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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1918.
Born of the deep, daily need of a nation
I am the "Voice of 2fow the Incarnate spirit
of the Times Monarch of things that Are.
My "cold type" burns with the flrc-blood
of human action. J am fed by arteries of
wire that girdle the earth. I drink from the
cup of every living foil and sorrow. 1 sleep
not rest not. I know not night, nor day, nor
season. I know no death, vet I 'am born
again with every morn telfh every noon
with every twilight. I leap Into fresh being
with every new world's event.
Those icho created me cease to be the
brains and hcart's-blood that nourish me go
the way of human dissolution. Yet I live on
and on,
ant Majestic In my Strength Sublime In
mv Power Terrible in my Potentialities yet
m democratic as the ragged boy who sells me
for a penny.
I am the consort of Kings the partner of
capital the brother of toll. The Inspiration
of the hopeless the right arm of the needy
the champion of the oppressed (Ac conscience
of the criminal. I am the epitome of the
world's Comedy and Tragedy.
My responsibility Is Infinite. I speak, and
the world stops to listen. I say the word, and
battle flames the horizon. I counsel peace,
and the war-lords obey. I am greater than
any Individual more powerful than any
group. I am the dynamic force of Public
Opinion. Rightly directed, J am a Creator of
Confidence. A. builder of happiness in living.
I am the Backbone of Commerce. The Trail
Blazer of Prosperity. 1 am the Teacher of
Patriotism.
I am the hands of the clock of Time the
clarion voice of Civilization.
I am the Newspaper.
Address of Joseph II. Finn at the convention of
the Advertlslne Clubs of the World.
Compromise and Buy!
rUDGE SULZBERGER'S ruling that two
' streets may be extended tlirnnrh rhn
founds of Kirkbrlde's goes only a llttlo way
-,.... ...u .,.,,, ui 11, 0 piumem wjn
wnicn me city is confronted in the exlstenco
of ao vast an obstruction in the way of the
people of West Philadelphia. Half measures
are of doubtful value. The asylum would bo
better located for Its own needs and pur
poses If It were somewhere outside the city,
And the Interests of Philadelphia certainly re
quire its removal. The delay has already
been too long. The property would havo been
bought by the city before this but for the
difficulty of agreement on the price. It
ought to be bought now.
Commissioner Jackson to Employers
THE State Commissioner of Labor and In
dustry has called on the employers of
Pennsylvania to do everything possible to
make the child labor law a success. A heavy
responsibility rests upon them. They are not
bankrupt, and "good faith" Is recognized
among them as the greatest osset of business
enterprise. Commissioner Jackson expresses
hi- belief that "a majority of the manufac
turers and other employers of- labor are in
full sympathy with this legislation." but any
law puts the citizens of a State on trial and
no law la ever put on trial before the citizens
have heartily co-operated In Its support
after enactment.
The commissioner points out the reasons
for the expectation that the child labor law
will advance the Industrial prosperity of the
Commonwealth. As In the case of the com
pensation law its appeal to employers should
be that of self-interest as well as altruism,
If they still have their doubts on the score of
self-interest they can prove them In only one
way.
Coming Out of Pawn to Europe
TWO hundred years ago It would have
been thought mad, as well as Impossible,
for the citizens of one country to own vast
properties In another with which they might
some day be at war. It is one of the minor
miracles of that epoch-making Invention, the
Joint stock company, that such ownership )b
a, common thing today. Indeed Germans an4
BnBllshmen have got themselves Into a very
pretty peck of trouble over attempting- to
square commercial accounts of this; sort
which began before the Great War.
By p, moat interesting and valuable Inves
tigation, President J. F- Loree, of the Dela
ware and Hudson, hag fixed the amount of
United States railroad securities held abroad
an 12,576,401.312, figured at par. The fact Is
significant of the Internationalization of ln
dustry. but the figure itself roust he de
cidedly quieting to Americans. It represents
only one-eighth of otir total rallroao securi
ties, and raueh of it should now ba repatri
ated. Tl war has set many Influence at work
9 return these securities across the Atlantis,
Jkno Qtuat be released by corporations and
Individual whuse finances have bean pinched
by the dlaturbanct to normal trade Other
will lie turnt.i into cash for Investment in
tfca new ww loans The French Government
ta arranging to u a large block as collateral
lot ike pureh vt war sunpjlea If the
Sfewopean FWyW metiaw to rash the nwwl
Uonav market aa stKadiry a they have this
8PrMr J to bllllona aot a half will aoon
t,e it tJ.au jaid Uatk tn iradt;
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i
n ui i legret at the Jumj jjerance e
jm ,t.u uwiif uUt Wiiii4 ( tor at tb j
EVENING
severing1 of a financial link that might havo
made for peace. Yet a chain of such link
could not hold Europe In leash; true and
lasting peace must bo built on firmer founda
tions of humanity.
Fullbacks Bellowing Again
THE transit problem just now consists
solely in the enactment of proper legis
lation by Councils. Hysterical talk to the
effect that wo do not know What wo nro
doing Is simply n. last-mlnuto devlco of hold
backs. They knoW perfectly well that what
Now York did In a similar situation was to
go ahead nnd begin construction. When tho
traction magnates realized that tho city was
In earnest they lost no time In making agree
ments for tho operation of tho subways.
There arc somo chronic pullbacks who
think no work for rapid transit should be
bcirun Until "Dave" Lnno Is satisfied, and
other people satisfied who think that elght
cont fares nro cheap and that a flvo-cent
fare to West Philadelphia represents great
philanthropy on tho part of subordinate
traction interests. They are In favor of
rapid transit, but against getting it.
But tho pullbacks do not daro bo counted.
They would not mako a crowd big enough
to fill half of the jltnoys. Dut tho peoplo
who do want rapid transit and demand It,
they havo been counted and there nro not
enough trolley cars In Philadelphia to hold
them,
There Is nothing unbusinesslike In the
trnnslt program. There Is no fight being
waged against it that has any morlt. Thero
Is no fight being waged against It that has
any purpose except Indefinite delay, for even
pullbacks know that tho people will not be
denied this convenience.
Councils knows what tho community
thinks, and Councils in its stated meetings
will act accordingly.
Their Silence Recorded Is Our Shame
THE attitude of nn eminent attorney to
ward tho Impending struggle between con
tractor grabbers and loyal Philadolphlans for
the control of the next Administration Is sot
forth In another column Sir. Pepper Is will
ing to trust the selection of the next Mayor
to the Republican party. Ho frowns upon
"amateurish" independent movements, and
would encourage them only In the most ex
ceptional circumstances.
The Republican party as constituted at
present In this city is In the hands of tho Or
ganization, which has shown time and again
that It wilt put forward disinterested citi
zens for high office only when it fears defeat
by Independents Possibly this fear can bo
usually expected to give the city Organiza
tion Mayors of a higher type than tho men
who become Organization Councllmen; but
Organization Councllmen can do an much
harm as n good Major can do good, as wo
unhappily have learned In the last four years.
Undoubtedly party men of Mr. Pepper's
type vote at primaries for good Councilmanlc
as well as good Mayoralty candidates. But
they are outnumbered, obviously. But so are
the officers In an army outnumbered by the
rank and fllo; yet the rank and file follow
the officers. What Is needed Is good leaders;
and that It Is possible In a Pennsylvania
party for a determined band of rcorganlzcrs
to wrest Its leadership from professional
politicians has been shown by the success of
Mr. Palmer and his associates.
Mr. Pepper notes with regret tho Indiffer
ence of those who think of themselves ai
representatives of "old Philadelphia," and
who hold themselves nloof from tho political
Interests of the great mass of citizens. Tho
regret cannot be too much emphasized that
those from whom by tradition we'aro to ex
pect high-minded civic service refuse to ap
pear on the platform or at tho street corner
or wherever the needs of a campaign sholl
call them, to contribute their eloquence and
their Ideals in competition with the appeals of
the ward heelers to whom they relinquish the
management of their party.
It may be some satisfaction to vote accord
ing to the conscience, but men who havo'been
trained for leadership are responsible for
more votes than their own, whether they
wish It or not, for their silence Is recorded
In our shame.
No Personal Hostage for Debt
THE loan shark will think twice before
trying to fasten upon the future salaries
of city employes A test In court may, of
course, set aside tho opinion of City So
licitor Ryan; but loan sharks are not noted
for nj passion after court proceedings. What
ever' may be private practice In tho matter
of garnishment, tho community can havo
nothing to do with such mortgages of tho
future against the present. As Solicitor
Ryan justly puts it. such methods "virtually
amount to a species of peonage or chattel
slavery."
A Just loan, on Just security, whether of
personal character or physical collateral; a
Just rate of Interest, and a Just collection by
Just court procedure; but no personal host
age to a loan shark. That, on the face of
It, Is the best public policy.
Makes the Law Ridiculous
THE Bplrlt of 1794 succeeded In fining
Woodalde Park H and costs yesterday a
grand total of $7,50 for amusing people on
the Sabbath. It did not succeed, of course,
In closing the) park and It will not succeed
while present Ideas of health and morality
ore so much at variance with the law. There
are parks and parks, of course, but any sort
Is likely to get by so extreme a statute.
It does not write one down as on advocate
of an "open Sunday" to venture the opinion
that people cannot be kept In doors on the
Sabbath and that if a park la run with de
cency and sobriety, It Isn't a bad place for
them to get a breath of air and a bit of
recreation. It Is no mora lacking In civic
consciousness to suggest that statutes unen
forced or held up to laughter by evasions at
J7-50 apiece, cast the whole majesty of our
aw Into disrepute.
'," MhH"iI,i1i f S-
Huerta out Long Island to Fort Bliss,
M" ' 41,1 mi
The Germans keep on Jeopardizing their
food supplies by taking Russian prisoners,
I Ml ' ,J I II
The Mdojejngat the elty's foreign colonies
are a prstty od indx of how the fight is
going.
The late of Ml saaroa to be Just about
the only midget Ration taat has trouble get
ting ltslf annex ad
T. II- still battavas In softer as a beverage.
H wants: to gjlye Mr, BJrd, of Massaeb.ustfts,
a tfelrt ftWIMW t Ita flrt wip.
It Is prHOMd that the new Russian War
Mtntatar foltvanoff, can distinguish batwaan
Priemyta aad Prxaanysz, both orthographl-
' ally .nd yecgraphically, and npU at Wast
twu-tlurd f uvaHlciMadivns.
T,T?.nrtT?,tt.PHTT,ADELPHlA, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, lOlg
FROM SOCRATES
TO SCOTT NEARING
Htc Issue of Academic Freedom Has
Been Raised by Men Who Were
Different From Their Surround
ings The Case of Andrews.
By GEORGE W. DOUGLAS
SO FAR as I havo been able to discover,
. Professor Socrates was tho first teacher
over whom the issue of academic freedom
was raised. Ho was charged with Impiety
and corrupting the youth because his views
were different from thoso held by the ma
jority in his time. He has had an able de
fender In the person of Doctor Plato, but
tho man with a Judicial mind must admit to
day that his accusers had an arguable case
against him. They won, at any rate, nnd the
distinguished professor of ancient Athens lost
both his job and his life They had a most
summary way of getting rid of men who
talked too freely In those days,
It Is an open question whether thero Is
any Issue of academic freedom In tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. We are told that
there Is by a lot of professors who are talk
ing so freely that there Is not room In tho
newspapers for all that they say In denttncla.
Hon of tho trustees who are supposed to
deny them the right of freo speech The
psychologists arc giving learned opinions on
tho law nnd the tenchers of lltcraturo are
discussing tho psychology of the crisis, but
tho administrative officers are maintaining n
silence which Is more or less discreet, ac
cording to tho point of view of the man who
chaiacterizcs it. The one fact on which all
nro agreed is that nn assistant professor, tho
term of whoso engagement had expired, hns
not been re-employed.
How Andrews Got Out Prom Brown
If tho Issuo had been as squarely framed,
as It was In tho case of E Benjamin An
drews and Brown University thero Is no
knowing what might havo happened. Presi
dent Andrews wns an enthusiastic advocate
of the free coinage of sliver in the first
Bryan campaign and before He was a bl
metalllst and when the opportunity came to
Join with men who belle'vcd with him he did
not hesitate. New England, however, was
opposed to freo silver. Brown needed a
larger endowment and a more adequate
equipment. So long ns President Andrews
was going about tho country talking Brynn
Ism men of wealth turned a deaf car when
It was suggested that they come to the re
lief of the Institution established In the State
where Roger Williams went to get for him
self the freest liberty of speech and opinion.
The Rockefellers, In particular, were lacking
In that enthusiasm for tho college uhlch
their denominational affiliations Justified
Brown In expecting. The trustees, therefore,
at their annual meeting In June, 1S97, ap
pointed n committee to confer with Doctor
AndrowB. They hoped that he might be per
suaded to keep his free sliver views to him
self They said as much In a letter In which
they told him that the proclamation of his
financial vlows had caused the loss of gifts
and legacies and would probably continue to
Injure the university In the same way.
Doctor Andrews resigned rather than be
restricted and In his defense of his position
he laid particular stress on his right to
"that reasonable liberty of utterance" In tho
absence of which "tho most ample endow
ment for an educational Institution would
havo little worth." This form of words
doubtless expressed tho vlows of tho trustees
of Brown. They broke with Doctor An
drews on the definition of tho phrase "rea
sonable liberty of utterance."
Poulticed by Rockefeller Gold
After Doctor Andrews retired and went to
the University of Nebraska, where free silver
was popular, Brown elected his successor,
Dr. W. H. P. Faunce, pastor of tho Rocke
feller church In New York, and It got, along
with Doctor Kaunce, a considerable amount
of Rockefeller money as a poultlco to heal
tho wound left when Andrews was severed
from tho college.
The Yale Review remarked at the time that
tho Brown trustees stated their case weakly
and suggested that If they had objected to
the connection of tho University with tho
policy of repudiation involved in free coinage
of sliver at 16 to 1, they would havo occupied
a position not so easily assailable.
Tho University of Chicago, founded by
Rockefeller millions, has been charged with
restricting tho freedom of speech of its pro
fessors and mora than one man has raised
tho Issue when the term of his engagement
ceased. Prof. E. W. Bemls, now an expert
on public utilities, was In tho storm centra
of radicalism In the closing decade of the
last century, and he wrote then that a pro
fessor of economics In a Western college was
afraid to refer to Henry Demarest Lloyd's
"Wealth vs. Commonwealth" in his class
rooms because the son of a "trust magnate"
was among his students; but Prof. Albion
W. Small) of the University of Chicago,
bought tho first copy of Lloyd's arraign
ment of the Standard Oil Company and on
the day that ho received It he read from it
for two hours to his classes. But he told
tho students that the book was an ex
parte statement and that its conclusions
should no't be accepted until the other side
had been heard. Professor Small Is still con
nected with the University.
Trouble Brewing in Wisconsin
Not many years ago Leland Stanford Uni
versity was charged with suppressing free
speech because a professor whose economlo
views were different frqm thoso generally ac
cepted was allowed to go. There are several
universities in which the Issue has heen
raised this year beside the University of
Pennsylvania. Prof. James Brewer, of the
University of Colorado law faculty, has been
dismissed, and his friends Insist that if ho
had not taken the Bide of tho coal miners
In the strike he would not have been dis
turbed. The Issue Is likely to come to a head
In Wisconsin before Jong, for the politicians
of the State who make appropriations for the
support of the Institution are pot pleased
with everything that Is taught. When tho
fight begins there every friend of education
In America will sit up and take notlee, for
there can be no doubt then that the poM
tiojans are attempting to put shackles on
fre epewoh and fra thought.
No roan can study the history of academje
freedom without oeing Impressed by the ef
fect of responsibility upon the point of view.
The professors defend the, right of free
speech with scarcely any Qualifying elausaa:
but the prestdtStB of the universities, includ
ing Columbia, Yale ao4 Harvard, Insist that
the professor must recognize the obligations
of bla position and pay decent respect to tb.
oDintuna of mankind even when hi own
opinions ar OUterent.
PEPPER'S MAYORALTY PRESCRIPTION
The Distinguished Lawyer Says the Next Mayor Should be a Man
of Wide Administrative Experience, and Be Able to
Get Along on Friendly Terms With Councils.
By HERBERT
SO MANY men who havo had llttlo or no
experience in public office have accepted
without protest the persistent mention of
their names as mayoralty candidates that
ono Is Inclined to receive with a stnrt of sur
prise tho statement from a man who has ap
peared on the lists that ho could not con
scientiously undertake to perform tho highly
specialized work which tho ofilco of Mayor of
Philadelphia has come to Involve. In tho re
action against professional officeholders. In
many parts of tho country In tho last decade,
tho pendulum has swung very far tho other
way In favor of the politically lnexperlonccd,
a tendency which culminated In the choice of
n "philosopher king" for President, a scholar
who had not been seen In tho market-place
during tho first fifty years of his life. An
other tendency has been to conceive govern
ment as n business enterprise; If a man has
built up a great factory he should be able to
build up a great bank and by the same token
n great administration as Mayor. This rea
soning has seemed conclusive to many.
The hesitation of corrupt elements In
municipal political life to rush Into the
mayoral chair a man obviously tied to con
tracting Interests has seemed to promise that
thtse powerful factors are willing to yield to
tho ndvlco of tho best element In the Re
publican party, and to support a party man
whom tho Independents might not oppose.
For example, among those whose names
havo been advanced are George Wharton
Pepper, Charlemagne Tower and William T.
Tilden It has seemed plausible to many
that, in vlow of the restoration of confidence
In Pennsylvania's Republicanism throughout
the country by the election of Brumbaugh,
the Organization might follow up this abne
gation with tho final altruism of giving the
city a Mayor of the type the above mentioned
citizens represent.
Declines tho Ofilco for Himself
Mr. Pepper's attainments in his profession
have led to the consideration of his fitness to
bo a Justice of tho Supreme Court of the
United States, and It Is generally understood
that a former President desired to appoint
him to a position that Is usually filled by
men of greater ago. Laivyers who are well
Informed about his career as a teacher of
law, as the co-author of standard reference
works, as a practicing attorney, spoke of
tho mention of his name as a mayoral possi
bility as' a refreshing thought, a sign of re
awakened ideals of the dignity of high office.
Mr. Pepper, however, does not agree with
his friends as to tho necessary qualifications
for the Mayoralty candidates.
"It Is, of course, gratifying to be mentioned
In connection with any office of importance,"
ho said, "but under no circumstances what
ever should I be willing to become a can
didate for Mayor, I have rielther the tem
perament nor the training which should bo
possessed by the executive head pf a munici
pality like this. . There Is a natural tendency
on the part ' tne '"'ends of a man who has
met with eyen moderate success In one lino
of' effort to assume that he would do equally
well along an entirely different line. This,
however, la a great mistake. I do not mean
to say that we should be governed by a class
of professional officeholders, but I do mean
that neither good citizenship, nor good char
acter, nor professional attainment, either
alone or In combination, constitutes adequate
equipment for a proper discharge of tho
duties of thq Mayoralty."
It was suggested that an attempt to solve
problems of municipal affairs through tho
adaptation of certain principles of efficiency
had been made by the present Administra
tion, and that a great number of citizens
Identified with the business Ufa of thp com
munity desired a continuance of this move
ment through the election of some man as
Mayor who is a believer In the efficiency
school of city management,
Making a Mess of Administration
We nesd In that ofilce a man who has had
wide administrative experience and has
shown himself eapabje of selecting wise ad
ylsM," ld Mr. Feppr. "There Is a great
deal of UlUs days about eflldenoy. In
m.y JgBMPt, hower' a big roan without
theories fcf afflalenw Is likely to be mpro use
ful at the head of a department than a small
man who can talk efficiency like a machine.
Of oeurs. I do not mean that a big man la
aot made bigger by the use of a sound
method, but unfortunately the choice must
often he made between two such extreme as
I have Juat Indicated
"Oar Ajaericiiu form of government at-
"ME SWIM, SENOR? WHY, THE
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S. WEBER
tempts to separate tho cxccutlvo function
from the legislative. Anybody who Is to bo
successful as an executive must have tho
capacity to work In harmony with the legis
lative branch of his government. To allcnato
tho legislative branch sometimes affords an
outlet for tho feelings of tho executive, but
it makes a mess of municipal administration.
"City finances should bo a very Important
object of tho Mayor's concern and a compre
hension of financial principles and somo
financial experlcnco constitute a necessary
part of his equipment. It Is to be hoped that
we shall get a man of somo outlook and
vision. It Is all very well to bo proud of the
things In Philadelphia that ought to Inspire
pride, but In many important particulars
Philadelphia Is living far below tho standard
which la presupposed by the wealth, power
and Intelligence of her citizens."
Independent Movements Seldom Wise
Mr. Pepper said ho was a party man, He
was not Inclined to favor nn Independent
movement except In exceptional circum
stances. "There are times when independent
movements aro justifiable and oven neces
sary, but speaking generally the well-meant
but amateurish polltlca. movements which
pass under the name of reform do moro harm
than good becauso they tend to divide tho
community Into two groups: one composed of
those without Ideals who can do things, and
tho other with Ideals who can't."
"What do you think Is the significance of
tho fact that tho element In Philadelphia life
which haB carried on tho city's tradition of
professional ability and scholarship does not
go In for politics?"
"Thero aro many people In this town," ho
replied, "who think of themselves as repre
sentatives of 'old Philadelphia' and who have
very little community of (Interest with the
masses of citizens. They constitute a llttlo
city within a big city and they take very lit
tle interest in the body as a whole. This
spirit of aloofness or Indifference manifests
Itself not only In politics, but in other
spheres of activity. Various suggestions
havo been made as to why this is so. I
suppose the reasons aro to be sought In the
social and economlo conditions peculiar to
this community, because my Impression is
that there Is no other American city In which
this Indifference exists to so marked a de
gree." A GOOD WORD FOR NEARING
To th Editor of Bvenlng Ledger.
Sir I was greatly amused In reading a letter
signed II. M. B. In t he glorifies the fact that
Dr. Scott Nearlng has been dismissed from tho
University of Pennsylvania, and then comes to
the hasty conclusion in which ha terms the
dismissal of the assistant professor as "good
riddance of bad rubbish." He gives no reasons
whatsoever. He does not know Docjor Nearlng.
He calls him a "radical," ahd associates him
with a group of men whose opinions are totally
diverse from those of Doctor Nearlng. I have
known Doctor Nearlng personally for three
years. At every class he has Impressed roe as
being an efficient and Inspiring teacher, one
who does most to make a student self-reliant,
and one who Is instrumental In widening the
horizon of every person who has the occasion
to hear htm. My esteemed friend Is somewhat
Incorrect In stating that Doctor Nearlng Is one
who, "such as the L W, W, loafers like to
hear," He has lectured to students who, from
all surrounding circumstances, appear to be
far superior to an ordinary loafer; he has also
spoken to many distinguished persona and all
have enjoyed him. In fact, his theories have
been accepted by most people aa representing
true social modernism.
The dismissal of Doctor Nearlng Is deplor
able. Such n arbitrary act eevors of mediaeval
dominance. It has undone In one blow what
the University has labored for so many years.
I sincerely hope the solution of thlu grave
problem will be found In such a satisfactory
way as to restore the University to Its high
pinnacle In public opinion which it occupied be
fore the arbitrary ejectment of this beloved pro
fessor. J. MARINELU,
Philadelphia, June it.
BURN NEARING'S VIEWS?
To tht Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Trustee John C. Bell tenders to the pub
He In explanation o his pwn vote to dismiss
Doctor Nearlng, the charge of "conduet unbe
coming a teaeber. Specification: He said, "I
would, rather send my son to hell than to the
Episcopal Academy."
Trustee George Wharton Pepper tenders
wholly different charges without any specifica
tion. In his Utter to Harrison S. Morris he
denounces "the unrestricted right of a. teacher
to adopt any method he pleases for the propa
gation of any view he happens to hold."
"views dlseordant with the ethical eense ofthf,
MHunUy," "prcalalraed wltnout due waeldw.
atlon for those holding different view ,jOv.
eating a disregard of moral principle regarded
by the rest of us as fund-mentaL"
Truetee Peppery statement U una,muic
Will be be sneclfto with tbe public o does ha
pre to sum. oovlet4 by hU w!t t,,,,
irutu e the uBwwtrieuMt right ie adopt any
---- MY I
IDEA!"
method ho pleases for the propagation of any
vlows he happens to hold"? Tho methods of
Doctor Nearlng and the methods of Trustee
Pepper ought to bo restricted to scientific and
specific methods. What vlows of Doctor Near
lng are "discordant with the ethical Bonse of
tho community"? What "moral principles re
garded by tho rest of us aa fundamental" did
Doctor Nearlng advocate a disregard of?
Trustee Bell In his letter to Doctor Wltmer
emphasizes tho principle of tho Pennsylvania
Constitution, "appointive officors may bo re
moved at tho pleasure of tho power appointing
them " Claiming the absolute power of re
moval "at pleasure," tho trustees of the Uni
versity were consistent In tho firBt certain
agreement to refuse to give nny public reason
whatever .for Doctor Ncarlng's dismissal.
"Happy Is ho who Is not condemned by the
principle which he nlloweth." Scientific pub
lic service principles have been recently put
Into practlco and upheld by thq courts pro
tecting largo numbers of officeholders from
"removal at the pleasure of the power appoint
ing them " What does tho example of the
University trustees stand for In the Nearlng
caBo? Is the body officially represented by
Trustees Bell and Popper's statements, or Is It
misrepresented to tho public by them7 Have
they any prtnclplo of conduct which will bear
the light of public Inspection? Are their real
reasons for dismissing Doctor Nearlng ns strong
and sound as tho University of 'Oxford's rea
sons for burning tho political works of Milton,
Buchanan and Baxter In tho court of the
schools? Ought not the University trustees
to order Doctor Nearlng's "vlows discordant
with the ethical sense of the community" to
bo burned In jhe quadrangle?
JAMES YEARSLEY.
Philadelphia, June 25,
LINGUISTIC SUBTLETY
From the London Chronicle.
Our nblllty to personify a sea ship by using
the pronoun. "she," and to keep th? Zeppelin In
place as "It," brings out ono strong point of
our language. It Is Impossible to bo so subtle
In French, which has no neuter, or In German,
with Its arbitrary scattering of gendera. Mark
Twain gave us a typical Instance of good Ger
man: "Wllhelm, where Is the turnip?" "She
has gona to tho kitqhon." "Where Is the ac
complished and beautiful English maiden?" "It
has gone to the opera." Mark Twain went on
to observe that in Germany a tree Is male, Its
buds female, Its leaves neuter, horses aro sex
less dogs male, cats female Including tomcats,
"By somo oversight of the inventor of the lan
guage Woman Is a female; but a Wlfo (Welb)
is not."
A FORECAST
From the Poston (Evening) Transcript.
Wo 'suspect that Mr. Tom Taggart will create
nlmoataa much enthusiasm at the next Demo
cratic "national convention as Mr. Herman
Rldder.
THE HUMAN APPEAL
Far o'er tho waves of the sea's desolation
Borne on the winds of the tempest-racked sky,
Drifts the red reek of the great conflagration,
Echoes a torturlo and terrible cry.
Brothers, brothers over the sea,
Locked In the throes of deadliest strife,
Hark to the wall of humanity:
Turn from the shadow of death to life!
Children are pleading, women are needing
Comfort and strength In the day of their woj
All the bright land In Its anguish Is bleeding.
All Its dear homes are in mourning brought
low.
Brothers, brothers over the sea,
Never alone have you battled and bled;
Kinsmen of all the struggle are we,
Ours are the wounded, tho dying, the dead.
Look where your banners of triumph are wav
ing, Heedless of suffering, reckless of loss;
There our battalions the stricken are saving,
Under the flag of the blood-red Cross.
Brothers, brothers over the sea,
Deep are the furrows your cannon have
plowed;
Fearful their crimsoned husbandry
Over the harvest the mourners are bowed.
Ours not to judge between guilty and blameless.
Ours but to sue for the captive's release,
Succor the fallen, both knightly and nameless.
Plead for return of the blessings of Peace.
Brothers, brothers over the sea,
Ebbs not the tide of bitterness yet?
Turn, from the fetters of hate set free;
Brothers, forgive! Forgive and forget!
Lo! In the East the morning Is breaking,
Dawns a new day for the children of men;
Hearts that with horror and anguish are aching,
Welcome the light and rejoice once again)
Brothers, brothers over the sea.
Gasping in torture of deadliest strife,
Hark to the voice of humanity:
Turn from the shadow of death to life!
Willi Boyd Alltn, In the Conrrreatlonsllst.
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