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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-18
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OF the American "scab" made goods
or as to the German gold yet to be
obtained by force.
The Americans never hesitated
to take the Russian gold as long as
it was in the czar's hands. To be
sure he had taken it by force but
1t was gold anyway. 1t became uu-
clean only when the people had res
cued the stolen property and offered
it in exchange for goods to be pro-
duced under conditions fair to hui
man labor.
Mr.. Colby was in very embar
RAISING position. He could not accept
the Russian gold in exchange for
union-maed goods without seriously
rejecting on the morality OF the
"scab" shops in this country. The
Bolshevik were in a like embarrass-
ing position. They could not accept
the "scab' made goods of this coun-
try without lowering their standard
for the workers of all countries.
Possibly neither Colby nor the
Bolsheviki were sincere in their ut
terances but that does not matter.
The word has been spoken. There
Is to be a conscience in information
al trade. Labor in all the countries
is to be protected by raising the
standards of living in all other coun-
tries.
The workers Of Germany cannot
be compelled to produce a hundred
billions Of dollars worth OF goods
in excess of their bare subsistence
not even for war indemnities, with.
out filling the worlds markets with
the products of unpaid labor. That
would mean, first glut and then
disaster to all countries. The work
ers. of France, of Great Britain and
OF America cannot consent to accept
on any terms any goods produced
AA 0OAMduy Va ally WucIc cIbc uuUcF
conditions which are unjust to lab
or. not even IL the indemnities re-
main unpaid-not even IL American
foreign loans must be cancelled.
Colby and Lenin are quite right
in their agreement as to principle.
But IL SO, the conclusion must be
that wealth, whether in the shape
OF Russian gold or German coal or
the products Of American "scab''
labor, must arrange to come into
the worlds markets unstained by
oppression or 1t has no business
there. The products of slave labor,
and all labor is slave labor like the
spoils Of piracy must be denied a
decent standing in the decent mar
kets of the world.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-18
METHODIST EPISCOPAL cHr,Rcn
Henry D. Cough. Minister


Sunday school. 10 q. M: morning
worship. II m. "Palm Sunday:
Epworth and Junior Leagues. $50
?. M: evening service 1880 p. M,
why Do You Worship?"
Special music BY both morning
choir and choral union Of IS voices.
Opportunity will be given for hap
tfsm Of children or adults ct both
services. P lease notify the Pastor
beforehand. Passion week services
will be hid every night during the
week Ct 500 O'Clock.
Good Friday communion at 1880
=. m. These services are al for you.
VIII you not attend? Our Easter-
~ program VIII b published next
week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-18

Mr.. Wilson's former secretary Of
state. Mr.. Colby, now his partner
in the practice OF law, struck the
high water mark In the ebDing and
flowing Of the tides in international
affairs which are leading on to an
international conscience, in GER
tain remark OF his in his refusal to
trade with Russia.
Mr.. Colby SAID that such trade
ought not to be undertake.. for the
reason that the Russians had moth
ing with which to pa1 for American
goods except gold anu that gold did
not belong to the parties who were
Offering it to American manufacture.
ers. He strongly intimated that to
accept 1t would be q serious blot
on the well-known moral character
OF American profiteers, that 1t would
be accepting unclean gold in ex-
change for American goods, pro-
duced under the faultless moral
conditions prevailing in this coun-
try In this he may have been in
error as to his facts but the moral
principle is sound-that trading in
stolen goods is not really a nice
thing for nice people to do.
In this connection, there is a fur
Their announcement that also sug-
gests the coming of an International
conscience as related to internation-
al trade. Mr.. Colby had before him
the proposal OF the conscienceless
Bolsheviki. To trade Russian gold
for American goods but the Bolshe-
wiki had stipulated that the goods
must bear the union label. They in
timated that the products of the
American "scab" shops would not
be acceptable.
The car had robbed the Russian
people of the gold. The Russians
had overthrown the robber and had
rescued the stolen goods which they
proposed to exchange for stun which
they could use to a better advant-
age than they could use gold. But
Colby said mo-"
The American manufacturers
were then exchanging American
goods made with non-union labor
on credit with Great Britain and
France The Yankeoa voro doI3vnr
ing their goods Immediately but
were and still are waiting for pay
ment until France could get It's xold
bricks from the German working
people who were required to pro.
duce them without straw and to de-
liver them without reward and NO
question of conscience had arisen in
Europe as to the moral cleanliness
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-18
Goodwill News

Miss Clara Peters has gone to the
Rev. Steffen home to remain a few
weeks.
Mrs. Edwin Hagen and Mrs.
George White received the sad news
Tuesday afternoon of the death of
their grandfather at Ashby, Mimi.
Sampson James hauled five large
loads of wood to Henry Gronau's
Monday and Tuesday and got them
sawed into stove length with the
circle saw.
The small crowd gathered at the
old Mission Saturday night adj
journed about midnight, and all
went to the Arvin Sjoberg dance at
the old Pat Kelley farm. There
fight took place. warning factions
being armed with pitch forks on one
side and rake on the other. One
combatant is said to have emerged
from the fray scratched and bleed
ing. Can we expect any thing else
now that moonshine has come into
all of our gatherings of young folks?
Miss Caroline Gronau is still BUSH
ly occupied as housekeeper at
Springvale farm while Mrs Names
is convalescing. Naomi Elaine is the
name of the new baby daughter.
Miss Emma Gronau is with Mrs.
w. p. Wohlheter for awhile.
Miss Martha Gronau was taken to
the Powell hospital Monday, to re-
ceive medical treatment for inflam-
atory rheumatism.
George Quinn has commenced the
ardous task of taking off all the
door castings ETC., and knocking
down the plaster off the walls and
ceilings in the large square build
ing known as the big boys house"
at the old Goodwill Mission.
Supt. ]. L. Suffecool drove to
Veblin on business, Monday.
Geo. B. Selkirk is doing quite a
business at the little Cash store
newly started at the Agency and the
farmers nearby are doing more and
more of their trading there. He
pays above the market price for
both butter and eggs.
Rural route carrier, Lowery. on
No. 4 surprised everyone by COM
ing out early Monday morning in
swift car to deliver mail.
There was very gay crowd of
dancers gathered at Norman Chill
sons Saturday night.
Miss Margaret Schmidt is III with
scarlet fever at the home Of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Schmidt.
Many Of the farmers wives are
ordering garden seeds. Mrs. John
Gronau having received her large
package over $500 worth.
By some mistake last week oen
name OF the newborn son Of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Monson was omitted
The full name Is James Warren.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-18

Boys girls Of are non
assertion that any Other than the birds
they have been taught
y tho Forest IA Ssra ina! we're It not
have very few crops picture shows
Warrington design
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14

Sir: The editorial in recent ;ssne
OF The Tribune on the Sheppard
Towner bill shows unfortunately the
usual misunderstanding regarding a
situation in need of correction. The
TACT seems to have been lost sight of
tnas many who oppose such legisla-
tion probably do so from entirely
ciHerent motives from those with which
t"ey are credited. The medical pro.
1ession, for example, which surelv
ought to be considered in the matter.
is by no means in favor of this typc
OF legislation, as witness the editorials
and correspondence which have an
peared IN The Journal of the Ameri
can Medical Association and also the
action taken at recent meeting of
the American genealogical Societv
IN the propaganda which has been so
c'everly developed by organizations of
women, physicians have had very little
70 say as individuals or organizations
The facts and figures which have
neen brought forward as arguments in
1avor OF the bill should be accepted with
some reserve. The mortality rates as
regards pregnancy and infancy are un-
doubtedly high in this country. but it
Is hardly fair to compare them with
certain European countries during the
pre-war period, in which a homeopcne-
Gus population, under close sunervi-
son, has been made the basis for such
statistical studies. We are deal;no in
this country with an enormous rniYed
population scattered over very larce
areas, but Notwithstanding these dif-
neuit'es we may safely claim that
great improvements have resulted. Thf
k:gh death rate among women attrib-.
rted to childbirth is based on figures
prepared before the war, which have
not been subjected 10 revision, and
would venture the statement that At
the present day the United States would
show results probably superior TO
those Of Europe.
No one can deny that further i'm
proyement is necessary, for the veil
bsing Of the nation depends on healthy
r'others and healthy offspring, but It
" matter Of doubt 10 most physicians
~ho have given close thought 10 the
oubject whether this can be done
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Prohibition to Stay
Art and Dollars

the same-and there, to my great ioy.
| found the name of "Thos. Kilburne."
on Broad Street, quite near the cor
ner and next to fascinating little old
red schoolhouse.
Of course, the present house can
scarcely have been the one Thomas
Kilburne lived in, but it is delightful
to know the exact spot, and l pass the
information on to those of his de-
scendants who spell their name Kill
burn, Kilbourn or Kiiborn. only add.
ing that in the parish register in Enr-
land he spelled his name Kilburne. and
is the old map proves, spelled it the
same way when he came to this coun-
try. 1t seems almost pity that the
spelling should have been altered. It
is always spelled Kilburn in England.
ANNIE KILBURN KILMER.
Boston, Mass, Aug. II. 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Opposing Sheppard owner Bill
Physician Opinion That Maternity Cases Should Not
Be lntrlsted to Childrens Bureau

through the means advocated Without
any disparagement of the exce11ent
work done by the children's bureau
III us particular field, this cannot be
effectively extended to handle the
problem as proposed in the Sheppard-
lowner bill. If the matter is of such
Importance as to demand governmental
supervision, this can be more satisfac-
to-lly done, it seems to me. throuoh
the medium of a national board of
health than through minor govern
mental bureau which was originally
organized to look after the interests
OF children in industry, and in which
the medical point of view is suh-
sidary one
lhe questions involved in the apita
ton for better maternity care are both
redlcal and economic, and the purely
sociological aspects should not be per-
mltted to outweigh others Of more
practical character. Moreover, there
/" one feature in connection with the
scheme proposed in the Sheppard-
lowner bill that would react most nm.
fortunately on the good work that has
already been done in various commu-
rltles along these lines, for Federal
supervision with Federal financial as
s'stance s not conducive to the de-
vclopment of community interest. as
already demonstrated elsewhere. The
expenditure of government money on
hfty-hfty basis for public health
nurses and others to 20 about the
country lccturing on maternity care is
Il very unsatisfactory manner of meet
ing the situation. Nothing will come
cf it. The communities will lose in
tcrest because whatever local activities
arc attempted must meet the approval
OF the childrcn's bureau, or rather it's
had Local self-govcrnmen in such
matters is most essential for success
ard in this instance, while local funds
are appropriated, their manner of ex-
Tcnditurc is dictatcd from WASHINGTON
Another question which has not been
satisfactorily answered is What about
sfates unable to appropriate, in the
present state Of their exchcqucr.
money for the purpose?
GEORGE W. KosMAK. MD.
Now York, Aug. 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
In Praise of China
She May Teach Us the Value of the Simple,
Fundamental Things of Life
To the Editor of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: To-day the eyes of the world
are turned toward the Orient, and the
problem of the century is to reconcile
the East and the West. There is no rea-
son to believe there is anything in the
psychology or history or circumstances
of the Chinese to cut them off from the
general movement of world thought.
We forget that China has for many
centuries held an honorable and dis
tnguishcd place in the pursuit of the
liberal arts. We admire to-day carved
worries and jade and exquisite embroid-
cries hundreds of years after the hands
o. the maker are folded in the tomb of
his ancestors and we forget a beauti-
fnl thought must prccedc the creation
of beautiful object. The "under-
standing mind and the feeling heart"
find expression in Chinese art. The
Chinese have a psychic intuition which
delves to the root of natures secrets
and they seek to show in their works
Of art how every characteristic form
# things may correspond to the phases
of the human soul
The wonderful twisted trees-moun-
tain pines and cedars-which Western
taste, not understanding, sometimes
considers monstrosities, really exhibit
the deep thinker in their great knots
and scaly limbs that have wrestied
with storms and frosts and earthuuakes
"a process almost identical with that
through which mans life struggles
with enemies, misfortune and pain,
which stamp themselves in the seams
and wrinkles of fine old face
With the Chinese nature becomes a
picturesque world for the profound
study of character Landscape painters
all over the world follow to-day rules
of art written down by the great Chi
nesc artist Kakki thousand wears
ago, when the ideal of the times was
to be
AS pure as a plum blossom.
AS free as a bird,
AS strong as pine tree,
AS plant as a willow"
The Chinese drama is deathless. like
the principles of Chinese art. because
it also is founded on true philosophv
The imagination and concentration
which enable the Oriental to perceive
the exquisite in dramatic art arc i'm
possible to the Western mind IN It's
MAD scramble for material prosperity
We lose the hnor things of Ito by
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14

deck. 1T the captain was one of the
modern school he would know that. He
does not appear to know much about a
modern steamship, anyway. He further
remarks that "engine drivers" are un-
doubtedly worthy men in their way He
said whole lot that time.
Suppose, if it were possible, that the
captain and chief engineer Of the first
steamship that ever crossed the At
lantic were segregated from the world
until tho present day. Then release
them and place them on a modern
steamship. The captain would be able
to take her across just as he did the
hrst ship. But could the chief en-
glneer? Not so you could notice it,
The science of navigation has not
changed since it became a science. but
the science Of marine engineering is
constantly changing to keep up with
modern machinery and modern ideas.
Just consider, captain, for a moment,
modern small town of, say, 5000
souls. 1t has electric light, water
works, sewage system and transpor-
tation. These different public utilities
are managed under different officials,
who are responsible to the mayor and
councillors. Now, a modern big pas
senger liner has often 5000 souls
aboard. 1t has all these public utili-
ties self-contained, and more-refriger-
alton, ventilation, steam heating, etc.
Now, there is only one man response
BILE for all these, viz, the chief en-
gineer, who is responsible to the cap
tain, who is in the position of the
mayor of town. The chief engineer
is "worthy man in his way" captain,
is he not?
All that stuff about knowledge of
nautical astronomy and the movements
of the heavenly bodies being necessary
to navigating officers is pure bunk.
Nine out of ten don't know a thing
about them. They can pick out star
for observation to find the ships posi-
tion and take solar or lunar obse rva-
tion, or work a chronometer sight for
longitude and few more simple prob
lens, but that is about all Everything
is picked out of tables compiled for
them by the astronomers in the OBJ
scrvatories ashore
They don't even know how those
tables are worked out; just take them
for granted and apply them to their
observations. How many of them know
how to produce a logarithm? If one
were to inform a deck officer that the
Crab was in conjunction with the Sun,
he wouldn't know what You were talk
ing about.
Ever since boilers and engines were
put into ships, there has been friction
between the deck and engine depart
raents (and an engineer hates fric-
tion) because there was division of
authority, and the realization that
the oldtimers were passing and the
wheel of progress could not be stopped
I hope, Mr.. Editor, that you will pub
lish this letter as it is, as "Old Ship
master" has given US rather harsh
treatment in his letter, and 1 like to
see fair play for both sides.
NJ. A. Cunning,
Marine Engineer
Charlottetown, P. E. l., Canada, Aug.
@ 1901
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Letters to the Tribune's Editor
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fnd the object Of both visits, viz,
where Thomas Kilburne settled when
he came to Wethersfield in 1888 from
Wood Ditton, Newmarket, Combridge-
shire, England. Ny book of the Kill
burn genealogy told me he settled in
Wethersfeld, but did not state where.
AS have visited many times the old
church of St. Mary in Wood Ditton,
where he was church warden from 1882
to 1885, was naturally anxious to
know the exact spot in Wethersheld
where he settled with his wife and
family.
On my second visit to Wethersheld
found yellow old map on one of
the walls of the Wells home (now
cwned by the D. A. R.), where all the
first settlers names may be seen-with
names of the streets, which are still
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Engineer Answers Shipmaster
Times Have Changed Since Sailing Days of "OAicer
of the Old School
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Having received a clipping
from The Tribune containing a letter
by sold Shipmaster" l feel compelled
to take up the cudgels in defense of the
marine engineer. The shipmaster re-
fers to himself as an Officer Of the old
school," Old school is right. So was
julius Casar. But could he be COM
pared to Marshal Foch or any of the
modern generals? No doubt he was
very. worthy man In his way. and in
his day. The captain refers proudly
to time when the merchant marine
reflected glory upon our flag; a period
of hard boiled shippers and bucko
mates, when laws for seamen were few
and lax and might was right. No
doubt he is familiar with the word
Shanghai" (in Webster's, to abduct),
and the dark and devious ways Of
crimps, and how much rotten food has
been supplied to crews of sailing ships,
and how much Of a rake-off the old
timers got from rascally ship chan
dlers.
What does "Old shipmaster mean
when he speaks of "the present con-
clifton of mutiny"? have not read in
the daily news of mutinies. There is
nothing to mutiny for. Seamen get
fair treatment, good wages, no cruelty,
and good living quarters, compared
with the oldtime sailing ships. 1t is
not safe nowadays for skipper or
mate to lay hands on a seaman.
There isn't the slightest doubt about
his assertion that dirt and lubberly
conduct go hand in hand. Let me in
form him, however, that there is not an
engineer worthy of the name who does
rot take as much pride in the cleanly
condition of his engine-room and fire.
room a. any captain who ever walked
quarterback
A real engineer has as much respect
for authority as any living man, be-
cause he has to exact it from his own
crew. The captain says he has been
informed that engineers have taken it
upon themselves, to aspire to complete
command of the vessel. Why does he
not go to the root of his information
and be little more specific? Engineers
are not fools. They know they are
not navigators; not one in a hundred
knows how to steer course. would
advise the captain to apply to the
steamboat inspectors for information
as to whether an engineer is an officer
or not. l think he would be told that
any licensed man in charge of a watch
is an officer. The worthy captain would
give the engineer the same status as
the men who handled the oars in the
galleys plying out Of Tyre. They were
the motive power, and they were called
galley slaves, and were chained to their
seats. They were hogged by the Of
flcers if they did not swing a husky
oar, and if the galley went down they
went down with her
Would he have engineers in that po-
sition, while he and his officers had
chance to escape?
Now about starting and stopping. No
engineer willfully starts or stops his
engine except when warming up at
the dock, or in case of an accident at
sea, and never without notifying the
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
The Dismal Science"
he Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Who was this Thomas Carlyle
who called political economy "The
Dismal Science? Probably a Scot,
and therefore unable to see the
humor in what is taught as economics.
If he were alive to-day Carlyle would
find that some of the prominent things
that are written are put forward as
serious contributions to our knowledre
OF economic laws. Here, for instance,
is Professor Irving Fisher, who teaches
at Yale He has recently organized ma
tional Stable Money League, for the
purpose Of converting the country to
belief in his notion of an expanding
contracting measure of values, some
thing on the order of a rubber stand
ard yardstick, that can be stretched
or shortened when the price of cot
ton goes up or down.
Then there is Otto II. Kahn-he
has discovered that when a millionaire
buys untaxable bonds in order to
escape the surtax OH incomes the
money paid for the bonds is so much
capital withdrawn from industry or
commerce. He hasn't told US yet what
the man who sells the bonds does with
the money he gets from them. Prob
ably he buries it, and draws interest
on his expectation of its Increased
value.
Dr. Frank Crane advocates tho
issuance Of 5000 COO, 900 worth
OF money based on land values. In
view Of the high prices Of which we
have been complaining, due largely to
our currency and credit imitation, what
would happen TO the cost Of living
under Dr. Cranes cheap money
scheme can readily be imagined.
WHIDDEN GRAHAM.
New York, Aug 10, 1921.