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Evening star., 1919-03-23

somewhefe that those gargoyles. that
big devil up there, are all looking
at some spot"
They mused.
They unused in the Place des Vosges
and would have taken in the Victor
they asked. where " was the Hotel
st. Pol?" And wasn't the scrap of
the, Mignons thereby? They knew
ti, their French history only from trans; rs,
Dumas. Not bad way. either. Tour
lists, if you bring an equal baggage
you'll have interest for more than
three days.
had wondered, vaguely about the
for less than three days. Would it
be considered extravagance? Let
them be-" said mother; they have
roughed 1t and they're just tired and
hungry" AS a fact, they spent $50
on a return lunch to myself | think
orangeade and st. Raphael wine.
Alone. they hung about the rich
cafes or rolled, rolled, rolled in taxi
cabs. Their tips were liberal:
"What shall / write your father?"
"Tell him you have seen a very
homesick boy he answered with ten
der seriousness. not ashamed-tsa use
the word. And so, as they waved
goodbye from their inevitable taxi,
sergeant, seemed the very type Of
all that is best of these $500 good
boys blowing into Paris daily.
Paris is disappointing.
L see it in their manner and lam
guage.
In the Avenue de rOpera met two
privates from Coblenz dreaming in
the window Of jewelry store.
"IIow can we get a guide to take
us around?" they asked.
walked with them up to the
boulevard. Opposite the Cafe de la
PaiX a congestion Of traffic held US
Immediately behind six A e. f. girls
OF some category or other. in khaki
slickers and black felt hats with big
brims.
"'Where are you girls going?" in
quired,. ,Rresuming on my respectable
age. We're going to buy tickets
Couldn't you take these ss three hns~tseu; boys
with your said (for a lone philoso-
pher had Joined the couple). you
are all Americans together"
why, yes. What do you think.
Milly" said the blonde one. And
On the opera square NJ. Ps. stand
ever, answering questions and de-
mandinE to see boys leave papers.
They are little blue slips, stamped
with the dates they're good for.
How can we get. guide to take
us around?" they asked the M. P.
He told them every morning at 10
and every afternoon at 1870 O'Clock
the personally conducted parties
leave the Hotel Regina. Inquire at
room No. 8.
Jaw, not. boz. they retorted. "we're
fed up, goin' around with soldiersw
All say the same thing. They come
to Paris to forget the war. Yet when
l went to their Red Cross hotel for
Charley and the sergeant. and again
yesterday at the big "Y" parlors of
the Avenue Montaigne, 1 found boys
who might be going to show if
they desired to, sitting, talking shop.
as evening heightened.
"The position Of our ..attery was
being rained on by ne German
heavies Wed have been wiped out.
We had given in to be wiped out"
Like us. The colonel told our
captain. II those fellows don't 60
forward tell your men to prod 'em,"
y said; No; I'll finish as a buck.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

Gay French Caba Eudes Them Says Sterling He The Sunday
Stars Special the Boys Do Not Care See
the Same Things Viewed by the Average Tourst-Three
Days to Rest and Sbend Some Money-To SIT
IN the Sun and M;ng1e With the PEOPLE,
Evening star., 1919-03-23

In ordering lunch. remembered
now finicky the tourists used to be
for Partisan dishes.
=. "Now," said. here is colin. slice of
fish with luscious thick sauce: but
you see the table next to US is hav-
}ng haddock. a really English fish.
klightly smoked but fresh. with
hrawn butter. 1t Is not really Pa
tisian dish. but"
They looked at mo. plying.
LET him bring 'em both!"
And so on. In these three-day per-
missions have never seen q soldier
: eeeking money for anything but to
eat luxuriously and frequently and to
pay for taxicabs to ride around and
rest his bones. I'VE want to do the
same" they said, "as we would do in
now. Let's sit"
Later. about 3 o'clock. we got them
etrolling down through central Paris
interested in buildings, landmarks
parks and the old Palace of the
Louvre. We left them at their Red
Cross hotel.
Want to go~to a show tonight?" 1
asked
Whats the user" they answered.
I'VE wouldn't understand the French
We've had to understand SO much.
were tired OF the language"
Two days later, when / met them as
psual. Tor lunch, they said that they
pad been to the famous FoIies- Ber-
ksrs 1t Is music hall with prom
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Special Correspondence Of The Star,

Special Correspondence Of The Star,
PARIS. March i3, 1919.
WO soldier boys from the Ger
man occupation Game to Paris,
/ touched me for Qlo. fingered
three days seeing Paris and
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25

PARIS.-Came Erlinger, author Of the opera "Aphro-
dite is dead His loss to art is considered great and
his burial will be very solemn act all the artistic and
literary societies of the city sending representatives.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25
A FAIR RETURN

"The public is entitled to be
served at reasonable rates on
the public service. The compa-
ny is entitled to a rate that will
allow it a fair return. To lndu-
ce investment and the contin-
uance of capital, there must be
some gain commensurate with
that of any other business. The
mere assurance that the invest
ment will not be confscated will
not suffice"
This was the final decision OF
the New Jersey courts in uphold
ing the legality of an increase
! i'm street car fares to Z cents.
The public is entitled to fair
rates, the company to fair re-
turn on the capital invested to
give service.
Porto Rico Railway Light and
Power Co.,
San Juan wouldn't be San
Juan without the street cars.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25
OPINIONS OF MY OWN
pAts BY Claudio Cap0.
BY Claudio Cap0.
Our Spanish speaking rea-
ders will see somewhere in
the Spanish section of this
FOR THE MIKADO


editor of this page addresses to Of politicians in
reply to communication of his to u.s. published In one
of the local papers Names do not matter, always
try to keep them off, in discussing public questions Some
times, however, it is absolutely necessary to mention
names, and only then we do it.
If the Webaanced reader should go the personal
diatribe written by the politician in question: he the
reader naturally would like to know what the terri
BILE offence that brought it FORTH and he will be very
much surprised to know that the original is nothing
but humorous and unoffensve remark, in our report
of the hearing the other afternoon, in which We
Journalist had to reportthe way in which the investga
ton conducted. The politician has found highly
offensive assertion that he sammered hesated,
he did, in giving to certain question put to
him, during the course of his examination.
What at the bottom of the whole affair is that the
thinks meant to hurt his reputation speaker;
and it really so had had the intention to berae
the ability of this to his bread and butter we
would not blame him for any wild, personal retaliation
he fght fit to carry out But let the reader who f
milar with stayle of writing remember the manner in
which always deal with all questions and he will not
need to be shown the original article to understand that
this politicians communication is preosterous and abso
lutey uncalled for.
This man. he says is out for independence; but read
his communication and tell if it's spirit shows that
we are ready for it. Is he buebooded arstocrat? Has
he exceled as of letters science in such
that his highly amusing dsdain could find the slightest
justification? Not at ALL but he is politician don't you
know? something like Olympic Jupiter in little island
and when any politician passes BY all have to do to
bow very loW without daring to look at him. Exactly
if the MikadO passing by.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25

LNOFF and KERENS
the Russian Ambassador to the
United States, and his Govern
ment, dead more than d year, is
the one which we recognized. In
formally, the State Department
has indicated that it recognizes
the OmSk Government and CO.
ordinatcd groups as successors Of
KERENSKY, and Mr.. BAKH-
METEFF as their Ambassador
These Governments actually con
troll at present great part OF
Russia.
Mr.. MARTENS'S Government
we do not know officially. We
have with neither good nor bad
relations. neither peace nor war.
But our soldiers are being kill
ed by its soldiers on the Archan-
gel front. While that goes Oh it
would be somewhat unusual for
our Government to turn over to
him the property of the Russian
State in this country; it would
be trading with those are enemies
in fact, whatever their status in
name. Formal recognition of LIE
NINE and cessation of hOstilities
would lie the logical accOmpani-
ment of any admission on our part
that the Martens bureau has a
claim on the money.
(Erom "The New York Tines,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25
THE RUSSIAN GOLD

The attemp of Mr.. LUDWIG
C. A. X. MARTENS, "envoy" of
the Bolshevist Government III
this country to get possession Of
the $153, 100000 worth of proper
ty here belonging to former Rus
siaf Governments, will force the
question of recognition or non
recognition of LENINE square!y
before our people. Mr.. MAR
TENS and his aids realize that
and evidently hope for favor
able Outcome. Their extensive of
fees indicate that they are not
devoid of funds at present but,
no doubt $1J3 ,000,0 900 would be of
considerable assistance to the So
yieti Administration. For exam
ple,5Sit has been suggested that
this5 sum is the reality back Of
the Boishevist talk of Il $500, ,00O,-
600 credit for American trade
with Soviet Russia-a bird still
in the bush, but of some impor-
tanceo If there are none in the
hand
MIR. MARTENS'S faction is
called by its friends "the present
Russian Government" 1t I'M
doubtedly exercises authority of
sort over considerable part OF
Russia. But there are other Go
verlments recognized elsewhere
NOT so strong as they might be
hut their weakness is due prin
cipally to allied irresoluti0n in
dealing with the Russian ques
n.iSome of these organizations
are slincal descendants of the Kc
renky Government, the last whicl
we recognized.
Technically, BORIS \. BAkH
METEFF, Ambassador o
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25

FOR RENT. A desirable place
suitable for any kind of business
suitable for any kind of bussi-
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floor of the house. Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25

enC, WlCnOuC raising u llHSef,
without a single sword or a le-
thai weapon Of any description,
are overturning dynasties, and
shaking Empires to their foun-
dations.
The dreamers of our Move
ment, in spite of all that Arma-
geddon bellows to the contrary,
are beating the warlords, and
presently will bury them in his
tory's unconsecrated ground.
sThe teachings of Karl Marx
and Frederick Engels have a
strength to subdue which kings
and kaisers can not equal.
The dramas of Andreyev, and
Hauptmann, and Bernard Shaw,
and John Galsworthy, and Drei-
ser; the poems of Shelley, Wi
liam Morris, Ernest Jones, and
Giovannitti; the paintings and
sculptures of Millet, Walter
Crane, SteinIen, and Meunier !;
the novels of a thousand Social,
ist writer's; the Niagara torrent
/ Of Socialist literature pouring
from the press in ever-increas-
ing volume-all this is Art; and
it is instinct with the vital force
that ultimately will remake the
world.
It is Art owner of its soul.
Unfortunately Art for the most
part is enslaved. The evil ru-
lers of the earth have taken it
captive; have tainted it's spirit
and diverted it from its true
mission.
That, then, is the task of the
workers-to liberate Art from
it's thraldom to the rich, that
| Art in'its turn may libcrate
them.
How can this liberation be
achieved? BY learning to love
Art, instead of regarding it as
something alien to our lives.
BY absorbing the works of
authors who voice the wrongs
of those who toll, and preach the
gospel of working-class supre-
macy.
By founding Socialist papers
and magazines, and assisting in
Socialist propaganda.
By wanting beautiful homes
and pleasant surroundings; and
opportunities for social inter
course and rational enjoyment,
and such educational facilities
as will develop the highest capa-
cities of all.
In this way, Art, now i'll bon
dage to false conventions, will be
set at liberty.
/. And in the ardor of its eman-
cipated might it will sweep
through the nations like a splrl-
tual fire, destroying only that
from the ashes there may spring
a better and a sweeter world.
n
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25
LATEST WORLD NEWS
Philosophy Of fool art and the workers
By Touchstone
HE B.

'Those that are Fools, let
them use their Talents" =
Twelfth Night.
"When l say that Art will
save mankind, am | really Sc
rious?
A correspondent wants to
know.
81 have often heard you decla-
re-" he writes, "that salvation
will come through the working
class. Now, like a motley John
the Baptist, you stalk in from
the wilderness Of Folly proclai-
ming a new Saviour. 1t is Art,
this time, we must look to for
redemption! Are you serious?"
Brother, | answer with a can
dor equal to your own: I am ne
yer serious. | repudiate the Sug-
gestion that | ought to be Sc
rious. | am a Fool. | simply
utter whatever. comes into my
head, and let the word-seeds fall
just where they may, to fructify
or perish, as chance DEGREES.
| am no more serious than the
wind is, or the rain is, or the
flowers that bloom in the skies
are, or the stars that shine on
the ground.
| have a notion, brother, that
seriousness belongs to the wise
acres, and is a symptom of stu
pidity.
I scatter thoughts about me.
That is the beginning and the
end of a Fools function. Whe-
ther. the thoughts are consistent
with one another | care not.
Whether they contradict one
another | care not.
My only concern is to get them
out of my head, and give them
such freedom as place and time
afford.
That there is good reason for
their existence | do not doubt.
Though they die in the very ms
tant Of their liberation, / am
convinced the universe had need
of them, and that some deep pur
pose of destiny was served by
their brief being.
1t is true have said that the
world must be saved by the
workers. 1t is true | have said
that the world must be saved
by Art.
Both of these thoughts L have
set free. 1t would not impair
their value though there seemed
an irrecoicilable difference be-
tween them, for Nature takes
the Yea and the Nay Of things
and breaks them both to her
will.
! Never do Earth and Heaven
meet, yet each without the other
could not be.
1t so happens, however, that
salvation by the workers and
redemption by Art are twin
thoughts. They supplement and
amplify each other. What one
lacks the other possesses. What
one asserts the other supports.
So interdependent are they
that one involves the other, and
can not be understood apart
from it. When | say that mank-
ind will be saved by Art, | infer
that it will be saved by the work
ers. When l proclaim that the
workers alone can redeem the
4 race, it is as if | said that with
out Art the race is doomed.
i; !: *
Il What IS Art but the expires,
sion of the workers soul?
When Art is degraded, what
i does it mean but the soul of the
worker is still in contact with
the slime?
Il Art is something more thar
pictures to hang on the walls
and pieces to bang on the piano
and poems to spout.
Art manifests itself in thou.
sand ways. 1t appeals to us by
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25

thoughts. 1t is the reflex of our
feelings. 1t is the measure of
our aspirations. 1t is the evi-
dence of our achievements.
1t is everything that differen-
tiates us from. .savagery-our So
cial institutions, our Industrial
methods, our scientific attain
ments, the work we do, the hou-
ses we live in, the clothes we
wear, the books we read, the
plays we see.
And the criterion of Art is
the ideas in our heads and the
passions in our breasts.
Judged in this way, the Labor
Movement has a long road to
travel, because it's Art-sense is
but crude and rudimentary.
The workers are not sensitive
to Art, except Of the most pri-
mitive kind.
They are content to dwell in
mean habitations, with Shabbi-
ness, and even squalor, all
around them,
They offer no protest when
every pretense of pleasure is eli
minated from their work, SO
that instead of being craftsmen,
embodying creative joy in the
labor of their hands, they are
the merest drudges, the veriest
slaves, toiling for food and shell
ter, with no stimulus but the
whip of necessity.
The clothes they are satisfied
to put upon their backs are evil
dence of their ignorance of Art
values. The cheapest and most
inferior fabrics are for them
the shoddiest shop-made garm-
ents are good enough for the
working class.
The other sex is helping us
here. I like to see young girls
employed in shops and factories
turning their eyes upon eXpen-
sive fashions-dainty rocks and
hats, silk stockings and high
laced boots. | like to see them
scorning brummagem jewelry,
and reaching out for real dia-
monds and pearls and 18-carat
gold.
Icy are raising the standard
Of living. Unconsciously, but
affectually, they are playing a
big part in the war against po-
verify and misery and ugliness.
When they insist OIL the best
seats at the theatre, and the
choicest brands of chocolates to
MUNICH while the play proceeds,
they are lifting the status OF
Labor and doing something solid
for the e-progress of the race.
The workers should cultivate
what the wiseacres. denounce as
"extravagant tastes" There is
no sensible reason, no moral rea-
son, why those who create al
wealth should use as little of il
as possible, and permit the rest
to be appropriated and squan
dered by luxurious thieves.
| want the working class tt
demand the cream of everything
that civilization provides, ant
refuse to be happy till they gee
it.
That is what l mean by Art
the Improvement of social con
ditions; the creation of an ell
vironment of culture and com
fort and happiness.
That is what I mean when
say that Art has power to saw
the world, for it grows upon it
self; the more of it we get tn
more of it we want, and tn
more of it we'll have.
Inc logical climax of the low
of Art is the Social Revolution
1t is through Art, too, that tn
workers will exercise their po
wer. Ideals conquer when tn
greatest armies are of no avail
Thought is a high explosiv
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25
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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25

cede the Great Beast Of the Book Of
Revelations.
The work OF a great genius stirred
To the bottom of his soul by the weeks
of tension, violence and horror which
eliminated in the great epic of the
Battle of the Marne. and by the splend-
or Of the Spirit Of France under the
trial
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-25

PARIS, April 25.-News from Madrid, received via
run, say that teegraphic and telephone communication
in the country is almost at standstll The press de-
mands the immediate solution of the problem as it is
affecting the national life Of Spain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
New Ferry To Tottenpiue At Last Seems Near;
Allies Refuse Plea For Mandate For Hun Colonies
Mobilize Here In HOUSING
Canvass; Girl Workers
Are Given Instructions

room at 101 Smith street, and she in
turn will report to the Board of
Trade, where a record will be kept of
the rooms and houses which are for
rent. The girls were also instructed
to report to the secretary the condi-
tions of families who might be help
ed by the Red Cross and also the
names of soldiers who have returned
home, or any information that may
be given concerning soldier in
which the Red Cross would be inter-
ested.
The districts and girls appointed to
captain them are: Miss Mary Smith,
one; Miss Lola Compton, two; Miss
Lillian Roessler, three; Miss Jean
Drysdale, four; Miss Gertrude
Meagher, FIVE; Miss Nell Bordrum,
seven; Miss Leisa Henry, eight; Miss
Yetta Katz and Miss Fanny Schles-
niger. nine; Miss Bertha Frankel and
Miss Anna Tillman. eleven; Miss Mary
Toborsky. thirteen; Miss Hannah
Phillips, fourteen; Mrs. and Miss Olga
Zylko, fifteen; Miss Helen Pilzner,
sixteen; Miss Julia Zowluisko, eigh-
teen: Mrs. Anna Rowantz, twenty
Miss Annfci Lesco, twenty-five; Miss
Marion Ludwig, twenty-three, and
Miss Dora Fine, twenty-four.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
LABOR BODY TO
!. OPPOSE NO BEER
National Delegates Of A. r. Of
L. Will Go to Washington
Saturday; Attack BurIeson
By Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, June 11:-Near-
1y all, If not the entire body of dele
gates attending the reconstruction on
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor will on Saturday go to
Washington. to participate in the great
labor demonstration there in protest
against further enforcement of war
time prohibition. A large part of the
forenoon session today was taken up
by a reading of a report of the dele
CATION sent by the American Fedora
ton of Labor to Great Britain.
Prohibition seemed destined to oc-
cupy much of the time of the conven-
ton during the next few days. Sew
eral resolutions introduced deal with
the proposal that light wines and
beers be retained and one provides
that the entire convention participate
In a great labor demonstration In
front of the capitol Saturday.
Another resolution requesting
President Wilson to remove Postmas-
ter General Burleson says Mr.. Bur
Lesson has pursued labor policy In
direct conflict with the enunciation
of the presidents rank labor princi-
ples and In answer to President Com
pers of the American Federation OF
I.aa)or has characterized as silly the
right of collective bargaining" The
resolution declares further that Bur
lessons archaic and autocratc atti-
t,pde has resulted in demoralized
service, discontented and resentful
employes, confused and choked in
dustrial processes, a people wrathful
and indignant and long series OF
administrative blunders.