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New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Nations Should Be Free
To Impose Tariffs

Economic barriers" is another sub
ject on which discussion, he said,
should be put aside:
"The third point is about economic
barriers. Different interpretations have
been placed upon this proposition, but
the President, in two notes which were
read to the Senate not lang ago, ex-
planned it to mean, as | understood,
that while each nation was to impose
any import duties which it pleased, the
nations were all to agree that their
to all other nations; that is, that there
should be no discrimination. Per-
sonally l believe that we should have
the right to discriminate against Ger
many if we choose, or against any other
nation. The import duties we impose
are a domestic question, and it should
rest with the people of the United
States to say whether they would dis
criminate or would not discriminate in
those duties, whether they would make
reciprocity treaties with other coun-
tries, or whether they would not make
such treaties"
In the making Of tariffs he said every
nation should have entire freedom.
The fourth point, limitation of arma-
ments he also thought should be put
aside saying:
"The fourth is the point about arma-
ments--in other words, the reduction Of
which, as l have already
said, finds queer expression in the
administrations new naval policy. At
this time reduction of armaments is a
question which ought to be postponed
because we have neither the facts nor
the knowledge necessary for intelligent
action. 1t may be imperative to deter
mine what sort of an armament Ger
many shall have by sea or land be-
cause Germany has tried to conquer the
world and the world having conquered
Germany has the right to put restric-
tions on her which would prevent her
attempting the conquest a second time
But there is no reason for bringing up
at this moment general question of
this sort which cannot now be in
telligently determined with the world
in the broken and torn condition it
now is in''
Of the league of nations proposed
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

by 1926. He said he thought he had
favored building more ships than any
body else, but that he never had con.
templated such programme and did
not think it necessary. He said:
"Now, the war Is over. The German
fleet has passed out of existence. Ihe
only naval danger that we were obliged
to consider in the past on the Atlantic
Coast has ceased to be. We need Il
powerful fleet in the Pacific, and ! am
sure that we shall have navy sutii-
ern coast. And vet at this moment we
are suddenly called upon to build a
fleet which shall be the equal of that of
England. l have heard reports that it
was intended to be used in the negotia-
tons to compel England to agree to
disarmament under the menace OF a
great naval competition on our part. l
mention this rumor only to say that it
is unbelievable. | cannot for a moment
think that such an idea should be en-
tertained by any one, but it gives a
suggestion Of tre impression which
this enormous proposal for the naval
a motive as that is too entirely un-
worthy to be entertained by any re-
sponsible public man.
"Another explanation was that Of
fered by Admiral Badger, when he was
advocating this new programme before
the committee of the House, which was
to the effect that we should require it
for police duty i'll connection with the
league of nations. | will not stop to
ask who is to order that navy about
the world for police duty in behalf Of
the league of nations. | will merely
say that it seems to me extraordinary
that we should enter on a scheme for
eternal peace throughout the world by
proposing to build navy which in
seven years is to be the equal of that
of England. How it fits in with the pol
icy of reduction of naval and military
forces or with the high objects of a
league of nations | cannot conceive. 1t
is not necessary, however, to stop
longer at this point.
zone thing is certain, that the ques-
tions of international law involved in
the loose term freedom of the seas
are not in the least essential or neces-
sary in making a peace with Germany
now and in bringing the present war
To an onI -
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Lodge Opens Fight in Senate Upon
Fire of President Wilson s II Points

the affairs of the city, the indepen-
dencs of Armenia, the return of those
| PORTIONS of Asia Minor where Greeks
are predominant to Greece, the pro-
lection of Syria and Palestine from,
the Turks, large. powerful and indie
pendent Polish state, the independence
of Russia's Baltic provinces, the return
to Danish Schleswig TO the Danes and
the naturalization Of the Kiel Canal.
These physical guarantees which I
have thus far suggested all have one
object, and that is so to hem Germany
in that she cannot attempt conquest
IN Russia or in the East, and that the
Slavic populations, which she has mer-
cilessly used in her wars. can never
be so used by. her again.
''1n addition to these guarantees,
there must be heavy rndemnities paid
by Germany for the ruin she has
wrought in Belgium and Northern
France and in Italy and for her de-
struction OF vessels, both neutral and
belligerent, through the use of sub
marines. In those indemnities the
United States must have it's proper
and proportional share, not only direct
indemnity for its ships destroyed by
submarines and its people murdered
on the Lusitania and other vessels but
of the vast expenses forced upon us
by Germany.
at will be for the peace conference
to determine what disposition should
be made of the German colonies, but
one thing is essential, and that is that
they should not be returned to the
tyrannical misgovernment of Germany
and that she should be deprived of
those means for extending her COM
merce and building up military out
posts in all parts of the world The
payment of the indemnities will be a
work of time, and it will be necessary
to take and hold ample security for
the extinction of these debts.
ut is the duty of the Allies and the
United States to meet and determine
what terms they will impose upon Ger
many, and then, and not until then,
call IN the representatives of Germany
and impose the terms upon them
When this is done the first great step
will be taken toward the establish
ment of the worlds peace. If we
eliminate Germany from the opportu-
nifty TO make war, the only source
from which great war is likely to
come would be closed for generations"
Imposing terms on Germany is only
half the work, the Senator said. 1t is
necessary to work in harmony with
the Allies, alliance or no alliance, to
avoid serious differences between the
United States and Great Britain, or
with France, or Italy, or Belgium.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

have terrified the despotic kings like
Philip the Fair. Louis XI and Louis
XIV, who devoted their lives to the
same object. They put down civil wal
with one hand and threw back and de-
feated banded Europe with the other
Whatever the defects of the gov
ernment of France during the Revolu..
tion may have been, weakness was not
one of them: but Russia within two
years has spun round the whole circle
from despotsm to anarchy, and the
most conspicuous feature is the utter
inefficcncy and feebleness of every one
concerned. They overthrew the autoc-
racy and the Duma established a pro-
visional government, the natural step
to be taken toward ordered liberty.
"The provisional government fell be-
fore Kerensky and his followers, who
lacked every quality necessary to meet
the situation. They had nothing but
words to offer, and they fell in turn
before men who were backed by Ger
man money and whose object was not
to give freedom to Russia, but to de-
stroy their fellow citizens and every
element which was necessary to a
social fabric under which men could
live and prosper while they themselves
profited in money and in power from
the ruin they wrought,
"They have indulged in murder and
massacre. They have destroyed prop
erty and all the instruments of indus
try, and the unhappy and ignorant peo-
pie Of Russia, in whose name they un-
dertook to act, are to-day suffering
from famine and disease and are in a
worse condition than they were in the
days of the Romanoffs.
"There is nothing to indicate that
the Russian people have the power
among themselves to cxtricate the
country from this condition. 1t seems
as if they had come full circle and had
reached the point where nothing could
resue them but the strong man at the
head of an army.
"Whatever the solution finally
reached. however, it is perfectly clear
that they will need the help of the
civilized nations who have beaten Ger
many to her knees. 1t would be dis
creditable, indeed. to the United States
if it failed to recognize it's duty to this
great country, a duty to which the
President, so far as he could, has COM
mitted the United States.
"How the problem can be solved no
man at this moment can say. The only
ray of light seems to come from the
people of the Ukraine. and we may be
able to rebuild Russia by aiding the
only people who have shown any capac-
ity for maintaining a government and
preventing the dissolution of the social
fabric.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Germany Must Ciue
Physical Guarantees

"I do not need to rehearse what
those physical guarantees should be,
for | have stated my views upon them
more than once to the Senate, and l
think there is general agreement upon
them not only in tho senate but among
the American people. They include
the restoration of Belgium, the return
of Alsace- Lorraine to France, Of the
italian Irredenta to Italy, the estab
lishment Of a Jugo- Slav state and Of
an Independent state formed by the
Czecho- Slovaks. They include also the
security of Greece, the settlement of
Albania and Montenegro, the restora-
ton Of Rumania, the consolidation Of
all the Rumanian people under one
government, as well as the neutraliza-
tion Of the straits, the putting of Con-
stantinople under international pro-
lection, with Greece perhaps as the
mandatory of the powers to administer
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
German Propaganda
Actiue and Poisonous

"Any serious difference among Eng
disappearing people would be deplor-
able in the highest degree" he said.
ANY thought of war among them would
be as abominable as it is inconceivable.
To differ greatly with France, bound to
US by so many ties of faith and affec-
ton, or with Italy or Belgium, is un-
thinkable.
"Do not forget that German propa-
ganda with this object in view is as
active and poisonous to-day as it has
ever been. The people here and in the
Allied countries who were favorable
to Germany are again busy in the eff
fort to part the Allies and the United
States from each other, and their ef-
forts find expression in dispatches in
the newspapers and in the thousand
and one forms with which we have been
painfully familiar in the years just
past We must have common action
now in making the peace as we had in
carrying on the war, and this unity
between US and the Allies is the first
4 essential condition for successful
peace.
eve are also confronted with the
great difficulty of finding a govern
ment in Germany capable of making a
peace and fulfilling its international
obligations. This is problem which
must be faced and which will require
the greatest wisdom and caution of
which the united peace delegates Of
the Allies and the United States are
capable. These are the two vital con-
| ditions precedent to successful and
truly victorious peace"
When these conditions are fulfilled
he said, then comes the practical work
of making the peace effective, of carry.
ing out and executing the peace terms
"We can not halt or turn back now,
he continued. eve must do our share
to carry out the peace as we have done
our share to win the war, Of which the
peace is an integral part. We must Dc
our share in the occupation of Ger
man territory which will be held a,
security for the indemnities to be pait
by Germany. We can not escape doint
our part in aiding the peoples to whom
we have helped to give freedom and in
dependence in establishing themselve
with ordered governments, for in n,
other way can we erect the barrier
which are essential to prevent anothe
outbreak by Germany upon the world
We can not leave the Jugo-Slavs, tn
CzechoS Slovaks and the Poles, tn
Lithuanians and the other states which
we hope to see formed and marchin,
upon the path of progress and develop
ment, unaided and alone"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Continued from page I

pron at least one question with which
D. is supposed the peace delegates will
sbe called upon to deal. | repeat that
i should be glad if those debates could
be supplemented by some definite reso-
htions expressing the views of the
Senate tersely and simply on some Of
the most important points. Whether
thc Senate will take such action
although l know that we have very
definite opinionsI cannot tell, be-
cause there seems to be a feeling
among some Senator'S that it is an
act of intolerable audacity for the
Senate even to suggest to the Execu-
tive that it has opinions which ought
to be considered.
"Personally l do not share that view.
1t appears to me more becoming to
an autocratc government or to die
tator than to the consttutionally rep
resentative democracy which has thus
far made the government of the United
States so successful and which has
raised the country to the peak of
greatness to which it has attained. But
ii the Senate is not ready to take
action as & body, which | earnestly
hope it may determine to do. de-
sire at least to express my own views
of the situation"
Senator Lodge said all are agreed in
fervent desire for peace and an
ardent hatred for war.
"This agreement effected" he said,
"let US come down, to facts.
peace being our object. the first
step toward peace is to make a peace
with the country with which he have
been and are at war-that is, with Ger
many If the peace with Germany is
to be durable, terms must be exacted
which will make it, so far as human
foresight goes. impossible for Ger
many to break out again upon the
world with q, war of conquest. This
cannot be done by treaty engagements
and signatures to documents. At this
juhcture of affairs Germany would sign
anything and her pledge would be
as worthless as the guarantees she
gave to Belgium.
at is we'll also to remember that
Germany did not change its nature
overnight when the Kaiser ran away
to Holland. The deep-rooted ambi-
tons, the evil principles carefully in
stilled for half century, the barbar-
Gus methods and doctrines all remain
unaltered. Physical guarantees which
when taken would make signatures tc
treaties negligible can alone assure 6
durable peace with Germany.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Russia a Welter OF
Disorder and Destruction

eve hear the condition Of Russia
spoken of as if it resembled that of the
French Revolution. The only resem-
blance between them is that they were
both revolutions. Russia is welter
of disorder, feebleness and destruc-
rion.
"The French Revolution, it is true
was stained with great crimes and
many executions, but the world has sell
dom seen a stronger government than
that of the Committee of Public Safe
ty. They consolidated France with q
ruthless thoroughness which would
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Who Will Direct
The Leagues Police Force?


"Suppose now that the court is estab-
lished with a police force behind it,"
he said. "An international police force
is an international army and navy
Who is to order that army and navy
into action, and who is to command it
when it is in action? Are we prepared
to allow any association of nations by
a majority vote to order the troops
and the ships of the United States to
go to war? Unless we are prepared to
do so we are not prepared to join q
league of nations which is going to
enforce peace, and we should never
put our name as nation to any treaty
or agreement which we are not ready
to carry out both in letter and spirit.
Are you ready to put your soldiers and
your sailors at the disposition of other
nations? If you are not. there will be
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-26
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SPECIAL AUCTION SALE AN
NOUNCEMENT


For a number Of years we have been
breeding Hereford Cattle, using the
hest Rnlls that meney ceald buy. Cur
aim was to build a herd Of straight
big frame Hereford Cattle.
Our aim has been reached. We are
row Offering our foundation herd of
about TWO HUNDRED HEAD Of the
best Hereford cattle In this part Of the
west ut Auction Sale to be held on the
ranch Sec. 20-111-69, IL miles SW OF
Miller. y. Dakota, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER Sth, 1918
This Is a grand opportunity Of get
ting some OF our foundation herd.
One hundred head of the offspring
win also be disposed of.
The Breeders Of the State Of South
Dakota have determined to make this
state the Hereford State of the Union.
Watch for further particulars and
information.
GODFRED a. CATALAN, Owners,
Coils Reppert and Magness Bros. Aucts
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err, 2 wagons, l buggy, l hay rack, 2
header boxes neI.aval cream sepa-
engine, / 1-2 III. p, l power washing
machine, / power grindstone, l two
row c%ultivator, l single row cultiva-
tor, 4 sets Of work harness, l single
harness, 2 hog racks, and numerous
miscellaneous articles. Some house :
hold gools.
Hay, Feed POultry-SO acres Of hay
in windrow, 20 acres of corn in field,
100 bushel of potatoes. 5 dozen Rhode
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-26

Several auto loads of school chill
dren, accompanied by several of the
city school teachers. drove to the J.
w. Ice farm in st. Lawrence township
Saturday and assisted Mr.. Ice in har-
vesting his crop OF navy beans. They
report a good time and considerable
work accomplished. This has been an
unusual season for the growth OF
beans, as well as everything else in
this locality and the crop now being
harvested is a large one.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-26

DR.. s. II. Wallis came over from
Mitchell this week and spent a couple
OF days preparing their household
goods for shipment to their new home
in Mitchell. Mrs. Wallis and three
children will leave this week to be in
Mitchell in time for the opening of
school there next Monday. DIR. Wallis
and family have been very active
workers in the M. K. church of this
city and their loss will be keenly felt
In that organization but their Miller
friends will wish them ucces and
prosperity in their new location.
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10 Head Of Horses

Including my Grade Perchernn Stall
lion, 6 years old; 3 good mares with
colts; l mare; 2 geldings.
s. Head OF Hogs brood sows. Sc
pigs and shoats, 3 Poland China Bears,
/ registered, papers furnished with
him.
Machinery gang pillow, l sulky
pillow, / 20 It. harrow, 1 II it. harrow,
l 8 IT. disc, / hay stacker sweeprake,
2 mowers, 2 hay rakes, / Deering
header / Stoughton N spread
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DON OUIXOTE UP-TO-DATE

Lead me 10 IL, said a young Amer
lean captain when a doughboy told
him a German count-a high officer,
of course-was waiting TO surrender
to a colonel.
"No colonies in my company today;
Just come with me-" the captain said
and the count came!
The count wore a monocle, he car
ried a cane, he was some count. The
doughboy didn't say 'your %highness,"
or spill any of that kind of bunk. He
| shook hands with the count. gave him
a cigarette, and hustled him back to
| the prison cages. like he was a regular
fellow.
And perhaps the count is a regular
fellow by this time.
"They lack the dashing appearance
/ of the French cavalry; they haven't
| the s%tateliness of the British cavalry
but with their tin hats cooked over
their ears, riding their horses like
| Indians, laughing and yelling, brand
| ishing a revolver in each hand-with
which they shoot very straight, either
| hand. or with both hands at once, II
YOU please-good lord, how they can
figb..p a Scotchman writes of the
| American cavalry.
Don Quixote made duels silly D,
| lighting windmills.
Riding a lop-eared old mule, nc
| went about Spain slashing away at the
| big paddles, and always getting hi'
| bumps, until he made duelling silly
| ridiculous, preposterous.
People laughed-and duelling die
That is what the doughboys-Goe
bless 'em-are doing to wal.
AS good lighters as the world eve
saw, they haven't the least bit Oh re
| pect for the glitter Of
They are knocking on the tin foil
They are stripping II of gold braid
The are kicking the dignity out Q
1t.
They fight like hell. yet they ar
kind to people. they love little chil
dren. they are respectful to women
and France loves t~hem!-Watcrtow'
Public Opinion.
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PUBLIC SALE

Having sold my farm, l will sell
at Public Auction on the southwest
quarter Sec. 81. Hiland township, is
miles south of st. Lawrence, on
Thursday, October 3rd, 1913
commencing at 10000 a. m, the fol-
lowing described property:
$50 Head Of Cattle
so head high grade Hereford COWS, %
red Shorthorn cows. some of these
being choice milk cows. 80 head fat
heifers. so yearling Hereford heifers,
) roar Shorthorn heifers. 3 Holstein
COWS, 20 two and three year old steers
1e0 yearlins. steers, rs sucking calves.
10 Head OF Horses
2 brown mares coming 6 years old
with colts by side weight 1900; l black
mare 5 years old weight 1900; l gray
| gelding s years old weight 1900; !
| roam gelding 5 years old weight 400;
2 brown mares 5 and 6 years old
weight 1850; 5 yearling colts.
Farm Machinery corn binder, l
Deerirg mower, l header, 2 McCor-
| mick binders ! and S-foot, ! new En-
erson IA inch gang pillow, l twelve inch
Moline gang pillow, 2 sulky plows 16
and Is inch, 2 cultivators, / corn plan
ter, / harrow "a IT,. 2 hay buckers, 2
hay racks, / wagon. l hay sled, l bob
sled, 1 feed grinder. 2 cypress water
tanks s and 10 foot, l Fairbanks-Morse
gas engine. 8 sets of work harness,
set buggy harness.
Free Lunch mt Noon
Terms Of Sale-All sums of $40 and
under cash, over that amoun time will
be given to November LIST, 1919, by
purchaser giving note bearing 10 per
cent interest, with approved security
No property to be removed until set
tied for.
Clyde Keys, Owner.
Magness Bros, Aucts.
First National Bank Of Miller, Clerk
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Island Red and Plymouth Rock chick
ems, IL turkeys
Free Lunch ut Noon
Terms of Sale-All sums of $40 and
under cash, owe that amount time
will be given to November LIST, 1919.
purchaser giving note bearing 10 per
cent interest, with approved security.
No property to be removed until set
tied for.
o. W. Dearborn, Owner.
Magness Bros, Aucts.
First National Bank Of Miller, Clerk.
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TO REACH THE PEOPLE

All kinds OF devices are employed
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ly conceded that no method equals the
newspaper. Hence its only a question
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the Press is read by over 5000 people.
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and must necessarily include the
county's most intelligent citizens, and
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ment OF considerable capital to build
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used, for every sheet OF paper print
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