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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

state elections, but even in the Con-
gressional and Presidential elections.
Article I of the Federal Const1-
tuition, dealing with the qualifca-
lions required of those who vote for
Congressman, provides that
The electors in each state shall
have the qualifications requisite
for electors of the most numerous
branch Of the state legislature"
The fathers Of the Republic took
it for granted that no state would
permit man who was not an Amer
lean citizen, either by birth or nat
uralization, to vote even for men,
bers of the state legislature. The
duty of protecting the Federal
franchise dixie being thus left to
the several states, each state was
depended upon to build and to keep
its own particular sector of that
dixie high enough to shut out from
the state franchise, and thereby
from the franchise in the Congress
sional and Presidential elections, all
those who were not American cit
liens.
In forty-one out of fifty states
we find what we would logically ex-
pect, namely, that the state laws
do not permit any one to vote, even
in municipal or state election,
who is not an American citizen,
either by birth or naturalization.
But the confidence thus na1vely re-
posed by the fathers in the prudence
and foresight of our state legislat-
ures was sadly misplaced in the case
Of nine states, in which, after a
given period of residence within
the state, franchise is granted
not only to nativeborn and nat
uralized citizens, but also to those
who have merely filed a declaration
Of their intention Of becoming cit
izens-even though they have not
yet renowned their foreign nation
atty and have never sworn their al
legiance to the Republic. In the
competition for new settlers during
the pioneer days those nine states
were willing thus prodigally to offer
the ballot to certain men that were
still aliens, instead Of forcing them
to wait for that high privilege until
hey had become American citizens.
I'hnca states are as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Concerning the
'Delbriick" Spies

But in thus amending the Fed
eral Constitution and the franchise
laws of nine states so as to elimi-
nate one type of ".American-GER-
MANS" we would be dealing only
with the "outward and visible signs"
of American citizenship.
There is another type Of "Ameri-
can-GERMANS"- far more danger
Gus because secret-which the I'M
perial German Reichstag started
out to develop in the United States
and in other lands, when in July,
1918, it enacted the so-called Del
briick law" Article XIV of that
law ought to be blazoned in black
letters in every newspaper in the
land, in order to open the eyes Of
the American people to it's sinister
purpose. 1t reads as follows:
'If any person, before acquiring
nationality in foreign state, shall
have received the written permission
tive state to retain his nationality
in that state, he shall not lose his
nationality in the said native state.
The German consul shall be consult
ed before this permission is grant
ed"
AS Andre Cheradame, in his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

As a concrete illustration, let us
imagine the case of an emigrant
from Prussia who landed at Ellis
Island, let us say, on the last day of
February, 1917-just five weeks be-
fore the United States was forced to
accept the war so wantonly thrust
upon us by "the Potsdam gang"
Let US further suppose that, having
met the physical, financial and other
tests of the immigration Board, he
was admitted as a resident and
possible settler in this country; and
that he went at once to the intensely
American state Of Indiana, and that
on March 4, 1917, he filed with the
Federal court at indianapolis the
statutory declaration of his intention
of becoming an American citizen.
By the Federal law such an alien
would have to wait until March 4,
1922. before he could be natural
lied; and let us keep in mind that
until he takes the naturalization
oath he would still be a subject Of
the Kaiser.
And vet, according to the Indiana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Six States Aid American GERMANS bv Grant
ing Citizenship to Immigrants of Six Months
Residence and Allowing Them to Vote

to put the blame for the insult upon
the Imperial German Government
which, in enacting the Delbriick law,
had put Germany in a class by itself,
as the only nation in the mouern
world that officially advises its peo-
pie to perjure themselves when they
become citizens of another country.
In thus treating future German
immigrants in stricter fashion than
the one followed in the case Of i'm
migrants from all other countries,
the United States, having been
warned by the Delbriick law. would
only be acting with common pru-
dence in thus intimating that an
American court could not take the
unbuttressed oath Of any German
immigrant, but that, before it per-
mitted him to take our naturaliza-
ton oath, it was compelled to safe
guard our country by eXacting Of
him the proposed special affidavit.
The enactment of such an amend
ment to our Federal naturalization
law would be richly deserved re-
bule to the Imperial German gov
eminent. Until the Reichstag re-
penis of the advice it now officially
gives to German emigrants to other
countries thus to commit perjury,
and until it publicly annuls the in
famous features Of the Delbruck
law, the United States ought, in the
future, to compel every German i'm
migrant who seeks to become an
American citizen to take what
would practically be a double oatn
that he had renowned all allegiance
to the Kaiser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
May Only Scotch
"Pan-German' Snake


The great war for world freedom.
in which (thank GodD our beloved
country is at last fully enlisted,
will probably be a long one, even
Yet. And, unless Germany is beaten
to her knees, the war will not end
with the signing of a so-called
treaty Of peace Such a treaty
would be only an armed truce.
But, no matter when and how the
war may end, America ought at
once to put her house in order, in
regard to our franchise and natural
ization laws; for, even when a COM
plete victory has been won and a
righteous peace is declared, the
Pan-German snake may only be
"scotched" and not killed.
All true Americans now realize
that we must kindle the fires of an
ardent patriotism under the melting
pot Of our heterogeneous popula-
ton. In particular, the hyphen must
be melted out Of the so-called Ger
man-Americans," so that they may
become simply and only Americans.
The thorough Americanization of
the "German-Americans" is now
rapidly going on from one end of
the land to the other. Such a
movement, however, is very different
from the propaganda against
"American-GERMANISM" advocat-
ed in this article
And yet, even in such a necessary
and wholesome propaganda we
must be on our guard "lest we for
get" the immense service rendered
to their adopted country by Ger
man-Americans' in years gone by,
and what they are doing to-day.
Wise patriots cherish grateful
memories Of the inextinguishable
debt America owes for the heroic
part played in the Civil War by the
German volunteers from Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Michigan. Wisconsin
and Missouri in preserving the
Union; nor must we forget the great
services rendered the nation, on the
battlefelds and in public life, by
such men of German birth as Franz
Sigel and Carl Schurz, whose sons
and namesakes are now so whole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

Americans and to the fully adopted
children of our Household of Free
dom.
The only radical cure for this in
tolerable and absurdly illogical state
of affairs would be to amend the
Federal Constitution so as to forbid
any state to grant the franchise
even in municipal and state cleo
lions, and much more in the Con-
gressional and Presidential elections
to any one who is not an Ameri-
can citizen, either by birth or natu-
radiation. Now that the whole
country is awakening to the de-
mands for "New Americanism.
such an amendment would sweep
every state in the Union with the
rapidity of a prairie fire.
Quick Remedy
Is At Hand
But to pass even such q wise and
logical amendment to the Federal
Constitution would be lengthy
process. The obvious evil could, how
ever, be quickly remedied if few
patriotic men in Congress who now
represent the loyal states of Ala
bama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas,
Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Texas were at
once to suggest vigorous campaign
for the immediate amendment of the
lax and un-American franchise laws
that were so thoughtlessly placed
upon the statute books of their re-
spective states during the pioneer
days, so as to provide in the future
that, even in municipal and state
elections, the ballot shall only be
given to those who are American
citizens, either by birth or natural
ization.
A right that was granted by a
mere statute is not vested right,
even though it has been exercised
for twenty years, and it could now
be taken away by new statute and
without warning.
Such change in the franchise
laws of those nine states would give
us the much to be desired chance of
now withdrawing the ballot from
those ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" who
have never taken the trouble to re-
nounce their allegiance to the Kai-
ser and to swear their undivided al
legiance to the Republic. After the
war such men could then apply for
naturalization, in accordance with
the then existing Federal laws.
Ii such loyal Americans as Vice
President Marshall and Speaker
Clark, and Senators Bankhead and
Underwood, of Alabama, and New
and Watson, of Indiana, and Town
send, of Michigan, and Hitchcock. of
Nebraska, would now take The IN
itiative in urging such an amend
ment to the franchise laws of the
nine states in question, and if the
legislatures of those states were in
session, surely the lax and manner
lean franchise laws now in force in
those states would be changed. with
in thirty days, so as to require a
900 per cent Americanism" as the
qualification for the ballot in those
nine states, just as is the case in the
other forty-one states of the Union.
The present franchise laws in those
nine states have not leg to stand
upon-either in common sense, ma
tional selfrespect, prudence or ex-
pediency.
Concerning the
'Delbruck" Spies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

United States and Pan-Germania.
truly says, 1.-THE Delbruck law marks
the last stage Of pan-German organi-
zation prior to the war" for world
dominion. In that law the imperial
German government publicly served
notice upon the entire world that. as
part of it's pan-German propa-
ganda, it deliberately planned to
smuggle German subjects into the
citizenry of other countries-men
who, while outwardly renouncing
their German nationality and SOL
emily swearing their undivided al
legiance to another country, we're
secretly to remain subjects of the
Kaiser!
For example, if an emigrant from
Prussia, who had taken advantage
of Article XIV Of the Delbr;ick
law, were to appear before one of
our Federal courts for the pretend
ed purpose Of renouncing his Prus-
sian citizenship and of swearing his
undivided allegiance to the United
States, he would never inform that
court of the written permission"
received from the Prussian authori-
ties to retain his Prussian nation
atty. By necessary implication, the
Delbruck law counsels him to keep
that fact secret, for if he mentioned
II he would defeat the very purpo> sc
of that law-because, in that case,
the American court would not per-
NIT such an applicant to perjure
himself by swearing an undivided
allegiance to the Republic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
Bismarck and the
Delbruck Law Contrasted

1SAOA OSN Law \ONlIdSCed
Many years ago, our State De-
partment had sharp controversy
with Bismarck in regard to certain
Germans who had emigrated to this
country before serving their time
IN the German army and who, after
being naturalized as American citi-
zens, had ventured to revisit their
former fatherland. Bismarck, deny
ing this country's right to protect
such citizens of German birth, at
tempted to force those men into
the German army.
have forgotten the final out
come of that controversy. But the
Iron Chancellor's position, arrogant
though it was, had at least the merit
of frankness; it was open and
above board.
The Delbriick Ian, however.
stands upon an entirely different
basis. In that truly infamous Arti-
Gle XIV, the Imperial German Gov
eminent officially tempts ali Ger
man emigrants settling in foreign
lands to perjure themselves by thus
swearing allegiance to two coun-
tries. And it actually provides the
secret machinery for such an act
Of deliberate perjury, thereby earn
ing the suspicion and contempt of
the civilized world. No more dis
honest piece of legislation was ever
put upon the statute books Of any
country in modern Christendom.
Modern Germany may be highly
"kulturized," but she is not yet civil
lied. When she tore up, as mere
scrap of paper" her own solemn
treaty guaranteeing the neutrality
of Belgium; when she said to that
helpless and heroic people, "You are
not country, you are nothing but
a road; and when the hob-nailed
hordes of her brutal armies trampled
upon that martyred land and turned
it into desert of ashes and blood
Germany came out into the open as
the Imperial Robber State, as the
outlaw among nations.
And yet Germany's treatment of
Belgium was only the open nantes
tation, upon large and bloody
scale, Of the brutally dishonest tend
ercy inherent in the whole pam
German programme; for that pro-
gramme involves the deliberate pur-
pose to disregard the principles of
international morality whenever the
rights of other nations stand in the
way of Germany's predatory ambi-
tons for world dominion. And that
readiness to violate the equities
that should govern each country in
its relations to other countries was
revealed with shameless frankness
in the Delbruck law. If, therefore,
our eyes had been opened to the
application Of that law to our own
country, we would have realized at
the time Of its enactment that Ger
many had thereby served public no.
tice upon America that she intended,
like a midnight burglar, to break
secretly into our House of Freedom
by introducing into the American
electorate large numbers of men,
who, although they had sworn their
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
GENERALLY PAYS TO STICK"
Man Who Is Constantly Changing Jobs Is Not Usually an Employee of
 Special Value.

A Kansas editor complains that mo body sticks" in these times of plenty of jobs for all. The statement is too sweep ing, says the Portland Oregonian, but there Is truth in 1t. A good many do not "stick" who ought to do so. They ought, in the first place. to cultivate the habit of sticking. Some day jobs may not be so common and it will sur prise some of the wandering ones to find that they have not learned enough about any one trade to make them val uable to any employer. The young man who is doing one thing today and an other the day after tomorrow is over looking the chance to establish himself in career, and he is breeding in him. self the spirit of dissatisfaction which will make it hard for him to be happy in all the years to come. Nothing can be said against quitting one job for better one ambition ought to be en- couraged; but the worker ought to be sure himself that the change is for the better and not merely for the sake of change. Employers nowadays know how great is the loss to industry re- sulting from mere aimlessness.
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her uncle had first said about the car penter. He is real lib'ral.'
 Its wonder to me" drawled Mrs. Gormley, that he has q thing to do with q certain party, Mrs. Maine. con siderin' how his daughter feels toward that certain party's relation. What d'you think?"
 .I guess-there's sumpin-to be said-on both sides O that contro- versy," responded the dressmaker. "Meanin' that mebbe q certain par tvs relative feels just as cross as Mandy Parlow?" suggested Mrs. Gorm- ley.
 Yep" agreed the other woman. Carolyn May listened, much puzzled. She wondered just who "a certain party" could be.
 Mrs. Maine was called away upon some household task and Mrs. Gorm- ley seemed to change the subject of conversation.
 Don't your uncle, Mir. Stagg, ever speak to you about Mandy Parlowi" she asked the little girl
 1dfoIyn Mdy HHu 10 lHlllk dDOul llliS before answering. Then she remem- bered
 'Oh, yes" she said brightly.
 "He does? Do tell p exclaimed Mrs. Gormley eagerly. What does he say?"
 ''Why. he says her name Is Miss Amanda Parlow."
 
 Mrs. Gormley flushed rather oddly and glanced at the child with suspi- cion. But little Carolyn May was per fectly frank and ingenious.
 "Humphw calculated Chet's mother. "He never says nothing about bein' in love with Mandy. does he? They was goin' with each other steady once." The little girl looked puzzled.
 "When folks love each other they look at each other and talk to each other, don't they?" she asked.
 "Well-yes-genera admitted Mrs. Gormley.
 ''Then my Uncle Joe and Miss Aman- da Parlow aren't in love-" announced Carolyn May with confidence, flor they don't even look at each other"
 ''They used to- Why, Joseph Stagg and Mandy Parlow was sweethearts
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Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, 1t is a sure sign that your lit tie one's stomach, liver and bowels needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
 When peevish, cross, llstless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu- rally, or is feverish. stomach sour, breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore throat, diarrh9a, full of cold, give q teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again.
 You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless fruit laxative;" they love its delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid.
 Ask your druggist for bottle of "California Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies. children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of commercials sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that 1t Is made by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
CHAPTER V.
A Traqic Situation.

Such was the introduction of Caro- lyn May to The Corners. It was not very exciting life she had entered into. but the following two or three weeks were very full.
 Aunty Rose insisted upon her being properly fitted out with clothing for the summer and fall. Carolyn May had to go to the dressmakers house to be fitted and that is how she be- came acquainted with Chet Gormleys mother.
 Mrs. Gormley was helping the dress maker and they both made much of Carolyn May. Aunty Rose allowed her to go for her fitting alone-of course with Prince as companion-so. with out doubt, Mrs. Gormley. who loved a "dish of gossip" talked more freely with the little girl than she would have done in Mrs. Kennedy's presence.
 One afternoon the little girl ap- peared at the dressmaker,s with Princes collar decorated with short, curly shayings.
 ''1 take it you've stopped at Jed Par lows shop, ehild,' said Mrs. Gornley with a sigh.
 '.Yes, ma'am," returned Carolyn May. Do you know. he's very Iib'ral"
 Lib'ral? repeated Mrs. Gormley. T never heard of old Jed Parlow bsin' accused of that before. Did you, Mrs. Maine?'
 Mrs. Maine was the dressmaker and she bit off her words when she spoke, much as she bit off her threads.
 "No. l never-heard Jed parlow- called that-no :" declared Mrs. Maine emphatically
 "Why, yes, little Carolyn May said quite eagerly, The gives me all the shayings I want. I-I guess folks don't just understand about Mr. Par low she added, remembering what
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-25
Carter'S Iron Pills Will restore color to the faces of those who lack Iron in the blood, as most pale-faced people do.
Watch Chains Disappear.

A London tEngland) West end jew eler says that two things seem to be passing out of fashion owing to the war-watch chains and cuff links.
 Both these articles were on the wane before the war, but wrist watches, being essential for officers, brought them quickly to the fore, and civilians have been rushing to buy them, in many instances selling their watches and chains to buy the handler timepiece.
 So with links. The soft double cuff, which was such nuisance to get them into, began their downfall and then khaki shirts made to button at the wrist completed it. Now one sees even the best dressed men with shirt cuffs buttoned at the wrist, and the links are put away in the drawer with the "has beens."
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"I Reckoned You'd Be Lonesome Up There at the Corners" said the Car penter.
and AIand

years and years ago! Long before your mother left these parts, child"
 That was a long time fore I was borned, said the little girl wonder ingly.
 "Oh, yes. Everybody that went to The Corners church thought they'd be married"
 My Uncle Joe and Miss Mandy"
 "Yes."
 "Then, what would have become of Aunty Rose?" queried Carolyn May.
 "Oh. Mrs. Kennedy hadn't gone to keep house for Mir. Stagg then.' re- piled Mrs Gormlcy. "He tried sev'ral triflin' critters there at the Stagg place before she took hold"
 Carolyn May looked at Mrs. Gorm- ley encouragingly. She was very much interested in Uncle Joe and Miss Amanda Parlow's love affair.
 Why didn't they get married-like my papa and mamma?' she asked.
 "Oh. goodness knows" exclaimed Mrs. Gormley. "Some says twas his fault and some says twas hern. And mebbee twas a third party's that l might mention at that" added Mrs. Gormley, pursing up her lips in a very knowing way.
 "one day" she said, growing confi- dential, "it was in eamp-meeting time -one day somebody seen Joe Stagg drivin' out with another girl-Char- lotte Lenny. that was. She was mar ried to man over in Springdale long ago. Mir. Stagg took Charlotte to Faith camp meeting.
 "Then. the very next week, Mandy went with Evan Peckham to barn dance at Croeketts. and nobody ain't ever seen your uncle and Mandy Par low speak since, much less ever walk together"
 One particularly muddy day Prince met the returning hardware merchant at the gate with voeiferous barkinss and plain desire to implant vel
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There was never time when the sac rlfces and the help of women were more appreciated than at the present time. Women should learn war-nursing and nursing at home There Is no better way than to study the new edition of tho Common Sense Medical Adviser "- with chapters on First Aid, Bandaging, Anatomy, Hygiene, care of the Sick, Diseases of Women, Mother and Babe, the Marriage Relation-to be had at some drug-stores or send 50c. to Publisher, 654 Washington Street. Buffalo, N. Y.
 If woman suffers from weak back, nervousness or dizziness--if pains afIlict her, the best tonic and corrective is one made up of native herbs and made with out alcohol, which makes weak women strong and sick women well. It is the prescription of Dr. Pierce, used by him in active practice many years and now sold by almost every druggist in the land, in liquid or in tablets. Send Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., 10c. for trial pkg. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets arc also best for liver and bowel trouble.
 Trgos. Otld-"I am pleased to have the chance to tell that Dr. Pieree's Favorite Prescrip- tion did wonders for me. Last year during expectancy was SO poorly and getting weak that couldn't do my housework until 6 friend told me of 'Favorite Prescription.' After taking four bottles was much better didn't feel like the same person. Our baby is now seven months old and although he had the whooping cough last winter he weighs nineteen pounds.
 Will advise all expectant mothers to use Fayarite Prescription for 1t did so much for me ] am sure it sill for them"
 -Mrs Earl Nanc,