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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24

ton. Each circuit probably will
consist of about eight state fairs
or larger expositions. Itineraries
are now being made up by tbs
joint committee, which has head
quarters in the Office of exhibits OF
the United States department Of
agriculture. The department or
agriculture. the war department,
the navy department. and other de-
partments are cooperating in the
exhibit plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
PLANS 5 EXHIBIT CIRCUITS.

Combined government exhibits
from several departments will be
sent out this year in five circuits.
according to a decision of the joint
committee on government exhib-
its. The material in each circuit
will fill two freight cars and re-
quire about 5000 square feet of
floor space for its proper installa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24

fore That is why have 100000 customers who send
for building materials from part of the United States
Send your order and will satisfy you beyond your ep
tatons Prompt delivery anywhere in the TrCes What you
buy must satisfy you take it back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24

projects are the first steps in re-
moving all of the telephone poles
in the city to less conspicuous
places was the statement of Com
missioner WITCH and he stated that
with the proper cooperation this
city can take its rank among the
most beautiful of the middle west.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
The Iinoco Boycott

4 subcommittee Of the Senate For
c.gn Relations Committee has reported
that it can hnd no good reason why the
T.aoco government ia Costa Rica
should rot be recognized.
No good reason exists The refusal to
recognize Tmoco has been based on
nothing stronger than diplomatic pique
The Administration had laid down rule
(unjustiGed in international law and
violated even in it's own practce) that
it would recognize no head of a Latin
American government who came into
power through revolution
In the case Of Costa Rica it has OBJ
stinatoly lived up to this arbitrary de-
cision Tnoco's government has been
loealized L has been strongly anti
German 1t broke of diplomatic rcla-
tions with Germany 1t offered the
United States the free use of its terri
torial waters for the purpose of defend
ing the Panama Canal. Its attitude has
been in complete harmony with that of
the other Latin-Amc}ican powers which
followed the United States into the war
But its only reward has been to be
barred from representation in the Paris
peace conference at the instigation of
the United States
The Administration seems to dread
admitting mistake. But everybody
knows that mistake has been made
Even Senator John Sharp Williams. a
devoted adherent of the President. could
find no excuse for the boycotting of
Tnoeo. That boycott IS piece Of petty
persecution. Its continuance makes
American diplomacy look petty and
nenN-e -eh
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
German Colonies as Peace Assets

Tho que ton Of the disposition Of Cor
maey's colonies OUGHT not to be consid-
cred apart from the question Of rcpara-
tioa. The cparation of these two issues
apparently causing much unnecessary
friction ia Paris.
Nobody favors returning to Germany
her lost oversee POSSESSIONS She has
Shown herself am unworthy trustee for
civilization and dangerous neiqhbor.
Her posse IONS form considerable
financial asset Germany will be hard
pressed to pay her reparation obliga-
lions Therefore let the peace conference
arrange @ha' would amount to a shcrifl's
a|e, 70 fy ia part existing Allied
ciaims AGAINST Germany.
There would be no objection to trans
fer ~ title IN the colonies to the league
of nations II il were agreed that the
league houd exercise only temporary
fr9 fessh'p. Permanent ownership bv tho
league would entail many cmbarrass-
menJ II would lead 10 disputes and lax
admiiistrat9u. Grcat Britain, Germany
and tae United States set up trinartitc
eo4ernment for the Samoan Islands. II
"as a lamerlablc failure. Great Britain
eventually withdrew and the islands were
diYded betwocn the United Statcs and
Gcfmans
The Congo State didn't flourish under
International control, and titlc to it had to
be transferred to Belgium. Any intcr-
nafional regime auncrs from the fatal de-
feet # divided re possibility.
~ of3el TO overcome this difficulty the
s31Test.on has been made that the con
'fei VI the German colonies be vested in
Far'o0a eparaie "mandatoriee" shat is,
= na'ipa aciuH as league agents for
limited periods. But lhis arrangement
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
The Hair Trigger Strike

There is a bit of Lewis Carroll about
the huge strike convulsing England
lust as there is about great deal of
life For months the country has been
short Of coal, short of clothes, short of
food. And now quarter of a million
men who die coal, weave cloth and
transport food are striking for shorter
hours, less vork-and less coal, cloth
and food Why? Because they fear
that wish the coming dcmobilzaton,
they viii get even less of the little coal.
clothes and food than they get now.
Nuddled as these economies are, the
strikers emotions and line of reasoning
are clear enough We have seen indica-
tons in America The hair-trigger strike
is the SIGN. Against the advice and or
ders Of the responsible union heads, the
men seize the brief moment between the
end of the wan and the flooding of the
lahor market with returned soldiers to
Try conclusions. Before, patriotism and
a Defence Of the Realm Act or War
Labor Board stood in the way of exer-
cising an advantage. When demobiliza-
tion comes there Will be huge pool of
the unemployed to make strike breaking
easy 1t is now or never, the men argue.
The characteristic demand for shorter
hours, even in industries already pretty
close to the eight-hour day, is a product
of the same state Of mind If they can
sc, their hours reduced, and therefore
their productiveness reduced, the men
think, there viii be more positions for
the discharged soldiers and a smaller
pool Of unemployed labor Just what
viii happen TO d supply or the price Of
Goods already too scanty and too high
is another matter. The men seem to
push that outside their vision And per
haps that is only natural.
No solution Of the vexingly intricate
problem Of adjusting gigantic modern
industry to the changes of peace and de-
mobilization is possible without the
quickest and hardest sort of work on the
part Of the governing forces both Of the
state and Of industry, but particularly Of
the state. So far the English labor man
sees very little activity in high places.
Perhaps he would say that the gov
ernment is on strike, too. ANYWAY,
nerves, approhensions and exasperation
soon produce action where action is most
futile, where action has least direction,
where action can never compass and
solve the problem
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
5 $ cho}ars}a;pa as q
.7goDaoy'itr{

70 the Edttor Of The Trjbnue
(N IR: May suggest that no form of
memorial could more fttingly sym
bolize the spirit of Theodore Roose-
Welt .han one that would help these
young people to larger and fuller
life and prepare them for the service
to humanity that he thoroughly believed
in? Thousands who left school and college
and promising positions find it impossible
to return; others are struggling to avoid
the old dead end jobs" while hosts Of
others have gone through experiences
that have awakened aspirations that prop
erly GUIDED will be Of great benefit to
the future Of our country. The problem is
to guide them to give these boys and girls,
in the way of study (Which means growth.
a bit Of the youth they laid down on the
battlefcds and in factories. and to train
thcm Tor the most useful form Of citizen
ship. and therefore the happiest life
This training could be given by establish
ng scholarships in every training school
and college in the country four year
scholarships in colleges six months schol-
arships in trades; maintenance scholarships
in free schools scholarships in nursing,
dentistry, agriculture, stenography. There
can be no doubt that money quantities of
IT'D would be Forthcoming Aumnn associa-
tions and bodies of trustees; people whose
own have come safely through the war and
those who have prohtcd; parents who want
to do for other young people in memory OF
those who were lost-al viii want to help
and prove that Americans are as grateful
as they are brave.
These scholarships could be gifts or loans,
the details to be worked out by the schools
themselves. cooperating with the govern
ment authorities and vocational advisers. If
action is quickly taken. it should be possi-
bic to use the vast machinery that has been
employed during the last four years for
emergency training courses. and incident
ally, stem the tide of unemployment
These Roosevelt scholarships, established
in every school and college in the country.
would have tremendous influence upon the
future of America for they would not only
educate they would keep before the youth
Of the country the spirit of the man who
wrote shortly before his death:
"Ali who give service and stand ready for
sacrifice are the torch bearers. We run
with the torches until VIC fall, content if
VIC can then pass them to the hands of
other runners. EUGENIA WALLACE.
Vocational and Employment Director, Cen
tral Branch Y ". {. A.
New York, Jam %, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31

would give the mar datory state a very
shadowy power, since all the members of
the league would undoubtedly demand, as
Joint ppoprietors, the une trade priVi-
leges as are enjoyed ty no nation which
acts as administrators
Many colonies are lian tiles in an eco
nomic sense. They are maintained at a
loss for the sake Of their value as coaling
stations or military aud naval bases.
After they are intern ionalized they
may not be worth them keep to the
powers asked to exercise political guar
dianship over them. A. in the case of
colonies which have Nuine economic
value the mandatory wer will inev-
itably be tempted to 90 everything pos
sble to secure permalent tenure
The Congress of Ber selected Aus
tria-Hungary as a nan 'atory' for the
administration of the Turkish provinces
Of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Title was
not conveyed. BIT ustria-Hungary
soon began to act f $ had entered
into permanent poss n. She practi-
cally incorporated t TWO provinces into
the Hapsburg empire. When the time
seemed propitious size rmally annexed
them, and the other signatories to the
Berlin Treaty conteNted themselves with
4 barren protest.
mixture of ma ional and Internal
tional control is haldl more practicable
than international control. Responsible
ity ought to be clearly defined and uni
fed. And powers rhich are anxious to
take over German on ought to offer
ample compensation to their associates
in the way Of writing off reparation
claims against common debtor
Such a method Of parttio would not
conflict with the Fourteen Articles. 1t
would uphold the leagl of nations the
ory by recognizing a CO mon proprietor-
ship in the captured dependencies 1t
would relieve the lcai' Of the embar-
easements Of an attenot to administer
the colonies through lachinory of its
own creation, as yet u ested or even de
signed. Most impcrtas, of all, it would
create a reparation fund, Immediately
available, and thus les n the burden of
collecting damages fl / Germany ard
her associates
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
For a Bridge Memorial

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Suggestions arc apparently in order
for lifting War memorial Hudson
River bridge at New York, along tho plans
already m"tared would be at once beau-
nfpl memorial and a great utility Being
IN the great international American city
and connecting two states al the greatest
american port. it would be an emincntly
hltng memorial to our country's part in tho
World War f. = rRoru1NcuAu
New York, Jan. %. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Mime. Bres .novshy

The daughter OF a. ocrats, who held
GREAT numbers Of SCI in subiugatjon.
Nine Breshkovsky from her earliest
childhood felt her IT bleed for the
wrongs of the opl sscd Early she
aligned herself With the advocates of
revolution. She asso ated with terror
lists. But her great 9ence was in en-
deavoring to educate lie peasants. Ed
ucation, she believed, would bring the
revolution she was working for and
would free Russia tyranny. For
this she was anoste ,gain and again.
spent years in dark dungeons and more
years in exile in the mines Of Siberia.
Always, upon her re use, sne returned
to her life work of helping her down
trodden people
And, at last, tie revolution can e 1t
found Nine. Breshlo, ky. at t. age of
scventy-four, endu runisl mt in
remote penal settl e. # ST ria. One
of the first acts volutionsts was
to wire an order fC lease. The fol-
lowing day she w;s ler way to Mos
COW and Petrograd Evervvherc she
was greeted Wlth JoI her journey was
a triumphal prog ess. In Moscow sho
was given an ova on In Petrograd. at
the meeting Of the .ussian Provisional
Council, Kerenslv escorted her to the
presidential chair as temporary chair
man, and the dclega rose as one man
and cheered her resident Wilson
wired her a person5 message Of con-
graduation, ard ii h message of reply
She spoke Of RUSS Tcat need for ed
ucaton.
Within q few eek after this triumph
Nine BreshkoVsly. was fleeing for her
life from the tyranny of terrorism which
had succeeded the t. amy of the Car.
Refusing to give hel countenance to the
eXcesses Of the Iolsh wiki, she was con-
demned by it, ana only horseback ride
Of 500 miles enabled her to escape.
Now Nine. b 81 .ovsky is in New
York, not dishear ef ID by the wreck Of
the revolution sh helped plan, but still
preaching her mes pe-Russia's need
Of education. It W. pom the ignorance
and unreason OF til peasant mass that
the Bolshevist pc 'e was built, She saws
a people borne dowl by centuries of OPP
preston is easily swa ed to excess. The
remedy, she find is still in that cduca-
ton; but now thcn less education
than ever, no lphalets,7 no primary
schools. "Nothi & is being taught. Cult
ure is dead,' she say
So Nine. b esF' ov Ky has started
upon new canpalgl She is asking
America to help her educate the people
who have driven h forth into exile
again and make them understand the
true mcanng Of lib rty.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Ara ueyicnn r : )Q{
Ig2cre use

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A race lor sea noper with any
nation is a thing to be d. &c " cepre-
Gated. Nevertheless, one mus ne allowed to
take exception to the conter o1 Of some
increase in the American navy to
strength approaching the Brit would
constitute ii menace. whereas Ii present
preponderating superiority # he latter
should not be so considered
\ claim recently advance IN "The
Scientific American that IT itsh navy
is regarded as a purely PFC octiVe force,
built up and maintained fo, ne sole pur-
pose Of keeping open trade rop.es." and
therefore holds unique pCsiti u in the
world is, Of course entirely inadmissible
No navy can be purely paote tiv2 and be
Of any use. Certainly that the last
thing to be SAID Of the British avy Even
pacitist statesman would Lar " cherish
such an idea to-day. A navy is lerely the
instrument Of q naton's pc e. and that
cannot always be altruistic Tn fact that
have less cause to anticipate hostility
from Great Britain than from most any
other source is no reason fol refraining
from raising our navy to am equal level
with hers if we see ht. Bee use we live in
what is considered a freproof building is
no more excuse for not insuring than if
we live in one where the risk is -rcater
lnsular position and conn. uni, alton with
distant colonies are perfectly " d reasons
for the maintenance Of g eat Sc power but
not moro than vast commcrc ! interests
such as ours viii be if proper developed
and encouraged for it is CONNIE &c that re-
quires protection quite as much rs colonies.
A nations trade with her colonies is to a
considerable extent solf-pr .e0ting while
tnat with other nations is u {. Trade does
not necessarily follow the a2. Though ii
finds the going much better with the fla.- as
an advance agent. We are building a great
merchant marine to carry our fo ejgn trad,
We must strive to make, this shipp. ne serve
its purpose and not allow t to become a
hollow mockery on our haN4..
If this war has taught us any one lesson
it is the Importance Of a nav4 Second to
none" and We arc surely nc such a Stacker
nation as to be satisfied % depend unon .he
assistance Of any country, h wcvcr friendly.
in time Of need
DUDLEY T.. PICkMAN.
Boston, Mass. Ian. =. 1912
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
(froot The Brooklyn Eagle)
i5rookyn's Rebuke TO imported Lawlessnes

Drooklyn's Rebuhe TO Imported Lawlessness
NSROOKLYN has right to be proud Of
4 , the spirit displayed at the Academy
Of Music last night by an audience
thoroughly representative Of all that is best
in its citizenship. The effort 10 break un
this meeting originated in Manhattan. 1t
was fostercd by the agents Of Mr. Hearst
Uniformed soldiers and sailors, apparently
relieved from all official restraint, were
carefully organized for the OCCASION re-
hcarsed in the part they were to play,
brought over to Brooklyn from Manhattan
IN motor conveyances hired by the fomcnt-
ers of disturbance, and dumped at the Acad-
emy door with instructions to raise Cain
The head Of the Brooklyn Borough govern
mcnt gave the countenance of hi office to
the people who launched this plot when he
demanded that Mr.. Nathan s. Jonas as
chairman OF the Victory Celebration Com
mittee Withdraw James N. Beck as the
speaker of the evening.
he meeting was complete success be-
cause the temper of the audience brooked
no interference with the arrangements.
The few disturbcrs who got on their feet
and tried to stir up tumut failed dismallv,
not alone becaus The police were on hand
to take care of them, but because the peo-
pie who packed cVory available inch of
space in the building were quick to recog-
nizc their motives and to dcnounce them
as disorderly. There never was a more dis
reputable attempt to incitc riot and lawess-
ness tn IN that directed last night against
thc projectors of this meeting. and the
shame and scandal Of it is that it received
direct encouragement in quarter where it
OUGHT to have encountered the sterncst re-
precision.
The Eagle" congratuatcs Mr.. James H.
Post. who, chairman of the mceting dis
played in that difficult position rare COM
bnation OF tact, Judgment and tirmness. 1t
also rcnews congratulations to Mr. Jonas
not only because &C the courage which is
Characteristic Of him and which he so con
spicuousiy revealed i'm onpos ing the Bor-
oush President, but because his speech last
evening was SO obviously in harmony with
the spirit of his audience and with the opin-
ion Of Brooklyn as a whole He has earned
distinction quite apart from that which
adneres ~ him chairman Of the celebra-
t.on committee He has become in advance
Of any other citizen the champion OF Tie
idea that Brooklyn's greeting to its return
ing soldiers is to be divorced from any
selfish personal ambition, whether of cheap
politics or cheaper journalism. We are noy
sure whether Mr. Ricgelmann intends to
make the best Of bad predicament and
quietly accept the defeat administered to
him through the frmness Of Mr.. Jonas +
not, and should he attempt to carry LOSING
fght stil further toward disaster by re-
moving Nh Jonas from the chairmanship of
The celebration committee. he Will ind pub
le opinion IN BROOKLYN quite ready 10 meet
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
o Create Employment

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Unemployment is tire sal question
OF 1919 Government imam, is secondary.
" hat is the be- way to stimulate inmeai-
ate building activity? Pa tae 1919 IN
come tax law in such foll that improve.
ments ON buildings. plant ..si structure not
to exceed per cent of tn Vlluc Shall be
considered ar expense Tor 1919 and sub
ractab'c from income for tax purpose.
This would produce hundred millions of
building activity for this cl,tical wear.
VII 5EK ~ OOODAIE
New York, Jan. IS. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
A FezD Gur7ners

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Reading the article in your good
paper Of January 27 containing an interview
with Captain Greene. Of the nth Division,
we beg to call your attention to that part Of
Captain Greenc's statement which follows:
and regardless Of what other organ
izations took part in the battle Of the Ar
gonne. the forest was taken from the Ger
mans by the 77th Division Remember
that"
Oar idea in calling attention to this is 20
place credit where credit is due. We do To.
envy the nth Division far be it from US to
do that. But just remember there were
other troops fighting in the Argonne; and.
as matter OF fact, without the fire Of the
deadly heavy artillery. many weeks would
have elapsed between advances. We 90 not
doubt the fighting ability Of New York's
Own but. pear in mind We dislike to have
the home people form the wrong imprcs-
sions. Hence this letter
HENRY GERSHENHORN.
CHARLES L. II. COSTELLO.
LINCOLN A. WANGERlEN,
HERBERT L. FUSS,
LOUIS j. pORR.
ARCHIE A. LITTLEJOuN.
FRANK FRENCH.
La RENEE ARCHER.
ROBERT A. SCOTT.
LOUIS \. HALLANEYER. Jr,
WILLIAM t. SMITH.
HERBERT I. WOEHR,
CECIL II. ADAMS.
DANIEL VI. STONE,
HENRY MUNCK,
MILTON NJ. YOUNG,
EDMUND WILSON.
\ few gunners Of the oath
Camp Upton. Jan %, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Reform the Society Column
from Yhc youcIn cnnj,o

N'rom Thc ropcha CopitoD
When the society reporter writes up a
wedding She devotes practically all of the
space at her disposal to the bride. The
men are beginning to demand reform in
society reportlns The men claim that the
manner in which the condemned man
passed his last night, what he ate for
breakfast and his dcmcanor on the way to
the scatFold are human-intercst features
which should not be overlooked.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Slow TO Philadelphia

"'roo 3he Pa"oaea5'a 81 IA Amsr.ecp
Air. Baker assures Us that only twelve
days arc really needed for maid from Amer
loa to reach France. Poor man. he means
we'll, but he's thinking of mail between New
York and Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31

For print the correspondents write
\ bit conventional their knack;
On minor points they throw small light,
Of intiDle touches show a lack;
They must be studiously polite
For fear that they may get the sack
How different are the boys that fight.
wat till 'co hear from Bob on Jacd
Exhibit 3
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
The Coming 71ower
The Simple Annals

OF course, we said, their stuff's all
right
These things by Gibbons and Irv
Cobb;
But polished pieces they indito
For pubication-that's then job.
The letters from the lads that fight
The plain epistles Of a COB,
What homely details they recite.
Wat till nc hear from JocA or Bob
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31

There is mo- aent in Berlin to bring
back the Kaiser to power, and it brings
10 mind the historic letter written by
Mayor Gaynor to he Police Commits
sloner at the in ano- Of parachute IN
vcntor. This inven'-l had annoyed the
Mayor for day eih his plea fer per
mission to leap n skyscrapcr with
his contraptior Dear Mr. Commits
sl0ner'' wrote his honor, this gentle
man wants to jun off the highest build
ng IN the city. Ior Gods sake let him.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Carte Postale
Spending Xmas in Paris. Wish
you were here. Regards to all.
JACK
G.. s. b.
Exhibit z

TO the story printed in LIntransi-
geant saying that 100000 American sol
dicrs will remain in France, most Of
them to marry Frenchwomen, we yep
derisive pish and one-sixth doz tushes.
And if the editor of L'lntransigeant is
gambling man, VIII bet him 500 to q
soiled one frame Chambre de { nmercc,
Nancy, note, that his story AiN.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31

Much intcre me League of Nations
IS su'lea eacn by realing reports
from the Arch oe front. Is it not 10
@i' mtents am poses The league it
self which is q ing This snitc.oonu,
tragic warfare.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Should M. Hear S cartoo ,ist =,

Should Mr. hear S cartoo4ist run out
Of IDEAS for The Patrots?" cartoons
appearing each das IN Thc 4 mcricau. he
can always fall eek ON the picture Of
a late pro-Gcrm and later pacilist fish
ing patiently fo' military favor with a
bait labelled "Si> months pay for sol
Jinru