The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1922, Page 2

°AGE TWO The actual distance we traveled ‘y motor on the continent was 4600 niles, We made it a point to talk vith representatives of governments, he leaders of opposition parties, ‘ankers, economists and journalists, Ne saw the peasant in his fields, shopkeepers in villages and the cures n<remote sections. We gained as ‘est we could, the. conflicting view- »oints of the victors and the van- quished and left the continental sit- iation feeling that time would be tecessary for a true perspective tc ake form and shape. In the equation, France plays an mportant part. She suffered more han any other nation. During the ast days of the war, it was a com- non expression that France was bled vhite, She lost one million dead, one rut. of every forty of her population. On the trip from the Havre to and vey.ond Rouen, the country was astir n connection with some provincial ‘estival. People from the villages and che’ farms were in their Sunday iress, It was observed that four- fifths of the adult women wore srepe, We passed through a mere iamlet where a monument to the ieroic dead of that immediate vici- iity had just been unveiled. There were engraved on it 60 names. This zave us the first intimate realiza- sion of the tremendous losses sus- sained, You do not see many cripples any- where in Europe. I asked Colonel Hamilton Gault of the famous Prin- zess Pat regiment who was visiting in London how he accounted for this. He said he had thought about it many times but could not figure it out: Many men have lost-an eye. The explanation doubtless is that the in- jured arm or leg yields to approved medical science while the eye is so delicate that the average wound is ir- reparable. At our hotel-in Paris, there were twelve men with one eye- ball removed, Repair and Protection Are Problems iS of French People / The French have settled down to the. stern realization of a grave sit- ‘uation. They are a remarkable peo- ple, but misunderstood in some quar- ters, They have a patriotism that is impressive. Their country has heen invaded, many tinyes. The burned child fears the fire and doubtless the French subconscious sense is more or=less’ controlling, because the fields of this republic have run red with blood for eighteen centuries. Two things are uppermost in the French mind, the repair of devas- tated _ provinces and _ protection against invasion. When the repara- tions question which overshadows everything else now is settled and the. nations of the earth are assem- bled in an enterprise against war, France will disarm. She asked at the peace table the right to occupy the east bank of the Rhine as a matter of:protection. She accepted instead of it ‘the assurance of her two chief allies, the United States and Great Britain, that they would join in inea- sures of protection. The English Par- liament kept the faith, the Ameri- can Senate did not. The peasants are the security of France, They are sober-thinking, in- dustrious end frugal. The lures of the industrial centers do not take them from the soil in such relative num- bers as in America, Their viewpoint at the beginning of the summer in the matter of reparations was’ that after the War of 1870, they raised one billion dollars in two years’ time. That amount is equivalent to about eight billion dollars now. They ask why it is that Germany in four years has paid only one and one-half billion dollars, which reduced to the relative values of fifty years; ago would be only two hundred million, approximately. Bt et AE ity. Obviously they proceed from a false premise. The Franco-Prussian war lasted but a short itme, and it left no disastrous effect on the eco- nomic structure of the world. The condition of France at that time was now. At the same time: they remind you, that. since the war ended, the people of France met the call of the government. and ‘exchanged ten bil- lions of dollars in cash for their na- tional bonds of an) equal amount. The success ofthis enterprise, which ‘was quite astonishing by the way to bankers, was due in some measure to the statement of the gov- ernment that the bonds would be re- deemed’ with money received from Germany. This recent debt afded to the cost of the war. creates a burden under which the country is stagger- ing. Hi if reparations come to naught, and the economic collapse of Germany would mean that very thing, then France would face one of the dark- * of her history. When pub- @piuion assumed the form of nge, the wish was more valent that Germany be © thought in France now preservation of Germany to France. The world- ology of 1918 and 1919 it from what it is now. me feeling that the pres- ration in France meas- sting public opinion by #& very eminent Frenchman said that we must not judge the press nor the: opinion’ of France by the press and the opinion in Pari thinks that the provincial newspapers are more influential and he cited in sup- port of this the fact that they. hed compelled the government to so ar- range railroad schedules as to make it more difficult for the Paris papers to ‘compete with the local publica- tions in their own fields. The point of his argument was that the ruling sentiment in France is more liberal toward the question of reparations than the government believes it to be. There is some impatience manifest- ed toward France in European cent- ers and it.seems to have spread to America. It grows out of two things, first, the helief that the present ‘at- titude of France toward reparations is too unbending, and second, that too much of the proceeds of the ten- quite different’ from that Sf Germany’ FRANCE: FEARS, YET SEEKS TO AID GERMANY ne Second Article—France : By James M, Cox, Ex-Governor of Ohio ' / GOV. COX SAYS: French have settled down to the stern realization of a grave situa- tion. They are a remarkable ‘people, but misunderstood in some quarters. ; If reparations come to naught, and | the economic collapse of Germany| would mean that very thing, then France would face.one of the dark- est hours of her history. eee If I were making a prediction, it would be that if more times come and the existing regime is turned out, Albert Thomas will be a leader in the reforming of poli- tits. billion-dollar-bond sale was not used) for the express purpose of repairins | devastated:territory. It should in all fairness be stated that the. repara- tions terms did not represent the amount that was in the French mind at the time of the peace conference. |+ The responsibility for this is not up- on France, nor upon America either for that matter. But that will be dealt,with later. With respect to the alleged misuse of mioneys derived from the recent sale of bond, the truth is that many millions. of dollars were expended for pensions. It is also true that tax- ation is not being imposed in France as in the other allied countries in{ support of existing burdens. The item of pension’ does not be- long in reparations, It was a viola- tion of the fourteen points on which the armistice agreement rested, This is the strongest point that has been made against the treaty. The charge of broken faith remains. It is gen- erally admitted now that it was a mistake both from the standpoint of ethics and economics. I found no one who attemptéd to defend, it. The French are great newspaper readers. Seemingly nine out. of ten persons you meet have a newspaper. You rarely see a Frenchman either in the exclusive or popular restau- rants, or partaking of his breakfast rolls. and coffee on the sidewalk in front of an eating place who is not reading his paper. Later in the day he will sip a glass of wine or @ glass of beer for an hour: while he follows the expressed policy of his favorite journalist. The politics of the day claim his first interest. A few of the French journalists are distinguished by virtue of great ability and conscientious regard of the highest ethics of the profession. Clemenceau has been more or less of a popular idol, but his enemies are bitter and powerful. They were! able by combination to defeat his, election in the Chamber of Deputies; meeting at Versailles. When we visited this historic palt ace, we hea?d an earnest but good- ‘natured argument going on between a Frenchman and an American. The latter insisted that the form of French govefnment was not based upon the essentials. of pure demo- cracy, and cited in support of his theory the method of choosing « president™ hy- legislative machinery, rather than by a ditect vote, He called attention also to the system under which the central government appoints prefects of the provinces or departments. He summed up his ar- gument with the observation that there was a serious trespass on the principle of local autonomy. The résponse of the Frenchman was found in these words: “Tht may be. true, but out people would bitterly resent—in fact would not tolerate governmental interference with rights: which we deem to be personal, Owr government may not be as democratic as yours in some ways, but it is very much more so in others.” The American came back with this observation: “Yes, but your government has taken absinthe and drugs away from you.” Prime Minister, Not President, Biz Figare. In France, the prime minister is the outstanding figure in public in- terest. The president plays a minor role. Poincare is a serious-minded, conscientious man with manly ele- ments of strength of character. He has had a ‘long training in the public service and at the present moment seems to be very popylar. Whether the present. government will ‘be re- turned is a question that is much discussed. The French people have not res- Ponded to taxation with the same spirit which animates, the English. One of these days the ledger must be balanced in revenues and dis- bursements. This will make a stormy th for the administration that rec- izes what must be done, and then courageously “applies itself to the task. of doing it. : Students outside of France believe that Caillaux will come back. The average native laughs at the idea. If I were making a prediction, it would be that if more stressful times come} and the existing regime is turned out Albert Thomas will be a leader in the reforming of politics. He is a ‘man under 50, a profound student of economic questions and into his tré- mendous industry is mixed the ele- ment of’ a constructive vision. They are already thinking - much about him in the provinces. He was minister of munitions during the war. His pdpularity with labor en- abled him to bring production to a high peak. I saw him at Geneva where he is in charge of the labor branch of the League of Nations. It is doubtful whether anyone in the world knows more about industrial and labor conditions than he does. In politics he is a Socialist, but he} requested at the outset that we dif- ferentiate as between the Socialism of France and Germany and that of America, Thomas Becoming Big Factor in | French Affairs Thomas is a progressive, but the kind that builds as he goes forward. Preachment and performance with him go hand in hand. He. realizes} that it is not only a matter of duty but of social order that government | sense the public needs with the chan- ging conditions of the times and ad- just itself to them. | stressful | Wilson As He Lo THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE oks Today. |. Here is the latest photograph of Ex-President Woodrow Wilsom taken while the former executive was enjoying an-afternoon auto spim \'The picture was snapped from another car traveling at 3 mil our “Gold Diggers,” Hopwond Play Comes to Auditorium in Bismarck, Nov. 8 Avery Hopwood’s: enormously successful comedy, “The Gold Dig- gers” which rah for two full years at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, | and for an entire season at Powers’ Theatre, Chicago will be presented by David Belasco at the auditor- ium, Bismarck, on Nov. 8 The chueaenent here is for one night. laygoers who keep abreast of the news of the theatre will scarcely need any information as to the importance and worth of this joyous dramatic offering of Mr, Hopwood’s and Mr. Belasco’s. It is among the most notable suc- cesses that the American stage has ever known, and is a noteworthy example of that very rare thing in the theatre, an uproarously funny play that is, at the same time, absolutely perfect in its artis- try. Never has Mr. Hopwood writ- ten more skilfully nor wittily, and never has Mr. Belasco staged a play more effectively. The pre- sentation reveals American humor and American stagecraft at the very highest level so far reached in the theatre. The story of “The Gold Diggers” has to do with the exploits of a group of typical New York chorus girls during the hours when they are not on public view, thus pictur- ing a phase of life that is fascinat- ing to because it is so little known by the average citizen. Mr. Hop- wood reveals it all in a sprightly and sparkling fashion, but his pic- ture is none the less true for.that, and the spectator is lured to.sym- pathy and is thrilled by the down- right human feeling that domi- nates every episode in. the play. The leading role of Jerry Lamar is played by Gertrude Vanderbilt, who is well known to playgoers of this city and who made a distin, guished success in the part during the long run of the play in Chi- cago. The pnusually large com- pany is made up of players of the first rank, including a’ number of young actresses who are as noted for their beauty as for_their dra- matic ability, judgment, is the accomplishment of moral disarmament. Once the mass realizes that war is a horrible thing of the past, and peace is a practical and not a Utopian thing of the fu- ture, governmental policies will be- come self-adjusting. The working classés of Europe were engaged in\this movement just before the war of 1914. A very -re- présentative meeting was held and the delegates from several nations agreed that they would not support any Warlike enterprise. In brief, if their own country invaded another without the most unmistable justifi- cation, there would be no support of military budgets: Thomas says that the German gov- ernment knew of this and in the ear- ly days .of the war, notices were posted everywhere and patricularly in. industrial centers to the effect that the French troops had crossed the frontier and invaded Germany. This brought about Socialist support of the war program in the Reich- stag. Some time afterward the Ger- man Socialists realized that they had been duped.” They held a_meetiny and while there was no denial of misrepresentation, part of them in- sisted that since the war was on they would have to see it. through. The other branch, however, insis‘- ed on keeping. the faith and from that time on their support of the military budget ceased. Men of the type of Thomas in France and Muel- ler in Germany are reconstructing their lines and taking up’ the work which they had scarcely started in 1914, Railways Present Big Problems in Europe Thomas is a strong advocate of so- called social legislation. I was in- terested in getting his reaction on]|\ the question of federal ownership of} the railroads, He said that this pro- ject had been carried out with vary- |4 ing policies in the different couh- tries. In France the aim had been to, provide better-transportation fa- cilities and to give to provinces like ‘Brittany a commercial contact which might not be possible under: private control, for the reason that indivius, ual branches might not be profitable. Germany had imposed high rates and turned the net profits into the treas- ury.in order to reduce direct tax tion. Switzerland had taken a midate| breeds ill-respect for the law and} \ of the rgad course and was balancing the considerations of service and cost to the public. 4 One could not resist the impros- sion that M. Thomas does not be~ lieve in the theory of nationalizing industry. Y If railway service in England is contrasted with that on the conti- hent; there is little comfort t found for the supporters of ‘thé sys- tem of federal ownership. England, by the way, is adopting heroic meas: ures with her railroad companies. The government laid down a plain mandate that there Should be a con- solidation of the railroad lines into fewer system. Economic waste, un- justifiable rates and other besetting evils entered into the consideration. Conditions were imposed in fact spe- cifications carried. Some one in- quired whether the right inhered in the Parliament to go so far, but. he was reminded that in England the constitutionflity of a thing is not questioned because there is no writ- ten constitution. The power of the lawmaking branch is supreme. In explanation of this arrange- ment, a London banker said that he regarded the House of Lords as the only substitute England has for a suprerie court. He had in mind, of course, the conservative tendencies of that branch of the British gov- ernment. Obviously what the English are trying to do is to avoid government ownership. They believe that con- tinued intolerable conditions with respect to transportation would lead to governmental operation. _ There might be a hint inthis for America; certainly we can afford to pay atten- tion to the new departure. (Copyright, 1922, by NEA Service) : 5 | PEOPLE'S FORUM | ——_—$— OO ON ENFORCEMENT. Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 11, 1922. Editor The Tribune: Citizens generally have always \strongly disapproved that practice of some peace officers of enticing men to violate the law in order to arrest them. It is an old practice and has been tried in every state in the union. -It is wrong morally, it Train Crew in Miracle Escape” One great international job, in his ‘When this 60-ton freight engine toppled over a bridge and struck 30 feet below near Crewe, England, the engineer and firemen, its only it beneath the dignity of officers sWorn to uphold the law: and to minister justice. The prohibition law ts on our statute books and. it ought, to be enforced, but officers need not tempt others to violate the law in order to do so. by which detectives pose as travel- ing men and, as has been said, reg- istered at, more than one hotel in Bismarck and then try to get some béllboy, elevator boy ‘or porter to violate the law ought not to be countenanced. In the majority of cases the hotel employe will, if he does at all, violate the law unwill- ingingly. “ He may purchase, some booze as a matter of accomodation, for he knows that every employe of a hotel is. duty bound to look after the comforts of the guests and to please them if possible. It is well known that owners of hotels in Bis- marck are not in the business of pur- veying booze and employes who have done so, have acted against their ex- ‘press direction. They cannot be held responsible if bootleggers seek bus- indss in the hotel any more than the president of a bank should be held liable. if a bootlegger seeks business in there, as no doubt many have done, : p Enforce the law, but don’t stoop lo these methods. “A DRY.” | AT THE-MOVIES oe CAPITOL A new sort of western photoplay, chockful of real human beings in un- usual situations is “The Sage Brush Trail,” a Hugh B, Evans, Jr., pro- duction, featuring an all-star cast headed by Roy Stewart which comes to the Capitol. theatre for two days beginning Friday. It was directed by Robert Thornby from a story by the talented H. H. Van Loan, author of a score of screen successes. Marjorie Daw plays~ opposite Mr. Stewart, while others in the company are ‘Wallace Beery and Johnny Walker. Stewart’s role \is that of a fear- less sheriff elected to office in the toughest towns that was éver “shot up” by cowboys and bandits. He puts a lid down tight, but opens his heart to a lovely girl from the East. Un- afraid in the face of a Colt or in the saddle, his fright is highly notice- able when an upturned mouth is turned in his direction. How he con- ‘quers his enemies and wins the girl ‘is told in five reels of tense action, bubbling humor and appealing ro- mance. Doh’t mids ft. THE ELTINGE. Elinor Glyns. story “Beyond the Rocks,” a Paramount offering star- ring Gloria Swanton, which was shown at the Eltinge yesterday, re- mains as the attraction for Wednes- day and Thursday. The story is one of Elinor Glyn’s famous novel-romances, wherein Gloria Swanson, the wife, in a forced marriage to a middle-aged million- aire, falls in love with young Lord Bracondale. After a tempestuous and dramatic sequence, the story ends satisfactorily, The ‘settings and backgrounds are Bicturesque and ‘faithful ‘in detail. Striking roles are played by Rodolph Valentino,’ A. B. Francis, Mabel Van Buren, Gertrude Astor and other players of note. Interesting Movie Chats and an Aesop Fable are also being shown. MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS Monday evening, October 9, 1922. The Board of City .Commissioners thet in regular session Monday eve- ning, Oétober 9th, 1922, at eight o'clock, p. tn. There were present Commissioners French, Henzler, Lar- son, Thompson and‘ President Len- meeting were read and approved. The the City .Bacteriologist for the month of September were read and ordered filed. On motion of Cotimis- sioner Larson seconded and carried, the bills were allowed as read. P. J. Meyer was appointed Inspector for the First Ward East Precinct in place of W. A. Falconer. Messrs. Caulfield and Zuger spoke relative to the matter of bills of the Bismarck Water Supply Company, which had not’ héen presented prior to 1921, for water’ furnished to the Auditorium and the Fire Hall from 1913 and 1914, On. motion of Commissioner Thompson the Board of City Com- missioners adjourned to mect again Monday evening, October 16th, 1922, at eight o'clock, p. m. Attest: in M. H. ATKINSON, City Auditor. ad SUMMONS STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Coun- ty of Burleigh. In District Court, Fourth Judicial District. Farmers State Bank of Regan, N. —Is purely vegetable. It is a splendid: tonic medicine, de- signed especially for the cor- rection of disorders of the Stomach and is composed of many of the most beneficial roots, hérbs and barks known to scletice. —If you afe suffering from indigestion, dyspepsia, consti- pation, sluggish liver;if your tastes right; if you are off in weight and have that tired, run-down feeling, then go to of TANLAC. It will help you ‘back to your normal health and strength. TANLAC | Over!'36 Million Bottles Sold. The method \ hart. The minutes of the “previous |: reports of the Police Magistrate and |! appetite*is poor and nothing | your druggist and get a bottle | Dak.; @ corporation, Plaintiff, vs. A. A. Johnstone, Defendant. The State of: North Dakota to the above named defendant: You are hereby summoned and re-, quired to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, a copy of which is hereto annexed’ and here- with seryed upon you, and to serve @ copy of your answer. upon the sub- scriber at his office in the city of Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota within thirty days after the service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service andiin case of your failure so to ap- pear and ahswer judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the ‘complaint. Dated June 10, 1922, F. E, McCURDY, Attorney for Plaintiff. Residence and P. 0. Address: Bismarck, North Dakota. 9-13-20-27—10-4-11-18 SUMMONS * STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Coun- ty of Burleigh. In District Court; Fourth Judiciah District. Hjelmer Thor, Plaintiff, vs. Nels Johnson, Louis. Lind, ‘Hans Johnson, Arthur Oyan, L. Saby, Defendants, The State of. North Dakota to the above’ named defendant: You are hereby summoned ‘and re- quired to answer the complaint. of the plaintiff in this action, a copy of which is hereto annexed and here- with served upon you, and to serve ® copy of your answer upon the sub- scriber at his office in the city of Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota within thirty days after the Service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service and in case of your failure so to ap- pear and-answer judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. } Dated July 21st, 1922. { “F.‘E. McCURDY, Attorney for Plaintiff. P. 0. 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