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New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
The Flag
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: On the 14th day of June, 1777, and
141 years ago on that day of the present
month, the Colonial Congress dccrecd the
emblem now known the world over as the
American flag. Each and every member
of the Grand Army of the Republic hopes
to see that day honored the coming ami
versary as never before. While the flag
has ever stood for the best that there is in
this "land Of the free and the home Of the
brave let us all realize that this year it
stands as the emblem of hope for the entire
civilized world, that it stands for more than
ever flag has meant before in the history OF
the world.
While loyal Americans need but little
urging to do their full duty in this direc-
tlon, let all turn our attention to the
foreigner in our midst and see that he or
she shall have some idea of what the flag
really means to us. Education in this re-
spect has been neglected. Let all indus
trial plants set aside at least one hour on
that day for respect and honor of our SYM
boil of liberty and equality. AS ever and
always, the Grand Army turns to the teach
ers in the public schools, and suggests that
they hold special exercises fitted to the day
and the subject Let them strive to see
that every little foreign born pupil has
flag and realizes something of its glory and
history. To do this with the element named,
and especially the adult worker, requires
tact, sympathy and an intense love for
flag, as we'll as deep desire to aid those
who realize so little of what our emblem
L..
love overcometh all things, and in this
spirit let US all go about the blessed work
set before US. I quote from The Tribune
of June Q:
The Bethlehem Steel Company has about 90, 900
foreign born representing fifty-eigh nationalties
Only 6:2 m per cent had become citizens Of the United
2el per cent had taken no steps toward citizen
ship r,.
told investigators they most emphatically did not
want wan. to become American citizens They feared
the older men feared their money would be taken
" Who told you these things?' they were asked
on. we hear EN- everywhere It's whispered
Investigation convinced the steel men a definite
campaign was being fostered among their
ployes by German agents.
Now, who is to blame for this state of
things, the illiterate and ignorant foreigner
or you and l?
If it can be possible that you haven't
flag, get one. If you have never flung it
out where the sun could caress it, do it on
that day and ever after If you do not re-
gard our flag with feeling close akin to
alteration, read its glorious history and
realize what it does mean to an American
and to all the nations Of the earth in this
trying hour. and thus rectfy your spiritual
condition, so that you may feel that it stands
for government of the people, by the peo-
Pile and for the people," not only for this
day, but for all the days while the children
of men may live and love liberty
C. j. GREENLEAF,
Dept. Patriotic Instructor, G. A. R.
New York, June 8, 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
The Sergeant Speaks at
the High School

GEE banners red and blue
~ Hung high on either hand
To greet boy in brown
Come home from Hero Land
Hear old walls echoing
New stories of the brave:
Look yonder as he speaks
On trench and hill and grave
The struggle over seas,
How near at last it comes.
No plaudits greet his words,
Save now the roll of drums.
But boys and girls that hear
This tale Of valiant men,
OF gallant life and death.
Shall in their hearts again
How often hear the voice
That thrills this old gray place,
And see that boy in brown
With the bright scar on his facs,
ANNE W. YOUNG.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
Burying the Hatchet

In his speech to the Mexican editors
President Wilson resorted to heroic
diplomacy He buried his Mexican pol
icy Of 1913-17. He wrote no epitaph
for it, unless these two sentences, which
speak for themselves, we're intended to
serve for one:
My own policy and the policy of my Ad-
ministration toward Mexico was based at
every point upon this principle: that the
internal settlement of the affairs of Mex
leo was none of our business; that we
had no right to interfere with or dictate
to Mexico in any particular with regard
to her own affairs.
When we sent our troops into Mexico
our sincere desire nothing else than
to assist you to get rid of the man who
making the settlement of your affairs
for the time being impossible.
Our misunderstanding with Mexico in
the last four years have been largely
psychological. Mexicans couldn't COM
prehend our policy toward them. They
were hardly to blame for that. Few
Americans comprehended it. We had
wars with Mexico which were not wars.
We had peace with Mexico when there
was no peace. Huerta was boycotted and
driven out of Office, in spite of the convic-
ton lurking somewhere in the back of
our minds that "thc internal settlement
of the affairs of Mexico was none of our
business" And we did many other things
which were plainly not in accord with
that conviction.
Mexican distrust was keenly aroused
by the mysterious complexities of our
diplomacy. The way to allay it now is
not to continue to argue about the rights
and wrongs Of the past, but to consign
those rights and wrongs to oblivion. We
must wipe the 1927 slate clean and
try to work back to the happier relations
of sympathy and friendship which exist
ed from the Presidency of Juarez down
to the closing days of the Diaz regime.
Mexico and the United States were the
best of neighbdes for fifty years. There
is no good reason why the old feeling of
neighborly confidence should not be re-
vived. There is no conflict of political or
economic interest between the two ma
tions. Mexican prosperity works for our
advantage. Our natural policy is to help
Mexico to work out her future. The only
things which stand in the way of that
policy are the animosities created by the
Misunderstanding ana frictions of the
recent years.
These infelicities have been seized on
by Germany for purposes of anti-Ameri-
can propaganda among the Mexicans. A
certain pro-German sentiment has been
fomented in Mexico. 1t is purely arti-
fetal in character, since Germany and
Mexico have no natural and permanent
common interest. 1t can be met and
overcome by clear manifestation on the
part of our government of that old
cordiality of feeling which from the days
Of Macmillan on had been hardening
into national tradition.
President Wilson has shown the way.
Let us sink unessential differences, for
get tactless injuries and resume the
cordial friendship of the past.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
Take Up Another Notch

tFrom the Chicago Epenino Post)
Baron Rhondda. the British Food Con-
troller, who nearly starved himself to death
by extreme application of his own rules
has been made viscount. We hope the
honor may comfort him But, logically, he
should have been. a belted earl--a very
tightly belted earls
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
The Worst Yet to Come

fFrom The Columbia Record)
Nine. Botchkareva, who commanded Rus
sia's famous Death Legion, is in the United
States. Madame escaped the Huns. she
escaped the Bolsheviki, she escaped the Red
Guard, she escaped the Socialists and she
escaped the anarchists. We hope she
escapes the vaudeville managers.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
Coiled in the Flag-Hears-s-st
Swallowing Hog Island

From Editorial IN The American of Feb. 20
w .esnd4 a@ah 's" ''''' "'''' say '''' ~ ''S ''''
First, let plain
Emergency Corporation, which is only another
government, with hastily
corporation, calling American international Cor
poration, build shpyard Hog anda sweet
that has turned to be charmingy descriptive.
The American International Corporation has directors and
stockholders
vanderp
Robert S. Lovett
Percy A. Rockefeller
J. Ogden Armour
which eminent patriots made with tn,
government sweet simplicity itself.
government to provide them with all money
the Island hpyard AND THE SHIPS,
government of the
payment and allow these patriots private profit
estimated at six million dollars.
international Corporation promptly sublet
building the shipyard and ships another corporation
organized which called the American
Shipbuilding Companythe this
ing being put prospective profit million
pockets these "patro had
their who called their time
credit risk of losing copper
cent!
protcerng endanger
Way because every time of people
prohtee png already unreasonaby great riches
doing sacrifices feelings
and of dstrus and of swell in their
hearts.
if these feelings increased intensity seeing
rascay profteers with wicked gains any
punishment, then enthusiasm the will
will make the sacrifices which
without which defeat disaster be
Every who had n urging war uses
opportunity of add riches proves con-
clusvey bogus was
all the time giving the lie to his loud
nd every who takes advantage peoples huge
contributions of and of nations
millions of dishonest dollars giving
their lives in the shotswep trenches damnabe traitor
disgrace to the American, and well deserves
We cannot understand the hearts of men
plot make profit their peril and
sacrifices.
Indeed such their base minds seem
incredible to decent folk Yet they do
infames
much that they not know what
yet sacrificing their honor and their loyalty
government of some millions during times
Here they securing through
their wealth and the actual position
sentatve of the then making
profits out of the in addition defaug
contracts to the of being four monts behind in their
work. at time when the needs shipping
the maintenance of soldiers abroad
Every in which America has engaged has been dsgaced
by these punderng inanciers
There is only deal with this situation that
to try all such under martial inhc the mill
itary penalty for whatever the crime be-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
Go. Tell IT,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The next time the Kaiser sets a
date for that long postponed dinner in
Paris we can say to him, Go, tell it to the
marines" yANKrr
New York, June 8, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

You can purchase meechandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE With absolute safcsyor II dssatisfaetIon re
..lts In any TRIBUNE guarantees to your
money back upon request No red tape No qutbbling
We make good promptly II the advertiser does not
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

No such record of construction any
country Even Great Britain the world
the construction of ships outdone The record
does not include ships for navy
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

The outcry nosest beginning May. the
beginning of June Shipping Board the official
report that fortyour complete ships foryhre Of them of
STEEL turned from American yards thirty
days In carrying capacity they aggregate 2e3,571
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

FROM an Editorial in The American of June II
is little than mongers began
crying out bitterly against failure Of
the American shipbuilding programme.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

When the Senate investigating
shpbuldng operations it asserted positively that n
1918 this country would be unable The
records March, April May steady
of launchngs justify the belief that the year mini
of 100000
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

They the unwsdom, the unpatriotism Of hasy ~
tacks the Administration based insufficient data s
tide ship construction had just about reached the upward u
when They answered
by facts, not by Administration apologies.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press IS exclusively entitled to tho use
f. republication dispatches credited TO it
credited in this and also the local
news spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights OF republication Of all other matter herein
also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

Allowing three hundred working year. gives
for American shipyards ship than
10000 tons day leaves hopeey behind
in the which Germany embarked 80 boastfuly
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

The figures worth remembering. They emphasize
the senseessness Of the fell only
ago. time progress industry
seemed to lag scandaiously.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

By of eclipsng this report Saturday
that in May hus launched aggregating
deadweight
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
GUAR re 6

Entered the Pcstonfcc New York Second Class
Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1918-06-12

From an Editorial in The American of June II
is little than mongers began
crying out bitterly against what they termed the failure Of
the American shipbuilding programme.
The outcry beginning May. the
beginning Of June from the Shipping Board the official
report that fortyour Ships forythree
STEEL turned from American thirty
days In carrying capacity they aggregate 26357
By of eclpsing this the official Saturday
that May hus launched aggregatng a44
deadweight tons ,xsl..a
No such record of construction has been made in
country Even Great Britain,
the construction of ships has been at last outdone The record
does not include ships for the navy
When the Senate investigating the scandals In
shpbudng operations it asserted positively that
1918 this would be unable The
March, April May, steady
of launchng justify the belief that year show
O. 100000
Allowing three hundred working year. this gives
for American shpyards ship than
$4,000 tons day 1t leaves the hopeessy behind
in the which Germany embarked boastfuly
The figures worth remembering They emphasize anew
the seneessness Of the panic which fell only
few months because progress industry
seemed to lag 20 scandaously
They the unwisdom the unpatriotism OF hasty ~
tas the insufficient data th
tide in ship the upward tut
when the attacks vlen They have been
by facts, not by Administration apologies.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
H)NORSAWARDED
| FOURDEAD HEROES
Distinguished Service Medal
/ Also Conferred on Two
| .Other Brave Americans.

Award Of the distinguished service
crpss to six members of the American
forces in France, four of whom are
dead, was reported yesterday by Gen.
Psrshing.
Those honored were Maj. Alexander
Rasmussen, U. S. R.. infantry: Sergt.
Clay E.. swingle, engineers; Private,
Oscar Grifith, Ambulance Company.
and Private Frank j. Goldcamp, en-
CHEERS, all of whom were killed or
disd of wounds. and Corp. Thomas A.
Carroll, infantry, and Private Leslie,
NJ, Lane. infantry.
. Their Deeds of Daring-do.
Gen. Pershing gave the following
brief descriptions Of the incidents
fnnwhich the men distinguished them
solves:
spatrol which was rushed by
greatly superior hostile patrol,
opened fire on the enemy at fifteen
yards, and, although severely wound
ed, displayed marked GOODNESS in COW
ering the retirement of his patrol"
Mai. Rasmussen (posthumous)-
proceeded to his post of command,
in, spite of heavy bombardment, IN
OrQeF 10 save lulpOIldhl pdPStS . oIiN
while thus engaged was killed by
shellfire."
Private Griffith (posthumous)-"Dis-
played extraordinary devotion to duty
tngoing to the assistance of wound
ed man and in remaining with him
through heavy bombardment until
Private Griffith himself was killed"
{. Gives Tying Command.
Sergt. swingle (posthumous)-"W
infcommand of patrol sent out near
Bois Destailloux, March %, 1918. The
patrol came under hostile machine
gunfire and Sergt. Swingle was NOR
tally wounded. He gave instructions
toathe patrol to return to their COM
paily commander and ordered them to
leave him, as the patrol was under
fire and would in all probability be
wiped out. Sergt. Swingle died with
in the enemy's lines"
Rrivate Goldcamp (poSthumous)-
Attempted to rescue Sergt. Swingle,
March IS, his patrol leader, who was
lying wounded within sight of his
lines. While engaged in this work
hep came under hostile machine gun
hre and was killed"
Private Lane-"On the night of April
4 and he was carrying rations to
the men in the front trenches. He en-
copntered a large enemy platoon.
which demanded his surrender. He
refused to surrender and drew his
pistol and killed the enemy platoon
commander, causing the enemy raid
int party to retire. During the en-
hand grenades. By his Quickness of
action he undoubtedly saved the lives
of the men in our advanced listening
post"
Evening star., 1918-06-16
z10NIsM AND LOYALTY.
Reoccupation Of Palestine Not In
consistent With Citizenship.

From the Boston Globe.
AZ often as the question Of re-estab-
fishing the Jews as a nation in Pales-
tine has come to the fore there have
been prominent Jews who have taken
the stand that It was impossible to
Be Zionist and at the same time q
good American citizen.
Such objections are almost like
arguing that we cannot be loyal to
the cause OF the allies without weak
ening our allegiance to the United
states. or that we cannot be loyal to
the United States without being dis
loyal to the commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts.
Our loyalty. as time. goes on. is
claimed by larger and larger units,
and this need not impair our loyalty
to the smaller ones. For the Zion
ists u may well seem as II the year
OF Jubilee has come. Last Decem-
ber the British captured Jerusalem.
the British government has officially
offered Palestine to the Jews.
The allies have concurred in this
oner. The land Of promise has been
promised. 1t remains only for the
Jews to accept. and this, under the
leadership Of the Zionists, they are
doing. II there Is historical justice
In the restoration Of Belgium TO the
Belgians and Poland to the Poles,
there are twenty-nine centuries of
historical warrant for giving Pales-
tine back to its ancient possessors,
who from its soil created a culture to
which the world has gone gladly and
VIII continue to go to slake its thirst.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
us. POLICY REGARDING
MEN WHO DIE IN FRANCE
Assistant Secretary Of War Says
Bodies Cannot Be Returned Be-
i. fore End Of War.

Z. p. Keppel, third assistant secre-
tary of war. has made q statement in
explanation Of the policy Of the de
partment with respect to soldiers,
sailors or marines who die in France
in the service of their country.
The question Of returning the
bodies of soldiers who are killed or
die. on foreign service has been con-
sidered by the War Department and
the. Navy Department in conjunction.
The committee considering that mat
ter went into the subject in all its
aspects. and it has been decided that
the, bodies of our soldiers. sailors, ma
rfnes and civilian employees who are
killed or die in France cannot be re-
turned to this country for interment
until after the close of the war.
Gen. Pershing has arranged with
the French government for sections
OF the country to be used as military
cemeteries, and the Quartermaster
Corps has organized and is now OPP
Grating in France certain organiza-
tions called grave registration units
These units are charged with the duty
of burying the dead. caring for the
cenoeteries and the Identification rec
ords OF those buried. This is done in
cou1uston or doubt as to the identity
Of any soldier now buried when his
body IL taken up to be transported
home after the war.
For obvious reasons no other con-
clusion could be arrived at under ex-
listing conditions, the main feature be-
Ing that Of ocean transportation"
Evening star., 1918-06-16
Japanese Send Red Cross Men.

NEW YORK, June l5.-Representa-
elves Of the Japanese Red Cross are ex-
pected soon to visit the United States
to study the methods Of the American
Red Cross. Through the efforts Of F. N.
Doubleday Of New York and Julean Ar
aeld. Asld representative Of the Amsri.
can examination in China. the American
Red Croes rscentiy put through most
successful drive" in that country.
asss Red Cross. who heads the mission.
and his compatrfots were invited to
como to this country by H. p. Dawson,
chairman OF the American Red Cross
Council
Evening star., 1918-06-16
Francis Is Back in voloeda.

Ambassador Francis returned to
'Hologda June .. the state Department
vas advised yesterday. after . trip to
Rst.ogrsd p invsstigsts conditions in
That Dart Of Russia.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
The Hub Is Here to Help Honen1aker!
Close Daily at s PM.
This Steel Bed Out;

Including 2-inch Continuous
White Steel Bed with heavy filler
woven wire spring and sanitar
soft-top mattress. On Easy Cred
Terms for.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-26
Avocadoes Bring Fine Prices

eve believe, after twelve
years of experience" lays the
editor of Tropical Topics, publish
ed at Modello, "that one acre of
fine avocadoes is worth as much
and will yield as much net in
come as ten acres of grapefruit or
oranges, well cared for" The
editor of Topics calls attention to
the fact that the area in which
avocadoes can be raised il limited
and that the demand for this
fruit is steadily growing. 1t is a
salad fruit that is greatly liked by
a great many people, while it has
as yet become generally known in
only part of the country. The
Modello avocadoes are particular
ly fine, and the prices received for
them is almost incredible when it
is understood that such variety
of semi-tropical fruit is available.
Sales have been made recently, ac-
cording to the Topics, at $50 a
crate and the single fruit brings
from so cents to 81. The taste for
avocadoes is acquired and those
who have become impressed are
willing to pay big prices to get
them. Growers of avocadoes in
Florida are making money and
extending their groves.--Times-
Union Short Talks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-26
A Very Quiet Town

This town is so blamed quiet
and the people are hungering and
thirsting so ardently for some ex-
citement that, when boy falls off
his bicycle or an auto tire ex-
plodes, big crowd Immediately
collects at the scene and spends
an hour discussing the catastro-
phe. FIR instance: Tuesday morn
ing, a county auto-truck in trying
to make too sudden a turn Of the
Seminole Hotel corner, broke a
rod and a bolt and was placed
hors du combat, as a returned SOL
dier from France would say.
While the men in charge were
trying to fix the thing so that the
other truck could haul it away to
the repair shop, a large crowd of
men gathered on the nearby cor
ners and watched the proceedings
with as much interest as they
would have given to a dog-fight or
a circus parade. Yes, this is a
very quiet town, as quiet as many
of the weddings we read about.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-26
Ready to Help Wife

From some of the experiences
the men overseas tell of in their
letters there will be many a one
who will return fully able to help
out the wife with a family wash.
And as for cooking, well, there'll
be some mighty fine cooks come
back home to help mother with
the meals. And ninety percent of
'em will be qualified to sew on a
button in far better shape than
the average housewife. Every
man who returns will return a
better man than when he enlisted
and that is saying a good deal
for the men who have risked their
lives that universal peace might
become real and not ideal. Thorn
in Palm Beach Post.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-26

The women of Florida made a
good record in the drive for Lib
erty Bonds. Fifty-two counties
reported and total sales were
$5,397 1922. They were appointed
to do this work by the treasury
department and were expected to
faithfully fulfill their obligation
to their country, whether they
worked with the men s committee
or Independent. 1t is gratifying
to know that under their efficient
state chairman, Mrs. w. S. Jen-
nings, Florida's women proved
that they were both loyal and eff
ient.-Sarasota Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-26

District No. A on estimates or
bills submitted by the said de-
partment until assurance shall be
given by the said State Road de-
partment until assurance shall be
shall be completed by the said de-
partment in strict accordance
with the plans and specifications
prepared by said Department, on
file in this Office, and on the route
specified in the petition for the
formation of said District No. 4.
The above and foregoing resolu-
tion was offered by Commissioner
Whitten, seconded by Commits
sioner Durrance; and, after a pro-
longed discussion, the board de-
ferred final action on the said res
olution until Monday, January 6,
1919, in consideration of a state
ment by the chairman of the State
Road Department thatshe desired
to submit the original resolutions
of May 8, 1918, to the Attorney
General of Florida for his opin-
ion thereon.