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Opportunity In vvcrywUcte. 1 uou do not ace
It, the man lichlnd you ivlll.
A Tritimjili for Law and Order
D 'RECTOR POKTI-Jll has taken the police
out of politics; he has liuil a huril time
putting the criminals Into Jail.
Yesterday Judge Sulzberger sent for !1."
prisoners, who had bpon previously sentenced
by him to the House of Corrtction, mid re
sentenced 33 of them to tho County Prison.
Other transfers are proposed and gradually
the law will be compiled with.
It has been the contention of the Director
of Public Safety that the lenlenry of the
courts was destroying tho efficiency of the
police. The suspended sentence has been a
privilege abused, and the attitude of certain
Judges toward habitual criminals has seri
ously Interfered with the preservation of law
and order In the city. Nothing is so likely
to induce activity among the criminal classes
as the knowledge that the courts ure antag
onistic to the police. t
Tho vindication of Director Porter's posi
tion has been prompt and emphatic. It
should hnvo tho effect of clarifying tho whole
situation and making the enforcement of law
and order In the community an easier task.
Vagaries of tupcr-Neiitrals
THERE Is a vast difference between an
embargo on wheat and an embargo on
munitions of war. The one would bo enforced
for the maintenance of our own food Buppllcs,
to prevent a shortage of bread anil also to
keep the price within reasonable limits. An
embargo on munitions of war, however, would
deprive artisans of work, thereby adding to
the number of unemployed, and, In addition,
It would overthrow all precedents of neutral
ity and put us In tho very definite attitude of
assisting Germany deliberately.
The trade of the United States cannot stop
because Europe happens to be at war. Nor
is there any reasonableness In the assump
tion that we ore prolonging tho struggle by
offering' an 'open market to all nations. The
contrary Is more likely to be true. Futher
more, it is essential that we maintain stoutly
the doctrine of tho open market, for the time
may come when this nation Itself In the
agony of war may depend In largo part on
supplies from abroad.
There Is a class so anxious to be super
neutral that it actually advocates absolutely
unneutral actr. It Is important that this
class be not permitted to lure the Govern
ment Into an indefensible course. There la
little likelihood that It will be able to do so.
Let Us Hope That This Is True
MEAT Is to be cheaper, according to the
statisticians of tho Arglcultural Depart
ment, because thn number of meat cattle Is
increasing Let us hope that their anticipa
tions will be realized. Tho number of meat
animals has been decreasing for several years.
If that decrease has been checked the gain
Is considerable, but If It has been turned Into
an Increase, the price of meat certainly will
not go any higher. The demand haH been
greater than the supply for a long time, so
that there can be u large Increase in the sup
ply without satisfying the needs of tho mar
ket. But the housewives, who have been
watching their meat bills grow for the past
10 years, may now be thankful for the prom
ise that they will not get bigger.
Mexico a Shambles
THE spectre of famine rides Jauntily with
anarchy down the streets of tho City of
Mexico. Each successive corps of bandits
finds the pickings a llttlo less rich In tho
capital, the people a little more desperate.
Our passion for Mexican freedom has re
solved itself Into chaos for Mexico. Out of its
terrible and prolonged sufferings there may
arise a stable government, for In coming Into
' belnff nations must pass through agonies, yet
eo bitter has been the experience of the coun
try, through a century of nominal repub
licanism, that oven optimists aro doubtful.
They wonder If peace can ever again reign
In that distracted territory until the strong
hand of a neighbor has lifted It up. It will
come to that eventually, for there is no other
process that offers any hope.
Mexico Is a shambles and the Mexicans
have a right to make It so. That is the re
sult of our humanitarlanism. A rural In
habitant rushed madly over to the Cawklna
farm, "Help," he cried, "old man Shules Is on
a tear and beating his wife to death." "Well,"
yawned Mr- Cawklna, "it's his wife, ain't It?"
Nation Speaks Through the President
THE undoubted sentiment of the nation
found a volco when the President vetoed
' the Immigration bill becauso of its literacy
test. The Blory of America baa been (hat
tt was the land of opportunity. Millions to
whom the door was shut In Europe havo
crossed the ocean, to find a wide a field for
their grrowth as that growth demanded.
Every Immigrant has had to pass the test
of initiative enough to tear himself from his
old urroundlngs and the test of courage
enough to travel SOW miles into a new world
tu begin his life over again. Only those who
have ha4 that courage and that Initiative
hv come. The exceptions are so few that
they are not worth t-onslderlng, and the law
. already cover all undesirables by exejudlng
S,ji erlmiuala and the Insane, and other
Viw. at likely to become a burden,
Ust.JoAl tradition for more than a cen
err ha been that only tests of character
aM Ballly sJoouId fce- applied to those who
$k m n.ake a. bom here. Out the bill
W tb PfMJdnt baa disapproved ap-
m My. "wtt the teats of quality or
.gimmim ,rf nnana! fitness, but tts
fsli? H" to pf party
to any program Intended to deny admission
to immigrants because In tha Old World
they have lacked opportunities of which
they were so desirous that they have been
wilting; to tear themselves up by the roots
nnil coma hero In search of them. It the
nation worn polled It would support hlnl
by an overwhelming majority.
And now wo shall see how Congress will
pass the test oC Its own representative char
nctcr which tho President has put up to It.
Docs 11 represent the Sentiment of the mass
of the people, or Is It itfn.lil of the voluble
and vociferous minority of rcstrlctlonlats
and UniltnrluMB?
Twenty-five Men Can Do It
'B'
thl,Y" SUNDAY says that ho cou'd
nnme 25 men In this city, who, "If they'd
lake their stands tomotrow for Jcsub
Christ." would be followed within n week by
10.000 other men "Into tho kingdom of glory."
"That's how 25 men con damn or benefit
Philadelphia," ho said.
Twenty-live men possibly can damn this
city to a continuance of tho disgraceful
political conditions that have prevailed for a
generation.
Twenty-live men can lift It out of the ruck
of machine government Into the high road rff
honesty and efficiency.
It Is not necessary to name tho 25 men.
Uvery Philadelphia!! can make a list of repre
sentative cltlens who have sat Idly by and
consented to the betrayal of tho community
to tho gang. Their voices have been silent
when political scandals were stalking un
ashamed tluough the public ofllccs. When
the Indignant people wero looking vainly for
leaders they havo remained In their own
libraries, or In tho lounging rooms of tho
clubs, wearily turning from tho outrageous
rovelatlons In the newspapers, to read the
stock quotations or the icport of the latest
hunt meet.
They have been guilty of tho offense of In
difference to the honest government of their
own city. Tho power to cru the evils resteil
In their hands, as It rests there now, and tho
responsibility uhlch goes with power uns
shirked. Tho city has been left to the tender
mercies of unscrupulous men whose, only In
terest In government 1h in the money they
can make out of It.
There nie 25 "big" men here, who, If they
will, can drive the political mercenaries Into
hiding.
If they will only "lilt the trail" of
civic rlghtcousnesss, not 10,000, but 50,000,
honest voters will follow them on election day
and give to this city such legislative admin
istration as It has not had for many years.
They can damn the city by their neglect lo
fulfil tho obligations of their citizenship, or
they can bless it by acting like men.
The city Is ripe for councllrnanlc reform
lo supplement the reform In executive gov
ernment of which It lias been so rich a bene
ficiary. The leaders who have made It great com
mercially and professionally can make It a
political model if they will only bestir them
selves In tho Impending crisis.
Supremacy of American Wives
MILLIONS of American men have paid
the highest possible compliment to
American women by nsking them to be their
wives. Scores of distinguished Englishmen
have ratified the Judgment of tho Amerlcnns
that American women aro the finest in tho
world by marrying American wltcs. They
early dlHcovpred that there Is nothing easier
to look at than a charming American girl
and nothing more delightful to live with
than a gracious and amiable American wife.
Much has been written on the inlluenco
the American wives have had on the ca
reers of their English husbands, and many
of these transplanted women have been able
by their grace and tact to smooth the way
for advancement for men who, If left to them
selves, would havo blundered along for years
without knowing that they needed a diplo
matic pilot.
The luncheon, therefore, which Queen Mary
Is about to give In honor of the American
wife of Vlco Admiral Hcatty Is a tribute not
only to the splendid achievements of the of
ficer In the battles with the Germans in the
North Sea, but It Is also a tribute to the
women of a sister nation who havo left their
native shores to ally themselves with for
eigners. Even If Queen Mary does not agree
with their husbands that the American wives
are the finest In the world, she Is willing at
any rate to admit that they at a equal to the
British,
Do Not Disgrace the Liberty Bell
THE transcontinental Junket, planned by
Councils, on the pretext of escorting the
Liberty Hell to the Panama Fair, would be a
national disgrace. If the Councllmen wish to
go to San Francisco this summer they should
pay their own way, and go as private citizens
and not as representatives of tho city.
And tho Bell should not go at all. Us con
dition Is such that It is not safe to subject It
to the strain of a 6000.mlle Journey by rail.
Standing at rest beneath the tower from
which It pealed forth tho news of tho birth of
a new nation, It has to be guarded with caro
lest It collapse. It Is contrary to reason to
expect It to be moved and Jolted about for
two weeks without suffering Irreparable
damage.
The Bell is one of the most precious relics
In tho country. It should not be disgraced
by being used as the excuse for a Junket by a
group of petty politicians,
Germany and England are each saying to
tho other, "t hurt you worse In that North
Sea battle than you hurt me."
An Increase In the payrolls of 10 per cent,
this week Is the measure of tho prosperity
wave that is rolling up the beaoh at Home
stead, Experienced Iron men say that steel Is
either a prince or a pauper, The holders of
United States Bteel common Just now feel as
Jf the prince had donned his rags.
If John P. Rockefeller, jr., by the simple
expedient pf An hour's gracious listening to
Mother Jones, can transform her from a
bitter opponent into a friend he Is something
more tbgn Just a rioh man's on.
If the lVower Merlon Township Commis
sioner object to being "Joshed" about the
disclosures gf the Civic Auoclatlon, ihty
may make similar duetaaurea Impossible In
the futur by prtveqUnf the occurwie of
unytwos to nmmm
THERE ARE JOKERS
EVEN IN CONGRESS
Joking Aside, Didn't John Fitch Build
and Operate the First Rchl Steams'
boat? He Mudc a Trip From Phila
delphia to Trenton in 1706.
B EDWARD W. TOWNSEND
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T IS Interesting to consider whether or
not a display nf wit by a member of Con "
gress In his official capacity nlds or harniB
him. I feel somehow that that remark will
evoke tho comment that Congressmen could
not display a quality they do not possess.
But that Is not a good answer. There aro
a number of members, not veiy many, who
at times do display wit of a first clnsi order,
and I fancy that there are a great many
others who could,' but Judge It unwlso to do
so. However, I have In mind that a Repre
sentative from Now Jersey, now h. Senator
from that State, William Hughes, once mndo
a witty remark which perhups as much as
anything elso he over, did brought him a
favorable prominence, which helped to his
election to tho Senate. We were discussing
a Spanish war pension bill, which would add,
I think, something like 18,000,000 to the an
nual pension expenditure, when Senator
Hughes, himself n Spanish War veteran, re
mnrl'cd, "I feel certain that If I aided In tho
passage of this bill It would Insure my re
election to Congress as long na I wish to stay
here, but I cannot refrain from the confes
sion that an outlay of JS,000,000 of the tnx-
I payers' money Is loo much lo pay to lnsuro
my m-cltctlon to the House."
Wit Helps Harmony
Cooper, of Wisconsin, one of the veterans
of tho House, a tall, sttalghl, 65-cnr-old
youngster, a musician rind a very keen Critic
of music, has a wit with which he not Infre
quently convulses tho House, and In tho For
eign Affairs Commltteo, on which I servo
with him, his wit helps to malntnln nmlahlo
relations peculiarly necessary In that com
mittee, because It Is the only commltteo malt
ing appropriations In which members of all
parties work together.
And then there Is Martin Dies, of Tcxns,
one of the few members who always draws in
others from tho lobbies and smoking looms
when ho talks. UIch tnkes a whimsical view
of the strenuous efforts of members to se
cuio Items of appropriations In tho rivers
and harbors bill, and he could, I think, kill
that bill and not leave the execution to Sena
tor Burton. But Texas gels mighty appro
priations for river and harbor Improvement,
and Dies Is too wise to vent hl.s wit on the
bill. So it is good fun to wntcli him, .such
limes ns that bill is under discussion, refrain
lug by a mighty effort from strangling ap
propriations even those for his own State.
Swager Sherley, of Kentucky, ono of the
real orators In the House and a hard-working
member of tho Appropriations Commit
tee, being the chairman of thnt committee's
subcommittee on fortifications, falls to pro
duce tho full effect of his great ability as a
speaker by an occasional display of asperity
of temper. But he has wit, too. When ho
was discussing his resolution proposing a
budget committee, Bull Moose Murdoch in
terrupted with a suggestion that under a
budget scheme, as under the present scheme.
Congress would still receive from tho vari
ous executive departments "a maximum de
mand for appropriations."
Sherley promptly responded, "Yes, but that
largely represents an appetite 'rather than a
theory of government."
IS'ot Robert Fulton, hut John Fitch
W. F. Sadler, Jr., who Is Adjutant Gen
eral of the Now Jersey State Jlilltlo, has
brought to my nttentlon a mutter which I
eagerly pass on to tho nation at lurgo in the
cheerful hope that It will serve temporarily nt
least to displace the European war ns a topic
of discussion. General Sadler called my at
tention to a Houso bill providing for the erec
tion of n memorial to Robert Fulton In honor
of his service to transportation ns the first
man to use the power of steam to propel a
ship In American waters. General Sadler
proceeds In a forthright manner to set up a
historical claim for a some-tlmo citizen of
Trenton who, ho maintains, operated a stenm
boat under an exclusive privilege granted by
the New Jersey Legislature beforo tho time
of Fulton's boat. General Sadler writes:
"I bupposc that you know that tho man
who Invented and first operated a steamboat
was John Fitch, who was born In Connecti
cut and at ono time resided in Trenton; that
ho operated his boat between Philadelphia
and Trenton In 1786, 20 years beforo the Ful
ton boat ran on the Hudson; that in 17SG tho
State of New Jersey granted him tho exclu
sive privilege to operate steamboats on their
navigable waters; that shortly thereafter a
controversy aroso between Fitch and a man
by tho nnme of numsey, and that Rumsoy'a
claims were proved to ho false after having
been Investigated by a commltteo appointed
by tho Legislature of Pennsylvania and a
commltteo appointed by tho Legislature of
our Stute.
The Documentary Evidencn
"I have In my possession tho original peti
tion of Fitch, asking for tho right to operato
his boats, the original ccrtlflcato of thoso who
accompanied Fitch on tho first trip that his
boat made, and a number of other very In
teresting original documents relatlvo to tho
matter,
"I do not know whether you aro Interested,
but It seems to mo that if Congresa Is going
to do anything in regard to erecting a monu
ment, that it should honor Fitch rather than
Fulton, who got his Ideas from him."
I- asked General Sadler to submit some
proofs. And, If you please, ho rosponds
promptly with a photographic reproduction
of a petition by John Fitch "To the honor
able, the Legislative Council and General
Assembly of the State of Now Jersoy,
"Petitioning, That your honors will be
pleased to grant him the exclusive privilege
of constructing boats Impelled by tho force
of steam and tho advantage arising from
that discovery for such length of time as
your Honorable body seems proper."
This was dated Trenton, N, J., March U,
1786. Appended to'thla petition Is a state
ment signed by 13 New Jerseymen, which re
cites: "We the subscribers having examined
tha Principles of the steamboat constructed
by John Fitoh, are of opinion that It may be
the means of Improving the Inland naviga
tion of these States to great advantage, and
therefore that it deserves the protection and
encouragement of the Legislature."
Among the signers to this Is Samuel "VV.
Stockton, of that family of New Jersey
Stocktons -who have ever been prominent In
naval and military affairs, and vl John
Stevens, Jr., whom I taJts to be a, mmbr
of that Hudson River Stevens family. But
that Is not all. doners! Sadler is having
Photographed for me the act granting Pitch
the exAtutive privilege U optrate boats In
Ksw fer?ey an4 photograph ot oUwe evi-
TltERE
dcntlal documents. Now, can It ho that tho
world Is In error In this matter, nnd that to
a New Jerseymnn, Captain John Fitch, and
not the New Yorker, must go the credit of
having first operated a boat by tho power
of steam?
VERSIFIED PHYSICAL SCIENCE
EQVrvcscent l'urn Chemistry in. the Metre of
the llubniyat.
Udnin K. Klonson In the Independent.
If 1 should ever get Into tho British Who's
Who, which requires a specification of
ono's recreutlons, I should bo obliged to put
down mine as "teaching physical science to
Freshmen In Journalism." . It's moro fun
than you would think. More work, too, for
I can't say that they study harder or aro
quicker on the uptake than ordinary stu
dents. But they aro more unexpected In
their reaction. Lecturing to the class Is like
dropping a reagent Into a row of test tubes
containing unknowns. Sometimes there Is a
precipitate, sometimes effervescence, some
times nothing. The effervescence usunlly
takes the form of puns and poetry, some
what to tho student's disadvantage, for
metrical physics commands no premium
since tho duya of Lucretius. But when I
look over tho papers on gravitation I come
across this thrown In as a sort of lagnnppe
or pourbolre:
Sir Tsiae Newton underneath a tree,
A bunch of facts whose wlulorn I can't see,
And Boctor Slosson handing out a quiz
Yep, ullderuess looks pretty good to me!
Tho long, long thoughts of adolescence
seem to fall most naturally Into tho meter
ot tho Rubnlynt. In among the equations
of a notebook I found tho following from
some belated Itoslcruclan:
'TIs all a chemistry of night nnd day
Where alchemists supreme with humans play.
Ignite within us one great cosmic ray
That makes us human touls not living clay.
By what Innate perversity of mind teach
ers manage to ask tho wrong questions Is
nlways a sourco of wonderment and grief
to the rising generation. This emotion found
poignant expression In these verses written
In a quiz-book whose pages loft, alas, all too
much opportunity for such Impromptu ad
denda: Sometimes I think that Doctor Slosion hates
mo.
For all the term he has done naught but task
me.
Tho question that I know how it aggravates
me!
Is ayo tho ono that he will never ask me.
T tried cutting down tho tlmo of tho quiz to
10 minutes, but oven that did not result In
pure prose, for oven while I was collecting
tho papers this quatrain is precipitated on
tho test paper:
Here Is a question I fain would ask,
Tho answer you'vo not yet taught.
If you give nie a naught on this quiz on air
Does It make me nn aeronaut?
Deploring this dissipation of energies to
much needed in other directions, I deter
mined that If another outbreak occurred any
measures of retaliation short of war would
bo Justified to put a stop to the practice. So
when these lines appeared on the back of a
quiz-book:
Doctor pray give me a "C"
Or you'll be upbraided,
For If you grade this a "D"
I'll feel D-graded,
I administered the following as an antitoxin;
You'll get a "C"
In chemistry,
Yet might have dona much better;
Bu,t for this curse
Of writing verse
You'd have a superior letter.
But eve,, this awful example did not afford
relief. Chronic paranomasla is doubtless In
curable by anything short of 10,000 volts. On,
tho final examination theso verses appeared;
I oau tell you the compounds of sulfur
Or the reason why diamonds are hard,
Why oxidized metals are dull for
I'm a regular chemical bard;
I can tell you and most precisely
The complex components of air. ' '
Or figure out quickly an4 nicely
How long bunco Jewetry'llavear.
Perhaps you're aghast at my knowledge
And tblnk I'm of uncommon clay,
Fret not! I spent two years at coileg
And two years In chemistry A,
(P a. Pltase pardon the frivoity It sizzled
up-like COi)
A Bonfire of Jlleitiagt
Proin tb AlUuU CojytlmtlOB.
kVnfr" ofyour Wssstafs aad
"VtmUf,v
UW I Jim no li
call tie tisnss.
WAS SOMETHING UNDER
A9
WAR NEWS OF FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
The Fall of Paris as Reported in the
Close of the Franco-Prussian War and the Beginning
of the Franco-Prussian Hatred.
FORTY-FOUR years ago today tho news
papers printed the news' of tho fall of
Turls. Though rrot tho dcclslvo event of the
Franco-Prussian War, and though military
operations did not ontlrely ccaso until tho
capitulation of Belfort on February lfl, It
really marked tho ond. Tho capital surren
dered January 28, 1871, something llko half a
year from the declaration of war. An armls
tlco had been arranged.
Tho war had helped Bismarck's plan of
German unity. By tho treaty of pcaco
Franco lost Alsace and Lorraine. She also
had to pay an indemnity of 5,000,000,000 francs.
An American historian wrote a few years
ago: "Tho bitter feeling of the French for
the Germans dates from this war, and the
longing for revengo still shows Itself."
War news In those days was different from
what It Is today. The Punuc LKuann of
Monday morning, January 30 (thcro was no
Sunday Punuc Lkdohu then), carried, after
tho summary of "The Latest News," tho fol
lowing head:
BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
Tho Capitulation of Paris An Armistice
Agreed Upon.
TJhen the story:
"LONDON, Jan. 20, 4:30 p. m. The Em
peror William has sent tho following1 dis
patch to the Empress Augusta:
'"VERSAILLES Jan. 2D, 2 p. m. Last
night an armistice for three weeks was
signed. Tho Regulars and Mobiles are to be
retained In Paris as prisoners of war. Tho
National Ouard will undortake the main
tenance of order. Wo occupy all tho forts.
Paris remains Invested, but will be allowed
to rcvlctual as soon as the arms aro surren
dered. The National Assembly is to bo sum
moned to meet at Bordeaux In a fortnight.
All the armies In the field wlllretain their
rcspectlvo positions tho ground between tho
opposing lines to be neutral. This Is tho re
ward of patriotism ond great sacrifices.
Thank God for this first mercy! May peace
soon follow. Signed,
" 'WILHELM.'
"LONDON, Jan. 20, 6:30 p. m. A Versailles
dispatch Just received says that tho 12tU
Saxon Corps at 10 o'clock this morning occu
pied Forts Romalnvllle, Noisy, Rosny and
Nogent. Tho Bavarians occupied Charenton,
Montrouge, Vanvres, and the Slleslans Forts
Ivry and Blcetro.
"Paris is to pay 1,000,000 francs.
William I and BUmsrck Confer
"LONDON, Jan. 27. The following partic
ulars have been received of tha first visit of
Favre to the German headquarters at Ver
sailles. It appears that Favre arrived at
Versailles on January 23 at 5 p. m.,ln Bis
marck's carriage, which was sent to the
Prussian outposts for him. Ho was much
fatigued, but drove at once to tho Chan
cellor's office, where after a long Interview
he took dinner with Bismarck. The latter
held a conferenco with the Emperor at 11
p, m, Odo Russell, representative of the
British Foreign Office, was apprised before
hand of the approaching visit of Favre.
"LONDON, Jan. 27, Mf Favro was in con
ference with Bismarck at midnight, and the
latter carried his point. The, capitulation in
volves peace, the cession of Alsace a,nd Ger
man Lorraine, and par', of the fleet; a money
Indemnity to bo truaranteed by the munici
palities; a portion of the German army to re
turn home, and the war la to cease. It is
neeessary that some territory be retained,
to secure the fulfillment of the compact. The
Mobiles are to bo sent home, and tha German
army is to enter Paris, Tho Emperor will
return immediately to Berlin."
Then follow two dispatches, as brief as the
foregoing ones, on the negotiations for the
preliminary armistice arranged between Bis
marck and Favre. ,Ona quotes a London
Times dispatch from Versailles:
Riots a Paris
"VJ3RaA.ILIEH, jan, 2T,An armistice has
peen agreed upon, which is to extend Imme
diately to the whole of France. There wo,s
greft agitation In Paris last night, and the
beating of drums and shouts of the multitude
whl tha walI WV Plainly heard.
"JWITOOW, Jan, itsft 4s 6tt64 to
dlple.
THAT HAT
I
Cable Dispatches Incidents of the
matlc circles that negotiations for the capltu.
latlonjof Paris would havo been concluded
earlier had not Bismarck insisted on the ac
ceptance of conditions of peace.
Berlin Rejoices
"LONDON, Jan. 29.-r-BerIln is rejoicing to
day over tho rrews from Versailles. No con
firmatlon of the reports of tho capltulatloa
was received thcro last night, and It was 1
Olllv this mornlnrr th.lt thn nnnnnnrpmnnt ftf
tho actual signing of tho terms was recelvedA!
Tho first official dispatch was read in th
churches."
In the samo Issue of tho Punuc LEDtuta
wcro a few brief dispatches telling of the
military operations around Paris for tho few ',
days preceding January 28, and In other parti
of France.
On Tuesday morning tho following was
printed:
"VERSAILLES, Jan. 30.-A cordon is
drawn around Paris, und no person Is allowed
to enter or leavo without a permit from th
Gorman authorities. Tho rcvlctuallng ot ths
city will proceed under German supervision.
Confidence is expressed at the German hcad-J
quarters that peace will bo Insured, Thi
Gorman soldiers aro chagrined at being pro
hibited from entering Paris."
Thn war newn of that day occupied les
than quarter of a column. ;
Clad to See Peace .1
Tho Punuc Ledoeu of tho day followlnjj
tho news of the capitulation of tho French
capital said, in tho course of a haIf-coumn
editorial:
"After tho week of rumors concerning
negotiations for the surrender of Paris,
telegram dated January 27, published yester
day, announced that 'tho capitulation of
Paris has been signed which was soon fol
lowed by another, dated 23th, announcing a
truce of three weeks by land and sea and tht
tirobnblo end of tho war. That this may end
tiro wnr ovory one. Including all tho friends i
of both Franco and Germany, should earn
estly hopo. Whatever may bo tho feeling ofjl
humiliation or profound regret over the spo
taclo of Franco prostrated, and her proud
capital In tho possession of a victorious
enemy, thcro should bo a sentiment ot uu-
vermil relief that tho end has actually C0m
to tho sacrifices, tho destruction of property, ',
tho sufferings, the loss of.llfo to the people oi
both nations.
"Outside of all the dreadful casualties ot
battle In tho constant und desperate flghtlns
of tho last two months, a single brief Hero In
thn Infest nnwa from Paris tells a SOrrQWJUl
story. Tho deaths within tho city for the -;
week ending January 29 were four tbouwau
four hundred and thlrty-flve. As tho popula
tion of Paris docs not exceed thrpe tiroes
population of this city, where the death
week woro but 280, tho deaths In Paris unaer
ordinary circumstances should not hsve M
over nlno or ten hundred at the outslds; "
.1 n t.A..,AnM n.. nn,l flvn tlniCS tB&l
many. What a story does this unfold, '
that poisoned the springs of life, Instead w
feeding them; of hunger, privation, wWcn"
M.brt !. nmi unffprini? in some of u-
CUUCO0, Mavijr , ww ...... - , ,;
most horrid forms-and this suffering nj
confined to tho victims numorea in
,., !,i.. ,i.it, n.t hut extending in greater
less degree to all of tho two millions cms
habitants of the once gay and luxury ..,
irri .n r..i o .trnno- sense Of reu
Willi tmtl vv vw m..,.w - , -
over the prospect of an Immediate end
thls7 "
nu,i;in,. nir niinwances to the suprsB"
ability of the leadership of the anun
...,, nrrtlL-rt nnrt RlNmarck, there W0UH,
seem to have been ome lack of BtateTr:
ship there also. There has been a . vw
effort to give more consideration to the oeu.
..-i. ,!. nnir than to What ?uc
to have been the superior objects of the -Wt
We feel persuaded that they could
an end to the war In October by the . rJJ
tlon very much whether what they w ,
gained since, although they have d W"J
prostrate at the fwt Of Germany, J
commensurate with tha fearful wt
unpuy as ovotwpMmm s-
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