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WILLIAM u. GREELEY.

cut onlyi one years growth. But the
forests were preserved.
Well, there's "A reason. A French
forest ranks with a bank as n gilt
edged investment. One year with an
other they pay from TO per cent,
and will go on paying that dividend
forever, because they are cared for.
About the time of the war of 1870
French farmers went through some
thing the same experience that are
farmers are going through now. No
one would stay down on the farm
after they had seen the Cafe de la
Paix. Thousands of acres were per-
mitted to grow up in underbrush be-
cause there was no one to grub it
out. When the farm hand returned
to his own again the farmers had dis
covered that this woodland yielded 4
better profit, often, than the cropped
land did. So the trees stayed.
1t encouraged the planting of
900 acres of barren sand on the
French lands in trees. They were
not worth a nickel a section before.
Now they bring in a fat per cent n
year. 1t will not be very long, Col.
Greeley says, before we VIII realize
the value of the tree, for lumber is
now costing almost as much in our
eastern states as it costs in Europe.
Hence we will soon be protecting and
planting trees, just as they do in Eu-
rope. There are mighty few primeval
forests in Europe. The trees have
largely been planted, just as they are
carefully preserved.
1T wasn't our fault that we acted
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wastefully with our trees" Col. Gree
ley says.
When the Puritans landed there
were S22,oo0,000 acres of forest in
this country. OF that area 10000, 900
acres are now as barren as stone
pile. The trees were cut off, burned
, off, the soil was washed off, SO that
the land is almost valueless today.
Centuries may be needed to restore
some of it to use. Two hundred and
fifty million acres have been cut over,
but is returning to forest status
again, there are $50, 900 acres in
the farm woodlot and possibly 104,-
600, 900 acres that were once wooded
have been cleared for cultivation, for
the building of cities, the laying out
of roads and the like. And there still
remains to US 13s, 100000 acres Of for
est that are still virgin.
No doubt we had to cut off our for
ests at the rate we did, just as We had
to kill the buffalo and thin down the
vital statistics of the Indian. Now
adays lumber is costing SO much and
the end of our forests is SO definitely
in sight that every one is agreeing
that it is necessary to conserve our
forest resources.
Even the big lumbermen, once we'd
ded to a policy OF cut-and-run and
! the most violent opponents Of any
effort to save the forests, are one by
one giving their support to the gov
ernment's policy. But that policy is
not merely to save the trees, but to
consider the forests as farm lands
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The Story the Week Has Told

secured by the provision that taxes
on customs, alcohol. tobacco, beer and
sugar shall be deposited in the bank
of issue to the allied credit; the an
quired budget contribution, which
should be considerable. to be released
to the German government.)
The normal yearly total would be
derived as follows:
(a) One and quarter billion
marks from taxation.
tb) Approximately one billion
marks from the railroads.
Co Three hundred million marks
from the industrial debentures.
The railroads to be turned over to
a joint stock company and capitalized
at 26,000.000.000 gold marks; 11,000.-
100000 whereof 20 be handed over
in the form of bonds to the repara-
tons commission, said bonds to bear
an annual burden of per cent for
interest and l per cent for sinking
fund, and these payments to be guar
anteed by the German government.
1t is proposed, moreover, that the
present transport tax be continued
and paid over direct TO the repara-
lions commission. Its yield is calcu-
lated at a minimum of 225, 900, 600
marks. Thus an annual total of
about 900, 900 900 marks would be secur-
ed A net profit of LOCO, 900. 900 marks
j,
is a minimum calculation.
The period of the railroad conces-
sion to be of sufficient length to al
low of amortization of the bonds.
The management to be mainly Ger
man but close allied supervision pro-
vided for, to be readily converted if
necessary, into rigid control.
Bonds or debentures of industrial
concerns to a. total value of 5000
100000 marks to be delivered to the
PREPARATIONS commission, these bonds
to bear an annual burden of per
cent for interest and l per cent for
sinking fund: the German govern
ment to guarantee the principal, and
the interest and sinking fund pay
ments.
s. An immediate international loan
of 100000 marks is proposed. to
put the new bank on its feet and to
assist in financing essential deliver
les in kind at the outset.
I. A further provision of consider
able Importance has to be noted. The
normal or standard total of
annual payment is not definitely
Index Of prosperity is to be calcu-
lated from an average of several
years showings. and, if this denotes a
German capacity to pax beyond the
normal total Gas 1t certainly
should) that total will be increased
within a modest limit. The modesty
of the advantage taken should en-
courage German incentive.
8. The report animafverts strongly
but not severely upon German fiscal
and financial policy since the armi-
stice. 1t substant TALLY bears out the
charge urged home by NJ. Poincare in
his Sunday sermons"
1t shows how vast sums which
should have been applied to repara :
ton payments have in fact been applied
to Improvement of railroads, canals, in
dustrialr establishments, etc.: and
how Germany's plant is in conse-
Quence in better plight than it was
before the war to compete for in
dustrial and commercial supremacy.
1t implies due appraisal of sundry
considerations which require much
study. to their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
as the significance of the effects of
imitation in the extinguishment of
the public debts and of the encum-
CONTINUED on FonEteenth- PaSe4
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tragic life was drawing to It's close.
Ills ministry of but .hTee short years
had reached it's climax. With un-
clouded vision He was moving on to
that supreme end that was to dis
close his ineXhaustable love for q
world that misunderstood and mis-
interpreted His divine mission.
Acclaimed by City.
In this last event in which His life
was related to the city, He was ac-
claimed as never before. and for the
while He seemed to be coming TO the
place of supreme power as leader
of the people. With enthusiasm they
acclaimed Him, and the turbulent
crowds seemed TO have fallen under
the spell OF His power. 1t was but
momentary and within the space of a
few short days. devotion was turned
to bitter hatred and those who had
hailed Him as the royal Son of David
were loud in their cries, Cruelty Him.
Cruelty Him" Jesus was the enigma
of the city. He is the enigma of the
city today. Much that He represents.
much that He teaches, is at variance
with the practices of our complex,
corporate life. One sometimes Won
ders what would be the effect of His
sudden coming TO a twentieth century
city today That human conditions
have risen to a higher level than
when He walked the streets of Jeru-
salem. is clearly demonstrable. That
His spirit is more regnant in the
hearts of men is also clearly evident.
He is the most talked of parsonage
in every place where men foreSather,
He is the most reyerenced of all the
seers and prophets the world has ever
known. Said Charles Lamb, II
Shak eSpeare should enter the room, |
should rise to do him homage, but II
Jesus should enter should kneel be
fore Him in alteration"
werId More Receptive.
More and more we are coming TO
feel as the insuperable problems Of
our modern life confront us that their
solution lies in a freshened recogni-
ton Of the person and teachings or
Him upon whose sublime life the
worlds vision is focused today. His
coming TO Jerusalem lifted it for the
while into a place of supreme distinc-
ton. The coming of His spirit TO our
later city life. If rightly interpreted
and adequately obeyed, must mean
reformations OF far-reaching slgnln-
canoe. He comes again TO more re-
ceptive world than the one that knew
Him over nineteen centuries ago. We
are bound to believe that presently
His mighty teachings are to have
their sovereign place, and their i'm
mediate application to those problems
that have disturbed and distracted US
through generations past. 1t is of
little worth that the city be moved.
saying, who is this?" unless 1t is
prepared TO acknowledge His su-
premacy and TO bow reverently and
obediently to His will.
Copyright, 1924. by Current News Features,
Inrorporn ted
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Drastic Remedy Is Urged
To Cure Ills of Wheat Grower
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
beginning of the trouble. 1t is adj
mitted that the reason wheat must be
sold below the cost of production is
on account of the exportable surplus.
It would seem a fair question, then,
to ask: Why grow surplus? If In
stead of growing a crop of $50 mil
lion bushels there had been grown
only the roo million bushels which
domestic consumption requires, the
American grower would not have had
to accept the world price. but would
have gotten the world price plus the
protective tariff Under the flexible
tariff law President Coolidge in
creased the tariff on wheat, effective
last week. from 80 cents to AZ cents a
for export and the world price was
81 a. bushel, the American farmer
could today be getting S1.42 bushel
for his wheat, and he would not be in
distress. The AZ cents tariff is within
cents a bushel of the possible maxi
mum rate under the present basic
schedules, but If that is not sufficient
protection to give the FARMER
square deal Congress would readily
grant and the country would acclaim
a higher basic rate.
The objection is raised that farm
ers could never be brought to agree
to cut down on their CASH crop. Why
could they not be brought to such
an agreement, if they are sensible
men looking for a. sensible way out
of their difficulties? Having had the
experience of growing $4,000, 900
bushels at a loss of $127 ,500,000
wouldn't it be an agreeable change
for them to do less work in growing
a crop of 700,000.000 bushels at q
profit OF s1Ss,o00,000?
Other Uses for Land.
Nor would the wheat acres thus
abandoned necessarily lie idle. There
are other farm crops which the world
still has to buy from us at fair
price, pork products being prominent
among them. Also the one-crop
wheat farmer could with advantage
grow more Of the things he uses on
his own table and thus help reduce
the cost of his living.
That the wheat farmer should re-
duce his production to DOMESTIC, re,
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possibly the next one will find Amer
lea standing alone against a Euro
pean combination. We have grow,
too big. too rich and too powerful
not to have bitter enemies. Because
we are so big and strong we shall
probably not avoid treading on other
peoples toes, and ii would be folly
to suppose that they will not resent
it and would not be quick to humble
US when they think the opportunity
ripe. Foreign possessions within
reach of, our shores which could he
used as submarine bases and depots
for war supplies can never be any
thing but a source of danger to Us.
From that point of view it might br
we'll worth our while to acquire the
French islands, even at a cost which
mercial value
do you believe that the French
would be willing to sell them"
~ Frenchman is not more averse
than others TO make q deal" replied
Mr. Crosby with a smile. Il think.
however, there would be some serious
obstacles to overcome in this case.
The first thing necessary would be a
plebescite, and 1 question very much il
the inhabitants OF the French islands
would be willing to change their
flag, especially for one under which
their political status might not be so
good, in their opinion, as they now
enjoy. These colonies have been in
the possession of France for 800
years, and the natives are very proud
of their rank as French citizens.
Color lines are not drawn by the
French as they are by us, and the
negroes in the islands consider them
selves fully the equal OF any white
man, and usually look down upon the
American members of their raca-''
Outside of any territorial deals, dc
you believe that France could pay
her debt to us?'
TN time, unquestionably. France
is a very rich country, one of the
richest in the world intrinsically, and
the French are proud people, who
will certainly be unwilling to remain
indefinitely under a reproach of an
unpaid debt. OF course, the only pos
Sipie way III WHICH sue Shi pay 20
is through the expansion of her for
eign trade and the receipt OF some
payments from Germany. 1t will take
some time to realize much from these
sources. I do not believe that we
should press the matter at the pres
ent. Let it lie dormant for while
and you will find that France will
herself come forward with some pro-
poss1 for q settlement Of the dskts"
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THE CITY'S NEED.

ST. M1tthcu 2J.f0. IAN the city tcqs
niorcd. saying. Who is thiSs"
This is nation of cities. More
and moro we are drifting from the
wholesome life of the open country
10 the restricted il more attractive
life of the city. Within our genera
ton this: tendency has been most
marked. Along with il have come
the complex problems that grow out
of Congcsted centers of population.
All through the ages mon have been
drawn to the city; indeed, about the
city have revolved those great hui
man interests that have marked the
progress Of the race. Rome. Alex
andria. Carthage, Athens-what vast
and inoomprehensible human enter
rrisea these cities have witnessed.
Art, literature, science, Jurisprudence
philosophy, religion--these have re-
ccivcd much of their inspiration from
these great centers.
Visit on Palm sunday.
1t was to Il city whose record OF
spiritual influence lends to it proud
distinction that Jesus came on that
cVentful day that we call Palm
sunday centuries ago. His strange
ministry repeatedly touched this city
provoking on the one hand reverent
admiration and devotion. and on the
other bitter hatred and suspicion. In
spite of the protests of disciples,
with d clear understanding of the
tragic events impending, we read
that He set his face to go up to
Jerusalem" He had come to this
city when child OF twelve and in its
temple precincts had astounded the
doctors OF the law and the great re-
ligiOniStS with His amazing wisdom
and deep spiritual ision. Again, He
had come to il in the fullness of His
manhood, TO find its sacred temple
dcfilcd with usa ges and customs that
were repellant and unwholeSome.
With fiery indignation, He had driv-
en- with knottcd whip cords the traf-
flicker and the trader forth. bring
down upon His head their scorn and
maledictionS. Indeed. it was this
single incident that SO provoked the
luminosity and hatred Of the author
tiles that they conSpircd to take His
life. In spite of all these events. He
still loved the capital of His. nation
] Is sacred associations. its faScinatin z
history. its traditions and legends
absorbed His interest and called
forth His affection. over against it,
as He sat one evening in deep re-
Election. lie said with yeaTning heart,
80 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kill
est the prophets. and stonest them
which are sent unto thee: how often
would | have gathered thy children
together, as d hen doth gather her
brood under her wings. and ye would
not Now at length His strangely
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quirements probably would be an un-
fair and unsound proposal were there
any prospects that conditions will so
change that he can grow wheat and
sell it at a profit in the world market
But there is no such prospect. On the
contrary, there is every prospect that
he will be at an increasing disad-
vantage in competition with wheat
growers in newer lands. The day of
the bonanza wheat farmer in America
has gone by. The fertility of his soil
has been depleted by his one-crop
system and the price of farm lands
has gone up, as has his standard Of
living and therefore his cost of living.
serve only to stimulate expansion in
the newer and cheaper wheat lands.
the present huge production of which
is the result of expansion stimulated
by wartime prices And there still
is Russia to come beck as a. wheat
exporting nation. There is every rea-
son to believe that the end of the five
year period of the McNary- Haugen
bill would find the American wheat
growers no better circumstanced to
meet world competition than he is
today.
A Sounder Permanent Policy.
1t is very much to be doubted,
therefore. if the McNary- Haugen bill
has in it the possibility of permanent
relief for the wheat grower. Limiting
of production to domestic require
ments does hold the possibility Of per-
manent relief. There is not much
room for expansion of the wheat area
in this country, so it is a reasonable
expectation that in fifteen or twenty
years increased population will pro-
vide a domestic market for every
bushel that can be grown. In the
meantime, the farmer probably would
not make as much money as he would
with an unlimited market at a gov
ernment-upheld price, which would
bring in all the fringe" acreage. but
he would have learned Investigation,
which for all time would be the
soundest possible insurance against
the consequence of crop failures.
There was a time when the export
Of bread grains was a necessary
plank in our national economic plat
form. 1t is not necessary plank to-
day. With our other exports and our
credits abroad we are able to pay for
a great deal more than we need to
buy without growing wheat at loss
TO halapce-our exchange.
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Real Workers in the National Capital

, from which a crop can be taken an
| nually, just as they do in Sweden,
just as they do in France or in Ger
many.
, If that policy had not been adopted
we would have seen the end of our
! American-cut lumber in thirty fly Q
years. Now there really is no reason
why we ever should see the end of
it, if farmers, and lumbermen use
| common sense. By the time the area
now virgin is fully cut over the area
now coming up in second growth
| will come on, and that should carry
into the market. All that. of course.
if all hands preserve instead of
| squander. Col. Greeley thinks they
will. He is an optimist. He thinks
we will soon be as smart as the
Swedes.
Lumbermen Changing Their Policy.
Down in Louisiana a great lumber
company has changed it's policy.
Where it used to cut over and then
sell its land, it is now cutting care
fully and holding on Its forests,
handled in that way. will pay in
creasing profits to the end of the
world. Other companies, elsewhere.
are doing the same thing. The little
town of Cloquet, Mimi, was burned
over and completely destroyed, along
with its surrounding forests, few
years ago. Far-sighted men backed
its rebuilding, and mills are doing a
profitable business there on the
scraps that had never before been
considered, and on soft woods that
had never before been cut. Paper
pulp, compressed boards, toothpicks,
clothespins, all sorts of things are
being made from material that had
always before been waste. And the
business should go on forever.
But how about the farm woodlot %
asked. Can the farmer make an
annual profit from his little patch of
woods"
He can if he viii. In fact, he can
not afford not to watch his woods.
Mortgages are being lifted from what
we used to call the abandoned farms"
of New England by the neglected
| woodlot. Farmers living about Win
chester. Mass, have been trained to
make an annual cutting from their
| woodlots, taking only the mature
trees. and thereby enabling prosper
Gus box factories to operate. Wood
! land is increasing in value every
where, for our use of wood products
| is increasing ratably.
1t Pays to Grow Timber Now.
ct pays to grow timber now" said
Col. Greeley. "As a. crop. OF course,
it pays more or less according to
| locality
i In Alaska there is a reserve of pulp
wood that will, when put under con-
| tribution, be good annually for a mil
lion and a half tons of paper until
the end of time. Our national forests,
guarded and cropped, will produce
| 1000, o0O, 900 board feet each year for
ever. That isn't much. maybe, in face
of the fact that our annual production
now is JG.Out,VoV,VuV podru rect, out
! it will help. And then, of course.
there is the chance that we may wake
up TO the profit TO be found in saw
! ing timber.
! The Swedes learned" t.
! Greeley. The French learne~ Why
! shouldn't we?"
But are We? That is the big ques-
/ ton"
Slowly" said Col. Greeley. Slow
| Iy. But we are learning"