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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
Typical Christian
Must Be Good Sport
DR.. Maclachlan Says Many
Young People Have Wrong
Conception of True Religion.

Branding az grave misccncepticn
OF religion the idea possessed by many
young people that in order tn become
n Christian one must give M the big.
vital things OF life. Rev. IL, ID. {.
Maclachlan. n, II. in his sermon last
night at seventh Street Christian
church. declared that the typical
Christian was a good sport He said
this in perfect reverence. meaning that
he must have gameness. play the game
fairly, be a good winner and loser, and
be considerate of others. The real
Christian is the genuine article. being
not less full of life, but more full of
life.
The text of the sermon was ! Cor.
1913. He said:
There is popular rnisconception of
religion that keeps many young peo
pie. especially young men from be
coming Christians. | mean the idea
that to become Christian one has to
cut ones self of from the big. stir
ring currents of life where the most
fun is. 1t IL very much the same idea
that lies back OF the French saying
that There are three sexec--men, wo-
men and preachers"
Now, the purport of what ! want to
say to you, tonight. is this--that such
q conception OF Christianity is carl
cature and libel. The real Christian
the genuine ARTICLES not less but
more OIL u man. not less strenuous, hnt
more strenuous: not less fun of life.
but more full of life. He has more
fun than the non Christian. because he
has fewer regrets for the kind Of fun
he has. He enjoys himself more. be-
cause he has not to anticipate the
morning after" He Is just as good,
and much fafrer ighter; just as un-
willing to accept dare; Just as VEN
turesome, Just as brave, just as loyal
to his crowd" as the redest- blooded
man alive,
The typical Christian man is. in
fact. what we call good sport"
do not say that all Christians are: but
they ought to be-
For that say II with all reverence
was what Jesus was. He was alive
to his finger tips. He touched life at'E
gerry angle. Men loved him. women
loved him. children loved him. He en-
Joyed all its legitimate pleasures. He
fought fair. He played the game from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
Investigate Report of
Pact Between Bolshe-
visits and Huns.
FIFTY-FIFTY. PLAN
Say Germany Is to Fur
nish Military Instruc-
tons in Exchange for
FoodstuHs.

Washington. Anril % Serious
opposition has developed to the
carrying out of the hansen plan
to feed Eussia rs a means of
overcoming B5lshcVism. The plan
met with some opposition from
the first. but Inc strength of the
opposition has been greatly aug
merted bs the reports that a sec
ret treaty has been entered into
by Berlin and the Bolshevists.
There was much interest here
tniay ir a special cable from Mrs
Cecil Chceterton from Warsaw =.
announcing that she had definite
and authoritative Information Of
the pact entered into by Germany
and the Russian BolshevistS,
One of tne statements made ny
Mrs Chesiertou was that Ger
fnanN. under this secre; agree
ment. is 20 furnish military in
struetors 10 the Russian army.
and in retarn is 10 receive food
s;uffs from Russia.
The United States has already
agreed to furnish food TO relieve the
starvation conditions existing in Ger
many Ships arc now being loaded
i'm the eastern harhors of tho United
States for that very purpose.
II Germany has entered into The
character Of alliances with the Russian
Bolshecists. which She is reported to
have made and If in addition 60 re-
lievinE thu starvation conditions in
Germany. the United States also I'M
dertakes 10 relieve the starvation con-
ditions in Russia. the effects Of this
philanthropic work win be 10 build up
the strength of the two people now re-
ported TO he in alliance with the OBJ
iect of breaking down the peace of
Paris
Such. at least. was the view taken
here TODAY hy men OF influence in the
nations affairs While they were loath
TO he quoted until they were ia pos
session of all the facts. they did not
hesitate 10 ssy privately that K the
news OF The secret pact between Ger
MANY and The Russian Boishevists
should he confirmed the sending OF
food supplies from the United states
TO the peoples of either of these ma
tons would he vigorously protested
IT was said hat in view OF the re-
port of the secret alliance between
Germany and the Russian Bolshevists.
The first concern of the United states
and the other allied countries, would
be to relieve starvation conditions in
Poland, Bohemia and Rumania. The
Poles. the Bohemians and the Ru
nanians are allies and friends of the
United Stn3es. Great Britain and
France. They Rave made heavy sac
rifces in the cause Of world freedom
and are now standing on the firing
line between the Bolshevists and the
Germans. determined not to surrender
TO either enemy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
GOOD OLD DAYS.

How one used 10 wailow in the
perfume or the good old Sifas john
son.
When Ham Reid used to know
better how to shell a crab than
anybody at the Jim MUM fest.
Member when old I. NJ. Fiji used
to line up Mt the fountain and eat
more chocolate ice cream than any
Of them:
Used to like to hear JefY Wallace
make The Powhatan club campaign
speeches. when he was cheerman
Of the City Democratic committee,
and Morgan Treat was the district
cheerlnan of the local q. o. Prs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
GOTHAM STARTS DRIVE
IN ARG0Nht FOREST

New York, April 20.--New York $
Victory loan campaign struck its first
stride shortly after midnight tonight
when Governor Smith entered the
Argonne Forest" at Times Square and
purchased the first bond. Then a
small army of bond statesmen and
women sailed forth and pounched OF
the late wayfarers.
1t was announced tonight that the
payments on bond VIII be The
easiest yet, on $50 bond for ic-
stance, the initial payment being So.
with forty-eight subsequent pay
ments of only 81 each. Seventeen
hundred places for making the weekly
payments will be opened as soon as
the campaign closes.
The campaign here is to last three
weeks and Gotham's quota is 1880
600 900,
Tomorrow night the campaign will
be at full blast with outdoor mass
meetings, displays of war trophies
captured by American troops at the
Hindenburg line Jand elsewhere ami
huge parades in various parts OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
Belgian Soldiers
at Sacred Heart
THE Greatest Victory in the
World" Topic of Rev. T. I.
Gasson s Easter Sermon.

The solemn liturgy, with its hymns
OF thanksgiving In the risen Saviour,
and which in the Sacred Heart cathe-
dra greeted the detachment of Bel
Eian soldiers yesterday morning
brought tender mem oriesesto them of
the Easter mornings in their own ca
thedrals, which now, many of them,
lie in ruins, caused by the devastating
hand of the ruthless invader
The usual Easter crowd was aug
mented by thousands who wished TO
honor the brave Belgians. and the
cathedral was crowded to the doors,
while hundreds were packed on the
plaza in front of the edifice and gazed
through the open doors upon the
scene beyond.
The pontificai mass was celebrated
by Bishop d, J, O'Connell The sane
tuary was filed with purpie-robed
acolytes. while the bishop was at
tended by the deacon and sub-deacon
of the mass and by two deacons OF
honor. Palms adorned the church,
while the altar was artisticaliy deco
rated with Easter lilies and cut flow
ers.
Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, the noted
Jesuit lecturer. who has been con-
Quoting Lenten services at the cathe-
dral, delivered an interesting sermon
on The Greatest Victory in the
World" during the course of which
he said:
Each solemn festival OF the
church has special message for the
human heart. Sometimes 1t is an
emphatic warning to heed more closely
the fundamental teachings OF con-
of the wondrous workings of the Holy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
Hchmonds Victory Loan Drive Is On;
Today's Program Filled With Thrills
Quintette of Daring Birdmen Will Perform Hazar.
dous Feats Overhead, While Tanks Which
Struck Terror to Foe Rumble Down City's
Thoroughfares - Demonstration in Capitol
Square.
BELGIAN VETS HERE.

BELGIAN VETS HERE.
Because of the fact that yester-
day was Sunday. the features COM
mittee of the Richmond campaign
for the victory liberty loan. Of
which Henry w. ScbwarxsehIId In
chairman. bad to fOrego N demon
strntion for the visiting belgian
soldiers who paid this city n flying
visit yesterday. As II was, how
ever. occasion of the entrninfng Of
King Aibert's men for Atlanta was
used to stage short and Inn
promptu parade.
Notwithstanding the fact that
few knew which route the visitors
were going to take, many lined
Franklin. Fifth and Main, and
ether streets through which the
marchers passed. The bronxed
veterans came In for much cheering
and haDdciapping all along the
way.
They were preceded by the six
ty-second infantry hand. In COM
mand of Lieutenant Herman Trut-
ner. stationed at Camp Lee. Bring
Ing Mp the rear were a number of
victory liberty loan workers and
one or two autom o. fles. blazing
the way. in an automobile. was
Chairman schwnrsschild, of the
features committee.
The visitors reached Richmond
yesterday morning at -,f0 o'clock
from WashinEt They were
driven from Broad-stree station
TO the knights of Column bus home
ON East Grace street They wer~
hrcakfasfed at Murphy hotel.
They marched to sacred Heart ca
th~drai for mass at 10 O'Clock.
They returned 10 the knights Of
Columbus home for lunch and left
at 30 for Atlanta from Main
street stations
A striking conpsem~mw or the
outfit are "A number Of dogs which
Saw service in the thick of the
flght. These animals were used to
draw Acid pieces, including ma
chine guns. several Of which were
In yesterday. march 10 the station.
Alvin NJ. smith. of the features
committee. and Ambrose M0rris~ey,
of the knights of Column bus, had
charge OF entertaining Of the Bei-
@tans, who numbered los enlisted
men and seven officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
Labor Legislation Of Rad
ical Nature Expected
In Congress.
WAGES FOR WOMEN
Recommendations of the
War Labor Board Ex-
pected to Receive APP
prevail of Lawmakers.

Washington. April 2o.~-AH la
Dor legislation arising in the
forthcoming special session of
congress Is expected TO be mod
~ted in conformity with the basic
idea expressed in the report of
the international Labor Legisla-
ton committee OF the peace con-
ference.
Copies OF this report are being
given careful study by members
Of congress who have sponsored
labor demands in the past. be
cause the next year will see the
transition of labor from a war To
peace basis. and many difficult
problems are expected.
Foremost among the latter IL
the right OF the women for equal
pay with men when they perform
like amount of work. The ma
tional war labor board has given
this principle the stamp OF its
approval, and ii may come before
congress proper for consideration
when the joint committee OF the
house and senate takes up the re-
classification OF government EN-
ployees.
Congress without doubt will acce ~
Che ruling of the war labor beard, and
its recognition would go a long way
toward compelling all industries &c
admit the justice OF the case of women
Sappei Gompers. president Of the
American Federation of Labor, was
chairman OF the Internal lonal Labor
com mission of the peace conference
The report of this body in some re
epects will not affect the United States
The eight-hour day, for instance. is
in effect now for all government en-
pioyees. and In view of the British de-
mand for a sfx-hou day. any demands
for the eight-hour. day on the part OF
American workingrnen are expected 10
be given respectful attention by Amer
lean employers Formerly IL repre-.
scented the acme OF triumph. but now
in view of lahor's- request in
countries where workers were pre-
sum ed to be far worse off than the
American lahoring man, II now seems
even to the most f1iuty employers. 10
be n reasonable demand
A nation wide minimum wage law
may be one outgrowth of the Paris
report. which demands wage ade-
uuafc enough TO supply the necessities
of life in accordance with the civiliza-
ton of the workers lifetime.
Though the next congress may not
provide legislation TO this effect. the
OF the labor commit
tee will always be a beacon III iabor's
progress. and succeeding congresses
wfll have to consider IT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
WHAT Is TO BECOME. OF
EXCESS POPULATIONS
BY JusTrx McGRATH.

Washington, April 20.--There is one@
phase of the league of nations cow
euaut which seems 10 have receives
little If any attention in the gcnerdls
discussion, but some who have given
the document a very careful study.
think it deserving Of the Sravest con-
sidetation.
1t is the omission from the covenant
of any provision to take care OF thNN
needs OF any peoples for territorial ex-1
pansion in the future.
In his great speech on presAntfnHA
the text of the covenant to the p0AE&d
conference, President w son Nu4a
strong emphasis on the statement 04sI
his conviction that the peace TO be arr
ranged in Parts must be a peace oksI
the peoples and not OF the governmenAs
II is not at all unlikely that &osnN
OF the peoples confined In compAtAA
lively small territory by he PAfM
treaty may prove most prolific aMA
most progressive. Even as the Cxech4%
Slovaks populated that part OF Austria&
W hich is now 10 be erected into Aerk34
arate republic for thems As the NNx3
manians settled in great numbers iM&
Pennsylvania; as the Italians popmQ
lated Trieste and the Dafamtian coAet
so it probably will be in the future.
Peoples who find difficulty in EetttNM
the land or employment necessary fe
sustain them in their own country Nfs4
seek them in another land, .pr0bAL4U4#
an adjoining country. And when
happens through migration that = G&x%
eminent no longer representa- thu n1M&
jority OF the people who inhAAtt fNIz
land, IL there is no way in which ~
government can be made to conG0x
10 the character of the majority IN
the people who live under TEL
there will be an exact repetitioMas
the world of the condition which
to the world war.
Just how serious this quasti0M 3s
making provision for the expanal04
peoples is can be better appreciateMN
the consideration of a few factD ~
respect to the present division az
worlds surface
Japan with 5s.sso.ooo neople
hut 1858 square miles Of tsft4ke4
China. with 320.620.f00 people
1851, 900 square miles of terrttA&y
Contrast these figures with the nkmN
or the British empire. 437.s41.431
habitants and I3.153.Tl2 square Ma4J1
and Russia S2,fS2.sDo inhabitAnta
S461e 57 square. miles. The GAxN
empires has s7.sta,o0o inhabitaHte III
2os.70S square miles of territcrys4ES
Now that Germany has lost hex
onies, German statesmen, accof0tXM
a cable dispatch of Won Wiegam44
week. are considering how GermA11
to shove or at least s.oe0.00e 669
people in the next few years
will they shove" Them VIII theS
deavor have them migrate to
America
VIII the South American eoux
he willing to receive them? AA44
IL they are willing. will thu
States regard complacently an1%
out objection the settlemomk =.
great number Of Germans ia
embraced by the Monroe doettlI
-rhe question Of outlets. Or R612
takes for the excess poputaktS
Germany and Japan. not - 1D&1
other countries. 10 q probIam Ml1
PRESS for : solution IN ~
future III VIII 3(
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
CONCERT AT BYRD PARK.

CONCERT AT BYRD Park.
The concert of the crack mill
tsry hand OF the sixty-second in
fantry. stationed mt Camp Lee. at
william Byrd Park yesterday af-
ternocn, gave Richmonders their
hrSt real excuse to get ont Of
doors and enjoy spring and nature
tn all their budding splendor.
thousand. awaited themselves of
the opportunity. Every street car
going westward after the noon
hour bore many ms could gain
seats. standing room. or procure
even foothoid. Long before the
bonr set for the concert to begin
the park was alive with people,
Every bench within Sound of the
strains OF the inst ru entx and the
boom boom md rat-a-tat-tat Of
the bass and kettle drums was
allied with eager. expecfmnt hu-
mantty and hundreds of late COM
ers stood.
Many who had settled Themselves
upon benches for comfortable
and enjoyable afternoon had their
reflections rudeiy awakened when
they discovered that the mustciaHs
had to have somewhere to sit and
were forced to rciinquish their
seats to the rnemh hers of the band.
Ropes were stretched around trees
and the crowd was kept at con
venient distance from the players.
@@Fhe ~Star-Spangied Bsnne e RI
served ms n 4curfain rnixer.r The
National anthem over. the musi-
clans settled themseIve. and nd
5usted their instruments for the
next piece. which proved to b~
-Gtoria Trumpets." king Midas
The Holy city" ala Paloma.''
~rhe Long. Long Trail" medley
of w~iI-inown Southern airs. and
several martial numbers, inciud-
in. "over There were thoroughly
enjoyed by the multitude.
The hand. which reached Rich
mend yesterday morning mt 1890
o'clock and which participated in
an impromrfu parade which pre-
coded enfraininE of the Belgian
soldiers mt I. 80 for Atlanta. has ms
leader. Lieutenant Herman j. Trut-
ner. II remained over fer the open
ing of the nfth or victory loan
drive to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
READY
FOR POSSIBLE ROW
IN GREENE COUNTY
Upon Request of Sheriff =,
Adjutant-G General Or
ders Charlottesville
Troops to Repair to
Scene-Movement Is
Kept Quiet at Request
of Officials.

The little town Of StanardSvHtc.
In Greene county. il being guard
exi by state troops.
Edgar Morris. alleged slayer Of
Magistrate Bluford sullivan. has
it is said. threatened to ..swoop
down" upon the town and shoot
up the court. like the Allen gang
did at HiilsyiIie, some years ago.
Hence, the call for military pro-
lection. and the rcsponse-which
came yesterday.
\ company of militia. number
ing fifty-six men. three of whom
are officers. and commanded by
Captain j. VI. Cochran. reached
~tanardssiiie from Cbariottes-
vile. from whence they were dis
patched yesterday afternoon by
order of the adjutant- general
office in Richmond, acting under
instructions from the governors
office.
Captain Cochran was I'm Rich
mond last Tuesday when the call
came from the sheriff of Greene.
Adjutant General 10 Lam,
Stern ordered Captain Cochran
Ia he in readiness with his com
pany and TO proceed To Stanards-
Vile al the instance of the sheriff
of Greene. The latter apparent
ly came 10 the conclusion ye>tcr-
day that the time for action had
arrived. ~ the troopers pulled
into Stanardssiiie during the
afternoon.
They have been placed ON
guard in the towns principal
street and around the courthouse.
Ia,
until all danger il passed, General
Stern declared last night,
The apprehensiSe. fear that.
when court con,enes this morn
ing, the usually quiet and peace
full little settlement will he the
scene of disorder and bioodshe>.
Ii was tn prevent this that state
troops were sent to Stanafdsvitic.
Morris and his associates are a.
sured warm reception il they sito
up in -Stanardsyille on mischie ben
in view Of their reported declara tis
TO wreck their vengeance upon II
court officials.
Morris, il is said, is n man 10 ,
feared, There are those who go SO t;
as to say that he will not stop sho
Of putting his threats into execution
The man. it is said, has a marks
hatred for churches and ministers.
few weeks ago he is said TO has
visited an Episcopal church in t.
while services were in pre-
gress and interrupted worship. Tl
rector. so the story goes. remoi
strated and WAS kicked out of II
pulpit and the church for his pains
When the occurrence was reporte
10 Magistrate Sullivan. the officer j,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
BOLSHENrSM BITES
At GREAT BRITAIN

Kondon. April 20.--Thc first gun
in the long advertised campaign OF
BolshcyiSIn i'm Britain was fired to-
day at sheffield. where the British
Socialists annual convention. mt its
opening session. passed a resolution
nreing the establishment OF a Brit
ish Soviet government.
The resolution expresses admira-
ton for the workings Of the Soviet
system i'm Hungary and Bavaria 1t
declares war on the capitalist"
system i'm Britain. attacks the pol
icy OF the peace conference toward
Russia and favors the distribution
OF revolutionary propaganda I'm the
British army and navy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21

The president declared that mas
much as Itaiy's attitude was thus IA NJ
amant, she should take up the matters
! involved with her fellow signers or
the pact.
The result was that tomorrowsS
meeting of the big four" was Called
off, and instead the three premiers-
Orlando Lloyd George and Clemens
eeau--will met in an endeavor to arr
range d settlement satisfactory. not
only to their three countries. but to-
America as we'll
The American peace commissions
has not heard directly from its rep.s
resentatiyes in Vienna since last Wed-a
nesday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
Two Weeks Delay.

Limerick. Ireland, April 20 ~
shall make no attempt for fortnight
to cross the Atlantic" Major y g. p.
Wood said here tonight. IAN air
lock In the petrol system caused en-
gine trouble which forced us to de-
sAAnd into tha Irish aAA-"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21

Continued on Page Two.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
WEATHER

Washington, April No
Forecast:
For Virginia--P artly
cloudy Monday. probably
rain in tho morning in
north: cooler in north.
Tuesday. fair. warmer In
interior.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21

Gives All the News ~ z
Peace PRICE Rates.
50 CENTS PER MONTE.
Collectors Call Monthly
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

One evening when little Mary
had fractured one Of the rules
governing table behavior she
was removed from the family
board and made TO eat her din
ner at a little table in a corner.
Her presence was ignored by the
other members Of the family.
After a period Of silence the
family heard her giving thanks.
81 thank thee. Lord, for propar
ing for me a table in the pre-
sence of mine enemies. "
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

A couple of boys stood watch
ing a fractions horse snort its
disapproval of an approaching
motor car. what makes a
horse do that when he sees O
motor carr" asked one. The
other replied. Its this way.
Horses is used to see other horses
pull carts. and they don't know
what TO think Of carts going a.
long without a horse. If you
saw a pair of trousers walking
down the street without a man
in them you'd be scared, too. "
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

G. w. Gilbreth, president of
the Great Northern Concrete
Shipbuilding of company of Van.
couyer, Wash, is at Seattle to-
day to organize a union of work.
ingmen who are dissatisfied with
radical leadership. The new
organization will be called the
National Union of the World.
He plans to have headquarters
of the organization in Washing.
ton, ID. c., with branches in all
the principal cities of the coun-
ry. Offices have been opened
there for the organization Iele.
gram.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

Arriving at Shanghai, China,
36 days out from San Francisco,
the new motor ship Adrien Bad
In. built hy the Peninsula Ship
building Co., accomplished a
voyage that would be credit TO
any ship In the world. One Of
the incidents Of the voyage was
the experience of passing
through a cyclone during which
period the craft sailed under
reefed fore and mainsail. Writ.
ing az sea in latitude 28 north,
longitude l5G west. Robert Fergu-
son, master said that the craft
was averaging 10 miles a day.
On reaching San Francisco on
thgoutward trip the vessel made
am excellent landing without aid
of api.ot, and in departing saved
am expense of a pilot, the total
saving by this means being about
$1,000. The Ship Builder and
Marine News.