Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
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poyes about s4OOOOOOOo year, of about p
per
This the last increase which was granted the
employees IA months the high of living and
posed to represent the reduction the of living that
Now that the obar board months of investigation has
the first step toward bringing the railroads back normally
and final sep.
That step the of freight and passenger rates to the
practically suppressed as they
1t be the opinion of experts
OF the country that the ouageou high freight passenger
IS OF the most important factors the industrial depression
been removed
If the Interstate Commerce fails promptly
get $500 coo 600 sacrifice which the railroad
employees called upon make,
stock " w. HI I ~ as
1t important that financial integrity of the railroads be
maintained But is important that the business
the generally be relieved the possible time of the
tor'hc burden of the existing abnormal
The railroads only general business of the
country pospe And the latter prosper with the present
airoad-rates handicap.
ENSETTNG the Aaand Islands dispute between and Fin
land which year threatened between the two coun-
ines the League OF Nations has functoned in challenge
the admiration of its critics. This particular
vy of the League of special interest America
three appointed work an Ame
can-Abram EIkus former ambassador to Turkey.
The ns Gs report h recently submitted for approval Of
nconsable and that deprive Finland of the islands would
Privng Of of what ghtfuly belongs This nowih-
are Swedish speaking.
ton involved in the dispute but frankly says that in this case self
discrimination should apply for the Swedish pop
OF Finland whole and that the position majority of the
Sedes Finland would be adversely influenced by the separation
There good believe League Council will APP
prove the commissions decision and that accept the YER
dict against her. thus vitang most important function Of tn.
Leaeuehe settlement Of disputes between by process
OF peaceful arbitration instead of by
THE WAR that all wars and the peace that was to
new order in the world have left Europe What has been
the r1aIC
The that the predominant military power TO-
day France instead OF Germany.
In discussion of the army bill the French senate it
divided @ % Fane os men 75 6 0do the ooo Mas o39ooO
$4,000 foreigners and natives of other colonies 100000
lo show what conscripon peaceme for France: On
april last 100000 young passed through railway sta,
lions toepo to the coo garisons France Ace and
Lorraine thirty thousand OF these from Paris alone
The number OF troops Germany has a keen dis
P1e Under the Versailles treaty she than
'u'oVo men and Officers IN her But there still
other organizations which the Germans say merely police and
security forces the republic from bosevism
nbeing A.
THE BRITISH ARMY for the year $4,000 as against
$4,000 last Omting about $1,000 temporarily on the
lists the real strength OF the this will be
" these 70 British and a. 200 colonial
dian troops ~ s3BwMslaHg
Hungary is limited small army by the peace treaty But
France benevolealy looking on 1920 VIZ"
Bulgaria by the Neuy is to have only 20 900 troops
the Kemast Turks has 100000 Poland has about
$1,000 uHdef arms ana boLsheVk Russia thought to have the
in her soviet
he other figures official they be are Aus
ta 3oOOO; Belgium 100000; CzechoSlovakia 47 3OO Den
mark 100; Finland $1,000 Italy 3OOOOO Holland ri 400;
Norway 400 Portugal 10000 Rumania I6OOOO Spain 100
U.s. Sweden, So 20O Switzerland Is 600 IpoSIya 20o ooo
Esthonia $1,000; Turkey $4,000
Ihe warts ebu democracy cannot Law claim TO victory IN
what it fought for until the world disarms.
.
Nazmova says she produce play without man. Sounds m
impossible a without Amen.
Hugo SHINES head of German ship company has named
three OF his tambug America passenger ships Tptz Hin
denbmg and Ludendof Guess he knows he Americans are used
riding those three.
The wheat market has conered itself. -