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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-06

TNHERE are reports AZ Che spa 70
the effect that Tex RIckard has
landed the Carpentier-L evinsky
match for the Garden IN September
and that Dan Morgan is up at that
resort now for the purpose OF con-
terring with Jack Curley as to turn
ing the bout over 10 the famous pro
noteT.
Another report Is that Jack Demp-
sey will night Harry Wills soon in
Newark. DempAey's services are
much in demand these dAys.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-06

William A.Artin certainly is a won
der at putting winners over He
doesn't start many horses, but when
he sends them to the post and bets ne
makes few mistakes. He saddled Bell.
solar in the P. H. Feed Of such good
things" as Recount and Mint Cat, aud
when the race was over Bellsolar Rys
leading Sundlal I'd and Recount past
the judges.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

mutations and receive always new national
wounds. A people, whose large majority
wanted to have nothing to do with the war
and yearned for peace, and closed up the
account with the old monarchy. and gave
itself democratic constitutional punish
such people for the sins Of its former mas
ters in so cruel a manner as is done by the
Versailles treaty that is an injustice at
least as great as the sins of the old Prussian
wieders of power. In no case is it chivalrous
to mistreat an opponent who is down: 1t is
even less chivalrous when the defeated OPP
ponent is an entire people. whose impover-
ished invalids are dying of pest, whose
women and children must continue to go
hungry. as during the war
The longer the policy of the Entente
toward the German people continues the
more the people must be driven to despair
That means nothing less than preparing the
ground for Bolshevism. What country fails
TO have an interest in preventing this? SO
long as Bolshevism remains sequestered i'm
Russia II can be compared with some disease
OF limb that need not produce an Illness
OF the entire body But Boshevism in Ger
many would probably mean the illness of
the entire world with small prospects of a
complete recovery.
The Entente. therefore. in its own interest
should prepare for US the possibility of living
and working on democratic foundation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Asks Cooperation
Of Other Nations
BY COUNT JOHANNES Won BERN.
STORFF.
Former German Ambassador to the
United States
THE solution of Germany's problems
rests with the solution Of the prob

TIME solution Of Germany's problems
rests with the solution Of the prob
lens of the peace and OF the League
OF Nations. Germany is utterly dependent
upon the rest OF the world. II cooperative
work can be undertaken things may go
well, otherwise not. The League of Ma
tons must he Immediately reformed
tEen must take charge in the general "a
or reconstruction. and unless this come
Europe will go down.
am firm believer in a truthful league
and hold II 20 be the single conceivable
rescue. a genuine league could be trusted
20 understand how much Of the Versatile
peace can be carried through without ru ~
ing the world.
But with relationships little can E.
achieved. Cooperation and reconstruct
must b. the watchwords as well as t
common cause against the idea OF B
sfevism. There should be no meddling
Russian affairs, for the Russians themsel,
eventually will have IL out among the
selves.
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Uncertainty Makes IL Difficult
to ReestabIisb State Authority.

The establishment OF State authority is
made difficult by our uncertainty as to what
Is expected of us and by the threat of our
former enemies to resort to measures which
would lead to the breaking UP of our union
a union bought at such cost and so much
later than the union OF other peoples. II Is
impossible 10 plan budget because It is
wholly impossible TO anticipate our financial
OUTLAWS. of which the utterly unproductive
cost of occupation is only part. The bur
den Of the Spa agreement, which more than
satisfies France with coal and strips Ger
man industry forces us to limit our produc-
ton and to deprive vast numbers Of workers
Of employment.
We Iook ahead to hard and unquiet win
ter. Without the heartiest support OF for.
eign countries we shall not be able to cover
the food requirements OF the great masses.
And unless this food is assured the German
people will not be able to perform the work
required of them by the Versailles peace.
We understand that some OF our suffering
is the worlds suffering as well. The pro
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

digious weight Of debt forces the finance
ministers of all lands to levy unprecedented
taxes. Everywhere transportation is weak
ened. Everywhere the poorer classes are
hard pressed by the increased cost OF living
All this suffering becomes more potent in
Germany through the consequences of defeat
and the brutal exploitation of the victory
won by those who now dominate the
European continent.
The German Government through
severe financial and economic policy. is now
working to save from the ruin a modest
existence for the German nation. It relies
on. the indestructible vitality of thrifty
people. But II can only fulfil its task IL the
Powers which to-day determine the fate of
the world grant this people the breath OF
life
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Burden IntOlerable
To German People
BY CHANCELLOR KoNSTANTIN
FEHRENBACH.

TIME present and the future of Ger
many stand under the heavy pres
ence of the terrible material and
spiritual losses produced by the war The
collapse after several years fighting, during
which the people had offered everything and
were exhausted by hunger, privation and
overwork. the intense disappointment which
followed the betrayal OF their trust in the
armistice terms, the terrific weight laid upon
the nation by the treaty of Versailles, these
suffice to explain the grievousness of the
symptoms which Germany reveals
The vitality of the German people is WIT
messed by the fact that they have survived the
appalling years OF the war and also those
Of the so-caed peace. though these have
differed from their predecessors only by
being less violent. Germany is struggling
now with her remaining strength for the
rebuilding Of her economic and political ex-
istence.
No German statesman is In a position 10
foretell whether this home of sixty million
Europeans can be so restored as to make
life there worth while. But the sense Is
intolerable to the German people that they
must do slave labor for the sake of the
victor to a limit not yet set and TO a degree
which already destroys the basis OF German
reconstruction.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21


Majority Socialist Party.
TT would be more reasonable TO bind a
man hand and foot and then ask him
to play baseball than to ask Germany
to live UP to the peace treaty OF Versailles.
Together with my colleagues in the Ministry
was convinced that the treaty could no.
be fulfilled. hence I refused TO sign II and
retired ] had taken President wilson's
fourteen points seriously and worked for
their acceptance. But they burst like four
teen bubbles.
Germany will make every conceivable ef-
fort to save herself from chaos. But II will
not be easy. The reactionaries utilize the
country's terrible predicament TO agitate for
their ends: Was Germany under a mon
archy ever so woebegone as now under tho
republic? Draw your own concusionsl"
The extreme radicals, however, argue: The
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

peoples of the world. is sincere German
hope for the future.
Such a league would be essential for that
most needed cooperation in the work of
construction and toward bringing about real
peace. Oppression will merely increase the
chances of reaction In both camps OF the
extremists.
Common sense which need not be re-
garded as leniency, and good win, which
need not be suspected as a surrender OF
points and principles--such must be the at
titude of those who are now regarded as the
rebuilders of new world
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Warns Against
Spreading Anarchy
BY DR.. GUSTAvE STREsEMANN,
Chairman of the Peoples Party.


TIME peace OF Versailles in my eyes is a
breach of right and world betrayal
because It violates the positive prom
Uses with which the Entente answered Ger
many's request for an armistice. Germany
laid down her arms and made herself help
less. because she trusted In international
morals and in the coming OF a peace carry
ing out the heralded ideas of President Will
son. The peace is the disgrace OF these
ideas. hence no German in his heart will
obey II as peace OF right and Of justice%
Indeed the peace OF Versailles IL impossible
of fulflment. When a land loses its best
farming districts, it's merchant fleet, it's colo-
MES and its overseas property. and is con-
demned to unprecedented economic levies,
then Il is driven into economic anarchy But
this economic anarchy will bring down not
Germany alone. but Europe as we'll. and pre-
pare the bed for Bolshevism. And France
will go to pieces economically on the day
that Germany collapses
The exaggeration Of the economic points
OF the peace treaty by France is a peril for
Europe and the world From this standpoint,
no German government, no matter OF what
party. can declare its readiness TO do more
than live up 70 the treaty TO the limit Of
possibility. To fulfill ~ all Is impossible
The League Of Nations might be regarded
as liberation Of mankind we're II really pro-
jected and managed as a cooperative Of ma
tons 10 settle the affairs OF the world in the
spirit of right But what shall be said of the
league when France makes military ALI
ances with other nations, and no opposition
IL aroused7 Each time Germany has APP
poalod to the League of Nations to pass on
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Depicting Desolate
Economic Conditions
BY HERBERT M. GUTMANN,
Director of the Dresdener Bank.

THOUGH speak as financier. and not
as politician. I must expect that my
words will be misunderstood or mis-
represented by many. But since speak ne
a private individual I want to be candid
regard the fulfilment Of the Peace Treaty
OF Versailles in its present form and as %
now is interpreted by the other side as i'm
possible since Il means the destruction OF
Continued on Fourth paoa
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Continued on Fourth Pegs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Democracy Caught
Between Two Fires
BY Philip scHEIDEMANN,

Former Chancellor and Leader Of the
Majority Socialist Party.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
By DR.. THEOBALD Won BETHMANN
HOLLWEC,
Former Chancellor.

Former Chancellor.
Special Correspondence of THE New YORK
HERALD.
BERLIN Nov. 6, 1920
w THAT is left of Germany stripped
w beyond the expectation of prob
ably even most of her victors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Says Germans Are Resigned
To Taking Their Medicine

Overwhelmingly the German people seem
80 have made up their minds to take their
medicine to a degree OF self-accusation which
has astonished many a fair minded observer
outside of Germany. I have limited at the
need Of clean sheet" TO start anew. To
become bit more concrete: the German peo-
pic consider the League Of Nations an in
cgral part Of the new order of things in
augurated at Paris and Versailles.
A brotherhood of nations appeared TO
have been promised to them, especially
vouched for and prcphetically announced
from across the Atlantic, whence came both
defeat and hope for better world to come
Indeed. a league of nations which. how
ever, must be a real brotherhood of nations
with the immediate result Of tightening the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

THE NEW YORK HERALD re-
quested several of the leading men of
Germany to send to it their estimates of
that country's present condition and
their opinions regarding its future. These
men are foremost among the leaders of
thought, of politics and of finance in the
German Empire. Their replies follow:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Sitter VIEWS of Present. Little Hope of Future
Expressed BY German Reconstruction Leader
Prominent Men Shows Whipped Nation Loo
America for Rehabilitation Reparation Pnhes All Glasses and
People Consider Themselves Bulwark Against Boshevm

At DR.
Tin
in Benorff
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

revolution has gone only half way because
II has not torn up capitalism by the 70 IT'S.
1t has not brought us socialism,"
From the right and from the left the dem
ocratic republic is under fire. One group
wants a monarchy. the other wants a Soviet
dictatorship. 1t is clear that the parties
which are true to democracy and the repub-
lie can have no light task to establish orderly
or even half way orderly conditions in the
face of such opposition.
The German Republic, to do its utmost 20
meet its obligations to the Entente. has ere
ated a tax system which lays an imposing
burden on every individual. Ten per cent.
is deducted from the pay of workers AMI
office employees by their employers And
even that is not all the employees have TO
surrender. The wealthy and the wealthiest
have to pay up 10 nine-tenths of their prop
erty or Of the increase in the value of their
property. Despite IL all our debt grows!
We lack housing and coal for many mill
ions. and have insufficient heating for our
schools. our factories can only run part
time because our coal is consumed in
France We are staggering under the cost ri
the unemployed and Of war cripples. widows
and orphans And in addition tho Entente
imposes the quite unbearable burden Of tho
army of occupation. And despite all this the
question is discussed in Entente circles how
large an indemnity we can manage. Ger
many has actually become what l often fore
told in the Reichstag, the poorest beggar-
land in the world.
Pictures Germany as DesoIste,
Expects U. S. and England TO Aid.
This Is our predicament. and so can only
see the future in vary gloomy light. What
IL will be like in the winter. when hunger
and cold are greater. no man can say.
The only possibility for Improvement lies
In the revision OF the peace treaty and the
admission Of Germany TO full membership
in a real League Of Nations. We must have
more coal and more food A hungry and
freezing people will perhaps not be de-
stroyed. but IL cannot develop IL 1t lacks
work, IL II must continually accept new HUI
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Predicts BoIsheviSm Will Win
World If II Wins in Germany

Germany's future is one of disintegratiou
and death so long as the nation is regarded
a fruit to be Slapped for the notIrishment
90 others. Let Germany breathe and live I'm
time she will redeem the redeemable pledges
of the peace. and come back in the process
to former ideas Of work, duty and authority
Bolshevism can win in the world only IL il
wins in Germany; IL can win in Germany
only If the forcibe attempt is made to keep
Germany behind economically II will be
overcome If order is restored in Germany,
and this is only possible on tho basis 90
economic existence ITSELF
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-11
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

Steamer Alameda iS scheduled to leave Seattle tomorrow morning tor the north
 Mrs. Tom Towlc and daughter Mcryl left on the train this morning for Mile 2& thence down to Kcnai landing for short visit.
 Meibl Straughan is now on the buffet car on the government raihoaC. The r"galar Wednesday n;ght meet ing of the Christian Science will be held this evening at o'clock.
 Col A. II. Brooks is now in Juneau having returned there on the destroy CT MaCauley after visit to the Cold Bay oil region.
 Al Peel left on the train this morn ing for out the line to be gone several months.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-11
MURDERED AMERICAN
 LEGION MEMBERS ARE
 IGNORED BY BIG CHIEF

CENTRALIA, Wash, Aug, H. "Centralia will mean to the American Legion what Bunker Hill, Gettysburg and Chateau Thierry means to the na- tion declared Franklin Dolier, Ma :ional Commander of the American Legion, who today made pilgrimage to the graves of the armistice day vic tims. At those places," continued Commander Dolier, "the spirit of Am erica met the enemy and triumphed. Here the spirit of the American Le- zion likewise met the enemy and triumphed."
 Commander Dolier laid wreathS of flowers on the graves of those killed by the I. w. w. at the Armistice day parade last November.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-11
TENNESSEE LEGISLATORS
 ARE DISCUSSING SUFFRAiE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug, H. The joint resolution providing for the ratification of the suffrage amend ment was late yesterday afternoon in- troduccd in both houses of the state legislature and the discussion started when the legislature convened this forenoon.
 Late this afternoon action was post poned in the legislature on the sui frag" amendment until after August 2lst. The lower house tabled the amendment after lengthy debate.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-11
BANK IN
 TROUBLE

BOSTON, Aug, H. Bank Com missioner Alien this afternoon took charge of the Hanover Trust Company bank, following the arrest last night of Charles Ponzi, who it is alleged has made millions through manipulation of international exchange. The Han over Trust Company Bank handled much of the business for Ponzi, and Commissioner Allen says it is evident the bank has been operating in an un- safe manner. Ponzi admits serving a term in the Montreal penitentiary, having been convicted of forgery and false pretcnccs, several years ago, at that time Ponzi was a member Of q banking firm.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-11
StWARD'S DISTINGUISHED VISITOR

Thcrc are folks hcrcabout of EaW to middmg discrimination who would hesitate to apply {, him the first r"r: of the familiar old maxim, b"t n,. bod; in ths community will deny u '' he quickly qualified as joy forever But. then. he v"sn'; brought hrir a, a contcndcr in beauty show. iidwrv T. had it been even so, he might h;.' won out at that, seeing his chief co'A- oct,tors would bc masonic brctGcM '5 local vintage more distinguished .or yivrl, than pulchriiudo.
 Ir poin, of feet he's really ryi.r a
 ing in "ay number or ueo%p"c''@ way. but chiefly in unc,nac.o@ .E supplying new notions, "oJ to oay ,J- setting oJd on,S, concerning 'hc 'o '- la,ly-sma,scd uats Of eminent r.r- -onag,,. ", knew before he came of his ,Nincuc,; now We know he h.n self don't suspect it. When We A"st heard that Nr. James Howarth G"gS Most Wo,shipful Grand Master of tn" Most WorshjpSul Grand Lodge r. < A. M.. of Washington and Alaska, wa. due to drop in upon Us and give ou M% onic Lodge the official Oncc-ovel we were naturally perked up a bit by the distinguished attention; yet trif- le nervous. aS folks are apt to be who are Guctto pass under the scrutiny Of the great. But now that we've seen him face to face, cverybody's willing Co chance a little bet that no future Active Grand Master who may visit Us will make bigger hit with all and ,undry than the first Of that rank to inspect the Masonic Lodges in Alaska.
 True. his presence has, as intimatcd, scrambled lot of current theories; among them the accepted one that fly-fshciman cannot be civil to broth cr anglers who use bait. He disprovrd this conclusivcly, chamingly indeed It's admitted rumor iS afloat that in his secret heart the Grand MaStcr to- es not. look upon MeSSrS Orlander Hobcn. Peel, Urbach, and Simon, his associates on that Cooper creek cx-
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t . . . . FUTURE HELLO BILLS
 KEEP EARS TO GROUND

An initiation team from the An . chGragc lodgr of Elks is coming 70 seward tomorrow. If the team
 can catch the Alaska, the trip will
 } he made ,o Cordova where candi-
 dates there will be initiated. If the Alaska is missed. the initiation 0l local candidates will be given here first and the term will take the
 . Admiral Watson for COrdOva. . Candidates in Seward are warned
 keep their ears to the ground for the summoning 10 ride the goat. . ssssss sssss ssss
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AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY
 FORCES WILL SHORTLY GO
 INTO THE HALL OF HISTORY

WASHINGTON, Aug, H. The American cxpeditionary forces will pass into history August 31st when the headquarters of the only remain ing unit will cease to exist and the records will be transferred to the War Department. It is announced that the next day Pershing will open head quarters as General of the Army.
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DINING CAR STEWARD IS
 KILLED IN TRAIN HOLD-uP

CHICAGO, Aug, H. J. E. Todd, dining car steward, is dead as the re- suit of wounds received when a negro held-up the Chicago Day express on the Pennsy line near here last night. The assailant was unidentified as q dis nharped waiter of another line.
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WERE THE+Y?

LAPORTE, Ind, Aug, H. eff lightning should strike this tent, how many would be ready for it?" said Rev. John Timber, addressing a con gregation today. A moment later a bolt of lightning struck the tent, kill ed two ministers and severely burning Rev. Timber. The bolt knocked down scores of worshiperS.
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DENVER RIOTERS ARE ARRAIGNED TROOPS ARE
 STILL ON THE FORCE

DENVER, Aug, H. Twenty men were arrainged today in the police court charged with disturbances dur inc the street car strike riots. Twelve were heavily fined. Soldiers are con- tinued here and held at strategic points.
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NOTIFY WATKINS TONIGHT

GERMANTOWN, Ohio, Aug. H. Or. Aaron s. Watkins, and D. Leight Colvin, prohibition candidates for President and Vice President respect ively, will be notified of their nomin- ation at 8 o'clock tonight.
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THE WORLD WAR

The activities of Christian Scient-
 iSts durng the world war recently closed are well known Christian Scientists have been a unit in their support of the policies of our govern ment and it's allies. AS the atmosphere of peace and justice settles over the nations of the world Christian Scient- iSts recognize that the victory has not been so much a victory of men over men, or nations over nations, but is a victory of Principle and Truth over
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COAST BASEBALL SCANDAL

LOS ANGELES, Aug, H. Charges by Babe Borton, former Vernon first baseman, that fund of s2OO0 was raised by the Vernon players to assure Vernon's winning the pennant, brought forth the demand contained in a telegram sent to President McCar- thy of the Pacific Coast League, by the Los Angeles Express, for public investigation.
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OREGON FOREST FIRES

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug, H. Thir- ty forest fires along the coast range are raging several most seriously. The fires have been discovered and report ed by the air patrol.
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DEMPSEY SIGNS TO FIGHT

NEW YORK, Aug, H. Jack De D. sov has signed an agreement to meet "Knock out" Brennan before Jaunary Ist. The place and number of rounds was not specified.
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EKLUND IS STILL CHAMP

SHERIDAN, Wyo, Aug" H. Clarence Eilund, worlds light weight wrestling champion, defeated Billy Edwards, of Nebraska City, taking two straight falls out of three last night.