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New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
War to a Clean Peace

In another column will be found the
full tex. Of the pronouncement upon war
and peace made by the Supreme War
Council of the Allies at the close of it's
third session at Versailles Saturday. The
sense of it is that by a greater and more
coordinated effort the war shall be con-
tinued until such time as the pressure of
that effort shall have brought about in the
enemy governments and peoples change
of temper" The change shall be such as
tc "justify the hope" of conclusion of
peace on terms that do not involve the sur
render of freedom and law to an "unre-
rentant militarism."
1t seems futile to bring words unto
words. The statement means what it says,
or nothing. There is but one task, and
that is to defeat Germany. Through VIC
tory lies the way to what Lansdowne calls
"a clean peace" It is a perfect locution.
Why bother with definitions? The world
wants clean peace.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05

Allies until such time as the pressure of
that effort shall have brought about in
the enemy governments and peoples a
change of temper which would justify the
hope of the conclusion of peace on terms
which would not involve the abandon
ment, in the face of an aggressive and
unrepentant militarism, of all the princi-
pies Of freedom, justice and respect for
the law Of nations which the Allies are
resolved to vindicate
"The Supreme War Council gave the
most careful consideration to the recent
utterances of the German Chancellor and
the Austro- Hungarian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, but was unable to find in them
any real approximation to the moderate
conditions laid down by all the Allied
governments. This conviction was only
deepened by the impression made by the
contrast between the professed idealistic
aims with which the Central Powers en-
tered upon the present negotiations at
Brest-Litovsk and their now openly dis
closed plans of conquest and spolation.
The Allies are united in heart and
their open resolve to defend civilization
against an unscrupulous and brutal at
tempt at domination. This unanimity is
confirmed by unanimity no less COM
plete both as regards the military policy
to be pursued and as regards measures
needed for its execution which will en-
able them to meet the violence of the
enemy's onset with firm and quiet con-
fldence, with the utmost energy and with
the knowledge that neither their strength
nor their steadfastness can be shaken.
THE splendid soldiers of our free de-
mocracies have won their place in his
tory by their immeasurable valor. and
their magnificent heroism, and the no less
noble endurance with which our civilian
populations are bearing their daiiy bur-
den of trial and suffering testify to the
strength of those principles Of freedom
Which will crown the military success IF
the Allies with the glory of great moral
triumph"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
The Call for Strong Men

One week from to-day the members of
the Republican National Committee con-
vene in St. Louis. Why they should have
been called together just at this time we
do not know. Presumably to select new
chairman, and possibly to consider if not
to formulate party policies in the coming
Congressional campaign.
1t is fateful moment for the Republi-
can party--a time when it needs to live up
to those standards of constructive states
manship which are the best part of its
heritage and it's fame. 1t would be in the
last degree unfortunate if it's councils
were. to be dominated by spirit of. mar
row partisanship or of petty politics.
There is Macedonian call for leaders of
the highest order, of the largest, broadest
view.
1t is momentous opportunity. Not in
generation has the level of ability in our
national Congress sunk SO low. Hardly a
national figure stands out. 1t is as true of
one side as another. Men of high ability
Capitol at Washington as if it were a con-
vention of babblers or chcssmen. Only
from beyond the Missouri do there still
seem to come men of forcefulness and
courage.
The Republican party has fallen from
its high estate. In opposition it is inco-
herent and futile. 1t has no broad poll
cies, no resolute purpose. Its momentary
leaders seem no more than tribe of drift
ing Micawbers, waiting for something to
turn up.
The country has, the party has in it's
ranks, strong and able men. 1t is time
to bring them into action. The party
needs purpose and policy. 1t has some
thing higher to say to the nation than to
cavil at weak and ineffective Secretary
OF War. 1t must have it or it will die, or
become what the Democratic party was
for fifty years, struggling and chronic
antagonism to the constructive life of the
ration 1t has higher mission.
With strong leadership 1t may we'll gain
the next Congress. We do not believe that
this great industrial nation will permit it's
advancement to be threatened or its cner-
gics to be thwarted by the economic poll
ccs and the bungling incompetence of
political Missionaries. We have had enough
Of coal famines and shut-downs; of whole
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05

money? The effect would be the same.
There is very simple reason. The
good sense Of the country would not stand
it. Even "Thc Times" would lift it's ven-
cradle hands in horror at such proposal.
Russia, for example, has been doing just
this thing, and we know the result, in the
debasement of Russia's currency and the
purchasing power of the ruble. Other
results were a revolution and govern
ment of the Bolsheviki, Fse'
The surest way in the world to produce
state Of unrest is to Bring about a rapid
rise of prices. The general level of wages
can never rise half as fast; and never
does. The only man who can beat rising
prices is the speculator--the food profteer
and the protiteer in every kind Of indus
try. And the speculator is precisely that
element of the community which no one
wishes to encourage or stimulate.
We commend to our eminent contempo-
rary the recent remarks of Mr.. Charles
NJ. Schwab on what this country is COM
ing to if things 60 on as they are. e.e
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Defying the Darkness

Another has come to defy the darkness
of official disapproval. Senator Hitchcock,
of the Senate Committee on Military AT
fairs, before which Mr.. Baker delivered
his celebrated eulogy on the conduct of the
war, now says the Secretary of War is too
optimistic, and that by his optimism he has
produced upon the conglomerate mind
false and preposterous impression of what
we have done, can do and are doing to win
the war.
Mr.. Baker, or whosocver shall speak for
pessimistic.
Thus the literature of the wretched con-
troversy will be added to and enriched, but
will anything come of it?
We are dealing with imponderables.
Truth about the conduct of the war lies
not in facts themselves, but in the relation
of facts, and relations are imponderable.
We do not believe Mr.. Baker intention
ally or consciously misleads the country.
He thinks, everything considered, that we
are doing very we'll. If he thought as his
critics think, he would resign.
Some men think optimistically and talk
pessimstically. Secretary Baker is not
cne of these. He talks optimistically. He
puts his emphasis ON preferred state of
facts-that is, on the things that have been
done, which are many and remarkable, and
upon his faith in hopeful estimates.
There is then the danger Senator Hitch
cock speaks of. People may become COM
Portable, self-appreciative and absurdly
optimistic. 1t is necessary to show them
the other side of the picture. To do this
you have to put emphasis upon the neg
lected facts-that is, upon the many things
that have not been done and upon the
frailty Of good intentions
That forces more optimistic state
ment still from the other side, and this, in
turn, obliges more pessimistic state
ment from the opposition, and the pict-
ure, though perhaps better balanced, is
balanced by extremes
Whether or not to deduce from Mr.
Bakers audible optimism that he thinks
pessimistically we do not know. His is a
very unusual mind. But we do believe
that such men as Chamberlain and Hitch
cock are great optimists. They expect
more of the country than Mr.. Baker has
expected of it. They first expected more
of it in material sense. They now are
expecting more of it in the moral sense,
for they believe the people can be trusted
with the whole truth.
The difficulty is to determine the truth,
without either romantic optimism on one
side or Incorporate pessin1sm on the eth
er, one continually tending to intensity the
other
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
With Pride and Affection

Five months ago New York lined Fifth
Avenue to watch the drafted men OF the
city march away to camp. The men, boys
they seemed, were in civilian clothes; for
arms they carried an American flag; their
platoon front was thing of zigzags Yet
even then, through all the jest and infor-
mality of "goodby," there was gravity,
a resolution, will, written on the faces
Of these soldiers-to-be which those who
saw it will never forget. If any one had
doubted the success Of the draft, the ab'!-
ity of unframed American boys i'll the
mass to fight, the doubt was there removed
Yesterday we saw these same men wcIl
started on the road to that trained discl-
pline, skill and knowledge which make
soldier In place of their straws and
derbies of September perched the new
,aunty winter caps The long, winter
cvercoats gave businesslike aspect new
to New York parade. The line was
good, amazingly good. Carriage and
ruddy faces spoke of health and new
vigor. Stooped-shouldered clerk and pale
faced factory worker had alike been trans
formed into husky, outstanding men. On
their faces shone the same splendid grit
and determination that brought tears to
the eyes of onlookers five months ago.
We hope the men of the 3OSth realize
the pride and affection New York feels
toward her fighting sons. it is a message
Of deep affection and Of dedication that we
would have these representative men take
back to Camp Upton. Our hearts are full
as we think of their sacrifice and courage.
May it never be our disgrace to fail them
in the least act or word! May New York
never betray her men on the fighting line:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05

sale governmental interference; of tho
seizure of this industry and that. And
we want to see the organizing genius and
energy of the country put into more
efficient and energetic conduct of the war.
1t might we'll be that the political tide
will swing this year so far as to insure a
Republican Congress in both branches. 1t
would turn that way irresistibly if the
party could this fall offer as it's candidates
for the Senate and the House two hundred
or more men Of the highest standing and
of commanding ability, without regard to
their previous political affiliations.
This is not time for political hucksters
or partisan plotters.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
PENNSYLVANIA Record Coal Output

(Fron The Philadelphia Inquirer
An unprecedented output of 268, 600, 900 tons
of coal is Pennsylvania's contribution to the
national welfare for 1917. The total would
have been larger except for the low price
for btum nous fixed by the government au-
thorties, which closed many mines which
could not operate prohtaby at the official
figures. The cold weather also acted as
deterrent in the last weeks of the year.
The total will closely approach one-half Of
the total output of the country and includes
over 97,000000 tons of anthracite, which is
much above the record Of any other year. 1t
should be remembered in consulting statis-
tics that in this state the long ton is used
while most books give totals reduced to short
tons Altogether third of million per-
sons were employed in and about the mines
but not all of them worked continuously. Il
is probable that in year the average is
about 1000 tons per man working constantly
In the year before the Civil War. when
Pennsylvania already had a reputation fo~
industrial and mineral Development tn.
total amount of coal mined was only Is. 600.
600 tons, or less than is now produced eyerv
month. 1t is a matter Of regret on high ma
tional grounds that Secretary Lanes original
arrangement with the btuminous coal opera-
tors was not allowed to stand In that case
thcre would be more coal for industries and
for export and the quality delivered would
be much better than at present
One of the great complaints Of the present
is not only that it is difficult to get coal. but
that the quality is poor when it is secured.
More slate and culm have been sold in the
last few weeks than ever before aud the
recipient knows better than to complain We
arc really paying the highest prices for coal
IN history. taking into consideration heat
producing power.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
The Happy Ending

The Rosncr kidnapping is one more item
in the long array of evidence which life
insists upon piling up to justify melo-
drama and the movies. Our disdainful
highbrows are eternally shifting at tie
eagerness of the mob for thrills. But
why shouldn't we all be keen for thrills on
the screen when exactly the same thrills
spread themselves automatically in the
news of real life from Lenox Avenue and
South Brooklyn? Kidnapping is rare,
an exceptional crime. What right has
the general public to be excited over it?
Simply because, however rare, it does
threaten every family, wherever and
however living, and the threat made is
one of the most terrible and heartrend!ng
threats that vciousness or insanity can
devise. The hunger for me!odrama is the
natural hunger Of humans to sound and
know their own emotions in the presence
of those tragedies which, near or remote,
truly threaten some day to be their por-
ton of life.
AS it CHANGED, this tragedy of real life
satisfied all requirements of the best
movie. ~ Idu, III PdI IllSUidI, o'ielC sup
posedly most important item, happy
ending. Perhaps that was the reason why
thousand excited neighbors had interest
enough to gather in the street ana cheer
Lillian Rosner on her safe return home.
But, from some observation of newspaper
readers, our guess is that the happy end
ing was quite unneeded. New York was
agog over Lillian Rosner before the last
happy reel was dreamed Of. The same
public which is supposed to insist upon
happy endings on the stage and on TIE
screen is glad enough to take life exactly
as it comes in the news of the day-life
raw, red and dripping. So long as there
are suspense and human appeal the news
paper readers seem relatively Indifferent
as to how the story ends, What they want
is life, let the heroine perish as she may.
Does the public really want something
olse than life in it's books and plays and
reels? Would it not be quite content if
happy endings and tragic endings were
mingled as in life? Perhaps some day a
publisher or producer will arise bold
enough to find out.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Close Public Buildings on FRIDAY

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR Why should not the state and mu
nicpal governments do their bit toward fuel
conservation?
Various state and municipal buildings open
for few hours Saturday, thereby consum-
ing almost as much fuel as other days, when
they could just as easily close from Frdav
night until Monday, the productive con-
Germs can close all day Monday--in fact, with
tar less Inconvenience to the public, as the
police station, fire and water stations are
open in any event every day in the year.
The saving in fuel would be tremendous in
these large buildings such as the Hall of
Records and the Municipal Building and
the loss to the public nil. FAIR PLAY.
New York City, Jan. 81, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Heat Trains for Soldiers
le Editor of The Tribune

Sir: Once month-for thirty-six hours
Is the extent OF leave which our bows now
ENJOY from Camp Upton, all ;ue to the coal
situation. While this is sad enough. worse
than all is that so many are compelled to
stand all the way back to camp in unheated
trains One train, which left at 11:44 y. m
last Sunday. January 20, from the Pennsvl-
van'a station. did not arrive until a. m
Monday
cannot at least the trains 20 and from
Camp Upton be heated and made more COM
Portable for the boys. so that when thew
come IN to town and return to camp thew
VIII not be so weary and tired as result
of the journey? GAZELLA + ROTu
New York, Jan. %, 1918.
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VI of the Supreme War Coun
Gil, held at Versailles, Janu-
ary 80 and 81, February / and 2:
"In addition to the members of the Su-
preme War Council itself, namely, Mon
sieurs Clemenceau and Pichon for France,
Mr.. Lloyd George and Lord Miner for
Great Britain, Professor Orlando and
Baron Sonnino for Italy, and the military
representatives of the Supreme War Coun-
GILL Generals Weygand, Wilson, Cadorna,
and Bliss, there were also present for the
greater part of the purely military dis
General Staff, Generals Foch and Robert
son; the Italian Minister of War, General
Alfieri, and the commanders in chief of
the Western front, Petain, Haig and Per-
shing. Mr.. A. H.. Frazier, first secretary
of the United States Embassy at Paris,
was present during the political discus
sions.
"The decisions taken by the Supreme
War Council in pursuance of this contin-
gent embrace not only general military
policy to be carried out by the Allies in
all the principal theatres of the war, but
more particularly, a closer and more ef-
fective coordination, under the Council
Of all the efforts Of the Powers engaged
in the struggle against the Central En-
pires.
"The functions of the Council itself
were enlarged and the principles of unity
of policy and action initiated at Rapallo
in November last received still further
concrete and practical development. On
all these questions complete agreement
was arrived at after the fullest discus
sion with regard to both the policy to be
pursued and to the measures for it's exc
cution.
"Under the circumstances the Supreme
War Council decided that the only imme-
diatc task before them lay in the prose-
cution of the war with the utmost vgor
and the closest and most effective co.
operation Of the military effort of the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Unrest in Germany

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Can't you resourceful newspaper
folks find a more suitable word to express
the state of mind of the starving, orphaned
and widowed MANNED and mangled, be-
wildered, terror stricken and conscience
stricken masses of guilty Germany and Aus
tria, after three and half years of such
hdeous nightmare as mankind had never be-
fore dreamed, than unrest?
JOHN BARR.
Waterbury, Conn, Feb. |, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Allies War Council States Pohcu
No Basis Of Peace Found in Teutonic ProposaWar viii
Be Prosecuted With Nelp Unity and Energy

Complete the of Of
the third Of the of
published yesterday in the morning nevypapers)
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f<A EETINGS of the third session
lVI of the Supreme War Coun-
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-06-20
BREAKS
OUTSIDE OF GOLDFIELD

Last night between and 10 o'clock
a cloudburst occurred on the out
skirts of Goldfield, flooding the
whole flat extending north Of the
Goldfield Consolidated mill to some
distance beyond Klondyke, washing
out bridge 172 and interrupting all
traffic on the railroad so that train
No. %, northbound out of Goldfield,
was annulled until the extent Of the
damage could be ascertained and re-
pairs effected. Train No. "a, arriv-
ing in Tonopah at o'clock this
morning, was turned back, and left
as No. 20 on schedule time.
According to those who were af-
fected by the storm it was the worst
of the kind that ever visited the
southern desert and It is fortunate
that the deluge was not released in
either Tonopah or Goldfield, for the
damage would have been enormous
As it happened, Goldfield was on the
outer edge and therefore escaped
with comparatively little damage be-
yond the temporary inconvenienee
fron flooded cellars IN the business
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-06-20

spiked shoes which they claimed
were made or bought by them. Their
clothes were falling apart. Most of
them wore rags for shirts. A ma
jority have money, either in paper
bills or iron coin. Their medals of
valor were made of base metal, and
none contained gold or silver. The
men readily part with these for
few pennies in Italian money. They
say they have no pride in them.
A wounded Italian officer captured
by Austrians told his captors Come
with me and you will get meal, wine
and real bread" Thereupon the Aus
trians went over to the Italian lines.
1t is reported that the Austrians
were so hungry they ate all of their
three-days' rations the first day 4
the attack.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-06-20
DEATH Of TONOPAH
BOY AT OAKLAND

Frank c. Zlegler, son of Chris. W.
ziegler, of the retail department OF
the United Cattle and Packing com.
pany. died this morning in Oakland
OF bronchial trouble that had af.
flicted him for some months and for
which he removed to the coast with
his mother in the hope that he would
experience an improvement. While
news Of the death was not wholly
unexpected the fact OF the demise
almost prostrated the father who has
the heartiest sympathy of every one
In Tonopah. Mr.. Ziegler will leave
Tor Oakland in the morning and the
funeral will probably occur Sunday
or Monday.
Deceased was 80 years of age and
an electrician by occupation. He was
born in Virginia City, where he went
to school. and completed his studies
at Lovelock. For years he has been
Identified with various companies in
Tonopah, but was better known in
the northern part of the state, where
the best years Of his life we're spent.
He worked for the Reno Light and
Power company for several years. In
1903 he went from Tonopah to
Placerville and came back here and
then secured a position with the
Reno company. His last employment
here was with the Esmeralda Power
company but he also worked for
the Nevada California and for several
Of the electrical firms around town.
as his services were highly priced
when It came to automobile work. |
He left here last September for Oak.
land. He was a member OF Myrtle
lodge. No. 20. Knights Of Pythias.
Verdi. and also the Electrical Work.
srs's Union. His only brother, Lester.