South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 335, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 1 December 1919 — Page 4

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DECEMBER 1. 1919.

THE COME-BACK OF SILVER. The advance in th price of silver bullion to a point whfrp tho sllvor lollar po?.sr:-..rs a valuo subtantL'llly equal to thnt of proM has had an tffect in countrirs on a Fllvrr Va.is that has rollevrd thom of yome of the trouble., t h it havo b-sct nations ona ntld standard. While priros tho world over havo advanced until thoy have doublod, approximately, the silver in th colnnpo of such countries as India, China and ?It-xieo has kept pace with the advance, fo that in the markets of the world the silver dollar retains substantially t h sanm purchasincr power because, in cur point of view, silver has ono upward in price, thouph a Hindo or Chinamen might exprtH just the opposite Idea and say gold has pono dovrn. Ity this movement rf silver, countries on a silver basis should be able to profit enormously, since it han been but recently that the dollar that now almost exactly balances a gold dollar In bullion valuo bought less than half so much of goods value, measured by the gold standard. The situation also will have the effect of enabling those countries to recoup some of the losses sustained by them when their currency was depreciating In the markets of the world. AVljcn in the campaign of 190 this nation voted üaint a silver basis th producers of silver felt that that metal had received a death blow. Their dream of a government market for their product at $1.29 an ounce was shattered and it was believed that the white metal would not again reach tho price that would maintain it on a parity with gold at 16 to 1. That th war should give rise to an extraordinary demand for silver to nif't the payments for supplies in silver money countries is an instance,. of the effect of the whirligig of time in re-establishing that which was thought down and out. Silver, being only a commodity in the greater nations of the earth, may not long preserve its present eminence, but it is nt least a curious fact that tho less enlightened countries should thus profit nt the expense of those nations that adopted tho gold standard because less subject to fluctuations and because silver was too hap.

BERCER AND THE CONSTITUTION. There will bo littlo diversity of opinion in this country as to the impudent '"platform" on which Victor Merger again appeals for election to congress from tho fifth district of Wisconsin. Most of that platform is anti-constitution; the remainder is buncombe. One plank declares "against the impertinent presumption by any cliquo or party of the house of representatives to dictate whom the district is to elect as Its representative." Since the vote atrainst sealing him was oOO to 1, his inferent'al chanre that h- was the victim of vindictlvener-s by a eluiuo or party will havo no weight even with his radical admirers- What impresses the country is that Merger has been excluded from congress by dmplo application of a wiso provision of the constilut in which provides at "each house shall be the ju.l-e of the elections, returr.3 and ejiialiflcatlons of its own members." And yet. how about "llob" I.a. Toilette, also of Wisconsin, who the United States senate "whitewashed" by suppression, of sins scarcely less American than thoo of F.erger, and how about Newberry of Michigan, who?- election frauds, likewise infignlf.cant of pood Americanism, the senate refused to consider. It would seem tht corarress ought to lt consistent In such matters, even if it cannot always b9 decent. Nothing will be gained in the b r.g run by making martyrs cf such men as Hecger, not that h- v.-.ii dealt with unjustly, but that there rv,: to b- n.i Justice for the others. THE ENGLISFTSPEAKING UNION AND THE IRISH ISSUE. Incident to the attacks King made on the Kng-lish-Sr caking ur.Ion. as It is dllcd by Lanitl TO'Ccnnell. tlirector cf the Ii.-n Nation. J bureau, in his efforts to defend lrek.nd .air.st the charges made against her war conduct by Admiral Sims, it may be well for the Ar:.' ra .; a 1 to understand what the English-Speaking 1,'nb n Mr. O'Conne'd in .1 Inter t. S Im. ick- h.i made the startling chirge that the admiral addrt sscd that union Ia.-.t May ::, and in 1 .!". ..t iluildha.Il, London, made u s;' -.--. h upn whu h the bureau was founded, the iniput.iti.ji; be-mg that he i pro-I!ritish on that account, and .hould be re tired to keep still, thouch of course, if he were pro-Irish It mi;ht be different. In thtso times when th ere i an American d:spocttlos to promote a more general u?e of tha Ung-

lish language among English speakin-T nations. Admiral Sims will hardly be regarded as necessarily either pro-Hritish or un-American because of that speorh, when wo come to know what the Englishspeaking union is for. True, it was founded in London, but founded in celebration of America's birthday, July 4, l'Jis, it can hardly be i-aid to be exclusively IJritish if America wishes to ,o!n In the movement, .and will undoubtedly bo heard froir murt widely and fre-fiU-ntly as time go-s onIt is non-part!san, non-seetarian and not at all concerned with the internal politics of the Englishfpetkirig r.ations. Mcm' ership in the organization elos not oor.l'.ict with good citizenship and loyalty to one's own land. Membership is open to both men ;;r d women. The purpose of this organizition is simply to form a closer bond of comr.idesh'p between the, peoples of our own country and those of the British commonwealth. A good understanding among Engtlsh7ei!;ing people all over th" world is to b pr'moVd. The union proposes that certain national holidays be celebrated jointly by ail the countries represented in its name. Among such festivals would be England's .Magna Tharta day, Juno 13; our own Fourth of July, or American Independence day: Empire day, May 21; Washington' birthday, Feb- 22; Shakespeare,' birthday, April 23. and American Thanksgiving day, the last Thursday in November. Men prominent ond respected on both sides of the Atlantic are al the head of the organization, among them A. J. Balfour, Sir Ilobcrt KadenPov.e.l. Sir Ito- ert Horden, Viscount Iryce, Dr. Jowett, Lord Charnwood and Viscount Northcliffe, all representing the British section. William Howard Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Otto H. Kahn and Nicholas Murray Butler are among those representing the American section. The importance of this organization, not only to ourselves but to the whole world, is not dillicult to see. A thorough and friemlly understanding among Knclish-speakir.r peoples will mean the triumph of Anglo-Saxon Ideals and greater friendliness and better understanding among all peoplesRegardless of the merits of Admiral Sims exposure or alleged exposure of Ireland, or of ths merits of Mr. O'Connell's defense, so far as concerns the points at issue, it accordingly looks llko stretching the point considerable when the Englishspeaking union is drawn into it merely because it appears that the admiral long ago made a speech that inspired its organization, and later honored it with his presence. What it has to do with the Irish situation, or 'whether Ireland was pro-German, or not, In tho war; or whether American troops were misused on Irish soil, as Admiral Sims asserts, we, at least, fall to comprehend, and fear that like a whole lot of other Irish propaganda, it has for its main purpose tha arousing and maintaining all the American prejudice possible against Great Britain.

A New York minister calls the demand for a sixhour day "the song of the shirk."

Other Editors Than Ours

COAL A CASE FOH RUSINESS BRAINS. (Cliicagx Dally News.) The country' WM make no genuine progress toward settled peace in the coal industry, however, so long as the subject is approached simply from the side of the relations between labor - and capital. Feace in the coal industry is not a mere labor problem. It is a business problem, a production problem. .It ought to he approached not by a conference on labor but by a bigger conference a conference on the reorganization of the coal industry for the national purpose of securing a more regular und a moro continuous production of coal. The root of the present coal strike, like the root of almost any other war, is different from the immediate causes alleged by the belligerents in their declarations of war. The root of the present coal slrlke is the irregularity and discontinuity of the production of coal. In Illinois, in the course of the six years from 1913 to 1918, inclusive, the average annual number of workdays for the miners was only 199. Assuming that each of these days was an eight hour day, the average number of hours worked annually by each miner was only 1,59?. But these hours came irregularly. On some days the miner worked. On either days, because of "car shortage," or because of "no market" and "no orders," or because of "mine disability," they did not work. The Illinois quota of coal for the national industrial needs had to be produced somehow. Therefore on days when the mines were working an excessive number of men had to be employed. It can properly be called excessive. It was excessive in comparison with the number of men that would have been needed if every mnn had been working with reasonable regularity. A surplus of men was produced. Then, when a great many days of "no market" r.nd of "no orders' came along together, as in the l:rt part of the present year, the whole body of miners suffered greatly. But again they suffered with an irregularity of harelship among themselves. Some of them might have no work at all, while others in neighboring mines might have to work more hours a week than are tolerable to average human backs and average human lungs. And all the while the number of miners resident in mining towns was the number necessary to meet the peaks of production !n the mines; and the coal industry continued to be and now is an industry of choppy peaks and deep hollows, with a surplus of men demanUeel for the peaks and c'ininng t them anil with a multitude of men discarded in the hollows and there suffering and growing resentful. What the miners now propose Is to level down the peak? and level up the valleys I y compelling the adoption cf a reirular: v.ed work week. They propos to nuik this work week so shcrt that all miners, including tho surplus demanded by previous conditions, shall have work. But the country sheu'd net hao unreasonable surpluses of men in any industry and. further, a rrul t rized work week canPet conceivably be is'ah'ished unless and until the supply of coal cars op. the railroads has ber rerrularired and unless id i:ntil the coal market ps'df has he-en regularired. The problem is a bvs'ness profit m, a social problem, a gef.eral national problem. To sum up: The root of tbe evil in the coal Industry is chaotic production. It brirrs forth poi-n and pain not only f r the m'ner.-? but for the coal operators. The mine rs propose to cure it by a ia or program. But this complex problem manifestly Mnpot be cured by any program except a general national program involving cooperation on a grand scale between organizations of producers and organizations of railroads and organ.'atlons repreentir.g all the people the gov. rr.ment. To evolve such a program to try to evolve it v. e Americans uo not ner d another conference on methods of collective bargaining. We need a conference on national business engineering. It should ileal with coal mine hibor and it should include re-p-resc".tative.s of coal mine labor, but its prime aim should be coal itself. Only when coa? production Is scientific for the nation will it be human for the coal miner.

The Tower of Babel

BY BILL ARMSTRONG-

In the opinion of the Central Union Telephone company, its service is "almost perfect." That's about as close ns Bill Bender claiming he is 4 0 at his recent birthday party.

Joe Grand Leader forgot himself at the barbecue and tried to order a short beer, along with his beef.

He may be a "Miracle Man" but he's a rough talker if the newspaper reports are accurate.

! Mayor F. R. Carson is t?aid to have ! had a sticker on his machine showi !n he paid his dollar, when he stanj ed for the barbecue.

As it is now dark at 3 o'ciock. tho Haul-Me-Home club has not been very active recently. Luc Miller and Tom Brandon continue faithful, however, which is a grain of comfort at least.

IMIORTA NT DATES IN HISTORV. Nov. '20, 1915 The family furnace failed to go out as usual.

Our government has teen serving

'. formal notices on the coal miners ; and operators for so long, that it i3 nV.nnr time for the publishers to

come forward and kick, in view of the shortage of white paper.

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The case of the "Miracle Man" has now resolved itself into a struggle something like this: Reporter vs. Reporter, and we are betting our money on the reporter that contend-, the "Miracle Man" hain't.

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OVK YE Alt AGO TODAY. Ye editor was slowly recovering from an acuto attack of indigestion as a result of a big Thanksgiving

i feast of corn willy and beans.

DEFINITION OF A BARBECUE A free lunch, without the proper rinse.

More Truth Than Poetry By James J. Montague

TO A GUINI1Y PIG. Gentle little guinea pig Whistling in your sty, There's little you know how to do Except to multiply. And yet when epidemics come To scare us half to death. In mankind's cause you fold your paws And yield your fluttering breath. They fill you full of wriggling germs That spread abroad the flu And watch all day to note the way They make an end of you; And if in vain your little lungs The baccili assail They peel your hide and search inside To find what made 'cm fail. They feed you arsenate of lead To see how you will feel And stand around to hear the sound Of your departing squeal; And if by chance they still can hear The beating of your heart. To find out why you didn't die. They take you all apart. Gentle little guinea pig You have but little sense; You would not rate as very great In brute intelligence. But what with ptomaines, temperance drinks, Wood alcohol and flu We rather fear we'd not bo here If it were not for you!

but they never eeem to help much in a sugar shortage.

Not Too Latc Yet. We never declared war on Bulgaria, but that's no indication that we won't, If she doesn't behave herself.

Troubles of Our Own. i We sympathize with the Armenians, but they haven't any I. W. W.'s

at that. (Copyright, 1919.)

GIVING THE GAME AWAY. Little Ethel: Mr. Young, my sister Laura said at the table this morning that she thought you had the prettiest mustache she ever saw. Mr. Young: You oughtn't to tell things you hear at the table, Ethel. Ethel: But she's going to give me 10 cents for telling you.

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