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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25
DANIELS TELLS LABOR
RUSSIANS MAY HOPE
FOR AMERICAN HELP

orauon OF this holidAy InAeed the
day for appeal to Any red e}ocded
American has passed II IS a time,
rather. for thanks 10 those who are
engaged heart and soui ard 10 point
out TO them not why they should serve.
but how and where they can make
their efforts tell most for victory
Let there be no mistake as 70 the
cause OF this war"
The speaker sketched the long list
OF German outrages against neutrality
and humanity. and continued
Humanity Obligation.
we must not be uHmindtul OF hu-
manity's obligations 70 shattered Bel
GUM or ruined Serbia. We must not
our friend and savior when We our
selves fought TO be free But this IS
not only war of gratitude, II is,
as well, war OF self-defeuse We
tight for our rights and Just IS vie
tory will lift shadow from our path,
so defeat would mean an end TO our
hopes, our aspirations and death to
our national ideals
The need Of the hour is ships. The
hammer that strikes a rivst IS every
whit as affective az the machine gun
on the firing line Itself Labor is
called to the colort as much as any
soldier or sailor.
The United States government
ought TO be the best employer OF la
Dor, and 1t is. Ours Is the duty to
establish standards and IN this duty
we have not failed ! say to you out
OF nay deepest conviction that labor
has more 10 win or lose than any
group In America. The whole country
Is In the grip of s vast change. Old
prejudices are dlsa ppearlng. Class
distinctions established by wealth are
being wiped out and splendid fra
ternity Is growing in strength. This
war has given wings 10 progress. It
10 true that profteering and extor-
ton continue, but the attack upon
these evils Is steady honest and ag-
gressive. Labor and capital alike, all
| over the world look to the United
States 20 point the way TO the ideal
! government"
| Secretary Daniels congratulated Ia
| Dor for repelling the efforts OF spies
to create made-in Germany discord
and nation-wi strikes calculated by
the enemy to cripple Americas army
| in Heid effectiveness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25
Opportunity.

Some one has said, Opportunity
is a fleet horse. Ever and anon he
come bounding along the heights,
pauses for moment and invites us
to mount; in another moment he IS
gone and we hear his Gathering hoof
strokes sounding down the corridors
OF the past"
Nowhere has opportunity been bet
ter portrayed--its seizure and its neg
lect-than in the Savior's parable of
the wise and foolish virgins. The man
or woman not ready to grasp occa-
sions. supinely resting and waiting like
Micawber for something to turn up"
will never get far in the world or
worlds goods. Many men there are
who stop the steed and mount; a few
others bring him out OF the stable and
mount. but the majority of mankind
are iolling on the grass, and by the
time they have stretched themselves
and looked up at the sound of the
clatter some other fellow has mounted
and gone. or the steed has passed on,
riderless, to hunt for another bunch
Of do-nothings. We are prone to say
the rider Is a lucky" man, born
with a silver spoon in his mouth. but
It Ia not so. There is no such thing
as luck" In the sense used. The man
who rises to great heights may have
been fortunate in having things come
his way. but he often made them do
the coming. The simple truth is that
he was watching to Erasp--had bis
lamp trimmed and burning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25
Well Ranble
by j. H.

IT In always well when speaking To
is best TO state facts This IS not al
ways done, however. especially in
dealing with things political A great
deal of camoufiage rs used both on
the stump and in printed statements
to the public. There seems to be al
idea that the people do not want the
truth Hence the camouflage, which
is but another name. ofttimes. for the
sugar coating on the bitter pill.
Camoufage is among the great
popular words which has come into
vogue with the war. The wore itself
shows the beauty OF the French Ian
guage, its politeness. it's peculiar fit
ness for diplomatic discussions. What
in plain English is called a ''lie" is
''camounage" in French. OF course
there are several varieties of lies. such
as n downright lie and white lie.
but camouffage covers the entire field.
in excellent shape,
Public service corporations use
camoufiage in going after-well. say
franchises, for instance, or the re-
routing OF it's lines. or something SIM
liar The up-to-date public service
corporation does not go out and ask
directly for what they want, If they
hope to get 1t. Oh. no. Camoufiage
is used The able gentlemen who
manage the affairs of the corporation
have friends. OF course. So they start
a citizens movement II they want
something in Ginter Park. or the East
End, or the Southside. or the West
End, group of citizens to act. and
these get others TO Join them and
the first thing you know you are
reading in the newspapers that the
citizens of Ginter Park, or the East
End or the Southside, as the cass
may be. are after something and that
they are going TO petition the city
council for it--certain public SERVES
changes--and, 10 and behold these
changes are Just exactly what the
public service corporation wants. II
is a citizens committee which is ask
ing for them, however. and not the
corporation. Which makes differ
ence.
But II is camoufiage. Just the same
all camoufage.
SO when you read of a citizens
movement in some part Of the city.
stop to consider, first of all, who is to
benefit from it. And when you 'ead
of a movement for civic reforms, ston
for another moment and consider
who viii benefit most from It.
Also examine IL, for II may be Co.,
outiage-all catnounage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25
Belgian Women Forced to
Labor for Germany,


The correspondent Of the Times as
Amsterdam writes
AT Riankeuherghe the Germans
forced a great number Of servants 70
leave their situations and tried to COM
pei them to take up the work OF IN
loading. docking. and transportation
for the army The young girls refus-
Cd and were shut up in the Hotel Bel
vedere, which serves as prison.
Most OF them persisted in their re-
fusal and were liberated they were
reQuisitioned again and sent to df-
fcrent places even 10 the wall Of the
port OF Zeebrugge in order to work
there for the Germans, Daughters ~
farmers and the bourgeoisie from the
surrounding country have also been
requisitloned
THE military authority does not
spare even the disc bled and III. The
Tcleeraar CORES pondent on the from
tier reports that a disabled man who
happened 70 remark that he had only
ore leg was told that there Was work
that he could do with his hands.
oue-armed man was told, We will
give You one-arned eumrade and
the two Of YOU can DO one mans work.
The communal school N Dudzeole
has been transformed into penal
colony The building Ia surrounded
with barbed wire like a prisoners
camp. The chateau near Bruges IS
also employed rs a penal colony.
The Rheinische Westfalische lei
tung recently contained a communica-
tion cmanat!ng from the labor eX-
change OF Cologne. which said in part;
Industry = Gets with more and
more difficulty in procuring artisans.
d difficulties that can he remedied only
IN so far as the supply Of labor per-
mits The central intelligence office
for manual labor asked at once that
foreign artlsara should be called on
for aid These artisans will not be
able to replace entirely the German
workmen. TO sa~ nothing OF their de-
mands in respect - wages. which are
very often II inverse ratio to Their
CO pacities Experience. moreover, has
stln to teach us whether the employ
tent OF women from the occupied ter
ritores Will BE- of advantage for the
,munition industries, Tho demand for
women workers IN the petaliurgic in
dl.stry. as we'll as in chemical and eX-
plosiSe Industries, is very great and
the supply, according to the figures
is still diminished
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

TIRE raids IN Nf@csscuours county,
~nrrwn three iyr1ait stills we're cap
ssx~sA by inspectors from the Office Of
Inv cv-r,sg. svsfuner OF prohibition, EN-
rax~nsr~ anew the mead for full sup
pcws OF the proposed amendments in
rns sexts's Dry laws ana an adequate
sprwoyrtssfou for the work OF the
commissioners effcs.
xn recent raeuths. a cerfain rslaka-
4s<-n n fedarAl vigilance towards
~r@ouxhinrrm has rcsuited from the tn
dressed work put upon ths secret ser
vsrs o. ehs war Emooldene1 by this
szssw4sdge. lav9cs@ men In various
wwrss OF Virginia have undertaken TO
~eaw& up stills Of their own rs a source
st supply for tire ste@ltfy operations
: Of neoS1egssrs. Tnsse men must be
handled with great frmnezs and sever
fsy ~ they are 70 be kept from virtual
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

Eswsry thoughtful person WIN read
wsn interest n net with full endorse
rs~sse what Bishcr Bashfo~d. long st
the nsaA of the Methodist missionary
wers tn China, has 70 say about the
responsibility Of the church for Rus
sfx's failure 60 measure mp 10 the err
p@csmSsena 81 me sIrieS.
sztm prediction that world war Of
wase@s tn&v snS1cw tbs present struggle
In Europe. prts@a the church begins
Mt once 81 constructive program of
CYas4xetan education On a scale never
before sss@n1p&ed. fs q challenge 10 the
nass religious thought Of ths Age, 40
srws brush. the frrec&ss may appear
gaw~7n4cAsd. Ons may even dssa3ves
wssn me s&shcp a# 80 the possibility
eff AIRY general wprtwing OF the back
~~wt raosa against European and
Mrn~ssean cswf1xmefcu. Yet there To
fu~e for gnousns--annpie cause for TN
r-ss<ais&e scsaon---sn what hs says,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25
BISHOP BAsHFoRD's CHALLENGE.

The present war has indeed al
bishop Bashford declares. plowed up
tho world for new sowing OF religious
tea ching The missionary field never
offered 80 great an opportunity as now,
II, along with the missionaries. the
now struggling for ex~
istence may send the promise Of fair
dealing between nations, of an equal
fer avery people to work
out its own destiny unhampered by
political oppression and commercial
ey ploitaston. this will indeed be e. new
But the present task, the Immediate
duty, ia to win the war in which WIS
are now engaged Should we fall
q possibility which no American VIII
ever &ecept--frusxtan paganism will
snEuif the word, Christian faith and
Ideals stand or fall With the nations
row facing the srnaiss OF the central
powers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

Ths Industrial Economist unrs-
lssesnx eneyrsy Of svsry group Of man
or women engaged Ia productive la
4ror 1. out with another snresd d
r@esed against uu4on labor, which IT
charges with deliberately h&snpertng
war operations. particularly In the
phrpyAxds.
we have previously pointed out tbs
cause If tire snipyAras troubIs--the
effort Of the owusrs to exploit skill
"a labor 20 their personal profit. The
industrial onornsst" says not 8
word about this. deliberately striving
10 create the inpression. without
Downright assertion of swisehood. that
what II calls ~uricutsrn,T nS4uatad
solely by sslSiah and unparriotio mo
tivea, was at the bottom Of ali tns
disturbances.
We have no patience, IN peace time,
vw4sh tina labor fAke~'' wno purpose
lT causes strife and iI1-wfIl between
wuwGrHen and employers for his own
BENEFIT: and Such men have been CO.
cassunaHHy found, so the great dscri-
SrssHus of gha labor unovssn emit ard lo~a
agad trouble 70 employers In war
ftssS@. these men should property be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

" multiplying the law IN wide areas.
The people Of Virginia are IN no
mood FOR trininR with outlaws. par
ticulsriy those engaged IN + business
which or itself tends to ths violation
OF every criminal statute. They are
unqusstionabiy ready and willing to
make any reasonable sacrifice 20 be
phasiHe anew the need for full sup
Quoted, against which they have shut
legal doors and erected the bars Of a
militant publ. opinion
When st IL remembered that the
secretary Of the treasury asked for
$3.50 600 70 enforce the prohibition
law in Alaska, whore the population
Is only fl fraction OF that in the old
Dominion and where every port of
entry, every trail Is under constant
scrutiny. the appropriation asked for
ty the commissioner OF prohibition IN
Virginia appears very modest indeed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

preaching. teaching and healing, Edu-
cation and virtue are two principles
for a democracy. This new world
upon which we are entering is block
ed at the very entrance by an enorm-
Gus problem of lack of preparedness,
and the only solution Is Christian
missions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

New Yosk. Feb. 24.--Colonel Roose-
welt Is making rapid progress toward
recovery, according to DR.. Keyes. one
Of the attending physicians OF the for
r~er president.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25
UNIoNIsM AND PRoFITEERs

cis sssd with alien enemies and trent
Cd accordingly
But we have evan Less regard for
the employer who takes advantage
OF war conditions to Cypress and mis-
handle the nsn who are on his pay.
roll. for the cake OF the dollars which
he may wiring fru1 great national
CRISIS Tina employer who pursues
such course attempts 90 coin the
patriotism and devotion. an well ss
the stern necessities. Of honest Amer
lean workingmen into cash for his
prtwats golfers In doing It. he runs
the risk of building UP an anita gonistic
feeling toward the war on the part OF
great body Of people who have
everything TO iose If this war should
fail: and Mt the same moment con-
tributes directly toward hamperina
the successful prosecution of the war
Internr,ent 10 the lightest penalty
which should be visited upon any In
civfdual WHO creates trouble among
working people in these critical days
Fer the var profftear. especially for
ore WHO would take unfair advantage
of the working elAssaM fCs his owr
gain. blank wall and nrtng squad
are none trc severe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25
BISHOP RLAMES CHURCH

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
VALLEY TRACK
MEET IS NEXT

All the schools will congregate here
Friday to participate in cinder path
events which are expected to show the
supremacy of the local athletes over
their fellows of the other four high
schools
But two more days remain before
the big track event Of the year, the
Imperial Valley Interscholastic meet.
The track enthusiasts of the five
Valley high schools are expected to
congregate at the local high school
athletic field The advantages of the
location of the meet this year are ex-
pected to bring out a greater crowd
than has ever before attended a VAL
ley track meet. Ell Centre, with it's
large population, with it's central To-
cation among the other Valley towns,
marks it as the ideal spot for the
meet
Coach Holway and his efficient
corps of assistants, consisting, in fact,
of one Arthur Carey, have been hard
at work perfecting the track. The
cole white hoss" proved too slow and
shuffling for these modern workers,
SO they trotted out one Of the Fords,
tied the drag to it's tail and raced
around numerous times.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
DECISION UP TO
SECRETARY LANE
Directors of the Irrigation District
Will Send Results of Yuma Confer
ence to Representatives at WASH
ingtOn-TwO Districts Now Closer
Together.

A report OF the conference at Yu-
ma Saturday between the District di-
rectors and the Yuma Water Users
Association was read and discussed
at the meeting today of the District
directors
1t was generally agreed that I'M
perial and Yuma are closer together
on mutual problams than they ever
have been, and the results of the meet
ing will De telegraphed to Phil Swing
and Engineer Grunsky at Washing
ton.
The Yuma people and the directors
present at the meeting Saturday
could not agree on the main points at
issue in the connection plan How
ever, all the Imperial delegates to
the joint conference agreed that the
meeting was the most harmonious
ever held by the two interests. It
was agreed that all important items in
the Laguna connection should be left
to Secretary Lane to decide
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
TAX mexican LANDS ONE
DOLLAR PER ACRE, SPLAN.
DISTRICT PASSES RESO-
LUTON COMPELLING
LAND BELOW LINE TO
HELP PAY COST AND
MAINTENANCE.
Manager of Cudahy Ranch
Comes in With a Protest
That $1,000 Acres Should
Help Pay for Cudahy
Check. Etc.

Directors of the Irrigation District
today passed resolution to levy an
assessment against the Mexi-
can lands served by the Cudahy
check, estimated by Secretary Nc
liver at $1,000 acres, for the cost and
maintenance of the Mexican diversion
structures.
A resolution was first proposed
that the lands be assessed 81 per
acre. It was revealed Immediately up
on discussion that this would not pro-
due the required amount, but that
it would cost more than 81 per acre.
Tom DAILY of the Cudahy ranch
appeared before the directors, asking
for the assessment. Attorney ] Ed
gar Ross, acting for Phil Swing, stat
ed that in the assessment the Cudahy
people would be given credit for their
part of the cost of the check, and
other irrigation structures and canals.
DAILY stated that the company had
spent $4,000 last year alone on pro-
tective work and that if they had not
stopped the water when the Thing
tappOon broke last June, with $4,000
sacks of sand, the flood would have
gone against the Volcano Lake levee.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

Mildred Young had an exciting ad-
venture with a runaway horse at the
station She was holding the horse
for her brother. The horse became
frightened at the incoming train. Mil
dread got out of the buggy and tried
to hold his head, but he became fright
ened, jerked up, stepped on her foot,
escaped the restraining hand and
dashed away down the street
The Seeley grammar school base
ballers stacked up against the Ell
Centre Wilson grammar school nine
in an exciting game at Seeley, Friday,
and were beaten, although they put
up a good scrap. S H. Lockett was
official umpire The game was most
ly attended by the fond mothers of
the heros
Rain caused curtilment of services
at the Seeley church, except for Sun
day school in the morning and Chris
tian Endeavor in the evening. The
young folks are there on the church
record. Christian Endeavor was Wis
tied by Mr. Gould, vice president,
Heines and Miss Helen Beiley,
o-presidents Of the Imperial Christian
Endeavor. Mr.. Farley of Calipatria
was also visitor
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
TACKY SOCIAL At
SEElEY A SUCCESS
Chief Amusement of Evening Filming
FOlks-Mrs. J. H Davies and w H
MOOres Get Prizes for Best Co.'S
tumes-Church Services Are Held
Despite Muddy Roads

Seeley, Jan. 29.-The Tackey Social
given by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety was big success, and more than
$18 was realized Everybody was pres
ent in tackey costumes. They had
been warned that failure to do so
would dra wa heavy fine on their
persons.
First prize for the most beautiful"
costumes went to Mrs. J H Davies and
William H Moores. Everybody re-
membered their pie and considerable
part Of the evening went to sampling
the different makes
The mysteries" of the prearranged
secret program were thrown open to
the public gaze.
Following is the program and ar
|rangement: Old-time country wedding;
reading by Miss X Dietsch; Padaroo-
ski Bandassa Orchestra, "Their Fa-
nous Numbers"
There were numerous games and
numerous fines. A person hardly
dared to look sideways without being
generously fined 1t was extremely
hard to remain wealthy and at the
same time careless
The following were the prize judges:
George L. Campbell, A. Durand,
Authen Lesson
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
vARhEYS CLOSED FOR
INVENTORY TOMORROW

The Varney Bros Co. will close
their big store tomorrow all day while
the immense office and sales force
combine to take an inventory.
Heretofore this work has been done
at night, but it is thought that the
work would be easier on the employ
ees to complete the inventory during
the day Thus on Thursday the sales
and office force will have the task
completed, and be ready to adequate
ly attend to the wants of the ever
growing Vaney trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
INVESTIGATING |W.W.
LETTERS IN frisco
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, Jan. 29.-FederaI
authorities are Investigating Indus
trial Workers of the World activities
here in connection with the explosion
at the governors home and are en-
deavoring to establish the source of
threatening letters recently mailed to
state officials and others Compare
sons of handwriting and documents
seized here and at the home of Miss
Theodore Pollock of Piedmont, CAL,
who is charged with conspiracy to
violate the espionage act, is being
made with the letters.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
LETTUCE MOVING
MORE RAPIDLY;
NO EMBARGO ON
Heber Firm Preparing Its
Shed for Shipment of Wonderful
Valley Produce for Which There Is
Strong Demand From East-NO
Embargo on This Freight.

Heber, Jan. 29-Hunt. Hatch & Co.
expect to open their lettuce shed here
in few days for lettuce shippings,
and will continue almost until cam
taloupe shipping time, for which they
are already planning. The Califor-
MIA Vegetable Union has been ship
ping from the Fawcett shed for sew
eral weeks. The railroad administra-
ton has given the word that there
will be no embargo on lettuce or cam
taloupes
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
Trotzky Leaves.
(ByAssociated Press)

Petrograd, Monday, Jan 2S.-Bol-
sheviki Foreign Minister Trotzky and
M Kameneff left today for Brest-
Litovsk. They are instructed to con-
tinue negotiations by the Congress of
Workmen's Delegates, which deplore
the imperialistic tenor of former
terms, but approved the actions of the
Russian delegation. The instructions
were given after the minority Maxi
malists and Social Revolutionists of
the south vainly tried to persuade the
adopt of a policy flatly against a
separate peace.
Trotzky said he couldn't guarantee
not to sign separate peace In his
address Saturday he said the Ger
mans "though Russia needed peace at
any price. They are mistaken. We
still Insist on a democratic peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
HERE IS YOUR CHANCE,
OH, YOU REGISTRANT!

The FL Centre Home Guard Of
fers the men in the first class of
registrants, who will soon be
called on to go to camp, an ex-
cellent chance to become mon
CONS" Lieutenant J r. Ford of
the local Home Guard states that
Lieutenant Angel of Troop X,
u. S. A, stationed at Calexico,
will be here Thursday evening to
put the Guard through a regula-
ton army drill He will come Oft
en This is a chance which the
men expecting to be called should
seize.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
ALLIES SAY GERMANY
VIOLATED RUSS TRUCE
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 29.-The War De-
partment has charged that Germany
is violating the terms of the Russian
truce by transferring men from the
eastern to the western front Germany
is said to take the men first to re-
cruiting stations to deceive the Rus
SLAMS. 1t is said the men have be-
come so affected by the Russian revo-
lutionary propaganda that the Ger
Akp military authorities have decided
I. Aeparate them and put them in un-
.ted western regiments.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
TURKISH CRUISER HAS
ESCAPED THE BRITISH
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam, Jan. ga Constanti-
nople telegram says the Turkish cruis-
er Sultan Yawuz Zelim, formerly the
German cruiser Goeben, entered Con-
stantinople harbor Sunday fit for
service and t hat numerous attacks
by Eentente airmen had inflicted only
slight damage to the funnel and ar
mored plating
, The vessel was beached ten days
ago in the Dardanelles in flight from
two small British warships after the
cruiser Midulla had been sunk by a
mine.