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Evening star., 1919-04-27
Seeks American Capital.

There are approximately SIXTY
eight vessels in the Navy of this r.
public. There are two modern dread-
naughts of $4,000 tons each. both of
which were built in the United States
and both numbered among the worlds
greatest sea fighters.
What Argentina seeks most durinc
it's present era of extension and ad
vancement is additional capital, ana
overtures of a most attractive nature ar.
being made to investors in the CnneJ
States. Steps are being taken to in
stitute a wider teaching of English in
that. country. and 1t is anuspateo !
that the large educa tional institu-
tfons in the United States will in the
future receive much of the patron
age which was enjoyed by France an
Germany. There are now more tha
1000 Latin Americans studying i
various universities i'm this country
and it is hoped that this nun1he ,
will be greatly increased in the neN;
few years
Note: This is the first of a series q.
articles by Mr.. Young intended [
make Americans better acQuaia'eS
with the republics of the south. be
tween which and the United S.ates :,
relations are expected to grow co,.- :
1--::;:- closeE
Evening star., 1919-04-27
FOREIGN BUSINESS NOT
EQUAL TO EXPECTATION
Burwell S. Cutler Says European
Prospects Are Much Below Esti-
mates Made Prior to Armistice.

There is no immediate European
business in any degree proportionate e
to our expectations before the signing
of the armistice,' says Burwell S.
Cutler chief of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce of the Depart
ment of Commerce. in a statement just
issued. And what is more, there may
be little for a long time to come.
unless an exact analysis is made Of
the present foreign business deadlock
and an effective remedy undertaken"
Mr.. Cutler make an exhaustive
study of foreign commerce prospects
in an issue of the publication of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. Restrictions on trading with
the enemy are still in force" he says.
Germany is still blockaded on land
and sea. Lately specific exception in
certain commodities has been made by
Paris, but supervision over free trad
ing to Europe is still vigorously ex-
ercised by the American and British
war trade boards"
These may be termed positive diff
ficulties or economic barriers that
piecemeal before even normal trade
with Europe can recommence.''
Outlining plan of the Department
of Commerce for the benefit of Ameri-
can producers and merchants whose
excess commodities are sought in Eu-
rope, he says that department con-
siders establishing in Europe Offices in
charge of trade commissioners and
advised by practical business men
where the present owners of raw ma
terials and the commodity merchants
may meet for an exchange of views.
The plan is calculated to aid in up-
hui'di~ @ tsose industrial Grou-'s or
~--t'c. 10 .,usi7rss e~.fs ti''af are
aSI,s~- j. ~ 20 atiies
Evening star., 1919-04-27
NEWS Of Us DAILY
T0LAT|N AMERICA
Associated Press Sends Re-
ports Over Submarine Cable
7,452 Miles Long.

An inky wavy line on a paper tape
as it develops day by day, in the
leading cities of Central and South
America.
Three thousand Ave hundred words
of United States news go daily to
members of the Associated Press in
South America on a cable 1852 miles
long.
This service was recently inaugu
rated by the Associated Press, and
is working smoothly. despite the
long distances. The All-America
Gables is the only company which
operates a long distance submarine
cable from it's downtown office in
New York.
Broad Street Is Starting Point.
From 81 Broad street, in New York
the cable extends to Manhattan
Beach and then into the Atlantic. 1t
does not come up out of the ocean
until it reaches Guantanamo, and
then plunges again into the water
and thence southwestward to Colon
on the Isthmus Of Panama. 1t then
extends to Panama and plunges into
the Pacific
Guayaquil, in Ecuador, is the next
stopping place. then to Lima and VAL
paraiso, in Chile. 1t rises from here
and climbs the Andes and plunges
across the pampas to Buenos Aires, in
Argentina.
The $500 words which are sent each
day to newspapers in South America
participating in the Associated Press
service are copied on a typewriter by
operators who translate the inky
wavy line as 1t speeds along a thread
of tape rapidly reeled before them.
The cable operators eye Is as finely
trained as the Morse operators ear.
Work Of the Wire Operator.
In sending stories" an operator
sits before machine that looks like
an ordinary typewriter. 1t is really a
Kleinschmidt perforator. AS the
tape is punched. on one edge the dots.
on the other the dashes. This tape,
as it is punched, is automatically fed
into a transmitter which reproduces
on the line the dot and dash signals.
The Continental, and not the Morse.
code is used, SO that spaced letters
and long. and short dash letters may
be avoided
At each of the receiving stations
another roll of tape unwinds. and as
it does passes through an instrument
called a siphon recorder. In this in
strument is delicately balanced
siphon of glass. about as thick as
match and tapering to a point. The
voir which feeds down through the
hollow glass tube and as the tape
passes through. the dots and dashes
reflect the recorder from one side to
arother TIT r,nkes waVv l-"-
A~ i IN - --aaIIaa.es. IN
Evening star., 1919-04-27

minutes after it has passed through
the tranSmitter at New York it is
being reproduced at Panama. Guaya-
quil5~ Lima, Santiago and Valparaiso.
Another Ingenious Device.
Another'ingenious mechanism which
enters into the. operation of the ca
ble and which more than doubles the
speed and capacity is the magnifier
By its use at receiving stations the
capacity of the cable has been in
creased from 100 to 220 letters a min
ute. rms means the transmission Of
approximately forty-four words a
minute.
Before the magnifier was invented
1T was found that a speed greater
than 100 letters a minute made a
straight line, which was indistinct
and unreadable. The magnifier uti-
Lies the natural law of expansion
and contraction due to heat and cold
One side of the sihon is called the
hot wire side" Here a storage bat
terry of about forty volts provides
the heat The other is the cold blast
side. A motor operates fan at high
speed and rubber tube connects the
fan with an air tank and a blast of
cold air is shot into the magnifier.
AS the signals from the distant end
reach the receiving station they enter
the magnlner and are strengthened
and reinforced before passing to the
siphon recorder which registers them
on the tape for the receiving opera
tor.
The cable is worked duplex. so that
the south bound and north bound
dispatches may be transmitted simtl-
taneously. The voltage required for
operation is exceedingly small when
compared with that necessary to pro-
vide land line duplex of equal mile
age. Only sixty volts are necessary,
and 1T can operate on .one-third
voltage
Evening star., 1919-04-27

the counter claims inevitably to BE
made as between the government and
the private owners for later but as
early an adjustment as may be possi-
BILE. Let private management REIN
state itself, with the requirement
upon each road to pay over to the
government any excess over the gov
ernment guaranteed rental return
and with the right to call upon the
government during the guaranty pc
riod for any deficit between it's net
operating revenue and such guaran-
teed rental. But let there be provi-
sion that at any time during this two
to three year period of continued gov
crnment guaranty, any railroad COM
pany may, if it SO elect. release the
government from its guaranty and
receive thereafter the full net return
resulting from it's operations. subject
to a division of excessive earnings as
heretofore suggested
Evening star., 1919-04-27
'GREAT THINGS AWAIT
ARGENTINA OF FUTURE;
Inhabited by Energetic, Forward-Lookine-
People, With Whom Americans Should
Be Better Acquainted
BY SSELL YOUNG.

Y WITHOUT an exception. Latin
NM American countries are go
" ing forward and each is
Evening star., 1919-04-27
DEPICTS REVOLUTION
BY. PASSIVE RESISTANCE

The most wonderful case of revolu-
tion by passive resistance in the his
tory Of the world is the phrase used
to describe present conditions in Ko-
rea in telegram just received from
a far eastern representative of the In
ternational Reform Bureau by Rev.
Wilbur F.. Crafts superintendent of
the bureau. headquarters of which are
in this city.
Atrocities Growing Worse.
Japanese atrocities in Korea, in
stead Of abating. are growing worse,
according to the bureaus informant.
and friends Of Korea in China are ap-
pealing to the American press to make
known to the world these wrongs.
Koreans are using no weapons,
reither physical nor verbal it is stat
ed, many of them being Christians,
who rely on passive suffering to
arouse both God and man to take their
part in their struggle for "self-de-
termination" They claim that Japan
by treaty guaranteed their independ-
ence and now is violating that prom
Use, and that the militarism of Nip
pom is in many respects similar to
that which made Germany notorious.
Jails Crowded With "RebeIs.v
Rebels against Japanese control are
so numerous that there is not room
for them in the jails, according to the
dispatch. and brutal treatment on the
streets is being substituted for ar
rests. The Koreans publish leaflets
encouraging one another to hold out
until the peace conference can come
to their aid. but the furthest they go
beyond this is to shout "Hurrah for
Korea and indepe ndence" this being
their only !.-oHl ofense:r
Evening star., 1919-04-27

HERE is no subject today that
j is demanding. or, for that mat
ter. receiving the attention OF
. The American business man
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Buenos Aires Great City.

Buenos Aires, the capital. is IN every
resnect a really great city. 1t is the
metropolis of the southern half of the
world and is by far the largest Span
ish-speaking city in the world. Be
sides this, it is the second largest
Latin CITY and ranks tenth among all
the cities of ihe globe. History shows
that the serly settlers prospered al
most from tie bcGaE:25. e.:
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Three Essential Things.

Three things appear to me ESSENTIAL
to be done before consideration is
given to the return Of railroad prop
erty to private operation: first, the re-
construction of the Interstate Com
merce Commimssion, with rate-fixing
authority and responsibility definitely
established: second, an immediate
rate increase sufficient to take up the
burden of the wage increase granted
during government operation; and
| third. the passage Of such legislation
as will provide for a division Of prof
it's above what shall be determined to
he a reasonable return to invested
capital. With these things accom-
itplished. we should be ready for pri-
Vate operation.
That complete severance from gov
ernment responsibility for railroad
credit should be immediate and for
every road al the same hour, seems
to me, however, a preposterous sur-
gestion. The corner to be turned must
| not be a sharp one. The return must
+; be gradual. both in method and point
| of time. l feel that the government
should continue it's guaranty of stand
| ard rental return as now establishes
| for such period, probably two to
| three years. as will enable private
managements to get babck a firm
| hold upon their affairs. Under such
continuance of guaranteed return, let
the government turn back the prop
critics with reasonable working as
sets to the private owners. leaving for
gradual settlement and4 adjustment
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
War Time Dry Law
Originally Intended
As Food Saving Act

The food control act was passed
August, 1917, prohibiting the use of
food products in the manufacture
of distilled spirits. The same act
gave the President the power to pro-
hibit the use of food products in the
manufacture of malt or vinous
liquor and to regulate its alcoholic
content.
Under this act the President was
given the power first to prohibit the
alcoholic content of beer to exceed
~ per cent. Later this was modi-
fed to prohibit only the use of food
products in the manufacture of malt
or vinous beverages, whether or not
they contained a large percentage
of alcohol. Still later the act was
modified to prohibit only intoxicat-
ing beverages.
The war prohibition act was
passed November, 1918. 1t prohibit
ed the manufacture of beer, wine or
other intoxicating malt or vinous
liquors for beverage purposes after
May l. 1919. The sale of distilled
spirits, beer. wine. malt or vinous
liquors was prohibited after June
80, 1919. When their manufacture
was prohibited after May /, the
brewers commended that beer was
not prohibited unless it was intoxi-
eating in fact and further that a
percentage of ~ alcohol did not
constitute an intoxicating beverage.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
CUT In CLERKS LEAVE
IS HECKLED MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS PLAN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
it is pointed out that the attitude Of
these members of the Employees As
ISOLATION is ill-timed and may result
in a boomerang.
1t is argued that it would be ex-
tremely hard to find a commercial
firm that would grant that much leave
to its employees. Indeed, very few
proprietors take more than two weeks
vacation, 1t is pointed out.
1t is understood the danger is recog-
nized by many members of the asso-
citation of pushing Congress too hard
on this proposition and they are pro-
testing against the action of their fell
low members in raising the question.
1t is also pointed out that undue
activity on the part Of government
employees on this proposition will re-
act against them when Congress takes
up the recommendations of the Joint
Congressional Commission on Re-
classification which it is understood
will be made about the middle of
January.
The recommendations of this COM
mission, it is understood, vii contain
many features favorable to govern
ment employees, including an 50 Der
cent increase in pay and a minimum
wage proposal of $3.50 a year.
Other principles which it Is ex-
pected will be acted upon by the
are: Enlargement of the
Civil Service Commission; establish
ment of a permanent wage board
and tribunal; lump sum appropria-
tons: a system of merit promotions:
the principal of equal pay for eoual
work; establishment of a training
school under the Civil Service Com
mission: thirty days annual leave
as a legal right, and the elimination
Of the lazy and inefficient.
This program stands a much bet
ter chance of being Endorsed by Con-
gress. these members assert, IL the
employees will bide their
time and refarin from making pre-
mature demands.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16

The government contended that
beer was intoxicating II II con-
tanned as much as one-half OF / per
cent alcohol.
The district courts differed in
their opinions. About one-half of
them upheld the stand Of the gov
ernment: the other half agree with
the contention Of the brewers and
distillers.
A case was begun in Baltimore Cbe-
fore Judge Rose) and appealed TO the
Supreme Court. The distilIers and
brewers asserted the act was a war
measure and now that the war prac-
tically was ended II was unconstitu-
tional to enforce the law any longer.
The holdings here differed. In New
York. Chicago. Peoria, Baltimore, Mil
waukee and one or two other cities
the contention of the government was
upheld. In Kentucky, Rhode Island,
New Orleans and st. Louis the ACT
was held to be unconstitutional. An
injunction was granted in these cities
against the enforcement of the law.
But this injunction has been super
seeded everywhere except in st. Louis
where an appeal to supersede the rul-
ing is now pending.
A case was decided in New York
and appealed to the Supreme Court as
test case. 1t was argued in that
court November 20. The decisions
handed down by the Supreme Court
will decide definitely all questions
that have been raised regarding the
prohibition law.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
DANIELS DENIES
AWARD CHARGES
Secretary Says No Favorit-
ism Was Shown in Giving
Out Awards.

Charges that Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels had robbed naval heroes Of
honors and medals given them by the
Board OF Awards. and that he had
substituted. in many cases. his own
friends for the findings Of the board.
were denied here yesterday by the
Secretary.
Among the pointed criticisms OF Mr..
Daniels was that he gave the Distin-
guished Service Medal to his nephew,
David Worth Bagley. This officer was
in command OF the Jacob Jones when
she was hit by a German submarine
and sunk. Bagley's case obviously
came within the category Of actual
service in the face of the enemy.
Mr.. Daniels, In commenting on this
and other cases. said that he had tried
to confine his awards Of the Distin-
guished Service Medal to men who had
rendered actual distinguished serv-
ice" and not necessarily to men who
had rendered excellent service.
Mr.. Daniels explained that there
were two classes of men involved.
those who had done the distinguished
service abroad and those who had
done excellent service at home. Every
man who simply commanded a ship
aboard or who commanded a squad
ron. that did no warfare or distln-
guished service was thus not ipso
facto entitled to the Distinguished
Service Medal In cases where there
was doubt as to what kind OF honor
should be paid to the man on shore
the doubt was resolved against him.
but where there was an element of
doubt in case where the man was
in the fighting areas the doubt was
resolved in his favor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
FNANCIERS SUFFER
BY LATEST RULING

New York. Dec. 1.-THE United
States Supreme Courts decision up
holding wartime prohibition came as
an even greater shock to financial in
terests which have enormous sums Of
money tied up in whisky certificates,
than to those thirsty souls who had
hoped to have their six months ac-
emulation of thirst assuaged between
now and January 16.
The financiers who have millions
tied UP in whisky certificates were
reported today to be facing certain
loss involving very considerable
sums.
Their hope now lies in the unrelenr-
ing efforts to have constitutional
prohibition declared unconstitutional
Enormous quantities of whisky in
bond in various parts of the United
states must be disposed of before
January 16, II the eighteenth amend
ment is upheld and owners Of the
liquor are to realize upon their hold
ings.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
State of Rhode Island
To Test Dry Act, Also

Providence. Dec Is. - The last
Rhode Island legislature passed an
act declaring beverages containing
4 per cent or less of alcohol unin-
toSicating. II also instructed At
torney General Rice to bring suit in
the United States Supreme Court,
and appropriated money for the pur-
pose. The suit was to test the con-
stitutionality of the prohibition
amendment. Former Senator Joseph
w. Bailey. who is retained by the
liquor interests. offered his services.
which were accepted.
Attorney General Rice left for
Washington yesterday to enter the
suit. Full details OF the suit prob
ably will be announced tomorrow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
ALEXANDRIA
szs zsnALo suasAp.

Hn8 1&hALD BUREAU.
4 q Douiphaa.
~ Kins Street.
alexandria. Va, Dec I5.-Restric-
nons on use Of fuel In this city have
oeen removed and all windows In this
CITY again were Illuminated tonight.
A telegram announcing the ban had
been lifted was received here today
by Edgar A. Feldtkeller. general SUI
per1ntendent OF the Alexandria Coun-
~ Lighting Company. from the Re-
gionai Coal Committee. Atlanta. Ga.
The board OF police commissioners
VIII elect 4 policeman to I'LL the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
John w. Kerns at the regular
monthly meeting of the board which
will be held at 1880 o'clock, wednes-
day night at the once of Mayor
Fisher. All candidates are expected
to appear in person, otherwise their
applications will not be considered.
The Marine Corps Recruiting Sta
ton. COS King street, will use its
headquarters as a clubroom for all
former service men. Sergt. Ford, who
Is in charge. expects the necessary
chairs and tables shortly.
Nothing has been discovered by the
police concerning the whereabouts Of
Kenneth NJ. r. Springman, who dis
appeared a week ago. The police say
they have no clews on which to
work.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
ANTI-SUFFSKEEP
UP ACTIVE FIGHT
Hope to Cause Rejection Of
Amendment IN Is States
Considering It.


Convinced that defeat of the su-
van B. Anthony suffrage amendmen,
p not a lost cause. the District Of
Columbia Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage yesterday began
renewed opposition in an effort to
.ause rejection of the amendment
N the thirteen States yet consider
ing IT
At q meeting In the home of Mrs.
Thomas T. Gan yesterday afternoon
. message was read from Mrs.
James W. wadsworth. jr.. president
81 the national body. urging that
here be no let-up in the assoc1a-
ions night.
Thomas Nelson Page. former Am
oassador to Italy. sent word that
ae was against adoption OF this
amendment. A telegram "unaltera-
,ly opposing" the Anthony amend
nent was received by the Farmers
Union OF Virginia
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16

to see him. Mr.. Baruch was closst-
ed with the chief Executive for al
most an hour.
The President was up again today
and took several mort walks within
the white House. He was also ont
In the open air for about IN hour.
and Or. Grayson said this afternoon
that his steady Improvement con
tinued. The President is understood
TO be working on q message 10 Con-
gress on the railroad situation. His
message, however. probably viii not
be sent until the Senate disposes OF
the Cummins bill. +
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16
.BARUCH HAPPENS
IN ON PRESIDENT
Accidental Interview Of
New Col. House" Lasts
Half Hour.

President Wilson held a long con-
ference yesterday with Bernard NJ.
Baruch and it is understood he dis
cussed with him both the interna-
tional financial situation and peace
treaty developments.
The conference. which was en-
tirely an accident, was the FIRST.
with the exception of the visit of
Senator'S Fall and Hitchcock to the
House, that the President has