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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-04

league of nations, and that is the rea-
son why the great World Wal was
not prevented. What l wish now is
that we may all have that right by
international agreement with other
civilized countries of the world, and
g If by this mean we may not pre-
vent such catastrophes in the future.
We owe it to our children to take
the step. Let the allied nations dis
posed to justice decree that in the
years to come no nation reveling in
power shall usurp the rights of the
weak. We boast today Of our advance
ment in all the things which make the
world better, our great schools of
learning and our religious institutions,
all of which are legitimate objects of
national pride. If We acknowledge
anything of worth in the conclusions
of philosophy and religion, why ques
ton the accepted fact that moral force
exceeds the force of the brute? Is
it true that our nation in this TWEEN
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-04

grandize itself at the expense Of a
weaker one, we may have a league
which will call a halt and, If neces-
sary, destroy the offending nations
power for evil. That is what | want,
and | especially want my vote on this
league OF nations 10 help put the
shackels on Germany, Bulgaria, Tur-
key, and all the renegade despotisms
of the Old World, and to have them
brought to a realizing sense that it is
their lot to wear them forever.
Do any of you believe that if Eng
land, France, Italy, Japan, and the
United States had had power to say
to Germany in 1914, with all the au.
thority of a solemn league. you shall
not invade Belgium, and you shall re-
spect the rights of man." that this
war would have been begun? | do
not, and | believe you are in agree
ment with me. But We did not have
the right. England and France did
not have the right. There was no
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JOHNSON TALKS ON LEAGUE
CONTINUED from Page L.


to prevent war-from the arguments
referred to-if we have reached q time
when I'VE really believe that a war II
Europe is no concern of ours, thei
we might as well at once prepare feI
another, for the actions logically Il
follow such a position will be the
same az have always been taken iT
olden times. and will of necessity en-
courage future wars, for our position
will be exactly the anne as have
caused most of the wars for the pas
1000 years. History tells us that an
cient empires swept away peoples will
resistless force and little opposition
They also were strong. but they fell
So it has eve been and so 1t vii
continue to be If we follow the ancient
policy of selfshness which is always
the program of despotism.
Would any Of you have us become
q party to creating new states, new
boundary lines, new small republics
as has been done in a number of in,
stances, and then abandon the peo-
pies and countries we have helped to
make free K does not seem possible
that the opponents of this league. who
expressed themselves on all occasions
as favorable to the war to make the
world a fit place in which to live. will
not now be ready to help these people
stand alone. Such arguments will not
go far with the American people. This
body must be consistent with its own
principles and it's own past. and | be
lieve II will.
We have To- reached a period in
the development of inventions when
the greatest cities in America and
their people can be destroyed and
strangled by poisonous gases and high
explosives dropped from the air, with
out a chance to protect themselves.
The ocean can be crossed in two days
by %squadrons of hydroplanes, which
in the future will circle the earth and
practically a~nnihilate distance. The
isolated position which nature gave
to America can no longer be relied
on to make us safe from attack by
foreign foes. To sustain in any de-
gree the argument that has been adj
vanced about America standing alone,
those who ara interested are met by
the credible information that eve
since the signing Of the armistice the
destructive powers Of the airplane has
increased MANIFOLD. and that greater
destructive powers are being accom-
piished every day.
The next war, should it come, will
he fought almost entirely from the air
and under the water. The old bravery
OF soldiers in open warfare will be no
more. 1t will be so fierce. so destruc-
tive. so terrible in its consequences
that the power Of good government
may cease to exist. We may help to
destroy our W institutions, our own
government, and hate. power. brute
force and anarchy may again rule the
world. Then the destruction Of the
English-speaking a 9 win be COM
plete. 1t Is time people became awak-|
en6d to the situation as II exists to-
day, and not allow themselves to be
lulled to sleep In imaginary SECURITY.
N|
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which | would like to see made. I
would like to have had an agreement
to add to section s, or to have had
a new provision inserted, making it
legally impossible for destructive in
ventions, such a deadly gases, high
be ever again made for us in warfare.
And that for the future all Preacher
Gus. death-dealing, and destructive in
ventions should be entirely withheld,
making the penalty SO heavy upon the
inventor, the manufactures, or the
seller, as to constitute a complete bar
rier to all future output of such deadly
weapons, because if something of the
kind is not done the danger to good
government is increased MANIFOLD. If
you will study this question, / do not
believe you a reach any other con
clusion. | would go still further. l
would destroy all the war material
OF the world more destructive than the
rifle, because if We permit these in
ventions to continue and be used for
war purposes the danger of world de-
struction through anarchy and lawless-
ness will be increased MANIFOLD. But,
Mr.. President, these changes can not
be made by us in good faith, because
an amendment can not be made or
anything eliminated without the ne
cessity of ratification by other mem
bers of the league, which would COM
plicate, delay, and entangle matters
more than they are now.
My friends, history will repeat it.
self il something is not done to stay
the awful craze that is running wild
owe the world today. You many say
you car not see how this can be pos
sible. Neither could we understand
few months ago how war which has
destroyed the lives of 10000. 900 peo-
pie and impoverished hundreds of
millions more could come upon us al
most over night. Neither could al
million mothers understand why their
sons were snatched from them and
hurled into the trenches Of disease
and death to keep the world safe from
the horrors and brutalities of the Hun,
the consequence Of which is that So
900 Of the flower of American youth
sleep today in the blood-stained fields
of Europe.
Wars have cursed the world since
the beginning of history; and largely,
in my opinion, because of the selfish
ness and ambitions of rulers and the
ignorance Of the people; and likewise
for the further reason that the false
Idea has prevailed that wal upon other
countries was none of their business.
Under the old order. with ideas then
prevalent, it may be there could be
no interference, and this false idea
Is just what / desire to help change
BY my vote. Fear of punishment is
he one great influence. perhaps the
greatest, operating to deter men and
nations from unjust and criminal acts.
desire every civilized nation under
he to be able to say to its neigh
,ors that they shall not do an unjust
let to q smaller nation. Under the
ormer rule whenever a powerful ma
ion subdued a smaller one II meant
hat the robber nations power for evil
increased. It is my wish that
whenever any nation proposes to ags
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Surely II can not be that with sue
knowledge in our possession we vii
not realize this great danger to on
country, but stand here and oppos'
plans presented to us by the best in
! ~tellects OF the world as a remedy
or at least a partial remedy-afte
months of careful consideration an
study, a plan to hold these awful cor
sequences in check, and which If sue
cessful will end all this murderou
warfare perhaps forever,
1t does not seem to me there shoult
be a single man in this body, KNOWN!
these facts, knowing that under thu
terms of this covenant any signator!
nation may withdraw from it in TIVE
years if ii so desires, who will favo,
sitting back in his dignity and indie
pendence on the theory that 1t is NJ
part of our business to mix up will
European affairs.
There may have been some, but very
few wars have been fought that coult
not have been avoided by arbitration
And settlements of disputes which leo
to war had to be made after the wal
was over, just as is being done in
this case.
Mr.. President, | have always been
d firm believer that the things that
would keep us out of war would be
agreements similar to this proposed
covenant. / was in favor of the plan
lnaugurated by Mr.. Bryan a few years
ago when Secretary Of State. / was
friendly to the score or more treaties
r titled between our country and vari-
Gus other countries for the advance
ment of geenral peace. And I am in
favor of this plan for the league of
nations, composed by representatives
of the leading nations Of the world,
and | would be favorable to and vote
for any plan given us by all the lead
ing statemen of the world after six
months of elaboration.
We recognize that not everything in
this document suits us. We would all
probably make some changes IL we
could. I know that If l had the power
the first thing / would do would be
to eliminate Germany for the next so
years or. at least. until she had shown
some different feeling from what she
has shown since the war closed. I
would not permit her to be a partner
in this league. She has covered the
earth with blood. yet seems to have
no sorrow for her crimes. She is not
fit to become a member. Her word.
her promises. her treaties. have all
been false. and, il she were able, she
would plunge the world into another
war tomorrow If she believed she
could emerge from 1t alive. l do not
SEQ how 1t would be possible for the
civilized nations Of the world to have
any confidence in that people, either
in the league or out of 1t.
According to published reports, some
of their leading papers are now PRINT
ing articles stating that this treaty
will not be respected by the German
people-that 1t will be regarded there
merely as a "scrap OF paper"-but,
thank God. there win be force behind
which viii change IL into a stern
reality. which force Is the only thing
which Germany recognizes as worth
consideration
There IL another change In this plan
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
SURPRISE is GIVEN
MR,AND MRS. BONHAM
At PRAIRIE DUSAC

About 80 relatives and friends OF
Village President and Mrs. VIM. Bon
ham paid the man unexpected visit
last night, took possession Of the
house and ran things just about as
they pleased The occasion was the
10Th wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. BOnham and as surprise 1t was
most complete and enjoyable one.
From well-flled baskets brought by
the invaders of the comfortable home
tables were soon filled with good
things to eat and the assemblage sat
down to a sumptuous repast:~ After
the supper, Rev. Schneider read from
the Scriptures, offered prayer and de-
livered a short address. His remarks
were we'll chosen and very BETTING
to the occasion. Following Mr.. Schnel-
der, J. l.. Bonham' of Baraboo, broth
er Of the bridegroom and a former
strict attorney of Sank county, gave
talk filled with humorous as we'll
as serious things, and in way OF
his own kept the close attention OF
the gathering. In closing Judge
Bonham presented the bride and
groom OF 25 years ago with a purse
made up by the invited guests Dur
ing the course Of the evening the
Baraboo Bonham entertained the gath
ering with song and recital of mirth
provoking numbers, and all who are
familiar with Jim's entertaining pow
ers know that when he has the floor
there is no rest for the weary His
presence greatly helped in making the
occasion one long to be remembered
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonham's many
friends here and elsewhere will join
in extending Fluctuations, and may the
hope expressed last evening that they
might be allowed to receive the com
plments of their friends upon their
golden wedding anniversary in 1914
be realized-Prairie du Sac News
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08

we welcome you not in a spirit Of
.selfshness. l want to tell YOU we
missed you, your youth, your vitality,
yea, even your faults. Don't let the
great trials you have undergone make
you DID, Keep your youth and the
fine, clean hopes Of youth. | want
you to know that it was not just your
mothers and sisters and sweethearts
that missed you,-men here AMI every
where were anxious for you; women
and mothers who had no son IN camp
or cover there" have wept through
the silent nights over you, for boy
is somebody's boy to every mother.
And so we welcome you back, the
community, its men and women, well
come you to the normal life of men,
to your families, to love and life and
labor.
Come back with us to the world
you left, made better for your having
lived. Each of us has a better live
of country now. We know our land
is best, and better love of country
is a better love of home. And now
that the war is over, let us all get
back to the old virtues, to love OF
home and fireside, and treasuring that
precious heritage of home and native
land, keep faith with you, ard with
/ chose that sleep in Flanders field
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
WAR PROBLEMS
ARE DISCUSSED

Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Mary
Cooling Bourland of Pontiac, H., ad-
dressed a good sized audience, gather
ed in the court house to hear her
speak on ornamental problems in the
reimbursement period following the war.
Being introduced by A. S. Kingsford
the speaker stated that we are now
facing the decisions of the war. In
order that these may be rightly ap-
piled an understanding OF the ideals OF
those who brought on the war ana
of those essential for our further wei
fare. are needed The belief that
humanity, mercy and the Ten Com
mandments are mere conveniences
for local, civil life, and that only
force. without sentiment, is the proper
guiding principle for governments
2 belief too common even in America
was raised by the German government
into a doctrine causing the war With
Cen. Foch we must believe the spirit
nal will win over the material. The
bows who are coming back from
France have lost superoficiality. How
about us at home? Before the war our
cry was for money, businss success.
Blood has washed out the dollar sign
We cannot let our leaders go back 10
the thought that seltishness is gong
to rule Must we go through another
war to learn it? The Ten Command
ments and the Golden Rule are COD $
laws for individuals and the universe
and will rule. The war has left us
in a fluid state. 1t isn't over yet, mas
inst turned into other channels, to-
ward the spirit of true service and
humanity.
Discussion followed, the chairman
calling especially upon Revs. Weed,
Henke and Maves, Miss Emma Cat
tiker and T. F. Risley. Fear was ex-
pressed lest the returning boys be
disappointed in us, if we have not seen
in the war/as deep significance as
they have. We are glad the war is
over. Be careful of the reaction, lest
we slip back into the old ways
National reforms must originate in
individual reformation. In physical
sense, we have developed wonderfully
in a hundred years, but the soul life OF
man has not kept pace With practice
of Golden Rule, other problems will
solve themselves.
The meeting was arranged by the
Liberty loan committee under the
lead rship of Mrs Frank Avery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
PENNSYLV ANIA FOLK
TO HUNT FOR METEOR

Residents Of Towanda, Pa, are max
ing plans to recover from the bottom
of the city reservoir the meteorite
which passed over the central and
northern part of the state on the
night of January II. On the day pre-
vious to it's appearance officers Of the
Towanda Water Co. examined the
ice on the reservoir preparatory to
harvesting it. The ice was found to
be eight inches tn ok and gang OF
workmen was organized to begin cut
ting it next day. When the men ar
rived in the morning they found to
their surprise a hole in the ice 20
feet in diameter. Examining further
they found that the thickness of the
ice had diminished to about three
inches and this in spite OF the fact
that the temperature throughout the
night had been below freezing. Off
Gals of the water company are con-
fident that the meteor is in the bot
tom of the reservoir. The diminished
thickness of the ice was attributed to
the meteor having heated the water
underneath sufficiently to melt it,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
LACROSSE PACKING
PLANT TO COURT

1t had been supposed those who in
vested, were to swallow their losses
in silence, but not so if the following
item is correct: Hearings have been
held under the discovery statue in a
suit for $4,000 damages brought by
stockholders of the defunct La Crosse
Farmers, Cooperative Packing COM
pany against Andrew Boyd, the Lang
don Boyd Packing company and the
National bank of La Crosse 1t is
charged that the defendants conspired
to promote sale of a packing house
to the cooperative company, which
was Oyer-valued, and that the business
was insolvent at the time of the sale.
The case is slated to be tried in the
May term of circuit court in La
Crosse.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
WHEAT PRICE
IS TO STAY
Barnes Hopeful Of Satisfactory Ad-
iustments to Be Made With All
Trades

Problems facing the trade in the
marketing of the 1919 wheat crop were
touched on by julius H. Barnes, ma
tional wheat administrator, in an ad-
dress at Duluth before members OF
the Duluth Board of Trade.
He said he hoped to arrive at sat
isfactory plan for coping with the sit
uation as the result of consultations
to be held soon with various trade in
terests.
1t is assumed, he asserted, that the
basic price of No. l northern wheat
will be maintained at Duluth at $2.22h
and at Chicago at 1925, but that if ada
iustments should be found necessary
from time to time it will be made in
sales of flour through the mills.
Millers on their part viii be eX-
pected to accept fair margin of profit
in marketing their -four, and bakers
should also come under similar limita-
lions in selling their bread. Mr.. Barnes
expressed himself sanguine that all
contingencies will be- covered by agree
ments between the various branches
of the trade, so that it will not become
necessary to impose licensing regula-
tions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
NEVER IN BARABOO

The following could never happen
in Baraboo, but might easily take place
in Portage:
One night-or morning, rather-Mr.
Brown returned just as dawn was
breaking.
"What time is it?" called his sleepy
spouse.
"a quarter to eleven, my dear" re-
piled Mr.. Brown.
His wife switched on light and
looked at an alarm clock that stood
near her bed. 1t showed twenty min
utes past four.
She took her husband to task, where
upon he put on his coat and hat and
started out in digmfed manner.
Where are you going?" she asked.
81 am going away" he replied
"away, never to return! When things
come to such a pass in this house that
you the wife of my bosom, will rather
believe an ordinary, tin, half dollar
alarm clock instead of your loving hus-
band, it is time | left for parts UNI
known"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
THREATENED TO
SHOOT TOWER MAN

Get your head inside that window,
and do it quick, if you don't want me
to put a bullet into it," followed a
volley of oaths addressed by a stranger
to Howard Searles, in charge of Tower
"RO" at ElrOy.
The stranger was at the section
house opposite the tower, trying to
force an entrance in effort to get out
the gasoline speeder, so Howard
thought, and he raised the window to
learn who the man was, and what he
wanted, and the above is what he got
for his efforts to. take care of the COM
pany's property
The agent and officers were notified;
when they arrived the man was gone.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
BANQUET GIVEN
BALL PLAYERS

On Wednesday evening, w. j.
Tango, member of the high school fac
ulty, gave a dinner for the basket ball
team which made such a fine record
a few weeks ago. The players are
Fred Brandt, William Radtke, Howard
Munroe, Durward Dubois, Estes HaW-
kins. Claud Hansen and Ivan Cahoon.
Superintendent A. c. Kingsford was
an invited guests The dinner was at
the Presbyterian manse, Mr.. Tango
making his home with Rev. and Mrs.
Henke.
The forming of boys club in the
thigh school was discussed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
HATCHET OF PREHISTORIC
DAYS SENT FROM FRANCE

A prehistoric Ratchet, once used as
a paperweight in little village
grocery store in Notre Dame, France,
is now on exhibition at the State His
torical museum. The relic was sent
by Harold e. Wenger, IS. University
of Wisconsin man with the Tooth
aero squadron in France, who also
has given several German war posters
to the museum.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
IN
real. ESTATE

Albert Federman TO Ferdinand Fed
ermann, land in Spring Green; $180G.
Henry ]. Schroeder to Fred Reimer,
land in Reedsburg; $3.50.
Herbert B. Gross to Lloyd Halbman,
land in Merrimack; 81.
Robert Kutz Mach to Dorothea Mey-
en- land in Reedsburg; $4,000.
Alois Rutland to the Plain State
Bank of Plain, Wis, land in Plain; 81.
Philip J. Volk to Franz JOS. Bindl,
land in Franklin; $4,000.
Edwin Steidtman to Otto w. Hahn,
land in Sank City; 81.
B. l.. Cohen to John ]. Coyne, land
in Bear Creek; $4,000.
Elnora barron to Herman Feber,
Hand in Reedsburg; 5000.
w E. Smith to Martin Stenerson,
land in Reedsburg; $4,000.
julius Hoppe to Henry Block, land
in Baraboo; 81.
Sophie Brueggemann to August
Schulenburg, land in Washington; ST.,
500.
Louis Utendorfer to James A. Gas
per. land Spring Green; $3.50.
Alvin j. Rist to John c. Steuber
land in Prairie du Sac; 500.
William M. Little to Mrs. Hattie S
Miner, land in Baraboo; 81.
Conrad Adam to Oscar Jaeger, land
in Troy, $4,000.
Oscar Jaeger to Conrad Adams, land
! in Troy; $4,000.
Robert Woolever to Albert West
fail, land in La Vale; 81.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
.FLACMAN RETIRES
AFTER II YEARS

Seventeen and one-half years faith
full service. with no person killed nor
q person hurt, is the envable record
of F1agman VIM. Birkholtz at the
Franklin street railroad crossing Ell
roy. ie has performed the duty for
the last time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
ICE BLOCKS FIFTEEN YEARS
OLD USED AT MADISON

At Madison ice blocks approximate
ly Is years old are being taken from
the Knickerbocker ice plant in Wingra
park by Conklin Bros. The ice is
said to be clearer and better than that
taken out of Madison lakes in recent
years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
ROLL, JORDAN,
ROLL; CAR OVER

AS Stage Driver Jordon was return
ing from White Creek to Kilbourn,
he lost control of his car and the ma
chine turned once over. No one was
injured. A young lady from La Crosse
was the only passenger
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Governor Philip yesterday signed
Assemblyman Nolan's bill which calls
for a state referendum on woman suf-
frage at the next general election in
the fall of 1929.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
ELLSWORTH DEDIE
REACHES STATES

Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ Dedie of Fair
field have received word their son,
Ellsworth Dedie, has arrived from
France and is now in an eastern camp
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
PORTAGE PIONEER
DIES In MADISON

Mrs. James Roach, formerly of
Portage, died at Madison. Burial at
Portage.