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New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Whose Energy?

in another column on this page we re-
print some news from the governments
newspaper, called "The Official Bulletin
published by the Creel Committee on
Public Information.
1t was not intended to be news. II was
intended to be propaganda-no for the
war, not for anything to make the world
: safer for democracy, but for German
Auitur in American public schools.
y mat Is a very strange kind of propa
ganda for the Committee on Public In
formation to be spreading.
1t appears in the form of a letter from
DR.. Philander p Claxton, United States
Commissioner of Education, to the pres;.
dent Of the University of South Dakota
DIR. Claxton cannot agree with those who
would eliminate German from the high
schools and colleges Of the United States.
The German language, he says, has
cultural and scientific value. We cannot
afford to let it fall into disuse. Besides,
we shall need it for commercial purposes
after the war.
These, however, are merely the prac-
teal and intellectual reasons There is a
greater one. 1t is the emotional reason
The German language should be treated
tenderIy in American schools, DR.. Clax-
ton thinks, because "wc have no quar-
rel with the people Of Germany az
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
The Use of the Rich Man

An esteemed reader of The Tribune
VINO is himself a very able and success
ful business man, asks US some very
pointed questions. He writes:
You have an editorial on "The Use
OF the Rich Man." Might | ask whether
such men as Mr.. Stillman and Mr.. Rock
cfcller could have saved their enormous
fortunes if it had not been for the fac.
tha', as you say, 81 per cent of the
people spend and don't save? Again, is
1T better for our country that Mr. Rock
eie!ier' who spends but little, should be
worm, say, 81 0O0,O00,000, or that one
hundred thousand men should be worth
$lo'ooo each, spending as much as they
earn?
In rough sort of way, most men
spend according to their income-that
is to say, about all they can get. Men
like Mr.. Stillman and Mr.. Rockefeller
are exceptions.
If, instead Of one billionare. there
were 100000 worth $4,000 each
spending what they earn these 1OO.-
600 rich men would cost their country.
roughly, 100000 times what. Mr.. Rookie
feller does.
All expenditure is a debit. These
100000 might be happier, but the coun-
try would be that much poorer.
And if there were none to save, all
industrial and social progress would
stop. Of course, the government could
confiscate 10 per cent or 20 per cent
of all incomes by taxation and SO OBJ
tain the capital that now alone makes
invention, improvement, new knowledge,
new machinery, higher incomes and
higher (reaD wages possible.
But would it do the work half so
efficiently as individual initiative, under
the stress to do or die? And would any
one be any happier?
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25

people, and "have in our hearts no
hatred or bitterness toward them"
This, he says, is something President
Wilson has been trying to make plain.
DR.. Claxton undertakes to make it
really plain. He becomes enthusiastic
with the theme. The fewer hatreds now
the better afterward, he says, and re-
minds us that 'this has been true of war
times with England, Mexico, Spain and
among ourselves"
Therein he makes out the Germans to
be even as Englishmen and Americans
are. But wait
Germany" he says, may even yet
become one of the leading nations for the
preservation of the peace of the world"
The letter is in shocking bad taste.
That could be passed. 1t is a document
which, coming from the United States
Commissioner of Education and published
by the Committee on Public Information,
astonishingly enriches and strengthens
pro-German propaganda in this country.
If the Committee on Public Informa-
ton is itself in any doubt on this point,
then, before retorting on The Tribune
for its opinion, let the chairman imagine
himself, as any one else, shouting to a
company of American soldiers as they
go over the top:
Remember, we have no quarrel with
the German people,"
Or:
"kjll them without hittorpocc'''
Or:
"Do it without hatred, for Germany
may yet become one of the leading cham
pions of the worlds peacew
What utter madness! Of course But.
if not to the Americans as they go over
the top, why say it to the Americans at
home?
We now are touching a matter deep
and significant. 1t is nothing less than
the inwardness of our official attitude
toward the war.
DR.. Claxton says at the end of his let
ter that he has reason to think his senti-
ments are in harmony with those of the
Administration. That would have been
inferred from the publication of his let
ter in "The Official Bulletin"
So we are through with Dr. Claxton
and the Committee on Public Informa-
ton. We are faced with the question of
this country's official war emotion.
Have we an official quarrel with the
German people?
There has been both the political and
the intellectual pretence that we haven't
What that pretence has cost us hither-
to in time and spirit we do not know.
Now. for the first time it is beginning
to cost US lives wholesale in khaki.
Our quarrel with the German people
is so ghastly and terrible that it could
not be compromised Therefore we have
joined in the unlimited business of kill
ing Germans.
Democracy.s present only problem is
how to become more efficient in the kill
ing of them. They have forced the hide
Gus choice upon US
And for that we hate them
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
The Coming "Social Reorganiza-
tom

Jublantly correspondent of "Tho
World' at Washington, who has assumed
recently to "speak with understanding"
OF the intentions Of the Administration.
sends word that the wage increase for
the railway workers will be tremendous.
Not a moderate SS0,000,O0O, as had been
forecast, but "fully $35O,000,0OO
And this huge increase is with a def
mite purpose and intent. "The World"
prints it in bold black type, and we do
the same:
That with the raises put into effect
the certainty has been reached that the
railroads of America will always remain
in the hands of the pcople-that private
ownership will be wiped out"
The primary purpose of the Wage
Commission was to deal with wages,
butt is a very large "but'-
"werc private ownership to be assumed
again it would become necessary to def
nitey settle such questions as: Standard
wage, hours of labor, pension systems
health and employment insurance, and
OF especial importance, representation of
labor in the directorate of the undertak.
ing of which it is a part
"The belief that the new wage scale
will make impossible asreturn to private
ownership is based upon the fact that
the income of the railroads would
scarcely be sufficient to pay the advance
and at the time leave a sufficiently
wide margin for distribution to stock
holders dividends. The only wav that
the proposed wage raise could be taken
of would be by vast upward re-
vision of freight rates"
And, Of course, "this is impossible" >"
SO the government will foot the bill now,
and apparently forever. For this may,
on the word Of the inspired correspond
ent, be
"vicwcd first and long step toward
the social reorganization that will fol-
low the end Of the war. To this pro.
gramme President Wilson is giving much
personal attention, and it is by no means
unlikely that he will have plan to an
nounce soon one that will be in con-
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Requiem

Az American nag made by tho women OF Isluy in the
Iebrdes hosel at all the funerals of T'uscania
victims the Scotch coast.-News Item
T THINK some kind God sought with ten
der hands,
Glad of the servtude, to lay
Those bodies on the wave-kissed sands
And wan torn shores of Isay
And put it in the sorrowing hearts of
women,
To toll with care all night, that there
should wave
A tcarconsccrated flag, n crucfx to them,
Above the heroes grave.
And destined that from overseas brave men.
Fresh from the cleansing touch of war.
Should sound with cchong guns their
requiem;
"God grant eternal rest to thcm!"
+. V. THATCHER.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25

sonance with the world democracy he IS
preaching, but applied to domestic cir
cumstances."
The people of the nation will await
with deep interest this E'new pro-
gramme." What is the "social reorgani~
zation" toward which this "long step" is
taken?
A grant of $35O,OOO,0O0 a year from
the government to the railway employees,
the complete naturalization of all the
railways and, we presume, telegraphs,
telephones, express companies, water
ways and the like-this is all but "long
STEP" What is to follow?
What. vast scheme of "social reorgon-
ization' is the President planning? Will
"The World" announce it when it is
ready?
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
The Battle of Picardy

With the Pickering intensity and speed
of some monstrous film the battle of
Picardy is now raging in it's second
phase.
One great fact energies from the
news.
The line gives, but it does not break.
Haig swung back his armies with re-
markable celerity, but retained their or
ganiZation. The result is still un-
broken British front.
The measure of his skill in retreat is
shown in the record of prisoners and
captured guns which Berlin chronicles.
1t is now rising but slowly.
The shock is not yet absorbed The
German plunge forward is spending it
self somewhat, but there now are indi
cations that it is to be renewed along
most Of the battlefront as soon as enemy
guns and material can be brought for
ward
Though Berlin does not report any
great sweep from the line established
Saturday night, Ludendorff does an
nounce that Peronne, Chauny and Ham
have fallen and Haig admits that the
Germans are across the Somme between
Peronne and Ham. A further retreat by
the British through Roye and even to the
old line which they occupied before the
battle of the Somme would appear to be
almost inevitable.
The most reassurlng aspect of the sit
uation is that the assaulted line is giving
along its centre and not upon its fianks.
That creates a concave situation. The
German plncerS are not biting.
One sentence in the Berlin report must
electrify every American "Portions of
Franco-American reserves who had been
brought up were beaten on the line Of
Bapaume- e-Bouchavesnes, and behind the
Sornme between Peronne and Ham, as
we'll as at Chauny, were repulsed with
the heaviest losses
Americans helped to stem the German
tide and so served their purpose glori-
ously.
The fact that Allied reserves are still
standing near Chauny shows that at the
point of greatest danger the Germans
have made the least advance. The liaison
between the French and British is still
unruptured If Americans have helped
TO hold it firm they have performed ex-
actly that function we would wish to
have been reserved for them.
These reserves of which the Germans
speak evidently do not comprise the AL
lied "mass of maneuvres." That the
supreme command is holding for more
critical moment, and meanwhile, though
we do not yet hear much of them, Allied
counter measures are under way.
Despite the huge and savage effort
they have put forth against the British,
the Germans will almost certainly make
a cores sponding thrust at the French,
counting again upon I) their superior
ity in artillery brought from the East
ern front in violation Of the truce agree
ment with the Russians, and (2) their
recklessness of life to gain the initial
advantage. That is relatively simple. If
you pay high enough for it you can
always take the first and second posi-
tions, and possibly the third
But them
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Snapshots of Foreign Authors:
France
France

(From The Bookmaal
The sanctum OF your mind
Must be an enchanting spot
For eclectics to luXuriate:
Athanasius communing with Renan.
Joan of Arc gossiping with 1haYs,
Rabelais jesting with Paracelsus-
A gathering gorgeous with irony,
But manipulated without discords,
Like Liszt fantasy
Played by Josef Hofmann.
RICHARD BUTLER GLyAENzER.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25

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An esteemed reader of The Tribune.
VINO is himself a very able and success
1ul business man, asks us some very
pointed questions. He writes:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
WALDROP RESPONDS ID APPEAL OF THE BOARD OF REVENUE

Clerk of the Circuit Court William J. Waldrop was the first county off cial to respond to the retrenchment appeal made by the board of revenue He voluntarily makes a reduction ir the office force which will reduce the expenditure for the operation of the current court s36o0 yearly. The board was much pleased at the action of the circuit clerk and reduction in other departments are expected.
 waldrop's letter to the board fol lows:
 GentIemen--Your determination to administer the affairs of our county with the very strictest economy and to eliminate all ex- penses not absolutely necessary, will meet with the approval of all citizens.
 The clerical force in my depnrt- ment realizes the situation fully and are in thorough accord with any movement of economy which you may institute, especially dur ing the grave crisis through which our nation IS now passing.
 In this connection, have to ad- wise that MT. F. R. Copeland has rendered his resignation effective February 1, 19IS which place | have arranged for Mir. James N. Merrell to fill in connection with his present duties.
 Miss Powell has n1so resigned, which place l will not fill, her du- u~rfw ent office force. In addition to this Miss Kemp has been granted an indefinite leave of absence and her duties will be performed by the present office force. This, you will note, means reduction of 300 per month in the running ex- penses of the circuit court.
 We are all willing and anxious to do all we can to hid in winning the war and gladly assume the ad- ditiOnal duties imposed upon us by the above mentioned reduce tions in working force. We pledge our hearty cooperation and each of will strive to maintain the same standard of efficiency that existed prior to this curtailmcnt.
 have made these arrangements with the sole iden of economy consistent with the thorough hand ling of the work of the office.
 We wish to express to you our appreciation of the hearty CO., operation given us by your hon. ornbIe body and assure you of the full intention on the part of this office to patrioticaliy aid our country md your administration in every way possible. Very re- spectfully,
 WILLIAM T. wALDROP,
 Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
COURT PROCEEDING HAS KEPT B|G SUM FROM BIRMINGHAM Steel Corporation Has Been Embarrassed in Its Han- ding of the Tennessee
 Company
  EAGER FOR ISSUE
 TO BE AGITATED But Government Does Not Feel Like Proceeding While It is Expecting So Much of the Corporation
Bv HOLLAND


 New York, January S.-(Special) Eleven million dollars was appropri- ated by the United States Steel coror- ation few months ago for improve ment of the plant of the Tennessee Iron and Coal company. Much more than S11,000, ,000o would have been ap- propriated were it not for the fact that the department of justice at Washing ton has asked the supreme court to reverse the action of the lower court in giving a clean bill to the steel cor poration. As much as $11. 900, 900 was necessary if Improvements that should be undertaken immediately could be made. Probably three or four times $11,000,000 would have been set aside by the steel corporation for improve ment of the Tennessee property had the corporation been protected by a decision of the supreme court.
 The impression has been strong that what the department of justice is seeking chiefly is such decision of the supreme court as will compel the steel corporation to part with the Tennessee Coal and Iron company. Yet the ex- periences and emergencies of the war have already made clear what the vital relation of the Tennessee company Is to the work of preparation. Further more the steel corporation has realized that when normal times return, the Tennessee company should be in posi- tion to meet the heavy demands for iron and steel products which will come from all parts of the south and probably also from Central and South America. Demands of this kind can be met with greater facility and more economy by the production of the greatest steel and iron producing plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
PRESIDENT ASSUMING THAT
 NEGOTIATIONS ARE BROK FIN

The President assumed in his message to Congress that those negotiations have
 been broken off. Yet 1t Is felt in off, cial circles here that, alarmed at the irritating effect upon their own people of the sudden withdrawal of the longed
 for peace with their eastern neighbor ! from whom they had confidently ex- pected to draw vast supplies of food and raw material with which to relieve their sufferings, the Germans will make a supreme effort to entice the Russians to resume the conferences by abating
 their first extreme demands or by pre- senting them in fresh and spacious lang
 uage calculated to cover their real meaning.
 Another reason for today's address Is found in the necessity of making some reply to the request of Leon Trotsky, the bolshevik foreign minister, that America and the entente allies join the peace conferences Germany having made 1t condition of any peace agreement that Russia should bring her co-bellig- erents into the negotiations. Not hav- Ing recognized the bolshevik regime as
 the Russian government. the only feasi- ble way of communication with 1t ap- peared to be through public enuncia- tion of American war aims, following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
Fire at Aldrich

Montevallo. January 8.-(Special) Last night fire broke out in a barn at Aldrich and spread to the general store of Shaw & Sons. Both were com pletely destroyed. The postoffice was in this building. but all the fixtures were saved. The station of the South ern railway, only few yards dis tant, was saved by the presence of freight engine sent from the South ern yards at Wilton, which kept water on the building. The barn and build ing were the property of w.. r. AL drich of Birmingham and were cov- cred by insurance. MT. Shaw's loss was about $sooo. partly covered by in- surance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES
 ARE HELD UNIMPORTANT

Some slight differences in the state ment of the aims of Germany's enemies today as compared with preceding utter ances of President Wilson and even of the recent declarations of Lloyd George are noticed, but 1t is stated that these are unimportant and not designed in any way to affect or weaken the general principles laid down as the basis for any peace that might be considered One instance is the use of the term "evacua- ton and restoration" by President Will son in regard to Belgium instead of restoration and reparation' This "re- storation," the President Is said to hold must be at the expense of Germany and not of all of the warning states as pro- posed by the Russians, so the difference
 .lrasing is not regarded as substan- tial.
 The third article in the President 8 programme, declaring against economic warfare. is regarded here as in line with the better-reasoned conclusions of the entente ministries at present, though on it's face 1t Is in conflict with the declarations of the Paris conference.
 The demand for the readjustment of Italy's frontiers along national lines is expected to be welcomed by the Italians as full recognition of their Italia ire denta" aspirations, something heretofore not forthcoming from America.
 In his article providing for an inde- pendent Polish state, the President is said to mean that freedom shall be given not only to Russian Poland, but to the Poles in Austria and Germany. It Is also stated that the demand for free and secure access to the sea-" for the new Polish state does not mean that Po- land should extend her sovereignty over eastern Prussia to the Baltic sea, but simply that she should be given the right to free communication with Baltic sea ports, Q privilege similar to that en- joyed by Germany in traversing Hol- lands territorial waters at the mouth of the Scheldt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09

government Is compelling great indus tries to do the very things which the department of justice says are illegal. And yet these great industries must do these things if the work of prep aration for war service is to be main fained. It would therefore be an ab- surdity for the government to seek the dissolution of these corporations while at the same time compelling them to carry on their activities in such man nor az to appear to be as alleged vio- lntioH of the antitrust act. Tn other words the government does not want the issue brought to a conclusion just now. The supreme court probably rn- derstands. as the lawyers say. aliunde, the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT
 FOR DEFINITE STATEMENT

In response to the universal query as to the reasons which impelled the chief executive to make his appearance so un- expectedly before Congress again to enunciate the aims of the United States and it's co-belligerents, it was stated authoritatively that in the opinion of President Wilson the psychological mo- ment had arrived when it was absolutely necessary to make a strong effort to counteract the evil effects of German duplicity and double dealing upon the Russians who had been charged to meet the trained German negotiators It is felt that no efforts should be spared to prevent a resumption of the Brest- Litovsk negotiations by the Russians without earnest but kindly admonition by the allies and America of the terrible dangers to which she Is exposed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
N. C.. & St. L. Dividend

Nashville, January &-The board of di- rectors of the Nashville Chattanooga and st. Louis railway, at the quarterly meet ing today, declared the regular semi-an nual dividend of 3h per cent, payable February l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09

South Carolina, who has been selected by democratic leaders to head the Inter-
 state commerce commission. Senator Gore of Oklahoma, senior democrat on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
Lyric

The Lyric programme is one of un- usual excellence Rocking the Boat" a farce comedy, Is brimful of bright lines.
 Helen Eley is another attractive en- terthiner on the programme. She is possessed of much red hair and talent and the combination makes her very pop ular. Assisted by Jack Nesbitt at the piano. she renders a most pleasing pro- gramme of songs
 The wonderful Asahi and his wonder workers are mystifying Lyric audiences by their marvellous tricks of illusion and magic.
 Hendricks and Padu1a are talented singers and please in an entertaining programme, while Edward Marshall is entertaining in his drawings of pictures and caricatures. Mutual news pictures are a feature