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The man uiho wants to bring up Ms son to Ms
oiti trade cAose wisely himself.
Not Treason, Dut Incompetency
WHAT Mr. Bryan said to Ambassador
Dumba Is ono thing; tho impression
that ho gave to him Is another. It stands
established that tho then Secretary of Stato
by lila attltudo devitalized tho American de
mand nntl occasioned so gross a. misrepre
sentation of tho American position that it Is
romarkablo the German reply was not so
truculent as to have caused tho breaking off
of diplomatic relations. It explains, in any
ovent, tho trifling character of tho Kaiser's
answer.
Wo nro not inclined to bcltovo that Mr.
Bryan's action was treasonable, for ho prob
ably failed utterly to appreclato tho sig
nificance of his attitude. Rather may it bo
taken ns final and convincing proof of tho
utter incompetency of tho man. Tho country
may thank Provldenco that ho did not lead
it into war and there will bo a double chorus
of gratitude that tho greatest menace to our
peaco has boon removed from tho high offlco
which ho so signally dishonored.
Philadelphia Quality
IN THE uncompleted nwardlng of prizes at
tho Pannma-Paciflo Exhibition this city
has already been highly honored. It Is only
another recognition that Philadelphia's man
ufactures stand for quality. Quality oven
moro than quantity has made Philadelphia
tho workshop of tho world. Tho wholo na
tion, by observing tho same principle, can
make American trade, domestic and foreign,
tho envy of tho universe. And not other
wise. There Is no better guaranty of com
. merclal prosperity In city or nation than
gooas mat meet every tost to which thoy
ire subjected.
Fillips Our Imaginations
PERHAPS tho country has been too hard
on, Blr Josephus Daniels, At any rate, "he
has "passed tho buck" to tho Navy "War Col
lege In language that Is alone worth the
price of admission. Neatly, picturesquely,
with a good deal more imagination than his
critics have over shown, he states tho novel
problems In naval procedure which tho war
has raised:
As you look abroad, you see the foundation
of old theories crumbling every day
Wo have seen the main fleet of the greatest
sea nation In the world withdrawn from
the seas to eomo secluded harbor without
having fired a shot during tho first year of
a mighty conflict We have seen
ships of Bhallow draft used as fortresses to
protect land armies on tho Belgian coast.
Wo read only yesterday of submarines
gliding unchallenged past the Improvable
fortress of Gibraltar and the guardian ships
that watch tho straits. Wo have seen fast
cruisers raiding the const and eluding their
pursuers with the help of dirigibles hover
ing above and warning through the new
miracle, wireless telegraphy, tho ships be-
With what weapons, by what strategy,
hall w meet tho terror of the submarine;
tho still unrevealed possibilities of the air
ship? It Is to you. gentlemen, that this
question must bo put. It is to you your
Becrotary of the Navy looks for an answer.
At one stroke Secretary Daniels has filliped
our imaginations; he has aroused a certain
satisfaction that If we have made small mar
tial progress, at least that has saved us from
going very far In the wrong direction, and
ho has given us a bit of assurance for the
future. For he concludes: "I hereby pledge
myself to spare no effort to assist this on
ward march."
Governor Slaton's Future
A GOOD thing about excitement and vio
lence is that they do not last. There al
ways comes a time of quietness and sober
econd thought. So Governor Slaton Is not a
martyr yet It has been said too hastily that
he has become an outcast. If it should, per
chance, transpire that Leo Frank is not
guilty of the crime for which he was sen
tenced to death, the Governor who commuted
the sentence will receive tho gratitude of all
Georgia for his courageous act.. But In any
case tie performed what he considered his
duty, and vindicated in the eyes of the na
tion at largo tho name of justice, and when
local passion has subsided the citizens of his
own Stato Trill not be slow to honor a man
who "saw his duty a dead sure thing and
went for It there and then." The public con
science may be slower to operate than the In
dividual conscience, but time reveals its ex
istence. Armies Without Munitions
0NE PHASE of military preparedness Is
strikingly exempllflsyl a year after tits
beginning of the European war In the hard
traits to which the armies of several nations
are put by the lack of munitions. The do
mestic situation in England on this account
has been critical France plans to transfer
acme of her soldier from duty at the front to
duty in arm and ammunition factories The
setback which Russia, has lately experienced
tuu of Inadequate supplies of munitions
li.a led to a li nge of fueling toward the AI
iita on the pari of sum uf the Balkan States
In Athens the position uf the Russian armies
ta regarded very pie,uriuus Rumania Is
J l J t b cl ii if in iiiu.ui, ami una fact
is iulitm.t!d as j iiu.1 ii4udiiui vt ttutt
i i ') a JrUy la taking an itlv part h
.i wjitsiUj t mo wily hU F-ie-
pared for manufacturing rifles, guns and am
munition for a campaigning army of a mil
lion men. Doubtless the development of pri
vately owned plants by reaadn of foreign or
ders will help somewhat to solve the problem
with which wo should be faced In the ovent
of unavoidable war.
The Double Cross, the Flimflam and tho
Gold Brick
IT HAS been suggested thnt thero will not
bo any neutral candidate selected at At
lantic City unless Penrose and McNlchol are
able to flimflam the Varcs,
That ought to scttlo It, for fllmflammlng
tho Varcs Is tho easiest thing tho other
bosses do. They havo been making monkeys
of tho South Phlladelphlans so long that
tho process has becomo purely mechanical.
Dnnglo enough bait before their eyes and
they'll tnko a supernoutral, or n windbag,
or anything elso that has a namo and a
promlso attached to It.
If Penroso and McNlchol cannot sell a
gold brick to tho v- this year It Is be
cause they Jiave .u. their cunning. But
soiling tho same gold brick to tho peoplo of
Philadelphia la qulto another matter.
Now or Never for Germany
A TIME of victory Is so commonly n tlmo
for talk of peace that tho pronouncement
of tho Berlin Socialist dally, Vorwaerts, In
favor nf an early cessation of hostilities, took
on for bo many peoplo almost tho color of an
"Inspired" utterance. Beforo news of tho Vor
waerts' suppression came tho Chancellor was
thought to havo agreed with tho editors on
publication of this manifesto. Even now
many good peoplo may bo explaining that
only tho Including of somo awkward senti
ments about returning Belgium to Its own
sovereignty brought down tho official wrath.
Ab a matter of fact thoro aro half a dozen
other signs of a live peaco propaganda that
has broken out In Germany upon tho splen
did and clear successes In Gnltcla. Discus
sion of tho Lusltanla affair has taken on a
moro conciliatory tone; tho militant Tagcs
Zcltung preceded Vorwaerts Into cxila. H.
W. Masslngham, the clear-sighted editor of
tho London Nation, records somo pacific ob
servations of certain neutral travelers, and
points to tho friendly attltudo toward Eng
land of tho organization of financiers and
business men called tho Noucs Vntcrland. An
officer of an International humanitarian or
ganization brings news of bitter conflict bo
tween Admiral Tirpltz and Von Bcthmnnn
Hollweg, in which tho Chancellor Is said to
stand for early peace and tho evacuation of
Belgium. A dispatch of Sunday speaks of
tho "new German Peaco League, which has
been founded to further the Idea of interna
tional co-operation and tho political nnd eco
nomic reconciliation of the civilized coun
tries." Professor Foerster, of tho University
of Munich, Is bitterly criticising Oermany's
attitude of hate. Tho voice or Germany Is no
longer unanimous.
Of course, there is tho very opposite note
ns well. Victory calls up demands for moro
conquest, moro new territory. But it seems
now or never that Gormany may conclude an
honorable and advantageous peace.
Jitney or Trolley or Both?
IN THE conflict over jltnoy regulation there
Is only ono position that Councils can tako
if It is not to Btultlfy itself, and that is tho
position which regards tho interests of tho
publlo as paramount. Councils has no right
to take tho Bldo cither of tho Rapid Transit
Company or of tho Jitney owners. This Is not
nn occasion for taking "iy particular side. It
is an occasion for tnkl ill sides. Tho peoplo
of Philadelphia can m rnoro afford to lose
tho benefit nnd convenience of ono form of
transportation than tho other. If Councils
will see the matter In that light and act ac
cordingly It will doubtless find a way of pro
serving to Its clients, tho public, tho advan
tages both of trolley service and of Jitney
service.
Men Who Should Be Above Suspicion
POSSIBLY tho midshipmen really consider
It necessary to Inform tho American pub-.
Ho of tho high code of honor which should
rule In tho navy. And In that light their "dec
laration of principles" muy bo pardoned as a
human weakness far moro natural, and a
thousand times more pardonable, than the
conditions exposed at Annapolis.
But so far as actions speak tho publlo
seems much better prepared to inform the
mldshlpmon, to whom they trust tho nation's
honor. It can hardly bo thought Qulxotlo In a
people to look for tho finest of human virtues
from thoso whom they place In authority. It
cannot even bo thought moro than a hasty
deduction if thoy ask what connection a mili
tary life has with such moral debasement.
It can certainly be thought nothing but the
clearest patriotism if that public recalls a
certain saying concerning Caeser's wife.
No "Back From Elba" for Huerta
THERE was moro than a suspicion that
the Administration's change of Mexican
policy was due in somo measure at least to
secret Information concerning a prospective
return from Elba by Huerta.
Tho former Dictator got too close to his
patrio yesterday, so the United States ar
rested him. An ounco of this sort of pre
vention is worth many pounds of cure.
Huerta loose once more in Mexico, Huerta
victorious, Huerta on his way back to tho
capital would have made Intervention almost
a certainty, for this is the one man who
could never be recognized by the United
States, He Is the one man who has been
proscribed by Washington for moral and
other reasons. He can never be President
of Mexico, nor can any man whom he con
trols ever hold that position.
It will be worth while to tako elaborate
precautions to see that this gentleman does
not Jump his bail and flit across the border.
Lansing was evidently the right prtserlp
tlon, i ii mi i i.
Naturally enough, Mr. Resta left the non
Btop record to somebody else.
gltuatloa In the Balkans: "Going, going,
gone!" But who Is mysterious high bldderr
' i .1 n ,
An Arawrlwn puWlabsr says tbwa era too
many war twoka. That makes It unanimous.
The eo-ealUd "drunken brawl" will havo
nothing on a "prohibition fight" Is Kentucky.
"The German are attempting to rscap
turo riouctei " With tho accent or th
"ouch"
According to the latest reports, it Is dittoult
to flffurs whether or not Grand Duke NWtu
olas has Usd Harry Uraut for toe nonstop
record
TOM TAGGART
TO THE BAR
Tho Gonial Irishman Muat Now Take
a Serious View of Charges of
Political Corruption, for tho
Clean-Up Has Reached Mm.
By IUWIN L. GORDON
TOM TAGGART stands for everything In
politics against which a quickened Ameri
can political conscience Is struggling. The
master gangmnn, ono of tho greatest politi
cal wizards tho Mlddlo West has ever pro
duced, tho adroit manipulator of the Demo
cratic party, today faces annihilation In his
Stato of Indiana.
Tom Taggart, former National Chairman
of tho Democratic party, present National
Committeeman from his State, who for a
decado has made Senators, Congressmen,
Governors and virtually every officer of In
diana, Is accused by n Grand Jury 'of felony
and 47 other election crimes. Arrested last
Tuesday, ho Is today released under $10,000
ball.
Tho country will withhold comment upon
tho personal guilt of Thomas Taggart. He
will receive every opportunity to provo his
Innoccnco of participation In the election
crimes at Indianapolis, Tho country, how
ever, knows that tho Taggart machine has
been notorious Tho arrest of virtually every
Taggart lieutenant In Indianapolis, Including
tho Mayor of tho city, tho heads of several
dopartmcntB and tho ward leaders, justifies
tho disrepute In which tho machlno has bcon
held.
Tracing1 Fraud to Its Sourco
A series of articles which appeared In tho
Evr.NiNO Ludoeh, exposing tho political
frauds at Tcrro Hauto, called attention to tho
fact thnt tho real heads of the Indiana ma
chlno had escaped tho Government probo.
Tom Tnggart's political fate wns Bcaled,
however, when tho United States Govern
ment placed under arrest 114 of his hench
men In Tcrro Haute, and later sent moro
than 100 convicted of conspiracy to servo sen
tences in Fort Leavenworth.
Whllo It was tho National Government
which prosecuted tho Taggart machlno In
Tcrro Haute nnd collected tho evldcnco
against tho leader and his associates, tho ac
tion In Indianapolis has been taken by tho
Marlon County Grand Jury. This has prob
bnly been duo to tho fact that tho mnjorlty
of tho frauds aro alleged to havo been com
mitted In Indianapolis, where a bitter fight
was being waged to capture tho county nnd
municipal offices.
Indianapolis saw tho same political gamo
played In tho same way as In Terro Hauto.
A bi-partisan combination traded In votes,
collected n hugo slush fund, stuffed ballot
boxes, fraudulently registered votes on tho
Indiana polling machines, faked registration
books and voted thousands of repeaters.
Thuggery, intlmlrlntlon, pollco protection and
liquor played their parts. Tho Taggart out
fit ruled throughout tho city.
Thomas Taggart was born In Ireland In
I860. When a youth he enmo to this coun
try nnd settled In Xcnla, O. Later ho moved
to Richmond, nnd then to Garrett, Ind. In
dlanapolls first saw him In 1S77. The lad's
flrst position was thnt of a waiter at a rail
road lunch counter. History has It that hli
genial disposition, his wit, thrift nnd ln
dcfatlgablo energy soon lifted him from tho
ranks of tho servers Into thoso of tho pro
prietors. The futuro boss of tho Mlddlo
West became owner of a thlrd-rato establish
ment which ho metamorphosed Into a first
class restaurant. Ho always had tho ability
to mako monoy nnd to keep It. His res
taurant enlarged into a hotel, nnd beforo tho
peoplo of Indianapolis knew it this Irish Im
migrant was part owner and then proprietor
of tho Grand Hotel.
From Lunch Counter to Politics
Even In tho lunch-counter days Taggart
had a leaning toward politics. Ho had a
peculiar facility for lining up and taking
caro of "tho boys." Like all truo politicians
ho stuck to his friends. This trait was ex
emplified last week, following his arrest. He
Immediately secured his own release, but re
fused tn leavo the city until he had arranged
nearly $200,000 bail for "tho boys," oh ho ex
pressed It. He flrst ran for office ns County
Auditor in tho early SOs. For years Marlon
County had been Republican. Taggart, tho
smiling Irishman, carried It by 1800. In 18S8
he became County Chairman, and shqwed his
leadership In tho county, carrying It for
Cleveland, despite tho fact that Indianapolis
was Harlson's homo city.
In 1805 Taggart nominated himself for
Mayor. Two years before, Denny, Republi
can, had won by 2800. Taggart carried In
dianapolis by SJ00. In 1896 the city gave Mo
Klnley 8000 majority, but in tho following
year Taggart was again elected by a ma
jority of 4700. He was re-elected In 1899, but
refused to run a fourth tlmo. During these
years tho Taggart organization was con
structed cog by cog throughout the State.
From those days to tho present Senators,
Congressmen, Governors, county and State
officials have been made and unmade by this
man. He even has been fairly successful
with the Vice Presidency,
Of course, tho politician was not overlook
ing any financial bets. He, together with
Crawford Fairbanks, money-bags of tho
Terro Haute organisation, built the French
Lick Hotel, known as the "American Monte
Carlo," and reputed to be the finest hotel In
tho country. Recently he Is said to have re
fused an offer of $3,009,000 for the place.
Franchises, banks, trust companies, land
deals and hotel speculations have netted htm
millions,
This man finally became State Chairman,
then National Committeeman. In 1904 h
was elected chairman of the National Demo
cratic Committee. It was he who conducted
the Parker fight. The entire party reoog
"nlzed his political sagacity. It may be said
that In the Bryan days, whlla Taggart al
ways supported hint, ho was never an enthu
siast It made little difference who won the
national, Stato or county tickets Taggart
remained on top In his State. Following the
defeat of Judge Parker, Taggart did not take
en active part in national politics for many
year. At the Baltimore convention ho sup
ported Champ Qlark until all hopo was aban
donedthen he swung tn line on ths Mth
ballot and bwaroe an ardent Wilson rooter.
I iiwtjptiweppwii'
A COMFORT
rrom the Boaten Mveale Trsaiorlfit
For the baaeat of Latin Amerloans who are
urging that the Monroe Doetriae be made
stronger we wll state that the movemajit tor
a larger army uh navy is who?- very wsu.
ti
A CHANCE TO EARN MQNUY
From tke CivU4 Plats DMw
soma ingenious Tanks Mst ts turn an
honaat penny during this war toy invandag
raalarti fur ;U emiM-
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A SHOT THAT FIRED A CONTINENT
The Anniversary of the Assassination of the Austrian Archduke
Finds the British Navy in Command of the Sea and the
German Army Dominant on Land.
By J. W. T. MASON
ONE year ngo today tho primary causo of
tho European war occurred at Sornjovo.
tho capital of Bosnia, when Servian con
spirators assassinated tho Archduko Francis
Ferdinand, heir to tho Austro-Hungarlan
throne, and his morgnnatlc wife, tho Duchess
of Hohcnburg. Tho annlversnry of tho crime
of Sornjovo finds eight nations trying to
overwhelm the two Teutonic countries and
their Turkish ally, with tho result of tho con
flict so undetermined as to make this tho
most significant fact of tho war. Today, It Is
nobody's fight.
At tho beginning of hostilities, tho Ger
mans wore said to bo facing tho necessity
of winning tho war during tho flrst summer.
Then camo tho autumn prediction that tho
Germans would soon bo In tho throes of
economic distress. Winter brought with It n
prophecy that "General February" would
load tho Russians through tho snows far
Into tho enemy's country. Spring was to see
tho development of tho Allies' offensive in
tho west, and tho beginning of Germany's
permanent retirement from Belgium nnd
France.
Efficiency of tho British Navy
Summer has onco moro returned, and
nono of tho major expectations aroused dur
ing the Interval has been realized. Indecision
Is tho flrst year's verdict of tho war. No na
tion has done anything decisive. The nearest
approach to a decisive result has bcon won
by tho British navy. Despite tho Individual
exploits of German warships, tho mass ac
tivity of Great Britain's fleets has almost
entirely destroyed Germany Industrially.
But. oven hero, the victory is not complete
German organization has partly offset tho
effects of tho British blockade, and German
manufactures nnd ngrtculturo havo boon di
verted In now directions and intensified to
an extent which partly nullifies tho evil ef
fect of tho Empire's overseas' Isolation. To
what degree, however, tho Germans havo
been ablo to substltuto domestic productiv
ity for their former Imported necessities la
not known. No two estimates are the same,
and yet this Is probably tho most Impor
tant of the factors which will finally deter
mine whether the war Is to end with a gen
eral compromise or Is to be continued until
Germany Is compelled to capitulate or ba
ruined.
Germany's reply to the activities of tho
British navy has not been a success. Tho
submarine waWaro has proved impotent
seriously to damage British foreign trado.
While Germany's submarine activities hdvo
produced optlmlstla rejoicings at homo,
these aro quite out of proportion to tho ac
tual hurt done the British Empire.
The Invader's Foot Not In Germany
As tho British navy has dominated tho
seas since tho beginning of the war, so has
the German army controlled the land situa
tion, Except for a few squaro miles In
southern Alsace, German soil Is free of In
vaders, whllo Germany's enemies elsewhero
are held at bay far within their own boun
daries. No such combination of Individual
courage, strategic skill, organizing capacity,
readiness and foresight has ever before been
united In a nation's military service as the
German armies have displayed since they
took the field last summer.
Nevertheless, one primary mistake was
committed by the German General Staff dur
ing tho drive on Parts and during the subse.
quent lighting along the Aisne, after the re
treat from the Marno, Throughout that
crucial period the way to Dunkirk and Calais
was open and was neglected. Everything
was risked on the capture of Paris, and -the
whole thought of the German staff was con
tinuously concentrated on tho struggle for
the Frenoh capital. But tho Inability to
realize quickly that Paris was permanently
out of Oermany's reach and that Calais and
Dunkirk must bo substituted, was a strateglo
error of the first rank, and shows hew dis
heartening to the General Staff was the Ger
man defeat at the battle of the Marno.
Von HJndenberg mads no suoh error o
this q tho East, although his flrst drive
against Warsaw was as much a failure as
was the advance on Paris Unquestionably,
von Hlndeaharg has don more to save Qer
isany since last suouner than any other man.
The ellapa of Russia, the breakdown of
tb stsaw roller, u ths non crushing ttutt of
the war. Russia's atlUs, and particularly
England, txpw-'tcj the Hlavs Uut summer to
BET YOU CAN TURN THAT GRlSDSTONBi"
IlSfe m
prove themselves the decisive factor In tho
war.
But tho past four seasons of fighting havo
shown that an empire not efficiently guided
in tho days of peaco cannot suddenly trans
form Itself Into an effoctlvo organization for
war after hostilities break out. Russia, a
second-class Industrial nation, in peace, has
proved itself to bo a second-class fighting
nation In war. Tho past year has shown that
sho Is paying tho usual penalty for Ineffi
ciency. Tho French army committed threo blunders
early In the war, but slnco then Its com
manders have equaled tho Germans In quali
ties of leadership, and Its rank and fllo havo
shown tho highest courage Tho early French
mistakes were duo to tho samo causes In
feriority of subordinate leadership and lnde
clston In the ranks. Poor leadership was re
sponsible for too rapid advances into south
ern Alsace and western Lorraine last sum
mer. When tho Germans delivered their
counter-strokes- thero was a panlo among tho
French, and no subsequent efforts havo been
able to recover tho ground that was lost In
tho French retreat.
Tho third, and by far tho most serious of
French errors ocurred during tho fighting In
southeastern Belgium, and espeolally in the
Ardennes forest district. Hero, bad French
strategy, coupled onco more with panic In
tho ranks, permitted the Germans to begin
their marvelous advanco on Paris that ended
with tho delivery of Joftrd's masterly coun-ter-offenslvo
cast of Paris. Tho victory of
tho Marne, and tho redoubtablo von Kluck's
flight beforo tho attacking French troops
that had been concontratod secretly In Paris,
produced an instantaneous recovery of
morale throughout Franco.
France Has Rccovored Its Self Respect
During tho dark days of tho retreat from
Belgium manyiieoplo in Paris were urging an
Immediate peaco with Germany to savo tho
Republic. But after Joffrd had shown that
tho Germans could bo beaten a spirit of na
tional rejuvenation appeared, and the crea
tion of a new France began. Even though
the French army advances no further than
the present battle line, Franco will emerge
from tho war with her self-confidence re
stored for tho flrst time since It was shat
tered In 1870-71. Whatever the terms of
peace may give to the French people, this
will be their greatest prize; that they havo
learned to stand steadfast In the face of tho
enemy.
The British army's work In tho 'war was
most effectively done during the retreat to
Paris. British troops protected the left flank
of the Allies and prevented von Kluck from
carylng out his encircling objective. Not
only was an overwhelming disaster thus pre
vented, but the French, wero given tlmo to
steady themselves for the ultimate delivery
of Joffre's counter-stroke.
Austria's reoovery from the effects of her
early. defeat by Russia Is duo largely to tho
example set her by Germany and to strateglo
plans created by the German General Staff.
Tho Austrlans havo now resigned the man
agement of the entire campaign against Rus
sia to the Germans, and are supplying very
few troops to reinforce German Eastern
amies. Austrian military activity Is Rt pres.
ent chiefly concerned with resisting Italy. It
Is too early to say what Italy's entrance Into
tho war will mean, Just a the fate of Con
stantinople cannot be foretold, Tho chief
problem for tho Italians, and for the Turks,
Is how to obtain a sufficient supply of am
munition. A GOAT THAT DIDN'T FIT
To la Blilor el the Evening Letgcrt
Sir In your editorial entitled", "Too Ashamed
to Fight." you make statements of a nature
that ttp me to explain why I (as a writer to
newspapers) do not sign my own name to ar
ticles. I hope you will publish this and allow
me to defend myself.
You say, They sneak through baok doors
Into newspaper office with letters whleh thsy
are afraid to sign."
That doe not apply to me In the sense in
which you mean. I am not afraid to sign my
nam, but 1a deference to tho conventionalities
of life, and In the sama spirit that a woman
wasts to wear a hat or cloths in the fashion
I sign an alias Instead of my own name.
Now to explain why I do net sign say ow
name. Afisr having lived a life la HlsJatsioti
of a kind and nature whera aU the obaages
asd aD the proceMM that go to make up the
coat of living we daily exptrieacad, and
tosa allowed the rare privilege of baiag able
to so bat tu iuemur ud view such Industrial
past an 1 tell uf imb ctmnge or avolutlon
a a IJtriaUoi. of itt ur faua, Uus who rst
do not accept such as facts. Publlo men, com
mon men, educated peoplo and all torts and
conditions of men are used to having opinions
expressed of such subjects and not knowledge
told. Signing my namo, people would say: Who
is ho? Whore does ho llvo? What has ho done?
Is ho noted7 What right has he to speak with
authority? "Raus mlt Im." So I, seeking cover,
hide my Identity for a brief season.
ORIGINAL THINKER.
Philadelphia. Juno 23.
IS U. S. AN ENGLISH DEPENDENCY?
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir As ah Englishman, long resident of this
country, but (llko so 'many of my nationality)
unnaturalized, I view with satisfaction the
many Indications' that the States aro reverting
to the status obtaining prior to 177C, i. e that
of a colony or dependency of Great Britain. Our
capitalists, by reason of owning n. largo pro
portion of the stocks and bonds of tho States'
railroads and Industrial corporations, are In a
position to materially aid in bringing nbout this
change, which Is a natural and logical Ono, this
country bolng almost entirely dopendent on
England for literature, music, shows and even
fashions. Oar British statesmen, acting through
their many agents In the States, have evidently
Instructed the leaders of tho American publlo
to caBt nslde tho pretence that this country Is
an Independent ontlty, nnd gradually pormlt the
truth to bo known. I am glad to see that the
President has declined to deliver tho oration In
Philadelphia on July 4, Such celebrations are
an affront to England's pride, and should be
allowed to sink into oblivion,
JOHN BULL.
Palmyra, N. J June 26.
.TRAVELS AT HOME
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir I am heartily In favor of anything whloh
tends to Increase olther patriotism or municipal
pride, nnd, for that reason, am not altogether
sorry that, perforce, Americans nro for the time
bolng compelled to largely seek recreation and
travel in this country. As you suggest In to
night's paper, It Is oven desirable that Phlla
delphlans avail themselves of tho many privi
leges afforded locally for profitable study and
pleasure. Can you not, however, furthor the
good work by Impressing upon our several local
steamboat companies the desirability of adver
tising their respective trips, In order that ths
would-bo travolcrs may have some definite
Information to go by?
A week or so ago I was anxious to Bpond a
day In the open, and preferably on the water.
As a matter of fact, I may add that I was really
wanting to go to Burlington by boat, having
heard that such a trip was possible. I searched
through a number of newspapers endeavoring
to learn when or where a boat could be found.
Finding no Information, I sought refuge in a
trolley trip. ROXBOnOUQH.
Philadelphia, Juno 26.
" SPITE FENCES "
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir The man or woman who sets up a "spit
fence" or wall to annoy his neighbor never
outlives the dishonor of the act, consequently
there Is only one "spite fence" approximately
to each 1,000,000 of people, or. putting It another
ways only about 100 "spite fences" are erected
annually In the United States an average of
only about two a year for each State of the
Union; but my object in alluding to this matter
was for the purpose of commanding the article
published in the Evbwnq LsDaan of Thursday
over the name of "Sadie Aucker" In referring
to the erection of an unsightly "bill board" be
tween the residence of Congressman Vare and
the ocean, JOHN W. FRAZIEIU
Ocean City, June 25.
A GRAIN OF COMFORT
From tht Waihinston Star.
The fact that this Government has 258,000
ICrag-Jorgenens In a sufficient stats of re
pair to be sought by foreign nations should b
a gleam of comfort for the pessimists, who In
sist that we are hopelessly unprepared for
a serious emergency,
WATCHING HIST.ORY
From th .Wahlnntpn Star.
Though out of school, the student will find
the dally news showing history in tho making
luch a study as no American youth can afford
to neglect.
COLOGNE.
In Koln, a town of monks and bones.
And pavements tanged with murderous stones.
And rags, and hags, and hideous wenches;
I counted two and seventy stenches,
AU well defined, and several stink.
Ya Nymphs that reign o'er sewers and sinks.
The River Rhine, it 1 well known,
Doth wash your city of Cologne;
But tell me. Nymphs! what power dlvtn
Shall henceforth wash the River Rhine?
Colerldia.
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