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New-York tribune., 1919-04-22

be opened for them On the same
evening dinner will be rendered to
Colonel Donovan and the officers OF
the regiment by the Mayors Commit
tee Of Welcome to Homecomiar
Troops. trustees Of the benefit fund.
and group Of patriotic citizens who
are interesting themselves in the wei
come 20 The lighters.
Another event of the same evening
Will be reception. dinner and dance
20 the men Of the regiment. their fam
mes and friends, at Madison Square
tardcn. This aNnir also will be given
by the Mayors committee
Dinner for Entire Regiment
ON tho evening Of the day Of tho
parade a dinner viii be rendered to
the entire regiment at the Hotel Com
modorc. The Lambs Club has under
taken to offer the entertainment at
this dinner and has promised such a
production as never has been seen on
any stage III the city
To round out the festivities Of wei
come. Il Father Duffy Day" Will be set
aside at the Polo Grounds. when the
Chicago Cubs and the Giants Will play
It regular national league championship p
game to raise a fund for the regimental
chaplain and the regiment. Just how
it viii be divided was not announced
yesterday.
Colonel Donovan smiled broadly when
told that an inciplent boom, in which
he was named as probable candidate
tor Governor, had made it's appearance.
It's too foolish to talk about" he
said. 81 have no idea of going into
politics. All | want to do now is to
get back to practising law. That is
what | want to do more than anything
I can think of just now.
But" and here the colonel became
serious, 81 wish you could draw the
picture Of the real Father Duffy when
talking about the regiment. He did
none of the circus stunts that have
been talked about. He didn't go up
into front line trenches and fight along
with the men, because that would have
been utterly foolish. If he had
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would have kicked him out myself.
But he did things that were in
finltely harder He went out to do
the dirty, disagreeable work after we
finished fighting. He buried the dead,
he worked as only man of his type
can work amid unspeakable hardships
and difficulties to Identify the dead,
to make the condition of the wounded
more tolerable and to keep up the
fine spirit of the men.
81 always have considered That
Father Duffy epitomized the soul of
the old Goth, and | wish that could
be said about him
Major a German-Born Hero
The colonel talked proudly of the
morale OF the men who, some Of them
having been born in Germany and
many Of them bearing arms against
members Of their own families, dis
tinguished themselves by their unself-
ish devotion to duty It was because
Of this spirit that the French govern
mcnt bestowed sixty-three decorations
upon members of the regiment, and
General Pershing recommended and
bestowed fiftyseven Distinguished
Service Crosses upon its officers and
men.
Major Henry A. Boot, wearer of a
Croix de Guerrc, is pointed out as
typifying the ideal soldier Of New
iork's fighting regiment. Major Bootz
was born in Germany and had four
brothers in the German army. But his
heroic work IN tho front lines swept
away any lingering prejudice against
him among his comrades. 1t was be-
cause OF his stubborn resistance to
far superior forces in the Luneville
sector that the French commander
there brought his acts to the attention
of the French government and caused
tn he 1.l Tod nj lncornt.aI
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Col. Donovan
Proud of Old
69th's Record
Happy and Smiling, He Re.
fuses to Talk of Himself.
but Grows Eloquent About
the Deeds OF His Men

Ruddy and smiling, with mis- overseas
cap at jaunty angle, Colonel William
4. Donovan, commander of the 165th.
looked to be the happiest of all the
men OF his regiment who lined the rails
OF the Harrisburg, as a flock of tugs
tucked the big ship into her berth
And he was the handsomest, according
10 Red Cross girl among the group
Of nurses and canteen workers who
stood waving flags on the pier.
'Home!" he shouted, clapping Major
John Mangan on the back, as the gang
way to the Harrisburg was opened
Home, John. Get that? The finest
thing under heaven. Isn't that so.
Father Duffy"
The colonel bucking passage
through the dense pack of khakied hu-
manity to the bridge deck little later.
strobe without a limp, not sign of
the wound that shattered knee last
October at Kriemhilde Stellung, Ger
man strong point in the Argonne.
where he remained in action for eleven
hours, directing the assault, despite
ris dlsablement
Don't Want to Be Governor
Governor? he questioned lated as
ne sat on skylght, the target for
constant volleys of queries Don't
ak about me. I'm lawyer, and my
chief aim in life is to resume practice
a. soon as I get back to Buffalo"
Colonel Donovan is one of the young
est commanders of a combatant regi..
ment in the American army He was
born in Buffalo thirty-six years ago,
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married there and lived there prac-
tically all his life.
How then did you come to com
mand a regiment that is New York
City's own? ?" he was asked.
Simple enough. was captain of
Buffalo troop of cavalry When
found that the 69th--rechristened the
l6oth-was gong across before the out
fit | was IN | got transfer And SO
| went over with the New York Irisb >
Colonel Donovan is the ninth com
mander the old Goth has had since the
outbreak of the war. When Colonel
Louis D. Conley relinquished command
after the border tour of service Colonel
Latham Reed had charge. Then fol-
lowed in order Clonel Charles Hines
Colonel Barker. Colonel Mccoy, Colonel
Harry D. Mitchell, Colonel bravo and
Colonel Charles R. Howland.
No kickers in Regiment
Colonel Donovan sat on the skvl;cb+
patiently answering questions for haIf
an hour after the Harrisburg docked
Nv hat was the spirit of the men ."
he was asked.
"Splendid. was the reply.
How about morale after the ar
mlStice was slgned?'
AS high as it was before. and there
was no better disciplined regiment in
the army"
Did sending the ..en to Remapen
as part of the Army of OCCUPATION
have any effect? How about kicks
against long hikes some of the other
commanders put them through ?"
There's no kick to make. This 10
one regiment that has no bellyache.v
Oo1onei Donovan deprecated the pre-
fix wild Bill"
,.., W no tackled that on ," he demanded
There IS nothing wild about me. The
men DO not call me that"
lie resolutely declined to talk ahout
himself. but was free to tell of the
valor of his officers and men. Obvi-
ously he was proud of them. He told
OF rather Duffy, saying the gallant
priest "epitomized the soul Of the
regiment; of Major Bootz, the ex
sergeant OF regulars, who is now with
IN Two steps Of tho rank of his old
commander when Villa raided Colum-
ous three years ago; of Major Alex
ander L. Anderson, who led the as.
Saul0ing battalions at Cote de Chatil-
ION and st. Mihiel, and of other officers
and men. all of whom, he declared.
charged splendidly in the glorious
record made to add to that achieved
Dy the old Goth in the Civil War.
WI men an officer Of the port com
mander's staff came up and whis-
pered a word or two he rose. hur
RED from the boat to the end Of the
pier, where the first man to meet him
was Daniel Brady, Of the Irish So
cieties.
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w Fl y: =:

Because you are under the bondage of the
form letter. machine, which is Just as iut2exible
and mexbressiz'e as the husest press that ever
printed newspaper or magazine. 1t cannot
deliver the ONE-N4N message.
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he black the that
gted the the

trade by keeping them on; to estab-
lish range of prices which will
recognize the fundamentally changed
conditions without specially penaliz-
ing any particular class. Opponents
Of the war borrowing policy of the
treasury, in some Of it's phases, have
declared that the government was
financing itself on day to day money,
II would not be n fair criticism,
perhaps, to accuse it OF having n
day to day trade policy, but It's ac-
tlons or lnaction often create the
impression that, instead Of leading,
it waits to be driven by the force Of
public opinion, finding expression
through the press and parliament
Tho need Of constant consultation
with the Allies means the denial of
a good deal of liberty which might
otherwise be exercised, but one con-
siderable handicap will be removed
if, as is hoped, a preliminary peace
is signed by the enemy within the
next few weeks.
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British Uncertain
As to Trade Policy

But the country has had no real
guidance in regard to the main prin
clples which will regulate trade
policy in the coming years. No
severe indictment of the government
can perhaps be lodged on that score
presumably the resolutions Of the
Paris Economic Conference, agreed
on IN the summer Of 1916, still stand.
rut the ultimate plans will doubtless
be influenced by the proceedings of
the peace councils economic con-
ference, since it is at least possible
that the complete subjection and de-
pendence Of Germany on the good
will Of the Allies will considerably
modify original intentions and
necessities.
The government, however, has I'M
mcdiately to take into account the
domestic situation produced by the
sudden termination Of the war, in
Guiding the official control Of trade
in multifarious directions, the level
Of prices often arising directly from
that control, the state Of interna-
tional indebtedness, the interest Of
trader, manufacturer and consumer
and the intensified rivalry Of for
eign countries to which much over
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Blockade Great
Obstacle to Commerce

Meanwhile it has been decided to
place on the unrestricted list all
colonial imports definitely originat-
ing in the Dominions, to free all raw
materials Immediately, together with
the partly manufactured goods
which are the raw materials of
other industries with the qualifica-
tion that their import must not hurt
the upbuilding Of businesses which
it is considered essential to set up
firmly in this country. Fully manu-
factured articles will be subject to
restriction. Some will be prohibited;
others imported under license.
The blockade is naturally one of
the chief obstacles to a general re-
sumption of outward trade, but it
is implied that exports are also
hampered by the policy of other
countries which are not displaying
the anxiety to secure our goods that
the would-be traders would like, An
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Conferences to Discuss Proposed
Economic and Political Fed.
Grafton Likely To Be Called
in the Next Few Months

that exports to Canada increased
from 91,70S in 1914 to e15,S5S in
1917, while imports from Canada
increased only from 923,604 in
1914 to s25,914 in 1917. The re-
port adds:
according to value, the import
trade has remained almost station
airy, which indicates, as prices are
so much higher, that the actual vol
ume OF imports has decreased. The
growth Of the export trade from
81 ,7O8 to S15,85S in the course Of
four years has exceeded expecta-
tons. The export in 1917 consisted
of spices valued at G1O,339 and
cocoa valued at $3.50. This de-
velopment of a new market for the
colony's products removes anv
ground for objection from Grenada
to the tariff reciprocity agreement
on the ground that it is one sided
Over and above the equality in act
ual tariff concessions that has now
arisen, the colony, in common with
other West Indian islands, eniovs
the great benefit of the regular
Canadian steamship service, which
is subsidized entirely by Canada"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
ms for Closer Union With British West Indies

West Indies and the British colonies
on the mainland benefited by Cana
dian fiscal policy, and the circum-
stances are frequently referred to
as an outstanding example of how
imperial preferences may advanta-
geously be applied. In 1900 Canada
was drawing only "a per cent of it's
imported sugar from the West
Indies and British Guiana, the re-
mainder coming from continental
Europe. Germany alone supplied
more than SO per cent. The maxi
mum preference under the Canadian
tariff then came into effect, but it
was insufficient to overcome Ger
many's advantage. Germany was
discriminating against the Dominion
by imposing the maximum German
tariff, because of the imperial pref
erence extended by this country to
goods Of British origin. In retalia-
ton, in 1903, Canada imposed a
surtax on German goods, and dur
ing the next year the British West
Indies increased their share in the
Canadian sugar trade from "a per
cent to rs per cent, while Germany
furnished less than a per cent Of
Canada's imports Of sugar.
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Enier-Coloni0l Conference
Soon Seems LIKELY

There have been indications that
Great Britain would welcome some
arrangement which would keep the
trade Of the West Indies within the
empire, but the feeling in the United
Kingdom, rs well as in Canada, APP
pears to be that any such movement
must develop first among the West
Indian colonies themselves. The Ca
madam government made plain the
favorable attitude of this country
by Offering the preferential trade
agreement Of 1912. The latchstring
is still out end the light burning.
Conference between representa-
tives Of the West Indies and those
Of the Dominion probably will be
held within the next few months to
discusss questions relative TO the
subsidized steamship service and at
such meeting consideration Of at
least one of the several plans for
closer trade relations is moro than
probable The principal proposals
are.
/. That a customs union be entered
into by Canada, and individually by
such OF tho British West Indies as
may consent TO an arrangement OF
his kind, and that it be made pcrma-
nent by an act of the British Paria-
ment
2. That there be political as we'll
as commercial union between Canada
and the British West Indies, the LAT
ter accepting the status Of one or
more provinces in the confederation
of a Greater Canada, which prefer
ably should also include Newfound-
land.
g. That the question Of commercial
or political union with Canada be de-
ferrcd until the British West In
dies themselves shall have been fed
Grated
Only Trinidad, British Guinea,
Barbados, st. Lucia, st. Vincent,
Antigua, St Kits, Dominica and
Monserrat, with Canada, were the
signafories to the original recipro-
city agreement of April 8, 1912,
which provided for mutual prefer
ence by way Of a reduction of 20
per cent from the general tariff
schedules on limited list Of COM
modities- The concessions were ex-
tended by Canada gratuitously to
the Bahamas, Bermuda, British
Honduras, Grenada, Jamaica and
Newfoundland for period of three
years Grenada has since granted
the reciprocity preference to the
Dominion. The other colonies, and
especially Jamaica, have continued
shy of the Canadian agreement be-
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Vest Indies Linked
Commercially With u. S.

Exporters in the West Indies are
reported to have stated that their
profits have been 25 per cent higher
on shipments Of West Indian pro-
ducts direct to Canada than when
similar shipments have been made
through United States handlers.
Export trade from Canada to the
British West Indies has not de-
veloped to the extent that had been
hoped, owing to the geographical
advantage Of the United States
manufacturer and his lower costs of
production. Perhaps, in part, the
fault has been that of the Canadian
producer and trader. The Dominion
government maintains a trade COM
missioner at Bridgetown, Barbados,
who IS agent also for the Bermudas
and British Guiana. In addition
Canadian commercial agents are
stationed at Port Of Spain, Trini-
OetNt anu elC 4NdSodQ, DdudlIldS, ana
their work has met with some sue
cess. The customs preference, how
ever, on many manufactured COM
modltles has not been sufficient to
offset the handicap under which the
Canadian producer is working.
Much Of the Canadian export trade
with the colonies of the Caribbean
has been in foodstufs, such as
wheat flour, potatoes, fish, etc.
The war has demonstrated that
geographically the colonies in ques
ton are tributary to the United
States, and, to the chagrin of Cana
dian interests, the United States ap-
parently has regarded the islands
and mainland colonies as logically
economic dependents of the repub-
nc. Not only were suggestions
made which would have involved
sacrifices of Canadas flour trade
with the British West Indies. but
the United States greatly strength
ened Its commercial relations with
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Union Might Aid
Productivity

Canadian banks long have had
branches in all the important West
Indian islands and in the mainland
colonies. In the Bahamas, for cx-
ample, the Royal Bank of Canada
has been doing business since 1903
| and is now intrusted with the gov,
, ernment's accounts. The Canadian
steamship lines have provided q
splendid mail, passenger and freight
service under subsidy, and the COM
pany has announced its plans for
expenditure Of $1,5OO,000 for a new
hotel and racctrack for Bermuda.
The possibilities of commercial
union are Indicated by the fact that
under existing arrangements only
one-tenth Of the wheat flour i'm
ported by the Jamaicans is brought
from Canada. On the other hand,
E. l.. Peasc, Canadian manager of
the Royal Bank of Canada, has sad
that "if confederation could be of-
fected the British West Indies would
soon be producing 100000 tons
of sugar annually, while their pres-
ent production does not exceed
100000 tons" And, indeed, there
IS no apparent reason why the Brit
ish West Indies, with a preference
in the Canadian market, should not
duplicate the experience of Cuba,
which, under a preference in the
United States market and with the
investment of American capital, IN
creased It's production of sugar
within few years from an average
of 100000 tons to more than 80
O00,O00 tons annually. The com-
mercial stimulation of Cuba and
Porto Rico has afforded an impress
sive object lesson for the British
colonies in that section of the world,
Can these colonies gain exclusive
benefits in the Canadian field with,
out sacrificing unduly their present
markets in the United States? Thij
question promises still TO be tht
crux Of the entire problem of closeit
commercial relations with the Dol
minion of Canada. There IS thi}
much, at least, in favor Of political
union, instead of commercial union
only that the United States has too
much at stake to risk a trade war
with Canada.
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Union Would Make
Canada SeEf.SuMcient

AS Canadian publication has said:
"lt certainly is a glorious vision.
Canada already constitutes one-third
Of the area Of the British Empire. If
to this vast territory were added
Newfoundland, which is as big as
Ireland, and the West Indies, which
are larger than New Zealand and
have twice its population, the Do
minion of Canada would come sec
ond only to Russia in size and di
versity of resources as a single unit.
Although Canada is larger than the
United States, we have not that
wide range of climate and of apri-
cultural products of which the latter
can boast. But if the West Indies
were brought into the confedera-
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attempt is being made to overcome
their reluctance to take what they
would have 81 difficulty in financing
by virtue Of an arrangement which
Will mean the supply Of commodities
against u charge on the indcmntics
to be received by them from Ger
many, but the matter has not been
fully elaborated and the extent to
which the government would be in
yolvcd financially in matter Of this
kind Is not yet clear.
The attitude Of foreign countries
is not, OF course, the sole reason
why exports fail to expand in rapid
fashion. The volume Of goods avail
able is in many directions still
limited, there is an embargo on
goods required for home consump-
ton, or home manufacture, and on
goods directly or indirectly benc-
fitting by subsidy or purchase by the
state. Troublesome questions might
arise if commodities Of the latter
character came into competition
with unaided goods. These, in brief,
arc the considerations which are
guiding official action at present.
1t is intended to cover a period ad-
mittedly transitional, and it is pro-
posed to review the whole subject
afresh not later than September /.
There should be clearer outlook by
that time, but some of the more
eager spirits find the delay in reach
ing q clear cut policy extremely irk-
some. 1t may be said that the free
trade element is satisfied with the
current intentions and is prepared,
more or less, to wait and see, while
the more robust tariff reformers
want to commit the government out
of hand to thorough going protec-
ton, on the plea that manufacturers
cannot be expected to strike out
boldly and put large sums into new
enterprise unless assured that n
scientific tariff will guard them
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seas trade was lost while the nations
were concentrating upon war work.
The special circumstances created
by the necessity Of maintaining the
blockade Of the enemy until such
time as the peace Of the world has
been finally assured by the accept
ancc Of the Allcs' terms and the
means which will he insisted upon
for their enforcement must be con.
sdprcd.
This is somewhat formidable cata-
loguc and there is no denying the cx-
istence Of n good deal Of rcstivcncss
regarding the possibility Of the
definite erection Of machinery on
the pattern Of the working model of
protection which has been involun
tarlly set up during the war. The
country has had an object lesson.
The scarcity Of goods created by the
natural shortage and the necessity
Of artificial restriction have led to an
outburst of prodtecring that has
caused the nation to think. The real
effect Of high prices upon the great
majority has been masked by the
rise in wages, but this panacea has
brought into existence Widespread
economic troubles and, although the
authorities are under pressure from
time to time Of the extreme school.
'he opinion is still strongly held that
for nation so dependent as Great
britain upon the products Of others
the full-blooded form of protection
is unsuitable.
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imc Unripe )or
EinnL Decisions

Whether under existing circum-
stances trade would in fact be bcnc-
fitted from heavy customs duties is at
least open to question, but in any
event the time is not ripe for final
fiscal decisions. Great and ncrcas-
ing emphasis is laid on the cxtcnt
Of American rivalry and it is clearly
an active and growing force. The
future, however, will be largely de-
pendent upon the cost Of production
and the price of ocean frcights,
which takes the question into other
and thorny paths, and if the au-
thorltles show desire to feel their
way cautiously it will not be an
easy thing to prove them wrong.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Reciprocity Wnh
The West Indies

A movement for local confedera-
tion of all the British West Indies
and the British territories on the
adjacent mainland now is in prog
ress, and appears to have developed
much greater strength than any pre-
vious effort in this direction. Trade
among these colonies themselves
does not offer any great promise,
however, and the urgent necessity
for an outlet for their products pro-
vides an impressive argument
against policy Of watchful waiting
until local federation shall have
been consummated.
Fifteen years ago the British
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Ouer With The Loan!

ICHMOND, Va, April 10.
~ In an address here last
night, in which he ap-
pealed to the country to exhibit
the same sort Of patriotism in
support Of the Victory Loan that
was shown by American soldiers
in driving the Germans from
France and saving the world to
freedom, Secretary of the Treas
ury Glass predicted success for
the loan.
"There are people who say the
loan will fail" said Mr.. Glass;
"that it must be approached in
coldblooded manner; that the
glamour of war is over. and that
you can't appeal to the patriot
ism of America in asking for
more money. l have told these
croakers that, if l believed this,
| would despair of my country"
Secretary Glass spoke at con-
ference of county representatives
which was held to perfect plans
for the loan campaign.