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JOB
TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION
Continued from First Page.)

securing information regarding
violations of the law relating sole
ly to revenue taxes. 1t is the be-
lief of the bureau that every citi-
zen should be prepared to co-op-
crate without the inducement of
reward in the tax gathering func-
tions of the bureau
+ X J. X
If. after dealing directly with
more than 100000 taxpayers,
Commissioner Roper can still trust
the great body of them to observe
the law of their own volition, there
must be some justification for the
final paragraph on prohibition en-
forcement in his report to Secre-
tary Glass, which reads as follows:
The bureau of internal revenue
undertakes the task of enforce
ment intrusted to it with a sense
of assurance prompted by the same
abiding faith in the American peo-
pie that enabled it to appeal sue
cessfully to them for cooperation
in the enforcement of the war rev.
enue laws. The people have so
loyalty responded to their heavy
tax obligations that there is no
reason to doubt that they will re-
spond with equal loyalty to the
efforts which the bureau will make
in good faith to enlist their CO.
operation in the enforcement of the
measure, which. like the income
tax, Is now part of the Constitu-
tlon OF the United States. The ade.
quate and impartial enforcement
OIL prohibition will sustain the
majesty of the law and the honor
of American citizens and of Amer
lean institutions"
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NAVAL ORDERS.

Ensign Thomas John Bay, from
Puget Sound to the Mahopac.
Lieut.. Commander Micajah Boland,
Va.
Lieut. William j. Carter from New
York to section A-OA.S.N,
Lieut.. Maxwell Cole, from the Vain.
wright TO the Smith Thompson.
Lieut. Arthur D. Freshman. from
Boston to Newport. r. I.
Lieut.. l.. c. Frost. from Croix d'Gi-
ronde, France, to BreSt, France.
Cierk Charles c. Jordan. to Coco
Ensign John ]. Jordan. from New
York to the Umpgua.
Lieut.. Commander Thomas E. Kent.
from Cavite to Canacao
Pharmacist Martin d. Leach, from
Hampton roads. Va, to the Kansas.
Lieut.. John J. Madden, from the
Eagle No. 40 to Boston.
Lieut.. Douglas D. Martin, from New
York to the Black Hawk
Ensign Henry l.. Naff. from New Or
leans. La, to eighth naval district.
Lieut.. Clifford G. Richardson, from
the Satterlee to the Smith Thompson.
Ensign Carl A: Ryder. from the AID
Lieut.. George P. seiffert, from De-
j troit to New York
Lieut.. Herbert L. Shinn, from Wash
ington. D. c., to Asiatic station
Lieut.. Commander Charles S. Ste
phensen, from New York to Gulfport,
Miss.
Gunner Charles C. Thomas. from
Puget Sound. Wash. to North Head,
Wash.
! Lieut.. (junior grade) Joseph r. To-
/ bin, from the Oklahoma to the Case.
Lieut.. junior grade) Harold w.
Wellington, from the Black Hawk to
New York.
Commander Condie x. VIM, from
| the Nevada to Norfolk, Va.
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OPPOSITION PREVENTS
BIG us. LOAN TO CHINA
France and Great Britain Claim It
Would Be Breach of Consortium
of Four Great Powers.
By WILLIAM II. GILES.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

By WILLIAM II. GILES.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago
Dnfly News. Copyright, 1919.
PICKING, China, December 3.-Amer-
icas 100000 900 loan to China. with the
wine and tobacco monopoly tax as Sc
curity. which was signed and sealed by
the cabinet, will not become operative
on account Of the opposition of France
and Great Britain, who maintain that
it is a breach of the loan agreement
known as the consortium of the four
and the United States. 1t was the
opinion of American financiers here that
it was never intended to go through, but
was an attempt to force Japan into the
new consortium. There has been some
opposition to the four-power agreement
in Japan.
The silver situation in China is Sc
rious The foreign banks are attempt
ing to persuade the government to place
an embargo on the expectation of silver.
as they fear that there will be INSULT
cient left to meet the Chinese new year
demands. I am also informed that the
foreign banks are unable to hand over
the salt customs surplus owing to in
sufficient silver. Two years ago China
attempted to place an embargo on the
export Of silver, but the bankers.
through the legations, protested and
done, while at the same time they made
huge profits. Now they are in difficult
ties and want an embargo. A run On
any bank at present would probably
cause a suspension of payments. For
eigners loaning to China would be I'M
able to fulfill the conditions unless they
imported silver. The high silver rate
is killing the export trade. 81
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COLORED ASSOCIATION
APPEALS TO Mr.. LODGE
Asks for Protection, Comparing SO
Lynchings in U. S. to 9
Killings in Mexico.

The National Association for the
Advancem Of Colored People has
sent to Senator Lodge of Massachu-
sets. chairman of the foreign rela-
tons committee. letter urging that
protection be given colored citizens
within the United States. The letter
cites cases of lynching of thirty-six
colored men of the United States be-
tween July 81 and November %, 1919,
and of two Mexicans. In Mexico in
the same period, it says. nine Ameri-
cans have been killed.
THE National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People calls
your attention" says the letter. "in
of Americans by bandits in Mexico,
which are urged as grounds for inter-
vention by the United States govern
ment, to the unpublished murder by
mobs of Americans, not in Mexico, but
in the United States. AS we approve
OF exacting protection for United
States citizens in Mexico. may we in
quire if the United States government
intends to require such protection of
the government Of Mexico and not it.
self accorded?
The records of the State Depart
D.
that nine Americans have died in
Mexico since July 81.
The press of this nation has re-
corded between July 81 and November
2S some thirty-eight murders in the
United States by mobs, two victims
being Mexicans and thirty-six Ameri-
cans, Of whom six were publicly
burned alive at the stake. The Ma
tional Association calls your atten-
ton to the fact that the only, public
action of the United States govern
ment through the Department of JUS
tice in regard to these lynchings has
been to publish stories of radicalism
among negroes.
I'VE respectfully inquire through
you as chairman of the committee on
foreign relations and as a leading re-
publican whether the United States
government intends to proceed upon
the assumption that the murder of
nine Americans in Mexico is of more
Significance to the people of the
United States than the murder of
thirty eight Americans, of whom six
were publicly burned alive, within the
borders of their own country"
The letter was signed by James
Weldon Johnson, field secretary of
the association. With it in parallel
columns was a list of the Americans
killed in Mexico and the colored men
+lynched in this country from July 81
to November g.
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COMMUNITY PLAN SPREADS.
Mime. Bernardo to Take Ideas With
Her to Italy.

World wide interest in Washing
tons community service activities is
exemplified in the plans for like or
ganizatiofs which Nine. Munda Ber-
nardi is about to take with her to
Italy, and ideas which Herbert Stead
is taking with him to London, it is
pointed out by Rufus Smith of Boston.
who is also making a survey here.
All the large cities of the United
States are looking to Washington for
latest Innovations in community serv-
ice, because the capital has had the
greatest chance to develop the COM
munity plan of play and social recrea-
ton under the war conditions which
crowded the city with young folks
away from home. Mr.. Smith says.
Mrs. Marie Forrest. in charge of
pageantry and religious drama work
for, the District community servics.
will go to Pittsburgh next week to
attend several miracle plays, which
are to be given by the Calvary Epts--
COAL Church there.
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two existing departments-milita
and naval. .s-

two existing departments-mint
and naval. -sE
VIII Increase Duplication.
On the contrary, naval circles claim.
it will increase such duplication. from
the new cabinet officer. or near-cabi-
net officer heading the new depart
ment. down to the new prison for Of
tenders in the new service. These.
not being soldiers, could not be sent
to Leavenworth, and not being sail
ors. would be ineligible for a course
of expiration at Portsmouth.
Now comes the last point of all, one
that seems. at first. calculated to re-
flute all arguments against a third
service. This is that the British en-
pire, after an experience of separate
services. now has united air service.
Naval officers. however, declare that.
in the first place, Britain's union of
the army and navy flyers was a war
emergency measure. The boches were
winning; one branch was far ahead
Of the other in equipment, and in or
der best to utilize existing personnel
and existing machinery the union was
hastily contaminated. 1t stopped the
gap 1t was intended to stop, but Sub
seQuent events have been deplorable.
and the personnel of the new third
arm, barring the few inevitable hoy
colonels. boy generals" and hoy
flight commodores' who have cropped
uP, are Tie HTSt u uUIulI H..
!. British Case IL Cited.
The British joint service was formed
over the protest Of the admiralty
but the urgency of the case justified
the step taken. Since the war the
advantage of the consolidation has
disappeared and untold friction and
bitterness have resulted in the OPP
Grafton of incompatible functions Of
the same organization. The admiralty
is thoroughly dissatisfied with pres
ent conditions and an effort is already
| under way to "sue for divorce"
Three heads are better than one"
says a British periodical devoted to
| aviation, land three sets of technical
| departments would be better than
one. if only because all three could
not possibly make the same mistakes
| at the same time" And. again:
IAN airplane or an airship is merely
vehicle, like a boat or motor car
| or a train. which carries a sailor, or
soldier. or an air fighter. on his law
| full occasions. ,Seaplanes, big and
small. are the navy's job. and no other
| service has any business with them"
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CAUSE OF BOLSFIEVISM,
GAINING, SIMONDS SAYS
Believes Fight by Western Nations Lost,
and Future War by America Against
Russian Reds Is Predicted.

in the extreme, and probably. like the
peace of Amiens, century ago. only
a truce. But. on the other hand. we
shall never be able TO deal with the
bolshevists in the one way possible
until the majority of the people of
Great Britain. France and the United
States recognize the real menace to
them of bolshevism in Russia. and.
the sacrifice necessary to crush it.
Germans May Join Russia.
Beyond all else it seems to me that
the time for humbugging people about
the bolshevist situation is about over.
The truth is that we have failed in all
our half measures. our failure has re-
suited in the sacrifice of those ele-
ments in Russia on which might have
been built hopeful government and
if we persist in our present policy. we
must expect. first the sacrifice of the
border states. then the coalition of
Russia and Germany. and presently
new wars, bearing something of the
same relation to the last that the Ma
poleonic struggles did TO the wars of
the French revolution.
The solemn truth, excessively hatd
to bring home to the American peo-
pie. still concentrated upon the do
nestle battle over the league of ma
tions, is that war has not ended in
peace in Europe; that if Germanism
was the danger of yesterday. dissipat-
ed by the victory in the world war.
bolshevism is the danger of today and
tomorrow, nowhere yet even checked.
To believe Europe can exist half boil
shevist and half democratic is to sub
scribe to the folly familiar in our own
history before the civil war.
In my judgment we shall have ulti-
mately to fight bolshevism. But 1t
seems equally plain that it is better
to consent to a truce now than to per-
NIT bolshevism to overrun eastern
and central Europe and gather incred-
ible momentum. while we continue to
pretend that it is being contained by
an illusory Gordon sanitaire or
crushed by armies which are regularly
shown to be many miles behind the
, tories, few days after the battle.
Exactly the same illusion was nour-
ished in the world in the opening days
of the recent war. when German ar
mics were daily reported to have been
decisively defeated, until the hour
when the truth could no longer be
concealed and the western world
awoke to the fact that the kaisers
| troops were within sight of Paris.
The danger is no longer Germany.
but Russia. Unless Germany and Rus
STA cooperate we have no real reason
to fear Germany for many years to
come. but fate seems to have ordained
that the world shall continue blind to
the Russian menace. exactly as it did
to the German. until that hour when
self deception is no longer possible
and Misrepresentation only little less
difficult.
/ Copyright, 1919. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicatet
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AUSTRALIAN GROWTH
BY IMMIGRATION SLOW
Worlds Most Isolated Inhabited
Continent, But Has Insisted
Upon White Policy.

Recent declaration by W NJ.
Hughes. prime minister of Australia.
that his country was determined to
maintain its traditional policy of
White Australia a policy as firmly
grounded there as is the Monroe doc
trine in the United States, again
turned the attention of the world
toward, that remote and unique con-
tinent," says a bulletin from Wash
ington headquarters of the National
Geographic Society.
1t is not that Australia despises
immigration" explains the bulletin.
which is based on a communication
to the society from Herbert z. Greg.
DRY. 1T is rather that she has chung
to her ideal of a homogeneous peo-
pie of British origin.
Australia is disappointed that of
the four large areas which offer con-
genial homes for people of European
blood-namely, Australia, Canada,
United States and Argentina--Aus- T,
tralia alone is passed by, while the
ceived Europeans by hundreds of
thousands. She saw the United States
receiving in one year 1913 1,197S92
people from abroad-more than the
entire net immigration to Australia
for the preceding fifty-three years
anu ia ahothSi yCai t1V1Vt
four times as many people born in
the United Kingdom as were living
in Australia. .-
Remote From World Center.
Australia is the most isolated of
all Inhabited continents and is re-
mote from the center of all the
worlds activities. Northward the
mately 5000 nautical miles; to India.
$500 miles. South America is 1000
miles to the east, and Africa an equal
distance west.
From London to the capital of
Australia ships by the Suez route
of water and by the Panama canal
1852 miles. From California ports
the routes via Samoa, or Fiji, or
Tahiti cover a quarter of the circum
ference of the earth. Australia's only
large civilized neighbor within
radius of 1000 miles Is Java.
Australia is large country. 1t is
about fourteen times the size of
France or Germany. twenty-five times
the size of Italy. Hungary or Ecuador,
of Argentina, its chief competitor in
the southern hemisphere. Its area
is equal to three-fourths of Europe,
one-third of all North America and
of the British empire.
."The continent is almost exactly the
size anu Is lhc shape VI hhO
United States.
Mountain Features.
1.-The traveller in search of dupli-
Gates of the Canadian Rockies, the
Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, of Nor
wegian fords and Alpine scenery
need not visit Australia. Its noun
tain scenery is that of the southern
the White Mountains
and the low ranges of Arizona. Its
plains and plateaus are comparable
with those of the Rocky Mountain
foothills and the arid expenses OF
Utah. Idaho and Oregon. The blunt
granite cap of Mt. Kosciusko. 1925
feet above sea, is the eliminating
point of land. A half dozen peaks
reach the height of Mt. Washington.
and something like 1 per cent of the
entire land area rises as high as the
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qualifying examination will be given
an officer at any time he considers
himself fully instructed on any sub
ject in the course and a final exami-
nation on the completion of the course
to those who have not previously
qualified.
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Grade Of Lieutenant Geuer.1.

Bills before Congress provide for the
creation of the grade of lieutenant
general for the benefit of Gems. March,
Hunter. Liggett and Robert L. Bull
lard. The last two named are emer-
gency lieutenant generals and Gen.
general by virtue of his ONCE. Gems.
March and Hunter are major generals
in the Regular Army and Gen. Bull
lard IL brigadier general. It seems
to be accepted that Gen. Billiard will
be made a major general in the event
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Glasses of Instruction.

To school officers of the Medical.
Dental and Veterinary Corps and nom
commissioned officers Of the medical
department in the details of military
administration, Surgeon General Ire
land has directed the formation of
classes Of instruction at all Army hos
pitfalls, camps and posts. The instruc-
tion will be impaired by surgeons or
other qualifed officers. and will con-
sist Of lessons and quizzes on the arti-
cles of war, army regulations, manual
for the medical department. general
orders, bulletins and circulars. A
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Naval Personnel Decrease.

According to Rear Admiral Thomas
Washington, chief of the naval bu
reau of navigation. the strength of
the enlisted and enrolled personnel of
the Navy at latest reports was $780,
537, a decrease in strength of 170,794
since the date of the signing of the
armistice, November II, 1918, when it
was 421,331. The strength June 80
last-25O.537-was made up of 169.-
27s regular Navy men and s1,25S naval
reservists. OF the total number 1885,
394 were native born. 7,413 natural
ICED, 1850 aliens, who had declared
intentions. sos resident aliens. 1879
nonresident aliens, "a residents of
Guam. 6,03s Filipinos, 20 Samoans and
1877 from the Virgin Islands. OF the
total force percentage of $3.50 was
of United States" citizenship. During
the past year there were 6.045 cases
of desertion. a percentage of IL based
on the total number of men in the
Navy during that period.
The District of Columbia was rep
resented in the naval establishment
during the world war by $3.50 per-
sons OF that number 1923 males and
Z females were in the United States
Navy and $3.50 males and 1874
females were in the United States
Naval Reserve force. 81
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CTION on several important
\ military questions is delayed
4 because of the Presidents

prolonged illness. but it is be-
lieved they will be settled within the
next few weeks. Chief Of these is the
assignment to duty of Gen. John ].
Pershing. the ranking officer Of the
Army, who, since the rehabilitation
of the American expeditionary forces,
has been without a command. For
several weeks past he has been en-
gagged in the preparation of his final
report of military operations in Eu-
rope and completing the records of his
forces. That work was practically
finished last week, and, at the request
of Secretary Baker, Gen. Pershing
and his staff are making tour of in
spection of all the principal military
posts in the United States. The itin-
erary includes visits to posts along
the Atlantic coast. the Mexican Dor
der, the Pacific coast and the Cana
dian border. The inspection will be
thorough and will occupy several
weeks time, Gen. Pershing's report
OF military conditions as he finds
them undoubtedly will be helpful to
the Secretary of War in the. reor-
ganization Of the military establish
ment to meet existing conditions,
Although not officially admitted, it
is generally believed in military cir
cles that on his return to Washing
ton or soon thereafter Gen. Pershing
will be assigned by the President to
the command of the Army, with sta
ton in this city. under some arrange
ment that will permit Gen. Peyron
c. March to continue his duties as
chief Of staff. acting for the Secretary
of War. Since the retirement of Lieut..
Gen. Nelson E. Miles in August, 1908,
there has been no regular military
of that Office having been discharged
at one time by the adjutant general
of the Army, and, subsequently. by
chiefs of staff.
Engineer Vacancy to BE FILLED.
Another question to be presented to
the President for action at the first
the vacancy in the Office Of chief Of
engineers of the Army, which has
been vacant since the voluntary re-
tirement of Maj. Gen. William M.
Black several weeks ago. The i'm
preston prevails that either Col. w.
the Engineer Corps will be promot ed
to the vacancy at the head Of the en-
gineer department. Each has a fine
war record and has strong backing.
Both were emergency major generals
during the war and each was awarded
the distinguished service medal Col.
Langfitt was chief engineer Of the
American expeditionary forces and
one of Gen. Pershing's assistants.
while Col. Jervey was chief of the d.
vision of operations of the general
staff at the War Department and one
of Gen. March's right -hand men. Col.
Langfitt is stationed at New York at
present; he Will not retire for age
until 1924: Col. Jervey is six years
younger than Col. Langfitt. Both Of
ficers are from Virginia. There ia
abundant good material in the Engi-
neer Corps for the vacant Office and
the President possibly. may select
some one not yet mentioned in that
connection.
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Keep Up Air Research.

Experimental and research aircraft
work has been continued since the
signing of the armistice, says Rear
Admiral D. W. Taylor, chief of the
naval bureau of construction and re-
pair, with results of much value, es-
pecially in connection with woods,
metals, fabrics. coatings, etc. Designs
have been developed for a fighting
seaplane having two engines arranged
in tandem and the construction of
four such units has been authorised.
In order to stimulate competition and
obtain helpful aid from civilian de-
signe calls have been made for
being launched from ship steaming
into the wind. The results have been
gratifying, Admiral Taylor says, and
orders for three types already have
been placed. Following exhaustive
hearings by the, naval general board,
three types of heavier-than-air craft
have been ordered for fleet work-a
single-seater fighter, a two-seater
reconnaissance and spotting plane
and a torpedo carrier.
Submarine chasers and the eagle
type Of patrol boats, gave satisfactory
results during the world war. accord
ing to Admiral Taylor. Experience
has shown" said he, that patrol YES
sells capable of going to sea and stay
ing at sea in all kinds of weather can
be built in large numbers in a short
space of time. They cannot replace
the destroyer, which war experience
demonstrated to be the most effective
anti-submarine type. but they form
valuable supplement to the destroyer
force"
Tests are being carried out to de-
termine the relative merits of cast
steel armor gratings for protective
decks as compared with the built-up
special steel gratings now
in use.
Admiral Taylor has invited the at
tention of the Navy Department to
the urgent necessity OF readjusting
the present pay scale OF the bureau Of
construction and repair.
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.DEMUR TO SEPARATE
SERVICE FOR A|RMEN

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A FTER the assassination Of
~ julius Caesar. the greatest
~ drama of politics the English
language has produced, comes