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New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
German-Americanisrn

MONDAY evening Cne NEW Orkef
printed the following in
black face type:
AN APPEAL TO IR-MINDED MEN
In to-day's New York Tribune appears
an editorial article which does injustice
not only to a large portion of patriotic
American citizens, but to it's own reputa-
ton as just and fearless exponent of
all that is best in the life of this country
1t casts aspersion upon the motives
actuating the calling of mass meeting
of American citizens Of German blood to
show to the world that they are one with
the rest Of America in resisting the mill
taristic menace to human freedom, and
tries to make the far-fetched impression
that the object of that meeting is to
detract from the Importance of other
patriotic meetings.
The idea Of holding a mass meeting of
American citizens Of German birth was
suggested to this paper by German born
clergyman who is filled with the purest
sentiments of American patriotism, of
devotion to the land OF his adoption and
Of zeal for its defence. 1t i'll becomes any
patriotic American newspaper to throw
the stigma Of doubt upon movement of
this kind.
First there was abuse of German
Americans because they did not do some
thing of this kind; now that the menace
of the German submarine is really at our
doors and we are trying to respond to
the occasion in proper, dignifed and
eminently earnest and whole-hearted man.
ner, The Tribune sees ghosts. Does it
really wish to serve the best interests of
this country or does it seek to sow Bit
terness instead of kindness, doubt in
place Of trust, discord in lieu Of unity
and hatred instead of love?
The Tribune's editorial was mainly
statement Of facts, to the effect, namely,
that at a meeting of American citizens
of German origin, called for the express
purpose of arranging German-Amer-
lean loyalty demonstration apart from
the nationwide Loyalty Day movement,
it was impossible to pass resolution
condemning the German government, the
German Kaiser and the Prussian mill
tsry autoctats.
The sNew Yorker Staats-Zeitung'' is
silent as to the facts. 1t does not print
them; it does not deny them. 1t is pos
sibly chagrined at having been unable to
suppress them, since Mr.. Ridder at the
meeting in question announced that he
would undertake to see that no New
York newspaper commented unfavorably
on what happened.
The resolution which the German
American meeting refused to adopt de-
clared:
"That in order to prove our sincerity
beyond question we believe that such
demaast.ation must express our absolute
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
"The Quicksands of Unhealthy
Credit Expansion"

We hope none of our readers failed to
give careful attention to the fine paper
which Professor Sprague, of Harvard,
contributed to The Tribune's financial
page Of Sunday. In the latest address
President Wilson gave to Congress on
the coming needs of the government he
laid sharp emphasis on the effect of
enormous loans spent freely in the
stimulation of industry" He said:
"They produce inflations and extrav-
agances which presently make the whole
economic structure questionable and in
secure, and the very basis of credit is
cut away.
"Only fair, equitably distributed taxa
tlon can prevent imitation and
keep Our industrial system free of spec
ulation and waste"
In his fine letter to Representative
Kitchin last week Secretary McAdoo
added to this warning when he said:
eve cannot afford to base our future
financing upon the quicksands of imitation
or unhealthy expansion.
IF we are to preserve the financial
strength of the nation we must do sound
and safe things, no matter whether they
hurt our pockets involve sacrifices"
Exactly what the President and the
Secretary of the Treasury meant by "un-
healthy credit expansion" was set forth
with clearness and precision by Pro-
fessor Sprague in his Tribune article of
Sunday. He observes, for example:
"The war can only be financed with
savings from current income. Credit in
fation is a potent means of enforcing in
voluntary economy, but in most uneven
and grievously unjust fashion. Some
escape entirely and even profit from the
situation; higher salaries and wages in
the case of many more, at least in part,
Offset the advance in prices; there re-
main avery large number who secure no
relief whatever. They contribute huge
quota of enforced savings in support of
the war and have nothing to show fer it,
either in Liberty bonds or even in the
inward satisfaction Of definite tax pay
ments to the government"
Professor Sprague computes that cred
it expansion to something like two billion
dollars was required this year to balance
the governments expenditures in excess
of it's receipts. And while there is
evidence of rigorous saving on the part
Of many people now, the expenditures Of
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
1t Wouldn't Pay

Our government has rightly disre-
garded Germany's threat of reprisals on
American prisoners in case Won Rintelen
is not exchanged. Reprisals are form
of terrorism in keeping with the German
character. The Kaiser has tried it on
France and on Great Britain, but has
found it wiser to quit.
Since the Won Rintelen note was writ
ten Germany has entered into an agree
ment with France which abandons re-
taliation at the expense of prisoners.
She has just named agents to negotiate
a similar agreement with Great Britain.
In the earlier part of the war she had
the whip hand. Her French and British
prisoners far outnumbered the prisoners
she had lost to France and Great Britain
Since then the balance has been more
nearly equalized.
The balance between Germany and the
United States is overwhelmingly against
Germany. She holds 140 military and
PIG civilian American prisoners. We
have more than 5000 military and CT
william prisoners, and if the government
should follow the natural war policy of
interning all male enemy aliens we
should. soon hold 500 or 1000 hostages
for each American in Germanys hands.
Such odds are too overwhelming for a
sane man or a sane government to play
against. We don't want to enter the
game. Germany can't afford to enter it.
She knows very we'll that it wouldn't
paw,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
The Fight for Persia

Persia is the new centre of German
aspirations in Western Asia. Until re-
Gently German eyes were fixed exclu-
sively on Mesopotamia. The Berlin Bag
dad Railway was to be the main line of
penetration toward India.
The collapse Of Russia and the British
advance up the Tigris changed all that
The immense BULK Of Russia had barred
the northern path. Now the southern
route has been blocked by British con-
quests in the Tigris and Euphrates val
leys. The path Of least resistance has
switched suddenly to the north, through
the Caucasus into Persia and through
Persia into Afghanistan.
When the war broke out Persia had
been partitioned into Russian and Brit
ish spheres of influence. The British
still hold on in the south, where there
are valuable oil fields near the Persian
Gulf. But in the north the Russia that
was has become only a memory. The
British government not long ago an
nounced its intention of withdrawing
from the spheres of influence compact
with Russia. That was step oppor
sunely taken, for the Persian govern
ment, now free from both British and
Russian pressure, has itself denounced
that agreement.
Turkey, backed by Germany, has dis
placed Russia as Persia's most powerful
neighbo- on the north. The Turks are
preaching pan-Turanianism-- doctrine
which contemplates the reunion and
political regeneration Of the Moslem ele-
ments in Western Asia. They go into
Persia proclaiming Moslem brotherhood,
under the patronage Of the Big Brother
of Islam who rules in Berlin.
sGsrman military and economic pene-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
By Frank H. Sirnonds

day aims to advance upon Paris and
that he is seeking to open the roads as
far south as the Disc in his present
drive. His present objective must be
the west bank of the Disc between Creil
and Compiegne-a long stage in the
march upon Paris. Any such advance
would compel retreat of the French
centre to a line from Compiagne to
Villers-Cotterets and would abolish the
difficult German salient between Sois-
sons and the Marne. In other words,
stopped on his right flank by French and
American reserves and stopped in his
centre by the nature of the country, the
German is trying to push forward on
his right through open country and
along good roads, and such an advance
it pressed far enough would compel the
withdrawal of the whole French centre.
1t is not true that the original Ger
man gains on Sunday, although incom-
parably smaller than in the three previ-
GUS attacks, are insignificant. On the
contrary, the enemy would seem to be
pushing the French slowly off the pla-
teau which constitutes the last high
ground between the German and Paris.
This high ground extends from Lassigny
to Ribecourt. Across it ran the old
French front line during all the period
between September, 1914, and the great
German retreat of March, 1917. It
would now seem as if the French had
been pushed back along the Disc almost
to Ribecourt and south Of Lassigny be-
yond the 1914 front, losing important
high ground, particularly south of Novon
and Of Lassigny.
In sense the present attack must
open critical period. The Germans
are now too near Paris not to become
threatening with every successful ad-
vance, even though it be relatively small.
The French are approaching the position
IN which they must stand if Paris is to
be saved from bombardment. And after
two months the world will now naturally
expect Allied commanders to have de-
vised method Of meeting the new Ger
man shock tactics.
1t is plain that the present assault
has not met with the immediate success
OF the earlier attacks and that it has
been accompanied by losses more con-
siderable than on previous occasions.
This is the history of all attacks in
trench warfare not Immediately success
full, and it was on this theory that the
Allies adopted the defensive at the be-
ginning Of the present campaign. If
they are able to check the German ad
vance now within four or five miles and
inflict heavy losses the German will be
unable long to continue at his present
pace. If the element of surprise, which
has given him his three victories. is
eliminated, he must pay vastly more than
his opponent for each operation. And
this means that his reserves will be ex-
hausted before he reaches the point at
which he must launch his final attack.
Meantime it is essential to bear irr
mind that we are not now seeing the
final episode in the gigantic battle, but
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

Hands to War

At St. Paul the American Federation
of Labor is holding this week it's thirty
eighth annual convention. 1t will pledge
partnership with the American govern
ment to win the war. Its attitude is un-
equivocal. This is owing mainly, Of
course, to the fact that it is the Aneri-
can Federation of Labor, with emphasis
on American. Its heart is loyal and its
radicalism is free from those morbid
delusions which have begun to give de-
mocracy new and sinister definitions.
In this important respect it differs
fundamentally from very large divis-
ion of British labor, which, according to
the Tribune's London correspondent
still adheres to the fallacy of white
peace and is biding its time to capitalize
the war WEAKNESS of Great Britain. The
national executive committee of the Brit
ish Labor party has voted to abandon
what is called the party truces, corre-
spending to the "pledge Of partnership"
which will be written at St. Paul-and
this means that it will attempt when it
dares to conduct an independent political
campaign on a platform calling for peace
by negotiation.
Recently an American Labor Mission
went abroad to get the British point of
view. There is literally no such thing
as a British labor point of view. Instead
of one there are many. What may be
called the Socialist point of view which
permeates the British Labor party was
frankly challenged by members of the
American Labor Mission, who apparent
ly made a greater impression upon pub
lie opinion in England than upon the
radical laborites. With these there is
now clear break. 1t was inevitable.
The American Federation of Labor
thinks with it's country.
Largely we should have taken this for
granted. But the capitalization of
labor sentiment in this country as an
emotional process was much hastened
and spirit of partnership much sooner
developed than might otherwise have
been the case by the powerful all-Amer-
ican influence of Mr.. Samuel Gompers.
We congratulate him. Even before pop
ular opinion in this country was entirely
clarified, before the Presidents force
without-stint-or-limit speech at Balti-
more, Mr.. Gompers refused in the name
OF American labor to receive the British
labor delegates who wished to come tn
the United States in the interest Of peace
by negotiation. Definitely at that time
he committed American labor to the
proposition of victory before terms
THE peace parleys between Russia and
Germany" he said, "have shown the
futility of diplomatic negotiations until
Prussian militarists are convinced they
cannot superimpose their will on the resi-
OF the world. Force is the basis of thet,
'ohote organization and Is the only arqu,
naent they aOiU understand"
Militant labor Americanism is the tri
umph of Mr.. Gomgers's remarkabl,
career.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

condemnation of the German government,
the German Kaiser and the Prussian mill
itary autocrats who are and have been
the German government and whose lust
of conquest brought on this terrible war"
Where does the "New Yorker Stats
Zeitung" stand? Does it accept or reject
these sentiments? Why does it not say?
Why has it not expressed it's opinion of
DR.. Julius Jaeger, who said the Kaiser
was democratic gentleman?
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
A Record for Emulation

1t is highly gratifying to find such a
check in the number of automobile ac-
cidents on upstate roads as the National
Highways Protective Association reports
for the first four months of this year.
This is the more remarkable because for
decade prior to this year the statis-
tics have shown steady increase year
by year. Compared with last year, the
record for accidents in the state outside
New York City stands:
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

likely in the present German
attack between Noyon and Montdidier,
it is clear that this is deliberate re-
sumption by the right flank of the drive
toward Paris of the last two weeks.
Having been brought to a standstlll on
the front between Scissors and Chateau
Thierry, which constitutes the German
left flank, and being stopped by the nat.
ure of the country in the centre between
Scissors and Noyon, the Germans are en-
deavoring to advance down the great
northern roads leading to Paris on the
west bank Of the Disc.
On March 21, in the great opening
offensive, it seems that German strategy
had two possible and alternative OBJ
jectives. The larger was push south
to and beyond Compiegne, uncovering
Paris. The smaller was a drive west
ward upon Amiens, separating British
and French armies. French military
observers assert that the first of these
purposes was. blocked by the speed with
which the French reserves were thrown
into action between Noyon and Mont
didier, and that the Germans had per-
force to adopt their second strategical
purpose and push it as far as possible.
Recent events seem to confirm this
French diagnosis of German purpose.
It is fair now to conclude that when
Ludendorff launched his first offensive,
in March, his idea was to break the
British lines between Cambria and the
Oise, and advance southwestward down
the valley of the Disc toward Paris,
having the French capital as his ulti-
mate objective. Checked about the first
of April on the west bank of the Disc,
the Germans had recourse to attacks
first in Artois and then in Flanders to
cover reorganization of their main
forces and to prepare for a new drive
southwark. This delay enabled the
French to fortify the line covering the
northern roads to Paris between Mont
didier and Noyon, but not to create any
such permanent line of defence as had
existed before St. Quentin in March.
The second German blow for Paris was
delivered on May 27 and resulted in car
rying the left flank of the Germans for
ward until it rested in relative security
upon the Marine. Further advance being
impossible there, because of the concen-
tration of French reserves with certain
American units, the German has now
shifted his effort to the right fank--a
logical and normal development Of his
strategy.
The roads down which the German
is now attempting to advance are pre-
cisely the roads that Kluck followed in
his great drive of August, 1914. These
roads lead to the Disc, which Kluck
crossed near compiegne and at Pont-
St.-Maxence and Creil. They brought
him to Senlis and Crepy-en-Va from
which points he made his great swinging
movement away from Paris, which led
directly to the Battle of the Marne.
We may assume that the German to-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
He Was Loyal

(From the N. r. RoiisOoys Bmpioves' Adeaa -.
When Booth Harrington was yis'siss
Naples he was present at IN e--~s'eT s
yesuvius.
tYou haven't anything like thst in .Amsss g
ica, have you9" said m Italian friend wv
pride. a..
"No. we haven't" said TsrkinEton; .ss, Z
we've got Niagara Falls that would pns ~
ID thing ont In i've minutss." ,s@.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

The decision of the Appellate Division
that owners of automobiles who are rid
ing in the cars at the time of violations
of the law are equally guilty with the
chauffeurs is bound to be a great pro-
lection to the safety of the general pub
lie, including that large class of motor
car owners who are law abiding. This
ruling places responsibility where it
belongs.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
South Dakota and Her Quota

{Froe The Aberdeen AmevtcG.)
In passing around compliments Tor tne
Red Cross drive, don't overlook the isss
that South Dakots led the country BY scDs
scribing 10 per cent more than her quoss
the first day Of the drive. And they ussa
to say the West didn't know there was
war.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

The Council Of National Defence
urges every citizen "to be economical in
dress, food and manner of living" 1t
is good advice, and there are two good
reasons for it. The first is that such
scale of living will permit the diversion
of capital and labor from unessential
industries to those necessary to the win
ming of the war. The second is that
such economy will yield money to lend to
the government for the war. Dollars
put into luxury now are Stacker dollars
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

Nv vHILE it is far too early to esti-
NN mate the extent of progress
w likely in the present German
New-York tribune., 1918-06-11

Entered a, the Poston,cc New York Is Second t'ss
Mail Matte,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-09

from her their 4-year-old son, Nor
ris, Mrs. Mary E. Nelson sues for q
divorce with alimony and the custo-
dy Of the child.
Butler Finds a Way-City Com
missioner Butler asserts that he has
discovered a way which will permit
the city council to grant policemen
and firemen an immediate increase
of pay. Members of the city legal
department and the attorn ~ general
at Lincoln have stated that the coun-
Gil is without authority to declare an
emergency in this situation.
Get Salary lncreases-The city
council approved increase of salaries
in favor of the following employees of
the department of public improve
+. Thomas, A. T. Jesperson, John
Brennan, E. T. Alton, Frank Car
mody, Joseph Steiger, NJ. ]. Beh-
rens, P. Connell, J. S. Murphy, A.
NJ. Mccartney and H. NJ. Chasson.
Miss Williams Has the "FIu''-J.
W. Williams, chief clerk in the Bur-
lington general passenger offices, is
in receipt of telegram announcing
that his daughter, Mrs. Herbert S.
Daniel, formerly Miss Pansy Will
liams, now living in Washington,
where her husband is connected with
a government department, is very
i'll with Spanish flu. The telegram
to Mr.. Williams, dated Monday
night, stated that there was no cause
for immediate alarm or anxiety.
Fine fireplace goous at Sunderland's s.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-09
Insurance Company Loans
$45,OOO in Omaha Quota

The Prudential Insurance COM
pany's subscription OF $4,000 was
announced yesterday by Superinten-
dent Edward E. Litz, on behalf of
himself and associates in this city.
1t is part of total subscription of
$30,000,000 made to the loan by the
Prudential, which is one of the larg-
est subscriptions turned in in the
United States. This is double the
amount taken by the company in the
last loan and makes an aggregate
of $60,000,000 by the company for all
four loans.
In connection with today subscrip-
ton, Superintendent Litz announced
that the entire force of $4,000 Pru-
dental agents and representatives
throughout the country have been
urged by President Forrest F. Dry
den to get behind the loan to the ut
most. Mr.. Dryden has asked them
to give every available minute to the
work of taking subscriptions and this
they have all promised to do. The
Prudential will, also, conduct a ma
tional advertising campaign in the
newspapers of the country in behalf
of the loan.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-09
Health Commissioner Gets
TIP on Prevention of "FIu"

A mere man called at the city
health Office Tuesday morning to
relieve his system of an idea he had
regarding Spanish "flu."
Il am here to state that | believe
that prohibition is the cause of the
Spanish flu in Omaha" he began.
The clicking OF typewriters was
silenced.
The mere man continued: an
times past people could get little
good whisky and that would check
the influenza before it reached the
Spanish stage. Nowadays a fellow
can't get whisky unless he happens
to know a bootlegger. whats the
result? He gets the flu and if he
sneezes in public and doesn't hap
pen to have a handkerchief along he
is liable to be shot"
1--WE have nothing to do with pro-
hibition or the sale of whisky in
this Office" kindly explained Health
Commissioner Manning.
II amt saying that you have, but
! am only making my point clear 20
you. Which is better for a COM
munity: Prohibition and the flu, or
an open town and no fu?"
DR.. Manning promised the visitor
that h would have the matter in
vestigated at earliest convenience.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-09
Brief City News

Lighting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Have Root Print It-New. Beacon
Press.
DIR. Frank Simon, suite 713. Oma-
ha National Bank Bldg.
Alleges Nonsupport-Nellie Reilly
has petitioned for divorce from her
husband, George Reilly, alleging
nonsupport and cruelty. She asks
for restoration of her maiden name,
Nellie Cutler.
Parrish Has the Flu-Vic Parrish,
publicity man of the Nebraska food
administration, Is at home with
case of the Spanish flu. His condi-
ton Is not serious, but he is advised
to stay indoors and rest.
Green Funeral Wednesday-Th
funeral services of John D. Green,
aged 81 years, will be held from the
residence, 2407 Jones street, this
morning at 10 a. m. 1nterment at
West Lawn cemetery.
Thieves Get Smokes.-Thieves
broke into the drug store of s. S.
Ianyon, 2213 Military avenue, Mon
VA IllSlllp anu tSNopCu WIN AppoN
$3.50 worth of merchandise, mostly
cigars, cigarets, etc. :
Creighton Opens Monday.-All de-
partments of Creighton college eX-
cept the dental and medical
courses will remain closed under the
influenza restraining order until next
Monday, October IA.
After Federal PrisOner-Deputy
United States Marshal Yates left
Tuesday morning for Wilcox, Neb.,
to take into custody Edward Jordan.
Jordan is an alien enemy and a
presidential warrant has been issued
for his arrest. Specific charges
against Jordan were withheld.
Says Son MISUNDERSTANDING her
husband, Albert j. Nelson, is worth
$4,000, and yet has not contributed
to her support, and that on Septem-
Der IA he kidnapped and concealed