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PHILADELPHIA, SATUnDAY. FEnnUArtY it. 1916
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We arc spirits clad in veils;
Man by man itn never seen;
All our deep communing fails
To remove the shadowy screen.
Christopher P. Cranch.
Tho scarcity of dyes Is not so great that Con
gresi needs to show the whlto feather.
ftucUons In tho Democratic party In Wash
ington and Colonel Roosevelt 2000 miles nwayl
Perhaps there are a few Congressmen on
tho majority eldo who could pass tho Blnot
Blrnon .test.
Tho Brooklyn Eagle cartoonist characterizes
German diplomacy as dachterous a dog-goned
bad pun.
Htata may buy Lancaster pike. Headline
"May" ought to bo changed to "must" In the
next edition.
Bra'ndols got $27,036.64 from Collier's
Weekly tot his patriotic services In tho Bal-Mnger-Plnchot
controversy.
ftjpso Ohio Democrats who aro telegraphing
to Sonatpr Pomereno that their party Is a
failure have made a bolated discovery.
t I,,, i
So many Republicans aro throwing their
hats Into the ring that lt,boglns to look llko
a round tabto In tho middle of a hat store.
Hunters report that It is a bad year for
cadns. The wise ones in Congress, however,
arp saying to Mr. Wilson, "Don't shoot. I'll
come dvn-"
After reading Leopold Stokowakl's ternaries
about Gustavo Mahler wo aro persuaded that
a good press agent was wasted to mako an
orchestra conductor.
Camden thinks it lias discovered that It can
lay asphalt pavement for 65 cents a squaro
yard. Now let tho contractors who get $1.60
explain where Camden Is mistaken.
Now is tho time for a German princess to
ask, when she hears that tho Bcrllncrs are
rioting because they cannot get butter for
their bread, "Why do they not use Jam?"
A $25,000 campaign against the South Phlla
delfihlb.'mpsqult.oes would be more successful
If wrWCOfflrst.'naged on tho larger pes'ts of
theiriplshborhood which live in tho piggeries.
jJStrwood il6ncken Js moro than half right
whfcn ho says that thprc aro two vacancies In
thfrCqbiat, the, ono mado by the resignation
of .juarrupri ana tho other caused by the re-
rusaipj!
Of Daniels tc resign.
IM .' ft
ft P r
.)VAJnba38ador' Gerard. It Is reported, t con
nK& that Eurppe Is preparing to flood
AXpirica' with cKeon prQductB at the end of
U9-?,y rfr,. . to the djtriment of American In
dUHtles, Special dispatch from Berlin.
uoJoTrlty.pf; American Voters are similarly
convinced.
The navy yard is always a fascinating
place on Sundays, and It Is not at all sur
prising that In recent weeks tho number of
visitors has Increased steadily. It must
occur to those who go there that tho grace
ful, Ion? cruisers and tho splendid ships are
not buiH chefly for their beauty, and that
the men who are so courteous In showing
visitors about have volunteered to meet a
danger greater than lurks in the Bmlles of
those who thank them, for their services.
Of all railroad accidents a rear-end collision
Is the least excusable. The rules are made for
the purpose of preventing it. Such a collision
can happen 'only when tho signals are disre
garded by a cqrpless engineer or when they aro
out of order through tho neglect of the men
Whose duty it is to keep them working. Tho
testimony taken In the Inquiry Into tho latest
New Hayen wreck seems to prove that the
tjnsineer of the accommodation ran by two
signals set against him and made no attempt
to stop his train. He suffered the conse
quences of his mistake. If the damage had
stopped with his death it might be admitted
that he wap puplshed enough, but his act
caused the death of half a dozen others for
Whose safety he was responsible.
Frankness Is a commendable virtue. Direc
tor Wilson, of the Department of Public
Safety, displayed It when he told the South
Philadelphia Business Men's Association that
Senator Vare and Congressman Vare h8d
promised to him that 500 men would be added
to IbenoUca fqree, Neither of these men
hoKU'a.elty pfflceund neither has been elected
byJHd people to direct the affairs oi the city
Th jaw intrusted; by the law with the power
tp ?nfc.fg8 Ue police. Xorce are the Mayor and
the; tfleniberH of Councils. The assumption
tha-o,UMclls acts qt Its own volition, In any
lmjMi$j)t matter was long since proved to bit
bat!?, n0 "n"e1t ot BOme unpfliefctj per.
nomfifasfc first bq obtained, pirector Wilson
kswJrVitbl well as the, Test of the dlslllu
tfoAHjhabltants of the city. We have all
tne "foqfia of democracy, but little of Its sub-
, , -
t hundred militiamen In the reserve
tor- every member of the Huse end the
Sr,Cu the plan which has. been agreed upon
tary Affairs Committee of the Kousa
tayya A Pennsylvania has, 36
yes; And twit Sejoatprs, thk would
Ur
ltv;iittty,or'ral8b)s and training
m.
jjMUtiiiife4?t' 3,cq more than are, at
awwi U9W ! ine,Btia.
Wk?f && wtM b i.m. Whjatf in
.j m tten, ska Jm at prgstn.t- ad
prBr';j
tyuw
if taw
TH'iiAP'-fW" -
HJVEKIKa LEPCH8H PHtEAPrBIi3PHIA BCZLffTnJratT, FEBRUARY 2g, 1910.
New Jersey, with 4200 Notional Guardsmen,
would bo asked to Increase the number to 9600
The total organized militia ls about 120,000.
Tho bill would Increase this to 424,000.
DISHONOR!
There la no pence for it flnnher. The
Congressional revolt Imperils Ilia prestige ns
well ns Hie qnlet of the nation. There Is
lint one thing (rood clllrens rnn do, nml that
Is to Insist that Congress cense meddling
nml bo Amerlcnn, first, last nml nil the time,
THE! learned gentlemen who aro so In lovo
with penco that no hole is too email for
them to crawl Into to get It forget that tho
lssuo is not tho lawful authority of tho Chief
Executive to deliver an ultimatum to another
nation. If a right ot Interference wero In
herent In Congress, tho falluro to concede it
long slnco led to a forfeltmo.
It It a world of fact, not theory! and tho
big fact Is Mint tho ultimatum has already
boon delivered and has been emphasized by
reiteration. It la folly now for statesmen to
ask an accounting, to sook to discredit tho
Administration and recedo from a position
solely and simply because they Imaglno that
tho vindication of our rights may involve
us In serious consequences.
Slnco tho day when Patrick Henry roso In
tho Colonial Legislature of Virginia and gavo
utteranco to tho slogan of Americanism, Micro
has not heretofore been any considerable body
of mon on this continent who reveled In flunk
Ing or preached quitting as a program. Thoro
woio peace-at-any-prlco advocates tit tho open
ing of tho Civil War, but they wero engulfed
and swallowed up by tho tldo of patriotism and
courngo which did not stop to count tho cost
in tho great crisis tho nation faced. Yet wo
havo lived to see leglslatots tiemblo at tho
frown of tho Hohcnzollcrn and bow their
ltnco3 In suppliant confusion at his behest,
Tho press of the country, and this newspnper
In pattlcular, havo been patient in n period of
unparalleled aggression on tho part of nations
pretondlng to bo our friends. Tho injection
of terrorism and frlghtfulncss into American
Industilal life, the unprecedented activity of
foreign agents who havo time and again out
raged our hospitality havo boon tolerated.
This nation lias gono to cxtrcmo lengths to
keep tho narrow path. But that tho long arm
of tho Kaiser should icacli even into tho
Capitol, that his sophistry should delude and
contaminate our chosen lopresontaUves, Is so
unutterably deplorable and humiliating a thing
that among millions of citizens who havo
never boforo had cause to blush for their
country there Is a feeling o indignation and
outrage.
It may be doubted, in view of tho exhibi
tion Congress has mado of Itself, if tho Presi
dent will now bo ablo to secuie a satisfactory
settlement of tho submarine contioversy. Tho
Speaker ot tho House has declared that two
thirds of tho body are leady to lepudlato tho
American attitude and Indorse that of Ger
many. Tho lssuo 13 vital to Beilln, and with
such support In the United States, the greatest
and most powerful of neutrals, It is moro Minn
likely that tho Kaiser will put Into cIToct
straightway his program of destruction, count
ing on Internal dissension within tho United
States to devltallzo the purpose of tho Presi
dent and expose this country to tho ridicule
of tho universe.
There is, however, tho remote possibility
that Mio decisive stand of the Chief Executive,
in tho faco of a party icvolt, may emphaslzo
his purpose so that Berlin will not again ques
tion the sincerity of his notes or his absoluto
purpose to stand fast by his guns. But the
'chances aro all tho other way.
Thero is ono thing that does seem certain,
and that Is that tho Senate will never bilng
Itself to tho point of overruling tho President
and emasculating his policy. Therein the
valuo of tho upper houso will again bo shown
to Mio country.
Tho soft purr of tho .quitters has In It
plausibility, but only when tho situation Is
half exposed. It is sought to spread tho im
pression that tho President seeks to guaranteo
safety for armed ships engaged in the de
struction ot submarines. Ho Is Eeeklng to do
nothing of tho sort. He Is insisting that
merchantmen havo a right to bo armed for
dofenso only, and that tho destruction of thoso
ships, without warning, on the mero suspicion
that tho small guns aboard are for purposes
of offense, jould be a violation of tho accepted
law which this nation could never counte
nance. As a matter of fact, Germany Is sim
ply Eeeklng a technicality to justify a renewal
of her campaign ot tenorlsm, In splto of her
solemn promises to this Government that
"liners will not bo sunk by our submarines
without warning and without safety of tho
lives of passengers, provided the liners do not
try to escape or offer resistance." Her new
plan Is to destroy vessels that liappon to be
armed whether they offer resistance or not.
If this proposed German campaign Is car
ried out, no matter what resolutions Con
gress may have passed, the succeeding talps
of horror and of loss of American lives will
arouse this country to such an extent that
acquiescence In the violations will be Impos
sible. Tho sole effect of congressional action
would be to Invite tho casualties which would
lead straight to a diplomatic break. Preven
tion of outrages is the thing toward which the
President has been aiming; encouragement
of thorn Is the effect of the Democratic revolt.
It Is because wo are for peace that we view
the situation in Washington with apprehen
sion, Thero can bo no peace for a Chlnafled
nation, no peace for Hunkers, no peace for a
country that holds no, principles too sacred
for sacrifice in dread pt war.
DUDS ON THE THEES OF PR05IISE
THREE Items In the news ot yesterday Indi
cate that tho efforts of tho men who are
seeking to instil a new spirit Into the city aro
succeeding,
There was, first, the announcement of the
plans for a city exhibition in May Intended
to attract attention to the equipment of Phila
delphia for serving itself and the nation. Then
there was the report that the school authori
ties Jiavo arranged tp enlarge fno course jn
civics In th public-" schools. Last, at the
graduation 'exercises pf the Central High
Behoof pne pf the-'ypung men fleltyered an
oration on; "Philadelphia FJrs,"
When tho pupils In the schools begjn to
'eel the spirit of loyalty tp the city that has
given them thslr education, we shall have u
generation of men and women who will make
the Philadelphia of the past, great as It haa
been, seem small In comparison with the
Philadelphia that Is to be. Wh.en the boys
and girls receive training In the science of
government and are taught to understand
what la necessary for the preservation of free
InsUtuUons. we. can type, fop a generation Pt
voters whp will refuse to be Jcd'bjr the npae
and will put JitQ c-SJce jpaen who wrllj actually
represent thqj. J. t '
-The olty exhjbl J dV intme.djata -value be.
eatwa if will Insphrtt the men iji charge- gf
great enterpriser make Wem. $;eaW ty
Uielr ow profit as well as fop the profit ot the
community mi a whole.
r vrm ,'i'y nm jyfy" y lyiy
Tom Daly's Column
, OUR VILLAGE POET
Whenever U's a Saturday, on' all mv' work
Is through,
1 tlka to icalk on OScstnut street an' tee
what news is new.
Todav I seen a little kid a.efialfcln.' up a fence
An' occl his int'rest In his work wuz so dan-
dinged intense,
He didn't notice me at all till I wuz clost
behind hint.
An' so a-standln' there atohilct by gtavy, sir,
1 find him
A'tnaMn' ugly picturci of tho V. 8. President,
With wrlltn' underneath 'cm that was very
likely meant
Fur poetry or somethin', an' I asked him
to explain;
He turned a look upon mc of the haughtiest
disdain
An' told mc, "You'll oblige Mc if you mind
your business, Misterl"
An' worked away as bold as brass. 'Twas
tittle Owny Wistcrl
Xow, spcakln' of poetic mews an' all that
kind of thing,
I think a ptopcr subject for us poet-folks to
sing
11'ohM be the dead Librarian, John Thomson,
for lie stood
Por cv'rything in this here life that boosts the
general good.
Who loved his booki an' children (he had
seven) and his wife
An' rounded out to eighty years a truly noble
life I
I seen a ciotcd o' fellows on the steps of
our P. O.
'L-UHjiMii' for the mall to come an' crackin'
jokes, you knoio,
An' Chailcy Knoiolton hollers out "What
made the Uakcr oof"
When rtct 'body gcv It up, why Charley
hollers "Dough 1"
Gosht most of us laughed tight out loud, but
one big guy looked black
An' when lie started walkin' off I see U's
Connie Jlackt
ll'iciicfcr it's a Saturday, an' all my work
ii through
I like to walk on Chestnut street an' see what
ncivi' is new.
i r
A hog owned by W. 13. Slier, of Pcnnsvlllo,
gave birth the other day to a litter of ten pigs,
C white, a red and 3 blue.
ML Pleasant (Pa) Journal.
A patriotic sow, but a bum mathematician.
WHEN we put up the shutters a couplo
of nights ago J. McCluro was talking
about tho Scotch who Jumped to Ulster. Ho
hasn't shown up since, and thero aro somo
who havo been hoping that It's In tho hos
pitnl ho Is this mlnuto and not resting any
too comfortably. Not at all! Hero ho is, in
again:
The Scotch-Irclandcr
(J. McCluro holding tho floor. In onlto of tntsr
ruptloni )
These transplanted Scots took tho lands given
to them by Britain, cultlated them. Instead
of going about living on tholr neighbors, hunt
ing or In cutting the throats' of some nearby
friend's family. Hence they nourished hand
over fist, although they had a hard time fight
ting off the Irish lhlng on tho borders of Ulster,
who wanted a slmro in what ho Scots had
gi o n.
Always tho Scots called themselves "Scotn."
a picked breed of which they unquestionably
were. To this day they call themselves "Scots,"
because that's jrnrt what they are, even ns
Italians aro Italians 'in tho United States, and
whlto men are whlto men no matter where
they go.
It was the Scotch, odd to ?av, who called the
Inhabitants of Ulster "IrlBh-Scotch" as they
reglsteied them on tho books of Edinburgh Uni
versity, to differentiate them from tho Scots of
Scotland, and tho Irish who didn't care a hoot
about Scotch education, slnco It required think
ing. Later In tho history
"Ilcyl Jack, give us two more o' them
tall ones An', as" I was savin'.
Pen, If it tciia'n' fur Sattcrd'y nlglhs yousc
would'n' ketch mc workin' week a'ter tuccfc
fur dat guy, Ue come up tcr me dis mornin'
no, it wuz ylstld'yan he scz, 'You pulled'
a boner,' he scz, an' I scz, 'Whcrof I scz
an' he sez, 'Why, In dls job,' scz 'e, and I scz,
'Zat sot' s', I, and lie sez, 'Yes, zat's so,' an'
I ses, 'Ycr know w'at yer kin do about it,'
s' J "
Later In the history of England the authorities
conecled the Idea of making every one support
the national church body. Both tho Itoman
Catholics and the Ulsterltea (our Irish Scots)
absolutely a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e--y refused, to the
astonishment, of course, of tho government, to
submit to that. Bather Minn submit, thousands
of tho Irish "Scots" emigrated to Chespeake
Bay regions, nnd to New England territories.
The Inhabitants of these places growled at first
at the coming of these "Irish," Just as we growl
about the coming of the Hungarians. They ob
served, however, that there was a sharp dis
tinction In manners', customs', and In other
things between these northern "IrlBh" and the
other Irish, who camo only In very small num
bers, so, tir make a distinction, they called tho
Ulsterlto Presbyterians "Scotch Irish." Ai)d
"And all J got to say to her is: 'Maggie, Pm
going out to have a chin with the boys, it
beln' Saturday night; and she'll say 'Aw,
gwanl What do I caret" like that, see, just
like that. Oood scout, ehf If you just treat
'em right, as I say "
And there has never been peace In the United
States slnco, because probably of the knack In
born In the Scotch-Irish to either own, control,
boss, or otherwise meddle with anything human.
Most of the presidents of tie United States are
nf that strain. (Oh, listen to the dissent!)
One thing Is certain, If It hadn't been for the
Scotch-Irltfli emigrants living on the borders
thero would have been no United States. They
stuck out grimly, as at Londonderry, against
the greatest odds, and, ot course, won. I say,
'of course," for Thraneen should know that
whatever a Scotch.Irishman undertakes he
carries through. You may think he has for
gotten; he never forgets to bring about tho
day of reckoning. England knows! After
"Yause kin have yer chicken and all them
things, but home cookln' fur me all the time,
an' wen mv wife's on the job, little old corn
beef ani garbage fur mine, Pol 8he pooka
like MV-
AfNn tjie fprmatlon of the United Btates
the other jrlsh.beKan to arrive In droves. They
knew i)t insunst 'that Wherever the, Scotch.
Irish fWJjre Bjpmeihlng worth while was there.
And the. Irish flourished In the new world run
by th. Saptch.Irelander?.
Tell me, Thraneen (not to start an argument,
of course, but Just for the fun of It), would it
have beep possible to get the States united had
they been Inhabited by pure Jrishrnen, Instead
of by the impure Irishmen known as Scotch
Irish? "What'll ye haw this time. Mjket Well,
Pit tell ye ysqji thing, tW afl's, said an' done
-rn' f teas aayin' to Vpn I)aav he day wo
lyrlci his Jaiherijeligion is a great com?
or fa a, man"'
"Glmmp a sfrort wan this time. Jack."
"Hay, Uaten V meynoto,; religion is q orsqj,
-IV U to. g.crea cntoorf. Sjtre, fmo
anything I've had more gooS tights over than
' itfMon - ' '' v
' ' wi""" m ft t
Cdme on, now, UwU, run alonar JiV tar9&
dy aoalug Ja a Jujfe gj two. Good BlfUU
V 5
SHOWDOWNS FOR
NATIONAL HONOR
Present Crisis Suggests Conduct of
Congress on Other Occasions.
Support of Cleveland When
War Threatened
"TTTASHINGTON mado a treaty with tho
VY Indians with tho aid of Knox,' ' cald
Professor Taft recently In discussing tho trials
and tribulations of being President. "Tho
Senate made bo much difficulty that Wash
ington said to Knox ho would 'bo damned If
he'd ever go to tho Senato again.' And ho
never did. I must apologlzo for putting pro
fanity it; tho mouth of tho father of my coun
tiy, but if you knew tho follow feeling that
story gives mo for Washington you would for
glvo mo."
It Isn't tho Senate that's making tho troublo
now; at least It's not acting so badly ns tho
House. Tho present situation, as between
Congress and tho Presldont, Is without prece
dent In American history, but It calls to mind
two or throo interesting cases ot the past.
Tho conflicts botweon Polk nnd Congress,
Johnson and Congress, and between certain
other Presidents and ono or both branches of
tho national legislature were mostly of a
purely partisan or personal character. But
tho united suppoit given to President Grant
by tho Senato during tho controversy over
the Alabama claims mightily strengthened tho
hand of tho Chief Executive
Cloveland had all sort3 of troublo getting
along with Congress until It came to tho con
troversy with Great Britain over the Vene
zuelan boundary and tho Monroo Doctrino.
National honor was at stako and Congress
and Cloveland worked together. Cleveland
marked out tho Government's course and Con
gress stood behind him. After unsatisfactory
correspondence and conversations with Lon
don ho sent a messago to Congress in which
ho declared it "incumbent upon tho Unltod
States to tako measures to determine, with
sufficient certainty for Its Justification, what
Is tho truo divisional lino between tho republic
of Venezuela and British Guiana," and re
quested Congress to mako 'an adequate appro
priation for tho expenses of a commission to
bo appointed by tho executlvo, who shall mako
the necessary Investigations and report upon
tho matter with the least possible delay. When
such a report Is mado and accepted it will. In
my opinion, be tho duty of tho United States
to resist, by every means in Its -power, as a
wilful aggression upon its rights and Interests,
tho appropriation by Great Britain of nny
lands, or Mio excrclso of governmental Jurisdic
tion over any territory which, after investi
gation, wo liave determined of right to ie'long
to Venezuela.
Nation's Worst Calamity
"In making theso recommendations I am
fully alive to the responsibility Incurred) and
keenly realize all tho consequences which may
follow.
"I am, nevertheless, firm In my conviction
that, while It Is a grievous thing to contem
plate tho two great English-speaking peoples
ot the world as being otherwise than friendly
competitors in tho onward march of civiliza
tion, and strenuous and worthy rivals In all
tho arts of peace, there Is no calamity which
a great nation can invito which equals that
which follows a suplno submission to wrong
and Injustice, and tho consequent loss of
national self-respect and honor, beneath
which Is shielded and defended a people's
safety and greatness."
Itepubllcans and Democrats alike received
the message with rapturous applause. Major
William MoKlnley, candidate for the Presi
dency, telegraphed: "It Is American In letter
and spirit: and. In a calm and dispassionate
manner upholds the honor ot the nation, and
Insures Its security," The opposition news
papers joined In similar expressions.
Apparently, the Congressmen of that day
were responsive to the feeling of the public
at large, and wero themselves responsive to
the demands of American, honor. Cleveland
afterward wrote of the Venezuelan case, and
referred tp the "sublime patriotism and devo
tion to their nation's honpr exhibited by the.
great mass of our countryrnen the plain peo
ple of 'the land. Though, in case of the Jast
extremity, the chances and sqfferlnfr of con
flict would have fallen to their lot, nothing
blinded them tp the manner In which the In
tegrity of their country was Involved. Not
for a. single moment did their Government
know Mie lack ot their strong and Btalwart
support.
What Came of IFirmnesa
"I hope there 'are hut few of pur fellow
citizens who. In retrospect, dp not now ac
knowledge the good that has come to our na.
Hon through this episode Jq our history. It
haa established the Monrpa Doctrine; on last
'ing foundaUomi before Ue eyes of. the workC
l has given, ua bJter-tlac In the respocfl
Rndeonslderatlprt, q$ tho, vopJ of all naflona,
and wBlally .of 0reaj Britain; $t Ibta asii
confirmed 9HF ponfldenco In tho overwheuirj.
I prevalence, amonff pur cJUzens of disln
tireated devotion tp American honor, and
"YE SEE, TH' BOAT MIGHT GIT
last, but by no means least, it has taught us
where to look in tho ranks of our countrymen
for tho best patriotism."
Such wero tho consequences of a Arm stand
for national honor.
But, ns Professor Taft said, Presidents have
their trials and tribulations. Not long ago
ho cited somo instances from his own expe
rience, which whllo not comparablo with tho
presont caso In Washington, aro nevertheless
of Interest. Ho told how ho had tried to ar
range an arbitration treaty with two great
European Powers. Tho terms woro drafted,
providing for tho settlement of cases which
might arlso In tho future It remained for tho
Sonato to glvo Its consent to mako tho treaty
binding. But tho Senate had mado so mariy
amendments and modifications that ho did not
feel llko taking It back to Franco and England
in Its final form. Mauled, truncated and out
of shape, It would not havo accomplished tho
purposo ho had In mind. Ho had wanted to
present a model which would havo been of
uso to tho nations of tho world In their inter
national dealings, riot a mero mas3 of mean
ingless generalities.
Tnft Recalls Presidency
One of his most interesting references to
Mio authority of tho Chief Executlvo was that
dealing with tho control of tho naval and
military forces of tho Republic. Nominally
thero may bo no declaration of war by tho
United States without tho assent of Congress,
but Mr. Taft showed that actually it lies
within the power of tho Presldont to plungo
tho Republic Into war without reforonco to
Congress. As head of tho army and naVy
ho can order military movements that would
lead to war.
Tho President is Intrusted with tho respon
sibility of seeing that tho law3 aro carried
out, and oven whero specific laws aro not upon
tho statute books he has power to act. Tho
President Is responsible for tho protection of
American citizens abroad and has tho right to
order Mio naval forces to land on foreign ter
ritory to protect American citizens. Mr. Taft
reforrcd to action of this Bort In regard to
ono or two of tho disturbed Central American
States, and cited tho Vera Cruz Incident as an
example Under tho Constitution tho foreign
policy of tho Republic Is largely In tho hands
of tho President. Ho can mako treaties or
abrogato them without consulting tho Senato
except that to bo binding a treaty must bo
assented to by two-thirds of tho Senato. Mr.
Taft pointed out difficulties that havo arisen
from the existing system, instancing tho nctlon
of Congress in passing legislation in favor
of tho State of California concerning condi
tions for admitting Chinese, conditions that
wero in direct variance wIMi tho treaty with
China.
SOME COMMERCIAL ABBREVIATIONS
Certain commercial abbreviations aro In gen
eral uso in connection with foreign trade, but,
unfortunately, the exact meaning of these com
mon terms Is variously Interpreted In different
parts of the world. With the view to prevent
ing the misunderstandings that frequently come
up between Italian Importers and American ex
porters, the American Consul at Borne has pre
pared the following explanation of some of the
more general of these terms from the Italian
standpoint:
f, o. b. free on board Is Invariably under
stood to mean free on board Bhlp at seaport In
Italy It Is never understood to mean free on
board cars. For Instance, t. o. b. New York
means that freight from the inland place of
manufacture or shipment, Insurance (If any)
during the railroad transit In the United States,
cartage from depot to dock and loading charges
at dock are all paid by the exporter.
t. a. a. free alongside (ship) means that
railroad freight and insurance In the United
States and all cartage charges to the dock are
paid by, exporter. The loading charges from
dock to ship In this case are paid by the pur
chaser, f. o. r, free on rail means loaded on rail,
road cars at the;' point equoted; e. g., by f o r
Cincinnati or t. o. r. .New York it Is under'stood'
that the purchaser buys the goods on the rail,
road cars at Cincinnati or New York free of all
charges.
c. I. f. cost (of goods). Insurance, freight By
this term it Is understood that the exporter sells
the goods with all charges paid to the point
quoted. For example, a quotation of coal at
IU.60 per ton c. 1. f, Naples would mean that
the coal Is sold by the exporter at the price on
shipboard at Naples, the exporter having paid
all charges, Including ocean freight and Insur.
nnce. The Italian buyer would have to pay
the cost of unloading frpm shin, customs duties
and handling charges In.Italy.
THE HOUSE OP DREAMS
Beyond the hills, behind the dawn, across tho
Seventh sea.
There a a. moonlit garden, lass, that waits for
you and me.
Where past (he river Ith flows, and by Its
brooding streams 7
That lovers know, the popple, blow, It Is Uie
Houso of Dreams. "
And whn our hearts aro weary, and when our
eyes are blind, ' '
With tears of silent sorrowing for loves we've
left behind.
Deep do we drink upon Its brink, until our
fingers meet, ' vuc
And all the past Is gone at Ust, And, oh, tho
draft Is sweetl '
iTho hetarht are high, o Ion o'mlne, Jj.yond th
vales o pain.' '"
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utoriMt h? h h11 Uad'
ByB v b "U" Ubiai th0 'dwiC a the
Kendatl Banning, In Uj Corehjll PopkUU '
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UPSET!"
What Do You Know?
Guerfcj of general interest will be cimwct
in this column. Ten Questions, the aMteeril
fo which every well-informed person ttauU
Know, are asKca daily.
QUIZ
IVlmt Stnte does Senator Stons rn.....4t
Is Chlcnco farther West than Jfw Orldnifl
A..,, ii tvuui Dime is iicpresematiTG flosdfq
m jiui yuri ni uermnny is I'raisltT
Who Is Gustnv Mahler?
What national cnnltal Is on tlis rtwuF T.1
Wlint Is the srent French McdltcrrsssuJI
8. Who was tho first man to b eUd twl
Great Commoner? -m
0. Is Major General Leonard Wood a irtdutfg
10
Wlint Pennsylvania Governor serred si it
sir nsr I'nintv m
conese presiuent7
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. About 25 years.
2. Senator Gore.
.1. Denver.
. The Duke of the Abruzil. ,
B. Ambassadors of monarchies represent tttSI
Sovereign. Ambassadors of the Unlltll
states represent tho Government.
0. I.arcer,
7. About one-half.
8 One hundred nnd thirty-three miles,
I). Tho Secretary of State.
10. l'lfty-seven years.
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"Who First Said It? ?2
.Editor of "What Do You Know" an jott'
icu mo wrnat is mo origin oi mo saying, unitea
wo stand, divided wo fall"? A friend ascribes'
it to Webster, but I think that it is older t&u"
that. BOSWEU.f
Is there any reader of this column who can
answer this quostlon? , ' .
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What Mr. Ford Snent X iV,
rHfor of "What Do You Know" Hoji jfith!
PACIFIST. 7
Gaston Plantlff, who was Mr. Ford's financial;
representative on the expedition, returned to tot
United States on February 24 and reported that
about 5100,000 had been spent up to Ifcatdatv
National Finance in Philadelphia
Editor of "What Do You Knoiv" WilMoiT
please answer these questions: 1. Tell pnk Ti'ijl
that the United States Government ralsii lW
in Philadelphia? S. Tell some purposM.wrj
which It spends money In PhlladelphlaJjfAja
A DAILY HEAP
1. Thn flnvwnmMit rnl.qpq mnnev DVthS CCK
lection of nn Internal revenue tax on the rftl(HK
fncturo of cigars nnd cigarettes, t. It pe&W
money for the collection and delivery of ipaft
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"The Mothers ot men" s
Editor of "What Do You Jftiott" Ths bom
for which "Daughter" nslts Is 'The Mothers. l
Men," by Joaquin Miller. I Inclose a copycf ltj
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F. B. D. has also sent in the poem.
THE MOTHERS OF MEN,
The bravest battle that ever was fought ,
Sli'nlt T t!l vnll whprn nnd when?
On the maps of the world you will find It nl?j
'Tls fought by the mothers or men.
Nay, not with cannon or battle shot,
With nwnnl nr nnhler nen! I
Nay, not with eloquent words or thouibt
From mouths of wonderful men.
But deep In the walled-up woman's heart
Of womnn that would not yieia,
But bravely, silently, bore her part
ly, there Is that battlefield!
No marshaling troop, no bivouac song,
No banner to gleam and wave;
But oh! their battles, they last
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet faithful Btlll as a bridge of stars.
She fights In her walled-up town
Fights on and on In endless wars,
Then, silent, unseen, (goes down.
Oh, ye with banners and battle shot.
And soldiers to shout and praise!
I tell you the klngllest victories fouffht
Were fought in thoso silent ways.
Oh. spotless woman In a world of shame;
With splendid and silent scorn,
Go back to God as white as you came
The klngllest warrior born!
rTt...w h sfnA nf New York
Editor o "lVftot Xlo You Know" l
quently seen references In the P'JfSiii
the regents of the University ot Uw P"ja
New York. Has New YorK a " '."i;'i
in.. .u. iii.i,i.nn m Wisconsin, and !"i
what"c.ty iritf swpsg
New YorK has no State uPveMTWg
In the West. Cornell, at Ithaca, PJJJS
to If The phrase "University of My
New York" In the namo Ud to oy!,l
State pepartmtent o( Education. Tha
Jtegents was jncqrpqrawu " ":' ji, wi
have a general oversight W K "Jv
pywv,.o -. v-t r. ,-"--" -a,.A ta
anliHAla tiVirt AVF n MCDIlUitll MW v m
including libraries, .museums and tb'
relation to tno privneijr i..,..--..
slight.
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Editor or "irnai na i -" : : thatjra
gument with an Italian who ctotaM W'S
Daly is ot Italian descent adH'VU,
really should be spelled D'AJx fa
has written to him and ppHd f
r, Raly la of Irish eW. Hfiu,
be Waived letters W?2 ? I
. halhn received Miem adresse4,tn ? '
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