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Show v4.U-r- ... THE CITIZEN 8 Mim.uinyiMMMiiimHMuiwuimmiHiiiiiiniiniiuiiiiiiilillllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHlllllHIIIIIIIHIIIIIHIHIIItllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll OBSERVATION PLAN mi mm I dreamed until hi Democratic Rally Fling At Apostles Is The Democratic rally at the head of the street is the description which the men in the crowd some of them good church members are giving to the conference meetings at which the' League of Nations was indorsed and we trust that we are not irreverent in quoting this popular opinion. Democrat after Democrat arose to approve the league and some went so far as to call the league divine and Wilson divinely inspired to consummate the alliance. It is our opinion that they are blaming too many things on God. When eager that China should enter the war the Wilson administration instructed our Ambassador Reinsch to give China positive assurances that the United States government would stand by the principles the President had promulgated and would support China at the peace conference. Repudiating his pledge, the President abandoned China and handed over one of her richest and most populous provinces to Japan. Was that divine? Ambassador Reinsch did not think it even honorable and he has resigned and is coming home. The secular mind revolts at the betrayal, but some ecclesiastical minds are so constituted that they can call it divine. . President Wilson declared for such American of nations self-determinati- on self-determinati- on colas the onies asserted in the revolutionary war. In Paris he abandoned the principle. He refused to raise a finger to help Ireland, which is now held by an invading army; he helped to fasten the fetters on Egypt by the British protectorate at the very time the people of Egypt were sending a delegation to Paris to appeal to him and the peace council; he agreed that the United States should guarantee the territories of governments that were shooting down the leaders of subject races in India and Korea. Was that divine? He helped to divide the peoples of soldiers are being flogged by Cossacks in Siberia and cruelly treated in Dalmatia. American soldiers are pledged to remain fifteen years on the Rhine. American soldiers have been ordered to Silesia to watch a plebiscite and make war if necessary without the consent of Congress. And while the Democratic ecclesiastics with remarkable team-worwere sanctioning the League of Nations they were accusing Republican opponents of being controlled by partisan motives. five. American k, Perhaps we shall be pardoned for circulating a little gossip which comes to us from a credible source. There was a conference here on September 23 between President Wilson and President Grant, following the tabernacle meeting. On the way to the railway station, we are informed, the auto in which the two presidents were riding was turned about and proceeded to church headquarters. There the presidents were in consultation for some time. It would be interesting to know what occurred at the conference. The president has been very good about visiting the heads of churches. When he went to Rome he called on Pope Benedict and remained some time arguing for the League of Nations. According to the cables the pontiff was almost persuaded. But Woodrow Wilson who now hears voices in the air and seeks to convey the impression that the Almighty is on the side of Article X went back to Paris and neglected to invoke the Prince of Peace or put the name of God in his covenant. Was that divine? recognizing Asia Minor and Africa between Great Britain and France and then guaranteed that the United States would preserve these territories to the new masters. Was that divine? And while the advocates of the league are describing it as a peace league American soldiers are fighting in Siberia at the behest of a council in Paris where we had one vote in dream had a certain cheering proportion of humor in , it But to the dream called at my office, showed wolfish teeth, frowned down upon me furiously on my trembling and laid a desk. He wore a red shirt, chaps, a Mexican sombrero, boots and spurs. Altogether he was a very uncomfortable looking person and my ever-read- y editorial smile froze somewhere between the chin and the eyes. six-shoot- er I came to demand a retraction, he said in the voice of a judge who asks the prisoner at the bar whether he has anything to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced against him. It is hardly possible, I replied, that could have said anything against such a warlike character. Who I are you? I am Dignitary, I am who wrote you that letter denouncing you in the most ferocious language I could lay my tongue to. Be seated, I said, determined to die politely. Dignitary seated himself and placed across his knee. his I am a man of peace, he said, and six-shoot- er Then why the fiery letter, the display of violence and all the evidences of horrid war? I asked with just the shadow of a smile melting through my facial inertia. It seems inconsistent. I favor the League of Nations because it is a league to enforce peace, said my visitor firmly. I begin to grasp your meaning, I said faintly. Violence must be restrained by violence. Some men are so violent that a worldwide league to enforce peace must be established to make them keep the peace. I believe that I chuckled. i V ' Dont bray, said my visitor. And if you mean anything personal, I have just six bullets in this gun that will argue you out of your opinions. But seriously, I responded. Tell me why advocates of peace are so fierce? Is it because the League of Nations is a military alliance to wage war? My guest leaped to his feet; his eyes glared balefully and he pointed his at my head. Print a retraction in the next issue or by Article X and the whole league covenant Ill show you how peace can shix-shoot- er . (Continued on Page 11.) UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU I I Paramount Empress I I Begimumiimg TTodlav I -- THEATRE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY : This is the Picture They Have Been Telling You About : George Loane Tuckers Fie Miracle Man A dream. As I look back upon it I recall the words of the Duke of Clarence: Oh, I have passed a miserable night, So full of ugly dreams, of fearful E.tf WT I FTER battling with the imps of wakefulness the other night I fell asleep and was distressed by 5 PROFOUNDLY POWERFUL PRODUCTION A PARAMOUNT-ARTCRAF- T 99 s i PICTURE FROM THE STAGE PLAY BY GEO. M. COHAN eh Prettiest Babies s?L. APPEARING IN THE BEAUTIFUL EPILOGUE sights, That as I am a Christian, faithful man I would not pass another such a night, Though tewre to buy a world of happy days. The only difference between my experience and the dukes was that my he replied. the Dignitary whom you criticised and Editor Dreams Of A Bloodthirsty Pacifist that a certain Dignitary have been advocating the League of Nations. I P RICES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT: After noon 25c, Loges 50c. Evenings 25c, 50c, 75c Shows 9:15. start AT 12:30, 5:45, 7:30, niiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimimi; E , |
