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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26
X NICIATIvI SOCIALIST.
KLUBA STEW. 1.

Kar sem povdarjal OBJ casu, ko
je izsla prva i~niciativa glede avto-
nomnih sekcij, to ponavljam tudi
topot: Razmere V 81. odboru j. S.
2. so danes take, da je z ozirom
ma delo, XII zaostaja vsled nesogla-
STA, edini izhod IL te krize to, da
Sc postavi Zveza ma stalisce avto-
nomnih sekcij. Zveza ne izgubi $
tenn mic druzega kakOr to, kar vsi
zelimo, da izgubi: Medsebojno
mrznjo in nedelavnost kajti res
je, da Sc goji mrznja cd znotraj ma
ven - in ne cd zunaj noter.
Kaj pomaga vse lepo misljenje
o centralizaciji in o enotnemu de.
lu, &c pa "firma" ne prinasa ko-
risti, ampak cello skOdoi Contra
lizacija je all right v krogih ljudi,
kjer 81 znajo vzlic slucajno nasta-
lin razlienim nazorom, XII Jill ust
varjsjo cas- in potrebe, ohraniti
naeelno slogo; tam, kjer znajo BIZ
ii ljudje dovolj inteligentni in to
lerantni, da puscajo drugim tisto
ssobodo misljenja, XII je v tako hi
tro Sc razvijajocih in menjajocih
pohticnih in cello gospodarskih
razmerah, kakor so danes, ne sa-
me d~opuscena, ampak cello impe-
r~ativna. Toda v organizaciji, kjer
sc kaze in goji skrajni fanatizem,
kjer Sc izrekajo anatheme, grozi
q izkljucenjem, kakor V casu sve-
te inkvizicije, preti z z~akrknjeni-
mi napovedbami, ida je bolje, da
sc potrosi saw Savezni novac, ne
60 da Sc dozvoli slobodno missile
ME it'd. it'd" je nacelna sloga pri
najboljsi wolff v tel formi organi-
zacije nemogoea.
V vsej j. S. u. nj bill menda nj
hoe tako vnet zagovornik stopnje-
vame eentralizacije, kakor JAZZ. Ia
govarjal sem 10 ma III. kongresu "
Milwaukee, kajti zelel sem, da Sc
ucimo drug drugega spoznavati in
tako gladiti pot tesneSe c%entrali-
zaciji, XII ina priti. Ma zadnjem
kongresu sem ZOpet zagovarjal
centralizacijO, v strahu sicer, kaj-
II bal sem Sc, da Sc nismo zreli "a
to. No in cesar SEM Sc bal, je
prislo; cas- je pokazal, da nismo
ne lie nezreli "a polovicno centrali-
zacijo kakrsna je danes, ampak
nit "a primitivno ne. Cas- je po-
kazal, da s Sc nismo nauGili spo-
znavati drug drugega, da Sc nismo
naueili medsebojne tolerance, XII
je takorekoe predpogoj naGelni
slogi - in to nam sedaj jennie
vso pravico, govoriti O c~entraliza-
ciji, ne glede ma to, kako vazen in
kolike vrednosti je "a delavce rex
delavci vsih dezela zdruzite Sc !
Pc studijah liza zadnjih Gasov -
" nasi Zvczi in IL mimoidoGih sve-
tovnih dogodkov - sem prisel do
zakljucka, da BIO delavstvo tako
dolgo, dokler ne DO znalo vcditi|
vajeti svojih cutil, XII imajo vpliv
ma razumevanje razmer, in tako
dolgo, dokler ne DO spoznalo, da
mora rex "delavci vsih dezela
zdruzite Sc" temeljiti ma naGelni
medsebojni tolerance, trpelo we'd
no poraze, kajti Intolerance .je
tista pregrada, XII 81 jo delavstvo
postavlja pred Sc, ko govori DO
strani o svojem z~druzenju.
KIDD drugi maj prinese. v naso
sredo ponovno harmonic, ee ne
tolerance - to je s~talisGe, da sc
dopusca svobodno misljenje o TAX
ticnih nazorih? Ali bi kongres, &c
81 Sc sklical, pripoznal to nacelo'
10 izvajanju tistih, XII Sc stejeio
"a voditelje Intolerance, je treba
sklepati, da ne; kajti oni MISC "a
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

V p~ojasnilo, Y katerem jeziku
je Bog z Adamom in Evo goyoril,
sledeGe: Ko je Adam zagledal bell
svet, mu je Bog odkazal: "A
DAM t. j. to ii dam! Oziroma to
.je tvoje! Ko je Bog prisel neki
dan k Adamu ter ga zapazil dokaJ
cmernega in ga je povprasal, kaJ
da mu je, ker je tako otozen, mu
Adam odgovori: VceraJ sem sc
proved raZburljivega grozdJa ma
jedel, da me lasje bole, pa nimam
live duSe, Xxi hi mi malo kisle jul
he pripravila! GospOd Bog je ia
koj zapazil, kaj mu je potreba in
preskrbel mu je druzico, da mu
napravi kisle juhe, mu jo pripelje
in pravi: "'Evo!- Ia ii DO dokaj
kisle juhe %napravila IL tega jo
popolnoma razvidno, V kakem je,
ziku je Bog govoril, t. j. lie V slo.
vanskem jeziku! - Pred 60 let
sem V nekem tedanjem trzaskem
listu Gital, da je Bogu slovansk-
narod najljubSi. Zato mu je pode
iii ime Slave, kar pOmenja: "Po
polo slave, popolo di gloria!' -
Narod slave - 81 non e vero,
ben trovato.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26
lei posvari cloveka, Gini Sc "a
hteya proved cd NIGGA.

lei posvarl cloveka, clnl Sc Ia
hteva proved cd NIGGA.
Neki ueenjak je opisoval delo-
vanje srce in nacin krozenja kr-
vi po dloveskem telesu nekoliko
kar je dokazalo, da je bill
dosedanji nacin zdravljenja srca
popolnoma napaGen. Doticni uee-
MAX, XII 81 je stavil nalogo, da po-
sebno preu6i delovanje srca v elo-
veskem telesu, je dokazal pri ne
KEN predavanju pred zbranimi
zdravniki, da zene srce pri skrGe-
nju in razSirjanju kri skozi Glove
sko telo in da druge zile s svojim
stiskanjem, kar eutimo kot tri-
panic zenejo kri zopet nazaj pro-
Ii srcu.
Ma podlagi tega dejstva smatra
doticni ucenjak dosedanje zdrav-
ljenje srGnih bolezni "a napa6no.
ZZdravljenje je obstajalo dOslej
V TEN, da Sc je pOlozil bolnik ma
hrbet, da e tako delOvanje srca
bilo kolikor mogoGe ~olajsano. Ma
ia nacin pa Sc seveda tudi delova-
ME drugih iii in neznih organov
v telesu omeji, kar hi maj pow
zroGilo tok kryi k srcu.
NajboljSe varstvo pred srcnimi
boleznami je, da sc Glovek varu-
je preoblnega napenjana delova-
MIA srca.
Cas-, XII ga Glovek pridobi s tenn,
da te6e do poulicne zeleznice, ali
da drvi po strmih %stOpnicah, seve-
da nj nikdar toliko vreden koli-
kor zdravje in moe srca, XII ga pri
tenn izgublja. Ia elOveka hi ire
ba, da hi moral postati lenuh, ali
zaspanec, ako sc zavzame, poseb-
no V velikomestnem zivljenju, da
81 pri vsakem poGetju dovoli koli-
kor najveG mogoee casa, ter da IL
vrsi vsako delo kolikor mogoce
mirno. Ako bi Sc vsakdo ravnal
pc tenn, bi bilo stevilo ma srcu boil
nih oseb zelo majhno.
Ako poeenja elovek kai V ma
.glici, tedaj poveta delovanje srca
"a polovico ali Sc wee. Zelo pouc,
ljiva so opazovanja omenjenega
u~Genjaka, XII jih je napravil pr.
~kolesarjih. Ako Sc pelje clovek /;
kolesom tri in Getrt minute V kla.
nee in pri tenn preide pot 300C
cevljev pri zvisanju cd j proti 10
tedaj je njegovO srce morale IL.
vrsiti tako silno delo, XII sc da pri
merjati dviganju teze 20 odsto ,
en- cevelj visoko. Da je tako mu
Genie in napenjanje srea slabo il
da prinese pref ali slej srSno bo
szens Ia vse zivljenje, je lahks
razumljivo.
Professor Goodal priporoca 20
per srcno bolezen redno spanje
Ako sc poda Glovek vsak dan oil
dvanajstih prihrani s tenn ma lie
to srcu delo cd 1920 stotov. Mno
go je sicer ljudi, XII Sc ne brigajc
"a varstvo srca. Taxi ne obGutijt
dOlga leta nobenih slabih posle
die, tOda narava Sc ne da goljufa
ii in bolezen pride gotovo pref al
slej in tudi smrt. Najprej zaGut
bolnik nitro udarjanje srca, tenn
pa slede drugi znaki bolezni, ii
sicer, da Sc pri6enja nitro utrudi
ii, da mu primanjkuje sape in da
postaja slaboten.
Ako pri6ne bolnik ziveti dru.
GAGE, takoj ko Sc oglasijo ii PRIV
znaki bolnega srca, tedaj Sc lab.
ko resi-; ako pa ne poslusa sva.
rila narave, tedaj pade gotovc
kot zrtev srcne bolezni.
Vsak tax bolnik pa, XII Sc pri.
enc varovati, zacuti takoj zbolj-
SAME svojega zdravja. Njegovo
spanje postaja boljse in udarci sr
ca so mirnejsi; yes organizem tie
lesa pridobiva moGi.
Tako je lahko Slovek sam mai
boljsi zdravnik, ako posluSa glas
narave, XII ga svari pri vsakem
p%restopku.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Moderna veda nan je cmuroSi-
la, da sc lahko pridela ve6 takor
dovolj zivljenskih potreb "a vse
ljudstvo. Toda ker so kapitalisti
dobili V roke kontrolo mad proiz-
vajalnimi sredstvi. to so stroll.
rudniki, zeleznice it'd, so vsc take
uredili. da Sc VISA dobra Gudodel-
nth industrijalnih iznajb in ma
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Socialisticna stranka je stran .
ka gospOdarske demokracije. XII
stoJi ma staliseu, da imajo biti
clani druzbe sodelavci, 2 enakimi
p%ravicami in dolznostmi do urav-
nave druzabnih potreb in della.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Socialist moramo delavce orga-
n%izirati, da jim BIO mogoee kon
trolirati k~rajevne, drzavne in I'VE.
EMO postavOdajo, i'm da bodo tako
kontrolirali k~rajevno, drzavno in
zvezno gosp0darstvo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

V Zdruzenih drzavah je mnogo
wee vdOv kot vdovcev. Leta 1910,
Je bilo 3,176,22S vdov in lie 1,47l.-
$50 vdovcev. NewyorSka zavaro-
valna druzba Equitable" poro =
ca, ola je V Ameriki dvakrat wee
vdovcev. Zdravniki trdi.jo, da so
tega krive razmere, ker morajo
moski wee delati kot zenske in nj
mayo casa misliti ma zdravje. "E-
quitable" priporoGa, mai hi Sc
vsak moSki dial vsak teden preis-
kati pc zdravniku, da DO mogel
vsak zacetek bolezni takoj zatreti.
Tako ravna namrec ~predsednik
wilson, Xxi gre vsak teden k
zdravniku. Znanstveniki pa trdi-
10. da zadosca, Ge Sc da elovek
vsako leto dvakrat cd zdravnika
temeljito preiskati. &c Sc bodo
moskl pc tenn ravnali, bodo DALI
ziveli in mamie umirali. Seveda.
ce bi 81 mogel vsakdo zdravniskc
preiskave placati, &c hi incl de .
Maria "a zdravila in casa "a poSi-
TEX, potem bi bilo tudi revnim
mozem zivljenje lazje. Toda skrb
"a obstanek rodbine ubija moze.
no, vcasih tudi alkoholizem in RI.
zne skrite s%trasti, XII Jill zenske nj
II ne poznajo. Drzava maj poskrbi
brezplacne zdravnike, potem
DO vse bolje.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Nasa dOlznost je prizgati V vseh
cloveskih srcih - ne glede ma to,
kako zaostal ali nezaveden je kdo
- made boljsih in cloveStvu pra-
vicnejSih dni. V vsakem moramo
obuditi cuvstvo, da je njegovo So
delovanje "a a in "a MEGA We
levazno, ko gre "a svetovno orga-
nizacijo, XII ina ustvariti novo in
boljso Glovesko druzbo.
Nobena organizacija nj imela
veGje ali bolj vazne naloge, in no.
bena organizacija 81 nj bila boil
svesta gotOve image, nego ia.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Suzenjstvo je rodilo odpor.
Nede napredujejo, in tako 81 je
delavstvo ustvarilo svojo - so
eialisticno stranko, da otme clio :
restvo IL kapitalisticne suznosti
in mu podari sad njegovega della
nazaj.
Naloga socialisticne stranke je,
zasigurati vsemu ljudstvu ugod-
nosti, XII jih je doslej uzival edino
kapitalisti6ni razred.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

liz Berna Sc poro6a, da Sc ma
haja V Svici 10000 bolnih :jetni-
kov IL Francoske, Anglije in Mem
eye, naznanjen je pa Sc prihod
5000 F%rancozov in 5000 Nemcev.
V istini nevtralna Svica rada
spreJema take bolnike in ohro-
mele reveze, toda zelo pa pazi, da
ne pridejo tia bolniki S kuznimi
bOleznimi.
Ia te bolne jetnike pa morajo
p%lacevati drzave, katere Jill po-
slJejo in sicer "a Gastnike DO II
do Is frankov ma dan, "a podGast-
nike pa pc 8 frankov, "a prostake
ali navadne vojake Sc pa itak nj
hte ne zmeni.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Ma HolandSkem so izumili nov
nacin, kako ohraniti grozdje vse
leto sveze, okusno in soGnato. Cd
recall so grozdje $ pray dolgimi
peclji ter so potaknili vsak grozd
S pecljem navzdol V steklenico,
napOlnjeno 2 vodo; pecelj grozda
je bill torej V vodi. TIE steklenice
so hranili ma hladnem prostoru,
kjer je kazala temperature ! sto-
pinjo mad niclo. Pc Stirih, petih
mesecih je bio grozdje Sc popol
mona sveze in okusno ter je bio
lahko wee tednov V prodajalnah,
ne da hi Sc pokvarilo. Preteklo
limo so poizkusali V Amsterda =
mu TO postopanje 5 / in poi stoti
grozdja, XII Sc je tekom nekaterih
mesecev zlajSalo "a As ky. A tu-
di odpadle iagode so bile Sc uzit.
ne in cello prav okusne.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Neorganiziran delavec, XII tar :
ma o slabih casih, je smesen. &c
dezuje, Glovek z deznikom pod
pazduho pa joka, da BIO yes mo :
ker, namesto da bi razpel svojo
streho mad glavo, Sc nam ne more
smiliti, ampak pc pravici Sc mu
bono smejali. Ia delavca je orga-
nizacija edna obramba prot H.
koriscanju, in 6e je ne porabi, je
sam kriv.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Nedavno je dospel Holandijo
6lovek, XII je jake umetno sestav-
lien. Emo roko in emo nogo ina
liz prObkOvine, emo uho IL kavcu-
ka, emo okO stekleno. lobe ina
umetne ter nosi lasuljo. Nekdaj
je incl v Bataviji ma otoku Javi
veliko tovarno stekla, pri neki
eksploziji v tovarni je izgubil pre-
cejsen del svojega telesa. Baje je
sedai star 40 let in Sc je bogat VIZ
nil svojo domovino Holandijo,
da hi 81 poiskal tam - n~evesto.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Socialistiena stranka stoji ma
staliscu industrijelne, gospodar-
ske demokracije, kjer Sc bo pro-
izvajalO v korist vseh ljudi, ma :
mesto "a privatni profit. Ona "a
vienna stalisce takega gospodar
skega sistema, kjer BIO imelo elo-
vestvo ceno pred vsem drugim;
kjer BIO blagostanje delavcev prva
zadeva, kjer DO delavec dobil pol
no plaGilo "a svoje delo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

prav stekajo lie v njih prid. z dru-
gimi besedami reGeno: kapitalisti
dajo proizvajati lie "a svoj profit.
Pc profitu je umerjena sedanja
eloveska druzba, - delo kapita-
lizma. &c je otrocje delo dobieka-
nosno, Sc vpelje otrocje delo. &c
sc izplaca delo cez uro, Sc vpelje
delo eez uro. &c je ceneje izvrse-
vati delo v nezdravi delavnici, te-
daj Sc della v TAXI delavnici. &c so
varnostne naprave V podjetju
zvezane S stroski, plaza stroSke
delavstvo.
v kapitalisticni druzbi nj mic
s~vetejsega cd profita!
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Da je znala Eva dobro govoriti,
temu ne Oporeka nih6e. Foda v ka-
terem jeziku je zapeljala svojega
Adamaf U6enjaki in lajiki so Sc
re bavili S TEN vprasanjem. Maj
vec Jill je bio mnenja. da je GO
vorila Eva hebrejski, ker je sv.
pismo tudi hebrejsko. Modri MOI
Goropij (okoli $500 je trdil, da
so V raju govorili holandski; temu
Je ugOvarjal Kempe, XII je dejal
Bog je govoril svedski, Adam in
Eva sta mu odgovarjala danski,
kata pa je V elegantni francoscini
hvalisala lepa jabolka.' Perzijani
so bill mnen.ja, da sta Adam in F.
va govorila njihov jerk, angel
Gabriel je govoril turSki, kaGa
pa arabski. Take so trditve sred-
njeveskih ucenjakov, a zediniti
sc MISC mogli.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Labud more ziveti do 16O let.
sokol do 1872, orel zivi v kletki
104 leta, papiga zivi preko 100 let,
istotako dolgo live mocvirne in
morske tice, COS in kukavica mo-
reta ziveti do 80. leta. Tudi vrane
live 100 let, sraka v svobodi do
40 let, petelin pa najve6 do Is let;
;stotako kratko live f%azani, COLO
bi in manjse tice pevke. Kos zivi
V gajbici okoli Is. let, slavec pa
lie 10 let. Pesniki imajo torej tudi
med ticami lie kratko zivljenje.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-30
FORMER OMAHA
BOY DEAD ON
FRENCH FRONT

St. Joseph, Mo, Jan. 29.-(Specia1
Telegram )-Joseph Ellis, a former
Omaha boy, and husband Of Ne.
braska girl, is dead Somewhere in
France" His widow is staying with
her sister-in-law in St. Joseph. II
is the iirst fatality pecorded for a St
Joseph member of the expeditionary
forces, for Ellis enlisted from this
point. Word came today from the
war department in Washington that
Ellis was dead but no information
was given as to the manner Of his
death.
Miss Harriet Hart Of Rulo, Neb.,
was married to Sergeant Ellis at
Fort Bliss, Elpaso, Texas last easter
Sunday. hTe two then went to Co.
lumbus, N. Mex, where the sergeant
was stationed and lived there seven
weeks before he was sent abroad with
his division, the Quartermasters de-
partment. Letters received by her
husband from the sergeant, who was
recently made sergeant major, told of
the delights of the life in France and
of his satisfaction with life of the
front.
Sergeant Ellis served throughout
the Spanish-American war being only
IS years old when he enlisted. At
ter that war he served four years in
the PHILIPPINE islands and then re-
turned to Omaha and finally came to
ST Joseph.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-30
ALLIED POWERS
HOLD SUPREME
WAR COUNCIL
U. S. Has Representative al
Session; Meeting Will De-
termine Plans for Spring
Campaign Of Allies.

Versailles, France, jan, 29.--Grea,
Britain, France, Italy and the United
States were represented at the ses-
sion of the supreme war council
which was convened here today.
The council was presided over by
George clepenceau, the French pre-
mier.
The meeting is regarded as one OF
extraordinary importance, because
the plan of operations during the
coming campaign is expected to come
before it before determination.
General Bliss Attends.
The United States is represented
by General Tasker H. Bliss, chief Of
staff OF the American army. Arthur
Hugh Frazier, secretary Of the Amer
lean embassy in Paris, attends as a
diplomatic officer to report the pro-
ceedings, but not to participate other.
wise. 10y -'N
The other participants in the con-
ference are:
For Great Britain, Premier Lloyd
George and Major General Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson, sub-ctief of the Brit
ish general staff; for Italy, Premier
Orlando, Baron Sonnino, the foreign
minister, and General Cadorna; for
France, Stephen Pichon, the foreign
minister; General Ferdinand Foch,
chief of staff of the ministry of war,
and General Maxine Weygand.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-30
THREATEN TO LEAVE.

There is no sanitary commission
there are no great specialists, and
there is no registration of diseases.
Very few doctors are in practice and
some of these threaten to 60 to Ger.
many, if the ignorant Russian pro-
letariat doing menial work in the hos
pitals are permitted to continue die
tating to medical officers and trained
nurses.
According to Berlin advices re-
ceived via Amsterdam, the Russo
German commissioners at Petrograd
have reached a substantial agreement
concerning the exchange Of invalids
and the dispatch of men homeward
has begun to a restricted extent. But
the question of exchange OF civilians
and the treatment of nwounded pris-
oners of war has not been settled.
London, Jan.29-The Bolsheviki
foreign minister, Leon Trotzky, an
nounced to the congress of work
mems and soldiers deputies at Pet
regard Saturday night the decision OF
the government respecting reprisals
against Roumania.
J7These include the breaking off of
diplomatic relations, the seizure of
Rumanian gold reserves in Moscow,
and the outlawing of Lieutenant
general Stcherbatcheff, the former
commander in chief on the Rumanian
front.
Resume Peaace Farley
Trotzky said that the Rumanian
gold reserve amounted to 100000,
600 rublcs and that the custodian of
Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-30
RUSS REQUESTS
PERMISSION TO
VISIT AUSTRIA
Member Of Peace Commission
Endeavors to Spread Rus
sian Propaganda; Ger.
mans Mask intentions.

Petrograd, Jan. 2s.-(Delayed)- y
N. Joffe, of the Russian peace COM
mission at Btest-Litovsk. has sent a
request to Count Czernin. the Aus.
tro-H Hungarian foreign minister, that
he be given permission to go tc
Vienna ID confer with the representa-.
tives Of the Austrian people regard
ing peace.
In telegram to the Smolny insti.
tute today, M. Joffe said that his ac-
tion was prompted by general belief
that the Austrian people we're most
anxious for peace regardless of the
views Of their government.
The Petrograd newspapers empha.
size the importance of disorders in
Vienna and Cracow and claim to
have information that the unrest is
spreading throughout Austria-Hun.
gary.
The Vechernia Post declares that
Austria Hungary already has offered
to make a separate peace with Rus
sia regardless OF the action of Ger
many.
Austria Ready for Peace.
Foreign Minister Trotzky, address
ing the congress of councils Of work
mems and soldiers delegates on the
question of peace, tonight declared
that the Germans had masked their
real intentions with fine words. but
were in reality demanding all they
could get.
"They thought Russia needed peace
at any price" Trotzky said.
"They were mistaken. This is not
the position of the workman's and sol
diers' government. We still insist on
a democratic peace.
when the nation has become ex.
hausted and when all the efforts tina;
have been made have proved unsuc-
cessful, then it might be possible for
the nation to conclude an undemo
cratic peace, but the present govern
f1ent has not yet reached that posi-,
ton.
But, if lnder force of circumstances
it would be forced to sign an undem
ocratc peace, it would never tell the
people that It was a democratic
peace"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-30

PROFOUND IMPRESSION. ~
The secretary's outline of the army's
preparations, revealing many hitherto
carefully. guarded military secrets and
given yesterday to the senate mill
tary committee in answer to criti-
:isms of the War department, made
a profound impression on committee
members.
Chairman Chamberlain, who had
Snten the departments chief critic, ad-
uitted this before Secretary Baker
left the stand.
The chairman proposed that Mr..
Baker be given rest and there was
10 attempt at cross.examir1ation, al
though when the committee assem-
bled today it was understood the sec
-etary would be recalled for further
examination later.
COMMITTEE IS AMAZED.
The secretary was on the stand yes
.erday virtually the entire day and
his statement was heard by many
members of congress crowded into
the big caucus room of the senate OF.
fee building. -. =.
The, committee members seemed
amazed when told that men in the
z National Guard and national army
divisional camps were ready to go
abroad today if needed. . 49,.
When Senator, Chamberlain asked
The secretary why the public had not
been taken into confidence in such
matters Mr.. Baker spoke Of the re-
i,1etance Of military n1en ITO reveal
srray plans and referred to a state
nent Of Won Hindenburg TO the ef-
fect that America was Advertising its
war plans. y
Germany is Mystifed. pa
But isn't it a fact that Germany
1as known all about this" persisted
Senator Chamberlain, ,.~. ,,r,
"Nos replied Secretary Baker. ne
German government is still rnystitle:d
regarding the number OF men now IN
"They know what is doing on the
front but Germany still is in doubt as
70 the number Of men we have
broad" q,
Train New Draft.
The secretary's statement that the
United States "will have 100000 men
n France early in 1918 and a million
and a half ready to send to France
in 1918" caused many to express the
49pinion that war plans contemplated
the completion of the training. OF
those called in the new draft before
he year ended. :.
The committee was told that. it
would be tragical if the impression
which had gone out that the War de-
,artment had broken down was al
owed to remain unchallenged.
He spoke of the devotion OF his as
sociates in the department, military
ind civilian, in strong terms. Z
u. S. Making History.
Never in the history Of time. he de-
Jared. had an army of its size been
,aised euuippet, trained and prepared
} ;or battle as had that of the United
Fmphasizing that he was not there
% defend himself or anybody, the
secretary urged the committee again
and again to lay bare any shortcom-
.ngs OF the department that 1t might
be corrected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-30
Germans Rain Tons
Of Bombs on Romans

Berlin, (Via London). Jan. 29.--
A German aearial squadron drop
ped 81 tons of-bombs last Saturday
on Castiefranco. Treviso and Mes
ire, in northern Italy, the war Of
fee reports. -
Large fires, the statement adds,
were seen front a distance. ,s
Rome, Jan. 29.--Twelve enemy
airplanes were brought down.
The Italians held mastery Of the
air everywhere.
The Italian war Office an
nounced last Sunday that the en-
emy on the preceding night had
carried out raids between the
Brenta and Piave rivers, especially
on Treviso and Mestre. T..
Among the victims were six wo-
men, three of whom were killed
and three wounded. Three hos
pitals in Mestre were damaged.