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Pennsylvania Has a Ileal Governor
MARTIN O. BRUMBAUGH was an un
known political quantity when he be
fcamo Governor four months ago. Today ho
is ono of tho moat powerful political leaders
sjn tho Commonwealth.
Ho has assumed that tho powers conferred
ibn tho Governor by tho Constitution aro to
so exercised hv the man holding tho ofllca
Tind not by n group of unofflclnl party lcad-
Ifjeirs responsible to no one. Tho Governor of
Pennsylvania has moved about for tho past
6ur months under Doctor Brumbaugh's hat.
KJThcro has been no puppet In tho Executlvo
(Mansion acting only wnen soma ouiuiao
fpower pulled tho strings.
E'Doctor Brumbaugh, It Is true, Insisted dur-
jUng' his campaign for election that ho was
fhls own master, and ho outlined a program
jDEStegtiatlon for which he promised to work.
mui- otner canaiauies nau inuua Biimmr uuv-
Jarattons In previous campaigns only to for-
gget them when they got In ofnee. Tho people
felccted Doctor Brumbaunh. honing for tho
fcfbost, and thoy have not been disappointed.
IHo has been more largely responsible for the
important legislation of tho General Assem-
fbly than any other one man. Tho child labor
jlaw was framed In accordance With his
Ivlows, and It was not dictated by tho mnnu
Ifaqturers who think that thoy own the Ro-
Epubllcan Organization because they hava
IiWnado contributions to tho party funds. And
r ,D V W. X..V.t O ,U......O...W.. u... ...u u.ua.wu
tdu. protect the Interests of both workmen and
lenvPloyers In accordance with the best Judg
ment of impartial lawyers ana experienced
: social reformers. Tho General Assembly re-
Ktuad to pass tho Governor's local option bill
for reasons which discredit both tho legisla
tors who voted against It and tho Republican
Organization, which ordered them to oppose
m. But tho Governor emerges from tho fight
ffor local solf-govornment with tho respect
even of his opponents.
- Tho Commonwealth Is to be congratulated
fan -Its election of a real man to tho offlco of
IGovernor, a man of tho Hughes type, who
believes that the first duty of a public ser-
uit Is to servo tho public.
Shells "Wanted, Not Criticism
1NGLAND dreads conscription. There
f seem to be a number of gentlemen who
k they can win this war by prompt
m t carrying the load and performing In a
f ,ble way tho duties Incumbent on tnem.
I -o Is another group of sophists who give
Lcli to such blithering Idiocy as the fol-
jSwJmg: "We have to conquer Germany, but
j we emerge from this war with a conscript
army Germany will have conquered us nnd
thousands of gallant boys and men will have
jjjfd for another England than the ono they
knew."
We had conscription In the United States,
Ibut it did not convert this nation Into a
military autocracy. If Belgium is to bo
(avenged and Europe freed from the mailed
Wst, every resource of government nnd peo
fple, not only In England, but In all the allied
countries, must be utilized. Thero must be
(no sacrifice of result to method. A democ
racy la at a disadvantage In time of war un-
lless it submits to a practical dictatorship.
France has not hesitated to do so. England
(must, and if, as seems likely, conscription Is
quickly resorted to, it will bo for tho greater
Elory of England. And It will be for the
Egreater safety of that country It a section
R the press quits fussing and "docs not
geeK to mane a scapegoat, out neips to maio
shells and armies,"
Commuters Will' Not Mourn
KIOVERNOR TENER'S Public Service
3T Commission goes out of office without the
fagret of a single suburbanite. It consented
Pta an Increase of rates for some classes of
icpmmutatlon tickets and to the abolition of
other classes. Perhaps the railroads needed
the money, but the commuters needed it
nore. The sop of an extension of the life
jof the 100-trip ticket to a year, Just ordered,
Bis not sufficient to appease those who hava
(been compelled to pay an Increased price for
ckets of this kind, as well as for the 60
de ticket.
Jfonor Even Among Millionaires
nHta misfortunes which have overwhelmed
Edward Addlcks, now In the debtor's
Json In New York because he cannot get
Jl, ought to convince even the extreme
t;lallat that there Is a code of honor among
the, great promoters which cannot be dlsre-.
rded with Impunity, even If they have not
frevlpusly been convinced by the Inability of
lioroas W Lawson to secure a seat In the
Rock Exchange of Boston or New York.
Addlcks held a majority of the shares of
pock In a corporation which the Standard
til group of millionaires wished (o buy. Ac.
Jlng to the tale that is told, he agreed to
tle shares, but before transferring the
tp them he exercised his power as ma-
owner to increase the capital stock
') issue the new shares In such a way
y&( continued to. control the corporation.
"smart" trick, and Addlcks doubt-
ht!klc4 to himself as ha planned and
emed Jt This sort of high finance was
(ni too high even for the Standard OH
us4 whsn It became generally known
t-r of Addlcks came to an end- Tha
" Wt the rule et the game has
to engage In the unprofitable sport of soli'
talre. And Addlcks cannot And any ono Who
will even sign a ball bond.
The President Should Come Here on tho
Fourth
THE President Is to be Invited by proper
authority to come to Philadelphia on the
Fourth of July and deliver, on that day of
days In tho calendar of patriotism, a mes
sage to tho nation, thus fortifying the custom
which was Inaugurated last year of making
Independence Hall, on the birthday of tho
nation, tho Mecca of devoted Americans, a
shrlno from which may bo renowed in
splendid volumo tho spirit and enthusiasm
which went to make this country what It has
been In tho past nnd go to mako It what It
will bo In tho future.
Aside from any disagreements with any
othor nations, this Is a critical year In tho
history of tho Republic. Tho war drums roll
tn nil tho other great stations of civilization.
Humanity has been dropped Into a smoking
valley. There Is no escape for U3 or for any
part of tho world from tho consequences of
tho European upheaval. Thero will be now
alignments and new methods In the world.
Our Institutions will bo tested and nil that
code of principles which wo havo come to
know ns Americanism. Tho Nnpoloonlc wars
shook tho earth and affected every nation
on It, but they wero almost trivial affairs in
comparison with tho mighty conflict now
raging.
It Is a year peculiarly fit, therefore, for a
message to go out, not only to our own
people, but to nil tho world, from Inde
pendence Hall. Governors, Senators, Repre
sentatives, leaders In nil tho activities of our
national life will bo hero, and one nnd all,
wo aro confident, feel that the President
should bo with them. Tho Invitation, there
fore, will really be national In Its scope. Not
ono city only, not ono Stato only, but tho
Union will ask him to lead tho pilgrimage.
His voncrntion for tho shrine of human
liberties Is well known. Lot him assist to
make It even more venerable In historic sig
nificance by uttering within it on the Fourth
a message of hopo and confidence to tho
great people who, with one heart and one
mind, leaped to his support when, speaking
for them, ho voiced a national conviction in
an International event.
Roosevelt Got Away With It
WILLIAM BARNES cannot get much sat
isfaction out of tho Syracuse verdict, but
every citizen, except those of tho Barnes
type and engaged In tho Barnes occupation,
has already received the news with delight.
It is not libel to call a political printing
contractor and bipartisan dlckerer a corrupt
boss. Tho court has defined political corrup
tion broadly enough to cover tho nets of
Barnes, nnd tho Jury of twelve citizens has
decided that Barnes is corrupt within tho
meaning of that definition. The rest of tho
country has concluded that Colonel Roosevelt
performed a distinct public service when he
drow on his largo and varied vocabulary to
descrlbo and condemn such corruption nnd
such bossism.
The effect of tho trial and tho verdict will
bo to restore to Colonel Roosevelt much of
tho popularity and confldenco which ho hnb
lost In recent years by his political course.
His strength has alwa'ys lain In his nblllty to
convince tho people that, no matter how
erratic he might be, ho was honestly sccklns
to servo his country. Ho has been forgiven
much becauso of tho popular confidence in
tho Integrity of his purposes. And It must
bo confessed that his severest critics would
find it difficult to discover In tho dlsclosuro
of his political course for years, by tho testi
mony offered in tho trial, any evidence of
corrupt purpose or hope for financial gain in
nnythlng that he has done. This Is gratify
ing to the country because of its vindication
ot the moral Integrity of the man whom It
has signally honored. As to Barnes, the
least said about him the better Just now.
Doing Nothing, Nothing Doing
SUCCESS is a disease, If the reasoning of
those who give tho identical definition for
poverty is to bo followed. An excellent pre
ventive Is Idleness or Inertia; another is sat
isfaction. Find the man who is satisfied and
you need look no further for human putty.
Content breeds Indlas and Chinas. Discon
tent sends Mayflowers across oceans not the
sullen discontent that does nothing, but the
discontent that manifests Itself In striving to
better conditions, the discontent that means
hard work and plenty of It.
Some firms are so contented with the
volume of business they have that they do
nothing to Increase It. But the discontented
competitor Is doing something, as the first
firm generally finds out before going Into
bankruptcy. You go ahead or you go back
In this world. You cannot stand still. Satis
faction too often means Just that doing
nothing.
And they do not hava even German war
bread In Mexico City. So the hungry are
rioting.
Explanations for the delay do not pay
American shippers forthelr cargoes held up
In England.
Mr. Bryanand Mr. Daniels are understood
to be the only peace-at-any-prlco members
of the Cabinet.
Mrs. Paftkhurst wants to enlist and go to
the front. Two years ago the Government
would have been delighted at the oppor
tunity of getting rid of her In this way.
The Devon Dog Show Association main
tains Its International neutrality by award
ing prizes to dachshunds, Russian wolf
hounds, French poodles and English sheep
dogs.
That New York girl who Insisted that she
could not maintain her position in society
unless she attended six cabaret shows a
night made a pretty severe arraignment of
society.
The poet who wrote that stone walls do
not a prison make would have- had to rewrite
his verse If he had lived in the days of Mar
coni, who Is said to have discovered, a way
of making brick partitions transparent.
"
Mt. Lassen has an alert press agent. The
latest report from California's volcano Is that
part of the crater has fallen In, and the peak
has been pouring forth a stream of red hot
mud Now those vacationists who had not
decided to visit the Pacific coast this summer
are expected to buy their tlcktts at once.
TWO OF ITALY'S
MEN OF THE HOUR
Zupelli's Recognized Fitness for the
Post of War Minister- One of tho
Youngest Men Ever Appointed to
Thnt Offlce.
, By ADALBERTO CAP0RALE.
THE two men who will havo tho direction
of tho war of Italy against Austria, and
will havo to nccept the responsibility for Its
results, are Goncral Lulgl Cadorna, Chief of
tho General Staff, and General Vlttorlo
Zupelll, Minister of War.
denernl Zupelll Is ono of tho best esteemed
high officers of tho Italian army, nnd his
close acquaintance with tho territory on
which Italy and Austria will fight their
bloody strugglo Is well appreciated. Ho was
born at Capo d'lstrla In tho Terra Irredenta,
south of Trieste, on March 16, 1869. Ho is,
therefore, ono of tho youngest Ministers of
Wnr that Italy has over had. Ho was not
.thought ot as a posslblo successor to General
Grandt until tho chief of tho General Staff
went to Premier Salandrx and told him
plainly thnt If thero was to bo any prepara
tion of tho army, his first nsslstant, General
Zupelll, should be nppolntcd to tho War Of
flce. The family of tho Minister moved Into
Italy from Austria when ho was a llttlo boy,
nnd took rcsldenco In Udlnc. Tho young
Vlttorlo entered tho Military Academy of
Turin In 1878. Five years later ho was np
polntcd lloutcnnnt of artillery. As a colonel,
In command of tho 22d regiment of Infantry,
ho wns sent to Dernn, Cyronalca, In 1011,
and fought In several battles during tho war
against Turkey. When ho was called back
to Italy ho was awarded tho Cross of the
Order of Savoy, and somo months later wns
promoted to tho rank of major general. In
Soptombor, 1014, ho was appointed nsslstant
chief of tho General Staff, being cnlled to
that offlco by Goneral Cadornn, who had
known him for a long time, and who nppro
clatcd his qualities of soldier nnd Rtudent.
HIb appointment as Minister of Wnr camo
after It was discovered that General Grnndl
had dono almost nothing In tho way of pro
paring tho army for tho posslblo war, which
oven In October of InBt yenr many consid
ered lnovltablc. However, tho criticism
which compelled General Grand! to resign
ceased immediately nftcr the nppolntment of
General Zupelll, ns It was understood then
that preparations would be going on rapidly
with a view of getting ready to meet tho do
mand of tho nation.
Slnco tho now Minister of War was an
"lrredento," It was said ns soon as his ap
pointment was mado known that this would
Irritate the Austrian Government. Ho Is
familiar with the strategic problem of tho
eastern boundary of Italy and talks German
like a Viennese, so that formerly hf wns
often sent to Austria on secret missions.
General Zupelll knows tho Istrian Peninsula
nnd Dalmatia foot by foot. Certainly, in this
war against Austria, ho will bo of Incalcula
ble vnluo at tho Wnr Office
SONNINO, FOREIGN MINISTER
A Scholar in Politic?, Who Reorganized
Italy's Finances.
By EDGAR MELS.
IN ROME tho Eternal ono of the men of
tho hour is Baron Sydney Sonnlno, born
In Alexandria, Egypt, of a Jewish father nnd
an English mother Sonnlno, tho Silent, who
reorganized Italy's financial affnlrs and who,
through tho long days of negotiations with
Austria, has held the lmportnnt offlco of For
eign Minister.
Ho Is tho second son of a wealthy citizen
of PIsn, and Is now In his 60th year. Lean,
long nnd Casslus-llke, Sonnlno is essentlnlly
tho scholar In politics. Unmoved by public
clamor, taciturn to n degree, superbly edu
cated and deeply read, Italy's Foreign Minis
ter hns had a troublesomo political enrecr.
Returning to Pisa In early youth,' Sonnlno
received n degree from tho famed University
of Pisa, and two years after being graduated
entered diplomatic service.
Ho competed for and won a post in tho
Foreign Office, and wns attached In turn to
the Italian Legations of Madrid, Vienna, Ber
lin and Versailles. In 1872 he returned to
Italy, nnd. with his friend, Leopold Fran
chottl, Joined Pnsqunlo Vlllari, tho pioneer In
Italy in tho study of poverty nnd Its
remedies. Thoy mado an oxhaustlve Inquiry
into conditions In Sicily, and publlshod a
two-volume report of their work.
Then ho turned to Journalism, which even
tually led him Into tho political arena. In
1880 ho was elected a Deputy from San
Casclano, near Florence, and he hns repre
sented the district in tho Chamber over
slnco. His first experience In an Italian
Cabinet camo In 1887, when ho succeeded
Gerardl as Under Secretary of Stato for tho
Treasury, holding that offlco until tho fall of
tho Crlspl Ministry In 1880. A llttlo later
enmo Sonnlno's great opportunity.
In November, 1803, flnanclnl disturbances
threatened Italy, because of the incapable
administration of the Giollttl Cabinet. The
Government had been discredited by the
bank scandals; commercial and Industrial
depression followed and disorders broko out
In all the great centres from Milan to Bnrl.
Because of this mlsgovernment a group
of young deputies was formed, who "aspired
to the upholding of Italian Parliamentarism,
and who proposed to serve their country by
breaking down definitely the musty tradi
tions of decaying political parties." This
was the Constitutional Opposition, and it
recognized Sonnlno as Its leader in a mem
orable meeting held at Milan In November,
1893.
A new Cabinet was formed, with Crlspl
again as Premier and Sonnlno as Minister
of Finance and of tho Treasury. This Cabi
net lasted from December, 1893, to March,
1896.
Sonnlno rose to tho occasion and reorgan
ized his country's finances. The Giollttl
Ministry collapsed and Sonnlno was mada
Premier. His authority lasted 1Q0 days,
Giollttl returning to power, Another turn
of the wheel ot fortune and Sonnlno again
became Premier; but again his tenure of
office was only 100 days.
In 1901 he founded II Glornale d'ltalla, In
which Salandra. the present Premier, is a
stockholder. It has been consistent in its
opposition to the maintenance of the Triple
Alliance.
GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH'S WORK
From tb Naw York EvenJnr Foat.
Hiving seen the Pennsylvania LegUlature
pass the workmen's compensation bill, Gover
nor Brumbaugh could watch it adjourn with
the consclouanesa that his important campaign
pladges are completely redeemed The record
of his administration promises to be one of
tb most notable in tfe recent annals of our
Vftrtoui States.
S30L &&(ft.Ua' s. h W?S.W
BEST THOUGHT IN AMERICA
DIGEST OF
(1) Independent, "Jnpan's Monroo Doc
trine." (2) Saturday Evening Post, "Tho Chl
neso Puzzle."
(3) New Rcvlow, "China Before nnd
After tho Wnr."
(4) Outlook, "Jnpan In China."
THE WHITE PERIL IN CHINA
For East 1 East, nnd Weal la Yvet,
And never tlio twain ahall meet.
RECENT Jingo muttcrlngs bring to mind
this couplet. Our notion of a Yellow
Peril Is to tho Orlentnl mind only nn ex
pression of tho striving for Its natural nnd
to-be-hoped-for national expansion and
prosperity, while tho very menacing Whito
Peril ngnlnst which they aro striving to de
fend themselves Is from our point of view
only tho Inevitable evolutionary development
of tho white race, as It gradually takes con
trol of the world.
All winter there has been nn undercurrent
of feeling that China nnd Jnpnn might sclzo
this moment whllo tho meddling "Concert
of Powers" was fully occupied, to settle their
own differences without fear of Interference.
When secret negotiations between tho two
nations began Bovornl months ago, tho rest
of tho world worked Itself Into qulto n state
of suspicion. Our Jingo press thrilled nnd
writhed over potential destruction of tho
open door to China nnd our national honor.
Finally all fears havo been allayed. Tho
terms of tho negotiations have been mado
public, and tho two Oriental nations seem to
bo settling down amicably. Says tho Inde
pendent (1) in an edltorlnl:
Wnr between China and Jnpan Is nverted.
Jnpan's ultlmntum not only exacts less than
China had already offered to concede, hut
oven defers for the present nil consideration
of the demands which China charged would
Impair her sovereignty.
Japan hns the enmo rights in Asia that
wo have In Amoricn under tho Monroo Doc
trine that is, tho right to maintain Asia for
tho Asiatics, as wo do America for tho
Americans. Not only hns Japan this right to
nssumo tho political printney of tho Far
East, but It Is her duty to do so. Othorwlso
China may bo dismembered nnd Jnpnn may
be compelled to wago further wars ngnlnst
encroaching rivals. When China bpcomes
Japan's equal in power as sho surely will in
n very few years, if loft to herself, then sho
can shnro with Japan tho responsibility of
maintaining Asia against tho Whito Peril.
On tho othor hand, Japan has no more
right to impair China's sovereignty or ex
clusively exploit her commerco than wo havo
that of Venezuela or Chill. Such a courso
would contravono all International ethics,
nnd bring down upon Japan tho Just con
demnation of tho world.
Wo nro glad that our Stnte Department
has not shared In tho gpncral alarm con
cerning Japan's designs on tho mainland.
Mr. Bryan says that ho has been kept fully
Informed by both the Chlneso nnd Japanese
Governments of the progress of the nego
tiations, and ho sees nothing In them to
Jeopardize our treaty rights with China,
"which our Government has no thought of
surrendering."
Interviewing tho Presidont of China
An Interview, officially authorized and ap
proved, with tho President of China, by
Samuel G. Blythe, and cabled over to this
country, appears In the Saturday Evening
Post (2). It gives an authorized and very
up-to-the-minute Idea of China's Chief Ex
ecutive. "Whatever China can concede will be con
ceded; but she cannot help remaining Arm
on those articles which encroach on China's
sovereignty or Infringe the treaty rights of
other Powers." His Excellency Yuan Shi
Kal, President of China, In ono softly spoken
but momentous sentence, thus expressed his
views on the demands made by Japan on
China, In an Interview given mo In tho
presidential palace in Peking. He took a
sip from the cup of tea that stood before
him and placed both hands on the small
table at which we were sitting. He looked
straight across the table at me, and slowly
and gravely described China's foreign policy
as a policy of peace and truthfulness. We
talked for an hour. The following statement
Is authorized and approved)
"Ever since the commencement of friendly
Intercourse between China and tha United
States, their relations have, without any In.
terruptlon, been most cordial and amicable.
Now that tho two Governments are under
the same form of government, and are In
spired by tha same ideals, their mutual
friendship is sura to grow mora inti
mate. "Concerning the matter of internal lnw
provements, my polloy consists of two
phases. The first Is to establish more
schools through the country. As our sys
tem of government has changed, popular
education now becomes a more fundamental
necessity than ever before. Secondly, I
propose to develop Industries and proper
means of communication, I learn that the
commerce and finances of the United States
owe their prosperity to a great exteqt to
the efficiency of; means of communication.
I also propose to survey our mining fields
and to develop the best ones first. China,
as a nation of farmers, should likewise pay
BZZ-Z-Z-Z
THE MAGAZINES
closo attention to ngrlculture. Wo aro
translating Into Chlneso tho latest publi
cations on scientific methods of farming.
The Government will start model farms;
agricultural societies should bo formed.
China hns recently obtained the services of
nn Amerlcnn expert In ngrlculture, who Is
now collecting scientific data, and selecting
tho best cotton seed, with a vlow to 1m
Prov'iff tho methods of raising cotton In
, . Tnls ls merely ono Instnnco of how
China 13 giving closo attention to agricul
ture" Planting Kerosene Cabbages
An article by J. a. Jackson, In tho Now
Review (3), does not tako a hopeful view of
iho possibilities for China under this Presi
dent. The present Government has Just granted
tho Stnndnrd Oil Company n very Inrgo
Jpaso for tho oil fields in Shonsl Province.
Tho Stnndnrd. OH Company Is to havo 65
por rent, of tho stock, and present tho bal
nnco to tho Chlneso Government In tho form
of shares, ho that tho former will havo con
trol of tho company. Tho Standard Oil
Company H evidently getting rendy to plant
a crop of korosono cabbages, and will duly
glvo tho Chlneso Government tho roots.
During tho lost decade China's affnlrs
havo got Into a hopeless muddlo nnd mnt
tcrs havo only kept going by recourso to
foreign loans, nnd tho continual piling up
of debts. Tho currency has got Into a
disgraceful stnte, and tho hugo masses of
vested Interests who fatten on tho pcoplo
by all forms of squeezes, effectually bar tho
road to oven moderate reform. Tho coun
try Is now In the hands of a military clique,
nnd thero is no hopo of reform in that
direction; tho vested Interests which ex
ploit tho people nro so strong, and tho
people nro so docllo that It is reasonably
questionable whether thero ls any pros
pect of improvement, except by outsido
pressure. And this is probably what will
tako place. It ls needless to say that if
China has to submit to international con
trol, it will opon tho field for foreign
capitalists and financiers to fill their pockets.
This explains why their press nttneked Dr.
Sun Ynt-sen (now In exile In Jnpan), who
foresaw what was coming, "boosted" Yuan
Ski Kal as a strong man, because he was
moro amenable to pressuro and was a will
ing tool.
Formerly professor of economics at Cor
nell, Jorcmlnh Jenks, ns tho ndvlser of the
Chlneso Government, hns had exceptional
opportunities for observing tho situation
there. Writing in The Outlook (4), ho says:
To my mind, tho Chlneso do not need a
slnglo dominating mentor. So far as the
Chlneso Government needs advisors. It Is
competent to select Its own. Tho progress
of tho last two years toward a consolidation
ot tho Govornment, toward arousing and
solidifying patriotic feeling among the
people, toward uprooting tho old Manchu
system of official corruption, toward tho re
establlshment of tho finances, toward every
thing that marks progress along modern,
progressive lines Is worthy of tho highest
admiration. Tho great progress of Japan
that has aroused tho wonder of the world
has, In my Judgment, nothing to equal this
lato record of Clilnu, because at no time
did tho Japanese Government havo to
struggle against such terrible odds.
Japan hns an opportunity nover before
offered to her, and rarely If over before
offered to any nation, to adopt a helpful
policy to a sister nation which will glvo
her free scope to exerclso the noblest nnd
best power thnt her great statesmen possess.
Sho can meet this opportunity not by
threats, not by force, but only by moral
Buaston, nnd by presenting suggestions and
plans thnt commend themselves through
their wisdom. G. J.
AUSTRIA'S DISCORDANT STATES
Bonds Holding Provinces to Dual Mon
archy Are Weak.
From tha New York Indapandant.
An army In the heart of Hungary Is likely
to be a death blow to that curious congeries ot
diverse nationalities which has been gathered
In the courae of 1000 years under the Hapsburg
crown. "Austria Is not a State; it Is a gov
ernment." If one should put his five flnger-tlps
upon the map of Europe anywhere and under,
take to make a nation of what he had chanced
tq touch he would not have a more Impossible
task than has the aged and unfortunate Fran
cla Joseph. Without apectfylng all his various
titles we may say that tho Auatro-Hungarian
monarchy consists of the
Kingdom of Bohemia.
Kingdom of Dalmatia.
Kingdom of Qallcla and Lodomerla.
Grand Duchy ot Cracow,
Archduchy of Austria. t
Duchy of Salzburg
Duchy of Styrla.
Duchy of Carlnthla.
Duchy of Carnlola.
Duchy of Bukovlna.
Margravate. of Moravia.
Duchy ot Upper and Lower Silesia.
County Palatine of Tyrol.
Territory of Vorarlberg,
Margravate of latrla.
County Palatine of Goritz.Qradlsca,
Town and District of Trieate.
Kingdom of Hungary.
Province of Croatia,
Province of Slavoola.
Town and DUtrlct of Flume.
Province of Bosnia.
Province ot Hersegovlna.
These heterogeneous elements have nver bee.n
brought together by conqyeit or a common In.
tarcat. They have no bond of union, except that
of tha single overtixn to whom they hava
L
fallen by tho chanco ot Inheritance nnd ma
trimonial nlllnnce. The method of national ex.
panslon peculiar to Austria found expression In
tho 12th century In tho couplot:
Delia gcrant fortes; tu, fcllx Austria, nube.
Nam quno Mars nllls dat tlbl rogna Venus,
which wo tnny venture to Angllclzo:
Tho bravo wax great by wars;
You, happy Austria, wed.
For they to dominion by Mars,
You by Venus nro led.
But It may well bo questioned whether Aug.
trla was Indeed "hnppy" In this peaceful pro
cess of cmplio building instead of tho flres of
war nnd affliction through which othor na
tions have been fused Into ono. The 12,000,000
Germans would rnther belong to Germany. The
10.000,000 Jlagynrs want to rule themselves and
the other peoples living with them. Tho 3,000,000
Bohemians and Slovnks, the 4,000,000 Ituthcnlani
nnd the 1,000,000 Slovenes Incline toward Russia.
Tho 6,000,000 Poles want Independence. Tho 3,
000,000 Itumnnlnns want annexation with Itu
mania, tho B,600,000 Sorbs nnd Croats annexation
lo Sorvla, and tho 1,000,000 Italians annexation
to Italy. It would seem that under this condl
lion of Internal Btrnin tho Austro-Hungnrlan
monarchy must fly Into fragments at a touch
like n Prlnco Rupert's drop.
INTERESTING ARTICLE ON AVIATION
2"o the Editor of the TTtcnOto l.tdgcr:
Sir The Philadelphia members of tho Aero
Club of Pennsylvania tonight. In monthly ses
sion, noticed with nlcnsuro nnd road with great
Interest tho nrtlclo In your today's paper by
Charles M. Chnpin, entitled "What Aviation
Owes to tho 'Wnr." Thank you very much.
JOS. A. STEINMDTZ,
President.
Philadelphia, May 21.
"BRAVO FOR YOUR NEWS"
To tho-JlAilor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Bravo for your news printed In Italian
in your newspaper. All sons of civilized Italy
are grateful to you. ALBA D'AMORE.
Philadelphia. May 22.
APPRECIATION BY ITALIANS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Having yesterday and today read two
long articles published in Italian In the Even
i.vo LtscoEn on the entry of Italy In the war,
I express to you my heartfelt thanks for your
kind thought toward us. You have given the
Italians of this city, who cannot read English,
tho opportunity of reading tho Italian news of
the day In their own language, and we Italians
must feel very grateful to you for this. I wish
the Eveniko Ledoer the greatest possible
success nnd beg you to accept the thanks ot
all tho Italians of Philadelphia.
SALVATORD ANGELO.
Philadelphia, May 21.
ONE WAY OF IT
Prove their doctrlno orthodox
By apostolic blows and knocks.
Butlar.
WHO?
Who shall bring to our waking ken
The forms that swim or the shapes that creep
Under the waters of sleep?
Lanier.
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