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Evening star., 1915-02-07
Submarine Blockade Perils.

The seriousness of the proposed
German blockade of England by dec
laration that the British Isles lie
within a zone of naval warfare arises
from the fact that this blockade is to
be maintained, at least for the pres
ent, by means of submarines. This
will be the first time in history that
coast line has been besieged by
such method. In the course of the
blockade during the civil war surface
vessels were employed to enforce the
prohibition of imports. When ships
attempting to run blockade are
caught they may, under international
law, be sunk if it is impracticable to
take them into port. But in that case
all their company. passengers and
crew. must be rescued.
Obviously submarine cannot res
cue the company of torpedoed YES
sci. AS in the case of at least one OF
the British merchantmen sunk in the
English channel the other day. they
must be left to their fate while the
submarine moves off to seek fresh
victims or to return to base. In these
circumstances a submarine blockade
may mean the sacrifice of every life
on board the ships that are inter
cepted.
As far as the ships of enemy ma
tions are concerned this is doubtless
to be rated as legitimate, though
shockingly severe. procedure. But
the question that in these conditions
most gravely concerns the United
States is whether neutral vessels are
to be exposed to this risk in the even,
of their attempted blockade running
regardless of the alleged British pur-
pose to employ neutral flags for the
concealment of the identity of British
merchant marine.
1t will make no difference to this
government whether American ships
are sunk. with their companies. in
tentionally or by mistake for British
vessels. The point of importance a,
this time is whether the United
States is in a position effectively to
protest the maintenance of block
ade by submarines under circum-
stances which, in the event of a pros
ecution of this program, must place ir
jeopardy the lives of wholly innocent
American people.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
ate form because rejection would

ate form because rejection would
have split his party wide open.
Those measures touched business
at many points most intimately. The
tariff particularly was of concern to
both capital and labor, and affected
both clear down to the ground.
The object of this publication will
be to prove the Presidents unfamiliar
ity with great business problems -
his unpreparedness for leadership
where business is vitality concerned.
For, the republicans contend, had any
of those measures, and especially the
tariff measure, become a law in its
House form, the effect on business
would have been disastrous in the ex-
treme.
At Indianapolis the President frank
" confessed that he had never been
in business, which was to say that his
views on business subjects were of a
general rather than specific character.
He dealt with them from theory and
not practice.
AS a rule, business men fear a
theorist bearing suggestions. They
prefer a leader who either has grad
uated from the practical walks of life,
or is disposed to acknowledge the ne
cessity of gathering information from
the best accredited practical sources.
This partisan appeal will be to
business men, many of whom at pres
ent are out of sympathy with the
Presidents course. They do not
think he has been well advised in any
of the more important legislation en-
acted by this Congress. 1t was not
until after the tariff question was out
of the way that they were invited to
the White House, and not until the
European war broke out that they
were assured of the administrations
distinguished consideration. How
much they will be softened between
now and November of next year by
the Presidents change OF front to-
ward them is a question.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Appealing the Ship Case.

1t is said that if the ship purchase
bill fails. the President will appeal
the case to the country. But how will
ne get an answer soon? There are
only state elections this year. and but
few of them, and neither party IN any
state will care to make its campaign
in whole, or prominently in part, on
that issue. There are local questions
pressing wherever elections are sched-
uled for next fall.
Maybe the President has IN nhnd
making the topic prominent IN his
transcontinental stumping tour. II
he is permitted to go on the journey
to San Francisco he will have atten-
ton from large crowds. and whatever
he saws the people will weigh.
But the size of a crowd and the
interest it manifests in distinguished
speaker are not safe guides in ap-
praising public sentiment on given
subject. Mr.. Wilson's personal ex-
perience is limited, but Mr.. Bryan
can give him some valuable pointers
on that matter In three presidential
eanvasses Mr.. Bryan mustered people
before him in numbers that caused
the oldest campaigners to open their
eyes in wonder. Nothing approach
ing it had ever before been seen.
But election day disappointed all
the hopes those extraordinary out
,ourings had inspired. The voters
lad heard, but many had needed not
They had not accepted Mr.. Bryan for
eader, or been impressed with his
prescriptions for curing the nations
ills.
If the ship bill fails now the ques-
ton presented to the next Congress
and to the voters next year will be
much larger than that covered by
what even the President calls an
emergency measure. We need, and
we want merchant marine. We see
the value and necessity of such pos
session as never before. We are in
the plight of man at ferry, with
pressing business on the other side
of the stream and yet without boat.
We must have boats, not for an
emergency, but for every day and
Sunday, too. We must be prepared at
all times to carry our own ocean
f, f,eights to whatever quarter of the
globe there is sale for them. 1t will
be reflection on our intelligence and
business capacity if we are ever again
caught with no bottoms of our own
to do our own carrying in.
Hence the question. how shall they
be obtained? By government pur-
chase and operation, or by such en-
couragement to private enterprise as
has enabled Great Britain, Germany
and Japan to fly their flags over
splendid and profitable fleets of mer-
chant ships under private ownership
and control?
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Sandwich Of A. D. 1850.

A sandwich used in days gone by
To be piece of meat
To which they'd carefully apply
Some bread composed of wheat.
A man would hold it in his fist
And eat it, bite by bite; :.
A method which some folks insist
Was rather impolite.
No more the sandwich takes a risl
OF rude environment.
Between ivory slabs a disc
Of rubber or cement
Provides suggestion very neat
Which need not be renewed,
For all that now we need to eat
Is psychologist food.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

and thrown large numbers of capable
and willing workers out of employ.
ment. Whether if the war had no,
occurred we should now be enjoying
boom times in this country is merely
matter for speculation. Democrats
say yes, republicans no.
The point is, the war did occur, and
is now in progress. Its length is d
mere guess, and even military author
tiles are at odds in the guessing.
Business everywhere is dislocated,
and an already bad condition in this
country has been made worse. With
nothing to guide blythe situation is
unprecedented - men are seeing
things" according to their tempera-
ment. The sanguinc see an era at
hand of unexampled prosperity. The
cautious, and particularly the pessi-
mistic, fear that the going will be-
come worse.
Let us not listen too confdingly to
either side. Neither Col. Sellers nor
Cassandra is a good guide. Neither
profits beyond the dreams of avarice,
nor bankruptcies beyond parallel, ap-
pear on the horizon for u.s. That we
should profit in business sense by
the European struggle stands to rea-
son. The European output of all
kinds in the territory involved by the
war is suspended except for local
consumption; and this leaves outside
markets more tempting to US than
ever before, and, to degree, we shall
improve the opportunity.
But the new Rome will not appear
in day. We shall not wake up some
fine morning and find such a tide of
prosperity flowing in that we cannot
take care of it. We shall have to
work for what we get, and wait for
the major part of the returns.
Neither knocker nor too effusive
boomer be. Row hard, and sit steady
in the boat. We are all aboard, and
if there is spill we shall all get a
wetting
Evening star., 1915-02-07
WHEAT AND BREAD PRICES.

From the Chattanooga Times.
Well, there are less nourishing,
healthful and tasty things to eat than
good corn bread. corn dodgers and
cakes.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Who is getting the main rake-off in
the big wheat boost?
From the Pittsburgh Press
Flour prices having increased so that
bakers have to put an extra half cents
worth into a loaf, they are compelled
to increase the price in several cities
to cents. Incidentally when wheat
drops to IS cents bushel we will not
hear anything of four-cent bread.
From the Chicago Herald.
If the price of flour gets much higher
even the most imaginative politician
will hesitate to charge an opponent
with having barrel"
Evening star., 1915-02-07

From the Buffalo Express.
With wheat at $1.66 we certainly
must be doing a lot Of foreign feeding.
From the Omaha World-Herald.
Inflated wheat is another species OF
aerial war craft.
From the Detroit News.
With the price of bread advanced In
a wear when we raised more wheat
than ever before possibly 1t is Just as
well that the crop was not larger.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard.
wheat is selling around $1.60, but the
hard luck farmer will not be tempted
into cheerfulness by that: He will
reply that he hasn't any wheat.
From the Cleveland Leader.
The high price of bread is too bad
/ to be sure, but we can all try to get
along if there is no change in the price
] of griddle cakes.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
SENATE AND SHIPPING BILL.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
AS the poet might have said, there
many a slip twixt the bill and the ship.
From the Hartford COurant.
If the ship purchase bill goes through
Congress- and becomes law, would the
vessels bought by the government De
shins of fate? Or would they be
stately ships?
From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
1t is true the Germans have displayed
great aerial activity recently. but they
have nothing on the United States
Senate. That venerable, institution
has been up in the air for weeks.
From tho Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
President Wilson may be able to sue
cessfully work his shipping bill
through Congress. but judging from
the present appearances it will look
Evening star., 1915-02-07

more like a coal barge than an ocean
liner when it eventually leaves the
ways.
From the Providence Journal.
Democrats plan coup on ship bill"
Coup de grace is the kind that will
give the most satisfaction to the coun.
try
From the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Wonder how soon will President Will
son begin to read those democratic
senators OF the team,
From the Memphis Commerciai-Appeal.
"Pandemonium'' in the Senate? Verify.
it could not be worse If the body were
suffragette.
From the Columbia State
Well, there's something appropriate
about q shipping bill being all at sea.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Inuuisition.

My small boys ask me more ques-
tions in an hour than can answer in
week"
"Yes." replied Senator Sorghum,
but your small boys don't threaten
to give another man your salary if
you don't answer the questions. You
ought to be glad they are not eonstit-
uents"
Evening star., 1915-02-07

The derelict has been a source of
danger to ocean traffic to whose re-
moval great care and expenditure
have been applied. The addition OF
stray floating mines to the category
of derelicts serves to make the prob
lem infinitely more interesting and
difficult.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

England thinks enough of the air
craft of Germany to equip herself
with Zeppelin destroyers. Germany's
next move will be an equipment for
the destruction of the festroyers. The
possibilities are limitless.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

eE1p order TO avoid delays on 81 account G an,,sd q
moi be- addressed to any individual connected
with the ONCE but simply to THE STAR. or 10
the Editorial or Business Department. according
10 tenor purpose.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Permission to fight their difficulties
out among themselves does not pre-
vent Mexican generals from enter
tanning an ambition to expand their
auarrels to international proportions.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Modern Hostilities.

"A gossip is never willing to repeat
unkind remarks to your face"
"No," replied Miss Cayenne. Cos
sip is social attack conducted on the
approved principles of modern war
fare. You are not supposed to see
the person at whom you are shoot
ing
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Horn shares rather common i'm
preston. Even the anarchist with a
bomb contemplating indiseriminate
havoc considers himself a strategist
and a politician.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Abdul Hamid is reported to be urg-
ing peace in Turkey Whatever the
surrounding conditions might be, Abb
duls inclinations have always been
toward a quiet, secluded life.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
SHOOTING STARS,
BY PHu4ANDER JOHNSON.
Distinction Of Terms.

Il suppose yor regard that picture
you have painted as masterpiece" :"
No" replied the practical artist.
"I'd rather take a small cash price
and call it a pot-boiler."
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Apprehensions of wheat corner
are so strong that Col. Roosevelt may
be tempted to revive the title male
factor of great wealth"
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Mechanical Aid.

A statesman works too hard by half.
His life is awful fusterin'
Why can't he hire a foneygraf
To do his flibusterin'?
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Every days news brings to atten-
ton the fact that there are numerous
gunner in active operation, outside
of New York city.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

IL is still rumored in circles of dis
hnguished philanthropy that cheer
ful giver is not necessarily willing
taxpayer.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

There is no contradicting the argu-
ment that sure way to avoid having
expensive battleships destroyed is not
to build battleships.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

: Roosevelt used to lecture Congress,
but in doing so he did not display
much more animation than the men,
bers now show in lecturing one an
other.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Every now and then an official func-
ton is given nervous thrills for fear
some one will inadvertently upset the
decanter into the grape juice.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

TIE Evening star with the Sunday morning
edition is delivered by carriers within the city
at 45 cents per month: daily only. 2: eer1s per
month; Sunday only. 20 cents per month oraeIs
NAV be sent by mail, or telephone Main 24fo
Collection is made by carrier ct the ead OF eacn
month.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

The weather prophet who predicts
a big blizzard for February or March
has great deal in the way of prec-
edent on which to base his conclu-
sions
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Il wonder why it isl said Uncle
Eben, "that advice never seems real
convincin' unless de man dat gives it
talks slow wifi deep bass voice."
Evening star., 1915-02-07

England insinuates that it is pos
sible for Germany to declare more
war zone than the kaiser's navy can
circumnavigate.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

kentucky's trouble with night rid
ers is sufficiently persistent to make
another extensive and searching in
Hstigation seem possible.
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naiiy SUNDAY Included one month 90 eents.
DaIiy Sunday excepted. one month. 70 cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year: Sunday Star, 81 ~ year.
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Entered as secopd-class mail matter at the post
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Measurement,

WCdSUI6m6UC.
Remember" said the efficiency ad-
vocate, that time is money"
Il suppose so," replied the worried
man. I'm getting so that it makes
me as nervous to look at my watch
as if it were the register on a taxi
c,b"
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Why Greece
Opposes.

Thrace from Xanthi to Dedeagatch, and
more-all central Macedonia and that
of the northeast, nominally the dis
tricts of Stroumnitsa, Petritsi, Kresna,
| Djoumaya, Menelikon and Nevrokop.
| Greece halted her concessions only
where strategic necessities demanded.
She has been paid for her moderation
by seeing more than 100000 Greeks in
habiting the districts restored to Bull
garia shorn of their property and
driven away as if they were lepers.
Greece cannot hope for compensation.
Serbia and Roumania may show them
selves generous at the thought that out OF
the remains of Austria Hungary will be
born great Serbia and great Rou-
mania. But what may Greece hope for
She may be offered southern Albania, but
what is that worth without Vallona I?
What Is the Aegean worth without
| Rhodes? What is the shell OF an oyster
worth without the oyster? For a fact the
only compensations that may be accorded
| Greece are on the coasts of Asia-Minor
Eolide or 1onia. which contain about
10000 Hellenes. Greece would not re-
fuse certainly such a gift. but on one con-
dition-that her strategic frontiers in the
north should not be taken from her
Without these Bulgaria would hasten to
treat with the power holding the interior,
! of Asia Minor and the Greeks would be
quickly thrown into the sea, north as well
as east.
ITO offer TO Greece Smyrna in taking
from her Edesse-Yennitsa or Kayala
Drama" says an Ottoman journal. .is 10
| offer her poison in q golden goblet"
Greece has no more territory now than
narely sufficient for her population
Ireece has more than 5000, 900 inhabi-
tants. The kingdom Of Greece proper
counts 5,0oc. COO What titles. Greece NAV
ASK, does Bulgaria possess that she should
ask that the triple entente should take
territory rom others to give to her?
And Greece declares that BuIgari.
has no title 10 Justify her extravagant
pretens!ons- Moreover, Greece init
mates that Bulgaria's attitude recent
ly was unfriendiy because she accent
ed munitions from Austria and money
from Germany. at the same time per
mittins, in violation ot her neutrality
German officers, soldiers and n1uni-
tions 10 pass through her territory en-
roGte to Turkey.
Greece protests that neither Bull
g2ria'S unfriendlr attitude nor her
military strength entities her to com
pensat'on. snlgaria's army does not
number 100000 as claimed, but a bare
100000 Greece. on the contrary, pos
seSses actually 123, 600, and in case of a
general mobilization the two armies
may balance numerically.
Bulgaria for fact no longer con-
trois the destinies OF the Balkans. The
pivot of that control is in Bucharest
Bulgaria. there is little doubt, will
shortly take her place in the Balkanic
bloc. CHI CIAILLE-LONf,
Evening star., 1915-02-07

The mining and metallurgical indus
tries Of the United States will be off
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Mine Exhibit at
San Francisco.

the history of American expositions
during the months of the big fair at
San Francisco.
In the Panama-Pacif1c exposition the
government will have four exhibits re-
lating to the mining and metallurgical
industries. The first of these will be
that of the United States bureau Of
mines. which will be located IN the pal.
ace of mines and metallurgy building
Adjoining this building the second OF
the exhibits will be held in the -experi-
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Women are making more rapid prog
ress in educational work, both admin
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Royal Meeting
Expected.

which have been given authoritatively
and emphatically from Athens.
Greece, according to correspondent
from Athens. has been charged by GER
tain writers with being the chief cause of
the halt in the reconstruction of the
Balkanic bloc, and because Greece re-
fuses to grant concessions of territory
demanded by Bulgaria. Greece has re-
fused to accord these demands and will
continue to refuse them.
Bulgaria demands that Greece aban-
don to her territory east of Saloniki
in the Kavala- Drama district, west OF
the Yennitsa-Edesse district. Greece
refuses for three reasons which are
chronological, economical and strateg-
ical.
but few Bulgarians. According to the
census of 1905 there were only 2.120
Bulgarians in population of 1+S,S01,
or less than 2 per cent.
The Turkish element predominateS at
Drama; the Greek element predominant
es at Kavala. Since 1905 the Bull
garian element has been diminished by
the immigration of $1,000 Greek of west
ern Thrace and other regions accorded
Bulgaria by the treaty of Bucharest.
If in effect Greece had today the weak
ness to cede kavala-Drama she should
prepare to install at Saloniki about 200,-
900 new refugees.
The economical reason is apparent.
II many parts Of Macedonia are COM
paratively rich (after long and costly
labor and a land reform properties had
become eventually rich), Kavala-Drama
is the only district really prosperous
1t owes that good fortune to the mo-
nopoly of production of tobacco of the
first quality. 1t furnishes alone to the
manufacturers the highest quality of
tobacco for cigarettes OF the best make
not only in the orient and in Egypt
hut in the whole world.
Now by reason of the most happy
chance for the Greek treasury the Otto
man regie, to which the monopoly Of to-
bacco was conceded, expired June so. 1914.
Thus Greece has at its disposal an ad-
mirable guarantee for any great loan
which may permit her to cover the eX-
traordinary expenses of the actual mo-
ment and to accord to her new provinces
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-15
TO BUILD CLUB
 HOUSE IN LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, March l5.-The Little Rock Press Club, which so elaboratelv entertained the Arkansas Press Asso- citation in it's annual meeting of 1914. IS planning Club house in Little Rock. At meeting held yesterday a committee was instructed to work out plans which would result in such a project. Whether business men of the city will be taken in as associate members, or whether the membership will be restricted to only those engag- ed in the newspaper business, will be decided on later. The Press Club was formed for the purpose of arranging entertainment for the Arkansas Press Association, and in doing so it fra ternalized the local newspaper men so that they decided to continue it.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-15
WHOM'S THE LAUGH ON?
Frank Harrington Forbids His Daugh ter Doing What She Wasn't
 Going to Do.

Rene Harrington, leading lady with the Princess-Mutua Company, reck- oned without father recently when she said she didn't believe in knitting for the Belgians, qualifying her statement by adding that charity should begin at home He father, Frank Earring ton, now playing Captin Radcliffe in "The Twenty Million Dollar Mystery" " the newest Thanhouser-Mu Mutual serial He also is a dyed in the wool English man, and heart and soul for the allies.
 You shouldn't talk that way, Rene he remarked recently, indulging him self in a mild call down.
 Watch me get even with him." she told her friends later. The following day, while her father was standing near by, she began saying fearful farewells to all her friends.
 I've decided to go to the front as a nurse,' she explained.
 Whats all this?" her father de handed, "Now, Rene, don't be little silly. You cant be serious. Why should you go?"
 But father" she protested, the alhes They need mel"
 Nothing of the sort" Mir. Earring ton vociferated. "They've got enough help already. Now, please, please, he added anXiously, please promise me you won't go.'