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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29
BOTH RACES TO BLAME.

A young man commenting on the
outrage at Houston expressed himself
thus: Don't you think that United
States uniform in time of war at least
ought to command respect whether it
is worn by a negro or a white man?
1t doesn't in the south when it is worn
by a negro. There a niger is a mig
ger and treated with contempt wheth-
er he wears a uniform or not"
The United States Uniform should
command respect whoever wears it
and wears it as an outward symbol of
love Of country and self respect. How
ever, it can not cover misdeeds, mis-
demeanor and unsoldierly and unlaw-
full acts. The uniform does not afford
license. 1t should command the same
respect when a black man wears it as
when it is carried by white man.
Racial differences should not affect the
into vile resorts, who insists that It
shall command respect when it's wear
er commands none, who assumes that
i il puts it's wearer above the civil laws
and over the interference Of civil Of
| fcers can not get away with it,
| either north or south, in war or in
peace.
The attitude of the south toward
negro soldiers is prejujdiced and to a
degree unpatriotic-but it Is a preju-
dice as incapable of control as the
! prejudice between Ulster and other
sections Of Ireland. When racial ha-
treds and prejudices are forced face to
face riot is a foregone conclusion.
But soldier is a soldier. The fact
| that he is a soldier bearing arms Gre
| ates a great responsibility. Soldiers
| are presumed to be extremely care
full OF the civil population. It Is a
soldiers business to repress his indi-
| vidual prejudices. He Is set apart II
he Is assailed with contumely by any
class he must bear it as part Of his
| office. When a man accepts the heavy
| Responsibility of the soldier he loses
the right Of individual or race reprisal.
The uniform demands and commands
respect as a whole. It does not carry
AS regards the individuals that shot
up Houston they deserve the limits Of
rigorous martial law. They shamed
their service and their race. AS con-
Germs the attitude Of the southern
whites toward the negro soldiers 1t is
not to be condoned or applauded. But
that soldiers In time Of war should for
any racial reason break out and kill
no manner of excuse can be found.
Tie real blame should rest on the
war department which had been
warned over and over again that riot
must ensue with the quartering OF
negro troops in southern cities alive
and burning with race prejudice. The
Brownsville experience should have
been SUFFICIENT. But even that Is no
excuse or palliation of the crime COM
mitted when body of armed soldiers
set out to slay and destroy that which
they were sworn to protect.
Given a year or SO OF actual war
fare such prejudices will be SUI
bordinated here as they have been in
Britain to the big business in hand.
It will become an emulation like that
at Messines ridge when the orange and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29
Masonic Meetings

T" Visitors always weleomS
MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. d
A. M.-Special communication. FrloaS'
Aug. ~. 1880 p. m. Work in the F1rs'
degree. John W. Wells, secretary; W.
II. Steiner, W. NJ.
sIoNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. NJ
Stated convocation Monday evening
Aug. 20, at 8 o'clock. Business SESSION
Carl Shafner. H. p; John w. "ei's
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ. Mon
day, Sept. II, 1880. Regular business
I. T. Forbes, recorder; George Gregory
I. NJ
STATED coNcALVE, st. Aldemar
cer1mandery. No. 80. X. t. TUESDAY
Hept. Is. p. m. Regular business: l.
r. Forbes. recorder: H. c. Muelier'
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. T.
Especial meeting FOR initiation wed
nesday, Aug. ~. s p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary; Mrs. ]. E. rreo-
ef4ck. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

dents. Caused by drink = the usual
verdict. Society has the right to stop
the cause, and 1t Is going to DO u,
don't you doubt it a minute.
n mince pie caused men to murder
their families, to drive automobiles and
their loads Of human passengers to de-
struction and to commit the Thousands
OF crimes that are caused by drink.
then society could and should prohibit
It's use. but since pie hurts only the
consumer, society will allow him TO
continue to fight 1t out with the pie
and the stomach ache.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29
Topics of the Tim es

The latest prizefght at Des MONIES
seems to have been tame affair. NO
report of busted Stats appears. 1t must
have been disappointing all around.
$50
Time to talk about early frosts and
predict soft corn. Surely we aren't 60
ing to miss our annual symposium of
corn worry, are we?
Booze Cemetery" is the latest. 1t
refers to buried stocks Of booze in
TERED previous to the effectiveness OF
the bone dry law. Sioux City is said
to be full Of cemeteries" and private
mausoleums.
The American ambulance corps with
the French Is to be taken over by our
own army. It was Only lent anyhow
and the boys will want to serve under
the American flag Moreover, we
shall need them and their experience
as nucleus of our own ambulanc!
corps.
Austria might as well declare war
against the U. S. because II an Aus
TRAN army should get in the way Of
Pershing's boys they'd step on it any
way.
Seems like a minister would be slow
to pass up the chance to preach on
Iowa next Sunday. its ai opportunity
for an easy and mighty interesting dis
course.
The Chinese wear gall stones for
good luck according to a packing house
representative. The only Americana
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29
Iona Newspapers
ELEMENT OFF TIME.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.1

'SoulSll ->oiiPe'ASf.l
Just now It is reported that farmers
find no buyers for their wheat. The
dealers are not purchasing.
This is doubtless due to the fact that
the government is taking control OF
the available wheat supply.
There need be no concern on the
part of the farmers in this connection
They will have no trouble in disposing
Of their wheat. There may be a little
delay in adjusting the machinery for
the handling of the crop but it will not
be long.
In the meantime the proper policy Is
to hold the grain until the dealer gets
his bearings and his instructions and
knows that the thing he is doing is IN
harmony with government plan and
purpose. A little time md little
patience will adjust these matters to
the entire satisfaction Of all reasonable
men.
WAY THEY WRITE TO MOTHERS.
lCedar Rapids Republican,
The propaganda that is working on
behalf of the enemy nations in this
country has a new device and we
mlRnl rs wen NC AoiS" Oh iSo VA A>' -
consists of writing despairing and
even cruel letters to the mothers OF
men who have gone into the army
and who may after q while be on
the war fronts. In Chicago there lives
a mother, Mrs Miller who has q son
who was captured on the Campana
and is now a prisoner somewhere IN
Germany. This mother has other sons
who have enlisted. The other day she
received a letter from far away Los
Angeles from q man who signed him
self a German reservist, written to the
following terms:
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 20, 19l7.-
Madam: Having read an article OF
Aug. Is that your son Is prisoner IN
the German navy, I am glad and !
hope they will put a rope around his
neck and drag him behind a sub
marine, and every other seaman they
captured. I hope they will sink every
ship loaded with troops for Europe
and drown every one OF them would
be glad and joyful II they will get
Kaiser Wilson also, and his cabinet
and all the moneymen what have been
bowling for this war. Send them all
on one ship and blow them all up in
the middle OF the ocean and drown
them. They're al traitors to the
American people and shall be shot.
Kaiser Wilson, frst McAdoo, Lansing,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

the green raced each other to the top
under a deadly fire and the veteran
troops of the kaiser melted before the
united determination Of Ulster and
Wicklow,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29
u,efvI Banana Plant.

It must not be thought that Of the
banana plant the fruit alone 70 eaten,
for In tropical countries the pith q
the stem, the top 81 the floral spike
and also the young shoots are uSed
az food. The nbers Of The leaves are
used for thread, cloth and ropes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

The Hinton Gazette stating that Ear
Caddock, Iowas world champion
wrestler, was exempted from military
service because of physical disability,
finds it sort of funny that one Joe
Stecher couldn't find that weak point"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

who could wear them for that are the
doctors and q doc would as soon think
of acting as pail bearer at funeral as
to wear gall stone on his watch
chain. No use to rub 1t in.
It's cold day when Russia doesn't
call for new ruler and another loan
General Plummer says three months
at Camp Dodge will make an army fit
to face German veterans. If not d
few weeks of actual service will. All,
American soldier doesn't require lors
in the making.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

The Des Moines Register predicts
pretty soon the rich man will have a
nervous chill every time he hears the
word taxes"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Oskaloosa Herald mentions in
passing that IF it were not for tho
newspapers so many prominent men
would not be so prominent"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

IF Theodore Roosevelt will take
100000 volunteers to Russia, let him."
says the Mason City Globe Gazette.
He and they would galvanize the
Slavs into real warriors and the United
States would have the first call in Rus
STA as she will have in France for the
next century"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

Some of the men claiming eNemp.
ton because OF fiat feet, have really
nothing but cold feet asserts the
Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29

The hog market was juggled," is
the way the Cedar Rapids Gazette ac-
counts for the $40 hog.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-05
CHINA GOVERNMENT
IS SPLIT BY CRISIS
Premier Resigns When Pres
ident Refuses to Break
With Germany.

Pekin, March 4.--The cabinet today
decided that China should join the
United States in breaking off relations
with Germany. This decision was sub
mitted to the president, who refused
to approve the cabinets action, say
ing such power rested entirely with
him. Premier Tuan Chi-Jui immedi-
ately resigned and left for Tien Tsin,
accompanied by several other members
of the cabinet. The resignation of the
entire cabinet is expected.
Parliament is virtually unanimous in
favor of the opinion of the cabinet.
The leaders of all the political parties
are adversely criticizing the president $
position. The vice president of the re-
public supports the cabinet.
An official statement issued from the
presidents office says that the break
| between the president and premier was
due to personal differences rather than
to the foreign policy. President Ii
Yuan Hung has sent representatives
to Tien Tsin to induce the premier to
| return to Pekn
According to the presidents office
| the immediate cause of the break was
| a dispatch sent to the Chinese minister
| at irokio, committing China to a rup-
| ture Of relations with Germany and a
\ union with the entente powers under
certain conditions. The president re-
fused his approval because he declared
parliament must sanction all measures
contemplating war as well as a direct
declaration of war;
| President Ii Yuan Hung iustifies his
position by article 35 of the provis
ional constitution, which says
The provisional president shall
4 have power with the concurrence oi
the national council to declare war and
i conclude treaties"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-05
MINORITY LEAD
BY uFl)lE|TE
CAoRE SENATE
MEASURE Giving Wilson Pew
'er In Ctisis Prevsl1tsd
by Dozen Men.
60.
MAJORITY ROUNDLY
DENOUNCES ACTION
''Repreher,sihle Fnibuster''
Phrase of Presidents
Spokesman.
TWO MONTANA sENATok8
APPROVED OF MEASURE

Washington, March 4.-(Special.A \
Senator Myers said tonight: Il
deplore and regret the defeat Of the
measure by filibuster. was heart
lily in favor of its passage and in
full accord with the presidents
wishes. The defeat Of the bill
without any chance to vote on It is
another evidence that the rules Of
the senate should be revised and
cloture rule adopted which will,
prevent filibustering in future"
Senator Walsh said: THE dis
cussion Of the resolution will afford
justification for any acts of the
president should he determine to
take decisive steps and arm our
ships Notwithstanding the defeat of
the bill. The president in his mes
sage to congress stated that he al
ready had the powers nc asked
without express authorization from
congress-"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-05
CHICAGO
ARRIVES SAFELY

New York. March 4.-The French
steamer Chicago. which sailed from
this port February 10. with l4l pas
sengers. 90 of whom were Americans,
has arrived safely at Rordealx after
pa sizing through the German srbma :
rine zone, according 10 n private cable
message received here late. today.
Most OF the Americans on board were
their way 10 France to engage in war
relief work. The Chicago is the first
OF the French liners to make round
trip between Bordeaux and New York
since the German submarine policy
was declared.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-05
MILWAUKEE WON'T GET
COAL IN PUBLIC LAND

Washington. March 4.--The bill per-
mitting the Republic Coal company to
acquire l.400 acres OF coal land In
Montana. to supply coal to the Nil
waukee railroad. failed Of final passage
because OF the dea,tock between the
house and senate conferees. the house
insisting on a leasing arrangement
and the senate asking for sale or Lease.
Senator Myers tried unsucoeRsfyilly
10 have the house adopt the senate
provision.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-05
kALlSPELL SECOND.

Spokane. March 4.-Results of to-
days shoot in the Inland Empire tele-
graphic trap shooting tournament.
placed Spokane and Wallace In first
place with three straight victories. to
theiF credit. Kalispeu and KsAlagg are
|tiedfor second place with two yistoriea
and one defeat each,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-05
ADMINISTRATION
BILLS Defeated
Only Two Measures on Presi-
dents Program Passed
During Session.

Washington. March 4.--Of all the
legislation on the administration pro-
gram proper, only two measures--the
revenue bin and the measure giving
civil government TO Porto Rico and
American citizenship to its inhabitants
got through the executive tangle al
the close Of the session. One OF tho
most important cnactments of the
three months Of the session. the immi-
grafton bill. passed both houses, de-
spite the presidents announced OBJ
lection. and then was passed again by
both over his veto.
Among the administration bills
which failed were the measures to sup
plement the Adamson law; the bill to
enlarge the interstate commerce COM
mission; the Webb bill to Iegalize Joint
foreign selling agencies: and conserva-
tion legislation, including the general
dam bills and water power bills.
Other Beaten Bills.
Bills which do not form part OF the
original program. but which were
pressed unsuccessn,lly by cabinet Of
ficers and administration leaders late
in the session, included amendments to
the shipping act to give the president
power to commander ships; n drastic
espionage bill. which passed the SEN
ate, but never was taken up in the
house, and amendments to the federal
reserve act to increase reserve bank
gold holdings and decrease member
bank reserves
Congress provided for the payment
OF $25,OOO,OOO for the Danish West
Indies. but the senate failed to ratify,
despite an urgent request by the presi-
dent the treaty to pay Columbia $l6,-
100000 for the separation Of Panama.
Among important enactments which
were not specifically included in the
program We're the bill abolishing sa-
| looms in the District of Columbia and
the rider on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill, making it crime to trans
port liquor in interstate commerce into
a prohibition state.
Appropriations Stopped.
Although the senate filibuster
stopped the passage of appropriation
bills, carrying in all about $5I1. .o00, 900,
congress managed to get through 10
other supply measures. with total of
nearly $l,200,OOO 900. Appropriat ton
measures that failed included the army
appropriation bill. carrying $a70.000,-
900; the sundry civil appropriation bill
carrying sl39. .000.000: the general
deficiency, sG2. 100000, the rivers and
hnrbor bill. $39.0oo,ooO and the mill
iary academy. $l,3sO,000.
Supply Bills Passed.
The bills passed were:
Naval, $535.00O. 900: postoffice, $3.50.
| 100000: invalid pension. 10000. 900;
Legislative. executive and judicial. $40.
100000: Notifications. $4,000, 900; ag.
ricultural. s2G.OOO,OOO; District OF Co.
/
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tContinsea on HhsS F1ve.,
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ACQntlnued On Page Eour.l
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Capital Crowded.

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lcontinued on Page Eight
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moment, l venture to say, than IL has
been within the memory of any man
now In it's membership. There is not
only the most united patriotic pur-
pose. but the objects members have In
view are perfectly clear and definite.
But the senate cannot act unless It's
leaders can obtain unanimous consent.
It's majority is powerless. helpless. In
the midst of a crisis Of extraordinary
peru then only definite and decided
action can make the nation safe or
shield 1t from war itself by the ar
gression of others, action Is limos.
siblc. ~
Other Nations.
Although as a matter Of fact the
nation and the representatives of the
nation stand back of the executive
with unprecedented unanimity and
spirit. the impression made abroad will
OF course be that 1t Is not so and that
other governments may act az they
please without fear that this govern
ment can do anything at all. We can
credible
THE senate of the United states is
the only legislative body In the world
which cannot act when its ma jOrity il
ready for action. A little group OF viii.
full men representing no opinion but
their own have rendered the great gov
crnmcnt of the United States helpless
and contcmptihle There Is hut one
| remedy. Thcannly remedy is that the
rules OF tho senate shall bc NO altered
that 1t can act. The country can bc
relied upon to draw the moral, I he
licve that the senate can be rolled upon
to supply the means OF action and
save the country from disaster"
President Can't Act,
At the same time the president nu-
thorizcd the further statement that
what rendered the situation even more
grave than 1t had been supposed that
II was. was tho discovery that while
the president under his general con-
stitutioaal powers could do much pf
what he had asked the congress- to
empower him to do, II had boon found
that there were certain old statutes as
yet nnrepealed which may raise In
superable practical obstacles and may
millfy his power.
The old law referred to by the presi-
dent was adopted by congress IN 1919
and referred to the resistance of Amer
lean merchantmen against the attacks
OF privateers and pirates, but excluded
from vessels which might he so ut
tackled. "a nnblic armed vessel ,nf n
nation in amity with the limited
States Technically. Germany Is not
at war with the United States md
submarines are public armed vessels
of Germany
The presidents statement followed
conference ut the White House be-
| tween Mr.. Wilson. Secretary Mc4Adoo,
Postmaster General Burleson, Colonel
II. NJ. House. Vance c. Mccormick.
! chairman of the Democratic commit
tee. and Secretary Tumulty.
Stone Exonsrstsd.
The president referred to the op-
| position group as containing II SEN
! ators. whereas l3 who had opportunity
to do SO failed to sign the manifesto
Senator Penrose did not sign but said
he would have voted for the armed
| neutrality bill 1t was assumed the
president had eliminated also Senator
stone. in his list. because Stone an
nounced he opposed the bill. but did
not oppose vote.
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1T would not cure the difficulty to
call the Sixty.fifth congress in cx-
traordinary session. The paralysis of
the senate would remain. Tho purpose
and spirit OF action are not lacking
now. Tho congress- 10 more definitely
united In thought and purpose at this
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Supply Bills Passed.

The bills passed were:
Naval. $535,000. 900; postoffice, $780,
100000. invalid pension, 100000. .O00: T:
Legislative. executive and judicial. $780,
100000: Qualifications. $4,000, 900; ag-
ricultural. s2G.OOO,OOO; District OF Co.
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OA TIL TAKEN
b Y WILSON
PRIV TELY
President to Repeat Inau-
gural Ceremony in Pub
lie at Noon Today.

Washington, March 4.-President
Wilson took the oath of office for his
second term at noon today in his room
at the capitol and will formally be in
augurated tomorrow with public cere-
monies reflecting n great national ex-
preston of Amcricanism.
Before his desk piled with executive
business laid before him in the closing
hours of congress, and surrounded by
members of his official family the
president re-affrmed with unlifted
uphold the constitution in whatever
crisis may confront the nation in the
momentous four years before It.
After he had repeated solemnly the
oath taken first by Washington a CEN
| tnry and quarter ago. he kissed the
| Bible at the passage reading:
THE Lord Is Our Refune.'
''The Lord is our refuge; very
present help in time trouble"
Chief Justice White administered the
| oath and was the first to extend his
congratulations. Wringing the presi-
dents hands the chief justice looked
fervently into his face for a moment
and said brokenly:
MIR. President. am very, very
happy
Members Of the cabinet then crowd
ed np with expressions of regard.
Mr.. Wilson received them with a smile
and then turned back to his desk to
complete his interrupted task
To Take Oath Again.
Tomorrow the president will take the
oath again on the inaugural stand be-
fore the capitol He might have
omitted todays ceremony under preee-
dents established by other presidents.
| but he decided to comply literally with
the constitutional stipulation that he
take office at noon on the fourth of
March.
Vice President Marshall did not take
the oath today. He will he sworn I'm
for his second term tomorrow at tho
special session Of the new senate with
i the usual vice presidential inangura :
tion ceremony.
Capital Crowded.
/ Tonight the capital. filled with The
| thousands who have come from the
four quarters of the nation for the
quadrennial event. was a-tiptoc in an :
IticipatiDn. of tomorrow's dem0nstra :
tion. Although the inaugural was
planned under the presidents direction