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Thy did not take Into conaldera-
tlon the vigor of national spirit, which
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justice, but Is not going to be stampeded
by either Into a demagoglo corral.
"HOW OLD IS ANN ? "
A GOOD lease, we believe, Is a leaso that
can easily be understood. The Smith
Mitten proposal might have been written
by the inventor of "Pigs In Clover." Ono
"How old Is Ann?" was enough to send
whole cities Into hysterics, but there are
enough "How-old-U:Anns" In this latest
Instrument to put every Government
codlst In tho Insane asylum and set a
corps of Philadelphia lawyers on their
heads.
We wondor what tho people of Philadel
phia would think If It should bo discov
ered that the Mayor by any chanco pro
poses to make every car rider In Phila
delphia pay an extra Are until enough
money has been accumulated to buy the
entire property of tho P. It. T. at approxi
mately $60 a share.
PITTSBURGH
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SECOXD-CLAIS MAIL VUTTKS
,' , rWal.lpl.lt, M.nJ.y, September J, MIT
iTFity
4fel
LABOR DAY
Ualted States. This assignment was par-
!.' dwYlf; 1M8 slr Charles James Napier, the
i ,-,.;J. MYt.....,..l n.i.t.i. ....1 m.1... 1n,M
itwS wtwmiou xriuojl ucueiui, vuv wkv.
JsVt Hyderabad with a little army of 5000
Men overwhelmed Shlr Muhammed and
" t.er t 4K AAA .... .. I .. .. .1 . ...ill.. unAnt
i. n HU.WVI naa txoatnilKix i.u net i.w uiw.
H'- . . . . .
'fl V Aamiral cockburn, then engaged in
tf? "(Neultory operations on the coast of tho
' ft'
...n.-
.. ? .4tnilt ! rlletnatafnl -. VanUi rnlntoa n
' V.'.leloerrsinhpr. hnrniisn hn rnnlil nan no hone
1-3? ,! glory or honor In "a mere peasant
,VV' i Wr."
'. ' -J There) wr npnnln nlonfv nf thpm. In
AV,ij.. ,--,...., , , -
:reJBerlca of as cood blood and ancestors
J- U Nader. There were dpodIo here lust
VRl ---.--- - -
cultivated oa any In England. AVhat
' -Kapler meant by the word "peasant" was
tsiat virtually everybody In America at
i, .'.it-., x .. ..... . ...
rc'eastM umg worKca tor a living, ah were
'ftJJaborers, as he viewed them, and tho con-
fJlJ' "IHct was with a people, not with the
lA-V 3 Strait Aa t lrtrttra an1 niicana TUfAtrrn
,.,.'f there was no glory to be got. Tho Incident
It important only as showing that so
late as a century ago, In so liberal a
country as England, there was prejudice
"i.. "
gj. "sasionoT the so-called higher classes against
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Banual labor and against trade. A labor
les man was simply one of the masses, a
yawn to be kicked about and used. His
'Interests were of no great Importance
and his place in the world entitled to lit
tle. It any, consideration.
Today most of the younger male mem
bers of the English aristocracy are dead.
They fought bravely and died bravely, as
j-- it., j- --- ...-
ii-ili'Kt. jSViT awuiaia uouiuiy ao. xjui ine company
f J8 jal'MlOMti of the new British army now are
hftffr i, 85 far the ost part men who went to
... A.jiir ..... . .
r 'i$ii9 Tace in ine ranKs. Aca the persons
KTXk j, wso nave proviaea ttie munitions of war
Ufar that army are tho "peasant" work-
??r ssssaAT fn.n otirl nrnman rP T3b-aa- TfiJfnln
The dignity of labor in Europe has risen.
MXTfaat dignity existed in the United States
)rif2
vjgerom ine ceginnlng. Can we be far wrong
i'..-i;fc assertlne that because of it our conn.
Jjry Is today the supreme financial reser-
,m jAj.riF ul lno wona ana ine tower or
uF 1nnstil that wl" Jeterln1no the destiny
aV humanity? Europe a century ago
VtWsssV'i .... ...
N seoxea aown on a man if he labored for
ei' living; America has always looked down
Pi ftMt SL tlUn tf hft rfM nnf Tha Afflnlant, nf
jp ssimocracy is not accidental.
f n'a" ' The setting aside of one day in the year
VtSX- ,'i,
A BATTLE for tho control of Pitts
burgh is under way. 'Tor strategic
reasons" the rival Philadelphia clans havo
decided that thoy must Invade tho west
ern metropolis. They are asking right of
passage on promlso of doing no more than
confiscate) tho town. Tho Varcs, follow
ing the successful precedent set when
they appointed, through Brumbaugh, ono
Smith a Public Service Commissioner
that bo might have standing as a candi
date for Mayor of Philadelphia, have se
lected another Public Scrvlco Commis
sioner to bo their candidate for Mayor of
Pittsburgh. Tho commission, It appears,
Is a nursery for candidates.
It Is Important that Phlladelphlans
should understand what Is going on In
tho west front trenches. The EvnsiNO
I,EDOEn, therefore, detailed a staff re
porter to mako an Investigation and re
port conditions at the opening of the
campaign. He has done so. Tho first of
his articles will appear on this page to
morrow. People who aro Interested In
good government or bad government,
and those who, unfortunately, are not In
terested In government at all, will And
tho series decidedly entertaining and Instructive.
A DISTINCTION WORTH
UNDERSTANDING
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Labor Day is fitting. It gives official
recognition to the important place oc-
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l t?v But It la not by holidays or celebrations
Eii Ji at labor has proved itself. We look for
K.CJt
i proof to our great cities, our vast in
k? t jAfL ' asnaw'Haji. nnr re-cnvurefl fnrmtner Innria anA
ZMfr-
5 WffVaa, l,.neral nriwiwrHw rtf ttia nth.1a y.miM.
a,jsrjr. There are no statistics that state
'1. 'aVrooerly what the wealth-Droduclnar
Pi5,Jspaclty per capita of the several na-
!.; tlona Is, but the record seems to show
M ? . 1 -akat maa human Ana.n, la .HI .... .V.
r ti x a.a.a.i u.w, auu.u. ,.(, jr .a uuiucu All tile
Wrt ...... . ..
'?."- UBitea mates ror tne creation nr wraiih
ay- . .. :. :.
t.:i: fiM ujo securing, uiereiore, oi tne com-
J-y.t, ewrue siuui it uuiisB, uun in any omer
Bf 'i'swuntry under the sun. Mr. Gerard re-
t- ?frU tnat wofKlnsnien in Berlin seemed
?,4Ka'vhkn to drink beer in the beer gardens
& fe"it,Blrht because they were too tired and
- . met.
5f M4 aot have enough money to do any-
'.tiVB else. There are few laboring men
u."L sua. uniinriAmnin lAdAif tithn . aki..
M Einwti.nt (.wuiAjr nuu UUllilUb litKO
'4.1 etml1ts.i rt fVisk Qhnra lt V.A.- ,
j i "J 'eflkat. 1rst manv nvafar tn mitnmnUIII..
Wt, Y( HU M.7 aaa.WA Vu fcV UU lUlillf Utility,
I -S
JT ON THE WRONG HORSE
was never reason to bellove
fewst opposition to the food-control bill
i'teuiplred solely by selfish commercial
The goad behind more than one
nlst, it was apparent, was tho
'j
to make ultimate political capital
It did not require the vision
to perceive that price-fixing
to be an unpopular task for
m? The consumer was certain to
,jr fJsWeUKd price too high and the
MpTjIo find It too low. The Govern -Jrwaa
clear, would have to allow
preAt to make heavy produc-
Uvj and at the same time be
that no extortion was practiced.
, later Mr. Hoover would find
(Mine shot at from all directions.
waa the greatest food conserve
VmU. ever produced, but the
4MI not throw flowers at him.
tsportuUy for, a politician to
ilMMt.of ,food control
Mp ckaieo o eapltal-
OK
IT IS a peculiar condition of mind that
dismisses tho President's policies with
the statement that "tho German pcoplo
unfortunately have not thus far given
any tangible sign of aversion to the meth
ods of Von Hlndenburg and Von Tirpltz."
That fact Is as well known to the Presi
dent as It Is to anybody else. But it Is a
fact because tho Kaiser and his auto
cratic Government havo controlled schools.
colleges, business, the press and all the
Instruments and vehicles of German
thought. It would not be a fact If the
German people had controlled their own
Government. Tho President Is so sure
of this he Is willing to go to a council
table with the German people them
selves. Ho knows they have been hyp
notized, and he knows they could not
have been hypnotized If they had not
been under autocratic control.
The distinction Is so clear that no ex
traordinary amount of Intelligence Is re
quired to see it.
NO WAR AFTER THE WAR
npHEY want to know how much of
-- Germany needs to be eradicated bo
fore the poison is out of the system."
In this summary of the English people's
attitude Mr. Seldes, in a valuable article
printed elsewhero on this page, comes
very close to a formula that Is taking
shape In the minds of many Americans.
This article Is particularly Interesting bo
cause It was written before Pope B;ne
dlct's peace plea and Mr. Wilson's reply,--and
yet gives an answer to momentous
questions which have assumed a new
Importance since those documents wero
penned.
If, as he says, the heart of the English
people has really rejected tho Australian
Hughes's "trade war after tho war," and
if only a few unimportant, though loud,
Tories still favor the principles of the
Paris Conference, then there Is little rea
son to fear that Mr. Wilson's condemna
tion of trade-war plans will be a source
of conflict among Allied Governments.
"The war after the war" has been the
specter at every peace feast, and It is
Indeed to bo hoped that this ghost has
been laid.
Every day Is Labor Day Just now
for Uncle Sam, and he has a clear right
to be proud of that fact.
Tho Kaiser Is said to be contem
plating some changes In the status of
Alsace-Lorraine. So is the Entente.
The People's Council must bo envy
lng the Wandering Jew. He roved, but
eternally survived. No guarantee of im
mortality goes with our barnstorming
pacifists.
If the "damn" that burst from
Alexander Kerensky only lets loose a big
enough flood of Russian patriotism, tho
passionate virility of his conduct will be
fully Justified.
The reported injury to D'Annun
zio's wrist may rule him out of literature
for a while, but it only enhances the
splendor of his position In the much wider
field of patriotism.
Germany Is said to be greatly "Irri
tated" over the democratization prescrip
tions In Doctor Wilson's note. The most
beneficial medicine often tastes bad until
the system becomes thoroughly used to it
The former Austrian liner Martha
Washington Is worthy of her flame at
last. Tho American flag now flies from
her stern, and she should prove a valuable
acquisition to the emergency service of
the War Department. In which she U
enlisted.
Says Bethmann-Hollwcg: "Count
von Bernstorff, too, I imagine, might
startle us with the diary of his Washing
ton experiences." Another one of our
advantages over Germany la here dis-
, The iCewat. would have a. hard
KBSHJSSM
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ENGLAND REJECTS
"WAR AFTER WAR"
Littlo Faith Now in Paris Con
ference, Which Mr. Wil
son Condemned
Dy GILBERT VIVIAN SELDES
Special Correipmdtnt et the Evening Ledger
LONDON, Aug. 13.
A YEAIV ago the hoarse cheers for Mr.
Hughes, of Australia, were Just dying
out In England. Today England, which
has found a really great man. Is wondering
how she ever was so bemused and bedazzled
by tho cheap fervor of Sir. Hughes. Tho
great man Is General Smuts. And the
measure of what England has passed
through In this year Is the distance between
these two men.
Mr. Hughes was tho Idol of Horatio not
tomley, and Mr. Bottomley, who Is as right
as a trigger about winning tho war, Is about
as offensive to the average decencies as any
man out of Jail can be. General Smuts
must certainly bo the Idol of Tho Itound
Table, If that group of stern and realistic
and far-seeing men can allow themselves
tho luxury of Idolatry. Mr. Hughes won
famo because ho seemed to be swinging tho
country In favor of tho Paris Conference;
General Smuts has made ono speech, nn
eloquent and simple speech. In which he
told what tho British Empire he profcrs
to speak of tho Commonwealth can mean
to Itself and to the world after tha war.
Mr. Hughes emigrated from Wales to Aus
tralia; General Smuts emigrated from tho
Transvaal to tho world at largo.
It would hardly be necessary tn make this
contrast were It not for tha fact that tho
people who havo remained at home In Eng
land havo so definitely rejected Hugheslsm
and arc so clearly accepting the broad mind
and the generous heart of General Smuts.
It Is trua that many people here aro still
keen for tho Paris Conference and for tho
cutting off of Germany from world trade, no
matter what sort of peace we make, no mat
ter what sort of Germany Issues from the
war. But those nre people whom nothing,
not even a world war, can wako up to tho
fact that tho world Is moving and that
they are not even Important enough to clog
tho u heels. I speak now of middle-class
people, not financiers and exploiters, not
politicians with constituencies to gain. The
.. . -Ml ... I.lt.llln.n, .UI..H A T-,. tpl I .1.4 tin.
made more uroirrpss In the last year of then
war than In the two years before. And ho
Is struggling along a pathway which vt
know.
The Stockholm Fiasco
It may, perhaps, seem cynical to say this
Just nfter the Intolerable fiasco of the Stock
holm nffalr. In which tho casual observer
could not dee'de whether candor had alto
gether departed from Cabinet Ministers or
far too much candor had appeared In per
sonal debates. Yet In the vast confusion of
statements, In contradictions and befuddlo
ments, tho people of England held near to
the straight lino they had plotted for them
seUcs. Whllo the pacifist group shouted for
a march on Stockholm and spoke of "our
German friends," and whllo tho Jingoes
stood ready to curse Kerensky and all his
tribe If need be, the people who hardly ever
get n chance to speak for themselves really
wanted to know w bother they would be help
ing to achieve the elementary objects of the
war by going or by staying away. They
are not yet persuaded that Stockholm Is not
a German maneuver; they see no sign that
Harden and Llebknecht and the Vorwaerts
group, which was driven from control, will
represent Germany at the conference. The
only persuasion which Germany has been
able to Invent has been another nlr raid.
And still it would bo wrong to say that
tho mass of thot.e who are opposed to the
Stockholm conference aro opposed because
they nre afraid that It might lead to peace
before they had "got somctjilng" out of the
war. The Germans will say so, but It Is
not true. A jtar ago It might have been
true.
The war Is many degrees more terri
ble today than It was then. It Is, In one
sense, less hopeful, because a year ago tho
power of the British armies was still un
known. Now, when tho word knows nl
most to an ounce how great that power is,
tho problem of using It Is tremendously se
rious. Tho power of reslstanco Is also
known.
And naturally as the war grows more
terrible Its objects must grow grander. Just
as the entrance of each new country ex
tends the area upon wh'ch the Allies can
depend, so It extends tho area over which
the results of the war must bo spread. A
small war may have a mean result. If
the Allies had crushed Germany In front of
Paris they might have been content to
snatch away a tew provinces and end It so.
If tho Somme had been the decisive victory
of the war the Allies might have been con
tent to make peace with a "reformed" Ger
many. Hut tho terms of peace mount up
with each day of sacrifice. They are hlch
Ideals and hard to live up to, but the
peoplen of tho Allies grow stronger each
day to carry the burden.
"Reconstruction" the New Idea
"Restoration" has ceased to be a magic
word. People herj demand that Germany
offer that, at least; but reconstruction of
mo world oraer is far clearer in thelrB
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Balkans, left to pursue its way without
tho damning Interference of Germany and
Austria; to others it may mean a league
of nations. To most It presumes a Germany
rid of Kalserlsm. But, In whatever terms
reconstruction Is conceived, It la out of
doubt tho main thing In many minds which
a year ago, thought chiefly of winning buck
territory and getting a big Indemnity to nay
expenses.
I ha,v,f'J,no ,ln,cntlon t Painting the Eng.
llsh middle class as a thoughtful, generous
vnresentful body which Is willing to end the
war as soon as Germany sends round a
neat noto of regret for tho unfortunate mis
understanding. Tlicra are bitterness and
hatred In plenty, and with each skillfully
executed private atrocity of the Germans
that hatred is bound to extend to more and
more of the German people. I still find that
most people are not enthusiastic about
bombing expeditions over large German
cities without military objectives. What I
do find la a mild wonder In people's minds.
They want to know how much of Germany
needs to be eradicated before the poison is
out of the system. And that Is a question
which Is growing progressively harder to
answer.
Yet the mere fact that people think about
It Is a sign of their fierce Instinct for fair
play. The British aviator who dropped hli
lifebelt to a German whom he had shot Into
the sea is the everlasting symbol of this
attitude. I have a fancy that he dropped
the belt not particularly to save an enemy;
he dropped It because the man in the water
was not having a fair chance to fight for
his life. And the people of England are
still anxious to grant a fair chanco to the
Germans.
Learning by Mistakes
The reason Is that within the last yeai
the people of England have discovered that
to give a fair chance Is something 'bigger
and better than merely "the proper thing"
or good form. It has been brought home to
them that the reason their empire exists
and struggles Is In the fair chance they have
given to most sections of It to develop and
be free. The cruel mistakes of Ireland, tho
bait steps in India and Egypt, are stabbing
hard now when the reward of the generous
heart In South Africa fs so rich and so rare
in the patriotism of Botha and the wisdom
of Smuts. The people of this motherland!
nave oecome sen-conscious. Tney would
hate to be .told about It. but It is true. And
they are measuring their achievement of
the past In order to set c higher standard
for the future which begins with the dawn
of peace. They are washing out a lot 01
things and scrubbing at a lot more which
will not wash. The Ignorant and the mall-
clous -among them may saem. at a given
ynonnnt,-to have won. the lead.. It Is an 11-
Tom Daly's Column
Memory
OUIt memory Is not what It used to
be, and mentioning that painful truth to
our frlond BUI at luncheon one day wo
passed a pathetic hand over our brow
and admitted our age. As wo expected,
ho rallied to our relief. "Tut! Tut!" said
he, "you'ro no more than a two-year-old.
Your, memory's all right; It needs exer
cise, gingering up, that's all." But we
know better. Our memory's got tho
Charley-horse, that's what It's got. It'a
stale.
a a a
When wo wero young and poor and
had to do our own remembering wo
nover tired of picking up littlo odd bits
that struck our fancy to storo away In
our head, Just ns wo cluttered our pock
ets with Junk, to bo used later to excite
tho admiration or envy of our fellows.
Of course, wo couldn't always pull the
stored trcasuro out again when or ns
quickly as wo wanted It, but In those
days It didn't greatly matter. Only once,
wo recall, ns wo hark back now, did a
freak of memory causo us great distress.
Wo had been sent out on a hot August
day with a basket to bo filled with
groceries, nnd a butter kettlo for n quart
of lco cream. Wo remembered both er
rands, but at tho wrong time. Wo bought
tho lco cream first and then wont across
tho street and waited In tho hot grocery
storo for a half hour or so, whllo old
Mr. McCarthy put up tho groceries.
Whon we got homo nnd had been prop
erly attended to we wero In no mood to
sit down .to that soft lco cream.
a
When ono Is old nnd comparatively
rich, ono employs a stenographer or
something to do one's remembering, and
tho unemployed memory of tho em
ployer grows flabby. Put It to work again
suddenly nnd It achieves Charlcy-horso
as a matter of course. And wo knew
that was what was tho matter with us.
But do you suppose dear old BUI
would let us bcllovo It? Not Bill. Tho
other day ho sent us n book called
"Lolsette." "This book," said tho ac
companying note, "has been borrowed
from an ambitious stenographer, who
wishes to remember better. It will, In
tho ordinary course of events, I suppose,
havo to bo returned to tho owner. Your
earnest perusal of tho chapter on 'Nu
meric Thinking' and that on 'Modes of
Establishing Connections,' on pp. 38 nnd
111, respectively, will enablo you to re
member that tho book Is to be returned
to Yours, BILL."
Wo need no help from tho outsldo to
remember to abomlnato n, split Infinitive,
so wo got off to a bad start, for tho "Nu
meric Thinking" chapter Is subheaded
"How to Never Forget Figures and
Dates." But wo let that pass and dip
Into tho healing waters:
When my pupils have gained the quick
perception nnd Instantaneous apprehen
sion which always roward the siudlous
ub of Inclusion, Exclusion and Concur
rence, they can, amongst other new
achievements, always remember and
nover forget figures and dates.
The population of New Zealand, ex
clusive of natives, Is 672,265. Bringing
the first two figures Into relation with
tho last two we havo 67 nnd 65 a dif
ference of 2 only. The two groups of
672 and 265 havo tho figure 2 at tho end
of the first group, and another 2 at the
beginning of the second group. These
two 2's are In sequence (Concurrence),
and each of them expresses the difference
between 67 nnd 65. Thought about In
this way, or in any other, the series be
comes fixed in mind, and will be hard
to forget.
Dizziness, as Dr. Arthur Gulterman
points out somowhere In his works, Is
also "a concomitant of age," However,
wo felt our way to pago 111 and read:
Make 20 of your own Correlations be
tween faces nnd names (or between
words and meanings), using some of the
extremes gUen by me, and, as other ex
tremes (words, etc., of your own se
lection, or) names nnd faces of your
own acquaintances:
Peculiarity. Correlation. Proper Names.
CroM-eed .crosabow. .bowman. .. ,JIr. Archer
High Inatep. .hleh boots .mud. .peat. . .Mr. l'eet
fombre. . .ead. .mourning, hatband. .Mr. Hatton
lletrvatlne Chin rctljlntr home-bird. ..Mr. Holmes
No, really, this is all very serious, and
It may bo Just the thing you need. But
wo know what would happen to us If
wo started this sort of thing. On one
of tho crisp mornings duo tn this lati
tude about tho time wo expect to get
back from our vacation up will come,
say. Sir. Archer. "Hello, old top," we'd
say to him, cheerily, "how's Mrs. Cock
eye and all tho littlo Cockeyes?"
a a
First thing In the morning we're going
to aak our helpmate to remind us to tie
a string around our finger, so we may
not forget to promptly remember to re
turn tho book to Bill.'
And you, dear old friend (whose name
we can't quite bo sure of and whom we
passed yesterday upon tho street with a
seemingly 'unseeing eye), oh, believe us,
It Isn't that our heart has grown cold or
proud, but that our memory has the
Charley-horse, hopeless Charley-horse!
A DAY AT VERSAILLES
M. de Nolhac, Restorer of Louis XIV's Great Palace, Still Lives
in the Past, Even in Time of War
By HENRI BAZIN
Special Correspondent of tht Evening Ledger
AN anonymous correspondent malls to
us from Now York a long bit of verse
entitled "You'll Find No Jew In Khaki."
Wo can't print the verse, but It would
glvo us pleasure to advertise the name
of the creature who sent It to us.
IN comes a friendly but nameless
rhymester with a bunch of reminiscent
verses, of which theso are a few:
I was readlnff the letter of Itlppey tonight,
And It carried ma back to the days
Which only In memory now we can Iho:
A we travel our different waya,
I thought of the tlmea that were nappy and ray
For which you, no doubt, deeply pine.
When you lived with your folka on Spring Oar
den afreet
At Twesty-two Hundred and Nine.
Oh, don't you remember Pud Whltten, dear
TomT
HIi drat name waa Johnny or Frank;
In the line at pye njlachlef he aurely was flrat
Ever ready wnh aome brand new prank.
And there was Frank Jiurna. the baker man's
son,
Well you knew him, O dear Thomas mine
When you lived with your folks on Spring air.
den atrett
At Twenty-two Hundred and Nine.
Tt pleaaant and aweet to think of those days
Yet aomehow It brings on the tears, '
For It makea ut both reallte. aadly, Indeed.
That we're getting on quickly In years:
And, I think. Juat like me, with a well
moistened eya,
To those daya your thoughta often Incline.
When you lived with your folks
Yes, and that'll be about all from you,
Here, porter, chuck this guy out he's
breaking our heart!
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HOWARD LEVY marks with a ver
milion pencil this extract from the re
cent speech of Viscount Ishll before Con
gress: "To occupy even trie smallest frac
tion of the time allowed for the momen
tous deliberations of this august body is
a great responsibility," and begs ua to tell
1A to La Follette, May he not share It
PAIHS, Aug. 10.
M. Pierre de Nolhac, the con
servator nnd restorer of Versailles,
I stood today In tho great Galerle des
Olaccs, tho most perfect existing exampio
of composite art as produced In tho time
of Louis XIV, Its vast length of seventy
three meters lighted by seventeen great
windows reflecting tho February sun upon
Its 308 Venetian mirrors and Its celling a
veritable callery of painted masterpieces
by Le Brun. Directly In tho center of Its
length, under the words painted by Lo Brun
upon the anclont plaster, "Le rol gouverne
par lul memo," the present cmplro of Ger
many was created January 21, 1871, at
which time tho princes and generals of
Prussia stolo "en souvenir" the crystal
bobeches, or grease cups, from the wall
candelabra.
I had frequently visited this gallery be
fore but never had any man under the
circumstances of today, when M. de Nolhac
did mo the unprecedented honor of open
ing tho chateau and museum, closed as aro
all museums In nnd about Paris since Au
gust, 1014, for my especial benefit. And I
said aloud:
"Here, then, If God Is good and Justice a
thing to npportlon equally with honor, Is
tho spot where tho grandson of William I.
William II oi Gormany, guilty of so vast
an Infamy, should be publicly shorn of
his high estate as leader of a nation prac
ticing a bai baric and militant Prusslanlsm."
And M. do Nothac, n modest man, whom
with difficulty I could Induce to talk of
himself, smiled tho grave, beautiful smile
so prevalent In France today and an
swered. "Cela sera tron beau,"
Versailles fills so largo a place In the
traditions of Franco and tho history of her
nrtlstlc and political pre-eminence during
a glorious period of her old regime that
Its fame long slnco spread about tho world.
Hut that this glory, given the white light
of Its deserving In a reverend Intelligent
sequential presentation. Is entirely duo to
tho conservator, Plerro do Nolhac, author,
historian and the most eminent living au
thority upon tho art of tho eighteenth cen
tury. Is not so well known as It deserves.
Judged from the titles of his books, M.
de Nolhac might bo classified as nn essay
ist and poet who had concentrated his at
tention haphazard upon widely diverse cen
turies. To name a few of his works, he
has written upon Francesco Petrarch and
Humanltarlanlsm, Krasmus "who laid the
egg Luther hatched," Aldus Manutlus and his
correspondents, the library of Fulvlo Orstnl.
whoso family lino included two Popes nnd
who was executed for conspiracy against
Napoleon III; tho Letters of tho French
poet, Joachim de Bcllay; Nattier, court
painter, whom he truly rediscovered;
Louis XV and hH wife Marie I.cczlnska,
Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour,
Mario Antoinette, Versailles from many
perspective!, tho Creation, the Gardens, the
Trianon, tho Chateau under Louis XV,
nnd a sequential history of the art of the
eighteenth century that Is a world author
ity. But significant among his writings Is a
volume of poems, "Poems of France and
Italy," Indicating how M. do Nolhac's
orderly artlMIc mind sought and found se
quence from the Itenalssance of Italy to tho
Itenalssanco of Franco and the eighteenth
century, a course he has Intellectually
traced In his books with a perfect rhythm
and harmony. His art Is built upon the
love of tho classic, the love of beauty
among the Latins and the love of Ver
sailles. I did not Interview M. de Nolhac. I spent
the afternoon with him. I knew Versailles
of old, but never before had its glory of the
past nud Its mission of the futuro been
made m clear to mo as I sat or walked and
listened.
As all men of worth, so only now and
then would M. de Nolhac let fall a word
about himself. But of his work he spoke to
me. Out of my previous knowledge of It
and personal contact with the man, who
despito a recently broken right arm refused
to defer his appointment with me, I com
pile this article.
M. de Nolhac Is a native of Auvergne.
After a profound study of Vergil, he went
to Italy, where ho studied again; this time
,i ..,- .-. ,... --j i. mnijments
mo ruins or anuquiiy " "" t ,i,
of the Renaissance, not with the eye of tne
tourist, but to discover, If possible, the secret
of Italy's eternal prestige : by what mlracie
she had succeeded BOO years ago In impos
lng upon the world a discipline of taste ana
thought so strong and wlso that even today
It Is the normal base upon which rests
European civilization. So, In the beginning
of his research writing, he chose PtrKii.
"the first of moderns." finding there ana
recording all the Latlnlsm of the fourteentn
century and how humanltarlanlsm saved tne
herltago of antique wisdom to tho world.
Then he studied and wrote upon Erasmus,
and Aldus Manutlus, and the poets of the
French Benalssance. To Versailles, M. do
Nolhac went many years ago, finding him
self surroopded there with the best art
of the best artlstlo period of France. Here
ho studied nnd wrote also, and as con
sciwator sot about restoring order, se
quence and taste In the veritable Caphar
naum mlsguldedly created by King Lo"1'
Philippe. He romoved from obscure, Ill-lit
nlaces the nalnted nxt of the Renaissance
I of France and placed It In order, from the
itegcnee to Louis XVI, upon tne wans ui
tho royal suites.
Ho unearthed from a garret the most
famous Nattier In tho world, the most beau
tiful of portraits of tho time of Louis XV,
that of Marie Leczlnska, his queen and con
sort, that under Louis Philippe had been
Judged as a copy worth a few hundred
francs. M. do Nolhac not only found the
signature of the pointer but tho date of
the painting, 1748, upon the edge of the
table where rests the royal hand. And In
tho archives M. do Nolhac found the paint
er's record of the commission, with the
price received for tho painting. With this
picture and the gallery of others which
'wero reclassified authentically M. de Nolhac
mndo Nattier rellvo again and, Incidentally
enriched many n dealer. This was but an
incident of his work, for he made clear and
Intelligible what the ancient stones of Ver
sailles meant to France, what Versailles Is,
Its glory In tho true sense; for from 1830
a disdain had existed for tho art of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and
nothing In the sense of sympathy for that
boro of the Renaissance of Italy.
M. do Nolhac's work at Versailles, then,
Is naught else but nn addition to our edu
cation, his books reciting with clarity and
rare vision not only Its beauties, but the
things that made these beauties possible,
and without In nny senso deerylng the
homage due other art, the Parthenon, St.
Sophia, the Gothic cathedrals. These are all
superior to Versailles as monuments, Blnce
they honor and reveal divinity. But the
palnco of Louis XIV Is none the less admir
able because It reveals the puissance of a
political regime In ns great a benuty ns a
church; equally as great, despite differ
ence. Living at Versailles, and but for Ver
sailles, M. de Nolhac, historian, poet and
student that ho Is, could not but bo deeply
Impressed. It Is as If he had met phantoms
In the woods, by the waters, In the cor
ridors of the palace, had made friends
with them, received their confidences and
told their story. For how else could have
been born his magnificent books upon the
eighteenth century and of tho three queens,
If one uncrowned Mnrle Leczlnska, gentle,
devout and good, yet who experienced the
extremes of destiny; Madame de Pompa
dour, who by no means merited all the out
rages posterity has saddled upon her name,
slnco she was n true protectress of tho arts,
and Slarle Antoinette, the Ill-fated?
As we walked through the regal rooms,
now hung with masterpieces, the rooms
where Mario Thereto, Marie Leczlnska and
Mario Antoinette lived, waking and sleep
ing hours, M. de Nolhac said:
'Here Is tho work I most cherish of all
the work that has come to me. Long after
I am forgotten and my books are forgot
ten the restoration and classification within
this anclont palace of kings will live on,
constantly portraying the glory of a dead
France to the glorious new France all about
us. Versailles Is ono of the symbols fought
for at Verdun, ono of the things our country
rests upon. And wo will be ready to open
Its doors the day nfter peace Is declared.
Wo have but to unbar them."
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
The Subtle Pro-German Writer.
A Plea for Fair
Play
r!( Department in free to all readers ufco
wth to express thctr opfnfons on mbleets of
current Interest. It (5 an oe forum and tht
l.vcnuw Ledger asiumci no rfsjioiiaf&UKi for
the views at rorre ponoY)if j. Letters muif
oe Mailed bv the nqme and address of the
uriter. not necessarily tor ptibHcntfon, but as a
guarantee of good faith,
SUBTLE PRO-GERMANISM
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir No doubt the writer or writers of
those letters that appear on an averago of
twice a week think themselves diabolically
astute In signing English names or titles
to their screeds. But nny ono with half an
eye can see that the pro-German propa
ganda Is In full blast here. They find the
"wrongs of Ireland" a very fruitful theme
for their sympathy, quite overlooking tho
wrongs of Belgium, the despoliation of the
people of their homes, goods and honor, the
enslaemeut of tho mon and horrlblo treat
ment of the women and children; not only In
Belgium, but In every country where the
"outcast race" havo set their foot. What
about the crucifixion of Canadian prisoners,
the vile treatment of IriBh soldier prisoners
of war who refused to follow Casement or
betray their own country?
George Westbury and tils Fldus Achates,
who signs himself "Ilule Britannia," but
who really means "Hoch dcr Kaiser," had
better read what the Public Ledger of
Tuesday had to say about Ireland,
A tried and true Irishman and Irish
patriot, T. P. O'Connor, speaking In New
York before largo numbers of other Irish
men, said: "Vou cannot hurt England
without hurting America. Vou cannot hurt
America without hurting Belgium. Poland,
France, Italy and the Christian subjects of
Turkey. Even If I thought It possible I
know It would not bo possible to pur
chase Irish llbefty by selling the hopes of
Belgium, Alsace-Lorraine. Poland, Italy or
Armenla.,1 would refuse to accept so Ignoble
a sacrifice of the liberty of others."
There's something more this patriot said
but enough I This, little band of copper
heads Is revealed not as true Americans
Irish or English, but as servile hinds of
the Kaiser. B. E. BRAY.
Philadelphia, September 1.
A PLEA FOR FAIR PLAY
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir The communication of R, m. B. 4th,
of the 27th Inst, was read with much In
terest The writer endeavored to lay bare
the record of the negro as a soldier, but
since his record for valor Is known to every
schoolboy It Is useless to discuss It. The
writer stated that the negro was not en
listing very fast, but was waiting to be
drafted. I wonder If he Is aware of the
fact that the negro In times of peace was
only permitted to enlist In certain divisions
and that representatives at many States and
also the Federal Government signified their
unwillingness to have men of 'color lo either
branch' of thetservlce? Haven't the Govern
or of our own Commonwealth persistently
b.AiuJ.,i.'il. kill.. ...lb 1- t , ""
Guard? Has tho writer forgotten that re
cent enactments by the Federal army of
ficials prohibit a negro from serving with
a white regiment, even in the capacity of
a rook? Are j-ou aware, Mr. B., that during
the last Administration several bills were
Introduced In Congress, their purpose being
to prevent negroes from enlisting or re
cnlistlng In any branch of the army or
navy? Don't you feel as though these
facts are sufficient to dampen tho ardor
of my would-be-loyal negro brethren, and
make them remain In the role of civilians
while tho stronger race settled their own
differences?
Admitting that 98 per cent of the patrols
that one sees in South Philadelphia are
full of negroes, has the writer considered
tho congested condition and Is he Ignorant
of tho fact that the moral standing of an
entire race cannot be Judged by the number
of arrests In a locality where gamblers, cut
throats and degenerates form the major por
tion of the population? Would any one be
Sfn J", v?1"". the wnlte Population of
Ph ladelphla Indecent simply because the
police department staged the greatest raid
In the history of the city In North Phila
delphla last year?
We have no defense for the law-breaklnsr
negro, but as a race there are a few
facts to which we point with pride. There
are no little" American negroes In Con
Zllll ? " u"ceasl"Kly to embarrass our
great President, no negro spies, no negroes
responsible for explosions in muniUon
Plants; not a negro has been arrested I tS
date for opposing the draft, and there Is no
negro pro-German propaganda,
j I.am,under the 'mpresslon that Presl
dent Wilson and his advisers would feel
very grateful If some of my white hnthn
would feel satisfied to emulate the examp,"
of the negro by remaining quiet and leaving
the Government alone. saving
T.Minrt.i ?HN FnANK"N ARNOLD.
Philadelphia, August 31.
LIGHT ON GAS PRICES
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Continue giving light on th ,,.,
price agitation. We have been In Ihe dark
some little while. e dark
Inequitable taxation will result from fall
uro to reduce the price of W8 That i
the burden which should be removed '
Wo pay Jl for gas now because th ri.
pays eighty cents; If the city wilt hereaf er
pay only seventy.flve cents, the user m
gas should receive the benefit of this reduc-
The city may need Increased sums for Its
budgets. But why shackle the poor Users o?
Bas ?. Vhe 1b,eneflt of thos fortunate
enough to be able to afford electricity? Th
quarters for the meter are not so eay
By the way. what percentage of the r.
celpts of the Philadelphia Electric Company
goes to the City Treasury? oraPany
Buy the other way, and the poor Dur
chaser pays. vur
FRANCIS V. J. MURRAY
Philadelphia, September 1. '1UMUAY
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EZTfll - T. ?ver0?m" SVN,l-4aue BeaatorHied? $ V "J refund to elgn bUto 'authorising the formav
PUTTING IT UP TO TEDDY
The Kaiser and the Crown Prince were
sipping a cordial.
"Father, who started the war?" nuoth th.
Crown Prince, .pulling on his cigarette
"Why, we've proved it on Enirlanrt
France and Belgium, to say nothing of RusI
sla," sharply answered the Kaiser
"Yes, I know," said the Prince, "but who
was really responsible?" w"
"Well," his father answered, "If you must
know, It was like this: You remember when
Roosevelt came back from Africa? I .
him a good time. I showed him alt around
and I took him out and together w ,
viewed the army. When we got back
th,J.ra!?c?vJ,"Sly cUp,e(l m "n the back
...w --- m f ----- WBTJ
. f m .' HaUNBaal . MAI ' t ' W ak. -" i ,
) - wwt ,
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V
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WsfWi
TE WINNER
The Man with the Grin may win. ji.rh.. x
If his cosmos elown with o..
vropaas
But out of a bunch of likely chaoa
The one I'm picking to make his mttk -To
lead the others and set the pace 1
Is the keen-eyed lad with the fighting faca, '
For the smile may help and the grin may
aid,
But It's grit and labor and brains that
count.
And the hard, rough way that the game Is
played
It takes a struggle and fight to mount.
So tho Lords of Destiny make a place
For the keon-eyed chap with the fighting
face.
Ho needn't be grim and ho may be gay
But ho never must quit while the game
Is on,
Ho must learn to stick In the worldly fray
When loss seems certain and hope li
gone;
And the fellow who plays that part with
graco
Is the keen-eyed chap with the fighting
face.
So smile your warmest, but grit your teeth'
And fight your hardest when fight's your
cue;
The lad who captures tho victor's wreath
Is he who battles his best all through
If fame and fortune you would embrace
Bo the keen-eyed chap with the fighting
face I 5
-Berton Bra.ey, , New 0rIean8
THE FILIPINO SOLDIER
The Filipino soldier may lack In stature
but no ono can surpass him In endurance'
His soldierly qualifications make the offer
of a Philippine contingent a promise of
rea help to Uncle Sam at this time of
national necessity. During the last revo.
lutlon In tho Philippines, says a recent
number of the Philippine Review, with
hardly any ammunition, with no commls
.Ti 0rsan,zaton. at times with hardly a
meal a day, almost naked and barefooted
and virtually left to themselves, the sol.
dlcrs stood the war with wonderful en
durance. They need ndn,,nf .1... ' !n!
.. .. i T 7 ."-.piiieiu
In Uncle barn's army, but tho stuff is
there already. "
The fifty-six units of the Philippine Na-
nf0n2VnnGftUard op " will be composed
of 25,000 men. During the last Philippine
revolution the estimated number of able!
bodied men either available or In actual
aJmLBcrvlC0 nnountcd to more than
k ' Sa no doubt nn army ot more
than 200,000 men could be raised In the
Philippines, In case of emergency, without
very much difficulty. In forolgn countrlei
there aro now 200,000 Filipinos In good, If
not In tho best of, physical condition. Th
Filipinos living nbroad ore distributed as
a118' . Chlna including Hongkong),
60,000; Hawaii, Guam and other Pacific
Islands, 45,000; United States. Canada,
Mexico and Cuba, 30,000; Indo-Chlna and
Slam, 20,000; Japan (Including Formosa
and Korea), 15,000; Dutch East Indies,
12,000; Malay Peninsula, 6000; Spain, 4000;
South America, 3600; Indian Empire (In
cluding Ceylon and Burma), 1200; England,
1000; France. BOO, and other countries,
1800. In case of necessity these numbers
of Filipinos living abroad will make a not
Inconsiderable addition to the home force.
Oriental News and Comment.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. TVhr nre tock market "bulls and beara" ao
. Who was Harrison Alnnworth?
3' Thfi W""!?" ',' mnnnna nolley" Is aome.
times lined. What does It mean and hew
la "mnnanit" pronounced?
4. What Is the "House" of the rojal famllr
or Holland?
B. How did the word "Vatican" originate?
0. Why nre law makers called "Solona"?
7. To hat Christian sect do the Abrsslnlant
belong?
8. rrtrograd contains one of the most famon
art galleries In the world. What is it
name?
0. Who wrote the "Crltlaue of Ture Reason"?
10. What is the correct pmnunclatlon of "Wool-
w Ich"?
Answers to Saturday's Quiz
1. The line line nt the ton or bottom of capital
letters Is called a ''serif" or "cerlph."
2. The Monitor. Tihlrh defeated the Merrlmsc.
was eontemntuoualjr called "a cheese bo I
on a ran- vr tne Confederates.
3. John Parker was nominated for the Vlrs
rresldener by the 1'rogresslres In 1910.
Ills Htnte Is Louisiana.
4. Gallia nas the Roman name for France.
5. The central teaching of Iluddha was that
the great evil of life wn man's manifold
und conflicting desires nnd that the great
good was the extinction of Uiese desires.
which was to be fully attained only tin
Nirvana. '
6. "Srhertando." the musical direction, meant
"In a playful manner."
7. Dy the "sea-green Incorruptible" Carlylf
meant Robespierre.
8. "Scallywag" or "acalawag" originally
in-red animan
meant an undersized or
supposed to be derived from Heallaway. In
Shetland.
pome
with reference
fed animafi
to Shetland
10.
The phraae "the full dinner pall" was used
ns n slogan with great effect In support of
MrKlnley In 1000.
Chipmunks are ground squirrels.
o-
"OLD HICKORY'S" VISIT
N THE eighth of June, 1833, President
Andrew Jackson, who had determined
to make a tour of the northern cities, ar
rived In Philadelphia. Ho landed from the
steamboat Ohio, which had brought him
from New Castle to tho wharf at the
navy yard, where he was received by a great
crowd.
There was some comment because "Old
Hickory's" clothing wns not cut according
to the latest Philadelphia fashion. Fashions
In those days were not so speedily made
uniform all over the world In a month as
they are today. He wore a tall white hat
with a wide brim and with a band of black
crape.
At the navy yard the President was
seated In a barouche as a salute-of twenty
one guns was fired, and then he waa es
corted by the First City Troop, the National
Troop, the Washington Cavalry and the
Montgomery Troop to the City Hotel, on
Third street near Arch. Independence Hall
waa the scene ot a reception. Afterward
"Old Hickory," mounted on a largo white
horse, was escorted by a body of volunteers
through the streets over a long route. The
next day Jackson left for New York.
At the same time that tho President was
In the city the Indian chief Black Hawk,
with other warriors, who had been on a
visit to Washington, was also In town. This
party was lodged In Cong-ess Hall, Third
street above Chestnut. The Mayor and
Counctlmen took charge of them and went
with them to various places of Interest. The
Indians viewed the presidential parade from
the windows of their hotel.
A bitter political controversy followed
these receptions. The Democratlo papers
charged that Mayor Swift and the Councils
had deliberately Insulted the President of
the United States, making tho visit of In
dian captives the pretext for neglecting
General Jackson. The city officers denied
this. They denied Intending any discourtesy
and cited certain resolutions of welcome
passed by Councils. But It was plain to all
that the city administration was bitterly
hostile to the President. It was In the days
of the great fight over the United States
Bank. And It was generally admitted, even
by anti-Jackson men, that such honors for
visiting Indians were at the least unusual.
nov long oner mis iienry Clay, the ldoI,r-
u .. w-.ivuii uany, visitea in cny. -,'s
aid then the Mayor vand the Councilman
went .out of thtlr way In courtesies, going
M nwai our e r Msiasnf'i al e.-a
m.
i