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NAPLES, 0ct30— (By The As
sociated Press) Fomier Premier Fran
cesco Nitti, who is sojourning here, in
the course of a statement today went
over some of the problems which are
perplexing Europe and America.
“On the eve of thePresidential
struggle in the United States,” he^
said, “it is well that thp European sit
uation be thoioughly considered in
America. Europe cannot quickly, re
gain its feet without the help of the
United States, but the United States
might help only those countries whose
policy is peace. The American demo
cracy has a great task before it. 1 am
a sincere friend of America, but I can
not truthfully say I believe that the
actions of her leaders have been use
ful to the wo! Id.
“No man had more humanitarian
ideas than President Wilson. But he
was not sufficiently acquainted with
Europe, and thus the treaties cone aid
ed have no great moral worth. They
contain the genus of deep hatreds ana
perhaps new wars. The United States
could even now, if they wished, exert
a beneficial influence. Thus This is
not only their moral duty it is also in
their interest to do so.
"1 do not know if there is peace
anywhere in the world but there cer
tainly is none in Europe. Around you,
you aee nothing but armies. While
the war was still going on people said
this would be the last war, but Ger
many's militarist spirit has been as
quitted by the peoples' w ho overthrew
German. Europe is alive with propos
als of conquest, with eagerness to
hoard raw materials. ^
"We always declared we were not
Waging war against the German peo
a
pie, but against German militarism
and still, now that the Get man empire
has fallen and now that militarist Ger
many is wrecked, we have not changed
our attitude. German today is in an
intolerable position, still undergoes all
so{ts of humiliations. Germany has no
ships, has not sufficient raw materials
and has no colonies, while the ex
change nitc is so unfavorably she can
not buy abroad. Germany, while suf
fering hunger, is condemned to pay an
indeterminate indemnity for aft inde
terminate number of years.
"It is true the victory confers cer
tain rights , but it imposes also cer
tain duties . Nobody more than myself,
w)p> am a firm believer in democracy
really pleased with the- trun events
have taken ? All Europe', with its
large population, was the great mark- j
et for the exchange of goods. Germany
was the greatest European center of
production.
“Now, all this is upset and smash
ed. The world never again will have
the former low prices without Ger-I
many’s fruitful work. We hated Ger
man militarism, but admire her in
dustriousness and perseverance, which
has given herX first place among the
world’s producing nations. Why should!
we do without Germany’s work and
how can one expect Germfcn to pay
any indemnity in the present state of
affairs? My words often nave been
misunderstood by the imperialist press
but so lonpf as I have a single breath
left I shall not passively assist in the
waste of so much energy. Can we ex
pM permanently to control Germany
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.t \c way. we are doing i.ow ;
“f * guiding Russia, 1 think our pol
icy* has boon All wrong. The Entente
must make up its mind1 to look upon
Russia, not as an enemy, but as a fall
en friend .who has overtaxed his"
strength waging war on our behalf
and has succumbed. Kusia now is com*
inunist, but its economic system is ab
surd and bound to fall. Everyone who
iias been to Russia has returned hor
rified. It is a regime of absolutism
ami violence which gives rise to great
poverty and impossibility of product
ion.
“Kolshevik Russia soon will fall,
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out with what right do we talk of the
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m morality of the present Russian
government when for so many year>
we have admired the government of
the Czar, which added tyranny to v?o
temc V When the communist govern
ment has drained the cup of misery to
the dregs it will fail, or rather Ik
j uanstonned into a democracy with
.narked tiaces of agrarian socialism.
“The Entente now is following the
policy likeliest to induce people to
sympathize with Russia by sending
Aims to the generals fighting against
.he conununisis and refusing to recog
.tze the Moscow government. To take
ip relations with Russia again we
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'Ugni to ask only one condition
undamcntal in ail civil relations —
.aiiu.y. guaianiees that the Soviet
,x>\ enmiv.nl will not meddle with the
ntcinui pouiics of ocher countries. In
stead, forgetting Russia is an autono
mous state, in exchange for recogni
tion we dared ask tor guarantees that
Russia would pay the debts contract
ed abroad before and during the war.
fhis is the way Shylock’s moral sense
.worked. Have we not gone so fyr as to
ask that Russia's gold be given as a
guarantee to her creditors in our coun
.rieo. We must distrust the Soviet
yove: nmeill m> long as it does not give
-»uiiiCient guui unices but v.e must a!
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o temember r«*t to behave to Russia
as if we vwece a reparations commis
sion. Russia is not a conquered enemy
mi a ialien friend.
**ln conclusion, Germany and al.-*j
nany countries winch formed ancient
tuslna cannot live. Russia is consuin
t?d by communist tyranny and violen. e
and the Mussulman woird is in a fei
i
ident not entirely justified. If America
.which is the greatest creditor and hav
ng the greave.it reserves of raw mu
! .dial, wishes to exorcise useful ac
tion in the world, it must exercise it
■ u la\or of justice, which ia indispeu
. able for prosperity and peaee. The
restoration ol Eurjjpe is dependent on
Uie recnistruction of Germany and the
return of Kussia among the tree
.ouniries. The Kussian people must be
I c onvinced we desire their lesuscitation
having no'inteiest in their past re
gime. Europe must find peace, be
cause by continuing the present disor
! der we risk new wars, which would
| meafi the triumph of brutality and
perhaps the collapse of our civiliza
tion.
“The European war has been a
great duel between the German an*
‘Slav races. Italy, allied with the for
mer, passed to the latter for the lofty
! ideal of justice. Italy cannot, there
1 fore, prepare a new conflict with the
Jugoslavs, who are a southern branch
of the Slav race anxious to have an
outlet to the Adriatic. We have no in
tention of suffocating their develop
ment, but we must have cordial rela
tions with them. For this reason I
have always favored a direct accord
between Italy and Jugoslavia, since
any solution imposed by one side
would be the'cause for war. Any delay
in reaching this friendly understand
ing is injurious to Jugoslavia and
also to Italy.
“The situation of It&ly is not happy,
huT wiiat European country emerged
from the war with a happy situation?
The discipline of the popular classes.
When officers, even if inspired b£ pa
triotic ideals, disobeyed, the .people aj
so considered they had the right to
disobey. (Signor Nittf alluded to the
expedition of d’Annunzio to Fiume a
year ago.) Exaggerations with regal'd
to dier Adriatic aspirations have been
idle worst evil for Italy. •
“1 cannot believe* in a revolutionary
movement in Italy. lievolutionaries
hen? can only be mad or irresponsible.
Italy has an average of 332 inhabi
tants to every square mile and 410
*.o every cultivated square mile, but
die has no coal, while her hydraulic
power has taken 10 years of constant
work to develop, licsides, she* needs
about 3,000,000 tons of wheat yearly,
besides iron, cotton, wool and othei
vhings. If Italy experienced a revolut
ion one-third of her population would
lie of starvation.
“In 20 centuries Italy has been the
only country of Europe that has not
had a revolution. 1 firmly believe It
aly will soon overcome all her diific
Jitics if she solves two problems,
namely , the Adriatic question and the
bread question, on both of which her
financial settlement depends. 1 do not
believe in a revolutionary danger, be
cause the present situation of itdly'is
not much dilferent from that of Eng
and after the- Napolenic wars.
“Itaio -breach relations are a ver^
lelicate subject. The two countries, al
lied in war, must be friends in peace
vith a good tnderstanding of each
other. We do not wish any people to
oe oppressed. Therefore, after we hau
i ought Austria 1 received the Austrian
Chancellor lienner in Koine as a
triend. The support given by me tc
the economic reconstruction of Ger
many lias caused great, but unjust re
sentment in France. France hersell
aas an interest in assisting in the re
costruction of Germany, which mean:
-he restoration of Europe. Italy will
not participate in any alliance, wisli
*ug only the revival of Europe and thi
consolidation of peace, which will b(
uhe program of ail democracies.”
.JKEEZES
The Democratic Members of the
Joughnut Brigade all wore far away
.ooks on their faces this morning. Far
iway and worried looks, cause all ot
.hem way down deep in their hearts
were feeling positive that the list oi
States claimed by the Democrats in
yesterdays paper were blue penciled
jy the editor in an effort to cheer up
.he Bepublieans. One of the Demo
cratic members of the Doughnut Bri
gade has been so preoccupied during
the last few days that the dispenser
')t doughnuts has successfully slipped
lim some stale ones without him evei
noticing it. Don’t wony so much Geo
ge you are not the Post Master. No
•natter how she go<?s the Saturday ev- j
ening Post will still be published.
Any, person wishing to transact
f
ousiness with the editor of the Gate
way in the Gateway office will do well
if he or she wears gum boots, a rain
ioat and carries an umbrella. Also you
might postpone the business if you are
not an expert swimmer ’cause most of
die rain that fell last night fell in the
Gateway office. It flooded the front
office, overflowed into- the basement
with the result that the type form
which contains all the letters used for
making up the heads is reposing under
about a foot of water, more or lest.
The editor will not be responsible for
any person getting wet feet or pneu
monia if he elects to visit the newt
Emporium.
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PERT PARAGRAPHS.
OF SENSE AND NONSENSE
CAUGHT ON THE FLY BY
“ the HUMAN TOOTHPICK ”
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Received a letter in the last mail
from a male who signs himself 1. C.
Clearly. Enclosed in the letter was the
i’ollowing verse which was compiled
by this chap and sent to the Gateway
with the request that we print it,some
day before we close. As we are closing
.oriight so as to be able to take in the
dig Masquerade Dance and the Big
'{how tomorrow nighl. Here's the ver
.** entitled;
I REMEMBER
I remember, I remember,
The town I’ll ne’er forget,
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Where the 'Jectric lights were rotten
When the ram was cold apd wet.
i remember, I remember,
Hu? thought still makes me mad,
.low they charged me for a forty,
vVhen twenty’s all 1 had.
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i remember, I remember,
ilow my eyes went on the blink,
VVhen I tried to do some reading,
Where you couldn’t see the ink.
j i emetnber, I remember,
My light bill^hat was large,
Vnd the Company who sent it,
they sure knew how to charge.
c remember, 1 remember,
• l,»w the people used to kick,
Viu. tell the gujf who soaked 'em,
That his system sure was slick.
i jemember, 1 remember
All about the “Prior Rights,”
And the way they stung the people.
Who were forced to use their lights.
i remember, I remember,
All these things I can’t deface,
Rout the 'lectric lights and system,
tii that far Alaska place.
And remembering I’m writing,
the lines 1 now enclose,
With the hope that you will use them,
In the Gateway ere you close.
1. C. Clearly.
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If you do not revolve in the social
whirl of Seward better get in cause
starting next Saturday there will ap
pear once a week a column entitled,
‘Seward Society Happenings.” Part
ies, Bridge, Ladies Aid, Women's Club
weddings, divorces and the new styles
in millinery and other feminine artic
les will receive notice in this column,
aud all of these notices will be written
by the Society Editoress of the Gate
way, Miss Elsie Leslie. Miss Leslie is
a new addition to the Gateway staff
and being new we sincerely hope that
the people of^ Seward will lend her ev
ary aid possible in gathering worth
while items of interest for this new
column which she will edit*
Call her up on the phone, tell hor
verbally or write her a note about any
happening of general interest to the
people of Seward and the Editor of the
Gateway /will thank you as well as
Miss Leslie. Now get together every
body in Seward and let us make this
column a feature every Saturday. It
,vill show the people of other towns
,hat we are alive and up and doing all
jf the time. Lets go.
Seward's Future is Assured.
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