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The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
A Little Radicalism, MIR. Kerensky!

Iia, Mr. Aleck Kerensky comes back! Having
seized the wireless communications Mr. Kerensky is
pleased report the world that he has 10000 loyal
soldiers behind him and hence the ability to suppress
the Bolshcyik government. According to the Russian
CUSTOM Mr. Kcrensky supports has 100000 soldiers with
a vanguard of 10000 proclamations, or less,
he approaches Petrograd but he seems to put new
note in his present issues He appeals to all patriotic
Russians to rally round his standard but strongly
Inmates that he is going to give NJ Trotzky, NJ. Lenine
and other leading dsturbers close shave by the sim
pie and thorough process of decaptation.
That part of the world most directly interested in
Mr.. Kcrcnsky will greet with cheers his apparent
abandonment Of the policy OF compromise with the
internal enemies of Russian democracy. If he now
arrives with an AK with which to chop off the Kaiser
ism that has given the revolution the morale of
mere mob he is likely to give Russia and the war
much finer aspect.
There is almost worldwide satisfaction in the an
rounccmcnt that Mr.. Kerensky is to suppress the
radicals quickly and thoroughly" and we modesy in
trude with the suggestion that the cure of radicals in
this instance is radicalism What Russia needs above
al els" is the permanent retirement from business of
her pro-Germans. As of his change of pol
ICY. Mr. kcrcusky might hang Lenine and Trotzky
upon the highest tower OF St Peters and St Pauls
Certain it IS that if it appears that Russia is
rinue the Of just rebellion after another
it is gong bc very difficult if not wholly nadvisable
for outsiders to aid her.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
EXPERTS TO URGE
FOOD CONSERVATION
Representatives of Four Countries
Will Address Conference.

Representatives OF France. England,
Italy and the United States will de-
liver addresses on the conservation
Of food at a meeting at Rauscher's
at IL o'clock this morning. The gath
ering is under the auspices OF thu
local food administration, and Clar-
ence r. Wilson, food administrator
for the District, probably will pre-
side.
In addition to the officials OF the
;hree allied countries mentioned ad-
dresses will be delivered by Mrs.
Hoover. wife of Herbert Hoover, Ma
tICnal Food Administrator, and Car
vrooman. Assistant Secretary of Ag'
riculture.
The difficulties faced by the gov
ernments OF France, England and
Italy and the way in which they
were solved will be told by the for
eign Representatives. The food situa'
ton in these countries has by nc
means been completely settled. II ID
said. and measures which were put
in force some time ago are being
found unfit to meet the situation and
are constantly changed.
The need OF the allies for the helI
OF America in feeding their popula-
tions will be told and measures
which may be OF help 10 the United
States in its food conservation cam
paign may be advanced.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Conscripting Labor.

Can the common who works with his hands
for a living trust his government at Washington to
give him a square deal, during the war?
All over the country howl has gone up, largely on
the part OF big business interests for conscrpton OF
labor" For the most part the making all the
noise on this issue employers inspired by rosy
visions of cheaper labor-and consequently of larger
profits.
The time may come when it will be necessary to
Conscrpt labor but when that time comes it will be
necessary also to take the industry in which the
labor IS conscrpted" This from Assistant Secretary
Of Labor Louis Post.
And: Under no circumstances will labor be
scriptcd in a private profit employment Ii the
lumber industr get along without conscrpting
labor, then the forests and the mills must be taken
over by the government" This from the secretary,
William B. Wilson, himself.
Neither Of these statements has been denied by
the President by any Cabinet member. The posi-
ton of the administration to be perfectly clear
Some OF these days, when America decides to
buckle down this business in dead earnest those
gentlemen who are so loudly in favor of drastic
measure when they something in it for them
selves may wake up out of what will seem like bad
dream to them clutching in their right hands little
printed government receipts for their railroads. and
coal mines and munitions factories, and in their left
hands government checks, redeemabe in liberty bonds
for the exact physical values, thereof more, no
less Then, if they wise they will join the wait
ing line OF applicants for their old Jobs back again
hut this time on Uncle Sans payroll, not
Md the common man, who works with his hands
irr living. will go right working. Only he will
I,c I'm effect his own employer. For the money that
snl, It's way into his wages pocket pay day will BE-
IN part the same money that out OF his tax
pocket the first OF the week.
Y, If, after the is and everything has
settled down to a kind of normal, he becomes dis
satisfied with the big boss in Washington, he ap-
point another big boss for himself, and other little
bosses as he sees fit, next election day He even
change the whole system back to what it was again.
il he decides that he doesn't like it we'll peace
time proposition
The war is going to be responsible for many changes
before It is over. Can the trust his gov
crnment while these changes going on? From the
expressed attitude of the present administration it
would seem that he can, implicitly.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Conhscation, Certainly!

Food boarding by neutral and enemy agents ought
to he given immediate dose of Prussian treatment
americans forbidden to hoard under penalty of
the law; why should neutrals and enemy agents be
allowed to do so?
The revelations in New York are merely another
instance of the extent to which German intrigue has
been developed in the United States and the nadequacy
of methods of doing with it. We have been too
lenent; remain too lenient and apparently only
the shock OF great disaster will force us to face the
issue.
SCntimentality enemy aliens in the United
States is wasted Generosity in dealings with them
IS wasted They inevitably loyal to their Father
land and will do all they discreety advance its
cause What they have done and what their influence
has done has been shown many times.
Americans fast losing their patience over the
continuous illustration of the fact that the enemy
amongst remains bold and brazen. The spectacle
of 4oOoOOo worth of foodstufs tied up in New York
warehouses to neutral at time when various
staples mounting blycl the range of the ordinary
purse is almost laughable an evidence of official
amabity Particularly striking is the revelation that
Holland is heavy holder OF oats for which she has
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Dreams.

In seventeen hundred and seventy-six
When first we stood nation alone
Little they dreamed how great we would be
When we grew up and came into our own
A poor little pindling liberty dream,
A-far from the pulse of the great worlds heart;
What could it do in the wilds of the west,
Cut off by the sea, from culture and art?
Little they cared for the freedom we loved,
They were the peoples of castles and courts;
While singing THE Land of the Free"
They were out spying for warfare and forts;
Cannons and conquest and Zeppens, and guns,
That was the goal of their culture and art;
We were in love with Our hberty-dream,
And struggled along alone and apart
Then came the call-from the East to the West,
To come with our liberty-loving soul
And slay the horrible demon of war,
Taking such terrible barbaric toll.
The lovers of liberty grid them and go,
Proud of their pride in the Land of the Free;
They are the hope of the war-driven world
Aye, dreams the hope of humanity
STELLA V. KELLERMAN.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
NorthcEfe at Home.

II is more or less OF a surprise that Lord North
cle should retire head of the British War Mission
to the United States at this time just he apparent
ly was getting into the full swing of the work Doubt
less the explanation is that he is wanted at home to
become air minister.
The publisher of the London Times is by far the
most effective propagandst that the British has
known in the United States and most Americans will
be sorry to him 60 He has such zest for achieve
ment such uusparng way of cutting away pretence
and camouflage from the discussion of any subject
Nature never intended him to be a diplomat a
statesman but as journalist he is easily foremost in
the Engish-speaking world.
Northclife has had his share of American hospi-
tay and even though it be true that he has not been
al-influentia with the American government-as is
reportedhe ought not to return to London with any
other feeling than that his work here has been COM
pete success. At his best, he is critic of govern
ment not an administrator. If he is taken into the
war administration in Britain he should make great
record, however, for man in the world today has
frmer grasp on the situation more positive
views as to how it should be won.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
The NOnnnrtisnn Move.

other States than North Dakota and
Minnesota are pondering over the
probable effects of a non-partisan
farmers movement in their politics
next year. The chances for success
seem to have been dimmed, it is said
by some OF the Congressman who
have been interesting themselves In
the affair and they lay the entire
blame on the "lamentably weak as
sumption of the farmers league lead
ers that ALL farmers would cohere
in such a movement, and that when
ONE head gave them orders how to
vote they would ALL follow those
orders.
In other words. the farmers league
organizers thought it would not be
hard to get all the farmers to stand
for one ticket, even II that one ticket
happened to he chosen by self
constituted clique OF less than half
dozen members. That is said to be
where the leaders plans went away
and now they are wondering what
can be done to make up for this ap-
parent deficiency.
In the first place only portion OF
the farmers of any of the states
heard from will agree to stand Tor
such a ticket. and in the second place
there are multitudes of leaders in the
movement itself who want to he In
on the task of choosing the nominees.
They do not want to allow half a
dozen or fewer men to name their
candidates.
The latest bulletin from some OF the
States is that the non-partiSan lead
ers plan to make a drive on the pro-
gressive Democrats and progressive
Repubuicans-or what has sometimes
been popularity alluded to as Demo-
crts and Republicans of that hue-and
add them to the forces to make up
for the farmers who will not JON. IL
this is done. we see where the leaders
of these aforesaid "Progrcssives' VIII
| oust the farmers from their leader
ship eventually If not now" and the
organization will lose its identity al
thought probably retaining some OF
| the primary purposes for which il was
brought into political being. 1t is
| going to be an interesting job watch
! ing this movement grow-and it VIII
| be interesting to see how far it gets
with the people for whom it was
meant. or how far it gets If failing
to gain them for the cause. it seeks
outside material in the manner out
lined.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Had an Impoverished Look.

The conversation in Washington club turned to
the question of poverty when Senator William S. Ken
yon, of Iowa, told of impression that man from
the rural wds once got while visit to the city.
The ruralite had gone to town to make a long
anticipated call on distant cousin and when he re-
turned home he had much tef of city ways and the
strange things he saw.
"They put on all kinds of fancy frills up there" he
narrated the eager crowd in the grocery store
''but l don't believe that they have got half of the
money they pertend to have"
well, do tell" wonderingy exclaimed one of the
interested listeners "do We really mean it. Josiah
ayes, do" declared Josiah positively. "One night
went by house that looked purity big an purity rich,
but jes the the people what lived in it so
derned poor that two women payn' one pian-
ner"-Phii1delbhiG Telegraph. l.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
5000 SINGERS TO Aid
IN SUNDAY CAMPAIGN
Homer Edison in Charge Of Various
Choruses for Revival.

Five thousand voices VIII assis'
Billy Sunday when the big revival
opens here January 6, next Arrange
ments TO organize the singers VIII De
perfected at a meeting tonight IN ths
First Congregational Church, Tenth
and C streets northwest
Church representatives on the mu-
sic committee OF the Sunday campaign
will assemble, with Homer Edison al
chairman for the meeting. He mas
arranged for 80 mixed voices on
Tuesday and Friday evenings and al
ternate Sabbath days during the cam
paign: 1.7JO mixed voices on Wednes-
day and Saturday evenings and al
ternate Sunday mornings, and l5f
male voices for Thursday evenings
and Sunday afternoons and evenings
the three sets OF choruses aggregat-
ing 500 voices.
At 2:30 this afternoon church rep
resentatiyes on the business womens
invitation committee WIFI meet AT the
Y. w. c. A., Fourteenth and @ streets
northwest Already ll3 local churches
are cooperating In the Sunday evsE~
gelistical movement. representing .
membership Of 4.G39.
Last night Rev. George Dowey. di-
rector Of mems Bible class work FOR
the Sunday campaign, addressed an
enthusiastic audience at the mems
Bible class rally for all the churches
in the St. Paurs NJ. 7. Church South.
on the subject OF Men and the
Churches"
The tabernacle will become a club
house for soldiers when the evangelist
has finished his meetings ~ the plan
laid down by the committee on r.
ligious ministrations OF the District
War Service Commission becomes A
realty.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Congress to Consider.

The announcement, simultaneously
from several governmental sources
that the utmost thought is being
given to the probable complete ANAL
gamation of this country with the
purposes of the allies, means that
Congress will have thrust upon IL
the burden of saying just how long
we shall stay in the war.
The subject cannot be dismissed
with word. Nor can it be argued
decisively without the exercise of the
utmost caution. 1t is easily the most
serious matter that has come up
since our actual entrance into the
war
Take one phase of II, for example
Shall America stay in the conflict
until the German government Is will
ing to renounce its hold on Alsace-
Lorraine? France means to stay un-
til that time comes, so she says.
Great Britain says she will stay with
France in that determination. But
We are interested in what America
intends to do. Will she stay until
that time or will she be willing TO
withdraw from the conflict at some
earlier moment when most Of the
preponderant purposes for which we
entered the war have been fulfilled?
Members of Congress who realize
the gravity of the situation say that
it will depend wholly upon the fu-
ture. If the possession of Alsace-
Lorraine by Germany appears to be
one of the mainstays of the Prussian
militaristic system which we are bat
ting against and which we want to
remove from the world equation then
we Will necessarily be forced to stand
with France and England for the
remuneration of that territory by the
German government.
= IL is one of the hard problems that
congress may be forced to interest
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
IRUB YOUR BACK!
STOPS LUMBAGO
Don't Drug Kidneys! Rub the Pain
Right Out with Old st.
Jacobs OIL"

Back hurt you? Can't straiGhton W
without feeling sudden pains, sharp
aches and twingcs? Now listen! That $
lumbazo. sciatica, or maybe from a
strain. and you'll get blessed relief the
moment you rub your back with
soothing. penetrating "St. Jacobs on
Nothing else takes out soreness, lam
eness and stiffness SO quickly. You
simply rub 1t on and out comes the
main. II is perfectly harmless and
doesn't burn or discolor the skin.
Timber ur, Don't suffer. Get a
small trial bottle from any drug store.
and after using It just once, you'll
forcet that you ever had backache.
lumbago or sciatica, because your
back will never hurt or cause any
more misery. II never disappoints
and has been recommended for 81
years. Stop druECing kidneys, They
don't cause baCkaChc. because they
have no nerves, therefore can not
cause nain.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
CREDIT STATEMENT
CONTEST ON DEC. Is

The Welfare committee OF the
Washington Association OF Credit
Men tentatively has selected Decem-
ber l3 as the date for the Credit State
ment Contest with Baltimore.
Washington will be represented by
Samuel J. Henry. Munscy Trust
Company; f. B. Adams, f. Z. Adams
Company, and John Brewer. r. G.
Dun and Company. Later there will
! be a return match in Baltimore, a
team consisting Of one banker, one
business man and one merchanule
agency representing Washington.
The contest will be the first OF the
kind in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14

itself in a sub-rpsa capacity during
the coming session. Much depends
upon upon what Congress does. The
members have been home for several
weeks now and they are supposed TO
know what the aim of Americans Is
in this conflict. The American in
tentions in European affairs will
probably be shown then in whatever
action Congress takes on any phase
Of this particular problem that will
arise.
Members OF Congress generally think
that Col. House and his colleagues
will return from Europe with much
illumination for i.le administration on
this highly important matter. 1t Is
probable also that no ultimate solu-
ton will be attempted by Congress
until Col. House and his party have
had time to study the situation and
to report their findings to the Presi-
dent, and have had abundant time to
recommend to the President what
course of action they think should
be pursued
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Il Is to Hold.

Much depends upon whether the Italians can hold,
says a expert.
Come to think about it, the final result in this war
depeads much upon hold" If the Russians will hold
if Italy will hold if Haig will hold, the United States
will be in it with all its strength and that will settle
it, beyond doubt.
The people of the United States will produce the
necessa food soldiers and money. The problem of
this war is transportation Ships the first essential
but ever the efficiency of ships is very largely de-
pendent upon American railway transportation and this
proposition is the whole peoples own, just as are the
food the fighters and the finances. 1t is up to the
individual to help the railway administration in con-
servation of transportation facilities Buy in the near
est market cut out pleasure travel, consume things
that do not require long distance shipment, and you
viii help And maybe you'll acquire mighty fine
habit war or peace.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in the City

An examination has been begun Of
candidates to ill about I0O vacancies
in the regular dental corps OF the
army. These examinations are held
at various places and il Is expected
that the results will be known in
about a month.
The War Department still has under
consideration the promotion OF mem
bers Of the regular dental corps in
accordance with the provisions OF the
act of October 6. The present indi-
cations are that the reorganized corps
will consist OF nine colonies. sixteen
lieutenant colonels. seventy-one ma
jors and 203 captains and first lieu
tenants.
The first fighting sirplane made
wholly in America Of American ma
terials has taken the air in success
full test flights. In making this fact
known recently the officials Of the
Aircraft Production Board said few
changes in the design OF either tho
plane or the Liberty motor are be-
lieved necessary. and that produc-
tion in quantity OF the fighting ma
chimes soon will be in progress in
ldEANIlte.
BY the first Of the new year Il
is expected that the aircraft program
will be well under way and by July
the government expects to be able
to supply any demands OF its allies.
Machines which United States forces
in Europe VIII need when spring
comes are being built abroad.
Arrangements TO carry Christmas
gifts TO American soldiers in France
who fail TO receive presents from
relatives or friends were announced
today by the Postofice Department
Postmasters were ordered TO accept
for transmission parcel post pack
ages the contents OF which the send
ers desire TO be distributed as pres
ents among the soldiers who other
wise might not be remembered.
Such packages addressed In care
Of the commanding officer. Pier No.
/. Hoboken. y. J.. and marked For
Distribution" will be accepted IL pack
ed in accordance with regulations
The War Department has made ar
rancements for the distribution OF
the contents Of such packages in ac-
cordance with the wishes Of the
senders.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
How About Russia.

Few papers. il any, set out the true
religious aspects Of the present Rus
sia embroglio. Men who are acquaint-
ed with Russia insist. contrary to
most of the published reports, that
the present Lenine-Trotsky rebellion
is instigated by the Russian priest
hood for the purpose OF repudiating
the debt to the United States and that
instead of the pro-war forces having
the church on their side the forces
now working for peace in Russia have
the almost united support OF the
church there.
II this is true-and there are those
Supposed to understand conditions
who say they will vouch for tit
means that IL Kerensky is alive he
will have a long and bitter road to
travel before he achieves the end
which we all wish he could achieve at
once. 1t means that turmoil is apt to
rule in Russia for some time TO come,
unless, perchance the domination of
the church over the populace is so
complete that the antiwar party will
triumph without appreciable struggle.
If the war party is stronger than
now suspected then not only will
Russia not become mildly subjugated
to Germany's interests but it will
have quite enough to attend to in its
own way not to bother about outside
affairs.
Russia is a problem which the allies
cannot settle just now, Congress is
quite apt to realize sooner or later,
and the only thing to do is to go
ahead and make the battle without
taking into account anything she may
DO. II she does nothing further to
help then We will have not been de-
ceived-if she emerges from the
titanic struggle within and does do
something for us We will be just that
much the gamer.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
John c. Freund to Talk
AT Arts Club Dinner

John G. Freun. veteran newspape
editor. Of New York. will be the chief
speaker at the dinner at the Ars
Club tomorrow. His topic viii be.
The Issue Before Us In Music"
Other speakers will be Miss Mary
Cryder, Willard Howe and Felix Gar
ziCl!a; while Mary Helen Howe will
delight with songs. The dinner will he
under the chairmanship Of Willard
Howe. music critic, with Miss CrydeD
and Mrs. Felix Garziglia as hoste sses.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
BY John Kendrlck Bangs.

THE JOY OF HOPING.
Throughout my days I've hoped %:
much
I've not been able yet TO touch:
I've had ambitions truly high
And found fullillment passing by;
And while I've seldom realized
The goals that I've so dearly priced
I've found a deal OF Joyous pelf
In HOPE itself.
tCopvright, I9l7l
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14

no use, and for which Germany, her excellent bus-
neighbor has every use in the world.
Let us practice confscaton for a while. Let try
little experimentation with the Teutonc doctrine of
Force.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14

Having swatted the fly all summer. enjoy the
merry merry winter season by swatng the rat. A
pair of rats will in one year, become ancestors to
26774I3oh no! it's flies not rats, that behave that
way.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14

Tammany bosses promise not to throw New York
City wide open" all at A little of the gded
vice will be "open," at first. But guess she'll be
open" all right, as as the White Way suckers
from outside return in large enough droves.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14

There is a mighty conservative caption writer on an
afternoon newspaper who describes Billy Sunday as
reverend peaceful clergyman