Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 13, 1919, Page 1

| —nR 2 OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS-—-READ THE PIONEER g X | | oy UMNESOTA " BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEI il T@RICAL | So8ETY ! VOLUMF XVIL. NoO, 61 ; ’ BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1919 FORTY-FIVE CENTS . PER MONTH SONE OFFIERS OF THENEXD pquansss | “ ENGL AND 0 RIGHT ‘ " - | INIRELAND” SAYS SINN FEINLEADER - T0 UNITED PRESS - Note: This article was written |great enough to grasp the opportun- for the information of the American |ity that requires so little to improve people by Edward Devalera, head of [it and found firmly now those rela- the Sinn Fein, who has been called |tions between peoples on ‘& ‘basis “President of Ireland.” Devalera re-| worthy of our common humanity. cently escaped from Lincoln jail, | But it is surely a source of hope to England, and is a fugitive. After |know that at Paris there {s one'man writing this docwment in his hiding|at least who apparently realizes his place near Lumbim he handed it tojduty and who can accomplish what o . o 3 a hsinn Felndn;ember of p;rfl(::mer# he wills if he only remain steadfastly i N 2 ¢ i h 4 : ~ who conveyed it to Ralph F. Couch, | determjned and true. he Maghi > ;‘:::e afli:le'rs of the Sixty-slxtfx congress are, from le ft to'right: Frank W. Collfer, Wisconsin, ‘postmaster; Bert | United Pr};ss staff c?)rrespongoni vellis I:mydscofl atrhlm, gu: he‘:;g:{ . edy, Michigan, doorkeeper; Joseph G. Rogers, ser geant at arms, and William Tyler Page, clerk. who found and interviewed Devalera. [ to know that he has the best of man- SEEN The correspondent brought it to New {kind everywhere at his back. Let . York in person so there was no ¢en-|him but be bold enough to lead KNUTSON NAMED ‘WHIP" HOUSE OF CONGRESS ARMYIFALLIED TERHSHPOSED " French Military Contends That " “Volunteer System Would o Alleow That Soon RLIN AGAIN SEETHING i BE " WITH BLOODY BATTLE Heul Winds Delay Voyage of " President; Ready to Leave ‘When Ship Docks - By Willlam Phiilip Simms. (United Press Correspondent.) “Paris, March 13—Within five years sfter, peace is signed, Germany will bé. able to throw a fully officered rmy of “several millions into the eld, providing the allies impose the wolunteer system on that country, ac- éording to French military ,circles sorship.——United Press association. straight on and that respectable ‘por- v " tion of mankind, the plain people, = By Edward Devalera. whose spokesman he has been ‘n;: i . F whose hearts he hes won, wili President of the SinnFein Party and| repqy to march with: him to tho reali- ‘e and officials today. (By United Press.) tory, it may profit otherijs_o and e A 1 ; 3\ - Chapter L. petty wars be avoided. . : Washington, March 18.mwMinne- Member of Pariament. zation of their comimon dream, . : STILL FIGHTING IN BERLIN Y 4 (Copyright, 1919, by the United| Why should hé hesitate to. see 4 Ny ‘Washington, March - 12.—The Ghu—t*“n sota gainéd additional prominence in Press.) that America's ims be accomplished? \ Unlt&g ;gm‘fcfirgfifiémn T| pugnacity of the “war babies” of| washington, ph;;mh‘ 13.—Presi. | the organization of the house of the| Somewhere In Ireland, Feb. 25, Wore these alys not stated unequi- erlin, March 11.— (‘Delayed:)— Europe—those nations which have|dent Wilson is in danger of being Sixty-fifth congress when Represen-| England has no right in Ireland. vocally from- the start? Is the cpuse ghting was continued in Berlin to- ggfl;e ;;m being or lold the reins|shoved in as umpire In _many of the|tative Harold Knutson of the Sixth| E“““‘:"’h&" '“"& 5:1‘;:3:33';: lfiitvérkg,&m‘:;to torplu“m“ph“l;ue e over a front of mare. than fif- reedom as a result of the war—| “bush-league” battles of -the pence|district was selected whip by the re- fii:"bxz:m, -0 g | less the enéintes of that cause tham is. the main obstacle in the path of | conference. g % X Qxesldent Wilson’s first peace point| All of the pending settlementg— publican oommuug._?p ecommitiecs. ~~open diplomacy. . particularly those involving teri-| The henor of whip usually is not .. Because of the feeling between the|torial readjustments—are inter. | conferred on one so young in legis- Czecho-Slovaks and the Italians; the|woven with secret agreements—al-|lative experience and years as is Czechs and Poles; Poles and Ger-|legedly not treaties but understapd-| Knutson. He was chosen because of mans, Poles and Russian Bolsheviki, | ings—entered into by @ifferent of the|his ability and willingness to round t0 say nothing of other -embroglios|larger powers during the progress of | UP members when important votesent statehood, then she will “bofdent Wilson in having the cause of B .Jabout which less is known and 8till}the war. - : . are being taken. For the past year |silent, justice upheld? : 1gss.can be written at this time, the| Most of these concbrn, the ‘“war|Knutson served as sub-whip for the| If England accepts the principle of | Have their statements not been al- . problem of open covenants-openly. ar-|baby” nations, like Gzech-Slovakia,| Minnesota and Iowa delegations and| self-determination for this island it|most as explicit as his? Tived at presents its hazards. in that capacity earned a reputation | will settle the Irish question f{or- Have they uot vied with one an- Ppri 8 azards Syria and the fourteen points, but P Y putat] ¥ other jn procaliming that the rights The chief danger is discussion in|whose territory in whole or in part|for industry which had something to | ever. the apen of territorial readjustments, [ has been bargglned for i)ey lnrglt‘erpna- do with today’s action. : Free Choice (44 OEADA, wenk. are Do less tha the With many of these small natious|tions during the war. ! Knutson wag one of the origihal| [y 5 decisive majorily should de- fl%‘.{“ bt the stropg? now “seeing red,” it is pointed out| The Pact of London, entered into|Supporters of Representative James|.jure for independence, would not ow can any' of they claim iy that ‘open ‘warfare might ‘spring -up|between England, France and.Italy,| R- Mann of Iillinois for speaker. 'He| freland be:justified in clajming that privilage of condoning wronsal 4n'"the, heart of Burope again if the|is another example—dnvolving -the| WaYeled when the “horse and hdel-i ng not.vsomething -less ' repreosents Should they attempt to do ¢o, Pros- peace conference: were to deliberate{fate of Dalmati, Fiume, etc. And steak” story was used agafnst Mann, ihg free cholcg of the peole? The re- T CI e s T on: the readjustments publicly. fn all these cases-the contracting|Put jumped back into line some Tittle| cen¢ eloction pro‘ve%‘t v o] Hom themselves, "| . President Wilson himself indicat-|parties are anxious to find a way out| time before the party caucus was) “qon what, grounds does England re- Witng s no e wro:& Pocause 1 od_the sitnation “when the allled|of their agreements—with the ex-|held February 27. The Mann forcessyge Ireland’s ~démand? England e g e O e pws. ‘Jpress in Paris were fighting for open |ception of those nations benefitted | COntrolled the selection of whip. Be-|sannot pretend to misunderstand ber that is gullty of it. 1f. Presi- sesslons of the conference. It was|thereby. A number of the small na-| [OF¢ leaving for Panama a week ag0| a¢ .the challenge we give her 8 dent Wilsou shouldfi DY oy Shanes, his view, supported by the -other|tions already have appealed for Wil-|Knutson confided to some of hisi n, challenge of the Irish people. I’;e', prova:toc wesk for ietrust, e will \ nllfed statesmen then, that it would|son as an arbitrator and in some|iriends that he was to get the place. | yg hear why she refuses to meet it.,. o e e e M i ‘be impossible to publish to the world [ cases the statesmen of France and R TR AT We can oursleves setile our minor: luckily, Amerlca is strang gnough plecemeal the discussions of bound-|England also .voice agreement, if not SOLDIER QUARANTINED. ity ' question (Ulster)l hecause we not to allow herself to he. thiea ::fle? b’l‘hey helld ttlmt all boundaries | enthusiasm, at the feasibility of hav- ' shall want to. Englafi'd never, will Ell:::;un:)t'.hreutgrm:hn%;:egr;:l’: "II; ‘mpst < be fh | -ble, b e > . ewey avenue, has returned to the|? i 2 mights distur] m at his prey. which, at some points in the interior, | umpire, there is freely vafced by the but s at.present under gquarantinsion Asks World to ‘xe"’ S b e L s = { g6tual fighting I3 now going on. Only | American officials the fear thai (he| e Sip on which he returned. Mr.| e ask the world to Tisten.and tq| o bo deterred from cutting nwes 3 hy waiting until the whole program | United States might come ()u'r of th Bolden had charge of seven patients judge between Ireland and Englanflf viclans canker at the oope of the o | stgrked out, it is claimed, can it|fray with the usual ‘popumr'it_\' en(f :“d‘; ‘;“',tol: :,El,.f:s{,i,léghre';.zmwglmxfl(.i?;i but the principle with which the K,?;lglgrg;:eais‘mniov? ?J'x‘\‘xlg:lm(lodll!‘:; e shown that, where one nation is|joyed by an umpire in our great na-|.pder quarantine together with als world has sung for the last four years 6rd:lj‘5/hlch the blood of millions was i forved to give up a disputed terri-|tional pastime. : shall prove to be a mockery if Ire- patients. land’s claim 7!111 is floyted, then she |8hed to destroy. ‘ v i But whether Ireland be heard or f‘},'fi' ?nnd%n:?':fii oglpli?"ln_omelnsplllroil; not—wlhether the statesmen at Paris o L] ] LETFORD GARA E SOLD: e pus which has maintained her in the stand fortn as the most conspicuous DETR § eml I ursa past. She can still at least endure, - OlT- MICH-. PARTIES and depend upon it, there Is 2 gen; of liberty is clear. That duty Is to .| ARE THE NEW OWNERS . . " Plan wurld 't T "0:&,‘;rr::,'“;;‘&r;lszf,fi;m do so with and gag Ireland to throw her into ob- i A business deal of much import to Do I believe the statesmen in Paris "c'fl'“fi; :‘)E\‘l;fl(latgutl:)gi?l}'nort il fallures in history or not—the duty cration now grown up in Ireland that see that oversight cannot he pleaded Bemidji has to do with the sale of will force, England to do justice to LS i Moty Lobiy oy 1 !mijes. The city commander an- unced it ‘was uncertain when t government, would be able to-master ‘the’ situation. Ovet~ 250,000 Spar- ., 7. tecans, men and women, wWere cap-| =~ tured in the heart of the city tonight. . President’s Trin ,Retarded. By Carl-D. Groat. {With the President Aboard-8hip.) board the ‘U. S. 8. George Wash- on, “Mareh 13. — The George ¥ashington continued to lose time today because of heavy head seas and was announced that:the vessel will not:reach’ Brest ‘before’even tonight. R We challenge England to allow | those who were thought lately to ap- Ireland the principle of free sqlJ;.DDs,o it? determination. Let that principle (Fase Why Ovbose? - applied to this island as a unit, and Why should any of the statesmen if a decisive majority of the whole people declare for separate indepepd- | in “Paris even seek to oppose Presi- % (By United - Press.) ] ‘. - . New York, March 13.—More:than . 7,000 soldiérs arrived from Brest to- ‘day oh thé American hospital ship, Comfort. They sarrived at the same time with othér sick and wounded The Président Wilson, formerly the Kaiser, Franz Joseph of Austria ar- rived carrying a number ¢f American g« troops ‘after a four.year effort ‘tu get: i ,! otit. .She was on her way here when ri5% " the war broke out but turned back. HAVANA EDITOR SEES —— e 3 (By United Press.) . - New York, March 13.—“It must be confessed at this moment that we do not know whether we are ‘writing another chapter in the history of the war, or its last page.” . This. view of the possibilities of the péace conference and of the in- * ternational friction that may de- velop among the victorious powers ijs expressed by Oreste Ferrara, Cuban jurist and editor, in his new book, ‘“Lessons of the War and the Peace Conference.” Farrara is pro- of Irishmen and the duty of all lovers will see to it that If Engiand wants o an excuse. Englatid trids to blad ? Ireland We must strive at least to let in the [] he Letford garage by E. J. Letford M o F. M. Goughnour and Mrs. S. But- Many people are asking that quess I G evu i er, both of Detroit, Mich., the new For Herulsm 4 Y people are g es: purifsing i, "o ks "?L":dt:’ - avi take: £ she is, struggling ever agalns e e oD Dotes nud‘ ¢ \ They ate.convinced, Iisupposs. thes slavery in which England would con- . - ready work has commenced upon of herself England will'not do justice fine her, fighting through centuries, fessor of public law in the University marked impri y i rked improvements and additional to Ireland. They doubt perhaps that : of Havana, :{nd edllgr‘?( El Heraldo, (By United Press.) squipment for the conduct of the {he delogates from the otner nations | Maintaining in blood and tears com- a powerful Havana daily. J aze business. Enroute to America is a Bemidji | will be efther so disinterested or such.| munion with all who fight for liberty everywhere—battling for it as. sue ever is with a foe upon her own Y | hearth at home. ireland seeks nothing from Eng- land but the removal of England’s interfering hand. Her only demand va shgfifiinggle‘d,crlg;tlg ;35;—»:“1313?&1; r. Goughnour is a thoroughly ex- | trained nurse, Miss flay McGregor, | determined champlons of right as to for the purpose of concentrating. fcr E‘iiif;:e&a?‘%“&é’h%{" %fi‘x’;}‘;“‘"&iafi’xfi clted twice for herolo servies, the|[L0 & 2"‘2’J§’nw'§"u§’h"i'o‘$3m‘lfl st i+ 7% 2 ¥ p & alf of C p d 1 a world-wide revolution, accordiag to | Ruginess what he says i one of the | TSt decoration being last October for ;- "4y o vorld’s goods than England a Mosecw dispatch today. best experts he ever knew in auto|the Chateau Thierry battle and the|wnen nothing but the principles of The Cuban writer sees grave dan- gers in the discussions of commer- cial freedom that must arise at -the conference. This question he de- seribes as a “‘rock for the League of Natiors to split upon.” — e circles. He has also secured J. F. us! g : . F. t awarded her for service at|justice are at stake. These doubters “Although theoretically all are Krc 0, Aee one J “ t|is the fundamental right to live her & amer, well known in Bemidji as an | ¢} jel, M o ttles. |may be right; they may bg wrong. I 3 strongly in favor of the greatest com- BEM!D.“ BAND WILL expert mechanic, who is installing a e Mehtel, Mouse-Argoline hatties do"r’mt pretend to know. I do know |oWm life in her own way with o mercial freedom, we fear that, if : Miss McGregor s the daughter of that if this iseue should unhapplly be limitations except those imposed by the necessity of respecting the equal Mrs. Mary McGregor of this city: t rights of other peoples. ¢ iy ds the doubters are obviously satisfied it will be, then the cynic can feel that once.-more he has heen justified A B I e b o .| LIEUT. BARKER HOME SATURDAY ON LEAYE there will have been deception. Finger Of feorn 1 Lieut. Earle A. Barker is expected to arrive in Bemidji next Saturday Honest people everywhere wiil point the finger of scorn and indig- from New York, where he is in sta- tion in the navy, and his coming is nation at these statesmen. They will for a brief leave. have a right to ask: This was the message in substance Where now is that impartial just= ice that knows no favorites which re- received by Mrs. Barker this morn- ing and will be gladly received by cently you spoke so much about? Where now Is this new order and :g?;;z:gw{’,&ir(f:o:lrl‘d?}:rl:zgshxfu](:ll;;i. the business men and people in gen- professions of yours that, simple and gral}k 1?::‘,;“‘“':3:;“[ :g:ylllple:ze I‘*Iehv: grand, geemed tuned to the eternal !hqi,ough y fome: straig verities of our souls, wakening i1 . ) them a sympathetic response that we m;:g::d E(i’z;rkt(;re :2:(1;:11(;!?‘;““‘,6 could not smother—were these beau-| A ,,m"- tiful professions but gkilifully spun ig:r:e?:te‘xj-u{;lnoga:-mu&? ;‘;:’"::: phrases fl"?ly woven to enmesh us? ferred to New York for important Like Other Wars. work Are you after all one as were the . 'rest—was this war only as were DELEGATE COMING TO = GIVE CONCERT MARCH 26 set of equipment for cylinder boring & and piston fitting and other work ’ 2 f She {8 a graduate of Mayo’s hospital incident to mechanics affecting an The Bemidji band, under the lead- [ *Utomenile. e Uitk it Desidst boes o eront o e e e teads | 1t is the intention to use the pre-| gt TO¥ G QYo Tl rme, S Bne pro rl:’;m of el cmr tggs “1 bg o l: gaut office for a dlsplay of Bulck anc |y ?{ox?tlfstl?n Mayo l(l,:lh. l\’;lus Me- thegElko thea%re fl: = lx:tlmr e{\:};: Overland cars and move the business (f or's fathe gled 17 years n 0 Hnaday e B atary s | cnd across the entrance drive to of-| GreBRLY L%, or Misses Liliian, the st{fisbrlnem o{,t‘l:\oeml?and n:;;l: flcle g}mrttérs,ta(lisot upa%lous and ad- Kaetherine a:d Fllza'belh The twr; : & the purpose. 7 Y son will be complimentary to all |™apy SHEPHE0 100 former are teachers in the Beltraml : ' When ‘the details are completed pold Grahame, the well known writer| This concert will be co-operated in p::;c?d‘;v tnewe :a%:eA l;)m;h';:hcc’{:' She has one brother, Neal, who is on international topics. by the management of the Grand and gara)ge \:fll be known. v € lalso in the service in France. When et e :eié:xll:sergllv:t?x:: g;)l?junctlon with the Mr. Letford intends to go to Cass )i'l’a;;“ alr;ld ye?;%gt (;fi_ahel ,‘h"’m‘;" LONDON IS A-JAZZ. P SR KT T Lake where he will enter the em- ;Vh awa wzs fieclarcé h ;-etfxrne(i London, Feb. 18. (By Mall.)—Jazz —— ploye of the J. Neils Lumber com-| vhen War 7os Fonnes to Fod the hall{: arlq; sprsz;‘l:gd up like musi-| BOYS BAND WILL MEET THIS pany and will be acompanied by Mrs. | 071 ¥ d roofs all over London. ¢ service. For popularity they rival the mov- EVENING AT CITY BUILDING Letford. fes. 'omen who have an hour to Thiore: il bol'a - mesting-of- the HEAW ;fi?fis—;c:fibN CALL FOR PROPERTY gpare ‘while on a shopping trip or & ) : beding . otween tea and dinner engagemerts | members of the juvenile band this now pass the time pleasantly, jazzing. evening at the city hall and Director AFFECTS FARM LANDS AT RED CROSS RWMS A syndicate of American business | Riggs wants to see all members pre- men is snapping up every availaue{sent. He will have something im- . SR There are a number of aprons, portant to say to them and they| (. A. Beggs of Cameron, Wis., has | knives, and flat {rons left at the Red building. 1t is puzzling to know how decora. |should attend every meeting called.| hought the Joseph Oftedahl farm of | Cross Sewing rooms in the Library carried to an extreme point, there will- be much division of mind upon the subject,” says Farrara. “The idea is evidently unfavorable in the United States—''Dollar Diplomacy” is not yet dead in the United States, —No attention has been paid by the (republican) "party to the vigorous and convincing speech of ex-Presi- dent Taft.” i i The book was translated and pre-. tors, electricians #hd bands are re- 200 acres located near -Nary.. Mr.|building by members of the surgical|other wars—was it for your puny quisitoned so quickly. Builflings METHODIST UNIT MEETING, Oftedahl will move to Wiscomsin to|dressing class. There are also o |ambitions that humanity has endured ARRANGE ROOSEVELT TRAIL which a few days ago stood drearily make his home. number of pie tins left from the fair | the horrors of the last five years and = the entajl of sorrows they have be- (8pecial Tri-State Service.) queathed to the future. Portiand, Me., March 13.—State I do not know_whether, the gtates-laund city have .united in sending a men at Paris will ‘prove worthy qf delegate to Bemidji to arrange for the trust .of Whether, they, Will g fhe¢ Roosevelt memorial highwar. The mid-week service this week P. H. Oftedahl of San Diego, Callf., | last year, and unless these are called will be a council of unit leaders and | has sold 200 acres in the same |for soon, they will be thrown away. workers to discuss plans of work. It | neighborhood. Mrs. F. 8. Arnold apnpunces that 8t 8 o’clock’ | Church. Brothers have bought-the |this will be the last warning given meets at ¥ W, Naugle's tonight. ' E. C. Oftedakl farm of 80 deres. in regard to the artieles. empty and sadly out of repair today © are rose-painted, pink-shaded halls filled with-laughing dancers. -~~~ 'he ‘jazz- germ fz as rampant-as was the “flu’ ‘bug some months ago.