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New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
cl1ist Colony 20 Minutes From Broadway
lieves in government for himself or

lieves in government for himself or
anybody else.
"a garbage collector is moro i'm
portant 70 community than ]. p.
Morgan.
american schools do not teach
the truth.
"Why should school children-any
one-cheer a United States Prcsi-
dent?
president Wilson lacks either
courage or conviction. If not he
would have retired long ago.
"Of what Importance is the date
of a Civil War battle?
"The War of 1912 is to be lied
about.
American school children are told
what to think, not how to think.
"The sewing machine has brought
more misery than benefit to man
kind.
"The average American is a quit
ter during strike. He Is last to
leave job and first to 60 back.
Washington and Lincoln, like
many other historical characters.
were Of some benefit to class dur
ing their incumbencies.
advertising is parasitical fraud
"Not morality, but trade, lay be-
hind the great war and Americas
participation in it.
American soldiers are risking
their lives in Russia to protect Amer
lean investment In the Transsiberian
railway.
"The Russian Jew will so through
hell for principle.
"To teach truth is to tell a child
why we lie.
"Bolshcvism has been a golden ex-
ample lied about by a capitalistic
press. 1t has demonstrated what the
people can do.
"Niolcnce? All history is violence.
What does it matter?
"To one generation Brutus is
murderer; to the next an excmplar
of direct action.
"The revolution lies in the near
future. Rule by guild or. soviet will
be most practical.
mo anarchist was called during
the Ford trial to define anarchy.
"Conscription is a crime.
"The publisher of metropolitan
newspaper tells reporter what he
must write; he Will allow no one to
tell him what to print"
Each of these foregoing remarks was
made by tie Stelton anarchist either
as IN answer to direct question OF
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Advising China at
So Much Per

WHY not be an adviser to China
with a good salary? All you
nave to do to get such a sinecure,
according to Ellen N. La Notes
Picking Dust" Century, is to have
your government bring little pres
sure to bear on China. In chapter
Of her book written in Picking. Miss
La Motto says: "There is a quaint
custom here, which. as far as ]
know, is unique in the history of in
ternational relations. That is the
custom of giving advice to China
Any country can do it, apparently.
Any country that thinks China
would be benefited by a little dis
interested and helpful counsel can
see that she gets it-and that she
pays for it, too. Any person whf
wishes a lucrative position can X
his government 70 appoint him p
an adviser to China, and his gov
ernment will see to it that China
pays him a salary. AS far as
know, China does not ask for this
advice; it is thrust upon her un-
sought. But she must pay for the
privilege, whether she likes it or not
So over they come, these various
advisers from various foreign ma
tions, and settle down here in Pc
king as the official advisers Of this
and that, and draw their salaries
from this bankrupt old governme NJ.
The China Year Book for 1915
gives a list of twenty-five such ad-
visers, British, American, French.
Russian, German, Italian, Japanese.
Danish, Belgian, and Swedish. Ns'
wonder the poor old Chinese gov
ernment is distraught and, as sorfee
one said last evening, in a state "
anarchy. Who wouldn't be in 4 '
circumstances2"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

sia are there solely to protect Ameri-
can capital invested in the Trans
siberian railway"
The Stelton anarchists pale blue
eyes held luminous fire and his words
seemed to tramplc one another so
talked without gesture and sat there
looking very small upon q wooden
bench
While it is the practice Of the mod
'$rn school," according TO its master,
to drill pupils in rudimentary educa-
ton, there are no points in the creed
or philosophy Of the anarchist that are
withheld from the student. The ques-
tions of all children touching upon
those affairs of state in which they may
be interested are promptly explained
by an anarchist. Hence they are grad
uated with a consciousness "of their
social rights and obligations in a way
that state owned or religious schools
can never hope to achieve" to borrow
a phrase from their master
ours is pre-eminently social
school in that it aims to fit children
for the task Of founding a new and
free society, or, if not that, then at
least extending and developing the one
now in process Of making" Kelly has
written.
Three of US sat in a classroom. 1t
might have been designed and executed
by master stole. The pupils benches
and tables were of rough, unfinished
wood. The floor was bare. In one
of the windows pane Of glass had
been shattered and through this aper-
ture there alternately entered glisten
ing New Jersey flies Or the close
cropped head Of an jnquisitive school
boy. Invariably the schoolbov was
successfully chased away; not so the
flies. In one corner there was phono-
graph and tho records were scattered
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Boy Melting Pot

The farm is typical American
boy melting pot. From far off
Cuba, from nearby Albany, from
Buffalo, New York and New Jersey,
from Nova Scotia and from Cleye-
land come sons of Cubans, English
men, Scotchmen, Irishmen, Ger
mans, Swcdes, Hebrews and the
rest of the world-people who have
made the United States the great
democracy it is.
The 105 boys on the farm are
organized into cottage groups. each
Sith It's own housemothers and it's
sTn self governing bodies. The bows
~arn courtesy and they practise it:
they learn honesty and they enforce
1T; they are taught high ideals and
they seem to absorb them.
Although the institution is Prot
estant it is non-sectariah and draws
no distinction either as to race or
creed. 1t is Christian without being
denominational. The teaching Of
the Scripture has to do with the
great Christian attributes rather
than any specific dogma or phase
Of theology. A feature of this ap-
peal to the boys''souls is the singing,
\ service which would delight q di-
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

The presiding genius in both in.
stances is the zealot, Kelly. Such
names as Leonard D. Abbott, assoc;s.,
editor Of "Current Opinion; william.
Thurston Brown, B. A., Yale (v,ho car.
riss the name of principal Of the mod
ern school"), Frank V. Anderson. Mar.
garette Schuyler, Elsie Pratt and Carl
Zigrosser are listed among the editoria,
boards, and Alexander Berkman, Walter
Overton, Bolton Hall, Helen West Hell
ler, Lola Ridge, J. Isaacson and othera
together with the mem bers of thu
editorial boards, are contributors, but
the bulk Of the writing and the mechan-
les of preparation are left TO Kelly
AS an erstwhile printer, he makes a
neat job of it, too.
An exhortation typical Of the editorial
spirit Of Freedom is culled from tn.
August number. Presumably it was
written by Kelly.
Different political systems prevail
In different countries" says Freedoms
"and man is naive indeed who expects
the overthrow of system as wide
spread as capitalism by legislative en-
actments in one or more countries. n
will be overthrown most probably b.
direct action in the shape of a revolu.
ton such as Russia has made, or bv
compact organizations Of workingmen.
such as England has"
The caption under which this ed,ta-
rial is written is Direct or Political
Action"
Some Of the anarchists who live n
Stelton commute daily to and from
New York Upon q train your auar.
chist is inconspicuously dressed, un-
less it be that he is rather below the
sartorial average Of the suburban
traveller.
The pivotal Parsonage upon which
this colony turns is Kelly He dreamed
of place set apart for anarchists and
his dream has taken shape before his
eyes. Those eyes are impregnated
with hope. At parting he said: at
is only a matter of time" Nor once
during the afternoon had he smiled.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
A Hustler and a Holsfein

rector Of boy choruses-they sing
so well.
There are no gates to the en-
trance nor to the exit Of the grounds
the whole 1,1OO acres are as free
as the air they breathe. There are
no bars to keep them in nor stone
walls to keep them out. They are
admitted on honor, they are re-
tained on honor, and this faith
in their inherent loyalty has seldom
been abused. The boys want to
stay.
The boys work on the farm, in
the printing shop, the carpenter
and blacksmith shops, laundry,
dairy, in the cottages and in the
gardens. But they have their play
times, too. Their games consist Of
baseball, football, swimming in
Queechy Lake, skating in winter on
the same lake, hikes, coasting, field
sports, pool, chess, basketball, hand
ball, etc. They have several silver
loving cups, prizes won at pool and
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
in defence of the underlying principles
of anarchy.
attacks School System,

A graduate Of the anarchist school
now attending public high school at
New Brunswick, N. j., had failed dur
! ing an examination to correctly state
the date of major engagement Of the
! Civil War. He had been marked down
for it. This led Kelly to a bitter at
tacl, on the American public school
system, which "was basically no more
than an arm Of capitalistie rule. teach
ing with much tomfoolery that class
and caste must keep their place" In
contrast, the master said, his school
sought for truth. He is proud Of the
class records Of his pupils after grad
uation to public high schools.
Washington and Lincoln? Good men
because in their time they benefited
some of human kind, but there arc
more important things for children to
learn than their biographies or their
relation to American democracy. The
| trouble with schools-.that are not
anarchistic--is that they teach chill
D'T ,;,,. @' a ;,'on ANU ~ ''O' nv* "
The Stelton anarchist said his pupils
went forth into a complex world with
their brains free from the prejudice
and shackles of precedent and tradi-
ton that are the capitalistic impress
upon the reasoning power of all Ameri-
can public school pupils.
"Your schools teach such things as
that capitalists are necessary when
I they really mean that all that is nee
essary is The labor to create capital
lists garbage collector is more i'm
portant to community than J. Pier
pont Morgan. They are taught to
cheer United States Presidents. What
for? President Wilson, for example,
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

The farms prize bad boy became
an expert printer, then dairy au.
thority and is now head of his
fathers business in Carbonate.
Penn. Another graduate, whose
body grew faster than his brain.
and who was, therefore, problem
to his teachers, owes his regenera-
ton to house building and is now
the head Of theatrical firm in
Boston.
Many Of the progressing youn-
farmers are boys from our op
town.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

ment Of educators, judges, Sena-
tors, lawyers, public officials, ex-
perts in child culture and psvchol-
ogy and philanthropists generally
1t welcomes visitors.
Winners
Here are two or three bona fide
examples of what can happen to
boys character and ambition:
One boy, attracted by the unset
fish devotion to an ideal of Fred
erick Gordon Burnham, the farms
founder, decided to fit himself for
boys work and to-day is superin
tendent of the Maryland State In
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Irregular Courses

Pupils come and go at the modern
school" Some discontinue their course
ere they have finished. At most they
are prepared for high schools and sent
into the world schooled in the funda-
mental precepts Of anarchism. 1t is
no more than 8 general "toaching Of
the young how to shoot" but how to
shoot with an anarchists aim. This
may be understood to be metaphorical.
so far Us the writer is aware there are
no bombs or lethal weapons at Stelton
But what is this teaching? A few
examples may be had as typical of the
animatins spirit Of the modern
school" as indicated by the beliefs of
its master. T-ese follow
can anarchist is a man who disbe
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Just Children

These embryonic anarchists carry
no mark of their teaching. They are
merely children, tousle- haired and
F. baked to a delicious brown by the sun.
Clothes are worn mainly as a conces-
sion to modesty. Both boys and girls
go barelegged if they choose and bare
armed, too. One youngster wore a
pair of overalls, cuffed to the knee.
Nothing more. In the great majority
these pupils are the children of Rus
sian Jews.
This modern school" is Of primary
Importance in the scheme Of the Fran
cisco Ferrer Colony, because it pro-
duces the spawn Of anarchism, the in
strument, its sponsors hope, that will
advance the cause of all Comrades"
tangibly further than the landholders
and anarchists now occupying the 143-
acre tract, which adjoins another 160-
acre plot of the Fellowship Colony,
have been able to do. The Fellow
ship Colony is a Socialist settlement
1t has little in common with the an
archists save that they jointly operate
cooperative store.
At this cooperative store prices are
standard, with no bargains. Were the
prices cut to cost, the wayfarer on the
Stelton road would participate in some
of the benefits of communism This
is the object neither of the Socialists
nor the anarchists. They have that,
at least, in common; profits are redis-
tributed on a shares basis.
If, in the broadside that the anar-
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
BY Louis Lee Arms
"NHE Francisco Ferrer Colony

ME Francisco Ferrer Colony of
a anarchists is located near
H Stelton, N. j., on tract of
land covering l43 acres. The
colony has a population of approx
mately $50 persons. It is an hour and
ten minutes ride from the Pennsyl-
vania Station.
The Ferrer Colony conducts what it
calls modern school," At present
it has twenty-six pupils. The master
Of this school is Harry Kelly, editor
OF "Freedom," "a journal of construct
i've anarchism," former printer and
Tor twenty-five years preacher
against the principles of organized So
clety. Kelly has been previously in
troduced 10 readers Of The Tribune
through its revelatory war series,
Enemies Within" Among other meas
ures, he violently opposed couscrip-
ton
The stelton anarchist is lean of fig
ure and abbreviated as to height
weighing possibly 100 pounds and
standing about five feet. He has an
unusual face. 1t is like an inverted
equilateral triangle, with an uncom-
monty broad, bulging brow tapcring
down to spikelike chin that would
be feminine were it less inclsive. He
has the cold blue eye of professional
bail player; the dishevelled hair Of the
comic weekly poet. He IS soft of voice
and tremendously rapid talkcr.
Kelly is Il wise bird in the field of
propaganda. He has met the report
er questing for a story and the gov
ernment agent seeking evidence. On
such occasions he is a perphrastic
conversationalist. If there is an in
terview to be accomplished he prefers
to do the charting.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
n YER hear of the Berkshire
q Industrial Farm? It's a

n 'NNfH hear Of the Berkshire
& Industrial Farm? It's q
''-'---- real institution and it's busy
from dawn to dark making
over boys who go to it tagged with
delinquency into fine, industrious
American men. It's acres lie just
outside Canaan, N. Y, and it was
founded in 1886 by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Gordon Burnhan1.
If one were to strike the keynote
of the success Of the Berkshire IN
dustrial Farm one would probably
find it to be "self-expression." The
boys at this institution are given a
chance TO work out their own sal
vatlon. mental and physical-they
are taught to be the Columbus Of
their own possibilities.
Although the farm is technically
n reformative institution, it more
closely resembles Il colony, with the
family relation as the centre Of in
terest. The boys who form its popu-
lation are largely classed as de-
hnquent or unruly, but really they
are youngsters who never had a
proper chance. To get among them
and get an insight into their hearts
one finds that they are simply mex
perienced, but intensely lovable and
loyal bows.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

chists have trained on organized society
the "modern school" may be considered
the big gun, the colony's publication.
assuredly are next in calibre. Then.
are two Of these: "The Modern Schools
monthly magazine devoted to liber.
tartan ideas in education, and Free
DOM" "a journal of constructive an
archism."
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Raising Chickens

"They do not raise chickens; the
chickens raise them," said DIR. John
II. Finley, State Commissioner of
Education, on recent visit, COM
mcnting on the remarkable influence
of farm life upon the boys.
The farm board, on the advice Of
an expert who recently made an
exhaustive study Of its. methods, is
now conducting a campaign for a
building and endowment fund. 1t
hopes to construct six new cottages
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

hero and there about tho classroom.
There had been holiday the day pre-
vious, when. the pupils had presented
"The Young King" by Oscar Wilde.
Order was still in the process of being
restored.
John Edelman, a MARKHAM Socialist,
a former dramatic critic, temporary
teacher at Stelton and q would-be con-
scientious objector-who admitted
with something Of regret in his voice
that he chad lost his nerve and gone
to war, at the last moment, after be-
ing drafted" deplored the absence Of
-decorum among his pupils. There was
reasonable cause. AS the writer en-
tered the school dining room in search
of the master, bare-legged young
anarchist sailed a "bread ball" with
no lack of skill or accuracy at the table
occupied by group of young ladies.
There had been feminine shrieks and a
great hue and cry, during which the
culprit disappeared as completely as
though he had been swallowed up by
the earth. The writer wondered if
there were anything symbolic in this!
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

stltute for Boys and one of the hest
exponents of the "B. I. F." theo-
ries in the country.
Another boy credits his saliva
ton to the wireless, the rudiments
of which he learned at the farm.
He is now radio instructor at one
of the largest Of our eastern uni
versities. Out of the seventy-fve
stars on the farms service flag FIVE
represent those who made the
supreme sacrifice, another that of
boy who became lieutenant
colonel and another who rose to
captaincy in the national army.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

vulnerable ideals? What, in such in
stances, becomes Of truth? Who ever
teaches that American troops in Rus
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

lacks either courage or conviction If
not he should have retired long ago.
Why should we enthrone unworthy and
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-17
WARRANTS AGAINST SUGAR
MEN IN CHICAGO CHARGE
40 p C. PROFITEERiNG

Chicago, Aug. 16-The first warrants
in Chicago's campaign against food hoard
ers and profiteers were issued today un-
der the Lever food control law. John F.
Campbell, president and treasurer, and
John Il. Buker. vice president and man
ager of the John It. Campbell company,
wholesale sugar dealers were charged
with violation Of the law and accused Of
having realized profit Of 40 per cent
On sugar sales.
United States District Attorney
Charles +. Clyne, who returned here after
a conference of several days in Wash
ington with Attorney Gen. Palmer. said
that the campaign against hoarders and
profiteers will be vigorously prosecuted.
He said that a great mass of evidence
had been turned in by federal investi-
gators and that action in his office was
just beginning.
Resumption Of sales Of surplus army
food stuffs will begin here Monday. ac-
cording to Lieutenant Colonel James p.
Castleman, in charge of the distribution
of foods, who said the stocks would be
given to several large stores early Mon
day morning. Every facility. it was said.
would be given the public to purchase
the army food stuffs as soon as pos
sible after the warehouses were opened.
Prices of commodities in Chicago fluc-
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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-17
NE X|CO TWISTS
LION s 7A|L;b|DS
ENVOY .TOLEAvE
AS Britain Refused to
Recognize Carranza,
1t Can Only Obey.

Washington. Aug 16.-More friction
between Great Britain and Mexico ap-
peared today, to complicate the Mexican
situation. Britain's last remaining dip
lomatic representative in the Mexican
capital-Wiliiam Cummings, in charge
has been ordered from the country by
of the archives of the legation there
mandate of Carranza. The action
amounts to the British representatives
practical deportation
Great Britain. never having recosniz-
ed the Carranza regime, has had no
minister in Mexico City since Sir Lionel
Garden. The charge d'affaires, Thomas
Hohler, was withdrawn sometime ago
and Cummings left as charge d'archives
in the legation and acting as a medium
of communication for his government,
altho without official authority. I
In a strict sense Cummings has no
diplomatic standing, altho he has de-
liyered communications from the Brit
ish subjects and interests.
Now wholly without representatives
in Mexico City, England probably will
rely on France or the United States to!
represent her.
At the same time dispatches telling
of Carranza' S decision to inform the
Mexican congress at its opening Sep
tember 1, fully as to the state of the
relations with the governments of the
United States and England" were re-
ceiyed here and attracted considerable
attention. n
Charles Lindsey, Of the British en-
bassy, brot the matter to the attention
of Secretary Lansing today. 1t is said
in official quarters that the incident
is certain to have marked effect on
the policy which the British government
will follow toward Mexico.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-08-17
STRIKES MUST STOP
ORCOST BURDEN WILL
GROW, FARMERS SAY
Meanwhile, as Investigation by Lawmakers Drags,
Federal Law Enforcers Widen Raids
Upon Food Hoards

Washington. Aug. 16-Testimony was
given by representatives Of farmers or
CARNATIONS. testifying before the house
and senate agricultural committees. that,
unless present distribution conditions
resulting from the profiteering ''in goods
and wages" and from strikes are set
tied soon,. the country will face a far
worse situation from the high cost of
living next year than at present.
Farmers, they said. are preparing now
for next years crops and, under present
conditions. they can not estimate what
the market will be. Fear was expressed
that there will be decreased production
both on that account and on account Of
the presidents statement in his mes
sage vetoins the repeal of the daylight
saving law, placing industrial production
ahead of the farm output.
viii Act Next Week.
The house and senate committees are
considering amendments to the food
control act designed to help the depart
campaign to prevent boarding ami
profiteering and the joint session was
held to hear the farmers represen-
tatives. The committees hope to act
finally upon the amendments next week.
Seizure of foodstuffs held in cold
storage WAS continued, today By federal
agents in several cities. Further seizures
under libel warrants are coming next
week. and special grand juries have been
summoned in several states to hear
evidence in cases Of alleged boarding
and profiteering. Goods taken over to-
day by the government include 165OO.-
900 eggs at St Louis; 100000 eggs
and 100000 pounds of butter at Detroit.
and large quantities of food at San
Diego.
Food Postage Rate Concession.
Announcement was made by the post
office department that the postage
rates on surplus army food. sale Of
which thru the parcel post system will
begin Monday would be the same to
persons living beyond the first zone
from the supply centers as those living
in the first zone
This will eqnalze the postage to all
purchasers and the difference will be
made up by the war department de-
ducting the extra postage from the sale
price and turning it over to the post Of
flee department.
Surplus army food sold to munich