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New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
This Stumbling Giant
ditor OF The Tribune,

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow me to congratulate You upon
the splendid editorial, signed Garct Garrett.
which appears in this mornings Tribune.
There is no question that what the coun-
try needs at this moment more than any
other one thing is the appointment of eX-
ports for the doing Of expert work.
A great many Of the people have felt the
absurdity of appointing men trained for one
field to the handling of some highly technical
matter which must be wholly foreign TO them
There is question that the President
is appointing only men whose integrity and
earnestly good intention and sense of respon-
sibiity he knows TO be sound. But good in
tentions arc not going to pave the way to
victory. There has. unfortunately, been Gre
i.ted in the public mind so strong a prejudice
against what has been known as big business
and the men who have made it that it is only
now we are awakening from our blindness to
the real value Of such men. Already the
state has been glad enough to take over many
Ct the great institutions which strong indi,
vidual capitalists have created; now. in
heavens name, let us get the men who made
them TO run them. They will now be doing it
under such white light of publicity that we
need have little fear of their perpetrating
any of the crimes for which they have been
in former times cartooned
NINA WILCOX PUTNAM
New York, JalI 25, 1918
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A Chance for Light Saving
litor of The Tribun,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems to me that in these days
OF fuel shortage when the Fuel Admin
lstrator shuts down industries. some attempt
might be made by the city authorities more
stringently to carry out fuel saving, at
least in lighting. This morning at 6:5S the
street lights were still illuminated and this
despite the fact that daylight had been ex
lstent for more than thirty minutes.
Similarly, last night the were lighted
at p. M, fully twenty minutes too soon.
am not aware of the number of arc lamps
throughout the city, but it seems to me
that fifty minutes saving of each would ac-
cumulate into an overwhelming saving. Of
fuel, at least sufficient to heat many of the
poorer homes, whose owners are now seem
ingly content TO curtai their own lighting.
whlle witnessing the extraordinary waste
OF light by the city's administrators.
SAMUEL ABRAHAMS
Brooklyn, Jan. %. 1918
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On a Blue Monday

1t is (; wholly tigurative piece of sun
shine What was once an excellent open
sky, with free air to breathe and stars to
admire, has turned into a playground for
snowaakcs in the past weeks. The beauti-
full little tufts Of heaven that children have
been taught to sing about with so much af-
!ection have become an omnipresent bore.
Life in an atmosphere filled with some
crisp, new, drifting breakfast food-"Air
Flakes, They loat"-would be quite as
lovely and much more nutritious. And it
would hold just as much sunshine.
But there is an item of inward cheerful
ness and that is the way our hectored
abused bodies are becoming acclimated to
ccld even to the bleak, checrlcss. unheatcd
cold of blue Monday. The groans which
greeted the first zero weather have grown
less day by day. 1t was 10 above yesterday
morning, 10 above and damp besides, yet
only the thermometer hounds knew it..
Yielding to a little common sense in the
matter of clothes accounts for some Of this
cheerfulness 1t used to be matter of
pride with New Workers that they breasted
a winter clad almost as in midsummer 50
far as under things went. Wool for lisle
and long for short have done more to con-
ouel this wolf Of q winter than all the coal
and apple jack Of other and ttcr-fuelled
years.
Human bodies show very much the same
reaction to cold that human spirits do to
gloom. After the first groans and shivers
there is gradual readjustment, and pres
entity one finds it not only possible but al
most pleasant to plough through drifts
and laugh at the mercury. Nothing is as
/ bad as il FIRST secms~-Zero weather, Blue
Monday or even war.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
What Actors Might Do
Tor of The Tribune

To tNc Fdltor Of The Trbune
Sir: In reply to Marcel Stcinbrugge' 5
gratuitous worriment as 10 what actors and
actresses are going to do on "showess Tues
days when they shall have no opportunity
to visit theatres and "roast" their friends in
other companies | respectfully suggest that
ii they are not compelled to give unpaid for
time at the rehoarsals Of plays possibly never
to be produced they might be gleefully per-
suaded TO meet in conclavc for the purpose of
Americanizing Mr.. Steinbruggcs patronyujc.
dare answer, too, that they would. if given
the opportunity, be quite willing to make i'm
proved alterations in Mr.. Steinbrugges con.
tour. FRANCIS VIII CON
New York. Jan, 25, 1918.
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Regeneration in Prospect
How War VIII Change Our Estimate
Of Worldly Things

Io the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: This age in which 've have lived has
been materialistic optimistic. say have
lived because I believe that TINS great war
has changed, or is going to change, our ma
tcrial outlook upon life. We have accepted
the things of this world at face value; we
have taken an uncrtical attitude toward this
universe; We have seen without seeing We
have had our simulacra indeed, We in our
skepticism have worshpped terrestrial things
ephemeral glories We have failed to see the
august. the noble In short, we have been
loyal to clay ard TO dust in order 10 be out
wardly happy.
This spirit OF material optimism has been
brcathed by people of other are and they
likewise faltered and fell. That Nebuchad-
nezzar. that Bclshazzar and that their en-
pire should vanish was shown to Belshazaar
by the mysterious handwriting upon the val
Did not that mighty empire of Cesar and
his progeny fall because they were material
lstic optimistic, because they thought more
OF banQuets than they did Of honest endeayor9
And did not an analogous spirit preyail-"an
insincerc world, a goddess untruth Of a world
during the French Revolution?
And till yesterday did we not gloat
cur apparent prosperity? Industry flourished
capital doubled with the rising Of the tide;
our national wealth. a tremendous sum. told
that we Of the United States Of America
would surely fall into that state OF decay
unless great cataclysm occurred to change
our national mental attitude This. we hope
is the case
man lives by believing something. Those
who survive this great war will teach the
doctrine of brotherly love because they will
believe 1t. They who have seen human blood
flow as If it were water VIII have greater
faith in this soul spirit. The love of God
and the love of man are dentically what the
Man of Nazareth taught-sincerty TO ones
self
SO while shrapncl rakcs the battlehelds Of
France and Belgium and Italy. while German
autocracy has razed countless peasant homes
has brought misery and poverty to them. uni
vcrsal good must result. The men Of Louvaln
the noble French and English, and now
Americans, Will not have died in vain. They
are lighting for world spirit. a soul OF ma
tions-the love Of man for man They Will
have purged this earth of the breeders OF
hate, of contempt They viii have taught 70
all nations that loyalty TO the soul is far
greater than loyalty TO vain glories.
T.. WHEELER WIlTMORE.
New York, Jan. u, 1918.
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lie now by the roadside and watch Mr..
Baker coursing happily across the next field
ahead in all that splendid new fur called
functional reorganization" in the War De-
partmcnt, and turn and look back in despair
at all the other organizations" and "rcor-
CARNATIONS" with which Mr.. Baker has di-
vcrtcd and baiiled his pursuers ever since the
war began.
Last April, in company with virtually every
other moderately humble and moderately
teachable person in the United States, ] said
that in order to get munitions fast it was
necessary to have a civilian-headed, single
headed new munitions organization, as in
Franco and in England. Mr. Baker did not
seem to think so. However, we pursued him
and caught up with him and he said, in effect:
"Wat! Civilianso am chairman of the
Council of National Defence and have au-
thorized the members of the Advisory Com
mission of the Council Of National Defence
to appoint all the civilians in the United
States to be members of committees to ad-
wise them and to advise me. am about to
make, am now making, the greatest known
recorded use of civilians. This is great
country. Give me chance"
Our Great Country
What could We do? This is indeed Il great
country. We all sat down and wrote little
articles saying that this is a great country
and that no other country had ever invented
anything quite like those committees belong
ing to the Advisory Commisson-whichw was
quite true. And we tied handkerchief about
our eyes and gave Mr.. Baker a sporting head
start. And then took up the scent; and
we RAM and not without effort, we caught up
with Mr.. Bakers organization and examined
It's achievements; and they not salts
factory; and Mr.. Baker, in effect, admitted
that they were not satisfactory; but he said
in effect:
wait! Just as you were coming over the
crest Of that last hill | invented another or
ganization. Behold the General Munitions
Board! Those old committees reported to
the Advisory Commission. This rev General
Munitions Board reports to the Council OF
National Defence direct. This country has a
genius OF its own. And now We will begin
again.
What could we do? We began again. We
SAID that this country has genius of its own
and is three thousand miles wide. while Won
can go from London to Edinburgh in eight
hours, though just what that fact has to do
with the case is now not quite clear: and
My Baker took another head-start
Again. however, after a sporting length OF
time had elapsed, We were upon him; and the
achievements OF his organization were
far from satisfactory; and this time we sad
that surely. after all, a principle which
worked between London and Edinburgh
would work between Washington and Pitts
burgh and then between Pittsburgh and In
a'anapolIs and then between Indianapolis ane
mad covered country three thousand mile.
VIDE; and we were prepared to find Mr.
Baker beaten and apologize and converted
but as we rounded the last hedgerow there
he stood, our old friend Brer Baker, grin.
ming from ear to and all dressed up ir
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Exit Splurgc'

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Your editorial Exit Splurse" an
pearing in to-days paper, is the best slap
in the face to the insolent "knight OF the
napkin" that he ever received. also because
1T includes the Showing up" of the teadency
OF many to cringe to these pirates. It Is I'M
mensc.
This article should be printed every day
at the top OF some column of the editorial
page until it has been thoroughly circulated
in every part of the United States. Ii Is
worth repeating, repeating and repeating
until driven into every "froth- on the-beer
American. 1t should be printed until every
American has thoroughly absorbed 1t ana
looked himself over, and instead OF shifting
hurriedly from filet Of sole at 90 cents ~
broiled wild turkey at $3.50" simply shifts
his position" and lands on the mug of the
mutt instead. VICTIM.
New York, Jan. IS. 1918. e
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annexations, if they are to be brought
about by violence. But he thinks Ger
many entitled to any expansion of terri
tory which she can obtain by bargaining
in a peace conference or by applying the
principle of 'self determination TO con-
quercd regions under tho kindly super
vision Of German armies of occupation.
Chancellor Won Hertlings peace speech
last week was itself an adroit bid for a
renewal of pacifst activities in enemy
countries 1t was in reality speech in
justification of the policy of conquest and
anncxations. But it was sugared with
professions of desire to end the war by
full and free discussion and Of willing
ness to respect the renunciatory pro-
grammc which the Rcichstag majority
put forward last year rs a fair basis for
peace.
Naturally, the Socialist leaders and the
Socialist press charge tho Chancellor
standing with the military party, while
the pan-Gcrmans and the anneXationists
charge him with wishing to surrender the
fruits of the war. But all this tumult is
] a SldSc tuIuuIl IL Is llUliC more IMAM
another dress rehearsal, such as preceded
the German effort last year to assemble
at Stockholm an international Socialist
conference, which should array the prole-
tariats of the allied nations against their
governments, and thus break down Allied
military power. Germany was not to be
infected by this alist-pacifst virus.
Her Socialists were to submit to militar-
ism and help to attain German war aims.
This Philip Scheidcmann who is now
abusing Won Hcrtling and talking about
the restoration of Belgium is the same
man who was eager to 90 to Stockholm
as the catspaw Of Bethnann- Holweg.
What he says is of little Importance, so
long as he and his party continue to sup
port the government and hold it unwise
for the German proletariat to attempt to
seize power while the war lasts.
While the Socialists talk, Germany
fights on. SO long as her armies and
her government remain uninfluenced by
Socialist oratory, such oratory must be
disregarded. Germany in arms must be
defeated before the Allies can hope for
any change in German war aims due to
popular war WEAKNESS or proetariat un-
rest.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Healing Truth
u of The Tribune

10 the Edltor Of The Tribune
Sir: The recent "leaders" in The Tribune
have not only satisfied my taste and judg-
ment; they have lifted my spirits many de-
grees-out of the murk of panied anxiety to
the clearer air OF courage and faith Edi-
torial leadership is an incalculablc force. and
when the foremost editors of the nation tell
the fearless truth with so little partisan sting
and such perfect generosity, one feels that
the issue must be good.
MARY W. LIPPINCOTT
Wyncotc, Penn, Jan. q. 1918
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to the country for patience at the delays
in bringing this country into effective
action in the war it is we'll to remember
these facts.
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GUARANTEE

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Mail Matter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-11-08
Our Duty To MeutraIS.

When the war ends in the
triumph of democracy, new obIiea-
tons will fall upon US. We shall
be called upon to send not less food,
but more.
The Allies will by no means pro-
duce a new harvest overnight
Eighty millions of men can not be
taken out of production for four
years without lasting losses of yield.
1t will be years before their fields
recuperate, farms are restored, and
herds are restocked.
But another demand even more
lnsistent will come to us-the cry
of the huneering victims of Germany
and the war. Every country in
Europe has suffered shortage of food ,
lesSened yield, weakened produc-
ton, most of all the great tracts
ovenrun and pillaged by Germany
tortured and sacked by Germany's
partners, wrecked by the Russia
madness.
Their woes are increaine; they
are facing now a terrible winter.
Many will starve, AS yet we can
not help them except where the
Belgian Relief Commission extends
its succor We cannot prevent
starvation behind the war barrier
or beyond the limits of shipping,
whose every cubic foot and every
seconds time is needed 10 the effort
for victory.
After the war the needs of 1870
million hungering people will press
on America. We could not choose
but help them. AS we believe in
the kindred of all humanity, Ameria
will save food to rescue and restore
them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-11-08
Marion Watts.

Marion, the little two year and
eight month old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Baxter Watts of near Hunting
ton died Saturday morning at d. 80
O'Clock. Death resulting from Sc
we're burns which he received on
Friday.
The little fellow arose and went
to the kitchen where his moth er
was preparing breakfast with his
outing cloth night dress on. His
mother advised him to 90 to the
living room where it was warm
and doing as he was babe. he got
to close to the fire place where his
NIGHT dress became a afire, he at
once screamed and before his
mother could reach him he had
been severely burned death occur
ing the following morning. Funer-
al services were held at the resi-
dence Sunday at 10 o'clock and the
remains were taken New London
for burial.
Beside his parents he leaves a
little sister IN mourn hje locc
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-11-08
TAXPAYERS Notice

am preparing to meet you at
the places and dates mentioned
below. Remember this is my last
year and it is necessary that every
body pay up in order that my an
nual settlement may be CON-
plete. The penalty will 60 on af-
ter January l. All delinquent
personal taxes must be paid with
out further delay. Please meet me
if possible when come around as
follows:
Indian Creek November IL.
Monroe City-November IL, 10,
ID and Is.
Observation-Disclosures and Tuesday,
November Is and 10.
Holliday-Wednesday, Novem-
Der 20.
overwhelmingly Novem.
Der Fl.
A. C. Beaver, Collector.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-11-08
No Time for Speculation.

The stock market within the past
three months has seen a very con.
siderable advance. The greatly i'm
proved military position has help
ed it. When the German front in
France began to crumble. and Ger.
many's allies to weaken. then the
spectators began to take notice.
They looked around over the stock
market, and saw sound securities
selling for prices below their value.
They began to pick up bargains and
the result of this buying movemen mt
has been the advance referred to.
Now this moderate rise has had
some uses. II tends to make bus.
mess men more cheerful and helps
them look to the future with con-
fidence 1t probably helped put
over the Liberty loan. Some men
we're able to get rid of stocks with
out loss and put the money into
government bonds.
But it will not be in accordance
with government policy for any big
advance movement to be promoted
now. Such a movement always de-
ponds largely on borrowed capital.
Ii this capital is tied up in the
hands of spectators who are buy
ing for a rise, it will not be avail
able to help put over the Liberty
loan.
All financial operations for the
next six months should be planned
with respect to the way they will
affect the bond issue due for next
March or April People ought not
to be allowed to have funds for spec
ulations, If they have idle money
awaiting investment, let them put
it out on short term securities that
can be exchanged for the next Lib,
erty bonds
1t is likely that all conservative
financiers share this feeling. PEG.
pie who try to speculate now on the
assumption that a large and gener-
al rise is going to be promoted, are
very likely to run up against the
sound business sense of the country.
and thus find themselves gulled
more
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-11-08
Missouri Will Meet The
Emergency.

Imperial Missouri, the great state
that has contributed thousands of
the flower of her manhood to fight
our battles Over There" has never
wavered when she has been called
Oh to do her duty to the Nation.
In each of the Liberty Loan cam
paigns she has gone over the top
just as her sons have gone over the
top over there" She has bought
her quota of War Stamps, and has
donated generously to the Red Cross,
Missouri has done herself proud
Now Missouri has chance to do
something direct for her boys who
have joined our fighting forces. Com
mencing Nov. IL and continuing
until Nov. 10 seven great auxiliar-
les of fighting forces have joined 10
the United War Work Campaign to
raise fund that will be expended
for the physical and spiritual vel
fare of the boys"
President Wilson has urged this
campaign. The seven organiza-
tons comprehend everything. Pro.
testant, Catholic, and Jew are all
worktogether to raise this fund, the
same as our boys of all creeds are
fighting to make the world safe for
democracy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-11-08
The Diplomatic Game.

Up to now the war has been
fought with soldiers and material
weapons. Seeing defeat in the field
approaching, Germany is now trying
the weapons of her subtle and
crafty diplomacy, through the pow
er of shame and lies.
Germany wants to talk. She
wants the allies to talk. She be.
lieves that the allies have divergent
interests on many points, and that
in free countries where free press
exists, it is very easy for divisions
to start. If she can get US all to
talking about peace terms at the
council tables, she believes that we
and our allies will get to quarrel.
ing among ourselves. so that We
will quit fighting. Then Germany
will be able to save a good part OF
her stolen goods out of the wreck
of her original plans.
Wherefore our government has
done well to refer armistice terms
to the military advisers. We must
take their advice. We have made
great and grievOus sacrifices, and
we do not wish them to prove
fruitless We must impose terms
severe enough so that Germany
will be no longer able to make war.
Her stolen territory must be re-
turned Her usurping soldiers must
be brought home. The damage she
has done must be repaired by her.
Some Cf the border fortreSSes with
which she menaceS the peace of the
world must be surrendered.
Some people seem to think that
the German people are better than
their rulers, and that there will no
more trouble if Germany becomes
a democracy. Yet the German
people applauded their rulers as
long as they were winning battles.
They rej0iced over their ruthless
acts to neutral countries. The rank
and file Of the soldiers perpetrated
the grossest barbarities. 1t will not
be safe TO place too much reliance
on changes of government that ex.
list largely on paper
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-11-08
Real Estate Transfers.

W. S. Woodson this week sold 40
acres of Texas land i'll the Rio
Grande Valley to Texas parties for
$500. MIR. Woodson paid $500
for this tract six years ago.
The real estate firm of Woodson
& Drescher report the purchase of
200 acres of land from Clyde Zim,
three miles north of Hunnewell,
and 800 acres. known as the
Barr farm, also near Hume
well. this week. Consideration not
given.