The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22

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ukee who has taken vigorous stand
gotten those decades around the open
ing of the Nineteenth century when
Napoleon's name was used to frighten
children to sleep, and when the menace
OF the Little Corporal, standing on
French soil and gazing across at the
cliffs Of Dover while he assembled u
host of fishing vessels to transport a
great invading army. laid heavy on all
England.
In spite Of the terrible nature of the
war waged by Germany since 1914
England can be relied upon to keep
Germany in the concert OF nations as
an offset to the power of France. She
has checkmated France already in sew
eral ways In the present imbrogllo,
chiefly by selling coal to the Berlin
authorities to enable them to keep
afloat in spite of the shutdown of all
supplies from the invaded region.
Keeping In mind the great principle Of
the British nation 1t is not difficult to
forecast the fact that Germany will not
be stripped Of any Of Its Ruhr dis
trict, the life-blood Of Its manufactur-
Ing industries.
THE IRISH QUESTION WILL NOT
4 down and executions still are pro-
ceeding of the members of the IRE
public" Seven insurgents were shot
to death In one day last week and the
day following four more were executed
by the same method, making total of
81 In recent months. The firing squad
Is the answer Of the constituted gov
ernment to the assassinations Of mem
bers Of the Dali Eireann and their fam
lilies, along with huge destruction Of
property. Whichever side wins an
enormous indemnity will have to be
paid to victims Of the civil strife. In
this connection the refusal of the Ca
madam government to allow repre-
sentative Of the Irish republic to enter
the Dominion from New York state
shows that the hand Of the entire Brit
ish empire Is set against the revolu-
tlonists.
r ENIN AND TROTZKY ARE RE
- ported near death by former Am
bassador Charles r. Crane and the
world is wondering what will happen
to present Russian politics with the
passing OF. either or both Of these men,
who are unquestionably great in their
achievements, no matter how one
views their activities. The death of
Lenin would put the Soviet government
to Its greatest test and 1t alone will
answer the question as to the depth to
which his bolshevik teachings have
penetrated to the mass of the people.
Government is seized or perpetuated
by three things: by hereditary, by cleo
tion or BY coup d'etat. Lenin will
have no heirs, even If they would be
recognized by the soviet peoples, an un-
thinkable thing; while the country has
no election machinery and seizure by
the military is not considered likely.
It is understood that small coterie
Of Lenin's advisers, some eighty men,
have already apportioned their part In
the events that will succeed the die
tator's passing from power but the
world will wonder whether the ex-
tremists or the visionaries will be in
the majority when that event comes to
pass. Trotzky's illness is said to be
slight by others who have seen him
this month.
THE PASSING OF DIR. GEORGE
L Francis Lydston, eminent Chicago
physician and surgeon, at his home in
California, has robbed the world of an
outstanding figure He was that ad-
mirable figure, a radical in thought
who confined himself strictly to the
orthodox practice Of his profession. It
was Doctor Lydston who first attracted
attention by the transplantation Of
glands to human body, his expert
ments being on himself first. showing
his sincerity. He asserted, as result
Of his researches, that gland trans
plantation afforded only temporary re-
lief from the penalties of old age. It
was favorite assertion Of his that
the relief lasted only six months and
had to be renewed to be effective. Doc
tor Lydston never asserted the glandu-
lar operation was benefit, except in
cases Of dementia praecox among
women or advanced age, on mar, Of
whom he successfully operated.
Another brilliant achievement Of his
was the sterilization Of criminal In
Michigan, who was given his choice Of
a suspended sentence OF the operation.
His fame extended to the four corners
OF the globe and was added to by his
writings. which ne varied by incursions
from strictly medical works to books
Of fiction.