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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
NATIONAL
COUNCIL ON Ships
ENDORSE Government Operation Of
Ships and Oppose Hnricy'S
Plan.

Washington. March cs.--The Farm
ers National council today endorsed
government operation of ships. They
declared the plan of Edward n. Hur-
ley to dispose Of the ships built at fed
erai expense at ''the current world
market price" would mean only a
price fixing by the ehipping com s,isae.
with resulting great loss to the gov
eminent.
The Farmers National council Is n
union OF the leading farm organiza-
tons OF the country. with a member
ship of 10000. IT was created to
assist ii carrying into effect the farm
ers program of national and interna-
tional reconstruction adopted nj the
farmers national reconstruction con-
ference held in Washington last Jan
uary.
George r. Hampton, the managing
director. today sent an open letter 10
Chairman Hurley. Of the United states
shipping board. in which he submits
the reasons of the Farmers National
council for opposing Chairman Hur-
iey's plan 10 turn over to private In
ferests the ships constructed by the
government during the war He said.
"On February II we sent you the
following resolution, adopted by the
conference, as follows:
Enormous sums have been ey-
pended by the government in CON
structing ships. The ships so CON
structed at government expense should
remain the property of the people of
the country and should be operated
as merchant manine for the benets:
OF the people as whole. with due re-
gard 10 terms and conditions OF en-
ploynlsnt'
The Farmers National council.
representing the largest number OF
organized farmers in any anton, be-
lieer the government car he trusted
TO operate the ships, while your plan
rs an instdfous form OF subsidy To the
big shipping combine
Nr, Hampton then suggests that a
holding company could certainly be
devised which would operate these
ships ami not only openly afford can
opportunity for shipping pro'iteers 10
be given cheap credit at the expense
OF the American people, and then per
mItted To make enormous profits out
OF the credit given them"
1--WE are confident" he concluded
that the congress will not approve
such an undemocratic class measure
as you have suggested. and we do the
administration the justice to believe
that this is your personal View and
not the administrators.
We respectfully sugges, that you
withdraw the tentative plan and work
out democratic plan for government
operation of our ships. in conformity
with the desires of the farmers of
America"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
president Of the neIe

The court aght being waged by
Tlihu Root on behalf Of the brewers
Is based on The contention that con-
gress has never given a definition Of
what CO Constitutes intoxicating liquor
The Internal Revenue Department
has made II ruling that intoxicating
liquor is liquor containing more than
one-half of one per cent alcohol. This
ruling follows precendent such detiui-
ton applying in the revenue law gust
enc cd and In many previous eavo-
nue. laws and regulations.
Now that the president has lifted
the ban cn the manufacture OF near
beer. tha brewers contend that the
lager beer of 2.7s per cent alcohol.
which is the limit fixed by a Food
, Administration order in 1917. is non-
intoxicating. Mr.. Root evidently
thinks the brewers opinion on this
matter is just as good as that OF the
Internal Revenue Department and
acting on this assumption has advised
the brewers TO put the 2.75 per cent
/ beer on the market and II the gov
eminent attempts To interfere he will
seek 4 restraining order 70 prevent
The enforcement of the law.
Commissioner Roper is seeking Cd
vice from tho attorney general and at
th.a writing no action has been taken
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
infant MORTALITY IN SOUTH AMERICA

guarded milk ana water supply milk
from tubercuiaT cows. and Ignorance
In The feedin~ Of children are chiefly
responsible. Other factors which
produce children OF weakened vitality
are interbreeding. and transmitted
diseases due tn drink and vice
- CITY ~ssSssegnFnents Will DE ab,ie; III
their endaavor to save the children by
the aseeh odist Episcopal church
which proposes 20 build fiye modern
hospitals In Ave capital cities OF
South America as a result OF its Cen
tenary movement TO raise sos, 00o.~
oeo for social. hygienic. economic and
seliyfots enlightenment throughout
The world. To-day there is not one
hospital in all South America under
the direction OF North American
Protestant church The sites selected
for the Methodist hospitals are LIS
Faz, Lima, Santiago. Isuenos Alrea and
Montevideo. II is expected that each
will he given an initial appropriation
Of 100000, this sum to he supple
mented by local }iftS
Out of the Met, odsst Episcopal
fund of sos. 100000 for human bet
ternasnt r., sos. 600 will he scens for
medical and educational work in
South America
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31

tontahment Of q German camp COM
mAndAnt who, on asking an English
omcer prisoner how the British peo-
pie could have been persuaded to en-
pfoy such means, replied: Are we not
at war, Them
:.Another phas of English .upsera-
f'puiotsness has Ia illustration In tie
shameless campaign of abuse carried
on against US by the British press.
The London newspapers originated
the word Huns as the designation
Tor Germans. They tried to popular
;ze this appellation and did not hest
tate to employ war songs and war
novels and even to seduce the thea
ters and music halls to that end.
For the sake of the honor of the
English popular character we believe,
however, that this linguistic abortion
viii disappear soon after peace Is
signed. II 1t does not. a decent Ger
man Will be ashamed to shake an
Engifshman's hand"
Joys OF Freedom
The SoIingen Arbeiterstrume gives
pleasing picture of Fritz life in
| free" Germany:
About thirty persons were assem-
bled last Sunday at the residence of
the Jeweler Cruzner In the German
setrasse to celebrate his wife's birth
day. when three sailors and a soldier.
mem bers OF the Workers and Sol
diers' council, broke into the house
and, pointing revoivers at tho guests.
ordered all present to hold up their
hands
They then searched everybody and
having cleared their pockets OF
money and papers. ordered Gruzner
| 70 open his safe, from which they
/, removed fifteen pounds in cash and
seventy pounds In banknotcs. While
the three sailors were thus EN-
ployed their soldier nccomplice
hurled gas bomb into the corridor
to prevent those in the house from
leaving 70 give information againet
the thieves.
The resulting gases proved so in
supportabie that three of the guests
leaped from a second-story win
dow into 4hc street. with the conSe-
7uence t. i a woman broke her leg.
and man sustained a fatal fracture
of the skull. The thieves disa peared
| and have not yet been traced"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31

by the government although press re-
ports are to the effect that the brew
ers are proceeding with their pro
gram
As far az we can learn II is not
contended by MIR. Root that even Il
his suit succeeds it will give The
brewers the right TO continue the
manufacture and sale OF beer after
the war prohibition net becomes
operative July !. That net provides
no beer, wine or other Intoxicating
beverage purposes except for export.
II viii be observed that this clearly
prohibits beer and wine, regardless
OF alcoholic content There will have
TO be, however. a definition of "intoxI-
eating malt or vinous liquors other
the Revenue Department does no,
have this authority 1t will only en-
phasize the necessity Of getting .
clear-cut definition from congress.
To that end 1t behooves every man
and woman who is interested in see
ing the prohibition law enforced &c
urge upon congress early action upon
shall be clearly defined. At the most
the brewers night will give them but a
little over a months respite.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
ASK TO ESTABLISH
FEDERAL LOAN BANKS

The -sgt congress VIII be asked u
enact legislation necessary to the e.
adjustment of system OF fedora
home loan banks a tentative bill
has been prepared and has beer
mailed to ALI officers and committees
of the United. States League of Build
ing associations, and, copies can he
obtained from the division of public
works and construction developments
OF the United States department OF
labor.
In its campaign to stimulate build.
ing activities tho United States de-
partment of labor in January invited
representatives of the United Staten
League of Building associations to
conference in Washington for dir
cussion OF ways and means for In
creasing the usefulness of the build.
ing and loan associations. 1t was re-
allied that these associations played
an important part in the home build
ing activities of the nation, and r.
was the hope of the department q
labor that their field OF usefulness
might be enlarged. Out OF this con.
ference came the movement In fAvut8
of "a national system OF home lOaE
banks. through which these aSsoctA
tons might rcdiscount their eecutk
ties and make available for furthO
loans q greater portion Of their aaDeka
The chief work Of the building an4
loan associations Is lending money e
home builders. Association represent
atives In the Washington conferenck
suggested that congress senact . nv
permitting these associations 70 on
ganixe regional banks. capitalized b
the associations and operated BY then.
unde rgcvernrnent supervision. TN
purpose OF this was to provide = -
ginoal bank which would perform e.
building associations q service sfrnilas
to that performed by the federal -
serve hank for the commercial banl1
and by the federal land hank for -
National Farm Loan association.
Owing TO the congestion In tmpcSp
tant legislative matters In the last COS1~
gress il was impossible TO obtain CON.
sideratfon for the fedorMi hosti0 Icon
bank project The building and loan
associations. working nsharmony With
the aims Of the department Of labor
in its campaigns for the revivAfs ~
building and construction acttvfti1qs
now have drafted q tentative N31le
which, with such revisions ~ may 6e
considered prudent. will be Introduces
in the next congress. with the influeneM
of the national and state organixAtl0SS
or building and loan associations ~
hind IT..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
SCHEME TO HERD
LABOR INTO LIQUOR
Organized Labor Evinccs Strong
Aversion 10 Being Led Around
iry the Noee for Liquor Ends.

The New Orleans Item of February
20 reports a revolt of New Orleans
'ahcr a~ainst the mo beer, no work"
Movement. II quotes Wjlbert Black.
president OF the Central Trades and
Labor council. as saying:
TT looks as IL organized labor Ia
being used TO pull the chestnuts out
of the fire. for the alcoholic interests.
II am strongly opposed to the no
beer, 10 work movement"
An attempt TO launch the movem en- I
twentY-six reports a revolt of New
Orleans by the liquor interests using
certain labor leaders RS mediums. Mr..
Black made IL plain. however. that ne
was giving his personal opinion only
and was not speaking for organized
labor This was In contrast with.
Robert Lyons. J. q. Muxzyo. William
Reese and NJ G.. Gleason, who last
Thursday pledged the support of about
thirty unions In New Orleans and a.
100000 ms2 fthe complies roster) in
the United States to the no beer. no
work program Mr.. Black further
quoted as saying:
II was against prohibition. but pro-
hibitinon has been incorporated Into
the constitution Of the United States
In ,fhe manner prescribed by the con-
stitution OF he United States II firss
passed congress and was then adopted
by three fourths OF the states of the
union. To advocate a strike against
the enforcenss nt OF the constitution, 1t
seems to me. is very cioRs to advocat-
ing revolution. I avn against the no
beer, no work" movement AS nm Amer
lean citizen and have spoken with
srTanv responsible labor ursu ard they
say the same"
Mr.. Black said that he had been ap-
preached by an insignia making firm
with .ae proposition that ne authorize
tho making OF So 600 buttons with
the mo beer. no work" INSCRIPTION.
Wen the mo beer, no work" pro-
posai was made to the carpenters un-
ION ~ the city that organiza ton i'm :
meciateiy defeated II by simply re-
fuss z tn consider H. The carpenters
union is ore of the strongest in tho
city, including A membership of som @
1000, CeGr1ss ". Moore. president
Of ths building Trades council. also
lifted kis stsfr,s - ga inst ssae proposed
movement He SAID:
For years efforts have been made
n emhrol, the International in n revolt
ution against prohibition. and every
such attempt has failed. The ques-
ton of prohibition or OF not wor King
when the nation goes dry is a personal
consideration alone. II is not union
matter"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31

n 10 appalling waste OF infant life
outh America has beoe.ns "a sub
or serious concern for govern
authorities ard hEmanttsrfen
nclaM The larger cities of South
serics are now taking steps TO
7nhAt the conditions which have
S1od them xhe tt,snvfHsyie N1fstiasss~
- u having the highest infant NOR
NO rata hi the world
uhan q physician OF Valparaiso
nakod the death rate for children
kaf city. he replied: add thirty
thousand to the highest death
o ~ my city in the world and you
hnxe IT. The figures were Sss
- for every thousand births.
Chi1e. which has been called $
ing ground for children" inves-
n3ors report that more than half Of
hAbies die before they reach the
1 0f two years. In the city ol
na~ F0ru, 1s6 babies out Of every
#04o die under one year, For Con-
91pn and yaldivis the percentage
4Drty-six and forty three. and IN
r0tA. 30 per cent ~ the children
611R zxnS>A>r fwrn vrn rw
GpGk OF tbs aezsss are <ysse 10
- which are preventabi@ 10y
oDnR. hyxtenic precautions, An un-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31

%@ uky goods merchants In every mart
Gsahs country report radical changes
tAeav erufnrr or~' hshits due 70 war
reopis sses sound
- In clothes. there rs no sAsposi-
b BE- parsimcniaus. but women
fi 1udxtng garment by wearing
nS1Ry. Thsy no longer purchase
ma gowrs or fabrics for the
- Of snowy appearance, II is de-
80. Thrift has brought in new
Ainn ara~ouiet models which wifi
In styIe several se&sous instead Of
- oas-season creation"
Merchants are falling In with this
tendency. They sre cutting
n w.stsfri methods in their stores.
nrdinx 10 the Dry Goods Eeono-
-. and eliminating huperBnous. un-
~ credits unpro1taols deliveries
y other happy go lucky hit or miss
DMs4ganciee for which ths public
nateiy had to pay.
&c., large dry goods house has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31

- srsAiAst freight terr,inal In the
BA q To be the ANAL destiny of Hog
- n thu plans proposed by
vent Brush OF the American
AuildinE corporation are carried
H1D recommendations to the
- eommittce which Investigated
HOgxem OF ship construction at
y new yard continue to attract
inehtfui attention from leaders in
Ak3caAi commerce.
- AeaG1mony Of Air Brush ID re-
$500 tos it, clear and dramatic
- - ths s1sas romance Of this
nuk1e1ng plant as q war measure
III tnsistsnoe that the taats Of
- oan he duplicated La Ibis
~ peo3oct- His testimony from be-
1ng 70 end teens with human in
n9e - . recital of what American
nnity has wrought in the baths
Musl, ,he Hun.
Ihe e-ect of thH new plan to rurn
g Ix..sd Into = great free port for
kld,s commerce cannot bo infns-
10y Er2sped. November II say
great shipyarti about to Justify it's
rxering expenditure OF millions of
3nrA II was shipyard that
sntad the thoughts Of the Huu
&Af lords whcn they calculated Inc
Feasibility of Overwhelming their
enemy from the new world on
- with their atslletto like suo-
rfe1y, M. Brush stated 70 the
Slu3tteA that In his opinion &c 81
x6d n available AZ a terminal
oxer its usefulness as a shipyard
70 exist and IL worth ne q
1nAl m much AZ II cos, az q ship
aA@c the positive statement TO
ntts@e that IT. no other PORT
sn sssS isnit@d States sees
c siss essks oHe half 81
sss1ss1 1assa>sie 80
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
States Help tuberculosis Wort.

Legislatures In twenty-three states
that have convened recently are ex-
pected to appropriate nearly $4,000
600 for eradication Of tuberculosis
from live stock. according to reports
to the Bureau OF Animal industry
Much OF this money is expected TO be
appropriated for indemnifying owners
for cattle destroyed because of tuber-
culosis, and In most cases carries the
understanding that partial indemnity
will be made by the federal govern
ment. according to a recent act Of
congress. In states where it is neces-
sary to change the laws relating to
tuberculosis eradication in order to
cooperate with the federal govern
ment and received federal assistance
In Naturalization, necessary changes
are expected to be made. Or. J. A.
Herman, in charge of tuberculosis
eradication work OF the Bureau Of
Animal Industry says that the great
interest being shown by state lcgisla-
'tures Is good evidence that the I'm
portancc of tuberculosis eradication Is
realized and that federal cooperation
Is appreciated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
FIRE itRI.AKs OUT IN ROOM
OF HELPLESS gkEArrr.

Eaccoon valley. W., siarcn ae--~Tr
a room occupied by diss Ella Hall, 4
helpless Invalid, in iae home of Mr.
Vim. Brown. fro broke cur from som.
mysterious source ard when discover.
ed was blazing almost to tn. ceiiin,.
Just at the time The fire started NJ
fone was in the roon1 with the invalid
but Miss Tnelna Itrown retur,ed JUS
e tame ~ overt 4 terrible tragedy
Inc haAse was extingnishsd viii
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
Folly to Expect That
Germany Will Pay,
Says Paris Socialist

Paris. March 90 tby mail. delayed4--
France is beginning to ask what will
happen Ii Germany does not pay her
war contribution. The financial situa-
ton in Franco is unquestionably seri-
Gus. because the country is faced with
the necessity of finding 1000 o06. 800
pounds $4,000, 900. 000) to cover war
debts and supplementary expenses, in
addition 0 her normal budget This
budget will he 100000 annually.
while the annual revenue is only 32o.-
900. 900 pounds.
Various senate chamber commits
sions are uniting their energies in an
attempt to discover means to guaran-
tee tho equilibrium of future budgets.
minister of finance. viii shortly meet
these commissions in order to decide
on what government measures are
necessary.
Briefly. the situation is that since
the outbreak OF war Frances expendi-
ture and debts have amounted to $685.
400, o0o, 900. while the revenue to meet
this is nearly s5.oo6. 100000 short. In
addition. France must ind 5000. 600. 600
to meet supplementary expenses in the
last nine mouths of this year. making
a total dehcit of 81 100000. 900. Apart
from this. there is the normal budget
estimate at 50. SOC. eoo, zoe. against
which Their. is normal revenue OF only
81. 500. 900 900.
In order to meet this large deficit an
extraordinary budget probably win ne
instituted, but the basis Of this budget
must necessarily he supplied by Ger
many's contribution to France
Marcel Sernbat, the Socialist deputy,
recently warned tho French people
that It Is folly TO expect Germany to
pay her bill. and he, charged the gov
eminent with throwine. dust In the
peoples eyes.
DIR Bertiion in the Matin declares
that the war has robbed France Of
3 100000 of her population He says
that according to the latest returns the
census at the end OF 1919 will show a
population Of only 100000 or IS. COO, :
onn
The official announcement made re-
Gently in the chamber showed that
I.0Tt, 900 had been killed TO battle or
died 81 wounds. and to that must be
added nearly all the $4,000 missing.
Between 1913 and 1917 there were
$4,000 more deaths than births in
France. excluding the ten invaded de-
partments. Tie birth rate fell to less
than half the normal, and Or. Bertil-
lon calculates that tho effect of this
viii ne felt for sixty years
Births in France are ten per 1000
o. the population, as against twenty
one pcr 1000 in England and twenty
nine per 1000 in Spain. and DR. Be--
tilion insists that radical measures are
necessary to prevent disaster ov~rtak-
Ing France owing to depopulation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31

One OF the best departments of
! The American Sentinel" the news
paper published In Archangel by the
Red Cross for the entertainment of
the American soldiers in that par. OF
the world Is the funny column. Even
swerlty -tise or thirty degrees be-
low zersN can't srcpze the --ankee senss
or hunorp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31


Philadelphia, Pa. March :s.-
When the boys come home thersi
will be church welcome COMMITTEES
in every congregation to greet them
and to serve them. A campaign u
bring this about has been launched
by the army and navy department 81
the brotherhood of St Andrew.
The plan was first suggested and
tried out in The Episcopal church. III
was greetd with such enthusiasm ant
adopted So quickly that the plans hays
been enlarged, and the brotherhood
of 81. Andrew IL now calling upon MI
denominations to join IN the move
ment to welcome and serve the re
turned soldiers.
Many congregations have aIreads
appointed such committees. Thoy
have been unusually successful
The general idea Is TO appoint
committee not only to extend I'M
clad hand hut also to serve III.
men. This COMMITTEES will not oni:
looh after its own members, but will
endeavor TO help in every way possible
other returned soldiers and sailors Of
it, community. Besides providing for
church receptions for the returned
heroes. these committees. viii en-.
deavor to secure Jobs for men who
nave none Waiting Tor theFn, ana 10
help them in every way. There is no
idea OF coddling them, but TO serve
them as there may be need
There viii he no duplication OF ef-
fort in work along these lines. The
committees are Urged to cooperate
with existing organizations and with
government agencies.
Back of he plan ~ the idea that
the church should show by its efforts
To help returned soldiers and their
families its appreciation of what they
have done. a unique feature Of the
plan is that II enntemplates adding
the returned soltiers who have been
welcomed home TO the church vel.
come committee. so that they may
join in giving q better reception to the
men 'wffs ssf9t1s after them
r. s. Titworth 8 business man Of
Denver, Col, who went into the war
work Of the brotherhood OF st. An
drew at the outbreak of hoStiiitiex n
secretary OF the army and navy de-
partment of the Brotherhood at ~
Andrew, with Offices NJ the church
house. Philadelphia. He wifi he rad
20 send detailed suggestions for car
rytng out these plans, No compit-
Gated machiery * requ'red--simply d
committee in each congregation 10
work out tho -. sogram for Its own
work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31

Tho Berlin Kreuxzcitung returns
once more to III favorite theme. the
wickedness OF the British:
ITO win the war every means at
hands. however dirty, Was welcome to
the English. This u : psyohtc trait
which we Germans. 81 course, cannot
understand, One can imagine NJ -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-31
CHURCH WELCOME f||R
RETURNING .JRQ0P2
brotherhood OF 81. Andrew Inv1fes Al
Congregations to Cooperate In
Extending Glad Hand.

WHEN THE BOYS COME HOMIE
When the boys went away prob
ably every congregation In tho
United States raised q service flag.
The boys are now coming h0meL
IT is planned TO have every CON.
gtcgauor appoint n church wei.
come committee to receive the
men represented by stars on the
service tiags.
The plan Is sponsored BY tho
army and navy department OF this
brotherhood Of st. Andrew OF the,
Episcopal church, and has proved
80 successful that IL Inns been De-
cided TO appeal to all the con:rc.5
CATIONS to apoint such committees