davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-22

When it comes right down to the con-
crete fact, ninety-nine out of hundred
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-22

You can't point at a
more popular, appropri-
ate or useful suit than a
blue serge.
When undecided what
to buy or to wear, blue
serge is a safe bet. Like
the American soldier
it goes everywhere and
gets there.
Several different mod
els, so all men can be
suited.
Only a pleasure to show
goods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
''Cermany Won't Sign? Who Cares!''

~ P1NION in America has re-
fused to take the German
threats seriously. When the
first protests arrived "The Toledo
Blade" remarked clear EN-
squeal," and proceeded thus:
"Says Brockdorff- Rantzau: think
of your cruelty! We, your vanquished
enemies, were starving. You fed us
not. Think of that!'
"The world has been thinking for
months Of the millions of men killed.
and the other milllens starved because
of the war started by Germany.
Says Theodor Wolff: The treaty
is brutal, thoughtless product of
thoughtless, intoxicated brutality.'
"The world is asking Germany to
pay less than one-eighth the cost of
the war started by Germany without
cause.
"Says Premier Hirsch, of Prussia:
1T is mailed fist peace
The world remembers who started
this talk about the mailed fist started
war by use of it. and repeatedly
vowed that Germany would not let the
world off with any soft peace
Says General Won Hindenburg:
Germany was not beaten. The time
is near when all who dared to raise
their sacrilegious hand against US will
become powerless.'
"The world remembers that Won Hin
denburg had a date to eat dinner with
the Kaiser in Paris about August ID,
1914.
with one accord the German people
shout: We won't sign and the gov
eminent asks for week of mourning.
THE world has become accustomed
to We WON'T in German mouths. But
the world remembers no mourning of
Germany when the Huns ovcrran Bel
GUM, committing every crime in the
human catalogue and exulting over it.
I'm one thing the Germans are
agreed. 1t is that the part of beaten
bully is to shout Outraged while the
world looks on with amusement"
Later, when the dispatches began
to bring in reports of stiffening Ger
man resolve, the same paper ex-
claimed, "Why worry?" and said:
ut is to be hoped that the fear that
Germany may not sign the treaty, con-
stantly and ncrvously expressed in
press dispatches, does not reflect the
real attitude Of the Allied delegates
or of the peoples they represent.
The world wants pcace~-beginning
now and lasting forever. But II Ger
many II In q mood to. refuse the terms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
The Labor Dissertation

Among the admirers Of the Presi-
dent "The Philadelphia Evening
Public Ledger" comments thus on
the labor discussion in the message:
"What does his longish dissertation
upon the labor situation portend save
that, in common with the great body of
the people, Mr.. Wilson sympathizes
with the problems of industrialism =?
Platitudes, surely, and not to be dis
puted, but they have been said hun
dreds of times, even though not so
beautifully and repetition does not
bring them nearer solution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

Does the President favor an actual
partnership between labor and capital
when he descants upon the community
of interest? How far should it go?
Would he give labor share in the
direction of the business or merely
larger participation in the profits?
There is that old trouble about the
percentage Of wages to the percentage
Of net income always in the way How
can the fixing of sharing be ad-
justed without participation in the
direction of the enterprise? He does
not say. Neither does any statesman
or politician whose weather eye is open
to catch first signs of squalls in the
offing. He merely INDUCES in an
amiable disqusition without precise
commitment, stringing upon the thread
of his discourse such pleasant sem
fences as:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

the event that Germany signs as in the
event that she doesn't"
The answer most frequently re-
turned to every suggestion that
Germany may refuse to sign is
"Foch.' Peace will be made in Ber-
lin, The indianapolis News" de-
clares, if Germany refuses to sign
at Paris, and if it is made in that
city it will be a good deal harder
than the one that now seems so
terrible to the Germans and their
friends in this country.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer"
blames Mr.. Wilson in part for the
present "Hunnish Impudence":
The Presidents attitude of dealing
with Germany after the manner of q
board of arbitration or Cancellation
Justlfies, in the German mind. Ger.
many's conduct. 1t makes the case of
peace one in which both sides were
partially wrong and partially right and
the business of peace to compromise
the right and wrong on basis of prac-
teal justice to both. Germany, coming
to Versailles as g. litigant, instead of
as a culprit, comes with a spirit that
resents the delay in receiving the
peace terms and resorts to ultimatums.
1t is lmpudence without parallel, but
we largely are to blame for it,"
About the only newspaper that
sees any danger in the situation is
"The Springfield Republican," which
feels that the German people are on
the verge of hysteria and that the
Allies are to blame for not having
expressed some good will toward the
German people in their struggle
against reaction and Bolshevism."
How the present political crisis in
Germany will result it is impossible
as yet to make out, and whether Ger
many signs or refuses to sign tho
treaty perhaps in the long run is the
least important aspect of the case.
We want speedy peace, but we also
want durable peace and settled
world, and our hopes would be badly
damaged either by a reaction toward
mllltarism or by a Bolshevist revolu
ton. 1t already seems certain that
the coalition Of moderates cannot hold
together on the acceptance of the peace
terms, and it Is unfortunate that on
position is specially intense in lust
those groups which in any country
would be called democratic and with
which democratic nations, peace once
made, could cooperate for it's main
tenance. Nor is it specially hopeful
that the demand for signing the peace
comes almost wholly from the Bolshc
VISITS, whose motive is frankly to make
sure Of SOCIAL revolution"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
The German Dilen1,na-To Sion ar Resir
The Cable to Congress
A Norel Message and Its MIXED Reception

N TO ONE is able to disagree
"a heartily with President Will
sons cabled message to Con-
gress; but very few are able to be
downright enthusiastic for it. The
Democrats declare that it steals the
Republican thunder; the Republi-
cans criticise mildly where they can;
the radicals continue their bitter
and jeering remarks. Says 1.-The
Nation":
"Words, words, and more words
this sums up President Wilson's mes
sage to Congress. Like his last adj
dress to Congress, it again reveals a
total bankruptcy of ideas as to recon
struction. True, the politician asserts
himself in the appeal to Congress and
the country and the state Legislatures
to find a way to a new relationship
between capital and labor, thus con-
tirming the report which has been cur
rent that he would seek to put himself
at the head Of the liberal movement
IN this country now that he is return
ing bankrupt from Paris. But for any
practical suggestions as to how the
actual working partnership between
capital and labor is to be recognized
Mr. Wilson has nOthinp IN brine. out
beyond glittering generalities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Pleasant Sentences

"A genuine cooperation and part
nership based upon a real community
of interest and participation in con-
troll
The genius of our business men
and the sound practical sense of our
workers can certainly work such a
partnership out when once they realize
exactly what it is that they seek and
sincerely adopt a common purpose with
regard to it.
Those who really desire a new re-
lationship between capital and labor
can readily find way to bring it
about; and perhaps Federal legislation
can help more than state legislation
could
1.-The members of the committee on
labor in the two houses will hardly
need suggestions from me as to what
means they shall seek to make the
Federal government the agent of the
whole nation in pointing out and, if
need be, guiding the process of re-
organization and reform
"Whither do we wander? Rather in
a circle, isn't it?"
In a similar vein is "The Buffalo
Express" (Rep.) asking, what
Does He Mean?n and observing that
no subject is so easy to generalize
on" as labor or SO subject to mis-
leading "latitudinous precepts":
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
What Does He Mean?

"The President proceeds to gener-
alize that the antagonism between la
Dor and capital should be displaced by
cooperation and that the object of re-
form must be the genuine democratic
zation of industry This would be
we'll enough if the President indicated
clearly what change in the present plan
of industrial organization he would rec
ommend and what he means by demo-
cratization of Industry Are we to
understand that he borrows phrases of
BolsheVism with the intent to amply
them as the Bolshevists do, and is sug-
gesting cooperation by the commune
ing OF property and characterization
by the soviet plan? We judge not, yet
his words, without explanation. are
certain either to cause the opponents
of Bolshevism to look upon him as a
coming convert Or to lead them to de-
nounce him as a hypocrite who accepts
their theory of government but does
not apply it."
On the other hand, "The Evening
World" (Dem.) makes the announce
ment that the domucent is ga Brac-
ing Message" and number of Re-
publican papers, including "The Chi
cago Tribune" cordially approve
the discussionof labor, especially the
statement that progress must chief
ly come through voluntary coopera-
ton rather than through legislation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Political Manoeuvres Likely to
Determine Decision--Threa
of Haase and the Reds

National Assembly, of whom Hugo
haase is leader. He added this pict-
ure of the consequences:
Il cannot think the Entente would
profit much if the treaty were to be
signed by such a government. An In
dependent Socialist government would
have only small minority of the peo-
pie behind it. AS the terms would be
unbearable for the people at large, the
( government would not be in position
to meet them. The only agreement
that could be effective at this time
would be one with the present coalition
government
This suggestion is borne out by
the fact that the extreme radicals
of Germany are loudly advocating
the signing of the treaty. They
are doing SO frankly with no idea
of living up to it's terms. What
ever is done they look forward to
Red success in Germany and in
the Allied countries which will make
the treaty a dead letter.
The complicated political situa-
ton in Germany thus probably
holds the solution of the treaty
problem. The diagram below
makes clear just how the various
forces line up in the Assembly. 1t
will be seen that so far as the AS
sembly goes only the very small
minority of Independent Socialists
at the extreme left Qed by Hugo
Haase) favor signing the treaty.
But this is not the whole story.
On Thursday the Congress of Sol
dier's and Workers. Soviets voted
IN favor of signing the treaty. Just
how large a minority of Germany
this congress represents is not clear.
1t speaks for those extremists
among the Spartacides who do not
believe in parliamentary reform and
therefore refused to vote at tho
last election. Haase seeks the Same
goal of Bolshevist rule, but he b.
lieves in parliamentary procedure
Therefore, in sense, Haase rel
resents not only his own small
group but the whole Red element in
Germany, just how large nobody
knows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
-THE view that Germany might
l after all refuse to sign the
- nnarn treatN GROW rnnil IL:

THE view that Germany might
after all refuse to sign the
peace treaty grew rapidly
during the week. Allied opinion was
confident at first that Germany must
and would sign. Berlin protests
were taken as so much play-acting
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau's trip
to headquarters brought a new tone
into the dispatches from Berlin and
from Paris. AS definite results Gen
eral Pershing's trip to London was
postponed and on Thursday Ameri-
can troops were made ready for adj
vance into Germany. Comment in
this country began to discuss the
possibility of a refusal to sign, while
still holding that Germany would
probably yield in The end
So far as the dispatches make
clear the muddled situation in Ger
many, the question of signing or not
signing is largely political one, and
will be determined largely by politi-
cal mannuvres. AS a Berlin dis
patch to THE World summed up
the situation from the governments
point of view, quoting from a gov
crnment official who had attended all
he Cabinet meetings.:
THE present terms cannot be signed;
It we do not sign we know that the
Allies and the Americans will march
ii and the British probably will occupy
certain points and chaos will set in
within two weeks
If we sign in the present form the
government will be ousted; some of it's
members may be killed, and will be
succeeded by an Independent Socialist
Cabinet. Our military forces will not
adhere to such government. and
chaos Will set in within six weeks.
in either case, Germany will find
herelf in a chaotic condition; on the
enc hand, we so into chaos and death
with remnant of honor; on the other,
it will be little slower. but no less
certain, and with dishonor."
Chancellor Scheidemann made
similar warning prophecy that if
the Allies insisted upon their terms
1t would be signed only by new
government Of independent Social
lists, the most radical element in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

ing without the German signature as
with it.
"ln reality Germany signed the
treaty November II, 1918, when she
admitted she was defeated and aban-
doned the means for further resist
ancc.
IF the peace shall turn out to be
lasting it will be because the Allies
make it that, and the Allies will have
that job to do quite as certainly in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

doasnt!' and What horror next" is
as good propaganda as Germany has
ever had in Allied quarters.
1.-The situation is very simple and
should cause no unrest. If Germany
does not sign there will be no Germany
in the future and the world will be
mono the poorer
The German signature is dis
missed az a matter of small impor-
lance by "The Kansas City Times:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

diagram
me National Assembly, The in
group openly
"n'eh represents coalition of 70
democrats
by the
ASSEMBLY
"'ns TACT that they believe n actio
u''iae the Assembly
treaty b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Democratic Protection

'Despite the fact that the constitu-
tional amendment is to go into effect
so soon, he asks for the repeal of the
wartime prohibition law The repre-
sentativcs of a party which has prided
itself upon its doctrine of tariff
for revenue only, he now throws
over this doctrine in favor of a
protective tariff on dyestuffs and
chemicals; and fresh from assuring us
that the world is now made over for
peace, he hints darkly that we may
have to encounter hostile tariff legis-
lation abroad shortly. From whose
side? That of our Allies? The enemy
is so hobbled that he cannot think of
any such legislation.
Railways and telephones and tele-
graphs are to go back to private own
ership very shortly; though in De-
cember last he was unable to decide
whether or not to take the railways.
and so left the matter to Congress.
Only on womans suffrage does he
sound a clear note.
For the rest, this cabled message
is the very weakest among the Press
dents state Documents
Or as the Washington correspond
ent of ''The New York Call" $50
cialist) writes to this paper:
"Uriah Heep could not have written
a meeker message, is the way old poll
ticians sum Up their comment on the
Presidents cabled address to Congress.
There is crin@e in every paragraph"
exclaimed Texas Democrat, whose
partisan pride during six years has
centred in the crack of the White
House whip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

The Germans could save them
selves considerable Unnecessary heat
by getting it into their heads that the
question of whether they shall sign
the peace treaty or not isn't point
at issue. The treaty will be as bind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
American opinion can imagine nothing Of less i'm porance

offered there is only one nation that
should have any qualms, and that ma
ton is Germany
"The constant expression of anxiety
lest Germany may refuse to sign, and
the talk of How terrible if she
Evening star., 1919-09-28
Navy and Marine Corps Notes.

Lieut.. Commander Luman E. Nor
gan, U. S. NJ, retired. accompanied
by Mrs. Morgan. who left Washing
ton early in the summer, motoring
from here to New Hampshire. has
spent the past two months at Spring
field, in that state. EARLY in October
they will return to this city for a
stay of some weeks. and then go to
Florida, where they will spend the
winter. Commander Morgan, for
the period of the war, was on duty
in Washington in the ofiice of the
Judge advocate generaL
Rear Admiral Harry s. Knapp, U.
S. N. who left early in the summer
Evening star., 1919-09-28

a. commander of the United States
naval forces in European waters. will
shortly return to Washington.
Mrs. Charles A. Doyen, widow of
Brig. Gen. Doyen. u. s. Marine Corps,
with their daughter, Miss Fay Doyen,
has gone to New York for the winter,
as the latter will enter 1pon a course
OF studies at Columbia College. Mrs.
and Miss Doyen have made their home
Tor the past year at Annapolis.
Mrs. Stephen c. Rowan. wife of
Commander Rowan. U. s. N, accom-
panied by their two children. has re-
turned to Washington and they are
established for the season at the Du-
pont
Mrs. John M. Ellicott. wife of Capt.
Ellicott. U. S. N. who came east
some months ago from the navy
yard at Mare Island, Calf, where hel
Evening star., 1919-09-28

has left to join her husband nc San
Francisco, whore he II now on duty
as aid to Rear Admiral w. R. Shoe
maker, u. 8. N.
Commander Aubrey K. Shoup, U. q
NJ. and Mrs. Shoup have gone for =
visit to friends at Nyack. N. Y.
East Gloucester, Mass, has gone to.
Elisabeth, N. J., for the autumn ay1d
will later return TO Warrington for
the season.
Lieut.. Commander Jay K. Esler U.
8. n, and Mrs. Esler, have returned
to Annapolis, after a motor trip to
New York, where they visited the
latter's mother, Mrs. Samuel Byerley.
Mrs. Charles M. Pyne, mother OF
Paymaster Frederick g. Pyne. U. &
Evening star., 1919-09-28


husband is stationed, and spent some
time in Washington, 10 now visiting
her son-in-law, and daughter. Maj.
Ross Kingsbury, U. 8. Marine Corps.
and Mrs. Kingsbury, at the Marine
Barracks. submarine base. Groton,
New London.
Mrs. Roswell n. Blair. wife Of Lieut..
Blair, U. s. N, after spending the
summer at Jamestown, R. L, has
gone, with their young son, to pass
the autumn with her mother at the
latter's home in Prince William coun-
ty, Va
Mrs. J. H Klein. wife of Capt.
Klein, u. s. NJ, with their son Doyen.
her husband is in command of the
U. S. S. Dermutt
Mrs. Harvey 4. Overesch. wife of
Lieut. Overesch, U. s. N, after an en-
ioyable visit to relatives in Baltimore,
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Lieut.. Col. Lucian Dent Booth, U.
S. A., with Mrs. Booth and their fam
lily. is established for the season at
1921 Mckinley street, Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Capt. L. c. Rauck. U. 8. A.. returned
last week from Chicago. where he
spent his leave. Capt. Rauck is on
duty in the quartermaster's DEPART
ment.
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Capt. r. F. Foote, U. S. A., left last
week for his new detail at the re-
mount depot, Des Moines, Iowa
Evening star., 1919-09-28

(Cont.nued on Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1919-09-28
Army Notes.
Continued from Sixth Page }

Warren Scanlon and Miss Mary Scan
lon, who spent four weeks at Allan
tic City; N. J.
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Weeks, U. S. A.. accompanied by their
young daughter. Margaret. left last
week for a visit to relatives in Phila-
delphia. after which they will return
to Fort Myer.
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Lieut.. Frank Welsh, U. s. A.. with
Mrs. Welsh and their little son. has
gone to Berkeley. Calf. for a visit TO
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Growney.
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Gen. John Mcclellan, U. S. A. re-
tired, with Mrs. Mcclellan. has gone
to San Diego. Calf. to spend the
autumn.
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Mrs. Jefferson Keys, wife of Maj
Keys, U. S. A.. accompanied by their
young daughter, Virginia. will short
" come to Washington for visit to
her old home in this city before re-
turning to Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
where her husband is now. stationed
At present Mrs. Keys is visiting in
Wisconsin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
CENTRAL RAILROAD
ENGINE TURNS over
WASHOUTS INTERRUPT SEIZED
ULES OF PASSENGER TRAINS
OF BOTH RAILROADS.

Heavy all-night rains which con-
tinued all day Tuesday sent the
streams of this section above flood
stage, and resulted in much damage,
especially to railroad tracks.
There were three washouts on the
Central of Georgia railroad, one just
this side of Macon, one at Hatcher
Station 80 miles west of Dawson,
and one at London, near Montgom-
cry, Ala, with the result that the
schedules of passenger trains on
that road were annulled for two days,
the train of the Fort Gaines branch
making trips up and down the road
between the Macon and Hatcher Sta
ton washouts and transferring at
each place passengers and mail.
The east bound Central train from
Montgomery due in Dawson at 9:31
Tuesday night was wrecked at
Hatcher Station. The train was run
ming slowly and cautiously at the
time, and was on a temporary track
when it gave away and the engine
turned over. Engineer w. H. Strick-
land escaped unhurt. The passen-
gers were taken back to Eufaula, and
the train was annulled.
There was also : washout on the
Seaboard Air Line at Renfroe, and
there were no trains on that road
all day Wednesday. The train from
Columbus due in Dawson at :35 did
not arrive until late at night.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-03-04
POSTMASTER CHEATHAM REAP
POINTED FOR ANOTHER TERM

His Name, With a Number of 9th
ers, Sent to the Senate by Presi-
dent Thursday for Confirmation.
DIR. w. B. Cheatham has been re-
appointed postmaster at Dawson.
His name, along with a number of
other Georgia appointments, was
sent to the senate Thursday by the
president for confirmation.
DIR. Cheatham has held the local
postmastership for a term of four
years, and his reappointment gives
general satisfaction. He is courteous
and considerate at all times, and I'M
der his administration the patrons of
the Office have received splendid SER
vice.
Senator Hardwick is said to be
closely scrutinizing names sent the
senate, and it is understood that he is
prepared to block confirmation of
any appointee who has made himself
personally offensive. This, however,
does not affect Postmaster Cheat
ham, who, while not supporting the
Junior senator for reelection, was
not abusive in his opposition.