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rbil.dflpkU, Wf Jnt.J.;, Aoiuit 29, 1917
l' fram tbki year's "correct" for
lnlm "frocks, but man in hta grateful
heart knows tetter.
What woman ever understood a pocket7
A dainty, diminutive thin? It always
was, perhaps 'containing microscopic
handkerchief. More often the little sack
was demurely empty and all Its glo-
rlous tradition violated and traduced,
rockets wero matlo to bo stuffed. A dull
knife, an empty tobacco pouch, an expired
railroad ticket, those lettors you forgot to
mall, tho key of tho houso you used to
live In, thoso newspaper clippings you
always Intended to paste In a book, must
havo a home somewhere, Affectionately
pressed next your heart or hip, they are
the close friends of your most personal
household, tho very clothes you wear.
Your wife, your sister or your best girl
will never comprehend this. She Jeers at
It. She Is ban-carrying, chatelalnc-dnn-gllng
by nnturo, and the Fashion Art
Leaguo of America displays thereto! a a
keen discernment, apart from conserva
tion policies, In taking from her tho man's
precious pocket to which she has ever
failed to pay due tribute.
IN QUEST OF
A "WAR GOAT"
Bnker, Daniels and Redfibld
Mentioned Among the
Possibilities
Special Correspondence of the Evening l.edjer
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.
T7IOR some time past It has been bruited
JD about the Capitol that the wuson An.
A QUESTION OF FACT
TRUTH CANNOT BARGAIN
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N THE days Immediately preceding the
great collapse a small Confederate
force was about to evacuate a village In
North Carolina. A young Confederate
, officer was In command of a single field
piece, which, concealed In a copse above
a small stream, dominated the other
bank and was Intended to safeguard the
Confederate retreat, rendered Imminent
by the npproach of largo Union forces.
Late in' that spring afternoon there
merged from the woods on tho opposlto
shore a squadron of blue cavalry. It
proceeded leisurely In utter Ignorance of
Its peril. "I was about to give the order
to fire," related tho Confederate ofllcce
later, "when It suddenly dawned on me
that we were whipped anyhow, that to
kill those fine, young men would do tho
Confederacy no good. It seemed murder,
' senseless and brutal. The squad agreed
with me. I suppose I ought to havo
been court-martialed, but three weeks
later the war was over." In our Civil
War bravery and chivalry marched
together.
Lost causes have generally been "served
with supreme devotion. It Is no new
thing in history for defenders of the
wrong to reach tho heights of valor.
Men who believe they nro right have the
morale of men who aro right. In mere
physical bravery, fortitude and heroism,
the modern German need yield to no man.
He has proved himself. But these are
not virtues which can wipe out brutality.
The tradition of the soldier Is to be tender
iand true. That tradition tho German
has violated, ruthlessly and deliberately,
making of It another "scrap of paper."
Canadian officers have been crucified on
barn doors In Flanders. Unutterable
outrages on women have been en
couraged. With all tho fury of the tat
tlesnake and none of his courtesy, tho
Prussianized Bavarian has Joined with
his Instructors in apotheosizing, in theory
and fact, puro barbarism. No living
thing has been spared, man, beast or
tree, but all allko have been tho victims,
of Insatiate fury.
Grant could treat with Lee. Civilization
cannot treat with tho Kaiser.
The mills of the gods grind slowly.
Men have lived and practiced de
baucheries through a long term of years;
the good havo seen the wicked thrlvo and
no punishment has seemed to hover in
the offing. Then suddenly, almost in a
night, stern retribution takes a hand. A
crisis arrives and the reputation of the
man, If not his character, becomes
an Insuperable barrier to his hopes.
"Character Is the best collateral," ex
claimed the elder Morgan. "On it alone
I have advanced a million." A man can
raise money, help, anything, if he bring
to his enterprise lean hands and a
clean record. A Government, whatever
Its errors, can go Into a conference and
win a peace unless It Is forsworn,
Germany Is forsworn. Even If she
won the whole earth sho has lost her
oul, her character, the Intangible thing
without which man or nation Is a
pariah, forever to bo avoided. Sweet
words may como from Berlin, definite
promises to forsake tho Imperial pro
gram and renounce Us vicious purposes,
but so long aa they come from Hohen
xollerns and Junkers they are worth no
more than the harlot's professions or the
It promises of a drug fiend.
r- Mr. Wilson has put his finger unerr-
lngly on tho truth. There' can be but
i one policy for us, and that Is to' fight
.- ? until the mad dog that has run
rf-t amuck Is no more. We can place no
1 faith In the contention that he will not
;;r&Jun amuck again. The billions In
ff.fjtreasurq and the millions In lives which
(rtbave been sacrificed must not be wasted
ifrPy vacillation now. We cannot com-
'kJttsimMlBO atl4 (faBnantrlnA. tlf- ' .
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waiatact and overwhelm (ham ar,A
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IWJJG PROVINCE OF THE POCKET
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Mn. HANCOCK, one of the city's repre
sentatives on tho board of directors
of tho P. It. T., is credited with the follow
ing statement:
The new lease li in mnny points more
advantageous than the old For Instance,
the city Is assured of interest and sinking
fund charges before tho company gets
anything Under tha old lease the com
pany got Its money first, despite the fact
that the city Is Investing ? 100.000,000 In
transit.
The city is not "assured of Interest and
sinking-fund charges before the company
gets anything." It and the company to
gether are assured Jointly of their rev
enues by the device of Increasing car
fares. We suspect that what Mr. Hancock
really means to say Is that thcie would be
moro money taken In by tho transit sys
tem under six-cent fares than under five-'
cent fares. That Is obvious and is the
very thing the people do not intend to
let happen. They voted for the Taylor
program In order to prevent It.
UNITY IN ALL THE AMERICAS
IATIN-AMKUICA Is learning Us lesson
J from tho European war before tho
final curtain on that terrible drama falls.
As each additional nation has been
drawn Into the conflict the bonds uniting
tho Western World Republics havo been
tightened. Civilization abroad Is fighting
for the Ideal of a peaceful association of
nationalities, a confederated Europe, In
which treaties will bo Invlolato and the
threat of militarism will be powerless. But
our cisatlantic neighbors aro not wait
ing for the consummation of that hope.
They will rejoice w.hen Europe realizes
It, but by that time bomcthlng like a
United States of All the Americas will
ery probably be In existence.
Tho latest movement toward this goal Is
revealed in tho plan of the Central Ameri
can Republics to hold a convention re
newing tho guarantee of tho neutrality of
Honduras. As this country touches the
frontiers of all the Central American
States, save Costa Rica and Panama, a
neutrality pact would virtually Insure the
peaco of these tropical Republics. Sev
eral attempts In the past to maintain a
single great Republic In Central America
havo failed. But the petty Jealousies of
those unquiet times have now vanished.
Year by year tho Litln Republics grow
moro stable. A Central America pledged
to peaco could play a. significant role on
the stage of civilization.
Farther south old animosities are fast
burning out. The tragic spectacle of
Europe Is plainly an examplo worth heed
ing. At no time since tho fitter war of
1879-1882 1ie.vo tho relations between Peru
and Chill been 30 amicable a3 now. Ar
gentina's present grievance ugainst Ger
many was precisely that which compelled
Brazil to break off relations. The sin
cerity of the new Touton backdown has
yet to bo proved. Tho two greatest rivals
and greatest nations In South America
havo hud a common cause against piracy,
and new links of friendship havo as
suredly been forged.
Crowning all, Pan-Americanism, purged
of Latin distrust of our land, magnificently
fosters tho now spirit of harmony. And
when the league, union, association
names aro Immaterial of peace-loving
New World nationalities Is achieved, as It
seems bound to be. It will have been
formed without the firing of a single
shot.
Russian marplots will note with
consternation that Kerensky's check on
Intrigue Is not blank, but boldly Indorsed
with his own vigorous signature.
According to the new army regula
tions, the American officer may carry his
cane "In the trenches only." Raising It
thero will be Inevitable without any rules.
It Is surprising to hear the Bell
Telephono Company's complaint that
women cannot do Us work. Wo had al
ways thought the sex on the wire was
unbeatable.
Venlzelos declares that royalty la
receiving Us last trial In Greece. A world
becoming each day safer for democracy
ought to have no difficulty in anticipating
what the verdict will be.
Couldn't Philadelphia manage to
hold out some gas masks from those she
Is about to mako for use abroad? As a
protection against poisonous gang hot
air they would come in mighty handy at
home.
The deposed Emperor LldJ Jeassu,
who has taken refuge In a mountain ra
vine, ought to be very grateful to the
man who put abyss lnt6 Abyssinia. The
unfriendly plains of Russia offered no
hiding place so handy to demoted Nich
olas, Romanoff,
Now that we are really leading a
life that Is strenuous, that once over
worked adjectlvo seems to have dropped
from our vocabulary. Perhaps "effi
ciency" may have & similar fate when
the force of tho fact makes talking about
It superfluous.
Agitation of Irresponsible! In countries
among our allies will lr no manner dis
suade Bulgaria from keeping territory
conquered In this war, I have their sol
emn word out conqutsts belong to us
Bulgarian Premier,
It wm their "solMan
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ministration would soon have "a goat and
that Secretary Ilaker or Secretary Daniels,
or both, would be It. Then again It has
been suggested that Secretary Iledflem
might serve In this capacity. But as to
these rumors Trcsldent Wilson has ghen no
word.
It Is believed the Cabinet Is not always In
accord, but such differences as arise do not
seem to affect tho loyalty of the members
to the President or the country. They are
said to bo more In the nature of Jealousies,
due to the encroachment of one department
upon the Jurisdiction of another. Recently
there havo been several cases whero one
Secretary has let It be known that legisla
tion suggested by another department would
trench upon his preserves. It Is the natural
result of efforts upon the part of one branch
of the Government to widen Its authority.
not necessarily nt the expenso of another
department, but regardless of It. It Is no
disparagement of the zeal of a Cabinet of
ficer to thus reach out for power. It may
mean more money to spend, more employes
to appoint and control, or possibly more po
litical Influence; but If there Is nothing dis
honest In It, It remains a matter of zeal
ery largely, maybe of ambition,
Committees of the Scnatn and the Houst.
are sometimes addicted to this habit of
taking work from other committees. The
soldiers nnd sailors' Insurance bill, which
came from the Treasury Department, was
referred to the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce. That is an Important
committee, but what it has to do with sol
diers' Insuranco Is not clear. The Mili
tary Affairs Committee and tho Tension
Commltteo were overlooked In this reference
and the Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce met and discussed the bill
nnd granted hearings upon It whllethe other
committees "wanted to know." It may be,
as In the rase of committees, that one Cab
inet officer does not llko to be "edged" out
of position by another on the big things
that are going on.
This, however. Is not at the bottom of the
opposition to Secretary Baker and Secretary
Daniels. They havo been marked for criti
cism by Influences not wholly political out
side of Administration circles, and possibly
by some of tho autocrats within, for the
Army and Navy Departments contain bom
very able, but some very dogmatic, officials
who chafo at civilian oversight. When Sec
retary Baker, who is head of the Council
of National Defense, read the "riot act" to
his associates nnd confreres on the bitumi
nous coal agreement the wrath of the whole
contracting outfit, now camping In Wash
ington, was poured out upon his head and
was welcomed by some of those nearer home
In official llfo who believe that "trained
men" should head the War and Navy De
partments ; but Sccretnry Baker survived the
attack and now finds himself backed up
by the President, who fixed a $2-per'ton
rate for bituminous coal Instead of the J3
agreement rate which Secretary Baker con.
demned, and has gone still further to bring
down the price of anthracite.
The President's action thus puts the
stamp of approal upon his Secretary of
War. although his more popular Secretary
pf the Interior, Mr. Lane, stood for the $3
rate proposed by the mine operators. It is
not tho first time the President has Indicated
his confidence In Mr. Baker, who, nlong
with Secretary Daniels, suffers as much
criticism as any member of tho Cabinet.
Daniels Exhibits Backbone
Just where all tho talk about Baker and
Daniels comes from Is not clear. Certain
newspapers have been "going for" the Sec
retary of the Navy for a long time, but the
suspicion Is spreading that they have been
encouraged somewhat by certain large in
fluences opposed to civilian control that
find comenlent cover under the guise of so
called patriotic leagues In which tho elect
are wont to do their "bit." There are a
gieat many of theso organizations, some of
them having well-paid omccrs nnd press
bureaus, which keep Congress and tho de
partments loaded up with literature, telling
them how to mn tho nation In the interest
of the common people.
Some ot them wero In evidence last week
when tho Senate began to raise tho tax
rates on incomes. They have been so per
sistent with their advice and demands nnd
no aggresslvo In the presentation of their
war views that. Instead of winning sup
port, some of them hae been set down as
meddlesome and obstructive. The Secre
tary of the Navy evidently had this in
mind when he tabooed tho Navy League
because of tho domineering attitude of its
president. Colonel Thompson, toward tho
department. Colonel Thompson Is a
wealthy ex-naval officer, who understands
he necessity for discipline In war and who
has the reputation of enforcing it In his
private affairs; but he Is Interested In cop
jrer mines, nnd as copper Is a fairly profit
able war munition Just now, tho depart
ment knew him apart from his connection
with tho patriotic Nnvy League.
Being at odds with the department, Colo,
nel Thompson "talked back" to the Sec
retary of the Navy In a manner calcu
lated to breed Insubordination in the rank
The reply of the Secretary was quite em
phatic, as the public now knows. It went
so far as to bar the league and Its actlvl.
ties under present auspices from all tha
navy yards and ships of the navy. It Is
no reflection on the good women of the
Navy League, who have been knitting for
the sailors, to say that no tears were shed
in Washington when Mr. Daniels finally
turned on his tormentor nnd exhibited a
llttlo more American backbone than the
president of the Navy League thought ho
possessed.
But such are the annoyances that beset
official life in Washington In war times
The Secretaries of War and the Navy'
have their faults, but they are hard work
ers and have the confidence of the Presi
dent. Expenditures May Brine Scandal
numors of waste, of "easy money" and of
"big fortunes" In war expenditures continue
to float about the Capitol. It has been sug
gested more than once that the Wilson
Administration will be fortunate Indeed If
It passes through nnother year without
scandal. So much money is being raised and
spent for war purposes that men of ex
perience In public affairs believe It well
nigh Impossible to avoid It. The necessity
for speed In doing big nnd costly things
and the evident desire of army and navy
officials to cut the red tape that usually
hedges In the appropriations nnd contracts
of the Government offer strong Inducements
to officials and contractors alike to make
daring and reckjess use of Government
funds.
Up to date, however, there has been little
more than gossip, or an occasional charge
ot favoritism in the furnishing of supplies
or In the adjustment of rates. Disappointed
contractors occasionally contend that com
petitors are "on the Inside," with the Coun
cil of National Defense, .or at the depart
ments, but nothing of consequence has yet
materialized to fasten culpability for
alleged waste and extravagance upon the
men In charge of the various branches of
the war work. The President and the War
and Navy Departments have enormous sums
at their disposal, sums that were voted In
th lump, which are rapidly disappearing
and which will doubtless be replenished
sooner or later.
The President and his Cabinet officials, of
bourse, have little opportunity to go over the
details Involved In such expenditures and
must rely on subordinates to see that the
money Is honestly spent. Thus far those
who have been concerned In making these
expenditures are enjoying the popularity
that goes with one doing 'one's "bit" for
one's country, since few men are more
popular while the money laata than those
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THE FRENCH
I alxcav thouohi the folks in France
Were much loo frenchified
111 which I mean thev made auch loft
Of vetlurca when then cried
And got excited very Quick
When anyoodi died.
Although when thcu arc visiting
That's how thcu may appear
It isn't alwavs true of them
For It U vcrv clear
I haven't seen them, doing It
Since am over here.
t haven't seen a cannon vet
Or anyhody dead
And men and women do not cry
Hut smile at me instead
And look so shiny 'round the eyes
And pat me on the head.
And every one is so polite'
And acts so sweet and dear
A child W;a mc may walk about
Wtthou.t the slightest fear
I think the war has made them all
At least a little queer.
(To be continued.)
Thero Is no word or combination of
words In tho German language to stand
for "fair play." But, hold on a minute!
Bill Day, who calls our attention to the
lack, thinks It's because the Germans
don't go In for football, baseball and
other sports as v.o do. But let's go
deeper nnd Inquire: "Why don't they?"
And doesn't that explain a lot ot things?
No real sportsmen wero they who entered
with Joyful alacrity upon the sui'o thing
this war promised to be when Von Kluck's
players took tho field In August, 1914.
JOE CONNOR has gono to the war, or
at least to tho Intermediate station at
Augusta, Ga and wo hopo ho'll never
know how much wo nro going to miss
him. For flvo years Joe has been our
stenographer, except for a few special oc
casions when wo threw on tho dog and
he bccrjme "hecretary." Ho won no
medals for spelling, but In the somewhat
more Important details of Industry, hon
oroblo dealing nnd single-hearted devo
tion wo havo never had occasion to mark
him less than 100 per cent. Wo commend
him to his new employer, but pray for
nts speedy roturn to us. Sergeant Major
Joseph W. Connor, Second Artillery, Is off
to the war!
HELPING FOSTER REEDER FIND A
TERFECT RHYME FOR HIS
BROKEN PELVIS.
You want a rhyme for "pclvls"t
I think the verb "to delve" is.
PAM.
ITho p1tU,"" should hls.
Not an In "Is." but "this."
Kd.l
Why should a mere rhyme sliclvc usf
Thercl that's the mate for "pclvus."
(Another broken pelvis!
Thst '"Tin" you've cut to spell "tls"
Ann thnt. as far as up can sep.
Is nil the rhjmit there'll erer be.
Kd.
FIIOM THE TRENCHES.
I glf dem Frcnchics hacks und vhacks
Von dundcrkopf to pelvis;
So svift I svlng mcln paltle-axe,
ilcln (Jottl how hot dcr helve iss,
YERCAS.
"Do you remember the old-fashioned
'Solferlno' candy?" asks G. C. W. "Gates
Is making something like It, and at
Eighth and Chestnut streets today I saw
a trayful, with this legend attached In
big print letters, 'SULPHERINO
CANDY.' I understand Gates Is English,
but why should he try to ralso that kind
of Cain with our most revered institu
tions? Why? I ask you! when we
Americans aro trying so hard to bo
friends with his people, nnd succeeding
only In patches."
And what has become of tho old-fashioned
"steamed cocoanut taffy" which al
ways copped our penny on tho way to
school?
Dear Tom: And I myself noticed
head In your own dear paper:
OIBL, ACCUSED OF THEFT.
SWALLOWS A LETTEB
I sincerely hope It was not U. jim,
this
ST. LOUIS PAPERS PLEASE COPY.
GILBERT ALLEN GEIST goes South
west each fall, sometimes via Chicago and
at other times via St. Louis. HQ Has
many friends in both cities who know
this. Yesterday from St. Louis camo this
telegram:
"Come through St. Louis. I want
to tell you something."
No Slg.
We appear to bo In for a little disputa
tious diversion, but we're for a square
deal and no more. We'll give no more
than a square's spaco to each party.
Dear Sir Mr. Aaron Brandt's answer to
ray Questions, published by you on August
24, are as coherent as expected. It wss h
who accused "wronr thoujht" of being; re
sponsible for my nonhealing under Christian
Selene treatment, and naturally I supposed
ba meant either mlna or tha practitioner's.
Since ha disclaims attributing "wrong
thoughts" to persons, perhaps he believes'
they grow on trees,
Ills answer as to why Archibald McLellan
died (In splta of tha Christian Science teach.
Inga that "thero Is no death" and "man la
incapabls of death") Is because "tha things
that ara seen ara temporal." jfy question
referred to tha "seen" Archibald McL.n.n
and to the termination of his "teniDori.lfJ
me.
Will Mr. Brandt Just say plainly nhntv...
Christian- Science, claims or doei not claim
to beat the 'seen" or visible liurnin Wy,
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August :s, 1B1T.
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QU MERIt.
"If we were rich," says Tom Daly
"we might be tempted to buy a place on
the Main Line and put up one of those
signs, 'Tradespeople must not use this
entrance,' which seems Indigenous to that
soil." Well, now, Tom, Just how would
YOU convey the suggestion that there- Is
a driveway for delivery wagonsiand an
other leading to the front door? Although
our chief enthusiasm Is making the world
safe for democracy, we see nothing In.
furlatlng In the sign, "Tradespeople must
not use this entrance,"
B. L. T., In Chicago Tribune.
You've said it for us, Bert: "Driveway
for Delivery Wagons," Any old thing
will answerthat delete tba nohbi.i.
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DEMOCRATIZATION SLOW BUT SURE
An Optimistic Opinion on the Effect of the Wilsonian Doctrine on
the Course of German Politics "Cienfuegos"
Corrected
SLOW BUT SURE
To the Editor of the Evening Ltdntr:
Sir When the great Wilsonian doctrine
that the kernel of the war was the de
mocratization of Germany was launched,
thero were too many of us who began to
expect the German revolution to begin at
once. As month after month passed by.
with the Kaiser still firm In the saddle, we
began to feel that the democratization Idea
was sheer Idealism, unconvertible Into fact.
The Reichstag crises seemed to bo mere
academic changes of front on the part of
statesmen, indicating no fundamental
changes of viewpoint among the people.
And now, five months after Mr. Wilson dc.
dared that we could never be friends with
a German autocratic Government, the
world fills again with peaco talk; with talk
that Is of a possible friendship with that
cry Government to which wc ore feup
posed to havo given tho potential death
blow. Tho Wilsonian doctrine trusted In the
Kaiser to fight on to tho death, until he
was dethroned either by the Allies or by
the German people, or else changed Into a
constitutional monarch. It relied upon tho
Kaiser to remain the arch-flend of the Bltu
atlon. Really, we must look upon It as a
distinct breach of faith with us it the
Kalber should consent to reasonable terms
of peace. If he yields all we want him to
yield, strict Wllsonians must quote from
the speech of April 2: "A steadfast concert
for peace can never be maintained except
by a partnership of democratic nations.
No autocratic Government could be trusted
to keep faith within It or observe Its cove
nants." If tho Kaiser, then, should reply to tho
Pope's appeal (or to the Inevitable later
appeals) In a document countersigned and
subscribed to by the leading representa
tives of the German people; if movements
toward peaco should bo guaranteed by Ber
lin as being sanctioned nnd authorized by
the German people as woll as by their ex.
ccutlve, aro we prepared to state what form
of written constitution guaranteeing the con
tinued responsibility of the German people
for their Government would be acceptable
to us? Are we not really betting that the
Kaiser will play true to form and leaving
the future constitution of Germany to
chance? Remember, the Kaiser has now
had five months to study every possible
way In which he can present a diplomatic
front which will appear to guarantee "a
partnership of democratio nations," and wo
are not to suppose that he will necessarily
choose the precise, htupld course which
will eventually leave him, like Napoleon,
hoping that a bullet will reach his heart as
lie retires from his Waterloo.
No, wo have been trusting that the
Kaiser will behave like the Czar and that
Herr Scheldemann will behave like Keren
sky. But you cannot always trust a tyrant
to keep on being bad and a radical to keep
on being extreme in his demands for de
mocracy. It Is even possible that a Ger
many pressed to the breaking point and
united by a common suffering might And
Itself more firmly attached to the mon
archy than ever, saying, "Punish us as
much as you please, but this one blot you
will not put upon our Bhleld, that we let
you change our form of government for
us. Humbled and poor, we shall all the
more need a strong, central government
rather than trust to a new wild democracy
of the Russian type."
But all these possibilities are leaving out
what I believe to be the true solution which
the facts point to. Democratization of Ger
many should be, cannot help but be, .slow
but sure. A new Idea takes time to sink
In. They have had only five months In
which to chew over the Wilsonian doctrine.
It happens that modern warfare and the
present military situation move slOwly. In
the Napoleonic era the French tried -to
democratize all Europe; but the swiftness
of Napoleon's successes defeated their own
purpose. Had they been slower and more
painfully earned democraoy would have
held Its place In France and the fight with
the Prussian, Russian and Austrian auto,
rrats would have taught the neonlea nt
Europe What they were to learn a csnturyj
later mat a. worm war can nave no isnn
Ins unlets It Is lought to make diplomacy
"a concert ot free peoples." t
The very difficulty and slowness of our
muitry,-. u,'iwKe it
and step by step. Inhorent in the nature of
the victory that a must win is the political
development that Is to be gained. Had the
Germans been utterly broken after the
Marne wo should never havo heard of de
mocratization. Three years of war havo
humbled the pride of allied torles and
made them accept a liberal leason for fight
ing. Mr. Wilson should tell Pope Benedict
that wo are still fighting for peaco without
victory, for whero will tho victory be (In
the old-fashioned use of the word victory)
In helping to frco Germany? And such a
vlctorless victory takes time.
,,,,, A. G. ROGERS.
Philadelphia, August 28.
"CIENFUEGOS" CORRECTED
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
.SlrI"1.!Lloday'a ,,aDer tl,ere Is a letter
signed 'Cienfuegos," dealing with the fre
fluency of errors In Spanish words. Mr.
Cienfuegos" la right, but since he has
taken up tho matter, he should be careful
not to make mistakes himself.
Ho says that tho "aguacate" Is called
alligator pear." and this is absurd,
?, ,J E, , h0 w?.rds Rro ""Sllsh. And that
tho highbrows" call that fruit "avocado."
). . I, ""fUfB08" says Is the Span
Ish word for "lawyer."
As a Spaniard I will tell Mr. "Cienfuegos"
Ji'"1.. nvocad, I" ,nt tha Spanish word
for lawyer' It being "abogado." "Avo
ad.. ls !,Sna'llsh w"-d. meaning "agua
cate. exactly the same as the "highbrows"
use it nere.
As a reference I will copy from the
Velasquez Spanish - English dlnTS..;..!
uZinsr $?& ;xc,,dv; or
onomatopelc of the Mexican wort i "aim"
call," which was the name of thotald fruit
and since the Spaniards found good to make
" J "J8 "on-Spanish word "avocado" fo?
the Mexican "ahuacatl," I don't think Mr
"Cienfuegos" can Justly object to tho W
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What Do You Know? " il
QUIZ
1
1. What Is n nonnet?
2. Wlmt are the two main dtrlslons of artO-i
lerjmenr a
3. Name the principal European neutral eoaB-'J
tries. '
4. What plateau has been the scene of Auotrlaa
retirements In the face of the Itsllss
drive?
3. What forelsn composer found musical Is-
splrntlon In American nerro melodies?
0. What Is the orliln of the word "tljeerln"?
7. Who was the most famous arbiter of taste
In tho reign of Nero?
8. Who Has Lemuel Gulliver?
0. Give (hi niimn of tha German TTnder Secre
tary for i'orelcn Affairs who has Jait re
Mzneil. 10. Whnt iloeg the expression "Trelni It on the
doe " mean?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. Knzland Is nicknamed "John Bull" from ths ,,
name of tho orranlst In Queen Elisabeth's
time, who adapted from Latin sources ths
music ot "God Have the Ktnc"
Z. The I'Bntlsorrats Colerldze, Mouther ani
Loirll, llrltlsh ihxU planned to emtrrat
to North America and found an "Ideal
Mate" on the banks of the Susquehanna
liter.
3. "Crocker Land" Is a deceptlre mlrsge In
the Arctic reilons, first supposed or Rear
Admiral I'enir to lx an actual piece o(
land, hut (Wed at Its true valuation by
Donald. II. MacMlllan's recent exploration
expedition.
4. J. .!. Juaserand Is the French Ambassador to
the United btutcs.
.1. Hair has produced the newest fithtlnr mi
dline, described as a treat float sur
mounted with heavy runs and a novel typo
of shell.
0. The national anthem of Beldam Is . ths
"llrahanconne," or "Sons of the Braban-
lines.
Germany Is. reported to be esJllnr for mill;
their Ulnesses,
tary service crippled men and Inmates of
nospltnls who have not recovered from
Philadelphia. August 15.
SPANIARD.
WAR AND INDIVIDUALISM '
It Is by no means Impossible that alwavs
supposing Germany to be defeated and Tth
ncubus of Prussian militarism liftedfriTm
the earthwe shall witness a .powerful re
action against the cult of material .m
clency Released from the grlndmg SLS
nnd the tnrrihio fn.i "'""""K pressure
. J"".".. "?.""'. Ul war. the mlnd
ment and relnvlgoratlon to the purs"? or
hose objects which are not dlctcd by She
Imperious call of external necessltv w
which In all ages have attracted fo?'theji
own sake the Intellectual and spiritual .i
ergles of mankind. Such reaction til. 1"
perhaps palpably represented "" onTva
small and elect minority, would be sure to
filter down and exercise a powerful inri! '
upon the temper of whole nation.. A sn!?n
did revival of literature, of pure sclenc.PL
of art. the result of sheer longing for "w
ls most removed from the dire nr.nLTrhat
tlons of these years oTdread. vvoum be X
no means surprising development y
period closely following the a 1 ft,
would inevitably bring with it powerful SI
enforcement to the cause of Individualism
all along the line. Meanwhile w h,llb,
Bure to hear much, and loudlv rvJ,!. ,i.
soothsayers'of manifest desce'tam
yond peradventure that the war ha, "J?.
an end of the old Individualism for "UP
all. It is for those who "eTther wlcomf
such a change nor believe that it V..-I mB
unless men choose that It shall 7X,,?V
deny the validity of the prophecy aimM.
prophecies without end have failed of ft?
nilment, and If this one Is to be Malted
n'?ny of u will feel that no small part of'
what they have dreaded In the thrSTtenSa
hegemony of Germany will have corn! Ke?
In spite ot her MmMUMlShyUt
THE SAME OLD .YOB
whee?." mU1 PUt yUr ,hould" t the
,7..5f n'Lben. d6l" n,uh el,
i,tn , un aoinr much eU. ' .A I Iv.il ,.." "B ooorway. It
The. Grand Gnlsnol, In the Bue ChaptsJ. is
the principal 1'arUlan "theatre ot hor
rors." Kim John of Entland was a member of the
House of riantasenet.
American Indians, tliouch exempt from com
pulsory United Htates service, have re
cently volunteered in lone numbers.
PHILADELPHIA'S FIRST LIBRARY
TT WAS In the mind of Franklin that the
Idea of a library on modern principles
originated hereabouts. Early In the
eighteenth century there was a library, In
deed, the germ of the Philadelphia Library
that was to be : three little bookcases filled
with volumes loaned by a club of gentle
men. Those who wished to consult the
books could do so, and the volumes grew
so shabby under constant handling thst
their owners became dissatisfied. The
"loans" were thus virtually unwilling gifts.
Franklin conceived the Idea that a publlo
library, which should differ from all other
libraries, might be formed; It should own
Its books, which should be lent to sub
scribers and carried home "Into the bosom
of private families," thero to be well taken
care of and thence to be returned In good
condition when finished with. The found
era sought fifty gentlemen willing to pay
10 each. These were hard to find, and It
was decided to be content with fewer char
ter members. When the library company
saw itself In possession of 22S It deter
mined to send to England for books. It re
quested James Logan, "a gentleman of
universal learning and the best Judge of
books In these parts," to make out the list
when the library arrived a room In Jones's
al ey was prepared for It Later It was
taken to an apartment In the State House.
a"d from there to Carpenters' Hall.
Thomas Penn visited the colony In 1T8J.
He presented to tho library an air pump,
a microscope and a lot of land. The vol
umes remained In Carpenters' Hall until
after the Revolution-
In 1789 the directors laid the cornerstone j
r.i.t .u. . ""r1 ol"Hng in wn ksov
with this Inscription!
Be it remembered
In honour of the Philadelphia youth,
(Then chiefly artificers)
That In MDCCXXXI
a. ,u . .Tney cheerfully.
At the InsUnco of Benjamin Franklin.
T n of their number.
y'.8?. th9 phUadelphl Library I
i. v..-. 'I1 H"0s:h small at first.
Is become highly valuable and xtUrrfJs
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a r i".J"0J.wwl" or '"' Htm
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