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The Washington times., 1915-01-11
BUYING GERMAN SHIPS

Word comes unoficially that Eng
land will not object to the purchase
of interned German ships by inter-
ests in this country and their trans
fer to American registry if two con-
ditions be complied with: First, that
they shall not be paid for until after
the war. Second, that they shall not
be used in commerce with Germany.
A very indirect advantage may
arise to a belligerent from the sale
Of merchant vessels and receipt Of
the money therefrom while hostili-
ties are still in progress. This sug-
gests principle far beyond that
conveyed in the accepted rule that
the sale must be bona fide and
proved so by an actual change in the
direction of profits.
The second point is as novel. Eng
land has said that she would not in
terfere with our commerce with Ger
many in certain commodities not
contraband in character--notably in
cotton. If she permits cotton ship
rhents, the cotton will certainly be
shipped in one bottom or another.
Whether we send it in ships Of Ger
man origin, using others for the
South American trade, or in ships Of
other origin, limiting the German
vessels to trade with neutrals, is all
one to US.
Unless it be that England fears
too great a latitude in our right of
purchase would result in our ac-
quiring all the interned German ves-
sells, and therefore merchant ma
rine and commerce that might later
mean serious competition for her,
one fails to see wherein the restric-
tion would benefit even the allies.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Speeding Makes Delay
In Cross-Country Race

The lack Of a ten-dollar bill put a
temporary halt to the New York-San
FTancisco automobile race between
Stanley James and Rauol lie Mat.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Garrison yesterday
vas stationed near Riverdale when he
saw James coming down the Wash
inston- Baltimore boulevard at thirty
three ti miles an hour. Garrison stopped
the car and arrested James.
When taken before Justice Of the
Peace Robert +. Joyce. of Mt. Rainer.
James confessed he did not have S1O
with which to pay his fine. The Justice
thereupon loaned him the amount with
the remark that It was not a lons-ti:ns
loan.
lie Mat, who was close behind James.
slowed down his car in time to avoid
being arrested for speeding. The racers
are spending the day in Washington and
VIII resume their contest tomorrow.
In addition to James, Garrison ar.
rested fifteen motorists for failure ia
Rave 1915 Maryland licenses. and they
were fined 80 each by Justice OF the
Peace Joyce.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Louvre and Luxembourg
Art Described by Peck

The art treasures Of the Louvre and
thu Luxenburs galleries in Paris, which
Arthur X. Peck explained and dis
played before an exceptionally large
audience at the Bclasco Theater las
evening during the course OF his le"
ture or France, the French revolution.
end faris. attracted attention which
but slightly exceeded that taken in the
artistic colored photographs which
formed the major part Of the illustra :
tons shown.
The lecture was Of a more genera
character than is usual when France is
tne subject, the lecturer referring to
historical incidents and explaining them
fully, as some bit Of scenery or SOM
monument or building suggested them
The lives and characters Of Louis XIV
Louis XIV. Louis XVI. Marie Antoinette
Napoleon. Josephine, Robespierre, and
Danton were discussed at length. and
the effect Of the changing political con
ditions in France were vividly pictured.
The present war was referred to only
once, when some OF the famous paint
ngs by Detaille OF the Franco-Prussian n
conflict were shown. The Peck lectvr'
on Holland that was scheduled for neXr
Sunday night has been postponed a
week because the theater is to be used
for the final rehearsals next Sunday Of
David Belasco's newest play.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Monday Evening Club to
Hear Playground Expert

Edwin 3. DeGroot, national play
ground expert, is to be the principal
speaker before the Monday Evening
club tonight at 5 O'Clock at the Willard.
Mir. DeGroot. who has been working for
several months on a survey Of the Dis
trict :, is to make report Oil the things
4rcessary to make. Washington; a ma
tionai model for 'recrestonai facilities.
Arr. DeGroot. who was formerly In
charge of the Chicago piaySroVnds, ia
soon 30 go to San Francisco to direct
the recreational ccntcrs of that city and
to lecture at the University Of Califor-
mia. -
Miss Julia &, lathrop, chief of the
Children's Bureau, will preside this
evening.
The meeting tonight will take the
Tor the third Monday of each month,
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
GREAT BRITAlN'S REPLY

All falr-rnlnded Americans Will ad-
nit without hesitation that the pre-.
liminary answer of the British gov
ernment to President Wilson's pro-
test against undue interference with
our foreign trade is made not only
with great force but with every ap.
pearance of candor and honesty.
The secretary of state for foreign
affairs makes out so good a case
with the figures which he submits to
show that our exports to neutral
countries not only have not been
dropped but have multiplied many
times that if he is right in his sta.
tistics-snd it is inconceivable that
he should use statistics of which he
is not sure-we have no case at all.
Nevertheless, we must assume
that President Wilson would not
have permitted our State Depart.
ment to get into this controversy
unless it, too, had some very i'm
pressive facts and figures with
which to confront those to whom the
protest was made.
At the same time, while we are
waiting for the final arguments, It
is a great satisfaction to know that
the British government gives evi-
dence and makes promise of its in
tention to meet in the fairest way
every complaint that is we'll
grounded.
Sir Edward Grey answers the
complaint of the United States with
figures from the commercial statis-
tics Of the United States. President
Wilson complained that owing to in
reference with our shipping and
cargoes, this country was being cut
off from long established markets
and it's commerce was suffering
great injury. Certainly Sir Ed
wards figures-which are American
Government figures-leave little of
this argument. He shows that ex.
ports from this country to four neu.
trail countries bordering on the Ger
manic allies, were in November con.
siderably more than twice as large
as in the same month of 1913. They
are stated as follows:
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Thinks Moran Critic Misses the
Point.

10 the Edito. OF the Mail Bas.
Mr. Dick Jones criticises Mr.. +. j.
Moran for failure to appreciate the
fundamentals Of the employment OF
rlnemploy yment problem.
1t may be that both gentlemen al"
right. Any detached OF sporadic choi
to hnd employment for any part Of the
idle in any community is cormcndab'e
and the commercial employ mcni hu
reaus in all the cities arc constant!
working al that.
But Mr.. Jones fails to hit the bnll.-
eve 1t is impossible TO find city EN-
ployment for all the people who Volur
tarily or involvntarily live in America II
cities. Even the Government can't do
that, even for people honestly seel1nS
work of any kind. There are no.,
enough jobs in the cities and towns to
60 around for the cities and towns are
overpopulated. Nor can the Govern
ment successfully establish enough new
Industries in cities and towns to ac-
comnlodate all who reside there or wish
TO reside there.
II Mr.. Jones wishes US to consider the
fundamentals, why does he not poinl
them out, instead of swerving off intu
glitterinS scneralities and telling US to
ask Henry George? Probably he is or
the right track. but he runs out o'
steam. t. e. T.
Washincton Ian .
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
A DRY WASHINGTON

Whether Washington is to be 4
dry town is likely to depend on
whether somebody makes a point Of
erder in the United States Senate.
After that, it may depend on whe5h-
or somebody else insists that the
Senate itself vote on the point Of
order, rather than allow a presiding
officer to rule on it.
Does Washington want pronibi-
ton? That is quite immaterial. No
body seems to have thought serious
Iy Of asking the question.
1t is merely question whether
members Of Congress want Wash
ington to have prohibition.
Not even question whether
members of Congress want prohibi-
tion for their own homes. Just 4
question whether it would be better
politics for them to favor or oppose
it for people who are not their
constituents.
Here is 4 question on which the
rule everywhere is to let the people
decide for themselves. One State
votes for it, another against it. But
Washington, alone Of American COM
rnunities, may get it without even
2 suggestion of effort to determine
how the affected community feels.
There could be no better illustra-
ticn Of the unrepresentative charac-
ter of the government that is i'm
posed on this town.
Whether Washington shall or
xhall not have such = revolutionary,
change should be question for the
people Of Washington, and nobody
else, to decide. But the last people
who will get chance to decide
under present conditions of the local
yovcrnmcnt--are the ones who must
live here.
II Washington wants to 90 dry,
it should have the privilege. But it
should not have that policy imposed
ON it b. Congress without chance
fer local opinion to be heard.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Marshall P. Wilder, the
Noted Humorist. Dead

er. the man who has made the whole
world laugh" died yesterday. He was
stricken with heart disease following a
slight attack OF pneumonia while he
was OIL his annual tour. He has for the
last generation been known all over the
world as one OF the most popular and
humorous platform entertainers.
Wilder was fity-siX years old. lie
was born in Geneva. y. T., and COM
mcnccd his hfc's wolk as Il profes
sional entertainer in 1850. lie made
fifteen professional trips to London
In 1905 he made his first tour around
the world. He married in 1903 Sophia
Cornell Hanks. who died year ago
Two children survive
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

cause Russia is not always to be
held back from realization of her
dream of the centuries. CONSTANT
nople will always be mighty world
city, seat Of empire, a gateway be-
tween east and west. Russia will
not fall as Poland did, for want of
outlook on the world, for need Of
natural frontiers, because Russia
despite the lack of these has pursued
since the time of Peter a persistent
policy that looked to supplying them.
She has grown powerful and has
ever been intelligent in her under
standing that the future was for
her, and that she could wait.
With Italy it is different. She
sees that if she does not dominate
the Adriatic, somebody else will. She
cannot permit Austria to do it. To
divide it with Servia would be to
enlist an ally against Austria and a
buffer against Russia. The problems
for the diplomats are many and diff
ficult, but they are approaching a
solution that will before long bring
new factors into the conflict, and
make it quite as much a war for the
future of the Mediterranean as it
has thus far been for the future of
the North Sea.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
snip PLAN DESPOT|C,
SAYS BANK BULLETIN
Denies Government Ownership
of Vessels Would Be Move
Toward Socialism.

Whether the ship purchase measur.
is socialistic will come in for a good
deal Of discussion in connection with
the senate and House debates on this
bill. In some quarters, the bill. or any
bill looking to Government owncrshir
of ships, will be denounced as social
ism. In others. it will be welcomed be-
cause it is looked Oh as trcndinc in
the direction of socialism.
More or less. something Of this quc'-
tion has run through much Of the leg
This leads the National City Bank
in a recent issue Of its bulletin to dis
cuss the subject Of the Government ~
business.
Plan Called Despotic.
1t says that socialists sec progress
toward socialism in the recent cmcrs-
cncy legislation of this and other coun-
tries, due to the war, and on the other
hand. those opposed to socialism have
misgivings about It.
The National City Bank takes the
view that however sociahsllc &c, ,hsse
they arc "dcspotically administered,
and IL they prove anything It Is the
merits OF despotic rather than social
ist!S Twill" SGyeTnmsnt IN ,hs face O, a srea. em.rs
ency there Is general assent to having
the Government exercise arbitrary al
thority and use the public credit allnos
without stint" says the bulletin, "hoO
long in time of peace would GoNcrnren
management Of business affairs escape
criticism"
Panama No Guide.
1t is pointed out that the most sue
cessful example of industrial achieve
| ment by the United States Government
has been the construction of the Pan
anna Canal, but that this was construct
under military rule.
1t points out that the operation o.
| the Postoffice Department successfully
| is the example most often cited by
! those who advocate an extension OF
such activities. but that this depart
ment "affords some very striking illus
trat:ons Of the weakness OF polltics
administration
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

foreign lands that they may buy our
products, we establish between this
country and any such financed coun-
try trade currents that will flow as
surely and as steadily as the cur
rents of the sea.
A new era has opened before this
rich and prosperous country with its
peaceful and happy people. Not by
the authority of fleets and armies,
but by the power Of products Of the
farm and factory we have taken our
place in the sun!
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
FIRST ORDER WAS TO SHOOT THEM.

But that isn't the last that the Aus
trians expect from him. At the begin
ming OF the way the orders were that
any horse which fell must be shot inn
metliately. However. horse flesh began
to grow scarce, after the first six weeks
of lighting. and the armies on the
Russian frontier were helpless without
the hundreds Of thousands OF tons of
supplies which must be carried to them
over the mountain roads in the old Will
low-bodicd basket wagons of the Ca
hcian farmers. So new order was
issued that no horse was to be shot
unless one of his limbs vas broken.
The result OF this order was that
when an animal fell from exhaustion
and had given to his masters even the
strength that was necessary to keep
him on his feet. he was draSScd aside,
preferably into a field where there was
grass, and left TO work out his own
.ate. Usually he died, uncared for, but
now and then a horse survived and be-
came strong again. whercupon he would
be seized by some passing soldier and
put back into the daily grind.
] watched a horse come back this
way in field near prZcmysl. He had
fallen in the middle Of a :teep hin, a
hill which has caused the death OF
MANY an exhausted horse. He was ~
ing with scores of other horses in a
field alongside the hill road. Evidently
he had an ounce or two more of vitality
than they, for he was stretched out,
with his legs curled urder him. while
they were lying on their sides with their
heads on the ground His head was
raised, and fancicd that he was watch
ing. with a horses interest, the never
ending train of wagons that was pass
ing him. ! was sorry for him, loo. To
got we'll only meant more horrors for
him. When I returned that way in the
evening he was still lying down. but
there was circle Of nibblcd grass
about his head. The next morning he
was weakly standing up. with his legs
stretched wide apart, and he had gone
away from the other dead and dying
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

horses. 10 q lonely corner OF -he field.
Incidentally. l noticed tiinc and again
that there is nothing that frightens n
horse SO much as the body of dead
horse. and I suppose that il was sheer
terror that got this fellow to his
feet and helped him to struggle
away to more cheerful surroundings.
He was nibblins slngerIy at tie dry
head and seemed TO look at the mighty
tide Of horses and wagons and men
that filled the road.
Siberian Horses Strong.
There's "A horse that will be all
right. within a. couple OF weeks" said
the Austrian officer who was with
me. Hes a Siberian horse. They're
wonderful animals. They're the only
horses in the world that will make
two pulls at an immovable object
You can hitch one Of them to an OBJ.
ject, a tree or a house, that cannot
his last ounce of strength into it. Ar
ordinary horse would stop at that ano
would refuse the next pull, but not a
Siberian pony. He's all sand and
he'll make his second try Just as
bravely as he did his first. Yes, in
in the wagon trains again within a
couple OF weeks"
And I suppose he was for by evening
he had nibbled huge circle of grass
in his private corUer of the field ano
when l went by that way two days
later he was gone.
Even in the midst of war the horse
skinners were al work. | saw them
in a field near Przemysl-four sruesome
looking men, covered with blood--tak
ing the hides from the skeleton like
bodies of the horses who had giver
their lives in war.
Three weeks of steady work in Gal
icin and in the Carthpa thians killed
the average horse. The fields were
bottcG with their bodies The Aus
trians told me that hundreds Of horse!
died daily in the Carpathians passe.
from broken lungs, broken coura &c
or broken hearts.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Garrison Indorses Plan
To Increase Army 10000

Secretary Garrison in a lettcr 10 Sen-
ator Chamberlain, chairman of the SEN
ate Military Committee. indorscs the
legislation for strengthenin the army,
lntro,lIccd by Senator Chamberlain
The military committee will meet TO-
night to consider il.
Senator Chamberlain would increase
the 81 my to it's full statutory strength,
and add 900 officers. This would
mean an increase in actual strength OF
about 10000 men.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Prayers Answered.

II don't like to see warring armies
call too pcrsistently on Providence. II
savors OF arrogance and sclf-righteous
ness. Providence may take revenge
Tho speaker was Bishop Lincoln |.
Miles, of Duluth. He went on:
There was once a young couple that
expected a visit from the .tork Tho
husband was anxious that the stork
bring u girl the wife WAS anxious fol
h boy. Being very religious. both be.
sought Providence morning, noon and
night to grant his or her desire.
AND Providence heard. Providence
granted both PRAYERS. st Louis
GlobC- DcnOCral.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

With Greece, !;ouEe!.!a. and Italy
sbGIl 10 Burrhnsc tickets. looks as il
tho mana Gen,nilt will be forced 10 en-
large the r"trcsting capacity Of the
thea" Of ".sr.
I;oroISll of F.ooklyn has llGrluJ home ~
less fclircs it. desires TO be rid o. Why
rot take EN- for a ride on the New York
subway's wooden cars?
General Villa having gotten ou, a
green boo, Sylvia PankiIurst is prob
ably deterring hers until she finds out
what color the girls are .oins to wear
next summer.
Swat 'em now. In a month or ;wo the
Ia ndsturm OF 1915 will be on the wing.
In Nolp'aning back again. ye water.
waguner does stunts which cause one
Lincoln Beachey to resemble 4 mole.
General Cuticrrez's efforts 10 establish,
neaCc in Mexico arc somewhat hin.
AcreH by the opposition's warliKe arti,
tud" in kc"pius oul Of range.
Scc!u1 bluebiyd in Januai. jnJN IL
. fIirI, GOOD harhinGcr o, .nring. lot
! ) on cant 20! The coal bill! IN al.ebirIs
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Virtue Not Rewarded.

Willie came home from school CRY ing
bitterly. Neither he sobbcJ. I'm
not going to try and be good any
more.
why, Willie, whatever is the mat
tcr?' inquired his mothcr.
BOO. hoo sobbed Willie Il was in
school today, and II saw Teddy Smith
pat u bin on the t-teaCher chair. and
b-because ] did not want teacher TO
sit Oh the pin. II pulled his chair
me thrashinG for pulling his chair
away, when he got up, and when I
got outside the school Teddy smith
hit me for pulling the pin a-aWav.
and not mindln my own b-busincss.
London Tit Bits.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

This showing is impressive as an
indication that American commerce
either has not been interfered with
very seriously; or else, if it has been
seriously embarrassed, they show
that these neutrals must surely have
been buying from us to sell to bel
ligerents. 1t is not to be lightly as
sumed that in a time when the buy
ing capacity in the world generally
was shrinking, neutrals Immediately
neighboring upon the belligerents
were buying immensely larger guam
titles of our exports merely because
they happened to need them. The
figures are enough to justify the
suspicion of the anti-Germanic al
lies, and to warrant them in special
effort to stiffen their blockade. They
have made that special effort, pre-
cisely as our country made it during
the civil war along the Southern
coasts.
Yet more impressive is the show
ing that Sir Edward makes con-
cerning the exports Of the single
commodity, copper. There is no
particular doubt that copper in i'm
mense quantities is needed in Ger
many and Austria. It's price there
has gone to unheard-of figures. Con-
cerning our supplies of copper to
these neutrals the British prelimi-
nary note first takes up Italy; then
the rest of Europe. 1t says:
Your Exc eliency's note refers in par
.icuiar 10 the detention o. cCpneH. The
figures taken tron, official returns for
the export oi copper from ne (I::itco
states for Italy 70. the months dn-irG
, which the war has been In progress ;n
TO the end OF the iirsr tNrcv NCe@s oi
December are as follows:
,yl2-FiIteer million two hund1 ed and
two thoisand pounds l9it-Thirty-siN
million Two hund,ed and cishty-fvc
Dermar,;. and Switzerland are not
Grown separately Tor the whole period
| .I The United states returns. but are
. Included ir the hcadin., Other Enrope ,
uNat is, Europe othcr than the United
! Kingdom. Russia. France Belgium,
Austria. Germany, Holland, and Italyl,
| Tho correspondents figures under this
hradinn are us follows:
l9l3-Scvcn million two hundred and
| seventy-one thousand pounds. 1911
Thtrty-five million three hundred and
rorty-scvcu thousand pounds.
1t is stated that from August 4
last to January 3 no less than 77a
steamships went from the United
States to these neutral countries. OF
these forty-five consignments of car
goes were taken before prize courts
while only eight Of the vessels were
themselves taken before the court;
and of these vessels one has been re.
leased.
The tone of the British note is
about what had been expected. II
indicates disposition to further
discussion. hut firmly states that il
'ls impossible al this time TO Ia,