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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
SLAyER'S CONVICTION
AFFIRMED: SEVERAL
DECISIONS RENDERED

Conviction OF Frank II Rogers IN
the di,trio, cour, Of Nay county on a
charge Of manslaugh,er in the frs,
degree and his sentence Of four years
Imprisonment, were affirmed by the
criminal court, Of appeal, in an opin-
ton ,hi, morning hy Judge Brett
Rogers was convicted Of killing Ed
Conrad a township official The
Ugh, was the result ~ F., controversy m
y%olylng the question ut opening a right.
OF way Rogers pleaded self defense
Holding tha, a conviction canno, be
sustained upon the uucottoborated tes-
,imony oi an admitted acoomplice the
conviction ot {. H. Morn. in the dis
ttict court oi Atoka county on a charge
Of larceny was reversed IN m opinion
hy Judge Armstrong The attorney
general filed a confession Of error
The appeal 81 T. Poftct from
conviction IN m, county court oi Pot
tawatomic county un a charge oi VIC.
latiue the ptchihiiory law va, dis
missed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
TO
STOP ExcAvA1|Nc

CITY Counselor Shear today filed in
junction proceedings to stop the eSca-
,ation work and hauling Of sand from
West Thirteenth street. weS, e the zoo
block. and from the property immedi-
atcly south oi tina, locality The hear.
lng IS set Tor July ~
Commissioner Blackwelder said this
morning the c%ycavating yas uniting
the street, ipr traffic. and that owners
Of paving bond, SAID excavations from
ahuiiing lots Wets dcpteciating their
value a, security for paving bonds.
The diV,fi,, formerly wa, known a.
the Miller Boulevard addition. and g.
T. Miller q, doing tho eScayauns work
and selling the sand The city origin
ally gave him permission 10 take some
sand from Thirteenth street upon the
condition that he refill the excavation
with soil he did that. IL Is asserted,
and then continued excavations with
out making fills.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08

Al side Of hir Il, considered urged and
protected tef, ~ a greater degree than
r man, NJ the lafse commercial IN.
vu'u,inu, "A, IN personal DANCE. /,
d, less than the danger TO an Oklahoma
CITY policeman Maybe actual var
mieh' vary This judgment, hh, no,
Welfare Protected.
Our officers ate NOR. careful and
solicitor, ahou, our efficiency and
general Welfare than ar, Ne ourselves.
az a rule am In troop Y. cavalry.
and ! think everyone in the troop u
srSicu, for BORDER ssf,ic,
This morning sixteen bo,, ~sre
Discharged because u some physical
disability saw them % Captain
Roniosy gathered them around him N
explain the matter and watched the
tears rolling down their chests enul
my ewes began 10 ~e, 90 and I turned
away. wishing that tome vsy might
be- found 10 let them ia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
ADMINISTRATION INSISTS
ON NEW SHIPPING BILL

WASHINGTON July s-An effort
by republican senators 10 provide an
agreement by which action on the TOW.
eminent shipping bill would be post.
poned until the next session 81 con.
ptess. failed Friday when a%dminis,t,
ton senators announced that the meas.
urc would he pressed regardless "
threats Of a hlihustef II was declared
democratic opposition virtually had
been overcome hy amendments VIII y
will not materially alter the principal
features Of the hill
The president Is not wavtting In
the ,lightes, IN his determination 10
&c, action On the measure at this ses.
sion" said Senator Simmons Of the
commerce committee after a conference
at the White House.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL, july Cotton spot
lrmcr. good middlinr. Sstd. ntftllne.
6 Osd. low mlddling a,d sales I oOl.
Including goo fuf speculation and export
fsrripis $4,000 hnira Futures. STEADY
july. Tsgd July August. sNNi4d. Au-
Cus t-Septcmhof. sod, september Octo.
her. Sud. October November. 77grd.
November. December. 71Ctsd. December
January. 1880. January February.
: f1Sd: February March. 5,1d: March.
April. IND. April- May. 772nd May
June. it'd. Iunr-IulN I'D
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS. July s. HOGS Receipts
I 900. lower Pigs and nights Ni5u
~ lb mixed and butchers 50 o0u 10 20,
good heavy SO iOUl0 20. bulk i9OT
l0l 10. CATTLE Receipts 800 STEADY
native beef steers i750ull 50. y%earllug
steers and hcifsfT s. iNn,i0 81; cows S. 30
uN2b, stocsers ana feeders ~ b0Ns 80
Texas and Oklahoma steers 81 j0u9 90
prime y~ehfllug steers and heifers $3.50
10 %, cows and holfcrs s. 00dts 90 prime
southern steers 50 00n ~ 90 native calves
Sc OOdlg 90 SHEEP Receipts 900
STEADY Wothcrs iG.00us %, clipped ewes
- O0Gs no. clipped lambs 80 GOA ~ 90,
spring lambs g. 0UH l07 10.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
kANSAN WOULD PUNISH
UNF0UNDED WAR RUMORS

WASHINGTON, July "A bill in.
,rodueed today by Representative Camp
bell ofkansa, would make II unlaw.
ful for any person, company, corpora
ton. pres, association. news associa.
,icn, ~ newspaper publication To pub
hsh NJ transmit any false report "
fumnt hearing On the International tc.
la,ion, with the United State, and tend
ine to affect ,%niutiously peaceful r..
la,iuns with 'hc government ~ pco-
pie " any u,h.f country II was &c
ietted 10 N, judiciary committee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
CITY

CENTS 600. higher Bulk S. sJd 10 10.
heavy SO I0diOl5. light s. 75alO 90.
plgs 50 25n950. CATTLE Receipts 100,
Including 30 southerns steady. Prime
fed steers SO 2buil 90. dressed beef
steers 8 Oodi 10 mi. southern steers S. 80
40 ~. COWS s.. nUuA21 ii. heifcrs 50 0Od
TO 90. stockcrs tGtluh25. hrifcrs ST. 90
q 10 m. siockcrs B15us. 90 RIlEEP
Receipts none steady Lambs So hou
10 20. warnings s. 50dS25 Woihefs $50
uT 30 tWes S. -Taitl no.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
Battle With
Bandits Near

FL PASO, Texas. July S-tltfan.
"a forces expected ,o viy, battle 10
day 10 the Villa follower, who taidei
limines, chihuahua. according to a r.
port received h, General Gnug5lc, iu
luatci from General Itr,'no. com
mandlng the army W ,ht north
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
W000MEN TO PAY DEATH
BENEFITS FOR SOLDIERS

ROCK ISLAND m lul, 3 The
Modern Mooimen vi America vill paw
'ht death claims ot member, who ma,
lose their lives Whit engaged IN me
military " naval service " the United
States, IN event OF war with Mexico
This was decided a, a meeting Of me
executive council Of the order held
here today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
FAIR AND WARM IS
WEEKS PREDICTION

WASHINGTON July s-w,a,her
prediction, for the week beginning
Nunia, were announced today by the
weather bureau for the plains states as
follows Generally fair aud moder.
a'rl, warm. although widely scattered
showers are probable 10 northern Dor.
der states"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. JuIy s-HOGs Receipts
H. 900. strong Bulk $3.50 10 20. llgh'
So s0Gg 81 pigs tgliug60 CATTLE
Receipts 900. STEADY. Naiive beef cattle
81 500 H. 20. western steers N.2urp co.
stockcr- 81 s0d , So; c0wr and heliefs
i376Hg7a calves s. b0d ~ No SllItf
Receipts 5000 stead, Wethers $500
\ nn. lambs s. hOn lnb
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
'# EE$$S$$$S2 WAR STOCKS YIELD UNDER RENEWED PRESSURE
OduCe.--PrOvIsIOn
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July s -RuTTER steady,
creamery 23ll u 27c. EGGS Lower; re
reints $500 cases frst7, 22421"r, or
included, 2lm22r POTATOES higher
urH. receipts "a care. Arkansas and
Oklahoma tnckcd Tr'ymphs N5u' Oai
Ohlos, 9gOlotc. Virginia h~irreled itlnH
3& POULTRY: Alive Fowls l5ac.
Furlunp ggHnHr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
WIDOWS TO
Be REGULAR TAX
Judge zwick TO Administer
Money for Dependents
as Last Year.

Every person who pays taxes on
5000 worth Of property in Oklahoma
county will have TO pay four cents
this year toward the support and main-
tenance Of widows and their d%ependen,
children. according to County Judge
7wick. who has charge Of the di'hutse
men, oi the widows pension fund
Las, year the county commissioners
appropriated SOm Tor this fund, which
Is the maximum amour, tina, could
have been appropriated under the law
Only 5000 ~ the Appropriation wa,
spent, leaving 5000 in the fund An
appropriation Of only SWn will be
asked this year, in addition 10 the r..
appropriation OF the 5000 now in the
fund.
Pleasure 10 Court.
The creates, pleaute ! have in the
performance Of my duties a. county
Judge" said Judge Lviok today, "w the
paying OH, Il this money. because ]
know that every widow who yet, IT.
benefits actually needs the help
Il anticipate some opposition to the
appropriation again this year. Last
year the opposition came largely from
ter dodgers who were too stingy a.
help out SON Of the unfortunate wid.
ows and children Of this county.
700 Receive Benefits
Less than 100 widows were paid
money from the fund last wear, hu,
about M persons received benefits, a.
each family has from three OF four 10
sixteen children"
Judge iw,ek ,oda, was receiving Az.
rlica,ions from widows Tot . dur
lns the ensuing year lie acts az al.
,ofne, iuf them ire, ~ charge
'One widow last Seat employed an
attorney 10 file her petition lot a pen
sion" said Judge 2wiek today u very
promptly stopped that | acted as al.
,orney fot them Las, year, and will
gladly d. the same this year Widow,
that need benefits from TIL, pension
fund have no MONEY 10 nav attorneys.
Anyone May Object
ANY taxpayer NAV file objection T.
Allowing money b. any petitioner. and
a hearing will he held II m, ohiec.
ton IA sustained nv the onut, Ne cnur
u bests the od.,, II not, III, pf'e',an.
rvs all the costs"
Each widow who has derc1dtn chill
drvn under Ia years oi sse was Above,
from - to SIS q month lat yeat IN,
same average prcbably will he main.
tanned this seat Three families drew
SIS each last year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
Teuton Butcher Who
Made Profit on Meat
Is Sent to Prison

BERLIN July "a Cologne butcher
ismed Sonmcf has been sentenced go
~ iot two wear, and fined NU1
marks ioi Withholding from ,ale a
'aisc ar ON, ~ meat and also iot
,crfciJ selling meat assigned Tor sale
IN Cologne. 10 Dresden dealers al a
great profit This IL the heavies, sen.
tence yet reported for violation 81 the
TODD distribution laws
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
DRIVE RENEWED
ON WAR STOCKS
Closing Is Irregular After Dull
And Contracted SeS-
sion.

NEW YORK july E. Renewal NJ lH"
recent pressure against prominent "lt
stocks WhI.h Aio,drd @ 20 almost I
points wIH tho feature Of toiHy duh
and contracted erpsior Weakness vas
most pronounced IN Issues NJ spr~.uIpilve
character such us Industrial tl. unul
motors and locomotives. copper and zinc
shares Rails h''l tl,lr yioIud except
Nigkl" IlAt" which fell ( points
United states Steel and lacsaWAu1
steel W'r" firm with come hesitation iu
N'NcauH and shipping th1fps The
closing VAS irregular Bonds we're lower.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
Conner, urFt, RiE r%ed,Iallon

WASHINGTON luly S#ptc,ilrn'
Samuel Grmrcf, ui M, American Fed.
GRAFTON ui Labor made publ, an sp.
real Itida, night addressed TO- me
workers ot all American ,purir,r
urging formation NJ a Fan American
I edctatiun oi Labor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
Money and Metals
NEW YORK MONEY.

SEW YORK july MERCANTILE
l'lIElt -tHt. STLLilSG SlNty day
bills. Nt2. demand. iTh. cables.
80 I.lt GIlLIEES. Demand.
81 7-ies ruhles. q a.iGc HNR SILVER.
raNENlCAN DOLLARS E,r GOV
tkNNEST BONDS STEADY RAILROAD
InNlA- DIV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
KANSAS CITY

KANSAS cry. July BUTTER
Creamery. Coo. nfeis. &c. seconds. 2bc.
Incking. H4c EGGS Firsts. 2li4c
POULTRY Hens. l5c. roost,rH, ln'IC,
hroil'rs. 25c. POTATOES Sow. weak.
Arkansas. Louisiana ana
Texas Tflumphs. 6ohts'c, Kaw valley
early Ohi0s weak. son f6r
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
Increase Held in Narrow Linn
its by Week End Profit
Taking.
NKw ORLEANS corroS FUTURES.
SEW ,ORh coTTO> FUTURES.

NEW ORLEANS July s-Good cables
aud continued reports Of storm damage
from the Interior caused a rise ~ . TO
7 points In the first hnl' hour ~ trad
Ing In cotton today The rise was held
within narrow limits by weekend profit
taking from the long side
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
KANSAS cIrY CASH GRAIN

KANSAS CITY. July $ WHEAT No
2 hard, Ndioe, 80 ? Ted, toluto9.
CORN No } mixed t7Gn1sC, No .
white. NS07tc OATS No : white,
tnu IT,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
CATTLE SUPPLY
IS GRASSY LOT
No Good Heavy Beef Arrives
For Packers; Weeks Top
Is Low, SO.


CATTLE After u glorious start Mon
day trading In the local cattle division
blew up" Wednesday and Thursday tho
close being no better than the VII d'up
Of last week. II VAS a strictly grassy
supply with the bulk running 10 mrdium
weight grassers Cake feds were rather
plentiful, southern oklahoma playing an
important part In nlling the demand Tor
this class Of stuff Receipts were ON IN"
fair order. despite the holiday, iottllng
I.726 head against ,.if2 last week ana
1879 the corresponding week u year ago
Nothing In really heavy good cattle MAS
TO he had. grass feds selling M 10 ",
the weeks top. Bulk ~ thu trading on
thIs kind averaged anywhot" ftom 900 20
LOO pounds. was on q iT00q 10 basis.
with here aud there loads selling around
s. So. plain g~rasscrr ranged " Ooht 90
nut cher market closed with the basis IN
non. too healthy shape. II now inklns -
strictly good COW to sell over ~ 30, Nhile
heiiers are bringing 50 0on 100 stock
or market closed strong with everything
weighing NJ quickly as received. cav
run totaled i.hfi head and the market
closed steady with SO Ms top for Small
bunchet.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
COTTON SEED OIL.

NEW YORK July s-The cotton seed
bid July. lOs5qio 75c; Aus iOs2n
20 sbc. Sept. 10 50n 10 Sc: October. So
aP Ssc; Nov, sssdss1c; Dec. $50
sbsc: Jan. se2uSsa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
Outside Livestock
FORT

FORT WORTH July s-CATTLE Ro.
celpts 600, Csc higher Reeves, tbbOd
$50 HOGS Receipts 500. ftcndy Calves
tlq9 30 SllIlr Receipts, 30; st"rd}
Lambs. inGbO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN

ST LOUIS. July WHEAT. No ?
red, new, 81 lsnl 10; No 2 hard. nom
inai corn No ?. 100 soc; No ? white.
ouso4c OATS No ;, 19c. No ? white
mammal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

CHICAGO. Jul, WHEAT No .
rcd aud No ? hard. nominal corn No
2 yellow. 500 Soitc OATS STANDARD. Nc.
BARLEY GNusOc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
ST. OUIS.

IT LOUIS. July s POULTRY chick
ru.. l5r. springs. 2lH -ic. turkrya va
zoe; ducks, We, geese, S l-1c BUTTER
Creamery. 27itc EGGS 2o,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08

NEW YORK. JlIy COFFEE. ~,
go e. PC. futures. firm. September
5 &c. December. s3sc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
EMbRy REPEATS
HIS SCORING Of
cHoA1E RECORD
County Attorney Scathing in
Rebuke Of Rejoinder Made
BY Candidate.

~
'In'y Nuo'n'y E''p'y n,en
wv .'''''', .,ral q" l'u, Nnv
.,r'',, -, '',.'i"'' .,u'.. 81,
ubi,b w,, or,n,ed IN v~c.terdav's Tine,
When Choatc resigned As municipal
Judge he sent a letter ~ the mayor
IN which he praised the O%ycrholscr adj
mini,iratiun but condemned the E,rbry
policy
Among other things Embry said 10.
day
"Nr Choatc IN III, rcloindcr chal-
lengcS my knowledge u conditions UNI
der the Pope administration Of which
Mr. Chla,e va, a part. and says [
peak from hcarsay was here the
whole time and cysrvonc knew that
The big sleek, influential CRIMINALS and
the gangs they rejected operated bold.
IS on Grand aycntic. Broadway. and az
yauous other places m the very heart
Of the rity. and became So bad that
Attorney 8isucral West had 10 inter-
pose 20 keep ihc'c outlaws Wnhln some
''..,,'',, W. D'""t, ".u wa.
'' ~ w
A. ,'''h,s ~ A..
wv, a.t'"'ms =" "s
"'''"'N "'''I'' wv
Refers to Crusade.
"Thc importance Of his rejoinder 10
more IN the things he dlscloses than
in the direct statements He complains
that We drove the women into the
boarding houses ard residence districts.
which T., not true a, the greater part
OF these women left the city. The
boarding house, of Oklahoma City arc
Dleaner now than they were when we
had the public homcs Nholi ,hing the
public houses Allowed the o~ficerS 10
sbr honeSbgith Themselves.
Tai NIX hpatc SAYS the rc&rts from
closing these house, have been a great
dctriment to Oklahoma City and then
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
SHOWS
INABILITY TO
CHECK BANDITS
CarranzistaS' Defeat Expected
To Play Part in Negoti-
atoms With u. S.


WASInNGTON. Iuly 3. Further r.,
,o,, nm IA, ngbtiro IN vh,cb bardi,,
r
{ "ftaN'o', southern 'h'hnahu'. was
looked for today by Ell,co Arredondo.
Ne,iran amL,,,,do, d~rslgns,r and
., .,,., 4,
-,
''
''' s''''''' '"''i''' '' .' '''""
me question n' %h',lm me- "U''t"
band "a' directed .F ,'II' 'il %h',h
er II Z, h'"h' ''r me American ',fl,'
ip make ano'h'r fsl1 me p'''l''n'y
OF "h'.n General '"fr"'f" meh'''h'1
n a 'pe''ai ''m''oo','l'h " '''
american government IiI''F
Doubt Likelihood OF Attack
Var dcpartm.nt officials expressed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08
ELGlN BUIEER.
SUGAR.

ELGlN. III, July s BUTTER Steady
30 tubs AZ 21i4o
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08

HOGS 10th packer buyers nnh sales
mel stepped lively In this division TODAY
h Was an active session. steady prices
moving the i.25S head crop on thr Nrr,
POUND. severnl loads Of fair 20. good
butchers topped with 1876. while the
bulk sold issods1 Piss s5odeoc
sto.i,. Ouotsticos
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-08

Price, ~ the various grades Of 'a'ils ar
approximately As follows
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-24
HIGH SCHOOL
LOSES BOTH
DEBATES
Affirmative Team Succombs to Marsh
field and Negative Team Falls
Before Wausau.

Resolved, ''That the policy of Phil
ipine dependence as set forth in the
Democratic platform of 1913 be car
ried out" was decided in the negative
last night in the debate between the
Marshfeld and Grand Rapids high
schools. The Marshfeld boys had the
negative side of the argument. The
Marshfield debaters were: Richard Con
nor, Paul Doege and Patience Ramps.
Grand Rapids was representated by
George Purnell, Arthur Hatch and l..
Ellis.
The judges were: H. F. Schell, Tom
ahawk; o. W. Meals, Stevens Point;
and H. M. Corners, Ripon.
There was large attendance at the
debate and a great deal of interest
shown in the work of the young men
taking part in it. At Wausau, the
Negative team from Grand Rapids
met defeat at the hands of the Wausau
high school team The team from
Grand Rapids was Ernim Smith, Fred
Fischer and James Chamberlain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-24
BABY WEEK
MARCH 4 TO II

We were all babies once and we
grew up, but many babies do not grow
up.
The total number of deaths of in
fants under one year old for one year
in Wisconsin was 2,807.
Infant mortality is great where ig-
norance of rules for feeding and care
abounds.
Farmers study with greatest care
the food and shelter Of the baby calf.
They know that on the farm the baby
animals are very tender and difficult
to rear and many bulletins Of instruc-
zion are issued on this subject by our
Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
Many books have been published on
he care of the human infant, but not
all parents avail themselves of these
sources of knowledge.
The purpose of Baby Week is to
arous sentiment among the parents
and others in favor of better care of
babies and to place before them sourc-
as of information on such subjects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-24

CAUSE M SPLIT
AMONG BRITISH
(By United Press Association

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-It would be
the greatest possible mistake for any
| one to assume that the recent wrangle
in England over the question of con-
scription indicated lack of interest
on the part of the ants in the success
full prosecution of the war.
The whole row might readily have
been prevented had the government
seen fit to take the British people into
its confidence and show them in detail
just why a modified form of conscrip-
ton was necessary. But there were
military reasons, so it was said, why
such course was inadvisable.
Rather than impart any possibly
useful information to the enemy, the
British administration actually pre-
pared to run the risk of itself being
overthrow.
So there was an awful squabble, and
for time it seemed as if the govern
ment would surely collapse. The anti
conscriptionists finally yielded, but
without surrendering their principles
Having once become convinced that
some degree of compulsory military
service was necessary in order to win
the war, they promptly put their prin-
ciples on the shelf
Wherefore there is presented the a
mazing spectacle of what is now a
conscriptionist cabinet containing a
mong its ablest and most conscientious
members three men who had always
been fundamentally opposed to con-
scription in any form.
Organized labor, although as a mat
ter of principle still arguing against
compulsion, has accepted the newt
able. But more than that the leaders
have entered into a solemn compact
with PRIMER Asquith whereby the or
binary trade-union regulations have
been thrown overheard for the period
of the war so that women and unskil-
led laborers may perform certain of
the tasks hitherto allotted only to the
skilled workmen, thus releasing the
latter for the more difficult and tech
nical jobs in the munitions industry.
3 There will be no anti-conscription
riots in England. 1t is one of the
Britisher's peculiar traits that he does
his revolving before an unpopular law
goes on the status books. Thereafter
he always submits, although some
times with a wry face.
1t was so in that case Of Lloyd
Georges national insurance scheme,
and more recently when under the De-
Tense of the Realm act public drinking
hours were cut from Is to 51a a day
and treating was prohibited.
True, the bill as finally passed for
only a sort of sugarcoated conscrip-
ton. A lot of exemptions were ar
ranged so that the law will actually
bring into the army only about half
million additional men; but the big
outstanding fact is that the anti-con-
scriptionists temporarily sacrificed one
ideal for the sake of one they believed
to be the greater for the AL
lies. 1t was the finest demonstration
yet accorded of the present fighting
spirit of England. W