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Evening journal., 1923-02-16
BOTH SIDES TO BLAME.
Jm the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
A Turkish official Is quoted as
saying that peace in the Near East
depends on Great Britain. Certain
British spokesman say that settle
ment IN the Orient depends on Tur-
key. Paris says that adjustment Of
the reparations problem depends on
Germany and Berlin says that It de-
pends on France. so the shifting
runs, and will run as long as meth
DDS Of international dealing now IN
vogue continue.
When the spokesmen OF nation
say that peace or settlement or ad-
justment depends on another nation
they mean It depends on the others
submission to demands Of their gov
eminent. But as a rule there are
two or more sides TO international
questions, and It ts difficult Il imag-
inc one nation as being solely re-
spondble for war or breach Of rela-
lions. The responsibility is gener-
ally shared. Realization OF this
should prompt spokesInen for the
nations involved in the European
muddles to admit that they as well
as their opponents viii be to blame
II there are breaches Of the peace.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16

we can hardly hesitate 10 recognize
and discharge" In a Presidential
message such diplomatic phraseol-
ogy was necessary. but the meaning
could have been no palmer or
more obvious II he had said: THE
time Is near at hand when we shall
have to intervene in Cuba" A year
late, in December. 1897, President
MCKINLEY said that the near future
would show whether It was not "a
duty imposed by our obligations to
ourselves. TO civilization and to hu-
manity to intervene with force"
In the face OF those utterances
and their significance, and Of the
nearly two months OF diplomatic in
tercourse and negotiations which in
tervened between the destruction Of
the Maine and the declaration Of war
in the course of which that disaster
was never once hinted at as a pos
sible casus belh, there can be no
warrant for perpetuating the fiction
that the former incident was the
cause Of the latter. We are not, of
course. to forget the tragedy. We
shall always remember the Maine.
But we must do 80 in very different
light from that in which we shall
always remember the Lusitania. It
must be as a profound and insoluble
mystery. as indeed we ourselves
officially characterized Il IN the act
OF sinking the wreck OF the ship in
the unfathomable waters OF the Gulf.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1928


EN the host Of officials whom former President Will
4 son appointed TO places Of responsibility before
ana during the war the OF Walter Hines Page
shines out as brilliant exception to the mediocre
ability that distinguished them. Mr.. Page was
the American Ambassador London for five years,
which included the entire period of tho World War
Although he owed appointment TO Mr. Wilson, the
fact dd not deter him from expressing vigorous dis
sensons from many Of tho vscillatng policies and the
unprspsredness marked the OF ahe Wilson
administration previous entrance into the war
AS the editor Of the London Ttnas puts r. What he
suffered was beyond the power OF his agile pen
welded in the fullest private correspond
ence to express But while his confidence in the judg-
nent Of the American government sometimes fatered
his faith IN the spirit Of the American people was un-
quenchable"
The two recently published volumes Of Mr. PAGES
Life and Letters contain letters that he
wrote to President Wilson in those crucial times that
show how his mind utterly failed ego along with
that Of his chief IN washington. Ambassador Page
nade-a profound impression upou the leaders of the
British government so that they have started
a movement to erect a memorial TO him IN London
Although in this country have Witnessed an al
most frantic effort raise funds for Woodrow Will
SON Foundation no has t to etuate
the memory of Ambassador Page whose ohief duty
was to reconcile the policies and acts OF Woodrow WI
son with the facts they presented.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
EuvopeiS s Debts to America
(From the Washington Post.)

debt to the United States.
The nations associated with the
United States in the war are entitled
to "most favored nation" treat
ment in the terms for payment OF
their debts. They should therefore
be allowed 62 years IN which TO pay.
and the rate OF interest should not
exceed the rate paid by Great Bri-
tain. France ia capable of being a
solvent nation. and so is Italy. Their
governments can reorganize their
budgets in such fashion as to in
clude an annual sinking fund for
the payment Of the debt to Amer
ica.
The example Of Great Britain and
Italy should not be ignored by
France. In some respects the ma
ton that has made most progress
toward reconstruction is italy. The
spirit shown by the fascist and the
italian people is a remarkable trib-
ute to the inherent strength of a
free nation. without outside pres
sure. and solely inspired by love OF
country, the men who defended Italy
0uFluB war LUX CldIb6 VI elld4A =
Of state and have put into effect
many sweeping reforms.
Dollar a year men" were COM
mon IN Washington in the height OF
Americas war effort, and everybo ody
acknowledges the splendid work
these men accomplished. Dollar a
year men are now very numerous
in italy. IN branches OF service from
which they were excluded in Amer
lea, such as the diplomatic and con-
sular services. Somo of the best
men in italy have been literally
drafted for their country's sake.
Premier Mussollni is supported with
burning zeal by his countrymen in
the great campaign for the elimin-
alton Of graft. the reduction OF ex-
penditures by elimination OF extrav-
aganoe and waste, tho introduction
OF modern methods, the incubation
Of the spirit OF solidarity IN national
Affairs. and the entire work of re-
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
UNRJDCoRDED

T reported that Russia and Hungary have entered
4 into a military alliance balance to the Little
Entente ocrecho-slovalcia and Jugo sevia). and
Rumania
Article IS ofe League OF Nations covenant declares
that every treaty or international engagement
tered into hereafter by any league shall
be forthwith registered with the secretariat and shall
as soon as possible be published by it MO such treaty
or international engagement shall be binding until 90
registered Hungary admitted TO membership IN
the league last yeSr.
Il does not appear that the russo-HnngsTy treaty
has been fled with the secretariat VIM the league
have the courage to declare that # not binding
Certainly not.
The Russian diplomats knew what they doing
when they signed the treaty.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16

The vote IN the Senate, eS to Q, for
ne adoption OF the Norris resolu-
ltion, which proposes to bring the
meeting of Congress and the Presi-
dent.s inauguration closer to cleo
ton day, is promising. It means
that the House should soon adopt
the resolution. And II the Senate
at all represents the spirit Of the
oountry the overwhe refining vote
means that the States will eagerly
accept the reform by ratifying the
necessary amendment to the Con-
lstltution.
The absurdity OF keeping a new
Congress out OF action for thirteen
months after the people have chos-
en- It has been manifest for years.
The Representatives elected last
November will not take their seats
in tho House until next December
unless there should be an extra ses-
sion. If the reform sought by the
Norris resolution were IN force the
Congress elected last fall would be
in session now; would. In fact, have
been at work since tho first Mon
day in January.
Less ridiculous but still inefficient
has been the system Of waiting four
months TO inaugurate a President.
THAT was we'll enough when the col
Election OF election returns was .
matter OF weeks, when the proceed
Iings OF the electoral college were
slow and when Il took the Presi-
dent-elect a long time to reach the
capital. But we are no longer
hedsed IN by the physical delays Of
1888. Everybody in the continent
knows the result of the Presidential
election within forty-eight hours. A
new President could take ONCE by
the middle Of November II neces-
.sary. The proposed constitutional
amendment provides that his term
shall begin az noon on the third
Monday IN January; that is, two
weeks afber the session OF Congress
has begun.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16

generating Italy. Some innovations
have been made which are IN start
ling contrast with old methods. but
they are proving successful in the
main. When these new methods are
shown to be too radical. or when
they produce ridiculous results. the
people take the Joke upon them
selves in good part, and proceed
with their work of reform without
any abatement Of enthusiasm.
Italy was the first OF the Euro
pean powers to cut down her army
to less than the prewar level. This
act gave Italy a strong position at
the Washington conference, when
the question OF reduction OF land
armaments was brought up. II NJ.
BRAND had announced a similar
policy on the part of France, the
progress OF Europe toward peace
and reconstruction would have been
greatly accelerated. Unfortunately
France has clung TO the fear Of ag-
gression from Germany. despite the
proofs Of Germany's military impo-
tence, and therefore the French mil
itary force has been maintained on
a scale far too heavy to be borne
by the financial resources OF the
country under the present system OF
taxation. Then. instead OF seizing
the suggestion of the United States
for an inquiry into German resources
as a method OF solidifying world
opinion on the reparation question,
France adopted the plan OF military
economic coercion OF Germany
which is now adding to the French
debt
The United States, by making the
agreement with Great Britain, shows
its willingness to cooperate with the
other nations whenever they are IN
a position to clear off their obliga
tions. Despite all perplexities. the
United States under President Hard
'ing's guidance Is maintaining friend
ly relations with all nations, and
making entansling alliances with
none.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16

I Presidential ballot OF a Republican
in Mississippi or Of a Democrat in
Vermont should be nullifed. Yet
that is what happens under a sys-
tenn by which the electoral vote OF
each OF the States Is cast practical
ly undivided. That system results
in political lethargy among the peo-
pie OF States where the power OF
one party or the other is over
whelming. II results in an unfair
advantage where one party or the
other has a whole great region won
10 Itself before the battle starts. In
a Presidential election the Demo-
cratic managers flnd It unnecessary,
for instance, 70 use any OF their en-
ergy in the solid South. Their ora
tory and war chests are reserved
for the doubtful States of the North
and West. The Democrats are sure
Of the electoral vote OF dozen
States without turning a hand. And
the Republicans, although they have
no such foregone conclusion as the
solid South, enjoy their own par
tloular advantage In States conced-
edly Republican.
Let nobody think that advocacy
OF the direct election OF Presidents
means thrust at the Democratic
party. In the last fifty years there
have been two Presidential elections
in which the candidate receiving the
larger popular vote was not the next
occupant Of the White House. Both
were Democrats. Tilden's popular
plurality over Hayes in 1876 was
25O, 900. Cleveland's popular plur-
ality over Harrison IN 1888 was
ss3.000 Had It not been for the
electoral vote method both Tiiden
and Cleveland would have been seat
ed.
As the present system Of Con-
gress sessions is confusing in the
matter of time. so the system OF
electing Presidents is roundabout IN
method. The way to improve gov
ernment is 10 out out unnecessary
curves.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
You. THE ACTOR

LIE Delaware. to be really enjoyable. has TO be
n staged carefully. The optirnist tells you let
things their natural course. without worrying
about them. But such policy Is apt to make sIist-
ence dull
The dramatic instinct Is born IN all Of And life
IS rs best when we exercise this instinct
For instance the average wife who makes success
her marriage wizard Etageoratt. She stages
the family routine iutfvely. usually without reaz-
ing III
Mothers tact ability smooth things over" and
keep members OF the family IN ins and contented Is
merely the working OF her drarnsso instinct
Where a Delaware home unhappy. confusing or
otherwise uninviting = generally LACKS SroDsr staging.
Al women realize his ana = prcbz5y explains why
women more Interested n thsssrlosis than men
They have TO be.
Mother 10 B=isseo.
step forward Willie. and speak your piece" And
father and the others stass-nanags1 the same a.
WilHe.
The dramatic intuition OF the who pu;
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
THE BEAUTY OF HEALTH

Newspapers and magazines are
devoting columns TO magic OF over
might beautifiers. There IS a beauty
IN health that Is far more attractive
to men than nero regularity Of
features or a made-up complexion.
Health should be the first essential
Of women who want to win and
hold admiration, respect and love.
At the first indication OF Ill health
as indicated by dark circles under
the eyes, a sallow complexion. head
aches, backache, pain IN the side,
nervousness, irritability and melan-
cholia women should take, Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. the
standard remedy for woman's ills,
which has been proven to help 9s
out Of every 100 women who try
n Adv
Evening journal., 1923-02-16

The Senate's readiness to vote on
the British debt agreement Is equiv
alent to an announcement that the
legislation viii be enacted. inasmuoh
as the House has already approved
the measure by an overwhelming
majority. This legislation has been
described as the cornerstone of
European reconstruction. Failure
to make the agreement with Great
Britain would have been, a disaster
almost as injurious as war. The
inability OF these nations TO agree
upon the payment of the debt would
have reverberated throughout Eur
ope, discouraging all those nations
that have been at war. The credit
Of those nations would have suf-
fered a stunning IL not fatal shock,
resulting from the realization by
creditors that all national bonds
were liable to be repudiated. Eur
ope would have been in gave danger
Of universal panic. This, IN turn,
would have caused the downfall Of
more than one government, and
some of the nations would have
been fortunate to escape revolution.
Tho harpies in Russia, who look
on in anticipation Of feeding fat
upon the spoils OF Europe, have been
disappointed by the contamination
OF the Anglo-Amerioan agreement.
This agreement Is the strongest evi-
denoe OF Europe's returning vitality
which has been developed since the
Paris conference. II Is proof Of
Great Britain's solvenoY. ana there
fore 1t proves the possibility OF max
ing all the allies solvent through the
adoption OF the same Methods that
were successful IN England. When
France shall vigorously out down
military expenditures. as England
has done, and ShRll increase taxes
as Dnslsnd has done, the dangerous
gulf between French Income and ex-
pendfture will have been bridged,
and grsnoe win thnn be N posi-
tion 20 srzanse for payment OF the
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
TRAPPING CROOKS

the dead OF night thieves times broke in
and rihed the cash register OF J. T. Grimm. pho
tographer In Monroe La Griffin set trap -1gged up
an affair that exploded nashiight and snspped a
camera shutter when the cash register drawer wac
opened It He got good picture OF the thief
shrevrd business men in wilmington viii IN this
A suggestion for the Office factory with safe tempt
ing to burglars. The OF installation would be
small and the camera could hidden the burglars
couldn't find It and destroy the hlm.
In most cases the hashlight alone would do the
rvorlscare away the Intruder under the belief that
burglar alarm had been set off
Banks and business firms might similar device,
eliminating the hashlght- for daylight hoid-ups The
camera could be worked by the cashier pressing
button. bulb lever with his foot
II Wouldn't stop hold-up. but It would provide
tae police ample Identification OF the crook The
frightened victim rarely Is able 10 remember good
description Of thief Lack of such description is
generally the worst handicap the police have
you are held up. the most important thing is
study the bandits build walk and physical pecu-
iarit,es will help identity him. Remember that
One Of the foxest set for criminals was
rugged UP by banker in a small western town. He
xed trapdoor front OF the paying tellers window
When holdup stuck gun through the wicket and
demanded the money the teller merely touched lever
with his foot tho trapdoOr opened and Mr.. Bandit
dropped like a shot into nice cage down cellar.
Sounds like Charlie Chaplin
Another unique trap that we recall, consisted Of
hooking one wire a powerful electric circuit tho
eafe and the other wire copper plate imbedded IN
the floor in safe The ssfeoloer made the
circuit when lnelt down twri the dial. He had
weak heart so the current electrocuted him.
great deal OF inventive ingenuity Is employed by
criminals Arrayed against this Is other nventiveness
10 check1nate crooks On the law OF averages, the
protection keeps well ahead Of criminal devices
This Illustrated thn perfectiou safes
and alarms TO an almost 1os-per burglar-proof
condition Safe blowing for this reason. is becoming
lost ART That's why we have many daylight hold
ups. The yeggmen have turned TO the pistol hndins
their diamond drills 'soup" ineffective
The odds are always against the law-breaker.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
LIVER AND BLOOD
SYRUP DVERCAME
COLD LIKE MAGIC
Tennessee Man Says He Never
Saw Anything Like DR..
Thacher's Medicine for Put
ting New Life and Energy
Into q Man.

"I never saw anything Ike Dr..
Thacher's liver and Blood Syrup
for putting new life IN yoni why,
after taking It I fesl Just like a.
young boy again." said W. r. Meyer
well-lnown resident Of chata-
Booga, Tenn, recently.
"a short time ago" he continued,
Il contracted a. mighty severe GOLD
and It looked like, from the way It
was pulling me dwon, was IN for
a mighty serious spell OF sickness
MY head aohed terribly and I
felt sore and stir all over my body,
IN fact, I had every symptom of the
grip and was realty efraid had
contracted the -fiu.' I would get so
dizzy, if tried to stand up or walk.
that I would turn right bind and
just had TO lie down, because was
so giddy-headed felt Nike was
falling.
Il felt too weak 20 gst sround,
felt depressed and was about help
less physically by the end OF the
day. So I sent for my doctor and
he gave me a. dose OF DR.. Thacher's
Liver and Blood Syrup and told me
to keep on taking f. I soon felt
better and IN tust a Er5s5e while
was up and about and feeling as
wel1 as I ever did. 7 have taken
DR.. Thacher's Liver and Blood
Syrup before and It always did me
good. I wouldn't be without It for
anything"
The public Is reminded that
DR.. Thacher's Liver and Blood
Syrup is sold by the leading
druggists In every town. 1t is
being featured in Wilmington by
The Miller Drug Store, 400
Market Street. Agents will re-
fund purchase price in every case
where it falls to bring relief. MIR.
Delaney, of the Thacher Labora-
tories, may be consulted at Mil
ler's Drug Store without obliga-
ton. (Adv.)
Evening journal., 1923-02-16

Yes the good die young especially the good resolu-
tions-Columbia Reoord-
Remember that every cent which the new tariff law
brings into the Federal treasury s Just that much
which viii not have to be raised by direct taxation We
have to pay President Wilson's staggering debt and
that's all there Is TO it-Ft Wayne (Ind.) Sentinel.
Generally speaking, the same citizens who want 20
give Ford s1OO,O00OOO worth of government prop
erty at Muscle Shoals in order to 1t the
who object to making It worth while for somebody TO
buy and operate three billion dollars worth OF
ment owned ships that rotting in various har
bors.-Yakma (Wash) Republican.
Communities that think they getting something
for nothing through Federal appropriation are delud-
ing themselves In the end the paid by the
pie and the is spread quite evenly A Federal ap-
preparation for community IS counterbalanced by
similar appropriation for another community The ef-
shift the burden by paying OF the Federal
treasury is like trying to lit yourself by your boot
straps.-Aurora CTeb.) Republican
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
Editorial Opinion
THE WORLD IN OUR DooRYARD

From the Rocky Mountain News
Virtually all the hooks CORNERS
and center points OF the wona TO
dav are linked together BY the teie-
graph, telephone. the cable or Ihe
wireless. The reader OF the news
paper accepts the daily story from
The far parts OF the earth OF the
happenings Of the day before just as
naturally as he accepts the story ol
the happenings at his doorstep
lewspsper correspondents are
everywhere, and America is repre-
sented by more newsgatherers IN
foreign parts than any other oolin-
try.
Times have changed. There are
men stfll living who remember when
all the news from beyond the waters
came by mail. They also remember
that the news formed the least part
Of the communications. There wouio
be a paragraph or two about some
international happening, and tnen
the writer's turned their pens TO de-
scriptlons Of scenes in foreign
lands. Americans in the old days
read with keen interest all about
things that today hundrans Of
thousands OF them, because OF the
convenience and the quickness OF
modern travel conditions. have been
able to look upon with their own
eyes.
Evening journal., 1923-02-16
THE UNsrABuIzED MARK.

From the New York Tribune.
The rise in she value OF the Ger
man mark, coupled with reports
from Germany that the Reiohsbank
hopes to stabilize exchange at the
rate Of $4,000 marks TO the dollar,
should not be taken with too much
optimism. No accurate information
has reached this country yet as TO
the Intentions or the possible meth
DDS Of procedure OF the Reichsbank
in effeoting stabilization- No efforts,
however, can be successful unless
the German government puts an end
to the printing OF paper marks. So
far It has Indicated no intention of
so doing.
The Reichbeni1's statement as OF
January IS. 1929. reported 1905
600, 900 gold marks on hand. Besides
this, It is understood that there are
large gold reserves held by other
German banks. The ratio of these
reserves to the paper currency IS a
fraction OF l per cent. Every day It
grows smaller. But the total stock
OF gold is large enough to help ma
terially in the sterilization of the
currency when the German govern
ment finally meets this problem
squarely.
Il is true that the excessive issue
Of paper money creates a vicious
circle in which Increasing depreciR-
ton invites the printing OF more
paper money, which in turn en-.
hances the depreciation, but sooner
or later the circle will have TO be
broken. Whether this can or will be
done before the paper mark has
gone the way of the ruble remaine
to be seen. but until It IS done there
can be no successful effort to re-
establish German currency on a
sound basis. The temporary rise IN
the mark, therefore. as well as the
inoonolusive rlTnors about the ac-
tivitles of the Heichshank Is signi-
fcant only II accompanied by a
practical effort on the part OF the
German government TO put an end
TO currency imitation.