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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

The correspondent of Berlin pa
per predicted that the German dele
gates in each case where ii was con-
sidered necessary would present
carefully formulated counterpropOsi-
ton stating the maximum they were
willing to concede. Many of these, he
said. were already drawn up, and the
Germans would "show the utmost con-
sideration for the enemy's standpoint"
He asserted IL would he particularly
difficult for Germany TO yield TO the
demand for the delivering up of the
Germans held guilty of being the in
stigators of the war.
This clause. which calls for the trial
Of the former kaiser. was incorporated
in the treaty at the last moment. 9th
er matters which were put in last week
included the disposition of the Ger
man colonies, as follows:
Togoland and Kamerun-France and
Great Britain shall make joint recon-
mendation to the league Of nations as
to their future.
German East Africa-The mandate
shall be held by Great Britain.
German Southwest Africa-The man
date shall be held by the Union Of
South Africa.
The German Samoan islands-The
mandate shall be held by New Zealand.
The other German Pacific posses
sions south Of the equator, excluding
the German Samoan islands and Nauru
The mandate shall be held by Aus
tralia.
Nauru pleasant island)-The man
atelshall be given to the British EN-
pire.
The German Pacific islands north of
the. equator-The mandate shall be
held by Japan.
Marshal Foch persisted to the last In
his demand that France should be
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

M. Clemenceau informed the Ger
mans that they would be allowed fif-
teen days In which to make inquiries
or observations" in writing. to which
the allied council will make reply, af-
ter which the council will determine
the time within which the Germans
must give final answer. AS soon as
the ceremony In the Versailles palace
was over Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau dispatched a copy Of the treaty by
aerial courier to Berlin for the consid-
Grafton of the German cabinet and as
scmbly.
The Germans maintained an ar
rogant air during the proceedings
Wednesday. aud IL was noted that
though M. Clemenceau stood while adj
dressing them, Won Brockdorff- Rantzan
remained seated when he replied This.
and the tone Of some Of his utterances
made the allied representatives rather
indignant ~
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

lures mas ever
been the source OF
freedom in the
world struggle for
civil and religious
liberty. When man
knows his true re-
latiOn to God he
refuses TO be q
slave, and when
men know their
true relation to
one another they
cease effort To en-
slave one another.
Horace Greeley
well said, 1T Is
impossible to en-
slave a Bible read
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13
U. S. AIDING THE RED CROSS
Relief Work In the Greek Islands Has
Active Cooperation OF the
American Navy.

Athens.-In its already extensive
and growing work in the Greek islands
the American Red Cross has the CO.
operation of the United States navy.
six submarine chasers have been
placed at the disposal of the Red
Cross for transporting personnel and
supplies to the various islands.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

.e'- 80 A.
by which they presumably meant penal
damages such as Bismarck exacted
from France In 1871. The treaty does
not call for the payment of an in
demnity, as such, but the Germans may
80 consider some Of the items of repa-
ration. In any event, their refusal to
sign, or their failure to carry out the
terms Of the pact, has been or will be
provided for In the plans Of the eco
nomic commission of the allies. Pos
sibly the military will have something
TO say and do, also.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

denounce many of the terms as brutal
and impossible Of acceptance. Those
Of France praise the pact rather T.
ly. In England some journals commend
the treaty highly and others condemn
It. The American press generally looks
on the peace terms as satisfactory.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

Dispatches concerning Hungary have
been conflicting. From Vienna came
the word that the communist govern
ment of Bella Kun had surrendered un-
conditionally. but this was not wholly
confirmed. Anyhow, the communists
were being hard pressed by the Czech
Roumanian and Serbian troops, which
were surrounding Budapest. COpen-
hagen advices were that they had re-
fused armistice terms offered by the
Roumanians and decided TO fight to- Il
finish.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13
Freedom Through
the Truth
BY ROBT McWATTY RUSSELL, D. ~
Professor OF Bible Doctrine and
Homlletics
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT-And ye shall know the truth ana
the truth shall make you free.-John S:Sz.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

Slavs' contention lay in their need OF
Il port on the Adriatic.
Latest reports Of the operations OF
the bolsheviki were that they were be-
ginning an attack I'm great strength
against Wilma, capital Of Lithuania,
which had been captured by the Poles.
The city was under heavy artillery fire.
The allies in northern Russia had sew
eral successes against the reds and
believed the crisis along the Dvina
river had passed. The American rail
way detachment recently sent there
sheviki and helped in the capture of
town, losing one officer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

Marshal Foch persisted to the last In
his demand that France should be
guaranteed in some way against future
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

knowledge Of the truth concerning
God and man as revealed in the Scrip
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

TRANS in regaining the city.
President Wilson last week issued
his call for an extra session of con-
gress, summoning the lawmakers to
meet on May 19-an earlier date than
had been expected. He cannot be in
Washington for the opening Of the ses-
sion, owing to the work still to be done
in Paris. The Republicans, who will
control both houses, are busy prepar-
ing their program. The house must
hurry through lot Of appropriation
bills and in the senate will be staged
the great debate over the peace treaty,
and especially the covenant of the
league of nations. 1t Is predicted that
the senate will give the entire treaty
its approval, thoust, many of the men,
bers will argue long and earnestly
against the league covenant as 1t
stands. The supporters of the league
undoubtedly will have the immense as
sistance of addresses by the president,
who will return In time to take the
field In championship Of the great in
ternational union with whose forma-
ton he has had so much to do.
Secretary Baker says the millionth
American soldier leaves France for
home this week, and IL is certain that
all of them will be returned before
long, barring unforeseen complications.
However, ii is apparent that we will
continue to be represented in the al
lied expedition in Siberia, for the war
department is recruiting 5000 volun-
teers for that service to relieve those
now there, and the first 1000 already
have started.
The American Legion, In process of
organization by veterans Of the great
a thousand delegates present and Lieut..
Col. Theodore Roosevelt in the chair.
The first sessions developed a decided
dissensiOn between the National Guard
End the regular army. The feelings OF
the former we're voiced by Col. Bennett
Clark, son of Champ Clark. in the Ma
tional Guard convention. when he de-
clared that the regular army must be
smashed" However. he Is fighting
against the effort to have regular army
men excluded from the Legion. Some
of the Southern delegates were work
ing hard against the admission Of
negroes to membership.
Messrs. Walsh, Dunno and Ryan.
whom the Americans of Irish blood
sent across to work for free Ire
land" have succeeded In arousing the
hot resentment of the British against
what many Of them say is the unwar-
ranted interference Of the United
States In a matter that does not con-
Germ 1t. The delegation, visiting in Ire
land, was feted and escorted by Sim
Fein leaders and at the same time, ac-
cording to hostile journals, was openly
boasting that 1t has received strong en-
from President Wilson
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

The collapse of the soviet govern
ment Of Bavaria apparently was COM
plete, and was followed by the whole
sale slaughter Of Spartacans and sus-
poets, the excuses of the victors in
Munich being about as bad us had been
those of the reds while they were in
control. The German government
troops were aided by some 5000 Aus
TRANS in regaining the city.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-10-10
FOR PRESIDENTS
RECOVERY.

Every American patriot will pray
God to restore President Wilson to
his accustomed vigor and strength.
Whatever our political views every
one realizes that no occupant of the
White House has been called upon
to meet more numerous and diff
cult problems. We shudder at the
very thought of power passing at
this time from his hands. 1t re-
calls the spector of 1865-1869 all
over again, with the country robbed
of great leader Unlike President
Mckinley who consulted vice-presi-
dent Hobart and the leaders of
Congress-, and unlike President
Roosevelt, who always surrounded
himself with strong and brilliant
men, President Wilson chooses to
face his difficulties alone. He relies
for help on very few men, and stands
today almost isolated His is easily
the strongest intellect in political
Washington today, and he domi-
mates his own party absolutely. 1t
were national, aye and interna-
tional loss, were the President to SUR
render his leadership in the fight for
universal peace. God grant him
speedy and complete hea1ing.-Dr.
Rudolph I. Coffee, in The Sentinel
(Chicago).
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-10-10
And best of all you will respect

And best of all you will respect
yourself.
I have said nothing about the
feeling some boys and girls have of
being ashamed to be Jews and try
ing to deny or hide their jewish
ness. Some day soon-l shall write
about this. But that is the least ex-
cusable reason for feeling ashamed.
1t shows that the boy or girl who
feels that way is either stupid, or
ignorant or silly.
Shame is punishment for wrong
doing. It is an admission that we
have made an ugly blot on Our good
conduct record. Let us never
again feel ashamed for something
that we did not do or could not
help. Let us respect ourselves and
teach others to respect us. Let us
realize that to have it said of us that
we are good Jews is fine praise. But
nobody can be thing so we'll as
to deserve praise for it and at the
same time be ashamed of it.
Boys and girls are invited to send
suggestions for editorials, write about
their personal experiences or ask about
their problems. AS far as possible COM
munications will be answered either
through the American Jewish World or
personally Address Youths Editor, CO
American Jewish World.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-10-10
ON BEING ASHAMED.

The other day I saw a lad walk
ing down the street seemingly try
ing to keep three or four feet ahead
of an elderly man walking close be-
hind him. The boy was dressed like
the ordinary boy. The man had
long scraggly beard, was slightly
stoop-shouldered, walked with
shuttle, wore an old derby hat
showed down onto his ears, and the
rest of his clothes were shabby.
They were evidently father and
son. The father was Enthusiastically
Jewish. The boy was clearly
ashamed of his father.
Many a Jewish boy and perhaps
girl too may have had or will yet
have the same experience. Boys
and girls, going to American
schools, learning American ways,
wearing clothes in the American
style, seeing the parents of other
children seemingly have better man
ners and better appearance, some
times feel little bit ashamed to be
seen in public with their own faith
ers and mothers who seem to be so
different" d-fashioned" and Gun
Americanized."
If that were the only thing Jew
ish boys and girls found to be
ashamed of, it would not amount to
much. But good many of us very
early learned that to be born from
Jewish parents means that we are
singled out by other children, of
whom there are far more than there
are of us, as "greenhorns," ."shee-
MES" and "Christ-killers" and as OBJ
jects for sticks and stones and child
ish gang-hatred. And somehow we
almost wish we had not been born
so different from other children. We
are just little bit ashamed of being
born Jews.
When we get little older, we
sometimes know of or hear of some
Jewish boy or girl, man or woman
who has gotten into trouble, done
something wrong or been arrested
for some crime. Then we hear even
our best friends refer to such person
as "dirty Jew" or as "rotten
Jew" or as Jew thief" or what
not, we feel that in our friends
mind in some way call Jews look
alike" and we will be made to suf-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-10-10


Somehow the fault of one bad Jew
is fastened upon all of us in the
minds of even those who like us
personally, much more quickly and
surely than if we belonged to some
other religion or group of people.
And when our friends, meaning to
be kind, sometimes say to us 90
well, you are different, you don't
seem like Jew to me-" it leaves
cutting sting as though we had been
hit with the lash of whip. There
is feeling that our people has been
insulted. We realize that indirectly
we have been told that to be a Jew
is a misfortune, something to be
ashamed of.
Perhaps you who read these
words will think of other expert
ences which have at times made you
feel ashamed of being a Jew. But
whatever or wherever it was, you
were wrong. You might have saved
yourself good deal of grief if you
had gone straight to your parents or
your rabbi or some older friend, Gas
some of you surely did) and talked
it all over. You would then have
understood as I am trying to make
clear to you that shame is feeling
which none of us need to feel for
anything except what we ourselves
have done which we knew we ought
not to have done or which we omit
ted to do when we knew we should
do it.
Of course it would be better for
us all if our parents were "Ameri-
canized," if there were no bad Jews
to bring disgrace to the Jewish
name, if people did not have silly
and harmful prejudice against the
Jew, and if other children did not
prosecute us. But after all these
things are all beyond our control.
We ourselves are not to blame for
any of them. So why be ashamed?
On the contrary instead of being
ashamed which will make us appear
to be guilty of some wrong our
selves let us be brave under all
these conditions. You will find very
soon that instead of feeling shame
you will arouse the admiration of
those whose opinions you care for
most and the rest will respect you
and leave you alone much sooner.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-10-10
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
AN EDITORIAL FOR YOUNG ISRAEL
BY Gustavus Loevinger

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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-12-07
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-26
Delays IN Soldiers Mail

Second Assistant Postmaster General Prae-
ger, when questioned by the senate postoiice
committee the other day, declared that there
were from eight to 10 carloads of mail adj
dressed to sailors tied up in France, without
prospect of immediate delivery, while thou
sands and probably millions" Of letters adj
dressed to the men overseas will soon be sent
to the dead letter Office He places all the
blame on the War department, which took
charge of outgoing mail at Hoboken.
With the frequent transfer OF troops, it was
natural that there should be some delays. But
no delay should have been longer than a few
days 1t is not claimed that imperfect ad-
dresses form an element in the problem. In
efficiency is the only explanation The War
department used about so experienced mail
clerks, relying on inexperienced men for the rest
of the work But there was no real necessity
for experienced mail clerks, for the mail had to
be specially routed according to the list of the
units. 1t is admitted that the index was not
kept up. AS this was the essential thing, the
admission is a confession of gross incompe-
tency.
It is on a par with the delays in paying SOL
diers and in making allotments to dependents
and with the inefhciency of the War department
in checking up casualty reports after they had
been brought overseas by eouriers, following
the armistice Senator Weeks proved in a SEN
ate speech that the highest list completed in
anv day was 500 making a maximum average
Of FIVE for the 1900 clerks assigned to the work
Think of an able-bodied clerk spending an entire
day to certify FIVE names reported from France I
The system itself must be an abomination Of
red tape.
Mr. Praeger did not touch on the delays in
mail from soldiers, subject that also deserves
attention. 1t is significant that the practice of
censoring soldiers mail is maintained with
all the delay it entails although what aim is
served by it, in view Of the general publicity
following the armistice, is a mystery passing
al understanding, Louis Globe-D Democrat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-26
Geography In the Public Schools.

A concentrated movement is under way to
stimulate the teaching of geography in the
public schools. Experience of the people in
connection with the war has taught not only
the value of geographical knowledge, but the
inadequacy of that popularity possessed by
Americans. For some reason, for which
authorities scarcely undertake to account, this
admittedly valuable branch of school work has
been neglected. Where it has been taught in
struction is neither intensive nor inclusive, with
the result that the pupil gains but limited in
formation, and that not always accurate or serv-
iceable
Geography students as we'll as teachers are
awake to the Importance of more extended and
definite information regarding not merely the
boundary and contour of the different coun-
tries, which always may be discovered by
reference to reliable maps II is the higher
purposes of geography they call attention to,
the detailed information as to the physical
characteristics of a country its cimatogy,
flora, fauna, natural and developed resources,
its inhabitants, and other points of value. One
writer in the Journal of Geography pertnently
says that if we had studied France and Ger
many as ntensively few years ago as we have
within the last four years, we would have been
saved some costly mistakes
These advocates of wider knowledge of our
world neighbors and their affairs want the
course Gifted in the schools from minor to
major position in the curriculum, its study to
be carried on until the pupil is thoroughly
grounded in the principles instead of being
turned out with a smattering Of the rudiments
Once equipped with working acquaintance
with the science, the individual will not be APP.
to drop it as unessential, while its service will
become real instead of incidental.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-26
HAPPENINGS 100 YEARS AGO

The city OF Memphis was founded.
Alabama was admitted to state
hood.
serfdom was abolished in wur-
temberg.
Arkansas was organized as ter
rltory.
Maine was separated from Mas
sachusetts.
Spain coded Florida to the United
States.
The first steamship crossed the
Atlantic. -
Auburn Theological seminary was
established.
The Erie canal was opened from
Utica to Rome.
First steamboat fnavigated the
Great KanaWha river.
First steamboat navigated at ST..
Louis from New Orleans.
First printing office in Texas es-
tablished at Nacogdoches. 49,
The first national financial crisis
in the United States occurred.
Lieutenant Franklin undertook
his second search for the northwest
passage.
Ampere conceived the idea Of APP
plying electro-magnetism to the tell
egraph.
The first lodge Of odd Fellows in
the United States was instituted at
Baltimore. !
Missionary and Bible society Of
the Methodist Episcopal church or
ganized in New York.
United States and Great Britain
ratified convention for the 5oint
occupation of oregon.
The literary event Of the year in
Amo lea was the appearance of
Washington Irving's sketch Book"
German universities were placed
under police supervision by the gov
eminent to repress the progress Of
liberal ideas.
The famous Danish physicist,
Hans Christian Oersted, made his
experiments with the magnetic
the modern theory Of electro-mag-
needle and laid the foundation for
netisul,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-26
SAVING ON THE WAR BUDGET.

A long awaited announcement is made from
Washington, to the effect that fifteen billions
set apart for war cost is to be returned to the
treasury. Seven billions Of this comes from
the present years appropriations, and the other
eight billions result from cancellation of con-
tracts and war orders. A total of $36,7l6,451,-
l3l had been set apart for war expenditures,
OF this S24000000000 was for the fiscal year. of
1919 ending on June 80 next This has been
reduced to $l4000000000, most of which has
already been expended.
Reducing the war budget by this amount
ought to simplify the problem of financing the
government materially. Money secured from
the fourth Liberty loan and to be derived from
current tax collections should amply provide
for the cost of government and expenses of the
war, and will to this extent affect the impend-
ing fifth loan, which Secretary Glass has an
nounced for March
While this reduction in the war budget is
being made, the government is accumulating
considerable stock of permanent war material
The ordnance bureau has just announced that it
will not destroy a large quantity of high ex-
plosives and costly powder on hand and that
it will also keep supply of arms sufficient to
arm any force needed for the defense of the
country
Here is unexpected evidence Of prudence and
foresight sufficient to encourage the taxpayers
to hope that some of the blunders perpetrated
at Washington in war time may be redeemed
partially at least in days of peace.