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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
Comedies U. S. Balance of
Power.

The humiliation Of the German navy
has deprived the smaller naVies of the
world OF their vitality. The mainte-
nance OF the balance of power at sea
now rests entirely on the American
navy.
This is not a menace to Great Bri-
lain. am not n OF those Who delude
themselves in the belief of a future
conflict between England and Ameri-
ca. | cannot foresee any serious an
tagonism between the two great Anglo
Saxon powers. Their capitalism joint
ly enslaves all other nations which,
since the breaking down of the German
navy have no longer any support in
asserting their freedom.
The plan of the German navy was not
conceived in any thought of war with
England. II was inevitable that sooner
or later would come war with France,
and 1t was the German supposition
that this wal would begin not with a
crushing military defeat Of France but
with q sea battle which would destroy
her navy and render our enemy help
less without the necessity OF costly and
bloody land campaigns,
Herein lay the original plan of the
German battle fleet construction. Aft
erward, In 1895, because Of unexpec-
teddy threatening measures on the part
of Great Britain, it was inevitable that
our plans should consider a British
front added to the French, After the
incident Of the Kruger telegram 1t was
known to us that the British had COM
missioned a squadron especially with
the idea of battle with us at sea. This
gave Germany a new point of view in
fleet building, 1t was the reason for
Stosch working out his defensive plan
against England, which he mentioned
to me in private conversations. 1t was
not until the beginning of the Goth CEN
80. that fla ftpuf afftatnI VN1nI fnr
naval operations against the English
was elaborated and perfected,
The British view that we acquired
Heligoland as part of a p~reconcerted
plan to attack England is erroneous,
At the time Heligoland was acquired,
the German navy was entirely indif-
ferent as to whether we had 1t or not.
In fact there was an ~undercurrent of
dissatisfaction due 10 the fact that It
meant the spending of vast sums Of
money on fertilization which we want
ed for the development Of the navy.
To be sure, as early as 1870 in a let
ter to my father outlining a prelimin-
airy fleet plan, I had demanded He'll
Roland. But with the development Of
the torpedo the need for II became I'M
important. There was no longer the
danger OF a French squadron anchoring
there, as there had been in 1870. Its
value In the event of a war with Eng
land never even occurred 10 US because,
war with England was not in our
thoughts,
The value Of Heligoland in modern
warfare only arose when ] made the
technically daring decision Of develop
ing II into a harbor. thus In 1906 max
ing a naval base out Of a rock and
rendering a blockade Of our coast more
difficult,
/ may even go SO far as to say that
Caprivis' acquisition of Heligoland was
due more to a wish to stand well with
England than to its military Importance
to which at that time we scarcely gave
thought.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
der Tag"

! flatly deny all stories Of Der Tag"
being given an d toast at German naval
officers messes, | ascribe the Original
ton Of this lie to q British first lord of
tho admiralty and ii was rapidly cir
culated throughout the press Of the
world.
(There are many authentic accounts,
some told by American naval officers,
OF the drinking of the Der Tag" toast
by German naval officers. The toast
referred to THE Day On which the
German navy should meet in battle
the navy Of Great Britain. Editors
note).
Before the war the feeling between
the officers corps of the two navies
was far too cordial to permit of IN
such occurrence. The good breeding
Of the German officers would alone
have made anything of the kind impos.
sible, quite apart from the folly OF
equal rank and double our strength.
Considering the fact that German
naval officers ordered gunners to fire
on open boats containing survivors of
torpedoed vessels and their IN treat
ment OF women and children, Won Tir-
pitz' remarks regarding their good
breeding need not be taken too serious
ly. His other argument carries more
weight though 1t is offset by his re-
peatodly expressed wall that the Ger
man fleet never met the British in bat
tie. In fact he c~ontradicts himself
In the paragraph Immediately follow
ing. Editors note).
However such things could not harm
us. My one regret is that the German
navy was denied the efficient direction
under which It might have helped us to
an honorable peace, The best acknowl-
edgement OF the German navy's power
to do this, its great military value and
tho high estimation of its power on the
part OF Its enemies, lies in the fact
that tho longer the war progressed, the
more determinedly did the British avoid
an encounter. In spite of their grow
ing preponderance they never made a
premeditated attack upon us, Nc on
counter was ever sought from their
side,
THE British admirals. Sturdee, We
myss and Beatty repeatedly asserted
that a policy of aggression was pur-
sued by the British navy. Fullest In
vestieation In parliament established
the fact that the British We're unable
to meet the German navy In battle
| because II could not be forced to an
encounter. Editors note).
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
UNION REVIVAL WILL
BEGIN AT M'KENZlE

MkENZIE, Tenn, Sept, -. tSpl.l-
A union revival viii begin In Mckenzie
Sept, %. the services TO be held in the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, DIR.
Hal Spragins, pastor OF the First Meth
odist church OF Memphis, assisted by
the local pastors Of the Methodist, Pres
byterian and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches. will do the preaching, The
revival is expected to continue for a
period of two weeks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
o OF TEACHERS

PARIS. Tenn, Sept. %. (Spl There
are still several schools in Henry coun.
" without teachers. even though there
were IS men and women who took the
last examination, superintendent Joe
Routen Is greatly perplexed over the
~situation hui hopes to get all schools
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
ITO Be ContinuedD
WILL. DEMAND KAISER,

PARIS, Sept. 20. (Havas.)--The Dutch
ministers In Paris has been advised, ac-
sording TO the Libre Belgtque, of Brus-
sels, that Holland within two weeks will
receive a demand for the ~extradition of
former Emperor William on behalf OF
the allies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
VON TIRPITZ STORY
OF GERMAN DEFEAT
Continued From Previous 1ssue.)

The policy OF the German navy, per-
haps its chief purpose, was to hinder
the outbreak Of war.
This statement sets before me the
hardest, most cruel task l will o
ter in writing these memoirs.
must show how this wonderful or
ganism, on which we counted TO pre-
serve the peace of Europe through in
Creasing. u prestige and warning off
those who might attack US OF combat
our world aims, not only was unable to
preserve the peace of Europe, but was
unabl even TO secure for us a peace
end.
The dramatic destruction OF the i'm
perial navy in the Scapa Flow was far
more terrible than the Infamous sale of
the old German fleet by Hannibal
When the distressed waters Of the
Flow closed over the decks which were
to have been scenes OF glory and swirl
ed into the muzzles of the proud guns
which might have smashed the float
ing, srmored wall which barred US
from our victory. they closed a long
chapter Of political checks to q mag
nitlcent fighting machine and lack OF
united, responsible leading.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
HONOR pERsHING's SISTER

MOBILE, Alas. Sent, 2g-Mlss May
Pershing, sister Of Gen. John j, Fer-
hing, has been named sponsor for the
Capitol CT Nebraska, 4 b,000-ton stecl
steamer, witch will he launched by the
Mobile Shipbuilding company late in Oc-
tober,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
Praise for the Hohenzollerns


The great deeds of the H"ohen2olierns,
which can not be wiped out by past
mistakes, also determine Of necessity
the destiny Of our people.
The republican idea as 1t has been
developed among III is based upon
promises totthe masses which can not
be fulfilled, Therefore, in order to keep
the masses In hand, Democracy is con-
tinually forced to give rights" first
place and consign duties" to second
rank.
(Theodore Roosevelt once said that
no member of a state was entitled to
rights until he had performed his duties
to that state, no matter how small they
might be.-Editor's Note,)
This course never can lead to ele-
walton. |. in the future we desire life.
much rather must we return to the
fundamental principle Of our old state:
that only work for the whole produces
as its final result benefit to the indi-
vidual and that Unrestricted emphasis
on individual life leads to the annihila-
ton of the state.
Germany's hope Is In the coming rem
GRAFTON. We were never born to be
slaves. During 1900 years our folk has
risen again and again. no matter how
precipitous has been the fall, Should
these memoirs written by me give sup
port to this idea and further strengthen
faith in ourselves, the last service which
| can render my country will have been
performed,
Synopsis of Sixth instalment; In
the next instalment OF his memoirs
Won Tirpitz describes what the Ger
man navy actually accomplished at sea
including how 1t made possible the
shipment Of metals to Germany through
Scandinav ian countries. and the Ger
man accounts of the battles of Jutland
and Coronel. The work of the German
raiders. The part Japan played In pre-
venting the German navy from operat-
ing In the Pacific. Great sea battle In
conjunction with all Germany's subma-
rines planned for last weeks Of the war.
Friendly relations between German and
British officers of fleets off Chill be-
fore Coronel battle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
To Drive Out Malaria

And Build Up the System.
Take the Ole standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula
is printed on every label. showing 1t Is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The quinine drives out the malaria, the
Iron builds up the system, 60 cents. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
Gloomy as to Germany's
Prospects.

Lying hidden in the lap of the future
IS the possibility that our grandsons
may wrest from the world the place
which is Germans due, and put her
again in the foremost rank Of the great
powers. The attempt made by our
fathers was premature and lacked ade-
quate means. Our own attempt was
made late but not too late. Based
on Prussian Germany it ought to have
succeeded. Whether our grandsons will
ever again make the attempt | can
not say. | can not but fear that Ger
many has lost her last chance of rising
to the position of a real power.
Those who follow US should learn
from u attempt and gain confidence
Germany will at least attain to new
life and honor, when she shakes off
the depravity and lack of discipline
which now grips her, and coming to
her senses, recognizes, according to her
old traditions, the forces which made
her great. #S#3# #EEt NJ
/ do not believe that this can hap
pen, | do not believe that Germany
can rise to greatness as a republic. She
must have a monarchial form of gov
eminent. We lack too many of the
qualities that would make a republic
a success.
Our difficult geographical position, the
constant influx of non-German elements
and divisions of creed make the regu-
lator of monarchic power indispensable
to the German state. The tearing down
of our historical development a there
fore a systematic mistake, no matter
what position may be taken in regard
10 n constitution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-02
JUDGING OF LIVE
 STOCK CONTEST TO
 BE HELD AT FAIR
Bows From Fifteen Counties to Take
 Part-Will Be Guests of the Fair Association

A unique contest is to be staged at the fair grounds next week under the auspices of the department of voca- tional education, J. B. Hobdy, Mont gomery director, and the officials Of the Alabama State Fair association.
 The contest will be entered by 16 teams from the classes of vocational agriculture in various high schools of the state where vocational agriculture is taught Each team will consist of three students who won their place on the team by competitive judging in their respective classes. These 16 teams from different counties of the state, each accompanied by the teacher of vo- cational agriculture, will gather in Bir- mingham Tuesday morning, October [. They will be quartered at local hotel. where arrangements have been made for entertaining them.
 Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock they will meet at the courthouse for a short period of instruction in reference to the contest. Later in the afternoon they will go to the fair grounds where President R. A. Brown will extend them the courtesies of the grounds including admission to- the various shows and to the grandstand to see the free acts. The contest will begin Wednesday morning at S:3U O'CLOCK Wlth swine judging. At 10:s0 o'clock beef cattle will be judged The teams winning first and second place in the judging will be presented with an appropriate loving cup by officials of the Alabama State fair.
 Considerable interest in the contest lSinN Nhe communities where vocationa agNulture is being taught is reported by s. L\Chestnutt, state supervisor o1 vocational agriculture, who is here ar ranging details of the contest
 tSchools from the following countie! will enterSteams: Limestone, Cham bers, Blount, Elmore Shelby, Clark, Ma rion. Lee( Jefferson, Autauga, Geneva i Marshall Clay, Walker and Henry.
 It is expected that large number O people interested in vocational agricul ture and in live stock judging will at tend the contest Wednesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-02

Washington, October 1.-tspeciaD IL is well understood in Washington where organized labgr and organized capital maintain political headquarters, that Sam Gompers is g danger of los- ing his official head.
 There is struggle in labor circles between the radicals and the conserva- lives. Those following the Fitzpatrick Foster lead are extremists it is ad- mitted Those following Gompers are conservativatives.
 In the beginning, Gompers futilely endeavors to prevent the untimely strike of steel workers. He urged that the organization act on the suggestion of the President that the strike be post poned until after the conferences be- tween capital and labor scheduled for Washington, Oct. 6. The antagonism that Gompers aroused at that time has been to no material degree modified by his subsequent course of lending support to the strikers.
 It Is openly hnted in radical labor circles that irrespective of the result of inc strike Gompers will be thrust out of the fold. If labor wins, there will certainly be. no place for Gompers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-02
NO NEGOTIATIONS |. TILL RA|LWAYMEN
 RETURN, IS STAND
First Serious Attempt at Mediation Since Railway Strike Begun Under
 taken in Great Britain

London, October 1.-For the first time since the railway strike began, there has been a serious attempt at mediation, un- dertaken today, as foreshadowed, last night, by the powerful transport work CTS federation. This organization, be- fore committing it's 96 unions to sym pathetic strike, decided to see if it was not possible to bridge the narrow mar gin separating the government and the national union of railway men, namely, whether the terms already granted the locomotive men should also be granted other grades of railway men.
 The transport workers deputation of Il men, which waited on Premier Lloyd George for this purpose, included some of the most conservative and far-s seeing members of the labor party, among oth- CTS Harry Gosling, president of the trans port workers; John Robert Clynes, for. ner food controller; Arthur Henderson and James O'Grady and James Sexton, labor members of Parliament. The coun- cil sat for three and half hours. but the deputation made no offer conditional or unconditional to the government. A number of ministers and other influential men were called into the conference, and at it's conclusion an official statement was issued to the effect that the govern ment would only resume negotiations provided the railway men first resumed work The premier, however, consented to receive the executive of the national union of railway men, and accordingly the deputation of transport workers with J. M. Thomas, president of the Cramp, and other representatives of the railway men proceeded to Downing street again to ascertain on what basis negotia- tions might be reopened. ..-
 No definite conclusion was reached, but it was arranged that another conference with the premier should be held at 1( o'clock tomorrow morning. What went on at the conference has n1< been dis closed. The crux of the whole problem seems to be the fixed idea among labo, men that the government is committed to the policy of smashing the unions Any such intention is repudiated in be- half of the government but apparently the trade unions want some more ef- fective guarantee on this point, and they are dissatisfied that the government re- sists the agitation for calling Parlia- ment together.
 There also exists a strong labor feel.
 ing against Sir Eric Geddes, minister ot transport, the belief of the trade union. mier Lloyd George, who would otherwise mier Lolyd George, who would othery9st be willing to meet the demands of fht railway men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-02
Radicals in Organized Labor Would Displace
 Gon1pers As President
Fitzpatrick and Foster Would Follow European Revolu- tionary Methods-Foster Considered "Red."< Gompers Opposed Steel Strike and Is Against
 Sabotage-Made Great Record in War
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Fitzpatrick and Foster will be the real leaders, As Gompers would not con- sent to be a figurehead, it is expected that he would voluntarily walk out. should labor lose, it would rebuild itself along extremely radical lines. Gompers could not be induced to head a revolution, his friends positively affirm.
 A PATRIOT IN WAR
 The plight of the venerable leader is distressing to the great bulk of peo- pie who have no inground prejudice either for labor or capital as organized forces. Records prove that in time of war, Gompers displayed fine patriotism. real American. The "old conservative" marshaAed the forces of labor beneath the standard of the American states, and despite constant acts of innately rebellious battalions completed work which played a most vital part in the quickly winning of the war
 It is the consensus of opinion in Washington that if the radicals do un- seat the conservatives in places of command the labor movement, which presented it's greatest strength as result of Gomper's wise direction, will dete- riorate to the standard of the profes- sional socialists and the Industrial Workers of the World. It is suggested by individuals of Congress that that de- terioration would result in the destruc- tion of organized labor, for whereas the American public has always been in sympathy with the judicial demands of the men who earn bread in the sweat of their brows, it has never been and never will be tolerant of bo1shevism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-02
REPORT OF HUMANE
 SOCIETY SH OW 5 |. MUCH ACTIVITY
Enthusiastic Meeting Held and Much Business Observation-Disclosures to
 National Convention Appointed

An enthusiastic meeting of the B1r- mineham Humane society was held yes- terday afternoon in the council chamber of the city hall. Mrs. W. w. Wood' president of the society, presided ana much business was transacted. Many visitors were present and will later join the society
 Renorts of the work of the society for the preceding six months of the year showed much activity on the part or the officers.
 Delegates to the convention of the American Humane association, wnich meets at Norfolk. Va, October 2O-2S' ware appointed. Mrs. Wood announced ! that many letters have been written by members of the society to members or | the judiciary committee of the Unlted States Senate urging favorable actlon | on the Myers bill for the prevention or cruelty.
 The report of P. J. Greeley, humane officer. fol1owS: on l Cases investigated and cared TOT 'SV' Warnings issued 9S, arrests and con
 yictions 3, man injured taken to Hlii.
 man hospital 1; charity cases referred
 to city welfare department 3; cruelty | to boy and charity cases to county nu- l mane officer, 8; cruelty to children rom
 neglect, white, IS; colored, g.
 Horses inspected. 164; injured or dls- eased humanely shot, 34; overloaded ana oyerworked. 34 ordered from service for a certain time. 12; ordered to vet
 erinary, 1; overcome by heat treated py humane officer, recovered, 3.
 Mules inspected, 1SS; overloaded zo' diseased humanely shot, [; falling res- cued by humane officer, 2.
 Cows inspected 3S; injured humanely shot by humane officer, G. injured and neglected, recovered, 4.
 Goat, diseased, sent to veterinary | (died), 1. 1 Dog, removed from sewer alive py officer 1; humanely shot, IT; humanely chloroformed, 5; owners found, 5; pup pies humanely chloroformed, B. Cats humanely chloroformed l4, Rlt-
 tens 70; cruelty to kitten by pouring on oil to buSn, rescued by officer, l.
 Hog cruelty by being burned (kllied) i; pens ordered cleaned. 2.
 | Chicken GOODS inspected, 1s4; over
 crowded and neglected IT.
 Dogs electrocuted at city pound, 1524
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-02
For the Good of
 the Community

THE full meaning of the Warrior river A transportation development is just beginning to be realized by the business interests adjacent to and accessible to that river
 An item of news coming out of Mobile day or two ago tells of the shipment of 8040 hogsheads of tobacco from that port for England The value of this shipment was S248,0OO.
 The tobacco came from Kentucky. Hitherto it had been going abroad through Atlantic ports.
 The development of transportation on the Warrior, with the consequent lower ing of freight rates in the territory tribu- tary to it, accentuates the importance of Mobile as port and thereby will in time make for greater commerce through that port to and from all of the south and mid- dle west.
 In an article prepared by Chief Engi- river development committee and pub lished in these columns two or three weeks ago. the importance of the Warrior river and the great possibilities of Birmingham as trade and distributing center in con- sequence thereof, was stressed.
 The shipment of this Kentucky tobacco through Mobile to England emphasizes what MT. Wood then said.
 While the tobacco did not pass down cI, was made possible by reason of the de velopment of the Warrior river business which in turn, required the inauguration of greater steamship service for Mobile
 In this connection it might be stated that tobacco culture, very insignificant industry in Alabama ih past years is as- suming larger proportions. It is predicted that within the next few years it will be quite an important industry in central and south Alabama where the federal govern ment has conducted experiments for a number of years.
 Sometime in the early part of the com ing year the voters of Alabama will be permitted to vote on an amendment to the constitution authorizing Jefferson county to finance, own and operate terminals and railway facilities at and to the War rior river As this is strictly Jefferson / county matter and cannot possibly affect any other county, there is hardly doubt but the amendment will be ratified.
 The people of Birmingham do not yet fully realize all that the Warrior river means to the district and to Alabama. They will in time, and then whatever money is necessary to secure adequate fa- cilities will be forthcoming in hurry.
 In another year it is probable that the Alabama river will be under government control with boats and barges plying its waters. When that time comes boats and barges loaded at the Birmingham ter minals will not only be going to Mobile laden with Birmingham products, but they will also be carrying these products to Selma and Montgomery for distribu- tion throughout central and southeast