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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26
SANTA Re NOTES.

(Items for this column may be tele-
phoned to 1915 or the State Journal
office.)
g. r. Stewart, erecting engineer on
the coast lines. has returned to San
Bernardino. CAL. after short business
trip here.
C. C. Clay of the freight auditors
office is spending the weekend with
friends in Kansas City.
w. E. Butler Of the superintendent
Of shops office and family are spend
ing q few weeks vacation with rela-
tives in Kansas City.
Mrs. Spencer. wife of H. S. Spencer
Of the scale department, is visiting
friends in Kansas City for a short
time.
G. e. schumann Of the freight audi
tors office is visiting friends in Law
renee during the weekend.
Miss Monica Bresette of the ticket
auditors office is spending q few days
with relatives in Wichita
H. d. Hanson Of the auditor of dis
bursement's office left today for Cali
fornia. where he will spend few
weeks vacation.
L. J. Moltz of the ticketing depart
ment and Mrs. Moltz are visiting rela-
tives in Lebo for a few days.
Clifford Slanker of the electrical
department has returned from a
|
neer and Mrs. C. v. Slanker, at Mem
phis, Tenn. Mr.. Slanker has been sent
to Brentwood, Texas, for temporary
electrical work.
Mrs Axtell. wife OF the station agent
at Tecumseh, has returned from
Olathe. Kansas where she attended
the Old Settlers picnic last week.
r. M. Brain of the ticketing depart
ment 10 spending a few days with
friends in Kansas City.
-
her home. in Arkansas City Monday
evening after a short visit here with
relatives and friends
Mrs. Earl Caruse of Olathe and Mrs.
Overman OF Maple Hill have returned
to their homes after q weeks visit
with their parents, Station Agent Ak
tell and Mrs Axtell. at Tecumseh.
Miss Florence Towne Of the auditor
Of disbursements office IL spending
the weekend with friends in Wichita.
ment Is In Kansas City visiting friends
q few days.
Tom Clohessy Of the passenger de-
partment has returned from New York
city, where he spent a few weeks
l. o Sanderson and wife are visit
ing relatives in Rayville. Mo.
George Tulion Of the electrical de-
partment has gone to Chicago on bust
ness.
George Mitchell. travelling account
ant. has been assigned to work in the
auditor of disbursements office. A. A.
Lauck has been assigned to Mr.. Mitch
ellis work.
returned to their homes in Argentine
today after spending q few days here
with friends.
Mrs. Amos Beeler entertained the
members Of the @. I. A. to B. Of L E.
/ No. SO Friday afternoon. Those pres
:! emf iuClud0d: Mn. A. w. TennV9On.
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preparedness would be guilty of
crime against the nation. Upon them
would rest the guilt Of all the blood
and misery. The innocent would have
to atone for their folly and strong men
would have to undo and offset 1t by
submitting to the destruction Of our
cities rather than consent to save them
by paying money which would 'be used
to prosecute the war against the rest
of the country. If our people are Wise
and farsighted and II they st.ll have in
their blood the iron of the men who
fought under Grant and Lee. they viii.
in the event of such q war, INSIST upon
this price being paid, upon this course
being followed. They will then In the
end exact, from the nation which as
sails US, atonement for the misery. and
not rely upon the ineffective good will
of neutral outsiders. They will show
a temper that will make our foes think
twice Def ore meddling with US again.
The great danger to peace SO Tar
as this country Is concerned arises
from such pacificists as those who
have made and applauded our recent
all-inclusive arbitration treaties. who
advocate the abandonment of our
policy of building battleships and the
refusal to fortify the Panama canal.
It is always possible that these per-
sons may succeed in impressing for
eign nations with the belief that they
represent our people. II they ever do
succeed in creating this conviction In
the minds of other nations, the fate OF
the United states win speedily be that
Of China and Luxembourg, or else It
will be saved therefrOm only by long
drawn war, accompanied by incredible
bloodshed and disaster.
1t is we who would go to the front
in such a way-as and my four sons
would go-WhO are the really far
sighted and earnest friends Of peace.
We desire measures taken in the real
interest OF peace because we, who at
need would fight. but who earnestly
hope never to be forced to fight, have
most at stake in keeping peace. we
object to the actions Of those who 40
most talking about the necessity OF
peace because we think they are real
ly a menace to the just and honorable
peace, which alone this country will
to their actions because we believe
they represent a course of conduct
which may at any time produce q war
| in which we and not they would labor
and suffer.
In such war the prime fact to be
remembered Is that the men really re-
sponsible for it would not be those
who would pay the penalty. The
ultra-pacificists are rarely men who
go to battle. Their fault or their folly
! would be expiated by the blood OF
countless thousands of plain and de-
cent American citizens of the stamp
| of those north and south alike, who
| in the Civil war laid down all they
| had, including life itself, in battling
for the right as it was given to them
to see the right.-(Copyright. 1914. by
! the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
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rope. Events have shown that peace
treaties, arbitration treaties, neutrality
as at present existing offer not even
the smallest protection against such
disasters. The prime duty OF the mo-
ment is therefore to keep Uncle Sam
in such 2 position that by his own
stout heart and ready hand he can de-
fend the vital honor and vital interest
Of the American people.
But this is not our only duty. even
although it Is the only duty we, can
Immediately perform. The horror OF
which has drawn into the maelstrom
Of war large parts Of Asia, Africa, Aus
tralasia and even America, is alto
gether too great to permit US to rest
supine without endeavoring to prevent
it's repetition. We are not to be ex-
and intelligent effort to devise some
scheme which will minimize the
chance for recurrence OF such hor-
ror in the future and which will at
occur. In other words. 1t Is our duty
to try to devise some efficient plan for
securing the peace Of Righteousness
throughout the world.
That any plan will surely and auto
matically bring peace we cannot prom
iss. Nevertheless, think a plan can
be devised which will render it far
more difficult than at present for q
world-war and far more easy than at
present to lind workable and prac-
teal substitutes even for ordinary war.
In order to do this. however. it is
necessary that we shall fearlessly look
facts in the face. We cannot devise
methods for securing peace which will
actually work unless we are in good
faith willing to face the fact that the
present all-inclusive arbitration trea-
ties, peace conferences and the like
upon which our we'll meaning pa
cificists have pinned SO much hope
have proved utterly worthless under
serious strain. We must face this fact
and clearly understand the reason for
1t before we can advance an adequate
remedy. 7 &
1t is even more important not to pay
heed to the pathetic infatuationr Of the
well meaning persons who declare that
this is ''the last great war; During
the last century such assertions have
been made again and again after the
close of every great war. They repre-
sent nothing but an amiable faulty.
The strong men OF the United States
must protect the feeble; but they must
not trust for guidance to the feeble.
In these articles I desire to ask my
fellow cOuntrymen and countrywomen
to consider the various lessons which
are being writ in letters Of blood and
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s LoxemburG made no resistance. 1t
u now practically Incorporated in Ger
many. Other nations have almost for
gotten the existence and not the slight
est attention has been paid to it's fate
simply because 1t did not night, simply
because 1t trusted solely to peaceful
measures and to the treaties which
were supposed to guarantee It against
are on Belgium because the Belgians
have fought hard and CALAMITY for all
that makes life best worth having to
honorable men and women. In conse-
quence, Belgium has been trampled
under foot At this moment not only
are enduring misery 20 dreadful that
1t is hard for US who live at peace to
visualize It to ourselves.
The fate of Luxembourg and of Bel
gfum offers an instructive commentary
on the folly Of tho well meaning peo-
pie who q few years ago insisted that
the Panama canal should not be f0rti-
ned and that we should trust to inter-
national treaties to protect 1t. After
what has occurred in Europe no sane
man has any excuse for believing that
such treaties would avail VI in our
hour OF need any more than they have
avatled Belgium and Luxembourg
ana for that matter Korea and China
in their hours Of need.
IF Q great world war should arise
or 1T a great world power were at war
with US under conditions that made it
desirable for other nations not to be
drawn into the quarrel, any step that
the hostile nations real or fancied
need demanded would unquestionably
be taken, and any treaty that stood in
the way would be treated as SO much
waste paper except SO far as we could
back it by force. If under such cir
cumstances Panama IL retained and
controlled by US. it win be because our
forts and garrison and our fleets on the
ocean make 1t unsafe to NEEDLE with
the canal and the canal zone. Were
it only protected by a treaty-that
il. unless behind the treaty lay both
force and the readiness to use force
the canal would not be safe for twenty
four hours. Moreover in such case.
the real blame would lie at our own
doors. We would not be helped at all.
we would merely make ourselves OBJ
jects OF derision IL under these cir
cumstances we screamed and clam
ored about the iniquity Of those who
violated the treaty and took posses
sion Of Panama. The blame would
rightly be placed by the world upon our
own supine folly. upon our own timidity
and weakness, and we would be ad-
judged unfit to hold what we had shown
ourselves too soft and too short-sighted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26

(Items for this column may be tele-
phoned to 1915 or the State Journal
office.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26

am about to say Mt this time I am
not crittcfsfnE nor taking sides with
any one Of the chief combatants in
either group Of warning powers. The
causes for the present contest stretch
into the immemorfal past. AS Tar as
the present generations Of Germans,
Frenchnien. RuA414ns. Austrfans and
Servians are concerned. their actions
have been given q certain fatalistic
impulse because of deeds done and
left undore. BY many generations in
the past. Not only the scvereisns.
but the people ene1ged on each side
believe sfr -erely in the justice Of their
several causes. This H. conyincingly
shown by the action Of the Socialists
in Germany, France and Belgium.
OF all latter day political parties the
Socialist is the ono in which interna-
while international obligations are
placed on a par with national obli-
cations. Yet the Socialists In Ger
many and the Socialists in France and
Belgium have all alike thrown them
selves into this contest with the same
enthusiasm and indeed the same Bit
terness as the rest OF their country
men. I am not at this time passing
judgment one way or the other upon
any OF the powers. I am merely in
stancing certain things that have oc-
CURED because Of the vital impor-
tanoe that We as people should take
to heart the lessons taught by these
occurrences.
At the end Of July Belgium and
Luxembourg were independent ma
lions. BY treaties executed in 1889
and 1857 their neutrality had been
guaranteed by the great nations
roundabout them, Germany, France
and England. Their neutrality was
thus guaranteed with the express pur-
pose Of keeping them at peace and
preventing any invasion Of their ter
ritory during war. Luxembourg built
no Notifications and raised no. army,
trusting entirely to the pledged faith
Of her neighbors. Belgium. an ex-
tremely thrifty, progressive and pros
porous industrial country. whose peo-
pie are exceptionally hard working
and law abiding, raised an army and
built forts for purely defensive pur-
poses. Neither nation committed the
smallest act of hostility or aggression
against any one OF its neighbors. Each
behaved with absolute propriety. Each
was absolutely innocent OF the slight
est wrongdoing. Neither has the very
smallest responsibility for the disaster
that has overwhelmed her. Neverthe-
less as soon as the war broke out the
territories Of both were overrun.
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steel before our eyes. wish to ask
their consideration, first, of the tmme-
date need that we shall realise the
utter hopelessness under actually ex-
fsttng conditions OF our trusting for
our safety merely to the good will Of
other powers or to the treaties or other
bits OF paper. or to anything except
our own steadfast courage and pre-
paredness. Second. wish to point out
what complicated and dif1lcult thing
i is to work for peace and how diff
ncult It may be to combine doing ones
duty to secure peace for ones self:
and therefore wish to point out how
unwise it II to make foolish promises
which under. great strain. 1t would be
impossible to keep.
Third. wish to try to give prac-
ttcal expression to what know Is the
hope of the great body of our people.
We should endeavOr to devise some
method of action. in common with
other nations. whereby there shall be
at least reasonable chance Of secur-
ing world-peace and in any event of
narrowing the sphere Of possible war
and its horrors. To do this it is equal
ly necessary unflinchingly to antag-
onize the position Of the men who be-
lieve in. nothing but brute force ex-
ercised without regard to the rights Of
other nations. and unhesitatingly to
condemn the Well-meaning but I'M
wise persons who seek to mislead our
people into the belief that treaties,
mere bits OF paper. when unbacked
by force and when there is no one
responsible for their enforcement, can
be of the slightest use in a, serious
crisis. Force unbacked by righteous
ness is abhorrent. The effort to SUBJ
stitute for 1t vague defamation for
Righteousness unbacked by force is
silly. The policeman must be put back
Of the judge IN international law just
as he Is back Of the Judge in munich
pal law. The effective power Of civ
ilization must be put back of civiIiza-
tons collective purpose to secure rea-
sonable Justice between nation and
nation. $
First, consider the lessons taught
by this war as to the absolute need
under existing conditions Of our be-
ing willing. ready and able to defend
ourselves from unjust attack. What
has befallen Belgium and Luxem-
burg-not to speak Of China-during
the past six weeks shows the utter
hOpelessness Of trusting to any
treaties. no matter how well meant,
unless back of them lies power suf-
fctent to secure their enforcement.
At the outset let me explain with
all possible emphasis that in what i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26

" ICI41u.
The first and most obvious lesson
taught by what has occurred is the
utter Worthlessness Of treaties unless
backed by force. 1t is evident that ~
things are now, all-inclusive arbitra-
ton treaties. neutrality treaties, trea-
ties of alliance and the like do not
serve one particle Of good in protect
Ing peaceful nation when some great
military power deems its vital needs
at stake. unless the rights of this
peaceful nation are backed by force.
The devastation of Belgium. the burn
ing of Louvain, the holding Of Brus-
sells to heavy ransom. the killing of
women and children. the wrecking of
houses in Antwerp by bombs from air
ships have excited genuine sympathy
among neutral nations but no neutral
nation has protested and 1t would be
worse than useless to protest unless
back Of the protest lay force. Let our
people remember that what has been
done to Belgium would unquestionably
power with which we were drawn into
war, no matter how just our cause.
Moreover, it would be done without
any more protest on the part of neu-
trail nations than we have ourselves
made in the case - Belgium.
If. as an aftermath of this war.
some great old-wOrld power or COM
btnattOn OF powers made war on us
because we objected to their taking
and terrifying Magdalena Bay or St.
Thomas. our chance of securing JUS
tice would rest exclusively on the eff
ficiency Of our fleet and army. espec-
tally the fleet. No arbitration treaties,
or peace treaties Of the kind recently
negotiated at Washington by the BUSH
ell full, and no tepid good will of neu-
trail powers. would help us in even the
smallest degree. If our fleet were
conquered, New York and San Fran
cisco would be seized and probably
each would be destroyed as Louvain
was destroyed unless it were put to
ransom as Brussels has been put to
ransom. Under such circumstances
outside powers would undoubtedly re-
main neutral exactly as we have re-
manned neutral as regards Belgium.
Under such conditions my own view
is very strongly that the national in
terest would be best served by refus-
ing the payment Of all ransom and
accepting the destruction of the cities
and then continuing the war until by
our own strength and indomitable will
we had exacted ample atonement from
our foes. This would be a terrible
proved price to pay for unprepared-
ness: and those responsible for the un'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26

stated that the average price Of the
erage nearly 800 per head Mr. Crews
has already held five sales this week
and will cry a sale in jackson county
today. Everything this fall Is selling
exceptionally well excepting light and
small horses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. IA, 1918.

Mr. w. c. Wilson, President,
Bankers Life Insurance Company
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Sir October 17h of making cash settlement
with policy Number 1875 amounting to 5784
To well putting it mild
besides hav
certainly
settlement
with another old line short 1t that
taking policy of the best investments the
Company truly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26
says Bosses Like Primary Lavv.

st. Louis. Sept. 26.-The new primary
law In New York is the best instrument
ever placed in the hands of the
bosses" according to Martin w. Lit
t1eton, former congressman from New
York. who addressed the st. Louis City
club today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-26
FORGED DIVORCE PAPERS.
Authorities of Alexandria County
Making Investigation

A furore was caused at Alexan-
;lria Court House last week when
forged decree purporting TO have
"nanated from the Clerks Office Of
he Curcuit Court, came to light.
On Sept. %, 1911, some person, to
date unknown, came to the Clerks
Office and procured certified copy
Of final decree entered in one of the
divorce cases had in the Circuit
Court, to which copy Of decree the
ncputy Clerk attached the custom
ary double certificate Of authentica-
ion, prescribed by Act of Congress.
The forger having obtained this, then
lhstracted the copy of decree from
the certificate and inserted in its
,lace forged decree purporting to
grant a divorce to one Leonard 7.
Haney from Mary H. S Haney. sign
ing the false decree Geo H. Rucker,
Clerk, by J. Kelly, D. c."
1t is believed that this decree was
obtained by Leonard T. Haney to DC
used by him in his courtship Of .
young lady in Washington, to whom
he represented himself as a divorced
man.
Commonwealth Attorney Mackey
requested and obtained a specia!
grand jury to secure an Indictment
against Haney, who has been located
in Washington. The various discrep-
ancies in the forged degree. to wit;
The name of the alleged deputy J.
Kelly; the date of the term Of Court
June 10th, on which date no Circuit
Court was in session and ether points
were cited in the evidence befor:
the grand jury. but for lack OF evl'
dence directly connecting Haney with
the affair TO indictment has yet beer
obtained The Commonwealth At
torney expects to pursue the mattel
in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-26
AEROPLANE CHASED AWAY
ccrman Ayiators Attempts to Drop
Bombs in London.

London. Dec. 26.-Under cover ol
a heavy fog German aeroplane at
tempted to reach London yesterday,
making the second German aerial
raid on England in two days.
The German threat to "reach Lon
don by Christmas" was frustrated
by the vigilance Of the British fly
ing corps, who engaged the invader
in the air and drove him to sea.
The hostile aircraft reached within
twenty miles of London. No bombs
we're dropped at any of the places
where it appeared. When last seen
the German after running gauntlet
of fire from the British airmen. was
making speed toward the North Sea
and disappeared in the fog. lhe
visitor is believed to have been hit
three or four times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-26
BLIZZARD SWEEPING COAST
Bitter Gale From Northwest Drive.
Ships TO Shelter.

Norfolk, Va, Dec 26-The Atlantic
coast from Beaufort to Delaware
E1cakwater was at the mercy of a
northwest blizzard last night.
The storm first developed into q
northeast blow yesterday morning,
accompanied by heavy rain. In the af-
ternuon the wind shifted to the north
west and rain gave way to snow.
Later last night slect began falling
and the mercury dropped to 25 de-
arees with lower temperatures re-
ported north of the Virginia Capes.
The wind at Cape Henry reached a
rclocity of AZ miles, and the weather
vas so thick that ships passing in
e" safety were obscured from the
view of the observer at that point.
Scores of vessels of every 'descrip-
iioa are at anchor in Hampton Roads
awaiting fair weather.
The Government wireless station
last night sent storm warnings broad
EAST over the sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-12-26

GUTIERREZ CABINET.
Shown Between Fol-
lowers of -Zapata and Carranza
MAY Prevent Any Friction.

Washington Dec 26-The real bat
lie for control Of the port OF Vera
s,ruz is believed here to be in pro-
yress. Late advices to the State De-
,artment say that fighting between
Carranzista and Vallista forces in
uroeress ten miles west Of Vera Cruz
The attacking columns were reported
irving the Carranzistas back on their
,ain lines Of defense.
There is also severe fghing re-
ported in the state Of Tiaxcala ana
It Ebana, near Tampico. This series
If conflicts it is believed here will
:ventuaily end in successes for the
convention forces which outnumber
he Carranga sympathizers.
Meanwhile, Provisional President
Gutierrez has been impartial be-
&c only vacant places left being
hose of minister of justice and OF
he interior. In his appointments
Gutierrez has been impartial be-
waen the followers of Zapata and
-y,arranza, so that what might have
proven potent source of friction
seemingly has been avoided.
Il is known here to be the m
tention of the convention leaders
when the conference reconvenes on
January 10, to attempt to frame a
comprehensive land law, which the
Mexican congress will be asked to
,roct With such a law in force the
iisbanding of the army would DE
simplifed.