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New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
How She Differs
In Mind and Morals

The Ukrainians are very peaceful.
labor loving and joyful. They do not
conserve within themselves such great
powers as those of the Great Russians,
nor have they created any of those
great problems of forms Of social life
nor revolution, differences in religion
and morals as the Russian people They
do not know the collisions of the north
ern Russians.
Little Russia has not created any
Raskolnikov or Karamazov, those r.
nous heroes of Dostoievsky, Nekhludo.,
the hero Of Tolstoy, nor has she had
any OF the sectarians and restless
minds, such as Stenka Rain, those
beggar types, deeply humanitarian
criminals and liberal leaders. She has
neither the highly tragic literature of
Russia nor the inimtable music Of
Russia, nor that sweeping Russian eX-
pansiveness which has stamped its
mark Of immensity upon Great Russia.
The Little Russians, being a southern
people, are more plastic and are greater
lovers Of life, the soil, beauty, the quiet
and soothing song, and charming nat
IRE, than the Russians. Who knows.
it may be lor this reason that they are
more capable of passing unscathed
through grave dangers and evil times?
The loss of Ukrainia is great
misfortune 10 Russia, for Ukrainia had
become an integral part of Russia.
During the years of national trials
both peoples had learned to understand
and appreciate each other better than
they had before. Perhaps not all is
yet lost, not all the threads have been
torn between these two sisterly ma
tons. 1t is possible that they may yet
decide to combine voluntarily into one
mighty and free Slavic state.
And no greater fortune or happiness
could befall the great world of the
Slavs.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

forged by the revolutionary Ukrainian
parties, and these, though they are
not quite branches of the Russian rev.
olutionary parties, still have devel-
oped in close collaboration with them
The fate of the Ukrainian revolution
was closely associated with the Rus
sian movement for freedom Every
new wave of Russian social activity
buoyed the spirit of the Ukrainians
Their patriots made common cause
with the Russian "Decombrists" in
1925, the first Russian militants against
autocracy. The Crimean War started
that movement in Russia which, in
1861, resulted in the liberation Of the
serfs, and in the Ukrainia caused the
formation of a group of patriots and
writer's, headed by the great poet,
Shevchenko, Kostomarov and others.
The Russian movement among the
peasants of the '70s and the appear
ance of socialism in Russia in the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
:ania Finds Unsought Freedom in Russian Breaku
Backbone of Great Slav
State Now in the
Hands of Extreme
Revolutionists

zoos gave birth to similar movement,
in the Ukrairia. At the present timo
there is the same division of part;a,
il the Ukrainia as there is in Rms.
sia-the Social-Democrats, the Social.
ist-Revolutionists, the Constitutional.
Democrats, the Mensheviki and the
Bolsheviki. There is only one special
trait noticeable in the party quarrels
of the Ckrainians-f federalism. Soma
want to work together with Russia
while others want complete separation
from her.
The similarity of the parties in
Ukrainia with those in Russia is ex.
pressed in the srecific traits of the
Ukrainian chara cter-its abstract char.
acter, devotion to the letter of the law
radicalism sometimes unjustifable.
The Ukrainian Rada. like the repre.
sentatives of the Russian proletar;a+
destroyed by one stroke of the pen
private ownership of land; declared
that the land should revert to the neo-
pie without compensation, introducea
an eight-hour day, instituted govern.
ment control of production, abolished
the death penalty, and so on
What does Ukrainia represent as q
country and what are the Ukrainians
as q people7
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
N oW
BY George w. Cable
OF the Vigilantes

The thought that cannot put away
is that whatever | might save now and
fail to save now may be a hundred
times the worst waste I shall ever have
committed, though have, like most
Americans, many past wasteful habit
to regret
1t will be far the worst because NOS
TO save now is TO throw away the CO.
operation of millions of others; be-
cause not to save now will tend to pro-
long the war; because not TO save now
VIII multiply the wars privations.
lHngthen its death roll and the vas,
procession of its manned men and VIII
fnaAt saving more difficult and less
effective by and by when we shall cs
compelled to save through cruel cor
ditens from which saving now migae|
have saved US.
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source Of intense, if properly con-
cealed delight to the X. o: himself.
Column LEFT-MARCH."
"Hell!" observes Private Mullen
clearly; "forty-tive minutes by me lit
tie watch am chain, an all he's said
is right an lett an not halt
Where's his brains q"
"Qut yer gabblin'."
"Where's his brains? | say. G'wan,
sergeant; tip him off it's time we had
our mornin' soda,"
Column letting, B Company ventures
an apprehensivc glance at their COM
handing officer at this But he is pre-
occupied, standing in a glory of shiny
real Cordovan leggins and shoes upon
the dry walk which skirts the parade
ground. lie imnrcsses b Company as
extensively smart and mudless; un-
pleasantly warm as to sheepskin. His
hands are buried in his pockets, in de-
fance of all drill regulations. Worse,
he is gnawng ncrvousiy at a small
blond mustache. Actually, II Company's
new commander is harassed by the
ragged alignment of his command and
is rejecting upon the words of his pred
ccessor, yesterday detached, who sWore
to the drill efficiency of his company.
Private Mullen
ffad the Dope
Column RIGHT -MARCHu"
Silent and sullen, Company strag
giles Then lines are ragged and un-
even. Here and there occur great
breaks and gaps. which are but indif.
fcrently corrected by the dishcartencd
Sping.
forth Private Mullen suddenly.
QUIT ycr'
"Anyhow, it is" continues Private
Mullen irrepressibly. 81 got the dope
Hes only been in a week, bought all
hIs gosh -darncd equipment, and got
married besides; an he had hell of Il
head for soldierin' anyhow-he admits
it,"
These fascinating revelations attract
even the high ranking Spng This sec
ton Of b Company's twisting length
assumes the suddenly congested aspect
Of an orange III the throat OF an ostrich
As the news seeps down the line the
physical evidences Of it travel, orange
wlse, and lodge in the rotund person OF
corporal O'Donohuc, who chokes in the
Valnness OF his desire to pass it on
but the line terminates in Corporal
ODonohue's squad.
"Where'd you get the dope 2" inquiries
Sergeant Splng, suspiciously.
ne WlNu ur0Wns Private Mullen's
further revelations, but abates sudden
", and his words end with ringing
clearness.
IAN what's more, I don't believe
me r. q. holds no more love for them
ehocolate soldiers than us!"
IL is certain that this must have
igAched tho car Of the commanding
oliicer. For ii moment B Comnnnv s
tartled into the somblancc of It's one.
lime military perfection. Sergeant
Hping, whose mission it IL TO aueli iust
such conversational disturbances in tbe
ranks, turns brick red with the con-
sciousnoss that his has been the psrt
Of conspiracy. But Private Mullen BUR.
sue .g the opportunity shamelcssly.
van, sergeant, call him of. The
loolensntIl take tip from n good
non-com' '''''
WIN gasp the adjacent members
of u Company lose step, regain il ana
80 iai thr germ Of mutiny spreads
ms, certain Of them turn rrjrnin.
f1eeR upon the audacIous Mullen md
sXaa; s,x9aa;,y 9sgelbpmsnts ann, Ihs sttentiys
Indicate thA! Aa hAA 2at 0aly AAAla.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
By Caroline Dawes Appleton

kk~ OLUMN RIGHT - MARCH,"
In column of squads, B
Company swervcs in surly
obedience into deeper seas Of mud and
snow and breasts the wind.
Column LEFT MARCH."
Is Company duly alters its course,
wrath and contempt brewing in its
composite heart. Within forty minutes
the seething factions of B Company's
personal differences have united in a
cordial glow of hatred of a common
foe. These forty minutes have evolved
a condition unheard of in the history
of drills and drill regulations Since
the majority of + Company date back
at least a decade in their service rec
ords, their sensation is one OF outraged
dignity. b Company feels that the
mushroom growth Of wars and armies
and the consequent small ineficicncies
thereof are no excuse for this criminal
ignorance, this prolonged and CALLING
repetition of the A 3 C's of drill.
Column RIGHT MARCH."
The wind which chilled the nose now
assails obliquoly the right EAR Of b
Company This turn holds but one
yicarious advantages; B Company may
now cuss softly and huently in the di-
rection Of their new commanding Off
Ger, without being overheard. Against
the wind, y Company INDUCES in full cx-
preston Of its opinion Of new officers
III general and this ore in particular
which may be unfair but IS pleasantly
warming undcr the circumstances
The officer in question is smartly and
newly accoutred, ard scetas but to
Iinger indferently in their vicinity.
Column LEFT MARCNl+
"Ain't he the hell Of !, soldier.
though ?" observes Private Mullen, in
oiAcreetly, for the wind is net now in
his favor. amt he the ;hell of a
SOLDIER"
Those adjacent to Private Mqrllen are,
az always, worG!ess under his superior
powers OF expression.
'Ain't this hell Of way to drill ?"
further queries Private Mullen Amt
1T though p"
Out yer gabblin' there" admonishcs
Sergeant Sping bitterly. This hero is
no hen party
Column RIGHT MARCU,o
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Several Nationalities
Within Her Boundary

The first conference of the Ukrai-
nian delegates after the revolution de-
clared as belonging to Little Russia the
governments OF "Kiev, Podol, Volyn,
Chernigov, Poltava, Kharkov, Ekaterino-
slav. Kherson and Taurida," and as
subject to future discussion and set
tlement parts of the governments Of
Kursk, Noronezh and Kholm. The
German Austrian peace settlement with
Ukrainia has given her the territory
about which there vas no question, the
other remaining subject to future mu-
tual agreement between the Russians,
Poles and Ukrainians.
1t is necessary to point out that the
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blance of the confidential, but his words
are still clear. How have they stood
up under it ?"
Dismayed, B Company ventures to
exchange potent glances and continues
to mark time desperately.
Beneath this traitorous mask of
calm the K. 0. speaks rapidly and now
inaudibly TO Company. The X. O. is
thinking far ahead and he is struck
by one of those rare flashes which
swerve the diplomatic destinies of ma
tions.
For Gods sake, halt 'em, draw 'cm
OF and send 'em back to barracks.
They must not get an nkling of the
situation. Then we'll tnlk it over. Oh,
forgot-well. say 'Compan lt!'"
"Just that?' rejoins the new com
mander, worriedy. "We can't leave
them with their noses against the wall
like that"
"No," says the X. O. grimly. "Do as
tell you"
Company-HALT!"
In frank amaze 3 Company halts as
one man.
At the ensuing commands, dictated
sotto voce by the K. O., and delivered
with really impressive emphasis. &
Company finds itself heading barracks
ward in deep perplexity. Private
Mullen, however, Is prey TO profound
suspicion. At the first opportunity he
falls out and casually salles forth
upon promenade Of Investigation.
B Company, who cannot attribute this
act to any motive of exercise. as
sembles in conversation and patiently
awaits the return OF their scout and
his report.
AT the edge Of the parade ground
face to face, B Company's new COM
mander and his mighty, seasoned su-
rerior measure each other appraisingly.
Pm sorry to have so boobcd nv
SELF" suggests the company com
mander uneasily. "You see, there were
so many of them-they were sort of
formldable-and couldn't think of an
other commando"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

dividual autonomy of the peoples of
Great Russia, the Poles, the Jews and
others. and the guarantee Of the right
of government in questions regard
ing their national life"
The Ukrainians were prepared for
these serious decisions regarding ma
tional problems by a whole series of
fatal experiences, in Russia as we'll as
in Austria, where three million
Ukrainians lead the most miserable
existence, fighting on two fronts,
against the Teutonic oppressors and
the Polish magnates, who own most OF
the land in Galicia
The fate of Ukrainia is now being
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Has Population
OF F orty Millions

Ckrainia. excepting the Galician
section still under the dominion Of
Austria-Hungary mas gathered under
the wing of her re" government terri
tory twice as great as that Of the
Kingdom of Poland, With a population
OF over forty milliong and with un-
told natural wealth. Ukrain:a alone
naa managed 10 save herself from the
Russian cataclysm. whereas Armenia
and Poland are st;Il uncertain Of their
tate, Lithuania is in total ignorance
Of her future, and Russia. crumbling
70 pieces, lies bleeding and PROSTATE
= the feet Of tho Teutonic hordcs.
a glance at the map shows that
lNrainia mas taken with her from Rus
s'a all that 10 which she could have
he slightest claim. The motto Of inc
ikrainians has always been From the
Garpathiana 70 thc Caucasus.v
This demand was founded principal
IS on ethnographic grounds. There
could be no question of the cultural
prepondefancc of the Dtrainians
through the great region, wniic his
,oricaliy the Poles have well found
"a claims % sore' parts of ioe present
ftkrain.a
ikrainia nad peycr existed ~ u 20
Atcal pu'i History aoes not 2now
lb,e name. T6e Polee we're fhe 1r4t 10
.se a., and ii9 ute was only among
The people, nNger official The t@rai,
riab d4msHa> date baek 10 ihc time ~
the kpsssaa fflgee vladudir. the Holg.
sn> Afx isg4*is avssf'~fasa ~ ~,
fssssssv " 81 pyssss.,shs, tps ,as
rxeysusss of thH old KNY px1nGlps,ity
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
All He Says Is
Right and Icit

Private Mullen IS silent. once more
"ith the wind Il Company muttcrs pro-
testinR!y, but Private Mullen daringlv
prefers that his comments reach Their
marx. Private Mullen is Of that tyne
ii reg who achieves in style and
drezs the aliRht irregularities which
distirguish him without invoking the
wrath of aa inspecting officer. There
~ slant 10 him souowhtrc, "A rasish
angle 70 hi1 equipment, wicked CLINT
~, his black eye ~hich mark him for
an official leader of men, al unHtarred
general II ttc ranks. lio IL n potent
and eqmei iimea disturbing influence
fg.n1up7 ~ s,na niaesaesi'x 4. eaovea
mere conservative nou-coms Ard
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Will Own Mines
Of Immense Value

The economic future of Ukrainia de-
pends solely upon that which will re.
main definitely in her possession of all
the lands she has taken at the present
time.
IF, for example, she retains the en-
tire River Dnieper to its entrance into
the Black Sea the Ukraine will then
own the richest mines of the govern
ments of Ekaterinoslav and Kherson
fthe Krivoi Rog). From these mines
alone 243, 800 pools of iron were
obtained in 1910
The Donetz basin offers the Ukrai.
mans the richest coal and naphtha de-
posits. In 1912 1,290,430,OO0 pools of
naphtha were obtained in this terri
tory.
Should the possession Of Ukrainia
reach the Black Sea, then she would
own wonderful harbors-O Odessa, Niko-
layev, Marbupol and Briansk. In 1910
the port Of Odessa alone was visited
by 16.625 vessels.
However, the natural resources Of
ukrainia, IS we'll as the harbors, lie on
her frontiers; consequently they are
placed ut the most dangerous points.
On the other hand, in the governments
of kiev, in the Podol and Volhyn, the
wheat granaries of Russia, the black
soil belt of the former empire, is the
source of rye, wheat corn and sugar
beet. Ukrainia has the greatest sugar
industry. Its Influence was felt during
the last two decades even on the Lon
don market.
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Severe, of Course,
But a Good Lesson

The *. o. sternly overrides this un-
necessary Interpolation.
ouVc seen lolr service, Mullen.
Lake myself, you sometimes hold that
the army Is not what it was in the old
days, and You resent occasionally these
new officers, who are but temporary
not permanent part of the old SER
vice. But we do them an injustice.
Mullen. Many of them are fine SOL
dlers-some are not"---
Private Mullens head wags with
irrepressible malice.
"B Company's new commander, how
ever" continues the X. 0. emphati-
cally, has shown you this morning
now he intends to chastise his company
IN future for the slightest insurrection
or disobedence-by means of pro-
longed and monotonous drill in unpleas-
ant weather. 1t is severe, of course.
but. good lesson. Hold your tongue
in future!'
Abruptly leaving Private Mullen to
the enllghtening process of drawing
ms own conclusions. the X. O. himself
abandons the dry sidewalk and plunres
INTO the mud toward his office.
Hell dope that out for what it's
worth, and whether he's fooled or not
hell hold regular revival in barracks
Tonight and point out TO that company
the error OF its ways!" muses. the X
q, consistently. "Strike the ringle ader.
and the most fractions company's a
With his chin in his collar and his
campaisn hat slanted against the wind,
the K. @. ploughs through the heavy
slush which b Company protestingly
trod. Over headquarters, atop its long.
wnd-whipped pole, the storm flag
beats against the sky. pausng in the
mud, tho X O. looks up at it a mo-
meht' Ills thought pivots, naturally
enough, upon the mushroom growth ol
wars and armies. upon their small.
their astoundingly small, ne!liciencies.
Sti'iy. professionally, the X. O.'s hand
moves upward to his hat brim and he
randsrs that flag q private. unofficial
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Ploclaims Repubhe
Without Separation

This declaration is maze IN the fol-
lowing solemn form:
''iIencefortb UkrainIa is going to be
republic OF the people. Without sep
aration from the Russian Republic, but
preserving our unity, we will take a
firm stand on our soil so as to aid
Russia with our power, that the whole
Russian Republic might become 9 fed
GRAFTON of peoples, free and equal
And then suddenly came the separa-
ton of Ukrainia from Russia and in
dependent action on the part of the
new state.
The Bolsheviki played an important
part in this decision of Ukrainia,
or rather their action in undermining
the unity Of the Russian state. But it
must also be said that much of the
work in bringing about the action of
Ukrainia was done by the repre-
sentatives OF the Central Powers in
Brest-Li-ovsk when they conferred
with the representatives of the Ukrai-
nian Rada. The German prime aim
was to shattcr the unity of the Slavic
world, to break it up into parts, and
the inexperienced diplomats Of Ukrai-
MIA swallowed the German bait.
The paths of history are truly in
scrutable. One of the founders of the
Ukrainian national movement, Pro
fessor Nicholas Kostomaroff, in COM
pairing the Little Russians with the
Great Russians wrote as follows in his
Book. "Deux Nationaiites Russes"
"There is something grandiose, ere
ative in the Great Russian; the spirit
of organization prevails, there is a
yearning for union, sagacity and abil-
ity to stand up n the face of Difficult
ties, acting when action is particularly
needed and deriving from it the great
est benefit possible under the circum
stances. 1t is these qualities that
the people Of Ukrainia lack. Their
love Of personal liberty led them
either to a severance OF social ties or
to a whirlpool in which the historic
life of the people vanished. Such is
the parallel between our two national
tiles"
At the present time the Ukrainians
have shown themselves to he stcadicr
more capable Of organization, union
and government action than the Rus
eiaps
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

four languages Russian,
Polish and Jewish. All these languages
are recognized on an equal footing in
the courts of law, schools, etc. The
ministry of Ukrainia also necessarily
has representatives of all these "inner
nationalities.
In the manifesto issued by the Cen
trail Ukranan Rada on November T. de-
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claring Ukrania a republic, the follow
ing paragraph is noteworthy:
The Ukrainian people, who have
long struggled for their national li5-
erty and have now obtained it, will
guard the national development of all
nationalities living in the Ukrainia.
For this reason, We declare that we
recognize the right to national and in
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

With a sharp salute b Company's
commander plunges into the freezing,
liquid mass. which is the parade
ground Slipping and sliding from
muddy pit to snowy drift, he crosses
the field to his quarters. The route is
long and deep in spots. The K o. $
gaze fingers with pensive amusement
upon the ungainly antics Of the genuine
Cordovans.
From behind him comes stifed
sound. Turning, the X. O. perceivcs
the disturbing Mullen, convulsed with
mirth
"Whats funny, Mullen?" inquiries
the X. Q. brusquely.
Private Mullen freezes promptly to
attention and controls his gayety.
Mullen" says the X. O. sternly, "I
understand that it was you who caused
the disturbance in ranks this morn
ing?"
Sir"
81 say it was you who rendered the
entire company liable for that cx-
treme y unpleasant punishment this
morning."
Sir" Private Mullen's humorous
visage is stamped with astonishment.
With difficulty the X. o. restrains "a
grin.
"Look here, Mullen; you're not a
fool"-
"No, sir"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-22
SUDDEN DEATH OF
CHAS BROWN

On last Saturday morning the
Death Angel the invisible rider of
the "Pale Horse" came into the
home of one of our citizens and
took away the famiIy's head, in the
person of Chas Brown, an old and
respected citizen of the County,
He, was suddenly stricken down,
and after ceasing from the daily Ia
Dor in which he engaged on Satur-
day morning March 10th, he only
lived about one hour, Mr. Brown
was born in Lammershein Rhine
Baiern Bavaria, Germany at the
Castle of the Count of Oberndorf,
on Sept. %, ls+7 he was the third
of nine children born to the mar
rage of Henry Edward and Maria
Josephine (Fricker) Brown, they
left the old Country Aug. l, 1856
and arrived at Wartburg Oct 3rd
the same year. MIR Brown was early
| fl I'm orphan and together with
his brothers battlcd through bis
early life for livelyhood and was
ior many years engaged in the
Mercantile business in Warthurg.
He was married to JULIA Garrett
a id of thss union there survives
him four sons and four daughters,
Ri o Brown of Knoxville, w o
rown of Petros, Ed L Brown and
Rnbt Brown of Wartburg, Miss
Josie Brown of Knoxville Mrs Ida
Hughes of Tazewell, Mrs Willie
Byrd and Miss May Brown of Wart-
burg aud his widow Mrs Julia
Brown all of whom were present at
his funeral which WIS conducted
1T the Presbyterian Church house
morning t 10 o'clock. his
brother Mr. Edward Brown of Taze-
we'll was also present. there was
arge concourse consisting of sever
Il hundred people in attendance at
;he services which was conducted
~ Rev Chas Taylor of Oakdale the
burial was in the Wartburg cemetry
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-22
To my Friends:-

l desire to thank my friends for
the loyal support given me in the
the republican primary election in
my race for the nomination for
County Judge and l take this met
hod of expressing to them my ap-
probation hereby pledging to them
faithful and honest service. | ask
a continuation of your heary CO.
operation in solving the problems
that may confront us. Let us lay
aside all enmity which may have
developed and all as friends be join
ed together in a common cause.
Discords and dissensjons, il any
therebe, must disappear for they
have no place in institutions like
ours. and ane burdens to those who
bear them.
j. Accept my best wishes for your
Confined happiness and prosperity
Sincerely yours,
John A Jones