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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
When PaY,sc Seszes Coa11,t1u

Panic or impending danger, or even
supposed danger, often causes ordinarily
level-headed men to do strange things.
Undue haste to suppress public opinion
by the adoption Of the Spy bill and to
invoke CONSUMPTION before the patriotic
citizens of this country were given an
opportunity to enlist are cases in point.
The executive committee of the New
York Board of Trade and Transporta-
ton is endeavoring to secure the adop-
ton of a measure in congress that would
give the President power to suspend, in
time of war, any laws excluding aliens
from the United States. The avowed
purpose is to permit the importation of
Asiatic labor to work the farms. It does
not require much of an imagination to
realize what the result would be after
the war is over. It is proposed by the
instigators of the bill to return these
Asiatics to their respective countries
at the close of hostilities. To be effective
such labor would have to be brought
over in large numbers probably a
million of them. The difficulty in re-
turning that number of men when peace
is restored may we'll be imagined when
the trouble that is now found in keeping
them from constantly filtering across the
border.
If great numbers of foreign laborers
are necessary to produce the food supply
why not bring some of the thousands of
able bodied men now confined in the
prison camps of the Allies, who are now
taxing the ability of their captors to feed?
In fact it is the feeding of these men that
partially makes it necessary for the
United States to expend added force in
raising more and larger crops during the
war: These men would no doubt well
come the change Of being brought to the
United States and earn their, living and
be-. paid something for their services,
rather than live the idle. life: they are
now leading. At the conclusion OF
peace they could return to their native
lands, but if they chose to remain here
they would be welcome. 81
The Public Magazine truthfully re-
marks, in discussing the proposal OF the
Board of Trade committee, that real
craftsmanship consists in going with,
not contrary to, the natural course OF
events; and if emergency labor is to be
imported, let it be such as can be as
simulated, rather than kind that will
lead to further trouble.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
EDITORS BRAIN THROBS.

Among the bills passed by the legisla-
ture on the last day was one to create a
county weed inspector. We have noticed
that the cigars were getting to bepretty
rotten lately and hope the new regula-
lions will be stringent Springfield Ad-
cGnce.
The GAINESVILLE Argus says the man
who supports his family on $40 week is
fnancier. Not only that but he is a
hero deserving of a Carnegie medal or
something more Observation-Disclosures
Free Press. -.
Carranza assures us of his neutrality
which, being correctly interpreted, means
the old cuss is plotting mischief again.
Tracy Herald.
It would be only retributive justice if
the government should institute a search
of all private property to disclose the
surplus food stored and con6scate all
such stored food beyond a specified
reasonable amount. Such action is not
unlikely if prices continue to soar
Rock County Herald
When your wife welcomes you home
with CHEEKY smile these house cleaning
days you can make up your mind that
she discovered a stray bean on the
pantry shelf. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
There is one young man in Manka-
to who would seem to be preparing for
Red Cross work. He gets so cross that
he sees red whenever his folks suggest to
him that he ought to go to work.
MGmkdto Review.
It is said the Figures won't lie," but
it beats the deuce how many liars
around this own can figure. Hopkins
NeWs.
The war loan of $10,000,000, 900
amounts to 500 per capita for the
population of this nation and is the
largest war debt ever made at one time.
Still, it is but the. beginning.-Le Sueur
NeaCs.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
UNIVERSAL TRAINING is
DISCUSSED BY STUDENTS

A recent issue of the Minnesota Daily,
edited and published by the students
of the University, contained the follow
ing on the subject of CONSUMPTION and
universal service:
''The Interpretation of President Will
sons phrase 'univer al service is be
coming a source of worry to that tribe
of Sunshine patriots who were most
vociferous in their demands for war.
There has been a rumor that the Presi-
dent meant exactly what he said, that
not only the young men from 18 to rs,
but also men of every age, and oh,
horror of horrors!- even their surplus
incomes will be taken for the service of
the nation. The reaction to this rumor
is indeed enlightening! The Twin City
newspapers have expressed their edi-
torial condemnation of any scheme that
would strike surplus incomes and men
who do not happen to be physically per-
feet and "between the ages of 18 and 25."
Yes, of course, that would derange the
economic life of the nation! 1t might
bring the taste of war little closer to
some of those who felt themselves safe
in advertising their patriotism! Let
us write the'editorials of the nation, and
we care not who fights it's war! that is
the sentiment of the 'parlor patriots
and the mouth warriors I
"Yet if the phrase universal service
is to be anything more than an empty
phrase, what course other than the
&C ;cription of all men and all wealth
for the use of the nat on can be followed?
Does the duty of defending the nation
fall only on the young men, between
the age of 18 and 25,' who have kept
themselves physically fit for service?
Does marriage, or cross-eyes, or a fallen
arch, or large income, multi y mans
duty to his country in time of war? If
the young men in the class represented
by the university men of this country
who are best fitted to carry on the work
of civilization and progress, are to be
selected 'on the democratic idea of
equality of service to kill the citizens
of another nation, is it not also demo-
cratic and just that the others be selected
to give their labor and wealth for the
same cause?
''War is no longer an honorable pro-
fession, to be followed by the few and
applauded by the many. It is bitterly
disagreeable misfortune; and when it
comes by necessity to any nation, it
must be made national affair. If the
lives of the physically perfect young men
are to be at the di posal of the nation;
then the labor and the wealth, at least,
of the others should also be subject
to conscription.'' -. 49,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
CLIFFORD PINCHOT MAKES
~ AN APPEAR. TO FARMERS

Editor Open Forum;I .a.,.
In this great time, when every citizen
must do his part, the President has made
his chief appeal to the men who live on
the land. He is right in doing so, for
the safety of our country just now is in
the hands Of our farmers. I mean that
the safety of the United States against
foreign invasion hangs on the decision
of the farmers of the forty eight states.
The two great weapons in this war
are arms and starvation. The war
against German arms will be won or lost
in France-the war against starvation
will be won or lost in America. But it
is still possible that the submarines may
be able to keep food enough from reach
ing England to starve her into SUBJ
mission.
If the submarines win, the first item
in the terms of peace will be the English
fleet. -s;:a> ,>.s,.- .-'-. s. .s-- ...
What will happen to us then? Every
man who stops to think knows the
answer. We shall have money, food,
labor, land--everything that is desirable
in the world except the power to protect
what we have. Experts estimate that.
it will take us nine months to get ready
to meet an army of even 100000 men,
with modern artillery.
Even if the armies of our Allies
should crush the German military power
this summer, before the shortage of food
can reach the point of want, the world
would still need vast quantities of Ameri-
can food. But if they do not, only one
course can make us safe, and that is to
grow food enough on our farms for our
selves and our Allies, and to put ships
enough on the sea to carry the food, in
spite of the submarines, to the men who
are fighting our fight. 4
If the war lasts beyond this summer,
it will be the American farmer who will
win or lose the war, who will overcome
militarism and autocracy, or allow them
to spread and control the world, ourselves
included.
This is no fanciful picture, but sober
fact. Many a man will make light of it
until he comes to think it over, but I
venture to say that few will treat it
lightly after careful thought. It is no
more impossible than the great. War
itself appeared to be-, only a few days
before it began. ~.
1t is true that we can greatly increase
the available food supply out of grain
now used in making liquors, and by re-
ducing household waste. But when
these two things are done, and done thor
oily, they will not be enough. The
final decision will still rest in the hands
OF the men who raise our food in the
first place. .a..........
r. The clear duty of the Nation is to
guarantee the farmers fair price for
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02

their crops when grown, and reasonable
supply of labor at harvest. The clear
duty of the farmer is to raise food enough
to win this war.
No such responsibility has ever rested
on any class of men since the world be-
gan as rests to day on the farmers Of
America.
Clifford Pinchot,
Milford, Pa.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
Entered as Second Glass Matter at the Post
office at New Ulm. Minnesota
An Excellent Example for
NeW Ulna to Follow III.

Mrs. C. G. REIN, who returned re-
Gently from a visit at her old home at
Osceola, Wis, last week contributed an
excellent account of her trip for the
Reviews Open Forum. It is hoped that
every reader of this paper not only read
the story written by Mrs. Rein, but also
pondered we'll over what she had to say
of the achievements wrought in that
Wisconsin village within the past year
or two. If there are any who did not,
they are advised to dig up and read and
re-read the article until they have COM
1nitted it to memory. 1t shows what
any town, or rather the people of any
town, can do if they will only catch the
right spirit and then all pull together.
Osceola has been a pretty, but sleepy
little town, just across the Minnesota
state line for these many years, as much
as an ordinary lifetime. The people
until recently were content to let it be
that and nothing more. People came
and people went. They grew up and
went their way-most of them finding
more life and what they thought more
to make life worth living in the large
cities, or in other climes, while old folks
dozed along and let Osceola remain
just pretty little village. But one day
they woke up and realized what they
really had right in their own midst
that they had the makings of a really
live and wide awake little city, and then
they set about to make it what it could
have been years and years ago.
They have the vision of Future
Osceola," and they are making it a real
live city.
We opine that Mrs. REIN had two
valid reasons for writing the article;
One Tor the purpose of giving the Review
readers an interesting account of her
visit, and the other as an object lesson
of what the citizens of other towns can
do if they set themselves about it.
Of course, New Ulm can hardly be
classed with the ''sleepy" towns, but
with the proper "pull together spirit
much can be done that has not been done.
There are any number of opportunities
to make this larger, better and a more
attractive city than it is by all pulling
together and developing what we have
within our midst to make it so.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
Useless to W0lt Action

Two weeks ago meeting was held at
the High School building for the purpose
of discussing recreation and playground
plans for this city. The proposition
received something of black eye as far
as New Ulm is concerned, for the present,
at least.
Charles F. Weller of Chicago, asso-
ciate secretary of the Recreation and
Fairgrounds Association of America,
outlined the work of his organization,
which is supported by some 5000 con-
tributors from all over the United States.
1t means much more than few play
grounds and the apparatus for their
equipment. It means score of things
of which the city and surrounding
country are in sore need. It means
above all real community spirit, and
there is probably no place where that
community spirit is more essential than
here.
The principal objection expressed at
the meeting was that now is an inoppor-
tune time to take up any new questions.
The only reason for this is that the
country is now at war. What if it is?
For that reason, if for no other, the play
grounds plan, as outlined by Mr.. Weller
should be started Should the war
continue for any length of time, which of
course every one hopes it will not, there
will be scores of boys left at home while
their fathers and older brothers are at
the front. These youngsters in the
meantime will be left practically to shift
for themselves.
1t is in just such times as these, above
all others, that the growing youth of the
country should be conserved, and no
better plans for that conservation could
be made than thru that of the play
grounds as outlined by the Recreation
and Fairgrounds Association OF America.
There is an erroneous idea prevalent
in this city that the plan is a money
making scheme for the association or
at least scheme to bring experts here
to be foisted on the community at fat
salary. This Is farthest from the truth.
The fact is the association itself pays a
part of the expense of these experts, who
spend only a portion of their time in the
town engaging them, and that but for
a few months.
The plan has been adopted in some
forty Minnesota cities and villages and
each and every. one so far expresses
pleasure that they have done so.
Why should New Ulm be ataggard in
such matters?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
A Thoughtless Proceeding

It is currently reported that one of the
teachers Of the high school recently read
to the pupils an extract from one of the
daily newspapers wherein it is stated that
the Germans use the dead bodies of
soldiers for fertilizing purposes. Whether
any comment was made or not, the i'm
preston was left on the minds of the
pupils that the teacher believed the state
ments made.
It is bad enough that the press calls the
Germans barbarians and Huns, doing it
Tor the purpose of creating a spirit OF
enmity against anything that is German
while knowing full well that the conduct
of the German soldiers is no. more
atrOcious than that of soldiers OF any
nation and that the German people are
no less humane than those of any other
nation. The people of this city who are
probably 80 per cent Germans or of
German descent are powerless to prevent
the scurrilous remarks and attacks made
by the daily press, but they certainly
ought not to permit the teachers of their
schools to pass falsehoods to the pupils
as gospel truth. We are the last to
advocate the suppression of truth but we
do ask that teachers of our pupils, for the
sake of decency and fairness and right,
to be careful what statements made by the
peril 1ious metropolitan press are passed
to the young people of our city as truth.
Freedom of speech among ones equals
is right and proper but when between
teacher and scholar judgment should be
used lest misunderstanding arise. The
school board and the superintendent
have a plain duty to perform and that is
TO prevent the maligning of those who
are blood brethren of the employers of the
Instructors. Teachers are at liberty to
have their own opinions but it is neither
kind nor wise to force them upon children
who are not equipped to hold their own in
an argument with their teacher. If there
is no truth in the rumor of the indiscre-
ton of the teacher, the falsehood should
be run to earth and the teacher set right
before those who have been hurt by an
apparent deliberate insult to the German
people.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02

The War Department has fatty re-
fused to allow Colonel Roosevelt to
raise an army to fight with the Allies in
France. A Congressman was Kissed by
his colleagues the other day because he
said the reason for turning down the
colonel was the fear of the administra-
ton that the Oyster Bay statesman
might gain political prestige should he
be permitted to carry out his plan.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02

Miss Kate Welter has returned from
a visit of several days with her sister,
Mrs. J. A. Gobelirsch at Golden.
DR.. V. T.. McHale, former New Ulm
boy, now located at Hanska, has decided
to open branch dental office at LaSalle.
He will be in his office at La Sale part
of two days each week.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02
HOFMEISTER GETS DISCHARGE

Capt. Joseph Hofmeister, leader of the
Second Regiment Band, M. N. G., has
received his discharge from the service.
The discharge was given Capt: Hof-
meister owing to his large dependent
family. The captain has been twenty
six years in the service, and during. his
stay with the troops on the Mexican
border he is credited with having built
up the best military band of any regi-
ment there. With Capt. Hofmeister's
discharge Col. w. T. Mollison enclosed
a personal letter in which he gave the
captain great credit and praise for the
faithful manner in which he had served
his regiment.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02

Governor Burnquist is evidently I'M
der the hypnotic influence of the three
large cities of the state. At least he
abided solely by their wishes when he
vetoed the bill appropriating $1,070,00
honestly due the schools of Minnesota.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02

Springfield now has full fedged
Community club, the organization have
ing been perfected at a meeting last
Friday night. Springfield and other
small towns are always some way
''beating New Ulm to it, This city has
been talking about such an organization,
but so far it has simply ended in talk.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-02

= A Minneapolis policeman was kid
mapped by pair of automobile speeders
whom he had arrested and was taking to
jail. AS no trace of the kidnappers has
been found it is believed the policeman
was murdered. The car in which the
men were speeding was found day or
two later. where it had been abandoned
in St. Paul. Blood on the seat indicates
that the, policeman was murdered, and
his body concealed. What will the
"speeder" do next? r..
Rock county last week paid off the
last of it's bonded Indebtedness and is
now square with the world. What other
county in the state can say the same?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29
ARMY ENLISTNENTS FOR
Time OF The WAR ONLY
Men Who Joined Since Declaration
viii Be Released After War.

Atlanta, April 28.--Ail men vino
have enlisted in the national guard
or in the regular army since the de-
claraticn Of war viii be mustered out
al the end of the duration OF the
emergency, according to Official or
ders received at Fifth regiment heed
quarters Thursday morning from the
war department
This fact should add quite q stinlu-
lus 10 the recruiting phase Of the ar
fny's work, as every man viii! be serv-
ing his country directly, and when the
danger is passed, he will be allowed
to resume the peaceful pursuits Of eli
william life.
The order as received is: "You are
advised that it is the policy Of the
var department to discharge all men
who have enlisted since The declara-
tor of war upon the termination of
the emergency. This is to apply to the
regular army and the national guard"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29

The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Mrs. S. j. Jones,
president; Mrs. 3. J.. Dickson, vice
president; Mrs. Claudia Harris, cor
responding secretary; Miss Ora Lilly,
recording secretary; Mrs. j. O. Nc
Cough, treasurer, and Mrs. S. p.
Adams. parliamentarian.
Mrs. John 0. Teasley, Mrs. d. T.
Forehand and Mrs. r.. A Cox were
elected executive committee '~ - 90
Mrs. II. p. Fleming, Mrs. s. J. Jones,
and Mrs Harris win represent the
club at the district convention Of fed
Grated clubs to be held in Marshall
Vile May the An and 9Th.
Other business matters which need
ed the attention of the club were at
tended to and during the social hour
a beautiful musical program was rem
de7ed by Misses BaSkin and Ryder,
after which dainty ice course was
served.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29
LILLY ITEMS.

Rev. j. W. Wilson filed the pulpit
Sunday morning and evening in the
absence Of the pastor, Rev. S. h.
Hearn, who has been quite i'll.
The proposed tent meeting has been
postponed for two weeks.
Miss Anna Varnadoe Of Vienna, is
the guest of relatives here.
Mrs. Grady Long of Arab, was the
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. e.
Knight Mrs. Long and Miss Grace
Knight left Monday for visit to rel
atiyes at Charing and Butler.
DR.. John A. Teasley is visiting his
mother at Alpharetta.
Mr. and Mrs b. L. Dickerson, w. b.
McGough, Misses Rubye Forehand
and Annyele Butler attended the Sun
day School Institute in Abbeville this
week.
Miss Elizabeth Sloan of Atlanta ar
rived Saturday to be the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. S. p. Adams, for several
days
DR. and Mrs ]. G. Harris and Miss
Lenna Baskin were among those from
here who saw Romeo and Juliette in
Vienna Wednesday night
Mrs. W. c. Ingram accompanied her
son, Edgar Forehand, to White SPRINGS
Florida, Monday, where he goes for
treatment He has been suffering
with rheumatism for several weeks.
He has many friends who wish for him
a speedy recovery.
Irby Forehand and Royal Butler
visited home folks Sunday.
Misses Ola Lee Peavy and Mildred
Shell of Vienna. Elizabeth Sloan and
Lois Smith were guests at a spend
the night party Monday night at the
home of Mr.. S. p. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. II. d. Royal shopped
in Vienna Monday afternoon.
The Civic Club members were de
lightfully entertained at The home Of
Mrs T, A. Cox Saturday afternoon by
Misses Lenna Baskin, Janet Ryder,
Halle Stroller and Sarah Fountain.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29
ALLIED COMMISSIONS TO
PROTECT HOSPITAL SHIPS

Washington, April 27.-Measures to
cope with the continued destruction
of hospital ships by German subma-
rinea win be among the first questions
taken up by the British and French
commissions.
The only means open is to decrease
the number Of hospital ships and thus
minimize the risk. 1t will be neces-
sary to establish greater facilities for
caring for greater quantities Of allied
wounded in France.
Great numbers of American sur
gcons and nurses will have to be add
ed TO the hospital units now i'll France
as well as large quantities of hospital
material.
Plans for accomplishing this will be
taken up at once.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29
70 AWARD CONTRACTS
FOR IS SUBMARINES

Washington, april 2G.-Contracts for
thirtyeight submarines authorized by
the last congress probably will he
awarded within q day or two, Navy
Department officials have completed
their study Of bids received and it was
learned today. found it possible to
build the whole order without great
delay.
Contracts fer the five great battle
cruisers recently ordered Will be sign
Cd tomorrow.
The department. has decided. it is
understood to allow the builders ap-
proximately forty months to- finish the
cruisers instead Of insisting on thirty
six months stipulat;Op.