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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Toyland CoHapses

In regard to the after-war outlook in
particular industries, an editorial pub
lished recently in the trade journal.
"Wochenschrift fir Papierindustrie"
weekly for the paper Industry, fur
nishes enlightening comment The ed-
torial deals with the collapse of branch
of industry in which, prior to the war,
Germany practically held world mo-
nopoly, namely, the manufacture Of TOYS.
1t is especially preoccuped with the effect
of the war on what used to be Germanys
American market, and although it's tone
is rather subdued, the prospects held up
to the German manufacturer are by no
means rosy. The editorial says in part:
The American press is busy with the
competition on the toy markets of the
world. In various articles it is stated that
before the war Germany held in her hands
four-hfths of the whole trade in TOYS Of the
world. Now the Allies are striving to pro-
duce not only their own supplies of TOYS
but to control the markets which Germany
has lost through the war. The result is
tnat there Is keen competition between the
united States, Great Britain and japan to
gain the upper hand on the toy markets.
nevertheless German toy makers seem to be
convinced that after the end of the war they
Will be able to win back the British and
american markets which they have lost,
since In these countries the stocks on hand
are insufficient to enable them to enter into
competition with German manufacturers.
VINO nave accumulated much greater stocks
IN readiness for export. German makers also
INSIST that they will regain the mastery
through the reputation and quality of their
products"
ihis attempt at optimism, however.
aoes not seem to be justified by the subse-
quent analysis of the world market. The
editorial continues:
meanwhile American manufacturers
oouos whether Germany will be in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
THAT the Allies will have to pay,
are already paying for their
"initial blunder" committed by

are already paying for their
initial blunder' committed by
them in the matter Of Germany,
is the opinion Of Frank H. Simonds, who
draws this conclusion from watching
closely events at the peace conference on
the one hand and the development in
Germany on the other This "initial
blunder" consisted in the lack of decision
in fixing the status of Germany in the
original armistice treaty, in the incom-
pleteness Of the penalties and restric-
tions imposed upon ner. The results of
this policy, or absence of policy, are de-
scribed by him as follows:
Nov in the course of these three months
Germany has achieved marvellous reinte-
grafton. Each week has brought a new
accession of strength and confidence to Ger
many, which has escaped alike invasion by
the enemy and revolution at home, and finds
herself with her factories and her cities
intact, with great military resources re-
naming to her, and perceives in Paris ST.
perfcial disagreements among her conquer
ors, which hold out promise that she NAV
yet escape from the consequences of her
crimes and her devastation, and, to put
the matter very bluntly, win the war at the
peace conference, having lost it on the
battlefield"
No wonder the question is persistently
asked at Paris: Does Germany know she
is beaten? And yet the mere fact that the
question can be asked seriously points to
one OF the most curious psychological
phenomena in the annals of the human
race. Never in modern European his
tory has great nation been defeated
more thoroughly on the field of battle:
certainly never has a great nation ex-
hiblted less signs of it's being aware OF
the catastrophe that befell it. If one
listens to the threats and boasts of the
leading German statesmen and editorial
writers one almost gets the impression
that the armistice of November II. 1918
was, on Germanys part, merely another
strategic retreat into positions fortified
in advance"
The most conspicuous thing about that
change of the German heart which all
the world-that is, the optimistic half
OF lt-had expected as the most impor-
tant result of the revolutionary up-
heaval is that it seems not to have
taken place at all. An editorial in "Tbe
Manitoba Free Press the leading news
paper Of Western Canada is of the opin-
ION that the overthrow of the old regime
means merely that Germany has been re-
formed, not that she is reformed.
Whatever the state of public opinion
in the other Allied countries, the states
men and publicists of France, at least.
are tireless in pointing to this almost
incredible absence of the repentant spirit
as the supreme lesson of the world stu
alton. Thus Foreign Minister Pichon
declares that "the manifestations at Wei
mar justify our views of the necessity
OF taking precautions and making Il
clear to the Germans that they are
oeaten' something they apparently do not
realize az yet. They have apparently
no conception whatever that they have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
<<GNPARTACUs vanquishedl Yes,
~ Spartacus has been vanqushedl
~ The revolutionary proletariat is

~ The revolutionary proletariat is
defeated
Hundreds Of our best have been slain;
hundreds Of our most trustworthy have
been thrown into prison.
eyes, they have been defeated, because
abandoned by the sailors and soldiers Of
the peoples guard, on whom they most re-
lied, and their power has been paralyzed by
the weakness and indecision of their chiefs
and leaders.
eyes, they have been vanquished. II was
a historical necessity to see them van
quished
"Times were not ripe.
"Meanwhile, the struggle was inevitable;
for it would have been dishonorable de-
feat to surrender without fight to the
government forces, the Questor's palace
this palladium Of the revolution.
eyes, we have been vanquishedl But some
defeats are victories, for some victories are
bloodier than the worst of defeats.
every drop of blood of martyred dead
will be a seed for a future combatant in
future victories
Through the living forces of the revo-
luton every defeat incites new action Out
of defeat comes victory.
"The victors of to-day have accomplished
their iniquitous deeds, for an iniquitous
cause, whose doom they sealed. For, in
deed, they are already prisoners of the
same elements whom they useS as a fight
ing weapon against us.
"The French bourgeoise of 1848 and 1871
opened their arms and took into their bos-
oms the assassins of the people; the Ger
man bourgeoisie has no need of them. They
used as their defenders Socialists Of the
majority group.
"Already the proletarians of the entrs
world reject, shivering with horror, those
who dare hold out their hands to the In.
ternational-their bloody hands
'The proletarian revolution will sriss Ike
q giant.
''The Spartacans have learned their lesson
in to-days defeat. They are cured Of the
fallacious illusions held about troops led by
incapable and weak leaders; they are cured
of the confidence placed in the Tndepend-
ents,' by whom they were abandoned as
Left to themselves, they fought only fol
future victories.
"The password, the workers emsncps-
ton must be the work of the working class
alone received a new confirmation and far
greater Importance in the teachings Of this
week.
I'VE did not desert; we are still here
and we shall remain here. For ultimate vic
tory will be ours, because Spartacus means
light and spirit, heart and SOUL the will Of
action, through proletarian revolution
Spartacus signifies all the mseries, all The
yearnings of the proletariat Tor civilization
1t stands for socialism and for UNIVERSE
revolution.
To-day you hear only the rumbling o.
the volcano. Tomorrow this same volesn'
will bury our enemies under its hot ssha
and food of lava"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
A Blue Outlook

The "Berliner Neueste Nachrichten"
prints an appeal, issued by convention
of the Chambers of Commerce in the Low
Rhenish, Westphalian and South West
phalian districts, held recently at Essen.
This document, with it's outburst of I'M
yelled despair, is characteristic of the
general sentiment. After bewailing the
"ruthlessness" of the Allies, who, through
the clauses of the armistice referring to
the surrender of rolling stock and the
maintenance of the blockade, are "mak-
ing the restoration of German economic
life impossible in the long rum" the reso-
luton declares that Germany's bank
ruptcy will inevitably react on the worlds
general welfare and sis going to have a
fatal effect on the economic life of the
Allied countries as we'll" The danger
of general unemployment and starvation
is painted in the darkest colors and the
assertion is made that "even in the DAYS
of our most splendid military successes
we in Germany have been too shrewd to
strive for the imposition of such crush
ing peace with victory"
As to the prospects of Socialist
regime, the appeal declares that "the
humiliation of the bourgeoisie, now in
full swing, will mean no advancement for
the working class, but the undermining
of its conditions of existence. Socializa-
ton of the industries and excessive taxa
ton of wealth mean to-day nothing but
the delivery of the national wealth into
the hands of the enemy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Gains and Losses

In the course of the war this situation
changed rapidly. To the two millions of
tons which at the beginning of hostilities
were safe in home ports were soon added
$4,000 tons seized in the conquered Bel
gian ports, $4,000 gained in Russia and "a
600 tons of originally German-owned ship
ping safely conveyed back from Norway.
With the entrance of Turkey into the war
the $4,000 tons in Turkish ports became
safe, even though they could not reach
home. In this way 100000 tons were re-
covered. However, of this about one-third,
100000 tons, were later lost
AS to the fate of German shipping in
ports originally neutral the following sta
tistics are given:
Totally lost: Ton.
Seized on the entrance into the
war of the United States, Greece,
China, Brazil, Siam and Cuba. q. 100000
Surrendered to Spain and Holland
by way of compensation for sub
marine sinkings ....... $4,000
Lost through the acquisition of
the Danish West Indies sby the
united States ................. 5000
Total ..................... 1,O18,O0O
Conditionally lost:
Seized by Italy and Portugal prior
to their belligerency, with Ger
man property rights not in
validated Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Impressed into service, but not
absolutely confiscated, by Peru,
Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. 225,oOo
Total COZ OOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

TIME terrible tragedy brought down
upon Germany by the insane
pride and bloodlust of her mas
tiers is being realized, at last, by
the leaders of German industry and
finance in its full extent. Whether true
or not, the report that Herr Albert Bal
lin, director general of the Hamburg
American Line and creator of Germany's
merchant marine, whose death occurred
recently, had committed suicide out of
dependency over the collapse of his life's
work is noteworthy as an extreme symp-
tom Of the German state of mind.
The great fear of the German COM
mercial world is twofold and can be
summed up in two words: Indemnities
and Bolshevism. But whereas a kind
of doubtful solace is derived from the
expectation that the Allies will refrain
from running German industry alto
gether because it is their interest to keep
Germany solvent, there is nothing to
mitigate the dread of eventual prole-
tartan control. From the German CAPT.
talist's point of view the difference be-
tween the industrial policy of the ma
jority Socialists and that of the extreme
Radicals is merely choice between slow
and quick modes of DEATH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

tenn, we cannot see how the new regime
can do, in the long run, without reor
ganlzed military machinery"
That it is only the fear of polish
aggression and the westward spread of
bolshcvism that is behind these consi t.
emit pleas for the restoration of the Ger
man army. not even a mere desire to
bluff" the Allies in the negotiations for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

OF the remaining one million tons in
foreign waters 5000 were safe in Austrian
waters, $4,000 were confscated in enemy
ports, 259,000 seized on the high seas and
$4,000 captured in German colonial ports
conquered by the Allies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
1.-THE Time Was
Not Ripe

The last editorial acpitten by
Karl Liebkmecht IN the "Rote
Fdhme" (Red Flag on JAM
uary15, 1919. Reprinted from
"The NeaU York Call" $50
ciahst).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
$4,000

According to the German paper, the seiz-
ure of German shipping by Italy and
Portugal, undertaken before these countries
entered the war, was accomplished by
strength of a somewhat uncertain provi-
sion of international law which enables
neutral country to take possession, in an
emergency, of foreign shipping interned in
its ports. Such seizure, however, either
leaves the property rights of the original
owner unaffected or else must be COM
pensated for by payment of money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
How Have the Mighty
Fallen!

IN foreign possession, with German n,o,
erty rights reserved: p'0p'
Seized By Italy and Portugal Aoaas
Seized in South America o'V'u
Surrendered under Turkish treaty. wv
''''''''''.. $4,000
Total of shipping still under
German proprietorship Asn
Lost:
Seized by original Allies. Sous, 'as
Seized by belligerents of later date oso c'svO
Surrendered to Spain and Holland ca "So
Of course the status of German sb;n.;.
seized by Italy and Portugal is mot on.s
SO clear as the German writer assnr,.N
and the claims of the original Ge~m.n
owners will probably have to be ad;ua;c...s
by some international tribunal. az - -
hardly likely that the two victorious h.,
ligerents would return them for the .sx;n.
The writer in the "K0lnische Zeituron -
himself aware that difficulties may bs ~
pected, as his resigned remark testisss.
These statistical data demonstrate wh..
does rightfully belong to GERMANY. WI.
we actually will be permitted to retain N.
future only can show"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01
DOGS proved Their
WORTH IN PAST WAR
Thoroughly Trained, They Showed
Skill, Courage and TenaCity

London. Feb. 2S.-Correspondenc
of the Associated Press. )-England's
dog army rendered gallant service in
the war. Many a soldier owes his
life to some poor. uncared for stray
dog. For nearly two years dogs were
employed by the British as messen-
gers, as sentries and as guards.
Early in 1917 a war dog school of
instruction was established by the
British war office and Lieut.. Col.
Richardson, who has devoted his life
to training dogs for military and po-
lice purposes. was appointed COM
mandant Of the school. Game-keep-
ers, hunt servants and shepherds were
called up from the army to assist in
the work of instruction.
After a thorough training in Eng
land, the dogs were sent to France,
and on the battlefields their skill
courage and tena city amazed the
army. Often wounded in the per-
Torrance Of their duties. they never
faltCred while strength remained to
carry on. The official record of their
heroic work tells of successful mes
sage carrying through darkness, mist,
rain and shell fire over the most diff
ficult ground, In few minutes time
dogs have brought messages over
ground that would take soldier run
nCr hours to cross.
During tho great German advance
last spring part of the British line in
front of a famous French town was
cut off by severe enemy barrage. A
messenger dog was released with an
urgent appeal for reinforcements. 1t
ran two miles in 10 minutes. The re-
suit was that French colonial divi-
sion was sent up and prevented a dis
aster. The messenger was n Highland
sheep dog.
Another dog with a message ran
nearly four miles in 20 minutes, and
J still another in the same time carried
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01
SUBSTITUTES MUST BE REfeI

employment for inmates. AS soon as
the states notify the waste reclama-
ton service of tho department Of
commerce Of their needs the request
will be turned over to the war de-
partment for action. Captain Fl. L.
Baldensperger has been assigned by
the war department to assist in the
work Of the waste reclamation ser
vice.
This program has been worked out
by Hugh Frayne, chairman of the
labor division, war industries board,
who says:
I'm cooperation with John J. Man
ming of the American Federation of
Labor and Captain Baldensperger,
who has been an executive of a prison
reform association, I have sponsored a
movement for a, nationwide system
of reclamation by means of the labor
Of the inmates of the public institu
tons. AS preliminary to this program
we worked for a system of reclama-
ton in the army whereby this work
was to be done by prisoners of war,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01

general prisoners and men unfit for
line duty.
THE success of the salvage activi-
ties Of the army strengthens my be-
lief that a similar system should be
adopted by the states. We have
recommended that the army material
be repaired by the inmates for the
use of the institutions and in order to
successfully dispose of this material
and to insure its widest distribution
possible, we have requested the gov
crnOrs of the states to appoint n
board to handle the matter in each
state and to make an inventory of the
needs of their institutions. AS soon
as the state notifies the waste re-
clama ton service of their needs, Cap
tain Baldensperger will take up the
matter to ascertain if the same is
available. 1t will not be the function
Of the waste reclamation service to
make the actual sal ebut to stimulate
the demand and to make suggestions
as to the method Of salvaging the ma
terial."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01

SO North Union ST., Rochester, NY.
For five long years, 7 was afflicted
with Stomach, Ltve,~ and Kidney
Trouble, z0hich deOeIobed into serious
Bladder 7rouble. During that time,
I am safe in saying I tried over 80
different remedies without relief.
y / saw a testimonial of, think, q
Montreal man about sFruit-a-tives'
and concluded to make one moro
trial. BY The time the sample boz
sOas finished found quite an i'm
provement and when | had finished
a50c. box, there was grand improve
ment far beyond my expectations.
To make a long story short, [
:. believe "Fruit-a-tives" or Fruit Liver
Tablets the best Stomach, Liver and
Bladder Medicine the world las ever
produced'.
r. B. O'FLYNN,
Government Concrete Inspector.
Soc. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
ct dealers or from FRUIT-AT1EE.S
Limited. OGDENsBURG, N, Y,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01

portant captured position, when a
man. would have taken an hour and
q half to bring it in
The dogs which have been found
most successful in war work are col
lies, sheep dogs, lurchers and aire-
dales. and crosses of these varieties,
while in a number of cases Welsh and
Irish terriers have given excellent
results.
The work of sentry dogs has been
valuab BILE, especially il the Balkans
one gave warning of an enemy scout
500 yards away. On many occasions
dogs have given warnings of enemy
patrols long before the soldier sem
tries were aware Of their presence.
Large numbers Of dogs have been
used for guard duty, many on the
italian front
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01

France soon after reaching camp. He
was confined to d hospital about
Christmas time with influenza, and
there is a possibility that he may have
had a relapse. The letter was dated
February 2 and sent from Base Hos
pital No Z. Cream writes that he is
under the care of Lieut.. John Rey-
nolds Of this city. Another brother,
Corp. Gerald Cream, was recently dis
charged from the hospital after
treatment for gas burns.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01
SURPLUS PROPERTY OF
ARMY NOT ON MARKET
VIII Be Offered for Sale to State In
StitutiOns; Prevents Flooding
Market.

Washington, Feb. 25.-All army
surplus property will not be thrown
on the open market. A plan has been
worked out whereby it will be offered
for sale to the state institutions. 1t is
hoped thus to prevent the flooding of
the market with finished material and
at the same time offer the state insti-
tutions an opportunity for providing
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-01
MEETS REYNOLDS OVERSEAS,
Private Cream Being Cared For BY
Local Medical Corps Man.

Mrs. Mary T. Cream of Main street,
has received a letter from her son,
First class Private John Cream. The
letter is written from a French hos
pital in which the local soldier is be-
ing treated, and Mrs. Cream was una
ware of the illness Of her son until
the letter was received.
Private Cream went from this city
with a draft increment and sailed for
The Keota news., 1919-05-09
MANY USE ONLY ONE BUTTON
Jaekets and Costs Employ the M
otyls. 0eepits Number Of ovs.
tens and OvttenheleA

There u an informal air atO1,
tailored suit whose Jacket. rrorsaA
with buttons and buttonho!.s ell -
way down the fronts. Is fastened -
u BY the top button but this Is M
tons pet within Of the season. Ry scs
clever art In cutting. the ncw jaesd-
buttoued only at the 'op-aces y
cape widely open: the fronts ~
close together oil the way ao~A Y
almost close together.
The idea II TO have n hF!sh;'ha~
waistcoat Just visible In the op<s.se
A suit made BY a Paris a'csssssss
has buttons set I'VE inches apafs "
the Jacket front and between 10
buttons the Jacket fronts bulge 90
tribe to reveal q yellow six s.N
coat beneath. Few women really W.
On unbuttoned Jacket: the trim p<''.
effect or q neatly buttoncd up I"
makes one feel much better d'tssss
but not only are jacket fronts !"
couspicuoSsly unbuttoncd this s's
hut many suit coats are s'nsheo
the side seams and buttons AMI ".
tonholes-unuscd like those o.
front-emphasixe the open e"e''
The Keota news., 1919-05-09
FRUIT GROWING OF Benefit
kNsssisdes Ussd BY General Farmer
% Also Required Sos Growing
~ Various ccopo.

Fruit growing Il often spoken Of a
bsins the Refinement" Of agriculture.
Il has long been claimed that It 70.
Quirso moro knowledge. moro care and
moro skill In general than ordinary
farming. such 10 the growing Of crops,
But where u the horticulturist or
fruit grower for home use only who
10 not also q good general farmer1 Il
seems that fruit growing 10 Of beuef,t
70 the general farmer for the knovl.
sdss hs uses u also required for crop
growing.
Boys and girls usually take an n.
tefsse In fruit growing and viii learn
II eoecuraeed. There seems to bs
something fascinating about srovins
good fruits. And every farmer Who
has an abundance finds thst th,. q.
largely responsible for The pride s.A
.ae eeusfaction the children take In
sns farm and it, environment
The Keota news., 1919-05-09
MOST PROFITABLE TO
ExTERMINATE WEEDS
OF Great Importance in Manage.
ment Of Pastures.
Plants Are Unsiehtiy and occupy
Land That Should d Engaged In
Production o. Valuable Forage
-Weeds Crowd Out orasees.

prsparsd BY the United States Depart.
mont OF ASS1cultuse.)
The weed problem - Il relates to
the handling Of pastures II q Vital one.
~ weeds are not only unslghtly but
they also occupy land that should b
engaged In the production Of valuable
forage. This II why It pays the farmer
to battle the weeds a. insistently -
possible during the grass season. Some
farmers keep . moving machine run.
Ming over their pastures most OF the
summer with very satisfactory resulta.
Often weeds indicate depleted soil fer.
tility. The poorest soils have more