The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-25

HlN regular lluuo, llUIluE the last
few weeks the rise In the prices Of
domestic supplies has become real
burden 10 many working class as
well as middle class households. for
the brunt Of the rise has fallen not
upou Injuries but upon necessities.
The Manchester Guardian of January
80 estimated that the cost OF living
for the average working class family
in the cities has Increased In pro
portion which may be- anything from
a fourth 10 a third The diminished
purchasing power NJ money, aud not
unemployment. Is the trouble with this
class Among those who rank social
N just above the manual workman,
such as typlSts aud small clerks, the
pressure Is more severely felt. for
the higher cost Of necessities Is Hc
cUmpanied 10y a shortage Of ocrupa
ton 1t Is slack timc for example
IN the legal world Ihr courts are
almost taking holiday Scores of
cases have had TO be- adjourned be-
cause the PLAINTIFF or defendant or
some material witness Is serving with
the forces and can not attend Many
other rNsv- are being settled out Of
court In order that legnl expenses
may be- saved Burrlstprs themselves
are not perhaps very much the
worse, owing to the vacancies caused
by the large number Of members Of
the profession serving at the trout, but
shorthand writer's, urticlrd clerks tu
solicitors and clerks to counsel are
suffering serious loss Of Income
Theatrical Performances Welcomed.
Theatrical performances ARE begin
ming to be not merely tolerated AZ
they were a few mouths ago with uu
uneasy suspicion that 1t was not quite
the prupr thing to seek relaxation
while the fate Of the empire WHs mt
stake. hul even welcomed, ms afford
ing q wholesome relief from the con
,tHut uhp~-iOu " the war Orchestral
concerts draw large audiences Their
programs us rule Hdjurr kniCk
ulrks and ccrrutruItics, and rely on
Beethoven and other substantial fare.
| The clergy have rnu,pd preaching
about Nletaschr His books with
| those Of Trclt-rhkr aud Bernard. are
becoming passes. While the boom
lasted, the exploitation Of these allen
authors must have been profitable to
those publishers who were cute enough
to secure the copyright iu the English
tunslutious The literary caterers
who are quick to discern 'WhHt the
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honest penny 10y the issue Of such
books as collection of the gossip Of
an English goycrncss In German ar.
| istocrntic household ,nud translation
Of the "Krrigsbruuch In LHndkrirgr.
/ familiar for many years to students
uf International law and now hailed
as a new and editying discovery 10y
editorial writer's The patriotic poets
are resting for II time
MIR Wells ZOllyerein Plan.
The irrespressible II G. Wells, HAY.
/ Ing completed his task Of redrawing
the map Uf Europe, is nov dryising
means to prevent German trade from
recuperatuing after the war He pro
poses to bar the commercial recovery
NJ the enemy by the simple plan Uf Il
Ioliverein "in which all the allies.
trading together practically as FREQ
| traders, should In the first place bar
or penallzc German efficiency In
yor their own products as against
the products OF economically neutral
powers As economists point out,
/ this permanent customs alliance Of
| the Hnti-GermNn powers would be a
brilliant example Of cutting off ones
nose to spite ones face II would
| make the eXaCtlOu " an adequate in
/ demnlty from Germany slower and
more difficult process. II would re-
duce the productivity and lncome N
Great Britain II would compel Ger
many tn set on foot flerCer cOmpc-
tltiOn than ever against this country
! I'm neutral markets II would play into
the hands of PruSslan militarlsts by
indicating those who declare that
England provoked the war for rea
sons Of commercial jealousy and by
maintaining and exuSperating the
hostility Of q beaten Germany. II
would preclude all hopes Of "A reduc
tion ~ armaments among the allies
Aud this Is the scheme of the man
who has been appealing for recruits
on the ground that this is TO be the
war that ends war
"A more completely aud consistent
ly foolish policy SAYS J. A. HobsOn
1T would be- difficult 20 name All
the same, II is specifically plausible
enough To win numerous disciples, for
the tariff reformers' will not amt
to use the lever anti German feeling
will give them 10 secure the adoption
Of their fnvorite nostrum when the
opportunity comes.
Opposition Restive
The opposition are becoming more
and more restive under the party
truce that was agreed upon at the be-.
| ginning of the war No exception can
be taken to anything said or done by
the responsible parliamentary leaders
Of that party, hut violent attacks have
| appeared In the conservative press
upon individual members of the cab.
met particularly Lord Hldane aud
| Mr. McKenna The specific charges
| brought against the humr secretary
have recoiled upuu his urrusrrs. FOR
the alleged blundcrs IN admlnistra-
| tiuu urr shown 10 be- concerned with
matters within the province not for