A shland D aily T idings
♦ ASHLAND CLIMATE, without ♦
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VOLUME
3
(Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Voi. 43)
ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1922
GRAIN APPROPRIATION BILL
FAILS TO PASS THE HOUSE
IRELAND RESULT
IN MORE DEATHS
W ASH IN GTON, D. C., M arch 6.—
T h e bill a p p ro p ria tin g a m illion d o l­
la rs to buy seed g ra in fo r fa rm e rs
in th e n o rth w e s te rn s ta te s fa ile d of
I
ip a s s a g e in th e h o u se to d ay b ecau se
I th e s u p p o rte rs of th e m e a su re could
not m u s te r th e n e c essa ry tw o -th ird s
B E L F A S T , M arch 6.
V io len t difc-, m a jo rity .
T he fin a l vote
w as
About Forty Eight Thousand
Tourists Camped in Lithia
Park Auto Camp Last Year
e lse w h e re
in
U lster
th ro u g h o u t th e w eek end.
B om bs w ere th ro w n a n d m obs p a ­
tro lle d th e s tre e ts . S n ip e rs w ere f ir ­
in g c o n tin u o u sly .
S o ld ie rs a n d police used m ach in e
g u n s a g a in s t th e rio te rs .
4 vive th re e m o n th s ia th e Hoh ♦
❖ ozone a t A sh la n d . T he pure do- ❖
<$> m estic w a te r helps.
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HOOVER REPORTS AN
UPW ARD BUSINESS TREND
W A SH IN GTON, D. C., M arch 6.— ,
! B u sin ess in th e U n ited S ta te s is b e ­
g in n in g to show a n u p w a rd tre n d ,!
a n d u n e m p lo y m e n t is on th e d o w n ­
g ra d e , S e c re ta ry of C om m erce H oov­
e r d e c la re d today.
TO
TAYLOR MURDER
IT
A s te a d y re su m p tio n of a c tiv ity in
"1
’
in d u s tria l c e n te rs is in d ic a te d in th e
LOS A N G E L E S, M arch 6 — T h a t
re p o rts received by H oover from a ll „ ,
sectio n s of th e c o u n try .
E d w ard F. S ands, a lle g ed ab sco n d in g
s e c re ta ry -v a le t of W illiam D esm oud
191
m o re th a n th ir ty w o u nded rag e d in
an d
MALARIA GERMS csMtiot stir«
No. 156
o rd e rs in w hich th re e w ere k illed an d io " •
B e lfa st
e
LADY
ANSWERS CALL
T a y lo r, film d ire c to r, w ro te th e
“ c o n fe ssio n " of th e T a y lo r m u rd e r,
i w hich w as received S a tu rd a y by De­
te c tiv e C aptain A dam s, was th e dec­
la ra tio n m ade by police a u th o ritie s
to day.
A dam s d ec la re d t h a t he had coin-
____________
p a re d th e s ig n a tu re to th e confession
; w ith th a t of th e s ig n a tu re s know n
T h e A shland high school q u in te t to he g en u in e, a n d th a t they a re
d e fe a te d th e M edford five a t Med- id en tic a l.
fo rd in an easy g am e S a tu rd a y even-
D etails of th e le tte r w ere kept see­
ing.
T h e fin al sco re w as 28-20. ( r e t by th e a u th o ritie s . A dam s said
E d d ie D u rn o refe re e d .
jie believed th a t Sands hud sa ile d for
T he M edford boys p u t up a plucky som e New E n g la n d p ort sh o rtly a fte r
fig h t d u rin g th e first h a lf, only need- se n d in g th e le tte r.
new a d d itio n now b e in g im proved, ing o n e p o in t to tie th e A sh lan d
P olice a u th o r itie s a lo n g th e New
T he p a rk a n d a u to cam p is w ell­ ho o p ers, b u t th e did n o t h av e such E n g la n d se ab o a rd have been n o tifie d
¡to co n d u c t a se arc h fo r S ands, and
lig h ted th ro u g h o u t, an d w a te r ta p s good luck in th e second h a lf.
T
h
e
M
edford
g
irls
d
e
fe
a
te
d
th
e
to in q u ire by w ireless of sh ip s w hich
and fo u n ta in s a re p le n tifu l. B esides •
A
sh
lan
d
five
by
a
score
of
19-3.
rec e n tly sailed w h e th e r th ey a re c a r-
th e PU ,e s p rin g W ater w hich com es
i ry in g any p a sse n g e r a n sw e rin g th e
from th e b ase of M ount A sh lan d ’ T he lin e u p .
th e re a re th re e k in d s of m in e ra l w a - ! M edford— G u a rd s,. P re sc o tt a n d d e scrip tio n of Sands.
______________________
te r in th e p a rk . T h ese a re lith ia , P a y n e ; c e n te r, R u d y S in g le r; fo r-j
soda an d s u lp h u r. T h ese w a te rs a re w ard s, B eeney an d J o h n s to n . S ubst-
free to all. F o r th o se w ho have no tu tio n s : Dick S in g le r fo r B eeney;
cups, s a n ita ry d rin k in g cups m ay be B eeney fo r Dick S in g le r; B atem an
had a t th e m an y cup v e n d o rs n e a r fo r P ay n e.
A sh lan d — G u a rd s, Y oung and
th e fo u n ta in s.
W
e
is e n b e rg e r; c e n te r, R am say for-
On th e a d d itio n th a t is b e in g '
w
ard
s, H e e r a n d G u th rie .
b e a r e d a n d leveled now is a fo u r-
I
M rs. E m m a C. A n d erso n , w ife of
LONDON, M arch 6.— A s itu a tio n
v irtu a lly p a ra lle l to c o u n te r re v o lu ­ G eorge N. A n d erso n , of th is city, died
tio n by th e Iris h a g a in s t th e p ro v i­ a t S alem , Or., S a tu rd a y , M arch 4.
sio n a l g o v e rn m e n t a t D ublin ex ists T he body will be b ro u g h t to A shland
fo r b u ria l a n d fu n e ra l serv ices will
in Ire la n d .
be
held W ed n esd ay a fte rn o o n a t 2
A D ublin d isp a tc h says th a t sev ­
from
th e
P re s b y te ria n
e ra l m o to r lo rrie s, c a rry in g re c a lc i­ o ’clock
c
h
u
rc
h
.
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rie
n
d
s
a
re
in
v ited to a t ­
t r a n t tro o p s of th e Iris h re p u b lic a n i
ten
d
th
e
fu
n
e
ra
l.
In
te
rm
e n t will be
M ith th e com pletion of th e P acific O regon a n d C a lifo rn ia pass th ro u g h
a rm y , in v ad e d L im e ric k to su p p o rt
in
M
ountain
View
c
e
m
e
te
ry
in
c
h
a
rg
e
hig h w ay , th e lo n g e st s tre tc h of p a v e d , A sh lan d .
F o r th o se g o jn g n o rth ,
th e d e m a n d of m id -L im erick a n d 1
of J. P. D odge a n d Sons, fu n e ra l d i­ road in th e w orld w ill be o p ened to h a v in g m ad e th e s tr e n u o u s d riv e
T ip p e ra ry m ilita ry b a tta lio n s for a
re c to rs.
rep u b lic.
w
th e a u to -to u rin g public. O nly a few over th e S iskiyous, it is a n a tu r a l
A r th u r G riffith , M ichael C o llin s ,1
's h o r t s tre tc h e s re m a in
to be p a v e d - > ?
^ a ” y CHr8 St° P a t
A sh lan d fo r re p a irs or a c o m p lete
R ic h a rd M ulcahy a n d o th e r o ffic ia ls P R A C T IC A L C R E E D O F W . U. T. I .
th en a c o n tin u o u s b e lt of ce m e n t will o v e rh a u lin g .
T h e re w ere 12,000 c a rs
o f th e Iris h p ro v isio n al g o v e rn m e n t
“
P
ro
h
ib
itio
n
w
as
not
won
by
idle-
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,
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to
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ta
in
in
g
a
p
p
ro x im a te ly 48,000 per-
a re ta k in g v ig o ro u s m e a su re s to m eet j
¡V
an
co
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C
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a,
a
d
ista
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c
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of
so
n
s,
c
a
re
d
fo
r
d u rin g 1921. Most of
P ro h ib itio n w ill not be k e p t
th e s itu a tio n . T he o u tb re a k , w hich ness.
3000
m
iles,
th
u
s
u
n
itin
g
th
re
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g
re
a
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th
ese
cam
e
b
etw
een M arch 15 an d
w as a t f ir s t re g a rd e d as local m u t - , by d le n e s s ,” Is fu lly realized by th e
, N ovem ber 15, th e m o n th s of J u n e ,
ln y , is a s su m in g th e p ro p o rtio n s of sp len d id o rg a n iz a tio n of C h ristia n •n a tio n s an d th re e g re a t s ta te s .
A
u
to
m
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b
ile
to
u
rin
g
in
th
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w
est
j „ i y a n d A u g u st re g is te rin g th e
w
om
en.
A
nd
t
h
a
t
th
e
ir
w
ork
is
not
a rev o lt.
! done, b u t m o re v ita l th a n e v e r is ; bas 1 eceived a g re a t im p e tu s w ith th e g re a te s t n u m b e r. T he a v e ra g e le n g th
c lear. P u r ity of social life. S a b b a th c o n s tru c tlo n of th is h ighw ay. A new of tim e th e s e v isito rs re m a in e d in
D U B LIN , M arch 6.— D e ta ch m e n ts
o b serv an ce, a n ti-n a rc o tic s, refin ed c a r a n d a Paved ro ad w ould give th e cam p w as th re e days, som e s p e n t
of tro o p s fro m th e Iris h re p u b lic a n
w om en, -------------
sc ie n tific a n y ° ne th e w a n d e rlu st. B usiness m en a w eek, a n d q u ite a n u m b e r b o u g h t room ed h o u se w llich w in be c o n v e rt.l
a rm y w ere o rd e re d to L im e ric k t h i s '. d re ss fo r r refin
e n n e ed a w
a fte rn o o n to re s to re o rd e r and pre- I te in p e ra n c e te a c h in g in o u r s c h o o l s ,! " 110 w eie w ont to 8Pend th e e n t>r * p ro p e rty in th e city. T he fa c t th a t ed in t0 sh o w er b a tb s and w a sh R U S S IA N R E D S A N D
v e n t 400 rebel tro o p s o'f I i.n e r i c k ! e v a n g e ,istic w o rk >
only som e o f , y e a r a t th e ,r d e s k s ’ a re 11OW ta k in g
In th e p a st to u ris ts have
CHICAGO, M arch 6.— R a ilro a d s
v v e e n n t i 400 rep
reb e e l l tro
tro o o p p s s or
of D im erick thg fQrty avenueg Qf gerv,ce Qf th e two o r th re e m o n th s ra m b lin g over $60,000 w o rth of p ro p e rty w as sold room s.
W HITE FORCES MIX
to
to
u
ris
ts
in
1920
gives
som
e
idea
used
th
e
sh
o
w
e
r
b
a
th
s
fu
rn
is
h
e
d
by
beg
an th e ir d riv e to low er th e w ages
a n d T ip p e ra ry b a tta lio n s from ex- W orld Union.
' th e h ie
w a ays,
v a . to t th
h e
e m
i n s , t th
h e
e
ig h hw
m o o u u n n t ta a in
of
th
e
b
e
n
e
fits
d
e
riv
e
d
from
th
e
a
u
to
.
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h
o
m
a
s
H
ill,
w
ho
ru
n
s
th
e
g
ro
cery
.
„
i
o
f
th e ir em ployes to d ay w hen th e
te n d in g th e ir o p e ra tio n s in to a c tu a l
: lak es, o r seasid e. E ven th e fa rm e r,
LONDON, M arch
6. - F ig h tin g ; b e a rin g s on a p p lic a tio n s fo r w age re _
Cam p'
s to re a n d serv ice s ta tio n a t th e en-
c o u n te r rev o lu tio n .
i w ho w as scarcely e v e r know n to
b ro k e o u t to d ay b etw een th e R u ssia n d u c tio n s by a h n o s t every r a i , tra n g .
MASS MEETING TICKET
I t h a s becom e n e c essa ry to m ak e tra n c e
th e p a rk .
leave th e old h o m este ad , h a s g o tte n
R eds a n d “ W h ite f o r c e s ” on th e ; p o rta tio n sv s. em
th e ’ o u n try wa3
Mr. H ill is a lso p la n n in g a n u m ­ A m u r ra ilro a d in S ib e ria , a c c o r d in g , begun before th e U uited S tateg ,a b o r
T h e fo llo w in g n a m e s h av e been ¡th e fev er, packed th e “ liz z ie ” w ith j ■ th re e a d d itio n s to th e o rig in a l cam p
se le c te d by th e c o m m itte e of th e b la n k e ts , p a n s a n d a g ru b s ta k e , a n d g ro u n d w hich co n sisted of a b o u t one b er of im p ro v e m e n ts on h is p ro p erty . to a C op en h ag en d isp a tc h received b o a rd . N early a „ c,a88eg of em p!oyes
a cre. T he t h i r l a d d itio n w as m ade In a d d itio n to a fu ll line of g ro ce rie s th e r e from H e lsin g fo rs.
W ed n esd ay n ig h t m ass m e e tin g a s h it o u t fo r u n k n o w n lan d s,
w ere in cluded in som e p o rtio n of th e
¡o p en -m in d ed m en w ho w ould m a k e '
M ost of th e s e a u to to u ris ts c a rry la s t y e a r, w hen p riv a te p ro p e rty a n d tobacco, he will c a rry ice cream
h e a rin g s except th e “ Big F o u r ”
good d ire c to rs of th e C h a m b e r of c am p in g e q u ip m e n t a n d
p re p a re ow ned by B e rt G re e r a n d J. B. a n d so ft d rin k s th e com ing season.
EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT
b ro th e rh o o d s and th e sw itchm en who
C om m erce. T he tic k e t h a s been se-j th e ir m eals over th e c a m p fire a n d W a re , fo r th e p a s t six y e a rs, w as
T he p a rk com m ission is p la n n in g
a re n e g o tia tin g d ire c tly w ith the
lected solely fo r th e p u rp o se of sup-1 s p re a d th e ir b la n k e ts u n d e r th e c le a r tu rn e d o v e r to th e p a rk com m ission to ad d a n u m b e r of ta b le s th is y ear,
If th e re w as e v e r a tim e w hen you roads.
¡p ly in g specific n a m e s upon w hich all blu e sky in th e a u to cam p g ro u n d s! a t th e in itia l cost p lu s th e tax es. T h is b o th on th e old cam p g ro u n d a n d , sh o u ld jo in th e C h a m b e r of Com-1
T he ra ilro a d s a re e n d e a v o rin g to
m em b ers opposed io th e b a n k dom i- fu rn ish e d by th e v a rio u s to w n s a lo n g i tra c t is now b e in g Pr e Pa red fo r th e th e new a d d itio n . It is th e aim o f jm e rc e it is rig h t now. T he C h a m b e r ■ ta k e aw ay th e re m a in d e r of th e in-
W A SH IN G TO N , D. C „ M arch 6.—
u
n a tio n of th e club m ay c o n c e n tr a te ! th e h ighw ay. M ost of th e s e to w n s com ing seaso n , a n d w hen co m p leted , th e com m ission to fu rn is h one ta b le , of C om m erce w ill vote next w eek o n ! c re a se s w hich w ere given tw o y e a rs
C h a irm a n F o rd n e y w as o rd e re d by th e ir votes in o rd e r t h a t th e o p p o s i- 'ta k e g re a t p rid e in e n te r ta in in g th e th e e n tir e cam p w ill a c co m m o d ate
fo r each cam p.
• new m em b ers of th e b o a rd of d ire c -,a g o .
T h e la s t cut allow ed by th e
th e h o u se w ays a n d m ea n s c o m m ittee tio n m ay be m o re e ffe c tiv e :
250 cars. How long t h a t space will
st ra n g e r w ith in th e ir g a te s .”
T he cam p fire place h as alw ay s to rs. On th e ou tco m e of t h a t elec- lab o r board took aw ay a la rg e p a rt
A. C. N IN IN G E R .
to d a y to p re s e n t th e s o ld ie rs ’ bon u s
A sh lan d b o a sts of h av in g one of c a re fo r th e to u ris ts w ill d epend u p ­ been one of th e m ost p o p u la r f e a - jtio n d e p en d s w h e th e r A sh lan d w ill l of th is in crease.
th e p u b lic ity th e p a rk g e ts in th e
F R E D C. HOMES.
th e m ost b e a u tifu lly lo cated a n d best on
bill to th e house. T h e bill, as d raw n
..
tu r e of th e p a rk , a n d it p ro m ises to s e t a new to u ris t hotel an d s a n l t a r - 1 R e p re se n ta tiv e s of th e em ployes
O. O. HELM AN.
If P o rtla
n d succeeds
succeeds in be even m ore p o p u la r th is su m m e r, j tum . W ith th e p re se n t m em b e rsh ip w ere p re se n t w hen th e h e a rin g s w ere
equipped
m
u
n
icip
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a
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to
cam
ps
be-
u
‘
an
by th e
c o m m itte e ,
p ro v id es
no
A. L. LAMB.
18' L o §s a re a lre a d y being b ro u g h t dow n , th e p ro p o sitio n w ill be d e fe a te d , opened 'to m ak e a v ig o ro u s fig h t
tw een S e a ttle a n d San F ra n c isc o o u it ng t° i th f
m e th o d of ra is in g re v e n u e as de­
J. H. D ILL.
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will
be e e n n titie
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w
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in ne
m an d e d by th e a d m in is tra tid n .
m u itin n »»mm
LO UIS DODGE.
m ad e a ll th e la rg e r cam p s a lo n g th e rn
¡° b hrinp’
rin g inrn
ln to ron
re(l«»sition
m o re s p a c e : place
E v ery n5ght d u rjn g th e su m J t o vote in th is electio n , will be ac- w ages
A fte r th e bill is re p o rte d it will
a re in T
no 7 se ’,‘7
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h
be th e i ir s tj s n u g ly betw een th e high w alls of g e ts h e r big h o tel a n d s a n ita riu m th e cam p fire h u n d re d s of peoplfi B oth you a n d y o u r w ife, o r e ith e r of STUDENTS TO LISTEN
TO “PROF'" BY WIRELESH
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CHICAGO,
111., M arch 4.— H igh
o c ra ts who h ad no p a rt In th e fra m - o t th
from w inds a n d cold,
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W A SH IN G T O N , D. C., M arch 6.— ; ing th e firs t y e a r of th e H a rd in g
T h e U n ited S ta te s T re a s u ry fin ish ed
teg im e is th e plan to m ak e th e so-
th e f ir s t y e a r o f th e re p u b lic a n a d ­
called s h o rt-d a te d debt of th e c o u n ­
m in is tra tio n to d ay a little b e tte r off
try m ore m an a g e a b le .
th a n it s ta r te d .
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W h en P re s id e n t H a rd in g e n te re d
$ 6 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 in o u ts ta n d in g V ic­
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to ry n o tes a n d c e rtific a te s of in d e b t­
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ed n ess rea c h m a tu rity . T h e m a tu rity
a re d u c tio n of a lm o st $ 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 !
of such a h u g e p o rtio n of th e debt in
in th e d eb t. T re a s u ry p lan s fo r r a p ­
such a s h o rt p eriod h as d o m in a te d
id r e tire m e n t o f o u ts ta n d in g in d eb -
th e tre a s u ry s p o sitio n for m an v
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a n d s h o rt tim e c e rtific a te s of in d e b t­
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helped by th e o p e ra tio n s of th e T h e e ffe c t of th e re fu n d in g o p e ra ­
b u d g e t sy ste m . O fficials d e c la re It tio n s by w hich b o th V ictory n o tes
h a s proved th e m ost e ffe c tiv e w ea­ a n d c e trific a te s h av e been g r e a t l y
pon fo r c u rb in g .loose e x tra v a g a n c e red u c e d h a s been to im p ro v e th e
m a rk e t v a lu e of L ib e rty bonds.
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ixed a b o u t $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 from sales b u sin e ss ta k e s a s h a rp u p w a rd tu rn ,
f u r th e r rev isio n of th e rev e n u e law s,
o f s u rp lu s w a r sto ck s.
to pro v id e a d d itio n a l so u rc e s of rev e ­
W ant Debt M anageable
O ne of th e c h ie f fe a tu re s s ta n d in g ' n ue. an d p e rh a p s a b e tte r d istrib u -
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Near East Expedition
ROM E, M arch 6.— Ita lia n in d u s ­ w hich in m any q u a rte rs w ould m e rit
tria lise s a re an x io u s to go in to b u s i­ an even g r e a te r expression.
G erm an y — Ita ly has a ken a p p re ­
ness w ith A m erica fo r th e e x p lo ita ­
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tio n th a t b ecau se of h e r ow n d e ­
tio n of th e N e a r-E a ste rn m a rk e t. A
p re c ia te d c u rre n c y sh e m u st do b u si­
plan w hich is com m on to m any of
ness w ith G erm an y , w hose low m a rk
th e big m a n u fa c tu re rs a n d Ita lia n ex­ m ak es co m m ercial re la tio n s possible.
p o rte rs is to p u rc h a se raw m a te ria ls F e a r th a t G erm an y is a tte m p tin g to
in A m erica, m a n u fa c tu re th em in s e c u re an econom ic d o m in a tio n of
Ita ly an d sell them to T u rk e y an d Ita ly keeps alive a d is tr u s t of h e r
th e n eig h b o rin g c o u n trie s.
Ita ly is fo rm e r enem y. B ut th e re is no fe e l­
w ith o u t d o u b t th e f ir s t w e stern ing of h a te such as is found in
pow er in th e h e a rts of th e T u rk is h F ra n c e .
n a tio n a lis ts .
Rather Sorry for A ustria
Ita lia n ill-w ill a g a in s t A m erica,
A u s tria — Ita ly feels t h a t A u s tria
w hich rose to such a h e a t d u rin g th e is dow n a n d out an d is r a th e r sor.v
F lu m e in cid e n ts, has e n tire ly died for h er fo rm e r foe. T he h e a lin g of
dow n.
T h e Ita lia n s explain th a t th e a n c ie n t so re is b est evidenced by
th e ir d e m o n s tra tio n s w ere a g a in s t th e fact th a t th o u sa n d s of A u s tra lia n
Mr. W ilson, an d not a g a in s t th e Am ­ c h ild ren w ere b ro u g h t to Ttaly last
e ric a n people. B ut it is q u ite p ro b ­ su m m e r an d given c a re an d good
ab le t h a t th e ir d iffic u ltie s since w ith n o u ris h m e n t in Ita lia n hom es.
o th e r n a tio n s h a r e helped to efface
Ju g o -S lo v a k la — H e r e a ste rn n e ig h ­
th e m em o ries of F iu m e .
b o r s h a re s w ith F ra n c e an o ccasio n ­
I t a ly ’s A iU titu d c E x p la in e d .
al fla re -u p of Ita lia n a n im o sity ,
G e n e rally sp e ak in g , I ta ly ’s a ttl-i u su a lly preceded by som e i n te r n a ­
tu d e to h e r n e ig h b o rs m ay be d e sc rib ­ tio n a l in c id e n t w hich has w ounded
ed as follow’s:
I ta ly ’s p rid e.
A m erica— V ery frie n d ly , a n d a n x ­
G reece— T h e fele in g betw een th e
ious fo r close re la tio n s.
tw o c o u n trie s has been a n y th in g b u t
E n g la n d — In d iffe re n tly
frie n d ly , good, b u t th e G reek P re m ie r G u-
w ith a rec o g n itio n of th e n ecessity n a ris v isit to R om e h as done m uch
of g e ttin g a lo n g w ith E n g la n d , and to iron o ut th e d iffe re n c es.
of a lim ite d econom ic dep en d en cy on
If sh e has a n y fe e lin g of a ffe c to in
th e B ritish Isles.
fo r a n o th e r pow er Ita ly is d ire c tin g
F ra n c e — A very
keen
d islik e , it, now a t le a s t, to w a rd A m erica.