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Mr.. BARNES. United States Wheat
Director, now has his eyes turned in
the right drection--the direction Of
the American consumer-but he does
not let them look very far ahead. He
says:
In the event OF surplus wheat
production domestic consumers shall
not pay more for wheat than prices
concurrently accepted from foreign
buyers"
So far. SO good. The possible out
rage of making our own people pay
famine prices for their bread in a
year of superabundance. with foreign
peoples getting their bread from us
at the same time for low prices, need
no longer be considered. But Mr..
BARNES also says:
The National Treasury should be
protected by the realization of a
world price. as far as it can be de-
termined"
And here is the rub. If the Whea t
Director can sell great quantities Of
wheat abroad on the basis Of S2.26 a
bushel to the American farmer, he
makes it clear that we must consume
wheat on the same basis. That very
thing would happen anyhow under
the law of supply and demand.
But suppose the foreign consumers
will take only small quantity Of our
wheat at the S2.26 price. Suppose
with billion and n quarter of BUSH
els Of wheat in this country the for
eign buyers will take from us only
one hundred million bushels or two
hundred million bushels on the 50 20
basis.
Suppose this very trifing export
business is used to establish world
price" Then is the United States
Government going to compel the
American people to pay on the S2.26
basis for the six hundred million
bushels which they require? Is the
! Government going to let half a billion
! bushels or a quarter of a billion BUSH
els lie unused rather than let the
American people have cheap bread?
Is the Government going to hold such
vast quantities of wheat till II rots
before II will sell it to the American
people at price determined by eco
nomic conditions?
Whether foreign peoples will buy or
will not buy wheat from us nj the
price which our Government thinks
should be fixed for it. our own Amer
lean people should never be compelled
TO eat bread at inordinate prices II
there should be surplus wheat filing
the granurieS and the terminal ware
houses.
As soon as n big surplus is seen TO
he inevitable such wheat pust be pu.
on the market for American consum-
ers under the law Of supply and de-
mand or great and indefensible
wrong will be done TO the American
people who have supplied the money
TO pay the guaranteed price of 1925
TO the farmers. They have supplied
the money to administer the Govern
ment Food Trust. They have sup
piled the money to provide breadstuffs
for the Old World if the Old World
will buy them. After the American
people have supplied the money for
all those things. as for everything
this Government does, to make them
pay two prices for their bread while
the stOrehouses of the nation were
bursting with wheat rotting for lack
Of markets, would be the last straw to
break the0camel's back.
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IL Of tho Moving Finger

The Moving Finger writes and having writ
our tears, they say. can blot no line OF 1t,
The Moving Finger seeks the pie and then
There Is no way to get II out again.
The Moving Finger also points In scorn
Nor swerves at the behest OF any born.
The Moving Finger sometimes wears
ring,
But finds that no unalterable thins.
The Moving Finger with the buzzssw toys
And having toyei, hnds permanent the
joys.
The Moving Finger beckons on the spot
The world must follow II IT win or not.
McLANpBuBGu WILSON.
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A Cryptographer's Venture on That
Poster,

To THE EpIToR OF THE SUN--SF. I've
forgotten the name of that wise old
dufrer who. speaking OF good English In
general. said. When n writer gets into
his pronouns, tremble for him"
That seemingly involved at" mani
testify does not refer to America" 1t
refers 90 the world" here printed mis-
takenly in lower case lettering. The
poster should read:
III America at this juncture should
fail the World, what would become or
~" HOLLIS w. FIELD.
OXFORD, Conn. April %.
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The shadow the Rainbow Division
casts before itself Is green.

refusal of a large proportion of land
lords to accept tenants with juvenile
dependents for their dwellings the pos
ter issued by Secretary WILSON of the
United States Department OF Labor is
especially appealing:
Build now.
own your own home for your chill
dren's sake %
For your children's sake. indeed.
Doubtless the Labor Department sees
visions of realty heirlooms being
handed down unto the third and fourth
generations; so shall the wicked land
lords suffer for their sins
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to France, now ordered to return with
out the passenger for whom the rush
voyage was made. the good ship
George Washington must harbor an
opinion about peace negotiations that
would make SHERMAN's sentiments on
waging war look pale.
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4 Brave Sailor Defends Brave
Soldier.

AdmiraI SIMS is straight spoken,
outstanding sailor man, never afraid
to say what he means. and never leav-
ing his hearers in doubt as to the
message he wishes to convey to them.
At the Victory Loan meeting in front
of the Treasury building in Washing
ton on Monday he took occa sion TO
pay his respects 10 the detractors Of
General JOIN J. PERsHING in plain
phrases that will bear
repetition
Now jus, word about JOHN
PERsHrso.
He has had 1000, 900 men over
there.
NO one OF those men has been
able to see one-thousandth part OF
the operations.
They run across great many
disagreesble things.
They may have been charged FIVE
cents too much in a cauteen. or they
an Italian or a Frenchman that they
had a row with.
They come back with all sorts OF
small criticism.
For the LORDS sake. don't pay any
attention to that, and don't pay any
attention to the people in this coun-
try that are yapping at JoHX FER
sHTSo's heels.
mo military commander since the
world began has had to do the stunt
he has had to do.
II he should have done that with
out any mistakes he would he the
greatest military commander the
world has ever heard OF.
HE will tell you himself he has
made mistakes.
so have I. but | am not going to
tell you about them"
There has been disgusting amount
Of backstairS gossip, tittletHttle. and
unpleasant innuendo concerning Gen
eral PERsHING, his staff, and the Co
terle OF West Pointers surrounding
him ever since men began TO return
from the battlefront. Mighty little Of
II has got into the newspapers, be It
said to their crelt but II has been
circulated by word of mouth among
Idle and Gullible persons until there
&c nAf hon a1sat tn hA t., .,h
some solemn ass does not wag his
empty head portentously when the
name OF PERSHING is uttered.
These Irritating and irresponsible
reports are vague and nebulous. They
cannot he denied, because they pro-
vide no specific accusation which ran
he proved or dlsproved. Their au-
thors and their circulators seek to
undermine General PERsHING's repu-
tation by innuendo. They say little
and hint much, and the false impress
sion they create Is largely due to the
fears they arouse and not to the facts
they impart.
Admiral SIMs's outspoken and
righteous indignation over this con.
temptible campaign against man
who has done much for his country
should clear the air and shame Gen
eral PERsHING's CalumniatorS. That
brave soldier deserves well Of his
country, and the voice of envy and
malice should be stilled.
The sun., 1919-04-23

The Lor.lei sat on the rock
"Nsturally, my hair got washed and
couldn't do a thing with H." she explained
The sun., 1919-04-23
Social Notes from the Oxarks,
Sensation correspondence Waidron Adran
Reporter.

Pro' Newton Hunt says he's not
going 10 mud his way through to Mr..
Grant Hayes many more times. Guess
he Is going to get married.
The protracted dance that has been
COINS on In this locality finally wound
up in a row and shooting scrape No
one was hit as far as We know,
The sun., 1919-04-23

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir. I would
be pleased to have your opinion OF tho
correctness OF the usage Of the word
weigh" In tho following sentence:
There was very little that you could
learn at that meeting except that a CO.
operative movement was under weigh upon
which ono might occasionally lean"
Might II also not be written way" ana
stil be dramatically correct?
GEORGE Is. Hovsh
NEW YoRK, April ~.
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II our tnsnds rho favor Us 10Th mann
eortpts and Illustrations for publication rish
- have rejected articles returned they must
- eH cases send stamps for that purpose
TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1900.
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The President. It is said by good au-
thority. will shortly call Congress in
special session. and. II necessary, will
run II from .-Despdtch from Paris.
Good authority" in Paris may be
no authority in America, One thing
is certain: President WILSON is not
going to run" the Sixty sixth Con-
gress from the capital OF France. or
from anywhere else.
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Either is correct Under weigh" re-
ferring to the motion Of a ship was the
earlier form.
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london once. 4O-43 Fleet street
Paris otfce. Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre
Washington ONCE, Munsey building
Brooklyn Office. Room 2O2. Eagle Build
Ing, B03 Washington street
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To buy or not 10 buy? That 10 no
question
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NEw YORK. April 20,
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NEW York, April 22.
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Sun rises. ....6:07 A NJ Sun sets. z AZ n
Moon rises 4 :66 Am
The foregoing table has been corrected 20
the new artificial time"
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
JAIL BEDS TOO HARD
IS ONLY COMPLIANT

Giving the District Jail and reforma-
tory a "cIean bill Of health" DR.. Earl
4. budding, president of the Pris-
oners' Relief Society, declared in. an
address at the Northeast Masonic
Temple last night that both were IN
excellent moral and sanitary condi-
ton and could in no way be COM
pared with the conditions recently
exposed at the Virginia State peniten-
tiary.
Conditions in both the District in
stitutiOns are so good they need not
be discussed" ." he said. 'SinCe the dis
closure Of conditions at the Virginia
institutions ! have received scores OF
letters complaining about the District
jail and reformatOry. ] have found
all Of the allegations unfounded, save
a5 to a few minor conditions, which
might easily be improved.
MOST Of the complaints were re-
ceived from persons who were ag-
Rrieved because Of minor discomforts,
which were merely exaggerated. The
principal complaints were unsani-
tary conditions and hard beds. / have
been in nearly every large penal in
stitution in the country, and find the
women's quarters at OccoqUan the
most sanitary have yet seen.
'"The only fault l have to find with
either institution is the low wages
paid the guards. These men only get
$50 a month, when the lowest they
should receive is $10O."
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
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The Washington times., 1919-03-31
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The Washington times., 1919-03-31
ROOT SUGGESTS SIX
CHANGES IN LEAGUE

Responding to a request by VIII H.
Hays, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, for a statement
Of his views on the League of Ma
tions, EIihu Root, ex-senator and ex-
Secretary Of State, has addressed
letter to Mr.. Hays in which he ap-
proved the project for a League Of
Nations and in the main the League
covenant prepared at the peace con-
ference in Paris, and in addition sug-
gested certain amendments for the
perfection of the plan. The suggest
ed amendments, six an number, pro-
vide:
1. For limiting international arbi-
tration 10 justiciable questions, eX-
cluding political questions, and de-
hning justiciable disputes.
?. For the holding Of general con-
ferences from time to time for the
codification and development OF in
teCnationsl law.
3. For reserving purely American
questions, such as the Monroe Doc
trine and immigration, from League
control
4. For the right Of any nation to
terminate at the end Of FIVE years, bY
giving one years notice, its obliga-
tion to help maintain territorial and
political integrity.
8. For verihcatiOn of limitation OF
ornaments.
g. For the revision of the League
covenant within from FIVE to ten
years after the signing Of the treaty
and for the right of any nation, then
or thereafter, on one years notice, to
withdraw from the League. .
The correspondence was given out
by the Republican National Commit
tee at. its headquarters here.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
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The Washington times., 1919-03-31
QUICK AND R0SENTHAL
WILL LECTURE TONIGHT

Herbert Quick and E. Philip Ros-
enthaI will give lectures at a meeting
the Y. NJ c. A assembly hall at s
o'clock tonight.
The subject Of Mr.. Quick's address
will be "A Visit in Fairview," the
authors review Of his new book,
The Fairview Idea"
Mr Rosenthal will talk on Make
Education Educative." He will ex-
plain the benefits OF an education and
discuss the League Of Nations.
B. F. Lindas will preside
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
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The Washington times., 1919-03-31
LIPTON IN UNITED STATES.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Sir Thomas
Upton, challenger for the Americas
Cup, who recently accepted the con-
3tion Of the New York Yacht Club
fer a race in 1920 has reached here
from Liverpool He is here TO visit
old friends, he said, having been away
since 1913.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
WHYCHILLYWEATHER
BRINGS RHEUMATISM
Says skin pores are closed
and uric acid remains
in blood.

/ Rheumatism is no respecter OF age,
|sex. color or rank. II not the most
DANGEROUS Of human Affections, IL is
lone of the most painful. Those sub
/ iect to rheumatism should eat less
4meat dress warmly as posS ble'
iavoid any undue exposure and, above
IAN. drink lots OF pure water.
/ Rheumatism is caused by uric acid
which is generated in the bowels an !
Iabsorbed in the blood II Is the
Function Of the kidneys 10 hlter this
Eacfd from the blood and cast II out IN
1.-The urine: the pores OF the skin are
also a means Of freeing the blood pr
This impurity. In damp and chilly,
lroId weather the skin pores are
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land sluggish and fail 70 eliminate
lthis uric acid, which keeps accumu-
Hating and circulating through the
lEystem. eventually settling In the
IiOints and muscles, causing STIFFNESS,
Isoreness and pain called rheumatism.
| At the FIRST twinge of rheumattsm
get from any pharmacy about four
I5unces Of Jad Salts, put tablespoon
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Jad Salts is inexpensive. harmless
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water drink which OVercoWos uric
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Is well.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
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The Washington times., 1919-03-31
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The Washington times., 1919-03-31
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
Liberty and License

CONVICTION of Victor Berger definitely
~ establishes the distinction in law be-
tween liberty of speech and license. TO that
extent it is very valuable contribution to
the welfare of the United States, even though
it applies only TO uttcrances made in the time
of war.
The fathers saw fit to preserve, in their
construction of the American Constitution,
the principle of freedom of speech to the
end that untrammeled criticism might cor
rect abuses in government and make for
honest administration of the law. 1t was
never intended to provide protection, in time
OF war, for the man obviously seeking to
embarrass the government in the prosecution
of the war, and to make possible the nations
defeat by placing obstacles in the way Of its
military preparations.
1t was in the latter sense that Berger
acted, according to the finding of the court
which tried him, and the verdict OF guilty
was brought even though, at the very time
that Berger was seeking to incite opposition
to the enforcement of the selective service
act. legitimate criticism Of the governments
methods in conducting the war was not in
any sense restricted Berger, in the opinion
of the court, was seeking only to promote
insubordination, disobedience and disloyalty
among the military and naval forces, not to
bring about the correction of alleged defects
in the conduct Of the war.
Berger, in face of the conviction promptly
announced that if Congress denies to him
the seat in that body to which he was elected
last November and orders a new election,
he will run again. and, he boasts will be
elected The present Congress, of course
has no jurisdiction in the matter, and before
the next Congress take the matter up
unless there is an extra session, the courts
may have granted his appeal for new trial
Pending the outcome Of the new trial, IL
it is granted but certainly on the basis OF
the conviction as it stands, Congress can
not proceed to admit Berger to a seat Only
by reversal of the courts finding, which
it is not in the province of Congress to under
take, would Congress be justified in regard
ing him as being purged of the charge of
disloyalty.
BY the same token the country may hope
that the constituency which elected Berger
TO Congress before the court adjudged him
guilty, will not undertake to re-clect him
while the conviction stands. Just as the sal
walton OF this country depends OH the prcser-
walton OF the principle of freedom of speech
SO does the integrity of that principle depcnd
on recognition OF the fact that freedom is
not license, and that man who seeks TO
undermine the strength of his country in
time OF war is not entitled to hide behind
that principle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
Aims OF Spartlcan Group

NY]HEN the Bolshcviki coiled like an adder
W ana began to strike during the carly
days of the kcrensky regime in Russia fcw'
people III America were familiar with its doc
.r'hes or even Win the name, of the organ
ization. This ignorance to a slightly loss
degree exists here to-day in regard to the
Hpartacus Bund, whose activities in Berlin arc
attracting worldwide attention. We know
that the Spartacans are akin TO the RoI
shcViki, but their definite aims have been
opscurco IN the more interesting accounts of
their militant activities. From the meapcr
information that has reached this countrv II
can be stated that the Spartacans desire IN
establish government OF tho working
classes excluding all others from participa
,ioh' IN thlS respect it is different from
true socialism, which aims to embrace all
people.
Tho Spartacans declare their intention n
cancer all PUBIC debts and to confiscatc all
fortunes They propose to seize the real
estate OF Germany and to pu, il under The
control OF communal associations Banks
ana all large industrial and commercial com
pahics womb be taken over as Il matter of
course The federation of German states
would be dissolved and Il single ropublc sinh
stituted. The franchise in the election or
representatives would be confined to soldiers
and workmen, and the right of instant recall
OF representatives would exist
primarily the distinction between the
oparlacans and the followers Of the pro-
'isional government OF Ebert is that which
existed between the adhcrcnts OF Kcrcnsky
on inc one hand and those of Lenine on the
o'ner. just as kcronsky lost strength by
delaying an announcement OF policv urti,
| the proposed meeting of the RUSSIA, con
stituent Assembly, so Ebert is dillvda,,vino
with the fatcs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
Railroad Mileage Decreasing

phlLROAD construction in the United
States is in Il condition worse than that
OF stagnation. For the second time since the
beginning of railway systems in this country
year has passed in which more miles of main
lines were abandoned than have been built. In
1918 total of 1,1S2.SS miles were abandoned
against 721.57 miles completed The roads
which passed out OF existence were small
ones. the longest being 1920 miles, and thc
majority being shorter than the Richmond
and Rappahannock River. which was 2552
Nevertheless the roads which ceased operat-
ing during the yearc were numerous and in
the main, OF vital importance to the terri
tories they served.
when the government took over the rail-
roads it was recognized that the facilities for
transportation had been outgrown by the
great increase in the country's business II
was presumed at the time that this condi-
ton would be rGmedied by tho building Of
new lines especially in those zones where
passenger and freight traffic was heaviest
This has not been done because the demands
Tor shipments to the seaboard were so urgent
during the war that the present needs were
always OF more Importance than any policy
winch looked to the future.
This state OF affairs emphasizes the ne
ccssity for the government taking definite
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
Books and Authors

"Enslish leadership" by ]. N. Lar.
H nca &C. y. Nichols Co. Springfield
TO large popular favor. II has an in
,.oduction by William Howard Taft
ana supplementary essays by Donald E
Smith and Grace T. Caldwell. There
are no more inspiring chapters in III.
history OF mankind that those record
ing the glorious achievements OF the
English speaking races. Tho authors
have taken the most notable OF these
particularly in tho fields OF govern,
mcnt, literature. law and science, and
in brief yet complete narrative pre.
sent INC glowing, account OF the debts
which the world owes Great Britain
and America for the devclopments
which nave meant so much to the well
rare OF humanity. Without pretending
10 be complete history Of this ineI
haustible sub ect. tho volume omits no
essential facts. II is book which
will convey 10 the reader in trenchant
style. the course OF the great events
in the making Of civil liberty and rem
rcsentntivc government It's perfect
arrangement and interesting treatment
make 1t easily remembered and thor
ouShly enjoyable.