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Putting the Treaty Into Effect.

though signed yesterday at Nersaiiles,
the peace treaty does not become opera
tive as affects Germany until it has
been ratified by some authoritative
body in that country, the ministry or
the general assembly at Weimar. Little
is known regarding the forms to be
observed in the new Germany for this
procedure. There may be a constitu-
tional provision to this end, or there
may not be. In the absence of any
specified process the allies may propose
that the definite acceptance of the
treaty by the ministry will be required.
1T is not altogether clear whether the
treaty provisions begin to run i'm
mediately upon the formal acceptance
of the treaty, as signed, by the German
the terms must ratify them, as by
enA American Senate, for example. In
eacn of the countries the procedure
differs. 1t is hardly to be believed that
it-.will be necessary to wait until the
last of the allied and associated powers
represented in the signatures upon the
docurtnt has given its definite assent,
before We provisions begin to go into
effect as against Germany.
For an example. there is the matter
of punishments. Certain persons will
be NAMED and their delivery to the
allies fcs ,rial will be demanded. That
measure OF justice will plainly not
wait for tte concluding ratification of
all the Lowers. Germany would find
in such a situation an ideal oppor-
tunity for intrigue, for procrastination.
No delay is necessary in such matter.
from the moment the treaty becomes
the accep.Ad and fully avowed act of
the Germ<n government.
Prisoners of war, it is noted, will
not be released to Germany until the
treaty has been ratified by that govern
ment. Confessions will doubtless be
promptly named for the supervision of
the execution Of the terms, perhaps
to, await the desnite acceptance of the
treaty at Berlin isefore actually begin
ming their task. The financial obliga-
tion will begin to run from that date
Reparations are already in progress
under the terms &C tte armistiee.
Much, of course, depends up<c the
state Of affairs in Germany. Should
a revolution break out, beyond the
powers of the ministry to suppress,
there will be delay. Should faction
seize the power in the name of the
old regime, repudiate the treaty and
defy the allies, the war will be renewed.
Should Germany as now constituted
halt and delay and interpose obstacles
and objections against ratification and
enforcement, a definite notice will no
doubt be quickly sent to Berlin that
will be in the nature of an ultimatum.
Meanwhile Marshal Foeh will maintain
his watch on the Rhine
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Elihu Root.

Mr.. Root keeps up his interest in
politics and public questions. Retire
ment from Office has not made him
sluggish or Indifferent to what is go
ing on in a field where he once played
a!conspieuous part. He kindles readily,
and when alight burns as brightly as
ever.
He was a little late in entering ma
tional life. He entered, however, with
considerable prestige. AS United
States district attorney and member of
the New York bar, he had made wide
reputation before he accepted the post
of Secretary Of War. In the War De-
partment he did work which gave him
a strong hold on the country, and,
later, in the State Department, he
greatly increased his reputation.
His two cabinet successes paved the
way for his election to the Senate, and
in the Senate he showed as legisla
tor the same superior quality be had
twice shown as an executive. He at
once took place In the front rank,
and held it during his term there.
Another New Yorker who took politi-
cal Office late in life was Samuel J.
Tilden. Like Mr.. Root, .he was a great
lawyer and, as Mr.. Root did, brought
to his place the prestige Of con-
spicuous success achieved at the bar.
Although he had helped many others
to Office, the first Office he sought for
himself was the governorship of New
York. In that efice he acquitted HIM
self so well he became his party's
leading national figure and its candi-
date for President.
Mr.. Root, though several times men
toned for the presidency, has never
given much encouragement to his
boomers. On one occasion he surprised
his friends by declaring, though but
little past seventy, that he was too old
to make such a campaign.
There is no boom of that kind for
him now, but the suggestion is often
heard that in case his party wins next
year he may reappear in public life,
either as cabinet officer, or as an
ambassador to one Of the leading Eu-
ropean governments. There will be all
kinds of important business to trans
act, and the republicans will need the
best men available for the enormous
task they will have in hand
Mr.. Roosevelt, it will be recalled, re-
garded Mr.. Root as, all around, the
best qualified man for public affairs
he had ever met. Coming from that
source the praise was very high. Mr..
Roosevelt had spent many years in Of
fee, and been associated officially with
many men, some of them of the high
est repute. He was often in consulta.
ton with Mr.. Root even after both
had retired to private life; and had
Mr.. Roosevelt lived and been returned
to the White House, Mr.. Root, not i'm
probably, would have reappeared in
the State Department.
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In the Hands of His Friends

In the Hands of His Friends.
Suppose they try the former kaiser?
Will he be punished!"
eyes. He's bound to meet some little
retribution. If he gets those Berlin
politicians to act as his. lawyers, he'll
be broke for the rest of his life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

Philadelphia has brand-new char
ter which, it is believed, will operate
as declaration of independence so far
as future efforts at contract grating
are concerned
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Advancement.

In summers mercury one sees
A sign of wondrous knowledge.
1t takes on numerous degrees
And never went to college.
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knights and Armor.

AA"A6HtS anu
In days of old the armored knight
Looked like a piece of junk.
If he fell overheard. his plight
Was sad; he simply sunk.
On horseback to the field he went,
Where warriors fiercely ranged
It's wonderful to what extent
The styles in dress have changed
Our knight puts on no metal wear
Whose hinges creak and clank;
When he goes forth to do and dare
He climbs into a tank.
The clothes don't make the man, W.
know.
The same heart meets the test
That beat long centuries ago
Beneath the metal vest.
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A Bill to Require
Shippers Reports.

partments of Commerce and of the
lions and consultation with steamship
companies and exporters. This bill
requires that the shipper at the in
terror point of Origin shall furnish
these statistics to the railroad COM
pany transporting the goods to the
seaboard, and provides adequate pen
alties for failure to do so.
During the coming fiscal year
part of the force Of the statistical
division will be kept continually at
work on statistical compilation that
will show the development of the
trade Of foreign competitors in the
various markets of the world during
the five-year period preceding the war.
and will also indicate the changes and
adjustments in international trade re-
sulting from the scarcity Of shipping
and the disturbance of industry siace
the beginning of the war.
In addition to import statistics of
purchasing countries the later studies
will show also the exports. from the
principal manufa curing nations in
order to give a general view of the
markets that are supplied by each of
the principal competitors of the
United States. The export tables in
dictate the markets that are available
to the product in question, while the
import table will show the COMPETE
ton likely to be encountered in those
markets. Compilations are in prog
ress for leather boots and shoes, ce-
ment, paper and paper products and
a score Of other important articles.
The following additional classes of
commodities will be taken up-auto-
mobiles, bicycle and motor cycles, We
hicles other than motor driven. ag-
riculturai implements, chemicals.
paints and varnishes. soap. leather
goods, rubber goods, typewriters and
labor saving Office devices.
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Trucks.

Yesterdays parade of motor trucks
was an interesting demonstration of a
development that has reached high
point of efficiency. When the auto
mobile was first produced and for a
long time afterward it served almost
exclusively for pleasure and personal
transportation. Application of the
motor principle to business uses, how
ever, came naturally. Long before
the war motor trucks were widely in
use for a great variety of purposes.
The war undoubtedly increased this
development. Now there is no limit
to the use of the gasoline engine in
the handling and hauling of goods,
and by far the majority of deliveries
and transports are effected within
cities by motor rather than by horse.
1t would be most difficult now to go
back to the old mode of local trans
port. The volume of business now
handled by motor is SO great that if
moved by the former method exclu
sively it would cause serious conges-
ton in the streets. Such a reversion,
indeed, is uncomfortable. 1t is a ques-
ton whether the motor truck is the
cause or the result of trade increase.
1t is probably both cause and result.
Yesterdays display brings forcibly to
the mind of the public the important
part that this means of transportation
plays in the daily economy of city life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

There is one point at which COM
parison between Napoleon and Will
helm must come to a halt even in the
minds Of admiring Germans. Napoleon
lever grew so Indifferent to the opin-
ion of the world as to grow long
whiskers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

President Wilson's address to the
United States Senate will call for his
best command Of language and high
est powers of calculation. The Senate
has seldom if ever ratified anything it
did not fully understand.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Condition and Not a Theory.
"What's your opinion of prohibi.
ton
"My friend" said Uncle Bill Bot
tletop, "prohibition is like any other
kind of drought. What you or I
think or say about it isn't going to
make the slightest difference"
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HEARD AND SEEN.

mulae for soap the great bureau -rof
standards had better stick to the rules
and measures, scales and other stand
ards of which it is the guardian soao
Not that the city post office folk sre
saying much about that soap t"ri&ht
OUT They just don't use it. that ia al
These big government departments ana
federal services are much like big faIpi-
lies. Nobody at the city post Office is
getting up any organi protest against
that liquid soap made on a formula sup
piled by the bureau OF standards, brt
they merely are refusing to use It;
"It won't lather. and it has a dis.
agreeable smell. and it won't wash on,
why. that's fine SOAP" said an OFF,
cial. I'VE make il on a special formula
supplied by the bureau OF standards. II
has rosemary in it," @s-h
The official seemed to think these
facts ought to prove the excellence OF
the soap. But the fact remained that
the employees wouldn't use it. and thAe
if the rosemary was there nobody could
smell it. IN 37rtf7
Visitors to the city post office never
So the officials have decided to double
the quantity Of rosemary. IsW
Maybe that will help some.
- snT
- If7siL
On your way down town in the
morning have you ever noticed some
man or woman reading small nevss
paper? Just a little sheet OF pefhaps
four pages. but bringing back 10 thS
reader a far-away town. with all its
news" and activities. az "s1@
These little papers are the sturdy
little brothers of the great City
dailies Their appearance on Washing
ton street cars has come about
through the advent Of the war owork-
ers" The home town" papers have
followed them. and are always well
come. These little papers have al
ways had a good circulation in the
National Capital, many employees of
the federal government taking them
regularly. There are men in this city
who had not been back to the states
three times in thirty years. but the
old country newspaper, usually a
weekly, has beer constant visitor.
The city post office is handling a
great many more OF these papers now
than ever. In the past they usually
were read in the homes. but now the
war workers" grab up the home
town papers along with the other
morning mail and read them on the
street cars.
What big news" one sees over the
shoulder Of q reader of one Of the
spread some big war news all over
the first page. one of these country
papers had banner line" too, which
read as follows:
"Power Plant Falls in River"
CHARLES E. TRACEWELd.I.
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Afording a Comparison.

Afording a Comparison.
"What are you going to do with
yourself this summerf
M'm going to help mother and the
girls enjoy themselves at summer re-
Sort" said Mr.. Cumrox.
$50 you are going with themi"
"No. I'm going to stay in our cool,
capacious city home and write them a
letter every day about how hot and
uncomfortable l am"
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monster.

He is in France
Perhaps that simple statement was
never made with more effectiveness
than it was the other day on a wash
;neton street car. It came from the
lips of a little boy who has just re-
cently attained to the dignity OF his
first knee breeches.
Now Americans are not sentimental,
but there is a vein of true sentiment
in the most hardened element OF the
nonu,atfon. SO that it may be said
with Justice that the average Ameri-
can sees the sentiment in any sltua-
ton although he may not show that
no does The real American hates for
ANYTHING to "Slop oVerS as II is
somewhat inelegantly phrased.
People living in the National Capt.
tai, coming as they do from all parts
of the United States, have this sense
of reserve in good measure. mat
was why there was no demonstration
whatever when the small boy, not
vet three years old. made his simple
statement. But there was no one. on
that car who heard him who will for
get what he said.
After all. America has not forgot
ten what her soldiers did in the Ar
come. and in those other great bat
Ties. when. day by day. the advances
grew longer and longer. until during
the DAVIS Immediately preceding the
armistice the American advances grew
into great leaps across the country
with the fleeing Huns ever moving
eastward.
The little fellow on the open street
car had eyes that appealed to several
on the seat Immediately behind the
one on which he was seated with his
nurse. She was his nurse, because she
so informed the persons who had re-
marked upon the bright appearance
The nurse told who he was. and how
he was the son of an American Of
ficer killed in the great war. The lit
tie fellow, while the nurse was talk
ing. watched the street and sidewalks
as the car bowled along Connecticut
avenue.
suddenly turning to the little boy.
A bright smile lit his face.
HE is in France" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

Reports that a revolution is plotted
In Italy indicate that Orlando may find
n new and important theme enabling
him to come back as an accredited gov
ernment orator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

1t is still insisted by Senator Borah
that the most reliable way to prevent
the league of nations from causing
trouble is to have no league of nations
whatever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

The league of nations gives Switzer-
land hope of being. the worlds diplo-
matte workshop as we'll as the worlds
playground.
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II is assumed that signatures to in
demnity checks will be more promptly
secured than signatures to the peace
treaty.
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1t must be admitted that govern.
mental publicity is quite as interesting
as it was when supervised by Mr.. Creel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

1t may not be the hottest or the
coolest Fourth of July on record, but
it will be the busiest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

Paderewski is now looking for earthly
ammunition instead of thunders of ap-
plause.
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Discoveries of German treachery
have long since ceased TO cause great
surprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

China is not making a much better
showing in diplomacy than she has
made in war
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Location.

'1s he a parlor socialist"
"No. He never got into parlor. He's
a saloon socialist"
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MEASURING j. s. TRADE WAVES

Even as the auto tourist can supply
himself with maps showing the condi-
ton OF the roads. direct
Trade Seas ing him just where to
cl make turns. telling him
w. where he can find
springs and hotels and where he had
better put up overnight. so arc the
trade seas charted for the manufac-
turers and exporters about to embark
on the merchant marine. under the
sanction of the Webb Pomerenc act.
on the greatest commercial expansion
in the history of the world.
The trade waves are measured. their
course and strength are definitely
known. and the federal government
has all such information available and
kept constantly up date for the
guidance of American business inter
ests spreading their customs into new
markets overseas.
The public knows little or nothing
about how trade statistics are gath
cred. compiled and disseminated as a
very helpful agency in commerce, and
lied how valuable is this federal serv-
ice and how great a saving in time.
study and money can be effected by
using it. statistics" sounds dry and
uninteresting. but really it is a very
interesting picture puzzle of COM
merce. 1t is Kaleidoscope, cinema
tographic picture of the needs. indus
tries, growth and development of the
peoples of the world. 1t is the mir
ror which reflects the mutual depend
ence of the peoples of the world. 1t
Is saturated with the romance and
spirit of adventure that sends men
into the far places Of the earth to seek
out and develop new sources of sup
ply. 1t speaks all languages and one
common language of need. Men are
giving their lives to studying and
working over these figures and find
ing in them visions, inspiration. the
joy of discovery and the thrill OF
suggesting and directing new enter
prise.
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d
much complaint. In The Star Of June
Is. 1859. is the following paragraph:
IAN order was issued by the proper
authority yesterday absolutely pro-
hibiting for the future all tobacco
smoking on any part of the cars of
the Washington and Georgetown, 9TH
street and 14th street lines. We do
not join in the extreme crusade
against smoking. but certainly the
street cars. so largely frequented by
ladies. are the last places for cigars
and pipes. Two or three persons
get on the front platform. putting
away. and the current carries the
smoke through the car. with nauseat-
ing effect to many. The public gen
orally will approve a rule stopping
so unseemly a practice, and expect to
see it carried out: and not, as on one
or two former attempts of the same
kind after a feeble struggle with
the smokers, be gradually allowed to
drop. No Smoking is painted con-
spicuously on every car. Hitherto
this has been a farce. We are sure
the conductors will be backed up by
all good male citizens. as they surely
will be by all the ladies, in strictly
enforcing the new rule"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

Soapi
Germany would like to have moro Of
It, and the Washington city post Office
less. There is no such thing as pleasing
everybody.
Employees Of the city post Office think
that when it comes to making up for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

Municipal jealousy ran perhaps a
little higher fifty years ago than at
present. New York
New York's particularly was in
clined to the influence
Jealousy. Of the green eyed
monster In The Star of June %.
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time the civil war closed. and
ITS decline thereafter was rapid. IL
was on the point of extinction JUS
fifty years ago. The Star of June %
1869. said:
The following notice appears In tn
morning papers:
THE subscribers to the Nationa'
Intelligencer will be served toda,
and until further notice with thu
Evening Express until arrangements
can be perfected for its separate Issue
in the regular morning edition.
at is stated that the immediate
cause of the change is referable to a
strike among the printers on the
Intelligencer. which the proprietors
Of that paper were unable to arrange.
We do not hear that IL has been
definitely settled whether the paper
when merged with the Express will
in it's morning edition bear the old
name or take the name of the latter
paper. Perhaps the two names may
be united. as in the case of the Louis
vile CourierJournal. The Inteillf-
gencer was one of the oldest news
papers in the United States. it's publi-
cation commencing in 1900, and had
nearly completed an existence of three
score years and ten. 1t was for over
half a century the leading political
journal of the country. being the
recognized organ of the old whig
party. In 1865 it changed hands. and
during the late administration was
the official organ of President John
son. and earnestly advocated the
claims Of Seymour and Blair during
the last presidential campaign"
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FIFTY YEARS AGO In THE STAR

1853, is paragraph which discIoscs
that city in state OF Temperament,
toward two others on the score of
music and base ball:
New York is intensely Disguised
over two events-the success OF the
musical jubilee at the Hub and the
defeat of her base ballers by the
Cincinnati club. The jubilee tn.
New Workers say. was a humbug: the
cannon firing sounded like the siam
ming OF cellar doors: there was moth
ing to eat at the hotels but baked
beans. and New York could have jubi-
lated twice as successfully II sh"
had wanted to. AS regards the vie
Workers say il was. after all. only tn"
victory of selected ball players over
local clubs They even figure out n
victory for the Empire state. thus
The Cincinnati nine is made up of
Harry Wright. formerly member OF
the old Gotham club: Asa Brainard.
one of the EXcelsiors: r. A. Water
man. formerly OF the Mu;uals, all
well known New York clubs: GeorG"
Wright OF the Morrisiana club
SweaZy and Leonard, once of the IA
nous 1rvingtOn club. and Allison. an
eastern man. This say the New
Workers. leaves two Buckeyes among
the Red Stockings. Neither of thes.
two scored run in the close game
with the Mutuals. and they did a little
lantics and Eckfords.' Therefore New
York comforts herself with the be
lief that the Red Stockings are really
UNFOLDING the honor of the Empir"
state instead of Ohio"