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'■/ z < r \ OPINIONS ON WAR PROBLEMS BY CHAS. M. BICE, DENVER, COLO. THE WÀR SITUATION. History seems to be making, and then as quickly unmaking itself, so that it becomes extremely difficult to count upon any phase of the great war with the certainty that it will endure endure long, much less to the end of the struggle. - When the Russian revolt against autocracy autocracy and feudalism was made known, there was every reason for - believing that its influence on the German German people would be profound, and that the renaissance might spread even to Berlin which, of course, would end the war. The response from the people of Germany has not been encouraging, despite what has taken place in sumed a grotesque, if) not ludicrous, phase, but it was nevertheless symptomatic symptomatic of that which «ad to come upon Europe. It is gratifying to note that this hilarious campaign died at the moment, the Empire was chah lehjged from without. The opportunity these women sought came unexpectedly to them to forts for preparedness. Germany is prove their claims to equality in the not yet on its knees or sufficiently pen- fiercest test that could be applied--the itent to justify the taking, of these fa- test^of barbaric war. vorable omens as fully satisfying' to - That the women transcended them- the soul. A few days, werthink, will selves, and exhibited the ' super- suffice to determine which way the woman which is inherent in the heart cat will jump," and in the meantime J of the race, is the verdict of those ^e will act the part of wisdom by, best able to form a judgment. The not relaxing our full efforts in getting ready for whatever may come. IRELAND AND DEMOCRACY. last few days in the reichstag. It will not do to read the Socialist utterances utterances by themselves, but only in conjunction conjunction with the elaborate address of the German Chancellor, Von Hollweg. The bare fact that Berlin permitted the debate to be printed and circulated circulated abroad, is evidence that the war party deems itself safer than it was before the outbreak at Petrograd. While the statements made by the Socialists would not Bave been permitted permitted earlier in the war, and the authors would have found cells in the prison with Liebnecht if they had attempted attempted to encourage revolution, or thallenge the Divine authority of the kaiser, nevertheless they were given Sree rein, and the world was permitted £o read their challenge to Junkerdom, because of the added strength believed believed to have been given to imperialism through the Russian breakdown. Undoubtedly Undoubtedly it was the Chancellor's optimistic optimistic speech which was also a defense defense of the government and its policies policies since the war began, that struck the keynote w T ith Germany, It is almost a generation sHfce the great British commoner, Wm. E. Gladstone, introduced the first Home Rule Bill on behalf of the Irish people, people, but the bill was defeated. Nevertheless Nevertheless it started an agitation that the | has been kept up since with fitful and, UAl- \to T ulck at times, startling situations. It has upset British political parties to an extent that has never been remedied. A new party--the Unionist party--■ was brought into existence to replace the old Conservative "party, solely because because of the political split in Ireland. About five years ago Mr. Asquith ! soldiers on the field and in the trenches have testified, and the coun cils of war have gone, on record the effect that without the women the industries the allied cause woul have been jeopardized, if not wholly lost. In the field and trenches they went as ministering angels, and did much more than was expected of them, or thought to be possible. And in the industrial avocations, in the new field of gun-making and ammunition-making, ammunition-making, they have compelled us to go back to the beginning' and write a" new finding. The learned authors authors who have expostulated on sex psychology and woman's place in the cosmos, may as well burn their volumes. volumes. The English woman did genuinely 2,000 women employed in the Admiralty Admiralty department, where never before was a petticoat seen. Women's hands "have helped in the making of every type of weapon of war,, from heavy artillery to rifles. In ajpmunition , v of every size, from ^mge "shells to ma chine gun bullets, in the construction of aeroplanes and submarine engines. In the royal dockyards are 7^000 women women employed, on dreadnoughts. As chemists and fitters, of delicate machinery, machinery, on explosive, shells and torpedoes torpedoes she excels.. To-day on the billboards billboards in England are calls for 10,000 women to go on the farms. This means, ofL- course, manual work, for the government announces that it provides a free outfit, including "high boots, breeches^overalls and hat." Surely the women who make these sacrifices for their country deserve the ballot, and in due" time they will get it. JAPAN AND THE WAR. introduced.a home rule" bill, providing surprise and amaze. Continental EiT- The real attitude of Japan respecting respecting the war since the capture in the outset of German possessions in China, has been a mystery. But recent recent despatches indicate that the flowery flowery kingdom is about to play a more conspicuous part in the trenches and on the sea at the scene "of the great struggle. Strange things, are happening happening these days of high tension, and it ds not a"«time to stand upon eerer. for an Irish parliament, but reserving rope. From the outset she was doing. mony when civilization is hanging m the veto power at Westminster. This, [ ever so müch better what the other in the light of to-day, was a very con- j allied nations were turning over to the servative proposition. It was fought ; men. She was. to be found in the rude and resisted in every way imaginable} dugout hospital, close behind the with extreme bitterness. Its final ! trenches, as well as in the base hospit- passage^ over the heads of the House of Lords brought the kingdom to the 1 als, as the right hand aid to the surgeons, surgeons, and it was but a little while verge of civil war, where it only needed needed a. spark to kindle a great conflagration conflagration throughout Ireland. a before she was seen driving lances in the war zone. A book of striking interest at this We know now that the widespread moment, "Britain's Civilian Volun- enemity of that conflict gave the kais- j teers," by Thekla Bowser,-has been er confidence in starting the great published. It has been described by war, as he firmly believed that if Eng- j Maude Wetmore, chairwoman of the land should ever enter the war, Ire- J American National League for Wo- land and Irish sympathizers all over j men's Service, as "an object lesson the world would be on England's back, j for America, and should be read by j But it was that greater struggle, in- j every man and woman who wishes to The Russian revolution was pictur- yoking, the very existence of the Brit-! be of service to the country tir its ed in far different colors from that seen by our point of view. It was ish Empire, that brought the coun- ! hour of need. try to its senses. The minor differ-| This volume has to do mainly with ' ences growing out" of the policy of, the Voluntary Aid Detachmènts- the balance;. The world, is divided into two great camps. J apàn is now on the firing line of Europe, if we are to believe the latest reports. Her ships are in the Mediterranean and the North Sea, doing service sidb~ by side with ambu- j the American flotilla. Very soon, on j land, the Stars and Stripes will be floating close to the standard of Nippon. Nippon. The German menace has brought them together, as they, were when the Boxer uprising threatened foreign relations. relations. But. there is nothing to be alarmed about in all this. When the war is over there will be a better understànding between East and West. A good deal of the friction friction that has existed between this country and Japan will have been removed removed through what is taking place p t::L mjj ft da -as II ail; • di: Ij i I di- pi Hi:: j=i: :U:i |iai: p i 1 sar sii: .. m ii'ii I® If alii . iiii p Light "Four Country Club (four uttw) f.o.b. point of shipment. Prie* subject to change without notice The Peak of Motor Car Fashions This new Overland Country Club Light Four is a distinctive and smart car in the low-priced car class. 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Wiflya-Kriight and Overland Automobiles, Commercial Cara not a revolt, said Hollweg, against , , ; ^ . i ir a t» * i ■ i , , autocracy and in favor of democracy, l? ttIe ?_ a 3 nd _ Bri ~ ! ^ ^ rg ! ly .° f ° Ur it was as painted by him, a revolution the in Continental Europe. It is improbable that against the Czar and his government for going to war against Germany. after peace, tain has no braver soldiers to-day, ex-} American Red Cross, or the more re-, the question of Japanese immigration cept the Canadians, than the Irish \ cently established National League 1 will appear so ominous and threaten- legions Have proven to be. Rebellion j for Women's Service. The V-A-D! was as heretofore. After all it is a qv p outbreak î n Rikc!» t>Te TtTifn'rie ^ come > however, in Dublin, fostered ; formed in England some years before mere question of prejudice--race pre- of Russian Socialists 'and' the indiffer ! by Berlin, but it was generally frown-, the war. It is styled by the author judice, misapprehension on both sides ence of the Russian krmies, have giv- ! ed "f on ^ th = be " er passes as soon en strength to the German govern-!? 5 they learned who was behmd tile and the weakness of Russia in ! '"surrection, and the object of it. The outbreak itself was an ocular demon- ment, war is being taken advantage of to , , ,, , , strengthen the hands of the German ! war lord. But peace to the woçld at such time, when Germany hopes to bestride ' to the continent as a result of Russia's 1 , To . a " " ten *. s and purposes the out- defection. is out of the question. De- I break . of th ? Sl ™ Fem was a blunder- ing piece of work not to be tolerated. as a "real and splendid piece of So-'The Japanese people believe them- cialism that has no connection with J selves of European stock, of the Aino the men or women who belong to So-, race of harry men' an offshoot of thé cialist societies. It was intended in * greater Aryan race, distinct from the time of peace to bring all classes to- 1 Mongolian Chinese, ences between the races of Ireland and gether and break-down caste, wh^ch is i Ethnologists may disagree with the nation that for so long had tried ! really foreign tous, "tO| have thé wfc- I this theory, but it holds good in Japan spite the outspoken words of the So- ; graved, cialist leaders in the reichstag, there ! T °- the Irish leaders, idealists, poets, is small hope of a break in the Ger- men in their palaces grieve and sym- ese thought, and it has been given po- Bathing The Babyt As adults cannot, properly maintain maintain health unless frequent bathing is indulged in, it is hardly fair to expect expect a baby to be well and comfortable unless it is kept clean. The -baby should be bathed every day, during the first few weeks of its life, the directions of a physician or man wall that would make the of the allies easier. It seems from these task occurrences they were ready to give, and some of them did give, their lives. that the German people are with the! The law that was passed in parlia- kaiser and his co-militarists, and'that*! 1914 ' n f7 e ^ 1I ? to tbpv drill KpWo +w n™™ L . I effect, for the reason that the cooler they still believe that Germany is invincible invincible and are confident of imposing Prussianism upon the rest of the world. But this morning's news contains the encouraging fact that the Russians have agreed upon a new Cabinet, and peace and unity again prevail. That pathize with, not for, the stricken in j Htical and historical recognition any walk of life. greater service when the - terrible j slender and insignificant issue most of cataclysm came. Uniting with the "our Troubles with Japan have arisen, and writers of no mean ability, how- j British Red Cross, "the two great riv- j Our laws, customs, and prejudices, ever, it was a sacred event to which ; ers of mercy converged," soon after perhaps, have placed the Japs on the. war was declared. ^ j same level with the Chinese, and nam- j time is just before midmorning feed- Highly educated women,, we are ed them the yellow race, implying in- mg and after the bowels have moved, told, have learned to scrub floors, to feriority. This Japan resented. A baby should never be bathed just labor with theirTïands, and undertake j When the European war began, Ja- after feeding time. Before the moth- other disagreeable duties with no pan was largely instrumental in sav- ! er starts to prepare the baby for its thought of fame or glory, but simply, ing the situation in many ways. With- j bath she should first see thaj her own m ! nurse should be followed carefully It was ready for the | England. Strange to say, it is on this even regarding baby's bath. When the mother takes this duty upon herself, however, shé will probably probably find it most convient to bathe the baby tin the morning. A good heads recognized that to enforce it thought of fame or glory, but simply, ing the situation in many ways. With- j bath she should first see thaj meant revolution. When the war j for the unselfish pleasure and patriot- ! ou t her aid, the Russian army never ! hands are thoroughly xtfashed to broke out a truce was declared on the, ism of sharing in the huge fight that would have survived the German on- ! rem ove all dirt and germs understanding that everything was to remain in statu quo during the continuance continuance of the struggle. has been thrust upon their country. slaught. It was Japanese arsenals-- :e temperature of the room in and factories that supplied the Rus- w hich the baby is to receive its bath be about 72 degrees. Care It is a story of heroism without the ., _ calcium glara--human work -done sian forces with much of their arms s h° uld But now a new factor-comes upon j quietly and discreetly in the name of and ammunition, and for that purpose s hould bè taken to see that it is not the hampering of the govern™; ! the & enters the war, mankind - I nearly the whole of Japan was mobil- jw'omtaT chilieTwhen the Radicals has 'tHven wav tn amifi I as an all y of the "allies, and so a new Almost a million and a quarter of, lzed - ; , laIant 3 becoming chined when and frierdahin and that "Russia i= 1 '^ sion has ^tisen in Ireland. America ! women have been employed in men's ^ The Japs advanced to Great Britain ! î a H. en . another room âfter vhe bath ÎSmd bv the alhes in thf Effort în ! has entered the war aa the champion : war work. ' ^ j the whole of its gold deposits in Lon- i 18 T fimshed " + . . „ + overthrow ^imuerialism as was urn ! of the oppressed. everyxvhere. With Up to Oct., 1916, 993,000 women had don and New York at the moment L In . wmter time it is well to. protect mised bv that government in the start I Ireland stm a bone of contention, and replaced men in the . various indus- war was declared. The Japanese navy | L® , aI ? draf t- while iu is in Three* cardinal noints have been 1 with her < demand for recognition, as ! tries--the men going to the trenches, escorted" every troopship that left In- ! hane-in^ Mankli-^nve 0 /ehairf agreed upon in Russia- between the'? free and independent state, with a | ^f °™ g int o .the factory, am-;.dia and Australia into the Méditer- j A f t J " baby is several weeks old government, .the executive committee i aw o£ Parhament lying dormant for | works conductors on the, ranean. A Japanese army of 500,000 a little bath tu J :nade lor the purpose three years, the position of America tops of London busses or m the "tup- , men was offered to the allies more ; can be used unle5a the. doctor orders would seem to be illogical, if not un- ! P e ny tube. There are more than than two years ago, and the offer was ■ otherwise. When Records of the Duma and the council of workingmen's workingmen's and soldiers' delegates which are to maintain the unity of the allies' fronts : the fullest confidence in the revolutionary democracy in the reconstructed cabinet, and a plenitude of powers for the government. What effect this will have it is impossible impossible at this time to predict, but the reconstruction of the Russian tenable, should she lend a deaf ear to Ireland's demands. This was fully recognized recognized both at Westminster and at Washington at the same time, and it was concluded that something must be done to settle this ever-recurring question question of Irish freedom and home rule. We know that this was one of the j questions discussed by the British Cabinet is regarded in Washington ! _ . . both as increasing the power of the j Commission and the Americap repre- Radicals and as looking forward to a ! tentatives in Washington during the greater degree of unity, and a more last week. It was agreed that Ireland vigorous prosecution of the war. We ! should have a free hand to-work out -hppe it is so, but at the same time it 1 1 ^ s own destiny, and what was agreed upon 'and done on this side was duly reflected in England by the recentflet- ter of Mr7 Lloyod George to the Nationalist Nationalist leader regarding the manner of settlement through compromise. But if reports were true the Nationalist Nationalist party and the extremists in the Irish revolutionary societies will have nothing to do with the Premier's proposal, because he does not include all of Ireland, but leaves out Ulster. \ So the Irish question is still open. Many in this country insist that it would be wrong to force Ulster to enter enter a coalition ^gainst its will. As we all know, religidus differences are at the bottom of the whole difficulty, but year by year the bitterness of the past is fading away, and- we hope and believe believe with the infusion of "general enlightenment enlightenment now spreading, if not now, surely when the war is over, the hostile hostile divisions will get together and settle settle matters forever. would be a calamity to lessen the ef- Mother's Troubles Mother's unending work and devotion drains and strains her physical -strength and leaves its mark in dimmed eyes and careworn expressions--she ages before her time. 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The offer was declined, declined, and there was no secret in European European circles at the time that the reason of the refusal was the fear that a porcelain basin is used, see that it is slightly warmed warmed before being filled with the baby's water. The bath water should be at bod^r heatf or even a trifle above, which furnish every kind of music for everybody- The kind of music you like best anytime you feel you can enjoy it--which is all the time. Add these selections to your Victor record colledtion Ten-inch double-sided Victor Records 90 cents for the two selections A Perfect Day Elizabeth Spencer Love's Dream After the Ball l 18250 Elizabeth Spencer J " You Never Knew About Me N . Edna Brown-Edward Hamilton > 18259 An Old Fashioned Wife Alice Green J Evensong Waltz Jos. C. Smith and His Orch. ) Get Off My Foot--Fox Trot l 18247 j Joseph C. 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