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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25

The consistency of Mr.. Lodge,
Mr.. Borah, Mr.. johnson and the
anti-League of Nations crowd is
questioned by many thinking people.
Their statements that they favor
a League of Nations is taken
with grain of salt. Did not
these same fellows start their anvil
chorus when the news first went
out that Wilson was going to
Paris? Did they not keep up the
fight all the time he was there?
Did they not give to the foreign
countries the information that the
United States did not want a League
of Nations? Everyone. who has
read the papers knows this is true.
And when the President talked of
making his tour did not these same
fellows try to prevent him from
going? If they were so sure they
were right in their arguments
against the League, why did they
fear to have Mr.. Wilson make
speeches explaining it? Level-head-
ed people are asking themselves this
question and it is not to the in
terest of the opponents of the
League that they should. Honest,
open-minded investigation of the
merits of the League covenant on
the part of the public is going to
put these gentlemen in their true
light and leave them little foot
ing.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25
IS SENATOR JOHNSON SINCERE

In a recent speech Senator john
son of California, said:
"The sole principle at issue, pro-
ponents of the amednment say, is
whether it is a matter of right and
justice to America that the British
empire should be allowed to have
six votes while the United States
has but one.
The advocates of the amendment
are not concerned as to whether the
decisions are required to be unani-
nous or not; the point will remain
that Americas representatives in the
peace conference submitted to the
proposition that the vote should be
so unequally distributed. The
amendment is designed solely to
correct this arrangement"
What we want to know is
whether Senator johnson is justi-
fed in making such a statement.
To learn this we turn to Article
V of the Covenant and read the
following:
ARTICLE V-Decision by I'm
aniAity or Majority; Initial Meet
ings.
Except where otherwise express
ly provided in this Covenant, or
by the terms of this treaty, decisions
at any meeting of the Assembly
or of the Council shall require the
agreement of ALL THE MEMBERS
of the League represented at the
meeting.
"All matters of procedure at
meetings of the Assembly or of the
Council, the appointment of COM
mittees to investigate particular
matters, shall be regulated by the
Assembly or by the Council, and
may be decided by a majority of
the members of the League rep
resented at the meeting"
AS will be seen the only matters
which may be decided without the
consent of all the members are
matters of procedure at meetings
and the appointment of committees
of investigation.
Senator Johnson claims the
United States should have six votes
because each of the six colonies
of England has a vote. Mr.. John
son knows very well that the other
nations would also want increased
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25
Peaceful Settlement

The members of the league and
the non-members are required, the
former by their covenant, the lat
ter by an enforced obligation, to
submit all differences between them
not capable of being settled by
negotiation to arbitration before a
tribunal composed as the parties
may agree. They are required to
covenant to abide the award. Should
either party deem the question one
not proper for arbitration then it
is to be taken up by the Executive
Council of the league. The Exc
cutive Council medates between the
parties and secures voluntary
settlement of the question if pos
sible; if it fails, it makes a re-
port. If the report is unanimous,
Executive Council is to recon-
mend what shall be done to carry
into effect its recommendation. If
there is a dissenting vote, then the
majority report is published, and
the minority report, if desired, ar
no further action is taken. If
either party or the Executive Coun-
itself desires, the mediating
function is to be discharged by the
body of delegates in which every
member of the league has one vote.
There is no direction as to what
shall be done with reference to the
recommendation of proper measures
to be taken, and the whole matter
is then left for such further action
as the members of the league agree
upon. There is no covenant by the
defeated party that it will comply
with the unanimous report of the
Executive Council or the Body of
the league.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25

This paper is strongly for the
Democratic party going on record
as opposed to wars, miltarism or
anything that sounds like kaiserism
in America The man nominated
on the Democratic ticket in 1920
must be of that faith. When it
comes to choosing between a politi-
cal party and a principle it is GO
ing to be comparatively easy for
this writer to jar loose from the
party.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25

We should remember that the U.
s. stood by and said not a word
when Germany took Shantung from
China with no excuse whatever.
Then Japan took it from Germany
while fighting as our ally, and with
an open promise to turn it back
to its rightful owners. Unless we
are looking for more war we should
at least give Japan what we would
demand for ourselves-a fair chance
to fulfill her promise. We have
promised some day to free the Phil
ippines. What would be our at
titude if Japan demanded that we
do it this minute?-W. C. Palmer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25

Mr.. Lodge must have had ter
rible fright to have called Mr..
Johnson back from his speaking trip.
We are of the opinion that he will
have several before the League Of
Nations is settled.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25
johnson of California, Mr.. Taft
said: ''~0
No Danger of British Control of

JOnnSOH OIL OallIOrnlaj MT. laIJ
said: ''~0
No Danger of British Control of
League.
Objection is made that Great
Britain might have more delegates
in the Executive Council than other
countries. This is an error. The
British Empire, which, of course,
includes its dominions, is limited to
one delegate in the Executive
Council. Provision is made by
which upon a vote of two-thirds
of the body of delegates new men,
bers may be admitted who are in
dependent states or self-governing
dominions or colonies. Under this
Canada and Australia and South
Africa might be admitted as dele
gates. | presume, too, the Philip
pines might be admitted. But the
function of the body of delegates
is not one which makes its mem
bership of great Importance. When
it acts as mediating and COM
promising body its reports must be
unanimous to have any effect. The
addition of members therefore is
not likely to create greater prob
ability of unanimity. More than
this, the large number of countries
who will become members will
minimize any important British in
fluence from the addition of such
dominions and colonies since they
are really admitted because they
have different interests from their
mother country. The suggestion
that Great Britain will have any
greater power than other member
nations in shaping. the policy of
the league in really critical mat
tiers, when analysed, will be seen
to have no foundation whatever.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-25

SUPERIOR DRILLS-THOS. W.
CAV. 1879
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-05

STRANGE people, poured
riches prodiga patriotic appeal and
accorded such enthusiastic and liberal
inc services OF one of the nobles professions field
sion that in lofty ideals unelfsh
oy side with the ministry of the Gospel
t.,ch. ITnsd $780,
There class of
e inc bodies and the souls Of children the tender and for
and
the hollow of their hands
women to watch
drill them the citizenship to
instruct them and
NO class has assumed so heavy trying burden and responsibility
willingness these crated
ingy heavy tasks devotedl
pursuing
ing the struggle
true light thus securing
overnment TOW the
Truly done
their generation
little of honor and somewhat less of Other
through
pt meg piuy that places burn
brand of shame and disgrace n
employed
yates receive less salary than seetweeper hgh
children than he pays his hired man to feed his hogs
average wages miners for
town was In another miner
$685. We welcome all the bated
workngman wibe
the first join with us in asking better pay for those who teach his children
v use the profession as to sohr h. M a e" VINO
grade Small wonder indeed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-05

being trained by
consider that the 600 teachers of America are pa an AVERAGE
vanced thereby
of those fool
martyr would choose teaching
terrible conditions swiftly remeded.
What objectionable the
of enlightened people themselves
OF the world! How better undertakings
rucon than setting
In these
luton by the devils brood appalling evils that follow the
that the foundations republic agains
The and security the world
of civilization Their hands
and solve the difficult
inevitably follow its wake that
edfnse principle humanity
Never has there
has the future of the BEEN clearly int
hands of the teachers And thousands ability
prefer reluctantly leaving their calling
ties of their existence
The teachers the hands of fortune They
work. and the knowledge
profit ten by right and all
permit them decently
community by
see-nay
haps
We are directing this appeal then" We them the salaries
teachers
challenge in the facts that will stir the
Let each community invest schools that thereby
hood womnhood period rebuilding
icable year America
would the nation perhaps gorouy
the Great War.
pleading merely single profession; we are
pleading special pleading
her richer fulhlen pleading
shall qualified to make complete the
orefathers who founded dedicated
to full fruion the victories
ing for wider teaching of the principles
that all men shall know her meaning shall have equal
, 1919-06-25

taking advantage of the governments
plans for re~-educa+ion and while there
are comparatively few former soldiers
in Porto Rico eligible for this training
the government is making every effort to
get in touch with each one of them and
assist them 10 the .Illesr degree possible.
The department of education will assist in
the work and other branches Of the In
suIar and Federal Governments may al
50 cooperate Porto Rjco Progress, JAne
18th.
, 1919-06-25
To AID DISABLED SOLDIERS
IN ISLAND LEARN TRADE
More Than 50 Eligible Here for Gov
eminent Plan OF Voactio lal Education
Representative Here,

Soldiers in torto Rio who were dis
abled by military service are to have
the same opportunities for vocational
education as soldiers wounded IN France
or otherwise disabled.
C. w. Caulkins. representing the Fede-
raj Board for Vocational Education, IS
spending a month in Porto Rico MAX
inc a survey Of the conditions here and
outlining preliminary plans for taking
care Of those men who become disabled
through military service.
Although the military authorities on
Wednesday had not yet completed a
list of those soldiers who are elglble
for the Gogernment training, Mr. Caul-
kin, said he believed that approximate
ly 60 soldiers would be eligible Tor voca-
tional training at the expense or the
Government.
Although the Porto Rican troops saw
no fighting, nevertheless quite a num-
Der Of soldiers either suffered injuries or
were otherwise partially incapacltated be-
cause of their military service. 1t IS
the intention of the government to make
it possible for each one OF these men
who wishes TO take some special course
of training or study which Will tit him
for some useful occupation.
Each soldier who receives compensa-
ton for injuries received during actual
military service is also eligible to receive
this special educational training at the
hands of the Government. The govern
ment not only pays compensation for the
injury itself but pays the expenses of the
necessary training and also allows to de-
pendants of injured soldiers the same al
iotments which are provided during the
wars The object of the government is to
put the former soldier back on a basis
wher4.he will be salf-supporting. =
Thouo~ads Of 'arS n states are
, 1919-06-25
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, 1919-06-25

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, 1919-06-25

DARTIES having claims against
1 the Estate Of the deceased MRS.
ALVILDA ALBERTINA FLEM-
ING, born Petersen, and previously
deceased husband Planter JOHN
JAMES FLEMING, are hereby
notified to file their claims with
the undersigned eXecutores testa-
menti within 3 months.
The Meetings on the estate will
be held by the executors at the
Office of Lawyer A. E. Stakemann
in Christiansted on the first Tues
day of every month at 2 o'clock
.. m.
Christiansted, St. Croix, June
18th, 1919.
GEO. F. LATIMER.
A.. E. STAKEMANN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-03
CRIME ON WANE
DURING AUGUST
POLICE REPORT
Fewer Cases Of Drunkenness Since
July /; Serious Offenses Less
in Last Month.

Crime is now on the decline in
Rock Island, according to the rec
ord Of the last month submitted
yesterday to the city commission
by the chief Of police.
Tie chiefs report shows that
only nine DRINKS appeared in
court during August, against It
during July. Disorderly conduct
cases we're lower also last month.
Most cases were for violation OF
motor vehicle regulations, state and
city.
Prohfbitionists are claiming that
the cause of the rapid decline in
drunkenpess and other police cases
is due 10 the closing of liquor
sales on July I. Others, however,
have different reasons. At any
rate Rock Island is becoming bet
ter behaved. the police agree.
Serious 0ffeUses. such as murder
and assault. are fewer.
Police Magistrate D. j. CIeland
collected $2.267.65 from fines dur
ing the month: bonds were for
feired in amount of SIS: ambulance
calls netted 81. During the pre-
ceding month the police depart
ment collected s2,996.04 as revenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-03
. ~


Camp So. Woodmen of the World.
and Grove 81, Woodmen Circle, held
their regular meetings last night at
the Odd Fellows hall. The annual
basket picnic or the. two orders
will be held Sunday, Sept 7, at the
summer camp of Camp SIS on Rock
river. which is directly west of the
waiting station of the street rail-
way company at Sears A good
program has been arranged by the
committee in charge and all mem
bers and their friends are invited
to attend. There will he a nail driv-
ing contest, clothespin contest and
a footrace for ladies and a footrace.
clothespin contest. needle threading
contest and sackrace for men, base
ball game between mixed teams of
ladies and men, footrace for girls.
footrace for boys and a guessing
contest for all Prizes will be Civ
en- the winners in all the contes. S.
Beginning with the second meeting
night in October. the second meet
ing night of each month will be
devoted to entertainments and
dances for members and their
friends. Four new applications for
membership were received by camp
IS last night and many members
are taking out additional insurance
in the new universal guaranteed
certificate. which is now being is
sued by the W. O. W.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-03
Is NOW ABLE TO
GO DOWN town
Mrs. Hoffman Makes the Trip
First Time This
Year.

II had to live on milk for FIVE
months before found Taniac and
now I can eat meat, potatoes or
anything else I want and am build
ing up every day" said Mrs. Mary
Hoffman, who resides at 721
Clough avenue, Superior, Wis.
Nearly a year ago / began to
have trouble with my stomach, !"
she continued. AFTER everysmeal,
gas would form and start terrible
pains in my stomach. I Just suf-
fered agontes ard would bite my
lips to keep from crying out with
pain at times. 1 Just couldn't di-
gest anything but milk and lit
tie beef tea once in q while. Then
my nerves began to give way and
even the rustic OF paper on the
S9oor would make me tremble like
Aleaf. l couldn't do any of nv
Homework and at night I was so
nervous and in such pain that I
couldn't sleep and finally got so
weak and rundown that I could
hardly walk. Then I read about
Tanlac and persuaded my husband
TO get 1t for me.
4 honestly believe that II ]
hadn't taken Tanlac when I did,
wouldn't have been here now to
tell the story. 1 began to build up
right away after I had taken one
bottle. Ny stomach was relieved.
the gas stopped forming, and I be
gan to eat and enjoy it. Now I
can eat three good meals every day
and never have a bit of trouble. /
came up town the other day for
the first time this year and en-
ioyed the walk. I can get around
and do all my homework. am get
ting stronger every day and think
il is Just wonderful that 1 found
?. medicine that would do all this
for me. Everybody ought to know
about Tanlac and what it will do
for q person who suffers like 1 did.
and I am glad to tell how it helped
ne"
Tanlac Is sold in Rock Island by
Bengston's Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-03
A PIEASrRABLE TRIP.

On the new steamer J. :. to Mus
catine Sunday. September :. at
1890 a. m. A real excursion boat
with accommodations for 5000 no
crowding. Adults soc, including
war tax: children 40c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-03
FARE INCREASE
TO W0RKERSAT
ARSENAL GIVEN
Colonel JordOn Recommends Raise
On z to . Ratio; WEI Make
Tickets Cost $3.50.

In all probability the demands
of the Tri-City Railway company
for an increase fare for arsenal
employees will be met by the gov
ernment and fully granted. This
was announced by Colonel Harry
Jordan, commandment of the ar
senal, yesterday, in speaking of
conferences between company rep
resentatives and arsenal officers
upon that subject.
The arsenal offered the com
pany a straight fare of 8 cents, to
replace the approximate cent
fare now and previously being
charged. This was refused. In
stead the company requested a
raise proportionate to thatN made
in the tri-cities, in other, words, a
new rate proportional to the old
as 5 to Z. This would make the
raise on all lines Of the TTi-City
company proportionally the same,
Although the employees Of the ar
Eenal will still be riding at low
rate.
u recommended it to the war
department" said the colonel
and it will be accepted" This
means that when the new move is
ordered from Washington. a book
of street car tickets sufficient to
take worker to and from the
arsenal every day in the month
will cost him $3.50, instead Of the
former 81.
Head Engineer Visitor.
Colonel Ruggles. head of the en-
cheering division at the ordnance
Office in Washington, visited the
arsenal Friday. With him were
Colonel billiard OF the ordnance de-
partment and Lieutenant Colonel
Helmick OF the field artillery. The
purpose of their visit was to in
spect and observe the workings OF
We muzzle brake, A new artillery
APPLIANCE The exhibition was sat
isfactory, and Colonel billiard left
the same day. The other two Of
fcers spent another day going
through the plant. On Friday also
Lieutenant Colonel Freelich, Major
James Spiers and First Lieutenant
Elmer F Ashe reported for tenn
porary duty. Lieutenant Ashe.
from Camp Mead. Md. which is
the tank corps center OF the United
States. came to receive instruc-
tons in assembling tanks.
Captain Day Discharged.
Captain F. S. Day received an
honorable discharge Saturday.
First Lieutenant J. NJ MetzgeT Of
the ordnance department went on
detached service Wednesday, Aug.
-, at Detroit, Mich.
Enough men have been taken on
from time to time for work IN
warehouses to replace those taken
from shops. so that there has been
no appreciabIe decrease in the
force OF workers ST the arsenal.
The soIdiery in and around the
pIant is as follows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-03

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-02

YEARS that the exporting of bituminons coal
to our allies this year would increase the
danger of coal famine in this country.
we're dissipated by representative of the u. S.
Shipping Board at the resumption of the INQUIRY
which the Senate subcommittee is holding in
Washington into the soft coal situation.
Fl, T. Saint, head of the Expert Coal Depart
ment of the Shipping Board, told Senator Freling-
huysens Committee that sending the seven million
tons of bituminOus coal due to be shipped across
the Atlantic between now and next April will not
injure the domestic situation nor cause an in
crease in the price of btumtncus coal here. In
addition to clearing up the unfounded rumors con-
corning the export situation, the hearing developed
the fact that If the Railroad Administration can
materially reduce car shortage, the chief menace
to the domestic coal situation will be eliminated
Representatives of the Railroad Administration
admitted that the car shortage problem was real
one but declared that extraordinary efforts were
being made to eliminate it.
Mr.. Saint, who appeared for the Shipping
Board gave detailed account to the Senate Sub
Committee of the efforts which his board is max
ing, in cooperation with the btuminous operators,
to supply France Italy and several other European
countries with the coal which they so sorely need
without leaving this country at the mercy OF bad
winter.
There demands from practically eyery
European country" he said. They come from
France, Switzerland the Netherlands, Denmark,
Italy, Greece, Portugal and North African coun
tries but the greatest pressure right at the present
time is from Italy, and then France" Even the
British Isles had asked for American coal but none
had been supplied, he said
ENGLAND'S PRODUCTION DROPS.
The threatened coal famine in Europe is due
primarily to the falling down of the production in
England England the great exporting coal
nation before the war, but her exports have
dropped from about sixty-seven million tons to APP
proximately twenty-thrce million tons Italy got
the bulk of her coal from England. France got
very considerable amount The Northern neutrals
got their coal mostly from England and South
America got great deal of her coal from the same
country. In addition England kept up practically
by herself the bunkering situation of the world,
That is, she supplied the coal that is shipped to
The bunkering stations throughout the world to
supply the worlds shipping"
Questioned specifically as to Just how the re-
1uced coal production in England is affecting the
'ther European countries, Mr.. Saint cited the caae
4 Italy.