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BARON MUNCHAUSEN
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Editor
BAKER.
otung by the merciless criticism visited upon him by Chairman McCormick and other Democratic managers, Secretary
Baker has now added to the conscienceless brutality of his insult to the heroes of the American Revolution the sin of mendacity. After several feeble attempts to avoid by evasion the
consequence of his own words, Secretary Baker has finally authorized a flat denial that he compared the soldiers of the
American Revolution with the Mexican bandits of the present
day.
Unfortunately for Mr. Baker, however, a stenographic report of his remarks was read to him after he made his outrageous comparison by a newspaper reporter who appreciated their
astonishing character, and this report was approved as accurate
by Mr. Baker.
His eleventh hour denial, therefore, simply serves to demons t r a t e that he has as little regard for current truth as he has for
that of past history. The report of the New York Tribune reporter, which was read to Mr. Baker and which he pronounced
accurate, included the following: "Some people say they cannot understand the President's Mexican policy, and I want to
tell you why. They have forgotten our own history and the
Declaration of Independence. We had a revolution and from
beginning to end of that conditions in the country were so like
Mexico that it is perfectly astounding to read. Washington's
soldiers in the march to Valley Forge stole everything they
could lay their hands on. They stole the silver vessels from
the churches and melted them up to buy things to drink. They
drove ministers of the gospel and preachers of churches out of
their churches and out of the country."
And, after having pronounced this report accurate at the
time, Secretary Baker now announces that, "I did not say that
Washington's soldiers stole anything or that they stole silver
out of the churches to buy drink or for any other purpose."
Baker, Daniels, McAdoo et al. For these the American people have to thank Woodrow Wilson.
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T H E MOST MOVING
three natural harbo'rs, the one on the
northwest side of the peninsula being
the important place of anchorage for
vessels, of deep draft, while the two
smaller harbors, on the southwest
side, are less valuable basins for small
craft.
"After Greece obtained her independence and Athens became the capital of the modern nation in 1834,
Piraeus raised its head from the ashes
of decay. The rery name Piraeus had,
in the centuries intervening since its
greatness, disappeared from the. map,
and in its place appeared 'Porto
Leoni,' a fishers' village, which derived its name from the figure of a lion
that stood here until the Venetians
took it away in the 17th century.
"When Pericles built the 'long walls'
connecting Piraeus with Athens, and
a third wall which included Phaleron
(the seaport of Athens before the days
of Themistocles) he inclosed an area
sufficiently large to accommade the
whole population of Attica. Piraeus,
built in accordance with plans drawn
by Hippodamus, of Miletus, who afterward laid out Rhodes, soon became
almost a second Athens. Indee, the
area between the walls was virtually
one city with two centers. Piraeus
was the natural dwelling place of the
subject citizens devoted to industry
and trade, while Athens remained the
^frrurrhold of the aristocratic or conservative element.
"When the capital fell before the
Spartans in 404 B. C. the long walls
were leveled and the fortifications of
the naval base destroyed. Immediately preceding and following this catastrophphe Piraeus attained great prominence owing to the activities of
Thrasybulus. This Athenian general
succeeded in overthrowing the Thirty
Tyrants who had gained control of the
government at the capital during the
confusion and distress attendant upon
the death struggle with Sparta. With
a thousand men in Piraeus, t h e insurg e n t resisted both the land forces from
Athens and a blockading fleet from
Sparta. Eventually he effected a reconciliation with the Tyrants and the
democracy was restored. Thrasybulus,
now the idol of the people, began to
rebuild the fortifications of Piraeus
with funds obtained from Persia after
the battle of Cnidos. Thus Athens and
her seaport entered upon a second era
of prosperity.
"Piraeus was completely destroyed
by the Roman general Sulla in 86 B.
C, since which time it played no conspicuous part in t h e annals of the Mediterranean until its rebirth under the
quickening influence of the New
Greece, during the first half of the
19th century."
ANADIANS
CITY.
Why the American Farmer is Deeply
Interested in the Tariff.
H. N. Pope, president of the Association of State F a r m e r s ' Union Presidents, pronounces the Underwood tariff "more unfriendly t o the farmer
even than the tariff act of 1894, which
was the most severe legislative blow
the government ever struck at the
agricultural interests within t h e mem- Think Repeal of the Underory of the present generation." The
wood Act Would Be a Hard
tariff act of 1894, popularly known as
the Wilson law, was enacted by a
Blow to Them.
Democratic Congress and" is remembered for the havoc it created to industry throughout the length and breadth
Ottawa, Oct. 31.—'Growing belief
of this land. Mr. Pope is head of an
organization representing two million that the democrats will be defeated
tillers of the soil, its strongest mem- in the Presidential election, and that
bership being in the Southern States. the Republicans upon entering office
will repeal the Wilson-Underwood tarIt is evident that Southern farmers iff is causing the keenest concern
Leading
who have studied its workings are not among Canadian farmers.
enamored of t h e present Wilson-Un- Canadian agricultural journals are
derwpod law. Other farmers, however, pointing out that the Canadian farmare enthusiastic over it and look for- er actually receives more benefit from
ward with dread to the prospect of its het Democratic tariff, without a single concession in return, than they
repeal.
would have received from the reciproThese are the farmers of Canada.
The Herald today publishes a high- city agreement, which would have
ly interesting special dispatch from opened the Dominion markets to the
Ottawa dealing with the great benefits agriculturists of the United States.
which the farmers of Canada have en- As things are under the Wilson-Unjoyed under t h e Underwood tariff. derwood tariff the Canadian producer
Leading Canadian agricultural jour- has a highly protected home market in
nals, expressing the hope that Mr. Canada, and at the same time an equalWilson may be re-elected, call atten- ity of opportunity to compete with
tion to the fact that the Canadian United States farmers in the Amerifarmer actually receives more benefit can market. The result of this has
under this Democratic tariff without been that during the last three years
making a single concesison in ex- Canadian farmers have prospered to
change than h e would have received an enormous degree, invading the
GARDENS TO FEED THE POOR.
under "reciprocity." As a result of United States field to such an extent
the beneficent workings of the present that Dominion agricultural exports of
A t a r e c e n t c o n f e r e n c e of c h a r i t i e s i n N e w E n g l a n d o n e Democratic tariff, agricultural exports
the United States since 1913 have
speaker made the statement that if the vacant areas in and from Canada to the United States have doubled, trebled and quadrupled.
doubled, trebled, quadrupled since
around our cities were used for intensive farming involuntary 1913.
The full significance of this invasion
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poverty would be made impossible. Similar statements have Statistics are cited to prove this as- of the United States market by Canbeen Made before, and in some places there have been attempts sertion. T h e facts speak for them- adian farmers is only realized from a
comparison of the figures in respect t o '
to utilize such land. But a good many people do not take the selves.
These show that the Wilson-Under- export of farm products to the United
problem seriously enough and a good many more do riot real- wood tariff law operates to the benefit States during the last three years. The
ize how much idle land there is near the big cities*
of the Canadian farmer just as it does Wilson-Underwood tariff absolutely reto
the benefit of the Canadian, t h e moved t h e duties on ' cattle, swine,
According to a report of the New York tax department European
and the Asiatic manufactur- sheep and lambs, rye, eggs, buckthere are 49,680 acres of land in Brooklyn. That amounts to er, and that it cuts against the Amer- wheat,
corn, cream, meat, bacon and
more than 11 square miles. Less than half of this is built ican farmer just as it cuts against the hams, preserved meats, lard, cornmanufacturer and the Amer- meal and a score of other agricultural
upon,. The other thirty-eight and more square miles are idle, American
ican wo.rkingman, who is the most im- products. In the case of every one of
if this land were properly used for intensive cultivation it portant factor in American industrial these, articles the Canadian farmer has
would, support 25,000 families, or 125,000 persons. Such use life.
become a keen^jomptetitor with agriwould be temporary and would not interfere with urban de- Can the American farmer any more culturists across the1 line.
than the American workingman afford
Exports of Living Animals.
veloprhent. And Brooklyn is just one city;
to have the party responsible for the
. In 1912 Canada's total export of liv•Many cities have vacant lot garden associations. In most present destructive tariff returned to ing animals to the United States was.
cases the experience of these associations has shown that suc- power?—New"York Herald.
only ?1,697,061. The year before the
total was about the same. But in 1914,
Origin of Phosphoms.
cess is*possible even to an inexperienced gardener with a little
Phosphorus, one of the most impor- the year following the Wilson-Underof the right kind of advice. These associations often provide tant
elements required by plants, is wood tariff, exports of these articles
rough ^plowing, seeds, fertilizer and the use of tools. The gar- obtained from phosphate rock which is jumped to $9,212,368, and in 1915 they
deners have raised enough truck for summer use,.and many mined at many places in the United reached the enormous total of §14,052,States and foreign countries, says the 578.
The 1916 figures are not yet
of them have had a surplus for sale with winter supplies as New
York Sun. Florida supplies most available, but it is understood that anwell.
of t h e product to the United States other substantial increase will be reThese are all small beginnings. _ Their evident success de- and its output exceeds that of any for- corded in cattle alone the the growth,
country. The normal annual out- of exports, since the Democratic tarserves thoughtful consideration followed by a wider spread of eign
put of Florida in recent years has been iff came into effect has been note-,
the .movement to utilize the large areas that are now being valued at between $9,000,000 and $10,- worthy. In 1911 cattle exports to the
000,000.
wasted.
American market were only valued at
The Chicago Gas company reports that 44 per cent, of the
city's gas users move every year. Nearly all the residents use
gas, and it may be assumed that those who don't have the same
noimadic tendency. It appears, then, that about 44 families
out of every hundred in Chicago change their habitation at
least once a year.
Collateral evidence supports this conclusion. Moving is one
of Chicago's biggest industries. Moving vans are as common
a sight on Chicago streets as baby buggies—which is saying
much. Moving companies make fortunes.
The other day a Chicago citizen died in a'nouse he had lived
in for fifty years. The fact was mentioned as an item of rare
interest. And it was indeed almost incredible. Chicago people' could not believe that any one in their city could have
accomplished such a fet, or even that any house in Chicago
could be so old as that.
A temporary resident in Chicago—a little more temporary
than usual—once noticed another store in her neighborhood.
"You're new here, aren't y o u ? " she asked the proprietor. "Not
at all!" was the indignant reply. "We've been here two
weeks."
Chicago evidently has the world's- record for impermanenice
of abode. It realy deserves a new title. Instead of "Windy
City," why not call it the "Moving City?" Its coat of arms
should be a moving van bulging with furniture and bedding.
Eternal restlessness, dissatisfaction, the quest for new and
better environment, is an American trait, and above all a Chicago^ trait. Other cities have their annual or semi-annual
hegira, but Chicago is in a continual state of hegira. It's one
of the things that makes it the most American of our cities.
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
PIRAEUS, PORT OF ATHENS, NOW
^ VERY MUCH IN WAR'S LIMELIGHT
Washington, ' D . C , Oct. 31.—The
commercial and historic importance of
the Greek city of Piraeus, where many
stirring incidents have so recently occurred, is set forth in the following
war geography bulletin issued from
Washington by the National Geographic society:
"When the tugs of the Entente Allies towed the battleships of Greece's
modern navy out of the port of
Poraeus the incident marked a striking transition from the events which
nearly 2,400 years ago resulted in the
birth of Athens' first navy in the same
waters. It Was during those perilous
days when the Persian hordes under
Xerxes,, unstayed by the sacrifice of
Leonidas and his immortal Spartans
at Thermopylae, threatened to blot
out Attic culture, that Athens, upon
consulting the Delphic oracle, received this enigmatic promise:
"When
everything else in the land of Cecrops
shall be taken Zeus grants to Athens
that the wooden walls alone shall remain unconquered to defend you and
your children.' Whether or not Theraistocles, the original 'big navy advocate,' inspired this prophecy history
has never been able to determine definitely, but it is certain he placed his
own construction upon it. He assembled all the Hellenic soldiers on the
wooden ships at Salamis, just a few
miles from Piraeus, while the women
and children of the city were sent to
the protection of those other wooden
walls, the forests of the neighboring
hills. The floating walls proved their
worth, and Xerxes' power was broken
by the decisive Athenian victory, 200
of the enemy's ships being destroyed.
"The adherents of King Constantine
no doubt viewed with bitterness and
woe the sad spectacle of the steel descendants of this first navy as, impotent
to resist, a French admiral incorporated them in his own alien fleet.
"Piraeus, where this most recent
chapter in the history of t he Athenian navy was written, is the chief seaport of Greece, situated on a rocky
peninsula only five miles southwest of
the capital city and connected with it
by electric trams which make the run
in 20 minutes. Tourists landing here
generally prefer to make the journey
to the great acropolis in an hour's delightful drive, the carriage road following one of the walls built by Pericles
to connect the naval base with the
famed center of Attic culture.
"Modern Piraeus is a flourishing city
of about 75,000 inhabitants, with numerous industrial activities, such as
textile mills, macaroni factories and
tanneries, but its chief business, of
course, is shipping, for it has the finest harbor in Greece. I t really has
TO WIN AGAIN
1, 1916.
Nov. 1—Hopkintan, Hon. M; R.
Sackett, Geo. W. Fuller.
Nov. 1—Massena, Hon. Leslie A.
Pease.
Nov. 2—Canton, Hon.
Edward
Schoeneck, Hon. M. R. Sackett.
Nov. 2—Norfolk, Hon. M. R. Sackett, Hon. C. S. Ferris.
Nov. 2—Brasher'Ctr.. W.'A. Newell,
Hon. James C. Dolan.
• Nov.'3-^-Fine, Hon. James C. Dolan,
Nov. 3^—Red Mills, Hon. Robert S.
Waterman, Roscoe C. Sanford.
Nov. 3—Hammond,
Hon. M. R.
Sackett, Hon. W. G. Kellogg.
Nov. 4—Brasie Corners, H. Walter
Lee, Hon. James C. Dolan.
Nov. 4—Morey Ridge, Roscoe C.
Sanford, Fred J. Merriman.
Nov. 4—Russell, Hon. M. R. Sackett,
Hon. R. S. Waterman.
Nov. 6—Crary Mills, Hon. E. A. Everett, Hon. J. Fred Hammond.
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?460,000. In 1912 they had increased
only to t h e extent of a few thousand
dollars, reaching $635,527. But in 1914,
after the Wilson-Underwood tariff had
had tim° fnr a foir trial, cattle exnorts
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to tU eetfaited States had advanced to •. us for this nifty hat for ready-to-wear or dress-up pur-
$6,814,2(51—a gain in cattle alone of
over six million dollars in one year. In
1915 there was a further increase of
nearly two million dollars in cattle exports, the figure for the year reaching $8,741,500.
In the case of pigs the benefits conferred upon the Canadian farmer by
the Wilson tariff is evidenced i n the
fact that, while in 1912 Dominion
swine exports to the United States totalled only $3,843, they had jumped to
$3,114,487 in 1915.
In the case of breadstuffs, also free
under the Democratic tariff, the Dominion producer has also greatly benefited. In 1912, the year before the Wilson tariff Canada exported breadstuffs to the United States to the value
of $4,852,944. In 1914, the year after
the Wilson tariff, exports of Canadian
breadstuff to the United States had
grown to $14,724,531. Milk and cream,
free under the Democratic tariff, are
among the list of articles whose export
by Canadian farmers t o the United
States have tremendously increased
in the last few years. In 1912 Canda sold t h e United States milk and
oream to the value only of $797,553. In
1914, the year after the Wilson tariff,
sales of Canadian milk and cream had
advanced to $1,642,166, and in 1915
they had jumped to $2,819,400.
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Eoumania is famous for its salt
mines, and could supply all Europe
with this commodity for hundreds of
years. In some mines .the beds are
from 600 to 750 feet thick, and a t Sarat there is, a salt mountain whose
sides! are quarried with electric • machines which cut out blocks each a
cubic yard in size, while the fragments
are scooped up in steam shovels.
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In Regard to Provisions.
The figures in regard to provisions
tell practically t h e same story. In
1912 provisions from Canadian farm
products invaded the United States
market to the extent of $325,O.Q0; The
year after the democratic tariff went
into effect, making provisions duty
free, they invaded the same market
to the extent of $2,051,809, and in
1915 this had further increased to
$6,723,884. This remarkable increase
is strikingly indicated in the case of
hams. In 1912 exports of Canadian
hame to the United States totalled
only the insignificant value of $4,304.
In 1914, following the democratic tariff, Canadian hame were sold in the
American market to the value
of
$171,029, and in 1915 this had increased to $1,274,744.
As further evidence of how the
Canadian farmer is benefitting from
the Wilson tariff the case of pork exports may be cited. Up to a few years
ago Canada practically sold no pork
to the United States. In 1912 the value of the total Canadian exports of
this article across the line was only
$3,580. But in 1914, as a result of the
removal of the United States duties,
exports of Canadian pork to the American market reached the very considerable value of $1,791,592. And in
the case of beef the increased export is almost equally remarkable,
advancing from a value of $589 i n
1912 and a value of $1,094,320' in 1914
and $1,1819,5550 in 1915.
Other Farm Products.
In the case of all other farm products on which t h e American duty
was either abolished or lowered by
the Wilson tariff the same thing has
occurred. Canadian farmers-' have
benefitted
immensely. And in this
connection it is shown that Dominion
argiculturists have been able to capture this important share of t h e United States market at a time when the
Canadian consumption was enormously increased owing to Canada having
to feed an army and despite a serious
•shortage of Canadian farm labor. It
is estimated that with a return to noi-mal conditions, with cheaper labor restored to Canadian farms and with the
keener competition that will obtain in
Canada after the war, the agriculturists of the Dominion will b e able to
invade the United States market to an
even greater extent. With the Dominion government striving to do its
utmost to encourage agriculture by
every means known to it, with the
prospect of a steadily increasing home,
market and of a preference over the
United States farmers in t h e markets
of the Entente nations as well as in
Great Britain and the Empire, the Canadian farmer confidently' looked forward to arrival at a'-position from
which' he would be able'to outset the
United States agriculturists in their
own market, providing the 'United
States tariff permitted him to complete with his American r i v a l Oh any?
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