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THB AVEAOB ?ET PAJP DAILY CHI.
WU M4T WAS JM.OU "
Very few
carvers mvnm nmonvr 9 war now
tha Austrian np? w eint, Y Hier M
proimpiy not a. man in the ciianfteiieriae
pf Europe today' who weujd pot retrace
tho trltQle Ipath, who docs not see jpw
the mnns&rQHs madness which the month
or July brought on. Tho war wu willed,
Mta epnseo,tenc4s foreseen, Jn that one
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THI?3 NATION WAITS ON T5
PRESIDENT TODAY
W'tim the President upeaks i this
city today tho whole country will wpll
on his words, as the whole country waited
on What ho would say at the tints he ad-
qrssBed the new cjtlzans here on May 10
of last year.
The Lusltanla jad then Jujt bean eunlf.
More thjjn gng jjundred Americans had
been drowned. Would the Chief Execu
tive e? this nation denounce tho hitherto
Unthinkable pptfagef Wpujd he condemn
the disregard fif the rights of neutrals
and noncombatants? Would he fake ad.
vantago of the opportunity to announce
thq determination of th.e jjnlted States to
ppmpe rpparnMoji from Germany? Tho
world listened and this Is what It heard!
The example of America must be a
special example. - Tho example" of
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Er th sun hod ptcendad the tnoiuirafn
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, Came tho rwnPk 9 dlffant drums,
And a murnur rm "SOT mart to man,
'iff ongthpr reglmcnf Qgmcst"
New merrily r'flifcd tht mHnmtrino rtu,
ah ins qeicarpps oiftened and gleamed
in tf0 grass,
And, whlfa were watering the con
panu pa,
The sun paffe over the Mils.
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Instinct is intelligence capable
fir-consciousness. f,n Starting,
Mlchlgran Guards Camp Headline.
Wo did not fcnow that the arexl
s.ns had got that far north.
Tho suporsubmarino which Is com
nrf hero frpm Germany had better hurr
Otherwise it -wjlj get into the sea-serpent
Tho publicity agent of the Demo
pratio campaign la Robert W. Woolley.
ft s pot to bq assumed that ha has ehorn
H ho lambs already. That is Mr. Sic
Corm?k's job,
St. Louis haa tho convantlnn hnhif
.West, year sho has the A. A." C. W., who
Will prpb4bly do a more successful piece
pf work therq than the convention which
left that fair (and warmer) city a few
weeks ago.
The United States now appreciates
Jiow Germany felt when San Marino de
filared fof the Allies.. San Salvador has
Just disapproved our Mexican attitude in
p. mass-meeting addressed by a Mexican.
The State Department is probably wish
ing pryan back to deal with tho emergency.
The Colonel. If he reajjy ca'n make
?2,000 men spring to arms as if by magic,
Js to bo sincerely thanked and envied!
but ho will give Mr, Bryan a good laugh
In his sleeve. That was Just what the
Colonel excoriatpd tho Nebragkan for be
fleyjng that men could spring to nrms
Jn an emergency.
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Why is It that in every' picture of
troops on tho way to the front. whnih.
abroad or here Jn Ajpertca, ayery face of
very man leaving home, mother, wife,
pwoetheart or whatnot bears a broad
grlnf Can't something bo dona about
his through a socloty-to-prevent or a
eague-to-enforce, or something?
Colonel Roosevelt, Jf he goes to
Mexico with a division, may bo a major
general and recall, with variations, the
frmous lines from tho "Pirates pf Pen-pane?.-"
In matters faunal. sociological, political
and mineral,
- Ho is the very model of a modern major
EeneraL.
America must he n example not only
or pc,ce hecaujse wp wl not flpht. but
of poape because peace la the healing
and elevating Influence of tho world and
strife Is not. There Is such a thing as
a man being too proud to light. There
Is such a tfllrig as a nation being so
right that It docs not need to convince
others by force that it Is right
Under al the circumstances It was un
fortunate that these words were used.
They were misinterpreted and misunder
stood. Mr. W"son has since explained
that ho was dealing In abstract general
izations, and Intended to make no com
ment on what was in the mind of every
one, lie has learned his lesson, and It
Is not likely that he will speak so ao to
po misunderstood today,
it Is impossible for hm, If ho would
pe tno ppokesman fpr the nation, to say
thai no circumstances pap arjso which
Wjl Justify Jt In a resort fo force, Therp
are times when the national self-respect
can be maintained In no pthsr way. It
looks now as if such a tlmo were upon
US. Mr. Wilson himself apparently be
lieves that It wilt soon be here, f tlo
nour nas not already struck. Up has
orqerea virtually the whole National
Guard under arms, and Is sending tho
cltzen soldiers to tho Mexican frontier
as rapidly as thoy can be got ready. Nq
man regrets the necessity for this more
than he. But events havo moved too
rapidly for his desires. They were in mo
tion In Mexico when he spoke hero a year
ago last May. The rights of Americans
across the border were disregarded.
American citizens were killed by "ban.
dits" and the do facto Government made
no apparent effort to punish tho guilty.
American property was destroyed and
there was no effort to compel reparation.
Life on the border wag unsafe. It was
necessary to keep a largo part of the
standing army in Texas and New Mexico
to prevent the Incursion of Invading
panas. nut this did not prevent It.
Villa, crossed the bpirder at Columbus, N.
M murdered and looted and escaped
with a large number of horses belonging
to the troops stattoncl there. Other bands
crossed over not long after apd burned a
Texas town and carried off some prison
ers. Tho (Jme for action came. Patience
was no longer possible. But wjth a brave
show of it we negotiated with Carranza
for the right to Bend our troops across
the border to punish the outlaws, thereby
co-operating with the Mexican Government.
Then a hugs blast from the end of thp
lino
Blew sfirlllv the laud reveille,
And (ho ness calf u-enf from tent to tent
While p tumbled out of the hay.
And, except for the guard, not a single
mm
Missed a bit of his breakfast pf bacon
and eggs,
Ana we arank, "Bottoms upl" coffee,
dotvn to Us dregs;
Bo the work of the da) began.
tCASA WAPPY.
WHEN wo came dpwnstairs this
morning pur cellar pounded ap If it
Was full of puppies, We know that our
Alrpdaje, Lady Merry Christmas, had
"staged" (a Verb beloved by II, H. K
who used to work for us) a birth
day party for last night, but wo nevor
supposed she would bo so generous. Wo In
vestigated nnd found sho had nrcsentod
us wth eight puppies. On tho way lp
town we took paper and pencil and fig
ured that these blooded whelps would
bring us in quite a tidy sum. In our
morning rna), however, wo found a copy
of a monthly, published In Pittsburgh,
called tho Ramrod. This, on pago 4,
toon the joy put pf life for us:
N'. Lri t0 h.iv 1 Jo J"t wait around and
dopMtxjdy wll plva you ope.
q.tt.Bn,i?Pa Y!ly?.tt,!!r of. pups, "k the
price and they'll hold 'em at all the Way from
13ft tO tQOnn .flph Mvn it Vn,t MAlr 1.
Counter-ofTer of halt that money, you will be
turned down wllh disdain and made to fcol
tin ,. Sf""""?'.1, th """ w' rattle
OB the pedlcree of the mother and father don.
.kIm'" 11wer.of . a lunch counter waitress
"sot" ' r '"e a
A,l! ', People think much' of th'elr do
?h(L!?" .V,. muci1 WWo In them aj In their
2!i!A?ren lnd, t0 depreciate them In any way,
JS?P J? ?er.LnB !ower Prlc" '"an they ask,
will offend them lust a aurely as If you
run down the make of nn old lady's sewlne
Tren't bright. paren,a their children
Everybody u-atii, tn Mni it..,. ., ...
remind W,-. ."Wr" 1. nToSK
ou7iSiM,)iwtj!,"iiwalt "oun-l "eet of
?h,?Vl-t,itte5r Bet b.ls enouh to climb over
me ease of tha nnn itn .., ....... lJif
PrUe. their r.treatf and' when the7 besln To
"I unler everybody's feet ond t?lp them? o?
rS2i f"2ulre. aom'thlns mofe than in"
SE1, nA1'',n"'ent and food, rnunt be p3f
fh SdiPin T pwner will n ve you one for
he wllTPJlmn'nLS' ,,av""r Sad ni"r Price
taVnc"th.,mnaway.PU bra" 0l them
Nevertheless, we promised Larry Tobln,
of tho Nattahnam Kennels, that wo'd "pell
or drown," and we're gona stick to It.
It is to bo hoped that Secretary of
War Baker is not unduly optimistic in
Wa report of the quartermaster and com
mlssary divisions of the United States
raiy. Perhaps the country will forgive
more delay. Inefficiency in the field and
strategic blunders although t is to be
Imped there will be little to forgive. But
repetition of the scandals of ar,..
. m not do lorgjven. We
Jseavlly for our experience then.
paid
While there existed some doubt as
to the precise number of recruits wanted
Jy Brigadier General Price, there was no
'ioubt concerning- the response of Phlta
elpMu Early in the afternoon more
than 100 mm jjad signed. It seemed,
jserhaps, & little early Jn the year for
com and upbraiding, for It is quite evi
dent that without a call to the colors from
JMie President and with no clear mnd
eoncemlns the actual ohanctu of war the
lty looked upon those who were most
er o go as supjetsnt. The true dim-
a-miy- M ,n ,e raot that the Quard cjm
?nle had pot been maintained before
thl4 crisis arose at full peace strength,
Mt Jt was to this that General Price
wci8cuy referred. The assumption
-Bis.: Pblladelphla Js unpatriotic was n.
lriily gratuitous.
Now we have been ordered to withdraw
our troops before they have accomplished
tho task on which they set out. Before
the order was given they were attacked
at Parral and later on were ambushed at
Carrizal, with great 'loss of life.
The people stand ready to back the
President in whatever manly course he
may decide to follow. They are not
pleased with the situation. Tpey demand
that something be done to Improve It.
The nation Is In the mood to do thor
oughly whatever Is to be done. Every
one knows that If we can demonstrate
that we are prepared to make good In
Mexico by the organizing of a large force
at once the prospects for peace will be
mucn orignter man if we dawdle along
and finally send a boy to do a man's work.
Nothing but ft show of overwhelming
force will induce Carranza, to back down.
Thp sooner that force (a put In tho field
the shorter wljl be any war that may
come. Our evident determination to use
force haa already been followed by the
release of the Carrizal prisoners. If the.
President makes It certain ttyit he means
business Carranza may back down all the
way.
DRIVING BY THE FOOT
POOR PAY
A man and his bride bv the parson were
tied,
And when the performance was done,
JIa examined his fee; then "Alasl" ex
claimed he,
"I add one to one and make one."
TERRY GUTEKUNST i,aB always lived
t) In tho neighborhood of 5th strict nnH
Glrard avenue, but this spring he moved
out Into tho country.
"They tell me," said a friend, "you find
It very quiet out your way now."
"I used to," said Jerry, "but there's a
newcomer in pur Btrect who disturbs us a
great deal these warm nights. Ho insists
upon sitting out on his porch until 10
o'clock, when everybody else s In bod,
nnd then he winds his watch right there
Where everybody can hear It."
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Congressman James Urges a Constitutional Amendment to Permit
the President to Veto Specific AppropriationsMinority
Presidents And Other Matters
What Do Yoy Know?
Thin n,nnWm.H, j. yi-. ,-
MU tn .-Ll """i-, v 'a ,w ti rcancr vino
US' J? . "Pre?' their opinions on sublectt i of
u it on open forum, and the
crront Interest,
QossriiL
Sure, I know, dat's a golfa ball you got,
I see wan bayfore, Eet eesa mak' trouble
for my couseen. Qregorio Plcclrella. You
see, Gregorio he use' for work een da
countra an' w'en cet was time for go home
he would croosa da fleld where dey are
play dees game. Wan time een da evening
ees com' wan of dese balls an' eet ees
pretta near malia i-nnri.niih r- n ,
SI, jilgnor. eet ees heet heem een da side!
..,-j ... . no- you don'ta omlra
stand. Dat aln'ta hurt heem at all, but da
Bail drop een hees pocket an' w'en hees
Wife nnd eet dere she theenk he Tea" been
waetln' hees time playln' da game nn' VI
gotta halova time bayfore he can roak" her
baylieve he ees decent man.
Professor Roscoe Pound iji hip
d4res before the Pennsylvania Bar As
fsebtlori spoke caustlcajly and well of
m 6wn lenaency of modern legislators,
fhat ! the tendeaey to make laws, many
J,ws f6f very conceivable Duruose. Th
"JTOmIbW of non-enforcement of law h.
mm Infinitely greater with each multl
fcUoa of lawa on the atatute books, and
ripM-Mfttlarly as the laws tend to nvm
p tpift which by their nature do not ad.
mm. 9i oDjeuuye treatment and external
mrnvmn" -ma actual number of laws
fwea each year In the United States
1 appalling Tho peresntage which Is
rffCWJy enforced la rtfllculous.
3Tefterday was the second anni
r the. assassination of Archduke I
mm rfivuwm, 4 nunq or ne World
f rtiMjoi fq thai ue that it U
m tiupomlbh to think back to th
" IHw wbjf womb, will be full of
NWflte nwro tragte. because avrv
! !, mi. pvea wprje than
a k?w atMaijsn of what th.
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REPORTS from the Allied capitals are
more cautious than they were a year
ago In referring to the forward, rnQve
mant.of their troops, and it la left to
Berlin to indicate that the "drive" is be
ginning. The prelude Js in the booming
of huge guns, destroying advanced
trenches, and In the scattered advances
Of the British troops. The drive this year
Is not. starting as a melodrama of war,
Naturally enough the first newe result
is a reported action pq the part of Ru.
mania. The participation of Rumania In
the war has always' beet) taken for grant.
u, ana ior me last half year It has been
held certain that the Allies, not Germany,
would be the winner of hr aid,
But apart from the Balkans the bal
ance of opinion favors the AWed offen,
sve. The Bpeed of the Russian onslaught
h Blackened precisely when the Ger.
man gains at Verdun have temporarily
"" 'o usjnan armies are more
than occupied with two defensive. ,i
thty may well e bringing pressure to
bear on Germany t forsake the costly
endeavor at Verdun In prder to check
Russia before the Carpathians are crpwei
8uch a, check the northern German
"J.11 RU?3te "'FaiJy Underta.
toe. The offensive then win k .i.
. u,miiijt vrm earnest vtty foot In
Paris' the populace is warned to expect
nothing- fpr many -weeks. In Germany
nemj-offlclal report assure the world
that never haa preparation for sit at.
taek bei c- complete. Both sides In.
slt that peace. UIK j nu)r- j, '
thaa ever. It la a miracle for the dMrt
riff, 4n4se,whWiJt sale? tfr h,
CURIOUS notion doctors have about
Us being unethical to get next to
anything that smaoks of advertising. Dr
Frank Illgglns, for instance, always begs
us not to mention bin mm. .,. ...
spect his wishes, in this story, therefore'
we call the parties to the dialogue merely
"doctor" and "patient," thus;
Doctor You have a constant bunino. in
your ear, haven't you? vv"DlB" "u"lng In
wJ.T.Jr" ,he t,m ye" hit it. do-!
What I need a rest, if i couiii Vii -f.
her to go to the S,Mhor"rd be happj BCt
Tate It From Jle
(Old 8(UK for JC.w scholar..)
ie t from me.
Kids, the's nq reason
fur youse to keep yer
noses In yer school
books, ou ready fur
next fall. Take a sum.
mer course here an'
beat the Profs to t.
Now, fur Instance, here
la a sample o' the
things we learn youse;
ouppose you got ter
write a composition
an' the teacher pays
make It HO words.
Here's one me gran',
mother pulled when she wus a kid;
Once we had a cat, but i would run
away. Then mother would go to the
floor p,nd ?ryt 'Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.
Kitty, (an so on up to 150). "y'
PICKLK3.
M-riiiVn ;,-. " " an PBn torum. ana the
tne news of ifs correspondents,
ENLARGING THE VETO POWER
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Under tho constitutions of n ma
jority of tho States of the Union the Gov
ernor of the State has the power to disap
prove of any Item or Items of any appro
priation bill of which ho does not approve.
In most of tho StnteB, tho Governor must
state In writing the particular item or
Items of which he disapproves, and his
reasons therefor. The ltma ,n0,,..t
shall bo void unless repassed according to
.u.w uini uniiiauons prescribed for the
passage of other bills over the- executive
veto.
Wo have this In our Constitution In Mich
igan and several times it has been of great
service. o"v
The President of tho United States has
no such power according to the Constltu.
tlon. If tho President hart h nn,... .
veto individual Items of the rivers and har
' bI. the public building bill and other
.li '., vY.. " """ yvB-y t0 eliminate
tne pork of some of our appropriation
Also many times bills that would not pass
House and Senato any other way are at
tached as "riders" to appropriation bills
and In this way become laws. The Pros!,
dent should have the right to veto the
riders." in order to take care of this
matter I havo introdiirivi nn n..n.t..
to the Constitution. Tho new part Is the
concluding paragraph, as follows:
The President shall havo power to
disapprove of any torn or Items of any
bill making appropriations of money
embracing distinct Items ; nnd the part,
r Parts approved shall bo law; and
the Item or Items dlapproyed shall be
void, unless repassed according to the
rules and limitations prescribed for the
jiaooaBo or omer mils over the excou
tlve veto.
W. FRANK JAMES,
12th District, Michigan.
Washington, Juno 37.
pnonts, Messrs.
the combined votes of his o
Palmer and Plnnhnf
,.5nMr; ,Edltor' ln the effort to discredit
thnrM,res,lent " mlBht at lciWt bo fair
rid.rBf?u may .not th,nk " wlee-to con
IrnJj oecaslonally. But. better still,
nZdlTe!l"X '. Point:
aiii-no - . u" "'" commena tnem
seives to men of reason.
210 r-iK. JHKPH McC. BROWNLEH.
m,.J ,n,avre' Germantown, June 37.
nm Pi fact ,B that Mr Wilson slipped into
? w be5a"so of tho Republican split. It
j!edob ,r Stut0 ,t-"E',ltor ot Evening
CONCRETE PATRIOTISM
To the Editor of Evening Ledger.
it ,,r;v't a meeting of tho directors of the
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Phlla
rololiedT VeVrk' '' was unammoUBly
nav ? tn i B'va leave of absence, with full
finn,i nnU ,emnIye3. members of the Na.
denTioatirco,:rhfl0 ar6 Ca"eJ by tha P-'-VULCANITE
PORTLAND CEMENT CO
Ne1vLS S?7:MamCr
Qutries of general interest toll! ce onstoererf
l .J co'um"- Ten uuettions, the answer to
,-.. .u. M,,,-i,,jWrFiicu person snouia Know,
are asked dailu. '
QUIZ '
1. What Is mennt lir "to hlvenac"?
2. Who Is (lovernor General of Canada?
8. What nnrt of North America Is known at
Slackenrle nnd about how larno U It?
' Wi!alona? '""'" .n,rt,, Mlco Cltr or
6, Nnino three conslcllullons,
0. tVliat I the ofTlflnl title of the lower lionsn
or (lip l'eiiiiBjlvanlu Leelslature?
7 WIJ2i,n,Yfra ha eunrreli of "sawn and
' H,!,.V'?f JaTrs Jlorffan nnd what was tho
untl-Masonlo party?
p. Wio wrote the nlar "t'aenar nnd Cleopatra"?
10. What la tho imt (cnaa of the Terb "to dle"?
Answers' to Yesterday's Quiz
1. William n. Wlllcox, chairman of the Re
publican National Committee. """
8. A lesateei recipient of u Iciacy,
3. "In lolo": entirely, in nil respecta,
4. Wuljheren Is 1111 Inland belonclnc to Ilollana.
nt the 'mouth or tho Scheldt. "".
B. Uedputnst a nomadic Deonln .(III f.,n,l i 11,.
ilescrte of Central Arabia.
' "TlS.Jal"l'"i "v"'. . vernacular expree
i&l. f2cilD"ve .f, "!ian-llke Sm"
i, IAO evoIuUonarr thcorrt htwVn
tncilcul Drematarin inn' nmi ...,.n
WHAT THE AD MEN WON'T SAY
To the Editor of Evening Ledger-
wUTfboT' lm SSJX
o-W1 ,aU th8 marvlous array of talent
be found to : tell them that: aB Wl"
Tho wages of labor are the moat imn,
ant thlnjr for their n7i,ill..7-pst Import.
'he. market, for all como&SS
iT". f1' brlns befora ' Pub lo are Hm!
Ited to the amount labor receives for lt
work, and no brilliant advertising schema
a iijpomcucui prehlstorlo "npe'f nnd man,
.. jiuiiiii Dili: uie net wlileh, 30 years ao.
fl'inSif ,h0 government of tll "city. ?S:
trint the executive power In the Mayor.
B. Captain Slprcyi Ipth Cavalry officer who
described the fight at Carrizal. p9
0, Mountains are measured as from sea level
10. CalTlni One of the leaders of tbs Keforma-
fcanl"m.ne 0t "" 'Ar"V,Vrea6":
"mP"
ALBUn
flies' Manager Has M
York lrt MaJS
'"" wiin a record of ub' ' wa'r
l"'ind him, thPrpne6tLaI!n,nr'
and ft npw Itlrnln "ng .!t'"inf
'or the require-
1..UH11, qemanded
' Party 'manag.
Wft in ti)9 pnBt(
o rule. tiiAoA
managers Jn boti
Breat parties have
""1 Primarily
pH"Cm at politics
and nj fyn4-ms.
ing, and it S Bjg.
nuicant of the
Mild pf ppJIleS
that Wrf Hughes
wants In hla rim.
;iT .f-n Jhat "0 v-t-mX
r-i" i-iipqsa a, man who haa ...
recognition by work for 7h! JSS
no for h Imself, In three npUb
WlllPWc has. given tl,e peopl,
York ;lty nnt mp a j
tle-lh puttlnff pp the map of ejnwtS
parts of the melropolls parks thaTi,'!.
reduced the mortality oH annjN n
ffivlng the city nn efficient Jimto?
oSAsrwitatiSfi
niit 7 ''n",HaT M wngppiy.
iut in tho roalm of nniiii i.
oholep la excellent In tt It Is New V,rk; " I
W ot the Pivotal fltatep, that hm S 1
.,l py vvnicojt'B work nnd knows him
bept. Thp fapt tl,atWPreSdenrC,,5
has recogpld ,s ability apd oharaet!
having appointed him Postmaster, nub,
him In pympathy with thn n.n-....,.
wing pf tho party. And his leadership Jt
appcaj to all public service men working
for the election of Hughes In tho grwt
doubtful States of tho Middle WesL for
tho now patriotism ip that which begins
at home-that p, in working first fpr tho
Interests of one's city beforo seeking a
placo In national councils, Ip this Hughcj
nnrt Wlllnn- t,o,. u.. .... 'r WflK
. !'Min.4 (.h (m pijinnr recorps.
Taught School In Country
Wlllcox was born nt Pmyrna, y,
ln 1883. Ho went to tho pubo scljopU
of Smyrna apd regojved'ln spile of'pov.
orty to get a good education, wprkei hla
way at tho Unlverplty of Rochester. re.
rusing to allow his parents to give hjm
financial help that would embarrass tljepv'
Ha became principal of a country pphbel,
and when he had Accumulated. 8Q0 de
termined to seek "a career In New Tofk
city. His frlpnds tried to dissuade hltnj
he wept ahead. He became an Instructs
in a private school. He also actei as,
private tutor and found tlmo, someljew, ,
to read law, Attending afternoon lsc- 4
tures at thq Columbia. Iw School hejpt .;
his degree in 1889. In tho next decade h
won for himself recognition as ono of till
best of the younger Now York lawyer
Mayor Low niaked him as the best
.man for the Park Department in JJ01.
Wlllcox found that somehow the poer.ef ,'u
New York had been overlooked a tpa
distribution of parks. Seward Parjj, ,rt .
the heart of tho crowded East Side, was
a waste, utterly neglected and desolite.
Ho turned it Into a charming centre ot
recreation, and followed this by Mti. .
llshlng similar playgrounds throughout
the city. The mortality of the city vm
lowered, ln tho opinion of vital statistic
experts, chiefly from, this spreading of
tho city's "Jupgs." Graft was eliminated:
from the department, Incidentally. Roose
velt appointed him Postmaster of New
York city In J90B, His
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COetO I
MINORITY PRESIDENTS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir 'Am I cherishing a vain hope when
I express the wish that you may never be
guilty of such insufferable nonsensq as you
perpetrated some two weeks ago in an edl.
torlal entitled, "The Weakness of Wilson"?
For not alone U ths fact quite apparent
i.n ..." WB" euiuou ay in old
blind ruling passion, "anything to beat
WHson." but It was equally obvious that
ypur ability to reason and to form a wm"
Die conclusion was Sadly awry.
Let us see, then, if this be trust The sum
total pf your "points" against our President
seems to rest in the fact that he "slipped
in" and Is a mlnorltv eandlrtnta r .-
waste time showing you that a man's fall,
ure to achieve results jor his Jack of per.
sona, character are alorie the reasons to
call him "weak." I do most strongly call
to your notice these faqtpi
James If. Polk, If the votes of his op.
ponents be combined, wo a minority ckndt.
data by some 26.000 votes; Zaohary Taylor
by about 280,000; James Buchanan by 1..
JBO.QOO; Abraham Lincoln, the first eltc.
tlon. by about 810,000 ; Rutherford H, Hayes
by about 380.000 lower than tho Democratic
candidate, Mr, Tlldenj darfleld by about
810,000; and eyen Jlr- Penrose was a mi.
norlty man by about 19.00Q votes less than
That total vac. in ihi. .........
about JO billion, of "do law a ySr. LaC
receives that much and spends It for Its llv
That 20 billion dollars allows tabor tn
create a caVhmaVket"fo7'ca;S,.Threbty
compelling capital to come into Vl,tt
n the form of percetual debt. u,MM?lf"c.?
'c,a?J0,boih Plt end labor.
That th. land market the price of land
-Interferes with the progress 'of both can.
tal and labor and holds wages dovm to a
Tn, 7,e1, "'"'""K I" restrlctedTarket,
In all lines of business, mmi-kbis
i.. woro mo una market abolished th.
total wages of labor on the present wealth
basis would be $0 billions of 5in. '"
. of which o WIUom ""i!
vested In cap tal and to billions Would h,?J
commodities evenly billion dollar, prom
would ba made Jn each Una of nV7..r.. "
and the markets would. "? couMenrnn
tlonatily lncrea.er aliwIn.mmtiwHS'
ductlon in building. transpfruTn amS'
ments, etc.. which are now held oiham.nV
mum by tho prlc. of land" 9 ni'
That the market for i..h .... ... .
away with before capital and ,ebpr will
have a full and free nld for tn.lr nrli
uet,. This is the most vt I and" pr.Mhfir
2nSatlnn Rf ,w fh Anrlcan peopiSod1,",?
PhiladelphltuW, Ww,
The Maine
Editor of "What Do You Knoto"-Vniat
was the result of tho Investigation as to
the cause of the battleship Maine explo
slon? IC jj(
The general opinion In regard to the
explosion of the U. S. a. M-ni ,. .u'r
American seamen had been murdered
There was an Inside explosion. But the
findings of the Naval Board of Inqulry.made
public March SB, 1838. stated that "the
ship was destroyed by the explosion of a
submarine mine, which caused the partial
explosion of two or more of her forward
magazines." and tha Vreeland Board, sent
to investigate more thoroughly nfter the
J?WnC ot tna wreck' m the winter of ion.
1012. bore out tho accuracy of the diver's
description upon which, th. Sampson
Bords.rfp?.rt (,898 "ad been founded,
and stated that "the ehlp bad been blown
up by a rant containing i--..'?!:"
of low-power explosive, probably hack
powder, exploded under the phlp'a bottom
on the port side between frames 28 and
80, and causing he subsequent explosion
of tho forward magaslne."
PfiBNTY OF TitBit
One crap, thfs presidential year,
WW U quite large tyl gH.
raertr-JJ U a goodly harvest here
Of wen whp know, it alh
SIGN displayed by an "intelligence"
way Had tlni BUmd ta the kxm Tef tgeiuT a ""
- Kwaiif .
MEXIOANS JN THE SUN
Go among the Mexicans that have been
long subject to tho benignant influence of
San Antonio, and you form a conception of
the Mexican problem quite different from
ths conceptions you form on 'the border or
iar imana. ii.ra la a neonla well endowni
Intellectually, ejger to learn, capable of
artistic expression, with an emotional life
Intense, but whojeaome, with, extremely vital
family Institutions, and apparently with
enough co-operative Instinct to manage the
practical affair jot life without the capacity
for Individual accumulation necessary for
survival ln a race like our own. unsocial.
uaklncl.
This people has fallen ou evil day. : n.
greaslvQ exploitation, followed by general
disintegration, haa torn apart millions of
these Intimate family bonds, thrown despair
Into hundreds of thousands of breasts mad.
for bapplntss, demanding s very little for
ttavjiiiiesa, am we on our ewe-Know only to.
mHiJL1'"" ,lmPerlallstlo exploitation
Mexico may work out. her own eaivatioS'
but she will owe few Thanks to us Or sh.'
may sink Into barbarism, Independontlst ol
under us to our Immenso cost V j? hV?.
Is one thing needed to enrhTh our llfi TmJ
0"JfW rtl state with Mmethln
Pther tharJthoreaUstate, rallroadbankin
German Kcllglous Census
Editor 0 "Wflot Da You W,ii,nT.rt-i ..
the religious census of Germany?
T' B- A.
The population of dermany with respect
to the religious affiliations of the p.Sn?,
Is as follows, according to th. religious
census of December 1, 1810: Evenaeileais?
39,891.421; Roman Catholics, 2l?j " fai,
Other Christians. 288,918 Jevs. '"s'of?
.others, 2U.16S. Prussia has iftluU
Evangelical, and 14.581,839 Catholics, whlii
Bavaria ha. 1.918.888 KvanUiiiili "."?
t oat nrt . Jt .." ".'. t v hbxiii.h a aim
'''"' VBjnonci, The Bvangelloal Church
In Germany Is divided between the Luthan
and the Reformed Confessions. The largest
Evangelical denomination outside "hew two
on.yh3VoDOofl,t' W,"Ch' how4w' b"
Marine Corps Enlistment
Q, F. The term of enlistment In th.
corps u fpur years. All recruits after en!
Jistment are sent for three months t.
depot for instruction. "ntbs to a
New JUpubllc
PROPHECY
The Democrat! have been trying awfuiiv
hard to ft away from that ooitHSS
n to. wanimor platform, but there B
jy.ry Jndlcat on that th. country won't lit
them. epringfleW Union. . rr m
A WARNING
Secretary Baker should be ur that th.
ncbe gun are well oiled. The on. at
use the thick flnmir of dlilomacy o7 thZ4 s, T'J:..K"mrw"' "" "" fwmeer .-, ,
(- - , - -r- -t i" wff w 4wmuv 4
Royalists In 1776
Editor ofWhat D You Knato'tu there
any way of estimating what proportion of
the population n the United States was fa
favor of war with England In mT ' ,n
H. J. G.
.TAnti irTeina a.ll.l.j t.
that Is, oppos.d to the W4f wUh England'
" ; "yr -' 's . Freac majority
oppsed the Englljh method, with the Col,
onles, but wanted a peaceful uuTraBnL
War drovt the Loyalists it aVmid .!?t.
ance, and In N.wyork Btata alone more th
20,00fl colonists WumTKI'bhS
Ish. Out Of a total nonula.lnn i if SflTT
4.000,000 more than 10.00 LovaUsis ltiti,. n BlWUiston
Colonies during the Zftv S I ffSS"? V& P
because of their politic, $&? mHoi g StlJUJ
In 1005, His extraordinary
capacity for labor nnd mastery of detail
found abundant opportunity for exercise.
j-muui, pun ui mo inno in wmcp no was
putting tho system on a new basis ho
worked on an average 18 hours a day,
including Sundays. The 8000 employes
were stimulated by tho knowledge that
faithful service would win promotion and"
everything ppsplblo was done to lnure
their comfort, the pSptmaster be)leYlng
that much of the success of the service
depended on their Immediate flurrouri
Inga and conditions of work.
Hujfhea Giyea Him New Work
His work In the postofilce attracted
the attention of Governor Hughes. Wh,n
the Public Utilities Commission Iawwent
into effect he turned to Willeojc 'to make
the commission successful In dealing with
the perplexing problems coming to Jt for
solution. '.Wilcox had planned a muoh
needed vacation; he was going .to Europe
with his wife and young child, but he
gave up tho vacation to respond to the
Governor's appeal. The marrUfe ef
this self-made man was, by the wy
of peculiar interest, flrati because Jt had
been supposed he yru a confirmed od
bachelor he wa oyer 40 when be mar
riedand second, because the former
country schoolmaster and frl.ndloes
young lawyer won tho hand of an hers.
Hla wife, who was Wise Martha J. Jftve
meyer, was the daughter of William Fred
erick Havemeyer,
But, though now beyond tbe need
of remunerative work, Mr. WIHoox threw
himself Into the most difficult task of .
organising the commission. The bfotory
Pf his six yeare service aa chairman I
virtually tha history of the advance
made In New York In subway develop
ment. In the various rate reform! d
many activities that come under the
supervision and direction of the ec-nunls-oon.
Befqra jsauing any orders for the
Improvement of surface car lines WH
cost's commission decided to get to
bottom ot the complex condition govern
ing this service In New York, and to
etjd Inaugurated the now famous later.
borough-Metropolitan Inveatleetkm- 7k
facts disclose resulted In what may W
called, the most untaxing exposure IB
the downfall of the Tweed ring.
rc
.air
''CO" NOT "SUB"
Cpngresa is still a, co-ordinate !:
the Federal aovornrotnt. Fieri Tn
script
THE RSAt GLORY QW WAR
The glory of war that i" ts tlnMl M
the uniform, the pomp and tp IB0,,ff.,f
n empty sham. But the glory of war !
Is the duty, th. aaariacf. tb. iws4lw
th subntiMton of the lnalviul t? -
an etidurmjf et- t "
standi aisclosad tsw
noWUtyNew Yers irww .