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FRANCE SAFE FROM RED FLAG; TRIED IT Bolshevist Dpctrines Once Made the Streets of Paris Run Red With Blood. From the Kansas City Star. There Is one country where, It Is safe to assume, the doctrines of bolshevism will never find lodgment nor the red flag ever muster again the human wolf packs that prey upon social disorder. That country is France. It had its day of bolshevism, and 60 years have not wiped out the memories of it. It was not called bolshevism in that day. It was known by a more eupho nic. a more attractive title. It was called "The Commune”—a name asso ciated with ideal schemes of govern ment, based upon soelal Justice, "lib erty, fraternity, equality,” for which the names of Plato, More, Saint-Simon and Robert Owen stand as distin guished sponsors. But the reign of the "Commune of Paris,” whose deeds sent a wave of hor ror over the world In 1871, had nothing in common with the theories of these honest dreamers of fine dreams. It was not an economic movement. It was a political movement of an origin whose mystery has never been satisfactorily solved by history. - Very closely in its development it paralleled the more modern evolution of bolshevism. Vepy similar, too, was the framework of its organization—a system of com mittees and subcommittees nucleating the political flotsam of many nations under the red flag of anarchy. After the surrender of Napoleon III. at Sedan, the empire, which was his creation, fell to pieces, and upon its ruins was created the third republic, *- Proclaimed September 4, 1870, when tho republican deputies of Paris, at the Hotel de Ville, conRituted a pro visional government under the presi dency of General Trochu, military governor of the capital. Following Sedan, Paris was Invested by the Ger mans, and for five months stood elege, bombardment and famine. While t,1‘s "’.as in progress, Bazaine surren dered the last r<mnant of the regular French army at Metz. Paris, defend ed by tlie National Guard, under the authority of the provisional govern ment, held out until January 29, 1871, when it capitulated. The same day the preliminaries of peace were signed at Versailles. j Production Fixes Wages. j I.-.* From Commerce end Finance. "We live on the wages we earn. It is highly important that wages be better understood than they are, for on this understanding hangs the proper settlement of the labor question. -And though we were recently the innocent victims of a labor dispute to which we were not a party, which nevertheless tied, up our publication, the reader may rest assured that the economic commonplaces which follow are not inspired by the smallest degree of malice. Most men look at Avages from the individual or group stand point. This is most natural, but leads to confused reasoning on the subject if they be unable to widen their vieAv. The formulation of general rules from observation of particular instances is dangerous. We all know that by doubling the number of dollars which a man, a group or an entire industry receives as wages we may double such wages, but not all of us realize that the wages of all the workers in the country cannot be thus increased, but that, on the contrary, real wages should remain about Avhat they were before. Such procedure would not increase production, prices would be doubled, and labor would have about Avhat it had before. That is all. Yet trades unions persist in seeking to raise wages by increasing the number of dollars earned and neglect the true way. While unions were few this could be done. The increased Avage was largely at the expense of those who bought the products of the organized trades. With the widening of the field of organization this advantage less ened. If the trade unionist Utopia of universal and complete organi zation of all industries is ever realized, this advantage will be com pletely neutralized and lost. This is no empty theory. It is a thing which has been plainly seen during the past quarter of a century by those who kept their eyes open. This period has been marked by the organization of labor on an unprecedented scale, by a very considerable increase of wages (in dollars) even before the great war broke out, and by an equal or greater increase in general commodity price levels. Those whose Avages had kept pace with prices up to 1914 were few and for tunate, and at the present time they are feAver still. There is really no cost of production other than labor cost. The rawest of raw materials is the finished product of some one. To increase the number of dollars earned without increasing production in corresponding degree can only increase cost-of production, which is carried on to the consumer in higher prices. That country in which the necessities and comforts of life are plentiful, and cheap, is rich. That one in which they are scarce and dear is poor, regardless of vast bank clearings and great trade bal ances measured in money. The war has checked the production of things for civilian needs, which are therefore scarce and dear. It is futile to raise wages to meet the added cost, for this but makes them dearer. Nothing can restore the balance save the turning of produc tion from the implements of war to the requirements of peace, that these may be made plentiful and therefore cheap. We do not wish to discourage our trade union friends as to their objects, but to show them they are taking the wrong Avay to achieve those objects. We agree with them that things are very unevenly and oft times unjustly distributed in this world, but until they widen their view to take in the needs of the nation—even of the world— and comprehend the really simple natural law of production and dis tribution of goods which Ave have pointed out, this condition will continue to exist. The problem for organized labor, employers and captains of in dustry, uoav that the voracious maw of Avar is filled, is to make abundant the things we all need, to remember that wages are derived from the product of labor, and can in no wise exceed the value of that product. Wages cannot be raised generally by any restriction of eco nomic freedom, as our trade union friends believe. The true way lies in the opposite direction. They must change their tactics or fail. WORLD EDS FOOD Demand Makes Opportunity for Returning Soldiers. Thousands Will See Glorious Possi bilities In Settlement of Avail able Farm Land In This Coun try and In Canada. The war Is over, peace will soon be signed, the fighting nations have sheathed their swords, and the dny of reconstruction has come. What of it? Hundreds of thousands of men, taken from the fields of husbandry, from the ranks of labor, from the four walls of the counting house, and the confines of the workshop, taken from them to do their part, thdlr large part, In the prevention of the spoliation of the world, nnd In the meantime re moved from the gear of common every day life, will be returning, only to find In many cases old positions filled, the machinery with which they were for merly attached dislocated. Are they to become aimless wander ers, with the ultimate possibility of augmenting an army of menacing loafers? If they do It Is because their abllfty to assist In laying new founda tions, In building up much-required Structures, Is underestimated. Men who fought as they fought, who risked and faced dangers as they did, are not of the caliber likely to flinch when It comes to tho restoration of what the enemy partially destroyed, when it comes to the reconstruction of the world, the ideals of which they had in View when they took part In the great Struggle whose divine purpose was to bring about this reconstruction. Inured to toll, thoughtless of fatigue, trained In Initiative and hardened by their outdoor existence, they will re turn better and stronger men, boys will have matured and young men will have developed. undeveloped areas yet open to setfte-’ imu t. There Is little need, here to direct attention to the wealth that has come to tho farmers of Canada within the past few years. It Is not only In grain growing that unqualified and almost unequaled success has followed honest effort, but the raising of'horses, cattle, sheep and hogs has been a large source of profit. These are facts that are well known to the many friends and acquaintances of the thousands of ■farmers from the United States who have acquired wealth on tho prairies of Western Cannda. Farms of from one hundred and sixty to six hundred and forty acres of the richest soil may be secured on reasonable terms, and with an excellent climate, with a school system, equal to any In the world, and desirable social conditions, little else could bo asked. Canadian statesmen are today busily engaged planning for the future'of the returned soldier with a view to mnklng him Independent of state help after the Immediate necessnry assistance has been granted^ the main Idea being to show In the fullest degree the. coun try’s appreciation of the services he lins rendered. But now that the war Is ended, and the fact apparent that of all nvoca tlons the most profitable and Independ ent Is that of the farmer, there will be a strong desire to secure farm lnnds for cultivation. Cannda offers tho op portunity to those seeking, not ns spec ulation but as production. The deep est Interest Is taken by Federal and Provincial authorities to further the welfare of the farmer and secure a giving credit for what was aceora* pllshed. In thought imd feeling, !# language, In aims In life, in work. Id desire to build up a new world, ther# has been bred a kinship which is an Indissoluble ns time itself.—Advei* tlsement. i ONLY ONE ANSWER TO THAT Chaplain Well Knew the Spirit of HI# "Boy#" When He Put Such a Question. “Holy Joe,” which at the front Is th® synonym for chaplain, thrust his head into the emergency ward of a United States evacuation hospital Just back of the lines. On a bed near the dodr was a sergeant with a leg and an firm missing. The rest of the ward was made up of badly gassed men, fighting with that suffocating, tearing cougn which no one who has heard can fojs get. “Boys,” said the chaplain, “I am go* lng back to the division that’s now od Its way to* replace you. Whnt shall 1 tell them for you? Are we down* hearted?” There was a flourish of a leg and ati arm above the bed near the door. SalQ the sergeant: ,! “H-, no I” And from tho torn and burning throats there broke a whispered clieet^ Heard In Court. » \ Judge—Six months In Jail with har4 labor. Ilobo—Say, Judge—enn’t yer double the time an’ cut out de labor?—Boston Transcript. Where Wealth Concentrates. "Croesus was the richest man.” “Can’t believe It. Never saw hi® name nmong the moving picture stara.* ' j ui ncvgu. In March the Germane marched through the streets of Paris and occu pied the city under the terms of the peace, for forty-eight hours. Scarce ly had they- withdrawn, when insurrec tionary mobs began to throw up bar ricades in different parts of Paris. The National Guard, with the excep tion of a few loyal officers and compa nies, soon joined the mobs, and the movement began to assume the shape of an organized revolution, directed from some unknown source by a secret "committee." Mobs of frenzied women paraded the streets wearing red caps and flaunting red flags. Guns and ammunition were seized, the streets were barricaded and the heights of Montmartre and Pere La chaise fortified by the insurgents. March 18 “The Commune” was pro claimed and the reign of tenor began. At the outset there was no formal declaration of principles or purposes for which the insurgents proposed to fight. There was no visible head—tp the movement. It broke out like an incendiary conflagration whose essen tial spirit was destruction. The economic theory of the- Com munards, as it was later advanced by the "central committee,” was that Paris was to be a^-’free town,” recog nizing no government except that of a federation of self'governing'communes acknowledging no central organization. Later they formulated a more definite platform—the abolition of all religions, , the abolition of all property, the aboli tion of all family, the abolition of in heritance and the abolition of nation ality. And all this was to be accom plished In the name of "liberty, fra ternity and equality,” with the red flag as its symbol. Each day Taris was placarded with grandiloquent proclamations issued by “Tho Central Committee’ or "The Com mittee of Public Safety'.” The follow ing is a fair sample of their tenor: "Parisians! The struggle we have commenced cannot be aban doned. for it is a struggle between the past and the future, between ’iberty und despotism, between equality and monopoly, fraternity and servitude. To arms! Let Paris bristle with barricades and from 6ehind these improvised ram parts let her shout the cry of war. let the pavements of the streets be torn up. The paving stones, serv ing as a new means of defense, can be carried to the higher floors where there are balconies. Let rev olutionary Paris, the Paris of great deeds, do her duty. The Com munards will do theirs.” Reds Defeated. But finally the day came when the tide turned. After long delays and a policy of temporizing, Thiers, the head of the government of the republic at Versailles, had mustered at Versailles a strong army, made up of the prisoners of Sedan and Metz, released by lbs Germans, and the remnants of the reg ular troops of the line. He placed Gen eral MacMahon at the head of the troops and the second siege of Paris began, in sight of the German army, which still occupied the heights around the city, passive, awaiting the issue. The Keds fought with the desperation of despair. Their last stand was made upon the heights of Pere Lachaise and of Montmartre, where the Red revolu tion had first started. These strong holds were captured after a bloody fight snd 1,000 prisoners were taken. Most of the leaders were either slain in the street battles or captured and summar ily put to death. Many of them, bow er er, escaped in various disguises into foreign lands. And on the red ruins of the Commune, the Third republic, the strongest and most enduring govern ment that France hap hiul since the first revolution, was built. * A league of nations*supported not only by the ga\ ernmental but vi.-o t.y the no . il forces of the world, is favored as nm.tns of attaining pennatuvni p-ace bt V*', Sijjnptnmpy F:,y. fh ■ -luU to li.t Enormous Crops Raised During Past Year Shown in Detail Washington! D. C. (Special)—Ameri can farmers raised a combined wheat and corn crop this year worth $5,402, 936,000 in their efforts to feed the world, government crop experts estimated to day. Under a guaranteed price, wheat acreage increased 14,021,000, while the corn acreage and yield decreased. The wheat crop alone, at war prices, showed an Increase in value over the five-year 'average of $1,073,352,000. Forecasts of production of the prin cipal crops sliave been made from month to month throughout the season and preliminary estimates already have been announced for most crops. • To day’s report, however, makes final esti mates of production. They follow: Winter wheat, 588,449,000 bushels. Spring wheat, 358,651,000 bushels. Oats, 1,538,359,000 bushels. Barley. 253,375,000 b’ushels. Rye, 89,103,000 bushels. Buckwheat, 17,182,000 bushels. Flaxseed, 14,658,000 bushels. Rice. 40,424,000 bushels._ White potatoes, 397,676,000 bushels. Sweet potatoes, 86,834,000 bushels. Hay (tame), 76,459,000 tons. Hay (wll*), 14,374,000 tons. Tobacco, 1,340,019,000 pounds. Sugar beets, 6,822,600 tons. Beet sugar, 1,480,200,000 pounds. Maple sugar and syrup*(as sugar), 63,512,600 pounds. Sugar beet seed, 6,384,000 pounds. Sorghum syrup, 29,224,000 gallons. Beans "(six states), 17,733,000 bushels. Peanuts,. 53,497,000 bushels. Kafirs (six states), 66,396,000 bushels. Broom corn (five states), 68,000 tons. Onions (1*4 states), 13,438,300 bushels. Cabbage (nine states), 665,200 tons. Hops .(four states), 20,193,000 pounds. Cranberries (three states), 350,100 barrels. Apples (total). 173,632,000 bushels. Apples (commercial), 25,404,000 bar rels. Peaches, 40,185,000 bushels. Pears, 10,342,000 bushels. Oranges (two states), 19.587,000 boxes. ______ __ J Lloyd George on Peace. j From the Kansas City Star. "One of the principal issues at the forthcoming general election will be the nature of the peace settlement. It will mean the settlement of the world." Pre mier Lloyd George made this statement In an announcement to his liberal sup porters on November 11. "What are the principles of which that settlement Is to bn effected?" he asked. “Are we to lapse back into the old national rivalries, animosities and com petitive armaments, or are we to initiate the reign on earth of the Prince of Peace? It le tha duty of liberalism to use its Influence to Insure that it shall be a reign of peace. "What are conditions of peace? They must lead to a settlement which will be fundamentally Just. No settlement that contravenes the principles of eternal Justice will be a permanent one. The peace of 1871 Imposed by Germany on France outraged all the principles of Justice and fair play. Let us be warned by that example. "We must nqt allow any sense of re venge. uny spirit of greed, any grasping deBire, override the fundamental prin ciples of righteousness. Rigorous at tempts will be made to hector and bully the government In an endeavor to make them depait .from the strict principles of right and to satisfy some base, sor did, siiualld Ideas of vengeance and of avarice. We must relentlessly sot our faces against that. Negotiations for aerial postal serv ice have been completed between the British and l>utch governments, and Holland is very busy making final arrangements. The journey from Am sterdam to London would take but one | and one-half to two hours. The Dutch j ^military airmen, who have been In j training since the beginning of the i war, are to act as pilots, and the rnin- • istry of war is lending full coopera-; tlon to the scheme. On the same line* | an air service between Amsterdam and j Groigen is also living arranged Ground for Juri;* airdromes is being [ j prepared near Uiu Hun!; metropolis. I ■ t { “The mandate of this government at the forthcoming election will mean that the British delegation to the peace con gress will be in favor of a Just peace.” Discussing the question of a league of nations the premier said that such a league was more necessary now than ever. He pointed out that the conditions which prevailed In the Balkans before the war were now affecting practically two-thirds of Europe. "A large number of small nations have been reborn in Europe," he continued, “and these will require a league of na tions to protect them against the cov etousness of ambitious and grasping neighbors. In my judgment a league of nations Is absolutely essential to perma nent peace. 'We (Great Britain) shall go to the peace conference to guarantee that a league of natlonB Is a reality. I am one of those who believe that without peace we cannot have progress. A league of nations guarantees peace, and guaran tees also an all around reduction of armaments, and that reduction of arma ments Is a guarantee that you can get rid of conscription here. "Of course, we must have in this coun try, an efficient army to police the em pire, but I am looking forward to a condition of things, with the existence of a league of nations, undor which con scription will not be necer.Bary In any country.” London to Sydney by Air. From the I-ondon Mall. A meeting of some of the prominent business men In Sydney, Australia, the other day decided that it is practicable to bring Australia within lbi) flying hours of London by an aerial mall service. i.'apltal_to finance the scheme was sub scribed "ut the meeting. The promoter is Reginald Lloyd, an Australian widely known In London and u member of the I’onstitutionnl Cltih. The crown prince is reported to have fu'i d (ks'ce cooks, and the fourth is “Aeh liiiumei: maximum return ior ms euoris. i.urgu sums of money are spent In educa tional and experimental work. En gaged on experimental nnd demon stration farms, and In the agricultural colleges, are men of the highest tech nical knowledge nnd practical expe rience, some being professors of In ternational reputation. The results of experiments and tests are free and nvnllablo to all. Educational oppor tunities for farmers are the concern of the government nnd appreciation Is shown by the number of farmers who attend the free courses. Agriculture In Canada has readied a high standard, notwithstanding wlileli lands are low In price. Thus upon the United States nnd Canada for mnny years will rest the great burden of feeding the world. With free Interchange of travel, diffi culties of crossing nnd recrosslng re moved, Canada may look for a speedy resumption of the lnrge Influx of set tlers from the United States which prevailed previous to the war. Dur ing the war period there was a dread of something, no one seemed to know what. If the American went to Can ada he might be conscripted, put In prison, or In his attempt do cross the border he would meet with innu merable difficulties, most of which, of course, was untrue. These un truths were circulate^! for a purpose by an clement, which, it was discov ered, had an Interest In fomenting nnd creating trouble nnd distrust be tween two peoples whose lnngungc and alms In life should be anything but of an unfriendly chnrneter. The draft law of the United States, adopt ed for the carrying out of the high purposes had In view by the United States, kept many from going to Can ada during the period of the war. The citizen army of the United States was quickly mobilized, and contained a large percentage of the young men from the farms. In this wny many were prevented from going to Can ada. That is all over now. There are no real or imaginary restrictions; there is no draft law interfere. I On the contrary, there “is an un j fathomable depth of good feeling, nnd the long-existing friendship Is strong er than ever. This has been brought about by the knowledge of what has j been done In the recent grent strug gle, each vying with the other In xney win ueciue ior tnemseives lines of action and thought, and what their future should and will be. On the field of battle they developed alertness and wisdom, and they will return with both shedding from every pore. Action was their watchword, and It will stand them In good stead now that the dJh of the battle no longer rings In their ears, or the zero hour signals them to the fray, and It will continue during their entire existence. But If they return to find their old avocations gone, their places filled, the Institutions with which they were connected no longer existing, new walks of life and employment must be opened to them. It mny be that the counting house, the factory, the workshop will have lost tlielr attrac tion. The returned soldier will look elsewhere for employment; within his rench there Is alwnys the "Forward to-tlie-Land” necessity. In this lies the remedy that will not only take care of a multitude of those who may not be nble to return to their former occu pat Ions, whose desires are not to do so, whose health prohibits them front In door life or whose outdoor habits from the past one, two, three or four years have given them such a taste and de sire for It that confinement would be unbearable. Farm life will thus ap peal to them, and the Indications are that It will be taken advantage of by thousands. It means much to them ‘as well as to the continent of America that provides the opportunity to the world nt large, and to the stricken and i famished nations of Europe, who, not : only today, but for years to come, will require the sustenance that can only largely be supplied by the United States and Canada. By following the pursuit of agriculture the returned sol dier will continue the cause he so greatly udvanced when fighting on the field of battle. Both countries have ATTENTION! Sick Women To do your duty during these trying times your health should be your first consideration. These two women tell how they found health. Hellam, Pa.—“I took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg etable Compound for female troubles and a dis placement. I felt all run down and was very weak, I bad been treated by a physician without results, so decided to give Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound a trial, and felt better right away. I am keeping house since last April and doing all my housework, where before I was unable to do any work. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound is certainly the best medicine a woman can take when in this Condition. I give you permission to publish this letter.”—Mrs. E. R. Crttmlino, R. No. 1, Ilellam, Pa. Lowoll, Ml oh.—"I suffered from cramps and dragging down pains, was Irregular and had female weakness and displacement. I began to take Lydia E; Pinkham’s Vege table Compound which gaTe me relief at once and restored my health. I should like to recommend Lydia E. Pinkbam’s remedies to all suffering women who are troubled In a simi lar way."—Mrs. Elibl Hkim.R.No. 0, Box 83,Lowell,Mich. j Why Not Try / Those of us who are past middle ag* are prone to eat too much meat and L* consequence deposit lime-salts in tha arteries, veins and Joints. We ofteqi suffer from twinges of rheumatism o* lumbago, sometimes from gout, swollen hands or feet. 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