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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-09

GERMANY WON'T SURRENDER
ALSAcE-LoRRAINE IN PEACE
Berlin, via Wireless to SayViIIe,
L. l., Dec. 9.-The imperial German
chancellor, Won Bethmann-Hollweg,
today refused to state possible terms
of peace, in reply to demand made by
the German Socialists. Instead, he
made it plain to a great gathering
in the reichstag that any peace pro-
posals must come from GeTmany's
enemies.
For the German nation" said the
chancellor, this war has always re-
manned what it was at the beginning
"a war of defense for the German
nation and her future"
He indicated, too, that Germany
would not consider as one of the pos
sible terms of peace the surrender
to France Of Alsace and Lorraine.
He met the French claims on AL
sace-Lorraine on the nationality
basis" with the statement that 81
per cent of the Alsace inhabitants
speak German. And he tainted Eng
land by inquiring what would hap
pen if the same nationality test
were applied in the British possess
sions of India and Egypt.
DR.. Philip Scheidemann, the So
cialist leader whose Interpolation re-
suited in today's peace discussion, re-
minded the reichstag that at the be-
ginning of the war the Socialists ap-
proved the attitude of the German
government. "a glance at the map"
said Scheidemann, will show that
Germany is conscious of her strength
and her successes. Germany can
now speak for peace without risking
being considered weak-heated or dis
pirfted.
'The question of peace is now up
permost in all the countries at war,
only the statesmen do not know how
to begin negotiations because they
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a pen into her hand and asking her
to sign paper.
She doesn't know what this paper
was.
She refused to sign it and asked
them to send for her husband, a
wealthy furrier, owner of Samson
Engler & Sons, 26 S. State st.
Engler hurried to the store when
the message reached him and had his
wife removed to their home at 4445
Washington blvd.
Here, Berezniak says, she lay be-
tween life and death for two months.
The little baby that was expected in
the Engler home was lost to them
and the mother herself almost died.
When Engler complained to Man
del Brothers he was sent to the in
surance company which is paid to
fight personal injury cases.
This company refused to make
what Engler thought was a fair set
tlement, so he filed suit yesterday for
$4,000.
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ROB Demo 0E 9tyOOO i'm RHID ON
INSURANCE OFFICE
Two bandits got $1,000 from the
branch Office of the Prudential In
surance Co., 2741 w. North av., at 8
a. m. today.
Miss Emma Schlinski, %, cashier,
was bringing the money in a satchel
from the bank, as she has done every
day. When she entered the door two
men were standing at the cashiers
window. The janitor, thinking they
had business with the insurance COM
pany, was sweeping the floor.
AS soon as Miss Schlinski entered
with the satchel of money the men
covered her and the janitor with
guns. Miss Minnie Hahn, bookkeep-
er, entered just then. The three
were bound and the robbers fed.
Cedar Rapids, la--Warrant issued
for arrest Of Vic Hugo, manager, and
Geo. Hodhurst, treasurer of Majestic
theater, charging them with embez-
Element which officers say may reach
$40, 000 So.
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Washington.-opening of rich COL
vile, Indian reservation lands in
Washington to homestead entry on
July 1 announced
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|WhyH. G. Well Science of Prophesyis FutileI

fall TO the bottom. wouldn't it?" The more
traditional being replied, "Yus. that's one o
the things that nd appen. Another & that ia
punch your tat ed on at the root for takin' Of
a lib with my liquor"
] cannot say how this perfect parable has
oomforisd me en- hours OF spiritual distress
under the ccaseless prophecies OF the scientific
tatalists When they say that with modern
conditions 81 machinery ~ Is inevitable that
industrial control should be concentrated into
ihe hands OF an organising few tby which they
mean tEemsclyesI. ! fortify myself with the
deeper philosophy Of the omnibus conductor
fus, ] am la the habit Of saying softly and
,hao5ughtiqully 20 myself: that's one OF the
things that. nd 'appen Another Is that We
shall punch their fat eds on for takin' Of .
10 with the ancient liberties Of Europe and
the historic dignity Of a human being"
But while think 10 absurd and unimagina-
tive to say that there g. one separate and Ger.
tain thing that must happen. ! do not count
il SO absurd 90 say that there are four OF i've
things. one Of which will most probably hap
pen. Human life is not r. destiny but DO o. a
drama. And while drama u.s. quite uudramatic
u there iE only one way out Of the difncuIty
% b. generally most dramatic Of an f there are
only two or three Humanity in the future
Will not merely move along path OF progress;
which o. aH heather and heartless a. a maze
WIth Tu heart But 10 will come fo cross
roads. which Is as Christian as cross
There really are certain things that are an
pretty probable none OF them impossible none
OF ufm inevitable We may become slaves
We may. uF rather more abrupt alteration.
become fr9" mon. We may have now rolIg.
iHu Mn may return t0 the old one. But
among aIl these possibilities there Or one that
will strike many people al more serious than
inH rest We may relapse into barbarian
repeat quite seriously that We may relapse
into harturism. Z suppose that many will doubt
uy snriuu. ursB 10 I Elvc ErofeHquo examples.
Eut indeed. The sirns ~ savagary are always
TrufceuuH Q will take tho most grotosduo en.
ample I know Turn 100 an old bo0k of tests or
anecdotes made Iu The Dark Ages. or any ~
the coaraar ur more uuIettrrsd intcriudcs In
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and kept Informed with regard to the doings
aad even the plans OF corporations welding
such extensive power over the public. And
that would depend entirely upon the integrity
srt freedom OF the present. The people a
whole, perhaps would rather have mo- other
= ..e means Of publicity.
Trere " nothing. however In the charter
which would prevent the foundation spending
money duu gi.ing lecturers and circulating edit
tJrials. buying advertising space In the news
papers. or Institute and conduct a lobby 10
prevent the repeal Of the act or the amepd.
mrr' o. It's charter. always conceding that
those acts and efforts, like that and others that
might be enumerated. are for the well-being %
mankind; and { suppose the protection Of
trust fund against an attack from outside which
Is conceived 10 be an illegitimate attack and 70
which defense Is made In good faith.
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Sole Power Vested
visa Attorney-GeneraI.

Then another objection, Il seems. to the
present line OF remedies Is that the courts have
no power to compel the Attorney General TO
proceed against a corporation. The matter is
left wholly to HIS discretion. and he exercises
that discretion, in Instances that have come
under my observation, sCry freely. sometimes
refusing to institute proceedings. very wisely.
imagine. The only exception to that is where
the corporation has for a year or more ceased
10 perform its functions. In that case a credI
tor or stakeholder may institute proceedings
for dissolution Of a corporation. the Attorney.
General having neglected 10 perform his duty
In that case, however, II Is the duty OF the
AttorneyGeneral-not only the right but the
duty TO institute proceedings in a proper case
ana ! suppose gross violation OF duty in that
.espect would render him liable TO political
penalties
what remains IL, OF course 20 provide for
some publicity I think that IS OF the FIRST I'm
portance. that the public shall be informed
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history You will always End this mark Of
savage simplicity among others: that 10 men
begin 20 tell a story they cannot stop. Often
they tell IL 10 the very title In a book Of such
bsrbhric tales. the title 81 a tale will often run
something like this. "Of how Merlin. the magi-
clan. was commanded by King Arthur TO have
a hundred pigs for his supper on Michaeimas
Day and how he ate but half a pig. using the
flesh OF all the rest for his fuel" That Is the
title. % Is not real title. but that b. the Kind
OF thing.
Then the story begins: TT came about that
Merlin who was a Musician az the Court OF
King Arthur and his Round Table. had the
command laid on him that he should eat
hundred piss on the Feast Of St MiCuael and
All Angels. but he. being cunning man. etc.
etc.. aud the same story Is told at very nearly
the same length Well. Il is obvious that that
means a great deal Of chndishness and sim
plicity, whether for good or evil Il is Obvious.
20 say the least ~ o.. that there is a certain
lack Of literary subtlety On the method
lt De- equally obvious that The method rs uni
versaly employed boz the new American or
Colonial journalism under the influence Of that
infantlo thing that We call Advertisement
magazine story viii be- called. Jet us say. An
Aeroplane az the South Pole" Then viii fol
low sort Of advertisement or preliminary
paragraph. Tho brain.thriIling narrative %
Sias Poke. the great American aviator. who
found The South Pole when Ga nautical
methods had failed Then the exhausted story
starta again exactly as % did in the DARK
Asess "siias Poke 81 Philadelphia. had long
been convinced that maritime methods would
never, etc. etc do you not tecl the heavy
hand of the barbarian the loss % any reti.
oouce or selection or second thoughts. the loss
of tho self control or irony ~ the artist7
This particular Instance has always struck
me. but ! could give hundreds OF others You
feel 90 in advertisement Itself which is more
bullying You feel % iu the swiuish satisfac.
ton OF the new rich. who are not even aristo-
cratic enough 90 sncer You feel 20 in the
humility OF The herds 10 ! we're a a0gi0i1gist
. should predict pure aavaEery UcluE a Liberal
. only propose to resist b.
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By @. X. Chesterton.

I SEE b. one Of HIS original and suggestive
lectures, republished IN pamphlet form.
that Mr.. II. @. Wells is stin lowering round
the notion that future history may perhaps be
come a fixed and Calculable thing, like the TO
tatiOn Of the stars
Everything that Mr. Wells writes Is Of value:
but in this case my respect IL solely Tor the
doctr.naire. and not IN the least for the doc
trine. / should detcst the doctrine n I thought
70 vas true. ! despise Il. or even tolerate IL.
because ! know 10 q false. But Mr. Wells has
n way OF putting even false doctrines so as 70
suggest the alternative OF The true ones. He
ig e very transparent writer. and I mean the
phrase as n compliment. for clear and nawless
slass Is not an easy thing 90 make. When he
save That tho action Of empires or peoples
might come 90 be foreseen Ike the changes OF
chemistry no is hEhtinH very fairly. for he
10 making the answer casy.
l. chemicals hbu 4 power 81 choice. % would
be iml0su.h.s O. BE- certain mat chemical
eHp~dmeu: would come on. II often doesn't
come % even TOW. u a chemical element had
ever bson iu d stare " hdeJision. 10 would be
imppc1.s.a 20 predict what 20 would 10. n "a
aci. ever pTsve6 net to be ief iu;O temptation.
chemistry would 30, be ~ exact science.
"s ran prophecy about these things because
they are dsed We cannot prophecy about
twenty million paople who will Doe alive when
30 are dead They will have the mixed mo.
lives. the sudden reactions. the unconscious
aigdIceB the desperate choice Of the less %
rwo evils. that W. ell know lu our private
liyos-ln short. they will be- huma1 beings
That 'a Ny prophecy about them. After that
.emsska5lo Dr0uouncemClt / put on The pro
Q think by FAR me most rcrious criticism %
science and sociology was written by fIrf
great E0CiuiogI.t. Nr Barry Pain. U chat caro-.
ful. scientific text book. DE Omnibus" D quote
from memory. but think that an afhsIst.a car
conductor was trying to explain the law of
gravity 20 more traditional conductor. aud
said Now. suppose I was f0 drop This penny
ir your pot OF beer what "a 'apDon7 u d
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-27
Possibilities of Attacks
ON Workinsmen's Unions.

let Us assume that the Rockefeller Founda.
zion dcvotes itself to Widespread, sweeping
direct attack On trades unions. take It that
the trades union principle has become so we'll
established as a matter NJ economic policy in
the United States, as we'll az IN England and In
Europe generally that It Is fair TO assume that
The court before which the question would
come ~ % whether such was or vas not a
proper use Of the corporation funds would
,odsy-any court Of appeals or supreme court
IN the land-hnd that it was an improper use.
, should expect that without huding Il ueees.
ssry 90 preliminary % educsts public opiu.
ioa anu through public opinion educate 10
courts
Let us consider that 60 might conduct a
propaganda against Uorkmen's compensation
acts or against widoWs pensions The prime.
pie NJ the workmen's compensation srt hss
become and is more firmly established taan
that Of the 0iaoVs pension. and yet there Is
sill great deal Of doubt In tho community a.
60 one Of u.sse that has beea accepted. VIZ
me vOrEmen'H compensation principle . fud
many very intelligent people. mostly employers
sad people closely connected vith employers
IN p-o.ossisGsi capacity. rho are tuu hostile
% tho principles % the Workmon's comDcnsa-
aon act should say that there vas grave
doubt az 90 whether the court would interfere
aith the Rockefeller Foundation b. dissolution
o. Otherwise % 10 undertook 70 use ts funds ia
On educatious. campaign against vorkmeua
compensation acts ana against widows com.
ZEN alton.
Inat &C. misat furnish publicity AGENTS @, tho
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company ir O. pos.
aible contiuseucy ua. have considered
should say That cas- extremely doubtful
because Of fsa farf'fuaf &. a. rroHI1f.rv . r9,-
cihc bus.nrs7 enterprise there. shI 90 would q
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OUR S10O,OOO,OOO MENACE?7
No Doubt That Within the Power of Trustees
Foundation Establish Broadcast of False Education
information and Abuse and Mead Public Opinion WeLas Lead Alright

out. for the purpose OF winding u up and put,
ting Il out OF business for ans one OF the fol.
lowing purposes and reasons:
Offending against any provision OF the act b.
or under which IL was created. altered or re
newed. any act amending the same: VIC
lAting any provision OF law whereby il has for.
feited its charter or become liable 10 be dis
solved for abuse OF its power: FORGETTING its
privileges or franchises by failure to exercise
its powers. exercising a privilege or fran
ohise not conferred b. law. Perhaps It Is not
necessary TO analyze those various grounds.
for they run into one another.
The public II a suit should be contemplated,
could institute It in one both OF two. ways
by laborious or eumbrous inquisition TO be con.
Quoted under the inquisitorial power OF a Jus
uce OF the Supreme Court. as pointed out by
me before. which becomes a matter OF public
record. The Judge Is required IL a case Is
made out. to institute such an inqulsition on
the demand OF a creditor or member OF the
corporation, not a member OF the general pub.
lie. This inquisltlon Is. OF course a public
matter.
But supposing that some individual was ami
mated with very deep idea that all was no,
proper; say that he needleworker on
the East Side or miner In Colorado or a
thinker or a writer, or something OF that sort
his only method would be to apply to the Attor.
ney-Generai to institute proceedings unless he
could get member Of the corporation 10 apply
to the court for investigation.
II he could not accomplish the latter he could
do nothing under existing circumstances exnspt
TO secure the cooperation OF the Attorney Gen
eral II seems 70 me that the remedies opsn
TO the public are defective in one or two re-
spects The courts had no power 10 grant an
injunction to restrain a corporation from an i'm
proper exercise OF power. excepting in connec.
ton with proceedings Instituted by the court.
as ] have pointed out before, on a motion OF a
member or creditor. or as an incident OF pro
ceedings instituted by the Acknowledgement A
person or class OF persons that clearly needed
the relief and that clearly came within the ex.
pressed policies under the bylaws OF the organi.
ration under no circumstances could be deemed
a creditor.
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Individual Control of
Big Benefactions Unsafe.

n had the power 7 would encourage The
transfer Of private wealth 10 quastpublic instL
muons. whether in the last analysis such IN.
situations or foundations are iu the public In.
ierest is question ] do not want 90 20 into.
Il may well be that the world-that humanity
would be better and more virtuous b. there
re- no accumulation ~ great wealth any.
where iu the hands Of the State. a corporation
or an individual but these aocumulatious do
exist aud az long a. hey exist % seems 10 me
that o. IS better they should be On The hands of
corporations under public responsibility and
under public control than in the hands % pr-
waite individuals
A. . have stated. Z do not believe the iudi
vidual exists OF the group of individuals exists
who could safely be- trusted with unlimited
power. Nov under the legal remedies ! have
named. 10 "a foundation like this can maintain
domination over the members ~ the c0rpora.
ton. that Is. the trustees under this ac' ] be
hgyC. aud are able ng any means. legitimate or
Otherwise. fo secure non action from the Atfnr.
ueyNoucraI. there b. no remedy by legal sroc.
csc open. What remains is 90 secure through
public opinion legislative action
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By Or. George w. Kirchwey
Professor Of Law In colombis University sad
Ior Tea Years DssH Of the Columbis
Law school.


States Commission on Industrial Rs
= lstlons Of the present legal powers
Of the Rockefeller Foundation, the power
lodged In this corporation necessarily. should
say. carries with II the power "a abuse and
misiead. as we'll as to lead Alright public opiD-
ion by any educational method.
There IL no doubt also that II Is within their
power 10 establish broadcast a system OF false
education. improper information, unless the
matter circulated by them was so offensive TO
the public opinion. so contrary to the trend OF
opinion. or Of morality in this country that the
courts would regard It as being contrary to the
best interests OF humanity, rather than a pro-
motion Of them.
Under the present state OF the law the courts
could not intervene n the matter published
we're not libelous. And they would have the
right under the general rule OF free speech to
utter anything that they wished. being respon
sble only 90 those individuals who were dam
aged thereby. The public could retaliate u
they tthe trustees) did conclude to follow out
a system OF false education OF the masses in
one OF two ways-either by the method have
suggested OF proceedings Instituted for the
purpose Of inquiry and then the dissolution of
the corporation; or, by legislative action l
know Of no other way.
The hocketeller fOundattOn could CONNIE us
benevolent service TO the organization OF busi.
ness enterprises. That comes very close to the
danger line and one Is almost justified In say.
ing that the organization of business enter.
prises for private profit or merely for profit OF
the corporation, that is not a proper exercise
OF its fgnotions-which on the face OF Il ap-
pears 20 be benevolent The organization is
What In law Is called a charitable trust, md
rhould say that II It goes outside the scope OF .
charity and engages in business that its AetIy-
'trSs would be likely TO be condemned as not
coming within the scope Of the charter
Tie representative Of the founder, himself
one u the trustees. says he interprets that
they could build model tenements. That. am
inclined to think. they miglk do Remember. 7
restrict my statement TO the case OF business
enterprises whose primary object was profit. {
DO not believe they could engage in the manu-.
facture OF munitions OF war for SALE for exam.
pie. for profit. But ! do not see why they could
not spend their money In building model tene-
ments. that being an accepted method OF beneV.
oience, and the amelioration OF the condition OF
the congested masses OF our society.
II could conduct a propaganda against trades
- unions II the directors honestly believed and
the court OF last resort before which the ques.
ton comes also believes that 1t is In the inter.
est OF humanity that trades unions should be
put down. dopbtless they might do so. OF
course. the security that We have against any
particular exercise OF It's activities is the state
OF public opinion, which IS TO a greater or less
degree reflected in he attitude OF the courts.
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Let us consider whether or not the invest.
ment OF such power in the hands OF few
men Is promotive OF Industrial or social unrest
Does the existence OF such corporations, vest
ing such great power in the hands OF a few
men. promote Industrial or social unrest or
otherwise?
am inclined TO think that concentration of
enormous wealth in the hands Of any individual
or less discomfort aud unrest I should say that
the situation was distinctly bettered by the
transfer Of that enormous wealth from an indi
vidual who is legally irresponsible. TO a cor
poration which Is legally, to considerable de-
gree, az least, responsible to the public.
should not think. in other words. that the poe
session Of great wealth by the Rockefeller
Foundation would be apt TO cause Irritation
and discomfort and unrest as the possession
and conspicuous use OF that same wealth BIZ
Nr Rockefeller himself.
What do the best interests OF humanity 70
qure? Ny own personal opinion Is that It marks
distinct advance IN the direction OF social
vsll-being 10 have great wealth transferred
from irresponsible private hands and placed In
the responsible hands OF a group OF persons
who are Incorporated and supervised by the
State. for two reasons: First. because OF the
is an opportunity to require Of them a degree
Of publicity and conform TO public opinion
which one cannot exact Of private owner. and
the fact that the administration Of a private
one Is apt To- be personal ana selfish and for
the benefit Of the family and not apt TO be do
voted 10 the same extent to the public interest
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think. be very hard for Il 10 persuade a respect
able court that no; wholly under the innu-
ence. let say. OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. but that there Is a proper use OF ths
corporations funds.
believe II could hire strikebreakers IN the
present state OF public judicial opinion Per.
haps ten years from now. no. II depends upon
the progress Of public opinion in the mean
time. The underlying idea that have Is that
perhaps. as Judge Holmes expressed II. that
lav is the final capitalization Of what the peo-
pie think. but a good deal would depend upon
the attitude OF the individual Judge. An indi.
vidual judge does not necessarily reflect public
opinion. lie may be In advance Of public opin.
ion, or he may be. as Mr.. A. V. Dice. OF England.
says: Two generations behind H." But Mr..
Dice was speaking. ought to hasten TO say. OF
only English Judges when he said that