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New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
Our Miscue in Mexico

We might as we'll admit that the
Mexican government was slapping at
US when it withdrew it's diplomatic repre-
sentative in Cuba. Cuba is our ally
bound to us more closely than any
other Latin-American republic. The
grievances which President Carranza
has been nursing against Cuba are
grievances chargeable to American
policy
Carranza has always been enamoured
of the circumlocutions of diplomacy. 1t
must have been supreme pleasure to
him to be able to rebuke this country
Indirectly, while expressing in ironical
phrases his compassion and delicate con-
sideration for a sister Latin nation,
now in "an afflicted situation" because
of her entry into the war on the side
of the United States.
Carranza would not be Carranza with
out his mental peccadilloes and his tena-
cious prejudices. His dislike of our
government is no new thing. 1t has
warped his policy toward the United
States for some years past. 1t has had
the bad effect of accentuating a dis
trust of our intentions to which the
Mexican public has always been prone
1t is bar to the creation of the sort
of friendly relations which ought to
exist between Mexico and the United
States.
Here is fact in the present military
.r1o
faced frankly. Prejudices are powerful.
They often run counter to interests.
1t is incredible that any Mexican gov
ernment, disregarding the counsel of it's
emotions, should ever reach the conclu-
sion that it's interests in this war or in
a world remade after the war lay with
Germany rather than with the United
States. Mexican preference for Ger
many is based on an obsession of feel
ing, not on cold political and economic
facts.
Yet there it is. Nowhere else in the
Americas has German propaganda made
easier progress than it has in Mexico.
German confidence in the susceptibility
of Mexican opinion to anti-American
poison reached it's climax in the as
founding proposal Of Herr Zimmerman
that Mexico should enter into an alli-
ance with Germany and receive back, as
a consideration, Texas and all the ter
ritory ceded or sold to us at the end of
the Mexican War.
Mexico is not wholly to blame for
this outcropping of anti-American senti-
ment. Carranza is not wholly to blame.
Our policy toward Mexico has been con-
fused and irritating. In our dealings
with Carranza we have vacillated be-
tween brow-beating and indulgence. We
lost his respect ana the respect of the
elements now in control of Mexico by
treating them one day as irresponsible
children and holding them another day
to the strictest accountability as an or
ganized and securely established gov
ernment.
If we question our own hearts we
shall realize that we have failed in
many ways to disarm Mexican suspi-
cions and soothe Mexican resentments.
We have simply made the work of the
German propagandist easy for him.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
Fattening a Borrowed Horse

This is now the way it is done:
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINS
TRATION
w. G.. McAdoo, Director General of Rail-
roads.
PRESS STATEMENT explaining Cen
eral Order No. 2S).
For Release afternoon papers
May 81, 1918
Director General McAdoo certifes to
the Interstate Commerce Commission that
in order to meet the railway operating
expenses, pay taxes, rents and compensa-
tion to the carriers, it is necessary to
increase the railway operating revenue,
(etc).
The increase of freight and passenger
rates hereinafter specified will amour,
to about $90O,OO0,000 year.
Only the day before, with similar
brevity and dispatch the pay of railroad
employees was ordered to be increased
$300,000,000 a year, agreeably to the
recommendations of the Railroad Wage
Commission.
Imagine the uproar that would have
greeted request from the private
owners Of the railroads to raise rates
S9OO,OO0,000 because, for one thing, they
had increased wages $30000O,OO0, and
how shrewdly and persuasively the Cliff
ford Thornes would have argued that TIE
predatory carriers were making the pub
lie pay the higher wage cost three times:
Railroad people will regard what is
happening under government control
with mixed and ironical feelings. After
only few months of experience the gov
ernment finds that both wages and rates
are too low, and up they go without more
ado, first wages and then rates three
times as much. That is as it should be-.
But everything of this kind that hap
pens tends to crystallize government con-
troll of the carriers. If the Director Cen
eral by decreeing higher rates makes the
railroads prosperous, can the private
owners expect to get them back?
Wouldn't all the Clifford Thornes rise
up again to say that the people should
keep the fattened horse which was a
bone rack when they borrowed it?
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28

Carranza is above all things devotee
Of punctilio. Have we taken enough
trouble to propitiate hm-to detach
him from his artificial pro-German asso-
Citations?
There is a great work to be done in
Mexico by an acute and subtle Ameri-
can diplomacy We can obtain by SYM
pathy and kindness what we have missed
by Indifference.
Mexico's friendship is worth while.
We ought to look forward to it in the
period after the war. Better still, we
ought to set about getting it now.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28

Messrs. Macmillan have done an ex-
cellent service in reprinting, in an ampli-
fed form, Mr.. Mark Sullivan's stirring
appeal on ships, entitled wake Up,
America" Not little of the vigorous
shake-up in the shipbuilding situation,
eliminating in the appointment of
Charles M. Schwab and a radical ex-
pansion in the shipping programme, was
due to Mr.. Sullivan's timely and COM
pelling study of the nations oversee
transportation needs.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
Coiled in the Flag
Hears-s-s-t Answers Hearst
The Voice That Kissed
Ev'dence IN contradiction from "The Neac York
American" of vorious dates WV

Only of Mr. Roosevet charges is correctly sat.a ~
The American 1t ignores quotations from "The Amor;
CANAL following declaration of war-throuoh which
Mr. Roosevelt proved that Hearst tried keep Americas
men, and food at home hinder the Liberty Loan r.
create embittered feeling toward of the Allies Ero
land and Japan and to bring about peace with
cut victory
Mr. Roosevelt did not charge that prior to Amercs,s
declaration Of the Hearst papers advocated strict
observance of neutrality ETC. He charged that after
Of the Hearst papers reverted to this
t1on for the purpose of attacking England
Mr. Roosevelt did charge that ,ror to our decars
on OF war the Hearst advocated the policy of keen
ing out OF the war; He did charge that after our dcara
on OF war the Hearst advocated the keeping of our
armed 1orces munitions money and food at home This
cnarge Is substantated by such passages as these:
New York American April H. 1917
stripping country of men, money and food is dan
sei'us polcv Every shipment of food and military
, supplies from this time our own safety
Ne10 York American May H. 1917
Our only correct strategy spend all our money and
THEIR NATURAL BASE and so comnlna eS sE AZ
taste of OUR GRANITE" ~ ~ lines 'he
Nenv York American June 90 1917
Further service in the should be a matter f ch
% or americans These have said consistently
ana WI" continue to maintain that American soldiers b
go to France should go volunteers and not as ;.1 |
men sent by the will of the government"
Hearst condoned the sinking of the Lustani,
New York American, May 10, 1916
how small company, amid millions of souls of men
ana women and children in torment s;,c h;
Dsan are the sad ghosts of the Lusitanas slain How
ie% are they amid the innumerabe of Europes dead
Ne~ orH American, June l. 1916
the Lusltania was to Germany an enemy vessel
SUBJECT to capture and destruction" ' '''
The American of three years ago did not believe that
.ne PRESIDENT took its precise view" for it said.
New York American, May II, 1876
THE PRESIDENTS NOTE TO GERMANY-rbe presi
dents letter is undenaby vigorous BUT 1T s pocSrpv
DANGEROUS AS WELL The desired that its riphtu1
shoua be laid before the government but
~ o'a not anticipate that the would
n plainly and soundly rghtfu those demands as to
l'e feoun The President goes on practically
10 protes against the submarines nv Cerms,
war 'haS country is waging British commerce"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28

The editorial the occurred Through the care
essnes the perverse stupidity of "a subordinate editor
IN an advertisement in "The Fourth Estate under tho
cate OF May 25 1918 Hearst gives wholly different ex
planaton. There he claims the deet;on 1v.s . .t..
cal error" follows: 'fep
In one edition Of The New York American
out OF the many papers which Mr. Hearst owns
paragraph OF President Wilson's fine Memorial Dav
proclamation was omitted by typographical error
IN fesettng IN larger type the proclamation that was
printed IN full IN an earlier edition of the Sunday
New York American of May II.
his obvious accident entreIv ar
cldental and unintentiona ="
There were tVo deetions
Inc American makes mention of Mr. Roosevelts
charges of attempting hinder the first Liberty Loan -
create ebttered feeling toward England and japan and
10 Drang about an immediate without victory all SUD-
Ported by such quotations these, reprinted from hi.
statements
"on April a. 1917. The New York American said eth.
painful truth is that being practically used as
reinforcement of Engands and Engands future no.
"on May 25 the paper said of the efforts 70 A.
the Liberty Loan If you want our food and ,+, .
abroad TO help suffering England buy Liberty bond furnish
n ne"s " war IN view of Hearsts effort to
excite hatred between United States ana rnos -.
implication Of this sentence cannot be mistaken
ION July 27 The New York American, spoke Of o,r col,
os De sent over to be offered bloody sacrifice to
'ne sO'ion OF contending nations foreign
On November go it of our Interfering in F,r.,
quarres
on september 49, 1917. Mr. Hearsts plea for a German
peace IN The New York ran the best neacs for
al concerned Is without vctorr a neace witbont
ques peace without ndemnities, peace without annexa-
tions' ~ ~
o arcn o. last Mr. Hearst preaching hatred to Japsn
anu oong MS best to Germany by bringing about
oreak between the United and japan and perhans
GREAT Britain Britain cannot restrain her
spec'a ally Japan from aggression inimical to our
INTERESTS we and troops from Europe
and transfer them to Asia
Since the United States entered the war the Hearst
papers have printed:
14-ottacks on, allies
l1-instdnces of defence or praise of
Germany
65-pieces of anti-.Uor propaganda
I-detetion Of a Presidential reclamation
Total l55
of nearly three week. while America has
been engaged in the life and death struggle with cviss
TONS enemy.
Hearsts German paper the 'Deutsches Journal" was
discontinued after the had refused
license or certificate of loyalty.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28

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We make Good promptly II the advertiser does "'''
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
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New-York tribune., 1918-05-28

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New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
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New-York tribune., 1918-05-28
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Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1918-05-28

This is now the way it is done:
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINIS-
TRATION
w. G. McAdoo, Director General Of Rail-
roads.
PRESS STATEMENT explaining Gen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-24

Petroleum, asphalt, or tar products
wanted for construction, maintenance,
or reconstruction of roads will be- de-
hvered only after approval of the APP
plication by committee representing
the United States Fuel Administration
and the Office of Public Roads of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture This announcement was made
today by officials of the two General
agencies.
State highway departments, to which
notices of the restrictions have been
sent, are required to pass upon all
applications for highway work in
their territories involving the use of
these materials. Applications are
then to be sent to L. w. Page, Direc
tor of the Office of Public Roads,
Washington, D. C. Mr.. Page is chair
man Of the committee which will con-
slider the necessity of the, material
being supplied and will make recon-
mendations to the oil division of the
Fuel Administration, which will issue
permits in accordance with the recon-
mendation when the material is avail
BILE.
Upwards of billion dollars is the
valuation placed by officials of the
Office of Public Roads upon bitumin-
GUS macadam roads in this country
requiring for their maintenance as
phalt, road binders, road oils, tar
binders, or dressings. The plan to
issue permits is designed to prevent
further deterioration of these roads,
and at the same time endeavor to
satisfy the fuel oil requirements of
the Army and Navy, the essential war
Industries, and the Allies.
The United States is now being
drawn upon to a constantly increas-
ing extent for petroleum products, es-
pecially fuel OIL The supply of h
luminous products is SO limited thai
1t is requested that all new road con-
struction involving these materials be
deferred this year, except in cases
where such work is necessary toward
winning the war. Preference will be
given to materials wanted for main
tenance and repair work.
Forms on which all applications fol
petroleum, asphalt, or tar products
for highway work must be made have
been supplied to the State Highway de-
partment and additional copies ma!
be obtained from the Office of Public
Roads These forms require detailed
information as to the length, location
general uses and military necessity Of
highways to be built. maintained, o.
repaired.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-24
RAMIFICATIONS
IN MOONEY TRIAL
WIDELY EXTENDED

: San Francisco, May 24-Raminca-
! tons of the murder trial Of Thomas
( ]. Mooney included an investigation
ordered by President Wilson, and dis
/ tlrbances~ on the streets of Petrograd.
/ Mooney was recently denied new
trial. and will. come up for sentence
May 20.
The Presidents mediation commits |
sion, which was directed to examine |
the situation while carrying on its
work on the Pacific Coast, said, in
report made public~January rs, that
changes in the evidence brought out
in connection withtthe trials of other |
defendants, ''cast doubt upon the
prior convictions of Billings and
Mooney" and that while the record
of all trials taken together leave the
mind in the greatest uncertainty as
to the completely of the accused"
Warren L. Billings, referred to in
the report, was the-first man tried for
murder in.connection with bomb ex-
plosion in a preparedness day parade
here July %, 1916, and he was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. He is
now serving sentence at Folsom pris-
on. Mooney, who came next, was
q convicted of murder in the first de-
gree February 8, 1917, and was SEN
fenced February "a to be hanged. A
prominent witness was Frank c. Ok
man of Durkee, Oregon.
The trial judge later advised the at
torney general of California that in
view of later developments, Mooney
should be retired. One of the rea-
sons, he said, was that f. e. Rigall
OF GRANVILLE, Ill. had offered letters
bearing Oxman's signature, urging
him to come out and testify in the
case. Oman wasrtried for suborna-
ton of perjury and was acquitted. He
was not used as a witness in later
trials. The attorney general in turn
iled with the Supreme Court a
consent to a new trial. The Su-
,preme Court found nothing in the
constitution enabling it to act on
such a document and proceeded with
consideration of an appeal which had
been filed previously. This is the
appeal, decision on which has now
been given.
Cables from Petrograd concerning
street demonstrations over Mooney
the anarchist reported in Russia to
have been hanged in San Francisco,
meanwhile directed attention Of the
State Department to the case. Presi-
dent Wilson communicated with Gov
ernor William D. Stephens of Cali
fornia, and was advised that Mooney s
appeal, filed February "a, 1917, was
still A.. pending, and he could not be
hanged unless the appeal were decid-
ed adversely.
MONEYS wife, Mrs. Rena Mooney
was tried next, and also acquitted
Israel Weinberg, another defendant
followed and also was acquitted. Both
were charged with murder. After
their acquittal they were held in jail
without bail. on the ground that they
were still under indictments of muir
der, one indictment having been vot-
ed for each of several victims of tht
explosion. Edward D. Nolan, a fifth
defendant, who said he, could prove
he was in Baltimore, Md, the day o.
fhe-explosion attending a labor con
wention, was-released on bail and ha.
nct~Deen brought to trial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-24
limited OIL And
COAL PRODUCTS
FOR ROAD WORK

Fuel Administration and Of
fee Of Public Roads, U. S.
Department of Agricul-
ture to Pass on All Con-
gtruction and Repair
Work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-24

!, Adlrtlse.1n-ahe- Times to Prosper
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-24
Mems So. so Pan

Very fine quality of fancy wor-
steds in big assortment of stripes;
neat, dressy and serviceable pants
that can be used for all purposes;
well made and perfect-f1tting; sizes
% to 46, at .................
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-08
ITALIANS HAVE AGAIN W0RSTED
 THE AUSTR|ANS
Austrians are Driven Across the New Bed of the Piave--l Immense Muni- ton Stores and Many Pris-
 Have Been Captured

ROME, July 6-Oficial-The enemy are the run After hard struggle of five days the Italians have dis lodged the Austrans the lower Pave river and have driven them from the positions that they occupied all last winter the main Piave the left bank
 All o1 the coastal from Capo Slc the Ifave has been retaken It has been in the hands the Asans since last November and all of the fighting necessary retake it has been done since June 5. In this region the allies have captured 523 officers 259l2 men, o5 guns 65 trench mortars 1234 machine guns, 337OO rifles and captured all of this from the enemy the Italians have etake doned in the first phase of the struggle The high
 AUSTRIANS CLAIM NAVAL. SUCCESS
 AMSTERDAM, July 6--Oficia from Austrian A violent torpedo boat ensas~et took place last Tues day. The Italians had destroyer aire and another was severely damaged The damage done the Asrans slight. The battle took place very short range but the Italians followed up The danger from mines great.
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, July c.--The Austrian resistance the neghborood of the \dratic has been broken after several days of hard struggling The lies close the Adriatic The Italians have driven the the river bed the and from any counters for the time being.
 The Austrians attacked in large force the northeast of Capo Sile They covered sector of five miles, and the Italians repulsed them with great losses.
 AUSTRIAN CASUAI.TII
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 6.-The Austrian losses since the Italian offensive began estimated be over 100000 These figures include 5OOOO which killed according the official dispatches from Rome
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-08
COLUMBIA HIT
 SNAC IN A FOG

PEORIA, Ill.,, July 6.--lt is esti. mated that at least one hundred and fifty were killed when the steamer Columbia capsized. The boat was very heavily laden, carrying about five hunderd people, to large ex. tent women and girls, home from a dancing and amusement park near here. There was dense fog and the boat hit an obstruction. The instant the boat struck panic took place and many jumped into the water without obtaining life preservers. The scene was terrible. Many were crushed to death on the second floor, where the dance hall was To- cated, and where about two hun dred were dancing at the time. To add to the horrors the lights went out as the boat settled and there was nothing but confusion. Many bodies of women and girls have been rescued by divers who are working in the river. Up to the present time only 65 bodies have been recovered, and the estimate of the dead is made up from the re ported passenger list.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-08
JOHN PURR0Y MITCHELL, FORMER
 MAYOR OF NEW YORK, PLUNCES
 TO DEATH AT AVIATION CAMP

LAKE CHARLES, La., July 6.-John Furroy Mitchell, former mayor of New York; instantly killed today at
 erstner aviation ed fifteen miles from here where he was recently transferred from San Diego His rank that of major and he considered be of the best men here At the time he took the fatal plunge he completely demolished It impossible determine the nature of the accident At San Diego he had for him. self the reputation of being daring flyer but was so far as could be seen, attempting daring when the ac cident occurred.
 Mitchell was the youngest mayor that New York City ever had He but thirty eight years old at the time o his death. During vice investigations and clean ups in New York City he took very prominent part He has been close friend of Col Theodore Roosevelt for many years Many of the leading writers of the country had dced wonderful for him. He made big personal sacrifices when he enlisted to his country:
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-08
GEORGE
 IS SUPPORTING
 THE PRESIDENT

WITH THE AMERICANS, July 6. Lloyd George in visit to the British front gave stirring address to the American troops who are in training with the British He said
 Germany cannot have peace until she accepts the conditions which President Wilson has laid down" The statement was greeted with great cheering by both British and Americans, as was the statement "the kaiser realizes that defeat is certain with million Americans now in France" In further dis cussion of the German attitude to- ward the Americans Lloyd George said that the kaiser was illusioned when he believed that the Ameri- cans were incapable of meeting the Germans, who are trained to the minute. It was a sad awakening when his best met the Yankees and were not only defeated but were routed by much smaller fol ces, and the way in which the Americans have taken to the patrol work is very pleasing to the allies, while it leaves Germany almost sick with despair. The allies do not covet German soil nor do they intend to dispossess Germany of her rightful inheritance, but it is impossible for them to let the Germans keep much territory that they now hold because they have only the right of conquer or, which will not be recognized