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New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
TAFT SPEAKS At
THEATER Meeting
(CDlHnucd from First Page)

done great deed in making those
treaties aod We thought that they
meant much. But in reality these
treaties provided for the arbitration
of i-srre which were not of vital I'M
pQr., trr or interest. 1t was then sup
lA..ni th-t no nation would dare to
80 80 var without some deed concern
iog au1 its honor having been COM
mitlcd Arbitration then really pro-
v.Gru for The discussion of every issue
e., opt lie issue of war
"''C senate, however, so amended
'.. irnrated these two treaties that
, r.. their own father (Mr. Taft) did
'..f r"nogniZe them. L put them on
he ~Eolf TO wait until the senate
E~o9IJ change it's opinion or the peo-
pic change their sentiment. They did
neither but instead they politely
changed me.
Those who were then greatly in
tcrcated in peace by arbitration were
greatly discouraged. When war came
We Weru moro than discouraged. We
thought that the ornaments of tho
nations would clearly show what war
meant. on August /. 1914, however,
We found ourselves dreamers when
that struggle which has claimed mill
! D(lS or lives began. II was Lnen Clear
that VIC must build some machine
80 that after the cruelties of war had
hCCn shown we would be able to start
the arbitration movement anew. Aft
or a meeting of 60 men had been call
ed for the purpose of starting work
and after 40 OF them had disagreed
the other twenty finally did agree up
on q platform. This is the four plank
cd platform which we did adopt: %
All members agree to submit justi-
cable differences to an international
court of arbitration. CD All issues
not justiciable shall be submitted to
n commission of Cancellation. go
All agree to unite their com bined
forces of the league to suppress any
members beginning war without cause
of war to the league for arbitration.
(4 Congress of power shall be es-
tablished to discuss international law
and tho results Of decisions shall be
submitted to the nations interested,
which if unheard from will be con-
sidered esta blshed one year later. BY
the word iusticiable I mean some
thing that can be decided on prin-
ciples Of law and equity" Mr.. Taft
then went on to illustrate what he
meant by telling of the quarrel be-
tween two families in which the chill
dren of one were refused permission
to play on a lawn of the other. This
Mr.. Taft said was unjusticious, but
would be justicious If the male heads
OF the family got into the argument.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
TOUCHES ON JAPAN'S
RELATIONS IN i. S

THE Same applies to the question
OF our attitude toward Japan and
China. The Japanese and Chinese
wanted to come into this country.
They wanted to become naturalized
and become citizens, but we shut them
out We considered that our priv
Iogo. There is still feeling with Japan
because of it and that same question
is still prevalent today.
What we need there, also, is q
court of arbitration and a commission
other instance of trouble over the
rights to the high seas. The [. S.
owned the Priviloff Islands in the
Boring sea. There was on the islands
the finest herd Of fur seals but Cana
dian and Japanese schoOners went in
to tho sea and shot the seals and
threatened to mako the herd extinct.
The L. S. adopted a status saying that
they should be punished for their
deeds and we seized several schoOncrS.
England objected. We claimed that
1t was in our territory of jurisdiction.
Tho court of arbitration however de
cided otherwise and we were forced
TO give back the ships. The court
established that we had no right to
control the high seas and the seal
when they went out into the sea were
not under our protection. 1t also said,
however, that it was too bad the seals
were being killed and therefore the
countries of Japan, Russia, England
and the United States made a treaty
which said that these countries were
TO pay q portion of their profit to the
United States, We made that treaty
and the result is the herd has been
restored and an industry also has
been restored.
I'VE then called a meeting of those
interested in the league at Indepen-
dence Hall in Philadelphia. ConVCn-
tions have been held since that time
and a dinner has also been held in
Washington, y. c. England has the
same kind Of a league in mind eN-
cept that it demands absolute enforce
ment of the judgments rendered by
the court. France has the same and
all these were founded on the same
principles
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
TERMS OF LEAGUE
MUST BE ENFORCED

What we do absolutely need is a
sion of Cancellation. This also to be
backed by an efficient police force
and a congress to improve on inter
national law. There are men who
object to the league of nations. Is
there any who can tell me how the
treaty ca, nbe made without a, league
of nations? They have called me re-
dictionary and now I wish to return
the compliment
"Conditions in former days were
different than today. The same does
not apply to the present. 1t is imper-
ative that We NEEDLE in the affairs
of the Europeans. ] am pleased to
feel that now after being reactionary
/ am to be called progressive. / con-
slider a, man reactionary who does
not see us grow. Consider today and
without blowing we are the greatest
nation in the world. We have the
greatest population and average intel
ligence of all nations. The ocean is
no longer a separation. 1t is a bond
of union. We cannot run away from
our responsibilities (applause). Presi-
dent Wilson is in France to repre-
sent us He has already said that we
fought to make the world safe for
democracy, that the world might be
saved from militarism, and that per-
manent peace may be established.
1--WE don't know what suffering is
(The ex-president then spent a. few
moments in eulogizing the dead
American heroes who fell for their
country. We don't know agony or
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
COLORED SOLDIERS TO
BE KEPT IN FRANCE

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE assign
ment by Gen. Pershing of the 92nd
division, (National Army, Negroes)
for early convoy home, has been can
eelled. In making this announcement
oday the war department gave nc
explanation, but the assumption here
$ that the division has been select<d
IS q reserve unit held to reinforce the
American army of occupation in Ger.
MANY F
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
DISCHARGED FROM S. A. T.

George J. Shine of the Catholic
University S. A. II. G. Unit, and John
Hagearty of the Middlebury unit have
been discharged from the units and
returned to their homes in this city
yesterday. Both are graduates of the
N. B. H. S. class of 1918. Hagearty
was employed during the summer
months in the Stanley Works factory.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
THREE BURNED TO DEATH.
Several Others Badly Injured When
Syracuse Boarding House Burns.

Syracuse, n. Y, Dec. 17.-Threo
men were burned to death in a lodg-
ing house fire early today. Seven
others were injured most Of them
by jumping from windows. Twenty
five men were asleep in the building
when the fire broke out.
1T is thought that the blaze started
from q lamp explosion.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
HUN ELECTION RETURNS.

Copenhagen. Dec. 1.-THE elections
to the national assembly in the
former grand duchy Of Mecklenburg
were announced to the congress of
soldiers and workmon's councils in
Berlin as follows: Socialists, q
liberals, 10; "handcraftmen," 3; and
peasant party, l.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
WILSON CONFIDENT
ALLIES Will AGREE
Certain That Conference Will
Open With Harmony Prevailing

Paris. Dec. 16.-After the con-
ferences he has had in Paris and the
personal examination he has made
into the situation here, President Will
son has come to understand fully why
the peace conference cannot get under
way before the first of the year. The
mere physical proposition of getting
the American mission 10 the confer
cnce settled in it's offices is q tremen-
dous job.
President Wilson'S visit to the
American troops at the front and his
review of them in Paris will be out
of the way by the first of the year.
Meanwhile the informal conferences
which mean SO much in laying the
groundwork for the task before the
peace conference, will continue. The
president is seeking to get acquainted
with the men with whom he is to
deal SO that he may discuss with the
greatest freedom the problems aris-
ing and develop the value of the
personal equation.
Looks For Harmony.
From the presidents viewpoint, it
to be said, and he wants to say them
and avoid antagonisms because,
despite all the points to be cleared
up and the wide divergence of opinion
which have been expressed as repre-
senting public opinion in England
and France, he is confident that an
acceptable agreement will be reached
before the peace conference adjourns.
J, CHI
great gathering President Wilson is
evidently working out his own plans
and for the most part keeping his
own counsel. He was exceedingly
gratified with his visit to Premier
Clemenceau, which was largely
personal affair.
President Wilson's health continues
good. He has completely shaken off
the cold which followed him to
Europe. He is keeping in the closest
touch with affairs in the United States
through advices from the White
House, from members of the cabinet
and heads of some Of the special war
bureaus upon whom he is depending
for accurate information.
SO far as is known the president
has not yet selected a director general
McAdoo may hold over until the
presidents return.
Lansing Talks to Delegates.
Secretary of State Lansing was in
conference this morning with mem
bers of the American delegation to
the peace conference in an effort to
organize the working force The
secretary met each individual separ-
ately and began the assignment of
duties to the various members of the
American group.
Secretary Lansing said it was clear
ly impossible to do. anything more
than this preliminary work such as
the organization of separate units,
before the holidays, although there
might be and probably would be in
formal conversations between the
American and Entente delegates to
the congress as they met socially and
unofficially.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
PORTTGAL'S PRESIDENT
ALREADY ELECTED

Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. II, (Havas.)
Admiral Canto Castro has been
elected president of Portugal in sue
cession to DR.. Sidonio Paes, who waS
assassinated last Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-17
ADVOCATES TAKING
ENEMY COLONIES

Let us come now to the question
of what viii be done with the German
colonies. How will we dispose of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26

d Detroit's health officer is firmly
convinced that the responsibility for
the coal famine rests primarily with
the failure of the great mass of the
people to clothe themselves properly
for winter weather. Many men, he
says,s wear sleeveless and legless I'M
derclothes. while women wear thin,
in the office buildings, department
stores and private houses a vast I'M
necessary amount of coal is consumed
in order to maintain a temperature of
rs degrees or more. He claims that
an indoor temperature of 6S degrees is
sufficient ard that SIS degrees is let
ter. The trouble is, he says, that peo-
pie are so thinly clad that they must
have their homes and places of busi-
ness heated to a higher temperature
than is healthful. But is it not posi-
bic that people were compelled to re-
sort to thinner clothing because of
these ove-heated stores and office
buildings? To wear clothes such as
were customarily worn a generation or
SO ago would be unbearable in these
days of steam heated buildings. So
people have learned to protect them
selves from the outdoor temperatures
by putting on heavy wraps. Are they
expected to change their general style
of dressing because there happens to
be temporary shortage of coal?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26
TRAVELETTE
ny NIKSAH.
Nuuanu Pail.

Nuuanu Pail, a natural gateway in
the mountain wall separating northern
and southern Oahu. is one of the
loveiest bits of scenery in the
Hawaiian islands. The mountain
ridge rises like a huge gray wall be-
tween the two parts of the island, i'm
penetrable except for the Pail. The
pass is only six miles from Honolulu
at the head of the Nuuanu valley
From the city a broad highway winds
up the mountain side thru the gradu-
ally narrowing valley. But magnifi-
cent country estates with unbelievable
flower gardens, past tiny farms where
the Industrious Chinese farmer grows
wonderful vegetables, the road turns
and the Pail rises abruptly before
you.
From the Pail one can see the whole
Island with it's setting of silver water.
Like a fire opal. it CLEANS and CLOVIS
under the bright Pacific sky; emerald
and gray, with splashes of crimson
and blue. On one side, the valley
slopes gradually to the sea. In the
distance Honolulu lies like a pearl in
an oyster shell, a jewel city. On the
opposite side the ascent is steep and
rocky, a precipice of six hundred feet.
The two peaks on either side of
the pass rise twelve hundred to thirty
three hundred feet, and yet the pass
is so narrow that two wagons may not
pass its narrow portals At times the
wind rushes with terrific force. whist
ling and shrieking eerily. like a spirit.
1t is the souls of the idols who once-
guarded the pass mourning their
fallen estate. according to the natives.
In the old days they stood, huge,
roughly carven grotesque figures on
either side of the pass. The islander
about to descend the steep precipice
laid his offerings at the feet of these
sods to gain their aid. The ascent
safely made, they brought their thank
offerings to the gods of the pass.
The beauty-loving native loves the
pass for its beauty and reverences it
for its history. 1t was here that
Kamehaneka the Great fought the
decisive battle in his conquest of the
island. The Oahuan warriors under
their king were pursued thru the pass
by Kamehaneka and his army. Nearly
four hundred of them, rather than be
captured, threw themselves over the
cliff. A tablet in the side of the
precipice tells the story of the battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Oatmeal Cooked with chopped datesl
Corn Meal Mullins
LUNCHEON
Bean Soup, (from leftover baked
Crackers Potato Salad
DINNER ~
Meat souffle (made from leftover
Broiled Sliced Potatoes
Stewed Tomatoes (home canned)
Raspberry Jam Rye Bread
Sliced Bananas Sponge Cake
Recipes.
Marshmallow Tapioca Pudding
(No- eggs)-Soak two heaping table
spoons of tapioca over night Drain
and add to it one pint of milk and o
very scant quarter of a cupful Of
sugar Cook in a double boiler until
it is clear; then add two dozen
marshmallows, stirring until dissolved.
Remove from the heat, flavor to taste
with vanilla and serve cold. No mer-
ingue is required, as the pudding in
light and delicate.
Black Pudding-One cup rnolasses.
two and one-half cups flour, two tea
spoons baking powder. two-thfrds cum
boiling water, one scant teaspoon
soda dissolved in boiling water. a lit
tie salt. Add spices and raisins to
taste. Steam about three hours
Serve with either boiled or egg sauce.
Egg sauce-For one-half the pud-
ding: Beat yolks well of two eggs.
add sugar to taste. Beat the two
whites very stiff. Flavor with vanilla.
Beat all together.
Or serve pudding with whipped
cream.
The recipe will serve eight. but
can be used one-half at a time. The
rest steamed over when needed. sss-ssstssS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26
THE PEACE SITUATION.

Accepting unqualifiedIy the first
four of President Wilson's fourteen
proposals for a basis of peace Count
Won Hertling, the German chancellor,
declares that the offer is unsatisfac-
tory and invites the president to come
again. He renders any immediate
modification of those terms impossi-
BILE by declaring that the return of
Alsace and Lorraine cannot be eonsid-
cred. Until the German mind on This
matter changes there can be no far
Their progress toward peace.
With Austria it is different. Count
Czernin lets it be known that Austria
Hungary is ready to negotiate a peace
on the basis of President Wilson's pro-
posal at any time that Germany says
the word. He puts any further dis
cussion out of the question by declar-
ing that the dual monarchy win stand
by the Berlin government. But he is
ready to go ahead and make peace
with Russia on the basis of no annex
atoms and no indemnities.
The Bolshevik leaders have an
nounced that they will finally reject
the German peace terms when the
Brest-Litovsk conference again as
sembles, while the Huns have declared
that they will submit no others and
will proceed to occupy additional Slav
territory.
Above is the peace situation as it
seems to stand today. 1t shows that
while there is little progress apparent
the negotiations are proceeding, altho
not in the usual way. The central
powers may be confidently expected
to yield point by point until the time is
reached when an international confer
ence can be called for the purpose of
settling such minor matters as remain
at issue. When this, time will arrive
may depend much upon military sue
cesses in the field. Every allied vic
tory will bring it nearer; every Hun
victory will postpone it. But it is
plain that the central powers are pre-
pairing to meet inevitable defeat. The
sooner they can bring about a cessa-
ton of hostilities the more they will
save from the wreck.
Germany now is fighting to hold
what she has. AS long as she holds
her allies in line there will be no sud-
den collapse. But she is menaced
constantly by the possibility that Aus
tria, Turkey or Bulgaria, one or all,
will forsake her. In that case she
would be forced to accept at once such
terms of peace as might be offered
to her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26
THE PROPOSED WAR CABINET.

Senator Chamberlain's proposal for
war cabinet is of doubtful wisdom.
What the country appears to need at
this time is more concentration of
authority rather than additional di-
versification.
There is great need of centralizing
authority in a way to secure the ut
most efficiency and harmony in direct
ing the war powers of the government.
but it is quite possible that the plan
proposed will fail in that purpose If it
does not have the opposite effect.
There is no doubt a need of unifying
the direction of military and naval
plans and of their execution in the war
operations on land and sea; and it is
also desirable to have the same direct
ing authority exercised over the fur
nishing of equipment and supplies for
the effective support of these forces.
The methods of peace times have GER
tainly proved inadequate and obstruct-
i've. The occasion is too serious fo- a
cooperation that is merely voluntary
and is hampered by antiquate1 rules
and practices that lead to conflict and
ness.
The constitution makes the presi-
dent the chief of the
army and navy of the United States,
and of the militia of the several states,
when called into the actual service of
the United States" There is no quail
ification of his authority or RESPONSE
bility as such. Among the powers of
congress are those for declaring war.
raising and supporting armies, rrovid-
ing and maintaining a navy, and max
ing rules for the government and
regulation of the land and naval
forces" These powers and duties are
stated in very general terms, but the
commanding of the army and navy
needs to be hampered as little as pos
sible by any side authority in official
hands.
The only central executive authority
at this time is that of the president,
and he needs a single unified agency
for its exercise, to secure prornptness
and effectiveness Of action on the mil
itary and naval lines. There Dis need
of congressional action to provide for
this, but not of kind that may hinder
and obstruct instead of facilitating,
1t will hardly DO to impair confider ce
in the commander-in-chief or hamper
his unquestionable authority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men i'm
Americas Fighting Service

The navy department has been in
formed of the heroism of two sailors
whose work was accomplished before
their names could be learned. During
the recent disastrous fire in Norfolk,
Va, the city called upo nthe navy yard
authorities for aid. Details of sailors
and first aid men were sent in re-
sponse. At the height of the fire the
alarm was sent out among the workers
that some of the city's firemen were
trapped in a burning hotel. Two sail
ors who had fought their way into the
building reached the spot where two
firemen were cut off from escape.
The fire fighters We're injured and
hardly able to walk. The sailors got
them to a window and then with their
burdens descended an ice covered lad
der to the ground. Then having COM
pleted their work they walked away
and were soon lost among their mates.
The crowd around the burning build
ing had seen their heroism and ap-
plauded it but they never learned their
names.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26

culated seditious tracts, and in Rus
STA the women Joined the ranks of
Nihilists and reyolutionaries by the
hundreds.
their opponents had arrived at a
deadlock; when Mr.. Asquith in Great
Britain had declared himself against
suffrage and the police had interior
ed with the activities of the German
women, came the European war.
The women talked it over at huge
mass meetings and decided that their
cause must be sacrificed to their coun-
try The National Council of French
women, which had worked for suf-
work of caring for Belgian refugees
And later, when the government is
sued a call for help, the French
women's trade unions forgot their
special grudges and entered the gov
eminent factories. In Great Britain
the same thing happened. The women
who had devoted their time to storm
ing the gates of parliament began to
knit and sew and collect subscriptions
for the Red Cross, to farm lands left
idle by the departing soldier. and to
make shells The news from Germany
has been meager recently, but in the
beginning it because known that Ger
man women were even taking the
place of men as StokerS of blast fur
naceS. -N
All these Things women nave zone
during the past three years, and that
is why suffrage has at last become a
world issue. That is why Mr.. Asquith
of Great Britain has changed his
mind concerning suffrage, why Lloyd
George says: ITO give women no
voice would be an outrage; it would
be unjust, inequitabie." That is why
the woman question has become large
ly a wa. question, and why the Trench
government committee on woman suf-
frage favors the measure first as an
act of delayed justice and secondly as
"a move dictated by public interests"
Questions on tn above or any SUBJ
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin. Director.
Washington, >. c., with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26

One Of the peculiarities of the in
come tax law is seen in the fact that
in making out his income-tax return
the farmer is allowed to deduct the
compensation paid to men employees
but line is drawn as to the compen-
sation of women employees. If a wo-
mans entire time be employed in talk
ing care of the milk and cream pre-
pared for sale, in the production of
butter, cheese, etc, the care of milk
cans and churns. or if a separate ia
BILE be maintained for farm laborers
and her services are used entirely in
the preparation of their meals and
caring for their rooms, the compensa-
ton paid her is a deductible item If
however, she be employed in caring
for the farmers household, no deduc-
ton can be claimed