New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-17

turned out for the Russian army. II rs
no small problem 20 End the leather,
not taxing into account the scarcity OF
labor. suit Of clothes which cost go
ln 1914 cannot be duplicated to-day for
less than S25. and then there Is neither
the choice IN color nor material. A
hat which sold for 81 before the war
now brings $3.50, but there is more
demand for khaki caps than black der
bies or silk hats.
Medicines, toilet water. tooth brushes,
razors, knives, soap. shirts, socks, ties
and gloves cost considerably more than
before the war. The statesmen tell you
70 IS due either 20 the cost Of labor or
material or the inability Of the supply
TO meet the demand. The latter answer
does not hold water regarding mems
wear. - there arc 5000. 900 men in the
British army wearing nothing but
Khaki Practically the only prices TO
naming stationary arc those for news
papers and magazine.
Other Lands Conditions Worse.
But this is Paradise compared With
conditions IN Russia France and Italy
not 20 mention Germany. Austria-Hun-
gary and Turkey. whore n rs frankly
admitted tho jon Of lighting OF the
wolf is next m Importance 10 rGhtlnG
IN the field. Goa ~ $50 ton IN Italy
meat q. 90 cents 4 pound IN Russia
sugar AZ I Z cents a pound m France are
AL sad realities. tonCested and made
quate transportation facilities I'M Rus
STA, crippled factories and lack OF man
mower for normal life IN France and a
hopelessly inadequate merchant marine
in Ttsly are a few Of the factors re
sponsible for their strsitened circum-
stances.
With a big army IN F-ance. another
al Salonica. the necessity OF bringing
thousands OF troops from Canada
Australia, India and Africa, u is not
surprising that Britain's big merchanI
marine should have been sorely taxed.
On ton Of this u must ne remembered
that German and Austrian submarines
have exacted heavy toll on snippih9'
With no ships 70 bring supplies
Great Britain would soon be counted
ont a her domestic products would be
exhausted in no time. Even II ner
agricultural resources had been de-
veloped 10 the highest degree -wnlcn
thew are not, as this Is primarily a
commercial nation the supply would
fall far short Of the demands OF ner
forty odd millions.
shipping Solution Would AID.
Fewer ships means higher freights.
In goes the cost Of living. ] do not
mean that q solution Of the shipping
nroblem would solve the cost OF llvlng,
but il would 90 long way toward
lettering conditions. Steamship com
NAMES have made huge profits any
where from 100 per cent upward. VI
the excess profits so per cent goes 10
The government treasury, leaving
verv respectable balance. especially IN
war times. n.t.,.;.,
MANY suggestion a. to. the SOLUTION
II the cost OF living problem are pc
inr offered. In Scotland there arc
thousands OF deer; hundreds are gong
10 be slaughtered and venison for
time will be cheaper here than mutton
Hundreds OF thousands Of rabbits mare;
grouse and pheasants will be hilieo
his fall. and will help TO relieve tenn
norarilv the shortage in beef and mGt
ION There will naturally be result,
mo decrease in the price OF peer ana
rnTtton. but these schemes Will nave
no material effect on the bug prooiem'