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TARIFF-SHIPPING NEEDS.
Emergent needs of the country in tariff and sliippiiiii,* leg
islation are convincingly set forth by J. J. Donovan, ot the
Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills, in a recent issue of “Pacific
Shipping.” Basing his deductions on the current summary of
foreign commerce of the United States, Mr. Donovan suggests
that congress should pass, without delay, the Webb bill, per
mitting combinations iii foreign trade; revise the tariff on a
business trading basis planned to produce at least double the
present customs revenues; repeal the La Follette shipping bill
and pass one that will retain American shipping under our
Hag after the war ends; and establish a foreign exchange de
partment for the federal reserve banks. If these things are
done, Mr. Donovan believes that we may hope for transition
fioni war to peace conditions with only moderate shock. It
they are not accomplished, thinks Mr. Donovan, the crash is
likely to be appalling.
In tin1 item of lumber, it is suggested that we are import
ing many million feet of lumber and shingles from Canada, du
ty free, in direct competition with our own products, while
Canada charges us up to 42 per cent when we attempt to ship
our own products across the line. In average tariff charges we
are imposing an average duty of loss than S per cent at a time
when the nation needs every dollar it can get. Mr. Donovan
holds to the opinion that we should put at least a Hat 10 per
cent tax on everything that comes into the country, and pro
cure a revenue from consumption instead of production. It is
suggested that Canada is a good customer and a good friend,
but reciprocity in the lumber trade, as in other trades, may
be regarded as only fair.
Of the great American balance of trade for the first seven
months of 1017, $1 .^44.420,7)24, more than two-thirds of the
imports were duty free. During the first seven months of 1D1 7
we imported approximately $1 S,<)()(),000 worth of lumber, lath
and shingles from Canada, duty free. In total wood and man
ufactures of wood, during tin* first seven months of 1D17, the
balance of trade against us was $21.1b9,0(>7.
Mr. Donovan is equally concerned with the rehabilitation
of the American merchant marine. In 1D17 we made some ad
vance. American vessels carried 27) per cent of American im
ports. and foreign vessels 04 per cent; American ships carried
331- per cent of tin* exports, and foreign vessels 72 per cent.
Since the passage of the La Follette shipping law, by which the
cost of operating American vessels was made so great as to
give foreign-owned ships a very great advantage in lower main
tenance charges, Japan alone has increased her proportion of
the total foreign carrying trade of the United States from 2.2
per cent, in 191."5. to 9.7) per cent, in 1917. In the latter year
American trade to the value of $27)0,219,122 was carried in Jap
anese vessels.
We should have no illusions about our present tremendous
trade. When the war stops this trade is likely to shrink into
something like pre-war conditions. Nations exhausted in man
power and credit will buy only as they must, and will work long
hours for low pay to compete in the world’s markets. Competi
tion will be keen, and those who offer the best product for the
best price will get the business.
Our laws require for our ships more men, better food and
higher pay than are required for the sailors of any other na
tion. It is apparent that when trade resumes its old conditions
Americans must work as hard as, and under equal conditions
as to maintenance expense with the sailors of England or Ger
many, or haul down the flag and seek other occupation. Il may
perhaps be necessary to contribute the cost of the shorter hours
of work and the higher pay to sailors from the treasury to place
American shipping on a reasonable competitive basis with the
shipping of other nations.
Even if you haven’t greatly helped in any real work of
progress it is something to your credit if you can say that you
kept out of the way.
The poorest man in the world is the man who is tired of
everything money will buy and is hungry for .just tin* things it
won’t buy.
Even ii the road to success were short there’d be many
who wouldn’t have grit enough to travel it to the end.
Von never can tell. A fellow may be homely on the street
and still have a handsome mug in the barber shop.
Haste makes waste, but as a rule it’s our most uncommon
form of extravagance.
The fellow who doesn’t cut any ice is a frost.
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| SIGN IS KAMERAD REPUBLIQUE.
Kaiser’s Resumption of Hostilities Will
Not Result in Similar Action by
Austria, According to Report from
Vienna.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—The much ridi
culed German sausage is possibly
playing an important part in disinte
grating the kaiser’s army. The French
are sending messages to German
troops in sausage meat telling them
that it would be well for them to sur
render and that in surrendering to
give the password “Kamerad repub
lique.”
Many German recipients of these
sausage messages have surrendered. A
few spies have been found among
them.
News today from Vienna is to the
effect that if Germany resumes mili
tary operations with Russia, Austria
Hungary will not be influenced into
similar action.
By virtue of the treaty between
Austria, Germany and the new Uk
raine republic, which restored the
ante-bellum frontiers, Austrians today
took possession of Brodie, last big
eastern Galician town restored to Aus
tria.
London newspapers today recalled
that yesterday was the time German
newspapers last month set for the op
ening of Germany’s much-advertised
drive.
Official reports indicate no drive
has been started.
The American consul at Tiflis, in
trans-Caucasia has transmitted to
London an unconfirmed report of the
disappearance of General M. Kalad
ines, the Cossack leader of south Rus
sia. He was opposed to the maximil
ist government.
MONEY FACTORY
WORKS OVERTIME
MINT AT PHILADELPHIA IS
BUSY TURNING OUT SILVER
COINS AND PENNIES.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.—Unde
Sam’s largest money factory, the Phil
adelphia mint, is working these days
as it never worked before in the his
tory of the country. This is the nat
ural order of thing* because the war
has created unprecedented demand for
coin of all denominations. No gold is
being minted at present, but halves,
quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies
are being turned out by the million. A
double force of workmen kept the
mint going sixteen hours a day and
| more men are employed now than ever
j before.
In peaceful times much coining was
done here for foreign governments,
principally South America, but since
the United States entered the war the
special work has been stopped. The
last job of this sort was for Cuba the
entire coinage of the island having
been made here.
SERVICES HELD FOR
BRITISH DIPLOMAT
—
| PRESIDENT ATTENDS EXERCIS
ES IN HONOR OF MEMORY
OF CECIL SPRING-RICE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—
Memorial services for the late Cecil
Spring-Rice, former British ambassa
dor to the United States, were held
here today at the same time as the
funeral services in Ottawa, Canada,
where he died recently.
President Wilson and many mem
bers of the diplomatic corps attended
the memorial exercises.
Anchorage Daily Times, “The
Newspaper of Alaska.”
RECRUIT TELLS
OF INCIDENTS
INARMS
HOWARD STEVENS, AT WACO,
WRITES TO AUNT, MRS.
GRACE EMMONS HERE.
MEMBER OF AVIATION CORPS.
Young Soldier Describes Cold Weath
er to which Troops Were Subject
Without Adequate Protection
Against It.
Incidents of life in military train
ing camps are set forth in a letter
written by Howard Stevens, a nephew
of Mrs. Grace Emmons, of Anchorage.
The young men enlisted at Geneva,
N. Y., aid is now in an aviation corps
in training at Camp McArthur, Waco,
Texas. Before going to Waco, he was
at Kelley Field, San Antonio, Tex.
His letter is as follows:
“You will probably be surprised to
hear that I am not in San Antonio but
in Waco, Texas. I was equally sur
prised when my name was called at
roll call Thursday night at 4:30 p. m.
We knew we were out-going but could
not find out where, and did not know
until we arrived here at 4 o’clock this
morning. We were hustled out at 5
o’clock Friday morning and waited
in line in a-‘young sandstorm’ with
no shelter until 3 p. m. for our din
ner. We were then marched about
3 miles to another part of the camp
which had just been put up and is also
nearer the railroad. We stayed there
Friday night and got on the train
about 11 or 12 Saturday morning. No
sleep at all Friday night at is was four
above zero and we did not have any
tire or straw mattresses to sleep on.
We nearly all got up about 12 o’clock
in the night and made tires in our
tents by puling up and burning the
tent stakes. We also had to march
back to where we came from for sup
per Friday night and breakfast Satur
day morning. Believe me you can eat
anything after a three or four mile
hike.
Four Thousand Sent Out.
“There were about 4.000 in all sent
out Saturday. We rode in day coaches
all the way, which is between 250 and
300 miles. No sleep again, only as you
could get in sitting four in a double
seat with all your luggage. But—this
place is heaven compared to Kelly
Feild. When we arrived at 4 a. m. this
morning, we had to walk about a
block or more to our tents. Each
squadron officer was at the train and
called for as many men as he needed
to fill up his squedron. There were
fifty of us taken by the commanding
officer of the 7th squadron. We did
not have to wait a minute, but were
marched immediately to our company
street and assigned to our tents. The
tents here have electric lights, stoves
and wooden floors; although my tent
has no wooden floor; it is dry and
warm. We will have floors as soon
as they can get to it. There were cots
| all ready for us with nice straw mat
! tresses filled with new straw and a
! hot fire burning in each tent. They
j got the men out at 9 o’clock Saturday
night to fix our cots and have warm
fires ready for us when we arrived,
We were immediately taken to oui
mess hall and given a good “feed.” Sc
much attention all at once was harci
to believe, but found it true, ever
after we were located.
Jirveryming is Business.
“Here everything is business
through and through and our lieuten
ant appears like a prince. We have ir
camp one first lieutenant and two sec
ond lieutenants. They are all fine
men. We also have a nice clean mess
hall to eat in, where you can sit dowr
to a table and eat your meals, am
when you have eaten your first plate
full you are invited to go back anc
get all you want again. There is ne
waiting an hour or two in line here fo]
“eats” which was the best thing we
elid in Kelly Field. And there is no
body stepping over you while you are
eating and kicking your “feed” ful
of sand. You begin to get a differen
view of army life here, yet I am glae
I have been through what I have fo
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then you appreciate a place like this.
I sure am well satisfied to stay here,
if anywhere, for two or three months
training and like it very much. It
looks now as though we would get
somewhere for we have been assigned
to regular squadron (150 to 200 men)
and have regular officers. I really
think we will stay here for a while
although you are never sure of any
thing in the army, that is about where
you are going to hang your hat the
next night.
Enthusiastic About Camp.
“I must mention again that I am
really enthusiastic about this camp
and hope to write more interesting
things about military life a little lat
! er. I am quite sure that every man
I will have a chance to show what he
can do here. For instance this after
noon we were all lined up and the
lieutenant picked out the first man he
came to and put him in charge of all
j the rest of us. He told him to take
charge and take us to a store house
; and get some supplies. The fellow
had never had any experience before
in such matters; but did very well. I
hope to do as well when my chance
comes.
“Just got back from mess. I have
been in line twice for every meal and
will soon be in three times if my ap
petite keeps growing. I am in the
Y. M. C. A. It is only a step from my
tent and is a large building well heat
ed. If there ever was an organization
to help the soldier, is is the Y. M.
C. A.
Supply Many Conveniences.
“They have buildings and tents
strung through every camp and issue
free music, services, singers, lectures
and testaments, and most all of the
writing paper and envelopes. You will
probably have noticed that 1 use the
paper altogether or else 1 would not
i write as much as I have. They sure
| are a blessing to a soldier and deserve
' a great deal of credit. I forgot to
| mention moving pictures also wrap
: ping paper and string which is one of
| the most needful things to a soldier.
“I hope that any mail you have sent
j reaches me soon, as I have not heard
I anything from home or elsewhere. I
| have written several letters to dif
! ferent people, but have not had time
■ J to get a reply yet. The mail you
have sent will be forwarded as soon
as it reaches camp Kelly, by the of
1 fieer in camp there. He has a record
; of all of us and will take care of it
I When you write again, better pu!
i “please forward” on mail and tha1
• may push it along a little faster.
• Christmas in San Antonio.
“I have got to cut this short soor
1 as the lights are going out for the
! movies.
“I spent Christmas afternoon ant
I evening in San Antonio. It is quite
• a large city (about 100,000) and is
I Jive or six miles from the camp. You
! should have seen the soldiers in town
Xmas. I managed to get a street car
going into town after waiting for half
! an hour by climbing up the side and
i diving in the window. Got my sec
ond inoculation Xmas morning as a
present from Uncle Sam. ‘Believe
| me,’ the fellows that got it Xmas
; morning took some punishment in
; that crowd. My arm felt just like a
| stiff neck and was very sore to touch.
| A great many fellows were sick two
I or three days and had awfully .sore
looking arms but it does not affect me
! that way at all. After the first day I
hardly noticed it, excepting as I went
! to sleep and let somebody bump into
| it. Then of course when you get
j bumped into you talk seventeen dif
| ferent languages at once and wind up
I by asking somebody’s pardon for
i bumping into you.
Street Cars Are Crowded.
“I wanted to say more about my
trip to San Antonio. They ran street
; cars Christmas day with trailers and
I wish you could have seen them when
| they got loaded up ready for the trip
| to town. Soldiers were standing on
| every nail that wasn’t driven way in.
| They even allowed them on the roofs
: and carried a good sized load that
| way. It sure looked funny to see
| street cars as far as you could see
! them with the roofs loaded with sol
! diers with their feet hanging off on
all sides. I would say they carried be
tween fifty and seventy-five soldiers
on each roof. In town along to
ward night when nearly the whole
camp got in you had to walk in the
streets in order to move at all. “I met
an Elk in the car coming down from
Fort Slocum. We went to the Elks’
home in San Antonio and had a game
of pool and some sandwiches.
Elks Have Home.
“They have a nice new home there
and it is made up mostly of army of
ficers. It sure is fine to walk into
some place so far Trom home and feel
at ease. They have so many soldiers
down here that the lid is on tight but
then I guess if you really wanted to
you could lift it up a little and let it
! down again very gently. We did not
stay in very long but came back to
! camp about 8 o’clock, went to bed and
I had a good sleep.
| “I hope to be able to see Waco while
II am here, as it also is a large city.
'I have written more than I intended,
but will beg off here.”
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