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Talked Sick
THC country litis been talked sick. It has
beeft ted on phrases until It has grown
lean tlirouch malnutrition, lint thern u nl-
r.j.Ti talk and more tall:. Instead of devot-
m inciiiscivcs to uio pcriormnnco ciucicnuy
and Well of present functions, practically
eVcry executive ofneer of tho Government Is
proposing new fields to bo entered. What
does Mr. Burleson care If It does tako eight
hours to get a special delivery letter front
New York to Philadelphia? It Is tho tele
graph system that he wants to manage. As
Is so often tho case, tho thing a man is not
doing Is tho thing which he Is sure ho can do
bettor' than anybody else.
Tho whole nation Is crying for action. Tho
era is essentially constructive. It Is a time
to push our horizon back further and further,
to-'reaeh out, to plumb tho depths of trade
and universalize our commerce. All the world
looks to the United States, champion of arts
and Industry, reputed to bo the most practi
cal nation on tho globe, and wonders why it
hesitates and powwows Instead of getting
busy.
For weeks It has been apparent that a
dozen new Industries wero seeking a new
habitat. Tho least encouragoment from
Washington would havo led capital to in
vest. But not a alnglo bill has been Intro
duced In Congress to assure moderate pro
tection of such Industries and tho continu
ance of existing trado conditions following
tho 'conclusion of the war. Capital will not
Invest In dye works because, it would be
profitable now when It knowslthnt tho sign
ing; of a treaty of peace will ipen tho trado
to the cheap dyestuffs of Germany. There
nro baby industries wo can adopt and should
adopt, but tho opportunity waits unnoticed
outside the Capitol.
Our men of initiative, our men who bellovo
in productive) Industry, must get busy. They
will find the country back of them in their
battle for a restoration of common sense.
They will quickly discover that tho nation is
utterly weary of go eminent by phrases and
n experimentation, that It Is waiting fpr lead
ers who will do things and do them In a big
way. "Abraham Lincoln, give us a man."
AIL Belgium a Bread Line
HUNGER and suffering havo obliterated
all distinctions In Belgium, according to
Theodore Waters, who has Just returned
after distributing the first consignment of
food from America. "Wo visited the dis
tributing stations," says Mr. Waters, "and
saw the food sent by Americans handed out
la alt too meagre rations. They came In
droves from all directions, and the clatter of
their sabots was a sad accompaniment to
tlrelr sadder thoughts, for none spoke, except
to murmur, 'Merci, Monsieur.' " (
Thb good ship Thelma has already made
Philadelphia's largesse available to the fam
ishing; tens of thousands. The Orn 'will
quickly discharge her needed cargo. Wo did
our duty, but not moro than our duty, and
Christmas will be all the happier because we
shared in the work of pity. Never In the
History oC the world has thero been a saddor
or darker time for aurh mnllltiwloa r in.
1 offensive people, und never was there larger
i opportunity for charity to reveal the true
lieaeUaiK'nianlty.
Punic Arguments
"lARTHAGE once held tho world in the
Kj hollow of its hand. Its craft plowed
every known sea. Its imperial domkln
stretched into Europe. Its commercial giants
, dominated trade. In wealth and industry it
had no rival Its leaders then nv ..
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iio m Bisuuiucuia mucn aro oeing repeated
with emphasis in the United States. They
would not vote funds for the navy, and they
jf-l . pibb!ed when the army budgets were pro-
'jp?W- one would dare attack Carthage,
ws mwf inougnt. ana tney pointed to the
Was Mediterranean as a sure defense against
ttajtft. ,
I Bat two of the greatest military geniuses
tftfllfc world has known were unable to save
tnttge. it crumpled up. and Italy instead
' Africa determined human Progress for JO
centuries.
We may, if we wish, delude ourselves with
Punic arguments. We may, if we desire, ex-
ipose to attack American institutions and the
,' American ideal Or we may, moderately and
tt&-ivlfo. restraint, adopt a program of self-
l protection that will adequately assure" us
Wl and give to our voice lr the councils
jlfw worid uneqoaied weight and authority.
w jpwi (i"Huaie w give to our up billions
T wealth merely a couple of hundred million
p- M worth oX insurant In the form qf a
fT vur capacity jor naval protestien
fcml4 he commessurate wh the vast value
tJw thing to b protects.
Why We Hold the Philippine.
) eAimot wtdrtand lis what way we
wm ! bj granting owrtota tadpm.
6A0C. The ilaa4 are at no vahu to m
MWanrretaiiy, uader our nrMt fltm p
feyWKauu.i. aa4 Ifeey art VMve weafc,
fW rm a aiWttary MU&dBtfttfr-rV) Cfor
jijtM Martin's pb fcefere t SBU
transmit u.
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he b Jt tot at history out t as-
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EVENING LBDGfER-PHlLADBLPHIA, FU1BAY, ECEMBElt 18, JJ)1:
previa lo lift and bear our corner of the while
man's burden? Have we not always felt It
to be a point of honor to carry to completion
what wo have so well begun? Are wo prd
pared to treat all of our territorial obliga
tions on a basis of commercial gain or loss
tu ourselves?
There Is no objection to granting Indepond
enco to the Philippine Islands as soon as It Is
clearly demonstrated that tho Filipinos ore
competent to govern themselves upon the
plane of civilization t- whloh we have raised
them. To grant It earlier and for tho salse of
easing our shoulders of a heavy responsi
bility! after having Invested so much In the
experiment, Is unworthy of our mornt stand
ards and would be disastrous to tho Filipinos
themscUcs.
JXulliiicalion
T7HNANCB COMMITTED of Councils Is
moto Ignoring than Ignorant. It Ignored
tho claims of Gcrmantown and Chestnut Hill
for ndoqttato police protection, would do
nothing to carry out the terms under which
tho Chief of tho Bureau of Gas was engaged,
and the new Housing and Sanitation iffvl
slon, which the Legislature ordered, -was
passed over as If it were of no more Impor
tance than a mechanic who wants work and
will bo offered a crumb of charity Instead.
The now housing law will be put Into effect,
Finance Committee or no Finance Com
mittee. Cities do not stand still. They pro
gress, and tho way they progress Is by assidu
ous care and protection of residents. It took
a long tlmo to get water Instead of mud
and water for Philadelphia, and a patient
public endured much for years before Its
trolloy surface became, somothlng moro than
a disgrace. Amelioration of conditions In
tho tenements Is qutto as necessary to the
well-being and growth of tho city as sub
ways or a comprehensive sjstem of docks or
anything elso.
If Councils meekly acquiesces in the rdlct
of tho Finance Committee, thero remain tho
courts. They will have a volco in determin
ing whether or not Councils by Inactivity
can nullify a law of Pennsylvania. If by any
chanco the courts should dccldo that they are
without authority, there remains a tribunal
of last appeal, namely, tho pcoplo themselves.
Thoy at least know what they want and how
to get it.
Although the great cities of the world havo
demonstrated with absoluto exactness tho
benefits accruing from a fair housing law,
and our new housing law Is ono of the best
ever written, some of our Councllmcn rato
the Intelligence of their constituents so low
that they argue the advantages of bad hous
ing, and actually advance the thesis that tho
poor aro better off without bathtubs than
with them. The Legislature did not think
so, and there Is the law on tho statuto books.
It stands out llko a beacon light. Nullifica
tion or no nullification? Enforcement of the
law or non-onforccment of tho law? That
question has been answered finally in this
country before.
Eclipse of Cnillnux
TIMES of peace, Joseph Calllaux, as
i p
Prime Minister of France, could stago
himself as tho central figure of a national
drama; in times of war, with the setting
ready for the appearance of a hero, the same
Joseph Calllaux is shipped by the alley door
to a far distant land.
When war makes Its stem demand It Is
for men. With a pitiless disregard of cus
tom, adventitious trappings and Insignia are
torn away and the elemental strength or
weakness is exposed to view. The world
knows now that Calllaux was only a figure
and his power nothing but a Action; ho has
been weighed and assayed and cast aside.
Of course, he may dramatize himself again
In Buenos Aires, but It can be little more
than burlesque. More than at any time In
her long history Franco needed strpng men,
bravo men, true men and self-abnegating
men; France has found them, but Calllaux
Is not of the number.
A Brilliant Quibble
THE Democracy is opposed to thlp sub
sidies, bitterly opposed to them, It will
not assist a crippled Industry with Govern
ment money, for that would be an Intolerable
outrage to taxpayers. No, the Administra
tion has a better scheme. It will operate
merchant lines so long as they are Unprint
able, but the moment they become profitable
will turn them over to private companies.
That Is statesmanship and proper conserva
tion of the finances of the nation, Either
that or the most barefaced hold-up of the
public ever attempted.
British "Women Rally to the Flag
ENGLISH suffragettes can now dedicate
their militant training to tbe defenso of
their country, The Women's Volunteer Re
serve, being formed in London, will offer a
congenial opportunity for the display of those
powers that struck terror to the hearts of
Cabinet Ministers, members of Parliament
pnd Art Gallery guards. Unless the Ger
mans abandon their Idea of invading Oreat
Britain they will have to face a new force In
modern warfare, and whether It will be as
effective as the male arm of the service it
will be no whit less courageous and stub
born. Whatever the Women's Volunteer Re
serve may accomplish, Its patriotism stands
out.
By the time arrangements for the relief of
tbe unemployed have been completed there
probably won't bo any.
Senator Penrose, it seems. Intends to make
Mr. Crow a national figure, A Crow for an
Oliver would not be wqrth while, wauld it?
Bven the most peace-loving Englishmen
are inellned to believe now that it is a good
thing the Hmpire has more battleship than
tbe fatherland.
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Tfcefe was General Bpatt in Mle ouca
UefoM, as YiB. Catranwi. SaU asjl ethers
pjjgrht dierer if traedy would read his
tory to them.
Te, 1e many eugCMtiMts as to whatto
dt wl&1fc HWGO. Koue ft h atfsht wuly
be aKt is substituting Car Paper is
the window of teneuwiUs.
The 0eate U far the Loden oonwntkui
tpt the juvujotloa of safety at with s
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BEHIND THE WHISKERS:
THE REAL "HAM LEWIS"
One of tho Most Versatile and Inter
esting Personalities in Public Life,
lie's a Wonder and Delight When'
Presiding Over tho Senate.
By E. W. TOWNSEND r
NO MOP.E lamentable error could be
charged against the gentle leader than
for him or her to assume that the whiskers, of,
tho Hon. James Hamilton Lewis you get
him n&"IIatn Lowis"7 are hla most Interest-,
ing attribute.
On the contrary, qulto otherwise. Deprived
of his whiskers, If such a barefaced outrage
were imaginable, Mr. Lewis would remain
ono of the most Interesting characters In the
Senate of these here United States. Ho has
both wit and wisdom, and I pass rapidly from
that statetnont before ono begins to ponder
on the Infrcqucncy of tho combination,
Ila Is a rattling good debater, delivers a
piepmoti speech with excellent taste, and Is
ono of the few Senators who does not soeni
to consider It a boro to know somcthlngabout
parliamentary rules and practices. Indeed,
upon those occasions when ho presides over
thp Bcnato It Is not his elegant grace which
nlono nit obsoncri dolo upon; his display of
parliamentary lore equally charms and sur
prises!
Presides a la John Drew
It Is as good as to seo John Drew acting
tho part of a courteous beau to sec Senator
Lewis preside hver the deliberations of tho
Senate. The heavy air of tho Senate cham
ber becomes olcctriflcd by his activities of
mind and body; tho gallery wakes up also
tho Senate. Press correspondents leave their
cushioned armchairs 'In theh; private lobby
and hasten to tho haid benches of their oin
clal box. Theto Is a change In all things
animate, as In a crowd when a brass band
suddenly switches from "Massa's In the Cold,
Gold Ground" to "It's a Long Way to Tlp
perary." Tho Senator from Vermont arises and in
quires', "Will tho Senator from Georgia
yield?" Docs the presiding officer Blccplly
mutter half the formal question nnd re
bumo a disturbed nap? Not J. Hamilton'
With animation, vivacity, his supplo hands
outstretched upmost appcallngly townrd
Goorgla, he Inquires, with Inten&o cngcrnesS,
as if tho formula were new and surprising,
"Will tho Junior Senator from Georgia yield
to tho senior Senator from Vermont?" turn
ing and bowing slightly toward tho Green
Mountains.
Will he'.' Why the Junior Senator from
Oeorgla wbuld n3 soon think or resisting an
appeal so fetchingly Interpreted asf to refuse
candy to a child. Ho says, "I yield!" and
tho presiding olllccr rewards him with a bill
llant smile, conveys tho Important Informa
tion with a graceful wao of his speaking
hands toward Vermont, und leans forward
with lips quivering in their eagerness to
drink In so to speak the stream of
eloquence he feels suro Is to flow from Ver
mont. Tho Senator from that State says pon
derously: "I think the Senutor from Georgia Is In
error In stating that tho statuto was enacted
in tho C3d Congress; it was In the C4th."
' James Hamilton Lewis' sinks back in tho
Vice' Presidential chair as If almost over
coma by excess qf tho sweet harmony of
eloquence; he clasps and unclasps his hands
In ecstasy, his eyes closed for n second, but
with a mighty effort (os one, when tho cur
tain falls on tho last act of the opera, re
calls himself from dreams celestial with the
thought that a supper bill is yet to be met
and paid) leans forward and Inquires with
fluttering hands, "Does the Senator from
Vermont wish further to interrogate the Seh
tttor from Georgia?"
A. Very Busy Perionagc
And with such pretty doings the Lelslan
hour In the chair all too soon ends and the
dull, dread houis of ordinary chairmanship
follow. Tho air lose3 Its pep, the electric
lights cease to glitter, the cloakioams till,
with smokers, tho Senate volplanes to earth
again.
In one of May Irwin's farces a. ptctty but
bold thing kisses tho man Miss Irwin favors.
Mi3s Irwin gasps and theni takes tho audi
ence Into ljcr confidence with the question,
"Did you ever see such a busy person?" Ono
is moved to aek that question after even nn
Incomplete survey of James Hamilton Lewis'
official activities. He Is one of tho youngest
Senators, only K years old, I think, yet he
has had an oftlclal and professional career
which, divided among half a dozen citizen
of moderate expectation, would more than
satisfy their ambitions. A Representative in
Congress from the State of Washlngton,
a Benator from Illinois (he was born down
South, I forget Just where, and educated
soiqewhero else), a legislator in the State of
Washington, an army officer in the Spanish
American War, our diplomatic commissioner
in London in the Alaska dispute case. Cor
poration Counsel in Chicago, candidate for
Governor of Illinois, author of a book on elec
tion laws, law lecturer In the Northwestern
University, not to mention many minor ac
tivities of an official and professional nature.
It Is not Just to so attractive a statesman
that he should ba known only by the
whiskers )is keeps.
As to Those Whisker
Now only a word as to those v. Makers
which have so surprised and dazzled the
scribes hereabouts as to blind them to those
no. less brilliant decorations of mind and per
son which allure all eyes not Insensible p
charms other than color. Before Twaehtman
and Raid and others of their sebool painted
snow purple and searlet we thought ItjWhIte.
Though I shoulder a sehoo), yet will I boldly"
dealare Senator Lewlt's whiskers to ba early
strawberry n ooloj; by early I mean those
ntekad net yet quits ripe, showing every
afaad of strawberry color from faintest to
deepest hue.
Here Is a story Senator Lewis taU about
htew; Wbea his eariy wandqrlaga ajrrtl
him to Seattle he arrived in that city, whloh
was. 'so soon to send him to tbe upper house
of its State Ltgiflature, cold, penniless and
hungry. He saw sow a coal dump- before a
fine private residence and applied to the, man
qi (be bouse for the job of carrying the oal
nu? the hMMnent, Ha wouki da the work,
he said, with aeataee aad dispatch for the
modest hasorarluro of It ceats, or two WU;
a turn ba needed to appease tbe wage of aa
mM fMy Hto very raHuUk Ixwgaln
wm prHJB declined- Sat he soon foiuU an
et)lr fcowsehoMw wilfc coal to he carried i,
who ve him tbe Job anjl a kindly WWd
Tk - T l- ft B U Haulm ut Reu-
Uvtiv M ww moeb lMenet4 to the
irim then to 0 uyMrMM of uw
(' who w u5n a .
"HIT'S NOT THE DOOCED PAtN, BUT HIT'S W
oJPSSS- -: bN2vv "wvaw
2?3&gX3&k'. JSSS ?m
two bits to pack n ton of coal. Lewis had a
pleasant tlmo recalling himself to his "bit
less" acquaintance.
A year, ago Lewis was In Paris much need
ing treatment for an aching tooth. A friend
directed him tu a famous American dentist.
The latter had no sooner got his patient In
tho chair and told him to open his mouth and
bo rubbrc dammed thnn tho distinguished
American 'Senator discovered in the distin
guished American dentist the man who' had
given him two bits to pack a ton of coal.
"Ho hurt mo like the dovll." Bald the Sena
tor, telling the story, "but I smiled all dur
ing tho operation, as well as I could under
tho distressing circumstances "
"MUMMERS"' OF 50 YEARS ACO
Origin or Philadelphia's New Year Pageant and
Its Growth lo Its Prcecut Popularity.
THIS New Year shooters aro sometimes re
ferred to as "mummers," but though that
designation originally was the correct one.
It is not properly applicable to the clubs
which wo sec in fantastic parade on Broad
sttect on tho first day of tho year. Tho mum
mer Is English, while tho New Year shooter
is tho product of our own "Neck."
The nntlqulty of tho Christinas mummer Is
admitted, but tho New Year shooter docs not
appear to date back much farther than 7B
years, and, as wo havo known him of late,
not more than 50 years. There Is, however,
a historical connection.
The custom In tho "Neck" In the old days
was known locally us "Bell Snicklin'." Tho
quaintly attired, youths who visited tho old
homesteads In the lower part of tho city on
New Year's Uvo carried bells In their hands
or wore bells attached to their costumes.
They also carried pistols or guns and tired
them occasionally; hence the term, "New
Year Shooter." i
All this was before tho organization of tha
Now Year Clubs, now so numerous. Tho old
time shooters in tho "NccU" used to travel
in small parties nnd usually were known at
all the houses they lslted, but Instead of
nttlrlng themselves as Father Christmas,
Beelzebub, tho Doctor and St. George, the
principal characters In the play of St. George,
which the English mummers used to recite
on their visits, they had no play. With them
went two fiddlers and a man with a trian
gle or an accordion. Ono of the company,
who may be said to havo been the leader,
would recite a long piece of doggerel to this
effect:
"Mr. and Mrs,
We wish o"U Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year;
Wo coma tonight your hearts for to cheer.
We've traveled tho neighborhood round and
round,
And very good neighbors wo hao found.
We've shot oft our guns for a Now Year,
And hopo that this your hearts will cheer."
It may be Interesting to know that the
appealing verses ended with an exhortation
to "virtue, liberty and Independence," which
sentiment of the Belt Snicklin' visit was bor
rowed from the State motto.
Something to eat and drink always fol
lowed, and afterward theto was a dance to
the musle of the fiddles and trlanglo: These
occasions used to bo looked forward to with
delight by all the participants, both visitors
and visited. And for a long time the custom
was so completely confined to the Neck that
it was unknown in the northern pajrta of tho
city.
What Is regarded as the first real organ
ization of New Year shooters was known as
the Chain Gang. whlcn Is balleyed to have
been formed in 1840. About the time of the
Civil War there was a club composed of
members or adherents of the Shiftier Hose
Company, and known os Santa Anna's
Cavalry, which made a tour of the southern
part of the ity on New "Year's Eve and the
following day. After the Civil War suoh
clubs m the Golden Crown, the Silver Crown
and the Clements Jew year Association
sprang up. and aarly in the 70s the clubs
ventured a far north as Market street. The
Shootera paraded ou the sidewalk, for (the
streets we muddy and badl paved fith
cobbles. Tk cluba became numwaui, and
from the Neck flMlly spread to alt Paris at I
the city. WUaia. recent years ajmiwr or
ganizations have appeared In other oitiw.
So much money was speat upon the dis
plays here as tu caiiso a demand that tbe
clubs should Join forces and, parade on Broad
street About i yearn $, aftr long nego
tiation Intended tu minlmlie the i Hairy an
agreement was rem bed and the annual
pageant 4 ittUiui.i. 'the -U pi
stes considerable wow,y km ptsec &um ef
the clabu pend a ret deJ tar lr eo
iumt, aJUMrtrft. , A ogtatu
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hav um JdofW, the cwtur racejwittf IS9A
TRUTH ABOUT LONDON-COLORED NEWS
What Happens in Peace and War in the Clearing House of Transat
lantic Information Some Reasons Why Nations '
Misunderstand .One Another.
By BURTON KLINE
CURIOUS how tho conflict on tho other
stdo heats tho imagination at great dls
tanco from Its fires. Since their reduction of
Liege, Namur and Antwerp, the Gormans
havo been charged with a genius in diaboli
cal foresight that would bo perversoly llat
tcilng If It wero not so Impossible and ridicu
lous A story was circulated that a powder
factory outsldo of Namur, outwardly owned
by Frenchmen, was actually tho property of
the Krupps, obtained through an Interme
diary and long operated under a blind. This
factory, so ran the story, supplied tho pow
der, dcllbetately and diabolically made de
fective, which blew up the several French
battleships Bunk in port several years ago,
with terrible loss of lite. Tho some factory,
the same story detailed, was built purposely
to hldo concrete gun bases at an exactly cal
culated rango from ,the Namur fortifications.
When the time camo for them to fall, tho
Germans had little moro to do than push a
button and see Namur disappear!
Stories of the same breed crept into print
after the fall of Antwerp. The usual gun
bases had been dlscovored under tho usual
disguises, carefully built and placed at the
usual time before.
General Sherman's other historic war com
ment applies to theso tales "Important If
true." There may be some basis of fact In
Iho yarns. The Germans have devoted n
deplorable amount of time, energy, money
nnd ingenuity to the arts and exigencies of
war. But to accept such tales literally la
to credit that people with powers as unde
served as they aro undesirable.
A Corner In News
Even so, tho case against the Germans
might bo believable If the yarns about their
uncanny Machlavclllsm were not now
matched by charges against the 1 British
which Impute to them tho same isuper
humnn talents, Tho accusation has sprung
up that for over a century Englanti has
feloniously cornered the world's output of
pens, and
has adulterated and colored ill, to
of England and to the damage of
the profit of
all the rest of tho world. Every great event,
the Indictment runs, has been exhibited to
the world precisely as England has seen lit
that it shall be exhibited. In consequence
America has been misrepresented abroad for'
over a centuiy. For a century wo have been
miscomprehending Europe, and Europe has
been miscomprehending us, because the news
of us, and for us, has been strained through
the British clearing house 'of Information, It
Is all tho fault of London that America has
been known only for Its lynchlngs, for the
gunmen of New York, for the monkey-dinners
at Newport; that France has been
wholly a Dreyfus case; that Russia has been
a land given up to Jew-baltlng1 and all be
cause a sinister diplomacy In London has
willed and made It so.
The indictment even runs to particulari
ties. News of tlie Russo-Jap war was so
colored In London for the American market
that we stampeded as a people to the slde'of
England's ally, Japar), and only reached the
sanity of a revulsion of feeling when we later
learned the deception. This In spite of the
fact that Richard Harding Savis was on the
Job! By England's deejee. Prance was "de
cadent" for decades, until tlje Entente Cor
dlale oe,me Into being. Then France promptly
.became "renascent," again at the touch of
the London pressman. -
Is Jt true?
It Is trfte that Loudon is the eommerolal
and financial clearing house Her the world.
It is th world's bank, tbe world's trt, the
metropolis and centre of the pjajaat. But it
Is so because tho British, in a thousand ears
of thrift and virtue as a pople, have made it
so. It it wot at tha bobeat J the British
will, it is because of the attraatten of British
importance. Xtmt ttt world looks to Lwda
as it doM, It is. wt by dwree of ibi SrtUsb.
but at our own pleasure, that London has
also ba the hulletln board of th.aworld
provided that U so. And it is nothing more
than natural that in piling the new ou
tblr eofttntl butfetiu. the MUsh should ex
hibit a BritUh hias. Yet If we oumeive. or
if the French or the Oenoan, vw m a
tmilar situeHua, if a thousand yfi u
thrift and rwm m4 gvea i the uiut
jjwtixe buuW ee it in the tarns fwhioo
ap the mme U.
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that bias a deep, deliberate, studied, settled
practice of warping tho world's news a com
modity that Is not sold In a sealed bag, by
the waj to tho everlasting profit of Eng
land and tj tho damago of all else that is
akin to tho discovery of German gun bases
planted with diabolical cunning beforehand
all ocr Franco and Belgium. The product
of a heated imagination!
It Is perfectly true that for years t,hc Eng
lish papers havo been served by correspond
ents in America who throw Into unfair prora
Incnco the monkey-dinner's at Newport, the
lynchlngs In Kentucky, tho labor wars in
Lawrenco nnd Colorado. They havo sccmod
to centre their attention solely upon tho
sensational. But correctly to Interpret ono
peoplo to another calls for a Bryce or JJe
Tocquovllle. Tho average correspondent,"
even tho exceptional cot respondent, Is prone
to pick up his news where It Is most salient
and easily gathered. But that Is the worst
that can bo charged against him.
A Dangerous Lampoou
The truth Is that nothing Is so difficult for.
a peoplo as really to understand and be
friendly with another people. Arnold Ben
nett, with every disinclination to offend a
people whom ho professes to admlro and who
adrnlio him, recently libeled this country ab
surdly In studies of us that ho meant to bo
flattering. Dickens has libeled us. Kipling
m nueicu us., curing tho Lawrenco strike,
so sober and so carefully conducted a Journal
as tho London Nation published an absurd
article. In the coutse of which this country
was represented to bo in such a state that
tho Lawrence strike was simply a dally In
cident, scarcely more than typical, of a labor
chaos that was engulfing tho whole land and
threatening it profoundly.
But has England been alnno in this error
of mydpla? How long has it been since
twisting the British Ion's tali was tho handy
resort of every Amerlin editor, when news
was scarce and he had nothing elso to say?
During the period when tho English delighted
to sneer at the French as decadent, with tho
Dreyfus trial us Indisputable proof of it
Albion was never anything but perfidious in
the French mind and in the French press,
which one time went the length of lampoon
ing Queen Victoria In a manner that almost
provoked war.
The whole truth of tha matter seems to be
.that misunderstanding, and at Jeaat verbal
hostility, nro the normal stata of
peoples. Only when self-interest shows the
toy do they see their folh-. rni ,.. . !
Wrench und English suddenly found that
their Interests in Eurorm ,. m..i-. ,.:
thW as suddenly d.scoVer ch 3
tutes and forget ouch 'other's faults. it this
Ulmeiely talk, then so was the fault-finding
anl lampooning that preceded It merely talk.
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