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New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Socialist Party
Here German Ally.
Ex-Merrlbers Saw

Socialists Of Germany are blamed for
stimulating pacifsm in the United
States and American Socialists are at
tackled Cor helping to support that
pacfist propaganda in statement is
sued yesterday by the Social Demo-
cratic League, 100 William Street, and
the Jewish Socialist League, 3O2 Broad
way
Fifty thousand copies of the state
nent are to be circulated among So
ciailsts in this country and in Europe
in an effort to induce them to come out
strongly in support of the Allies
After branding as "absurd' the posi-
ton Of the Socialist party that the war
yves caused by the conflict of the capi-
tallst interests in the European coun-
tries" the statement. which is signed
by John Spa1go, J. G. Phelps Stokes,
William Edlin and Henry l.. Slobodin,
purports to show that pacifst propa-
ganda in this country is in the interest t
Of Germany.
The German Socialist David is quot
ed as having said in the Reichstag:
"Germany must squeeze her enemies
with pair of pincers, namely, the
military pincer and the pacitist pin
Ger. The German armies must con-
tinue to fight vigorously. while the
German Socialists encourage and
stim ulate pacifism among Germany's
enemies"
The two leagues, whose members
Socialist pa1ty's anti-war platform,
have this to say in their statement:
I'm every country the German So
cialist propagandsts have gone, insid-
iously serving military absoutism
There is little reason, to doubt that
the visit of Scheidemann to this coun-
try the year before the war began had
for its real object an understanding
with prominent members of the Social
lst party on the subject of the atti-
tude to be taken by the party in the
event of a war in which Germany
would be engaged"
The statement then says:
"The Socialist party of the United
States has, from the beginning Of the
great world war, sometimes openly
and more often covertly, condoned and
defended the betrayal of Internation-
alism bv the German Social Democracy.
with degree of uniformity as
significant as it is remarkable. it has
supported every contention Of the Ger
man imperial government, every mis-
cradle evasion and excuse of the Ger
man Socialist majority, and has been
slient concerning the outrases COM
mitted by the German barbarians. No
single contention of German diplomats
has failed to receive the support II
the Socialist party of America What
ever their intent the responsible
spokesmen of the Socialist party of
America have been in fact the allies
Of German militarism and autocrecy.
because of these things many
thousands of sincere Socialists have
been compelled to withdraw from The
party and to establish new orgariza-
tions. They cannot and will not as
knowledge the Socialist party as rep
rescnting their views, Their ideals and
their faith."
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Effort Made TO Tamper
With Prospective Jurors
in Conspiracy Trial
Defence Admits
Socialist Help
Taiesmen TellJudge Lands
They Were Approached
on Political Belief
iStdf Corvespordencel

CHICAGO. April 6.-Judee Lands
dismissed to-day the entire vcnirc OF
two hundred mea from which jury
was being selected TO try i12 mcmbers
ss tha |. w. w. on the charge OF
ssdi.seus conspiracy. This action. btt-
sssts opposed by the defence, followed
tho production by the government Of
pseA approached By individuals. claim
ing TO represent the |. W. W.. who
sought te learn the views Of the venire-
iAsn on the !. w, ". cause and who
volunteered te supply them with Social
iss literature,
Attorney George +, Vanderveer, chief
Was pc secret that his clients had en-
lisssd the aid of the Socialist party to
investigate the prospective jurymen.
I1s said he had in his office ii war"
nap of Illinois, stuck full Of pins to
saew where Socialists some 1900
we're prepared to investigate veniremen
III this ease,
."i1us." he added, IT can't imagine
who, unless some fool friend or some
.eei enemy directly approached any of
the Ten.ps."
Attorney Nehexsr, Of Salt Lake City,
=. special assistant attorney general In
e:,aTge Of the governmental case, asked:
''1s.'t it true that the man directing
sl::5. ~esl of investigation for the I.
W. n: is a nan named Carpenter7"
"Ies,' replied Mr.. Vanderveer, II be-
Carpenter Under Indictment
we'll aver;ed Mr.. Nebeker "isn't
j. a.se true that this man Carpenter is
ph4sa. Indictment In Idaho, charged
vita jury ts:ArerIng g~and in an l. w.
W: casa aso7"
After hesitation, MIR. Vandeveer re-
r:ied;
Yes, saess ridiculous charge, too"
We ought 10 have new panel"
a:'eae IA United States District At
tsiHoy Ghas.eG Clyaa. II began to
,:eaF aba-;. these things last Thursday.
lFa hsVe bsa;. .nYestigating it, Wives
Q: Tsni#eAsa.' wore terrified They
i:'eWeas taei, husbands were under in.
issiisst.eii By tho government as
sa;es:"
Mi: VaH. ..siveer explained that the
''NtF5ss ST the /. W. W. leaders in
s',.ist'ssg ia aid of Socialists was to
pss .sfos.'at. ton about the prospective
jassss: Judge Lands said he could
quite understand that and agreed tSat
i. was Ba*isetly proper for the de-
ssa:ss sad ths government both to M ~.
Gu:ss about the yeniremen and their
Z" SUE; sts.sd ths Judge, "direct con.
esct ;iitn prospective Juror is oh
H;o%si:' iss5seper.'' W.
tRrss ef the iaaa in the box undcr
asssf:ehise BY III. Clync had said
vac. "sd aaea approached by persons
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Y. Nj. C. A. Hut Is Soldiers
Cathedral, Says Giipsy Smith
1T Is Need Not >Creed Evangelist Says-"God
Is Not Policeman but a Chum
He Declares
By Glendon Allvine

ourc Tot an American, are you?'
inquired Mr.. w. Gordon Sprigg the
day he arrived from England with
Gypsy Smith, the evangelist.
Then it occurred to RE that l had
neG'le to slap him on the back and
70 wiring his hand vigorously, making g
the hotel lobby echo meanwhile with
tle bnlsterou5 double e-narreilcl adjec-
tives without which native Of these
United States is likely to be mistaken
Ter a Britisher.
1t is to bring about better under
standing between the two great Eng
ish-speaking peoples that the King of
England decorated Gypsy Smith and
sent him 10 America with a message
Of goodwill For, though the war has
had its unifying effects, misconccp-
tons still exist on both sides. Of the
worlds public speakers no one is more
1T than GipSs Smith % mou,d the null
titude with emotional @ppea.. Count
less lives have been Swaycd by his mag
retic pleas.
u.{.I. Masa - "1hs Is. cIpsy;' as Ny: sgs,sg
at once sought his opinion Of the
DOUBLE -jointed, gh-provoking, hand
grenading, fear-inspring, hyphenated-
polysyllabic pcrversion of the Kings
English expounded by his dynamic
American contemporary, Billy Sunday.
"ro begin with" he said, they
wouldn't understand slang in England.
! never use word of it. My notion
is that the best work is done with the
purest language"
Forty years of speaking in public
has been a constant refining process
for the English the mctheress gypsy
boy picked up without teacher while
following his father on horse-trading
roamings. Almost illiterate at six
teen. few persons to day speak a purer,
more effective English than he does.
He feels that there Is far too little
reverence in the world, and that
slang applied to religion cheapens it
detracts from the reverence due things
divine.
He Is Not Bigot
But he added:
cat the same time. I should be very
slow to say one word against any one
who is doing good, whether he does it
in my way OR not"
There is nothing bigoted about Gypsy
Smith: A layman Of the Methodist
Church, he is tolerant of any mans
sincere convictions. At the YIN. c. A.
huts he has preached the spiritual
fundamentals on which most men can
agree.
"The Y. NJ. c. A. hut is the soldiers
cathedral" he says. at is need; not
a creed. The soldier comes there for
e'verythlng-rest, reading and recrea-
ton
"A new brotherhood has been born
out there he says. "The boys have
got new conception of comradeship
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07

their trial. Government attorneys are
agreed that the case cannot be COM
plcted under month.
The campaign for defence funds is
gong steadily ahead in |. W. W.
circles. Il was learned that /. ". W.
literature has been distributed in all
Aecn Elada to the pupils to contribute
their Denni"s FOR the defence of the
men. This literature bears the picture
OF I. man behind iron bars. Beneath is
thc inscriptions:
I'VE are in here for you; YOU are
cut there ior us"
The defence stamps Of the organiza-
ton bearing this same picture are
being offered for sale to the school
pupils. The local authorities are con-
siderlng means of preventing this
practice, at least within the confines
Of the school property.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Senas:e. Fails TO
PASS Spy Bill on
" ar Azalliv CT ss.ry

WASHINGTON. April G.-Adminis-
tration leaders OF the Senate failed
to-day to realize hopes Of passing. on
the ilrsc anniversary Of the nations
entry into the war the sedition bill.
with It's drastic penalties for disloyal
utteraNces and obstructions of the
Liberty Loan ard army draft The bill
was before the Senate again all day,
but no progress was made, and discus
sions will be resumed Monday
The House, however, approved CON
ference reports on the woman spy bill,
extending espionage laws to enemy
alien women, and also on the compre-
hcnsive measure with drastic penalties
for the destruction of war materials.
The Senate probably will act Monday
on the conference reports.
Most of to-day's Souata debate re-
ferred to criticism, by former President
Roosevelt OF tho godit;on lcgislat.on
An editoria. by COL Roosevelt publish.
ed to-day, rtatod thne q provision OF
tho pending bill would renaliso critic.
ism OF tho President. Declaring tho
statement FALSE" Senator Overman, IN
charge Of the measure, said that whiio
1T was not made deliberately, Col.
Roosevelt should apologize to tho coun-
try,
Defending Col. Roosevelt, Senator
Smoot Of Utah explained that the Col
onePs statement was based ON the
text OF tho bin esnt out By tho Aa-
sociated rross before tho provision
arvn a.
eliminated BY tno committee IN the
naRl drsit.
VI fad il v-aa sont hy The hasoc .atod
Prcss nnd giVon them by eo.Mo eae
cleris~-ot The Judiciary Comm stee,"
said Senator Smoot.
Then .ny lunguaEe ;-egar;iin. Colo.
mol Roosevelt npplea 20 Tho Associated
Prose- or any ether new.papoy publiah-
Ing this" setorted sionatop Ovefman,
Ihe language Need ~ The Asaacsah-
en frahs is exactly tho !&NlUago ot tho
Pill an reported 10 ihr senate. except
tor tho words the pfenident OF tho
United Statos.'" replied Senator Smoot.
Senator Ovorman said she commit
tees chief clerk denied giving our the
language.
suggoeting that ,'eaatos oversaan
cintcd PrcaA, Senator Kellogg, or Min
noxota, said;
"lt's surprising thas thia created 10
sensation until Colonel Roosevelt wrote
Roout It,"
Tho words "tho Preaidsns Of tina
United Stntcs" appeared In the drnPt
given to The Associated Press, but did
not appear when the measure was |
printed for consideration. Apparently
they had been eliminted,
An attack upon "The kaaeea c;sv
Star" wna made by Senator Reed, q.
Missouri. who declared no thought 'tho
attitude of chat paper toward thu roy
crnmcnt ought 10 30 consider red at this =
time"
piselninne thnt '.o ,4aa defending
tho formcr i'Heaisisn!. 9eaAtes yer,la
nnn. cF Msaiaaipni. teclaqad Caloae!
Roonn"olt "haa nnld soma sh.Ags that
every citizen should mako para OF hia
noltica, croed."
During tho debate. rorounhinf. WITH
donnnciation OF German apioa snd dia.
loyslt.os, Gevornl Sonntorn presented
kilograms calling upon Connress for
legislation sovcrely publishing peraona
making dislcyal statomentn. Among
Soas"y,fHlloS's ,fHllSsTY1n mr. ff2m t2s Msyes ssS ss@e
asaeh!ng Thuysdsy n!sht.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Don't Care 10 Get Mixed
Up in Matter" One
Declares
State Ready to Act
Governor Issues Warning
That Martial Law May
Be Proclaimed

COLLiNSNIDLE, H.. ALL THE
Coroncr Of Madison County today ap-
piled for warrants for the arrest Of
five men whom, he had been informed
were in the mob that lynched Robert
Prayer early Friday morning. Four
justices of the peace refused to issue
warrants. They gave as reason that
they didn't care to get mixed up in
the matter"
Ono OF the justices yesterday was
surrounded by men in q saloon and
asked to sign a pledge Of loyalty. II
compiled.
Coroner Lowe SAID he would ask the
states attorney ii issue the warrants
and that ne Thought the five men would
soon be under arrest.
William r. TraUtmann, first assistant
to Attorney General Brundage, of Hi
nois, und Colonel Claude l.. Ryman,
representing the adjutant generals Of
flee, began an investigation here to-day
Of the events leading u, TO the hanging
Of Prayer This followed q declara-
tion by Governor Lowden that members
Of the mob must be prosecuted
Inquest over the body Of Prayer is
set for next Monday, jury for that
purpose having been obtained yester-
day. At that time report of all in
vcstigations now under way by Fede raj,
state and county authorities will be
made.
Nose Johnson, district board member
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
ica, has promised that sat the proper
moment" he viii issue q statement to
show thnt mcmbars OF the MOB were in
possession CT certai: informatio that
caused them to take drastic action.
Pragor came to this district year ago
and obtained work in the mines at
Maryville. \ month awo his pro-
nounced socialistic views are said to
have bordcred on the disloysl, and he
was threatened with violence at that
time by the miners.
Continued advocacy OF radical social
istic doctrine is said to have led to his
arrest Thursday night, which was fol-
lowed BY his being dragged from the
City He'll md hanged.
Governor Lowden has issued a warn
ing TO officials in this district, IN which
he states that recurrence OF the
bTa"cr tragedy probably will result in
e. proclamation of martial Law. In an
pW2: to this warning, several cities
h~Vc taken precautions to curb demon
s'rNt;ons against alleged disloya! per
ron". Mayor Hot, OF t.dwardsvillc, the
county scat Of Madison County, de-
clared he knew personally that an or
Canization in his city intended 10 tar
and fenther alleged pro-Germans dur
ing u Liberty Loan celebration to- day,
but asserted hc had sworn in fifty
deputies to maintain order.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
singing, while the shells are bursti,s
all around them:

singing, while the shells are bursting
all around them:
"'Cover my defenceless head
With the shadow of Thy wing.'
II was trying to get impressions =,
the way the men felt when they went
over the top.
Sonny. what struck you .irst when
you went ever the top?' asked one n
them.
a bit of shrarnel, SIR he said
Il never see lad in khaki that 7
cont feel what debt l owe him
debt l can never repay.
I've always believed in men. Pc
believed in the men of the five cont.
nents where I've preached. But TODAY
| believe more IN manhood than | eve,
did" s'''
"kaiser's God a Devil'
Excepting, possibly, the Germans. a
said, and especially a certain German
For this is wnat he thinks Of them:
"I've been loving people all my life
but I could shoot the Kaiser and feel
that | was doing favor to God The
kaiser's God is my devil. The Kaisar
is beast. His people for forty sy, wear.
have been fed on the belief that tbav
must first crush the British Emn;rs
and then 'England's spawn. the Amer,
cans The war must be fought Tn
finish. We've got to put the Germans
where they are in no position to do tbs
world further harm. The German
Kaiser has perpetrated deeds that that
would make an honest savape bow hi.
head with shame Germany has
shamed the soul Of the whole worlds
Ihat is the gospel he is preaching
on his twelfth visit to the Unitad
States. He is making no appeal for for
converts. His appeals are for workers
to fight the Hun, especially in the
ranks of the Y. NJ. c. A. On his "a.
turn to New York in about two months
ne will 20 back with a message Of
cheer to the lighting mon in France.
Going back ?" he repeated. a0f
course. In a hospital in England
talked with mere boy who had been
wounded four times He was all shot
to pieces. When was leaving. I said
Well. sonny. where viii we meet
he said. ''''
".surely you don't want 10 go back
to france?' I asked h!n.
All, don't L. he said 'Wha. else
is there for man these DAYS %,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Cotton Shortage in Spain
Forces Many Mills to Close

BARCELONA. April 6.--Thc supply
OF cotton IN Spain is sufficient for onlv
one months requirements of the mills
Some mills already have been closed
Representatives of the Chamber of
commerce and various industries held
a meeting lore to-day to consider the
SITUATION. Great anxiety is felt lest
the delay in ratification of the finan-
cal agreement between Spain and
France results in the stoppagc of ship
tmentS o. cotton from America.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-07
Z. G. Riggs Is Honor Guest
At Newspapernen's Dime,

Newspaper men and other old friends
gave q dinner last night in honor Of
Edward G. Riggs, for thirty years
political writer on the "Sun" and in
recent years executive assistant Of the
New York, New Haven g. Hartford
Railroad Louis Sobold Ct the
wv ord' was toastn.astcr AT tho din
ner, held at Andiron Club. 1872 West
SoNcrt ty-second Street
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John E. Eskridge.

Mr. John Emory Eskridge died at
3.45 a. m. today al his home Cd
Church street, following a stroke OF
apopleXy Had he lived until Janu-
airy, he would have been eighty-ole
years of age. Previous to Two years
ago Mr.. Elkridge had been in good
health, but at that time he was
struck by an automobile, and al
though he survived the accident, yet
it weakened his constitution SO that
he never fully recovered. He was
one of the victims of influenza, dur
ing the recent epidemic, but also
came through this attack.
The deceased leaves a widow, who
previous to her marriage, was Miss
]. Elizabeth Halbert, of Baltimore
one son, Mr.. Edward Z. Eskridge, OF
this city; two grandchildren, Misses
Vivian and Doris Eskridge, and one
brother, Mr.. James Craig, of Balti-
more.
Short funeral services will be held
from his lat ehome on Church street
tomorrow afternoon at 5 O'Clock, and
will be attended by the members OF
Cambridge Encampment, No. 5, who
will escort the body to the boat
Monday orning there will be services
at Greenlawn Chapel, and the re
| mains will be Inferred in Greenlawr
lcemetery, Baltimore.
Mr.. Eskridge ranked high as al
Odd Fellow, having been . membel
of Oriental Lo4ge, No. 50, Of BaIti
more, for sixty years. He was Pas
Chief Patriarch OF Cambridge En-
campment, No. ). During the thirty
eight years of his residence in thi.
city he was a member Of Christ p. L
| Church. He was the senior membe
| of the firm Of J. L. Eskridge & Son
and was one of the Oldest sailmaker
in the State.
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initial Finder please return to Ban
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LOST-SomeWhere in Cambridge. q
child'S coat and cap. Finder please re-
turn to Mrs. Z. 4. Johnson. Race st. %
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WAR WORK MEETING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Patriotic Meeting at Armory Will be
Addressed by Overseas Party, III
Guiding Congressman Linthicum.

Patriotic Meeting at ArmOfy Will be
Addressed by Overseas Party, III
Guiding Congressman Linthicum.
A meeting in the interest OF the
| War Work Campaign, which starts
Monday, Nov. 18th, and ends Mon
day, Nov 18th, will be held tomor-
row afternoon, commencing at TWO
o'clock. at the new armory. There
will be special music, and one Of the
features will be the prominent speak
ers who are back in this country
from overseas.
Congressman Linthicum Will talk
on Five Years on the Top of the
World" and no one should miss hear
ing the Congressman, who enjoys Il
splendid reputation as an orator.
MY Experience at the Front Will
be the subject of Mr.. Herbert Rob
erts, y. NJ. c. y. Secretary. EEpedi-
tionary Forces TO France, who adj
dressed the school children Jlis Week.
and delighted them with his s2loH-
did address. Nj. Charles Evans Tow
ers, writer ana publisher OF '.No,aar
American and Her Boys over There.
will also make an appeal for the aUc.
cess of the campaign upou which Id.
United States is entering.
No subscriptions Will De solicited
and it is the duty of everybody III
Dorchester county to attend this
meeting. The war is not over. and
if it should end today it would still
be necessary for all Americans to
support the different war agencies
until our boys are returned home
isafely.
Even after peace is declared it
will probably be Il year or more be-
fore all those wearing uniforms are
permitted to be with their families,
and in this intervening time the
work of the United War Work Agen
cies will be more urgent than ever,
because this is the time when rest
lessness will be rampant and it will
be harder than ever to keep pure the
minds of boys who have had little
time to think OF anything but fight
ing.
To carry on this work the Y. NC.
A., Y. w. c A, National Catholic War
Council, Jewish Welfare Board, War
Camp Community Service, American
Library Association and the Saliva
, ton Army need the fullest support of
all persons who are interested in the
close of the war and the safe return
of the men who have borne the
brunt of the battle. Is there a single
person who dares to, by refusing 10
attend this meeting, show that he is
not concerned?
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Published Daily Except Sunday
CAMBRIDGE. ND. NOV. 9, 1918
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

Mr. Horace Price, of Frankford,
Pa. has returned home, after having
spent few days with friends in
town.
i The Unbeliever," the big stupen-
dous drama of the present war film
cd in cooperation with the Z. S. Ma
rines, at Quantico, Va, and Indian
Head, Md. will be shown again at the
Grand Opera House tonight. Your
last chance to see this big feature.
One Of the most beautiful prayers
ever put on paper has been printed
on card for the mothers of America
to send TO their sons on the other
side. 1t is u regular postcard, one
side OF which resembles service
nag,~on which is the prayer The
cards may be obtained at the Ar
mory
Arrangements have been made to
heat during the present moderate
weather, the Surgical Dressings work
room 1T the Armory, and the room
viii he open Monday from 1890 I'M
til $50. There are two allotments on
hand, one of six thousand dressings.
to be completed, and an order for d
box Of five yard rolls.
Wagner Russell S. Marshall, son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marshall, OF
Cambridge, and now with the EXpe-
dictionary Forces in France, wishes to
express his thanks to the American
Red Cross workers, who are doing
such wonderful work for the boys
over there. Wagner Marshall has
been in France since July IL, 1918,
and is in the 10th Ambulance Co.,
104th anitary Train.
The editor acknowledges receipt
OF an invitation to the graduating eX-
ercises of the thirty-second class,
Goldey College, Tuesday evening, Nov
10 lat the Playhouse, Wilmington. Prof
y. Il. Spaid, Commissioner of Educa-
ton Of Delaware, who was at one
time superintendent of the schools of
Dorchester county, will make the in
troductory remarks. Rev. S. Parkes
Cadman, D. D., of Brooklyn, will ad-
dress the graduates.