Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-03

! labor - nave done forever with Ger
man in!.turisfn. the te,lns Of peace
'.ru!a ave hecn H0itened TO the waoie
German p"ooio. Eut with ihc nerversc
ps, ai.olcs3 Thar has cursed the wnole
Gertaan natipn from the beginning OF
The tfar, they failed to see tllut pul,lie
repentance WIS the best way, 10 ia.
Germany into Tie good viii OF !io
weld. Indeed. Wells, former project
OF police III Berlin. a iaho.' delegate to
t'e i;efne conference. when asked 10
Join tie ether la;or delegates in Tho
committee in Il resolution placing ilt,
responsibility for the war where tn.
world Anowa It belongs, cried out IA
pam and anguish that such an ad-
mission the admission that the
kaiser and the i~aiiiiary parry started
the war-would cos, his fellow coun-
tryhlen TWO mi'liarda in extra indelr-
mites Ee could not see that such
an admission might nave lightened the
German burden.
TIE Gernon Youth.
In contrast 90 Wells was a vol,t!.
named Ernest Toller, who wa;9!enicv
o place or .he platform, fer some rea-
son, and could not speak. lic was liz
the conference as vice president of
the executive board 'of workers of
Bavaria. and ALSO represented an Or
Ganization known as Young Ger
many. an organization Interested in
tho reconstruction OF the educational
system OF Germany. tle and Young
Germany be!;ev. that tn. whole
trouble with Germany Is In her edu-
c%ationai system, which pours> distor-
tons OF truth :nto the young German
mind. Ms message was tils message
OF youth. .he youth that WAS called
upon to fight IN this war. the Youth !
that started out in Germany to fight
the war With the same spirit OF beauty !
and self sacrifice that inspired our
boys who gave their lives.
Toller fought 13 months in the |
trenches and was invalided back. After !
his recovery he went to tho University |
of Heidelberg, where the spirit of re-
volt rose IN him. and he was expelled
at "a hours notice, and in secret he !
was forbidden TO tell why he was ex-
PEELED. In Berlin ne fell in with al
group called the "Eundes Neues Water
lands'-1a society formed to encourage
the kind of patriotism which all hon
est n~ationalists believe in-the patriot |
ism which believes in looking the truth
about ones own country squerely in !
the face. The boy read Mulhon's book |
and the lchliowsliy documents and i
then h light broke upon him.
After that he was u revolu.ionist. !
The old spirit OF 184S was upon him. ]
While Germany WAS planning the great |
offensive, he and thousands of youths !
like him worked to undermine. the i'm. |
perial government. which they hated. I
He was arrested n tried with kurt |!
EiSner, And while he Was in jail the
revolution was boilins--the revelation
which sent the kaises to holland.
There must be thousands OF youths
like him In Germany. And while the
toGss may or may not be
genuine, they az. genuine. And upon |,
them is h hops Of future Germany.
but to return 10 the Berne confer
Excepting the English delegation, |
was By far he most Intelligent
there. the Eerne conference !
was not particularly close to the wcrk-
people. The English delegates
were workingmsn, for the most part.
But other countries sent college profess
sors and ugttators, lawyers, politicians
and we'll TO do dreamers. The resOlu-
when they am denounced boil
siievisnl. stood by, the presidents Ii
points, and set, forth . labor charter
which was not radical compared with
most Of the labor declarations. hardly
more advanced for the socialists h
the Gompers program is for the labor |
The League OF Nations will make the
action Of tabor necessary.
One OF the most important boards Of
thN Ion ma will hA tho In vNnp +hnor1 n. I
WIN work coordinntely with the eco-
nomic board and the financial board.
ind we shall have international labor
standards and international labor mar
and international labor aspira-
lions, under the lea inst Al we shall l
q v isternarional control OF credits. |
ind raMT materials and shipping. Now
.hese international relations and activi.
lies OF men Will in nc sense blunt u
proper ia eriotisn. Competition among.
The natt9ns OF the earth VIII not be
teaAis ned. because competition Is regn-
.atsd. With the rules OF h 9 game of
competition laid down. with stringent
r.ohibitirns against using cheap labor
with low standards o: living
with rigid rules against Ions hours and |
shop conditions, With. rules
aEainat child labor and hor:e f~Actories.
tho goods that appear in che worlds
markets will be honestly made, and J
sold. But they Mil be sold |
to the best bidder by the rest maker.
Skill. national genius. Individual enter.
labor initiative. mechanical con-
tr~ivances--an these things will rrop-
erty enter Into competitions. rather thaNt
exploitation Of flesh ara blood In
labor market. This much xaln |
seems one Of the sure bite Of ealvaaee