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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
By Charles Edward Russell.

BY Charles Edward Russell.
The more a thinking person sees Of
democracy, the more he ants to take
off his hat to it.
It doesn't SEEM, as you look, at it
carefully. to be 80 much a kind of
>creed that men have knocked togeth-
err, as an eternal law of progress that
goes on and goes IN always, no mat
ter what men may think of 1T.
Sometimes when it eenls to be de-
feated it is winning a victory. Unless
in his war it is to be stamped out
forever under the Prussian boot, you
can feel pretty sure it will continue to
move on until it gets the whole world.
y There is in the Winter Palace at
PetrogradIa certain intimately
connected with one chapter of the
long struggle and supposed on other
grounds to be the most interesting
room*in the palace. although it isn't.
They show you the great gorgeous
bathrooms and the marble staircase
and the thrones and the royal suites
and the riot Of extravaganza, and
then they show, you the rooms that
figuresm most in the story of Czar Alex
anderaI1. his councilschambeF and the
room In which he died. Al NJ
The council chamber has still the
. long table around which his minis
ters used to sit, the chair for each,
the portfolio with the name Of each
stamped upon it. the great chat at
the head for the car.
These you are expected to view
with awe. l don't know why.
They then exhibit the bedroom,
the plain camp bed that he always
the last cigaret he smoked. the keys
and penknife taken from his pockets.
ana other relics. supposed greatly to
move the visitor.
Z Perhaps they do, but II he is a
philosopher they certainly don't move.
him I'M the way that was expected In
the old days.
Alexander II is called by. his admir-
ers. and particularly by English writ
ers, a liberal monarch
The name is an error. There are
no liberal m%onarchs' and never were
any. There are no good kings and
cannot possibly be.
Some, of course, are worse than
others. But if a king exercises any
authority he is taking something that
doesn't belong to him.. And If he
doesn't exercise any authority he is
not on the level: he is taking the tax
payer money on a false %pretense.
How, therefore. can he be good?
AS for Russia, a car always went
ahead with the hideous old machine
for sending me and women into the
living death of Siberia. He always
supported the monstrous system Of
tyranny and espionage. He always
knew that under his rule men and
women were being beaten with
knouts. sacrificed. burned and mutt
lated because they believed in human
liberty. If he were good or liberal
he wouldn't sit for a moment on a
and supported by force and fraud.
Men said Alexander II was a Glib
eral" monarch. principally because he
signed the ukase that abolished serf-
dom in Russia. This, Of course, was a
vast improvement. and the fact that
serfdom was s%trangling. Russia's de-,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23

ALASKAN WOMEN PROSPEROUS
Seattle, Wash. Oct 23.-The native
Alaskan women are now so prosper
Gus that they are wearing high,
white-topped shoes and silk and
satin party gowns, according to j. L..
Mcpherson. manager Of the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, who has just returned
from a six weeks trip to the north.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
.NESBITl HEADS HI . 4
new BUREAU
OF INSURANCE:
Soldiers and Sailors War
Risk Chief is APP
pointed.

Washington, Oct. 23.-chas. S. Nes-
bit. superintendent of insurance Of
the District Of Columbia, has been
designated by Secretary McAdoo as
commissioner of insurance in the gov
ernment's war risk insurance bureau.
Mr.. Nesbit, under the direction of the
treasury, will have charge Of the SOL
diers' M sailors war insurance ad.
m~inistration.
Mr.. Nesbit. whose official designa.
ton will be commissioner Of military
and nava insurance. is so years old,
and has been superintendent Of in
surance here for four years. He was
formerly engaged in the fire and life
insurance business. /?
Mr.. Nesbit was sworn in today and
will assume his new duties at once.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
WHY MOURN CAR ALEXANDER
There are no Liberal Monarchs, no "Good Kings
Says Charles Edward Russell.

velopment takes nothing away from
the glory. of the emancipation. But
the same CA enforced a system far
worse than slavery in his brutal and
ruthless suppression Of free speech. q
rec press and every other right that
treemen hold dear.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
JACNES ABROAD
ASK FOR BAND
Want the National Anthem
Played Just as it Was
Back Home.

Base American F1otilla in British
Waters, Sept. 30.-(Correspondence)
Uncle Sans sailors here are asking
Tor a brass band. They want it to
play the national anthem morning
and evening at the raising and low
ering of the colors just as they used
to hear it back home. About the only
time thai they have heard the Star
Spangled Banner" since their arrival
in these waters wa when 1t was play
ed on h chimes of the cathedral
here. They may not even again hear
1t played there because the organist
who knows how has just been con-
scripted into the naval branch of the
British military machine.
Bluejackets Patriotic.
The American bluejacket is intense
~ patriotic; So is his new-found
comrade. the British tar. But the
latter is reminded of his patriotism
more often than the American blue
jacket because God Save the King
is played at the close of every the
atrical performance or public func-
ton. The American stands at atten-
ton and salutes On occasions like
these. He says he would like to do
the same thing to the "Star Spangled
chance.
Played in Club House.
The Banner which is the brief
way the sailor has of nameing the
American anthem is played now and
again in the United States Naval
Mems clubhouse here by the COM
bined string orchestras from the two
tenders or mother ships here. But
this is not enough. and besides. the
sailors hold that nothing but a brass
band can do justice to the national
air and fire him with the proper en-
/ thusiasm. '
Almost every evening here. groups
Of these youthful sailormen walk
along the beach singing. Two Of their
%favorites are Don't Bite the Hand
That's Feeding YOU" and america,
+ Love YOU" And they never forget
'"Tipperary," which still is popular
alike with British tars and American
sailors.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23

in the colony. Despite the shortage
Of cargo space, East midas shipments
of rubber to the United States have
risen from 5000 tons in the first half
Of 1916 to 300 in the corresponding
period of the current year. Eight
hundred and fifty automobiles were
imported in the first quarter of 1917,
nearly all from America; while 2,400
arrived in 1916.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
To Order
Ships From japanese

Christiania, Oct 23.-Norwegian
shipowners will place large orders for
ships. with. japanese shipyards,. ac-
,coEding to, the local newspapers. It
is stated that Japan is now about the
only country permitting the sale Of
newly-bui1t ships.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
WEAVERS MAY
BE SENT TO PARIS

Toxic. Oct. 23.-Proposals have
been made to the president Of the
japanese Chamber of Commerce that
Japanese weavers and textile opera
tives be sent to Paris to operate mills
that have closed owing to a scarcity Of
labor.
1t is stated that Mr.. Otani. presi-
dent of the chamber will do all pos
sible to grant the request.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
Marriage By Proxy
For Soldier. Proposed

London. Oct. 2s.-The question.
In Great Britain for the special bone
mt Of men At the front now Ia being
discussed at great length in the news
papers. France has already made this
wartime concession, and the Australi-
an government has called q confer
.ence of churchmen and others to
consider the adoption of q proxy form
'of marriage between, Australians at
the front and women in Australia.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-23
lombard
OSTEND FROM SEA

London. Oct. 23-British forces car
ried out a bombardment Of the naval
works At Ostend yesterday, it was Of
ficially announced today. Photographs
taken show h results of the bomb.
ardment to have been satisfactory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Once a Pacifst, but
Belgium's Fate Turned
Him, Says Gompers

BUFFALO, Nov. 14.-Samuel Com
pers, president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, addressing a joint
luncheon Of the Greater Buffalo and
the Executives Clubs. here to-day,
frankly admitted that the great prob
lens between employers and labor are
insoluble. lie also described why he
turned away from pacihsm.
u was a pacifst once" said he. 81
belonged 70 most Of the big paciist
organizations in the world But when
/ saw the rape Of Belgium / ceased to
be pacifst. ! am too old 70 shoulder
a rife. ] am good for nothing in the
trenches. but some folks think / can
be Of use in helping organize this coun-
try for the successful prosecution Of
the war.
"The man who now talks pacifsm has
had the blood tapped out Of his veins f;
he has lost character and manhood The
man who would not fight for the restO-
ration and 20 avenge poor Belgium is
not a pacilst lie is a coward and a
pOltrOOn."
Touching on the question Of labor and
capital. Mr. Gompers told his hearers
% would never be settled at has been
the riddle Of the ages" he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15

federation stands" said this official to-
night. at is with the President first,
last and all the time. If the Big
Four cannot do business with the
President, if they will not listen to the
voice of reason-to the voice OF the
nation speaking through him-they
will have to do .he best they can with
out the aid of the federation.
az is not for any officer Of the fed
Grafton TO speak of the merits or de-
merits of the brotherhoods' case. We
do rot know enough about it, and we
have troubles enough attending to the
business of the federation. The broth
erhcods, however, can safely trust the
President to do the right thing. If
they cannot agree with him and insist
on following a course that will en-
barrass him and the country, they will
stand convicted at the bar of public
opinion and find the hands of every
real laboring man against them"
Mr.. Gompers refused at all times to-
day to discuss the matter. 1t is known,
however, that the question was dis
cussed at a meeting of the leaders this
afternoon, at which it was informally
agreed to abide by any decision the
President might make.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Lee, Troinmen's Head,
Denies Referendum Deals
With General Strike
Especial Correspondence

CLEVELAND, Nov. William G
Lee. president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, tonight emphati
cally denied that the referendum vote
being taken throughout the country by
trainmen involved the question Of a
general strike.
He said the vote is being taken sole
ly on whether a wage proposition sub
mitted by executive committees of the
different brotherhoods to the brother
hood membership shall be accepted.
Mr. Lee declared the men are not
seeking a fat AZ per cent wage in
crease. He added that the referendum
result is expected to be available No
vember %, on which date the votes
are to be in the hands of organization
chiefs.
Discussing the conference President
Wilson had called of the executive
heads of of the four important railway
unions at the White House next Thurs
day, Mr.. Lee said the question of mo-
diation and arbitration Of employees
demands will probably be taken up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
What Is Going on To-Day

Free admission 10 tho Metropolitan Museum Of At.
the American Museum OF Natural History. tho
Aquarium and the American Museum u safety
Address b. Or ]. Iyenaga uu japan Part iu the
World Wa" o. Rotary club luncheon. Hotel
McAlD.n. Us , m.
origin and Nature OF IAfe. " at the New York
Academy u Medicine. Il West Forty third street.
: 30 =. m.
PUBLIC LECTURES or THE BOARD or EDU-
CATION. SIS p. NJ
MANHATTAN
The Land Of the Hellas. IN, Britain Of tho
South" II. +. Stoughtou Hoboru. Washington
Irving Hizh School. iryiag Place.
Electric Railways" W. Wallace ker Hudson and
GrOys streets
The Hudson River" Hem ]. Hess Public school
a. l5Gh Street and ~ Nicholas Avenue
Meats a. Foot" Dr. Frederick Brtiihut Pub.
ic School 50. 22s East Fifty seventh Street
Uncle Sans Nayy. John G Welsh. Public school
81 Hester and Essex -tre-ts
The Federal Reserve system. leland ltfx Robin
son. Public School l65 225 West l0sth STREET
sea Education an Ala to Mental Health" ~
Ira \ Vile. Labor Temple. Fourteenth Street
and Second Avenue.
Some Electric Machines" Charles /. Harrinston
Morris High school io6ih street aud boston
Road.
Heroes and Hsroism ~ the World war" robo
Deans. Public schoo 90. Castle lli Avenue.
lnionport.
is the Declining Birth Rate Danger Sirn,"
! A Rawson. r.. Public School 3g Ionr,o,I
Avenue and D.k street
'Feelng Young Childrrn" Mss Elizabeth n
Bohn. Public School a.. Brown Place and iss,h
Street
Russia and tho Red Cross" Captain Arthur n
Rudd. Public School 80. lsSth Street aud Teller
Avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Eastern Managers Foresee
Seizure of Railroads in
Demands for More Pay

Passage Of a drastic law empowering
the President to seize and operate the
railroads as military necessity in the
event Of threatened strike by the
four railroad brotherhoods is expected
by Eastern road managers to result
from the latest demand of trainmen
for increased pay.
Such a measure already has the sup
port of President Wilson, has been
drafted and now awaits action of a
Congressional committee. TO which il
was referred when offered for adoption
shortly after the passage of the Adam
son law.
Managers of Eastern roads yesterday
said that some such radical action
doubtless will result from the fact that
the Interstate Commerce Commission is
finding it difficult to keep up with the
demands of railroad workers by grant
ing authority to the roads TO increase
freight rates. The present demands,
coming in the midst of the present rail
road rate hearing before the Interstate
Commerce Commission at Washington,
are expected TO point this argument
clearly and it was suggested yesterday
have an influence upon the commission
ers in reaching a decision in the pres
Cnt case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15

eight hours Can the farmer without
whose support the war cannot be won,
increase The products Of the soil by re-
ducing his work TO eight hours daily ?
In wartime, particularly, the eight
hour day is a luxury which must yield
to the demands of national necessity
Mr.. Barr also declared that the
United States Public Service Reserve,
a division of the Department of Labor,
was engaged in "surreptitious scheme
TO unionlze all industry"
The purpose of the Reserve is 10
register all persons available for
emergency industrial service.
As substitute for the Reserve Mr..
Barr suggested the creation of mon
partisan, absolutely impartial commit
tee divorced from the Department Of
Lager and free from antagonism."
l.. +. Loree, president of the Della
ware e. Hudson Railroad Company,
outlined TO the delegates problems now
confronting the railroads, and asked
thei: cooperation.
No Shortage of Cars
Manufacturers ordering freight cars
will not be able TO get on-the-minute
service" he said. although the rail
roads are in good shape and will be
able TO meet all demands. II you or
der car for to-day and don't get 1t
until tomorrow, remember the rail-
roads are waiting for locomotives or
dered last April"
There is no shortage of freight cars
or locomotives and there is a super
abundance of passenger cars, he said.
81 estimate that the railroads have
margin of 90 per cent in their abil-
ity TO move freight" he added. "1n
other words, they could handle 20 per
cent more. So | figure the railroads.
with present equipment, will be able
TO take care of all business, government
included, for the next twelve or ff-
teen months without difficulty. After
that. if the traffic keeps up, we shall
be up against it. Bad weather in GER
tain sections will cut efficiency IN per
cent. Some congestion may result. but
il won't be serious"
That the farmers of the country
should combine with the manufacturers
to gain fair representation in their diff.
ficulties with labor was the suggestion
of o. L. Martin. former Secretary Of
Agriculture Of Vermont and lecturer
Of the Vermont State Grange. The
threat of a universal eight day for
labor. he said. was menacing agricult-
wrists the country over. Its fulflment
would mean the bankruptcy of the
farming industry. he declared.
Whitman Praises Troops
Governor Whitman was the principal
speaker at the founders banquet in the
Hotel Astoria last night. After urging
all the members to bend every resource
toward winning the war. the Governor
declared he believed with all good Am
orleans that war was the only solution
to the crisis which now confronted the
United States. Speaking of recent
trips he had made to review regiments
OF New York men now in training the
Governor said:
"As looked at those men, tell you
felt mighty small. We are here
where il is comfortable and safe. and I
feel like taking off my hat and asking
Almighty God to make me as worthy
an American as the humblest private
in the trench"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15

ment "thc War Department directed
the commanding officer Of the arsenal
10 employ, as government employees,
such numbers of the building trades
that had struck as might be necessary
TO vigorously prosecute the completion
o. buildings that are so urgently
needed"
Action on this order was delayed by
the commandant with the expectation
that the general building trades of Bos-
ton and Quincy would follow the ad-
vice Of officials of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor"
The action taken to-day by the local
building trades in reasserting the inten-
tion to stand for the closed shop orin-
ciple left the arsenal authorities no
alternative but TO carry out :he IN
structions Of the WarDepartmcnt, says
the statement.
Strikes on government work IN this
city. Chelsea and Watertown will be
continued until open shop conditions
are eliminated according to vote of
the Joint councils of the building
trades unions here to-day. After the
meeting a statement was issued deny
ing a report that officers of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor now at Buff
falo had ordered the men to return 20
work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Prieth Ran 33d
In Newark Election
Official Returns Show How
Pro German Candidate
Was Showed Under

NEWARK, y. j., Nov. l4.-Oficial
election returns, given out by the City
Clerk to-day served only 10 emphasize
the victory Of the pro-American cand-
dates over those Of pro-German sym
pathies. The number of votes re-
ceived by the five winning candidates
were:
Charles r. Giles. 17,i64.
Mayor Thomas l.. Raymond. 1886.
William j. Brennan. 1904.
Alexander Archibald. 1895.
John A. Monahan, l2.443.
Benedict Prieth. most intimately as
sociated with the German element OF
Newark. received but 4,2G5 votes and
came thirty-third in the list Of eighty
candidates He is editor Of the "Freie
Icitung" here, suppressed by Federal
authorities, and was indicted for trea-
son. John A. Matthews. who received
1881 votes. according 70 the returns,
has asked for recount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Manufacturers Oppose
Extension of 81 our Day
National Founders Telegraph Wilson, Urging Continuance
of Pre-War Conditions and Declaring "Autocratic
Labor Demands Should Be Regarded as Treason

Combined with a telegraphed pledge
TO President Wilson of their willing
ness to enlist all their industrial re-
sources in the nations cause, the MEM
bers of the National Founders Asso-
citation, representing total capltali-
cation of approximately $i,oc0,OOO,OoC'
and employing more than 100000 steel
and iron workers, sent to the President
yesterday a protest that industry
would be powerless unless selfish labor
demands were dropped. The message
read
ITO gain that measure of efficiency
requisite for the proper equipment of
our army and navy, We stand squarely
on the platform that the processes Of
labor shall not be interfered with. and
trust employees of the nations indus
tries may quickly be brought to a
realisation of the fact that autocracy
Of labor is fully as disturbing to the
welfare of mankind as is the autocracy
of government.
with full and complete support Of
their employees, the manufacturers Of
our country will back the boys in the
trenches to the limit without thought
of emolument. and they will be power
less unless the present autocratic de-
mands of some branches of labor for
purely selfish advantage are dissipated.
eve are in accord with the declara.
tion Of the Council of National De.
fence that industrial and labor condi-
tions as existing prior TO the war
should exist for the duration of the
war. Any action to the contrary,
whether Of industry Sinking its duty
or labor interposing restrictions of
production, or attempting TO change
existing conditions, should be re-
garded as treason, and punished as
such"
Eight-HOur Day Attacked
The telegram was sent to the Presi-
dent at the end of the first day of the
annual convention of the Founders, at
the Hotel Astor.
Consideration of labor problems oc-
cupied the delegates throughout the
session. Characterizing the eight-hour
day as an economic waste, William II.
Barr, president of the association,
urged public recognition of the fact
that the country is now at war, and de-
clared that peace time labor conditions
should be abandoned.
National emergency measures now
are necessary" he continued. Never
theless. il is our patriotic duty TO dis
sent sharply from. and urge modifica-
ton Of. existing unfortunate policies
which seem fraught with disaster.
Under that head | dsapprove the
growing tendency toward waste indi-
Gated by the government in its drastic
continuance Of efforts TO impose the
eight-hour day. Why this Federal in
sistence OF reduction in working hours
when every nerve should be strained
TO support our fighting men?
"Do they battle at the front on an
eight-hour schedule? Does the Chief
Executive encompass all his duties in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
u. S. Will Employ
Labor for Private
Arsenal Builders

BOSTON. Nov a. Further delay in
Construction work a. the Wstert0wn
Arsenal, due % strikes Of union work
men employed b. private contractors.
is 70 be obviated By hiring mechanics
and laborers as government employees.
according 90 an announcement tonight
by Lieutenant Colonel T. {. Dickson.
in command % the arsenal
The announcement says the employ
ment Office has been made ready 70
take 10 Immediately structural ron
workers, hosting engineer, electri-
clans, plumbers and steamhtters. who
will b. employed in The manner To-
.cribcd ~ civil service ia~8 ani rcgu-
lafiOIE.
"rryeral days ago." rays The state