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The young men who dream dreami somcHmo
gtoie fo lr old men trio have seen
their t'toioti conic true.
Law and Order on the Seas
AT ITS best, German submarine warfare
XA. could never be more than retaliatory, a.
recurrence In another form of privateering.
An effective blockndo of Rngllsh trade by tho
submerslblcs was never a possibility. It was
inevitable that this view should nt length
find provnlenco In official Oermnn circles.
Was tho flame worth the rantllc? Was it
worth while to alienate tho great neutral
Powers of the world, perhaps even to bring
officially into the equation the vast financial
resources of the 1'nltcd Stntps, and pay the
price of complete ostrnclsm for the doubtful
benefits nccrulnj; from the unrestricted uso
of submersibles against peaceful merchant
men and neutral passengers?
To those who in these dnys of travail
havo not lost the capacity to think clearly
and without prejudice, it seemed impossible
that Berlin should fall to disavow tho sink
ing of the Arabic. She could do so without
humiliation. More than that, she could make
the Incident an opportunity for giving a
satisfactory reply to the. United States rela
tive to Its third Luxitnnla note.
The Importance of the situation cannot bo
overestimated. If, in fact, orders have been
given to submarines to obey the rules of tho
sea, if they havo been Instructed to observe
all historic precautions for the safety of pas
sengers and crews, then this country has
emerged from one of tho greatest crises In
its history with added prestige and has
nchlcved not only n splendid diplomatic vic
tory for Itself, but has likewise given a new
meaning to International law and done more
for the freedom of thp seas thnji any other
nation has accomplished In a century. "
Since Jlr. Lansing- became Secretary of
State the conduct of our nffalrs has been
marked by a dignity and strength which
have done much to encourage citizens who
had begun to despair of the maintenance of
tho national prerftlge.
Two Cities
TflE Atlantic City Review has discovered
New York. Here is the expose:
But New York is not American. Its aver
age type of mind Is New York. Broadway
Is very largely an empty, vapid, dull-witted,
seml-alcotiollc, neurotic, hysteric aggrega
tion of money Rpemlero with no solid at
tachment to real life. Its women are
painted; Its men are pickled. Their tastes
are low; their Judgment is dull
That's the way many people have felt after
spending all they had on the "Oreat White
Way" It glitters, and there is nothing lilts
it in Philadelphia. But there are more two
storied homes In Philadelphia than there ara
lobster plates In New York!
Mexico's Tragedy Is America's Disgrace
FR the last two weeks the Public
I.KiKii:it has been printing each day an
article on the condition of Mexico. These
artloles are written by Raymond O. Carroll,
a trained and unbiased observer. In them
selves, without the mas3 of corroborating
evidence which is common property, they
are a most pathetlo account of a great na
tion's tragedy. They are at the same time
the most damning evidence of a still greater
nation's disgrace.
President Wilson has said that ho Is for
tho submerged 80 per cent, in Mexico; us
head of the Administration he must be re
sponsible for the lives of Americans In Mex
ico, as advocate of the Monroe Doctrlno he Is
morally responsible for the peace and se
curity of Mexico. Since he became President
ho has allowed tho submerged SO per cent, to
be pillaged, he has allowed the Americans in
Mexico tho great privilege of being shot by
American guns, lie has helped make Mexico
an annrchy too terrible to contemplate.
Small wonder that there are whispers of
"oil syndicates" and "arms manufacturers"
when our Mexican policy Is mentioned. Small
wortder that two countries are beginning to
doubt the value of Inspired phrases.
Omens Arc Here, But Midsummer Is Not
BY ALL rights midsummer meteorology
should prevail.
Tho final proof is afforded In the first yarns
of tho year concerning the sea serpent. More
gigantic and fearsome than the twin constric
tor that squeezed Laocoon and his progeny
on th Trojan strand, these marine ophidians
havo been sighted off several Jersey and
Long Island rtsurtg.
Solstitial omens are complete. Hut summer
Of the old-fashioned Philadelphia variety has
twt been achieved. Modish sport coats, suc
cessor to the Psek-ajljoo waist of yaster
ear, and open-worK hosiery flaunt them
selves along the primrose path of our Chest
nut street Monday morning's papers record
the fate of the fools who would playfully
gambol In a rowboat Incredible tales of "big
catches' come unblushlngly from Blackwood
Lake and other piscatorial centres. Femin
ity sits on the plasms of seaside or mountain
Caravansaries tatting or tattling. Life
guards nsciie those who couldn't swim and
went out Into the deeps, to try it Biltcaes
Ucumer the railroad stations. The house,
fly Jmrnmlosly spreads disease Jn careless
ttsfoiv The niowiyjta tunes his lyrle lay and
.htilr Mi lydJIte-ladrj. probOspUi for ae-ti-n.
Evcm Old aeni$ Humidity baa num
EVENING
moned his moist phnlanxes to the front It Is
summer for everything but Mr. Fahrenheit's
useful Invention. Omnia ndsunt.
But we urge no complaint against Mr. Hlls.
AV do not long for tho notorious tropic
Augusts of yore. With uch weather as wo
nro enjqylng life Is solaced, comfort afforded
and hope spared those whom tho gentle Hlla
classed as slaves of tho desk and counter,
"those who cannot .get away" and who are,
perforce, obliged to endure, with what
equanimity they can command, what the
genial Autocrat characterised as "intramural
aestivation."
Summering within city walls Is a real Joy
this year!
Three-card Monte
mWO contractors cannot name tho next
JL Mayor of Philadelphia. Tho time for
such things Is past. They can, through tho
great power of the Orgnnlrntlon, render
probable the election of n good man. Hut
they cannot foist on this community a
Smith, or nny man of the Smith type, whose
solo qualification for the oitlco would bo his
willingness to perform none of Its functions.
"I will do whatever the contractors want me
to do" Is not the kind of platform that will
commend Itself to the citizens of Philadel
phia. If may bo that Penrose and McNIchol will
once more fool tho Vnren and hoodwink
them, ns they have so often done before. No
human beings hnvo done so much to blacken
tho reputation of the South Phlladelphlans
ns Penrose nnd McNIchol. Yet Penrose put
his collar on them last fall and he may be
able to do It ngaln. Malting monkeys of tho
Vnres has been n McNIchol amusement for a
long time.
The clans boast that If harmonious they
enn elect n ellow dog. That they have been
searching for such a creature Is well known.
Hilt making tho electorate pet him Is qtilto
another mntter. In truth, despite the ap
parent apathy of citizens In this crisis, In
spite of their qulesoenco while tho betrayal
of the city Is openly bargained for nnd Its
fortunes hazarded at round tables In Atlan
tic City, there nro thousands of wcll-lnten-tloned
men who have determined that tho
municipal Government shall not be seduced,
that the Republican party shall not be mnde
ridiculous nnd that Its chances In the nation
shall not bo Jeopardized by tho machina
tions and selfish purposes of a couple of
greedy contractors.
The Vnres pose as staunch supporters of
the Governor. To make Smith tho candidate
would be to convict tho Governor of com
plicity In the lowest sort of politics, of
prostituting his high ofllco to the necessities
of n group of pillagers, and would stain his
reputation unalterably. The Vares are not
prepared to do that and tho Governor is not
prepared to let them do It.
Tho more Indecent nnd nnuseatlng the
Organization's methods, tho more certnln Is
the election of n worthy successor to Mayor
Hlnnkenburgf.
"We Have Found Each Other at Last"
T
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1113 one touch of nature which was ncces-
bary to make the United States and Can
ada kin has been found. More effective than
reciprocity treaties, more direct than Inter
marriage, tho spiritual brotherhood of Can
ada and these States has been found in
Winnipeg.
Epomous overpayments have been mnde to
contractors on the new Parliament buildings.
The surplus wont Into a slush fund for po
litical aspirants Almost a million dollars
gone In graft!
Pennsylvania stretches a sympathetic and
cheerful hand to Manitoba. Ilanlsburg
speaks to Winnipeg. Albany whispers a kind
word. From every State capital, from every
large city there is breathed, like a soft
susurrus In the night, a word of comfort und
fraternity to Canada. "Brothers," It says,
"wo have found each other nt last."
Common Sense Is the Best Censorship
THE ridiculous failure of tho censorship in
Atlantic City is In homo ways an unfortu
nate Incident. An unjustifiable Interference
with public right was attempted, and very
properly failed. The misfortune Is that the
Atlantic City authorities used proper meth
ods for an Improper end, and as a result
seemed to encourage the highly improper
methods which prevail In the Pennsylvania
censorship.
If the film hi the Atlantic City case had
nctually affronted public decency a police In
junction ugalnst It would have been uphpld
by tho Court. As a matter of fact, tho riots
and disturbances were purely works of the
Imagination Hut the police power and duty
to act when the public senso demands censor
ship Is a true principle of American govern
ment. The power of a body of men to pass
over nil films before they are shown to decide
In advance what tho public will consider an
outrnge, to rob patrons of all Initiative and
all Judgment by cutting or forbidding films
In advance these are tyrannical powers, un
justifiable and absurd. Why shouldn't all
books be referred to BUch a body? Why
shouldn't the righteous ono sit In judgment
on all sermons the day before they are
preached? ,
The ofllclal censorship, acting before It Is
asked to act by the community, Is a fares
It Is almost good enough for a movlng-plc-ture
comedy scenario,
Why not
fight It out?
let Roventlow and Roosevelt
The Jltnoy In the court room Isn't half so
Interesting as the jitney on the street. '
The streets are paved with good govern
ment, unless they are paved with hbles.
What bad aim those French aviators have.
All they can hit are arsenals and munition
factories.
Circumstances alter cases. The girl who
has caught 179.7C5 files gets hardly as much
credit as an outfielder who catches four a
day.
These ara the days when everybody knows
more about the President's business than he
does; but lie does not know It, so no harm
Is done. '
German Liberals are liberal with the terri
tory of other countries. They demand a"
expansion of the German frontiers both on
the Continent and over seas.
Newspapers In Vienna are having an ex.
citing time, getting (he word "Victory" to
follow after "Austrian,' Hy reversion to
type the word "defeat" creeps In Jr spite or
everything.
Great Britain Is trying to place its war
loans now; winter It said to be a bad time.
Bracing; a man tot a match in a aleet and
snowstorm will be pleasant compared to
Britain's difficulties If this war goes on much
longer.
LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915:
"BLUE STOCKINGS"
NO LONGERSHOCK US
Learned Women Are Not Culled Im
modest, and Their Claim of
Equality With Men Is Not
Seriously Disputed
By ST. GEORGE BOLTON
TttrS world tins made considerable progress
since tho good old days when 11 was con
sidered Immodest for a woman to under
stand Greek, Tho Hryn Mnwr graduates may
even know Sanscrit, or be nblo to read tho
cuneiform Inscriptions on tho Sqmerlnn
tablets, without bringing tho blush of shnmo
to tho cheeks of their friends. And they
nnd all other young, middle-aged nnd maturo
women may display all tho learning with
which they nro blessed without being
grouped In n class by thomsclves ns their
sisters of tho latter part of tho 18th nnd
the first part of tho 19th centuries were set
apart from the rest hy n special designation.
The Hluo Stockings of our ancestors
formed n delightful company of charming
women. It Is posslblo to find n company ns
delightful hero In Philadelphia, nnd ns
learned nlso, though they do not attract
so much attention ns was drawn to their
predecessors nt n tlmo when tho gcnernl
opinion of women who dlsregnrded prec
edents was contained In Johnson's famous
remark about the preaching of Quaker
women.
"A woman's preaching," snld the man
who made Iloswell famous, "Is like a dog's
walking on his hind legs. It Is not dono
well, but you tiro surprised to find It done
at till."
Astonishment at n Woman Who Knew Greek
Not only were people shocked by tho con
duct of tho modest nnd devout Quaker
women; but they wero astounded at tho
manifestation of learning by Elizabeth Car
ter, a country parson's daughter, who trans
lated Eplctetus from the Greek into Eng
lish. An edition of 1000 copies was offered
for sale at a guinea a copy nnd there was
so great a demand for the book that 250
more copies had to bo printed nt once. Tho
curious spent their money for tho volume
us eagerly nnd ns willingly as they paid
enormous sums four or fle years ngo for
tho privilege of going up in nn airship.
And Miss Carter was ono of the Hluo
Stockings. Why she and other members of
the coterie wero so designated has not been
established to tho satisfaction of everyone.
There are two favorite theories. One Is tha'
Madame de Pollgnnc, a leader of French so
ciety, appeared nt a reception given by Mrs.
Montagu, In London, wearing blue stock
ings, which were then in vogue In Pari.
The English ladles, struck by tho noelty, at
once adopted the fashion. As Mrs. Mon
tagu'.s drawing room was tho gathering
place of a company of witty nnd learned
women, they s6on were called Blue Stock
ings. Another theory Is that an unconven
tional Englishman of brilliant parts per
slted In wearing the blue worsted stockings
of morning dress on all occasions Instead of
the black silk of formal evening costume
when ho went out. Whichever derivation is
correct matters little. Tho Blue Stockings,
In any event, were given to the unconven
tlonallty of displaying nil the wit and all tho
learning that they possessed Instead of hid
ing both under a clonk of submission to tho
supeilor wisdom of men.
Miss Carter, who might bo called the
Anna Howard Shaw of her day, was not
afraid to pit her knowledge against that of
tho Archlbshop of Canterbury nnd the trans
lators of the King James version of the
Bible. In tho course of nn argument on tho
rights of women with the Archbishop she
charged that the men. In order to show the
superiority or the husband over tho wife,
had distorted the 12th and 13th verses of the
seventh chapter of the First Epistle to the
Corinthians, where they hod translated tho
same verb In two different wnys. As ap
plied to tho husband they mnde the text say
that ho should not "put away" his wife, but
as to the wife, they mndo It read that she
must not "leave" her husband. Tho Arch
bishop denied her charge, but when he con
sulted the orlglnnl Greek had to ndmlt that
she was right.
Protest Against the Double Standard
And these Hluo Stockings wero audacious
also. Ono has only to recall the state of
morals of the eighteenth century to appreci
ate tho courage that was needed to lead
Mrs. Delnney, one of tho most Interesting of
the group, to protest against tho double
standard, n protest that some modern
women havo thought they were the first to
mako ngalnst tho custom by which the men
demanded of their wives a course of conduct
which would mako It Impossible to foist upon
tho family a spurious heir to the titles and
estates of the husband. She objected vigor
ously, "Not against the restraint we are un
derfor that I extremely approvo of but
tho unreasonable license tolerated In tho
men."
Mrs. Montagu, the queen of the group,
might havo been a 20th century woman,
so far in advance of her time she was. No
modern employer of labor had more selfish
enlightenment than she, for she was In the
habit of treating the families working
In her colliery In Northumberland with hu
man consideration, feasting them periodi
cally and distributing toys and clothing
among them. Sho pursued this policy, Bhe
admitted, because benefits of this sort "and
a general kind behavior glvo a good deal of
advantage to the coal owners as well as to
the colliers!"
Space Is lacking to tell of Mrs, Thrale,
Hannah More, Funny Burney, Mrs. Vesey
and the rest. These women, with their de
termination to Interest themselves in what
ever was interesting, and not merely In' what
men thought the weaker sex should be con
cerned with, wero the forerunners of tho
broad. minded "women who are still engaged
In the fight for complete emancipation tor.
themselves and thels sisters. But they were
not the originators of the movement. At the
close of tho 17th century, about a
hundred years before the Blue Stockings
were asserting themselves most charmingly
In London and in the country houses round
about, Mrs. Astell proposed a college for tho
higher education of women. But even at tho
close of the Uth century the advocates of
"women's rlghtp" -were looked down upon.
Horace Walpole, who called Mary Wool
stonecraft Shelley's demand for those right
the voice of a "hyena in petticoats," could
not have found words to express his opinion
of Jane A,ddams, for example, or of Carrie
Chapman Catt, or Mary Wlnsor, or Caroline
Katzensteln, or of any of the multitude of
other women who are demanding that th
State recognize in tho laws what la generally
admitted every wh le, that woman !
man's equal.
THE WEST'S OWN LIBERTY BELL
On July 4, 1778, It Proclaimed the Americanization of the Coun
try North of the Ohio How the Kentuckians Came to Kas
kaskia A Romantic Tale
By ROBERT
THERE'S another Liberty Hell beside that
on which the railroads are now of
fering ctit rates. On July 4, 1778, Just two
years after a famous event in Philadelphia,
the Liberty Bell of the West Joyously pro
claimed tho Americanization of that vast
country lying between the Ohio River nnd
tho Great Lake's the old Northwest Terri
tory. In the dim vestibule of tho Church of
the Immaculato Conception, In New Kas
kaskla. It rests today, somewhat corroded
with age, and, lo, the heavy bronze Is
cracked. There Is something else of aca
demic Interest to Phlladelphlans. The Lib
erty Bell of-the West has been to the fair
the World's Fair In Chicago In 1S93. It is
ten years older than the relic now following
the transcontinental circuit, for It was the
gift of Louts XV long ago to his children of
the little French village of Kaska,s.kia, In
New France.
It was then that tho Franco of the, New
World comprised tho valleys of tho four
great rivers, tho St. Lawrence, the Ohio, the
Missouri and the Mississippi. It was the
country of Nicollet nnd Allouez, Marquette,
Jollet and La Salle, bold adventurers and
soldiers, brave and patient priests. On the
banks of the mighty Father of Waters, where
tho Oknw formed a peninsula which today is
the "Ragged Island," tho Jesuit missionaries
founded a church, and thero a French set
tlement grow up, called Cascnsqula by tho
people then In a few years tho King of
France heard of the little church In the far
nway wilderness, and to show his pleasure
ho ordered a great bronze bell to bo cast
nnd shipped over the seas and borne through
tho forest to the hardy pioneers of religion
and empire. On it was graved an Inscription,
part of it illegible today, but telling tho peo
ple that the bell was the "gift of the king."
In the winter of 1742, thirteen years before
tho French nnd Indian Wars, It reached
Kaskaskla.
Clark Comes to Kaskaskia
In course of tlmo New France, east of
the Mississippi, became English soil. The
British soldiers built new forts In the Illinois
and Ohio countries. Their commander, when
the Revolution came, was Hamilton, the
"Hair Buyer," he who hired the Indians for
murder. But before this, from Virginia nnd
the Carollnas, tho Boones and the Clarks and
hundreds of other Intrepid spirits had crossed
the blue wall of tho Alleghenles into Ken
tucky. The year 1777 was above all years the
year of murderous Indian raids upon the new
made homeB of the Kentucky frontiersmen.
George Rogers Clark, ono of the chief heroes
on tho roll of American history, recrossed the
mountains Into Virginia and laid before Gov
ernor Patrick Henry his plans for seizing
the British posts north of the Ohio, whence
the Indian raiders were dispatched Bouth
ward to kill and massacre, The Governor
listened with little favor at first, but granted
Clark a commission as lieutenant colonel and
gave him a small supply of ammunition and
Virginia money, Clark returned to Ken
tucky and raised a force of 150 back won Is
men. From their rendezvous, on an Island
of tho Ohio opposite the site of the present
city of Louisville, thoy set out on the expe
dition so graphically described In Churchill'
novel, "The Crossing." The hardships of
their marches In tho Northwest country need
not be recounted here, but they wero such
as to try tho mettle and physical endurance
of even the hardiest of the hardy pioneers
of that romantlo ago of difficulties and perils,
Clark's first capture was Fort Gage, nt tho
foot of a bluff a few miles to tho east of
Kaskaskla, Then he advanced on Kaskas
kla. the territorial capital, which the British
had left almost unprotected through Ignor
ance of the colonial expedition, which Clark
had organized with as much secrecy as pos
sible. The American force stealthily entered
the village about midnight, nlmlnir to sur
prise the fort The lone sentry Jn&We tho
stockade was dozing. Clark's ringing volco
woke him with the summons)
"Open the Bate! Open the gate In the nam
of Virginia and the Continental Congress."
The bolt was drawn and Clark with a num
ber of hla men entered the fort. The thor
oughly dlsguBted British Governor was put
under guard. Tne .village pf Kaskaskla then
woke up. Kxcltement and fear continued In
the house and the streets until joy came
Jn the morning, wjth better knowledge of
the Invaders purposes.
Colonel Clark Mitt men tnrpuh tht yij.
"OH, PORTER!"
Il
IIILDRETH
lage. They went their several ways, knock
ing nt this door and that.
"The Colonel bids you come to the fort."
Clark mado a simple, straightforward
speech that won the hearts of the people.
This Is part of what he said that day:
"Citizens of Kaskaskla, the King whom
you renounced when tho English conquered
you, tho great King of France, has judged
for you and the French people. Knowing
that the American cause Is Just, he is send
ing his Ilcets and regiments to fight for it
against tho British King, who until now has
been your sovereign."
These words tho village priest translated
to the people.
The Old Gascon Speaks
Out of the crowd an old man, with skull
cap resting on his slivered hair, emerged,
tapping the ground uncertainly with lils
gold-headed cane.
"Monsieur," Tie said, tremulously, "you will
pardon an old man If ho show feeling. I am
born seventy year ago in Gascon. I inhabit
this country thirty year, and last night I
think I not live nny longer. Last night wo
make our peace with tho good God and come
hero today to die. But we know you not,"
he cried, with a sudden and surprising vigor.
"Hn, we know you not! They told us lies
and we were humble and believed. But now
we are Americans," he cried, his voice
pitched high, as ho pointed with trembling
arm to tho Stars and Stripes above him.
"Mes enfonts, vivo les Bostonnais! Vive les
Amerlcnlns! Vivo Monsieur le Colonel Clark,
snuveur do Kaskaskla!"
Colonel Clark took the old Gascon by tho
hand, and all tho people became his friends
for this and for other things ho had dono
and said that morning. lie told them to
take their time to think over their oath of
allegiance to the new-born nation.
Tho Kaskasklans trooped out of the gate
the good Father Glbault leading them as be
fore. But presently tho priest returned with
a few followers to the place where Colonel
Clark wns talking with his captains.
Tho Bell Rings Out
Father Glbault stepped slowly forward
and said:
I "I
am Pere Glbault. sir. cum nf vn
kuBkia. Thero is something that still
"""ra mo gooa citizens.
"And what is that, sir?" asked Clark.
.no priest hesitated. Then ho made his
petition:
"If your Excellency will only allow the
church to be opened , ho began
Clark's answer was kindly and emphatic.
My good father," he said, "an American
commander has but one .relation To any
church. And that ls"-he added with fonce
'to protect It. For all religions are equal
boforo the Republic." Q
In a moment the priest, looking at Clark
wit , steadfast eyeo, replied solemnly:
By that answer, your Excellency has
KasdkaSj'Ur GVernment
pealed out the anthem Slt!";?
Klous liberty through Kaskaskla ami a,".
the country round about. '
how he tndnr.4 .!.::: "'". Amecans, and J
Sir rr.i'- Fvz
. . "'" oal" "I al eglanea to
the American colonies The nrml
Buyer" along with it. Other posts eU I,
the hands of Clark and t.i. L nt0
s ,:,znirL'L"i """ it
SMS '" iWKLS
Other 4nen the Ka.ku.km bWl ha. runout
ltayJQXa'aMMCl,A'vw' .jfi lji3l 'Jafl
though now It Is silent. In tho early dan 111
rang for funcrnlB nnd the weddings of tip :
Menards, the Sauciers, tho Vlgos, the 'lJ
marches, the Bonds, the Monlsons airdtiS;
Ergars. It has rung for all the great expw
riences of human lit!. In "l'annee dei
grands eaux" tho year of the great wattny
that was In 1785 It rang to warn th
people of the sudden rise of the Mlsslsifpjl
that submerged tho village of Kaskaskli;
It rang again In 1890, when the floods brolij
K"uft 'c wmv-w.i. iv mw .iui lii auu O. 10T,
rent seeking to escape from the river wpt
inu luivu. i.nu jiuioic priest, managed tori
reach the church nnd ring an nlarm, m$
tho building crumbled beneath the Waveiv
Then the people founded' a new town neati
which they called the New Kaskaskla, aaj
there they took tho old bronzo bell, the "lift
of tho king," which they had rescued froa1
the hungry river.
MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE SCHOO!
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir I was Interested In reading a recent edP
torlal In the Evening Ledqeh, entitled Whit
I'lattsburg Is Proving."
It happens that I nm so situated In Jxiitntti
that I am required to be at my desk a great
portion or the time, and that my absence, from
it is dependent upon my associates' rjini, Con
sequently It wss impossible for me $4 tawilh
advantage of this month at Plattsburg, although
I quite approve of the plan and believe that It
Is a proper undertaking for any man whose figej
la such that he might be required for war pu
poses. Thero are others, no doubt. In the einw
position, and If they are, wo would not Triad
to have It thought that we were lacking la
patriotism. In lew of the fact that we did not'
go to Plattsburg.
It Is Impossible for some of those to ko thai
would like to, but It Is not impossible to place tK
fore them an opportunity of the course of trate?
Ine Which Is clven jit Plattsburir. Thin would
bo accomplished possibly by means of a mS
rcspondence school, organized by the War DfcJ
paruneni or tne uovernmeqt, conducted: along
llnil(I Dlmtln. tit 4t.nA n9 a. I..... ji.MianAnit..Ml
....vo U......U. iu iiiuac ui utuci tut i vnifuuucuiri
schools which have been so successful. L
A correspondence school could glvo Instructkm;
as to military and naval commands, varlour
uses of arms, and no doubt could later on bf
developed to give a course In army maneuvrlnr,1
such that those having the course could, llj
Instruction camp, have the advantage of knowj '
ing ucrorehand tho various orders, positions,
army equipment, and many other details, which
it no doubt takes soma time to Instruct even
those who have reported for training at a
camp. A squad of men with this prellmln-uT
Information should undoubtedly pick up tM
field maneuvrlng and the army life much more
readily than If they had not had the benefit of
me school education.
T. E. BROWN.:
Philadelphia, August 26.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
AVhether or not Ruef has reformed, San FraM
Cisco lias. Indianapolis News.
We shall hear with eagerness all that aer-jj
many has to say, but she must say eomethiaf
io me point, uaitlmore Sun.
International law Is largely a roughly rtP
balance between geographical accidents, t
England ought to "play the game." Sprlngfl
i.tpuijiican.
It Is not cowardice; it 1. not tcmporiiintT 13
la not yielding one inch of our rights or) tMl
high seas to give time in reasonable .space 'J
whatever Germany may wish to say. Boawfl
Post.
The difference betwenn thu vlnlntlnn of Dan.
lib neutrality and the assault on BeljtumjO
the difference between striking an Innocent!
bystander In a street row and deliberately
shooting up a hospital. Chicago Journal.
TRUST
In the path of duty crows manv a thorn.
And bleak I. the scorn of a selfish world;
But there never mm nlcht withmit it mora.
And after the tempest the clouds are 'i"1!
For over alt sprcodeth the bright blue aky,
And we trust In our God. who is always nigh
William Winter!
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