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The sun., 1918-11-22
Government in the Dark.


l. Is difficult to understand how
such condition Of things has come
about, but 1t is undoubtedly the fact
that the people of the United States
are entirely In the dark concerning
the concrete purposes of the political
party now In control Of the Govern
ment. This Is nomlnally the Demo
cratic party; In reality 1t is the Pres.
ldent Of the United States. The Dem
ocratic leaders In the Senate and
House of Representatives know no
more about President WILSON'S pro-
posed course of action at the peace
conference than the man in the club
window or the newsboy in the street
The President has assumed the power
to think and act for his party. wholly
without consultation with others. He
seldom discloses his purposes until
they are revealed by his acts. and
he is thus fast becoming a man of
mystery In the view Of his political
associates and OF the people.
1t Is no answer to say that the
Presidents fourteen conditions for an
enduring peace reveal the principles
which he intends to advocate abroad.
They disclose nothing definite, except
the provision for the establishment
Of new Poland with nm outlet on
the sea. The other provisions are
capable OF such varied and conflict
ing interpretations that 1t Is impos-
sible to affirm that they commit the
President to any particular course
Of action. The practical construc-
tlon which he intends to put upon
them at the peace table we may
never know until he gets there, and
then 1t will he too late for any dis
sent to be effective, If the Ideas of
the country should not accord with
those Of their Chief Executive.
The necessity of secrecy during the
war has accustomed the people %
government in the dark, but this does
not mean that they desire 1t contin-
ued after the excuse therefor has
ceased. There Is something mex
presslbly humillating in the position
of the great Democratic party to-
day. kept, as 1t is, In utter ignorance
Of the plans and practical policy of
Its Presidential leader, who takes 1t
for granted that whatever he chooses
TO advocate, whenever he sees fit to
disclose 1t, will be accepted and up
plauded by the subordinate leaders
and the rank and file Of the party
as a matter OF course.
Such leadership savors Of auto
cratic tyranny. 1t imparts a degree
Of self-confidence that would be ex-
cusable only In the case OF supreme
political insight amounting to genius.
II Is not consonant with true repub-
lican ideals. II the people Of the
United States cannot safely be trusted
with some knowledge of what their
President intends to do toward set
Ting the greatest conflict the world
has ever known, they are nothing
more than children all.
1t is satisfactory TO believe that
the Republican majority In the new
Congress will put an end to govern
ment In the dark. Such q govern
ment keeps the people uneasy. They
never know what to expect next 1t
Is bad FOR the country. and the sooner
It ceases the better 1t will be for all
of us-the Democratic party and
President WILSON Included.
The sun., 1918-11-22
GAS RANGE RENTS.
A Complaint That They Are Not Con.
current With House Rents.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN-Sir: Bills
for the ensuing year for rental Of gas
ranges from the Various gas companies
are rendered April l each year.
Tho consumer who moves, say, the
LIST of September following. receives no
credit for the six months after the latter
date, nor will the gas companies remove
a range from one address to another.
1t is necessary to contract for a range
Mt the new address. paying full years
genital This, OF course. entails "A small,
hardly mentlonable loss to the individual
consumer but collectively hands the gas
large revenue for which they
give nothing In return. STUNG.
New YORK, November 21.
The sun., 1918-11-22
The December Asnsep contains a Christ.

The December AUnsev contains Christ
mas message on christianity and Free
DOM from his Eminence Cardinal Glib
bons. which will be read with gratitude
by all Americans In 1.-THE Assassins OF
Art" Clayton Hamilton tells some typical
Incidents OF the behavior OF the apostles of
Nultur; those always interesting periods
calls army newspapers are described by
Edwin JustW Meyers and Thomas J.
McMahon writes on Germany in the Pa
cinc. a subject bound TO arouse discus
sion at the peace conference. The de-
partments are presented at the customary
high level. Fiction IL contributed by
owen oliver. Kathryn Jarbos Bull. Thomas
Addison. James Fl. Kennedy. Charles Ne
willie Buck and Mary INLAY Taylor The
in reproduction.
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Platform: No Peace for Pocketbooks.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Tho
obvious Democratic ticket in 1920 is
McAdoo and Burleson.
One has the brains and runs the
trains; one makes the malls 20 90 like
mails.
assume, of course. that the League
of Nations will have a President.
MoNTREsoR McGUFFIN.
NEW York, November 81.
The sun., 1918-11-22

Anybody who has felt that because
the Grand Fleet was not out fighting
every day OF the war IL was not ac-
complishing anything can obtain some
interesting information from those
who were present yesterday at the
ceremonies which occurred thirty or
forty miles east Of May Island, oppo-
site the Firth of Forth.
The sun., 1918-11-22

Anyway. the Inclusion OF Mr.. CKEEr
in the Presidential suite to visit Paris
will have an immediate. material and
happy effect on the visible supply OF
print paper available for useful pur-
pose.
The sun., 1918-11-22
Japan. Population Grow. 100000 You
From the East and WeH Va

An ofncial census Of the Japanese l'-
pire will be taken two years hence, =.
according 10 statistics Just published
population OF Japan proper on pect---
81, 1917, was bT.0ns373. distributed a:,an.
ic.eil,s5i dwellings,, or ST per habitat.
Compared with the census OF 1917
growth IN population OF 100, OaG s. terr
This ratio OF increase exceeds IA Per cent
RA!ch "a regarded a. high
The sun., 1918-11-22

They are beginning to compose
phrases on legislative economy down
in Washington. Senator AsHURsr OF
Arizona recently offered his: THE
way TO quit spending money Is to
stop spending It." Not bad as a
starter, and as a sign OF improved
financial temperature very good.
The sun., 1918-11-22
Servant or Master?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Is
the President of the United States a
servant OF the people. or only their
master? CHARLES II. SKINNER.
ALBANY, November FL.
The sun., 1918-11-22

Premier ORLANDO kindly refers to
Americas entrance into the war as
IAN act of moral grandeur" An Amer
lean in the street might say that we
thought II time to assist In giving the
Germans a good licking.
The sun., 1918-11-22

Yale has opened her Law School to
women. Now, then. when Yale cheer
leaders call for just that one yell
which will hearten a struggling eleven
near an opponents goal line to plunge
the old ball over for a touchdown it
will be worth watching for the effect
upon the strugglers OF the blood
quickening treble darting like light
ming through the thunder of the bass
The sun., 1918-11-22
The Doctrine Of Six and Half a Dozen,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Isn't
II just as easy TO run Paris from WASH
ington as It Is to run Washington from
Paris? GEORGE s. SrocKwELI.
BOSTON, Mass, November %.
The sun., 1918-11-22

The Century Dictionary says; "Po-
grom. In Russia. an organized massa-
ere. particularly massacre OF Jews
that is countenanced more or less
openly by the officIals.'
The sun., 1918-11-22
POgrOIn.

To THE EpIToB OF THE SuH-Sir. What
IL meant by the word "pogroms" which
appears In the papersr have not found
1t in the dictionary.
I.EoNcE +. Dvnois.
NEW YORK, November 81
The sun., 1918-11-22

When Won TIRPITz, in flight, shaved
of his whiskers the most terrifying
thing about the German navy dIsap-
peared.
The sun., 1918-11-22

One for all, all for one. tho Hun
ships cried "Kamerad!"
The sun., 1918-11-22
SIMMONS REVEALS
2YEAR TAX PLAN
Would Retain House Income
and Profits Rates, but Omit
Earnings Differential.
SEEKS IMMEDIATE ACTION
In 1920 Would Cut Income
Levy-Strong Republican
Opposition Probable.
spsc,o, De,patcA to THE sur.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Details OF the
Administ-a tions new financial plan to
raise $4,000, Ooo. 900 in taxes payable next
year and $4,000. 100000 for the fol-
lowing year became available to-day
Senator Simmons IN. c.. chairman OF
the Senate Finance Committee. in a
statement to the committee outlined the
exact form in which IL Is intended to
frame the revenue act.
Strong opposition to the plan Is GER
tain. The Republicans in Congress have
not receded In the least from their posi-
ton that the Republican Congress next
year should write the tax bill to be In
effect while Republican majorities con-
troll Congress. Also many OF the spe-
cific taxes planned by the Administra-
ton will be fought to the limit. The
committee took no action on the plan to-
day
The sun., 1918-11-22

Have not the Dutch an island more
suitable than Wierlngen In the Zuyder
Zee fer the Crown Prince7 For in
stance, something more on tho style
of Blackwells.
The sun., 1918-11-22

London once. lo-43 Fleet street.
Paris once, Rue de la Mich odlere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington office, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn once. Room 202, Eagle Build
Ing, sos washington street.
The sun., 1918-11-22

n or fviends rho favor Ne toith manu-
sertpfs and Illustrations for qualifications ,otsA
10 havs rejected articles returned they must
n au cases send stamps for that purpose.
TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1900.
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Published daily, including Sunday, by tho
sun Printing and Publishing Association,
100 Nassau St, Borough OF Manhattan, y. Y.
President, Frank A. Munsey. $50 Nassau ut. :
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boy his birthday present, and even ear
muffs and sarsaparilla would be better
than the stuff l have brought"
Then suddenly she laughed uncon-
trollably. "Oh wait till l tell dad.
Won't he just die, though Beam
shooters. marbles, peanuts Oh, myi
For an army officer, tooI'
"Dearie," said Mrs. Hampton, don't
feel distressed about it. Your mother
has always kindly remembered Steve,
but she never came out to see us, and
/ think she lost track of time. We
always made good use of the things
she sent, and saw that some one got
them, but we never liked to hurt her
by explaining
Feel distressed Oh, goodness!
don't feel distressed l think it's a
splendid joke"
Mother and son nodded at each other
and smiled. If there was anything in
the world they admired, it was a sense
of humor.
Besides" said Stephen, tits the
best birthday I've ever had. Pm going
to give your mother a special note of
thanks for sending me the incest pres
ent In the world"
And the gray eyes were too full Of
meaning for Jane to question what he
meant.
That's true, DEAR" said Mrs. Hamp-
ton, smiling. He's carried your pic
ture since you were a little girl with
curls. He said you looked so jolly"
Jane smiled gratefully and held out
her hand.
"That's splendid Of you. Suppose
you go back home with me and show
mother how little Stephen has grown
up" she said.
I'D love to-" he answered, "and in
cidentally I'll mention to her a real
birthday present want sometime"
But Jane, flushing, had nothing to
answer to this.
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PLAN OUTLINED FOR
HAVING OPERATIONS
Keep the Crew Busy and Save
Maximum Amount of Crop.
Fair Days Work for Loading, Haul
Ing and Putting Into Barn With
Horse Fork Is About Five Tons
per Man-Haul All Day.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The haying season for tame hay
lasts about ten days. Sometimes
when the weather is unfavorable or
the acreage is large 1t takes longer
to get the hay made. The hay grower
should plan to get his hay made with
In two weeks at most, If possible. If
the amount of hay each machine will
handle per hour or per day and the
amount Of labor required per ton is
known, plans can be made to make a
certain amount of hay per day.
1t has been found that, under aver
age conditions, mowers, tedders and
sulky rakes will cover two acres per
foot in width of the machine per
ten-hour day. That is, five-foot
mower will cut ten acres per day, a
ten-foot sulky rake will rake 20 acres
per day, etc. One man can cock
about five or six acres per day. A
fair days work for loading, hauling
and putting into the barn with a horse
fork is about five tons per man.
When the haying season comes an
effort should be made to make as
much hay per day as possible. On
many farms in the East the best re-
suits are not obtained, because hay is
hauled only in the afternoon. This
practice lengthens the haying season
and thus increases the chances Of
damage to the hay from rain and
causes hay to lose its natural "tea
green. color. The hauling crew
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military man can Immediately
tell to what division q soldier belongs
by glancing at the cord on his hat,
but to the average citizen the color Of
the hat cord denotes little or nothing.
IT Is an interesting feature to be ia
miilar with, especially now when so
many soldiers are seen all over the
country, and anyone who takes the
trouble to learn the following list will
De rewarded by being able to satisfy
MS own curiosity respecting any SOL
dler he happens TO see without having
10 ask questions: A cord of light
Dlue signifies that the wearer belongs
TO the Infantry; red denotes artillery;
yellow, cavalry; buff, quartermaster's
corps; orange and white, signal corps:
red and white, engineers corps; red
and black, ordnance; black and white,
neld clerk; maroon and white, medl-
cal corps; black and gold, officers;
silver and black, adjutant generals
clerk; green, Instructor home guards,
and green and white. home guards.
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Curing Hay In Bunch-Eiay Will Cure
Out Better When Loosely punched
Than When In ewath or Windrow
but Heavy Rain Will Wet 1t Clear
Through.
should work all day, or at least start
as soon as the dew is off, unless there
Is other more important farm work to
be done.
Scarcity of labor will sometimes pre-.
vent the hauling crew from working
in the morning, If the moving, tedding
and raking are done in the forenoon.
When crew Is kept at the barn for
unloading and putting the hay In the
NOV, the men should be kept busy all
of the time, If possible. If crew can
not stay at the barn without con,
siderable loss Of time, the men should
all work in the field, pitching, loading
or hauling, two or three coming In
with each load to help unload.
1t is good practice to have only one
days moving ahead OF the crew haul.
ing or cooking Mowers, tedders and
sulky rakes should either be used all
day or full half day, whenever they
work. In many methods of making
hay, one or more of these machines
will finish in the middle of the fore.
noon, and there will be place for the
men operating the machines to work
at haytng the remainder Of the half
day.
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mo SHADOW ON HER Face
Writer Tells Of English Woman Who
Has Given All She Had 70
the Country.

We English do not read our casu-
atty LISTS any more Many Of us dare
not When we meet. we do not even
speak Of those who have gone away.
4 very touching thing was told me by
ous Of my neighbors. he was the last
Ct twenty-four officers in one of the
Gordon regiments. He said that the
places were Just filed up as soon as
they were emptied, and they never
spoke Of those who had fallen. That
brings the reality of the thing to you.
IN my own little country-Scotland
you will find many. many villages
nom which the Highland regiments
have been recruited. There are no
boys left to come back. They are all
dead,
Not many weeks before I came to
this country I was up In the Gordon
country. and on Sunday night was
speaking In a church on the spiritual
side Of the war. At the close a wom-
an came to me. a little. simple, coun-
try woman. dressed in the uniform of
the Gordon Highlanders. holding
yellow missive. which I, alas. knew too
well. 'The war Office department re-
grets to inform that --
was killed In action" She laid this
little missive beside one Of the por-
traits. and said, ''That came yesterday.
That's Jimmie. He's the last of the
three" Il hear you are going to Amer
lea. VIII you tell American mothers
] have given all my lads7 had only
three and would give six. If had
them, for the same cause" Another
friend Of mine has given all her five
sons She is a widow and she has
none left; but she is working in one
OF the canteens with no shadow on her
face.-Mrs. A. Burnett-Smith In the
Atlantic Monthly.
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LOANS TO EAaMzas

President Wilson has placed at the
disposal of the treasury and agricul-
tural departments 100000 to enable
them to furnish aid to wheat growers
In certain sections of the west who
have lost two successive crops by win
ter killing and drought. The federal
land banks will act as financial agents
of the government to make and collect
the loans.
This fund is not intended to be lent
TO farmers who have banking collat-
eral; the action of the War Finance
corporation in urging the banks to e.
nance such farmers and its promise to
support them in such financing, 1t is
believed, will amply provide for them.
Loans from this fund will be made
to individuals who have not banking
collateral and only where it is neces-
sary to enable farmer to continue
to grow food products.
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cotton makes it practically impossible
to keep each farmers seed from being
mixed, with he result that there is
general ad fixture of other varieties
or strains, making it practically impos-
sible to maintain the quality of the
cotton being grown. Ginners can re-
turn to the farmers unmixed or I'M
contaminated seed by cleaning out all
gin heads, bins, and troughs, thereby
retaining the purity of the seed.
Attention to Saws.
By giving more attention to the gin
ming of cotton the ginner will again be
able to improve general marketing con-
ditions for farmers. The adoption of
12-inch saws In the place of 1O-inch
saws will enable the ginner to reduce
the speed of the saw shaft, thus reduc-
Ing in great measure mechanical diff
nculties in connection with the opera
ton OF his gins. A speed of 1893 revo-
lutions per minute on the 12-inch saw.
or 400 revolutions per minute on the
1O-inch saw is considered to be good
practice. However, some gins have
been known to operate at over 500 rev.
buttons per minute. and this results in
positive damage to the fiber, especial
~ II the seed cotton is not thoroughly
dry before ginning; hence the need
for careful attention to the speed Of
the saws, as well as the careful con-
slderation of the quality and condi-
ton Of the seed cotton being ginned.
Importance Of Comprising.
Finally, the adoption of gin COM
presses in certain particular commune
ties will have the effect of improving
marketing conditions by eliminating
certain unnecessary transportation and
reducing the demand for freight cars.
all Of which win result in reducing
transportation charges. direct say
ing would result by sampling the bales
at the press box and COMPRISING at
the gin. The bulky, poorly-bound flat
bale is perhaps one of the greatest
sources of loss in marketing cotton.
this bale being hard to handle. expos |
Ing the cotton to costly damage and |
general deterioration. In order that it |
may occupy less space in freight cars
and ships, 1t must be shipped to a COM
press point to be compressed In special |
cotton presses before being shipped TO |
central or export markets. This COM
pressing is done hurriedly and indif- |
ferently. Additional bagging is used |
to cover sample holes, and the six ties /
placed on the bale at the gin are now |
replaced by seven or eight ties. These |
new ties are not always securely at
tached, with the result that they be-
come detached, allowing the bale to
expand into an unsightly mass and
break open; and the cotton reaches its
destination In poor condition.
1t will be of great advantage to
American cotton growers if organiza-
ton can be brought to bear to improve
conditions at the gin. When planting
seed is unmlxed, when lint is carefully
ginned and when bales are properly
and bound, American cotton
Will command greater consideration In
both home and foreign markets.
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A Present for
Stephen
IN
By LOUISE OLIVER

Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
The lieutenant picked up a thin tin
pipe out of the basket and held it up
with a smile.
81 haven't seen one since I was ten
years old. It's a bean-shooter, isn't
it?"
Jane laughed delightedly. Eyes, it
is. Do you think a small boy would
like itr
IF he doesn't, he isn't human,
should say"
There's only one trouble about that,
though" went on Jane, more soberly.
II never thought until after l had
bought it, that his mother is in very
modest circumstances, and buying
beans for small boy to shoot into
peoples eyes might not happen to be
the way she would choose to spend her
money"
They were sitting ON fallen log in
maple grove beside the road. Over
head the birds were chirping and flut-
tering In ecstacy for the day was one
Of natures rarest, the kind she filings
before the eyes of a winter-worn world
TO rekindle hope and faith In better
things to come. 1t was early spring,
but already there We're signs that one
young mans fancy had turned lightly
to thoughts of--very great admiration
Mt least for the girl beside him.
In front of them on the road stood
car, James, that had stopped for
repair. Just as 1t happened, the lieu
tenant had come along and offered to
help mend the perforated tire.
Jane had accepted gratefully and
now the car stood again ready for &C
tion to use a military phrase.
There was really no reason why she
shouldn't have gone ahead on her
errand, but, when even the birds were
fussily choosing their mates, and the
long day was theirs, why shouldn't they
rest few minutes on the log and talk
awhile?
It's birthday basket Pm taking to
a little friend Of my Mothers" Jane
explained, dumping the things out on
the ground. II wish you knew my
mother" she went on. IF you did you
would appreciate these things. The
dear soul was born without any sense
of humor at all, and dad and nearly
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q. W. Howe, the Kansas writer and
philosopher, says that success is
easier than failure" He is right. For
constructive forces always work
smoother than destructive forces.
Success is a habit. It's doing the
simple, everyday, useful tasks that
look very important, and doing them
exceedingly well.
Nearly always the successful man Is
the unnoticed man, the man who be-
gan years before to do the simple
things In the best way he knew how
and kept 1t up. The man who did the
iight tsing-over and over again.
The small and unimportant today
-.-made into a habit-vis sure to be the
great and essential tomorrow when
tire need, and maybe stress shall call
nut every reserve and demand every
ounce Of all that you are.
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nothing back, but give 1t our ali. 1t
isn't question Of when can we enc
the war; 1t is a question Of when 70
or / can end the war. 1t Is what 70
and I do. 1t is the drop Of wate'
multiplied by millions, that makes i.
deluge. 1t is what you and / do ;
our small way that. multiplied by tn,
millions, makes for united strengt'
before which nothing can stand Wi
the war we will, but when we win i
depends upon US. ''It can't be toe
soon for me-" we say. Then let's ge.
busy, real busy. and save and loan
to our government what we save.