Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-26

states must help.
The New York legislature recent
ly passed a bill repeating the state
dry law, but Governor Smith has
not signed the bill yet.
smith Is an avowed wet. Never
Ineless many PEOPLE believe he does
not enjoy being forced to put him
sei1 on record in this particular
way. - ''''l
lie IS much spoken of as the next
democratic presidential candidate.
II he should get the nomination.
everybody will know he regards pro-
hlbition unfavorabIy, yet presuma-
bly, ne will not want to run purely
ana simply as a wet, which is the
way many people are apt to look at
1t Il that issue IS oyer-emphasized.
New York's Gesture
Leaving politics out, it isn't
quite clear why the lack of a New
York dry law forehsadows Conflict"
There are other states without dry
laws. In these states there may
have been lax prohibition enforce
ment, but not conflict" State Off
clals recognize the federal author
ltles rights to enforce prohibition if
they can.
Federal officials fight the SNUG
Cling of merchandise into the coun-
try, without state aid. The same
thing is true of counterfeiting, the
enforcement of postal laws and most
other federal regulations.
If New York never had had
state dry law, probably it wouldn't
have attracted as much attention as
repeal 1t is true that repeal is an
unmistakable gesture" as it has
been called, disappearing prohibi-
ton.
Still Held Captive.
The foreigners, including Amer
leans, who were kidnapped when Chi
nese bandits held up the Shanghai
Pekin express, are still prisoners in
the Shantung wilds.
What's more, the outlaws are
threatening to kill them if the gov
eminent doesn't give the guarantees
they demand. They actually have
t1od number of Chinese prison
ers to show they mean business.
To be sure, the government has
promised the brigands all they want
but the bandits are afraid the gov
ernment will break its word.
United States Minister Schurman
at Pekin has threatened drastic
action" if the prisoners aren't freed
The trouble is, while the United
States can make things very un-
pleasant for the government, it
won't help the prisoners. In fact,
trouble for the government is just
what the outlaws enjoy most.
England and Italy.
King George of England has paid
a visit to Rome. F.ench newspapers
speak of it as recalling the visits
his father, the late King Edward,
often paid to Paris when he was
framing the entente" between Eng
land and France.
Only this time it's Italy that's
visited.
In view Of increasing friction be-
tween the English and French gov
ernments, some of the Paris papers
wonder if King George isn't trying
to arrange an Anglo-Italian "en-
tente," perhaps not in out-and-out
opposition to, but at least quite dis
tinct from the understanding which
links France and Belgium together,
especially in relation to their Ruhr
policy.
Another German Offer
Another thing worries the Paris
press.
Dispatches from Berlin say Chan
cellor CunO of Germany is prepar-
ing fresh reparations offer.
The Paris papers say they're
afraid this proposition may take
such form as to satisfy England
and Italy without satisfying France
and Belgium.
Down in Mexico.
An attempt has been made to
blow up the United States consulate.
in Mexico City with bomb.
Nobody was hurt, but a lot of
damage was done.
1t leaks out also that a similar at
tempt was made recently against
the United States embassy.
It seems certain the perpetrators
were trying to prevent American
recognition of President Obregon' s
government.
Some people think. they were
"reds" who don't want any govern.
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