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TAFT CONTROVERTS
KNOX'S INDICTMENT
EX-President Tells Economic
Club Attack on League Of
Nations Is Unfair.
COVENANT NOT PERFECT
First Step Toward Preventing
Wars and Believes PeO-
pie Desire 1t.

All the arguments adduced by him
heretofore in favor OF the League Of
Nations were reiterated and explained
again last night by william Howard
Taft at Il dinner of the Economic Club,
held at the Hotel Astor, and at which
no with others OF tho speakers who
have toured the country with him in
advocacy OF the league discussed their
conception OF its necessity and went into
Its provisions.
The speakers were Henry Morgen-
THAI, DR.. Henry Van Dyke. DR.. A. Law
renee Lowell. president OF Harvard Uni
versity, and Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Taft made
tho longest speech. his discourse being
in the main devoted to answering tho
objections to the proposed league raised
by Senator Knox.
Mr.. Taft declared that the principal
Justification Of a League OF Nations can
be found not in the arguments % law-
yers and statesmen. but In "the passion
ate desire of the plain people"
They long for such a league" he
said, land look to the United States to
give 1t vitality and life and to incorpo-
rate 1t In the peace treaty"
He then went into the various legal
aspects OF the league, asserting it's en-
tire constitutionality and that 1t did not
in any way impair he sovereignty OF
this country.
He explained that 1t was an unfair
criticism which claimed that the present
draft OF the league left too much power
~ Nm a. Al
Upon the subject Of the leagues power
to limit ornaments he said:
There are few cases in which the
United States as Il member of tho
league would be bound by action OF the
Executive Council. All other obligations
of the United States under the league
are TO be found in the covenants of tho
league and not in any action Of the Ex-
ecutive Council. When this Is under
stood clearly, the whole structure OF
Senator Knox's indictment falls"
Concluding, Mr.. Taft requested his
hearers TO remember that the league as
drafted did not assume to be a perfect
thing. but was merely the best that de-
voted men, striving to weld a whole out
OF many conflicting parts, had been able
to devise. He said:
at does not profess TO abolish war
It only adopts a somewhat crude ma
chinery for making war improbable, and
II furnishes a basis for the union of
nations by which II they are 20 minded
they can protect themselves against the
recurrence Of the disaster of such war
as that with which Europe has been
devastated during the last four years.
Experience under the league will doubt
less suggest many improvements. But
II is the first step that counts. Let us
take 1t now when the whole world is
yearn.ns for f."
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Let Us Have Peacei

The Pope has added his voice to those
of the other enlightened and saga
cious men who urge the Congress of
Paris to let nothing impede the prog
ress of peace negotiations. The Vati-
can, 1t is asserted, has received alarm
Ing information regarding conditions
in the territory that comprised the
Central Empires, and his appeal to
the Powers is inspired by the belief
that unless peace is promptly estab-
lished disorders more serious than
those we have already witnessed will
turn a good part Of Europe into a
shambles.
The Congress of Paris cannot make
peace promptly, however, If 1t spends
Its first hours, days, weeks and months
all its time over league of nations,
That project involves and must In
volve long controversy and sharp diff
ferences of opinion. If peace must
wait on the writing of n satisfactory
covenant for a world league, peace is
months away from us.
Let the statesmen at Paris make
peace now, and then bend their en-
ergies to the modelling of league Of
nations that will be acceptable to all
countries, unjust TO none, and effec-
tive as a defence against war.
Let US have peace, and have it now
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DOUBLE CENSORSHIP
ON CABLES ENDED
u. S.-British Agreement Calls
for Single Scrutiny.

WASHINGTON, March -. -- Double
censorship Of cahl'grarls liz abolished
under the terms of an agreement be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain made public to-day. Tho two
countries agree that hereafter cable
communication through the territory of
either country will 6e subject Cnlv 20
the censorship Of tho country IN which
the message originates.
The United States. tho announcement
OF the agreement said. desires to dis,uu-
thu" cable censorship entirely at Tho
earliest possible moment but AS long az
the Allies consider II necessary to con
tinue the blockade II will be necessary 10
continue The censorship" However.
every modification consistent with the
blockade will be made
British CCnSors viii not interfere with
cables from tho United States 10 poiutg
outside the British Empire. which have
TO pass through British territory. and
American censored messages 10 poln,g
within the. British Empire VIII he de-
livered without undergoing the scrutiny
OF the British authorities Similarly
messages 10 this country viii be censored
abroad and not after being received in
the United states
The re" arrangement becomes
effective at 12;0i \. NJ, March IA
Under II n ctblcgram between London
and Valparaiso viii De censored by -bc
British only, although IL will mass
through United states territory, and
similarly a cablegram between New
York and Stockholm will be censored by
the United States only, although II will
pass through British territory.
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VIEWS OF THREE WOMEN.
Popular Opinion Of Mr.. Wilson as
Cleaned In New York.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN--Str. IN
Woodrow Wilson's speech last week
he made the statement that the Arnerl-
can people are with him. / wish he
could walk along the streets of New
York as q private citizen and hear the
yeople express themselves.
Yesterday within a few hours / heard
opinions expressed by persons In differ
ent walks OF life. The first was an old
colored woman who slapped to price
some food in a store on Amsterdam ave-
nue.. Sho could not AFFORD to buy il, and
with look OF despair on her face
exclaimed
This is the v,1rst Administration we
have ever had and history will prove it,"
My laundress spoke Of friend whose
brother, a wounded solder, had JIs, re
turned from France. She quoted tho
soldier az saying ne ~as treated very
badly over there. did not receive any
pay for several months or any mail. and
came back with shoes on that were not
II TO wear.
The third expression was from a lady
who was marketing and remarked that
II We were paying the Stgh price, In
order to feed starving people abroad she
would he willing to so without many
things. but To know that the profteers
we're Responsible for the condition Of
things made one indignant and sac
hoped the next President We had would
be practical. wholesome man.
am just q woman who loves her
country. not Il sufrragist, and how any
man who has made such a mess in try
ing 20 administer the sfrairs OF this
country can delude himself with the idea
that tho ma jority OF the people are with
him ia more than ! can understand.
NEW YORK, March II. ". NJ. s
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WINE AND THE CHEF,
Plumepatte tho Great Discusses an
Absorbing Subject.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS---Sr: Will
prohibition affect the preparation of va
rious popular dishes? Can we imagine
a lobster Newburg without sherry, a
rum omelet sans rum, or a sole au win
blanc minus wine?
Curious to know what the kitchen au-
thorities think of tho coming dry wave
went TO interview my friend, Mr. AL
phonse Plumepatte. the chef. hoping that
he would be able TO give me u few min
utes of his valuable time TO enlighten
mo on that subject.
The great chef seemed to be more dis
turbed about what the guests, his men
and himself were going to drink with
their meals than what la grande cuisine
would lose In reputation by the sup
preston OF liquor and wine.
"A good cook" said Mr. Plumepatte,
will always find a way 10 impart the
missing aroma to the various dishes in
the preparation OF which wine was
hitherto used. Fruit juices, extracts, &c,
will always be at his disposal. BY
judiciously blending these materials good
substitutes will be found
You have probably heard the story
Oh the rlCA FRENCH nOplcInan VINO was
very fond Of rosnons sautes au cham
payne One pint OF wine WAS consumed
by the chef every time the dish went to
the table The host tried in vain 70
wrest the recipe from his chef.
Bound TO discover the secret, the
DuAe on one OCCASION. just like an ordi-
nary janitress, peeped through tho
Kitchen keyhole as the chef was tossing
the kidneys in the frying pan. The bot
tie OF champagne on his lips, the cook
was drinking the wine, exclalming at
intervals, ON ten fchera du cham
payne. Not drop found It's way into
the stew. A couple OF drops Of very
strong wine vinegar were added instead.
Put wise on the trick, the Duke took
It as a huge joke and gave the order
10 furnish the chef with a quart OF
wine instead Of a pint thereafter.
That goes 10 show" concluded Mr..
Plumepatte, that cooking good food
without wine will be n comparatively
easy task. Still. there Is no use denying
the fact that the champagne that the
cook drank while cooking the kidneys
was u great Involvement"
DEsiRH LEscARRoURA
Nxw YORK, March II.
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Washington Makes a Discovery.

Washington has discovered that the
Industrial Workers of the World Ia n
revolutionary society whose object is
to destroy the Government of the
United States and TO disrupt society
as 1t Is now organized.
The discovery Is interesting but 1t
is somewhat belated.
The Industrial Workers of the
World has been In existence since
1904, and from the day Of It's organi-
cation it has preached and practised
revolution whenever and wherever 1t
had chance.
Its organizers have travelled about
the country seeking industrial dis
putes and creating industrial disputes
to gain opportunities to carry on the
programme Of violence they openly
advocated.
They have never tried to hide their
purpose or TO deceive anybody with
regard 10 their objects.
hVtLtl iItN lldNc uetn pTdtLlklub
sabotage in New Jersey silk mills,
teaching walters to poison food In
New York, driving spikes in fruit
trees on the Pacific coast, burning
wheat in the middle West, or destroy
ing machineES copper mines, they
have not pretended at any time to be
anything except revolutlonists
The simple souls who have sup
ported them have at no time lacked
authentic information about the In
dustrial Workers of the World.
The politicians who have prevented
their prosecution for the crimes they
committed have had ample opportu-
nifty to learn exactly what their phi
losophy was.
The public has recognized them for
fifteen years for what they are.
II Is encouraging to learn that even
Government officials now know the
purposes of the Industrial Workers Of
the World, and eventually we may he
thrilled with the announcement that
something must be done about It,"
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ENTERS SUPERCARGO SCHOOL,
Secretary Wilson'S Son, Back From
France, to Go to School,

WAsH1NGToN, March Thames II
Wilson, son Of the Secretary Of Labor
has Joined the Shipping Boards school
for supGrcargoes. Previous to his enrol
ment in the school young Wilson has been
private in the army and had served
eight months with his command in
France.
Students 70 the number of thirty-siS
are now undergoing instruction I'm a
course which extends over a week. Capt
f. S. White is the chief instructor. and
lectures are given by men from the yari-
Gus departments OF the United States
Shipping Board
Up 10 the present go have been
graduated from the school which is be-
ing conducted at 1871 Massachusetts
avenue. OF that number $50 have zone
70 sea and thirty are awaiting orders.
Students are paid at the rate OF 500 q
month,
According TO Lieut.. J. Frew H,all EN-
pioyment officer. Division Of Operations
l,200 applications for these positions
have been filed since the beginning of the
course on January 10.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

hon Hound %S{ s,'' Yssvs IN N *.
DR.. George A. simons viii ,D.,x .,
A gRs H.Ssey li as Know Him" iuSehcon'
PP"rk avenue ana Fifty-ninth s,rest'
Boston University Association q, x.v
YORK. dinner, the A.dine Club $40 Pm
Conferences on problems affecting the
VIE" S,,siSe OF me community held under the
port OF Jewish PhilanthropIc Sooietis.
Ss'uyyesant Neishborhood House. 1880
Studio Club, '. ". c. A.. IS East sixty
sSrond street. lecture b. Alvsh Parsons
Of the New York School Of Fine ard An
Alderman Alexander BrsunstaiD n
speak on on The Russian Revolution at the
o olpc Forum Of the Humanitarian Cult.
Lecture by D.. vii DuTaat ON "c,vi-
NATION Ia America" Labor Temple
"Poe,s Reading" woodstock Library.
''2 East 1Goth street s:lS p. NJ.
n,acs S1Gg' 9y r ar NJ r. TraHqe on sig
Ghnnd study, West slxty-fourth strst <,
Lieut.. Raymond D'Aieuy will speak Dr.
-, france', Us Indqstriai Condition, Pros-
section Bush Terminal sales Building.
west Forty-seGond street, $3.50 p. NJ.
'ereVa Association Central Opera House,
Talk on prohibition" nv Dr.. William
w. Guthrie, West Side Y. NJ. G A, $3.50
:, Rod, Triangle Orchestra concert. Centre.
Branch =. NJ C.. A., s:45 r NJ
The Rev. Or, q. s. Webster will tai,
o. %Seamen Ahoat and Ashore" Brick
BROOKLYN Institute: Or. @ 3 Schumacher
vi. describe With tho aid OF lantern Views
Daisies psndeiions and Thisties," Isc
VIII Lecture on The French La Larrus Jag,
IN Alsscs," Lecture Hall. s:i5 p NJ:
Prof, Earl Barnes will discuss Palestine"
Music Hal $40 p. NJ.
Waldorf Astoria, . r. ".
Electric club, meeting and luncheon
Waldorf-Astoria, 10 a. NJ
Eastern Bar Association. meeting, wal
Wrapping Paper Manufacturers Service
R .uig5,n' meeting, and luncheon. Waldorf
Associated Manufacturers Of Water pu-
f ,Ir%.,F 6EqH'pWW"n'' meeting WA'dort-As-
,IIiioE In. Hospital Alumni dinner, He,s.
moe,ing. Hotel McA,pln 1880 P. NJ
New York 0ptimetrlco Society, meet
.rE Hotel McAlrln. = NJ
Gown Cork MANUFACTURERS. luncheon.
''2 s,ara N'E Mataai rroseo,iv. Association
dinner Uotel McA'pin. $50 = NJ
Emma Willard Association, meeting Ho-
NJ. &,s's E1 : \ Delta meeting. Ho''
The s:ato Commission on Rom. rus
ZION Will hold a public meeting - dis
cuss the proposed plans fcr the yehicg'sr
sa, Mar Association, ~ west Forty fourth
street. r. VI.
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Government Food Trust Prices.

Industrial concerns in numbers are
still holding their prices so high that
they cannot find a market. They OBJ
ject to reductions that would force
them to take q loss on material bought
at war prices. The reply Of the In
dustrial Board Of the Department Of
Commerce that It must be either re-
duction or no business hits the nail
on the head.
A productive agency which is op-
Grating only feebly or not at all is
suffering a killing loss which sooner
or later is bound to show on the books
and In the bankruptcy courts. Some
price Is u wiser business venture than
no price. 1t Is cheaper to meet a Gus
toner than to be taken over by re-
ceiver; better to pay something for
business health, energy and prosperity
than to perish Of dry rot.
To keep the wheels turning, to make
living--to survive, 1t is an impcra-
tive command upon industry and bust
ness to find a market.
But in striving to start UP produc-
ton again the Industrial Board
should talk 60 the United States Gov
eminent the same straight sense it
talks to the mills and factories. This
thing, however, It does not do. "It
Is believed" says the board, that in
dustry will agree that the cost Of liv-
ing must be substantially reduced be-
fore labor should be asked to accept
lower wages"
The most powerful factor to-day in
continuing the high cost of living Is
the Government Food Trust. With
more pork in storage than ever be-
fore the Government Food Trust will
not let the overabundant supply of
hog products go down in price. 1t
will not let wheat go down, though
this years stupendous crop should rot
in the fields for lack of granaries, ele-
vators and warehouses to hold it,
BY main strength the Government
Food Trust holds up the war price Of
pork products. BY main strength the
Government Food Trust holds up the
war price of wheat, by main strength
the Government Food Trust, accord
ing to it's own declaration, will hold
up the war price of wheat, though the
crop Of 1919 should yield 6OO,OO0,000
more bushels than American consum-
ers could use.
And when the Government Food
Trust holds up at war prices such a
vast surplus of wheat, it holds up the
prices of all other grains and, with
them, the prices of beef and mutton
as we'll as pork Of poultry and eggs,
of milk, butter and cheese.
The Government Food Trust nails
the high cost of living at the top level
Of American history, peace or war
Can the Industrial Board OF the De
partment of Commerce. can the farm
ers, can the manufacturers, can any
body rescue the American consumer
from his high cost of living hardships
and terrors when the Government
Food Trust snys nay?
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PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT

"pouoa'N mo Blazing Aurora" los Fred
ori,k " Johnson, =. 5. 30. West Houston
and Clsrksou streets, near Varlck street
lS'orroptiruu views
"Unconsciou.ness' cone Of course on
First Aid 10 m" InJurcd1, by Theron "
I,iucr NJ u, =. :. io1. lllth street west
uf I.eNlrgton avenue. ,Mutior picturesN
INSTRUMENTATION Nv charles y. Gros,-
man. +. :. fi5, l5ith street, near Audubon
asrnur iStrreoprlcon views,
"Nrrtl' by Gtsromu pu'nturo. at C.u-
trial Jewish Institute, I % Fast SSH stree
ulius rated by piano md violin selec-
with the Czecho-sloyoks Across 81.
Y. ". g. \. worker ana later Joined the
Eighth street and Fourth avenue. ste
"coorsda ava the oid sOu,hw.s,." by
Robert G.. Weyh, Hawthorne school HaW-
thorne y. =. tMotlon pictures
"Oheilo," by Prof J. q. Carter Troop
nh -, formerly Of Chicago University
Hunter Co'iere, SINty-ctghth street ano
"MGklbg New Men Of Disabled soldi,,g
and sailors" by Miss Rita Ki.sn, New
york Public Library. Hamilton tranr.
Hr"ach. sos West 10th street (stsrsop.
"Tramp.nG Through Rural England" BY
Edward Ju.tus Parker. seamen'r Church
Institute Is South street. Motion pie.
, .I.s4s YeHtos,, Dsl.syerer of tn. Fun.
rctt = -Srrriss, Y. NJ. g. A.. Hsrisia
THE BRONX.
on I Jssns, II s"SmPr lone of ooqr.e
ture'), by Edward =. BiEelow. PIN
y. :, 81, Brown place and lI6th straS,
tStersoptic"n V'e~sl ''
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When skies were black and rumbllnE loud
Three men set forth serene and proud
Prepared against the thundsreioud.
One bore a cudgel good and thick
That did not save him In the nick.
For he was soaked despite his stick
One had a silhen paraso.
bright and useless fol-de-rol,
That did not keep him dry at all,
Hut ono stout umbrella bore
And when the skies began 10 pour
lie Jared as safely as before.
The moral whereof We confess
Concerning true preparedness.
We should have neither more nor less.
McLANDBuRGH WILSON.
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SUMMED UP.
What Mr.. Wilson Has Done and What
lie Would Like TO DO.

From the outlook.
In drafting this plan the President
has dlsregarded tho spirit, IL not tho
letter, Of the Constitution. He has
not taken the advice of the Senate
nor Of Its Committee on Foreign Re-
lations nor, 80 far as IL known, of any
of its members.
He has not appointed any Senator
upon the delegation to accompany him
to Europe, nor consulted with tho
Senate In appointing that delegation.
His only advisers have been the rep
resentatlves OF other nations in the
Peace Conference and the American
delegates whom he selected to accom-
pany him.
He has not given to the Senate nor
TO the people OF the United States any
information during the progress of the
discussions in the Paris Conference.
He publicly requested the Senate not
TO discuss the completed plan proposed
TO tho Peace Conference until he could
lay II before an invited delegation of
members of Congress at private
dinner.
Ihe Has oeCHHeu W Gail IL speCial seS-
sion OF the Senate to consider the pro-
posed treaties while he Is about COM
pleting the necessary negotiations. Ho
has intimated that any amendments
10 the proposed constitution OF tho
league will probably imperil the exist
ence OF any league.
He has thus throughout played
what one OF his eulogists calls IN lone
hand" And It is reasonable to assume
that he would close the transaction
and bind the nation TO a radical change
in its foreign relations II ne had tho
power to do SO,
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Promotion In the Army.

The honorable discharge of Briga-
dier-General SAMUEL T. ANsELL of the
army from his temporary rank and
his return TO his permanent grade as a
Colonel of the regular es-
tablishment Is conspicuous illustra-
ton of the interplay really existing be-
tween the systems of promotion by
selection and promotion by seniority.
In so far as General ANsELL is con-
cerned, he shared this reduction from
his temporary rank of Brigadier-G Gen
eral with eleven other officers as a
natural consequence Of the demobil-
ization of the great army we raised to
send to France.
Once man becomes commi SSioned
officer in our army he takes place
on the lineal list, and, given good and
efficient conduct, he moves up as the
numbers above him are eliminated
through death or retirement.
Thus, at the present time, General
ANsELL is No. on the list of Lieu
tenant Colonies in the Judge Advo-
cate-General's Department, Brigadier-
General EDWARD A. KREGER being one
number ahead Of him on the list, hav-
ing received his commission one year
previous to ANsELL. Both were pro-
NOTED to the rank Of Brlgadier- Gen
eral "for the emergency" by selec-
ton. Seniority will have its turn
when vacancy occurs on the list.
Lieutenant General H. NJ. Morrow.
who Is No. on the list, will go up to
Colonel, the four officers below Nor
how each going up one number.
The anomaly is presented by the
advocates OF seniority instead Of Sc
lection in promotion that whereas
many Of them agree that selection Is
best in time of war and seniority in
time of peace, our army officers are
not at ali SatieheI by the way spiec-
ton has operated during the war. In
the Army Reorganization bill, which
was introduced In the House of Rep
resentatives on January 10 by Mr..
DENT, and which failed of passage, a
novel attempt has been made to com
bine the seniority and selectlve sys-
tens of promotion.
In the infantry, for example. pro-
motion 10 First Lieutenant would be
by seniority, while in all grades above
that, to and including Colonel, promo.
tion would be made by selection from
the next lower grade. The provision Is
made that, whenever this procedure
shall not result in filling n vacancy Il
shall be filled by promotion by SEMI
GRITTY" and, further, that whenever
In time of peace an officer in any
grade has been passed over in promo
ton by % per cent. Of the number in
that grade and branch, he shall be
ordered before board OF officers
and on the approved finding by such
a hoard that his service has been hon
est and faithful, he shall be placed on
the unlimited retired list" whereas If
such finding Is not made he will be
discharged fsom the service.
II such system were applied only
10 arms of the service whose lowest
grade is Second Lieutenant 1t would
seem very fair, for IL a Second Lieu
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tenant could not pass the required
examination for First Lieutenant and
had to leave the army he would still
be young enough to make a fresh
start in another field. But how 1t
would work out In other branches Of
the army 1t does not seem possible to
tell In advance. Possibly 1t IL because
the officers are too busy demobilizing
the army at home and abroad to pay
much attention TO this new law, but
the fact remains 1t seems to have
aroused absolutely no comment either
for or against It.