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blockade which the allies kept up
against Germany during the war caus-
ed such shortage in food that one
million less German children was born
during that time"
Three thousand and forty-eight
dollars and thirty cents is a pretty
high valuation to put on a German.
and a newborn German at that" {"
Morris commented. You're sure that
the s3,04s amt a mistake because 30
cents sounds like the correct figures
to me, Abe"
The birth reduction amt the only
item in their bill, Mawruss," Abe con-
tinued. They also claim that the
blockade prevented the importing OF
rubber. camphor and quinine"
And suppose they claim thai
tire trouble. moths and malaria in
creased something terrible" Norri.
said. Wei, they're going to have
just as hard a time proving that
claim as Senator Reed would that
Brazil is a nation of colored people
Abe"
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ulation with the Brazil nuts which
are sometimes called 'nigger-toes;; >
Abe However. Abe. he also incfud-
cd Cuba as a coIored nation because
he claimed that 50 per cent of the
population is colored."
But the President Of Cuba and
the gentlemen which is running the
Cuban government amt colored peo-
pie, Mawruss." Abe said
That don't make no difference to
Senator Reed. Abe" Morris declared.
ITO Senator Reed. anything that's
found alive in a stable is horse.
| Abe: in fact coming from Missouri
as Senator Reed does. considering the
size Of the coiored population of that
State. Sesator Reed proba con-
siders himself a colored man. be-
cause Senator Reed is perfectly hon.
est in his opinions, Abe. When be
argues that Cuba is a colored ma
| ton. he believes il. so therefore when
he argues himself INTO being a COL
| ored man. he probably believes that
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Of the twelve patriarchs wherein he
VIII hnd the announcement of the
unity of peoples and of the new league
whose laws are in the hearts of all.
or look in your newspaper, which
almost daily brings all manner of
news about the tendency toward COM
munion and the splitting off of parts
OF the German Empire. and ask YOUR
self whether 1t Is probable that the
force which can produce such move
ments will suddenly disappear with
out trace into the boundaries of an
other country.
Is third Rhine league in process of
birth? Is the conclusion to be drawn
that the Rhinelands can be chained
only by force to Prussia and that.
after every defeat, this state In 1919.
as in ls06. tends to incline toward the
Gailo-Celtic side? No. What is now
taking place in the Rhinelands and
coloring public opinion has. in the first
line. nothing to do with national feel
ings. There never was Prussian ma
tion. there never was a bond of COM
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seeking after every possible technical
improvement.
Despite the blackade all essential
army material was supplied. Iron was
substituted for copper. silk and paper
for cotton, oil was obtained from coal,
substitutes were found for manganese,
saltpeter, even for rubber. The proud
captains of industry scorned no means
OF gaining the favor of superpatriotic
Socialists who conduct our trade
unions and thereby reached an under
standing with labor. At all times they
had the ear of the highest leadership
whose creative brain, Ludendorff, had
early recognized that in this material
war the Neutrality-suspicious. indus
try was his most powerful weapon. =
Its performance proved colossal,
tremendous beyond all expectation
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Wilson running for President again
was something TO be scared about"
Il don't talk that way. but Mr. Cum
mings does" Morris said In fact the
Democratic National Committee on
the head Of what MI. Cummings said
passed a resolution that they were N
favor OF the prompt ratification by
the Senate Of the treaty Of peace. in
cluding the league Of nations so il
would appear that the Democratic
National Committee amt so tickled
about Mr. Wilson running again
neither"
We'll. II Nr- Wilson don't run
again for President on the Demo-
cratic ticket Mawruss. who will
Abe inquired
Il don't know and Furthermore
think that the Democratic National
Committee Is temporarily in the same
condition shout that proposition as
Havker and GFieve was about that
cruss-Atlantic proposition.-also tenn
porarily." Morris concluded, Il mesn,
up in the air.
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Prussia Never n Nation
Political atomization looking to the
dissolution of empires and state un-
ions has begun in our East on the
bridge between Asia and Europe. In
Russia the two basic instincts of
primitive Christianity. the disestab-
hshment of the State and TIN expro-
priation of personal property. are first
to see the light. In the same hour.
as IL with a finer ear than the others
Uho had listened at Times loom.
President Wilson coins the longing
1or an inner and outward freedom
not merely for a formal freedom-and
for peace, justice and humanity. a
aonging which France was the first
90 feel
Sully and Rousseau. Grotius. Kant.
Washington and other wise men had
felt. in effective forInulae, the peo-
pies right of self-determination guar
anteed by a league of nations.
Whoever would like to see his ex-
perience confirmed by the Bible. let
him read the prophecies of Joel, Eze-
kieI and jeremiah and the testament
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yond the black earth of the Uk-
raine and deep into Turkish terri
tory in Asia Minor. so firmly into
its sphere of power, that it could
determine their production and
tariff policy to its own advantage.
The stretch from Antwerp to Ba-
zias was to be under the pinions
of the Prussian eagle. Then one
could live"
How Blockade Was Drficd.
The wartime efficiency of Rhenish-
Westphalian industry earned and
merited great admiration. The strong
est captains of industry. Thyssen,
Stinnos. 4 Duisberg, Ehrhardt and
others live there. and if Krupp lacked
a dominating head its place was taken
by privileges, tradition and tireless
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The lions share OF the billions ex-
pended flowed into the Rhineland
and Westphalia, the gigantic profits
in individual cases exceeding a
quarter OF a billion. and creating
hundreds of new millionaires- The
extended field Of activity. the Joy
in successful work and in the end.
the increased political power all
clouded the clear vision OF these
men and made them drunk among
their wine hills. They were against
every peace of understanding,
against a premature" end OF the
war. They swore by Germanys
triumphal victory and dreamed of
an Ell Dorado with Germany as
world-master.
The awakening was frightfuL
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dream In united economic region un-
divided by barriers tariffs or enrnity
extending from the Scheldt- from
Frsncrs principal streams 10 the.
Ruhr- even TO the Weser- Under the
mandatory of the United States and
England and n security against the
violent pressure OF Socialism. enly
then could one 1--we. work and earn
There, indeed y being shown IN de-
tail how an the factors which fnfiu-
ence capitalists IN favor Of dlssolv-
ing relations with Germany. fnfiO-
ence organized labor against re-
spproachment with the Western pow
ers. The worker wants to 20 u1s-
hindered IN his fight for wages. he
wants to fight to a finish and the
strike appears necessary 70 labor as
the most powerful means Of war
fare
The worker wants tp conquer the
right Of determination over the lao1r
market and production and with his
mass weight 10 sink the scale OF the
State He wants no longer TO ser~e
for the enrichment Of the few. but
to msterislize his IDEAL Of Scctaitstic
democracy. This hope Is sttAtnsbls
in a completely demilitsrized Ger
many. decapitalized by a paper
money system and q skyscrzper cap
itsl tax and slipping into the rule OF
factory Soviets. but not in q Rhine
league leaning politically and ecs-
nomically on the Western powers.
Hence the strange picture The most
fiery patriots Of yesterday are DESERT
ing Prussian Germany and the masses
who yesterday sang the Internationale
now, in angry zeal. charge every one
with treason who, In this time Of need.
does not cling TO the dear Fatherisnd-
People Want Prosperity.
Everyone anxious about Europe's fu-
ture must hope that the decisive an
swer 10 this important question viii
not be determined by generals who
must think nationalistically. TIE
statesmen assembled in Paris cannot
wish that Germany will fall apart nor
that between a Germany extending
from the Weser westward. and from
the Oder eastward to the vistuIs, an
other Germany will arise which cannot
feed itself. can scarcely vegetste and
must become an unextinguishable
fever center.
The wisdom of these statesmen must
and. I hope, will make IL possible by
a definite formulation OF the conditions
Of peace, for all lands populsteo by a
majority Of Germans TO enjoy modest
prosperity by free work.
Would they be wise and worthy Of
the once Of world judges II they diS
not feel that the curve OF nstionali<rn
and capitalism Is declining from its
highest point and that only because ef
this the league Of nations and tie
spiritual socialfzstion Of humanity srv
now made possiblsf
The Washington herald., 1919-06-15
Illustrated by ALBERT LEVERIN

Because see where the National
Democratic Committee met in Chicago
the other day. and the chairman bs
the name OF Cummings threatenet
that IL the Senate don't approve the
leskue OF nations covenant, Mr.. WI
SCI would run for President again
Morris said -
What do you mesn.-threatenedy ?
Abe demanded You talk Like M
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When did Senator Reed say that.
Mawruss?' Abe asked.
when he was arguing, against
the league of natioss. in the Senate
the other day." Morris replied. HE
said that there were fifteen white
nations In the league and seventeen
colored nations and he reckoned Bra
I'll in as one OF the coiored nations,
probably he confused the Brazil pop
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Amt they?" Abe retorted. "well.
how about the counter-claim they are
now making for an indemnity of
8. .o4s. 800. 900. aus gerechnent? Them
Germans has got the nerve to claim
anything that they think they've got
the slightest chance OF getting away
with. Mawruss. so they stick in this
indemnity which they say they ought
to receive from the allies because the
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The whole continent as your Van
derlip has rightly recognized is On
the verge OF bankruptcy and famine
Germany Is the worst on In debt
almost without ores, without the
means to pay for raw materials.
without the possibility Of feeding
by the fruits OF export one-thfrd of
the population which # cannot feed
and ciothe by its own pfodnction-
Labor fs rebellfous. industry In ruin
ed. steel production is reduced from
20. .ooo. 900 to I.eeo 900 tons There
is no prospect OF obtaining new ma
chinery and turning war industries
into peace industries The strong
est corporations have been forced to
, eat up rapidly their reserves
All threads Of foreign commerce are
cut on, all property abroad tc threat
ened with conhscation and. in aooi-
ton, all our neighbors are hostile.
lust as understandable as was the
Joy in the long, glorious. interesting
and over-richiy profitable war Is now
the wish not to be weighed down with
the wars crushing heritage. not to
be barred from the world with stocks
of foodstuffs empty, with unlimited
demands for wage increases. with
stormy pressure for the specialization
of the great industries, with the tax
screw in the fist OF the masses.
Under such conditions the indus
trial provinces could not live. Occu-
patton brought at least tranquility.
also toodstuffs and sll manner Of
merchandise which had been long
done without. Where the Americans,
! British and French gave orders the
,tN s1A hal cradf TN IA nxrsa
eastern and southern parts had to
keep quiet. When working hours were
prescribed, strikes were forbidden, and
an attempted revolt was quickly sup
pressed; perhaps many a capitalist
thought II was a good thing after all
| that God had not strafed England
and its allies; perhaps the people
| whose armies preserve order, with
out military insolence, are better than
our SAnd hate thought.
Needs Good VIII of vtetor..
Figures are merciIessly severe edu-
Gators to true realization With all its
thoroughness Germany could achieve
unprecedented economic expansion
only because the rulers OF the markets
| for raw materials and finished products
in America and England did not han
| dicsp Germany and, for the most part.
even favored Il. Even In 1915 the
\ boundaries of Germany contained far
too little food and raw materials TO
attain the rank OF q great Industrial
power with its own strength.
In 1919 this rank is utterly unsttsin-
able for Germany without the good
will of the great world powers. This
suddenly became apparent TO those
Uho awakened from a megalomanisc
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he amt quite so dark a colored man
as Senator yardaman. who comes
from Mississippi. Abe. but only a
light colored man. which Is of course
all nonsense like Senator Reeds ar
guments. Senator Vardaman is q
white man and Senator Reed is a
white man and they are both OF
them as white but no whittier than
the President OF Cuba and several
The Washington herald., 1919-06-15
BREAKING UP GERMANY 3 ZEE!z9ME5zE =
By MACMILLAN HARDEN

sses,I G.hi. ptsp.h Z. Tie w..htnrt.a Hsr.idl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

652, 900. while the figures are slightly
less favorable upon exports than in
August.
The principal increases in imports
are shown in foodstuffs. Ell 900 200 :
wood. 1000 900; cotton. f12.OOO, :
600; oils, $4,000 900; wool, f5, ,0OO, 900.
and leather. e., ,000. 900.
The principal increase in exports was
in the category of manufactured goods.
which increased by f1S.000. 900, OF
which increased exports of cotton goods
accounted for f3,750,000. The export
of coal showed an increase of f3,000,.
600 over August.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

Wholesale buyers of floor coverings in
the open market are having their orders
cut from 66 2-3 per cent to - per
cent. according to a market review by
the National Wholesale Floor Covering
Association. In many eases prices are
p per cent higher than spring quota
tions. The market appears to be bare
of goods, the report adds. and some buy
ers declare that if they are to secure
= delivery of 33 l g per cent of their
normal needs they will be fortunate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10
BRITISH TRADE EXPANDS
September Statement Shows Big
Jump In Both Imports and Exports

London. oct. 1O.-Thc board of trade
figures on foreign trade in September
show that imports during the month
increased by $50 ,620. 900 as compared
with August. and that exports increased
by 500 900 for the same period.
The increase in imports is far greater
than that shown by the report for
August. when the increase was f3S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10
BUSINESS NOTES
Cable advices received al the Tnnners'

Cable advices received at the Tanners
Council from the American consul at
Calcutta confirm the report of an cx-
port license on hides and skins shipped
from India. The cdict became effective
September II, but shipments on forward
contracts entered into prior to that time
are exempt,
According to cablegran received in
the raw silk market late yesterday
Shinshui No. ! was being quoted in the
Yokohama market mt S1225. a drop of
S2J bale since Wednesday. 1t was
reported from Shanghai that there was
little or nothing available in that mar
ket for this side of January The Can
ton market was reported to be tend
Ing sharply upward.
Merchants who usually defer their
purchases of spring merchandise until
February are beginning to show in p
terest in silk goods They have heard
of the difficulty encountered by other
buyers in obtaining goods hero and
are starting their purchases three
months earlier than usual TO insure a
supply.
Arrival from the tannerieS yester.
per aud sole leather was gratifying to
dealers who have only small stocks Oh
hand to meet the revival of buying
which has taken place this week. Prices
remained firm. with fractional advances
noted in some grades of sole leather.
Buyers from many countries have
been trying to buy clocks in this mar
ket in the last few days. Most of
them have been able to place only
moderate orders, aS the leading Amer
lean producing concerns are so over
whelmcd with domestic orders that they
hesitate to go extensively into the eN-
port business.
Payments by retailers to wholesalers
this week arc shown to have increased
2 per cent over last week and 90 per
cent as compared with the same period
last year. according to the Credit Ba-
rometer of the Credit Clearing House.
All sections show an increase over last
week in this respect. with the exception
of the north agricultural section. TAX
ing the country BS Il whole slight in
crease in purchasing over last week Is
noted. while indebtedness is reported to
have declined S per cent.
NllllanlS, belfnOnt We WHO coH e
troll n chain of department stores. will
soon open a large automobile accessory
store here. The firm now maintains
stores in Baltimore. Harrisburg, Brook p
lyn. New Haven and several other large
cities.
Articles of incorporation were filed at
Wilmington. Del. yesterday for the
Lexington Distributing Corporation. to
distribute Lexington motorcnrs at New
York, Philadelphia. Chicago, Indian
apolis and other cities. Authorized
capitalization is four and half million
dollars. Incorporators are +. Il. An
sted Connorsvillc. Ind. II. W. Gas
ton, New York; W. a. KuScr Phila-
delphia; q. 7. Mitchell, Chicago; G..
A. Finney, indianapolis. Mr.. Ansted is
head of the Lexington factory.
Wholesale buyers of floor coverings in
the open market are having their orders
cut from sc 2-3 per cent to - per
cent. according to a market review by
the National Wholesale Floor Covering
Association. In many cases prices are
- per cent higher than spring quota
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

Payment in the Third Reserve Dis
trict on the Victory Loan installmcnt
due last Tuesday amounted to 81 ,G32. To-
30. of which $2.03T ITO was in cash
md S4.G05, ,43O by book credit. Sub
ScribrrS paid the unpaid balance in full
an 81 .I40, 100. The final inStalImcnt of
20 per cent on the S23 .OG4. 100 bonds
being paid under government plan will
amount to S4.Gl2. 500 and is due No
vcmbrr II. OF the S37G. 300. 100 bonds
allotted in this district. 1858 .O27 300
have been paid in full.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

Merchants who usually defer their
purchases of spring merchandise until
February are beginning to show in
terest in silk goods. They have heard
of the difficulty encountered by other
months earlier than usual TO insure
supply
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

Arrival from the tanneries yester.
day of large consignmcnts of both up
per aud sole leather was gratifying to
dealers who have only small stocks on
hand to meet the revival Of buying
which has taken place this week. Prices
remained firm. with fractional advances
noted in some grades of sole leather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

The government has received more
than 81 1,1OI .0OO. 900 through sales of
thrift stamps. war savings stamps aud
treasury saving certificates in the
twenty two months they have been
available for purchase by the public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

Williams. Belmont & Co.. who con
troll n chain of department stores. will
soon open a large automobile accessory
store here. The firm now maintains
stores in Baltimore. Harrisburg, Brook e.
lyn New Haven and several other large
cities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10
Buyers from many countries have

Buyers from many countries have
been trying to buy clocks in this mar
ket in the last few days. Most of
them have been able to place only
moderate orders, aS the leading Amer
lean producing concerns are so over
whelmcd with domestic orders that they
hesitate to go extensively into the cX-
port business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10
FINANCIAL BRIEFS

The average price of twenty active
industrial stocks declined 0.15 per cent
yesterday to 113. 40. while twenty rail
roads declined O.34 per cent to Sl.1O.
The recent offering of S36 900 000
of United States Rubber Company's
common stock has been sold. The
in full on October / or in four in
stallmcnts Thirty three million six
hundred eighty three thousand four
hundred and fifty dollars par value of
the S36,OOO,OOO offered elected to pay
in full and $2,3lG.5jO to pay in in
stallmentS.
Wall street is anxicuSly awaiting tn,
supreme Court : decision Gs tG whether
/ stock dividends nrc income" ah,
liable to the income "a. II is rumorct
II at several Of the 'Hrgc" corporation
are only waiting for ! favorable decision
in this case to declare stock dividends
0nd if. rs is hoped = favorable dcciSio,
Genes down soon th" stITHr is quite Ger
tain that there will Dc several "mcluuS'
Announced.
The presidents of virtually all Of the
railroads in the United States will hold
Il conference next Monday at the Grand
they will discuss Developments that have
occurred during the summer and prob
lens that will have 10 be solved with
the return of the railroads to privat"
operation.
Report Of the St Louis Southwest
crn Railway Company for the year end
cd December 81. 1918. shows net IN.
come Of $500. .G52. equivalent to 4.3.
a share earned on the preferred stock
compared with net income of 81 SIS. o.
II6. equal. after allowing ! per cent on
preferred issue. to $17.GO n share earned
on the common stock in the preceding
year.
The New York Subtrcasury gained
%34i,OOO from the banks yesterday,
making cash net gain since Friday
# so. so 600.
The government has received more
than S1,lO7 900, 900 through sales of
thrift stamps war savings stamps aud
treasury saving certificates in the
twenty two months they have been
available for purchase by the public.
PAYMENT in the Third Reserve Dis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10

The New York Subtrcasury gained
%}44 600 from the banks yesterday.
making a cash net gain since Friday
# so. so 600.
Smyrna times., 1919-11-26

Services at Salem M. P. Church
next Sunday as follows: Sunday
School at 1.90 p. M, followed by
preaching by the pastor, Rev. J. P.
George, at 2.30.
Smyrna times., 1919-11-26
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold, Kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic Brenford, and Their Vcinities.

P. M. Money, on Tuesday evening,
December. 2.
Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Kenton M. E. Church on Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Personals.-Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Taylor and son, Samuel, of Kenneth
Square, spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tay-
lor.-Miss Lucy Hazel is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Norris N. Bull in Mary
del, Md.-Mr. Gilbert Garrison spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Garrison who is in the Pennsylvania
Hospital in Philadelphia. Mr.. Garri-
son reported her slowly improving
Miss Maggie Slaughters of Virginia,
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Downs.-Mr. and Mrs. j..
Gilbert Attix and daughter, Mary
Elizabeth, of Overlook, Pa, spent a
few days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Attix.-Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Roberts spent Sunday with his father,
Mr.. James Roberts, of near st.
Georges.-Mr. John w. Arthurs was
a guest of his mother, Mrs. Nancy
Arthurs in Wilmington on Sunday.