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New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

board as the aggrieved party, on the
ground that the spirit if not the letter
of the stipulations was being violated by
the telegraphers' union, then the whole
matter could have been fought out on a
clearcut issue rs to whether the war is
to be made an occasion for the universal
unionization of all forms of industry.
AS it is, the sympathy of the public is
undoubtedly with the telegraphers, and
the company faces the possibility that its
property will be seized by the govern.
ment at least for the rest of the war, if
not permanently.
1t is evident that we have here prob
ably the most momentous question Of
domestic concern which the war has
yet opened up. The first fruits are
beginning to appear. Yesterdays paper
contained highly significant dispatch
from Lowell, Mass, stating that the OPP
eratives of the American Wooden Com
pany had been awarded, by the referee
sent by Secretary Baker, an increase of
wages of SO per cent; but--and here
again is very vital but-the premiums
paid on extra piece work are to be
abolished! That is to say, no worker
shall be permitted to produce more than
the union standard for the day, which is
probably nearer the minimum product Of
the poorest workers than the maximum
product of the best workers.
Shall this procedure become a prec-
edent for the whole country? The ma
tion's need is not for what may be
termed the statistical maximum pro-
duction, as measured by the past. but
for at least go per cent above the re-
corded maximum. We think it is fair to
say that the universal application Of the
unions standards of product would mean
at least 20 per cent below the maximum.
We have only to cite the case of the ship
riveters and the speeding up Of ship
ping construction. We have no idea what
was the average work of a riveter in the
United States one year ago, but it is
fairly clear that this production has been
doubled, if not more, simply through the
energy, enthusiasm and rivalry which
have been infused into the shpbuilding
work.
The shipbuilders have the centre of the
stage, and the spotlight as we'll, and
they have had the same sense Of doing
their bit in this war as if they were
carrying trench in France That
ought to be the spirit Of the whole coun-
try-of all labor and Of all capital
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
The So-Called Luxury Tax

The proposals of the Treasury De-
partment as submitted to the Ways and
Means Committee for q tax on all forms
of luxury" will be greeted with mixed
feelings by 4 great number of people.
1t is held by many that this form of
taxation, which necessarily approaches
consumption tax, will tend to make the
war unpopular This we cannot believe.
No one is so foolish as to believe that a
war which will cost us tens of billions Of
treasure can be fought with moonshine.
1t must be financed and it must be paid
for by all the people, for unless it is paid
for by all the people the expense cannot
be met at ALL
This war, as Lloyd George has pointed
out SO many times, is largely war of
factories; that is to say, very literally, a
war of dynamic wealth. And unless
wealth were conscripted or in the service
of the government almost to the full
measure of its power, we could not fight
the war at all.
Conscription of wealth is taking place
~ A'S"'y C<tAeS upOIl current incomes,
both of individuals and corporations.
These taxes may be and will be consider
ably increased. But the total amount of
additional revenue which this increase
can yield will be meagre as compared
with the billions which are needed. These
billions must come not from the thou
sands of people, but from the millions of
people, and the millions, we believe, are
willing to pay their share of the war un4
grudgingly and with enthusiasm.
To do SO will bring home to them as
nothing else can that this is war for
democracy. Let it clearly be shown that
we all must pay, the rich and the poor
alike, and we shall all have a keener
and more vivid sense of our duties. our
achievements, a heightened ambition 20
put the whole force of the nation into
the war in order that it may not be
dragged out to an interminable length.
We must win. No other thought is
thinkable. We must pay. We must have
heavy taxes. We must curtail consump-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Nobody Gets
Used To 1t

slept In very comfortable wooden hut
the last two weeks Of my stay, and it was a
very interesting sight to watch the three or
four medical officers and a head nurse hav-
ing game of bridge with such din going
on; and the night often included the bump
and shake Of a torpedo just exploding
within two or three hundred yards.
Now l have been moved further back.
about fifteen miles from the front, and all
that We have is a greater airplane traffic
because of the vicinity of their nest. I am in
charge of the circulation in that district
and also more or less of refuge camp for
the people who have to be evacuated.
shall say nothing to you about the misery
of those poor human beings driven away bv
shells, gas or bombs; women who nave losc
their children, sons who will no longer see
their mothers; some with part of the family
who remained in German hands; others who
went on British lorry somewhere and
who probably will never meet acainA
tragic sights, assure you.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Lesson of "The Maip
From The Globe )


The lesson of the Mall exposure
plain. II says Beware of the pretended
upholder of America who uses "ifs" sns
"buts.' When there is a smell of German
gas one may be sure German gas cylinders
are being used. Don't be fooled BY sugar
coated phrases. The German taste vi"
strike through if you give your tongue
chance. Look out for those who are oaeA'
ing up the German peace offensive, who"
to excite prejudice against Japan or Grs''
Britain, who find excuses for the pro-1e'.
man abandonment OF the Allies engines's'
by the Bolsheviki Look out also for a'
fellow who says Germany never can y
whipped and that it is prudent to make Nv
best of q bad situation, and for his e0D
panlon who has information that Germ'1'
is about to become democratic and thus
to be trusted.
Pro-German propaganda is still corru9's
at work-covertly and sneakngly at VOL.
See to it that you do not assist it by ss!'..
1t doesn't matter and by supporting
identified organs and representatives.
transactions concerning The Mail pa
been uncovered, for broad trail was 10.
but there are others more cunning
more evil in influence. Loyalty reea"s
that the snake of copperheadism snah
stamped on.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
A Pledge

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: This is the pledge which an over
flowing meeting at our Town Hall took
standing and in solemn mood last Thurs
day.
Our celebration was 4 Liberty Ship Day.
I sent gayly dressed yacht with convoy
of eight other boats around the bay, bevy
of little girls dressed as Red Cross nurses
on the Liberty ship and crew of little SOL
diers and sailors on the flagship Of the con-
voy. We gathered gifts for the local Red
Gross society and parcels for all the SOL
diers and sailors who have gone out from
this town.
Then there was q big autom obie parade
and 4 patriotic rally ct the Town Hall. at
which, when l had concluded some remarks
| asked the audience to give me their hands
in sacred covenant, to register vow with
me in heaven, and they all arose and r..
sponded as the chairman read the follow
ing:
BLUE HILL PLEDGE
Come what, come suffering,
Come trial, come grief
Come sickness, come death.
WE PLEDGE
10 our country full measure of devotion:
10 our country's allies sympathy, support
and honor;
To our soldiers and sailors
Labor for labor,
Deed for deed,
Sacrifice for sacrifice;
If need be, life for life.
THIS WE HIGHLY RESOLVE TO no
So that the world may be made safe for
democracy;
mat 1t may have 4 new birth of freedom.
ihat its dead may not have died in vain
GOD HELP Us, AMEN.
H. Z. KREHBIEL.
Blue Hill, Ne, July 8, 1918.
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Shall the Nation Be Unionized i?

We do not know how many of our
readers gave full attention to the pene-
trating analysis which Mr.. Mode,well
made of the Western Union struggle in
Sundays Tribune. 1t was already clear
that the effort to "unionize" the tele-
graph company was only in the nature
OF test case; and Mr.. Moderwell vividlv
portrayed the extremely clever general
ship displayed by the labor leaders and
the strangely obtuse action of the West
ern Union directors, unless, indeed. it
was their wish to force the government
to take over all telegraph lines. The labor
union plan is simply this: By the stipu
latlons made under the auspices of the
new National War Labor Board it is
agreed that there shall be no strikes. no
lockouts; but-and it is very large but
the right of workers to organize in
trades unions is recognized and affirmed"
Observe how this works out, for the
labor unions. The only bar which en-
ployers could set up against the union
ization of their shops before the present
treaty was to refuse to employ men who
belonged to the unions, or at least those
who insisted that all their dealings with
the company should be carried nm
through union. Under the treaty this
right of the employer is abolished. But
the right of workers to organize is af-
firmed."
80 the labor unions are now free to
go ahead and organize their sections in
every industry from which they hitherto
have been more or less barred. 1t is
stipulated that they shall not strike. But
that holds only for the period of the war
Our information is that the Western
Union case is simply the opening wedge
The ink on the stipulations for no strikes
and no lockouts was hardly dry before
advertisements appeared calling on the
10000 employees of the Western Union
to become members of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union. In one city, Seat.
tie, financial support was promised to
any employees who were discharged for
joining the union.
The telegraph company then made It's
initial mistake of discharging some hun
dred and fifty operators, thus playing
completely into the hands of the union
leaders. The latter at once appealed to
Washington on the ground that the stip
ulation had been violated; which was
technically true. Even ex-President
Taft concurred. If, instead, the Western
Union had appeared before this same
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
What the World Shall See
By a French Officer

n FRENCH army officer, long
n stationed in the United
States, but no7c at the front,
has zcritten to an american friend
some significant notes Of his obser0a-
tions and conclusions as to the man.
ogement Of the var. Of the latter
norel one is that the Allies' defensive
zcould hare been much stronger if
they had initiated the German use of
concrete "p,u bones" He urges that
the americans should specialize in the
use Of cement. He intimates that the
freedom Of the american army from
dead zcood, its distance from politi-
clans and domestic politics and its
independence Of a surrounding home
ciuilian population should giue 1t nd-
vantages that are denied to the
French.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Spy Stuff
4 RANClS BANNERMAN, dealer in
military supplies, of sol Broad

T. NRANCIs BANNERMAN, dealer in
military supplies, of sol Broad
way, whose island arsenal in
the Hudson was raded and seized re-
Gently as described in The Tribune of
last Thursday, has received letters from
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Attorney
General Gregory and Secretary of War
Baker through the adjutant general COM
ple1eiy generating him from all blame in
connection with The matter, expressing
regret for the injuries done him and prom
lslns to protect him from further nterfer-
cnce and annoyance.
Since Senator Wadsworth presented nv
case to the Senate" said Mr.. Bannerman
my counsel have received a letter from
the adjutant general in which he quotes
Secretary Baker as regretting exceedingly
the publicity which was given to the seiz-
ure OF my island and the distress and
anxiety occasioned to me, and conclud-
ing, There is no question in the mind Of
the War Department as to Mr. Bannerman's
loyalty, and every possible measure will
be taken to protect him from further an
noyance.'"
Mr.. Bannerman produced this letter as
we'll as two other letters, one signed by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and the
other by Attorney General Gregory In
the former Mr.. Daniels said: II desire to
personally assure you that there is no
question in my mind of your entire 10y
atty and DEVOTION"
Please understand" said Mr.. Banner
man, chat l have no fault to find with
the big men in the Federal departments.
They are as much disgusted as l am with
the way have been treated 1t is tho
petty officials who are to blame
There has been lack of proper co-
ordination between state and Federal Of
ficials and between the different denart
ments of the Federal government.
"For example, on one day the state gov
eminent officials authorize me to place
machine guns in my arsenal tower for de-
fence, and the Federal District Attorney
tells me to keep my man Koyac at work
on the island getting out United States
government ordnance. The next day these
newly uniformed scout patrols raid my
arsenal, smash in the doors, narrowly es-
cape blowing up my powder magazine
chase Kovac around the island with
pistol and then announce in the newspapers
that they have discovered me harbor-
ing spy and secreting machine guns
on my premises. Kovac is then examined
by the Department Of Justice and released
as innocent, but nobody hears OF that.
Then they seize my arsenal and it takes
me months to get the matter Strengthened
out, whilc home guards, defence organi-
cations and even the War Department
itself is clamoring for goods which I am
not permitted to deliver.
"Tfe next thing I know a Congressman
accuses me OF profiteering for selling
$1,000 guns TO the government for SIS 600
apiece. AS matter of fact, my own price
was $1,000, as my correspondence with the
government shows. and after the govern
ment had contracted with me for the guns,
which the Cuban government also wanted
at the same price, I offered to give the
United States government one of the guns
for nothing with my check for $4,000 to
fit it out with modern field carriage
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

"The Evening Post" says the Gwen
ing Mail" exposure has finally demon
strated the absurdity Of the propaganda
obsession as no other government has
ever made more costly effort to buy pub
lie opinion than the German government
has made in this country, and it has
failed. That is to say, "The Evening
POST thinks the joke is on Germany.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

sack the American hospitals at Tabriz
and whether it intends to answer. Mean
while, the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, which was about to offer q resolu-
tjon of war against Turkey, is waiting to
hear from the State Department, and the
cartoonists have gone on to other things.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
The Letter.:

At the time of my arrival the Boche was
twenty-five miles away. He sent some big
stuff over with much irreguarity. Shell
fire is not half so bad it seems when at
regular intervals, and when shells are apt
to drop in the same sector; it becomes quite
disagreeable when at irregular intervals
and when the shells fall all over town.
Life in town of that sort is by no
means extinct in fact, on market days it is
quite busy; the British Tommy is gener-
GUS customer, and with his Colonial broth
ers has to be provided for when he comes
back for rest. Moonlight nights, of course,
are not monotonous. "Arches," machine
guns and airplanes often exchange saIutes,
with the heavy punctuation of bombs or
torpedoes of various sizes. In place like
Hazebrouck there no dugouts, and the
best you do is to forget it all and 30
to sleep, which I did pretty regularly. One
fine day she'll dismissed my office; only
one chair was left standinghow it escaped
I don't know. Therefore, I was moved back
to another little place due west, five miles
distant. There I lived in a tiny village
messed with c. c. S. Casualty clearing
statonl and shared the extraordinary life
Of those men who night and day operate
poor devils or dress wounds with such
rapidity that they are packed off every Gay.
The whole night it is constant train Of
ambulances hocking up the hill and
etretcher bearers doing their work in al
most complete darkness Every night they
evacuate an average Of three or four hun
dred men. The ambulance trains are
wonderful. I will not soon forget the
nights on that plateau with the rinr of FRO
at our feet, five miles away, the thirty or
forty or fifty rays of light thrown by the
searchlights, the dozens of Boche and
Allied machines buzzing in the air and the
"Archies' barking at them
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

Out of Germany come the cultural,
meant-to-be terrifying sounds which at
tend the failure Of each peace offensive.
Won Kuehlmann is fed to the Junkers.
Up with the pan -Germanists and the Won
Tirpitzers! The world has declined
German peace. The world for that shall
be made frightful place.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
A Very Human Kind of LOYALTY

There comes to one of our staff an
appeal so human and important to every
community that we wish to share it with
our readers. The writer of the appeal is
young Des Moines man who has
worked his way up from office boy to a
partnership in printing shop. His name
does not matter; there are thousands in
his position the country over He writes
thus to his customers and friends, those
who know him we'll:
have enlisted in the United States
army, and, like millions of other Ameri-
cans, will have the honor Of taking an
active part in winning this great war
this war for world freedom. In entering
the army | am leaving q business in
which have a very substantial interest.
Naturally regret leaving my business
but am glad to say that am proud to
leave 1T to serve my country.
% am going into the army, but am re-
tanning my interest in the printing COM
pany. expect to step back into my place
in the active management of the company
at the end of the war. And want to
step back into the business knowing that
NN AHS Soo'oiiiSlo nave remained custom
ers during the time | have been in the
army. My partner will see that every
one receives the same good servicc and
the same good printing at the same rea
sonable prices in the future as thew have
received in the past Only it will not be
possible for him 70 keep In as close
touch with customers as in the past
when we have both devoted our entire
time to the business. Therefore. frienda.
want you to remain as customers.
That is candid and straightforward
appeal which we should like to extend in
behalf of every worker who has laid
down his tools of trade or business and
shouldered a gun. There is not COM
munlty or street the country through
but has these representatives fighting
for us. The least we can do is to helm
with our trade to keep their business
alive.
The suggestion does not need urging
We know that every one is ready to give
this backing when the occasion is called
to mind. We print the appeal simply to
remind our readers of this verv inonor-
tant KIND of personal loyalty and to ask
that Its exercise be a matter of search
ing endeavor and constant care.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
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Rose Pastor Stokes, under sentence
OF Imprisonment for sedtion, takes to
herself credit for having melted the gov
ernment to attack the profteers. There
is no difference in technique. The gov.
ernment attacks them as Mrs. Stokes
does, by denouncing them in emotional
terms, which is bad for the war and no
damage at all to the profteers. If the
government will attend properly to the
excess war profits of capital and then
adequately tax the luxuries on which
loo'ooo'ooo people are spending inflated
war money, it will be easy to find short
ana sudden way with the actual
profteer.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Room for Yankee
Cement

There is also another branch where
believe America can be of great service:
railroad building, portable machine guns
and cement. 1t would take volumes to
speak about these; yet may I say that as
far as | can see defence works on our side
use very little concrete? 1t may be that We
lack cars OF cement, yet it is to be regret
ted when one considers the value of cement
pill boxes built on large scale and with ex-
treme thickness. A big fifteen-inch she'll
makes mess of anything; yet l noticed
In - that they treat with q certain re-
spect heavy stones and cement
should like to say something on ef-
ficiency, j. e., the work obtained from every
man. In such organizations eHiciency can
not reach its highest point, but to a plain
business mans mind it seems that very
great improvement could be brought to
bear. In a country where the average
salary Of the men was distinctly low the
present status of affairs, for instance, is
distinctly a favorable one, and men of all
ages cling to their jobs in the war zone
One IS well paid, food is plentiful bread
and wine also. A great deal of the monthly
pay can be laid aside. To go back to the
interior means work, uncertainty, therefore
it is best to stay in the army zone A great
many Of those officers have never had
broader conception Of life; they have lived
under certain regulations, their mind is
trained to obey those regulations, and if
tney could they would mould events to f4
in with those regulations. In the absence
OF supreme command their acts can he
judged only by those regulations, and their
responsibility is entirely safeguarded ii
they have brought disas-er by adhering I,
the regulations.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
GUARANTEE

You purchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE With absolute safct-for II dissatisfaction re
suts In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees to your
money back upon request No red tape. No quthblins
We make good promptly II the advertiser does not
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

The London Times" on June %
graph:
PARIS, June 21.-'Homme Libre' saws
that M. Pichon. Foreign Minister, stated
Yesterday in the lobbies of the Chamber
mat Colonel House had Informed him that
president Wilson fully adhered to tho
principle of Japanese intervention in ST.
herla- NJ. Pichon's statement, the paper
remarks Is q new fact which will per
NIT numerous decisions to be taken =
Reuters.
Attention Of Colonel House.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

it would be unwise for the American
government to interfere with it.
Germany and Hearst for the Bolshe-
wiki
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

assembled here. 1t is less q problem OF
having the best type than problem OF
throwing dynamite on the Boche's head, and
| assure you that lying on my back a. -.
hearing the very distinct buzz Of Boche
motor, it mattered little whether the ma
chine was the 1914 or the latest 1918 model!
At night airplanes are practically invulner-
able; therefore, try to improve, invent,
carry the science of airplane building az
far as you can, but for Heavens sake don't
stop one moment, but build motors that you
know have an established record
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Attention Of Colonel House.

The State Department IS still waiting
tor Turkey to say whether it meant to
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

Entered at the Posto1ce New York Second Class
Mail Matter
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