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As tho Liberty Bell peals off Its
botes today lot thero bo another peclInK
of notes from tho pockets of hesitating
citizens for tho Liberty Loan.
German sneers at TVllson's noto to
Russia, glvo new pertlnenco to tho Shako
epearean observation that "wisdom and
goodness to tho vile seem vllo."
War Is a swift recruiter of hus
fcands. Forty Vasskr girls will rccclvo tho
degree of "Sirs." following tho bestowal
of ocademlo honors this month, nn ex
traordinary, record for a graduating class
ef 239.
If tho Gorman Socialists ar'o ready,
tu reported, to lssuo a poacn plan nt
Stockholm "that will astound tho world
by Its leniency," why con thoy not get tho
Kaiser to lssuo It for them through tho
regular channels at Berlin?
Of 277C men In training at Platts
burg, 111 have asked to bo assigned to tho
aviation corps. But they nro told that
there aro only nlno vacancies for avia
tors. Thero Is mora will than thero is
ehanco to got Into tho air service The $54,
000,000 made available for this arm by tho
passage of tho war budget will do much to
Increase our aerial equipment. Volunteers
for air work will certainly not bo lacking.
Thomas Jefferson wrote tho Dec
laration of Independence. A flno engrav
ing of this noted author can bo obtained
by paying $1 down before noon tomor
row and $49 on four dates from now to
August 30. Thoso who prefer a good Lin
coln will havo to pay $1000. If thoy can
afford It and turn down tho opportunity,
they will bo trying to provo that Lincoln
lived and died in vain as tho standard
bearer of this Union.
Tho fatuity of tho once over
advertised German scholarship has nover
been moro glaringly exposed than In
tho denunciation of tho President as a
Don Qulxoto because Mr. Wilson spon
aors democracy. If throughout tho realm
of literature thero is ono supremo cham
pion of tho very feudalism on which
Teuton political tyranny Is based, tho
"Knight of the Rueful Countenance" Is
that apostle of titled authority. Upon his
antics Cervantes poured the full foico
of Irony. Certainly it takes tho modern
Gorman mind to misconcelvo tho mas
terly satlro transparent to all tho rest of
tho world for moro than three centuries.
At least two Venezuelans were
juetljrworld famous. Ono was Simon
Boilva'r, the illustrious liberator of South
America. Tho other was his niece,
Teresa Carreno, the superb pianist, whoso
death the whole world of art now mourns.
Among mistresses of tho keyboard, Car
reno, called often tho' "Lioness of tho
Pianoforte," was indeed Incomparable
Her art was overpowering In Its splen
dors, majestlo and soul-stlrrlng In much
tho same way as Liszt's. Phlladelphlans
havo often been thrilled by her perform
ances, and the emotions which sho evoked
here will abide In our memories with
those called forth by the titan Rubin
teln. Thero Is nothing quite liko such
art with us today. Padcrewskt's exquisite
genius, great as It Is, Is altogether of a
different complexion.
Tho $3,00O,000,C00 war budget now
In the President's hands for slgnaturo
happens to be the largest single appro
priation ever passed in tho world's his
tory; but this should not blind us to tho
fact that it is only a beginning. This
budget would finance England for only
eighty days, for her dally expenditure Is
$37,000,000. Wo are not yet in the war
eo deep as England, which Is dally called
upon to feed and munition 5,000,000 sol
diers. More bills will bo piling up on
Uncle Sam's desk, and we must learn 'tha
habit of meeting them cheerfully as part
of tho day's work. However, wo can bo
pardoned for soma satisfaction in noting
that one-fourth of the $3,000,000,000 is
to be put into something meant to bo a
permanent asset ships. "The U-boats
Will not sink tho majority of this $750,
005,000 Investment, and in this respect a
rreat part of our first war budget will
yield material profits in the future.
That Germany will attempt to
Whitewash her dastardly Invasion of Bel
gium by pointing to the Entente's in
terference in the affairs of Greece, lead
$ajr to the overthrow of King Constantino,
may be fully expected. A brief glance at
httorf however, Immediately exposes
i pediatry, The cases of Greece
Jtv u It,
nd E1glum are in no no analogous.
The former country was established as a
kingdom In 1830 under the protection of
Prance, Great Britain and Russia. Greece
warf declared Independent, but its status,
so far as theso threo of tho Allies aro
concerned, has long been akin to that of
Cuba with respoct to tho United States
under tho Piatt amendment. Sanctioned
,by tho threo Entcnto Powers, tho first
King of tho Hellenes, Otto of Bavaria,
took tho throne. The protecting nations
later authorized George I to bo his suc
cessor, and it was through their inter
vention In 189S that tho island of Crete
was delivered from Turkish rule and
added to tho Greek' crown. The sover
eignty of Belgium was absolute. The
modern Greek kingdom has been virtually
under tho protection of tho three nations
that mado poselblo Its existence
NO VICTORY WITHOUT SOME
SACRIFICE
EVERY dollar lent to the Government
at tho cost of lmmedlato sacrifice bo
comes a national asset productive of
something that dollars cannot buy. The
man who goes without comforts or lux
uries lrt ordor to express his opinion
about tho Imperial German Government
has nn opinion that will have to bo reck
oned with. Tho man who says he would
rather glvo his life than Hvo In a German
world, and then will not give $50, will
never glvo hh life.
Such Bacrlfico as tho going without
delicacies, ornaments, tobacco, coffee, Is
llttlo enough nacrMco to mako on a day
In which news dispatches toll us of BOO
Belgians who preferred to etarvo to
death rather than toll for tho mer
ciless dospoilers of their land. Lucky for
us that tho merciful width of tho Atlan
tic Ocean makes It reasonably, certain
that stay-at-homes will not go hungry.
Lucky for us that, whllo tho llttlo back
of tho Belgian child bends liko an old
peddler's under tho load of fodder for tho
German's horses, that whllo ho pales and
sickens on his mlscrablo dally crust, wo
shall still havo our mca's and fruits,
our tangoes and our movies, nil sum
mor. Wo shall not shorten tho term of
his wretchedness by ono llttlo hour if our
hearts nro not in this task to tho point
of sacrifice Wo shall not savo from
unnecessary death tho llfo of ono Ameri
can Koldlor If wo will not help shorton
tho war by proving to tho German people
that wo aro ready to strip our wealth to
tho bono to bring tho disgusting Berlin
bullies to their knees.
This Liberty Loan Is tho biggest factor
In international politics today. Its prog
ress is watched and commented on dally
by tho Gorman newspapers. Every yellow-streaked,
self-opinionated pacifist and
pro-German in America Is taunting thoso
friends of his who aro for tho war but
who havo not subscribed. "You yourself
provo that tho war Is unpopular," they
taunt, "by not subscribing to your war
loan. Anil mark my word, tho loan will
fall." They know tho loan will not fall,
but they aro getting ready with their
retort when it succeeds. Thoy will say,
"Ah, but tho banks did It for you." It Is
not necessary to kick them out of doors
for their traitorous talk. It is better to
wave a Liberty Bond in their faces and
throw their Ho back Into their mouths.
But tho average man cannot silence
theso enemies at homo and dishearten
our enemies abroad without sacrifice.
And onco having mado It, onco having
suffered a bit for tho cause, ho will rind
his reward In a now, a stronger tlo
binding him to tho future of the United
States. Ho will facp this alternative:
That either tho United States will win
tho war nnd pay him back his money
with interest or thero will bo no United
States left to pay him or any ono elso
anything.
A LESSON FOR WILLFUL MEN
THE chronic obstructionist often has a
way of sneaking Into oblivion before
tho folly of his muddling is fully proved.
But tho swift march of events has
dramatically denied such a refuge to that
"llttlo group of willful men" who sought
to prevent tho arming of American mer
chantmen. To tho exploits of tho Mon
golia and tho Sllvorsholl aro added now
tho Kroonland's brilliant victory over
two enemy submarines, resulting in, tho
sinking of ono of theso craft and the
illght of tho other.
Unarmed, these three gallant commerce
carriers, two of which are among tho
finebt and largest In our merchant ma
rine, would almost certainly havo been
easy victims of U-boat piracy. That we
havo been spared Buch a spcctaclo of
helplessness Is not only a cause for re
Jolclng, but this good fortuno should In
splro tho American people not to tolerate
congressional shillyshallying with other
vital war measures. Tho political slacker
is even more dangerous than the indi
vidual antl-conscriptlonist, for tho baneful
consequences of tho former's actions can
bo nationally fatal in scope.
As matters stand now, those twelve
particularly "willful mon" are not re
sponsible for whatever sea murders may
bo committed. But their Innocence is
not of tholr own making. They havo
other people's patriotism to thank for it,
FLAG DAY
w:
TE TALK so much of American Ideal-
Ism that thero aro occasionally
skeptics who fear that wo have over
stated the depth of that sentiment. Let
them read their answer today Flag Day..
No other country the world over has a
dato qulto like this on Its national cal
endar. Monarchies officially rejoice on
tho king's or emperor's birthday. Re
publics, and naturally our own as well,
appropriately celebrate glorious histori
cal events that paved the road to free
dom. But our tribute to tho flag Is in
stinct with pure idealism. Symbolic of
clear-eyed Liberty is our starry standard.
The most "practical" American feels
this. This conception has been Implanted
In him since earliest childhood, handed
down from generation to generation.
Deeply as we honor in his office what
ever President wo have chosen, it is not
for anything so personal that we are
ready to pour out the last measure of
devotion and sacrifice. (First of all we
serve the flag. If this be not truly
idealism, then there is no meaning to
that word. With Liberty waging the most
terrible of all struggles against the
powers of darkness, the spiritual signifi
cance of Flag Day becomes almost too
poignant for adequate expression.
BTEKtd MDBR-PHILABELPHIAf TfltoBSDAY, JUtfE 14, 1917
- j . i " - ,-- ... i. .. '
HEAVY WORK
AHEAD FOR US
Burden of Attack on America by
tho Time Our Armies
Reach Franco
By GILDERT VIVIAN SELDES
Special Corrpo)MlCTca Hvinlng Ltiotr
i LONDON, Stay 28.
A CORRESPONDENT writes mo from
America that thero might be more en
thusiasm for tho war if America didn't feel
that we had come in at the tall end. Nat
urally we Americans over hore want to feel
that our coming Into tho war Is of decisive
Importance. Terhaps that is why wo par
tlclpste In tho general feeling of anxiety
and depression which has como over Europe
In theso last few weeks.
W are doallng with things unprecedented.
None of us knows what the day may bring
forth, But the general belief of sober and
well-informed men Is that tho day will
bring nothing forth to shorten tho war
not tho day, nor the week, but tho year.
And here Is tho measage of Inspiration for
America, If It needs a message.
We did not come Into tho war ono day
too soon to guaranteo victory, to Insure
pesos, to comDonsato and console tho Old
,Worid of our Allies for tho sacrifices they
have maao. Germany coum never nave
won In any case, but sho could have stayed
defeat so Jong that tho "vlotory" of the
Allies would lose halt Its savor. Read
what a rather liberal German paper has to
eay on a war which does not end In de
feat; If Germany In this most terrlblo of all
wars maintains herself against a tenfold
superiority, that will signify for her
future position such an enormous Incrcaso
of power that It will of itself bo of de
ciaivo weight in the scales In tho fu
turo development of world-policy, whether
the Incrcaso of power bo mensured on the
map or not Frankfurter Zeltung.
I havo read German papers long enough
to bo ablo ta translate. This passogo
means simply that If Germany avoids tho
ktnd of defeat which will end I'russlanlsm
Germany will bo tho ruling Power In Cen
tral Europe. Jt means that tho eleventh
unit, tho United States, nlono can guaran
teo that tho powor of I'russlanlsm will bo
defeated. Wo havo In our hands tho fu
ture of tho world.
Our Help Welcomed
How does Europo feel about it? I mran
tho Europo of o'ur Allies. I havo Informa
tion only about Britain, Franco and Rus
sia, In Russia tho radicals, who seem
slowly to bo absorbing tho Government,
believe that the United States Is not demo
cratic. Thoy havo overthrown tho Roma
noffs, but tho now order Is bent on crushing
tho capitalist system, tho wholo method of
wago-earnlng. It is social-democratic nnd
wo aro not. In moro than ono instance
Russian extremists havo expressed their
suspicion of America. They credit us with
having no ulterior designs on foreign terri
tory or Indemnity. But, after nil, the
United States Is a country of capitalists,
according to them. They aro as much be
clouded by our mllllonaltes ns wo used to
bo by the English aristocracy.
Franco looks upon our entry Into tho war
with puro foellngs of gratitude and enthusi
asm. Sho takes us for whnt wo nro, Is not
oppressed by our monoys nor suspicious of
our Intentions. Sho may want n protecto
rate over Syria, but she wants other things
more Alsace-Lorraine and peace. And the
knows that wo will help her to get these
things.
And, finally, Britain Tho Common
wealths, particularly Canada, Australia nnd
New Zealand, rejoice In our presence, be
cause thoy nre fighting with motives ns
puro ns ours. I do rot think that Ameri
cans realize what a fund of friendship they
havo stored up In the Anz.ics, whoso hab
its of llfo nnd methods of thought nro so
much liko our own. About -Ireland little
can bo said, but all of It Is pleaBant In
England thero Is a division of opinion.
First, thero nre tho dlo-hards, the Old
Guard, tho fraction of ono per cent which
clings to forgotten gods and can't see a
duko use n telephono without a shudder
becauso his person Is sacred. They nro
utterly unimportant, but they write nnd
they speak and their words aro known.
Somo of them regret that a vulgar nation
liko ours should havo a sharo In "their
war." At tho opposite extreme there aro
tho radicals who aro glad wo aro In be
causo wo will opposo "British greed for a
new Empire" when tho war is over. They
aro only a llttlo less insignificant than the
first group.
Between them lies tho mass of English
men, tho people who havo slowly learned
what tho war means, who havo gono out
to fight against a power they could hardly
conceive, and who nro glad that wo havo
given tho seal of our blood to their faith.
They are looking to us to como In Just
before their own resources nro at an end.
Of course, some people nro bound to be
Jealous of us. Tho war may last another
two years, hardly threo. That means that
our armies will bo in tho field not more
than eighteen months, and at tho end we
will feel that wo havo dono no less than
our share to' win. We will tie comparatiely
fresh when it is all over. It doesn't seem
fair.
Pnrablo of tho Vineyard
The question camo up long ago, nnd tho
nnswer is in tho vineyard. For wo aro
certainly tho laborers who were called at
tho eleventh hour, and when tho time camo
to rccolve our hire received as much as
thoso who had homo tho burden and the
heat of tho day. After all, tho French
alono hno struggled through tho entire
war, and they will go on until tho end.
Britain did not como In with her full force
until the sixth and the ninth hours.
Tho enOiuslasm of the first days of our
war has passed away and It will spurt up
again at Intervals, as It did when tho an
nouncement was mado that our destroyer
fleet was already participating in the war
whloh is to perpetuate "the chivalry of the
seas." But widely speaking, there is no
question horo of grudging us ourpart
Our part Is by no means easy. Tho last
phases of the war aro going to make terri
ble calamities for us, gray days which will
try us to the last degree of our faith. W
havo como into the brotherhood of honor,
but we are still In our novitiate. Before
we are finally In we will havo to pass
through the brotherhood of blood, to use
the phrase of the same American mentioned
above. Our first duty, we have been told.
Is to build ships, a dull business Indeed.
Our second Is to save food, and so to savo
our Allies from starving another effort
which will coit us little. We must remain
for n time In tho position of those whom Sir
William Robertson called the 75 per cent
upon whom the war depends. But that stage
Is short.
Our men are wanted In two places, want
ed desperately In the trenches, because
the British' line must shortly extend still
further, and tn the air, where every man
counts. (Details excised by the censor.)
The life of an airman is counted not by
days, but by hours. After ten hours ot
solo flying ho Is a trained aviator. After
fifty hours of fighting fifty hours actually
In combat or seeking combat he Is a
miracle. 'Because fifty hours Is the span
of his life. Our men are wanted not so
much for this kind of flying as for observa.
tlon, a longer life and not so exciting, but
Infinitely useful,
I( the arrangements could be made half
a million men could be used today In
work behind the lines. There is work with
pick and shovel, work In the dark room and
at the draftsman's board, work In fac
tories and in shops. Presumably It would
be Impossible for us to send over men for'
the bases before'We had a base ot our own.
But eventually every man we send over,
whether he Is tn the fighting line or not,
will' release a man who knows something
of fighting.
Neither France nor Britain is at the end
-yet. . Neither of them will be utterly ex
hausted before we begin to come In force.
But we must took: out for the time when
pur own right hands will be teaching us
terrible things, when those other right
hand .may be able .only to help us from
behind the lines.
Tom Daly'B Column
THE WISDOM OF THE SPARROWS
'Twaa n city sparrow, wiie and debonair,
Idly loafing through tho country with
his mate.
Stupid country birds were building
everywhere,
For the neitlng-timo was growing
rather late,
But the sparrow, with hi lady,
In n tree-top, cool and shady,
Gazed with acorn upon the work and
twltteredi "Stuffl"
To his mate he chirruped shrilly.
"Ian't all this labor iilly,
When a roosting-plnco at night ia quite
enough? '
'Twaa n motherly old robin, near at
hand,
Who was buty at her building with
the reat,
And ehe turned upon the iparrows to
demand
How they meant to hatch their eggs
Without a neat,
"Such impertinencel" half andly
Said the sparrow! "and yet gladly
I'll impart to you the knowledge that you
beg."
Then, with haughty condecenion,
He remarked) "I need but mention
That it's poisible to obviate the egg."
'Twaa a congress of the birds of every
aort,
All indignantly assembled to protest
Their displeasure, when the robin made
report
Of the threatened abolition of the
nest:
And they spoke of it os "awfull"
"Selfish," "scandalous," "unlawful,"
And they prophesied "the country's
speedy fnll."
Out the sparrows, quite disdaining
All this ignorant Complaining,
Simply went their way, unmindful of
it all.
'Twns a sage old owl, n very solemn bird,
Sat nnd listened while his feathered
fellows fought.
Never once he oped his mouth to say
n word,
But he did n lot of thinking and he
thought:
"So tho sparrows think it best
To nbolish eggs nnd nest.
Well, perhaps the wisdom isn't theirs at
all,
But a plan of good Dame Nature's
To eliminate such creatures.
Let them have their wnyj tho loss ia
mighty smnll."
"Low" has moved. Ho had occuplod
his old stand ever slnco thoy took up tho
wooden sidewalks around City Hall; cvor
slnco Colonel Forney wns In his teens and
boforo Charles Emory Smith. Bon Gordon,
Ed Gudehus nnd Charlie Hcyer hegnn
writing pieces for tho paper. So Ed
Muschnmp wants ui to start this:
A IIOUSK WARMING FOR LEW!
We, tho undersigned, patrons of tho
dally, weekly and m-tithly Journals of
public opinion, being lust to nil sense of
shamo nt seeing our names In print, wcl
como our friend Low to his new home,
nt tho southeast corner of Soenth nnd
. (deleted by tho advertising
censor) streets, which Is directly across
the street from his old homo at tho Fouth-
west corner of (deleted by tho
advertising censor) and Chestnut streets.
Ed's notion was that we'd clutter up
this column with tho nnmos. No such
thing. Just buy n postcard and mall
It to Lew.
"Pray, deem me not Impudent," writes
Cubby, "for I am merely curious. May I
ask tho reason for thnt degree somebody
just handed to you? Whnt laws havo
you been doctoring?" d ,
Wo share your curiosity, Cubby, nnd
have been nwnltlng advices from. South
Bend, Ind. Meanwhile, this dispatch,
which Interested us, may not bore you:
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Juno 13.
Major Genernl George W. Goethals and
Governor Walter K. Edgo wcra given an
ovation nt tlto commencement exorcises
hero at Rutgers College. Tho
degree of doctor of laws was also con
ferred upon L. F. Lorco, presldont of tho
Delaware and Hudson Railroad, who "put
Rutgers Collego on tho football map" by
socurlng Georgo Foster Sanford as coach.
DS CAXDIDA.TE
Da Kccng jor Greece ccs skcepl
lie talc' laUoona trccp,
Iiaycauac lie was ccn Dootcha teecth
da Ally;
So nolo da theeng to do
Ecs find a Kccng dat's ncio
Bayforc dcy gceve da job to Townia
Daly;
A. good Kccng let us sand;
I nominate my frand,
Pasquala Adalbcrto Caporalel
Eht Don't you knmo da "Cap"f
Why he's da brtghta chap
Dat write about da battle een da valley
An' up da hecll agen
Wccth Austrlaccl men,
So like he was a Vranka Ward O'ZIallcy,
Oh, he's da guy to sand;
I nominate my frand,
1'asquale Adalbcrto Caporale.
Hat mco&o so you theenk
lie's no look Ilka "Kccnk"
uut here l maw a
pccctMro decs
Pasquale.
Xow, where you gona
gat
tlore handsome Keeng
dan dat
An' one so sure for
pleasln' all da Ally?
Oh, he's da guy to sand;
I nominate my frand,
Vasquale Adalbcrto Caporalel
GUIXEA.
TOO BAD, Guinea, but the Job's filled.
Another Alexander haB arisen In Greece,
with a map of tho world In his hand,
perhaps, but a nono-too-hopeful look upon
his young face
ANYWAY, Slgnor Caporalo only re
cently became tho equal of keengs. The
official at City Hall spoke somewhat ns
follows: "Puty'rhan'ontheBlble brum-mum-mum-mum-mum-mum-$4."
"Am I
a clt'zen." "Yeh! yer a clt'zen. Nex'I"
SOME one has said, possibly wo satd
It ourself, that tomorrow's history is In
today's paper. Therefore we "vote "yes"
In reply to Gwllllam when he oskB If It
wouldn't bo wise to call the attention of
our historians to this small advertise
ment In a morning contemporary:''
ANTIQUE PICTURE of Washington alanine the
Declaration ot Independence; ateel engraving-,
IOO yeara old.
A few more patriots have stepped for
ward with the nepeesary small coin of
the realm and are enrolled among the
builders of tho fund to purchase twelve-year-old
Philip Cotumacclo's painting for
the Red Cross. "We now have on hand
$8.25. For pity's sake, let's make it $10,
anyway.
"GOTO" ON THE
Shall Patriots Help America by Buying Liberty Bonds or Help
the Kaiser by Not Doing So? Junkers Must Not Make
Junk of the United States
By JAMES
(With npologlra to nobody,
TrlntPd by special nrrangement
To Editor (who throw hat up In air and
holla hilariously on day when States was
untied by Hon. I'res Wilson).
Doar Mr. Sir Mo nnd members Japa
nese Uraln-thought Association hold chin
chatter last week, Just like Hon. Congress,
for fieo and frnnk discussion of subject:
Rlsolvcd: Shall patriotic citizenship
help America and Allies by buying Lib
erty Loan Bond ; or help Kaiser and
Kultur by not doing so?
Coz Hogl elevate himself to upstanding
perplndlcular position and promulgato fol
lowing: "Quakers. Wops and Suburbanites, lend
mo your cars ; nnd not only lend car but
lend lucro. But first lend ears whllo I tal
why money am needful nnd what for.
"First, somo tlmo ago since, Germany
sink ship nnd murder few American Citi
zen ns Ixperiment to tto what happen. But
nothing happen, Ixcep: Hon. I'res. Wilson
write to Berlin demanding dlsacltnowledg
ments nnd reparations, and simultaneous at,
samo tlmo Secretary of Snake Wilhelm
Pfennigs Bryan tal Von Bernstorft to tal
Kaiser that Hon, Pros. Wilson aro big bluff
and don't mean a word ho say.
"Next, Germany sink few more American
ship, and murder couple hundrld American
citizens. Still nothing happen, lxcept Hon.
I'res Wilson, not yot awake to fact that he
were dealing wlth.Nletsche Nuts, Trletschko
Traitors and Bernhardt Barbarians, wrlto
again for hatlsfactlon. And even while he
nro writing, beforesald Snakcly Secrftary
Bryan tal Von Bernstorft to tal Kaiser that
few citizens moro or less nmong 100,000,000
dont mako no dUTorcnco nnyhow to speak
of, eo Just to forgot It.
"Finally, Kaiser dip finger In blood of
Edith Cavell and draw lino around coast
line of map, of U. S. A., speaking out thusly
while doing so: "Now, you American Malo
Manicures and Lounge Lizards ! keep In
side this dead line and Injoy fancied se
curity til I get ready to asslmulato you ; or
else, cross It nt your perllat
"If Hon. Pres. Wilson, aB head of great
est country In world, had supinely submit
to Junkers making Junk of American free
dom, would anybody In U. S. A., besides
Bryan, Gronna, La Folette, Rubber-boot
Bill Stone, Rabid Hlstarred Jordan and a
few other likewise anaemlcs, havo been
satisfied to submit to Kaiser's liberty limi
tations nnd playful f rightfulness? I rtqulre
no nnswer.
"So Gnntllmans," ho contlnuate, "money
are needful to pay for Ixpenses of answer
ing Kaiser In only language ho can under
standcannon conversation."
"Why not let Uropean Nation, which aro
first to meet onslaughters of Germany, win
war thcirself and pay own ixpenses for
samo ; which would bo much more economi
cal for Hon. Undo Sam?" Inquire Arthur
Hlppajama, Jap valay boy, with generous
display of Innocent Ignorance.
"Do you for one mlnnlt suppose," return
Coz Hogl sneorfully, "that blood of citizen
ship of these Untied States aro so lacking
In red corpusscls that they would allow
other nations to right burning wrongs com
mitted against us, by military man Hohen
zollerns, because It would be cheaper? No!
ten thousand times No! We Americans
dont want nobody to fight our battles, and
we dont want to hire nobody to fight our
battles; but as dollars Is about only thing
that Is thoroughly mobilized in U. S. A. and
as noble Allies needs at once to use pur
chasing power of said dollars ; then let's do
must efficiently thing we Is prepared to do,
and do It quick Instantly by buying bonds
of Hon. McAdoo's Libirty Loan."
Many applause cheers from membership
as Coz Hog conclude masterful oration,
and Arthur Hlppajama mako hasteful with
drawal to make withdrawal from Building's
Association.
Next to address assembled Association
are Orl Narl, Jap Life Insurance Agent, who
vociferate In following language.
"Gantllmans, every night when you kneels
down to pray, thank God that you Is not a
peace-at-any-prlclfist. For If you Is ono,
you Is outlawed from taking part tn great
opportunity to ibks pari or nuerty Loan and
thus take part tn Imancipatlon of man-klhd.
Liberty Bonds ia only for those, who, Ilka
THEMANTIB
LIBERTY LOAN
M. BLAKE
not even Wnllaco Irwin.)
with tho United .States Review.
great forefathers of Hon. Undo Sam, Is
ready to pledge fort'ines, lives and sacrld
honor to cause of Liberty and Justice.
"AH paranoic pacificists who havo Vlld
such yeoman German service. Is. therefore
barred from ownership in a bond or share
In financing world's future freedom. Think !
how futuro generation will point with eye
of scorn to Ignoble twelve In Congress, sub
scribers to the Declaration of Degradation ;
nnd then turn around on other hand, and
think how your descendent nnd mine wjll
always point with pride to t-ubscrlbers to
Bonds which kept torch of Liberty aloft and
alight.
"Think of it! Shares of greatest and
richest country in world. In little small
amounts, paying good Interests, and for sale
everywhere on easy terms; with' Bankers,
Brokers, Life Insuranco Agents, Department
Stores and Big Business Mans, all operating
and co-operating to mako It Btlll more
easier for you and mo to Injoy sacred prlve
Iege nnd duty of ownership.
"Did not Hon Henry Patrick oxclam 'Give
mo Liberty or glvo mo death!' and are
thero any ono In sound of my remarks
which nro content to keep shoestrings tied
around pocketbook, whllo attempt aro being
mado to strangle liberty to death? I re
quire no answer."
Palm-pounding, shoulder-slapping and
tllo tossing by all lxcept Hari-Karl, Jap
Messenger Boy, who depart with quickness
to mako call on paying teller of Hon. Sav
ings Bank.
Next speak talking wero from myself as
follows:
"Gantllmans and former foreigners, would
you be willing for brave friend- to stand
guard before your house-dwelling and fight
off destroyers nnd despollers of everything
held dear, and never raise hand to assist
tn protection of your own bailiwick? Would
you, when savior and defender of your home
nnd family from worser than death, pause
for moment with war-scarred sword, gaunt
frame and wearied muscle, and, though not
even asking assistance, gazing with yearn
ing eye at your Idle grindstone and longing
look at loaded larder; would you for one
Instants withhold such small help as
sharpened sword and strengthful susten
ance from gallant ally as he needs for your
defense and protection (I. Soso, Jap clothes
tiler, and K, L. Ogg, Jap grocery man, now
leavo for respectively stores to get contents
from out oi lnsldes of cash registers.)
"Only reason why bleedy battlefields of
Uropo Is not In U. S. A.," I explode, "are
because our allies on land and sea is hold
ing oft hordo of hungry Huns from our
auams-apples. Can anything then, keep
money from springing forth from hoarding
and hiding places to aid of those whose
cnuso are our causo; whose fight are our
fight, and whose blood nro shed In extermi
nation of Beast that would assassinate us?"
Only answer to this are clinking of coin
nnd rustle of note as each every member
of Association aro advancing forward speed
fully with handSTuls of money, for glorious
Liberty Loan.
Hoping you are tho same.
Yours truly, MASHIHURA GOTO.
HE PRAYED
He prayed.
There where he lay,
Blood-sodden and unkempt,
As never In his young carelessness he'd
dreamt
That he could pray.
He prayed;
Not that the pain should cease.
Nor yet for water In the parching heat,
Nor for death's quick release,
Nor even 'for the tardy feet -Of
Btretcher-bearcrs bringing aid.
He prayed;
Cast helpless on the bloody sod:
"Don't trouble now, O God, for me,
But keep the boys. Go forward with
them, God I , ,
O Bpeed the Camerons to victory I"
The kilts flashed on: "Well played." he
sighed, 'well played,"
just so ne prayed,
r-VT. M. Letts, In "Hallowe'en an w.u..
of the Wan" "alowen nd, Poems
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What Do You Know7
QUIZ
Who Is the military censor at the War Dt.
till ,n,nn, r
2. Who Is Count Morltz Keterhatj?
3. Whnt la the extent ot the telephone tat
telegraph lines tinder United Htates Oer
eminent control? l
4. Who. la called "the brains of the Chloeji
rebellion"? '
S. What Is the latest United States dlriglblef
0. How much of Ilelglum was In the hand, ef
the Allien before tho present drlre H
begun? ' ,
7. Who li In direct chnrte of distributing IW
Piles In Ilelglum?
8. Whut Is the peace-time occnpatlon of reV
...t.....
0. At hen were Matches first constructed?
10. What Canadian statesman has recently I
mgneu ma party leauersuipr
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. The three-fold purpose of the RouIt
called Swlullst Congress Is to reorftnlH
the Horlullst "Internationale," te m
Mder meitua to end the war aal Hi
ellmlnnte Imperialism.
2. Japan has recently organized n high reaV
mission to handle Its diplomatic affslra
3. Kntelopen were first used In 1839. i
4. Charlea Theodore Is Crown Trine ot Bel
gium. ',
5. The battle of Verdun was not a "trench."
engagement.
0. Tobacco Is sold by the yard In Trinidad. ?
7. Torpcdohoat destroyera are called' tis),
... u..ui ,.. ...
hu.ib u, hid ncrii
S. tt I'li.lln nn ll'.lil.., traa linnnPffd BB hll
eightieth birthday by being made a herta
uirj iiouio ui ucnuunr.
0. Frank W. Persons la director of tha M
Cross supply aerTlce. j
10. I'lshrrraen obsrne .Memorial Day br seat1
tering flowers on the water. '
HIDDEN WEALTH OP FRANCE
It has long been known to the econoiElrt
and statistician that France Is the'TlcBMt
country In Kurope. But the casual obseBSfj J
f.mIi, Hnll.n. li,. CnA, Ka-oi,fi In ITraBCS I
,u,i;(j ich,i.i;i .fin iuli mvwmw ... - 1
.. . .. .u. 4 .Uk A'l
mere is lime ouiwara aispiay oi wcaiw. ,,,
To assign the Inhabitants of a small ppj
vlnclal town to their respective placet ll
the scale of wealth one must have a nij
keeh Insight into French social manntei,
and customs. The accumulrjon of riebfjh
does not draw in its train all those dlftsf-J
ences In the way of life. In dress and skWJ
position which we are wont to asoc!M
with It in other countries.
One may go Into the principal cafe
French town and watch two men playw
billiards. They appear to be on a footfcif
of perfect familiarity one toward anotheg
There would be no way of telling that eM
man was living on an Income of JO,009
year and that tho other was a druriW
barely ablo to meet his current exptnMtV
Americans stopping at a Parisian PM'2
and paying perhaps $1.50 a day apleco nf
room and meals sit at the same table B
in ,. (,,.. ...nki,. (hot of a
clerk. They are amazed to learn tbt tasj
head of the family is a Cabinet mlnletsr. 1
When he has laid by a "pile," whloh mi
Englishman or American would conIJi
ample to Justify him In taking a houM ij
tha suhurha. "dlmblne" in society and f1
flclne. fmiM irniin.,, Ha TTrAnchnlall SssT
clings to business. Although his WJW'JJi
ATnAnnfva n,A v,rtf nrnhnhlv less, he) hM av
a rule far heavier drains on his ''"H
Each of his daughters wilt claim, a hMJJ
some dnwrv If aha la to ba married ?
and thnaa rinwrlea mimfc ha n&ld WlthOUt
poverlshlng the business. This systenj
interwoven family and business arr
mnt, natiimllv ! aarwilatri wtttrthO CK
iAt nt tiA tla. nf Y1Vttn,i. fnmlllAS. AIM
,nn wlfa wiuM na unn think of das6ft?
each other as of deserting their In-U
In no country Is the passion for owbp
money developed to such a degree M'v
In France, The bounds of praise.""?
thrift and economy are too often; left
hind and the jSasslon for saving ,J3
miserly avarice. But pauperism a
reduced in tha Invest nnsalble mlnlTOlt
Prnn. fnat nf Oi. tradesmen hftV
or three lines of financial Sefens ti
nrtilnl. ,n .... In mm a& nf Vll1-llnfta raVCf
nl,.ll IU 1CIIIQ 1(1 1.C1B9 W -- --".
r, i. . ., . . 1.. IHfl
mull iraaing leaves nu o" It
Frenchman feels no paislon for dlMocJt
himself from anything suggestivt , .t
snop. Tno barriers or class anu "
with Louis XVI'shead. There is no iuf
Ing of one class to enter another ana (
sequentiy very. little o, iliai "-? ...
oomfort which arises from false po
Few men in France find it, fleirao,ojri
profitable, to conceal tbeir socjsi l
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