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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20
I It is the function of vice to keep virtue
within reasonable grounds.-Samuel Butler,
TEACH THIS.

The National Security League is conducting
campaign OF education III characterization.
Z 1t is apparently having bit of trouble in de-
terlninlng just what to teach; the general prin-
ciples are easy to get at, but just how to put
them into definite shape for teachers to present
is no so easy. LongfelIow wrote: "A little
learning is a dangerous thing" and this has
been demonstrated plenty OF times.
Now if we are to succeed in teaching people
what Americansm is we must explain the
theory and point to it in practice. Here is
where the teacher is bit puzzled; and it is not
SO easy to show the alien how the theory is
working as to explain how it should work The
great stress has always been laid on the oppor-
tunities of American lfe little has been taught
] of the responsibilities that make these oppor-
tunities possible. The alien comes here expect
ing great advantages and often does not get
these according to expectation. Why he does
not get what he wants is not so much a matter
of his thought as how he get this. The rad-
zeal leader has his exhibits display; he ap-
peas constantly to DESIRES ambitions, unrest by
pointing to things that might be had if the law
of the land did not protect their ownership; he
constantly spreads the doctrine of subvertng
government authority because he points only to
the prohibitive aspects of that authority, never
to the privileges it distributes to all who live
under it. People who listen to stories of failure
OF our form of democracy hear only of the grip
fastened on them by the prosperous; they do not
hear it reiterated that a majority who want
things changed vote these changes into be-
ing; that failure to break any grip is their own
failure.
If we are going to teach Americanism to ad-
vantage we must teach it thoroughly Not only
its opportunities, it means of protection, but the
necessity of every citizens performance of his
duty which is conditioned on his knowing what
his duty is. We have taught s1natterings of i'm
portant knowledge long enough Now teach
this: The American plan is founded on the re-
sponsibility of citizenship This is one thing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
"THE GOOD FuRlEs."

"THE GOOD FuRlEs."
From time to time meet with those who cry
Peccavi. and the bitter cup still drink
For errors of a season long gone by;
Though held with them, this / think
4 At last is outawed ones account for sins
The thorn of conscienceIet it cease turn;
IT'S then time Of thankfulness begins;
We fnd some gifts our virtues could not earn
Read how Orestes years of torments done)
Felt suddenly withdrawn the Furies' goad;
Twas when Athene and Latonas
Checked those pursuers, and compassion showed.
On Ares Hill the Furies' temple stood;
Orestes now his Spirit filled with ease,
Their altar wreathed with flowers called them good
The favoring-the kind Eumenides.
Can I do less than he-young Greek of old?
How well / know what felt that fugitive
Who could not with his torturing memories hold,
Nor yet without them had he learned to live!
Oh, let them be my friends, who were my dread,
Il With several lash for every i'll thing done
Whose brazen feet pursued where'er fled,
Whose torch lit up whatever shade won!
Drop, scourge, at last-and heavy hand, upift
Now, since they send me such abounding
Should / not bring to them some little gift
The favoring-the kind-Eumenides!
What I have done amss must so remain,
s Not mine to longer grieve therefor--or brood;
Both sins and lasIes have not been in vain;
i call my departing Fnries "Good!"
This have written for those souls who still
paccayi cry-because their sins sore.
When better they might climb the tempted hill,
NJ And carry there their flowers-and grieve more!
Edith M. Thomas in New York Times
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20
GERMANY is IN
BAD MIXUP
Radicalism Has Grown Beyond Con-
troll of Government and Many
Cities in Hands of
Communists.
lBy the United Press.l

[By the United Press.]
Germany's movement toward radL
ealism has grown beyond the control
Of the government, today's dispatches
indicated.
Many of the eountry'ss principal
cities are in the hands OF commun
lists. Hundreds Of lives have been
lost In violent fighting.
The Ebert government, one dis
patch said, in an effort to stem the
rising tide of boishevisn, has grant.
ed the demands of the workers. This
dispatch said the leaders OF the gen.
erai strike movement had ordered
its end.
There was indication, however, that
the radicals have passed teyond con-
troll Of their own leaders as well as
the government II seemed doubtful
if the mere order to end the strike
will have much effect on the people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20
MOVING PICTURES
Colonial.

l
The Colonial theatre will offer fer
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
inesday, Mary Pickford in Heart y
the Hills" an adaptation of the story
by John Fox, Jr. Our patrons are
,duobtless familiar with this beautiful
tale of the Blue Ridge mountains.
They will probably remember the
youthful romance of the mountain
children, of how Mayis and Jason
pIighted their troth in the golden
days OF childhood, how they sepa-
rated to gain an education, how they
returned to their hills to continue
their love- The story is an ideal
4 vehicle for Mary Pickford. There is
a similarity in her role and the me-
morable Tess of Tess Of the d'Urber-
vilIes." The picture is full of humor
that will bring laughs tosaH, pathos
that will bring tears to the eyes, and
tense drama that will grip you with
it's action and suspense. It is a pic
I ture which the management highly
recommends. 1t will send you away
glad that you went TO see it. A great
picture, a great author, great star.
Grand Tonight.
| Bessie Barriscale in the best pic
! ture OF her career, "The Luck OF
Geraldine Laird" Miss Barriscale, in
this picture, which Is based on q
story by kathleen Norris, that ap-
peared under the same name, has the
part of wife who devotes all her
time to her mother and to her babiea
and as result is deserted by her
husband. Shall she sit and wait un-
til he chooses to come back to her,
or shall she assert herself, and make
her own way. Miss Barriscale makes
the authors answer to this question
telling one indeed. She shows how
every woman in similar situation
can summon the talent which has
been given her, and aided by this,
and great determination to make
her own way, go out and show the
world Also delightful comedy.
| Tomorrow evening only, Sessue
Hayakawa, the celebrated star of
Japan, will be starred in "The Dragon
Painter" Those who love beautiful
scenes and heart dramas will be
more than pleased with this picture.
It is the most artistic picture ever
screened. Also comedy feature and
no advance in prices.
Hippodrosne.
Gladys Brockwell tonight only in
her new photoplay success, The
Devils Riddle" drama of a woman
who pawned her heart. Full of ad-
venture and many thrilling situations.
Also Snub Pollard comedy, Find the
Girl"
Tomorrow and Monday. matinee
and night, William Desmond will be
seen with Mary Thurman, Mack Sen
netrs famous beauty, in "The Prince
and Betty" Bill starts revolution
and finds himself the center of an
angry mob. Then he found the only
girl. What happened? ~
You can't "come back If you've
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20
NOTICE or DISsoLUTIoN OF
kEOkUk BARREL COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the
stockholders of the Keokuk Barrel
Company, an Iowa corporation, at a
special meeting duly called for that
purpose in accordance with its
ARTICLES OF Incorporation, held at the
principal Office of said corporation at
No. 41sh Main Street. Keokuk. Iowa,
'on Friday, February 81, 1920, and at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

One of the candidates for president of Mexico
promises that if he is not elected he will not
start revolution. But campaign pledges are
not always reliable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

The fact that the ''free verse; writers still
find periodicals that are willing to print their
stuff may make Us feel that, after all, the war
for humanity was not success
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

When grow large, II is denied to men to make
their desnies for themselves but il is not denied to
them choose those who viii make their destines for
them And the kind of destiny then gets depends
Mackenzie.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

Perhaps the best that can be hoped for is that
the treaty won't be an issue in the campaign Of
1924
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

we have not taught; at least it has been il
learned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

To spring: Say it with flowers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20
WHEN THE BILLS COME IN.

The farmers of North Dakota have commit
ted themselves to socialism in state government
control; they have built grain elevators and
warehouses; they have established state regu-
!lation of industries. And thus far they, to-
Igether with radical labor in the state, have ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the results.
These results as tabulated in state reports show
% lessoned cost in marketing products and a
saving in buying supplies.
But now the tax bills are beginning to come
in. Farmers in North Dakota find their taxes
Increased more than two hundred per cent. and
they are beginning to figure where their social
list experiment is landing them. What they
have saved by their state communism over bnsj,
ness operation in private hands is much more
than offset by the cost Of this state communism.
AS a matter of fact, it appears that the farmers
OF North Dakota, state where a great ma jority
Of people are farmers are going to be called
on to pay large bill for an experiment which
will deplete their pocketbooks and which will
benefit no one so much as the army of state EN-
ployes who are managing business that has
hitherto been managed by private interests.
Socialism fails every time when the bills come
in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

You can't ~come back II you've
never been.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

The king of England seeks to change the
fashion by creasing his neither garments down
the side 1t won't work. There's a reason for
that front crease. 1t is an aid to economy in
pressing and safeguard against the dread of
baggy knees. Once it was the sign Of hand-me-
downs and avoided for that reason, but custom
has changed all that.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

A New York City youth who found and re-
turned a negotiable note for nearly a million
and a quarter dollars got two dollars as reward.
He might have been satisfied with the small
is its own reeward--had it not
been for the cynical statement that he was ''an
honest lad and probably would make his way
in the world. Why "probably"f
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-03-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
THIRD CABINET OFFICER TO QUIT AFTER DIFFERENCES
 

Washington February 13.-Secretary Lansing is the third cabinet officer appointed by President Wilson to quit after differences with the executive. William Jennings Bryan was the first. He resigned on June 9, 1915, because of a disagreement with the President over the handling of diplomatic correspond enee with Germany growing out of submarine warfare.
 The second was Lindley M Garrison. Secretary of War, who gave up his post on February TO- 1916, because of differences with NIr Wilson over the question of the independence of the Philippines. Mir. Lansing was appointed Secretary of State ad interim after the resignation of Mir. Bryan and served until June 23 of the same year, when he was made SeTfetary He has not announced his plans for the future, but is expected to return to the practice of international law. as did his fatherin- law, John w Foster, when he com pleted his term as Secretary of State.
 Mir Lansing entered the state de- partment in 1914 as counsellor after having represented the government on number of diplomatic missions and arbitration commissions. These in- cluded service Is associate counsel in the Boring sea arbitration in the early sos counsel before the Boring sea claims commission in 1S96 and fS97 solicitor and counsel for American rep resent atives on the Alaskan boundary tribuna, in 1903 and counsel in the Att lantic fisheries arbitration about ten years ago.
 The retiring secretary is 5 years of age and was born and raised at Water town. N Y., where he still maintains a home. He was graduated from Am YrartirR1 Ia for three years before beginning his work as representative of the government on various international arbitration commissions.
 Mir Lansing has written several works on international relations and law. the most notable of which is his Government. Its Origin. Growths and Form in the United States He also
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
4DEbASED" PRESS
 SCORED AT MEET
Declare Cooperative Pa pers Necessary to Give
 Public Truthful News
By Associated Pres,

Chicago. February Speakers at the Farmer bor Comparative con- gress today recommended the organi- ration of cooperative daily news papers and denounced the press of the country as ''prostituted and debased to the interests of capitalists"
 Cooperative newspapers, these speaker asserted, were necessary to give the people truthful accounts of current happenings.
 Robert M. Buck. editor of The New Majority. a Chicago publication, de- nounced press associations as subser- vient to capitalistic influence.
 ''We can make no progress in CO., operative enterprises until we get rid of the newspaper system we now have" Waiter M. Liggett, commissioner of immigration in North Dakota said. Thirty million people read the news papers daily and their minds are poisoned by distorted news"
 To prove that cooperative news paper enterprises could be successful he told of fifty three weekly and two daily newspapers opera<ed by the non- partisan league in North Dakota
 Lester Barlow of Minneapolis. na- tionaI chairman of the Veterans of the World War, scored Federal Judge Landis of Chicago and Attorney Gem eral Palmer for their attitude toward radicals.
 J. H. Carnahau. president of the National Society of Equity. told the delegates that the country faces a serious food shortage. He quoted figures to show that where the rural population of the United States once was 95 per cent, it is now only about ss per cent of the country's total population.
 "ycu will have to give the farmer fifty fifty deal if you want him to stay on the farm he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
MINERS HOTLy DENY OPERATORS CHARGE
Organization Maligned By False Reports, Is Declara-
 ton By President Lewis
By Associated Pres,

Washington, February Exchanges 5y operators that mine workers in the cen- ual Pennsylvania field have opposed iu- troduction in the mines of labor-savins machinery preciptated warm contro. versy today before the coal strike set- tlement commission.
 Emphatic denial of the charges was made by representatives of the mins workers in that field and John r. Lewis. president of the United Mine Workers, took occasion to declare that the na- tioual organization had been malgned by false reports that it had opposed tho interests of the public in obstructing the Installation and development of economic minlug devices.
 The bituminous mine workers Mir Lewis asserted, "are and always haya been willing to cooperate with operators in the development and greatef use Of mining machinery, They only ask that they be permitted to share equitably with the operators in the benefits derived therefroms
 Mine workers of the central Pennsyl-. vania field objected to a demand by the operators that their right to install and test new machinery be guaranteed in tho working contracts. on the ground that ini ferentially they charged the workers with being opposed to this
 Chairman Robinson asked the oper- ators to file a record of specific cases in this district where the miners had op. posed by strike or otherwise the install. lation of machine equipment.
 The commission in addition to hearing the central Pennsylvania operators and miners also listened to the presentation Of claims and counter-claims of West Virginia miners and operators. Much oi the testimony in effect duplicated thai given prviously, by representatives froa the central Competitive field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
POLK WILL SERVE
 PENDING NAMING
 OF NEW SECRETARY
Several Names Suggested, Chief Among Which Is That of Polk, Who Will
 Not Accept, Belief
By Associated Press


 $Wnshingtou. February 1S.-Frnnk l.. Polk, under secretary of state, will be secretary nd interim tomor- row to act until President Wilson appoints successor to Robert Lansing.
 This is expected to he in the very near future.
 Several names were suggested to- night in administration circles. but of fieials frankly admitted that they had no definite information as to whom the President had in mind for the place.
 Chief among those suggested was Mir. Polk. but his friends say that he will not accept the appointment if of fered him because of the state of his health. In fact, he has long had it in mind to resign from the state depart ment and take a long rest, a course which his physicians have urgently ad- vfsed
 MT. Polk entered the state depart IT. ent as counsellor on September 16, 1915, succeeding to tie post Mir. Lan- sing held before becoming secretary. He was made under secretary of state on June 70, 1913, under the leSlslatlon passed by the last Congress creating the office. He served as acting secre- tary of state throughout the time Mir Lansing was at the peace conference in Paris.
 Before entering the state department MT Polk, whose home is in New York was a member of the civil service com mission in New York. and also was corporation counsel for New York City from January 2i, 1914, to September 16, 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
LEAGUE COUNCIL
 ENDS SESSIONS Next Meeting of Council to Be Held In Rome on
 March 15
By Associated Pres.

London. February 13.-The council of the League of Nations transacted it's first international business in St. James palace today with the naming of Elihu Root as one of twelve inter- national jurists to be invited to form d committee for planning the organiza- tion of a world 5 court of justice The United States was not represented at the meeting.
 Today's meeting was for the purpose of making public and openly ratifying the results of the councils secret de- Alterations.
 London, February 13.-The council of the League of Nations concluded its ses- sions today. The next meeting of the council was fixed for March 15 at Rome.
 On the motion of Baron Matsui the Japanese representative. the council agreed to place under the guarantee of the league the stipulations of the treaty between the United States. Great Britain, France. Italy and Japan. on the one side and Poland on the other, in so far as they effect persons belonging to racial religious or linguistic minorities in Po- land.
 The council agreed to admit Switzer- land as an original member of the League of Nations. accepting the Swiss govern ment's conditions for maintaining Swiss neutrality and her refusal to participate ir any military operations undertaken under the authority of the league or to permit the passage of foreign troops . through Swiss territory, but agreeing ta : participate in any economic pressurA Aap- piled by the league Switzerland's adyis- sion to .he lea gue, however, is dependent apon a Swiss referendum confirming these conditions.
 Arthur J. Balfour. the British represen-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
HAD INTENDED ASSIGNING
CYST OF THE NEWS

 
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  Cit will spend Banker 0 Foundai ion fo Corc ign agan pool board afplane State. count MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
.sThe White House.

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 "washington. February ., 1920.
 .Hy Dear MT. Secretary;
 els it true. as | have been told. that during nay illness you have frequently caIDed the heads of the executive de- partments of the government into con ferences If it is, I feel it my duty to call your attention to considerations which I do not care to dwell upon until | learn from you yourself that this is the fact. Under our constitutional law and practice. as developed hitherto, no one but the President has the right to summon the heads or the executive de- partmentss into conference, and no one but the President md the Congress has the right to ask their views or the views of any one of them any pub lie question.
 aI take this matter up with you be- cause in the development of every con stitutional system, custom and prece- dent are of the most serious conse- auence, and I think we Will all agree in desiring not to lead in any wrong direction. I have, therefore, taken the liberty of writing you to ask you this question, and nm sure you will be glad to answer.
 .I am happy to learn from your re- cent note to Mrs. Wilson that your strength is returning. "CordinIIy and sincerely yours.
 "WOODROW WILSON. .Hon. Robert Lansing. Secretary of State."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-14
kEENLY DISAPPOINTED

The geenral attitude of the union of-
 hcials, after being made acquainted with
 the Presidents views in.a a conference on
 the south lawn of the White House, was
 plainly one of disappointment. Some of
 them were openly dissatisfied but the
 more conservative leaders urged that
 they their time in the hope of success
 along other lines
 Whether this attitude was proof that
 the President had flatly denied the re-
 quest for increases or was an indication
 he had submitted an unsatisfactory
 counter proposal was the subject of diff
 ferences of opinion among union leaders
 who were not made acquainted with the Presidents reply Many of them believed
 it was stated, that compromise would
 be offered by the President, but there
 was growing belief that the White
 House decision had been strictly in ac-
 cord with the recommendations submitted by MT. Hines.
 It was understood Mir Hines had told the President that the railroad earnings were insufficient to take care of new pay raise.
 The director general was said to have informed Mir Wilson also that the raii- road administration had adopted a policy last fall which ended the war cycle' of increasing the pay of it's men and that 1 any further revision in the wage agree ments could be made only if there was 1 more revenue provided. A complete re- | view of the wage hearings and state | ment of the railroads fiscal outlook was l made a part of the director general s communication to the White House. l The reply of the railroad unions to the President will be submitted to White 1 House at II o'clock tomorrow by the committee composed of B. sM. Jewell, acting president fthe railway employees department of the American Federation | of Labor: J. '. Manion, president of the { Order of Railroad Photographers, and Tim othy Shea. acting president or the brotn- erbood of Firemen and Enginemen. which i saw Mir. Wilson today