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The Washington times., 1916-10-25
LABOR EXODUS FROM THE
SOUTH

The passage of 800 Southern col
ored laborers through Washington in
a single day, on their way to North
ern employment, has compelled local
attention to a situation that is be-
ginning to attract the consideration
it deserves all over the country. In
the beginnings of this labor move
ment it was remarked merely as an
interesting phenomenon incident to
the wars interference with immi-
grafton. The Northern sections have
always received most of the immi-
grants, and have not always been
pleased with that condition. In some
periods it has been impossible to
provide employment as fast as the
applicants came through Castle
Garden.
But when the war shut off the
greater stream from Europe it
brought with it an intense indus
trial activity that made demand for
workers insistent, Employment
agencies, casting about for people
to take the; places that immigrants
were no longer ready to occupy,
turned to the great reservoir of
cheap colored agricultural labor in
tho South. BY the thousands these
have been recruited throughout those
States, and taken away to North and
West, where they are paid such
wages as they never dreamed; wages
that they could not hope for in agri-
cultural occupations; wages, too,
that they will not be able to draw
when the industrial fever slackens
a little.
The migration presents prob.
lens for both South and North. The
South has not been much affected
by the wartime industrial boom
because its industries are not sc
varied. But it has, felt the quick.
ening influence; it needs it's labor
The North is merely outbidding it
It must be realized that the North
is getting a class of labor that II
knows least about managing, anC
the South is losing the class that il
, best understands. Both sections
The Washington times., 1916-10-25

ably disposed when they see their
maritime wealth being wiped out.
Norway adopted regulations re-
garding submarines that have high
ly incensed Germany. They must
not submerge in Norwegian terri
torial waters, and must not enter
those waters save in emergency.
Holland, on the other hand, has fol-
lowed the United States in accepting
the submarine at about the appraisal
placed upon it by Germany. It may
be merchantmen or q warship, and
in either case is entitled to the
treatment accorded to other mer-
chantmen or warships.
It would be a strange thing if the
most efficient gateway from Ger
many to the, outer world should be
closed because of the extremes of
submarine conduct; yet that very
thing is perfectly possible; from
late reports. it would seem to be
even probable. The submarine has
not been tanned, yet; it Is still an
outlaw Of the seas. It's status will
be determined in the eye Of interna-
tional law after the wars end;
plainly it cannot be settled sooner.
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
NOW, IF NOTHING HAPPENS

The Mexican mixed commission
hasn't any business to transact and
couldn't transact it If it had; but
it's to be kept in session till after
election in the hope that while it's
performing nothing will happen.
The Bernstorff note, accepted by
this country as settling the Lusi-
tania case, will not be given out till
after election; something might hap
pen. rr
Troops will not be taken out of
Mexico till after election; something
might happen.
Villa isn't to be taken dead or alive
etill after election. (Nor after cleo
" ton, either.)
The price of gasolene will not be
reduced before election; it might
hurt the producers feelings. Like
wise, it will not be reduced after
election.
Nothing will happen before cleo
ton that the powers can stave off,
on the theory that any sort of hap
pening would likely be the wrong
thing for the Administration. For
this sort of Administration 1t must
be admitted, to have anything hap
pen would be alarming.
So, if until election nothing
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have need to give serious thought TO
new problems that this transfer
carries in its train. There have been
various reports, from Northern cen
ters, concerning excuses INDUCED
by Southern colored people recently
brought there. Released from re-
sponsibility to that. firm tradition
Of the South which both the colored
and the WHITE men thoroughly UNI
derstand, 1t is not unnatural that
the colored worker in a Northern en-
vironment may prove unmanageable.
He needs attention; needs to be un-
derstood; to be studied; to be
handled intelligently and wisely. If
he is SO handled, he will make a
most useful worker. There should
be instant attention by the Federal
and State labor authorities TO the
new conditions that are produced by
this migration.
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
! COTTON AT 20 CENTS

Pity the sorrows Of Hoke Smith,
who, a little over a year ago was
declaring war on somebody, any
body, and Illuminating against Great
Britain and her allies-especially
Britain--because cotton had been
ruined. Chambers of commerce were
resolving that nobody ought to raise
any cotton. Bankers were talking
about denial of more than limited
credit to planters who persisted in
raising anything like their normal
output of cotton.
We were being urged to "buy a
bale" as an act of charity. How we
do wish we had bought a few, not
for charity, but for investment!
Cotton passed the 20-cent mark
today, the first time since the civil
war. The effort to make a political
issue out Of it is forgotten. States
men who berated the allied powers
for conspiracy to wreck American
industry" have been rather amiably
forgiven. Nobody minds.
But, all the same, there are a few
of US who "told you So" We rather
enjoy recalling the fact.
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
THE HIGHER PRICE OF BREAD

The loaf of bread in Washington
is going up to 6 cents. At least,
that is a more direct and honest way
than to cut down its weight and pre-
tend to be giving as much as ever,
without a change in the nominal
price.
The higher price will be a positive
misfortune to a great number Of
people to whom bread is a more
prominent item in the dietary, and
who have least means to increase
their payments for it. To the peo-
pie of larger means it will be mere
ly a detail, an incident, along with
the rise Of everything else. Pre-
cisely how an increase could at
length have been avoided, in a world
that has 20 per cent less wheat than
a year ago, and wants to eat more
wheat than ever before, is not at all
clear. 1t is easy to talk about Gov
eminent interference, but Govern
ment can't step in and make five
bushels of wheat where there are
only four bushels in the bins. That
is the whole problem.
REIMBURSEMENT will have to be very
slow, probably impossible, so long
as war continues to bear the pro-
ducing capacity Of the community
and expand the consuming demand.
But the normal will return, by de-
grees. There will be a very long
period of inflated prices, following
the most destructive war the world
has ever known, unless better eco
nomic processes are very rapidly
developed, as they may be. There
is hope Of a quicker recovery from
this war than from those of the
Napoleonic era, because the world
has had long experience with fac
tory production, with rapid trans
portation, with division of labor; it
has perfected credit instrumental
ties; knows better than ever before
how to mobilize and utilize its pro-
ducinp capacity.
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
NO UNCERTAINTY IN THISi

Mr.. Hughes could not have been
more explicit than he has been, in
the avowal of his devotion to undi-
luted and untainted Americanism,
and in the denial of every sugges-
ton that he has engaged in any deal,
trade, dicker or connivance that
might qualify or shade his absolute
loyalty to his own country first and
always.
at is hardly necessary" he said in
New York last evening, "to say that
if l am elected we shall have an ex-
clusively American policy in the
service of American interests. We
have no secret understandings. If
any one expects in case of my cleo
ton that American rights or inter-
ests will be subordinated to any ul-
terror purpose or to the policy of any
foreign power, he is doomed to dis
appointment" ,.
Mr.. Hughes is correct when he
ventures that at is hardly necessary
to say" all these things. It is not
necessary, because the quality and
the character of Charles Evans
Hughes have been tested and are
known to the people. He has been
through the fire, and has come out
unscathed. He needs answer no in
situations, no aspersions, no SLAM
ders. He is known to his country
men from end to end of the country.
He will not be suspected of making
a crooked deal, no matter with whom
he may talk, or what evil reports of
his conduct may be set in circulation.
Hear these ringing declarations of
Americanism first, foremost, and ex-
clusively: AT
II am an American. free and clear
OF all foreign encumbrances. We
propose to have an Administration
which, while conducting our inter-
course with all nations with abso-
lutte fairness, will unhinchingiy
maintain American rights on land
and sea. We shall not tolerate the
use OF our soil for the purpose of
1--WE shall not permit foreign infiu-
ence or threats from any quarter to
swerve our action. said long ago
that, whether native or naturalized,
OF whatever race or creed, we have
but one country, and we shall not
| tolerate any division of allegiance.
That / repeat. believe that the
great mass of our people are sim
cerely patriotic
:. ~ want the support OF every true
American who believes in the prin-
ciples for which stand, whatever .
his race. ! don't want the support
of any one to whom the interest OF
this nation Is not supreme.
LAS to any person whose ALLEGIANCE
to our flag Is not simple and com
plete." continued Mr.. Hughes in a
warning tone, who would not in
stantly champion me rights and in
terests of our country against any
country on earth, who wants inn
punity for foreign aggression, or who
| would have the power of this nation
held captive to any foreign influences
or swerved by alien machinations, :
let him not vote. for me-"
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
FLAYS THE FOREIGN
POLICY OF WILSON
Former Ambassador, in Cam.
d. paign Pamphlet, .Derides
Method Of Keeping at Peace

one OF the most scathing attacks
against the Administrations foreign
policy thus far has been made by
FORMER Ambassador David Jayne Hill.
who served for a time as Assistant SEQ
rotary OF State. DR.. Hill has prepared
a sweeping indictment of the Wilson
foreign policy which is being circulated
by the Republican national committee.
The Un-American Foreign Policy of
the Wilson Administration is the title
of the pamphlet which bears DR.. Hills
name.
DR.. Hill strikes hard at the idea that
he kept us out OF war Is any sort of
standard for the honor and ideals of
the United States. He derides the idea
that such a merely negative incident
as being kept out OF war when no ma
tion has desired to declare war upon
US as complete fulfllment of the de-
mands made by the honor and ideals
OF the United States"
Mexican Policy Scored.
Severe criticism OF the Administration
Mexican policy and OF the foreign poi.cv
OF the Wilson regime in other respects Is
contained In the document. He Do
clsres the Administration has twioo
committed every act characteristic Of
war In Mexico, and caused destruction
OF innocent lives. He says the Mexican
policy has been validating, chArac-
terized by intrusiveness and timidity
deferred decision, and untimely action
hesitating- Intellectual. ana frultless.
Bryan, as Secretary OF State. comes
in for satirical criticism II is charged,
among other things. that he hankered
after the Nobel peace prize. 1t Is as
serted the moral and advisory influence
or the United States was seriously i'm
paired by the Bryan peace treaties.
1t is declared that to reach the con-
illusions of the Administration as to
Mexico has cost the American people
SoOO,OOOOO FOR successive interventions,
besides many human lives; and the end
Is not yet reached. Our troops for the
second time are on duty In Mexico"
/. The Lind mission to Mexico and many
other phases of the Mexican policy DIRE
treated at length.
Takes Up Lusitania Case.
AS to the Lusitania tragedy, DIR. Hill
holds that the enormity OF this tragedy
does not exculpate the Government
from having tried to prevent IT,
Abiding to the Lusitanla case and
the too proud to fight. reference,
ION May 10. only three days after the
great 'tragedy. while the bodies OF
American women and little children
were still being washed ashore on the
cred famous speech In Philadelphia
reported throughout the world"
Whatever has been done In dealing
with the submarine situation. as DR..
HIN sees it. has been through the force
"Hyperambassador House" is one OF
the new expressions coined by Dr. Hill
In alluslon to the House missions abroad.
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
HighHghts In Denver
Speech OF Roosevelt

nothing So long as Mr.. Wilson
stands by his other words. uttered
by himself and by his Secretary OF
state. announcing that American
business men. who wents into Next
co did 80 at their own risk. and that
he had no sympathy for them at
ter they went, and that he would
not try to protect them in their In
vestments.
Weasel Words Again.
Mr. Wilson never used weasel
words OF more Significance than
those two statements. Either his
statement that we must finance
some OF the chief undertakings of
the world for ourselves weasels all
the honesty out OF his statement
that he Is not interested in and will
not protect American dollars In
Mexico. which means The financing
of some of the chief undertakings
OF Mexico by Americans, or else the
latter sentence weasels all meanings
out Of the first. Mr.. Wilson has the
right to say which OF thsse two state
ments is the weasel and which is the
egg. but he cannot deny that the
relation between them Is strictly
that OF the weasel and the egg.
Mr.. Wilson has said that he will
furnish no protection to the business
men who have made investments In
Sexico; and for once his conduct on
this point has made his words good,
for he has not protected any man In
Mexico. whether workman, miner, or
rancher. Now the country Is entitled
to'know whether he really intends TO
reverse himself on this policy SO far
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
WHAT ABOUT WISCONSIN,

The Democratic national commit
! tee protests with splendid stimulation
of indignation that il hasn't been
trying to get the German-Ameri-
cans lined up for Wilson.
Then it goes around the corner,
and with a perfectly straight face
puts out circumstantial announce
ment that Wisconsin rs now entitled
to a place in the Wilson column.
Some committeef
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Today.

Memorial services for Justice T. H. Ander-
!, son. Il. H.. Thomas and A. A. Birnay, by
members OF the bench and bar OF the Dis
trict,- Criminal Court, No. ?, City Hall,
,. m
Meeting. Rhode, Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association. Sherwood Presbyter-
ian Church. p. M
Meeting. District of Columbia Federation OF
Women's Clubs, New Ebbitt, 8 p. m.
Meeting, Mississippi Society OF Washington
New Ebbitt, 1870 p. m.
Dance, Young Peoples Socialist League. Per.
petual Building. p. m.
Services. In memory OF James CroRRon.
temperance pioneer, McKendree M E
Church, under auspices Sovereign Council.
Sons OF Jonadab, Up. m.
Meeting. Kit Carson Post, No. ?, q. A. r.
Meeting. Washington Branch, American
pharmaceutical Association. sos street,
Sp. m.
Masonic-Harmony. No. IL; Naomi, No. 4
and Mizpah, No, 8. Of the Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Eastern. No. 7; Federal City
No. 20: Harmony, No. 0. Columbian en-.
Sampment. No; !. Mount Pleasant Lodge
No. 8. OF the Rebekahs.
Knights OF Pythias-Herminone, No. ~
Mount Vernon No. 8; Union, No. %; Co.
lumbin, No. ~. Friendship Temple, No. o
OF the Pythian Sisters,
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THE END AT vERDuNp

The battle for Verdun is a little
more than eight months old: Yes
terday, by great surprise smash,
the French reinstated themselves in
possession Of almost the entire
plateau northeast Of the town, which
the Germans had wrested from them
in long, grinding series Of attacks
covering a period Of months. 1t is
probably within reason to suspect
that the recapture of the village and
fort of Douaumont, with the Hau-
dremont quarry and Thiaumont,
marks the end of any serious Ger
man hope of taking Verdun. The
rest of the world had long ago de-
cided that Germany had lost at Yer
dun, and lost at fearful cost; but
Germany has not recognized the in
evitable.
That the French were able in a
single day, with small loss to them
selves, to seize positions of such
transcendent importance, is the most
telling testimony that has yet been
adduced to the increasing weakness
of the German reserves. The fight
ing on the Somme has been COM
handing chief attention of late. The
Verdun sector has been compare
lively inactive. Apparently, Ger
many assumed it was safe to with
draw heavy forces from the latter
area, probably to use on the Somme
and also under Won Mackensen in
the southeast. Wherever they went,
anyhow, the forces on what was a
few months ago the supreme battle
front of the war, had been reduced
to a dangerous weakness. The
French knew it. The fact that they
knew this is proof Of their superior
information service. They planned
their surprise attack with all care,
made every disposition for it,
launched and won tall precisely
as prearranged. 1t means that the
Germans have been unable to cope,
in their intelligence department,
with their allies. II the Teutons
had not been hopelessly overmatched
in the air, the French would never
have been able to arrange such a
great maneuver and carry it out as
complete surprise. That it was a
complete surprise is shown not only
by the success that attended it, but
by the fact that the Germans lost
near 1000 prisoners.
Far more significant than the sue
cess of a surprise attack, is this
demonstration Of the inferiority of
Germany in reserves at dangerous
points, and of her incapacity to
maintain her air service on an equal
ity with the enemy. It has been
manifest for long time that the
entente air forces were gaining the
upper hand. When they are able to
monopolize the air, as they must
have done about Verdun in the days
of preparation for this attack, ii
will be possible for something like
old-fashioned strategy to be resumed
by them. We may yet see the super
Sedan that both sides have planned
and neither has had even a chance
to execute simply because surprise
movements of great bodies were i'm
possible under modern conditions.
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
Don Marquis
Column
The Young Moses.


The world was at his feet :.
But overhead. the starsi
From Luxors roof he saw their light
on pillared Karnak fall.
And knew what gods and ghosts Of
monarchs
Allen to his blood
Kept guard among the shadows
While far upon the breathing plain
flushed Memnon brooded, heldins at his
heart co.
A golden cry that trembled for the
Upon temples roof at rhebes the
young Moses stood
In commune with his dreams ..
A kingdom at his feet 80.
Fostered OF Pharaoh's daughter.
And Prince in Egypt;
In statecrsft, priestcraft. iifecraft.
skilled;
Wise in his youth, and strong. and con-
scious Of his powers;
lowered with the patience and the pas
sion that are genius;
Ambitious. favored. subtle. sure. and
swift
Already a Prince in Egypt!
And later. anything he wilied :.
Pledged early. with soaring instinct
In his wings.
He unused and for an infinite moment
All the world streamed by him In q
Cities and ships and nations,
A. IA
and swirling past beneath the
stars;
And faint tumuit filled his ears Of
trumpets and the clash Of brazen
arms,
The wind and sound of empire
And he felt the mighty pulse Of his
own thought and will transmitted
to the tread Of marching hosts
That shook the granite hills,
And saw chained kings cringe by his
chariots, lion-drawn
And felt himself OF Sets throne and
crowned with Sets crown.
And all earth's rhythms beating to his
sense OF law.
And half earth's purple blood. II so he
would. poured out to dye his robes
with deeper splendor :.
And all the iron delight OF power was
This Egypt was a weapon to his hand.
This life was buoyant air. and his the
eagles plume.
For one measureless moment this
vision moved and glittered,
Rushing by
Master of men he knew himself: he
thrilled:
There was an empire ut his feet.
But overhead. q God
Implacable divinity that. as he looked.
was Of a sudden manifest
In all the burning stars
Relentless. searching spirit.
Cruel holiness that smote him with
the agony OF love.
Stern sweetness piercing to the soul,
Silence articulate that turned the
universe to one unspoken word,
Violent serenity that plucked at his
roots OF being
And a voice that answered him before
he questioned II
For one eternal instant Moses stood,
The cup OF empire lifted TO his lips
And struggled with the God that ID
not II we are not He
And then 4. descended from the
temples roof.
And cast his princely trappings of,
And took his slow way through the
Swallowed town
Unto the quarter where an outcast
people and oppressed
Labored beneath the lash
And put their lives and hopes into the
bricks because there was nc
straw,
And cast his lot In with those sickly
slaves.
To lead them, IL he might, from
bondage
The Washington times., 1916-10-25
Miss Leola Adams Elected
West End W.C.T.U. Head

Miss LeoIa Adams, 24i1 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest has been elected
president OF the West End Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, succeed
ing Mrs. Elsie W. Cheesman. resigned.
The election of officers was held at
che home Of the retiring president, MrA
Cheesman, Monday evening. RegrSe
was expressed over retirement OF Mrs.
Cheesman, who held the presidency for
eight years,
other officers elected were Mrs.
Cheesman. vice president; Mrs. j.
Eiker, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Carrie NJ. Fernandez, recording score
tary: Mrs. Susie Irwin. treasurer. ana
Mrs. Mary V. Moerr, assistant treas
urer.
The Washington times., 1916-10-25


Sir: ], of all your who I ANS" de-
serve the most sympathy. am she
to whom abused. or supposedly
abused. husbands tell their woefuI
tales. Maize.
Sir: Who am I?
Surely you have heard OF me. My
morning mail brings me each day a
dozen letters burning with praise and
alteration from people / do not know.
I cannot even step IN or out OF my
car without attracting n mob of wor-
shippers. Yesterday. a nice old lady
threw herself at my feet and kissed
the hem OF my dress.
without doubt i am the most beauti-
full creature that ever walked this
earth. My mentality is overpower-
ing. am past mistress of human
psychology. and my dicta on all the
arts and sciences are eagerly await
ed my writers for the press and mag
azines, am getting only $500 a
week, but / have not been acting In
the moving pictures much more than a
year. and when my present contract
expires, Just before my seventeenth
birthday. shall hold out for $1,000.
I haven't time to tell you all this
myself, so have had my fool brother
write you about me. am glad to have
him do something useful. The family
spent thousands on his education, Civ
ing him seven years at leading uni
versity, but all he can do Is. earn a
.paltry SIS per in a chemical laboratory.
II he lives long enough he may be as
sistant' manager or Something. Per-
haps I'll take pity on him and make
him my secretary. or get them to give
him job as property boy at the studio.
OF course, his education will be against
him and will limit his opportunities.
Myself, I always preferred fiction to
text books, and found 1t more broaden
ing to train lapdog than to perplex
myself with problems.
80
Sir: I am the guy who, some day
before they lead him away in a strait
Jacket to a padded cell, is going to buy
| a nice sharp ak, take It into a rush
hour express, and use 1t gleefuIly on
| the fiends, male and female. who howl
with leather lungs and brazen throata
| 10 add stu further to the horror Of
thS subway bedlam. Axeman.
AL tells us that there Is a teacher
of drawing in one of New York's high
schools whose name Is Artz." Joy a.
Son, @. II. II, AYERS. are in the wrong
' business . they are funeral d.
rsctors at Takoma Park, d. C.
DON MARQUIS.