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New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
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apartments and rooms that can be had for
4io month in Washington?
-lr JOHNSON, of Kentucky-I have soon
come advertisements recently in the Wash
."|ton newspapers to that effect. and have
TAXED with people who have gone 70 900
'neh' and without exception every ono of
''eh mas tod me that when he got to the
pace "heFe the room was advertised he
'0uhd mat the price had been raised. have
'et'ef mere with me, which l do not find
-oI lAe moment, which tells Of this instance.
TWO government clerks in Washington uera
renting house at $75 month. Others CANA
on and three others, making five all +ola
S"" an advertisement Of house for so5O a
iAoA1n' furnished. They concluded tbev
"ou.u rather 20 TO this house at $3.50 a
"ohlh and AL five families 90 into Il
"He'her they had families or not do NOT
Ano"-mout al five of these clerks. at least
ana olVlde the rent. When thew wont ~
sec the house which was advertised in +ha
newspaper at $3.50 month. what 6ia ~
woman tell them? She told then, 49, -
had raised her price from $3.50 ,,on+h ~
fi,ooo a month, or $4,000 for eight montb,
signed. with me-
Mr. BENJAMIN l.. FAIRCHI1D--pos.;s
." olo not ike thelr appearance
Mr. JOHNSON, of Kentuckv-1t ,,as .Ao;u
pocketbooks that she did not like: else sha
"oaia nave closed the deal with them at so5o
month This letter further states 49, ~
combined salaries of the five man a;s s .'le
amount to 81 900 month o'u "ol
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Rents
The House Debates a Bill to Prevent
Extortion" in the District Of
Columbia

n NR. JOHNSON, of Kentucky KY Mr. Chair
MI man. last night took "Washing-
ton STAR of yesterday and looked
over a few of the rent advertisements Under
the head of "Furnished Rooms for Rent I
round lO7 advertisements. Out of these 1O7
advertisements only seventeen gave the price
at which the room was to be rented. What
does that mean? That means that they were
ashamed or afraid in the face of this Congress,
to publish the eXorbitant rates that they in
tend to demand of those who have come here
to help win the war.
Under the head Of "Rooms Wanted" there
we're twenty eight. Why do these twenty
eight people who have come to Washington
to dc their bit have to advertise for rooms
when 1o7 rooms are right here before their
faces advertised for rent? The answer is
tina. the prices are too high. that they are not
able TO pay them, and consequently they
themselves put advertisements in the same
paper. seeking quarters within the reach of
their poor purses.
In yesterdays "Star," under the head Of
"Frrnished Rooms" fourteen apartments
were advertised and out of those only five
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Washington, February 9f.

4 WEN Senators are not immune from
the ills Of mortals, and Senator
Chamberlain. after going through
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Mr.. JOHNSON. of Kentucky-I have not.
dld not see these advertisements until last
night Here IS another apartment, furnished.
Tor $l25 month; another at S1eO; another
at SOU; another at $500; another at $3.50;
another at $3.50; another at $3.50; another at
flop, and very modest apartment within
the reach of every government clerk. at
$4,000.
Mr. WlNGO-What is the gentleman read
ing from?
NJ. JOHNSON, Of Kentucky-From "The
Washington Evening Star"
lr TAYLOR, of Arkansas-Do these prices
include board?
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Kentucky-No; simplv
the rent of the rooms apartments | have
IN my hand a clipping handed me by the sec
letary Of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr
Gordon), in which rooms are advertised for
rent in the city of Cleveland, a city OF
100000 inhabitants.
Here is furnished flat for $40 month.
Here is one at Forestdale, three rooms and
hath, first floor, furnished, $25 month:
another, tive rooms and bath, completely fur
dlshed, with piano, S35 a month These
are houses, not rooms Here is another
house of five rooms and bath for s25. An
other place, six rooms and bath. furnished.
$50 month.
Mir. MOORE, of Pennsylvania-In what citv
are these lower rents
My. JOHNSON, of Kentuckv-Clevelend
Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Pamphlets and Lectures
/ Failed to Arouse

"Pamphlets were distributed in thousands,
but their origin was known to the Russians,
who treated them more or less with con-
tempt Lectures were given by British off,
and others which won the respectful
hearing of the audience. but produced no
other real effect than that Of providing u
harmless and pleasant entertainment for the
Russians. Cinema pictures shown with
the tanks in action. The Russian watched
and wondered, only to compare the protection
afforded to the British soldier with that of
his own. Speeches were made in Russian and
rapturously applauded, but as they were al
most invariably addressed to those who were
already our friends, they achieved little. All
was obvious and being obvious, all was dis
trusted by the Russians.
"Meanwhile no efforts were made to dis
semnate the truth in the towns and villages
outside Petrograd to appeal to the magma
ION of the Russian people, and to answer to
their peculiar psychology and their state OF
unenlig ghtenment. There was, indeed, one
exception--a friend of mine, a delightful
lrishman, who spoke Russian f1uently, was
sent to address meeting of Cossacks. The
elcquence natural to his countrymen was en-
ployed with every effect. He reminded the
Cossacks of that famous occasion, immortal
lied by the genius Of Repin. when the
Zapcrogian Cossacks sent satirical reply
10 the proposal of Sultan Muhammet w. The
Cossacks cheered enthusiastically and chaired
him out of the hall. But what had he
achieved? He had only sought to convert
those whose friendship for Britain is beyond
doubt. The lessons to be learned are many
and obvious. Let us hope that Sir Edward
Carson will see that our future propaganda
in Russia is conceived and conducted on far,
far different lines from that of the past"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Blunt Y Jews
of German
Politics
PROFESSOR MAX WEBER. ofu..

BhOf EooOR MAA W EBER, Of He
delberg University one of the loss
ing political economists of r..
many, has just been telling the Germs,,
some frank truths about their inter,.,
political affairs. Speaking at Berlin =
said, according to the "Vossiscbe Zeitan.,
that twenty years observation Of e..
many's home and foreign politics had ~
vinced him of the responsibility Of u.
existing regime for all of Germanys fan
ures. After analyzing the influence ~,
achievements OF ariStocracy in varin.
countries, he reached The conclusion H.,
in all other civilized countries the ar.
'ocfacy iao iofnia'iVe i.lIluence upon
the whole people; whereas in GERMANY \,
process of democratization had not be..
able to penetrate the aristocratic form IN
society owing to the lack OF a real ari,
tocracy In Germany the distinct soc;.l
form is set by "color-wearing men capahs
Of giving satisfaction. (This is a cir.
cumlocution Of the learned professor fo,
the rps-students, bred to fghtinc
sabre-duels, but regarding ordinary NOR.
tails outside Of the corps as socially IN.
equal and therefore rot worthy to cros,
swords with them. 1t is largely this class
of men from whom the German diplomats
and home administrative officials ara
drawn.)
The professor then excoriated these uni.
versity secret societies for the social forms
and the spirit cultivated by them, and maid
his compliments to the bureaucracy. which
he said was permeated by the same spirit
What was needed was political res ponsibl-
ity Of party leaders, not a bureaucratic
spirit in ministerial positions. It was the
men of bureaucratic spirit in the office Of
the Imperial Chancellor whom he held re.
sponsible for the ill-success of Germany's
foreign policy. He regarded the parlia.
mentary system as the only remedy
against this evil, as the only guarantee
against the return of the present con
glomeration of powers against Germany
In the further course of his address h
pleaded eloquently, as patriotic Germal
and monarchist, for the full establishmen
of the parliamentary system.
After elucidating the nature of demoe
racy he sharply attacked the irresponsible
elements of the population for their in
trigues which We're degeneratng into th
widest demagogism. Gle evidently re
ferred here to the Fatherland party anc
its Pan-German cohorts.) He also Oh
Jected strongly to carrying politics into thu
army and the misuse Of Hindenburg's AM
other high military names for promoting
political and other designs Finally, h.
described the efforts Of these agitators
even to frighten the Kaiser into silence;
and he expressed the hope that this appeal
to fear would have no effect upon German
men, even upon those that sit on thrones.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

sir MOORE. OF Pennsylvania-Does not
the gentleman think it is worth the difference
to live in Washington? (Laughter)
Nj. JOHNSON, of Kentucky-If the gentle
man had said Philadelphia instead Of Wash
'ngton / might have agreed with him
Nj. SMITH, of Michigan-Rockefeller lives
IN Cleveland does he not?
Mr JOHNSON, of Kentucky-T believe It
is difficult to determine just where Mr.. Rock
efeller does live. Here is another house. of
seven rooms, at $40 another. adjacent 10
Edgewater Park, eight rooms, two bath
large porch and sun porch, $50; another six
room house, with furnace and parape and
garoen, SlS month. Here is another. of
cieht rooms, we'll furnished. for S45 A month
hefe IS another, an apartment for $40 =
month. mat illustrates, in short order at
least, the difference in rent between this citu
ana the city of Cleveland
Mr. TINKHAM-Mr Chairman. will tn.
gentleman yield?
MI. JOHNSON, of Kentucky-Yes.
MI IlNhHAM-T desire to ask the honor
aoie representative from Kentucky if he does
rot believe there are places. apartments md
.oons 'hat can be obtained in WASHINGTON oY
e. Il ulIerent sort than the advertisements in
ne Star show, OF the same kind that tho
ad2ertisements or the newpaper articles SHOW
can De mad IN Cleveland, and for the same
price?
Dir JOHNSON. Of kentucky-I do not
Several Members No, No, MOI
Mr. TINKHAM--Does he not think there
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
In Spain Germany Is d
l Busy Propagandist

An English resident in Spain has sent
"rhe London Times" the following de-
scription of German propagandst activi-
ties and methods with the Spanish people:
"rhe hold Of the Germans on Spain is due
in great measure to their literary propa-
ganda, conducted as it is by large staff Of
enthusiastic workers and endowed with an
income far transcending the modest sums all
lotted to the propaganda of England, France,
and Italy combined But it is due even more
TO the TACT that all this literary activity sub
serves a definite policy, controlled by one
Will, directed to one end, and enforced in and
out or season by the astutc and determined
men who constitute the German Embassy in
Madrid.
1T is true, no doubt. that the German
propagandists have by the simple means Of
paying for it obtained an extensive control
of the press both in Madrid and in the
provinces; but is equally undeniablc that
propaganda by mere press controversy long.
ago reached the limit of its efficacy
1T must be remembered that the Spaniards
have always regarded the war from strictly
practical point Of view. They have never
been interested in knowing which side was
morally right and which was wrong: who
began the war. or who has conducted it in
the most humane fashion or with the most
scrupulouS regard for international treaties
Among the upper classes the conviction is
still general that the is being fought on
both sides for purely selfish ends, and that
IN It's lowest terms it is struggle between
England and Germany for the commercial
supremacy of the world This being so. the
patriotic Spaniard's first concern is naturally.
FOR the material interest of Spain in the war.
From which side, he asks, will Spain receive
the greater benefits? And, above all, which
side is going to win? Uncertainty as TO the
answers has kept him strictly neutral for
over three years; ard he intends TO continue
strictly neutral until all doubt is set at rest.
The Germans, with a sure instinct, have seen
this, and have endeavored with some sue
cess to instil in Spanish minds two chief be-
liefs, first that the interests of Spain and
Germany are ono, both now and in the future.
and secondly, that Germany is determined to
win the at all costs and by all conceiv-
able means.
"By the use OF catalogues, circulars. we'll
paid advertisements in the press, and the
persuasive tongues OF thousands of busy
touts. the Germans stimulating the
Spaniards imagination and accustomng him
10 believe in the moral and material regen-
Grafton of his country after the war under
German protection and by the aid of German
scientific method"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Because Their Ideals Have
Not Been Shattered
By Realities

4 NEW theory to account for recent
successes of the feminist move
ment in achieving the vote for women
is advanced by The London Morning
Post 1t believes that the vote is be-
ing given to women because men are at
last losing their political illusions. and to
make play with the watchword democ-
racy 1t is necessary to bring in some one
who has not had ideals shattered by real.
tiles. The Post" calls attention to hoE
Kerensky, when he had lost his grip on the
manhood of Russia and was threatened ~
his own army, called in bodyguard Of
women and then ran away and left them
to their fate. The paper continues:
Can il be that our politicians arc nov
giving the vote TO women for the same reason
that kerensky called in his feminine body
guard? Do they fear that men have no
longer any illusions about democracy, and
1Eat to secure a new lease OF life they mus
exploit new layer Of innocence in the pOpu.
lation? Men have become skeptical Of the
virtues CT our political system They see
that the batteries and unrealities and dis.
honcstles of politics nave brought rs to the
vcrge Of disaster. As the ostrich hides its
head in the sand, so the Eaglishman hid BIZ
head in the ballot box But he is now awss
en!ng TO the fact, which had long been know
to The sages, that statesmanship does not a.
ways go With eloquence nor wisdom wi'i
numbers
III our women only knew what our me-
feel about politics they would look upon the'
vote as the jew looked at the cigar And
they would be justified, for il there is an!
thlng certain in this world il IS that III
electorate never gets what it is pfoR
lSed
Popular election, which began as systss
of government, became first q supersttes
and then a disease. Before the war We sa
got to such stage that mankind was prOn'
ised new earth il they would only vote fs'
Smith instead Of Jones And n0s
our women are threatened by an epidemic o.
the disease against which our men are beis
saited by misfortune. They are being hSs
tered as men used to be hattered, and az
being told that their devotion and their ser
wee must be rewarded
How terrible to reflect that any woma,
should lock on ballot box as Aladdin looSs'
on the lamp-as source of wealth, heai'.
and happiness. One difference between ne,
and women is that men use fctions a's
women believe III them. But It is So
thought that all those fallacies which ha's
glded Off the hardened skin of the polisie'
maze are now to find lodging in The tenae
ana believing breast OF woman. We yenlp'.
TO say that If women get the vote It VIII n
curse and not blessing TO them.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
The Ways of
Propaganda
Are Divers
HERBERT BAILEY, writing in
"The Pail Mall Gazette" of Lon

don, explains the German system
of propaganda in Russia, and, contrasting
it with the English system, shows why the
English failed. He says:
eve established in Petrograd an Anglo
Russian commission, composed of some dis
tinguished literary men Much energy
expended, many ingenious ideas were sug
gested and carried out. but the commission
failed, for the always obvious reasor that it
was built upon the mistaken conception that it
was possible to appeal to reason in a coun-
try in which imagination is the greatest force.
that it was openly conducted by Englishmen
without any secrecy or Disguise and that its
main energies were devoted to the tonvers on
of the converted.
I'VE had indeed, propaganda system
which might have succeeded in America APP
piled to backward, illterate and unenlght-
ened Russia. The Germans worked far df
ferently. Their propaganda, not merely from
necessity, but also from the system laid down
at Wilhelmstrasse for application to all coup-
tries, was conducted secret service lines
Russians were employed to traverse the coun-
try, to go among the workmen and the sol
dicrs spreading such insidious falsehoods
that the high cost Of living solely due to
the British monopoly of the existing market;
that Russians were asked to unde ertake fresh
the capitalists of the nation who had merely
few thousand soldiers her front and that
the Englishmen in the factories, the English
officers with the army. and even the Anglo
Russian commssio itself existed only to
facilitate British exploitation of the lives Of
Russians.
at o'clock in the morning I.haye seen
these industrious agents of Germany at work.
Little companies OF men would argue and dis
mute on he NevcLv PRO snect +hrouvbo,+ tLe
whole night; such a fine field for propaganda
the German agents could not overlook Mean
while, the Germans financed the Bolsheviks
and found in them useful Instruments for
their designs. What, MEANWHILE those
responsible for our propaganda doing? Some
occasionally went amid the little groups OF
arguing Russians ard presented the British
case, but no organization existed for the in
sstent and persistent fighting of German
propaganda by Russians and for removing
the many misconceptions of the Russian peo-
ple
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

himself in order to avoid hurting the feel
lngs of the railroads during his "reading
OF the obituary of private railroad dircc-
tion in the United States" Senator cal
linger, who had been maintaining a close
watch to see that Senator Johnson did not
hide how private operation had suffered
under government control, sat back in his
char once his point was made and gave
little attention to Johnson after that. A
few minutes later he was nodding in his
seat--the sophisticated and somewhat
wary legislator turned into bald-headed
elderly gentleman taking a nap after
lunch.
Senator johnson has much that is West
ern about him. He looks like a business
man, is squarely built even to his face,
which is firm and vigorous. He is not
without imagination in his language, but
it is just vivid enough in its use OF figures
to invite comparison with the delivery of
Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky, whose
treasury of phrases has it over anything
Of its kind in the American Congress.
CONGRESSMAN LENROOT NAV
~ move shortly to the Senate, accord
ing to the latest word from Wisconsin.
Washington is the spot where all threads
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
in the Mirror at Washingto
II CMAN beings rarely get into con-

i 1'71 ~ 0VF7'Jo 7"7e'J UcV Ft0V VVH-
Vcntlondl histories. Historians.
be'ng men Of orderly minds, like to pare
array all the things that make men and
pomen Interesting. The monufuctur-
cfs Of history are not often equipped
acith the imagination to sec people as
they actually dre. SO they do the neat
best thlmg. They conoentionolise their
fgWes, rubber stamp them. That soucs
so much labor and makes them muck
easier to handle. History os ace iarge-
u haze it IS q huge deception a process
sion Of personalities IN masquerade.
RALPH BLOCK, in The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Mr.. Dolby was found engaged in vigS]
ously polishing his shoes What ~
you doing that for?" the intruder assss
L always thought you wore pa'e'
leather shoes.''
"These are patent leather" repllss'
Dolby, painfully bringing his spinal or
umn into normal position, "but the pss
ent on them has expired" The Pass1s
ShoaU.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-07

ted to the bar. Six years later he was appointed special representa- tive of the Department of Labor to study causes of immigration. The year following he was made chief of the Division of Information of the Bureau of Immigration and when that body moved to the Department of Labor, Powderly moved with it.
 He regards his work, however, as by no means finished. He is inter ested in great many things he wants to see happen. One of these is the extension of the franchise to residents of the District of Columbia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-07
HOW ABOUT A, sGooD FELLOW"
 Fti CLUB?

Who will be Santa Claus to Pine Bluff orphans? Many towns have set tied this question by the voluntary contribution to the Good Fellow Club.
 We do not know who originated this philantropic move, but whoever he may be deserves decoration from the highest order. The idea has always ap- pealed as the most benevolent, and the most beautiful testimonial to American charity.
 The day when we celebrate the anni- versary of Him for whom this day takes it's name, is time when charity and benevolence should prevail in all parts of the earth where people wor- ship the Immaculate Son of the Living God.
 There is an element of self-aggran- dizement in bestowing gifts upon those whom we know and loye-not for any pecuniary gain, but we hope the gift will make us dearer and more beloved by those upon whom we be- stow presents at Christmas time. But he who contributes to a fund that the friendless orphan may not be over looked at this time is imbued with the true charitable spirit.
 In times like the present. when business has been good, and profit taking not unusual, we are prone to forget those who have not been SC fortunate. Many have not been so for tunate as to even have employment There are many children without par ents, and to these Christmas will be disappointment unless some good fel low remembers them Christmas.
 These unfortunate little ones can not understand why Santa Claus should pass their home and leavt their stocking empty. Many are look ing forward to the annual visit of thl benevolent patron saint of childhood with as much eagerness and expect ancy as the children of well to do par ents. Would you not like to know tha you contributed to cause to kee] them from being disappointed? Tn opportunity is open, so be the frs and start Good Fellow" club il Pine Bluff. The Graphic will be gla to publish list from day to day 0 those contributing to the fund to en able St. Nicholas to visit those home in Pine Bluff which he has marke off his route. Who will be the first contribute to the Good Fellow" club
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-07
Office of True Friend.

To know that you have friend con- cerned in your struggle robs it of half it's hardness. Disappointments that would assume bitter proportions lose their edge in the friend smile. He helps us see that matters might have been worse. Emerson is never tired of extolling the merits of the nurse of his childhood who always helped him beINtle his petty hurts by being glad they were not much more painful And that's the office of the sincere fri?nd. His office is to bring out our pest and make us manly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-07
MANY TRANSLATORS
 AT PEACE FARLEY

Paris, Dec. 6.-Translators in twenty three languages, including Chinese, Arabic, Turkish and some not even so we'll known, have been called for by Brigadier General Will liam w. Harts, who is directing the equipment of the American peace dele gates. The number required is indica- tive of the diversity of the races and countries, having interests before the peace congress, either through parti- cipation in the war, or by reason of treaties or other relations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-07

The yellow streak is the most prom inent characteristic of the German. The kaiser took flight as soon as he saw his precious life was In danger with the crown prince close on his heels. Now Mackenson has vanished to parts unknown. leaving Hindenburg theresalopss wafhsnerye enough to- re- main. ,cM1fh'5 the fatherland aAds take Whatever is kconsipeuous for its ab- seree .intfhe 4Fdheizollern strain.
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