The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s Ho,mas Of
Halifax have had as their house ruest
Tor the past couple OF davs a distin.
rushed parsonage in the Hon. c. Tel
ford Erickson, commissioner "a tba
United States from Albania the new.
est of all countries.
Mr.. Erickson was sent here nv his
country as her first ambassador ~.
washington. but as he was formerly
citizen of this country. some techrli.
calities arose which will he settled nv
Secretary of State Charles 4. Hughes
when he is sworn in next week. In
the meantime he will be acting as
commissioner, as there is much work
TO be done over here for this new
and promising nation. MT. Erickson
was at one time congregational min
lister in Hartford. Conn. and held
pastorateS in several other states and
is an cid and valued friead of Mr..
Holmes. He went TO Albania a num-
Der of years ago as missionary and
became So much Interested i'm the
country and the people that he CON
elnded to make that his home.
According TO Mr.. Eriek sons infor-
nation. in spite of the fact that Eng
land and France We're allies during
the war and are now fellow members
OF the League OF Nations. supposed TO
have been organized TO prevent war
and maintain peace. have been indi-
rectly IN state of war against each
other ever since the signing of the
armistiee.
France IS very much interested in
Turkey and the Balkan states. said
Mr. Erickson. "and she has thought
her interests would be better protect-
ed by standing with the national
army OF Turkey. In order to do this
she has been furnishing the Turks
with arms and ammunition with which
to fight and with France officers to
command her troops On the other
hand. England is interested in Greece
ard She is furnishing arms and am
munifion that that nation and Turkey
and Greece are at war. 1t is there
fore very plain that in this way
France and England are actually at
war now There is now being held in
London, however. conference at
which are representatives of Turkey.
Greece, France and England and from
present indications an agreement will
soon be reached that viii. as usual.
be entirely satisfactory 70 British in
terests Lloyd George is a great dip
lomat and usually gets what he wants,
There is not the least doubt but he
and Clemeneeau got the best of Will
son III practically every contention at
the peace commission.
When asked if he thought it advis-
able for the United States to enter
the League of Nations, the commits
sioner said:
Not by any means. This country
should do all it can to encourage world
peace and 1t would be all right for il
to be a member OF real peace league
The league as organized is and will
be dominated by England and English
! interests. and the United States
/ should not be under the domination
| OF any foreign nation or nations. All
of ths, real power of the league Is In
I the supreme council, and It IS per-
1 fectly clear that English Influences
+ and interests dominate it, | am not
at all impressed with The Justice o.
/ English and French diploIutcy. At
! the London conference in 1913 II was
agreed that AIbania's freedom should
! he recognized but at the beginning OF
4 the war. in order to induce Italy 70
:
! entered into by France and England.
giving Albania to Italy. But after the
war Italy was unable TO hold il with
out sending in very large army,
! vel,ifb she declined to do As a mat
/ Ter OF fact Albania IS now enjoy ing
her freedom because she won 1t her
! elf Her people were so brave. pa
triatic and determined that Italy was
convinced she could not conquer hcr
! exceDt al tremendous cost. If at an.
IN speaking OF European finances
| 1tr Erickson said II am satisfied
mat Eurooean finances are being con
trolled right now against the inter
ests OF the United States and IN tn
interest of England and France ana
nar:icularly the former. by the pres
ent scheme Of exchange Germany Is
obliged 10 buy United States produc
tiovs OF either England or France
i,npIand keeps her rate OF eSehahg'
Win Germany, just so the latter eau
do better dealing with Engiaha 'hai
v.itb This country II is strange tn'
hnahciers OF this country do not se'
tbat this discrimination is oiditerate'
n sotne way Albania S yet mas ~
nedium OF exchange of her own Sh'
& SIN using Italian and TURKISH
n,onrv but something viii be uohe u
remedy his condition very soon.
Mr.. Erickson in discussing the pos
sihilities of Albania, which Is now
fnu tiedged member OF the League o
Nations. and whose independence
row recognized by all the natIons {,
me world. Italy have surrendered al
claims, said: -, >
There are IN the world about Z Z
600 zoo AIbanians. but all OF them q
MOI live in Albania. Is 1t is only ahou
M Size al Massachusetts and khea
island There are some nifty thousdn
IN mis- country They have no scho.
system worth while, no railroads Q
other methods of civilization an
nrogress They have a few newsps
ners and many Of them take the a
bauian paper printed in Boston oaiis
tha snn. or in their language me ne,
only about 10 per cent OF the peopl
CAV read or write. but they are natu
aily smart aud industrious. me
simplv have not had the. oppoElalll =,
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