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William Draper Lewis asserts that
tij transit muddle exists. "Neither do tin
new lines," might bo an appropilntu ic
tort of a long-sufferlnB public.
Entomologists tell us that files nnd j
mosquitoes have languages of their own
8uch being the case, they could easily
hold a Joint meeting tit one of Philadel
phia's many ditty spots nnd buzz the
praises of the contractors who are con
tributing to their longevity.
Considering the voiceless splutter
lngs of the average tpe of Teuton 'enoi
In our opera houses, the news that (!er
many plans to prevent tlloie of her "hung
birds" who accept American engagements
from tinging In -the Fatherland for live
J ears makes us devoutly hope that thcse
artists will be sufficiently patriotic and
sufficiently cowed by the ruling to stny
at home for a while.
Mayor Smith has acted with com
mendable patriotic spirit In the extreme
care he has taken to choose men of llrst
class ability for the nrrny draft legisla
tion boards. The selection of district
police surgeons wherever possible is a
vilse measure, as tho experience of theie
officers In the police and fire bmeaus
makes them exceptionally good Judges of
e man's fltness for nctlve service.
The volunteer Liberty Bond sales
men received with cheers the news that
Philadelphia's share had been raised to
$250,000,000, although tho news meant
harder work for them. All citizens must
feel like cheering when the reason for tho
Government's appeal Is realized. It is
because Philadelphia's patriotism Is un
doubted that It is asked to make excep
tional efforts, and tho city will respond,
no one doubts.
Senator Knox's proposal that the
Government rescind German patents Is
thoroughly In keeping with such h war
measure as the confiscation of German
ships. Thcro are filed In this country
hundreds of Teuton patentj for tho
making of dyes, medicines and me
chanical appliances that would be of im
mense value to us In war. To tefuso to
rescind them would be playing Into the
hands of our enemies. German rights In
these inventions could be restored after
the war. If Germany had access to any
of our secrets she would undoubtedly take
advantage of her position. Wo cannot
afford to be less forceful In this matter.
Mlsa Rankin's speech In the House
of Representatives deserved the ovation
If received not only because it, was tho
first utterance before the chamber made
by a woman member In the 128 years of
its existence, but chiefly because the
amendment she urged was an excellent
suggestion. Ninety per cent of the food
rrhlch the nation must hencefotth par
take of so frugally will pass through the
hands of women. It is In the kitchen that
economy must begin, and Representative
Rankin hits the nail on the head in de
claring that many of tho officials charged
with superintending food economy should
be women. Women In responsible Gov
ernment offices will bo in a position to
appeal authoritatively to the women of
the country. It Is highly gratifying- that
the House promptly passed the amend
ment. It Spain Is eventually goaded to
take up arms against Germany, the
Iberian kingdom will be better equipped
for combat than Is generally believed to
be the case. Ever Blnce the opening of
the struggle, vessels of the Companla
Trasatlantlca, the Spanish mall line, have
been unloading vast cargoes of American
made munitions In the port of Cadiz.
Divided as Spanish sentiment undoubt
edly la on the question of belligerency,
the Dons have cautiously been preparing
for eventualities. Until very recently the
belief prevailed that German "cordiality"
would prevent U-boat attacks on the
ehlps of the subsidized mall service, some
of which "ply between New York and Dar
telona. but now the last hopes of hon
orable treatment have been dashed by (lie
piratical (Inking of a passenger vessel of
this line, the Elzaguirre, on which eighty
Uvea were lost The Spanish people have
been frankly prq-Ally from the start.
Teutonltm, however, strongly prevailed
In clerical and Government circles. The
royal house has close ties with Austria
Sut Xing Alfonso Is a large shareholder
CcPftnl, TrasatlanUca. Frpb-
trtitianrltln are
financially Involved In the same nler
prise. TIib loss of the- Bltngulrre may
cause them poignant reflection. If such
outrnges continue, the pop"'"-'" nm' tho
royal will may finally coincide,
OUR DEBT TO ITALY
EVKIIV tltno wo say "America" we
speak tho eloquent tonguo of Itnmc
Kcry tlmo we Itace the life of cl Hired
Amcrlcn to lis suurco It Is tho gloilotn
heir of Italy, the pioneer of mod
ern science and culture, that must fur
nish tho hackgiound of our thoughts. An
Itnllnn found our new world. An Italian
named It.
Consideration of these tremendous nnd
fundamental fnrts should lend n unique
signlllcunco to Philadelphia's reception of
tho I'rlnro of Udlnc nnd Ougliclmo Mar-
fonl. who will honor this city with tholr
presenco on Juno 10. To Krnncc, valiant
ntirso of an infant republic, wo mani
fested our love and devotion with fitting
rapture on tho great day when .Inffre nnd
Vhlanl cntno hero u few weeks ngo. It is
Idlo to make comparisons rnwernlns
what we owo to the various nations of
tho Old World. We aic a composite na
tion The blood of all Hut cue flows In
our veins. Hut our debt to Italy is F.ngu- (
lurly vital and h.islo I
Her envoys will rcroRttlzo this when
tltuy lay n wreath upon tho stntuo of
Christopher ColtimbuM, In Knlrmniint
I'nrk. This art will lelllng'.v Hmhollzo
tho suptemc historical I nk betweon
America and Italy.
With King Victor's commissioners wo
hnvo no IJevolutionnry inemnrlra to ro
vlvo, for Itnlv, nlu: was not n uullnn In
tho days of Washington. No longer tneie
ly a "geographical uxpi'css.on," she Is now
embattled for Hint chlllaitlnn which ro
publlcati Itoiiip. whoso heir she is. kho to
tho world, Millions of art-loving, ener
getic, keen-witted Itnllnns dwell In our
I land today. Omitting Milan. Turin, Koine
nnd Naples, there are few dtlon In modern
i Italy ranking lis larger l'itln cities than
j Philadelphia.
Wo know that our own Italians
here will receive tho cnoys In car
nival tuood. Tint nil of nt should he
attuned to the samo Itoy. In honoring the '
legates wo Rhall honor Cnlumhm. Amorl
ctiH. Dante. Vergil, flnlllco, Voltn. T'et
rnrch, Caesnr, Mntcus Aurcllus, Itaplinel,
Michelangelo, (loldonl, Cnnovn, Vordl,
tlossinl. Palesttlna. Ilornce, Mazzlnl. fSnrl
baldl, Cadorna and Why continue? We
shall honor immortal Italy.
WAIt PHOKITS
rpili: efforts In tho Fonato to divert the
pressure of tuxntlon from general
u.M'ess prollts to specific war profits nre
barked by two strong arguments.
First, tho nation's cons,clenco rejects
the Idea that prollts mado dltcctly out
of tho grim needs of war nro to be classed
with profits made by tho saino kind of
business lnltlntlAu whliii Is oxortcd in
pence times. A man who has mado tnoic
than S per cent profit out of furnlttno
can properly feel that tho war did not
help him, In it. if anything, hampered him
In his work. A man who lias mnili' im
mense sums In selling bandages and
ether should feel willing to bo faxed for
tho "good fortune" Hint came to him only
because thousands of bravo men veto
Icing wounded. It is not haul to deter
mine the nmount of war profits. Yearly,
averages of earnings before August 1,
151 1, compated with yearly nwrnges
since that date, tell tho story Taxed ac
cording to the Ililtlsh Mjstoin, they would
yield the amazing sum of f800.000.000 for
the present ear, granting that tho 1U17
prollts equal the 1916 profits -and the
chances ate they will exceed them, now
that new belligerent nations nio entering
the market. Tho sum named Is tnoro than
half the total the Senate expects to raise.
From tho standpoint of hoth morals and
expediency, It Is right that this toll should
be taken from thoso who have been en
riched by the world's agony.
Second, it Is Inexpedient to tax excess
profits generally, because men who have
mado foi tunes In spite of tho war nnd
not because of It will hao llttlo hesita
tion In, Investing their money wheio It
ennnot bo taxed. Canada has refrained
from taung incomes, ery probably with
the direct purpose of ntttnctlng rnptlnl
And to Canada capital Is going and will
continue to go. Our Government classes
ill Incomo Indlscilmlnntcly as the fruits
of wnr
Tlt' very fact that the men who bene
fit by war profits nre especially protected
b the (Jnvcrnmcnt holds them within
the Jurisdiction of the Government for
taxing purposes. Tho man who sells guns
has to be In close touch with Washington
and run Ills plant virtually In co-operntlon
with the Government. Hut tho man who
sells books or chairs or umbrellas can go
where ho likes with his money, nnd with
a good conscience. There Is no reason
to penalize his noninllitrry skill nnd
Initiative, no reason to pi event him from
employing American labor at home.
JAI'AN TO RUSSIA'S AH)
JAPAN'S rapid strides toward a greater
participation in tho war nro making It
clear that the first necessity of these
days Is to be expressed in a simpler for
mula than that of Mr. Wilson. It Is true
that "the world must be made safe for
democracy." It Is even truer that first
"the world must be mado safe." Refoio
tho perfections of democratic government
are wholly realized In' tho .Allied lands
it will bo essential that Allied lands are
freed from present Invaders und secure
from future Invasions.
0 The demand of some Japanese statesmen
that a huge army be sent to Russia Is
based upon the fear that a separate Russo
Gcrman peace might mean the overrun
ning of nil Asia by Prussians. Japan's
very existence would bo thus imperiled
nnd republican China bo plunged back
under autocracy.
Several very encouraging news Items
have come from Toklo In the last week.
Tho report thnt Japanese destroyers are
now operating In force In the Mediter
ranean, having saved 2800 of the 3000 on
the Transylvania who would all have per
ished without their assistance; tho report
that Japanese troops are fighting In
France; Premier Terauchl's speeches ap
preciative of America's efforts and his
repeated predictions that the ties between
Toklo and Washington will be ever In
creasingly strengthened by co-operation
.i'l these are burying the last vestiges of
Ill-feeling between the two countries and
bringing them into worm sympathy With
each otbr.
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J0Vli.NJ.NG
STUPIDITY OF
THE CENSORSHIP
Democratic Great Britain Blun
ders in Its Attempts to Con
trol the Utterances of
Newspapers
lly GILDKIIT VIVIAN SELDES
Blfeint Correspondence llventnp I.edatr
LONDON, Mny IS-
IF ANV one In America Is serlounly wor
ried nbout democracy In llrltnln, his at
tention ought to be called to somo recent
events In connection with tho cciiforalilp
According to Itrltlah Liberals, theao i-vents.
Including the suppression of an article by
Norman Angell and the denial of tho right
In export The Nation, arc sure signs of a
glowing niilorincy In Britain, threatening
the foundations of democracy. Hut to an
American observer they seem like the beat
proof that this country Is constHutl'inally
unable to be nn) thing but democratic. If
I' had the first elements of nutorrncv In
It. It ciulil n'it make bucIi n pitiable me
of thing It .'Imply dnca not know him
to be high-handed, nor bnvv to mating
iranny And it can never persuade lis
people to nrree to autocracy
The matter is serious enough, but It does
not prove tha democracy Is In danger in
Britain. The facts In the case nro now
known In the I'nltod States By an un
fortunate coincidence The Nntloli which
Is the spokesman for Liberalism In certain
respects, was forbidden to send Its l.isues
abroad beginning with tho very Issiio which
congratulated 'be United States on Its cntr
into tho war Now The Nut Inn Is by no
means a Jingo paper, and It sa)s uncon
cnt nnal tilings nbout tln wnr For ex
ample, I rcmumbet rending In It an article
m tho cost nf tho Sommo offensive, tho
coat In human lives. It Is also a critic of
strategy, and It said plainly that the tlrltlsh
army had imt taken full advantage of the
Herman retreat, Just before tho battlo of
Arras Five n cells after this criticism was
mnde the paper was banned (In nil fair
ness It should be said that the actual words
could have beui construed as a reflection
on tho llrltish soldier, although the general
trend of the article mado It elenr that the
command wa meant as the object of
criticism )
Autocracy Knows How to Do It
Now papeni have been suppressed in
Hermanv and In old Hussln with fairly
goid effort Where suppression failed, as
in the uise of Vorwnerts, the Government
managed to shnvo Into power an entlicly
now sit of editors, innlc amenable to
reflNon These things were done with the
high hand and they wire successful llul
noto how a country unused to bureaucracy
went about It. The Nation was banned,
but It was permitted to publish In (lieat
llrltnln Immediately the question c.une
up in the House i.f Commons and within
a few ilas the Prime Mlolstir was com
pelled to come before the House, In one of
Ills rare appe irnnccs, to explain lie didn't
explain With tho best of Intentions it
lias to be admitted that lie fuddled The
Information given him was incorrect and,
basing his opinion of The Nation on .Its
general attltuilo toward pincu and wnr, he
defended the Government action, which was
taken without his knowledge, as Justifiable,
because The Nation was not critic-Mug to
lv helpful but to cause people to believe
that the war was doomed to end without
victory That line has been taken again
by other defenders of tho Government.
To this day, a mouth after the first pro
mulgation of tlic linn on Tho Nation, many
prisons of intelligence, who have learned liy
liarh experlenco how to vvndn through Par
liamentary rcpoits, cannot bo certain
whether .1 request for the ban on Tho Na
tion vi as sent from I! II tj or not. wiiilhir
Sir Douglas llnlg was the Instigator of tho
lequcst If tlioie was si request, and whether
thcro was a question of politics mixed up In
the matter (The suggestion has bien
made, not unnaturally but not convincingly,
that The Nation was banned because It Is
such an outspoken opponent of Mr. I.lojt)
George )
Well, there you have what seems a Pla
gium case i,f autocratic interference with
the prlmaiy liberties of tho people And
how do the people take It? That Is leally
the crux of the matter, because the dciuoe
incy of ltrltaiu depends not on any Govern
ment In power but on the attitude of the
people toward tjrnnny Now ,i good many
men have hated The Nation thoioiighly xlnco
tho war began A considerable number
of Liberals detest Its "II intiel-moutlicd" pol
icy 111 regard to the wat, simply because
tho Liberals, as a party, declared war and
most of the Liberal voters In tho country
tiro heartily In favor of keeping at tho war
until a satisfactory and dependable pence
an be won The Nation believes that such
a pence does not demand nn unlimited con
tinuance nf the war in the field
Unintelligent Censorship
Hut these sumo Liberals who do not
MKu The Nation are hot against tho Gov
ernment for the ban. utiil the Conservatives
who would not traffic with a Liberal weekly
for worlds aie equally upet by what they
think a stupid nnd unneLcssnrv act They
resort to the old argument, that The Na
tion has been given undue prominence, and
they are unsatisfied with the defense, which
n 'sorted that a clipping from Tho Nation
was translated into German nnd spread
bioadcast In tho German ttenches. The
i.imo thing has happened many times to
n:lier papeis A recent review of the food
situation In Tho Times is supposed to have
been printed In several million copies for
the same purpose. The whole excuse is so
thin that It won't wash at least not in
tho hard watcis of democratic criticism,
it Is tiue that theie have been a number
who defended the Government's nctlon on
tho giound that It was a good thing that
Tho Nation should bo faced nbout. Hut
no one has thoroughly approved of the
method
Or. to take a final example Tho Admir
alty, after consultation with authorities of
tho Allied countries, decided to give out
the list of shipping loss-is In this form: so
many ships under 1C00 tons, so many more
than 1000 tons; with no Indication of the
actual tonnage The navy In general Is
known ns "tho silent seiviro" nnd Is ad
mit ed Hut hero is a lilt of suppression
which affects the people directly. And, as
fur as I can see, there Is not one private
person, not one newspaper, not one orgnn
of public opinion which does not resent
tills assumption of tho right to suppress
new a. Nor Is tho Admiralty's caso made
better by their suppression of nn article by
Aithur Pollen, the most ncute naval critic
of this time
What I nm most Impressed by In tho
whole series of events Is not tho attempts
made to cut In on democratic rights, but
tho resentment which theso attempts hnve
brought If this country were not really
democratic at heart, these insolences (even
if necessary insolences) would have passed,
unnoticed Hut although Britain has a'
long way to go to popular government. It
has cume a longer way than any other na
tion in tho habit of freedom. In the midst
of war the people of Kngland are preoccu
pied with many things which nffect them
far more deeply than any printed word can
affect them, and the freedom of tho press
Is a small thing to men and women who ore
dally faced with the problem of providing
I read and preventing death or with the
problem of reconciling themselves to death.
But when tho time comes they do rebel
against any power which sets Itself up over
them without respect for their liberties.
We do not know here whether the Ameri
can censorship will be like, the British cen
sorship In Its form We nre honestly con
vinced that It wilt never be so stupid In
some of Its flagrant acts. Hut In any care
we have this consolation We know that
thin democracy will pot long, tolerate In
justice, even when cloaked under the folds
of military necessity, and If this democracy
resists, we know that oura will do at leaat
aa much.
LEDaBR-PHILADELPITIA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1017
Tom Daly's Column
llin LAliY I'liOM MOSTAXA
The Ladu fiom Montana
Una made her maiden apeech;
yVuvc, Uncle, your bandanna,
And let the caylc acrccch.
Home apecehca cnrnlnn hlasca,
And tar from n-ladam-ladcn,
Have hrrn no more than Mra.,
Althmtoh described aa "Maiden,"
Hut none tcrrr auch in this la,
I'or thli O truly maiden.
So, hip, hoouiyl hosannaht
The Ladu torn Montana!
Yesterday, ns was announced exclusive
ly In this column, wns Tom Moore's birth
day. Tom was tho Irving Hetllit of his
day. Ho vvtoto nil tho Irish songs of the
oarly nineteenth century nnd sang them
so bountifully in the salons of London ns
to melt into sympathetic tears nil the
warm Hrltlsh hearts of onl: within ear
shot, Hut, alas! nil that Is changed now.
Ihiiuln still makes tho laws for Ireland.
' but who writes the songs of the nation?
Tnko this from tho Victor catalogue for
June:
"Because You're Irish." by OliataVe
Kalm and Hgbert Van Alatyne, Is a well,
balanced quartet for men's voices.
nn: i.AMi: nrcK
If he labors In thr tinrdrn
lire his thnrg have ttwr in harden
l'Uinllnt) ))cai and hrnnt and chard, an'
Warklnu ol) Ms allh) head,
1 ok wifijy tralrh Mm ot he hustlci
To tils llcrrulran tusitrs
.lint you'll knotr Mi tortured ?nticlr
Make htm irtsh thnt he rcrro dead.
I'l.
Last Thursday while M If. Kresge nnd
hired help, Albert Mlltcnbetger. were on
their homeward Journey, they seen four
deer grazing In It T Kresge's pasture
lot Tho Kresge house ladles were sum
moned as ee witnesses and thus the
above Is n fait and Mnhlon wants It
understood thnt there Is no snake or fish
yntn attached to the storv. whatever
- Strnti'i-liurir Time
Wo can grant the possibility of two
men "on their homewattl Journey" being
m fixed thnt "they seen four deer" (since
twice double would be four), but were the
house-Indies ton numerous to mention?
"C'ornwallls Hns Surrendered'" Tim
story of the midnight ride of Paul Bevern
Is old yet new. We recall It with blood
stlrrlng patriotism How lie raced madly
and fearlessly through the darkness, car
rying with him news that meant FUHH
PO.M FOItnVHIt for the grainiest country
God knows A.MHlHCA'
Houston Pot
Tho revered Paul, It seems, held his Job
and icspondcd to an encore at tho end
of the war.
And ono of our several favorite pub
lishers, tho John Lane Company, has our
Lit. IM. (whoso desk adjourns ours) very
much up In tho nlr. In every book that
comes from tho J. L. Co. thcro is a cute
llttlo slip upon which Is printed: "Mny
wo nsk you to eo that we iccclvo three
duplicate clippings of your review?" Our
Lit. IM Is n poor mathematician and ha
can't flguro out how many clipping to
send.
The New Iliad
Henrv W'nHinil Hill In 111m Annual Addrvas
fleforn the New YnrK State Wnterwnsa
Airocliitlon tit i'rov, N V ,
Ortnlier S. HUH
Down Ida's ahnily UeliclitR to river atrand.
VVhero snailoua liomca nnd IjtiMncKH lioueea stand,
Alonir lite eomniTie-beHrlnr Hudson tend
The Krouth of '1'rciy and Unfile u befrlenl.
No limit nre ltreacrlbed to Trojan Krnwtli,
Within uhopp. borilerw there'a tin iiUco for alnth.
Her triinipnrtatlnn llnca extend nfnr
And Jludfon ftenmtio.ita. too. nre iirpulir.
The Krnmn VVUInrd Srhool fur (llrla la known
Where'er IHlcs-lettita save s t ilulr lustruua
t row n.
Your f.imoua Polytechnic Institute
A Htnndlng hua which no ono would rrfute.
ITndow'd h Mra. nge. that sihnol lias shown
How silence when applied to nrta ulone
i;temlH their scoe and UKifuini-aa tinew
in man's nttempt alrunK? fortca lu aubdue.
The huMneas hallnony. that here prevnlla.
Iniurra auciesH III iitlon, unci uvilla
In (ill your un lerialclnsa, small nnd great,
That other cities well inlKht emulate.
Our nubile work remains atlll Incomplete,
'1 ha llulsou must havu twenty-seven feet.
1 1 vn elnpa on oin Li-il. ih waura o'er.
Shall pl with curKoea brought from illitant
shore.
Thta open Ktlto untn the harpo itinnla
Will tilehrute Its growth In featlvuls.
New Ilium will then suipjaa the old
lu una and cummer, whit- nnd manifold.
(Tin: i:nh i
IT WAS Just after tho liquor interests
had voluntarily appealed In Washington
and agreed to cut down their consumption
of grain that a moio or less steady pa
Iron of Clancy's saloon caught ono of the
bartenders wittering the whisky. Ho told
Clancy about It. Clancy wiped his nuis
tacho with the back of his hand, and
fccz he:
"Well, sor, of course jo understand In
theso ticklish times wo havo to make
homu conclusions to tho tlmp'rnnco peo
plo." r.i.visiBJ) ai.oim:s
I remember, I remember,
The house tchcie 1 uai born
And all that crazy junk tie hud
That dwclHnu to adorn.
The tidy on the easy chair.
How u-ill do I recall
The Hoocra uroupa. the cuapldora,
The mottoea on the wall.
The wire mat outildc the dnor
With "Welcome" spelled In chltc,
Hound marblcaar, at least, before
ICIda pried them out one night.
The many-taasclcd lambrequins,
The u-hat-not with its load
Of shells and glided baby shoes
To brighten our abode.
The plates bedecked with sec-gar bands
Or mutilated stamps,
The red and crinkly papv shades
Upon the parlor lamps.
The crayon pictures of our pa
And ma In early youth;
The fly fan and the mustache cup
All prey to time's sharp tooth.
I remember, I remember,
The houac where I icaa born
And all that crazy junk we had
That dicclllno to adorn.
rihlWIlT.
Dear Boss: You ought to know Pete,
lie's our canary. Well, he'd been actln' klnda
queer, and somebody in tho house bought
manna for him. But Mother hadn't heard
anything nbout that. She goes In to see If
bo's looking any better, and then calls me,
real scared-like, "What's that big black
thing In Pete's cage?" 'hays Bhe. "Manna."
says I "stale, I cuess, or It wouldn't have
broken that way," "Oh! It scared the heart
most out ot me ; I thought he'd laid an egg!"
Memorial Day tomorrow. Let Admiral
Slms's ships remember the Lusltanla, and
If a U-boat ahowa Jet the euna be ready
for a deck-oration. . ,
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Our Debt to Italy Socialists
Called Disloyal Press
Censorship
DISPLAY THE ITALIAN FLAG
To thr Kdltnraf the Evening Ledger:
Sir it certainly does surprise naturalized
Italians not to seo the Italian flag displaced
ns rniiFplcuriusly as tho French, British nnd
other Allied Hags are Of courso I don't
Includo tho various "Little Italles" in this
statement Going nbout the city ono would
think that Italy was not in tills war at nil.
History would have another storv to wrlto
hnd Italy repoed her destinv (God forbid')
on the side of her detested former allies.
I don't think I am exaggerating when I
say that in that case the war would have
ended long ago and the result well. It's
beyond me to guoss the consequences. I
would leavo that to German Kultur.
The Italian general with the mission to
this country did not fall to express ills sur
prise at tho faint-hearted display nf his
tlag. So come, wake up. American citizens,
to tho serious business beforo us all Don't
fall to fly tho Italian emblem with tho flags
nf tho rest of our Allies, for that flag de
serves moio than a good many of you think.
HONATO CL'GINO.
Philadelphia, May 20.
CALLS SOCIALISTS DISLOYAL
To Hie V.dllor of Hie L'rrnhiff Ledger:
Sir u is nbout time, in tho writer's
estimation that our Government was taking
nccount of tho disloyal stock among us nnd
was weeding it out with tho greatest
dispatch
All persons who nro not with the f,ov
eminent now nro against it. nnd It Is up
to every true nnd stanch American who
hears nn thing said against conscription to
report It to the nearest olllcer nnd go with
that olllcer and make the charge Let
every true American bo his own Secret
Service man and help rno nut theso so
called Socialists, who are nothing more or
less than rank traitors.
These persons who nro crying down the
Government all tho time agalu.t going into
this war had better have a care or tho
first thing wo know wo will bo under
martial law We aro In this war to pro
servo democracy ; wo aro not fighting for
tho present only, but for tho future, nnd It
Is up to every true A;nerlcan to maintain
this Government against all comers.
Wo want no Socialism or Anarchism
planted In Its place. Foreigners who camo
to this great nation swore to uphold and
protect It and not to tear It down. Presi
dent Wilson has given tho people amplo
tlmo to answer his call, nnd ns they havo
not done It there, remains but ono alterna
tiveconscription. The people of Lngland
put up a kick at first, but what good did
it do? If your country needs you It will
get you, and If you refuse to go prlsci Is
tha alternative. The most Intense kickers
nre tho Socialists, nnd the quicker we shut
these "copperheads" up the better I thlak
our Government dealt a good blow to them
when it refused to let their delegates go to
Stockholm. FOB AMHRICA.
Philadelphia, May 28.
PRESS CENSORSHIP
To thaVditor of the Eventngi Ledger:
Sir This press gag law scheme promises
to resolve Itself from an outrage Into a
farce. For Instance, a Washington dis
patch today saj s : 'This newest plan
makes it a misdemeanor to publish certain
news until the President by proclamation
says such news Is no longer of value to
the enemy."
Under this plan the President could
withhold his proclamation authorizing the
publication of any Item of news until
after the war.
It looks to me as If these affairs of state
could be much better and more sanely ad
ministered by a .representative assembly of
school children, or 'at Klrkbrlde's.
NEMO.
Philadelphia, May 26.
IRELAND'S GRIEVANCES
To the Editor of Evening Ledgtr- '
Sir You 'ask In an edltoriat today pre
cisely what Injustice has the British Par
liament dpne to the average Irlah commu
nity in recent yean, which it has not don
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to tho average English community. Per
sonally, I think that was a foolish ques
tion to ask, since Englishmen are sup
posed to rule themselves, and If they
tolerate an Injustice It Is their own fault,
as they can cliango their government at
nny election.
With Ireland It Is very different. You
wilt admit that Ireland has been lighting
both In nnd out of Parliament to change the
system of government for several centuries
without any result whatever, as far ns the
administration of tho laws in Ireland are
concerned, and you will also ndmlt that
those grievances wero not Imaginary or
elso the best brains of England would not
havo wnsted their tlmo trying to remedy
them I suppose you also know that an
Kngllsh official appointed by tho Crown to
rule. Ireland can, with a stroke of the pen,
abolish trial by Jury. Can any Hngllsh
official do that In Kngland? Apart from
all that, all Irishmen would rather be ruled
badly by their own countrymen than well
by a foreign people. As far ns Irish Inde
pendence Is concerned, In my estimation
they have as much right to the snmo as the
Belgians, Serbs or Poles. F. J. SCULLY.
Philadelphia. May 24.
HOARDED CANNED GOODS
From Chicago and many other points
come stories of hoarding canned goods and
other food products In largo quantities by
private consumers. If nil who can afford
to spend fifty or a hundred dollars In that
way at onco do so, tho shelves of retailers
will bo swept bare of goods and the poorer
people will suffer unnecessary privation It
Is ns foolish to hoard foodstuffs in this
way ns It Is to hoard money in Idleness
The man who does it may bo suro of his
money nnd sure of his gold, but ho will
check tho prosperity and progress of tho
country to his own ultimate detriment if n
HUlllclent number of others like himself do
tho same thing Thcro is plenty of food In
tills country to last through tho next har
vest. Recent speculation In wheat has been
based on tho small supply that was carried
over and not on nny actual shortage as far
as domestic requirements nre concerned If
everybody who can afford it Bhould buy
and hoard large quantities of foodstuffs, the
Government might bo forced to Intervene
and take It away from them, Just ns has
been done tlmo and again in beleaguered
cities threatened with starvation. In
American cities tho risk of provoking nn
uprising of tho mob must also be consld
crc,I. Xow York Commercial.
SAM DAVIS
When the Lord calls up earth's heroes
To stand before His face.
Oh. many a name unknown to fame
Shall ring from that high place!
And out of a grave in the Southland,
At tho Just God's call and beck.
Shall one man rise with fearless eyes,
And a ropo about his neck.
For men have swung from gallows
Whoso bouIs wero white as snow
Not how they die nor where, but why,
Is what God's records show.
And on lhat mighty ledger
Is writ Sam Davis's name
For honor's sake he would not mane
A compromise with shame.
The great world lay before him,
For he was In his youth;
With love of life young hearts are rife,
But better he loved truth.
He fought for his convictions;
And when they stood at bay.
He would not flinch or stir one Inch
From honor's narrow way.
They offered life and freedom
If he would speak the word ;
In silent pride he gazed aside
As one who had not heard.
They argued, pleaded, threatened
it was but wasted breath.
"Let como what must, I keep my trust."
He said, and laughed at death.
He would not sell his manhood
To purchase priceless hope;
Where kings drag down a name and crown
He dignified a rope, ""'
Ah, grave! where was your triumph
Ah. death! where was your sting?
He showed you how a man could bow
To doom and stay a king.
And God, who loves the loyal
Because they are like Him,
I doubt not yet that soul shall set
Among Ills cherubim.
O Southland! bring your laurels:
And add your wreath, O North I
Let glory claim the hero's nam
auu vwi ui wunu nis wortn.
-ElU'W&Mler .Wiles.
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What Do You Know?
Ouerles o peneral Inttreat uHI! be antwtrij
in thin rnfumti- T,m n,imttnm. Ilia .M..n-
uinlch every toell-Mormed verton anoufd fcaoia. i
are asked datlu. ' il
QUIZ
1. Who la Chairman William Denman?
2. What was the Cherokee atrip and wbfrt
wa It?
S. What la a philatelist?
"'iff. I'olne, from which the hr4 ot ths
Italian ConimlMlon takes his title?
5. What Is meant by "Hie sun of AnsUrUU"?
6. Who la Anatolo France and what It hit teal
name?
7. After whom la the port of Colon In Panama
named.'.'
8. What American received a nlnralltr of aire- I
toral votca for President, was aubse-
quenuy uereateu hy tlio Honse of Repre
sentatives, was erected four years later, '
re-elected for a second term and named
ins successor in on ice'.
0. What Is the meaning: of Wo Janeiro?
10. Where la Lulbach, toward which the Italian
uuiance ta said to he alined?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
ifrarian disorders nre disorders coined or
disputes concerning the ownership nf land.
naiinny uccun ny peasants demamllnr. al
lotments Kent Jj n county in the southeastern part
nf Knaiami.
William (1 McAtloo Is Secretary nf tha
rrensur). He la President Wilson's son-
ln-liw,
Cnrnlinrnus nnlmnls nr. IIio.m ulitrli l
flesh, aa opposed to herbivorous animals, '
wlilrli auhslst on vegetation.
., '" "lip i-i.rr... ,i- , i.iiiiiuiiu niirr.ii
tlnlt tends to lie too JinKolstir. J
Captain Jimew Conk wiim il rplehrnted Knr- J
llsh navliatnr of the eighteenth ictittir-r.
The Barren firouiids Is the mime ot A
ireciess region or nortnwest i auaua
ii i annua
ie Chicago a f,
m. . i
or of political
I'e nnt)liRnla.
iitui, is mo nicKname or tile li
uonai League nuseiiaii learn.
Br. l.eo h. linns l-i nrofes-or
science at the I'nhrrsltv of I'ennsjlinnla. S
He wus appointed secretary nf the Meis- i
vuii-y-.mrricnil .101111 1 omnil-isiiin.
Tho nolle lait. mniln Iti llin tinllnn TVn
anks. 1
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provhteil that no woman could succeed
me. i renen tnrone.
Noncltizens
W Men ot tho specified ago who are not ;
citizens nro renulred to rceister for selec
tive draft or suffer thfe punishment deslg-
natea
The Cullinan Diamond
1'- I The largest and In many respect" j
the most remarkable diamond of which!
there Is nny record was found on January
.io, 1305, in (ho Premier mine, near Pre
toria. Transvaal. The stone, called th
Cullinan diamond, from tha name of itS
finder, weighed 2302 carats, or 1 37 pounds, 1
nnu measured 4 inches by 2 5 Inches by 1.25
Inches It showed flvo cleavage planes, In-J
dlcatlng that it was only a portion of I
largo crystal The color is reputed to bJ
the purest of any of the largo stones. Its ;
vaiue nas nen estimated at from J2,600,ooo
to $5,000,000. The diamond was nurchaucd
by an Kngllsh syndicate and has been cut
mio nine stones, which were presentea in
mus io KinK Edward VII, to be piacea
among the English crown Jewels. 'The
largest of these, a pendant-shaped bril
liant weighing K1GH carats, Is mounted in
a removable setting In the scepter. It I
known as Cullinan I. The second largest
stone, Cullinan II, weighs 309 3-16 carats
and Is mounted In the crown of England.
Sam Davis
' J. L. J (a) Sam Davis, a Tennessa
.ii-i uuy, is one or tne i;onieo.i
heroes of the Civil War. A member of Cole-
n-r 1 flftl In m.M.-. t-n. flAmvlnri
military papers intrusted to him by Cap-j
tntn IT Tl DVir,,.. .it.. s-si.rsA Mrfta
... -., , utian , tit mo ivUICllini' vv" j
mander of tho scouts, Shaw also was cap-3
tured at tho name time, but the Federal
AlA . i.. a. a. .. . . ... - ..t.i-a
uui miuw inai no was mo mu:n-ouuu-a
spy Coleman. Davis refused to tell whcrM
..o imu icveireu me .papers, as it tyou-j
have betrayed his commander. In spit ofl
the pleas of his captors, he chose ratherj
iu uie. ne was condemned to De nanicur
and the sentence was executed at Pulaski"!
ienn.. iviovemDer Z7. In relating tne m-d
dent General a. M. Dodge, the Ffdertll
euiiiinanuer, aescriueu uavis as saying. i
know. General, that I will have to die; butj
T ...111 ..... ..i . . .. . .llAn.l
win nub lcii waere i got ine iniorinWUMi
nnd there Is no power on earth that caJ
make me tell. You are doing your duty Ml
a soldier, and If I have to die I shall
doing my duty to Ood and my country" 1
(b) The poem by Ella Wheeler WllcoXi
llnnll..! t... ,n-l s .- vr.Avan"d
-wfLMicu uy nm womeaeraie
Nashville Tenn., Is printed elsewhere tnj
this page. John Trotwood Moore, of Ten-1
ne&see, alto .has written a poem based pal
the Incident. The Sam Davis monument.1
..I tsusirvnie, wasj erected tnrougn con"'
hllllnna .- M. A- I. tk&
"""" i invney irom every dioio u
Union.
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