalize the railroads.
| This will be step to the nationalist
| ton of all large industries. This is a
| form of socialism or communism It
must be faced by Great Britain, and,
Can the Peace Be Enforced?
unless all signs fail. by the United
States.-New York Herald. Qnd)
When the truth is told the allies
| proved 6eacherous to both America,
| which saved them from defeat ana 70
| the Vanquished nations. When the
was confronted with secret treaties anc
| agreements that made it impossible to
| tase peace upon his IA points which
had led to the signing of the armistice.
Viewed at this distance it would ap-
pear that his would have been the
| making of peace based upon his II
| points. to other Americans. . But ne
| could not bring himself to do that. and
in his own attempts he failed as miser-
ably from the standpoint of humanity,
| as anyone else could possibly have
| done. Under the pretense of fulfilling
| the pledges that had been made to the
world the peace conference wrote A
document that is little short of a be-
| trayal of every solemn pledge. It's
| basis is revenue and greed, one of rrs
chief components is force and its pos
sibilities for evil are far greater than
its possibilities for good. No wonder
the world lost faith in Mr.. Wilson; n
wonder his fellow citizens refuse 4.
guarantee the peace that was made. n
| ideals. he was merely cheated out
| them, just as the central powers V
| cheated out of the sort of peace f. L.
had been pledged them in thee
! points. II
France still thinks that peace CT 81
| enforced. and that she will r Il
and grow fat at the expense of I'll
| occupying a place of practical Sc liz
| England has very great douhr E
| the matter and that doubt is II w
daily, The labor party in Eng VI
dennis much that the peace q I I,
did. and observers incline to I ~
| that the next election will SCI 81 ~
| party swept into power in Il
Courier Qnd. Rep) ~
PUNGENT PARAGy I
| The four-year locusts y
| fast-Boston Herald 4