Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-02
Rehabilitation Af err
War Fast, Local
Man Notes
BY HARRY l.. SEXTON,
Herald Staff Writer

The United States Is the outstand-
ing nation Of the world today, Musso-
lini is the greatest individual force
in Europe, the German people are
the most prosperous, and the people
OF France and England are burdened
down by taxes that suppress indi-
vidual initiative and handicap in
dustrial progress. These were the
outstanding impressions of A. Wayne
Wood, Brownsville business a
who arrived home this week after an
extensive toar of Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood sailed from
New York May p, TO attend the Ro-
tary international convention at Os-
tend, and after the convention made
a tour Of England ana continental
Europe. Included in the itinerary
were Belgium, Holland, Germany,
CZecho-Slovakia, Austria, Hungary,
Italy, France and Switzerland.
Practically all Of Europe is pros
pering, Mr.. Wood asserts. Industry
is making remarkable progress,
especially in Germany, and the re-
Mobilization Of the industrial prog
ress, especially in Germany, and the
rehabilitation Of the industrial Sec
tons within the war zone has been
practically completed.
Effects of War Disappear
Belgium and France, which bore
the brunt of the conflict during the
world war, have completely rehabili-
tated their agriculture and indus
tries, and all classes appear 10 be
prospecting. France and England are
burdened with taxes 10 the point
where industrial progress is serious
" handicapped, but throughout Ger
| many taxes are comparatively light,
I and industry is being developed IN a
scale undreamed of prior to the
world war.
Conditions in Italy are very similar
to those prevailing throughout the
rest Of continental Europe, with tine
exception that the Italian people, in
compliance with the policies promul-
gated By Mussolini, are working as
they never worked before.
"Mussolini is one Of the outstand-
ing figures of the age" Mr.. Wood
asserts. Under his guidance the
Italian people are performing prodl-
gies in the way Of developing indus
tries and the natural Of the
nation. Work is his panacea for all
national and political ills, and appar-
emily his prescription is satisfactory
TO the Italian public"
Mr.. Wood expressed the opinion
that had not Mussolini assumed lead
ership in Italy, communist influence
would eventually have predominated
in that country.
Misses Vienna Riots
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood narrowly miss
ed being caught in Vienna in July
when the communists staged their
riots in an effort TO secure ~recogni-
tion from the government. They left
Vienna on one Of the last trains from
the capital to the border, train and
wire service being cut off several
days while the riots were in prog
ress. They arrived in Paris while
the Sacco = Vanzetti sympathizers
were staging their demonstrations
protesting against the execution Of
the radical leaders.
If any hostility against the Am.
erican people was ~engendered by the
World War or the attitude of the
American government relative to war
loans. IL was not in evidence in any
Of the countries visited, Mr.. Wood
declares. Germany and Austria are
! especially friendly to Americans and