The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-09

o reserve army In Germany in anticipa
1fon of some future opportunity to estaf
dish German military power is seen !
some German newspaper in a plan the!
have Just discovered. In the opinion o
American army officers. who for eigh
months have been studying demobollza
ton of the German forces, X shows nos
hard Prussian militarisrn dies. The )-ight
schlag corps in WestphaliR has sent on;
circulars to all mel who have. served II
this volunteer unit since the arinistlcc
urging them to sign q pledge to answer t'
a call to the colors in the event of genera
disorder or a new revolution. 1T says
."Soon the time will come when 1h'
fatheriand will have need of every reso
Lutte and proven arm"
The artist who prepared the flags ana
shields for the decoration of the railroad
bridge spanning Ludgate Hill the dag
King George went to the guildhall to re-
ceive fluctuations on the declaration OF
peace. made a mistake which attracted
wide attention. On one side of the road
way was q handsome British shield made
up OF the union jack surmounted by the
British; crown. On the other side was an
equally handsome American shield, with
the stars and stripes, also surmounted by
the British crown.
Tho interstate committee was
told by Benjamin Mars, who claimed 10
represent the Farmers National Council,
last week, that farmers were overwhelm-
ang1y In favor of government ownership
OF railroads. But his statement was i'm
mediately challenged by r. c. Atekson,
legislative agent OF the National Grange.
and also representatives Rayburn, Texas,
and Dennfson, Illinois. who declared farm
ers were violently opposed and that an
Illinois farmer who favored government
ownership a never been heard Of"
Democracy in this country is not the
success it should be for the reason that
the sense Of individual responsibility as
citizens Is not generally realized by our
voters We do not need to ak politics
all the time, but every thoughtful man
and woman ought to follow what his and
her representatives are doing, and to en-
courage them. n give them their opin-
Jon on all important national matters. In
the opinion Of many people, the burden
Of the high cost of living is making tho
voters think more and more as to the
needs of reforms In our financial methods,
Premier Clemenceau declares hat tho
League OF Nations could exist even
though rejected by the United States SEN
ate, and asserts that It is precisely be-
cause the French felt that the League
of Nations was an insufficient guarantee
Tor some years to come that the protec-
tive treaties Of alliance between France,
Great Britain and the United States were
OfAWh up.
A criticism of government methods is
made to the London Times by a reader
who asks why l6ud girls are being paid
10 q wee to collect and burn all the
heaps of boughs. branches and dead wood
left by timber cutters throughout the
country, when fuel was dangerously scarce
and prohibitive in price. Farmers are NOT
allowed to buy the waste wood because
the government red tape had required the
burning.
A Washington correspondent character
nzes the oratorical styles of various cons
gressmen as follows: LaFollet is hypnotic
and energetic; he q a peculiar manner
,of ripping his fingers in the air as he
speaks which seems to hold the atten-
ton OF his hearers Senator Reeds needs
a good deal of room. for he is a PAGER.
Senator johnson Is peppery-a regular ma
chino gun. enator Borah Is a %thunderer,
and enato Lodge Is dignified. Senator
A cable received In Philadelphia from
the expedition to Egypt which is excavat-
ing the palace Of the Pharaohs, says that
q collection OF $500 razors belonging to
Pharaoh of the Exodus has been found.
Some OF the treasures found In the private
rooms of Rameses show him to nave been
an artist. They Include relics of the stone
age, which may be $1,000 year old.
The time OF reckoning for some Ger
mans Is approaching. The Belgian de-
partnent Of Justice is Fastening work on
the list of enemy subjects accused OF
violations of the laws of war and of in
ternational law. The treaty OF Versailles
gave to Belgium ther right to demand the
extradition of these versions IL 1t be done
within one month after ratification.
Japanese immigrants entering at Seattle
for the year ending last June, numbered
LILO. OF which 1.S62 We're ome The total
number of these immigrants on tile Paci-
fic coast was about i0,G0 for the year.
The women are brought for breeding
purposes" according to information given
the immigration committee. Children
poiF tE this country are entitled to own
property.
.Dalmatta is a powder magazine, SAYS
The Gfornafe D'Italia. volunteers eyery-
where are enlisting. They already have
reached several thousands, some of whom
have arrived In Fiume on small boats,
making the journey under the shelter of
the numerous Dalmatian islands, while
Others remain in Dalmatia, ready to face
pugo-Slav aggressions.
People who continue to believe that
there is q bag of gold at the end of
the rainbow are largely responsible for
industrial and social unrest in America
and other countries. These folks won't
take the word of experienced men all
NUWH the roau OF history that there Is
no magical way to happiness but through
work alone" says Secretary Lane.
Every Mexican publicity agency is 10
pc used to spread news from4the United
States, says q Mexican representative TO
the Association OF the Advertising Clubs
OF the World. Our great fight In Mexico
now. Is not army against army, but people
against groups OF bloodthirsty men re-
sponsibie to no one, claiming allegiance
TO no country"
a style show advertising nothing but
sensible clothes put ON by a Toledo
clothing house, drew such a large crowd
SHAT It. Was necessary to turn them away.
None but women were permitted 10 enter
The building where the show va. con
Quoted. The plan was designed 10 please
the women without making them ccsetous
tho store anage said,
official estimates, Just made public show
fhat Canada's present war expenditures
exclusive OF pensions, totals about 100000
Q day. The Dominion debt amounts IL
more than $500, 900. 900.
The output of all the graduate schools
IN she country Is Inadequate to the yen-
eral need for specially trained men. ana
the country Is facing a serious shortage Of