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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-20
THEORY VS..
PRACTICE
(By j. r.. Nash)

Long years ago, when little boy,
| was taught in the sabbath school,
TO sing and pray in the good old way,
And practice the golden rule.
That God was father Of all mankind,
At home or across the sea;
That we were brothers to all the
others,
Wherever they CHANGED to be.
That God commanded thou shalt not
kill,
Or steal-and approved the plan,
That man be hung, be he old or
young,
Who murders a fellow man.
But | was taken from sabbath school,
Along with host of others;
Was armed and sent by the govern
ment,
70 murder our southern brothers.
The southern brethren, likewise
taught,
BY equally pious mothers,
Instead Of running, were all out gun
ming
And hunting their Yankee brothers.
Both sides had cannon, guns, bullets
and shells,
For tearing mems bodies in twain;
And surgeons, yearning to prove their
learning,
By patching US up again.
Both sides sent chaplains in Jesus
name,
Imploring US not to revel:
And both sent whiskey to make the
boys frisky
And fit us to raise the devil.
These chaplans prayed to the self
same God,
That he would the missiles guide,
To kill the others, Gods sons, their
DfOJnefS,
Who stood on the other side.
A host went out; and few returned;
Some crippled; some strutting about
With stories thrilling of wholesale
killing;
You think they were hanged, on
doubt.
Well! Grant, the chief, was made
President;
The rest, it is understood,
Are drawing pensions for good inten-
tions,
And killing the most we could.
But useful workmen are drove like
slaves;
And locked if they're late or shirk;
Till more is made than required for
trade,
Then dubbed, if they beg for work
Kicked out to starve, if they steal a
cent,
They're jailed for crook or tough:
But the crafty gent is to Congress
sent,
Provided he steals enough.
We claim to worship the Prince of
Peace,
But trust in the sword and gun;
We pay men pensions for wholesale
murder;
But hang them for killing one
So we conclude it's a crime to kill
One brother, or steal a cent;
But kill half million, or steal full
billion
YOU'RE BOSS OF THE GOVERN
MENT
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SOCIALIST PARTY
DIRECTORY

Cards will be inserted in this col
umn for the sum of fifty cents a
month.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE SECRE-
TARY.- Walter Lanfersiek, SOB
West Madison ST., Chicago, III.
STATE SECRETARY OF WASHING
TONI. L. katterfield, Box 49l,
Everett, Wash. Office 3l4 Com
merce Bldg, Everett.
SNOHOMlSH COUNTY SECRE-
TARY.-Carl Ulonska, Room 3, The
Forum, 1912 California Street, Ev-
erett, Wash.
LOCAL EVERETT, No. meets every
Thursday evening at 8 in the Forum,
1912 California St., Everett. X. II.
Hodgins, fin-sec.; Sophus Bonni-
vie, rec.-sec.; F. g. Crosby, organ
i2er.
LOCAL EDMONDS meets every Sun
day evening at 8, in Eagles hall,
y. lbIISSos AulilOllNiS,
recording Sec; B. H. Davis, Ed
monds, financial sec.
LOCAL MONROE meets on the LIST
and Bird Fridays in the month at s
p. III. in the St. James hotel. r. w.
Thompson, Monroe, Sec; W. S. Kel
Ter, Monroe, organizer.
LOCAL CEDAR VALLEY, meets on
the End and 4th Saturdays in the
month at p. m. in the Cedar Val
ley church. Richard Pape, R. F. D.
Edmonds, sec.; j. M. Hoover, R. F.
D. Edmonds, organizer.
LOCAL LAKEWOOD meets every
Thursday in the month at $50 p. M,
in Lakewood hall. Chas. Roth, r.
/ Arlington, fin-sec.; John Over
void, R. / Arlington, organizer.
LOCAL RICHMOND meets every End
and 4th Sunday in the month at 3 p.
m. in the homes of members. G. H.
Bartlett, fin-sec., Edmonds; Bonner
Bartlett, rec-rec., Edmonds.
LOCAL GOLD BAR meets every Bird
Sunday in the month at 2 p. m. in
the homes of members. Rufus
Wren, Gold Bar, organizer; Gustus
feeder, fin.-sec.
LOCAL SILYANA meets every Bird
in tha month al
2 p. m. in the Silvania Trading
Union hall. Gunda HUSKY, Stand
wood, Rec.-Sec.; Andrew Fierlie,
Stanwood, Fin. Sec; John Ness, Sill
vana, organizer.
LOCAL BRYANT meets every End
and 4th Sunday in the month at
.. m. in the homes of members.
Mike Kronholm, Bryant, fin-sec.;
Edla Carlson, r. F. D. A, Arlington,
organizer.
LOCAL HOME ACRES meets first
Sunday afternoon of each month at
comrade Chas. Solie's residence. W..
j. Fortson, rec-sec. Chas. Sole, fin
Sec; Chas. Jurgus, organizer.
LOCAL MARKHAM, Seattle, meets ev-
cry Thursday at p. M, at l433
Lakeside Ave. Lalla Rogers, l433
Lakeside Ave-, fin-sec.
LOCAL ARLINGTON meets every
Monday evening at p. m. in the
Labor Temple. Homer Caswell, rec.
sec.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
SLAYS PURSUE
FLEEING TURKS

Petrograd, April 1s.-The Turkish
garrison at Trebizond. important
Black sea fortress and port. escaped
when the Russians entered the city,
but Slav troops are closely pursuing
the fleeing Moslems. according to dis
patches from the front today.
1t is expected that the Turks will
make stand after crossing q stream
which empties into the Black sea. six
miles west of Trebizond. The Rus
slams are now attempting to straight
en- their line by advancing against
Erzingan. the headquarters of the
North Turkish army. where resistance
Is expected.
Since the entrance of Grand Duke
Nicholas into Armenia he has con-
quered nearly 10000 miles of terri
tory, almost twice the area Of Euro
pean Turkey. 1t is estimated
Trebizond was not strongly forti-
fed and fell quickly before surprise
attack.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
HEADS
new REVOLT
IN MEXICO
Hunt for Villa Is Halted
Awaiting Confirmation Of
Rumors Of Bandits Death
and for Reinforcements

FL Paso. April 19.--While the
American expedition hunting Fran
cisco villa halted awaiting confirma-
tion OF his reported death, or wait
Ing for reinforcements to enable II
to pursue the chase safely. the revolt
OF Felix Diaz again raised It's head
today.
Secret service agents are investi-
eating reports that Diaz revolution
was being perfected at border points
and that II would break out immedi-
ately after the withdrawal OF the
American expedition. Financial in
terests favoring Intervention In Mex
leo were reported ready to back the
new movement II the expedition's g
operations did not result in interven-
ton.
Department OF justice operatives
were trying to run down definite
clews which might lead to the insti-
gators.
Diaz Is understood to be hiding in
the eastern part Of Mexico. but he Is
said TO be In touch with his follow.
ers here and abroad. The movement
in which he was interested was tenn
porarily suspended, II is said. when
the American expedition entered
Mexico.
Carranzistas at Juarez. disappoint-
ed at the ridicule Of American officers
at El Paso. still insist that they ex-
pect confirmation OF Villas reported
death and burial before night. Amer
leans have practically discarded the
theory that Villa Is dead.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19

NamiQuipa. Mexico. April 1S.--
(via Motor to Columbus. N. NJ,
April 19.)--The country hereabouts
is being combed on the theory that
Francisco villa may possibly have
doubled back after the fight at Guer-
rero and that he may be hiding in
the hills and villages near Nami-
quipa. He is almost daily reported
from all points OF the compass In
places hundreds of miles apart. The
entire territory Is therefore constant
ly patrolled. With troops marching
In and out at all hours. army head
quarters is probably the busiest spot
on the whole system Of communica-
tions lines. Several minor clashes
with villistas to the southwark have
been reported. but they are not ,veri.
fed, Constant reports Of scattered
villistas units come in. but villa him
self has apparently. dissolved into
thin air, His whereabouts is a mys-
terry to General Pershing and his
stan.
The strongest circumstantial re-
port Is that Pablo Lopez. who has
been repeatedly declared dead. but
who is known to have been wounded
In the clash with Colonel Erwin's
cavalry at San Geronimo, has aban-
doned the litter in which he was
being carried between two mules and
Is now riding with twenty men.
Manuel Baca, reported killed in
the same fight, was later seen in
Namiquipa and Is believed to have a
small force in the hills, Even the
former villista, General" Cervantes.
Is reported in the mountains with 80
men, 4.
Their ability to keep beyond the
Americans Is due to the rugged char
acter Of the district, Las Cruces can
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
CREW Of Is MEN
SURF AGING" NEW
COAST RAILROAD

A crew OF rs men has Just been
put at work upon the new railroad
surfacing the entire line to Waters
Creek. The work has been in pro
gress in a small way Just across the
river for some time, and the won
derful improvement made in the
roadbed is at once noted. As soon
as this crew gets its work well un-
der way, the steam shovel will be put
In operation again. and more ballast
will be spread. The decomposed
granite will be taken from the deep
cut at the Jerome Prairie hump.
Equipment for the new road Is ar
irving from the shops at Portland as
fast as 1t is completed, another fat
car having come over the Southern
Pacific yesterday, and two box cars
are now on the road between Port
land and Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
BALLOON|STS ARE
LOST IN DESERT

Los Angeles, April ia search,
ing party, made up Of city police
officers, with large automobile, pre-
pared to go to the rescue Of three bal
loonlsts believed lost on the desert
Hubert Kittle and Frank Edmondson,
both Of Chicago, were members OF
the party. Jack 0'Connell, pilot,
was the third member,
The trio had intended to attempt
to break the worlds record for q
parachute drop. Kittle planned tc
step from the basket at a height Of
10000 feet. When last seen late yes.
terday, the 10000 cubic foot gas bag
was drifting east toward the desert
over the Sierra Madre mountains,
The men carried three days provl.
sions.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
PRES. WILSON ADDRESSES CONGRESS
ON GERMAN SUBMARINE SITUATION
FIND NEW BOMB
PLOT EVIDENCE

New York. April l9.--The arrest
OF Wolf Won lgel, formerly secretary
to Captain Franz Won Papen, OF the
German embassy. and the seizure OF
papers In his Wall street Office were
reported today TO have revealed much
new information concerning bomb
plots OF an international aspect sec
ond IN Importance only to the sub
marine Issue.
II Is understood that German Am
bassador Won Bernstorff has laid the
matter OF Won Igel's arrest before
Foreign Minister Won Jagow In Ber-
lin. Secretary Lansing is being kept
informed concerning local moves In
the situation. Bernstorff Is said to
be very anxious TO recover the seized
documents. He has demanded that
they not be photographed and that
they be returned TO Won Igel Imme-
diately. The papers. however. are
still In the United States district at
torney's hands In New York, and
they have been both photographed
and copied.
Won Igel is indicted for q crime
alleged to have been committed In
September. 1914. II Is reported that
he did not become a German embassy
employe until one year afterward.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
BEGIN NEW
SOUTH SIDE
DITCH
WOrknlen Commence Digging
Canal That Is to Garry
Water for Sugar Factory
and for Irrigation Purposes

Workmen today commenced the
actual digging Of the new south-side
ditch that II to carry water for the
irrigation Of lands lying south Of the
Rogue. and which is also to supply
water to the beet sugar factory In
South Grants Pass. The crew Of
ditch-diggers is under the direction
Of Joe Russell, who has much expert
ence In the work, and viii crowd the
construction Of the new canal 90 that
it win be carrying water by the time
that 1t is needed for the growing
crops. The ditch is at the 110-fooe
level, taking water from the big pipe
line at that height above the Golden
Drift dam. A new pump viii be In
stalled to serve this ditch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
THINK VILLA MAY HAVE ACK-TRACKEO
AND COUNTRY NEAR BORDER COMBED

lyon. through which General Per-
shing's headquarters moved from
Dublan to NamiQuipa. is a succession
of steep. jagged walls. its floor COW
cred with rocks and loose stones,
which endanger horses and men. The
whole country is Villas old stamping
ground. The viillstas know every
foot Of the trail. every road and every
cave.
Pershing's headquarters have en-
camped in plateau near Namiquipa.
The altitude is 1000 feet and the
nights are almost unbearably cold.
Heavy winds render the tents un-
stable, and It is even ditiicult to walk
in the face of the chill gales.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
SUGAR PRICE AGAIN
ADVANCED IN PORTLAND

Portland. April 19.-The price Of
sugar jumped another ten cents to-
day, reaching the IS mark, the sec
ond highest ever recorded here. The
highest was in August, 1914. when
a hundred pounds of sugar was worth
$S.O5.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
VILLAS ALLEGED BODY
NOT YET EXHUMED

Mexico City. April 19.-Ofticial dis
patches received here today said that
the exhumation Of a body supposed
to be that of Francisco villa was pro-
crossing. Confirmation of its iden-
tification is momentarily expected.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
las Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service
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) QUIT SUBMARINE
\ WARFARE OR BREAK
= WITH UNCLE SAM

n Washington, April 19.-''Un- !
= less the imperial government !
= should now Immediately declare I
= and effect IN abandonment Of I
\ It's present methods Of submar-
= Inc warfare against passenger I
= and freight-carrying vessels. the
= government Of the United States 1
= can have no choice but sever 1
\ diplomatic relations with the 4
= German empire altogether" 4
= This is the demand Of the 4
y note given to Germany given I
y out this afternoon by the state I
= department. 4
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
MUITNOMAH COUNTY
HAS 76,D4o VOTERS

Portland, April 19.--The names Of
76,940 voters were on tho registra-
tion books of Multnomah county to-
day. The books were closed last
night until after the primary cleo
tions May 10.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
GERMANS DESTROY BRIDGES
ACROSS GREEK FRONTIER

saloniki, April 1s,--Germans
crossed the Greek frontier last Mon
day and destroyed railway bridges
between Akindual and Doiran. &C
cording to dispatches received here
today x
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
WOMEN WORKERS MAY
HAVE WAGES RAISED

Portland, April 1s.--The wages ol
woman workers will be raised by Law
II recommendations of a sub.
committee to the state Industrial wei.
fare commission today are followed
The subcommittee proposes a gradu.
ated scale of advancement according
to the ability and length Of service
OF the employees.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
.ASQU|TH PREDICTS
BREAK IN CABINET

London. April 1s.-Predicting ma
tional disaster unless the British cab
met comes to an agreement on the
conscription issue, Premier Herbert
Asquith today proposed adjournment
of the house of commons until Tues
day. He said he hoped to effect an
agreement with regard to conscrip-
tion In few days.
AsQuith informed the house Of
commons that several points Of dis
agreement in the cabinet had not
been cleared up by the series Of con-
ferences Just ended. II they are nor
settled. the result viii be breaking
up Of the ministery, he admitted.
''The cabinet" said Asquith, ''is
united in the belief that this would
be national disaster. I am hoping
that wise counsel will yet prevail"
London. April 1s.-Premier As
quith at today's cabinet meeting
made final effort to prevent break
ing up Of the ministry and general
election in the midst Of the war.
The crisis is admittedly the gravest
yet faced by the coalition cabinet.
Sensational rumors had 1t that
David Lloyd-George. minister Of
munitions. other ministers, and Earl
Kitchener, as we'll as other military
heads. had threatened to resign un-
less AsQuith yielded to their demand
for immediate general conscription.
The reports were discredited by
rumors that the opposing factions
had compromised during the night.
The capture OF Trebizond by the
Russians and reports that the United
States was about to break with Ger
many were used as arguments for q
course that might prevent or post
pone break.
The allied economic conference
which opens In Paris tomorrow was
also cited to avert the threatening
breaking up OF the ministry.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BOAT RACE TOMORROW

Princeton. N. j., April 1s.--The
annual Harvard-Princeton varsity
boat race will be run here tomorrow.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19
Chief Executive Explains to House and Senate in Joint
Session Of the Dispatch Of Demand Upon the Kaiser
for Cessation Of the Under-Sea Warfare Imperllng
Lives Of NonCombalans, Giving Data Leading to Crisis

Washington. April ia brilliant
audience heard President Wilson'S
message to congress today regarding
relations with Germany The diplo-
matte and cabinet galleries were
crowded and few members OF the
house and senate failed TO have their
families present. Long before the
president arrived at the capitol
crowds were jostiing for standing
space In the halls outside tho gallery
doors.
Congressman Schail. the blind Min
nesotan. was the FIRST member on the
floor After page had led him to
his seat he sat In solitude for more
than half an hour. Congressman.
eager to learn the presidents course,
surrounded Representatives Flood
and Cooper OF the house foreign rela-
tlons committee.
Cooper expressed dissatisfaction Mt
the presidents course In this respect.
To guard the executive. every avail
able member OF the capitol police
force was on duty. They guarded
every door. and those without tickets
were not admitted.
After the address the senator's re-
turned TO their chamber and tho
house resumed consideration OF the
agricultural bill.
1T was hypooritlcal speech. -
said Congressman Mann. probably
Intended for campaign purposes. The
president has been pro- English all
through the controversy, said at
The time OF the McI,emore resolution
that the president wanted to get us
into a war with Germany. and ! say
the same thing now"
"ff the contents OF the message
were TO be the basis for a declara-
ton OF war by congress, I would not
vote for war" said Senator Sher-
man.
81 don't believe Americans should
travel on belligerent vessels" said
Senator Jones OF Washington. "If
they do. hope these travellers will
be the first to enlist II war comes,
The American people would never ap-
prove war on the grounds named by
President Wilson"
There Is nothing In the message
leading TO war" said Senator Cham
berlain.
The note to Germany sets no time
limit. II Is understood. but demands
attention. Assurances similar to those
given concerning operations In the
Mediterranean will not satisfy this
government. In spite Of German ofii-
cials' views. The point 10 that Ger
many has not observed It's previous
pledges and is not In position to do
NC without abandoning It's submarine
activities except as directed against
vessels in actual sea warfare,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-04-19

Washington. April 1s.---president
Wilson today told congress Of the dis
patch OF a note to Germany that may
mean the breaking Of friendly rela-
aions with that power, He spoke as
follows:
"A situation has arisen In the for
eign relations OF the country OF which
II is my plain duty to inform you
very frankly. II will be recalled that
In February, 1915. the imperial Ger
man government announced Its In
tention to treat the waters surround
ing Great Britain and Ireland as en-
braced within the seat OF war and
destroy all merchant ships owned by
Its enemies that might be found with
in any part Of that portion OF the
high seas, and that II warned all
vessels Of neutral, as well as OF bell
1lgerent ownership, to keep out OF
the waters II had thus prescribed,
or else enter them at their peril. The
government OF tho United States
earnestly protested. II took tho posi-
tion that such q policy could not be
pursued without the practical GER
The sun., 1916-10-11
BRITAIN BARS NEWS TO I. N. s.
,GsrblinG Of Messages and Breach
Of Faith Charged.

LONDON. Oct. l0.-The British Official
press bureau in "A statement issued to-
nigh; says:
I'm the House of Commons on June
- last the Secretary of State for the
Home Department said attention hld
been drawn to an alleged telegram re-
laiirg TO the Jutland battle which APP
pearcd In certain American newspapers
as having been sent from London by the
correspondent Of the International News
Service. No such message was included
In any telegram sent from this country.
The Home Secretary referred on the
same occasion TO previous cases in which
messages. which ~purpor;ed to be from
the London correspondent of the Inter
national News Service bore no likeness
to the cableg;ams actually despatched.
The manager Of the International
News Service In New York gave cate
gorical assurance that such incidents
should not happen again and that ex-
traneous statements should not be in
serted in cable dispatches.
"On September 3 cablegrams were
published in the United States purport-
ing to have come from London by In
rious ia lse statements about the air raid
OF the previous night. None OF the
statements in question was in fact con
tanned in any cabiegram despatched by
the London correspondent Of the Inter
national News Service.
I'm view Of his continued garbling Of
messages and breach OF faith on the
part Of the international News Service
the Secretary OF State has directed tina,
no representative OF the Internationa
News Service shall be permitted to use
the official press bureau and that the
2 agency shall be debarred from the u.s.
Of all other facilities for the transmits
sion OF news until further notice"