The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-05
SEIZE GERMAN
SHIPS RAISE TWO
MILLION ARMY
And Chase the German Sub
marines From the
Seas,
SEN N!LE!AMS' PLAN
President Wilson wants War
Conducted on Pay-as-
You-Go Plan.
By gibson GARDNER

BY gibson GARDNER
Washington, April 5.-in the crisis
produced by war John SHARP Williams
il Mississippi has become the virtual
leader OF the Senate. His influence.
he says will be fore varying out the
following program:
Give the ships of the allies free
cess to American ports, harbors and
eoaling stations
2. Allow free transit through IT,
Emitted States and over our railroad,
pt Canadian and other ally troops
9. Take possession Immediately oil
sufficient number OF German intern%
ed ships to equal the value OF Ameri
ean shipping destroyed by Germany
Provide for the immediate train.
ing Of 100000 men 20 he followed
within three months by q call FOR az
ther / 100000.
5. Exempt from the provisions OF
the income tax law all incomes deriF-
ed from investments in bonds issued
b. the allies.
g. Send a few thou aud regulars
to the European battle linz with the
BelgiaHs, for. its PSYCHOLOGICAL eject.
Have the big ships OF the navy
lake the offensive in the most eiicc-
tive way possible by joining the fleets
OF the allies IN the scene Of naval &C.
tivitfes.
s. Go submarine chasing in that
same zone from which tho German
government has so insultinply" for
hidden tho United States to enter
President Wilson has added his en-
lorsement to the idea OF q pay as-you-
enter war. Instead Of borrowing ard
handing down a debt 10 coming gen.
erations. the President in his mess
age urges that war revenues he "sus-
tanned by the present generation"
This can be done only by taxing wealth
rhe poor and middle class are already
almost desperate over tho hiGs cost
OF living, and the only answer Is the
transcription of wealth. All incomes
over 100000 should go to the govern.
lnent's'war fund. and all incomes down
10 $4,000, or even less. should he faN
ed. This is the plan put up TO Con.
gress.
Tint every square yard of good soil
should be made TO work 10 help feed
the nation" is the slogan put out Of
Che Agricultural department va
can't lot not cultivated nr an untitled
acre are "siackers.' ThS are as
bad as the man who fails 10 answer
his country's call And now the dc.
partment Is asking-why not put a
AK on unused land? Anyone who owns
good land and holds It out OF use ought
to be taxed hard enough 10 bring the
land into use. The statistics gathered
by Secretary Houston show hat only
half the arabic land in the United
SEtates is under cultivation.
Carl Nrooman, assistant secretary
Of agriculture, has gone south on .
Speaking tour, the purpose Of which is
TO urge southern farmers to raise
their own foodstulfs. Every year the
South, with its wonderful soil and
salubrious climate imports 5000 0Go.-
600 worth of foodstuffs from the
North. II the Southern farmer would
raise more corn, potatoes. garden
truck, pigs. dairy cows and things like
that he would be much more independ-
Eent and prosperous and the country
would be richer as whole This
year when the world is threatened with
a shortage of everything to eat. IN
scluding wheat, it is OF the utmost I'M.
ESSA AtAA4sS 1haL lii RbutllF NlllNu NHA
raise three crops year. come To the
bat with bumper crop,
"A don't waste" campaign has been
started by the Agricultural depart.
ment: Good food heedIessly thrown
into garbage pals, food allowed to
spoil in the household, food ruined by
tnproper cooking, and food destroyed
BY rats, mice and insects constitute
the heavy items in the S700,O0O,OOO
annual waste of food in homes IN this
country cited recently by the aecrG.
tary of agriculture. Seven hundred
million dollars is considered to lee a
conservative figure. In household
waste, of course, are not included the
vast losses Of food allowed under In.
proper handling or inefficient market.
ing methods to spoil in transit or in
the hands Of producers or dealers"