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

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Many people in this country are Won
dering why Germany is so aNkious to
preserve intact the Krupp gun works.
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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.
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Every week seems, to be cleanup
week in dear old Des Moines.- Manson
Democrat
Pity it is not the. same in dear old
Washington.
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Gen. Ludendorff has written a 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.
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Too often the man who sets out TO
tell all he knows keeps right on long
after he is through. Des Moines ke~-
lister
That is what we call expert testi,
mony.
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Well, after all, the president seems to
he getting considerable advice from I'M
senate. whether he is getting any sena-
torial consent or not. He has proiitei
by the advice. too. as the amended
league constitution fully proves.
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Rice growers of California are
alarmed over the increasing importa-
tons Of Asiatic rice, and demand a
restoration of the protective tariff.
And ricc-growing is only a minor IN
dustry i'm the long list of those adj
yerscly affected by importations.
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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.
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no save the world from being turned
upside down, il may become necessary
to form d union Of all ncn-nnion peo-
ple.-New York Post.
The world is going to turn upside
down every twentyfour hours in spite
of all the, unions and everybody else. \
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1t is believed that the war will cost
the people of the United States APP
proximately S3O,00O,OO0000 This enor-
nous load can be distributed over Il
series of years without seriously hands
caEping business and industry, and that
is quite short enough time in which to
liquidate the debt.
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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 ID. Heron
to that important conference with the
Russian bolshevists? My, but wouldn't
the Register boil over with righteous
indignatiOn
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The government must have the
money to carry on all war expenses,
cxtravagant or otherwise, and the
people must furnish it. Hence ii the
bonds are not sold, taxation will be
increased OF course the bonds Will
all have TO he paid some day, but the
burden will be distributed over Al SER
les of years and in that way made less
annoying. Buy your quota OF bonds
and look pleasant while you are doing
il.
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Careful study Of conditions during
March made by the T. $. department
Of labor through the division of public
works and construction development,
information and education service,
shows a gain in building expenditures
of eighty per cent more than the actual
average for the month OF March Tor
the preceding eight years. II repre-
sents an increase of more than thlrt!
per cent. estima ting projects represent
ed at the present cost of building.
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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.