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Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

Germany should know more about the
forces. the defenses, and the military,
powers of her neighbOrs than they did
themselves. 1t was the business of the
general staff to aid him in getting this
information, Besides that, under
Moltke Germany was always ready,
and is today, no doubt, for any emer-
gency.
IF the Emperor should have. said.
to MOltke that he intended declaring
war on France or Turkey, Moltke
would have gone to his Office and
taken the box ne marked France or Tur-
key and there he would have before
him the complete plan of campaign,
all carefully worked out in advance
and all the general orders for mobi-
lizing the army.
''Prussia reaped the first fruits Of
this system in 1866 in the war with
Austria, and united Germany profited
by it in 1870.
"Another element of superiority in
the German army" continued General
Ludlow, sis the merciless competition
to which officers are continually cub
jected. Officers must not only study
continually but at the maneuvers twice
learned. If they fail, that is the end
of them. They must then give place
to others. And this competition ex-
tends down to the smallest officer, to
the man who commands q squad of
men.
"Every officer is held responsible
for the condition of men. An officer
is given a certain body of men to in
ri ~ "a
semi-annual maneuvers. When he
sents himself to his superior officer
and asks permission to present his
company or battalion for inspection.
men are fit all is we'll. If not, the de-
lipquent is given certain period. say
six weeks, to get them in shape. Ii at
the end of that time they are still not
st, then, again it is all over with the
officer
"In the grand maneuvers every fea-
ture of war is reproduced, short of
actual killing of the men engaged. and
woe to the man that fails to fulfill his
task here"
The General, old war horse that he
is, warmed to his subject as he con
cluded, speaking of the value OF the
annual movements.
For these men these great demon
strations are quite as real and as seri-
Gus as actual warfare. For the
trained soldier always fears the meh
behind more than he does the men in
front. The fear that they will not per-
form their particular tasks in the way
it should be done weighs considerably
more with them than the fear that they
may be shot and killed.
The article closes with the following
significant words:
1t is upon this model and to fulfil
at once the duties of school of war
and general staff for the organiza-
ton and conduct of the service that
the war college in America is to be
established.
Is this plain enough for you, or do
you still consider Imperialism the pro-
duct of a disordered imagination?
Are you going to vote to fasten such
system as that on our country?
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
the "sPEc1RE" OF IMPERIALISM.

To those who believe that the
"spectre of imperialism is only a
product of the fevered Imagination of
anti administration politicians it will
be interesting to hear that an Ameri-
can general is now in Germany study
ing the perfect machine of militarism
in that army-ridden country. The
Chicago Tribune Rep) on Aug. l3
contained long article on this sub
ject under the following head lines:
VAST REFORM IN ARMY
PLANNED.
War College Similar to- Germany's
Famous Kriegsakademie
PrOpOeed.
GENERAL LUDLOW TO REPORT.
He Is Now in Germany Studying the
Practical Workings of the
Institution.
CHANGES INCLUDE MILITIA.
In an interview Gen. Ludlow pro-
ceeds to tell of the benefits to be OBJ
tanned by adopting the German army.
organization. First there will be
established "krigsakadem (war
academy, which is to be the apex OF
the military school system. It is to
examine officers in the army or navy
semi annually in order to keep them
up to the highest pitch of activity. 1t
is to control the private schools where
military training is a part of the
course. It is to take the control of
the militia away from the states by
subiectiug the militia officers to the
came examinations as regular army
officers, and thus practically compel
the militia to elect trained officers from
the war schools to command them.
Finally a ''reserve'' is to be, created
to be link between the regulars and
the, militia. With q standing army OF
loo, 900 men, a reserve%of like .dimen-
sions, and a militia. system under di.
rect control of the national war de-
partment we will certainly have q
pretty we'll developed nucleus Tor
military system. .. T.. :'5.-..> r:
Gen. Ludlow; in outlining what 10
intended to be accomplished by this
system. gives the following glowing
account Of what it has done for Ger
many. =. II 5sSt.s i \ &
'.The German army OF the present
day is the. result of the. severe expert
enoe that Prussia. underwent under
Napoleon. It is. from: that time that
the reorganization of the German az
ny dates. One OF the fundamental
principles 10. to be always prepared.
Moltke, who IL this way Was, perhaps,
the greatest general that ever lived,
brought this department., during the
ten yeArs that he was chief Of stan to
perfectlOn.s .,s & /,
7Ss.. 8.'.' vas the aim Of his policy that
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

ers, and that such publishing houses
as Harper Bros. have Lassed into the
hands of syndicate headed by the
greatest of all railroad kings, J. Pier
pont Morgan, and that the recently
failed App'etons will probably be
similarly disposed of, ought to ad-
monish the people to accept the litera-
ture they publish only after careful
consideration of the source from
whence it comes.
There is one lesson taught herewith,
by the way, that is interesting, at
least, to the student of history, and
that old wrongs and abuses are still
alive and active in the world, and that
methods for giving them effect have
changed in form but not in character.
Farm, Stock and Home.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
Peoples County Convention.


A convention OF the Peoples party of Kand-
iyohi county is hereby called to convene at
the court house at Wilmar on Thursday, Aug.
80, 1900, at 10 o'clock a. M for the purpose'of
electing twenty (2O) delegates to attend the
Peoples state convention which convenes at
Minneapolis, Sept 6, 1900, for the purpose OF
placing in nomina alton state ticket.
This convention is also called for the purpose
of adopting or rejecting plan for hereafter
nominating the county and legislative ticket
by direct vote of the people at the primaries,
the plan If adopted to be used in nominating a
legislative and county ticket this year; and to
transact any other business proper to come
before the convention.
Representation to this convention will be
based upon the vote cast for N. o. Nelson for
representative in 1893, in accordance with the
st ate Call which provides that the highest vote
given any peoples candidate since 1894 shall
be used as such basis. Each precinct will be
entitled to two delegates at large and one del
egate for each twenty votes or major frac-
ion thereof cast for N. o. Nelson for repre-
sentative in 1893. The different precincts will
be entitled to representation as follows:
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

Ihe INSCRIPTIONS republican shout
ers are endeavoring to create capital
against Lind by stating that prison
made twine was sold at a higher price
than demanded by the twine trust.
Ihese statements are either wilful
talsehoods Or the results of ignorance.
At the time the prison twine was sold
last winter the same grade was quoted
by dealers about three cents higher.
Later in the season when the drouih
had reduced the crop so th at it became
apparent that there would be an over
stock OF twine the dealers began a I've
ly scramble to get rid of their stock
at any price. Twine is an article th at
no dealer cares to carry over from
one year to another. The pric, fluct-
yates too much. the stock takes up
valuable room, and may be destroyed
oy mice, who delight in making their
nests IN twlne balls. It was not a
question with these overstocked dealers
how much profit they could make on
the twlne. 1t was only question OF
getting rid of it, The intelligent farm
er will readily understand this, and
the effort to injure Lind will recoil on
the base slanderers.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
But if it had not been general truth

But if it had not been general truth
he could not have so applied It, He,
could not have appealed to the past to
illustrate the present Being a gene
raj truth it did not end there but can
be used under all similar circum-
stances. 1t is the glory of Lincoln
that his work and his word did not
die with him, but live to lead the
friends of liberty in every struggle
against their insidious foes.
Our first clipping from Lincoln
reads as follows:
"As result of the war, CORPORA
tiOns have been enthroned, and an era
Of corruption in high places will fol-
low, and the MONEY POWER Of the
country will endeavor to prolong its
reign by WORKING UPON THE PREJU-
DICES of the people until all wealth
is aggregated in a few hands and the
republic is destroyed I feel at this
moment more anxiety for the safety Of
my country than ever before, even in
the midst Of war. God grant that my
suspicious may prove groundless. "
Is hOI LtncOln's prophecy coming
| true?
Read the extract in this number of
the TRIBUNE and see if you can avoid
applying it to present conditions.
The TRIBUNE is fully aware that re-
publican politicians of today hate to
hear Lincoln quoted, but it can't help
it. Truth is ever distasteful to those
engaged in perpetrating a wrong but
it is not the fault of the truth or OF
the one who tells it. II the republican
politicians would but bring their party
back to what it was under Lincoln
they would not need to vince and
squlrm when that great champion Of
human liberty is quoted.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

:Wise statesmen they they hne1v tendecu Of
prosperity to breed ty7s and they established erea
evident TRUTHS that 1v1en diunt future some 11nn
faction, interest," doctrine that none
men, none but 4n6zoSo ro,
ite entitled life, liberty and pursuit Of happiness
their poseyity @t ooh again the Declaration Of Indepen
dence and tahe to the b their fathers be-
that TRUTH and mercy all humane zud Christian
@ht not be euimgmistcd from zun so that no man
should thereafter dare to limit AMI circc,ibe 1incies on
zc1,ich the temple of liberty bein e bz1izt'
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

The primaries for this convention are called
to be held on Tuesday, Aug. %, between the
hour of 1880 and $50 p. M, polls to remain open
one hour.
Notice of the places OF holding primaries will
appear in notices OF such primaries to be post
ed in each precinct.
The primaries to be conducted to conform
with the state law governing primary elections.
By order of Committee,
ERICK HOLT, Chairman.
V. E. Lawson, Secretary.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
Advertised Letters.
Willmar, Mimi, Aug. 20, 100

= Willmar, Mimi, Aug. 20, 1900.
Church, Mr.. W. B.
Chase, Mr.. N. A.
Englund, Mr.. John
Hanson, Mr.. Gurtavs
Heron, Mr.. .Alock .' -:
Hill, William r.
Johnson, Andrew K.
Jordahl, Karen
Kousbrick, Mr.. J.
Lipineki, Mr.. Anton
Nelson, Mrs. Bertha
Nillson. Mr.. Lars
Porter, Albert Giles
Peterson, Miss Marite
Rhines, Mr.. Webster
Sterling, w. r.
Thorpe, Miss Hannah
G.. A. BIRCH, P. NJ.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

The St. Paul Dispatch weeps bitter
scaldlng tears over the lack of patri-
otlsm in America. The thing that
opened the foodgates of it's grief was
the TACT that the St. Paul people did
not go into paroxysms of patriotism
over the mimic charge up San Juan
Hill in Buffalo Bill's Wild West
SHOW. Don't worry so, dear Dispatch.
The patriotism that inspired the Span
ish war still burns in the American
heart; but when the people think of
how that war for liberty was turned
into a war of conquest they feel too
sad 70 cheer any theatrical represent
alton of it.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

( Caleb Powers, ex.secretary of state
IN Kentucky, has been found guilty of
completely in the murder of Gov. Goe-
bel and has been sentenced to life i'm
p,isOnment. s... s.-~ y :. z: >. ....5
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
BRlBlNC lNTELLEcT-oLD AND NEW
METHODS.

The following was. written OF the
18th century:
"By a system Of bounties there has
been artihcially engendered greedy
and necessitous class, who, eager for
pensions, Offices and titles, have made
the pursuit of truth subordinate to the
desire of gain, and have infused into
their writings the prejudices of the
court to which they cling. Hence, 1t
is that marks of favor have become
the badge of servitude. Hence, it is
that the acquisition of knowledge has
been debased to the level of common
profession, where the chances OF sue
cess are measured by the number of
rewards, and where the highest honors
are the gift of whoever happens to be
the prime minister or sovereign Of the
day.
"It behooves, therefore, every peo-
le to take heed that the interests Of
literary men are on their side, ratht r
than on the side of their rulers. For
literature is the representative of in
tellect, which is progressiYe; govern
ment is the representative of order.
which is stationary. AS long as the
two powers are separate they will COR
rect and act upon each other, and the
people may hold the balance. If, how
ever, these power coalesce, if the rul-
ers can corrupt the Intellect, and If
the intellect will yield to the rulers
the inevitable result must be despot-
ism in politics and servility in litera-
ture.''
The foregoing referred to the litera-
ture, the books and authors of the
day, and the disastrous effect of their
servility to the ruling powers upon the
intelligence, the civilization and the
material interests of the common peo-
pie. And it was argued by the writer
that what was true of that century in
this respect had always been, and of
necessity always would be, true.
In these days newspapers and other
periodicals have largely taken the
place of the books. of earlier times.
and the author of old has been sup
planted by the editor of today. And
proper respect for truth will force the
confession that literature in it's modern
form is largely characterized by the
servility, love of gain, titles and hon
ors? so graphically described in the
foregoing quotation. Not necessarily
servility to governmental rulers, but
to political parties and corporation
or other capitalistic interests, all of
which "by a system of bounties' in
the form of offices and titles, or by
patronage and subsidies, shave en-
gendered a class that makes the pur-
suit of truth subordinate to the desire
of gain. -
F. In earlier days the rulers de jure
(by right) :of nations moulded public
thought by, bribing intellect to write
at their dictation. Now, rulers de
facto lin fact) mold public thought,
or opinion, by owning or controlling
the major part of the great daily news
papers, and many other periodicals,
including the ablest magazines and re-
views. Rulers or classes OF old
adopted the means referred to- that
they might further interests advantage
ous to themselves, but inimical to the
mass OF their subjects, and at the same
time escape popular protest and in
dignation that might result ii revolu-
tion and the removal of q crown with
ont oninu ~ fho trnnhlo of+ol.;. a.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
COST OF GRAIN INSPECTION.

State Railroad Commissioner Ring
dal rises to reply to the unreliable
Republican Press. He says:
The Pioneer Press Of today contains
an article which purports to give fig
ures proving that under the present
management the state grain inpection
department las cost more than under
the last year Republican administra-
ton.
With its usual mendacity it marshals
it's figures and alleged facts in such a
way as to leave the impression that
the present administration (by which
is presumabe meant the present gov
ernor and his appointees) had control
of the grain inspection department
during the major portion of the year
ending July 3D. 1899.
The present adm. inistration has been
charged by Republicans with a great
many sins; bu,, this is the first time
that anyone has had the hardihood to
tion of the grain inspection depart
ment.
Having laid this foundation of false.
hood the Pioneer Press proceeds to
build upon it from the same kind of
material.
1t gives an array of figures purport-
ing to show the amount of expenses of
the departme Mt by month and for the
entire year, It'then proceeds to draw
from these figures the astounding con-
clusion that the cost of the inspection
department tor the year ending July
81, 1900, was $4,000 greater than dur
ing the last yeat of Mr.. Cluasen's ad-
ministration.
There ought to|be some moral obliga'
tion on the part of the Pioneer Press
to make at least some of it's figures
square themselvt Is with the truth; but,
apparently, it does not think so. Not
one of it's figures are correct, nor do
its conclusions conform to the facts in
a single particul hr.
Below are the fgures taken from The
records of the gra lin department. Ex-
penses.
Year ending July 81, 1000
Total cost OF grain department..
including board'(f appeals. ..... 1924 53s 26
Less expenses of board
of appeals vouchers 80. .$l45200 03
Salaries Of two hellers
detailed to bring SAM
pies to board. 10000
Net cost of inspection and
Weighing depart nents. ......... .20s,51s %
Year ending July Il, 1S99-
Cost Of inspection aid weighing
department for year ending
July 81 1899 ..:.... ...... -. :210, ,72O OF
Excess Of cost of .1ast year of ~
Clausen's administration over
first year of Relish u.s. admins T.. =. 49,
tratlOn ......... ........... S,xlO 7S
;; According to thEse figures, which are
correct, the Pion Fer Press was only
about $l8, 600 wide Of the TRUTH. which
is q remarkably dose record for that
sheet ina campaign year.
The. whole thing Is. Of piece with
that other canard about the contemp-
lated action oftherailroad and ware
house comm ission to raise the inspec-
tion fee to 80 cent. No such action
had ever been thought Ct except BY
Repub blican editors s .>s.. 3.
ISE- y5
81 For reliable fire Insurance as cheap
5bnildinR Is tf
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

British troops have been landed in
Shanghai, ostensibly to protect the
foreigners, but in reality to give Eng
land hold on the Yangtse valley.
the richest part of China.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

The allied powers have captured
Pekin and rescued the legationers.
The Chinese government has left Pc
kin and moved farther inland.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

~. S. Military Government in the
philippines, Department of Public
Instruction.
"Department of Public Instructors
Tor the Philippines has just been es-
taollshed, and l write to ask if you can
aid us in the civilization of this new
part OF our Empire by sending such
reports, bulletins, school laws. etc -.
now Or to be issued as you may have
for distribution.
The above circular from the mill
tary government of the Philippines to
school superintendents OF the country.
officially uses the term EMPIRE. Aud
yet the gop spellbinders try to make
people believe there is no such thing
as Imperialism.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

With mob making war on negroes
IN New York City, another mob try
ing to lynch a negro in the streets of
Chicago, and a lynchine party cha>-
ing negro through Wisconsin
swamp, it won't do for the North to
talk very loudly about the way the
negroes are treated down South. Set
ting good example is far more etfec.
tive than any amount of preaching.
When the north treats the negro as a
brother man it will be time to talk to
the south on that subject.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

Perry S. Heath says chat the repub-
llcans will carry New York sure.
This frightens us, for we know that
Perry and his friends are good at
carrying things. In Cuba Mr.. Heath $
appointees -Rathbone and Neely-
carried away everything that WASH t
nailed down. We can see no Other
reason for the appointment of Heath
as campaign manager except his car
rying qualities as exhibited in the Gu
ban campaign.-Nonconformist.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

: Since the l1th of June, this year,
Ill national banks bave been organ
lied. Uncle Sans kindness in per-
petuatiDg his debt in order to furnish
basis for these banks is duly appre-
clated by the bankers. What the
people who have to bear, the burden or
this debt think about the matter re-
mains to be seen in November.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

For reliable fire insurance as cheap
q IS any, see B. 7. Otos, II TR1BunE
5bnildinR is Il
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22

Entered at the postoffice at Wi1imar, Mimi,
as SECOND class mail matter.1
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-06
A. D. Ward:

n Y. " q. y.
/ used one of your Equator Furnaces in
my house six years ana il has proved the
best heater ! ever tried. ] have kept hfe
ishing coal ] can most cordially recon-
mend III to any one.
JUDGE L. ROWELL Hallowell.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-06

and his art is all the more wohdefiu'
because he has been blind from ms
birth. His wife is also blind, but she
too has been highly educated, ana mas
much musical talent, both as com
poser and performer.
Rev. Geo. b. 1lsley, d. D., OF Bangor
who resigned several weeks ago d
pastor of the Columbia street 6aPtis.
church i'll that city. has receiver anu
accepted a call to the pastorate OF the
Baptist church in Westbfook- II.
Isley is to commence his pastoral
labors at once. The church mas lof
several years been without a regular
pastor. having had supplies from Port
land and vicinity from time TO tiine.
During the summer months the church
has been thoroughly renovated and re-
paired. and in many ways the pros
poets for the future are brighter thali
they have been since their regular
pastor resigned his pastorate several
years ago on account of his health.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-06
HUNDRED LEADING CITIES.
Here Is the List for 1900 and Comparisons
With 1890.

The census of 1890 now shows which are
the 100 leading cities of the United States.
Here is the list with the 100 chief cities
of 1890 and their relative rank. All the
figures are official save that the popula-
ton of Memphis and Troy have not yet
been announced. the superin,endssnt; lent rel OF
turns before making them public
The 100 chief cities of the United States
contain ISL $50 inhabitants. against ID
326.3i9 in 1880. The increase III a,-eol'i, vi
If the entire country had grown at the
same rate as the 100 chief cities the popu-
S2767 s32 AS matter of fact ii is un-
officially estimated, from census returns
already in hand, at $500 eoo. In 1880 the
l0u chief cities, contained H.S per GENT
of the population OF the country. Now.
COO, ,OOO they contain s3.l7 per cent.
The 100 leading cities of the United
States now contain greater number of
inhabitants than there were in the whole
United States sixty years ago.
There are more people in the 100 chief
cities of the United States than in all
Spain. -
The increase In population of our 100
chief cities in ten years has been equal
to the whole population OF sweden ana
The official figures show that II Is the
great cities that swallow up the popula-
ton, the small ones not counting for
! In ten years the number of cities con-
'taining over 100000 population has in
creased from twenty-eight to thirty-five.
Notwithstanding the fact that New York
swallowed up Brooklyn. In these thirty
five cities there are is.eoo.ss5 inhabitants,
or more than one-seventh the population
of the whole country. The increase in
these thirty-five largest cities has been
4a2 615 or 1885 per cent.
The number OF cities with popula ton
from so 600 to 10000 are increased from
thirty to thirty nine, but their population
has grown only 642,4 ,493 or Sl.S0 per cent
The 100 premier cities of the United
States at the close of the century, with
their population and rank both in 1884
and 1900, follow: