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The Irish standard., 1918-11-16
THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION

In lecture given recently in Cliff
ton, England, Rev. Charles Platter,
s. j., leading authority or social
questions, spoke of the Social Revolu-
tion." In this he did not mean to as
sert that our people were caught with
the spirit of revolutionary anarchy;
they were far too sensible for that.
At the same time, there was spirit
Of unrest abroad, and a widespread
determination, not only amongst the
citizens at home, but amongst the
fighting men also, that the old evil
social conditions Of pre-war days shall
never return; but that our national
have greater opportunities Of self
realization.
We must bear in mind that the ulti-
mate issue of national reconstruction
will lie with the principles Of which
we build. Outside the Catholic Church
people were frantically searching for
principles which would give the de.
sired result; society established on
the principle of social justice. At pres.
ent the social revolution was largely
q revolution in thought. Whether 1t
would become bloody revolution"
Catholic action could do much to de-
termine. Herein lay our great op-
portunity and consequently our great
responsibility. We were the heirs Of
the ages, our teacher the spiritual
mother of the human race, whose
knowledge of human nature and human
needs is unsurpassed. Our interest,
our religion, and our duty called upon
us to acQuaint our fellow-men with
the sure principles of Catholic social
policy, which offered the only stable
foundation for the rebuilding of our
shattered society.
Analysis shows in this modern labor
unrest passionate desire for social
Justice and personal liberty; resent
ment at bureaucratic interference with
family life; cry for better oppor-
tunities of education and self-realiza-
ton; and firm conviction that man
is of more consequence than property.
Here was our great opportunity. We
must show that these have always
been our ideals; that for them the
Church has always striven; that In
her social principles lay the only hope
Of their realization. Liberty could
only obtain when authority was given
It's due, but liberty and authority
could only be reconciled and made to
work in harmony when the Church's
teaching on duty and responsibility
was freely admitted, and due recog-
nixation given to theifa that all au-
thority comes from God.
Regarding the family, the social unit
az society, the Church had always
maintained it's autonomy against un-
duo state interference. A glance at
or history, taking in the establish
;nent Of our great universities and cen.
;t6rs Of learning. would convince any
unbiased inquirer Of the Church's
The Irish standard., 1918-11-16
Dangerous Tendency Of the Times to
Confound Erratic Socialistic Ideas
Of Government With Sound Theory
Of Territorial Democracy.

There is marked political tendency
to interpret democracy as a popular
rather than a territorial basis of gov
eminent. The people arec sovereign
In q sense that all laws and public acts
run in their name and that their
rulers are chosen by the people and
pie that are territorially constituted,
fixed to soil. They make what Dis
raeli called "a territorial democracy"
The personal idea of democracy has
taken in our day the humanitarian
view. Irobliterates geographical lines
and Municipalities to build on the
broad basis of humanity. There is a
solidarity of race which forms society
and which creates social rights in
regard to the individual and individual
rights in regard to society. This
solidarity Pounds society or states on
territorial divisions. There is a real
solidarity of nations. One nation ia
not and cannot be absolutely indie
pendent of another. From this arises
what is called international law. The
defenders of humanitarian democracy
try to look back of the individual and
see humanity superior to the indi-
vidual, superior to states and govern
ments and laws. They would trample
on all of them at the call of humanity
which they term "the higher law"
This socialistic tendency, for it is
nothing more than q species of So
sialism, is impossible in practice and
an attempt to put it in practice would
break up in anarchy.
The danger of this humanitarian
doctrine is that it Is supposed to be
built on Christian principles. There
is no more abused word in our Ian
guage than philanthropy. 1t is the
modern favorite guise of satan. Prop
erly understood philanthropy is q
beautiful natural virtue but it is grad.
ually taking the place of Christianity.
BY his vague generalities the HUMANE
tartan sacrifices the rights of men in
an endeavor to secure the rights of
man, just as John Calvin sacrificed
the rights of nature in order to secure
the freedom of grace. It is the last
lesson Of the European Liberal, who
would identify the people and law
making them even God. The Jacobins
of Europe, who conspired against all
authority, Church and State, are not
dead. They live in the Bolshevik of
our day.
The American protest against this
theory of government was found in
the late Civil War. The freedom of
the slaves was only an incident as
even Lincoln realized. While Abra-
ham Lincoln was the uncompromising
enemy of slavery in any form and
probably would have suggested legis-
lation to drive it out of the United
States, his Emancipation Proclama-
ton was a war measure. The people
of Europe, particularly those of
France and England, believed that the
Civil War was fight against slavery
and Abraham Lincoln, to win their
moral support, issued his famous
Proclamation. The Civil War was a
The Irish standard., 1918-11-16
THE GOSPEL OF KINDNESS.

We must give up the habit Of back.
biting.
We must speak no unkind thing Of
any man, woman or child in the
world. II you want to exercise your
self in backbiting, talk about your
self and let your neighbor alone. It
matters not how much i'll you speak
of yourself say no evil Of your
neighbor. Under no circumstances,
under no provocation, permit yourself
the use of one unkind word. That
tongue! oh, give it rest. That tongue
was given you to praise God. That
tongue was given you to pray. That
tongue was given you to cheer your
neighbor. Oh, do not make it an in
strument of torture; do not make it
a poisoned fang to cash and wound
and kill your neighbor. Do not make
of that tongue source of poison that
kills and chills the hearts and the
hopes of all that know you. Above
all, have kind heart. Think kindly
of everybody. People are not as bad
as they look; people are not as bad
as they are described; there is good
in everybody. God loves everybody,
and God loves only what is good. And
If God can love people, why cannot
we? II you find q man or woman
or a child in the world whom God
does not love, then you can speak
evil of that person; but first be sure
God does not love him. And IL Gods
love embraces everybody, why should
We dare speak evil Of anybody?
The Irish standard., 1918-11-16
Lu.

Father MoIIineer Fought the Influenza
In 1891. His Wonderful Prescrip-
ton In Great Demand Today. A
Common-Sense Treatment Which
Appeals to the Reason Of 49,
Intelligent People.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-16


At bed time he told them to place
a heaping tablespoonful of his fifteen
herbs in cupful Of scalding hot water
and drink it before retiring. This Fa-
nous Herb Tea taken hot will cause
you to perspire. It carries of the
poison and allays the fever.
Father Mollinger's Cough, Cold and
Influenza medicine and his Famous
Herb Tea is a wonderful combination
and thousands are using it in Pitts
burgh, where the public, who knew the
author. have faith in his products. -.
Father Mollinger's Cough, Cold and
Influenza Medicine sent anywhere by
mail for $1.10. His Famous Herb Tea
$1.10. The complete treatment costs
1920. Send today to
MoLL1NGER MEDICINE CO.,
108 Mollinger Building,
IA East Park Way IN. 81,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-16
HOW TO FIGHT
OFF The GRIP

commonsense Rules Everybody
Should Fellow To Avoid Dan
ger From Great Epidemic
To keep well-keep clean.
Avoid the person who sneezes.
Warmth is necessary,-be well
clothed.
Sleep we'll, eat we'll, play we'll.
Avoid over.exertion,
Do not let yourself get rundown.
Those who are weak and rundown
are the earliest victims.
Remember that Father Johns Medi-
cine makes fighting strength to ward
of the attacks Of the grip germ.
Keep away from houses where there
are cases of influenza.
A neglected cold leads to grip or
pneumonia. Take Father Johns Medi-
cine at the first sign of cold. It has
had more than so years of success
treating colds and coughs.
Do not take medicine containing
narcotic drugs, derivatives Of opium
or other poisons. You are safe when
you take Father Johns Medicine be-
cause it is guaranteed free from alco-
hol or dangerous drugs.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-16

Father Mollin-
gers Is original
p r Q s CRYPTIC n
books indicate the
thousands suffer-
ing in the early
nfneties from In.
huenZa.
At the first
sign of a cold he
advised patients
to take his medi-
cine for Coughs,
~>HI
The Irish standard., 1918-11-16

enemies OF Christ are striving to shake
the very foundations of society; to
uproot from mems minds the very be-
lief In the Divinity of Christ and from
their hearts love and generation for
the Son of God who became man and
died on the cross to save us. Some
make so bold as to say that Christian
1ty Is lettering to its ruin.
But when we look upon that great
army OF more than a million men and
boys who openly and gladly make pro-
fess1on of faith in Jesus Christ, who
proudly walk in solemn procession
through the public streets Of our big
cities beneath the banner of His Holy
Name; and, what is far better, who
month by month rise to that supreme
test of their faith and love by receiv-
Ing His life-giving sacraments of Pen.
ance and Holy Eucharist, we know
that Christ still reigns in the hearts
women can read and still preserve
ana minds OF men; we know that the
name OF Our Blessed Redeemer is still
near and dear to the countless mil.
lions represented by this solid phalanx
of true-hearted. clean-lived, upright,
honest. faithful, Christian, Catholic
men. May Jesus Christ, Whom they
love and honor. keep their hearts ever
loyal, and may He make even more
widespread this great movement in
honor Of His Holy Name.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27

cation for the federal seed grain loan.
Now the question arises how are they
going to get their applications
through without the assistance of the
agent. Carlot shipments of hay and
feed are being made into this county
at the half freight rate. This is pos
sible by having the county agent issue
a permit which is honored by the rail-
way agent. With our agent gone,
what is going to happen to the freight
rate privilege?
Are the reasons for the dismissal Of
the agent so deep and complicated
that the farmers of this county cannot
be taken into the confidence of the
county commissioners in this matter ?
The interests of this county cannot be
served right unless the game is played
above board. The executive commit
tee of the farm bureau has appeared
before the county commissioners anil
stated it's reasons for wanting the
county agent and his work continued.
1t is waiting to hear valid reasons foc
the County Commissioners action.
None have been Forthcoming as yet.
CARL B. PETERSON,
Secretary of County Farm Bureau.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27

dig up half the price of u
square meal to keep the agent in the
county, or do you agree with the Hon
orable Board of County Commission
ers that such a lavish expenditure Of
money must cease for it doesn't pay!
l believe that after considering the
lines of work carried on in the county
you will agree with me that the en-
ployment of county agent is one of
the best investments the commission
ers can make of our money. AS to
whether better results would be OBJ
tanned by continuing Mr.. Anderson
or employing a new agent, am con-
WINGED that a change is uncalled for
and would be a losing proposition.
Consider that our county is as large
as the state of Connecticut or one
tenth of the area of Iowa and that
about six thousand farmers reside
within it's boundaries. We are GER
tainly expecting a lot of a county
agent. However, Mr.. Anderson has
now become acquainted all over the
county. He knows the conditions and
the people of every community. II
would be matter of a year or more
before new man could be expected tt
possess one-half of the information
Mr.. Anderson now has regarding on:
county. Mr.. Anderson, being a human
like the rest of us, has made mistakes
and he will be apt to make less in the
future than any new man put on the
job.
[ believe that we are fortunate in
having county agent who has such
a genuine interest in the farmer anf
his problems. Mr. Anderson worked
hard for his education and has beer
through the demonstrating life by &C.
tual experience. He therefore realizes
our problems and difficulties as one oil
US
am not alone in my opinions in
this matter as evidenced by the let.
ters from farmers about the county
They all believe that Mr.. Anderson
should be retained. I hope that every
community in the county will see to i
that by petition or letters of protest
the Board of County Commissioner,
are informed of the fact that The
farmers of Sheridan county do no
""7Tove of it's action in dismissine
Mr.. Anderson.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
WHY SHOULD THE
AGENT BE REMOVED?
By Fl. p. Madsen, President of the
Sheridan County Farm Bureau, Ap-
pearing in the Farm Bureau News.

This issue of the Farm Bureau
News contains considerable informa-
ton regarding the work that has been
done in this county the past year and
I wish that the satisfaction with
which we view the results of the SER
vices Of the county agent was not to
be curbed by the action on the part of
the commissioners of this county seek
ing to deprive us of his services in
the future.
I do not want to consider this mat
ter in any other way than [ would
consider an investment The hiring Of
county agent by this county is an in
vestment. The question should be,
elias this investment been a profit
able one?" Further, we might ask,
"Would the proposed change offer us
any chance of receiving more returns
from this investment ?" We hope that
the county commissioners were not
moved by other reasons in taking
such sudden action of dismissal, but
the fact of the matter is that the Hon
orable Board has offered no valid
reasons for dismissing Mr.. Anderson.
Previous to my election for the
presidency of the Bureau and since
that time have had the opportunity
of viewing Mr.. Anderson and his work
at close range. have talked with
farmers over the county regarding
the work and can honestly say that [
have heard only two complaints from
farmers regarding Mr.. Anderson and
both of these came from the lips of
two members of our board of county
commissioners. With no reflection in
tended, I know that Mr.. Anderson
works harder and puts in longer
hours than any other official at the
court house. The County Agent has
difficult, thankless job.
The Cost
From the information can get on
the subject, the County Agent work
Acosts the county twenty-seven cents on
every hundred dollars of taxes raised
in the county. Tax OH the average
ty who owns half section of land
paws about TWENTY-FIVE cents toward
keeping the County Agent. Brother
farmers, do you feel that you can con-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
Where Do We Get Off AT?

We have frequently been told not
to swan horses in midstream and am
moved to add that it is equally as poor
policy to be pushed from your horse
into the stream. Those who have
been given the responsibility of look
ing after our interests in county
way, have by their recent action in
dismissing the county agent. left the
farmers of the county in rather deep
water. Aside from the fact that the
farmers wishes have been disregard
cd in this matter, we have been ig-
nored in decision with reference to
tho gopher determination campaign
without any effort being made to con-
fer with the farm bureau. We can
not hope to progress in this way. Let
us get together and discuss these
questions. Autocratic methods will
oct US nowhere. The gopher nest IS
one of the most serious problems we
have to contend with and the losses
from destruction of grain by the flick
ertail are underestimated. IF our
system of the past season has not
been satisfactory, why not talk it over
and make plans and suggest changes
in the law if necessary. Merely say
ing. eve will not continue the gopher
work next season." is not going to
rid the county of the gopher pest.
In the western part Of the county
aid is needed badly by manv farmers.
They have planned on making annli-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
Agent Expresses His Appreciation

Agent Expresses His Appreciation
AS it seems to have been definitely
decreed by the county commissioners,
that shall cease to act in the capaci-
ty of county agent, | am making the
preparations incident to such a
change. / cannot leave, however,
without expressing in small meas
ure, my appreciation of the support
the farmers of this county have given
me in my efforts to be of service to
the farmers. It is largely because of
this support, the whole-hearted CO.
operation on the part Of the farmers,
that regret being compelled to leave
the county agent work in this county.
In directing the extension activities
of the county, have felt that I should
serve the farmers, first, last and all
the time, for "Service to the Farmer
is the fundamental aim Of the extern
sion work. The farmers are the peo-
pie with whom the county agent acts
and [ have always considered that
they should have an opportunity to
express their preference in how and
by whom the work should be conduct
ed. For that reason, I welcomed the
Farm Bureau. With a representative
organization of farmers taking direct
part in the work in every community
more effective and permanent work
could be done.
In the beginning, I was handicapped
by lack of the knowledge of the
people and the county itself. The
size of the county and the large num-
Der of farmers scattered over its
lands, have made the problem of per-
sonallv meeting everyone, an impos-
sibilit', The grouping by communi-
ties vii 10 the means of overcoming
that tt = large extent, in the future
This work is too big and too import
ant to ha--~ personalities introduced
into it. II = &c considered to be best
for the csueo that I sever my connec-
ton with Cytoneion work in Sheridan
county, I glad ~. In conclusion,
wish to arai0 '7-o-,1r you for the sup
port given no 5r7Ting the time I have
been with YOU. am leaving the coun-
ty, with the earnest hope that the
Farm Bureau will continue to grow ir
membership and influence, in order
that the farmers of Sheridan County
may realize to the fullest extent, the
benefits of working together for the
common good.
E. w. ANDERSON.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
CO. ACT. ANDERSON
LEAVES PLENTYWOOD

County Agent Ernest W. Anderson
hacked up the belongings of the Coun-
tv Agents office during the past week
and left Tuesday for his home at
sydney, Montana, where he will spend
the holidays with friends and rela-
tives.
After New Years, Mr.. Anderson
will go to the western part of the
state on work as County Agent al
large, with headquarters at Bozeman
Montana.
Many of his farmer friends through
out Sheridan county are in hopes that
things can be arranged so that he car
be returned for extension work in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
LABOR PARTY HAS
BEEN LAUNCHED

New York, Dec. ga movement
has been launched here for the for111a-
ton of political labor party through
out the country.
The movement started in response
to a Spontaneous demand OF the
working people of New York city,
Thomas J. Curtis of the Central FED
Grated Union, declared in a statement.
The New York Labor party will be
organized at a greater city joint labor
conference to be held here Jan. IL and
II.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27

simplifed by the fact that enes -
+he servants of mankind. And it we
40 not heed the mandates of MANKIND
,ue sball make ourselves the most con-
spicuous and deserved failures III eh7
history Of the world -
envy conception of the league y
nations is just this that IS, It snali op,
crate as the organized moral force u
mon throughout the world and that
whenever or wherever wrong ana az
gression are planned or contemplated,
this searching light of conscience VIII
be turned upon them, and men every
where will ask: What are the pur-
noses that YOU hold in your hears
against the fortunes of the world
Exposure Prevents War
"Just a little exposure will SETTLE
most questions. If the central pow
ere had dared to discuss the purposes
of this war for single fortnight, u
never would have happened. And II
as should be, they were forced to dis
cuss it for a year, the war would have
been inconceivable.
"The triumph of freedom in this
war means that the spirit shall now
dominate the world. There is grea'
wave of moral force moving throug}
the world and every man who opposes
himself to that wave will go down II
disgrace"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
CO. AGENT EXPRESS
ES APPRECIATION
Hans Madsen and Carl Peterson Ex-
press Opinions In Columns of the
Farm Bureau News Anent Disrnis-
sal of the Popular County Agent.

The following articles appeared in
last issue of the Farm Bureau News
and will be of interest to the farmers
of Sheridan County:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27

Wv Whenever you have -.
sale a! Or trade, help w,Dt slgtl
enlnery' livestock, etc. 3
trade remember thers !, 10 !
veftlsing medium in Ss,I . y
that can bring Won sn .lStdal
as The Producers News sr,' aai
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
Should Have Known That.

Clarence-"Pop, what is millen'
MUM Darktown Faith er-"Its dess
about de same as centennial, muh son.
on'y it's got mo- legs. Puck
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27

work here SP be tss. and b ~
WISHES of practically ~. ~ !
ers in Sheridan cou,t ail q &
a ATE the splendid cbsrasat' ri' !
'na Atm NJ. has done in t ii'e :. Il,
gard to unfinished r 'nfoln'ss
or any other inform o,s q u
W 511G sams st by writing to ,' H. =
to t2 Director F. $ SS'c(; oais a
Montana. 0VOly at h,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
WILSON DECLARES
FREEDOMS SPIRIT
MUST RULE WORLE

Paris, Dec. 26.-In the great amphi-
theater of the University of Paris
the Sorbonne-President Wilson this
afternoon received the degree of doc
tor, honoris causa, conferred upon
him in recognition of his work as a
jurist and historian. This is the first
time in the history of the university
that an honorary degree has been be-
slowed, authorization for it's granting
having been given by a recent decree.
President Poincare, the presidents
of the senate and chamber of depI-
ties, the diplomatic corps, members IF
the government and the highest civil
and military authorities were present
at tho cnror1onu
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27

The Producers News-$2 year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-27
Servants of Mankind

"The task of those who are gath
cred here, or will presently be gath
cred here, to make the settlements of
this peace" said President Wilson in
accepting the degrees conferred By
the University of Paris, "is greatly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-29

FOR RENT-s Sewing machines OF ali
makes. e1.00 per week. $500 pog
month. MccIIntock and simpson. 800
g. Court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-29

FOR RENTs room apt private bath
and basement to parties wIthout
children $50 Market street. Phone
24BW.