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This should be remembered" he
said. "If all the men of a nation
were agreed on one thing and that
thing were dangerous, II would hap
pen. But there is no such harmony Of
judgment In this country. Each radi-
cal, almost, has his own personal pro-
gramme. The same can be said of all
men who think a change is desirable.
They know the changes that would be
safe and practicable. which always
are the changes they themselves in
woke.
But there are many other changes
that they deem unwise IL not disas-
trous. So 1t happens that large and
small groups Of men are afraid Of one
another. Gradually, therefore, their
minds settle and most Of them get on
a rational ana conciliatory basis. The
reaction equalizes public opinion and
steadies society.
Neither should we forget the mil
lions of American farmers. Naturally
they are conservative men. They own
land, or have equities in land which
they are purchasing. Strikes are never
included in their economic or political
PAoAiSs NNOAO thCy " AhCg hOWONClI
they would starve with others. And
being unable to meet their interest or
pay their mortgages they would lose
their land.
"The farmers accordingly win keep
at their work and busy men are not
revolutionists. Idleness brings on all
kinds of trouble. Individual as we'll as
national. We see its results to-day
in other parts OF the world. I look
upon our farmers as constituting the
bulwark OF the nation. They represent
our largest and most valuable industry
mot only represent II but own It.
"Also we must take into account the
other millions OF our people who have
homes of their own and money in the
savings banks. They will not hazard
their property in the doubtful hope OF
getting more than they already
possess. Any man viii think matters
over before he deliberately turns him
self out OF doors.
Noise Is not strength. The silent
and sober Americans far outnumbeI
the agitators and their followers. II was
so before the war and is the case now.
Copyright, 1919, by James b. Morrotu
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absolutely impossible under the de-
mocracy of Great Britain.
do not say that the British system
is the best. but 1t certainly is more
democratic. more Immediately respon-
sive to the will OF the people. The
more autocratic, more imperialist
method Of the United States has many
advantages.
As a very young man believed in
the vox populi, vox Del theory. I do
not do SO any more. Too often the
crowd is uniformed and 1t Is the
few who know. The crowd is often
swayed by sentiment, by party cries.
and sometimes its views do not At
with the facts, particularly where in
ternational affairs are concerned. 1t
! Is therefore a great thing to have an
executive that has not always TO keep
weather eye on how the popular
wind blows.
Mr.. Lloyd George is constantly
obliged to keep his ear to the ground"
for II he acts contrary to immediate
| ton In the House of Commons may
sweep him out Of power and office
overnight This means he must rec
ognize the pull of the reins as directed
by vagrant public opinion. This al
ways hampers a great man anxious to
direct policy. Mr.. Wilson is in a
much better position. Sure and de-
termined in his views, he can ignore
the splashings of criticism, he can
even ignore the majority opinion in
Congress. feeling confident that time
will juetify him In the eyes Of his
countrymen. This is an enormous
asset which the President of the
United States has over the Prime Min
, lister Of Great Britain, but It can
scarcely be described as democratic.
1t Is quite easy to understand the
objection there is In America to the
British hereditary chamber, the House
Of Lords. 1t Is difficult to give a sat
! isfactory answer to the question:: Why
should the descendant of q man who
was made a peer by Queen Elizabeth
| now decide the laws of England?
But he does not, though not so many
years ago he could and did. The
power Of the House OF Lords is Sc
verely restricted. First of all, II has
absolutely no influence over national
finance. That is carefully guarded by
the House OF Commons. Indeed the
Commons is 30 Jealous OF its PRIVILEGES
that the King is not allowed to enter
1t. and even when the King ceremoni-
ously opens Parliament in the House
OF Lords and a representative Of the
peers comes to the House of Complohr
to invite the presence OF the peoples
representative, the door is always shut
In his face and locked and he has to
knock and ask permission to enter and
deliver his message-a proceeding
which may seem rather theatrical, but
Is symbol that the people cannot be
dictated to by either Lords or King.
Lords Cannot KIN a Bill.
Before bill reaches the throne for
royal approval It has to be passed by
] both Lords ana Commons. There Is
plenty OF debate on what is called the
first reading, the second reading, dur
ing the committee stage when II Is
considered in elaborate detail, and the
third reading when a decision Is made
upon the measure In its amended form
When I first became associated with
the British Parliament over a quarter
OF a century ago the Lords had the
power OF rejecting'a Commons bill and
therefore killing 1t. That power nc
longer remains. All the Lords can dc
The sun., 1919-09-28
DOUGEIBOY PRISONERS SAVED
FROM STARVING BY RED CROSS

bennett. The Americans prefaced
their demands with the following dec
larations: .e
IL. The German Government does
not provide adequate food to sustain
life for the American prisoners Of war.
"2. The German Government does
not provide adequate warm clothing
for American prisoners Of war.
"3. The United States provides for
German prisoners of war precisely the
same food as that supplied to the
American troops. which is wholesome,
adequate, and even elaborate. t.f
"a. The United States provides for
the German prisoners Of war sufficient
warm clothing.
THE American Government finds
itself in the curious position Of having
to feed and clothe German prisoners
Of war In its hands, and also the
American prisoners of war In the
hands Of the German military forces.
To meet this condition the United
States Government has made arrange
ments with the American Red Cross
by which the American Red Cross UNI
dertakes to do the following:
II. Obtain at the earliest possible
moment the names of American pris-
oners Of war in the hands of the Ger
man military forces.
20. Obtain accurate camp addresses
Of these American prisoners Of war.
80. Transmit this Information to
General Headquarters of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, to the
American Red Cross at Washington,
which in turn notifies the families OF
the prisoners; and to the American
Red Cross at Paris to clear its records
II, connection with the work of search
Ing for missing men In the hospitals
in France.
"a. Ship necessary relief supplies to
American prisoners" &C. :
Avoided "Barb wireo Disease.
Important provisions for carrying
out the purposes of this agreement in
cluded the organization of Camp Help
Comm tees among the American
prisoners, these committees being en-
powered to communicate freely and
directly with the American Red Cross,
Department Of Prisoners of War at
Bern. This waes a vital and prac-
teal arrangement which contributed
to the success OF the whole prisoners
relief undertaking. and that 1t was a
success the prisoners themselves have
proved. The American prisoners.mad~
known their wants through a group
within themselves. and, as Mr.. Den
nett shows by photographs. they were
kept well clothed and well fed. and
finally were reratriated apparently
one the worse for their confinement
They did not contract the dread
barb wire DISEASE" as the effect Of
malnutrition was called, which
stamped the neglected prisoner of war
when the armistIse was signed.
says Mr.. Dennet. approx 'mately Is
per cent. Of the American prisoners
were in camps close to the Rhine and
near the zone proposed to be occupied
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contrary were making them fight the
harder and better. :"
Bands and orchestras were organ
lied among the American prisoners
and entertainments given. Mr.. Den
nett tells amusingly Of sets of band
mueic sent from America, including
such selections as Just Like WASH
ington Crossed the Delaware. Pershing
Will Cross the Rhine; "It's a Long
Way to Berlin-but Wen Get There"
&C. Rather than deprive the American
prisoner bands of these pieces the
titles were clipped off and merely the
sheets of music forwarded. Thus the
German guards and prison officials
were serenaded by Yanks with these
tunes, and returning prisoners prob
ably were amazed to learn che words
sung to them at home.
Some Respect for NeutraIs.
starvation and suffering were pre-
vented solely by the relief supplies
sent to the prisoners from the outside"
the deputy Red Cross commissioner
concludes, land all the facilities for
recreation, exercise, amusement and
education were also supplied from
other than German sources.
THE Germans simply let them eat
the food and wear the clothing which
was sent in and which was some eco
nomic advantage to Germany
"The Gern.Sa officials were always
evasive, tricky and full of deception.
II they could lie out of an abuse or a
bad situation they usually did so. They
had little or no regard for treaties or
agreements and violated them without
hesitation. They did have some hesi-
tation about outraging the feelings Of
what few neutrals were left in the
world after America entered the war
and would sometimes back down from
violations Of agreements when repre-
sentatives of neutral Governments
took an active part in protesting"
The sun., 1919-09-28
Fraser Compares Democracies

is to delay and hold up a bill for a
couple of sessions, and II the Commons
reliterates its approval-duringt the two
sessions the bill can go straight to the
King without the consent of the Lords
"a proceeding, however. which has
never been necessary. For the atti-
tude Of the Lords is not, and never
has been, to defy public opinion, but
to act as a check on hasty legislation
and give approval when quite sure the
opinion Of the country is behind a
measure.
Many people are in favor OF single
house legislature, that there should be
no restraining bar between the will of
the people and it's enactment by legis-
lation. My long experience OF parlia-
mentary institutions convinces me OF
the value of a second house. Lords
are not necessarily stupid people. The
majority OF them are highly cultured
and educated men, though I am afraid
Americans hear most of those few who
debase their rank; men. however, who
scarcely ever darken. the doors Of the
House OF Lords by their presence.
The debates in the Lords are ifiva-
riably Of a higher quality, showing
more knowledge, more fairness, more
range of vision, than debates in the
Commons. and the simple explanation
is that the Lords are independent, can
say exactly what they think and have
! not always to be careful, like members
Of the Commons, what their esteemed
constituents are thinking.
An Upper House Always.
am sure it will be a long time be-
fore the House of Lords will be abol-
ished by the British people.
Yet while England has many lords
concerned in Legislation. while the
United States has none, England has
in the House of Commons a great
many direct representatives OF labor
which America does not have in Con-
gress.
Congressman, I understand, are
drawn more or less from one class.
The House Of Commons, In compost
ton IL as varied as a Kaleidoscope.
There are lords. manufacturing mag
mates, representatives of the profess
siond and financier classes and the
squires from the shires, educational
experts. scientists, lawyers, authors
and newspaper men, and workingmen
members, engineers, farmers, men
who have toiled in the coal mines with
| their hands, ordinary laborers, men
born In the poorhouse and working at
! their trades until the confidence of
their fellows sent them to West
minister.
Labor Gets Good Hearing.
OF any Individual class in the House
OF Commons the trade unions repre-
sentatives are the most numerous.
Their views range from old fashioned
I trade unionism to advanced socialism.
Without exception they are capable,
I sincere men. and the House of Com
mons, the most critical assembly in
the world. while 1t has no use for the
flowers OF oratory. always gives an
attentive ear to the man who has
something useful to say, and no men
are better listened to than the work.
ingmen members.
1t is easier for a Labor member to
reach Cabinet rank to-day than Il is
for a peer. Should the political wheel
at no distant day place a Labor Gov
eminent In power In England there
will be no alarm, fol the Labor men,
bers have proved their worth Moth
ing could have been more democratic
than the British Coalition Govern.
ment during the war. when old politi-
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A SIDE from being offered rotting
~ food that no human being
could eat and having their
American clothes and parcels stolen
from them. American prisoners Of
war In Germany were treated as mer-
cifully as the barbarian's code will al
low. That is, there was no systematic
or authorized physical abuse Of the
$500 Americans who were in the
hands Of the Germans when the
armistice was signed. And there was
practical and wholly German reason
for the discrimination in favor Of the
Yanks, according to the first authori :
tative public statement Of actual con-
ditions In German prison camps, just
Issued by Carl p. bennett Of Boston,
who, as Deputy American Red Cross
Commissioner to Switzerland, had
charge of feeding. clothing and caring
Tor American prisoners of war.
Here is that reason in Mr.. Dement'S
own words:
I'VE always had in America more
German agents in prison or intern
ment camps than the total of ali
American prisoners, civil and military,
In the hands Of the Germans, and
among these civilian prisoners in
America were men who were held in
the highest esteem and friendship by
the leaders of the Prussian military
party"
Red Cross Saved Their Lives.
Before a false impression is gained
from the statement that Americans
were not treated with the studied
brutality that the French, Italian,
Russian or Rumanian prisoners were
subjected to, let these words from the
same report lnger in memory:l
The American prisoners would
have starved to. death If 1t had not
been for the food parcels sent to them
through our organization at Bern.
The German army received the best
Of everything in abundance (and
under a special agreement between
the United States and GERMANY
American prisoners were to receive
the same rations given the German
spoiled f1sh-usually seal meat or dog
fsh-blood sausages or sausages made
from the entrails of animals, some
times horse meat. substitute coffee,
substitute mustard, bread made from
potato flour, sawdust and similar in
misunderstanding the worst, foul
smelling, III looking bread have ever
seeh-bone meal and thin watery
soups.
"Tha condition of the Italian, Rus
sian and Rumanian prisoners who did
not receive food supplies from their
country of origin proves beyond ques-
ton that the prison ration was not
SUFFICIENT to sustain life for a pro-
l0nged period. and II was OF a charac-
ter that our men absolutely could not
eat. Does any one believe that was
the ration provided for the German
troops? No evidence to the contrary
is necessary.
1.-THE reports of our neutral dele
gates (mainly Spanish) on their in
out exception call attention to the in
adequate and unwholesome food sup
piled prisoners, and our returning
prisoners have testified unanimously
to the fact that they would have
starved had It not been for the food
we sent them.
II have the testimony in, one tele-
gram Of 1900 American prisoners to
that effect.
Furthermore, our men were not
placed In 'cantonments or barracks ms
roomy and good as provided for the
German troops. Some OF the camps
were better than others and the con-
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In Brownsville the only English the
children get is the English OF the
schools; they are not deluged by bad
English in their own homes as are
some OF the American children. It
seems better to have parents who
know no English at all than parents
who speak II incorrectly. Teachers
find 1t almost impossible to extirpate
the word "ain't" because so many
American parents use it.
Each school is law unto itself in
regard to teaching English, because In
each school the problem is different.
In one the chief difficulty is ignorance,
in another lip laziness, in another per-
versity. So teachers methods differ.
The principal mentioned above uses
ridicule very effectively. The Irish boy
or girl though humorist, cannot en-
dure to be laughed at.
Some teachers write upon the black
board incorrect sentences and call upon
pupils to point out the errors. But
many feel toward this method as the
lady felt when she entered a room and
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
C0RD0VA YOUNG MAN
 WEDS TRAINED NURSE

Our former townsman. Walter Smith. who is now in the service of Uncle Sam. has taken unto himself wife. the wedding being the outcome of romance dating from their school days The Polk County Post, pub lished at independence. Ore, contains the following account of the wedding
 Two well.known and popular young people, formerly of Indepen- dence, were married at Oregon City during the holidays, when Walter Smith, son of Mir. and Mrs Layton Smith of Cordova, Alaska. took for his bride Miss Aida Gillespie, eldest daughter of MT. and Mrs. N. F. Gil lespie of Centralia. Wash Their large number of friends in Indepen- dence certainly wish them all the hap piness and prosperity possible,
 After short honeymoon Walter left for Mare Island. where he is sta toned as a member of the United States navy, and Mrs. Smith resumed her duties as a nurse in a Portland hospital. When Mir Smith receives his discharge from the navy. some time soon, the happy young pair will establish home after going to Alaska to visit his parents"
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
PASSENGERS INCOMING
 AND THOSE LEAVING

The steamer Alaska arrived in port at S:30 o'clock last night, with the following passengers for Cordova, who are quarantined at the detention camp for ten days: James Smith, Clyde Nettleton, John F.. Berry. Miss Ida Cloud, J. w. Johnson, c. Swan son, Tom Kinney and NJ. Kapusnik.
 The following persons have booked passage on the steamship Alaska. which sails for Seattle at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning: Mir. and Mrs. V. J. Dwyer, Miss Bacon, Mrs. J. P. Nc Lellan, Mrs. A. k. Becklet. E, A. Ora ham, Robert Gottschalk. George Clause. M. J. Florence. Fred Eckholm, F. Gatey, A. Wickland. c. A. Edward, Arthur Johnson and F. W. Summerill.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
R0CKEFELLERS DEATHPLANNED
 BY ANARCHISTS

WASHlNGTON, Jan. 21 (by Asso- ciated Pressl.-A police inspector testifying today at the senate investi gation of German and brewery propa- ganda, said the anarchists had plotted against the lives of John D. Rocke feller and his son shortly after the beginning of the war He said the plotters were killed by the explosion of a bomb which they had made to kill the Rockefellers.
 Since the armisticc had been signed said the witness. evidence had been found that the anarchists had planned to organize and disseminate propa- ganda.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
JURY ACQUlTS WIFECHARCED
 WITH MURDER

MINEOLA, N. r.. Jan, 21 (by Asso- ciated Pressl The Nassau county grand jury has failed to indict Mrs. Marie Augustine Lebaudy. who shot and killed her millionaire husband. the eccentric Jacques Lebaudy. at their Westbury home early in January.
 Lebaudy styled himself Emperor of Sahara" and had led a spectacular career.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
LISBON JOINS M0NARCHICAL
 MOVEMENT

MADRID. Jan. 2l tby Associated Press) It is reported that Lisbon has joined the monarchiCal movement.
 The monarChist movement in Por- tugal is headed by Paiva Conceiro, Portugal government has been formed at Oporto.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
Blockade to Be Used to Coerce Germans

Owing the pressure of urgent problems before the delegates the conference, the economic deeg being given opportunity to study separately the blockade and kindred problems
 The Americans certain elaXatlOns the earlier tight bockade in order to permit the entry o food uffs lubricants and commodities into the Teuton tries otherwise the blockade rgdy enforced order to compel the enemy to accept the peace terms
 The blockade already has been relaxed in the western part of Austria food being via Vienna to be supplied to Ger many. "a asss
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
SEATTLE THR0ES0FBIC
 STRIKE AMONG SHIP BUILDERS

SEATTLE, Jan 2l (by Associated Prrss).-Betwe"n twenty and thirty thousand shpyard workers in this city strike this morning. All the yar together with the contract shops, have been closed.
 The strike called in the steel ship yards only. Five thousand wooden ship yard workers did join i'll the strike" IL s expected that the wooden ship yards will be closed also the Metal Trades Council orders the electricians and engineers in the wooden ship yards to strike
 The strikers demanding scale of $l an hour for mechanics and $G $ per day for apprentices abo"rs and
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
SOLUTION NOFRUSSIAN PROBLEM
 STILL BEFORE CONFERENCE

PARIS Jan. 2l (by Associated ess-1hr peace con ference has the Russian question under continued eNamnatlon The latest information available is that all the allied govern prepared to their memoranda, and tn" ds cson looking the solving of the problem k expected [" begin
 Harold ScAvrnlS, the Danish minister to Russia, today gave the congress his Russia cStrray M Nous the French ambassador to Russia, spoke before the
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
PACIFICCOAST TO WELCOME
 BOYS HOME

SEATTLE, Jan. 21 tby Associated PrcssD Seattle. Spokane and Tacoma are planning elaborate receptions to the Three Hundred and Forty sixth field artillery of the Ninety first divi sion bound from France to Camp Lewis for disqualification.
 The troops are expected to arrive here Friday. The battcrey Is the first unit of the drvision to return to Camp Lewis where the division was trained
 The streets Of the three cities will be converted into canyons of flags, and there will he parad"s of the troops.
 Four trains of thes" troops passed through St Paul yesterday.
 Nlnety-frst Has Priority
 WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l (by Asso- ciatcd Pr"ssl The war department has announced that the Twenty-sev- enth. Thirticth and Thirty.seventh di- visions have been ordered home. The Ninety.first division has priority over these, and will leave as soon as ship ping is available.
 Six Thousand Leave Today
 The transports Concona and Sus- quehanna and the cruiser Frederick sailed today from France with six thousand troops
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
NOMEITE BROUGHT DOWN
 TEN GERMAN PLANES

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21 (by Associated Press) Major Kenneth Marr of San Francisco. formerly a well-known resi- dent of Nome, Alaska. who recently was awarded the American Distin-
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21

The launch Rolfc left this morning fer Kata!la with cargo of supplies for the Chilkat oil Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
Anacortes Also Affected

ANACORTF,S, WaSh, Jan. 2l (by Associated ProsS).- Three hundred metal workers employed by tn" Anacor"s Slp building Company struck today in cooperation with the Seattle unions. The wards probably will be closed
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
NARVA TAKEN WITH MANY
 PENSIONERS

STOCKHOLM. Jan. 2l (by Asso- ciated Pressl.-A Swedish volunteer military expedition is expected to start for Lithuania this week to stem the Bolsheviki advance.
 The Swedish military authorities are reported to be favorable to sending forces to Lithuania. but not to Els thonia. owing to the lack of economic resources there.
 BoIsheviki Defeated
 LONDON, Jan 2l (by Associated Press) The Esthonians operating northeast of Lake Peipus have won q notable success against the Bolshe- wiki, and have captured the town of Narva, with many prisoners.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21

guished Service Cross, arrived here today.
 Major Marr Is credited with having
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-21
Recognition by San Francisco Church

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2l (by Associated Press)-The tune of "A Nation Again and other Irish songs chmed out from befry of St Parck church in this city cept of the from Dublin that the Irish republic had been proclaimed.