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A babjr la worth saving, particularly
JCtt Is & Belgian baby.
Royalty put the germ In Germany.
revolution will take It out.
What has become of the Mpret of
Albania? Is it possible that he has taken
up his residence in the Sanjao of Novl
fcas&r, -which has also been missing In the
sews recently?
It would have been a dull day for
war news yesterday had our break with
Austria been the only development. The
barks of Germany's "me too" puppy get
cant attention nowadays.
Perhaps the hundred Alabama
Chootaws who have proffered to volun.
teer are prompted by the wish to justify
their wild ancestors' acta by contrasting
them with modern German war methods.
It is to be regretted that there is
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Ki SUiy opposition lo uie enusuneni ui
W .egroes in the army. There are 700,000
re black men fighting" for Franco. They are
en an important section or tne line ana
have performed valiant service.
Since word went forth that single
V. ..ma. otvm1A 1a ot,.n flwt In ClfFi- Cm tbn
If -,, OTWW4.A W .,.., M.u v momv "
J? country there has been, an unprecedented
,t rusn lor znarnage licenses. li us nope
K?that this sudden popularity of wedlock
Ki is not. aue to any aesire to escape mo
.V avttivi ft TTnlA Qam
Alluding to the Kaiser's reform
promises, the Taegllsche Rundschau de-
f ' ( ciares inac tnus wiin a jew siroKes oi
$ tne pen nas Deen createa wnat years oc
agitation and conferences heretofore
failed to achieve." A few strokes of tho
pen in the" hand of the same imperial
writer could have prevented the whole
world war.
The action of independent mill
wners of the Mahoning and Shenandoah
.. nlTAvn. Tn TH-fimlclTif n 1A not runt
tf-.f Increase In wanes to imnroxlm.-itelv 30.000
Er . Iron and steel workers Is a hichlv effec-
Ig tlve way of retaining artisan's in a Held
, In which they will be more imperatively
. Kdililul vdan It. .Via nr-m.. Af 41.a nlltant
i, ef the war the rush, of undemald skilled
V. ...... . . . ..
Ssj- woramen 10 enust severely nanaicappea
rt,iY sriuiu .iiuitiuuiia planus. Xjeisiavion
'-will probably prevent a repetition of this
fy folly In the United States, but until the
laws are passed higher pay should exert
'-: a strong appeal m tne ngnt airection.
Silu All the trained airmen in Araer-
t'lca would have been whipped by the
r?,Gennans if they, and not Allied flying.
;;rt men, had had to face the enemy in the
;"igreat battle fought in the clouds above
3, "the trenches. Yet the Allied forces were
l.enjy a small part of their whole aerial
KCi strength. The United States should build
jJtSjap a greatair fleet. Modern armies need
SKri aeroDlanes as much as thev need cen-
J$$ erals. Even if 'they are not needed
KVV abroad, our aircraft are needed at home.
El,: Our last visit to. Mexico wan sadlv handl.
capped by lack of air scouts?-
Thn flUccMiaful return trln nf.1 thci
ri- at. Louis from the war zone emuhaslzes
lU... ,h cAmnara.il va lmmunltv frnm TT.hnat
VSVattack. enjoyed by fairly fast liners and
rtalso raises doubts of the speed posslblll-
. uues or even tne newest supersuhmarines.
The toll of merchant ships making more
I j a ai vibmvvvm uivh. oumv j vs vi AiitiA i y
S 'MIroV the war began is relatively small.
PlCoVaoyer, it is hlghiy probable that the
f mi sania herself would have escaped had
aerjiuroinea Deen pusnea to tnetr maxi-
i ox iweniy-Bix bjiois. one was maKing
ttlrreighteen at the time of the attack.
' Vluk aaeetion which confronts sklDoers of
viMMkiiowU whether to save coal
lauic aas 'Decofno bo precious ana uiko n
CheAee'with submarines, or to win safety
! wita eostly speed. Undoubtedly under
fyyfaawir vthe four American liners can
titftM tne average u-eoat.
U Peru asd Chill join issues against
j, ea bow Hill itKeiy, ino vexing
ot)at,ha be called "South
may .at lut receive
t tWlii'the terrible war of
fl .ft4WAlastaaaiiafA. a9A-uepiait 'MlaA
' ara- vaisjHssiuess . an aisau At.4 l,-7
i c' taeaaaad Ariee. were con-
tkraimtorfrtle CWH. Te treaty of
uuM,.tne ejoagated Re
eaeupy the ,eubjee(d' terrf-
i, mner. wnuHi utere was
(Wntw.iaeinnsAiunU
adi Uva, Coatiaual
t ta esadrtloaa -under
a tv has
a-ar r. .nwasirn wa- . ;. . v
sovereignty. The two Paclflo coast na
tions' within thS past twenty years have
frequently been on tho verge of another
war ovor tho Question. And now tho
common cause of democracies against
tyranny may turn an irritating American
boundary dispute into relative Insignifi
cance. A Peru-Chili alliance heretofore
regarded as incredible, is actually in sight.
In America, at least, a Loaguo of Peaco
Is no longer a dream. It is becoming u
mighty moral fact.
THE NATION'S PROGRAM
1. neerult tho navy.
2. Ilecrult the army.
3. Vote liberal credits to nssuro quick
preparedness and to assist the enemies
of Germany, which light at our sldo.
4. Moblllzo our Industries.
S. Assure tho food supply by liberal
assistance to farmers and Increase of
acreage.
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( 6. Prevent waste and encourago eco
nomical living.
rpHB nbovo program scorns to rcpro---sent
tho essential features of tho
nation's policy at this time. Tho achieve
ment of tho first four objectives has al
ready begun. The Department of Agri
culture and tho now farm-loan banks liavo
a colossal test ahead of them In tho llftli
item of tho program. Tho prevention of
waste and tho encouragement of eco
nomical living can bo accomplished by
publicity, and not in any other way. Tho
public must bo educated to see tho neces
sity of controlling food prices by avoiding
In every way any unnecessary drain on
tho sources of supply.
Tho mobilization of our industiics will
bo Ineffective unless transport for sup
plies is provided. Among the Industries,
therefore, by far tho most important Is
tho shipbuilding Industry. Every yard
must bo put to work at Its maximum
capacity. New yards must bo built. 'Wood
as well as steel must bo utilized. Vfo
must build fast enough to nullify tho
submarine's destruction. Obviously It Is
wlso to create a great mercantile navy
of small ships. Each .submersible can
carry, but a limited number of torpedoes.
Eight 1000-ton ships nro more desirable
than one 8000-ton vessel, because It re
quire" eight times the effort on tho part
of Germany to accomplish her purpose In
tho first caso than In tho second.
MILLIONS THAT WILL SAVE
AMERICAN LIVES
EVERY hundred million dollars of
credit -placed at the disposal of the
United States Government and of the
Allies will shorten tho war. Every day
the war Is shortened will savo tho lives
of Europeans and Americans. There have
been about 1000 days of war and many
millions of persons havo been killed or
maimed. Every month of tho war has
brought death or perhaps worse than
death to a number of persons equivalent
to the population of a great city.
Every year destroys flvo great cities
In human Ufo and many times that in
treasure.
It would be a shortsighted nation that
did not grasp the opportunity to invest In
tho Government bond Issues that will
soon be offerod. No brave American Is
glad that It will be many months before
our army cantexpect to bo s5rtt to
Prance, if, indeed, it ever need bo sent.
But since such Is tho case, pel force, so
much tho moro leason to make every
effort to end tho war this summer and
mako unnecessary a great outpouifng of
American blood upon tho continent of
Europe.
Expenditure of vast sums on our own
equipment, oven if our military and naval
aid to tho Allies does not play a great
part in their success, will not be wasted.
This is Insurance. Peace, restoring tho
productive activity of the world, will soon
make up for losses. For a world at peace
can produce even more than a world at
war destroys
IT IS ,TO BE A "PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER"
WAR
JAMES A. PATTEN, who&o past opera
tions in piling up sudden millions
made a colorful page in stock-market
history is retiring from speculation "for
patriotic reasons." A number of other
speculators aro going to be similarly
'"stung," either by patriotism or lost op
portunlty, when the efllciency experts at
"Washington perfect the system of buying
at minimum prices.
THE PASSING OF OLNEY
mHE passing of Richard G. Olney
dramatically coincides with the close
of the long chapter In American states
manship in which ho so brllllantly"shone.
"Hands off America and our hands off
Europe" was the cardinal principle of
the political philosophy for which Olney
so .skillfully and powei fully contended In
the Venezuelan boundary dispute even to
tho extent of challenging the might of
England.
His bold defense of tho Monroo Doc.
trine In 1895 gave new weight to that
creed of New AVorld democracy and Eu
ropean noninterference, and Britain com
pletely rescinded her first flat refusal to
arbitrate the issue of the Gutyna-Veue-zuela
frontier.
AS a Secretary of State he Had much
Jn common with another great personality
of his time John Hay, The latter had
an imaginative gift in literature' which
Olney lacked, but both were stalwart
champions of International fair dealing,
and both men read the law with the same
scrupulous regard for the code of honor.
It is doubtful, however, iCOlney's vision
of twenty-three years ago, keen ns it
.was, could embrace the present role of
the United States. Certainly, he hoped
far a sympathetic union of New World
democracies, and that ambition is beating
wondrous fruit in the rallying of Latin
America to our cause. '
But that we ,would ever carry, our
liberalizing gospel to the camp ot Europe
was assuredly noi conceived by our
foriaer statesmanship, legation for which
Olney fought l no more. Ti new era
call Ifor Headers .to. ejoiiievnot merely
"Isaerieanlsnt '- for ' the Americans," but
-Aertoanan for the rW.", -,
Ma.wWinniaaafM, - . j
ilWaaaitaeKnewltdge" Her
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Co-operation ,of Two Million
Women in Effort to Better
Conditions Has Produced
Results
By MRS. JOSIAH EVANS COWLES
Freiident ot the General Federation (
Women,; Cluke.
VEUT significant of, tho growth, th
power of co-operation and th strong
sense of sisterhood among women of today
Is tho General Federation of Women's Clubs,
which, besides numberlnc 2,000,000 women
In the United Statos, Includes scattered
clubs In far-away countries Japan, India,
Australia, South America and the West
Indies.
The club movement ha gone a long
way In a fow years, from those little
roups that camo together for self-lm
provement to the great organizations of
today, often numbering a thousand or moro,
whose chief aim Is public service, and uho
use Btudy and culture as a means of In
creasing efllciency.
That cfTlcloncy Is steadily growing
(creator bb tho women recognlie the moan
ing of federation. In each town clubs
havo gathered together Into local federa
tions of county or congressional district;
these, again, aro united Into State federa
tions, each with Its omcers and commit
tees; still again, tho States nre welded Into
the national body, where, besides the usual
officers, there Is a board 'of directors, one
from each State.
Varied Interests of tho Women
Tho hands of the federation are its de
lartmciits of nork, eleven In number; art,
civics,' civil service, conservation, education,
home economic-), Industrial and social con
ditions, legislation, public health, litera
ture and library extension and music, each
having Its chairman, who Is a specialist In
her own line, and what Is equally Impor
tant aH an element In her success an ex.
pert In methods of club work and study.
Through this dovo-talled organisation,
from general federation down through
State, district, Individual club, women lire
learning the great lesson of team work.
Nothing could bo a greater contribution to
tho coming citizenship of women than these
elements, the senso of natlonnl unity, the
training for public service and wisdom and
tho power to sink small personalities for
tho sake of some wider object.
Another important featuro of tho genera
federation N Its democracy. It draws Its
conotltuents not from any single cla-n, nor
does It confine Its interests to a slnglo pui
pose. Itich women and poor, college bred
and Felf-trained, city women and country
women. i ad leal nnd conservative, llnd them
selves bound by tics that nro stronger more
elemental than their differences. ThK too,
is a tiling that women, who for ages have
led more telf-centered lives than men, need
to learn In preparation for their copartner
ship In civic life.
Probably the majority jif women in clubs
are middle-aged, most o" them have been
broadened nnd Mveetened by the experience
ot family Ufo and the bringing up of chil
dren, and most of them first grew interested
In public matters because of their desire to
mako tow n or city a sweeter, cleaner, safer
place for their young people to grow up In.
To find 2,000,000 other women facing the
same way, with the same hope in their
faces nnd the same consecration to service
In their hearts, is what the federation has
meant to them.
What Has Been Done
Among tho matters that havo really be
come national movements on tho part of
clubwomen may be mentioned the bettering
of country life conditions, the study of'the
fmmigiant and work for Americanization,
tho founding of country libraries, baby week
and child welfare, tho teaching of homo
economics, tho study of Latin America with
a view to a better understanding between
the republics of this hemisphere.
Once in two years tho federation holds
Its "biennial," when delegates from States
and clubs meet for discussion of their alms
and working methods, when tho eleven de
partments set forth their particular sub
jects, nnd distinguished speakers add In
spiration to the occasion.
The last biennial was held Jn Mav, In
New York, with something like 10,000 dele
gates and -visitors In attendance, nnd the
next one, for which preparations aro al
ready undcrt way. Is to be In Hot Springs,
Ark., In May, 1918.
In tho alternate year Is held a council
meeting, when, If fewer delegates come to
gether, the close personal contact of tho
working members plays a more important
part, and tho matters dlftcussed taKo on a
moro practical character. The council will
bo convened during April tho 9th to tho
13th In New Orleans.
Men who nssemblo for their business con
ventions realize that, besides the working
value of such meetings, thero is a kind of
Joyous fervor In meeting people from all
over the country who havo the same inter
ests. One goes homo with renewed cour
age and wider outlook.
INSURANCE 'WAR CLAUSES'
How Men Called to Arms Are Pro
tected by Their Policies
Since the break with (lei-many there Is,
perhaps, no question which so vitally affects
a majority of male citizens who are likely
to volunteer or to be called upon for mili
tary or naval service as the question of
ineir lire insurance.
So various are the executive methods of
the several life Insurance companies doing
business In this city that many men carry
ing life Insurance In these companies hardly
know "where they aro at," nnd, to make
confusion worse confounded, the legion of
policy forms, with and without conditions
and restrictions, with and without special
privileges, while perfectly Intelligible to the
professional Insurance agent, are like a
Chinese puzzle to the ordinary layman.
So far as can be observed, any man who
holds a policy In any of the reputable com
panies which ho had taken out beforo the
break with Cermany will find tho company
will faithfully carry out the terms of that
contract, whether he enters the military or
naval servlco of the nation or not. But
from now on the companies will unquestion
ably seek to protect themselves by tho In
sertion of a "war clause" In each policy
Issued. .
This "war clause," as It Is called, Is only
operative In tho event of the person to
whom it, Is issued taking up military or
naval service, nt homo or abroad, cither
voluntarily or otherwise.
One of tho large New York companies
has Instructed Its agents that In all future
policies Issued such a clause will be In
serted, operative for the first flvo years of
the policy In the event of the Insured taking
up military or'naval service at any time dur
ing those Ave years. In that event, the
company requires a sixty days' notice and
the payment of an extra premium each year
equat to 10 per cent of the face alue of
the policy. If" the Insured does not comply
with these conditions, the company's liabil
ity In case of death by warfare only ex
tends to the sum of all premiums paid In.
Some companies limit the amount which
they will Issue, even under these condi
tions, to JG000 and others to $10,000. The
aotlon of this particular New York com
pany may be taken as fairly indicative, In
a general way, of the, action to be taken by
other ,Jlfe Insurance companies throughout
the country.
It will be well, however, for any person
Intending to take out lite Insurance In the
near future, whether he intends entering
military or navai service or noi, 10 nave a
perfect understanding the terms and the
conditions of his policy from the ompany
In which he insures. There Is no general
rule to. fellow.. Each company ha Its own
ml, and each kind of 'polley its own spe-
aaMBLn- T-fl- --n
UAPriNEBB ',
'The city man would iatte true Sou and
know LiJa every charm
If he could have the asphalt stroetrynA
live lack on the farm.
The farmer tight, for he is also cursed by
Fortune's frown,
Since he must live so far from all the
pleasures of the toxen.
In every walk and sphere of life this same
old problem's known;
True happiness Is in the things that other
people own.
It never is your oyster that contain a
priceless pearl, '
Tho stvectest maid you. know is always
someone else's jrtrl.
Vou may have found a splendid- cook
whoso dishes you adorc,
But then you look with envy on the cook
who lives next door. .
you'd show tho world that genius and
brains were not a myth
If you could only hold the Job that now
belongs to Smith.
And so it seems the world would be a
place removed from strife
If each of us could only live the other,
fellow's life.
VAHLEY.
OUIl TABLETALJC is not always as
cheerful as mothor would like. Although
she does her best to keep us all in order,
a grumbler occasionally breaks looso.
One such at tho -dinner tablo on Sunday
complained:
Those people In the kitchen novor did
know how to cook potatoos."
"Cook Popapoes!" echoed tho three-year-old,
pounding on the table withher spoon.
"Nobody homo!" continued the
grumbler.
"All gone day-dnyl" cried tho buby.
Mother Goosesteps
(In ths march of tho H. U. L )
Tom, Tom, the piker's son,
Stole a ply, and atvay he run.
The pig was sold'
For its weight in gold,
Thanks to our packer friends, so bold.
IV. UP.
Tho uso of tho English spelling of
"honour," "parlour," and the like by
American publishers having an cyo to
the British market Is quite understand
able, but why they also substitute an "s"
for tho "z" In words llko "mobilize,"
"minimize" and so on bothers us. The
Oxford Dictionary, the prime authority on
the other side, gives tho "z" spelling only.
THK MAKE-UP MAN 'T.0K8 DAY-DAI"
The couplo returned from Williams
port Sunday evening, and their mar
riage had been kept a i-ecret until today.
Their many friends wish them a pros
pet ous married life.
The funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clocj.
Uloomsburg (Pa) Sentinel.
Sir Speaking of Great Divides, how
about
SABLOSKV
and
McOUHlK
Enterprises
on a window at Market and Juniper?
KP.AB.
It takes so little, even a thing to little
as that, to remind us of a story.
Levlnsky and O'Brien were going into
partnership and Levlnsky took O'Brien
to Jtfs lawyer Rosenthal and he said:
"Meester Rosenthal, d"Is lss Meester
O'Brien, Meester O'Brien, Meester Rosen
thal, Meester Rosenthal, Meester O'Brien
und me, ve aro gotnk In-partners und I
vnnt you should draw do papers und I
vnnt you should draw dem fine, Meester
Rosenthal. Efferthlng must bo equal,
cfferthlng must bo fair und square,
Meester Rosenthal; vat ho gets I get, vat
I get he gots. In odder voids, as ve say
In d"o law Schecktuh Goy!"
Whnssat? Don't you? Well, we never
print diagrams. Ask somo Irish friend to
translate it for you.
Vampire English
(I'rom ft movlff lirens notlre.)
The story of "Her Greatest Love" is
one of deep, human appeal, and it tells
of the maneuvers and machinations of
the Intrigue of a typical society butterfly
anxious to make an advantageous mar
riage for her daughter. In doing so she
eventually schemes her happiness away
by marrying her to a Russian prince,
whose plccadllitles and fragrant breaths
of morality wero known throughout'
Europe".
Don't you get that?
breaches," of course,
It's "flagrant
WANTED
A NUnsU roil A FURNISHED JtOOM
n of bath nnl thon Apply, eto.
with
This, then, is that
heard so much about.
sick room we've
Don't bo alarmed! Although tho
Wilkes-Bario Record announced that
"this afternoon Doctor Mullowne will lec
ture on 'Causes and Prevention of Im
mortality,' " his subject really had to do
only with "Infant mortality."
NONPAnElb
There wa a time when I Wft ble
To reel ott pomes to Orac and Mabel,
And. not to very Ions ago,
I used to chant of Dot and Flo.
Some other maids I've praised a well,
Doris. Phyllis, Annabelle,
Tho. often as I'vo sung unto 'cm,
Thesft maids wera myths 1 never knew 'em,
Hut take Cecelia there's a queen.
The fairest dame I've ever seen,
A matil I would exalt In rhyme.
Charming, vivacious, sweet, sublime!
Her eea, her hair. Ulonsr to praise
in wondrous, column-topping las.
In verse I'd Elorlfy her smile.
Nor overlook her lips, the while.
Ilut, for that realty truly miss
The best that I can do Is 4Jilsl
HUE.
FOOTNOTK II Y THK EDITOR
Is that your best for such a glrlT
We ought to set the stuff in pearl.
We give her agate, though, instead,
But nonpareil, behold, her head.
1 Looking over Irish conternps., partic
ularly those from Ulster, we find it is the
rule in all newspaper offices to have all
funerals attended by "a large concourse
of people, composed of all classes and
creeds,"
In an article lauding clergymen who
have "done their bit in the war" our
own dear paper recently Informed us
that "two have lost a leg," which,' moves
W. T. E. to inquire if tri-ped twins are
common at the front,
The great Maxwell has been showing
us the record of his golf at Atlanta's
Druid Hills course. Our own Maxwell
what's that, NormanT Bless you, no!
Tiny, prexy of our sport "page claims
to have made one drive of 2(5 yards all
in one piece, but his score as a whole
fepiu lite one of Willie Voppe'e hlk
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Suffragists Are Accused of So
cialism Praise for a Car
toon Rights of Free
Speech
ANTI-SUFFRAGE CRITICISM
To the Edttvr of the Evcnlngt Ledger:
Sir In your issue of April 6 I was quoted
as saying "All suffragists nre Socialists and
have no patriotism or religion." I ask the
courtesy of the uso of your column to cor
rect this statement. I said "The majority
otsuftragiBts nro Socialists, and In socialism
there Is neither patriotism nor religion."
In tho suffrage parades one notices the
large percentage of Socialists with their
red banners. Socialist headquarters are
used by tho suffragists. The Woman's
Peace party has Indorsed woman suffrage,
and the pacifists are all suffragists. The
percentage of men and women suffragists
putsldo of theso organizations Is small.
Socialism repudiates national lines and
denounces patriotism. Jinx Eastman, sfi
clallst and atheist, Is-an honored guest and
xpeaker at suffrage meetings. His blas
phemous paper, Tho Masses, Is used by the
suffrage organization and Indorsed by them.
Professor Flint, who has conducted an ex
haustlvo Inquiry In Christian socialism,
sum3 up his conclusion as follows, 'What Is
called Christian socialism will always be
found either un-Christlan In so far as it Is
socialistic, or unsoclalistlc In so far as It
truly and fully Christian."
Foitunatcly, men are often better than
their creeds, and In Europe many Socialists
have rallied to tho colors, although their
organizations ha"vo been a serious trouble to
the Governments. D. N. C. BUOCK.
President, Pennsylvania Association Op
posed to Woman Suffrage.
Philadelphia, April 7.
"SO BE IT"
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir As a sincere, sane and-efficient lover
of all liberty, society and justice, which
alone can produce the earthly happiness to
which every man, woman and child on earth
Is 'entitled, I Intensely admire the cartoon,
"So Be It," on your first page where It
naturally should be.
GEORGE WILLIAMS.
Potts vllle, Pa., April 6, 1017.
FREE SPEECH
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir I wish to ask why the American
people aro supposed to Bit by like a lot of
dumb beasts In this present crisis and have
the right of free speech taken, from them,'
as it was taken away at the Broad Street,
Thcatte peace meeting? Is this not a'
dangerous policy to pursue? My American
Ism was given a bad blow on that night,
DISGUSTED.
Philadelphia, April 6,
The Evenino LEDOEit In an editorial en
titled "Disgraceful and Humiliating," .ex
pressed its opinion of the action of the
police in stopping the meeting, Of course,
free speech during the war must be per
mitted. If It Is not the high purposes an
overwhelming majority of Americans pro
fess In going to war will be obscured.
Editor of the Evenino Ledoek.
"DURATION OF THE WAR"
To the Editor of tle Evening Ledger:
Sir Why Is the recruiting of men to
serve in the army and navy not meeting
with the expectation of the heads of the
departments?
The million men that were to spring to
arms over night at the call of the nation
dwindle down to a few thousands,
Wkyen .Great Britain was raising her vol
unteer army, our papers were merciless In
the denunciation of the lack of patriotism
shown by the people of that' country, yet
they raised an army bf millions. I believe
that part of the difficulty can be got over
by asking the young men of the country to
enlist in either the army or navy for the
duration of the war, or to serve, say, alx
months after peace is declared.
. At present, if a man enlists, he joins the
service for a certain length of time. Peace
may be declared before one-half of that
time Is up, and the remainder of his serv
ice becomes irksome to him.
Young men with great possibilities In
business life pefore them are unwilling to
give up these opportunities to take up the
hfe ot militarism. W. B. T.
Philadelphia, April 8.
v ,A CALL TO AMS
,To the Kdlfor of Evening Ledger: t ,
Oir-AHWH iT,WT "" ywv imtUfi
tajXVjM p rat.
one of the belligerent nations. Will you,
true and loyal American citizens, sit In
your homes by the fireside and watch this
outrageous warfare going on? Will you,
citizens, watch your brethren, your country
men, being sunk on neutral sntps and with
out warning. International laws have been
violated and freedom of the high seas has
been stopped. "
Are we to see tho objects for which we
fought In the Revolution, In the war with
Tripoli nnd In the War of 1812 wrested
fiom us? Are wo to see our homes burned,
our mothers, wives and children starving?
Shall 'We bow the knee to the conqueror
timidly nnd see that for which we havo
fought 141 years ago beat down? No!
Better an honorablo death on the battle
field than to play the craven and see our
symbol vanish, our flag disgraced. Ameri
cans, stand up for that for which Wash
ington, Jefferson and our forefathers
fought It is an honor to dlo for one's
country-the country wnlch has protected
you tw country which has given you and
your chS'Jren a living. Therefore, fall not
when your call comes.
President Wilton, tho man we havo to
thank for keeping us out of this world
wide war for more than two and a half
years, Is taking Immediate steps to end the
war. Many of our patriots havo enlisted In
the army and navy, many of the women
havo enlisted as lted Cross nurses. The
spirit of '7G Is with us. H. P.OSEFELD.
Philadelphia, April B.
GREATEST FIGHTING SONG
There can be no question that the world's
most famolis song Is the "Marseillaise."
Thero Is no other which by Its origin, his
tory and influence can compete with it. For
a century and a quarter It has voiced the
aspirations and fired tho courage of one
of the most freedom-loving people on the
globe tho gallant French and today It Is
sung not only by the soldiers of that great
nation, but by all the Allies.
Everybody knows how the young officer,
Rouget de Lisle, composed the words in a
white heat of patriotism, composed tho tune
(on his violin, and sang it to his comrades
and how, shortly afterward, it was sung
on the March from Marseilles to Paris by
the redhot revolutionaries who were des
tined, out of a welter of blood, to bring to
pass a new France.
On July 4, 1915, In the midst of the great
war and Franco's heroic struggle to main
tain her ancient freedom, tho ashes of
Rouget do Lisle were taken to tho Invalldes
where the President, the Ministers and tho
diplomatic corps paid homage to the man
who voiced the nation's heart Answers
London. ,
ZOOLOGY
The oyster Is a pacifist.
He wants no foe to meet him,
And never struggles to resist
Us folks who catch and eat him
Philander Johnson, In Washington Star
All Points of the Compass,
Casuals of the Day's Work
XLIII
BEING a compilation of, certain phrases
written by the late Colonel William
Shakespeare, and applicable, possibly Jo
those pacifists who would IndSce men to
refuse to enlist In the service of the.?
country: lne,r
I.et them not llvt to taste this UnH.
That wouUl with tre.iVw.S5 thP.VOT.
Thou "art a most psralclous'u.S?', I"'
Froward by nature, entmy to peLce.
Look. look, a mou.! Ps.ce. war"' thT. YL,
of toasted cheese will do t. Klni r .fiece
Treason and you so .way PMt 'J, JfJ"-
Would they make pe.ee? UHiWIhe,liri!!.fr0,t'
Upon their spotted oul. Jli! -Pilyr
iVMh.t,iYou"1.you nv- VM cSr.r1JI'
That Ilk pot peace nor wart '
Ps, t.nd.r Ba'plln-, thou .it nT?d0.r'otr
Which, a I tako It. Ua kina" wnSJ,lff,Jh"
old asm, treason. -iiH!J2f$?tn,;
Whit would ths war do wltiT ttf"!? Ym
fooUt Companion. hnc ,'', J'WIiuj
Wben Bltnlor Booth her. doe."prMialmC;e;:r-.
He flatters you, makes war upon "? fi?Jcel
Its' mors and mors a ct rericie.
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wtttr. , i-i" '""ri honee
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-What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1, Compare the combined population ofiUsl
Allien and the United States with tsttefl
mo urnnumv ninea
2. Name the Attorney General of the Cd
states,
3. Vihat animal Is called the rlver-horset
4, What country made the most recent i
laraiion or war usainsc uermaay7
S. Distinguish between emigrants and
grants.
6. Vthen Is an army said to impinge agi
the enomr? '
7. Who In "Billy" Sunday and where b I
nowT
8. By wtvo,t means nre earthquake ihocki I
"i"cr imrit ok ine vioria recoroes
u usaingtonr ,
0. What Is n seascape? ,
10. What Uithe "golden rule"?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz'
1. News of our declaration nf war was 'flu
v iiiicritiii nftrBiup, ur wireless, ',.
. xne tierman o,wj-ion liner van
seized by the United States, is the I
snip anoat.
3. San I.uli Fotosl Is the handsome fourth rs.
or Aiouco nnd capital oi tho state al I
1.UM i-otosi. -
4. James K. Polk was President daring I
war vvun Mexico.
S "Pranking" letters U the privilege of I
Ing them free of charge.
8, "A European war" Is correct, for "J
pean" boglnu with a. ronsonjint si
"An" la used before vowel sounds i
"a" Delore consonant sounds.
7. The rrusade wen- n series of
military expeditions of the Hen
twelfth and thirteenth centuries, in
taken to recover the Holy Land from
.uoaamiueaans.
. The Mystic Biver Is In Connecticut. fl
0. bassnfroa Is a North Amerfrnn Dla.nl vbi
roots yield a tea and flavoring extract! 'j
10. The principal city of the Mississippi Tsl
is St. Louis. .
Mason and Slidell
S. C In November, 1861, a United SUM
navy captain, Charles Wilkes, in comn
Of an Amftrlrnn mnn-r,,-wnp ntnnned
British mall steamship Trent In tlw B;l
nama channel and took from her by fow
J. m. Mason and John Slidell, commlsaic
ers from the Confederacy to Great Briti
nnd Prance, on their way from Havana.!
ftoutnampton. Wilkes heeded neither p
appeal to the British flag for protection l
the protest of a cantaln of the Ro
Navy In choree of the malls. The Nofl
went wild with d61lght when It reclvH
the news of tho event ; no rejoicing cow
seem excessive when It saw two hated
mles the one" author of the fugitive el"
law. J. M. Mason, and the other the CM
plon of filibustering in tho Interest of il3
ery delivered Into the r hands, capu
Wilkes was praised throughout the countrl
Ills act was justified bv lavvvers and w
men. Two public men, however, pointed oij
the only correct course open to the uovtn
ment. Of the cantlves. Senator SunuM
said at once, "We shall have to give th
up." Montgomery Blair, a memberof
i.aDinei, recommenaeo mat winter uj
dered to take Mason and Slidell to EnfU
on a warship and deliver, thejn to the Brl
itm ituvernmenc Aiie .rreBiuem. mov.p
"I fear these men will provo white,
Phants. We must r.tlck to American
doles concerning the rlehts of neutn
HawAVor. thnv w,rA nnfr turned over tO I
KncrltHh HnvArnmnnt. but -were ConflnM !
Port Warren. Boston. The hews cawed j
great sensation In Encland. The
cabinet decided thnt the net of CapU
Wilkes was "a clear case of vlolatlonj
tne law or nations and one lor wnico
oration must be demanded." The Br
Government fnrmallv nrotested and
President and hln Cahlnnt. seeing the iud
of It delivered Mannn. and .Slidell tO.
English' Bteamer. The "disavowal of the !
was accepted as a sufficient apology.
Standard Time
'H. D. "Eastern" ime includes
xorK, Bowon, Ftiiiaaeipma, nam
WashlnKton. Richmond. Norfolk, Ch
ton, Buffalo Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
treat, Quebec. Ottawa. Toronto,
"oontral," which is one hour slower '
eastern time, includes St, Louis, in
Ulnnannnlla O Oetit 1LTItutat.ilnA K
City, Omaha, Indianapolis, Cincinnati,' J
a. n l t.( CM.,aSi
iron, iew -jrienrnv I jnenipnm, "?
Pensaoola, Winnipeg,, etc.; ''mountt
whlch is two hours Blower than eaj
time, includes Denver, Hejena,' Cole
Bnrlnn. .to. : "Paclflo" time, which Is .
hour slower than eastern. Includes!
Francisco, Loa Angeles, Portland, viw
Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, yancouver,'
McGlll. Poet
.r
A. K. ,K. Patrick Med 111, a,"navrfl
laborer, enllited In, the' British armrj
seined feme through the verse tnt net
in the.trtncnea.' w'aiQ,recni y, pvw
volume of preee MtceM. w we
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