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The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
The US. Has a Merchant Marine;
Shall 1t Be Scuttled or Used?

ways which supposedly were as
much ours as hers.
Never had a first-class power,
in the worlds history. foregone
its rights and opportunities as
did we-never had great com
mercial nation yielded its deep
sea traffic to the fleet of a rival,
left its own rights unprotected
and its own opportunities unim-
proved. But we did it without
question, would be doing 1t still
IL by the fortunes of war we had
not come. with the consent of our
British competitor. into posses.
sion Of a great merchant marine.
BY this merchant marine the
United States can assert In fact the
freedom of the seas, which it has
proclaimed so often in theory but
in reality has yielded to its chief
competitor in the markets of the
world. BY this merchant marine
the United States can save in the
future for American use the bill
lions that it has been paying in
tribute to the shipping of foreign
nations.
BY this merchant marine the
United States can make itself at
last an independent .power-inde.
pendent commercially as well as
politically-something It has not
been for half a century. deny II as
we may, blink at 1t as we will.
NOT OLD QUESTION.
The whole question that comes
before the United States Senate In
the ship subsidy bill today 10 not
the old question. 1t is not: Shall
we build a merchant marine, or
shall we emancipate our commerce
from foreign control. or shall we be
free at sea as we are on land, or
shall our declared independence be
made at last complete in our wealth
and welfare as in our politics and
form Of government?
Not at all. All those uues-
uons have been relegated to the
past by the construction Of a
merchant marine. the possession
OF merchant marine by the
American people today. We have
1t. We are free at sea IL we
will.
We have the instruments OF
that freedom in our hands; we
have the means OF emancipating
our business and industry and
commerce from foreign control be-
yond the waters edge. The ques-
tion therefore is:
Having a merchant marine, do
we wish to scuttle it--having the
peaceful weapons of free peo-
pie. do we dare to WELD them
having the freedom of the seas
after half century again open to
us, have we the energy, the en-.
terprise. the courage to do what
other nations do and venture to
use it?
ONLY FEASIBLE PLAN.
There is only one choice as re.
CARDS this country's merchant
fleet at present-use it or scuttle
1t. The only way to use it is by
Government aid-ship subsidy.
Everything else has been tried.
Everything else has failed. No
other feasible plan has been sug.
gested in Senate or House. Aid
1t and use it. or abandon it and
scuttle it. That is the alternative.
That any American citizen. even
for partisan purposes. should hes
itate in his choice. almost passes
reason. That any American in
public life hould be in favor Of
scuttling the ships, merely to save
an appropriation Of $40. 0.0oO.0 900 a
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Wealthy Woman's Gems
Seized in Love Suit

NEW YORK. Dec. 1o.-On an or.
der signed by Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser. Jewels and silverware
were se!sed from Mrs. Marjorie
Hawkins. at her home at White
Plains yesterday by deputy sheriffs.
on q writ of attachment In connec-
tion with the alienation suit brought
against Mrs. Hawkins by Mrs. Mae
Hackett, Of White Plains. Mrs.
Hackett is suing for $4,000.
Mrs. Hackett's husband was a
State trooper in the White Plains
district. His wife, In her complaint.
alleges that. knowing Hackett was
affections.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Women at Hague Rejoice
At Harding's Message

THE HAGUE, Dec. 10. - News
from Washington that President
Harding had fntimated q desire
for a world conference TO assist
the restoration Of tranquility and
reduction Of arms was hailed with
delight today by delegates to the
conference Of the women's Inter.
national League for Peace and
Freedom.
This conference had ended .
three-day session last night with
the adoption Of q resolution calling
for Just such q conference.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

stop the passengers from dancing
In the grand salon.
upon arriving on American soil,
colonel Haskell stated that during
ms stay In the devastated and
famine'stricken areas 1000, 900
children were given needed medi-
cines and food. Although the sit
uation has been alleviated greatly
during the summer and fall, the
the coming OF winter would greatly
increase the needs for relief. he
added,
Colonel Haskell win be met BY
his wife and two children, Mary
and BILL" upon his arrival At
Union Station.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Six New Cardinals to
Get Red Hats Today
~ Internaf1onal NeWs eervtce.

ROME. Dec. 1o.-AIl 10 m rsadi.
ness for the secret consistory at
the Vatican tomorrow when six
new cardinals win Be created. In.
ciuding Monsignor Bonsano. former
apostolistic delegate TO the United
States. No American prelates win
be elevated to the cArdfnalate TO.
morrow. but Il 10 expected another
consistory viii be held early next
year. probably In MArch, when at
least one American may get the
red hat.
since Monsignor Bonxano arrived
here from waahinetcn he has been
received IN audience by the Pope
ana the latter showed q surprising
know1edRe Of American Affairs,
especially political conditions.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

He is expected
to arrive here
today.
During tn e
voyage. the yes.
sci encountered
the worst storm
in the thirty
eight years expe.
rience OF her
skipper, which
tore away thirty
six feet Of the
crafts forward
rail and bulk
head, bringing
her into port
one day behind
acheduIe r q
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
BY G. w. HINMAN.

~ 's
At Lausanne today American
ENJOYS are contending for the
freedom of the Straits. Amer
lean diplomatists and diplomatic
writers have been making the
same contention for fifty years.
From Seward to Hughes, Secre-
taries Of State have declared the
same principles, followed the
same policy.
Freedom of the seas! Free
dom of the Straits. Fine words.
glorious principles, in theory,
everybody is for them. Yet, in
the Congress of the United
States today the question is at
stake whether, with that freedom
established on all the seas of the
earth, we should have the cour-
age or the enterprise to enjoy
it or profit by it.
HAVE NATURAL RIGHTS.
Those have rights who dare
maintain them. Those have free
dom who dare to use it. Those
have free use of the seas who
venture to exercise it.
THE NAKED TRUTH.
To those who neither venture
nor dare there is no principle, for
either high or narrow seas, that
Is worth the breath that enunci-
ates 1t. the paper It is written on.
That is the ugly fact behind the
fine American declarations at Lau-
same. behind the ship subsidy
debate in Congress.
For half a century after the
civil war the United States had
the freedom Of the seven seas in
theory. but in theory only.
In fact, the freedom Of the seas
was a British prerogative. 1t was
an attribute of British power.
Why lie to soothe our vanity?
Why close our eyes to spare our
pride? The facts and figures
are not to be denied. The actual
freedom Of the seas was Britain's.
Only the principle was ours. And
what was the result?
TRIBUTE TO BRITAIN.
That between the civil war and
the world war British ships car
ried the bulk of Americas COM
merce on the high seas; that
from the beginning Of the world
war to 1920 they carried $780,
0O0, ,000. 900 of our foreign traffic;
that in the last ten years the
American tribute to British ship
ping, shipbuilding and allied in.
. terests has been fully $4,000, ,000.-
900, or the amount of Great Brit
aims total war debt to the United
State today; that for four-fifths of
the years that elapsed after Seward
made his famous declaration for
the freedom of the seas. this
freedom was monopolized largely
by Great Britain. and America
was crowded from the ocean
highways by her powerful COM
petitor-deprived even Of the op-
portunity to deliver her own
goods across the oceans of the
world.
PAID OUT BILLIONS.
We might have had the free
dom of the seas. but we did not
venture to use 1t. We surren-
dered 1t to Great Britain. And
we paid her billions for e6er-
cising it in our stead-our bill.
lions for using our opportunities,
our billions for taking over our
commercial rights and preroga-
tives, our billions for transport
ing our goods on the ocean high
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
"Meanest Man"
Again Sought

Police Of the Third precinct are
looking for the latest "meanest man
on earth" Joseph d. Watkins,
1913 NJ street northwest, yesterday
reported that the thief who stole
the rear seat Of his automobile
while 1t was parked on Connecticut
avenue near L street northwest
added insult to injury by leaving In
its stead a very old and dilapidated
seat.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Mexican Rebel Leader
Surrenders to Obreqor

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Dec. TO-
Antonio Maldenado. rebel leader in
the State Of Coahuila. Mexico, sur.
rendered to obregon troops at Sal.
tillo. according to word received
here yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Haskell Back
| From Russia

Col. William N. Haskell, head of
the American Relief Association,
who has spent a year in Russia,
was among the passengers aboard
the Cunarder Berengaria, which
docked in New York. Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

ASAU WIN xLcAiSu P14u8 AoH ecAL-
ing more German soil, making
millions Of German citizens
French by force, and thus
producing future war, as Bis
marck did, when he seized Al
sace-Lorraine.
TVHE FRENCH will deny Lloyd
L Georges charges. Ameri-
cans will think as they choose,
depending on their racial sympa-
thies. But this is sure:
II France and England, Off
cially the other day united I'm .
life and death struggle against
conquest, are now hostile, suspi-
eiosts of saeh other, what would
happen to rs IL our Government,
obeying the orders Of interna-
tionsl finance, by which IL is
largely controlled, should force
this nation into any European
league or obligation Of any
kind!
IT MAY ENLlGHTEN provin-
L cial minds at Washington to
know that Britain, whose states
men handle our statesmen as
children handle kittens, wants to
bring Russia back into inter-
national life-since there can be
no world peace without that.
1T was resolved" writes Lloyd
George, "that an effort should
be made TO establish peace with
Russia and bring that great
country once more into the COM
munity Of nations"
How foolishly has the country
Influenced by foolish bankers
that bought the cars funds
fought against that step. We
will pay for It, some day, and
pay more than those bonds cost.
A MERICANS well informed
"A know that the French MA
TION does not want more war,
does not want to seize German
territory, wants only peace and
security. But France, like some
other republics, is governed, not
by her people, but by great
financial interests.
Poincare, leader now in France,
was for years the representative
Of great financial interests of
France, including the makers of
ammunition that earned billions
in the last war, and would earn
more billions in the next.
NO PEOPLE wants more war,
but individuals do want it.
LLOYD GEORGE, to whom
II above all other men, and
above all other forces-except
the courage of the French
people-Europe owes her es-
cape from Prussian domination.
speaks with knowledge and
authority.
He declares that the ruling
power in France plans and in
tends further seizure Of German
soil, means more war, and he
writes this most solemn word,
important TO every human being
on earth:
IF the French ministers have
made up their minds that under
no conditions will they. even ut
the end Of the period after
occupation, withdraw from the
Rhine, then q new chapter opens
in the history Of Europe and the
world, with q climax of horror
such rs mankind has never yet
witnessed"
WITH THAT WARNING be-
w fore It, will this nation
engage in European intrigue,
European leagues, or guaran-
tees? And why, in Gods name,
are our soldiers on the Rhine!
President Harding will admit
that Lloyd George probably
knows more about European
matters than anybody in this
country can now know and II
Lloyd George believes that more
war is coming, with q climax
of horror such as mankind has
never yet witnessed" would it
not be well for us to concentrate
on readiness for such defense.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
TODAY
Continued from First P.seJ

Continued from FIRST PsgeJ
ference, says, moreover. that
France refused England's offer
to guarantee France against at
tack By Germany.
And he says France refused
BritAin's guarantees because &C.
cepdng the guarantee would de-
prive France ~of every excuse
for annsxing the left bank Of
the Rhine"
In other words, Lloyd George
openly accuses Premier Poincare
Of Rejecting Britsin's offer TO
guarantees France against at
tack because that would inter-
fsrs With French plans for seiz-
ing more German soil, making
millions Of German citizens
French by force, and thus
producing future war, as Bis
marck did, when he seized Al
sace-Lorrsine.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
FRENCH VIEWPOINT.


Poincare has already presented
the French viewpoint. France be-
1;eves that there should be economic
control over the Rhineland twhere
virtually all OF Germany's Industries
are located; occupation by French
troops of the Ruhr where nearly
all the German coal mines are 10.
cated; supervision OF German fl
nances Qf there is an international
loan): control of German state
rier" along the Rhine. France de-
plates anything that could be char
acterized as military measure"
against Germany.
Or all the european statesmen as
Eembled here the one who proved of
greatest interest was Benito Musso-
lini.
Mussolini has a large store of
common sense. He knows what he
wants and he knows what II is that
Europe needs and he employs direct
action methods of the black -shirted
Italian Fascist to get results.
Italians in London have made the
Claridge Hotel their common gath
ering ground since Friday night.
Whenever Mussolini appears In
he is accompanied by a Fascist
bodyguard he is usually so busily
engaged in vehement conversation
that he forgets all about his guards
and gets separated from them so
that they have an anxious task to
find him.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24

that he is being fiercely lambasted
and disowned by our leading Brit
ish baiters in and out of the Sen
ate.
For Senator Borah's cause, it is
easy to believe, these European
trips" are demoralizing. They
teach facts, they dispel suspicion,
hatred and mistrust, they encour-
age fraternity of peoples and Gov
ernments, they impart vision and
make men forget to worship the
chance remarks of their ancestors.
They are altogether bad for the
business Of irreconciling. Senator
Borah should stick to his guns. If
he cannot have an embargo placed
on prominent citizens who would
embark for other lands he can at
least forewarn his countrymen of
the pitfalls of international neigh
borliness.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24
THE PERILS OF TRAVEL.

Senator Borah is entitled to tin
star, says the Post-Dispatch. He
has detected something that grave
ly concerns the nations existence.
The disclosure came out in connec-
tiOn with remarks attributed to
former Governor Lowden of Illinois
while at Naples. These remarks
Senator Robinson had placed in
the Senate record. Gov. Lowden
was quoted as having declared
there were indications that the
American Government made two
grave mistakes, first, when it de
clined to become member of the
League of Nations and, second,
when it refused to participate in
the Genoa economic conference.
This sentiment, of course, is hot
blood to the irreconciliables. The
Senator from Idaho lifted his voice
in fervid thanksgiving that Gov
Lowden had not been nominated
and elected to the presidency. But
his brow must have lowered omi-
nously and his voice have sibilated
to Sherlock Holmes whisper when
he annuonced: But l have no.
ticed before the peculiar influence
of these European trips"
An,,n nri, r,I,~ hn 10
Europe and witnessed the lamenta-
BILE economic conditions there, who
have seen the burden of debt and
deprecated currency paralyZing in
dustry and trade, have caught the
earnest spirit of the people for
world brotherhood and an end to
wars and reprisals-what capacity
can there be left in such men to
guard the eighteenth century ira
ditions of America? What good
are such watchdogs to chain TO
the kennel of our isolation?
Take the case of Harvey. Col.
George was as pure an isolationist
and hater of foreign devils as
could have strutted from the field
Of Republican triumph year and
half ago. Look at him today.
| Though early committing himself.
after reaching London, against the
League of Nations. he has come to
see himself yoiceless sitter-in
at councils. where it is certain he
would very much like to talk, while
our absence from the Reparations
Commission has raised an obstacle
to the collection of $241, 1000, 200
reparations due us for supporting
our troops on the Rhine. More.
over. Harvey, as a diplomat. has SO
far lost his resistance to the spirit
OF amity in the Court Of st. James
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24

H. P. Coleman of Long Beach,
Calf, paid this Office a short social
call this morning. He and Mrs.
Coleman were visiting friends in
Braggadocio and Mr.. Coleman came
to Hayti with Esquire Sam White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman expect to be
in Pemiscot county several weeks
longer and will visit their old Hayti
friends more extendedly within few
days.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24
CIRCUIT COURT

I Circuit court has been carrying on
at Charlottesville this week and peo-
pie all over the county have passed
through Hayti, going and coming,
in attendance. Also, Hayti has sent
over a delegation daily, and from
what we hear, the mill has been well
filled with grist And, of course,
the miller" will not forget his toll.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24

A good watch can be bought
here. Look at the price and de-
duct one-third. Wells Drug Co.
Mrs. Chas. Yates and little daugh-
ter, Sarabelle, went over to Campbell
Wednesday to visit Mrs. Yates par.
ents and other relatives and friends
for several days.
Silver Moon coffee and pancake
-four, at Buckley's. The coupons
are valuable.
Felix and Val LeSieur of Pascola
spent several hours mingling with
Hayti friends last Saturday.
Ladies' and Children's new
spring hats, pretty colors. at
Buckley's.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24

Geo. Crockett was up from Steele
Monday looking after business af-
fairs of the East Arkansas Lumber
Company
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24

A large assortment of garden
seeds. Bulk-and one-half cheap
er. Wells Drug Co.
S. E. Redman of Holland visited
his daughter, Mrs. C. O. Raine Jr.,
near town Sunday
Lot Of one and two-inch dry
cypress, good grade, for sale. Rein
hard McMullen Lumber Co.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24
Two Chicks In One Ego.

Two chicks were hatched out of one
she'll; they were Joined together by
their toes, says New Brunswick
reader. The both died In short
time.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24

Something Wrong Somewhere.
II silence is golden and money talks,
how can We say that our money Is on
a gold basis?-BOston Transcript.
The Missouri herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1922-1990, 1922-03-24

]. l.. Doris Jr., has rented the
Morgan building, formerly occupied
by r. l.. Popham and opens a meat
market and grocery, the formal "op-
ening" to take place tomorrow, an
nouncement of which will be found
in the advertising columns of this
paper today. Johnnie expects to car
ry complete line of goods and is ask
ing a share of the patronage of the
public.
-Churps, crooks, jars and but
ter lars at Rucklav'S
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-01-19
MoRRowTowN NEWS

Mrs. Eastman spent last week in
Lewiston.
Coasting parties seem to be all the
rage now days.
w. A. Cooper is spending the week
with his family.
Mr.. Jobe and family spent Sunday
with Harry Jobe and family.
2. A. Fox and Clark Will spent Mon.
day and Tuesday of last week in Lew
iston.
Meetings win begin Tuesday night
Jan. II, with Rev. Parr, Of Lewiston as
pastor.
w. w. Davis and family spent Sun.
day with Victor Card and family near
Winchester.
Harry Jobe and Archie Frost snent
last Wednesday with Edgar Browning
and family.
Winnie Wayne and wife were nm
from Salmon River visiting with @ r
Davis and family over Sunday
The meetings at westlake held bv
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-01-19


1t would appear that women's
hats and sea gulls have parted COM
pany. Consequently more gulls are
observable in New York harbor and
along the entire Atlantic coast than
at any time in the last 80 years.
Statistics just compiled by the pres
ident of the National Association OF
Audubon Societies show that gulls
are breeding in enormous numbers.
and that in some of the rocky and
sandy wastes of New Jersey, Mas
sachusetts and Maine the beaches are
literally strewn with speckled eggs,
some of them as large as chicken
eggs. 1t is estimated that around
New York there are more than 200,-
900 gulls, while the gull population
of the coast exceeds 1000, 900. Leg
islation put into effect in all the
coastwise and Great Lakes states
and by the federal government,
making it a crime to kill a sea gull
or destroy its eggs, has resulted in
o regeneration of the species.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-01-19

One of the reasons for the sluggish
condition of business in this country j.
the fact that there is little foreign de-
mand for our agricultural and manu-
featured products. This slump IN de-
mand is purely the result OF chaotic
financial conditions abroad. They can
not afford to buy our products at the
present deprecated value of foreign
currency. If Europe succeeds in its ef
fort to organize a gigantic information
al finance corporations something sim
liar to our Federal reserve system-it
will gradually restore conditions to
something approaching normally and
open up the foreign markets to our sur
plus products There is q slow but
gradual improvement in this country,
which will be augmented by the ac-
ton of the War Finance Board in dis
tributing many millions of dollars
among the country banks for loaning
to farmers that they may better fl
nance their operations.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-01-19
OUTPUT OF METALS FROM MINES
IN IDAHO IN 1921.

| The value of the gold, silver, cop
per, and lead mined in Idaho in 1921
according to the estimate of c. N
Gerry, of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, Department of the Inter,
ior, was about $l5,20s,0O0, marked
decrease from the value in 1920, which
was $31, ITO, 176.
The mine output of gold in Idaho in
1921 was valued at about $497, 900, as
compared With $4s5,5e0 in 1920. The
largest output of gold was made by
the Gold Hill & Iowa property at
Quartzburg. The dredge Of the Yukon
Gold Co., at Murray, in Shoshone coun.
ty, was also large producer of gold,
as ii was operated uninterruptsdly
during 1921.
The mine output of silver decreased
from 7,326,794 ounces in 1920 to about
5,720,000 ounces in 1921. The largest
silver producers in the state were the
Bunker Hill 6 Sullivan, at Kellogg,
the Morning mine Of the Federal Min
ing 6 Smelling Co., and the Hecla
mine, al. Burke. The Independence
mine, in Blaine county, and the Rams
horn property, In Custer county, each
produced a large and increased output
of silver.
The mine output of copper decreased
from 1885, 1896 pounds in 1920 to about
], $4,000 pounds in 1921. The value of
the output decreased from $467, 065 to
about $1s1, 900.
The. mine output of lead decreased
from 249,609,976 pounds in 1920 to
about 100000 pounds in 1921. The
average price of lead was about 4.6
'ents a pound, and the value of the out
tut decreased from $19,968, 798 to
bout $s,S32,o0O.
No zinc ore was shipped from Idaho
n 1921, though the output of recover.
BILE zinc in 1920 was $685., 1926
ounds. The Callahan Zine-Lead Co.
onfined its operations to development
7ork, and from the Morning mine only
ilver-lead products were shipped. The
ecrease in the price of zine to about
Gets pound and the high freight
ates prevented the profitable mining
zinc ore.