Evening star., 1922-05-16

currency which would be acceptable
by the allies. But beyond even these
considerations. the S0,000.000 people
still contained In the German empire
before the war were large consumers
Of various goods, and tropical and
they are again In q position to pur-
chase their quota of these things
the trade Of Great Britain and the
United States with India. Africa and
Australia must be restricted, because
these countries have not been able
to sell their products to- central
Europe.
Russia,s Failure Complete.
"The attempt to run Russia on COM
munistic or bolshevik ideals has
proved q vast and complete failure.
enormous sums have been spent
in propaganda by the bolshevtks
throughout Europe in trying to
spread their ideals or to force the
other countries to come to their aid
propaganda. All this has failed.
They have admitted that they must
return to purely monetary basis
on the capitalistic system. They have
not admitted this in full and it would
be difficult for their leaders to do SO
little they are being squeezed by
economic facts between the hammer
and the anvil, and when they recent
ly. through the Deutsche Bank OF
Berlin and through Swiss banks, en-
deavored to obtain deposits Of any
currencies to be placed to their credit
In the various countries and offered
80 per cent interest plus the profits
of the bank and commission to in
termedtartes. it surely became evil
dent that they found capital was
necessary"
the .meeting-11 osciock-the dele
gStes on. whose shoulders rests the
problem to be solved to start COM
merce moving. increase production
semble.
The big convention hall was pro-
fusely decorated in the American col
ors. with long streamers hanging
down from the ceiling. In the CEN
ter OF the hall the rostrum for the
4omcers was erected and over 1t was
suspended seven loud speaking in
struments to carry the voices Of the
omcers and the speakers to the far
tnest corners Of the big hall.
President Desrees formally called
the convention to order at IL o'clock,
Following which Rev. Charles Wood,
pastor of the Church of the Cove
nant, pronounced the invocation
The rules governing the present
convention were read and approved,
after which the resolutions and Gre
denttals committees were appointed.
inese committees formally organized
following the morning session and
Will hold sessions during the entire
conference. -
Resolutions Committee.
The resolutions committee. which
will pass on all resolutions introduced
on the hoor at the present meeting,
follows: Silas H. Strawn of Chicago.
|ehairman. and representing District
No. s; John H. Fahey. Boston, District
No. /; Alba B. johnson, PhiIadeIphia.
District No. 2: Alexander w. Smith,
atlanta. Ga. with ]. R. A. Hobson.
Richmond, Va. District No. 8; Judge
Edwin B. Parker, Houston, Ter. Dis-
trict No. 4: George D. Markham of St.
Louis: with Louis T. Goldine Of st.
Sosepn. Mo- District No. S; Paul Doty,
hannister. Denver. Col, District No z.
and Robert w. Bullard of Los Angeles
district No. 3. and the following mem,
bers at large: Harold G. MouIton Of
Chicago and Fred I. Kent of New York
city. VI N
Col George A. Post, president Hud-
SON River Bridge and Terminal Cor
poration, New York, briefly reported
Ior the national council, and the re-
port was formally approved by the
convention. The report of the board
OF directors was received and an
proved. as was also the report Of the
treasurer.
Outside the big hall, sitting around
the doorway, more than a dozen Of
the children crusaders who have been
here FOR several weeks yainIy IRVINE
to see President Harding in the in.
terest of securing amnesty for no
htical prisoners, picketed with their
banners. one of which read: mo
profiteer went to prison"