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Evening star., 1918-11-20
BRITISH FLEET WON THE WAR
FOR LIBERTY, MR.. SIMONDS SAYS
Saved World Civilization by Four Years
Blockade, and Deserves to Write
the Law of the Seas.

tered foolish words about digging
the rats OUT but these words missed
the whole fact of the situation. Un-
less Germany could win Salamis her
doom was sealed; The British navy
had taken her by the throat and wQuld
hold her until allied armies could be
organized and could perform their
task.
The submarine war was a deadly
peril, only imperfectly perceived at
thrust of Germany after her defeat at
the Marne. But this threat, too, the
British navy met, gallantly aided both
by the French and by the American
navies, and even this precious aid was
slight. The sea phase was the British
share, the British job, and how well
it was performed we see today, when
the pick of the enemy's fleet, the best
of that armada SO carefully prepared
against the day of German reckoning,
sails to British ports, there to surren-
der without firing a shot,
Mahan's idea Vindicated.
Here is a new vindication of all
that Mahan asserted in the days be-
fore the present conflict. Here is an
ultimate demonstration of the real
power of Britain. Her fleet has saved
the war, her fleet has won the war,
not by a Trafalgar or a Salamis, just
as the Germans have not attempted
an Aegospotami-unles Jutland was
such venture. But after four years
of ceaSeleSS pressure, unbroken block
ade. without battle. the German fleet
has surrendered on the most igno-
minious terms in all naval history of
modern times.
Had the German armies triumphed
on land to the extent that those of
Napoleon triumphed the world war
wars of the great emperor. Only vic
tory on land could complete the vic
tory on the water. But. while the
British fleet retained control Of the
seas, the opportunity was always pre-
served against the moment when it
could be embraced.
None of us knows today quite what
the phrase freedom of the seas
means. But we do know quite un-
mistakab1y what the freedom of the
world means, and we are having
spread before us at this hour an i'm
pressive demonstration of how that
freedom of the world has been pre-
served. Between US and German dom
ination only the British fleet has been
an unshaken barrier for more than
four years, and one may doubt that,
with this lesson before them, the
British nation will not consent to any
agreement, national or international,
the single sure weapon for their de-
fense. which has been the salvation
of civilization.
And in the defense of their fleet,
which has defended the liberties of
the world. our British allies can be
assured of the overwhelming support
of the American people. 1t is for
Britain to write the law of the seas
if she will.
Copyright, 1918. New York Tribune. Inc.)
Evening star., 1918-11-20
Matters He Did Not Recall.


Mr.. Fox did not recall having placed
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany on the unfair list because of its
part of its employees.
Circulars alleged to have been sent
out by the brewers association, many
of which were marked "conf1dent1ai
and which referred to prohibition
tendencies of the persons and firms
mentioned, were read by Maj. Humes
In addition to the aforementioned,
letters and circulars were addressed
to the Fox Typewriter Company, the
Maryland and Baltimore Casualty
Company, Proctor & Gamble Company
and the Grasselli Chemical Company
of Cleveland, Ohio. The circulars
called attention of the members of
the brewers association to anti-liquor
activities of officials of the firms in
volved. In the case of the Grasselli
was referred to as having been active
in support of Evangelist Billy Sunday.
Admission by Witness.
Hugh F. Fox, secretary Of the
United states Brewers Association
yesterday afternoon admitted that
| brewers propaganda had been pub
! lished in the International Monthly
edited by George Sylvester Viereck
| once editor of the Fatherland, pro-
German publication. Fox said he did
published that the Viereck publica-
ton was inclined toward pro-Ger-
manism, but that he has had some
suspicion of it since then"
| Secretary Fox produced on sub
| poena from the committee a bulky
package Of letters, pamphlets and
other documents of the brewers as
| lot hut hod ho nj nh NJ
stubs. He said it had been a long
standing practice of the organiza-
! ton to destroy these.
| The witness disclaimed any per-
sonal knowledge of activity by the
association in political fields in be-
candidates favorable to legislation
permitting the use of beer and light
wines.
Plans for Combating Prohibition
| Fox stated that when the brew.
ers realized that something was
brewing besides beer" referring te
the prohibition movements, they en-.
| deavored to meet it by advocating
I sought to reach leaders of public
| thought and also the masses of the
people. In both efforts the witness
said mistakes had been made. and
| finally, the popular propaganda was
abandoned and attention centralized
| on the leaders of opinion.
| Letters were read to the committee
| from the files of the brewers or.
ganization in an effort to show that
| the brewers organization employed
| only union labor, and that its officers
believed that by working through the
| American Federation Of Labor and
| other labor organizations it could
exercise political influence.
Other correspondence was produced
| for the purpose Of showing that the
| brewers started a boycott against
| other businesses or merchants oppos.
| ing the manufacture of beer.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
Possible Personnel.

The delegation would then be made
up as follows: Secretary Lansing.
Secretary Houston, Col. e. NJ House,
Justice Brandeis and former Secre-
tary Secretary Root.
One cannot be sure that the fore
going ifve names will be the Gnak
slate, but 1t is the combination most
discussed and deemed most likely. So
far as concerns domestic differences
Evening star., 1918-11-20
Gratifying to q. S. Officials.

Report OF the overturning of the
Ukrainian government by Gen. Deni-
kine's anti-bolshevik troops was re-
ceived here by the State Department
today with great satisfaction. Off
Gals said it will make the work Of the
allies in handling the Russian prob.
lem much more simple.
It has been believed for some time
that Gen. Alexieff had large force
Of Cossacks operating in Astrakhan,
and the news from the Ukraine seems
to support this, as Gen. Denikine is a
member of Alexien's army. Denikine
is known to be an able officer who
has the confidence Of his men and of
government officials in the allied
countries.
1t was pointed out that with the
Cossacks, who are Ukrainians them
selves. in control, it will be easy to
reach Russia in Europe with supplies
and necessary munitions by way of
the Black sea, which is now open to
the allies.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
THREE B|GPO|NTS.
SEEN AS ALLIES
BASIS FOR TERMS
They Are Secret Diplomacy,
Society of Nations and
Economic Equality.
CAN DICTATE TO HUNS,
BUT MUST AGREE FIRST
Seventeen Minor Issues Also Indi-
Gated for Consideration at
Peace Conference.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Cablesram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
CabIesram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
Germany is crushed. The allies have
only to dictate their terms. But be-
fore they can dictate they must agree
among themselves Three great prin-
ciples upon which the allies must make
points at the forthcoming interallied
preliminary conference seem to me
as follows:
1. Secret diplomacy. Shall the con-
ference be open or secret?
J >. The society of nations with its
, corollaries-reduction of armament
and freedom of the seas.
| 3. Economic equality. Shall all the
| nations, regardless of whether they
. are free trade or protectionist, accord
the same economic treatment to all
other nations?
Points Held as Minor.
These principles being settled. the
allies will then have to agree upon
the following minor points:
!. AlsaceLorraine.
>. The territory on the west bank of
the Rhine.
3. Shall Belgium annex additional
territory?
4. What shall be done with the
German colonies?
3. What shall be done with the Ger
man naval base. Helgoland?
6. Delimitation of the new Italian
frontiers in Trent and Trieste.
z. Shall Italy annex various ports
on the eastern coast of the Adriatic?
s. What shall be done with Al
bania?
9. Shall the Germans of Austria be
permitted to unite with Germany?
10. Determination Of the Polish from
tier.
H. Determination of the frontiers Of
the Balkan states and Of the various
new states Of eastern Russia and CEN
tial Europe. -s'Ff7saa
IL. Shall all these small states. with
more or less conflicting interests, be
encouraged to remain independent or
encouraged to federalize?
IL. What shall be done with Schles-
wig?
tev r. What 1e,sn tftSry r. il WS:+ any, shall shall
be done with Constantinople?
i5. What shall be done with Pales-
tine. Syria, Lebanon, Armenia and
1s. What annexations, if any, shall
Japan effect?
II. What restorationS and indemni-
ties shall be exacted from the enemy
countries and under what conditions?
This enumeration is entirely unoffi-
cial. but I believe it contains all the
main issues which must be decided in
the near future and about which the
American people should, therefore,
promptly begin thinking.
As soon as the armistice was sign
ed it became evident that before
the allies could dictate terms to Ger
many they would have to reach a
complete understanding among them
selves. This necessitates a prelim-
mary interallied conference.
Now still another idea is making
headway. namely, that the peace con-
ference proper should concern itself
merely with the dictation of terms to
Germany. leaving all such tremend-
Gus issues as a league of nations.
the freedom Of the seas, disarma-
ment, economic equality and interna-
tional labor legislation to a third
conference which would be, in effect,
q sort of world congress.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
idea Generally Accepted.

f; ence preceding the peace conference
has been generally accepted, but
whether the American government
will adopt the idea of holding over all
the greatest issues Of the war to a
third conference seems doubtful
When tho peace conference was
signed every one expected to see the
the peace negotiations pushed to a
speedy conclusion.
The French government has not yet
named its delegates. From the meager
Information received from Germany it
appears that the German delegates
are all likely to be socialists. includ-
ing doubtless Hugo Haase or Phil
ipp Scheidemann.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
UKRA|N|AN RULE
AT.K|EV IS UPSET
Government Overturned and
New Order Established by
Anti-BoIshevikS.

COPENHAGEN, November 20.-The
Ukrainian government has been over
turned and Kiev has been captured by
troops from Astrakhan, according to
Kiev dispatches to Swedish newspa-
pers.
The Ukrainian national assembly
has fled and a provisional govern
ment has been established by the
captors Of the city, who apparently
are commanded by Gen. Denikine,
leader Of the anti-bolshevik forces.
Republic Declared in 1917.
The Ukraine became a republic dur
ing the disorders in Russia after the
overthrow Of the Kerensky govern
ment in November. 1917. There was
much fighting there between the boil
in the defeat of the bolsheviki. The
Ukrainian government made peace
with Germany at Brest-Litovsk a few
days before the Russian bolshevik
government also agreed to the Ger
man terms. Austro-German troops
then entered the Ukraine for the pur-
pose Of carrying out economic articles
of the peace treaty.
The Ukrainian government was
overthrown last May and Gen. Skoro-
padski became dictator under the title
Of hetman, but he has had difficulty
in maintaining order there, although
assisted By the Austro-Germans.
mander OF 9ee Russian armies on the
southwestern front. Previous to that
he had been chief Of staff Of the Rus
sian armies
Evening star., 1918-11-20
PEACE DELEGATION
T0BE BENAMEDSOON
President Has About Decided
on Make-Up-Spanish
War Precedent.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1918, by N. 7. Evening Post, Inc.)
President Wilson has about decided
on the makeup Of the American peace
shortly be expected.
There will be five commissioners,
four Of whom will be democrats and
one republican, which is the proper
tion given the majority and minority
parties by President Mckinley in set
tling the war with Spain.
The President has listened to many
with many of his advisers, and has re-
ceived several communications on the
subject Nobody knows who the final
selections may be, as the combination
of names may undergo some altera-
ton when the President finally dis
poses Of the matter.
1t can be taken as an assured fact,
however, that Secretary of State Ian
sing will be the head of the American
delegation. The impression is general
that Secretary Houston will be a mem
Der.
Mr.. Baker Not to Be Included.
Reports have had it that the Secre-
tary Of War would be included, but
Mr.. Baker himself has made it clear
that, while he is going abroad soon.
he Is not to be a peace commissioner.
Presumably the Secretary of War will
participate in the discussions between
Gen. Pershing and President Wilson
concerning the demopilization of the
American Army now in France and the
return Of our troops to American soil.
Col. E. NJ. House is to be member
of the commission. Before it was an
nounced that the President would go,
it was generally supposed that the
colonel would be unofficial adviser to
the commission. but well-informed
men in the government believe en-
barrassments would result if he were
not officially commissioned.
People have taken it for granted that
Justice Brandeis would go, though it is
not certain that he can leave his
duties on the bench. His friends are
quite certain obstacles of this kind can
be overcome.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
Clothing Is Big Item.

"Take the one item of civilian cloth
ing. The government is going to permit
the demobilized men to wear their uni
forms for three months after the war
simply because thousands of them have
no other clothing to wear.
Think of the number of tailors, dyers,
seamstresses, pressers and cleaners that
will be needed to catch up on this one
industry. Many of the boys, thinking
they were in for a four-year job when
they entered the war. gave their civilian
clothing to their younger brothers, their
fathers or some relative. This was done
in the interests of economy. But now
the boys find themselves without wear
ing apparel other than their uniforms
and they must wait for their supplies
until the tailors are able to produce
them
incentive to rigid economy having dis
appeared with the end of the war, wom-
en- are beginning to buy the usual num-
are trying to get them. This will mean,
the employment service believes, a big
boom in millinery. Everything else in
women's apparel will be in proportionate
demand.
In its QUESTIONABLE the United States
employment service says:
1.-The United States employment serv-
ice is equipped to supply you with en-
ployes Of every kind. We want to assist
you in finding satisfactory workers for
your business. ThlS service will cost
nothing to you or the workers supplied -
The employment service is already re-
cruiting men for farm work for next
year. In many sections plowing and
seeding continue until the middle Of De-
cember. There is a larger acreage of
land under cultivation in the United
States this year than in any other period
in the nations history. It is planned
to try to popularize farming so that
the young men of the country will not
be averse to entering the ranks of
agricultural industry.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
ROOM IN INDUSTRY
FOR MEN IN CAMPS

Without appreciable effort industry
could absorb at once the 100000 men
now in military camps in the United
States.
The two hundred thousand men
who Gen. March recently said would
be released in two weeks can find
places in civil life Immediately they
leave the camps.
There will be no unemployment
problem to contend with because every
willing worker will find work to do.
The only fear is that there will not be
enough workers to fill the available
places.
These are some Of the conclusions
reached by officers of the United States
employment service after receiving
forty answers from second question
naire addressed to five hundred peace
Industries asking them what workers
they require.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
BREWERSACCUSED
OF USING BOYCOTT
Evidence Submitted at Com.
mittee Hearing on Alleged
Propaganda in U. S.
FIRMS PUT ON BLACK LIST

Evidence tending to show that Off
GERS of the United States Brewers
Association engaged in a boycott of
firms and individuals who favored
prohibition or were antagonistic to
saloon or liquor interests was given
today to the Senate committee in
vestigating the political and propa-
ganda activities of brewers.
Hugh H. Fox, New York. secretary
of the brewers association. who con-
tinued his testimony from yesterday,
told of writing letters to members of
the association regarding anti-liquor
sentiments of the Packard and REQ
automobile companies. and it was
stated by Maj. Lowrey Humes. who
is conducting the investigation for
the committee, that the John Wana-
maker Company, the Cadillac Auto
Company and the H. J. Heintz Com
pany had been placed on the SOCIAL
ed ''black list of the brewers.
Acted as intermediary"
"My memory is that I acted as a sort
of an Intermediary in this matter" said
Mr.. Fox. 81 think it was the intention
of our association rather to give prefer
ence to those who were our friends. !
do not think the association took any
action to cause a boycott"
'tYou had on your unfair or black list
some of the biggest firms in the coun-
try,'' interposed Senator Overman, I'm
Guiding the Cadillac company and the
Wanamaker company"
1.-The Cadillac company actually was
the leader in the fight against us in their
community" Mr.. Fox replied.
The action against the Heintz Com
The action against the Heintz COM
Heintz of Pittsburg as president of
the Pennsylvania State Sunday School
Association, at the convention at
which prohibition sentiments were ex-
pressed, according to a letter which
Fox admitted writing.
The American rolling mills of Mid
dletown, Ohio, was placed on the un-
fair list because of a poster against
the use of liquor by its employees. let
ters read by Mr.. Holmes showed.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
Representative Of Conditions.

The questionnaires were chiefly ad-
dressed to employers of labor in New
York and New Jersey, but it is said
that the returns from those sections
may be regarded as properly repre-
sentative of the conditions in nearly
every other section of the United
States.
There is pressing need for workers in
all the eastern states, and those who
were) asked when they needed the work.
ers usually answered "at once.' The
transition from war industry to peace
industry is simple. A slight readjust-
ment of lathes, some replacement of
machinery, and the transformation is
complete.
1.-The, wise munition manufacturer has
been preparing for peace work all along,
ready to make the things needed in
peace times,'' an officer of the employ
ment service said.
Evening star., 1918-11-20
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, so, at
lis pm. yesterday: lowest, a, at
500 am. today
Full report on page 18.
Evening star., 1918-11-20

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Arizona republican., 1918-09-15
WASTE REDUCED ID MINIMUM IN GREAT
 OVERLAND FACTORY

Since the needs of war have placed eatabies, Wearables and all products at premium, waste a this time is almost considered an offense against ultimate Allied success" said Charles F.. Pet tingall of the Arizona Overland con- pany, speaking of the Willys- Overland plant.
 Tn a plant the size of the Willys- Overland constant thought and study has been given 10 these matters so that when the finished car leaves the plant nothing has been wasted except the exhaust.
 ITO undertake an outline of the vari- ous ways in which this is done would require reams of paper but some of the more striking instances of saving which we have worked out netted a to- tai reduction in which waste has been reduced to a minimum.
 Tn the motor test department where a final run smooths out all the bearing and working parts before the motor is installed in the chassis, al ordinary production periods, hundreds of them are kept running until the experts in charge are satisfied that they are quiet and absolutely smooth in action. Dur ing this running period there is not the least loss of power. Every motor is hooked on to a dynamo which is set at the proper load to give the motor a thorough block test. All of the cur rent generated by these motors is used in the factory for turning machinery of various kinds.
 "ln the wood working department every bit of the saw-dust is collected and saved for packing and other pur- poses while the wood scraps which are rot fit for any other use are burned under boilers for power purposes.
 Where small parts are machined in oil, the parts are placed in receptacle made for the purpose. The machine works much like a cream separator, the machined parts, covered with oil arc placed in the center and then revolved at a high rate of speed. Centrifugal force automatically separates the oil which is thrown through the screen in the receptacle holding the oily parts. When taken from the machine every drop of surplus oil has been re- moved and is ready after a settling process to be used over and over again. Every bit of metal scrap is saved and taken to a reclamation department. where it is placed in a special baling machine of great strength. The sheet scrap is fed in the cushing jaws of this mammoth press and when the pressure is applied the metal is squeezed in its grip into a solid bale almost as compact as though it had been poured into a mold. This is done | to allow easier handling and to save space in shipping.
 These are only a few of the many ways we are cutting every corner off of waste, said the official. Our men | follow these matters step by steI throughout the factory, looking after the health and welfare of employees to avoid any waste of man. power or ma = terials so that there may be no misdi- rected or inefficient effort any place along the line.
 This is the reason the company has been able to keep the price of Overland cars far lower than the great advance in material costs would justify
Arizona republican., 1918-09-15

Telegraph company.