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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07
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Copenhagen, The German
casualty lists numbered lO1 to
J0S contain names of a5, ,SS4 killed
wounded and missing d Ulcers and
Y men, bringing the total Prussian
\ losses p TO ,202l There are
\ 70 be added so Saxon, 82 Wnr-
telnbefg and Bavarian aud II; !
navy lists. The BaVarian losses Y
\ are ~ heavy that it slss euIated
Stiearly half their army ii out 81 ]
action
he German losses 10 date. In.
clusljug those not pubIi shed, NAV !
) be set down as about 255O. 900 dead Z
I 400 ,o0a missing and $50 900 wound i
es, making 4 total of almost i
( million and ii hall. s q .
About 25s 600 officers have seen I
killed and n, 600 wounded. i5iIf i
scllly 1909 oflicers are in f,es list Il
I hi ss i
4 ording to for rznation fro1s, ss
@ Vienna tle lis troll 3tin earia,s i
ga astaI ties are caletlI aed af about
one and half IuilIiuns Iii officers l
a men Killed Wounded and j
fs,issfna his sswnul bring tie fo. I
casnaltie ilA 3ersis as3i III II
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07


man people and their descepian ts,
4 many ali Of whom are anon our most
T. Horth elt igeIls men and woIiie EN- of
.steflan character Sof high purposes
5la ilies grand and noble a'epres seiltss-
stissss Slof as greet, Il it1e.
slhssgise We have al III lge esssssiasssats
st5f faiilasr citizens off sfeat srifadnl
29na slaesT eseaia da anfs sllase iifeiI
& sls sVs been
whose eitizensiii iIl reflects credit
on their ancestors,
On our north, extending from ocean
to ocean, with no Intervening barrier
save an ina aginary line. lies belt,
speopled with subjects or the English
crown men and women imbued with
the hopes and aspirations and am.
natural TO the Anglo- Saxon
Eof " hon they are part
Perhaps the truth should never be
withheld in such a great information
| Al crisis as we are now passing
Through but while there remains All
element 6f doubt with regard to &
undo lying causes that precipifated
the hercnlean struggle now l1orrify
ing the civilized world We have felt
/ impelled to refrain from stirring IN
racial enmities or pricking the pride
lof nationality among the peoples
tsconsti ituting our own government
lest this nation be thrust into the
\ human naelstrpnl, thereby adding to
the existing horrors we cannot
stop the war by decrying what eth
Ier the Germans or the British have
done-t they have done IT, right 81
| wrong saFi
President Wilson has been striving
70 maintain the neutrality of Amer
ica. and the Saturday News, which ss
but q mere: speck In the sea of iour.
nalisnl and whose voice reaches be.
yond me confines Of It's state only
here and there, has been seeking to
ma ntain It's own neutrality as an In
significant but irtegral part OF the
great rsltfsa1l 20 which lit owes ale.
lsislsee believing that national neu
t'Ga caa he aaintained only 50
as ~ neutrality Ii pre-.
ssssesIYtsfi SfsH
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07

lis that, in the opinion of its editor.
|at least, we have been geff ine b,,f
very little genuine war news from
any 3of the naetrof newBpa pels.
even from those Al flieh have stlishea
81 6coll1 nails Of II ei, the froflt pag
snild screai,s.r Ii Ii ID. .af,a1s
cent ibutiorls by sissss iii iii tass, have
,eoaa firm ed and tiafed ttllis
lsss.sAy
sss &c has been the best they could gel
perhaps. in view Of he desire vi ma
publishers and news editors to 0kean
the news pot boiling, Il, but ii IL ad.
\ 2m9tfetly warped, curtailed sand iii
some cases even forged by censors.
Var IS hell Notwithstanding GEN
;eral Sherman never said So lii ex
acfl these words. But we fear We
shall have to await the pleasure III
the future historian 90 determine
precisely the responsibility for the
pa ticlilar hell now characterized ~
the European war. {. While ne IL
privileged to read the conclusions III
both British and German wr.i fers
concerning the facts underlying the
events leading up to the outhreaIs ~
y
host lities. the instincts and interests
due to environment and rectal pre-.
31udices tend to cast an element M
doubt upon the impressions Of the
historians Of either side.
SO, with respect to Beigiun,s ne,1,
trality, we shall have to wait a gen
GRAFTON or more before the atraos-
spheTe becomes sufiicientAy clarified
ito ~ the exact responsibility.
But II may be accepted as fact
thai, regardless OF treaty obiigations
anlmindful sof previous pledges, a na.
tion engaged in war, or about TO en-.
gaze in Y will disregard IDS prom.
ises II 1t be necessary Id. order fo
take advantage Of its foe. If ii hul
man nan nature to do SO. Human Il Il.
itslre has done SO throughout record.
ed History Nations have done ss;s
ever since Pilaraoh repeatedly He'd
to the Israelites. Ss
NV ~ this country these rea tsa ~.
eds States We have millions III ssel
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07
Neutrality Should Be individual Is Wen i Nationa

Sending his check for a renewal of
his subscript ption to the sssssa tard daIJs
News. il H. Rogers, formerly al
senterprising farmer Id Codingfon
county now residing at Picture
Rock, Pa. iencloses clipping from
The editeritl page OF the Plilad delphia
Mort A American i'm n, hfcf Ia aditor Van
alken nburg discusses, at some.
Length, 1ernlsssly md he Guilt al
Belgium. ''s 's
But the chief point In Mr. Rogers,
communication to which we wish To
call especial attention is this. II
wish you would publish this North
American article. suppose, OF
course, you know nearly as much
about running a newspaper as. I do.
but of the thousands of farmers who
take your paper a large part of them
get no other news, and /. am sure
that You have thus far given compar.
atively little war news Mr.. Van
va ken burg was born in Germany,
but he has no more sympathy with
the Germans acting like barbarians
than any other unbiased American.
sIt is likely that q large majority Of
Your German subscribers have heard
only the German side of the war
story
The North American contends that
the German exactions Of indemnities
from Belgian cities that fell into its
hands is piece Of piracy akin to the
practices OF the old sea pirates ii
also takes issue with the German
contention that Belgium had formed
a secret alliance with Britain where
by the Belgian state virtually yiolat.
ed its own neutrality, and In this con-
nection itcites the documents s. which
the Germans recently made public
and which were claimed to have
been discovered among the Belgian
archives and which support, under
their interp probation, their side OF the
controversy in this respect
The Saturday News has not given
it's columns over to b very great deal
of war news: IT is true, as Mr.. Rog.
ers intimates, One reason for this
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07
/ BILL WANTS A JoL. T..'

Atlantic City, ". Mayo,
William Riddle says this resort
5 reformed TOO much and needs &
& s hard jolt to wake ii lips IIds
Cliris1nlas proc lama tion reads d s
fo1loWs; l
tlantic City has been reform
led until It's dead for want 81
" amusement and diversion n eTe \
y Is no place to go a u ni except3
! q, bed Not enepg money is Be.
iIlg circulated. 'fsine place needs
q Z sNy:t kin & & d
Z rn thinking of al vertising for 4
30 liEeswire ogts girls 81
4 i ing prize fighters and as
4 many FIRST class ga ssiers and get-
ing them to come down and l,ays
3 us q At s necessary to start
netting to relieve us III tie &
rifie atmos plfere.
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07
HOW FAR CAN WE
GO AND STILL BE
STRICTLY Y NEUTRAL?
] Point Raised With R eference.
to Shipment Of NUM-
lions Of Var
Secretary Seward Protested Our
Present Attitude Curing Prog.
ress Of Our civil War.
Secretary

- wish,4 said Rev R. oszin yes.
terdag that you colsssal ffind it95seonss
sistent with Your insfi0iaual nentral-.
,it 70 rep oduce an article from the
Pen of Free deric k "a sSsehrad 81. recent
II appearing in he Eatherland.. 4
realize that the pres dent sof the I'M
ited States is trying 10 iS,s tain this
,goyernme gin a neutral attitude, fer
which he must be Commended, but
the POINTS raised by Mr., schrader
with reference to our supplying az
munitions Of var seem to me to be
timely and well taken, j see othing
IN the article that should arouse en-
nifty, and, therefore, ] hope you VIII
find space for ii"
" (The article to which Mr.. Pc olziri
refers appears below somewhat cur
tailed on account of its length, and
While we cannot endorse It's logic ii
its entirety there are phases of it
that should merit the careful attei,4
,tion Of tile people Of the United
States. Editor
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07
Germans Pass Baiiaaowi.5
Says Battle is Near End.

Petrograd processes to see an end
of the battle of the Polish rivers and
a concentration of German forces at
some other strategic point In re-.
neWed attempt to break through, but
like the pTedictions Of what this side
or the other proposed to do in Bel
gium and France, this must be classed
as a guess. i5 Ia {
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07

pol tieas re2r ibtff ion nm
those IN olir eyes gtil such eyass
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-07

ID: = A aIy H. 4,
'eaon y ,l,s pe'Sple di1tsea
va ates.T7Tiaaltor.
.,,,.a q. .$
- 7 :. = Z 3 ~ ~ !
g are Americans and proud Of it,
sput We :oeiieVe, the presept " ar isias.
g Sconsplracyssdof ri I'm gland I; rance and
hussia to crush sg-i esealt1alls and as
sas nericafs of serlllsir Dlpud We plIg.
pose 70 '-s say what We 20 iiils.
We are fired III be,tla to1crafed
patronized, spoken of us good law.
abiding, peaceful citizens. AZ thnmgT
we had no other claim to re cara Tno.
right to an opinion That Is nof form.
ed for us W the Boston school and
does not echo tie POLITICAL doctrines
shopkespers of En- ana slss n
England did not 5sdi I'D coves this con. ,o.
5tineiif. Iii settled en- s,,S5 & ana ana
scslis s,ii q MA. eyV ORR Was mn
founded by England nor Was New
Orleans, nor sSt Louis nor II ,c,,,isfana
nor Delaware, nor Rhode Island mar
the Mohawk Valley, nor PannsyIyan- I
la, nor w isconsin nor Minnesota
we had our share in the settlement
sd this country. We helped to de-
.YeIop it, cultivate 1T, educate II. and
fight for it. We helped to make It's
history and are entitled to Something
more than federation.
Above ALL we are entitled to rem
iresentation and a. voice in the officiaa
8deIiyerances Of r this goyernY,, n1,t IN,
the great questions which concern!
the future welfare Of the country
for which our ancestors sled their
blood. 81 @ A
We come Of race whose efficiancyi
is the marvel Of the world. whose
science has made for the },anniness
of ali nations, whose songs .,nd noet-
.rys are the inheritance Of the whole3
world. s,s
4 st
We are prord Of our race knd
kindred, and the history of eenturies
iustifies our pride. We are builders
and artists, merchants and writer's
but we are not nofitiefans That II
our one weakness. We have been
content to serve instead of to govern.
and because Of this we have been the
victims OF insolenee.
We have been content ito adopt
resolutions Of protest nnd write let.
ters to, the newspapers inyeighing
against the misre epresenta of our
kindred and the sfifty eyasions of
neutrality by BRYAN. Our ssl1ar rn 4,
the country;s upbuildina gives "a i
right to be heard ia the councils If
the nation. u
We are Americans Far better
Americans than those who are selling
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vancement. we have made comes from
the fact that we have strong organiza-
tions and force recognition by united
demand for our rights. The rules or
unwritten laws we made by organ
lied effort far excel in effectiveness
any laws labor has, attained by poll
tical action - r''
~ We must recognize the fact that or
ganizations is primarily necessary be-
fore either the industrial or political
strength Of the people willNbe mani
fest. And I am bold in making the
statement that if all who labor would
organize, and by education and unity
claim their own, very little political
action would be necessary. Do not
misunderstood me IS saying, that I
do not believe political action, neces-
sary, but I hold such action mot, so
necessary as that of thorough organi-
standing of the things possible through
collective effort. I would not by any
means dispense with any, political
rights, for political rights, like the!
right to strile,> put in our possession
a weapon the use Of swhich-or the
threat of theouse Of it-oftimes brings
splendid recognition Of labor.s. rights
that cannot otherwise be obtained.
~ That political confronting y those
solve the pro blems confronting those
who labor is sheer folly. Australia
tried the political route lin curing hu-
/ man ssociety,s ills. and lost sight, FOR
! the time being at feast, Of labor unions
and as the unions waned, their poll
stical strength din1i 1inished .and the hl-
name measures sestab blished by legal
$enactments began to be eiaregarded.
Then the cry went up from labor's
political forces as We'll as the remain
inE unionss Back to the unio ii. the
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more money for that steamship COM
pany than the apparent saving made
by employing cheap Oriental labor.
Careful investigation of the COM
pany's s. affairs might disclose how saw
ings could be made that would war
rant thA, company hiring white men
at a lfa4ng wage without loss of net
earnings Less politics, q cut in tho
high salary roll, and other. 'extraya-
giant expenditures, might, easily. save
for that company Tar more more than the,
possible Increase to be- paid to white
crews Under the proposed seamen's
bill: Congress is continually asked to
protect capital and it's methods of
high finance. Protection and op-
portunity to continue earnings upon
their watered securities while human
beings starve, are demanded by men
who know not hunger or want. Let
not the spark of human kindness die
in America. We must not tolerate. a
continuation Of commercial greed and
the placing of dollars above human
rights and needs. Europe is demon
strating today the Inevitable result the
policy Of commercial greed leads to.
The toll in money and in human life
now being paid at the altar of govern
mental: su omission to the demands OF
capitalism should be g warning that
70 intelligent American can afford to
ignor. My writings may shock the
members Of my so-called class, but
my, belief in them is still sufficiently
strong to. warrant me in hoping that
if they will but. take step outside
:thess@-bind ings. influenc Of their selfish
eHvtormel1t:::. a new light will dawn
upon thetn,~-~~and then there will be
hope that the United States of
a A4meric cax:mey:.==go forward and for
ever live in accord with, the inten-
tion,A purpose, and mandate of this
nations founders" %",..
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.
Rudol PHI ..Spreckles, president of the
First National Bank of California, has
answered the printed attack against
the: seaman's> bill, now pending in
Congress, by r. P. Schwerin, vice
president and general manager of the
Pacific N all Steamship company,
which employs Chinese firemen, sail
,'ora, cooks and stewards.
s..,] This olnpanwsewned the steamship
city Of Rio de Janeiro, which was: lost
several years ago, together with 131
human lives. In the litigation that
followed it was shown that the crew
Of "a Chinamen, Offered by white
men, could not understand the Ian
Euage of either. The court held: I'VE
nave no hesitation in holding that
the ship was insuffciently manned,
for the reason that the sailors were
unable to understand and execute the
orders made IMPERATIVE by the ex-
isency that unhappily arose, and re-
as to property
Commenting on this incident, Mr..
Spreckles answers as follows the gen.
eral manager of the Pacific, Mail
Steamship company: =
Loss of 131 human lives in the
accident referred to in the above case
seems of no consequence to the man
who now pleads with Congress for the
right to continue the dangerous sys-
tenn of running steamers under his,
management with Chinese crews, Of
ficered by white men. Fhe company
pays these Orientals, according to- his
own statement, from ~$750to 50 per
! month wages and feeds them. at q
cost of only 13 cents per day.-~-Whit.
crews would cost from $40 to $55 per
month in wages and SIS cents per day
to feed, according to the gentleman's
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low order of intelligence, just as eruel
as their government, and Just. as; criIn-
inal and selfish. On the otter Hand
go with me to the country where labor
organizations are most generally rec
ognized and where they are, the strong
est, and. will show YOU a country,
where the standard of manhood is at
its highest; the citizenship IN ostv >ex-
cellent; morality Of high standard.
You will find there the Vineclad cot
tage, with music and culture, and love
of country and home.
Low Wages Kill Morality: -
Morality does not thrive where
wages are low. Morality. cannot thrive
in unsanitary habitations, neither will
it develop on inferior or >unWholesome
food. Children of high order are not
born under that class of SURROUNDINGS
If we would have better generation,
consequently a better nation, we must
prepare better surroundings in which
future citizens are to be. born and
reared. The. boys and girls Of the
slums today will be the fathers and
mothers of tomorrow, and the boys
and girls of the sweatshop districts
will be the parents Of a" generation
of unskilled workers. @%,.."
The appeal to our endeavor is hap
piness, and we realize that real hap
piness cannot come in spots, it must
be universal That much wish ed FOR
time will only be near swken all shall
have plenty. to eat and drink and
know from whence they shall be
clothed and have q place on which to
lay their heads. Then shall hope
spring anew in%the hearts of all man
kind and men will rejoice in the reign
of universal equity 81 II 4 y: a+tff +ff4l$ IS
Our problem Is the problem Of life
No question is of such ma nituae ia
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the human family. In it you are
vitality interested. you must be-
>. Che moral question depends to a
great extent on the bread and butter
problem. That human beings shall
hunger in land that is productive
enough to feed the world, is almost
beyond belief. Yet in our land, bles-
sed with productive soil and natural
opportunities, want stalks abroad. To
abate that unnatural condition is one
of the great objects of organized labor.
Organization ot the units of industry,
and then education as to the needs of
the human family, and then the un-
derstanding Of economic needs and
the rememdies( Of wrong PHILOSOPHERS,
must occupy the attention of work.
tfngmen and women. We must take
hold of the situation as We find it, ana
BY organization Of the great wealth
producing classes and by education
to the point of understanding of the
human needs, correct wrongs and es-
tablish right and justice even as we
are able to apply correct principles,
And let me remark here. that correct
principles cannot be dreamed into
practical operation: I'VE. must know:
we. must think. clearly without pre-
judice; we must act.
r. Vote Not Cure-AI. = f.. 4
j. You cannot vote. intelligence into
the human family; neither can you
BY joining any particular political
party have e, great deal more brains
than you had before you professed the
faith. The greatest need of the mas
ses is to have knowledge of practical
needs and then they will not have to
! be told how to vote-that duty will
take care Of itself. z' ?5>E s s. IS
IN the trade union movement we
have l learned that the greatest ad.
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Wonan'a Suffrage.

statement; which Statement Il am re-
'liab1y informed an 5exaggeration.
The difference in cost in operating
five steamers Of that company is given
by the same autllDrify as $367,316.64
per annum for Oriental crews and
03,S10.4O for white rews-an in
crease Of $436, 1876 per, annum.
Those figures, taken by themselves,
would be staggeslng to the average
man. but torts,n 1 sESly @E the gentleman
s1vsz g s ns the eaFp!nss foEhis ! as
for the fiscal year ended April 80,
1913, and $5,566,1so.96;<for the fiscal
year ended April 80, 1914. In other
words, the per centum cost of labor
is $3.50 per cent Of the gross earnings
for Oriental crews and under the
European standard of wages and food
only: 14.441 per cent Of the companys
gross earnings. = il, -.-....
with the Oriental crew cost de-
Quoted from the gross earnings the
company would still have s5,1ss,S14.22
left--to~ meet its other expenses and
return dividends Upon ca pital invest
ed; with the white crew cost deducted
from gross earnings the company
would, still have $4,762,320.56 LEFT to
meet other expenses and return div
idends upon capital invested. Labor,
then, is but a small part Of the cost
Of operating steamers, and human
rights and justice demand that men
should receive at least a. fair share of
What they help PRODUCE
----: gentleman. Who breaches so
F-eloquently for-cash dividends for his
company at the expense of labor en-
ployed under-his management, him
+ self ~reeeivesa prineely salary. More
efficient and conscientious manage
ment and better treatment Of en-
ployes might produce several times
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basis for. all. political and industrial
strength of the hosts of labor T..
Strong Organization Necessary.
- The power that enables us to
achieve results for labor ,is in strong
intel1igently conducted organizations:
Sometimes our weapons are crude,
and sometimes they seem to be--and
are-unwisely used; but they are all
that we have, and if they are not very
modern it is not our: fault. To ! be
compelled to continually fight .op-
preston. we'll fortified in its position,
while we are poorly equipped, is q long
and weary contest: and one cannot
expect much change in the methods
and weapons, until there is a greater
awakening to the realization Of human
rights by the slumbering masses who
are only indirectly affected by the
contest. - - = ~ - - 'y<'-f : -
: Public inconvenience and suffering
lis hold upe%by the opponents of or
sins in an attempt to influence; un-
thinking mons com hatants that labor's
fight isanot a, righteous cause. And
because of the indirect suffering Of the
public many schemes have been pros
posed to- curtail oug rightful liberties
in carrying on contests to- give to tins
laboring millions Justice and the right
to live in decency and comfort. The
public, feeling the sting Of the on.
slaught, oftentimes without thought Or
|. the justice Of our position, condemns
US and thereby: aids in our. defeat.
There must come from the source OF
public opinion more expression of
knowledge Of human needs, and an
awakening to the realization that the
people must demand pf NieaIth rec
Iognttion Of labor's fights. People n,lis.t
more and more rea Ike tllat as srsgsteI