THE COUNTY DEMOCRAT. TECUMSEH. OKLA
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Germany’s
Treatment of the
Workingman
By DANIEL LOUIS HANSON
Of Thu KliUMH
LUtea to this I
"I look after my dear working people
as does a father hla children. I build
beautiful hoiuea for them, pay widowa'
pensions; also pension for old age,
sickness, loss of work and Increares in
families. I pay high wages, limit work-
ing hoars, make loans easy to farmers.
I have no slums as do America and
tlreat Britain; I adjudicate all strikes.
Mine la the land of the care-free and
happy workingman."
That Is the bolled-down-to-a-few-sen-
tencea propaganda that Germany cov-
ered the whole world with before the
war with the ostensible purpose of
weakening the morale of her enemies
In the war she then was planning.
Great credit Is due to Chairman Eas-
ley of the National Civic Federation In
his published refutation of Germany's
claims; just a few Items from that
valuable document will prove Illumi-
nating:
Widows' pensions In Germany dur-
ing a series of years averaged 35 cents
a week ; sick pensions 95 cents a week ;
Invalidity pension the same; orphans'
pensions 37 cents a week. Wages
averaged per day for carpenters $1.45;
plumbers $1.25; railway employees—
engineers and conductors on state rail-
ways, 70 cents; shop workers $1.02;
male farm labor 72 cents; female farm
labor 42 cents.
And this In a land where govern-
ment statistics placed average cost of
keeping families at over $500 per year.
How did they muke both ends meet?
By working the whole family; every
lecond w^man In Germany worked dur-
ing the before-the-war period—nearly
10,000,000 all told--—and as the writer
?nn testify from an extended trip
throughout the empire, at the hardest
tabor.
As to hours: those of skilled labor
ran about 58 per week, In textile and
other lines from 12 to 14 per day. In
1011 the big stores of Berlin kept open
till 9 at night and some hours on Sun-
days—though that last was remedied
the following year. The smaller stores
were even worse as to hours. A bank-
ing concern across from my hotel
worked from 7 In the morning to 9 at
night.
Regarding strikes which Germany
claimed to always adjudicate; that
year I saw the beginning of such a
disturbance in the Moablt section of
Berlin—and the end, for the authorities
settled it In true Ilomesteud fashion
by shooting down the ringleaders. It
mated only two days and the press
was allowed to say nothing about It.
However, the Vorwaerts referred to It
*nd was suppressed for three days ns
punishment. According to Mr. Eas-
ley’s statistics, more than two-thirds
the strikes in 1912 were unsuccessful
»nd labor unions only allowed to meet
ander government supervision.
As to slums—whoever has smelled
the horrible odors in Cologne—until
1914 the filthiest city In Europe in
some of its residence sections, will
laugh at Germany’s claim to being slum-
less. And what about the foulness of
Madgeburg and Dantzlg? East London
Is Faradise alley by comparison. Ber-
lin, the show city of the empire, looks
like a town of palaces with the streets
lined by stucco-fronted houses, but
back of them—and this condition Is
much worse In Hamburg, Cologne,
Frankfort and other large towns—
stand the serried ranks of poverty’s
tenements, row upon row. Berlin has
more one-room tenements than any
other city In - the world. Families of
six and seven herding In one apart-
ment and a hall bathroom doing serv-
ice for half a dozen such families.
As to land distribution: over a third
of Germany’s farms are less than \*A
acres in size; 22.6 per cent between
IVt and 5 acres; 17.5 per cent, 5 to 12
acres; 18.6 per cent, 12 to 50 a. res;
while 23,566 junkers, the land barons,
own nearly 25,000,000 acres, running
from 250 to 500 acres and more each.
The above Is only a small part of
the picture which Germany actually
presented to the world In the Before-
tiie-war period. Not of course what
-die claimed, but nevertheless collated
from her official records—all except
(he filth of her large cities. It sounds
Inviting to an American workingman,
does it not! And since then, of course,
conditions have gotten even worse with
women doing work that would stoop
the shoulders of the strongest man.
Oppression of farmers, underpaid
workers, enslavement of women and
children Industrially, shocking housing
conditions, chronic underfeeding with
resultant fearful infant mortality,
counterfeit social Insurance—are a few
counts in the Indictment made by Mr.
Easley against Germany before the
war.
German efficiency goes to appalling
lengths, whether It is breeding German
subjects from the enslaved young
women of France and Belgium; or In
Issuing lying propaganda with which
to break down the morale of the
world’s democracy. Nothing Is too low,
nothing too awful for the Potsdam
spawn not to attempt.
Yet fools in America still mouth,
“Peace, peace at any price.”
Can a man make peace with hell l
AFTERWARDS
By SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE
of the Vigilantes.
I
When the war's last battle Is done an4
the smoke has rolled away.
And the things that wars bidden from
sigh; stand forth in the glare of day.
When reason returns to its place, and
you balance accounts again.
The loaa and the gain together—pi»y, hoe
will It seam to you then?
U
Whan everywhere ruin on ruin comes sol-
emnly out to view.
And the nations of all the earth are point-
ing the finger at yon;
When the vision of souls of the slain rises
silent ns mist of the sea.
And they ask you lha cause of it all.—oh,
what will your answer be?
Ill
When the records no hand cam erase, and
the motives all hearts must reveal.
Go up to be judged at last In the Court ol
the Final Appeal.
Where only the truth will survive, and
averr falsehood and fraud
Must vanish Ilka chaff In the flame,—theih
what can you say to God?
A CHILD GETS SICK
CROSS, FEVERISH
IF CONSTIPATED
LOOK AT TONQUEI THEN GIVE
FRUIT LAXATIVE FOR STOM-
ACH, LIVER, BOWELS.
“CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIQS“
CAN’T HARM CHILDREN AND
THEY LOVE IT.
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AMERICA AND ENGLAND
By GIDEON HOE
of tha Vigilantes.
Chester M. Wright, member of the
New York Typographical union, and
managing editor of the American Al-
liance for Labor and Democracy, nt
present In Europe as one of the rep-
resentatives of labor who went -broad
recently to reassure our allies of our
temper and sentiment In the war, has
been writing some very interesting re-
ports of his present experiences.
The following paragraphs are Illumi-
nating. They show the rapid growth
of a better understanding and warmer
fellowship between the English and
American free peoples:
“The English look to America as
to brothers; they look upon Ameri-
cans with affection. And their ad-
miration for our president knows no
bounds. When they hear the splendid
story of our trade union movement and
its firm position they know thut Amer-
ica will maks good. Having made
mistakes themselves, they know we
have made them, too, and will make
more. They understand us better
than we have Imagined.
“Here are two Indications of the
British regard for America. The
American mission visited Warwick to
be guests for a day at the historic
castle, built In the thirteenth century.
America is as mythical to the humble
folk of Warwick town as Warwick Is
to most Americans. But the mayor
ordered the American flag flown dur-
ing our visit. It was the first time an
American flag had ever flown to the
breeze In Warwick. Last night I vis-
ited a thenter—the Adelphia. A musi-
cal comedy was on the boards. Two-
thirds of the chorus’ costumes con-
tained the American colors. There
were Uncle Sams and American cow-
boys and Goddesses of Liberty. The
theaters have been doing this since
we came Into the war. They overlook
no way here of showing affection for
America. America must overlook no
way of making good I
“We were on the sea on April 6, the
anniversary of our eutry Into the war.
The event was celebrated, and those
who apoke most feelingly for America
were Canadian and British soldiers.
“The same love for democracy and
freedom that fires America and thrills
her people Inspires and thrills the peo-
ple of England. As many as must
will die for the cause. The Hun can
never win. Civilization must and will
be saved. The free people of the
world are bound in a new and Indis-
soluble unity.”
It Is now possible to make X-ray
hotographs of the interior of con-
rete masses, in order that their re-
a forcemeat may be Inspected by
leans of a process perfected by a
wl8S eng*"”**'
COMFORT TO GERMANY
#
By ROBERT ADGER BOWEN
of the Vigilantes.
It has been cause for amazement
mingled with a sharp regret that, dur-
ing the dark days of the German drive
against the British lines In Flanders,
following that upon the British lines
In Picardy, there should have broken
out In press and public alike that nar-
row and warped antipathy toward
England, which If It ever was other
than ungenerous and groundless, sure-
ly the debt we of America owe Great
Britain today should have silenced
into a humiliated but very sincere loy-
alty. On the contrary, there has been
far too evident a disposition to attack
England. Almost, it has seemed, the
disposition in the present Instance has
been based on a fear that was akin
to panic. The fighting quality of the
British has been openly belittled, and
this In the face of a splendid resist-
ance against all but overwhelming
odds that was being exemplified even
as these false accusations were made.
And this, It may be added. In the face
of all that history teaches since the
days of Alfred the Great to the pres-
ent years of this most momentous of
wars.
Such prejudice in us of Anglo-Saxon
lineage Is at any time unworthy of
our own best traditions. Today It Is
contemptible. If the echo of It has
reached Germany—and we may be
sure It has—It Is music to the ears of
those who, however they may have
looked upon England before this war,
have learned to their cost that they
can prevail against her only by force
of superior numbers and the Insensate
power Of modern artillery—whose hat-
red of her has become tinged by a
deadly fear which Is to be measured
by the horrible price Germany is will-
ing to pay for the hope of victory.
For those of us in this Anglo-Saxon
country whose heritage Is British to
seek to defame England Is truly a
graceless act. It smacks not of supe-
rior merit upon our own part but of
something very different. At least, let
us reserve our caustic criticism of her
until In this war we have done what
may be compared with what Britain
w*a —* nobly done.
Mother! Your child Isn’t nuturally
' cross and peevish. See If tongue Is
coated; this Is a sure sign the little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full of
! cold, breath bn<l, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a geu-
i tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals “California Syrup of
Figs” for children’s Ills; give a tea-
spoonful, and In a few hours all the
[ foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
| food which Is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system, and you
have a well and playful child again.
All children love this harmless, deli-
cious “fruit laxative,” and It never
falls to effect a good “inside” cleans-
ing. Directions for babies, children
of all ages and grown-ups are plainly
on the bottle.
Keep It handy In your home. A little
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row. but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a bottle of “California
Syrup of Figs,” then see that It la
made by the “California Fig Syrup
Company.”—Adv.
Unnecessary Fears.
Of course the eloping couple’s roll-
er-skate of u car had no chance
agnlnst the old man’s high-powered
roadster. He soon came up with
them.
“Do not take her back,” pleaded the
young man with tears In his eyes.
“Take her back?” echoed the stern
parent. “Why, I have come to bring
her knitting outfit and chewing gum
so she would never have an excuse to
come back.”
The 1 ..•rlar’e Luck.
“It’s lucky for me I’m not In the
bor,” said the great baseball pitcher,
aa he paraded up and down the room
with hla tootb-cuttlng eon and heir.
“Why,” asked hla wife, sleepily.
’’Reesuse,” he answered, “I don’t
to have any coatrol of the umV-I.” I
Tbs Stroae Wltluiand the Neat of Suaunat
Balter Than lha W eak
014 paoyla nhu ara faakia ol ,<>*a*t*r pa-ala
«h<> ara weak will Si atraaatliaaaU anil raaklad b>
Min sue
Si aarlahaa lha blood and build* na tha whala m
Mol You aaa *»oa taal lie 8iran*ihanii>(. l»rl«or-
MtBf BSaai. a*
Alfalfa In New Zealand.
The ralsiug of lucerne or alfalfa In
New Zeuland la receiving much atten-
tion of late, and the different varie-
ties are being tested, with the result
that there was cut during 1917 three
crops of Turkestan lucerne with a
total of 6 1-5 long tons per acre of the
green lucerne, weighing shortly after
cutting UH tons of Peruvian per acre,
12^4 tons of Poitou, 11U tons of Rus-
sian, 12 tons of Spanish, 121-3 tons
of Hungarian, 14 tons of Patagonian,
and 14% tons of Marlborough lucerne.
It Is estimated that the Patagonian and
Miirlhorough lucerne, when converted
Into hay, would give an approximate
yield of 814 tons each, which at $19.46
per ton gives a total value of $68.13
per acre.
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP-ROOT
Ugh! Calomel Sickens; Salivates!
Please Try Dodson’s Liver Tone
I am sincere! My medicine does not npset liver
and bowels so you lose a day’s work.
Thousands upon thousand* of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women'* complaint* often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder diseaie.
If the kidney* are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or-
gan* to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loaa of am-
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don’t delay starting treatment. Dr.
Kilmers’ Swamp-Root, a physician’s pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
I be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle im-
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
gTeat preparation send ten eent* to Dr.
Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a
•ample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.—Adv.
He Probably Meant Raze.
Jones (suddenly become patriotic an
planning to plant things)—I say, old
man, how do you raise it garden?
Jonei’ Right Kick—First you get
some seeds and plnnt them, then you
buy a hen, and—
Jones—And then?
The Right Kick—Then you leave It
to the hen. She’ll raise It.—Cartoons
Magazine.
You’re billons I Tour liver Is slug-
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head la dull, your
tongue is coated ; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But
don't tnke salivating calomel. It makes
you slek; you may lose a day’s work.
Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes Into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking It up. Thnt’s when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
If you want to enjoy the nicest, gen-
tlest liver and bowel cleansing yon
ever experienced just take a spoonful
of harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone to-
night. Your druggist or denier sells
you a bottle of Dodson’a Liver Tone
for a few rents under my personal
money-back guarantee tha .ten spoon-
Couldn’t Be Worse.
The Elector—No, sir; I’ll vote for
t'other fellow 1
The Candidate—But you've never
seen him.
The Elector—No; but I’ve seen thee!
—London Tit-Bits.
ful will clean your sluggish liver bet-
ter than a dose of nasty calomel and
that It won’t make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone la real fiver
medicine. You'll know It next morn-
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson’a Liver Tone la entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not salivate. Give it to your children.
Millions of people are nslng Dodson's
Liver Tone Instead of dangerous calo-
mel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale of calomel Is utmost
stopped entirely here.—Adv.
Kill All Flies! W
MBwdMywIwr*, Daisy Fly K 11 lor    *n.l kills
•Jl 0I«. NmI, filMfl, orn%m(ntBl,M)ii?«nlM»M<1 cheap.
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MASOL0 SOMERS. ISO OS HALS A VC.. BROOKLYN, N. Y.
FRECKLES
New I* the Tisss t* Get Rid ef These Ugly Spel*
There’* no longer the slightest need of feeling
sshsmed of your freckles, as Otblae—double
strength—la guaranteed to remove these homely
spots.
Simply get en ounce of Othlne—-doable
strength—from your druggist, and apply a little
of It night and morning and you should soon ace
that even the worst freckles hare begun to dln-
appear. while the lighter ones have vaniehed en-
tirely. It la seldom that more than one ounce
Is needed to completely clear the akin and gain
a beautiful clear complexion.
Be mire to csk for the double strength Othlne,
aa this Is sold under guarantee of money back
if it fails to remove freckles.—Adr.
Cutting Olive Trees Forbidden.
The felling of olive trees Is forbid-
den by a decree published at Rome,
which prohibits also the cutting of the
principal branches of such trees ex-
cept when pruning. It Is provided
that the regulations may be extended
to mulberry trees and fruit trees by
ministerial decree. The present de-
cree Is effective from the day of Its
publication until the end of the agri-
cultural year following that In' which
peace is established.
Cutlcura for Sore Hands.
Soak hands on retiring In the hot suds
of Cutlcura Soap, dry and rub In Cu-
tlcura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with soft tissue paper. For
free samples address. "Cutlcura, Dept.
X, Boston.” At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.—Adv.
Sunshine and Clouds.
Only true friends stand by you when
you are under a cloud. Insects sur-
round you when the sun shines.
Important to Mother*
Examine carefully every bottle of i
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Signature of
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Children Cry for Fletcher’s CaBtoria
World's Wool Supply.
Australia is reported to be the chief
source of the world's wool supply,
though It Is said that South America
and Australia have nbout the same
number of sheep, approximately one
hundred millions.
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