Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 108, 17 March 1919 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SON-TELEGRAM MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1919.

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KOREA APPEALS TO WILSON FOR INDEPENDENCE Aid of U. S. Asked to Secure f Liberty at Peace Conference.

(By Associated Press WASHINGTON, March 17. President Wilson has been asked by the Korean National Association to initiate action at the Peace Conference looking to Independence for Korea, with the country to be guided by a mandatory until such time as the League of Nations shall decide that it is lit for full self-governn.ent. The copy of the letter to the president was made public here today by Syngman Rhee, who, with Henry C. Hung, are authorized delegates of the association in the United States. At the same time there was given out a letter addressed to the Peace Confrence asking that Korea be freed from the domination of Japan and given full freedom eventually. This letter was sent to the State Department for transmission to Paris. Charge Misrule. Both letters assert that Japan es- , tablished a protectorate over Korea in direct violation of her treaty obligations to Korea; that since that time the country has been misruled, its natural resources exploited for the benefit only of the Japanese, its literature suppressed and its religious worship supervised. Mr. Rhee also announced today that on behalf of the Korean Association, representing all Koreans living abroad he had sent communications to the American and British governments asking that they use their good offices with the Japanese government to see that the Koreans arrested in the Independence demonstrations this month be not curelly treated CONSCRIPTION Continued From Page One. act and desire. If these 75,000,000 shall adopt militaristic ideas of the Hobenzollern epoch, Europe will have to remain armed as of old, and it spells almost Immediate bankruptcy when, to the cost of debts acquired in war, there is added the further charge of military establishments. Gamble of Conference. There remains the hope that if 75,000,000 of Germans turn from the habit of militarism and military service, if they become used to a professional army rather than to a conscript army, there will be no return to the old system when, as is inevitable, Germany regains that stature which her numbers and her history ensure her reacquiring. We have here one of the "greatest gambles of the. peace conference. Here the professional soldier, like Marshal Foch, encounters the profesional politician; the soldier remains convinced that the solution for the future does not lie outside a national army; the politician recognizes that the perpetuation of the old system leads toward bankruptcy and anarchy, and the conference of Paris has adopted the view of the politician. If one can conceive that in the next five or ten years Europe will abandon a conscript army and millions of the young men will be retained in industry rather than maintained in baracks, if one could conceive that the enormous annual appropriations for the maintenance of armies and navies are allocated to the payment of war debts, it is at least posible that Europe will be able to regain its economic stability and restore to its industrial life. If the thing is impossible, then, in the words of Pitt, "It is time to roll up the map of Europe for a period of years." Conscript Armies Disappear. Lloyd George has had his way in one of the most momentous changes the Paris conference has undertaken to make. The German army disappears, the great general staff of the German army diminishes from the statue of a giant to that of a dwarf. Allied supervision will for a long time regulate the amount of war material manufactured. The German navy will become almost as derisory a maratime force as a single yacht which flies the flag of the Prince of Monaco. Con comitantly, conscript armies in England and France will disappear. Nothing is more certain than that with the disappearance of German armies the cause of general conscription in Europe will be removed. Will the German in the future, as he regains his strength after the moment when the armies of occupation are withdrawn, relapse to the Prussian system? Will he even, in a moment of national weakness, adopt the methods by which the great Prussian patriots after Jena avoided obedience to the dictates of Napoleon, and con structed secretly armies which sup plied the decisive Influence at Lelpsic, in the Marne campaign of 1914, and in the Waterloo episode of 1815 This i3 a question which remains to be an swered. If Germany choses, in the long run it is probable that she can follow ancient procedure. Meantime, for a period of years it would seem that the policy of Lloyd George, accepted by the Paris conference, means abandonment by Europe of all the old familiar forms of aqjnaments. We go back to the time before the French revolution of small professional armies. We part with the theory of a nation in arms which has led Europe in the last war almost to the point of suicide. We release millions of men annually fom the barracks to fields and factories. Temporarily, at least, we lay aside that condition in which Europe dwelt in insecurity from 1866 to 1914. We have had an armed Europe for half a century. We are now going to expert ment with a disarmed Europe for a period the length of which we cannot calculate. Upholds League Plan. In all essential respects, Lloyd George's succesful demand of the Paris conference with regard to Ger- . many is a complementary detail in the making of permanent peace. The League of Nations and an armed world are obviously a confusion of terms. The League of Nations and a practically disarmed world are logical complementary circumstances. In;

disarming Germany, we have in fact disarmed ourselves, although for a period of years Germany will be helpless and the combined, if small, professional armies of the Allies will suffice to prevent a new German assault It is a matter of frank question whether the peoples of Europe after this tremendous tragedy would have consented to accept any peace which cotinued the conditions as to conscription which existed before 1914. It is a question whether any peace, even under the shadow of the League of Nations, would have been welcomed by the millions of Europe if It did not absolve them from the blood tribute of the old militaristic system. We at Paris are still under the shadow of the soldiers who won this war, but it is a matter of open question whether the plain people of the world would have accepted the solution which preserved so much of what existed before the deluge. Follows Original Policy. In any event, Lloyd George who, beyond all question, is the cleverest politician in the world, and whose knowledge of his own country politically surpasses a similar knowledge of any other statesman, has concluded that this disarmament is necessary if order is to be preserved and Bolshevism avoided, and his voice has prevailed at Paris under circumstances which must remain remarkable. For the first time, he has ventured to speak with authority in the name of his country, and for the first time England has followed an original policy in Paris rather than exercising her influence in shaping the American policies. As I have said, the whole thing has two aspects. The domestic political necessities of Mr. Lloyd George, and the larger philosophic conception of many Englishmen. It was impossible to persuade the British public permanently to adopt the system of conscription which they reluctantly accepted after the war had continued for many months; it was impossible to raise any professional armies by the voluntary system which could face the German armies if Germany retained the conscription system. But there was also the hope that if Germany now temporarily in chains should be compelled to abandon the Institution of conscription, she would not revert to it after she had regained her national health. All this leads back to a single central truth. All that we may do at Paris to Germany justly, In view of her great sins against her neighbors, rationally in view of her ultimate potential strength all will be of little avail if in the future 75,000,000 of Germans shall choose to revert to the policies of aggression rather than to adopt the principles and ideals which have become the basis of western civilization. Will Protect France. To elve France as the oiitnnat of

civilization securitv. we are huilrttne' new frontiers alone: thn T?hJn To ensure an opportunity for the development of the recently enfranchised races in middle and eastern Europe and in Asia Minor, we are constructing a League of Nations which is in the nature of insurance. We have taken Germany's ships and we can look, forward to a decade and perhaps a quarter of a century in which our insurance mav hold 'mnA'z.rvtt and more the truth is becoming ap parent in f ana ana elsewhere, ultimately the fate of Germany and the policies of Germany will be Bhaped from within and not from without. So far, we have drawn a barbed wire line about Germany and followed a course, logical and natural in treating all Germans alike, because all Germans shared in responsibility for recent events. Yet nothing is more certain and more obvious than the fact that by this very course we have contributed to preserving and increasing the essential unity of Germany. For at least two centuries, the policy of France was to preserve the division of Germany. South Germany was as frequently in alliance with the Bourbons as with the Hapsburg or Hohenzollerns, and between North and South Germany there were religious hostilities as well as traditional enmities. But I Paris we have chosen to regard Germany as a whole, and we have driven all parts of Germany into a unity which scarcely existed in 1914, or even at the moment of the armistice in 1918. Affects All Nations If we are to continue this policy we have to contemplate for all time a united Germany which, unless Russia shall achieve reintegration, will be the greatest single nation in Europe. If the greatest single nation in Europe shall follow imperialistic and militaristic ideas, we shall have to defend our liberties in the future as in the SPRING FEVER Following Colds, Grippe, TEn, Watery or Poisoned Blood V KBy Da. yAiXNnnE Mofr.); At this time of year most' people suTTcr from .what we term "spring fever" because of a stagnant condition of the blood, because of the toxic poisons fctored up within the body during the long winter. .We eat too much meat, jwith little or ho green vegetables. Bloodless people, thin, anemic people, Ihose with pale cheeks and lips, who have a poor appetite and feel that tired, worn or feverish condition in the springtime of the year, should try the refreshing tonic powers of a good alterative and blood purifier. Such a tonic as druggists have sold for fifty years, is Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is a standard remedy that can be obtained in tablet or liquid form. Made without alcohol from wild roots and barks. Occasionally one should "clean House" with castor oil or tiny pills made up of the May-apple, leaves of aloe and jalap, and sold by almost all druggists in this country as Doctor. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, Muncie, Ind. "When I had a severe cough, night sweats, loss of weight and appetite, I was induced (by reading a pamphlet) to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. I took it faithfully for about 40 days, and gradually I gained; the cough disappeared and I put on flesh and got strong again. I took no other medicine at the time. It did a great deal of good and I shall always feel grateful to Dr. Pierce for this remedy. I have had no cough for 14 years, since I was cured by 'Golden Medical Discovery.' 'J. Mrs.Luaj McCoy, 512 E. Howard St.

past The one hope that remains is that Germany by force of circumstances may be persuaded to abandon the militaristic idea. This is what is back of Lloyd George's great experiment, aside from his own political necessities at home; and In a sense it is the first reasoned effort to deal with the German problem from a philosophical rather than from a military point of view. Successful, or in the future a great failure, the decision of the conference at Paris with respect to Germany, the decision which dooms conscription in the world, is unmistakeably one of the great decisions, at least as great as the league of nations, infinitely more important than all the minor territorial changes which are now driving statesmen mad. We have, in fact, decided to disarm Germany with the full consciousness that the next step is to lay aside our own arms. Conscription, which .cost Europe .not less than 10,000.000 of deaths on the battlefields in the last four and half years, is definitely to be abandoned, and it may be, since the next war according to prophets will be in the air, by air ship, by glasses, by mechanical devices, by tanks; and on water by submarines, we shall not return to the old order; and it may be that with the departure of conscription the habit of war will disappear. If we are to believe Foch, the Germans will remain militaristic and find the way to keep their guns and train their youth, but if we are to believa Lloyd George, we shall preserve the world from anarchy only by abolishing the period of servitude of all able-bodied men in barracks. And last of all. under the new order we may be able to pay our debts. .

New Westville, 0. Mrs. Milo Stegall was in Richmond Saturday evening Frank Henamar is driving the hack for Mr. Watts this wek Mrs. Elsie Hicks and Miss Essie Ballenger, Miss Hilda Stegall and Mrs. Bert Ray attended the revival meeting at East Main street church last Wednesday evening Milo Stegall and family spent last Sunday at W. Caskey's home near Eaton Mrs. Bert Ray called on Mrs. Lewis Lot of New Paris last Tuesday.... Mrs. James Ray is home from New Paris where she cared for her daughter Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Gregg and Mrs. John Mattix and children spent last Sunday near Richmond Mrs. Ben Hartzler spent last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Adam Myers. .. .Harley Watts was taken to the Dayton, O., hospital, where he underwent an operation. Report is he is getting along fine Mrs. Charley Myers was in Richmond last week The ladies aid society met and had an all-day sewing at the church last Wednesday. Mrs. Pheobe Dalby of Richmond spent last Wednesday afternoon with her daughter, Mrs Viola Stegall.

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ASKS REMEDY FOR RAGE PREJUDICE

NEW YORK, March 17. Action by the peace conference to eliminate race prejudice which he termed "a fruitful source of discontent and uneasiness among nations in the past was urged by Viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the United States, speaking before the Japan Society here tonight. Nothing would contribute more effectively to the foundation of permanent peace, he declared, than application of a proper remedy, ."at this opportune moment,' to "this cause of international discord.' The constitution of a league of nations, he added, would not be worthy of the conference if it omitted a provision to right the "conspicuous injustice' arising out of prejudice between the races. The ambassador indicated that if this were done Japan would not take advantage of such a provision, but would adhere to her "gentlemen's "gentlemen's agreement" in the matter of emigration of Japanese labor to the United States and await the time when by "gradual evolution" the problem would be settled to the mutual satisfaction of both countries. Elwell Funeral Service Will Be Held Tuesday MILTON, March 17 The funeral of Mrs. Julia Elwell who died Saturday evening, will be held Tuesday afternoon from the home south of here at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Hester of Milton Methodist church will officiate, and burial will be in VaUey Grove cemetery. Mrs. Elwell Is the wife of Hiram Elwell and has lived in this community all her life. Besides her husband she is survived by one eon, Wilbuf of this place, and two grand children, Marie Elwell, and Glen Elwell who is in the army. Ballon, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harter have returned from several days' stay in Hagerstown Mrs. Jake Study is visting her sister, Mrs. Job Hennis.. ..Mrs. Julia Beeson spent the w-ek with her son. Walter Beeson Mr. and Mrs. Billheimer and Mrs. Philabaum were in Richmond Saturday.... Mr. and Mrs. Ham Bowman recently. Several young people of this community attended the revival meeting at Grace Chapel church Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clapper were in Moreland Friday. .. .Mrs. L. D. Farlow and daughters are recovering from the flu.... Mr. Davenport shipped two car loads of hogs Friday that were fed on his farm near here.

Ohio News in Flashes

M I AMITOWN The body of Miss Edith Althaus, who disappeared from her home here last November, has been recovered from the Ohio river at Lawrenceburg. Parents said they believed the girl committed suicide while nervously excited. DAYTON John Kitchen, 35 years old, was found dead in a bathtub at Anderson, Ind. Cause of death is not known. CINCINNATI When John Weiler and Christiana Snyder, 73 and 70 years old respectively, obtained a marriage license, romance of 50 years ago was renewed. They met for the first time in a half century at a Grand Army meeting last year. HAMILTON Charles Nugent, local patrolman, who is held in a charge of murder for shooting Adolph Schramm, his prisoner, March 3, is seeking his liberty following the death of Adolph Schramm, the slain man's son, who signed the warrant for his arrest. TOLEDO Edward Ferris of HaskIns, Ohio, was robbed of a check for $3,240 just after he had stepped from a train here. He had just received the check in payment for a carload of cattle. Cambridge City, Ind. Chas. Wheeler visited in Richmond Friday Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louise Ulrich is ill with pneumonia. . . . Miss Irene Toms is ill ... . The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar King is seriously ill. .. .Lieut. Hugh Morris of Hagerstown will move here and will be a partner of Dr. Kinese. . . . . .Mrs. Charles Loeb virited friends In Richmond Friday. . . . Mrs. diaries Lowery visited Mr. and Miss A. J. Hart at Milton Thursday. . . . Miss Blanche Bird leaves Sunday for Cincinnati to visiti friends. . . .Mr. and Mrs. Owen Rariden of Liberty are here visiting Mr. arid Mrs. Charles Driggs. . . .Mr. and Mxs. Oliver Beeson of Milton visited Mrs. Charles Kniese. OTHERS Reduce your doctor's bills by keeping always on hand VICKS VAPOR1 "YOUR BODYGUARD" -30

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