Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-09

American soldiers at Carrizal. re-
mains to be seen But in any event.
they are helping President Wilson TO
tide the Mexican situation over until
after the election.
The Democratic managers would
have the people believe that the pros
perity which this country is now en-
joying is permanent and will not end
with the European war 10 requires
no political sagacity or partisan bias
to determine the truth or falsity Of
their contention. however. Take
facts: A Baltimore concern has Just
completed 5000 12-inch shrapnel
shells and 100000 one-pound
shells for Russia, and has procured
an additional order for ammunition
amounting to S4.5O0.O0O. The United
States Steel Corporation has just
closed $34.00OOO0 contract for
shells. The Crucible Steel Company
has just been awarded an English con-
tract for $4,000 9-inch howitzer shells
for an amount apprOXimating $4,000
000 An Iowa concern is reported to
have procured a contract for shells
amounting to S3500,000. and these
are only a few Exports to England
consisting almost entirely of supplies
for the army. for the week OF August
amounted to S10.364.OOO. The war
has effected an increase I'm exports to
England alone OF 900 per cent Is
there any man with sound business
who believes that this trade and the
resultant prosperity will continue
once peace is declared? The facts
regarding the Carnegie Steel Company
have already been told in this cor
respondence. Under the Underwood
tariff bill and just before the war
broke out, 55-per cent. Of the com
pany's plant was idle. Now the plant
is running to its full capacity-and
So per cent Of its output consists Of
munitions OF war. Think il over.
How ale Kept Us Out OF War;"
President Wilson has not kept US
out OF war with Mexico as has been
abundantly proved According to Sem
atOr Bankhead; than whom there
could be no stauncher Democrat, Mr..
Wilson did his best to get the United
States into the European war. This
is the way Mr.. Bankhead put It de-
batting recently the McAdoo-W Wilson
Shipping Bill He said, "I believed
then. and believe now. that if the
bill had become a law and these Tin
terned) vessels had been purchased
by the United States and put under
our flag, and had engaged in COM
MERGE between this and foreign coun-
tries. war would have been the mevi-
table result; or such strained rela-
tions between this Government and
the allies as would have absolutely
demoralized and destroyed. our for
eign commerce" AS everyone knows,
President Wilson, at the behest of his
son-in,Saw Mr.. McAdoO. eXerted every
power he could command to compel
Congress to pass the Shipping bill, Of
which Mr. Bankhead speaks, and posi-
lively refused 10. permit it 10 be
amended to so as to prohibit the pur-
chase by the United States OF these
informed ships, preferring TO let the
bill be defeated by a Republican fill
buster rather than have such an
amendment inserted. So, according
to Mr.. Bankhead's testimony, had
President Wilson had his own way,
war would have been the inevitable
result"
JOkesmiths Still Busy.
VIII Rogers. the expert rope twirl-
err. who has been referred TO in this
correspondence before, has new
joke. He says that sailor was seen
running through the Portsmouth Navy
Yard with typewriter under his arm.
Halt" shouted a petty officer, What
have YOU got there?" "A Wilson ma
chine-gun." quickly replied the Jackie.
He was allowed to proceed.
You can find out, through the Want
II. I.