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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
Roll Up the Map of Europe"
BY HERBERT QUICK.
+ Author OF .on Board the Good Ship Earth" and

The great antagonist of Napoleon
Bonaparte was the English statesman.
William Pitt
When the news came to him that
Napoleon had beaten the Austr1ans
and Russians ut Ansterlitz, he was at
q watering place, sick man. ne
went home, and when he arrived ~
| his villa e. Putney, he was dyinS
man.
Hs saw ON the walls Of him room .
map Of Europe. roll up that map.
he cried. "It win not be needed again
Cor 10 years!-
when the decisive battle Of this
war comes, the Statesmen may wen
say. "Roll up the map Of Europe!
For Il win not be needed again. IN
its present form for. not 10. but 100
II. q. wells says that the war il to
preserve the rest Of Europe against
Germany. So far as this IL true. II
rsfers to the German emperor only.
Hugo Munsterberg says that II u .
war OF the Teutonic race against the
Slav race. and that Il fs moral
war ON both sides--tha ID to say, Q
righteous war.
In this statement, think, Prof.
Munsterberg gives US his measure.
He II great psychologist. but his
own intellect does not distinguish be-
tween the ambitions Of the Slavic peo-
pie and those Of the ruling class OF
Russia. All the Slavonic common
peoples desire IL chance TO work, to
use the lands they already occupy, to
have peace and freedom.
No Slav threatens the home OF Q
German. because he covets It. There
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
Earth" and other works.

Is room In the dominions OF the Rus
sian Gear for all the people Of Ger
many and Russia and Austria Hun
gary II those countries were swallow
ed up In the sea
The thing required for this is free
dom. justice. and access to the land.
But the Russian ruling caste would
be delighted to extend their czardoms
over the whole world. II would give
them more poor people on whose In.
dustry they might batten In luxury.
So when the map OF Europe IL roll
ed up. Its changes will be wrought in
the interest, not Of Slav or Teuton,
but Of Hohenxollern and Romanoff.
Could these great royal families.
with the rest OF their cousins and con-
geners, be swept from the map by an
uprising OF the people. could the nat
ural human right to land be recog.
nixed ali over Europe-not land In
some remote region, TO be wrested
from It's present tillers, but land on
the next estate, owned by the de-
scendants OF the feudal despots who
conquered II In past generations
there would be nothing for Teuton
and Slav to war about.
II is really a war for gigantic graft
The immemerial graft which most
have been formed to le-
galize. Il Is not moral war. II 10
q war for power over the surplus Ia.
Dor OF the embattled millions who are
In It. II II war In which
poor men tight for . choice OF mas
ters.
This il the inconceivable thing-so
many years. too. since Cadmus In
vented the alphabet, and Gutenberg
devised movable types!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01

The noted Faneuil hall. or Boston.
was built by Peter Faneuil In 1742 and
was presented by him to the city.
The main object was to provide .
public market place, and to this the
ground floor was devoted. the upper
room being intended for public meet
ings. The Sons of Liberty met here
during the early stages of the revolu-
ton and from this fact the hall be-
came known a. the cradle Of liberty.
In 1851 Il was burned down but was
Immediately rebuilt BY the city. Since
then II has been enlarged. the market
space extending over an entire
square.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01

WASHINGTON Sept. There are
strange doings these days In diplo-
matte circles. People who have wined
and dined and played tennis together
pass with . stony stare. They must.
The countries they represent are at
war and diplomatic regulations re-
Quire that ambassadors representing
hostile countries shall cease to hold
any sort OF communication with one
another.
This regulation IL strictly inter.
preted and rigidly enforced. It means
that the German ambassador and the
French ambassador do not know each
other when they pass on the street,
II by accident they should meet at
any social AFFAIR. they would meet as
entire strangers, acknowledging In
Productions but Immediately separat-
ing without even comment on the
weather. IL means also that the wives
who have been entertaining one an
other at teas and meeting continually
at all kinds OF social affairs cease to
meet and cease TO hold any sort of
communication. They may not tele-
phone TO one another. II there are
any social engagements pending they
are cancelled.
The German ambassador. Count j.
III. Won Bernstorff, has been away
from Washington and Is now In New
York. where he Is diligently giving
out interviews. This Is most unusual.
but II Is known that he IL acting un-
der orders from Berlin. where II IL
felt that something must be done to
correct an unfavorable public opinion
in the United States held by people
who have thought the present war to
be the result OF the kaiser's activity.
Count Won Bernstorff Is insisting that
Russia made the initial move by mo-
bilixing her troops.
Ambassador Jusserand. OF France.
has observed the usual diplomatic
good form In refraining from any COM
ment on the war. He and Sir Cecil
Arthur SprinR-Rice have just arrived
in washington. They are diplomats
cally and personally good friends. The
British ambassador came on the
American liner st. Paul. incognito.
/ The Russian ambassador is not In
Washington. the Bakhmeteffs being
at Newport. where. as usual. the en-
bassy Is maintained during the sum-
mer months.
The Russian ambassadors wife n
q sister OF John r. Mclean. proprietor
OF the Washington Post She and the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
Be Slow to Believe the III That You Read

wars beginning. when every Germ}
official had his hands full with q
ting the troops started, the considel
ton shown for Americans In Germa1
was not only all that we could q
but actually went beyond what mig
reasonably have been expected. III
contrast between the first reports ID
the confirmed truth has made vel
warm feeling In this country for q
German people.
So now. when we read tales OF
legged German brutality In the wal
of the army's march, we accept the
not
Since II IL chiefly OF the German
that these atrocity tales are now y
Ing told. we needn't speak Of the OF
er armies except to suggest eQu|
caution In believing Ill.
War IL bad enough at best: so b
that It doesn't need lies or distortion
to condemn Il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01

One of the first things to soar was
the price OF sugar. necessity next
to bread. Almost at the wars opening
pistol shot 1t practically doubled.
Then we were told why. Foreign
ers, the explanation said, were trying
to corner the raw sugar market IN
Cuba and our reiners had to DID
against them.
We thought at the time that sound
cd rather queer; for why should TAR
on foreigners ret ahead OF our alert
sugar trust In nearby Cuba. Why
shouldn't the trust, by ownership OF
Cuban cane lands, long ago have In
sured protection Of its chief source OF
supply
You must admit It would be q very
stupid and sleepy trust which should
thus be caught mapping.
Now come three assertions on ap-
parentiy good authority which put the
matter In strikingiy different light.
Assertion No. fby w. w. Gardi.
ner, sugar expert. and Satisfactorily n
that Cuba's crop n ample and that
foreigners have bought very little Of
70.
Assertion No. Q (by Robert oxnard.
beet sugar MANI 10 that the refining
trust had q three months supply OF
refined sugar on hand, which II pro-
ceeded to push up for an extra profit.
Assertion No. (also Oxnard's) Of.
fered In proof that the alleged sugar
scarcity II artificial 10 that the beet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
Let the People Rule
land Write
The FutiIIty Of Armaments.
TO the Editor Of TIE 7ymes:

y
TO the Editor Of TIE Tymes:
Thank you immensely for the ring
ing editorial on national ornaments
and their futility. In Fridays Times.
That II 30 everlastingiy true that II
makes It pitiful that congresses,
reichstags, pariiamsnts and states
men cannot see II. It seems as though
this war would show it up. II It does,
and II leads to national disarma-
ments, II win even be worth all the
frightful cost Of life and treasure
The only thing ! ever asked Of the
late Congressman w. w. wedemeyer
was that he should vote against three
now battleships. and even against
two. II possible. He did that, al.
though they put grsaf pressure 81
him.
When the carrying Of pistols was
lot OF murders were pre-
vented. The next step 10 to prevent
nations from staggering around with
armies and battleships.
] am marking this Friday Times
md sending II 70 Congressman
Beakes. JUMUS r BEAL
Ann Arbor. Aug. 81. 1914.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
eve Cam" Instead Of
1--WE Haven't Tried"

No coal tar dyes, no adequate sup
ply Of many drugs and chemicals in
this country while Germany Is at war?
Pause minute to realize what this
implies.
II It means anything, doesn't 1t
mean that the chemists Of America
are inferior to the chemists of Ger
manyf
Are we willing to admit this and let
II go at thatf
We should say not!
You can admit (because In fairness
you must) that German chemists have
outdone ours in many fields in recent
years.
But II isn't necessary to admit that
this was because we couldn't have
done as well had we tried as hard.
Germany went into chemistry as
Germany goes into most pursuits,
thoroughly. Germany was willing to-
spend the time and money and pains
necessary to win the prizes In chem
ical research.
We let Geyinany do It and then
bought the German products or pa
tents.
Had we stripped for q race and
trained to the limit, It's dollars to
doughnuts we'd have done so veil
maybe no better, but certainly not
worse,
Fact Is VIC fooled.
But necessity. you know, Is the
mother OF invention.
It's up to us now to say. I'VE can
inrtead of We haven't tried
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01

The passions of war. at best. pro-
duce many cruelties. But we advise
our readers to be slow to believe q
tenth part Of the charges and coun-
ter-charges that have been or will be
made OF atrocities In the wars wake.
Not all who make these charges are
wilful slanderers, but their vision Is
disturbed.
A little while ago. for example, we
we're reading daily reports Of how bru-
tally German officials and soldiers
were treating American tourists
caught In the war tide.
But II turns out that not only were
these tales false, but that the reverse
was unexpectedly every American
from Germany tells of the
exceptional courtesy and kindness
with which Americans were treated
there.
Except for the few days at the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
"1hey NeUer Speak As They
Pass By In WASHINGTON

family OF the German ambassa|
have always been on intimate TED
and the sudden change IN their soy
relations II IN Indication OF the
usual results which may follow
strict application OF old-world d
matte etiquette.
viscount Sutemi Chinda, the JarI
ese ambassador. has been I'm the Z
with q considerable force OF cleI
and has been quite frank In disd
sing the attitude Of Japan tow
Germany. The japanese are so,I
Ing an old account laid up ct the q
Germany prevented Japan reaping
1896.
The Austria Hungary ambassad
DR.. Constantin II. Dumba, avoids
social complications at Washingj
by remaining ut Manchester, M
All important business OF the emba|
10 conducted there. but diplomatic
quirements make Il necessary for
clerks who are left In washington
cease communication with any Of
embassies representing hostile col
tries. The same rule which reoui|
ambassadors wives to refrain m
meeting the wives of ambassad)
representing warning countries n 3
ried out by subordinates In the
bassies. Counselors. attaches, SEQ
taries and messengers all beco|
strangers to the persons holding q
ilar positions In the embassies rep
senting the enemy.
II Is noticeable that there II no =
resentative In washington OF Sery
one Of the warning nations and q
OF the important nations In the Or
ent situation. Servia has not be
permitted by Austria Hungary 20 I
Joy this incident OF sovereignty.
maintain an ambassador In foreI
courts Is the test OF national SOW
eighty. and while there are repres
tatives In Washington OF Siam, Pa
quay. Panama and Haiti. Il has irl
Servia and the Balkan nations Il
they should be denied existence
Independent and sovereign entiti
The over-bearing attitude OF AustI
Hungary towards Servia and the q
tinuous impositions on Servia, Gull
mating In the demand that cert,
propaganda against Austria be disc
tinued. proved to he the immedi,
cause for the explosion In the war
senal OF Europe No doubt the 8
VANS anticipate that one result IT
war will be the recognition OF Ser
as nation entitled to its own amb
sador at the courts Of other nations
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
THE MISTAKES IN THE PRIMARIES
CAN BE RECTLFIED NNOHEMBERl

CAN BE REc7IFIED LNNONEMBERi
Certain newspapers and certain party whose political
~ old convention system pointing TO the
t and claiming vndicaOn Ton their opposition % tho law
mir which people secured reform
admits that undesirable were nominated for
Important OFFICES in the voting week ago.
he Times primaries manipulated for infer
candidates against superior candidates. but these superior
cano that than they would have had under
~ sm Under the convention system they would not
1n.s bssn abs got into the hall
he nominations candidates do not reflect at all
spn tie reformed primary nor they for return to
~ way which the boss and his favor q tho
en1iast wsy
he primaries are all right undesirable nominations provo
MY apathy incmpncy for hnshp Of tho vOtss VINO
sssd to do their duty advantage name
RAME for the places Of responsibility
rhose who are claiming the reformed primary to do
II Wa intended point that in
destination amounts to election
m the primaries again neeiec Of thsr duty election day.
Il the last analysis BY popular ballot n
~ convention the matter Of in tho departments
UPTo The PEOPLE
The big FOR the voters to meet November
result of abuse Of the primaries which the mis-
k d nomination made whether the voters to subscribe
natural majores and ring control whether THEY
|Ax1 10 REBUE THOSE WHO HAVE GEDDIED With THElk
&UIHO1lTY.
AZ means II meeting squarsly have 70 thank the fact
Eat there i Progressive party
. every instance Republican Democratic candidate i'll
Progressive party offers good mon to vote for In pre-
their nominations to bipartisan arrangement
~ yutssurpYing leaders.
ana suggests strongly that in scheme Of parties We may
tove BEEN wrong al along
Instead II parties should have had treehe third cope
Nh suoh iuaon county rcsen and such ntua-
g would presented nationally two the Dem
7z5o bo6s6 had been able things IN baltimore
You fen down mserably the primaries Mr. Good Citizen
You AWAY from the primaries and i enemies are max
much Of the fact these enemies would
only for to make amends and recover the
11omd lot.
Ana that way to VOTE and the election this fall
70 ycte ht you AGAINST Republicans nominsted
Dmsaao votes nominated by Republican votes
particular the good ciEenshp Of the First and
<1drssnM congressional districts, both in Detroit
1ank Democrat the machine candidate for nom
- II tho district and Charles HcCy Republican nom
~ the easiest for Doremus to beat
Charles Ncho Republican nominated BY the voteswappezs
- ~ Thirteenth district
II TIE district the hope Of the good cizenshp Gustavu
M tho Progressive candidate
hs Thiztssnt hope Of the good dtnshp Ralph
Han Ferris
10th are congressional ze clean In character and
rny unfesd both representative Of the movement
M q eng on everywhere the nation for return government
the people out Of the hands Of party lead
Their csndda should appeal strongly the s independent
AhGdaan spirit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01

The church Of st. Olaves, In Hart
St, London, II one Of the eight that
escaped the great Are OF 1866, as wen
AZ one OF the most ancient OF London.
Il II q small building with tower
that is surmounted by vane In the
form of q crown, which Ii said to
commemorate Queen Elizabeth's visit
in 1854 to give thanks for her re-
lease from imprisonment In the Tow
or Of London, and made q present
Of silken ropes for the bells. One or
the most interesting associations Is
the fact OF its being the burial place
Of the great diarist. Samuel Pepys.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
Neu Use for Haman's CalloUs

sugar interests still have 100000 bags
ready for market, but can't get takers.
II these assertions are false let's
have the truth.
When the sugar trust was plugging
the scales at the customs dock In
Brooklyn to defraud Uncle Sam of
duties, It wasn't clever enough to hide
its trail---it was detected and slapped
on the wrist.
Surely, our government Is smart
enough to find out the truth about the
present sky-rocketing OF sugar and
throw into publicity. n not into prison.
the robbers responsible.
Here's q chance for the "gallows
az high a. Haman's." And we think
the president will get II out before
these food grabbers have gone much
farther.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
The Real Things in Life

| When wHs q little boy use
to get great deal Of satisfactioI
out OF stroking a kitten or puppy, d
crushing lilac leaf-bud for It's sprin|
fragrance, or smelling newly-turne|
soil, or tasting the sharp acid Of
grape tendril. or feeling the greej
GOODNESS OF the skin OF o frog.
could pore forth long minutes ove|
lump Of pudding-stone, bean-seed
ling, a chrysalfs, knot In q joist II
the attic. There was q curious content
ment to be found In these things. MI
pockets were always full OF shells and
stones, twigs and bugs; my room Il
the attic, OF Indian relics, fragment
OF ore, birds eggs. oak-galls, dry seedl
and sea-weeds, bottled spiders, butter
fles on corks. All the lessons OF thu
schoolroom seemed Of no consequence
compared with Things so full of in
timacy, Of friendliness. Robert nj
Gay, in the September Atlantic.
One of the latest innovations n
farming implements Is q gasoline driv|
en- vehicle that guides itself around
the field and needs no attention ex
cept to be started and stopped at the
right points. This vehicle travels n
a constantly narrowing circle and 4
SO designed that any OF the devices
used In row crop farming, such ~
plows. ridgers, cultivators or sprayers,
may be readily attached to Il. IN
order to use the implement, II IL nee
essary to abandon the usual rectansu.
lar form Of field with straight rows
and adopt q circular field with circ,l
lar rows spiralins toward the center.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-12
curry

SURRY, VA. March 11.-Owing
to the protracted spell of bad wealth.
err. little of interest has occurred in
either the business or social circles.
the oldest inhabitant declaring that
no such weather has been seen in
this section for twenty years. How
ever, for the past week, with the re-
turn of sunshine and better conGfi-
tons. old Surry has begun to shake
herself and take up again her usual
activities as witness the long wagon
loads of peanuts being hauled TO this
market and shipped. 1865
The stockholders and others inter-
ested in the new bank to be estan-
Iished at this place have elected Will
mer Green cashier. Mr. Green
served in a similar capacity In the
Bank of Dendron. where he is said
to have made a satisfactory record.
News was received here Of the ac-
eidental shooting in Isle of Wight
county of a young lad. Eric Cofield.
by his uncle, Jasper Cofield. The twg.s
We're hunting turkeys on the lattersA
farm. The boy was taken to the
hospital in Suffolk where he, was OPP
Grated on, and is now said to be on
the road to recovery.
At the last meeting Of Surry chap
ter, T.. u. G., ii was reported that
the chapters invitation to the third
district. Virginia division. II. p. c.,
to hold it's next annual convention at
Surry, las accepted by the chair
man. Miss Kensell, OF Norfolk. Tho
convention will be May 18th iallt1
goth. This district comprises four
teen counties and the cities of Nor
folk and Petersburg. and is composed
of some twenty-one chapters
The women of the Sltrry Baptist
church are busy with arrangements
for the lighting of their church with
gas, as soon as the weather is suf-
ficiently settled for the work TO be-
gin,
The cemetery association is alsn
busy with plans looking to the inn
provement of lakewood cemetery.
Additional land has been purchased.
and a new fence and gate. and other
improvements are considered. &
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-12

constructed under State supervision;
schools increased l.4s2: enrolled pu-
pills increased. 33.400. money appro-
priated for schools increased about
81. 500. 600; high school pupils increas-
cd S,S2s. A large deficiency was con-
verted into handsome surplus. s923.-
s69.23 OF tho State debt was paid.
The claim for taxes against the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Ifo-
tomac railroad was settled by the
payment OF $4,000 to the STATE.
and its political subdivisions ami the
agreement on the part OF the road to
pay taxes in the future.
A bill for grinding limestone by the
use of convicts TO be sold practically
at cost. prepared by Governor Mann
was passed. and The agricultural In
terests so promoted that they advanced
as never before in the history of the
State.
The Carroll county murder case
was one of the serious events during
Governor Mann's term OF office, and
the governor was roundly "cussed" for
his<failure to pardon Floyd and Csaud
Allen. Had he done so he would
also been severely "cussed." so az
ter all the Job OF governor is no guar
antee OF. indemnity from the usual
ills that come to man.
Former. Governor Mann's store
OF humorous anecdotes is as large as
the big department house of Miller
& Rhoads. and he keeps these sto-
ries on tap for all occasions, and few
there be who can excel him in the
telling of Joke. One of his favor
ties and more frequently told than any
other in his repertoire, is the story
lof farmer bill, a farmer friend and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-12
w. C.. r. u. ACTIVITIES
TOWARD PROHIBITION

Orchestral music, artistic vocal SOLOS
and readings, timely addresses and an
abundance of delicaces for the delecta-
ton of the inner man featured the
social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w.
l. BJless, 31T North Twenty-third
street. Monday night. The parlor and
halls were filled to capacity with
happy congenial company. The oceas-
sion was union social of the East
End and Sara H. Hoge w. G. T. unions,
especially In honor of Mrs. Hortense
Ropp. the white ribbon champion now
at work in Richmond.
greatly enjoyed. Among the guests
were Revs. Culbertson. of the Third
Christian. and Johnson. of Venable-
Street Baptist church; Mrs. Frank DAN
her Of Chesterfield: Mrs. c. NJ. Car
penter, of Barton Heights. and Miss
Grace Dodd. president of the Harry
Harris Armor union.
Mrs Ropp spoke Tuesday afternoon
TO the Ella v. Wood union, and that
night at Highland Park Methodist
church.
Another local union of the w. c. T.
u has been organized at the Third
Christian church. and In few days
these will be still another new one
in FAlton.
Mrs. Ropp spoke for the colored
people in the First (Colored) Baptist
church and stressed the Importance OF
total abstinence from intoxicants and
the Christian's duty. There was a
large and attentive congregation. Pas
tor johnson and his people received
the visiting white ribboncrs very cour-
teousiy. The singing BY the choir was
vnuch enioyedA