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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Hence states and sections were
frequently at odds on the most fun
damental question of livelihood and
profits.
The world to-day is where our
states were in this respect at the
close of the revolution.
Capital is divided along national
lines, and as long as this exists
there must be rivalries, clashes of
interest, probably civil war at times
within the league.
The big capitals groups will al
ways pursue immediate profits and
pay little attention to laws, treaties
and gentlemen's agreements except to
use them as pawns.
II this comparison is sound, then
there are two possible ways of pre-
serving world peace.
One is to unite world capital un-
der one dominant power as our cap
ital has been united under a few Wall
street fnanciers.
The other is to bring in industrial
democracy which will end the ma
tiOnal business rivalry.
When farmers and workers get
practically all they produce the need
of seized foreign markets and bullet
defended foreign investments will
cease.
The first solution, financial slavery
of the world to a few, is more intol-
cradle perhaps than war.
The second means a strenuous
fight against our home exploiters, but
it is necessary to honorable, lasting
peace.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Last week there appeared in the
"Pie-Near" another column of the
rawlings of 'Looney' Dundberg. 1t is
reported that our nutty friend re-
ceived a new hat as a token of ap-
probation from an ardent admirer,
who also had an insane hatred for
those who make an honest living till
ing the soil. It's funny how some of
the parasites despise the carcasses
they live off from.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Lip Joe don't like "Gene" Debs
or. Kate Richard O'Hare Well a lot
of people have very low opinion of
"lil" Joe. We have never, however,
heard of either of the above parties
ever being involved in a printing
graft whereby they tried to make
away with several thousand dollars
worth of the peoples money and got
caught at it, or of having made per-
jured oaths to claims against the
county. It's curious how religious and
virtuous some crooks are. Just an
other case of crucifying Christ and
pardoning Barabas.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Organized farmers of Goodhue
county, Mimi, are doing their "bit"
to scotch the controlled press. The
Organized Farmer, a weekly owned
and published by Goodhue farmers,
said "Good Morning" to the world on
Thursday, June 10. A splendid
eight-page, seven-column paper, well
filled with attractive local advertis-
ing. The Goodhue county resident
can now get all his local weekly
news outside of the controlled, mob
preaching press, and when the new
farmer-labor daily starts in Mime
apolis soon he can get his daily
world news from friendly source.
Independence at last in Goodhue
cn11nfNI--a -es-------A--.-.-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

And now oil" Joe refers to the
editor of the Farmers Paper as a
yellow cur" A few yellow curs'
that we have known have very like
able and commendable qualities; not
all of them devours the neighbor's
chickens as does those possessed by
the poor unfortunate who tries to
publish a paper from the "grafters
retreat" down the street. A very
few are annoyed by anything "hl''
Joe says nasty or mean about them.
for any SANDER issuing from that
vile den becomes a compliment when
perused by decent law-abiding citi-
zens, and only those commended by
that periodical have a reason to
blush for their own honor or defend
their own reputation for decency.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

One of the objections to these es-
pionage and sedition laws, as put out
by lawmakers more anxious to get"
reformers than advocates of VIC
lence, is that they make traitors and
criminal syndicalists of our hitherto
most honored ancestors. Why make
Washington, Jefferson, Garrison and
Lincoln outlaws?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

A plutocrat sometimes becomes a
phiianthropist in his old age, just as
the cut worm graduates into a but
terfiy. But the latter state of these
two is no excuse for their first state.
Hit the one with an intelligent sup
port of farmer-labor politics and the
other with arsenate of lead.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

And now it seems that Ben Johnson
is operating the pungent quill at the
office of the "Paytrioteering Pie
Near" Soon Burley Bowler will also
join the staff. Its flocking time, they
say, for the birds. They may soon
go south.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

The Ogilvie Milling company
cleared s3,50O,0O0 last year. Will all
the farmers who made only $1,000
900 please raise their hands? Thank
you!-Alberta Nonpartisan.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Anyone may ship under thai,
vision by conforming to tSa;, sape
ping regulations and listina SIP
stock with the manager ] : Se,
Arrangements have been M, Nesg
that anyone having stock to rS;s 4
leave their list with the MY Aal
Stores Co., where the man. MOntaG
get it. VII
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11
FARMERS SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED

A number of the farmers OF Red
stone held a meeting and organized
a shipping association. They have
organized for mutual protection and
for the benefit of the small shipper
those who have less than a car load
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Many a man is in the serious pre-
dicament these days of having his
heart with the organized farmers
and workers and his salary with the
opposition. But for the small bust
ness and the salaried man this is not
nearly so bad as not being right at
heart. .t..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Seems hard to make the boys who
went over the top in war contented
to stay at the bottom in peace
Butte (Mont.) Bulletin.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

The lion's-share profiteers hate the
farmers Nonpartisan league because
they are not accustomed to lie down
with anything but lambs
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11

Bring your butter to the Plenty
wood Bakery. We pay 40 cents for
butter in jars.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
REDISM VIEWED
AS0NLY U. SILL
Absence Of Propaganda Will
Restore Pre-War Con-
ditions, Says King.

Absence Of Bolshevist propaganda
In the Middle West would help great
ly toward the restoration of pre-war
conditions, 1t was declared by Repre-
sentative Edward J. King. Of Illinois.
who returned yesterday from a five
weeks trip through the Middle West
Il failed to find a single person in
my district who took any interest in
BoIshevism, or much less any who
were Bolshevists,' said Representa-
tive King. The farmers are pros
porous and contented Labor is in
big demand, and there are virtually
no idle persons.
Business men are enjoying. splen-
did trade. Prosperity is widespread.
The entire Middle west Is at work
and glad to be there"
Politically. during the past three
weeks" he concluded. sentiment has
crystallized rapidly in favor OF the
one man who seems to have all the
desired qualifications for our next
President. Governor Frank o. Low
den, of Illinois.
The cry on all sides in Iowa. Wis
consin. Illinois and Indiana is. we
want no military Dictator and the
former soldiers have no favors for
military men either"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

due to the belief that the Commis-
sion on Reconstruction of Salaries
would take steps to remedy the sit
uafiont In this regard. However,
tnere seems to be q growing belief
among local people that the commits
sfon's efforts will not result in much
gain at this session of Congress-.
Relief Must Come Now. 4.
What the school system needs is
immediate relief now to- stop the
enormous outflow Of valuable teacher
material and loss of other teachers
who are now doing work In the gov
ernmental and commercial field be-
cause 1t pays better. ,-..f.-r-., +
A great many local teachers have
dependents and with the constantly
increasing cost of living. they can
not, no matter how much they love
their work, make the sacrifices neoes-
sary to continue 1t. Not only the
teachers must suffer, hut those de-
pendent upon them feel the pinch
OF the low salaries now prevailing.
The fact that high salaries are OBJ
tainabie outside their Cnosen field has
been brought home TO many teachers
in both grade and high schools by
many Of their pupils. Youths have
left the grades and with only super
hcial training are earning more money
than teachers who have spent long
years in training. The result liz a
lowering of the morale of the teach
ing force. which can only be restored
by a substantial increase in salaries
commensurate with the training nec-
essary to carry on the work.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
Decker and Willard
Likely to Be Asked
About Madrid Affair

A diplomatic controversy between
Joseph f. Willard, American Ambas-
sador to Spain. and Rear Admiral
Benton c. Decker, formerly naval at
tache at Madrid, which came to light
as result of the naval awards tan
gle, Is promised an airing before the
Joint Congressional committee pro-
posed to investigate the latter affair.
Representative Lufkin declared yes
terday that. II possible, both Ambas-
sador Willard and Admiral Decker
would be summoned to appear before
the committee and that reports made
by them. respectively, to the Navy
and State departments early in 1918
possibly would be called for.
The controversy centers around the
startling statement by Admiral
Decker in a letter to Secretary
Daniels that Spain was on the verge
Of joining the central powers at the
time Of Germany's great drive on the
Western front, March, 1918, and that
his efforts and those of his assistants
to prevent such a move were opposed
as unnecessary by Willard.
The communication containing this
revelation Is one in which Admiral
Decker protests the award to him of
. naval cross as inadequate in light OF
his services.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

stranger. q venerable man with icnf !
white beard and clad IN q webs
worn suit. Including an ancient
swailow-taIl coat, said he lives near
South Mountain In Western May
land. where q sanguinary battle or
the civil war took place. He car
ried an old-fashioned carpet bag In
which he had for sale q number OF
"chsrms." He explained that they
were luck pieces" made from bull
lets found by him on the battieneid
of South Mountain.
Many relics remain Of the battle
fought more than hfty-six years
ago, he told william A. Hickey.
president Of the Georgetown Assoc
citation OF Veterans. ''On an old log
house, where Gen. Reno, OF the
Union army was killed, there arr.
hundreds Of the scars of war. I
dug from the logs Of this building
more than q quarter of q peck Of
Confederate bullets. From sur
rounding trees and the earth near
the famous stone walls / dug q
peck"
The old man from the mountains
melted these pellets Of death and
moulded them into little crosses.
These he terms Crosses Of peace
and prosperity" He guarantees
that those who wore the charms,
would enjoy q happy and prosper
GUS New Year and prove TO be an
influence in maintaining world-wide
peace He sold several crosses. 70
Georgetonians.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
Leaders in Movement
Of Citizens to Make
D. G. Schools Better
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now loaded. it is believed there will
be an immediate reaction throughout
the school system.
While Washington's teaching force
10 described as the best in the coun-
try, it is known by those who have
been following developments in the
school situation Of late that there has
ben a certain mpairnen Of efficiency
by reason Of the constant out-crop-
ping of proposed reorganization
schemes which might tend to turn the
entire system upside down. Neces-
sarily. the teachers have been giving
these matters consideration. while the
education Of tho children has suffered
a bit. The teachers have not known
Just how the community felt toward
them, and this has ben on their minds
Expect Quick Results.
However, school officials and others
In touch with the situation express a
firm belief that the inauguration Of
the movement to obtain Justice FOR
the teachers will show an immediate
result in school room in increased eff
cheney. The business men and the
citizens want the teachers to know
they are now behind them and will
not stop in their fight until they have
obtained just reward.
The big Four" organizations which
participated in the first meeting--the
Board of Trade. Chamber of Com
merce. Rotary Club and Federation
OF Citizens Associations-have laid
down a definite platform. This plat
form calls for more pay for teachers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
KAISER DENIES WAR BLAME:
DROPS LAW TO DRAFT PLEA
Socialists Book of Revelations" with TELL
Tale" Annotations by Former Emperor,
Puts Fear Into Heart of Exile.

Paris. Dec. 2S.-Deeply perturbed by
Karl Kautsk's book on the origin of
the world war. the former kaiser is
now devoting every afternoon to draft
ing his defence. following his regular
exercise OF saving wood. says a tele-
gram from Amerongen by Jules Sauer-
vein. special correspondent of LIE
matin.
Socialist Deputy Kautsky's Book of
Revelations" contains some SO docu-
ments OF the German foreign office.
most of them with sensational tell
tale" annotations by the kaiser.
Wilhelm. the dispatch says, intends
sending his defence to King George v
He has already drafted a long mono
graph based upon two main argu-
ments. He contends the published
documents reveal that when he was
acquainted with the Serbian reply to
Austria he declared that Austria had
received satisfaction. but he
adds that 1t was too late then to pre-
vent the war.
Puts Blame on England.
Secondly. the ex-kaiser asserts. Eng
lad is responsible for the war because
she refused to offer counsels Of wis
dom to France and Russia.
His marginal notes. published by
Kautsky, are defended by the kaiser
on the ground that they were purely
personal comments on the situation
which did not influence the decisions
of the German government"
He affirms he never sought to guide
German diplomacy by these random
notes, but merely expressed his own
momentary Indignation when he called
Count Won Berchtold a Ounce" Lord
Grey a dirty BLACKBOARD" the King
of Italy a villain and Giolittl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
OFFICERS In ARMY
WILL SEEK REVIEW
OF MEDAL AWARDS
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action of a military character while on
active detail. afioat or ashore, but
in the danger zone.
Sims policy is that awards should be
rendered the men who planned the
strategy of active warfare. rather than
to those who carried out the plans.
It was this that led him. commander
of the American Aotillas in the North
sea, to refuse the Distinguished Ser
vice Medal awarded oy Secretary
Daniels, while in several instances his
recommendations for medals for his
staff we're ignored by the Secretary.
Middle Ground DimcuIt.
If the board adheres 20 It's original
policy, which is the Daniels policy.
no advance will have been made and
the issue will be left 10 the judgment
of President Wilson.
Several members OF the board said
yesterday that they were unable to
see how a middle ground could be
adopted. because a compromise would
send the number of medals up into
the hundreds Of thousands and bring
about indiscriminate showering of
medals on men who served ashore
and at sea.
Representative W. w. Lufkin, Of
Massachusetts, declares he proposes
to call as witnesses all those who have
written letters of refusal or protest to
Secretary Daiels, including Admiral
Sims. leader Of the movement.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
CONGRESS MOVE
TORETAIN SHIPS
NOW EXPECTED
Assurance British viii Re-
lease Tankers Is Sought
By Shipping Board.
PROTECTION IS URGED
Resignation of Payne Is
limited as Result Of Presi-
dents Proclamation.

With the -econvening Of Congress
Il Is expected that action Of some
Kind viii be taken to prevent the
German ships now in New York har-
Dor from passing into the. Anal pos
session of Great Britain
n y assumed by officials in touch
with Shipping Board matters that the
Senators and the Representatives who
have insisted that advantages gained
in building up the American rner-
chant marine shall not be sacrificed
will bring out a full investigation.
The resignation Of the chairman OF
the Shipping Board, John Barton
Payne. now on q trip to North Caro-
lima, is being freely predicted.
In all OF his expressions regarding
the Imperator. and the other ships of
like class as well as the twelve Stand
ard oil tankers which have been held
up by Great Britain, Chairman Payne
made no secret of his adherence to
the policy of strict maintenance Of
American rights, and when he pass
ed on the order for the surrender
of the ships he stated that it was
by direction of the President"
President Opposed Board.
An ofaciaI who is welI-informed
on Shipping Board affairs asserted
today that the surrender by the
United States to Great Britain of
the Imperator and the other ships
was ''at least premature and in all
probability unnecessary"
ThfG MT that
holding Of the ships by the United
States for the past four months con-
trary to the wishes of Great Britain
was the act Of the Shipping Board
He said that the ships would still be
eheld by the Shipping Board IL IL
were not for the direct orders of
the President.
1t was pointed out that at best the
United States is acting on the as
sumption that in the end the twelve
Standard Oil tankers will be turned
over by Great Britain to the Stand
ard Oil Company.
The Shipping Boards position, as
set forth by Chairman Papye, was
that until Great Britain gave up the
tankers the German ships of the
Imperator class should not be sur
rendered.
Resignation Predicted.
Because Chairman Payne was re-
versed on this position, which he
considered founded on right and
commonsense, those in touch with
Shipping Board affairs are predict
ing that he will tender his resigna-
ton
The general policy of the Peace
Commission. as outlined TO IL by the
President, was that the United
States did not want anything as a
reward for winning the war.
The obvious effect of the Presi-
dents order for the surrender of
the German ships in New York is
to let the hostages go. and to remit
the whole question of the owner
chip of the American-Owned tankets
10 some future legal adjudication
1t Is now feared that the outcome
of the surrender Of the German
ships will be that the United States
will also lose the tankers as well.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
BANKER FOUND DEAD
BY WIFE AND CHILD
In GAS FILLED ROOM
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say hewitt issued a certificate Of &C
cidental death.
Lived at the Cairo.
Chaplain had been living with his
family at the Cairo Apartments. Sat-
urday night a relative of the family
arrived for a visit. The apartment
was too small, so Chaplain went to
his old home. He was in the house
from 7:So o'clock Saturday night until
yesterday morning.
Mrs. Chaplain is Frustrated. She is
being attended by physician.
Chaplain was well known in Wash
ington banking circles. A few days
ago he accepted the presidency of the
Consolidated Oil and Refining Com
pany, with offices in Baltimore.
Clapham was born in Farmville,
Loudoun County. Virginia, and was
educated at the Episcopal High School
in Alexandria. Following his gradua-
ton. he obtained a position in a
bank at Leesburg. Va. ,afterw ard 60
ing to Manassas. where he again be-
came associated with a bank.
EstnbIished Two Banks.
He established two banks, both
OF which have been successful-the
First National Bank of Farmville.
Va. and the old City National Bank
and the Commercial National Bank,
into which the City National was
merged. later being consolidated
with the Commercial National Bank.
Chaplain started in the latter bank
as cashier and worked himself up,
becoming president in 1909. He re-
signed recently to become president
of the oil concern.
Chaplain was a Mason and a mem
her of the Metropolitan and Chevy
Chase clubs.
Funeral services will be held from
st. Thomas Episcopal Church to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. 1t
is probable that the body will be
placed in a temporary vault until
weather conditions are more set
tied, when it will be removed to
his birthplace.
Chaplain is survived by a widow
and two daughters-India, Is years
old. and Sarah, aged IL.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29
DEBATE ADMITTING WOMEN
TO GEORGETOWN ASSOCIATION
Wives Have Place in Social Sessions of Citi
zens' Meeting, But Not in Business, Is
Argued by Members.

Shall the fair sex be Represented on
tie membership. rolls of the George
town Citizens Association?
That Is the question now before the
executive committee Of the association.
and the answer expected at the Jam
uary meeting. There are many men,
fers who favor admitting women to
active membership. Others contend
that IL women are to be affiliated II
should be only in a social way.
The proposition came up at the De-
cembcr meeting and President ]. A.
Oliver referred it to the executive COM
mittee. In the course of the discussion
IL was explained that the constitution
of the organization neither provides
for nor prohibits women members.
Those eligible to membership are de-
scribed as suitable persons" no men,
ton being made Of the sex Of the ap-
plicant
That business men owning auto.
trucks favor the creation Of a traffic
court was asserted by L. f. White al
a recent meeting of the Conduit Road
Citizens Association. Mr.. White. who
operates a trucking business. stated
that merchants are now compelled to
waste valuable time lettering about
the Police Court waiting for their
cases to be heard because of the con-
gestion of police business there. 1t was
the opinion of other members that
with the vast increase in the owner
ship of automobiles there should be
established a traffic court devoted ex-
ciusively to hearing of violations OF
the regulations governing vehicles.
Several citizens of Georgetown. in
Guiding Frank K. White. have in
dorsed the plan of Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Ringgold Hart for the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-29

Qtalian Socialist LEADER an "unpar-
alleled scoundrel."
Kautsky's book. according to Sau-
erwein's dispatch, has completely
upset the even tenor of the former
emperor's life in exile. Up to the
time of its publication he had been
convinced the allies would content
themselves with a formal, hesitating
request to Holland for his extradi-
ton. and that King George would
exert his influence to have the ne
gotiations quietly dropped. but
Kautsky's revelations have caused
"a violent brainstorm" by the for
mer Kaiser.
"Kautsky Is a blackguard!" he
cried. Sauerwein telegraphs. How
the knaves in London and Paris
will laugh now"
Lives In Deadly Fear.
wilhelm. the correspondent adds,
lives in deadly fear that the allies
may be able to convict him on tie
indicating that he pushed Austria
into war with Serbia.
The Kautsky disclosures also have
profoundly stirred the Dutch gov
eminent, since they render il diff
cult for IT to refuse to comply with
the allied governments request for
the former emperor's extradition.
An energetic demand in this sense
would probably result either in Will
helms voluntary surrender or his
secret flight to another country, the
believes.
The former Kaiser and the former
Crown Prince earnestly discussed
their respective positions during the
Crown Princes brief Christmas visit
to Amerongen castle.