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[Illustration: W. A. Rogers.]

  AMERICA'S
  _Black and White_
  BOOK

  _One Hundred Pictured Reasons
  WHY WE ARE AT WAR_

  By
  W. A. ROGERS

  CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
  NEW YORK

  _Copyright, 1917, by_
  THE NEW YORK HERALD COMPANY
  _All Rights Reserved_

LIST OF CARTOONS

NUMBER

  1. Verdict--"Carelessness on the part of the deceased."

  2. The first great German "U" Boat Victory.

  3. Modern German Gothic Art.

  4. The Announcement.

  5. A SILENT COMPANY--Yet its voice is heard above the roar of Cannon.

  6. Those "cannon on the forward deck."

  7. Here are "the facts."

  8. He had expected to find the President alone.

  9. "We Germans love the Belgians, who were forced into the war."--Dr.
     Dernberg.

  10. The Crushing of Belgium.

  11. Invasion of Belgium by the "Uncultured."

  12. GERMAN RELIGIOUS ART--Intended for a Cathedral window.

  13. Christmas Night.

  14. A moving picture.

  15. There is no American blood on John Bull's hands.

  16. Going to "throw a scare" into Uncle Sam.

  17. "THOSE FLIPPANT AMERICANS, who were drowned on the
      Lusitania."--Cologne Gazette.

  18. "Gott Mit Uns"--and Allah too!

  19. Swarming.

  20. "Here's a present from the Kaiser, my pretty maid."

  21. "Seized for Military purposes."

  22. Those who are decorated.

  23. It was a glorious Victory.

  24. One of those touching pictures of a German soldier feeding little
      Belgium.

  25. "Don't you see the war is nearly over?--Forget the Lusitania!"

  26. Activities of a German diplomatist in America.

  27. Activities of an American diplomatist in Europe.

  28. A good deal like the "Goose-Step."

  29. The sad case of Mr. Dumba.

  30. Just whose pet snake is this?

  31. Is God still with us?

  32. Once more the Olive Branch.

  33. Assurances by the waste-basket full.

  34. "Yes, father, I remember you said the war would end in October."

  35. Spraddled.

  36. The Austrians did it.

  37. Recently on exhibition at Cooper Union.

  38. The New Intensive Kultur.

  39. "Watch your step!"

  40. Whether to get angry or to laugh!

  41. A message on preparedness--at the psychological moment.

  42. A little May party interferes with the Christmas spirit.

  43. The Ambulance Driver.

  44. "For ways that are dark."

  45. "It's got to be uprooted."

  46. The Persia Torpedoed.

  47. The Barbary Pirates: We cleaned them out 110 years ago, and we may
      have to do it again.

  48. Yes, of course, "Turkey did it."

  49. Washington's most industrious special correspondent.

  50. A Silent Protest.

  51. His Private graveyard.

  52. Safety first.

  53. Let the decoration fit the crime.

  54. Like sheep to the slaughter.

  55. Von Tirpitz.

  56. On the sinking of a hospital ship.

  57. "Pirates and Privateers no longer exist."--Von Jagow.

  58. "Well, Count, do you claim it?"

  59. The Kaiser's Colonial Secretary for North America.

  60. "Please observe, Mr. Ambassador, that you are pretty close to the
      edge yourself."

  61. "From now on we will make no forward movement."

  62. "Admiral of the Atlantic."

  63. Assorted cargo for the return trip of the Deutschland.

  64. Triumph of the Hohenzollerns at Verdun.

  65. Those disappointing German-Americans.

  66. Preparing a few more answers to our protests.

  67. Is anybody being fooled by this?

  68. A Prussian offer of Peace.

  69. No, this is not Eliza crossing on the ice!

  70. Maybe somebody wants to buy a little suckling pig, eh?

  71. Bringing the flag up to date!

  72. A survival of the dark ages.

  73. Germany.

  74. Under their true flag.

  75. Wrathful waiting.

  76. THE ONLY ANSWER: Kaiser: "One day in the week you may go to
      Falmouth." Uncle Sam: "Seven days in the week you may go to ----!"

  77. I'm here, Mr. President, close behind you.

  78. Another case of wiping hands on the American flag.

  79. For homeless Belgium.

  80. "Shame--only American sailors! Not a woman or child in the lot."

  81. Something to remember after the War.

  82. The new recruit.

  83. It is to laugh.

  84. Not all is dark.

  85. "We are now getting the enemy out of their trenches."--German
      report.

  86. "Papa, here comes the light that killed Uncle Nick."

  87. The Junker must go.

  88. "Come avay; our music iss not for Barbarians."

  89. The Piffle steams under orders from Wilhelmstrasse.

  90. THE HONEY-MOON IS OVER. "He gave me a black eye at Carnegie Hall."

  91. A good recruiting sergeant for Uncle Sam.

  92. Will it succeed?

  93. "Your mother, your wife, your child may be next!"

  94. Still "luring them on."

  95. Mobilized.

  96. The way to do it.

  97. Rehearsing their swan song.

  98. Hold Fast, Everybody!

  99. This is their emblem.

  100. To France!

[Illustration]

INTRODUCTION

Each government engaged in the European War has issued a White, Green,
Blue or Yellow Book, explaining the causes which led to its entry into
the great conflict.

These books are all interesting, and are full of valuable documentary
information; but, if the busy people of America are to understand the
reasons for their own participation in the war, some shorter cut to the
desired end must be devised.

We, therefore, offer a BLACK AND WHITE BOOK, in which our nation's
reasons for going to war are set forth in pictures, a universal
language which can be read at a glance by any one who has eyes to see.

On August 1st, 1914, we were at peace with all the world. We were bound
by ties of blood to every race on earth.

Particularly close and intimate were our relations with the German
people, whom we welcomed to our shores as among our most desirable
citizens.

Then, far away from us, apart from our interests or concerns--like a
tragedy being played on the other side of the footlights--broke the
frightful war of 1914. We looked on fascinated, but not convinced of
the reality of its cruelty.

For a little over eight months we watched it, when, on April 22nd,
1915, there appeared in the New York papers an advertisement stating
that the great passenger ship "LUSITANIA" would sail on the 7th of May
for Liverpool.

In the next column, in equally conspicuous type, appeared a sinister
warning to Americans, telling them to keep off the seas at peril of
their lives. This was signed, "IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY, Washington,
D.C."

On May 7th came the fulfilment of the threat, and we awoke to the fact
that we were not an audience looking at a tragedy, but the victims of
the tragedy itself.

Not until then was it brought home to us that our good German friends,
whom we thought we knew so well, had been inoculated with the virus of
a Junker madness, and that we were dealing with a people who had cast
from them every restraint of fair fighting and had become the outlaw
nation of the world.

In the following pictures the Artist has attempted to show "Why we are
at war."

  --W. A. ROGERS.

With Junker thoroughness, Dr. Bernhard Dernberg had been sent here to
suggest excuses for the brutal assassination of Belgium.

[Illustration: Verdict--"Carelessness on the part of the deceased."]

The first woman to fall a victim to the "U" boat piracy was a
stewardess on an English merchant ship sunk without warning in 1914.

[Illustration: The first great German "U" boat Victory.]

The Rheims Cathedral belonged to the world. The product of hundreds
of years of consecrated labor, its destruction by a nation devoted to
"Kultur" is one of the primary reasons why we are at war.

[Illustration: Modern German Gothic Art.]

The blackest count in the indictment against Germany is foreshadowed
in the warning by the Imperial German Embassy at Washington to all
Americans, of the crime which was to follow on May 7th, 1915.

[Illustration: The Announcement.]

On May 7th, 1915, by order of the Imperial German Government, a "U"
boat torpedoed the great ship Lusitania without warning, drowning over
1,200 passengers. A sea crime unequaled by any pirate known to history.

[Illustration: A SILENT COMPANY--Yet its voice is heard above the roar
of Cannon.]

Immediately after the sinking of the Lusitania, hired perjurers swore
that the ship carried guns on her forward deck when she sailed from the
port of New York.

[Illustration: Those "cannon on the forward deck."]

Germany with brazen stupidity insisted on being told the facts--facts
which she knew in far greater detail than did the Government of the
United States.

[Illustration: Here are "the facts."]

A few days after the crime of May 7th, the Count Von Bernstorff
requested an audience with the President.

He understood he was to see the President alone.

[Illustration: He had expected to find the President alone.]

Dr. Bernhard Dernberg became exceedingly tiresome with his hypocritical
professions of affection for the Belgians. His propaganda was effective
but not in the way he intended.

[Illustration: "We Germans love the Belgians, who were forced into the
war." --Dr. Dernberg.]

If the Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm really said what he is credited
with: "This is the most stupid, senseless and unnecessary war of modern
times," he accurately described his father's masterpiece.

[Illustration: The Crushing of Belgium.]

In the early months of the war the plain people of the United States
invaded Belgium. This lack of "Kultur" was not criticised by the
Belgians.

[Illustration: Invasion of Belgium by the "Uncultured."]

In the autumn of 1914 the German Government issued a poster
representing a 42 c. m. shell on which was piously inscribed, "Mit Gott
fur Konig und Vaterland."

[Illustration: GERMAN RELIGIOUS ART--Intended for a Cathedral window.]

It is a singular fact, attested by many photographs, that in the
battered interiors of a number of Cathedrals within the war zone,
figures of Christ, unharmed, still hold their places.

[Illustration: Christmas Night.]

Official Germany has reported that the busy "U" boat Commander
sometimes desists from firing on life boats long enough to reel off a
moving picture of his drowning victims.

[Illustration: A moving picture.]

A strong effort was being made in May, 1915, to persuade the United
States Government that England was equally guilty with Germany in
ignoring our rights at sea.

[Illustration: There is no American blood on John Bull's hands.]

The German dearly loves a masquerade. Mr. Bartholdt was parading the
"German Vote" in Congress in January, 1915, with the idea of "Throwing
a scare into Uncle Sam."

[Illustration: Going to "throw a scare" into Uncle Sam.]

The semi-official Cologne Gazette added insult to injury when it
characterized the one hundred and twenty-five American men, women and
children lost on the "Lusitania," as "Those Flippant Americans."

[Illustration: "THOSE FLIPPANT AMERICANS, who were drowned on the
Lusitania."--Cologne Gazette.]

The Kaiser invited the "unspeakable Turk" to help subjugate the
barbarians of England, France and Italy.

[Illustration: "Gott Mit Uns"--and Allah too!]

The United States was swarming with German spies and assassins whose
activities seemed to have a center in the German Embassy at Washington.

[Illustration: Swarming.]

Little children playing on the quiet greens of peaceful English
villages seemed to be the favorite targets of the Zeppelin fleet.

[Illustration: "Here's a present from the Kaiser, my pretty little
maid."]

The hosts of "Kultur" seemed to take particular delight in the
destruction of the monuments of Gothic grandeur in Belgium and France.

[Illustration: "Seized for Military purposes."]

As the war went on, the heroism and devotion of the Red Cross nurse
seemed to shine out with a lustre which quite eclipsed the glitter of
military decorations.

[Illustration: Those who are decorated.]

Heroic Belgium, crushed beneath the gross bulk of bloated Junkerdom,
still held his sword in hand, ready to strike again for freedom.

[Illustration: It was a glorious Victory.]

German soldiers whose hands were red with the blood of Belgian mothers,
posed for official photographs to be used for American propaganda,
showing them feeding little Belgian children.

[Illustration: One of those touching pictures of a German soldier
feeding little Belgium.]

After the campaigns of Lemberg and Przemysl, the Kaiser intimated to
Washington that the War was about over; and it would be well, in the
interests of peace, to FORGET THE "LUSITANIA."

[Illustration: "Don't you see the war is nearly over?--Forget the
Lusitania!"]

Count Von Bernstorff continued to "play horse" with Uncle Sam, while
Dumba, Von Papen and Boy-Ed looked on with ill-concealed contempt at
"the idiotic Yankees."

[Illustration: Activities of a German diplomatist in America.]

In contrast to the violation of our hospitality by Counts Von
Bernstorff and Dumba in America, Brand Whitlock, our ambassador in
Belgium, spent his time in relieving the distress in that distracted
country.

[Illustration: Activities of an American diplomatist in Europe.]

Mr. Bryan, in the disguise of a pacifist, was consciously or
unconsciously playing the role assigned him by the Imperial German
Embassy at Washington.

[Illustration: A good deal like the "Goose-Step."]

Ambassador Dumba, having accumulated sufficient rope, hanged himself
at last. His hat as well as his passports were handed him by the
President.

[Illustration: The sad case of Mr. Dumba.]

One bomb plot succeeded another; leaving a slimy trail that always led
back to the German Embassy at Washington.

[Illustration: Just whose pet snake is this?]

Before a wrecked Cathedral window in France, from which the Mother and
Child still looked down in silent protest, a young German recruit might
well ask, "Is God still with us?"

[Illustration: Is God still with us?]

In September, 1915, the Count Von Bernstorff extended the olive branch
to the Government of the United States, while Von Tirpitz backed him up
with a gun.

[Illustration: Once more the Olive Branch.]

Von Bethmann-Hollweg was urged by the German Embassy in Washington
to patch up any old assurances and send them over as Uncle Sam was
becoming extremely restless.

[Illustration: Assurances by the waste-basket full.]

Certain that Verdun would fall, the Kaiser had predicted that the war
would end in October, 1915. As September closed, the Crown Prince's
army was being shot to pieces.

[Illustration: "Yes, father, I remember you said the war would end in
October."]

It looked as though the German Army was spread over too much
territory--faced too many fronts to be effective!

[Illustration: Spraddled.]

The "Ancona" was sunk with great loss of life, and the German
Government immediately claimed that an Austrian "U" boat was
responsible, their attitude being that any story was good enough for
"those idiotic Yankees."

[Illustration: The Austrians did it.]

In the autumn of 1915, "The Friends of Peace" hung their white robes
over plots of assassination, arson, piracy and the destruction of ships
and munition plants.

[Illustration: Recently on exhibition at Cooper Union.]

Under our feet the Prussian spy system was working day and night. It
was hard to take a step in Washington without sticking your foot on a
spiked helmet.

[Illustration: The New Intensive Kultur.]

The people of the United States were beginning to think we had had
enough of German aggression, and it was felt that a strong stand must
be made for the national dignity and honor.

[Illustration: "Watch your step!"]

In November, 1915, Mr. Henry Ford had an idea "wished on him" by an
Austrian lady who was lecturing in this country. She succeeded in
making a spectacle of him, at which Uncle Sam was uncertain whether to
laugh or weep.

[Illustration: Whether to get angry or to laugh!]

When the country, in December, 1915, was at the height of distraction,
with plots against its peace and security being carried out in every
direction, President Wilson came out with a message on Preparedness for
War.

[Illustration: A message on preparedness--at the psychological moment.]

Immediately before Christmas the German Government once more sent us
assurances of her high regard and friendship, meanwhile blowing up a
few ships at sea and munition plants on land.

[Illustration: A little May party interferes with the Christmas
spirit.]

Many young Americans were at the front, driving their ambulances into
the line of fire. Even Christmas night found them abroad on their
errands of mercy.

[Illustration: The Ambulance Driver.]

With one hand passing out checks to Von Papen to pay for dynamite, and
the other carrying assurances to the White House of Germany's good
faith and friendship, Count Von Bernstorff was fairly busy.

[Illustration: "For ways that are dark."]

Treasonable plots were becoming more and more unbearable. It was
thought that the breaking point was very near.

[Illustration: "It's got to be uprooted."]

The U. S. Consul to Aden, travelling on the business of his government,
was the victim of a "U" boat attack in the Mediterranean. This occurred
very near the spot where we drove the Barbary pirates from the seas a
hundred and ten years ago.

[Illustration: The Persia Torpedoed.]

The expedition in which the U. S. Marines distinguished themselves one
hundred and ten years ago was brought to mind by the piracy of 1916.

[Illustration: The Barbary Pirates--We cleaned them out 110 years ago
and we may have to do it again.]

With characteristic effrontery Germany and Austria disclaimed
responsibility for the death of our consul to Aden, blaming it on the
Turks.

[Illustration: Yes, of course, "Turkey did it."]

In February, 1916, the newspaper offices were being bombarded with
stories from "a source near the German Embassy."--"What Mr. Lansing
thinks," "Washington agrees with Berlin," "What the President
believes," etc., etc.

[Illustration: Washington's most industrious special correspondent.]

In the Place d'Iéna in Paris stands a statue of Washington. Within
sight of this monument an old man and a little child were killed, the
only victims of an air raid by German "Taubes."

[Illustration: A Silent Protest.]

Von Bernstorff, hoping that the "Lusitania" was buried forever, was
busy with assurances of regret. His principal hope being that she might
"Rest in Peace."

[Illustration: His Private graveyard.]

Mr. Bryan, to the disgust of all decent Americans, made a plea to
his countrymen to bow to the will of Germany and keep off the seas
entirely.

[Illustration: Safety first.]

It was asserted and has never been denied, by the German Government,
that the Kaiser decorated the commander of the "U" boat which sank the
Lusitania.

[Illustration: Let the decoration fit the crime.]

Verdun had become a slaughter house. To save the tottering prestige
of the Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm, whole German battalions were
sacrificed in vain efforts to break down the French defense.

[Illustration: Like sheep to the slaughter.]

Von Tirpitz was said to have expressed deep sorrow for the women and
children he had been compelled to kill. (As well, perhaps, as for those
whom he was to kill on the morrow.)

[Illustration: Von Tirpitz.]

The Junker Pirates, having filled the sea with little lost children,
torpedoed a hospital ship and sent down into the deep a score of Red
Cross nurses to keep them company.

[Illustration: On the sinking of a hospital ship.]

In the face of a sea campaign of "Frightfulness," Von Jagow came out
with a statement that "Piracy no longer exists." But something just as
good was "made in Germany."

[Illustration: "Pirates and Privateers no longer exist."--Von Jagow.]

In a safe of one Von Igel were found documents of the most
incriminating nature. Count Von Bernstorff was given opportunity to
claim them as official papers if he so desired.

[Illustration: "Well, Count, do you claim it?"]

Junker impudence in the German Embassy at Washington had reached its
highest point. Even Count Von Bernstorff realized that he had gone the
very limit with our State Department.

[Illustration: The Kaiser's Colonial Secretary for North America.]

When the German Ambassador protested against the deportation of his
chief lieutenants for their activities in plots against our peace and
safety, he was warned that his own position was none too secure.

[Illustration: "Please observe, Mr. Ambassador, that you are pretty
close to the edge yourself."]

Making a virtue, perhaps, of necessity, the German Government
announced, in February, 1916, that "from now on it would make no
forward movement." Events since have proved how well it realized its
true condition.

[Illustration: "From now on we will make no forward movement."]

In June, 1916, Wilhelm II, peering out from behind Heligoland, where
his ships had rusted for two years, declared himself "Admiral of the
Atlantic."

[Illustration: "Admiral of the Atlantic."]

The "Deutschland," a cargo submersible craft, sent over for reasons
best known to the German Admiralty, was extremely mysterious as to her
cargo for the return trip.

[Illustration: Assorted cargo for the return trip of the Deutschland.]

It was stated in a cable from Amsterdam, that, by the Kaiser's direct
personal order, issued about three weeks after the first attack on
Verdun, to the Court painter, a great historical painting was to be
made, called "The Triumph of the Hohenzollerns." Accordingly the
painter, with costumes, horses, models, and a corps of photographers
and assistants, mobilized his forces on an eminence overlooking Verdun.

[Illustration: Triumph of the Hohenzollerns at Verdun.]

Junkerdom could never understand why all German-born American citizens,
or American citizens of German blood did not immediately rally to the
flag of Germany against the forces fighting for the liberty of the
world.

[Illustration: Those disappointing German-Americans.]

Germany was ready to talk about restricting "U" boat activity as long
as we would listen to her; but the sound of riveting machines in her
shipyards was her real answer.

[Illustration: Preparing a few more answers to our protests.]

While Von Bethmann-Hollweg was talking of Germany's desire for peace
and a cessation of slaughter, Germany was making every preparation for
a renewal, more ruthless than ever, of undersea warfare.

[Illustration: Is anybody being fooled by this?]

While her soldiers were driving Belgian civilians into slavery in
Germany, Von Bethmann-Hollweg was issuing such beautiful sentiments as
the following: "Conscious of their responsibility before God, before
their own nations and before Humanity."

[Illustration: A Prussian offer of Peace.]

An American-German (not a German-American) said in an interview in
December, 1916, that Germany's Peace Proposals had broken the ice.

[Illustration: No, this is not Eliza crossing on the ice!]

Everybody in the world had heard of the German Peace Proposals,
supposed to have been sent out by the Kaiser, but nobody had been
allowed to see them.

[Illustration: Maybe somebody wants to buy a little suckling pig, eh?]

The Kaiser and Von Tirpitz were much happier in announcing a
new campaign of Intensive Frightfulness than when endorsing the
hypocritical peace proposals of Von Bethmann Hollweg.

[Illustration: Bringing the flag up to date!]

The retreat of the German Army in northeastern France will be
remembered as one of the blackest pages in Junker history.

It stirred the indignation of the whole world.

[Illustration: A survival of the dark ages.]

Blinded by the glitter of fifty years of militarism, the German peasant
now finds himself the bearer of a crushing burden.

His case is not helped by the diplomacy which guides him.

[Illustration: Germany.]

On February 1st the German Admiralty with the utmost deliberation
raised the black flag of piracy against the entire world, declaring
that all vessels of whatever description would be sunk on sight if they
approached European waters.

[Illustration: Under their true flag.]

By the end of February, 1917, the President and the people of the
United States were in a state of indignation that could not much longer
be controlled.

They had exchanged "watchful" for "wrathful" waiting.

[Illustration: Wrathful waiting.]

Junker impudence finally overreached itself. When the United States was
informed that it could send one ship striped like a zebra to Falmouth
each week, American patience suddenly came to an end.

[Illustration: THE ONLY ANSWER:

Kaiser: "One day in the week you may go to Falmouth."

Uncle Sam: "Seven days in the week you may go to ----!"]

The President addressed a request to Congress for power to arm merchant
vessels for protection against German piracy.

[Illustration: I'm here, Mr. President, close behind you.]

Two little children, born almost under the shadow of the Hall of
Independence in Philadelphia, were murdered at sea in the new campaign
of "Frightfulness."

[Illustration: Another case of wiping hands on the American flag.]

The feeling of America for devastated Belgium was shown in the action
of the Rocky Mountain Club, which gave the million dollars collected
for a club house in New York, to the Homeless Belgians.

[Illustration: For homeless Belgium.]

An American merchant ship was sunk, carrying down a score of American
sailors. Not a single child in the lot. The price of "Frightfulness"
seemed wasted.

[Illustration: "Shame--only American sailors! Not a woman or child in
the lot."]

Many things done by the Germans in the heat and frenzy of war will be
forgiven, but in the days and years to come the murder of the sick and
wounded and the devoted women of the Red Cross on Hospital ships will
be beyond human forgiveness.

[Illustration: Something to remember after the War.]

Mr. Carranza showed signs of having fallen under strong German
influence.

He seemed inclined to adopt the goose-step at Tampico.

[Illustration: The new recruit.]

The tension in public feeling was suddenly relieved by the revelations
of a plot in which Germany and Mexico were to offer a full partnership
to Japan in return for an attack on our southwestern border. It caused
a roar of laughter from Washington to Tokio and back.

[Illustration: It is to laugh.]

Through all the hideousness of war shone the light of the Red Cross. A
fund for this great enterprise of humanity of one hundred and fourteen
million dollars was raised in the United States in a week.

[Illustration: Not all is dark.]

The Kaiser's plan for "Getting the boys out of the Trenches" in Eastern
France was almost as naive as Mr. Henry Ford's plan of two years ago,
and much more effective.

[Illustration: "We are now getting the enemy out of their
trenches."--German report.]

The fate of the Romanoffs must have been most disturbing to the peace
of mind of the Hohenzollern family. The torch of Liberty arose "Like
Thunder" across the seas.

[Illustration: "Papa, here comes the light that killed Uncle Nick."]

England, France, Russia, Italy and the United States recognized that
the Junker menace to the world must be thoroughly crushed before Peace
could ever return to the world.

[Illustration: The Junker must go.]

Prussia at last realized that the United States could no longer be
cajoled. Austria was therefore advised to give up all pretense of
friendliness and come out into the open as a foe to America.

[Illustration: "Come avay; our music iss not for Barbarians."]

The "pacifists" were bending every endeavor to induce the American
Government to bow down in craven acquiescence to the restrictions of
Berlin on Ocean travel.

[Illustration: The Piffle steams under orders from Wilhelmstrasse.]

It was discovered that German money was paying a great part of the
expenses of the Pacifist Party.

The Pacifists were willing to take the money, but objected to being
found out.

[Illustration: THE HONEY-MOON IS OVER. "He gave me a black eye at
Carnegie Hall."]

A "U" boat was reported at work off the Port of New York. This proved
of considerable value to the recruiting sergeants.

[Illustration: A good recruiting sergeant for Uncle Sam.]

Germany set a trap beautifully baited with honeyed words for the
Russian bear.

It looked for a time as though the Bear would be caught.

[Illustration: Will it succeed?]

There seemed to be a lack of realization on the part of many Americans
that war was actually coming our way and that in the German programme,
"we were next."

[Illustration: "Your mother, your wife, your child may be next!"]

Perhaps Prussia builded better than she knew when she carved out a
heroic wooden figure to represent her hero, Von Hindenburg.

The Von Hindenburg Line was constantly nearing Berlin.

[Illustration: Still "luring them on."]

Uncle Sam took command of one of the most powerful branches of his
Industrial Army--the Railroads. They swore allegiance to the Flag.

[Illustration: Mobilized.]

Admiral Fiske advocated going after the submarines with
hydro-aeroplanes armed with torpedoes and guns.

Congress was urged to provide a great fleet of the aero craft.

[Illustration: The way to do it.]

The Hohenzollern family were beginning to realize that the day of
Divine Right was nearing its end. They were gathering at the feet of
"Old Fritz" for their swan song.

[Illustration: Rehearsing their swan song.]

When the Russian loosened his hold on the Junker Beast, a situation
loomed up that called for all the resolution and resourcefulness of the
remaining allies.

[Illustration: Hold Fast, Everybody!]

The United States Marine Corps, true to its traditions, was in the
forefront of Uncle Sam's entry into the arena of the World's War.

[Illustration: This is their emblem.]

When France presented the United States with the great Statue of
Liberty, which stands at our gates, she little thought how powerful
that symbol of her friendship would some day prove.

By its shining light we now march to her aid.

[Illustration: To France!]

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October 15, 2017. News! ICELT 2017 has been held successfully in Chengdu Tibet Hotel, CHengdu.
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May 05, 2017. News! ICELT 2017 will be held in Tibet Hotel Chengdu.
January 10, 2017. News! ICELT 2017 will be held in Chengdu, China and the submission is open.
August 10, 2016. News! ICELT 2016 has been successfully held in Beijing, China.
July 5, 2016. News! Welcome Prof. Hui-Wen Vivian Tang from Teacher Education Center of Ming Chuan University, Taiwan to deliver a keynote speech in ICELT 2016.
June 29, 2016. News! Welcome Dr. Ahmad Zabidi Abdul Razak and Dr. Sara Alotaibi to join the ICELT 2016 conference technical committee.
June 20, 2016. News! Welcome Dr. H. N. Mutshaeni, Prof. Hui-Wen Vivian Tang, Dr. Wirdati Radzi, Dr. Megat Ahmad Kamaluddin Megat Daud, Assoc. Prof. Jim Hu and Prof. Gian Pagnucci to join the ICELT 2016 conference technical committee.
May 23, 2016. News! ICELT 2016 submission deadline has been extended to June 20, 2017. Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full text papers or abstract on time.
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March 7, 2016. News! Welcome Prof. Tomokazu Nakayama from Jissen Women's University, Tokyo, Japan to give a keynote speech in ICELT 2016.
March 4, 2016. News! Welcome Dr. Sara Alotaibi, Vice Dean of Deanship of e-Learning and Distance Learning Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia to join the ICELT 2016 technical committee.
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Nov 17, 2021 Dec 4, 2021 Isaac
On today's episode of Badass Military Vehicles, we'll be taking a look at the British built FV104 Samaritan Amoured Ambulance.
Badass military vehicles: The British FV104 Samaritan.
Badass military vehicles:
What is an Ambulance?
According to Wikipedia, an ambulance is a medically equipped vehicle which transports patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. While on the move, emergency medical care can also be administered to patients.
Traditionally, ambulances are used to respond to emergency situations. However, these days, we've seen ambulances being deployed to war zones or conflict areas, like the FV104 Samaritan.
The FV104 Samaritan is a British military innovation. It is built just like an armoured tank but it's packed with in-built medical equipments to help administer emergency medical care to wounded military personnel while ensuring their safety as they are being transported to the hospital or a safe environment.
This war ambulance/machine is built to accommodate up to 6 wounded persons at a go. This excludes a crew of two soldiers who will operate the war machine.
FV104 Samaritan interior and exterior.
The machine runs at max speed of 72.5 kilometers per hour. The British Army has a fleet of this machine in their military artillery to ensure the safety of their injured soldiers during war.
The Samaritan is one of the Scorpion family of surveillance vehicles, designed with a 76 mm gun for fire support. It also capable of fulfiling to a large degree the anti-tank and reconnaissance roles. An estimate of 101 FV104 Samaritans were constructed bynthe British military.
The compartment area of the FV104 Samaritan.
The incredibly expanded portability managed by tracks, joined with cutting edge creation methods, allowed the plan of a light, amazing, followed observation weapon framework with a discharge power up until recently impossible at the weight wanted. Expenses all through have been held down to the base, reliable with achieving the objects of portability, capability and insurance.
This has been finished by utilizing normal parts and design and by utilizing just congregations and methods known to be demonstrated. Simultaneously the most current materials and strategies have been utilized. The accentuation all through has been on effortlessness, straightforwardness in simplicity of upkeep and in team preparing. Likewise inborn dependability has been underlying. Be that as it may, the essential vehicles are fit for refined errands as indicated by the client's necessities by adding discretionary gear, for example, night-battling helps, radar and gas locator frameworks.
The FV104 Samaritan has the capacity to carry up to six stretchers at the back of the vehicle. One more interesting thing about this military machine is that it can fit into the fuselage of a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. What's your take on this British military innovation?
Please share your thoughts with us on today's episode of "Badass military vehicles" in the comment section below. And don't forget to follow us on Gallant Military Info for more military articles.
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We Can Foil - Set to fly in 2023
Over 500 youth across the country had the opportunity to try foiling as part of the Canada SailGP Team's inaugural We CAN Foil programme which culminated in a team training camp and foiling demos during CANFoil week last October in Halifax.
The 2023 We CAN Foil programme is now ready to take flight. It will include demo days, Foiling For Life initiatives and a pathway programme for athletes interested in competing on a national and international level. Elevating the skills and exposure of top sailors to international competitions is an important aspect of the We CAN Foil program going forward.
The Canada SailGP Team is pleased to be partnering with RBR on the evolution of We CAN Foil, which will be established as a non-profit entity running the nationwide program.
RBR's three year commitment to We CAN Foil also enables an expansion in programming to incorporate the Nacra 17 (double handed foiling catamaran) and the 69F (one design foiler with fleets in the US and Europe) Classes.
Renowned high performance coach, Agustin Ferrario, is leading We CAN Foil as Program Director, with responsibility for all day-to-day operations.
"I'm excited to combine my passion for foiling and sailor development into this initiative. The interest for foiling in Canada is evident and the talent across the country is promising. With the inspiration from the Canada SailGP Team and the new opportunities We CAN Foil will bring, the time has come for Canada to lead the way in this game!" said Agustin Ferrario.
Greg Johnson, President of RBR, Founder of RBRflightschool and President of We CAN Foil said: "RBR has been supporting high performance sailors in Canada for a number of years through the RBRflightschool. This is an important step in enabling foiling at a national level, through individuals, clubs and professional teams."
"The Canada SailGP Team is very pleased to be partnering with RBR on this important initiative. We've seen that there is a tremendous interest in foiling in Canada and it is our hope that we can grow the programme exponentially and provide a genuine pathway for female and male athletes in the sport of sailing. The future is flying!" said Jean-Sebastien Chenier Proteau, CEO of the Canada Sail GP Team.
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Clive Dunn was a man ahead of his time. Lance Corporal Jones "Don't panic! Don't panic!" filled the living rooms and lounges of the nation on a weekly basis. With repeats, it really does seem like it was every week and this in a time when we had just three – count 'em – three television channels.
We may need some cheerleaders to become Jonesy's in the Arsenal world. The last six games saw us drop 11 points; the reaction of a team which forgot how to lose. 22-games undefeated morphing into a run of indifference.
It's not a dissimilar reaction to the Invincibles following defeat at Old Trafford. Not dissimilar to George Graham's '86-87 side which went something like 17 or 18 league games unbeaten and didn't win for a couple of months after.
What's happening now isn't unusual and based on the fixture list, a situation which isn't going to change soon. Chelsea and City in a fortnight, United in between; it's not going to be pleasant reading at the end of the season.
On the plus side, we have plenty of time to put things right before the back-to-back games against United and Tottenham in March. Whether we can is a separate issue.
If you think this feverish inquisition of Unai Emery's performance as coach and the squad deficiencies is hard going, I think we're some way off the nadir of reactions. That will come post-Chelsea and City; we're fighting for fifth and sixth for a good reason with little funding to improve the squad.
Do I want to hear from the club about what is going on? Not really; Ivan said the fine words and the situation never got close to the Twiglet Zone he inhabited. I don't need fine words from Raul and Sven; I need action.
Unai Emery is rightly being questioned over what's happening on the pitch but it's a matter of time before eyes are cast at other aspects of the club. Recruitment, commercials; all feed into the resources available to the coach so as much as he is front and centre, the others aren't out of the picture either.
But that is the solution. Raising a half-decent fee enables squad regeneration to take place. We won't get market-rate for him; we never do. We're Arsenal and that is such a vulgar concept.
Or maybe we will get market-rate for him. Maybe Ozil is only worth roughly what we paid for him, perhaps a little less? He's at the dreaded three-word in terms of age so it's all downhill from here in a footballing sense.
There is one high-profile issue to be dealt with which is heading toward a summer resolution. Finding a new home for Mesut Ozil is a big issue that isn't necessarily going to be straightforward. In a football sense, on ability, selling your chief playmaker is counter-intuitive to our situation.
Of course, the script is being written for Ozil to come back into the XI on Saturday, score a hat-trick and create four others as we thrash Chelsea 7 – 0.
Positions over whether to pick him or pack him off are fairly entrenched. We're desperate for solutions, even ones we know or at the very least suspect, aren't going to work.
Or lose 8 – 7 given our defensive woes.
The problems within football teams are rarely solved quickly. Team changes can influence results, make them better and we think that's what is needed. It's all a bit superficial because we know that is tinkering around the edges.
Therein is the rub. Even a signing or two won't fundamentally alter our season, not in the Premier League anyways. They might in cups but in the league it is a collective solution we need.
Whether we'll find it is another matter.
Whatever it is, Don't tell em your name, Pike.
So, Petr 's wages are off the payroll for next summer.
Good Luck to him. Past his prime for sure but served us well and by all accounts a good bloke all round. Let one of our young 'keepers step up and understudy Leno.
According to reports Dejan played a stormer for U23s last night, and since their main players have been training with first team, he has been a busy lad this season.
Where does Emi get his gametime??
Leeds for the remainder of the season apparently.
When is Mkhitaryan supposed to come back from injury? After the 22 game unbeaten streak a regression to the norm was inevitable at some point and I think its a coincidence that his injury occurred about the time our form started to dip, however I am surprised no one has mentioned the correlation between his injury and our run of poor results.
We still have a chance to finish 4th and a chance to win the Europa league so emery can't just give up on the season and start rolling out the academy players. If something happened to Leno we need Cech so I think any spare minutes have to go to Cech in order to keep him as engaged and sharp as possible.
Leno was heavily hyped 4-5 years ago but his form and his star had been fading for the last couple seasons in Germany and at least so far the change of scenery has not started him back on an upward trend. Hopefully it's an adaptation issue and he will improve with time.
Last summer we were saying Leno's ball distribution is world class. You could argue he has been better then Cech but I haven't seen much evidence to suggest his distribution is that incredible or game changing. Even if he was the greatest ball distributor in history of the sport I don't think that would out weigh the importance of preventing the other team from scoring goals.
If you want correlation what about Koscielny's return to the side and our poor form?
When is Mkhitaryan supposed to come back from injury?After the 22 game unbeaten streaka regression to the norm was inevitable at some point and I think its a coincidence that his injury occurred about the time our form started to dip, however I am surprised no one has mentioned the correlation between his injury and our run of poor results.
A rumour circulating is that Sven diamond eye is set to leave by the end of the month….
Those correlations happen all the time and to assume they are cause and effect is usually a mistake. Some players are irreplaceable and if you lost Messi or Ronaldo or if we lost Pea results would suffer. However, if losing one fairly average player like Mkhitaryan or Kos is the reason for bad form then the squad as a whole is not strong enough.
Not sure why u interpret my question as a suggestion for him to play ahead of Cech, or Leno.
Leeds was a much more sensible answer, although a questionable move. Unless he's going to be first choice. Then it's ferkin amazing.
Leno has fitted into the playing style pretty well …considering the bunch of clowns poking the ball back to him. Got decent feet, a good throw, and a big hoof. Not sure why your so dark on him if I'm honest.
the situation was very different to when wenger took over and we had a great squad that just needed a few tweaks and in david dein someone in a suit and tie who knew which direction we had to take.
when emery took over everyone in the whole gooniverse knew the situation had become so stale the club needed a complete rebuild from top to bottom. we reshuffled the pack behind the scenes and its going to take longer than 6 months to reshuffle the squad.
give him this season at least to see what works and what doesnt – what this league demands and who he can use and who doesnt fit.
hopefully the guys behind the scenes help him with the necessary changes and i dont really expect anything to click until next season – although the unbeaten run was hopefully a big insight as to what can be done, and more, when the rebuild is complete.
this is what wenger got hammered for – he was always rebuilding – nearly a decade of the same thing over and over when we knew what was going wrong all the time.
emery hasnt even really started yet. give him and the rest of them a bit more time.
Kane out until March for Spuds who have also lost Son the Asian Cup….
Anyone got a spare fiver? I'm skint, I really need a pack of cigs. I'm desperate, I can't manage without em but I've got no money to buy any.?
Can only loan you a cig if you promise to buy in the summer…though, mine will make you a bit hungry afterwards.
Was that remark meant for someone else Bill….?
Really looks like the banter era is back. Actually it is getting worse—babble, banter, bicker, bicker, bicker, BROUHAHA! It is the Elephant talk era.
My only hope was Sven—bye bye Diamond Eye!— would help us rebuild this squad over the next few years. I don't trust Raul. We don't have a Barcelona budget. Remember this guy bought Vermaelen and Song from us. The Gazidis departure, Ramsey contract goof, the no money only loan players Emery slip. Now with Edu being hired above him, it really looks like Sven is leaving after just one year. This is embarrassing. All my post Wenger optimism is dissipating so quickly. We have to beat Chelsea—seriously. If we lose, this gets dire.


"Perfect for all our family. We had a fabulous time, all of us ranginging in ages from 1 to 84. All loved it! Fantastic house, brilliant equipment and facilities, wonderful toys, games and swimming pool. Lovely location A+++ !!!"
Gray Manes is perfect for large gatherings of family with something for everyone whatever the age.
The swimming pool is perfect for children, at a safe continual depth of 1.2m, we provide suitable pool toys. All the doors to the pool can be locked, ensuring you can control access by younger guests. The pool and poolroom is kept at a constant temperature of 29C all year round.
The tv and comfy sofas in the games room provide a great spot for the gamers. The 7ft pool table, air hockey and table football will appeal to all ages. There is a fridge for liquid refreshments.
Just off the kitchen is a play room for smaller members of the family with a tv, dvd player and lots of suitable toys and dvds. Somewhere close by so you can easily keep an eye on them and which will provide a safe play area for toddlers. The settee has washable covers so no need to worry about those occasional spills. We have a stairgate for the doorway to the kitchen if required. In the evening it does provide a tv room for those with different viewing tastes to the rest of the party.
Outside you will find a large level lawn and we provide badminton and lawn croquet sets (plus a set of rules), football posts and table tennis in the summer months. For children there is a large fenced play area with swings, slide and trampoline all on a thick layer of play bark. The acre and half of level grounds provide plenty of room for football, rounders and cricket games.
For Grandad somewhere quiet to read the morning paper with a cup of coffee.
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All our baby and child equipment is from Mothercare and bought new.
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Most of us have been led to believe that holiday weight gain is inevitable. This is a myth! We are so sold on this notion that we significantly overestimate the amount of weight we can actually gain. By the time January rolls around most of us think we have put on 7-10 pounds when in reality the average holiday indulgences add up to around only 1 pound. That's pretty good news, but the flipside is that most of us don't lose that pound after the holiday season, and it contributes to the "weight creep" that occurs over months and years.
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Tag Archives: economic growth
Larry Kudlow Speaks at Kemp Forum on True Growth
Anytime Larry Kudlow speaks, people need to listen. Whenever Larry Kudlow speaks at the (Jack) Kemp Forum, people need to study it. Larry's message on growth is so important.
Filed under economic growth, economic policy, jack kemp
Tagged as economic growth, growth, jack kemp, Kemp Forum, Larry Kudlow
Five Years Without Jack Kemp
It's hard to believe it's been five years.
I remember hearing late in the evening on May 2, 2009 that Jack Kemp had passed away. I was out of town that weekend.
On Monday, May 4, I awoke to hear Bill Bennett Mornings playing loud and clear on my radio. I listened to guest after guest join Mr. Bennett to pay tribute to Jack Kemp as the week began. I was still somewhat groggy when Congressman Paul Ryan was on the show to remember Jack Kemp. I can remember that interview like it was yesterday. I remember Bill Bennett pointing out that Jack Kemp would note that Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, not The Poverty of Nations. Kemp wanted the focus to be on what worked, not on what failed. Solutions oriented folks operate that way.
Jack Kemp has been in my thoughts a lot lately. As I have gotten a little older and have started to realize that in politics many of the arguments never find resolution, I have been looking closely at some of the work Kemp did to improve the lives of the less fortunate.
Jack Kemp was compassionate, a bleeding heart conservative, and this may have been his greatest gift. Kemp was able to apply a humanitarian view to many of the problems that ailed society simply by showing up. Kemp spent countless hours in places modern Republicans rarely tread. Kemp believed in the American Dream, the belief that in America, every single person had the capacity to reach for the stars, and get there, if they simply wanted it and worked toward it. Kemp wanted a level playing field, rather than viewing America as red or blue and taking a "every man for himself" approach, Kemp wanted to make sure that being trapped was an option, not a predetermination.
I've written recently about Congressman Paul Ryan and Robert Woodson, founder of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise. I won't rehash that work here, you can read it on your own if you like, but it's worth noting that Bob Woodson worked closely with Kemp, and in turn some twenty years later is working with Congressman Ryan as they both look to address some of the same issues on which Kemp had begun to work. Kemp is no longer with us, but that certainly does not mean his work does not continue.
Finally, Jack Kemp wanted economic growth. Serious, unlimited, no-holds-barred, through-the-roof, economic growth. He figured cutting taxes would spur entrepreneurs and development. Sure, he wasn't as worried about the deficit side of things, the logic of the day was, if you cut taxes and more people went to work, there would be more people paying in to the government till, and deficits would go down just by their nature. And we have to remember, Jack Kemp helped introduce tax cuts to the Republican platform, tax cuts were not always part of the Republican mantra. If you read a little history from the late 1970's, you'll see that Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp had some pretty fierce arguments about tax cuts. Kemp ultimately won the debate, Reagan adopted Kemponomics as Reaganomics, and the 1980's saw a great economic recovery. The rest is history.
Anyway, on the five year anniversary of Jack Kemp's passing, I wanted to add my two cents. It may be closer to fifteen cents, and you loyalists will get that and laugh. It's a hodgepodge of thoughts, but that's rather the point.
It's hard to believe it's been five years…
Filed under jack kemp, Ronald Reagan
Tagged as 2009, Bill Bennett, economic growth, jack kemp, Kemponimcs, paul ryan, Reaganomics, Robert Woodson, ronald reagan, tax cuts
Arthur Laffer Discusses A Jack Kemp Idea: Enterprise Zones
How to Fight Black Unemployment
The tragedy of the failed stimulus is felt hard in minority communities. There's a better way.
By Arthur Laffer
Some people actually believe government can create jobs by taxing and borrowing from people with jobs and then giving that money to people without jobs. They call this demand stimulus. To make matters worse, other people think these demand-stimulus ideas warrant a serious response.
Government taxes cigarettes to stop people from smoking, not to get them to smoke. Government fines speeders so they won't speed, not to encourage them to drive faster. And yet contrary to common sense, it seems perfectly natural to some people that government would tax people who work or companies that are successful only to give that money to people who don't work and to bail out losing companies. The thought never crosses their minds that these policies are the very reason why our economy is in such bad shape.
I'm beginning to think that Irving Kristol was correct when he wrote, "It takes a Ph.D. in economics not to be able to understand the obvious." It shouldn't surprise anyone why the economy isn't getting better.
If the U.S. wants prosperity, government doesn't need to do something, it needs to undo much of what it already has done. Here is one area where, in the spirit of the late Congressman Jack Kemp, President Obama and I could agree.
African-Americans are suffering inordinately in the Obama aftermath of the Bush Great Recession. While overall U.S. unemployment stands at 9.1%, black unemployment has jumped to 16.7%. Black teenage unemployment is bordering on 50%, and that figure doesn't even take into account "discouraged" workers, "involuntary" part-time workers and "underemployed" workers. But even these numbers don't tell the real story. They represent real people who are suffering deeply and have been suffering for a long, long time.
Behind these numbers are millions of lives discouraged and despondent. People who've lost their self-esteem and pride. The young who have given up on America and some of whom have even turned to crime. Scars are being made across a whole ethnic subset of America. Unemployment, underemployment and involuntary part-time employment represent the loss of a precious natural resource that can never be recouped. No one can feel good about himself if he's living on handouts from Uncle Sam. We as a nation can't wait until 2013 to address this issue.
Whether President Obama's base finds supply-side economics appealing or not, he should immediately join with all members of Congress from both parties to develop a full program for enterprise zones. And while enterprise zones are desperately needed in our inner cities, there are lots of areas in the hollows of Kentucky and West Virginia that need enterprise zones as well, not to mention barrios in California and New Mexico.
Enterprise zones should be areas that are geographically defined with exceptionally high concentrations of poverty, underachievement and unemployment. The policies applicable to enterprise zones should include:
A) For all employment within the enterprise zone of people whose principal residence is also the enterprise zone, there should be no payroll tax whatsoever, neither employer nor employee portions. The employer need not be headquartered in the enterprise zone to take advantage of the elimination of the employer's portion of the payroll tax. The locus of employment does have to be in the enterprise zone.
Don't for a moment think that this will be a budget buster. Right now there aren't many jobs in our inner cities anyway and the few dollars of tax revenues lost will be more than offset by reductions in welfare spending because people will have jobs and won't need welfare. The best form of welfare is still a good job.
B) Federal and state minimum wages must be suspended in the enterprise zone. If not for all employees, then at least for employees under 30. These young people need on-the-job training, and at the present minimum wage many of them aren't worth hiring. That is why they are unemployed.
A job seeker fills out an application with Coca-Cola at a jobs fair hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus in Miami. Associated Press
Even for teenagers who are in school, a summer job is an enormous benefit for a future productive career. This summer and last summer only 30% of all teens worked—all-time lows. We need to break this vicious cycle right now by getting rid of the youth minimum wage in our enterprise zones.
C) In the enterprise zones the government should do an expedited review of all building codes, regulations, restrictions and requirements to make sure that they don't unjustifiably impede economic growth. For example, mandated union membership rules should be voided in enterprise zones as should all prevailing wage provisions and the like.
When I lived in Chicago I reviewed a number of rules and regulations and restrictions whose primary impact was to impede our inner cities from ever achieving prosperity. I'll bet they're even worse now.
D) Profits generated by companies operating and employing people within the enterprise zone should only be taxed at one-third the regular tax rate. No matter how many fewer regulations a company faces, those companies still quite rightly respond to profits for their shareholders.
Businesses don't move their plant facilities as a matter of social conscience. They do it to make profits for their shareholders. If you want more jobs in our most depressed areas, make those areas more profitable for companies to relocate there. It's as simple as that.
I guarantee Mr. Obama that he will receive the support necessary to carry the day in Congress. And once he sees how this plan works for our most depressed areas of America, he can then extend enterprise zones to cover the whole country.
Mr. Laffer, chairman of Laffer Associates, is co-author, with Stephen Moore, of "Return to Prosperity: How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status" (Threshold, 2010).
This editorial appeared in the Wall Street Journal.
Tagged as Arthur Laffer, economic growth, Enterprise Zones, inner cities, jack kemp, minority communities, poverty, prosperity, stimulus, supply side economics, underachievement, unemployment, wall street journal
Kemp: A Strong America Needs a Strong Dollar
March 11, 2008 for Townhall.com
In the early 1970s, as I began serving in the U.S. Congress representing Buffalo, N.Y., I remember the disdain (and disgust) I felt as the Republican Party was torn apart by President Nixon's Watergate follies, and I felt even worse by his wage and price controls, tax and tariff hikes, and the devaluation of our currency.
As the country divided over the Vietnam War, stagflation began to appear, first under Nixon, surging under President Ford and reaching its most dangerous heights under President Carter. It didn't end until the early 1980s, when President Reagan began cutting tax rates on both labor and capital investment and as Paul Volker, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, sharply tightened monetary policy. This was the right combination of fiscal, tax and monetary policies that ended the simultaneity of inflation and recession, what we now know as "stagflation."
In those dark days of the 1970s, economic malaise, Watergate crimes and fierce debates over the Vietnam War, John Gardner of Common Cause wrote something in Newsweek I've never forgotten: "America is caught in a crossfire between the 'uncritical lovers' and the 'unloving critics.'"
His description of crossfire between chauvinists who saw nothing wrong in America and the nihilists who wanted America to implode and be built into a new "socialist" model was the perfect metaphor for that decade. Actually, that's a pretty apt description about some of the debates taking place today over the Iraq War and at a time we are beginning to see the incipient stages of a new round of stagflation.
John McCain versus Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton will square off in the presidential campaign, with McCain "the older and wiser" versus Obama, the "charismatic and younger," or Clinton, "the experienced one." (Not!)
It's no secret I'm a strong John McCain guy, but not without respect for both Obama and Clinton. As Sen. McCain has pointed out, it will be a civil and respectful debate, but very, very spirited, as indeed it should be, with Obama and Clinton both on the far left.
With the dollar's weakness pervasive and the economy slowing down to a near halt, with more and more evidence of too many Americans, particularly people of color, losing their homes and their nest eggs of wealth, I believe McCain will chart a political and economic course for our nation that will do far more than just offer "hope" or "change." I believe he will pursue policies that will actually lead to strong economic growth while ending these early stages of dollar weakness and inflation.
Those on the left will ask in response, "Don't you have to have higher interest rates to strengthen the dollar?" Absolutely not!
As David Malpass, chief global economist at Bear Stearns, points out, "The two aren't tightly connected. Many countries with low interest rates have had strong currencies, including the German mark in the 1960s and the euro now. The dollar strengthened in the first years of the Reagan administration when he focused on it and put in good economic policies. We should do that again. The United States is a great country, and the dollar is normally a great currency."
McCain, I firmly believe, will do that again.
As I wrote recently, moving our nation toward a flatter, fairer and simplified tax code that is both pro-growth and pro-family while strengthening the investment climate in our country will immediately strengthen the demand for the dollar here and around the globe. McCain knows we need a tax policy for the 21st century that both recognizes the need for a competitive economy in an increasingly flattening world while encouraging capital formation and job creation here at home. His ideas for cutting corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 25 percent, expensing all investment in machinery, equipment and technology, making permanent the 15 percent tax rate on capital gains, dividends and estates while eliminating the alternative minimum tax would give us the answer to the dangerous simultaneity of inflation and recession.
These pro-growth initiatives by candidate McCain will force Sens. Obama and Clinton and their political advisers to say, "Oh no, we can't cut tax rates, we need higher taxes – but only on the rich." But soaking-the-rich rhetoric and policies to redistribute wealth will weaken the U.S. investment climate, further weaken the dollar and, in the end, exacerbate stagflation.
McCain's thesis of noninflationary growth will have the winning edge against Obama and Clinton's "antithesis." I truly believe this, among the other issues, like free trade, immigration reform, national security and a strong foreign policy, accompanied by McCain's pledge of strong appointments to the Supreme Court like Roberts and Alito, will give Republicans the opportunity to both win the White House and gain seats in the U.S. Congress.
Tagged as corporate tax rates, David Malpass, dollar, economic growth, jack kemp, Reagan, tax code
Kemp: Opportunity zones of prosperity
September 27, 2004 for Townhall.com
It has been a long time since the federal government made a serious effort at urban renewal and development. The efforts that have been made, moreover, have been piecemeal and consequently have produced mixed results.
That's why I have joined with fellow former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros, Kent Colton, former president of the National Association of Home Builders, and Nicolas Retsinas, the director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, to produce a book, "Opportunity and Progress: A Bipartisan Platform for National Housing Policy."
This project came together because we all agreed on the gravity of the nation's housing problem. Sure, homeownership is at an all-time high, and that is great news, but for those yet to own a home, particularly those on the bottom of the income ladder, there is much work yet to be done.
In our book, we put forth a set of recommendations that reflects our shared vision for a national housing policy. We wanted this policy to be not just bipartisan, but pragmatic, plausible and actionable – with the underlying rationale being that our nation's housing programs and policies should and must support individual access to opportunity. We understand that homeownership is the linchpin of the American Dream.
Home ownership allows Americans of even modest means to put down roots in the middle class. But, home ownership is more than that – it provides the keys to financial independence and wealth accumulation.
In our report, we outline in detail a 12-point agenda that includes programs to end chronic homelessness, revive public housing, increase the use of housing vouchers and eliminate bureaucratic hurdles to affordable housing, just to name a few. More specifically, we endorse the creation of a National Housing Trust Fund. We feel that the trust fund would help ameliorate the increasing burden of demand for low-cost rental housing outpacing supply in many markets across the country. The trust fund would be used to support the production, preservation and rehabilitation of 1.5 million affordable housing units over the next 10 years. At least 45 percent of the trust fund monies would be earmarked for housing affordable to extremely low-income households.
Another key proposal is a federal homeownership tax credit. This concept has the support of President Bush and should receive broad bipartisan support in Congress. And, one more key proposal is the elimination of regulatory barriers to the production of work force housing. The reason for this proposal is that many communities presently use zoning and other regulations to preclude the production of work force housing. To remedy this problem we propose linking funding incentives within federal transportation programs and the HOME and Community Development Block Grant programs to the production of work force housing. We also seek to promote the formation of public, private and nonprofit coalitions to facilitate barrier removal and facilitate the assembly of urban land for housing and economic development purposes.
Taken together, we hope our recommendations will help shape a broader dialogue on urban renewal. President Bush has articulated the broader issue as creating an ownership society within which there will be specific opportunity zones, which would include many of our nations' economically distressed urban centers as well as rural areas and the territories. A substantial piece of that effort is the creation of a special collaboration with the National Urban League to create an entrepreneur network, which will include one-stop centers for business training, counseling, financing and contracting. A number of federal agencies including the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency and other agencies will help provide resources and outreach for minority enterprise.
Finally, on a more macro-level, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R.-Wisc., have introduced legislation to jump-start the infusion of capital into these areas with their National Enterprise Zones legislation. Their legislation would "greenline" designated areas for pro-growth tax treatment on income, savings and investment within the zone as a means of fueling economic growth so that opportunity zones and our more specific recommendations will produce maximum positive results.
With presidential leadership, I have no doubt that these seemingly disparate ideas, working together, will help pave the way toward homeownership, opportunity and economic growth to our nation's cities and other economically distressed areas of the country.
Tagged as economic growth, Housing and Urban Development, National Enterprise Zones, Opportunity, paul ryan, Sam Brownback, urban renewal
January 5, 2004 · 10:59 pm
Kemp: Deconstructing Rubinomics
January 5, 2004 for Townhall.com
Just in time for the presidential campaign, former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has published a new book, "In an Uncertain World," in which he contends that the Clinton tax increase on middle-income Americans was "tiny." Rubin writes that he encouraged the tax hike because he thought it would "give us credibility in the markets." Here we have the essence of "Rubinonomics," a kind of New-Age social science premised more on feel-good psychology and business/consumer confidence than economic fundamentals.
On the presidential campaign trail, Democrats, and particularly front-runner Howard Dean, are embracing Rubinonomics, blaming the Bush tax cuts for the escalating deficit projections and proposing tax hikes. Dean, for example, has put forward a tax plan that would reinstate the marriage penalty, resurrect the death tax and increase taxes on a typical middle-class family of four by almost $2,500 a year, according to Steve Moore of the Club for Growth. Moreover, the governor has the audacity to call himself pro-business while pushing for raising the tax rates on capital gains and dividends, increasing the cost of capital, which is decidedly anti-business.
The fact is, with the economy growing at rates not seen in 20 years, governments at all levels will soon see a substantial rise in tax revenues. The real cause of short-term deficits is a witch's brew of recession and out-of-control federal spending. The real cause of the long-term fiscal imbalance is not insufficient revenues but ill-conceived tax-and-transfer entitlement programs that will collapse of their own weight unless they are reformed to allow workers to invest while they are young to build up annuities to pay for their retirement needs.
"Rubinomics," ironically, has its roots in the old conservative canard that government borrowing crowds out private investment. The so-called "crowding-out" hypothesis holds that when the government borrows money to finance spending it competes with private companies that are also seeking to borrow money, thus increasing demand for credit and causing interest rates to rise. Higher interest rates increase the cost of doing business and therefore reduce economic growth. If the government raises taxes to reduce deficits or run surpluses, then, the conjecture holds, interest rates will decline, the cost of business will fall and economic growth will rise.
The problem with Rubinomics is that the empirical evidence contradicts its predictions. Both sound economic theory and the historical record demonstrate that it is government consumption of private resources – i.e., government spending whether tax-financed or debt-financed – that crowds out private investment and retards economic growth.
Using the 1990s as a case study, we find that just the opposite happened from what Rubinomics predicts: Interest rates actually began to rise as the deficit declined, and as the economy began to grow in the late 1990s and deficits turned to surpluses, interest rates continued upward. Then, after the economy stagnated in the latter half of 2000 continuing through mid-2003 and surpluses turned to deficits, interest rates sank to historically low levels.
A recent Congressional Budget Office report illustrates the real dynamics behind deficits. Under current tax law, revenues will continue to grow and provide adequate revenues to finance a government growing at the same pace as the economy. It's when politicians use good economic times to enlarge government at the private sector's expense that revenues appear to "lag." This is precisely what the Democratic candidates intend to do by repealing the Bush tax cuts.
If the administration's tax rate reductions are allowed to expire, by 2050 the combined effect of economic growth and a progressive tax system will increase revenues to approximately 25 percent of GDP, the highest level of taxation in American history – including World War II – and fully one-third higher than the historical average. On the other hand, if the president's tax cuts are made permanent, federal tax receipts would level off around their historic average of 18.4 percent of GDP. Clearly, the "structural deficits" complained about in the press and among left-wing economists stem from too much spending, not insufficient tax revenue.
Recent press reports on the president's budget proposals for fiscal year 2005 suggest he is on the right track by reining in discretionary spending. I hope President Bush will campaign on the proposition that government spending should not grow faster than the economy and that he will pledge to veto any legislation inconsistent with this goal.
But to successfully ward off tax-and-spend liberals, as well as tax-happy Republican deficit hawks, Bush must provide bold leadership on entitlement reform. As my supply-side guru Irving Kristol always used to say, the best way to reduce the growth of government is by enacting policies that allow the economy to grow faster and enabling people to build wealth.
To that end, I hope the president will announce in his State of the Union address a reform agenda including Social Security reform premised upon large personal retirement accounts available to all taxpayers with a guaranteed minimum benefit equal to that promised under the current system. That way, he can exorcise the New-Age mythology of Rubinomics and get us back to fundamentals.
Tagged as economic growth, Irving Kristol, jack kemp, Rubinomics, Steve Moore, Supply Side, Townhall.com
July 30, 2002 · 10:11 pm
Kemp: No economic security without economic growth
July 30, 2002 for Townhall.com
I want to commend you for reaching out for advice recently to a number of outside sources on what to do about the stock market, the economy and the challenges facing our global trading system. It's reassuring to know you are vigorously pursuing trade promotion authority and might be considering ending the double taxation of dividends. However, with all due respect, I was disappointed to hear that the Treasury Department is pre-emptively ruling out as unrealistic any consideration of major tax reform, tax simplification and deregulation as a way of restoring strong economic growth. Twenty-five years ago this month, Sen. Bill Roth and I first introduced our legislation to slash income tax rates 30 percent across the board, modeled after President John F. Kennedy's tax rate cuts of 1964. I was derided as a witch doctor, a snake oil salesman, a voodoo economist and a dangerous riverboat gambler — and that was just coming from Republicans. You should have heard what liberal Democrats said.
We were told by so-called "mainstream" economists that if tax rates were cut by 30 percent, revenues would collapse, inflation would soar, interest rates would go through the roof, the economy would crash, and poor people and senior citizens would starve. On Aug. 15, 1981, President Ronald Reagan signed the across-the-board tax rate reductions into law. By 1988 the top rate was 28 percent and the economy boomed without inflation, while revenues went up, not down, as we had predicted.
Congress emasculated your tax rate reductions by phasing them in over almost 10 years and then repealing them in the 11th. In this environment, the small tax rate reductions will do little to help the economy grow but will provide your opponents a target and an excuse to blame you for the weak economy, slumping stock market, and eviscerated 401(k) and pension plans owned by American workers.
I urge you to ignore the so-called "political realists" in and out of your administration who tell you that anything bold can't be done. Tell the naysayers on your economic team to gird themselves for battle or pack their bags for home.
The issue is not economic security; it's the need for strong economic growth and low rates of unemployment. Here's some advice to get the economy moving again: Advance bold and serious economic growth proposals that make tax reform, tax simplification, tax rate reductions and deregulation the centerpiece; roll over capital gains taxes on equities to match the rolling over of capital gains on residential housing; rather than talking about trade promotion authority, repeal the steel tariffs; articulate that America doesn't seek a weak or strong dollar but a stable one; and speak to the world on how the OPEC cartel's pricing of oil is a disaster to your market-oriented goals for a strong world trading system.
In the meantime, it has become apparent that Congress is a spending and regulation runaway train. It is passing vaguely and ill-conceived regulations on businesses that will certainly cause more long-term damage to the economy. Some in the Senate are even going to the point of hoping to empower the nongovernmental Federal Accounting Standards Board to require businesses to expense the estimated future value of stock options, which will destroy one of the most single powerful forces at work today democratizing our entrepreneurial capitalistic system.
There is no small irony here. Executives at Enron and other American corporations are under criminal investigation for reporting estimated future earnings as real earnings in the current period, which misleadingly, perhaps fraudulently, overstates earnings. Some in the Senate, meanwhile, in stealthlike fashion, are proposing to force companies to report the estimated future value of stock options as a real expense, which vastly understates earnings. If we really want to jump-start growth, particularly in technology, we should expense investment in technology, not stock options.
Bottom line, Mr. President, Washington is obsessed with a false trade-off between economic growth and economic security, and the policies being put in place in the name of that trade-off are guaranteed to give us less security as well as less growth. Your economic team is doing you a disservice if they are unwilling to advise you on the bold and serious proposals necessary to move this economy forward.
Tagged as Bill Roth, economic growth, jack kemp, john f kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Townhall.com


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Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) Aims To Use AI And Update Its Tools And Services To Help Prevent Suicides Among Its Users- Tellurian (TELL)
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Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) [Trend Analysis] knocking active thrust in leading trading session, shares a loss of -0.48% to 136.76 with around 12.28 Million shares have changed hands in this session. Facebook (FB) aims to use artificial intelligence and update its tools and services to help prevent suicides among its users. The world's largest social media network said it plans to integrate its existing suicide prevention tools for Facebook posts into its live-streaming feature, Facebook Live, and its Messenger service.
Artificial intelligence will be used to help spot users with suicidal tendencies, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday. In January, a 14-year-old foster child in Florida broadcast her suicide declaredly on Facebook Live, according to the New York Post. The stock is going forward its fifty-two week low with 31.00% and lagging behind from its 52-week high price with -0.52%.
Similar, the positive performance for the quarter recorded as 13.15% and for the year was 24.38%, while the YTD performance remained at 18.87%. FB has Average True Range for 14 days of 1.86.
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This Lamb Adopted By Border Collies Thinks She's A Dog. And It's The Cutest Thing Ever.
We are always influenced by the environment and the people we live with. When we are children they play an important role in our growth and character formation.
Pet is an orphaned lamb who grew up surrounded by four Border Collies, and since they are the only animals she knows, she started to think and behave just like them.
Needless to say, her bizarre running style and the deep conviction of being part of a sheep dog pack make Pet look adorable and funny at the same time.
This is Pet cuddling with Dice, the oldest of the four Border Collies. The two are inseparable and Pet probably thinks Dice's her mom.
Used to spend big part of her day with Border Collies, Pet now acts just like one of them.
You can often see them play together.
Pet is 100% part of the family.
Here is a video of Pet playing with her pack of Border Collies.
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Quilting for the win! How awesome to get a view of the quilt on display like that. I have really enjoyed seeing you extend and volunteer for more artistic endeavors. The artist statement and quilt is a wonderful match. Do you think you will apply again?
What a great piece. It's amazing.
Great post, Jess. What an incredibly meaningful project. Congratulations on being chosen.
I love it that this quilt has meaning and that you are recognized as an artist of depth and breadth. Thank you for showing us - the double sides are BOTH wonderful.
Jess, you continue to inspire. Beautiful quilt, excellent design.
Jess, what a great way to contribute to your community. I know CASA's work and your quilt is the perfect message and representation for the volunteers that give their efforts to children who have no voice and need someone to look out for them in a difficult time in their young lives. You inspire me to look to my community and lend a hand. Thanx!!
I love how you interpreted CASA into the quilt! I can't decide if I like the front or back better :) And it looks fabulous hanging in the window like that.


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Pope says women's love makes them privileged witnesses of Christ
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 3. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Women have a privileged role in the church because of their ability to pass on the faith through love, Pope Francis said.
"Women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord, in following him and communicating his face, because the eyes of faith always need the simple and profound look of love," the pope told an estimated 50,000 people in St. Peter's Square April 3.
"This is the mission of women, of mothers and women, to give witness to their children and grandchildren that Christ is risen," he said. "Faith is professed with the mouth and heart, with the word and love."
In the second weekly public audience of his pontificate, Pope Francis resumed a series of catechetical talks on the creed begun by Pope Benedict XVI in January.
Commenting on the words, "rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures," the pope noted that the New Testament gives women a "primary, fundamental role" as witnesses of Jesus' resurrection. He cited the passage in Mark Chapter 16 in which women find an empty tomb and an angel who tells them that Jesus is alive.
"Here we can see an argument in favor of the historical truth of the resurrection," Pope Francis said. "If it had been an invention, in the context of that time it would not have been linked to the testimony of women," since the Jewish law of period did not consider women or children as "reliable, credible witnesses."
"This tells us that God does not choose according to human criteria," the pope said. "The first witnesses of the birth of Jesus are the shepherds, simple and humble people, and the first witnesses of the resurrection are women."
Jesus' male apostles and disciples "find it harder to believe in the risen Christ," the pope said. "Peter runs to the tomb, but stops before the empty tomb. Thomas has to touch the wounds of the body of Jesus with his own hands."
By contrast, the "women are driven by love and they know to accept this proclamation (of the resurrection) with faith," the pope said. "They believe and immediately transmit it; they do not keep it for themselves."
"Let us also have the courage to go out to bring this joy and light to all the places of our lives," the pope said, eliciting cheers from the crowd, as at several other moments in his talk. "The resurrection of Christ is our greatest certainty, it is our most precious treasure. How can we not share this treasure, this beautiful certainty with others?"
"Unfortunately, there have often been attempts to obscure faith in the resurrection of Jesus, and doubts have crept in even among believers themselves," Pope Francis said, lamenting what he called a "rosewater"-like faith, diluted by superficiality, indifference, other priorities or a "purely horizontal vision of life."
Hope in the resurrection, he said, enables Christians to "live everyday realities with more confidence, to face them with courage and commitment."
Following the audience, the pope spent about 45 minutes personally greeting prelates and other dignitaries, as well as members of the general public, including many small children and disabled people in wheelchairs.
In what has already become a common sight during his young papacy, a number of pilgrims, including a group of Jesuit deacons studying in Rome, broke Vatican protocol by embracing Pope Francis and kissing him on both cheeks.
— By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
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