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that a man could not whip his horse as
much as he pleased he would have been
ridiculed Indeed, in those days the
idea that a man had not the right to
beat his own child as he pleased was
given little attention.
When we were all driving horses and
buggies there was no speed limit and
a man did not have to procure
vent of the automobile a license has
become a necessity. The public must
know that the man who operates an
automobile knows first how to operate
1t and, second. to control it.
Society is finding it necessary to take
away much Of what has hitherto been
called freedom of the individual" In
my Judgment this process is only in its
infancy.
The freedom of the business man to
do as he pleases is now being seriously
challenged, and l most heartily agree
with what Mr.. John d. Rockefeller Jr.,
said recently at Cornell University to
the effect that one of the chief quail
fications for a manager of large bust
ness concern is rapidly coming to be
the human quality and ability to ad-
just differences between capitalist and
laborer and to understand their rela-
tonship.
Relation Of Capital and Labor.
Until recent years little broad think
ing was given to this problem and diff
ferences were settled on the basis Of
might makes right" All this is rap
Idly changing and we are entering 4
period Of new Industrial relationships.
In the long ago the relationship be-
tween capital and labor was that Of
owner and slave, then came the period
Of master and man. then the period Of
employer and employe. each period
being decided step forward
In my Judgment we are just now en-
tering period OF copartnership,
where the tool user will be part tool
owner and where capital and labor will
share more equitab,y in the profits Of
the business In which they are jointly
engaged.
This advance is inevitable because of
our educational system. which teaches
the workingman TO think for himself
1t IS inevitable because intercommunt-
cation has told the workingman in one
community what the workingman In
other communities are striving for and
achieving
1t is inevitable. because strikes and
lockouts can never be settled satisfac-
torily or permanently by merely rails
ing mans wages.
1t is inevitable because it gives sta
bility to business and because it is o.
advantageous to capital as to labor.
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peace. He is much ~.
be naS &c conscientious Servant apt to
enters public service IN =, raining.
w w more sn nearly the same sDi,,, d
war-namely, from sona, .e u ting
ana his fellowmen. nls cOul
IN recent years we bava !,
a great deal about govern vssn A''3
snip OF our railroads. Va a. owl
t y, Germany arnl the railroads are o ,D,a |
t tne government and that ths galea
.'oh is most successful, Th, 'n %
e Du. IN Germany conditions a..
Inc military training o, n.
lac1' the entire trend Of edus ,va.
Germany is to impress upo u1t "a
men OF that land that they owe !.
to their country. When a ma, ~ y
the governments employ +, n' ~ y
roao business he is as conscien ~
ne would be We're he entering - tss
ernment's service in time Of war ,l'
II our railroads were to \. !.
over and operated by our sov..
at this time, how many Of you ,A,..
~ou'd duplicate Germany's suees.'1
Government ownership Of ral,]
may be as desirable in this cona, MY,
1t is In Germany, but we mu,,
have public servants who vii, :, !
come somewhere near the st.Dd.
Germany's public servants in eftial
apd honesty.
Look at the spectacle We A..
senting to the world at this yer,
ment In our pork barrel lop,,l..
Could we afford to have orr ,,,'.]
operated by the same tyne q, y
servants?
If our government is to endu,1
we are to take our proper place ~
the nations of the world in the nav
ilization, the man Of the futuro !
live not for himself alone hu,
others.
Consideration for one snotbsl
speedily becoming a social. indu,l
and economic necessity.
Capitalization is the order of the
The telegraph, the telephone, the /.
mobile and the airship are the cad
They have wiped out not only old J
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sion on his mind; yet as we look back
at them from this distance they seem
infinitesimal when compared with the
changes chat have taken place in the
world the last quarter Of century and
the tremendous changes taking place
now.
George Washington was a representa-
tive OF the best type Of American
century and a half ago. He was
scholar, a soldier and "a statesman, yet
he did not know as much about science
rs young schoolboy of to-day.
Thomas A. Edison typifies the scien-
DIST Of our time, but the gap between
the man Of the Edison type and Wash
ington Is probably greater than the gap
between Washington and the man
whose bones were recently discovered
near Trenton, n. j.. said to have lived
l25.0O0 years ago.
The advances In science, intercom-
nunication and In universal educa-
e1on-these three great factors account
Or the stupendous progress this coun-
Try has made In the last twenty five
years.
They have swept away old prece-
oents. old customs. and they with even
tually sweep away many Of the laws
row on our statute books.
The man Of to-day who does not
fully comprehend all this is doomed to
b. somewhat OF failure. while the
man who does comprehend It will have
taken long stride toward success.
II is not many years since l was Q
lad, and yet at that time there was no
such thing as a telephone. The tele-
graph was In very meagre use; fast ex-
press trains did not exist. 1t took
several weeks to cross the ocean, and
the only flying machine we knew about
was the much derided one possessed
by Darius Green.
Entering q New World.
When Abraham Lincoln was Presi
dent 1t took four days or more for q
letter to travel from his home In iii
nois to New York. Ii took him several
days to go from his home to Washing
ton to be inaugurated. And yet only 6
Few weeks ago a young woman. un
aided and alone. travelled in a flyins
mnc hine from Chicago to New York II
eight hours and fifty minutes.
We are just entering new electrical
world. where everything is done, as 4
were, on the instant
Our fathers had none of the modern
machinery with which social and bust
mess intercourse is now carried on
Their sons are wrestling with the prob
dem OF how to use these new method
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edents and customs but State and
tional lines as well.
A man living in Bston who VI
to talk to a man living in San N
cisco simply rings a bell, puts
instrument to his ear and proceed
talk. There is hardly a miracle M
Bible more wonderful than this
The doctrine of State rghtsl
being rapidly demolished. Ihe|
ton is being obliged to assume \
of the functions of government
tofore performed by the State
this tendency is growing.
The State, viewed as an indlVI
with the right to do as 1t pleases
in itself. without regard iof
States, can no longer be tolefa'
Only the nation can act IN ~
that affect interstate relations
with intercommunication anu
portation developed to thelr
stage a considerable percentass
states activities are interSuu
their effects and consequences
The World Is Drawing Ios'n'
We must therefore take Oh
nationansm. The world DAB
drawn very closely together y
cable and the transatlantic l'nel'|
II is on tn. verge Of being dns
finitely more closely tosssnei :. :
wireless, the airship ana wv
rine telephone. -.
When these are practeAI ~
Instruments Of intercomnuaA
and transportation the 'oo -,
t.ce. and the industrial me'o.
an. nation will quickly and
affect all OTHER nations . Ins !,
cu,re the yielding by nations .. :
tin of their individuai'sue ~
prerogatives IN order to 's,s.']
benefit the world as . W. y. 4
This opens up a great ~, new N
it presents problems ' :, Ard
tensely interesting emo u
ing Importance. M d
The period that Is upvD ,,a,,i
large opportunities f0l ''s ss|
thought, initiative and ae'l Sas, d
structive work and i0'
craftsmanship. .ot,ng pi(
The mighty changes 'An nn@ist,
Europe tell US WIN .,or pehl
voice that the reconS'l !, The n
At hand. The man o. 10 u read
must realize it. He must % soadIa
adjust himself to the new '.,sIol,, |
a @e must have sufficient y. .,s' aid
ligence and courage ~, - Of a n
methods and preceusd osd past
age. He must let the so aSn look ~
its dead. He mus - 10 The 4
sun.
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WHY
TNDIVIDUALlSM
is AS DEAD
AS A SMELT

A 7 A RECENT public L ,aring
"a on certain proposed food
legislation which Mr.. Perkins fay-
ored and which recognized the
necessity of cooperation some one
remarked that the legislation was
a violation Of the principle OF
individualism.
Mr.. Perkins retorted, "1ndivid-
ualisn is as dead as a smelt."
Mr.. Perkins reasons for his be
lief are outlined in the following
article
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Bv GEORGE w. PERKINS,

Chairman of Mayos MitchePs Food
Supply Committee.
One of the greatest stumbling blocks
to progress is the human inclination t.
follow precedent and old methods toe
closely. We find 1t difficult to strike
out along entirely new lines
Thomas jefferson, In his old age,
wrote letter In which he said
Some men asuibe to the men OF the
preceding ago q wisdom more than
human, and suppose what they did to
be beyond amendment I knew that
age LOT tho Revolution1 well. I be-
Ionged to 1t and labored with it 1t
deserved well Of its country. 1t was
very like the present, but without the
experiences Of tho present; and forty
years Of experiences II worth CEN
fury Of book reading; and this they
would say themselves were they to
arise from the dead.
Great Changes Taking Place Rapidly.
The changes that occurred from the
close of the Revolutionary War to JEFF
ferson's old age made deep impress
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Why a New Era Co-opra
ton Must Succeed Pr,
Indiuidualism..

''Wleaa+Hi an in as,r;n. !,
world together, the act Of a
individual can affect a lare
number of people; therefor
that form of freedom whiel
is simply another expressiOI
for license to do as on
pleases can no longer exist
GEORGE w. PERKlNS
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16
BRITISH CAPTURE MORE VII
LACES IN LENS REGION
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
London, April 16th.-The British
are continuing their forward move.
ment in the region of Lens. The vii.
lagos of Villerett, has been captur.
ed and further advance made north
east of Lens. The British captured
large quantities Of guns, ammunition
and supplies at Lieven and along
the Souchez River where they have
routed the enemy in their advance
upon Lens.
Although no official announce
ment has been made of the entire
occupation of Lens by the British
forces, it is known that British pa
trols are in the streets of that city
Also that the same conditions are
true concerning the capture of St
Quentin.
Apparently the German lines have
been strengthened by reserves ant
they are desperately impeding the
advance of the British in order te
give their engineers time to destro!
the mines and factories in Lens
Fierce counter attacks have beer
made by the Germans at Monchy
and Lagnicourt which indicates that
the British in this district are near.
ing a new German line.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16
British And French Con-
tnue Gains In Lens,
St. Quentin And 0ise
Regions.
Senate Finance Committee Reports
faVoEabIy Ine Seven Billion Dollar
War Bill.
Germans Spread Anti-Any Propaganda In
Mexico.
Other Foreign and Domestic News by
Special Telegraph to the Review.
Anti-Aily
Mexico.
Other Foreign and Domestic News BY
Special Telegraph to the Review.
SHIP SCORPION IN.
TERMED IN TURKISH PORT
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
London, April 16.-The Turkish
War Office has made the official an
nouncement that the American
Gunboat Scorpion has been interned
in Turkish port. The name of the
Turkish port is omitted from the re-
port. This is the first move on the
part of Turkey since the declara-
ton Of war with Germany by the
United States. No war declaration
has been made with Turkey and the
interned ship is not subject to con-
fiscation under present conditions.
Buchs, Switzerland, April To-
Twenty three sailors from the Uni
ted States guardship Scorpion. now
interned at Constantinople, arrived
at Vienna today enroute for the
United States. They reached here
just as the American Embassy Staff
was leaving.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16
BERLIN REPORTS BRINGING
DOWN ELEVEN ALLY AERO
PLANES; MENTIONS ARTIL-
LERY FIGHTING AT ST.
QUENTIN AND RHEIMS.
BY Associated Press

Berlin, April 16.-The German
Army Headquarters statement of
today says: Between Scissors and
Verdun yesterday the French lost
eleven aeroplanes. On the northern
bank of the Scarpe, the Germans
fire prevented the British from exc
cutting a storming attack. The
British were repulsed with heavy
losses northeast of Croisilles. North
of Arras on the Cambria road Ger
man thrusts drove the enemy back
to Lagnicourt and Boursies. Near
St. Quentin the artillery fighting
has been increased. There is also
heavy artillery action from scissors
to Rheims. Infantry fighting de-
ve!oped this morning along wide
sectors of this front"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16
PRIVATE WIRELESS STATIONS
PROSCRIBED; ROOSEVELT
PLANS TO ACCOMPANY EX-
petition ABROAD.
By Associated Press.


| Washington, I. c., April 16.-
All wireless telegraph stations not
operated by the government have
been rendered dismantled during
the war by the Secretary of the
Navy. The failure of owners OF
wireless stations to comply with this
order will result in the confiscation
of the equipment Owners who are
operating stations in defiance of
this order will be under suspicion of
being alien enemies.
Washington, D. c., April 10
Chairman Chamberlain laid before
the Senate Military Committee
Theodore Roosevelt's plan for rails
ing and accompanying a volunteer
expedition aboard. Details of the
plan were submitted by Mr.. Roose-
welt to the Chairman of the House
and Senate Military Committees.
This action is in response to the re-
quest recently made by Mr.. Roose-
welt in his conference with the Pres
ident.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16

Paris, April 16.-The Paris Off
cial statement Of last night mentions
the penetration of the German sec
ond line Of defense by the French in
several points in Alsace. On gaining
the first line trenches Of the enemy,
the French found many Germans
dead in the shell torn trenches. The
statement mentions further gains
by the French south Of the River
Oise.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16
SENATE EXPECTED TO PASS
SEVEN BILLION DOLLAR
WAR BILL TOMORROW.
By Associated Press.

Washington, d. c., April 10
The Senate Finance Committee who
have in their hands the seven billion
dollar war bill is expected to report
on the bill today 1t is believed that
the bill will be favorably acted upon
when presented and it's passage is
expected by tomorrow. This bill was
passed by the House Saturday with
out dissenting vote.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16
BRITISH TANKER NARRGAN.
SETT TORPEDOED OFF THE
COAST OF IRELAND.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
New York, April 16.-Officers of
the British Tanker Narrgansett ar
irving here today on a British vessel
have reported the sinking of the
British Tanker Narragansett off the
coast Of Ireland by a German SUBJ
marine.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16

Joffre, or the same day if they ar
rive
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16

ed of German activities in spreading
anti-American and anti-Entente
propaganda in Mexico. German in
fluences are being brought to bear
on the Mexican government to re-
veal diplomatic reports passing
through here to Europe. The circu-
lation of matter unfavorable to the
United States or the Entente Allies
is disapproved of by the Mexican
officials.
Washington, d. c., April 16.-
The President will receive the
British Commissioners, who are
coming here to discuss the further
conduct Of the war, at the White
Ho.s, Wednesday. TIL, commission
is headed by Foreign Minister Bal
four. The President will also receive
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
B0PP Is TO Be SUSPENDED
Convicted Consul to Be Sentenced
Next Friday-Wii Act as cffi-
eiaI During Appeal.

Washington. d. C.-The state
department may ask suspension Of
German Consul Bopc Of San Fran
cisco pending appeal of his case for
conspiracy to Il higher court, it wa,
indicated at the stat, department.
The department. however, is not in
c!ined to cancel its e%xcquatur while
the appeal is pending. Lal sing has
the case officially before him.
Voluntary removal of Bopp from
his position by the ierman govern
ment would close the case sa~tisfae.
torily from a diplomatic standpoint.
The court set their sentences for
next Friday and intimated that Bor:
and Vice Consul Won Schaak, who
have not been placed under bonds, will
be ordered to give $4,000 surety.
If Bopp and his associates are sue.
cessful in beating their conviction in
the higher courts they will be tried
on a third indictment for using the
mails to incl:e murder and arson,
United States District Attorney Pres.
dent announced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
Interest on State Funds,

In his report to the general assem-.
bly,, State treasurer f.. ?. Deal will
s.:ow that his department. has effect,
cd interest earnings during the four
years he has been in office of s3ll,.
1882. This is by faf the greatest
amount tie surplus state funds ever
earned. The earnings during the
previous four years were S%3s4,04l12
from the direct revenue and SoIe97;
frcm the Interest On the capitol build
ing funds.
Treasurer Deal induced the 1915
lie legislature to make several changes
III the laws. One provided that a
bank Or trust company could bid for
o~ne.eish'ieth Of the funds, This
opened competition and let the small.
cr ones in. 1t also resulted in in,
~cFeasing the rate from 3.29 to $40
Fer cent.
Another change enabled banks and
trust companies to deposit approccd
farm mortgages as security. The old
law provided for approved bonds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
PEOPLE INCREASE TOOFAs7
POPULATION CUTRuNNiNG FOOD
SUPPLIES.
Secretary Houston Does Not Fear,
However, That There VIII "Be
Shortage Of EatabIes."

Washington, d. C.-The nations
lood supply has not kept pace with
the growth in population, figures fur
n'shed by the department of agri-
culture show. The statistics cover
the last 10 years, in which the popu.
iation has grown about 80 per cent.
and disclosed that in foods ccnstisu,.
ING about Is per cent of the country's
's!et there has been a decline in per
capita production. Officials, how
ever, do not fear that there will be
o food shortage.
Secretary Houston in a statement
said:
with all the agencies now avail.
able for improving agriculture there
is ground for optimism as to the abil,
ity OF the nation not only 20 supply
Itself with food, but ely to
meet the needs of the world"
Meat and dairy products furnish 81
Per cent of the food that goes to the
American table, and cereals 81 pe-
cent. Production and consumption OF
fruit and vegetables have increased
rapidly within the last few years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
BEACHE0 CRUISER IS DOOMED
Paymaster Brings OFF $4,000 From
Milwaukee, Now Being Battered
BY Waves.

Eureka, Cal.-The United States
protected cruiser Milwaukee, which
went ashore on Samora Beach, mean
here. while trying to pull off the
stranded submarine H-33, cannot be
retloated, it was announced here by
J. D, Frazer, expert mechanical engi-
neer, who at the solicitation Of Lieut.,
". +. Newton, in command, made a
survey OF the cruiser.
Navy salyagers, it also was an
nounced. have abandoned efforts to
same the submarine Ei-33, which the
Milwaukee was trying to Full off the
beach when the big ship was swept
ashore.
The pay1naster of the Milwaukee,
returned to the ship and brought
off $4,000. Personal effects of the
officers and men also We're removed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
SURE Of SUPPORT
ALLIES CONFIDENT THAT U. S.
ENDORSES STAND
Peace Desired Is Founded Upon
Same Ideals Americans Cherish,
Says Lonoon Times

London, England.--Ail doubt that
aptly epstomi2es Engiand's position in
the world war was removed in the
chorus OF public appreciation.
The only hint Of criticism came in
9 suggestion that stiong as it was,
some Of its phrases had lost a vestige
OF yigor in the translation into English
from the French text.
Newspaper editorials express belief
that America could not fail to be i'm
pressed with the parallel outlined be-
tween the aims of he entente now
and the liberty and freedom for
which America stands.
THE peace which the allies de,
sire declares the Times, sis founded
Upon those doctrines Of liberty, jus.
lice and myiollhle fidelity t. ~ilterua.
'ional engagements which Americans
rave always cherished ana re,ered.'
THE note embodies just such a
statement as was made declared
the Daily News. whether peace is
yet o~htainable on these terms ia for
Germany to indicate. Tho present
suggests that the time has not yet
come. But at least the allies have
closed no door"
The Daily Express holds the note
to be bold and thoroughly uncom.
PROMISING There is 10 hope" the
editorial continues, that tie enemy
viii accept the terms unQl he, have
received a decisive military defeat
Inc war must 60 on
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
Fires Democrats.

Geo, f. Hackmann, Republican
stat" auditor. discharged every Demo.
cratic employee in the auditors office.
There We're eight clerks and two
stenographers. Republicans were an.
pointed in their places with one OK.
ception.
John A. Lee, ~bookkenper in tba
ueaSurer's office for eight years and
a Democrat. was appointed 10 one of
the vacancies. None of the new clerks
a yet been assigned to duty.
They are: Roy r. Curtiss of Hart.
Vile; J. T. Waddill, Kirksville. chos
+, RAIDER, Kansas City; Fred Covert,
Cape Gira.dnau: VIM. G.. Robertson.
C~assville; John II. Duncan, Spring.
field; G. +. stephens, Maplewood. and
J. w. Vo8so!l, Linn.
This is .the first time a state Off.
cial ever made a clean @ If a
state office in the first two hours he
occupied it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
Early Withdrawal.

WaShington.-The next moves 20
be made by the United States in deal
ing with the de facto government of
Mexico have been decided upon by
President Wilson and will BIZ an
nounced after the next meeting in
New York of the Mexican-AmericaD
joint commission.
Withdrawal of the Pershlng expedi-
ton across the American border and
the sending of Ambassador Fletcher
to Mexico City are understood to be
the first steps that will be taken,
Secretary Lane and the other mem.
bers OF the American commission, Or.
J. R. Mott and Judge George Gray,
will meet Carran2a representatives In
New York in what is expected to be
the final session of the joint com
mission. Already the American com
missioners have informed the Mex
leans that in view of Carranza's re
peated refusal to ratify the protocol
signed at Atlantic City after almost
three months deliherution. they re-
gard further conferences az useless
Their attitude is approved by the
president.