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New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Suffrage Postponed

The traditions of Southern Democ-
racy die hard. An historic opposition to
Federal regulation of elections prevailed
yesterday in the Senate against justice.
progress and the earnest plea Of Demo
cratic President for support in his war
policies. And suffrage, nationwide suf
frage. stands postponed until a better
wisdom gains control of the Democratic
party Of the South or the reactionary
Republicans of the North are succeeded
by legislators truly representative of the
sentiment of their states and party.
1t is a great pity that this narrowness
of view should raise its head to delay Il
great and farreaching reform. But the
delay can only be short and the post
ponement brief Reflection upon the
status of suffrage in England, in Can
ada, in every English-speaking country
save America, cannot fail to turn this
dwindling minority of the Senate from
its error. The Presidents declaration
that suffrage was q war measure in it's
nature cannot have specific and material
demonstration. But the larger truth lay
unquestionably with Mr.. Wilson's plea,
and the coming weeks and months are
certain to establish that truth. The eff
fects of yesterdays rejection of democ-
racy by the Senate of the United States
cannot be escaped or diminished.
The magnificent patriotism Of the
women of America deserved better re-
snonSe Rut it will he NOT the less de-
voted and complete for this stupid act
of small minority of hold-fasts. The
voters Of the nation, men and women
alike, can be counted upon to attend to
these Senators in due course.
The United States of America will
not long support Senate that insists
upon being more reactionary and less
progressive than the British House of
Lords.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Employers and the Draft

We Americans are learning more
about our draft all the time. We are
learning that it is not an inquisition
aimed at individuals but gathering Of
the common wisdom Of each community
The question is not so much of the in
dividual as of the group in which he
lives. The draft views men not as iso-
lated human beings but as members Of
their community, and considers that only
by surveying each individual in the
round and ascertainng all his abilities
and obligations can the best interests of
the nation be served.
That is why General Crowder urges
employers to see to it that no mistaken
modesty or chivalry of rcgistrant shall
prevent his securing an exemption to
which the best interests of his family,
his organization, his community entitle
him. Any well advised third persona
member of the family, for examples
urged to assume this duty, But it is the
employer who is usually most familiar
with the facts and who is best fitted to
present them to the draft board. There
fore, employers are asked to ascertain
which of their employees are registrants,
to study the rules of occupational defer
ment, and finally to study their plants
with view of deciding which individu-
ais are indispensable and which are not.
Industrial advisers are now to be
placed in each district board, and en-
Movers in doubt as to the larper as
poets of their industrial status-the ex-
tent, for instance, to- which volunteering
and other influences have already de-
pleted the labor supply Of their par
ticular industry-are urged to confer
with these advisers
Whether we are in the draft or not, it
is our patriotic duty to help"it, and most
of us can and must contribute our share
of facts
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
The Humane Hun

The impudence of the German pro-
test against the use of shotguns by
American soldiers was pathologically
pathetic. Could moral color blindness
be more complete?
The nation which introduced poison
gas and poison gas shells as implements
Of warfare, which revived the use Of
liquid fire and has reverted to all the
forbidden barbarities of the savage, :
stirred to indignation because Amer
cans shoot bullets out Of shotguns in
stead Of rifles.
The Hun objects to methods of war
fare (which cause unnecessary suffer-
ing'! A curious case for the alienist.
In some Of the Rhine Valley cities, we
believe, resolutions have been passed
protesting against aerial bombing at
tacks. Pretty soon, after the Allies get
on German soil, we shall hear German
complaints about the destruction Of
private property. To cut down a Ger
man tree or shell German cathedral
will be denounced as an infamous sac
rilegel And what words would che in
diRnant German find to relieve his feel
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Where Mr..
Williams Lives

But even if Mr.. Williams is without
knowledge OF The workings of the invest
ment and money markets, he ought to have
some knowledge of the happenings in a
sphere that lies wholly within his imnae-
diate range Of vision He should st least
understand the workings of the Federal
Reserve banks. What are the facts here
A year ago the rates of these twelve banks
averaged 3.95 per cent for member banks
collateral notes Of one to fifteen days ma
turity-~the choicest paper. To-day their
rates for the same quality of paper aver
age 4.95 per cent, an increase Of more than
25 per cent A year ago the rates of the
same banks averaged 4.4O per cent for
trade acceptances of sixty-one to ninety
days maturity. To-day their rates for the
same quality Of paper average 5.45 per cent
an increase of "a per cent
Can there be any doubt in the mind of
any man OF average intel iyence that money
is worth more to-day than il was wear
ago and that it is wort fully % no~ coYt
more? Is it net a fact, proved in tho
markets for long tine money. or TO. short
time money? Is it not proved in tie rate
of the Federal Reserve banks, of which
Mr. "liA ms is surely not ignorant, and
does he not know that Anglo French bonds.
the direct obligations of Great Britain and
France, to whom our own government is
lending millions of dollars every day, can
be bought in the market to net the investor
per cent? Does he not know that the
bonds of the New York Central Railroad.
surrounded with all the security that its
contract with the railroad adrs;nis4 20 ion
can provide, can be bought in the market
to net the investor nearly per cent? Ii
Mr. Williams did know the facts. did know
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
4 Challenge to The
NeW York Times
tFYom The Manufacturers Record)

1t will be q long time before The Times
American people, but it could do all civili-
cation tremendous good and benefit itself
if it dardd to have the courage to print. as
an expression of American sentiment, every
letter and telegram W hich it received in de-
nunciation Of itself. That would be a
piece Of newspaper work worthy of a really
great newspaper.
The letters received by The Times it
published would be so illuminating as to
the resentment of America against any
suggestion of a peace conference until af-
ter an unconditional surrender by Ger
many and her allies that their publication
would be of almost limitless value to this
country and to our allies
If The Times is not willing to enjoy the
great scoop" over all other papers by
utilizing the opportunity of publishing
every one of these letters and kilograms,
The Manufacturers Record, in the inter
est of civilization, hereby offers the pub
Usher Of The Times $4,000 in cash upon
the delivery to it of every letter and tele-
gram received in criticism of its action in
calling for a peace conference with Aus
tra' giving to The Manufacturers Rec
ord the exclusive right of publication in
newspaper or book form
We are satisfied that VIC could do no
greater piece of work in behalf of America
and our allies than to be able to give to the
public ths letters received by The Times
in criticism of its demand for what in ef-
feet would have been an unconditional sur
render by America and the Allies to the
peace overtures Of the worlds blackcst
criminals, which has shocked every sensi.
Bile. honest-hearted man and woman in
America and in our allied countries, and
given encouragement and aid to every
criminal in Germany and Austria.
VIII The Times accept our offer?
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Two Habits Influenza Has Given Us

If you fall a victim of influenza and
in the midst Of your sneezing exclaim,
"God bless you!" after the manner of
many persons who sneeze, you will un-
consciously be repeating prayer that
had its origin in one of the earliest
known epidemics Of influenza. This epi-
demic visited the south of Europe in 491,
and few persons escaped its ravages.
Its symptoms were severe pains in the
head and uncomfortable sneezing and
yawning.
There were no health departments in
those days to order sneezers to employ
a handkerchief as muffier to prevent
the spread of the disease germs, but
nevertheless the sneezing was recog-
nized as peril Upon one of the at
tacks Of sneezing overtaking victim
his solicitous friends would give vent to
pious "God preserve you'll" or God
bless you'll" And when the sufferer
would find himself unable to control his
yawns he would make the sign Of the
cross in front Of his mouth.
Gradually it became the practice for
the sneezer himself to say "God bless
you!" or "God save us!" and from making
the sign of the cross to evoke divine aid
in sitting yawn he resorted to cover
ing his mouth with his hand as a mark
Of politeness.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

the total is divided into quotas for the
individual miners. Pledges are to be
asked from all.
Thus every operator and miner will
know just what his duty to his country
is. He will have definite goal to work
for When he reaches that goal he can
feel that he has done his bit. There
will be miners to surpass their quota,
and these men will have done more than
their strict duty.
1t is the beauty of the draft system
that this assip >ment of individual duty
reaches practically every man in the
country. Mr.. Garfield does well to apply
the idea to the difficult task which
confronts the miners of the nation and
which 80 vitality affects the health, COM
fort and efficiency of the people. These
men have already demonstrated their
patriotism, and they need only this def
mite assignment Of responsibility to
bring out the last ounce of effort their
organizations are capable of
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
A FIndnc ciaZ Joshua


that money is worth at least 25 per cent
more to-day than it was year ago, did
know that money which was worth s per
cent a year ago is worth at least 7h per
cent to-day, the public may rightfully ask:
Why did he demand that the note holders
OF the Chicago q Western Indiana Railroad
extend their notes at per cent interest?
Rejecting the proposal of the bankers
that loan be foated at the prevailing
rates for money in order to provide the
funds needed to redeem the matured notes
he q manded that the banks supply the re
qorcd funds at 3 rate dictated by him Ir
this proposal, too. the public as well as ths
banls is interested. Many of Us had sup
posed that in these times the duty of every
ban Ell was to that his institution was
kept IL as liquid condition as possible. But
Mr.. Williams demands that banks tie up
their resources in securities that should
and would be absorbed by the public at the
Prevailing rate of interest, and he takes
this position notwithstanding the fact that
oank resources are already heavily strained.
year ago the bills discounted at the Fed
eral Reserve banks stood at S12S 900 600.
To-day they stand at 81, ,828, 100000, or more
than ten times what they were a year ago.
anj this in the face of every increase IN
dlscount rates previously stated
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
The Last Weapon

rT>HEY have invoked the sword, so bv the
4 sword
Let them abide
They have appealed to might, and SO bv
might
Let them be tried.
They have forsworn the peace, SO talk of
Be now denied
After the use they've made
OF every ruse,
And every betrayed
Into abuse,
Behind a flag of truce
Let them not hide!
We see the ambuscade---
Old weapons fail
Traps of fair words are laid
Coward hearts quail,
And pity is prayed
Let us beware the snare;
Fight to the end.
Let us not cease to fight
There is no peace in sight
Until they bend
Into the dust
Upon the other side
Of the Rhine we'll sign
Peace when they must
After the wrong they've done
All in the name Of the Hun
Murdered and lied,
They don't belong among
Those whom we trust.
Let us disarm the foe, that is the debt We
owe
Those who have died
LOUIS X. ANSPACHER.
tCoryrig- 1879
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
The Nature
OF Money

If Mr.. Williams really believes that the
price of money can be fixed aa the prices
of commodities have been fixed his belief
is based upon ignorance of or disregard of
the workings of the money investment
markets.
The increased cost of living and the un-
precedented taxes that have been imposed
are in themselves sufficient cause for
money stringency and for the high rates
for money; but in addition to these de-
mands the n oney arket has had to fur
nish nearly $4,000 600 OOO for Liberty
enormous sums have been furnished to the
government not because it offered the pre-.
vailing rates for money, but because the
people responded to its appeal to patriot
ism with overwhe ming feryor. The pre-
vailing rates for money to be found in
the money market. They are facts, and
neither patriotism nor the theories Of John
Shelton Williams govern them. Mr. Will.
Jams can read them in the quotations for
Liberty bonds, which the Secretary of the
Treasury now seeks to exempt from taxa
tion in order-quite properly--to depress
the price which the government must paw
for money it needs to borrow; he can read
them in the quotations for corporation
bonds,
To-day bond prices are on the average
nearly 20 per cent below the prices pre-
vailing before our entrance into the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
It's Up to You

Patriotism, like everything else, must
fails to produce practical results-any-
thing more than cheers and glow about
the heart. Emotion, however fine, can
not win war. There must be a sense
Of individual responsibility for a par
ticular Job in hand to translate patriot
ism into war effort.
That Is why Mr.. Garfeld's message to
the coal operators and miners Is admire
BILE and to the point. Not alone is the
total increased output of bituminous
and anthracite coal needed to carry the
country through the winter announced;
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

little over year ago. Bonds Of prime
quality secured by first mortgage on the
main lines OF trunk railroads have fallen
to levels where they yield from 18 per cent
with an average increase of we'll over 25
per cent. This decline in bond prices
but one thing-viz., that present
money is worth more than future money,
and the corresponding rise in interest yield
measures the ,,ri-e that owners Of future
money are willing to pay in order 10 get
present money. People with evcn limited
knowledge of finance and investments know
that in times of money stringency, when
the urgent need of ready cash by multi
tude of people causes them to sell their
bonds, the price Of money loaned out for
long periods rises, and borrowers prefer to
pay premium-that is, borrow for short
periods at still higher rates, with the
pectation of borrowing for longer periods
at lower rates when money becomes more
plentiful. Any one looking over the public
offerings in the newspapers during recent
months will see that borrowers of excelen nj
credit have made loans of short maturity
netting the investor from to per cent
while the tota cost Of the money to the
borrower has been 8 per cent, or even 10
per cent.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

TO TIE Editor of The Tribune.
C1R: 1t has been announced that the de-
~ fault in the Chicago & Western Indiana
Railroad notes, which occurred on Sep
tember /. is in fair way of being cured.
An offer Of n renewal of the notes upon
7A per cent basis has been made by the
bankers, who are working without compen-
sation.
Now that the episode has been closed it
is worth while to review it and sec what
light it sheds on the financial intellect of
the Controller Of the Currency in the
hands of John SHELTON Williams has been
placed a concentration Of power given to
only two or three of public officials.
Besides being the Controller of the Cur
rency and director of finance of the rail
road administration, he is also otficio
member of the Federal Reserve Board and
a member of the Capital Issues Committee
of the War Finance Corporation.
From review of Mr.. Wiliams's action in
the Chicago & Western Indiana matter it
would appear that he, acting as director Of
the division of finance Of the railroad ad-
minstration, believed he had power to fix
the price Of money and that he purposed to
use tne power OF MS OlnceS 10 MAKE the
banks his instrumentalities in fixing the
price of money. 1t is perhaps not strange
that he thought he could do this, in view
of the price fixing of commodities that has
been going on. Why, Mr.. Williams proba-
bly, asks, if the prices of commodities can
be fixed by government edict, cannot the
price of money, which is the measure Of
value Of those commodities, he also fixed?
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Thinking to
Alter Principles

These known facts subject Mr. Williams's
hS' ding of the Chicago & Western Indiana
matter to censure. He rejected the pro-
possl of the banks, which was acceptable to
the company, to provide the money needed
70 pay the notes By issuing new loan at
The Prevailing rates for money. He failed
to provide the required money from the
"revolving fund" of the railroad admin
istraton at rate of interest that seemed
to him proper. His charge that the banks'
proposal was "weil calculated to disturb
and advance the interest rates for money
is Yroved by the facts to be calun1ny- The
banks cannot tx the price Of money; it is
Beyond their power. Ii is also beyond the
power of Mr. Williams. His memory is
short if he has forg 'tten that in 1914 mini
mum py ces on securities were liked, which
mears in cTert that max mum int rest
rates were fixed and the security markets
re closed What happened? Transae-
tions were made at private SAFE, and the
man ir need of money got what he could
for what he had to sell In this attempt of
Mr.. Williams to fix the price of money and
20 use the banks as his inst, .umcntalities in
ioing so the pub ic has a vital interest. It
ought 10 keep 4 keen watch on develop
ments for Mr. Williams, director OF the
division of finance Of the railroad sd-
M Z. s.rat.on, .-so Controller OF the Cur
rency. also ex oiicio member of the Federal
Reserve Board also member of the Capita
Issues Committee OF the War Finance Cor
poration, either does not know the prInei'
piles of finance and money markets, or
knowing them believes. Ike mis- old friend,
Mr.. Bryan, that he can alter them.
LAWRENCE G0pKIN.
New York, Oct. J.. 1915 ~
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

More Shells Mean Fewer Huns.

Germany what German soldiers did In
Louvain?
The German capacity for moral
obtuseness is marvellous. So is the
German lack of humor And we shall
see these curious characteristics deveI-
opcd to degree which the world never
suspected once the Allies cross the
Rhine.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
\ Hun in Pink Paiama.

(Fron, The Ottawa Citser)
The Allies have captured some Germans
in pink pajamas, and we don't know of
anything more incongruous than this ex-
cept a cannibal chief in . silk hat.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

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War Names in the Ne,ys

Pertinent Queries
sFron, The Boston G.ooe)
Is George Creel within the draft age
limit? Is his occupation essential or nom
essentialy
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

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ing Final Report and Accounting and
Pafifion for T0isf rihl1ffon

ing Final Report and Accounting and
Petition for Distribution.
The State of North Dakota, to the
above named Respondents:
You, and each OF you, are hereby
notified that the Final Report and
Accounting of Mackenzie B. Stewart
as Administrator of the estate OF
ty of Clinton and State Of New York
deceased, has been rendered to this
court, therein showing that the estate
of said deceased is ready for final set
Element and distribution, and petition
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! residue of said estate be distributed
to the persons thereunto entitled, his
administration closed and that he be
discharged. That Monday, the goth
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Rooms of this Court, in the County
Court House, in the City of Fargo
County of CaSs and State Of North
Dakota, has been duly appointed by
this court for settlement thereof, at
which time and place any person in
terested may appear and file his ex--
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And you, the above named respond
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then and there to be and appear be-
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Notice 10 creditors,

State of North Dakota, County OF
Cass. In County Court, before Hon.
A G. Hanson, Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of Anna
johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the url--
dersigned, Christ Ness. Executor OF
the Last Will and Estate of Anna
Johnson, late OF the City OF Fargo, In
the County of Cass and State of North
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and all persons having claims against,
said decedent, to exhibit them with
the necessary FGrehars. within six
this notice, to said Executor at his
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in Richland County, North Dakota,
whose postoffice address is Wahpeton,
North Dakota.
CHRIST NESS.
Executor.
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