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MANY OPPORTUNITIES
/: IN ISLAND DOMINION
Lord Northclfe Tells of Trip to Wonderful Country
Its Needs and Openings for People Who
Would Settle There.

81 Following is tho first of n
- series of articles by Niscount
Northcliffe, eminent British pub
Usher, written during his tour
of the world and published in the
London Times. The series deals
with prcsent-day life and oppor-
/. tunities in the various countries
Lord Northcliffe has visited,
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Great Prescription For
Distressed Stomachs

Tho very first dose or DR.. Orth's
Stomach Remedy frees you from NIL
discomfort-a box gives you n good
dlges; anything discstibic. Money
back IL II fails--nll druggists.
DR.. Orth's Stomach Remedy
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Hy Vtscount NorthcIiHe.
is New Zealand II place for settle
ment? What IS TO DO said after n
visit, lasting but 4 single week. TO n
small portion of the northern island?
What can be said / will say, with
the premise that the facts l give have
been checked by New Zealanders well
acquainted with the whole of their
wonderful country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-19

TO arrive at Auckland. in the
northern island, NJ tho end OF Au
gust is $50 far as light and flowers
are concerncd) like arriving Mt
Cannes on n dazzling day In Fe5ru-
arg.
= The cliffs are like the cliffs near
Bournemouth. the approach little
like the Solent. Auckland harbor it
self has been described by Kipling as
"the last loneliest, love'iest, eXquis-
lite"
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facilitate anything looking
to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Russia and its reduction in
area and potency. This &C
counts for her very prompt
recognition of the border
states on the west, such as
Latvia, Lithuania, Esthonia,
ETC., and it explains also her
indifference to Japanese in
roads upon Russian territory
in Asia.
Japan has no ambitions
except in the Orient, no fear
except that she will en-
counter from the United
States. and England Jointly
some opposition to the car
rying out of her Asiatic pur-
poses. The four-power treaty
practically immunizes Japan
from any possibility of
American interference. Any
protest that America would
make would be wholly in
effective with our reduced
naval power and dismantled
bases, and, in the light of
the four-power treaty, with
out any implication of abil-
ity to make it effectual.
In view of the regionally
restricted aims of Japan, her
ratio of three to the British
and American five doesn't in
volve. any inequality at all.
1t is more than counterbal-
anced by her remoteness from
our Pacific shores and by
the absence of any fortified
bases in the Eastern Pacific
which would enable us in any
way to equalize the disadvan-
tage of distance.
Now we come to the con-
sideratiop Of a Pacific settle
ment which ignores and ex-
cludes the two great Pacific
nations, China and Russia,
between them representing q
population of five hundred
millions and with every vital
interest which arises from
contiguity of territory and
exposed coast lines.
The only possible aggres.
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and theatrical curtain
raiser to the discussion. The
speech with which he open
ed the conference, although
it brought tears to all the
old ladies in the world, as
sured Japan and England Of
their triumphal emergency
from the conference.
Instead of being in a posi-
ton finally to concede to
England a curtailment of her
naval program in consider
alton of certain objects which
could not be achieved without
English cooperation, Mr..
Hughes put himself in the
position of asking England
to acquiesce in what she
hardly had the temerity to
propose.
She was, therefore, in a
position to work her own will
in the matter of cooperation
with Japan and in bringing
about the REIMBURSEMENT of
our own historical and ira
ditional detectives in the
Orient.
Japan wishes to expand
upon the Asiatic continent,
and if you will look at the
map. and see the flying but
tress of islands reaching from
Sakhalin on the north to For
mosa on the south, you will
see how every access to the
Asiatic mainland is guarded
by Japan.
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Jealous Rivals.

sion that can be cited as Of
fering any explanation Of the
four-power treaty is the ag-
gression that the future may
develop on the part of China
to reclaim her stolen terri
tories and on the part of Rus
STA to eject a hated invader
who has taken advantage Of
her momentary nQlitical in
competency.
And here the painful fact
rises up to confront the
United States that we have
agreed with nations which
are our jealous, if not hos
tile rivals to a treaty which
disables us from pursuing
our course of friendship to-
ward China and Russia,
which, in each instance, has
become one of the tradi-
tons of our history. We
stand for the restoration of
China. and yet have made
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Food Prices Drop as
Farm Products Rise

While a distinct upward trend OF
wholesale. prices among farm prod
ucts and foodstuffs was noted In
February. compared with January.
the Department OF Labor reports 9
decrease OF o.s per cent In the re-
tan cost of food to the average fam
lily as compared with January.
Cabbage went up per cent and
onions 20 per cent. Strictly II esh
eggs dropped per cent. Fresh milk.
oleomargarine, bread and cream OF
wheat also dropped. Tea, mac
aroni. sirloin steak and coffee de-
creased slightly. Ham and oranges,
lamb and flour, lard and graduated
sugar, pork chops, bacon, navy
beans, canned peas and bananas ARE
all higher priced: Plate beef, hens.
cheese. cornmeal. rice, potatoes and
prunes remain unchanged loo.
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to see things in their reali-
ties and to avert q fatuous
and disastrous error of judg-
ment before it is too late.
Furthermore, the thought
IS obvious and will suggest
itself to you, that the other
nations thoroughly under
stand that a ratification Of
a treaty is just as much a
part of the making of a
treaty under our constitu-
ton as it's negotiation in the
first instance. There is no
element of deception or of
afterthought or Of surprise
In the fact that the Senate
approaches a consideration
Of a treaty on its merits, un-
influenced by the fact that
its negotiators have recon-
its adoption.
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TO PAY
DEBTS -0DREGOV
Preparing to Cancel All obi
cations Regardless of
U. s. Recognition.
ny CHARLES MARKS.
International News Service.

MEXICO CITY, March 1s.-Re-
gardlcss of whether the United
States grants recognition to the
present Mexican regime, arrange
ments soon win be made to start
paying Mexico's foreign debt. Presi-
dent Oregon stated here today.
The President gave his first audi.
ence to newspaper correspondents
since his return from Vera Crux-
'It il possible there will be solu-
ton of the recognizing problem"
said the President. Recognition
may come through conversations
now In progress between Mexico and
the United States. The only nego-
tiations have been with the United
States. There have been none with
England or any other European
power"
Envoy May Come Here.
President Oregon said that Fl
nance Minister de Ia Huerta might
go to New York to confer with Amer
lean bankers. but that there was no
definite program 81
A more conciliatory attitude BY
the United States regarding recog-
milton of the Obregon government
has resulted from a long note SENT
from the American State Depart
ment, It was reported In authorize
tive circles this afternoon. This note
il said to have outlined the reasons
why Mexico refused to sign the pro-
posed American-Mexican treaty as
a basis for recognition. II was I'm
possible to secure official confirma-
ton of reports about the note. but
from a reliable source II was learned
that II sets forth the constitutional
grounds and policies which dictated
the Governments refusal to sign.
Mexico's attitude is not de-
scribed as receptive" and there
is q disposition to believe that the
diplomatic atmosphere between
Washington and Mexico City has
been somewhat cleared.
Opinion ON Treaty.
The Oregon regime II under
stood to have taken the attitude
that IT must not agree to . treaty
It cannot keep. Reference was
said to have been made to Presi-
dent Wilson's action in taking
back to Washington the treaty of
Versailles. 1t was recalled that
opponents to the Versailles treaty
attacked the document on the
ground II surrendered American
rights and. exercised unlawful
powers delegated to the Amert-
can Congress.
It Is believed that the compari-
son between the treaties has put
Mexico's case before the State
Department in a better light.
The note Is believed to have
pointed but that Mexico IL will
Ing and always has desired, to
protect American and other for
eign interests in this country, but
must keep within its constitu-
tional limitations.
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View of Japan.

England has long regarded
Japan as an over-populated
empire, with a highly volatile
pressure outward, which
must sooner or later burst
it's bounds in some direction
or other. She doesn't want
the Japanese in her South
Pacific ID O m i nion MS. She
doesn't want them in British
Columbia. They can't come
to the Pacific coast of the
United States.
And inasmuch as they
must go somewhere, and the
outward pressure cannot be
indefinitely restrained, Eng
land is perfectly willing to
see Japan overflow Man.
churia, Mongolia, and East
ern Siberia. This accords
with the traditional attitude
of England toward Russia.
Somebody says that no
mind can escape the bias of
its own country's history,
and English foreign policy
is strongly influenced by
ancient fears and the memo
ry of them. It wasn't so
many years ago that Eng
lands whole policy was
directed toward the arrest
of Russia's steady and
stealthy advance toward
Constantinople.
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an alliance against its ac-
complishment.
We stand as the friend
and moral trustee" of Rus
STA, refusing to be a party
to the spoliation of its ter
ritories. And yet are in
ally with the invader
against the eventual recov-
cry by Russia of territory
which we will not concede
to be anything but Russian.
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Await U. 5. Action.

You are also aware that
neither England, France nor
Japan contemplates submit
ting the treaty for considera-
ton, by their respective leg
islative bodies until the trea-
lies are ratified by the United
States Senate. thus showing
that each of these nations
clearly recognizes that adop-
ton by the Senate is just as
indispensable 2 part of the
treaty as the signatures of
Hughes, Lodge and Co. And
neither act by itself gives
the treaty either existence or
validity as such.
And while we are on the
subject of national prestige,
let us be careful that we are
not losing more than we are
gaining. The United States
for many years has en-
joyed an unequaled prestige
throughout Asia.
It will greatly diminish
that prestige If the impress
sion creeps into the minds of
the teeming populations Of
the East that Japan, by
mere diplomacy and at one
stroke, completely eliminated
the United States as a factor
in the determination of East
ern questions, and has
emerged from a conference
held in the American city of
Washington the undisputed
arbiter Of Oriental destinies.
This country has had a
unique position both in China
and Russia. 1t has been the
firm friend Of both countries
in their days Of weakness
and domestic turmoil, and
the strong protestant against
any disregard of the terri
torial rights and any oppres-
sion of the peoples.
This is in truth a pres
tige worth having, worth
thinking about and, above all
things, worth keeping. 1t
is a much greater prestige
than the pseudo-prestige of
stolidly carrying through the
final steps in the execution
of a treaty which, we al
ready see, is incapable of ex-
PLANTATION, defense or excuse
simply because some rather
dull and visionless bell
wethers of the Republican
party have put the label of
party" on a bad piece of
work.
"A pT. AIM AMERICAN
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Aided England.

1t has stood England in
good stead during the war
with Germany, and its
future was not looked upon
with any particular qualm
or. apprehension. 1t is true
there was some little feeling
against it on the part of
Canada particularly, but
both Australia and New
Zealand, on the other hand,
looked upon it with more
than a counter-balancing
favor.
England's primary con-
Germ was to maintain her
prestige as the first naval
power in the world, and if
not concededly that, at least
not a secondary power. Mr..
Hughes had but one card in
his hand, and that was our
ability to outbuild England
and to carry out a naval
program which was humili-
ating, if not menacing, to
England.
He sacrificed the strength
; Of his hand to the tempta-
ton to stage q BelascoesQue
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Wiedfelt Acceptable
"a German Envoy Here

has been suggested In Berlin dis
patches as likely to be the new Ger
man ambassador to the United
States, would be acceptable to this
Government, according to informal
opinions expressed here last night.
The first work that would be taken
IN by the new ambassador would be
NEGOTIATIONS for creation OF an
American German Commission for
the settlement of American war
claims against Germany.
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Govt. Advises Caution
in Trade With Germany

American nrms were warned 10
exercise business caution, =. before
contracting for the sale of goods In
Germany, in q cablegram received
yesterday from American CONNER
cial Agent Herring at Berlin.
Mr.. Herring slid that safeguards
also should be taken by American
importers buying direct or through
purchasing agencies to stipulatc In
new contracts that goods will only
be accepted at an agreed price. or an
agreed percentage increase In order
to avoid possible litigation.
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.GEDDES' SPEECH
| IS Impetus To.
. TREATY BATTLE
Stormy Debate Reveals 9sna-
tors Opposed to Navy Agree
mont With Japan.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL,
International News Service.

Strong opposition to the United
States entering into a naval agree
ment with japan developed last night
among Senators pitted against the
four power Pacific treaty..
A statement credited to Sir Auck-
land 0cddes. the British ambassador,
that the four-power treaty "averted
q war in the Pacific" was construed
by Democratic Senators as meaning
that II the United States had not
agreed to the pact an \ substitute
for the Anglo-Japanese alliance con-
flict with Japan would have been
inevitable.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas de-
clared that II II were true that Jar
pan was meditating an attack on the
Pacific possessions Of the United
States at the time of the armament
conference that he thought that It
would be q dangerous policy for the
American Government to agree to
scuttle battleships and abandon naval
bases and Notifications with only
the four-power treaty to fall back
upon.
A Call to Arms.
''If the statement attributed to Am
bassador Geddes Is correct. that the
four-power treaty averted a war In
the Pacific between japan and the
United States, then instead Of dis
arming would call upon the Amer
lean people to arm" said Robinson.
Hiram Johnson Surprised.
Senator johnson of California ex-
pressed surprise that the official
spokesman for Great Britain In this
country should be going around max
ing speeches In support Of the four
power treaty"
1T remind my friend from
Arkansas that what Ambassa dor
Geddes is said to have stated is
practically the same as the Senator
from Massachusetts, Uodge) said IN
his speech asking us to ratify the
pending treaty" interposed Senator
Watson Of Georgia.
ct never said anything to indicate
that I thought war was imminent"
said Senator Lodge.
BY directing the Senate's atten-
ton to the statement he said was
attributed to Geddes, In an address
the British ambassador delivered
at Los Angeles, Cal, yesterday,
Robinson provoked another stormy
debate which lasted most OF the
afternoon.
Senator Poindexter of Wash
ineton, one of the ranking Re
publican members of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee. declared
that his willingness to support
the four-power treaty was contin-
gent upon the willingness OF Con-
gress to maintain the American
navy efficiently In accordance with
the 6-5-3 ratio Of the naval limita-
ton treaty.
However much I may respect
the good faith of the parties to
them, I realize the uncertainty Of
human agreements, especially In
ternational agreements" Poindex-
ter said.
"If we had continued our naval
building program Of 1915 and japan
had continued hers and Great Brit
ain continued hers, we would have
stood Great Britain 106, the United
States 100 and Japan 81 instead of
the $3.50 ratio provided by
the naval limitation treaty. Senator
Lodge. the Republican leader said.
Judging by the view which seems
to be prevalent In the House, think
the Senator from Arkansas must
be unduly confident II he thinks we
are going to have even that ratio
provided by Congress.
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That this charge against

the treaty is unanswerable is
shown by the weak retort
made by Senator Underwood
to the question of Senator
Walsh, of Montana, two or
three days ago in the Senate,
when Walsh asked him II
there was any possible ag-
gression which the treaty
might have in view except
that which hight fairly be
anticipated on the part of
Russia. Underwood replied
that the life of the treaty
was only ten years and Rus
STA couldn't possibE be in a
position to move for the re-
,overy of her territories with
in that period.
This Is a good deal like the
reasoning of a check-kiter
who issues a heck hoping in
some way or another to find
resources to meet it before it
completes the circle of bank
ing routine and is presented
at the bank on which it is
drawn for payment.
1t seems to me, that If the
treaty were trenchantly an
alyzed along these lines which
have been roughly sketched,
and it's inherent views ex-
hibited to the people and to
the thoughtless and party
bound majority in the Sem
ate, it would be worth while.
The old catch phrases, the
old ding-dong of the treaty
fight of two or three years
ago, the fires of which are
extinguished and the pas
sions of which have died out,
will not answer the demands
of the situation.
One further thought:
There is a good deal Of
weak suggestion that If we
do not ratify these treaties,
in some Way or other we will
compromise our n a t | o n a !
prestige. There is no prestige
in the ratification of a piece
of folly.
Both japan and England,
by the expressions of their
public men, have shown that
they thoroughly appreciate
and accurately appraise the
extent of their diplomatic
victory over our negotiators.
It would certainly seem bet
ter calculated to enhance
our prestige to demonstrate
that so one-sided a treaty
could not in the final analy-
sis be put over on the
American people; that
there resides somewhere in
our government the power
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Strategy Stupid

The strategy of the con-
ference from the standpoint
of American interests was
: stupid and disastrous. Japan
would not have come into
! the conference but for Eng
lish pressure, or, what
!; amounts to the same thing,
fear of English displeasure.
France was clearly a
supernumerafy, and the way
her delegates crept off the
stage one by one indicated
that she didn't like her
position in the back row of
the chorus alongside Of
/ Italy and Belgium. Eng
/ lands primary concern was
10 avoid falling into a Sec
/ ondary position in the world
Is q naval power.
For a long time she has
viewed with apprehension
the growth of Americas
naval fleet, and has in every
that was consistent
with her pride sought to
discourage the rapid growth
{of our navy. With her great
tax burdens, she could not
stand the expense of out
bidding us, and she could
not endure the thought of
being outstripped. The
Anglo Japanese alliance
was by no means distasteful
to the generality of English
men.
Japan is a highly central
lied government, with q
very definite national will,
which translates itself. read
lily and without embarrassing
constitutional checks into eff
= fective national action. AS
e long as England can derive
q certain measure of police
protection from japanese
military and naval strength
in the Orient, she does not
look with any jealousy or
, concern upon the growth Of
, Japanese military and naval
strength. 49,,
Furthermore, Japanese
territorial ambitions proceed
upon the same principles
+, upon which England has
built up her Eastern empire
and upon which she hopes to
retain it. There is a deep,
impersonal and logical SYM
patty between England and
Japan, of which the alliance
. was a very natural express
sion.
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Her Waist Reduced
s Inches He Lost
81 Pounds

In less than six weeks, her waist
measure has been reduced 6 inches
and she is losing fat steadily, re-
ports Mrs. H. E. jerks, who says
that il all fat people could know
how they would benefit in health
and appearance by taking Korein
Tabules, following tho directions,
they would all use them.
In two months. Elmer Ganong
lost 81 pounds, and reports feeling
wonderfully fine. Geo. c. Reynolds,
President of the Royal Fellowship,
said he reduced 81 pounds in four
months. And Mrs. M. L. Liemyer
stated she reduced &c pounds and
that she looks and feels much
younger. To reduce weight hap
PLY. easily, safely, iastingly, get
Korein Tabules at any busy drug
gist's and follow the simple direc-
tons. 500 guarantee with every
package. Or write for free bro
chure to Korein Co.. Moo Sta
ton X, New York. Lcgions OF
grateful letters prove satisfaction.
where other methods have failed.
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Europe Using
Money Due u. s.
/ TO Pay Bonuses

EUROPE Il maintaining her
standing armies by nom
payment Of interest to the
United States, and American
credit has been used to pay
bonuses TO foreign soldiers,
while the United States
Treasury cannot find means
VI adjusting the corpensa-
ton Of American soldiers.
This was the rotor. madc
last night by Senator Medin
Mccormick Of Illinois to the
sarcastic article written by
Stephen Lausanne In today's
Paris Matin, in which the
eminent French journalist
outlined conditions" under
which France would pay her
debt to the United States and
also poksd satire at McCor-
mick.
Lausanne charged in his
article that It i'll behooved the
United States to press Franco
for payment when ali that
France had borrowed remain
cd in the hands Of american
munitions makers, packers,
etc" Mccormick sale this
was beside the point, and was
no excuse for Frances fail
ure to pay interest.
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selves and an exposure Of
their inherent vices.

selves and an exposure Of
their inherent vices.
Another thing which think
initiates against the effec-
tiveness Of ybur argument
is that it is in the old IA
miliar rhythm of the League
of Nations fight. There is
the same invoking Of the
spirit of. Washington's adj
dress, the plea for isolation,
and the general suggestion
that America is so provincial
or untutored that she cannot
sustain contact with old
world diplomacy without
coming of second best. This
Is not an exhilarating reflec-
ton.
E The Upper cartoons are
works of art, and in some
conditions of public opinion
are highly effective. / am
not sure but they are the
most effective things that
you are doing. But they also
have q very familiar quality,
and a great many of your
readers feel sthat Opper can
make any cause ridiculous,
: such is the power of his
humor and the facility Of his
pencil.