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because all my plans of defense depend upon
the time have to crush France before Russia
Is ready"
Hence the frantic German ditimatum OF July
81, which was tahtamount to a declaration OF
war because nb great power will yield to a
summons Of that sort. Hence the declaration
& OF war, not because the German statesman or
soldier planned war. not because events had
moved to the conclusion which they had fore
seen and foreordained. Nothing OF the sort.
Rather because in the supreme anarchy Of the
situation one nation had permitted its soldiers
to stake national existence upon single lire
Of action.
IF war comes after delay, II diplomacy fails
and the struggle follows after Russia has com
pleted her mobilization, we shall have lost the
war already This is what Moltke told Beth
mann and the Kaiser. Had Germany waited
do not think there would have been war.
because Europe was at last awake and aware
Of the colossal destruction which was impend-
ing Falkenhayn, the minister OF war. later
to become the yanquished of Verdun, believed
Germany could have waited at least another
day, and that might have been enough. But
ene question was technical.
Nevertheless In all this do not see any sign
that the German general staff interviewed for
the purpose Of precitating war which might
otherwise have been averted Theirs was the
position Of a fire department which ruled that
when conhag ration had reached a given point
1t would be necessary to dynamite whole
mass Of public buildings to save the city. The
IRE did reach that point, not because of the
desire or weakness of the fire department; and
at that point it acted.
~
Meantime in the discussion of war guilt the
proponents of new set Of criminals, the
critics who would largely absolve the Germans
and indict the French and Russians who
would hang not the Kaiser but Poincare and
Sazonon, ultimately came to grief ever the
same set of circumstances. The Russians mob
ilized not to provoke or promote war, but be-
cause they believed that Germany was delib-
erately forcing war. And certainly Austria's
whole course with respect of Serbia warranted
the conclusion, even though we know now that
Germany was far from viewing with approval
or enthusiasm or even In the end with silence.
the Austrian naneuyers.
For myself, as one who during and since the
war has studied the documents. talked with
the statesmen. read the books. find it utterly
impossible now to retain even the smallest
fraction of the belief that the World War was
a criminal act to be charged to any one set OF
national politicians or for that matter laid at
the door OF any one nation as deliberate and
wilIful action. IT would be simple and satisfy
ing to explain the war as the act Aof one or
more human beings following in the footsteps
of Frederick the Great. when his wanton In
vaeion of Silesia set Europe and indeed the
world by its ears, There is nothing which can
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Viewed In retrospect the monsters. are dis
closed as rather weak and faiible human crea.
lures. The war criminals that public opinion
in the respective alliances assailed for four
years and more OF struggle seem very far from
possessing any considerable stature. Without
exception, they are too small to have played the
part once assigned to them. The simple and
once satisfying conception that a group OF
prominent men met about the Kaiser at Pots.
dam on July S, and resolved upon war, upon
the war, has gone glimmering. Even the con-
, ception of militarism sweeping aside the civil
ian governments and suddenly plunging the
world into the conflict 1t desired will not now
square with the facts.
On the contrary, the soldier shows himself
to have been quite as incompetent as the states
man, the general as inadequate as the diplo-
mat Why, after all, did the conflict come on
August /? Because the German general staff
had based the whole defense OF Germany. upon
certain technical conclusions which formed II
to go to war under circumstances which it could
not control. It had to go to war automatically,
IL Russia modified. It had to go to war be-
cause its plan Of campaign involved exploit
ing the inevitable siowness OF Russian mobili.
cation by an attack upon France. 1t decided
that it could win the war by sending all but
Sa handful Of It's troops into France. crushing
the French army and returning to meet the
Russian masses In time,
So
Thus when Austria modified, at first and in ,
part against Serbia, and then extended its
mobilization, and Russia after partial mobiliza-
ton passed to complete, the military men of
Germany had no choice but to see their plans
scrapped and the safety of Germany compro
missed, unless war were declared. But there
is not shadow Of evidence to suggest that
Russia was mobilizing with the deliberate pur.
pose to attack Germany. On the contrary, all
the evidence indicates that Russia was mobiliz-
ing because SazonoR and the rest were salts
fled that Germany meant to attack, that the
central powers had already "willed the war
In later times we have had whole school
OF interpreters OF war responsibilities who in.
sist that the Russian mobilization. the general
mobilization, precipitated the war aa1 that
Russia is the real criminal. But the fact re-
mains that 1t was the precipitating cause only
because OF the plans the German general STAFF
had made. German mobilization did not In
volve French declaration Of war, nor French
German. But Russian did for the patent rea-
son that the Schiieffen plan Of the German
army contemplated the rush against France.
When the crisis arose the diplomats carried
on their futile discussions, the situation
worsened and as 1t worsened the respective
armies began their preparations, the soldiers
did what was their business to do. But at a
certain point the failure OF diplomacy led to the
accumulation OF military preparations. Then
Russia modified and the German soldier came
to the German statesman and said in effect. II
cannot be responsible for the defense of the
country unless you stop Russian mobilization,
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Rain Helps Wheat Most
In Its Earliest Stages

! II wheat is being grown iii dry
country where there IS little water. it
Is benefited most BY downpour when
III II still in the early stages 81
growth. Prof Alvin Kezer Of the
Colorado State Experiment station
in q report to the American Associa-
ton OF Cereal Chemists described d
series Of irrigation experiments ii
which 1t was demonstrated that water
applied while the wheat was stili
young produced q lower yield, but the
final product had q much higher food
value than that produced when irri.
cations were given during the latter
stages Of growth.
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German Wine Cheap.

Thanks TO the steadfast efforts Of
the wine producers. wine IN Germany
Is again cheap and cheaper than
"heavy beer A. bottle Of Moselle
wine can be had in Berlin wineshops
FOR about 20 cents and sweet Tara
coma for about 80 cents.
Importation OF foreign wines Is fall
ing or rapidly, due. to the diminution
III the price Of hook. French cham
payne continues to hold its own. But
the Germans are once more drinking
vines Hon their own khineland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

vital influences in English politics TO-
DAY
But now Mr.. Lloyd George fights a
different battle from all the many
battles of his stormy career. He is
lighting time. He Is almost 65. He
expects power and Office again. His
intrigues to that end are unceasing.
He is stil the greatest Of opportun-
lists. and his enemies say the most
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BY JOHN GUNTHER,
London Correspondent Of The Star and Chi
cago Daily News.

II 2 sat smiling, bowling his
white bobbed head perkiIy to
a group Of newspaper men.
u u And how does 1t feel, Mr..
Lloyd George" a young man
from Chicago asked. ito be the great
est diplomat in the world?"
Mr.. Lloyd George didn't pause q
second in answer.
"It makes me feel" he said, some
what shy"
That was in Minneapolis. The year
was 1928. I saw him again on his
train, again with a. group Of news
paper men in Chicago. His manner
never changed. He was always cleo
trio, abrupt, jovial. When he laugh
ed he started the echoes chasing.
When he talked. wit leaped from his
tongue When he moved. energy
danced from the very curves Of his
puckered red cheeks. The speedy
pungence OF his wit is legend.
There are fanatics in every party"
shouted the Irishman Healy. sitting
alone in one corner in a House Of
Commons debate. Lloyd George
paused only long enough to let the
interruption reach the house. Even
In a party of one, was his thrust in
reply.
At Birmingham meeting Lloyd
George was talking about home rule:
81 want home rule for Ireland"
"And for hell, too, suppose, !"
shouted a heckler.
quite right. remarked Lloyd
George, "I like to hear a man stick
up for his own country.
At another stormy political meet
ing, also at Birmingham. Lloyd George
was greeted with a shower Of vege-
tables from the gallery. He leaned
over and picked up q turnip. He held
some one he called out. has lost
his head"
Bows to Mississippi.
/ saw him In Minneapolis, on his
special train, and for a day or two In
Chicago. His instinct for the dra,
matte appeared first on a drive in Min.
bridge. What river Is this?s he
whispered. .'The mississippi" d sec
retarv replied. Promptly he stood up
In his car, turned round, took off his
hat, and bowed. It was Lloyd
Georges salute to the father Of
His conversation in interviews was
like rife fire.
s.Afe you to see President Wilson In
washington? correspondent asked.
"A good deal Of water has passed uYl-
der the bridge since Paris.
"A good deal Of blood, too, said
Lloyd George.
He waa asked IL he had some cd.
vanced word for the people waiting n
II am 4 garrulous old man" he
said. s.and, don't fear. I'll have some
Trims to say when get there.
What is the Welsh way Of pro-
nouncing your name. nj Lloyd
INV name can be pronounced prop
eriy only BY sucking the tongue back
Of the teeth and then Kissing like q
Laughter. Mr.. Lloyd George laughs
until his red cheeks ball UP and jell:
EpigrarnS, too. darted in and out OF
his lines Of speech. II liked Mime
apolis, he said; It was an arsenal.
An arsenal Of peace. " And, France
cannot balance books with bayonets,'s
came neatly after his Chicago eulcgy
in his Dexter Park speech.
Growing Old Alone.
Now. iii England. Lloyd George has
been out OF ONCE for foR,r years, and
he ii getting old But IN his lonely.
i marty. ali his vitality, all his cotir-
age. curanlates and persists. ct no
governmental position Or Importance,
he Vet remains. lii the words 81 one
of HIS hitterest enemies the most
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Persia Keen on Flying.

A lead N aviation IN Asiatic coun-
tries has been secured ~ Persia. The
Junkers Aviation Company has 81
cured the monopoly for air services
on the three routes iii PersIa-1l re-
heran, Bandaar, PnIevi, III north Per-
STA; f2l Teheran, Bushire. on the Per-
sian Gulf, and ca Teheran, Ouraipu.
on the Iraq border. One of the con,
ditipns or this monopoly was To Join
Persia with an aerial route To Europe.
"a regular post service has now been
started ~ tie 3unkefs COMPANY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Linen Trade Slumps.

The linen trade of Belfast and III
ster. which IS experiencing hard times.
e now further embarrassed BY foreign
competition. The low exchanges rates
make foreign yarns cheaper than
those produced In Ulster.
The. rate 81 the franc In France and
Belgium enables manufacturers Iii
those countries to underselI Ulster
According to recent official returns,
the linen export shows q drop OF
81 $50 900 month iii the part Of 1926
covered BY the figures, as compared
with the corresponding period il 1895,
and 1895 was q bad year.
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unscrupulous. Even his friends hint
the word dictator. =
But the years are narrowing nosy,
and what comes must come soon.
His unfailinE zest for the dramatic
was illustrated very prettily In his
last few moments In Chicago. He
stood on the hack platform of the
train which was to take him to
Springfield. Thin rain was slashing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Eventual reorganization of the Re.
publican party on progressive lines is
the declared purpose of William E.
Borah Of Idaho, who has just EN-.
barked upon speech-making cam.
paign that will carry his voice and
views into all parts of the country
The campaign has no time limits II
= will begin at Augusta, Ga. today and
continue throughout the Summer and
Autumn into the Winter It will prob.
ably be carried on during the short
session Of Congress.
Borah considers that he can render
more genuine public service by filling
proffered speaking engagements than
by answering roll calls on routine
measures like appropriation bills in
December, January and February.
: The forum of popular discussion
therefore, rather than the Senate
chamber, will claim his interest.
Borah will open his campaign of
national education on public questions
with defense of the eighteenth
amendment. The Idahoan is a dry,
but he voted against the Volstead act
He opposed it because he believed
that the law violated fundamental con.
stitutional principles. Borah is tax.
ing the stump for the eighteenth
is not at all concerned with the
amendment from the prohibition
standpoint, but wholly because he
sees a dangerous trend towardk multi
fication" OF the Constitution.
Sees Notification Issue.
Concretely, Borah looks upon pend.
Ing proposals for State referenda on
the eighteenth amendment, such as
New York Is about to hold, as multi
fication'' pure and simple. He holds
1t to be anarchy for individual
States Of the Union to assert the
right to say whether this or that
article of the United States Constitu-
ton shall or shall not be obeyed.
Borah contends he does not care a
fig whether referenda deal with pro-
hibition or with some other feature of
existing constitutional law. He would
oppose any and all referenda that in
volve clothing people OF certain sec
tons of the country with the privi-
Slege of respecting or fiouting the Con-
stitution as they please. Referenda
on constitutionalism, in Borah's judg-
ment, are a process of 'Mextcaniz-
ing the United States. He depicts
them as a belated resurrection of the
doctrine that John G. Calhoun tried
10 establish, and for espousing which
Andrew jackson is quoted as having
said he was sorry didn't hang Cal
houn."
The eighteenth amendment will be
the theme on which Borah will first
harp, but he purposes hammering
away on half dozen other national
issues which he believes win soon
rfvet public attention. He will, OF
course, hit the World Court hard. Inn
mediately and persistently. When
asked il the Senate did not make a
closed incident Of the court by voting
the United States into 1t last January,
Borah says the answer is Pepper,
Mckinley. Cummins, Stanfleld and
Hanna" and the various State pri.
maries in which those pro-court. can
didates for the Senate were felled as
fast as they faced their respective
electorates.
Believes Court Is DisIilsed.
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Believes Court Is DIsliIsed.

The Idahoan predicts that Lenroot
Ii Wisconsin will be the single Res
publican candidate for the Senate this
year with the courage to make sup
port of the World Court vote a bid for
nomination and election. The chair
man Of the Senate foreign relations
committee has come TO the conclusion
ethnt American public opinion Is now
splmogt e asoanGDd against the World
, 1926-03-20

Entered as 8econd-cLass matter May
Goth 1917 at the Post Office at Christian.
sted. st. Croir, V. T. Of the u. s. A. IN
der the Act of March 3. 1879
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
CHARGES FILED
AGAINST Aqua
PRIETA MAYOR

What are reputed to be serious
charges pertaining to disorderly con-
duet while in office, have been filed
against Gregorio Amanda, presidente
of Aqua Prieta, by four of the six
members of the city council there, it
is reported 9494
These charges will be considered
by the judge Of the First Instance
court Cananea, and it is likely that
Amanda will be tried in that civi>
court. A verdict of guilty would
probably mean removal from office.
The presidente took office last Sep
tember and his term expires March
49, 1926, but he may be removed
from office before that date.
Chief of Police M Corral Of Aqua
Prieta has resigned his office be-
cause, his friends allege, he has not
been able to work with the presi-
dent6 The present trouble in Aqua
Prieta political circles is evidently a
sequel to the disturbance caused last
fall when Presidente Amanda was
thrown into jail one evening after
he was reputed to have acced in
manner unbecoming to one occupying
that office His friends stated that
that time, however, he was the VIC
tim Of plot and that some of his
enemies on the city council had plot
ted to discredit him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
PALMER NAMED
DIRECTOR OF
COUNTRY CLUB

Lynn S. Palmer. was elected a di-
rector of the Douglas Country club
at a meeting of the directors Friday
night and will fill the vacancy left
when James %. Stafford recently
moved to Warren.
The directors gathering was fol-
lowed by a meeting of a number OF
representatives of the club who dis
cussed it's financial status. 1t was
proposed during this discussion that
a bond issue be floated in the near
future to cover the Indebtedness of
the club and to provide a fund to be
drawn upon for future expenses. More
revenue must beA gained it was
brought out, to maintain the club
and to conduct it's affairs properly.
A decision on this matter will be
reached soon by the directors and a
stockholders meeting is to be called
within the next few weeks for con-
sideration and approval of whatever
proposal is made.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
Aqua PRIETA TO
HELP ADVERTISE
TRADE DAY HERE


The Aqua Prieta Chamber of COM
merce is cooperating in every way
possible with the Douglas chamber
in promoting interest in Trade day
throughout Sonora, Mexico, F. L. Men
doza, manager of the former cham
ber, states.
Circulars telling of Trade day to
be held in Douglas on Saturday. Feb
ruary 20, are being sent throughout
the territory south of Aqua Prieta
by the chamber of that city and
Mendoza is also planning to send out
many handbills.
The Aqua Prieta chamber manager
believes that a great many people
from Sonora could be attracted to
Douglas for Trade day if special
rates are arranged by the railroad
officials. This matter is now being
considered by c. c. Mcbride, chairman
of the chamber of Commerce Trade
Day committee in Douglas.
If Charles Amsden, vice consul ap'
pointee at the Port of Douglas, ar
rives in Aqua Prieta in time for the
Trade day rush, Mendoza is confident
that even more residents of points
south will come to Douglas next Sat
urday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
SQUABBLE OVER
PINERY ROUTE
{ MAY DELAY ROAD

Fred Winn, forest supervisor at
Tucson, has written to the Cochise
County board Of supervisors regard
ing the route to be taken by the cor
Meeting road to the Pinery canyon
highway His communication says.
Board Of Supervisors,
Cochise County
Tombstone, Arizona.
Gentlemen:
All the members of your board
We're present at the meeting of inter
ested parties g.ealled to look over the
Barfoot Park road project in Pinery
canyon on February 10. The position
of the forest service with reference
to the location of that portion of the
road at the mouth of Pinery Canyon
is known to your board. You will
understand that the forest service
cannot dictate to Mr.. John Riggs, the
route of the road over his private
land but this letter is to confirm the
statement made to you at the meet
ing that, the forest service cannot,
because of the additional cost and
apparently unfeasible route, construct
the road over that portion of Mr..
Riggs private land which is contend
ed for by him. Accordingly, work
on this portion of the project will
have to be held in allegiance until tho
question of right of way across
Mr.. Riggs land is definitely decided
upon. When this is done, work ON
the road as far as the forest boun-
Diary, Will be completed.
If action can be taken by the board
to determine this right of way ques-
tion at an early date, it will be much
appreciated because such action will
enable Mr.. Kissam to complete this
portion of the road before the pres
ent camp is moved A copy Of this
letter is being sent to each member
1 of the board and to the chambers OF
commerce of the communities inter
'ested.
Very truly yours,
FRED WINN,
Forest Supervisor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
RecreatiOnal Survey of
Rustlers Park Section
To Be Made In April

Permits for summer homes in the
Rustlers Park section will not be Iso
sued until the forest service COM
pletes a proposed recreational survey
in that section, Fred Winn of Tucson
forest supervisor, has notified the
local chamber of commerce.
Some time in April, Winn writes, 1t
is the intention of the forest service
to survey recreational area in
Rustlers Park and possibly in the
head of Pinery Canyon and until this
area is surveyed, lots laid out and
recreational plans made, permits for
summer home sites will not be issued
the supervisor declares.
AS soon as a representative from
Winn's office is in Douglas, the full
details of the survey and permit sit
uation will be explained
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
Baseball Dance Night
of February % Will Be
Held In Gadsden Hotel

One of the largest crowds which
has ever danced in the lobby of the
'Gadsden hotel is expected at the
dance to be given Monday night
February %, at the local hostelry by
the Douglas Baseball club. This es>
innate is based on the number of
tickets sold.
There will be many special mum
bers on the program for the evening
and among other attractions will be
the giving away of a beautiful radio
set.
Dancing will be enjoyed from
o'clock until IL, midnight, with Bow
denis orchestra playing. Great inter
est has already been aroused in the
dance among the local fans and the
younger set of the city and both
groups are expected to turn out en-
masse.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
Yoeman Lodge Meeting.

A meeting of the Brotherhood of
American Yoemen lodge of Douglas
will be held tonight at 1880 o'clock at
Moose hall for the purpose o. elect
ing officers for the coming year. The
installation will take place or Feb.
ruary 20 and will be in charge of
the past supreme president of the
lodge, G. N. Frink, of Des Moines,
Iowa, who will arrive in the city fol
the installation. The ceremonial will
be open to the public
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
VICE CONSUL TO
ARRIVE WITHIN
THE NEXT WEEK

Charles Amsden, recently appointed
vice consul at Aqua Prieta, will ar
rive in this city within the next
week, according to advices received
at the local, chamber of commerce
from Henry Damn, consul at No
gales.
The American official who is to
take the post in Aqua Prieta has
been delayed only because his relief
has not yet arrived at Nogales,
Damn stated, but it is certain that
aAmsden will be free to report for
duty here some time next week.
This news was received with graft
fication by local citizens, as it prac-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
Girl Reserve Hike Today.

Freshmen G. RS, members of the
Triumph Triangle, will leave the Y.
w. c. A. building at 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning for a hike and treas
ure hunt Miss e. Marjorie Williams
club advisor will lead the hike and
gypsy road signs and other road
guides will be used to bring the
party to the hidden treasure. Each
girl will carry her own lunch, and
all members are requested to be at
the Y. w. C. A. on time and to
wear something bright in color, tie,
'kerchief, etc.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-13
Buick Dealers
1928 G Ave. 1922 G Ave.

tically means that Mexican people
wishing to come to Douglas for
Trade day next Saturday, will be
able to pass through the Port of
Douglas due to Amsden's presence
there. Damn stated that next Fri
day was the very latest that he ex-
pected Amsden to reach Douglas and
that if things work out right, he
should be here before that date.