Monday, Aug. 27, 1917 -THE TACOMA TIMES- Page Five

RUSSIA'S COUNCIL REMARKABLE BODY, SAYS CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELLBy Charles E. Russell

(Copyright, l»l", hy tin' NewNpa-p-i ' ni'-i |>ris. Assim ialiou.)

Many other ihiugs about Rus-sia way lie doubtful, hut there Is

crrr.T?ussFLL

one Husslan cer-tainty all mayhank upon wHliconfidence. i

JiuniiiK onlydrini.ui sm cesH,deiiKM-riU'y liasc«ime there tostay.

Not half waydemocracy nor a ifake miscalledby di-mocracyVname. Tim k°<h)s—the reial ilium.

Russia will b«ruled by the Rus-sian people. Allthe Russian peo-

\u25a0 •I!' .li. .mis I don't know any i

cltunite on earth that is- more Iunhealthy for dictators nowthan Ihe rliniMle of ICumklu.(•eiillenieu planning to k<> mi.'that line <>l l.u-in,-. are earn-< -'h ,nl\ lsi-,| io look elite where.The |tnM|>ertM are not saliilni-OUs.

Russia will not have a dictator.and, contrary to cave-dwelliuuopinion, does not need h dictator.It is no one Man Country and inn-er will lie anain.

1 don't know any < : untry wlhti'the national deinocralic spirit isstronger, more resolute or betteruwake to Its Job.

Wise democratic heads inItiissln are n<>\v studying out-Itam for the new liusNian con-st it'llion. No une ii eil In* a»lonisheil if, ulii'ii their work isil<>in- miiil the constitution adopt-«\u25a0«!. it proves to In- the mostn<ivari(<l document of the kinilever put together. No one needl.v :>stoiiishe<l if it pi .vides fora s>.ivei iiineiil more directlyhim) truly democratic tlian anyotlier nut ion mi eartli has everhad.

Even now, without any forniu-lat.il Destitution, the people aresupreme.

The tnott powerful Inrtltutionin till Eluaali is the National ('nuncil of Workmen's, Boldten' aiulPeasanta' Delegate*, and that is \u25a0purely democratic power,

Local councils, Mmllarly formed, furnish for the limn heinn (In

governing steam in Oie iniinil iiialiiies The National CouncilfumllllMit in national affairs. i

I The National Coujieil Is (heonly source of authority. What it.-ays goes.

Its M.io delegate* were electedfrom all purls, of Itussia hy men'and women voters \u25a0ftlij endowed with citizenship.

It is the most remarkable logislative body In the world, anda* it looks to me. the most llgnlfi-rant, t lie most satisfactory andad mirable.

II In comprsed chiefly offunnels mill workiii-incn; theaitiiiil producers aiul tollers.

Htm in every country these«it< Iho vast majority of the|>o|iulation.

Therefore, In every eouutry.If we are to have real democ-racy, these shoulil oonipuoe

the iwffiNlative pener.11l this country and In Kimland

there la a stratiße supemtition thatnobody can make law* or managegovernment except lawyers, hank-ers, exploiters anil professionalpoliticians.

Well, then. Rive fervent thankHto Russia She has knocked thespots out of all that folde-rol.

Her National Council does husi-in'ss with rapidity, good senseand Rood Judgment. She doesn'tmiss the lawyers, except to blessthe Lord the) me not there

liawycrsi constitute less thanone |mi cent of the population.in.l hold in our country 7Ol>< i cent of the legislative of-fices. They can't see that in

Itiissia.

• \K > to mi in' lit the next point' for !hanks«civiiiK. five of the d<-le--1 Kales In the National Council arewomen.

Women suffrage was achievedin RveaU the moment the revo-lulloil w :is a success. Ii achieveditself automatically, without ef-lort. Nobody urKued or tan>patgned for it Kobodjr had topoint out I bat it was a good thingand a simple art of justice and

| OUgM to be adopteit. Democracyhad IN, and uoim:.lv in Russiabad anj Idea of deasocrac) excepta dcinoi ra< > thai Included menanil women

If you will slop and study thatlitlie t.i, t for a time, and let it

MOp into your mind ami brail.and look at it from every nnc,li\

you will, I am sure, discover how

I comical a |toititlon we assuimwhen we undertake our favorite

I superior and condesceudlnK nttiHide toward llie new democracy

i In n short time electloaa will beheld thriiniit Russia to chooeellelognlw to the 111 ht Constituent

l Assemhh. which will adopt a con.-tltiition and lu-lp to Ihhii.li theKiissian republic

Men and women will vote lorlliese delenatrs. Women will he

amoiiK those chosen and will sllIn the assembly and help to makethe constiuitiou.

ll will not he necessary for any-body to argue for this privilege.RTOrybody will think It perfectlynatural and right.

The National Council adjourned

on July 7, hut it lei; in < bargeof the Koveruuient itH executivncommittee of 250, apportlonrdHinoiiK the workmen, .ibllers .milfurmerH, and thin executive com-mittee Is now rtiinmni; Chin*.* InRiiHHla.

It operatnH the niiicliine. Youdo not boar anything abovl it. forroaaOOJ I Hh«U tell you liereafter.Itui you tan discount am storiesmiii may read from day to dayübout illl\lioil\ else "ruling" Unssia. This is the Ml) niliiii' power,iii'in •. the repreeoatatlvei at thepeople.

The rest of the world seems Inlime a fear that there may lie acounter revolution and a returnof (he old condition-.

InlctsN t.ertit.in \ictiiry and

(••-\u25a0-\u25a0linn Influetirr ran ltring iihurk l<> life, ih. rt- isn't »n>-ihniK .1..- anyw her* la th«world i|iiiic mi >li-n.l »* ili<- oldorihM- in ItiiMNla.

It*il.-inlfi limn • mack-erel MiMt lor sanitary remnii*Hi.- iMMtld of li. .illh haa tmler-«s-t i i en ia I cilIf the Oermaoa, aunUted by the

Auierli'Hii copperlieiidM. Americandoaihfaeai anil American pro-OtrßtU, do not lireak thru thatfront aoi even the ghoal of the oldorder will ever come UKaili.

IK TIIKV DO, YOU WILL SKITill! t'ZAK HACK IN THK WIN-TKR I'AI.ACK AND YOU Ol'llHTTO IIAVK A CI.RAX UNHRR-BTANniNO A.S TO WHO PUT HIMTHKRK.

pie. They will rule it ahsolutely.Autocracy, whether frankly la-

beled with the name or a eaar orneatly diaguiaed as a constitu-tionnl monarchy, is a dead one inRussia. Keep the (iermans outand it will never asaia have alook-in there.

Wise things may he done; alsofoolish. But whether wise orfoolish, whatever is doM will lie- • by the mace of the people of Rus-'

Isla,free and Independent.

Reactionary influeii'es in thisand other countries are strivinghard to create the Impression thatHiiNsi.i has or is about to huvc |dictator.

Vim can put all that aside iih

IALLIESRESUME

ATTACK(luilcil l'rma I.»n«o<t Wire.)

LONDON, Aug. 27. -Threegreat allied drives assailed Teu-tonic, lines ou three fronts today.British and French troops re-sunied the (ifciishe which the)atarted last Monday. Italy con-tinued her fierce drive uninter-

ruptedly.I& a week the Ital'ans havo

taken approximately M squaremiles of Austrian territory, closeto Ufi.ooo prisoners, a vast storeOf guns, munitions and supplier,and inflicted stupendous casual-ties on the enemy—estimated insemi-ofticial Home advices at 73,-

- 000.The fighting today waa on the

comparatively open Bainsiz/.aplateau. The rugged points of themountains having been success-fully passed, Rome looked for evenmore rapid progress as the troopdpressed on to Laibach.

Suddenly changing his point ofattack from the left bank to the— right of the Meuse, Gen. Petainwas striking another blow nt theGerman defenses out of Verdun.The lnMtlal shock carried theFrench fighters nearly a mile for-ward on a two-mile front.

On the British front, FieldMarshal Kalg also mixed liUblows. Me drove successfullyagainst German positions northof St. Quentln In a "sector where

-' there has been little fighting Intwo months.

Powerfully fortified Germanposts of the "Ilind^nbiirg line"were stormed and taken and thoBritish Tront advanced half a mileover a mile front.

K.AII,TO SHAKK ri'.KNOH.

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PARIS, Aug. 27. —Germancounter attacks of the most vio-lent nature failed early today tomake the French relinquish any Iof the ground they gained in yes-1terday's new offensive, aroun 1;Verdun. The war office reported,today ;i!l such attacks around:Beaumont had been "broken up.")

On Sunday on the sudden [shift ol' Gen. Petain'n drive from Ithe east to the we»t hank of theMeuse, tho French took 1111 prls-'oners, the war office asserted. |Elsewhere on the French front'the Germans were busy.

MORE NEGRO !- TROOPS SENT

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HOUSTON, Aug. 27. —Morenegro troops are to be sont to |Hraaton, despite rioting of negroregulate here last week, Maj. Gun.George Belli jr., In •karat of thasituation, declared today.

The Eighth Illinois infantry, allnegroes, art being sent here. Bellatated.

"1 can control them and willnot recommend that they be sentelsewhere," Bell said. "There <

will he no further trouble."

BIG SUMASKED TOBEAT SUB

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WASHINGTON, !>. c, Aug. 27.- A new appropriation of at least$:!."iI>.IIOO,OUII for destroyers willbe asked of CQttgloai this week hySecretary Daniels.

Supplementary plants in pri-vate shipyards for destroyer man-ufacture, Daniels slid, would liebuilt. He declined to say howmany destroyers would he sought.He added that the appropriationBight he made more than $350,---000,09*.

This Is the first step towardassembling great numbers of de-stroyers to beat the U-boat, an-nounced by Secretary Daniels re-cently.

TRY TO GETROWAN FREE(I nllrd i'r.-« l.nmril Wire.)

SPOKANIO, Wash., Aug. 27.-Attorneys for James Rowan, jailedI. VV. W. agitator, today "Were pre-paring to file a petition for a writ |of habeas corpus in the federalcourt.

The petition may be filed thisafternoon. They are determinedto secure the release of Rowan,alt ho their effort to secure 'a writin the state courts last weekfailed.

LONGSHOREMAN HITBY BALE; MAYDIE

Tom Gibson, age :!!!. longshore-man, living at tht Oregon Jiotel,was struck by a .bale of hempwhile loading the Joshida Maru atthe Milwaukee dock Sunday night.He has a fracture at the has© ofthe brain and is not expected torecover."

BRIDE MISSING;LEAVES SHORTLYAFTER CEREMONY

Twelve hours- after thoweddilg ceremony, KdwardTrowbridge, prominentyoung lund owner of Ped-ville county, awoke to findhis bride missing . She wasformerly Miss Peggy Pat-ton, daughter of a lifelongneighbor.

One thousand dollars haddisappeared from his trous-ers pocket.

The following note wasfound pinned to her pillow:

"I'm sorry 1 have to takemy wedding trip alone—sor-ry, sorry, sorry I'll thinkof you every minute.—Peggy.

Bhe Is reported to haveboarded a train for NiagaraPallia alone.

Further details are in-cluded in the lively story byMnrnvene Thompson, on-titled "Perßtiasive Peggy,"which begins in today'sTimes.

ARMY POST BUS STATIONA Large and Commodious Waiting Room

ItMlHi IM SKKVIGE—DAY AMD NIOHT.

Cars For Special Service. Taxis.

Phone Main 2033. 9th and Commerce.

Chorus Girl, Chorus Girl, Where Have You Wandered?!

SrARS^QUITsIINMOVIEsI GET MARRIED | JOIN BED CROSS I ARE TtLELY OK ST^IK-P. ?•litres tbt latest war Shortage! There's a lark of chorus girln. kbnwd as nurses in MNM oilier orgnnlzal ion. This leaves numbers

Where are they? Theatrical produeen give this answer. <)C every seven, eight, nine and ten. And they art n»t putting in an appear-ten niils, Dumber one either became \u25a0 slur or got tired and quit. ance to uh lor place*.

Number two found more money and opportunity in the movies. Therefore producer! fear n eacrei ekonu gtrle' union, !••\u25a0 ru-Numberi three and tour achieved the hlgheel choma-slr] aaM- • mored, is at last organised, and they are twaltlag the union's de-

tion. marriage, Nitnihen five and six joined the Red cross or westjmands.

OUR MAJOR GENERAL HERE

SUPREME TESTFOR KERENSKY

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have had seven <n- ci^lit years ago; be commanded theEagle Pan district <m the Mexican border during thelate uii]tle;isanliie.ss; jtnd has had in many other waysa brilliant record.

He is <)1 yea is old, was horn in Now York state, andwith the exception of fours years, during most ofwhich he was on high Mtn.v hoards in Wuhingtotn,1). <'\u0084 his entire career lias been in the west.

He had little to say Saturday evening about plansfor the cantonment and the now army.

"The only orders I have had is one telegram tellingme to come here and take command," be said.

"This is a new problem, of course, that we are fac-ing, and a wonderfully interesting one.

'There probably never before were to',ooo abso-lutely untrained men from every civil class and occu-pation gathered together in one camp to he made intosoldiers —certainly never since the civil war, and Idon't thing they had any such large rampe then.

"They had to make an army out of civilians, ofcourse; hut they learned mostly in the field—a terri-bly expensive way in cost of human life. We shallleal'n in camp,

"What we have to do now is to £et down to the,work of giving these new nfen Intensive training in anentirely new kind of war.

"They are playing the war game differently nowfrom what they ever did before.

"It has all sorts of new feature! —trenches, bombs,grenades, and above all, the heavy artillery.

"We shall have our trenches here at Americanlake, and reproduce, the conditions in France as ex-actly as wo can, and OUT men will go into action pro-pared for what they will actually find there.

'The thing that has made those large camps possi-ble is the modern advance in sanitation and hygiene.

"Notwithstanding the fact that in civil war daysOUT men had to learn in the field, they lost ton bycamp sickness to one in battle. Wo don't have morethan three or four cases of typhoid in a years, andthe chances are those are brought in by recruits be-fore they are vaccinated.

"Unfortunately, we can't watch the morals of themen as closely as we do their health. We cant keepthem housed up all the time, and they go out around

IS SWITZERLAND'S HOUR TO STRIKE

The combined Anglo-French forces are pushing the Germansback in Flanders, the British are consolidating new positions atLens, the Frenoh hare turned the tables on the German* in the Ver-dun sector, and the Italians are driving th« Austrian* back on a 37---raile front from Tolmino to the Adriatic. Military experts believeGermany may now aa a last resort violate Swiss neutrality In aneffort to flank the French and Italian linns near the Swiss boun-daries. ,

the towns and l>i'iii»- back the troubles they have go(in that way,

"About the only sickness we have is due to that. Iam glad to hear that the civil authorities here willcooperate with us in taking care of the moral problem."

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BY UM,l,l\M (.. HHKPHKRI).MOSCOW. Aiir 17. Km: sit

will niiiiul.i iii licr ilt'iiiiiiiac\ at .illcosts.

Khc inli'iiils lo use the weaponsof tlif old ri'Uimt' against taOMwlio would have Ilio old uiilnrracy overthrow tlie new freedom I

of onisi.iiniin: ilgnlflcance IbHie (lelili.T.iliiins ul the all Rui iSlllll COllferi'TlCl' tOd a) Wai 111 t'MI Iphatio dorliir.il inn by PremierKerensky. He inisleil lite Be*nation "was pMaIRI thru a periodof mortal itaftger," tad waraedlenemies williin that the governIliellt lii'lii't'l'oi til "WOttld lie linplacalile" in pursuing and "crushißg with blood ami ir.m all .ittempts against the peoples pn vor."

"Thoae who once trembled be-fore the pwtntil oi autocrat!lion boldljf marcli tgalnil llii'kov

\u25a0in nifiit with arms in liand," hecontinued. "Hut lei them remem-ber our patience nan limits andtliMt those who go beyond themwill have to setie with a govern-ment which will make them reniemher tlif time of eiarlem."

Kerensky's s|ie<>ch produced adeep impression. lie concludedamid cheers »'yon of his politicaliiilaiAou'sis and Inilav there wan Iperceptible |p«noninn in the imiacbevlkl and reactionary faction.

Sll|Hl'llM> Test CllllHW,

The forces which »ill Mtcrally|iass upon the Keronskv govern-ment are vastly Billed. There atebankera. rich land owners, con-servatives, v ipriakling of reao*

llonarle* even monarcbMs. Theissue is tlghtl) drawn lietweeufree ami open democracy vcmuiconstlici -il ri'iictiiinHrlxtn.

Kerenakj never fmi'il mirli atask v hli present one of coaxial\u25a0U|l Bfl I loin such :i uroiip of

| ni."nil's to tin* (weeping democ-jracj lie represents. Even the\i,i\iiii.ilisis todaj adjudged ilia

Iconference 'in revolutionary amimil representative of the people'!will, ill reftlMlng particlpntlon.

l\iriiisl>, 'h -iii>i> iirli' r i

umicil tixlil) lliil hii|iiimh<'

tOBi of I h<- democracy ulllMM t» the Moscow nii-i-inii:.

"If wo \ iclil 10 the convprna-ii\i'-. ami reai'tlonarlM now," aalrtone or tin' r#Volut!oaari ncwaja*IM'is today. "'1 li.-> will lU'liver Hu.s-sla lo Niclioliis or \\ Illii'lrn."

Sim'i'clics or cabinet neoißdi\u25a0erved to emphaaiie |{iiss|»'«i praa*imit critical sllnallon. Minister ofInterior Prokopovltch reportedacluul Hcarrlt) of food In ««vpralprovlncfH ami ilwinillliiK supplycMMi lii Biich fltit's ai PetrogrHdand Mosiuw.

Vie Premier Nekranoff declsr-iml thai id'Msin's finance* were intrSTfl Hliapi'

I. h. QIVM nJOMMi<l i.lt. I l'ir<, Irmrt (Vlro,)

WASIMXCTO.V. Ann L'7. Ex-praiilng AHinricH's eonfldrasa Inlln- tiiul of lU'inoi racy, I'regldealWilson lias H«*ut to (lie Moscowconli'ii-nci' a pledge of ' Itoth mor-hl and material HHslwlanco to Hus-

_sin."ARM FOR

DRIVE ONPROFITS

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WASHINGTON', Aiir. 27. -Twenty li'llion dollars are In-volved in congressional action thisweek.

I'nder this staggering figurewnnlth conscrlptlonlstK are fight-ing to make the rirh carry the costof war. Aguliiat It some of thoablest senate leaders are battlingto stem the tide of opinion favor-Ing tremendous war taxes on mrprofits and greatly increased in-come levies.

While problems of .strategywero being worked out behindclosed doors on the senate sidetoday, the house prepared to meettomorrow to tackle the new $11,---5."?8,000,000 war credit Mil, takeup the l>ig soldiers' insurancemeasure and launch the new $•«,---000,000,000 deficiency appropria-tion bill.

Two billions more are involvedIn shipping and aeroplanes Mtl-mates, expected any day.

Over-Sunday conferences ofthose senators opposing the wealthconscriptlonislH developed a plan

Jto compromise on a 40 to 4."> percent tax on war profits, instead ofthe 80 to 100 per cent tax de-manded by those fighting weald.This compromise is offered with-out the official sanction of thesenate finance committee, but it isthe result of two conferenceswherein the determined stand ofthe "conscrlptlonists" was the sub-ject of discussion.

The committee bill takes only$:\u25a0><!?,000,000 by" a 2fi per cent taxon war profits.

Thirty senators, led by Johnson,California, and Borah, havo or-ganized a drive to get 80 per cent.They say they will not accept anycompromise at 45 per cent.

"We may not get 80 per cent ofwar profits, hut we'll get morethan 4". per cent," said one today."Germany took II per rent. Weshould take at least CO per centand show the kaiser we mean busi-ness."

The Johnson-Borah group todaywere armed with half a do/ciiamendments to the revenue billranging from 80 per cent of warprofits to GO per cent.

U. S. SLATEDFOR STRAFING

WASHINGTON, Auk. 27.—Evi-dence which made American gi>v-ernment officials believe Germanyplanned to war on the UnitedStates after defeating France andKngland, is in the hands of Mmadministration, the state depart-ment anuoi: iced today.

The state department confirm-ed Lord Robert Cecil's statement!that Germany had ro plotted.

Secretary Lansing refused to bespecific as to what evidence there

was

FOREST FIREDRIVES MANY

FROM HOMESLow hanging clouds today gave

promise of rain which would suvcmillions of dollar* of timber inthe Pacific BOrthWWt.

Forest fin fighters today wereholding Ihi'ir own in Washingtonund Oregon, Meordlßg to I'nltedPress report! received here earlytoday. Several now fires were re-ported. Itut others have beenchecked.

Driven before a strong eastwind IL'O forest rires in western;Montana today arp defying the ef-1

Iforls of fighting men and eating |their wh\ thru valuable forests.

Tho situation, forestry officialsadmit, is probably Hie most \u25a0•rl-loils In the history or the stale.

One fire threatens to burn ItHway into the Mtttod country near-Missoula. The big blaze in the,lower Hitter Root valley has afront of lt> miles.

Settlers from several mountaindistricts are fleeing from theirhomos today.

I'ltc early today menaced thetown of lono. Wash. The danceris believed to have been past, lintihe forest fire which was burningwithin a mile of the town la iMlngclosely watched.

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ARREST AS ALYNCHER MAY

BE FRAME-UP<l nlfi-.l Pre» I.eaard Wlrc.l

BUTTK,' Mont., Aug. 27.—0nsuspicion that he was concernedwith the lynching of Frank Ltttte,Chnrles A. McCarthy of Denver,lias been arrested and is now inthe city jail. It became known to-day.

McCarthy was a prominentmember of the Metal Mine Work-ers' union, the. organization ofstriking miners. The police dis-credit the arrest, believing It is afrarneup. The arrest was made byprivate detectives.

No statement could be securedfrom the detectives today andMcCarthy's supposed connectionwith the murder could not belearned.

McCarthy Is also known asCharles Albrechtln.

SET DATE FORPHONE REPLY

Oct. 21 Is the date beforewhich telephone companies onthe Pacific coast must accede towage demands of workers andoperators presented in San Fran-cisco Aug. 17. 18 and 18.

Linemen, operators and swltch-| hoard men of the local telephonecompany will meet Monday nightto receive the report of W. K.iDeLaney, who represented themin San Francisco.

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POINDEXTERIS AGAINST

PEACE NOW(\u25a0portal to The Tillies)

WABHINOTON, I). C, Auk. IT.Senator I'ofndexlei' ol Wash-

iimlon state, in spMkiag of th<>|>Op«'l peace. BrOMOMI, expressedÜbhll KtroiiKly agalatt anypeace until victory li.nl been won.

"Tlie dc.sire of the pope forpeace is Mat creditable to him,"lie said, "but tlie tiMin.s he propones would leave tlie Prussianmilitary autocracy unbroken and|in a betler position than ever to|renew their effort to conquer theworld.

"Germany lias abandoned allmoral and international law, andour only safety is in her com-plete defeat. There can bo noother peace."

LINGERIE IS AIDTO LARGE WOMEN ,

Lingerie ior '.arga woan, de-signed especially for the nev. tallstocks. Is calculated to fit In withthe general scheme of sveltllne tie- jsigning which in this day and a*.-1h (ii)iui- much to help the ampl>-woman preserve the appearanceof Blender lines. Thig daintysreUltne chemise Is cleverly cutand fashioned to that end.

EMBARGO ISA GOOD MOVE(Continued on Page Five.)

belligerent this country dim! neeiii.it supplies necessary for her andher allies are provided first. Anyexcess is availaiilc for :\u25a0 Mini*,niiiliiiii; for the eueiny.

TIMM Is Mm ml>. Tim|M'liiri|i»l Imports of Hollmiiil,HMMIk, Sweden and Nor-way lln> lust three >aam lutvnhern to maintain not lii>- but|IIOS|M'I it).Exports to Holland have been

principally feed for the greathards whose butter and cheese hagbeen sold to Oermany at immenHeliroflt.

Kxporta to Sweden liave beensupplies for factories to maintainher profitable commerce win Ger-many. The situation has beenHlinihir with Dpiiniiirkmid Norway.

Inv <•-1 iii-illn<jlii recoKoltlon of neutral rights

the export* council, enforcing thaembargo, is Investigating the act-ual needs In all these countriesadjacent to Germany before an-nouncing any shipment policy.

We are ready to Bell them anjrof our surplus they may need forthemselves. Rut we are not wlll-lne to sell supplies to Germany,thru middlemen neutrals, simplyto tnnintaln the prosperity of n«o---trat trade!

Preliminary reports Imlica'athese neutrals do not depend fortheir livelihood upon any consid-erable Imports. Cutting off im«ports will end presperity, but notjeopardize existence.

Holland.* '1"1 >til«\u25a0ilHolland, for Instance, without

heavy Imports of concentratedrattle feeds, will be unable tamaintain her present great dairyherds.

But half her cattle would sup-ply her own necessary dairy pro-ducts, and could possibiy bemaintained without Importingfeed.

On thin very point, the DutchIn protesting against the embargahnve threatened to kill great quan-tities of cattle and seTl the meatto Germany.

This government, while unwill--Ins; to see meat thug turned overto Germany, does not take thisthreat seriously.

"One live en«- In HollandI* worth thici' dead ones, mofur UN (ierinany U concerned,"one official liert expiates,"One Rood iHitcli-tlolsttlnwill send Into Germany dorown weight In butter fnt ca<-hyear, to sa> nothing of choc—and other products."(lermany has taken notldii

I'nable longer to get her normalsupplies thru these neutral mid.Idlemen, «he Bent up a great shoutjHl>ont the "rights" of nnutralawhich, hh she interprets It, U th#right of a neutral to buy from <>a«belligerent and sell to aaotb**what the b«lllgerents will not Milbetween theiurelvoo

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