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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
HAWKINS BROS.

$4,000 Cash to pay in on good apart
rlent house at bargain W hat have
yOu1
just move in. nothing down, new 8
room brick in Alta Vista, basement
walks. fenced. hardwood. glazed
sleeping room. pay S25 monthly on
principal only one left; we have SOLD
SIX OF these
West OF Cotton Ave- on Montana .
-oom brick. cut from $500 TO $500
Owner Leaving City 4 room burga-
low. glazed sleeping room, furnace
heat. for a few days. $3.50.
$50 Down. new room brick, pavluE
paid. s2100. so monthly.
SiCOC-f room home on Rivera S.
easy payments
\. Stanton Walking Distance, 8 room
Trick. only $4,000; terms
ON Boulevard Corner. close In, cut
from $500 20 $500; room brick.
easy terms
HAWKINS BROS.
q Morgan Bldg Phone $500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
nT-Tse eTRFrT UO1IE-

ed. four rooms, glass sleping porch.
right ia the growing Five Points
district The property faces two
paved streets We consider this q
rare investment AZ the low price we
are able 20 quote. See this place
quickly
r. r. HEAD & CO
- Mills Bldg. Phone $500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
START THE YEAR RIGHT. BUY A
HOMIE

SzlO0. 4 room bungalow. san Jose
ST. = lots. So. front Worth $500. Just
completed must SELL $500 cash, bal
auce. $500 per year.
$1,000 Splendid room bungalow.
900 Blk Hueco St. So. 'FRONT.' $500
cash. balance $50 per month. interest
included
$1,000. 8 room bungalow. 100 Blk.
Wyoming ST. Reasonable cash pay
ment. $500; 1913. $1,000: 1920. bal suit
NEWMAN INVESTMENT CO.
IihOle $50 100 San Antonio ST.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
100 OTHER BARGAINs
sI-n INFESTED

iu One Quart Of SPEEDOLINE viii
save $1,000 20 $500 gasoline biz
Sold under money back guarantee.
Delivered anywhere in the city.
SPEEDOIINE AGENCY.
71S Two-Republics Bldg Phone $3.50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
For SaIe-Farms and RaneRes.


FOR SALE acres with house and all
farming implements needed go miles 1I3 .-l
town. cheap See owner s. " Da-i-'
s-- s. I'D Paso St
CHEAP-Thrae TO forty acres improved
farms az Islata. for sale. or trade for Gig
uroner-E. ranch east. central or souLl
Texas farm j. IT. Lang. 4sleta, Teas
FARMERS AND INVESTORS have
opportunities for You here. in good ana
proved farms and ranches Terms same
as rent Low rate OF interest Write us
what you want Lanotte. Boreu * Bow
en- Fa-t. Texas
FARM FOR SALE-A real farm. A real
bargain. i'm a real farming section, hun
drsd and sixty acres. level. with water
and orchard Variety Thirty acres al
faIfa- al farming implements. fenced
VIII pay Tor itself in one year Price
thir-v-oue dollars and tweutE-one cents
az acre. or five thousand Apply l. N-
Carroll. HOPE. n r.
RANCH FOR SALE.
About ono hundred sections Arizona
range Fifteen miles new three Wire Fence,
balance fenced b- u-t5-. three wells VII
water six or seven hundred cattle, abu11-
auca OF browse sons called 10 army
reason tor selling. -11 z. Pennington S.
Tucson Arlz
..FlFT LANDS WORTH THE MONEY-'
100 acres cultivation. good house S-ve
Is acres best Of soil and level. $50 per
acre.
600 acres On alfalfa good stand good
teams and tools. good house. main ROAD
$3.50 per acre Cut 4 tons per acre past
season
s5 acres cultivation. no house. Sl25 per
acre All close 90 Clint and well worth
the money
coo acre TornuIa. SIS per acre.
500 acres below Fabens. S45 per acre
All can be watered from the river. Best
value Tor the money IN the valley.
Il r ELLIOTT.
Phone 4756.Room sol. First Nat. BIZ. BldE-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
FOr SaIe-CounLry FrOperty.

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FOR SALE-Sou resident owner says sac
rifice al IFS assessed value. only $500. 1i5
acres mostly rich valley and mesa land.
including cheap water. below Elucon- Al
dress Fred Hess Las Cruces. 81 Alex
FOR >ALE-510J acres OF owned land
with living springs and river Of running
water. with all necessary ranch equip
u-aut. with an unlimited range for graz
ing mot ia Tezasl- For Information
write Rey1arl- care Herald
EINE FAIiM EXCHANGES.
sos. 600. one OF the finest farms Ia the
valley. 90 head cattle. 10 horses fine
home. all needed machinery and tools.
Trade FOR city property.
$4,000 40 acre farm. all silt SOIL. s. acres
in alfalfa. e horses an necessary impie-
meEts and tools. Trade for city property.
NEWMAN INNESTM ENT co.
Phone $50. 100 san Antonio s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Mattress Renova6ns

MATTRESSES made go order and reno
waited. Dusarr d. Weu1o-u. Phone $500.
AiAKERS or MATTRESSES. reuairers
removal 8rs. Phone f1-- lI-s and 1870.
-LnI L--.n. On. .----r.-- !. Pm. %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

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METALS & MINERALS Co, BUYERS
10 san Francisco s.. Phone S5f.
Platinum. Cold. silver. cuicEsuver Ne
tailie and non Metallic Minerals q all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Second Hand Furniture

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HIGHEST prices paid Tor second hand FUR
uitura- Phone 1853
HIGHEST price paid Tor secoud naud fur
nlture r. kuIer. css -. il Paso- Pm. 2l5S-
EXCHANGE SEW FURNITURE
For second hand Western Furniture Co.
11S-re0 So Stanton ST. Phi 1859
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
For Sale-Farms and Ranches.

FOR RENT-l0 acres. paved road. four
-l0u house reasonable. Phone 1888 apart
mrlr " IH-I 1Iasaclu
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Auto Accessories

AUTOS NHECkED-We buy. sell or Ca
change cars q all makes; large stocl. o.
repair parts we deal iu rubber ana
metals u paso Auto WrecEinr Co. Pm
f-,a- Icon ST. H. Tracht-EberE prop
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
BUY AvALLEY FARM

200 ACRES.
san Elizario. 80 better soil Bro enc
tire vsue' 100 acres cleared.
Drainage ditch VIII gun near.
Price very low. $50 per acre.
terms no trade
80 ACRES.
-5 miles south El Fazo all cleared
and En- cultivation. Dwelling and
store building. A good oupur-
-unitv for meNhalt and fa-sler.
VIII exchange Tor Ei Paso prop
er---
ACRES.
short distance Ncsila Park al-
joining Stewards apple orchard
good soil. Price So per acre
CHARLES B. STEVENS.
Phone @f51. JOE Pioneer Plaza
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
FOR EXCHANGE

Two new bungalows for lots. modern tens-
meut. good location. for lots or cottages,
auto ror lots ur cottage. nice eight room
house Long Beach, Calif-. for house; y 3
acres il pears near Eslc-a on the iuferur-
Ran. al a sacrifice for lots or cottage. IS
lois near TT. Boulevard for cottage
W. y. CARL,
Phone Gs OF sS5. SOC Caples-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29


RIM tkCED frames STAY welded Ilel-
anau. ~ san Francisco. Phone eaf.-
" ELDlNG-The way DO should be done.
promptly any size. Phone su5I
BROWN WELDING 90 son Tsvas -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Co -Manufacturers OF welded sheet me-lI
products, welded pipe ard special pipe ft-
rings, auto and engine parts. heavy ma-
chine parts 5-5 S Santa Ee ST. Phone COS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

NEW FOTR ROOM BUNGALOW
splendid location near Bliss ST
$4,000 cash. balance monthly.
FRANK T.. cox
Phone G425- 11e Caples Bldg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Merraniile Arenries
MefaIs and Minerals

Pas0 office. sol Guaranty Trust Bldg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

VALLEY LAND-EASY TERMS
VIII sell uuimpr0ved land 20 parties
who viii Improve, ol the easiest terms
and low interest
JAY T. KNOX COMPANY.
c01 Caples BldE Phone 1886
HEADQU FOR VALLEY LANDS.
Buy now before 10 is too late 20 put in
that banner crop Uncle sam needs every
acre OF the valley under cultivation NaV-
is your chance 20 help with that food
problem do your bit with the boys in
the trenches We can supply your wants
DO matter how small the capital. we
have a special, small payment plan for
the good farmer our bit is 10 help y11
10 get a start We can supply you with
all kinds OF trades, sales or leases call
1e6S.
BAILEY LAND co.
SOS Herald Bids
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

In Alsace reaches Steinbach. three
years ago today, December 20. 1914
Find another trooper.
YESTERDAYS ANSWER.
Left SIDE d0tCn IN John BuUs bOfv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

VALLEY LAND EkRGAINS.
We HAVE SEVERAL NICE PLACES
iu the valley convenient 20 RI pa71
ranging from f.1 acres and uD Of
fer9I az attractive prices
e6 ACRES. PART N ALFALFA
and fruit good room house. garage.
chicken houses. pumping plant. faru-
ing implements. team. etc. VIII col-
slider part trade
2 ACRES. . ADOBE HOUSES
ou paved road. $500 down. rest cn
-uu- own terms
az ACRES THIS SIDE YSLETA
paved road. iu alfalfa. zine 1ui.lias
site. Your own terms
We HAVE SOME OTHERS
SEQ rErCEET
WHITE-PADEN REALTY CO.
Phone l-n"- -l- $50. Stanton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
MAKE NE 4 CASH OFFER

MODERN FIVE ROOM BUNGALOW
Two Iols- splendid location. only
$500 $50 cash balance monthly
rEANE y cox
Phcua 5a-5 11s Caples Bids
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
III Y-OU TIAVE A-IIBFRTY NOM

II YOU HAVE A LIBERTY BOND
Or 500 IN cash. you can buy
a nice place in the valley to
build a house or a house al
ready built
FIVE ACRES
and 6 room home, near Cad
r-aIIader Station on Interur-
ban. easy terms. Electric
light and telephone.
TEXAS STREET BARGAIN
- FEET, SIT, 100000
small cash payment. next
payment in 1922; thereafter
$500 per year for 10 years,
interest at 8 percent Prop
.erty should double in value
before first note becomes due.
BARGAIN EASY TERMS
. room modern bungalow. .
lots. 1000 block Montana St
Furnished or UNFINISHED.
100 OTHER BARGAINS
In city and valley property
VIII accept Liberty bonds on
any OF these properties.
". F. PAYNE.
4H1 Mesa ave Phone 1880
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
$50 FOR . CORNER LOTS

$3.50 FOR . CORNER LOTS
OTIS - TO p INCLI SINE. BLOCK
.. GRAND VIEW. CORNER PIEDRAS
md SACRAMENTO SIS. JUST 4
FEW BLOCKS BACK FROM Man
~ ATTAIN HEIGHTS. ID BLOCK CAR
LINE. WHO WANTS THEM FOR
SO CASH: r. o. BOX 1879.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

$4,000. ? ROOM
Modern bungalow i'm Alta Vista.
blocks school ] block car line
all built iu features hardwood
floors and furnace heat Easy
payments
SIGOO.Od. p ROOM
Alta Vista just east Of school.
$3.50 CASH and easy monthly pay
meurs, two full lots
$4,000. ( ROOM
Frame. I lot, Govt Hill, Sz15 cash
and $500 per month, including
interest
WHITE-PADEN REALTY CO.
-1- y. Stanton PHI. 100.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

WANT To BUY 4 HOME:
We have several clients with
money. Call Us Monday a. N. and
list your closest I'm house II you
uauC quick results. Ask for
WheelOCk. with
AMBER SON-FILLER
SOC Mesa Avenue Phone 1901.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
TaIors

NOREHEAD THE TAILOR
'les Tho best husiu .ss suits in town fIr
money Try ms or -0@ Sc oregon 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Nv d tAEaM ~NAF~-
$40 per acre. 81 acres. i mile from Canu-
uHo. 60 acres il alfalfa all ll cultivation.
$1,000 cash. balance suit
$3.50. II acres. raw land tEo miles ne-
low Nz.eta. surrounded uy land held az
$500 per acre p cash. balance To suit.
NEWMAN INVESTMENT co.
7rH-aH. SEN Hrsr.a.r..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

BUY THIS
Two rooms and sleeping porch on
lot and half. f0o5 Ia Luz street
$4,000 cash Ask for
NheeIOcE. with
AMBER SON-FILLER
500 Mesa Avenue. Phone 4161-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Seeds and Plants

FIRMS. SALE PRICE 6Oc.
Regular value St.50. No deliveries
Must make room 1915 seed caraloE now
ready Write or phone for COPY.
FL PA~O >EED GO.
SIS F. san Antonio ST.. one block east 20
court house Phone $685.
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SIONE EEPAiRlSG-New parts made
and carried FOR all makes Of stoves. L. =.
Peeler. with D. & Il Iron works. cor. East
Eitth and South Florence Phone 1895.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Campben's Cafe
WAR PUZZLES

DancinE New Years E,ve-Adv-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
SOAK EN-. LOUIE!

Lawton Constitution: Members of
congress are complaining because Wash.
ington hotels and cafes are robbing
them. The charge that they are re.
quired to pay s. for a meal that can
be purchased in London for $3.50. II
hits them hardest where It counts the
most-in the pocketbook
Bully! Soak 'em. Louis! Pile It on
and pick 'em to the bonel
1t gives US poor devils who are writh
ing in the strangling grasp Of food spec.
ulators an opportunity TO laugh, to lit
orally double up and shrek in unre
strained glee.
The fact that the food pirates are rob
bing the people blind does not bother
the average gentleman in Washington
But when the pirate creeps into Wash
ington and picks the congressional pock
ct Mr.. Congressman roars like a stuck
pig.
It's great sport TO see doctors and con
gressmen gulping down their own medi
cine once in awhile
Got TO it! Soak 'em again. and soak
'em hardl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
STRASSBURG AND METZ.

Chicago Post: In an interview given
10 the press OF the country, Daniel Blu.
menthal, former mayor Of Colmar, Al
SAGE says;
1t is my judgment that the allies will
never attempt TO reduce the German
forts at Strassburg and Metz The for.
tifications about these cities are perhaps
the strongest in the world, and it would
take many months, with the loss OF
thousands OF men, probably. to take
them There are others ways OF get.
ting into Germany than to go through
Alsace, and, OF course. It will be done
l do not believe the war viii end until
Germany is invaded. Then il will come
to quick conclusion"
on Bastile day the citizens Of Paris
renewed the decorations OF flags and
flowers which in August. 1914. replaced
the mourning draped about the sym.
bolic statue OF the City OF Strassburg,
which has a place in the Place de Ia
Concorde. The French intend 10 re.
take and repossess for all time Alsace
and Lorraine, and with them. OF course,
their chief cities, Strassburr and Metz.
May the arm OF France be made strong
for the task.
II may not be generally known but
the French are in position today to
lombard the city OF Metz II they should
choose TO do It. The French lines are
advanced to a point within twelve miles
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

Of the fortified city of Lorraine. It is
entirely probable, in fact it is certain,
that the French do not want to bonn
bard Strassburg and Metz if they can
help it. They have no heart, as the
Germans have. for the killing of inof-
fensive civilians and for the destruc-
tion of churches, hospitals and dwell
ings
1t may be an army Of France,
and with it, perhaps, an army of Amer
lea, will go into Germany by way of the
valley of the Mosells, on a hill over
looking which Metz stands. If it can
be accomplished, the French probably
will attempt to isolate Metz and Strass-
burg, later to force their surrender and
to add them once more TO the republics
possessions. Alsace and Lorraine, and
with them Strassburg and Metz, belong
to France, and may the day come
swiftly when their proper owners take
them in keeping.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
Annlller Hnrse

Atlanta Constitution: a certain crick-
et club in the north engaged a new
groundsman. About the same time they
bought a horse second hand" to pull
the roller.
A day or two later the groundsman
approached the club secretary, looking
anxious
Il want to know" he said. "who will
be responsible if the 'oss happens to
meet with a haccident?"
You will certainly be responsible '
said the puzzled secretary. The ami
NAL is in your charge"
Then l give notice. said the grounds
man, firmly The brute hasn't speed
enough TO get out o. the way OF III,
roller and one day | shall run i'm dowr
and fatten i'm out It's too risky"
The club is now advertising for an
other horse
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
HONEST EXEMPTInNS.

Perhaps the most important work
|,w being done In this country is the
brk OF the local exemption boards.
on whom falls the responsibility OF
Getting men for the army Certainly
other public activity in America
,mes home 10 mems hearths and
mes" as theirs does, They are deal.
with the most precious OF all things.
man life. They are deciding the i'm.
liate fate OF millions OF men and al.
ling the fortunes and the lives OF tens
millions Of relatives and friends.
lies In the power OF these boards
nake the draft tolerable because OF
fairness and humanity with which
applied, or intolerable and a cause
inspeakable bitterness II they yield
hrelessness or partlallty. The public
faith in their ability and good I'm.
Ions. They must sedulously labor
Deserve that faith.
ieir task Is going to be hard Many
he II will be well nigh impossible
stcrmine whether a given defect Is
eient cause for exemption, whether
ttain man should be sent forth to
var or sent back 20 his job, whether
ge.earner's foremost duty is 10 his
Try or his family
wisdom OF Soloman m necessary
uch adjudication And solomons
carce. We shall have TO be con.
II II is evident that the members
lse boards are taking their duties
tly and conscien,iously, and doing
best TO render justice.
\ main thing is that no favoritlsm
\ BE- shown The public is In a mood
crlhce. Our young men particu
Ire ready 20 give even 10 the ut
They viii 40 to war and II nee
10 their death gladly, II only
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
OUR LITTLE BROWN BROTHER.

Christian Herald As another snap
judgment, it seems to me that Uncle
Sammy has been pretty good to his little
brown brother Of the islands. without
having done that little brown brother
any too much good. In short the Fill
pino strikes me as unbearably lazy. He
has had roads built for him, schhook3
run for him, good government and
peace secured to him by Uncle Sam,
and an unusual measure Of confidence
placed in him. He has graduated from
almost no clothes into spotless white
with patent leather kicks" a clean
shirt and a resplendent tie, so that he
looks like a swell member Of a pair
Of black-face comedians. He has had
"sitting-down" jobs created or discov-
cred for him and has taken with re-
markable alacrity to the ice cream and
soda habit, like any other cultured be-
ing. He has learned to speak English
very well and has been trained into a
really good athlete But as far as l
can see so far, he is not much changed
since the days when he dawdled into
school followed by a servant to carry
his books and ink bottle. doubt very
much whether he will work as hard or
as intelligently TO make something OF
himself and his islands as Uncle Sam
has worked for him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

they have the assurance that they are
not shedding their blood for sbirkers
and cowards who. through personal in.
huence' have evaded their duty.
brigadier General Crowder, provost
marshal general in charge Of the draft,
mas done well to emphasize two points
IN his instructions to the exemption
boards. One is that these boards are
not courts for the adjustment Of diff.
lerences between two persons in con-
troYersy, that is, arbitrating between
the government and the Individual" but
they represent supreme governmental
authority, with power to deal with each
man as they see fit The other point is
that they must not abuse this power
They must remember that "for every
exemption or discharge that is made for
individual convenience, or to escape
personal loss of money or property. or
for favor or affection. some other man
whose time would not otherwise have
come must incur the risk of losing his
life" There should be no such exemp.
tions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
PAGE THREE

for the labor that goes into Injuries is
divided into thousands of branches, and
often luxury is but some necessity or
reasonable comfort carried to excess;
and often it is very difficult for workers
engaged all their lives in producing
luxuries, suddenly to abandon IA
miliar Job and take up work in a mu-
nitions factory, etc. Nevertheless. that
is the fundamental question to be dealt
with.
Let us suppose that the country sees
clearly that this IL its chief problem,
and insists that taxation shall fall on
luxuries so that labor shall be trans
fererd from the production Of luxuries
to producing the necessities of war.
Then after the war there will be this
great number of laborers released by
peace from their labors and ready to
turn to the works Of peace. Here is
the great democratic opportunity.
This released labor must not go back
to the production Of luxuries; It must
then be employed to produce reason
able comforts for the poorer classes.
There must be more schools and more
teachers in the schools; there shall be
more public buildings for example,
public swimming bath in every town;
an ample playground for school chill
dren should be attached to every school;
there should be free public doctors and
dentists. etc, etc
This is the goal democracy has al
ways put before itself, and now war
opens a ready way. First, our democ.
racy must strive nightly to win the
war, and then it may well hope to reap
the fruits Of victory both for the Ger
mans in their country and for our citi.
zens in ours. War, however undemo-
cratic in its methods, must be made the
servant of Democracy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04


War is not democratic in its methods.
War Is no time for long deliberation.
for quiet argument, for threshing out
differing opinions War REQUIRES
prompt action; it compels a nation to
entrust great powers into the hands of
the president, and reduces the function
OF congress TO enacting laws that carry
out the presidents will. A nation at
war, like a man attacked. must be able
to strike its hardest on the instant. and
ward off blows instnctively. All the
national actions that in times Of peace
are rational actions, the fruits of de-
liberation, must in time Of war become
instructive, automatic.
It. is difficult for a peace-oving people
suddenly TO adjust itself to this novel
situation. The country would like to
have time to think what it had better
do about this and that, about antisub-
marine defense, about steel and wooden
ships, about sending a great army to
France, about wise policy toward Rus.
sia, about how to convince the German
people that we really are their friends
and wish to help them to democracy
for their own sake as well as for the
safety Of the world. But there is no time
to collate the opinions Of 2O.OOOOOO men
and 2O.OOO,OOO women neither is there
time for congress to listen to the elabo.
rate arguments Of the pacifsts among
its members. The president must have
immediate power to act for the whole
country
Undemocratic as this seems. we may
hope that it will lead to two gerat demo.
cratic achievements. The first, Of course
is to induce Germany to overthrow her
military class and become a republic.
The second applies particularly to the
democratic affairs OF this country: we
believe that there will be far greater
equality in sharing the wealth Of the
country, far greater equality between
the rich and the poor. This will be ac.
complished in this way:
The taxes will be enormous. The
country will spend ten billions Of dollars
a year. That sum Of wealth. whether
it is all raised by taxes, or in part by
loans, will be consumed each year The
problem before congress is how 10 make
taxes fall on luxuries or. in other words
to turn all the labor now employed in
producing luxuries for the luxurious
class into producing all the things need
ed for war-ships, armament. munitions,
supplies, etc, etc.
The country would overwhelmingly
agree to such a plan Even the luxur-
ious would, for the most part. gladly
agree. The problem itself is difficult