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This setting back of the clock Is all
A rfsartit Vitlt 4f tea 1Haltr tn BVinfran tnnirn
l.8-
Why shouldn't "the peasants be
Fi capable of voting In Russia? They voto
Kwo or tnree times in one election, we be-
rlleve, after a short residence In Philadel
phia.
El',. Ttnri (a BAnsAtlilnf- Iti RAmiativ'a
i' JCDlanatlon of her nresent retreat that
K?aunds suspiciously like England's no
.'Bum or ner "Brilliant withdrawal" from
'.Galllpoll.
We do not doubt that there la
much heroism In thn lTnl1 Ktntna nd
,.n any other country, If not a little more,
:But heroism means slmnlv chnstlv sncri.
hflce for a nation that Is not prepared for
,war. Even In baseball an amateur team
, kas not much chance.
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P5, . 'This not countlnc the twpntv.fwn
i mlmirAH l a . . UI 1. a, l i . .t
.,s.u.ura miuic uiiuniyui 13 mo nrst uay
tf wi spring. Tne vernal housecleanlng Is
fc'upon us. From tho houses of those who
are not .co-operating with the police and
tuners now engaged in trying to keep
trill fIIV fVA ffftm Ilia IciAnBAa ..111 ..m.
, - . -.w .w. uuh uiDman iii i;uiliv
I- Clouds of (cerm-bearlne- rllrt. Vnw fhni
IKen know the danger, housecleanlng
iy time will hrlnir mnra than Ho ueiml
Jfe ierrora
The Mavor nnlnta nut thnt Iip
K.- never was really In favor of a pigmy
t convention hall, but wished to test pub.
Ivuc sentiment. The response was em-
Bpnauc enough to satisfy anybody. Now,
BSjiW understand, tho Mayor proposes to go
Hf-t Sinenrl In pntntt nn.1 i.at ..-.el anHi.i nn
WS v"' w"iwun nun mai can do usca
m -a-i1 An..MH( i.it -. t
Mf real conventlons. We are going to
BjLhave the Republican National Convention
rj nere in ia:o, ir we go nbput It right.
Tho defeat of tho Penrosn hill tn
ly.keep Vare pollco out of Phlladelnhlfi nnii.
tS Hcs was made nosslblo hpcnnsn thn nn.
EL-tate members considered It a purely
iwcuonai measure. If the up-State mem-
'Bers really want to help Philadelphia
SOjey will VOto on measures! nn tl.olr
tgteetits, without regard to their labels.
peeing mat ail decent citizens of Plilla-
Seiphla are resolved to drive hntii Ton.
SreselBm and Varelsm out. niprnmnni r...
fc-ta bulk, as occasion offers.
Until thn l.nhnr lmnhln. .1.-
p:, . ..uuuica ui uiu
htMKar refineries are settled tho district
.Dout that section 'of tho Delaware
? wharves should bo natrolled hv o-rtm
, Itollce. More than once them h icn
bloodshed there in the last few weeks.
vIn the latest outbreak six mounted nn.
iilicemen and four on foot foucht tnr hnir
WflJn hour against BOO men, and that some
iJw tne Dluecoats were not killed Is u
JL?wn'eh The c"y administration should
'acquaint useir with the conditions and
'attempt mediation, such as former Di
li rector Porter successfully annlled in the
pgarment strike.
It Is a point Of honor tor mltltnrv
fcjNrlsoners not under parole to attempt to
$, escape from tho enemy in order" to fur.
gather their native country's effort to win
Pay war, As tho fourteen Germans who
BQ!Uempted to escape from League Island
J? ajturtd not hope to return home and would
fehve been better off, in resDect to nor.
gi'ijonal comfort, with the other interned
f aaiiors, it can bo taken for granted that
ftey planned warlike actions against tho
pa tea States. Their lieutenant, whn
ked his life for Gernranv. riMma, ii,,i
itate of war existed between the two
ivmnmciua. me uermans may be
nUmentalists In peace, but never in
fti Lieutenant Korth. has read this
Ulitrjr a lesson. The 750 officers and
wine two rawing vessels who are
iltlto start for southern forts nhnulrf
H-closely guarded as the enemies they
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;v -yf.
if'JtWeMe.a'tmen regain St. Quen
V(.
kttr-'vmmry will help to wlt nut
r'W ieerea that Have rankled in'
R.breaaia for manii.Vtarti. 'The an.
owifchae a tragic paV. It. suffered
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.ajjwcIt watf "tHiiioene ot a de.
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skeined tha crudest blow of fate. Prob
ably no spot In tho republic will moro
gladly welcome tho return of hor troops.
Moreover, tho retaking would bring nbout
a drastic revision of Hlndcnburg's plans
as experts 'conceive them. It Is nt St.
Quentln that his troopH aro now expected
to launch their counter-offensive.
LET US FACE FACTS
WAR has been declared upon tho United
States in ovcrythlng but name, and
the President recognizes tho fact by sum
moning Congress to Washington on ns
short notice as can bo given to tho
members, many of whom havo to truvel
from distant parts of tho country. They
havo twelve days. Most of them can bo
In Washington within a wc.. In the
few remaining days they should bo nblo
to perfect plans for organizing tho House,
so that It can proceed automatically and
work can begin with the address of tho
President on April 2.
Events havo written his speech for
him. What tho pcoplo behind him havo
hesitated to realize Germany has driven
homo to them with the sinking of ships
bound homo without cargoes, with the
cries of drowning men who wcro carry
ing no aid or comfort to Germany's foes
peaceful men on peaceful ships.
America's Instant need Is to under
stand what war means. That neces
islty was once England's, but her entry
Into the conflict was dramatically sud
den. We daro not advance any such
excuse. Ever .slnco the Lusltanla out
rage wo havo lived in the shadow of
titanic strife. The situation produced Its
champions of "preparedness," but a cer
tain sense of remoteness and leisurely
undertaking may even be read into tho
quality of that omnipresent word.
"Tho readiness Is all," nnd by readiness
Is meant not so much equipment In men,
money, ships and munitions as tbe full
grasp of Us spiritual significance. We
have grown hardened to crises, to Insults,
dastardly offenses and tho atmosphere of
possible peril. But we have dwelt In n
false paradlso of ease and comfort that
has been swept away In a moment.
This change exacts universal sacri
fice. No class Is exempt. No one will
be privileged under the new order.
Whether wo strike merely naval blows at
Germany, whether we send nn expedition
ary forco to the trenches, or a vast army,
volunteer or conscripted, our life must
feel tho great upheaval In every fiber.
Mr. Wells, among others, has vividly
revealed what has happened to the soul
of Britain after the conflict ceased to
assume for his nation Its too Incidental
and curiously "sporting" aspects. And
If Kipling's praise of our faculty for
turning
a keen, untroubled face
Home to tlc Instant need of things
be not mere flattery, wo should bo spared
many of his country's needless agonies.
Quick sense of fact, after prolonged spec
ulation, must make all sacrifices involved
much simpler than if wholly unforeseen.
Philadelphia's Bhare In the new duties
should be Immense. As a stronghold of
war resources this city has few rivals
throughout the land. There is scarcely a
war need that cannot be filled in this
vicinity. Never was our man-pouer so
great, and If our shining history bo a
safe guide now the matter of patriotism
admits of no dispute. In manufacturing,
as a center of food supply, In transporta
tion and financial facilities Philadelphia's
potentiality is vast.
But som'",lng more than tho latent
ability to i ,c:e wonders will Imme
diately be uited. There is demand
for actuul . jompllsluncnt. TUta can
only bo all. ued with mind fully at
tuned to patriotic sacrifice Intelligently
co-ordinated nnd administered and tho
soul keenly and nobly nllvo to the full
significance of modern war.
It matters not "how strait tho gate"
of self-denial. Americans, and Phlladcl
phlans particularly, have passed through
It before. Patriotism should now make
them willing, cfllclent, open-eyed, un
afraid and, above all, ready.
BATHER EXPENSIVE
EACH day's delay by the Public Service
Commission In authorizing tho exe
cution of transit contracts adds one day's
additional interest nnd sinking fund
charge on the money already boriowed
for the Broad street subway, without any
advantage whatever nccrulng to the pub
lie. This daily loss is not less than $680.
The system Is going to bo built, no mat
ter who Is tho operator. It Is tho opinion
of many eminent lawyers that the ap
proval of the Public Service Commission
is not a necessary preliminary to the
awarding of contract
The Mayor can wive an enormous
waste by proceeding vigorously to push
tho building program.
Official discussion of the proposed lease
should be promptly taken up. It Is going
to bo approved or not approved.' In
either case, delay is causing a loss not
merely of iiundreds, but of thousands of
dollars dally.
The Mayor should get busy.
"ONLY 100 CENTS IN $1"
POUR hundred thousand of the 2,000,0(10
railroad workors have gained virtually
evorythlng they demanded last summer.
An.d now to pay the piper.
Some said tho extra pay would be
$100,000,000 a year. Howard Elliott, of the
New Haven, said $60,000,000, and, as many
don't trust railroad presidents, let us clip
off another fraction and call It $40,000,
000. Now multiply It by flvo. Why7
Because tho 1,600,000 railroad employes
who did not threaten to strike will want
to even things up all along the lino. So
we write down a minimum of $200,000,000
Increase In railroad wages on tho way.
We are not calamity howling. Tho
eight-hour day should have been written
Into the Constitution. It Is a splendid
tiling that efllclenijy has advanced to tho
point where so many employers havo
beeiT able to adopt eight hours volun
tarily. But soma one'lias to pay. We shall
haye to And an extra $40,090,000 In the
pext year, somewhere In the gross re
celpts of the citizenry at large, for dlvl
den,ds are a fixed factor,
It Is a question of an Incursion Into
total wealth, and total wealth will In-crease1-
undoubtedly. But will the aver
age man'1''Bhare Increase pro rata7
.Spread ou(it,he 140,000,000 a year over
Inoreased'HelaTlit ehai-Ma and thn t-emiit.
loc tarafoe,a4l every thing else
Ia5d and sea
IN CONFLICT
The Wnr Is Putting to the Test
the Supremacy of the
Sailor Over the
Soldier
By GILBERT VIVIAN SELDES
Special Correspondence livening Ledger
LONDON, .tab. 28.
ONE of tho favorlto Ideas of British
pacifists and publicists Is that war will
soon become so terrible that It will end of
Itself. Mr. H, O. Wells once went In for
that theory, and has recently repeated It
with modern variations on the subject of
tanks nnd siipci tanks, nut the actual men
of war, tho mllllnry and the naval directors
of all Europe, nro looking at this war and
wondering what on earth or sea will be tho
results.
The obvious effect of tho war has been
to reverse the positions of the two strongest
nations. Tho war stiirffd with Germany In
pohsesslon of a tremendous nrmy; Britain
pinned off against It a perfect navy- At
the beginning each lined Kb weapon offen
sively. Germany swept through Belgium
nnd Krancn, and Britain maclo a fairly
clean sweep of tho high seas. Then came
a process of Inversion.
In splto of tho great advances .made by
Germany, In spite of her holding i'n Kranco
and her conquests In Itumanlu, the fact
Is that Germany has been using her army
as a shield, behind which sho was con
structing the most potent arm of naal of
fense ever Invented the submarine used as
a commerco destroyer. And nt tho same
time, in suite of Dogger Bank nnd Jutland,
Great Britain lias been using her navy
only as a shield behind which she wah
building up the greatest Improvised army
of the world's history.
Tho final test Is still to come. It remnlns
to bo seen whether the naval power of 1914
can copo with the upstart naval power of
1917: and It remnlns equally to be seen
whether the military power of 1914 can
hold against the new mllltnry power which
Is like a pretender to tho throne.
"Britain's Past Is on tho Sea"
History gao the advantage to Britain,
It must be said. When tho Kaiser s.tlil,
"Our future Is on tho seas," ho admitted
that Britain's past was on tho seas, and
tho tradition of centuries as seafaring fight
ing men Is not an easy thing to pick up In
ono generation. But Britain had, In addi
tion, u tradition of military valor, If not
of military strength Any ono who troubles
to read Green's "History of the English
People" will find that one of the first battles
of the Hundred Years' war took place on
tho Sommo and the campaign nbout Ypres
was worked out centuries ago with con
siderable success by tho British. Whereas
Germany had only the land habit, with
hardly an Inkling of tho sea slnco the time
of the Hanseatlc League, which was purely
commeiclal
If Biitaln masters tho submarine, tho
advantage of the war will all bo hers, be
cause even If her army Is beaten, It will be
an army not to bo despised In future cal
culations. If tho submarine conquers, then
a new system of sea power begins, nnd It
Is Impossible to think of predictions.
But In Germany they arc not banking on
tho ultimate victory of the submarine. Just
at present niuifli Is said, but Germany does
not. In her heiut, believe that the subma
rine can clear the seas of enemy warships.
That means that, no matter how she crip
ples Britain, Germany must remain Iso
lated and starved. What plans Is she
making against this In the next war?
The plan Is the same as her military plan.
This war has shown the Incalculable su
periority of rail power over sea power for
transport. Geimany. with an inner circle of
railway connections has been nblo to keep
her armies mobile, to attack on every front.
Britain has been compelled to ship over
seas, even to Salonlci, with a terrible
wastage of time, of bottoms, even of men.
So, whatever the Kaiser says, the military
In Germany believe that "our future Is on
tho rails," and they aro playing the political
gnmo for a rail-connected military power
In Europe. They s-ay that, obviously. In tho
present condition of affairs, with strong
navies which hide from each other, with
submarines and laldeis, you cannot attack
a nation by tlio sea You must lie at your
enemy's back door If you want to climb Into
his watermelon patch. "If wo were at war
with Britain." they say, "and did not caro
to violate the neutrality of Belgium or Hol
land or France, wo should bo powerless to
attack her, and she could not touch us. So
we must etend our land power until It
touches on tho territory of all our posslhlo
enemies. Then we will build trenches all
around ourselves and be properly icady for
either attnek of defense. As for Britain,
sho doesn't seem so rotten as wo said she
was, but If wo aie safe in the heart of Eu
rope, she can do what sho pleases."
Germany's Past Is on the Land
That Is the compelling military reason
behind tho Austro-German alliance which
the llohenzolleins nre pushing so steadily.
Tho reckoning Is that the combination of
thee two empires would attract the smaller
nations until the German nations would
form a hook right around the top of Franco
via Belgium and Holland nnd another
hook around tho bottom of Russia via the
Balkans. Result: Germany would be In
actual contact with tho two great Towers
of Europe, and by her system of trenches
and her method of military training Bho
could be safe against aggression nnd quite
In a position to attack.
This plan leaves Britain out of nccount,
just as Germany left her out of account
In 1914. It also leaves out of nccount tho
new spirit of Europe, which will not toler
ate the piescnce of a military unit If It can
possibly bo broken up For a century
Britain has always been tho balancing
power; she backed up Prussia ngalnst
Napoleon as she backs the French against
Prussia. And In the future her 'backing
will bo considerably more potent hecauso
sho will have a tremendous army organiza
tion nnd the navy unless the submarine
wins out in the end. And she will not havo
to be In contact with her enemy provided
that enemy Is Germany, because sho will bo
in contact with her ally on cither side of
Germany.
The military nnd tho naval castes are
worried nbout their futures. They nre try
ing to work, out schemes which will Jjeep
them occupied, and It Is qulto possible that
they will succeed. But Just ns there will
bo a sort of revolution In Britain when the
work of the 4,000,000 soldiers Is compared
wlthVho work of the 400,0,00 men nt sea. so
there will be a change In Gcrmnny when
the prospects of the U-boats nre fulfilled.
The German navy Is not "militaristic"; It Is
recruited, officers and men, from every
class; It has no bureaucratic leaning, nnd
although 'the German sailor has been com
pelled to torpedo women and children, ho lb
not a machine Blave. On tho other hand,
the British soldier Is at the bottom of a
system which, although it is ridden with
officialdom. Is not as proud or as exclusive
ns tho British navy. The new force army
for Britain, navy- for Germany Is more
democratic. Its existence In each case will
eat Into the power of the older arm of the
service and probably save it from corrup
tion. SAVING HER PROPERTY
Yesterday In a little Cheshire tcrtVn a
municipal cart was being drawn very slow
Jy up a Blight decline, and I wondered why,
despite the urging of tho man In chargo, the
powerful-looking horse did not do better.
An old woman who passed had evidently a
better-trained perception, for she rapped
ou'to tho man Irr chargo, "Yo" want to
take tIK brake off, man I" I imagine her
solicitude was for' the horse that aha waa
kin In spirit with the S. P. C. A. movement
But I waa wrong. As the man followed her
ucseatlon, he added, "We ha! to,py.r
UmU korrt and cart out: o':W trntrnfi ' Mr
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Tom Daly's Column
LXIT FL01U
Where KtUarncv rotes itiddcd
Splendid In the sun,
Sec, the ground I fJilcfclja; spuddcdl
(Mlulno In such fun.)
Wicre Me lengthy caterpillar
Climbed the flowered vine,
There Friend Wife quite shortly ttl her
Lima leans entwine.
Blushing beet and green cucumber
Help the purse to swell;
Blossoms now arc useless lumber
There's an It. C. L.I
PI.
THE ITALIAN newsboy who Is most
conspicuous nt Slxteonth nnd Market
streets recently acquired one of those
vivid green caps which our youth affect
when thoy desire to announce to the world
their Interest In sports. Ono of tho first
to notice It was Nicola tl'Ascenzo, manu
facturer of stained glass nnd practical
Jokes. Tho cap hit him In tho cyo on
March 16 nnd It gave him nn Idea. "Boy,"
snld he, "will you deliver a package for
mo tomorrow?" Tho boy said he would,
nnd Slgnor d'Ascenzo proceeded to pre
paro tho package. Ho secured n largo
femalo hat box and covered It with rich
lorango crepo paper. Inside, from tho
center of tho lid, ho hung, by sevetal
strands of orango silk ribbon, a single
orango from tho State of Florida, upon
which his lino Italian hand had ltmncd an
emerald shamrock. There was nothing
clso In tho box. On the outsldo was a tag
made of green stained glass about a.
toot and a half long nnd sU- Inches wide,
upon which In largo letters wero printed
our namo and address. Tho Italian lad,
wearing tho green cap, boro this riot of
color down Chestnut street to tho Lkdof.ii
olllco on Saturday evening. We nro sorry
we were not hero to enjoy it.
Constituents
Up North, 1 bet.
Are savins ea-ea
For La Follette.
Judd Lewis. In Houston Tost.
Keep your money In your wallet;
Don't bet, Judd, on things like these,
But although his name's La Folletto
Lay your ax end wheie you please.
NnthinRncwunderthesun
How nbout that spring suit? as the
tailors' circulars, postcards, blotters and
such-liko began to ask some time ago.
And will you havo cantons upon it?
Nearly nil our nifty dressers favor
cantons, In some modified form at least.
Dear, dear, don't you know what cantons
are? Consult tho Standard Dictionary
and you'll find:
CANION8 Sausage-like rolls worn,
in tho sixteenth and seventeenth cen
Jturlcs, as ornaments around the bottoms
of breeches-legs.
LY MIDDLE AOH
It seems as if the weeks had wings,
That days were motorcars;
That hours were whizzing, timeless things,
The minutes shooting stars.
HORACE HOOK.
Sounds Like Josephus
Senator Calder. New Yoik, urged that
the Brooklyn Navy Yard be selected, but
Mr. Daniels pointed out the yard here
had superior shipbuilding facilities and
that tho equipment would be Increased by
an appropriation of $6, 000,000
who also attended tho Sunday School.
Eve. Contemp.
"Those six million iron men," asks
Wantono, "were they sent to the only
and best navy yard in tho world because
they attended S. S.7"
I do think P. G. S. A. H. Stiles de-
llvered one of the best speeches for a
long while. He did not talk as he did
on other occasions but spoke the truth.
Atlantic City Treas.
run QUATRAIN ' .
To cut and pollih with deft art
A gem of quaintest name,
Until four facets flash the heart
Of Us imprisoned flame.
COXDE It. FALLEN.
FOUND Package containing good
boy's sweater and pair or new boy's
rubbers. Owner can have property by
calling nt the Red Lion Motor Com
pany's garage, Main street, Quaker
town. Quakertown Free Pros.
Having had some experience, we can
assure you It's no trick to distinguish a
good boy's sweater from a bad boy's, but
over since that Free Press clipping first
came to us and It was weeks ago wo'vo
been wondering what possible uso a now
boy could havo for rubbers.
THE VERNAL EQUINOX
The March winds are bitter,
But bluebirds will twitter
As though they forgot all the snow and
the rain.
Plxey and arbutus
Peep up and salute us,
And welcome old Sol to his no'rthern
domain.,
F. A. CHALMERS.
The National Rose Festival budded, as
ono might poetically put it, yesterday. It
will be open today and tomorrow and tho
petals will be dropping on Friday.
IN THE account of the Boston Mas
sacre given In the Boston Gazette for
Monday, March 12, 1770, wo come upon
a curious bit of news: "It Is supposed
that there must have been a greater
Number of People from Town nnd Coun
try at tho Funeral of those who wero
massacred by the Soldiers than wero ever
together on this Continent on any
Occasion."
An inspired florist on Eleventh street
displays this work of genius: '
WEDDING BOUQUETS
and
SYMPATHY DESIGNS
n specialty
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After reminding us of those "shirts,
open evenings," and the "no parking here"
slgli on Parke's coffee' house, Mr. Dreer
gets down at last to the real news: A
elgn in Lambertvllle, N. J., announces
"Horseradish, wholesale,' retail and
grated."
We used to rave and fume and storm
years ago because the lads ,ln our neigh
borhood were tn the habit of, spreading
their Fourth o' July patriotism over the
Bpace of a month. They'd begin about
June 1, with sporadic squibs and fire
crackers by night. That spasm passed,
but now -we Be another and a, worse de.
bauch coming- Those fellows whd bought
greaw tw tojriaunt, on March 17 are etm
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Sanitary Barber Shops More
Defense of Stage Folk The
Literacy Test
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ulsi to rrprcsj their opinions on subjects of
current interest. It Is nn open forum, nml the
hvening Ledger assume no responsibility for
the ifcu'i of its correspondents. Letters must
oe slpvtirt by the name and adclrcis of tho
writer, not mcesmrilii for publication. Int as a
guarantee of good faith.
FOR SANITARY BARBER SHOPS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir The action of Dr. Michael Smith
Bennett In Introducing a barhers' sani
tary and license bill In tho State Legisla
ture at Harrlsburg Is commendable In tho
highest degree.
It Is hoped that tho said bill will bo
placed on tho statute law of the State. It
Is an urgent necessity in the best Interest
of the public's health, and the public should
support It.
I am n barber and know whereof I apeak.
In this city of widely propagated sanita
tion It Is absurd that barbers and barber
shops should bo permitted to operato In tho
manner that many do, without the health
authorities taking cognizance of what may
follow.
It Is a well-known fnct to thobe who nro
best acquainted with craft conditions that
somo of those shops widely heralded aa be
ing sanitary are qulto the contrary tho
tricks of the trade aro many and deeply
hidden from the layman customer. Many
so-called first-class shops nre using the ac
cursed "steamer" on one customer after an
other without being washed or sterilized.
Towels used on more than one customer,
the shaving cup kept nnythlng but clean
and sterilization of tho razors and other im
plements of trade unknown these nre Just
a few of the many tricks.
Many barbers nre today suffering from
tuberculosis, duo to the fact that they have,
by economical circumstances, been forced
to work In Insanitary and unhealthy shops.
Hundreds aro In existence right In this city
of ours.
Medical societies havo given their tin
'qtiallfled support of the Bennett barbers'
clll, and a wise public should Impress upon
its Representatives and Senators tho ne
cessity of supporting this sano and humani
tarian measure and seo that It Is brought
under tho signature of tho Governor for
final ratification. Journeymen nnd boss bar
bers are almost unanimously In favor of the
bl". JAMES FEIL.
Philadelphia, JIarch 17.
MORE DEFENSE OF STAGE FOLK
To fip Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir In reading tho nrtlclo In Wedncs
day's Evening. Leiioeh signed "M." I was
more astonished by realizing that there was
such a rarity still extant outside of tho
mountains of North Carolina than by any
thing else. , '
In his comment on stage folk he (or s,he)
offers a gratltious insult to n profession the
Importance of whose relation to tho social
system Is next to that of the church and
press. This sort of comment displays a
very narrow nntlnnlr t onAni,i -. ..
Ideals of dress and conduct" ns npplled to
the cuts In tho Evening LnDGEu this ob
server Is blind to the fact that tho cuts of
different- society functlons-ryivan dances,
Palm Beach parties,, in which society folk
appear, are far more "contaminating to the
best regulated homes" than the awful cuts
of the theatrical folk, to which exception l!"
taI.n, byu.h 8 "M"" of Swarthmore.
This shining example of rural rlsrhterm.
ness Is also more than presumptuous In an.
?lynlXe Pronoun "vve" ln ls assertion
hat "they are people we would not care
to have come jnto our homes." Indeed I
Since when has ,o been appointed to speak
for the people? H0 does not ccm ,er
aware of the fact that people Df the stage
are welcomed In the most exclusive home's
In the land nnd that they occupy a fa?
more Important niche tn tho social struck
ture than tho smug-facca -holler than thou"
hypocrites, whoembattled behind the walls
of Ignorance and prejudice-endeavor to
spray with venom a profession whoso unc
tlon Is primarily to bring sunshin- 1
laughter Into the lives ofUtt'woVld
and render It moro tit to live In.
Philadelphia, March 'ft?' W,'nHOND'
THE LITERACY TEST
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger-
Sir Not content with, opposing tna
cent immigration bill before its Daa.a"
you must, now demand the repeal 0f a
measure sweeplngly approved by CoUL.
The enormous influx of Ymrnlmn?.f..f.,
the United States mad. JmJ?Ea.nl" tyto
J-ta o .....-. - "W OT. Ml'
"ARE YOU, READY, MR. INDIVIDUAL?"
only the better class of foreigners those
with enough education to be nt least slight
ly capablo of conforming to the educational
standards of our country.
According to the Evening LEDOEn, this
bill was desired particularly by the labor
ing man. It Is up to you to prove that It
was not desired by all classes. But oven
nssumlng tho truth of this assertion, why
Is not tho laborer as much entitled to a
fair rate of wages as any other man? Why
should tho American laborer be forced to
accept tho same wages ns aliens, whoso
standard of living is much lower than his?
A high standard of living is a priceless
heritage, which should bo guarded at all
cost. Why lower it by tho admission of
hordes of low. Ignorant foreigners from
southern Europe and other parts of the
world whose lower classes live on a similar
plane?
Accept the literacy test as a step in tho
right direction. Give our own country first
consideration In tho Immigration question
and do not oppose laws which will tend to
restrict Immigration to foreigners whose
coming will bo a benefit to tho United
States. EUGENE W. MOORE.
Philadelphia, March 20. '
AVOIDING THE WAR ZONE
To tho Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir "Steamer Fordonlan Avoids War
Zone and Reaches Genoa," says a headline
in today's Evening LunaEn. Simple, sane
and safe way this of reaching port on the
other side. Why, then, should other Amer
ican craff not follow the simple, safe and
sane "lane" Indicated by Germany?
If there Is gunfire between two opposing
factions in any particular street, would It bj
a single abrogation of his right, a slnglo
slur upon his dignity, If the really sensi
ble man preferred to walk along somo other
thoroughfare? The cases aro strictly analo
8us. FRED B. T.
West Philadelphia, March 14. '
All Points of the Compass
Casuals of the Day's Work
NXXIX
IT WOULD ho Interesting to know how
long tho celebrated brink on which we
have been told wo are standing I3 going to
keep from cracking under tho strain or
getting all worn out. A perfectly reliable
brink is a good thing to stand on If one
doesn t get dizzy and fall over like what
ever It was that fell out of tho frying
pan Into rhe fire. By allocution we choose
to refer to Mr. Frank Ward O'Malley's
story of, the lady who danced on tho table
at a dinner nnd stepped In the ncsselrode
pudding. It didn't Injure tho lady much
but tho--jiesselrode, ns a pudding, was
virtually rulnod. h' as
Hence our fear for the brink. We are
told that wo nre standing on It. Shuffling
our feot. the edge will be worn smooth.-get
all slippery and evorythlng, and then what'
v e are told that wb are on said brink and
If wo slide off we shall get Into war We
are told that wo should conserve what little
energy wo have for protection, for defenso
and, maybe, for offense, We are told that
we should increase our land and sea forces
We aro informed that there Is a shortatre
of efllclent ofllcers both in the army and the
navy. Recruits are not flocking to the sta
tions established for a certain nurDose
that the crowds block traffic. yeftttaS
Daniels, overriding the decisions and the
requests of seasoned officers of the navy
who asked for leniency, as to a first offense
on tho part of an officer of twelve vear
standing, has dismissed from the service a
man who has a record as the best gunner
and the best Instructor in gun pfacttee
You, being of a curious nature, ask 'why
Simply because the young lieutenant fSr
got that the red blood of his chief Achieved"
Its color from grape Juice and In a moment
of temporary enthusiasm went out and got
soused up a whole lot. With him went a
considerable number, of other able office
and men They. too. were dismissed no?
-because they could not or would not nM
to the last ditch or wave in a battlS for the
country to which they had sworn td d.
vote their lives, but because a man be"
"eves that the only Intemperanci Mies i"
the use of somcth ng which ha rtn. .
like, and which, therefore is UboViS1
trarlly. Even the personal appwl til
clemency on the part of so excelled L itr
fleer as Rear Admiral Palmer hnrt J"
weight with, the southern editor who tm
the navy In his pacl-flst, and the m.n J"
dismissed. In disgrace. That the ErSte? su?
fered there can be no doubt. That th. ,?
dercurretrt of ill feeling toward the wVf?,.
u'nottr 'nmVWUal ,S r,''wK
There la temperance In speech, in ami.,..
in eating, in devotlon.to the "on rum'
a? nszsssn swa is5
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.What Do You Know?
Queries of general Interest will be answered
In this column. Ten questions, the answers to
U'hieh cveru it ell-informed person should know,
aro ashtd dailg.
QUIZ
1. Ib It nosnlble for two nation (1) he at war
Willi one another without a formal decla
ration of wnr?
S. Which Mute Is the "Hawkeje State"?
3. Who In Nlrlloliis ltomanofT?
4. lion many Ioiih of merchant alilpplnc sunk
by (icrnian submarines ilurlne Februarr
were reported by llerlln?
ff. What wan the Seven Weekn' War?
8. Homer wn n profane writer.. What doei
thin menu? .
7. Whnt Is the St. .Mlhlcl aallent fliurlni to
wnr dispatches?
8. Where Is Maruo Island, ihx reported aale
of wlili h by l'nrttiEal (o Japan caused a
flurr of International Interrnt?
0. Xurne the new French Tremler.
10. Why In fat 11 prominent Item In the menu
of J-.hklmoN?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
Trial hv ordeal wa nn ancient method of
"(lerlillnK" 11 person's Kiillt or Innocence
liy Kiihjectlm; him to hoInoiiIiir. dronnlnc.
humlnir, etc-. If be escaped uninjured ha
was iiiljuileeil Innocent.
Tho Mirelnl sesolun of ConerrHN, nt flrat act
for April in, has. been culled for April 2,
The nhoe (pronoiinicfl nli-hoy or oh-boh-ar)
Is 11 il nil musical Instrument of treat
nntlimttA. It In 11 slender conical tube
"Unlit l Murine 11 1 the lower end. and lina
n metal Maple with double rceils nt the
upper.
A imllnn has 11 liecemon.v In another when
lis Inllurnte or authority predominates
there.
O'enerul Michael AlexlelT In the Ruasbin
chief of stnfT.
About 90,000 national Euarilmnen remain In
federal service.
Sprlnu' lieclns nlien the Mill crosses the
equator at one of the tuo equinoctial
("equal iilcht") points, the vernal equi
nox. 0.
7.
8.
0.
10.
Thn, I.lbliy Prison, nt Itlcbmond, Vn.. ua
one or the Confederate prisons for union
soldiers. '
Governor Neville is the chief executive of
Nebraska! (irnerul Nivelle Is commander
of the Trench nrmy.
Drmocrltus, the "Inughlnc philosopher."
wuh 11 (Ireek who toueht cheerfulness.
Nobel Peace Prizes
E. Kr Tho Nobel peace prizes have been
awarded aa follows: 1901. J. H. Dunant
(Switzerland) and F. Passy (France);
1002, E. Ducommun (Switzerland) and Al
bert Gobat (Switzerland) ; 1903, Sir William
R. Cremer (England) : 1904, Institute oft
International Law; 1905, Baroness Bertha
von Suttner (Austria) ; 190G, Theodore
Roosevelt (United States) ; ip07. E. T.
Moncta (Italy) and L. Renault (France);
1908. K. P. Arnoldson (Sweden) and M. F.
Bajer (Denmark) : 1909, A. M. F. Beernaert
(Belgium) and Baron d'Estournellc3 de Con
stant (France.) 1910, International Peace
Bureau of Switzerland: 1911. T, M. C.
Asser (Holland): 1912, Ellhu Root (United
States); 1913. Henri La Fontaine (Bel
glum) ; 1914, 1915 and 1916, not awarded.
Monroe Doctrine
W. A, F. Authoritative opinion Is that
It would not be a violation of the Monroe
Doctrine It Germany should send 11 military
or naval expedition agnlnst Canada. Ac
cording to es-Presldent Taft, landing of
troop ln Canada or bombardment of Cana
dian ports by. Germans would not consti
tute a violation of the Monroe Doctrine, If
military operations were the sole purpose'ot
tho undertaking. Wo would, however, have
cauH to protest f Germany should en
deavor to take over and maintain Cana
dian territory nnd establish her govern
ment ln Canada", he said. The Monroe
Doctrine merely records the opposition of
tlio United States ngalnst acquisition of
territory In "the western hemisphere by
European Powers. It does not make the
countries of the western hemisphere Im
mune against warfare that has not con
quest as its aims.
Chicago Papers
i.uii uAud some leaning univ vi
newspapers are tthe News, Tribune, Herald. A
Examiner. American, Journal and Evenlns 'fl
-wo,. u t.uiiiiub uuy una nv y"- .,
stand you may procure a copy by sendln j
vwu or mree cents in stamps to ins vv- -i
you wish. There aro also German, Pollih. tg
llntiamtan VMI-1. -...a U.m nrlarn- 0i
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ui uie second syllable, "foil." Pacini
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new word arising from the present Inter ;
.national situation, conveying a roeanjaej'-j
distinct from that of "nBelfloatnr . i
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