The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-30
FRANCE PLAYS HAVOC WITH
 THE NAVAL HOLIDAY

HE NAVAL HOLIDAY To say that France has been the big disap- pointment of the arms conference, but mildly expresses the feelings of the other diplomats assembled in Washington.
 France cast the first stumbling block in the road to permanent peace by announcing that she must have the largest standing army in Europe and intended to keep it, unless some treaty arrangements were made guaranteeing her safety, or what she claims to be her need ter to the conference, since it was realized that little or no progress could be made toward the reduction of land armaments with conditions as they are at present in Europe and with a num- Der of European nations who have large armies not represented at the conference. But Frances uncompromising attitude on submarines has created most unfortunate sit uation. It has aroused fresh animosity in Great Britain, has revived suspicion in Japan and Italy and has created resentment in Ameri- ca. The policy of France is viewed with dis quiet because it smacks strongly of that mii- tarism which she disavows. Frances policy Is too plainly anti-Britsh not to have it's effect both on Great Britain and America
 
 A famous English biologist says Darwip's theory of the origin of the species is all wrong. That will be soothing to the feelings of people who dislike to trace their ancestry back to a cocoanut grove.
 
 The threatened departure of MT. ziegfeld to London, where he plans to produce shows with out being pestered by striking actors, may leave the girl show industry in America without leg to stand on.
 multimillionaire who recently got divorce fro ma temperamental prima donna is said to be wooing famous dancer. If he marries her the chances are he'll merely get a change of temperament.
 We curious to know if Joe Humility would be welcome in a certain S street man sion, in Washington, he was before he wrote his biography of Woodrow Wilson.
 "Chaunce" Depew says modern conditions are nothing to joke about. Nevertheless, "Chaunce,' ability to joke about them pre- 
 It will shock movie patrons to hear that Doug" Fairbanks is virtual pauper At least director says he's worth less than $100,000.
 The new men in charge of German affairs don't rattle sabres, but the old sabre-rattlers are treated with distinguished consideration.
 
 With the return of diplomatic and consular officials the German flag will fly once more in America, but it will head parades.
 
 Empress Zita has been given permission to visit Switzerland. Both the permit and the visit are without political significance. Mir. Dempsey recently boxed with Bill Hart's wife, but something tells us it was merely done for the benefit of a camera man.
 
 The former Kaiser gave cheaper Christmas presents this year, thus keeping step, as it were, with the times.
 Wilbur Glenn Voliva says there isn't any Santa Claus You can't take the word of man who thinks the earth is flat.
 Dry agents who have to sample liquor in the course of their duty much to be pitied-- when the liquor is poisonous.
 We don't like the way the French shrug their shoulders and the British glover across the English channel.
 New York is preparing for one more new year fling. The Hast one" has been ndefi- nitely postponed.
 The marines may have to stay in Haiti until 1 the Haitians are cured of the revolution habit.
 
 Eugene V. Debs seems to be a popular man in the old home town.