Wealth will not escape, its share of the war cost nor to the eternal credit of men of wealth. But it is said that wealth is endeavoring to make money. It is too, is being conscripted, and quite as large proportion as it is planned to conscript men for military service only. The extremist wants to go further at this time. The folly which would confiscate large incomes would prevent industrial expansion, cause commercial prostration, throw hundreds of thousands out of employment, and thus deal the country a blow heavier than that dealt by war. It would strangle the innumerable charitable agencies, which heavier than usual demands are being made, and come in this war when we must be required to make larger sacrifices than are now contemplated, but that time is not yet. When the nation takes from one fifteenth to one-third of a man's income, it is now planned in the case of all very considerable fortunes, while all small incomes are exempt and moderate incomes are charged. It is not true that the poor will be made to pay in the same proportion as the rich.

Germany has apologized for sinking Argentina ship. Perhaps Argentina will permit America to tell her that such apologies in course of time, become exceedingly wearisome. That's what Miss Rankin gets for being in Congress: if she hadn't been a lawmaker, Mr. William might have kissed her cheek instead of her hand.

The most interesting letter from Mr. Rankin is a letter from Mr. Rankin.  Representative Kahn proposes that government censors be newspaper men. This would at least assure that the censors would have some real business for their jobs. 