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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-05
Negroes Seek New Homes
In Old Mexico Country

Okmulgee, Okla, Feb 5,-The
negroes Of Oklahoma are being
invited to 4 new promised land''
in old Mexico.
Whether it viii be only 4 will
O. the wisp, as many negro move
ments have beer, OF real exodus
remains TO be seen.
The movement is sponsored by
the international Community Well
fare League, with Offices in Los
Angeles, Mexico City and here.
A local man, J. B. Key, negro,
is president of the league.
The league claims that settle
ment rights in northern Mexico
have been secured, which Includes
freedom and equality for negroes,
Latin-Americans and indians.
Already IS families Of negroes
from this state have started For
Mexico, tEe party consisting OF
tenant farmers and numbering
100 persons.
The local negroes for many
years have eeked oat only bare
living as tenant farmers, and
had very little property. They
took with them in their special
train their farming tools, live
stock and household belongings.
Their train had both passenger
and freight coaches and routed
to the Southern Republic via
Laredo, Texas.
Key, the president, recently
headed q delegation CT United
States negroes which visited Mex
leo City and conferred with Pres;-
dent Oregon. Settlement rights
to 100000 acres of land in the
San Louis Potosi, and 100000
acres on the Isthmus Of Tthuan-
tepee were secured by the Lea
que, according to Key.
The Mexican government is
wholly in accord with the coloni-
zation movement, ard will well
conc the thousands of negro
pilgrims" Key said.
Expenses of the trip to Mexico
will be paid pro rata by the en-
migrants, it was said. Total ex-
penses of the Okmulgee colony
was $4,000, it was said.
Colonies of the blacks from
other cities throughout the coun-
try are expected to get under
way" for the promised land" in
the Immediate future, Key said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-05
Living In New York
On so Cents 2 Day
cry United PresS.)

New York. Feb. "a German
professor tried to live in New
York on so cents day. He fail
cd, but came as near doing it as
anyone in New York, barring a
tramp, ever did.
DIR. Ferdiud Dannmcyer, pro-
fesSOr at Hamburg University,
landed in New York with 4
months salary from his Univer-
sity job. When ne put his marks
into American money, he had ST.
He came here to coolest American
scientific literature for his uni
versity.
When ne stepped Off the steam
ship, where he was listed as a
seaman. he bought an apple. 1t
cost him 600 German marks. He
thereupon crossed apples off his
menue.
Just how the professor lived on
so cents 4 day for two weeks
he remained in New York is not
told in full. He breakfasted and
lunched ON rolls and chocolate.
He had lot of professional
friends in New York and they
helped him out by inviting him
to dinner every evening. He
wouldn't accept charity even from
men in his profession. His car
fare was the greatest expense,
as he had to spend 4 good deal
of time travelling over New York
in search of the books he re-
CURED, for the purchase of which
he had an established credit.
But try as ne would, ne could
not quite make it. After walk
ing two days To conserve his fast
dwindling hoard for rolls and
chocolate. Prof. Dannmeyer was
compelled to sell two valuable
books to pay carfare.
While ne was listed as a COM
mon seaman, the professor went
hack in the first cabin of a Ger
man liner. where he found SYM
nathy and as many meals as ne
could eat on the way home.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

They completed their lesson during the The net
result Of your campaign make the world safe for dsoC
racy an immense in miitarsm Europe is to-
day more than ever armed camp.
THE war for the destruction Of Germany il merrly
going on the guse Of peace such be the doves
peace then the dove must be ferOCOus bird of
prey than the eagle The methods Of waging peace en-
Of waging
The situation in Germany Is critical than the
Germans themselves willing to admit Unless the En-
initiates enlightened policy Germany will become
merely the catspaw Of French imperialism she will
be driven in spite Of herself into the of Bolshevm
the pillar Of Central Europe falls the temple Of Western
civilization will crumble with it,
The Grown Prince like his father the only solution
the worlds problems in the close cooperation between
the dermanc nations England Germany and the United
States.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

(Oonfdn0eo rom rage. D.
strife IN Germany. while single enemy hoof stands on
German soil
ga united Germany would never have submitted
by the hand Of man Similarly an differences Of opinion
e to theories recede to the background
while Germany is battling for her very existence Only
united can Germany rise from the ashes"
Holding opinions such these the Grown Prince u
friend Of the violent Jewbaitng now IN vogue on both
sides Of the Atlantic, although echoes OF Henry Fords
antsenitic campaign have penetrated to the cliffs
Of his sea-weed ISLE
'tNfanIind' he remarked "suffers too much from
cial antagonisms We cannot the ills Of the world
by appeals to prejudice.
Of course" he added much depends upon mutual
Outstanding and mutual forbearanoe. It not desirable
I'm mixed population for one element TO dominate in
any sphere Of activity understand that Harvard Univer
sity has taken TO reduce tie number OF Jewish stu
dents to a certain percentage. .
ct objection to such attitude provided 1t
based upon the desire to maintain the national char
acter Of institution without special discrimination
presume that the authorities at Harvard would regard
it as equally Questionable for some other
Americans Of Italian, Of German British blood were to
acquire predominance. ..-r-,
THE Jewish problem and similar problems usually
be solved by wise distribution and tact Tact" the
Crown Prince declares, IFS better than pogroms."
1.-The jew unless he is completely absorbed in the
tonal life Of his adopted country retains special racial
characteristics Of his own He is welcome anywhere
provided he accepts the principle of nationality provided
he becomes good German in Germany, good English
man in England, good American in the United States
H, however he is prompted in his political activities
by other than national interests he becomes undesr
able alien Under such circumstances he is much,
undesirable than the international atocrat whose
allegiance divided between two countries the inter-
national sectarian.
''I welcome the Catholic and welcome the Jew as a
fellow citizen but not he attempts to dominate politics
@ 10 looks Tor political guidance beyond the confines
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

4 CROSS the Sahara by auto
a mobile!
L This is the latest achieve
ment planned in the development
of automotive engineering. Early
in 1923 q French expedition will
essay the adventure, and the pro-
moters have every hope of success.
They are far from minimizing the
difficulties and dangers OF the task.
but they are enthusiastic over
preparations now going forward
for the mobilization Of the motor
caravan.
The factor which Is expected to
conquer the desert over a route
extending from TugguTt to Tim
buctoo liz the caterpillar wheel of
the tractor, the American inven-
ton that made possible the terri
BILE tanks of the war period and
now is serving chiefly on prosaic
tractors in agriculture.
Success on the part Of the expe-
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
"The Crash of the Mon
arcE1icaI Regime Is An
Event That the World
Has Taken Too
LightEaeartedly."
Dy GUGLIELlEo FERRER0.
specially written for Unlversal Service.

ing in Italy and is preparing
in Germany
This crisis in the mon
archica1 system is the Cor
dian knot Of Europe's pres
ent difficulties. To under
stand Fascisms and similar
movements, which will not
fail to arise and develop in
every part Of Europe, it is
needful that the republics
should understand the under
lying cause. I win try to
elucidate this point, which
is today Of such vital i'm
portance to the old world.
All the monarchies Of the
old world, even Russia, had
In 1914 accepted parliamen-
tary institutions more or less,
sincerely. But in no part Of
continental Europe England
is here excluded - could
parliament be looked on as
an organism directing the
state. It served merely as 4
safety, valve for puDlc opin=
ion and as q tribute for the
conflict Of factions more or
less active and influential.
It collaborated with the
Government sometimes and
In matters of detail seemed
to govern, but the directing
force of the state, the chief
motor Of internal and exter-
nal affairs was, in every
country in EuUpe, centered
in q small group Of high
placed functionaries closely
attached to the courts, who
served as Intermediates be-
tween the sovereign and the
parliament, or between the
sovereign and the bureau
crazy. This group was
sometimes more powerful
than the monarch. It was
never responsible TO the
people.
The. authority Of the
crown was more visible and
powerful IN Germany and.
Austria than in Italy, but
the system was everywhere
the. same. Even In ITALY,
where the system outwardly
seemed to resemble more
closely English parlianen-
tarism the chiefs of the
cabinet were only. seeming
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

dition will. of course, mean great
step in the advance of civilization.
1t would make possible the link
ing UP of vast stretches Of the
world which have hitherto had to
be left undeveloped because the
construction of road or rail com
munlcations was too costly or too
hazardous an enterprise to be I'M
dertaken.
China, in particular, has both
eyes on the French experiment, for
her rulers realize what wonderful
possibilities 1t would open up in
that land Of few roads and vast
spaces.
For France herself it would eff
feet the linking, up of her colonial
possessions in North Africa with
those of equatorial Africa, a result
she INCREASINGLY has tried to
achieve with various forms of loco
motion.
AS soon as the automobile be-
came practical ana commercially
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Co-operated With England

Frederick the Great, co.Operated with England with
losing his independence In the changed conditions
Of affairs no permanent understanding between England
and Germany is possible that does not carry with ~
least the the tacit sanction Of the United States
Such sanction the part Of the United States would
carry with guarantee that the aggregation q power
thus assembled would not be abused for purely selh ma
tional aims -, :. 49,
When the Grown Prince speaks Of Frederick the Great
his eyes sparkle He has been made aware Of the tAct
he sngy resembles his great ancestor espsG =;
profile Recently the film FrideriCus Rex was produCeo IN
Wierinpen for the edification Of the Grown Prince
The little rustic cinema audience gasped wnen tney
noticed the resemblance between Wilhelm and his great
greatgrand uncle IT myself" the Prince remarked TO
INV wife was deeply moved when saw my great pro
gentor lead his troops into the Imperial Pleasure Garden
ia present arms before his father under the same window
where led my own regiment hundreds Of times to salute
the Kaiser" az
fcsd their hous6old silver and the rings off their fingers
to save the Fatherland. =. i.
'They even out off their hair and sold the gold Of
their locks to fill the empty Golfers Of Prussia crown
is not too much to sacrifice FOR ones country All ask
that INV sacrifice and theirs may not be in vain.
IAN we dsmand after all is told is a square deal Tor
Germany"
OODSrAEht asss = sisr % S "a s
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

sound method of travel, attempts
were made which were expected to
result in the setting UP Of q regu.
lar service across the sands Of
equatorial Africa.
1t was thought that the pneu:
matte tire would triumph where
the solid wheel was hopelessly i'm.
possible. But the experiments of
twenty years ago were a disas-
trous failure. With the rubber
bitten" into holes by the grit or
the whole machine engulfed in the
drifts, not single car succeeded
in reaching its destination, most
of them being abandoned in the
open desert, to be buried forever in
the next storm.
Efforts to develop communica-
ton by aeroplane have recently
met with some success. but hopes
for the future are now almost en-
tirely concentrated on the gradual
extension of a network of automo.
bile services made feasible by
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Germany Next

Whether the experiment
Is destined 10 succeed, Or ii
this method Of solving the
problem is 5 good one, Is
quite another question,
though, personally, / feel
doubtful. Time only can
tell.
But the reason and the 1la.
ture Of the political crisis
which Italy Is travefsing is
this, and only from this.
point Of view can the crisis
be understood
Hence it is not too bold to
foresee that sooner Or later
i political crisis like that
which now exists IN Italy
will occur In Germany, be-
cause her monarchy has alb
sOlutely vanished, and the
impotence Of her parliament
to create an effective gov
erning force, capable Of
looking ahead and provid-
ing for the future. is evident.
Sooner or later. Germany
will make some attempt to
remedy this grevious iIapo-
tence and to escape from the
void In which she is now sus-
pended. / would not say
that she will solve the prob
lem BY following the foot
steps Of Italy, but she will
certainly attempt it IN some
manner, and the manner
may be very different.
The existing situation
there will in the end exhaust
even the patience Of the
German people, who are
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
The Catastrophe

Then came the great catas-
trophe. The Romanoffs fell,
the Hapsburgs, the HOhen-
zollern and. the other dy-
nasties ! followed suit. At
Moscow, at Berlin, at Ores
den, at Vienna, a republic
was proclaimed to be a gov
eminent by the people, that
is to say, by universal suf-
frage or by parliaments,
chosen by universal suffrage.
With the fall Of the mon
arches the direction Of the
state should therefore have
passed everything TO parlia-
ment, the organ Of univer-
sal suffrage by means. Of
which the sovereign will Of
the people issy manifested.
The fall Of the great mon
arches Of central and north
ern Europe weakened the
few dynasties that survived,
and more especially the
Italian.
With two-thirds Of Europe
even Russia and Germany
dominated by soviets or
organized labor the people
Of other countries could not
be convinced that monarchy
was no longer q necessary
or eternal form Of govern
ment.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

are drifting almost without
government. This is the
tragic position Of Germany,
and this, in proportions for.
tunately smaller, Is the situa-
ton of Italy.
Fascism is only & first and
somewhat confused attempt
by an energetic mid class
to pat an end to disorder
and criminal tendencies on
the one hand and the weak
ness Of the old governing
powers on the other, and to
create q new agency OF.
government both sane and
efficient.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
AUTOMOBILE TRACTOR WILL BE EMPLOYED
i'm EFFORT TO CONQUER SAHARA DESERT

what 10 known as the Kegresse-
Hipstin wheel--or propeller, as the
experts prefer to- call it.
The remarkable quality of this
caterpillar-wheel invention is the
distribution of weight, which is
given as 100 grammes to the square
centimeter-an astounding proper
ton. BY virtue of this the vehicle
to which it is fitted is able to
traverse sand, snow or marsh land
without sinking in, leaving. in fact,
only the slightest mark to indicate
it's passage.
Altogether there will be twelve
cars. Each is to be fitted with
a tank to hold $50 litres of petrol.
and each is to trail tank reser-
voir holding 700 to 800 litres.
This supply, is calculated to be
sufficient to enable the party to
cover the 5000 kilometers FROM
Tuggurt to Timbuctoo without re.
victllaling.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
canss of Cries

But an assembly that has
never exercised power ex.
cept to execute the will Of,
a sovereign or his ministers,
is never capable Of in
itiating. or directing policies
of its own. The men, the
steersmen, the traditions,
are lacking. Herein lies the
cause Of the profound crisis
Of the monarchical coun-
tries Of Europe.
In countries where the
monarchy has fallen, like
Germany, and iii those In
which It is weakened is III
Italy, parliGhierits have III
vet shown themselves In.
capable of that power Of
decision which an older or
organized ministry must
achieve il il ID to succeed
or endure. The new order
in Europe has produced
ministries, crises, discussions,
scandals, but no govern
mentb.
If the old directing power
has disappeared, the new is
still too weak to take its
place, hence the countries
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

ROME, Jan. 10.
<UyELL Us what IL this
Italian Fascism, of
which 30 much is
talked and concerning which
We get such varied explana-
lions, ell contradictory, none
lucid and satisfactory {"
During Q month past not a
day Is passed without an
American or Q Frenchman
asking me this question,
verbally, by letter, even by
wire.
This curiosity Is exph-
cable, but it il not easy to
satisfy. Fascism that now
controls Italy and threatens
Germany and Mexico must
seem almost inexplicable as
4 phenomenon. The two
countries to which it viii be
most difficult to explain will
Be the United States and
France. Why SOL Because
the United States and
France are both living, one
for more than q century,
the other for more than half
q century, under q republic
an regime.
Fascism is the second i'm
portant act In the great
drama Of European mon
archy, which began in 1917
and 1918, with the fall OF
the Romanoffs, the Haps-
burgs the Hohenzollern,
the Wittelsbach and the less
er German dynasties.
But Of this drama, up to
date the gravest conse-
quence OF the war, the
countries concerned, which
until 1918 were or are still
governed as 1nonarchies, are
as yet barely aware.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
+" The New Order In Europe
Has Produced Ministries,
Crises, Discussions,
Scandals, But No
Governments. !"

much more patient than
Italians.
The crash Of the monar-
chical regime, begun ii 1917
with the Russian revolution
and continued ID 1918 with
the German and Austrian
revolution, is an event which
the opinion Of the world
has considered too light
heartedly.
It is really 4 profound con-
vulsion that dislocates two
thirds Of Europe and will
leave behind it B long trail
Of complex political crises,
pregnant Of surprises for all.
Fascis1n is only the first.
Of these surprises. The lands
which have had the good
fortune to live as republics
for many generations should
grasp this, and they can do
SO easily by remembering the
difficulties they had to con-
quer in their turn ID the
past III order to give d liv-
ing force to q republic has
ed upon universal suffrage,
Copyright, 1a2s. 81 GhkIieImo
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Aero Engine ) Roar
Will Guide Plane

LONDON, Jan. 20.
VKH1E roar IL an aero engine.
! driving its biz passenger ex
press through the air at 100
miles an hour, is now to be
utilized to guide the machine
safely to an aerodrome during
AZ the aerial control tower -
the London air station, Croydon,
il being installed an invention
which win enable the traffic con-
troiler to locate accurately IN !
air express he IA unable ID see.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Gland Operation Gives
Prize Dog New Fame

TAYLoRvILLE, Ill, Jan. 20
tsALrp1 Billy." prize beagle
hound and winner IN fifty
eight dog shows III the Central
West, has another lease on youth
and another claim to fame as the
result Of an operation for the
transplanting Of glands.
..Alibi Billy, is owned by w.
o. Powell, of Taylorvflle. He Is
twelve years old and IN dOgdOm
il more than middle aged.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Y PRINCE SEES PEACE ONLY in COOPERATION

eff OisuU the dsUastafion Of the and the deUass
tation Of peace feel that might be almost better FOR
erranv 20 Sc an dutonOrosss member Of the British
Empire, like Canada Australia, than the stdrOed
handnaid Of Gallo ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. IL any case CO.
operation NTH England and the United States, bdsed
upon serUituds, bat mutual respect and SELF
interest, Mould Be powerful factor II DOTLd recon
stractiOn.
'7n the last analysis such solution tDOuld Be eOen
the GdOanags Of France for natiOn may seek I'M
punished the uU;O-tke-uOisp 81 sOorld domination.
The fumes Of the Napoleonic dream are fetal 70
government.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
The Gordian Knot

The people Of free repub-
lies or democracies do not
yet fully realize the signifi-
canoe Of the complete over
throw Of the old regimes In
every monarchica1 country
Of Europe. The revolution
airy crisis that still continues
may be prolonged and terri
BILE. How then can they
understand what Is happen
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

~ elected by parliament.
Parliament gave its assent,
but the choice, at least in
important moments, was
made by the court, even if
the court in choosing had to
take into account the tenn
per Of parliament in order
not to oppose it too directly.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Frequently Wits Doom

FrequentIy Visits Doom
The Crown Prince who il frequent visitor In Doorn
understands better than Of his brothers the Kaser
need intellectual companionshp, the motives which
impelled him to give his wife q successor.
The Grown Prince was present at the wedding. The
Crown Princess with her children is expected guest in
Doom
Like the Kaiser, the Crown Prince speaks in excellent
Englsh He deeply interested in America and in Aer
can women He convinced that America decided the
in favor Of Allies He bears grudge but he begs
us to remember that boys fought against the
growing manhood Of Germany.
"You fought ostensby against German miarism, with
the result that we disared that everybody else
has got 'militariSm' They all learn from
before the war.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

An incurable weakness
rendered precarious the lives
Of every dynasty not yet
fallen.
There are still monarchies
in Europe, effaced in midst
Of red republics, but there
exists no longer in Europe
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

Sooner Later Political Crisis Like That Italy Will Occur

md the Fascist Mnm done
of NMm sci Hria . -
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

Of his native land, 60 the Towers Of the Temple
lem or the Seven Hills Of Rome.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

ROME, Jan. Is.
knyELL us what is this
Italian Fascism, of
- =.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-12
DIFFICULTIES OF AMERICAN
TOURISTS

American tourists in France
this summer are having no end of
difficulties because they somehow
believe that they bring the "color
line" along with them. like their
trunks and thirst AS a matter Of
fact, they only brought themselves.
and in too many cases It happened
that this meant they bring serti-
ment or conviction that the white
and black races, for the best inter
ests OF both, should not mingle So
cially The color line" remains
behind; the color feeling" not
unnaturally, comes along. The va
rious scenes which result in the
cafes of the NMontmarte, and else
where. are most regrettable. The
fact which the American tourists
have not been able to appreciate
is that the French custom Is to ac-
cept the negro as, an equal. every
where, that this Is a part of the
France they go to see. and that
they have no more right to at
tempt to change France in this re-
spect than in any other, save than
to insist that all Frenchmen cease
drinking wine when Americans ate
present.
The French ministry OF foreign
affairs has issued a sharp warning
to foreign tourists" that il NIT
ters do not mend, punishment
will be eXacted." and the Frehch
press has hardly less pointedly
expressed it's dislike for Americans
who do not like negroes. Some
reputable papers have even gone
SO far as to call such offending
Americans "meteques," which in
France expresses what "wop" and
"bohunk" do in America. Such
frankness may be unpleasant for
Americans, but it should be an eff
ficient corrective. In Rome. do as
the Romans door stay away. =
st. Paul Dispatch.