IDS ་ PUBLIC OPINION IN KANSAS ROM the inclosed editorial from the Lawrence (Kansas) "Journalorld" you will see that William Allen mite could not express the opinion of ansas in regard to the position France taking in the Ruhr. The adventures the Kansas ex-soldier in France were t so bullet-proof or so lucrative as the Adventures of Henry and Me." Lawrence, Kansas. A. B. OLIVER. KANSAS AND THE RUHR The Outlook sent telegrams to every te in the Union to inquire into the te of public sentiment regarding the ench occupation of the Ruhr, and ulated the results from the answers eived. Kansas is catalogued as op sed to the French move because the nsas telegram was sent to William en White. Mr. White wrote: As nearly as I can sense sentiment Kansas, the people are fairly settled their minds that France is making a stake. Some Legion men who did not to France are champing their bits, on the whole, it would be rather ficult to work up any Kansas sentint that would sustain France in her ion. If she needed our help, leaderp of community which made war timent in 1917 would be rather defiely against war to help France - lay." As to sentiment for war, of course Mr. ite is correct in his estimate of the sent situation. There is no war and rybody is hoping it will end short of t. But W. A. W.'s remark about the egion boys who didn't get to France" kes one wonder whether there is a erence in Legion boys in Emporia I in Lawrence. A "Journal-World" orter has heard perhaps a couple of en Legion men, all overseas veterans, cuss the Ruhr occupation casually at Cerent times and has asked some ers for their opinions. There was one who did not say he hoped nce would succeed in her mission to est from Germany the reparations t Germany will not pay. And all pressed the opinion that France is tified under the circumstances in the upation. uch an expression of opinion is peris all the more surprising when one lembers the hard things that rened veterans used to say about nce just after they came home. The ef then would have been justifiable t they didn't care what happened to nce. It seems now that they have a tty definite idea of what they were ting for in France, and that it was brought about by the end of the war. many of those even who are fearful t France may not be able to accomh what she has undertaken to do ik that something of the sort was voidable if Germany is to be held in degree to the just terms that she Il make good a part of the damage e in France By JAMES L. FORD, Author of "Forty-Odd Years in the Literary Shop," ec. JIM FORD'S racy story of old-time politics in New York's lower wards. 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So as questions arise concerning the treaty for limiting the navies of the five Great Powers casual readers of the headlines in the newspapers may be inclined to think that this pact is about to go to pieces; but those responsible for negotiating it or for seeing that it is carried out take all these questions as a matter of course. Nobody who watched the process of negotiating this treaty at the Washington Conference or has examined its complicated and highly technical provisions can have reasonably expected that everything would go smoothly with it after the delegates plenipotentiary signed their names. As a matter of fact, that treaty is sailing along very well. It is starting its ten-year voyage with good prospect of success. It is true that the French Parliament has not yet ratified it, and thus has put off the date on which it technically will begin to be valid; but that has practically made no difference. 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Photos THE TENNESSEE (LEFT) AND THE NEW MEXICO ON THE WAY TO PANAMA TO TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL WAR MANEUVERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC SQUADRONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY turret guns had been increased. There was no intimation in this statement of any violation of the spirit, much less the letter, of the treaty. Since then legislation by Congress has authorized the elevation of guns on American battleships to increase their range. Now it appears that the British reports on which Mr. Hughes's statement was based have been declared erroneous, and Mr. Hughes has said so; it also now appears that some question has been raised concerning the right of any party to that treaty to increase by any device the range of the guns on its battleships. The American Government apparently provided for a ratio of 5-5-3 as between the navies of America, Great Britain, and Japan, it put the United States under no obligation to follow a course that would make the ratio 4-5-3, or anything else than 5-5-3. The matter turns on the interpretation of a phrase in the treaty; and there is no doubt that the nations involved will come to an amicable understanding about it; and there is equally no doubt that the United States will not proceed to elevate the guns of her Navy until there is a full chance to talk the matter over. THE BUILDING OF A FLEET NOR the first time since Secretary believes that any Power has that right. Daniels separated the American The French naval authorities are reported to agree with the American Government. There will undoubtedly be a change. of views on this subject. If it is true that America has the right to make the guns of her battleships more efficient, and naval authorities believe that, in order to keep the Navy up to its standard, guns should be elevated, the American Government would be derelict in its duty if it did not provide for such ber of British ships the elevation of improvement. When the Naval Treaty The other one has a more practical bearing. Some time ago it was stated by Mr. Hughes in a public speech at -New Haven that in a considerable num battleship fleet for reasons which were inexplicable to any one familiar with naval history, our battleships have been gathered in fleet maneuvers off the coast of Panama under a single command. The problem which they have been attempting to work out is the defense of the Canal against hostile invasion. Part of the target practice was an attack upon the radio-controlled Iowa. This veteran of the Spanish War finally |