The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 19, 1918, Page 4

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(Batablished 1878) > — FOUR MINUTE MEN Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, who so woe- fully misrepresents the proud state of Illinois in the United States senate, again has made an ass of himself. Taking up valuable senatorial time from consid- eration of such important war problems as gov- ernmental wire operation, the agricultural bill and revenue: producing legislation, Sherman foupd fault with.the briar root pipe of the secretary of war and the spats George Creel’ wears. But that isn’t all—or the worst! Sherman went out of his way to belittle the won- derfully effective war winning efforts of that host. of patriotic ‘American-‘men who are our’ 1918 “four minute men.” Upon these fine Americans Sherman vented his spite. He ridiculed their ora- torical efforts and their elocution lessons. Some of: them, it must be remembered, had not Sher- man’ 's, long ‘speech making record. 4.3 But, with all’ Sherman’s vaunted 6ratorical a ity’ (and, because of his misuse of it) there isn’t |; one‘of those ‘four: minute men who didn’t’ in: one minute ‘of “one ‘ ‘speech do more ‘to help ‘win- this war. ‘than this man ‘Sherman has done ‘since April 6, 1917 mak as Sy gi hdtivegtanal al ns Spe 2 HB: BRAYLESS. MULE ,. | A person who has‘spent any considerable. time in “Missouti: or: any. other. mule-infested :land can fully. realize the remarkable: victory. ‘achieved:-by. the’ Portland,-Ore.,. veterinarians :who: have: suc- ceeded in eliminating the bray from the mule. eit there’s‘anything which will'drive a pair’ ‘of sentitive: ears to long for total-deafness it is that} : bray, loud and prolonged, beyond all things noisy. Itis even less to be desired than the mule’s stub- bornness, +?But. now the bray has been conquered. These western horse doctors selected the mule with the loudest bray in Oregon, and removed the cartil- aginous wail in his nose. Several hours after the effect of the anesthetic passed away the mule at- tempted to bray, but without success. The amend- ed noise was like a whisper.’ The removal of ‘the wall frustrated all vibrations. . Great is the surgeon’s knife! Let it but stale the’ nightly prowling tom-cat mute and give our chicken-raising neighbors a crowless rooster and the city sleeper’s slumber will be as undisturbed as his rural neighbor’s in the brayless mule ter- ritory. Frost hit Brazil. Good news for asylum offi- cials.. Fewer nuts! "Miss Columbia will soon be a “Hello” girl and Uncle Sam a lineman. Pee Returned prisoner says-Berlin is like a “ceme: tery. .Germany at last is finding the war a “grave” matter for her. ‘Hint to the imperial German undertaker—car- bolit ‘acid is the correct embalming fluid for GEN- ERAL use. It keeps ’em dead! Berlin Deutche Zeitung says Germany: cannot haye ‘too many coasts. The allies are Preparing be LONG ONE to Limbo for them now. fF: WITH THE EDITORS. | ‘LEGISLATION WITH TEETH IN IT The latest attempt’ of. congress to put teeth into legislation against electoral frauds is promis- ing; and the confessions of several senators as’ to conditions surrounding congressional elections in their states leave no doubt that action is needed. Senator. Gerry testified that in Rhode Island the authorities had been so inert that “we have had practically no convictions, though bribery has. been rampant.” Senator Pomerene recalled the Hamilton county frauds in Ohio, a federal attempt to punish which under the ‘so-called conspiracy statute for corruption broke down because the su- preme court held that the statute did not apply. Even where good state laws supplement the in- adequate United States enactments, local juries and prosecutors cannot always be relief upon to ‘iiuumaverionargetionllyiniiThe-new corrupt practiegs eee tr Kteeege Marquette gaeS S333 3338 HooR moe Bess Ss bill passed’ by the senate’ should?be ! enacted. by the house before the fall elections. It is explicit affecting senators or representatives. d Whoever shall promise, offer or'give * * * any money or other thing of value, or shall make Kresege|or tender any contract, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money or for the delivery or conveyance ‘of anything of value to any person or persons, either to vote or withhold their vote or to vote for or against any candidate, or whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any money or other thing of value in considera- tion of his vote for or against any-candidate for senator or representative or delegate in congress at‘any primary or general or special.election, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned: not more than one year, or both.—New York Evening! Post. DEMOCRACY AND INCOMPETENCE The requirements of American government in the readjustment of the methods of democracy Will be determined considerably ‘in their fulfill- ment by the wisdom of the American ‘electorate. We .are convinced that democratic government cannot operate as it has been doing in this coun-|_ try.. The disposition of a people ‘to lapse from al condition of enforced tense effort to one of per- mitted laxness is revealed ‘often’ enough, but we doubt that circumstances | will pect a. general let-down. Certainly whether it is permitted or not, one of the possible benefits of making @ great war for the stability of democracy would be lost if the na- tion did not make permanent for peace 'times:the efficiency demanded in war times. War removes part of the instinctive fear of.a democracy for competence. There is this inherent fear expressed in politics and revealed in govern- ment operation. iPeople politically fear cempet- ence when it:is offered.them. They fear expert knowledge anid specialized talent. The instinct is one of dread that the particular talent developed in covering all forms of bribery. in all elections iy by one man will be used against the mags if power HUNS DEPORT FRENCH GIRLS AND ‘: FORCE THEM INTO WHITE SLAVERY be attributed most ‘of the success of the political | gj, Hundred ‘Women Are Torn from Their Homes and Sent into be added 'to talent. This is revealed constantly in politics. To it can buncombe which puts: incompetent: ‘men: in office. Political, popularity, vote: getting ability, depends frequently’ upon, ‘the abi ince the people: that: he has'no “particular ‘talent for the office he seeks, and: for that: very- reason is the safest. man ‘to-have: it. . If he had ab ity, he inight use it for himself. If- he has none he will only misuse his’ power to the: disadvantage ‘of ev- erybody. ‘War breaks dowin some of this popular’ aversion to competence because people in danger: look: to the best - leaders they can see and- competence: more and: more asserts .itself ‘in the’ emierg Y ‘turning ‘towards’ competerice "may “not ‘be’ a’ con- scious movement ‘in ‘political action, pat we'can see much ofit: .. is : The United States has drawn. ink ts sens tt the men needed in emergency- h Ryan, Goethals, etc, -If Schwat were a candidate for an office adi fabrication for the governmen li to conduct: such an office would make: the people fear his purpose :in seeking it.. ‘ ee War gives a new standard of: competence’ in gov- ernment affairs by creating an imperative demand for. efficiency. Some of that new, standard can be preserved even after the apparent’ pressure has _|been removed. At least it is worth while to make the effort. This effort demands.as its first requirement that the burden upon the voter’s information when he enters the polls be lightened. He cannot under- take, out-of any information regarding ‘candidates he can reasonably ‘be expected to possess, | to pick the good men out of a great mass of candidates for a multiplicity of offices. |” Such offices as are better filled by appointment and as can be filled without impairing ‘adminis- trative responsibility to the electorate should: be eliminated from the ballot. ‘By restricting the field in which the voter’s in- telligence is required ‘to operate to the ‘smallest area possible without. impairment of substantial '| fesponsibility, the ability of the voter to act wise- ly is increased. His real power is thus increased and not diminished. He has no real power if ignor- ance guides him. The casting of a-ballot is a bit of the political mechanics which as easily hurts an electorate as it protects ote. ‘The voters can turn their. ballots. against themselves.as easily as they can turn them against their enemies. To bring the demands of an’élection within the tering oie probabilities of voting intelligence the short: ballot is’ recommended: as a needed reform. It will so simplify elections, by reducing the number of elec: tive offices, that it will be more. ‘nearly possible for a citizen to determine whether he is voting for effective government or bad government. The fear of competence which the war is dissi- pating will not be banished and: the short ballot will not in itself remeve | such an instinct, but at the time when war is breaking down ‘it is advis- able to collect all the gains possible and to hold as many of them.as possible. / Illinois may obtain the short ballot only through the decision of a constitutional convention and the decision of the people to accept the’ hew constitu- tion. The opportunity to decide that ‘a constitu- tional convention shall be called will be presented in the November election. Active, aggressive cam- paigning for the necessary vote’ probably ‘will not be begun for.some weeks, but ‘it is. important t6 , Germany to Become the Playthings of German Soldiers Patis) July 18. eee kultur i in its worst, form is bared i in thé narratives ‘of two French girls recently repatriated from ‘Germany, after. two, years of slavery. The ‘natratives have* been published | in: _ book by Henrietta Celarie, a: Parisian authoress, and recite in ‘detail the revolting. conditions French women captives are.compelled to endure. - _ Some of. the. most-‘appalling records - have been.‘suppressed, those: made uiblie, it’ Is explained, being usual rathe: tional: cases. Yvonne X—-——, a. woman of 30, belonged-.to- isthe best middle Nes: At 4&..a- m. 1916, she was awak- ened. by..Getman\sdldiers who enteted her romm:and: demanded that she dress” and accompany. them.: - : She “was ‘given’ 20°.minutes to be ready; :iand.,told “that she .would be dragged, out as she,was-if she refused. ‘In the game:fashion 600-women and es girls, many of, them (18 years old and under, : were: “collected.:: “The women ‘were’ driven into cattle cars. “In the car. Yvonne X- was driven,’ 20: women?and four men were herded like cattle. ‘A sign chalk- ed son the car ‘Tead,{ “Eighteen Won- en. * They:,.were taken ts. Ardennes, where’ they were: teken:bofore ‘a’ Ger: man major, who meade tte women pass before him; entirely naked, for a “medical: examination.” Three of the girls wept bitterly. They ‘had* been ‘ réported “good ‘for every’ purpose.” °°" This meant they were tp be turn- ed over to the German private sol- diers. Ae Housed - with common... prostitutes | and treated with thé utmost contempt by the soldicry, évéry effort was made to break down. the women’s morality, Several men would: lodged’ in’ the same house with 01 ir two of the French women. aN Even more revolting is the story of Marie X.- who tells. of 150 women being penned | in a barn, litter- ed with Vvermin-infested straw, which was their only bed. Every night German soldiers would open the door and call for the women they desired. It was useless to try to escape them. BUY Ww, 5, $ BELGIANS ROBBED BY HUNS, BUY PROPERTY _ BACK (By Newspaper bathers Asuocla- ‘The Hague; July 19.—Stealing what the Belgians have; calmly selling it back to.them and, stealing: it all over again ate links in an: endless chain of extortion ‘being practi th ie Ger. tan: ihvaderg....-/ <--> Offiéers:in the Hu have ‘old to Belgians stolen linens and other articles, pointing-out that large ‘prof-.|. its can be made from:-their resale. have been paid cers give a ‘hint,to: the. German com- mandeering officials, who then go to the house concerned* and: demand. to ktiow why the godds have not been properly listed: And-they confiscate them without. payment, < BUY Ww, 3; S- RYE HARVEST IS NOW UNDER WwAy =" The rye harvest {s now:on in many parts “of North Dakoté, ‘reports the office of commisstoner of agriculture and labor, an” within ten days North Dakota should begin to know how the biggest-tye crop .in-#té:history is run- ning. .The commissioner: reports hay- ing in. progress:generallo and states that witha few exéeptions, the coun- ties seem to be abundantly supplied with hay, which i#-aymarked improve- ment over. the c ition one year attract the voters’ attention to this issue and to hold it if. possible —Chicago: Tribune. way: tte’ canny offi- | . LANE PLANS. LAND DEVELOPMENT. ° ‘FOR se ‘SOLDIERS AFTER nee WAR { tturey vncue IGET. THe OUD ‘ing the Waste Lands. GERMANS. EJECT BELGIAN FORESTERS (By Newspaper Enterprise: Ass’n.) Havre, July 19.—All the wardens and’ foresters of the vast forest of Hertogenwald, near Liege,. have. re- - | ceived -orders: from: the Germans to evacuate thewoods..Thosé who: did ‘hot ‘obey on ‘the ‘spot’ were punished. “The Inspector of: waters’ and. forests waa forcibly ejected by, soldiers, and | condedined to pay.a ‘heayy,; ae. BUY Wy S. Spa MORE WOMEN DOCTORS London, ‘July 19. yi ‘Medical ‘degreeg were, recently con- ferred: on’ 183-.graduates ‘of’ tte: Uni- verehty: of, London, 107:0f whom were War. Depression. “By HARRY -B. HUNT. (NE. A. Staff Correspondent.) Washington, July 19.—Secretary of Interior Franklin K. Lane 1s pre- paring a program of: peace time devel- opment, so that when the war ends the readjustment from a.war to peace basis. can be made in. an orderly, sys- tematic way .that‘:will’ prevent .indus- trial confusion, unemployment, hard- ship and suffering. . When the war ends, he points out, the larger par{-of our millions of sol- dierswill- retayn to\civil life. Other miltions,, employed in’ war work, will face .a change in employment. There will be.a necessary period of industrial disorganization while | in- dustries engaged in war production are resuming the Mauufacture of the products of peace. Unless plans are worked out in ad- EVERETT TRUE vance to meet these problems peace will bring confusion, unrest: and diffi- culties second only ‘to war. 3 Lane believes this era of readjust- ment can be turned into one ‘of’ na- tional development on a scale: hither- to unknown, in which the waste lands of the country can be made to blos- som and bear fruit and happy homes be “presided for hundreds of thous- an White the industry and commerce of the country is being restored fo a peace-time basis, Lane would reclaim for productive uses the cut-over lands of the South Atlantic and Lake states and the swamp lands of the south and middle west, and would, by the de- velopment of great irrigation ‘works, make fertile millions of acres in the west and southwest. In this development he would have the government and the individual By Conde WHEN A GIVEN QUANTITY OF FLUID, x OR SEMI*FLUID, IS PROYECTED INTO ES STUER, THE RESULTANT FRICTION CAUSES) THE: MOLECULES OF He # FLULD, OR. SEMI-TLUID, ARATGS AND Fost A 3PRAY, To SeP- YouR’ MeART' SPRay Pace U No, DOUBT. FIND A. CATTLE CAR AND H You .CAN ‘SQUIRT TOGACCO JUICE TO CONTENT —LE ACL WHERS It Mais NS FRIDAY, JULY: 1%,.1918,, work ‘hand Hi sh ent furnishing’ rT Hits a! gine co-operating in the work. is land would then be turned oyer).as/home- steads as complete, productive homer, with houses and barns: already ‘built, drains laid,,equipment of implements and livestock. The cost’ of these im- provements, plus a reasonable rate for” the land, would be repaid the govern- ment over a long period of years, on a basis of government financing that would wipe out 'the whole debt at less than normal interest, rates... “To prepare for the end_of, the war is an immediate duty,” ‘Lane. says. “It will, be too late to plan for these things when the war is over, “While we-do not, have the bounti- ful public, domain we held at the end of the Civil war, we do have millions of undeveloped.acres that can he made available. for our home-coming sol- diers. -“But these lands shp uldcbe, ‘survey- ed and studied so that, the ‘hest:devel- opment. can be made. “For this. purpose,.I am_ asking con- gress to. appropriate .$1,000,000. “Perhaps the biggest feature is the moral.support it will give our soldiers.” “If they know that we are looking ahead and planning for their future, it will hearten.them as nothing else. “Out of this. war is going to come a greater measure: of -:co-operation. Heretofore our, co-operative. strength has chiefly been’ developed by capi- talists employing, gther men. We have co-operated. for him and he has reaped the beftefits. “In addition to the’ general devel- opment plan it. has seemed: to me that there ‘might be started some system of co-operative mings. In a lesser de- gree, the establishing of ' municipal coal piles, as a reserve from which citizens.may draw their*tuel. Supplies in times’of. shortage, tsa _step‘toward full co-operation in’ our fuel supply. “Another phase of ep-operation which’ I “believe is bound. to. come is the development of community gar- dens adjacent to our towns and cities. Theré is scarcely. muy ‘city that does ot have adjacent and easily ‘accesst- ble large tracts of land, that. could be _| put to this tise. “In: all out co-operative efforts in peace time reorganization, however, we must remember that co-operation needs a superior type of organization. Any ‘co-operative organization, in or- der to succeed, must. employ the best men., It must pay good salaries. That is how the c&pitalist, who hires men to. co-operate for him, gets Tesults. “The development that is possible in this Country through the co-oper- ating effort of our returning soldiers is of inestimable importance to the nation and to the men themselves. “We must not fail to_prepare the sway.” BUY W. S$ ———y- EMIGRATION TO". “ BE: CONTROLLED | England, Plans ‘to Direct: It: to Her Colonies ee ‘(By Newspaper Enterprise “Ass'n.) London, July. 19:—Emigration from England after..the’ war maybe guid- ed. and controlled’ by the government, if‘a bill now: before the | house of com- mons is passed. j This bill, which was~ ‘Fecommended by’ the Dominions: Royal- Commission, has two objects: To constitute..a central. authority which’ would have certain executive powers in, connec- tfon. with emigration from the. United Kingdom, and:to contro} those actively contiected ‘with’ ‘emigration; stich” as passage. brokers. an demigraticn 80- cieties. The central authority would: repre- sent all parts of the empire.. -Its du- ties would consist. of distributing. in- ormation. to prospective . emigrants, advising. and. assisting them: in: their choice of future homes, especially in the case of members of the naval, military or air forces of the empire and ‘their. wives: widows and depend- ents. * All passage brokers would conduct their businesses -after receiving li- censes from the government and after paying a bond:of:$12,50 to insure their good faith. No emigration societies would be. allowed-to carry on propas ganda work without . the approvai of the authorities. “This reconstruction. policy,” says Mr. Hewins, under secretary for the colonies, “will natin any way infringe upon the’ personal liberty of any Eng- Hshman to emigrate where he desires, but it will be our policy to set before thé prospective -emigrant the advan- tages of making his h@me in one of the possessions of the empire. We mercly aim to:give. definite encourage- mnt to th utilization of the emigra- tion that does take place for building up the strength and prosperiy of the empire.” 3 BUY W. 8. 5.> THE PRISON BARD. Mr. Bismarck, You Are~a Hot Old. Town. Uh! Oh! Mr. Bismarck you are a hot old town, you are warmer than any. onthe northern bound; you are known every- where as grand and great, a wonderful little city in a grand old state. ‘Your'streets ‘are nice and clean and your lights: they ‘are ‘burning bright; your hotels are*numouls and ate clean: out’ of » sight; your ‘boarding houses are fine .but you must pay cash. for, they never feed you frcm day to day on.cornbeef, hash. Your. policemen on the corner just to- hear you call, they are perfect gentlemen why one and all they raise theft hats politely as you pass them by for you never see them give you that suspicious eye. Your penitentiary is a howe for the so-called bad men, but they are made better men after they been in; your church Wells’ ring clearly on:a Sunday morn, sure: makes everyboiy happy for. the:day that they were born. I'll boost your city everywhers as I make my rounds. For, Mr. Bismarck. You're « hot old town, By GEO. C: MEYERS, Iniate. BUY W. £, 8,—emnm VOLUNTEER LAWYERS WANTED. Assistant Attorney General Bronson. vice president in North Dakbia-of the American Bar assotiation, at. the re- quest of the national organization has sent out « call for one lawyer in each county to represent the bureau of wor risk insurance in investigating chat- acter and looking after otber detail work. The American Bar. association advises that it {4 seeking the services of young barristers who are energetic and who have not too mucb-to-do, ss ”