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Feeling In England That America Should Discard Her Traditional
Aloofness and Assume Administration of Part of Cap
tured Lands New Form of Colonial Control
Is Doing Advocated.
By LLOYD ALLEN,
Special Staff Correspondent.
Copyright, VMrrn NVwnpaprr Union.)
London. "Wilt America be willing
to take on some of the (lorinnn col
onies or Turkish possessions in the
nenr Knst?"
That Is n question that Is uppermost
in the minds of a law section of the
governing class of England. Men who
hnvo led ltrltMi political thought for
years helleve that we "shovthl assume
some of the responsibility of governing
the lands raptured front the ii minus
and Turks," ns one leiul'n-,' liiitish
publicist told me recently. There la n
douhle reason hack of tills Idea.
First of nil. America Is uu l.ngllsh
speaking nation that can he trusted to
administer wisely and well the desti
nies of n loss-enlightened people.
Secondly, "it Is only through actual
participation In the responsibilities of
ooklng after far-away colonies that
rttnerlcn can ever appreciate the true
state of mind of the I'.rltlsh people of
nil classes, upper, middle and lower, on
this delicate subject of empire," It Is
stilted by several prominent propa
gandists Division of Colonies.
At this stage of the peace negotia
tions the question of dividing the col
onies Is a matter on which no public
man !s anxious to go on record. I'.ttt
imnllrcliilly the subject Is attractliiR
wide attention. Too many Interests
are Involved to Invite outspoken dis
cussion. There are larger problems
thnt must first be solved: The limita
tion of nrmaments, freedom of the seas
nnd nbove all other subjects, forma
tion of n league of nntlous. Once
these are disposed of the colonial knot
will probably be quickly cut.
It Is with implicit faith In the ulti
mate outcome of the.se basic affair)
that the Intelligent I.iitnn outlines his
belief that Amerlcn, if she Is to remain
an a leading factor In world politics,
must go Into the colony business.
Should such a course be embnrked
on by the United States. should we
take, for Instance, the administration
of Palestine and Armenia nnd possibly
some of the former Corninn lauds in
South Africa, It would lie put on the
same platform that the best elements
In England accept for India : li'imely.
that sooner or later India will develop
Into a dominion capable of self-government,
like Panada and Australia, and
must then be given every freedom to
determine her own destiny.
The same principles would apply to
the subject African states ultimate
freedom to choose whether or not the
ties that bind to the mother country
must be rut, or allowed to remain.
Answerable to League of Nations.
Through all the days of American
administration nnd it Is admitted
many of these days would prove Irk
some and expensive America would
be answerable to the league of nations
for her actions in the territory held In
trust. Just ns the other European pow
ers, England, France and Italy, will he
answerable to the league of nations
for any maladministration of subject
peoples.
In brief, Intelligent England Is rec
ommending for world consideration a
new form of colonial control, with the
feeling that the world has outgrown
the days when a Spanish tyrant could
terrorize Cuba, or a brutalized Her
man government could commit ntroci
ties In South Africa.
There Is In America n somewhat
Rcneral belief that the nverage Brit
ish citizen takes great pride In the
large colonlnl possessions of his coun
try; that he gloats with much satis
faction over the fact that C-reat l.rlt
nln controts something like one-quarter
of the Inhabitable portions of the
world.
Our Ideas on this subject are not
exactly correct. There Is a large ele
ment In the citizenship of this coun
try that ta dead against the proposal
to acquire any more territorial posses
sions. In fact, among the Labor party,
which la showing unusual strength
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This photograph of a group of Ilrltlsh prisoners of war Just relensed by the GennaiiH shows tho shameful treat
ment of the captives by the Ilunu. Such evidence docs not help Germany In getting the food for which ihe Is pleading.
STATES TO TAKE
ON SOME OF GERMAN COLONIES
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Lieut. A. O. Lllllerup of Kvuusville.
lnd., was one of the many olllcers who
have returned to this country. Lieu
tenant Llllictnp was with the One Hun
died and Tueiit.v-thlid I'reiich ommii
drlllo tor sown mouihs mid was later
transferred to the One Hundred and
Nlnety-slMh aerial sqitadion of the
American forces, to whhh connna'id
he was attached for four months. He
has !: I'oche planes to Ills credit. I Hir
ing one battle between a lleet of US
American planes and M (iertnnn planes
CO bullets-found their way io his plane
and ho lauded with great dltllculty, his
landing gear having been Mint away
by enemy shrapnel.
those days, there Is a ilrm conviction
thai India must soon he allowed to
say what her government shall be.
Problems to Be Solved.
Here we have another side of the
problem Unit many predict will be
solved by providing for enlightenment
of the uncivilized colonial peoples, ami
by Introducing Into colonial government
a number of reforms prohibition of
the sale of alcohol to natives, llrst of
all, nnd next tin establishment of wel
fare departments calculated to better
the living conditions of the natives.
Much effort Is being expended here
In England to stnrt fundamental re
forms In the attitude toward tin col
onics. Hooklets are being Issued and
are Just off the press. One entitled
"Windows of Freedom" carries an In
troduction by Viscount firey.
"America's Place In World Govern
ment" Is given considerable space. It
Is strongly pointed out that "none of
the tcnitorh'H outside Europe de
tached by this war from the f!erman
and Tuiklsh empires can in the near
future provide peace, order and good
government for themselves. How to
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provide government mr these terri
tories Is the most dlfllcult of the ques
tions which tho conference has to face.
From a hundred lips nnd pens the
nnswer will come thnt the solution lies
In International control. The league of
nations will solve the problem.
Tho booklet then emphasize that
tho league of nations, In Itself, cannot
provide actual government for the col
onies: thnt government must bt fur
nMied by one of the associated pow
ers, acting In a way as agent for the
league of nations and of course respon
sible to the league.
Freedom Is Secured.
"Tho control of the four continents
has fallen, or Is now falling, to the
free peoples of ih,. eei'th," the booklet
with the Viscount (Hey Introduction
states, and by that control the exist
ence of freedom is secured, not oulv
In Europe, but also In America and
Aiwtrall.i.
"Hut wh-it Is the cfl'"ct of this vlc
torv to be on A-la. Africa and the
sc-'Mcrod rcinn. nits (if primitive so
clity who Inlii'lilt a hundred Pacific
Mrs' In th" end the ccVct miM be
that they. ton. will in hleve the art
of giei-nlii': th-uisehes. P.ut the
question, how mmiii can the end be
ioimIimI ilep- mis mi a rlL'ht under
vii'tii'ing liv the free nations who now
cnn'rol the world of the d'-llcate nnd
Ciiiuph tnt'ir- of the piiihlotti. Fail
ure in iasp it will not only debiv
the end but ini-y yet set the clllld
wot Id b the ears." in brief, tniiv yet
form the grounds for iinolhr war.
There Is no sen1 Intent expressed In
the publ'i-atlons now being Issued on
the coin nl. d problem against any fea
ture of the fourteen pn'nts laid down
n Pres'd at WIKon's pence declara
tion. Instead, there Is shown an ef
fort to make these points harinoiilye
wIMi the nrtrui-i'-its advanced for
American partli Ipnthui In colonial gov.
eminent.
What Wilson Said.
Preslmiit Wilson's llfth clause. In
the notable fourteen points, asks for
"A free, open-minded and absolutely
Impai-llat ndutmnnt of all colonial
claims based upon a strict observance
of the principle that In dorrnilning
all such questions of sovereignty the
Interests of the populations concerned
must lrive equal weight with the equi
table cla'ms of i he government whose
title Is to be determined."
The whole point at Issue, according
to this recently published I'.rltlsh view.
Is that no government shall claim ex
clusive title to the captured lands, but
thnt one government must take the
responsibility of ailmlnl-tratlon and lie
responsible In turn to an international
tribunal,
Clause twelve of the president's
peace terms provide for the lopping
otf of Armenia and Palestine from
Turkey and insist that those one-time
subloct states shall "be assured an un
doubted security of life and nn abso
lutely unmolested opportunity of au
tonomous development." which oppor
tunity, It Is pointed out here, would
most assuredly be provided were
America acting as a kind of big broth
er to tl-.e Armenians and people of Pal
estine. There Is hope here among the most
far-seeing ltrltlsh thinkers that Amer
ica will discard her traditional aloof
ness, and become custodian of the Ar
menians, of Palestine, and take charge
even of the Dardanelles, mulnfnlnlng
an open-door policy, n policy the ltrlt
lsh wiit undoubtedly strongly urge on
the French and Itnllan governments ns
an expedient In wise territorial govern
ment. It Is even being urged that we take
over the task of preserving the nu
tonomy of Persia and Arabia.
That America possesses knowledge
for handling such a large assignment
Is undoubted. It Is pointed out that
Roberts college and the American mis
sions In the near East have given us
j a preponderant share, If not n monop
oly, of public-spirited men, many of
them natives of th's section of the
world who consequently hnvo first-hand
knowledge of these regions.
Incidentally, from the nenr East,
Amerlcn could promote railroad con
struction without offense to the Brit
ish, and could assist In that most vex
atious problem of the day, the restora
tion of Russia, the blind giant among
nations, the Grey booklet nays.
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LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 16
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
ii:ss i- ti:xt-i:xo(Ius au-i:.
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A1HIIIOXAI, MATi:IAl.-i:x. II;
Lev l- 11-ts, .1.' s; Matt. 6 I" lo
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nmiiili i nts to Moms Metuiii VetMS I
John i i.uke to -T.
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SKM'Mt AMI ADPl.T TOt'lC-The
COIIIIti.MiillllclllS in iiumIitii life.
Tin ten commamltuents futiilsh us
the win Id's gp'atest moral i-ode.
I. The First Commandment ("0:11).
'"I linn shalt have no oilier gods be
fore me." .Means llteiall.x, "Thou
shall linve no oilier gods before my
face.' This (-01111111111111110111 enjoins
the obligation of slngle-heaitcd wor
ship .mil scnUv. It ina.v be bioken
by (1) lllng for one's self. If life's
acthliies center in self then one Is
an Idolater. ('') .Making pleasure the
goal ol Using. (II) I'.elug covctoiM
(Col. :i-."i). Every one who Is greedy
tor gold is an Idolater. (I) Actually
woishippiii Idols.
II. The Second Commandment
(.0:ir.).
While the llrst commandment Is di
rected against false gods, (he M-cond
Is diiected against the worship of the
trui1 Ood under false forms. It can
be bioken by (1) the use of linages
In worship; (-j) putting .sinful man In
the place of Christ; (II) putting God's
ordinances nnd Institutions in the
place which he alone should have.
III. The Third Commandment
(I'D:-).
The Hebrew word "vain" translated
means lying, deceptive, unreal. "Guilt
less" Is from the word meaning clean,
unpunished. The meaning Is thnt God
will not hold to be clean ami will not
allow to go unpunished him who uses
his name In u lying, li.vpocrltlcal man
ner. Tills commandment may be bro
ken b (1) profanity, V-) perjury, CO
levity and frivolity, (-1) hypocrisy,
which Is professing to live for ifffd
yet living for self.
IV. The Fourth Commandment
O.'0:.S-ll).
The coininand to work six days Is
ns binding as to rest on the seventh.
The testing one day In seven applies
to servants and horses as well as to
the man and his family. This com
matidment may he broken by (1) liv
ing In Idleness, (12) working on the dny
set apart for the worship of God, (li)
engaging In carnal pleasures on tho
Lord's day.
V. The Fifth Commandment ('JO :12).
This cnuiuinmlmcnt rests upon tho
fact that parents stand to their chil
dren in the place of God. It may be
violated by (1) disrespect to parents,
(li) disobedience, CO failure to give
proper care in old age.
VI. The Sixth Commandment
ClO.-in).
The sanctity of human life Is duo
to the fact that man was created In
the likeness and Imago of God. This
commandment may he broken by (1)
blnfiil anger (Matt. 5:22), (U) hatred
(I John !l:lf)), CO neglect of means to
preserve life, (4) oppression of the
weak, (5) suicide, (0) Infanticide
(7) unrighteous wars.
VII. The Seventh Commandment
(1:0:14).
The sin which strikes nt tlte homo
Is most deadly, for It undermines the
whole human fnhrlc. It may be bro
ken by (1) unclean Imaginations,
thoughts, and affections (.Matt. 15:10;
0:27, 28), (2) unchaste conversation
and wanton looks (Isa. 3:10; 2 Peter
2:14, (3) divorce, which Is for tho
most part legalized adultery.
VIII. The Eighth Commandment
(20:15).
This strikes nt the sin of theft.
Many things lire legally right but mor
ally wrong. This commandment may
be broken by (1) taking what belongs
to another, (2) false weights and
measures, (3) extortion, (4) usury,
(5) "graft," (0) making assignments
to escape payment of debts.
IX. The Ninth Commandment
(20:10).
The unfailing test of n ninn'H re
ligion Is the use he makes of his
tongue (James 1:20; 3:2-8). This
commandment may be broken by (1)
open lying, (2) perjury, (3) slander,
(4) talebearing, (5) breach of prom
ise. (0) withholding truth, (7) flat
tery. X. Th Tenth Commandment
(20:17).
I This cominaiidmeut strikes at the
desire for things which belong to an
other. It applies not mutely to the
open violation, but to the very pur
pose of tho heart.
Religion Worth Haying.
A religion that cannot bo brought
Into every phnso of life Is not worth
having; and the affairs of life that
cannot be maintained side by side with
Christ's teachings ought to be bcrapped
without delay. And until the brother
hood movement rises tolls responslblll-''
ties and makes these facts plain, it
will fall to be the powur It may be Itu
prlvllego to become.
A Real Cure.
Progress Is the real cure for nn over
estimate of ourselves. G. Mncdonuld.
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LIVE FIVE YEARS
AS MAN AND WIFE
Brother and Sister Take Orphan
age Keeper's Word They
Are Not Related.
Sparta, Wis. Theie Is a rule In the
State School for Dependent Children
heie that's elantlc enough at one end
but extremely exact at the other. Chil
dren may be admitted when two years
old, or four or sk or eight It makes
no difference. Itut when they reach
the age of fourteen, the school heads
llntt a Job for them, and out they go.
That's why a little girl was crying
and a boy was blinking when they
said good by ten cnrs ago. The hoy
was going to Nehiaska to work on a
farm. The girl had two years of Spar
ta ahead.
"I'll never see you again," walled
the girl. "I'll he all alone."
"No," said the boy. "Some day I'll
come back for you. I'll make some
money and and you ami ine'll be
married."
l-'ddle Cooper kept his promise. It
took a long time and he had grown
into a stripling KdwnrO Cooper when
he returned to Hud his school sweet
heart living as the adopted daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ilaynue in
Sparta.
She hadn't forgotten, either. So, live
years ago, Kdwnrd Cooper and Kdnn
Cooper absolutely no relation, the old
man who kept the school records had
assured them In childhood when they
took their puzzle to him were mar
ried. A child was born four years ago and
two years ago another came. Hd Coop
er had dllliciilty to take care of his
growing family. The authorities, fear
ing they would become dependent, be
gun an Investigation. The old records
were scanned.
Now Kdwnrd Cooper and Kdnn
Cooper are locked up In Ihe county
Jail at Milwaukee. The district attor
ney says a mistake was made years
ago; that they are brother anil sister.
THIS ROBBER IS TALKATIVE
Entertains His Victims While Reliev
ing Them of Their Cash and
Jewelry.
St. Louis. Itnlph J. Hrlce of this
city, lost $12 when ho was held up In
the wee hours of the morning by n
conversational robber, who chatted
for several minutes with his victim.
"Von look Intelligent," the robber
told Hrlce, after pushing a revolver
under his nose. "Intelligent men
don't fight under these conditions."
Up went Price's hands.
"Had any experience like this be
fore?" the hlgliwnyman added. Price
replied that he never had.
"Well, Intelligent men usually turn
their backs and don't get hurt on nn
occasion of this kind." When Price
turned ho was relieved of his roll.
The robber talked continually while
he went through his victim's pockets.
"Tho best thing to do now Is to
walk straight ahead and don't look
back," the robber said as n parting
warning to Urlce.
WORKS OUT OF BABY'S BODY
Ltrge Needle, 8wllowsd by Infant, Is
Removed From the Child's
Foot
Dallas, Tex. Four months ngo the
seventeeii-month-old bnhy of Mr. and
Mrs. James Callahan swallowed a
large needle. Physicians spent hours
trying to locate the needle and the
parents have spent months of worry.
A few days ago the baby began to
worry. There was something hurting
Its left foot. The mother Investigated
and found Inc. point of the needle pro
truding through the skin. It was Im
mediately removed.
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and Gets Fine of $10
Salem, Mass. Convicted of
laiceny of his wife's photograph,
William Halllssey of this clt.v
was fined 510 In district court
llalllssey's inollier-ln-law was
tho complainant. She charged
that Halllssey borrowed tho pho
tograph after his wife died to
make copies of it, and that he
failed to return It and later do-
droyeil It.
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"Some Day I'll Come Back for You."
LOOK AT CHILD'S
TONGUE IF SICK,
CROSS, FEVERISH
HURRY, MOTHERt RCMOVE POt
SONS FROM LITTLE STOMACH,
LIVER, DOWELS.
QIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIQW
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CONSTIPATED.
Look at the tongue, mother I It
coated, It Is a sure sign that jour lit
tle one's stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing -V
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or net liutn
rally, or is feverish, stomach t-our,
breath bad; has Momnch-ncho- nora
thront, diarrhoea, full of cold, Mve a
toaspoonful of "California Syrup of
l-'lgs," and in u few hours nil lic foul,
constipated waste, undlgo-ted food
nnd sour bile gently moves out of tho
little bowels without gripiig, nnd you
have a well, playful child again.
Vou needn't coax sli-t children to
take this harmless ""rult laxative;"
they love Its delicloiw taste, and It
ulvvays makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggbv. for n bottle ot
"California Syrup of Figs," which haO
directions for Imhtcv. children of nil
nges and for grown-ups plainly at. the
bottle. Hcwure of counterfeits oltf
here. To be sure you cot tho genuln
iisk to seo that It Is mrUo by th "Call
fomln Fig Syrup Company." Ilefusa
any other kind with -contempt. Adr.
They Differed.
'T think you need frivli aU."
"The other doctor told mo I neeoea
salt air." Louisville Coiirler-.ToumaL
An Attack of Influenza
Often Leaves Kidneys in
Weakened Condition
Doctors in all parts of tho country Tiavs
been kept busy with tho epidemic of In
fluenza which lins visited so mk.ny homes.
Tho symptoms of this disease aro very
distressing nnd leave the system in a run
down condition. Almost every victim
complains of lame back And urinary
troubles which should noi be neglect
ed, as these danger Bigaals often lead to
dangerous kidney troubles. Druggists
report a largo sale on Dr, Kilmer's
Swamp-Hoot which bo many people say
soon heals and utrcngtheus the kidneys
after an nttack of grip. Swamp-Root,
being an herbal compound, has a gentle
healing effect on the kidneys, which
is almost immediately noticed in most
cases by thoso who try it. Dr. Kilmer
& Co, ninfdmmton, N. Y., offer to send
a sample size bottle of Swnmp-Root, on
receipt of ten cents, to every sufferer
who requests it. A trial will convinct
any one wlto may he in need of it. Regu
lar medium and largo sizo bottles, for
sale at nil druggists. Be sure to mentioa
this paper. Adv.
Not Everywhere.
"Tho literary men say thero Is C
grout dearth of good fairy tales."
"They don't know my husband."
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
Has been used for nil ailments that
aro caused by a disordered stomach
and Inuctlvo liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous Indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation of tho heart caused by
gases In tho stomach. August Flowe
Is n gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both In Htnmnch nnd Intestines, cleans
nnd sweetens tho stomach and nllraen
tary cannl, stimulates the liver to so
crete the bile and Impurities from th
blood. Sold In all civilized countries
GIvo It a trial. Adv.
When n man looks Into a mirror h
Imagines ho sees tho reflection of a
hero.
Stats of Ohio, City of Toledo, Luca
County ss. . ....
Frank J. Chonoy makes oath that ho Is)
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chens
& Co., doing business In the City ot To
ledo, County and Btnto aforesaid, and that
aid nrm will pay tho sum ot ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for any caBO of Catarrr
thnt cannot bo cured by the use of
HALL'S CATARRH MHDICINB.
. FRANK J. CHENET.
Sworn to boforo mo and subscribed ta
my prcsonco, this Cth day ot Decomber.
A. D. 1889.
(Seal) A. W. Oleason. Notary Public,
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE Is tak
en Internally and acts through tho Blood
on tho Mucous Surfaces of tho System.
DrusKtsts, 75e. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A letter of recommendation Is al
most ns easily got as signatures to a
petition.
A Lady of Dlctlnctlon,
Is recognized by tho delicate fnsclnnt
Ing Inlluenco of tho perfume she uses,
A bath with Cutlcurn Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanso tho pores,
followed by n dusting with Cutlcura
Talcum Powder usunlly means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin. Adv.
Silent pnrtnors allow tholr mono
o talk for them.