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^'An Ambassador of Peace" And Also A Keen Observer Viscount D'Abernon, the First British Ambassador to Ger- many After the War, Tells of Vital Days At the cloce of the war the British Empire was serred with distinction by Vlscouct D'Abernon, who was the first British Ambaasador to Germany »fter the slgnlog of the Versailles .Treaty. It Is widely recognized that yiscount D'Abernon proved to be the Ideal representative, and he probably more than any other man, is respons- ible for the improved relations be- tween the British and the German peoples. Id hU book, "An Ambassador of Peace," Viscount D'Abernon tells the story of his early years In Berlin. Ills record of political events and negotiations la a distinct contribu- tion to history, an dit is this side of book that has been dealt with by the tkensiiapcr reviewers. For that rea- son we think his shrewd comments on men and affairs will be likely to Inter- est our readers In his books. They ;ivere of course, written at the time, and his diary quotatloivs we give from different periods speak for them- lelves:â€" Mr. Lloyd George's Ban "Ciirzon's French la fair, and he would possibly like to air his verbal facility In a new dress, but for Lloyd George's ban. The latter had very Wisely broken through the previous European practice of considering French the language of International jfiscuaalon. It places us and some 0ther nations at too great a disad- vantage, especially to ourselves â€" as Jv8 are shy and self-conscloua, in ad- iftitluQ to not knowing French too Hrell. The mere fact that all the drafting has to be done by the french Is in itself a danger. "No foreigner that I have ever met fcan write French perfectly, and very (ew can speak it without applying a portion of their Intelligence to the task â€" and in political discussion the jvhole available brain power Is wanted for the argiiment, so that none can be diverted to the vehicle." • * * "Two members ot the old German Foreign Office with whom I dined yesterday gave me interesting infor- •mtion. "The attitude of these members of the old Foreign Office, regarding the Kaiser was curious. .They maintained' as do all the Imperial Party, that the Kaiser was more a fool than a crim- inal. Ills great Idea in creating a large German navy was to swagger about In admiral's uniform â€" to pace the quarter-deck with Berestord. This Billy vanity had beea exploited by von Tiplitzâ€" he was the real author of Germany's downfall. "But for the naval policy an under- standing would have been achieved with England. . . . ." If the Kaiser Had Not Gone To Holland Then again, after a discussion with several eminent Germans as to whe- ther the Kaiser should have returned to Berlin when the great collapse merchandise tiora a narrow gauge to came or golie to Holland, the author g, wider one. or vice versa, causing observes:â€" < expense and delay. "I-ookiug logically at the whole , This lack oC standardization, Mr. ijuesUon, one comes to the following stebbins jointed out, is due to the Many of Our Readers Will Enjoy This Comparison characteristic- of the German mind,'' writes Viscount D'Abernon, "as com- pared with that of surrouuding na- tions, la their peculiar capacity for bringing philosophy and science to bear on the problems of life. "With other races book learning and all tliat Is derived from acientlfle training have a tendency to remain In a separate compartment, divorced from the daily task. With the Ger- man, learning has been absorbed into the blood; he remains through life something of a student, something ot a professor. . . . "Far above his regard for any European nation, tbe German has a profound respect for the United States. Its size. Its Immense wealth, the business capacity of Its citizens. Impress the German with the deepest admiration, and he Is, moreover, not blind to the possibilit} ot Jinancial assistance which Germany may in future derive from the United States, nor Is he unmindful of the assistance already given. The United States have lent Germany not less than £200,000,000 during the last few- years. "In all the more Important develop- ments in Germany during the post' war years, American Influence has been decisive. Eliminate action taken on American advice, or In as- sumed agreement w^ith American opinion, or in anticipatioi of Ameri- can approval, and the whole course of policy would be altered. . . Envy of English "Luck" "The English he (the German) con- siders poUticallv wise and Incompre- I _, , . """"" hensibly luckv-far wiser. ,ndeed. I ^'^^ ^â„¢P''^'"« °" «"« ^"^^'""'e co.s- than we probably are. jnd far luckier | !,'""« •'? suddenly brought the blouse MODERN STREET TRAVEL AND THE FAVORITE OF ONCE UPON A TIME The regular thing a generation ago, the hausoni cab lias almost disappeared from London'* streets and looks very antique alongside the niodeiu omnibus. The Blouse Leaps Into Prominence an inlaid motif, which Is repeated In inverted form ou the swathed hip band. Still another 'olouse, utterly femi- nine in design, is suitable for an elaborate street costume. Fashioned of ecru flat crepe, it has a swagger than he thinks we deserve'to be. Our f''°"' ob.scurity to the limeliglit of elegance due to tlie- ingenious way la success he attributes, in the main, to L"""""; ^''"•''"S first of all l,y form- which it is trimmed with pleated frills. a political instinct which enables the i'"^ an important part of the "tuckiu" , Slightly below the shoulder, the frill British Government, without either i '''°"-'« cos ume, it is now embodied in starts and curves in a half-circle near- logical argument or scientific, analy- ! ""'"•'' variations ot the jacket cos- : ly to the waLstline. Then, along the sis, to adopt instinctively the most i ^""f' â- "'^l' ^•'"' ^^ «" <"'tst"ndins bottom ot the snug-fitting hip baud, spring fashion. | the trill repeat.; itself and rises in a point directly belowe where the frill Blouses offer unending variety. ! gleams on the shoulder, and nt the worldly-wise course In any conceiv- able emergencv. I - -â-  O .»wv,ij.| "I would be super-human not to 1 ''''''^-' "^^-^ ""^'ch or contrast with the ' started oi. the blouse. A pearl pin feel some envy at the possession by a ; x''''*^ or J:>cket, or they may, like'"' ~ " ' rival nation of such a useful endow- i'li« linings of the new sprin.? coats, ment, obtained, as It seems to them. ; ''e fashioned ot material which seems without painful effort. But tliere is i alien to the rest of the costume. As for the cut and material, there, also. noon dress if the material is flimsy. On other frocks, the collar hardly betrays that it started with that basis, but forms, Instead, a graceful, cape- like bertha. Neither are these collars superfluous, clouding the lines of a dress, as would seem the case on first thought.- On the contrary, the bertha collar empbasizes the slenderness of the hips by the effect of width across the shoulders, in the same way that a bolero does. An example ot an abbreviated sailor collar is shown on a gay two-piece sports dre.<3. In Itself the dress is not unusual. It is formed ot jumper top, with a side opening from the waistline little or no hostility to England of a pronounced character." Trucks in Australia Aid Interstate Trade ' The motor truck Is considered a boon to interstate commerce in Aus- tralia, for many years handicapped by the lack of systematized railroad facilities, according to C. E. Stebbins. Federal Motor Truck Company repre- j there is variety. At the moment the most popular model i.s the cri.sp blouse of white I broadcloth, which may ge tucked into [a dark skirt and worn with a youthful jacket. A blouse following this style may be decorted by bands around the collars and cuff.s and a mannish four- in-hand ot checked colored broadcloth. Another model, fully as tailored, dis- plays the hip band. The style point is cut down the front in Jagged lines. sentative in the Commonwealth, who This design is repeated on the hip returned recently to Detroit. l^ai'l where it buttons together. The fundamental difficulty with rail Prints are seen a great deal In shipments, he said, Is that there are ! (Iresses, to be sure, but they are three widths of track in Australia. I more prevalent lu blouses. Some of In order to .«hip goods from one State I tl'e newest models are made ot pastel to another it is necessary to transfer I prints, very lovely in their delicate ponclusions: "(1) Had the Kaiser remained at Bpa, the probability was that the Entente would not have concluded the Armistice on the following day, tor their main object was the oveithiow- «f the monarchy, principally the Ger- man Kaiser. Would the Kaiser have been justified in taking that respons- ibility simply because he wished to remain? "(2) Had it been possible to find troops to march back to Germany with the Kaiser, the supply trai'us ^ouUl never have been allowed over the Ilhine. The troops would have been starved and civil war could not have been avoided. Was blood to be shed thus as well as at the front, just because the Kaiser wished to remalu? "t") If the Kaiser had attempted to vcturn as a private iudividual, he could only have remained in Germany at the mercy o£ the revolutionaries and under the surveillance of the scum in red ties. Further the surren- der for trial ot the Kaiser to the En- tente ivould, under these circum- • Stances, ..J. ive bt-en a much more «impU> (lucstlon. Holland could pro- tect liiiii; the (.iermany of that time could not. and the greatest ot all huniiiations. the surrender ot their Kaiser, would not have bnen spared the peoi)le." • » * Viscount IV.\I)eriion. loo. throws a vivid searclili,«ht on the German view about the Use of poison gas: â€" "German military experts say that gas would bo overpoweriii.e; against Orientals. If we had used it against the Turks we could have done what we liked. Similarly, in India a very sniall army with gas would bold the country, i do not know that they are particularly good autl.orlties on these Questions, but I am struck with the unauimity with which this view Is held. "They consider tl at one of the many ways that Germany lost the war was In letting the gas secret out too soon. If they had kept It In reserve until gas inslallations existed In suffi- cient quantities they could have brok- en tlirou.nh any line, but thet- own military commanders .fere more than sceptical about the success ot the gas experiment." fact that many of the present States originated as separate settlements, each Installins the transportation fa- cilities it 1 nelghoors blending of colors, as is one with a swathed hipliue and a sharp V-neck. The effect ot a bolero Is achieved by the lines which start at the point ot the V and curve on either side to a point slightly below the armpits. This line is emphasi'-ced by Its binding, which is the predominant color ot The scientists who are unable to account for tlie i\irk weather prevail- ing in Europe seem to overlook the fact that iSIr. Einstein is busy ex- plaining his theory. the severity of the neck, there is a soft bow ot self-material. Similar to this in treatment, but slightly dressier in effect, is a blinise of oyster satin. To match tlie beauty ot the material the design is morej hip a soft bow provides the balancing ; to the hips, closed with while pearl touch. A stylist talking about the possi- bilities of the jacket costume for southern wear insisted that a woman could not have too many blouses and advises an entire wardrobe of little blouses to accompany It. For differ- ent occasions, she enumerated: "A tailored silk shirt in white or pastel; a bright color tuck-in; a printed over- blouse; a blouse with a scarf which drapes over the jacket; and one wliith Is elaborated with little bowknots. tricky bindings, or which Is accented with buttons." Even though a woman prefers just one blouse to a costume she will ob- serve on her other frocks the influence ot blossoms, by the new intricacy otj neckline. The very simplest Innova- tion which is, nevertheless, a distinct novelty, is the presence of collars which may be traced directly to the blouse. On many tailored dresses the conservative V-coUar in crisp linen or buttons, which is worn over an all- around pleated skirt. The smart flair of style lies in the contrast of the while silk crepe sailar collar and cuffs and the rich black silk tie against the deep garnet of the frock. With a smaller collar the controjt would not have been so unujti»i. â€" Christian Science Monitor. HARSH CRITICISM Plum: What wonderful rosy cheeks Miss Pippin has. Old JIau Lemon: You can't tell me. organdy adds a note of freshness to i think the brazen thing paints! an otherwise severe frock. Other collars liave a nautical air, youthful In the extreme. They pos- sess such a breezy holiday air that they will admirably fit into the ward- robe of the woman who goes south. Then for tho.se who remain at home. I^ie regulation .sailor collar is adapted | The origin of afi mankind was the to sports or business frocks and some- 1 same:, it is only a clear and a good Poet: "My~iu.'w~poem will 'cause your editor to miss a beat." Editor: "Then please take it away. I don't want anything that will affect the clr- culatiou. ^ times, for a surprise, the collar turns square around with the knot In the intrkate and a yoke is set in under | back, and thus may elaborate an after cense ience that makes a man noble, for that is derived from heaven itself. ^-Seneca. May Be Popular But Nature Adds Little to Miami's Lure "Perhaps the most FAMOUS BEACH IS NOW POPULAR Unusual »lew from an aeropLine ot winter play«rouuil,"^liauii Beach. I" lorldi*. wi»»ci,- i>J>s more thoa rscovered after the hu'-rlcane disaster of « few important i >c^i'* HO aad is more popular ttiau eves, Does Ontario Lag Behind Rural Health Must Soon Re- ceive More Attention TTian Formerly If We Keep Up With Progress interesting" figures That thousands ot farmers and small-town dwellers all over Canada are dying years ahead of their time, of diseases which could be prevented, is the startling fact now completely proven by an experiment conducted in Quebec, British Columiya and Sas- katchewan. For some time It has been generally felt, amongst outstanding leaders in Canadian public health work, that something very decisive must be done, and soon, to give country people at least some of the protection against disease, that people In big cities en- Joy. So in those three provinces, to a few selected counties, the most mod- ern methods in idsease â€" prevention were applied. Country health unitsâ€" full-time departments corresponding to the medical health department of a bigr city were organlied. This is what happened: In the County of Beauce. Quebec, during 1926, there wer6e SlKnunuu during 1928, there were 643 deaths from general causes. In 1927 there were only 487 â€" a reduction ot 15€ deaths In a single year. 156 lives saved! Similarly infant deaths were reduced from 215 to 160; deaths from tuberculosis from 56 to 51. deaths from contagious diseases 86 to 27. And the methods that saved all those lives, and prevented besides, an enormous amount of sickness, can be applied equally well to any county In Canada. They were applied to thres other Quebec counties, and again, here is what happened. General Infant Mortality. Mortality 1926 1928 1926 1928 St. H.vaclnthe and Rouville 558 425 130 124 Lac St. Jean 625 512 254 215 Saint .lean and Iberville 301 277 90 54 Deaths from Contagious Diseases: : 1926 1928 St. Plyacinthe and Rou- ville Unit 46 19 Lac St. Jean Unit 63 46 Saint Jean and Iberville Unit 26 14 Only the more intelligent, perhaps, can realize the desperate urgency ol . applying, in their own counties, these same methods that bive saved life and tremendous economic w-aste in the Quebec counties mentioned above. If all the people who die, unneces- sarily, of disease In any Canadian county iu any one year were to be. killed at once, in an earthquake,' flood or other catacl.vsm. It would ha regarded as a world disaster. But because death does his work quietly, taking young and middle-aged people one by one, years ahead of their time through what are termed "natural" cause.s, no one realizes that every month, every week, and every day, someone Is dyiug in rural Canada whose life could have been preserved for years if rural and semi-rural peo- ple had health departments equipped to take care ot their health by pre- venting disease, just as the big cities have. "An ounce ot prevention is worth a pound of cure," is often quoted â€" hut how many people w-ho so glibly quot« it have the backbone to apply It, as a principle. In taking care of their health, and of the health of their communities? As to the cost ot these county health units, it I.s pretty generally felt that the rural communities should be helped to pay itâ€" that health is a national asset more important than mines or railways, and that just be- cause the city Is richer than the country, Is no reason for supposing that the farmer's health Is not so important as the city man's. The following Is a resolution pass- ed In December by the Doiuiniou Council ot Health: "Resolved that the Dominion Gov- ernment be respectfully requested to further the establishment ot fu!l-tim« health units by voting an annual grant of money for the purpose." It has been suggested that the pro- vinces should be asked to contribute. In fact, probably the best basis upon which the cost could be split, is one- third from the Dominion, ona-third from the Province, and the remaining third from the county, according ot the estimate of one authority. The Problem of Population Sir John Aird in the Colonizer (Lon- don): If w-e make it difficult for de- sirable people to migrate to Canada, there should be no hesitancy or de- lay in altering the regulations. Na- tionality is by no means the best test, for. while, we should, endeavor to maintain a strong British strain In our race, superior types ot Immi- grants are available in all countries, particularly those of Northern and Western Europe. One of the funny things abont Einstein Is that so many people who never studied mathematics think it funny that they can't understand him. Yet most ot the wrecks due to drlr- Ing In a to$ occur wRen tlie weathei It claai;