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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1919
Page
2
Jerome K Jerome ponders why wealth flourishes while world wealth is wrecked. He cites rising profits, luxury demand, and mass consumption as capitalism’s answer, arguing war and high wages diverted capital from future production to present needs. Postwar, demand outpaces supply, delaying capital restoration and keeping people affluent yet unstable.
The text notes a contrast between others consuming goods extravagantly and Mr. Jerome K. Jerome's view that the progeny will pay tomorrow, underscoring concerns about future burden and wasteful spending.
The article argues the Versailles ceremony did not end the war. Armistices halted fighting with Germany in 1918 and with Bulgaria Turkey and Austria-Hungary earlier, but full peace requires ratified treaties. Germany Austria and Hungary remain at war with most powers. demobilization may finish in seven weeks, yet legal peace awaits ratifications or congressional action. The piece weighs Germany's postwar recovery, Bolshevism, and the need for steady trade and initiative toward a lasting peace.
The writer argues about Germany’s likely fate under Bolshevism or stricter governance, claiming revolutions are self-ordering and predicting de Bolshevization or collapse. It warns disorganization worsens misery, while non Bolshevist nations should stay vigilant yet distant, noting power shifts and future penalties.
A historical column contrasts luck with skill in the NC-4 crossing drama. It credits Read while noting Read’s own humility, argues luck is minor over time, and discusses practical limits of early air travel. The piece emphasizes progress, engineering, and the need for sustained development.
The Allies pledge material support to the Omsk government against Lenin, promising arms munitions and finance while denying troops. Kolchak's forces retreat toward the Urals hindered by rifle shortages, with tanks of the whippet type seen as decisive. Britain backs Denikin on the Don and Azov fronts, and a summer offensive may be possible with adequate tanks and rifles.
Distinguished honors for temperance in South Africa appear at the end of a lengthy list in a fifty four page publication. Among Meritorious Service Medal recipients are Pte Booze 8A Nat Labor Corps and Native Chaplain Dambuza same unit.
A doughboy reads signs proclaiming Food Will Win the War, Guns Will Win the War, and Ships Will Win the War, reflects on who won, recalls Marines and Women as key factors, and ends with a veteran’s somber meditation on war’s costs and a final note about a crown prince still in Dutch status.
A dated miscellany mentions Fee Mele and Jotham Gleanings with Toledo and London, vacations by Leon Croley, and local social figures Burton Green Horton Braley Art Gutterman Charley Sachs. Weather hints disrupt baseball and tennis. citizens celebrate birthdays and travels. Contorted references to politics, oaths, and Prohibition-era humor appear with stray quotes and slang.
A harsh critique denounces Lenine and allies for threats to press freedom and political rights, accusing them of violent crimes and misleading the proletariat. It compares current Soviet tactics to Plehve and Stolypin, warns of hunger, industry collapse, and looming reaction, urging Russian democracy to reject anarchic leadership.
Hector Adam of New York writes to praise the Graves Registration Bureau after visiting American graves in France. He recounts permits, courteous British officers, and the dedication of officers at Amiens and Tincourt who ensured proper care and reburial of fallen soldiers. He concludes Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the bureau.
Letter from Howard Underhill criticizes the Post Office Department for reporting a 1918 fiscal year profit of 17 million dollars. He argues the function is to provide reliable mail service, not generate income for other branches, and calls for better pay and more staff within the Post Office.
L. L. Forman notes that the idea of a league of nations is ancient, citing a ten-king alliance described in Greek sources. They vowed no arms against each other, to deliber ate on war, and to avoid tyrannical power. The Atlantis legend is linked, with Plato’s critique and the fate of ten leaguers.
A reader criticizes a Tribune report on Secretary of State Hugo’s Auburn talk and fatal pedestrian accidents. The letter argues pedestrian crossings and jaywalking laws contribute to injuries and urges stricter corner crossing rules to reduce fatalities. It notes personal experience with traffic cops and cites a Philadelphia Public Ledger item about 1492.
The book The Iron Hunter by Heywood Broun is cited for revealing intense American figures in public life. It recounts Osborn as a regent candidate and discusses David Jayne Hill and Charles Evans Hughes, plus Woodrow Wilson’s candidacy and regents’ reactions, ending with reflections on Wilson’s term and a note on Michigan’s address.
A London Daily News writer recalls a warm day as a traction engine with two railers and barrels of stout moves past Fleet Street. A laborer at pavement excavation exclaims a praise, while his mate offfers a counter remark, challenging the cynic claim that British workers lack vision.
Clara B. Taylor of Greene writes that daylight saving harms women and children in sun baked homes by denying an hour of darkness before bedtime. The letter cites heat hardship and privacy needs, reflecting 1919 public discourse on the policy.
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