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
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