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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06

insisting that this country must keep a
large standing army and while we now,
feel that we might have been Of more
assistance in winning the war" had we
kept such an army, we must not allow
these vested interests to foist upon us
a system which means money for them
and in spite OF all that may be said to
the contrary, is still an unnecessary
luxury to the country.
We must get ready now to oppose the
tendency to restore high protective
tariff. Big business will be bound to
insist upon this tariff because the profit
GERS intend to get out from under when
it comes to paying the cost Of this war.
They have made up their minds that the
masses Of the people must pay and tie
masses Of the people must get together
in a concerted effort to guard their own
rights and put the burden Of the war
upon those who benefit by it.
There is no doubt that the war is
developing strong class power among
those at the top and the Socialistic 7ex-
periments may bring upon us regime
of state profteering. We must look with
suspicion upon organization and efficiency
which tend to the limitation if not to the
abolition of liberty. If we take not
good heed we shall have a government
by property.
= We shall find ourselves called upon
to combat a huge bureaucracy. There
is the danger of landlordism, the army
and navy caste, and the interests which
profit by the arming Of the nations, all
of whom, besides other big business
interests, will be in favor of continuing
the emergency powers that have been
conferred because of the exigencies OF
the war. They will have their minds
filled with stupendous plans for the
nations defense which they will tell us
are necessary and these schemes must be
combatted by tie democratic thot of
the country and the working out of the
League of Nations, for the promotion
of Internationalism. If we do not work
with this end of Internationalism in
view we shall find ourselves facing an
alignment of money that will be inter-
national as it never has been before.
In England the people are beginning
to realize this fact; also their leaders are
laying plans to prevent the crushing of
tie country by the machinery which the
war has constructed. We have the same
problems and conditions to meet in this
country and all genuine democrats should
wake up and come alive to the great task
Of making the United States safe for
Democracy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
4 Safe and Sane Judge

In the minds of many people, indict-
ment of person by the grand jury fol
any offense, at once stamps him as guilty
and he is so adjudged, in spite Of the fact
that the law presumes his innocence
until tie contrary is proven.
Because there was a street car riot in
st. Paul some weeks ago, some one had
10 be made the scape goat. 1t was re-
membered that Manahan, McGrath and
Keller had spoken at gathering in Rice
Park, St. Paul, addressing number OF
the street car strikers, shortly before
TIE rioting began, and the grand jury
promptly indicted these gentlemen on
she charge of melting to riot.
When the state had presented all tie
evidence in the case against Manahan,
who was tie first to come up for trial,
Judga Dickson who presided, dismissed
the action on the ground that the State
had failed to make out a case. He in
timated, further, that if no stronger
cases were to be presented in the trials
of McGrath and Keller he would enter
tain motion to dismiss.
Decisions such as that of Judge Dick
son will help to keep the people safe and
sane and will eliminate some of the
hysteria with which the country is at
present cursed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
Open F Drum
INTAxED WAR PROFITS IN
WASHINGTON

When Congress voted to tax excess
war profits, it overlooked some very
heavy gains Of that kind right under
its nose. The Washington correspond
ent Of the Christian Science Monitor
tells in the issue Of January 2 Of what
tie war is bringing to the landlords of
THAT city. In the past two months,
says the correspondent, rents have in
creased more than 100 per cent. The
war has made necessary so many thou
sands OF new employees that the city is
overcrowded and it is next to impos-
Isible to lease house. IS
Landlords insist on month-to-month
contracts with power to increase rents
on 80 days notice. How this power is
used is illustrated in case Of one
house in the suburbs where inside of a
month tie rent was increased from S35
!, to SOS, and the tenant, being unable to
pay, was dispossessed. ..=..s .'-
At the same time immense stretches
of land within tie city are vacant. If
these were properly built upon, TIE
house famine would be ended. But the
owners prefer to ask enormous prices
and until some one pays them tie lots
remain unused.
These war profits are not taxable
under the war revenue act. The in
come tax affects in some degree tie
increase in house rents, but the in
creased value Of vacant land is entirely
exempt Congress has brilliant OPP
portunity to correct a very. bad mis-
take. Will it take. advantage Of it?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
Looking Ahead

In all the rush and hurry, Of winning
the war; We are very likely to forget
shat there is tine Of re adjustment
coming VIXEN tie trench fighting is all
over Following tie terrible Civil War
came tie. Teriod of Reconstruction, a
ost painful one in tie history OF this
country. Following this war there must
Just as surely come a reconstruction
e~od for tie pre.ent confagration is
burning up all of our Old ideas and habits
Of thot here in America. 1t is to he hoped
shat the reconstruction period which
follows the World War need not mean so
much Of misunderst anding and unEappi-
ne-s as was the case between the North
and the South in the troubled years from
l865-1880. But unless we begin to
get ready now for tie reconstruction
we are likely to know some very I'm
happy days after peace has been restored
1t is well therefore to give thot now
10 the things which we are bringing upon
ourselves for the sake of winning TIE
war" and take iced lest we perretuate
them. We are all putting up with q
great many things at this time that must
be done away with. Chiefly they are
things of a military tendency. To say
It in few words, it is time now to beglr
restoring democracy,
At the present time every man il
asked to become spy upon his neigh
Eor. Besides these self-appointed spies
there are official spies. There is thu
self-chosen censorship Of tie press anc
tie official censorship Of the press
All of these are vile institutions and have
no place in a Democracy Besides this
there is the desire on the part Of a very
large humble, Of int ested parties tx
fasten upon this country a great army
nd navy. Many in high places ar
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06

Somebody has figured it out that the
action of Governor Burnquist in holding
up school funds last year has resulted
IN loss to the school districts OF the
State of 500 Per day in interest that the
districts have had to pay out on money
shat they borrowed to take tie place of
the funds which tie governor withheld.
Tie item he'd back from the school
districts amounted to $1,070,0OO, and
it makes a tidy little sum when the
years interest from May 1917 to May
1918, some 100000, is added to it.
President Burton of tie State University
IS also tarred with tie same stick be-
cause his first official act on coming to
Minnesota was to uphold the Governor
in his opinion that he might use current
funds this year to pay up tie deficiency.
The decision Of tie supreme court that
tx is cannot he done puts both TIE Gov
error and PRECEDENT Burton in bad.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
FREE PUBLICITY OVERCOME.

It is absolutely impossible for any
Of the newspapers to publish even a
small fraction OF the press material that
is unloaded every day on tie news
papers of this country. If the Herald
used it all any one day there would not
be room in an eight-page paper to hold
it all, and there would not be room for
single Cairo article or item of local
news, to say nothing Of tie telegraph
news and other things that people like
to read.
A half buskel basket won't hold tie
amount Of such stuff that tie Herald
discards every day in the week. just
think what waste that is! It would
seem as tho there might be found
way Of dumping all this publicity work
in connection with the war with tie
result Of tremendous saving Of money
and with a wonderful amount Of saving
Of time in every newspaper office in the
United States. Not one-tenth OF this
stuff is ever put on copy hook in any
newspaper Office. 1t is simply impos-
sible, that's ALL
A trained newspaper man would
know thoroughly well just how much
OF this publicity stuff to send out and how
much not to try and crowd in on an over
worked fraternity. TIE very amount
of this stuff that floods every newspaper
office now tends to discourage the uf e
o. any Of it. It is too much trouble to
wade thru it every day and sort out what
is really meritorious.
AS matter Of fact, newspapers are,
in a way, keing imposed upon daily by
all the various publicity departments
and it does seem an awful waste Of
money and postage. When tie last
Liberty Loan question was up for
consideration an effort was made to get
the Government to pay the newspapers
for space used, but not cent was
available for the newspapers. Why?
On the contrary, the Government
spent $4,000, 900 for billboard advertising
tIlIuOuI| IllS @CoullGly dlluz5lioe diloNHiSs
the newspapers one penny.
The newspapers. generally are patriotic
and do more than their share toward
assisting the Government and should
not be expected to do unreasonable
things. Newspaper men are financially
poor because they are 'darned fools. =
Pardon the expression, but it is true,
nevertheless, for they let every Tom,
Dick and Harry in the country work
them to death for space, which is their.
chief stock in trade, and it is tie ore
thing which they should sell and receive
cash in return for what's used.-A. ".
Tracy, Editor and General M a1aaer Of The.
|Ceiro( Ill.) Herald. sIs
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
british WOMEN URGE PEACE

2 s. - i
Tie above is the caption Of an article
in a leading New York daily. We!
content ourselves with reproducing here
extracts from this most interesting
article. Members Of Labor Party In.
vite Sisters in u. S. and Germany to
join Movement Z:
''The women Of tie British Labor.
Party sent greetings to the women Of
the United States, in which the hope was:
expressed that the enfranchised women.
of England and America would join
hands and lead the world into making
the league of nations a reality.
A long olution on the peace settle
n.ent was moved on behalf of the execu-
tive committee Of the ganization by the
treasurer, Mrs. Ada Solner, Of London.
In her speech she also invited the women
Of Germany to join IN the movement,
saying: III. z-
IS Surely our sympathies ought to 60
to many women in Germany, for they
have suffered even more than we and
most Of them are as DESTROYS Of peace
as We are. &
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06


Farmers tell us that the "kids' in
New Ulm are getting to be veritable
nuisance these days, because they in
Isist on Catching on bobs." The farm
ers are hauling big loads and
when a dozen to twenty-five children
try to load themselves on the sleds it
makes quite an addition to. the pull
even tho the youngsters do not ride far.
This is not the worst feature The
children run. and yell and the horses are
startled and often the children are thrown
from the sleds by, tie sudden twist Of
the hobs and it is quite possible that
some child may be thrown under the
sled or another team coming behind may
run over the PROSTATE form. It is said
that the children pay no attention when
the farmers warn them off, but laugh
and boot and if driven off with whip,
revenge themselves by snowballing the
driver.
In case OF injury to child who catches
on bobs, no blame should attach to the
driver and parents should do their ut
most to keep children off the sleds.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
Ban Quo's Ghost Aqu53a.

TIE third term hogy is stirring in
his sleep and promises to give tie U. S.
A. tie scare OF it's life. Theodore Roose-
vet is determined to seat himself again
on tie presidential throne = for throne
is it nowadays and while Woodrow
Wilson doesn't tell anyone what he ex-
Lects to do, he hasn't told any body yet
he won't he candidate for a third term
and if tie war. is still in progress as
election time approaches, it is rot likely
it will take much to persuade him that
no ore else can save the country in this
tine of strain.
Already the papers are asking 'WEo
is big enuf for tie job besides Roosevelt
and Wilson," It seems strange that in
country OF ore hundred millions there
should be but two who measure up to a
mans size job. 1t almost conyinces
ore that monarchy is a necessity to
keep tie unfit from aspiring to positions
too lofty and exalted for them, and yet
we are asking Germany with Ter small
population of less than seventy millions
to kick out the kaiser. If they did that,
it is possible that out Of q population
about half tie size Of ours, they could
readily find a man big enuf to replace
their present ruler? If it be so easily
possible to find new ruler fit to guide
tie Ship Of State in Germany, why is it
that in America We are asking 'Whc
else can do it here?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
his I heard tie Old Flag say

This l heard tie Old Flag say
As | passed it yesterday:
Months ago your friendly hands
Fastened me on slender strands
And with patriotic love
Placed me here to wave above
You and yours, / heard you say
On that long departed day;
Flag Of all that's true and fine
Wave above this house of mine;
Be the first at break Of day
And tie last at night to say
To the world this word of cheer:
Loyalty abideth here.
Here on every wind that's blown
Der your portal I have flown;
Rain and snow have battered me,
Storms at night have tattered me-,
Dust Of street and chimney stack
Day by day have stained me black,
And I've watched you passing there,
Wondering how much you care.
Have you noticed that your flag,
Is today a wind-blown rag?
Has your love SO careless grown
By the long neglect you've shown
That you never raise your eye
To the symbol that you fy?''
Flag on which no stain has been,
It's my. sin that you're unclean,
Then. I answered in my shame,
On my head must lie the blame,
Now with patriotic hands
/ release you from your strands,
And spotless flag shall fly
Here to greet each passerby.
Nevermore shall Flag Of mine
Be sad and sorry sign
Telling all who look above
/ reject tie thing I love.
But my Flag of faith shall be
Fit for every eye to see.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06

Quite number of the sidewalks in
the city are icy and slippery; especially
is this apparent in tie walks leading up
the hill. StreWing ashes and sand would
help great deal to relieve this condition.
We do not know whose special duty it
is to take care of this, but we do know
that it would be greatly appreciated
if it were DONE Accidents are liable to
happen if the smooth condition of the
walks continues. ...-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06

e Edgar A. Guest has. the following
poem in tie St. Paul Daily News, which
was certainly written for the beneft of
New Ulm, altho he does not say so.
FLY A CLEAN FLAG
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-06
THE TALE OF A CORN.

90
Mary had a little corn,
Upon her little toe.
And everywhere that Mary went
Tie corn was sure to go.
Mary was a classy girl ,or
Well dressed and always pr
But oft she had to camoufshooI
To hide her little limp.
School
She used up trusty razor,
Cure em-alls in large supply,
But everywhere that Mary went
That corn was always by.
She took it to a chiropodist,
Treated it DER and Ger.
Charging twenty dollars
Made both corn and Mary sore.
Then she studied Christian Science.
And knew it every verse.
She ne'er forgot a little prayer,
But the corn kept growing worse.
Mary knew her little Catechism,
And conned it night and NON.
Mountains may be moved by Faith,
But not a pesky corn.
A bright idea! the Safety Commission!
| Powerful tho rude! ~
And they said-"Tr esto! change! Oh!
And the corn was thus REMOVED.
Mary leeds not wheatless days,
Meatless, heatless, eatless days,
Sweetless days also will size resign
For, cornless days, she says, are fine
-G
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
FRESHMAN REPLIES

Editor The Star In answer 10
American citizen" dated June %. l
viii say that tMrn Johnny Bun. aa
she proves herself TO be, has certain
lY gone the limit IN telling Uncle
Sam what the Irish should do. IL
doesn't suit her To hee the friah Nv
Ing IN luxury. aH she states Il. but
the poor ilritiHherl. when he lives In
luxury. u In all right
She says the Irish are all at heart
with Germany we'll. that Is her
crutch Ia lean on. aA she thinks there
h number Of people that viii bo.
lievc her. and. to say the least about
her. think her insulting and nasty
letter should not be allowed n place
in your paper.
AH I myself have four sons now In
France. and I am proud Of II. and !
doubt II she has any Of her kith or
kin over there, or here. doing na
much She is worried because her
husband In going 60 be called on. and
that Itself shows her patriotism.
AN iRtRHMAN AND Az AMERf
CAN CITIZEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03

people. In commenting on the de-
cision. the editor OF tho old Cen
trail Law journal. saga In support
OF the majority decision;
II, is easy 20 see that the pur-
pose OF the shipment Of lottery
ticket. or 81 dcoaycd food. or Of n
woman for purposes AZ prostitu-
ton. OF ~ intoxicating liquor. IL
but stsp ga the prosecution Of
an Illegal insanitAry. immoral or
other purpose contrary TO public
policy. II - hard to see how the
shipment OF goods manufactured
in way not yiolAtlvo OF local
law and not forbidden to be soid
in any state to which they are
destined. could be supposed to have
any ultimate evil effect even were
local law. either at tho place OF
manufacture or the place Of des-
tinatlon. TO attempt regulation
This regulation might at least in
the latter place. run counter TO
lawful rights OF shippers under
tho commerce clause. IL would
be deemed a direct burden on In
terstRtc commerce"
This comes dangerously near
holding the rights OF property
to he superior 20 tho rights OF
man" The principle is out of
date. Justie, Holmes. writing the
dissent for himself and MeKcnnA
urnrdels and Clarke asyns Reg
uiation means the prohibition Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03

something and when interstate
commerce ls the matter 60 be reg
uiAted. can not doubt that the
regulation may prohibit any part
OF such commerce that congress
sees TT to forbid The dissent
also observes that 10 interstate
transportation Of liquor Is forbid
den 3; ought also to be admissible
10 prevent shipment OF something
that s. the product OF ruined
tiYcs"
The conclusion Of III. dissenting
opinion should be read by every
American citizen:
The public policy % the United
States Is shaped with a view to the
benefit of the nation As a whole.
II. as has been the case within
the memory of men still living.
state should take q different
view of the propriety OF sustains
ing a lottery from that which gen
orally prevails. l can not believe
tina. the fact would require q dis-
fcrent decision from that reached
in Champion va Ames tthe lottery
easel. Yet in that case it could
be said, with quite as much force
as in this. that congress WAS at
tempting 20 intermeddle with the
states domestic affairs The ma
tionai welfare. as understood by
congress, may require different
attitude within its sphere from
that OF some reif-seeking state"
c. T. Cf.AYpOOf.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
SCORES SALESMAN SCHEME

NEditor The Star: Regarding the
statesmen and middIemen Queseieo
there iH much waste and duplicates
due TO competition for profits.
This is illustrated by my friend the
hosiery buyer.
He says. There are about 50
hosiery salernen whocafl on me every
year. some twice and many OF eAem
from six To ~ times.
I'm order 20 keep posted on styles.
colors and prices. ! must waste my
time looking over their samples. lis
tsning to their prices and chatter.
II could do the buying by compar.
Ing samples and prices received by
mail. but each OF the 50 firms hops
10 get more OF tho orders by hxvins
their salesman call. SO the consumer
must include In the price pale the
cost OF production. salary OF sales
man. his railroad and taxi farcs. ex-
cess baggage charges on samples.
sleeping car and hotel hills. inciud-
ing tips. telephone and telegraph
charges. while / only buy from six
TO nine OF them. / could buy all I
need from THREE factories by mail
The same applies to all the indus
tries. Thus have our captains Of -
dustry failed to function In the in.
tercst of society. Let US have some
Of the conservation Of energy in all
industries F. H. BROWN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
TAX PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Editor Star: The natural sequence
OF warfare is an increase in taxes.
New sources are created and stfl1
others are suggested but. the main
object 20 be kept in mind when ere
ating taxes is that they be eqvi-
tably distributed and that they DO
not tarry or dry up the very sources
from which taxes are to be derived.
A source. which so far has not
been mentioned. altho the most IA.
tional and at the same time bencfi-
ciai to the community at larEe Is =
tax on the real value Of vacant lots
and vacant houses and buildings in
cities and OF all tracts OF land not
under effective cultivation Vacant
lots and vacant buildings are not
only sore spots but a real nuisance
to the community. A tax OF to 10
is a crime for an able bodied man tOI
remain idle at the present time. ~
certainly is criminal for land hogs
to perpetuate the non-productivcness
OF their real estate holdings.
Another sensible tax would be on
the rental income OF the individuals.
All property for rent or rented
should be registered. and all rent
collected in excess of 10 per cent on
the assessed value of each rcspec-
tive property should be levied by
the government as war tax.
These two resources alone would
fill our war chest and at the same
time settle. at least in part. the
rent question.
JOHN J. HEINEN.
IT'S Caller St
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
SELL SHORT WEIGHT

Editor The Star. ] note by the pa.
per that tho Commercial Club ~ so.
Ing to put on "A campaign 10 induce
people 10 shop early.
want to gay that. II you want
the women TO shop early at the pro.
vision stores. meat markets. and the
produce stands. IL viii be necessary
to fix the selling price For II is
well known that most women wait
until late In the afternoon. or even.
ing. az the price is often cut down
as much as 90 per cent Even
meat priced In the mAning at 80
cents has been sold later In tho day
for 30 cents. and many other things
the same why can't the prices be
made each morning and hold the
same nil day.
They light. weight the meat. and
the butcher will say. 80 cents. mad.
am. and instead OF five pounds lat Is
cents. IL will weigh only four and n
half pounds or four ana three fourths
pounds when you take II home.
claim the salesman who fails 10
tell the lady the correct weight Ia
open TO suspicion. Every dealer who
gives short weight should lose his II.
cenHe.
am sure early shopping would
time. but 1t would not save money
to tho woman who buys for the
kitchen. AN OBSERVER.