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1all TO drive? I feel bound to give an
'hteillglble answer to that question.
Germany Is German,

Inc first answer is that Germany is
inhabited by the German people.
1hey arc by no means revolution
airy people. Many writer's on our side
IN this war have already said that,
and not few have explained the fact
by alleging that tse Germans are too
servlle to rise against their rulers.
That is true so far as it goes. Frank
Germans among my acquaintance
nave deplored to me the existence of
that servile spirit; and Prince Max.
IN the speech referred to in my last
article, admitted with remarkable
Irankness that there was such thing
as German servility.
1t crops out in manifold forms in
German life, in the worship of titles
and titled people, in the humble def
erence shown by every employed man
to his employer, in the ready submits
sion Of the people to the arrogant
assumptions Of some of the army Of
hcers. The present-day Germans are
long remove in character from their
1araway forefathers-thosc German
warriors, the Huns, Goths and Van
dals, who overran Europe centuries
ago. 1t was Guizot, the French his
torian, who told US that those wan
dering, plundering tribes introduced
into European life the conception of
personal independence. Surely Trot-
zky's faith in atavism leaps all bounds
Of time!
But German servility is not the
whole story.
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Whitridge, u s. A., son of the late
Frederick W. Whitridge and Mrs.
"hitridge, of this city. Miss Alexan-
der is now working for the Y. M. c. A.
In France. She is sister Of Mrs.
Winthrop ". Aldrich and Miss Mary
Croker Alexander. Captain Whitridge
is graduate of Yale. class IS. and has
studied at Oxford. He is member Of
the knickerbocker Club.
Captain Whitridge, at the beginning
of the war. Joined the Royal Field
Artillery. British Army, and served at
the Battle of the Somme, where he re-
ceived the Military Gross. On the
entry Of this country into the wa-~he
Joined the American army and Vent.
last June, to France, and is now cap
tain in the 9Th Field Artillery. He is a
grandson Of Matthew Arnold, the Eng
lish poet-critic.
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Miss Alexander
Engaged to Wed
Capt. Whitriidge
Betrothal Also Announced of
Miss Amy B. Johnson
to Officer

Several engagements of more than
ordinary interest to society were for
mally announced yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, of West
Fifty eighth Street, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Janetta Alexander, to Captain Arnold
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Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Amy Bradish John
son. daughter by former marriage of
Mrs. William Graves Bates OF this city.
to Lieutenant Herbert Groesheck, IT..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Groesbeck,
of 81 West Eightieth Street. Miss
johnson returned few days ago from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-24
By William c. Dreher
Third Article)

iiH9U A7Tictel
N7AsH1NGToN, March 2s.-1n
'" the last article 1 tried to
show why our peace of
fensive failed. To-day I have to write
Of still another peace offensive-the
Tro.zky offensive-and to show why il
failed.
Trotzky fully believed that the war
could be ended forthwith by stirring
up a revolution in Germany. Accord
ingly he introduced at Brest-Litovsk
little revolution OF his own in the
method of conducting peace negotia-
tons; he played, not primarily for
peace, but for fomenting revolution
in Germany and Austria. His speeches
there were so many harangues to the
Socialists of those countries; and he
even naIvely asked for permission to
send q Bolshevik deputation to Berlin
and Vienna to light the fires OF revolu-
ton. Revolutionary Socialism had
swept everything before it so easily in
Russia that it must be possible, he
thought, to inspire the German So
eialists with its spirit.
HOLLOW Strikes
Then came at the end Of January,
| when the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk
were not yet concluded, the big strikes
in Germany. Trotzky and his friends
at once hailed them as the dawn of
the German revolution and boasted
that they had accomplished more tow
ard undermining Germany's strength
than all the Allied diplomatists.
But the strikes were swiftly ended
By the German military machine. The
military Governor of Berlin published
notice ordering the strikers to ere
port for work on Monday morning"
or take the consequences. Thus the
revolution failed to materialize because
twas verboten.
Trotzky's wedge" had to be cast
aside, with all the other Intellectual
Efforts to bdeak through to peace by
undermining the Kaiser's position
Why did the wedge" of revolution
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in which the Socialists did their part
quarters. Bethmann- Holweg more
than once earnestly expressed his deep
JOY over the fact that the war had
lifted from German life the dread of
clash with revolutionary Socialism.
This tension was gone, and German
political life assumed changed char
acter. Bethmann himself finally threw
away his strong theoretical objections
to democratic ideas and persuaded the
Kaiser last spring to promise universal
suffrage in Prussia. The Kaiser and
the present government have fully COM
mittcd themselves to such a reform.
Concessions
Everything in the Kaser's rescripts
of last year on suffrage reform indf-
Gated his recognition of the fact that
Germany had reached the point where
it had become necessary for the mon
arch 10 cast in his lot with the plain
people. In other words, he seemed to
break with the aristocracy in order
to seek support from the commonalty.
The outcome Of that development still
hangs in the balancec, indeed: but the
kaiser's act, as the Socialists and
other Liberal elements see the matter,
binds him to see the reform through.
At any rate, he is still getting the
benefit. in the eyes of the democratic
elements, Of seeming to be in sympa-
thy with them, and so long as that
feeling lasts they will have nothing to
do with any movement directed against
the monarch.
l do not mean, in what l have just
been saying, that l regard the Kaiser
as very popular ruler. l only say
that his position before the country
is now much better than it was when
the war began. That change was gen.
orally recognized by Americans living
in Germany. Before the war the Kali
ser's popularity could hardly have been
called marked or general. I could re-
call lunctures in German political life
when he even appeared to be distinctly
unpopular; but these are we'll known.
Before the War
Much Of his popularity before the
war, it always seemed to me, was some
what perfunctory. officials and army
officers were ever ready. indeed, to
make outward show Of their devotion
to him; but so did many in these
classes go to church on Sundays; it
was duty that they owed to their po-
sition. This perfunctory character of
the kaiscr's popularity struck me once
when ! attended ore of his birthday
celebrations in a little PROVINCIAL city
some twenty years ago. 1t was still
in the lifetime of Bismarck The Kali.
ser's health was drunk, and the ap.
plausc was fairly strong and real; il
was at least creditable to the monarch
A little later Bismarck's health wa:
drunk-and what a ditference Thi:
was wild scene, as much as anything
in Germany can be wild, Of tempestu
Gus, patriotic fervor.
often observed. too. during tina
earlier period that the Germans like,
| to tell anecdotes about the Kaiser tina
expressed Z certain criticism and occa
| sionally a bit Of spite.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-24

Mr. and Mrs. William NJ. Baldwin, of
405 Park Avenue and Garden City,
l. l., announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Alice Baldwin. to
Francis ". Murray, jr son of DR.. and
Mrs. Francis W. Murray, of 80 West
Thirty-ninth Street. Miss Baldwin
made her debut two winters ago. and is
q member of the Junior League Mr..
Murray is graduate of Yale and an
ensign in the Naval Reserve.
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Spartanburg, where her stepfather,
Colonel William Graves Bates, is sta
toned. He formerly was colonel of
the list Regiment, Of this city. Lieu
tenant GroesbecG is stationed at Camp
Dix
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fort pd
9 6
food Tires Are a Wartir
Necessity
You need good tires now more than
ever before.
Never was your car SO essential to
your business and domestic life
Never have you had such opportu-
mites to use it to advantage.
Make the most of it, Use it daily
Equip it with good tires,
tires which will give you it's I'M
interrupted service and utmost economy,
United States Royal Cords
Many layers of powerful little cords
give Royal Cords tremendous strength,
unlimited Capacity for work,
staying powers that mean thousands
of miles of continuous service on YOUR
Royal C0rdS' ore the real thrift tires
Of the day.
They will enable your car to go far
Their at least expense for tires repairs.
gas and OIL
That's exactly the service you ought to
have from your tires i'm these war times,
and that's exactly what you get
from 'R0vo1 Cordc,
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/ The engagement has been announced
of Miss Anna Louise Woodruff, daugh-
ter of Mrs. John T. Woodruff. Of 2Ol
West Seventyninth Street, to Lieuten-
ant William Parker Taylor. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William 0. Taylor, of Plain
field, N. J. Lieutenant Taylor is at
tached to the lS3d Aero Squadron and
is now stationed at Garden City. Miss
Woodruff is now with the National Spe-
cial Aid Society, of New York, and is
active in war work.
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Evolution Only

Inc Germans are against revolution,
because they believe in evolution. That
is also the creed of the Socialists,
almost in their entirety, and this is
more true to-day than it was former
~. Several decades ago they were
still talking eagerly and learnedly
about the 'cataclysmic theory of social
progress; but even such yelled threats
at revolution had been "scrapped" be-
fore the war.
l recall that Bebel, in one of the
last years of his life, made speech
IN the Reichstag in which he insisted
that the Socialists were by no means
committed even to the idea Of q repub-
he He indicated his conviction that
the Socialists might obtain under the
monarchy all they are aiming at And
year or two before the war & Social
list book was published which argued
with much learning and force iii favor
of frankly attaching the Socialist fut-
ure to the Kaiser's throne.
Order First
It is q significant fact that in all
the Socialistic ferment of the world
during the last four or five decades
Germany has never produced anything
Ike Nihilism. Orderly development is
a conception that has penetrated deep
ly into all spheres of German thought.
So homely phrase as "Ordnung muss
sein" ("order is essentially has taken
on the character of proverb in Ger
man daily life.
Another such proverb is this: "Ruhe
ist die erste Burgerflicht" ("the first
duty of the citizen is to keep the
reace."D
1t was first spoken by quaint old
General Wrangel in the little spat of
a revolution in 1S48 in military order
as Governor of Berlin, and it was at
once seized upon as phrase typical of
the conceptions of the government at
that time. 1t is still quoted in the
press in a more or less humorous way
as caricaturing a national virtue close
" akin to a weakness.
That rump revolution of 1848 recalls
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HchcnzoIIernisn1

But we must discriminate between
the popularity Of the Kaiser as a man
and his dynastic popularity. To many
Germans, particularly of the intellect
ual classes, this latter is the chief
point Of emphasis. The KAISER is one
link in the long Hohenzollern line; and
they see in him, not so much the indi
vidual ruler as the bearer of the regal
blood from this generation to the next.
Germans almost without exception
yield to the spell called up by such
names as the Great Elector, Frederick
the Great and old Emperor William.
But apart from all questions Of the
personality Of the monarch, the Ger
mans are at heart monarchists. The
intellectual depth of the mnnarchic
idea must be apparent to even he su-
poriicial observer of German life. The
weighty minds of the country have
long pondcred and analysed the matter
and constructed systems Of political
thought, the outcome Of which was ever
the conclusion that the monarchy was
an institution peculiarly adapted to
the German view of life. an essential
part of the German Kultur, of which
we have had such surfet To the
German mind the monarch is the SYM
Dol Of the national greatness. That
being the case, the German naturally
takes offence when the Kaiser is in
suited by foreigners. He resents it as
an attack upon the country, and won
ders that foreigners cannot see the
matter in that light. And to be asked
to start d revolution against the
Crown! This to the German mind is
the last degree of the absurd.
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Affcrward?

The reasons assigned in this article
for not expecting a German revolution
are valid for existing conditions,
certainly valid for the rest of the war.
But conditions might conceivably
arise, as a consequence of it, that
could lead to a revolution after the
war. I can imagine Germany strug-
Cling under the huge war debt that
will burden her people for generations
to come; imagine the ruler-say the
present Crown Prince, who fits the
role admirably-pursuine a warlke
policy and insisting upon heavy ad-
ditional taxation for extending the
military establishments; and I can
imagine this as bringing the people to
desperation. Then u revolution would
be probable; but l am too skeptical
about it to predict anything.
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Safe Socialists

A final word should be said here
about the Socialists and their attitude
toward the wax. There was a pretty
general expectation in the world be-
fore this war that the Socialists of
some OF the European countries would
refuse to fight in any future conflict.
The German Socialists, in particular,
were apparently selected for that role.
1t was their large numbers and rapidly
growing power, together with their
intellectual leadership of the whole
Socialist movement through Karl Marx
and other writer's, that seemed to
single them out as leaders of re-
bcllion.
But that view overlooked various
good and bad factors. I have talked
with German Socialists about the mat
ter, and found that they resented the
imputation that they should take the
initiative in going against their coun.
try. They were opposed to the war,
they pointed out, just SO long as they
had any hope of preventing it from
breaking out; and when it did come,
the only choice left them, as they in
sisted, was either to 70 with their
country or against it. But they are
also attached to their race and homes:
have also their sense of honor binding
them to those master IDEAS and they
felt deep indignation at being called
upon to try to prevent war by making
war, actively, or even passively,
against their own people.
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V1Ht7U E7tlcle}
w 1AsHINGToN, March 2a.-1n
w the last article I tried to
show why our peace of
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WELLINGTON

Will sell the Standing Grass on land of Willington Cemetery Association, at public auction, at the cemetery grounds, July 18th, at 2. p. m.
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HOLLAND.

The Misses Brooks of New Jersey are guests at the Steele House.
 The prayer meetings will be held Thursday evening in both churches as usual.
 Mrs. Henry Thomforde, Miss Anna Thomforde, Albert Thomforde and Mrs. Edna Thomforde Riley and daughter of New York are spending some time at MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Luhrsen's.
 The entertainment given by Mrs Ethel Luhrsen Monganson' s school on the Fourth was a great success. The people patronized the entertainment nicely, over twenty dollars being real ized for the Red Cross.
 Rev. and Mrs. Robert M. French, Miss Mildred French and Hanna Dus- tin French of Holliston. N. H., are the gnests of MT. and Mrs. Wm. B Lud- low. They made the trip from Hol. liston to Holland in their auto.
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis B. Price and daughter, Thelma B. Price, returned home Sunday night after spending "a few sdays in Maiden, Mass where Dr. Harris W. Price is located. Dr.
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SOMERS.

Miss Nettie Warrington of WatervilIe is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. M. J. Warrington.
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert Corbin of Buffa- 10 have been guests of their mother, Mrs. OrviIle Hum.
 William Carpenter, who lived with his aunt, Mrs. Hayes, in North Somers, and who is a member of the 3O3d Infantry is now on his way to France
 Mrs. E Ellsworth Niles of New York city has come to the home of her par ents, MT. and Mrs. B. P. Russel, where she will spend the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Scoffield had as guests on the Fourth. MT. and Mrs. Richard Kernick and two children and MT. and Mrs. Philip Hanson of Spring. field.
 Miss Marjorie A. Moore left Saturday for Ithaca, New York, where she will spend six weeks at a teachers training school at Cornell University. She was ac. companied by her aunt, Mrs. Anna L. Pomeroy, who will remain for a few days.
 At a meeting of the pig club, a branch of the junior food army, in the scout hall last week, the following off, cers were elected: President, Harold Eastwood; vice-president, Constantly Percosky; Secretary, Ruth Chapel; ; treasurer, Emerson Davis.
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Mir Francis Bill and son Homer, of Hartford, and MT. and Mrs. Herbert Crimson of Springfield, Mass, were weekend guests in the home of Fred E. Field.
 MT and Mrs. William Hayes enter tained house party of relatives over the Fourth, MT. and Mrs. Herbert Bow man and daughter Esther, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Ranney and daughter Grace, MT. and Mrs. w. M. Davis, Mrs. A. N. Hayes, Mir. and Mrs Robert Downey and daughter Helen, and John Austin, all of Springfield.
 Miss Cora R. Bradley of this town and William Hubbard of Springfield were married in the home of the bride Thurs day afternoon at o'clock by Rev. John s. Curtis. The wedding was small and immediately after the ceremony the cou- pie left for wedding trip, after which they will live in Springfield, where Mir Hubbard Is employed at the federal ar senal. ,
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The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church will meet for work next Thursday. There will be food sale instead of the usual supper.
 Police Pero recently enjoyed a motorcycle trip through New Hamp. shire and Maine, visiting Poland Springs and other points of interest.
 Stafordville.
 MT. and Mrs. J. O. Rishton were in Hartford last Saturday.
 Edwin Fogg of Hampton was on the Island in camp over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Mccarthy have been visiting friends in Dalton, Mass. !, the past week.
 Mrs. Dana Jaquith of South Oov- entry is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank Belcher, this week.
 Miss Ada Von Deck and Florence Armstrong of Manchester visited Rev. and Mrs. Won Deck and family re- oently.
 AAAs uuu uAESs DOAOu0E 6uu family visited relatives in Worcester on the Fourth, making the trip in their automobile.
 Miss Pansy Neff, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs Fred Sanger, left Sunday to visit her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Fielder Neff, in Bolton
 M. E Church Notes: The pastors subject for next Sunday morning will be "New Birth '' The Epworth League topic for Sunday evening is ''How to Have a Good Time I" Leader, Mrs. Von Deck. The Ladies' Aid society will serve a salad supper in the vestry this Thursday evening. Price for adults, 25 cents; children. 1 5 cents.
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Price enlisted in the medical corps in the spring and has just received word that he is to be ready for service by the first of August, or before.
 The play, "The Secret Garden, 1" was given Monday afternoon in Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Simson's garden by Miss Katherine Bartlett, Miss Mar garet Bartlett, Harriett Bartlett and Bessie Ludlow. The play and setting were very fine. A silver collection was taken up for the Library associ- ation. Ice cream was also sold for the same purpose.
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UNION.

Mrs. Mary Dodge is home for the present.
 Mrs. Philip Hery and children of staffordville spent the Fourth at her fathers.
 MT Donolly and family of Spencer called on friends in town the first of the week.
 George Towne of Stafford Springs is harvesting the hay on the PiDard and Mathews places.
 Edmund and Harold Towne visited their grandmother, Mrs E II. Barber, the first of the week.
 A good number attended the picnic at the hall the Fourth, when MT Lindsley was the speaker of the after. noon.
 Mrs. Wm. P. Marcy and daughter, Mrs. Harry Palmer, of Hartford are with MT. Marcy at the Marcy home stead.
 Mrs. Francis l.. Upham and Mrs Marion Goodell of Stafford attended the exercises at the Center on the Fourth.
 Rev. Wilson R Stewart of Stamford arrived here last Saturday evening and held his first service at the church on Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Ransom Tifft of West. ford were guests of their cousin, Mrs. w.. Richards, the Fourth and attended the speaking at the hall.
 Having is the all-absorbing topic of interest now. Old fields especially are producing very small tonnage, but the ground must all be gone over just the same.
 There will be a service at the bungalow at Mt. Oohepetuok next Sunday at 4 D ID. Rev. W O. Berckman of West Stafford, recently superintendent of Sunday school work in the southern mountain fields, will be the speaker.
 -.. Rock Meadow.
 Mr. and Mrs. Agard and family spent Sunday with her brother, liar old Hubbard in North Woodstock. Mary Agard remained for a longer visit.
 Mrs. Blodgett and daughter, Miss Della Blodgett, of Holland, visited a few days last week and over the Fourth with her daughter, Mrs Chas. Webster.
 The severe hail storm the Fourth did considerable damage to the gar. dens around here. The hail stones were as large as marbles. Albert Agard gathered enough after the storm to freeze ice cream.
 Mr. and Mrs Geo. Bradway, Ralph Bradway and Ruth Bradway. MT. and Mrs Westley Bradway. Milo Bradway and family and Mrs. Ella Bass from this vicinity attended reunion picnic the Fourth at Mrs. Grace Bradway Stanton's in Brimfeld. All had a good time. Seventeen guests spent the Fourth with Mrs. F. H. Ballou as follows Mir. and Mrs. H. A. Bosworth and daughter, Ruth, MT. and Mrs. c. w. Miller, Mrs Edith Mathews and Rev. MT. Von Deck and wife and family from Staffordville, Mrs. Cora B. Gold and her brother, Carlos Chaffee, of West Stafford. Mrs. Gold and her brother returned home Friday even. ing.
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Will sell the Standing Grass on land of Willington Cemetery Association, al public auction, at the cemetery grounds July 18th, at 2. p. m.
 GEO. P. BUaBEE, Sec
 Clinton EldFsdge and Mrs. Daisy Buck Eldredge have a baby son, it iG said. Congratulations.
 Mrs Carrie Eldredge Nichols and two little daughters are with hel brother, Clinton Eldredge.
 Frank Burr and wife, nee Mabel Rounds, and their daughter, Doris, motored from their home in Jewett City Saturday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Rounds until Sun day evening.
 Mrs. Samuel Bartlett and daughter, Estella, of the Robertson store, drove to the Hill recently and called at Maple Corner; the first time Mrs Bartlett has been so far from home since her long and serious illness of g year ago.
 South Wilmington.
 Private Walter Colburn of Camp Aver was home on a short furlough over Sunday
 Dominic De Oicco of Hartford was in town Sunday calling on friends. He was a former employee of the c. Hall, Jr, Go.
 The following note may be of inter est to good many housekeepers in re. gards to the substitute for four, known as maize. Mrs. E. J. Holman's sis. ter writes from Phoenix, Arizona, in regards to maize, that Maize is grown extensively in this valley and other parts of the southwest The plant is much like sorghum, the heads quite similar. It was raised exclusively foI chicken feed until there was a demand for flour substitutes. She speaks also of the extremely hot June, with pros peot of the same record for July, the other months are mostly delightful, especially the winters.