ffflHESEEE r-Jsl 'W1 tTK,TJ -j v -J-, iAf 'AT ''' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918 'A ' ' u If !. It 1 ft itfttMiciefcac-c PUBLIC LEDGBk COMPANY . CpHIB.K, K. CURTIS. PaMir-l.1T ' LMton, vion PrttMtM! John C. . 'rtary and Trea.urefi Philip s. Jem B, 'Tvmiame. John J. Bpurieen. Dlr V." SDITORlAL BOARDi E . w",-SMM5- Cctrii, Chairman K ; .WHAUCY . . , t Editor ).9tK:Q. MARTIN... general Bualaeaa Mahaser Jy , ' htUM dally at frauo I.IHH nulldlnf. r,naenco pquin, I'nnaoeipnia, CTiii,.,.Bro and chestnut fltreeti ryw buiiMMtipi .. .rf.eviuoii uunains TOU.i ..... k i.. ..Soil U,tt-Aiw,lltn Tnw Met?., ,,,,,,, . .43 Ford jiulMtna ,LoDU....1..i,.....,100 SMI l rt on Jlulldlns J0ep..... 1202 Tribute liulldlni tli'iil NEWS BUREAUS I . - .WMmireroK Bcmc. ' f ' Art "H :?- '7 n. as. won i-annarirania. av. and nth Rt. '.ion tlLikiU.,, ... ...thesmi Uullilln i JEIJW, Wa"" i Strand lacintu.,., J2 nu toulf it Grand y-lji. , SUDHCniPTION TEHMS K.lf."'.i;J "'". Muumm i. iiitm jo BUD .' BrfrTS IQ PhllAaelOhlA and aurrojndln tnwni ft '' of twelre (12) cent, per .week. pat,l 4aftiJtt!l t0 Ilnl" otM of Philadelphia. In 4Ui TTnltiM flttt.. fan art -a . llmi tat.... . fjfi2flflffil,?ut fref nny aoi cenu " month. Brfif ' To all fortlrr forttra PAunHi An fill 4nil. u fr 7nr unynDie in -.nvanco, ST,-I - -T . --- .-,-...,..., weaer ! UVDOl .WS !., u. -"', ""riiirri wiininr annrfM cninria . MXt. WW WALNUT KEYSTONE. MAIN iOW " KTAidrtt) all commvntcnthni to rvfulnj PvWo . AtiaBtT, jwococwafnco square. j'AUodelpftlQ. ii, ImiiD it ths rniLiUii.riiii rotT orrici a. $ CC01I1 CUII HAIL UlTTII. !$ PhdaeUlpMa. li.i.Jij, Ktbruirr It, 1911 WE BUY NO GOLD BRICKS WITH AMERICAN BLOOD "ITTE HAVn repeatedly called attention to the practical value of the Presi dent's moral offensive against Germany, a belief In which Is becoming more and more pronounced In Allied capital s. There is evident, also, we resret to observe, a dis tinct lnvloratlon of opposition to the policy of the "knockout blow." It Is cur rnnt jpltlon too, In Informed "Washington circles, that the Tresldent himself was at the maximum of hls,war demands when he aid down his fourteen conditions of peace and that his last addrcis marked a distinct recession. These features dovetail Into an Uj 'f impression that a common meeting ground can be found before tho strength of tho western world is much further exhausted. There are powerful Interests in all belligerent countries which view with alarm the spread of Bolshcvlklsm und wonder If a victory for either group Is not dfltlnod t be hollow unless tho peace tteaty Is signed In the Immediate future. Wo trust that there is no great number of peoplo in this country devoted to the mere pursuit of peace ns such. If peace alone had been our object wc could have kept It in shame and humiliation. What men hope for and what the United States fights for Is not a lull In hostilities and a long, subsequent period of prodigious and Impoverishing preparation for a renewal of the struggle. The resources of tho race for generations to come have been drawn on by most of the belligerents. They have put everything they have and everything they hope to have Into the conflict. A peace of checks and balances, a seesaw peace. Would offer to them nothing but a fattening period, in which they could recover some what from their emaciation beforo being Anally swallowed up. Whether our statesmanship admits It or not, the people of this nation, we arc con fident, entered the war for the very purpose of delivering a "knockout blow." That, It was apparent, was the only kind of blow that would give guarantees of future se curity anc safety. It Is obvious that wc cannot trust the Hohenzollcrns and still clearer that we cannot put our faith In tho glittering promises of Prussian militarists, particularly If they march from the trenches with the prestige of victory, wear ' lng the insignia of triumph and being fixed In their belief that their organiza tion can "whip tho world." A year ago men said that France was weak and her knees sagging. Some others tell us now that the Hun can never bo rlven back, that it is wise to make a peace with him while there Is yet time. ;V General Pershing has answered the argu ment by stating that It Is heresy to assume tha,t the Hun Is Immovable und Invincible. Yet the Hun, perhaps, deserves to own the world If the protagonists of civilization aro so weak and dubious of their own power as to accept defeat under another name. Our soldiers die in vain If they die merely to set up a new balance of power, with the base of it set in quicksand. We want and we flsht for nothing of that sort. It Is true that few great Issues ever come to an Appomattox, but this is one that must j come there. The promise of the existing German Government, in present circum- r 'stances, to bo good la not worth a million lf lves; no, not one American life. If that is -,, what we right for our armies might better "e never, have crossed the seas. We seek to rtuy no gold bricks with American blood. it,', '.'.- We view, therefore, with some alarm ner- '.Xaiatant mtfnrtM to coin B. Tnnrt nut nf thA Ovv . . . . ... ... elements now ai nanu. it coma be v'Mlr counterfeit. Too much talk of such a i fV . - ... ,-y pgwioiuty cniecuicH war preparation, it 'ffnfeQldeha the enemy and stives him sua-'-teaance. Wo have no Indemnities to ask. HO territory iu miim, iiuluiiis w gci iruiu urtK&nla efforts except an assurance of future peace and security and guarantees Jtfcfttjt German pistol will no longer bo etnlml'iif' mir'hrrrT To talk of peace on r terms, a peace of shreds and patches, fe astyeeate as rulnoua a betrayal of jiaterMU aa tne worm naa ever WQH1K Of .OVERALLS JabtsVeVlsV'wken It 1 a question rath at pt4Mtesltkei)s into Sf SMIM VWKfflMf ' VpMte well on In years. What has happened In the sequel is that nr&rty alt the nonfnrm and nonmechanlcAl men are rtlll doing Ihelr old work, while many women, girls and boys have radically changed their occupations. They have changed, In many cases, to new occupations because they had little or no occupation to begin with. The primary meaning of a "labor shortage" In any In dustry Is that there has suddenly appeared a vast new amount of' work which the present workers nro unnblo to copo with unaided. The cry for more hands goes out, and the situation does look like a labor shortage until the unemployed are ab sorbed; then It sometimes looks Ilka a labor surplus. Many women are working on farms wo bellcvo It because we havo seen pictures of them and this Is no reflection on tho well Intpntloned lawcrs and bankers whose portly figures In overalls wo havo not yet seen portrayed. No member of the Stock Hxchange that wo know of Is now milking a cow. That Is all right. Somo women havo It easy. They know nothing about fractional changes In stocks oxcept as ultimate consumers. More power to their elbowsl NO CIIOWDIXU CONGRESSMEN who saved dimes for the Government by niggardly appro priations for preparedness lmo lived to vote dollars and hundreds of dollars to compensate for their earlier frugality. No man boasts now that he was against pre paredneKS. That part of his history he does not like to read. Tho war Is going to end eventually and business again will movo along normal lines Nations and ports will line up In r,c.ioeful 'onpetlt'in Preparedness fr that period .s Jtisi as vltnl ns was pro parcdntts for tho days through which we aro now passing. Philadelphia reminds us of the man who took n house for himself and wife twenty or moro years npo and wonders why It cannot accommodate the present family of ten. We nro a two million city with a one million capacity so far as public utilities go. Wo .no crowd ing a great population Into tco few hous.es because Investors are not wise enough to tea that the new population is permanent population nnd that tho rapid growth of tho community Is not at the crcit, but Is Just beginning. There are meadows In our environs which will be city streets within another fhe jears. There are somo two-story houies where there will be twenty-storj hotels. Wise citizens will not only compel the city to beat the future by a stride, but as Individuals they will do tho same thing themselves. Wo havo never heard of static progress. CASUALTY AMONG EXPERTS TT7E DO not know whether Ueplngton ' " was right when ho said the Germuns would soon greatly outnumber us on the wet front or whether IJelloo N right In saying the Germans w'.l with illillcilty brlng more than 1.575,000 bayonets to play In Pr.lnce and Flanders, which would mean that we should soon greatly out number them. But Colonel Ueplngton has been haled befoie a magistrate on tho charge of publishing statements ' about British military plans which might aid tho enemy and Belloc has not been. CELLARFULS OF COAL TT1UEL regulation must bo greatly Im-- proving In ways not perceptible If tho plan to allot" noteholders to lay In a full year's supply any time after April 1 proves feasible. Tho news Is most w olcome, not merely In Its material aspect, but chiefly for the uplift of general morale and the relief from voiry about tho fu ture which It conveys. Pennsylvania, New York and tho New England States are to have first call on the hard-coal output of this State. This Is uu otnlous necessity In view of tho all Important war Industries conducted In these sections. Those who keep the In dustries going must bo as well provided for in their homes us aro the shops they work In. for lllne-iH In fuelless homes Is ns big a handicap to output as fuel sliortago in factories. aUd to tee you, Mr. Ordinary Monday! Old Sol cleaned the snow off the streets, but who got paid for it? Icn't It remarkable how quiet and peace ful conquered ptoplo ure under the beneficent rule of tho Hun! England Is going to g!e Italy a statue of Shakespeare. Italy should retort with the gift of a statue of Dante. The Germans have Just elected another pacifist to the llelchstag and the British have Juct sent another pacifist to Jail, Caruso has paid a $59,000 Income tax. This Is quick work. Most of us are still trying to find out what tho tax blank says. Lansdowne borough's new general su perintendent la doing work formerly dono by four men. That's one way to win the war. One difference between a Ttusso.Gennan peace and the present peaceless warlessness Is that Germany Isn't getting back tho Oer roan prisoners. Changing the chlif of staff will prob ably not matter much to Hale and Byng. Chiefs of staff can rarely give much trouble to good generals. . Maybe the railroads will be so busy taking troops to New York to parade on Washington's Birthday that nono can be pared for Phllade.lph.lans. Happy Is the son whose father helped build ships that saved the day for civiliza tion, striking blows for democracy first and blows for his pocket second! A British plan for a League of Nations provides that no nation shall eo to war without submitting to arbitration. If that Is all the league can do, It will be enough. Men who object to women wearing trousers when they do hard work are doing such light work themselves that they have extra tlms in which to mind other people's butlntss, Those who do not want to hear any criticism of the War Department should read Mr, Baker's request for the prompt re porting pf any lnefllclehcy they may happen t6 her ot, , En his enemies will admit that Doc tor Garfield knows more about coal now than he did last year, but we can't help m i? i", ut mignt d worth U.sv. "-me standard set as to ataaaMlaiTaaaaaaat Ifl alaaall1.fi ill llVafjiaWaT i i iV i T tMtt- . ftit,-' PENNYPACKER GAINS HIS ENDS Lcfjlslnturc, in Special Session, Adopts Urgent Recommenda tions of Governor I'RNM IMCKIIR AtlTllllllIRK MilV NO.70 (Copurlght, mil, bu Public J.dletr Company-) pvUKlNO this month a man named Michael Carrazola, n wealthy Italian, was mur dered, tho crlmo being attributed to a "Black Hand" anarchistic organization In Wash ington County. The police made search and found a lot of correrpondence showing a plot to temovo a number of prominent people over the country, Including myself. One of the New York magazines published an article upon tho subject. Ono of tho annoyances to which men In conspicuous station are subjected, especially when news papers nro Interested In creating nntago nUrns, Is the great number of cranks of ono kin 1 or other who continually pursuo them. James Alter, tho colored barber, who had long been doorkeeper .In the ex ecutive department, was always on tho watch for these people. Thiough my term thero was scarcely a week In which tin eat enlng letters were not received. Every once In a while came a suspicious packngo which James dumped Into u bucket of water and then took apart. Among them were many curious devices. Political Objections The main reason for objection to tho special session on tho part of the Republi can politicians was tho fear that the Demo crats would make use of the occasion to secure political capital. Their anticipations ,'. ovel to be entirely correct Itcsolutloni were offered requesting tho Governor to :u in his call nil borts of subjects, tome of them quite absurd and nil of them artful. Among them was ono permitting tiolley roads to carry fi eight and another fixing a maximum of two cents a mile ns a charge for the transportation of passengers. The Republicans did not dare to voto against any of these resolutions, for the reason that. If they had done so, It would havo pioclalmed that tho party was op posed to tho policy. They were, therefore, all passed and sent to mo to be managed. A Joint committee of tho Senate and House camo over to tho Executive Department to nscertnln the result and received this answci : When the wagon Is full of corn It Is better to unload Into the crib before taking n any moie Come to me with suggestions as to further legislation dur ing tho special kc-'sioii after theio has been a disposition made of tboxu now before the Legislature l'oi the present it does not appear to me to bo wiso to add to thtm even though Important mat ters may have been omitted The chairman of the committee reported that ho had "ono of the quaintest docu ments, that ever originated In t. eo-oulinate branch of the Government." They nil uu deistood the Mtuatlon perfectly and whon ho read It there was n shout. That wagon load of corn traveled all ocr tliu Stato In editorial ami carton, and there was no further trouble. Under no possible circum stances would I have favored either trolley freight or the fixing arbitrarily of two cents a mile fare. Nothing Illustrates more forcibly the heedlessness nnd thoughtless ness of the masses than giving tho trolley companies the right to carry freight, us was dono a bhort time thereafter. The railroads bought their rlght-of-wuyH and soon fni'iid 'it moro profitable to carry freight than passengers. Then trolleys wero given, free of expense, the right to use the highways in order that men, women and children might be transported. When they begin to carry freight the same old situa tion will letum, except that they occupy tho highways. For twenty-live earH, at enormous expense, we have been endeavor ing to escape from grade crossings nnd in this way we create nncw ten times as many as we eliminate. A fixing of fates ought only to be attempted after the most caieful Investigation. Recommendations Adopted Virtually all of my recommendations wore accepted and enacted, Including Greater Pittsburgh, reapportionment und tho corrupt practices net. For only trying to bring about some of this legislation In New York, Charles K. Hughes wus made a Justice of tho Supieme Court of tho United States, which shows how sometimes exploitation Is more effective than achieve ment. I havo already quoted Itooseve'.t'a reply to Knox when the latter advised that professional man of courago to appoint rno to tho Supieme Bench. About tho special session he. however, said: "It Is surely not too much to say that this body of sub stantive legislation marks an epoch in tho history of tho practical betterment of po litical conditions not merely for your Stato but for all our States." Tho Legislature Itself passed this reso lution, tho signed original of which now hangs in my library: , In the S'ennto. February 14, 1908. Besolved (if tho House of Representa tives concur), That the thnnks nnd con gratulations of the Legislature be ex tended to Snmuol W. Pennj packer. Gov ernor of Pennsylvania, for his patriotic action In calling tho Legislature together In extraordinary sebslOn for tho purpose of enacting important and necessary legislation. The wisdom of his course is best evidenced In the unanimity of the sentiment of the citizens of the' Com monwealth generally so expressed by tho favorable action of their representathes In both branches of the Legislature In the passage of substantially all the bills Indicated In his proclamations. FRANK A. JUDD, Chief Clerk of the Senate. The foregoing resolution concurred In February 15, 1906. THOMAS H. GARVIN, Chief Clerk of tho House of Representa tives. Tomorrow fluiernor iVniiirnrlitr ouofn another pora br "the lark ot Went llursojnc." i:i)ITOUI.I, Kt-IOR.MIH Wist Nl;on W. AMrleh d to b called In trim Jt. WillUm q. McAdoo h,i Worn In rlm nrwit. Nmly, noi nf tlia United Htatei Incidentally, ono of our chrlih.d national alri may shortly bo channd to McAdoodledandr PucK. tn their rulea sovernln tho occupied portlona ot Italr. th Gorman, .how evidence, of a softened plrit, TMIr regulation, provide only for tho beallnr of children In.tead of running- them through with tavonet. or cuttlns off tlielr hand.; Loulivllle Herald. nilly Sunday ha. per.uaded 15.000 Lo. Anrelea paopl. that they want to ro to heaven, Huch die. ?'.'!? Mttk rE1 "C wat5,"n California! St. WW obe-Democrat Man rl to over hither level.. Inatanco tho Ksi.er. who know, that Ood la nn hit .id. where., the be.t that Abraham. Urn pln't hum do was to hopo that bo wa. on Ood a aide. ruck, A strepl way to In.ure r6od municipal torern. mnl In llila country would b fop rltlao ,.r v.... York to olect tho Mayor of Philadelphia, tho.. of notion Is cboo.a the .Mayor of Cblcuo. and to on, To a a. cltr to eioct a swjd Mayor for iteelf aem. toe muoS .tor em. New lurk Cvooiaa CLEAN MORALS OF THE BOYS IN FRANCE Vicious Diseases Less Prevnlcnt Than Among Civilians nt Home. Little Drunkenness By A. RADCLYFFE DUGMORE Captain, Kins'. Own Yorkshire Ltiht Infantry. HAVING recently returned from a visit lo the headquarters of the United Stales troops In France, It Is w'th the greatest pos sible pleasure that I nm able to snenk of the conditions of the American "boys" and to bo able to asuro the peoplo here that they havo every reason to be pleased and thankful for tho way tho mn nre being treated. Rnd stil moro for the way In which these men are conducting themselves In surroundings which ars so entirely new. Theso fellows most of them so recently civilian", nreustomed tn every comfort and luxury, whose time was their own. who would In many Instances havo resented anything In tho way of discipline, nre now sold ers In every scno of the word, obey ng all orders with splendid cheerfulness, putting up with what formerly they would have considered most uncomfortable If not Imnosslble condi tions, nnxloua only to do what 's In their power to tit th msclves for the great nnd glorious task which s before them, and that task, what Is It? The upholding of the best traditions of their country; not nlnne do they Intend to uphold these sacred traditions, but they nre determined to ndd new glory to thtm. new luster to the flag they bear and under which they will fight. To seo these men. and no finer spec'mens of mtnhnod can be found nnywhere nnd talk to them Is to Insp ro ono with complete con fidence, while nt the same time one's blood bolls with Indignation nt tho stnrles which have been circulated so freely In their horn, country regarding the'r morals During tho latter pnrt of the last year In going about this country I heard from various sources that the men were so beet with temptation In France that thev hnd eontrncted the mot foul nf all diseases, through which great numbers were rendrred unfit for active serv ice as sold'ers and further that drink was causing untold trouble. Having lived In th s country for a long time (about twenty-four years) I thought I knew the peonlo too well to believe that they would br ng dlsrrace nn their country while over In Franco on such a sacred mission Ro, thnuch I refused to cred't the stories, I was unable publ'clv to contradict them as I had no proof to offer. There was only one thing to do nnd that was to eo to France nnd seo for myself. On Januarv 2 I landed "over there" nnd now I take the greatest pleasure 'n telling thoe who may have believed tho fntil stories that they ure false, absolutely false. Clean in Mind and Body A cleaner lot of men are not to be found nnywhere than the American troops In Prance, and by clea;i I mean clean In morals, clean In habits of m ml and body. Mothers reed have no fear that thlr sons nre being dragged down to hell bv vicious women or that they nre berom'ng drunkards ; far from It. I have seen the actual reports at Gen eral Pershing's hendnuniters and hnvo gone through them most carefully, nnd they are highly (.-ratifying In alt arm e thero Is a certain amount ot venereal diseases. It Is most rt tllcult to stump It out. but no army can make n better showing than Is made by tin. American expeditionary force. Three and a quarter per thousand ot inii tncap-icltated was the last report I siiw. nnd this Is not far from a record, I liel'eve Compared with civ", .-n ponulntion. It Is remarkably low, nnd. from what I am tnld. Is very much lower than among tli ramps here. At one time in Fr.ince the reporti showed seven per thousand nnd that was the result nf the arrival of troops who had eomo directly from horn" What does this prove? That tho men undtr General Per shing are malting a record which should make overy American feel proud The same may he slid or urinit. i nere is v'rtually no drunkenness Just at first tho men did not understand the wines of the coun try and a very few of them nccepted rather too frely of tho hospitality of the people. This resulted In a few cas-s of "drunk and d'sorderlv." but now that they have become nr ustorped to the new conditions drunkenness, practically speaking, does not exist German Lies Surely this Is mott satisfactory und should make the parent! of these splendid fellow"? ret-t easy in their minds At tho immo time It leads ono to ask how these b.ise I'es itartcd. They started In two ways: one was by the Gciinan propagandist who does all In his power to make the war unpopular In tho liomeH of Americans. No lie Is too vile or too absurd for him to c luilato, Tho other way Is more curious, vet it was told to me by many officers In Fratirc, mid therefore may be believed Wcll-me.tn'iig persons wishing to urge iho necessity fnf providing entertain ment, both social nnd spiritual, for the men use ns argument that the men's morals nre being thoroughly rotrupted by omn present temptation und theicfoio tho need for help Is absolutely nicessurv ' mention this at tho request of tho officers, who feel that tho honor of their men Is being tarn shed by well Meaning but thoughtless persons. ltegardlng tho wots, that tho men aro doing I can only say that their training Is beliir cntred out a. thoroughly ns posjlble. Instructors, both 1- nch and lirltlsh, nre helping by glv ng tho results of their ex perience In the field. Americans aro also sent to various specialist tchnols and everywhere one hears of the keen Interest they uro taking. No work Is too much or too hard: In fact, they frequently comnla n of tho shoit ness of the days, ns they cannot do as much ns they wish. LAURENCE MINOT'S PIG Iiurenco Mlnot has written to the Doston Tianfcript the following Illuminating discus sion of tho difficulties attending the effort to fill out an Income tax return: "As trustee, I own a house In the country which has been In charge of u caretaker. Last spring he susgested that. If I would buy a pig, he could get a little manure for tho lawn, In which he takes a pride. It seemed to me well to encourage his Interest In the place, so I bought n pig for $5 and later In tho year sold It for 27.50. "Now I nm advised by my counsel (whose bill I havo not yet received) that this sl-uple transaction was 'engaging In business nnd that the resulting profit of $;2 Go must bu entered under a separate heading- on my Income tax return as trustee. There aro several beneficiaries entitled In varying pro portions to the Incnni" of the trust nnd as they rerldc In different parts of tho Stato and are therefore taxed at a slightly different rate on certain tangible property In the trust, their fractional Interests In this profit are highly complicated. "I am today advising one of them, who has Just completed a statement of his own business for the year, that he must add to his 'cost of merchandise' eight hundred and fifty-four thousand, six hundred and nlno teen, four million five hundred and twenty, nine thousand, three hundred and sixty eighths (8E4.CtO-4,B2D,SC8) of the cost of the pig and must ndd to his 'gross kales' a slmi lar fraction of the selling price of the pirr, "Neto fiddled while Rome burned. We are figuring while civilization Is at stake. Has It occurred to any of our representatives at Washington, who Just now are much exer cised over our lagging preparations for war, that It Is not good economy to require all the brains In the country to devoto two months out of the twelve to the well-nigh Impossible task of understanding and com plying with the present Income tax law and tho 3067 Treasury rulings which have eo far been made explaining lt7" THE HUNS AND NEUTRALS Into- one single port on the English coast there have been carr'ed, during the Jast three years, 2000 persona from neutral ehlps which have been destroyed by German mines or torpedoes. Thess persons men, women and children are survivors. Others, hup. dreds ot others, were not so fortunate. On the otner nno, ho jsr as we Know, not one ilngle neutral life, or rather death, can be laid to the charge of the British navy. lap -- 3-arliir.i tfliil'fa? i llfrT.fi-a7-)'rr fl rjg'm' '-'. iii-"--j,.'vs"-j3MaK-sv-T'. 'j-' .v. -. -- .v'?v-:rti sr . "-.i-.--J-.--L' i-- J3-ZT 'at" "Vr-ls-, . - -" 'UlbflUT "V. . .i - islJJ . " r"-ZJ ,.r -r VF- JssSsw-'T" ' '!f-.f-.e m x JrJVJLiT'- j" -f: :.'-- " .. jiwf"iii. r-: . . - ttita...i"-- z -- i WM INEQUITIES OF THE INCOME TAX Old Soldiers' Pensions Clipped. Street-Cleaning Fines. Farm Conscription To the Editor of the Evening Public IxAntr- Sir I hnvo been giving nil my spare time fnr several weeks to a study of the Income tax law, with a view to learning from It whether I havo a taxable Income of moro or less than $2000 tier year. I do not vet know nnd may not find out. I sse advei tlsed a book of 46") pages claiming to In terpret tho law, and J have seen a dozen smaller books, while several papcis havo employed income-tax experts to answer ques tions about tho income tax. It should bring a tinge ot shame to every American citizen who leads this act to have to leallze, Mist, that tho law-mal.Ing power of this gnat nation should be In the hand.! of a set of men to Incapable of drawing up nn act that so few can undei stand It, and, secondly, that this great mi' Ion should ever have had a ret of rulers capable of enacting n revenue Inw taxing everybody but them selves and their official friends. I think this is as disgraceful a thing as thl) country has ever seen It Is claimed that the section of the law exempting from Its operation all United States, State and municipal olficers was slipped In as a "snake" In the rush of passing tho bill. Hut tho Con gress has been In session again for months and no movo has been mado to eliminate this "snake." Just Imagine our Piesldent and all our Government oftlccis pleaching that we must nil economize, must all bear our share and "do our bit." and then Imagine our law makers getting after us with a tax that hits nearly ull of us but our Senutors and Congressmen, with their $7500 per jenr", our Judges, with their J10.000 to J15.000 per jear, and al' our other national, State nnd municipal office! s, down to our bur gesses nnd school teachers not needing to return a cent of their salaries for taxation! My friend Jun' n Is an old soldier, who, because of his long service and his suffer ings nt Andersonvllle. is drawing a J300-a-year pension, nnd when ho received It it was specially explained that his pension was not subject to any taxation or to any '.evy for debt. By dint of long saving and of being still ablo to fill n hun.hlo position he Is In tho enjoyment of an Income of J2000 per year. Just enough to escape the luco'iie tax If it were not for the pension. This, added, makes his Income $2300 per year and he has to" fill ou a long blank and make oath to It and'pay a tax on his J300 pension. Near Junkln lives a neighbor by the name nf Jones. Jones, though much younger than Junkln, has already acqulied enough inonty and property to assure him an Income of $2000 per year, Just enough tn reach the taxable limit, but not enough to make htm havo to pay any Income tax. Hut Jones Is a politician and holds a SJtato olllco, which pays him $3000 per year, giving him a total Income of "$5000, not ono cent of which is taxed. While poor old Junkln's $300 pension Is taxed by our beneficent Government, young Mr. Jones does not have to yield up a cent of his $3000 State salary. A fair deal. Isn't It? Can you toll me, Mr. IMItor, what kind of a halo a national or -State or municipal ofilce casts about the holder that It should make him Immune ftom taxation? If I buy a railroad tlckot, I must, In addition to the price of the ticket, pay 8 or 10 per cent Government tax. nut a State officer has only to say that ho Is an employe of the State and he pays only the straight price of his ticket. Our Declaration of Independence says that all men aro created equal and are endowed with rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But It does not say that they will remain equal after having been created that way. Nor do I know of nny law that says that each citizen shall pay his Just proportion of the taxes, regardless of whether he may hold a national, State or municipal office' or may be only a common citizen. Hut there ought to be such a law. FAIR DEAL. Philadelphia, February 1. STREET-CLEANING FINES To the Kdltor of IA Evening PubHo Ledger fllr I read on the first Dace 'of your mn an arucio rtn""'. 10 sireoi-cisaning nnts. -i-1 I'TMaaftflTaVn IT ii V m', .IMHtifliBWataT i rn iVllii f-r-Z. THE EEL ' -" . r-'--r. K si!' - K JS how "Our Chief Hicks" could Impose such fines on our contractor". He Burely did not take time to uo business methods or to think out the conditions our contractors were un against, such ns labor and the weather condlt uns, during Januaty, which any broad minded person could seo made It Impossible for the contractors to live up to specifica tions. A, B. Philadelphia, February 1C. FARM CONSCRIPTION To the Billfor of thr J'.vrnlng PubHo IieAncr: Sir Since, the publication of my "Con scriptlui" letter In the IIvdnino Puhlic LrrmEii I have been "taken to task" by many nf my friends, not only for the radical program suggested, but for tho pessimistic att tudo I nsumed regarding tho threatened danger of world starvation. I think we can all ngren on tho proposi tion that more focd should be produced this year than was produced last vc.ir, and to tho other proposition that food can only be produced by the uppllcatlnn of human laboi Xo land. In older to show that there Is Justi fication fur my "calamity howls." let mo ask that you quote from nn Influential farm paper, the Pet nsvlvanln Farmer, published In the eastern fn'ted States. This editorial nn "Farm Labor Survey" only voices the sentiments of Its numerous farmer readers: "The survey must bo made at once If It Is to bo of valiin this je.ir. and even nt w It hns missed the chanuo of greatest service Plans have been made for the work of the new year. Feisoiial observation ami reports) In dicate that in many sections plans are made on the basis of great labor shortage Men who have bwn u-lnr; three helpers aie plan ning cr cutting i1 'vn to a two-man basis, and where two men wcrq formerly'used only one tnnn will be hlied: while the Greatest re- duction will bn found mnong those farmers who have ben hiring ono man nnd will now npcrato without hlied h"ln These plans are made nnd It will be only n hort time before actual farm work will start. If any help Ib tn come It must be before tho spring reed Inr stnrts" It 's estimated th governmental and State nirencles will havo to furnlh some 1,000.000 lnboiers to s'mnly this class of farmers, or. In nther words to bring tho productive ca pacltv of our farmers un to the standard of last ytnr Even should this bo accnmnllshed, will them not bo n shortai-e to perplex us for the next year? It seems to mo. In the light of all this, that my contention holds good that morn land mut ha forced Into use and that labor must be forced (If neces sary) to work upon It ' It also seems to me that the charge of "ness-mlst" Is not proved. I am the one who should bs olasfed an "nntlmlst," because If mv nlau Is adopted It will tal tho questions nf winnlne the wnr (with food) and thenvrt Ing nf world starvation out of the prob lmatlcnl Mass and put them Into the abso lutely certain class. ouvnn Mcknight. Philadelphia, Pebruary 10. on nrwsv pni'sM.v? Shrsniv1,I!!lne " '' we" known, !? !h. T""1 lh" rl,v "f C-elc.ne. ' Shall henceforth wnah the Illver nMn? Colerldue. What Do You Know? QUIZ 1, Who foitmled tbi- HotMy uf l'rlemli.? 2, Mint I. ixTMinlflcnllon? 3, What la meant by eenre imlntln.T 4, Who U J. MrLnre Ibinilltonf 5, What I. the arouhone? 0. Wliere la Klelf? 7, Who wrote "lltnatla"? 8, What eunwH the. rnlnlmnT 0. What la the knondrnn? ,0- ""Jte t,.?;vi,o!;!d" - ,ta A'" Answers to Saturday's Quiz reTOie.. """""""""thief of the rnntn IHi4. 4. TW la not too enrlr for "wirln offenel.. ii. Mio Ufrmnits alerted their V?rd!in !. fen.lve na early Ha KebrtiarrlO, " uN 5. l"i'ir ''" north rontral nart of lui. fh?,,T."t.n.tu wh""' " "'" . Ife 0, lUosrvrlt la nftr-nlne years old. t. Varlamani Senator from Mla.l.alupl, 8. Smftarley of Mate, the Treasury, War. tho Nsrjr. AsTlfoitnro. interior; Varaarno! I-abor. i'o.tma.t,, Owi.rsl. XWtw'oJSl I Ma Ijaalafflfl 'nfi n I ' iTll f f Hi ifltril if Wi hi '""liJ"" nI "" '"''end moment Im ,i srrPwd lie, u nentral nation. N'o ...., "1 "5 A?fto lorernnirn ( Hnii til ordered the irmr di.nrol,lli..,l " ho. -" ,t - - flaM' -.'"" .."'', rFri,j - . i.,.,4. -vtr.'.V.V-v.":..." Faint Heart I wnnrlnt- if enn Vrtmvs linvv- mneh My heart cries out for her dear heirll l wonder it Fhe s felt tho touch, The joyous thrill, the bitter smart Of Cupid's dart. I wonder. T wnnrlot wjlinf olift'll env rn met When I have told my" tale tonight. 'Si Oh. will it be my lot to be. 5jf iransporicci to tne sunKissea ncigrn VI sheer delifjritf I wonder. i I wonder if 1 II tel' my tale At all! rve oiten trieu Deioix y. ry gosni i ieet my courage iaii, j And heie, a timtd mouse once more, On nast'her door T imrwlnr. P TOM DALY, RUSSIA'S CHURCH REBORN ,i'l to i Peasants Cast Out Old Czaristic AbuMJ 1 and Build Anew TODAY there Is a revolution, so unlvcwljj nnd so ilopri that It Is Imnosslble to ItlU what parts of tho nation's life will surrlfUj out or the seething ures ot cnange. . this much Is sine, that the great retrohM lion, by which 1 mean not Just a thlrif f a theories and of sudden coups d'etat, kuliJ heaving of tho Inner Uvea of 18O.O00.MJJ persons this greater upheaval, In Its tmj stnee. nut consciouslv but Instinctively, nMi fast tq Its rollgloua feeling nnd mad tt Mi part of Its present Joy, In those flrrt (WjJ derful days last spring that so many Rj shins look back upon with longing ana hunger now, upon tho streets of Petrorl ns the first gray light of a com warca fi.ll .I,.... liar...., tvtlllfltllrlu ninPN th.O nn old familiar song arose and tr''jji down the htreets. And tho song was 'Vi Is Itlsen." Then, as the active leaders plunged the manv nrohlems demanding swift tion, the question of religion was lo.t In general chaos. The whole machine oi Orthodox Church was quickly taken but what happened there was al wholly Ignored by the radical leaders. thnurrh ttin Church, for Aires nart and PI of the old regime, had stood agalntt. nroirress. thev did not deem It vital eno tn merit serlnna nttanlr. And left to ItBelf, but borne along on gan to reorganize. For If In tho councW Petrocrad lellzlon was forgotten, it wa. so In the villages. The dark people bli flff,. r.llf ISf.tp npla.t. nr tr u,ml tietltlOM Pctrogrnd that Church abuses sliOulJ-'JJ cu ed; that this House of God, once fW! tho C.zkt in order to keen his peasants should now be stripped of Its power harm and given back lo tne people i clAR Tppitnil nf cnHtlni? It from them tnnlr It nl.ut- tn thlr ltrAnstn Tt VVOS tbl and they would run It themselves and a church democracy wherein all men am not onl tn word but In very truu) urinnrrs m m .si. -'-i.-'ow a ww s Saturday lentnff Post h FATS FOR GERMAN ARMJfe Whnt Wiishlnrrton Discovered a M "Neutrals'" Shipments Into 4JI Germany Ahont .Tnlv 1 nf hl vwar throe Itl ... --j j .... .. ...ll rlfl alter we nau amiounceu inni v-j existed with Germany. Washington sudM woke to an astounding state of affairs. That was that the United states . irraelouslv sunnlvins- the entire fit fl r !. n.,m.h afnv T.'nonirli fill mStef I either In the form of butter, pork, )y bacon, or In the form of concentratca u were exported via Holland and scanaiwr to supply 7,700,000 soldiers, which Jut tj represents uernuinys strengtn on m- fronts, isnougti rooastuns was goins iu .!. .n-A .Vinn,alu tn fcimntv IrtA total rati from the standpoint of calories, lof ." soldiers, which Is about the Hie ot w man uruiy uu .no western ivu,. It we ngure on anoiner uasia, '"'15 find thtt we were obligingly shipping! the Kaiser enough fat to tunoly one-wej of th dally fat ration for the entlrfi V.MnU,lnn ir,.l'i, SXrnlr ' .' ii Ilimi ,vm .... ,.w,,w ,.u.. COJlrlJCATIONH FOR THE KAMMvI .tin i 111 1 lilill i in i I . ii -- - ...
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