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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-08

Advice. Son, be a silent citizen
 And gabbing shirk; For overtalk wears out more men than overwork.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
A SACRED GIFT.

The Blaine home at the corner of State
and Capital streets, Augusta, Maine, has
been given to the State of Maine by it's
owner, Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, daugh-
ter of that distinguished citizen of our
State, Hon. James G. Blaine. Mrs. Beale
desires that her old home be used as the
official residence of our Governor, but
does not insist upon even this. She asks
in return only the privilege of placing at
her own expense, in the front hall, a
bronze tablet with this inscription: ''This
house and the land on which it stands
was the home of James G. Blaine and
was given to the State of Maine in the
name of his grandson, Walter Blaine
Beale, First Lieutenant 31Oth Infantry,
18th Division, who was born here March
%, 1896, and who fell in France IN the
ST. Michel Drive, September 10, 1918"
'Laetus sorte mea."
Mrs. Beale gave to her country all that a
mothers heart can give and few, if any,
of the war bereaved mothers in this broad
land will be able to dedicate to her son a
more fitting memorial. The Blaine home
has long been historic, henceforth its por-
tai is holy. A grateful State will guard
its treasure faithfully.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
Undesirable Foreigners.

Seattle newspapers say that the strike
in that city was engineered by seven
men, five Of whom are foreigners. They
could not have succeeded without the
active or passive aid of thousands of
Americans. Since when has it become
necessary for Americans to ask Russians
to show them how to obtain redress for
actual or supposed wrongs? 1t is incum-
bent on the workingmen of Seattle, if
they have any pride in their country and
it's ability to manage its own affairs, to
send these foreigners packing and to put
none but Americans on guard over their
affairs.
There has been much discussion about
immigration, but there is need for emf
grafton of these alien meddlers in Ameri-
can affairs. If the law does not cover
their case, Congress can change it. There
is need also of more rigid precaution
against the entrance of such men. The
world is full of men who roam around in
the secret pay of hostile nations to create
disturbance on such pretenses as were
! made for the Seattle strike. Other ma
fions protect themselves by requiring
! foreigners to obtain passports, showing
who they are, whence they come and on
what business they come. That system
| is needed in this country during these
troublouS times. Under it an admins
trative officer could refuse admission to
rowing propagandists without risk of
their. being pulled through the net by
court procedure.
The refuge or-the-oppressed theory
about admission of aliens has been over
worked. The present emergency proves
that there is now danger of the Ameri-
can people being oppressed by these refu-
gees. The tramp whom the kind hearted
housewife invited into her house for a
| meal gives orders and has undertaken to
run the house. He ought to be kicked
out.-Portland Oregonian.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
SOC, 60c. and ST. 90.

lican Senators are openly opposed to the
ratification of this covenant. These men
have a constituency behind them. Thou
sands of our ablest and foremost men of
affairs stand with these Senators, and mil
lions of our conservative citizens have
Joined these opposing forces.
All Europe now knows this, and Mr..
Wilson must be aware that his influence
in European diplomacy and affairs has
been measurably weakened Immediately
after the departure of Mr.. Wilson from
Europe, the representatives of the Allied
powers took up the consideration of &C
>tual peace terms. 1t is now reasonably
probable that the league of nations has
been sidetracked. We say this because
Japan has never had more than polite
interest in the league. England, while
not opposed to any sort of a league which
would not thwart her ambitions, has been
and is now in favor, first of all, of punt
tive peace, a peace which will make Ger
many powerless as war factor France
and Italy are intensely dissatisfied with
the proposed league. What these nations
desired and urgently needed was, as a
distinguished Frenchman stated to the
conference, an international force of suf-
ficient proportions to prevent Germany
or any other country from breaking peace,
and, if peace were broken, to restore it by
collective force. Thus we have before US
league covenant in which the four great
Eastern powers have little faith or inter-
est and which a very large part of our
own people does not approve. Mr.. Wilson
has returned to Europe and is facing very
serious difficulties We have said that
Mr.. Wilson made a mistake when he
challenged the sentiment and said lie had
fighting blood in him, but this was not
his initial mistake His initial and most
unfortunate mistake was that he went to
Europe as the autocrat instead of as the
partner of the United States Senate We
regret that he did this, for his own sake
and for the honor and fame of this Re-
public. AS matters stand now we can
conceive of but one way by which these
two mistakes can be corrected Mr. Will
son should ship William Allen White,
George D. Heron and Col House back
to America, and the band of IA college
Professors, George Creel and the numer-
GUS other unfledged and cratic states
men whom he has taken over there should
on the same ship. Next he should Or
der Secretary Baker and Secretary DAN
iels to remain in Washington and attend
strictly to their business. At the same
time he should summon to Europe about
a dozen of the ablest of our Democratic
and Republican Senators to assist him
and Secretary of State Lansing in settling
his and our existing difficulties, in the in
terest of the United States and in the in
terests of world peace. This would give
the United States the prestige and dignity
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
DEATH OF GEORGE HASTY

The death of George Hasty of Brooks
occurred in Thorndike, March 10th, after
a lingering illness, at the home of Charles
White of Thorndike, where he was spend
ing the winter. Mr.. Hasty suffered from
a shock about IL years ago and since that
time had been in impaired health. Mr.
Hasty was born in Brooks about So years
ago and has lived there during the whole
of his lifetime. He was, up to the time
of being stricken with the shock, an
active farmer and one who was deeply
interested in the affairs of his town, and
has many friends in Brooks, who will
regret to learn of his death. He is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Roy Burr
of Eastport, and Mrs. Eva Bartlett of
Cleveland, Ohio, and one son, Captain
Percy A. Hasty, who returned to this
country recently from active service with
the Goth Division. Funeral services were
held from the residence of Charles White.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry
of Deeds for the week ending March II,
1919:
Charles B. Eaton, Belfast, to Gladys B.
Robbins, do; land and buildings in Bel
fast.
Fannie E. Shute, Belfast, to David P.
Flanders, do; land in Belfast.
Edwin Davis, Lincolnville, to Richard
W. Croker, do; land and buildings in
Lincolnville.
Sarah F. Knight, Belfast, to John c..
johnson, Eagle Island; land in Lincoln
vile and Searsmont.
Howard F. and Donald R. Head, Lin
colnville, to Fred A. Head, do; land in
Lincolnville
Zodie May Weymouth, Morrill,, to Lewis
A. Whitcomb, Belfast; land and buildings
in Waldo.
Ida j. Gray, Belfast, to Jessie Grant,
Stockton Springs; land and buildings in
Prospect.
Edgar L. Rhodes, Brookline, Mass, to
Charles H. Lindsay, Searsport; land and
buildings in Searsport
Fred A. Head, Lincolnville, to Ernest
M Clark, Camden; land in Lincolnville.
Fred Ireland, Stockton Springs, to An
ME j. Nickerson, do; land and buildings
in Stockton Springs.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
In the House.

Lanpher of Sebec spoke in favor of the
act providing that the compensation of
all clerks in county offices shall be fixed
by the county commissioners, on which
the committee on salaries and fees had
reported fought not to pass" He said
the present system was awkward and
cumbersome, long distance handling of
local business; that it was absurd for the
legislature to manage the affairs of people
where the county commissioners were
familiar with the situation. 1t would also
be step toward home rule permitting
the people to manage their own affairs.
Few appeared at the hearing, two for and
two against, but he favored the bill and
hoped if any one agreed with him, they
would speak for and vote for the bill; if
not, then he would say good bye to it.
He moved the substitution of the bill for
the report. Buzzell of Belfast took the
gentleman at his word and hoped the good
bye would be said now. A committee
qualified to pass upon the merits or de-
merits of the bill had considered it. The
Waldo delegation had unanimously agreed
on the Waldo clerical salaries and he
thought wisely. We know our own con-
dltions there and other county delegations
know theirs He hoped the molten would
not prevail. The motion to substitute was
lost and the report of the committee was
accepted.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
In the Senate.

The special committee on the Blaine
mansion has reported in the Senate a
resolve authorizing and empowering the
Governor and Council to acquire and
purchase the residence of the late James
G. Blaine, provided the same can be pur-
chased at a reasonable price, and such
other property contiguous or adjacent
thereto and to fit up and furnish the same
for home for the governor of the State
while in office, to be known as the execu-
tive mansion, and that the same be paid
for out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
The Senate Friday morning concurred
with the House in accepting the majority
report, ought not to pass, on the acts re-
lating to the election of secretary of State,
attorney general and State treasurer by
direct vote of the people, upon motion of
Senator Deering of York.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
ONLY AN APPARENT VICTORY

When President Wilson made his first
triu to Europe as the champion OF the
league of nations. his entry into the har-
boz at Brest was more imposing than any
the world had hitherto seen, as one OF the
preliminaries to the occasion of peace
gathering. His entry into foreign diplo-
matte circles was we'll staged. This add
ed not little to the impression which the
masses of Europe already had of the i'm
portance and power of the United States,
and also was not without effect upon the
minds of the foreign diplomats who were
about to assemble. Mr.. Wilson's evident
sincerity of purpose, mis- absolute faith IN
himself and the superb dictum with which
he presented his views, enabled him to
return to Boston an apparent victor. Eu-
rope believing that he represented the
thought and purpose of this country had
surrendered He had compelled England,
France and Italy to postpone considera-
ton of peace terms. He had induced
them to endorse a covenant of league,
which was, in the main, of his own max
inp. While he was on his return to this
country the text of the league covenant
was read here with some amazement, and
when MIR. Wilson landed IN Boston he
was aware that his battle was but half
won. Still confident in himself, in his
speech in Boston he challenged those of
the people of the United States who did
not accept his dictum, to enter the lists
against him. He said desire "to test the
sentiments of the nation" and also made
this defiant declarations: II have fighting
blood in me" with possibly little en-
phasis on the word mel This was not
tactful because there are many red blooded
Americans who do not like to be bulIied
The journal believes this was mistake,
and it was a mistake which cannot now
be rectifed. The Presidents challenge
has been accepted. Whatever merits his
original plan for a league of nations may
have had, and we admit it had many, we
do not think that in its present form it
can ever be ratified by the Congress of
the United States. Many leading Demo-
cratic Senators and many leading Repub-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
Senate Committee Reports

The committee on appropriations and
financial affairs reported Fought to pass
in new draft" on resolve for indexing the
documents filed by the Legislature of
Maine since 1920, now in the office of the
secretary of the Senate.
The committee on banks and banking
reported fought to pass on act amending
Sec. 80, Chap. 81, Revised Statutes, re-
latlng to deposits by savings banks in in
situations outside the State of Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20

Assets Dee ...
Real estat e....,.......
Mortgage loans..........
Collateral loans .........
Stocks ard bonds.
Cash in office and ban,
Agents balances.
Bills recelvabIe.......
Interest and rents.
s II other assets....,,..u..
Gross assets. .........
Deduct items not adman
Admitted assets
Liabilities Decemte
Net unpaid losses ...
Unearned premiums
All other liabilities
Cash capital..........-...
Surplus over all liabiltle-
Total liabilities and sU..
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
House Reports

Dutton Of Bingham-Act to prevent the
illegal assessment of taxes or the abate-
ment thereof, providing thai when the
State assessors shall find that the local
assessors have failed, neglected or omit
ted to assess any property according to
its fair value, or shall have improperly
abated any property so assessed they
shall levy an assessment upon said prop
erty, any tax so assessed to be payable to
the State treasurer for the use of the
State
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20

in the conference to which her greatness
entities her, and our people would accept
the findings of jury in which they had
had such represen tation.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04
THE AMERICAN LEGION

The American Legion, made up OF eX-SerVice
men of the United States in the recent war, will
find itself greater force for advancement and
good in the nation if it does not endeaVor to
concern Itself directly with politics. We have been
hearing for many years Of the "old soldier vote
with regard to veterans of the Civil war. For
long time that vote considered factor in
politics. until the dwindlnig size Of the Grand
Army made it negligible in politics. But we
doubt whether the cold soldier vote" was any
thing more than,a Pigment politically. 1t was
just the vote of so many men with their own IN
dividually laanings and preferences.
More recently we have been told of the sol
der vote that would be cast when the boys came
home But they are back at work and at play.
They have taken up their old places, and though
they have changed in many ways, they have not,
we believe been changed much politically.
There is great field in which the American
Legion can be Of good service to the whole peo-
pie. It's great membership, when its rolls are
completed, can represent the force Of right and
good here just as much as it did overseas in
arms. But let any effort be made to align this
one or another political party or body behind
principle, and there is going to be weakening OF
the legion. 1t cannot be swung this way or that,
in toto.
The best course is to keep clear of politics as
such to devote the Legion to public rather than to
political ends. Then the Legion will be able to
accomplish the real tasks that confront it.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Fiume dispatches say the city was absolutely
quiet save for the throwing Of three bombs which
Injured some soldiers and it must be nice to live
in a quiet, peace-loving community where they
are cut down to throwing only three bombs day.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Those who believe that the government can
do everything might unite in asking congress to
50-cent dollar is making all kinds of trouble
Kansas City Journal.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

IF you want automobile license number one
merely become governor, and that makes it cheap
at half price, but suppose it had been senator?
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

When one reads the reports of the claims of
the union officials and then of the company Of
fcials, he is sorely tempted to begin whistlng
that old refrain, "SOmebOdy Lied"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

The President having ordered new anti
trust actions against the packers of course the
packers can depend upon the protection Of 81
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

If these amending Senators had written the
peace treaty, they'd probably have had the in
PRODUCTION to the opening of the preface well
under way by now, at least
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Turkey is finally becoming so humble and
contrte in her treatment of Rumania that she
has reduced the devastatiOns to three day.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Tt must be strain on these real estate deal
cys.t0 return home after d hard day and begin
talking without using eleven supellatIVe5 IN
every sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Attorney General Palmer says the laws are
insufficient. Just as we suspected The laws can
not make everybody work, hence production falls
short.-ChattanOoga News.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

The new dinner gowns, says an alarming
Paris fashion note, will be mostly below the table
1t seems a shame to waste so much lovely mater
ial.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Making 'all preparations to evacuate Petro-
grad is becoming much like a fire-drill in the
average school.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Lodge probably magines they'll run his pic
ture on the page between Washington and Lin
coin in the school books of the future.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

The steel strike is as good as settled Ism
the dear old senate going to investigator?
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-04

Entered at the Postoffice, Eel Centric, California
secOnd-class matter
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
INFANTRY PREDOMINANT

General Pershing in his testimony before the joint
military committee Of the senate and house added to the
observations Of a long list Of military commentators
when he said that In discussing the question LOT the air
service. we must not forget that It's relation with the
other arms must always be well considered, and the size
of the forces we'll balanced, in order to make the best
fighting organization. and in this connection I would
like to say that the infantry is the predominant basic
arm, and that no offensive can be launched without the
infantry We are prone to build up branch departments
and auxiliary arms, and all Of that,5to the neglect Of the
infantry. Victory cannot be assured without an agrees
sive. well trained and intelligent infantry, whose officers
possess in, the highest degrees the qualities of combined
and individual initiative. The new infantry armament.
coupled with difficulties of leadership and hardships Of
prolonged and constant fighting, makes thorough train
ing Indispensable. and makes it indispensable to train
with infantry all the other arms. In other words, the
problem Is to take your battalion, or whatever your fight.
ing unit happens to be, and support him with all that he
needs to fight with, and to utilize all of the auxiliary
fighting arms in helping him get forward to the objec-
tive of his attack. which is the enemy's line.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
M AND PROPERTY RIGHTS.

Every once in a while some ono comes forward with
a pious declaration in favor OF human rights as against
property rights. 1.-THE enemy" shouts tho demagoEues.
stands for the rights Of property. I stand for the right
OF man. (Great applause.) 4.
Property has no rights. It never had any rights. We
know of no ono who holds that 1t has any rights. Nc
constitution guarantees anything to property. No statutes
are enacted to protect 1t from oppression. No matter in
what form property exists. we Of the human race assume
tho right to dispose OF 1t as we will, and no one sainsays
us. We tear down mounthins. move rivers from their
channels. plant or cut down forests. and have dominion
over the beasts Of the field and the fowls Of the air. Z we
do not concede to property the possession Of any rights
which we are bound to respect. .t s
The only rights which human beings are required to
respect are the rights Of mankind. One of the most sac
red Of those rights is the right to acquire, and possess,
and enjoy property. Without that right we would be re-
duced below the level Of many Of the lower orders Of the
animal creation. The fox has its own den and the BIRD
its own nest. and their right to the undisturbed possession
OF these is recognized. at least, by members of their own
kind. Even, in the most primitive forms Of human life
the right to the possession Of ones own property is. given
some MEASURE OF recognition, and that, recognition and the
general civilization of the race have developed together.
The constitution declares that property shall not be
taken without due process Of law. That protection pro-
tects the rich man In the enjoyment Of that which is held
to be lawfully his. But it does more than that. It pro-
tects the poor man equally with the rich, and while It
may aid the wealthy man. to retain that which he does
.no.~ne"d. it. insures to the poor man, his very means OF
existence, for without the full recognition of the right Of
the individual to the undisturbed possession Of his prop
erty. we should revert to the state Of the savage, in which
the individual could be sure. nt holding his own only SO
long as he could do SO by main force.
There are no rights OF property. but the right to pos
sess property is one Of the main thinsr on which civiiza-
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