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New Ulm review., 1919-05-21

guage press in the idea that you are
making Americans of its readers, he
said. The foreign press is read al
most exclusively by those who came
to this country as adults, not by their
children born here and speaking and
reading English.
The loyalty Of the foreign-born dur
ing. the war was praised by Felix J
Streyckmans of the Chicago Liberty
loan organization
@ No doubt reports of this sort will
make August G. Erickson and some OF
his brother patriots ra Je again, ever
tho the war is over.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-21
ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION.

Dr.. H. NJ. Bracken, who for many
years acted as secretary of the Mime
sofa Board of Health, has resigned this
position and accepted an offer made
him by the United States Public Health
Commission. If it should be desired,
he states in his letter to the Board, he
will remain until July 8. His new title
is that Of Surgeon in the United States
Reserve Corps for the district Of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota and
Montana. s5
New Ulm review., 1919-05-21
Coyrnpza ON the Monroe Doctrine

Tn view of the fact that the United
States delegation at the peace confer
ence in Paris fought so ardently tc
insert a clause in the League of Nations
covenant for the upholding of the Mon
Doctrine, it is highly interesting tc
hear what President Carranza of Mexi-
co says about this policy. In an inter
view recently given by him to Mr.
Robert H. Murray, he says Mexico
does not and will not recognize the
Doctrine, because it attacks the SOW
ereignty of independence OF Mexico.
In his opinion it is san arbitrary measure
which seeks to impose, and does impose
upon independent nations a protecto-
rate which they do not ask for and which
they do not require. 1t is protectorate
exercised without the consent OF the
protected. Mexico does not want to
be under tutelage.
Carranza also asks in this interview,
how the Doctrine ever benefited the
United States 1t was never challenged
by any European power. he says.
*'When the Doctrine was first laid down
would the United States, which then
was far from being as powerful as it
later became have been able to oppose
successfully any European power which
might have disputed it?
Asked what he would substitute for
the Doctrine, President Carranza said
that probably no specific substitute is
required and then proceeded: ''If we
set up a principle of equality Of all
nations and adhere to it wisely and
Justly, there would be no place for a
Monroe Doctrine, even assuming for
the sake of argument that there is a
present necessity for it, which / deny.
.. There is no Monroe Doctrine
for the strong nations, and there would
be no necessity for such a Doctrine
for the benefit of the weak ones if the
principle of equality is adhered to.
Strong nations do not need Monroe
Doctrine or anything of it's nature,
because among strong nations, their
might, as rule, has been regarded as
their right. Carxanza declined to COM
ment upon the report from Buenos
Aires that the Mexican delegates there
had been instructed by the Foreign
Office in Mexico City to present to
Argentina and other South American
countries a project for the organization
of a League Of American Nations in
opposition to the League of Nations,
formulated and organized at Paris
under the leadership of President Wilson.
1t will do the people of the United
States and, their political leaders no
harm to think over Carranza's view of
the Monroe Doctrine. Even before
the war broke out there were quite a
number of clear-headed Americans whose
views did not differ essentially from the
foregoing quotations and many times
it has been said that the Doctrine is
not guarantee of peace.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-21

Reports from Washington have it
that ffty-fve United States senators
have voiced their disapproval of the
League Of Nations covenant as it now
stands in its revised form. That is
even a higher number than that of
those senators who were said to be
opposed to the first reading of February
II. Although it is hard telling what
the disposition will be when the matter
comes up for consideration it appears
very much at this time that enough
senate members will hold out against
the present draft Of the League to
New Ulm review., 1919-05-21
What Sort of Woman
Do Men Like Most?

Are you an ''old-fashioned woman
who would like to know, or "new-
fashioned woman who doesn t care
a whoop?
But see "Oh! You Woman before
you answer. You may change your
mind: .r
In any event you will say this roar
ing comedy "Oh You Woman throws
great gleam of light on one of earth S
biggest problems -woman's place in
the world of reconstruction.
It's timely. It's human 1t will
make you laugh hit you where
you live. ,.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-21
COMPENSATION Law
IN NORTH DAKOTA
ITS PROVISIONS ARE BROAD
AND. HUMANE, SAYS
AUTHORITY
EXCELS THE MOST LIBERAL
LAW OF ANY FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT.

North GDdkOCd ldIlleI > dululHlSlfdtlOn
to make the workmen's compensation
law in that state as efficient as possible,
Emil E. Watson of Ohio, considered
the greatest authority in the United
States on industrial insurance, has been
retained to draw up schedule OF rates
for the workmen's compensation bureau.
Mr.. Watson was in Bismarck recent
lv to sign contract with the bureau
for his work. Besides being connected
with the Ohio industrial commission
he is now consulting actuary for the
war risk insurance bureau OF the United
States treasury department, and also
has full charge Of the acturial and under
writing work of two other states, New
York and Maryland. He was appointed
sole actuary on the COMMITTEES Of in
surance of the war department, where
he served until the armistice was signed.
In this capacity he saved the govern
ment nearly $2,000,00O, which the
government had given to risk companies
in excess profits. ..- ~. f.
A Splendid Law. ~.
s'North Dakota, said Mr.. Watson,
during his stay in Bismarck, "has the
most broad and humane workmen S
compensation law enacted. It is bet
ter than those of all other states, and
excels even the most liberal compen-
sation plan Of any foreign government.
The laws perfectly balanced scale Of
compensation allowances for different
degrees of temporary and permanent
disability arising from accidents will
enable the employees to derive more
benefit from it than from any other in
existence, not excepting the Ohio law,
which until now has led the field.
Furthermore, it can be administered
at much less cost to the employer than
the former private insurance system.
An Illustration.
Gin illustration of the superiority Of
the North Dakota system over the
private compensation system, l find
that out of $4,000 incurred in liability
through accidents to employees of the
manufacturing plants carrying private
insurance, only $13,500 went to the in
iured men and women The remain
ing $11 900 went to pay lawyers fees
and other expenses incident to collect
ing the insurance claims. Now this
$4,000 was the total paid to all those
injured and to the dependents OF those
killed. But under the new law, man
who is deprived of his eyesight will get
as much or more than all those workers
who were killed or injured in North
Dakota last year. Yet the burden of
cost will be distributed to all employers,
so that the state insurance in the end
will be cheaper even than the private
line insurance they are buying now.
Mr.. Watson will spend the next six
or seven weeks computing North Da-
kota compensation insurance rates.
The use of nearly $1,OO0,0o0 worth Of
tabulation machinery has been placed
at North Dakota's disposal through
Mr. Watson's connection with the Ohio
industrial commission, thus effecting
a great saving to the state.
Private insurance companies time
and again have tried to hire Mr.. Watson
away from public work. He has always
refused, because he believes that govern
ment insurance&is the only proper solu-
ton.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-21

LEAGUE IS LOOKED UPON AS
PRovocATIoN TO MORE
TERRIBLE WARS.

| Since the triumph of Japan at the
Paris conference, and the refusal OF
China to acknowledge Japan's claims
by signing the peace treaty, sentiment
in the senate has rapidly changed toward
the treaty and the league of nations
Moreover, the Fiume mystery the
dispute as to what agreement President
Wilson has made with Italy after his
definite declaration that Fiume belongs
to the new states across the Adriatic-
has raised separate set OF new critics
of the whole Paris arrangement.
The present outlook is for long
debate on the league, and longer
debate on the peace treaty with Ger
many, to be followed by debate on
the treaty with Austria. The fact
that the very elements of allied labor
that were most eager in their support
of President Wilson when he arrived
in Europe, are now declaring against
the treaty presented to the Germans,
and are denouncing it as betrayal OF
his fourteen points, is pointed out by
such men as Senator Borah and Senator
Johnson of California as proof that the
league, is what they predicted it would
be-another and more crushing Holy
Alliance.
Against the League.
On the day after the president de-
clared against the Italian claim tc
Fiume treaty in harmony with that
position could have been ratified in the
senate by a vote of nearly 10 to |
Today it appears that the actual Ger
man treaty, with an Austrian treaty
in harmony with it, would be defeated
in the senate. Reactionaries will vote
against the league of nations because
they dislike the president, and some
progressives may talk and vote against
it because they are convinced that the
league is going to prove provocatior
to new and more terrible wars than the
one now closing.
China and Korea Wronged.
They point to China and Korea
the two great peaceful and non-mili-
tary nations as having received the
most humiiating wrongs at the hands
of the peace conference, and they say
that President Wilson is bringing home
a confession that militarism is the
only power on earth that has been
aggrandized by the war against mill
tariSn.
Storm of Protest Expected. -
Curiously enough, the military Off
GERS who represent the regular army
sentiment in the national capital are
equally opposed to the league which
has been agreed upon at Paris. They
believe that British and japanese mill.
tarism has come to the top, and that
French and American military power
will henceforth be kept so closely in
check by public sentiment to the
existence of the league-that there
will be lean future for the military
specialist in the American service.
A week has made world of differ
ence in Washington opinion. The new
congress will probably reflect the at
titude of the country, and thus far all
signs are set forth for storm of protest
against the concessions to the mailed
hands that were on the peace table at
Versailles.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Wooldrik from
Sleepy Eye were in New Ulm last We'd
nesday visiting with friends. :
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
WIN CLASS RUSH
Outnumbered by the Freshies, Sophs
Make Game Fight and Win.

Although outnumbered almost two
to one the sophomore class of Alma
college won the annual class rush
Monday morning from the members
of the Freshman class by keeping the
class banner ahoat from the flag pole,
and repeling all efforts of the first
year men to Chamber up and pull
down the bunting.
Realizing how slim their chances
for winning the rush were, as they
were so badly outnumbered, the
Sophs began to waylay Freshies on
Saturday and to stow them away in
places, where it was thought that
they would remain safely tucked
away until after the big event of
Monday morning, but in some manner
every Freshie managed to get loose
and turned up. at six o'clock Monday
to take part in the fight for the hon
ors of the day.
The Sophs defended the flag pole
and their much priced bunting, and
for fifteen minutes defeated every
attempt of the Freshies to smash
through the defense around the pole
and secure the bunting.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
SOME TRUCK
Indiana Man Tells pf Remarkable
Endurance of Republic Truck.

c. f. Downend of Angola, Indiana,
was in Alma the first of the week.
and while here told of a Republic
truck, which had been doing duty for
six years at Angola, and had shown
remarkable small upkeep cost,
which speaks highly for the build of
Republics and the high grade of the
material which is-put into them, and
tells its own tale of Republic super
iority.
A bottling company there has a
truck which has been doing duty for
six years, making daily trips of
thirty miles, seven days each week,
every week of the year The trips
are made over stone roads which are
far from the best. During the six
years only $14OO has been expended
in upkeep on this truck.
Mr.. Downend, who is the Republic
distributor in Angola, was in Alma
on business trip to the plant. when
he told the story of this Republic
truck, which certainly stands up to
one of the Republic slogans, "Repub-
lie Superiority"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
COLLEGE MAY
GET $4,000
One-FOrtieth of Great Fund Is
Pledged Institution if Ii
Raises S250,000.
YEAR AND A HALF GIVEN
Sum is Part of Two Million Which
the New Era Movement Will
Use for EndOwments.

Announcement was made yester-
day at chapel by President H. NJ.
Crooks of Alma college to the effect
that approximately S50,00000 had
been pledged to the local institution
by the General Board of Education
of the Presbyterian church, contin-
gent upon the college securing $780,
100000 on its endowment campaign by
March 81, 1921, at which time the
pledge is payable, if the required
amount is secured.
The amount pledge is really two
and one-half per cent of about
S2,0O0,000.00 which the New Era
movement will have during the col
lege year 192021 to be used in col
lege endowments. This means that
Alma college will secure one-fortieth
of the total amount which numerous
other colleges throughout the country
are also seeking to share in.
AT the present time Alma college
has slightly over $4,000 of the re-
quired $250,000, which the institution
must raise in order to obtain the
share in the money which is set aside
for college endowments by the New
Era World movement.
The New Era World movement ex-
poets to have a like sum each wear
for the use of college endowments
for period of FIVE years, as this
great mter-church movement realizes
the necessity of Christian education.
and is providing for it to the best of
its ability.
This means that during the COM
ing year and half Alma college
authorities must work with a vim,
II they hope to reach the mark that
is needed to secure the $4,000. II
means the immediate resuming of
the endowment campaign which was
cut short by the entrance of the
United States into the great world
war, and the waging of a stronger
campaign than ever.
The college authorities have high
hopes that they will be able to
achieve the goal that has been set
and that by March 81, 1921. thew
VIII have added the needed amount
TO the endowment to secure the
pledge of one-fortieth of the amount
which the New Era Interchurch
movement has set aside for this
work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
LlCEUM COURSE

During the coming winter, under
the auspices of the Chautauaua anG
Lyceum Association, course of lee
lures and entertainments will be Civ
en- for the people of Alma. A high
class of lecturers and artists have
been engaged, such as will prove very
acceptable to all who hear them. The
series will begin with a lecture bv
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth; Decer7-
ber s, the world famous John Ker-
drick Bangs will give one Of his
characteristic addresses; December
ID, a concert of local talent assisted
by artists brought from various cen
ters by Prof. Hosmer; the eminent
Ralph Dennis. the investigator of
Russian affairs, will be here on Jan.
2lst; on February 3, the Whitmore
Trio will present their musical pro-
gram; and the course will end with
Miss Margaret Stahl, dramatic read
er. who comes on March 1st. A feast
of good things await the patrons of
the Lyceum.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
CHURCHES Of CITY
TO HAVE RALLY DAY
Sunday, October ), Named by
Churches of City by Alma
Federation of Churches.

Announcement was made last Sun
day that October 9TH is to be OBJ
served as Rally Day by the churches
of Alma. On that day the people of
the city are to seek the churches Of
their choice and all who have not
already done so are asked to enlist
for regular service throughout the
year. The fact that all the evangel-
ical churches are cooperating makes
the day one of unusual interest.
For years Rally Day has been OBJ
served by some of the Sunday schools
at this time of year. Its purpose is
10 regather at a specified time all
workers who have fallen away from
the habit of regular church attend
ance because of the heat of the sum-
mer. II is a day also when special
efforts are made to enlist new work
ers and on which all organizations
start with full force upon the years
tasks. Not before have the churches
made common cause, but this year
the expectation is to reach the entire
city by united effort. The slogan
for the day will be Every citizen
in some church today"
The body under whose auspices
Rally Day is being arranged is the
alma Federation of Churches" This
body, composed of representative
laymen and the pastors of the evan
gelical churches of the city, is plan
ming several city wide moves for the
present season and the City Wide
Rally Day" is the first
1t is believed that every right
minded citizen will be glad to CO.
operate in the plans which the Fed
GRAFTON have in mind The morale
of the town depends to a very con-
siderable degree upon the vigor of
its church life. The provision which
the founders of this country made in
the laws of the land whereby they
set aside one day in seven and en-
couraged the worship of God on that
day and the consideration of the
right standards of living, is one of
the best safeguards the land pos
sesses. AS our people gather week
after wek to the churches the habit
of right thinking and right doing is
fostered and that high morale upon
which democracy must ever depend if
1t is to succeed has been not only
preserved but engendered. Anything
which will now increase our church
attendance will increase our general
right-mindedness and will lift the
morale of the city even above it's
present good level. Everyone should
lend hand on Rally Day to secure
such an end.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
WRIGHT HOUSE IS
TO Be REMODELED
New Three-StOry Addition Will
BE Constructed Facing
State Street.
PLANS NOW BEING DRAWN
Work. Which Will Start in Spring,
Will Cost Approximately
100000.

I Plans are now being drawn by
Maxon & Baackman, Flint architects
for the remodeling of the Wright
House, and the constructing of a
large addition, with a view of giving
Alma a first class hotel, which will
rank very favorably with those locat-
ed in the larger cities of the state.
Although the plans have not yet
been completed, it is known that the
owner of the hotel expects to COM
pletely remodel the present structure
upon which about 100000 is to be
expended, and that Mrs. Brearley
will also erect a three-story addition
facing on State street, which will be
n by l05 feet. The frontage on
State street will be II feet. The ad-
dition will be just to the north of the
present structure, and will contain
three store rooms on the ground
floor.
1t is expected that the plans will
call for about one hundred and forty
rooms in the hotel, with every room
I'M the new addition equipped with
either a tub or shower bath.
The cast of the new addition is ex-
pected to be about 100000, which
with the $4,000 to be expended in
remodeling the present structure, will
bring the total cost to $4,000, eX-
elusive of the fixtures.
The new building will have terra
Gotta front and in remodeling the
present Wright House, terra Gotta
front will be put on the front to
make it conform with the new build
ing.
1t is the intention of the Wright
House management to start the
work of remodeling the present
building, and the construction of the
new three story addition just as
early in the spring as the work car
be started.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
WILL BE FINISHED SOON

The work of remodelng the old
quarters of the Alma fire department
in the city hall is going forward
rapidly and the work is expected to
be completed within the coming
month. The west portion of the
lower floor is being divided into three
Room, which will move from it's pres
home of the Alma Free Reading
Room, which will lmove from it's pres
ent quarters when the new place is
ready. The other two rooms will be
for the use of the ladies' One at the
southwest corner will be the ladies'
rest room, while a room being con-
structed to the rear of this one will
be used for a ladies' toilet. A side
walk along the west side of the city
hall is to be constructed leading to
this room.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-25
FALL CAMPAIGN
Alma Plant of Michigan Sugar Com
pany Starts Soon.

The Alma plant of the Michigan
Sugar company will open for its an
nual fall run about the middle of
October according to one Of the Of
ficials of the company A prediction
was made that the run this year
would be a good one and would last
about three months.
The company had large acreage
this year, there being something like
5000 acres Of beets under contract.
Some of these were lost because of
weather conditions and other reasons,
so that the fall beet harvest will not
be as great as the areage that was
contracted and planted in the spring.
1t is expected that the yield this
year will be just about a medium
yield. Until the rains of last week,
the dry weather had served as a
check on the growth of the beets, so
that they were small, but had COM
paratively good percentage of sugar.
With the coming of the heavy rains
last week, the beets have started
growing again, so that the yield will
be heavier. 1t is not expected, how
ever, that the percentage of sugar
will be any greater.
During the summer months some
extensive repairs have been made at
the local plant, particularly in the
beet sheds which have been practi-
cally rebuilt, and will be in better
shape than ever to take care of the
beets as they come to the plant. The
sheds will also hold a far greater
tonnage than in the past, being of
greater capacity than heretofore.
When the plant starts operations
In the middle of October about three
hundred and fifty people will be add
ed to the payroll of the Alma in
stitution, and during the three
months run thousands of dollars will
be spent in this city from the pock-
cts Of these laborers. Other thou
sands will come to Alma and vicinity
through the price that the company
will be paying to the farmers of the
county for the beets which they have
raised.
Already men are coming here with
the expectation of securing work in
the sugar factory, nearly thirty hav-
ing arrived in Alma yesterday. in
charge of one of the field men of the
company