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rillMDIXrilIA, TUESDAY. JULY fi, MIS.
The devil f attcays Idle, 111$ purposes are
accomplished by the Idleness ot men.
Somebody Had to Make the Fight
THE world does not Jeer lonp at a man
with red btood In his veins and a spina In
his back. There aro few men In sport with
the nerve to do what Connto Mack did;
there arc still fewer with tho capacity to do
what ho proposes.
Lack of respect for authority is one of tha
major faults of tho American people. It
manifests Itself in government. In tho church.
In business and In sport. Occasionally a real
man rises up and fights back. Such a man
has been needed for a long tlmo In baseball;
a man who would re-establish discipline at
nny cost, a man ready to stako everything
on maintaining authority.
Tho Federal League had wrecked tho spirit
ot Mack's olub by offering Its members
fabulous salaries. "Somebody was forced to
lead tho way in preventing tho ruin of baso
brill." said Connlo Mack, In tho rcmarkablo
story slven by him to the Evening Ledoeh.
Tho crisis produces tho leader.
It is a little hard on tho fans to be de
prived of a championship team at tho very
height of Its pdrwer, but few who havo
studied tho situation doubt tho ability of
Connlo Mack to build a now machine that
will mako baseball history. Already ho has
reached Into tha nowhera and brought forth
players of raro ability. Ho has others on tho
way He does n6t have to buy men, ho has
tho art of developing them.
Tho languorous play of last year in all tho
leagues was a terrible blow to baseball. It
may bo that Connlo Mack's sturdlucss Is re
sponsible In soma degree for tho better spirit
evinced bo far this season. But whether
that is so or not, one thing Is certnln, and
that Is that the Mexlcanlzatlon of the gams
had to bo stopped, nnd nothing was so likely
lai stop it as the dramatic and audacious
courso pursued by Connie Mack.
Submarines of the Social Ocean
THE responsible jfress of tho United States
has not advocated an embargo on arms.
It has ridiculed tho suggestion. Thero was
absolutely nothing, for Instance, In the car
toon from a local newspaper, which Holt
happened to have In his possession, that even
hinted at tho advisability of an embargo.
Philadelphia newspapers havo been re
markably calm In their discussion of tho
war. They have been earnest In their con
demnation of Jingoism, In any form, ns be
hooves responsible representatives nnd lead
ers of public opinion, and they have been
outspoken also In crltlclsrn of tho barbarism
which has pharacterized certain phases of
the war. They havo, In a word, been sane,
not Insane,
Among ninety millions of people there aro
many who are weak-minded, There aro some
whom tho Insane asylums do not get soon
enough. They are the submarines ot tho
social ocean, dangerous because unrecog
nized. Once they break Into tho open It Is
easy enough for society to take care of them.
In tho meantime there. Is nothing to do but
keep a sharp lookout.
Aesop on Preparedness.
A WILD BOAR was whetting his tusks
.against a tree, when a Fox coming by
asked why he did so, "For," said he, "I sea
no reason for It; there Is neither hunter nor
hound In sht, nor any other danger that I
can see, at hand." "True," replied tho Boar;
"but when the danger does arise, I shall
have something else to do than to Bharpen
my weapons."
It la too late to whet the sword when the
trumpet sounds to draw t.
Promise in State Insurance.
THE State Fund established In New York
by the workmen's compensation statute
ba a financial strength of approximately
Jl,qOD,900 in cash and Investments, after pay
ing U losses up to the close of the first year
of tha operation of the law. These figures,
however, are subordinate in significance to
the fact that the State Fund Is a lively and
Vfrile competitor of the private Insurers. In
the Commonwealths where workmen's com
pensation haa been adopted and where insur
ance in a State Fund is optional, it has been
found to be invariably true that the Fund
has had the effect a keeping the cost of
compenation down. Another result has been
to stimulate the stock companies - strive
aft- more efficient management. The ex-
;)gaw of Pennsylvania will be the same.
Mllford's nappy Divert isement,-
r' 18 safe to say that the peqple of Mllford.
Nw Jersey, have fouad an WMtiae and
art opportunity for turning their attention
away from th European battla&eUc and
inrUt&ry objectives, with Jhalr moutii-flJUng
twt W)t unpronounceable name. Or rather,
Hi y State Archaeologist wbo baa fouad
Be h discovered Quaequacoaniaai-
yah I'rvefc. lung known to the dwellart)
It ttoraara it u numtae title of Uilford
larva
Tre' a. s.i uf pionounung it, never
IftpfT A volamaij tdvi. a ufferai ta follow
ing msn i. t'liei 3d Kwee,' line t
yoao.if mouae tubbing " f'"t ihwse, tqaa
ity 'kWA,' Just lik rtueilitt awaUewlMg a
., rioMMU! m ntqtf. titan aay wa-aiwW real
quick and Jerky, following It with a 'kweenk'
like the squeak of a rusty door-hlngo on it
dark night." Of course, this method may be
all Wrong, but nobody has yet provided ft
better.
Mllford need not feel chagrined nt the fact
that Chargoggagogmanehatiggagogchabuna-Rungoumaugg--the
Indian name ot Webster
Lake In Massachusetts Is longer. Chargbgga
gogmnnchauggagogchnuunflgungaumn'ugs Is
simply n matter of memory, while Queequa
connlsslqtieenk Is a masterly feat of orthoepy,
Mllford in the next few months will bother
Itself no more with Przemysl or Zuzavnodo
meszkovitzo. Ilappy Mllford I
For a Philadelphia Convention and n
Kehnbilltated Hcpublican Party
milE Poor Itlohard Club decided to get tho
next convention of tho Associated Adver
tising Clubs of tho World for Philadelphia.
Tho Poor Richard Club got It.
Philadelphia wants tho Republican Na
tional Convention next year. Let Philadel
phia go out and get It.
Chicago has already begun a campaign,
Letters have been written to every National
Committeeman. Somo have pledged their
support. Chicago, believing that men lovo to
get on tho band wagon, Is spreading tho re
port that sho already has tho convention.
That is not true. But sho Hill havo it If
Philadelphia holds back much longer.
It Is an open secret that the National Com
mlttco Is waiting for an official Invitation
from Philadelphia. Nono has been sent. It
Is ovetybody'B business to send It, nnd, there
fore, It Is nobody's business. Yet one gen
tleman, although unsolicited, has already
proffered J1000 toward a convention fund, A
hundred times that much will bo necessary,
but that Is not a great sum for this great
community to offer.
It Is n matter of supererogation to point
out that tho convention will bo one of tho
most Important in tho history of tho party.
It will ho critical for Republicanism, nnd,
therefore, critical for tho nation. There Is
an atmosphero of stability In Philadelphia
that must lnflucnco nny body of men meet
ing hero. A Philadelphia convention would
not bo likely to be Hwcpt from Its feet by
oratory, nor would It bo likely to bo wheedled
Into Indorsement of all sorts of isms and
theories. It would glvo tho nation a solid
candidate and a solid platform.
Tha ofTlclnl Invitation of Philadelphia must
be sent this month. Tho tlmo is short. It Is
not too short for success.
Get busyl
America Guards the World's Art
FIVE months hence opera will begin again
In Philadelphia. Tho management of tho
Metropolitan has no hesitancy In announcing
fourteen performances next season by tho
New York company and six more by tho re
markable, Imperial Ballet Russo of Petro
grad. It Is only a pity that Philadelphia
Is not Included In the plans which Chicago
Is making for a rovlval of the opera com
pany which onco served both cities. Few of
tho Eurqpcan Ringers have been drafted for
tho war; excellent American artists, such as
Henri Scott, are to bo on hand, and we must
remember, as the director of tho Chicago
company observes, that "It Is fortunate for
tho world at largo that the United States
lies on the other side of tho Atlantic, and
will bo ablo to safeguard tho Ideals toward
which mankind has striven for the last
2000 years. When tho war ends Europa will
need not only material help, but also spirit
ual, and both will come from America."
Councils and Mayor in Double Harness
THE mistake of too many American cities
bent on cleaning up their political llfo Is
to concentrate their fight on tho single oillce
of Mayor, while tho gang sneaks In at the
back door of City Councils. The man who is
head of the city government must ba un
bossed, eager for tho public good; It Is Im
perative to keep the ofllce clean. But It Is
Just as Imperative to havo un honest, ener
getic, public-spirited legislative body.
Tho white-haired old man In the City Hall
saved the people of Philadelphia 5,000,001)
that would otherwise have seeped out In
wastage or drained into the fat pockets of
politician-contractors. And while the Mayor
did this, what was Councils doing? Was it
playing Its equal part in making Philadel
phia tho best governed city In America? On
the contrary, it was hindering his good work
at every step; pickling bill after bill; passing
Municipal Court grabs; trying to knife tho
Taylor transit plan; corrupting and distort
ing every good measure the administration
favored.
It Is up to tho voter to see that Philadel
phia gets a. Councils next fall fit to stand
beside another Mayor of Mr. Blankenburg's
calibre.
The team of civic virtue drives in double
harness.
Liberty Bell, farewell!
There Is at least one General Bravo for
Huerta.
Tho first prize for "safe and sane" oratory
goes to Mr. Pluvius.
And now what about a "safe and sane"
movement for Europe?
What made the iron cross? , Only neutral
answers considered, ,
If the Jitneys carry out their threat, every
hack writer can become a hack rider.
Count that day lost wherein there Is not seen
A British ship sunk by a submarine,
Advice that should ha.ve been given the
Kaiser a year ago yesterday; "Look out for
the stick!"
A number of persons n northern Franpe,
were Injured yesterday through the careless
use of firearms and gunpowder.
Halt's note to the Kaiser ureiBg modera
tion will have about as muoh affect on the
war as his own "moderate" conduct at Glen
Cy.
Tha most Important peraon in Vermont at
tie preeat moment Is the caddy that
search for dynamite golf balls, in the
President' bag
The South may be saving immense
amounts of timber waste in new by -prod -licta;
but it's aothtog to what old Pome
Nature did when aba turaad tha prtardUU
foraatft i&io oo&aL
PENNSYLVANIA
DOCTORS IN WAR
University Graduates Are Doing
Splendid Work in Preparing Men
to Fight and in Treating tho
Wounded From the Battlefields.
GRADUATES of the University of Penn
sylvania In mcdlclno nnd dentistry nro
distinguishing themselves In tho medical nnd
hospital service of tho European countries
engaged In tho present world war in a man
ner not equaled by graduates of any other
university In America. According to infor
mation compiled in tho omco of tho Re
corder, It Is learned that Pennsylvania haB
moro thah 200 graduates serving on many
fields arid under many flags, Tho largo per
centage of Pennsylvania men Is due to tho
fact that tho local University Is a cosmopoli
tan Institution ns far ns Its professional
schools nro concerned. For years It has
drawn moro foreigners Into Its medical and
dental departments than any other Ameri
can school,
Tho most important work which Pennsyl
vania men aro doing Is In tho American
Ambulanco Hospital In Paris where Dr. J.
William White. Professor Emeritus of Sur
gery nnd a member of the Board of Trustees,
Is now In charge of ono ward with a corps
of cloven other physicians and four nurses.
Tho Pennsylvania contingent is thero for a
three months' stay, having gono to rellovo
a similar body from Western Reserve University.-
In addition to this forco Pennsyl
vania has representatives In tho various Red
Cross corps in alt tho countries.
"Tho University of Pennsylvania has al
ways had a big porccntago ot graduates
from foreign countries," said Dr. William
Pepper, of tho Modlcal Department, today.
"Wo havo experienced difficulty In hearing
from all our graduates In tho warring coun
tries, but wo know that n great many of
them havo cnllstod either In tho services of
their own armies or aro attached to tho Red
Cross. Wo havo not heard how Doctor
Whlto and his party aro doing In Paris,
but they nro well equipped nnd wo know
that they will ronder efficient service. A'
group of three of our recent graduates left
after commencement to work In Servln."
Training tho English Recruits
Although not connected directly with tho
medical work there Is tho greatest interest
In Pennsylvania to hear something definite
about the work In England of Dr. R. Talt
McKcnzle, head ot tho department of Phys
ical Education, Doctor McKenzIo left very
quietly n few weeks ngo with tho announce
ment that ho would havo chargo of tho work
of physically conditioning tho English re
cruits. Doctor McKcnzle Is a natlvo ,of
Canada nnd last winter offered his services
as a surgeon In tho English army. Dr. J.
William Whlto volunteered for tho same
work, but neither wai accepted because they
wero past middle age. Thero aro enough
volunteer physicians among tho young men
of England to supply this need.
Doctor McKcnzlo's work takes on added
Importance becauso of tho fact that military
service In England Is voluntnry. Not having
had compulsory military servlco the physical
condition of tho English recruits Is much be
low that of the French nnd German re
servists. Doctor McKenzle remarked on this
last spring nnd expressed tho opinion that
If England had developed athletics among
the schoolboys to the same extent that tho
United States has thero would not be tho
present need of hardening tho English volun
teers that there Is. It Is understood that
Doctor McKenzIo Is using on the English
recruits parts of tho system that ho de
veloped at Pennsylvania to improve the
physical condition of the Pennsylvania
student body,
In addition to tho graduates In mcdlclno
Pennsylvania has a great many dental grad
uates who .aro doing hospital work through
out Europe. Most of their work Is In re
pairing Injuries to tho teeth and Jaws of tha
soldiers.
According to John Relmmold, registrar of
tho University Dental School, the war has
played havoc with tho work of American
dentists In France and Germany.
"Wo have a great many American gradu
ates in dentistry who havo been practicing
their professions and doing extremely well
In both Franco and Germany," said the
registrar. "But their business has been
killed for tho time helng. Some of our
American graduates In Paris nro serving in
the French hospitals, but the majority being
American citizens have cither returned to
this country or gone to England. Tho same
Is true of thoso who wero practicing in Ger
many. A good many of them are waiting
in England in the hope that tho war will
soon end nnd they may re-establish them
selves In their adopted countries. I under
stand that most of those who have returned
to this country hope to get back after the
war ends."
HIGHEST ROAD IN EUROPE
C. I Frteiton, In London Chronicle,
There are, In fact, over B0 Austrian Alpine
passes, and I have crossed them all, and moat
of them several times. First nnd foremost is
the great Stelvio Pass, which Is In every way
unique. It Is on the extreme west of Italian
territory; it Is the highest road !n Europe,
and Is carried through scenery ot the sub
Umest grandeur. The special point of interest,
however, In the present connection is that the
frontier line between Italy and Austria is at
the actual summit (9011 feet), and nothing more
spectacular can be contemplated In the whole
war than the prospect of Austrian and Italian
armies coming face to face on this amazing
highway. Eleven miles below, on the Austrian
aide, namely at Qomaglo, there Is an Austrian
fortress, but the Italian side, up to last au-'
turan at all events, was unfortified. The pass
Is usually open to traffic on June IS; last year,
however, witnessed the heaviest snowfalls
within the memory of living man, and the
road was not clear until a week later.
Now the question remains, will the Italians'
clear the road as usual, or will they refrain
from setting the snow plow to work and leave
a white rampart as a natural barrier agalnet
invasion? In that case, the snow would prob
ably lie fairly thickly until the Octeber fall;
even at the end of August I have seen the
road lined with solid drifts. The road itself,
I may add, la mostly 19 feet in width, and of
fine aurfaoe throughout, but ha 8 no fewer than
$0 "hairpin" corners, H of which are on the
Austrian side. It was built Just 90 years ago.
I WONDER
"When stars go out, I wondar where tbey go?
I winder where the flowers get their JnU?
I wonder what the talking squirrels tell,
And what the quiet, shiny Ssbta Itnawf"
From dawn to ewe. but maet when llebta aa low
And sunset ray and vapor weave their sjwJJ
"I wander how the small bird fly so wall
And wby tbt winds tbat blow the birds won't
btaw
Me. tea, UP through the far, grn tops of
treea?"
All day "I won4er' fainUr aa a prayer
"I wonder." and bar dn ey. ualgnd,
sttudy Um ttiabt of swaltowu an the teaaxe,
A line bajf open, murmur to the ajr
VLt tremulous "I wonder" of mankind
Wnnaaim aUiMluf a. La Um Owleek,
AN EXPENSIVE PET J
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VICTORY IN SIGHT FOR NO ONE
Eleven Months of Unprecedented Slaughter Leaves Germany
Checked, in Spite of Brilliant Successes in the Field, and
the Allies Are Still Far From Triumph.
By FRANK
I
N FORMING nny estlmato of tho real as
contrasted with tho apparent condition of
things, It is essential first to avoid any sem
blance of minimizing tho extent nnd tho
reality of tho Gorman successes In tho war
to date. Wo nro now approaching tho end of
tho flrst year, nnd thero Is every prospect
that when tho anniversary comes tho Ger
mans will havo cleared tho Russians out of
Austrian territory, while they will retain in
France, In Belgium, In Poland territory
which before tho wnr was the home of
upward of 20,000,000 of people, Including tho
great Industrial regions of Belgium, Franco
nnd Russia and tho even moro valuable min
eral districts in Franco and Belgium,
Germany's Unprecedented Achievement
Since tho Napoleonic Wars there has been
no such achievement by any nation. It Is
well then to accept tho fact that so far" tho
success and the achievement havo been Ger
man. Assailed by three great and two small
States, to which a fourth great Power has
lately been added, with the sens closed to
her and having as allies two nations whoso
Incoherency has becomo proverbial, whoso
military history stretching over recent cen
turies has been Uttlo moro than a monoton
ous record of defeat, Germnny has not
merely held her own, sho has carried tho
contest to alien soil on all frontiers, she has
conquered Belgium, half of Russian Poland
and Is stretching out her mailed fist toward
tho other half.
The Russian reverses In Gallcta has been
achieved by tho greatest campaign since tho
Germans mado their Initial drlvo at Paris.
In a tow weeks somo 25,000 square miles ot
territory have been cleared of Russian
armies, several hundred thousands of Rus
sian soldiers havo been killed or wounded
or captured. Tho Russian menace on tho
frontiers of Hungnry hns been abolished.
If tho success came too lato to prevent Italy
from enlisting, It has availed to keep Ru
mania neutral, to glvo tho necessary forco to
tho German diplomacy at Sofia, nt Athens,
nt Bucharest, It Is not too much to say
that Germany has saved both Constantinople
and Budapest by victories on the San and
the Dniester.
No Decisive Victory Anywhere
But here It Is essential to emphasize the
flrst limitation in the German success.
When ono man or one nation undertakes
to fight several It is absolutely necessary
that ho should obtain, a decision over ono
or two of his enemies promptly. Napoleon
in his long series of wnrs frequently de
feated the other European nations tn de
tail. When, nt last, he had to face them
combined, finally furnished with armies
modeled on his own, ho succumbed. The
real limitation to tho German campaign in
Gallcla so far Is that It has missed a de
cision, how narrowly we do not know. More
than this the German ofllclal bulletins are
the best evidence that tho Russian resist
ance has steadily stiffened and the huge
captures of the early days have ceased,
A Russian menace has been thrust back,
but a new Russian drive is sure to attend
the first Blackening of German effort in this
Held.
Turning now to tho British failure, it is
again necessary to concede that the allied
disappointment here rests on solid founda
tion. At the present moment Great Brit
ain must have close to 760,000 troops in
France. But they are holding less than 30
miles of front, against rriore than 400 for
the French, and are holding this with ex
treme difficulty, great loss and on the
whole with slight but actual recessions,
Meantime It has devolved upon the French
to make the serious effort to break through
the German lines.
Failure of British Commanders
Had th British been able to make an effort
proportionate to the numbar of men which
their enlistment aitlmatM nnd their train
ing camp statistics Indicate they must
bava, it is fair to say, that the airman
thrust in Oallcla would have had to he
abandoned or the Germans would have
baen oompejiad to shorten thatr lines in
Franc. Instead there bs been no real
British "drive." But there has been a grow
ing suspicion in British and neutral circles
that British high command has prove4 In
adequate NqV. while this l a preaent fast it is
not aa enduring condition. If Sir John
H. SIMONDS
French is not tho man, It Is ldlo to supposo
that a nation which ,has Invariably found
a general after many failures will fall now.
Looking at the Dardanelles situation it
is plain that a campaign begun by n blun
der has continued as a rather ghastly fail
ure. Yet It Is fair to say that tho Dardanelles
expedition did contribute largely to enlist
ing Italy, It has had an enormous effect
upon Bulgaria, and seems to havo brought
Greeco almost to tho point of casting her
lot with the foes of Germany.
If tho Allies havo, as yet, mado no real
progress toward tho capture of Constanti
nople they havo recalled Turkish troops from
tho Caucasus and Egypt, they have shaken
tho Balkan fabric to Its foundation, nnd the
slightest prospect of actual victory must In
evitably enlist new allies nnd threaten not
Turkey but Austria.
Meaning of Italian Participation
As to tho Italian operations, present dis
appointment rests chiefly upon unduo expec
tation. On tho other hand tho entrance of Italy
has been tho greatest fact in tho war Blnce
tho German drlvo to Paris broko down.
More and more tho pressure of n fresh
million of men upon a now frontier will
demand Germnn and Austrian attention.
Ammunition, men, artillery will be recalled
from tho east and tho west to defend the
south. Six months from now the Italian
lnflucnco will be felt appreciably, whether
Italian corps are then fighting in Flanders
or Carnlqla. Again, Italy's entrance puts
the destiny of tho Mediterranean in tho
hands of tho Allies. Tho prizes tho smaller
nations of Eastern Europe long for aro now
within tho gift of the nntt-German nlllance.
It Is well, then, In taking nn account of
stock at this time to avoid attaching too
great importance to tho Incidents of tho
month or oven of the year. Wo shall do
well to accept as tho basis of all our com
putation tho fact that German victory can
only be achieved if ono of two things hap
pens, if Germany succeeds in obtaining n
completo decision over ono of her foes, or
if one or more of tho nations allied ngalnst
her grows weary or makes a separate peace.
As the last month of tho first year opens,
then, It Is clear Germany has nowhero
achieved a decision over nny enemy and no
where seems to havo a decision within her
grasp. As for any evidence of weariness on
the part of her foes, not even the Germans
claim this, and the coming of Italy shows
what the Italian statesmen who risked their
nation's fortune on the throw actunlly
thought. But one of these things must hap
pen or Germany will ultimately bo beaten,
not in one year, perhaps not In five. This
Is a question of arithmetic, of men, money,
ammunition. Twice, once before Paris, once
about Lodz, the decision was within Ger
many's grasp, but she missed it; she seems
to have missed n third In Gallcla, nnd in the
meantime acquired a new enemy; instead
of a decision eliminating one great Power,
she has had to face a diplomatic defeat
bringing ln"a fourth great Power,
We Americana will also do well in Judg
ing German official and publlo opinion to
remember that with some Justice Germans
believe that American ammunition is con
tributing to prevent the attaining of the
decision. Unquestionably the Germans have
cried out long !n advance of real Injury. The
amount pf American ammunition actually
exported as yet amounts to nothing, but un
less the export is prevented it may be a de.
elding factor a year or two hence, nnd Ger
many thinks in terms of the future.
. IS AMERICA PRO-GERMAN?
Some Interesting Specifications by a Friend
of the English.
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Slto-Soma few days ago thwo was quite a t
tle natien ereated by the detaining of . fe
Bngllahmen who intended s4iiiBg for 1LUuX
to enlist in the Bnallsh army. A. thSe!
were not member of the English neVai i S
military establishment In anyTense, th, writJ
h i quite ourlou. to know haw the GovwmiS
uflteiala ramclle their aotlan, with mSTt
the actions etated hereafter. unle thSsolf
dtire U a sort of political sop to Germany n
a certain class of hyphenlred "would-be" Amir?
lean citizens, whom I feel sure the "Bis- stiek"
-- -. ii iy nave goo0 t&rouah
the anaarantlv mainlm,!... .. .,. " . . """r"
the MwareoUr meaning! (to them) temifirr
of taSEg ont natura, "
..-. wr -w.wiuu.tti pwrmiu a Uwiuajj
Vic rxtrw. ..
naval ofllcor. Captain Boy-Ed, to maintain aa'
actlvo baso of operations fcr tno Gorman Got.
crnment In New York city, under tho thinly
disguised snicm ot me aipiomauc service,'
Doctor Dernburg carried on actlvo dermta1
propaganda against our own Government
under tho guise of tho Red Cross without to
terruptlon until tho wrath of decent citizen.
was so aroused that ho found it aesirabla tj
tako his little "box of tricks" and sal for.
Gormnny (with a permit from tne Allle t.
make tho trip).
Second. Wo permit tho operation of vrlrtlui
ntntlnnn Viv flnrmnnv. whlr.h Urn in chflTff ftk
military nnd naval ofllcers of German-, ud
which nro used as a military and naval huj.'
In n supposedly neutral country, it hasjvE,
cently developed that the attempted cuKtil
ship by our Government Is very much
loke. jT6
Third. Wo permit somo of tho members ct
Congress Renrcscntatlvo Vollmcr, foflnstanti
to maintain active campaigns for GermanrJ
and Germnn Interests nnd to openly attack
and Insult our Government nnd Its official!
and to flnunt same In the faces of free .vmcrl;
can citizens
Fourth. Tho supposedly Interned crews ot
tho Prlnz Eltcl Friedrich nnd other German;
naval vessels In our ports seem o be nllowel;
to come and go as they please and to carrjr.
on actlvo German propaganda against oupj
Government, nnd it also appears that theaq
men icavo lor uermojiy wnenuver w:y hew
reaay. .a
Fifth. Quite recently n large number of thfl
German nnval and military establishment et(
41.A a,via.. Oaminn Tinaniaif nno In nhfnn. TCerA
permitted to travel around the United States.,
pnrrvlnir on n nro-German campaign atralnst
our Government and later to sail for Hollana
...m.ii.,.j I..., mh.ti ft fan, T?np!lnlimrn who
have no connection with the naval or military!
establishment other than an intention to e&
list in the future, desire to sail for England
they nre rtetainea.
Sixth. The number of German army ani
navy officials on the active list now In this
country attempting to Incite the hyphcnlMl
class to treasonous acts against our Govern
ment are numbered by scores, and they pursue,
hPlr cnlllnir without hindrance.
It Is the old proposition of straining at a piat
nnd swallowing a camel, and It is sucn meau
Congressman Vollmer, that are not citizens a
this country nt heart, mat tcna to mane e,
........ n bap. nt 4nlrn nfflftnc tllft TintlonS tl
ii wnrlrt Tlin nuestlon is. How long nre ttl
decent citizens ot this country going to stajdj
for tho attempted domination ot our uuaars nj
a lot of arrosant aliens and lukoworm natur
rallied citizens of the hypnemzea ciassr
AMERICAN LEQIONER. No. ttlt
Newark, N. J . July 2.
"JOHN BULL" NEEDED AT HOME
To th'e Editor of Evening Ledger.
Hlr John Bull: Your letter to the EVEttJH,
LEDQEn the other night hao been read by atj
least one American who does not ngree tuuv
your smug English views, but I guess all EnM
llsh aro alike. Would suggest that any one m
loyal to their country should return and end
list. We'll head any contribution that man
ba started to send lyou back to where you art
bo badly needed. If you Englishmen coulw
fleht half as well as the Germans, of whoit
culture you are Jealous, the war would haval
been over elx months since.
Hereafter In nddresslnc an onen letter to th)'
public do not think, because our respecttil
President would. If possible, hand to Britain!
the country on n silver Balver, that the rest cfj
us are equally foolish. Would like to have youn
firtrirAsn nn thnt va ran nrnvA nni nhllltv all
Americans. E. ALTEUTSARsIl
Camden, N. J., July 1.
TTTW WiTTOMAT. DrtlMT rtl? VTT.W
Nations prepared for the worst never get ll
ivuBiungion I'osr,
It Is Obvious that Mr. Palmer wouln he of El
political advantage to the President, nor woulM
-one jonnson. naanvlllo Banner.
You see, the difference between a Huerta an!
n Dernburg Is that a Huerta only tries to eljtl
up revolution In his own country BostwBJ
Tranacrlnt. 'Si
As we could not tolerate a. nuisance at
Cuban gate so we cannot much longer taleraty
a greater nuisance at our Mexican gate MCI
iorK tseraia.
Thg great principle of freedom of speech ua
muiBBiea oy mougnt must be maintained fl
Jts oenenoiarles do well and wisely to defai
meir lucmess colleague. New York Hun
If Vlctorlano Huerta should nrnva to be
only man with sufficient following among Hi
abiding Mexicans to have anv chmica of re&tsl
Ing order in that country, would President WU
son sun persist in considering him a aupreme,
unuesirBDie personr Bridgeport standard
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