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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-31

Never insult n small man; his
muscles may be well developed
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
The WOman'S
Peace Party
II
By HARRIET CHAPEL
OF The YiglGnheS

Ages ago-that is, In the early days
Of the European war, the Woman's
Peace party undertook the noble work
Of curing the worlds war sickness.
They attracted my attention by an
nOuncing a two weeks course of lee
lures which promised vast enlighten-
ment. On their list of speakers were
notable names. / remember hearing
Professor Hull, Professor Nasmlth,
Norman Angel, Madeline q. Doty and
Crystal Eastman.
] attached myself to them with great
hopes. 1 thought, "Now I shall hear
OF a substitute for war, effective
enough to check evil doers," for had
a Phllistine feeling that there were
evlldoers yet about.
Daily listened to those lectures and
even timldly put my questions when
the proper time for question came.
They were nice people, those friends,
and am very grateful for the oppor-
tunity of study which they afforded
me.
But my first question, Suppose some
evil-minded nation is really bent on ag-
erosion, what means can be used for
curb!ng 1t without warfare2" never re-
ceiyed direct answer. That was be-
cause they blandly assumed that all ma
lions are really bent on peace and wars
arise purely from misapprehensions;
therefore what is needed is agreements
to arbitrate and to boycott fretful ma
tons. So simplel
Might Be Sinner Nations.
My supposition that there might be
sinner nations must have seemed
frightfully crude. but somehow 1t lin
gers with me yet. Their plans, based
on international agreements and eco
nomic penalties, appeared to me so re-
mote and so conditional upon the good
will Of the partles-whlch good will
would keep the peace anyway-that I
grew doubtful of their practical value.
But second problem there was,
which might bring to light a remedy
for war. "In case an aggressOr ap-
peared, would he be disarmed by nom
reslstancel" thought. Perhaps a ma
ton Of willing martyrs, ready to be
stripped of land and life rather than
fight, would shame the world into
peace. But" thought /, 'what an
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
Why Cant | Kill
a German?
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Of Tie VESii0nfss

am, wen say, a loyal American
citizen, over draft and enlistment age,
with not the slightest present chance
of going to war. But I am war-llke,
wen say.-and I want to kill my
German. Why won't they let met
One day along comes my opportun-
ity. overhear two men conspiring to
blow up a bridge over which a troop
train Is to pass. follow them. While
they are engaged In their operations
draw gun and shoot them dead. /
am satisfied. / have killed two Ger
mans instead of one And l have saved
the lives of a thousand American sol
dlers. am a hero. Nevertheless ] get
a Jolt. Instead Of lauding me to the
skies, the authorities arrest me, and
hold me on the technical charge Of
murder. Why2 Well, In the first place,
when the facts come out. the situation
Is a little announcement. One of the two
men l have killed turns out to be a
secret service man, who has pretended
to be a German spy, and who has pre-
tended to fall In with the other mans
plans-his idea being to arrest him.
or even shoot him before the plan can
be carried out. Therefore In this par
ticular case, one Of the men ] have
killed turns out to have been not only
a patriotic American citizen, but a
very valuable American citizen. In my
excess of zeal have overstepped the
mark. Perhaps l should be held for
manslaughter In the case Of the secret
service man-but why should they hold
me for the murder Of the Germanf
And yet they do. he is an enemy alien.
Why the Slayer is Murderer.
The facts above are purely fanciful
Of course. And yet, they are significant.
He Is a slayer. In the suppositlous
case, guilty Of murder-and IL so,
whyf He Is q civilian, not assigned to
duty. and not acting under orders. He
Is not a wardrobe is. not police
officer. Now, every citizen Is vested
with several rights. In the first place,
he may defend himself, his home. his
household. his chattels, to the death.
In the second place. be has the right
Of arrest. Where crime Is committed
IN his presence. be can arrest the
offender; II the offender resists srrest,
the civilian may enforce arrest; II the
enforcement Of arrest endangers his
own life, then be may take life In en-
forcing the arrest. Take two cases:
s belligerent mob, or a detachment Of
enemy soldiers. descend upon village
or community. with the evident and
avowed purpose Of attacking II. Every
man. woman and child In that com
munity has the right to resist the ad-
vances Of that mob or squad Of sol
diers. aud IN defending that right,
they have the right to XIII So, too. as
in the instance Of the German who had
conspired to blow up a bridge. thu citi-
zen has the right Of arrest-but he
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
PREFERS WIFE TO THRONE.

In answer to pleas that he desert
his bride Of humble birth, Crown
Prince Charles of Roumanla replied
that thrones are so unstable nowadays
that he preferred the certainty Of hav-
ing the wife he wanted TO the chance
Of losing the succession.
The escapade Of the crown prince
in going to Odessa and marrying Ce-
ellie Lambrlng, the daughter Of
major In the Roumanlan army, reopens
the question Of the Roumanian dynas-
tic succession. When King Ferdinand
heard Of the marriage he ordered that
the crown prince be given rs days
solitary confinement for absenting him
self without leave from his garrison.
The king sent an emissary 20
Bender, Bessarabia, where the young
couple were spending their honeymoon,
with instructions to try to undo the
nuptial knot, but to no avail. The
bride refused to part with her wedding
ring and the crown prince declined to
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
in THtlLlngEuGHT
HELPED KILL RASPUTIN

Col. Stanislas Lazavert, who came
70 America to report to President VIII
son on present conditions In Russia,
says he is one Of a party of six that
fired from the colonels automobile the
shots that killed the notorious monk,
Rasputin. The machine was standing
outside the residence of Grand Duke
Dimitri Pavlowskl. In the party were
the colonel, Grand Duke Pavlowski, an
other grand duke whose name he would
not mention, M. Tuchotone, NJ. Purish-
koch and Captain of the Guards Prince
Yusoff.
The monk was killed because he
was considered to be employed by Ger
man money to influence the czarina
I'm bringing about peace between Rus
STA and Germany, and 1t was from
patriotic motives that he was removed.
Colonel Lazavert is a Pole, but
held a commission In the medical
service of the Russian army. After
the killing of Rasputin, the flight of
the colonel and his wife from Russia.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
orlalns Of Military Tltlsa

Commodore and commander are
forms borrowed and corrupted from
the Spanish eomendador. . knight, q
commander. or the superior OF q mon
astery. The French have the word
commander. the Italian eomandatore.
Commandant, however, meaning the
officer Of a fortified towns garrison.
ETC. comes from the medieval Latin
commandatoF, a commander, and com
mandare. to command.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

amount of educating It viii take to
tune the minds of a whole people to
this self-sacrlfice. Perhaps these
friends seek to do that work of educa-
tionI"
But no. They scarcely admitted the
case of invasion Of an unresistlng peO-
pie. Neither did hear advice to en-
dure all that might be inflicted by q
foe. Friends might prosecute a pacifist,
but foe-hardly. Since that time
RUssla's confagration has illuminated
the idea, but even Russians have not
been consistent martyrs. They have
done some lively fighting when antag-
Onists have proved to be not altogeth.
er harmless.
Finally thought, Although they
have neither a practical substitute for
war, nor holy teaching of non-resist-
ance. perhaps still they offer the clear
est, swiftest leadership we have, and
in little while they will, perhaps, for
mulate the practical remedy" But a
third time / was disappointed.
Could Not Follow Them.
AS the current of events swept the
United States toward war. these people
might have joined In the needed work
of the hour, making themselves useful
as Norman Angel has, and deferred
their teaching of ideals until the peo-
pie returned to a teachable mood. In
such course they would have shown
practical leadership and good peda-
gogy. Instead they perslstently forced
their cry for "peace" upon nation
angrily conscious of throttling hand
at It's throat. They did more. They
went to Washington and hung upon the
skirts OF a sorely-tried government with
the aim Of hampering Its action. And
their broke with them.
Regretfully wrote to them saying
1 could no longer follow a leadership
SO lacking in prOpriety, so out Of touch
with the actual American spirit, so
dominated by fantastic theories made
In Germany. But I had to resign a
second time before they could under
stand It.
They are, however, well-meanlng peo-
pie and very earnest in the pursuit Of
the ideal, and l am grateful for the
opportunity for study which they Of
fered In this institute. Butt wonder
II row, in the light of recent history,
they have discovered that much-want-
ed substitute for warf
Or-that there may be sinner ma
tons?
or-if they are ready now for the al
tentative of non-resistance, as in Ar
menla7
or-lf they have discovered the
American principle Of cooperation and
neighborly solidarity, as an adequate
social method in place of socialism,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

cannot kill without first arresting.
Why? In the case at hand, note what
would have followed an attempt to
arrest. The citizen, acting within the
law, might have drawn a weapon (as-
Stunning his right to carry one) and I'm
form the two men that they were IN
der arrest. There. then, is a notifica-
ton to them that he is about to en-
force his right. This notification draws
forth an explanation-one man says,
We'll say: Il am a secret service
officer. I am engaged in the perform
ance Of my duty" On both sides then
there is an understanding Of the sit
uati0n. The citizen still may enforce
arrest. II he can, for the two men have
cOnspired, and he has overheard their
conspiracy. Attempt to enforce arrest,
would, In the case at hand. lead to
the exhibition by the secret service
man. Of his credentials Result, no
hasty murder-no breaking Of the law.
Instead Of that, our man, without .af-
fording the two men a trial, preJudged
their case in his own mind, tried and
convicted them, and then executed
them on the spot. 1t cannot be done.
Be on the Watch.
What is the object Of presenting
here, this peculiar situation2 Are
American citizens to be discouraged
in the exercise of their patriotic zeali
Is man to think twice before killing
a German engaged In the performance
Of a traitOrous or seditious act7 Yes
because the man may turn out not to
be a German. and not to be engaged
in the performance Of such an act.
He is entitled to be heard In his de-
Tense. The national government, In. this
crisis, needs the civilians intelligent
aid. not his unreasoning. cratic. i'm
pulslve, oft-times dangerous blunder-
ing. The government department can
cope with any sitIation-if you will
put them wise to anything suspicious
that you see or hear. One fortunate
phase Of the matter is that German
citizens loyal to America are at work
all over this country engaged in trap
ping and running down dlsloyal Ger
mans or enemy aliens. The dIsloyal
German cannot trust his loyal Ger
man neighbor. German spy activity
has been well checked. Once a man
comes under suspicion. the expert
sleuths of the country can handle him.
1t is up to us, the average American
citizens. to sharpen our wits. to act.
not with blipd and dangerous and
zeal-but with care and
caution. Do not do anything that win
spring a trap too soon-do not spoil
the stratagems Of perfectly competent
sleuths. Your friends and acQuaint-
ances may laud you as a hero-yet you
may have sci ct naught weeks and
months Of careful secret service plans.
watch-report-go back and watch
again.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

dates to get all the votes they could.
An observing newspaper man who
has recently had an opportunity to
take trip throughout the country dis
tricts finds that the people are talk.
Ing about winning the war and are
more interested in the Liberty loan
and the success Of the American
troops than they are in anything else.
An experienced politician who has
been a member Of the house and gov.
ernor Of his state, and IL now a Unit.
ed States senator. once m9de the sage
remark that the American people set.
tied only one thing at a time. And
the one thing which the American peO-
pie now are settling Is the German
nutocracy. That is what they ars
thinking about in the cities and In
the towns and throughout the farming
districts. Almost without exception
everybody is engaged in an earnest
effort to do what he can to win the
war
Naturally there is not any time for
politics. Most Of the people do not
believe that 1t makes any difference
whether there is Republican or Dem
ocradc house Of representatives. The
men Of both parties have been praised
on all sides for what they have done
to aid the president in carrying on the
war and 1t Is no doubt a fact that
whichever party is In power, the same
strong support will be accorded the
administration until success Ia
achieved.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
OUR MINISTER TO HONDURAS

Thomas Sambola Jones. appointed
envoy extraordinary and minister plen.
ipotentiary Of the United States to the
Republic of Honduras In July, 1918,
was born at Jackson. La, October 5,
1859. He was educated at Centenary
college, holding the degrees Of A. b,
and A. NJ. from that institution, and
took his degree in law at TulGne 1ni.
versity, New Orleans, La.
Two years after leaving college he
became superintendent Of public
schools at Baton Rouge; entering
Journalism a little later, he was editor
OF the Louisiana State Journal, and
also was the founder and editor Of the
Louisiana Educator. he served az
secretary to Governor Foster Of Louis
lana, and as colonel on the stans Of
various successive governors Of the
state.
In 1904 he was appointed the
southern commissioner for the St
Louis exposition, and from 1902 to 1912
r Of the city Of Baton Rouge. From
RE for the Panama-PacifcI Information
1912 has been a member Of the Loulsi'
his appointment he was also chairman
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
CROWDER A MISSOURI BOY

Five miles west Of Trenton, Grun-
Iiy county, Missouri, stands a village
called Edinburgh, which was once
fiourishlng town, but is now rapidly
passing away. Here Enoch Herbert
Crowder, now provost marshal general
of the United States army, was born
April III, 1859. His birthplace was a
log cabin similar to the two or three
still standing In more or less dilapi-
dated condition just to the west OF the
village. His parents, John II. and
Mary c. Crowder, were in humble cir
,cumstances at that time, but they were
of strong and sturdy stock and they In
Btilled into their son those qualities Of
manhood that have enabled him to rise
to one of the most responsible posi-
lions In the army of the nation.
General Crowder's early education
was received at an institution at Edin-
burgh called Grand River college, at
that time the most prominent educa-
4ional institution In north central
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

President Wilson delights In sur
prise parties. From the time he be-
came president he has taken occasion
to surprise people in different ways;
to surprise senator's and representa-
tives by visits to the capitol; to sur
prise officials In the departments By
dropping In on them Unexpectedly. OF
course the greatest surprise was when
he decided to deliver his messages In
person to congress. His most recent
surprise was upon the senate Of the
United States, and that indeed, was
a very great surprise. For the presi-
dent TO go to the senate and In o
speech directly urge them to vote for
a constitutional amendment was some
thing entirely out Of the ordinary;
something which never happened be-
fore in the history Of the government
One reason why the senate was taken
by surprise was because congress has
been Of the opinion that the amending
of the Constitution was wholly leg
islative function; that this was one
act in which the concurrence of the
was not required and which
rested wholly with congress. There
fore, there was great deal Of COM
ment in and about the senate upon
the surprise which the president
sprang upon that body ty going to
them and urging them to vote for wom-
an suffrage. Naturally the public
was very guarded and not
very critical, but what senator's said
In private indicated plainly that they
thought the president had taken a very
bold course.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25
WILSON RELIES ON
POPULAR SUPPORT
LIKE ROOSEVELT, HE APPEALS
TO THE COUNTRY WHEN He
MEETS OPPOSITION.
SUFFRAGE ACTION EXPLAINED
That Proposition and Prohibition Bring
70 Fore Question Whether Legislator
Should Vote Only According to He
Own Views
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson, like
Theodore Roosevelt, relies upon the
people for support. II was Rooseven's
policy when he wanted to put any
thing through congress and was met
with an adverse majority, or opposi-
ton among the leaders which was able
to defeat whit he wanted, to place the
whole matter before the people in such
a way as to bring the pressure of pub
lie opinion upon congress and force 1t
to act. No other presidents have ever
used the power Of public opinion to
secure action with the same effective
ness as Roosevelt and Wilson. Neither
Cleveland, Harrison, Mckinley nor
Taft ever put into operation the pow
er OF publicity and pressure from the
people as have Roosevelt and Wilson.
In regard to legislation which he deems
OF great importance and where there
IL Intense opposition, the president al
ways appeals to the people. Before
tho United States entered the war he
even went so far as to make a tour of
the country and urge the necessity of
an increased army and navy because 1t
was well-known that there was a ma
1ority In congress against such In
creases. And 30 1t was In regard to
the selective draft law; ne made It
plain what was needed and a reluctant
congress voted fer what he recon-
nended. One Of President Wilson's
closest friends In the United States
senate explained hs appearance be-
fore the senate on the suffrage Ques-
ton by saying that favorable results
we're expected after the people had
been heard from. He said that wheth-
er senator's would change or not de-
pended upon the kilograms they would
get from home after the people had
read the presidents address urging the
adoption Of the suffrage amendment.
He said the president did not expect
that his personal statement in his ad-
dress to the senator's would have the
effect, but the effect would come from
the people. as II had In the past, In
support Of the president for anything
that he deemed necessary to win the
var.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

An important point was raised In
the debate ON woman suffrage, which
Aas not received much attention,
but It Is known that 1t has been
the source OF deep consideration In
the Southern states. II Is In re-
gard to the status of the negro when
this war Is over and when the negro
soldiers return to the United States.
The point was raised In the senate By
two Southern senators, Hardwick or
Georgia and Vardaman Of Mississippi,
both of whom have been defeated for
denomination. Both were somewhat
alarmists on the subject. Hardwick
said:
1.-THE South is going to have
heavier white mans burden to carry
than 1t ever had In that period of re-
construction which followed the Civil
war. That may sound like a strong
statement to senators who do not live
in the South and who may not under
stand the situation"
He then went on to explain what
had happened In the South in the way
of revising the electoral franchise.
which was done for the purpose OF
keeping the negro from voting. In
state constitutions, in order to allow
white men who could not pass educa-
tional tests to vote, provisions were
made that soldiers and the descend
ants of soldiers could vote. Hardwick
went on to explain:
'Now this war has come on. We
have drafted impartially from the
male population Of the South, and II
the war lasts long we viii draft hun
dreds of thousands and 1t may be a
million or more negroes Of voting age
In the South, who will 60 into the
service Of the country under the
Stars and Stripes and to France.
When they come back, under our own
state constitutions, the only ones We
could write under the Constitution OF
the United States, they core back as
fully enfranchised as any white voter
In any one Of the states, and they
come back exempt from the educa-
tional tests and the property tests OF
the states Of the South"
Vardaman, although supporting
woman suffrage. said there was force
in the objection which the Southern
men made that It would be more diff
fscult to get along with the negro wcm-
an than the negro man. But referring
to the other phase Of the situation. In
regard to what win happen after ths
wnr. he said: This war u going to
intensity the difficulties which must b
met at first BY the Southern white
people. The arrogance and impudencs
Of the negro ex-soldier win enhance
the white mans burden"
While these are the only utteranees
made publicly. there has been a great
deal Of discussion among men u the
South and considerable apprehension
EXPRESSED about what win happen II
relation TO the negroes when these sol.
diers return from the war. However
chat win he only one Of the mans
problems which the war WIN place -
fore the American pepola
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

leave her. The pquan feature that recalls that
Ferdinand his affair with Helene Vacaresco his
mothers lady Of honor
his rights succession hs
brother Nicholas would become the heir Nicholas fifteen
old and physically weak
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

So vp Of the inferior criminal city Of Baton Rouge From
a1a - "a the PanaaPacnc Information
San Francisco 1912 member Of the Lous
general assembly time Of his appointment ne was aso chairman
AZ the sneakers Louisiana state council Of defense
s - ara Rel r for the district Of Louisiana
r. + de Known for ability editor lawyer and public
naakrr
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-25

Grand River college, Crowd
Military academy Point September 1871
cadehp institution by Henry Pollard
Missouri In his examination for West Point he out
appointment being O. Brown Of Harrison county
his and Cowdr chosen his stead He
all the various admission the military
academy graduating
with honor distinction.