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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-01
STRANGE Mammals of the Past

IF THE lofty mountain ranges that skirt
J. our Pacific coast could be bodily removed
the dry deserts of the West would soon
become richly productive q agricultural areas.
It is those mountains that make the deserts,
by shutting OF the moist rain bearing winds
Of the Pacific.
Once upon q time It was different. Only
1000, 900 years ago-a short time geologl-
cally speaking-the mountain walls were
not there; they had not yet "growed up
Even the Rockies were then merely ranges
Of low hills, and to the west OF them
stretched vast lakes covering most of what is
now Utah and southern Wyoming.
It was a wonderful country in those days.
with a climate resembling that Of Louisiana
and southern Florida. The vegetation was
most luxuriant. There were palms and
palmettos, acacias and p%ersimmons, cane
brakes and magnificent ferns. On the sandy
hanks Of the lakes, and Of streams flowing
into them, were numberless alligators and
big turtles.
Mammals there were Of man. species
wholly unknown to us at the present time
piglike creatures that weighed a ton, aquatic
rhinoceroses, ''titanotheres" (titan -beasts)
with strange looking humps on their backs.
and otter like animals nearly as big as IT,
gers that swan and probably preyed on the
alligators. Hugest of all were the ~''uinta-
there's" the males bearing four. horns on
their heads.
knowledge on This subject Is 80 definite
for the reason that skeletons Of these crea-
lures have been dug out Of the rocks In the
region described; likewise fossil remains Of
trees and other plants that grew when they
were alive. Not long ago an exploring
party from the American Museum of Nat
ural History, passing through a canyon,
saw, high up on one of its walls, the skull
Ut ? 'uintathere" looking out at them, as
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-01
Relics Of a King.Maker,

GUY. the famous Earl of Warwick. known
~ in history as the king maker was 1
man Of great stature,
How far myth will improve upon fact 10
illustrated in his case By certain relics shown
to visitors at Warwick Castle. Principal
among them are his porridges pot, his meat
fork and his rmor
The porridge pot holds 100 gallons. the
meatfork is six feet long and the armor is
ample enough in size to ft a horse.
Asa matter Of fact, 1t is a horses arnor.
The fork is not . fork at all, but a medieval
military weapon and the porridse pot is q
garrfsoA cauldron Of the sixteenth century.
In short, the 70 -called relics are fakes.
But the average visitor at the castle, while
amazed. accepts them in full faith as verit-
4 able. y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-01

that will be found thoroughly safe and sat
isfactory.
These processes, employing relatively low
temperatures. subject the food products to a
very gradual loss of water, but with no loss
of color or flavor, and without alteration of
cell structure. The materials. on being
soaked in preparation for use. swell to nor
NAL size and, when cooked, are indistin-
guishable from fresh articles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
Says There Are
OOer 8 Million
u. S.. UIitefateS
Kaufman Shows 81 Per
cent of Miners Are of
Foreign Birth.

Washington. Z. C, Feb. 15.-Mem-
bers OF the house education commit
tee. considering a bill TO appropriate
s12.5O0. 900 annually for work in CO.
operation with the states 20 educate
native iIiiterates and aliens, were told
today that the bureau Of mines has
progressed TO such a point in its
safety movement that further i'm
provement would be difficult unless
foreign born workers are taught the
language OF the country.
Thousands Can't Read.
Herbert Kaufman, special assist
ant 10 the secretary OF the interior.
presented statistics, showing that 81
per cent Of miners employed in this
country are OF foreign birth and that
many thousands Of them cannot read
safety Instructions or understand di-
recuons spoken in English They
were declared to be a menace in any
Industry which annually kills an av-
ersge Of 300 men and Injuries 800. 600,
or one-third. Of the total employed.
There were said 20 be $4,000 Hit
crates and persons rnahle 10 SPEAK
English in the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
WOMAN FAILS TO COLLECT
EX-HUSBAND'S INSURANCE

After being out Is minutes. the jury
In the case Of Sarah May Duclo vs.
Locomotice Engineers Mutual Life and
Accident association ct al, returned a
verdict in favor OF the defendant sat
urday morning in the 41st district
court
Suit was brought against the asso-
citation in an effort TO prevent pay
ment OF two insurance policies in
which John ". Young had been named
as beneficiary OF Henry " Young. de-
ceased. former husband Of Sarah May
Duclo. The beneficiary Of the policies,
it is said was changed by Henry n.
Young after his divorce. the jury rul-
ing that he was OF sufficient mental
capacity to understand the nature and
result OF the change at the time It was
made.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
MARKET
ACTIVE, STRONG
Firm Tone Develops At the
Opening; Rails Weak,
But Later Rally.

-iew Eo-E, Feb. 15s-stocEs opened with
2 firm tone to-day. tie market soon becom-
ing active and strong On a demand for oils
fai1pirrs ard some o. the motors. Rails
laa1e4 cou---ry 20 the general trend FOR &
i-1. la1auss o. pronounced weakness IN
- i1u- lssueE. but made apprsciabls gains
ia-e-
Pictures o. the oil group we're Pan
American Petroleum. common and pre-
1er-ed. at gains CO 20 g points. respective
j.. and Mexican Petroleum and Royal
llu--l, Marine preferred and American
---erua tiuuaI corporation rose points
@ La1llnE s-eals and equipments advanced
: % q ? points
Closing Is Strong.
me closing vas strong Sales approx
mated 100000 share Bonds were steady
Ellll prices on Liberty bonds today were.
AS 1Es6. first convertible IS. 91.s1: sec
end g.. nzfs- first convertible AS. s4-s6;
aecoud e5ts. $3.50; third ~ s. s5-125 fourth
SIS E1sf
Speculative Issues Rule.
EerrezentzllVs shares EEain gave way 20
Euecularlrs Issues IN the first half hour OF
t1laT's stock market. investment rails and
illustrlala recording no material changes,
while oils EhlrpinEz motors and several
81 scllialeous issues made extreme gains
~ 20 points
Foremost in the advance were Pan
American Petroleum preferre1. Royal
uut-h on Mexican Petroleum and Texas
company DistiIllls and paper issues also
Indicated further pool activity The steaol-
ness o. the United States steel with re-
-rteI leaders rrobEbie resulted from COW
r-iar % short commitments over the
week end
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
HOTEL MEN WISH WELL
FOR OREDORFF'S CAMPAIGN

tavern Talk, a hotel mems publica-
ton IN Kansas City. prints picl1l
81 2 Furt Orndorff on the 'front.' na4e
--f ne following under Il. IN its last
issue.
s----a rftv Of Fl Paso. Texas. and Is
~ 81 Few hotel men 10 enter the 20
Ti-fraf arena Here's hoping al the
--c-sT men "a Texas viii get into touch
WITH zc1uaiutances in Fl Pasos slg-
r-rr.5n- tkev boost for his election
Inside the magazine prints
lengthy article about the Il Faso
hotel man
~.--7~-ff from John s. Mitchell. presi-
rerr on the Hotel Mems association o.
size T. s. for 1911, wishes Ar OrndorLL
wen In his campaign and says;
-ri=h e lot OF other hotel men Wou-d
r-ss an interest n politics ana pul
come on our ideals into practice IN the
--rrIcinalfties" M Mitchell Is an Of
1rer IN the corporation owning the
Tafrmount and Palace hotels ln So
md Mary land IN Pasadena
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
BOY SCOUT OFFICIALS GO
TO OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE

G. O. Everman, executive Of the Boy
Scouts OF America, and Rev. Fuller
Swift, scout commissioner, win at
tend the conference Of scout execu-
tives TO be held IN oklahoma City
March 3. and 5. At this conference
plans. viii be adopted for spreading
the Boy Scout movement into all sec
lions OF the country so that every boy
in America nay receive scout teach
ing. whether he lives in 4 large city
or small town Among the attendants
at the conference viii be Stanley A
Harris. Of Memphis. national commits
sioner. and J. A Wilder. national field
commissioner. o. New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
GRAIN MARKET
GOES Up GRADE
Active Buying For Eastern
Connections Advances
Prices of Corn.

Chicago. H.. Feb. 15.-Activs buying on
the part OF houses with eastern counec-
tons sent the corn market up grade to-
day after some display Of weakness at the
outset Opening quotations. which ranged
from Z C 10 = c lower. with May At s1-19E
61-2o. and July a. s1-16if 8I-161z. were
followed by a Use 70 well above yester-
days finish.
Oats Duplicate Corn
Changes IN the oats market depended On
the action OF corn After opening : O &c
off with May at 58% G5s&c. the market
saEred a little further and then scored
moderate gain
Prices Unsettled Later.
Strength Of the stock market aud OF for
eiEn bonds had a stimulating influence In
the last half hour. Aowever, bearish ~
mors about the Argentine strike unsettled
prices The close was nervous. to axe
net higher May. s1.23S 91.2s5s. and July
at SI-1eZ 9L19Z-
Lower prices on hogs weakened pro-
visions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
COUNTY AIDING
MEMORIAL PARK
Commissioners Vote Sum
For the Preliminary Elk
nenses Of Project.

Authorizing an appropriation Of
$3.50 for preliminary expenses the
county commissioner court at a
meeting Saturday morning voted 70
assist in every way possible the move
ment TO establish a memorial park IN
honor OF those who fell IN service
from this city. It IS understood that
an equal amount will be donated by
the city in order that the committee
may get off to a flying start, $500 be-
ing needed for incidental expenses n
the campaign for raising funds for
the park, which viii be located IN
Castle Heights.
Consider Road Repair.
The matter Of repairing the north
loop road below the city was taken
up by the commissioners and dis
cussed at length. II being decided 10
table the matter until information
could be obtained on just what IL
would cost TO resurface the road Il
was the consensus OF opinion, how
ever that Il could be put in excellent
condition by the expenditure Of about
$500.
May Plant Trees
The county road below the city viii
be beaUtified by trees growing along
the side, II plans laid by the COM
mlsslouers al the meelluB 90 AOL MS
carry. It Is planned to plant young
trees along the side OF the roadbeJ,
which in time with sufficient care
would provide a shady drive Each
commissioner was asked TO make q
survey Of the county road in his pre-
cinct, IN order to detrmine how many
trees would be required Cottonwood
trees would be the ones selected for
the drive, as these trees furnish a
great amount OF shade. besides having
a tendency TO thrive in this section
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
Maj. Smith Flies From
EIPaso to San Diego IN
Nine and a Half Hours

san Diego. Cal, Feb. 15.-Endlng
what military aviators declare to be
the most wonderful flight IN the his
tory Of American aeronautics, Maj.
Albert Smith arrived at Rockwell
field on his transcontinental trip at
$3.50 %. m. Friday. Maj. Smith had
breakfast at Fort Bliss. Tex. lunch
con at Yuma. ARK, and dinner at his
home here.
Mat. Smith flew here from Fort
Bliss in nine and q half hours in
ne Haviland plane that carried. in ad-
dition TO the extra airplane parts.
dog kennel and a fun grown police
dog.
Lieut.. Col. Harvey Burwell. COM
handing Rockwell field. declared that
the time from Fort Bliss makes the
fastest cross country airpiane flight
recorded in the annals OF American
aviation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
BEN CLEMENTS'S FORMER
PARTNER DIES IN CALIFORNIA

James Howard formerly partner
with Ben Z. Clements. Of the Border
Ind Automobile Supply COMPANY
died this week IN Los Angeles. &C
cordlnE 20 q telegram from Mrs. How
ard 10 Mr Clements DECEASED came
here three years ago for his health
and made many friends while here
He vas an associate member Of Ro-
tarv. He sold out only q few months
ago 70 80 back 70 California, his old
home. because Of the necessity for
being 30 lower altitude. 1lr. Glenn
euts had letter a few days ago from
him stating that he vas doing we'll
u Is supposed ne died o. pneumonia
o. ilflueuza- Deceased leaves g wife
aud q baby son, a year old Before
coming % Fl Paso. he Travelled sew
eral years for The Jos Dixon Crucibls
crr0 aUT-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
n. Y. LISTED STOCKS
MONEY AND METALS

rBr As=ocfated Fressl-
Esu YORK, Feb. 15l-Lercantue papei'
= percent
81 G-v bis OF banks. f31-as comm erelai,
s1 day bits sL1-s5s demand, t4-i7-s0'
cables. fsT5az-
Mexican pesos. IIzc -
Tre loans firmcr. 90 md 80 days, q
81 rrerre-t- six months. 5ti 05ia percent
Cau ncney. frmers high, peIcelSS'
1nw. s. railing rate, s. closing o.a' i7t' CT
f-a.l az s. last loan. s percent -.-,.-
re-1er. quiet elscrrolTtics 4la1 q 2 = e
r-5n nominal. 10 ! northern and 20
r---Hr-- s-aFT7 Va 2 northern and No
g r1utheru. s11-5 75-.5- a.
Lad. fi-n. Epo,, s5-lst Fshru2T 70. ~
r-Fi-er. ruisrs East - l-9lN o7--' 40
---- rrF Fehrua-v sass $50
T0NDON METALS MARKET.
London. Eng. FEB 1s--The following
were me quotatltrs Ia TIE London met
ais uarEae trdlT-
Tln-Srot E11s g. go.
scot copper. Ele 1875 elac-ro-2-le' ---'-
S1o- lead E1a les
Srur E1elter. z-,-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
MACFINISTS ENDORSE THE
CANDIDACY OF CHAS. DAVIS

Members OF the uarhinists union
81 Fl Paso Friday night at SMOKER
endorsed the candidacy OF nay
,----ie- rzrfz for reelection. after ad-
.--r=sez rad been made by mayor "a
--iz and alderman william T. Grirfltn-
N address was also made by Judge
nr7 Il Jackson. advocating the elec-
-f1- Of Bart ornGorff for mayor
Charles Owens was the prinlcFal
rrsaker at q meeting OF supP9I -
- ~ Davis ticket Friday night at
-rs IrneriaI theater on Alameda av-
.-us- Talks we're also made BY mayor
laws and other members OF the tickeL
rusn L.arazola. who IS son OF the
new governor Of New Mexico spoke II
spanish -
--a Davis Supporters at Liberty nan
next Thursday night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
CAsHEs BAD Cheers.

Police captain S H. Veater was
busily engaged Saturday morning col
-lecting and cashing a number Of
hitherto worthless checks, alleged to
have been given 70 various FL Paso-
ans IN exchange for goods by c.
Singh, Hindu. recently convicted OF
a charge Of vagrancy and sent out OF
the city. The checks aggregated $500
Singh was incarcerated in the city
jail until friends in California could
send q sufficient amount Of money to
redeem them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
FIFTH CAVALRY BAND WILL
PLAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The following program viii be rem
dered by the Fifth cavalry band at
the bandstand. Fort Bliss. Sunday aft
ernoon from 3 to 4. under the direction
Of Lieut. z. J. H Bush: March. Hip
Hip Hoo-Ray, Nicol: overture, Phedre.
AIassenet: fantasia, Chanson Russo.
smith: selection, Isle OF Spice. jerome.
fantasia, Evolution Of Dixie, Lake:
Ia Humoresque, Dvorak, % Mr.
Thomas Cat, Hall; selection. Naughty
Marietta, Herbert; finale. Fifth Cav
airy March, Cain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
COPPER Stocks
ARE. ADVANCING
Curbs and Listed Shares
Show Effect of Buoyant
Market Conditions.

OIL shares were again the leaders IN
Saturdays market. according 70 :. s.
C5rtiss & Co. Hotel Sheldon.
Anaconda advanced from IS to ssS-
SHELTERS from 5fls 10 65. Inspiration from
"a 20 -. and Utah from SIX to 6S a
Mexican Petroleum made an extreme ad-
vance from I74iz TO l19A. and receded
at the close 70 I7SZ. Texas Oil gaiucu
three points TO 1874
In the curb list, the Jerome, prospect
share held firm on the news that Grand
Island reopened Saturday. Verde Combi-
nation will open tomorrow and Gadsden
the day following.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15

As Ms E G. Perry OF 1924 LcKin-
icy avenue. E Paso. was crossing san
antonio street into Mesa avenue in her
automobile Friday. her car was ran
into By car - OF the e Paso Electric
Railway Co The motorman managed
20 get his car under sufficient control
so that no more damage was done TO
che auto than 10 break off the
bumper and scratch ~ the side OF the
car slightly and bend 6 fender.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15

The return Of Herbert a Fitch to
California, where he is said to be
wanted on an embezzlement charge.
was requested by the sheriff at Los
Angeles in wire TO the federal au-
thorities here who are holding Fitch
on charge OF violating the Mann act.
1t was said by federal agents that he
would not be released to the Califor-
MIA sheriff until he is tried in the
United States district on the federal
charEe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
Grains and Provisions

Chicago Produce, Close
Coru-Nay, s1-I5: July. sf.1sZ.
Ozts-Nay. 60tsc. July. 577kc-
Chicago Provisions. Close.
Portray, SsI.O5: July. s3s.s5.
I.ard-8Iay, SIS. July. S24-1o-
Ribs-8fay, s12.72; July. SO.
Kansfs City Produce. Close.
Kansas City, no. Feb. 15.-Butter-Up
1c. creamery. 44cs firsts. &c seconds, 4oc;
packing sc.
EgE-3c higher. Flrsts. so.
Poultry-NIarzet unchanged.
Chicago Produce. Close.
Chicago. III. Feb. 15.-Butter-Higher
Creamery. 4oR51c.
Egg-Receipts, 1o.653 eases. Market
higher: firsts, 5scs ordinary firsts. 81 G3sc:
AZ market, cases included. s7H @ Sc.
Potatoes-Receipts. So cars. Market IN
changed.
Poultry-Alive. Market unchanged.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
ORNDORFF MEETING IS
HELD ON SOUTH SIDE

Burt Orndorff and his fellow eaandil-
5-res met with the citizens OF the
southern section Of the city IN Orn-
dorff headquarters on south stanton
eject Fridav night. The attendance
---- large. many women being among
sra voters present Addresses were
raFe hv Messrs Orndorff Page, Nc
Chesner. OiConnor, Jones and Bryan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
KANSAS RATLROAND CLEARED.

Topeka kas-. Feb. 15.-kansas rail-
blizzard resumed operation today with
the exception Of the Denver line OF
the Rock Island? which. officials said.
probably would be open by tonight.
Trains are trailing into Topeka to-
day IS 70 IS hours late. Wire service
Is rapidly assuming normal cOndi-
tons
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15

By the grand jury On a charge Of
criminal assault and his bond fixed
at $4,000, was allowed bail in the
sum OF $500 Saturday morning BY
judge w y. Howe, Of the -34th district
court. following the institution Of ha-
beas corpus proceedings
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15

Cotton Market

Cotton Futures, Close.
New York, Feb 15--Cotton futures
closed steady. March, 22-s5c; Nay, 22-l5c;
July, 2171c; October, 2o-1ocs December,
none
spot. stody. middling. 25-5oc-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15

r. c Wilson formerly Of FL Paso,
died February ! At his home IN Los
ANGELES, 3los Van Buren, Place. leav-
irE 2 wife. a mother and two children
me news Of his death was received
here today By friends from Mrs. VII
san
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
Livestock Market

Chicago. H.. Feb. 15.-CUnited States
Bureau Of Markets -HcEs-Receipts. a.
600; mostly 10G15c lower than yesterday 5
general trade prices underweight light
% q soc lower. Bulk OF sales. S17-500
1850: butchers. t17.s5617.e5; light. $40
I7.75s packing. s16-75 017-so; throwouts,
sI6-25 G16-75; pigs, good 10 choice. SIS r Il.
Cattle-Recelpts. 1000; compared with a
week ago. beef steers and butchers cattle.
3 O soc lower, Gamers mostly 25c higher;
veal calves, CSC lower best stoczers and
feeding cattle, steady 70 CSC higher com
mon light stockers. unevenly lower
sheep-Receipts. 1905 compared with A
week ago. fat lambs. I5925c higher Year
IinEs mostly sc higher Sheep strong 20
25c higher; feeding lambs. soc higher
Denver Livestock. Close.
Denver, Colo, Feb 5.-Cattie-Rsceipts,
500 Market steady. Beef steers. s14-5o0
1885, cows and helfers. ss-75 1o-75; stock
ers and feeders. s12-5o Sl4-5os calves, $3.50
315-25-
81: bulk s1s-75 61s-90-
shsep-Receipts. 200. Market steady.
Lambs, s15.s5 1855; ewes. S7-75 Q1o-s5.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-14
THE ALLIANCE THAT SAVES

One commentator speaks of ian entirely unconvinced
France" so far as the league of nations is concerned. That
is, France does not believe in the league. and that is why it is
asking for a supplemental alliance with England and the
Omitted States. France believes in the alliance as proposed
and sees safety in it, a safety that it cannot find in the league =
If we were as French as we are American, we belieNU
we would be agreed with France. If the Germans should
come again we would not want a committee made up of all
nations to meet and discuss the matter. We would want action
and that Immediately. And that is what England and France
have promised, or will promise, if the proposed alliance is
adopted.
We have often expressed the opinion that if the five
great nations which participated in the war on the side of the
allies, England, France, Italy, Japan and the United States
had passed, first of all, a resolution binding themselves to act
together, as they acted in the past, in event the same dangers
threatened civilization, that the peace of the world would have
been automatically assured, for there is no nation and no pos
sible combination of nations in sight that could have defied
ouch an aggregated power.
AS long as the five nations named stand together, the
world is safe against wars such as we have had. And the rest
of the wars are only feudal wars that may rage violently in
places, but which can do no great damage to the world as a
whole-they are mere duplicates of the disturbances they
have had in Mexico. To guard the world against them it
would be almost necessary to kill all that sort of peoples and
that is not possible-but they may with safety be allowed to
kill each other.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-14
MIR. VISION

ardon, admirers of Mr.. Wilson are accustomed to meet
The charges of his critics with what seems to them the con-
clusion of the whole matter. HE mas q Vsion' q
A vision of what? A vision superior to that of the rest o
Js he really more of an idealist than the rank ana lie OF
his fellow-ciizens? Has he somehow been Desseo WIN -
,oint of view above above the common run OF americans! &c
Us see.
selection of obscure or second rate men as MS heutenan's
;nstood Of giving The chief posts of authority to national
leaders of demonstrated capacity?
Is il vision" that has kept muddlers like Baker and
Burleson in office, or is it just plain stubbornness?
Was it vision" that dictated the appointment Vi "hiid"
J. BRYAN as secretary of state? n
Was if "yision" that restrained Mr.. Wilson month after
month from a vigorous assertion of our natlonai rlgh's "hen
Germany was heaping continual insults and injuries upon US!
Was it vision" that prompted the declaration three days
after the Lusitania was sunk that America was too proud
to fight?"
Was it vision that prompted the opposition to prepared
ness that led to the resignation of Secretary Garrison and the
appointments of an avowed pacifist in his stead?
Was it "vision" that prompted his appeal for a one party
Was it vision" that caused him to advocate a "peace
without victory?"
Was it "vision" that made it difficult for him to dis
tinguish SO long between the conflicting ideals OF the
European beligerents?
Was it vision that persuaded him to utter Nrepeatediy
such sentiments that Germany came to regard him as the best,
The only, friend she had among the heads OF the govern
ments arrayed against her?
Was it vision" that kept him busy writing notes to Ger
many while a majority of his fellow countrymen and our
allies with a vision of their own, were calling for the enemys
unconditional surrender?".
If this was vision" then let us follow the blind.
Mr.. Wilson's critics refuse to defer to him in this matter
Of vision They hold themselves as patriotic, as disinter-
ested, as capable as he of noble emotion and atruistic pur-
pose. What they object to is the assumption that his way is
the only way, that we must bindly follow him even though his
appeal does not reach either our minds or our hearts. !