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Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
UNTERMEYER
 REFUTES ALL
 ACCUSATIONS Denies Them Emphatically Before the Senate Investi-
 gating Committee. DID HUMBLE PART
 IN KEEPING PEACE Not a Shred of Basis For Vague Implications As to
 Loyalty.

Washington, Dec. 17.-SamueI Un- termyer of New York, whose name has been mentioned in the investiga- tion of German propaganda, appear ed today before the senate investi- gating committee to answer what he described as innuedoes and implica- tions which made it appear that pre- vious to March, 1916, his sympathies were pro-German.
 Mir. Untermyer declared he had declined, after geing solicited, to act as counsel for the German embassy.
 ''I was, of course, always solici- tous, as wero all of us," he said, that a conflict be avoided and trie l to do my humble part in my infre- quent meetings with members of the German embassy toward preserving the peace by making them feel that our hands were not turned against them, although I always insisted with them and they knew that I fell deeply that they were in the wrong.
 There is not a shred of basis for these vague implications Being of German parentage, although it is al most century since my people set tied in Virginia, it would not have been unnatural under ordinary con ditions. or in any sense improper if my syrnpathies had at that time been pro-Germar. Sentiment was quite evenly divided for a time, due partly to our large German and German American population and to the anti-English feeling in some quar- ters"
 MT. Untermyer appeared at hi; own request to answer charges made by Bruce Bielaski, Of the Depart. | ment of Justice, that he aided ir negotiations for the purchase of { l New York newspaper for furtherins i the interests of Germany in the war Judge Aaron Levy. of New York 1 who has been mentioned as negotiat ing the purchase of l.. E. Miller'I minority stock in the Warheit, l Jewish publication in New York, tes ! tifed concerning that transaction H, | reiterated a statement to the com n;ittee in telegram Saturday tha he purchased Miller's stock and tha MT. Untermyer's connection with i l consisted Of loan of $35, 900. H l said AIiller's statement that he wa i forced from the publication becaus
 of his pro-Ally tendencies, wa
 "pure fiction" He said that Coun
 Won Bernstorff once recommends
 Miller as reliable"
 The witness declared that no on
 man in New York had done more t
 bring about the successful operatio
 of the draft law than Untermyer.
 Cross-examined by Major E. Low
 ry Humes, representing the commit
 teer, Judge Levy said the policy 0
 the Warheit was not pro-Germa1
 but anti-Russian. Ie remained tha
 way until America entered the wal
 he said, and then 1t became terribl patriotic
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
PENROSE URGES PROMPT ACTION ON REVENUE BILL Favors Abolishing War EB- cess Profits Taxes and
 Early Passage. WILL REMEDY
 DEFECTS LATER Measure Has Received More Careful Thought Than Any Previously Drawn.

Washington, Dec. T.---Prompt pas- sage of the war revenue bill was urged in the Senate today by Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, senior mem- Der of the finance committee.
 Senator, Penrose gave his views when the senate reached the income
 tax section which provides for reduc- tion of rates in 1920. Chairman Sim mons, of the finance committee, in
 charge of theb i'll, had normally an- nounced that every effort would be made to reach a final vote on the measure before the holidays.
 Although strongly dissenting from the provision for 1920 taxes, Senator Penrose urged early passage of the bill with a view to revision later. He
 favored abolishing war excess profits taxes and substitution of a new sys- tenn of fiat income taxes.
 Ut is because the bill is essentially a war measure" he said, that I am willing to support it, although dis senting from the special 1920 pro visions. It has received more careful thought by far than any previous in ternal revenue measure in this coun- try. It is more clearly and consistent ly drafted and supplied with wiser administrative provisions than any other measure.
 q cannot disguise the fact that I i feel anxious as to the effect upon the public of the attempt to apply such higher rates of income and profits taxes as are provided. I am also con- vinced that the great body of intelli- gent and patriotic business men and taxpayers throughout the land are | willing to accept these rates and de- sire the measure passed.
 Undoubtedly many defects will
 have to be provided for by remedial | legislation in the future. It seems, however to be the best that can be had at the present time and it is i unquestionably better than arg pre- ceding law. It is to be earnestly | hoped that the bill will be passed | promptly"
 The bills rates, Senator Penrose 1 said. reach the limit of endurance, "
 and only are entitled to support as
 war emergency. He added that tax l reductio as government require
 ments shrink during demobilization
 and reconstruction, are certain in the | future.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20

goods would invite the penalties of the act against trading with enemy goods that were in the country before war; that bought and paid for and the property of merchants not German but American goods. They sab any other goods and there ban on them.
 There is no sound reason why American merchant serious financial loss because he happened to have goods in stock at the outbreak of the
 Just reasonable would be for every householder who has thermometer made in Germany other of ten thou sand articles to throw the property to demand of merchant that he shall not sell his goods
 What Americans acquire becomes American When the flag swings the goods of American merchant his property he being neither German factor agent those goods Amercan matter where they made Just little about such things will help along.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
SIX MINUTES TO
 ANNOUNCE WAR

London, Dec. Correspondence of the Associated Press) - It required only six minutes to inform the British Empire that England was at war on the night of August 4, 1914, says Lord Harcourt, who was then Colonial Sec rotary.
 "On that unforgettable night" he said to the Empire Parliamentary As sociation, q was in the Cabinet room, Downing street, with few colleagues. Our eyes were on the clock, our thoughts on one subject; but there was a feeble effort to direct our con versation to other matters. We were waiting for a reply, which we know full well would never come, to our ultimatum to Berlin.
 When Big Ben struck 11:30---mid- night in Berlin-we left the room knowing that the British Empire was at war.
 q crossed to the Colonial office to send a war telegram to the whole of the British Empire. I asked the off, cial in charge of that duty how long it would take. He said about six minutes.'
 T asked him to return to my room when he had done his work In seven mir utes he was back and before morning I received an acknowledg- ment of my telegram from every sim z.-s ~-.a;o7 o7...... [>Totol:S ;.t5, and even iSlet in the Pace
 50 the grim machinery of war be- gan revolving in perfect order and with perfect preparation because, more than two years previously. an individual war book had been prepar- ed by the ColonaI CommittSs of D-~- fense for every single protectorste and island. It was at that moment lock- ed in the safe of each governor or commissioner and they knew at once what to do"
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
PIGMIES AND GIANTS

SEEMS that the alleged purpose President Wilson to
 have the League of Nations incorporated into peace treaty instead of making the subject separate under standag is purpose that cashes absolutely with the reso
 on of Senator Knox, which has the support of Senator Lodge This IS most unfortunate for those distinguished sen aors They have erred in their wish to the peace treaty. They did not get themselves elected president jointly or ratelyj of the United States.
 The world very great place filled with that qure the attention of There more rowu spectacle persons through the wrong end of an opera glass than the sight of Knox Lodge writing reso tons to control e table at which giants will sit giants nourshed by war ard the struggle with issues the approval of the nations of the earth.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
PRESIDENT ENDS
 OFFICIAL VISIT

Paris, Dec. 17-President Wilson's s official visit to Paris closed last night The Paris edition of the London Daily Mail, in discussing the presidents re- ception says:
 He has had one of the most re- markable receptions ever recorded a guest of the French nation, although the president has been careful to give his view that in him Paris has seen the representative of the American na- tion.
 Yesterday the ceremony in the City Hall was no formal function given in honor of a distinguished visitor, but a grateful tribute to a sister republic whose aid, arriving so opportunely, assured the victory of the allied arms"
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH

TELEPHONES, teegraphs and railroads natural ad 1 juncs of government They so many post roads means by which the people communicate with another They ought to be operated communication not to limit it, but charges should be sufficient the service self sustaining.
 The rates promulgated by Mr. Bureson for telephone service long distance and toll line bring the advantages o quick communication within the of everybody Reve nues will increase and service will be multiplied
 When the business community has real experience with these agencies of government it will never consent o re- turn to private control.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
Holland Warns to
 Entente Nations

Paris, Dec. IT - An important movement is under way in Dutch commercial, political and financial circles, according to a dipatch from The Hague to tho Matin, indicating that the foreign policy of Holland will astume Q new direction based on closer relations with the Entente na- tions
 The leader of the Dutch economical league, in a speech at Harlem. de- clared his party recognized that the river Scheldt should be international ized
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20

From the Presidents viewpoint, 1t is indicated, there are plain things to be said, and he wants to say them and avoid antagonisms because, despite all the points to be cleared up and the wide divergence of opinion which have been expressed as representing public opinion in England and France, he is confident that an acceptable agreement will be reached before the peace conference adjourns.
 While things are shaping up for the great gathering President Wilson is evidently working out his own plans and for the most part keeping his own counsel. He was exceedingly gratifed with his visit to Premier Clemenceau, which was largely a per- sonal affair.
 President Wilson's health continues good. He has completely shaken off the cold which followed him to Flu rope. He is keeping in the closest touch with affairs in the United States through advices from the White House, from members of the cabinet and the heads of some of the special war bureaus upon whom he is depending for accurate information.
 So far as is known the President has not selected a director-general of railroads, and Director General Nc Adoo may hold over until the Presi- dents return
 President Wilson's visit to Yer sailles today was unannounced and informal. His idea was to inspect the golf course, which, on advice oi Rear Admiral Grayson. his persona physician, he will probably visit as often as time permits. The driver who was unacquainted with the
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
ORLANDO WILL
 HEAD DELEGATES

Rome, Dec. r - Changes have been made in the personnel of the Italian delegation 10 the peace con- ference, which was unofficially an- nounced recently, according to the Tribuna. That newspaper says the Italian representatives will be Wit torio Orlando, premier; Baron Sidney Sonnino, foreign minister; Francesca Saverio-Nitti, minister of the treas uEy;. Leonida Sissolati- Bergamaschi, leader of the reform socialists and minister of military aid and war pen sions; General Armando Diaz, corG- mandes in chief of the Italian armies, and Vice Admiral Paolo Thaon di Revel, former chief of the naval staff,
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

T~ HE PRESIDENTS views sufficiently definite with
 respect to freedom of the His definition includes either limitation of fleets building program in which America will have great fleet any other power Great Britain The definition undoubtedly will be further orated but this aspect which provides fuel for controversy and which Great Britain will regard with the least Yet the decision ought to be easy make Great Britain fail to know that America wishes the biggest fleet America build it. Why not limit the whole saving money labor materials and provocation?
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
President Understands
 Delay In Peace Meeting g
After Personal Examination of Situation Realizes Why It Cannot Get Under Way Until First of Year From His Viewpoint It Is Indicated There Are Plain Things to Be said-Pays Informal Visit to Versailles

Paris Monday Dec 6After the conferences he has had Paris and the personal examination he has made into the situation her President Wilson has come to understand fully why peace cannot get under way before the first of the year. The physical proposition of getting the American mission the conference settled in its offices tremendous job.
 President Wilson's visit to the American troops at the front and his review of them Paris will be of the way by the first year Meanwhile the informal conferences which much in laying the ground work for the task before the peace conference will continue. The president seeking to get acquainted with the with whom he is to deal that he may with the greatest freedom the prob arising and develop the value of the personal equation
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
MACKENSEN NOW
 IN EXPERIMENT

Copenhagen, Dec 17.-Ffeld Mar shal Won Mackencen, commander of the German forces in Rumania, has been interned by the Hungarian gov ernment according to the Az Est of Budapest. The Hungarian govern ment is reported to nave informed the German leader that his intern ment was demanded by the Allies.
 Other despatches received here from Hungary say that the Ruma- nians have disarmed and interneu the rear guard of Field Marshal Von Mackensen's forces
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
THE RIGHT VIEW

~ HAIRMAN STODDARD is quite correct. It would be al \0 ways embarrassment to members of the draft board they should be invested with the uniforms and rank of soldiers The uniform, grand army days would ever invite the question: n what branch of the YOU your country? As civilians who did necessary and useful work and did it wel draft board members constitute dignfed body and enjoy the respect the community They do not desire to masquerade soldiers.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
INTIMIDATION BY SPARTACUS GROUP AbSOLUTEFAILURE Seek to Influence Central Congress to Abandon As
 sembly for Red Guard. THREE WOMEN IN
 45O DELEGATES Refuse to Admit Leibknecht As Guest or Give Him Advisory Powers.

Berlin, Monday, Dec. 16.---By The Associated Press)---The Central Con- gress of delegates from Soldiers and Workmen's councils from many parts of Germany opened today in the building formerly used by the Prusr sian Diet. There were three women among the 450 delegates.
 During the organization of the con- ! Fgress it became evident that the in- dependent Socialists and the Spartacus group were greatly outnumbered. X significant development was that none of the important posts in the congress were given to delegates from Berlin. The Spartacus group made a futile attempt to intinidate the congress Early in the session a resolution was submitted that pr. Karl Liebknecht ami Rosa LuXemburg, leaders of the Sparta2us group, be invited to attend i the congress as guests with advisory powers
 Presentation of the resolution caused 3 great tumult throughout the hall. The followers of Dr. Liebknecht and ! spectators in the gallery joined in the | uproar, which lasted 20 minutes and threatened to result in various fist fights. The resolution then was de- feated, five to one.
 Later while Herr Mueller, chair
 man of the workmens section of the
 executive committee. was speaking, l the chairman of the congress inter
 rupted to say: There is a comrade
 present who wishes to submit a | communication"
 The newcomer announced that he
 represented 25O,OOO workmen who
 were then gathered outside the Diet building. He read a list of demands
 identical with the Spartacus pro-
 gram, including retention of all
 power by the soldiers and workmen' 5
 councils, no national assembly and
 the formation of a Red Guard This | aroused a storm of protest and in
 the general uproar the intruder left
 the chamber. The 250.0O0 workmerl who he said were outside the build ing proved to be about seven thou
 sand from five factories, whom the Liebknecht agents had induced to so
 on strike temporarily. In the mean time Dr. Liebknecht succeeded ,- entering the building and made a
 speech to the crowd from a window 5 Copenhagen, Dec. 1.-The elections , to the national assembly in the former s Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg were { announced to the congress of soldiers l and workmen's councils in Berlin as
 follows:
 g Socialists, two; liberals, 16; ~handi- ) craft, three, and peasant party, one. Il The elections to a national assem- bly, in the former duchy of Annalt, = which is the first German federal . state to vote for a constituent bcdy, f resulted today in a marked victory for !, the majority socialists. The socialists | boiled 92,229 votes against a total of . 66,951 for the combined bourgepise v groups. In the Reichstag election in
 1912 the socialists had 31,465 against
 36.649 for the bourgeoise parties.
 The increase in the number of
 votes was due to the lowering of the , age limit and the votes of women.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20

Brussels, Dec. 1.-The Belgian gov ernment announces that its delegation to the peace congress will be conapos- ed of Paul Hymans, minister for for eign affairs and former minister in London; Emile Vandervelde. minister of justice and Socialist leader, and Baron van den Heuvel, Belgian min ister at the Vatican and former min- ister of justice.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20

route, missed the golf course and MT. Wilson saw only the palace, return ing to Paris in time for luncheon.
 Tomorrow night the president will attend the reception to be given by Ambassador Sharp at the American embassy. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena of Italy will be received ar the Murat residence between five and seven o'clock Thursday evening.
 Today's reception was the last of the affairs arranged wholly by the French government. Hereafter all Mr. Wilson's movements will be ar ranged for by his personal staff. His conference with Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain is still indef- mite as to time. but it probably will not occur before the end of this week. President Wilson, who is a keen observer of people and public opinion, is said to have been inn pressed by the hearty welcome of the French people as an evidence of in terest in the principles he has ex- pressed for the concert of the nations and the preservation of peace He is understood to be convinced that there are no differences in principle between the peoples of the warning nations.
 Monsignor Cerretti, papal under sec retary of state, who is in Paris on his way to the United States to par ticipate in the jubilee celebration of Cardinal Gibbons, will call on Colonel E. M. House today to make arrange ments to be received by President Wilson. He will present the Presi- dent with an autograph letter from Pope Benedict and will discuss ar engagements for the visit of the Pres ident to the pope during the Presi- dents stay in Rome.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
CHOOSE ENIPERoR's SUCCESSOR

Copenhagen, Dec. 17-At a mon arch,st meeting in Vienna yesterday which was attended by a number Of generals, Archduke MaXimilian, brother of former Emperor Charles, was nominated as the successor to the crown. Tho socialists, q des- patch from Vienna adds. intends to take sharp measures against the mon- archists.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
ADMIRAL CASTRO ELECTED

Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. (Havas) Cantony Castro has been elected president of Portugal in suc- cession to Dr. Sidonio Paes, who was assassirated late Saturday night.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
BULGARIANS REVOLT

Amsterdam, Dec. IA revolution has broken out in Bulgaria, according to information received by the Lokal Anzeiger, from Bulgaria by way of Hungary.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20

Paris, Dec. 17-Several groups of French woman suffrage advocates have joined in issuing a manifesto de- manding that the political rights of women be recognized by the govern ment before the next election is held
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20
AMERICAN GOODS

~ GODS MADE in Germany since the neither come to
 J this country be sold here To buy sell
Republican farmer., 1918-12-20

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels will permit 200 prisoners at the naval prison at Portsmouth. N. H., specia, leave for the Christmas holidays.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
LAFOLLETTE'S TREASON 0. K.

THANKS to the treason poison spread
! throughout Wisconsin by senator
IafolIette, that state came within an
ace of seeding from the Union and
Joining the Huns Irvine l.. Lenroot,
the Republican candidate for U. 5.
Senator, defeated the Lafolette pro-
German candidate Thompson. by barely
2OOO majority 1t is said that Ihomp
sons platform was reasonable as was
also that Of tn socialists which demand
ed that the American army retire from
France.
Lafolette's reasonable speeches in
the Senate and out of it, have so cor
rupted the state of Wisconsin, already
largely pro-German-that it threatens
to become dangerous open foe. The
Mayor Of Milwaukee is opposed to the
draft and is in other ways violently pro
Germ an.
The Senate's majority is Democratic,
and this fact saddles the responsibility
of its action in any matter upon that
party. Therefore, it cannot escape the
odum which its refusal to expel this
traitor Lafolette entails
But what adds to the gravamen Of
this Democratic senate's refusal tc
discipline this traitor Lafoilette, is the
fact that the largest Republican Club
in the state, has dishonorably expelled
him and demanded that the Senate dc
so also; and furthermore, that the leg
islature of his own state in both branch.
es has repudiated his course and also
demanded such expulsion; and finally,
that the Press of a large part Of the
country unites in this demand.
The Democratic party thus becomes
particeps criminis in this treason OF
Lafollette, and the loyal voters all ovel
this land will hold that party to a strict
accountability for this shameful action
while also censuring certain Republican
senators who are likewise failing to &c
their patriotic duty.
Perhaps, however, those sympathetic
Democratic senators Stone, Vardame!
and few more, whose traitorOus vote:
would have made it impossible to reser
Germany 3 repeated murders of Amei j
cans but that Republican, senators ovrr
powered their treascn-perhaps. W
say, those sympathetic brethren ="
Lafollette' have for him that '.felIov
feeling that makes them wondrcr
kind.
The Senate acted j, the same man
ner in their refrsa. To expe! the brbe
besmirched Lpri:nar until an Indignant
public sentiment kicked them into it
That same outraged popular sentimen
will again in the end move these coward
iy senators into like show of patriotic
.nanliners.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
apologies THE HUN

THE old maxim says "give the Devil
! his DUE" and we wish to DO Sc
with those ten Hun devils who so bra-
tally assaulted and slew that poor Bel
gan mother.
They did not as We enormously stated
parade with the babe they hae ripped
out of her on one of their bayonets, an
old Turkish joke they are weary OF
copying.
We failed to credit these more intel
lectual German fends with their due
need of originality in cutting off its
head and firing it from cannon, which
in novelty at least, is real advance
upon the Turks brutality. Great !:
Germany's Kultur