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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

burned up The story Of the reign OF
terror is rs terrible rs the story of the
black hole of Calcutta or the red ter
rors. IN France during tho French revo-
luton. or the Black Hands in Sicily.
Think OF waking up at midnight TO
hear the rat-tat-Iat of machine guns
and the boom Of battle. What wreck
is PctroGrad. Two million citizens re-
duccd 10 half million. Thrcc-:ourths
Of the stores and homes boarded up.
Grass growing in the market place,
roofs fallen. cats and dogs starving IN
the streets.
Bolsbevlsm--AnArchy.
The time has fully come To drop this
word. Bolsheyiki. and to substitute Tho
word "anarChy." Euphcmism is ma
tional peril. stop saying "cmbczzle-
mcnt''-Say thief" Cease TO say he
re-hypothecltcd bonds and say he
stole his friends money" This country
needs revival Of crisp thinking and
plain speaking The day for saying
lie fingered too long before the altar
Of BacchuS is gone; three words SUI
ncc "Hc was drunk" Why camouflngc
crimes under the term ''BolShcviki"' IL
is like training the honeysuckles over
the slaughter house Tith it's foul doors.
Ii every author. editor. speaker. teach
rr would forget tho word Bolshcrikl
and talk about anarchy" in Russia.
with its orgy OF murder. rape. loot. the
victory woald BE- half won. THROUGH
sheer hopcicssncss. one hundred Of The
boys Of light and leading in Russian
universities have shot themselves.
When hope goes. tn" reasons for living
70 also. The first duty IF this confer
cncc. therefore. is IL devise ways TO re-
cover hope to tn" university boys OF
Russia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
Officers,
THIS IS GENERAL GEORGE
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

One hundred and eighty-scvrn years
ago to-day. near Bridge Creek. Vest
morcl;tnd county. Virginia. General
George Washington WIS born. Fl" has
h"cn dead for nearly l@o years. but his
name and fame ar" still held in rcTcr-
cncr by the people Of Amcrica, and when
will likely be continued by the rornlacH
Of this country until time shall h. mr.
moro.
i AS has been III" custom on this date
in the years gun" by. his birthday an
nivrrsary will h" observed. While the
/ wheels Of Industry Will not cease 10 any
marked degree. MI places Of business
. under the supervision Of the government
will hr CLOSED to-day. The fedora.
offices throughout IN" Wheeling district
Will be closed. while tn" regular no.
day hours Will 10" observed 1T tn" post
office All the banks Will IHlSn be closed
rs well as the library and stock ex-
changes. There will h" no school to-day
It's Saturday. Many social functions
will hr held here in honor ~ the first
! President Of these United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
THE BIG THING LEFT
UNDONE

L., Tho West Virginia legislature viii
probably adjourn in a few days without
doing the one btg thing that it has hao
q chance to do. That is to impose a
rruoer tax on the transportation OF
natural gas from the state, tax not
onfy sufficient to take care OF the Flr-
gin.a debt. but also to provide on more
1fb.ral scale for every state institution
and for every state activity. Apparently
the passage Of the Steptoe bill has
added to the number OF people who are
opoosed to such a tax In other worus
the beneficiaries OF the Steptoe Dill
are entirely willing to invoke tho power
OF West Virginia to secure lloerat SUP
ply of natural gas. but they are not
willing to pay the taxes on that gas
that might compensate the state OF
West Virginia TO some degree for the
depletion of this great natural wealth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
TIE RUSSIAN SITUATION

The presence of American troops IN
northern Russia creates an embarrassing
situation. Our soldiers went into Rus-
s,a with their British and French Allies
for the purpose Of opposing BolsheFlk
domination. and OF Strengthening those
Russian elements that were friendly 10
the Entente powers. At that tim" inc
Bolshcvik were reco guized rs conteder-
ates Of Germany: they were paying
money to Germany: they were furnish
ing Germany supplies. and they were
making war upon states and territories
friendly to the Allied powers. Now we
,.haye beaten Germany. One OF the main
Causes OF our opposition to the Bolsh2-
-yik has been eliminated. but our SOL
diers remain in northern Russia under
conditions that arc rot cFcditable to our
policy.
We cannot we'll desert the peop!c OF
the Murmansk territory end Of Arch
angel. who have welcomed our armies
and have given them support against
the Solshevtk. We cannot leave them
to the tender m"rcics Of the assasslns
-'bt Lenine and Tro,zky. We ought not
TO submit them 70 the horrors and ter
rors which many other parts of Russia
have had to suffer. Yet unless we in
tend to prosecute the war in northern
Russia vigorously. purely as war
measure. our soldiers should be with
drawn as rapidly as possible. In other
words We ought to max" war against
the Bolshevik. or We should get out Of
Russia.
It is the conviction OF Tho Intelli-
genccr that there can b" II" peace in
eastern Europe so long as The Soviet
government exists in Russia. That gov
eminent has repudiated every honorable
pledge OF the Russian people. II de-
iiberately proposes to destroy the intclli-
gent and propcrty-owninS classes and
to create d Socialistic state bereft OF
. law and religion. This anarchy cannot
safely be allowed to exist. IF we have
any obligation rs to Russia. it is to
the millions Of men and women who
have welcomed our soldiers and who
have given themselves To our cause. To
desert them now would be tho blacklist
,d.shonor. yet VIC might as we'll desert
them as to continue with q handful Of
men IN northern Russia. who are now
hearty able to hold their own aginst
Tho advancing forces Of the EolsheTik
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less enough 10 undertake. that duty IN
rho face Of 4 strong opposition.
We may thank God that l. W. N.'sm
and RnlshcviSm have not Yet fastened
themselves upon the American people
10 such an extent that a hearty regard
for law and order has ceased to exist.
The essentials Of every Republican gov
crnmcnt are obedience to law and re-
spcct TO authority. When consider
able number Of the American people
cease to obey law and to show the re-
spect for the authority which tho people
themselves create. We may we'll begin
to question if sclf-Eoy"rnmcnt for such
4 people is profitable or worth while.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
BALANCING THE FOREIGN TRADE SHEET
Connection of Some Popular MsconceponsWhy We suffered
From TOO Much Wartime Gold
Bv DR.. F. W. TAUSSIG
Chairman OF the L. S. Tariff Commission.

, of bread StuffS, and cotton and copper "
European countries. LONDON VII" t"1
clearing house for these trahSac'ioiiH,
which were disposed Of irrespective OIL
the particular relations of the Ihilcu
States with Brazil and Japan.
I'm all this mechanism was broken
! up, our exports arc largely on govern
| mcut account: and VIC get Tor them MOI
| credits III London upon when VIC "a"
| draw but tho promises 10 pay ttne
! hunds) OF foreign governments. when
| are tucked away III the United Sla''A
! Treasury vaults and which. for inc tlh'e
being are not available Tor any llhat'c'''
! purpose.
Until the REIMBURSEMENT comes VIC mus
! square accounts IN Brazil. or Japan VI
! Argentina in some other way. Inc eN
; port Of specie 10 them taken place ;l!il'oS'
! solely rs i result nf their Sprclai oc"'-
! inrs with MS. This may assume proper
tons quite unexpectedly anu possibly
cmDa rrassing But these arc problems
incident To war, not peace problems; ab-
! normal and temporary. and TO hc iE-
nnrrd in I consideration or permanent
! conditions and policy.
! The war brought abnormal conditions
| in other ways Th" usual machinery 1"r
! the equalization wnd settlement of inter
national payments has broken down. Inc
/ United states during tho period OF our
! neutrality. received great amounts OF
| gold in payment for extraordinary OK
/ ports. After our participation in tho
| war. we arranged TO end this inflow OF
| gold once for all. and 10 accept from our
allies their promises 10 pay Ana yet
| The previous flow Of specie. astonlShinE-
| ~ great as il was. lasting as it did !or
Tho first three years Of III" great war
| illustrates tho principles with which II
| seems 10 b. in contrast.
| We're w" made richer. or more pros
! porous hr this unusual amount of specie :.
! Tho result was higher prices. higher
! wages. higher cost Of living. all the
! PIN nomrna Of initiation. all it's attendant
! rcvcrish speculation. We would have
been hotter off If we had received not
! gold. but In" things which we should or
dinarily have received in payment for
increased exports. namely heavier VOL
ume IF imported commodities
] Under ordinary conditions wc would
have received very little specie. but much
| coffee, sugar. spices. wool, tin. Jutc,
| sisaI: doubtless also moro Of finished
manufactured goods such as cottons.
woolcns. linens and silks. 1t is the
| abundance Of thcs" commodities which
| signifies true prosperity
The influx of gold resulted simply in
the chcapenng Of gold: that is. in q
general rise Of prices. IT supplied the
basis for an extension of credit which
! inaugurat"d the too familiar conditions
! nf initiation. These were accumulated
after our participation in the war. and
they still arc stimulated largely by the
! ErraI fund Of specie which had come in
before
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
TRADES ASSEMBLY TO.
HAVE IMPORTANT MEET
Many Matters ON Schedule for Session
Sunday Ateruoon-Reports
to Be Received.

Tomorrow afternoon At o'clock tho
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
will meet in regular srmi-monthly SEES
sion. II is reported that number or
important matters are 10 BE- taken up,
including the question o. again lcasina
the hall for a number Of years. II is
likely that Walter Il. Hilton. editor OF
The Majority and prnmincn, labor leader.
and Louis Leonard. president OF tho
Trades Assembly. will arrive from
Charlie ston to-day and will tell tho dele
gates Of tho activities during tho past
ten days at tn" Legislature in the inter
est OF labor.
1t is probable that 4 delegation repre-
srniing tho Belmont Trades Assembly
will h" present. representing the Ohio
organization N the meeting. as was
agreed upon recently by the two assem-
aIirs To have representatives TO attend
each others meetings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
Our Daily Story
BACK FROM THE FRONT.

Mrs. Sissenboom was awakened for tho
| fourth time by the sleeplcss tossing OF
her. husband.
Poor dear" she murmured pityihgly.
| And she got up. and. with considerable
| cffor;-for she was not a strong woman
she knocked the bureau over. 1t fell
| with 4 conclusion that shattered two
window panes.
Tantrum Sisscnboom grew Quicter-
! his breathing became almost regular.
| His wife leapcd back into bed with Il
| force that sent three stats gathering 10
! the floor. and then for while all was
| silence
But gradually Tnntrum Sissenooom
| resumed his restless tossing. and mis-
wife. after pounding for some minutes
on the brass hcdslcad with hammer.
said rngrctfully-"I'm afraid its no US"
Tan,rum, fear you'll have 10 Try the
+ rivct foundry again
And her husband. who for the past
nine months had donr"all his sleeping in
front line trenches to tho accompaniment
| OF tearing cannon and banging shells.
dressed YEARLY and walked to the Nigh,
! and Day Rivet Foundry. spread hts olan-
| kets just outside and was soon snoring
| peacefully to the sound OF the 1uiling
crashes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

One Of the most pcrs istcnt forms
which popular miscnnccpti"n assumed IS
that Of suppnsinE that the balance "i
trade between one country and single
other country is Of Significance.
Many think that II We buy NOR" from
Canadians than We sell To thcm' our
trade with that country is Il losing ono
IL. on the other hand. We sell more l"
Canadians than We buy from them 'h"9
think il Il profitable business.
The fact. familiar enough 10 persons
ronvcrsant with international dealings.
is that balances OF this kind. one way or
the other. arc settled and disposed OF ny
compensating dealings with other coun-
tries.
When We bought mare from Canadians
than yr sold thrIu rs VIC did hall Il CEN
rrr,, ,,-n we we're enabled Ia effect our
payments through exports |" EnElai'u'
rhcs., supplied thu haSIs for storing On
change and served II seth. our balance
with Canada.
In moro recent YEARS precisely inc
converse has taken place. w" have soIu
mora to tbs Canadians than We hay"
bought from them. fuI III" Canadians
have sent heavy exports t. EnEl;Lnd' ANA
they also have borrowed heavily IN Eng
land AMI i, is their credits in EnElanh
which have enabled Them 70 pay Tor IN"
goods which they have bought from
us.
From South American countries ana
from tho far East. we hav" bought, year
in and year out. NOR" than We have Sold
tn them W. have been enabled To pay
for the commodities because OF our
heavy exports u other countries, chiefly
Ia the European.
The balance Of trade between any pair
rc countries is rarely such as 10 bring
about an equalization Of their exports
and imports. II is in the grand total
nt q ruslntry'S transactions that wc find
the equalization IF imports and exports.
or rather tho equalization ot all of n
rountry'S international debts and credit
inc: and it is This broad equalization
which servo to bring about Il settlement
without tho flow OF specie.
Incidentally the great war. which dis
ruptcd international trade and all its
mechanism brought uniQu" consequence
as regards tbis phase OF dealing between
nations.
Although in times Of peace tho balance
of tradc between ono country and any
single other country signifies nothing
and does not affect seriously tho flow OF
specie between them. the case bccam"
different under the conditions OF the
war. and particularly under tho condi-
lions which developed after our own
entry into tho war.
Tho balance between zach pair OF
countries has now come 10 b" Of moment.
In times of peace Americans were able
10 pay for their heavy imports OF roff".
from Brazil or raw silks from Japan
through credits based on heavy export $
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
TWO LESSONS

- Two very obvious lessons arc to be
drawn from me collapse OF the general
s>strike in Seattle. The first is that sym
nathctic strikes do not command the
support Of the American people and arc
ALMOST certain TO END in failure. When
$ men in organized bodies quit work on
: account of real grievance having 20 do
= with wages or working condil ions. gen
- orally the majority Of IN" public ar"
!. inclined 10 sympath:zc with them. often
= regardless of I'll" facts in the case. When.
= however wages are satisfactory and
!. working conditions are good. and tn"
- stoppage OF work by largn body II
=. men occurs. IN" American pco3i" quick
= ly recognize The unfairnnss Of tn" pro-
%, cecdings TIL" so-cail"d sympathetic
:. strikes fail because they "urh, TO fail.
= they are illogical. and. therefore. most
~ OF them futile
= Another very obvious lesson is. that a
~ honest and Courageous public official
yho secs his duty and docs il. will COM
rs~f,and the assistanc" Of iaw abiding
peoplc. Ole Hanson. III" mayor of Seat
tie. has become a national figure simply
because he was clear headed enough to
recognize his duty as mayor. and fear
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

The suicide OF one hundred university
students last year in Russian institu-
tions Is an event of capital Importance
In every ago and cline tho young
scholar has been the hope OF his coun-
try. AS social progress s. based upon
the leadership Of it's educated men.
Lord Bacon once said. Tell men what
the Young men OF Oxford university are
thinking. and I will tell you how events
will 70 IN England quarter Of CEN
tury from now" College boys. with
their hungry minds; their high ideals,
their eager ambitions TO right all So
cjal wrongs. are the prophets Of the
now era. His biographer tells US that
James Russell Lowell was but n youth
when he wrote tho "vision Of Sir laun-
fal" and What Yc Have Made of My
Little Ones" And William Stead tells
US that the poems OF young Lowell
first Of all sent him into tho realm of
social reform, just rs Emerson was
young when he set forth tn" principles
Of his earthquake shaking philosoph-.
The whole civilized world. therefore. IS
spellbound by the announcement that
last year one hundred of tho most Gift
cd students Of the universities Of Rus-
STA killed themselves.
Eope Death-Struck.
when hope dies" said Shakespeare.
Tic dies" Out Of hope are the issues
Of life. Why should tbs husbandman
SOW. if an enemy is to reap the harvest
Why should the Belgians build. If an
enemy is to seize the nrcside" Why
should the Russian boy study law. X
law is to be destroyed and courts over
thrown Why should the boy study
medicine and surgery. il all surgeons
are to be driven out Of the great hospi-
tai in Petrograd, and the scrub man
elected to the position of chief surgeon.
az wc know was the fact? Why should
men plant vineyards. if tho Bolshcviki
are to cut down the vines: Why invent
4 tool or found n factory. II the mech
antsm is to be smashed and the factory
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

Secretary Baker explains the unsaui-
tary condition at the Brest cubarka6on
camp on the ground that It rains at
BrestI $50 days in the year. Mud. he
declares is the chief trouble Doubt
less Mr.. Baker will soon announce that
he is making a contract for some three
million gum boots and mackintoshes,
and then all will be happy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

It is rumorcd. only rumored that some
expert kni ghts Of the green cloth are
plying their trade within a few hundred
yards Of the city building. This infor-
nation is passed on to our able chief
Of police for what it is worth. Perhaps
some Of his myrmidons are not so zeal
Gus in the cause Of reform as they were
a few months ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

W. have been waiting patiently for
S.T"raI weeks 80 learn what Governor
CornWnll thinks about the Virginia dcDt.
"" fear that tn" governors unusual
rnoLcs,y is going to disappear; us.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

The rarkcrsburg News suggests Hon.
II Roy Waugh. Of Buckhannon. as an
appropriate candidate for the Repubii-
can morn; nation for governor in 1920.
Mr.. Waugh is mighty good material.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
FOR 8-RoUR DAY.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-Em ploy"rs
of rnarhirsts "f Madsn@ Wis. were
ordered to establish the e.nour today IN
all plants with Il minimum WACO OF 40
cents per hour for men and 50 cents an
hour for women under a decision or
Umpire G. e. McCh"rd. announced to-
day by tn" war labor board. Tho pay
increases are retroactive TO last June
so.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
CAR
DOING GREAT
NORkAT MINE

Ahou: thirty men at tho Richland
mine Of tin. RichIand Coal company
arc taking the course in First Aid every
afternoon and evening. under the dtrcc;-
tion Of Mr.. Robert Lilly. in charge OF
tho car. No. S.
Sccrctay Lane. Of tho department or
The interior. recently published state
lncnt Of tho bureau Of mines. stating
that 1875 men wcrr killed in the mines
nf this country III 1918. "hl!c ms
sccms to br larE" number, it was
~. r., decrease over IN" year 1917. In
certain branches Of the mining industry.
such as protection against possible OK
plosions. Il very argc decrease of ac-
cdrntS was noted. This was due 10
Increased care on the part Of The oh!-
Gals of the coal companies of the coun-
try.
,ircat strides were taken ~ 1918 III
prrrcCling FIRST Aid organizations
throughout the United states. No one
factor has contributed more TO tho sue
cess Of tho First Aid movement in the
mining industry than III" dcmnnstra-
lions and instructions given by the
inInc rescue car crews. operating under
the United States Bureau Of Mncs.
Mr.. Robert Lilly. in charge of tho
rescue car AT Richland mine. feels very
much delighted al tho success hc. is
having here among the men and off,
cials nf tho company lie stated yes
lcrday tn Mr.. w. f. Hyde. welfare .di-
rector for the company. that the at
tendance and tn" enthusiasm of the
Richland men ard officers was among
tho best in tho state.
The demonstrations and instructions
in. thu min? rescue end Of the program
will hr conducted for all three Of the
Richland mines at tho Beech Bottom
mine when the car goes there next
week.
The following is 4 list Of thr officers
and men taking tho course in First Aid:
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To remove obstinate stains from ginS-
ham, wet them with milk and cover with
salt. Leave It thus for a couple Of
hours, then rinse thoroughly.
The Washington times., 1919-02-21

Harper's office this morning. attend
ed by Melvin c. Hazen, E. H. Droop,
and Brig. Gen. Richard d. Simms.
A committee of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association met yes
terday, and decided to request all
business houses to close at 1880 on
the day of the parade. so that the
employees may view the parade, which
Is scheduled to start at / o'clock.
Entries of civic organizations for
the parade will close tomorrow night.
Melvin c. Hazen, District building, is
in charge of this phase of the parade,
and the names of organizations desiT-
ing to participate should be sent to
him.