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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Won Herngs Distinction Betveen the Diplomacy Wicked'
Whitehall and "Vrtuous' Washington Exposed as Scheme
That Ruined RusaBtish Empire Smaller League of Nations

away-what reason had Germany to
complain?
Whose fault was IT that the situa-
ton became poisoned? 1t was. sub
NIT. Germany's fault. Twice over she
used our desire to DO friendly with her
in order to entrap US into war with
you over Venezuela. When those plots
failed she resorted to the infamous
trickery which led some of you to
think that our ambassador, Lord
Pauncefote, had proposed intervention
against you on behalf of Spain.
1t became clear to us that Germany
was set upon stirring up a fratricidal
strife between the two branches Of the
English speaking race. from which I'M
utterable calamity she would derive
benefit by forcing her way into South
America. 1t is simple history that one
of the authors of the Monroe Doctrine
was Canning, a British statesman. TO
him it seemed wicked that the Holy
Alliance in Europe-essentially the
same Austro-German Bund which con-
fronts US o-day-should permeate
South America with outworn preju-
dices and rivalries. Hence he called
up the New World 20 redress the bal
ance of the old and backed his opin-
ION with the British navy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
lnglish textbooks
! AXE Our Side

AS our voters multiplied, so inevita-
bly, did we draw near to yourselves.
Over your Civil War, most of our news
papers went wrong, but that was be-
fore our Education Act of 1870, and
while | am told that your school books
still tend to keep our two nations at
variance. our school books frankly take
your side In the last forty years,
our nation has grown UP under the
influence Of sound teaching about
America. and little as many Of you
realize it, this is the reason why we
are in trouble with Germany. Our zeal
for your good regard was the first rift
in the Anglo Pruss ian lutte. 1t is the
real reason for Won Hertlings anger
against Us.
Consider our position from 1880 to
1900. German was the language OF
our court. This same Kaiser was our
Queens favorite grandson. Lord Sal
isbury. our most powerful Foreign
Minister, was pro-German. 1t was he
who, with true imperialism gave to
Germany that Hefgoland which is now
one Of her most valuable submarine
bases. It. was he who with true Tim
pcrialism' helped Germany TO stabilize
her African colonies. On one occasion
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. also accused
of imperialism" proposed an alliance
with Germany. What nation could
have displayed toward another nation
a firmer friendship than this? If that
was British imperialism giving things
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Intimacy With Potsdam
Ended With Victoria

When the twentieth century opened
new generation of English folk had
to choose between the autocracy Of
Germany and the republic of the West.
The Kaiser made it impossible for us
to be friends with both and we have
drawn to you. Our special intimacy
with Potsdam died with Queen Vic
toria. And from that day---because
we stood in with Monroe and Canning
"a black mark was put against US
We were scheduled for destruction be-
cause we were loyal to America. A
fleet was built against u.s. The fleet
was to break our fleet and afterwar I'd
1t was to steam triumphant across the
Atlantic. If in 1911 the Panther only
reached Agadir it was because the plan
was not allowed to succeed. So much
for our independence on the sea.
Won Hertling arraigns our policy II
Ireland, India and Egypt. 1t so hap
pens that his indictment appears at
the very moment when there is news
that County Clare is proclaimed y
More than once I have explained the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

thought he was marching them to
prayer or something.
Before we could realize what he
was about he had stopped his family
at the edge of duck pond and was
marching them down into the water
He preferred that his family should
die rather than take course in Ger
man kultur 1t was to be a family
suicide"
A story of the torture of Chinese
child, which the narrator himself adj
mits he would not believe himself {
he had not seen it with his own eyes,
is told by c. A. Pinard. 1873 East 127th
Street, who was in China with L Troop
OF the 9Th Cavalry:
con October %, 1900, I was on guard
duty at Gate No. 81 of the Picking
wall" said Mr. Pinard. THAT was
long after the Allies had taken Picking.
81 was on top of the wall, taking a
turn at being lookout Things were
quiet, and began to make friends with
II liljle Chinese hoy VINO was Playing
in the dust of the road that led up to
the gate. lie was a friendly little fell
low. and he jabbered something that
probably meant much obliged when
tossed him down the remains of BONE
handled pocket knife which my bunkie
had broken the last blade out Of that
morning.
Down the street came a detachment
Of Germans who had been out on a
foraging party. The youngster was
directly in their path. He glanced up
once at the approaching men, but
seemed to be more interested In some
little mountains of dust he was piling
up in the road, using my pocket knife
to pat em into shape
"When the front Germans, marching
two abreast, got within about twenty
yards of the boy, one of them yelled
at him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

irish case. ard here repeat that every
British statesman, including Sir Ed
ward Carson himself. wishes home rule
to come INTO force There is the act
on the statute book. No one will ever
repeal it. A Parliament at Dublin is
as certain Is a Congress at Washing
ton. The only question is whether the
Professionals of Belfast and the neigh
boring counties can be persuaded to
ing trouble. Sir Edward Carson has
himself resigned from the Cabinet in
order 70 go there as missionary. #
lister will not be reasonable. then
Ulster must be ove1+uled. but in the
meantime who S Yan Hcrtling that
he should taunt US over Ireland? In
time OF profound peace Won Kuhlemann,
his colleague, abused our official hos
pltality by visiting the listed nsur-
dictionaries. inspecting their illegal
regiments and doing all he could to
encourage revolt There is hardly n
doubt that, on the other side, Sim Fen
assisted with German money. You,
therefore. have Germany helping to
arm home rulers or one side and anti
home rulers on the other-Carson and
Easement. What does it matter to the
Kaiser?
Provided that Germany wins a move
N the game. what does she care for
the misery and bloodshed which she
causes elsewhere? With stricken Poland
and Belgium and Serbia on her hands.
Prussia coolly talks of ireland -
country never SO prosperous as to-
day, immune from CONSUMPTION, from
food shortage, from invasion from
air raids-witn every pension paid by
England, and with thousands Of cot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

new countries. in all essentials indie
pendent as yourselves, entitled to their
Monroe Doctrine, You would not per-
NIT Germany to establish naval base
of Florida, and why should they have
ierced on them naval base. controlled
from Berlin, yet near to their shores?
After all. il would mean for them as
1or you, the submarine-the torpedo
IN TACT, that kind CT freedom of the
seas OF which we have daily illustra-
tions.
A more serious case still is that OF
the occupied African colonies. Do YOU
wonder that General Botha and Gen
erai SHUTS are fighting on the side of
their former British foes when they
know that German victory on their
continent means armed hordes of ma
tives? The unity of Africa is as
sacred an aim as the unity of America,
and we have no right to buy off German
hostlhty IN Europe by sacrificing
weaker races than our own to a hid
eous balance of barbaric power.
American opinion is the most Judi
cial in the world. 1t will, know, ex-
anime what is called the British EN-
psre--and the other empires from
this broad platform. You should ask
yourselves precisely in what way it is
possible to increase the wellbeing OF
the peoples concerned. The question is
not whether they are governed by Ger
many of Britain or France, but whether.
by some change, they can be governed
better. If in the considered opinion
OF your responsible spokesman the
sovereignty under which these states
dwelt at peace should be revised
this, need hardly assume. in the in
terests Of actual natives-then. let
proposals be laid before some interna-
tional tribunal.
But We will not admit as relevant
the green-eyed jealousy of any power
which. like Germany, merely criticises
because we happen TO be doing the job.
Our conviction is that these native
states do not want to be turned into a
piece Of Germany. They want to grow
naturally into what God intended them
to be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Boy | ossed From
Bayonet to Bayonet

"The kid didn't stir 1t never oc-
CURED to me but that the Germans
would set him to one side or else walk
around him. There was plenty Of room
on that road.
when the front Germans were about
ten feet away the little fellow looked
up and grinned at them, same as he
did at me when gave him the knife.
ain reply for that smile the boy got
a bayonet thrust through the abdomen.
1.-THE German hoisted the screaming
child on his bayonet high in the air
so all the line could see. A chorus OF
cultural chuckles rewarded him for
this deed of comradely thoughtfuiness.
He carried the child on his bayonet
for perhaps twenty PAGES. Then he
tossed the baby high above his head.
GAS the child came down another
German caught the little chap on his
bsyonet This exhibition of bayonet-
ing skill created quit. a sensation
down the German line.
What was left of the baby after
the second bayonet got through with
him was flung at the bottom of the
gate The little fellow had quit cry
ing by the time I got to him.
when those reports began to come
from Belgium lot Of people in this
country didn't believe them. be-
licve ev.ry one of. them. had had
an introduction to the German soldier
in China
The Germans are good advertisers;
of that Mr.. Pinard has had no doubt
since he saw roadside advertisement
one dav in China.
During the uprising the Boxers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Girls Die Rather
Than Submit

"The sounds Of the shots did not
stop the girls. They never knew that
the shots had been fired in their de-
fence. Without once looking back
they jumped into the we'll, one after
another.
"There were no regrets over the
shooting, mind you. Those Germans
merely had gotten what they. or any
other three men under similar cir
cumstances, deserved But the Ger
mans were soldiers of an allied force,
and the Americans wondered what high
army officers would have to say about
the affair, even under such circum-
stances"
.Later that same day Mr.. Madden saw
a scene which proved to him that the
Chinese were not slow in learning theii
Kultur lesson.
at happened in the part Of town oc-
cuped by the American troops Mr..
Madden says. eve saw a Chinese man
running down the street. He was COM
ing from the district of Tung Chow iii
which the Germans had been spreading
their Kultur. and he was coming so
fast that his queue had difficulty in
keeping up.
'Hc rushed into house. Later we
knew it was his home. Within few
moments he reappeared. With him
came his wife, his mother. three daugh-
ters and young son. That Chinese
lined them up as though he were going
to put on n parade. AT the head of
the line he placed his wife, then his
mother and after her his three daugh
tiers. He brought up the rear, just
back of his son.
"Ie started marching them down the
street. We Americans let out roar.
1t was quite a sight--that procession
and funny-at that moment. We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Lost Tribes of Israel

T. P.-Please give the history Of
1.-The lost ten tribes also whether any
of them were ever found.
The northern kingdom of the Jews
succumbed to the Assyrian monarchy
in 722 B. c., when Sargon captured
Samaria. The last king, Hosea, had re-
nounced allegiance to Shalmaneser w
whereupon the latter besieged the city
OF Samaria for three years. 1t was re-
served to his successor, Sargon, how
ever, to capture the hostile capital, as
is evident from the cuneiforn. nscrip-
tions Gin contradiction to II Kings, xvi,
3, ct seq, according to which the con-
quest was made by Shalmaneser him
self. On that occasion, 27.29O people
were taken captive and deported, partly
to the Assyrian province of Gozan, n
Mesopotama, and partly to Media
while at the same time colonies Of
other nationalities were settled in
Samaria and the surrounding territory
to take the place of those deported
The captives disappeared among the
people Of Mesopotamia and Media, and
constitute "the lost ten tribes of Is
rael."
As large number Of prophecies re-
late &c The return of Israel" to the
Holy Land, believers in the literal
inspiration of the Scriptures have al
ways labored under a difficulty in re-
gard to.the continuous existence of the
tribes OF Israel. with the exception of
those of Judah and Levi Cor Benjamin),
miah. If the Ten Tribes have disrp-
peared, the literal fulflment of the
prophecies would be impossible L
they have not disappeared, obviously
they must exist under a different
name. Many attempts have been made.
therefore, to discover them as a dis
tinct community, and, indeed. there is
scarcely any human race so abject, for
lorn and dwindling, located anywhere
between the Chinese and the American
Indians, who have not been stated 70
be the Ten Tribes which disappeared
from history during and after the
Babylonian captivity.
Josephus believed that in his day
they dwell in large multitudes some
where beyond the Euphrates, in
Arsareth. Rabbinical traditions and
fables, committed to writing in the
Middle Ages. assert the same fact, with
many marvellous ampiitications. The
sought them in the neehborl1ood o.
their last recorded hahitation. Jewish
features have been traced N the AZ
ghans, who even nowadays call them
selves "Children OF Israel" According
to their tradition. the Jews had SET
tied on Mount Takht-i-Suleimau (Seat
of Solomon} long before the advent of
Mahome tanism, and great part of the
Afghans are said 20 have gone by the
Game of Yusufzais-that is. the
descendants Of Joseph--from time i'm :
memorial. Rumors are heard to this
day of q Jewish colony at the foot of
the Himaiayas. The black Jews o. Nal
abar claim affinity with them Elab-
crate attenpta have been made to iden-
tify them with tho Tartars. and more
recently with the "Nestorane,' and in
the seventeenth century with the Ind
iars of America. A considerable num-
Der of persons in Britain and America,
the Anglo-Israeltes. hold that the Eng
nsh are the lost Ten Tribes of Israel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
i. s. Soldiers TeHHo1u Germans Gave
China Foretasfe Of BELGIAN Horrors

"The Germans had arrived in the
town a little in advance of the regi-
ment | was in. We found that the
Germans already had begun to teach
Tung Chow an A B lesson in Kultur.
We found the Germans out OH a spree
of murder, pillagc and rapine.
about noon number of American
soldiers-E was one of them-were
passing through district of Tung
Chow which was at that moment re-
ceiving its first lesson in kultur All
about us were the bodies Of Chinese
men, women and children so common
sight that they ceased to attract at
tention after a time Homes had been
robbed and wrecked.
THE terror cry of woman sounded
above the tramp of our feet.
"Now, the cry of woman is the
same in all languages. The Americans
stopped involuntarily, without com
mand from their leader.
"The cry was heard again. Then
tdHlc lHC CIIcS Ol OLUpT women. lneV
seemed to come from about block up
the street. The Americans, still with
out orders from their leader, broke
ranks and ran in that direction.
"They got there in time to see three
Chinese girls run from the back of a
house. The clothes Of one were torn
almost from her. Out Of the ho,Ae
and after them came three German
soldiers.
"The girls ran directly toward an
open we'll, one of the kind so common
in China.
"The girls arrived at that well. The
three German soldiers never got that
far They were shot in their tracks,
and they were shot by American SOL
Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
On Looking Into
British Rule

And when you look into British rule
you viii usually discover that It con-
sists merely IN this--the somewhat
lazy and indolent habit of letting peo-
BE do what they like, provided that
they do not injure somebody else.
Among the far too generous tributes,
which III these days maze Us English
blush at your splenAid American COM
radeship, was one uttered to me this
morning by q lady in New York at
whsse house had been addressing II
splendid band Of your war-workers.
people talk against tho British she
said. because the British do things
we'll"
From my heart protest that we are
not as intolerablc as this. The Germans
do many things much better than we
do. And 1t goes without saying that
constantly we learn lessons in efficiency
from America. Tie fact is that Eng
land usually does things BADLY, and if
she survives it is only because, in her
dull! way, she has the VIII to see that
in dealing with native peoples and
dominions it is usually best to let we'll
alone.
History brought US, earlier than it
brought you, into contact with the
problems OF Asia and Africa Those
problems, essentially insoluble, are
ever with US. They now concern you,
as much as they concern u. Mankind
is as much your parish as it is ours
Take whatever We have accomplished
for what it is worth it is something4-i
it is nos all that 1T should be-and then
let Us consider together. let US discuss
together, by what wider wisdom, by
what larger faith, we can go on with
the founding Of better kingdom upon
earth. That ia, most imnorfoctly. the
English rejoinder to Won Hertiing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
airing and Eeathering

". BIS not tarring and feathering
q modern American invention?
By no means. Roger de Hoveden, a
ehronicler Of the time Of Richard II,
informs US that when that monarch set
sail Cor the Holy Land he. among other
Jaw $ designed io' the regulation of the
fleet. ordered tbat "a robDer who shall
be convicted Of theft shall have his
head cropped, pitch shall be poured
thereon and then Tie feathers of a
cushion shall be shaken out upon him
sc that he NY be known. and at the
first .and 4. which the ship shall touch
he shall be SET on shore" Whether the
modern American mode Of tarring and
feathering the entire body is an i'm
provement upon the original is ques-
ton which can best be answered by the
Nictii. b m snle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

force it, The child may count ali the
beads Of one color, and Of various
cOlors. by ones. by twos, and by threes,
according to his age and ability.
Change the Exercise
A wise mother Will not allow any of
these exercises to continue indefinitely.
attention should be diverted to some
other form Of play or work. There
are so many duties inside and outside
Of the house which an eager, willing
child can assist the mother in perform
ing. he may ne kept happily employed,
while unconsciously learning much that
will be always useful to him.
Toward the close Of busy day, be
fore early tea ard bed time, there
comes the period properly known as the
''children's hour" when father or
mother tells or reads story. All
parents are not gifted story tellers;
but most of them may become, with a
little effort, sufficiently adept TO be en-
tirely satisfactory to "a lenient audi
ence. IF the mother begins carly with
very simple stories she can easily
learn to tell these, and later, with
practice, master the more complex
ones A story told is much more salts
factory than a story read.
As the child grows older, there are
nature study primer and readers
Which give charming accounts Of the
lives and nsbits Of plants, insects, fish
and animals.
Instil!ing Respect for Life
Live pets serve to instil in the child
respect for other life beside his own
and to give him a sense OF RESPONSE
blljty in providing for their care.
Few parents need TO be told the value
Of individual gardening, and II no
greater space can be provided. win
dog box will serve as a garden bed.
The Intelligent parent realizes that
the child il above ell things else self
active being. This abundant activity
ig compelling force which must md
an object upon which to spend itseil.
In other words, the child must be up
and doing" Let ue, therefore, en-
dcayor to always provide hirn with
worthy objects upon which to expcnd
that divinely provided energy.
Life lies before him, and VIC WISH
him not only to obtain the best from
life. but 10 contribute 10 life something
worth while. He cxerts influence ms
unconsciously as he brcathes, and az
parents it is our privilege to ace that
he becomes :, congcious influence for
good r.
FIERY net Of his Is . preparation FOR
the life he il 10 lead, and IL Is our
privilege 20 equip him for his journey
With a strong, clean, healthy BODY, q
veil stocked mind, and spirit Wnich
bids him scrve his fellow man and thus
fulfil the law Of God
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Germany $ Aim
Is Disruption

Now, Germany has for wears wanted
TO thrust Us apart. Won Hertling' g
speech is merely one more incident in
that miserable diplomacy. Even at the
risk Of repeating myself, | must set
out briefly the history of this business
IN order that you may see for your
selves the game thai is being played.
believe, a good thing in itself Doubt
less we behaved very badly at that
time; but IN any case independence
was bound to come. Destiny called you
TO be nation, and nation you had to
Ee. But when | am told that we fought
against your liberties and burned own
your White House, answer that we
rever did it. When these things hap
pened our people had no vote. They
were entirely in the hands of small
ruling. caste and Hanoverian King.
denounced the spirit display ed
against you, and are still honored in
your New York street names.
eve will give you our German
George HI said clever Englishman
the other day, 'if you will give us your
English George Washington" And in
that epigram YOU have the essential
truth. What you blame in England
was Prusslan accident. and what we
ADMIRE IN your independence IS the
true impulse which evoked Magma
Charta.
In 1884, we obtained the vote. 1t was
extended in 1868, and it was further
extended in 1884. This year, 5000, 900
are added to the electorate What has
been the result? AS Britain won her
political liberation, so did she revise
her statesmen's estimate of France
For centuries, kings had kept US at
bors. But within one generation OF the
reform bill, we were fighting by her
side against Carbon in Russia, and
applauding the French emancipation Of
Italy. 1t was the franchise that
changed our policy and the first great
defence of the French Revolution, by a
foreigner, came from Thomas Carlyle,
a Scotsman.