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The Washington times., 1919-08-31

LONDON, Aug. 31.-Japan's emigra-
ton policy, and her attitude toward
China, are defended by Ichizo Hot
tori, chairman Of the Japanese dele
cation to the Brussels international
parliamentary conference. in an arti-
Gle in the Pail Mall Gazette.
DR.. Hottori. who Is a member of
the Japanese house OF Peers, declared
that "Jspan's future development
must necessarily be very closely as
.sOciated with China and that cit is
Japan's sincere desire to establish
amicable relations, based on mutual
understanding. with China"
On the subject OF Japanese labor
DR.. HottoTi contended that on broad
lines. American capitalists desire to
employ Japanese workers, but are op-
posed by American labor interests.
Japan OveFerOwded.
The article, in part follows:
Japan's population is increasing at
the rate of $4,000 yearly, and already
the country is oyercrowded. We must
obtain an outlet for our surplus pop
uIation.
"As the nation does not desire to
interfere in the domestic policies of
any other country, we fierceIy resent
any fmputa4ion OF race inferiority.
We frankly recognize that every.
country has a perfect right to order
its own affairs in its own way. II
organized labor in America objects
10 japanese working there, We do not
feel that we have any cause to COM
plain. We contend, however, apart
from dispIacing labor, we have the
right TO develop our future in our
own way"
In America. any discussion as to
future development inevitably turns
The Washington times., 1919-08-31
NIGHTS OUT COST
HUBBY SIS EACH

ATLANTIC CITY. n. J.. Aug. 81
Eugene Broom. captain Of a fishing
smack at the Inlet, had a unique ex-
cuse when he was arraigned before
Judge Ingersoll, in the domestic rela-
tions court. on the charge OF nom
support. He asserted that his wife
got his ntire bank deposit by forging
his name to checks. Pressed for an
explanation, Mrs. Broom admitted the
charge.
Every time he went out at night
for a good time I drew out S25 Of his
money from the bank" she said He
usually went out three nights a week
and | felt that I was entitled to as
much as he would spend on his night
outings"
She won her suit.
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OF CAPITAL TRACTION
BRANCH SOLD At AUCTION

Forty per cent Of the stock OF the
Washington and Maryland Railway
Company changed hands IN a public
sale at Cumberland. Nd, yesterday.
The line, which operates from -Four
teenth and Kennedy streets northwest
to Takoma Park. is leased to the
Capital Traction Company.
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ARMY Is CHARGED
WITHCARELESSNESS

Charges that a large number OF
army trucks have been kept exposed
to the weather at Camp Holabird,
Nd, will be investigated next We'd
nesdsy by a House committee, Of
which Congressman Reavis is chair
man.
1t is claimed that in the camp in
question, which has stored in il large
numbers of Government trucks and
passenger cars, many OF them have
been exposed TO the weather since
last fall.
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What's Doing; Where; When

Festiyal-Ladies' Cooperative Impro ge-
ment Society, Silver Springs. Nd, from 5
TO II p. m.
Baseball--Police vs. home TrfsnEe
League, American BeaSuc Park. Seventh
ana Florida avenue northwest, ESQ p. m.
Basebsll-Csvalry vs.. A-tt.Ifry. FJit
Ayer, Va, parade Er0urd
Excursion-CentraI LABOR Unipn, t.
Marshall Hall, boat leaY-s wharf Al 7
a. m.
Excursion-Gnder direction OF the C,uv-
eTnment Recreation League. 70 Gettys-
burg, Pa
Swimming Meets tidal Bathing
Beach. ,. n. prizes tC best swimmers
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BANDITS HORSEDEC
UNDER HIM FLEEING
U.S.CAVALRYMEN

MARIA. Tex Aug. 3I-AmerI-
can troopers rode 30 hard after the
Mexican bandits that the horse OF
BaeiardO CoIanehe. hOted border
trOubIe-makeF, dropped dead un-
der hlm.. COIaRehe then hid IN =
barn, asd later made his escape On
n mule.
The foregoing was contained In
an OGleIal report made 70 Gel
George r. LanghOrae today By
Captain datIaek, who conducted
the ransom negotiatisha with Ren-
tariOis outlaws.
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ARNY IS PER CENT nEMORILIzEn

The army Is IS per cent demobiI.
lied, the War Department announced
Since the armistice was signed, 3,26T.
lOG Officers and men have been dis
charged. leaving a total OF 445.OI5
officers and men. Total sailings from
Europe are l.SS9.T46. There have
been 1O7,694 enlistments since the
army recruiting campaign began
March l.
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rows GREETs HEROEs.

FROSTBURG, Nd. Aug. 31.-The
town OF Zihlman, formerly Auegsny,
one mile below here, had a home
coming celebration yesterday for re-
Nturned service men. A parade, led by
City Band. was followed by addresses
by Congressman Frederick NJ ZihI-
man. for whom the town was named.
and States Attorney }. Philip Roman.
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THREE MEN HELD
UP BY FOOTPADS
Woman FoiIs Attempt Of Pair
of Negroes to Rob Grocery
Store.

Three Washington men were held
up and robbed Of all their belongings
by highwaymen early today and last
night An attempted hold-up and
robbery Of a grocery store was frus-
trated by the owners wife and a Gus
toner. One gunman dropped his pis-
toll as he fed.
Thomas Hennesy. OF $500 Eleventh
street northwest. was halted on the
Baltimore pike, near HyattsvlIle. Md.
by four or FIVE colored men, who
robbed him Of $35. and took his seven
passenger-automOb He made his
way to Washington afoot.
Taxi Driver Rebbed.
Marvin Courtney. a Terminal Taxi
cab driver. felt the cold steel OF re-
volVeF pressed against his temple as
three negroes looted his pockets OF
s2j, at Four-and -a-half and NJ streets
southwest, at l o'clock this morning.
He had been engaged by the men. He
drove them to South Capitol and NJ
streets after they had taken his money.
They made their escape. His home is
at S29 Seventh street southwest.
Dennis Chavez. OF 401 Third street
northwest, was held up at Second
and d streets northwest by three ne
groes. supposed TO be the same men
who robbed Courtney an hour later.
He lost $sT.
Descriptions given by these men OF
the negroes who robbed them tally
in some respects.
store Robbery Fails.
Mrs Elsie Prendergast attacked a
negro who pointed a revolver at her
husband in their store at 1101 Fourth
street northeast and was about to
loot the shelves, as Benjamin Adams,
OF 9O5 Ninth street northeast. leaped
upon a second robber. One shot was
hred. The men fed, leaving a pis-
tol behind them.
Excellent descriptions OF the would
be bandits were given the police
William Cappan, a wagon driver
for c. D. Kenny Company. who lives
at 323 A street northwest. told the
police last night that a colored man
had snatched a bag containing SOS
in change from him when he deliY-
cred an order in the southeast.
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COMES TO D. c. TO
SIGN FISHING PACT

John ". Hazen, Chief Justice OF
New Brunswick. and a member OF
the Canadian privy council. is on his
way to Washington to sign a treaty
negotiated between the United States
and Great Britain relating to the SAL
mon fisheries OF the State OF Wash
ington and British Columbia.
The treaty has been in course OF
negotiation for some time under the
direction OF W. c. Carpenter. Of the
solicitors office, it is said at the State
Department.
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ATTACKING REDS
IN DVINA SECTOR

COPENHAGEN. Aug. 3I.-An Of
fensive against the Bolsheviks has
been opened in the Dvina sector by
Lithuanian, Esthonian, Polish, and
Russian forces. A communique from
the Lettish war office received here
today told of the capture OF a num-
Der OF villages by the invading
forces. The campaign was mapped
out al a council OF war held in Riga
The Washington times., 1919-08-31

Today.
Open-air SeFviceH-Lincoln Park Fiji
teenth and East Capitol street, at 3:3O D
m.
Excursion--To Gettysburg under the di-
rectiOn Of the Government Recreation
League.
Tomorrow.
MeetinE-Sationsl Federation OF Postal
Employees, New Ebbitt Hotel, at 10 O. m.
Meeting - PetWorth Women's Club.
Eighth and Shepherd streets, At p. m.
Meeting-Parents' League. Metropolitan
A. ~. p. Church, NJ stIeet between Fiji
tcenth ana Sixteenth st' eeta ~ D. m
Csrnival-Mt. Rainier. Md.
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TRY FOE GENERAL
FOR ATROCITIES

VENICE, Aug. 31.-Gen. Lyman Won
Sanders. the former German commau-
der in Turkey. is here today awaiting
trial to- determine his responsibility
for the atrocities committed against
the ATmenians and others during his
regime in Turkey. He is the first OF
the German commanders to be
brought to trial
The Washington times., 1919-08-31

n HoMAS E. WILSON,
! chairman Of the In
stitute of American Meat
Packers, who claims that
the packers have been un-
justly accused of profteer-
ing and who promises an
affirmative program an
swering some Of the needs
and wrongs of the packing
industry.
The Washington times., 1919-08-31
HELPs YANk .sAvEn ses.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3l.-"You helped
save the country; I'll reciprOcate by
saving you S25.' said Magistrate Dale,
Brooklyn, discharging Peter Massi-
ger, ex-soldier, charged with breaking
traffic laws.
The Washington times., 1919-08-31
Moden b A.N.c.I.N.G Taurh!

Prof Cain, Americas foremost Dancing
Master, can teach you in a few Lessons u
you can be taught. Teaching exclusively
at the
RIGHTWAY SCHOOL or DANCING,
1913 New York Ave.
Only up-to-data dancing academy south of
New York Private lessons any hour iBo,
need not have appointment
REQNE FRANKLIN 1854
The Washington times., 1919-08-31
BOOZE BAN SPELLS EMIGRATION

NEW YORK. Aug. 3l.-"High rents
and no liquor" were the reasons given
by Rumanians who stood in line all
day, awaiting passports to take them
home.
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ought to have used general, and in the
same Message to Congress (2nd April
1910, he uses the doubtful phrase
distressing instance after instance"
and on the next page, "by painful
stage after STAGE; but if these are
trifles, yet they suggest a general
freedom from gross error that is
found to be a permanent character
istic.
President Wilson displays not
once, so far as 1 can see, any special
feeling of rolling eloquence, yet
sometimes he gives us touch OF
moderate rhythm that gives pleasure
eve are accepting this challenge
of hostile purpose because we know
that in such a government, follow
ing such methods, we can never have
a friend; and that in the presence of
its organized power, always lying in
wait to accomplish we know not
what purpose" there can. be no as
sured security for the democratic
Governments of the world"
The vigor that comes of simplicity
he uses often like a succession of
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This is not terrible fault, but it
becomes wearisome, breaks the atten-
ton, and takes away some of the
virtues of a style that is otherwise
excellent.
The chief characteristic Of the
Presidents official style is compact
simplicity that is a form of vigour.
Here is an example that will repre-
sent scores of similar passages:
'I am speaking as an individual,
and yet am speaking also, of course,
as the responsive head of great
Government, and I feel confident that
have said what the people of the
United States would wish me to say.
May I not add that I hope and be-
lieve that I am in effect speaking for
liberals and friends of humanity in
every nation and of every program of
liberty?"
Could the thoughts be put palmer,
briefer, closer?
His usage of words is nearly al
ways perfect. Once he speaks of
universal, liability to SERVICE" thus
abusing a valuable word for which he
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OFFICIAL ENGLISH.
(President Wilson'S Messages and
Speeches.)

President Wilson is known to be a
student of Chatham, Burke, Broug-
ham and Macaulay, especially of
Burke. In the seventies he followed
closely the oratorical battles in Eng
land of Disraeli, Gladstone, Lowe,
Bright and Lord John Russell. In
early life he read much of Scott and
Dickens. In after life his chief fav-
ourite was Walter Bagehot. Burke
and Bagehot were his chief literary
pleasures.
His devotion to Burke is surprising,
because it seems to have had little
effect on his own style-at least
Burke's richness of imagery, his
wealth of simile and metaphor, his
glowing and excessive poetry Of
prose is not in Wilson's style. Politi-
cal breadth and wisdom may have
come from Burke, but the style of the
man has come from other sources or
may be is just his own. 1t is plain,
simple, concise, vigorous,e contains
but few metaphors or SMILES, few
faults of any kind, and none of ex-
cess; and shows only one mannerism.
Let US examine first this manner
ism. 1t is a persistent dualism of
idea or of words or of phrases. This
was Swinburne's chief fault as a
prose writer, and many other writers
have found it could not be avoided
even with effort. President Wilson
shows not sign of attempt to mas
ter it, and not sign of consciousness
of it.
His address on the Lincoln Cente-
nary, 1909, is an example of the
weakness:
eve are confused by war of in
terests, clash of classes, a compe-
tition of powers, an effort at con-
quest and restraint, and the great
forces which war and toll amongst US
can be guided and reconciled only by
some man who is truly man of the
people,"
1t is in his still earlier Inaugural
Address as President of Princeton,
1902:
@. servants of a trade or skilled
practitioners of a profession :. d.
elasticity of faculty and breadth of
vision liberalization and
enlargement .. advance the race
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stood as much as any statesman OF
his time. Several of his best known
sayings have become so by being mis-
taken. One is the famous passage in
his speech three days after the sink
ing of the Lusitania:
The example of America must be
a special example, and must be an ex-
ample not merely of peace because
it will not fight, but because peace is
a healting and elevating influence in
such a thing as a man being too
proud to fight; there is such thing
as nation being so right that it
does not need to convince others by
force that it is right"
The meaning is there, and care
full study of the words gives it, but
it might have been put palmer. The
irony of the situation is that one Of
the plainest of speakers has been mis-
read more than once because Of a
little emporary vagueness.
81 accept the challenge. / know
that you accept it. All the world
shall know that you accept it. It
shall appear in the utter sacrifice and
self-forgetfulness with which we shall
give all. that we love and all that we
have, to redeem the world ard make
lit fit for free men like ourselves to
live in. This now is the meaning Of
all that we do. Let everything that
we say, my fellow-countrymen, every
thing that we henceforth plan and
accomplish, ring true to this response
till the majesty and might of our
concerted power shall fill the thought
and utterly defeat the force Of those
who fout and misprize what we hon
our and hold dear. Germany has
once more said that force, and force
alone, shall decide whether Justice
an,ilpeace shall reign in the affairs Of
|E,sn, whether right as America con-
ceives it, or dominion as she con-
eeives it, shall determine the destinies
of mankind. There is, therefore, but
one response possible from us; force,
force to the uttermost, force with
out stint or limit, the righteous aad
triumphant force which shall male
right the law Of the world and cast
every selfish dominion down in the
DUST"
| The speaker Of those words has
nothing to fear from comparison or
from criticism; he can afford to be
fearless of both. The Englisx ( Ian
guagc will mother his. fan1k - all
fa' e and language end.A 1k
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and help all men.
It shows again and again. In his
Message to the Senate, 22nd Janu-
ary, 1917:
"These are American principles,
American policies. We can stand for
no others. And they are also the prin-
ciples and policies of forward-looking
men and women everywhere, of ev-
cry modern nation, of every enlight-
ened community. They are the prin-
ciples of mankind, and must prevail" "
Four sentences: three CT them
dualistic. In his great and famous
Messages to Congress, End April,
1917:
"While we do these things, these
deeply momentous things, let US be
very clear and make very clear to
all the world what our motives and
objects are. My own thought has
not been driven from its habitual and
normal course by the unhappy events
of the last two months, and do not
believe that he thought of the ma
ton has been altered or clouded by
them"
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ihammer-blows. Read aloud this pas
sage (2nd April, 1910:

ihammer-blows. Read aloud this pas
sage (2nd April, 1910:
"There is one choice we cannot
make, we are incapable of making: ::
we will not choose the path of sub
mission and suffer the most sacred
rights of our nation and our people
to be ignored or violated. The wrongs
against which we now array our
selves are not common wrongs; they
reach out to the very roots of human
life"
These words vibrate in a strong
and controlled feeling; perhaps they
are everlasting words-surely they
deserve to live. Yet they contain in
their brief space at least four sets Of
dualisms, and they warn US that man.
nerism is weakness that must be
fought and conquered. ~.
Let us take for another warning
that even the masters of style have a
fall sometimes, President Wilson's
historical speech in the Paris Con-
gress, 25th January, this year, his
League of Nations announcement.
The whole effect is great, yet close
study of it shows an unusual number
of weaknesses. He uses the word
thing or things eight times, not once
we'll. Take this, for instance:
Therefore it seems to me that we
must concert our best judgment ir
order to make this League of Nations
a vital thing. Not merely formal
thing, not an occasional thing, not g
thing sometimes called into life tc
meet an exigency. .. Ety..
Four "things" crowded into thai
small space. He ought not to have
called the League of Nations thing
at all; yet he called it thing -four
times over, as if he enjoyed the thing
The word is not needed. "To make
the League of Nations vital, not
merely formal, occasional, called
sometimes to meet an exigency"-
would that not say as much better
!: and briefly
J, In the same speech he is reported
to have said ''There lay solemn oh
ligation on them, in which sentence
the clumsy "there' could have beer
4, DICED easily: "a sclemn obligation
lies on u.s." He speaks Of "the key
stone of the whole fabric" using
farbric after the fashion of some
writer's, but not with his usual schol-
arly correctness.
President Wilson, for all his plain
ness and vigor, has been misunder-
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i25 acres in cultivation; plenty of pasture In fact
this is an ideal place for man who wants farm.
Our price with easy terms is only. $50 per acre
Splendid Farm In Mccormick county-2O7 acres of
land in upper Mccormick county; three miles from
Mt. Carmel Good 5-horse farm open plenty of
timber. to run place. Three tenant houses, $4,000
Good Farm Near Honea Path-121A acres two and
one half miles northeast of Honea Path. About IS
in cultivation good pasture; good house; 2
tenant houses Price. $3.50 per acre
Some City Property-Fifty feet front on Magazine St.
Two vacant lots. We sell you for short time
for only. ......... .$6ooo0
One Hundred Feet on magazine st., running back 224
feet Our price. -. .$1,1OO.VO
Look into This-We have 80 acres of land 312 miles
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One Six-Room House on NJ Main street-Big roomy
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about this.
We offering nine-room house on N. Main Street
with all modern conveniences with about
of land. This is of the incest places in town.
Price NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $6,6OO.00
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Company:

beville- Calhoun Falls road near Wardlaws bridge.
There is enough timber to pay for the place. We
offer this at. $4,000
Near Good SchooI-Within one mile of Sharon school
we can sell you good 5-room dwelling, tenant
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OF land for only. -. S5oOV per acre
10000 Feet of Timber-About six miles from town
we offer you SO of good land on which there
$4,000 feet of saw timber and plenty of water. 40
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If you want good home school and good
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JUST oNE BLOCK OFF MAIN Street, two blocks
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One eight-room house just off South Main Street.
Every room well finished. 4A acres land $3.50
50 Acres Of land within mile of Campbell school
house. One 1O-room house, two tenant houses,
two wells barns, etc.. $1,000 per acre
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railroad stations now making bale Of cotton to the
We have 244 acres of land, but improved land a
hustler can make it worth $10O in one year.
$500 per acre
We have the Evans place containing 323
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neighborhood with plenty of tenant houses. Can be
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Mr. D. A. WardIaw has empowered us to sell his home
of 40 acres. Place just four miles below town
the Snake road. This is of the best homes in
the county. Three big barns, plenty of tenant
houses, water, etc. Close to school and church In
fact, this is of the most desirable homes the
market
One six-room two-story house close in for. $225o
We Have the Best Farm within radius of IL miles of
town. Splendid house on place. $50 acres of land.
Plenty Of Timber-We are offering 122 acres on Abb
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PRESIDENT MAY ISSUE
STATEMENT on THE
MEXICAN SITUATION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
at Puebla has reported that he was
released from the penitentiary at mid
night, December 4. but that he was
not advised regarding the reasons for
his release. Il is evident from Mr..
Jenkins report that he had no knowl-
edge of bail being furnished The
department is investigating the facts
regarding the furnishing of bail and
at whose instance it was furnished
The Mexican Embassy this after
noon gave out the following version
Of the release of the American agent
THE Mexican Embassy at Wash
ington has received official notice that
upon the deposit of loo pesos by J.
Salter Hansen, William o. Jenkins.
American Consular Agent at the city
of Puebla, was released from the
penitentiary at II p. m. December 1"
The Presidents word on Mexico,
however, will make slight, if any,
mention Of the Jenkins case. for il
Is figured in a minor way in Sem
ator Falls presentation of the evil
dence that he and the other members
of the Senate subcommittee gathered
along the border.