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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
PUTS BLAME On
BOURGEOIsIE

Our political and intellectual i'm.
maturity and lack OF critical faculty.
which rendered US unable to per.
ceive the emptiness OF catch phrases
and impossible promises, were and
are the cause OF our misfortunes. I
had always hoped that the people
would force their way thru phrases,
catch words and political trickery
to a view OF the facts that really
correspond to realities.
was disappointed. The more the
more the gulf between class and
class. town and country deepened. so
the more did phrases. catch.words
and criminal decisions hold sway.
Soon parties and party aims were Of
more importance than the country.
The broad mass OF the bourgcoisie.
confused mob. always knowing
better than anyone else and lacking
all discipline. went its own way. and
stood Isolated In It's mental AFRO.
gance, its reluctance to act. It's lack
of character. II. too. had no sense
Of its responsibility to the country.
IT never thought what infinite dam
age IL was bringing on the country
and on itself.
The lack Of restraint and prin-
chile In wide masses Of the people.
the agitation Of the independent
socialists, found no co1nterweight
among the bourgeoisie. II IL n sad
thing that. In the hour Of need,
usually clear thinking men should
lose their heads and take no action
while they are robbed Of all for
which they have hitherto lived. The
bourgeoisie must share the blame for
sha xoiIauxe nj the country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
PRESS HELPED
THE QuAHREI.s

The press furnished an exact mir.
ror OF the party quarrcln that divided
the German people. and 81 their
mental development during the war
only a part OF the presa remained
true 10 itself Another part. from
idealism. from motives OF party pol.
tiles. or simply from a sense Of buA.
ness, assumed M an established fact
that Improvement In the world that
the advocates or a peace rs under.
standing had Invented. and aban.
doned the views " had held In
1914.
Finally there WIRE newspapers
who were ashamed Of their attitude
In the autumn Of 1914. and Of all
their thoughts OF a good peace. II
even seemed painful 20 them to he
Even during the war they siandsrcd
Germany TO her sons and did every.
thing possible TO destroy the belief
In German strength. In these papers
too were challenge. against our
civil authority and order. to which
the declarations OF war against our
social order were Joined.
! watched this development with
deeply wounded patriotic feelings.
These were seviou. warning. 10 take
care. lest grave damage should he
done TO our fighting capacity. a
Meme Teksi for the moral strength
Of the German people. and thus, too.
Of the German army. All this lay
plain for our snemic. to sec. and
much besides. and they no doubt
gladly drew the inevitable differences
thsrrfrom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
WANTED CHANCELLOR
TO ACT

The chancellor was responsible for
the maintenance of morale ~ home.
General headquarters would have
been glad TO undertake direct
counter propaganda by explanation.
but. In accordance with Its duty. Il
always approached tho chancellor
and begged him to act.
IL was his duty to remove the un.
fortunately only too justified
grounds for popular dissatisfaction.
and especially to take steps against
tho abuses and cxc-zes in war in.
dustri~A. Ole refers 20 profit-cring.
strikes and favoritism to mtnition
workersl They. with their regret.
ablo accompanying disadvantages.
were bound to awake much indlgna.
ton and to damage the morale Of
wide circles OF society In a man.
ner calculated 20 do infinite harm
TO our strength In the war.
Profit hunting. luxury and selfish.
ness ovcrcame all honorable inf1u.
ences. but short rations also biunted
their finer perceptions. Men stand.
Ing In the trenches fighting the
enemy had TO fear that their jobs
and their trades were being taken
from them by others IL IL very
painful to look back and see how
the German sincerity and honesty.
the spotiess personal cleanliness and
the selfish thought for ones country
were lost. and In their place came n
wholly unGerman idea. that the In.
tcrcsts Of oneself were the only law
Of life.
The chancellor should have told
the people whittier they were drift.
ing. and explained 20 them the whole
OF their serious situation. The gov.
eminent should have explained again
and again what was at stake. that
nm endurable peace could only be
won from a defeated enemy. and that
we would otherwise be the victims
OF a peace OF violence. Only victory
could save us from the latter or
hiring ma tho former
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

Scientists are trying 10 squclch "a
new epidemic. discovered In Japan.
and called the "tsutsugamushi."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25
ALLIES GREAT
DICTATORS"

The foundation on which the proud
edifice OF our army Is built was
splitting; the spring that should re-
new our fighting strength was
muddied.
Our war chaneeIIors have done
nothing to put right the damage and
clear the mind OF the people. They
had no creative ideas; they never
gathered the people together and led
them, like the great dictators--
CIenenceau. Lloyd George and VII
son.
what general headquarters could
achieve by patriotic education and
by transferring our foreign propa-
ganda TO home uses only amounted
10 giving crumbs to the hungry. The
mind Of the German people remained
rudderless and unexplained. the prey
OF every influence that came. Ignor-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

ha : n
the
tho tho reaching 10
That's why
and the IL In
OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-25

there are influential circles In Ger.
many who would regard nothing as
10 had as a military victory OF
Ludendorfr ="
This fitted strangely well tn.
words OF Sprobel. member OF the
Pr1ssian diet. and editor OF Nor-
waertz. In 1915.
II confess quite openly that corn.
plcte victory OF the empire would
no, be In the interests OF social
democracy"
! was reluctant 10 write these lines
and let them 70 out to the world.
Hut truth Is truth. and these words
were spoken.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
Morgan City Folks Heed
Red Cross Call for
Old Clothes for
Refugees
Mrs. M. P. Palmer, Chairman OF
Morgan City Unit, Reports
Splendid Response
of Citizens

That the citizens of Morgan City
have big hearts is again being demon
strated, declares Mrs. M. P. Palmer
chairman of Morgan City Unit of the
American Red Cross. Mrs. Palmer
reports that the appeal of the Red
Cross for old clothing and shoes for
the suffering refugees of the strick-
en- lands is meeting with enthusiastic
response from these good town
folks, who are ever ready to lend a
helping hand to a good cause. And
many will attest to, anything backed
by the Red Cross is bound to be a
worthy cause.
The parish chairman was undecid
Ell as to whether we should conduct
the drive for old clothing" said Mrs.
Palmer yesterday, "but I really
would have felt guilty of terrible
omission if we had not gone into it
like our sister chapters throughout
the country.
Mrs. Palmer says that some are
sending in clothing that has never
been worn, shoes, cloth and every
thing that can be of use and comfort
to the sufferers. The men of Nor
gan City as well as the women are
urning their boudoirs inside out
searching for something to help
elothe the poor wretches who have
been made homeless and helpless.
IS. Palmer expressed the true spir-
It of the people of this community
when she said that she would have
felt guilty if she had not done hei
part. No MorganCitian wants to take
a back seat in a case of this kind.
They will be found in the front row
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
Supreme Court Ruling
Affects Road Building

Road building in ten parishes of the
state during the present year will be
largely affected, it is believed, by a
decision to be asked of the Supreme
Court to determine whether a bond
issue of 10 per cent would mean 1(
per cent of the actual value of the
road property or 10 per cent of the
local assessment in special taxes.
Bonds are to be used in one in
stance, and then a taxpayer, it is un-
derstood, will bring SUIT enjoining
the sale of the bonds, and the Su-
preme Court asked to, decide what the
bonds mean.
Until the operation of the new tax
ing system, there was but one assess
ment for all purposes. Since then it
has been necessary to ascertain the
full value of the taxable property, the
local tax rate representing percent
age fixed by the locad authorities. and
the state tax being fixed by the Board
of State Affairs.
The local assessment varies from
year to year and if road bonds are is
sued on this basis it would leave the
bondholder uncertain as to the value
of his investment If the bond means
10 per cent of the actual value, there
would be no uncertI nry.
Assistant Attorne i.c,encral Harry
Gamble expects 4 Z !, representa-
tives of some Of tho pa1 rshes interest
ed either Friday or Saturday, when
he will advise them to issue bonds on
-actlal value After this is done, an
Injunction suit may be filed and the
matter adjudicated in the Supreme
Court before vacation. There are
ten parishes now prepared to issue
bonds, in order to receive the state
and federal aid afforded through the
State Highway Department, and what
action they will take will depend
largely on what the Supreme Court
holds in the review of the Injunction
suit.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28

THE MORGAN CITY REVIEW IS
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN A TRADE POP
ULATION OF $4,000 PEOPLE
COVERING A TRADE ZONE OF
S 900 SQUARE MILES.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
Boat is Disabled
Passengers in Danger

Damage to the rudder Of the Hattie
Mack caused the captain of that boat
to cut loose a barge load of automo-
biles which the boat was taking ts
Houma, as the helpless condition of
the boat was causing it 10 drift into
the bridge. The barge drifted into
the bridge and sustained a slight
damage. Some of the passengers were
hurt and had to be taken ashore for
treatment.
The damaged rudder was repaired
after a few hours work and the boat
proceeded on her trip.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
Police Juries to Confer
with Road Engineer
on Material to
be Used
Meeting to be Held in Morgan
City as Soon as MIR.
Buie Can Arrange
to Attend

Advice from the State Highway
Commission indicates that adjoining
parishes will require the capacity out
put of shell distributing plant
which Mr.. w. d. Haden proposes to
establish at Morgan City in connec-
tion with their road building pro-
gramme as reported to Mr. Buie in
response to his recommendation that
she'll sub-base be adopted in this dis
trict because of high COST and re-
stricted supply of gravel.
To prevent several districts calling
for this material at the same time
and to arrange that districts may be
supplied as each requires and is ready
to haul and spread material, Mayor
Shannon has requested Mr.. Buie to
come to Morgan City and agree with
adjoining police jurors on a compre-
hensive plan for distributing this ma,
terial between districts whereby the
short time in which we have to do
much work can be fully utilized.
Mr.. Shannon's telegram to Mr.. Buie
follows:
Morgan City. La, March 18th, 1919.
Hon. Duncan Buie
State Highway Commissioner.
New Orleans, La.
Please name day after March Thir-
ty-first you will come here for con-
ference with w. D. Haden and rep
resentatives of St. Mary, St. Martin,
Lafayette, Lafourche and Terrebonne
Parishes regarding supply of materi-
al for SHE'LL sub base as recon-
mended. Your personal attendance
and advice will result in comprehen-
sive working plan and save US all val
liable time. Appreciate quick reply
so can get word to various parishes
and Captain Haden.
M. D. SHANNON, Mayor
AS soon as reply is received from
Mr.. Buie, the date and hour of the
meeting will be published. Mayor
Shannon's telegram is. largely prompt :
ed by warning received from Mr.
Buie that parishes in this district are =
very slow in submitting their plans
and approximate requirements of ma
terial whereby there is danger that
latest applicants for federal and state
aid will be disappointed and their
work postponed for another year.
The importance of arranging these
preliminary details now cannot be
overestimated and it is hoped this
meeting will be we'll attended and a
definite working plan developed in
conjunction with the State Highway
Department ~
Mr.. Buie further warns Mr.. Shan
non that both supply of cars and ma
terial in relation to work planned is
alreadyja matter of deep concern and
urges prompt utilization of local ma
terial available, else roads SO badly
needed cannot possibly be built this
year.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
Orleans is Linked
with Jeanerette

With the departure of the steamer
]. N. Pharr and barge from the Bien-
vile street wharf Wednesday, a
thorough freight service between
New Orleans and e. eJanererte was in
augurated by the Inland Barge Line
Ernest f. Ditch. local representative
of the company said he anticipated
the rapid development of inland.
trade firm the territory IN the neigh
borhoods of Morgan City, Berwick,
Patterson, Centreville, Franklin and
Baldwin. The inaugural trip was
said to have been satisfactory, THE
boat and barge leaving with a full
cargo of miscellaneous freight. The
territory covered by the new line has
been neglected for the past two
years, and it is expected the regular
weekly sailing intended by the COM
pany will cause nearly all future
freight from Jeanerette ar interme-
diate points to come by the water
route.
The J. N. Pharr will return Moi-
day and in future will leave her wha #
every Wednesday at noon.-T. P
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
Local Elks to Attend
New Orleans Celebration,

Morgan City Lodge No. 1121 B. P
O. F. will be we'll represented at the
dedication of the new Elk's home
which will take place in New Orleans
Sunday. Several have already left to
take part in the big dolngs in the
Crescent City, and others will leave
Saturday or Sunday morning early to
be on the scene when the big noise
goes off.
Among those who will be in attend
ance will be Exalted Ruler Chas. P.
Lynch, E. Gilleylen, E.. Angelloz, Sam
Blum (of course), M. Blum, L. A.
Law, A. B. O'Brien, Jos. L. Fisher,
w. A. Broussard and DR.. A. K. Will
son.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
trly Gives Plans Ian for
New Merchant N Maf'fle
J, .,Sneech at New
York
!. .,.e BOARD Proposes Sale of
- Gc.,.rnment Owned Ships
!. 4 Prices Fixed by
World Market

r.;,man Edward N. Hurley Of th'
,.;,o;na Board delivered an i'ir:s'
1 New York yesterday before th'
laional Marine League setting fortl
Z the first time an outline OF hi
,,opo.ed plans for the ownership an'
,.r,,ion Of the vessels built for th'
s,,.mment by the shipping board.
". Hurley, in telling OF the plans
sd:
rvhen I last addressed you, it was
y privilege to outline to you the
american shipbuilding program. To-
,;fbt / desure to present FOR consld-
r,tjon an American ship-operatlne
xor,n,. The operation Of a fleet
,sr.senting 100000 tons of ships
\ mr cent Of which is owned by the
ca,ernment, is problem that should
i c,refully considered rrom every
mil. and in presenting this plan for
rur best thought ] feel I should say
Az the government, without unnec-
ussry delay, must take prompt and
jfinite step in giving legislative
ium 10 this, or some other policy
siieh viii meet with approval of the
nantry.
While the war was on, the recital
ii hipbuilding achievement found a
eiet and ready response from an en-
iuastie public. There is less CLAM
NJ and glory in the work of evolving
! Dlicy which will keep these ships
uds the American flag, and develop
II commerce, but this work touches
klife Of the nation almost as close
w the emergency shipbuilding pro-
nm
! am personally opposed to gov
sinent ownership, except as a last
auot During the war, it was neces-
nv for the government to build a
nuthant fleet. Private capital never
Mdld have accomplished this colossal
- involving the creation of many
~ shipyards, and the training of
hpe army of workmen.
Tovtrnment ownership of this
re- Meet resulted automatically. If
vtss to return to private owner
laih The transition must be made un-
n sarh conditions as will complete
y ntesuard the interest of the pub
Y i this fleet, built at government
ease, we're to be used now merely
y ne advantage Of groups Of ship
a1toss, with sufficient capital to
asaase the ships from the govern
t would unhesitatingly advo-
g aAe retention Of the whole fleet
sae ssvernment
~ problem is complex as that II
iallToad problem. Its solution is
- Welfare and prosperity of
- p. Private ownership unques-
oftsSs-an inducement to
'san energy and skill, but one Of
laases Of unrestricted private
Hn'eh caused me considerable
xa' ne possibility that un.
~ eontFpl, ships would Be over
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28


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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28

capitalized as were many Of the rail
roads. We want the initiative anC
skill of American ship-operators. bu
we want no watered stock We want
| to avoid the stagnation that some
times comes from red-tape and bu-
reaucracy, but we want no profiteer-
ing nor exploiting.
"We want the new fleet used for the
benefit of the people of the United
States and not against their larger in
terest. We want it used for the de-
velopment of the nations commercs
and not merely for the development
| of the private fortunes Of ship-up-
orators.
mo one will deny that our foreign
trade, or the operation of American
ships, will decline unless there is a
profit for the men who invest their
money. But whatever assistance the
government is willing 10 render,
should be reciprocated by those who
are benefited. Therefore, the ma
tion's shipping policy should certain
ly provide for such governmental
representation as will guarantee a
square deal to the public.
p think the whole nation is agreed
that there must be no more scandals
of overcapita1ization in any part of
American industrial or commercial
life. The ships built by the nation
should never be made the basis for
any stock-jobbing scheme The mere
possession of large capital must not
give the larger operator an oppor-
tunity to drive the smaller man out
of business. In the plan I am ready
to submit for the best thought and
impartial discussion Of the country,
/ believe you will find that the
American theory of encouraging COM
petition on fair terms is amply safe
guarded.
"In my judgment, any policy which
does not encourage the building and
the extensive operation of ships un-
der the American flag win not salts.
ty the American people. 1 believe
that sound policy can be put into
the form of legislation and that it
will then form permanent founda-
tion on which further Improvements,
as the need for them appears, can be
erected.
"The United States Government
now owns SIS ocean-going steel carr
go ships aggregating 3,3S5,475 dead
weight tons. In addition it has under
contract 1886 similar vessels of
9,250O6 deadweight tons. If our
present program be carried out, there
will be under the American flag next
year 16,732,700 deadweight tons of
ocean-going steel cargo and passen-
ger ships. This fleet will be the
equivalent of almost half the mer-
chant tonnage which plies the seas
today under, the flags OF all nations
combined The Government will
own about 20 per cent of it.
The economic Importance of this
great fleet would be difficult to over
a G tT,,,n
tron under sound financial and ad-
ministrative plan by vigilant, coura-
geous men who have the interest of
American industry and commerce at
heart, depends more than upon any
other factor the future development
OF our overseas trade, and of the
domestic industries which feed it."
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28

when the roll is called every time
Those who have not look ID around
for something to send in wi! surely
do so before the week is over, and
Morgan City will have once r,,-: =
quilted Itself with grace.
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Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-17
FASHION NOTES.

Clothes this spring cannot be spok-
en- of without touching on the subject
of vests. They are used for suits
of all materials, and for the vests
themselves you have a wide latitude
of choice as to fabric. The vest that
has the greatest vote at present is
panel-like affair with a square neck.
Many of the French houses use the
front-orening vest with the high col
lar. These vest fronts can be made
Of plaids, checks, stripes, broadcloth,
satin, piquet, linen or corded silks.
BY ennbroidering it with convention
al design, a suit can be given look
of distinction and individuality. Wool
vests in new filet crochet are new
and very nice for cold days or for
any weather. The wool is there if
you need the warmth, but in the filet
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-17
VARNEY BROTHERS
HANDLES BILLIE
BOSS" KID SUITS

Most of Us have at some time or
other succumbed to the wiles of the
advertiser who offers to send US "a
big mail for ten cents" A big mail
indicated that we were a parsonage
Of some Importance in the commun-
ity. 1t aroused the envy of our
neighbors and made them wonder at
our prestige as measured by the size
Of our mail.
This little miss Of six summers
does not have to send a dime to any
advertiser to receive a big mail,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-17

Each trip of the postman to her home
brings twenty OF thirty letters. This
means ker average daily mail con-
ta!nS a hundred or more letters.
Think Of the tedious task OF reading
this mail, not to mention the more
difficult task o. answering it. But,
of course, she has a secretary to at
tend to that detail. Her letters come
from all over the world. Children
and erownups alike are so charmed
with her personality that they can
not resist the temptation to write
and ask for her picture. England,
France, Mexico, South America and
tar-away Japan and Australia-al
NEST every country in the civilized
world is represented by the post
marks. She is Virginia Lee Corbin,
world-famous film star and hero
inc OF a score or more celluloid dra-
mas. Virginia is a very important
parsonage, though her Importance
doesn't bother her bit. Her work
is to her just bit OF play. Her
idle moments between scenes are
spent in active exercise, the same as
any other normal healthy child en-
Joys Virginias wardrobe has been
a matter of considerable moment to
her mother, and it has been very diff
ficult to obtain the proper sort of
frocks for her idle moments. The
"Billie Boss" dress seemed to meet
the requirements of practical service
and it has peen adopted by her moth
er as the practical dress for house
and play.
These pretty children's garments
are carried by Varnev Bros. & Co.