12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A. JfBWBPAPBR FOR TUB UOUB Founded 18S1 Published evenlnge except Sunday by THt TELEGRAPH IMU.NTINU CO, Telecrayh Building, Federal Square B. J. STACK POLE Provident and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER, Rutins*! Manager QUS. M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circulation Manager Executive Board I. P. McCULLOUGH. BOYD M. OQLESBY, F. R. OYSTER. GUS. M. STEINMETZ. Members of the Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this Fiaper and also the local news pub ished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. t Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Associa tion. the Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn- Aasocla- Avenue Building. Western office! Story. Brooks & I Chfcago, n U I! ldin *' Entered at the Post OfTice in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carrier, ten cents a frnrnfigtSiait week: by mail, >3.00 a year in advance. THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1919 Where I ha re but him Is my Fatherland; And all gi/ts and graces come Heritage into my hands Brothers long deplored I in His disciples find restored. —Friedcrich von Hardenbcrg. CAMP CURTIN MEMORIAL IT IS to be hoped the Legislature' will see its way clear to enact j the Smith appropriation bill for the erection of a memorial on the site of old Camp Curtin to mark for all time that historic spot. The plan originated with Lieutenant Governor Beidleman, when he was a member of the Senate, who pro cured an appropriation sufficient for the purchase of the necessary ground. Senator Smith has taken an interest in the matter and has asked the Legislature for money to complete the memorial, which every Civil War veteran who went out from the famous old encampment | would like to see forthcoming. „ . No form for the Harrisburg memor ial to soldiers of the great war has ret been adopted, but when the people have had opportunity to express a . hoice they will undoubtedly do credit to this patriotic community in their Snal selection. There is increasing appreciation of the importance of arc in choosing public memorials and no doubt Harrisburg will avoid the mistakes that have been made in jther years in the adoption of perma nent memorials. THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK EVERY authority that has spoken on the subject the past fortnight has expressed the conviction that a period of great industrial prosperity is just ahead and that there will be a labor fam ine before the close of the present year. From the same sources we hear, and the truth of it is apparent, that certain lines of employment are lax and orders not plentiful, but the volume of retail trade continues large even in communities given over entirely to industry, so it is obvious that the purchasing power of wage earners continues high. This brings one to the conclusion that the manufacturing trade must soon feel the effects of these large retail sales. Stocks, none too large at the time the armistice was signed, are lower now in many in stances than at that time, due to the desire of everybody in business to hold off for the expected drop in prices, which it is- now apparent will not come. The other favorable factor is the immensity of the wheat V :rop about to be harvested and the Njigh price the farmer will get for his products. In the same categor ic the sustained rise In security prices on the stock exchanges of the country, which reflects the op timism of Investors as a whole, who oelieve the United States will ben efit materially from the readjust ments now in progress and that the predicted wave of prosperity is fast ipproaching. Mischievous boys have resumed heir activities in the smashing of. he standard light globes along the Front Steps" of the city. It would eem that there should be some way ■f apprehending these culprits and ■unishing them. ENEMIES! ELMER E. GREENAWALT, for mer president of the State Federation of Labor, delivered ■ . remarkably strong address before he State Federation here yesterday, n which he set forth clearly why radesunionism and Bolshevism in his country must forever remain mplacable enemies. Bolshevism, he aid, would merely be the substitu lon of one form of tyranny for an ither—the autocracy of the prole arlat for the autocracy of the few. 3e went further and said that under lolshevism, aa It has been developed n Russia, the working man Is not ■M free as he was under csardom, ind went on to show that. Instead if the proletariat ruling, the masses THURSDAY EVENING, are ruled mere absolutely than ever by the little band ef tyrants whft nave seised the reins ef peweik Secretary of Labor Wilson Went a bit deeper Into thin subject recent ly In ft letter to Jnnies Wtlsalt, pres ident tif the tnternatlenal Associa tion of Pattern Makers, In whtrh he snld that the average American mind In interpreting the term "dictatorship of the proletariat" has understood It to mean the will of a majority of the workers Imposed upon alt the other members of soci ety. Wo have been almost unani mous In resisting this theory, From tho beginning of tlmo until the crea tion of the United States, the work ers had been excluded from a voice In Governmental affairs. There was a* perpetual struggle to remedy the philosophy upon which they that every person who had to obey tho laws of a coun try ought to have a Voice In deter mining what those laws should be. They are still Imbued with that principle and. consequently, have had no kindly foellng for a dictator ship of the proletariat. But clearly this Is not the prln j olple being pursued by the Russian I Bolshevists. They fear the will of I the majority Just as much as Kaiser J Wilhelm, Emperor Carl or Czar i Nicholas did, and boldly declare the | dictatorship of the advanced class 'awakening to a new democracy, and i tills group Is to be the solo Judge of how the people shall live, what they shall do and how they shall do It. It sots up tho dictatorship on j exactly the same plea that every autocrat has used, that he knows better what Is good for tho people I and how they should be treated than |ihey know themselves. "This sub jection may resemble the mild leading of an orchestra leader, If the proletariat Is submissive, good natured and obedient, but "it may take the acute form of a dictator ship" enforced with "a merciless and firm rule" and "iron discipline" "against those who violate this con trol or who are careless with regard to control," to quote Lenine himself. That this is true is proved by the "labor control" which Lenine now exercises, in which a few "advanced workers" rule that the great mass of workmen must do as they say. Russian workmen may not even so much as quit their jobs or change jobs except permission has been giveu by the Bolshevist government. "We must have unity of will," says Lenine, and continues: "But how can we secure a strict unity of will? By subjecting the will of thousands to the will of one. This subjection, if the participants in the common work are ideally conscious and dis ciplined, may resemble the mild leading of an orchestra conductor, but may take the acute form of a dictatorship—if there is no ideal discipline and consciousness. But, at any rate, complete submission to a single will is absolutely necessary for the success of the processes of work which is orgajiized on the type of large machine industry. This is doubly true of the railways. And just this transition from one political problem to another, which in appearance has no resemblance to the first, constitutes the peculiar ity of the present period. The revo lution has just broken the oldest, the strongest and tho heaviest chains to which the masses were compelled to submit. So it was yes terday. And to-day the same revolu tion—and indeed in the interest of Socialism—demands the absolute submission of the masses to the single will of those who direct the labor process." Here we have what Bolshevism really means to Russia, and Mr. Greenawalt is absolutely right when he says that tradesunionism and Bolshevism are implacable enemies. They must be. They are direct op posites in all their tenets and doc trines. Returning soldiers are enthusiastic supporters of the Salvation Army and the effort which is now making in this city and vicinity to raise funds for the peace-time work of the or ganization in this community will have the sympathy of most people who have followed the activities of the Army among the fighting forces. Whatever may have been thought of the organization in the earlier years of its work, it is now regarded with favor throughout the world and es pecially among the men and women who have come into direct touch with its welfare activities. One need only read the wails of the Hun over the peace terms to under stand the yetlow character of a peo ple responsible for untold suffering and nameless cruelties. They were ready to impose harsh terms upon the helpless nations about them, but now that the boot is on the other foot they indulge in cowardly shrieks of pro test which ought to have no effect uo on their victims. They are reaping the whirlwind of their own folly and must suffer the consequences of selfish schemes to enslave the world. Anything; that the Legislature may do to further safeguard the sheep industry in Pennsylvania by eliminat ing the sheep-killing dogs will be ap proved by a large majority of the people. The hills of Pennsylvania were once covered with sheep and the increasing industry should have the protection of every law that will reduce the destruction of the fleecy flocks by worthless dogs that are per mitted to run at large by their own ers. Governor Sproul was the honor guest at a regular farm banquet at the Hotel the other night and th chef of the big hotel might take a leaf from the menu of this interesting feast. Roast pig and apple sauce and pie would appeal to more than the gubernatorial appe tite. S. Harrisburg will have an honorable place in the great pageant at Phila delphia to-day and while many will not be able to participate In the pa rade. they will not be forgotten in the appreciation of the home folks for gallant service. X < fodtttc* Ik 'PtKKOiftttuua By the Ex-Committer man Revenue that will enable the Stale to appropriate with safety the $90,- 000,000, which Governor William C, Sproul said a few days ago was the amount of money that would be needed to caro for things rogurded us essential In tho appropriation line, Is now the biggest subject In State political circles. It le the talk of tho legislators and of the Capitol departments and even first and third class city bills are In tho background for once. Governor Sproul has been studying the problem from all angles and It la expected that when he re turns to Harrisburg Monday night something tangible will bo worked out or on the way. Whllo there is considerable bilk about a two mill tax on manufac turing capital, which Is now exempt in accordance with the traditional policy of Pennsylvania and some members are convinced that It Is the only thing to do, men active In affairs say that tho Governor Is not Inclined toward this tax at present. Auditor General Charles A. Snyder is very strongly of the opinion that the State only needs the laws he has suggested for stiffening tip pres ent tax collections, the Inheritance and county tax bills, to meet tho demands. He is looking for addi tional machinery and believes that tho remarkable success which has attended his efforts to get In tho bock taxes, will be duplicated In other lines. Opinions differ as to the revenue in sight. Some men say that $85,- 000,000 Is the outside limit. —Senator Boies Penrose Is out against certain forms of the council , proposed for Philadelphia and not disposed to go along on some of J the recent suggestions, even though a few of them emanate from the Governor's office. A number of friends of the Senator are by no means enthusiastic over the Sproul attitude. -—The administration is counting on the big hearing to be held here Tuesday to show the way the wind is blowing and as the Tuesday meet ing is announced us the final session as far as the public concerned on the bills, next week may see the much discussed measures getting a start through the House. —Some very positive statements are being made that the Governor will sign the third-class city nonpar tisan repealer. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh newspapers differ in pre dicting what the Governor will do, but the belief is growing stronger day by day that he will sign the third-class city repealer and refuse to countenance any change of like character in the second-class cities on the ground that the situations are different. —The Philadelphia reformers are now said to have announced their idea of attempting to place a non partisan election feature in the charter revision bills. —Two other big problems are to ho disposed of in the next fortnight and both will have material effect upon politics in Pennsylvania next year. The State will have to enunci ate the policy to be followed in re gard to education and the appoint ment of a noted educator as out lined by Governor Sproail at the "farm dinner" will be the first step. The Governor will then have the educators of the Stale meet him and discuss proposed education. The other matter is compensation. The administration is committed to the Schaffer bills and while there may be some difficulties in the way of changes of the Various increase are going to be voted. Even employers who oppose any change have become resigned to that pros pect and may turn their guns on the self insurers' tax bill. There is also opposition of a more or less political nature to the bill reorgan izing the bureau Liquor men, who are regarded as playing their last big hand in politics in Pennsylvania now, are saul to be up in the air about what to do on the legislation scheduled for the House Monday night. Gov ernor Sproul stands firmly for pro hibition enforcement that will en force the law and that Congress should say what shall constitute a drink with a kick. The liquor peo ple have been beaten at every stage of the game this session and have been having a hard time to realize that their old time swing in the legislative halls has gone. —The Vickerman and Fox en forcement bills will go through and the fight will he on the alcohol per centage hill, as some one called it. The whole three are up for final action Monday night. —Both branches of the Legisla ture adjourned yesterday until Mon da\. The Mouse held two sessions and did considerable work. Resolutions of sympathy for Representative John McKay, of Luzerne, who is seriously ill, were adopted in the House last night on motion of Mr. Davis. Indiana. —Governor Sproul has sent a let ter to Representative "Jim" Dunn secretary of the Vare Hiking Club! in which he says he is not strong for early morning walks. He inti mated that Division street is as far away as Pittsburgh. —The Crow State Boxing Com mission bill will be "canned." So will the Rinn grade crossing bill Both have been held up In com mittee. Agriculture's Part War has put a crown on the head of agriculture. Reconstruction con firms the coronation. That farming was the fundamental industry of the world has been a matter of text book common knowledge always. Like other eternal truths it has been so generally accepted as to come near llng ignored. To the farmer and particularly to the farmer of America, the world looked to keep the stomach full while it attended to the unpleasant task of making and using munitions. Again to the farm er and particularly to the American farmer the world now looks to sta bilize and make sure the toilsome processes of reconstruction. Every prophecy of prosperity is based on tbe reasonable assumption that agri culture will continue to do Its level best. A beautiful, substantial struc ture cannot be built upon an inse cure foundation. There can be no prosperity unless agriculture thrives. —Cleveland Plain-Dealer. A Comparison Some folks can saw wood and say nothing, but a baby can't even cut one measly tooth without rousing the neighborhood.—From Answers, London. . /A ' A 6LOK-R^*OUS FROST M •