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New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

dent Irigoyen he considered a mere pup
pet in his hands.
Said The Chicago Herald:
"lf, as reported. the first series OF reyela-
'ions Of his intrigue in Argentina put Lux
burg in a sanatorum. the latest. Just pub
lished. probably will promote him TO a luna
tic asylum. Never did a plotter stand forth
before the world in such nakedness and in
effectiveness. Never did a supposed dipo-
mat leave more complete and damning
record Of his country's attempt TO play with
friendly government and betrsy il 10 its
own hurt"
But while Luxburg is generally regard
ed as grotesque diplomatic indecency,
the disclosures are of greater moment in
their bearing on his superiors. "The
Philadelphia Public Ledger" Observed
This latest correspondence enables us to
listen, while in delightfully."- matter of fact
way. as between friends who understand one
another perfectly. zimmerman, Kdhlmann
and LuXbUrg talk over ways and means of
ho6dwinking Argentina, using Chile and in-
trguing against the United States, as part
of an impudent policy Of imperialism which
aouts the Monroe Doctrine in the same mat
ter-of-course utilitarisn fashion that it dis
misses from its methods all considerations
Of decency or honor"
The press of the United States. from
Maine to California, has drawn lesson
for this country to learn from it. What
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

tina, perhaps, to the verge Of action and
has served to define even more clearly
than the famous "spurlos versenkt" mes
sage and the Mexican disclosures the real
attitude OF the German. government. The
series was given out simultaneously in
Washington and Buenos Ayres. It
aroused some sardonic amusement and
disgust here and caused a few riots in
Argentina, but at this writing the deci-
sion Of the Argentine government as to
action is still in the balance.
The kilograms dis, osed intrigues in
tended to unite Argentina, Bolivia and
Chile against the United States; to keep
Argentina out of the war at all events,
and to control its trade and business after
as well as during the war They also
referred nonchalantly to the "reorganiza-
ton of South Brazil"-by Germans. They
we're dotted with contemptuous refer
ences to South Americans as Indians
under a thin veneer" ard carried the full
Luxburg luxuriance of adjective. The
Ministers who opposed his schemes were
probably bribed." The Foreign Minis
ter is a theatrical person" ond Presi
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

an alliance Of the Roman Catholic Federal ion
with the Labor par,e and the Industrial
Workers Of the World"
Very little news escapes from Australia.
The censorship is exceedingly strict. ami
Australian papers arc late in reaching
this country. 1t is known that labor
troubles have been acute and as THE
New York Times expressed it. there are
strong disloyal elements in the popula-
ton The country has enjoyed a large
measure Of "war prosperity" but the pac.
fist element is strong. Australia" said
"Thc New York Evening Post" COM
menting editorially on the referendum.
"has been through a most hectic YEAR with
a general strike bordering on revolution and
the almost complete tying M Of AL shipping
Tor months at time. The British govern
ment has been unable 20 move a bushel Of the
100000 tons Of wheat it agreed 90 take be-
cause of lack Of shipping. and the sinking ~
several steamers in the Australian trade has
further complicated matters. While the eour-
try has been ENJOYING distinct war pros
rcrty and the government has had no trouble
't laiNiiE JUS war IohnS, HuSiaia mas NOT
been a happy country and will welcome the
coming Of pcace a. readily as any other land
Mr. Hughes and his coalition colleague
announced during the campaign that they
would not remain in office il the second
attempt to procure conscription failed.
"The opposition" said "The Toronto
Globe" discussing the possibility of such
a failure. "would be compelled to take
the full consequences of policy which
would mean the gradual elimination Of
Australia from the fighting line" How
far this may be true of the result may ce
inferred from the fact that although Aus
tralia has sent $4,000 men to the front
she now has overseas only 2O6,000. and
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30
Australia Lines Up Against Conscription

F6inc.s' who have doge their best to hinder
Au5traiias effective participation in the var.
They have not hesitated. IN the language Of
tie Premier. 10 do Germarv's dirty work by
fomeuting the most disastrous strike in the
ccuntrys historv. which, while 10 eventually
lrokc down and involved the strikers IN great
loss and suffering. did seriously delay thc dis
patch OF transports with reinforcemcn.s and
Of shiDs with wheat snd other war material.
Further anomalies in the situation were
summarized by "Thc Ottawa Citizen
which pointed out that in the first refer
endum most Of the the soldier vote was
against compulsion, adding:
"At the time Of The taking Of the refer
eudum. some fourteen months ago. Austria IA
hod sent 32O 900 volunteers out OF pOpua-
tion Of about 5,o0O,OOO. she had financed her
self. had co0perated in conserving her sup
lilies Of wool, metals ard other raw materials
for Allied use and had controlled her shipping
TO conform 20 Allied needs. She had done
better everything considered, than any other
Of the overseas dominions. Since then she has
done more. but her recruiting figures have
fallen Of"
What the future developments in Aus
tralia may be remains in doubt. but oisap-
pointment is expressed at the result in the
press of the United States and Canada.
As "The st. John IN. b. Standard"
summed it up, for Canadian opinion:
"Our decision will be handed to our de-
scendants as one Of the priceless nuggets in
the mine Of Canadian history. We have sub
ordinated ourselves and our personal happ-
ness for the wellbeing of our brothers and
our country; il will be matter for everlast-
ing regret n glorious Australia. whose name
Is imperishably written in letters OF blood
and fire upon the shell-swept dunes Of Gal
lpoi and on many BLOODY field in France
and Flanders, shall prefer personal comfort
end happiness 70 the veal of Che Empire and
the support OF her splendid legions over
seas"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

needs 1000 cnlistments a month to main
tain the present strength. whereas volun-
teers during the ten months up to Noyem-
ber | amounted to only $4,000 accepted
mcn-that Is, only 5000 per month
Canadian editorial comment is caus.ic.
"The st. John ~. b. Standard pointed
ont that the probable resignation Of Pre-
mier Hughes and his coalition Cabinet, as
result Of the defeat OF conscription,
"would throw Australia into a condition
little short Of political chaos and that
"the retirement from public life Of the
strongest individual force in that commu-
nifty might bring into the limelight social
;stic leaders pledged TO visionary schemes
for the betterment q mankind
On the other hand. Crawford Vaughan,
an Australian labor leader and former
Premier. asserted in a speech delivered at
Ogden. Utah, that Australia is in the war
to the end He is reported by THE Og-
den Examiner" TO have urged the labor
ing men to unite back of the government.
to realize that the war is not one Of capi-
taIists against capitalists, but Of entire
free people against military autocracy,
representing the German capitalists as
well. who would gain dominion over the
world
Commenting on the apparent result Of
the referendum, "The Montreal Star
though still hopeful that the full poll may
show victory for Hughes and conscrip-
ton. said that it was difficult to realize
the strength, not to say viciousness, of
the opposition in Australia, and con-
tinued:
premier Hughes in prediction mani
festo. uses strong language TO describe the
pacifsts. extremists, ]. W ". men and Sim
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

Adler Works. Of Frankfort-on- Mair. earned
s2.9OOO0O gross profits on a capital Of s3,-
100000 for 1916, as compared with Sl,7TT,OO0
for 1919. Besides that The concern wrote of
si0i000 and $4,000, respectively, for the
past two years. which compares with only
$40 COO for The last peace gear. For last
year its dividend was left al % per cent, in
deed, which vas ,he same as for 1918; but
over and above the big AMOUNTS written Off
ID increased the sum catpied forward 20 new
account from $4,000 TO 1891 600
The Neckafsulm Works have distributed
since 1918 the following dividends: 2. s. -,
and Is per cent: the Hanss-Iloyd Works, 8.
5. u and ~ per cent and the National New
Automobile Company. q. 2. 10 and II per
cent. But the most interesting Of all il the
case Of the Daimler Motor Company This
concern, which has hitherto been operating
with capital OF 50 900 600. made FOR 1915
gross profits OF s3.O95,OOO, or one and one
half times ts capital, whereas IL earned only
$50 500 for the year 1913. Since 1918 the
dividend has steadily risen. as follows; II,
l6. 2S and 35 per cent. At the same time
the company has raised It's reserves from
1875. 900 10 $1,000 600. Besides that it has
written of the full value OF all is buildings,
machinery and even its land. down TO one
mark. The value of these has been written
down 70 81 ,335, 900 last year Besides that it
has this year quadrupled its capital by al
lowing each shareholder TO buy at 1o7 three
new shares for every cid one held Consid-
ering the fact that the stock Is quoted many
times higher than this subscription price
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

sent a very large contingent Of volunteers
to the front.
Furthermore. the conscription pro
gramme of the Hughes-Cook government
was not radical. as it called merely for
sufficient men TO make up the deficit @,
volunteers in the needed quota Of 1000
recruits a month. Premier Hughes en-
phasized this in his appeal. saying:
"This is the governments proposal: We ask
the electors for power 10 raise bv compulsory
lallot the difference between the number Of
recruits raised by voluntary enlistment and
tho number required. Compulsion is confined
10 single men. widowcrs and divorced men
between the ages OF twenty and forty-four
who are without children dependent upon
them. The government will not exceed the
limits Of the authority asked that is, it will
not call IN married men. or any of the classes
or persons exempt under tho proposal
Voluntary enlistment was to continue,
and the list Of exemptions was long. Yet
apparently Australia has refused 10 fol-
low the lead of Canada and New Zealand.
The elements contributing TO this result
are complex and difficult of analysis, cspe-
cially as the facts at hand arc fraemen-
tary. and the little comment that comes
through from Australia is apt TO be strong
ly partisan on one side or the other But
il is clear that the chief organized opposi-
tion came from the labor body and from
the various socialistic elements. It. is also
charged that sectarian religious influences
were at work. "The Christian Science
Monitor" in comment on a Melbourne cable
of the election asserted:
"Thc scctarian issue which has again been
raised when tho people OF Australia are faced
With the question OF conscription was one Of
the prime factors in the decision Of the last
referendum. il stood out 50 clearly that no
surprise was occasioned by the discovery Of
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

"LOSE upop the heels of the great
,.;.,or,. Con. .orscrir,io,, in Canada
~
anu ''' ''''' p '0'''' '''' WIN '''' w
cSon OF that Dominion TO subordinate
everything to the task of winning the war,
comes the news that Australia has appar-
entity voted against conscription by about
100000 Of total of 2.OO00o0 votes. The
soldiers ballots are not all reported at this
writing. but it is felt that they are not
likely to turn tho scale. This is the second
referendum i'm Australia ON the issue. Il
was defeated little over a year ago by
about 81 .O00 majority. the result then hav-
ing been attributed in a large measure TO
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30
Spain is Raising
a New Army

NNE Of the most distinguished month
I lies Of Spain, "Estudio" BARGE
lona). publishes > very instructive
essay on the reorganization. now under
way. Of the Spanish army. Since Spain,
in spite OF her at present firm and sincere
resolve to remain strictly neutral. is liable
70 be dragged at any moment into the
bloody maestrom. resume OF Senof
Leandro CubiIlo's expose is Of interest 10
all those who count the possibilities Of the
future.
The nucleus Of the new army is 10 be
100000 to $4,000 men. with The reserve
forces numbering from 6O0,0o0 70 70o,-
900 men. The Spanish General staff is
quite conscious Of the necessity Of being
able 10 mobilize ultimately an army of
about 2.000,000, j. c., 10 per cent Of the
total population, this being the average
recruiting ratio Of the French, German
and British nations in the present war.
Such a sacrifice for Spain seems alto
gether prohibitive In view OF her weak
economical condition. But this writer docs
not hesitate to assert that, should the new
political Constellation Of Europe, which is
bound to dominate the Continent immedi-
ately after The conclusion Of peace, abso-
lutely command the above named maxi
mum increase Of the Spanish army the
nation will have, willy4nlIy, to foot the
bill. in men and money. As to Che latter,
the annual war budget Of the new Spanish
army, with its planned effective Of 500.
900 TO 100000 men. would attain the, for
Spain, enormous total of about 100000
600 pesetas.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30
Victory is "Our Immortal Pris.
oner," Cries d'Annunzio

the water Of life. regenerating as the
water Of baptism.
If there be a stream which flows near
your home, il is Of this water. II there
be brook which marks the limit of your
lands, it is Of this water. III there be u
fountain in your village square, it is Of
this water IL runs by your walls, before
your gates, through the streets of all the
Italian cities. 1t runs before the thresholds
Of all our homes. Of ali our churches. OF
all our sanctuaries. 1t protects against
tle destroyer OF all our altars and all our
nearths. From this water alone can you
.quench the thirst Of your women, your
sons and your elders. otherwise they
will perish. Otherwise their end will be
desola,ion
Have you understood? This river il the
principal vein that bears our Iifeblood. II
IS the deep vein in he heart of the Father
land. If TIA. vein be severed the
heart will stop It's beating. To cleanse
every drop Of this water which may be
sullied by the enemy each one Of us is
ready to give all his blood Never before,
as here, we're life and death so united into
3 iberating and creating power. All the
light OF a thousand victorious days does
not equal the light Of one day of resist
ance. We have victory planted in this
stream, and she stands with us undaunted
and unshaken. We are certain, o soldiers,
o defenders, that in little while, as the
leaves Of spring, the new wings Of victory
will burst forth from the unclosed wounds.
and she will fly there beyond, above the
fcreheads of our dead, who stand and wait.
Thither will she fly to the boundaries Of
those sepulchres where our heroic dead
sleep, .thither, beyond our crosses OF wood
and iron, and still further beyond
And that which was lost for days shall
be regained for centuries.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30
Count Luxburg Again!

nation" asked "The Baltimore Ameri-
can" in view of these revelations, "can
put any trust in the Kaiser's peace pro
posals while every act Of German diplo-
mats and ministers is so tainted with de-
ception. with falsehood, with corruption,
with deceit? Germany has proved itself
the pariah Of the nations and has carried
on the war in ways that will condemn it
TO seat of dishonor through all the years
to come"
The Springfield Republican" to the
same effect said:
Altogether IL is humiliating exhibit Of
Ike moral rottenness that has infected Ger
man diclomacy. and this correspondence fully
iustifes a refusal 20 negotiate with 50 false
and conscienceless a government until the
most explicit and public statement of its
aims has been made. And quite possibly
this publication. which has been made with
the consent Of the Argentine government,
may have considerable effect upon the
pending conference Of Latin-Ameriean coun-
tries, to which even Mexico has sent q rep
resentative.'
There is no doubt as to the effect of the
disclosures in this country, but, as "The
Boston Transcript explained politics in
Latin America are purely personal, and
if Irigoyen retains his hold on the ma
chnery. the Indignation of the Argentine
public will probably go for naught."
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30
The Japanese Chauffeur

4 n ARTICLE in recent issue Of
a The Japan Magazine" pub
lished in Toxic, states that al
though the number of automobiles in
Japan is far less than that boasted by
Europe, 1t is on the increase, especially
since the appearance of war milionaires.
The japanese chauffeur must be much
more careful than his Western colleagues,
for in Japan there are, as a rule, no side
walks and people wander all about the
streets, at all times, never seeming 10 be
conscious of any danger until they are
about to be run over. The speed regula-
tions are, consequently, so strict that an
automobile, at least in the streets of the
larger towns, is scarcely more expeditions
than the jinrikisha.
Very recently a quite up-to-date school
for chauffeurs was opened in one Of the
suburbs Of Toxic It is so far the only
school Of the kind in Japan. The term Of
study Is six months for day scholars and
seven months for night students. Some
Of the graduates are working in the South
Sea Islands and the United States. The
regular curriculum embraces physics, me-
chanics, mathematics and English.
H. 1914 an automobile association was
founded, publishing a smart periodical for
chauffeurs and automobile owners. The
school Of Mr.. Suzuki, the chief japanese
promoter of automobiing as a profession.
has turned out to date 256 graduates, l43
being at present in training.
The purchase and upkeep of a motor car
in japan are rather high at present. as all
Of them have TO be imported and duty
paid on them.
No phase Of motor life has been more
developed in Japan than the taxicsb busi.
ness. Several big companies are paying
large dividends to their shareholders. The
average fare is yen an hour.
Almost all Of the great families of the
country own raotor ears, and il Is fss.
coming to be the sign Of a gentleman 10
| possess one. --N
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

D'Aarua.io is probablg the most
Gctire OF all the greoi poets in The
.rorld to-doy. Besides being on or'aior
IN the seycice of Italy, he Is also re,y
prolific propagondist. he issues almost
as many appeals to the Italian soldi<rs
and people as he Rokes fights in his
machine. 4 report 1eos circulated by
the Germans late III Norceber fbat nc
had been token prisoner by them. This
pr0red antopnded. DARHUR:i0 Vos
safe at the front. He delivered the fol-
Iocing impdSsioned speech to NE de-
tenders Of his belored Venice. II 7cas
printed ~ tpN n the '"Cortiere delta
Sera," waoSe London edito, translated
It, as here produced, for "T'he PcH
Mall Gazette"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30
By Gabrielle d'Annunzio

q OLDlERS! companions. \ year ago
e we sang with painting breath on the
desperate summit of Neliki. The
rhythm Of our chant was broken only by
the thunderbolt of battle.
To-day we stand firm here. No longer
DO we stumble and stagger on the broken
rocks of the Carso. Our feet are set on
kindly soil. Our talons arc implanted in
the pure substance of the Fatherland,
which is pore vital than our flesh itself,
more dear than our very hearts, more dear
than the hearts Of those who are dear to
us. We stand firm here o companions.
Our footprints are implanted on a shore
Of destiny.
Verify | say to you that this undaunted
stand against the invader is more glorious
than our trackless advance on the noun
tain, infinitely more glorious than our
whlrlwind assault on that barren hill.
Indeed, think that do wrong in call
ing TO your mind the memory of deed
that has been accomplished. For us to-
day there must be no remembrance except
The remembrance OF our dead who sleep
yonder where we 10 longer are, ard the
remembrance of the living who remain
behind us at our altars and our hearts.
Nothing else matters. All else must rest
in silence.
For a thousand days did we not each
day raise aloft our courage, our arms, our
equipment, our skill and our numbered
strength above the weakness Of dissensiOn
the snares of treason and all the mistakes
and ell the miseries? But it does not
matter.
There, where even the bread in our
pockets weighed us down, did we hoist our
cannon; were we borne forward in the
impetus Of battle where men could scarcely
crawl on hands and feet, did we lay the
pavements Of Roman roads where even
the claw Of the eagle had not rested. II
does not matter.
This angel Of victory who is with us on
this tremendous confne has not wings;
she must not have wings. There was a
custom in olden days according TO which
: the wings Of Victory were cut off so that
she might not depart from her place
among her people. That she may not de-
part from Us here, let MS mercilessly chop
of her wings with our axes. Mutlated
and bleeding, let rs bind her here face 10
face with the invader She stands on this
bank of death as our immortal prisoner,
and she looks upon us with those virginia.
eyes of hers which have the hue Of these
holy waters.
Perhaps there are other waters in the
rest Of the Fatherland to-day. Tell me
Of them. Is there to-day thirst Of the
Italian soul which can be assuaged else
where? Tell me Of IT, Are there other
streams in Italy? do not want to re-
member them. Nor do you.
Soldiers from the country, soldiers from
the cities, farmers. artisans. men of every
class and of every province in Italy, forget
everything else for the moment and re-
| member that this water alone lie for US
New-York tribune., 1917-12-30
Bv George Bernard Shaw
-EHE conventional attitude of the hhg
: H-hmah 10 the person he fondlS

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n r eoiiNeii',0l.,'' I -, ,,' ,,,,,
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Ilsh l"iIil''eS WIZ ''i''e -.
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nos anu S"oLu ,'''''. '' "
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were V'e'ei Ci'O'-'' - -
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'"S'''O'' ''' amy 00''.''' W .,-',','.y -,
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Ut! WHO H"ppC" ~ '9 ,''''s - ~ -, -
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lhe imagination ol 'le'i HoS,s' i"T''
when an Irlshman comes 10 Ensl%'' ne
preiends TO be humorous uaIeue' i'' ''N-
e's'y generous, iona OF "sn'''s' O"' ',ll
soit-heafled' H1 becomes III S'ioi - "i''''
IS called q stage l-'sil''aii' ANU a., o','''
western ioreigheIs oo u'e same !. S"eS
ma 'haV 'he EhgiiSh oo"'7p'io'i " '"N''
national chaiacIerisllcS - q HaI'eIiiis o''''
but the japanese IN Lngiahu ulu i'o' Uo
'hiS, partly because the Ehgiish ctarac'el
was TOO strange lof lnein 70 Uil'f' is1'''"
ana partly because 'he lhihgs 'he Eng
ishman expected the japanese 70 90 were
not possible. For example one cannot
Away be shouting banzal. or commit
ting suicide.