New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1918, Page 8

' New Britain = Herald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. Issued deaily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., at Herald Building, 67 Church St. Entered at the Posi Office at New Britain as Second Class Mail Matrer. TELEPHON Office Rooms E CALLS Business Haitorial i In The only profitable advertising medium the ctty. Circulation books and press room always open to aavertisers. Tota- ahe Herald will be found on sale at F ling’s News Stand. 42nd St. and Broad- way ork City; Board Walk, At- lantic City, and Hartford Depot Member oi the Associated Press. Associated Press Is exclusively entitled T of all news to the use for republication of al credited to 1t cr not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local mews Dublisned I MR. TAFT'S ARGUMENTS. After listening to Willlam Howard Taft expound his arguments in favor of a league of nations in this city last evening, no one present will deny that there are many excellent reasons why such an international assoclation of this nature should be organized. It was not so much ex-President Taft who spoke—it was Lawyer Taft, and he was pleading for the plaintift in the case of the League of Nations vs. the “Reacticnaries’. The people in the audience composed the bar of justioe and if they were asked to an- nounce a decision it would have been in favor of the plaintiff. Mr. Taft belleves that the war will have been fought in vain unless frem it there develops a living force that will make wars improbable in the fu- ture. He made an especially &ood point when he drew a parallel be- tween the treaty that is to be made at Paris and the Constitution of the United States. The latter instrument as been amended frequently and it to amend the treaty as years pass. The Constitu- tion drawn at the birth of our repub- lic requires the constant presence of a Supreme Court to interpret its meaning. The treaty, Mr. Taft says, will alg> require a Supreme Court for the same purpose and this court could be part of a league of nations, also exercise powers of may be necessary which amendment. In Congress, at the a number of Senators who object may present time, to the Senate considering the league nations and the peace treaty as a unit. To these—Senator Knox being their leader—Mr. Taft paid his com- He also laughed at those ngaging in “foreign of pliments. spirits who fear | entanglements” and said that George Washington, who against such alllances, could not have fore- seepy the role in which America ap pears today. | Mr. Taft gave his views on a sub- ject of more than passing interest in the United States today-—England’s refusal ‘o reduce her armament. He expressed the that there was no reason why England should | warned conviction adopt such a course until it was | shown force for stitute for her present naval power. A nautral opinion on the effect of Mr. Taft's speech would be that he | greatly strengthoned the cause he represents. His was able argu- that a league of nations—a peacc—was a suilable sub an ment. Those who favor and those who op- pose of the ieague of nattons as part parcel of the peace pact are able to furnish Wha!l reasons for | consideration and appear to be fair ! thetr respective views. Senator Knox | and his associates believe that 1t will | endang it an made to include a league of nations| If the league of | the itects at Paris, is not accept ate the the treaty attempt is clause as a “rides”. nations, as constructed by peace | le to the Se treaty | its | They and Is rejected, In entirety will be rejected, they | say. helieve no attempt should ' be made to introdvce extraneous mat- | ter into the terms of the actual treaty | and that the league of nations should | be considered after the questions of | peace have been decided and not dur- ! ing the discussion On the other hard, those who de-| #ire to see a league of nations creat- ed in connection with the treaty take | thelr stand on the fear that such league may not be established at all| unless in connection with the prct. Tt | 1 that the dele- | gates from Buropean countries will | overlook the league they have passed on the in not beyond reason of nations once terms of peace they assert, and order prevent this they eration of seek early consid-| the league prcject. THE WORLD DO MOVE. What Standish if he could return Boston think | some would Miles to foggy morning, glance at the front page of the “Post” yertisomernts of woman candidates for and read the ad- | Her success, | ed and | | pes Tt {5 teared that Miles would traightaway headlong flight back to the quiet, untroubled patch of office? make ground from In ot yvesterday we read that Mary whence he came. 10 advertisement in the “Post" Meehan ol @ ihc good citizens of to the Boston to | clect her school committee. she cla will “rebuke educational faddists ms, the who are the “There Mary the schools.” Defeat candidates, she urges, adding: is only one people's candidate, Meehan'". In another lar a spoiling nearby is a simi- ances G. Curt She is a member of space from I with her picture. bpeal the school committee now and asks for re-election and strengthens her candidacy. with an endorsement of the Public be a certain amount of strategy in the Women race | hool Association. There may ion of her heen ins picture. to bet liked the lcolors 1se the jockeys | Probably | is it have known on horses because they they carried or be were such handsome lads. the for Miss—or Mrs, well, we have seen worse on the covers. | All this in staid, Puritanical con.[ servative Boston. men will vote —Curtis because- magazine JOIN THE RED CROSS | —_— I IXING BUSINESS AND POLITICS. | Fast upon the England-té-India | flight launched a few ago, | comes the announcement that Amrer- | jea 1s to have an aerial passenger and | express service. The project is fathered | by Captain B. B. Lipsaer, for-| merly connected with the aerial mail department who resigned recently after making charges that Postmaster | Burleson was not discharging his du- tles in this branch with efficiency. ! According to Captain Lipsner, he | hae the support of a syndicate of men who agree to furnish $1,000,000 for the enterprise. The air machines to be used will carry forty Defsengers or their equivalent weight in express; matter and a rebate will be allowed | days for cvery minute the planes are late | in ving at their destinations. | Regular schedules will be observed. It is intended to begin operations on May 15, 1919, { Every possible convenience will be ar offered to passengers, including twire- | Jess telephones and writing accommo- dations. The captain makes the rather gloomy observation that ‘the company to be formed will carry its own insurance of passengers.” But let's talk about something pleasant. Besides inaugurating his overland service, Captain Lipsner says he will attempt to cross the Atlantic ocean | next June, following the course tak- en by the steamship George Washing- ton, via the Azores. Captain Lipsner is a versatile | In addition to his aerial he hopes to have Postmast- Burleson exposed for the manner ch he has conducted the air mail branch of his department. It is unfortunate that the dauntless fiyer tries to mix business with politics. The public will wish him the great- | hi experiments. in- dividual. ventures, er in w est success in aerial JOIN THE RED CROSS. : \E PHILANTHROPY. No convincing proof of able management couid be offered the public than the annual report of the more Red Cross for the fiscal year ending { June 30, just announced for publica- tion. The statement reveals a skill | in the handling of milllons of dollars | that would not have been considered | possible outside a banking institution. | For every dollar rocetved by the . Red Cross, only two cents was spent | to administer bureaus in this country, | which directed relief work all over the world. For every dollar contrib- uted by the American people, more than $1.01 was expended directly for} decreasing the burdens of the wound- | sorrowful. This was made possible throuzh interest received on funds. i Attention 1led 1n the report to the item on salaries. The highest sal- is $10.000 and the list goes 500, is the bane of all is patd down to The salary question | philanthrop- | but it cannot be said | ity of cular. In fact, of | the ! many | modern fc that movemen the Red travagance Cross 1 ex- | in this part the opposite is true. Convinced the goodness and greatness of L which they served, men and women sacrificed 1se in promis their for smail casos their labors were entirely gratis. nt own personal interests to worlk | remuneration and in many | only JOIN THE RED CROSS. | | i colebrate the day on which ned as “Der Tag” day. Anyone who fails to glve to ‘ross is dead, says Vice President hall. Yes, from the the neck up at x-Kaiser Bill is reported to )8 suits of clothes. have | had Wonder he intends to wear them all at the n | his hr JOIN THE RED CROSS. | visit | sive” { the North German Lloyd’s. | transatlantic T Cooke, financial agent for the United if | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, Duchy of clean in the started The Bolsheviki Brunswick have to house appointing a washwoman Minister of uecation for Lipton's n't have a contest the America’s cup between Tom “Shamrock’™ and a Yankee yacht by all te swizzlir lot international N our means have an match er i v i some of soldiers shoulc highly hed at the art. accomr JOIN THE RED CROSS. AND FANCIFE FAC So 1t all that going to find | s the alibis ns of his 1 son ministers of Germany New York World. far as indicated abc William Hohenzoliern is in Christmas and recriminatic and one time and Austria. st Since this is the season in a par- ticular sensc of peace and good will, capital and labor should join in the celebration.—Baltimore American. happening to citizens, naturalized who invested their bo the first three Richmond Times- Think of what those American and otherwise, cash In German 3 of the Dispatch. war The decision of the Nobel commit- tee not to award a peace prize this year will be a shock to the former crown prince, whose recent talks in- dicated a belief that he was the lead- ing candidate.—New York Sun The Atkins sunny side whittling and gas club has now merged into the hot stove and yarn club. The for- mer officers and membership remain the same.—Atkins Chronicle The trouble with most “inexpen- hristmas presents this vear is that they do not strike onc as being the kind of presents one would like to receive from somebody else.—Bos- ton Transcript. Liebknecht. the German Bolshe- | vist, says he is against peace, and if he keeps on he's going to find the Allies in entire accord with him on that point—New York Tribune. Columbus too landed on Friday. ! and he was the original freedom of the seas man.—New York Sun. Yes, the kaiser was right in say- ing he had friends In Ame but as fast as they wecre discovered they looked out ' through prison bars.— St. Paul Pioneer Press. It is good to know that all those shiploa of soldlers can como straight home without wasting time zigzagging.-—-Boston Transcript. The Nobel committee has decided not to award a peace prize for the year 1918. Nevertheless, there is Marshal Foch, who won a great vie- tory for peace in 1918.--Kansas City Star. no industrial depression account of more workers than work. The demand for labor is reported to exceed the supply in 34 ates,—Springfield Republican. There is in sight on Ten 4ays In jail and a fine of $100 for automobile speeding provide a satisfactory penalty, particularly as respects the jail term, for an aggra- vated offense.—New York World. The Cunard line Intends to make Antwerp a port of call and has de- manded the docks formerly used by It is an- other egn of who is not going to run business.—New York Fvening Sun. Cleaning out a plgeonhole, we dis- coverad a number of prophecies put away for future reference, including one by George Sylvester Viereck be- ginning, ‘““When the Germans get to England, as they surely will’- is as far as you need to rea cago Tribune. | The French and British have recov- ered about $1,000,000,000 of Tloot which the Germans tock from the cittss of Beigium and France. TUn- der the rule of German diplomacy, the Allles will be asked to give Ger- many credit for this amount on the general indemnity bill—HExchange. — i ON LEARNING FRENCH. Like silver bells heard in a mist, Or moonstone echoes from some brook YWhere silver birches wall a nook, Or like sea ripples monlight kissed. Or like a lake of silver ledges { Where iris water lllies lave, Hke some lark's transincent wave song above hedges. Or | )t white Thawthorn The maiden ripples French to me; But I am like some argonaut In some mute agony of thought, Lost in sound’s sweet tranquilit —ALFRED J. FRITCHE the Stars and Stripes, France. in Jay Cooke’s Desk. (Philadelphia Public Ledger.) Somebody showed Dr. Johnson ai cane that had been round the world. ‘Indeed,” said the doctor, ‘and it's a stick after all, isn't it?” But Charles D. Barney shawed me the other evening a desk that is more than a dc 1t had on it { { | this inscription: “Jay government from 1861 sat at this desk during , four years of the Civil war and | it negotiated the sale the greater e of the three thousand millios ac of bonds which were issucd to erve the Union.” not a pigeon-hole, a It was flat, for a cl | like the deck of a ship As they said of a certain British eneral, Jay Cooke had no cobwebs in in. Neither was his office fur- alvage bureaun of juak for a to the St 18 tes 1T roll-top 1 sweep. [ & niture rummage | their | treat sale. | COMMUNICATED. GARBAGE COLLECTION, Tess Inspection, More Serviee, Plea of Woman. itor Now Britain Herald Will you kindly permit me to ask a few questions in regard to some of the city af Can anyone cannot ] ow e tell why New Britain a system of garbage col- lection as z00d as some of the neigh- boring cities—Middletown or Hart- ford for instance? Wouldn't It be t men to colicct gar ashes included— walk around with a smile and a note-hook in his vest > the backyards and see what garbage can looks like? If Mr. Inspector is satisfied all right, if not, he sends out a nice little notice, and calls a to see if Mr. Taxpayer re- ceived it and took heed. Postage, printed matter and calls all cost money and Mr. Taxpayer must pay his part and then have his ashes and the like carted and put where the city says, be it far or near. By the way, does Mr. Inspector ever notice how tight the cover fits on the “big garbage can’ as it passes through our street? Did he ever happen to meet it on the street on a nice warm summer day or have the pleasure of being nearby wheén it stopped for a few moments to increase its load? Wouldn’t the taxpayers be just as well satisfled with less inspection and a little downright zood work in helping to clean the yards and keep them so? With a system of garbage collec- tlon that took all the waste from the vards two or three times a week there would not be a great deal of need for inspection in most sactions of the cit consequently the ‘“inspection force™ could be reduced and the salary thus saved applied to the cost of collection of garbage. Just at present our Board of Health is asking for a raise and juct previous to said request told the pub- lic that they put in 240 hours extra time in the week that New FEritain was suffering from the recent epi- demic. Now wovervhody appreciates the good work done by the board and is willing to give them plenty of credit——but when they ask for a raise that is around $10 per hour and we realize they want it not only this year but for all future vears, isn't it time to wake up and think a little? Just one more question: If the city officials were cach and every one tax- payers, and had to dig down into their own pockets to help mest the various increases in salaries, would they be just as ready to ask for a “raise.”” or if every member of our council even were a taxpayer, would he be as willing to vote for it as he is now? Why not have taxpayers to spend the money for the city as well as fur- h it to be spent? WOMAN ave as well to pay tin cans and ol a man to on his hand, to in- your TAXPAYER. For the Croakers, {Boston Post.) For those croakers who are be- ginning to despair of the prospert: of the republic simply because the mighty stimulus of a mighty conflict is ovi we heartily recommend a minute’s thought on the totally dif- ferent attitude taken by Judge Elbdrt H. Gary, head of the United States Steel corporation, and one of the big- gest men, mentally and temperamen- tally, that this country now contains, This man, head of the largest in- dustrial corporation in the world, said at a meeting of other steel magnates the other da “I predict that the next five vears in this country will be the most progressive, prasperous and successful of our history; the results will astoaish even the most optimis- tic of today.” This is no prophecy of a gentleman who likes to say that sort af thing because he thinks it souads well and will help things generally, but rather of a keen and far-seeing expert on busin and financial conditions. Judge Gary has aever been accused of talking for the pleasure of hearing his own voice. What he savs he comes close to knowing, and what he knows in this case he says. In the mu mooted madtter of the relation of wages and prices, Judge Gary took the unprecedented stand, for a leader of “Big Business,” that costs of living should come down first and that ‘‘unless and until they are reduced it would seem that, on the average, present wages are reason- abl This is a new doctrine, essentially sound economi as sound social philosophy. Hercto- fore wages have always been forced to run a poor race with prices, with the result that no matter how rapid or extensive the advance in wages the cost of living kept just much ahead. Chairman Gary aow urges that this process be reversed for a time and he tells his fellow steel pro- ducers that they should be prepared to order a reduction in the prices o their goods Immediately. The Post believes that the men and other manufacturers will find that Judge Gary's proposition that labor be well paid will prove the soundest kind of foundation for tho prosperity that we all so earaestly da- sire and expect. but it s as weil S0 steel Passing of a Missouri Institution. (From the Paris Appeal) We are thankful for the passing of the family bird cage. Remember when we all owned two or three and kept them filled with red birds, hrown thrushes and other songsters we snared in near-by forests? And how they msed to wear all the feathers off breasts beating against the wires in their desive for libe bird who hopped on our window sill and gave the way of greeting. It is because we have learned to know and appreciate our wild feathered friends that we them like God intended we should. speaking? “1 onee proposed ta a girl over telephone in My home town,™ the This | | note was suggested by a beautiful red a friendly peck or two by | you ever done any public|The; | DECEMBLi On the Rhine Bridge at Cologne. (Philip Gibbs's Copyright Cable (New York Times) I walked on the bridge this morn- ing and, leaning over it, looked down on the waters of the Rhine and even then could hardly believe we wero | there and had reached that goal which used to be spoken of as a grim jest in the dugouts near Ypres and on the Samme, when it seemed easier to get to heaven than to this German river—and this W so to many thousands of Britishers three months ago. The voung Hussar pacing the bridge looked lonely among all those German civilians at nhim, looking at his kit and giving him sidelong glances they passcd of my friends spoke to him and asked him how he was getting on “The people not unfriendly,’” he said. “They come up and speak to me in English now and then.” ‘What do they say?” he was asked: and for a moment he hesitgted. Then he grinned and said: ‘One German this morning came up to me and said. in well-spoken English. ‘So vou bhave wound up as the Watch on the Rhine?’ " It seems too good to be true: but T believe this young sentry especially after meeting several voung Germans, now waiters again after four vears or war, who spoke Iinglish perfectly, having been in hotels in Loadon and Liverpool, where they learned British songs and slang. In the Dombof hotel I sat and was waited upon by Grermans, who, until a few davs ago, were in the uniform of their army, and Who a f-w months or weeks ago had been fighting against us. It was difficult to believe that the man who handed me a table | knife and waited upon me, with a starched shirt front would have cut my throat if we had met somewhero we will say. on the outskirts of Cam- brai. i in Courage of a Prince That Was. (New York World) From distant Wleringen comes the cabled story that Frederick Willlam, lately heir apparent to the throne of the Kaisers, has already dismissed three cooks and fixed a baleful eye upon the fourth. These proceedings are open to var- ious interpretations. The young mas- ter may be moved by a desire to make exile safe for autocracy. He may be striving to keep alive in his internment the principle of the imperial preroga- tive. Or he may have a palate in per- petual revolt over the fading of a cer- tain fond dream of Parisian dainties to have been spread for a prince of the Teutonic realm in the late summer of 1914, Whittever the impulse be- hind them, however, the doinzs at Wieringen reveal a state of daring desperation calculated to surprise the universal mind. Judging by interviews recently re- ported, the world that reads the news has felt that Frederick Willlam’s per- sonal courage quite possibly did not measure wp to reasonable expecta- tions, he being eldest son to a war lord of brazen tongue. His ex-high- ness, we have been told, did not want the war; did not believe father wanted it; did not approve of the attack on Verdun; knew that the Fatherland was whipped after the first battle of the Marne. If his was not the craven spirit in restraint, what then? And vet, at the very peak of his reaction from the spirit of frightfulness, the crown prince that was stirs up and fires the culinary chiefs of staff! In the face of such clrcumstances we are forced to modify conclusions in which we had deemed ourselves right and happy. Until a 100 per cent, American reveals himself with cour- age to oust one cook, let alone three, under present conditions of supply, quality and tage demands—not to speak of the cost of roast beef—rwe shall believe that the eldest son of Hohenzollern is a regular bold one— in spots. Trolleys and Railroads. (Lowell v it should cost much to transport passengers in a car than in a railroad train of the wonderments of the traction fare question. One can travel for three cents a mile on the railroads, and on trip tickets or monthly tick- ets for much less. Where street car fares have been raised to seven, eight or nine cents the possible haul, as a rule casts about three cents a mile and the average haul is, of course, at a considerably lighter rate. In the Boston district, where ewerybody ex- cept school children pays ei t cents it has never been authoritatively de- termined just what the average haul is; but there is good reason for sus- pecting that it is not so long as some people, arguing from the long rides that are theoretically possible, have supposed it to be. The in-town runs from the west and south, for exaniule, are accompanied by a very large short haul business from Roxbury, Loagwood and the nearer parts of Cambridge and Somerville, all within | the two-mile radius from Park street; and the bulk of the heavy riding from South Boston and East Boston seems to come on board within a cou- ple of miles of its destination. It a safe guess that the trustees of the Boston Elevated company will heace- forth be gefting as much as three cents a mile for, their traction: ana considering the vast bulk of it, and the overcrowding of many of the services, that seems like a pretty stiff price even In these times. Courler-Citizen.) more troliey is one Nature’s v Teache a zebra?” Willie- “What ‘Tt looked horse.” Camoufiage. kers Statesman.) Willie you ever see ‘Yes, ma' did it look like?" | just like a camouflaged Running No Risk. (Boston Transcript.) “Boys, look out vou don't pick| toadstools instead of mushrooms. are very easy to confuse.” that's all right, sir. We ta eat ‘em oursclves; we're to sell "em,” P goin ing life UKRAINIANS EAGER FOR EDUCATION Many in America Have Gommun- ity Centers and Go-operative Clubs Washington, Dec. 17.—The U fans in this country are voracious readers. In their homeland, Galicia, the peasants are so that they cannot buy hooks, papers or mags zines. Laarge numbers of them ar illiterate. Their foremost desire upon reaching America has been to cdu- | cate themselves Some idea of their ! zeal for self-improvement can be | gathered from the statistics recently | obtained by the Ukrainian federation | | krain- poor regarding their consumption of print paper. Only, eight newspapers are published for the 200,000 Ukrainians | in the United IStates, and yet they con- sume more print paper than all of the newspapers published for their 4,000- 000 brothers living in Galicia. The first Ukrainian immigration to America began about 350 years ago. The immigrants who came then were from the Carpathian Mountains in western Galfcia. Their home condi- tions had been forlorn. They were farm laborers and owned practically no land themseives. More than half of the arable land in Galicia belongs to landlords, many of whom are for- eign noblemen, The peasants work for a pittance and have practically no chance of Buying any land for their own occupation. In fact, their status has not been very far above serfdom. Hungary Restricted Emigration. In the past ten years, ian immigration to the New World has assumed large proportions. Tt worried the Hungarian authorities so much that, in 1912, emigration from Galicla to the United States was for- bidden. Nevertheless, it kept on, for the peasants went over into Germany and took ship from THamburg or Bremen, Usually the men came alone and left the women in the old country until they could make some suitable provision for them in the new home. News about America and its oppor- tunitles became widespread in Gali cia and many of the peasants under- took to learn the English language. ‘An amusing fact came to light dur- the Ukrain- ond general convention to be held. The first one met about three yea ago in New York. At present the fed- eration has affiliations with about 508 local societi LCOME HAIG, geant BRITAIN TO W Militz ned Br Dee. Field 1 nt Generd Great for al (British hal Sir las Haigz, commander in chief British for in ince, will in England Thursday morning landing at Dover the field and his party will be driven Admiralty Pier sta where a civie 1ddress will b to the field marshs Later he drive th Town hall The field marshal is expected to arrive in London in the early after- noon. He wil be met by the Duke pt Connaught on behalf of King George An imposing military welcome is being From the station the field with troops lining the streets will drive to Buckingham Palace where King George will give a luncheon in his honor, It is said that aiter treaty is signed there will be a more formal welcome of Field Marshal Haig, his officers, and his troops BERLIN CHILDREN IN DEMONSTRATIO! Wire Dout of the Londaon, Pr ) tion. nted will to ranged marshal the peace - Demand Votes for Those 18 Years of Age and Also Want Reforms in Schools. Berlin, Dec. 17 Press.)—Several (By The Associated hundred boys an@ girls paraded through the streets of the city today on their way to the Reichstag building, where the soldiers and worknien’s congress is being be Theyw demanded, among other thin otes for persons 18 years of age. the of corpo punishment ig and the participation by chil= N in the adminis ation of the gov- ernment and schools. The marchers carried red flags and incendiary abolition school placards. A 17-year-old lad made an address warning the executive committee of “terrible if the juve- nile carried out. The man of the executive committes red his sympathy with the chil- iren’s demands. Later the procession consequences’ program was not ing one of the last Hungarian elec- toral campaigns. Count Appon in the course of a speaking tour, was scheduled to address the townspeople in one of the villages in the Carpa- thians. But when he reached the town he was irritated to find that very few of the people could speak or un- derstand Hungarian. After inquiry from some of his party leaders in the district he found that most of them could speak or understand English very well. So he made the best of 2 bad business and delivered his moli- tical speech to the crowd in FEngiish instead of his native tongue. Engage in Many Businesses. The first Ukrainians to America took up thei mining districts of Pennsylvania. They were not only uneducated, but they had never had a chance to learn any skilled trade. Naturally, the un- skilled occupations offered them their only means of livelihood. They be- came day laborers, miners and factory hands, In the bigger cities they found a variety of odd jobs to do. There one business in which the Ukrainians are almost as densely represented as the Greeks are in the confectionery trade—window-washing The Win- dow-Washers' union in New York is made up almost entirely of Ukrain- jans. TIn Boston many of them work in restaurants. In Detroit have become skilled mechani A distinctive feature of Ukrainian in the various settlements is the arodny Dim" or “People’s House.” This unigue institution is a real com- munity center: a club, co-operative society, school and forum combined. The oldest and most prosperous ‘‘Peo- ple’s House"” was established in Mon- ssen, a foundry town, about six years ago. There are now 12 of these centers located in different cities. A description of one in Newark, N. J., gives an adequate idea of all of them, are much alike arrive in homes in the they rainian Community Newark the Center. Ukrainians bought mall hous formerly dwelling hou in the heart of the foreign district, at Beacon strcet and Spring- field avenue. Tn these they installed a grocery, a butcher shop and a res- taurant. Over the door they hung a sign which read. “The Ukrainian Workers' Ko-operative Society.” On an upper floor they tonk out partitions and made a large hall. where hold meetings three or four week, ‘Some of their satherings are for business purpose e are poli- tical, and some are literary. As often as possible, once or twice a week. they have lectures. Tt is hard to find enough lecturers to supply the de- mand. They want lectures on every sort of subject—astronomy, history, philosophy and politics. Often thew have concerts and choral singing. The | Newark group intends to buy a third | house. adjoining the other and enlarge its meeting hall to accommo- date the increasing crowds One of the best assurances that the Ulcrainians in this country have come to stay, instead of being mere hirds of passage. Is the keen interest thex take in the “People’s Honses” and the efforts they are making to ensure the permanence of the movement. nearly evi Ukrainian settlement money is balng colleoted tod, support of one of thes The Ukrainian fode tion-wide organization of the Uk ians in the United State of all the principal local socicties and clubs, including the “People’s Houses." Farly in December the federation | will hold a national convention. prob- | ably in Washington, which will be at- | tended by delega from part of the cauntry. This will be the sec- In two they times a 50 two., In every thered in the square in front of the dlding where youthful 8 nded the removal of Premier and Philip Scheide- from office, opposing the con- vening of the national assembly, and threatened a juvenile strike through- out Germany if their demands were not immediately accepted MANY 1\REVIJR(}fI\;G KAISERS EXECUTIO mann Congressmen Receiving Letters Giving \dvice as to What Should Be Done With Hun. Washington, Dec. the senate nd hou: mittees are receivii the execution of the latest appeal is from R. Floyd Clarke, Liberty street, New York. ays in pamphlet that a international tribunal® the Kaiser and the others ordering or executing the peakable crimes of the wa The hould be a sort of court m 1, Mr. Clarke argues, which would not be hampered by technical rules. He would try them under interna- nal law asg declared by The Hague ribunal. L He declares in the c “would let any cap individual of the future that when as king, emperor minister he thus shall attem overturn the customs of v lished by the concurrence the iety of nations and glory in his crime, the penalty of personal retri- bution han on the heels of his act, and that he must make such a de- cision at his own personal risk and peril”. 17.—Members of judiciar; lett urging Kaiser. The com- pecial should try guilty o un metgd mad- know prime nt to estab- that such justice of 80~ ILGIAN CONSULATE ARE BE REOP shington, Dec. 17.— consulate at Antwerp, Belgium! s been rcopened. with Henry Mor- an. formerly consul at Hamburg, in charge. The state department also announced that other consulates in Belgium are being reopened. NED he Uniteq SICATION IN SMYRNA 15 EXTREMELY CRITIOAL, Dec The situation. in Smyrna ig extremely ritical, accord=-. ing to newspaper dispatches from Mitylene. Young Turk offici ave posted armed bands at various places wbout the town and these have been bombarded by the Allied flc STLE Athens, OR STOP. Berlin Grappler Wants Contest With Kid Benjamin Plainville. Hercules Cassalingo of Berlin, a wrestler who is being developed by Al Ventres is anxious for a bout with Kid Benjamin of Plainville and wants to stage a contest shortly Cassalingo claims that Benjamin was to have wrestled him at the Y. M, C. A. two weeks ago but failed (o appear. The Berlin man claims to weigh in at 128 pounds of AND RECONSTRUCTION, Britain Woman's Suffrage will meet Thursday eve- o in the Red Cross W Main street. M wey Schoonmaker, of Hartford, will ive an address on “Women ahd Re- construction.” Miss Julia Hinanan, of Hartford, will also give a talk, and William Buell will tell of his experi- ences in France while driving an American Red Cross ambulance, ~ WOMEN The New association ng at 8 Tock