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New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Draft Inequalities

1t is hard to understand what mean
ing Provost Marshal General Crowder
attaches to the word Inequality" when
he says, according to dispatches from
Washington, that the draft law amend
ments agreed to in the House of Repre-
sentatives will cause much inequality be-
tween states. The House accepted Gen.
eral Crowder's suggestion that state al
lotments should be based hereafter on
the number of registrants in Glass /, in
stead of on the population as determined
a year ago (very inaccurate1y) by the
Federal Census Bureau.
The first draft apportionment was
strlklngly unequal-for two reasons.
The first was that the Census Bureau
credited to some states New York be-
ing one of them) a population greatly in
excess of actual population. The second
was that enemy aliens, neutral aliens
and citizens and subjects of the Entente
powers were included in the lists of
those subject to conscription. Most of
these aliens were exempted automatically
land all should have been exempted)s
when they appeared before draft boards.
IN the states with large alien popula-
ton a double burden was thus thrown
on native and naturalized citizens.
The amendment just made to the
original act, basing the state allotments
on the number of men in Glass l on1v
goes long way toward restoring
equality, because enemy aliens and other
ailens cannot now be put in Glass /. The
House OF Representatives did not trv To
correct the injustice done under the cover
OF the Census Bureaus capricious popu
iaton estimates That Injustice will
stand, 1t belongs to the past. But the
House tried to compensate the states in
which volunteering has been most active
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Wry Face of Reverence

The reverent "World" puts at the ton
Of yesterdays editorial vanties a re-
strained statement of the fact (?) that
"the business of production has been
placed in charge of administrators of ma
tional reputation who have demonstrated
their capacity to direct industry on a
vast SCALE
The words are cold. To betray feel
ing of qualification would be to admit
that the business of war production had
not been divinely allocated before
There is "The Worlds" dilemma. It
is like Creels dilemma.
Criticism Of the wars conduct is un-
pardonable, because the war is going al
ways very we'll; but reforms demanded
by the critics, when, if and as they occur,
must be accepted. The problem is how
to accept them without admitting their
implications.
"The Worlds" way out is to unload it
on the public "a year ago." it says, "if
men like Charles M. Schwab, John D.
Ryan and Edward R. Stettinius had been
put in charge of the great war activities
of the United States government" the
country would have "rocked with pro.
test" and the people would have said,
"'This is Wall Streets war;"
So the delay in beginning to put the
right men in charge of the industrial end
of the war has been owing not to any
blindness Of the government, but to the
prejudices of the people,
Creel will be enormously envious. He
ought to have thought of that first.
But there is still an awkwardness in
the alibi. What becomes of all their
vehement assertions that the right men
were in the right places?
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

by attaching to the new bill provision
that in the new draft each state and SUBJ
division must receive credit on its quota
for army and navy volunteers, including
National Guardsmen called into Federal
service.
General Crowder now suggests that
this recognition of the zeal of states
which have overfilled their volunteer
quotas will work hardship to states which
have Jagged behind. Where does the
hardship" come in? The provost mar
shall general cites three states whose con-
tributions of men under the second draft
will bear relatively high proportion to
the number of men they will have in
Class l.
These Mississippi, Alabama
and Louisiana-were all favored under
the original draft. Mississippi was cred
tied with a population in 1917 Of only
1,501,345. Its population in 1910 was
1,797,114. Alabama was credited with
population in 1917 of 1,946,536. It's pop
ulation in 1910 was 2,138,O93 Louisi-
ana was credited with a population in
1917 of 1,6S8,662. Its population in 1910
was 1,656,388. New York, on the other
hand, was credited with population of
11,187,7 ,79S, although its population in
1910 was only 9,113,614 and it's popula-
tion in 1915 (by the state census) was
only 9,773,817.
If volunteer enlistments have been
light in Mississippi, Alabama and Lou
isiana, why shouldn't that deficit in man.
power furnished the government he
made good under the new draft? Be-
cause many Southern states were
favored in 1917, must they be favored
again in 1918? Is this what "equality"
means?
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Next Winter
From Tie Villaqer

England has recently passed a curfewt
law and there is promised new restriction
on passenger railway privileges with view
further to reduce the consumption Of
coal" BY ten-thirty at night all theatres,
music halls and moving picture places must
be dark; no food is allowed to be cooked
between nine-thirty at night and FIVE til.
next morning, and there may be no lights
in any eating place after ten. The,earei
closngs, it is being argued, will in addition
lessen late travelling, and considerable
reduction in local London train schedules
as we'll as in the underground services in
the city is being planned England is not
only thinking but acting in terms of next
winter; how about America? DR.. Garfield
is presaging another serious coal shortage,
but what is actually being done By the gov
eminent to forestall the shortage? The
"lightless nights" are of the past; every
where the throttle of extravaganza seems
thrown as wide as before; New York Citys
electric signs are larger and brighter than
ever, flashing out with sort of after-us-
the-deluge recklessness; hundreds OF res
taurants, cabarets and chop suey resorts
run abundant with light and cooking until
three and four in the morning. Pullman
CHAIR cars continue to make heavier pulling
for coal-fed locomotives; and milk-fed busi-
ness is as usual. Every ton Of coal saved
IN consumption is better by half than an
other ton produced; ton not burned is not
only saving in coal bu. in mining labor
and transportation. We would not wish to
see the amusement places of our cities
forced out of existence; we believe they
are, most of them, among the essentials
Of these. war times. But there is deal Of
revolving extravaganza which will have 70
be swept away sooner or later; why wait
until the bitter physical necessity is upon US:
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

more powerful than any, is what has
been so aptly named the "Deity'' COM
plex, the desire to be great, to be as
God.
Practically all of these "basic drives"
are formed in infancy, largely before
six or seven years of age, for these are
the vitality impressionable and receptive
years.
This is the time when "character" is
formed. And it is the time when Social
lists are made.
The proof is that most any hundred
college or university boys presented with
the Socialist doctrines and arguments
react to- them in radically different
ways; not as the Socialist believes, from.
"class feeling,' but from feelings de.
rived from our reactions in infancy to
our surroundings.
Talk with any Socialist for an hour,
and almost invariably you will find, first
of all, strong Deity complex-a serene
assurance that he is able to decide be-
tween "right" and wrong" between
what is "just" and "true"; and with
this, almost invariably, the "Othello"
complex, an intense jealousy, or the
"Catiline" complex. From these prim-
tive "emotional drives" their ideas are
born.
For a large number a passionate be-
lief in socialism, an intense hatred of
"inequality" and "injustice" and the
domination of the rich are nothing more
than defence, as it is called against
an intense desire TO achieve riches and
great power and an intense disappoint-
ment at failure.
The proof is that inequality and in
justice and the caprices of outrageous
fortune are part and parcel of this
strange welter Of world. And he who
cannot accept this with more or less
peace of mind has failed to adjust to
reality, because his feelings and "com-
plexes' are too strong
Nothing could amaze the intelligent
Socialist more than to be told that his
instincts are anti-social, that he is the
victim of an exaggerated ego, of
"Deity complex" and that all his feel
ing. is simply failure to adjust to a
scheme of existence which no human
being ever can or ever will understand
That is why he persists in the delu-
sion of conditions "ropidly becoming
hopeless" in the face of an obvious and
quite cheering amelioration.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Coiled in the Flag
II e a r s-s-s-S-S I

NeaU York; American, March y, lS''
this European war.
New York A American, March 23, lsi'
this European war.
NcW York American, July z, lsi'
before another American
soldier is sent to die in the trenc''''
of this European war.
Neav York American, July q, lsis
sending a million men ss.l
to be offered up in bloody sacr'nes y
the ambition of contending nations "
foreign battlefields. ~,
Near York American, Nouember ~ ~
While we are interfering IN S'
ropes quarrels. 80
Neau York American, February 10, ~
our complication in Eur9pea'
affairs.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Tha War Chauffeur

War conditions have loosed on city and
rural districts numbers Of motor cars
recklessly driven by men in uniform
There is no way of telling on sight
whether the car is being used for the
government or for the private pleasure
OF a soldier-driver. Attorney General
Lewis holds that neither the state nor
the local authorities have jurisdiction
over Federal drivers; all they can do is to
make report to the military authori-
ties, and that entails time and trouble.
The suggestion has been made that a
Federal traffic court be established to
deal with the problem. New jersey has
asked the government to issue a special
license tag to those soldiers or govern.
ment employees who use motor cars on
official business. The traffic problem is
already acute, and to have it made worse
IN this manner seems almost intolerable.
1t may.not be necessary to have a FED
eral traffic court. Perhaps the govern
ment could issue regulations giving State
authorities jurisdiction over it's drivers
and then devise some mark by which
those actually going on Federal errands
may be easily distinguished.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
"HERE is a widespread idea that so
far as the war is paid for out of

THERE is a widespread idea that so
far as the war is paid for out of
loans it's cost is shifted to the next
generation, and that only SO far as it is
paid for out of taxes does the cost fall
on this generation.
This is error. The whole cost of wag-
ing the falls necessarily on this gen
GRAFTON alone, and cannot be shifted to the
next by loans or any other device
This would be perfectly clear if there
were money credit to confuse u.s.
If should wait for the next genera
tion to provide the soldiers food, shoes
and guns, clearly our soldiers would go
hungry, barefoot and gunless, and we should
lose the war.
This essential fact is not in the least
altered because food, shoes and guns are
obtained through that convenient shufflcr
of goods, circulating medium.
No one doubts this when the money is
paid as taxes. But even when the money
is paid loans the same principle holds
true; for the next generation never
reimburse the present generation. 1t can
only reimburse itself!
When our descendants pay back the
billions Borrowed" to- day to carry on the
war, they are simply, as taxpayers, paying
them back to themselves, as bondholders
The money simply goes out of one pocket
into another, via the government treasury.
The payment and receipt cancel themselves
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Why Wonder?
tor Of The Tribune

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: While we Americans are wondering
how Germany obtains so much information
concerning the movements of our troops.
etc, would it not be we'll to consider the
Turkish and Bulgarian embassies at Wash
ington?
They must have every opportunity to gain
such knowledge. What would prevent their
communicating it to their alies-Germanv
and Austriaa Why should we plead igno-
rance on the subject when the proposition
seems so sclf-evident? M. p. W.
New York, April 25, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
As One Pocket

Some people are afraid that great loans
will saddle the future with crushing bur-
den of taxes. We might just as we'll talk
OF great loans as means of enrching
the next generation by what their bonds
will bring into them! 1t is exactly as broad
as it is long.
That is a chief why, after the
war, a nation recuperatcs so fast as to
astonish those who think of it's war debt
burden. When the war is over the
cost of waging it is over too.
If the rich finance the war by bonds, and
if taxes after the war fall largely on tn
poor, the descendants of the rich NAV live
on the interest and principal of bonds, paid
by the poor This is a way by which, in
the past, wars have often been financed.
The opposite situation is possible, how
ever, and is to-day actually more likely
than ever before in history The poor
of this generation are buying many bonds,
and, in the next, the rich will probably
be heavily taxed and so contribute to the
millions of inheritors of Small bonds.
A further important difference between
loans and taxes grows out Of their effect
on the current money income of the people
and their effect the volume of bank
credit. A tax receipt has no commercial
value, while bond is negotiable security.
The former is not property and the latter is.
Consequently man is not 80 likely to
borrow in order to pay his taxes as he is
in order to subscribe to bonds. The tax
payer is more likely to give up part of
his current money income to the govern
ment. The purchaser of bond may bor-
row ut the bank, with the bond as COL
lateral
large bond issue is almost certain
sooner or later to lead to tho expansion of
bank loans and deposits, which tends, un-
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
New Hobby for Dutchmen
tFrom The Christian Science Monitor'

tFrom The Christian Science Aon''o'
In Holland curio hunters are -
quite large prices for medals struck ~. -.
memoratc events which, very inconsos.,
ately, did not come off. This IS Nm
hobby for Dutchmen provided py shs
neighbor Germany. The medals have -. -
never been publicly issued or hase ,,..rf M
withdrawn upon the failure OF the m s..ls
operations they We're meant 10 Il
One of them represented the csp.
Verdun. 1t is not at all easy 20 oV' y.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

1t is not enough that the right man
shall be put in the right job. To do the
job he must have both the authority and
the responsibility. One day John D.
Ryan is appointed head of aircraft pro-
duction, presumably with power. The
news on that point is vague. We hope
for the best intentions and then count
somewhat upon Ryan to be man who
will take authority if need be where it
mas not been given. But the very next
DAY there Is news of an amendment to the
Overman bill to create an air ministry
IN order that one man may have full
authority over the airplane programme.
We do not know how much power Ryan
has; we wonder if he knows. What is
needed is not legislation, but the courage
to delegate powers and responsibilities.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
The Kansas Quatrain Of Hate

rFron Tho Kd,tsas IndustrtaH,D
: We hope the Kaiscr, when he dies
viii go to his sarcophagus
With all his dirty, boastful lies
RaUmcd down his blamed csophagus.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
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for republication dispatches credited to 1t or
not credited in this and also the local
news OF spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights OF republication OF all other matter herein
are also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

You can purchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE with absolute safcyor II dissatisfaction re-
.u,ts In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees to paw your
money back upon request No red taps. No oubn'in9'
We make good promptly II the advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Armchair Criticism

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Mr.. Gilbert has won for himself an
enviable reputation for biting sarcasm, but
he is this morning almost too cruel in his
subtle attack upon the intelligence of the
naval military officers at Washington for
their certainly very pathetic comments on
the brilliant Work Of the British feet at
Zeebrugge. These are, presumably, the
same naval military officers who, two days
after the commencement Of the March Of
fenslvc of the Germans, were "stil skepti-
CAL" and who, presumably, are responsible
TOR the failure of machine guns, aeroplanes
equipment and the rest. Their comments as
TO the dash at Zeebrugge and the achieve
ments OF the brave men who volunteered to
carry out what will rank as one of the most
daring exploits of the British navy in his
tory are all the more deplorable in face of
the latest accounts. Armchair criticism is
always dangerous and foolish, and Mr.. Gill
bert does we'll to show it up in his charac-
terlstlc satirical manner. r. N R.
New York, April 25, 1918
10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l was amazed to find on the first
page of The Tribune this morning an arti-
Gle by a Mr.. Gilbert crticising and belt-
Ting one of the most gallant and splendid
eXplolts OF the war, the attack on Zee
bruggc, while the official announcement
from London that the British had actually
succeeded in their very difficult object was
hidden somewhere within the paper. With
my blood still at the boiling point write
to protest at this ungracious, uncalled for
and obviously ridiculous outgiving-a brill
liant example of what the French contcmptu-
ously call "cafe strategy"
When l was a girl and Hobson tried to
bottle up the Spanish feet read no British
attacks upon him because he failed to CAPT
ure Ccrvera and Santiago single handed
How little it bchooves us Americans, who
have as yet played such small part in this
conflict, to critcisc our British allies and
the brave officer who died in carrying out
miracle for not accomplishing the impossi-
BILE!
Please don't do this sort of thing anv
more, or, if you must, don't ATTEMPT to
glorify it. At any rate, don't criticise
General Maurice for the same gross error
OF taste in milder form.
A LOYAL AMERICAN WOMAN.
New York April 25, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
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The Washington times., 1918-08-08
FOUND.
WANTED-AGENTS

AGENTS-Who wish to sell n line Of ex-
cepuonal quality, Attractiyeness, and con-
slant repeaters, all or part time, with ex-
cellent profits, call and see me after D. m
The Washington times., 1918-08-08
HELP WANTED-MALE

BOYS, cOIOred. for store work. Apply
GIL eth st. y. W. l-s
BOY-About II: to clean pans In bakery.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
HOLDS PATENTEE CANNOT
FIX THE RESALE PRICE

DEGREES limiting the rights of a
patentee under the patent laws to con-
troll the resale price of an article were
rendered today by the Supreme Court
of the United States.
A patentee, the court held, cannot. in
selling his article to another. reserve
the right by contract to fix the price
at which it is later to be resold.
This Interpretation of the patent
laws was made by the court in answer
ing questions certified by the lower
courts in injunction proceedings re-
straining the Boston Store of Chicago
from selling, in violation of a contract
made with the American Graphophone
Company. Columbia graphophone rec
ords for less than the official list prices
established by the company.
The opinion is of vital Importance.
affecting not only 5000 dealers in
graphophone records. bound by similar
contracts. but also thousands of deal
ers in many other articles. the re-
sale prices of which are fixed by the
manufacturers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
OF SCARCITY
OF MONEY; RATES FIRM
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Tight money is beginning to make
itself felt little more from day to
day. banks closely discriminating on
paper offered for rediscount and using
the rediscount privileges of the federal
reserve system a little more freely.
This is fact not only in Washington
but is more evident in New York and
Boston than here.
Bankers in New York city complain
that the country banks are not doing
their share in assisting the government
financial operations that they are rot
taking a fair proportion OF the Treas
ury certificates, leaving the great bulk
of the share that they should absorb
for the east to take.
Time money is next to Impossible 10
obtain for any purpose. Both ". u.
Hibbs and C. B. Chapman who have re-
turned from New York within the last
two days. confirm this statement. ana IL
Is further evidenced by a big note issue
by Proctor x Gamble Of Cincinnati AZ
per cent. the very fact thai corpora
ton with such high credit as this
should have to pay : per cent borg
an evidence of money scarcity.
Local and eastern banks are prepar-
Ing to do their share IN the financing
of the third liberty loan and Will -" the
limit also in financing their customers
through the various tax periods of the
next four months.
Rates IN Washington are strong At q
per cent Collections are said 10 he
fair and daily CiearanCeS show steady
gains. indicating that business Is ac-
tive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
MONTH OF PRAYER MEETINGS
Will Start in the Local Presbyterian
churches Toniohf

A month of prayer meetings for Pres
byterian churches is to start tonight
in those churches of this city.
At a meeting of the Presbyterian Min
isters' Association this morning at New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church the
association adopted report of the ex-
ecutive committee, of which Rev. DR..
George Robinson is chairman. to hold
the meetings. BY this report prayer
meetings will be held each night this
week in the churches. Next week there
will be neighborhood prayer meetings
and the third week of the month there
will be meetings each night in the
churches. The final week program is to
be decided upon later.
At the meeting today Rev. Dr. J. F. b.
Carruthers read a paper on Critical
Study Of the Parable of the Prodigal
Son"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
INVESTED CAPITAL RULING.
Basis for Computation Under Excess
Profits Law Defined.

Returns in which invested capital IN
clude surplus or undivided profits com
puted upon present values as deter
mined by appraisal will not be accept
ed by the internal revenue bureau ihe
excess profits law expressly places the
computation of invested capital upon
the basis of cash and other property
actually put into the business and not
unon that of present valuation or APP
praisal of assets.
This announcement is made by the
bureau of internal revenue to correct an
erroneous statement inadvertently
made to members by several trade or
eanizations Warning is given that re-
turns founded upon this misapprehen-
sion will result in mutual inconven-
ence,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
CHARLES W. HANDY DIES.
Hyattsville Man Was Former Realty
Broker in Capital

Charles Wilson Handy. formerly q
prominent real estate broker in Wash
ington, but for the last three years a
resident of EVANSVILLE, Md. died yes
terday at his home after brief illness
Funeral services are to be held Wednes.
day morning at 9 O'Clock at the resi-
dence, and then from St. Jerome's Cath
Ollie Church, where requiem mass will be
said. Interment Will be in Mount Olivet
cemetery.
Mr.. Handy was a native of Washing
ton. having been born here in 1852 He
was the only son of the late DIR. Charles
w. Handy and Helen Slye Handy. His
parents We're of revolutionary ancestry
Mr.. Handy was a member of the Society
of the Cincinnati. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Barbara K. Handy, five
sons and four daughters.