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ALL TOGETHER
THH Mayor-elect may congratulate him
e4lf that his announcements of purposo
, m taken at par value. There Is no disposi
tion omens tho Independents to throw ob
4$volea In his way. Tho progress of Phlla-
rphla Is as of vital concorn to them as It
to tho Organization, to put It mildly, and
they will havo no healtnnay in lending tho
Administration their vigorous support In nil
rood causes.
Indopondont Councllmen havo perfected
an organization of their own and adopted a
resolution to tho effect that
We), mambcrs-elcct of Common Council,
eleoted by Independent voters, hereby plcdga
our united support to the new Administra
tion In all of Its efforts to forward the best
Interests of tho city and the carrying on to a
successful conclusion of tho present and
projected Improvements.
Tho most Important of "present nnd pro
jected Improvements" Is rapid transit. Tho
resolution Is, therefore, a call for the com
pletion of the Taylor plan.
Tho Independents, wo tnko it, will bo no
more loyal In their support of good causes
than they will In their antagonism to had
ones. The now Administration, therefore,
has merely to follow u straight road to be
aqsurpcl of virtually unanimous support In
moat of its undertakings.
DUS1NESS BEGINS TO PREPARE
THEItE Is one chance In twenty, possibly
In ten, that the coal miners will strike
when their agreement expires on April 1.
The largo coal users cannot afford to havo
their factories closed for lack of coal, and
they havo begun to buy and store a supply
Which they hope will ho big enough to Inst
them over tho crisis In the spring. They nro
acting In nccordance with the dictates of
common prudence.
Preparedness is the very essence of com
mercial success. No nrgument Is needed to
prpyc this, because it la self-evident. Yet.
nlthough America cannot defend Itself
against attack or protect Its citizens nbrond
unless It is prepared, men and women are
going up nnd down the land doing their best
to make it impossible for the Administra
tion to begin preparations to nvert n disas
ter which Is little less unlikely than the coal
trlke In tho spring. '
BUY A BOND
WHILE the Allies are lloating loans nnd
promising a generous rate of Interest
Philadelphia outers the market with a re
quest for J3.3CO.000. It will pay 4 per cent.
Interest on the bonds, which nre tax exempt
In this State, and Undo Sam can collect no
tax on tho income. This makes an attrac
tive Investment for tho man with much
money or little. As tho bonds are to be is
Bued In denominations as low as $100, savings
bank depositors are rich enough to buy ono
or more of them. Jinny savings banks pay
only (J per cent. If tho bonds sell at 103, as
Js anticipated, they will yield 3.88 per cent.
UNIVERSITY DEMOCRATIZATION
TV KEQUIUES a Scott Xearing case ocea
X. slonally to clear the atmosphere. The
criticism which followed that episode was
undoubtedly the controlling reason for the
amendment of the University statutes, the
most significant provision of this amend
ment being as follows:
A professor or an assistant professor shall
bo removed by the board of trustees only
after n conference between n committee,
consisting of one representative from eacli
of the faculties In tho University fsuch rep
resentative Ve'ng chesen by the faculty of
which tho representative Is a member) and
b committee or equal number from tho bounl
of trustees, at which conference tho provoxt
bhall pretlde. and upon a report from such
ron'eience to the board o' trustees for con
sideration and action by them.
Under this system of procedure the failure
to reappoint Mr". Xoarlng would havo
caused little more than a ripple, for the
removal would In that case have had tho
approval of tho sevoral faculties.
It U apparent that the democratization of
the University has begun and academic free
dom becomes more than a dream.
NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL
THE anticipated hardships to follow the
enforcement of tho chHd labor Jaw may
not to ho hard afwr all. Twelve hundred
chl-drcn, have been discharged from the tex
tile mill In this vicinity; but the chief of
the. Bureau of Compulsory Education, who
issues; employment certificates, reports that
other employers are vainly seeking to hire
children between the agea of 14 .and 18. Ir.
Gideon Is convinced that the children thrown
out by the textpe mills have found work in
elher Industries where the conditions are
piore favorable, eyen If the employers are
o more anxious to protect the young
workers
Tbe boys and .girls in the department
tores are not to suffer when jthe new law
See Into effect, toe arrangements are mak-u-i-
to conduct coHtUualjan schVola within
km store ihtmurtygak mf that thent-ckeary
Instruction for tight hours n tcck may be
Imparted without lnterforonc6 with the rou
tine of the business. The law specifically
provides for the establishment of such
Schools within the establishments where
children are employed.
There Is a disposition on the part of the
authorities to make It easy for employers to
adjust themselves to tho new conditions.
Children may remain at work after January
1 tho samo as at present, white the con
tinuation schools, both within and without
tho business houses, are bclnij orsnnlzcd,
This will give all time enough to prepare
for the change, If they aro so disposed, with
out depriving any widowed mother of the
earnings of her children.
THE LATEST NOTE
BEFOItE this era of notes enmo Into
voguo n communication of the character
of that dispatched to Vienna December 19
would hnvo set tho stock markets of tho
world trembling nnd excitement through
out both nations Involved would havo been
Intense. But tho edgo has been dulled by a
series of notes, each strong enough tcxtu
nlly, but tho forcrunnor of nothing moro
than moro notes. It Is not peculiar, there
fore, that Austria views the situation calmly
nnd takes It for granted that nothing serious
will hnppen.
It must bo put down to the credit of tho
Administration that German naval warfare
ha becomo more humane, nlthough there
were other factors besides our protests
which led to this condition. Nevertheless, It
Is apparent that our extreme lovo of palaver
has effeminated our diplomacy. What ought
according to all precedents to bo a final word
Is not a flnnl word. There Is- nlvvays nomc
thlng additional to be snld, somo now point
to bo discussed, somo red herring drawn
across tho trait.
Wo cannot expect to escape uninjured
during nn upheaval which shakes half tho
world, but we can and must Insist on rec
ognition of those high principles which havo
boon established by tho customs of centuries
and havo become part nnd parcel of civil
ization. Wo nre asking nothing novel, noth
ing moro than reasonable treatment. If
Austria Is not prepared to glvo that, It were
better far that our olllclal relations be
severed with her Immediately than that we
continue nn Intercourse repugnant nnd ab
horrent to all who know nnd understand
what Americanism menns.
A SIDE ISSUE
THE Turco-Qermnnlc drive on Egypt Is
merely a side Issue. It will divert troops
from Europe, but It Is not likely to call oft
enough of them seriously to affect tho situ
ation on tho frontier In France. Even If
Oormany should take Egypt, she cannot get
the use of the sens without defeating the
HrltHh licet, nnd she will bo no nearer vic
tory than sho Is now.
The Germans are evidently applying the
old rule of strategy which requires a com
mnnder who cannot brenk through an op
posing lino to maneuver so as to compel a
weakening of tho opposing line by lengthen
ing It. In this case the Germans nro weak
ening themselves Just as much an they are
Increasing the difficulties of their enemies.
EXHAUSTION DOES NOT EXHAUST
r
T IS a mistake to assume that a lone nnd
pxhnustlng war really exhausts n nation.
The American statesmen who arc arguing
against preparedness for the reason that
after pence is made in Europe no nation will
be In shapo to prnccuto nnothcr wnr aro
Ignoring tho teachings of tho history of their
own country.
When our own Civil War was ended we
had somo great generals and a largo body of
vetcinn r.oldlers. T to attempt to set up a
monarchy In Mexico with r.n Austrian prlnco
as einpornr hnd been in:rd" whl'o wo were
busy with our own trouh'er Tho peace of
Appomattox left r lice to demand that
Mn::Itnl!i:in h" v.thdruwn from Mexico,
along v.ilh the I'rrti h foMieis who were
trying1 to not him c n a throne. Our ability
to back that demand by nn army under tho
command nf Clcncai (Jraitt compelled Trance
to abandon her ndveiituie.
I.ikowlse. the samo state of military pre
paiedncK.s was Influential in London when
wo demanded reputation for tho damnge
wrought to our commerce by the Alabama.
We spoke as a strong man nrmed In both
cases nnd we scoured reparation from Eng
land and wo compelled Europe to respect tho
Monroe Doctrine when It was asserted for
the protection of Mexico. Wo wero not so
completely exhausted by four years of fight
ing that other nations thought wo were un
able to enforce our demands.
Does any ono think that If Germany Is vic
torious sho will bo In no condition, if sho is
In the mood, to nttempt to make larger that
place In the sun which succesa on the Conti
nent will Insure to her? The : -uth is that a
German triumph will place tho Monroe Doc
trine in greater peril than at any other time
since it was first formulated.
HOW OFFICE BOYS GET ON
GOOD offlce boys aro about as rare as
great statesmen. A New York lawyer
found one, and the boy Is now going through
Columbia University at his employer's ex
pense. The lawyer was partial to a certain
make of steel pen and liked to have a fresh
one In his penholder every morning. The
hoy learned of this and made it a point to
keep the desk supplied.
"I sent the kid to college," the lawyer said
tho other day, "because he was tho only
living human being who knew or cared what
made work easiest for me."
No office boys will read this they read
only the 3portlng pages therefore, they can
not take the lesson to heart, and employers
must worry along as usual until they, per
chance, find a Jewel who can discover for
himself the way to deserve promotion.
General Frost Is giving Mr. Ford cold
feet.
It takes more than a cable dispatch to kill
Bernhardt the Magnificent. She may yet
live to play under the French flag in the
Lost Provinces,
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If the British attacks In the field had half
the violence and brilllanoy of tho attacks
In Parliament the war need not last more
than another year.
King Peter of Serbia ought to know that
there aro few more futile occupations than
talking about what might have happened If
something else had happened.
Ho .ever fierce may be tae light that beau
upon a honeymoon, the moving picture peo
ple are discovering that it Is not bright
enough, for taking photograph.
Tom Daly's Column
Young Nick
'Twos n night beforo Christmas, and all
through the houso
Not n creaturo was stirring, not even a
mouse.
And mnmma'ln her Ijerchlef and I In my
cap
Had Just settled our brains for a long winter
nnp,
When out on the street there nrose such a
clatter
I sprang from my bed to seo what was the
matter.
Away to tho window I flew llko a flash.
Tore open tho shutters nnd threw up tho
sash.
When what to my wondering eyes should
nppcnr
But a khnkt-clad youth with his cap on his
ear
And a whole raft of bundles piled Up In hl"
arms,
Who wns yelling nnd stamping nnd rais
ing nlnrms,
Whllo a motortruck near took n share In
the din.
"For do lovo o' Mlkel Say," riln't dey no
body In?
Here's six bundles from Sellems nnd three
C. O. D.
Hurry up an come down. Wat yer say?
Hully dice!
Sure! I know It's past midnight, but w'nt
kin wo do?
Wo Just gotter deliver deso things an' git
through.
An' II'm harder for us guys, my friend, dnn
fcr you."
Thus I heard him exclnlm, nnd I knew ho
was right,
So I called to the lnd ere he drove out of
Right,
"Merry Christmas, my boy, nnd a speedy
good-night."
TM sort of thing, perhaps, f.i a neccssaru
concomitant nf the expenditure of 3X5,0(10,000
for Philadelphia's Christmas, but It rfoci srem
that something might be done to keep car.h
cfrtj from butting too far into the next.
TO A MAV01l-m.r.CT.
A Mcrru Ghrhtmas, Mr. Mayor,
Mag nothing you dhmavl
This Is the public's fervent prayer
I'or you, this Christmas Iiay.
And for the promises you 7nake.
Of what you mean to do,
"Yc feci u-c ought to rise and take
A little gift to you.
We're sure your stocking, long and deep,
JYo better gift could hold:
A pair of nice, warm sneks to keep
Your feet from getting cold.
RECOLLECTION of the nationality of
the Christmas Babe enmo to us rather
forcibly yesterday. The first Christmas
money distributed through this column Is
tho live-dollar bill which went to tho
widow of Jim FltZHlmmons. It was sent In
by Julius Tnnnen, tho actor.
TJXTRY !!
In one of the upper stories of this
Column
A CORRESPONDENCE
SCHOOL OF HUMOR
will shortly be opened.
Tuition Free! Prizes to Students ! !
Adv.
Up and At 'Em; 'At-a-Boy!
Tho dreams we have at night
Don't bother me nnd you.
Let's work with all our might
To make our day dreams true.
JOHN II. SINBRRG, who knows real
estate and who recently delivered quite
a talk upon striking appreciations In Phila
delphia property values, happened to run
Into Wllllnm L. Hirst ono day whllo he
was working up the data for his speech.
Now, Bill Hirst is qulto nn authority upon
suburban real estate values, but this was
tho best he hnd to offer to SInberg:
"Tho most remarkable thing I've heard
lately was this about a fellow living out be
yond Morton. He engaged n servant girl
and actually got her to stay."
"What's that got to do with real estate?"
demanded SInberg.
"Everything," Bald Bill. "She's got to stay
because he .succeeded in selling his prop
erty to her for only a few hundred less than
he paid for It." .
Sir From a nearby apiary In Delaware
county there comes to my breakfast table n
brand of boney bearing tho following legend in ,
prominent red characters: "Golden Coreopsis
Blossom Honey Good for Coughs, Colds ami ;
Hot Cakes." If you decide to print this free
ad you may be assured that nobody will be i
stung. I have taken several bottles of the '
aforesaid honey and find It a sovereign remedy ,
for nil three complaints, of which, by the
way, I much prefer hot cakes myself. B, ,
Several contrlbs have called our attention to !
those horrible prints of us and our associates,
but this seems to hit the crime off best:
Blr This Is what Qclett Burgras might think
If h Kers to see tha enlarged reproduction of
The Columnlst'a photo, done In rich orange and
purple, now adorning the I'hlla. street cara.
"l'a seen a nurola T. A. D. .
1 never thought to see one,
And. 1 contest, 'tulxt you nnd me,
I'd rather see than be one."
A. A.
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HEN John J, Little, who makes his
board nnd a bit more In the lumber
business, first started to run his motorcar
around Overbrook one of his neighbors said
to another; "Better look out for this fel
low In the car or he'll run you down." "Who
is It?" asked the other. "Why, that's John
Little. He's Just learning to run the thing,"
"Ah! yes, I see. 'A Little, learning, is a
dangerous thing.'"
Comforting for John
A certain Indulgent husband, so the gos
sips fn Fox Chatra are saying, was taken quite
ill a week or so ago, and he said to his wife:
"My dear, I ordered a sealskin coat for you
for Christmas, but now, in view of my ill
ness. I think I'd better cancel the order."
"But John," she protested, "sealskin would
not be Inappropriate for me In er any
eventuality."
Julian Sw t reminds us that when our first
book of verse came out. nearly ten years ago,
we wrote upon the flyleaf of his copy:
My fancy conjures up a place.
A friendly Inn. uhere face to face,
A singer ( true wit and grace
May sit with me on day
In fellowship and convert awect
Where U this pUc. where we shall jncstT
I; U wberecr Julian Street
Debouches on. Uroadway
" Note to printer -Tbe fourth letter 1 "o" ; be careful I
And now Just wo debouch to -press, three
mcr dolla-s ipme In lo M , ,' i
The: iF i'i-vt i . . - ,..y
ROBERTSON IS A
'SELF-MADE' GENERAL
Rose From the Ranks by Hard Work.
Adventures in India Pro
motion Came Because lie
Deserved It
IN TH1
ltnry
THE general reorganization of the mll-
manngerial department of tho Brit
ish fighting forces several Interesting
changes of personnel havo been made. Lieu
tenant General Sir William H. Robertson,
for instance, bns been
withdrawn from the
French front, nnd as
chief of tho Imperial
Stnft now makes his
headquarters In Lon
don. The career of
General Robertson Is
one of tho most Inter
esting of tho life
stories of tho lenders
of the great war.
Ho rose from tho
ranks, and nfter his
&'
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cikn. itonnitT.soN
nnmo aro now written
the letters "K. C. V. O., K. C. H D. S. O."
A powerfully built country boy, ho wont to
London at tho ngo of 19 nnd enlisted In
tho 9th Lancers. Promotion from tho ranks
is not frequent. Tho great majority of of
ficers como from the military school at Sand
hurst. But tho door is kept open for a pri
vate of good education and character. By
passing n stiff examination ho mny obtain
a commission. Voting Robertson had had
only an elementary education; but ho set
out to make up for tho deficiency by study.
He invested his shilling a dny, which is tho
pay of a British private, In books. As a
British regulur trooper has none too much
tlmo to himself, ho used to get comrades to
read to him from Bacon nnd the English
classics while he was grooming his horso or
cleaning his equipment.
Ills first few yenrs as a soldier of Britain
revealed almost none of tho powers and traits
which distinguished him later In life. Ho was
n brave, hard-working trooper, a hit moro In
telligent than his mntes, but otherwise of
tho average. Ho studied tactics nnd ulti
mately bee lie a non-commissioned officer.
He was ten years in tho ranks before his
commission ns second lieutenant was won.
Ho was old for his rank, and It wns qulto
natural to presume that the highest rank he
ever would obtain would bo major or pos
sibly colonel. Ho was gazetted to the Third
Dragoon Guards. Ho Joined his regiment
in India, and one of his first experiences as
a cavalry ofllcer was the plcturesquo cavalry
concentration at Muridki Camp, near La
hore, In January, 1889. Ho had been twenty,
nlno years reaching a grade which most
men held at the ago of 22.
Studies Indian Dialects
Robertson soon became known as a lin
guist of ability. He mastered the many
dialects of India as few Europeans have.
He made himself so valuable to his com
manders that promotion soon came his way.
He took no part In what Is known as the
first Mironzal expedition, which penetrated
into India's mountainous districts In 1891,
He subsequently took part in the relief of
Chltral and was badly wounded. He was
railway and transport ofllcer In those cam
paigns. It was during the Chltral expedition that
Sir William Robertson had his narrowest
escape from death. Ills zeal led him to ride
forward without his Gurkha guard, and his
sword, being in tho wny, he handed It oyer
to a Pathan guide who was' riding with
him, going himself a little ahead of the man.
The next thing that he knew was that two
shots were fired at him, one of them pass
ing under his arm and neatly clipping off
his horse's ear. Turning round he saw that
the Pathan who was guiding him had fired
the shots, and the next moment the traitor
charged him and hit him over the head with
his own sword.
Robertson grappled with his opponent, but
noticing two other Indian tribesmen, who
seemed to appear from nowhere, rushing
forward to attack him, he was obliged to
let his man go and beat a retreat to his
Gurkha guard, which was some three or
four hundred yards In the rear.
A medal and clasp, the distinguished Ser
vice Order, and mention In dispatches were
Robertson's reward for his work in the
Chltral expedition, and when the South
African War broke out It was acknowledged
that be was the one man for the Job of at
tending to the transport of food and troops.
A staff nicr throughout the South Afrl
r r (. - rur-l the praisq pf Rob.
. , r jt. . - t rsiaclty for get
fWr-T---f at-'---, ,-,.
THE CONVALESCENT
ting things dono when others sometimes
failed. When In 1910 ho wns placed In com
mand of tho Army Staff Collego oven those
viho agreed that ho had shown himself to be
tho man for tho place woro amazed at the
thought of n man who had been for ten
years a prlvato without any groundwork of
regular ncndemlc education becoming the
J director of nn institution which gnthcrs tho
I nblcst olllccrs of tho army for Instruction
In the higher branches of war und gives tho
character to army organization In tlmo of
war. Meantime, ho had kept on with his
lnngunges. Ho now knew French nnd Ger
man, and he had studied tho continental
army systems.
Sent to France
As Director of Military Training at tho
War Olllco ho later had much to do with tho
preparation of tho British expeditionary
force. Ho went to Franco with it as Quar
termaster General, responsiblo for keeping
thnt army overseas supplied. His success
In this capacity led to his nppolntmcnt as
Chief of Staff. All the branches of tho
army's activities enmo under IiIb direction.
It wns his business to co-ordlnnto all nnd
to ntnnlgamnto tho forces of overy -new
nrmy which arrived at tho front with tho
old In a homogeneous organization up to
tho standard required by present conditions
of warfare. His duties in London nro some
what similar, but of uroador scope. Despite
his ltfo of unremitting application, ho hns
fow gray hairs nt G2; and ho gives the im
pression of tho physical vigor and enduranco
which enables him to kcop up tho pace of
1G hours' hard work a day.
His Is tho case of a man prepared. His
lino of business, ever since ho looked after
tho railway transport during the Miranzai
and Black Mountain expeditions 23 years
ago, has had to do with tho caro of soldier
men. Undoubtedly ono of tho secrets of Sir
William's success, particularly In regard to
organization and transport, Is due to tho
fact that ho knows exactly what "Tommy"
wants; for ho hns been a "Tommy" himself.
His career, indeed, is a veritable romance
of tho army, and an exemplification of hard
work. "Every ono has to admlro him," as
another general -has snld. "He has won his
way without influence ngninst odds by sheer
hard work, making the most of his natural
gifts."
A PRECEDENT
Tbat enEr.tdncr nnir.in nml rMnunH .
--. D... ,.,.. H.,v. ,,ua,v, uk narra
tive, Benvenuto Cellini, who Journeyed to
France In the 16th century and got Involved In
a lawsuit there, makes some observations on
tho pretty art of litigation as he found it
there practiced that havo qulto a modern ring.
"As soon as they find there Is something to
be got out of a suit they sell it." he records,
"for men have been known to Bive suits ns
dowries with their daughters to such as make
their living out of these contracts. Another
wicked custom Is their skillful concoction of
false evidence. So it happens that those who
buy the suits at once Instruct five or six per
jurers, according to the need; and thus a man
who does not know tha custom, and has no hint
given him to provide Just as many to swear
against them, has no chanco of winning the
case,"
Brokerage in lawsuits has an odd, medieval
sound at first, but a little reflection will show
that It la merely the name of the Industry and
not the Industry Itself that has changed since
the Florentine had occasion to comment on It.
Kansas City Star. .
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
America must be congratulated on its pre
paredness at least to the extent of possessing
a vigilant and efficient secret service equipment.
Washington Star.
Somehow we suspect that It (acuities wero to
examine themselves they would find a splendU
aggregation of scholars, but of teachers scarcely
one. I'erhapa this Is one reason why the modern
college youth Is Interested In frivolous affaire.
Chicago Tribune.
It is to be feared that In these strenuous days
eomo multi-track minds are In danger of loslnir
control of the switches and signal towers. Tha
yards are getting badly congested. The lines are
overcrowded with freight. The reform Ideas
of two years ago are In danger of violent and
destructive collision with the (all-steel) reform
ideas of this militant year. Springfield Itepub
11 can.
AMUSEMENTS
A TM?T PTTT LAST F'VE times
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Coming All Next Week
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Extra Midnight I'erformnnce New Year'i Ev.
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CHARLES DILLINGHAM I'reicMI
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