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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
Two Arraigned Mon.
Municipal Court on
Liquor Charges

Thomas Gagnc and John n Pom
.,,v both Of Llvcrmore Falls. were
,,,lgned in municipal court yestcr-
D., morning on separate charges
"a, Of Gagne being OF intoxIcation
"a ,ha charge against Pomnroy dTiy-
',r an automobile while intoxicated.
Gagne pleaded guilty and Recorder
'.t5grneau imposed fine OF $40 and
,I,,s II 1925 which he paid.
pomeroy pleaded not guilty but
.,obable Caugc was found and he
hrnished $1,000 bonds for his appear
,,rs al the September term Of su-
ssrior court nj Augusta.
witnesses for the State were II. N.
p.,rh. Constable w. r. Reynolds
md Of1rer Louis Rnncourt Both
Won we're arrested by Constable Rev
.,lds in Wlnslpw' on the Augusta
s.,,s road Sunday afternoon and
nav were placed in the lookup in
Wlbslow Sunday evening
The Stntcs witnesses offered tcsti-
n6ny concerning tho two mon who
WITH another companion. II WAS al
lsrsd were driving towards Augusta
sunday when they were met hY an
,g,omoblle party OF which Oniccr
,opls Ranrourt Of the WatcrVillc
,ollcs force was n member. 4 few
ronents before. Constable Reynolds
IN seen tho car with Its occupants
,,s hla house In Winslow and he
sth II. VI Reach Of Watcrville had
asen chase.
When tho car with iis alleged
tunken driver approached tn" Wat
rville bound machine. II sweryed
sharply and nearly struck II. Con
rahlN Reynolds was riding on the
mining board Of Mr. EcaCh's ma
.sIne and he called officer Rancourt.
rso was IN IN" other auto. To come
ND assist in tho arrest
After stopping tho three mon. the
,Tcrrs attempted To search thcm,
sat were forced To handle them
.Vghly before they could do SO. ono
4 the trio escaped in the ARRAY \
,o'tle Of some kind Of intoxicating
suor was thrown by one of tho mon
~ II the chr but Mr. Reynolds
hlnd Il and produced 1t In court
r'h his testimony.
Officer Raurourt drove tho car he
6rsinr to ono OF those arrested 10
No Winsow lookup and the pair
slssed tho night there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

three years has shown tho way with
the funds it has been securing by
private subscription to advertise tho
attractions of our state throughout
the nation.
The state should cooperate in
proper ways in this enterprise. In
accordance with the pledge OF IN"
Republican platform we should con
tinue the conservative development
and prudent maintenance of our
state highway system with rCCOE
milton Of the needs 0f tho second ana
third class roads We should rCCoG-
nize the Importance to the state Of
the conservation of our fish and
game.
The tourist industry brings tho
crowds before the show windows -
see the attractions ana ADVANTAGES
OF our state. II is then essential mat
the state and all its interests shall
operate in seeing that the posi-
hilitics Of our agriculture and our
forests and our industries and our
water powers are properly displayed
and exploited.
Tide Turning Eastward
As dreams of fortunes to hc &C
UuirCd in other sections 10y our
young people arc dissipatcd by tho
discovery of the facts we may cN-
poet turning Of tho tide that has
long flowed westward It will come
TO he realized that an honest living
may here he gained and that ones
life here Will he spent in tho most
attractive all tho year round resi-
Dental state in the union for rcd
Hooded men and women, This is my
conception Of the economic future Of
our state and II is confirmed Ivy
many Of the most hard-headcd lead
ers in our industrial, commercial and
agricultural life. Through this pro-
gressive development of our state our
burden may gradually he light
cned and the attractions Of our state
continually increased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
FAIRFIELD

Mrs. +. s. knowlton and daughter,
Miss Edythe hnowlton. have gone
10 Portland for, few days
The selectmen have prepared
new check list and have posted 1t
II the post office.
Miss Genevene ellis has resigned
her position as district nurse.
Nj. and Mrs, Will Crawford mo-
tored 20 Madison Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Hill and
Mrs. II. H. Brazzell motored 10 Penn
aQuid Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Tatro and
Mr.. and Mrs. John JaQuith motored
10 Canaan Sunday.
Miss Winonah Pollard has gone 10
Ellsworth 10 visit her aunt, Mrs. A.
Il. Russell.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Ralph Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Waldron, MIR.
and Mrs. Wentworth Greenleat and
son Linwood and Mrs. Frank Smith
passed sunday q; Snow pond.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Jordan have
returned 70 Westbrook after passing
the week With Mrs. Gedeon Pooler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fage returned
20 Jackman Saturday after visiting
their son, Charles Page,
Mrs. Lewis Emerson and guest,
Mrs. Eva Robinson returned from
Beverly. Mass. Monday
Miss katherine Dyer has resumed
her duties AT Emery Brown store
in W2terville after passing a few
days At her home caring for her IA
ther, who has been i'll.
Ralph CLANCY motored 70 Pema-
luii Sunday.
Winthrop Bennett has returned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
Oakland Man Is
Bound Over on
Liquor Charge

NeIcStlne SOuCV of OaIlgrd wac "a,
talGhed in municipal court Yesterday
AFTERNOON charged with illegal roe4cs-
SION OF wort, or mash. fit for tho dis
'lIIatlon or intoxicating liquor, intend
ed Tor sale. II" pleaded not guilty and
waived the reading Of the Warrant. No
corner Ietourn"au was Obliged t. act
as interpreter for Soucv. who does no,
speak English. After an examination
OF the states witnesses. Deputy Shcr-
MS William Cole and Harry Pjulbar,
the respondent, Recorder Ietournca,I
found probable cause and bound over
SoueY to the September term Of sumo
nor court Mt Augusta and placed him
under bonds Of $1,000, which he was
able to furnish.
Testimony offered nv neputv Cole
showed that the deputies in making a
raid last Wednesday found three bar
rels az mash in half fermcnted condi-
ton on Soucy's farm in Oakland The
barrels were estimated to contain 80.
- and 10 gallons reSneCtivclv. and one
Of them was in tho office of tho Judge.
Cole said that he and the other dapu-
ties had spent q long time searching
the premises and that Pinkham found
the barrels of mash hidden under ap-
pletree brush behind the barn near a
field Of oats. Deputy Tinkham stated
in his testimony that the hide was
we'll concealed
washboiler filled with empty bot
ties which had the odor Of Intoxicating
liquor was presented in court a tcsti-
monv. The bottles were found on the
premises hy the deputies.
Soucy was not represented hut de-
clared knowledge Of the bottles and
mash. The bottles, he stated. were
used by small children in hide. to sell
and to play with The mash in the bar
rels belonged TO other people who were
obliged TO so across his property 20
reach the hide He had not made any
liquor for a year.
Soucy was convicted wear ago on
similar charges and served sentence
in the county Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
Two Cars Crash
Curve Near Benton

Two cars came to grief yesterday
about noon in Benton at the sharp
turn in the state road near the
Grange hall. The car going towards
Bangor had Maine license number
ed 1921 and the Waterdville bound
car bore New Jersey license plates.
As seen by witnesses of the accident.
the east bound car was driven to
the wrong side of the highway and
the driver of the car going west at
tempted to avoid collision by turn
ing to his own left side also. How
ever, the autos collided and both
were severely damaged. so that they
were temporarily put out of com
mission. A woman in the Maine
car was cut by flying glass but no
one else was hurt. The out Of
state car was a Dodge sedan and II
was towed to a local garage for ex-
tensive repairs. The Maine car was
a Maxwell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
BREWSTER OPENS
Continued from Page One)

rate to point out that during the
past twenty Years one hundred mill
Hcm nonresident dollars have come
into Maine to make their home,
For tho privilege Of living here they
arc paying over three million dol
lars a year in taxes to help support
our schools and roads. If II We're
not for this influx, the tax burden
~ each Of us would be twenty per
cont greater than it is today. II
this influx shah be doubled the
taxes of each Of MS will he cut TWEEN
~ percent in the years Immediately
ahead. since our overhead for
schools and roads remain approx
matcIy constant.
Tourists and TatCrs
There is a profound truth In the
homclY saying that the two great
crops of the state OF Maine are tour
lists and Eaters" Each brings in to-
day approximately fifty million dol
lars to our state and accounts for a
very substantial share of the pros
perity which is ours. The tourist crop
is susceptible of indefinite develop
ment. The surface of It's possibilities
has only been scratched.
Maine has long since established
itself rs a resort for the rich with
out an equal. The two richest men
in the world today are building pal
atial homes in one small town with
in our state. Maine may easily come
10 he recognized as the poor mans
paradise as well. Henry Ford has
ahundantlv demonstrated the pros
perity that flows from the appeal TO
the masses. We need have no fear
Of regulating our attractions.
They are almost unlimited-begin-
ming with twcnty-f five hundred miles
Of Coastline equal to the entire re-
naming Atlantic seahoard or the
Pacific scahoard with endless har-
hors and beaches and back of them
tho great river systems fed by innu-
merahlo lakes and streams scattered
among hills and forests and connect
Cd hy the spinal column Of our state
highway system. with the second and
third class highways reaching out
beyond to scenes Of constantly in
Crcasing aIlurement.
California and Florida have dem
onstratod beyond doubt in the past
two decades. that tourists NAV he
converted into investors in their
agricultural and commercial enter
prises on a scale Of which we have
no comprehension upless We have
seen what they have achieved. A
healthy growth for Maine is newt
able along these lines in the transit
ton period In the economic and so
ciai life Of the nation through which
we are now passing. It IS simply a
question Of whether we shall make
the most Of our talent.
Publieitv Bureau pave. W.x
This requires no increase Of our
taxable revenues and no creation OF
new departments within our State.
L simply required the cooperation
Il all our citizens in a spirit Of nu-
tlai helpfulness to realize on the
possibilities which are ours. The
Matre pnLllcitv Rureatl IN tie r.a.+
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

fit themselves materially 10 take ad-
vantage of this chance.
II was voted TO send flowers TO
the funeral Of Emery 0. Gooch, who
died on duty as member OF the
state highway police force.
The walls Of the Legion hail will
ne washed down and redecorated
according to an announcement at
the meeting for the convention.
John F. Choate. DR.. p. T. Tur-
cote and Harold Hersom were elect
ed committee TO work with COM
mittees from other organizations on
a program for defense which has
been designated as Sept. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

forwarded or attcn1rtcd 70 forward
tboir nl1ns hcfo,r either LEGISLATIVE
lasscmhlIrs o1. administratiye officers
"Nnu hq,c hcc,, detained nc I, &c
undcrstoud ~ rrr,lcr su,h services
lus u I2,,ycr may lrritin,afclv ner-
form,
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t',,H IVY We,
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n,r,l,, ,aI,iislcI n,iI % 80
rn,incn,c -, tTo La,. Voc notioraIIy
AMI into,r.,,inn,lI,.' ,'c,,nrni1cd 7 on,
emo ,.,,,,,. ,.,',,,,,,jo q, ,nsor,.oa Co..
tIn,o b,,n>tIa r.icrde ,,.ba tool,
,n,nco nn ,',,, rrbo,, ,'n', uorn .
strIpIing nj mo law ,arnr ia demon
str.,to ,,ou,, aL,lity vol unn,ovod"
Scn.tnr NaleI r,.,, Al. b,,i. q.
ch,irn,,n Of tho IIr,,ec ,,,dict,r,, cow
mittcc nu.h crc,Ii, for Tho GIavton
Act "Snmrtir,q referred to as Ia
bur's N,ru, t,h,rt, f"
* fc,turc RI vour conpros,,or.I
career" he continued. marked nv
couspicIoug uubIir ecrylco I'm. n
lpccuIiar sismticapco nj this time
Whom boucg,v i'm ,S,yorurop, asaunoe.
a ulaCo of Grgt inheritance I'm the
camnai,,r nav. ortnint
/ Il remind those Interested that nm
/ der your direction tho uouse Of Rem
yoscntatiycs cxroeod tho infomv of
| ArchboId as a indigo ~ tho Court ~
| Commerce and thot es one az tho
MANAGERS on tho mart of tho house on
! tho trial before tho senate your CON
| duct Of il was marked by distinruIsh-
ed ability"
! The career Of Mr.. Davis, tho .en-
| ntnr said had NOT batnuored his us
| ion.
Your practice has boen general"
| he said. "one dav snoaItiup for sonna
great ana possilIv rutbIesa cornora-
| ton. tho next for mn impnyerisbed
| contender apainet tho ,,agaoL ,yoaIth
of such or tho viC,i,, ne -, ,,,thIss.-
ness; TODAY anpcarjnp for interesta
| demanding tho nrocnss NJ tho Iav in
Some industrial var to,rorrou, Tor
| orpanizoJ Labor etrttip, ,a,. living
! warce orr ;ndiyidI,alg clrrged wiz a.,
i1craI ar,e in aid nC =. s,,,to '''
.,Et,,or r,nrn C,,t,"na,ai', ,.,,, ,r,ro
| nri,.iicaod ,n err,I, tnr a. ..nr -
! roro no e,,,ro,,,o %.a,,,. -, 49, It,t.sa
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! rcncraI f,r an tha ,,ao,,la 81 ,bj.
| n,ir,bt, na,inn n,.,i,st 10 cn,,oro
nnrs ~ ia l,.,, az 49,. 80,
,rd ,e ~, '',e ,am % "'I ..ass'S. mls,a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

r. ladies' Ala Society OF the
,..sodIs, church will hold their
,.ralar meeting Tuesday In the form
-. picnic. All members and
.ls,ss o. the society are invited.
-.s,s attending are requested to
-. -, ~ the church at 2 +. VI. and
Ia their own lunch. Anyone hav-
s..s vacant scat In their automo-
-. -. "a asked 10 notify Mrs. Luke
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
EMERY CONFIDENT
CONTINUED from Para Onal

W. Simpson OF York. Hon. John P.
Deering of Saco: L. S. Senator Bert
NJ. Fernald, Congressman Ira G.
Hersey Of Houlton and Congressman
John F. Nelson Of Augusta
Practically the first business tran
sacted was the extending Of an invi-
tation by the committee TO Hon
Frank G. harrington of Augusta TO
be the presiding officer at the i'm
mense Republican rally TO be held
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

Frank Vashon of this city was ar
raigned in the municipal court yes
terday morning on a charge Of in
toxication. He paid a fine OF 80
and costs OF S719 on his plea OF
guilty. The arrest was made by
Deputy Marshal George H. Simpson
and Officer Joseph Poirier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

Crews Of men have been working
in the nanholes az the functions Of
Main and Temple and Main and Sill
yer streets during the past few days
on the telephone cables that run
under the streets. This work is
somewhat intricate and some OF the
cables contain many hundred wires
that have TO be soldered together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

Members and friends Of the W. c.
IT. L. are invited 70 DR.. Browns cot
tage at Browns Island on Lake Mes
salOnskee tomorrow. Each one is
asked To bring a picnic lunch, leav-
ing Watcrville on the $50 A. VI. troll
ley for Oakland. Tennis. croquet and
other games Will be enjoyed. In ca se
of rain the picnic VIII be held We'd
nesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS
,,nrnAY ard TUESDAY

,.,,. Theatre-Edna Purviance
=. a. woman Of Paris; Sessue Ha-
in The Danger Line:
49, Unreal News Reel; News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12

n.v opera House-"Ths Eternal
RI" with barbara LAMAR. Lionel
sssfrymors and Montague Love; His
Ss,gottsn Wife" starring Madge
I1us,oy. New World Kinograms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
Publicity Bureau Pave, Wsv

This requires no increase Of our
taxable revenues and no creation OF
new departments within our State.
L simply required the cooperation
II all our citizens in spirit Of nu-
tlai helpfulness to realize on the
possibilities which are ours. The
Maine Publicity Bureau in the past
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30

La ''vivente unita".. sc ha roto y
cabe Ia pregunta 81 podri reconstruir-
sc sin ''el hierro.y la sangre", sin que
la imponga Ia naci0n mas fuerte del
Continentc. FL Dem0stencs de las Fill
pinas era un gran orador Y un gran
patricia en- ell sentido sestrecho, atenien
Sc de Ia palabra, pero no comprendi6
la gran idea panhel6nica de que, sin
saberlo, eran va portadores los solda-
dos barbaros de Felipe de Macedonia.
Tambi6n Gran patriotas los Beust Gle
los pequeiios Estados germanic0s, y
hasta cierto punto representation la
civilization occidental contra la Pru-
sia militarista y burocratica. Sin em-
barge, son el .'canciller de hierro" pro-
bahlemente no existirfa la unidad ale
mana. pentro de un siglo tno sc nos
considerarl a todos como patriotas de
una Patria chica, como espiritus limi-
tados que no comprendimos la idea pa
neuropea, que llevaban las bayonetas
del mariscal Foeh Y las tropas iiegras
de Mangin =. .Podr;i ssalvarse Europa sin
que Sc rcstahlczca su unidad, aunlue
csta sea- impuesta por ell imperialismo
frances o. por el cOmunismo ruso? Pc
ro, ;.podria imponer alguna potencia
esa pax romano? ;Dispone una So
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30
a<f7 Isesf Nf~71 q 0r fn-f9I q 20 ~
coMIENzA A PUBLICARsE sEGUN
Ell DEsEo DE NC DONALD LA CO.
.RREsPoNDENcIA cRUzADA EN-
TIRE Ell Y ,PoINcARE
PARIS mayo 90. (cable frances,

PARIS, mayo 20, Gable frances)-
Han comenzadp va a darse, publici-
dad la correspondence ,cruzada en-
tre los premiers' britanico " frances.
segiin los deseos de Mr.. NC. Donald
y a 10 cual habia accedido gustoso
M. Poincare. La carta enviada por
NJ Poincare al Premier ingles el IL
de este mes y posterior a su decision
de dimitir el dia primero de JUNO, este
Sc Ianenta de no poder tomar parti,
cipacion como jefe de Ia Naci6n. dc
Las entreyistas que, con motive del in
forme de los Expertos Sc llevaran a
cabo en- Londres por los diferentes re-
presentantes de Las naciones aliadas.
- EzE
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30
Andres REyEsZ.
AvISo DE CORREOS


asEl viernes, 80 de mayo, 1924, ME-
MORTAL DAY. por ser fiesta legal,
Ia ofcinai de correros de San Juas,
y sus estaciones observaran las si-
guientes ,horas de servicio:
Los carteros haran una, distribu-
cion general por la mananao v una
recogida general por, la tarde.. M
Las ventanas de. giros, v ahorros
postales permaneceran cerradas todo
Ell dia.
Las ventanas de certificates, pa
quotes, y entrega general Sc abriran
de 10 A. M. IL M.
Los sellos Sc venderan por la ven
tana de entrega general.
La correspondence de los apar-
tados " la que va para la. isla ser;i
atendida como de costumbre.
Fernando MONTILLA,
IOSCn1a StQr.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30

Ests. carta .contiene t6picos yerda-
deramente interesantes en- los Que Poin-
care pone de relieve los deseos de
Francia dc cooperar q Ia restautaci6n
econ6mico-social de Alemania.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30
La TRACEDIA DE EUROPA

la potencia, aunque. sea la mas impor-
tante del Continente, de los medios eco
n0micos que necesitarfa esta empresa
gigantesca? Cuanto mas, sc estudia Ia
causa del derrumbamiento del Impe-
rio romano, mas Sc conyence uno de
que consisti6 en- la desproporcidn en-
que la tarea de administrar el immense
lmperio estaba con los recursos eco
n0micos de que Roma disponfa. don
de radica, pues. la solucion del pro-
blema europeo? En- el eqnilibrio for
mado por dos grupos de potencias: el
franco-eslayo Y sel anglo-italiano? FL
equilibrio tornado por la Triple En-
tente Y Ia Triple Alianza condujo la
lmis horrorosa de las guerras. mo
estamos amenazados por ell mismo Pc
ligro?
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30
AGRICULTORES

Sc vENDE los siguientes aparatos pro
pios para la fabricacion de Azucar melao,
/ Caldera de 40 G. F.
Trapiche de IL 18.
Defecadoras de 500 Gal, GU.
/ Evaporadora de 500 Gal.
l Tacho (lnca) Alberto de 500 Gal.
8 Motores Is, G. F.
/ Centrifuga
Bombas. de 2. 2 liz otra pequefa.
tambi6n para cafe, una descascaradora
una atahona Para mas informes dirijase a
Rafael Castri1lo, Norte st. IT. Rio Piedras
fnca s. Castrillo, KIM. "a carretera de Ca
guas, donde estSn montados.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30

Fernando MONTILLA,
- A Postmaster
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-30

ia Europa sin paz". la deca-
dencia de Europa" 80. La tragedia
de Europa" -. He aquf la trilogfa do
lorosa de Francisco Nitti la deca-
dencia de Europa. "El ocaso de
Occidente" 80, mo Sc trata mas bien
de la decadencia del occidente europeo
por la simple raZ0n de la pobreza de
su suelo con relaci0n su densa po-
blaci6n? En- 1920, la production car
bonffera de toda Europa fue de 45O
millones de toneladas,g v Ia de los Es-
tados Unidos,s de 5S5 millones. En- Eu-
ropa yiven cuatro veces mas personals
que -en1los Estados Unidos. pcro produ-
cimos 135 milloncs de toneladas dc
carbon nenos que Norte America. OBJ
servamos el miSmo fen0meno, 81 COM
paramos Ia production de cereales, la
de hierro o la de petr0leo. Respecto a
las riqueZas naturales, Y considerando
el niimero de los habitantes In vida
economical de los Estados Unidos tiene
Ia de Europa. y en- cuanto al problema
financiero la criculaci0n fiduciara nar
teamericana esta cubierta por mas de
In mitad del oro del mundo entero, Gu
yo valor supera el de los billetes de
BancO. Y en- los liltimos diez ailoS las
exportaciones de los Estados Unidos
naea,.on On 81 cOf n,illouas do G,iIa zoe
las importaciones, 10 que quiere .!e-
cir que mas de 100000 mil millones de
'pesetas ORC entraron en- los Estados Uni
dos, .procedentes en- su mayor parte de
Europa, suma equivalente al importe
Gle las deudas nacionales de las seis
grandes potencias europeas antes de
la guerra. Hoover dijo que habfa Glen
millones de habitantes que deberfan
emigrar para que Europa pudiera vi
vir. y el eX-primer ministrO de Aus
tralia, Hughes, afirma que ''dentro de
cincuenta aiios sci centric de grayedad
de la civilization estara en- el Pacffi-
CO. Debemos suscribir con resigna-
ci0n las profecias respecto la deca-
dencia irremediable de nuestro Con-
tinente? sd es'
En- ell librO de Nitti encontrardis Ia
contestaci0n. En- contra de todas las
apariencias, el gran pacifista conserva
ell optimismO, v con conviction hon
rada, con energfa moral, con idealismo
Rardiente predica el Imperative cate
gorico de Ia fe, en- LAS nneyas fuerzas
de la vida que haran huir las tinieblas
que estan oprimiendo Europa
M ssgre SO 80 3sss ii
Andres REVESZ.