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Last month Professer Fars of tha Liverpool University, received at the LIT JEAN HERBETTE
offoes of the Newspaper Proprietors (BY Germany continues the diplomatic offca Association, Bouveric-street, & namber sive for which the Pope has given her of journalists to whom he made a state- the initiative. Her plan is not always on the Russian position. Lord easy to follow, just as it was not always casy to see her main purpose during the battio of Ferdun Like the military operations of 1916 the political opera tinus conducted to-day by Germany began before we expected them to do so
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 28th Since I came to the United States in Burnham took the chair. The professor, the middle of July I have been wanting who has recently arrived in London from Petrograd, spent nearly two years to know what the Middle West was feel. pre-ding last February in Russia, and ing and thinking about the war, I was his knowledge of the conditions on the old by all whom I consulted at New scuth-western front in 1915 enabled him to say that the Russian, troops were at York that it needed waking up." The that time up to the Austrians and in people of the Middle West. I was assured sight even of the Germans in the matter have headshaking, did not realite of munitions. Later the division with which, be lived were even without cart said in Germany, the cromy a progr
programme
ridges and were feduced to the necessity appears clear to us
of taking positions in night attacks with he Germanns consider that at present the bayonet. In hand-to-hand fighting the war istered" (fastgefahren) the Russians soldiers were superior to the the Gurelle establish a statement 2
facturers
Frankfort Bays, They
of their situation German. The autocracy had become
at the
the
o
Catholic fron Bouthern Germany, least objectionable A few Catholic priests who made attempts to stir up opposition to the war were eant by the Archbishop of Chicago to a remote con- vent. Nothing of this treasonable kind has been heard of since
The feeling about the war in Chicago has altered during the last month or two
was there on the first wheatless day and. heard nothing but approval of this mes anger and more elaborate than our ure, I saw a Loan parade many times Lord Mayor's show, and the whole popu Iation watched it pass. A few days be fore the biggest demonstration the city has even known had applauded the clo quent labour advocate, Mt. Clarenco Darrow, when he recited the tale of Britain's effort in the war, and declared himself thankful that he had escaped that American buy learns at his mother's hatred of England which almost every knee. Men who not long ago were ask ing toornfully why the English let others do all the fighting are now saying, fervent
the war, understand it, or like it. In time, perhaps "the sentence remained portentously unfinished.
With doubt and misgiving came, therefore, to the Middle West, that vast 40,000,000 people, which but the revolution did not take territory of eiete,
has put up a bully fight."KALEN BE de following conclulace on the abdication of the Tear it includes the great farming States of Ohicly Wo are with you; the old country Military Result.-Germany is for a had taken place since Three times in bis Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Kansas City prides itscit on the small- But in the pleasant rolling ezuntry all time free from all fears regarding the presencs German troops came over and lows. I came expecting to find it not East. A barrier of States-Finland, navel for brawl, and it was assumed the opon hostility lukewarm interest in the mess of the population of foreign origin. Courland, Lithuania, Poland, Roumanie German case was hopeless. Then come war, an absence of vigour in adopting round are villages entirely Germati. measures unwillingness even to Some of their inhabitants who had spoken in defence of Hun ambition and Hun will serve to isolate the German world the moment of the arrival of the war
Now I am on my way back to tell my anvagory are likely to suffer when the from the Slavonic world, and at the come agitators, and the British people were as think of war sacrifices,
neccstaty well informed as he where they come New York informants that they were American casualty lists begin to be pub time to Docure the media into Bus from. They came wither from to develop the German
themselves sit The Germans say to
that Council of Workmen's and Soldiers grotsequely wrong in what they told me lished in this part of the country," for
on their own. The most I shall prove to them how wrong they an American very well known in Europe EcreTal
from decades
the Rus now
Delegates, or important factor from start to finish had were. Let me rehearse a few of my told me, most men carry guna [mean- Binns cannot
rehearse a few of told pistols), and if the Germans practise forward Possibly push
proofs. Economical Res The
It is very much been the German hand,
Cleveland was the first place visited their brutalities on our men at the front Joas
President of there we to be beaten by the Germansrived about icon, and heard these guns will be used right here,” opening in 1 Frankfort the propaganda campaign in favour of the inside Russia? That was the issue were now war loan, has led the populace to wo to be beaten out of the fold Russia, familiar noises like exploding bomus found a bitter feeling in Kansas and he declared, was bursting with food, They were bomb explosions harmless Missouri against Germanis of doubtful anderstand that
orstar indemnity German ers but the peasants wore holding it up be borbe scattering Liberty Loan left loyalty. A former senator from Des The to the people in the central square of the wires, lowà, harangued me heatedly The news- full papers are of discusions of the arcause there was no Government. rangements that could be arrived at peasant was not taking the land, but he city. I stood and counted attentively the about the danger of letting them be at after the war, in order to import into was taking the crops: There were cases number of explosions in order to earn large. The burning of part of Kansas Germany the raw materials indispensable within his own knowledge where Russian how many millions of dollars Cleveland City stockyards, whereby 11,000 sheep and hoge were destroyed, has awakene Hanging outside a factory I saw an uneasy fears, and guards everywhere ar to their export industries. The Mittel peasants had got rid of landlords, and subscribed to the loan by mid-day. Europa
is a block of territories, which had then asked them to come back. It have a very imposing aspect on the was the opinion of the hest judges that blue with many stars upon it, and asked being strengthened. At one of Lord what it was I was told it was to show Northcliffes meetings a local speaker map, but can only open markets ridicul the dauntry was screaming for order. ously insufficient to the German mani. Long before the war there were Germans how many mon had gone to the war from said, "Those who are not with us are all over the country. The Russiang hated, this establishment. These flags haug against us. They should ather go back CURATE ACOMMERCIAL MOTIVE, but foured them. The Alliance was not everywhere. There is a spirit-stirring where they came from or be stood against Germany went to war in order to give engaged in trying to get out of its own rivalry between places of business as to the wall and shot. That was heartily
which can show most stars to her policy, to her commerce in fact obligations to the Russians, but in trying I went to two meetings in one evening. £2,100,000 RAISED AT A LUNCHEON.
clapped prosperity on a larger basis than bro to hold the Russians to theirs. We had The first was a Y.M.0.4 mecting be- In St. Louis (sound final *** please) viously existed. But this basis, far from being enlarged, is now mu narrower, never previously given so much assistance
an ally in munitions, money, Red ginning Cleveland's effort to assist in the people of German origin form one- No acquisition in the Balkans n
on reation- of her lost colonier, el Cross service, and in other ways, and all raising seven million pounds for war third of the population, which is nearly a
that was charged against this country by work. Thousands of men, young, million. They keep quiet. compensate her for the advantages that those residing in Lussia who know the middle-aged, and elderly, packed tightly seribe to the war loans. Their song march Germany has lost in the British Empire.earing of current events was that we together, clapped hands vigorously
a company other that in his company of; as in Chint, and even a far wore not letting our voice be hearth, The (Americans do not choc in off to the training camps 1 heard from The situation of the war can therefore best thing was, he suggested, to leave no approval at every reference made to the 120 not more than 10 had English Darles, be sanded up for the Germans as n doubt in the minds of the Russians that The next meeting was composed of busi- There is no difference between the how- we were going to stick to them. he added, in any other respect. It and possibility. Concerning the economical point of other curso on our part would mean ness men. Tickets had been given to asis, significant that that most venomous view the necessity to begin again to fight that the Bussians would walk into a many applied upon the understanding of the German language newspapers in so as to oblige at list the German trap that the rule of admission was first come the United States, the Festliche Pori, of sooner of Tater, Countries in command of the scas (Great There was a volunteer movement for art served Holders of tickets who did St. Louis, has been compelled by busi Britain, United States, France te
Italy the resuscitation of the Russian army, not come carly could not get in; there to recognise the expremacy of
the basis of free engagement to serve. It were throngs round every entrance. The os considerations to turn its English. was all a question of morale, and it came local newspaper said next day that thou publication into an organ of loyal Kaiser- With regard to view the possibility for, Germany to on reform their forces on a voluntary basis was & riot outside. A big overflow met include many with German names, But
to this, that if the Russians could ut sands were disappointed, hud that there hating Americans of dertake
now war after a delay of ten the new régime could not he maintained, ing was held in the street. The chill they are good Americans, as mark their to twenty years, for Bussip would bot The volunteer vath meant a fight to a October night nid was unheeded the ins appreciation of the visit paid to the city. have time to
to be dangerous Anine ning loyalty to the Alliance against dignation against Germany's disturbance by the Chairman of the British Mission. period
the foros of and all
8 in the morning to bid him welcome. be divested Fermany, the liberation of smaller of the peace kept the listeners warm They lined up at the railway station at Europa could consequently be dire
no alcohol, and no surrender enough.
Inside Lord Northcliffe, speaking as Here again the group owned among them, towards the West.
eve that t One must not believe the Germans live, "If I break this oath, hesitate to make calculations which raid the voluntect," may be Chairman of the British Mission, was many millions of dollart. St. Louis is. cuire a long period to clanse before their excindod from the rights of citizen him, accustomed to hit is by how to the vastly, prosperous, the company alone, is the contrary, have ship." Casualties he worth of boots this been decaived by the excessive hurry with regiments had reached 80 per cent and cathusiasm of American audiences The year, mostly for the Army,
Zimmer battalions had quickly up stood clapped mann, have tried to undertake everythius depicted hat arenina do cavalry and waved Bags for nearly two minutes. Mr. at the same time, and one of their papers the Cossacks were sound; shock crops Herrick late United States Ambassador
to mind some little time ago that were sound; wounded men, were sound, at Paris, had introduced the city's guest men over £2,000,000 was subscribed for
owed his grontest suceuses te though it might seem a paradox and a one of the most powerful men in Europa What he did," said Mr. which
ich he knew how to such men minus a leg or an arm had Herrick, was as much for our benefit Patience
Bationon that he had
dr been found serving machine-guns.
a for the benefit of his own country, Gentleman Fa
ton
in America, i
the
his
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Continental Power
by that:
Tho
They sub-
The leading St. Louis
Cincinnati where is
G third of want the population it
of money. At a luncheon of business. the loan. Not less significant of the war. like ardon, of the Middle West is the dropping of the word" draft, *** The pre- judice against men who waited to ba
now called Selects" or "Selectives,
book Racoeffer dealing with the men who had escaped from captivity were Ho stirred Britain to a knoweldge of fatched is so strong that, the latter are Present bases of the palities of the world sound. They were invaluatie, because what were the needs of her armies at a
explains that the people who progress?
having been abominably treated, they have every reason to let time work to threw their weight into the scales against critical time brought about the necessity in order to save them from unpleasant their own profit against the stagnant fraternisation with Germans, cha people; and it is easy to see that the At the close Lord Burnham thanked the considers Germany is a model professor, and said we ought to attach but Britain and Francs as the great importance to a good understand ing With Russia. Unless this were done of stagnation.
terprise and reciprocal relationship is consequently to obtain truce, precious for her, just as in the would make for the advantage of cur spring of 1916 the question was for her to enemies. Our commercial relations, were obtain a
a decisivo victory at Verdun, In his as important as those of a military FOREIGN ELEMENT DIVIDED. arder to attain victory by military result character, she then undertook military odlemsi
change of (overnment and abolished, party lines. To inmense service to our Need for more light on the origin attd Ally was service also to us," That great objects of the war there certainly is in meeting proved by applause, both loud the Middle West States Need for in- and long continued, that it understood struction about Britain's effort, naval upon one another, and how needful is that they need such instruction and that close cooperation for which Lord listen eagerly to speakers with first-hand Northcliffe naked
- the end of 1917 the question for all that was implied in commercial en how seal is the Allies interdependence mlíky, financial I TOT DE
In order to obtain a trucs to suit her diplomatic purpose she now makes a and powerful. Now this condition tan diplomatic effort. On the military only be filled if the German troops can, ground her main Eversary in
in the spring at the beginning of a new war, occupy of 1010 was France therefore it was on immediately the greater part of the Bel France th
that the roshed at Verdun,
information. They have received very well Lord Northeliffe's appeals to them to be economical with food, and they have been stirred by his elaboration of Mr. Lloyd George's cry for ships, chips, ships. They have seized the opportunity presented by our tour of making plain their sympathy with Britain and their bringing victory nearer desire to take whatever part they can
in
The Middle West, I shall sell my New York friends, is sound and solid and that there is no danger of weakening there.
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TE the main oksien kopen penol will dispose of a military Fler metal which suggested to New York suspicion LEAVE REGULATIONS (PARADES, AND DEILLY)
Germans co
to apart
Cleveland has very large proportion of inhabitants of foreign origin.heard it put as high as 8 per cent. Mr. Baker, the Becretary of War, a former mayor, told me that in one ward 20 languages were spoken, and that there were large But at a luncheon of the heads of big districts where English was never beard Sterritory, AAA businesses which I attended a luncheon OFFERS TO BELTAIN
can say that the key to our
• In the antum of 1817 her
principal
future peace is in Belginn. Either Bel political enemy was Great Britain theros Po with Great Britain
bergium will be protected from a sudden sented hundreds of millions of dollars efore It Is
that sho mint try to come to some strangement attack, and in that case Germany will run only one of those at table bore at forsige This is the reason why the Germans con- incalculable risks is unchaining a confict; name. It is still men of British, espe rider the Belgian problem as so very or olso Belgium will be at the mercy of cially Scots and Irish ancestry, who are a German invasion, and Germany, what the industrial and commercial chiefs, as important. This question was the cause ever may be the number of the battalions also the governing classes in the States. tol Britain entering the war.
18 for
and the gans she will officially possess. It was no doubt the existence of BO material as large foreign elemente in the Middle West que formidable as she will wish. thout lurgic factories will be conserted from of the Mid-Westerners was kouncess, But Hay into munitione pelin are far from forming a solid block of the foreigners, it must be borne in mind, the interference of the other allies,
Therefore, the problem of all their water would be granted.
the Belgian not diplomatic question, but mainly Tentin-Americans. In Milwaukee, for From their point
and before all a military question. It is instance, there are now almost as many State British diplomatic and in not only because of Antwerp and Zee- Poles as Germans, and the Poles are that it should interest brugge Britain and
fired by a passionate longing to rid the it constitutes a kind of area of Britain, but also in view of the European world of the Prussian domination under
balance and of the peace of the world. which the statutes copcem exclusively theHowever, even if Belgium regains her which they have suffered so long. Ger- man-immigration into the United States amente of London' and Berlin jndependence and her frontiers < Provided that the Belgian people se red 1014, she evidently not be able to has been small in recent years while the come to defend herself against an attack from number of Blays pouring in has been very fermany Certain strategical modifica large. That has helped to keep German tions, such as the annexation of Luxo influence down, burg should be necessary. Also the sun. In most cities of the Middle West the port of Great Britain and the immediate greater number of shops display German The only thing lest do is to aid of France. And the aid from France names over their windows. But many of to an agreement with Britain, by should not come only through Givet ur thees naines are borne by Jewish traders
of some barrain, -rega
but also through and there is a galf fixed between German of the that should.
region
The fed to Belgium; limitation of the
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This is why the Germans would like to clases bad nothing in common. A year hake Britain
forget this fact. This ago the Germans held a bazaar in aid of
war charities. The Jewish folk of Ger.:| why they
insist, so much even in their man origin kept gloof and the bazaar was Socialist papers upon establishing a failure Theso folk have become wall between the Belgian problem End American and have dropped the prefix the
Alsatian Lorraine question, that German. They are not so numerous na between their great abject of dispute the Germans who kept up their double with Britain and
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