The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16
AMERICA HAS RESUMED HER
RIGHTFUL PLACE

RlGHIFUL PLACE
Discussing the arms conference, the author
of 1.-THE Mirrors of Washington says Secretary
Hughes has restored the national ego Once
more the American people, who had been in an
apologize mood ever since the peace confer
ence in Paris, where American prestige suf-
fered expand their chests and point with
pride"
Mr.. Hughes put through his program in what
we like to boast is typical American fashion.
He stated what America proposed to do, what
she wanted the other powers to do, and then
said, "Sign here" The Japanese, after proper
hesitancy, as if to keep the victory from being
too easily won, acceded to the proposals and
America has resumed her leadership in world
affairs.
Call it national ego, or what you will, it is
good thing to have when it does not become, as
Germanys ego did, an iobsession to boss the
universe for selfish reasons. Mr.. Hughes, and
a democratic newspaper freely comedies him
that, has won high place among diplomats
whose fame is perpetuated by their statesman
ship. The arms conference is success.
Anatoe Frances old housekeeper doesn't
think much of his intellect. No woman who has
to feed man three times day regards him
as hero.
The attempt to abolish Santa Claus is meeting
with the stern opposition of editorial writers,
who enjoy dropping statistics for while and
writing about something they can put their
hearts into.
A member of the Missouri legislature has
been indicted for forgery. With so many OPP
portunities to look after special interests, why
should legislator stoop to forgery?
The publisher of the Montgomery Advertiser
challenged the superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon league to mortal combat, only to learn that
the superintendent was too proud to fight.
There is still some ill feeling in Mexico
against the United States, but it doesn't creep
into the messages exchanged between Mexico
City and Washington.
The Alabama man who erected a monument
to John Wilkes Booth is dead. His biographers
ago..
Since Hungary and the United States are
now at peace, the person who has a weakness
for goulash will no longer be an object of sus-
picion.
West Virginia judge says he knows of no
way to get woman's correct age. Nowadays,
what does it matter? They are young at 80.
Anew York woman tainted when indicted
for killing doctor. The gentlemen of the jury
will take that into consideration.
Girls in Atlantic City are wearing ribbon
festoons dangling below their knees, which
means in full view of the assembled multitude.
Charles w. Morse is not the first man who
has complained about the ambiguity of govern
ment documents.
Popocatepetl, best known as catch word in
spelling matches, is reported in violent erup-
ton.
The wrestler whom libby failed to throw
is assured of at least temporary place in the
sun.
Ratification of peace between England and
Ireland will knock the soap box from under the
professional Irishman.
Marshal Foch is carrying one of the largest
consignments of medals back to France ever
transported across the Atlantic.
Mary and Doug" have returned from abroad
Mary brought truckload of trunks and Doug
brought his mustache.
1t is just as well that those riotous females
out in Kansas didn't go to Washington as mill
tant suffragettes.
reduction in the price of coal may or may
not be concession to this balmy weather we
are having.
1t doesn't seem possible to make any sort Of
arrangement that will prevent Ulster from
nursing grievance.
pamphleteer says the arms conference will
be failure. Evidently he doesn't even read
newspaper headlines.
In the case of zap the United States won
strategic victory the kind that sometimes
doesn't amount to much.
The sentimental interest attaching to the
Mutsu is hard to understand in a country where
we give pretty names to batteships.