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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
As Others See 1t
CiVjLIEATiO:
(By S. G. Lewis, Lakeland, Fla.)

(By S. G. Lewis, Lakeland, Fla)
The Oxford dictionary in it's definition of civil,
civize and civilization, uses as its first mean
ings of these terms the words mot naval or mil
itary" non-warike," advanced stage in social de-
velopment," "enlighten," refine"
The world now abhorrng war-like drunkard
on the day after-we talk great deal about the
peril of the downfall of civilization. permanent
question would be- Have we ever had civili-
cation, or have we ever greatly desired it?
We are likely loosely to think of civilization as
a high state of organization for the production
and distribution of goods that we possess, But
when we think that the high state of our produc-
tive organization speciaizes in the production of
war materials, that there has not been year in
the industrial era that war has not been going
on somewhere-if only killing savages to keep
our hand in when there was no Civilized" war
to fight, and that the government that keeps
us safe has at any time of real or supposed peril
the right to confscate all of property and our
lives as WELL for the purpose of warfare, then we
may consider if this is civilization or merely an
elaborated and complicated state of polished saw
agery.
And it is an established fact that ninety.three
cents out of every dollar collected in federal
taxes in the United States is expended on account
this civilization? The cost of one battleship-
that in five years is junked-would build fine uni
versities equal to the University of Michigan
one of the greatest in the country, and we are
arming not against savages but against our highly
civilized" fellow nations
Are we vanished savages? We are battered
and used up now. when the devil was i'll the
devil a saint would be"-but when we get over
the revulsion will we come back to the old lust
for excitement and glory? Win it always be
true that the most maddening lure, the supreme
exaltation, the sport of the gods, is kling-and
the greatest of all killing the killing of men?
Are men such perverse, vicious vermin that en-
largement of their powers only means orgies of
mutual destruction?
Ii this is so, then goodnight, humanity For
the life of the individual is but flicker OF con-
seriousness. Where oh, where can real civiliza-
ton be found? Not in the submarines, not in
armored airplanes nor even in the most drastic
law ever SPREAD on the law books of our ma
'tior-the joke, prohibition. If mankind ever
reaches the high standard of civilization it will
not be NAVAL or military Or training men how to
kill ,fBfow being nor in truRnipg down and
killing bootleggers nor in, selling poisoned
shine The high standard of &dvanced civiliza-
ton can be obtained only by following the foot
steps of Him who said Love We one another"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
VIscoUNT BRYCE AT TAMPA
(W. B. Powell, in tampa Vribune. }

(W. b. Powell in TAMPA Vribune) p.
just read with regret TIE death OF Vi-count
James Bryce, a man whoi endea.cd himself to
everyone with whom he camo' in contact When
he was British ambassador to the United Slater
he was entertained by the Tampa board Of trade,
and -an'isodent happened. ABging that event which
you probably remember and which is worth re.
counting.
The evening the Honorable Mr.. Bryce was en-.
tertained there were number OF other affairs
of like nature in the main dining room of the
Tampa Bay; believe the Hon. W. j. Bryan was
holding forth at dollar dinner At least Mr..
Bryce's affair was held in the smaller dining
room OF the Tampa Bay
AS secretary of the Tampa board OF trade it
was up to me TO arrange with the leader for
the musical program. | deeply impressed upon
the man from Tyrol that when the POSTMASTER
did the honors to England and Mr.. Bryce, that
they should, as the gentlemen arose with upllfted
glasses, play God Save the Queen" l couldn't
make them understand, so whistled bar. /
mus have been poor whistler.
The auspicous moment came. A fitting speech
was made about the mother country, the love be,
tween the Engish-speaking people and tribute
to the distinguished guest ofNhonor, to England
and its ambassador. and the orchestra struck
up-"Therel be Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight"
For moment the guests stood retriGed. 1t
was quiet if death had stricken one. All
eyes were turned upon Mr.. Bryce That gentle
man began to laugh He laughed until the tears
streamed down his heard and he mopped them
up with his napkin. The diners took up the
spirit of the honoree and all joined in the laugh
ter. When the orchestra had concluded the party
loudly appauded and laughed, and the orchestra
felt so honored by the acclaim that they played
Hot Time" all over again.
MIR. Bryce had the blurder recorded in the
London Times and from that source it has gone
over the world time after time
This shows the man. He could appreciate a
blunder as he appreciated the tiniest flower or
insect. A great diplomat, but a winged insect
he never saw before would interest him-a man
of big affairs yet a new flower would distract
his attention and that flower would be preser Jed
in book for further study.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
SAVING WASTE LANDS

The biggest practical problem before America
today IS that Of reclamation. 1t is a moral and
political as we'll as an economic problem. The
future well beng Of The people, ard their relation
to the other nations CT tie world will hinge largely
upon the extent TO which they can s@large the
arabic area OF the country. What difference
it would make in TIE outlook fer peace in the east
if Japan had within her borders such vast reclaim
able areas as the Everglades, the other swamps Of
the south, and the arid lands of the west.
Without gong outside Ct her own boundaries,
she could provide homes for ten times as many
people as her empire now contains.
The pressure Ct population is hardly as YET
beginning to be felt in America but ii will he felt,
eventually, and the coming generations will begin
to look anXiousiy around for a place in the sum-
If they fad none at home, they will do just what
the people Of all other nations have tried TO do
they will go forth 10 conquer lands held by weaker
hands than theirs.
There would be 70 eastern problem but for this
pressure Of population. There would have been
no world war if the central empires had not fell
its impulse Hence, we are justified in looking
at unreclaimed lands as guarantees of the peace
in the future, because. economic proposition,
it will be cheaper to reclaim them than to conquer
an equal area from others.
Few people have an idea of the magnitude of
this potential empire 1t is estimated that the cuI-
tvable land in the United States could be doubled,
and perhaps more, by drainage, irrigation and the
clearing away Of stumps. Mr.. Harding says there
are 100000 acres of swamp and cut-over
lands in the SOUTH There are at least 100000
600 in the west susceptible of irrigation. The cut
over lands of Northern Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota amount to more than 100000
acres. And this does not exhaust the quota
America could provide for the susenance of at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
SPRING is COMING

Soon the winter will be gone from the haunts
OF freezing men, and the grass upon the lawn
will be turning green again; verdure soon win
run amuck, and well hear the quackng duck, and
the earnest thoughtful cluck of the busy setting
hen. Oh, the wintry tempest blows, and it hows
along the street; there is ice upon my nose and
my ears are full of seet; bleak the sky that DER
us bends, but the worst uprising ends, and we'll
soon be telling friends that we're weary of the
heat. Oh, the winter isn't nice, when it busters
to and fro, and my shoes full of ice and my
hat is full of Snow; but try to dance and sing
and be happy as king, for l have a bunch that
spring pretty soon her goods Will show. And she
has the finest line that man could wish to see,
singing birds on every vine, and homing humble
bee; sweetest fragrance in the air, and rosebud
here and there, golden sunshine everywhere, and
flower bestudded lea. Roughhouse Winter stays
a while, filling us with discomfort, heaping in a
crazy pile of snow that isn't worth cent; but
he soon is out of sight; then comes Spring,
bride in white, bringing comfort and delight to
the breast of every gent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

Just how hard hit California has been by the
freeze is not ascertainable from the press dis
patches. Fortunately for that state its industries
are so diversified that citrus failure is merely an
unpleasant incident rather than calamity. 1t is
sure thing they will have some left Oh which they
can pile on a compromising price; while the market
tor Florida fruit will be immensely strengthened.
Ii would be very bad taste to rejoice over it, and
poor judgment 10 cry about it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
Daily Poem
FINE:

There ainu nc use in kickin', friend,
When things don't come your way;
Ii does no good to holler round,
And Stumble night an day.
The thing to do is curb you grief,
Cut out yer little whine;
And when they ask you how you are,
Jest say, I'm fee!jn' fine
There amt no man alive but what is
Booked to get his slap;
mare amt no man that walks but
what
From trouble get his rap.
Go mingle with the bunch, old 10y.
Where all the bright ligh,s shine,
And when they ask you how you are,
Jest say, I'm feelin' fine
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

he soldier bonus question continues to be the
Invest wire at Washington. If the present admins
tration does nothing for the relief of the former
service men, it will be showed under at the next
election by the soldier vote If it increases taxes
to provide the necessary sum- the people, already
carrying all the burden they can stand under, and
little more, will surely make noise like get
out when the polls are next opened.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26
Dog Hill ParGgrafs
BY GEORGE BINGHAM.

This saw mill on Gander Creek has
rot been making any Roadway and
there is talk of closing it down, as
lie engine uses up al the wood in
The furnace as fast rs it is sawed.
i
The Deputy Constable has been
asked to find a COW thar, 3traytd from
the Bounding Billows section, but as
there is no reward offered, the Deputy
is busy Oh some other case just row.
+
Washington Hooks reports that he
has a pig that is growing so fast he
is going to have to put another rail
on top of the pen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

The Miami Chamber of Commerce is offering
a reward OF five hundred dollars ror arrest of per-
sons circulating reports of an epidemic in that city,
Maybe we are the track of The money We
heard tourist describing some sort of inRamma-
ton down there which he called grabts, the chief
symptom Of which, he sad was intense itching of
the palm If they'll send detective up here, we IL
help locate the chap if he doesn't get scared and
run.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

The Genoa conference will be liveler than other
recent world meetings, according to present ind-
cations. The Germans will be there with three
hundred and forty-one coed reasons why the re-
paratiOns claims should net be collected; while Mr.
Irotzky. of Pehograd, accompanied by his staff,
will be there with bills amounting to many billions
of rubles against the various allied nations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

least 29o,00O.o0o people on lands not as yet
touched by the plow.
1t is high time that reclamation became a gen.
uine national policy, and Florida. which has more
to gain frca i 1laa any slate east Of the Mssis-
sippi, could well afford to take the lead both in
outlining the course of the nation and in showing
practical object lesson of the Importance of the
subject.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

Lakeland visitors are having an opportunity to
see the very best there is going in the way of shows
If they were in New York City they could see no
better picture shows than Way Down East, &"
The Birth Of Nation, The Shiek," and
The Fall of Babylon, and no better musical
entertainment than the Broadway Whir''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

News reports say American CARDINALS are hurry
ing toward Rome, but with little hope of getting
there in time to help select the next Pope unless
there happens to be deadlock That is one Of
the concerts IN which America plays second fiddle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

There is all Irish conference going on in Paris
in which everybody is pledged not to mention
politics. Hereafter the Quaker meeting and the
Sphinx will have to take back seats as emblems of
silence
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

A California scientist has discovered that clocks
run faster in the night than in the day. Funny
how these scientific fellows are always announcing
something that everybody knew before.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

A good many faces which were familiar here
year ago are now reappearng on The streets
OF Lakeland. Give EN- lime and they Il sure come
back.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

With earthquakes and cold waves every other
day out where the movies grow. you can not be
surprised if the shimmy is regarded as the most
natural pose of the actress
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-26

According to the weather reports, the people of
Les Angeles have recently experienced shaking
sensation not caused by earthquakes.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30
Senatul 81 bonusul
Soldatilor
INTERESELE DATORIEI ALIATILOR Sc
VOR FOLOSI PENTRU FINANTAREA
BONUSULUI


WASHINGTON, 80 August-Senatu a aprobat All TO
losea tereselor sumelor datoresc naune aac Amer
ce-penu fnanarea bonusuu soldatlor carl servt in
decursul razboulu.
Senatul mai substitute legea SmithMcNary legea
penru optunea pentru pamant. Apo uat vacanta de
Il, dupa purcede la discutarea ege bonusulu
Senatorul Simmons, democrat din North Carolina, pro-
pus bonusu s fe fnnat din nteresele celor IL marde
olar atoresc natie alate Amerce Ell senatoru Reed
democrat din Missouri propus aceasta masura nuImi
pentru Sd mpneasca dorinta presedntelu Harding
cerut specifice moac din finana bo
nusu 81 penru tale creanga de sub piciorul
doresc anueze daorie natiunilor srene
Masura fost luata 35 votur contra unul
Amentlamentul de reclamatiune Smith -McNary ost
robat 43 voturi contra % Tot senaor atat repub
can cat 81 democratic din staele din vest votat pentru
oti seaori din staee de rasrt votat contra amenda
rnenulu.
Accasa lege spunc soldati carl doresc puca
prm pamant in satee din vest-pamant necuvat nca-pc
care guvernnl ator sal provada nsalaun de rga
tune M veterani r;zboulu mondial ci ce din
boul spaniel american prmi pmant, in cazu ca
face optiune.
Gel carl s'au opus acestu amendment movat tnuta
or prn ca c urnz nou motive pcnru preedmtcle
Harding de a opune bonusului
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30
GUVERNUL AMERICAN
ESTE IN CURRENT GU
SITUATIA EUROPEANA

Washington, 30 Aug.-Guvernul
american, este in stransa legatura
Gu situatia din statele europene 81
asteapta sosirea timpului cand gu
yernul poate lua o parte activa IN
afacerile lor, = Mai ales IN ce pri-
veste restabilirea situatiei econo-
mice normale.
Camdeodata prcscdintclc Har-
ding nu crede Cd sosit timpul "a
Statele Unite sd participe Ia vre-o
conferinta internationala care az
discuta situatia financiara mon-
diala.
S'a declarat, in mod Official, ca
guvernul nu intentioneaza sd tri-
mita pc mipistrul Hoover. in Eu-
rOpa ca membru al comisiunei a.
despagubiri, asa precum sr +
derit uncle cercuri europnee.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30
3l6 MORTIIN MARE

SANTIAGO, Chile, 80 Aug. =
Numai sase persoane din un total
de 322 au fost salvate cand vapOrul
chilean Itata s'a scufundat langa
Coquimbo.
Vaporul era in drum spre Anto-
fagasta din COquimbo, = Gu 25O
pasageri, restul formand echioa
vaporului. o furtuna la prins, nu
departe de coaste. Carma a fost
rupta imediat 81 vaporul a fost re-
sturnat. In cateva clipe a inceput
a sc scufunda.
Vasul de razbOiu chilean "Cha
cabuco' plccat Gu viteza cea maj
mare posibila intr 'ajutorul nenoro
citilor, dar la sosire nu 'au ma
vazut decat cadavre leganate de va
luri 81 niste bucati din vapor. 4
bia sase, intre carl 81 dol pasageri
- au putut ii salvati.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30
COMITETUL
DE DESARMARE
AL LICE]

GENEVA, Elv"tia, 30 August.
comitetului de desarma-
re al Ligei Natiunilor, ce va fl
prezidat de Dominica DE CANA,
ambasadorul Braxilici i'm Anglia
a fost amallata pima .Joi-
Comitetele variate si-au inceput
insa lucrarile. Subcomitetul des-
armarei a discutat deja uncle che
stii ce i-au fost trimise della comi-
tetul general. Una din aceste che
stii este ca 81 celelalte tari. earl
II 'au participat la conferinta din
Washington, = sa fie puse sub re-
strictiile hotaririlor luate in capi-
tala Americei, referitoare la flotele
de razboiu.
Acest subcomitet nu va discuta
numai desarmarea navala ci 81 cea
militara.
Comitetul finantelor luat in
desbatere um project pentru veni
rea intru ajutorul Austriei. Conf
tetul communications va recomand;
aplicarea hOtaririlOr luate la con
gresul din Barcelona.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30
Deschideroa CuIsuIiloT de vara de Ia
Va|onii-de- -munto


tea culturala q Romauilor des-
fasura sub directa d-sale inspira-
tie 81 supraveghere in vederea
pregatirii noastre sufletesti pen
tru ziua mare ce nu putea mtar-
Zia multi 81 care VENT i'm 1918
ca o lncoronare a Jertfelor 81
sfortarilor noastre cele mai Gu
rate 81 mai innalte. Aici, la Va
lenii-de- -Munte. sc adunau frati
din toate partile pamantului ro-
manesc pentru a asculta cuvantul
magic al luminatorului de con-
stiinte 81 al apostolului celui mai
indreptatit al idcalului nostru
national. Gu inimile inviorate 81
Gu sufletul mai inaltat Sc intor.
ccau acasa auditorii de aici pen
tru raspandi in masele mari
ale natiei noastre simtemintele 81
ideile care au fost temelia fapte-
lor mari de mai tarziu.
In felul acesta au fost cursu-
rile de vara cele mai rodnice
lectii de romanism integral de la
care s'a putut adapa generatia
noastra. sorbind odata Gu dorul
navalnic de inchegarea unitara
natiei noastre 81 taria necesara
.realisarilor celor mai indrasnete.
81 indreptandu-ne cucernici din
nou anul acesta catre lacasul din
care vor rasuna noui indemnuri
rentru desavirsirea fiintii noa-
sire rationale, ne simtiam stra-
batuti de acei fiori innaltatori de
mandrie 81 venerable, care inso-
/ tesc totdeauna gandurile fru.
moase 81 faptelc mari. Presim-
tam parca gestul apostolic prin
care Sc deschid noni perspective
encrgiei romanesti 81 Sc va in.
druma in alt chip spiritul public
din zilelc noastre.
/ Intimpinarea facuta in CARA
!, yisitatorilor carl sosisu la Va
leni de catrc insusi d. Iorga, a
!dat aripi entusiasmului nostru 81
MIA procurat momsntc de adancd
,cmotie. Simtia ficcarc in taina
,sufletului sau cS dragostea 81 ad-
! scsatinsaes - - y
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30
Ford M g|umeste Gu
inchideroa fabriCii

DETROIT, Mich, 30 August
!.a sss;eiul d-lui Ford S 'au facut de-
:laratii ca inchiderea fabricei sale
lie automobile pc ziua de 16 Sept,
1u este o gluma sau manevra GA
recare, ci ca ca este rezultatul scum
pirei carbunilor. scumpire ce dan
.ul a numit-o o 'jafuire" compile
alta de stapanii minelor contra pu-
Dlicului american.
Iesisera svanuri ca dl. Ford STA
suise pc cei $4,000 de muncitori al
al, carl trebuesc a Fl concediati la
l6 Septembrie, sd sc duca 81 sa lu-
.reze la caile ferate, spre a rupe
sreva ce exista acolo. Referitor la
lceste svOnuri au facut declaratii
u d-l Ford IL are mimic nici GU cal
C ferate 81 nici GU muncitorii lor,
j ca astfel de asertiuni sunt SIM
Die absurditati.
A mai fost desmintit 81 svonul
"a fabrica Ford ar inchide din
cauza lipsei de comenzi. Functio-
narul care facut desmintirea Ii
cea:
"Cand S "a luat deciziunea pen
tru inchiderea fabricii, moi rama
sesem patru saptamani in urma cu
executarea comenzilor pentru auto
mobile Ford, 81 alte trei saptamani
III executarea comenzilor pentru
automobile Lincoln. Afara de a
.easta mai primisem 81 0 mare co
manda de tractoare. +"
Sc anunta Cd decisiunea lie sus-
pendarea lucrarilOr la uzinele lui
Ford fOst luata intr 'un timp
.and firma facea afaceri mai bunc
ca oricand. Registral dc prod,,c-
tie arata eli in ultimul timp iesau
gaia 800 de automobile pc ri, pc
cand comenzile erau de. $500.
Declaratia d-lui Hoover ca actua
10 urcare a carhnnilOr nm va mar
.Ostul unui autOmObil Ford decat
Gu $50, a fost intampinata Gu ur
criticism aspru 81 ell intrebarea
"Voieste d-l Hoover ca, platint
.arbunii ell pretul care hi Sc cere
! sa dam speculatorilor degeaba ul
,apte sau zece miliOane de dolari 2
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30
'ROUMANIAN
YEARBOOK
OF AMERICA

Ne facem 0 placuta datorinta
cand inregistram aparitia primu-
lui numar al Anuarului Statistic
al ROmanilOr din America redac-
tat de oil. George Panea, student
la Universitatea din Chicago 81 di-
plomat al scoalei de stiinte politice
din Paris.
Primul numar nu contine decat
partea educativa 81 autorul promite
ca partea doua, care va apare in
curand, va da cateva date statisti-
ce despre romanii din America 81
activitatea lor.
Cele IS pagini ale numarului apa
rut sunt bine utilizate. Articolele
"Spiritul de independents" 81
"Spiritul Universitatei America
me- sunt niSte observatii extrem dc
interesante 81 juste cu privire Ia
viata americana: sociala, politica 81
culturala.. Ele vor contribui la
priceperea mai buna a spiritului
concetatenilor nostri pc earl putin
streini ii inteleg.
Celelalte articOle sc refera la ac
tivitatea unor romani in America
Date interesante 81 putin cunoscu
te din cauza vastului teri oriu p,
care sunt resfirati romanii de aici
Stunt mai alcs interesantc aprccic
rile sale rcfcritoarc la nistc artist
romani de aici: bunaoara pictoru
Pail 81 violonistul talentat Nesto
rcscu.
i Cartea d-lui Panca umplc un ma
re gol 81 speram ca 81 celelalte nu
mere vor fl tot atat de interesant
ca eel aparut.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-08-30

Day, Day & Wilkin, fost angajat
ca consilier legal 81 insarcinat sa
faca .toti pasii neccsari pentru con-
sultarea poporului din Ohio.
Secretarul de stat Smith refu-
Eat ga puma Ia vot amendamentul,
spunand ca 81 in cazul cand va fl
slit de Curtea Suprema Sd faca a.
ceasta nici un eventual rezultat ia
vorabil berei nu va schimba situa-
tia deoarece votul unlli stat nu va
putea abroga amendamentul consti
tutional referitor Ia prohibitie.
Dl. Crowell a fost totdeauna 0.
pps prohibited introdusa prin un
amendment in constitute.