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H flbeivy, liberty ' Cbtistmag, to H?oii ffll .
Today
Gerky to Women.
Strong Bolshevist Writing,
far Boorgeois-Proletariat.
A Puzzle to Russia.
Br ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(Coprrlsht. lllf.)
, Well, here Is Christmas, and the
. boys ARE out of the trenches, as
Mr. Fiord would pat it.
If the Being whose birthday the
, world celebrates rald return,
what would be His impressions?
Would "the sacrifice He made seem
x worth while?
He would witness U e windup of
the most murderous outtreaic in all
the .murderous history of meii. He
would find many millions killed in
four years' of war, rrfany more
wounded, and six millions dead in
one year of the Spanish influenza
plague, a product of war.
He would witness the windup of
earthly relations subjecxd to
persecution and assassination.
And most surprising of ail,' He
would find the -descendants of His
relatives murdered in Ills name,
in the name of Christianity.
He would see in Eastern Europe
hundreds of thousands of women
and children, related to Him by
blood and race, that could truly
apply to themselves His pathetic
words: "Foxes have holes, birds of
the air have nests, but the Son of
Man hath not where to lay His
head." St Luke. ix. 58.
Stead wrote: "If Christ Came to
London."
Somebody else wrote: "If Christ
Came to Chicago."
" If Christ came anywhere on
earth, now, to some half-starved
village, overrun by war, or to the
prosperous palace of the American
profiteer, what would He think of
the success of Christianity up to
date?
There comes a thick publica
tion, well printed on good paper,
entitled "The Class Strujrtfe, De-
voted to International Socialism."
It starts with "A Letter to
American Workinjrmen," by N.
Lenine, who is jane of the two dic
tators, in Russia at this moment.
The American workman will he
puzzled by the Lenine letter, as
much as was the stolid British
navy officer, wfien kissed by the
enthusiastic Frenchman. Lenine's
letter to American workwomen
starts in this way:
Comrades: A Russian Bolshevik
who participated in the revolution
of 1905 and for many years after
ward lived in your country has
offered to transmit this letter to
yett. Ibave grasped this opDortu
f Ujt Joyfully, for 'the revolution
ary proletariat of America In so
Tar-as it'is the-ewemy-ofAjnerf-
caa imperialism is destined 4p
Mrferm ju important -Unk at this
time. ,- f
'Can you 'imagine how that
would impress an honest brick
layer? Lenine knows1 what he
calls "the revolutionary proleta
riat .of America" as little as the
working people of America know
Lenine.
It is impossible for one to know
the other as it would be for an
armadillo to become intimately
acquainted with a giraffe.
This interestin.? pamphlet con
tains "In the Torrent of the Revo
lution." by Maxim Gorky.
Gorky, who has traveled, and
read, though he may never have
listened, is not quite as confident
as some others about the outcome
of Bolshevism, the "triumph of
the worker," and the "destruction
of the Bourgeois."
This extract from Gorky's letter
. is interesting because he is minis
ter of education now in the insane
Russian government:
Though we be buried in blood
and filth np to our necks, though
thick clouds of vile and disgusting
vapors envelop our heads and
blind our eyes, though it seems, at
times, as if vulgarity had killed
the beautiful dream we bore in
agony and suffering, though all
the torches that we once lit on the
path that was to lead us to a new
and better world seem to have
been extinguished, humanity will
win. For that is the trreat mean
ing of life in his world. Life has
no bther meaning.
But perhaos, after all. we are
doomed to destruction! Were it
not better then to be burned up in
the fierce fire of the revolution
than to rot slowly on the dune
heap of monarchy, as we have
been rotting till the revolution
came?
Gorky addresses himself fre-.
ouently to women, knowing that
they are powerful in startinc. con
ducting, and ending revolutions.
He says the letters he receives
from women "are full of the wails
of mothers over the corruption of
mankind."
"Hang them all, shoot them all,
annihilate them all." demand the
women, mothers, and nurses of all
heroes and saints; all geniuses,
all criminals, all rogues and all
honorable men, the mother of a
Christ as well as of a Judas, of
Ivan the Terrible as well as of the
shameless BlachiavelH, of the gen
tle, affectionate Francis of Assisi.
of the gloomy enemy of every joy.
Savanarola, the mother of Philip
IL who laughed but once, in his
life, when he heard the news of
the St. Bartholemew massacre,
the greatest crime of Catharine
de Medld. who also was a woman
and a mother, and in her way was
concerned with the welfare of
many men"
Of the Bolsheviki with whom he
is now allied. Gorky wrote:
"Am I defending the Bolsheviki?
No. I am working against them.
I know that they are conducting a
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WEATHER:
Partly cloudy and colder
tonight. Temperature
lightly below freed as.
Tomorrow fair. Temper
tsre at 8 a. m. 41 de
grees. Normal tempera
tare for December 23 for
last thirty yean 34 de-
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office at Washington. t. C
PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON EAT THEIR
CHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE FRONT
DR.ISHIDA ONCE
MINED,
AT
Br GERTRUDE -STEVEXSOJV.
TOWSON, Md., Dec 25. That
Dr. 'Norbu Ishida, slayer of Dr.
George B. Wolff, may have had
other attacks of mental derange
ment, accompanied by violence,
prior to the shooting last Saturday
is indicated by the story of a former
attendant at the- Sheppard and Enoch
Pratt Hospital, where the murder
took place.
According to this attendant. Dr.
Ishida was confined to his room by
some mysterious illness for several
pavB30i?n.aiter. ne.xeoK up nis au-
tiegat the institution last August.
At that time none r the hospital
atttn&nts was allowed to minister
to him, but a. nurse was brought to
Baltimore to care for him, and great
secrecy was maintained as to the na
ture of his illness.
Officials at the institution deny
this story and insist that the Japa
nese alienist evidence no signs of
mental irregularity until he began
voicing his suspicions of Dr. Wolff.
Battle Over Sanity.
The battle over the sanity of the
Insanity expert promises to bejmoat
sensational In this part of the coun
try, t
While Attornejs Halle and Graaon,
for the defense, will attempt to show
that Dr. Ishida wan wholly insane for
days before the slaying and -now Is
not legally responsible. Prosecutor
Gears Hartman will show that the
professor gave lectures, attended con
ferences, and will contend he was in
perfect possession of his mental
faculties the very day before he com
mitted the crime. Mr Hartman will
Invoke the aid of the Maryland statute
which makes It necessary for the ac
cused not to know the nature of his
ect or crime before he can be ad
judged irresponsible because of In
sanity He contends that Dr. Ishida
not only knows what he did and re
members how he did It, but also
realizes what has happened suffi
ciently to express regret for the deed
Dressea 'With Care.
Dr Ishida, himself, is eating regu-
larb but sparingly as Is his custom
when not exerclslnc He Orestes each
n.ornlng with the same care as
though he were on his way to the
lecture room or the clinic During
the da time he has the freedom
the corridor before the row of cells
in which his Is included
Near him Is a prisoner whose case
uould intrigue his professional in
terest were he not so occupied with
his own affalrr This man was
brought in. apparently insane, on
Sunday night. He u found hiding
In a stable In Catonsvllle and acting
strangel) A March of his pockets
reealed that he had shipped as file-
man from New Zealand He seems
unable to tell much about himself,
and the British ambassador has been
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FOR SALE AUTOMOBILES
CliADLXB Toarlar car: aeTen pa.;
alz-crUnder. A-l condition, chtap
Apply T. T 61MO.NS. : Center Mar
ket (IUc ) 1-20
This little ad in The
Times sold a Chalmers
touring car. Mr. Simons,
the owner of the car,
was greatly pleased with
the results.
If you want to buy or
sell a car phone Miss
Reid, Times Used Car
Bureau.
ATTENDANT
HOSPITAL SAYS BIGS
t
Hit Itehtnafti
WALTER-REED
BOYS HAPPY AS
TIMES SANTA
GIFTS
Two thousand wounded American
heroes at Walter Reed Hospital'
were made happy today by the Santa .
Claus whom Washington citizens
sent from The Times with a roes
sage of Yuletide cheer.
Buoyed by --C spirit of Christmas,
the -Yanks cheered a'.detail of their
number who helped' unload 'the two'
big trucks from The Times this1
morning.
Jt wasdone in an hour the work
of unloading the thousands of-gifts
that WirngfMWiV eWalbtr
ih$eslititVtteJteiia33
t anxious,' overjoyed Teaks them
selves that.it was -dose so auiclclv.
Alfhough many dfthenfwere ralnus
an arm or a leg, they worked like
Trojans to help the ,Red Cross work
ers transfer the gifts from the
trucks to the Red Cross auditorium
in the fcospltal.
The Happiest Man.
The happiest man of the bunch that
helped unload the gifts was Private
will Atkins, of the 102d Infantry.
Lacking an arm, two fingers of the
other hand and an eye. Atkina was
the liveliest soldier In the big group
mat stood by the hospital gates to
welcome the automobiles from The
Times with their gifts.
Atkins was at Chateau Thierry, and
It was there he lost his arm and his
eye.
As delighted as the happiest dough
boy In the bunch of convalescent sol
diers was Mrs Henry T. Rea. who has
charge of Red Cross activities at the
hospital.
Doya All Delighted.
"The boys were delighted with
theje sifts," said Mrs. Rea. "The
books will be turned over to the
library at the hospital. Thus alt the
boys will be able to set the benent of
the hundreds of books that Washing
ton people gave through The Times.
There are enough books here to
establish a circulating library at the
hospital From this source the boys
are going to derive much happiness.
"More boys are coming In tonight
and tomorrow, and the Red Cross will
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TRAPPED BY POLICE,
SLAYER ENDS LIFE
PEORIA, III. Dec 23 Charles
Perry, who, when trapped by police In
hi father-in-law's home following
the murder of Mrs Joseph Rupp, shot
himself, died early today
Mrs Rupp was murdered In her
apartment Monday nlRht. Neighbor
told the police they saw Perry flee
from the woman's apartment. When
the ofTicera traced Perry to his
father-in-law's home last night, he
barricaded the door and II red a shot
into his brain
CAPT. S. R. GWYNNE
SEVERELY WOUNDED
Capt Samuel R. Cwynne. of the
J'Oth Infantry, formerly the Eighth
Illinois National Guard Regiment,
has been severely wounded. His wife,
Mrs. Iola D. Gwynne. who Uvea at
1711 Eleventh street northwest, re
ceived a letter from him. dated No
vember 29, Informing her that he had
been wounded In the left foot by a
machine gun bullet, but that be had
entirely recovered and was ready to
report for active duty Captain,
Gwynne, one of the few colored army
officers, was In command of a com
pany of colored troops. He went to
France from Chicago, where he was
employed In the postoCTIce. In April,
sailing from Newport News. When
he returns to this country Captain
and Mrs. Gwynne will locate In thlahs being held for the Philadelphia au
city. thorltles.
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President Wilson and President Foineare acknowledging the cheers of the crowds in Paris as the Ameri
' can Executive approached the Arch of Triumph.
MAN
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BERLIN, Dec. 25 Order Has re
stored yesterday after mutinous ma
rines had fortified themselves in the
royal palace for several hours, fol
lowing a clash with the republican
guard.
The trouble arose when the ma
rlnes refused to obey orders trans
ferring them to various naval bases.
A number of regiments participated
In the fighting with the guard, ubich
resulted In several casualties
A deputation of government offi
cials Anally obtained permission for
a parley with the marines In the
palace and an agreement was reached
whereby some of the marines were
to remain in Berlin, while others wero
to report to Kiel and other ports
The political situation continues to
wear a variegated complexion The
royalists and republicans are carrying
out their propagandist war In Ba
varia, where the monarchist move
ment appears to liav gained some
headway, the Catholics arc proposing
a referendum to decide between
monarchy and a republic
The Prussian national assembly. It
haa been decided, will be held Jan
uary 28. The twenty-three electoral
districts will select 401 delegates. Dl
rect secret suffrage will be permitted
to all men and women over twenty-
one.
Admiral von Hipper, commander of
the late German high seas fleet; Ad
mlral Bachmann, commander of what
waa the Baltic fleet, and Captain
Henke, naval commander at Kiel
have been dismissed from office It
Is understood Field Marshal von Hln
denburg will retain his position as
commander-in-chief of the armies.
TRIES TO SELL AUTOMOBILE
TO DETECTIVES; ARRESTED
William Howard Ragan, colored, of
1214 Christian street, Philadelphia,
Pa, was arrested today vy Detectives
Kelly and Connors, when he tried to
sell an automobile to them at Seven
teenth and U streets northwest Po
ll' tmen who searched him at the
Eighth precinct say he was armed
with a loaded revolver and a,rator
Ragan told the detectives that he
purchased the automobile In Atlantic
City three months ago, but the Phila
delphia pollca have wired that an au
tomobile answering the description
Ragan was trying to sell was stolen
In Pennsylvania nve days ago,
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BERLIN
NDED
n
Overseas Boys,
Tenshun!
You're Invited io Dinner
All American and allied soldiers
who have served "over there" nre
invited to have Christmas dinner
with us free of el) arse.
With the compliments of the
VICTORY LUNCH.
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It was such a fine Christmas Nicola
Clchino and his wife had planned for
the children. There were to be stock
ings bulging generously with candy
and nuts and oranges, a wonderful
green tree burdened with gifts and
a dinner fit for a king!
But 1'jcre Is only bleakness and
loneliness at the Clchino home, 21 II
street northeast, today, this and the
haunting fear that Nicola lies dead
In some unknown place And the
children huddle around their mother
In tho kitchen and wonder whether
their father will come home.
Nicola Clchino left his home last
Saturday to go to work at the Wash
ington Steel and Ordnance Company.
and he never came bock. He was to
have reported for work at midnight.
His foreman never saw him
Before he left he kissed his wife
and gave her 50 two weeks' pay
and he never came back. He was to
steel plant.
"He said he feared trouble from a
man. Mrs. Clchino told a Times re
porter today "I am afraid" he has
met with foul play, and may be dead.
He Has a good husband and spent all
the time he could at home. He would
come to us If he were able, I know."
Mrs Clchino visited the steel plant
Sunday and waa told there that her
husband had been seen Saturday aft
ernoon and had said he waa looking
for a man.
The police of the Sixth precinct are
trying to find Clchino.
LEAVE FOR WORK
OUR DAYS MISSING
limes I H-3J&
DECEMBER 25, 1918.
YANKS NOW RANK
3D IN MILL!
COBLENZ, Dec 2i When our
I army and Its trappings get back
home the United States will have an
artillery equipment of strictly mod
ern guns, which will rank third In
the world, being exceeded only by
that of France and England, accord
ing to a copyright dispatch to the
New York Times. For all of the
thousands of 'S's, ISo's, and other
artillery we had amassed In the last
das of the war will be taken home.
Because technically the -war Is not
yet over. I cannot give the total
number of our guns.
I am able to state now that with
the exception of one rer;lment sup
plied with twenty-four 4 7's. ho
Vmcrican-made gun ever reached the
American front in France. When the
fighting stopped a number of 7S'a
had reached France from the United
States, but did not get Into action.
Practically all our cannon were
bought from the French.
ONLY R. R. MEN OPPOSE
EXTREMIST RESOLUTIONS
BOIXJNA. Italy, Dec. 2t Every
extremist resolution passed: by the la
bor conference here was favored by
all the delegates except those of the
railway men's syndicate.
The 'meeting woj dominated by rep
resentatives of the official Socialist
party and the general labor federa
tion. MILUKOFF, RUSS LIBERAL,
IS ORDERED FROM PARIS
PARIS, Dec. 23. Former Russian
Minister Paul N. Mllukoff, who was
accused last July of Germanophllo
leanings, haa been ordered from Parts.
For many years he haa been one of
the most prominent liberal leaders In
Russia.
BIG PLANE CRASHES TO
GROUND; FLYER UNHURT
NEW YORK, Dec. IS. A huge army
plane from Mlneola crashed to the
ground In Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.
early today. Although the plane waa
demolished the aviator escaped unhurt
j"PEACE AND EXECUTIVE AND
GOOD 11," PARTY MET At
IS GREETING CHAUMONT BY
OF CABINET GEN: PERSHING
ChrUtWs greetings to America
and- the rest of the world were
voleef todaycr various meffliers l
President WUson.'ar Cabinet The ad
vent, at last, of' the realization of
the message of centuries ago
''Peace on Earth. Good Will Toward
Men" was, of course the dominant
thought of these utterances.
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tragedy ef "the world eesSkt h
passed, bat its reapoasftilKks
wIB costfeae to rest heavllr
upon oar sioslders aatn the
principles of right aad Jasttce
have reeemstrHcted the bleeding
Balrene. '
"TTe approach tah task tam
ble iBd coaSdeatlyj haBahle be
caase of the Btemorr of theie
who hare made the sapreMe sac- "tl
riflee, and coafideatly became
their, sift las Blade it possible
for as to attain the ideals for
which they so braTely fought"
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COPENHAGEN, Dec. 25. Count
Broekdorff-Rantzau, newly appointed
German foreign minister, declared, in
an interview with the correspondent
of the Polltlken, that the majority of
the German people are In favor of a
peace on the basis of President Wil
son's fourteen points, which are re
garded as the proper basis for the
League of Nation.
"I have an unshakable faith in thn
German people and their future aa a
nation," Brockdorff - Rantzau said.
"My greateat task Is to. procure a
peace on the basis of President Wll
son's fourteen points, which conatl
tute the foundation for the League of
Nations. The majority of the Ger
man people are behind me."
T
IN STREET BATTLE
BARCELONA. Dec 21 Several sol
diers and civilians were wounded hre
yesterday In a dash between the police
and crowds which were demonstrating
In favor of home role for the prov
ince of Catalonia. Many shots wero
fired.
HINDENBURG ASKS PEOPLE
TO RESPECT FOE OFFICERS
BERLIN. D-c 23 Field Marshal
van Hlndenburg today appealed to the
uerman peopio ana ins army io re
spect officers who still retain their
rank.
EXPECT 40 NEWSPAPERMEN.
LONDON, Dec. 25 Forty American
newspapermen will arrive 'here
tomorrow from Paris as guests of the
British government. They will re
main a week or .ten days.
RANTZAU FOR PEACE
PRESIDENT FAVORS
ATA NAN
Si
PRICE TWO CENTS.
By ROBERT J BENTJER.
CBAUMONT Dec 55-Psidot
Wilson rafesred wih- his futhtbr
men jat they front today aa4 aanar-
enuy enjoyed himself at soldiers
mess-.. "
For the first time an Angelicas:
executive assisted the aetsal rols
of commander-ia-chief of th United
States army in foreign Jerritsry
After paaelBg through, the alv
of the Marae battles is lll4 ,
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Aa S stepped from tho train French
and American guards of honor snap
ped to attention, and an American
band played "The Star-Spaagled Ban
ner." Among thosi who greeted; hlra
at the station wero General Pershing.
General "vfyreel. French commander
In thla.zone; the mayor, end the pr,
fact of police.
The -President. Mra.- Wilson. Rear
Admtial' Grayson and party wera
drtren in automobiles through, the
quaint old atreata to the Hotel da
vuie. He was given a. rouainr wet
come by doughboys, polios, and civil
ians aa n passed through the beflag
ged streets.
"From a struggling village Built ust
around the '-c.n,turjes old cathadnt
Chauraont- has- become the chllr
American-"cltlhvurop. Its arcif-
ictuist ucxqi.rqu Been -somewoat;
marred by tfio" rough 'wooden 'build
ings which, have sprung' up tJtry
where to house the American military
machinery, but these were more or
less successfully hidden under -
'camouflage of flags and bunting.
Te Review Traoaw.
The President, after a brief recep-
tion at the Hotel De Ville.' left for
Langress. where he reviewed and
addressed the troops. From there ha
went to Montlgny-Le-RoC headquar
ters oi ,tne iwenry-sixtn (New Eng
land) division, and helped the doua-h-
boys eat their special Christmas
"chow."
Touring through the billeting areas.
the President found cleanliness and
order everywhere. Th villages wera
"policed" up, and the natives carrying
flags, anddressed In their Sunday
best, were on hand to greet him.
Returning to Chaumont. the Presi
dent reviewed the headquarters gar
rison, una troops were drawn up In.
in a Dig court yara about which the
army executive buildings stand. Wil
son's automobile 'circled the court
yard, then sped up the broad boala
vard to General Pershing's chateau.
The President will leave for Lon
don at 5 o'clock tonight.
PRESIDENT TO BE GIVEN
ROYAL WELCOME IN ROME;
MRS. WILSON TO GET TOKEN
ROME, Dec. 25. Three- thousand
persons are expected to attend the of
ficial receptions to President Wilson
In the capltol building here.
The President will be given the
freedom of the city. Mrs. Wilson will
be given a gold replica of the Capt
tollne Wolf.
LONDONERS DENUDE SHOPS
OF UNITED STATES COLORS
FOR "WILSON CHRISTMAS"
(
LONDON, Dec. 23. London .shopa
have been denuded of American jDars
rand bunting In preparation for the
ceptlon which the populace plans Spr
President Wilson when he arrlvf
here.
This has become a "Wilson Chrlsf
mas" and the Britisn metropolis ex
pects to show New York and Paris 4
thing or two in the way of welcomed
parties. 3
An army 01 workmen, superlstenda
d by experts In the art ot Ie!ora
tlon, gave thousands of Londoners
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