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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
The French in the Ukraine

A French military expedition, led by
General Berthelot, against the Ukrain-
ian separatist forces which now, under
General Petlura, are in control of the
Odessa-Kev railroad and of Kiev itself,
IS the newest phenomenon in the be-
widering Russian situation The prin-
cipal object of the French undertaking
probably is to establish in the Ukraine
base of operations against the Boishe-
wiki of Great Russia. If this is so, an
alternative course for the French would
have been to cooperate with the Tx
rainian separatists, who are their enc
my's enemies
The idea Of launching from the south
an offensive against the Bolshevils IS
technically sound. The Ukrainian ma
tionalists and the peasantry which is
backing them are implacable enemies of
the Bolshevik regime. What they want
for themselves, however, is an indie
pendent Ukrainian republic, based polt-
ically on the principle of nationality and
economically on a system of small free
hold ownership of land Bolshevism de-
MES the principle Of nationality and pur-
sues communistic land policy. For the
Ukralnlan nationalist BolsheVism is lust
the revival of Czaristic tyranny in a red
guise 1t makes mighty little difference
for the Ukrainian nationalist whether
he is shot by the Cars soldiers because
he is revolutionary separatist or by
the Red Guards of Lenine because he is
a reactionary nationalist and ''bour-
geos.'
1t seems almost certainEas certainty
goes in matters Russian-that the Allies
could win over the Ukrainian separatists
to their cause and utilize their military
and other resources for an anti-Bol-
shevik undertaking.
1t would be necessary only to give
the Ukrainan people, first, country,
by recognizing Ukraines independence.
and then stake in the country bv per
mlttlng Ukrainians to organize a demo
cratic republic of small freehold pro-
pretors
From the fact that the French are
now by their expedition against Kiev
Ignoring this chance Of turning the Tx
ralne into an anti-Bolshevist STRONGHOLD
1t would be fair to deducc that tho
french government is advised in its Rus
sian policy by those who hold to the old
Muscovlte idea of Russian unity. They
imagine a Great Russian state one and
1hdlvlslble' instead of federalism, based
on the recognition of separate nation
'alities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
From the Bottom Up
By E. S. Dagger

DERHAPS one of the reasons for Allied
failure in dealing with Russia is the
inadequate recognition given to the
principle of nationality as applied to the
peoples formerly yoked together under the
Cars rule.
In most of what the Allies have done or
omitted to do in regard to Russia the
workings of two sets of ideas may be dis
tinctly traced. One is the centralist idea:
the fallacy that the Russian Empire con-
sisted of one nation, sprinkled, to be sure
by alien Fragments divided, perhaps. into
dialect groups, encrcled by fringe of non
Russian natonalities like Poles, Lithuani-
ans, Firms, what not-but still essentially
a homogeneous Russian nation, one and in
Invisible, like the French or American.
This centralist tradition, inherited from
Czarsm by the champions of liberal con-
stitutionaism and even by Socialists of the
Kerensky type, denies the principle of ma
tionality thoroughly as does the other
idea on which, to great extent, Euro
pean and American orientaton in Russian
affairs to-day is Based that of class strug-
gle, presently the obsession not only of
the characterization Russian people itself
but also of those who are DESTROYS of
destroying the tyranny Of Lcnine.
Now the Germans, situated as they were
in Russias immediate neghborhood, for a
long period Industrious and purposeful
students of ali things Russian, knew better
The first thing they did after gaining foot
hold in Russia was to harness the principle
of nationality to the plough of their own
imperiaistic designs. They started out to
do what from the outside looked like
breaking up the Russian state into art-
fcially delimited national units, but what
in reality was only resolving an artifcally
maintained union into its composite elc-
mcnts
AS usual, the Germans were right in
detail, altogether wrong in the general CON
cepton. They were right in recognizing
the existence of distinct national units,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
The French Girl No Rival

Is there justification for the fear that
large number of our soldiers in rr.nco
Will Drlng home French wives, or. even
worse, remain in France with them? So
tar cases of the sort seem to have bcen
rare Yet sharp controversies as to tho
comparative merits of French and Amer
lcan girls have broken out here and
ohere' Inc domestic nature of the for
mer, their willingness and fitness TO be
true helpmates, have been lyricalv ce]e-
DRAFTED American men will no LONGER
be contented, we are told, with Ameri
can girls.
Sad news, if true-but is it true?
Many OF the critics of our home product
write in bitter, not to say vindic-
tive, strain. They say that American
girls are selfish, too fond of dress
adopts at spending money but not At
saving it. And they point out that men
VINO have taken part in the stern ar
bltrament of war will no longer be at-
tracted by frivoity, that they will look
Tor sensible companions and that. above
all else, they will have an aversion for
powder and paint
inns sort Of argument is based upon
the assumption that donning khaki
works transformation in the wearer
quite beyond nature 1t is easier to be-
leve that the soldiers will come hack
much as they went away, 50 far as the
essentials of character 90. Their tastes
or their opinions may be modified but
they will doubtless marry the same kind
OF girls they would have married if
they had stayed here There is no rea-
son for concluding that they will have
learned to prefer French girls to An,cri-
can Why should they? You cannot
take type of girl and label it French
or American If the Felicity of un-
bounded domesticity' is what the re-
turning soldiers want, they can fnd if
IN New York quite as easily as in Paris
But few men marry in that deliberate
fashion. They see in the girl thew love
what they want to see, and as their IN
1atuatlon grows they throw all their
theories to the winds Let a man fall,
about dressed up dolls" as he will. lot
MN denounce first aid to the complexion.
1t Will not matter in the least when q
certain pair Of eyes look into his.
No-~the American girl need not worry
about rivals French or other. She re-
mans supreme. Our soldiers have suf.
Tered no such sea change as that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
SuperStitiOn-

Dear Chester Van Ness: Some day a
professional person, probably German, will
write learned treatise on the psychologist
cal and anthropologica and various other
oaecal signifcances of juvenile supcrsti-
tons. You and ! used to be fit specimens
for examination by such scientist Chester.
Remember how if on the way to school
either of us stepped on a single crack in
the sole stretch Of sidewalk that was
llometown's pride, felt that the day
was spoiled at its beginning? Neither of
us knew why. We just knew
Nor could we tell by what authority
we knew that it augured good luck when
fishing if a "darnin' needle lit on your
dobber. That is, it was good luck if you
had remembered to spit on the bait be-
forehand
IIoptoads gave you warts which could be
cured by milkweed juice. Wcsnever liked
hoptoads and Stunned close acquaintance
with them. We were literally studded
with warts, ncverth eless, but this did not
shake our faith. Nor did the fact that
we lavished upon our warts enough milk
weed sap to float rowboat, with no other
result than to turn them black, ever make
us doubt the efficacy of the remedy
If a snappin turtle got a holt of you he
would hang on till it thundered If YOU
went bareheaded after shutdown a bat
was likely to fly into your hair. If you
held your breath hornets and wasps could
not sting you. horse hair left in water
in the sun would turn into a snake
The years are many, Chester, since we
progressed up Wanaquc Avenue each day,
with the gait of lame ducks leaping and
hopping frantically over cracks but We'll
bet you still believe, wherever YOU are.
that you are immune to poison ivy because
you ate Il leaf of it ut the age of eleven.
As for us, VIC never had yellow fever
because we smoked cornsik. But we
aren't as supple we might be if we ever
could have brought ourself to use the oil
you distilled by informing fshworms in a
bottle and exposing them to the sun.
II Hercules Is pining fo7. an eighth
TABOR, arhy not set him TO worh on d
complete map of the present Russian.
battlefront? f. f. v.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
An Italian Soldier Pro-
tests

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: To-day's papers publish the cable
news from Paris stating that the Italian
Deputies of the Eastern Adriatic coast have
presented to President Wilson, through
Colonel House, a complete statement of
their views on the Adriatc question. The
fact that these Deputies are getting in
touch with the leading Americans in Eu-
rope to help them to have a complete
knowledge of the problem, is arousng wild
excitement in the ,Iugo Slav circles in
France and in this country. This explains
the violence Of the statement wired yester-
day from Mr.. Veshitch, in Paris, and to-day
from the Jugo-Slav National Council, in
Washington
The Italian Deputies in Paris have clearly
stated what the Italian claims are in Dial
malta; they ask, and the whole Italian ma
ton is at their back, only 100 miles of
coast, so including the purcst and most lta-
ian cities of cara, Sebenico and Spalato and
the islands facing the coast thus leaving
to the new Jugo-Slav confederation more
than 200 miles of coast, with many mag
nitcent harbors and the famous military
port of Cattaro, in which the whole mighty
American fleet can be very safely sheltered.
The free city of Fiume, for its special
Juridica position, has already decided upon
its destiny by pebscite, proclaiming its
annexation to the Kingdom of Italy.
The Jugo-Sav claims over Gorilla and
Istra and up to Trieste do not need to be
contradicted or counterfcited, as everybody
understands the groundless enormty of
these ambitions. These are sacred lands
for Italy, where several hundreds of thou
sands of Italys best sons rest in peace.
This explains the hatred the Jugo-Slav
populations nourish against Italy, hatred
they have inherited from the late imperial
Austrian government, of whom they are
considered in Italy, after so many proofs,
to be unfortunately the lonqu Nuun1ts.
They establish their claims on counter
feted statistics worked out from the Aus
trian government, showing a great majority
of Sav population. Taking this for grant
ed, they ought to remember the policy OF
the Austrian government after 1885, en-
couragng Slav migration to the Italian
provinces of the Austrian Empire by pay
ing to each immigrant 200 kronen and
securing him lodgings free of charge with
the purpose only of submerging the Italian
population and then putting an end to the
Italian "irredentismo."
1t is clear that the clinical factor is not
the only one to be taken into consideration.
Surprising, for arguments sake that an over
populated foreign power, by encouraging
by all means fictitious immigration tow
ard one of the states of this great country.
secures a majority Of its own race in that
state. would that government be justified
In asking that such State should belong
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
The Doughboy Speaks

lieutenant Grantland Rice, Third Army, A. E. F.
<LOGGING through the mud Of France,
- Camping IN the rain;
Hiking IN frozen trance
Dolcn some German plain;
"FaU m!"-hear the Sergeant yell,
Far from home and clorer;
Tell me- acho the bally hell
SAID the "9vas ouer"?
Chou for breahtost-sltm for noon
Who says are free
While the bugle1's foolish time
Pipes the reueille2
"Right dress!'-hedr the sergeant buzz
From Mains across to Dover;
Tell acho the hell 1t aou~
Said the aoor "acas ouer"?
Cleaning up mass of 1cue,
Stained acith clothed blood,
Where the big trucks bog and n,ue
IN the qcintey mud;
Full of filth and teos and fuss,
Cannoneer and droue1,
Tell me acho the tat-head acus
Sud the aoar "acos oueY"3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
F or the Cheer Leaders

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; Suggestion to the "Cheer Lcadero,
OF our returning soldiers:
'nrec CHEERS for the Statue of Lib
crty!"
Ihree tenrs for Mayor Hylan."
three sneers for William Pandolnb
Hearst"
Three beers for Arthur Brsbane!v
LINCOLN KRUGER.
Newark, N. j. Jan. |, 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
Shot to Pieces

CFrom The Philadelphia Inquirer
That reception committee of Mayor Hy~
lan's now looks though il had rone
through a charge in the Argonne woods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03

tFrom The Boatcm Herald
The next lesson for Americans is that
they cannot have their cake in high pay
and also cat it in low prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03

no more to America but to its territory ?
The reply is no doubt unanimously NO.
COLONNELLO UGO PIZZARELLO,
Italian Army.
New York, Dec 26, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
The Well Dry2

from The Banner, }crovptile. Lol
Markhams milk wagon is making daily
trips to the lake now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
SHOES G. SHIPS G. 6
SEALING WAX
A GRAVE IN FRANCE

Where peoples and white daisies blow
beneath the brilliant skies of France
10 form the tr.color.
The orifiamme of high romance;
There shall YOU find quiet sleep
When warning echoes shall have died
and all the sounds OF armed men
At last subside.
We pray for you peaceful rest,
When all the tumult shall have gone,
And still upon earths gentle breast
You lie, at last alone
Your lowy bed marked with cross
Within some patient peasants field
A blessing tina. shall bring his work
double yield
At evening when the Angelus
Peals through the golden sunset sky
And all men mark the dying day
With Bonded knee and raverent eye.
Then shall he bare his head and seek
His sanctuary of the soil.
And there beside you his knees
Cease from his toll.
And shall | call resting place
Which. consecrate, becomes q shrine.
Uniting spot to cradle you
Because it is not mine?
Or mourn the pious evening prayer
And frequent Offering of flowers
Or alien call these loving hands
That not ours
Beloved no! The land of France
Has claimed the whole wide world in fee:
Men came to her from every land
Men sailed to her every sea
And such land. in such time
Baptized with such a royal flood.
hold to be sacred cline
And more than good.
And So beloved, peaceful rest.
Where heaven is your cathedral dome.
The quiet stars your altar lights.
The heart of all the world your home.
Farewell Farewell Until the years
Accomplish brief pilgrimage
And. heavenly bright. at last your youth
Shall greet age.
NJ. r. N.
Indian summer is still coptestins
cinter's election.
1t is our kind heart that keeps us
LONG it, This morning we are making
3illikens happy by announcing that W
:. Sessions is judge in the United
States District Court, and life may be
| little pleasanter now for C. T. F.
Who is burning TO tell the world that
Captain John Cootey, of Rutland, VT.
las an itching to continue in service
Gorky, IN accusing Mr.. Wilson of d.
Getting the fighting against Russia, Is
euen the Presidents nbii-
les.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03

Indian summer is still contrasting
1cinter's election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03

i Hercules Is pining fo'. an eighth
TABOR, nhy not set him to worh on d
complete map of the present Russian
battlefront? f. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03

'purehaso merchandise advertised In M
TRIBUNE with absolute satcty-fcr II dissatisfaction re
suits any case The TRIBUNE guarantees to pay you
money back upon request No red tape. No auiob'lno
We make good promptly II the advertiser does not
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09
ALL READY FOR
A NAT|ON-W|
STRIKE WED'DAY
(By Associated Press)


Chicago, June 9.-S. j. Konenkamp
president of the Commercial Tele,
grapkers' Union, said final steps had
been taken for nationwide strike
Wednesday Of 10000 telegraph and
telephone operators.
Indications today were that FL
Centre telegraph service will not be
seriously affected, as the local West
ern Union office will remain open. In
letter received today by Local Man
ager Carmichael from District Com
mercial Superintendent E. C. Wander
blt of Los Angeles, it was declared
that Western Union employees are not
responding to the strike.
The letter quoted President Carle-
ton as follows:
"The sympathetic strike which has
been called by S. J. konenkamp is
meeting with practically no response
from our employees. 1t has amounted
to almost nothing and would attract
no attention were it not for the prop
aganda in the newspapers.
1t is stated that the Western Union
has $4,000 employees and that 10000
of these are eligible for membership
in the union, but that only no are
members
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09
FORT UNES FOR
CANTAl0UPE MEN
NOW BEING MADE

Valley cantaloupe men have the
promise of winding up their season
this year with many fortunes made, if
present prices maintain throughout
the season, according to County Hor-
ticultural Commissioner F. w. Waite.
Cantaloupes are now selling at
from Sc to $40 a crate Some of
the growers have netted as much as
81 for their fruit.
Mr. Waite enthusiastically en-
drOses movement at Seeley to get
into the cantaloupe and winter vege-
table business, as the market for all
these products shows every indica-
ton of continuing strong. Even hard
land may profitably grow cantaloupes,
he said. This year it has been prov
en- that the hard land will produce
better cantaloupes and more of them
than the soft land, although the fruit
is little bit later. The difficulty of
cultivating the land can be eliminat-
ed, he says, by planting now to black
eye beans and in sixty days, when in
bloom, discing them under.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09
WASHINGTON
co N MI 7 TEE
SENDS WIRE
TO DISTRICT

Secretary F. Fl. McIver of the I'M
perial Irrigation District his after
noon received a telegram from the
committee at Washington, which is
trying to secure federal aid for the
All-American canal, expressing opti-
mism. The telegram, signed "The
Committee" follows:
"Have spent this week canvassing
heads of departments, congressman
and friends for government assist
ance and feel that we have made some
definite progress. Our committee
working in perfect accord and we
find it essential and our success de-
pends on Valley remaining united.
Will advise as plans are perfected.
Secretary McIver received word to-
day that Major Leeds of the War De-
partment, in charge of the Colorado
river, will arrive here next Wednes-
day to take trip over the Valley
irrigation system. He will be accom-
panied by Engineer c. N Perry and
President j. S. Nickerson. After in
specting the Valley system he will 90
to Hanlon's heading and then to Yu-
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09
kg1Slt[ltggfE12I| {

Miss Pauline Adair was hostess at
cmobined meeting of the Junior
and Senior Epworth Leagues at her
home Friday evening. After a short
business meeting the guests, who
numbered about twenty-five young
people, enjoyed a social hour. Re-
freshments of punch and waters were
served.
Miss Thelma McCary entertained
as weekend house guests Miss Ella
Swindle and Miss Wanda Harris of
Imperial.
!; u !;
The wedding of two very we'll
known Imperial valley people occurr-
ed Monday evening, June 2, when
Miss Eunice Laughrin and John Mar
tin were quietly married at Yuma
Arizona. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin are
especially popular among the younger
set of Brawley. in which city they
have resided for a number of years.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09

Senator Lodge, who made charges
that the treaty was in the hands of
New Workers, declined on grounds of
senatorial immunity to give the names
of the persons who had copies of the
treaty, but said he would ask pelmis-
sion to disclose their names.
Senator Borah, who made similar
charges, said he had not seen copies
of the treaty, bu was informed that
copies were in New York.
Acting Secretary of Polk said he
had received copies from Paris; that
they were locked in the State Depart
ment vault and that he did no believe
they were the ones referred to.
Before the investigation was fairly
started Senator Borah presented in
the senate a copy brought by Chi
cago newspaper correspondent and 1t
was ordered printed.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09
BRUSH WEIR
N AY sol. VI:
THE PRObL.E::N N
0 F " 1 I { R

! The committee Of sixteen farmers
who went to Yuma last week to get
information on the Weir situa-
ton, will probablv appear before a
meeting Of the District board tomor-
row and recommend the installation
of brush weir, it was reported to-
day:
The committee returned Saturday
night and a meeting of the members
has been called for tonight to frame
up a report to be submitted to the
District.
The committee found that Yuma is
firm in its objection to allowing any
more rocks to be placed in the river,
but that there might be a DISPOSE
ton to permit any substance which
might be taken out.
A number of the members of the
committee, it is said, believe that
brush weir will be Of material help, in
the absence of the rock weir. in hold
ing up the river at Hanlon's head
ing.
Reports received by Secretary Nc
Iver late last week showed that the
cid Weir was rapidly going out un-
der pressure of the high water. All
of the bens from No. , to No. "a We're
out last week, and on Friday fifteen
more went out. TIE weir Saturday
was holding back approximately the
same head of water that 1t held be-
fore work was started on the 1913
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09
WORK Of HOME
DEMONSTRATION
AGENT PRAISED

Miss Harriet G. Eddy of the Uni
versity Of California and head of the
state farm home demonstration work
addressed meeting at the office of
the County Farm Bureau, Saturday,
attended by chairmen of the fourteen
farm home centers of the Valley.
During the meeting the work of
Miss Ruth Dickey, who has had charge
of the Imperial county home demon
stration work, was highly praised. A
committee was appointed to outline
plans for next years work.
Among the things brought out by
Miss Eddy was the fact that the home
demonstration work is being recog-
nized all over the state as not mere
ly an emergency measure, but as a
permanent movement in the better
ment Of agricultural life
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-09
WASHINGTON HEAT
THREATENS GOAT
OF MIKE LlEBERT

The torrid climate of the ma
tional capital has terrors that
even the Imperial Valley climate
cannot approach, according to
Mike Liebert of Seeley, who has
written a letter to A. NJ. Nell
son, telling of some of his eXpe-
riences in Washington. He says:
"The heat here is just about to
get my goat. ! have slept on
top Of the covers every night un-
til T o'clock. Do you get that?
They go to bed here in the morn
ing and if you get up any earli-
er than 7 they look at you as if
you had been prowling around.
We have heard of outlandish
prices in Europe and in famine
stricken countries, but I'll be
damned if they have this place
skinned any. | never could I'M
derstand in the past why Our pub
lie men here holding high-salar-
led offices resigned in so many
instances, giving the reason that
they did so to replenish their
pocketbooks, but l fully under
stand it now. One member hav-
ing an appetite for grapefruit,
obtained in the Valley in abun-
dance, took the chance of order
ing one-half on trial, to the
tune of 40c. He stole the rind as
a souvenir, for he was afraid the
$40c could not include the rind."
Mr.. Liebert, who is a member
of the Valley committee trying
to get federal aid for the All
American canal, also tells in the
letter of his conference with Di-
rectors Davis and Brien of the
Reclamation Service and also a
hearing before the Committee on
Public Lands.