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years blockade by the rest of the civil
lized world. - =
Hughes was badly informed on for
eign trade, or did not look for informa-
ton, when he stated that our normal
trade with old Russia made up only
III to.2 per cent of our foreign trade
total. Trade reports show this, but
England, and especially Germany,
used to buy great quantities of goods
from us to be manufactured or merely
handled and reshipped to Russia We
might get all this trade direct if we
went after it properly.
Hughes says that Russia has moth
ing to trade with, but if that is the
case why so much effort to prevent
even the little that is possible?
BUYING A THRONE
Two American women who have
married into the Greek nobility are re-
ported to be spending big sums of
money to secure the throne Of Albania.
One of the rivals is the former Mrs.
William B. Leeds, heir to millions
plucked from our tin plate industry
through high tariffs; the other was
formerly Mrs. Frank J. Gould. .
The latter is on her way.to America
to secure more money to throw into
the race. '-~. 80. !
The kept press reports the affair as
If it were great honor and advantage
to America. But we are not told why
Albania needs a throne. - ~
The mischief that can be caused in
a small, poor country by lavish expen-
diture of money for corrupt purposes
is hard to overestimate.
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x IRISH ATROCITIES
General? Crozier, auxiliary police
commander in Ireland, said a signifi-
cant thing when he resigned recently,
tI still consider" said the general,
t'that theft on the part of policemen in
the course of their duties is unpardon-.
able, and I can not associate myself
with force in which such acts are
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The resignation was due also to the
suppression of report by General
Strickland on the burning of Cork. If
this report had not been suppressed, it
would have proved that the chief Sec
rotary for Ireland, Sir .Hamar Green
wood, lied before the house of COM
mons with full knowledge Of the truth.
Greenwood asserted that the people of
Cork burned their own city.
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DISARMAMENT FEELING GROWS
Sentiment for disarmament is grow
ing among business men throughout
the world. In Japan the business
mems association is arranging a cam
paign in support Of Mr.. Ozaki, pow
erful liberal who is vigorously fight
ing for reduction of ornaments.
On 1000 postcards sent to business
men throughout Japan asking for an
opinion on the subject, 1900 replies
were received, and 1000 Of these ia
vored reductions in the naval building
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Some of our own senators and rep
resentatives who have been back home
are now talking about the further need
for reducing national expenditures.
There is strong possibility that
the swing from reactionary poll |
tics, now long overdue in America,
will be brought about by this disarma-
ment issue. It is something on which
small business can and must break
with the big business politicians.
The old machine in the Minnesota
house and senate refused last week
to memorabilia congress on the dis
issue. But this very move
may cause a number of them to stay
at home two years hence.
BIG BRITISH STRIKE FIZzLEs
Z Decision of railroad and transport
workers unions in England not to go
,ut on strike with the striking pniners,
greatly reduces the possibility Of any
great principle being settled at this
time. 8 ssi.f s,s.
Large business everywhere sighed
With the satisfaction of a great load
aiken from it's shoulders. The miners
will probably be able to get some con-
SESSIONS before they go back to work,
out employers expect such results and
state extreme terms at first SO as to
AVE basis of compromise which will
cave them the gamers.
The cause of the withdrawal is
yiven as the refusal of the rank and
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