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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

It is stated in dispatches from Paris
that the allied council has decided to
separate the league constitution from
the treaty of peace This is one. point
which republican members of the
United States senate have contended
was the proper proceeding. It is an
indication, if the information is au-
thentic, that the allied nations have
been impressed by the disclosure that
majority Of the senator's are op-
posed to the league constitution un-
less fundamentally amended and to
the merging of it with the peace trea-
ty. The allied council is evidently
aware of the fact that unless it com
plies with the requirements of the SEN
ate majority there will be no ratifica-
ton of the which would leave
it null and void Even though the
senator's were not invited to attend the
Paris conference with Mr.. Wilson and
his college professors, and were not
consulted on any point whatsoever,
they have the satisfaction of knowing
that they will have to render the final
decision.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Schemes to separate the farmer
from his money are being given birth
daily. All sorts Of corporations are
being organized to induce the hard
working tiller Of the soil to invest in
stock. Promoters of scaly PROPOSE
lions are more numerous than ever,
and the farmer is the first man whom
they attempt to fleece because they
know he usually has a little money in
the bank. These INSCRIPTIONS pro-
motors are glib Of tongue and pro-
duce fake statistics to show that by
purchasing stock in .s1eir Bubbles
an investor would become indepen-
IDENTIFY rich in from 80 days to six
months. We do not presume to offer
advice to our farmer friends as to how
they should invest their money, but
merely to warn them against the wild
cat corporations which are springing
up all over the country. A man who
places his money in such substantial
banks as we have in Princeton, where
it is safe, and from which he obtains
fair rate of interest, is a great deal
wiser than he who dumps his hard
earned cash into the Golfers Of spec
ulative promoters, from whom neither
dividend or principal is scarcely ever
forthcoming.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Within few years we shall see a
new Jewish nation in Palestine. He
brews will flock there from all parts
OF the world, industries will thrive
and fields be placed under cultivation
the Jewish commonwealth, which
will be under British trusteeship, will
bloom like a rose. To prevent to-.
large an influx during the first period
OF development it has been decided by
the interallied Zionist conference to
limit immigration to $4,000 year, and
two clearing houses, one in London
and another in some neutral country,
will be established for this purpose.
The Zionist movement is one which is
highly commendable. r..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Perhaps the greatest newspaper edi-
ton produced so far as the array of
literary talent is concerned was pub
lished by Colonel Watterson's "boys'
in the Courier-J Journal office recently
as compliment to Marse Henry.
Two hundred and sixty-two of the
leading writers of America and Eu-
rope contributed articles. Well, the
colonel is entitled to the honor. He
has written a good many "heavies'
in his day and ofttimes caused the
country to stand on it's hind legs and
take notice. The colonel is remarka-
BILE man and, while speaking of news
paper writer's in the same category
we must not forget Colonel Harvey of
the North American Review. Harvey
is a republican while Watterson is a
democrat, but both are hard hitters-
their editorials have more teeth than
shark which has passed the half
century mark. All honor to the two
colonies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Under the government operation of
railroads there is deficiency of $780,
100000, and the people must pay the
bill. And this state of affairs was
apparently brought about by the at
tempt of the administration to build
up gigantic political machine by ex-
pending money with a lavish hand for
many useless purposes, including the
employment Of thousands of persons
more than were necessary to operate
the roads. But this is merely one in
cident in the administrations program
of squandering.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

The fact that thousands of people
are opposed to the league of nations
constitution as now drafted does not
necessarily mean that they would be
opposed to a pact which would not i'm
peril the sovereignty Of the United
States. Great Britain and France
possess particularly shrewd diplomats
and, while they are not much given to
windjamming, they are not attending
the peace conference for the benefit
of their health or for the purpose of
having good time, and it is compare
lively easy for them to "slip one over"
on the president, Colonel House and
the college professors.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

It has been announced that immedi-
ately upon the reconvening of congress
a bill for a nationwide popular refer
endum, to get an accurate and unmis-
taxable expression on the league of
nations, will be drafted and intro
duced for passage. This is the only
fair and square way-put the matter
up to the people, who are the ones
who will have to either benefit or suf-
fer from the putting into force of the
compact.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

There is at least one town in the
state which should change it's name,
and that is Sleepy Eye. From the
anniversary and improvement number
recently issued by the Herald-Dis-
patch of that town it is clearly ap-
parent that the name of the place is
a misnomer. The paper is chock full
of good writeups and ads, and plainly
demonstrates that the businessmen of
Sleepy Eye are live wires. We sug-
gest that the name of the town be
changed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

The Union extends its thanks to DR..
Rowley, Guy Richardson and VIM. NJ.
Morrill, Of the Massachusetts, Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails, for monthly copy Of Our Dumb
Animals. It is a magazine imbued
with the true humanitarian spirit and
should be introduced into every school
in the country as an incentive to bet
ter treatment of animals and birds.
The publication speaks for the crea-
lures that cannot speak for them
selves, and the writer never fails to
read it from cover to cover.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

National Republican: In an ad-
dress delivered at the white house to
the members of the democratic ma
tional committee (politics being ad-
journed) President Wilson declared, it
is said, that the senators who are op-
posing his plan for league of ma
lions are pigmy-minded. Well, when
man who few years ago was ap-
plying for a pension from the Carne-
gle fund for superannuated college
professors gets to eating off gold
dishes with the king in Buckingham
palace, any ordinary United States
senator must seem to him to be small
potatoes and few in a hill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

From late reports the thinkers at the
Paris conference have sidetracked the
program for securing immediate
peace and are now polishing up the
old league of nations program. OF
course it is plain that the league of
nations constitution is badly in need
of revamping, but it is not clearly ap-
parent why the conference did not first
perfect a peace pact with Germany
There is no particular hurry for a
league of nations, but everyone is anx-
ious for peace. There is altogether
too much dillydallying at the Paris
conference.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

1t gives us pleasure to record that
the atrocious Count Won Arnim, com
mander in chief Of the German army in
Flanders during the war, has been
beaten to death by peasants at his
chateau in Bohemia. The scoundrel
fired upon these poor people merely
because they were gathering dead
wood on his estate at Asch and
wounded some of them. Justly en-
ragged, the peasants entered his palace,
hammered the life out of the monster
and sacked the premises. It was a
fitting ending to the life of one of the
most blackguardly murderers that
satan ever created. !
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

A story comes from Bucharest that
one Mrs. DeProctor Of Cincinnati was
robbed of $187 900 Of Red Cross funds
by bolshevists, and that her brothers
safe was looted and $2,00O,000 stolen.
This story sounds particularly fshy.
Why one woman was permitted to lug
around $187 900 Of Red Cross money in
belt, which she says she wore around
her waist, is not clearly apparent, and
why her brother kept $4,000, 900 in his
office safe in the land of the bolshe-
wiki is another unbelievable statement.
The story savors Of an internal lie
probably an excuse to cover up the
theft Of the Red Cross funds and it
should be thoroughly Investigated.
We do not believe that the brother Of
Mrs. DeProctor had over 80 cents in
his safe. j..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20
An exchange suggests that we send
Princeton.

An exchange suggests that we send
more missionaries to foreign lands.
We fail to coincide with the sugges-
tion. Why should we endeavor to
Christianize peoples whose religions
are thousands Of years older than ours
and in some of which the tenets are
superior, for instance, the Brahmin
doctrine. Why interfere with the fol-
lowers of Confucius, why with those of
Mohammed? The interference is re-
pugnant to them and American and
European missionaries who attempted
to Christianize these people are respon-
sible for many wars and much blood
shed. The last Chinese war was
caused by missionaries. Why not let
these people worship as they see fit :?
They have never stuck their noses in
to- our affairs by sending missionaries
here for the purpose Of inducing us to
become Mohammedanized or Confu-
cianized. Let them alone they have
their commandments and abide by them
more scrupulously than we do ours.
Then again, their road to heaven is not
blocked by boulders any more than
ours. We would suggest that mis-
sionaries be recalled from all foreign
countries and put to work in the slums
of New York, Chicago and other
American cities. That's where they
are really needed. Or, if there are too
many of them, they could secure work
on the great highways which will be
constructed in this country A little
exercise would do them good.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Now comes forth fool and says the
league of nations constitution should
~be taught in the public schools. AS
compared with the good old constitu-
ton of the United States, written by
Washington, Hamilton and Madison,
/ the league of nations document is a
(, mere scrap of paper. Let the pupils
& Of the public schools become CONVEX
SAINT with the frst-named document
before starting in to study the COM
+; -plexities of the latter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

The bail bond of Schafer, the bank
wrecker, has been reduced from $780,
900 to $4,000. For a man whose de-
falcations, it is said, amounted to
something like 100000, the bail bond
reduction does not look right in the
eyes of the general public and espe-
cially to the shareholders and deposit
tors in the banks compelled to close
their doors. ~. ,....
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

A plot has been unearthed in this
country wherein 5000 Russian work
men, according to a secret service
agent, have organized to overthrow
the. government of the United States.
Everyone. Of those anarchists should be
rounded up and deported to their ma
tive land to join their brother
bolshevists.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

It is now proposed by the Paris
peace conference to permit the Huns
to maintain an army Of not more than
100000 men. Were we to have our
say in the matter 100 would be the
limit.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

George Creel, the notorious truth
perverter, has returned to this coun-
try and says that, with the exception
of continuing a nominal relation
with the committee on public informa-
ton, will return to private life. This
is not the sort of life to which we
would relegate the falsifer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

The Saturday Evening Post would
like to know what the function of
congress is. From the tone Of the
governments puzzle book-the Con-
gressional Record-the last congress
did not appear to have any.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Now comes Orville Wright and says
1.-The airship will not be an actual sue
cess until someone invents a way of
landing which will obviate the bump
and consequent disorganization of the
internal arrangement. How would it
= do to attach to each plane half a
dozen feather beds like mother used to
make?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

A tax on pocketbooks is one of the
provisions of the new revenue law
After being bled white by taxation
and other schemes but few people have
use for a pocketbook, anyway-they
have nothing to put into it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Minneapolis is making another at
tempt to close up it's vice resorts. Now
and then a crusade is started for this
purpose in that city but it never has
had any lasting effect matters soon
lapse into their former state.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

Ettrick, Wis, having built 10-mile
stretch of railroad to connect with the
main line, it would now be in order
Tor the government to commander
it. The ways Of the administration
are, to say the least, mysterious.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

At the close of the war the United
States had on hand millions of tallow
candles and presumably has them yet.
If we are going to feed the bewhisk-
cred Russians why not send them these
candles. A tallow candle is a luxury
for the ordinary muscoYite.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

The old independence demand of the
Filipinos and Porto Ricans has again
bobbed up. The claim is that under
Wilson's self-determination doctrine
they are entitled to independence Then
why not grant it-give them an op-
portunity to work out their own saliva
ton? Both possessions are nuisance,
ANYWAY
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

"Paderewski wants a statue of COL
onel House set up in every city of
Poland," says the National Republi-
can. This looks like a nasty slam at
President Wilson and his college pro-
fesSOrS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

"To command attention." says an
exchange, newspaper editorials should
be so written that they will impel
their readers to either weep, laugh or
curse" This suits our fancy with the
exception of the sweep" stuff.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

While we ofttimes read in the pa
pers that President Wilson said his
prayers at this, that or the other place
we fail to receive any news from Ben
tinck's castle in Holland as to the con.
fabs between "Me und Gott." Blond
Beast Wilhelm appears to be com
pletely isolated from the outer world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

St. Paul Dispatch: Difficulties are
being encountered at Chicago hos
pital in searching for a $4,10O speck
of radium. But think how much
harder it would be to find nickel's
worth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

1t is officially reported that there
are no cases Of sleeping sickness in
Minnesota. But many appear to be
prevalent at the peace conference.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
English Bill
DEGREES Jail
For ProGteers

LONDON, Aug. 6.-The government
bill providing prosecution and penalties
for persons guilty Of profiteering, the
text Of which was made public to-day,
empowers the Board of Trade to inves-
tigate prices, costs and profits and to
investigate complaints of unreasonable
profits, whether wholesale or retail.
After investigation, the Board of
Trade is authorized to declare what is
reasonable price and require that
the article be sold at that price. In
case Of failure to sell articles at the
price specified, the board is empowered
to take proceedings against offenders
before court of summary jurisdiction,
which may inflict penalties not exceed
ing fine of 200 pounds ($1,0O0) or
six months Imprisonment.
The Board Of Trade may require
local authorities to establish local or
other committees, to whom the board
may delegate all it's powers, with a
regulation to provide right of appeal
by dealers from any order or decision
of the local committees, and may make
provision for the prevention of frivo-
lous complaints.
The Board of Trade may authorize
local authorities, under prescribed con-
ditions, to purchase and sell any article
to which the act applies. The act will
continue in force for six months. un-
less Parliament directs otherwise.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09

of each lot of food product in your
custody. Date each separate lot of food
product was acquired or received by
you.
"3. All contracts covering all the
food products in your custody or con-
troll.
"a. Contracts covering food products
to be acquired by you.
rs. Your estimate of the quantity of
each class of food products to supply
your normal needs for one month"
All this material, with the compara-
tive reports made by the government
investigators, will be presented to the
grand jury. However, Mr.. Barnes ex-
planned yesterday that where cases Of
boarding were found the United States
marshal would be directed to seize the
stock without any court ection. The
Lever act, under which all prosecutions
will be instituted, provides for such
seizure.
The hunt for food hoarders in New
Jersey is being directed by Assistant
United States Attorney Kessler In
one warehouse in Newark the investi-
gators found $4,000 dozen eggs, 1,OO0,-
900 pounds of meat, 900 pounds of
butter and 100000 pounds of cheese.
1t has not yet been definitely deter
mined how long these stocks have been
accumulating.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Storage Men
Called inquest
For HOarders
200 Warehouse Officials
in Manhattan and The
Bronx Ordered to Give
Grand Jury Food Records

Federal machinery for the seizure of
boarded food stocks will be put in mo-
ton next week, it was announced YES
terday by acting United States At
torney Barnes. The officers of more
than 200 storage warehouses in Man
haitian and the Bronx have been served
with subpoenas by Assistant United
States Attorney Mathews calling for
the production of full data on stocks
now on hand.
This will be used in an investiea-
tion by the Federal grand jury to
ascertain the identity of persons who
may be guilty of boarding. Operatives
Of the Department of Justice, working
in squads, yesterday investigated CON-
plants charging the piling up of re-
serve stocks with apparent specula-
tive purpose. The result of these in
vestigations was not revealed.
The following letter was sent yes
terday by Mr.. Mathews to the storage
warehouse officials:
"Gentlemen:
The accompanying subpoena calls
for the production of certain docu-
ments and papers in your possession
before the Federal grand jury Au-
gust ~, 1919. 1t is desired to Sc
cure promptly all the data from
which 1t may be determined whether
or not there exist violations of the
boarding provisions of the food con-
troll law.
ut would facilitate the grand jury
and also this Office, and perhaps your
concern, if you could have the in
formation called for in the subpoena
and such additional information as
in your opinion has bearing there
on tabulated and forwarded imme-
diately to this office.
Data not covered by the informa-
tion you so furnish can thereafter be
called for at the convenience of the
grand jury. If you comply with this
suggestion it will not be necessary
for the present to produce your orig
inal records.
II am counting on your cooperation
in assisting this Office to arrive at
the facts in connection with the food
situation"
The subpoenas call for the production
Of all records and information covering
the following matters:
Il. List of food products of all kinds
in your custody or control, stating
quantity of each lot.
"2. Names and addresses Of owners
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
WILSON, s Plea
Is Needed by
Rail Shopn1en
Strikers on Five Lines
Return to Work Pending
Consideration of De-
mands; the Others Wait

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-Reports re-
ceived by the Railroad Administration
to-day indicated that the response to
the Presidents appeal to striking rail
way shopmen to go back to work pend
ing adjustment of their wage demands
has been general, except in New Eng
land and in Indiana.
Work was resumed in many parts of
the country. On the New York New
Haven e. Hartford Railroad the cancel
lation of thirty-nine additional trains
was announced. In Indianapolis the
workers have refused to resume. In
Kansas City and Cincinnati railroad
officials expressed the opinion that nor
NAL conditions would prevail to-mor-
row. Elsewhere the situation is re-
ported improving.
Among the roads whose employees
went back were the Lackawanna, Bal
timore & Ohio, Norfolk g. Western,
Rock Island and Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburgh.
Union officials are urging the men
to return and believed that the re-
sponse would be general. Opening of
negotiations between the strikers and
Director General Hines was set tenta-
lively for next Tuesday.
John ID. Saunders, secretary Of the
Chicago council of the Federated Rail-
way Shopmen's Union, announced that
the executive board of the organization
was considering President Wilson's de-
mand. He said the executive board ex-
poets to reach a decision on what ac-
tion will be taken by o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon. At that time, it is
said, the union will make a formal re-
ply to President Wilson.
Freight traffic on nearly all lines
continued to be hampered, and it was
asserted by railroad officials that the
notice to accept shipments "subject to
delay" would be changed into an ab-
solute embargo on many commodities
unless conditions improved shortly.
At Boston the railroad shopmen re-
solved at general meeting to-day
that their strike in New England would
continue at least until Monday, when
the proposition Of President Wilson
that work be resumed pending an ad-
justment Of their grievances would be
considered
Mr.. Hines is understood to believe
that two main points are involved in
the settlement of wage demands:
First, how much has the cost of liv-
ing increased beyond the increase in
wages; and, second, what are the
wages being paid in other industries
TO rths same class Of work.