Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-10
The Country Home
BY MRS. w. III. FELTON,
The Peace Farley to Assemble NO
Vember IL, 1921


The Peace Farley to Assemble NO
vemper IL, 1921
The necessity for some agreement
among the allies on war preparedness
or disarmament has doubtless in
duced President Harding to invite
the various allied nations to meet
in Washington for a free discussion
of their desires and intentions as TO
a windup of the worlds war. Along
with those already invited from Eu-
rope, there will be considerable
number selected in the United states
to meet with them and to talk 1t all
over.
The Versailles conference was
managed by the diplomats OF .a En-
director, President Woodrow Wilson
It is evident that the French people
expected a good deal more than was
realized at this Versailles confer
ence, which held continuous sessions
for six months or thereabouts, ano
was personally ATTENDED until tne
close by the president Of the Unlteo
States. 1t has been understood by
a great many Americans, that the
Versailles conference or pariey' Was
modelled somewhat on the plan pro
posed and accepted by Pres1dent
called the Portsmouth conference, al
the windup of the Russo-Japanese
war in 1906.
An invitation was given to Rus-
STA and Japan to come over to Ports
mouth, N. H., by accredited commls-
sioners (and far away from the
scene of the battles in the ORIENT ORIENT
AS we all recollect, those dlgnl.
taries did come over to the United
States, and after they had discussed
all the problems, the two countries
reached a compromise concAuslo1;
The peace covenants were signed anu
sealed, and the big war between Kus-
STA and Japan was over and settled
It occupied several weeks as TO
time, and was perfectly satisfactory
to both countries, so far as Preslo
dent Roosevelt and the citizens OF
these United States were informed.
The Versailles conference coVerea
six months, as before stated; ana
was not accepted by the United States
senate, and has been far from salts
factory to the European countries
which were at war with Germany
and Austria. While some nation
diiatory and the newspapers say tnat
some have since withdraw Whlcn
st first were harmonious. .
The marley on November IL, 1871,
will open on Armistice day-three
years after Germany ot aGcepeedd s uei
left Germany. The parley is expect
ed to continue for several weeks,
according to the newspapers, anu
President Harding has appointed only
two American delegates, so far as
I am misunderstanding Of state
Lodge. chairman Of senate foreign
relations committee.
Perhaps the November conference
will be confined entirely to dlsarm-
ament, as affecting international re-
lations, or it may include some OF
the questions discussed and not set,
tied at the Versailles conference, ana
which seriously affect commerclu IN
tercourse at this present Wrltl4g'
Also, it is circulated abroad that "a
pan is quite ready, to discuss inc ne
alien laws passed by the state OF
SaIifornia some years back, where
Orientals were excluded and when
legislation has been resented by the
Japanese, since this statute was
placed among the existing laws OF
the Pacific slope states. as to Inn ID
tionS, etc. .a ~
If such matters are presented to
the attention of the commission at
the November il parley, the entlre
race question might be included ana
no one can tell where the TAX VIII
extend or what may be the END OF IL
" it goes without s. aging that the DEL
crates representing the United
States should be selected with ex-
ceeding care, and while these deie-
gates are not given authority 70 dlc-
tate or command, their say SO IS
bound to have effect, in the near ear
future. The Versailles conference
settled next to nothing, as TO- world
TIroblems. The parley in Washing-
ton should attempt nothing that IS
not bulwarked by patriotism and
Muscle Sc Shoals in North Alabama
~ Muscle Shoals district in
c1ndes within it's limits the thriving
cities of Sheffield, Tuscumbia and
Florence. Ala. The great fall OF
water. in the Tennessee river, eX-
tends 1874 miles from the end nearest
to Chattanooga, Tenn. and on the
slope to smooth water l34 miles oo"n
stream. o, ,,,o -.
onthorized by congress with IL locks
ana the canal was opened in 1881.
Early in the World war time, the
Muscle Shoals people moved on WASH
tngton to get great government nj
trate plant erected. The construction
of a dam was authorized by the per,
sonal order of President Wilson and
f7id not 60 before congress. No. 1
and No. 2 nitrate plants were erect
ed A 10000 horsepower steam plant
and A. newly opened quarry cost the
taxnayers Of the United States the
small CD sum Of eighty million dol
The Wilson dam is not yet com
,1a+ed therefore unserviceabie for
he nurpose mentioned. 1t was ex-
nected to cost $70,000,000 and only
S17,0O0,000 were put out as per con-
tract. .
In 1919 the United States govern
ment bought in Chile and delivered
to American ports, nearly 400, 900
long tons of nitrates at the small 90
cost of S110,000,00O.
If, by any chance, the wilson danl
reaches completion 1t Will neea
enough cement to build two-foot
sidewalk to go around the world.
How we apples do swine!
Already $107, 100000 have been
spent on the Muscle Shoals project,
and the whole business is now on
the auction counter. Does anybody
wonder that taxes are excessive with
the exposure made at the Hog Island
shipping yards and the Muscle Shoals
project, to throw light on the sub
ject Of why there is unrest, unem-
ployment and Civil war in West Vir-
ginia coal mines?
Southern Baptists to
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