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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918.
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COPYRIGHT 1918, NEW YORK JTRIBUNBECC.
DENOUNCES TAXATION
OF STATE SALARIES
Senator Kellogg Declares Committee
Framing: Revenue Bill Has Exceed
ed Its 'Authority.
Washington, Oct. 10. Taxation of
salaries of state officials and of in
comes derived from interest on state
and municipal bondst as provided in
the house draft of the new $8,000,
000,000 revenue bill was attacked as
unconstitutional today by Senator
Kellogg1 of Minnesota, republican.
The war powers of congress do not
extend so far as to suspend constitu
tional limitations, Senator Kellogg
said, taking issue with Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania, who in a recent
speech upheld the right of the feder
al government to tax state instru
mentalities. "I do not believe that the necessi
ies of the war justify the government
laying its hands upon the sovereignty
of the states", said Mr. Kellogg. "The
continuance of our dual form of gov
ernment, the stability, independence
and effectiveness of our state and mu
nicipal governments are of the great
est importance to the peace and hap
piness of the nation and the perpetu
ity of our institutions.
"I do no believe there is any such
exigency in the federal government
to require this doubtful and danger
ous experiment. From the state
ments of the secretary of the treas- j
ury, but small revenue will be re
ceived. The tax is not imposed on
the incomes of bonds heretofore is
sued, but only upon the incomes from
bonds hereafter to be issued.
"In time of war, when of necessity j
all powers of the federal government .
are marshaled, let us not, under the
guise of war, undertake (to change the
fundamental principles under Avhich
the states and federal governments
maintain their separate existence."
The inhibition of the federal con
stitution does not arise from any ex
pressed limitation, Senator Kellogg
said, but the want of power arises
from the nature of the sovereignty of
the federal government and the lim
ited sovereignty of the state governments.
COUNCIL'S STAND ENDORSED.
State Chamber of Commerce Lake
wise Opposes Armistice.
Hartford, Oct. 11. Approval of
the resolution, passed by the Connect
icut State Council of Defense on Oc
tober 7, that there should be no peace
with Germany not preceded by tin
conditional surrender has been ex
pressed by the Connecticut Chamber
of Commerce in a telegram sent to
President "Wilson, Senator George P.
McLean Senator Frank B. Brandegee
and the United States Chamber of
Commerce!
The telegram of the Connecticut
Chamber of Commerce follows:
"The Connectictt Chamber of Com
merce approves the resolution passed
unanimously by the Connecticut State
Council of Defense on October 7, copy
of which has been forwarded to the
President and desires no peace with
the Imperial German government
which is not preceded by uncondi
tional surrender and is not followed
by restoration and restitution.
MISS WETMORE REPORTS.
Miss Margaret Wetmore, daughter
of Mrs. Charles E. Wetmore, formerly
of this city, has reported to New York
city, where she will engage in canteen
work for the Red Cross.
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OF
HEETS, HAND TOWELS, BATH TOWELS,
ANDKERCHIEFS AND NAPKINS
Owing to the Number of Men Wounded or Sick in France,
the Need of the Above Named Articles is Ever on the Increase
Six Million Articles are Needed Now
Examine Now Your Stock of the Articles Mentioned Above
and Give as Much as You Can Spare
SEND ARTICLES TO RED CROSS LINEN
HEADQUARTERS
21 WASHINGTON STREET
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MUNITIOMPPED
Production for Pershing Exceeded
Guesses and Hopes of Country
Washington, Oct. 10. Military sup- j
plies and materials exceeding every
guess and hazarded estimate are being
sent to Gen. Pershing's armies. This
is revealed by figures and statistics
given out here by Acting Secretary of
AVar Crowell.
The statements indicate the rapidly
crowing rate at which war supplies
arc being turned out in the United
States. They also show the extent to
which the War Industries Board and
other agencies of the government
have been successful in bringing about
a conversion of the industrial re
sources of the country to Avar produc
tion. At the head of the list is the amount
of steel which is being used for turn
ing out materials 'that do not include
either artillery or projectiles.
The main reason for giving out the
figures is to add to the force behind
the Liberty Loan campaign and em
phasize the necessity for larger pur
chases of bonds.
"The. enemy is being driven back."
said Secretary Crowell, "and this is the
best time to increase our pressure. .It
would be the worst time to pause.
This applies to civilians as well as to'
military forces. I say this particularly
in reference to Liberty bond buying.
I call upon the civil population of the
United States to accept the present
war responsibility in the same spirit
that our gallant forces are meeting
their stern duty overseas drive hard
er every day for definite victory.
Material Shipped Across.
The tonnages of steel materials
Avhich had been shipped to Gen.
Pershing up to August 31, said Sec
retary Crowell, include these pro
ducts:
Tons.
Rails and accessories
standard gauge track. . 213,000
Rails and accessories nar
row gauge track 64,000
Structural steel 45,000
Corrugated iron 7,000
Barbed wire 16,000
The purchases of lumber, including
ties, piles and stringers, amount to
57,000 tons, with, additional quanti
ties bought in European countries.
Building materials include 2,000 tons
of wall board, 5,000 tons of expanded
metal and 10,000 tons of nails.
Details of the quantities of camou
flage materials that have been sent
over were given. In the list is 2,000,
000 square yards of wire netting, 1,
200 tons of paint, 3,000,000 square
yards of burlap and 1,300,000 square
yards of fish netting. Steele ware
house sheds sufficient to cover 2,000,
000 square feet of space have been
sent over.
Buying in Other Countries.
Large quantities of these materials
also have been purchased in England,
France and Switzerland. An esti
mated tonnage of some of these sup
plies are 8,010 tons of machinery,
374,982 tons of various equipment,
460 tons of office supplies, 463 tons of
automobile and truck supplies, 114,628
tons of track and ties, 5,117 tons of
locomotives and cars, 5,548 tons of
water service machinery and 31,921
tons of water service supplies.
Considerable quantities of electrie
service equipment have been bought
abroad, including 1,273 tons of ma
chinery and 2,710 tons of supplies.
Twelve tons of motor cycles and bics'-
cles have been purchased, 242 tons of
depot stock, 650 tons of barges, 12,-
362 tons of construction material
and 4 9,299 tons of miscellaneous.
The production of these materials
in the United States it was pointed
out, was growing larger at an in
creasingly high . rate. Many of the
munition plants and factories which
were propected soon after the declara
tion of war are being completed.
Among these factories is the big shell
production plant at Neville Island,
Pittsburgh.
Secretary Crowell pointed out that
hundreds of thousands of tons of ma
terials and supplies are lying on
wharves in this country awaiting
shipment to the other side. There is
a shortage of ships for the movement
of certain materials, among them mo
tor trucks, locomotives and transpor
tation equipment. More than 5,000
trucks were transported to France
last month, however.
"Wc are getting more ships," said
Secretary Crowell. "We have had a
very large increase in the last thirty
days."
ACTION ON LT. GLOVER'S DEATH.
The Hartford County Bar associa
tion will hold its first fall meeting
Friday morning in the county build
ing at Hartford and action will be
taken on the death of Lieut. Joseph
A. Glover, who was killed in the July
drive against the Huns. Judge B. F.
Gaffney, Judge John II. Kirkham and
Attorney George W. Klett will present
suitable resolutions to be spread upon
the records and an eulogy will be de
livered. Lieut. Glover is the first
member of the Hartford County bar
to lose his life.
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CAPTAIN Pershing thoroughly re
connoitred the position and came
1o the conclusion that it was not so
secure as the sultan believed. Dis
carding the idea of using boats to
reach the point, he bridged it from !
several directions and attacked in
force. The army of Maciu quickly
recognized the superiority of the Am
erican forces and surrendered.
Things were fairly quiet, at Fort
Vicars that winter. Several minor j
attacks were suppressed, with no loss.
In February, 1 9 03. the Sultan of Ba
yan made a call of sta.te at the Amer
ican fort. He wished to inspect fof
himself the headquarters of the force ;
which had conquered his people, to j
see if he could discover the source of ,
their success. Pershing recognized j
the importance of the visit and made
it one of great ceremony such as
was due a royal personage.
The sultan was greatly impressed,
and swore eternal friendship to the
American f.ag. However, he made a
strong protest to a suggestion by
Pershing that the latter visit the sul
tan. As he cleverly put it, he didn't
believe it would be advisable, as his
people were very excitable. Pershing
disregarding the advice of the sultan,
made the visit the very next month.
He was courteously received by the
sultan, when that dignitary saw the
force of seven infantry companies
and the battery of artillery with
him.
The only entrance to the fort com
manded by the sultan was by means
of ladders, so Pershing and his of
ficers climbed these ladders and paid
their respects at the oriental court
of the monarch. As a part of the
ceremony, the Stars and Stripes were
raised over the fort and the artillery
fired a salute of twenty-onfe guns.
It happened that there were 'no
blanks in the caissons of the artillery
and the salute had to be made with
shrapnel. It was the first time the
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natives had ever seen this kind
ammunition and they were much
terestetl as they watched its effect
the trees of the jungle.
The sultan had a surprise for
American army officer, however. WR
all the love of the Oriental for osti
tntinn br created CaDtain Pers
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or tne united taxes army one o
Dattos.
A Datto of the Moro people is
only a prince, but he . has certain
liglous and judicial duties which
verv important in their eyes. Pert
ing had the unusual honor of bei
the lirst person not a Mohammed
to have this honor conferred tt
him. He did not care particula
about the honor, but it gave himt
certain prestige with tne natives
which ho could make use in his
pacity as governor of that proviijr
The Moros had not recognized
authority- of the United States to g
ern them. All officers intrusted wi
executive powers worked, therefd
at a disadvantage.
Here was o,n officer, however, eil
nowered bv the United States to g
ern the natives who at the same ti
was one of their own Dattos. Her
itarv laws compelled their obedie
to him, and they recognized his 'at.
thority as their judge.
Such' a condition was bound to pii
duce beneficial results. The terrjto
controlled by Fort Vicars became 9
of the most law-abiding in the !
lands. The majority of the natijl
soon learned that they could secut
more real justice from their Americ
Tiattn than from one of their 0
race and relierion. They came
miles around to let Captain Pershi
decide their cases.
With the exception of a few of tj
outlving1 tribes the region had b
conquered. Acting upon orders, C
tain Pershing set out thoroughly
pacify these.
(To Be Continued)
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The Herald has just received an
other supply of War Maps, showing the
new lines on the Battle Fronts. These
will he sold while they last at Twenty
Cents apiece. These Maps measure
36x27 inches.
If you desire one of these maps call
early at the Herald Business Office as we
were able to obtain only a small supply
and there is certain to be a heavy de
mand. General Pershing and his men are
now on soil which the German Empire
claims to own. They have struck a stag
gering blow for Democracy and you
will want to follow the flag as they blaze
a path through Germany.
Each map lias
key by which the
location of all towns
mentioned In or ess
dispatches can be
easily found.
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