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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
sTEFFINs ON MEXICO.

Every reader of American maya
zines knows Lincoln, Steffins as a
writer Of ability and as q champion of
progressive ideas in government In
a recent number of Everybody's mag
azine, Lincoln Steffins gave his views
on the Mexican government and the
people of Mexico, from personal in
vestigation- He was permitted to ac-
company General Carranza and party
in tour of interior Mexico and met
and talked with many MeXicans, both
in public Office and of prominence in
business affairs. His conclusions may
| be summed up as follows:
Carranza and his associates are hon
est. sincere and hopeful in their eff
forts TO establish republic in Mex
leo which will give the people their
rights.
That much has already been accom-
plished and progress is being made
| which encourages the idea of ultimate
/ success.
That the villa raid across the Dor
der was financed by interests, planned
by interests, and it is known what
those interests are.
Those who want intervention in
Mexico are the selfishly interested
capitalists, who do not like Carranza
and his effort to return to the people
what has been stolen from them.
That Henry Lane Wilson is cred
tied by the Mexican people with be
ing an accessory to the Huerta plot
and the United States is being judged
by his acts.
Intervention would mean extermin-
alton of the Mexican people. Hatred
Of Americans is such as to make it
necessary to wipe out the race. The
Mexicans would never stop fighting
This country could win, but at an
awful price.
Finally he says that President Will
son has for months had the right view
of Mexico and has the respect of Car
rama and his followers. The writer
believes the people of good intentions
in this country who want the United
States to intervene are wrong
Given time and support, Carranza
will eventually work out the solution
This from a man who has spent
months at headquarters and in travel
all over the country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
NO GLORY WOULD COME FROM A
WAR WITH MEXICO.
(By Dante Barton. of the Committee on
Industrial Relations).

\
Industrial Relations).
do you think the glory of America
would be enhanced by a war of con-
quest in Mexico? Do you think that
any act Of violence by a powerful n4-
ton like this against a weak and dis
tracted neighbor would reflect distinc-
ton upon the annals of the United
States? Do you think it is our duty to
carry self-defense to the point of die
tation in the affairs of another people?
The ideals of America are written plain
upon every page of American history"
Prom speech OF President Woodrow
Wilson to New York Press club, June
80
President Wilson, servant of the re-
public. OF the United States, expressed
the fine faith and the fine soul of the
plain American people in his great
speech on the Mexican situation to
the New York Press club the night of
June 30.
To express strongest approval and
gratitude to President Wilson for that
expression of American honor and JUS
tice, is in itself an act of simple faith
and loyalty to the American labor
movement. Such commendation of the
president is an obligation of true Amer
/ icanism, if "Americanism" is to be
The American Federation of Labor.
under the direct leadership of Samuel
| GOmpeFS, and all other OutSpoken
groups and parties Of American labor,
| have worked directly for months, and
| indirectly for years, along the lines
| laid down so clearly by the American
| president.
Il get a great many letters, my fell
| low citizens" said President Wilson,
! from important and influential men
| in this country, but | get many other
| letters. l get letters from unknown
men, from humble women, from people
| whose names have never been heard
| and will never be recorded. and there
is but one prayer in all of these let
| ters: Mr.. President do not allow any
one to persuade you that the people Of
this country want war with anybody
Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the
committee on industrial relations. has
| said recently in a published statement
that war with Mexico would be the
greatest disaster in American history
Mr.. Walsh was in position to speak not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
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only for himself but to speak with
knowledge for the working people OF
the United States.
The American workers and produc-
ers who earn what they get and earn
more, have expressed deep sense OF
contempt and resentment for the
American parasites or exploiters VINO
would have other American men and
boys give up their lives, and slaughter
Mexican men and boys, to protect
the property which these parasites or
exploiters have f1lched from Mexican
poems and workers. With equally fine
scorn the president voiced TINS deep
popular resentment.
Il am not the servant of those who
wish to enhance the value OF their
Mexican investments" he declared. Il
am the servant of the rank and file OF
the people of the United States.
Mr. Wilson quoted from the "impe-
rial incarnation of force and murder
known as Napoleon the Great" the say
ing of his last years, his disillus1oned
years fForce will not accomplish
anything that is permanent" The
same first Napoleon declared, world
politics is fate" President Wilson,
disclosing himself to the New York
Press club, as he said: las the fallible
that the tide of circumstance might
carry him and his administration,
against his will and against the will
of the American people. into war or
into militarist Intervention with their
| weak and distracted neighbor." But
his purpose against it and his will
against it were disclosed in his quo
tation of the prayer of unknown men
and humble women" MIR. President
do not allow anybody to persuade you
that the people of this country want
war with anybody And he gave the
| further substance Of this prayer, "Ot
course, we know that you cannot gov
ern the circumstances of the case alto
| gether, and it may be necessary Ito &c
| into Mexico for war;, but for Gods
sake do not do it unless it is neces-
sary."
The committee on industrial rela-
tons, hearing the sentiment, and, as
well as it can, diffusing the sentiment
of the millions of American working
men and their families concerning
militarism and sham patriotism an(
Intervention will testify that the presi
dent has interpreted that sentiment
Alright
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

large by increasing the capacity and
efficiency of mail bags to a degree diff
| ficult to estimate The modern sys-
tenn of business methods and the prop
er encouragement of employees to take
an active and earnest interest in their
work, both of which desirable features
this administration of the department
has favored and put into practice, is
responsible for the many improve
ments made and the advantages
gained.
Active experiments are constantly
| being made for the betterment of the
service. For many years a tremen-
dous expense has been the labelling of
the immense quantity of mail bags in
use. The form of label used in the
past and still used by clerks all over
the country is the doubling and refold-
ing Of what is known as a facing
Slip" The preparation of these labels
by the thousands has been and is an
expensive proposition, yet there APP
pears to have been no effort on the
part of previous administrations to
progress from the old method. Under
present direction a perforated label in
sheets and runs has been designed
which is practically ready for use
when furnished to employees. Every
postal clerk in the country and thou
sands of postoffice employees will find
this new method of great advantage
and it will result in a large economy
in the service.
There have also been some other no.
table improvements made, viz, the sub
stitution of steel where brass was for
merly used, at very considerable les
SEEMING of expense; a device for fasten-
ing foreign mail pouches, doing away
with the old-fashioned method of
string and seal; a scheme for saving
tWlne by means of a simple holder
which permits free and easy use with
out waste, and flexible stamp design,
for which the contract price was "a
cents, but which will now be made at
cost of but cents A mechanical
pickup or facing table for use in facing
and stacking letters in first class post
offices has also been developed and will
soon be perfected. This device is con-
sldered superior to those now in use
and costs less than Cne-third as much
to manufacture. Those at present in
use cost approximately 81 ,5OO.
1t will thus be seen that the activi-
ties OF the postOffice department have
been centered along lines which will
not only produce large economies to
the people OF the country, but will also
prove a great convenience to those in
the service. During the past three
years two objects have been kept con-
stantly in view, viz, saving the public
money wherever possible and serving
the people to the fullest extent. There
was room for great Improvement and
there has been much accomplished. 1t
is but common justice to award due
credit in these administrative reforms
to the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral, in whose bureau these measures
of economy were developed and who
has so faithfully devoted his time to
that purpose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

We go through the world seldom TAX
ing note that our every condition is due
to some Insignificant cause. 1 am
literary woman whose works are uni
versally read. / am married to lit
erarv man whose works are drug In
the market And yet when I met him
he stood high with 1itterateurs, while l
had not yet written n line. What was
the insignificant cause of this boulever-
sement?
I VIII tell you.
One SUMNER was then twenty
two years old got out my trunk TO
pack it before going to the country TO
spend q month at the Sacacachet inn,
Glenwood. The trunk was so dilapi-
dated that / dared not trust IT in the
hands Of baggage smashers. 1 could
not we'll afford n new one, but went
ont to see what / could do in the mat
ter. I hit upon a secondhand trunk
too good to be called such, and bought
it for a reasonable price. On one end
were the letters S. L. o. Those were
not nv initials, and / directed the sell
or to erase them and put mine there
instead. When the trunk was deliv-
cred to me he had neglected TO do 30
/ had not time to send it back, so took
it away with me as it was.
In the reading room took up city
newspaper, and my eye fell on notices
Of the movements of celebrities. One
was as follows: Miss Sarah Louise
Olmstead is spending the month OF
July at the Sacacachet inn, at Glen
l4ut
Of reputation. l congratulated myself
that l would have an opportunity to
meet her.
l was sitting on the hotel piazza in
the evening twilight when a gentle
man stepped up to me and said defer
entially:
Miss Olmstead, we scribblers, ] pre-
sumo, do not need an introduction. /
am Sidney Hall May l claim your
acquaintance? I have enjoyed your
works immensely and have felt that If
my especial line and yours could be
Joined we could do something remark
able I am fortunate in meeting you
here, and with your permission / will
explain what have in mind"
While he was saying this light was
breaking in on my dull brain. l had
been taken for the famous Miss Ohm
stead At the same time a desire to
see If something interesting might not
come of the mistake, as well as curios-
| ity, led me to ask Mr.. Hall VIVA. had
! led to the discovery Of my identity. He
! told me that my initials on the end OF
my trunk had been observed and a
| newspaper had announced my coming
1t was evident that the real celebrity
had not arrived or, If she had, was in
/ cognita.
l formed no plan with regard to per
sonating Miss Olmstead; simply drift.
ed into doing so. She did not appear
to expose me, and it would not have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
DOGS-AND DOGS.

Quincy Journal: There are two
kinds of dogs-a boys dog and a lady's
dog. The first are real dogs; the sec
ond are not really dogs at all, but
rather are they as they have often been
called 'fur-covered crabs or worse
still, "fur-bearing Cockroaches" For
the first suffice it to say that every
boy should have one to grow up with,
TO live with, to play with, and to learn
from. For anyone may learn from
real dog. He may learn the lesson of
faithfuiness, of obedience, of blind
fidelity and unchanging love. He may
learn an understanding that knows no
bounds and he may learn a steadfast-
ness that would do any man credit. For
the second, the least said the better.
The lady's dog, that little bundle of
white fur with sharp teeth and a mean
disposition, is really good for nothing
except to carry germs and bacteria. OF
all dogs he probably gets more than
his share of baths, but that doesn't
alter the fact that he is q travelling
germ collector. About the only thing
they have in common with real dogs is
the fact that they can and do carry
real dog feas.
or course the little white bundles of
meanness and white fur are not to
blame. They are what they have been
made by cross-breeding and pamper-
ing, but the fact remains that regard
less of everything they are not, they
are most certainly full sized pests
Their one 'redeeming feature and the
only excuse for their very existence is
the fact that they do give companion
ship and a subsequent pleasure in that
companiOnship to their owners.
A queer thing about a lady's dog is
-
like are the things that his owner must
admires in him. He is a veritable con
tradiction. His conceit is almost hum
an. and his selfshness and impudence
can be equaled in no other animal
These three traits are most assuredly
not natural dog traits, although they
may be found in some degrees in most
dogs. IL would seem that all the real
dog has been boiled out of the little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
PATRIOTISM THAT PAYS.

An increase in taxation OF $780,
900, 900 is now provided for by the new
revenue bill now before the house at
Washington. More than half of this
great sum is to be levied upon income s
in excess of SO, 900 for single and S4,-
600 for married persons. The gradu-
ated surtaxes on incomes above $780,
600 run as high as 10 per cent
For ordinary purposes income taxa
ton should not rest upon small earn
ings, but it is no ordinary purpose
that is now in view. The hundreds OF
millions TO be exacted in this case are
needed for national defense Almost
as q unit the people have demanded
costly preparation for war. 1t is
proper that almost as a unit they foot
the bills. says the New York World.
The incove tax levied at the close
Of the Civil war carried an exemption
of only $500 1t was paid as a pa
triotic duty by a generation which had
met all the personal sacrifices Of a
great conflict and did not hesitate to
assume the financial burdens as well
If preparation means peace and Sc
curity for Americans now living, as
most people believe that IL does, there
are excellent reasons why the neces-
sary expense should be widely dis
LElDuLeO.
Nothing OF that kind IS provided for
by the present bill, which cannot pos
sibly reach more than 500 900 people.
What is needed IS an exemption of
not more than 81 600. or 81 500 where
dependent children are involved.
which would Increase the number pay
ing 10 many millions. Under such an
arrangement Rational defense would
not rest upon class but upon the
whole body OF the people.
There is no popular misunderstand-
ing OF the fact that IN time Of war the
services OF every able-bodied citizen
are at the disposal of the country. 1t
should be made equally plain in time
OF peace that financial responsibility
even IL small way for measures re-
garded as the BEST insurance against
war has universal application. Pa
friotisn that pays is just as impress
sfve az patriotism that fights.
For every man, woman and child IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

creatures leaving only the most OBJ
jectiOnable features.
One may say that if one does not
care for these little white wooIlv crea-
lures then one does not have to own
one. True. But at the same time
there are enough of them owned TO
cause annoyance to a great many peo-
pie who do not wish to own one. For
every person who gets any pleasure
out OF one OF them it is safe to say'that
there are twenty who are inconven-
fenced and annoyed by their disgusting
habits and their extremely undoglike
behavior.
In Quincy there is dog who is a
notorious tramp. His name is Rags"
and he is the friend of every news
paper man and policeman in town. He
absolutely refuses TO take a bath, and
the only time he has ever been known
TO take one was the time when he ac-
COmpanied a party of newspaper men
across the river on the ferry and thew
threw him overheard in mid stream
Since then Rags has refused 10 be en-
uced aboard the ferry boat But with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Tuberculosis Of Lymph Nodes.

Would you advise surgi-
cal treatment for tuberculosis glands
in the neck? What harm would such
glands do If not removed? VIII the
trouble recur il properly operated on?
Answer-Usually operation is to be
avoided. The best results are obtained
by precisely the same general treat
ment applied for tuberculosis OF the
lungs-open air life, sun baths, etc. II
a gland softens and threatens 10
break, as shown by the skin becoming
adherent TO the swelling. then incislon
and drainage Will prevent excessive
scar-formation. or If one or two
glands only are involved, their com
plete removal may be advisable IN inc
interest Of future health. II neglected.
the tuberculosis may ultimately IN
volve the lungs, bones, or joints.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
REAL NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.

A mans disposition is not soured by
his mad digestion; his digestion Is
spoiled by his sour disposition. Paw
low, the famous Russian psychologist,
Professor Cannon of Harvard and DR..
Grille of Cleveland, all join cordially in
this revision. Though no man can add
a cubit to his stature by taking
thought, most anybody can develop a
fine case of malnutrition by the nero
process of pessimism. 1t isn't good
nOurishment that makes fat folks
jolly; it is good nature that makes
jolly folks fat.
Pain, either physical or mental, will
make the best of food disagree. Good
health waits upon appetite and appe-
tite comes with good cheer. Put on
a lively record when you serve the
soup.
Nervous indigestion is much
abused term. Psychic inhibition OF
the assimilation, or just mental indi-
gestion if you prefer, is a real ner-
vous dyspepsia, as real as fainting
from fright or a stroke of apopleXy
from great anger.
Professor Cannon showed that nor
NAL secretion and nobility in the
stomach are delayed for considerable
periods by depressing emotions, and
absolutely halted by anger, fear, worry
and anxiety. SO there is no question
but that a great deal of digestive
disturbance is caused by taking
bad thought.
Yet it is a risky business diagnos-
ing nervous Indigestion" A lawyer
dined well If not wisely upon hot
dogs" with trimmings -one evening
Soon after reaching home at IL he re-
ceived some very disturbing news, and
promptly acute Indigestion. A nearby
doctor was rushed to his relief, admin
istered hypodermic and left the law
yer doing, having first carefully noted
that there was no fever. no elevation
of the pulse rate. no rightly of abdom-
inal muscles. At in the morning the
distress and pain returned, and this
time the family doctor was summoned
He declared that the appendix must
come out thwith-forthwith is a
term no lawyer likes. But pain il a
great persuader. BY O'Clock il was all
over but the conventional another
hour would have been too late" and
''it was one of the worst cases we've
had in years" The appendix was rath-
er abnormal. II was just as well out
The family doctor. you see, was aware
that the lawyer had suffered frequent
attacks of intestinal indigestion" and
nervous dyspepsia" and the lawyer
had forgotten these attacks when the
first doctor cross examined him. Law
yers make poor witnesses always, even
when testifying in their own behalf
But the moral OF the story is that both
the sudden bad news and the hot
dogs" were condolences. not causes,
OF the trouble. 1t is dangerous TO
diagnose nervous dyspepsia" or "in-
testinal Indigestion" unless you know
your patients history like book. A
stranger is likely TO palm OF most
anything in the guise OF nervous in
DIGESTION gall-stones, duodenal ul-
GER. appendicitis. areteriosclerosis, az
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

all his hobo proclivities, with all his
aversion TO baths and cleanliness and
decency and order, Rags has qualities
which the little wooIly lady's dog mover
could have. Rags knows his friends
ana STICKS by his friends, and Rags
takes the attentions of his friends as
something to be priced instead of
claiming attention as his due. Rags
Is real dog. and if Rags had had a
nome in his puppyhood instead of hav-
ing had to skirmish around in alleys
and garbage cans all his life for his
daily food Rags would have made
splendid companion for any boy.
Get your boy a dog, by all means.
He needs a dog and some dog needs
him. But If you get him dog be sure
IL Is dog. Get him a real dog-a
boys dog. He hasn't any use for some
thing which must be kept white and
must wear pink ribbons around its
neck. What he wants is companion,
a friend. No boy has any more use
Tor a little woolly white poodle than
Robinson Crusoe had for dancing
pumps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

Three more train loads Of eastern
state troops passed through Rock Is
land yesterday enroute to the Mexican
border No one knew in advance Of
their coming, the war department hav-
ing cautioned the railroads against
giving publicity 10 the movement of
troops over their lines. This is as it
should be- Posting cities along the
line only brings out crowds Of cur
ious. This of itself would not do any
particular harm, but there is the men
ace of the barbarous Mexican or the
sympathizer with that country, either
of whom could easily blow up one of
the trains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
DaIN HISTORY CIass-JuIy ll.

1767-John Quincy Admins, siHth pres
ident OF the United States, born
died IS4S
1882 Bombardment or Alexandra oy
British feet Arab Bey's rebellion
1885 Bonn a rLiment or Santiago con
cluded; last gun Of the campaign
fired
10O4-Four Russian cruisers repuised
by the Japanese feet while at
tempting 20 steal out OF Port Ar
thur.
tp13-United States ambassador TO
Mexico, Henry Lane Wilson. sum
moned 20 Washington.
1915-Germans attacked FresneS, on
ST Mihial SaIiant-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

William Randolph Hearst's big ranch
in Mexico is reported to have been
seized by Carranza and is now being
operated by a native manager des1g-
mated by the government Perhaps
Carranza has been reading some of the
articles printed in the Hearst news
papers calling upon the United States
10 make war upon Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

Representative Campbell Of Kansas
has invented a quick and certain rem
edy for the publication Of false or
misleading rumors or news bearing
on the foreign relations of the United
States. He would have congress pass
some law Of censorship. But how
would he distinguish in all cases
misleading reports from the other
kind, and especially when so many of
them are given circulation by mem
bers of congress in debate or in pri-
yate?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11

Exploitation of Mexico by selfish
interests, President Wilson told the
convention of travelling statesmen at
Detroit, yesterday, is the cause of all
the trouble in Mexico, and the presi-
dent is opposed to forcing war and
shedding the blood Of American boys
for the qualification of heartless and
designing exploiters. The president
will resort to force of arms only when
all else has failed. And he is right