The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-27
CHORUS OF APPEALS
Chancellor, Joined by Newspapers Of
Different Parties, In Effort to Dis.
suade Men from Desperate Step in
Effort to Enforce Demands.

ltltef HOW Oafe you uely MIN,
He will be a mean hound who does
not work so long as the army stands
opposite the enemy, The worst enc
mics are among us They are small
minded people and those who instigate
a strike must be branded before the
nation as traitors to the fatherland
and to the army. Those who listen to
their words are towards.
who dares to stop when linden
burg commands him to work? We are
not far from the goal The nations
existence is at stake
Copenhagen, April 27.--Via Londorl
All the German newspapers today in
dicate a deep and widespread appre-
hension that a revival of last weeks
strike movement is imminent The
whispers Of a possible May Day strike,
which came from few papers yest"r.
day, swelled today to chorus Of eX-
postulation and appeal to the working
men not to allow themselves to be
swept off their feet by strike agitators
nor to leave their brothers in the field
in the lurch by checking the stream of
munitions and supplies.
Stern Warning.
First and foremost comes the Of
fetal proclamation from Chancellor
Won Bethmann-H Hollweg, addressed for
mally to the federal states, but really
to labor, and containing both appeal
and a stern warning against further
interference with the munitions work
The ways and means committee of the
reichstag indirectly seconds the ap.
peal with communication to the
army, thanking the heroes of Arras
and the western battlefelds. and pledg.
ing the solid support of the country in
difficult hour.
a manifesto from the four big min
ers' unions warns the resident men,
bers against reckless action on account
Of unsatisfactory food conditions and
the failure Of municipal authorities to
supply the necessary rations.
Fraternal Words.
Don't permit yourself in thes,
grave times to be dragged into rioting
and strikes Is the key sentence of
the manifesto showing that not mere.
ly an orderly demonstrative walkout,
but actual violence is feared I'm In,
great mining and manufacturing dis.
tricts Of Westfalen and Salisca. Fin.
Ially there is another official announce.
ment that great combing out of the
industries Is necessary and imminen,
| 10 secure men for the army This gives
/ the government any needed justifcl.
/ tion for sending TO the front munition
, workers who yield TO temptation. The
announcement declares that large
numbers OF workmen. formerly exempt
ed from military service so as to keen
/ important industries working must now
be sent to the front. They will be
replaced by men obtained under th,
military auxiliary service law and
women.
To Fill Gaps.
Some of the men taken from the in
dustries will be sent 10 fll the gaps re-
sulting from the tremendous casual
ties In the battles on the western from
and others TO permit the release o
older men, particularly the fathers o
families, while still others will ser,,
as substitutes for skilled miners nov
with the colors, but more urgently
required In the coal mines.
! The newspapers markedly avoid an,
lattention TO the Swedish labor trouble
evidently concluding that these nigh
serve as an evil example. The almos
entire absence in the German news
papers of Wednesday afternoon an,
Thursday morning Of dispatches re
garding the Swedish disturbances q
so great as perhaps TO indicate censor
ship on the subject
People Restless.
All In all, a strong ferment Is evI
dent among the laboring masses eau.
ed by food conditions including th
reduction of rations and the extrem
cost OF living, and WEAKNESS Of wal
This view is confirmed by an Amer
can business man who has Just su,
ceeded In leaving Germany and VIII,
though ignorant OF the indication
given by the German newspapers q
yesterday and today, told the Assoc
ated Press correspondent that Berli
was still seething with strike feelip
and that the impression was wild,
, spread that there will be anotbo
strike outbreak Oh May Day.
Persons here familiar with cond
tons In Germany. however EXPIRE
themselves AS finding n dtOI,,,i, ,