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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
CHILE-PERU
CONTROVERSY
Detailed Study of Situation to be
Made by State Department as
Diplomatic Preparedness
Measure.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-State
department officials are to make de-
tailed study of the Chile-Peru from
tier controversy as diplomatic pre-
paredness measure, It was learned
here today.
Hope was expressed that the two
countries may reach an agreement
between themselves on the question
of the Tacna-Arica plebescite. but it
was admitted by both officials and
diplomats that the people rather than
the governments are behind the con-
tinued demonstrations in both repub-
lies.
1t was pointed out by Chilean and
Peruvian diplomats that the mobili-
cation of Santiago and Lima was in
each case a governmental precaution
for preserving internal order
The Latin-American bureau of the
department of commerce issued a re-
port today describing the Tacna-Arica
region. The report stated that the
region in itself is of comparatively
small economic value, with an area
of 1856 square miles. mostly arid An
dean foothills.
The port of africa and the AFRICA
Lapaz railway, over which Bolivia i'm
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

all the same to Wolff, and It appears
to be one OF the merits Of the meri-
torious Eisner that he pointed out
this nest OF intrigues and agitators.
"As a matter of fact, the German
press appears still, as before, to re-
ceive its watchwords from the wire
pullers in the foreign office, and
these are the same men who had
laid so indescribably thick a net of
lies over the eyes OF the German
people The German people were
led to believe that the enemy was
committing monstrous crimes against
Ger1nany-that the armistice condt-
lions were unprecedented. But the
red cockade is in way finished.
The old spirit of arrogance and
cunning remains"
The Basler Nachrichen, regarding
the Bavarian revelations, says:
In what hateful light appears the
well known stand of Imperial Chan
cellor Bethrnann-Hollweg in the
reichstag, when he justified violation
of Begium's neutrality with 'neces-
sity knows no law; but the most
hateful Of all was the attempt of
the German government to accuse
Belgium Of breach of neutrality
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE
FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about
to take Is absolutely pure and con.
tains no harmful or habit producing
drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-Root. kidney. liver and blad-
der remedy.
The same standard of purity.
strength and excellence Is maintained
in every bottle of Swamp-Root.
Swamp-Root is scientifically COM
pounded from vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimlant and is taken In
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recomme ended for every
thing.
According to verified testimony 1t
lis natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney. liver and
bladder troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root
II you need medicine. you should
have the best.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root is what you need. you
will find 1t on sale at all drug stores
in bottles Of two sizes, medium and
large.
However. IL you wish first to try
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N.
Y, for sample bottle. When writ
ing be sure and mention the Keokuk
Gate City and Constitution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
HITCHCOCK
DEFENDS HIMSELF
\
(Contilued from. page u

in 1915 as partisans Of Germany.
They were supporting my bill. but I
declined to go to their conferences.
or meetings, though / was often in
yited to appear as a speaker. l made
my only speeches here in the senate
or in defending my course later be-
fore my constituents.
I'm those days the country was
under a pledge OF neutrality by virtue
of the presidents proclamation made
when the war broke out. We should
no doubt have remained neutral at
lease nominally and officially II Ger
many had not, by a series Of out
RACES, made our attitude first diff
cult and then impossible.
"My attitude naturally changed
with changing conditions. stood first
for strict peaceful, and impartial
neutrality even to the extent Of sell
ing no arms and ammunition and
lending no money to either side.
Next when Germany began a, sys-
tematic attack on our commerce I
was ready to fight to protect our
neutrality.
IT supported the presidents request
that we authorize him to assert and
to protect our neutrality by arming
our merchant ships. And l had charge
| in the senate Of what was known as
| the armed neutrality resolution,
which died so dramatically in the
senate on March 4, 1917.
"a month later, when the issue
changed from armed neutrality to
war l had charge of the declaration
of war, which was briefly debated and
passed by the senate April 4, 1917.
And like other Americans 1 have
passed from one phase Of the situa-
ton to another-peaceful neutrality,
armed neutrality, war. German con-
duct forced those changes. not only
in the case of public men as indi-
viduals, but in the case of our coun-
! try as a whole This conduct was
not wholly confined to the outrages
lperpetrated on the high seas and the
war areas in Europe, but 1t included
| the criminal folly Of German agents
whom Mr.. Bielash has been inyesti-
/ eating The latter exasperated Amer
lean patience at home while German
atrocities abroad aroused American
resentment.
"I have no disposition to criticize
Mr.. Bielaski for revealing all the
secret correspondence of the German
agents and conspirators with each
other. 1t Is evident, however, that
they. in correspondence with each
other. have used the names of num-
Der Of public men recklessly II not
falsely. They reached the climax Of
absurdity when they recorded Pro-
fessor Albert B. Hart of Harvard. as
one of the number OF prominent men
who would cooperate with them
"In my case they knew that I had
refused to join their work, refused to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

ported goods valued at $50, iol's0di ;n :,
1915. were declared to be the leauin'
assets of the disputed lands. ....
Contrary to the current mp iiuat,
sion. Tacna is not one OF the niIas
provinces. as this industry is ials 70
confined to Tarapaca and A AM u,
gasta," declared the report anaa
two provisions, to the south OF S Ssa,
africa were ceded outright to ohA'
by Bolivia and Peru in 1888. :,
There is strong impression ~
Latin-American diplomatic cle -s-
that Bolivia and Peru will make o'a !,
lures at the peace table in regafu
Tarapaca and Antofagasta.
THE relative Importance OF rex !,
interests in africa were shown -
1914 statistics quoted in the rs !S
that twenty-four retail houses WIZ VIII
total capital of $4,000. were Cni IL.
owned and 104 firms with cap,'"r
of 1898 ITO, were Peruvian oWneu'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Late Market Quotations

ket 100000 lower. Bulk, SID
1925. top, $17.40.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head. N
ket steady. Yearlings, ss.5oGu.y
wethers. $S.50@10.5O: lambs. SID
@15.15; ewes. s6.0099.OO.
New York Produce,
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Fiour, d
unchanged.
Pork, firm. Mess. s4s.5oG4s.0o.
Lard. steady. Middle we> sd
s26.55@26.65.
Sugar raw, steady. Centrifugal I'd
s7.2s.
Refined, steady. Cut loaf, s1O.5
crushed. s10.25; powdered, sci
Granulated, $500.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 1880.
Tallow, dull. City, 1514c; speci|
Ice.
Hay, weak. No. 1, s1S001 80; y
3, S1.45@1.60; clover, s1.45@1S0.
Dressed poultry, quiet. Turkeys,
@44c; chickens, 29@50c; fowls, Is
S51ac; ducks, 32@42c.
Live poultry, unsettled. Geese, 2S
3oc; ducks, a0933c; fowls. 22G2s
turkeys, nominal; ROSTERS, zoe; chic
ems. 22@24c.
Cheese, strong. State milk Coz
mon to special, 2S637kc; skins col
mon to specials, 12@2Sc.
Butter, strong. higher; receipt
1898. Creamery extras, zoe; dali
tubs, 52@69c; imitation creame
firsts, 47@4Sc.
Eggs, firm; receipts, 1907. Nea
by white fancy. 1895; nearby mike
fancy, 70@7ec; fresh, 7o@76c'
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec. 10. = Butter
Creamery extras. 671sc; dreamer
standards, 63G63Ac; dairy first
6O666c; dairy seconds, 5595Sc.
Eggs - Ordinary firsts, 55g6sc
firsts, 64s@67c. -
Cheese-Twins. 351z 1850; foan
Americas, 37@37kc. -.
Potatoes-Receipts, 20 cars. WI
consin and Minnesota, per cW'
s1.SO@1.90. go.
Live poultry = Fowls, 2iq2is
ducks. 24c: geese, 2215c; sprin
chickens, 22kc; turkeys, 26G2%'
st. Louis Horses and Mules
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, Dec. ~
Horses-Extra heavy draft, Slo9e
40; good southerns, ss5GlV0; eas
ern chunks, s1306160. ,ooo1
Mules-16 to 161h hands, s-oO.
s25; Is to 1914 hands. s14ogzZa'
to 141s hands, s9o@135.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
aus.rians Looted Belgrade.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seI ..,sns
GENEVA. Dec. 10.-The Aust iissl,
before the evacuation, colnp Mann
sacked Belgrade. according 10 p
ty Pavisic, of Croatia, who an, nat ,
here today. Pavisic said that Nv re
fourth of the Serbian population !. n
mains in the capital. Only .ns m.
of the royal palace are standlIs ant
railway line between Beigrau'
Nish was destroyed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Grain Review.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-While oats
was dull, corn showed some pressure
in the trading in futures on the Chi
cago board of trade today.
Provisions were steady.
December corn. up hc at s1.34, q
late opening, was unchanged. Janu-
airy corn, unchanged at the opening.
s1.317a, continued unchanged. Feb
ruary corn, up &c at s1.3OA, the
opening lost &c. March corn open
ing at s1.30A, up ~, was off 1ac.
May corn, up y at $1.30ss. the open
ing, was u lower
December oats, unchanged at the
opening at 73c, gained Il. January
oats, unchanged at 722a, the opening,
was up 1s. February oats, up II at
725s, the opening, was down IS.
March oats, up Il at the opening,
1875, lost a. May oats, up ~ at the
opening, 72ss. was off rs at noon.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10
Open. High. Low. Cose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

address their meetings. though they
were camoufaged as American.
II supported in the days of our
neutrality the embargo idea as a SEN
ator as the publisher Of large news
paper and as an American, but I de-
|clined to associate myself with those
who became partisans of Germany"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Weather Forecast.

weather Forecast.
'[U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.1
For Keokuk and vicinity: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Wednesday;
cooler tonight.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday,; cooler tonight.
For Illinois: Unsettled and cooler
tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy
and cooler.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Wednesday; cooler in east
and south portions Wednesday.
Weather Conditions.
There have been scattered rains
throughout the Mississippi valley and
the lake region, with high tempera-
ture for the season and generally fair
and colder weather is following in
the plateau region with high pressure
advancing from the central mountain
region.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r
ct D. m-.29.69 56 SW Clear
10 a. m.-2981 Al SW Clear
Stage Of river a. m, 81 feet.
Change In past "a hours, rise L.
Mean temperature 9Th, Sc.
Highest, 66.
Lowest, AZ.
Lowest last night, 38.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Chicago Cash Grain.

CHICAGO. Dec. .-wheat-No. 2
red, s2.31@2.32.
No. 4 yellow, s1.3591.sS; No. yell
low. 32@1.35: No. yellow. $3.50
m1sa: No. 3 white, s1.37@1.41: No.
4 white, s1.3501.37: No. 8 white,
3201.34; No. white, s1.3011.32;
No. mixed, s134; No. 4 mixed,
.3501.41; No. 6 mixed, s1.29@1.31.
Oats-No. white, 1874 @14Ac;
No. white, 71k@7sAc; standard.
74@75c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

Smith said he would probably tell
the conference that he will be quite
satisfied with such a definition as Will
enable the British navy. in case OF
war to do exactly what 1t has been
doing in the last eighteen months. aid-
ed by the American navy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Third Army on Rhine

rUnited Press Leased WIRE aThc
WASHINGTON, Dec III. .,,nins
Third American army IS eol as cen
its advance into Germany, saiu cor
eral Pershing's December MI
munique. "and today reaenes S, and
Rhine from Rolandsack to blon al lin.
at nightfall was on the genera MN
Rolandsack Brohl Wassanae'f
Observation-Disclosures
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

armies for years during which time
English French, American and Ital-
ian worlkingmen will occupy German
territory and act the role of slave
drivers to the German people
This mould make mammoth armies.
president Wilson's demand for a
peace without annexations has been
FORGOTTEN. the article states. As for a.
lasting peace, as demanded by Wilson,
the article declares that the chauvin-
Iistic press Of Paris Is discussing the
proper moment for the next war
against Germany against the German
republic this time"
Turning to America the document
notes opposition to Wilson.
"Ex-PresiGent Roosevelt, addressing
large enthusiastic audiences through
out America heaps ridfcule upon the
mere idea of league of nations. He
says it is nonsensical and hypocritfcal.
A league of nations to prevent future
war would necessitate lowering Amer
lean tariff and would be against the
commercial interests of America"
'Ex-President Taft calls for con-
scription being made permanent so
that Germany-which is to be immed-
lately disarmed-may be kept in per-
petual subsection. Senator Lodge says
no peace that satisfies the German
people can satisfy us.
"At the present moment the larger
and more influential section of the
American press is demanding what
practically amounts to a Bismarckian
formula that our enemies be left
nothing but their eyes to weep with"
British to Concede.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 10-The British
are bound to concede all possible to
America, regarding the freedom of
the seas" Attorney General Smith de-
clared in a speech here before, prepar-
ing a pronouncement on the matter
for the cabinet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

Only One "RRoMo QUINiNE"
To get the genuine, call for full
name LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN1NE
Tablets. Look for signature of E. W.
GROVE. Cures a Cold In One Day. 30c
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Official Report Shows That County Re-
tains Its Proud Place In Lead
Of the State Of
Illinois.
WHEAT CROP WAS LARGE
Farm Adviser Makes His Annual Re-
port to Food Administrator
Which Shows Some In
terestin9 Figures.

Hancock county raised 2S7,523 bush
els OF wheat from 3,4S6 acres on Sol
farms, and it made 21.3 bushels per
acre on the average. according to the
report OF ]. n. Lloyd, who has filed
his annual report with the Illinois food
admins tration.
Oats on 1883 farms and an acreage
GR $3.50, showed a yield OF 2.484, 064
Bushels, making 46.s per acre.
Rye, on 1915 farms and an acreage
on 24,1G3, yielded 323.60S bushels, an
average of 1874 bushels per acre.
Barley showed an average OF 81
Bushels to the acre, 1926 bushels be-
ing raised In the county.
Only 924 bushels Of bucEwheat was
raised on eight farms. an average Of
514.9 per acre
The wheat crop for 1917 consisted
o. 1862 bushels from 4,574 acres on
$40 farms, with an average yield OF
17.2 bushels.
Wheat Average Doubled.
The wheat average for 1919 has been
Increased more than 100 per cent. The
I 1919 acreage Of rye is probably de-
creased about 5000 acres due to the
comparatively small yield this season
and to the large acreage OF wheat seed
ed this fall. Figuring 100 per cent in
crease for wheat and a decrease OF
5000 acres of rye. there is indicated
I 46,075 acres Of fall-seeded grain for
1919, which is about 5000 acres above
the minimum quota assigned to Han
cock county.
Previous estimates Of the 1919 acre
age were based upon the reports OF
the state department Of agriculture,
which stated that Hancock county
had produced about $4,000 acres OF
wheat and IL 600 acres OF rye this
season. Evidently the figures furnished
by crop reporters to the state depart.
ment Indicated larger acreage Of
wheat and a small acreage OF rye
than was actually produced
Some Damage by Hall.
The average yield of 1874 bushels
per acre for rye Is low for Hancock
county and is accounted for by the fact
that In most sections OF the county
rye was badly damaged by hail early
in the season.
The very small acreage of wheat In
1917 was occasioned by excessive VIM
ter killing and the yield of 17.2 bush
els per acre for that season shows
that the weather conditions in the
spring of. that year were favorable to
the recovery OF the wheat, which was
mostly OF the Turkey Red variety on
the normal soils.
Hancock county Is usually the first
in rank in Illinois in the production of
wheat, but the figures Of the other
counties for this year are not yet avail
able
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
RATTLE ROYAL
OVER TAX POLICY
Continued from page j.

the help Of the treasury department,
however, they will bring the stron-
gest pressure to bear. 1t was pointed
out to congress that failure to enact
tax law soon will mean that moro
billions Of bonds will have to lie
foated, with the country at peace.
and no means existing of creating
any enthusiasm over bond sale.
leaders have stated they oppose IN
Guiding the 1919 tax because they
fear the four billion provided for 1920
by the bill will not be enough and
the republican congress will be
forced to impose heavier taxes TO
meet the deficit. and thus be blamed
for increasing taxes.
Would Investigate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.-Senator
Poindexter, Washington, today intro
duced a resolution for investigation of
the ordnance and quartermaster de-
partments by the senate military az
fairs committee.
limiting at unquestionable activities
which he intimated might have delay
ed production OF guns and shells for
the army, Poindexter said that "if
some traitors and spies had been exc
cuted In the early days OF the war the
lives of better men might have been
saved"
Meat Packing Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-A bin
proposing drastic regulations of the
American meat packing industry was
introduced in the house today by
Chairman Sims, Of the house inter
state comerce committee. 1t embraces
the plan for federal control of refriger-
ator cars, refrigerating plants and 9TH
er facilities recently suggested by the
federal trade committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
CHICAGO Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head. Market sIrong
to higher. Butchers, $17.50@1770;
packing. s16s5@17J6G; light, $1,000
1850; pigs, s14.25@15.50; roughs.
S16.00@16.75.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket slow to lewer. Beeves, S9.25@
-9.75; butchers stock. $6.50@13.75;
Gamers and cutters, s5.75@6.50;
stockers and feeders, $9.75@13.25;
cows, s6.50913.75; calves, $l6.75@
I1725.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady Wool lambs, 10000
1870: ewes, $4.O0@1o.00.
ST. Louis Live Stocn.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1O-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 5000 head Market slow to
steady. Native beef steers, $1,000
1850; yearling steers and heifers,
s95o@16Oo: cows, $7.5o@12.5o;
stockers and feeders, ss.59012.0o;
calves, s775@17.25; Texas steers,
s16.0O@1770; cows and heifers,
S7.5G@15.5O.
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady. Mixed and butchers.
$17.25@17.55; good to heavy, s17.50
617.60; rough. $15.25@16.40; light,
s17.25@17.40: pigs, $13.00@16.00;
bulk, $17.25@17.55.
sheep-Receipts. 1000 head. Mar
ket steady. Ewes, $s.00@9.00; lambs,
S600@16.50; Gamers and choppers,
s600@9.O0.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 10
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady to strong. Steers, $4,000
1000; cows and heifers, $3.50
1850; stockers and feeders, $6.50@
400; calves, s6.o0113.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady to sc higher. Bulk, 1920
@17.65; heavy, s17.oo@17.70; me-
dunn, s17.25G1775; light, $1,000
1850
sheep-Receipts. 1000 head. Mar
ket strong. Lambs, s12.00@15-55;
ewes, ss.00@s.75; stockers and feed
ers, $6.50@17.00.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 10.-Cattle--
Receipts, 10000 head. Market steady
- 15m25c lower Steers SO .OO0
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
KAISER ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE, BUT MISSED
Continued from pase IL

Germany has already resulted in their
ceuntry's becoming more democratic
than the United States"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Machine euns In Parade.


BERLIN, (via Berne)-Dec. O.
delayed -Demonst by the
Spartacus group continue. Karl Lieb,
knecht, in an automobile armed with
mhchine guns, leads professions OF
radicals through the streets.
The Spartacusites make numerous
speeches in the public squares, de-
manding arrests OF the Hohenzollerns.
Won Hindenburg and Won Bethmann-
Holiweg-
Fifty thousand former Krupp en-
ployes are reported to be ont Of work.
Still Plot and Lie.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-(British Ad-
miralty Wireless) Basic Ma
tional Zeitung says:
Unfortunately the people on the
side of Germany are still, as before,
employing the old methods OF IN
element and false insinuaion, ex-
cept that now note of complaint
over injustice is mingled with them.
Berlin wishes, as before, to divert
the wrath of the German people to
the enemy, and is behaving in the
midst of the revolution exactly as
in the time of Ludendorff
Whether it be the order of the
Red Eagle or the red flag. it is still
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Omaha Live stock.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 10.-Cattle--
Receipts, 10000 head. Market steady
10 15@25c lower. Steers, $4,000
1880; cows and heifers, s4.25@12.50;
stockers and feeders, S5.50@13.50;
calves. s7.50913.5o; bulls and stays,
$7.00@10.00.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoKUK

following table includes most Of the standard food
determined by the special COMMITTEES appointed by
F.
public by the food
fancy goods notQ uoted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

Article. Retailers Pay
Wheat Flour 5000. .s11.55 to s11.75 per Dbl.
of eight 24h pound
Rye Flour .......... s11.oo to $1125 per Dbl.
Of twenty 10-lb. sacks
Barley Flour ....... $1,000 to s111o per Dbl
OF eight 24h pound
sacks
The Republican journal., 1918-11-07
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

He had the pride, the spirit of initia-
tive, the capacity in business which
qualify men for leadership, and lacked
nothing of indomitable will and imperi-
GUS purpose to make his leadership effec-
tive. What he did lack was wisdom in
dealing with men, willingness to take the
Judgment of others in critical matters OF
business, the instinct which recognizes
ability in others and trusts it to the ut
most to play it's independent part. lie
too much loved to rule, had too over
weening a confidence in himself, and
took leave to act as if he understood
much better than those did who were IN
actual command what should be done IN
the field. He sought to control too many
things with too feminine a jealousy OF
any rivalry in authority. Woodrow VIII
son on jefferson Davis in the "History OF
the American People,"