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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
WOULD FIX STATUS
OF ITALIAN CITIZENS

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ga resolution
directing the Secretary of state to open
regulations Immediately with Italy. to
conclude a treaty defining the status of
Corner Italian subjects and their sons,
especially those now in the American
,rmy and navy, and particularly to con-
'lude "A treaty eNempting them from
'erviCe in the Italian army and navy,
vas introduced In the House today by
Congressman James
The resolution recitcs that under the
resent Italian law Italy does not recog.
'ize the taking out of American citizen
nip by former Italians. and that men
ctwcen the ages Of sixteen and thirty
ne, who return to Italy, are liable to
"rest and forced military service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
JOHN BARRYMORE HAS
BEEN DIVORCED BY WIFE
Interlocutory Decree Has Been
Granted Against Actor Now
Appearing at Theatre Here

An interlocutory decree of divorce
has been granted to Mrs. katherine
Barrymore. wife of John Barrymore
who is appearing in Philadelphia as
Peter 1bbetson" at the Lyric Theatre,
according to word received here today
The decree was granted on the grounds
of desertion in Sinta Barbara, Cal.
where Mrs. Barrymore has been living
for more than a year. Hearing on the
case was heard secretly.
Mr.. Barrymore would make no conn
ment on the case when seen at the thea
tire. Mrs Barrymore formerly was Miss
Katherine Harris. of New York. They
were married in 1910.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
POLICEMEN COMMENDED

Director Wilson this morning COM
mcnded Max II. Lehrman, of the bureau
of police, for bravery. ON November
20 Lehrman. unarmed. stopped stile,to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06

Only five more days remain to view
the array of war paintings by j. F.
Bouchor, official painter to the French
armies. now on view in the Red Cross
room at the Bellevue
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
TIE Duty OF Christians

The establishment of League of
Nations, with provision for the linn
limitation of arm ament, is urged in a
statement under the title, "A Message
to Christians of All Lands From Chris
tians in America" signed by seven
hundred Representative churchmen and
other Christian citizens" The signers
also declare for the adjustment of ter
ritory and compensation on the "basis
of righteousness alone, with due regard
for the rights of nations, small and great,
belligerent and neutral;" and the recon-
sstruction of and reconciliation of the
warring nations for the common good.
Discussing the statement, The Public
magazine says: 49,
s"This is well as far as it goes; but
but does it go far enough? Does it IN
voave anything material beyond what
christians have been protesting and
aaaching for centuries? 10 call Tor
righteous peace is all very well, but what
is "a righteous peace? Righteousness as
:asnental concept is one thing; righteous
ness as applied to human conduct may be
an entirely different thing, according
as Christians interpret human conduct
citations as we'll as individuals
come into personal contact with. each
other: and like individuals their amicable
relations depend largely upon the manner
of this physical contact. 1t has beer
assumed that armies and navies incite
war. Doubtless they do, but what in:
cites nations to armies and navles!
War is already in the nations heart be-
fore it sets out to build it's great arma
ment; but what placed it there! Why
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
Memorial sDay

s7,TrO 81 . a s -1 4 r r-s
This is Memorial Day. It should be
"a day sacred to every citizen native or
foreign born in the land. at is sacred
to the fast disappearing veterans who
faced. suffering, hardship and death, to
save the nation from a foe within its
borders. It should be more SO to those
who will for many years to come live to
enjoy the blessings which were saved to
us by those whose graves will be dec
Grated today in every city, village and
hamlet in the country.
It will be but few years when the
last one of the Civil War veterans
will have passed away, and he will be
but memory And generation hence
no one then living will have ever seen a
Grand Army veteran. The time is fast
approaching when the pious Office of
laying flowers and raising flags on the
graves of the hero dead will be left to a
people who will have no recollection OF
the Civil war,
The Spanish-American war veterans
are organizing to take up the work of
observing Memorial Day, but it is a
sacred trust that Grand Arrny veterans
will wish to perform themselves until
the last one has responded to taps, and
until then they will be loath to trust it
to other hands g..
In the meantime let us honor the gray
haired old soldier as he marches to
patriotic music today, and help him
pay tribute to those whose graves are to
be strewn with flowers. ~" +
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
INDIAN MEMORIALS SHOWN
AT SLEEPY EYE LIBRARY

The Dyck1nan Free Library has re-
Gently been presented with a large
American flag by the Woman's Club.
This beautiful emblem of justice and
liberty may be seen fluttering in the
breezes daily. It is the most appropri-
ate thing that could be given at this
moment of American history. Mrs.
Emma Meyer has presented the library
with a set of German books. A neat
show case in the center of the library
contains a number of former belongings
been in possession of Hans Mo for MANY
years, and were turned over by him as a
git to the library. The list comprises
old Chief Sleepy Eyes revolver, pipe,
bottle and one of his teeth. Among
the other recent requirements of the
library are Protestant and Catholic
bibles, both of which were purchased
by the library board. Sleepy Eye
ald-Dispatch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
PATRIOTIC MASS MEETING
ADJoURNs FOR ONE WEEK
Disagreeable Weather Keeps Big
Crowd Away; To Sleepy Eye

The patriotic mass meeting, called
by HI. G.. Hess, director of Brown county
for the State Public Safety commission
to meet at the court house last SATURDAY
afternoon, was postponed, to meet next
Saturday at 2 o'clock p. M, at Sleepy
Eye. The rain which prevailed a greater
part of the day, was the cause for post.
poning Saturdays gathering.
Professor Hess had expected large
attendance from Sleepy Eye and other
parts Of the county, and his expectations
would undoubtedly have been fulfilled
had the weather been more favorable.
During the forenoon the safety Com
mittee received a number Of TELEPHONE hon,
messages from other parts of the county
urging postpolnement from persons who
were anxious to be present but did not
wish to face the storm to do so.
The work intended to have been done
last Saturday here, will be taken up at
the meeting at Sleepy Eye. The first
will be. that aof forming permanent
organization, followed by such other
business as may properly come before
the, meeting. 49,, Il Il
District court, WHICH was in session
saturday e! forenoon, adjourned at noon
until Monday morning. in order to give
up the court room for the meeting. {
Professor Hess said, Saturday after
noon:
Owing to the Indictment weather s and
bad roads, it was thought wise to defer
the meeting. The meeting will be held at
the High School auditorium at Sleepy Eye
on Saturday, June 2,iat p. m, Each
township and municipality is urged to
send large and representative. delega-
ton. Many counties have already or
,ganized Public Safety associations, and
Brown County cannot afford to be a
laggard." ss=,.s- l.,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
y
FLOWER POTS ARE MADE
TO MATCH WOOD WORK

If you are going to have a pot of
ferns or flowers upon your window
sill, why not make that flower pot
match the, woodwork? It is quite an
easy matter. At least, one girl found
il so And a good looking pot certainly
adds to the, beauty of the plant it holds
II did not like the natural color, of
the pot, she explained, ~and crepe
paper gets untidy so quickly, especially
if one spills anything on it when water
ing the plants. So just Experimental,
the other day, with some brown dye
that bought to color a straw hat. How
do you like this? Doesn't it look like
weod?"' i:.n@
Sure enough, it did 1cok much like
wood; the scoloring matter was put on
IN such a way as to show. a sort of grain
surprisingly like that of wood, And, as
the window ,ssills were stained dark
brown, the effect was exceedingly neat
and attractive. As for time, it required
little to color the pots and they dried
almost at once. r.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
Suggestion. is. Un-Anaerican.

Another suggestion that has come,
not from the Government but from the
press and individuals, that we, went into
this war for the express purpose or saving
the British Empire from. humiliation
and defeat. That. the entry of this
country into the, war was brought about
by Americans of. British. blood on ac-
count Of their sympathy for the land Of
their fathers. This suggestion is SO
|un-Amencan. and so unpatnotic and
criminal in. its nature that it is tlf-
believable. It is natural for those of
English blood to- sympathize. with Eng
land in. this, war as well as it. is natural
for those of German blood. to- sXmpathize
with Germany. That. either one of
those nationalities should want to drag
their own country into a calamitous
war is so startling that we. hope it is not
! true. Ever since the beginning Of our
country, the people Of British descent
have taken. the leading part in the
public life Of the nation. They have
been, speaking broadly, the best people
in the United States. They have been
| leaders in. this propaganda so strongly
urged, that Europeans who came here
must leave behind Europe and her
Governments forever, and work and act
only in the interest OF this Republic
! If it should become known. to the people
that this war has been brought on by a
nationality on. account of blood relation
snip with one Of the helligerents In Europe
then this country ought to retrace its
steps and relegate that nationality to the
/ background. This war may serve to
establish this all important principle
that Americans are neither British,
German, nor French, but new nation
atty which has no political connection,
with any. foreign country, that it IS friendly
to all, and inimical to none. that the
Western Hemisphere has a mission to
perform in this world, and that it should
teach all mankind the old saying, l
make no distinction between Trojan
and Creek
Before closing this article | want
: to say that this nation is in this war.
The people ought to support it en-
! Enthusiastically and with willingness, but
i I am satisfied in order to get such support
the Government must not withhold
from the people it's real purpose. In a
republic there should be no secret diplo-
macy. The people should know what
is going on as well as the motives and
designs of it's public officials. Support
can only come when the people under
stand the issue and know that the issue
is righteous one. .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30

should one Christian nation wish to
make war upon another Christian nation?
Why should the Christians of this coun-
try feel the necessity Of warning against
the Christians of Europe any more than
the Christians of New York should war
against the Christians of Illinois or
Minnesota?
christians within country do not
war against one another. But as soon
as the boundary line is passed then a
new relationship is found. If each of
two persons living in different countries
wishes to give to each other something
that he can spare in exchange for some
pay a heavy fine for doing it. But it
is not the heavy fine in and of itself
that causes the mischief so much as the
thought that accompanies it. Before
the people erect tariff wall about their
nation they must bring themselves to
think that foreigner is different from
a native. They must think to aid a
foreigner is to injure themselves. They
must believe foreigners profit is a
natives loss. And they must discard
or hold in allegiance their Christian
principles in order to be able to treat a
foreign Christian differently from a
native Christian. .s-.
''It was this feeling that led to the
present war; if it. be not removed it
will lead to still other wars. Tariffs
have their foundations in unchristian
thoughts. The Christian who harbors
the thought that it is right to fine a
foreign Christian for sending goods to
this country is in state of>mind that will
lead him to shoot that Christian when
spirited difference of opinion arises"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
BeFnSr To Kew Ulm

Several exchanges, especially those
whose editors are unfamiliar with con-
dtlons here, or those who may wish to
pnlsrepresent the situation, for reasons
OF trfsar own, are constantly pointing to
the slowness with which Company A is
being recruited. One newspaper had a
considerable to say last week because
THE state had donated an armory to this
city.
The gist of the remarks of those who
choose to comment on the situation here
lis that New Wlm being composed largely
tof those who are either of German birth
or descendants of German parentage,
the people are disloyal, which is not true
Why do not these editors devote a
little space to Northfeld, where the
National Guard company has been dis
solved entirely and moved to another
city,, No one dares or cares to refer to
the former National Guard members OF
that city as disloyal and they are not
Neither are the boys of New Ulm. The
situation there is exactly the same as
here.
Discord among the officers of any or
ganization, private or public, is bound
to disrupt it, and that is just what has
happened, and this discord has extended
from the head of the Second regiment
to some of the companies.
The citizens of New Ulm deplore con-
ditions in the affairs of Company A and
are doing all possible to correct them
Eventually all the ruff1es will be
Strengthened. out and New Ulm will
have as strong military organization
as she ever had, and possibly the present
unpleasantness will have tendency ir
the end to arouse the people to greater
efforts and make the company better
than would otherwise have been the case
However, our newspaper friends may
worry until their hearts are content, but
1hey can rest. assured that New Uln
will be able to take care of herself and viii
have a. military company, equal to any
of them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30

The Mankato: Free Press, referring to
the murderer Of Mrs. Alice Dunn, says
there is consolation in the thought there
is zone good Joe in the world It's only
mcdesty on the part OF editor OF the Free
Press that prevents his mentioning the
gentleman's name.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30

The LeSueur Center LeaderDemo-
GRAFT says @4H''' it had the mo1ley that
commun ty could build up a bigger
band than New Ulm ever had" LIE
Sueur Center would have to- 60 some.
But it's money that talks, you know.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
SUCCESSOR TO BISHOP
-. s. c. EDSALL ELECTED

Rt. Rev Frank A. McElwain of
Faribault has been chosen to succeed
the late Bishop Samuel c.. Edsan as
bishop of the Episcopal diocese OF
Minnesota. Bishop McElwain has been
sufragan bishop of the diocese for the
past five years. There were other
nominees at the election Of a bishop,
which was held in Minneapolis Wednes-
day evening.
Bishop McElwain is well known in
New Ulm, having conducted services here
frequently. In accordance with rule
of the church, no suffragan or co-adjutor
bishop will be chosen until the next
meeting of the council.
Previous to the election the salary
was fixed at $4,000 a year. Bishop
McElwain has signifed his intention to
continue Minneapolis as the see city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
EDITORS BRAIN THROBS

Old Minnesota has $7,000,0O0 in its
strong box. The North Star state
will not feel the pinch Of poverty for
some months yet. st. Peter Herald.
Prepare for the next year. to- feed
yourself as you would like others to- feed
you.-LeSueur Leader Democrats
There is no limit to the number of
secret service men who can be put into
into active service, SO why the espionage
bill?-Mankato Ledger.
The supreme court having held that
Uncle Sam has power to compel railroads
to supply coal cars, the next thing is for
Uncle Sam to compel coal dealers to
supply coal-and at reasonable prices
Duluth Herald.
If Virtue is it's own reward" how are
we to understand the existence; of so
many multi millionaires? Prison
Mirror. " 6
The fellow who sought to ioin the
officers training camp at Fl. Smelling and
thought it was summer outing has beer
having the jolt of his life, for he has
found that it means day of work, work
work, and no eight hour days at that
AS one fellow said, "they drilled US bow,
legged the first day."-Windona Citizen
The rolling stone may never gather
any mos but who the dickens want:
to be moss ba: TX, anyhow Wimxebagt
Enterprise. #,
What the country needs is not foot
restriction, but price restriction. Thu
supply is abundant, but prices are pro
hibitive.-LMuerne Herald.
Eat less and do more, is the, advice o
one newspaper. There is no doubt but
what the people will eat less il price
for foodstuffs Keep on soaring Mamkat'
Free Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30

Bess M. Wilson, editor of the Redwood
Fails Gazette, has the distinction of
being one of the two women who will
have "a, place on the program of the
National Editorial association at Mime
apolis next July. Fred Hadley of the
Winnebago Enterprise, president Of the
Minnesota Press association, will de-
liver the address of welcome to the
visiting editors.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30

The proposal of Amos Pinchot, when
war was declared, that the expenses be
paid by the wealthy people of the nation
evidently didn't get very far.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30

The Springfield Advance invited the
New Ulm folks up there to help them
celebrate the Fourth. Thanks, for the
invitation, but we are too patriotic. down
here to GO galoping around the country
'on the Fourth, when there are so many
gardens to be tended.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30
A Corporation That's Different

New Uln has the distinction of possess
ing a corporation that is different from
any other known to be in existence.
The New Ulm Heating company has
established a plant, that cost $26, 400,
which aside from the interest on the
investment and a small sum set aside for
a depreciation fund, the proceeds are
all profit, altho the shareholders don't
receive cent except the interest, which
is to be per cent. The operating ex-
penses of the company, for the past year,
according to the annual report recently
issued, were nothing. None OF the
officers receives a cent Of salary, and
everybody is satisfied.
All this probably sounds strange to an
outsider, or one not familiar with. the
operations, objects and aims of the COM
pany. For that reason an explanation
is perfectly proper, tho it may sound like
ancient history to the readers of The
Review who know all about the heating
company's affairs.
A number of business men and pro-
perty owners along Minnesota street
were DESTROYS that the city should own
"a municipal heating plant. They were
aware that. several thousand dollars in
exhaust steam was going to waste an
tnually at the city's water and electric
plant. They proposed to the city coun-
Gil that the, company be organized, the
plant installed, and after the interest
was paid and, fixed sum placed in the
bank, for depreciation, the profits be
returned to Che stockholders to be ap-
piled On the purchase of the property
by the city. The proposition was ac-
cepted by the city, and this week the
city was credited with the sum of $2,512,
and now owns that much interest in the
property. It is estimated that at the
end of six years the city will own the
heating plant without having invested
a cent of the taxpaYers' money.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-30

Declaration Of London, q it. reserved The
right to again resume unlimited sub
marine warfare. As we all know, not
even an attempt was made by our
Government to get compliance from
Great Britain so Germany began her UNI
restricted submarine warfare February
l, 1917. Now, in view of these facts it
can be stated positively that American
war spirit can never be aroused on the
ground Of violation of international law
by Germany, as stated by the President,
in his message of May 3rd.
Reason Is Inefnite
t.The second cause for war given bv
the President is somewhat "indefnite. !"
but in substance it is that the United
States should go into this war for the
purpose of establishing democracy in
the world. OF course, the two causes
that he mentions have no connection,
the one with the other. Let us now
analyze this second ground stated by the
President, and see if that is sufficient
to arouse the people of the United States.
In speaking of the war in Europe, he
says: Tt is war determined upon as
wars used to be determined on in the
old unhappy days when peoples were
nowhere consulted by their rulers, and
wars were provoked and waged in the
interest of dynasties, or of little groups
of ambitious men who were accustomed
to use their fellow men as pawns and
TOOLS Does not the President describe
in this sentence exactly what happened
in the United States? When did the
American people have voice as to
whether or not the nation should enter
this war? Senator LaFollete has had a
Bill pending in Congress for sometime,
providing for a. referendum on war, but
those in favor of this war, including the
president of the United States, have
refused to allow such bill to pass or
even come to vote. !, The cause of war,
according to the President, arose on the
first day. of February last. Under the
pending bill of Senator LaFollette, vote
Of all the people of the United States
could be had within thirty days. There
was ample time because war was not
declared until over sixty days had elapsed
after the cause of war arose.. Does
anybody doubt that if vote had been
taken, the people of this country would
have voted against war by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and yet the War Party is
wondering why the American people do
not enthuse over this war.
IF we are fighting for democracy in
the world, why should we fight against
Germany and in favor Of England? OF
all the large nonarchies in this war,
England is probably the most undem-
ocratic. Think of fighting for a de-
mocracy that has a hereditary legislative
body, from which is drawn hereditary
Supreme Court. This cannot be said
of the German Empire. And when you
take into consideration Englands foreign
policy, the case becomes even worse.
The American people have not forgotten
that Great Britain wiped out. the. two
little Boer Republics in. South Africa,
and made them subject to the British
Crown and the House of Lords. They
have not forgotten the oppression Of
Ireland and the refusal to grant her an
autonomous Government. They have
not forgottent the exploitation Of India
and South, Africa.
Groxsads NOT Tenable