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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
HINDENBURG STICKS
SUPREME ARMY HEAD

London, Wednesday, Nov Is Field
Marshal Won Eiindenburg remains as
head OF the Supreme German amy
command, according to n German wlre-
less message received here. which gives
the text of the message he has sent to
army commanders ordering them To lead
their troops home in order and discipline
The order Of the Field Marshal reads
To all and especially the army group
under Field Marshal von NIackensen
in Rumania remain rs hitherto the
head of the supreme army command III
order to lead the troops home in order
stalls officers. non-commlssioned officers
and men to continue 10 do thelI duty
This IS to be made known to al the
troops
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
ALL WHEAT BREAD NOW.
Restrictions Lifted But House
wives Are Asked to Continue
Food Saving.

In dis scussing Il + lifting of the restric-
tions on the use of wheat substitutes,
Edmund Mitchell, Food Administrators
for Delaware. said today
In view of the opening up Of the seas,
present conditions enables us To ship
wheat to Europe from closed ports. and
relieves the wheat sitiation to con
siderable extent
In the future, no housewife will be
required To buy substitutes in purchasing
wheat -four As shipping points are open
10 Increased transportation. II rs hoped
that regulations governing other food
commodities will be announced and Ic-
Strictons reduced
But it is to be hoped that every
American housewife, and all others
will voluntarily continue To conserve
all food commodities .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
KNIGHTS OF PYTH|AS
OPEN CELEBRATION
OF GOLDEN JUBILEE
Grand Lodge of Delaware Hold
ing 50th Annual Meeting in
Wilmington.
THREE-DAY OBSERVANCE

Convening in 50th annual session, at
pvthian Castle, 900 West street, today,
the Grand Lodge OF Delaware today be-
ran the celebration OF the 5Oth annlvers-
arv Of Pythianism in Delaware.
Really the celebration by members OF
the order began last night and will con
tinue through tomorrow. making three
day event
Asa preliminary to the Golden Jubilee
session last eveing was devoted to the
installations of the officers OF Hablt
Temple. No POS of tho Dramatic knights
of khorassan, which IS an adjunct OF
the X of p order. u aring somewhat
the relation that Lu Lu Temple does 10
c Masons.
The de rec team Of 6ftv-fve members
Of Ben Hadad Temple No a3, Baltimore,
conducted the ceremonies to the general
satisfaction of all concerned The o .loia S
Installed were
Grand vizier. Harry r. Keen. grand
cmir. George \ Soudrr; secretary, Frank
y simmons: treasurer. Merritt ID
Fisher; shcik, Samuel j Beck. mahdi,
Joseph L, Gregg; satrap, Edward {.
Bees on: sahib, irwin \ Drlnton; past
officers. James II Tucker W Kirk Sim
mons, Harry Daily, Thco V simpson.
At the opening Of the Grand Lodge
session an address was made by Grand
Chancellor Charles : Davis Of Denver,
Col, and the address was the main
feature Of the program for the morning
session
Tomorrow program includes re-
ccption by the new officials and IN enter
tainmcnt in the evening, with dancing,
open to members and their families.
GRAND LODGE sFssIoN.
At the Grand Lodge Session. which
opened at 10 O'Clock. Grand Chancellor
Harry T. Keen made u number oi sug-
gcstions and recommendations. ~ 9 iol-
lowing excerpts are taken from hls re-
port for the past Year
The grand and subordinate lodges and
members have subscribed liberallv tor
Liberty Bonds and have aided other war
funds
Continued On pagc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
SOCIALISTS GET FIRM
GRIP ON GERMANY
Extending Their Control to Army,
Navy and All Activities
Cf Nation

London Noy IA The Gcrman %
clalisi~ now apparently we'll intTe acnci
in power, are fast extending thrlT controb
oi the army, feet, and people. dispatches
from the continent state.
The Indepcndcnt Socialists III the
new government, II Berlin have de-
mandei the arrest OF admiral won lIr-
pitt. former minister Of he navy; Major
General kcim. president OF the Germany
Army League: DIR Wolfgang kapp pTcSl-
dent of the Fatherland Party: Admiral
von Holtzendortf. former chief Of the
Naval General >t4f and Others and the
establishment OF tribunal - try all
pcrsous primarily responsible Tor tho
continuation of the war and hindering
peace This information Is contained in 4
Berlin disDatch - the Amsterdam Ielc-
graat
Wolf Bureau dispatches from Ber-
liz received in Borne state that order
appears 20 rule everywhere ia Germany
and that acts OF anarchy have ceased.
The majorities :.nd uin0rltlc- have d.!
vlded the authorl' between them, but
the mInorltic- haye been RELOCATED -
second place. j. appear The ma!orIties
are charged with prcparlDc The organi4a-
ton Ot i German republic
he commander OF the herman Eastern
Army. which l. now occupying Russian
territory. has placed himself and hi> army
at the disposition OF the Soldiers Council
Major Gen Scheuch, according 70 an
official statement issued in Berlin Will
retain his post As Prussian minister of
war and will assist the new govern
rnent He viii look after the feeding
and rehabilitation Of the army
Fresh fighting broke out III Berlin
or AIonday Loyal officers opened
fire from the Royal Stables and attacked
the revoiutionaries with machine gins
on the nter den Linden. Several persons
were killed
Yorwarts Of Berlin repudHttes the rI-
mors current in Germany that the new
people, government intends 10 annul the
war loan The newspaper says that sub
scriptionS 10 The ninth wal loan havc
reached 10000 100000 MARKS
Although the Bolsbcyi.t group 4.
the German Independent ~oCali. artX
i. recognized a. j separate organization.
Il i still q decided minority and Tho power
rests IN the hands q The uIaJorlty Social
st9 and uoil-Boi-hr,. ~ Independents
says Berlin dispatch j. the Bcrilug-k"
fidcndc u Copcuhagcn Transmitted hy
The Associated Pres The dispatch adas
that he oldlcra' representatives ~ The
meeting on Sunday of the Norkmcn !
and Soldiers Council energctically OPP
posed the plans Of the Bolshevlst element,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
LOCAL BOY WOUNDED.
Edward F. McKeown Of 1922
Maryland Avenue Has Infected
Hand in French Hospital

i.1Nard 4 McNrouu reported III
TODAY casualty lis, D. wounded degree
undetermined Is -ori 81 MI and Nr-
Edward Nckeo2n 81 1922 Maryland
avcnue IIc sailed for France last May
4G nld nas injured or wounded u Sep
tcmher according 10 letter from hun
10 hls parents They heard from him
last On October.20. when hr said he was in
the hospital suffering from an injected
hand and would soon DC out again
Young McIlcowu il member of
Company Il 3G3d Engineers H. Il
unmarried and was plumber by trade
Hc has -four brothers and sisters besides
bis parents here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
KILLED BY TRUCK.
Helen Radowsky Victim of Peculiar Acct
dent on Maryland Avenue.

l.c!en 2adowsky, 10 .ca's Old, Of 81
Lower Oah street was Killed h d Pc
cllliar accident 1T MarylaId avenue and
Oak street about II o'@locl list night
She got of a trolley car a. that point
and ran around the car III front Of Il truck
driven by i-crycy g. May employed by
the Fred q Ley % Sic was run over
and Killed, though tie driver sad BE-
@toppu4 Within -iN feet ant 'rcd to avoid
VI, accident l'h, chiid Was dead when
Ute reached the Delaware Hospital.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
X. l.. p YNTER INJURED.
Struck by Trolley Gar. Now in Serious
Condition al Delaware Hospital.

II. l. POINTER 50 years old of 5Ol
West Fourth street. Is at the Delawar
Hospital IN !. serious condition the result
of being struck bv a trolley car at Fourth
and Washington streets, oil Sunda" night.
He sustained fracture Of tne skull an
was unconscious until yesterday and q
the meantime his family did not know
where hc was
Following the accident man with a
motorcycle and sidccar came along and
took Mr POINTER 70 the hospital, and the
family i cndeavorine 10 learn the man 5
Identity.
Mr. PoNnte t3. wears MI III the silver
plating bsj~inf~~ bu ha- lived retired
tor soflc time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
NEW GERMANY READY
TC SURRENDER NARSHIPS

Berlin \eE II 3y vlre,e,, 10 Lon
ion = IN Zoe t,ermaa light Cruiser
INoenlg~teig ia November l3 1t one
stock ?. III Pat ~ SEA with plempo-
tenu4ues oi the Noskmens auu Soldiers
Council u he German feet ID order ID
meet the representatives Vi THE British
Admiralty
The ehie af tn5 aIgh seas forces. .ta-
mlr.l Upper takn- par ia -bc me-
1otlatiou~ ae expert ADVISER .3r The de-
liberatiol> concerning thy execution si
rhc uavai ooJdiJloJ~ ot fas arnlSticl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
GERMA..Y' CABINET
NOW AL SOCIALISTS
Ebert Premier and Schiedemann
inancial Minister Of Republics
New Ministry.
8. - e u - EYenInE

Bv Associated Press u Every Evening
Copenhagen. Eov l5 The new Ger
man government ha5 been organized
WITH th" following eaf met memtorz
Premier and Irtericr and Military
Affair Fremrch Ebert
Foreign Afair Hugo Haase
Finance and Colonies Philip ~chcide-
mann
DenoiiIizauon, Trar=por. Justice and
Hcairs Wilhelm Dlitmanu
pa aeity Ar And Literature Herr
~oclai policy Richard Barlh.
announcement of the members 81
the new German government confirms
previous reports that the cabinet would
ac composed entirely Of socialists The
majority seclalists who supported the
Imperial government during he war
are represented bv Inert, Scheldemann
and Iand-oerg, while fhe Independent
socialists ere Haasp. DIJrr4anu ana
Barth
Herr Dittmann. uho SITS he Relch-
stag - deputy rom daH.sr2. wl-
eontcnced 10 imprisonment .a7t ierr'l-
4gy in aannecfioH N.fh aber trp4.ies
n Berlin
FIe va released Dy .he mperia. GOV
rrnmrat .en days 5eIrre n. .ioW4fal
Richard B4rtn formerly raS edror
81 nr ~otiall~t Norn4erTS and Il mem
ber # nc ~p4rtacus. or Boi-nevlh. Gle
men. he independent socialists If
N4- rep srted hrouan CopenhaEea Under
ia IS &Ioatay rha' br mai -rrig gned
srora sovernmyn, alter ,ormy
mtttja4 fi tHe a4Clntt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
% NATIONS FOES
OF HUN AUTOC R4CY

" hen the armlstice vas ~igned
on Monday morning last l. nations
we're 1T war with one or al oi tic
Central rowerS. four others had
severed diplomatic relations These
are the nations allied or associated
against Germany Austria. Bulgaria
or Turkey, together with the dtte
OF their entry intp the War
Belgium. August I, 1914
Brazil. October 26, 1917
China, August | 1917
Cuba, April Z, 1917.
France, August ), 1911
Great Britain, August 4, 1911
Greece. November 23. 1916
Guatemala, April u. 1918.
Haiti, July II, 1918
Honduras July l9 1918.
Italy. Nay 2I, 1915.
Japan. August %, 1911
Liberia, August 4, 1917.
Montenegro, August 8, 1911
Nicaragua, May 8, 1918
Portugal, November ., 1911.
Rumania, August "a, 1916.
Russia, August /, 1914
Serbia, July 2S, 1914.
Siam, Jaly D, 1917.
United States, April 6, 1917.
The following nations severed
diplomatic relations with Germany,
buftlid not declare war
Bolivia, April II. 1917
Ecuador, December Z, 1917.
Peru October ), 1917.
Uruguay. October {, 1917.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
Two I adet Eiiers Killed,

By Associated Press to Every evening
Miami, Fla NOV IA Cadets John
NcCune and ! & Nrlstine, both oi Pitts
burg. were instantly Killed here late YES
terday 1T CurtiS4 Field when thclr air.
plane crushed II tho ground 'thgN We're
members ol tAl Marine Corps kit Service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
HIN HORDES HURRY HOME.
Quitting terdun Section In Force
Railroads all faxed

~ Arsocalea Pr.-> 10 LN>ry EtsaIs
With Tie American Amy II france
Noy II 30 . in lB> the \ Z The
Germars opposite the list An c,ican
army north and northeast If Ne:t,p are
reported to bc novHg Goi tLw4ld IalIdiy
Preparations began by the enemy
several days ago to withdraw I'll forrc
Low ale becoming ef eetIye Great rail-
road activity Is fepotted 1T Metz and
other railroad functions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
STATE TO GET PROPERTY
OF PRCsSIAN CROWN

London. Nov It'll Jb u. M liz
property ii rae p-lsslan rovn Will 5e
ron seated a.cowijng ~ lrermaa atre-
les message received mere -ay
according ID Proclamation --4ed
hv he new pr.i--Ian government le
entailed property +. tlc 2-ri--aH Crown
Hl.. pc piarrd rdrr ,lr administration
i tho NIuI~rr~ 'nauro
Property snlrh ap ut4.l-ti a.
winch personal p he sr,a,l ,ia2 nI
nl- aut-y Iyli l9. al las4u.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
Firt III Dweliug

Iu, bra4lyHrus ta. aH~"
~,il acrm "e~ ~
auc to H ic.Gie Euu -etn- r, .e
t.hle aerrg N tIs r--iua. ~, ."l
runk> s-h Ne.t lMcn.N
-.rrC- p, ..t.a2r .NA. "t a
h..uel FtI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
PEACE BEEUkk DELEGATES.
British and Italian { i,icials Prepare Iur
preliminaries IN Paris.
ed I'ress d - HYeaLa5

By AssocIated Press % EVaFy IVe1I15
..rls Nov ii liayaaI / j Ealiour
tie Irltlsh icreSlEn setr tary, ard B;ron
>osnino, the Italian foroisi uiaister, viii
arrive IL Paris today the Journal says
preiaitr loyd-Gcorge, of Gres.t Prttain
and Premier Orlando will follow the fer
@ign secretaries shortly Tn their arrival
il is added. discussions will begin to pre-
pare the prelimlnaries for peace
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
ALFRED SWAIN KILLED.
Son of State Treasurer Victim Of
Accident at Mercersburg,
Pennsylvania.
.Decia, D.spatch 10 Every Evening

-pttiaI IItapdttFi = f1FVI , sO1I..1h
lover. Nov IA DelawMe's State
treasurer. William j Swain Of Bridge
vile, received word this morning Of the
sudden death Of his only son, Alfred Swain
aged Is years, at MeTce sburg Academy,
Mercclsburg, Pa, death being due to
falling from a four-story roof to a cement
pavement.
lie lived but thirty minutes The body
Of young Swain was shipped to his home
ID Brdgevilc this morning Swain had
entered McrceIsburg Academy IN
September
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
Became iii in [ ourt,

|. Newton Levan, who was arranged
in the Municipal Court tod y ON a charge
OF non-supporf, became seriously i'll
and was sent home by automobile
The case was continued.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
AUSIR|Al.S SIARVE
BY THOUSANDS, SAY
FREED PRISONERS
Weakness From Lack OF Food and
Disease Likely to Send Million
People to the Grave.
GRUESOME DAYS AHEAD

fly Associated Press ~ Every 2 varlfn9
Italian Headquarters. Tuesday. Nov. II
{. ID McIccd of Montreal IN aviator,
and G VI Young, a Dc.Molnes. Iowa,
Who were taken prisoner ~ The Auarians
during the Italian campaign have been
released and have reached the Italian
lines
forrib.e { food conditions prevail in
Austria, SAID Mcleod today and it
y quite possible that million persons
will die there this winter from lack of
food. weakness and disease The coun-
try Is quiet nov. but another Russia may
grow oct Of the situation a. soon rs the
troops returning from the front discover
that the end of the var has not brought
relief
Scenes along the railways are ike
those on the battlo field Ne -tw bodies
scattered here and there aS ! result u
men cro"ding on the tops Of trains md
being swept of bt tlnnei@ There al-o
were bodies Of wounded mon vino have
been taken from Red Cre@- car- AMI .eft
t. die
Washington. Not II. Aasfrla. mas
asked President Wilson - t'Se hIe good
Offices with the kIhes 70 secure mu,iih-
cation al the Turkish armstiee terms -
rs 10 permit several thousand former
AuStfo-liHngantn subjects now II Otto
man territory to r,mAn there instead
OF returning home 10 add ta a3resu2
serious food problems
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
HOLLAND IS NEXT
Po|..T OF ATTACK
FER sec ALISiS
May Decide Saturday to Strike.
Dutch Reds Prepared to Aid
in Queens S Overthrow
HUNS FIRE BRUSSELS
New York World
BY Associated Press to Excrt Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Amsterdam. Wednesday. Nov 13.-
Peter ] Troelstra. the Dutch socialist
leader, declared at Rotterdam Yesterday
that meeting Of the socialists neSt
; aturiav viii decade whether soldiers
and WorkmenS council would be cstab-
lishei Ia Holland. according to adviccs
received here Dutch socialists would
act calmly but draStically he Is reported
10 have said
Long trains crowded with German
soiiiers who left the front on their own
initiative have arriced IN Hanover and
at cities in Westpilalia. according to d $
patches 10 the Handclsblad
Ghcnt, Tuesday, Nov = Reports
arc current that German soldiers in Brtls-
sel9 have mutinicd and shot their officers
and are burning and pillaging the city.
London. \ov Il German soldiers
arc committing acts Of violence against
inhabitants and are DESTROYING and
pillagiug contrary TO the tcrlas Of an arms
tlcc according TO a French official Wirc-
les message
The message which = from Inc Allied
high command to the German high eom.
nand says the allied command expects
the German command 10 take II. res
10 stop the violaticn> II thc i IS IN
crease. II IS added, the allied command
will take steps 10 end them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
.m,,..m M. nalglL

Ffataa4s. tNhvu 1 Woman ~lu,-
tsarrtca Nas..irN Nr-
It.,u gr t'ftaievs.1l 4~s
Nta5est tc ti,. lrtur
Victoria 4r Safety Narta4.
ilt8c NINsigal ,umsds .aI tca 4rr aN-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
TWO MORE GERMAN
RULERS LAY ASIDE
CROWN AND SCEPTER
Leopold Of Lippe and Duke or
Anhalt Abdicate Thrones; Turk
Cabinet Heads Flee.
PRINCE HENRY FOUND
AP4 POVES NEW REGIME.
Fate Of Grown Prince Still Yelled !.
Holland Queen, tx Kaiser
Host
~ Aseociatc1 press to Ey-rg ev-7'a,

~ 8ssoctatcd Press tc Eyery Ev@7i0v
Copenhagen Eo" IT, The sb1-
cations d I.oopod ~ Prince II L.a.e
and Duke Eduard of Antalf. arr
ported from Berlin The ttfcy u4s ~
lgned tho hr3ne in favor ~ hs r-
1oachTn Ernst who vns bor. Jryar.
II 1901
Prince iIoor. of Prls-iq 6sd bcc1 dis
covered ~ the castle owned h-. DY1c
Friedrich Ferdinand Il ~chlc.v g-H0lstaua
a Eckerufo"rdo 3c~ordlng ~ ii-Jafohcy
reccjvcd here IL decla-e- trd-c'r h
accDrd with tbc 4e.- regime IL trraar-
Turks residing in tlcr'era u rs
formed that l3iaai pash8. former Grand
bizier and Minister 81 Finrce. frsar
Pa-ha former Minister ot War as
Dlcmal pa-ha former Minister lTe-ira
tave 6oI from f1u7tartirnrie acv
accused II ouDnzzlcurnt ~t '.er
crime accordirg Il 4durc ecev
hero
AMSTERDAM Nov Ia William Hohcr-
zolIern Wild a Gcrnau Emperor aa.er
liked .1 hc Kept lting td rnai1
sunday u rhat mounted ta rpor1-.
arrest in railway r0r 4t raIi aa da
station IntA word oerio trrr .Fre fI-gi-
permitting hm arorroi yn ra av r4
telling rw where 'o r0 nr rtHe-
Emperor test h- position .rrniu 1d
kent himself aIadrn n ~ttva a-
throughout BIZ tav FL tha station
Copenhagen Nov R Ducen Wtthai-
NINA Z Holland .ccordirg tY re Frank
forf 1.4zefte atshnd extend ap@uIfahfv
to hc former German Fmpcrsr atIic re
remained n Holland lio0erer ,He reu--
paper adds - H0liand tsclf Scars tn.
coming dav- { Ha~ found desirable hab
William !iohenzoHprr aolid A.-
private ndIyldual
Base sov Report aat le
former Crown Prince II ultn r.- father ts
Holland lrr denied y a Dispatch -om
Berlin bearing Tuesday d4t ae aS-
Datra states ruat tie + with l.s rrocE5 as
the front
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14

Press dispatche, issued last night
announced that Delaware bad rcarncd
its quota Of 100000, and bad gone over
the top. FMS is both true ana yet not
altogether accurate The State ia, Oh
tanned more than the original quota
assessed il, but with the coming Of peace.
the committee was asked q increase
Continued OF page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
Ihc Neafi,r

Is, Associated 'r'~- .vtHt1-
Washington, NOS lt t3rees>I te.
ware
tair toniEht anG Idt HNH u..A .a ..
ia tcm pcraturV mod .a.t ua. la@... s.-N~
SID MOON. rLNAtkAgl l4t A\l5 .l'
san rlsr Jni~ moru,ne ...... it
~uu sets thi~ afternoon
sun rises OmoTTDN gorH4t-
Suu eets tomorrow tItCru0 1n
AiOur SETS tonN- aN uornn2 -o
LenEsh 10 dly. y uu3ra, nuu..as.
An y Ill Sl~tFr1IS .... .........-.t.. ol
AZ n today
Al pupn t0uaN
HiEnyNt temperature NtsttrGaS -.....r
Lowest temperature iast mEht
lisa id, tai~ unrn'ns
llBGA -ltv puEA. .....-..a..
pw ttlU tai~ mH"lau- ....-..s.
LtW tjlc his AFTERNOON ....t.......s.'..'t '-Sas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
DELAWARE WORKING
To ADD 80 PER CENT
TO ORIGINAL QUOTA
Increased Task for United War
Campaigns Brought About
Through Peace.
AUTOISTS MADE TO PAY

.AutolSts felt the penalty ot living
in a free country Yesterday and today.
when halted bv energetic workers for
the tinted War Work campaign. along
Market street The workers, comprls-
ing botn soldiers from the French street
barracks and young women, held up
War " ork stckers To motorists and
appealed to them to buy them. Some
acceded-those tnat are patriotic
and some Others refused nc workers
are attacned 10 Henry NJ. Canhy'S team
and proceeds of the work are reported
eacn day.
Eleanor V Antwciler was among the
husrlers who sought sales OF stlckcrs
From one autoist sne obtained "a twenty
dolar note and in a few hours yesterday
sold SS4 worth.
W llam B. NIegcar OF Team No ;
Is putting into O, ratloa 4 drive among
the stores and merchants of Market
street. and the busy sections ot other
streets IN the business section Sub
scrlutions from the store workers VIII
be made through Team ), and Mr. Me
gear nopcs to be able - make a sub
stantial report hv the end Of the week.
rne team ma been handicapped IN
ITS work. and the members OF the team
hope to make crcditabIc returns despite
cIrcu stances.
The total today was SI2I, ,S01
The grand total is so 20.
Team saptains reported III the luncheon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14

\ feeling oi security goes with Glover
Dairy milk Ads
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14

rticI.lar people choose Glover DmTs
Mill ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14

Observation-Disclosures.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14

Observation-Disclosures
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
AN OUTGROWN LAW.

/ The Sherman antitrust law has manlfestly
Ioutlived such usefulness as it ever had, and the
question of repeating it will be to the fore as
the months go
! The swift developments of recent years are
teaching the country the wastetulness ana
economic folly of breaking up great INDUSTRIES
concerns into competing units Ii events are
demonstrating anything it is that regulated
combinations and consultations are better for
the people than competition enforced ps
statute Economies of production are thus eff
ifected by which the consumer benefits; and
American producers have equal opportunities
with foreign rivals in the markets of the world.
The Sherman law was designed to perpetu-
ate an industrial system fitted for the adde's
cence of the nation but which we, and all the
world have now outgrown. 1t was more or
less effective for time, though It's operation
left much to be desired. and private Under
standings and gentlemen agreements be-
tween producers nullified it in great degree.
But economic laws are as Interchangeable as any
other natural laws Big-scae production has
become a necessity as the population OF earth
has increased, and the nation which attempts
to hamper it will only hamper itself as an INDUS
trial factor In the world We have sought mis-
takenly to destroy our own big concerns. Had
we succeeded we should have only destroyed
ourselves as a great producing nation, and we
now begin to see that our true policy is to work
with the economic laws and not against them
and to foster our interests and regulate them
into beneficent agencies for the general good.
When the government assumed control OF the
railroads it found their efficient operation I'M
possible under the Sherman law and was forced
to ignore the statute. No more the roads
under private management operate efficiently
under am unwise restrictive law and it should
be repealed without delay.