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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
ARE WE TRUE TO OUR
SELVES?

THAT'S rather a good sentence"
said Dick. rs / finished the para
graph about women not being able
10 accept fcalty with string tied
TO IL. do you know, dear. that
this womans philosophy makes me
think OF yoursG"
"Of course. and do you know the
reason why. Dick2"
mo, | can't say that l do.
at r. because the philosophy OF
all women who live and think and
experience IL the same. We want
truth and loyalty without strings.
Just as you do. IL IN humanity's
great dcsire-a desire seldom at
tained."
well. what does the woman out
side say?" Dick asked. after sitting
for moment silent, evidently di-
costing my idea.
"She says. '"And what is the an
swer to II all7" | asked the man.
The letter continued:
"'why. dearest, you have already
had the answer he returned. The
whole thing Is over. and / do not
even wish to see her again
Mrs. Margie. IL may be that 1
was jealous, but II seemed to me
that he was a little too anxious not
to see her. ! felt that he was not
so sure that II was all over. as he
wished TO make me sure that the
obsession was ended.
81 cannot tell you how felt. For
the first time in all tho two years
that had seemed to mean so much
to both OF US, / did not at all relish
being mother confessor. The ma
ternal side OF my love for him Ian
guished. and my heart choked so
that | could not speak as | quietly
covered up the hurt. And then. as
i gazed thru blurred eyes at the ap
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
LABOR PLANNING
PR0-WAR TOUR
TO BEAT HUNS
by GEORGE MARTIN

United Press Correspondent
BUFFALO. ~. ", Nov. 10
A nationwide pro-American
propaganda campaign To offset
the secret pro-German propa-
ganda In the ranks Of American
workers Is being planned by the
American Federation OF Labor,
Il was learned today.
Tho quiet preparation OF this cam
paiRn which has been going on for
a week is looked upon by President
Compcrs as one OF tho most i'm
portnnt developments Of the fedora
TONS convention.
To Smooth Out Troubles
This plan is expected TO smooth
out much OF the labor tangle In gov
eminent ahipyartlp. to have sooth.
ing effect on the coal mine situation.
and. tho the brotherhoods are not
affiliated with tho federation. to
help put down the strike and dlsaf-
lection spirit in the railroad group.
The outward and visible signs Of
this propaganda win DO speech
making labor leaders. who viii make
carefully mapped tours among the
different classes OF labor. explaining
the fcderation's procurement at
titude, warning labor against the In
fluence OF German sympathizers
and lmpresslng upon II the urgent
war need OF fun and uninterrupted
endeayor.
English Leader 10 Talk
Tho first great factor In this list
-. -.
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pealing smile on the face OF the man
opposite me. l suddenly found that
1t had no power to move me.
Mrs. Margic. / think that was
the greatest pain have ever
known. l did not for a moment
realize that something beautiful had
gone out OF my life-that some
thing that / thought quite neces-
sary to my happiness had died. and
that l must bury IL decently and
quietly from all human eyes. even
the ingenious ones which were look.
ing at me from across the table in
conservation.
Sweetheart, sweetheart. don't
you understand. can't | make you
understand. that l really care for
you and for no other woman in all
the world? why, the very fact
that l had 10 come TO you with this
story confirms my own feelings In
the matter. l know now, better
than / ever did before. that you are
everything to me. | want you al
ways, dear. I need you.
~ rely upon you, my dear as
the Christians of old were said to
hang on the Everlasting Arms.
Speak TO me, sweetheart. Tell me
YOU understand. and that in the
near future you viii go away with
me far from all this unsatisfactory
unrest and this life of struggle and
hurry
II could hardly believe my ears.
Mrs. Margle. and. as | write II to
you, / wonder If my story is I'M
usual. or have many other women
had this same kind OF experience.
Can man hold woman in his
heart. can he single out one set OF
emotions which are for her alone,
while playing at love with many
others?
AS | write. that old song comes
TO me which Rosina NolSes used to
sing about the sailor who had n
sweetheart in every port, but whose
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
RUSSIA WILL DO FULL SHARE
TO Win WAR, SAYS A. J. SACK

AT this critical moment, in spite
or the gloomy reports from rrtro.
srad~-theso reports are one sided
because the MaNimnliatH are Htill IN
control OF the wircs-i wish 90 opcn
my statement with the most cato
gorical assurance that free Russia.
democratic Russia. will never be n
Stacker In the glorious fight for lIb.
erty and democracy" said a. j.
sack. director OF the Russian Infor.
nation Bureau In the United
States.
'''rhe sacrifices OF Russia In this
about eight million men. and n IL
would only be rcmynbered under
what conditions the Russian army
has fought the battle for democracy.
IL would be recognized that the on
tire world is indebted 10 the Russian
soldier.
No Rifles for Army
AT the recent trial OF aukhom-
linoff. the secretary OF war OF the
old regime. who was accused OF
high treason. Ggn. Yanouahkevitch.
the chief OF the general STAFF OF .the
Russian armies. deacrihod WILDLY
the conditions under which the Rus.
sian army made its retreat from Ga.
iicia In the summer OF 1915.
There were occasions said Gen.
YRnoushkeyltch. when the Germans
knowing that We ala not have any
shells. would put their guns al a
distance Of only 1000 yards and
shot down ono helpless regiment
after another We did not have any
guns. we did not have any rifles. IN
the very beginning OF the war. one
rifle. on the average. was given 10
two soldiers.
soldiers. then 90 four. and finally
one rifle was given 10 every ten
soldiers. Tho soldiers ia tho rear
had 20 walt until their comrades on
tn. firing line were killed 40 that
they should have their rifles and
take their places
t'nhearti Of Bravery
'-rhaEe were the conditions under
which the Russian army WINS fight.
ing under tho old regime. the power.
ful. wonderfully technically equipped
enemy. Tho Russian soldiers. fought
the Germans with bare hands. with
unhoard-of courage. understanding
that even under tho guidance OF the
oxAr. they. fighting on tho side Of
the allies. werr fighting tho battle
for liberty and democracy IN Europe.
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/ This and only this kept up the spirit
OF our army. the glorious army,
which. by turning ~ arms against
tho Germans and pro Germans In
retrograd. accomplished In March.
1917. tho greatest revolution I'm the
history OF mankind.
with the MnxlmaliHts In poanos-
sion OF petroErad. we have at the
present moment In Russia n aitua-
ton somewhat similar "a the aitna.
ton In March. 1917 We had then
potrograd full Of German In.
trlgucs. somehow inclined 90 sep
arate peace. and the entire country.
including the best elements OF Pet.
rograd itself. had royolted ana es-
tabliaheA peoples government
which recognized ms one Of It's main
tasks the prosecution Of the war un.
al the military clique IN Germany In
broken and conditions are establish.
ed for "A lasting democratic peace.
No Separate Peace
Now, nH then. the Idea OF sep
arate peace il. unbcarnblc for the
Russian mind. We will share the
garden OF this war with our allies
TIL the end. and We viii do II now
only for sentimental reasons"
with Pctrogrnd Ia possession OF
the MaximaliHts. We may expect that
national government, IA now pro
vislonai government viii be estab
liahcd Ia aome other city In a short
time. and az It's command VIII be- all
tho progressive forces OF Russia II
must be emphasized that the Max.
imaiiHtH. In their pro German actiyi-
ties do not have any following. even
among the laboring CLASSES.
II personally like the last adviccn
from petroErad The MaKimaliEtH
were our internal disease since the
beginning OF the revolution. Now
the disease IL on the surface. and We
can fight ~. Russia ~ not OF glass
and cannot be broken by the revolt
in PctroErad The new provisional
government. which VIII probably be
established in a few days. viii put
down this revolt by decisive mea.
aurca ard thia win open a new era
In the Russian political situation.
an era 81 order In the country and
ntric, discipline In tho army.
III the allies viii not cease 20
trust Ia Russia and viii render our
country nt this critical moment all
the material and moral help WI.
needs. ws may predict that our
army. rcorganizei. viii actually par
ticlpate In the allied operations next
spring"
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HIGHEST PORT IS
BEING PILED UP
BY Big BUSINESS
Continued From Page I

any original capital investment
IL IL clear. therefore. that the
profits OF these representative cor.
porationa for this first year OF tho
war will equal at least 40 per cent
u the actual capital invested by
Htockhnidera.
Reason for III. &. Of 4.
Those eSorbltanuy high profits
are not only IN considerable r,oa.
sure responsible for tho high cost
Of living. bat they arr even more
directly responsible for the high cost
81 war
II IL quite true that these cor.
poration~ are paying large
amounts Of taxes into the fed
cral treasury. but for every dol.
lar they pay in taxes they are
taking two extra dollars In
profits.
The United States Steel CORPORA.
ton, II " estimated. will have net
earnings az tho end Of this year OF
Sf5i 100000 Out OF this sum IL will
pay fiTS.oo9 900 In taxes: but Il will
have left for distribution to stockhold
ers or rcinvostmout t273.o00 900. In
1918, ono OF the bcRt years in It's
history. the not income was only
si.2t6.9Ss.
In this first year Of the war,
therefore, tho Steel corporation
viii have left. after II has paid
all Its taxes. more than three
times ms large profits as II had
In the best years before the
war.
Now look at the profits Of tho cor.
poratons that make things to eat
and wear
Clothes Profits Quadrupled
American Wooden Co. after pay.
ing it's war taxes. viii have left
81 ,T60. 900, more than four times its
average net earning OF tl.754,792
for tho three years before tho war.
Central Leather Co. which handles
moro leather and hides than any
other American company. viii have
fi3 ,b97 900 profits after war taxes,
within n few dollars Of four times
its average not earnings in the three
pre.war years.
American Sugar Refining Co.
which largely controls the sugar
market. VIII have sl1.T76. 900 after
paying it's war taxes. more than
twice It's average prc-war earnings.
Coal Profits Triple
pittsburg Coal Co. the largest OF
the bituminous coal companies.
after paying war taxes Will have
more than three times its pre-war
profits assured. are the stock market
s2,047.000 I'm 1918.
These are a few samples from n
long list Of the corporations which
control the essential Industries of
the United Statcs: but they are typi.
cal. They represent unquestionably
the highest rate OF profits ever
earned in any country. either In war
or peace.
Tho question naturally win be
asked. why. with such enormous
profits assured are the stock market
values OF American Industrial securi-
ties now doclining?"
There Is only one answer. IL
II because the financiers know
that such profits win not be toll
crate when they become known.
They are apprehcnsive that when
congress meets tho whole revenue
question viii be reopened and drastic
measures for the conscription OF
war profits will be passed
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army BY 1919 shc has the men
and leaders II this n accomplish
Cd. /, IL possible 70 win the war In
1919
I'VE losc Sigh, 81 tho fact that
Russia today IL holding ~ enemy
divisions only seven divisions
we've taken from the Russian font
20 us- against tho Italians. We
know that
"nut once we lose the east front
We ioao the strategic opportunity TO
strike at Germany where rho IN
vital.
'Ther. arc half a dozen places on
the east front where n quick DC
esHlou ~ possible quick decision on
the west front is impossible.
". Must Help
II say II IL folly. and unfair. TO
say the Russians arc out Of tho war
Two never seen tho tins whnn Rus
sia could not rccupcraie.
III il our duty 90 help Fussia re
er-r-auir>. There IN great. strong
undcrtons OF feeling against the
Germans. which viii b. crystaili1ed
into action.
The Hoinhcviki success" NJ the
prcaent IL merely an incident Of the
war. Imagine that bunch OF
crooks got control Of Washington.
and you have tho situation. That
would no, mean that America was
behind them or would not rcadjuHt
herself
Keep Eye on hAiedine
washburn believes that Cen kale-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

cart was true to Pol--the wife he
had left at home.
However much we try to show
ourselves absolutely true to another
person, we never can do 1t, because
we are never absolutely true to our
selves. Perhaps IL the man had
never told me about the American
Beauty rose l would have gone
away with him. / win never know
il, under those circumstances, I
would have been strong enough to
resist. not him alone. but also my
love for him"
tn he eontiuucSD
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
Preside TRAINING
CAMP NEARLY over

'By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 1e.-Six
days more and the Preside officers
training camp will be over.
Today the men are ready for .
lively windup OF their three months
training. Seventy-two hours more In
the trenches is in store for the in
fantrymen, and while the program
for the artillerymen provides for
only three days. work, the officers In
command have given assurance that
they will be able to find few little
things to fill in the other three
days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
German Destroyers
Lost Off Heligoland

BD United Press Leased Wire
AMSTERDAM, Nov. i9.-One. and
possibly two German desuoyers.
were lost with most OF the members
OF their crews in tho fight with the
British naval forces off Heligoland
Sunday, travellers from Germany
said today.
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RUSSIA IN THE WAR TO the FINISH,
DECLARES MAJOR WASBURN HERE

In Russia And he viii carry out IA
vigorous warfare against Germany.
we Americans" Waahburn aayH
win loss men IN proportion 90 the
length OF the war. and the way TO
shorten the war In 10 got behind Rus.
ala. morally. financially. and coonom.
icaIly."
Met nj Depot
Members Of The mission were met
az tho King street station by a
Chamber OF Commerce committee.
beaded by f'rrsident A. J. Rhodes
Rhodes was scheduled to preside
at the evening mass meeting. and
samuel Piles. former L. &. senator.
presided AZ tho chamber luncheon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
NO SEPARATE PEACE,
SAYS NAVY OFFICER

""rhcre1l be no separate peace DO
tween Germany and Russia.
They are talking about an 1mme-
diats peace. meaning world peace.
on tho streets Of Petrograd. but even
today tho man who openly advocated
separate peace would DO taking his
life I'm his hands,
Lieut.. Com. Basil Uwoshinslsy. Of
the Russian navy. made this state
ment on arrival with the special mis-
sion from Washington. Monday.
Gen. Rsledino. no believes. will de-
velop into one OF the strong. agrees
sive leaders during the next few
months.
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Ito be continued
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-20

GOVT May HAVE
TO TAKE CHARGE
Of iHf COAL
(By Associated Press }

Washington, June 20. Govern
ment pools of coal productions and
distributions and of rail and water
transportation was recommended to
Congress by the Federal Trade
Commission as the only means Of
avoiding a disastrous coal shortage
reNt winter The commission says
it believes the coal industry IS par
aiyZing the natoin's industry and
the coal industry itself is paralyqed
BY the failure of sufficient transpor-
tation. He says there is enough
coal cars but they are not handled
properly. The commission would
have producers of coal and trans
poration corporations be paid enouoh
to cover costs and give profits
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-20

plished radical revision of the
French and English Censorship rules.
permitting a much freer flow of all
sorts of war facts and war develop
ments from the fighting areas than is
possible under existing conditions. the
effect, feel sure, would be enor-
mously beneficial to the whole Allied
cause
"For instance, would it not be the
height of wisdom to reverse the policy
which even yet conceals from the
world the full truth about incredible
atrocities in Belgium. atrocities
which. if possible. have been outdOne
in Rumania. and which up to now
have not been publicly disclosed;
adopting a new policy which would
release to the whole world the story
of appalling barbarities perpetrated
by the Germans there-many of them
too horrible to describe from a public
platform, but all of them serving to
show the people here what they might
expect in the event of Hun invasion
of the United States; what sort of
enemy. in fact, it is that we are fight
ing; exposing the fiendish deviltry
which caused thousands of poisoned
candies, filled with typhus germs. to
he dropped from German aeroplanes
for Rumanian children to pick up and
eat; the tragic story of how Queens
little boy. her youngest, picked
up one of these poison-laden sweets in
her garden. ate 1t, sickened almost at
once. lowered between life and death
for weeks and finally died in her arms,
this story being written by the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-20

country for war Oh an enormous scale,
there is almost certain to ensue a
long period of CHASTITY fighting and
wOrld-w suffering ruin and
starvation on every side-and by a
long period ! mean from five to
twenty years, or more.
"The war program cannot be made
effective without the full cooperation
of the people. That cooperation can
not be expected until the people have
been aroused to full and complete
understanding of the war of what it
means to them and their future and
of the obligations and responsibilities
which devolve upon them If it is to
be won within the next two years.
81 would like to report with the ut
most emphasis what | had the priv
ilege of stating recently to the Mer-
chants Association of New York, that
it is absolutely essential for those
who are shaping the general war
program, without further delay, to
organize and project under govern
ment direction, a great and far-reach
ing campaign of information designed
to make the people understand this
war II should be made to reach the
eyes and the hearts and the full un-
derstanding of the people by freely
using the advertising and the new
column of every useful publication
in the United States, and by using
the movies, the billboard. the post
offices. the public buildings, the rail
way stations, and the public convey
ances, as was done in the breat pub
licity campaigns which are success
fully used to arouse the people of
England to full sense of their dan
ger and their responsibilities at a
critical period of the war. In addi-
tion to this, schoolrooms, the lecture
halls, the churches, the libraries, the
city halls, the public squares-all the
meeting places of the people in ev-
cry State of the Union should resound
with the voices of Americas great
est and most forceful speakers. tell
ing the people the full truth. the ba-
sic facts. about the war.
IF, coupled with this urgently need
ed campaign, there could be accom-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-20
Rotary Speaker Would Wake
Americans To The Fact We
Are Now At War

Atlanta. Ga, June 20.-A nation
wide campaign of informatino "delib-
erately designed to bring to people of
the United States quickly to a thor
the war, of why we are in it, of the
kind of enemy we are fighting, and or
the urgent necessity for the whole
people of the United States to join
with their very hearts and souls in
the stupendous task, was advocated
by Pomeroy Burton, in an address
which he delivered today before the
International Rotary Convention here.
Mr. Burton, the well-known American
journalist in London who has been
lecturing in the United States upon
the relation of the United States to
the war, spoke as follows:
For nearly three years the grim
and honey index finger of war has
pointed straight this way.
For nearly three years, and each
succeeding day with accommodating
force, urgent reasons have existed for
putting in order the defensive ma
chinery of this country.
After nearly three years of war
on a scale such as the world never
dreamed of before, involving country
after country, and sweeping steadily
on like an overwhelming tidal wave,
with warning after warning of the
most definite characterize Lusi-
tania, the Sussex, the Arabic-with
lightning flashes and deafening peals
of thunder from the darkening skies
to tell all who were not blind and
deaf of the approaching storm; de-
spite all of these, today finds great
masses of the population throughout
the United State dangerously apathe-
tic and ablivious to the acute peril
which threatens them. 1t also finds
this country astoundingly unprepared.
81 am not one of those who believe
the Allies can be defeated they must
surely conquer in the end; but so
serious are some features of the war
situation today that unless the peo-
pie of the United States awaken
quickly to a full sense of their indi-
vidual responsibilities and join heart
lily in the work of organizing the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-20
HOTEL INSPECTOR MESSER
WILL NOT BE FIRED;
WILL G OTTO COURT

Tallahassee, June 90 Governor
Cats has removed A. l.. Messer as
hotel commissioner and appointed
Jerry Carter to succeed him, but
Messer did not get out. He is still
in the Office and says he is going to
stay there till court orders him
out and sustains the Governor in his
removal order.
In his removal order, the Governor
charge malfeasance and misfeasance
in ONCE and negligence of official
duties Mr. Messer says no such
charges have ever been made
against him as mentioned in the
Governors order, so far as he
knows; at least the Governor has
never advised him of any charges
having been made and he was re-
moved without any such advice and
without the opportunity of hear
ing.
Mr.. Messer says he is not pursu
ing the course he has taken without
the advice of counsel Practically
the entire bar of the city have
agreed to assist without charge in a
contest of the legality of the Cover
nor's action and he will not give up
the ONCE until ordered to do so by
the Supreme Court. Hon. F. M.
Hudson of Miami was in the city to-
day and gave him legal advice on
his position. and has been retained
by Mr.. Messer to assist in the case.
Mr.. Messer's term of Office does
not expire till June 10, 1919, and he
contends that his commission is a
contract with the State till that time,
which contract cannot be abrogated
without just cause, which just cause
does not maintain in his case as
there are no charges and if there
were, no hearing for defense. He
has possession of the Office and the
frst move to oust him will have to
come from the Governor. Anyway
the Governor is going ahead and
having the office checked up by the
State Auditor for the entrance of the
new appointee.
Mr. Carter was asked this after
noon what he was going to do about
Mr.. Messer's attitude. He answered
that 1t was not up to him to do any
thing, but If it were necessary the
Governor could produce sufficient
charges, which Mr.. Messer claims
are lacking. A. L. Brown, one of the
hotel inspectors connected with the
once Of hotel commissioner, resign