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..rVlmultaneously off Rio and safe In "a Ger-
m"mjx port."
& Hlatorv. rrlnn 11. Rnrlflllaf In thft
SpfRelchstag, Is now moving with seven
p''rtSliue boots, and he suggests that It Is
flCVajver. has a norverso wav of helnlnc no-
pfcody who does not help himself.
4 All the big things are not In tho
' United States. When wo read about a
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uv nuiuuon jjiuiii jn .nsiana iweniy mues
fe ' W'" A0-and 'our mIIcs w,cle' wo set a better
!w 'W- 0f "what war real'y is" than any.
WA H hnr ln America can glvo us.
'i-"i With birds slnclnc. flownra hurt.
9?jiuiT. bees humming and butterflies flit-
S?- llnar. who cares nhnut n. rlrnn nf v.
EK.LjJfatfifK.flirA ffflnta n tnn In 4V.n n.. n H...I4
rW5'J.Two- months ago the news would have
?&'( a tlnnan.
ic. We do not know where the mi errs-
Hf dw ,"110 (for the Independence Square rally)
Ryot ? originated, but we do l:now that the
R&. Mayor la entitled to tho credit nf pnrrv.
By1 ' teg It out The Inquirer.
I i X Tet oven ' the 'Inquirer had known
IgEjU $v$ tn8 Evenino LEDaisn originated tho
mi'inmt demonstration, it would doubtless
9j!$r:wm been Just as enthusiastic in its ap-
5i' . "W "-"' " IIMUIUCIO Ul II1H
;vT,IKckefelIer Institute apparently estab-
i.j, inning ino iart tnat the microbes of in
'i tantlle' paralysis enter tho system
r ehlMICVl tha wnoa nvif tkMH V. . t. . Jl-
fj, -----'-o.. ...w wov uiiu Uliuak IUU II1UL UIS-
j.4 ease or one or its chief terrors mystery.
to jThey also show that' the war against dust
''?ft 1 j ...
:fTt . vrupcriy unu more tnan ever tno llrst
t hope of thoso, who aro working to save
sS ' the cltv from a rMirrno nf h Viii
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. (i"" " . ouiiiiiior, ui mo oust
fethat Is so much of the "air" wo breathe
curries omer aiseases certainly, whether
?R:carrIes poliomyelitis or not. It carries
Atcmethlngr worse than a specific disease
-the power to. impair the general health
f the community. '
It Is (gratifying to Phllodelphlans
aUMMHt the Independence Square rally has
JeBOiVoved as inspiring to other cities in
Slfajaelves. It)has tended to clear the
$V.yv '"' "" UOUDla aDout an undivided
WtrAmerlcan loyalty. It has given signal
feaWOot that the ruling spirit of the times
U?I passionate enthusiasm for militant
i. ak!-lAraHrm MtmttlH.J ...1.1. . ..
.'fot'.--r"- '" Hiuiiicu wivii un ornern.
r'" -iKaMM and dlsclnllnn tintnuptinH k,. i, .... .!..
: Ha-frhte-crowd never Inst slcrhf nf i,.
-. $ lt was tnere tor America rather than
PWlnst Germany. The meeting was or-
ij. til v a lev a 1 la-i m .. J- ti
'ih-fr ifB" " i"v uuyo u may be said
".u-laar annaa ,, na...... ...in..
labours of the time it was officially an-
uncoa me meeting would be held, so
am me many, leaders of naradlnir
Hes catch the Idea and act upon it
?V
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S in nominating Mr. Mann for
aker by the rule of seniority and
t service which the Democrats so
ivlehly followed In retaining R.ntn.
Me. as chairman Sf the Foreign Rela-
i-c-rnnuuee, the Republicans deserve
If lose the power to organize the1 bodv. it
''lt simply because Mr. Mann ls'not rep.
.JaWWiye o me Kepumican party but
, us uia uuara that his leadership
l-,oe taken from him. The patriotic
et Republicans Is not to consider
tvm.il wcuw. .air. iuann is unpopu-
t. many Republican members as
I with' all the Democrats', which
;W "ld of -Mr. Clark, who Is not
I ji)rally popular, but Is also ex.
Irt, tlie speakership.
r ...
: Wuinora ot Italy's present ability
a ajtetwiDi German drive thla
eiwbasiM anew the marked lra-
irom m mvae or war enjoyed
rot.mnfi mOt famous hto-
:!artltl-anonuments. Of ail
t .mHmh;. Italy la. by far the
; t feti,er.tliUjrt.', Tet.thta
T VKxAtrlaa aa-
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Wiltl H" I "WV
fc.tec tettS. sems:M tirfae-. ab
art. We remember "'liouvaln. Liege.
'YpreVtNoyottftndvIeirria: It Is nqt by
Intontlon, but by the chance of war and
'on account of geographical conditions
that somejpf the chief Jewels of Antwerp
and Brussels have bon spared. Tho vic
tory of the Marne preserved tho glories
.of Notre Dame. The fact th Wnrsaw
was unfortified resulted In an occupation
rather than an annihilating siege, and
some of the finest buildings of tho l'ollsh
capital still stand. It Is Indeed astound
ing that, considering tho Intensity of Her
man brutality, nnd tho tcrrlblo pnlh of
havoc cut by the greatest armed strtig
glo in history, so many of Europe's tour
1st shrines should bo untouched.
CONGRESS FACES THE TEST
rjIHE Congress which assembles today.
" In extraordinary session will have to
face responsibilities as grave as those
that any representative American body
has ever had to assume, Involving future
as well as present policy.
These responsibilities are tho moro
gravo because a considerable number of
citizens In each community maintains
that tho questions upon which Congress
must act were not beforo the country
In the election last November and that It
should no act without appealing for a
fresh mandato from tho country through
referendum. Ono Senator has gone so
far as to offer his resignation that tho
people may ro-elect him as a peaco-at-any.prlco
man or else elect another who
can with a better consclenco cast his vote
for warlike measures. Both sides have
rushed thousands of persons to Wash
ington, where, In tho midst of theso clash
ing demonstrants, Congress must strive
to think straight in a turmoil that now
concentrates about tho Capitol.
tJnlty of patriotic purpose In Congress
ts taken for granted. But It Is obvious
that politics cannot be eliminated, since
politics still divides the parliaments of
belligerent countries. But political divi
sion la not-nnd for some tlmo will not bo
on tho old lines of Republican and Demo
crat. There haVo been peace Democrats
and wnr Democrats, war Republicans
and peace Republicans. Even this nllgnv
ment is changing as Congress Inclines to
tho belief that tho President will press
for war. Tho "peace men" aro becoming
advocates of tho "small-war" idea; tho
"war men" advocates of the "big war"
Idea tho former for restricting hostilities
to actions between our armed merchant
men nnd U-boats, the latter .for sending
many army corps to the trenches. Events
are moving too rapidly for more talk of
referendum. Even tho peace propagand
ists nro preparing for a severe setback of
their cause, and aro turning their cry
against tho munitions maker-s "let tho
rich finance their own war" in tho hope.
of Obtaining, It not peace, at least n
minimum of costly preparation.
It Is not likely that any popular move
ment undertaken at this lato day will
divert the purpose of tho Administration
nnd the majority it will command In Con
gress In the next fow days. Forced into
armed defense as we are, our decision
was really made when we recognized the
fact that we had been so forced. If It Is
to bo opcji war, the country Is prepared
to accept that decision without shock.
But popular movements cannot be ex
pected to vanish, nor should they, upon
the Instant of a declaration of war.
The "war men" will not havo won tho
caso for sending an immense expedition
ary force to France if they get a prompt
declaration of war. They will have won
little more than they have already ob
tained armed defense.
THE GREAT TRUTH
rpHERE Is one form of preparedness
which would bo an absolute assurance
of peace for this nation. Tho oceans are
our- fortresses. If we had "Incomparably
"tho greatest navy In the world," we would
have also incomparably tho greatost as
surnnce of peace and protection any na
tion In the world has ever known.
DISGRACEFUL AND HUMILIATING
S THE newspaper responsible for the
-timagnlflcent patriotic demonstration of
Saturday, we conceive It to be our duty
to protest against tho prohibition of the
pacifist meeting. last night
We are about to go to war ih defense
of the'prlnclples of democracy.. Of those
principles thero Is none moro vital than
freedom of speech. It is more vital than
freedom of the seas.
It is Important that the national policy,
especially in this critical period, should bo
adopted only after all bodies of opinion
have had an opportunity to be heard.
That right was accorded' citizens of
France and England' In tho red days of
July, 1914. 4 American newspapers have
accorded our citizens that right In their
advertising and other columns.
The pacifists In their national policy
are, wo believe, eternally wrong. They
are eternally right In Insisting that it Is
their privilege to speak before Congress
has aoted.
The meeting last night would have
been under Quaker auspices, it is a
religious principle of the Friends to
oppose, war. There is no pusillanimity in
their attitude.
It is a Aacrace to Philadelphia that the
Vef rafiMW to tot the meeting fce'held.
Uter-Vjaai't'Wir, W..ttlo that
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ENGLISH VIEW OP
WILSON'S POSITION
His Address to the Senate Wel
comed With Less Bitter Com
ment Abroad Than at
Home
By GILBERT VIVIAN SELDES
Sji'dal Corre$powltnce livening l.Aatr
LONDON, March 1.
"Cr)MX)WiNO Is an cxlrnct from n
" letter, written. .Innunry 29, which has
Just reached mo from Philadelphia:
"You havo 110 Idea of tho Impression
uiado here by Wilson! Adilrpps to the Sen
ate. Von sea how I put In In capitals, llko
Washington's Farewell Address. Wo tll"'
It's tho biggest thing since Lincoln, nnd you
can guess that wo were disappointed at
tho reception it got. Wo expected that ns
soon ns It got to liuropo nil tho big guys
llko .II. (3. Wells nnd Moyd' tlcorgo and the
rest would hurry up nnd shnkn tho Presi
dent's hand by long cllsjnnce. It certainly
was a come-down when only Hall Cnlno nn
wered for all of tho British Kinplrc!"
Slnco that letter was written the break
with Germany hns put n new facn on
American matters over here, iiud espe
cially tho dramutip reminder of tho dif
ficulties of the Far East ami Mexico havo
mado Britons think a' little mnro about
tho position of tho t'nlted .States, put
thero nro certain points raised In that lot
tor which show up tho whole British atti
tude toward tho United States. Tho an
swer would be something llko this:
My dear 11. You havo no Idea how good
It wns to get President Wilson's nddross
to the Sennto over hero. It Justified nil
the pleasant things which I and a very few
other Aincrlenns havo been saying of the
President nnd It knocked silly tho over-
vocnl Hrltons (thero aro n number ot them)
who havo Insisted that the 1'nlted .States
has never henrd about Poland nnd Hun
gary and tho .lugo-Slnvs. Hellcvo me, we
were proud. Hut wo said nothing nnd
waited for Britain to speak and, sure
enough, out came the Pull Mnll Gazette,
which features Marie Corclll us well as
Hall Oalne, with a reply to tin- latter. Vou
should have heard tho contempt expressed
by Intelligent Londoners on that fcore.
Then came Ilonar Law with tho cut direct:
"Wmt President Wilson Is longlnv for wo
are fighting for!" That cheered the Hrlt
ons Immensely -chiefly because they be
lieved It Is true.
Peace Views of Men at War
What Is hard for people to understand
who are not here Is that no ono here speaks
of peace except In direct connection with
this war, I never realized lt until I saw
It with my own eyes. Sweet plans of peace,
structures of leagues, rearrangements of
geographical frontiers theso things exist
only for neutrals. The only peace these
people are talking about Is tho peace they
can win, ajul they hope to win 011 tho field.
When tho President made his speech they
respected his words j they tried to figure
out what ho meant. But they did not bo
llcvo that tho United States was ready to
lift a finger to establish even that beau
tiful Ideal on earth. The samo mall that
brought your letter brought a newspaper
with Mr. Roosevelt's comment, that the
speech was a grandiloquent proposal made
to conceal "pitiful Ignominy' and shlrklne."
Tho bitterest things about America these
last six months are tho things which havo
been paid at home. Even today very few
pcoplo here believe that tho President or
we, the people, caro two straws about the
future of tho world, If, It comes to shedding
a drop of blood for It.
But t would give you a very false Idea
If I made you think that because tho big
guys didn't come through with big words
of encouragement, the President's speech
went flat. At the Labor Party Conference
In Manchester tho name of Woodrow Wil
son was received with mere applause than
greeted any other man or any other name.
Perhaps you think the Labor Party Is
pacifist; not one bit. It p not even for
pence-by-ncgotlatlon. cxccDt for a v
small minority. It Is out and out for the
war, but It recognizes In our President the
apostle of tho only true peaco which British
labor would caro to uphold. It Is true
that the public men have spoken llttlo In
reply to' tho President; bo lias the con
solation of knowing that the most power
ful body representing the hearts of the
peoplo has tpokeu loudly and long In his
favor. .
And, ot course, .apart from giving him
credit for Bound and exalted Ideas, a great
many of tho moro Intelligent people hero
have been Impressed by what the speech
Implies. They wanted to know whether It
really meant that .the United States was
ready, or would make ready, to join the
other' liberal nations. Of the world to keep
tho world's peace. They could hardly be
lieve that they read rightly. They weren't
a bit put out by "peaco without victory,"
although they thought It on unhappy
phrase. They were far too busy with the
suggestion that the United States would
ee to It that Poland remained autono
mous lfsho became a nation at the end
of this war, and that tho United Staes
wasrt-eady to Interest herself In tho Darda
nelles and the Trentlno and Alsace-Lorraine.
The men I speak of now nre thoso
who have been up to their necks In the
Torclgn affairs of Britain for many years
They tell me that it has always seemed
hard to them that the United States should
keep aloof It mado lt so much easier for
tho vicious elements to get control of uf
fair's, when Uhe one nation which is known
ttk bo unselfish deliberately j.ays that It
has nothing to do with tho rest of the world.
The appearance of tho United States lii
tho councils of Europe would be welcomed
by everything that Is best In British Ufo,
It I am to Judge by the comments I heard. It
was even suggested to me that the United
States was playing a deep game. Namely,
to let two great groups grow up In Europe
nnd then to stand with a club, just outside,
and say, "We will fight against the group
that starts anything." And no ono re
sented that, although that has been the
position ot England for a century and she
hates to give it up.
Wilson's Ideas Not New
What you and I really wanted was the
support of the liberal thlnkera ot Britain,
and we got lt In a rather cool way. The
real reason you can find in the nolo sent
by Mr. Balfour to the President I think it
appeared about two days beforo or after the
President's address. These liberal thinkers
are precisely the ones who have been
forking over here, explaining to Britain
how fine and noble a work she can do
when peace comes by Insisting on a Monroe
Doctrine for Europe (although they do not
use the phrase). They accept nearly every
word Wilson said, but they can point to a
thousand pamphlets and speeches and mag
azine articles. In which they said the same
things, one or two years earlier. They
never assembled their Ideals Into a body of
doctrine, as the President did. But you
will find that on the essential point the
freedom of the world the liberal mind nf
Britain Is not only with the President, but
wbb wun mm-ueiore ne Knew it. That, at
least. Is their reason for treating the Presi
dent as they did. They count him the
greatest adherent to their ideals; not as a
preacher of new Ideals they never heard of.
If you ask me my own opinion I should
say that there are things expressed and Im
plied In the President's speech which, are
not fully Gnderstood or 'appreciated over
here. But you do not want my opinion. You
want to know why things are aa they are
on this side. I can only add that every one
here Is Hying under Buch an Intense stress
that there la little time to apportion praise
and. blame for what seems, after all, purely
theoretical speculation as to the future. Tell
laam luni ma unites aiaies nas a sub
marina Bewcxor, ana i going
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Tom Daly's Column
nKMEilBEllED
When Juncltmc cornea tec greet the rose.
Sweet love flower, It can thrill
The proudest hca,rl thnt humbty noes m
In hcauty's presence still
Then one forgets the love he owes
The early daffodil.
1'orpels the winter of desire,
The flowcrlcss frost forlorn;
The earth stripped of her green attire
And then the first spring mom;
Forgets the dan when from the mire
The daffodil was born.
When life has touched Us highest place,
When joy on 11s has burst,
Or rarest beautg, love and grace
We drink and quench our thirst
lint who forgets the lovclg face
Of her whom he loved flrstf
VAttLEY.
Now, there's n poem worth clipping for
pocket or srrnpbook. On Friday we
should havo said tho samo thing vfor
Henri Hazln's classic prose, which neigh
bored our column nnd perfumed nil tho
editorial page. Oo back foe that If you
can find tho paper.
THIS IS tho way religious persecu
tions start.
In the April issuo of tho Atlantic
Monthly tho editor says:
Tlieie Is no crime short of mayhem
of whleh thn Atlantic does not occa
sionally stand accused by somo Imagin
ative censor. Wo speculate helplessly
upon tho reus on for su-h charge as this,
recently lefclved:
"It Is with deep regret thatI notice
you are using tho Atlantic for Roman
Catholic propaganda, and thcrcforo
cannot subscribe ngaln.
j, "AN OLD SUBSCRIBER."
Of all vagaries this Is tho most vagarious!
All very well, but possibly that Old
.Subscriber also gets tho Wisconsin Stato
Journal and found In n recent lssuo this
damaging evidence:
Jlrs. Clarke wns reading n copy of
"Elsie DInsmore" when the reporter
ratno Into the room Every
where was tho mark of culture nnd
refinement. A ropy of tho Atlantic
Monthly wns in his lap, and all around
him wero the marks of a Catholic taste
In books.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE DVESTUFF
I do not know Just what to do;
I'm In a quandary In n stew
'Twlxt love of country and my thirst ,
, My loyalty's about to burst.
Tho Germans nil, I think, nro due
To strike a "dry place," P. D. Q..
But on this point I'm not quite clear
Could any cane duplicate German beer?
J. G. D.
FRIEND E. C. WOLFF, writing from
Lima, O., sends us a menu card of tho
"Congress Cafe, Wilson Hughes, Prop.,"
and demands to know how that man ever
voted last November.
Song in Absence
If I should tell you that I love you, dear,
Would you believe me?
If I wero gone and camo back home again,
Would you receive me?
If I wefe gone a day a month a year,
-Then would you miss mo?
And If I met you In a moment, mine,
Then would you kiss me?
NEMO.
At the Gcrmantown Theatre last week
this leader was flashed: "The Screen's
Greatest Conquest, Georgo M. Cohen." It
certainly is something of a conquest to
chango a man's nationality, or whatever
you call It.
ADD ALTERNATIVES
Root, hog or die.
Fish, or cut bait.
" or glvo mo death!"
The Teutonic Mind
Traveling In Germany, avers Webherb. he
overheard two exponents of modern Ger
man philosophy thus conversing:
First German Where are you going to
leave tho tral
rain;
Second German At Nordhausen.
And
you?
Flret German Me? Why, at Nordhausen,
too.
The train arrives at Nordhausen nnd
the second German duly gets up to go.
First German You liar!
Second German Mo a liar? Why,
First German Certainly your are a liar.
I ask you where you aro going and you
say to Nordhausen. Naturally I take It
for granted that you artf .going to Sanger
hausen, as It would bo obvious that you
would seek to deceive me. Therefore I also
say I nm going to Nordhausen, although,
of course. I am going to Sangerhausen. But
you say "Nordhausen" and you actually are
getting oft there, too,. Therefore you aro
a liar, and a double liar, at that.
Dispatches from New York advise us.
that violin recitals wero recently given
In that town by Mlscha Violin and Mlscha
Fldelman.
That's What Makes Her Wild
Brunswick has a horse with only
two legs. At least a note recorded this
week In the town records gives ono that
Impression. The note, which Is for the
sum of 45, reads in part: "Same
being for one-horse, weight about 950,
two white legs, one forward and ono
behind, and known as 'Wild Hattle.' "
Brunswick (Me.) Record.
In the notices accorded our latest book
of verse various epithets have been used,
but- "poignant" thank whatever gods
may be! has been denied, us.
THE BLUEBIRD
Thine the earliest melody
To wake the' violet
And stir the sylvan solitude
Where silence slumbers yet.
Thine the first sweet voice to break
The rpell of winter's reign,
And welcome blossom-laden spring
Into her own domain.
MARY B. MARR.
One of our Justly famous Philadelphia
hospitals we haven't been nble to learn
which particular one displays this sign-
NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN THE
MATERNITY WARps
WATi:i,KS,AN ". outalde work, between 30
and 45 yeara, three nlshta. two dayi. tor
1 factory In North I'lilla.; l"houf
hi"", ajven daya a week: wagea la" Suit
Jurnlah A-l reference. Morn, cpntempt "
For a man who lives In such an "eirnt
age" as this would you consider 3 ade
quate remuneration
LINDEN.
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THE VOICE OF -
THE PEOPLE
"Entangling Alliances" Con
cerning Teachers' Appoint
ments Perkiomen
Students
TM Department In free to nil rentiers Kho
Klah to cxprrsi their opinions on subject of
current iHlerMf, It It an open forum, and the
Krenlua Ledger mmmfj no responsibility for
the Wctr of its correspondents. Letters wiwit
be tioned hit the name and address of the
writer, not nrrrnrllu tor publication, but as a
ouarantre of good faith.
TEACHERS' APPOINTMENTS
To the F.dltar of the Evening Ledger:
Sir A rule of tho Board of Education
governing- appointments of public achool
teachers operates dlsadvantageously to a
number of deserving young women, grad
uates of tho normal school, by reason of the
preference given to thoso, better circum
stanced perhaps, having a higher average
ns students.
In this country of "a fair field and no
favor," any young woman who. In the faco
of adverse circumstances, perseveres until
a teachers" certificate has been won, Is en
titled to and should receive equal con
sideration with every other graduate hold
ing a similar certificate, regardless of the
record of the student. The brilliant student
Is not Invariably tho most successful
teacher, .
At present several June, 1316, graduates
aro patiently waiting to be placed while
graduates of the class of February, 1917,
are receiving the positions because of the
higher students' rating given the latter.
The card record of the student is evidence,
counts for more than tho certificate of pro
ficiency bearing tho signature of tho presi
dent nnd other members of the Board of
Education, and the rulo of seniority recog
nized In modern business Is unknown.
Aro not all certificates granted by the
Board of Education to normal school grad
uates Identical, except, of course, as to
date? Possession of a certificate, then, not
the card record of the student Is evidence,
legal and official, that the holder has quali
fied as a teacher. It, therefore, looks like
sheer presumption on tho part ot the board
that granted tho certificate, or any com
mittee or Individuals noting for the board
to go back of that evidence for the purpose
of Indicting a card record penalty, or any
penalty, not noted on the certificate.
, ARTHUR SEMPLE.
Philadelphia, March 28.
NOT PERKIOMEN STUDENTS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger
Sir The account concerning the proceed.
Ings In License Court against the American
Hotel, Pennsburg, Pa.. Involving girls frorn
the Perkiomen School, formerly Perklome
Seminary, Is misleading. The girl Tn
volved not only are not students of p.p.
klomen School, but they never have been
regular students of the school (although
one or twp of them some years ago took
special lessons In night school). Claude
I ennlnger Is reported as having been a
student at the school, which is not correct
he never haaWn connected with the school:
The only student of the school that ap
peared In the proceedings was Luther Smith
Will you not kindly correct this report
n justice to the school, because our S
Utlon-I. at stake? o. S. KRIEBEU
Pennsburg, Pa., March 28.
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"ENTANGLING ALLIANCES"
T0!!e r J tht Evsf ledger;
SlT,lh6 pollc- J nave urged, whi-h is
called "Small-Souled," is the pol cv of -,.
vast majority' of the American Se ThTt
majority regrets a war, but holds that If U
be waged If should be waged entirely with
? "ference to the, questions Involved hi"
the war In Europe? There shouirt hi
"entangling alliances" with the Km.nl0
Powers, and America should fight hertt
fight alone and unaided. To send ovXlS
army of. say, 600,000. now would I slmniv ?
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NEWSPAPER COMMENT ON INDE
PENDENCE SQUARE RALLY
This great and orderly crowd came not
to make an American holiday of though
less jest and Idle curiosity, but to give ex
pression to a fervent passion for the de
fense of menaced Ideals of order and lib
erty. Public Ledger;
Philadelphia was deeply stirred by a pa
triotic impulse. Deep in the hearts of
Phlladelphlans Is love of country. No city
in tho nation has, been moro generous with
Its gifts of men In time of war. The Press.
Here was the answer to those who have
been preaching 'the craven doctrine that
no overt act, no matter how brutal, should
be resented to the point of war. The In
quirer. Philadelphia called the nation to arms
to uphold liberty for all the world. It
was not so much what was said.
It was the crowd and what It did, Its
spontaneous cheers and songs. The North
American.
A united city, without a single dissent
ing voice, rcdedicated Itself to tho task of
helping to spread an enlightened de
mocracy around the world. The Record.
Patriotic citizens turned their faces to
ward Independence Hall to reconsecrate
themselves to their country. New York
American.
Independence Square was crowded with
no more patriotic gathering of men and
women on that day 141 years ago when
American liberty was born. New York
Tribune.
The Atlantic and Pacific coasts figura
tively shook hands at the shrine of Ameri
can Independence. Tho patriotic rally was
one of the most enthusiastic ever witnessed
In that city. New York Times.
-,.Mh?n?' T.as ,ne of the Greatest ever
?! J ,1 l c ,y' Twety thousand rededl
cated themselves to Justice, llbertv snH
humanlty.-New York World. V d
it,Phr!I?H!!.1hla gave con"eto evidence of
,P r"m'.ra independence Hall
mrtr; th '""?B. ? ne nation de
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Ideals. New York Herald.
American
All Points of the Compass
Our Own Child's Garden of v..
T f l8 so IUU ' a number of things
Which are mostly punk ; ngs
Im SUk?ngslSh0Um a" be as nappy as
Or some such Junk.
An Adventure in Beans
WfL!.'ERB dlscussns: the matter of
llkl alb Tn taW seasn'ngs and such
?bhnUrCth ' ' ,Wno has had a vast experience 1
hnta
man. how about 'em J""'' M man "
iSSr- '-new'
iv.h.BS blan commerce; Prlmar!
Ily, the Brazilian bean Is not Braain.V mi?
' "e'. but we'U What ,'!PrOU,
We made th. ;.i'-.'. "'".u''a8S- '
go the Incident' ' u,,a""nous. and for,
continuing, th
Continuing;. th rv,i..i ..u ...
better bean comes from Kanaoon n.i.mu.cn
much richer than iT-i. " They'r,
uciier oean comes from Itanaroon n.i.,nu.cn
J""'" I"' . BoTonT'TTe t&f!
bean was first on sale .In Now S""00"
eight cents. Tk.n"V.. tt!w...Yrk at
Mayor's commute. iM fTM iVi
at twelve cents, as against the .. "'
seventeen bid. e'lghte""askea. eX n? '
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What Do You Know?
Ouerie 0 central Interest will be oxtuenaV
(it this column. Ten questions, the aruwm R',1
wnicn, cveru tceu-tnormea person snoum e,vi
are asked daili. 1 .1
QUIZ , i
1. WYiaat ti-aa that. riieaVi at a. ameaJjeafi a 4Kak naaaW I
iiaaav "tan a,eea? iuiuieDv fa aw va wv aaraaaajjeBi
ll'etl Indies? ''
t. Name the United States Ambassador tela 1 1
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a. "no la Hiram W. JohneonT r:t
t. What bodies of water does the Sues Caael !l
connect?
S. What Is meant when war dltpatchei tar :
petition hae been "pocketed"?
0. Where Is the Slerrlmae Hirer, tha naTtaa.; i
bllltjr of hlch Is to be extended? R
7. What Is an oriel window? t
a in... 1. m.m n.i.-.j
0. What Is the okapl? j
10. What Is the name of the lateat Cermatl
Miurr io up nponea in Tne iiaanvT j,t
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Answers to Saturday's Quiz 1
1. Enter I'a.ha la Turklsh.Mlntster of War a
rommander-ln-chlef of the TorUatJ
armies. ,'''?jp
t, Frlrndi nf MaJi finnl Twnard Weell
protest his removal aa commander of t
impairment or tne East to ine mi
created Deoartmnnt of the Southeast.
3. The "coke" ettl la the narcoUe drnc hsAl
"coke" belnt alansr abbreviatfea efg
"cotalne."
i. The Church of San Marce la In Venice.
0. Brand Whltlock la United States JUalitsrta'l
BeUlum. il
6. The Suet Canal Is nearlr TOO miles, saaV I
west of Jrrimnlrm. M
7. SlaJor General George Darnett la
. dant of the marine corpa. ,
s. Armies "dig in" when they ees
trenches and take op trench flihttof,
9. ricardr Is an old province ot nor
France, now dltlded Into dcpartmeaU.
10. A hark Is a three-masted sailing vcaeeU tbt
foremast and mainmast being ?..
rliaed. and the mtesenmaat rlifed tt
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Colllmhln anil flnu VIJ
READER It was an nrror to state thH
the enrollment of thn TTnlvarattv nf MlB-i
nesota Is greater than that of ColumWsl
University. The figures as given by th
registrars are: Minnesota, 5168; Colunrtw
09a-. in addition, Minnesota has 1
tension students, of whom 17S6 are
eral, twenty-seven law and eighty corre'
sponaence. No data were available on a
summer school. Besides Columbia's studtU
given above, there are 1123 dunllcatai
which are not counted; 671S extension st
uema, ana suss atuaenu in tne preceow
Summer session, arlvlnr a-rand total (
31.73. less 1603 dunllcates in tha aumm
session, or a grand net toUl of 20.U
Columbia's regular students are distribute
as toilows: Columbia. Collaare. 14KS:
of law, 468 ; college of physicians and sufj
scons, 43 ; schools of mines, engineer
and chemistry, 211; graduate facultl
1358: school of architecture. 10 1
of Journalism, IBS ; Barnard .Collejje, TM
icacners college, z4; college of pharmse
ioj; scnooi of buslnsM, 61, and unclassu
oiuaents, soo, with ,1113 duplicates.
City Solicitor
C. S The City SoUcItor'a duties lnclti
me touowing: He Is the legal adviser
attorney Of the city. Its detriments ;
Officers: conducts its lltlaratlnn. nrlvlaM
officers, crenarea and annravck Its rnntrao
makes dally returns to the City Control
of all moneys received. annrnv all aanua
ties and keeps a register of all coritrsaefl
bonds, etc. His salary, 10,000 a year, (fj
iiMu ay ma city.
COLUMBIA CALLS
From .Freedom's Heights Columbia calUt
r joyai sons to war ;
No, lust of conquest stirs her heart.
. Tha Hun Is at the doon
I Fling to the kreese the ataj-rv ki.
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