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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
We Must Look Before
We Leap At Any Peace
Proposal From Berlin

The warning which comes from the
United States minister 10 Denmark that
the people of this country be not mis-
led by the much-advertised new peace
proposal from Germany is timely.
He points out what is undoubtedly
true that the purpose behind this new
peace offer is the same shat has inspired
the other peace offers Germany has
made
This purpose is TO inyeigle the allies
into a peace parley before the Hohenzol-
lerns are driven from power and the
Prussian military machine is crushed
mo annexations and no indemnities, -
probably Will be the German peace offer
1t is unthinksble that We and our
allies ever will consent to negotiate peace
with Germany on such an indefinite and
fimsy basis.
To do so would be to admit that the
democratic nations have no alternative
but to continue to live under the terrible
shadow of German military autocracy
and be armed to the teeth to protect
themselves.
Life would not be worth living in De-
troit or any other place. under such con-
ditions.
There can be no assurance Of peace
on this world while the HohenzoHerns,
Or any other divine-right degenerates
rule Germany.
There can be no discussion Of peace
terms with Germany until the German
people have given more evidence than
they yet have given Of their desire to
govern themselves.
As the president said in his war mes
sage to congress: The world must be
made safe for democracy"
That is what we and our allies are
fighting to accomplish and We must con-
tinue to fight until this has been
achieved
The world can never be safe for
democracy so long as one Of the most
powerful nations in the world is ruled
by military autocracy. a military au-
tocracy which has no respect for trea-
ties no conscience, no scruples. no re.
gard for the laws Of God or man.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

t,ir ~ Uar just as What BRYAN
wants IS fhc gesture OF peace. and
sba- our people want is the gesture
OF victory Very very few really
care or understand about Cons'an-
indp.e or palma a or the Tzecho-
Sic.as4 ~ whom tho vast majority
h q never hoard until lhe other day
CSC do1r really care about the free.
dorm ~ Europe what we care
about very intensely(i4 10 beat The
German As 70 fhe NDeace and The
future map OF Eu-qpe sErn the
Peace Congress has 6een sitting q
fortnight We shall DO utterly bored
Nlfh 81 md not one in ten thousand
nfl dream of reading word Of the
reports Why should America bo
Different she viii now want the
government 20 "act That means.
OF course. visible action guns 70
ne oT. regiments marching 70 the
-.auon me hard labor ~ men DO
f.sIng better policies, .Ounler rules
f0r The flfure thai Us nor action
AZ all Iou am take pictures ~ Dr.
for Tho daily papers America $
part IN fna war viii absorb about
n tae attention and Interest that
NJ people can give 10 public ar
fairs They viii quite forget about
lhpse international arrangements
concerning tho sea. rho League of
Peace tho things FOR which the
country IN cred The par in fact
rather" share the view thar II vii
.eo1 $50 much as tries 20 remind
them ~ tho objects ~ fho VAR no
Vli BOO accused of proEermanism
and vou VIII have their ginger
bi. demanding that ihe "ol0
yaue 90 "combod out Norman
Aoc,U. N The North American Rc
view
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

active life. It's a long road that has led
20 the retirement of this man, for he has
Travelled more than 100000 miles. At
least that is the best estimate obtainable.
Cameron has been a railroad conductor
IL is too bad that more information Is
not 10 be had about this man. IL would
be interesting to know lots of things
about a man who has done useful work
for So years
For q life such as this is just about as
inspiring as a life can be. when You get
right down 20 real eases. Fifty-three
years Of doing honest work, work that
has helped make the world a good place
TO live in-thnk Of that young men.
when Won are thinking about your future
To isn't the easy life that is the fullest.
best .ife The life that produces some
thing that helps move humanity forward
that does something-that is the real
life.
And remember that every bit of honest
laaori right i'm that class.
John Cameron. with 50 years Of work
back of him, ought to-haye a mighty fine
feeling Of satisfaction within him as he
looks down the stretch Of Hfe's REAL
sunny side.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
some English GueSSes
On Our War Problems


'ol t'-A ol @ pos' '''
There ri oal} DO one prog am and
ano policy possible as soon a- fhe
IRIS, American soldier se-s foot on
.,-.-.. "a. .r.n
-'''
faFr .''ira' 80 mons '''1
,laf GERMANY 0lll offer an} price to
Russia and Japan for tho.r future
.t, s,r chimp. rr And a..
,r
"
tate me apanese menace Lni.
trrsal con -lpeou. military ard "a
f..f-iat r9 man or woman free %
~. .-r.-u So. .
''a TO N-' '-14" ny lH' "''Ns'
PATRIOTS 90 nat'ona. hates that
vii. be- flaming religion world
10 which bate foar coercion and
comw .pn win be- The predominant
e.emen every Iite w rFert corner
~ ~ globe lived 20 one end io
sIl # Roosevelt ana s'rachey
el h. iof Should be pleased.
From ana' one can gather NJ me
sa-t Che Americans are 7o emotion
al that fhey can have oo.> one emo
zion "a time After BRYAN ko1te
volt And ihe trouble 81. ihat both
a-e equally hopeless Ia.s no ron
tHat 'he alternatives ar" A. betaeeo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
One Love
To the Mothers of Men

gtr-r I1ver may hn forgotten.
Fading rs aAsumWer's rose
rrm .n~ X mt|n 20 ftr D'uaAoW
e. Nhe purple 81 repose.
ual. love alone maf finger
And when fanrvs flCht fa gone.
.hr HrH RI Boo tHr HFrU'r
.f fe ts Gilt tn The down
nat love fhaf needs pro- garment
Tho psar' m u efea teara
f.rr faItbfui ever Constant
Through the shadow ~ fhe trart
If CLEMENT al FIR
Phillips Manor.
Nay a.. 1917.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
Anniversaries
ronAN.s ANNIvERsARIEs.

lWDh - ~ Nv fstN AHffsN.
1850 old south church BOSTON.
founded
iT-r Americans under eofh Wa
nor took crown Point from the
Rrush.
1899 Baron st~-ihen entered tre
American ser l~o -f'onzress hatinr
arpa nted him inspector general
1880 cen Lincoln .urronfered
Cnarlesfon re- 20 tho British
fsts congress appropriate SO
00n 0Nn fur the war with Nekler nuH
gave authority 20 call out 10000
rofunteera
1898 bismarck secured ITALY ss an
aiir 20 Prussia IN fhe Threatened pnr
with Nuefrfa
1871 7Tte chsr~slisry ~ too Ger
man empire was eafnhiir had wfth
PR Risuarrk 90 frf chanreffor
1880 consplrart to assassinafe
fte rzar vas discovered amonR
Hurr'an m.i tarv officers
ie's San Juan Porto Rico. was
bonn Nardef hy The Americans
IffF British fr~aanouKht Goliath
SINK a. The Dardaneiles
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY ~ THE
WAR
Germans delivered series of
81 'ght oftncks on tho English near
fhr River eaf1ue
Pqrie reported failure ~ two Ger.
ue1 attempts 90 disi0fRr French
f-of ~Thoir positions 80, Nsrdun
~ -'fIst MILITARY afNhSrfffoe IN
.rDtNu executed Tarnes Connolly.
r. tnr1sr1er +r.chfef ~ tho irish
rer. tuition cts
ToDAN's RIHTUDANs.
Henry cabot - fe~ United efafrr
senator ftm Mseparh Usrtfe born In
boston o. Ffnfs nRu toIaF
John lirnrf Watson the new CHIEF
Justice ~ The Worm ont supreme
court. born 81 Jamaica. W gg Years
aup TO-DAY
Dr John Balloon shaw President
- Eimira college. horn a. Rellport.
y. 2 81 years ago today
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
What Are We Fighting For?
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)
just what are we fighting for?

Just what are we fighting for?
Manifestly and on the surface, to pro-
tect our ships and make secure the lives
of our citizens ON the highways of the
world.
But more deeply more truly, this war
of the world means:
1. That the nations of the world shall
cooperate and not compete. The para
dox of history is that every struggle
leads to iirmerunity. Wars cemented
France, unified the British empire, con-
Soldated the American Union.
,. That national ornaments be lin
tied to purposes of internal police, no
nation be allowed to have a force sufi-
clent to be a menace to general peace,
and a League of Peace be formed which
shall have at It's hand suhiciep! armed
power 70 compel order among the states
3. That nations be governed by the
people that compose them. and for the
benefit Of those people, and not of
ruling class.
l.. That every nation be governed with
an eye to the welfare Of the whole world
as well as to its own prosperity or glory.
and patriotism properly subjected to
humanity
.. That the power of government be
ASSOCIATED from advancing the profits of
capital, and made always TO mean the
welfare of labor.
6. That security Of life. freedom of
worship and opinion, and liberty Of
movement be assured to all men every
where.
7. That no munitions or instruments
of death be manufactured except under
control Of the international Council Of
the World.
s. That the seas be free to all
9. That tariffs be adjusted with a
view to the general welfare and not as
measures Of national rivalry.
10. That railways, telegraph and
telephone lines, and all other common
and necessary means Of intercommunica-
ton be eventually nationaized.
IL. That every human being in a coun-
try be conscripted TO devote a certain
part Of his or her life to national service.
II That both labor unions and com
binations Of capital be under strict gov
eminent control, so that no irresponsible
group may conspire against the common
wealth.
10. That every child receive training
to equip him or her for self-support and
intelligent citizenship.
Il. That the sale Of alcohol in any
form be as strictly limited as the sale
Of opium or cocaine
Is. That woman shall enjoy every
right Of citizenship.
is. That the civil shall always have
precedence over the military authority.
II. And that the right of free speech.
Of a free press, and of assembly shall
remain involate
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
The Old Gardener Says

IN times like these when there
is threatened scarcity ~ food, ~
will pay every man with n little
land TO plant vegetables 10 be
canned Tor next winters use
Some Of tbe best vegetables for
The purpose are beets. string
beans. corn, spinach. Swiss
chard. and squash Whatever
surplus NAV accumulate in the
course ~ the summer months
ought 10 be rellFiously canned
or evaporatcd this season az
patriotic duty
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
Fifty-three Years of
Honest Toll Well, We
Would Like to Know John

John D. Cameron of Pawling. y. Y
this is all about him. and we never saw
him and he never saw as. and maybe
never read this newspaper but that
doesn't matter.
John Cameron had just retired from
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

getting over some other exhausiiug
disease vii often take pneumonia
n his health had been good he
would have been able 20 throw OF
The disease without trouble Whoop
ing cough AID measles are two dis
eases that are especially APT 20 pre-
dispose 20 pneumonia among emil.
dren
other cond lions which may al
low tho germs Of pneumonia 20 gain
foofhold arc overcrowding. over
heated rooms In winter. or TOO heavy
bod clothing and wearing apparel
n should be remembered that
pneumonia is An infectious disease
In other words o. is catching -
Keep away from she sick bed Of a
pneumonia patient unless you have
business there.
u is always wise - take proven.
tive measures against pneumonia.
after long exposure. chilling. or
when tired ont and suffering from
headache fever and other early
siFns ~ grip or cold
The force ~ such attacks NAV
often DO broken by a hot foot bath
and drink Of hot lemonade. al
lowing ne body a chance 10 sum
mon MP i's reserves
Right living will not always head
~ pneumonia The strongest are
attacked. But the chances % re-
coyery arc much better n The patti.
enf has always ILted q hvRienlc nfa-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

"More'n any ono there / was the ono err
who had Tho most beautiful wife. an err
course the best authority female beauty.
an
WHY don't YOU take on your overcOat. Henry
Let me get your clipper for you It's awful cold
outside { think YOU must be- half frozen"
Half "A minute later Henry safely
sconced In bia easy chair with HE wife az his
feet putting his slippers on Philadelphia In.
qurer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

winter and spring.
but claims its vic
TINS during every
month OF the wear
4 low state %
vitality makes one
more liable 20 the
disease a per
son who rs just
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

NHls department. dragging the ad
assertions and
welcomes letters reatinS
dollar tais
ny with dollars o. goods" recognition
advertisers may
found Tne Times viii print the letters which appear most sps
protecting the
reader Only signed letters giving the writer's name ard address WV o
preferred address
40 Mirror
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
1t is not enough

The suggestion Of it is stupidity. Ere
long mothers of all the nations, the wide
world over will come out Of their thrall-
dom and demand that their sons shall not
fight
When mothers begin TO teach their
boys the cruelty, the wickedness, the
uselessness of war we viii be nearer the
brotherhood Of man which is our goal
Until then they must weep and suffer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
This Mothers Day, the
Saddest of All, Marks
Her Supreme Sacrifice


that America has ever witnessed will
be May Is, tomorrow.
Never since this day was set apart TO
consecrate the holiness Of motherhood
and refresh in the hearts and minds Of
people the significance and beauty of the
lowering care bestowed by the most
Indifferent mother upon her offspring.
has it been baptized with such tears as
will be. shed.
FF or Within the last month che moth
ers of the land have been called upon TO
make the supreme sacrifice.
Fer the principle Of motherhood is
love and sheltering love at that, and
in its heart is no room for hatred, en-
nifty, bloodshed or the countless hor-
rors which men have brought TO their
aid to STAY their fellowmen.
That war presses heaviest on women
is true, for to women brotherhood is
reality, for all men are their sons and
the earth mothers all.
Long before the baby eyes open to the
light of day, the mother heart sings IN
her breast with the hopes and joys
which she cherishes for her child.
No harm shall come to him.
No shadow shall fall across his path.
No blighting wind of misfortune shalh
he realize as long as she can interpose
her body between him and the cold,
unfeeling outside world.
She will carry him in her arms thru
life, if she can, and no stone shall pierce
his tender feet.
This curious feeling of helpless child
hood persists in the woman toward her
child tho he grow to stalwart man,
The greatest grief of mother is that
she is powerless. at last, to spare her
child; that finally she must let him go and
receive the stings and arrows Of the
world.
What then are her feelings when she
sees him go to war?
When she hears the gay voice in its
last goodbye?
When she sees the brave smile fading
away from her sight?
When she knows that hideous danger
which can care no more for his flesh and
blood than for that Of the carrion crow
waits for him at every turn?
We can fancy her feelings in the still,
ness of the night, when all the world
seems sleeping
We can fancy how she is wondering
where he is; if he is we'll if he is
wounded; if he is cared for or lying.
alone and unaided on battlefield; if he
is thinking of her or if he has his mino
and the power to think.
This, her country DEGREES, is her re
ward for bearing him.
This, she is reminded by the theory
Of war, is the purpose for which his
blossoming intelligence and beautiful
body was intended.
And with the Willingness Of the mother
to sacrifice, she accepts. with the finest
of patriotism, as sufficient guerdon for
the weeks. months. years of care, the
sleepless nights, the careful nursing, the
aspirations, the shielding from wicked
ness and harm, the love poured out in
unstinted measure. that he should at the
end receive a medal, placed upon a cold
and unresponsive breast.
1t is not enough
The suggestion of it is stupidity. Ere
long mothers of all the nations, the wide
800. o..,..., e ,t,.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

Z Ifff 'tifl. nv i'l ui'I l'll NV
assistant In one house and
went into The house adjoining.
"Can YOU hear me7" called
The builder tapping on the
dividing wall
"ira
"Cau YOU see me-"
"Nn."
'rhn huifdnr roloirod tba
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
trea,s withhold ram.1

sokhodcr would Or dividends = any bad
been pa sin
should bo1Eht
~ determine sal
correspond
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dg.tr.e- 8 p9- s f1o00ooo
entitled Of financial Sit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
The Keep Well
{ oiunn
PNEUMONIA

Pneumonia Is a disease Of all sea
sons II ia more common IN the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

hottie ~ Wine and cvory bottle
81 beer and every bottle Of
s1irit4 and sinkshcm all TO the
bottom OF the sca
a man at the back Of Tho hall
jumped up exCfedly. shouting
"Ifear. hear Hear. hear"
The lecturer paused in his
remarks 90 beam delighted AZ.
prevail ON the interrupfer All.
my friend" he said. y see you
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12
Laugh Win Us

She waiting Tor him.
Gathering her brows Ike = gathering storm.
nursing her wrath 70 keep 10 warm when he en-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

row ~ villas In suburbia were going ND
apaco and when thrs we're almost finished the
builder and his foreman made tour Of In.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

This is a nice time OF
night
II or know I'm late" he
hastily interrupted. but I
couldn't help it. my dear club
had or big discussion on fe-
male beauty
And what had YOU 20 do
with that p" demanded the fret.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

my friend he said ~ YOU are good tee
totaller a man made OF the right stun
"Oh, no" said the man. Il am a DIVER
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

foreman. boaminR With satisfaction.
Now, thems what YOU can call wallis" he
said
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

A keen Temperance advocate was ono night
addressing a meeting ON his pet subject
n should like" he declared "to take every
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-12

Health Questions Answered
Y T VIII pulling small hairs
from around the mouth cause can
GER"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-27

% Sovoru grofa Roederna nj treba mnogo he
sed G"voril le $ svojesa sialisGa, kakor Sc mu ie
Zdeio "a utemeljtev Ogromne zahteve potrebno
Financna siia nemskega riaroda, katero Sc ie ba-
ha le resnici finanGna sila nemSkh kapitali.
stov. Profit akcjskih druzb MISC profit nemske-
ga delavstva. In tisto sodarno sodelovanj je v.;eb
razredov po voJn, katerem pole gospod grof
Sc bo prav kmau umakno razrednemu boin
kar Sc tite govorov obeh Sociastov, Sc zr-
cali nlunih besedah yse nasprotje XII je doved-
10 do raZkola frakcij VeGina stoj ii Sc vedno ma
staliscu ola vod NemGija boj "a obranlbo in IL
te fundamentalne zmote izviraio vse nadaIjne ma
pake, XII segajo sedaj ze takO dalet da so Eber-
tow prlstasi iHgubili vso Sposobncst kritike ma
pram vladi in opazujejo naravnost 2 nekakSnm
zaupanJem njeno postopanje. Sodec DO Ebertovem
govoru je res preprican, da je Meme ia odkro
srcn0 ponuJala mir, in vendar nj vlada iZvrsila
nit tega, kar je sOcialistiGna veGina sama zahte
vala: Naznana nj pogojev miru ManjSna je
:spOZnala, ola Sc je ravnO V tenn pOkazaa neodkr
tOsrcnost nemske Wade; pray tako ie man sina
spoznala, ola sleparita nemska in avstrjska vlada
Z ustanovitvijo poliske drzave.
Glavna razlika med veGino in manjsino Sc pa
izraza prvih Ledebourjevih besedah: Glasovati
"a vOjne kredite pravi prevzeti odgovornost "a
vojnO samo in njene ellie In te odgovornosti ne
hi smela sOciasticna stranka niidar prevzet V
enem samem sluGaju hi moga to storiti: Ce hi
sama imela vetino Nemcji, ce bi vladala in Ge
bi to socalisticno upravljano dezelo napadeI So
vraznik.
TAX pa nj bill poozai NemGiji he OBJ facet
ku vOjne ne sedaj. Da nj vecna tega dveh le-
tih in pol spoznala, je obza aOvanja vredno Ampak
wee bo tenn lahko govorilo kadar DO voina
koncana.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-27
L. nemskega parlamenta.

fr1 predlaganlu zadniega vOjnega kredita
nenshem raJhstagu Je utc;nel jvya zaiitcvo
tmanenl DRAWN tajnik grof Roedern, XII je ya
klJuci svoj gOvor sede5imi besedami:
Popolnoma zaupanje imam naso gospOdar-
sko bodocnost In nezlom jivo finanfno so ma
sega naroda, in ozirOm hitri tehniGni razvoj
tekom voJne In ma trdno OdlOcnost vseh produk-
'ivnih krogov sem prepriean, da bo vse, kar je
voJna unitila, zopet obnovljeno. Nasa moe nj ma
papirJu kakor misijo naSi sovraznik!, temvec
neizerpanih virjh naroda in de jstSu. da nismo
padil suzenjstvo tujh doIgov, kakor 50 morai
veliki meri storiti nasi sovrazniki Nasa finan-
cha moe le dokazana zvisanimi vlogam hra-
iiihlcah In drugih 5ankah in porOGi 400 delnis-
KIN oruzD, kl he Hkazujejo lie zvSanega dobGka,
ampak tudi znatne rezerve.'
AakllucIl je svoj govor sliko nadepolne bo-
docnosti, ko bodo vs razred sodarno sodelova-
Ii "a rekOnstrukcijo po vojni
Ia MIN je govoril pOslanec Ebert imenu So
claino demokratlcne veGine XII je dejal
TO voJno vOdimO "a obrambo dezele: IRA
Zamo pa tud svojo pripravljenost "a mir in pri-
cakuJemo, da vztraja ia vlada neomajano na stall
scu sv0Je note dine II. decembra V kater ie iz-
rekla svojO naklonj jenost da Sc konGaio sovraz-
hostl UpamO, da bo vlada vedno priprav!jena ia
pogaJanJe, ki maj bi zagotovilo narodom trajen
hiir. IL ten razlogov glasujemo "a vOjni kredit"
menu sociaisti6ne man jSine je g0v0ril .Ju-
I'll Ledebour, ki je odklonil vojni krcdt, rekoc:
ne moreno glasovanjem "a vOjni kredt
prevzeti odgovOrnost "a vojne ellie Wade Neod-
Kfltosrcnost, katero je bill podan predog "a mi
roVno pogajanje, krci vrednoSt tie ponudbe. Pra-
wee narodOv do neodvisnosti je porusena ma
cnom po katerem sta Nemciia in Avstro Ogrska
ustanovili poljsko drzavo. Cd zacetka smo naspro-
tovali neomejeni vojni submarinkami in zahte-
vamo da Sc ustav To vojskovanje ie prav ia
ko nasprotju zakoni Glovecnost kakor angles
ki nacrt "a izstradanje. Sociaiste vojsluioGih SC
narodov pozivamo, maj nastopijo proti mahinaci-
Jam svojfh viad, XII onemOgocajo mir Svole anne
riske priJatelje prosimo tel zadnj uri, maj pre-
preeijo vojno z.Ameriko.'