Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 214, Hammond, Lake County, 21 February 1919 — Page 4

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THE TIMES

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WOTICX TO STTBSCKXBZRS. If you fall to receive your copy of The Timr as prompt -Jv as you have In the past, please do not think It hns beer lost or was not sent on time. Remember that the rrnll service Is not what It used to be and that complaints :tr F'nera! from many sources about the train and mail service. Thk Times has Increased Its mailing equipment snft l striving earnestly to reach Its patrons on time. B prompt In advlsinr us when you do not get your paper "nd we will act rromptly.

liiK U-Sf. than criminal. Tht-y wu nut tu.n any tii.ni; l It for themselves, and their futile efforts can oniy serve to uiset business conditions iincl promote Ho'.shevir.m. Any citizen joining such conspiracies can only Injure himself and his associates along with the general public Fortunately the big majority of American workmen havo too much patriotism and good ,n use to do unytliin,! of the sort.

THE PROGRESS OF WOMAN i. UFFRAGE. Suffrage is getting on pretty well, in spue of another rebuff in the United States senate. It is making more progress in the individual states than most persons realize. There are now sixteen states where women h.ive suffrage rights equal, or nearly equal, to those of men. In 114 states they have varying decrees of suffrage beyond the right to vote in school elections. There are only eight states left in which no ballot rights whatever are granted them.

I There are steady Rains all along the line. It is ! probable that, even without a federal amendment, all

the states would capitulate within a few years. This, it must be admitted, would be the Meal waj to establish the reform, because it would represent th' voluntary act of every section and state, and could arouse no hard feelings. Hut Inasmuch as the suffrage leaders regard this process as too slow, we shall probably have federal action, just as we have had with pro-

: hibition. ! It is unlikely that another congress wil turn down ! the amendment. And once submitted to the states, they

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JUST A DEBATING SOCIETY. It is time that people were doing their own thinking bout the League of Nations and not letting President Wilson or Former President Taft or Senator Borah do their thinking for them. Fortunately for the peace and welfare cf humanity people are rapidly becoming disillusioned about the niuch-talked-of League of Nations as they read about the proposed, unjust, and chimerical plans for a supsrgovernment of the world based not upon the consent of the two billion people of the more than sixty nations to be governed but merely upon the present size of the organized war forces of but five nations having only about one-eighth of the total population of the world. AVhat a disgraceful descent from our lofty, widelyproclaimed purpose to. "make the world afe for democracy" there would be if, after having crushed Germany and her three associates for attempting to conquer Europe, the allies should undertake, as has been suggested, to set themselves up as the autocratic rulers of the whole world! What wonder that the so-called "small" nations, (at least one of which, China, has a greater population than the entire national quintet whose representatives have been so glibly talking about their world-league plans), are raising objections to this scheme of having one-twelfth of the nations of the world take over the supreme direction of mundane affairs under the pretext, whether true or false, of preserving the peace of the World. There are some things that must ever be regarded 83 worse than war, and one of them Is the establishment of a government without the consent of the governed; and this is Just as true of the whole world as it is of any part of it. Men have for centuries longed for permanent universal peace; and real progress to this end might well have been made at this critical time but for the fact that the promulgation of this absurd plan has unfortunately given the world-peace movement a serious setback. Indeed it is apparently upsetting the whole program. Even the members of the peace conference now seem to Eee the seriousness of their mistake, and they have recently tried to ease the situation by changing the name of the proposed organization from a "League of Nations" to that of a "Society of Nations." However thtfi thin veil of camouflage is proving entirely ineffective and, now that even the righteousness of purpose of the advocates of the undertaking has been brought into serious question by bad management, the whole scheme seems likely to fall flat in so far as setting up of any effective, international, peace-insuring organization is concerned. Of course our peace delegates will be loath to abandon the project entirely, and it may be that they will formulate at least tentative arrangements for some sort of a league or society even though it be obviously ineffective; consequently it would not be at all surprising if, as the final outcome of all this peace-league talk. t'ie world should find that what it really has is simply a Mg, noisy, harmless, international debating society.

THE LONDON STRIKE. Dispatches from Iximlon indicate that the labor strikes on the part of hotel workers, and employees of the electric railways and trades, are becoming daily more serious, and it is said that drastic steps are con-

i teniplated by the authorities unless the situation speed-

This is but another evidence of the need of social,

industrial, and economic cooperative measures for the

welfare of humanity. The time has forevtr passed when the world can, with Indolent indifference permit tht everyday affairs of its people to ramble along In the slipshod, haphazard, go-as-you-please manner which is constantly making more trouble, unrest, and disordnr throughout all countries. It may be all very well to talk about a world-wide league or society for the peace of the world; but peace, like charity, should begin at home, and any plan for world peace based on promises made by national groups of people who have not yet worked out methods insuring their own domestic peace and welfare is of a very questionable value.

ENCOURAGING LAWLESSNEf S. Speaking of the threat of a general strike as a protest against prohibition, the New York World says: "The slogan adopted by the New Jersey workers is less a threat than a prophecy. If labor in other states follows the example, if ' miners decide not to mine coal unless they can f have beer with their meals, if steel worker and r mill operatives put forward the same alternative, r what is to become of industry? What will it ' profit the country to paralyze production for the sake of compelling its workers to give up beer?" It is quite possible to carry the zeal for "personal liberty" to a very dangerous extreme. The World, usually a good interpreter of American democracy, is doing this very thing. Doubtless without intention, it thereby lends itself to undeserved championship of the liquor traffic and also to the fostering of industrial confusion and class prejudice at a dangerous time. The Influences really responsible for turning "wet" sentiment into talk of anti-prohibition strikes are noth-

OTHER ADVERTISING NEEDED. A merchant, speaking about advertising the other day, said his store window gave him all he needed and was the best kind of advertising. Yet the proportion of the people who ever look much at a store window is small compared to the whole population. Street loafers may gaze long and intently Into the store windows, yet lack money to buy the goods. The people who are busy as they hustle around town on their errands, don't stop and gaze thoughtfully into windows. The merchant, can't win such people by any appeal to their intelligence that he places in his display. If he showed a placard telling his sfiory in detail, the busy people would be in too much of a hurry to read it. About the only impression such people form of a store window, is that it may be a pretty display tastefully arranged. Rut it takes more than prettiness and taste to sell goods. The cheapest kind of material can be made to look very attractive when all dolled up with ribbons and electric lights. Feople thoroughly realize that, and are not captured by appeals made merely to the eye. To persuade people to buy your goods, you must appeal to their reason, and address them when they are at leisure and in a mood to consider your arguments. The true psychological moment Is the half hour of leisure when people sit down to read the home paper. They mull over the news and advertising, and the things that are said sink into their minds and are considered on their merits. It Is under these circumstances that successful selling appeals are made. This is whero the enterprising merchant drops his hints that result in a crowd of people at his store. Lafayette Journal. MORE EVIDENCE OF IT. But it is an unpleasant fact that there is no love lost between the American soldier and his French so-belligerent, tpken in the btr.k. Many cases of affection occur. Hut I learn the general attitude from hundreds of personal interviews with the men and from the Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross, the K. of C, and other organizations which are close to the emotions of the army. It is not gossip; it Is a fact. The feeling may disappear after the return of the troops to the States and the causes of friction seem more trivial in retrospect. But. it is the belief of commanders of the armies that the sooner the Americans get home the better it will b,e for international fm,',"bilitv in venerations to come. Correspondence In Chicago Tribune. Nearly two months ago In one of his letters to this paper Corporal L. J. Parry, a Times reporter now m the Army of Occupation, told of trouble between the French and American soldiers. The news was scouted by, Rome people, but the above points to its truth. There are plenty of other evidences in both spoken and written word, however, verifying The Times' "non-com's" statements regarding ill feeling between the two.

NEITHER General March nor Pansy Baker can stop Investigations of camps "where soldiers died like flies" whether they give them the official O. K. or not. The people of the United States do the investigating. Pansy!

THIS has been referred to frequently as the "period of reconstruction." But after following the actions of Congress one Is inclined to feel that the 'period of obstruction" would be a more fitting term.

IF THE shoe manufacturers can't sell their shoes in England, they might try to market them In the United States at reasonable prices.

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I,lyt"K ilesil.-rs are ci.iiipl'"i.inK that THKItK s no provision made for tin: disposition ft wet pixxlu W'MICN the ,lry .s! hits us THK wh- they nru r"urliis it In the SKWKUS doesn't look ns it" there was to he ANY Kootls on hnivl ilo.-s it? WK huve our moments of lepr ssion WI1KX we think that nothing WHATKvnit has heen done by th K eminent -owneil express conipnnleK TO find thut box of Imrtl-eRn.cl llnh It I.oft Inst summer for us. EVKRT time a woman C50KS down and fires the furnace VHrCN her husband is at home she simply does it to II I'M I MATE him NOT because she care whether the furnace Roes out or not. IF the Oerma ns stiH want food "WE fire quite willing that they should have FOOD for thought. FItIENT.S of John I!n rleycorn over in West Hammond INSIST that prohibtion NEVER will prohibit.

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THEY were worrying because they didn't see WHAT the newspapers would HAVE to print when the war was over! A HEP.MAN" officer told ' one of our boys the other PAY that he was damn glad the war WAS over AND our beloved pastor ald that never before

WAS he in sueh thorough agreement with EVERY word that C o. said HA 1 none. THE trouble with flattery AS we nurc it out in our private Il (t lx Ill ear the coal bin , IS that it Is a sort of moral peroxide IT turns many a woman's bend. OI'R Rood and esteemed friend IS very Indignant at the story teller who TTOEPR you by the lapel FOR he simply makes you listen u hen IN fact you don't want to hear HIS stuff. AS we understand it both

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ANOTHER curious thing about HEM AN nature IS the way it would rather MAKE $25 a week ana have to spend $26.00 TO live on THAN $15 and have to srend $17. THE war department HAS given out the location of American DIVISIONS at the time of THE signing of the armistice HUT we are still searching for INFORMATION as to what became of the PRESS suit pants that our friend JOHN R TETERSON gave to THE suffering Belgians.

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Kloyd . lVnrhrr, the colored (in ry hero of Verdun and Metz is home from ever ther. He wan a member of Battery Li. 34ith Field Artillery. He had a large share in the late unpleasantness and he saw real war, being in the fightlnp at Metz. Chateau Thierry and Verdun. Once the 345th came along Just In time to nil. in annihilation. The Oman machine guns had wiped out three regiment before them, one regiment losing all but a single man. a captain. The 349th managed to get its guns going and covered the ground with Germans. A heart-rending sight was the fatlen soldiers both German and American covering the ground like a carpet for acres and actually hiding the earth from sight. Teacher left Gary as n. train captain of his regiment on April 21, 191? for Camp Taylor and sailed for Brest on June 15th. He formerly worked for the Illinois Steel Company.

The XVIIIInm Hurt, of Hemlock St.. Indiana Harbor, have received good news from their son Walter, one of two boys who has been across sens in active service for many months. Walter is on his way home according to Information received In a lettr received here, yesterday and tflling of his trip from LaMcns. Franc.;, to Nazarene and then

, aboard the ship for tho good old U. j S A. This soldier wag attached to the, , First Division Machine Gunners which

Tcugnt in the hardest battles and which meant a heavy loss to their numbers. Walter has ben confined in a base hospital In France since searly last November but his injuries if he sustained any, were not mentioned In his communication: his chief desire as expressed was to arrive home.

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iSnsincsa man and secretary at work in compartment of "Arrco" At Hariland type airplane. A pasRenprers' cabin enclosed in glass and fitted with easy chstrs. an cffice desk and typewriter, is included in the new type of pasaenger plane known as the "Airco" de Haviland type. The busy business man and his secretary can now fly together from city to city and handle their business details en route. The photo shows one of the plane's cabins just before the machine left the ground. A business man and his aecretary are at work. For the purpose of showine the cabin to better advantage the glass roof and sides of the cabin have been raised.

Banker Asks Some Pertinent Questions Is League of Nations Really Wanted By American People? Asks Hammond Man in Fine Letter,

Attorney nnl Mrn. John A. CJnvIt anl family of Hammond, received an Interesting letter this nook from Captain Luther K. Ellis, formerly of the high sch.ol faculty. He was severely wounded October 2,'ith and has been in the hospital ever ince and except for an hour each day for the two weeks preceding the writing "f this lettr has heen confined to his bed. He adds that he hopes to be home by warm weather and asks to be remembered to his friends here.

VThen the CKorje "Washing-ton arrives in Boston about Feb. 24 It will have on hoard besides th presidential party the members of the Fifth Engineers and the 146th Machine Gun Battalion. At least four Lake county boys are enjoying the honor of returning with America's chief executive. The boys are: Joseph Sheets. Stephen J. Kecnan. Emi! Pen want and (Just Sunderland, all of East Chicago. Tbe four boys who are well known over tho county enlisted In tho 5th Regiment Engineers shortly after the derlaration of war. Thev nnrtlr-'nato.! I.. v t

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Areordlng to n letter written by Corporal Frank Cupp, formerly Gary Land Company engineer, to Chief Enlar bill would look good to me." says the Gary soldier. "Eight of these slips are equal to one of our dollars. The German mark is a .vmall bill resembling a coupon such ns given out by larite tobacco companies and it is marked "Fine Mark." Corporal Cupp enclosed a German mark In his letter stating that it was a part of his pay for last month. O. Strwart Prttcbard. on of Mr. and Mrs. John rritchard of Gary returned MoTiday evening to New York where he has been since arriving from France, with the Slst field artillery. Previous to sailing Soldier rritchard was stationed at Fort Sill and is now stationed at Camp Mills. He sailed for France last fall but did not see any of the fighting. Stuart Is a graduate of the Emerson school and was but nineteen when ho enlisted.

Xdward C. Basa, with th Tilth Marines has written his siMor, Mrs. A. I'. Ludberu at Gary that ho was recently awarded the French cross of war. Tho citation was given him for gallantry In rescuing a wounded comrade from a dugout and was wounded himself In the attempt. The incident happened last. May and Edward was reported in the casualty list as missing in action, but later he was found and reported as only wounded. His wounds have healed and he Is,, now in the army of occupation and does not expect to get .home for several months.

Bill Hastlngg, Hammond, ensign w. J. Hastings, to give him his real due. Is back again from the naval aviation. Bill had a fit when he went around to see his tailor to see what mufti would cost him and the H. C. of L. makes him scratch his head. William Boldt, HTofcart. received a letter yesterday from his son. Carl, who has been overseas during the past year. This is the first letter he has received from him since he left the states. His son John passed through ITobart yesterday on his way to the western coast and he expects to leave for Russia. Adam Dangler, Jr., of Whiting, of Bat. tery B. 52nd Art., who has been In service in France since July 1017. has recently returned to America and Is home from Camp Eustis. Va on a furlough visiting his father. Adam Dangler of New York avenue.

JOACHIM ARRESTED.

(By International Newa Service.) BE KLIN. Feb. 20. VIA LONDON. Feb. 21. Following his arrest at Munich after an unsuccessful attempt to restore kniserdom. Prince Joachim, the sixth son of the former emperor, hns been interned in the Bayrischer hotel, in the Bavarian capital. The prince was arrested while masquerading under the name of Count Merz. A comm ttee was organized ostensibly to protest the Lantng. An attack was made on Wednesday with sailors aiding the counterrevolutionaries and police headquarters at Munich were occupied.

The Times is pleased to see that the people are doing some thinking about the "League of Nations" that dream of Utopia. John C. Graves of the Bank of Hammond, whom no one can accuse of sensationalism, sees a danger and asks some mighty pertinent questions. He says In a letter to the editor: "Just what do the people of the United States expect to gain by this Uptopian dream of a visionary mind, about which so much is being said? What sacrifices are they prepared to make when the wheels of thi3 gigantic, unknown and untried machine are set In motion? "Have they thought It otitT Have they taken stock? Have they counted the cost? Do People Want It? "Is it something that is really demanded by the American people, or Is it

simply a great advertising scheme of Woodrow Wilson as a candidate for president in 1920? Will It keep us out I of war or In so far ns the United i States is concerned will it not much j more likely get us Into war? v I "These are pertinent questions which i every true American should ask himself

and ponder in his mind. Let us not allow our ideals to run away with our judgment. The diplomacy of Europe is essentially realistic and materialistic, not idealistic. European nations in dealing With other countries ore peculiarly sordidly selfish and tricky and self Interest is their rule and guide. Where Will TJ. S. Stand f "In case this League of Nations is

! formed what will be the. position of the

United States as a country? Plainly, it will be isolated. Its commercial interests will always be in conflict with those of Europe, which naturally will cause some friction and irritation and

j for the next few- years commercial ini terests will be the dominating influence

that will control all nations, and more especially those of Europe. "Another peculiarity of these European nations is. that regardless of

j past differences, several of them can alJ ways agree upon any line of action that i will get the best of any other nation that stands In their way. Now suppose some of these nations should agree that it would serve their Interests and purposes well, to internationalize the Panama Canal: or that inasmuch as South American colonies would be a good thing for them to have. they would proceed to get rid of our Monroe Doctrine. What would be the result? Some one of these nations would rick a quarrel with the United States about these matters which would be an easy thing to do. Too Zat Then. "Then what could we do? We have already agreed as per terms of the League of Nations, to refer all such matters to It and its council for adjustment and settlement. "What do you think our chance would be before that tribual with all the selfish interests of all the nations of Europe arrayed against us. We should have one vote, they would have the remainder. Do you think they would let us down easy or give us anything to take home with us. Let us not delude ourselves with the idea that because we have helped them settle their own bad mess that there would be only friend

ship for ns and our interests. When their Interests clash with ours, then ours disappear. A Benefit to Europe. "If this League of Nations is formed and it is a material benefit to Europe to deprive us of our Panama Canal or Monroe Doctrine or both, they will find a way under the league to do it. We should either have to abide by the decision of the league and lose these things that are dear to us es a people, or fight. And if we should choose to fight rather than give up our possessions, then according to the draft of. the constitution of the league we should have to fight all of Europe and part of Asia, for this constitution makes It the duty of all the other rarty nations to help coerce the reralcitrant nation. Why the Changer "Why is it that at first all European nations were cool towards this league and then became quite suddenly enthusiastically for it. Had they consulted together and somewhere in the future seen a lrght. Had they concluded they could outwit President Wilson in the formation of this league and from what they had already seen they would

easily guess that he would not allow any help from the deep strong statesmen of this country. "There is no league nor law that can transform the world in a day or a month. Human nature Is the same, yesterday, today arl forever, except as It is modified by education, environment and the mixture of different races. If we really wish to stop war, it must done by arousing public opinion against war in such a way as to create a sentiment strong enough to control even war. Public Sentiment Factor. "Public sentiment is what destroyed dueling through an educated dislike, and the same may be said of the liquor traffic. This league, as I see It will entangle us in the affairs of Europe in a way for which there i3 no call nor reason. "Of course America can no longer stand aloof .from the affairs of the World. She must take her responsibility, but she should not enter the game when the cards are already stacked against her. "Was not there a League of Nations to protect Belgium and was rot the treaty binding this league called a 'mere scrap of paper' by one of the members as soon as it was considered to its Interest to do so. "Is not International law a league of all the civilized nations of the earth, and yet how much attention was pnid to International law by any of the major nations engaged in the late war. "So we shall have to have something different from this Utopian League of Nations to keep us out of war. Woodrow Wilson claimed once that he had done so, but he had not, neither could he. To the practical mind, in the present stage of the world's development, a strong navy with plenty of ammunition, with plenty of big guns and other accessories on land, with universal military training of the youth of the land, with only a small standing army, would seem to be the best way to keep this country out of war. "JOHN C. GRAVES. "Hammond, Ind."

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