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Evening star., 1919-03-02
I'UNS THREATEN
FIGHT FOR TRADE
Instruments for Commercial
Conquest Must Be Held From
Germans, Says Palmer.

A. Mitchell Palmer, the alien prop
erty custodian, who will become At
torney General March 4, in report
transmitted yesterday by President
Wilson to the Senate on the admins
tration of enemy-own property
worth S700, 1000, stated that con-
tinued liquidation of large German In
terests was necessary to prevent re-
pewed attempts at commercial dom
nance by Germans.
Mr.. Palmer said he did not advocate
any trade boycott out of a spirit OF re-
Venge or in retaliation for injuries
done to the United States, but the best
way to assure continued peace was to
withhold from Germans the instru-
ments for commercial conquest
Evening star., 1919-03-02
VALUABLE BUILDING SOLD.
Woodward & Lothrop Dispose of
Property in Baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. March 1.-One of the
most valuable pieces of property in
the shopping districts changed hands
yesterday when Woodward & 10th
rop of Washington sold their build
ing at los and 1o7 West Lexington
street for about $125,000. The prop
erty was purchased some years ago
by the Washington firm.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
RUSSIAN SOV|ETS
SEEK WOMEN'S AID
Carry on Campaign to Gain
Their Support on Only
Hope of Success.
NATI0NALIZING A FAILURE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Thursday, February 81.
The Russian soviet government is
carrying on popular campaign to
secure the support of women through
out Russia, according to refugees
reaching here from Moscow. Nine.
Radek, wife of Karl Radek, the chief
bolshevik agent in Germany. is TAX
ing prominent part in this work and
with other women is trying to at
tract the attention of the large mass
of women by having women take
positions in the ministries and col
leges. Premier Lenin is declared to
have made this remark to Nine.
Radek:
IF bolshevism fails it will be be-
cause we could not get the mass of
women interested"
The bolshevik leaders, it is said,
were heartened by the invitation from
the supreme council in Paris to at
tend the proposed conference on the
Princes Islands, the bolsheViki be-
lieving that they were being given a
chance to test their theories to the
bitter end.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Cossacks Make Clean Sweep.

EKATERINODAR,R Russia, Saturday.
February % (by the Associated Press).
A volunteer army of kuban Cos
sacks. which made a clean sweep OF
the bolsheviki in the northern eau
casus, continues the pursuit of the
remnants of the bolshevik force. The
bolsheviki scattered in all directions
after the capture of Vladikavkaz by
the Cossacks.
Further details have been learned
of the manner in which the bolshevik
last December killed more than one
hundred prominent hostages. includ-
ing Gems. Russki and Radko Dimitrieff
of the Russian army, and several
women. The hostages were taken in
motor trucks to Piatigorsk, southwest
of Georgievsk, and placed against q
cliff. They were. shot down with ma
chine guns by boIshevik sailors. Those
who showed signs of life when the
machine guns ceased firing were hack
ed to death with cutiasses,
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Hun Influence Powerful.

The report, which was bulky
document relating to all activities of
his office. dealt at length with German
influence in many lines of industry;
how it strangled American efforts in
similar lines.
The number of separate trusts be-
ing administered February is totaled
1926" said the report, The value of
those already appraised was $500. 945,-
724, while more than a million it was
estimated would be added when the
valuation was completed.
In the administration of this prop
erty sl,G00,000 was spent. said Mr..
Palmer. or about one seventh of / per
cent for the sixteen months, "a record
of economical administration which
has never been approached by any
trust company in the world"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Embargo on Bulk Grain Shipments

CHICAGO, March 1.-The railroad
administration today placed an embargo
on shipments of bulk domestic grain to
New York harbor points. Exceptions
may be made by the freight traffic COM
nlittee.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Point Out Obstacles.

Many intelligent women are report
| ed to be cooperating with Lenin and
1rotsky, but so far they have pointed
out vainly that it will be impossible
! to win the support of the women as
long as religion is Haunted and as
| long as divorce is made so easy The
soviet propaganda bureau is putting
out notices that with spring will come
food and clothes. They also harp on
the prospects for peace, as it is peace
above all. that the women and peas
ants want.
Woman refugees who have arrived
here rarely complain of the general
treatment of women under bolshevik
rule in Petrograd and Moscow. There
have been some individual cases of
mistreatment and of grief resulting
from the murder of fathers, brothers
or sons
According to the refugees and re-
ports there has been no general appli
cation of the much-advertised easy
divorce and easy marriage regulations.
| to nationaiize women. but nothing
came of 1t. The same result follow ed
a similar decree issued in Moscow.
However, women have frequently
been subjected to mistreatment, as il
| Illustrated in the town of Briansk
Troops of the red guard army, when
! they arrived there. requisitioned sixty
unmarried women and sixty married
women and women of the nobility. In
the provinces of Saratoy VoIga and
Vladimir the soviets declared that men
and women had equal rights, and also
| that If persons of either sex were not
married they were obliged to accept
the first offer made publicly through
selections made by consulting names
posted at soviet headquarters. The
children of such marriage, it was de-
creed, were to become the property of
| the state.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
artures.

Accumulated excess of temperature
since January /. 1919. +241; excess of
temperature since February /, 1919,
+75. Accumulated deficiency of pre-
cipitations since January l, 1919,
los; deficiency of precipitation since
February 1. 1919. lilo.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, so; lowest. So.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia and Maryland
Fair today and probably tomorrow /;
not much change in temperature; gen.
tie north winds.
Virginia-Fair today and tomorrow !;
not much change in temperature; !;
moderate northeast winds.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Yesterdays Temperatures.

Midnight. 55; Q am, "a; am, 55;
a. M, As; 8 am. As; 10 a m, A; IL
noon, IS; 2 pm. Al; 4 pm. As; 6 pm,
as; pm. "A; 10 pm, 80. Highest,
Sc; lowest, SO.
Relative humidity-S am. 63: 2
pm, 43: s pm, As.
Rainfall Is pm. to p.m.), o.33.
Hours of sunshine, s.S; per cent Of
possible sunshine, 81.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Concealed Incomes Found.

Mr.. Palmer reported that the pay
ment of 81 1,6o4. 539 in taxes as the re-
suit of discovery by his office of con-
cealed income and excess profits
brought to the Treasury d sum 50 per
cent greater than the entire cost OF
administration.
Relating the efforts made by aliens
to transfer property to America citi-
zens at the outbreak of the war, Mr..
Palmer said every possible device
had been reSorted to. IF We had
permitted these fake transfers to
stand he saS, some Americans
would have picked up bargains that
would have yielded fabulous profits
In some cases, he said, stocks of a
book value of thousands had been
bought for 500.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Opposes Maternal Affection.

| 1t was ON this theory, 1t is declared
that the childless Nine. Kollontay "a
] prominent bolsheyik) married Debenko.
| at one time bolshevik minister of ma
rine. Nine. Kollontay believed that the
children Of the bourgeoisie, if educated
by the state, would grow up with boil
! shevik ideas. She also devised a plan
to eliminate maternal affection by fore
ing mothers at children's institutions
to nurse indiscriminately any children
| there who were not their own. While
she was minister of education Nine.
kolioptay, it is said, was responsible
for number of such schemes.
| The bolsheviki attempted to please
! women by establishing amusement CEN
ters in the cities and towns. but this
| was counteracted by the fact that the
| bolshevilsi closed the stores and nation
allied women's clothes. The women
of the difficulties the soviet government
threw around housekeeping. The peas
ant women were often beaten by their
husbands because of the lack of food.
\ The wives of the bolshevik leaders often
| were openly against bolshevism owing
to the clothes question. With their new
| found wealth the women wish to make
a display and they also had difficulties
| in obtaining silks, gloves and other
| inery.
| There has been bitter feeling about
| every Kind of display, and even Pre-
mier Lenin, who is obliged to use an
| automobile to go about, has been
| criticised. Recently he was telling a
| crowd the wonders of the new free
dom. when voice shouted:
Yes, it is all right for you, but we
have not got automobiles"
Food for Children.
| Nine. Lillina. the wife of Zinovieff,
! the Petrograd commander, is one of
| those who have been delegated to win
over the mothers TO bolshevism. She
! has been making special effort to
get food for the children, but has
| been having a difficult task as food
| has been very scarce.
| During heavy snowstorm in Mos
| COW this winter every person was
| Obliged to do his or her share of
| shoveling snow in the streets. Miss
Isabelle Lutistavsky. the daughter of
| Prof. Vincent Lutistavsky of the Uni
yersity of Paris refused to obey the
order. She told the bolsheviki that
| they might arrest her, but she would
not shovel snow. She carried her
point, but was later advised to leave,
| which she did. coming to Warsaw.
| Bolshevik laws, have led to ludf-
| crous results. A story is told in
| connection with the manner in which
woman servants do as they please.
In smolensk a bachelor householder
| tried to discharge his cook, but she
| refused to leave. On the advice of
| bolshevik friend, the bachelor filed
| declaration that he had married his
cook. He then filed second decIa-
| ration that beshad divorced her, and
| he was then legally within his rights
| in forcing her to depart
Discovery of a nationwide bolshe-
vik woman's organization in Finland
| through the arrest of an eighteen
| year-oid girl was reported in dis
patches yesterday to the State De-
! partment from Helsingfors It was
| said that a complete list of boIsh evik
| agents had been obtained from the
prisoner.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
69e Mercerized
DAMASK
49cayd.

Fine quality bleached mer-
csrized table damask. - inch-
es wide. and in good assert
meut OF patterns. Lengths
from = 10 10 yards. Al n
saving OF - ef the regular
price.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Criticises obstructing Lawyers.

Alien property in this country was
divided into two classes-small in
Vestments and investments by COM
bined capital in Germany. having
the closest affiliation with the great
political and financial powers of the
empire
Property of the latter class said
Mr.. Palmer, had been sold and would
continue to be sold. while the small
Investments, which were termed
friendly" would be conserved
Mr. Palmer criticised efforts of law
yers to place obstacles in the way
of the custodian since the signing of
the armiStice. L was necessary to
continue the policy to prevent "hy brid
AmericaniZation, which he declared
was no less dangerous in industry
and commerce than in individuals.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
No Big Salaries Paid.

The Senate last week adopted a
resolution by Senator Calder of New
York calling on the alien property
custodian for a complete report on the
operations of his office, and referred
another by Senator Frelinghuysen of
New Jersey to committee. Mr.
Palmer issued statement several
days ago saying the informa ton
asked in the Calder resolution was
contained in his report to the Presi-
dent, and denying that excessive sal
aries to employees or fees to lawyers
had been paid.
Fees allowed lawyers were not listed
in the report. but Mr.. Palmer said the
salaries paid the SAG employees of the
alien property custodian organization
totaled sS21.50S annually.
Aefograms on file at the Sayville,
L. J., wireless station were a fertile
source of information about German
property in this country, detection of
which otherwise would have been diff
ficult. the report continued. This sta
ton and the one at Tuckerton were
built by German interests and were
to have been the nucleus for the con-
solidation Of all the wireless patents
in this hemisphere, according to Mr..
Palmer.
DiVorcing of German interests from
the dye and metal industries removed
some of the most dangerous menaces
to American business, Mr.. Palmer said
He described how German dye con-
Germs conducted campaign of bribery
among American employees to promote
their business.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Flill yard wide strpeHtrbe
crepe. for kiwenrs or un-
derwrar. in white. pink,
light hlur. rose. layendrr.
etc Extra good quality for
this low price.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

large assortment of stylish plaid gnGhams in
wide Pretty voiles IN a wide range OF patteI
showing the newest ideas for spring and sumper we;
now and the differenc future price
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Soft ehsmois- finish long
cloth. IN io-yard lengths: 81
inches wide. Very special a
81 80.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-23
NO NEUTRAL INVESTIGATION

Among the proposals made by the German peace EN-.
voys are, several for the investigation Of certain phases
missions or mixed commissions presided over by the rep.
resentatives of neutral nations. 1t need scarcely be said
that no such proposal will be entertained by the peace
war had been fought to a draw. and the situation now
we're that the belligerent nations on both sides should seek
to conclude a peace on the basis Of compromise, some
thing OF the sort might possibly be done, but the war is
not ending In that manner. 1t is ending in the defeat.
utter and absolute, Of one set Of belligerents, and the
peace which lis to be made will not be a peace Of COM
promise but a peace dictated by the victorious party.
With customary inconsistency the Germans ignore the
fact that under the principles of national existence to
which they have, been welded and which they sought to
perpetuate, the party defeated in a war had no rights
Germany has been a conquering nation, and the terms
which she has made after each of her conquests have
vantage alone. and have taken no account of the welfare
of the vanquished. If the peace commission now in ses-
sion were to follow this rule to the letter, were to seize
and distribute among themselves all Of Germany's terri
tory and were to reduce the entire population Of Ger
many to a condition of bondage. the Germans themselves
could not complain without abandoning the dominant
principle of their national life. The Allies and the United
States are not pursuing this course. They intend to leave
a German nation inhabiting German territory, self-gov-
erning ana independent. They intend to fix such condt-
tons as will enable the German people to rehabiltate
themselves if they can abandon and forget their fetish
of military domination. The hardness Of the terms ex-
acted is the necessary and inevitable result of the acts
committed by Germany herself. Her conquerers seek to
impose no unnecessarily harsh conditions upon her. But
in one respect these conquering nations will follow the
precedents of the past. They will insist on making their
own terms with the enemy, not in conference with him.
but in consultation among themselves. In the, terms
which are some times used to describe another situation
in this particular phase of the case the Allies and the
United States are judge, jury and executioners. They will
make their own terms and Germany can take them or
leave them, the latter at her own peril.
One other feature upon which the Germans seem in
clined 10 insist reaches the summit of impudence. The
complaint is made that while the conference assesses
damages against Germany for injuries inflicted on other
peoples, no account is taken of the damages and injuries
which Germans themselves have sustained as the result
of the war; The. logical reply when the consideration Of
claims of this kind is urged is to refer the claimants to
the German government for the redress of their griev-
ances. for their injuries as we'll as all others growing out
Of the war are things for which Germany is responsible.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-23
SOCIALISM IS AUTOCRATIC!

Whatever Karl Marx or other writer's on Socialism
may have to say on the subject, the fact remains that So.
cialism, in its actual operation, is essentially autocratic
1t is a very denial Of democracy.
The form of government. which Lenine and his fol-
lowers arc trying to impose on Russia is often called So.
ciahstic. The term is not accurately used in this connec-
ton. The system is Socialstic in theory in that it pro-
poses the common ownership of all property. It ia the
worst form of tyranny in that it denies to a large proper
ton of the population all participation in the affairs OF
government. 1t is professedly a system Of government
by a particular. class, for the benefit Of that class, and of
subjugation by force of all other classes.
But, within it's own narrow limits. the Bolshevik sys.
tenn is Socialistic. That does not mean that the people
rule. By no means. The people are ruled. The system
which Russia experiences. but does not enjoy. vas i'm
posed from without, and its operations are directed and
controlled by the iron hand of armed force. Local sow
cts are permitted to manage local affairs in their own
way so long as their methods do not conflict with the will
OF the self-created autocracy. When that happens the
necessary force is brought to bear, and local demands are
over ridden. y =
Inc methods which have been used in the handling
of the affairs of the Nonpartisan league bear striking re-.
semblance TO the methods employed by Lenine and Trotz.
ky to control their following. except that for armed force
there have been substituted. other forms of compulsion
OF Socialism at work, as they seem to be, we know what
we have to look forward to if the Socialistic program is
carried out.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-23

A New York Sunday paper cites Mrs. Fiske as an
exponent OF. vegetarianism. and as illustrations of the
value Of a. vegetable diet she refers to Tolstoi and George
Bernard Shaw. The illustrations while interesting are
not entirely convincing. Equally eminent people could
probably be found who have sustained life on any one
of a great number Of rare and peculiar diets. The state
ment is often made especially in America, that we eat too
much meat Perhaps there has been some reason for
this statement. but it may be supposed that the era Of
pricties in our diet.
With many people for many generations vegetarian
ism has been sort Of religion. This Il intended to apply
TO the western peoples and not to those OF the far east
TO whom vegetariantsm is actually a religion. But
among western peoples where the eating OF meat has
rot been prohibited by law or by churchly regulations.
there have been groups Of people who have conducted
a very vigorous campaign to convince the public of the
utter lmpropriety OF the use of meat in the bill of fare.
II does not seem that the propaganda has made great
progress. Apparently there are az many meat eaters
as there ever we're, and it seems impossible to get away
from the idea that man is naturally An omniverous ami.
NAL needing and using to advantage both meat and veee-
table foods.
Its interesting TO note that in spite Of the fact that
the japanese are distinctly a race Of rice eaters whose
feats OF strength and endurance on a diet of rice have
often been cited in support Of the vegetarian doctrine.
p h"N III SS
Japanese army rattons. The fact is that the Japanese
ca, rice not because 1t IL wholesome. but because 1t 10
cheap. Its chea pness hae resulted in its becoming tho
staple article Of diet, but when cheapness ceases to be
an object and when 1t is desired to fit men 'physcally
for the performance Of the most arduous duties the Jap.
anese authorities have recourse to meat Just as do the
authorities of the western world.
There are individuals who are 80 constituted that
they can get along very we'll on an exclusive vegetable
diet. Those individuals are rare. Where great physical
exertion is necessary. and where it is impossible to de-
vote tho major part Of ones time to the selection and
consurn ption Of foods. the use Of meat, IL not necessary,
becomes at least exceedingly convenient and useful. The
COW is a vegetarian. but the COW Ia SO built that she can
load herself up in the course Of two feelings a day with
enough vegetable matter to thrive and grow fat. In
order to do this she chews her cud, an ACCOMPLISHING emit
which most humans have not learned, and so long as the
human stomach retains approximately its present form
and capacity, meat will continue to be a very desirable
article with which to fill it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-23
SHOWS BIG Loss.

Berlin, April 2s.-tMail.)-The
state arsenal at spandau,. which has
been shut down by the government.
has shown monthly deficits Of 49,
600, 900 marks for the past few
months. Estimates for Aprils May
and June indicated a further total OPP
Grating loss of 10000, 900. Attempts
to utilize the gigantic plant for peace
production are unsuccessful in its
present condition and it will have. to
be dismantled and re-equfpped. 4
The arsenal. which in peace-time
employed 5000 hands and in the past
few years engaged 10000 workers,
mas since the revolution developed i'll
to a hotbed of radicalism. Communist
leaders openly engaged in the jntimi-
dalton of other workers., threatening
them with boycott and other forms Of
terrorism. 1t is stated also that the
plant has also been grossly misman-
aged which gradually brought, on a
state Of passive resistance ands,insub-
ordination among workers.
A STRANGEsvIEW
Z. Hewitt-He has queer idea of the
duties of; policeman.
\ Jewett-How so?a&.
Hewitt-He thinks they ought to
enforce the law.
TOO TRUE.
IT only takes. a few minutes to find
in: others the faults we&can't discover
in ourselves in a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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