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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1918.
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' stitution, nobody would dare suggest
that the country were undergoing a
"revolution"! Only a very small and
weak minority of the American people
are not yet thoroughly convinced' of
both the inherent justice and decency
of this reform and its practical value
economically, socially and politically.
No "revolution" would be necessary—
in this country even less than in Eng-
land—to effect its establishment, there-
fore; which renders all the more un-
| just, shameful and reproachful the
fact that a small number of reactionary
politicians in Washington are able to
continue to block the granting of this
great popular right of equal political
enfranchisement.
And, meanwhile, "the slowest, most
conservative of nations puts the ballot
into the hands of .eight million wom-
en"!
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"REVOLUTION."
"Eight years ago, eight million men
were qualified to vote for the parlia-
mentary candidates; today the electors
numbered tweniy-one millions, both
aien and women,'' comments Mr. Henry
M. Hyde, in London, on the British
general election. "Think what it means
lor the slowest, most conservative of
nations to put the ballot into the hands
of eight million women, and have fif-
teen or twenty women candidates for
Parliament, with the practical certainty
that one or more of them was elected!"
But we are sensible of no mental
wrench in contemplating those phases
Gf England's great political "revolu-
tion" that are involved in this, her first
peneral election in eight years. Indeed,
nothing could be simpler and less emo-
tional, apparently, than the very big-
best phase of that "revolution"; name-
ly, the putting of the ballot into the
hands of eight million women! This
is something into which the war "revo-
lutionized'' th; English people very
quietly. Before the war it was the sub-
ject of unending noise, bitterness,
'bigoted controversy and even public
violence. The "Liberal" ministry, the
Commons, all political societies and
parties made it such, and refused to
treat it in any other way and as any
other sort of issue, for the most part;
to that the women protagonists, the
militants of the cause did only what
they were expected to do; they did the
sharp things that would evoke definite,
earnest attention to the burning issue
of equal suffrage, from the politicians.
The effect of the coming of the war
to England was to transfer these wom-
en, for the timebeing, from the ranks
of public agitators to the ranks of
patriotic toilers, and to reform the po-
litical bigots so that at last they
learned something from the cause of
universal justice! After that, the issue
of equal suffrage in England very
largely took care of itself!
One recalls how the bills extending
the franchise to women, and admitting
them to Parliament, actually passed
the House of Commons with scarcely
a flicker of excitement and with no
unusual debate—"quite as a matter of
course," said th» dispatches. In a war
/or justice, it was impossible that the
men and the government of England
should continue blind to the funda-
mental injustice of extending political
emancipation to oniy half tbe adult
population, and keeping the other half
in political bondage! So, after all,
equal suffrage came to England "quite
as a matter of course." It is a sad
commentary nowadays on the character
of any enlightened people and the in
stitutions of any civilized country even'
to suggest that they cannot have equal,
ity of political rights, or of any rights
under tbe law, without resorting to a
political "revolution" — and neither
Great Britain nor the United States
seeded or needs any popular upheaval
to bring about these equalities.
In this country, only the votes of
a few Federal Senators still stand in
the way of National justice, democratic
xighteousness, true civic progress an.1
modernity. By the Senate's adoption
of the equal suffrage resolution, and
fry the States' ratification thereof as
M Mr National Ooo-
AN ECONOMIC BOYCOTT. .
Mr. Girard, who was American am-
bassador to Germany at the time of
severance of diplomatic relations, be-
ing asked if he considered fair an
economic boycott of Germany, answer-
ed by saving that if the boycott comes
it will not necessarily come from the
allied powers, hut from the heart of
the world.
Mr. Girard says the civilized world
will not in fifty years forget the fiend-
ish crimes committed by the Huns in
Prance and Germany, and we may take
it that so long as these things are
unforgotten they will remain unfor-
given. s
When a cargo of "ma<f?-in-Ger-
many" toys that had been purchased in
Hunland before the breaking out of
the European xvar, but not shipped to
their destination until brought over by
a Dutch ship a short time ago, arrived,
there was emphatic protest against their
exposition and sale. Mothers did not
desire to have playthings from such a
source in the hands of their innocent
children and the children themselves
xvould have been constantly reminded
by these "made-in-C.ermany" toys ot
the innocent little children who were
ruthlessly slaughtered by the murder-
ous U-boats; of the little children of
Belgium and France who were or-
phaned and starved and cruelly
maimed and mistreated by the Huns.
It will take more than fifty years to
forget these things and they cannot-
ever be forgiven.
But time is a great healer and as
the years go by the hearts of the allies
may soften towards the Germans, if in
the meantime a new generation has
outgrown and put aside a false phil-
osophy and a criminal "kultur" that
made the name of Germany hateful
throughout the world, and if the pres-
ent generation of Huns shall have
earnestly striven to wash its hands of
the stains of blood, jnuch may be for-
given and forgotten, but for the pres-
ent there is no room for argument
as to ^the "fairness" of an economic
boycott of the Huns, though there
may be some question as to its practic-
sbility and advisability. As long as the
Germans continue to display their
characteristic arrogance aijd unrepent-
ance and to prate, however under the
rose, about "the next war'' they will
be apt to find a stone wall shutting
them out from free intercourse with
the society and the trade and com-
merce of the world.
of that body, and several of the states
of the proposed federation have indi-
cated a disposition to be set up for
themselves as independent republics,
and at least one of the "provinces" has
made overtures to France for complete
severance from any German connec-
tions.
It is difficult to say how it will all
turn out, but it is probably safe to say
that there will never more be any Ger-
man empire and autocratic government
of the sort that was put out of busi-
ness when the late dynasty was over-
thrown.
WHAT EXPRESS FILES
TELL OF YEARS AGO
OUR RETURNING SOLDIERS.
Efforts are being made to have the
36th Division brought home from
Prance by way of Galveston and there
appears to be no good reason why the
efforts should not succeed, in view of
the fact that Galveston is their nearest
liome port and most convenient for
their home-coming, the division being
made up almost entirely of Texas and
Oklahoma troops.
The men would have a somewhat
longer, but not less pleasant, sea voy-
age, but as this is tbe last most of
them will ever take, and as a life on
the ocean wax'e is something so dif-
ferent from life in the trenches they
would enjoy the change, even if the
trip were a little longer drawn out.
If the men of the 90th Division were
rlso disembarked at the nearest and
most convenient home port it probably
xvould be entirely agreeable to them,
both as to the longer sea trip and the
shorter rail haul. It would be agree-
able, also, to the home people of these
soldier boys, if as many of us as could
find it convenient to do so were af-
forded the privilege of meeting them
in a body at the seaport and of giving
them welcome back to their native
shore, similar to that which the New-
England troops have been receiving in
the East. Of course, their welcome
as individuals is going to be sufficient-
ly hearty and enthusiastic, and is the
sort they are most anxiously looking
forward to, but a general reception,
xvith music and banners, and maybe
some speechmaking and appropriate
festivities, would give the public a bet-
ter chance to manifest appreciation
of the men who went across and their
pride in being permitted to do them
honor. And the men Who bared their
breasts to the fury of the storm over
there probably would appreciate a dem-
onstrative public reception, preceding
the individual welcome that nothing
could take the place of.
Some of us would find it possible to
make the journey to a nearby landing
place of the steamer that brought our
soldiers back to us, and all of us who
could do so would be glad to be of
the welcoming party, and it really
seems fitting that the matter of bring-
ing the Texans back to Texas as sug-
gested should have due consideration
at the National capital.
THIRTY-FIVE VI \Its At.O TODAV—18*3.
Hrlies offered by Col. Ausn.it ilelkuap
and S. Stern for the games to be staged
by tlie San Antonio Athletic Club ou Christ-
man Day will be for the 10 yard dash, one-
mile pedestrian contest, running high
jump, throwing hummer, quurter-iulle
sprint, tug of war, hurdle race, burro race.
A sm^ll entrance fee must accompany each
entry. The prizes ar« on exhibition ill S.
.Stern s jewelry store.
The meeflng In Klrsct Hall was large
ami representative, and the remonstrances
against the lawlessness that is destroying
livestock and laud values by wholesale and
paralyzing business in many localities were
vigorous and emphatic. There was no rant
or violent display of indlguntion. but a
cool, quiet, determined protest against law
lessness and vandalism that meant vol-
umes. In the name of society and tbe public
safety and welfare, the /itiaena of San
Antonio demand of the Legislature prompt
and efficient action to secure to each and
every citizen bis rights under the laws «>f
the country. The meeting reflected credit
on the city and county, and similar action
should be taken In every law-abiding com-
munity in the State.
°t Representatives was start. -
Ued some days ago by a visit from Herr
Lasker a member of the German Reich-
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MACK AY SAYS POSTMASTER BUR-
LESON WOULD UNLOAD COM-
PANY ON GOVERNMENT.
stag,
about
He was not announced, but flitted in
the time of adjournment and was
soon surrounded by a group of members.
Herr Lasker, as will In* remembered by
those who met him in this city some weeks
ago, is small, thin set, with short, .dumpy
hair and whiskers that curve inward.
\>ithout satisfying the prevailing curios-
ity us to who he was, he said: "I want
simply to see the American Congress. I've
heurd so much about it." After taking
cold tea at the capitol, he left for New
York, where his German friends intended
giving him a dinner and reception; but he
disappointed theui by going awav without
telling anybody ••good-bye.*'
Fort Worth,—Late this evening the arte-
sian well-borers sinking the well .for the
new factory, struck n vein of water which
is now flowing freely with a threedneh
stream. The supply of water from this
one well is over 100,000 gallons a day.
This makes the 100th artesian well iu this
city.
By Associated Press.
NEW YOKK, Dec. 13.—Clarence II. Mac-
kay, president of the Commercial Cable
Company, charged In a statement Issued
here tonight that Postmaster General Bur-
leson was Implicated in a "plot" to bring
about Government ownership of all wire
communications, "and incidentally to en-
able the Western Union and Bell Telephone
Companies to sell out to the tloveriiuieni
at a high price."
.Mr. Mackay declared Mr. Burleson's most
reran! action in lemoving him and other
officials of the Commercial Cable Company
from direction of thy lines and appointing
a eojnmiftee to control ull wire coinmunt
cation, placed the Western Union and Bell
Telephone Company interests "in tho sad-
dle."
Asserting his companies were "marked
for annihlllation,'' because they had always
opposed Government ownership. Mr,' Ma< -
kay said he was ' ill this fight to the fin-
ish."
-W.8.S.
Change Proposed in Army
Uniforms Now Being Worn
Idea Originating in Franco Contemplates
Radical Departure From Present Regu-
lations—Not Approved by Officers.
FII'TKKN YEARS AGO TODAY—180.1.
The pilgrimage of the Missouri, Kansas
&. lexas passenger agents reached Snn
Antonio yesterday. The trip is belnu made
to acquaint the working staff of the rail-
way system with conditions alon^ the
entire route, to the end that they may
work Intelligently for the of
the territory. After a visit to Hot Sulphur
XX ells, a typical Mexican dinner, a visit to
rort Sam Houston and other resorts, the
party left for Smlthville to continue their
Investigation.
♦ ♦ ♦
According to Boston newspapers, there Is
a surprise in store for an eulistcd niau of
the Twenty-sixth Infantry at Fort Sam
Houston. The report from Boston asserts
that one of Cnclo Sam's soldiers quartered
In the Philippines married the daughter of
a rich Filipino planter. Because of fre-
quent changes of station, the wife was un-
able to keep up with her soldier husband,
ami finally they became completely sepa-
rated. The enlisted man returned with his
regiment to the United States and took sta-
tion at Fort Sain Houston. The wife soon
ARE 10 BE LOWERED
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LONG-DISTANCE CALLS MUST BE
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followed, laiHllna lu ltoston. Somehow alio is demanded to answer a call and does an-
located her missing partno, and is now on .......
her way to San Antonio to rejoin him.
The city council practically declares that
the police force is doing its duty, and yet
dosaua of attempts to destroy 1 If,- and
property h»ve been made lu the past few
weeks, and there have been but three nr-
rest, *nd no convictions. It' the police, or
those whose beats are on the line of the
street railway, at least, are doing what they
consider their duty, they should lie re-
moved for 4ucomp(^ence,
♦ ♦ ♦
The Colombian Minister at the Vatican
says that the Pope has tendered h's good
offices to President Itooseveit in behalf of
an equitable solution of the present trou-
bles of the South American republic. Hut
why should the matter be addressed to
President Itooseveit V XX'hat has lie to do
with Colombia's troubles?
♦ ♦ ♦
Senator Hepburn of Idaho has introduced
a joint resolution requiring the President
to acquire by anu«*ation the Island of San
Immlngo and the dependencies of Sauto
Domingo and Haytt.
w.s.s.
Cabled greeting from G, O. P. poli-
ticians in Washington are not yet re-
ported as among the features of those
Franco-American presidential .lunch-
eons in Paris.
It xvas all right for consumers to
conserve sugar while the need for it
existed, but the law and the profits
ought not now to be all on the side of
the caterers.
THE STRUGGLE IN GERMANY.
Germany appears to be» working to-
wards a confederacy in lieu of empire,
fnd x^hen order has succeeded chaos
something along that line may be ac-
complished, if democratic sentiment
obtains the upper hand sufficiently to
keep the imperalists down.
Militarism has probably had its day
in the central empires that were,
though the militarists have not by any
means given up the hope of regaining
and maintaining control, and there is
no concealment by some of them of a
cherished idea of a "next war" and the
return of the empire on the same mili-
tary basis as before.
It is impossible to get a very clear
perspective of the situation where there
are so many contending and antag-
onistic elements—all struggling for
mastery—and so many rival factions
working at cross purposes, but among
them there are some that appear to
be making a sincere effort to bring
about ordt and stability and to lay the
foundatio- ar a democracy, modeled
somewha ftcr our own. One party
has comp, ;ed a preliminary draft ot
a national constitution and will shortly
present the proposed charter to the
German federated states for approval.
It provides for an executive head more
restricted in power than is the Presi-
dent of the United States, and for two
legislative chambers corresponding to
tbe American Senate and House ot
Representatives. The upper chamber
is to be made up of delegates from the
federated states and the lower is to
te the popular branch, the members of
which are to be chosen by universal
and equai suffrage through the em-
ployment of the secret ballot.
This is a pretty good start in the
right direction, but in tbe meantime
the Prussian government, whatever
that may be, has officially announced
that an election is to be held for a
constituent assembly, the president of
tfcc Reichstag has convoked a Meting
In the meantime it would be very
gratifying to the average consumer if
a little more energy and efficiency
were put into the effort to cut the high
cost of living.
Herr Eisner disapproves of the use
of machine guns and hand grenades
"in putting down political opposition."
But how does he stand on bribery and
strong-arm methods?
Buy all the war savings stamps you
can before the end of the year and
then buy as many as possible of the
new series beginning with the new
year. You can't lose.
In announcing that nobody will be
"urged" to enroll in the current mem-
bership campaign, the Red Crosa
doubtless is aware that urging is need-
ed by nobody who is anybody,
If Dr. Mathias Erzberger is to con-
tinue in the role of Germany's chief
protestant against Allied-American
terms, he will have his work cut out
for him for a hundred years or so.
Now that x»-e know the number or
the only U-boat that sank an American
warship, it will salve our feelings to
know the name of every American war-
ship that got rid of one or more
U-boats.
BOLSHEVISM THE ENEMY OF
AMERICA
The world ha* been called upon to fight
in the field against two great menaces,
German autocracy and Bolshevism, the
latter distinct from the first, though nur-
tured by it.
So far as actual fighting Is concerned,
we appear te be through with the strugglo
against (ieriuan imperialism. But we are
still making active war against the Rus-
sian Bolshevist regime. Along with Bril>
ish aud French soldiers our troops are
campaigning in the Archangel district in
opposition to forces under control of the
infamous Leulne. American soldiers arc
also co-eperating in Siberia with the en-
tente forces, aud with the Czecho-Slavs
and with ti:at part of the Russian people
which retain* its sanity. At this moment
the Holshevikl are as much enemies of the
vnlltd States aa r he Germans and Aus
triaus ever were. They are the last of the
forces of barbarism and destruction to
keep the fi^ld.
As to the nature of this last enemy. Bol-
shevism is really anar< hy In epidemic form.
It lacks any germ of a constructive idea.
It only tears down. Where its ravages I
have full sv.ay the land becomes as deso-
late as a plague swept territory. In Rus-
sia )t has become a tyrant more destruc-
tive than the worst autocracy. It is heart-
less aud without moral sense. It mArders
for any reason or for no reason, some-
I times merely because its leaders think
J there are too many mouths to feed, it '
I systematically degrades womanhood aud j
reduces men to the level of beasts. To I
rossess anything, a wife, a house, a piece
of land, a < oin, is a crime, and the expia-
tion is death. The armies of Bolshevism
are bands ot armed murderers and plund-
erers who resort habitually to every out-
rage conceived by Teuton and Turk.
Bolshevism Is peculiarly dangerous in its
first manifestations because It is able to
convey a poisonous appeal to those who
are unwary by promising uullinited license
and loot. » In this couutry its agents are
frequently clever, and sometimes succeed
;n hiding the real character of the move-
ment until they tbmk the time ripe for
revealing their actual plans. Very often
thy try to :ti«*ntify Itolshevlsrn wltn labor
lnoventrnts. Really it Is not a labor ques-
tion at ail, and ha* no connection with any
legitimate labor movement lu the Cnited
States or auywhere else. The nearest thing
to a pre war manifestation in khis country
was the Industrial Workers of the World.
Bolsheviam has no affiliation with trades
unionism. On the contrary, the American
Federation of Labor, recognizing It for
what It is. legards it as one of tne great
By l uivcrsal Service.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 15.—Post-
master General Burleson today announced
a reduction in night loug distance tele-
phone rates and a charge for all loug dis-
tance calls whether the individual called
i,s reached or not, provided connection Is
made with his telephone. New standard
line rates are also established.
The uew rates are to be effective Janu-
ary Jl and are recommended in tbe first
report of the committee on rate standard-
isation.
Between 8:30 and 12 p. m., the rate is to
be one-half of the day rate aud between
12 P. m. and 4:.'50 a. in., one-fourth tbe
day rate.
All rates apply where connection Is es-
tablished, but 'Jfi per cent additional is
to bo charged when a particular person
o answer a call and dc
swer. Under present practice, no ( barge
is made unless the party demanded an-
swers. Tills has led to abuse, the commit-
tee reports.
Simi|arly, when a call is made for a
particular person and the operator reports
that the person called is not at the tele-
phone or refuses to talk, 25 per cent of
the regular rate is charged.
L'nder this arrangement the rate for par-
ticular personal calls, when the service is
successful, Is Increased 25 per cent; all
free calls are discontinued and at least
25 per cent of tbe regular rate must be
paid, If actual connection is made. As
a basis of these charges a "station to
station" service is established. Rates are
based on this service.
Air line rates are established on this
basis. I'p to twenty-four miles the rate
of 5 cents for each sir miles is fixed and
for greater distance 5 cents for each eight
miles. These rates are for the distauce
by airline.
It is estimated that tbe effect of these
standard rates will be to reduce or not
affect TO per cent of the present rates and
to increase about 30 per cent. The coin
mlttee reports that over sixty varieties of
toll rates have existed in the country up
j to the present time.
A further effect of the uniform rates
is to reduce short distance toll rates to
10 and 5 cents and five minutes' talk is
allowed as a minimum.
Further reduction of the rates are con-
templated as a result of this standardi-
zation. In explanation of the charges for
particular person calls, the committee
states that it takes two and a half times
as much work to get a particular person
to the telephone as it does to establish
a statiou to station service. The com-
mittee also says the absence of a charge
has resulted in abuses through the use
of code schemes and that a charge should
be made for service performed,
FOG DELAYS ARRIVAL OF
SOLDIERS ON LEVIATHAN
Of late there has been some dl/cusslon
concerning n new proposed uniform to
supplement the regulation uniform now
worn by soldiers of the United States
Army. The idea as well as the plan of
alteration originated in France. If car
ried out as suggested the change would
be radical.
The plan, It is understood, is to be sub-
mitted to the War Department. An army
board lias taken the matter up with tailor
experts and lr has been under discussion for
st'veral *weeks. Should the changes be
adopted, which are very Improbable, ac-
cording to army officials In America, a
complete departure from the present
adopted garments would be necessary.
In the first place all garments would
be fitted with brass buttons wherever
bronac ones are now used, this change
being of importance, it is claimed, lh
view of the fact that there Is a growing
difficulty lu obtaining bronze in the quan-
tity needed for the army. Patches of col-
ored cloth sewn on the collars of all
blouses and overcoats, would designate
the different branches of service. Em-
broidered regimental numerals would be
placed on the patches of color.
For officers and enlisted men black-vis-
or.-! caps would be tbe adopted patterns.
As provided iu the change, the officers'
cap will be similar in lines to the present
one. but the crown will be higher at the
front and lower tit the back. A broaa
colored stripe will show the branch of
service.
Rank will bo shown by broad stripes
paralleling the service stripe. The rank
of a second lieutenant would be a single
stripe, two for a first lieutenant, three
for a captain, four for a major. For a
lieutenant colonel, four gold stripes with
a sliver stripe in the center. Five gold
stripes for a colonel, and other distinc-
tive markings designate higher ranks
Over the visor on all officers' caps a
gold eagle would be mounted, In practical-
ly the same position as the ornament ou
the preseut cap. The enlisted man's cap
will have a black visor aud black band,
with a single stripe of color at the top
of the band to show the branch of service.
In addition the cap will be fitted with a
small ornament corresponding to the one
ou an officers' cap.
Cluingc in Blouse.
The most noticeable effect of the change,
however, would be In the blouse for offi-
cers and enlisted men. A Sam Brown belt
would be worn on the officers' blouse.
The blouse would be longer than at pres
ent and more roomy below the waist, it
will be form-fitting, with an inseamed
belt. The coat skirt will have a long vein
at the rear, and the flaring effect will be
very prououueed. The' breast pockets
will have pleats, and the lower pockets
cut in, only the flap marking the where-
abouts of the pocket. An inside bellows
effect will be produced, giving great car-
rying room, but preserving an unruffled
coat front. The present sleeve braid will
become a sort of cuff. The blouse for en
listed men will be longer than at present,
and cut so that there will be no gap at
the bottom when It is buttoned, it will
also have color patches. Pocket seams
will not show on tbe outside, only the
flaps marking the position of the pockets.
The lower pockets will be made as the of-
ficers' pockets with a maximum enrrvingr
capacity without bulging the coat front
The overcoat for officers w ill have m con-
vertible collar, to be worn either roll down
or buttoned up. It will be double-breast-
ed and have two rows of largo composi-
tion buttons. New color patches will be
provided on each side of the collar.
In addition to general uniform changes,""
it is understood that the board may ask
for changes in officers' Insignia. The new
non-commissioned officers' chevrons are
very different from those now worn
These in the main are the changes con-
templated, not to mention, however, the
abolition of the short, lace trousers, sub
stituting the long trouser designed along
civilian patterns. Some of the changes are
practical, it is asserted, because of tbe
scarcity of certain materials as well as
their cost. Others are said to be ab-
surd.
Change Is Not Favored.
When asked as to what their opinion-
were In respect to the contemplated
changes in uniforms army officers In the
local camps with one accord disapproval
tbe idea. A member of the depot quar-
termaster staff at Fort Sam Houston stat-
ed that such a move at present would
necessitate a waste as well as a frightful
expense to the Government. The stock
of uniforms as worn at present is said
to be large, as well as all other eguipment
which completes the soldier's attire. A
change would make useless ail such gar-
ments on hand aital all men in the service,
would have to be refitted. Furthermore,
tbe changes suggested are not military,
this official stated. There. Is but one
genuine military-uniform, In his opinion,
and that is the present authorized uni-
form worn by the American soldier.
Tbe question of comfort has been argued
In defense of the change bv a few. No
uniform is more comfortable than the
present one, one officer said. Provided
the garment is properly fitted, ueither
heat nor other conditions tend to make
the wearer uncomfortable, he further
asserted. Years ago in the Philippines
soldiers off duty were allowed to wear a
loose fitting garment, but for actual work
tbe old adopted garment was donned. Iu
mud aud briers the regulation suit as worn
at present is found to be invaluable. ^
WOULD DISARM POLICE AND ARM
ALL GROWN-UP PROLE-
TARIANS.
By Associated Press,
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 15.—Tbe Spartacus
group, according to a Berlin telegram to
the Handelsblad, has drawn up the fol-
lowing program of immediate steps for
safeguarding the resolution:
Disarmament of ail police officers, non-
proletariat soldiers and all members of
the ruling classes.
Arming of all growu-up male proletariats
and the formation of a worker's militia.
Confiscation by the Soldiers' ami Work-
men's Councils of arms, munitions and
1 armament works.
| The formation of a proletariat Red
I Guard.
Abolition of the rank of officers aud
| non commissioned officers.
Removal of all military officers from
the Soldiers' and Workmen's Councils.
CONGRESS 10 TAKE
UP GOVERNMENT
L
BESIDES RAILROAD LEGISLATION
OWNERSHIP OF RADIOS ,
COMES UP.
By Universal Service.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. lS.—Con-
gress tomorrow begins the third week of
its new session with the usual pre-hollday
< ongestiou of legislation. The Senate will
resume work on the most important sec-
tions of the war revenue bill, while ap-
propriation measures will occupy most of
the time of the House. At the same time
committees of both houses will be un-
nsulJy active with hearings and Investiga-
tion*.
The moot question of Government con-
trol or ownership of utilities is pressing
to the frout in both branches of Congress,
but few leaders, expect definite legisla-
tion on the subject at this session. The
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee will
meet Thursday to consider procedure with
railroad legislation, including Director
General McAdoo's recommendation for ex-
tension of Government control to January
' *21. Investigation of the railroad sit-
Max. Harden says it is a fact that
Kaiser Wilhelm had no personal part
in willing the war, that when the mo-
ment for declaring war came the mili-
tarists were afraid he would refuse to
sign the declaraion and so hustled him
out of the way. jus as the Kaiser has
related since the armistice. But how
does this comport with the constitu-
tional provision that only the Kaiser
could declare war and with his ovn
frequent beast during the war that
nothing was done or could be done ex-
cept by his persona] direction ?
By Universal Service.
NKW YORK, Dec. 15.—Due to heavy fog
which has hung over port for the last
twenty 'our house the American transport
Leviathan, with more than H.000 American
soldiers ami sailors from France, was un-
able to dock today. The ship arrived off
Sandy Hook yesterday, but her size made
unsafe any attempt to proceed through
the channel. If the fog lifts the Leviathan
will dock early tomorrow morning.
The French line steamship Chicago,
which went agrouud early today iu the
lower harbor while outward bound, was
freed at high tide and proceeded on her
voyage to Bordeaux.
By Associated Press.
NORFOLK. Va., Dec. 15.—More than
six hundred officers and men of the
naval aviation forces who have been serv-
ing oversea* arrived at the Hampton
Roads naval base today on the transport
Susquehanna, which was sixteen days
crossing the storm swent Atlantic. In
spite of rain and mist the men were wel-
comed by a big crowd.
Among the arrivals was Franklin Iv.
Lane Jr., sou of the Secretary of Interior,
who was greeted by his father, mother aud
sister.
By Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark . Dec. 15.—Two
thousand privates, 400 of them from Okla-
homa and the greater part of the rest from
Iowa and Missouri points, were musterM
out of the Unlt-Ki States service at Cauip
Pike Saturday.
By Associated Pre*«. ,
CAMP FUNSTON. Kan., Dec. 15 - New
quarantine regulations, medical officer*
statt'. have mo ^P|i guarded the soldiers
ouartered here that not a single case of
influenza has developed the last two day*,
despite prevalence of the disease in neigh-
boring cltl<*». The number of all hospital
cases has decreased 100 the last twenty-
four hours, and is now several hundred be-
low the average.
Replacement of political organs and the nation probably after the holidays aud by
authorities of the former regime by rep- : the existing Senate and House committees
reseatatlves of the Soldiers' aud Work- | generally is expected.
men's councils. I Hearings ou Secretary Daniels' bill for
Abolition of all parliaments and munici- i permanent Government ownership of radio
pal valid other councils. The election of lines will be resumed next Thursday bv
a general council which will elect and the House Merchant Marine Committee
control the executive council of the sol- j which hear opposition arguments from the
diers an«l workmen. j Marconi and other interests. The Adtuinis-
( ancellatlon^of all state and other pub- j tration measure proposing permanent »
lie debts, including war loans, down to
a certain fixed limit of subscription.
Expropriation of all landed estates,
bauks, coal mines and large Industrial
works.
Confiscation of all fortunes above a cer-
tain amouut.
(By Staff Correspondent Universal Service)
LONDON, Dec. 15 The passing of the
Bismarckiau concept of a great world
fiower, accompanied by the birth of a
eague of nations, marks the closing of an
epoch lu the world's historv, Is the belief
or Prof. Hans Delbrueek. <»ermany's moat
widely known historical publicist and edi
tration measure proposing permanent <t..\
eminent ownership of telegraph, telephoue
and cable lines probably will not be con-
sidered by the House committee until after
the holidays
Hearing on the Administration biii for
Federal regulation of the. packers w ii lb*
gin Thursday with members of the Federal
Trade Commission as the first wltuesses.
By Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 15.—Grati-
fying progress toward a common, liberal
program, lias beeu made, it was stated to-
day after tho final session here of the
standing committee of the Associatluu of
Railway Executives which has been dls-
evils threatening the world, and Is Its open
and active enemy. |
It is only after they believe they have a , Hv Associated »'r*-s
firm footing that Leulne agents in Amer : KNOWILLK, Tenn., Dec. 15—One bun-
ica tell their real aims and announce that 1 dred wounded soldiers of various, com-
their object is the destruction of the Amer- I mauds In Europe from Tennessee, North
icau republic and American institution* i Carolina Arkansas and Texas passed
generally, and the substitution for them throuh Knoxville Saturday en route to
railroads are returned by the Government
to private « ontrol. The committee, which
represents !«2 per cent of the railroad mile-
age iu the I nited States, has beeu iu ses-
sion since Wednesday.
W.H.I.
IN NEED OF BOOKS FOR
CONVALESCING SOLDIERS
torlnl writer of the l'reussist'he Jahrbne- iu«slu« pnllileiux thai will ar'iw «lieu tlie
cner.
Professor I>elbrueck weeps lukv tears
over the nrospe. tive demise of "liigh in-
tellectual kultur" the ejid of which he fore-
sees encompassed by anarchy and hurled
deep by barbarism which be* believes will
be ramoant throughout the world.
He closes his gloomy forebodings for
Germany with this:
"What If the age of high Intellectual kul-
tur were now going to its end? What If
we are "losing an epoch as antiquity ended
lu the (uagratlon of peoples? What if the
•trlrluK for • new or.Ier ends lu anarchy i State Chairman I rges That This lie
and anarchy In barbarism? I .
"Rome of old. governed by a highly edu : a Book-Buying Christ-
cat ed aristocracy whose place was then I
taken by a new aristocracy warriors in | mas.
hear skins. Then reading writing became i
a business of priests only, but emperors, ; The K*pr.--« Vustln Bureau.
kings, dukes, kuights and counts passed AUSTIN. T» \ . I>' 15 The Library
Into emptiness. War Servi«-o of the Ameri mi Library Asso-
"What if we are approaching times in 1 • latlon has great need a large iiumlte-
whlch the power will pass into the bauds of gift books, cs|M-<-iall} fiction, w<:arJ.
not of the illiterate, but still worse, of the j ing to a message from" headquarters rc
half-edm-ated. • < eived by Miss t annic M. Wilcox of the
"Is Germany destined to disappear from j State Library, St. e ■ iiairnian of book
the ranks of the great powers and to con- i colic tlon
tlnue as a non-political kultur people? I \|iss Wilcox urges that all Texans "mak*
"Has llismap k's work really been de- I this a hook-buying* Christmas,*' giving as
stroyed forever? Has the league of na- i many good books as p..s>ible to family
tlpns a future, and l*_" the conception j and friends with the understanding that
of a great power dying.
these books after being read are to be
given to our boys iu the service.
—W ,s>..
«»f a reigu of terrorv Rut ultimately they
do say these things. They have said thtm
by indirection in public lu HU" l'^y. and
without doubt they sav them directly in
private every day. And many people ar<»
listening and approving, and sdopting the
red flsg. some not quite understanding
what they are doing, and not realising
ihat they are giving aid and comfort to a
national enemy and are becoming guilty
of treason J proposed republic, which tbe coming pes.ej
The talk and activities of these Lenin* | ion*er*n«-e is requested to xoftilfe. wonli '
propagandists *nd their followers come no j unbrace the territory, from the Carpathian
Mountains to the Rise It Sea aud betw een
the Stivers San and Don.
W.8.8.
reclamation hospitals at Fdrt Olethorpe, 1
Ga., aud Camp Pike, Arkansas
—w.s.a.
t KRAMAN KKIHIILK DKM.VNDEP.
By Associated Pres*.
WASHINGTON, D C., Dec 13.—Estab-
lishment of an independent democrat!?
Ukranien republic is demanded in reso-
lutions adopted by the Ukra ni a n
Congress in Amcrlea in sersion here. The .
e
By Universal Service.
COPENHAGEN. Dec. 15 < By Wireless.
via London).—"At the behest of the eii
tente we disarmed ourselves ami wo are
readv to take the consequences,** Philip
Scbeidemfrnn, the <Jerman majority Social- i
1st leader, declared in an interview with I . ,
the Berlin corespondent of the Berlinske i- t.
Tidende 1 kan>as tin, Dec. 1,*.—The fifth day
KANSAS CITY STREET CAR /
SERVICE PARTLY RESUMED
•Theve is no occasion for alarm anil fool-
ish attempts to throw dust in the eyes of
America, England and France.'* continued
Scbeidemann "Such attempts might as
well cease. They do not deceive any one
Those countries are astute enough t«» pro
of Kansas City s street car strike passed
miietly. hut apparently without definite
s>epfc being taken f««r i "•■Moment of the.
controversy At a meeting <»f strikers this
afternoon leaders announ <d that they
would leave the interpretation of the Fed
more within the limits of the guaranteed
right of free speech in America than did
♦ he utterances of the German snd Austrian
agents who formerly plagued us. and who
now )oek with joy on the activities of
those they ionsider their successors and ts
whom they look for revenge on America.
Tbe Bolshevtki are enemy emissaries snd
JKRHKYH RRINO FANCY PRICE. j
Special To leg runt te The Kxyre**
CUKRO, Tex.. Dec. 13.- The 1 Metre dairy
of this place has disposed of fear fine
Jersey *ows and one calf to Victor Kck
they eaght ts be placed ts the category of hard! of Yoiktown for a consideration ef
spies and prouaraadisi*. and gl~ ap- ! O.WfV one e*w bringing tbe fancy pnee
prepriste suppressive and panitive treat- ! of Mr. Dietie also sold Mr. Eckhardt
ment. —Detroit Free Press. ^
enre information on the real conditions , 'ral t.onrd > r.i ing. giving the men
from reliable source* of their own wage advances, to William Howard Taft of
"Therefore. I say that tbe political situ- the board Previously they had annoum-ed
ntion in (iermany la improving. j their willingness t«« leavo tho matter with
**If only some fifty persons were sr the entire board. Partial street car serv
rested, probably the whole Spartacus move-
ment would be suppressed. The new gov-
ernment. however, will not use violent al
though eventually we will have to disarm Te'ofr*i«» to The Express
tbe supporters of the Spsrtscus estrem- I COMFORT .Tei„ Dee. 15.- A telegrsa
Lata. j has been receive*, from tbe War Depart-
-Herr Liebknecht is not a norusallv eon ! m»nt, by Mr. sn«. Mrs. Martin Spenratb
nttteted man. and the executive committee ' Matin* that their son. Eric Spenratb. had
(of the Soviets) is only s provisions! in J heefi sen out!/ v fiutueti in France, Oct*
ice continued throughout the day.
I*4 WOtMHSIl IN KRANCK.
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