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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22
tain to be hopelessly distanced before she real
ICES that the race has begun.
LET us HAVE A CLEANUP

The federal government has not begun too
soon or vigorously to rid our country OF the for
miscreants who are preaching and
working for anarchy. These men are capable
of every act they advocate. Nothing but fear
Iof the law has held them in check, and this has
not deferred them from dastardly deeds-bomD-
lngs, murder, arson and other shocking Sc
cretely-committed crimes. In Centrala, WASH,
the cowardly attack from the ambush OF L. W..
W. headquarters on paradlng veterans OF the
war shows what they would do everywhere II
they dared. Centralia citizens are going to
clean their city up and if they save the gov
ernment the trouble of deporting a score or two
OF vicious wretches, something will then be
gained.
1t may be objected that men who did not do
the shooting may suffer. But men who belong
to an organization which advocates anarchy
are not less culpable morally than those of their
number who actually commit the crimes. Mem
ibership in a society of self-proclaimed thugs
should be considered sufficient evidence of guilt
proving against particular scoundrels
the commission of Infamous acts. The whole
brood of reptiles must be stamped out before
America can be safe for democracy. A few hun
ldred judicial hangings and a few thousand de-
.portations within the next few months would
clear the air as nothing else can, unless the
: cleanup movement in Centralia becomes
contagious throughout the land. The time for
|quibbling is past. Men who proclaim their
hatred of society and their purpose to destroy
lit should be effectively dealt with whenever and
wherever they are found. No leniency should
be shown them. They are outlawed by their
avowed intentions even before they have them
selves committed overt acts. When a man sets
out to murder another the victim is not bound
to wait until he is shot nor is the law compelled
to wait until the shooting begins; and no more
does society have to wait until men who are
banded together to destroy it have openly be-
gun to burn and bomb, to loot and shoot. Let
us begin at once and show the world that we
can clean up America as neatly and completely
as we cleaned up Panama and Cuba from vel
low fever carriers and germs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22
WE FIDDLE WHILE ROME
BURNS! OH! THE PITY OF 1T
[John q. capper, In the Chicago Tribune.l

The world is hungry for the things we eat, wear and use
Stark Hungry! The cupboard is bare as a bone. Prices
mount to staggering figures and the cry of our worker is
more pay; shorter hours-and then a shortage shoots the
price of things up another notch; again the cry-more pay;
less hours.
Ye Gods! Must the vicious circle continued Shall we
never see that it is more hours we need, that to reduce the
cost of the things we use, we must produce not less but moree
| just received a cablegram from my brother in London,
reading, market bare, prices awful, hopeless, sailing home.
Oh, if Americans would grasp their opportunity.''
Prices had gotten so high in this country and merchan-
what we needed and at lower prices. The cable message is
the answer! Merchandise is even shorter on the other side
than here. They have nothing to sell and their shelves are
bare. They want to buy-to buy from AmeTica-to buy the
things that Americans make-and the answer of our workers
is-reduce our hoursA4 hours a week instead of Goa cut
In production of % per cent.
The writer sympathizes with those who work. He under
stands what hard work, privation and the struggle of life is
he has lived it. He has walked eight miles a day to earn fifty
cents, carrying water for the workers who built the town of
Pullman. He has gotten out of bed at 500 o'clock to milk
10 COWS on a winters morning. He has put in Is hours a day
III a store. he is not a natural born plutocrat; rather-he is
The son of a steel worker. He feels that he knows the needs
OF those who struggle, but anyone would be indeed foolish
who failed to see that the waste of time by carpenter, plumber
or other worker in turn raised the price of rent, raised the
price of the very clothes that he himself wore, and everything
used by him or his fellow worker.
Short hours In the city has made the farm worker rest
less; he, too, wants short hours and increased pay. May kind
Providence preserve as if farm workers ever insist on A hours
per week, or an eighthour day. You and ], my friend, will
go hungry. farm 800 acres and I know what short hours in
tie city is doing for the farm.
We may keep high wages, we may keep our present scale,
and still reduce the cost of living by a simple remedy-work
good, hard, honest, faithful service-not s hours, rather 10
and then some. Let us for one year, at least, resolve to work.
and work like He'll!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22
Words are men s daughters, but Gods sons
are things.-Dr. Madden.
OUR DETERIoRATING NAVY.

Pay too low to live on is driving out of the
navy enlisted men by the thousands and officers
by the score. Huge battleships are held in port
for lack Of men; and while for all that can be
seen they might as well be In Boston where
they are as at San Francisco where the secre-
tary of the navy desires to send them, the fact
that many such vessels have only a fifth Of the
complement of men they need makes them use
less IN any emergency that might arise. In this
connection it is interesting to reflect that with
out the Intervention of the present congress
Secretary Daniels would have saddled on the
nation his preposterous four-billion-dollar pro-
ject for more ships. Headed off in this, he
took a new tack and ever since the armistice
was signed has more or less successfully with
stood the efforts of the naval board to keep the
navy up to an efficient standard. What his
idea is, or what he thinks it is, does not appear;
hut that our navy is deteriorating steadily and
deplorably under his Encouragement is depress-
iigly clear to officers who see it with profound
concern but are precluded by their positions
from speaking out.
Meanwhile the little the Japanese govern
ment allows to leak out makes it clear that no
incapable landsman is bringing on naval de-
cadence over there. The japanese government
has Just launched the hugest warship ever
built, the Nagato, a monster of forty thousand
tons, and work on her sister ship is already
under way. This Colossus of the ocean will
carry several aeroplanes and will be eight thou
sand tons bigger than any other fighting craft
afloat. And japanese warships are not tied up
in port for want of sailors to man them, and the
high efficiency of their officers and seamen is
beyond all doubt. The ships of Japan are al
ways ready for the sea, and this applies equally
to her merchant marine. During the war the
merchants Of Japan have gained such command
Of the whole Pacific trade that in five years
more their position will be i~mpregnable. Dap
per little traders who speak English, French,
German and the language of the natives with
whom they deal are carrying japanese wares
to every islend in the south seas which has any
product that civilization can use. Even Great
Britain sees her supremacy passing in the is
lands she controls, and America is almost GER
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

lists of the fifth Wisconsin district
have renominated Victor L. Berger
for congress. Such an occurrence
was to be looked for. 1t is the
strongest socialisttc district in the
United States, and a large number,
perhaps a majority, OF the socialists
in it are more implacable in their
hostility to this government than
Berger himself. For proof OF this
statement one need go no fu1tller
than the election of 1914, In which
enough Of them bolted Berger to de-
feat him for congress because he
would not go to such extremes as
they.
They lost no time in renoniia.-ing
him. They even violated the ruies
and customs of their party in order
to do it quickly. There is no other
party which a sue an ironclad
machine and is SO strictly governed
by rules as the socialist party. Its
laws prescribe the moGe of npmi7
ton, and it is unheard OF to violate
them. Yet in this case, instead of a
nomination by referendum, the fifth
Wisconsin district socialists resorted
to a device sometimes used by Amer
leans, but never by socialists, and
nominated Berger by mass meeting.
Berger's reelection is highly prob
able. In hat case, of course, the
house will again refuse to sea- him,
and the fifth Wisconsin district will
remain u-nrepresented. This game of
battledore and shuttlecock may keep
up 70 years to come, if the district
remains as inyeterately opposed to
American institutions as it now is.
There have been instances of the
kind in England. The nearest APP
proach to Berger's case was that of
John WILKES, the radical opponent of
the British government who was
regularly elected at election after
election, despite the repeated refusals
of the house of m to seat him.
On one occasion it unseated him
though he had received over LOO
votes and his opponent not quite 300.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22
BIT OF VERSE
WHAT HE FOUGHT FOR.

WHAT HE FoUGH FOR
When on the eliminating night,
All in d blaze OF chastened light,
Liberty with appraised hand
Bid Us welcome TO our land,
/ breathed a prayer with reverent head
And from my heart, / softly said,
I'm glad / fought for yoa."
When Mothers kiss fell on my cheek,
And words were felt we could not speak
When, like a load, the bitter past
Fell from my weary heart at last,
This torrent OF triumphant song
Burst forth and swept my Soul along
I'm glad / fought for you
But then there came another phass
Which drove my thoughts in other ways,
I saw the cool, relentless sheer,
Which marks the placid %profteer.
Resentment knocked upon the door
And spoke as Use men spoke before:
"Tm sorry I fought for you"
A pampered pet OF luxury,
Drest in sattns, came to ME
Lamenting in a general way
The price that she had to pay,
And seemed to take some real ofense
When | exclaimed in tones intense:
I'm sorry l fought for you"
But what care I, The fields are green,
There's Truth In every rustic scene.
The meadow land, the hill, the sea,
America, belong to me.
And some bright day as seasons roll
America will find her Soul
I'm glad I fought for her!"
William V. ". Stephens, 18th Engineers. u. s. 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Have faith, then, O you who suffer for the noble cause;
apostles of a truth which the world Of today comprehends
not; warriors In the sacred fight wnom it yet stismskizes
with the name Of rebels. Tomorrow, perhaps, this world
now inereduious or indifferent, will bow down before you in
molly enthusiasm. Tomorrow victory will bless the banner
Of your crusade. Walk in faith and fear
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22
TAX SALE

Notice is hereby given that o Monday, the first day Of December. 1913
hte undersigned, the County Treasurer of Lee County, Iowa, will offer at
public sale, the lands, lots and blocks described in the subjoined list, all Of
such lands, lots and blocks being situated in the County o. Lee, State of
Iowa, to make therefrom the taxes and assessments levied thereon, for
state, county, township, city, village, school district, and all other purposes
for the year 1918, and all prior years Said sale will take place in h
County Treasurers office in the County Court House, in the City of Keo-
kuk, Lee County, Iowa, and will commence al 10 o'clock a. n, n the first
day of December, 1918, and will continue from day to day until all such
lands, lots and blocks ia been offered for ale. -
Keokuk, lows, November T. 1919,
H.A. SKYLES, Treasurer.
WIN. REIMBOLD, Deputy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Charter Oak Times: Most Of our
propagandists and agftators-our
foreigners sent here by
one interest or another in Europe.
Why not give them a look backward
the Goddess Of Liberty?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Marshalltown Times-Republican:
With Iowa's corn crop estimated at
400, 900, 900 bushels and the price on
the farm above 81 a busheI 1t is plain
to see that the demand for automo-
biles is assured for another year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Bode, G. L., and Fuller, Nellie, Kilb. Add
rear 40 IT lot 7
Anderson, j. H., east 20 TT lot 8, blk 8;
lot Z, blk 8; fri S5 # lot II, blk 8;
rear % TT e 20 it lot IL, blk 3; lot
II, blk 3; Kings add, lots s and 8,
blk 1; Kings add, lot S..........
Anderson, Annie r., rear so IT 9 and
W 80 1T S......
Banghart, Joseph NJ, Reid's Add, lot 2
Bazel, John, real 40 # ..............
Burner, Roy c., frt 100 1T Of 1.......
Same, lot 5
Same, lot 3 and e 10 fit of 4......
sCross, David, Est, lot ............
CuIbertson, John, Est, IL and 12......
Daugherty, C. c., Randall add.
Dickson, John p, Reid Add, lot IT,.
Dietz, Charles L., Reid Add, lot 7....
Franklin, J. E., Kilb. Add, r hf 7......
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22
THIS OUGHT TO SETTLE IT.

Secretary Bakers statement in regard to the
investigation of charges against officers and
soldiers of the negro troops participating to-
lgether with a French division in the battle of
the Argonne forest ought to settled this mat
ter so far as publicity in the newspaper press
is concerned. Quite properly Secretary Baker
leaves the finding of the court martial unreveal-
ed until it has been reviewed by the president.
But he says enough to make plain that whole
sale allegations of cowardice and incapaclty
are unfounded. The battle of the Argonne is
little understood by our people as yet. What
we do know makes it seemingly evident that our
troops faced one of the difficult tasks of the
war; one which to a particular degree taxed
the courage and initiative of the individual sol
der. Into this battle the three hundred and
sixty-eighth division with a large contingent of
inexperienced negro troops was thrown; many
of the colored troops came out OF 1T with eta
tons for bravery. What specific grounds for
censure there may be are for the experts OF the
army to determine. But the broad assertions
Of cowardice and ineficiency made against these
troops were evidently not well grounded IN
fact. And except as they had been well ground
ed, they were specially untimely and inexped-
lent as directed at our negro troops. Secretary
Baker rightly deprecates further retailing of
stories as unoficially inaccurate as they are I'M
kind.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

THE CHALLENGE OF BERGER.
New York Times: 1t probably will
not surprise anybody that the social
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Des Moines Register: In a contest
between the American Legion and
the L. w. w, a patriotic people need
not entertain any fears a to the
outcome.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Latest pictures of the eX-kaiser make him
look like a businessman, but one can tell at a
glance that he's in the hands Of a receiver.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
prince of Wales did not attract a
great deal of attention in this coun-
try and there are no indications that
he sought to attract such attention.
He is a modest and quiet chap and
he seems to have been more anxious
to see things as they are than to be
seen as he lis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Senator Calder, of New York, has introduced
q bill for the reorganization of the national
guard. The measure provides a maximum for
each state in the ratio of one thousand guards
men for each representative in congress A
three-year term Of enlistment is prescribed, and
the re-establishment of a national guard bureau
at the war department is authorized. Due to
the war the present condition of the national
guard in many states is more or less disorgan-
lied, and Mr.. Calder bill is intended to provide
an efficient and uniform system throughout the
country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: About
every SO often the government probes
the high cost of living and finds that
it is high.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

IF any real good has come out of the inter
national labor conference at Washington, it
must show itself in indirect results. Much time
was consumed in consideration of matters Of
conference procedure. The discussions may
have been productive of future decisions on a
workable policy, but the whole business seems
to have been tentatively handled. There is still
ample evidence that strategic maneuvering for
advantage engages the major attention of the
labor leaders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
For Pernanet improvements, Street Paving, Sidewalks. Gutter, Sewer etc
and Certificates and Coupons Due and Unpaid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-22
IOWA PRESS

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Radicals
are always prating about the pro
~letariat." Red propaganda is full of
it. And the ordinary American, for
the life of him, cans figure out what
they mean, even when he has read
literature written in the socialist or
bolshevist or l. w. w. jargon. Why?
Because there is no proletariat in
America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-20
misunderstood DEMOCRACY.

It is just about time that less
sEculd be said about democracy"
When President Wilson was clicking
tyrswritcrs when he. should have
beer. clicking machine guns, ne
m.Gc famous TIE term 'nakinG the
world safe for democracy" He Wis.,
tied through European countries
loving a trail Of fine cut sentences
;hout '.de,nccrayr behindS him. H
wax not understood. The masses
oct the notion that: democracy
instant rule by the MODS, and every
.c .ialist and anarchist abroad sang
his praises until they discovered
thair error. In the name Of "de-
mceracy" the Reds: Of. Russia estab-
Ii: ned a:,dictatorship And robbed and
tlvn@erel. In the name of ''dcmoc-
,i.,y'' Bclshevists marched the
shocs Of Berlin. and other foreign
c2ritals.
Pre- sidcnt Wilson never meant that
,Scgt Ct thing. at all. He was preach
inc IN end to autocracy with the
rs Enlistment Of fopublican form
C government. He wanted the
I,clic 10 have Il voice in their gov
r5:L,ant. but he did not intend that
they themselves Should be the gov
eminent. But that is precisely what
'd,n.t cracy" means. The word was
badly chosen. 1t has come to be re-
ga.Gcd as a synonym for anarchy.
TIE rule of ''damocray" is nothing
more ncr less than the rule of the
mcbs. and mob rule is even more
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-20
PRACTICAL LABOR UNION

Can any good thing come out OF
NaZarcth?" was the query when
liz Holy One Of Israel emerged
trcm the northern section of Pa!es-
tire ard started His work Of aston
:,hng the world by HIS words and
;tts. At present there is miver-
al conviction that no good thing
n ONE out of Germany. We re-
serve our opinion and will wait and
re # the people of the Fathcrland
viii bring forth fruits meek for re-
rtntance.
4 new kind Of labor union has
zen formed in Helmstadt, a village
rear Magdeburg, which puts for
ward as a principle that every Ger
mGn should engage in some occu-
alton involving bodily labor when
Ike general welfare demands it.
Unemployed clerks and bookkeepers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-20
HELD FOR WoMAN'S DEATH
Richmcnd Negro Accused CT Fatally
lniuring Mrs. NJ. r. SmTth

John Hopkins, negro, IS under
arrest in Richmond. charged with
causing the death last Thursday Of
Mrs. Martha I. Smith, II years old,
mother Of Mrs. Herbert w. Powell,
4CS South Sharp street, Baltimore.
1t is alleged that Mrs. Smiths
death was due to a fractured nip
which she suffered two months ago
when pusked to the ground by the
regyo during verbal alteration.
fIcpkins was arrested. but was re-
leased on bail, pending the result
Of her injuries. He was rearrested
following the ccrcner's inquest and
will be given hearing in Police
Court Of Baltimore today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-20
true manhood and true womanhood, }.
according to the type that He gave
the world when He sent the Holy
One of Israel among US
GOSPEL IN sHIPYARDS

When John and Charles Wesley
began their move in London they
visited the .shipyards, foundries, etc,
where they found thousands OF
men ready to listen to the gospel
The Wesleys used barrels, boxes,
piles of pigiron or lumber--in fact
anything forming an elevation
while appealing to their hearers
They insisted that the workmen re-
main in their overalts or griny APP
rcns. Methodism was bought to the
birth by these sincere heralds of the
gospel.
Shipyards at Newport News are
being used as quarres by preach
ers.
Four thousand men were spoken
to Friday in the shipyard campaign
in connection with the Baptist re-
vival now beng conducted in all the
Baptist churhes Of Newport News
and meetings were held in the main
office. the southside store and III
ether places in the yard
Next week, it has been announ-
ccd. the Methodists. who Will begin
revival of their own, will coop
crate with the Baptists in conduct
ing the services in the shipyard
end many features are being plann-
cd for this event
The shipyard Campaign IS result,
ing very successful, according to the
campaigners, and they are much
encouraged at the attitude taken by
the men Of the yard in regard to
the revival services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-20

-
and some students are to enter the
coal and potash mines or become
farm hands. A number of them
have already left Madgeburg. IN
der the guidance Of a trained Off
Ger. fer labor in the mines near
there. . .-,e:. -
This movement is the outcome or
common sense. If every able bod
led man acquired trade more sat
isfactorv conditions would follow. A
curb wculd be placed upon strikes
were II realized that instead OF UNI
yersal military training compulsory
industrial training had brought
fo,ti, a nat;cn Of mechanics.
IT, the days when the offsprins
# Abraham had country OF then
own. universal training on industrial
Ines was obligatory upon every
ls,aelite, no matter to what exalted
station he might have been born
IIcrcc we read that the Author O.
the Christian religion was tech
nCs. believed to mean carpenter
Saul Of Tarsus, we know, was
.tentmaker. and he worked at this
occupation in the house Of Aqullf
and Priscilla in CGrinth.