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holding, a place among the great sea
carriers will require a carefully pre-
pared program consistently and stead
lily executed. We shall have the ships.
Many are now in course Of construc-
ton, and others are to follow. Ship
building, indeed, has become a large
industry with US, and is exciting pride
in the national bosom.
We shall strive for foreign trade in
all approachable quarters, and in bulk
wherever obtainable. Our productivity
is to be increased to the limit Ameri-
can agents are to make tours for the
purpose of studying foreign wants and
with view of supplying them. We
are going Systematically about estab-
fishing a big world business.
System and energy will be required,
nations which have been sea carriers
for years, and as such built up profit
able trade for themselves in many
things At the start, and to a degree,
we shall be as raw recruit among
veterans. We shall have to watch our
steps and guide by our com petitors I'M
til we become steady and sure on our
pins
This. of course. is one of the recon
struction problems, and very impor-
tant one 1t must be thought out along
with the others. and measurably in
connection with some of them. And
as they are numerous, and may soon
have to be taken in hand, the resolu-
tions which have been introduced in
Congress covering the subject should
not be delayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
The Presidents Task.

Inc ffeS.dent Will PROBABLY not be
gin on" the fortnight's recess Congress
is arranging for itself. He has his
hands full; and the situation cover
there" has. arrived at a most interest
ing stage. Allies and enemies alike
are; looking toward him. Prompt de-
| cisions of matters referred to him are
expected; and his latest decisions were
both very prompt. New propositions
may be received any day.
In his Office here the President is
equipped for full and rapid work All
necessary papers and documents are at
hand. His official advisers are within
moments call. The one unofficial ad-
wiser upon whose judgment he puts
high value-Co1. House-is only a few
hours distant, and within reach of a
fast train.
The only effect of the recess on the
President will be the cessation for the
time of conferences respect ng legisla-
ton. His party in Congress leans
heavily upon him To dec zee IN
known to Mr.. Cleveland, who coined
the phrase, he has Congress on his
hands when the body is in session.
The democratic leaders like to hear
from him. When in doubt, they play
him, as trump.
lie never objects. On the contrary,
he appears to like the experience. To
those seeking consultation, and par
ticularly to those who always accept
his decisions, he is most accessible.
1t is matter of general remark that
Mr.. Wilson supports his burden won
derfully well. He keeps in killer all
the time. He eases his work with a
little play. Golf and the theater afford
him the relaxation he needs.
He has had five years and half of
the grind, and physically has thrivcd
on it. From the first, when his party's
comprehensive campaign promises
faced him, until now, when foreign af.
fairs are so pressing and momentous,
he has had to tackle to a big job, and
as complex as big.
And some of his friends are Of opin-
ion that he could stand four more years
of it, beginning March 4, 1921. That
would make twelve years in all Those
four years, for whoever is in the White
House, will be taxing period, not
only on physical strength, but on in
tellectual acumen, filed as it will be
with reconstruction problems of many
kinds and of all degrees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
POLITICS AT HOME
Tammany's Campaign.

Tammany is conducting its campaign
with considerable shrewdness. We'll
advised Of its unpopularity as a state
quantity. as the result partly of it,
failure when state power, it is keep.
ing in the background az well az may
be, and putting others forward.
Its first step was to establish cam.
paign headquarters at Syracuse, 'sfa,
from the madding crowds ignoble
strife" Headquarters in the big town
and particularly in its famous hall
would have been too bold Tammany
bid. The tiger wonld have been toe
conspicuous. So an upstate community
was selected; and work for the election
of Tammany's candidate for governor
is being directed from there. The can
d date is thus invested with a sort of
rustic charm and appeal. The tiger
does not appear to be ain it."
The second step was an approach to
the independents-men of democratic
leanings. but shy as to machine appli.
cations and influences There would
Vt no trouble about the machine vote,
That could be mustered and cast solid
ly. But that vote would not be
enough The Independent circles must,
if possible, be drawn upon, and as lib
orally as possible.
The approach is beginning to bear
fruit. Some influential Independents
are responding favorably. Smith clubs
among them are being formed. The
movement is being pushed, upstate an
down.
This, Of course, gives much encour-
agement to the democratic candidate
and his friends. As they are reading
his chances, he has now heartening as
surance from three sources. Tammany
will give him the benefit Of its full
strength. The Independents will be
drummed up diligently. The national
administration having put its seal on
him-the three New York members of
the cabinet by personal letters, and
the President by a personal interview
its influence in the state will be at
his service.
The campaign has been interrupted
by the liberty loan, and is now clutch
ed somewhat by the influenza; but it
goes on. Both sides are hard at work,
and no complaint has been heard from
either as to q shortage of campaign
funds Presumably, the faithful are
putting up" for the two weeks that
lie between now and election day. In a
state as well organized politically as
New York, a great deal can be accom-
plished in that time.
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HEARD and tEEy.

4 enough. but after one day behind tho
counter he imagines he has mastered
| the trade.
/ Then. too, it is pretty hard to be
serious when the ."fellers" all insist
on coming into the drug store and
standing around to admire you as
drug clerk Then, of course, it's up
! to you to show 'em just what you
know. and if there is anything you
don't know. you don't let On. you
| betcher life.
| A young woman with darkened eye
brows came into a certain drug store
one afternoon last week. She spied one
| of these boys behind the counter and
made for him. In low tone of voice
she asked him for an eyebrow pencil.
J She used the trade name.
"YesSum, we have that" replied the
boy. He had filled so many orders for
, quinine and cold tablets of all kinds re-
| Gently that no doubt entered his mind
He hadn't listened very well, but Jimmy
Smith was grinning at him, and
How many tablets do you want.
ma'am?" he continued. smiling in his
best professional manner.
The answering smile froz. on the girl $
ut ism. a tablet gump." she repli ID.
"oh. yessum." said the boy. The wom-
an looked mad. AS for Jimmie Smith,
he grinned from ear to ear.
l
One Of Mr.. Chances newest lette~
carriers discovered something sus
picious not long ago.
+ He is a wideawake young American
and none of this enemy stun can get
by him. He noticed that first post
card that aroused his suspicion. He
remembered it as well as If it had
been yesterday.
| And when he found on top Of the
mailbox the next morning reply
card with more mystical numbers
Its code" he whispered to him
self. He had heard all about those
: foreign codes The idea was to write
something that didn't mean much
when you read it. but when some one
! else read it then 1t meant a whole
! lot.
He slyly noted down on a piece OF
! paper the messages on the two cards.
! Then more cards came, to and fro. all
| ways bearing but a single line OF
meaningless letters and figures.
| The postman could hold himself
aloof no longer.
1.-THE Department of Justice ought
to know about this" he said to him
self. So he took himself to one Of
the officials at the city post office and
poured forth his story.
Lets see the first message" said
the official
Here it is," said the postman de-
| tective, and he showed the follow
ing:
| 81. P to K4''
Looks suspicious" said the chief
And the reply card said the same
thing" said the carrier. And the
next card said: "22. kt. to KB3," and
the next card from the other party
read: "2. Kt to OBJ"
! The official looked very solemn.
| You have discovered a serious Raj
| ter" he said
| The postman tried to look like Sher-
lock Holmes.
| II hope we can stop it, sir" he sail.
! II am afraid We cant, though. ve-
piled the official. Nothing can stop
two chess players when they eneaa =
| in game by correspondence.
CHARLES Z. TRACEwELt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
BEATING DOWN THE HUN.

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Strange as it may seem. the bare
word Of Turk carries more weight
today than the protestations Of .
German.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
Germany would like the world "a
believe in the sincerity Of her peace
proposals. Her statesmen profess
horror OF the continued bloodsi,ed and
destruction Of property. Does that
apply only to the future and not to
the past and present? We are Jus
titled in thinking that only the threat
Of disaster has put these humble
words in their moutha
From The Det1uit Free Press.
The Germans couldn't finish what
they started, but that's no reason the
Yanks who can shouldn't be allowed
to.
From de- New York Tines.
With their pretense Of constitutional
amendments the Germans are setting
mp & democracy On paper 70 deceive
the allieA
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The Consular Service.
This announcement is made:

This announcement is made:
Enlargement of the American con-
sular service to meet trade conditions
after the war and to handle the in
creased shipping which will put 25,000,-
900 tons ahoat under the American flag
is under consideration, and it is held
certain to be accomplished. Not only
will the number OF consular agents be
added to. but their education and train
ing viii be made more extensive The
program which is under consideration
takes into account the trade which is
certain to be Americas after the war
and it aims to make the consular agent
the pioneer for American commercial
infltration.'
In this matter the government, nat
urally and necessarily, will be supple
1henting the activities of individual
home enterprise. The American manu-
facturer or merchant will send his rep
resentative to the scene of desired
trade, and "drum" it up. Then the
governments representative viii give
the transaction 4sen completed the
official stamp, and the merchant ma
rine, adequate and well equipped, will
do the rest
We aN know the old order. We had
very little foreign trade, and de-
served little. We made but the small
est effort to secure the little we had
Our manufacturers and merchants took
little pains to inform themselves as to
what foreigners wanted. Some so
Gcitors they sent abroad were unfa-
miiiar with tho countries visited, and
sometimes with the languages spoken.
They had to work largely through In
terpreters.
Then We had few merchant ships of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
America makes Good" Again.

America has subscribed to the limit
of the fourth liberty loan, and poss
bly, beyond. Despite scouragements.
against the handicap of widespread
disease of ep demic nature, in the face
of demoralizing and confus ng peace
talk, the people have responded to the
call for the largest taking of bonds in
the history of the nation
Six billion dollars have been ten
dered to the government on this the
fourth call for funds to finance the
war. In all, during the past eighteen
months, the Treasury has asked for
$4,000 900 000-in the first loan, g.
000000000; in the second, $3,000,000,-
600; ia the third, $G,O90,000,0o0 All
of the three earlier issues have been
oversubscribed, the first by $685.
226,sJ0, the second by 1857 ,532, 300,
and the third by $1,l76,O00,O00. The
oversubseriptions were rejected in the
first and second loans, but accepted in
the third. so that, reckoning the total
of this fourth loan at the fiat figure
of the call, six billions, the aggregate
of funds offered to and accepted by
the government since we entered the
war has been $l5,l76.000, 0O0-close
upon billion dollars month.
This has been truly wonderful per-
fnrn,anco And no II
part of it all is that each time the
number of individual subscribers to
the loan has increased. AS never be-
fore in our history the people have
responded They have taken the bond
issues as calls to duty, have accepted
the opportunities afforded to subscribe
not merely as openings for investment
or inducements to thrift, but as
chances for patriotic service.
Men and women of capital and men
and women with barely enough of in
come to meet their daily needs have
We'd with ore another to make these
loans successful. A new American
spirit has been manifested.
During the days when this latest loan
Jagged behind schedule, when each dis
trict and city was in arrears aud sue
cess seemed beyond reach, there was
a sustaining confidence, born of. the
triumphant oversubscription of all the
others. Nobody would accept the sug
gestion of possible failure. That
confidence has been justified. IL was
a creation of the same source as the
faith all of our people felt in the quail
ity of our soldiers, even before sim
gle unit had reached French soil
And how splendidly that faith has
been justified! How warm s:e our
hearts with pride in the heroism Of
the men from these shoresl They
have "made good" in France. The
people back home have likewise "made
good" in their money support, their
sacrifices, their services, all to the end
that America should be 100 per cent
efficient in the battle for humanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Talk about setting back tho clocks
one hour-why. doggone II. that isn't
ANYTHING. The watch on the Rhine Is
due to DO set back about hundred
years
Prsn he SsvanAah News.
Rumania now has the chance of her
life to grab her gun ana make a get
door which Bulgaria kindly left ajar.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Nittelsuropa IL getting squeezed In
from all sides till 1t hasn't much left
but the mitteL
From the Boston Globe.
why did the King Of Bulgaria go
to Germany, to Bad-Nauheim? Why 10
the Ktne Of Bavaria going to Bulgaria,
to remain I'VE days In Sonar Why ID
n kin anYwaY2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

From the New York Sun.
There are increasing indications that
wilhelm has a rendezvous with Con-
stantine and Ferdinand.
From the Waco Times Herald
We shall go on voting to establish
the United States Of Europe. the pow
ers not delegated to the general gov
eminent being reserved to the states
respectively or to the people.
From the Birmingham Age-Hersld.
The presence of allied troops on
German soil. occupying strategical po-
sitions, will help Germany to keep her
promises.
From the Detroit News.
BY next March 100000 American
trucks viii be in France. Imagine
standing At the side Of that passing
column on . muddy. splashy day aud
in Q palm beach suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
After drenching the world in blood
peace Is not to be had merely by ask
ing for it. A price must be paid, and
that price is necessarily exacted first
from the Irresponsible autocracy that
began the war and that is respon-
sible bs ore God and man for the
wanton destruction Of millions of lives
and billions in treasure.
From the Philadelphia Press.
We could never have won the de-
cisive victories we have on the field
of battle had we not made common
cause and appointed O. Foch. And
we shall never build a just and last
ing peace until we have reconciled
our aims and appointed Foch In the
field OF international politics.
From tie Atlanta Consultation.
Any agreement entered into with
Germany this time must have q good
and sufhdent bond to bind the inter-
national rascal to It's terfnA The ma
ture Of the bond IL yet to be dsvsl-
oped. There are many ways In which
adequate guarantees may BE- axActsd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
The Epidemic and Politics.

VIII the influenza force a recast of
the closing plans of the congressional
campaigna It forced recast of the
liberty loan campaign. Many indoor,
and some outdoor, meetings of the lat
ter campaign were promptly Cancelled
when the disorder began to spread
widely; and since then new methods
have been devised and applied for So
Letting subscriptions. Everybody fell
in with the necessities of the situation
and those in charge of the new meth
DDS have accomplished good deal.
The congressional campaign began,
and until suspended for the duration
of the loan campaign was conducted, in
the old style. Indoor and outdoor
meetings were held. They were not as
well attended as desired, but orators
were on hand. and, with party appeals,
addressed those present. It was all
safe enough so far as health was con.
cerned, as at that time the plague, ex.
cept in a few instances, had not jump
ed the bounds Of the Army camps and
environments.
Since then, however-in = fortnight
tho whole face of things has changed,
and today the plague has practically
the whole country gripped. It is no
respecter Of sections, or conditions
North, south, east and west have been
invaded, and in some localities condi-
tions are exceedingly grave.
The loan campaign has ended and
now, promptly, since there is no time
to lose, the political campaign will be
resumed. Crowds, indoor or out, may
be as full of peril then as now-wiH
be, unless there has come about q ma,
terial abatement Of the scourge.
It may be, therefore, that, in the
main, the appeals for votes will have
to be made after the fashion of the ap.
peals for subscriptions to the loan
Crowds will not gather. Orators will
temporarily lose their occupation. Can
vassings will be of the conversational
order. Voters will be visited in their
homes or at their places Of business
and made aware there of the impor-
lance Of coming out on election day
and Pumping for the right sort Of men
for Congress.
| Moro or less of this sort of canvass.
ing has always been done; and some
politicians prefer it. But if it should
be forced on the country by the cpl.
demic and continue for two weeks, the
| experience will be new, and the effect
on the polling watched with interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Yes, the carly bird catches the
worm.
But the late bird sometimes catches
it, too; especially II he stays up late
enough. The matin hours have been
sung through history. but no one has
laid much stress upon the value OF the
analogous hours at the other end OF the
day.
have always thought that the
crafty bird which would sit out on
the limb after his fellows had sought
their downy nests would probably
catch more worms than II he had
beat the bugle.
Birds and men-it is all the same.
Messenger boys were gathered in
a room at one Of the local telegraph
offices the other night. 1t was late
for this particular shift Of messengers.
even If messengers are supposed 10
The boys were counting their days
earnings. One little fellow displayed
SIS, ana another told how he Was
making $3.50 a month easy as rolling
Off q log, he said.
How to spend it all was tho PROP
lem.
Some favored going over to de
hotel'' and blowing several dollars in
for a real feed, while others thought
of the theaters, only to recall that
the theaters are closed on account OF
the Spanish influenza
"Whats Their use O. maxim q lot o
money when dere amt no place ter
spend it," moaned one boy. making
more money in a day delivering tele-
Grams at so much per gram tnan
many an Intelligent and able-bodied
man made in a week before the war.
Amid these boys stood a veteran
messenger, a fraN old man. seem,
ingly. yet there must be deep well
Of life in that old fellow. for ne Is
to be seen night and day, ram ana
shine. walking around. delivering
" sAnyEbody want to go up to the
man at the desk. He named a promi-
Nav" spoke up one youth. pulling
HIS cap over his eyes. I'VE got TOO
much ter do from now on ter 00'her
This sentiment seemed to please the
other boys. None offered to go get
the messages.
The Boys gave him the ma ha" a.
he stunned slowly out the door.
He was gone about two nou,
him a bundle Of kilograms as big as
trunk.
The congressman had big con-
The man at the desk figured up the
on the kilograms which the boys
had refused that old messenger MADE
$50.
The shortage Of labor has hit no
WASHINGTON business harder than that
of the druggist. Man clerks at first
gave wuy to woman clerks. and the
latter. in many instances. have given
way to small boys.
The boys are bright, alert sales
man. az may be imagined. but in
many cases prove too brfght-as also
NAV be imagined. You can't hold the
American small boy down for very
, long. He may start out solemnly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Hopefulness.

Hopefulness.
"Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, II have one remaining hope in
connection with your bets on the
horses"
"You still have hopes"
Eyes. I hope the bookmakers who
took your money invested it in liberty
bonds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

The ~kamerad" subterfuge has been
worked so thoroughly in the field that
there is no chance Of its finding credu-
lous liberation in diplomacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Should it be considered desirable to
insist on teaching English in German
schools those old-fashioned Honesty
is the Best Policy" copybooks should
be introduced without delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

It is Bernstorff's fate to fall into
associations which render it impossible
for him to maintain the popularity
which his personal address always wins
him at the outset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Some of Berlin's laboratory experts
might undertake a study of the gov
eminent conducted by Prussian
tyranny, as an unstable compound,
which may quietly disintegrate or else
90 off with 4 bang
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

The response of the District of Co
lumbia population to every patriotic
call draws attention to its full fitness
for representation with other Ameri-
cans in the national government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

The fact that Sunday gasoline is
again available is no excuse for vast
ing it. Make your motor work for hu-
mainly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

An Ordeal Ahead
The Hun looked round with apprehen-
sive woe, Il
And murmured: "Irs q melancholy
past.
Eve used up all the falsehoods that
know
Perhaps, I'll have to speak the truth
at last!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Prince Max has a harder time than
even the kaiser's dentist. He is expect
ed to take the teeth out of the entire
Hohenzollern tyranny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Opportunity knocked loud and IN
mistakably when the fourth liberty
loan was made available to the Ameri-
can citizen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Austria is rapidly reaching a point
where she will feel compelled to re-
mind Kaiser Wilhelm that sh, has
troubles of her own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Tho Sunday gasoline ban is eonsid-
erately lifted at the precise time when
the pleasure Of q spin through the
country is most alluring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

The man who went his limit on lib
erty bonds may have the momentary
sensation of being broke. AS a matter
of fact he was never further from it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

It is foolish to be frightened and
equally foolish to neglect simple pre-
cautions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

The kaiser used to be fond of travel
ing incognito. He will have better rea-
SONS than ever before for doing so.