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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
.OPEN COVENANTS"

1T has now been established beyond
peradventure that President Wilson's
first point of the famous fourteen is
not only impracticable, but impossible.
It is as follows:
open covenants of peace, openly
arrived at. after which there shall be
no private International understand
ings of any kind, but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly, and in the
public view
No doubt President Wilson felt just
as he wrote when he penned those
Fascinating words, 1t is the natural
attitude for an idealist to take. The
dreamer would hope for something OF
that kind, but practical men Of expert
ence know it is impossible and here
are the proofs of its impossibility.:
Paris, April 19,The chamber of
deputies today, by vote of 334 to 1G6.
expressed its confidence in the govern
ment on question whether Frances
conditions of peace should be made
known to the parliament after For
eign Minister Pichon had declined to
outline the details of the peace prelim-
i1iaries until the treaty had been sign,
ed
Deputy Andre I.ebey asked NJ,
Pichon on<what day he would accept
an Interpolation OH the conditions on
which the government would make
known the terms of peace TO parlia7
ment
NJ. Pichon replied that he was will
ing to be interpellatels Immediately.
but that he refused to give any de-
tails of the peace preliminaries. He
then asked that the matter he dropped.
making it a question OF confidence in
the government. The house. after
some heated speeches, supported NJ.
pichon."
That is not all. Lloyd George. in
his recent address before parliament.
in discussing the question of secrecy
and publicity said:
Nov word about publicity. We.
considered that question and we con-
cluded that to publish these terms
before they are discussed with the
enemy would he first class blunder.
I know there has been a lot of silly
talk about secrecy, yet no other peace
conference has ever been given SO
mnc,' publicity. liam referring now
to the official COMMUNICATIONS, issued
by the conference, and. honestly,
would rather good peace than a good
press.
There are one or two reasons why
we came to the conclusion that we
would not publish the terms before
they were discussed. No peace terms
of any kind ever devised or promul-
gated can satisfy everybody. l am not
referring to mere political and personal
attacks. but to honest criticisms, ins
spired by higher and more sincere mo-
tives. Some people will think that we
have gone too far and others that we
have not gone far enough
In each country people will slg
gest that the interests of the country
have been sacrificed for some otherI
country. and all that will be pnhlisiied
Surprising there were men in this counIl
fry who thought the peace terms tor
severe. There would be speeches and
leading articles. These speeches and
articles would he published in Ger
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Lloyd GEORGE HITS BACK.

Lloyd Georges way Of meeting an at
tack is invariably to hit back, and he
has hit back with rare effectiveness in
his address to the house of commons.
Briefly, he has reminded the COM
mons and the country that the world IS
not yet safe for minor dissensions, that
while stupenddrss progress has been
made in a. brief time blythe Paris con-
ference. civilization lis not yet out OF
the woods, and that it is necessary
either to trust the chosen leadership at
Paris toa large extent orsto send other
leaders that will lie. trusted,
There is no gainsaying his argument.
-Des -Moines Register. Ss
Great Britain llas Il method by which
the delegates at Paris may he displaced
Thy popular expression, hut no such rem
edy is in the hands Of the American
public. The people of this country, or
their representatives in congress, had
nothing to say as to the personnel OF
tile delegates to the peace conference.
The president appointed them. includ-
ling himself as chairman, withoutecon-
sulting anybody and nobody knows just
how satisfactory the selections he made
are to the people. That the peace cons
ference has a Herculean task to per-
form there is no question. This fact
| is further reason why the best material
| in this country for the job should have
been chosen, regardless Of politics
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

ably Withdraw after giving two years
notice OF its desire to do so. While
there will be some Opposition to the
disarmament provision it will be ac-7
cepted by real friends of the leagne
principle. V
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
.N.AL.E AJ.

Gen. Ludendorff has Witten book
explaining the steps leading up to the
German surrender. But if the general
: wants to be accurate. he will tell of the
steps backing up to that surrender.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

When Germany could get the four
teen points. she didn't want them: but
now. that she cannot get them, she
wants them tremendously hard. That's
the way of the world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

Many people in this country are Won
dering why Germany is so aAeious to
preserve intact the Krupp gun works
" MT nTE
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
W. L. Pa I

Too often the man who sets out to
tell all he knows keeps right on long
after he is through Des Moines Reg
lister.
I. That is what we call expert testi.
mony.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
!. A DEMoCRATs, VIEW.

Henry Watterson. Democrat and
Noted Editor: Il think events helped
along by the president himself, will
verify my forecast that he is not mere
ly a candidate for a. third term in the
White House, but that for nomina-
Ition to such he holds all the winning
cards in his hands.
The Democratic party, so called, he
long ago abolished. having previously
much debauched it. Nothing of it sur
wives except the tattered label, and he
holds that ,betwixt his thumb and fore
fingers. ! am inclined to believe how
ever, that he has eliminated the United
States from his immediate activities as
an established conquest, and is now
giving his thought to, the sublimation
Of the world,
\ virtuous, rigllt-minded man thus
situate would emulate the. humility Of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Y. "a +. "a

Every week seems, to be a clean-ap
week in dear old Des NIoines.- Manson
Democrat.
Pity it is not the. same in dear OLD
Washington. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
va I.

Well, after all, the president seems to
he getting considerable advice from IN
senate. whether he is getting any sena-
torial consent or not. He has protisea
by the advice. too, as the amended
league constitution fully proves.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
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TALKING OF FACES.

II there is to be no organized oppO-
sition Ito the League of Nations), what
opposition is left will be confined to a
few senator's who have gone so far in
their course that they cannot with any
sort, of face get back again. Register.
The question of getting the right sort
OF face for any occasion that may
arise should not lie difficult in Wash
ington, as there is apparently an album
dant supply of every Imaginable kind
at the White House, many. of which
have been worn almost TO FRAGILE
since 1912. Here is the assortment the
president has displayed since he took
up his residence at the national capt.
tai: The anti-preparedness face, the
preparedness; the anti-universal suf-
frage and the universal suffrage; the
anti-prohibition and the prohibition
the neutral and the anti; the pacifist
and the belligerent the kept-us-ont-of-
war and the gOt-us-into-War.; the too
proud to fight and the force, force to
the limit; the politics adjourned and
the politics convened: the pitiless pub
licity and the more pitiless censor; open
covenants openly arrived at behind
bolted and barred doors; the peace
without victory and the fight THIS wal
q . Il = 81
to finish the no change in the league
constitution and the amended docll-
ment, etc, -etc. Then there is the social
list face, at present loaned to George ?
Heron Really, if the president will
loan as freely to the senator's as he has
used them himself, they vii, find no
trouble in picking out jnst what they
want from the inexhausti5le White
House supply. This being the situation,
the dear Register should not he unduly
exercised over the way the sanatc;'s
are, going to present the right KIM of q
fa&. when the right time comes.
" IRA 0p1a r
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

ever, the governor deliberately put the
material in the hands of his personal
enemies who have used it to his own
undoins.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
va r. "a I

Rice growers of California are
alarmed over the increasing importa-
lions of Asiatic rice, and demand a
restoration of the protective tariff.
And cc-growing is only minor in
dustry in the long list of those adj
yerscly affected by importations.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
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Let Contract.

The board of supervisors let a gravel
contract Thursday night to the Snather
Construction company of Ackley,
amounting to 19,56s.5O. for the gravel
ing of 1919 miles of road out Of Will
liams, work on which will he scOmmenc-
ed very soon.
~. RL.h
FOR SALE-baby chicks. Plrebred
May delivery All varieties. Murray
McMurray, Webster City, Iowa.
21f2j1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
-y.hLRI,.--
SMALL TOWN lj5Vj STUFF" ! |

Times Republican: That expression,
..small town stuff should be carried
away to the dump. If it ever had any
significance it lost it long ago.
Small town stuff in BelmOnd,, Iowa,
means going out and raising 5000 600
to establish beet sugar factory and
doing it in twenty-four hours. Accord
ing to the census Belmond in 1915 had
I ,419 inhabitants.
Belmond raised s2OO;O0O If Belmond
had been a town of say 1900 and
raised money in proportion the sum
would have been very close to $3.50
600. WhenS the 1900 town contem-
plates drive for the last named sum
to be raised in a single day the small
town STUFF takes OH dignity and
strength. If Des Moines, claiming 12O.-
900 population, were to invest Sl40
per capital as does Belmond the Des
Moines quota would run to about ST.
600. 600. Small town stuff, your granny
what's big town stuff If $40 per head
of population is small town stun.
4 ..Small town STUFF is coming to
mean paved streets, electric lights, i'm
proyements of all public character.
Why little Alden, up in Hardin county,
is the smallest town in the world TO
have Carnegie library. The town
had SOC population in 1915.
Time to forget about that small
town stuff Small town stuff is get,
ting to be big stuff, real goods. The
small town is becoming mighty good
place to live in. When a 1.419 town
builds a $1,1OOOOO sugar plant and
puts up 100000 of its own money in
the deal seems to be bidding for the
big business that the big town. has
always considered big town per-
quisite.
Z y a..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

When the peace terms are handed
to the German delegates for their
signatures the world will know in Just
how much Of a hurry Germany is for
peace. The German delegates will
then be in position to bring about
peace Immediately.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
-y.RL.EL..

The government must have the
money to carry on all war expenses,
cxtravagant OF otherwise, and the
people must furnish it. Hence if the
bonds are not sold, taxation Will be
increased. OF course the bonds will
an have TO he paid some day, but the
burden will be distributed over n SER
les of years and in that way made less
annoying. Buy your quota of bonds
and look pleasant while you are doing
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
V. Va L. "a T..

". "a L. "a L.
There would be less opposition to the
income tax imposed upon individuals
and corporations if the government
would devise some sort of blank that
would require less skill! and persever-
ance and industry to.iill out. The lit.
tie corporation witll5a net income of
81. 900 or $4,000 must go through the
same formula as the big ones having
incomes of from S1,00O,O0O to $1O0,O0O.-
600. There is little reason or fairness
in such a system. The old income
blanks in use before the war served the
purpose quite well. the government at
that time evidently not presmins that
every taxpayer wanted to dodge his
taxes.
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1 The government expects to raise APP
proximately $G.0OG.O0 900 by taxation
this year and $4.500,O00,000 more by
the sale of bonds, u total OF S10,50O,-
1000 900. That is some amount, 10 ne
sure. But when it is considered. that
the business of the United States roach,
es nearly .S5O,OO00o0.O00 per amnnnl.
the burden doesn't seem so formidable.
The people Of the United States could
pay taxes to the amount OF SlO,0Oo,-
100000 per year for an indefinite per-
iiod without curtailing the national
wealth. 1t would, of course, be dis
lcouraging to business and industry to
lhave such a load put upon them, but
They could carry it IL the necessities OF
1.-The situation demanded.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

Can you imagine what the enemies
OF Gov. Harding in Iowa would say
if the governor should make such an
appointment us the president made
when he appointed George d. Herroii
to that important conference with the
Russian bolshevists? My, but wouldn't
the Register boil OYER with righteous
Indignation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

1t is believed that the war will cost
the people of the United States APP
proximately S3O,oOO,OO0.00 This enorr
nous load can be distributed over Il
series of years without seriously llandi-
Gaping business, and industry, and That
is quite short enough time in which to
Ii1,,idate the debt
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
-y.AL.N !

no save the world from being turned
upside down, il may become necessary
to form a union Of all non union peo-
ple.- New York, Post.
The world is going to turn upside
down every twenty-four hours in spite
Of all the unions and everybody else. \
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

The effort to get Gov. Harding IN
connection with the Rathbun pardon
case was deliberately prosecuted, with
ali the evidences of a frame-up, III VIM
dictivncSs and hypocrisy, to an extent
that has proven an insult to the state
far more than it has to Gov. Harding.
Mt. Vernon Hawkeye.
The Hawkeyc has the right view i'll
regard TO the effort to get Gov. Hard
ing Had the governor not Incurred
the displeasure of the Des Moines Reg
lister. by refusing TO support Gardner
Cowles, the displeasl,re of James NJ.
Pierce by standing with the Iowa coun-
ell of national defense against Pierce,
and the displeasure of Attorney Gen
eral Havner, there would never nave
been any question raised OF the regll-
larity of the Rathbun pardon. How
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
--v.HL.EL.-

Careful study Of conditions during
March made by the L. s. department
of labor through the division OF public
works and construction development,
information and education service,
shows gain in building expenditures
of eighty per cent more than the actual
average for the month of March for
the preceding eight years. 1t repre-
SCENTS an increase of more than thirty
per cent. estima ting projects represent
cd nj the present cost of building.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-04-19

Parish of iberia, State of Louisiana
taken at its adjourned meeting held q
New Iberia, Louisiana, on the 18th day
of the month of April, 1919.
The Police Jury of the Parish of Ibe'
ria met this 18th day of the month o.
April 1919, - the governing authority
of Road District No. of the Parish 6!
Ibe.ia, pursuant to adjournment.
There were present: Messrs. E. J
Gary, H Romero, Louis Decuir, A. Con
soulin, H. Derouen, A. A. Theriot, Nuns
Miguel, DR.. McGowen and A. p. Moresi
Absent: Messrs. F. Dietlein and V. ]
E1ath.
The following ordinance was Offered
by Mr.. Gary, seconded by Mr.. Gonsoulin
Be It Ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Iberia. acting - the gov
erning authority of Road District No
One (1) Of the Parish of Iberia, that
special election be and is hereby called
and ordered to be held in Road District
No. One ~ Of the Parish Of Iberia on
Tuesday the 10Th day of May. 1919, be-
tween the hours of A. M. and 5 2. ID
That At said election there shall be sub
mitted to the property taxpayers quail.
fed to vote under the Constitution and
Laws of the State of Louisiana in said
Road District, . proposition to de-
termine whether it 10 the sense Of the
property taxpayers to authorize the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish of Iberia, TO- in
cur an indebtedness Of Sixty Thousand
Dollars, 60,000.00), and to issue and
sell negotiable semi-annual interest
bearing coupon bonds evidencing the said
indebtedness, the said amount Of bonds
being less than ten per centum no p. Co.
of the assessed valuation Of the property
with in the limits of the said Road Dis
trict No. One ~ - shown by the ee:-
tificate of the Assessor Of the Parish o.
Iberia for the year 1918, being the last
completed roll on file, the said bonds to
bear interest at the rate Of five per
centum Is p. c) per annum FROM the
date thereof, payable semi-annually, and
the interest and principal to be payable
in such amounts and At such times and
places - the governing authority may
determine, the whole issue of bonds to
be payable within thirty-five years (35)
from. the date thereof. the principal and
interest thereof to be secured and paid
by . sufficient tax to be levied each year
in accordance with the provisions Of
Article ISL Of the Constitution, and the
laws Of the State Of Louisiana; the pro-
ceeds of sale Of said bonds At not less
than par to be used in constructing, i'm
proving and maintaining the public roads
and highways in Road District No. One
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-04-19

Whereas in the ordinance Of the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish Of Iberia Of date
June 10. 1911 oTganising Road District
No. Eight Of the Parish Of iberia, the
whole Of Ward Eight Of the fssish Of
iberia was included in and constituted
said Road District No. 8, and
Whereas. the Town Of Jssnssetts
which l. situated in Ward 8 i b. it,
Charter TACT .226 cf 1o10) special e.
empted from any jurisdiction Of the po-
lice Jury Of the Parish Of Ibssis and from
any Parish Tax except for the Court
House and Jail and the criminal tax and
whereas il was not intended b. tie Po-
lice Jury whsn Il. created Road District
No. to interfere in the charter rights
Of the Town Of Jeansrstts, bat Il was
only intended that the Polies Jury
should deaf with the balance Of Ward 3
not Included IN the Tewn Of Jsanssstte.
Be Il Ordained. That The Ordnance Of
June ~. 1917. insofar - il relates 70 the
creatien Of Read District No. b and
he same l. hsrsby amended - - 70
make clear til intention Of the Holics
INV tAat H. Tewn Of Jsanssstte b not
TO b included i mid Reed District No.
and 90 that The ordinanes - Il 1slatss
- Road District No. 3 b and Rad %
fol;ews: THAT IL Parish Of Ibssia Be
asd ~ ssns i Asssby divi1sd into
siGAt seal distsiets, saeh sead district
to b eo-extsnsivs VIII saeA Ward II tAs
Parish, except that - Rcd District No.
&. fha Town q Joanwotto and IL tex-
New Britain herald., 1919-12-08
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, DECEMBER S. 1s1o

would be settled Tuesday on a na- tionWide basis.''
 Further shipments of coal mined by volunteers in Kansas and Missouri under protection of troops. were made today to points in those states where the shortage was most acute.
 Digging of coal by volunteers also was expected to begin today in Okla homa, Arkansas and Montana. In Oklahoma, where martial law pre- Vails in the coal districts, Governor Robertson has begun a crusade against agitators and several men have been arrested, charged with attempting to prevent union miners from returning to work.
 At Bear Creek, Mont, when 80 vol unteers arrived, accompanied by a detachment of federal troops, elec- tricians and engineers at the mines walked out.
 A cold wave, accom- panied by snow, prevailed today in the Rocky moun- tain region, making the distribution of the limited coal supply difficult.
 Reports from all parts of the cen- tral competitive field say that the mines are in readiness to be worked and that production of coal can begin the minute the strike is settled.
 In Chicago retail stores with the exception of groceries and a few others dealing in foods are to open to- day at noon and close at D. m
New Britain herald., 1919-12-08
R. R. SCHEDULES ARE:
 ALL BEING REVISED
Hundreds of Passenger Trains
 Are Withdrawn Today

Chicago, Dec. 8.-Hundreds of pas- senger trains were withdrawn from service on the railroads of the coun- try today, mostly in the middle west, south and southwest, in accordance with instructions issued last week by the railroad administration, and hun dreds of other trains had been or dered annulled on next Wednesday. chiefly in the east, as a result of the coal miners strike.
 In New England alone orders were out cancelling nearly 300 trains on Wednesday, dozens are to be discon- tinued in Pennsylvania and even Can adian railroads have felt the coal shortage to such an extent that thirty five additional passenger trains were taken off, including the crack Trans continental Limited of the Canadian Pacific. The reduction of passenger service in the United States since the strike began, November 1, amounts to approximately one-third of the total and in Canada a saving of 324,OOO train miles per month has been effect ed.
 Measures to conserve fuel supplies went ahead today in nearly every part of the country despite the meet ing at Indianapolis tomorrow of At torney Gen. Palmer and other officials of the department of justice with heads of the United Mine Workers of America, in an effort to bring about a settlement of the strike.
 Many hundred thousands of work CTS were idle today on account of closing of non-essential industries from which coal has been withheld by regional committees and the cur tailment of business hours in many cities.
 Governor Cox of Ohio called off the conference of operators and miners today at Columbus which has attempt ed to settle the strike in that state. In a statement Governor Cox said the indica tions were that the controversy
New Britain herald., 1919-12-08
CTYHEMS

Hosiery the ideal Christmas gift. Damon's Shoe Shop.-advt.
 Cases of diphtheria over the week end were reported to the health board on Grove street, Arch street and Fair view street. The board was also noti- fled of a case of scarlet fever on Jubilee street.
 A meeting of the Holy Name society of St. Joseph's church was held last night in the church hall. President John F. Callahan and Rev. J. Leo Sullivan, chaplain, addressed the as- sembly.
 Edward King of the Stanley Rule & Level Co., leaves tom morrow for New ark on business.
 The children's choir of the St. Peter church will rehearse tom morrow night at 7 o'clock. ., ,,
 Mrs. Frederick Porter of Hamilton street returned this morning from Bay City, Mich., after spending the week there. She attended the wed- ding of school friend.