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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Lincoln a Martyr
to the Cause of Freedom"

The First Congress of the Interna-
tional in 1865 held dual memorial in
honor of the founding of the Interna-
tional land of the victory of the North
over the South" so profound an in
terest did the Socialists of Europe take
in that war. On that occasion Karl
Marx eulogized Lincoln, declaring him
TO be "a martyr to our cause.-The cause
of freedom" He argued specifically
that "the defeat of the South was i'm
portant to the working class of every
nation in Europe"
Here was no holding aloof because
of remoteness, nor because of the
bourgeois interests unquestionably in
volved on either side, but whole
hearted intellectual, moral and physi-
cal participation in the war, lest de-
mocracy receive a setback. Many of
Marks followers were personally en-
listed. That admittedly brilliant Marx
monogram, "The Eighteenth Bru-
MARE" was written for an American
newspaper owned by Weydemeyer. who
served under Fremont and who forth
fed st. Louis.
To its credit it must be recounted
for the International that under Marx s
the American war against the South
20 a disapproval Of the war between
France and Germany. but not because
it was merely "a war" Marx. always
the bitter enemy of Louis Napoleon of
France, who desired to rule Europe
and to begin by taking Berlin, justified
the German war of defence $50 long
AS it remained a war of defence" But
he pointed out the danger Of its turn
ing from an obvious war of defence 10
a war of conquest, which it did.
Then Marx wrote the appeal OF the
International. addressed 10 the German
government when Paris had fallen, de-
nouncing further aggression and "pro-
testing against the proposed annexation
of Alsace and Lorraine by Germany
and the policy of conquest in general
Many Germans were imprisoned for
circulating Marks address, but he sue
ceeded in persuading the Socialists in
the Reichstag TO vote as unit against
the war estimates. Marx, of course,
lived all the while In London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Inevitable Attitude
Against Absolutism

Marx later referred in his CORE
spondence to having received sympa-
thetic reply from President Lincoln,
thanking the International for its reso-
lutions and the workers for their as
sistance"
Herman Simpson. writing in "The
Call" New York;, June Is, 1910, said
of the MARKHAM aggressive sympathies
in the American Civil War:
at was the inevitable attitude of
Marx in a bourgeois revolution against
absolutism and feudalism.
an the late Russian Revolution (1910)
the Russian Socialists were only too
willing TO cooperate with them for the
overthrow of capitalist rule"
Simpson, in company with Spargo, is
now strongly in favor of the Allies
fight on Prussian autocracy. Both have
resigned from the Socialist party.
Those Socialists who are now waving
the white flag, and protesting that $50
cialists are opposed to war;" and VOW
ing that "if they must fight they pro-
pose to fight in proletarian revolu-
ton" and insisting that according TO
the MARKHAM economic Interpretation of
history all wars are capitalistic wars
haven't leg to stand on historically,
excepting their own pacifist legs that
now Crook the pregnant hinges Of the
knee" to the Prussian autocraey.
These have repudiated their creed
and their lawgiver. Marx, in whose
temple they worship and whose words
they interpret unanimously until the
luckless mans photography whelms
( the original text, favored participation
opportunistically in every war where
by taking sides a citadel of absolutism
could be destroyed. For he felt that
until all the ramparts of feudalism
/ had been levelled there was little hope
Z for his dream of "the emancipation OF
the workers"
The Marx attitude on the Irish ques
ton. on the Polish question and or
the Franco Prussian wars are cases II
point. He called upon the workers OF
all countries to unite to strike dowr
landlordism in Ireland, Prussiar
tyranny and Russian tyranny in Pc
land. the arrogance of Little Napoleon
in France and the Shareholders autoc
] racy in the Southern States. Give YOU
( blood, lest we lose what we have al
I ready gained.
Thus one might paraphrase his nu
merous writings to The Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
EVENING CLASSES IN. FRENCH

The Alliance Francai-e de New York
Cooperating with the City College
Three sections. elementary, intermediate,
advanced. To be held on Monday, Wednes-
day, Friday. Glasses will begin Monday
oct. First. Nominal registration fee. For
particulars apply to College or Prof. Louis
Delamarre, Alliance Franchise, 200 Fifth
Avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Xrlui,t Srhual

33l West 10th st. Columbus 1886 re-.
stTicted High School, whore your interests
and your sons are faithfully served. l%th
year. Headmasters hours. 3 to 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Had Tilt With British
Imperialistic Aims

His grasp Of the Russian situation
made him a rather formidable an
tagonist of Lord Palmerston when that
statesman was all but impeached for
being in league with Russia" while
assuming to checkmate her. Marks
articles exposing Palmerston, the Brit
ish Premier, created great consterna-
ton in England when they appeared
N The Tribune. His articles have been
-epubished since in an unauthorized
-olume in England, under the title Life
# Lord Palmer3ton." Some character
site MARKHAM expressions are these,
which are not inappropriate to present
lay international politics:
according to his own maxim, the
noble viscount was contented to
dwell upon abstract principles with
the despotic government Of Russia.
He contrived to give sham salts
faction to public opinion by firing
off whole battery of papers remind
ing the despotic government which
measures right by power and rules
its conduct by eXpediency and not by
justice in a sententious and senti-
mental manner that Russia under
took duties and RESPONSIBILITIES to
other states which she should take
a pride in making good.
"0n November 25, 1896, the
Vixen was seized in the Circassian
Bay by a Russian man-of-war. The
capture of the Vixen certainly
afforded Lord Palmerston great
occasion for fulfilling his promise
to protect the interest and uphold
the honor of the country Besides
the honor Of the British flag and the
interest of British commerce there
was another question at stake-the
independence of Circassia."
In another Tribune letter he says Of
Palmerston:
Having inherited from Canning
England's mission to propagate con-
stitutionalism on the Continent, he
counteracts revolution abroad He
knows how to cover the peace-mon-
gering policy of the middle classes
with the naughty language of Eng
lands autocratic past and how TO
utter brave words in the act of run
( ming away. Accused by one part to
be in the pay of Russia, he is sus-
pected by the pther of Carlonarism.
! To whom was The Gar indebted for
occupying Constantinople by his
troops? To nobody but Lord Palm
| erstOno
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Supported Lincoln
in War on South

Marx, the Jewish exile from Ger
many. gathered about him in London
numerous other exiles and many Eng
lish Socialists of the Ricardian school,
and with the assistance of the then
exiled William Liebnecht in 1864
formed the International Workingmen' IS
Association, the parent of the present
lnternationale. II took on tremen-
dous significance in Europe. The Marx
ian doctrine embodied in the Com
munist Manifesto" Workingmen of all
countries. unite" was its rallying cry.
The Pacifst- Socialists of the United
States would interpret this TO means
"Workingmen of all countries. unite
and make peace with the Prussian
autocrscy."
Not SO Karl Marx. He did not pc
tition for IAN immediate and lasting
peace with the Shareholders of the
States would interpret this 10 mean:
don in the resolutions OF the General
Council Of the international Working
mems Association, one Of the first acts
Of the International, resolutions
written by Marx himself. resolutions
that concerned a remote continent and
a war between middle classes.
From that Address 10 Abraham Linz
coin. 1864" We quote:
ave congratulate the American
people on your reelection by large
majority. From the commencement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Fought for Democracy
In Every War With Autocracy

Karl Marx was heart and soul In
these alterations, not as an lnsurrec-
zionist Che deplored useless, detached
insurrections) but as a militant cham
pion of democracy, no matter what
form its struggles against autocracy
took.
Observe the precise attitude toward
wars between the middle classes and
the autocracies maintained consistently
by Marx, who for nine years poured
his militant soul into the columns of
me Tribune, mostly in weekly letters,
hut often in leading editorials, warning
| by force against autocracy in Ger
j many, in Russia, in Austria, in France,
7 IN England and in the United States,
fighting now side by side with the
bourgeoisie, now side by side with
Napoleon, now with Palmerston, now
with the capitalists OF the Northern
States, always against whatever autoc-
~acy menaced society for the moment.
Karl Marx worshiDped Abraham Lin
coin, who fought the war Of the North
en- capitalists against the Southern
capitalists" so that the workers of the
world might gain an advantage in "the
defeat of the worst eXploiters."
John Spargo, one of Marks enthusi-
astic biographers, writes: MARX more
than any other man was responsible
for turning the tide of British public
opinion TO the side of the North" After
Gladstone had said. in his famous New
castle speech in 1862. that Jefferson
Davis had succeeded in building a
nation" and Lord John Russell and
Palmerston had agreed on the recog-
milton of the Southern Confederacy,
Karl Marx, who better knew the feel
ing of the British workers, organized
mass meetings and instigated trades
Union uprisings in support of Lincoln.
Even the starving cotton workers of
Lancashire urged the cause of the
North, seeing which Gladstone swal-
lowed his Newcastle words, which he
later referred 20 as "a statement of in
credible grossness." Spargo proceeds
to show to his own satisfaction that
the recognition of the South by Eng
land would have sounded the death
knell of the Union. fate prevented
by Karl Marx.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Marx Had Prodigious
Scorn for Pacihsm

Pacifsm is the antithesis of MARKHAM
revolutionary doctrines. Marx, the
combative high priest, spent hall his
life in crushing with prodigious scorn
the heresies of hayward followers and
the infdelities of "imbecile interpre-
ters.~ The vagaries of American
Socialists would have called
forth another "Communistlc Mani
festo," another Eighteenth Brumaire,"
another scathing Herr Vogt." another
address of Congratulation to Abraham
Lincoln" from his militant pen.
The Tribune need not speak without
authority on this matter. Karl Marx
was one of the brilliant writer's on
he Tribune. under the ownership OF
Horace Greeley and the managing
editorship of Charles A. Dana. From
1881 to the outbreak of the Civil War
in 1861 Marx represented The Tribune
as it's London CORES pondent, while he
"burrowed in the British Museum for
tho bricks with which he built up his
monumental work." Capital and Nor
tar"
The Tribune was a more conscious
instrument than the British Museum,
for the Greelev-Dana school OF Fourier
or Owen communists were phllan-
N ropic experimenters in the bland
Brook Farm cooperative utopias OF that
day, an indulgence soon forgotten IN
the fierce anti-slavery struggle. But
MARKHAM socialism was organized as q
rebuke TO the philanthropies of the
Brook Farm and other Fourier expert
ments.
All Europe was alive with social ex-
pertinent and, presently, the revolutions
that liberated Italy, that created the
French republic, that nearly succeeded
IN democratizing Germany and that
freed the American slaves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

OF the titanic American strife the
workingmen Of Europe felt instinc-
lively that the star-spangled banner
carried the destiny of their class.
The workingmen Of Europe consider
il an earnest of the epoch to come
that il fell TO the lot Of Abraham
Lincoln, the single minded son of the
working class 10 lead his country
through the matchless struggle for
the rescue of an enslaved race and
the reconstruction of a social work.
1.-The shareholders rebellion was to
sound the tocsin for general holy
crusade of property against labor and
that for the men of labor with their
hopes of the future even their past
, conquests were at stake in that tre-
mendous conflict on the other side of
the Atlantic.
Everywhere they (the workingmen
of Europe) bore. therefore. patiently,
the hardship imposed upon them by
the cotton crisis, opposed enthusiast
tically the pro-slavery Intervention
opportunities Of their 'betters' and
from the most parts Of Europe con-
tributed their quota OF blood to the
good cause"
This "class conscious" Socialist iden-
tilted every war against an autocracy
as his war. This prophet of economic
dcterminism" recognized the evolution
ary processes for the advancement
of the proletariat involved in every
struggle against an Autocrat. This
apostle of social msterialism' was a
sentimentalist who went in distress
when Lincoln, "the President Of bour-
geois nation" was assassinated.
The Marx who wrote the shibboleth
of Social Democracy, "Proletarians of
all countries, unite" wrote to Lincoln
that "the star-spangled banner carries
the destiny of our class"
The Socialist Pope who dogmatized
on "working-class solidarity" found
himself fighting a bourgeoisie war
against the slaveholding autocracy OF
the South because the workingmen of
Europe's past conquests were at
stake"
The Messiah of Communism and
Founder of the international urged the
cotton textile workers of Lancashire
who were hard put during the American
Civil War "to bear patiently their hard
ships" which they did. And the men,
bers of the International, indOrsing
Marks position, placed themselves on
record as having Contributed their
quota of blood to the good cause
halfway across the world in war not
of the proletariat against the capital
sts, but Of middle-class workers against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Marx, Prophet Of Socialism,
/: Urged Wars on Advocacy

his writings to The Tribune during the
stirring DAYS Of the '50s, when rev.
olution was the habit in Europe. they
have been in part republished by MARKS
daughter, Mrs. Aveling, under the
titles. revolution and Counter Revolu-
ton" and "rhe Eastern Question:
Mrs. Aveling says:
"These articles in The Tribune
seem to have created a sensation on
both sides of the Atlantic and were
quoted in the House of Commons.
An editorial note in The Tribune in
1853 said: Mr.. Marx has indeed
opinions Of his own, with some OF
which we are far from agreeing-but
his articles are a most instructive
source of information on European
politics. The Tribune had an i'm
mense staff Of distinguished con.
tributors, both in Europe and
America"
On October %, 1851, Marx wrote to
The Tribune, regarding the Inflated
German and Austrian revolutions:
"The Prussian bourgeoisie soon
found out the real purport OF the
Kings absolutist tendencies. The
middle class knew that they we're
on the eve Of revolution. They
sought TO OBTAIN by every PosS'o'S
means the support of the working
classes. There was hardly single
prominent political character among
the bourgeoisie who did not proclaim
himself Socialist
"The German government betrayed
the Schleswig- Holstein revolutionary,
army. Thus the German name earned
nothing but hatred on every side; IL
had succeeded in crushing the Polish
and Bohemian movements.
"Radetzky had won easy victories
over the Italians. Said he of the
Austrian ministry. who are these
ministers? | and my army are
Austria. When we shall have beaten
the Italian we shall reconquer the
empire for the Emperor And OLD
Radetzky was right; but the imbeclie
ministers needed him not"
Marx was a determined hater OF old
Russia, "since Russia was the leading
reactionary power" Many of his
articles supported the French and Eng
lish against Russia in the Crimean
War. He denounced Louis Napoleon IN
the latter's hard bargain with Carl
baldi over the liberation of Italy. lie
inveighed against the reactionary
French empire when its hands were
extended to crush liberty, but he sided
with France as against the greater
Russian autocracy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Writings to The Tribune
Well Known in Europe

This consistent attitude of Karl
Marx on the war question is strength
ened by every inquiry Now he is on
the side of one nation. now of an
other. but always warning for Demo-
cracy against Autocracy and indirectly
acceierating, he hoped, the evolution Of
Socialism. He is never neutral. He
is against wars of conquest, but always
for war against Autocracy.
This is disclosed by an analysis OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-15
Brotherhood Central Meets; !;
Elects Officers For Year

The Lutheran Brotherhood Central,
of Harrisburg and vicinity. met in the
Zion Lutheran Church, Thursday
evening, to make plans for the COM
ing year and elect officers.
Luther Minter. the retiring presi-
dent of the organization, presided and
gave a welcoming address to the new
ly-elected officers.
The officers for the ensuing year
include: MusseF White. president; NJ.
$. Plough. president; Charles
Short, secretary, and Alfred Sutcliffe.
treasurer. The new advisory board
Herman, the Rev. DR.. l.. c. Manages
and the Rev. DR.. Thomas Reisch.
Plans were made for the annual
missionary meeting, to be held the
latter part of January. No speaker
was decided upon, but a prominent
one will be undoubtedly chosen. as
this is one of the most important
meetings of the brotherhood.
Miss Florence w. Carroll, indus
trial secretary of the Collins branch
of the Y. w. C. A.. Philadelphia, will
be home next week for holiday va
cation.
Miss Sylvania Nagle, industrial
secretary of the Easton Y. w. c. A.,
is acting general secretary in the alb
sence of Miss Nixon.
Lieutenant Eugene Z. Meyer, Mo-
to- Truck Company No. 2, one Hun
dred and Thirty-third Ammunition
Train. is spending a brief furlough
with his wife at their home, Thlrd
and Harris streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-15
ROSS HOFFMAN
ROSS HOFFMAN
YOUNG ORATORS
AT CENTRAL HIGH
Ross Hoffman, Winston Ro-
mig and George Pulas Win
ners of Kunkel Contest

The Samuel Kunkel oratorical con-
test for junior boys of Central High
School was held yesterday afternoon
and aroused much interest among the
boys. The contestants showed the
results of careful training on the part
of their instructor, Miss Annabell
Swartz, teacher in public speaking at
Central. All the essays were given
in forceful, direct manner and the
judges had considerable difficulty in
deciding who deserved the prizes. The
first prize of twenty-five dollars was
won by Ross Hoffman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar G.. Hoffman, 210 Hamilton
street. His subject. why We Are
at War" was one of unusual inter
est at this period of time Miss Helen
Hoffman, sister of Ross Hoffman, won
the first prize in the d. 4. r. contest
this year.
The second prize of fifteen dollars
was won by Winston Romig, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Romig. $40 Camp
street. His subject. sympathy For
Russia" was well received by the
audience. His picture does not ap-
pear because he was too modest to
let the reporter take it.
The third prize, ten dollars, won by
George Pulas, was "The American
Farmer and the Liberty Bond" 1t
brought out the attitude of the ma
jority of American farmers with ref
erence to the Liberty bond. George
Pulas is one of the most popular boys
in Central, being cheerleader-in-chief
The other boys who spoke were as
follows: George Manbech. When the
Liberties ofthe World Are at Stake;
John Koch, Young America; Stew
art Wagner, Address to Officers; {;
Mr.. Kamartz, "Citizenship", and
Vance Butler, The Foes of Our Own
Household"
The judges included the Rev
George Edward Reed. George Ross
Hull and William S. Snyder.
Special music was given by the
high school orchestra, Junior Boys
Glee Club and school choir. Principal
II. G. Dibble presided at the contest,
and the Rev. DIR. George Edward
Reed presented the prizes. The Rev.
DIR. ]. a. Lyter, pastor of the Derry
Street United Brethren Church, led
the devotional exercises.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-15
Lieut.. Danforth Addresses
the New Naval Auxiliary

Lieutenant George w. Danforth,
OF the United States Navy, in charge
of steel inspection in this city, ad-
dressed members of the Naval Aux
Hilary of the Red Cross yesterday
afternoon at the home of Miss Mary
Cameron. on Allowances and Allot-
ments Among the Enlisted Men," He
said that we are not doing enough
when we train men and send them
ts the front, for we must also relieve
their minds about the condition of
their families at home"
The new provisions, enacted on Oc-
tober 6 provide three things to help,
viz: compensation, war risks and
insurance, and allotmentS and allow
ances. Each man is obliged to allot
to his family at least half of his pay
and more If the family is large. He
may allot some to his parents and
others subject to regulations of the
Navy Department. The government,
or application, gives an allowance to
a wife of $40 and larger sums for
larger families of dependents, eX-
cept that no family may receive
more than fifty dollars. The govern
ment does not give this aid unless
it is asked for and the man must
give an equal amount. If a wife
wishes to relinquish her allotment
she must prove that she has suffi-
cient income"
Pay Director John n. Speel, U. S.
N. retired. told interestingly of a
sailors day. the Rev. DR.. Lewis S.
Nudge made a prayer and Mrs. Har-
ris sang. Mrs. Eugene Dismukes,
chairman. Of the knitting committee,
gave out a large amount of yarn to
be worked up into comfortable ar
ticles for the seamen. Future meet
ings will be held the second We'd
nesday of each month in the Civic
Club house.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-15
Central High Notes

The Senior class dance. which was
late last evening in Hanshaw's hall,
was well attended. Mr., and Mrs. Karl
Richards chaperoned the dancers, who
included the Misses Josephine Ham
maker. Cecilia Kerson, Margaret
Good, Ida Coder Edna Bowers. Mil
dred, DeShong, Josephine Klopp, Har-
riet Boutwell,, Emily Klopp, Margaret
Smith, Emma Keeny, Louise Zaepfer
Sarah Reiff, Anna Hammelbaugh,
Helen Robinson, Dorothy Rowe, Ruth
Miller, Rose Garonzik, Rebecca Aron-
son, Cora Grove, Ivy Hester, Helen
Z. Hoffman, Ruth Beard, June Beard,
Ethel Jones, Lucille Beard, Florence
Miller, Fannie Benson, Katharine
Shillinger, Ella Baxter. Ruth Fitz-
gerald. Julian Keiser, Miriam Blair.
Alice Holbert, Grace Mitchell, Louise
Smith, Elizabeth Lady, Helen Levy,
Mildred Meyer, Fay Meyer, Laura
Briton, Ruth Fickes, Bernice Bensel,
Helen Hampton, Eleanor Jones, Fan
ME Ness, Harriet Bastie, Sarah Den
mis-, Helen Hoffman, Elizabeth Watts;
Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Win
geard, William Rodgers, John Nc
Caleb, Mellinger, McClintock, Harry
Good, Benjamin Wolfe, Albert Rim
kenbach. Ross Hoffman, William Nc
Bride, Robert Crist, Willard Smith,
George Pulas, James r. Keane, Or
pheus Page, S. Wealand, Raymond
Keener. William Atticks, Lee Kauf-
man, w. Iamer, Charles Robinson,
Harvey Botderf, Jack Keene, Robert
Minnich, Bernard Aldinger, Glenwood
Beard, S. L. Houtz, Paris Rapp,
Thomas Caldwell, Harvey Baturin,
Thomas hewitt, Harry Blocker, Lester
Minnich, Noble Frank, Elmer Her.
ring, John Mccullough, John Shuma-
ker, Russell Hampton, Charles Lingle.
Harold Sheaffer, Simon Brenner,
Frederick Wright and Luther Myers.