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Buy a bond and you create another
ono the strongest tie of patriotic co
operation between a Government and Us
citizens.
Baltimore's Intolerance of pussy
footers Is patriotically revealed by tho
two-dollar tax on cats Just Imposed by
the Maryland metropolis.
Wo are goncrally opposed to cen
sorship, but any spring poet who ro
mances about tho delights of May
weather Is certainly deserving of tho
sternest suppression.
Boston's corner In onions was un
doubtedly "strong," but Its destruction by
Federal Grand Jury Indictments augurs
well for tho law's ability to cope with tho
Intrigues of tho loss powerful vegetables.
One faction of suffragists Is urging
tho other faction to abandon Its siege of
tho White House. Tho best reason for
doing so is that every ono had forgotten
about It and supposed that It had already
been abandoned.
The Paris Temps accredits tho de
cision to send Pershing's division tn
Franco to "the Intervention of M. Vlvlanl
and Marshal Joffre." What, then, becomes
of the "certain satisfaction" expressed
by Colonel Roosevelt over tho Govern
ment's plan to dispatch tho expeditionary
force abroad?
Tho "queer light" In which, nr
cording to the Socialist complaint, tho
TJWted States is put by refusing pass
ports to delegates to tho Stockholm peace
conference is nothing compared to tho
peculiarity of the radiance that would
otherwise beat about tho presence of pro
Germans representing America at tho
Swedish capital.
Norway has an .Iron censorship.
No newspaper can express an honest
opinion. Also Norway is said to bo in
doubt as to whether it should mako war
on England for coercing her trade or on
Germany for destroying it. Possibly
when the censorship is removed and tho
people have a chanco to express them
selves Norway will know on which aldo
sno wants to fight.
Ex-Queen Ranavalona, of Madagas
car, whose death has been reported from
Algiers, repeatedly complained that tho
French Government, which treated her
as a prisoner of war, denied her enough
money to buy a slnglo silk dress. Possi
bly If she had applied to tho e.-C7.aiina
sufficient cast-off court gowns might hae
been furnished tho dusky little lady to
make her deliriously happy.
William Chauncy Lnngdon, pageant
director, to whom this city Is indebted
for the excellence of its historical pageant
of 1912, has written a column-long pro
test to the New York Tribune about the
rejection of "Colonel Roosevelt and his
J8S.000 men." This Is 108,000 more than
the sturdiest Roosoveltian clolmed. Pos
slbly this is only tho language of
pageantry. But It is not fair to the
Colonel to ascribe to him a boast which
be did not make.
The perplexity of the Stato gov
ernment and Mr. Pepper's safety com
mittee over what to do with tho $2,000,
000 war fund on hand could be easily dis
sipated by the contribution of a substan
tial sum toward the re-establishment of
the nautical Bchool of which Pennsylva
nia stands In such urgent need. Even
$1(30,000 would start the project well on
Its way without eliminating the delights
of argument over what shall be dono with
the jest of the funds.
Concerning what contribution of
America Is Justly entitled to be consid
ered as the first one in this war, there
lias been almost as much difference of
opinion as over the birthplace of Homer.
If hospital aid counts as participation
in the conflict, we have been in It from
the start. Thousands of Americans have
fought in the Entente armies. Our
aviators have performed daring feats ot
heroism. In a broad sense we have,
therefore, been fighting with the Allies
for long time, but from a technical
military standpoint we realty entered the
fray Thursday. Then there departed
from the Grand Headquarters of tho
French Army to the .front the first Amer
ican combltant corps under the com-
of Captain E. I TinkhaJT. Many
JjtkT mm are civil engineers ant most
' k
of them had originally intended to serve
with tho American Ambulance Others
havo been employed as soldiers under
tho French colors, Tho wholo corps Is
said to bo seasoned mid well drilled. Wo
have talked a groat deal about tho moral
effect of carrying the American flag to
tho trenches. Captain Tlnkhaff's men
will bo tho first offlclally to enjoy thl"
prlvilogc. America honors them (is the
vanguard of Porshlng's rogulars and the
mighty solected nrmy. that wilt follow
later.
KEEP THE RECORD
STRAIGHT
jyru. LHWfS'S argument ngnlnst n
fixed rate of faro Is count! and there
is no protest ngnlnst It. In principle, so
far ns vvc know. It Is rather remarkable,
however, to find Mr. Lewis, who talked
in Harrlsburg Tuesday about deficits of
tons of millions under tho proposed
transit lease, now averring that "under
the provisions of tho proposed leaso tho
city or tho Public' Service Commission
has no power to teduro the rato of fnre.
although the rato established In tho lease
may long beforo tho end of tho lonso glvo
exorbitant dividends to tho stockholders
of tho company."
Ah n, matter of fact, for ovory dollar
over a flvo per cont dlvldond the ntork
holders could get the city would got
nlno dollars. For tho stockholders to got
sis per cent on their monoy tho city
would hnvo to get $2,700,000. For every
one per cent In dividends, indeed, added
nbovo flvo por cent to the stockholder
Income there would bo added $2,700,000
to the city's income.. For a stockholder
to get the "exorbitant dividend" of eight
per cent, for Instance, the city would hnvo
to get $8.100,000 a situation, wo believe,
which would fill citizens with Joy instead
or gloom.
Tho nbovo statement does not oonsldor
tho ono per cent bonus out of profits
which might bo paid tho P. It T. for
good management, but It illustrates fully
tho importance of keeping tho rcroril
straight.
NO TIME FOR KILL-.JOYS
PRESIDENT WILSON has done tho
country a worl'd of good by taking his
stand on tho sldo of play against gloom.
Keep on with athletic games during tho
war, siys tho White House; nnd tho
White House oueht to know. Its harassed
occupant Insisted on his gamo of
golf, oven on tho morning nftor he de
livered his war speech to Congress, and
golf has never failed to rcstoro him after
tho most wearisome and nerve-racking
ordeals.
Mr, Wilson will not bo tho only "tired
business man" in tho months to come.
All citizens must expect to faco unwonted
tests with the Increasing demands mado
upon their energies and sympathies. Wo
must keep "a sound mind In a sound
body." It Is our right and our duty to
forget all about the war after enrh day
spent In doing our best for tho success
of tho nation Sport, engaged in or
watched from tho stands In tho open air,
Is tho best hcalor. It puts us in flno
fettlo for tho next day's labors.
U-I50ATS AND MEDICINE MEN
IT WOFLD be rather humiliating to re
count tho number of statements that
havo been mado In the last few wcells to
tho effect that tho I-boat has been con
quered. This eagerness, which halls every
Inventor and optimistic statesman ns Joy
fully as tho Indians used to hail tho
"Mcdlclno Man" nnd his magic, shows
how much unvoiced worry about sub
marines Is at work In men's minds; for
hidden worry produces Just this typo of
intellectual dishonesty, which will uccopt
any cheerful phraso ns meaning that vic
tory Is in sight.
Lloyd (icorgo's elation over tho fact
that "wo dealt moro effective blows to
the Bitbmarlno menace during tho last
thrco weeks than during any correspond
ing period" Is encouraging; but it would
bo wlso to remember that it Is part of
tho Premier's business to encourage. Ills'
country Is In mourning; it needs overy
scrap of optimism in sight. America,
however, far from tho sccno of conflict
and In llttlo danger of Invasion, is In a
position to resist tho temptation of fnls-o
dawns of hope. Tho situation is cort.ilnly
not hopeless, the submarine can bo beaten
by an extraordinary effort. Rut mere
boastful confidence Is not going to brat it.
COLLEGES MUST NOT CLOSE
NOTHING could havo been more in
spiring than the rush to tho colors
mado by collego Rtudonts all ovor tho
country. A majority of them aro under
twenty-ono and would not havo been con
scripted. Theso boys fooled tho noncol
lego public, which had been wont to bo
Hevo that collegians were kld-glovo book
worms or mere "rah-rah" sports. They
proved that learning is the handmaiden
of true manhood.
But an erroneous and dangerous Im
pression has been spread about that the
collegos will bo so depleted that they will
not open In tho fall. Adventurous outh,
always keen for big change nnd a clean
slate, has beetf saying that "no one knows
where or what ho may be half a year
from now." Tho collego ranks must be
filled. Civilian life In tho next decado
must havo Its officer Just ns military life
calls in emergency for picked men. Boys
of sixteen or seventeen not ellglblo for
immediate military service aro doing their
country an ill turn If they allow them-
helves to drift now and think of their
education as the laat and least ot their
duties. For the SOO young mon leaving
the University of Pennsylvania for army
service substitutes should bo found and,
If necessary, scholarships or other aids
should be provided for apt high school
graduates who otherwlso could not go
to college.
France made the mistake of emptying
Its higher schools, but later saw tho error,
and now Its halls ot learning are approxi
mating tho activities of peace times. As
she In her great need did not begin to
conscript ejghteen-year-old youths until
recently, there is certainly no need of
young American students getting into
uniforms beforo they are needed.
EVENING LEDaER-PHILABBLPHlA, SATURDAY, HAY 26, 1917
WAR CONTRACTS
AND FINANCE
If Americans Must Fight, Con
gress Must Provide the Money
- to Make Them Effective
Soldiers
fiprUal I'tiTtctfomlrnre .'vcnlitjf t.rdgtr
WASHINGTON. May 86.
"TTKItB'H a hnwd'y do!" Congress l
-Li- wrestling with a $1,800,000,000 tax
bill nnd Is having tho, tlmo of Its life to
satisfy the plain peoplo that they thould be
taxed. Secretary McAdoo Is trying tn dis
pose nf $2,000,000,000 of bonds, tho pro
ceeds of which, in addition to the $1.800 .
nno.ono, are to be used for war purposes,
when along comes the president's Council
of National Dofense, Mr. liaruch. advisory
chairman, with the friendly suggestion that
It would like to fpend $10,000,000,000 a year.
Granted that snmo nf tho big bnnkcrs are
not In sympathy with Mr. McAdor.'s adver
tising nnd popularizing methods of disposing
f the $2 ooo.nno 000 lionds, which may nc
miint In part for delay In completing the
Issue nnd conceding that some of tho griev
ance aeninst the $I.Son ono.ooo tax nro
selfish and sectional, where Is the $10,000,
Ofin.non per annum to come from. If the
plans of the president's Council of National
Defense aro fully realized? This Is a big
question and a troublesome one. even In
these times of big men. big brains nnd big
contracts.
Tax UiU Not Popular
Let us consider tho tax bill as nn Index
of popular good will. Do the peoplo like
the tax bill? If It were not for the repeated
suggestion that "tho war must be popular
ized ' that query would seem frollsh Judg
ing from first-hand expressions from thnu
sands nf business men and rltlzens gener
ally, the answer Is. "N'o, the people do tint
like the bill; tho people hre patriotic, but
don't tax the people " However appropriate
the nnswer. tt will not be denied that It Is an
Inadequate one We have declared war and
we must raise $l.sno.ono,0on, to Login with,
to sustain the war. There has been nc up
heaval nhout the Issup of bonds, although
many persona bellcvo the war bond Is a
hnnrty device of tho war lord, but taxes hit
th- peoplo direct, nnd there's whro the hIioo
pinches. If It pinches ns to tho first $1.R00.
Oftft ono bill, what will be the attitude or tho
public mind when the $in,oon noo.oon-n-yoar
Idea nf the Council of National Defense Is
formally launched' These are some cf the
considerations which members of Pongrrss,
ns representatives of the taxpayers, are ex
pected to deliberate upon, nnd to keep In
proper bounds. If possible.
Tho Human Element in Wnr
In these times nf excitement nnd tils
plans mighty little time or consideration
Is given to tho human element In war Tho
old labor cry of "personal rights nbovo
property rights" Is suffering in force and
effect 5icn mox-e more like machines In
war times than they do In peace times; nnd
they gn down before machines , thev do
so for less pay and tit a higher Insurance
rate than In times nf peaco. The "big
brains" who nro camping In tho Washing
ton departments Just iu)w nnd who carry
enough "bluo print"!" nf ships nnd ma
chinery, buildings nnd war munitions tn
carpet the Capitol arc counting upon re
sults They havo scant respect for carping
tnpayers or for limitations upon appro
priations They want to do "big things In
a big way" Improve If they can upon the
French and English methods no matter
what tho cost Rut their plans contrmplato
tho use nf men men who. If they hao
not already volunteered, will bo "called to
the service" following tho registration
which the Picsldcnt has announced for
Juno G next. It Is this human clement,
theso "men" who must carry forward tho
plans of tho captains of war and Industry.
that Congress In Its law-making deliber
ations must consider. Congress may not
bo chlilcd for "haying a heart" in tho
premises
Somo Tax Preferences
An argument frequently used In tho dis
cussion of tho tax bill ran like this: "You
cannot oto for tho conscription "of men to
risk tholr lives for their country and then
refuso to voto taxes to pay for tho Mar."
That kind of reasoning appealed to every
one, hut many of tho llouso members ob
jected to tho bill because It went too far
In taxing some particular interests and
did not go far enough In taxing others.
It was charged that tho Ways and Means
Committee, in Its desire to show a united
front to please tho President, had shaped
up Its bill without hearings and had hur
ried It Into tho House tn avoid tho onrush
nf public piotests that such a measuro
would arouse. Tho bill did tax certain In
terests heavily and avoided taxing others.
It taxed coffee and tea, but gavo a special
status tn sugar. It did not tax petroleum
or its by-products. Including gasollno, al
though tho tlovernment does u great deal
for the oil expoilers Irt wnr-rlsk Insurance
and rlcr and harbor Improvements. The
rofusal to tax gasollno may bo credited
largely .to tho farmer Inllucnco because of
the use nf llio automobllo and autotruck as
farm necessities Moreover, kerosene is
largely uted for lighting purposes In the
.South and West. But light and heat gen
erated bv gas ana electric light companies
nntl nnfiRfrl nn for "doniCHtiC. llsft' wprA
tuxed 5 per cent. Tho consumers of light I
nnd heat In tho big cities aro to pay this
tax . not the gas or light companies. Jt
may bo observed that artificial light and
heat aro used moro extensively In Jarge
northern cities than they afo fn Warmer
climates.
Tho Power of Cotton
Likewise, cotton Is not taxed In the bill
except as It Is proposed to lax foreign raw
cotton that would compete with American
rnw cotton American raw cotton Is free.
Tho 1!)16 crop of cotton produced $1,600.
000,000 of wealth. Much of It went Into
war munitions It paid the producer well.
The cotton producer has never been more
prosperous than he Is iviw ; but cotton goes
untaxed. All manufactured cotton contrib
utes to the ieenues; all Incomes derived
from manufactured cotton, all capital In
vested In cotton manufactures, ale taxed,
nnd taxed high, but raw cotton with nil Ha
wealth production goes unscathed And
there are reasons for It een though they
be selfish or sectional. Grain did not care
to vote for a cotton tax because grain might
come next ; tobacco, coal, petroleum nnd
other raw products had the same sympa
thetic feeling So cotton, producing approx
imately a billion and a half of wealth a
year, Is exempt. And yet Pennsylvania
paid $44,800,000 Into the United Ktntcs
Treasury in 1916, and Alabama paid $667.
000 ; New York paid $105,000,000, and
Texas paid $4,000,000; New Jersey paid
$18,600,000, and Mississippi paid $304,000;
Massachusetts paid $16,000,000, and Iowa
paid $2,600,000. Under the new tariff bill,
as jiasced by. the House, the taxes on the
blg-paylng States will be doubled and
trebled. Such unfair proportions as these
helped to create dissatisfaction with the
tax measure mat (.onsress must nnauy
pass Jn some form or other to meet the Im
mediate financial demands of the war
J. HAMPTON MOORE.
Tom Daly's Column
TJta rLLio; vour
Whenever lt' a Saturday, a Saturday, a
Saturday; whenever U's a Saturday
an' all my work it fhrouph,
1 love ono occupation you'd denominate
as "tatter-day" vavortlnp in a
motorear to sec what news ts new,
I wouldn't have you hatlny me
1'or snobhtshncss, or. ratinn me
A.i anrtoua to he satlnp me
With everything that's rich;
I never dtrl abominate
The turned beel that the common ate
.In vet if I could nominate
My breakfast food an' sich,
Xn doubt you'd hear me chlrritpM
for buckwheat cakes with syrup in.
For chicken an' for terrapin
An' other gorgeous grub;
Dut though 1 have the icltl for it,
I'd have to rob a till for It;
t cannot pay the bill for it.
An' there's the bloomin' rub.
Hut that's another thing again
Our muse it nn the wtnp again,
Sn let 111 start to sing again '
The song that we began
To stng our song an' oh! to ring
The bells o' joy that grow to ring
Wherever we go motoring
from liccrshcba. to Dan!
In roadster or in limousine,
Where Hill or Jack or Jim. Is seen
(An' She Herself with htm Is seen).
The bells of joy will ring;
Or even where the family,
Wedged In n I'ordstcr clammily,
Gnrs bumping omcarc! camel
Thcrc'i still a song to stng.
lint u hat t llk&s a touring car,
A comfy, hradache-eurlng car,
A wholly reassuring ear,
That takes you from your door,
An' whirls you through proximity
To absolute sublimity,
With perfect equanimity,
A hundred miles or more;
That whisks you through the scenery
Of wooded slope an' greenery
An' ffrop you at a leanery
Where millionaires are fed:
Then out into the night again,
To storm a fairy heloht agatn
An' revel in the Qtqht annln,
llefore it's home to bed.
nil! then in kneeling attitude,
With many a plows platitude,
I raise a son a of gratitude
For friends more rich than 1;
An' motoring' fit say for it,
I'm ready any day for it,
Stnce 1 don't have to pay for it,
An' that'i the reason why
Whenever it's a Saturday, a Saturday, a
Saturday; whenever it's a Saturday
an' all my wark is thrautjh
I love our" occupation you'd denominate
as "latter-day" cavorting in a
motorear to see what news is vcu.
INDEED we have known many per
fect hosts. Let's see there's "Ryo" Phil
lips, fotogrnphcr and feller, Harry
Mlehell. sceds-nnd-sportsman, C. Clinton,
paper nnd piper illeidslcck), Nicola
D'Ascenzo no, bo's but n future-perfect
nn yet; he has promised us, but IiIh now
car hasn't come. Hut nmong past-perfect
hostesses wo count ns Queen tho Into
William Uhler Hensel's daughter Eliza
beth (Mis. John Naumann, of Lancaster).
Wo f-aw her In town the other day nnd
she never looked bonnier. We're nil going
out to f-cc tho wonderful things she's
doing on her big farm near Klnzcr
Station some day soon.
Here's n lndv whose verse we seo too
llttlo of in theso times. Tho Vigilantes,
nn "organization of authors, nrtlsts and
others for patriotic purposes," which has
been bending out good stuff to small
town papers, recently released this:
THE CURLS THI1Y LEFT BEHIND
THEM
lly Throdosln Onrrlnon. nf the Vigllnntes
We nro the girls that thev left behind them
And this Is the pride thnt we wenr today.
Wo had no will to hinder or hind them,
To bid them hesitate, wait or stny
' bade Uod-spced to them on their way,
Not with the badness of hearts resigned.
But glad of the call thev must needs obey.
Wo nro tho girls that they left behind.
We nro the girls that they left behind them,
Not as of old but to weep and pray,
Hut with ready hands and with wit tn find
them
Scn'Uo lit for the part we play.
And this Is the pride that wo wear today
(We who arc one with them heart and
mind).
That they loved us nnd left us and
marched away,
Wo aro tho girls that they left behind.
Apt Appellations
Well, there's Hlrnm Twist, who Is a
machinist at Twelfth and Cherry streets,
nnd (this to plcaso u llttlo boy who thinks
ho's the first to discover It) Hosca
Wnterer, seedsman nnd garden outilttcr,
on Seventh street below Chestnut.
This from Freeman & Co.'s catalogue:
, rCHEMPTOrtY SAL.B
1IANDSOJIU TAILOR'S riXTlTtns
At S. W. c-vr. 12lh and Walnut ts. (2d floor)
prompts A. T. S. to Inquire why ho
doesn't savo his possessions and wait for
tho rich tailor maid.
FRKD, who is eight, heard his poor
old father scratching his head for rhymes
to pad out tho cxlumij. e sat down
In a corner nnd In a few minutes pro
duced this;
srniNO
Now that 'tis uprlng
Awl the hlntu are on the wine.
1 lay In ill" craur,
An J vvatih them pas,
Or my hai1.
1 ea tho robin from south come,
For now 'tin irrlnir.
LONG AGO wo learned by pleasant ex
perience tho utter baselessness of the
mother-in-law Joke. Tho other day we
gathered further proof of it. We sat at
luncheon with Louis Agasslz Fuertes and
his wife nnd his wife's mother. Atthough
thcro isn't a drop of .Irish blood in the
hitter's veins, she can sing nn Irish come-nll-ye
In a way that would make a native
Connnught woman ellow with Jealousy.
Her father was a lawyer In Ithaca. "The
Irish farmers In tho neighborhood," said
she, "used to come to him to borrow
money. I remember particularly Mr.
Tim Toomcy. The first time I saw htm I
was about nine years old, had Just re
covered from the measles, and I am sure
I was In no sense a beauty, but I was
tho only child left my -parents and they
were rather proud of me. When Mr.
Tim Toomoy saw me he lifted his hands
in & grand gesture, 'Dear, oh, dear!" said
he. 'An' this is yer only child? Why
don't ye have moro of them and not
so prettyr He pot his monex."
WE ALL CAN'T PLAY, BUT WE'LL ALL SUPPORT THE TEAM
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
The Lighting of Theatres Par
tition of Ii'e
land This litpaitmcnt is frcr to alt renders who
wish to cxjre$t their opinions on subjects of
current interest, tt It nn oprn forum and the
Evening Ltdger assumes o rfpotitb(Mfl for
the lews of its correspondents. Letters must
bti signed by the name nnd address of the
tcriter, not necessarily for publication, hut as a
guarantee of good faith.
THE LIGHTING OF THEATRES
To the Editor of the livening Lcdycr:
Sir Without tho faintest wish to ills
please local theatiUnl managers, may I ask
jou why they persist In certain outmoded
habits In reference tn their playhouses?
Why. for example, do two of our pilnclpal
theatres keep fairly bright lights burning
In tlu- rear of the auditorium during the
fchowlng of photoplays? This Illumination
distracts the .attention from tho tcreen of
nearly cery one In the houo nnd Is posi
tive tortiue to those seated toward tho
rear. Combined with ventilation, which may
bo considered, for all practical purposes, a
nulllt, It Is distressing, to t.iy the least
If "legltlmatu" theatres enter into rivalry
with the purely inovln theatres, could they
no take hints ftom their rivals nnd cater
to tho convenience of patrons lather than
to that nf their employes?
WYNGATE SMYTHi:.
Philadelphia, May 25
PARTITION OF IRELAND
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Desplto the manifesto against parti,
tion of Ireland, Issued by elghteon Irish
Catholic bishops and thrco Protestant Epis
copal. Mr. Lloyd George has revised his
mutilation scheme again
The six fitter counties which his plan
would exclude from home rule nro Antrim.
Armagh. Donegal, Derry. Down and Tyrone
These counties icturu twenty-one member
to the Imperial Parliament, of whom twelve
are opposed to home rule and nine aro for It.
Belfast, the stronghold nf Unionism, has. In
addition, four membeis of Parliament, of
whom ono Is u Nationalist, while the old
time stionghold of Orangclsm, the city of
Derry. is represented by a home ruler alone
In face of those flgureV, In face of the fact
that of tho twenty-six members returned by
the six counties nnd their two boroughs,
eleven are stanch home rulers, how in the
name of common sensa can Llojd George
or nnybody. else contend that the nrea pro
posed for exclusion Is absolutely solid
ngnlnst home rule? Lloyd Georgo asserts
that the rights of the Unionist minority In
Ireland must be protected. This Is only fair
and right, but why not also protect the
rights nf the home rule minority In the
counties named? K J, COY.
Philadelphia, May 25.
TRIBUTE TO ITALY
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger;
Sir Now thnt tho Italian commission Is
in tho United States It would surely be a
breach of patriotic custom not to place the
sights of the city at their disposal, as was
done for the French group. This Is no time
to argue as to whether Italy has been doing
her share of the fighting. This Is no time
to discuss whether she has already bled
enough to warrant our aid. This Is no time
to deny her at least respectable homage
during her envoys' stay In America. Italy's
commissioners should be Invited here.
Think of the greater strength given "Wil
liam tho Fateful" were Italy fighting, not
against, but side by- side with his forces.
Think of the moral effect such a move
would be capable of bestowing In the
breasts of all loyal Germans, and think of
the problems the United States and the
Allies would have to handle were'thlngs so.
We have Italy to thank for many things.
Marconi surely deserves commendation for
his wireless endeavors. We have Italy to
thank, from a humanitarian standpoint, for
lessening the duration of the war, and we
have her to thank for casting much fear
Into the actions of the Emperor, so much In
fact, that his concentrated attacks lack the
remarkable potential power once accredited
to Deutschtand,
Let us give the Italians a rousing wet-
i come. Let the Italian nag fly from our
. hu.riniui s.i:r.u-w iar t -M-iart iavairw tr.i.a - - -r'1---jjrrit;ii.''Tfat. . .
fi
housetops, Just as tho French banner did,
and let us act impartially In dealing wel
comes to people who aro willing to coma
here more to benefit us than themselves.
A LINCOLN MLYLItS
Philadelphia, .May 24.
WOULD KEEP WILSON AS
PRESIDENT UNTIL 1920
Tn the Editor of the Evening Lrilyn
Sir The other day Senator Lodge made
a long speech deprecating the criticism of
Congrcfcs for not acting promptly on war
measures Concrcrs, he said, had dono re
markably well nntl hail passed more hills In
n few weeks than any one, wnuld have ex
pected It to pass Underneath nil his re
marks you could feci tho bitter animosity
which his group of Senators feci against
tlio President.
Why is there this hostility tn Mr. Wilson?
Hero Is a President who, cver honest man
knows In U heart. Is devoted to the sue
cess of tho United States. He should have
a third, yes, and a fourth term ns Picsl
dcnt. and If he refuses tn accept another
nomination, ns of courso be will, tt grate
ful people I predict, will foite It upon him.
1 make bold tn say, despite the storm
nf criticism which the statement may draw
upon me, that he should bo elected for a
thlid nnd for a fourth tcim, so that In tho
stormy twelve years before us wo may he
nssuied of tho Intensely patiiotlc service,
the wonderful foresight, the truly demo,
lintle justice of our greatest American
Who now lememheis tli.it Congress op
posed Lincoln? Verily the mouths of those
Unpperhe.ids nnd puny politicians nf 1601-65
are stopped with dust. Wo do not remem
ber their names nor what ulticlsms they
made of Lincoln We only lemrmher Lin
coln. This nonsense that Is talked In Con
gress about Wilson becoming a dictator!
Tho tools nf rich men. the Senatois who
would put the brako upon Mr. Wllson'n pa
triotic and efficient efforts, they aro tho dlc
tatois Twelve moro ears of Wilson would
see our commerce expanded, industrial jus
tioe given to worker., ."tho world set free."
with tho American principles nf democrac
spreading to every corner of tho world
under tho guidance nf Wilson and tho
school of statesmen which Is undoubtedly
growing up about him,- though not e't
emerging as distinct figure.-., largely owing
to the pre-eminence of their chier.
If a great Kngllshman wero tn become
Premier nnd do ns brilliantly ns Wilson has
dono ho would dominate the statesmanship
of his countiy for a generation. Do wc
realize that Gludstono was a dominating
power (though not continuously In author-
u for twenty years? Vo we realize that
Andrew- Jackson was virtually tho leader
of American political thought from 1825
until 1S41? He received a plurality in tno
electoral college In 1824 nnd shaped the ac
tions of Congress during the teim of the
seiond Adams; then he was President for
eight years; then he named nnd controlled
his successor. He was thus the center of
leauersnip lor sixteen years And yet he
nnl Hrnl la.
bues. But Wilson Is almost invariably
rigni. u wo tninK so, why not say so?
Why elect as his successors Intel lor men
Just for the fun of changing? And why
hamper him with envious and petty bicker
ings now? DEMOS.
Philadelphia. May 25.
UPLIFTING A POET
"The poets claim that poetry knows. no
law, that It Is above and beyond the law
The poets would have us believe that the
Invention of the phonograph, of the tele
phone, of wireless telegraphy, the discovery
of gravitation, are not equal to such tri
umphs of the poets hh 'Aurora Leigh'
Curfew Must Not King Tonight' and
the May Queen.' It Is perfectly safe for
the poets to live nnd move tn error hut It
does not do even for n poet, when woiklng
with explosive materials, to eliminate sclen
tlflo procedure. This very thing actually
occurred In the Pennsylvania oil region
when the poet laureate of his community
was blessed by the discovery of petroleum
on his otherwise worthless farm. One day
he conceived the Idea of climbing to the
top of the oil derrick and writing a iioem
to vent his pent-up fervor. He engaged
the sen- ces of a photographer to catch his
beatltudlnatlons. The photographer had
said: 'Heady, look pleasant, please" Tjfi.
was the moment of Inspiration. The noet
loosed his divine afflatus and aet his fin.
frenzy to doing things. . . And It did
for at this point the poet struck a match
o light a cigarette, and the explosive mix
ture of natural gas and air about htm fired
first. When last aeen the poet was headed
for the Milky Way -.From "ffySamit.
Btories," by Hudson Maxim. D,rnlmlu
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What Do You Know?
Oufrlra ot general interest xttll he einstLered
in Oils column. Ten qiirttlon, 1ie answers to
uifri every uell-lnormed person should know,
me asked clallu,
QUIZ
I, Mint h I he mennlnc of "rorrefnontletit"?
Of "rore.pondent"?
3. Him l Kihot?
:t. Mow man htars are there In the America,
11.1 B?
1 What nnd where Is Jopna?
.1. What l the r.iaonar niH uhere Is H M
rnilnrl "I
II. Trloners in Mexico often hit nlil to h i
liehl Imonioiunlivclo. Wh.it dues this
mean?
7. Who Is .V.illian Mrnuo?
S -Whit ii nil where Is Trieste, toward which
tlie ltnll.ni nrni Is ivdtiinrins
I). Is there n pen lib for selling lhjuor to aa
nrmy mm In uniform.'
in.
.nme tlie nest-know n
I lilted S-tjtr. Wli
nriliin rtinnl In tha
here Is it?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
t. Monej Is called "the ulnew. of wnr" be
cause u nation Is it'prnilent upon money
fur, (onihidliic wnr.
3. Lenernl I.iiIeI (nilornn. hlef of the Italian
General stiill. Is lorunumlrr of the ll.illan
'I. A tr.imp stcmner Is a uteamshlp not inaklnt
ri-Kid.ir Hdirriulril trips hetwern rrlnln
ports, hut t.iklnc enrcoes whenever nnd
wherever they are ollrred.
1. Morris Illllnuit. of New WU, Is Interna
tional scirfl.irj of the isod.illst party
iiliil one of the Anierienn delegates to the
.""OlUllst pejie lonferenre lit Moekholm
who were refused passports by the (lor
ernment. 5 A Bejser 14 it sprint th.it ejretc streams of
not water. I he phenomenon Is iiiuseil hy
water jomlne In contact with heated rock
fur helow the earth's siirfaie.
fi. The I'nrclcu l.eclon of the l'rrnch army la
u unit tomposrd of forelencrs. In It are
represented (Ifty-ono nationalities. Includ
tnc the American
7. John Lester "J.es") Darcy mi the heiry.
welelit bovine champion of Australia. He
rriently enlisted In the nviatlou corps of
the Lulled stales army.
8. Onlalned ministers of religion and students
for the ministry are exempt from mill.
tar.v service
0. lintels n variety of rnbhace, the le-uet. of
whlili often nre finely tut nnd which do
not form n dense head,
10. An ''nre" In Urnnce Is u mllltari urlator
who dirkiaiiy credited with hiilnf
nroiiilit down Hi n enemy airplanes within
the I reiKh lines.
Philadelphia Orchestra
M. J. The conductors. co.n.ertmasters
and principal violoncellists of the Phila
delphia Oichestra since it waa founded are
us follows; Conductors 1900-07, FrltJ
Scheel; 1Sii7-12. Carl Pohlig; l!U2-present
time. Leopold Stokovvskl Concertmasters
1900-01, rail Doell; 1901-02. Klkan Kos
man; 1902-03, John Marquardt . 1903-04,
Hugo oik; 1901-00. Michael Svedrofsky ;.
IflOfi-present time. Thaddeus nteh Princi
pal violoncellists 1900-01, Rudolph Hennlgi
1901-02, W. II Kbann: 1902-01 He-man
Sandby; 1904-i. ilTre-i Saal : 1906-07.'
1908-10, Herman Sandby;
time, Hans Klndler.
1916-present
Scilly Islands
F. M C (a) The Scilly Islands are off the
southwest coast of Lngland, about thirty
miles west-southwest of Land's Knd. The
name Is pronounced "sll-Iee." with the ac
cent on tho first syllable, (b) Numbers of
submarines of the United States navy are
preceded by letters that designate the type.
For Instance, all submailnes of a certain..
tpe bear the letter "K" followed by the
number, (c) All German submarines are
designated by a "U" and a number, the
"l"' being the abbreviation of "L'ntersee
boot" (undcrseaboat), as recently explained.
Registration
MItS. It W (a) Kvery male resident of
the United States who has attained his
twenty-first birthday but not bis thlrty-firt
birthday by June 6 must register on that
date, (b) A married man whose wife Is
dependent solely upon him for Bupport can
be exempted from draft only nfter he has
registered.
Conscription
H. n. V. It Is unlikely that men with
such physical defects as hernia will be
drafted Into the army. It Is, however, Im
possible Iq designate who will be chosen
and who will be exemnted. The races are!
to be deposed of by exemption boards, j .M
Wot of Aue
H T B Men not of age by June B will
not be required to register,
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