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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

(Ncw Haven JournaI-Courtor. ,

(NeW Haven JOurnal-Courter.)
In this connection al editorial COM
ment in the New York World, whose
editor has just returned from France,
whittier he went with MI. House, IS
calculated to make one wonder. He
says: "Fhere are Optimists who be-
HeVe that the appeals the president is
making must inevitably have a pow
erful influence upon European gov
ernmentS They may be right, hut
thus far the president has been able
to say nothing that he could not have
said with much more telling effect at
home. If the traditions of European
diplomacy are Ovcrthrown and a
peace based upon true liberty and
justice is finally established, humanity
will owe its debt Of gratitude mainly
to President Wilson, but it cannot be
said that the present outlook is par
ticularly bright Popular applause is
only empty sound unless it can
change the course of governm ents
q hat are more concerned about the
'immediate political value of the spoils
of war than about the future peace
and security Of mankind"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
LiebIsnccht sways the Crowds.
D4ondon Copyright Cable to Sun.


Dr. Carl Liebknecht, Germany
"dynamite" politician. is described in
the Copenhagen Ber!tngske Tidende
as "a little rneager. overstrune fellow
who Inherited from his great father
nothing but fanaticisn He is. q
wretched speaker, although, like De
nosthenes, he practiced for years
without success in an effort TO get rid
of his lisp His vanity verges on
madness and he cannot brook the as
Ce1dancy of his associates.
Like Lenine, he has an extraordi-
nary magnetic power and is able to
sway men even against their will, SO
much so. in fact that his followers
stand ready to die for him. When he
speaks there are men throughout the
crowd with hands pressed to their re-
vOlVers, ready to shoot anyone Of
hostile Intentions who interrupts him.
AS speaker he is meiodranaatic
in the extreme, Clasping his hands
across his breast and grooming, whin-
ing and crying, Comrades, Brothers.
Shoot me now if 7 am unworthy If
what I am saying isn't Gods truth
Then he thrusts his hands through
his hair and consigns Ebert. ScheiCe-
mann and the others to the lowest
depths OF hell.
Thus he create an atmosphere of
madness, in the midst Of which he is
borne away by his supporters. who by
this time have been worked into the
condition of rayine bloodhounds. In
the meantime his Vaccinations in
Berlin continue. his workers using re-
volvers to force strikes
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
GERMANS IN LEAGUE TO
PROTECT LIFE OF KAISER
Berlin. Dec. 80. Associated Press.

Berlin. Dec. 80, ASSOCIATED Press
A League for the Protection Of
the Personal Liberty and Life OF the
Kaiser has been formed and will
issue an appeal to the former advisers
of the Emperor, as well as diplo-
mats with whom he has associated,
to submit all possible documents to
prove that the Emperor was not re-
sponsible for bringing on the war.
Prince Henry Of Prussia. who was
proposed for President of the league,
suggested Won Hindeuburg for the
post
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
PLEADING IREIAND'S CAUSE.

Attendance OF nearly. 1000 at q
meeting yesterday in Foxs theater in
the interests of Irish Independence
furnishes proof that there is g vgor-
Gus concern in this CITY for the fu-
ture of the land from which so many
citizens came or are descended In
a comm unity such as New Britain,
it is almost impossible to conjecture
q lack OF interest in any country,
small or large, that claims to be the
victim of oppression. AS an instance
of that, we shared with the Poles the
view that Poland should be recon-
. stituted geographically as it existed
before its disn em berment by Ger
many, Austria and the old Russian
regime, For years we have offered g.
haven of refuge for all those who suf-
fered under the yoke of the Roman
offs and there was general rejoicing
when it was learned that the imper-
iaiists Of that country had been
overthrow. Likewise New Britain
has given its moral support to the
proposed establishme of a Jewish
state in Palestine. No stranger with
wrongs, real or imaginary, ever came
knocking at our door that we did not
in vIts him in and hear his argument.
So 1t was not surprising that the
capacity audience Mt Fox's theater
shouted its approval of q resolution
asking President Wilson to take I'D
the cause OF ireland at the peace
conference. There was something
characteristical1y New Britain about
the shout that went up when the res
olutton was read.
For more than seven centuries Ire
land has claimed to be the victim Of
nnisrule by a government with which
we have been asso ciated In the war
and it is therefore a delicate subject
England of biighting irjustices. Eng
land has blandly denied the charge
Under the circumstances there has
never been q jury to decide the mer-
ment has been with the plaintiffs
Millions OF Americans spring from
Irish stock aud ii their prayers are
heard, the President may bring the
adjudication
President Wilson has been toasted
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

sells we're loaned by the admiralty
and it is said, were not taken from
trade routes Therefore the bill We
owe to England could not have been
shipOwners.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
FACTS AND FANCfES.
The X-Kaiscr probably celebrates
1t as Xmes.- Manchester Union

With nationwide bone dry proi1ibi-
ton, effective on July I. orly half as
much moral Courage will be required
this year for the framing OF the usual
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
TeUtOnS Fire On.

Warsaw, Dec. 30.-A Poish Off
ciaI report concerhipg the riot in Po-
sen on the arrival of Tqnace Jan
Paderewsl1i, who is on his way here,
says the trouble began when allied
and Am erican flags were hoisted over
the City hail.
The Germans demanded that the
flags be hauled dowl. The Poles re-
fused to acauicsce, Whereupon the
Germans brought up machine guns
and began firing in the streets. driving
back the crowds and dispensing the
Polish troops
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
fClIS Of SpuInCd Love.

RcSainlnG consciousness an hour
after his arrival at the hospital, tho
detective said Ward declared his love
for Mrs. Thompson.
She has spurned me so often" he
is reported to have said, that I made
up my mind that she'd have to recip~
rocate MY love az take the conse-
Quenccs for trifling with my affections
O'Clock this morning. Many times [
heard the doo~ open and expected her
10 come out, but she did not. When
she did come out 7 asked her point
blank if she would return my love,
aud when she said no, / stabbed her."
Mrs. Thompsons mother. with
W hom she lives. said her daughter met
Ward in social way last september.
Ever since that time" she said he
has been bothoring Mary. who has
never wanted anything to DO with him.
She refused to go out with him many
times and she has often com planned to
nae about the way Ward was bother
ing her"
Mrs. Thompson's husband went TO
France with the first contingent of tho /!
American EXpenditionary Force and i
recently wrote a letter to his wife saw \
ing he had been over the top in almost
every big battle since the force went
overseas.
y got mine In the last trip over the
top" he said in his letter. 'l,ut I'm
not injured very badly
Mrs. Thompson is employed as =, +
Stenographer in a downtown Office,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
HIS Love SPURkED,
HE SLASHES WOMAN
Wife Of Wounded Hero Victim Of
Jealous ParanOur

New York, Dec. 20.--''Her indif-
ference to my love had driven mo in
sane and I resolved that she should
be made to suffer as 1 have suffered"
&s wAe* fhe police Of the7Charles street
station say Paul Ward. - years old,
OF 40 Bethune street, told them after
he was roughly handled by j. crowd
hast. night Following an assault on Mrs.
MARY Thompson, "A years old, OF 9$
Bank street He is in q serious con-
dition in st. Vincent hospital as a re-
suit of the beating and under arrest on
Il charge OF felonious assault.
Mrs. Thompson is known as the
belle of Greenwich Village" the police
say. She is in the same hospital and
not expected to recover from stab
wounds.
The woman is the wife of John
Thompson, soldier, now lying
wounded in a base hospital in France.
The assault upon Mrs Thompson
occurred late in the afternoon in front
of her home when, according to wit
nesses, the police Of the precinct say,
Ward told her:
You have turned me down once too
many. Tell me now, Will you return
my love or will you again send me
a way ,"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
T'F1E PRICE.

France having announced the mum
er Of soldiers lost to that country
hrough purely military operations,
Is now possible to aggregate the
psf in lives of the World War at
early elk million. The exact figures
re S,926,604 given by the countries
nsaged as follows:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

Trouble ns ers in Germany should
be reminded that in a republic the
place to fight is at the pOlls.-Dallas
News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

My. Ford ought to get out rat
Ting good neWspap er,-St. Louis
Star,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

Krupps has passed it's dividend.
Let lis trust. also, that with the dawn
Of a new era Krupp'S usefulness has
passed. p c0vidcnce Journal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

with man standing over her nith a.,
knife, rushed on him. Ward is al
legged to have slashed right and left.
with his knife, injuring no one. until
a blow on the chin sent him to hiss
knees, the crowd then punching and.
kicking him.
Tho man who had knocked Ward
down cried: String him to lamp
post the detectives said, and it
seemed for a time as if the crowd
might try TO do that. Women by that
time had joined the crowd and they,
jabbed at Ward with hatpins.
Detectives Frank Campbell and
John Spevlin, Of the Charles street
station. arrived and with revolyel.s
held the crowd back An ambulance
call was sent to st. Vincents hospital.
Or. j. eastman said Ward and Mrs.
THOMPSON were in very serious con-
dition.s He thought they would live
only few hours, the man probably
diving first.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

Berlin. Dec 30.--The Lokala lzei-
gers Poser correspondent says there
was street rioting in Posen FRIDAY
evening German soldiers marching
through the town ahc said to have
hauled doWl Entente flags
company of Polish civilian SOL
oilers proceeded to police headquar-
ters for the purpose of raiding the
premises. German soldiers with ma
chine guns dispersed the Poles. who
are said TO have suffered severe loss
es. Quiet was restored at night
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

After all, it is 10 be hoped the al
lies won't sink the surrendered Ger
man navy. A navy which for iour
years showed such a genius FOR keep
ing in out Of the wot Ought to be
preserved, IF only rs q cUriosity.--
Kansas City Times.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

Amst erdam, Dec. 30.--A Posen dis
patch received here says the casual
ties in the street fighting Friday ae-
gregated seven persons killed aid so
wounded -
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

The hardest piece of news today
George Creel has denied resigning as
chairman OF the Committee on Public
Inform alton.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30

President Wilson has been toasted
in Paris and London. 1t remains the
exclusive privilege of Washington to
roast him
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-30
Rebuked. He Uses Knife.

Mrs. Thompson, the police say, re-
buked Ward for interfering with her
and he took q panknife from his
pocket and slashed her across the face
several times. Then, il WAS said, he
plunged the knife into her neck and
body until she fell senseless.
Detectives learned later, thew said,
that persons on their way to the
Christopher street ferry, seeing her
lying apparently dead on the sidewalk
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-07
NINE. c. J. WALKER TAKES KEEN
INTEREST IN RACE MATTERS.

Nine. c. j. Walker, the noted race
woman and whose rise to fame has
produced one of the most interesting
stories of the times, is now resting
at her New York home, and is taking
a keen interest in all matters as they
relate to the development of the race.
Nine. Walker is especially Interested
in the problems confronting the wom-
en- of the race and where ever she
can say a word to spur them up to ac-
ton and to remind them of their duty
towards themselves and race she al
ways does it. During the last cam
paign she took a keen interest in the
political situation, and urged the wom-
en- of this city to exercise their fran
chise and to vote for those measures
that will bring about 4 better econom-
| ic and industrial condition for the
race and assist in fighting down some
of the things that confront us as a
1 people, especially the infamous Jim
crow cars and other unjust discrimi-
nation that confrontS them. Nine
Walker has now become a Socialist,
and believes that in the party the col
ored people throughout the country
can attain their just rights. She ad-
mires its broad platform, and during
| the last campaign here she enthusi-
astically urged the race to stand by
this party and make it one of the
strongest of the great parties of the
country She feels very keenly all of
the problems that confront the race
and believes that just in proportion
as the race develops industrially will
it be in a better position to demand
it's rights.
Nine. walkers has done much to in
spre the young women of the race to
higher place in life and shows what
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-07

didates and loyal Republican
press, Colorado can be kept in the
column where it belongs, and
where its highest interests will be
conserved.
Having an abiding confidence
that the incoming administration
will merit your support, | most re-
spectfully and urgently request
that you remain steadfast in your
loyalty to the party and to its
conduct of state affairs. Perplex-
ing problems will be presented
that cannot be solved wisely and
for the general good, except all
join in an earnest effort to that
end. No agency in this state is
quite so potent as the press. Now
that you have so splendidly done
your part in the campaign, let me
appeal to you also to do your part
to make the incoming administra-
ton an unqualified success.
BY SO doing you will not only
serve the party, but will assist in
upbuiIdins the state and what is
of still greater Importance, you
will be lending your influence to-
ward working out wisely, conser-
vativeIy and effectively the great
national problems which inevita-
bly, will follow in the wake of the
worlds war.
Most cordially yours,
RUSH /. HOLLAND,
Chairman.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-07
REFUSED SERVICE IN Y. M. C. A..
RESTAURANT BECAUSE OF
COLOR.
Corp. Charles H. Drysdale Writes of
Humiliating Experience-White
Soldiers Leave Place When
Comrade Is Refused.
(New York Age.)

Corp. Charles H. Drysdale of the
369th, formerly the old 18th, writes
the Age that in some Y. NJ. c. A. res
taurants in France the colored SOL
dier from America is being grossly
Disseminated against.
Corporal Drysdale recently had Il
most disagreeable experience, which
he relates as follows:
while travelling through France,
had occasion to stop in the city OF
Tours, and being very hungry, l
stopped at the only available place to
get an American meal which hap
pened to be an American Y. NJ. c. a.
After entering the restaurant and
quietly seating myself at table,
French waitress attempted TO take my
order; before she could accomplish
same, | was accosted by the Y. NJ. c.
A. official who informed me that |
would have to depart as they did not
serve colored soldiers in that restau-
rant.
Il really felt hurt to think l had
come all the way to France; in land
where the inhabitants know no dis
elimination, and then to be belittled
by this official I asked him did he
think | was an American or a Ger
man. l had many sympathizers; some
of whom were white soldiers from
New York N. G. regiments. They pro-
tested against the officials action and
said if l was good enough to fight
side by side with them in the trenches,
| was certainly good enough to eat
with them. | not being served, and
having their protests ignored they
refused to eat, and walked out, dis
gusted
Leaving there with the feeling that
the Y. NJ c. A. was somewhat getting
away from the Christian spirit for
which | had always believed it stood,
l proceeded to Dijon. | walked into
the Y NJ. c. a. at this place, asking
for a package of cigarettes, but same
was refused me, official stating that
they were for white soldiers. Several
American army officers of high rank
informed the Y NJ c. A. official that
there were no orders ever issued in
the u. S. A. discriminating because OF
color, and this existing feeling of race
hatred should be eliminated. | an
writing this to let the people back
home know OF the real conditions
over here. Several officers can sub
stantiate my statements above"
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-07
Republican National Committee,
ASP Fifth Avenue, N. Y. City.

November II, 1918.
Joseph D. D. Rivers, Editor, The
Colorado Statesman, Denver,
Colo.
My Dear Friend:
The splendid victory of Novem-
ber 5th was a victory for the 10y
al, patriotic Republican press of
the country. Without the trench
ant editorial support it gave to Re-
publican principles, and the candi-
dates who espoused these princi-
piles, and the generous treatment
it accorded news matter relating
to these principles, the results of
election day could not have been
obtained.
This is true of ali papers-from
the metropolitan daily to the mod
est country weekly. To all of them,
to each of them-to yours, quite
as much as the others-the heart
lest congratulations and the sim
cesest thanks of this committee
a,e due and extended.
The party's obligation to the
newspapers for the service they
rendered this year is especially
great because the service was rem
dered under the greatest stress
ever experienced in the newspaper
world; the highest costs of opera
ton ever known, crippIins postal
regulations, an unprecedented
amount of big" news, flood of
patriotic publicity issued by gov
ernmental agencies, and the severe
restrictions regarding space for
news matter. Despite these and
other handicaps, the Republican
papers of the country have ac-
corded the national, state and To-
cal organizations the most gen
erous treatment and the most 10y
a support. 1t indicates deep
seated convictions and an abiding
faith in the principles of the par
ty, which bespeak greater vic
tories in the future.
The work of organization and pub
licity will go on. There will be no
closed season in the proper kind
of Republican politics. In all this
we want your sympathy, coopera-
tion and advice at all times. am
very anxious that we keep in close
touch on all these matters.
Just as during the war every
action of the party in state and
nation has been determined sole
Iy by how we could contribute to
the sum total of war good, SO now
during the closing days of the war
and the reconstruction, every act
of the party in state and nation
will be determined solely by how
we can contribute most to the
welfare and glory of the nation
and to the good of its people.
Again assuring you of the par
TVS appreciation and my personal
sincerest gratitude for your con-
tinued consideration, ! am,
Sincerely your friend,
WILL D. HAYS.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-07

| We appreciate the above letters
Republican party, especially when we
realize that MERIT, only PURE
MERIT will bring such awards. Our
party politics growing stronger in us
and our experience teaching us that
admiration comes only for the man
who remains on one side of the fence,
going down to defeat with his party
and rising to victory when it sue
ceeds, we can only say that we have
contributed to the Republican party's
success, this and other times. The
thing that counts and impresses the
| respectable and intelligent members
of a community clean, newsy, up
to-date newspaper, free from the in
dulgent slang, abuse, calumny and de-
lusion, not delighting in the one-sided
action of publishing the faults of some
and covering up the tracks of others,
but meeting the enemy in the open,
declaring ourselves from the initial
stage of the game, not forced into ac
ton or coerced by monetary induce
ments, but erecting our superstructure
upon solid foundation we can, un-
like our opponents, weather the gale
and combat the storm. Thanks to the
intelligence and responsibility of the
majority OF our real Denver citizens
who are not only patrons of our paper,
but who delight in telling others of
the stand we take for GOOD LEADER
SHIP and HONESTY OF PURPOSE;
and while we sympathize with unfor-
tunates who commit breaches of the
law and suffer the penalty, yet we
cannot hold them up to the public nor
follow them as standard leaders If
they possess records of criminality
and other immoralities. The writer's
of the above communications having
followed our CONSISTENT ACTION
for many years in the state of Colo
rado. feel justified in commencing our
efforts, and we can only advise those
who play the game in the dual form to
heed the old instruction: Go to the
ant thou sluggard, consider her way
and be wise" We again thank shese
leaders of our party, as we'll as the
recently elected candidates for ma
tional and state positions; also the
numerous callers, for their comments
on our efforts, and again offer our
guarantee to stand by Ine Republican
party as long as they entertain and
support the principles of our United
States constitution making it possible
for permanent residence of the Negro
in this country and the recognition
given him as A FULL PLEDGED
AMERICAN CITIZEN.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-07

Denver, Colo, December 2, 1918.
Jos. D. o. Rivers, Editor, The
Colorado Statesman, Denver,
Colo.
Dear MIR. Rivers:
The recent campaign served to
demonstrate once again the value
of printers ink.
The "FIu" ban made it neces-
sary to rely solely on type" and
personal work." and the result
proves that both are efficacious.
We must consider, however, that
the latter was due primarily to the
former; in other words, that the
Republican papers of the state are
entitled to a very large share of
credit for the result.
| consider that | would be re-
miss in my duty as state chairman
should | fail to acknowledge the
party's indebtedness to the Re-
publican editors of the state, and
to thank them for their splendid
and loyal support.
The free and liberal use in the
columns Of your paper of publicity
matter sent out from headquarters
was highly appreciated, and on be-
half of the State Central Commit
tee, | desire to thank you.
With united party, good can