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New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Two Pairs Of Shears

The difference between war profits
tax and tax on excess profits is practi-
cal only, and not moral, as The World
has nearly believed The excess profits
tax is generally thought of as war
profits tax, but it isn't. 1t is merely a
war tax levied upon high profits, quite
regardless of whether the profits arise
directly from the war or not. The war
profits tax is, as it's name suggests, a
tax levied directly upon war profits as
such.
Excess profits are calculated upon the
capital invested. In the new tax law it
is provided that there shall be specific
exemption of $4,000, plus 10 per cent on
the amount Of capital invested, and that
all profits above that line shall be taxed
progressively up to o maximum of 80 per
cent.
War profits are calculated in a very
simple way This years profits are COM
pared with the average annual profits of ,
say, three years before the war. The in
crease is deemed to be war profit and is
taxed accordingly. There was no war
profits tax in the last revenue BILL and
there is yet no such provision in the
pending bill, but the Treasury Depart
ment rightly insists that the new bill
shall provide both for an excess profits
tax as before and for war profits tax,
and that the Treasury shall have the
right in any gi1en case 20 say under
b,1ci bou l.
taxed. That is necessary because either
the one Or the other tax alone would
taVor certain cases, and the Treasury
should have not only two pairs of shears
but the right to elect which pair to use,
according to the wool.
TO illustrate: Suppose corporation
that made before the war $50 per cent
profit continues now to make the same
1t cannot be reached by a war profits
tax, because it's profits are not greater
than before the war. 1t can show that
1T has no war profit to be taxed But at
the same time a profit of $50 per cent
ought to be taxed in war time. With the
excess profits scheme this case could be
reached with an 80 per cent tax.
We commend the illustration to The
World which wishes the excess profits
tax to be abolished as cumbersome and
impractical, owing to interminable dis
putes over what invested capital is, and
proposes in its place to put war profits
tax only. Mr.. McAdoo prefers both. for
obvious and valid reasons. One will aid
the other, and the profit maker will be
all the more chastened.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

could suggest in the situation was to
promise the people of New York that the
next Congress, if Democratic, WOULD
FIX UP THE LAW TO SUIT A CERTAIN
FIVE JUDGES or THE SUPREME
COURT--most of whom were appointed
for life at the behest of the represent
atives of some powerful corporation or
corporations, And think that WE are
democracy. 1t is to laugh.'
Having gone so far it is prudent
to pause. After all, fomenting revolu
ton does entail some risk. If there are
no reprisals-if, for instance, the United
States Supreme Court does not actively
resent the insult-the next assault may
be more scandalous, until little by little
mass sentiment shall become dangerously
inhamed.
Meanwhile, the use of irony is anus
ing and not ineffective, only it must not
be subtle. The more brutal the better.
destruction is indicated, but you must
not pretend too seriously. You must tip
the wink to the mob as in the following
example from Hearst's Ercni,,g Journal
last Saturday,
at is utterly vain to hope that Wall
Street and big business generally will
heed the warning which the Russian peo-
pie have given the exploiting parastical
classes of the world. Everywhere, in all
ages, the men who have ridden on the
shoulders Of others, reaping what others
have sown, living by the sweat of other
mems brows, making disproportonate
gains by disproportional privileges, have
answered the warnings Of the wise and
moderate as the dissolute Bourbon King
answered a similar warning
"'Oh, this will last as long as we do.
After us the deluge'; or, in Omars
equally cynical philosophy, 'Oh take the
cash and let the credit go, nor heed the
rumbling of distant drum They al
ways think that they can outrde the
stampede or mill it-yet they never do"
Hearst tried to capitalize the pacifsm
and fear of his country, and it was a
disastrous failure because people in the
test are never what Hearst thinks they
are. Now he finds lower stratum. He
leads the Bolsheviki.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Gas in Cedarhurst-and Elsewhere

There would be profound psyche
logical study in the things that passion
the human soul The gas rate, we know,
is one. The average man rarely pays
over 50 or So a month for gas; at least
ten or twenty times that for rent. Yet
the difference between, say, S0-cent and
S. gas can be burning political issue
Witness very interesting letter this
morning from Cedarhurst, Long Island
1t is the furthest from our intention to
NEEDLE in such an issue. But we think
our correspondent might we'll consider
that a large part of any gas or electric
or water rate depends on the density of
the service or the number of Gus
toners. 1t is conceivable, though we do
not state it as a fact, that an 8O-cent
rate in Brooklyn might be no more than
the equivalent of $1.40 in Cedarhurst
and other lovely suburbs of the great
city. And we may also suggest that
even if such a rate yielded large profit
two years ago, with the present prices
of coal it might be losing venture now
But it is hot weather, and gas, as we
said, is usually burning issue.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Propagating the Revolution

Hearst's propaganda of revolution de-
velops in consistent manner. The
technique, Of course, is very old The
time has at length arrived for attacking
the courts with scurrility and impudence
to call them
arbitrary,
unintelligent,
deserving Of disrespect,
corrupt,
usurpers Of power,
buffers
all Of which The New York American
says Of the United States Supreme Court
In the following editorial excerpt:
THAT 1t vas ar arbitrary dccision, the
roasonng Of which eyokes no respect
from intelligent and candid minds, that
no other court in the world outside Of
America would ever think of attempting
10 destroy a law on the ground that it
WA unconstitutional, that the court has
no such authority and exercises it on
biof and as a downright usurpation does
nat help the Ian. II IL dead. Yet it was
. great progressive act institutional in
ia character.
"And the best that the Democratic poll
tieians win met at Saratoga the other day
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Doughboy Walk nj
From the Ncw York Wor Camp couu
Service wy
Y HAT "ddughboy" from the =
w West thinks of New York .ns :" a
hospitality is told in ,s.,as " ~

IL NONS.ApOy rom the Z
" West thinks of New York .ns
hospitality is told in letter ~ ~
ceived in Butte, Mont. from Jerry Hes,..s
who spent several days leave here ~
service star is on the flag of THE b.. a
Miner and he wrote as follows:
~ am booster for New York-tbev..
uniformed men just right, do So much e..
them, in fact, we could not take in 49,.
tenth of what was free to Us.
II was in Coney Island Friday night A,.
didn't stay long enough to suit me. onlv -
hour and half. 9"
Saturday and Sunday did nv hes, :.
see what could of New York. and in
it does not differ very much from o,h.s
cities with large buildings, only the neorI.
their patriotism, cannot be beaten INV
where. They tried to keep us in ,b..
hands all the time, with free eats a.s
drinks (soft) and all kinds of amuseman.
and rides
"The War Camp Community seryic. :.
the big thing in New York They seem ~
take it on themselves to provide fo, -.
We slept in hotel in the heart Of ~.
city, with private bath, for % cents Sam
day night, breakfast for 10 cents. or "a
cents for the best At a. m the strss. -
front was lined up at both sides with anti
mobiles, some buses, and we took seats. M
crowdng, and started out to see tho c;,,
Each of us had guidebook with tho j.,
portant places shown. Each car had nler.n
cigarettes of the best kind, cigars. and !.
some OF the cars there were beautiful vourr
girls, who delighted in showing the how,
the important places. The cars were tbei,,
and their chauffeurs were driving 90,
not start to enumerate the different sights
but we saw all of Fifth Avenue. Rivers;a.
Drive, Central Park, Woolworth Bujldjps
where we went to the top, ffty-eivb,
stories, and took a view of the city. ssw
the Tombs, Bridge of Signs. the East Sids
Bowery, Chinatown and lots and lots of
other important places. On Riverside Dry.
we got off and visited L. S Grants tomb
and had our pictures taken The visit n
the tomb, which is S65O0O0 one. was very
impressive, as every one walked in on his
toes, hat off, and if he spoke it was only
IN whisper No order to be quiet but
reminded me of some one just passed awar
At 1880 p. m. we got back to headquarters
again, with numerous invitations to dinner
and it kept US guessing where to go, as we
had to be back for the matinees We finally
had good chicken dinner with lots of ice
cream and cake and cigars, near the theatre
district, given by the Catholic Womans
Club
"At p. m. we went to the Casino Thea
tre where the talent Of New York theatres
entertained us for abo1t three hours There
were several other theatres for which we
had tickets for the night performance, but
we had to be back in camp so couldn't 60
| am inelosing some Of the ticketsN
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
"Cro1Un Prince"

CWEET to child the name of prince.
y Out of fairy tale;
But now youth sickens at the word.
And innocence turns pale.
noble form, knghtly soul,
shield without n stain
An, prlncely dream Of maiden hearts.
Never to be again,
FOR womanhood that shrieking wakes
Cut of nightmare dread;
For manhood whom the name betrave
Safe Is prince-f dead!
heir of all the nfames,
Arch devil of the times,
Crowned with the hatred of the world
Robed in your purple crimes.
Tyrant and coward knave and fool.
Prince of the Junker hell!
Your title rings to the free lands
Its own ingiorious kncll!
ABBlE FARWELL BROWN.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Saving Should Begin at WASHINGTON

tFron. The Oshaloosa Tndcpondcnt
In the face of call from Washinpton
for the saving of paper and an arbitrary
order FOR newspapers to cease exchanging
just as fair a business ARRANGEMENT as
for each to pay cash-thc mails are still
burdened with mass Of useless stuff from
Washington, including crop reports month
o'd ana entirely worthless. furnishing food
for the waste baskets alone Saving at the
splgot and wasting at the bunghole seems
to be a fad with the departments.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
The Burning Question of Gas

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: l note with interest the discussion
which is being provoked by the intention
Of the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company 10
raise the price of gas to SIPS.
We have q little gas company Of our own
here called the Queens Borough Gas and
Electric Company, which manages ta'ngs
better, for it charges now Sl.40 per l.VV'
cubic feet of gas, and nobody seems 70 nave
the slightest objection, at leas. 10 protests
are being voiced in the public prints Ihe
same company's rate for electric current Is
IA cents per k. W h.
would suggest that, as a friendly a'i'
you recommend to the Brooklyn Borough
Gas Company to study the poss bic poi"'
cal pull and the ways and methods OF 0uf
own little company, and il might learn
something of advantage to itself.
Our village is just outside Of the New
York City limits Our little company y
located in Far Rockaway. which is IN New
York City What it charges its Far h0'A'
away customers | do not know.
We also have nice little water compsn''
It condescends to furnish US water 81 NV
rate of 80 cents and 80 cents per l.ooo ga
Ions This company is located right he'''
for which reason it favors us over It's -
Rockaway customers, for it does not Ps'
NIT the latter to pay as high rate ss ~
are privileged to pay. G. CLA"A'
Cedarhurst, l.. l., Aug. !, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

France. They were equally on the way
to the fighting line. But it will be in
teresting to the public to know that
considerable part Of our expedtionary
army has been in cantonments on Brit
ish soil, releasing British soldiers who
were needed to reinforce Sir Douglas
Haig after the gruelling fighting on the
somme and in the Lys Valley salient.
They relieved the strain on Great
Britain as General Pershing's men on
the Continent relieved the strain on
France
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
The Psychology of Vic.
fence
CFron The Ne,o Ropubhc)

ME American nation is more bellicose
intolerant and headstrong than its
European allies, precisely because Of
its former responsibility. Two years ago
it was trying to be Indifferent to the moral
issues involved by the war Up to the end
of 1916 the government with the support
Of the preponderant element In American
public opinion. was working on the assump-
tion that American national unity depended
on maintaining neutral isolation with re-
spect to the European war in acting on
this assumption the utmost latitude was
allowed to all kinds of pro-Ally, pro-Ger-
man, pacifist, militarist and nationalist, and
Socialist propaganda and activities In
1917 the nation was obliged suddenly TO
abandon this assumption. After the Ger
man government forced war upon US Amer
lean national unity came TO depend upon
revolutionary reversal of feeling. Instead
Of preserving isolation we were committed
to policy of mortgaging the future pro
ductive ability Of the American people and
risking the lives of dearly beloved fellow
citizens in a quarrel of European origin
which had to be fought out on European
soil. Probably the needed revolution in
feeling could not have taken place without
some measure of calculated violence, both
In opinion and policy At any rate, many
Americans are now undoubtedly finding
compensation for the neutral Indifference
and pacific irresponsbilty Of their former
attitude toward the war by disposition
to be more European than the Europeans
more warlike than the Gauls and about as
tolerant of dissenting opinion as were the
British Tories in 1900. This is particu-
larly true of the Middle West which in
1916 was most reluctant to enter the war
on any terms. Typical journals such as
The Chicago Tribune" which in 1916 did
not consider It of any particular inpor-
tance to beat the Germans. now consider
anybody who questions tie desirability Of
100 per cent Allied military victory as
moral pervert and traitor to civilization.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

1t is easy to call up the archaic man.
That is demagogy, meaning the method
by which the agitator plays upon the
passions of fear, envy, hate and greed.
But the demagogue who calls him up is
no more immune than any one else. "Le
nlne,' says news dispatch, appears in
public only with {. strong guard. lie
visited DR.. Karl Helfierich, the German
Ambassador, at Moscow on Friday, pass
ing through streets which had been
closed to the public by a Gordon of
troops"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

General CrOWder S letter TO the cnleI
of staff of the army, dated July q,
makes some startling admissions regard
ing the shortage of drafted men in Glass
/. The letter says:
The estimated number of Class I men
under the present ages (and including
the class of 1915 age q, that has been
registered under the Presidents procla-
mation) will be only about 100000 men
(and may fall below that fgure) Sep
tember l, 1918.
On June 26, just month earlier,
Secretary Baker, after advising Congress
to delay legislation broadening the draft
age limits, made this statement:
told the Committee on Military Affairs
to-day that there were in Class 1 now,
including those who have recently come
in by registration, men enough to pro-
vide for the persons to be drafted during
the remaining months of this year with
out change in the age limit
The excess of men in Class 1 on
January l next was neatly figured out
to be about 1000.
Congress accepted Mr.. Bakers as
surances and went away on vacation,
although almost any Congressman who
cared to take the trouble to go int, the
facts of the situation could easily have
satisfied himself that the excess of 1000
forecast for January l next was only a
pleasant mathematical fiction.
Now Congress is being urged to abb
breviate the recess, to rush through a
new man-power act and even to reach
an informal understanding with the War
Department by which the latter can be-
gin to register and classify men before
they are legally drafted
This is singular commentary on the
provision with which our military pro-
gramme i being worked out General
Crowder is not to blame for the present
shortage of men in Glass |. He wanted
to have Congress enlarge the conscrp-
ton limits, but was overruled. The at
titude taken toward his recommends
tions by Chairman Dent of the House
Committee on Military Affairs is en-
tightening. In an interview in "The New
York Times of yesterday Mr.. Dent is
reported as saying: "I'll not let General
Crowder tell me what to do. If the
President and the Secretary of War
make such a request, that's a different
thing"
Mr.. Dent fought the original conscrp-
ton act. He is in full sympathy with
any conscription policy which "goes
slow" There are many other Southern
members of Congress who stand with
him, and the discussion of a radical
draft act like that now submitted in
haste to Congress offers easy opportuni-
ties for delay.
Whatever delay there is will be
chargeable, however, to Mr. Bakers un-
fortunate Interference with Congress
six weeks ago. Congress was willing to
consider draft legislation before it ad-
journed. He dissuaded it with unsound
arguments. He preferred the tardy and
costly way. He furnished Congress with
an alibi for inaction
Let the alibi be recalled frankly and
openly. The army needs men, Congress
should ignore from now on all counsels
of hesitation and furnish the country
as quickly as possible the man power
requisite for early victory
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

The announcement is made from Ma
drld that Spanish military commission
is to visit the American front in France
What occasion is there for such a visit?
Cannot the Spanish military attaches in
Paris give their government all the in
formation about the military situation
which it is desirable for neutral war
ministry to know?
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
he Barefoot Boche

''ro"' '"e Memphis Commercial AppcuD
ne res, OF Germany may go refootcd,
pu' you can bet your last smoleon the
SIX hohcnzollcrn boys have enough shoes
for 81 centipede.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

You purchase merchandise advertised IN 1He
TRIBUNE with absolute safeb-or II dissatisfaction re-
suits any The TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your
money back upon request. No red tape No oubbllng.
We good promptly II the advertiser does not
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

The Associated Press exclusively entitled to the use
for republication dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise credited paper the local
news OF Spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights Of republication Of all other matter herein
also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Flow They Would Enioy It'll

'From The Brochtom Entcrprise>
Movie Theatre Placard: "Coming-A Dolls
House by Henrik lbsen Bring the Kid
dies"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Whose Blunder?

General Crowders letter to the chief
of staff Of the army, dated July 27,
makes some startling admissions regard
ing the shortage of drafted men in Glass
no
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
RANTEE

Entered at the Posoeace New York Second Glass
Mail Matter
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-07

public utility properties. with that OF
the private corporations aud indlvid.
uals, These corporations as as.
sessed by the state tax commission
and the valuations given them by the
public service commission should he
the same.
The state treasurer ls nm ex.onlelo
member OF the state tax commission.
and II | am nominated and elected
to the oiiice OF state treasurer these
conditions will be remedied. The
people OF Marion county know | play
no favoritc. therefore ask your
support and vote at the primaries on
May II.
paid ADV. by Ben y. wesp
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-07
LIBERTY BONDS

Josephine county's showing in the
purchase of Liberty bonds of the
third loan is perfectly satisfactory
In fact, highly gratifying. Great
credit is due the people as whole
for the manner In which they came
forward with voluntary subscrip-
tions, and to Frank c. Bramwell and
his general committee for the man
ner in which the campaign was hand
led. Although this county was not
the first "over the top" It got there
and with the minimum OF pressure.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-07
FIGURES WRONG,
WEST DECLARES
CANDIDATE CHALLENGEs vALu.
ATlONS PLACED ON PUBLIC
uTILrTy CORPORATIONS
To the Taxnayers Of oregon,

To the Taxpayers OF Oregon;
The following article IL self-ex-
planatory, and contains indisputable
facts. taken from the public records
Of the state;
The public service commission
places the total valuation OF the
Portland Railway, Light 4 Power
company, for the Ave counties OF
Multnomah. Clackamas. Marion.
Polk and Washington. on all It's ope-
rating property. at s46.s62,e71.ss
The state tax commission placed n
valuation. after deducting the county
ratios. on this same property. at
s1t.6os.sssbb. The gas plant nj
Salem. as an Individual concern. was
given a valuation OF s2ii.ooo by the
public service commission. while the
state tax commlssion's valuation.
after applying the county ratio. was
3e1. 400.
The public service commission
gave the California Oregon Power
company Of southern Oregon n valua-
tiou OF s2.7l7.17i. while the state
tax commission placed the valuation
OF this company's property at
s46s.45o.so. after applying the coun.
ty ratios. This company operates In
Douglas, Jackson. Josephine and
Klamath counties. These are only
two instances.
What I want to show is the In
equality Of the valuations OF the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-07

The Americanism Of Josephine eoun.
ty is unouestioned and the splendid
Iover-subscription OF i25 per cent OF
the quota marks the loyalty OF the
people in standing back OF the wal
with their dollars. as well as with
their sons and the sacrifices that
are being made at home. A week
from Monday the second Red Cross
drive to raise another 500. .OO0. .o0t
to carry on the years work will be.
gin. Again this county will be found
In the front ranks and the people
win give as freely to save the lives
rof wounded American soldiers as
they Invested their money in Uncle
Sans gilt-edged securities.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-07

The timber industry holds a
great future for Josephine county
The cutting of lumber In this count,
has not progressed very rapidly in
the past for various reasons. bu,
with the southern and northern mill,
all busy on war orders. the fir indus.
try here will take decided advance
In few years. instead OF a half q
dozen little mills OF 10000 feet en-,
pacity, there viii be that many cut.
ting 100000 feet OF lumber a day
and many more smaller ones. The
timber is one OF the county's great.
est assets. and prosperity along that
line is sure to come. It can't help
II when the time arrives.