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New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

the engagement or employment of
any workmen or all or any classes Of
workmen therein, or to remove the
plant therefrom, with view to
maintaining or increasing the pro-
duction Of munitions in other fac
tories, workshops or premises, or to
regulate and control. the supply of
metals and material that may be
required for any article for use in
war; and
(e) TO take possession of any un-
occupied premises for the purpose
OF housing ,workmen employed in the
production, storage or transport Of
war material.
Then, in broad way under the
Munitions of War act, the Ministry
of Munitions was empowered to con-
troll establishments engaged in the
production of munitions by limiting
employers profits, and regulating
labor conditions with regard to trade
customs, disputes, hours, wages, dis
cipline and migration. Both acts au-
thorized the Ministry of Munitions
to prevent speculation in war ma
terials, to restrict manufacture, to
fix maximum prices, to obtain re-
turns of stocks and output, to take
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
lnterning Dame Rumor
For Duration of the War
Chronic Gossipers in Wall Street Are Restrained,
Though Not Completely Checked, by
Bans on Spreading of Idle Reports

watching quiet, sober acting security
market when suddenly the word went
around with lightning like rapidity
that great American transport had
been sunk with American troops in
the submarine zone. No one could con-
firm the story and it was given some
credence until Stock Exchange house
which had Offices in skyscraper
sent out the news to the district that
the "torpedoed" transport was sail
ing serencly up the bay under her
own steam.
Curiously enough during the recent
visitation Of German submarines to
these shores the rumor factory was
comparatively idle, the only story
.emanating from that quarter being a.
rumor that six German submarines
were laying to off Atlantic City get
ting ready to lombard the resort.
Since the various exchanges banned
the dissemination Of rumors their
point of origin has been carefully con-
cealed so that it is next to impossi-
BILE nowadays to run them down at
their source
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Approach Toward
Suppression Is Made

The German Kaiser, who must
yield the palm only to the Grown
Prince in the number of times he has
been killed in this war, has been killed
on the Stock Exchange time and time
again since 1914. On other occasions
he has died natural death from q
strange malady. There was a time
when the death of the Kaiser meant
to Wall Street the end of the war so
that rumors of this character were
often put out with view to infuenc-
ing the course of market prices. But
since the Exchange banned rumor-
mongering the Kaiser has not been
"killed" once in the financial district
In the markets Of 1915 and 1915 re-
ports of war orders placed with in
dustrial companies filled Wall Street
for months. Some of the rumors
proved to be true, whereas others
were made out of whole cloth. Peri
odically there came also rumors of
peace proposals which on a number of
occasions exerted an important in
fuence on stock market prices. The
most frequently appearing reports
have been those Of vessels sunk at sea.
Strangely enough, on many occasions
the news has come into the financial
district in the form of unauthenti-
Gated rumors which later turned out
to be true. When the Lusitania was
Sunk q Stock EyrhaDoa house cnp+
out a report of the disaster before
the real news came through and 1t
persisted as rumor until there was
official confirmation.
1t would of course be too much to
say that the exchange authorities have
effectively checked rumors spreading
by their recent action, although un-
doubtedly the tendency is toward
suppressing wild stories that might
be harmful both to sentiment and to
market values.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

limitation of the amount to be i'm
ported to the United States. however.
combined with the difficulties attend
ant on land transports, must restrict
such business.
Meanwhile, the plantation industry
is faced with the fact that, despite ex-
listing restrictions, the rubber output
1or the current year will not fall far
short OF 100000 tons. Taking Ameri-
can consumption on the restricted 8O,-
600 tons basis, and allowing half that
amount for Great Britain and France
the industry will be left with an ap-
proximate surplus at the end of this
year OF 10000 tons. It is not easy to
state, out of hand, the part the nom
controlled producers will play in Gre
ating this impossible surplus, but there
is ample evidence available to show
that their part will not be negligible
one. The situation then would seem
to point, in the case of Malaga GER
tainly, to the speedy initiation Of a
system of complete control. The
Straits Settlements and Federated Ma
lay States authorities cannot allow the
chaos. Rubber has brought financial
prosperity to the Peninsula, and un-
der normal conditions rubber might
be trusted to maintain that prosperity.
Under the abnormal conditions that
now obtain 1t is the duty Of these au-
thorities to move quickly in the d.
rection Of formulating an effective
system Of control over the output Of
every rubber producing property, and
should the authorities fail to do so
the representatives of the industry in
London would be justified in bringing
the strongest pressure they are able
t. exert IN the Colonial Office in order
that q well-nigh intolerable position
might be apeedily ameliorsted.o
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Crude Rubber Is Piling Up

DILING up Of huge stocks Of crude
L rubber in the Far East because Of
lack of ocean tonnage and the American
restriction on imports is giving Brit
ish rubber trade interests much trou-
BILE. According to "The London Times"
the situation in Malaga and Ceylon in
connection with plantation rubber pro-
duction is such that steps OF much
more drastic character than the ar
raneement of the British Rubber Grow
ers' Association can be expected to
meet are necessary.
"The 20 per cent reduction in out
put" it says, "to which the membe rs
of the association have loyalty ad-
hered. unfortunately opens the way to
form of protiteerlng on the part OF
non-members that to certain extent
vitiates the sacrifice and in any case
complicates an already complex posi-
ton to an inordinate degree. The
stocks of rubber at Singapore are ex-
tremely heavy, the outcome primarily
Of the restriction placed upon ship
ments to Great Britain which limits
our imports to $4,000 tons year. The
United States has restricted imports OF
rubber during the next three months
to $4,000 tons of all varieties, or 1907
900 tons per annum. Of which 10000
tons will be plantation product: At the
same time America has limited the
price OF rubber to 2s. ID. per pound,
while in Singapore the price is nomi
when a liberal allowance is made for
neutral freight charges betwaen Singa-
pore and United States Western ports,
would seem to allow an excellent
turn 70 the American buyer. The
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Every American Soldier
deserves Unexcelled Supplies

The sending Of continuous
HFeam Of able-bodied men overseas
slects the industrial problem in two
ualor ways. First, within year
nearly 100000 young men will
aave been taken out of industry to
ave battle, and, therefore, even if
were desirable, it will be impos-
..''e 70 carry on business as usual.
~ sne other hand, every additional
nsf'can soldier on the other side
tessnts another cogent reason
ny America should make her in
s1'es more responsive TO the re-
nasy.
.m tom the beginning of the partici-
zen of this country In the great
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
N JAR has wrought many and var
wv led changes in Wall Street

wv led changes in Wall Street
ways. The adjustment Of tn.
financial district and it's army Of
workers to the new order of things
ushered in by the entrance of the
United States into the war has gone
ahead steadily and is still progressing.
The process will go on until peace
comes and perhaps thereafter. Banks,
foreign exchange, the security and
comm odity markets, have all felt the
hand of the war god in varying degree,
and the changes that have taken place
in business methods and customs in the
Street would surprise the Wall Street
frequenter of five or ten years ago.
Probably one Of the most interest
ing developments in the financial dis
trict since our entrance into the war
has been the attempt made by the
market authorities to put the ban on
the rumor-monger. In normal times
the most gossipy place in the coun-
try is to be found right in the fnan-
cial district where rumor is born
every minute. No small town even
had anything on Wall Street in its
heyday Of rumor mongering. All
that had to be donu was TO pass the
"news" quietly in a conservative way
and it usually came back a few min
utes later all garnished up with ex-
travagant details. Millions of dollars
have been made and lost in Wal.
Street on the circulation of rumors
There have been times when wild
stories we're deliberately concocted for
stock market purposes.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Curbing Rumors Is
Unprecedented on Street

Dame Rumor lately, however, has
been taken in hand by the officials Of
the New York Stock Exchange and
the New York Cotton Exchange, and
while she Is still to be found at largo,
her activities have been much re-
stricted On the Stock Exchange the
governors recently adopted resolu-
tons to the effect that "the circula-
ton in any manner of rumors of q
sensational character by members Of
the exchange or their firms will be
deemed an act detrimental to the in
terest and welfare of the exchange.
Similar resolutions were adopted by
the Cotton Exchange governing board
after there had occurred tremendous
slump in cotton prices ascribed partly
to rumors set afoat that the govern
ment intended to fix the price Of cot
ton.
The effort being made to stop ru-
NOR spreading is new and has never
been done before. 1t has been ef-
fective to a degree, although it did
not prevent this week the fiotaton of
a rumor that the German Crown Prince
and 10000 men had been captured by
the Allies. This rumor started the
rounds shortly after the opening of
the stock market and later when II
came back to the exchange the total
bag of Teutons had reached $4,000.
The other day Wall Street was
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Restrictions Put
Whole People in Fight

In general way these are the
directions and the sanctions in law
of Great Britain's industrial mobili-
zation. In recent months govern
ment interference has been extend
ed to reach the consumer. The max
imum consumption Of food at hotels,
restaurants and clubs has been fixed
by government order for some
months; rationing Of sugar for the
whole population has been adopted
and the amount of butter and meat
an individual can consume is to be
regulated.
The restrictions and regulations,
taken as whole, give reality to the
commonplace statement that to-day
warfare is carried on by nations, not
merely by armies.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
rv yHEN the United States was
. still looking at the war
throrrh its minds nvo &C

10
M still looking at the war
w through its minds eye as
an event 5000 miles away the prob
lem of the non-essential seemed
largely theoretical. Conditions have
changed now. The presence Of an
sver-increasing band of American
soldiers in France-and such spec
tacular incidents as the recent sub
marine debauches off the Jersey
soast-not only signalize the change,
hut also give color and the breath of
life to it.
Every American who senses the
direction in which events are mov-
ing now realizes that the relative
curtailnlent of the non-essential is
sine qua non of victory. And
therefore every one should expect a
bolder attempt to be made to mobi-
lie effectively the industrial forces
Of the country. The dramatic deci-
sion of Brigadier General Enoch II.
Crowder, provost marshal general
Of the United States, to compel men
Of draft age to work in essential
industries after July l or fight is
merely one Of the striking contribu-
tons to the solution.
Conscious effort, though indis-
psnsable, is, of course, not the only
force working to make the industries
Of the nation frankly war units. The
mere physical limitation of supplies
Is fast drawing the line between the
essential and the non-essential. By
compelling prior consideration for
the needs OF the government for
raw materials, the United States
automatically strikes at the undue
growth Of the non-essentials at their
source.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Island Kingdom at
First Had Surfeit of Ships

England's geographic position
normally emphasizes the Importance
of ships. In war time it makes
ships prime essentials. At the be-
ginning of the war-strange as it
sounds to-day-there was not a
shortage, but surfeit of ships in
British ports. Thus, in the early
months of the conflict, England did
not requisition ships. But the send
ing Of large expeditionary force
to France heightened the need for
ships, and the German submarine
campaign tremendously decreased
the tonnage available, and gradu-
ally a change of policy came until
to-day the British government has
requisitioned the whole British mer-
camille tonnage, the shipbuilding
yards, the dry docks and the ship
repairing works.
In handling the food problem the
British government retained the
policy of laissez-faire until inter
ference plainly became necessary.
The government took it's first step
in this direction by taking over the
entire sugar supply in October, 1914,
but did little more in relation to
food until the end of 1915, when
wheat and flour were placed in the
hands of a government commission,
which eventually controlled all
cereals and the milling capacity of
the kingdom.
Voluntary campaigns to spur the
farmers of the kingdom to unusual
efforts were the extent Of the gov
ernment's actions In respect to agri-
culture until the spring Of 1917,
when Parliament passed an act
which secured to farmers a mini
mum price for wheat and oats for
five years and for oats for one year.
Moreover, the Board Of Agriculture
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

possession Of mines and quarries,
and to regulate building and con-
struction work. The Defence Of the
Realm act also gives the ministry
the right to issue instructions as to
tho priority to be given to certain
classes Of work.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Rapid Growth Of Amy Stresses Need
OF Better Industrial Mobilization
Use Of Unlimited Force May Lead to Basic Read,sments of
Amenca Economic -Englands Technique for Handling
Problem Full of Suggestions for This Country

conflict the problem Of the non-es-
sential was understood, though per
haps dimly. But, just as events have
made it necessary tremendously to
accelerate the speed of sending
troops overseas, so they have made
urgent the thorough harnessing of
American economic forces to the war
needs.
Americas task recalls the ioh
England faced in the early part of
the war. The success with which
England threw her Industrial CO.
horts into the fray and kept up pro-
ductlvity while borrowing men from
industry for the front explains the
IRON resistance of the nation. Amer
lea still has something to learn by
studying in broad outline how Eng
land made her adjustment. But
Americas problems are her own and
FER solution must be her own.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Industrial Statesman
Must Tackle Non-Essentials

But to get every foot pound of
fighting power out of her industrial
resources it seems certain that the
United States will have to formu-
late more definite plan of gearing
the economic energy of the nation to
the needs Of the military machine.
In seeking a concrete legislative and
administrative technique for making
the adjustment still further, the
United States has much to learn
from the analogous experience of
Great Britain.
The clarion call for industrial
craftsmanship to handle the prob
lem Of the non-essential arises spon-
aneously from. the present state the
world finds itself in. Militarily, the
Teuton alliance has for the moment
Slight superiority. Within a year,
through the robust aid Of the United
States, the Allies hope to gain the
upper hand on the field. But the
pgnificant point, in this connection,
Is that, after nearly four years of
mcessant fighting, the military su-
perlority of the two great groups is
still in doubt. Of equal, if not
greater, Importance to purely mill
tary advantages are economic ad-
Vantages. Here there is no doubt
Which side surpasses the other. The
ntrance Of this country into the
war made the economic superiority
Of the Allies overwhelming, so
colossal, in fact, that the German
high Command realizes that, if the
war drags on interminably, victory
Tor the Allies is inevitable. Hence
their present bold, wild-eyed mill
sary thrust In France.
The same logic which drove the
dlndenburgs and the Ludendorffs to
Zee the need of ending the war
quickly to escape defeat should
guide Americas course. That rea-
soning indicates that, If America
laiis to get her industrial resources
On a 100 per cent war basis, she is
70 that extent lengthening the stay
OF the Kaiser on his uncertain
hrone. Germany realizes the men
ace Of Americas economic power;
america should employ it up to the
hft.
W course, in using "force to the
utmost, without stint or limit" the
united States has been thinking
largely in terms Of man power. The
national mind grasps the fact that
@e Allies need a large American
army to make the ultimate turning
pack Of the Germanic invaders de-
Gsive
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

IRON resistance of the nation, Amer
lea still has something to learn by
studying in broad outline how Eng
land made her adjustment. But
Americas problems are her own and
her solution must be her own.
England lndustrially
Was Unready for War
When the Germans induced Great
Britain to enter the war by invading
Belgium the island kingdom was
little prepared for war, industrially
as we'll as militarily. England was
unexcelled as manufacturing ma
ton, but she was accustomed to
make the sinews of peace, not the
munitions of war. The British need
was to transfer the skill and the
deftness of the cotton mills to the
bullet and gun factories. 1t called
for the highest type of industrial
leadership.
Only in the case of railroads was
there previously existing legislative
sanction for putting Great Britain
on war basis. In this instance, as
far back as 1871, an act Of Parlia-
ment authorized the government i'm
mediately to take over the railroads
should war be declared. One Of the
nations first acts after q state of
war was declared was to nationalize
the railroads of England, Scotland
and Wales and take into the govern
ment service their entire manage
ment and personnel.
The direction of the railroads was
placed in the hands of a committee
composed of the general managers
of the principal railroad companies.
This system has continued up to the
present time.
The British government promptly
turned it's attention to the accelera-
ton Of the output Of guns, ammuni-
ton and other strictly military ma
terial. Steps were taken to add to
the scant war plants by taking over
all engineering and chemical works
and converting them.
AS the government saw its need
more keenly it gradually extended
its control over industry step by
step until it included nearly all the
industries which produced necessi-
ties for the military forces-cloth-
ing, equipment and transport. Then,
too, the necessary raw materials
iron ore mines, blast furnaces and
steel mills, leather, wool, cotton,
jute, hemp and f1ax-came into the
sphere Of government control. To-
day the government virtually die
tates the use Of raw materials, and
manufacturers who desire them
must look to it.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-27
Personals

y shock president ~ the M
dlt. .llumn refining company Was ~
IA" city yesterday un business
Edward Crockr' ,tyc president ~
the South Nend ou cowriu, n iu
Tulsa visiting his SON trrd. vhn .s
with the Gypsy pll company here
claude Marshall the prominent
OIL producer 81 IN" firm 81 Hinrmnu
Marshall ~ Rtngrt Texas is IN
Tulsa looking after hua.urAs inter
es's
Tom fireman ~ M, Arlnore FRO.
duclug a Refining 60 ~ Ardmorr
arrived ~ 1uIp 'hri~'mss motning
hud ts rpoud the remainder ~ the
week Visiting he many fficudp here
William Gruhcr who has herH Ul
With pneumonia. is uut again and In
hnrk ui. the iuh ~ Eureka Kan
where he has 4 prosperous supply
store ana machine shop
v n cunningham. ropuar con
tractor spent Christmas with his
family In Tulsa, having come all the
way from langrr rrNah. Ia cole
hratc the day with the home people.
Rodney UrichHrd ~ Oilion spent
Christmas with hs mother Ia Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-27
SHARES NOT RELIEVED
BY HOLIDAY VACATION
i,,uldallon II Rc~umcd when IN.
,bangr Itcoprns-AIi stocks
share In Dull Busincrr.

SEW YORK, Dee, 26.--With NJ,
,uef over the holiday from tho
,ssfous conditions ~ long dominant
D., the financial situation. trading on
he stock exchange today was
marked hy further liquidation witch
included most branches of tho active
ld
industfials coppers. utilities and
a, ,ety MIXED assortment OF special
uss we're again the local points. hut
nns and shipping added to the
.s,rt ~ the Increased offerings
l'or time 10 time,
Monetary conditions also initiated
against constructive operations. call
hans rul'ng at q per cent, with indi-
al ous ~ an indefinite continuance
II that rate, but time money eaHcd
'hs longer maturlties being quoted at
{ per cent
Marines were heavy. but United
Fruit was strong with hide and
sather preferred. American Car.
American i.inseed and "a few minor
food issues
Conditions In the bond market
vefr very confusing foreign issues
hardening with Anglo French So at
me ,rnrs top quotation OF 81 i-2.
ulh liberty bonds firsts and second
=, declining TO new low records at
s.gO and $3.50 respectively old
United states bonds were unchanged
IN call
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-27

Will SON ALWAYS WANTED
TO HELP FREE PROVINCES

PARIS Pee - At meeting
held today In N. Sorhonne ~ honor
OF The liberation OF Alsace Lorraine.
A letter from President Wilsor was
read. In which he thanked the ~.
sace-I .orrainr society Tor an arts'ioh
iy bound message sent MIN luri De
fore he left the United Nhtes
since childhood" the presidents
letter said my heart always mas
nee, with expatriated Alnce.lor-
raIniana was "a youth ~ II when
~. proylnces s~Nro torn from
E,,ucs Ever sihsse I have felt the
aay would come when they would be
deiiyered again 10 their country !
arm profoundly grateful 10 IN" Al
mixhtY for the roll lie has permitted
me TO play In their delivery"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-27
TWELVE B0lSHEvlSTS SHOT
AFTER UPRISING At 0MSk

WASHINGTON. Dec e6 Twelve
men were shot by court martial OF.
derr after an armed uprlrtng hN boi
uhrNik elements at OWsk on the
night of December 80 said cable
gram received today from the bmsk
government bS the Russlan cmhpn,
The bolshcviki succeeded In freeing
prisoners held IN the pmsk prison
hut detachment uf government
soldiers quickly arrested twelve
men who had participated IN
the outbreak 1'huY promptly
we're tried and executed. the official
report saying THIS incident Wa
closed hefor. dawn Most ~ the
prisoners released have been cap.
,urrd and part ~ them returned vol
unfairly During the same utEhl
the cnhlegram said. there was an
uprising % every workman a. the
station of koulumzinu Trlrgraph
lines we're cut. but units from the
bmsk garrison restored order DC.
fore further damage WAS done
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-27

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