davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1924-09-10
Suggests Remedy

AS a result of these activities, for
the American Bankers Association,
we have established in our organiza-
tion a department that is known as
the Investors Protective Department,
organized and operated for the ex-
press purpose of protecting the citi-
zens of a community from the on
slaughts of these vultures who are
parading like peacocks, a service
which is known as the Community
Protection Service, is operated in the
local communities through the Cham
bers of Commerce or Board of Trade,
and the reason that we operate thru
them is due to the fact that after
years of experiment with this ma
tional evil we have come to some very
certain conclusions on this subject
and they are:
First, that the proper organization
successfully to handle a campaign
and issue information on stock selling
schemes, is the local Chamber Of
Commerce, Board Of Trade or Othei
Civic Club. Why? Because it is tn,
one organization of a community tina
is supposed to represent the combine,
interest Of the industrial, mercantile
and financial establishments of tha
community. 1t is the one organiza
tion to which the average citizen cal
go and will go to seek such informa
tion before he buys and not after.
Second, it is the organization
against which the promoter or sales
man cannot claim an interest invOlv
ed because it does represent the inter
Smyrna times., 1924-09-10
COAL

Remember! Winter is fast ap-
preaching. Get your coal il. We have
a fine stock on hand and can give you
good, clean coal. Come see our Camel
Coal. 1t will take the place of an
thracite. This coal is cheaper and
the best substitute for anthracite on
the market.
We sell the best select Baled HAY.
The old reliable guaranteed Dairy
FEED.
STORMTIGHT ROOF DRESSING
makes your old roof as good as new.
This roof dressing is guaranteed for
ten years. Paint your roof now.
Smyrna times., 1924-09-10

Continued on Page Three
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
CLUB STAGES
NEW CONTEST

a competitive vaudeville. sponsor
ed by the Seattle Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club. viii he held
AZ the Masonic temple March 1.
Mems and women's clubs will COM
pete for the prize OF $50. II is tho
first venture OF IT'S kind In the city
and Is receiving cordial response
from the various groupS.
Some OF the cluos which have
already accepted are the dramatic
club OF tho Puget Sound Light &
Power Co. the Women's Century
club, the Young Ladies' institute
and the Seattle Grade Teachers
club.
The proceeds will be used for the
educational fund This fund has
been established by the National
Federation OF Cluas and Is known
az tho Lena Lake Forrest Scholar
ship fund. which makes II possible
for worthy girls TO complete high
school courses or business college.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08

Smith Cove Terpiinaf--Pier. 5f-Str haga
Maru. carnia. Pier fo--str Margaret
Dollar. ms oregon.
Bell Street Tsfmina1---t. =. G. o. 1iaida.
Pier e--strs Washkeena. Oeorfina Rolph.
Pier 7--strs Victoria, Colon, Redondo.
pior 1--str Andrea h. Lucksnbach.
Pier A-Str Admiral Watson.
pier D-Btrs Admiral Psary. Admiral
Hodman.
Union Pacific Tarninai-ssr cordoya
Pacific Coast Coal Bunksrs-U. 8. l.. -.
rmatilIs,
Pacific Coast Engineering works-u. s..
@. \. Surveyor.
y. 2. Shipping Board Moorings-sirs
Mernnon. West Gafnbo.
Connecticut Street Tsrminai--U. .. H..
Pioneer Discoverer.
King 4 wiuge-Hchr Ruby. ms Anvil.
Uanford street Terminai-str aagadahoc
Spokane Street Terrniniil-str Aibionsthr
Duthies'-U 4 r. Connecticut.
East waterway Dock a Warehouse co..
Ctr X I. Lnckenbach.
Todd Dry Docks--gtrs ~, y. Alexander.
Admiral Rogers. Sorthwestern Dorothy
Alexander. Lena Tuckenbaeh. West Ca
MARCO. City OF Spokanc.
Amsa Terminal company-S,fs Aldebsr-
an, Qnockflerna.
colu,sn creosote works-str r. y. Loop.
Hsffernnn'- Dry Dock--ssrs Rainier.
Queen. Owego.
Alaska steamship Moorings-s,rs Jeffer-
aon, Retchikan. Redondo.
AIaaka steafnrhip Moorings fPort Blake
tyl--EtTs Oduna. Tanana,
WINSTON Marine Railway tEsgie Hhrbor)
ctr oriffdu, schrs Betsy Ross. Ca
fnano. Ella A., Sophie Christensen.
Meteor and Aiufnna. bktns Anne comyn
ana Charles y. crocker, brRs coquit-
lam city. Griffson and Henry Willard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Business Is Cautious in
Middle Atlantic States
Roger w. Babson Reports Results Of
Industrial Investigation

WELLESLEY HILLS. Mass. FEB.
business conditions 10 the SID
die Atlantic states are reported a.
good. IN q statement issued today by
Roger w. Babson. after q personal
Investigation Of business centern.
New York. New Jersy and Marylond
arc reported az gaining over last
year. slight losses are reported in
Pennsylvania and Virginia, with no
change In West Virginia.
Twelve months ago business was
improving rapidly IN these states. %
Babson says. 'and slowly IN the rest
OF the country, A. the moment we
ind the exactly opposite conditions.
This tendency toward recession IN
the Middle Atlantic group was fore
Swallowed a long while ago b. O de-
cline IN New York city business. The
logical result Of this dip IN New York
city was a reaction In surrounding
localities
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08

Ayrived-Beb. Str Admiral Dewey
from Los Angeles via San Francisco. A.
1915 a. M. str Atlas from Fan Fran
cisco via Grays Harbor, az n. M. str
georgina Isolph from Tacoma. at 1870
a. m: ms II. r.. Harper from Richmond.
at | q. m. Feb. 5.--Btr y. \. Loop from
Tacoma via Port Gamble, nt ss70 y. III.
str Cascade from Los Angeles via San
rranoisco. at , .. m; str cordova from
Reward, at 3s+b .. MT ntr Andrea y,
Lucksnbach from Boston via ports. At 2
.. M: Z. s. 4. Halda from Port Angeles.
at 1915 ,. M: tug Roosevelt from Los
Angeles towing barge bertrand at O.
a. m,
saiIed.-Feb. Str Margaret Dollar
for Boston via ports. ~ noon; ms Nord.
DO for Yokohama via Everett at n. M;
s,r Robin GoOdfeilow for Boston via ports.
pen. 7.--Htr Cascade for Los Angeles via
ports at II a. M. y. y. 4. Fern for
Eagis Harbor ~ 8 .. nj str President
Madison for Tacoma. AZ gats y. M. y.
n 4. snobomish for Port Angeles. at
ff.s q. ~. str fatouchs for Tacoma. A.
ffsfs a, M; str Edward Luckenbach for
boston via ports. at 1i.Io a. M. str En-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
EGGS FIRM A N D
DEMAND is GOOD

Seattle egg quotations remained
unchanged Friday morning. The
market was reported firm and the
demand good. The New York mar.
ket was reported as IA cents high
er thnn Thursday.
The seasons first car OF spinach
arrived from walla walla Friday
morning, eliminating the previous
cost Of express shipment and bring.
ing the price down 20 s1.75 per crate.
A shipment OF cauliflower is due to
arrive Friday afternoon.
The meeting Of the Northwest job.
bors scheduled TO be held in the Arc.
tic club Saturday has been postponed.
A new date for the meeting VIII be
announced about March 1. according
10 Maj. II. s. Glll, secretary of the
qeaftfe Produce association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Former Seattleite
Stricken in South

r. T.. Cooper. former Seattle busi-
ness man, died February at his
nome in Los Angeles, according 10
word received Friday by friends
here. He is survived by four chill
drcn, MIS. Cooper having died Feb
ruary IS, 1923. In Seattle.
His mother. Mrs. s. A. Cooper,
and The following brothers and sis-
iers Of Seattle also survive: l.. 4.
Cooper, II. w. Cooper. Mrs. II. IL
Sargent Mrs. a. Richter and Mrs.
y. Il. Anderson. W. A. Cooper. am
other brother. lies ut Long Beach,
Cal. and a sister, Mrs. ID. J. deFoi,
resides in Portland, Orc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Church Leaguers
to Stage Rallies

The Seattle district Epworth
League will hold Valentine party
and rally at Woodland Park chapter
Friday evening. February IS. 10
which all Epworthians and friends
are invited Under the direction Of
Bishop Shepard and ]. E. Purdy,
rally engineer OF Portland. the Seat
tie district Epworth League is plan.
ming banquet rally at the First
NJ. Z. church Friday. February 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
&c N { R AL LIST
STARTS WEAKLY
Standard Issues ReOede on
Opening OF Stock Mart
WALL STREET JOURNAL FIyAy-
CIAL REVIEW

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Nothlng de-
yflOped IN tho overnight news 10 ac-
count for the selling movement IN
yesterdays late Aradlng. This lack
of an index 10 the heavy selling
movement makes II appear certain
that the movement was an auto
matte corrective 20 tho uninterrupt-
cd advance covering the past 10
days The appearance Of the weekly
federal reserve statement showed
another Improvement Ia the COM
bined ratio which stood az dhe high
est figure since August 1917.
In spite OF this the general list
opened unsteady and weak In the
early dealings Steel Common. Ameri-
can Can. stndebaker and other In
dustrial leaders recedcd fractionally
from last nights ciorc.
Opening prices included: Amerl-
can Locomotive, 1874. up = Dupont.
IAN. of /. Mack Truck. ssIz, off
]; American Can. lis. or X; Sin
clair. 23is. St Paul. l5E. orr x:
United States Steel. 1918. OF z
pen-Ameriean. fBH. of a: Bethie-
hem Steel. COX. Off X. Atchison,
le0s, up "a United States Rubber,
- or y; Texas Company. l55s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
INDUSTRIAL STATES
REACT QUICKLY

'NeW York ana PennHyIFnnla are
largely Industrial. Experience has
shown that industrial areas Of the
Northeast are quick on the trigger.
When business dips down. either a
minor or major movement, this u
the first territory 20 slip.
Therefore. I'm n period like the
present, tho manufacturing centerB
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Black Gold Sought
in Southern State

NEW BERN, N. c.. Feb. s.--I.ocai
prospectors for oil win begin boring
operations at a locality few miles
from here shortly.
a test well is to be sunk under the
direction OF an expert. Reports OF
oil Indications have been circulated
for several years The new venture
is said TO be amply capitalized.
seepage and other signs on the site
OF the projected experiment have
prompted the local company TO ac-
quire oil and mineral rights on large
areas Of swamp and timber lands
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Building Permits

Gaibraith & Co. 2ali r. r. ave. Frame
alt. building. $1,000.
Fred kaul. 1916 n. 18th. frame resi-
dcnce. 2sxss. $1,000
Herman Austin. $50 n. 18th St. frame
residence. 3ix37. $4,000.
Ellie Papineau. SIC H. Ssrd st. frame
residence, 2sxSs, $4,000.
o. w. Follow. Assay First ava. frame
residence, 2sx4o, $500.
T. " Turner's, 244s Howard N. frame
residence. afxss. $1,000.
Franciscan Fathers. 5000 Corson ave..
frame alt. foundation. $1,000.
i. ]. Farrell, 933 2snd ave. N, frame
residence. six4s, $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
GRAINS LOSE
SALES GROUND
Wheat Checked While Corn
Finds Good Mart

CHICAGO. Feb. T.-Grnin prices
closed lower on the board OF trade
today.
Wheat was held in check on all
rallies when grains appeared for
sale. IL was evident that tired Tonga
and some Eastern buyers wero in
FOR profits.
Good buying featured corn on all
dips due 40 light offerings
oats lost ground with other
grains. The market was featureless
Provisions were strong.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb. Foreign ex.
change Is higher today. Sterling. sssfis,
francs. to.o4se: lire. ,0ose: Belgians
to.o4iin: marks. $500. 600. oeo. 900.
Foreign exchange closed Irregular.
Sterling, st.s2 ii-i6. up 5-ie: francs.
so.oiss. off so.0ool Y lire. so.o4ssx. of
so.o000H: Belgian, so.04oe, off sooeoi NJ
marks $500. 900. 100000 to tho dollar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Denver Live Stock

Cattle Receipts. 1000. Steady Beef
steers. t7as.so: cows and heifers.
N50d7.bo: calves. s7.5o6ii, stockers
and feeders. t567.so: bulls. ssat
Hogs---Receipts. $500. isc lower. Top.
81. bulk. ts.seQs.so: pigs. t5a5.so.
shccp-Receipis 400. in9isc higher.
Fat lambs. ,is.5oa 1850; feeder lambs,
tiaso0ls.so; ewes. seGs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
San Francisco Produce

Butter--Extras, sohc ib.: prime firs,s
tahc ID.
Eggs-Extras. size doz.: extra puliets,
ssc doH.; underslzed puilets. 2gc dog
Cheese-CalIfornia flats fancy, $50 ID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Boston Wool

BOSTON. Feb. THE local wool mar
ket Is quleter than It has been since the
beginning OF the year. Prices hold very
steady, however. and merchants show
little interest In buying at advancing
quotations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
ShipNews
Tides in Seattle
SATURDAY
FEB, ~

First Low Tide
1871 a. m, oS u.
FIRST High Tide
GO a. M. 1919 n.
second Low Tide
1893 .. m. rs n.
second High lid.
$50 D. m. fo.9 u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
THERE WILL 81
No HIGHER WAGES

Babson summarizes the Situation ln
thess states as follows.
= There viii be but few waes
advances during 1924 A. best, wages
are likely % remain az about on
level, and in many places moderate
reductions VIII probably be witnessed
"2. Any reduction Of federal taxes
would benefit these states. as they
pay about one hair Of the total taxes
n the government.
&c. Newspaper and magazine ad-
Yeriising play q very Important part
in the activities OF thls section.
When advertising falls Off. local
business declines In fact, you can
almost take the statistics OF local
ity's newspaper advertising az a
Measurement OF the trend OF it's
business.
with general business running
about per cent above normal, It j.
probable that tho Middle Atlantic
district is running slightly under
normal. -,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
Chicago Board of Trade
Cash Wheat

CHICAGO. Feb. Cash whest-No.
red. sl.iti: No. red. siIs: No. :
hard. ti.iiH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
New Corporations

OLYMPIA, Feb. s.--rhe following ar
ticics of Incorporation have been filed In
the office OF the secretary OF state:
chief Metals Co.. Seattle. SiaS.ooo. o.
II. Ebblnghonso and Bob Mabry.
Garfield Garage. Inc. Seattle. $4,000.
G. r. Brado and J. s, Brlx.
Navy Yard Highway Mn Co.. Charles
ton. $4,000. Elnar NIlsen and Elias J.
Eliason.
stein No Glare Light Co, Mt. Vernon,
si2,eoo, VIM. II. steinhauer. Jacob N.
prutxman and II. T.. 1indbloom.
Hlppodrome Amusement CO., Seattle
Increasing stock sss.ooo to $500, 900.
THE CELLAR FULL
Mum, there's a revenue officer at
the door"
Tell him we don't want any
Judge, \
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
VEGETABLES
rriess Paid Wholesale peniers

tThe prices given are those made 20
retail dealers BY wholesalers. with few
seasonal exceptions. prices 10 producers
tan be figured by doduoting tho cost OF
transportation TO Seattle and approx
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
EEA ~

First High Tide
Sis q. m, f2.s Il.
First Low Tide
f3sst D. M. 81 IT.
second High Tide
Sss7 p. m. Ill It.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
N. Y. Sugar and Coffee
Thursdays q

THuftuhN VuUtutfuns
Surar-Quiet- Raw. y7.ss; refined. quiets
Rranulated. ss.so6s.se
Coffee--No. Rio. spot. Az ib.; No. 4
Santos. 1sk G17c ID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08

TAToosH BLAND. Feb. s.--s a. NJ
Bsromster rising; clear; wind east. seven
miles an hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08

are working cautiously This Is -
pecialiy important in view u in
cresElng European competition For
the time being. however, many Of
these industrial localities can suffer
curiallment and siill have the advaf-
tage over the farming, livestock and
nInlua, .l.-lLn.r. %
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08

About ~ per cent Of the worlds
water power Is In the
United states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
The Goat

Wisconsin cream trick. 49,. 800 "a
Washington trlplstH .... .as8 rs
Washington tripie,s ......... ara ~
TiIiamook tripists. old. 49,. .790 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-08
ADAM AND EVA

ma Alexander sor San Diego via ports.
at n m
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-16
What About BorGh?

Where is Senator Borah and his committee for
investigating Soviet Russia these days when proof
of the murderous activities of Secretary of Com
merce Hoover, directed against the Soviet govern
ment, is at hand in the shape of documents fur
nished by Captain Martin showing beyond doubt
that relief funds were expended to bolster up the
counterrevolutionary offensive headed by Yude-
mitch?
1t is the Borah committee that has been charged
with the task Of devng into all phases Of the rela
tons of the United States government with Soviet
Russia but it is significant that with the opening
up of other Investigations that might lead to the
same point the Borah committee adjourned its
sessions.
The position of Borah on this matter is quite
clear. He has been kindly counsellor of Presi-
dent Coolidge altho some of his remarks have been
somewhat pointed he has, however, devoted most
of his energy to urging that the republican party
clean house so that it can better fool the masses
and he feels that if and when LaFollette bolts
upon his shoulders will fall the faded but welcome
mantle of progressivism within the republican
party.
Yesterday the DAILY WORKER urged that the
workers and farmers demand of Senators Wheeler
and Brookhart complete exposure of the Hoover
atrocities; we do not withdraw that demand but
in addition to that we feel that Senator Borah
affairs is peculiarly fitted to explore further the
obscene iniquities of the Hoover attempt to drown
in blood, by use of money appropriated for the
relief of starving women and children, the only
workers and farmers government in the world
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-16

While we are rightfully pointing
out the weaknesses Of the present
trade union movement, the class col
alteration policy of the reactionary
leaders, the bankruptcy of the social
list party and it's complete surrender
to Gompers and company, we must
pay more attention to the ever-grow-
ing number of left wing groups and
left wing press.
The latest addition to the left~wing
press, is the Progressive Shoe and
Leather Worker, thus the militants
have seven monthly and semi-month-
ly papers representing national left
wing committees in the Building,
Clothing, Leather, Metal. Mining,
Printing and Railroad industries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-16
California Protects Labor

The speech made by Senator Shortbridge on the
question of Japanese immigration doubtless will
please the jingoes and alarm the pacifists but
made by the senator from California Japan will
not go to war with us to settle the question of
the admission of her citizens to our sacred soil.
On the question of the Philippines or the repay
ment of the recent loan by the House Of Morgan
that is something else again.
care we going to back down before the threats
of Japan?" hoarsely shouted the senator from the
state that is filing its prisons with members of
the /. w. w. for mere afiliation with the organi-
cation and that keeps Tom Mooney confined de-
spite unquestioned proof of his innocence. The
same California ruling class that brought in Jap
anese to compete with the white workers and
thereby lower wages is today yelling for their
exclusion and expulsion.
The trouble began when the lowly Japanese
worker boarded his scanty wages and proceeded
to buy up some of the land that was cheap before
California became the paradise of real estate
sharks. Japanese syndicates were formed and
now thousands of acres are owned and cultivated
by the little yellow men. Japanese labor on the
Pacific coast completes with white labor chiefly on
the farms; to this landlords have objection but
when the Japs acquire property then the 100 per
cent American blood Of the native sons begins to
boil and they Immediately clamor for the support
of their state and national government.
The conflict between two groups of capitalists is
disguised by urging restrictive legislation for the
'protection of labor" On behalf of the dozens of
members of our class who are in California prisons
for their working class activities we invite any
deluded worker to make pilgrimage to Sunny
California and see for himself just what this pro
lection amounts to.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-16
By ROSE PAsToR sTokEs.

Walking with a bourgeois acquain-
lance / met on Greenwich Avenue the
other morning, suddenly halted be-
fore mountainous pile on the curb
stone.
What is it?" asked by companion.
Look" / replied, pointing at the
pile.
Wretched chests of drawers, an an
Gent ruined sofa and kitchen table,
at the bottom; an old iron bedstead
at the side, buttressed by a broken
down sewing-machine and wooden
wash-tub and, piled on top, an in
discriminate lot of stuff, utensils,
bedding, the rags that were once I'M
dergarments, dishes, oil quilts, hats,
shoes, baskets, chairs.
The previous night, snow had fallen
heavily, in the early morning, rain
had come down in torrents. 1t was
still raining. The streets were slushy,
the cutters, eddying streams.
Out On the Street.
The pile of wretchedness accumu-
lated by some workers family thru
years Of bitter struggle with poverty,
did not escape the storm. To the
remotest assure in the chests Of
drawers at the bottom, the rain and
the snow had penetrated. The damp
wind would come and crack the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-16

GLIDING Italy's foreign policy in the
Mediterranean under the slogan Of
"The Mediterranean for the Mediter-
ranean peoples" the economic pro-
gram for reconstruction characterized
by such planks as the return of rail
roads, post and telegram system to
private ownership, the settlement of
industrial disputes by mixed organ
izations of labor and capital; the
denial of the right to strike in the
public service, etc.
Part four begins by sketching, in
a mastery way, the magnetic Musso-
lini, the Breaker of Ballot Boxes, as
the author picturesquely calls him,
and ends by vivid narrative of the
romantic march on Rome by the Fas-
cisti, and ends by vivid narrative
of the romantic march on Rome by
the Fascist.
Decay of Political Democracy.
The last part of the book discusses
in detail the dictatorship of the Ital-
ian Fascist State. This is Carleton
Beal's summary of Fascism: 'Fascism
has created the New Italy in an old,
very old European Italy caught up
in the vicious circle Of isolated policy,
depleted resources, financial bank
ruptcy, and expanding militarism; an
Italy strangely imbued with a hier-
archal spirit Of Prussian sun-worship
yet lacking the temperamental re-
straint and lacking both the organ
izing ability and the industrial skill
successfully to carry out policy of
aggrandizement; an Italy, which in
spite of all logic, intends sooner or
later to batter on the closed gates
of the Mediterranean. This is the
New Italy, which only yesterday well
tered in corruption, disorganization,
and chaos. which today has found a
new faith in the right of the strong"
For fascism is backed by good bayo-
nets, and fascism is a new weight
flung in the balance of European poll
tics. Some day, somehow, the eclec-
tic, hazy, mystic idealism of fascism
may be salvaged. But at present the
new Italy marks one more milestone
upon the road toward the general
decay of political democracy in Eu-
rope.