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Evening journal., 1914-10-28
A BRAss.BUTrON RECEssIONAL.

THE brass buttons for American soldiers uniforms
Il have been made in England under contract
awarded by the Democratic Secretary of War ami
Democratic Secretary of Navy
Uncle Sans soldiers and sailors wear a lot OF brass
buttons. Some of them have two double rows down
the front of their uniforms Then there are army and
navy ornaments shoulder-straps and other kinds Of
official insignia. Uncle Sans revenue officers under
Secretary McAdoo, brass buttons, too, and even
the Capitol policemen and watchmen the doors of
the Government departments adorned with these
shining emblems of official authority.
The civilian, who doesn't care much about brass
buttons anyhow, may find it difficult TO realize that
Uncle Sam spends from 100000 to $4,000 a year for
brass and bronze buttons. but he does. In the
basket clause of Schedule G, of the Democratic
tarin law, the duty these buttons was reduced
from S2 per cent. to 10 per cent, ad valorem.
As soon this cut was made an English firm en-
tered competition for the button contract and becausa
of cheap labor able to underbid the American
manufacturers who had handled the contract satis
factorily for several and had given employment
TO hundreds OF men in the making of American but
tons for American soldiers
As soon the contract awarded to British hut
ton manufacturers New England manufacturers.
naturally, made big protest No attention was paid
to this until the protest became strong that Demo-
cratic Senators and Congressman from New England
their mistake and the cancellation of those
contracts. Not until July, however was the contract
with the British firm cancelled and then it was given
up the ground that unsettled conditions made de-
livery uncertain Thus, the a very present
need in time of trouble TO the Democrats
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
Financial Adjustment
(From the Washington Postl.

of the securities which they hold.
All new credits will be subject to the
bank approving the securities. Open
speculative accounts may be paid off
by small installments. As already
arranged, no failures are possible un-
less the committee should deem It
wise to assent to the liquidation.
London is proceeding with the
necessary adjustment of the financial
situation slowly, but in manner
which gives confidence in the out
come. The plan outlined will relieve
the present stagnation and materially
aid the situation in the United States.
1t will mean that money will flow
more freely in London and that
pressure on the United States will be
relieved accordingly.
Adjustment in London, including
the arrangements which are being
perfected as a result Of the visit Of
Sir George Paish to the United
States, is bound to be followed by
greater ease in the United States.
With a world war in progress Il is
impossible to expect conditions to
become wholly normal, but il is now
certain that the period of acute dis
tress has passed and that, so far as
the United States is concerned, the
financial disturbance, which was the
chief barrier to prosperity, is being
settled.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
Do Justice to The Railroads
(From the Norfolk virglnian-PiiotJ

ground for asking special relief. This
was the contention of Mr.. Brandeis
who stands In the peculiar relation
OF amicus curine to the Commission.
We are not able to see the situation
that way. The railroads are public
institutions first; enterprises for the
benefit Of their stockholders second
ly. The crippling of their resources
and curtailment of the service they
render to every branch of production
and trade in the land tends to spell
general calamity. The issue is not
alone that of enabling them to return
dividends to investors, though that is
an equitable consideration not to be
lawfully disregarded, but is besides
one of momentous concern to the
people at large. A crippled trans
portation system emasculated Of
means vital to its vigorous operation,
would necessarily react with In
furious effect on every business and
industrial activity in America; while
to force the railroads into costly
sacrifices, In disordered times for
protecting their credits and caring
for their outstanding obligations,
must necessarily have an evil infiu-
ence on the financial situation, al
ready complicated by the disturbed
situation ahead.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28

The most hopeful sign of early ad-
justment of the international finan-
cial situation comes in the form OF
an outline of the plan agreed upon
by bankers and brokers in London
for dealing with the stock exchange
loan situation. There is consider
able doubt as to just when the British
government will give its sanction to
the plan, but the fact that It has
been agreed to by the leading in
terests involved indicates that a re-
sumption Of trading in securities IS
not far off.
The banks of London, according to
the official outline Of the plan, have
agreed to continue existing loans on
present securities for one year after
peace shall have been declared at a
rate of per cent interest. Borrow
ers will be allowed to take % per
cent of their securities to the Bank
of England, which will, In turn, open
a credit at the borrowers own banks
equal to % per cent of their existing
loans, thus enabling the borrowers
to resume business by drawing on
their new credits upon depositing the
new stocks purchased.
Lenders other than the banks en-
titled to receive assistance from the
Bank Of England will be extended
loans equal to as per cent of their
claims upon depositing rs per cent
Evening journal., 1914-10-28

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is giving a rehearing to the
railroads on their once rejected petit
ton to be allowed a per cent in
crease on freight rates. The show
ing made by the transportation COM
panies Of reasons for a reversal Of
the former adverse decision are sub
stantial and mighty.
The small operative income for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914,
of the group of roads in the Eastern
territory was less by seventy-six
millions of dollars than in the twelve
months ending on that same date In
the previous year. On top of this
shrinkage comes the contracting Of
credit and rise in interest rates
brought about by the European war,
and within the coming year the rail-
roads will be called on to make ar
rangements for meeting above FIVE
hundred millions of maturing bonds
and short time notes, while the de-
mands for wages and maintenance
will certainly not be reduced
The opponents of rate increase do
not question the correctness Of this
exhibit, but they insist that in the
present crisis the railways Of the
country are suffering no more loss
than other interests and had no
Evening journal., 1914-10-28

only means of maintaining a viriles
self-governing national organization
is to put control of national conven-
tions in the hands of the actual Re-
publican voters and to give each
state a representation fairly proper
tionate to its Republican vote.
The national committees plan does
not do this. since it retains to a
certain extent the geographical basis
OF representation. Each Congress
district is to have one delegate, no
matter how many real voters he can
speak for. In the election of 1908
the Republican electoral ticket in
South Carolina polled 1896 votes; in
1912 it polled 536 votes. There are
seven Congress districts in South
Carolina, so that on the basis OF
1908 each district delegate in the
next national convention will repre-
sent 52S voters. On the 1912 basis
he will represent &c voters. Yet un-
der the amended rule, which allows
an extra delegate to every Congress
district with a Republican vote OF
$500 or over, districts which in 1908
cast more than 10000 Republican
votes (and there are many Of these)
1t would be much more equitable
to allow districts representation in
proportion to the number of votes
cast and to fix a minimum of 5000
below which representation should
cease. The state organization in
rotten borough" states is we'll
enough cared for in the allotment OF
four delegates-at-large Beyond that
each district should pay its own way.
l. South Carolina should have only
four delegates in all, that would still
give the party there over-representa-
ton. Four delegates would repre-
sent 924 voters apiece on the 1903
basis and 1874 on the 1912 basis. But
New York will have SS delegates in
the next convention, and each OF
them will represent 9SS7 voters on
the 1908 basis and 5,175 voters on
the 1912 basis.
If a 5000 minimum limit for each
district we're enforced and one dele
gate we're allowed for a vote be-
tween 5000 and $1,000. one additional
for a vote between $4,000 and 25.OOO
and one additional for a vote over
25,000 the states in which the Re-
publican organization is only nominal
would still be over-represented. But
they would be shorn of their exces-
sive and dangerous power to nullify
the will of Republicans in other
states in which the party is more
numerous and better qualified for
leadership
The best system of party govern
ment is that which recognizes most
fully the democratic, principle OF
equality in representation. Every
voter should feel that he is getting a
fair deal in Presidential nominations.
The convention of 1916 should there
fore complete the reform now half
accomplished. II should put an end
to the theory that a Republican voter
in South Carolina should exercise
from ten to fifty times as much power
as a Republican voter in New York.
It should put into effect a really
equitable system of representation
under which the unfortunate farce
tragedy of the convention of 1912
could never be replayed.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
PUTTING PARIS ON THE MAP.

IA Ok town with a population of less than 5000
Paris Tenn. has do It For Paris spirit that
would DO credit to a city many times its size It is
holung house party this week. We know IT he
cause OF the receipt of invitation that is unusual in
ITS form and redolent Southern hospitav and civic
spirit It is as follows:
Editor-in-Chief THE JOURNAL.
Dear Friend:
Ihe citizens Of Paris and Henry county invite you
TO house party which is given by the Business Men
ana the farmers of this county
we want TO show you what charming model citv we
nave and prove to that have one of the great
est stock raising and farming sections in the ma
We want you to come and stay a week with MS from
october 70 to October 3D. in OF our typical Tennes-
see homes as our house guest We want you to know
US better and we want to get closer to YOU
II you Will kindly acknowledge the RECENT of this
invitation at once, we will Immediately send YOU the
name Of your special host for this occasion
Monday, October 26th will have a Good Roads
Convention; Tuesday the 9th is Live Stock day
Wednesday, the 2Sth is Farm Products day; Thurs
urday we will have great Educational Rally school
Exhibits and Students Parade by the boys and girls
OF Paris and Henry county.
We want 70 take you possum and coon hunting and
there are lots of squirrels and doves
Come and meet people and see what God has
helped us TO do in Paris and Henry county.
Awaiting your immediate response, we are
Most cordially yours,
PARIS BUSINESS MEMS CLUB.
Per J. NJ Freeman. President Mayor of Pars)
and
Louis Spencer Daniel Secretary.
II the sending out of hundreds of such invitations
to in all sections Of the United States and the
publicity attending it do not serve to put Paris on
the map will not be the fault of the enterprising
business men of that community.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
Business Men in Politics
CFrom the New York SUM.

Practical men OF affairs are going
to have a large opportunity for a
long time to come to develop and
make effective their qualities Of
leadership in the formation Of public
opinion about the nature and privi-
leges of business. Politicians of the
sort that has been shaping popular
thought on this subject have a tre-
mendous surprise awaiting them in
the lessons which the European war
will teach. Events are already
showing that politicians do not make
the safest guides to getting a living
and accumulating a competence, and
there will be further persuasive de-
monstrations of the fact that the
survival of business depends on the
hope of profit and not on fantastic
projects of vote cOaxing politics.
The teaching of events can, how
ever, be assisted, and the action of
the New York State Bankers AssOci-
alton in appointing a publicity COM
mittee for this purpose deserves
special notice and commendation.
The function Of the committee is in
dicated by its inspiration in the ad-
dress which Mr.. Frank A. Vanderlip
delivered at the last convention of
the association advocating the en-
trance Of bankers and business men
into politics, not into machine poll
tics, but into the field of political
discussion and activity, so that the
public could derive information
about business from sources other
than those represented by profess
sional politicians. The movement
thus started should spread to every
State.
American business has at last be-
gun to realize the controlling force
of public opinion and the extent to
which it will determine the freedom
Of business endeavor. It is of para
mount Importance for the liberty of
economic enterprise that business
should find intelligent spokesmen and
representatives who will not allow
the chief impression TO be made on
the popular mind by mere seekers
after political place.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
Japan and Kiao-Chow
lFrom DE New York sun.l

stood Japan to mean was that con-
quest would cancel the lease, and
that within a reasonable time, to
permit the withdrawal of the
japanese army, Kiao-chow would be
turned over to China. But it would
probably be difficult to show by Off
cial publications that Japan would
not be keeping faith If she restored
the leased territory to China in 1897
Consider the wording of the demand
made upon Germany by the Japanese
Government on August 16:
ITO deliver on a date not later
than September 15 TO the imperial
Japanese authorities, without condi-
ton or compensation, the entire
leased territory Of KiaO-chow with a
view to the eventual restoration to
China"
Consider also these words in the
preamble of the ultimatum, "In order
TO secure a firm and enduring peace
in eastern Asia" Such a peace
would surely be impossible If Japan
we're to disregard the lease for nine
ty-nine years and claim title to Kiac-
chow as compensation for waging
war upon Germany. The presump-
ton is that Japan will do nothir &
of the sort On the other hand, it
seems probable that she will talte
over the lease. pointing TO the use
of the word eventual" in the ulti-
matum 70 Germany. If there should
be any objection 1t would properly
come in the first place from China
and be addressed to the allies and
to the United States. concerned IN
protecting China. Pending the re-
suit of the issue of the conflict be-
tween Germany and the allies the
State Department can only mark
time.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28

Thanks to a disposition on the part
OF business to ignore the challenge
Of politics or to allow it to be an
swered only by hired attorneys, the
politician has had the field pretty
much to himself. The time has gone
by for efforts to establish and main
tain business influence over politics
through indirection. This inspires
nothing now save resentment on the
part of the electorate, which is too
apt to express itself in a thoughtless,
ignorant and prejudiced vote against
the best interests of trade, industry
and finance. The time has come for
the exercise of a business influence
over politics through direct appeal
to public opinion. Thoughtlessness,
ignorance and prejudice in the cleo
torate can be corrected by the effort
of informed business men who can
explain business in its relations to
the common good.
Finance and business, corporate
and otherwise, have been mending
the ways of which there has been
justifable complaint, but there must
be a vast change in political ten
denotes If the country is to achieve
full measure of prosperity Advan-
tage should be taken of every oppor-
tunity to impress on the public the
handicaps placed on economic growth
and development by the experiment
Of excessive commission government
Of business and by the enactment OF
political programmes designed to
limit the rewards of foresight, in
genuity, energy and thrift on a
theory of profits equalized through
Government supervision of their dis
tribution.
This means necessity for business
to abandon attitudes of mere protest
against political propaganda and
mere defence Of business purposes.
II means acceptance of the degree
of business subordination to the gen
eral welfare which sound public
opinion may Justify but 1t means also
the expression Of reflective intelli-
gence which will not allow an honest
political purpose TO be perverted 10
the ends of self-seeking agitators.