The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-04
THE GERMAN BlRTHRATE FALLS.

ID worrying JoIm&H DVCIVIOk1oto. OSAO1S IN wo'
it was higher than in any great power; today
it is on the tobogsan and gliding fast. The re-
duction in birth is in the neighborhood Of 40 pei
cent. compared with two years ago..
1t was q German philosopher who said that
the ratio of marriages and births in all nations
depends altogether upon the price of rye or wheat
and other necessities of living.
In Germany, as in other countries engaged in
war, the cost Of living has mounted tremendously
and atop of this war taxes lie with the dead weight
of mountains. .
Naturally, the stimulation toward marriage
and births is at . low ebb. Fellows who can scarce.
~ earn enough to live themselves win not accept
additional responsibilities.
Besides, when the manhood of a nation is on
the firing line, it is q poor time to "set up house.
keeping"
And not only that, it is barely possible that a
large number of potential parents in Germany
have come to the conclusion that if the only rea-
son why the kaiser wants big families is to have
men for cannon fodder, it is a poor system and
needs encouragement.
In other words, they don't like to raise all their
lads to be soldiers. r
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RESCUE ARMENIA.
It is given to the Christian nations of the
world as represented by America and her allies to
rescue the remnant of Armenia from the domina-
ton of the Turks. This nation should consent to
no peace terms that does not include the independ-
ence of the Armenian kingdom, such independ-
ence being guaranteed by the powers of the
world.
Henry Morganthau, former American ambas-
sador to Turkey, states that 1000, 900 Armenians
have been murdered since the beginning Of the
war. Nothing like it. has ever been known in the
history Of the world. Americans have been won't
to shudder when reading the history of thier
country at the cold-blooded murders and massacres
of the Indians, when the. nation was young; how
entire settlements were sometimes wiped out.
But in Armenia the toll of death has reached
q million.
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THE WHITE HOUSE rPICKETERS.
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The suffragettes picketing the White House
are still there. Their action harms their cause
and is distressingly unpatriotic.
When var broke out in England, the British
sutfragists abandoned their spectacular campaigns
and went to work to win the war.
The suffragists picketing the white house, and
the organization responsible for the act, haven't
that much sense.
It must be said in justice to the cause Of wom-
an suffrage that the white house picketers merely
represent a faction, and not the body of women
at work for suffrage as a whole. This irreconcili-
able faction doesn't know the nation is at war, and
the childish tactics are out of place.
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SAVING COAL.
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every pound of coal saved aids that much in
winning the war" says a government authority.
Well and good, But how about not storing so
much? Ill.,, p,
Industries all over the land are said to be con-
tracing for their next six months and even years
supply, giving the mine owners justification for
high prices because of the demand
What we need in coal-and in everything else
lis less Of the "buy a big supply now" hysteria.
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CALM ON THE WEST FRONT.
AnAA .
A1Cer 3 preclplCOuS DAaSt Oh TIE WeSIeTn DaI-
tie line, the allies are resting. They captured
ground, swallowed up portions of the Hindenburg
line, but did not capture q half dozen or so "pivo-
tai points" ,... .,.,. ,
From the looks of the situation, the Anglo
French are waiting for the arrival of the Amer
lean army. :, y y ~@
AahhnhA
Sweet potatoes are declared to be neglected
food, in that only part Of the annual crop is utilized
as food. The government says that last year one
fifth Of the crop Of fifty million bushels was vast
ed. We don't think any are wasted in Ledore
county; but it's in the producing and jobbing CEN
tiers that the waste arises. Many times car
loads are kept from market in order to keep up
the price" Needless to say, this business of food
wastage will receive a black eye this year. 1t
would be interesting to note what the law would
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