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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1918
"crc. and nrcrucT fop. law
Fir.?? Usr United States entered !he
war IllO'T.ngrr.er, cr.fl two whites have
V.r-on lynched In the ration.
Since 1885 in the country that be
lieves itself the most advanced in the
world, and the best able to govern
itself about 4,000 persons have been
killed by mobs.
The foundation of successful self
government is respect for law' and
willingness of,all people to obey thej
ordinances passed by the majority.!
Since the war began three persons1
have been punished for their part
in taking illegally the lives of 221 per-1
sons.
The whole miserable record is cause
for shame. It. would make a good
ti>t f<5V careful thought by every good
citizen.
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Imaginary interviews: “Yes, T have
congratulated Hindenburg on the Ru
manian peace. Gott knows the poor
feller needs somethings to be con-1
gratulated on.”—The kaiser. “I in
tend to stick pretty close to home
until the people become a little more'
sociable than they have been in the
past.”—Count Teleki, new' minister of
social affairs in the Hungarian cab-1
inet.
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The pessimist who used to compiain
that the government never did any
thing for him has now been meta
morphosed into an optimist who is
glad that the government hasn’t done
anything to him.
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Lieutenant Fonck of the French avl-,
ation corps downed six German air
planes in one day recently. Y ou might
say the Huns were demoralized by an
attack of funk.
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Probably Gutzon Borglum never
made as big a bust as a sculptor as he
did as an investigator.
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The minister of justice in the new
Hungarian cabinet will probably find
a slight lack of raw material in his
department.
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A story about the kaiser says he
has “fifty-nine years to his credit,’’
but probably the more correct phras
eology would be “to his discredit.”
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Another French traitor has been
condemned to death and there will
be less German slush money in cir
culation hereafter.
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It is about time for the press as
sociations to carry the details of the
“English flood in fifty years.”
RESTRICTION OF IMPORTS
NOT TO BE AN EMBARGO
WASHINGTON, June 7.—The
United States has been put on a lean
import diet. About 3,00ft commodi
ties, as important as paper, glass and
glassware, fish, meats, furniture and
stone, and as unessential as fans,
perfumery, dice, truffles, edible birds’
nests and a few hundred other edible
substances, which nobody has had the
hardihood to classify, are coming to
the country less freely than in pre
| war days. Lists of restricted imports,
issued by the war trade board with
the advice of the Shipping Board, are
in force and the “embargo" is on.
One immediate result of the work
ing of the lists will be a few lost
motions in shipping. These lists make
it necessary for the business world,
here and elsewhere, to readjust itself
to new conditions. That readjust
ment Mill inevitably be reflected fo*
a time in shipping. There will Le a
sort of “between hav and grass”
season, th; same k’.el of period that
many stores have when changing
over from one season to another.
There is no doubt, however, that
whatever the disarrangement may be,
it will be comparatively unimport
ant. In the end, the United States
will be able to employ hundreds of
thousands of dead weight tons more
economically than at present and sup
ply the soldiers and the allies in
France with less trouble.
Not an Embargo
The new plan of control isn't an
embargo at all in the sense that the
famous measure of Jefferson’s time
was It isn’t so sweeping and so ex-’
asperating that, like the Americans
of a hundred years ago, people are1
spelling the word backwards and call-1
ing it derisively the “O-Grab-Me” act.1
It hasn’t sealed our ports. It was
not designed to put the country on a
basis of self-efficiency. The restricted
lists now in force are not nearly so
broad in scope as the English prohi 1
hit ion lists, which have cut down the
imports more than fifty per cent.
“England has stripped to the waist,”
one of the shipping board officials;
has put it, “and we are simply tak
ing off our coat.”
i
More restrictions are in sight, how-j
ever, and they will tend to make ouri
condition more like England's than it i
i3 now. There have been many
guesses as to what will be included. In |
some cases, business men who have
conferred with the government offi
cials in Washington on trade ques-1
tions have assumed that restrictions
were certain to follow. As a matter
of fact there have been , conferences
which have been called to clear up
disputed or doubtful points, and other
conferences have been part of a gen
eral plan of action. Hardly anybody
not engaged in the actual preparation
of the restricted lists, or the admin
istration of them, knows how the
next one looks today. Nobody at all,
not even the heads of the bureaus
concerned, can say what the list will
look like in the final form
Behind the restricted lists of im
ports is the United States shipping
board, acting in conjunction with
many other boards and departments.
While one division of the shipping
board has been building ships and
buying and otherwise obtaining them,
another division has been studying
tonnage in its relation to commodi
ties. The first, intermediate and final
efforts of all divisions have been to
get more ships and shipping. At the
same time there has been an effort
not to disturb the existing interna
tional balances.
The great difference between the
absolute embargo of Jefferson's time
and the present restricted lists is due
not only to changed industrial con
ditions but to the presence of hun
dreds of thousands of American troops
in France and our obligations to
them and to our co-belligerents. There
is a constant stream of ships to Eng
land and France. Once over there
and unloaded, the ship’s cargo space
is available in great quantities. Whj
should it not he utilized on the return
trip? Why should the ships be sent
hack in ballast? The governmenl
answers in effect:
As to Return Cargoes
“There is no reason why the ships
should not bring something back thal
is useiul. Our first desire is to gel
food and other supplies to our sol
diers and the allies as rapidly as pos
sihle and as plentifully as possible
That means we must not only send th<
ships over effectively, but we musl
have them back here promptly for an
I other cargo. If necessary, we’ll hav<
them come hack in cargo if we can
save time that way.
“We prefer, however, to have tht
ships bring back things that we need
and to keep up our trade with frieadlj
nations. If you will have your goods
ready at European ports where vessels
are unloading and get the goods
aboard, with reasonable speed, the
ships will do their part for commerce
and will serve the nation at the same
time We are willing to tell you the
place where the ships will unload
It is up to you to be ready with the
goods. We cannot afford to send
ships to ports for goods, but we
should like to have you send goods
to ports for ships.”
That is the unofficial language for
the general clauses which are a part
of the restricted lists. The exact read
ing of the clauses in the second lists
is that applications for import licenses
for restricted goods will not be
granted except under certain condi
tions the third of which is- “When
coming as a return cargo from Euro
pean points and then only (al when
coming from a convenient port- (b)
loaded without delay and (c) when
the importation from Europe is not
specifically prohibited in said list ”
A real embargo, as tight as that
of Jefferson’s, has been the effect,
however, in the case of some com
modities, not numerous but of consid
erable importance. Most breadstut'fs,
gelatine, malt liquors, candy, confec
tionery, tobacco leaf, shell fish, lime,
builrfing cement, dairy products, lead,
pumice, starch, stone and stone nv rtu
factures are among the comailqd*
under the ban. The restriction against
the importation of these applies even
if they are European products and
might he loaded with undue delay at
convenient ports. Food articles ’in
particular are needed in Europe just
now, and it is preferred to have the
ships come back from Europe in bal
last rather than have tlrem bring in
foods and, perhaps, take them Back
later. That is regarded as a plain
waste of shipping;
Luxuries Not Wanted
It is inevitable that some commod
ities shouid be affected to a greater
extent than others. Take agricultural
implements, for example, one of
the restricted classes on Efle first of
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W. C. T. U. ENTERTAINMENT
On Friday afternoon the W. C. T.
U. will hare its annual entertainment,
in the form of a party in honor of
Mrs. Chase, who is soon leaving Cor
dova. A short program and knitting
will be the diversions, and the ever
present social cliat. A Hooverized
lunch wilT be served to all members,
and a large number of invited guests.
MRS. CIAFFORD PHILLIPS. Pres.
MRS. MELLISON, Sec.
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About the only thing left intact in
Russia now is a difference of opinioih
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Quality talks. Smoke an El Roi
Tan Cigar and be convinced; they are
mild. If
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Use less wheat and meat. Buy local
foods. Serve just enough. Use what
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