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New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
By William c. Dreher
(Tenth Article)

About three years ago DR.. Helfferich,
who had just become Secretary of
the Imperial Treasury, announced that
it would not be the policy of the Ger
man government to increase taxes tor
meeting expenses caused by the war.
1--WE do not desire,' he said, "to in
crease by taxation the heavy burden
which war throws upon our people"
How did he propose to dispose of the
huge burden of debt that the war was
already pilling up for Germany? Ger
many's enemies, he declared, deserve
to drag the leaden weight through the
centuries to come"
In other words, Germany. still spec
ulating upon a smashing military VIC
tory, was planning to impose heavy
war indemnities among its peace
terms In that way the war debt
would be lquidated at one blow. But
the indemnities that we in Berlin
heard talked of went much further
than squaring the war expenditure;
they were even set so high as to leave
a large surplus with which, as in 1871,
to stimulate Germany's industrial
prosperity. Frances indemnity, it was
said-and this figure, as l heard it.,
pretended to come from the General
Staff itself-was to be over S7.000,000,-
600, whereas the indemnity taken from
France after the Franco Prussian War
was only S1,0o0,00O. 900. That seven
billions looked at that time to be
something stupendous; it looks smaller
to-day.
But it proved to be another of those
iridescent visions which the German
war spirit was at that time painting
upon the horizon Of Germany's grand
future. Time wore on, and the vivid
hues of that vision paled. They paled
even in spite of great military sue
cesses, for those successes brought
peace no wit nearer.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
F Farmers Testing Seed Corn

TRENTON, N. j., April 14-A patri-
otie plan of providing for Is per cent
increase in corn production this season
has caused large number of New Jer-
sey farmers to test their seed corn, ac-
cordlng to an announcement yesterday
from the State Agricultural College and
Experiment Station
The statement says that it is the aim
of the farmers to bring about the in
crease not so much by larger acreage
as by larger yield per acre, through
the use Of better seed, more fertilize,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
"Sponge 1t OUT
Process Adopted

Time wore on, Hclfferich dropped
the role of financial prophet and
passed to other fields. Hunger was
pinching the German people more and
more sharply, and it became necessary
to apply to that splendid rainbow the
summary process expressed in the Oft
used German words: "Schwamm darue-
Der" (sponge it out!). That was done
by the famous Reichstag resolution Of
July 10, 1917, which called for a peace
without indemnities.
The spirit of renunciation expressed
in it has been sinking more and more
deeply into the minds of the German
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
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New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Amounts Called For
To Meet Interest

me amounts called tor 10 meet IN
terest payments have been as follows:
1916, S530.000,O00: 1917, SS3O,00G,O 900;
1918, S1,302, 600 000
How have these payments been met?
Chiefly by q tax upon war profits
adopted in 1916. It was estimated
that it would yield 81 200 900, COO; but
the Secretary of the Treasury said
at the beginning of December that it
would bring in considerably more
than that. Bernhard has recently said
that the yield would be muc1, more
than 81 ,43C-O00,000 in future. But what
future? He certainly cannot expect it
to yield anything after the war.
Then there have been levied a num-
Der of minor taxes. About year ago
bills were passed imposing taxes that
were fixed For a total yield Of s312,-
100000, including a coal tax and taxes
upon bills Of lading and railway tick
cts. Postage, telegraph and telegraph
charges had already been raised in
1916.
The 1917 taxes were levied to get
an increase OF $35SOOO,OOO ever the
yield for 191e and the 1918 budget.
about to be enacted. assumes a further
increase of sls0,ooO,0OO from taxes
that went into force in the course of
1917. But the ordinary budget calls
for an increase of S57O000,00O in the
revenues; hence there is a deficit of
350,000,000 to be provided for. For
that purpose new taxes are to be
adopted.
The desperate position Of Germanys
finances has a peculiar sign nifcancc
at this moment in view Of the present
Hindcnbur, offensive. Considering all
the circumstances, there is al..nlc war
rant for concluding that it was under
taken as a last forlorn hope for fore
ing termination Of the war: and
that the stimulus driving the Germans
to 1T was just the financial plight de-
scribed in this articlc-tbis is and the
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Must Gradually Pay
National Debt

But that is not all Provision will
extinguishment Of the huge national
debt. Even before the war it was
found impossible to get the Reichstag
to vote taxes enough to bear current
military and other expenses, let alone
making appropriations for the amor
tizaton Of the tiny debt of that time.
But now, as everybody recognizes, the
country will have to face music of a
sterner sort. Not only must interest
and pension payments be met, but
something must be done to tighten the
be done! Financial writer's generally
assume that the amortization must
reach at least s6Oo,0OO,0Oo q year
Now. if these German assumptions
be correct, what do they mean They
mean that the German people will
have to meet annually an outgo of
50 $50, 100000, or some s75o,0oo,oO0 to
sS50,000,000 more than their aggre-
gate savings in 1912. And almost the
whole of that enormous sum repre-
sents the heritage left them by this
war.
But even these figures do not give
lem that will confront Germany when
she at last emergea. blood stained and
weakened, from this war Hitherto
the entire expenses of the army and
navy have been treated. since hostili-
ties began, as extraordinary war ex-
penses and been borne by the war
loans. After peace comes that will
cease; borrowing for ordinary mill
tary purposes will have to be avoided,
unless Germany is determined to con-
tnue upon her downward career of
military frenzy. The army and navy
will have, therefore, to be provided
for again in the annual budget, and
taxes for them will have to be raised
accordingly.
That will mean-if military expendi-
turc is to be resumed upon merely
the scale that Germany had reached
just before the war--the addition OF
about $4oo,oOo,ooO TO the figures
already reached above. Thus we
would get Il grand total of about
$3.50, 900. Or cut down the pen
sion and amortization charges assumed
by German authorities, and say So OOO,-
100000 as the yearly total of military
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

killed in battle or lost through wounds
or disease must exceed 1,250000, and
may even reach 100000; and doubt
less an equally large number have
been either wholly or partly disabled.
The widows and children of deceased
officers and men might easily exceed
100000. Thus the role Of pensioners
must draw itself out to stupendous
length: And niggardly as is the scale
on which Germany pays pensions,
especially to the disabled common sol
dicr and his dependents, the total out
20 in pensions must reach. as some
good German authorities estimate, as
M uch NC SIQQ 600 QQA q ..oar
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

rolling on, its volume increases daily
there is no end in sight.
1t remains to inquire what the Ger
mans have been doing to meet the in
terest on the national debt. Of course
Helfferich's programme of levying no
new taxes had to be broken with very
soon. Every year after that foolish
statement was made taxes have been
increased.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

small supplies offered at the opening
Of the day Receipts were confined
almost exclusively to medium grad"
stuff
Prices in general were held steady
around previous figures.
General cattle market range:
Medium to choice steers $l0.35 n tl.50
Good to medium steers. 9.35 n 1875
Common to good steers, S.00M 10
Choice cows and hcifcrs S.0oI 1000
Common to good cows
aud hcifors .......... G.75n SIS
Gamers .........*.... I25m G.25
Bulls Observation-Disclosures. 5.0ou sou
Calves ................ T.5ON HOO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

WHEREAS. the Council has exam
iued such plans and specifications and
estimates and found the same satis-
factory and the estimates therefor 70
be in accordance with the probable
cost Of suct- work, and
WHEREAS. the properly recon-
mcnded by the city Surveyor to be Ins
cIudcd within the boundaries Of tho
district benefited is in the Judgment
Of the Common Council properly 70 ne
included within such Improvement dls.
trict and no property is exGluasa
LherefrOm which should properly ps
included therein: and
WHEREAS, the Improvement OF the
hereinabove dccribed portions or 10
gan street with gravel bitulithic pave
ment is at this time necessary; there-
fore be it
RESOLVED. by the Common Council
of The City of PendIetOn. that IT Is eN-
pcdient to improve and il IS hereby
prouosed to improve Logan street from
the north line of Raley street to the
South line OF Jackson street BY paving
the same with Gravel Bitulithic pave
mcnt: such pavement to be construct
ed and the surface thereof to be fin
ished upon the established grade OF
said street and the street to have curn
and cutters and all other things in ac-
cordance with and as shown in the
plans and specifications for the I'M
provement of said portions of Logan
street prepared by Geary ktmbrell.
City Surveyor. filed with the Recorder
Of said city, on the goth day of Nov.
1917. which plans and specifications
ar, hereby particularly referred to;
and be it further
RESOLVED. that the engineers es-
Inmates OF the proba bic total cost OF
such Improvement, which said city
Engineers estimate was made and
prepared by Geary kimbrell. city sur
veyor OF said city, in the sum OF
S-, and was filed with the Re.
Il al
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

lana ana fear Of Russia and France
were carefully nurtured by Hohen-
zoIIcrns and Hapsburgs as political
capital for those imperial families,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
AuctiOncerS

'OL. W. i, IDHNI[A, huCtioueer,
makes a specially OF farmers stock
md machinery sales. The man that
-ots you the money" Leave orders at
East OreEouian DIfice-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

not USEKEEPlNG aud sleeping room
reasonable. at COS Willow street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
NEW TODAY.

Each new advertisement viii
be run under "Ncw To-day" t.
the first insertion only. During
subsequent insertions OF the al
IL will appear under its proper
classified
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

FOR SALE.-Gi0 acres, go in sum
mcrfallow now being sown, 40 in rye
80 not farmcd. SEQ in stubhle, good
soil. five room modern house. clcNat-
cd tank. good well, windmill, water
piped into house and in barn lot, barn
sheds. etc good young orchard. II
head work stock. colts. harness, VA
guns, hack. buggy grain drilh EanS
plows , harrows. hay rake, header
and boxes. DccriuG combined har-
voster good as new. / automobile. hay,
feed. etc, disc blacksmith ana car
penter tools. hogs now in meat
canned goods and household furni-
tdre. 10 doz chickens MY price is
S27.0O0. $4,000 cash. balance 5000"
annually Reason FOR selling aged
parents. For sale at the above price.
including everything for few weeks
only. Wire or write. NJ c. Hayden
Lind Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
Hides and Junk

WE Buy HIDES, pclts. fnrs, etc, at
top prices. Eastern Hide " Junk
Co. 12I X. X St. Pendleton Oregon
Phone J6h
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16
Notice OF Payment Of city of PcndIe

Notice of Payment of city OF Pcndic-
ton Improvement Bonds.
Noticeiis hereby given that city oil
Peudlcton Improvement Bonds Nos
16 II. Is and 10 Series T, will I've
paid upon presentation thereof to the
urdersipned at the American Nation
nj Bank. Peudlctou, Umatiln Coun-
ty. Oregon.
Interest on said bonds ceases
March l. 1913.
Dated Feb. IL. 1918.
LEE MOuItlIuCSE.
Treasurer. city of P"udlcton.
Bv wrn Nickclsen. Deputy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

FOR EENT-Front room with OF
without board. Mrs. W u. MAYS
20I Water street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

JOB PRINTING at the East orego-
nlap office
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-16

WANTED--Goud. clean rags, at The
East OreEouiau office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-07
INDIANS DEVOID OF HOMES
Many BANDS OF Redmen Wander
liomcleSs In Far Western
SInicN.

WASHINGTON May Cit has just
developed that there are at present,
bands OF Indians in this country ac-
tually without homes Uncle Sam has
not provided places for these original
owners OF the nation TO live in.
When the Indian appropriation bill
was debated L.. the Senate. Senator
Thomas. OK Colorado, made a humorous
aiiusion 20 All item for 10000 for
lands 70" homeless Indians in Cali
forn.a.'
II would vary this TO read for the
purchase of homeless Indians for lands
IN California;" said senator Thomas.
lin Nevada, and. think, in California
and Oregon" replied Senator Ashurst,
or Arizona. who had the bin in charge.
there arc to-day, and have been for
forty or fifty years. wandering bands
OF Indians. objects of pity and charity.
they are homeless, as the bill states,
and there will be no mistake in pass
ing the appropriations"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-07
PALMETTO DEMOCRATS MEET
Control or state Convention and EIec.
ton Machinery by Friends of
Administration Assured

COLUMBIA, :. g. May Democrats
OF every county in South Carolina met
today at their respective county seats.
elected officers 10 conduct the primary
elections this summer and named dele
gates. 10 tho State convention, which
VIII meet in Columbia, May TO- Rcso-
iutions p!eaginE the loyalty OF the peo-
pic uS this state to the nation were
adopted in every county. In some OF
the counties the resolutions contain
Ing clause dcploring the "mobbinr Of
American sailors i'll Ireland by parties
who sympathize with the Germans"
Control of the State convention and
the state election machinery by friends
of the administration was made certain
by the results OF the conventions to-
day. There are now five candidates in
the race to succeed Senator BENJAMIN
Z. Tillman. who seeks re- election, the
other four being congressman A. f.
Lever. chairman of tho House Commit
tee on Agriculture; Nat r. Dial, a bust
ncss man of Laurens; former Governor
Cole l." Bieasc and Rev. j. Z. Mahaffey,
of York. There are six candidates in The
race for Governor--Licutenan Cover
nor Andrew j. Bethea, Robert A.
Cooper. former United States Senator
John l.. McLaurin, Attorney General
Thomas Peoples, Railroad Commits
sioncr John Ct. Richards and W. A.
4tuckcy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-07
AIMS BODY BLOW AT |. w. w.
AND SIMILAR MOVEMENTS
senate Pns.cs Bill outInwinE OrEnni-
zntions Fostering Disorder Dur
Ing Duration OF War.

g.
WASHINGTON, May Ga bill out
having organizations which use or ad :
vocate Violence to bring about ANY
governmental social. industrial or
economic change" during the war was
passed today BY the Senate. after
brief debate, and now goes to the
House.
Activities OF the Industrial Workers
OF the World were bitterly denounced
during the Senate discussion OF the
measure which not only would make
such organizations unlawful, but pun
!sh by ten years imprisonment and So
GOO iinc the holding OF an office or
membership in such an association.
Printing or dissemination of an organi-
cations propaganda and rental OF halls
for meetings also arc penalized in the
bill.
Senator Walsh said the bill was 'in-
tended TO outlaw" organizations teach
Ing, advising. using Or defending force
or violence Oh physical injury to prop
cT'y He also thought il would extend
TO dwellings,. but Senator Borah. Of
Idaho, disputed that argument: Scna-
tor Walsh, one Of the authors. said
there is no purpose TO prohibit peaceful
labor strikes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-07
Roll of Honor
List Showing Men Who Were
Killed or Injured on
French Soil.
IHY Ahsocia,rd prc,s.l

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE casualty
list TO day contained eighty eight
names. divided as follows: killed in &C
ton. six; died of wounds. three. died
OF accident. two: dieI OF disease. nine;
jied of other causcs. cue; wounded Sc
vcrely, four: wounded slightly. forty
eight; missing il action, fifteen
The following officers were named:
Died OF wounds--Licatcnaat Joseph
Quescnberry. Las Cruces. y. NJ.
Died of discase-Major Charles G.
Baird. Richmond Hill. y. L.
Died of acknowledgements Robert
+. Cross. Huntington. Mass: Lieu
tenant Chester Il. Prudritn. Detroit,
Mich.
Died from other causes-Lieu:enant
Joseph W. Wilson, Loganspor,. Ind.
Wounded Observation-Disclosures CHI.
ford Il. Livingston. Merrill. Mass.
Missing in acknowledgements VIII
liam l.. Staggers, Benton. Ala.
The following Southern men. IN adj
dition 20 Lieutenant Staggers. are IT,.
Guided in the list:
Killed in action--Scrgeant Harry G.
Bruce. Il. +. y. No. 2. Elkton. Va: Cor
pora Gus Chrcticn Of Phillips, Okla.
Died Of discasc-Privates Richard
henderson. Laurcns. S. c.: Canada
Mamie. Pine Blum, Ark. and Abraham
Joseph. Moss Point. Miss. died of dis.
case.
Although the majority of the men
named in the list arc New Eng nders,
twenty-five states were represented
Many came from the Middle West.
Mechanic Martin Shoner. wounded
slightly. gives as his emergency adj
dress. Miss Margaret Shoner. Of HaaE,
Germany.
Five marine corps casualties in the
American expedtionary forces were
announced to-day b. the Navy Depart
ment. or this number one was killed
In action and four died Of wounds
Private Willard Franklin Clark, Of
Buffalo, was killed in action and Cor
pora! John Martin Gardner. Dunn, y.
G.. was one OF four who died from
wounds. The three others were from
the North.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-07
OLD GLORY AGAIN FLIES
court oder Required TO E'u. Flag
Back ON SchooIhousc in
Massachusetts

RANDOLPH. MISS. May G.-The
American flag is dying to-day over the
prescott School. 1t took a court order
TO get the flag back in place. Some
weeks ago tho halyards broke. The
scicctmen, who are also the school
committee, took no steps to have them
repaired. William T.. Spear, red
piooded patriot. demanded the nag be
hown. lie was met with a smile. but
no action. He got the selcctmen hailed
mo court The court ordered the flag
flown at once In accordance with a
state law ordering all schools to fly
an American flag
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-07
AMERICAN BUSINESS
METHODS At FAULT
Many Big Argentine Customers Dis.
satisfied With Poor Quality or
Service Rendered by Exporters.
ITALIAN INTERESTS AROUSED
La Prensa, OF Bucnos Aires, Takes
Little Stock In Threatened Conn
mcrcial Invasion by United States.
Credit Requirements Too Stim.

DUENOS AIRES, April 5o.-An-
nounccmcnt that the United States Is
preparing plan of Pan American
commercial expansion has caused {,
lively Interest In all commercial and
Industrial circles here and has been
the cause OF some anxiety on the part
OF Italian Interests, which hope to re-
tam their important position in .Argcn-
iinaS foreign commerce.
Italians here have limited "A. the pos
sibiiity OF deep American penetra =
tlon which because of the immense
financial power OF the United States,
might paralyze all the efforts that
italian industry and commerce hope
TO be able to obtain in Il free and com :
pctiiivc held.
ono OF the leading economic jour
nails OF Italy has touched on this theme
In AN article entitled Italy and Argcn-
tina After the War" The writer as
hcrts that while Italian trade has been
hihdercd BY the var. that OF other
countries. NOTABLY the United States,
has been considerably favored.
with their usual decision. says this
writer. the Americans have entered
Argentina hrm in their intention OF
beating All competitors. and are spar
ing no means that may help them to
ihcir end. Branch banks have been
opened. the possibilities or opening
up new shipping facilities are under
consideration and diplomatic and con
sulnr relations have been strength
cned.
Pan Amcricanism, according to
this writer. is being used as a means
to an end. La ircnsa. one Of the most
Important, daiiics south OF the Panama
Canal. took exception TO this remark.
stating that Argentina has not yet seen
any signs OF such a proposed invas ion
by the United states. The paper suG-
Eested Italy could keep abreast OF
United States business men by using
the same methods they have used. the
close studying OF conditions and the
dispatch of commissions and delegates
TO maintain cordial relations between
the TWO countries.
La Prcnsa then expressed the be-
llcf that has existed among American
business men in this city for some
i1n"; that -. that American commerce
must develop considerably c-- il; can
be looked upon rs firmly planted here
and that This applies both 10 it's credit
system and TO it's general methods II
procedure. At tho beginning Of the
war Argentina was forced TO look TO
the United States for many articles
needed here. but Argentina business
men say experience has shown that
the American methods must be chang ed
radically II the Americans arc 10 re-
tain even the business they have al
ready acquired.
Alleged poor quality. misreiVescnta-
ton. careless shipping and almost. i'm :
POSSIBLE credit requirements have been
made the subject OF numerous com
plants both to the American consul
ate and 10 American commercial or
CARNATIONS, and many large Argentina
customers. have declared that they
would not continue their business with
The United states a dag after the Eu-
r"pran markets were thrown open