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Evening star., 1919-09-26
The Strike and the President.

At the hearing yesterday before the
Senate committee John Fitzpatrick,
chairman of the steel strikers union
committee, said that his people felt
that the strike was necessary ''to sus-
tain the authority of the President of
the United States The Pres dent, he
the heads of the Steel Co o.posat on, an
1t had been refused, so the men in
the mills saw it was necessary to. sus-
tain the Presidents prest ge."
This, in effect, suggests that the
President is a party to the steel strike.
He will probably not welcome the sug-
gestien to this effect. HIS effort to
secure a conference between the Steel
Corporation and the workers was based
upon a desire to postpone all conflicts
between capital and labor pending the
industrial conference to be held here
next month. 1t was not in any de-
gree partisan government, yet If the
excuse is now given that the strike
was necessary to maintain the Pfesi-
dentS prestige, it can only be justified
On the assumption that the President
was seeking to compel the Steel Cor
paHation to recognize the union, which
u the motive of the strike.
On the contrary, the President
sought to prevent a strike He ap-
pealed to the Steel Corporation to
secure truce through conference. In
refusing the conference the Steel Cor
poration merely maintained its initial
position. That position may have been
wrong and unfair, but there was no
particular reason for prec: :pitatins the
strike simply in this :ns;stence upon
an sttitude already adopted. The de-
cision to strike brought about the very
condition that the President was aim
ing to avoid. and the responsibility
for it must rest upon those who. called
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the strike and cannot be shifted to
other shoulders. -
When the head Of the Steel Corpora
tion is examined by the Senate com
mittee it will be possible to judge
as 70. the reasonableness or un-
reasonableness aof his course In -e.
fnsing to open negotiations with the
union Representatives. Meanwhile. it
10 important to note the suggestion
conveyed by Mr.. Fitzpatrick's testi-
nQAy yesterday that the steel workers
had been led to believe that they were
striking to maintain the Pres dents
authority and prest sc.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

of affairs, with broad vision, and in
full sympathy with the country's post
war trade aspirations. In the conduct
of his department he will have it in
his power to do gref deal toward
the realization of American trade
hopes.
merchant marine, operated on busa.
ness principles and with q thorough
knowledge Of all sea carrying require,
ments, is absolutely essential to the
success of our trade program. If de-
pendent upon foreign bottoms to. any
considerable extent, we shall be able
to do nothing of much consequence
We must have our own sh ps, and they
must be in numbers and capacity equa.
to our growing demands.
We may assume that our bankers
and manufacturers VIII do their fu1
part. Credits must be established, anG
production take into account what tht
foreign markets require. Teamwork il
necessary; and once the team gets into
its stride every member must exert
himself with right good will. 'ant
develop all the staying power he pos
sesses
Evening star., 1919-09-26
American Ferces in Dalmatia.

Intervention by American marines is
reported to have occurred at Trau, the
Adriatic port on the DalHratian coast
taken by force OF mutinoas Italian
soldiers, With the result of the with
drawal of the Italians. A force, of
Jugoslavs had started toward Trau, and
If the .intruders had not left doubt
less d battle would have occurred, pos
sibly with serious consequences.
This action by the American ma
rines was timely and justified, in view
of the general situation. 1t makes,
however, for an unfortunate strain in
the relations between the. Italians and
the American government 1t will be
deplorable il the lack Of control by
the government at Rome over the Ital-
ian forces should lead to further in
e:dents of this character, with u1idisei-
plined troops, under the leadership of
zealots with no official responsibility
undertaking to establish Italian author
ity over the, areas in dispute or ac-
tualiy awafo ID to Jugoslay:a. The
United States should not be forced into
the position of judge whose course
5 invariably set in adyahee by the
c0nditions. fss'
sThis is matter for the governments
of the entente more than for the
United States. England and France
should undertake to keep the Adriatic
area free. from Italia. invasion pend
ing final settlement. They were par
ties to the secret agreement Of Lon
don which caused the entry of Italy
into the wsrs If that treaty is to gov
ern IN the writing Of the new and
broader treaty Of peace they should at
least insist upon faithful observance
of its terms.
There Is as vet no league of nations
to handle such ease. Pending its
formation, ff it should result from the
treaty now awaiting ratification, Italy
should bsa required. ~ the powers
that have the force and are in po-
s.tion to apply it, 4, respect the lmisss
tations alreEdy Set TO her territorial
acquisitions. The United States should
not be the factor of conpulsion.
with the result of engendering bit
ter feeling in Italy against this e0un-
try, which has only the warmest wishes
for Italian welfare, as Il now has for
the maintenance. Of Italian honor.
Evening star., 1919-09-26
Busy Committees.

The democratic national committee
is in session at Atlantic City, Chairman
Cummings presiding, with business in
hand relating to next years campaign
It is announced that sthe COMMITTEES
realizes that it's function is to, elect
and not nominate" Reference, of
course, is to the next presidential
ticket. = - 80. e..
The committee need not concern It.
self about the ticket. That is in other
hands. Much depends on Mr.. Wilson.
If he decides for another. nomination.
for himself he will get it, and carry
Mr.. Marshall along, unless the latter
objects. m." u. ~.
1t is assumed that Mr.. Marshall will
not object; that If he consents to a
third nomination for Mr.. Wilson he
will be willing to accept third for
himself. r,
The committee as now constituted is,
it is understood, more than we'll in.
clined toward Mr.. Wilson. It is his
to command. It strongly favors the
proposition for third nomination. 80
that if the old ticket is again put up,
the committee, as now constituted, with
Mr.. Cummings at its head, will be en-
tirely acceptable to Mr.. Wilson. for
campaign purposes.
But if the old ticket is not again
put up. then new chairman and some
changes in the personnel Of the COM
mittee may result. The presidential
nominee always selects the campaign
manager, and any wishes he expresses
% to the managers assistants are al.
ways complied with.
i Between now and then, however, the
Evening star., 1919-09-26
The World Of Trade.

The cry now is. aAmerica, wake up!'
German-made goods are again in our
markets. and Bnglish and French made
goods are again in the4 German mar
kets. Business is being resumed, and
@bminess as ussal7 win soon be pro-
elnimed. -. T.
Aaybe We are not asleep. Maybe
wesare alive to the situation. Maybe
more has been done than appears on
the surface looking to the increase of
our foreign trade. Maybe results will
soon begin to show
Butfrconstant thought should be
giyen to the fact that we have entered
contest which will probably be the
most strenuous the world has ever wit.
messed. The greatest traders in the
world are enlisted. England and Ger
many are in the lead, as they have
been for years, with France and Japan
following at no great distance. If we
~-S w Sio'S soGCCoS1uily III tuat COM
pany-and such is our objective must
hustle.
Hustle is national characteristic.
American hustle has been noted and
complimented everywhere. Our de-
velopment as nation has been COM
paratiyely rapid. We have hustled to
that extent that in . little more than
q century we have erected upon sub
stantial foundations the greatest re-
public in all history. We are easily
the leading government in the west
era hemisphere; and there are but two
hemispheres. i.
Much depends upon two things: o.
Great eaterprise and energy on the
part of the Department of Commerce,
and (2) the establishment Of an ade-
quate and up-to-date merchant marine.
In . short time = new Secretary Of
Commerce iseto boz sppointed. The
hope Is that be may bess trained nsn
Evening star., 1919-09-26

present ,committBe can be very useful.
There is great deal to be done; and
Chairman Cummings has qualified for
the work. He has visited all sections
Of the country, sounded sentiment in
all, made working arrangements in all
for gathering in new voters and
strengthening the organizations Of old
voters, and generally tightBned things
up.
On the republican side the situation
is not 80 simple. Nobody dominates.
The field is open. The aspirants for
the presidential prize are numerous.
Others may be developed. Issues have
not been stabilized Now one, now
another, is at the top.
But Chairman Hays and his fellow
committeeman are very busy. Like
Mr.. Cummings, Mr.. Hays is something
Iof traveller, and has been visiting
about the country .farniiiari0ing him
self with local conditions, and, where
/! necessary, putting heart into his party
brethren. !.
Never. between conventions have. ma
tional committees been SO busy as now.
Ordinarily, their activities are con
! fined to. campaign years. But both at
present are functioning with all their
| might. Which fact is in itself full
warrant for the belief that we are up
| proaeh ng a caIapa' gn of extraordi-
nary energy, and that next year VII
show such a stir as the country has
seldom witnessed. And let us all wei
come the. promise, 80
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Kentuek:ans who threaten to revive
"a feud should be persuaded toaarrange
a truce at ieass until there esn be a
little first-page space available to them
in the newspapers.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Whatever the verdict might be, a
tEisl of the es-ka:ser-would probably.
work very little change in the gem
eral opinion as to his character and at
tainmeats.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Germany is hoping that she can pro.
duce superior dyestuffs that will per-
suade commercial resentments to fade.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Col. Bryan approves of the league of
nations; thereby inviting several sena-
tors to attack him and drive him merci-
lessly into the spotlight.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Considering the fact that 1920 is
only about three months away, the
scarcity of presidential campaign gos-
sip is SO unusual as to be almost DIS
qpieting.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Investigations have been sufficiently
nunerous to guarantee that no failures
to cure can be attributed to want Of
diagnosis.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Owing to the thermometer the oyster
decided not to notice the r in septem-
Der this year.
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One Of the mysteries of absolute pro-
hibition is where the bootlagger. gets
all his money. -
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The rule mo violence. cannot be en-.
forced so rigidly as to bar occasional
violence of epithet. =.
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Italy may yet be grateful if Dan.
nunz..o confines his attentions to Fiume
and stays away from Rome. !
Evening star., 1919-09-26

President WILSON has demonstrated
that Horace Greeley's advice, 3Go
west" still holds good in the minds
of progressive people.
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n = r.sf .-i
D'Annunz;o threatens tosexpand the
eFiume incident" to the proportisns Of
q historic event. -
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The higher wages go the more the
profteer feels that he can charge.
Evening star., 1919-09-26
Higher Up.

Higher and stu higher flights are
being recorded by the airman. Pilot
Rohlfs has just scored height of 34,-
$40 feet above sea level, which is near
~ 1,5e0 feet higher than the previous
record held by the Frenehman Casale.
Probably RohlfS record will in turn
be exceeded, and that Of his successes
viii later be topped There is no pes
tive limit TO the possibility of rec
ord breaking, theagh there is an ae-
tua1 limit to. the height to which a
plane can be driven The atmosphere
grows. more tennous as the height in
creases, and there is doubtless point
at which it would not sustain o plane.
In fact, Rohlfs machine at 81 .O00 feet
failed of aotation and dropped 600
feet. II was only by a supreme ef-
fort at high speed that he regained
control. The temperature falls to such
extremely low degrees in the upper at
mesphere that Life is sustained with
dif6eulty. Aviatofs who explore these,
remote attitudes are compelled to wear
respirators and to ase oxygen. Rohlfs
started his tanks It 10000 feet. At his.
greatest height the temperature reg
:stered 4s degrees below zero. There
Is no pfsctieaf value in these record.
fights. for attitude. Some contribution
may be made 70 scientific knowledge
regarding atmospheric conditions .aad
Temperatures, but there u no csnceiv-
able yalne in the fights. Yet men
wilfssnt ass . shnb. sesains to Bleak
Evening star., 1919-09-26

: Crompton's Cravenetted Cordu-
roys with skirtrd Goat, belt all
around. The cravenetting proiosIgs
the wear as well as renders them
waterproof. Here IN sizes to is
years only. SPE- co *
r CTAL V>s ~
Boys Fancy Chexiof Suits; neat
mixtures; with the skirted coat, belt
ali around; and cut large and roomy.
Sizes to at years. Go ~
5 SPRCIAIs sVOe q
ssyS Fssi xksyiot snits-each
aNI7 lkSof PANTS; gray
and brown mix
stures.;; sizes Ito Y &1n ~
i ,aears, sPETIAL., pIU./0
Boys Corduroy Pants = mouse
Z color. z; aH seams secured; sizes 2
! e ~ yesrs sPE 81 OK
- r.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Ctr ssoyietS MI Il oash RUSSIA xts as.s
gotiathg for peace terms. It might
be wise to hurry them along before
it occurs to some Russian statesman to
demand q vote in the league Of nations
for each city soviet.
Evening star., 1919-09-26
Musician and Poet.

Musician ana Foet.
| used to think that pianists
Dwelt in imaginative mists.
Keeping their nails well manicured
And having hnger-tips insured.
Then Paderewski came along,
With determination strong,
And showed q fist prepared to grip
The iron pen Of craftsmanship.
I used to think that poets, made
OF life soothing serenade,
And sensitively turned away
From tedious toll or fearsone fray.
Then Gabe DAnnunzio came around
And made q hattls .ahoutsxesound.
And showed, where reckless strife out
s poured. IS
A stoat right arm to WELD . sword.
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Thirst.
@Has prohibition left you with a
thirstsg ss ~ ~: IS + ~. -
Kas.. said Uncle, Bill Bottletop; "a.
little in the. afternoons and, evenings.
but not neal. 50 much mornings - s1 =: !:
The Perfect Ego.
Each thinks. as life he journeys
through,
A record fine he makes,
And anything that's wrong is due
To other mems mistakes.
Busy.
"Bliggins says he attends strictly to
his own business"
"But what is his businessf"
"Just there seems to be the trouble.
He has somehow made it his business
to attend to everybody else's business"
Evening star., 1919-09-26
Literary Precision.

AiVcIdIy HTeCI9IUW.
care you going to pay any attention
to these epithets that are being hurled
at yous"
eyes, indeed" answered Senator sors
ghum. AI'm having them all carefully
copied and fled away I may need
them when it comes my turn to call
names"
Evening star., 1919-09-26
By pHIIANDER JOHNSON.

SHOOTING STARS.
By PHII.ANDER JOHNSON.
Sustained Metaphor.
"That cook of yours>is jewel"
"She is. And jewelry is getting
more expensive all the time"
Evening star., 1919-09-26
The Boys Shop

Purchase OF Suit OF
Oyerroat enttIes yssagster all privileges.
Evening star., 1919-09-26

Boys Oliver Twist Suits-with
. white pique blouse and Green, Blue
and Brown Corduroy Pants; sizes
~ to ? years. sPE- <6 M
Boys Serge Novelty Suits; Blue,
Green and Brown-Junior Norfolk
model, with white detachable collars.
Sizes 4 to 10 years. GO M
/ Boys Wash Suits-in the kinder
garten years-2H to l0-dark eolors
lin Sailor, Oliver Twist and JUNIOR
Norfolk Suits. SPE- E2 OK
CIAL L............... VOs1O
Children's Novelty Overcoats -
fancy gray and brown mixtures; belt
all around; double breasted model.
Sizes 3 to 10 years. G7 En
SPECIAL .......... 0/.OV
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Right Posture Suits

Clothes that be made for boysstrongest
ii snappe in style moderate in nriceand
Right Posture features which gives your
yongste bearings physical development along the best
nesby persistent suggestion Sold only by Sizes to Is
Evening star., 1919-09-26
OF All Hats

You will find these the best. Shape is your guide
in selection; but underlying the distinctive blocks
in which the Hats are offered there is quality
which surpasses the price Hats which satisfac1a
ton season after season has made famous.
Evening star., 1919-09-26
$1l.75 to $4,000

LIN Gray, Brown, Green and Fancy
mixtures waist Tine model; and just
as smart: as ;:fhey can possibly be-
IA to l9 years--.-
The sun., 1919-06-18
EXPERTS TO TESTIFY
IN LUNDCREN TRIAL
Woman Accused of Murder
Tried Suicide, Says Witness.

LAWRENCE. Mass. June lT.-Medical
experts probably will be placed on the
witness stand Tomorrow in the trial OF
Mrs. Bessie NJ. Skeels Lundgren. who is
charged with murder in the alleged poi
soning OF Miss Florence W. Gay OF An
dover in 1917. The first to be called
probably will he Prof. William F. Whit
ney Of Harvard University. who made
the chemical analysis of the dead wo-
mans stomach. During this testimony
the State will try to connect the murder
of Miss Gay with the death in Bayonne,
y. J., OF Mrs. Lundgren's brother, for
which she also is under indictment
Policeman Griffin was one of the prin-
cipal witnesses to-day. He told OF the
arrest OF the accused woman and her at
tempt to kill herself. He said that when
he told her he had a larceny warrant
for her and that she might also be
charged with murder. she drank some
thing and then went to the bathroom.
where he found her lying with her
mouth over an open gas Jet.
Another witness was DIR. Charles r.
Abbott. who attended Miss Gay during
her illness. and who certified at the
time that death was due to a cerebral
hemorrhage. He testified that he now
believes death was caused by arsenical
poisoning which the State contends
killed Miss Gay. He said he had never
prescribed arsenic for her. although he
had administered strychnine.
Mrs. Lundgren's condition was so
much improved to-day that the court
ordered the sessions extended an hour a
day.
The sun., 1919-06-18
STRIDES IN SURGERY
RESULT FROM WAR
TheHor,oeopathic Convention
Hears of Remarkable Feats.

AsBrRY PARK, n. j.. June Ire
markable feats OF surgery performed
upon soldiers suffering from head wounds
were described in addresses delivered 10.
day at the convention OF the National
Institute OF Homeopathy.
Major Arthur NJ. Grant OF Utica re-
Gently discharged from the Medical
Corps, told how local annsthetics were
administered for many delicate opera
tions upon the skull. and how while I'M
Ger their influence the patient could be
made to eject much foreign matter by
coughing. He declared the steel helmets
to have been a great protection but
said that when they were purctured
pieces of them were invariably carried
into the wounds.
Gas infection of wounds was the sub
ject Of a talk by Major Edward P.
Clark OF Pittsburg. Pa, who told OF tbs
great trouble experienced by our sur
geons In handling cases where an open
cut had been exposed to poison gas.
DR.. John A. Fischer gave some start
ling features on the percentage OF in
competents among children, and the
number found to be suffering from or
ganic heart disease and other serious
affections. He said that / per cent. Of
our school children are mentally de-
ficient.
The sun., 1919-06-18
COAL STRIKE MAY
FORCE IMPORTATION
French Government Prepares
to Take Drastic Measures to
Prevent Shortage.
Special Gable Despatch 10 The srN.
raaur;1hf 1910. ALI riolfs rsssrrsd

PARIS, June 1.-THE French Govern
ment is preparing to take radical meas
ures to avert a coal famine IL the gem
eral strike OF miners. which began yes
terday, continues many days. Unless n
settlement is reached before the end Of
this week. 1t is understood. orders will
be issued to give priority in shipments
from England to coal carrying trans
ports.
1t IL reported that nearly 200, 900
miners failed TO report for work yester-
day. II 100000 more join the tie up
will be complete. The proposed action
OF the Government regarding imports is
merely precautionary. Ii is stated that
there Is no danger OF a shut down of
any manufacturing or other industry
within eight days because OF shortage
OF coal; all the railways and the Paris
gas company have reserves
Eight days, however. marks the limit
OF time that the country can get along
without new supplies. Should the strike
be prolonged for several weeks II will be
necessary to make importations from the
United States as well as from Great
Britain.
Meanwhile agitators seeking to control
the labor situation for political ends
threaten a move which may make the
| Governments priority action ineffective
4, Re representatives. OF a cartel composed OF
lockers, maritime workers and few
other branches OF industry meet to-day
with the administrative commission OF
the central federation OF labor to discuss
| a general strike of dock hands.
shipped from other places will not be
handled in French ports. The situation
while serious. Is by no means hopeless
There Is a feeling of hopefulness tonight
BY Government officials. There is an over
whelming sentiment among the French
public against general strike. even in a
single industry, while the German sig
| nature to the peace treaty Is being
aweited. which Is likely to have an
effect. inducing the labor leaders to
! postpone a tieup at least
The sun., 1919-06-18
WILSON IDEALS ARE
MODIFIED IN REPLY
French Writers Comment on
Unity of Verbs.
BY Stag Correspondent Of THE sCS.
Copyright. 1913: all rights reserved.

PARIS, June 1.-THE extent to which
Wilson's ideas have been incorporated
in the allied reply Is discussed In sew
eral newspapers here to-day.
Alfred Capus writes in Figaro:
The United States, which FASTENED to
our aid in the noblest burst OF enthusi-
asm which ever swept a people into a
just cause. which withheld from us
neither blood nor money nor any pow
erful faculty, acted. however. with GER
tie in moral reserve implied In the four
teen principles OF Wilson. We accepted
them loyalty, convinced less by their
clearness than by the vibration of hui
manity and justice which redeemed
them. But the new map OF nations Is
too recently formed and the workman
ship Is still too vague to adapt itself
Immediately to primordial interests on
| each Of the points.
What is particularly impressive In
the response is the sentiment of pro-
found and lasting accord among all OF
| the Allies. Wilson's vision of war when
he spoke of force without limit and
without end. the word of Clemenceau
that We would fight until the hour when
the enemy understood that there was
no compromise possible between crime
and Justice. the solemn declaration OF
the Allied and associated Powers that
there was no intention to strangle Ger
many. and the lofty situation with which
we promise to welcome Germany into tho
| society of nations wnen she has full
The sun., 1919-06-18
GERMANS TRYING TO
INCITE POLES, CHARGE
Seeking to Provoke Revolt,
Says Correspondent.

PARIS, June 1.-THE Germans. who
were gathering their troops on the Polish
frontier in Upper Silesia few days
ago and appeared ready to assume the
offensive. have ceased their activities for
the moment, says the Warsaw corre-
spondent of the Journl des Debats in
describing conditions on the Polish Ger
man border. He adds:
The Germans are doing all they can
to incite the Polish inhabitants OF Upper
Silesia and eastern Prussia. They are
imprisoning hostages and making ap-
parent efforts to provoke a revolt of the
Polish element. Despite these actions
on the part OF the Germans. the Poles
in territory controlled by the Germans
are showing a wonderful discipline and
endure without complaint all sorts OF
vexatiods measures"
Denial OF the truth OF statement
spread by German newspapers that the
Poles blew up a bridge between LISA
and Krctoschin, near the Polish border.
thus preventing the transport of Polish
troops from France, is made by the