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KCU.M-CLAKS UAIL MATTER
TMUdtlphU, Tof.d.r, o.fmbfr 1, 1917
THE BIG QUESTION AND THE
BIG ANSWER
rTUIR President has HtmcU straight from
the shoulder. The most Impnssloni'd
pecch of Ills life brought the thoUhaniN
of labor tlck'Bittcs to their feet In an
outburst of cnthUHtnsm such w the Com
mander-ln-Chlef had not uvoki-il slnro our
htry Into the war. The scene In the
Buffalo convention has Riven the nation
renewed confidence that orsanUed labor
la heart and soul for coopeiatlon with
the War Administration and thnt the
W'ar AdmlnLstratlon is heart and tsoul
for co-operation with our Allies for ur
to a finish.
It Is not often that the I'icsident has
time for public spcaklnc now. Ills new
Importance in international councils Is
such as to Justify a certain dlxnlflcd
aloofness. Only a very tircent need of
his sayliiK something that had to bo s.ila
could have taken him so far from the
capital. It was something which he sail
had been "n.'it'aoilnu In his mind for the
last few months." In many illiTcient
forms one I1k iuctlon has been pathcr
lns In the minds of all men with a NtronK
sense of responsibility. What is at the
bottom of the uKltatlon that takes now
the name of Ii Kollette, now that of
Hillnult, now that of the Karmers' Non
partisan League a deShc for a iiulck
peace or a dci-.be for hlKher wages? To
this big question! the Tresldent Rives the
big answet'. We are committed to ie-
lentless war to the limit of our lesoutceb.
i
The outspoken pacifists can be easllv
bandied because they nie a very little
minority. Hut It Is necessary to draw
the lino sharply betwen pacltlstx and
Workers with n erlevancc. For the paci
fists have hailed every strike as a
trlke for peace and with overy subtle
device In their power have tiled to mul
tiply their thin ranks by claiming labor
as their ally. The President's juurney
to Buffalo was a blow at the mot of the
problem. He put it sti. tight up to the
leaders of labor that "In a moment more
critical, perhaps, than the history of the
world has ever yet known," there must
be a rational compiomhe of disputes
with no poison of pacifism clouding the
issue and undci mining the virility and
honesty of American workmen. Of the
pacifists he said:
"I want peace, but I know how to get
It and they don't."
And It is certain that In the great
cheer which greeted tho-'e words the real
Voice of America was heaid.
It Ih not simply for the Immediate fu
ture that this Intimate understanding be
tween the Clovernment and labor is deslr.
able. We must look forward to years of
International strife and Internal uadjust.
ment. There Is no question now about
Whether It Is to be a 'ong or short war.
It Ik to be a long war. Capital and labor
may have had some excuse for piolonged
disputes when everybody believed the
war would end in a few months. Now
there Is no shadow of excuse. The trench
lines da not mark the cleavage between
the opponents In the world strife. Kaeh
nation Is In a sense at war with Itself.
finding Its soul. Democracy will not bo
attained merely by beating Germany.
But that group of nations In which the
greatest degree of unity and democracy
is attained during the conflict will bb
Victorious.
German arms can be conquered. They
have been beaten time nnd again when
the opposing forces were evenly matched.
But It Is the German Industrial system,
as the President Intimates, that Is our
. Ft! foe. It Is German orranitinn
'elder a paternalistic Government, that
-HU kept the enemy armed and fed. The
-ftrf,'i settling down to a long compe
t tttlon between our free workers and Ger.
fojpsajr'a deluded, half-enslaved but efh-
Jrjjfeatly cared for Industrials, it U by
A ii-' JP W ' "tumio mat tree labor
i- j-L. i t-t .. . .. . -
iflKjHet .Ubllsli itself permanently in this
&W
and everywhere.
?t -yjHQMTY OF THE MOTORCAR
I. i, -i
f-tMHB Increase In the numhar nt ...
L!S.,,l-,,, thta 8ute during the
HMg. The total num.
.la M2,m; In com.
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Is almost as great as the total number
of cars licensed In 1914. Thero Is one
car for every two and a half families.
This proportion la exceeded In the centers
of population. In ono shoit block In ono
of the suburbs of this city thcie nro
seven cars and only twelve families.
Thero aro doubtlcis other blocks In other
Buburbi In 'which the number of cart
la greater than the number of families.
Hero nt-e the comparative) flguies for
tho whole Stato for the last four years.
Year Licenses Amount
inil 101,536 $1,171 9B1.B0
1PIS 232, M" 1,651,258.00
1K16 329.3110 2,301,026,00
1017 542,628 3,216,141.50
What tho flguies for lie.t year will
show Is beyond the ability of tho statls-
tltlnns to compute. Tho Clovernment Is
dlscout aging the manufacture of plcasuro
cars. It wishes tho automobile makers
to conceuttnte on war work. This will
reduce the output of touting cars nnd
runabouts, but will not affect the total
production, unless some of tho factories
should u-m- their machinery for making
airships. Hut automobiles will coi.tlnue
In use. If people cannot buy tlew ones
they will have to be content with the old.
AN HONEST LOAF AT AN HONEST
PRICE
B1
every dining table In the land Is the
only method of Justifying Its elstence
to the housewife, who reckons by the
family budget and not by themles of
war stntisiniinshlp. She knows domestic
economy, but has too many climes to
bother much nbout political economy.
Conciete exemplification of tho value of
tho food admlnlstiatlon so wlde-t caching
as to lelleve It fioni nil the Imputations
of (distinctness that linger In skeptical
minds Is bound to follow the President's
pioelntimtloii placing all bakeries under
(Jov eminent lontiol nnd subjecting them
to IA del al piesctlptlou of weights and
Ingredients. Standardization or hi cud
making on the giund scale cannot fall
tn distribute the eionomles gained. These
will be so vast that the ultimate con
sumer will shaie tn the savings.
Tin- fowl administration has hail a dif
ficult task, both educational and prac
tical, in sv-stcmatlzlng out of a chaos of
methods and a lonlllct of Interests 11
policy that would be fair to the people
while It eliminated prollteerlug without
coiillscation. Hacked by the President's
authority to co-.itiol such a universal
commodity as liieul. the food administra
tion can stund.iiilize loaves, maintain nu
Irltlve quality, and. above all. reduce
pi Ices. It can be said without denial
that the American people, In this wnr
to win, iiif too patriotic tn lescnt the
high pi Ices made Impeiatlve by extru
oidlnary conditions. What they do ns
sent arc the inequalities, so manifest and
kso unfair. In prices, weight., qualltks of
their food. They object to wattlmo Im
positions, not wartime juices. They will
pay the pi Ices willingly enough If they
are nssuied that others are doing It
nnd that the average unfavoied, buying
"plain folks" aie not augmenting swollen
mollis of manufactuieis. wholesalers
and dealers, whose patriotism vanishes
before the prospect of commercial gain.
A loaf of In cad lit an honest price Is
n homely thing, but It Is going to be
eNiiltcd Into a symbol of what the Gov
ernment, by Its pliy.iulng and ovciscclng.
Is nble to achieve for the public welfare.
ASIATIC MONROE DOCTRINE
Till: IVkin press looks with suspicion
and apprehension on tho I.anslng
Ishll understanding concerning Japanese
and -Amei lean Interests in China Inter
pietatlon of the understanding as a tecog
nltltm of the so-called "Asiatic Monroe Doc
tiine" Is a mlslntcrpietatlon. World
politics of a practical kind Is Involved,
based on the entliely laudable desire to
eliminate friction nnd causes of disturb
ance between Toklo and Washington, but
not nt the cost of callous barter of
Chinese lights and advantages. Study of
the teims foi initiated will show that
theie Is no, Pius.daiilsm in tho under
standing. Chinese anxiety has special leas-on for
being allayed by the mere fact that the
I'nlted States is paity to the agreement.
Whatever feais China may have ns to
Japanese territorial, economic nnd Indus
trial aggiitndUement. Its statesmen
should have a realising sense of pio
tectlon In tho honesty of purpose and
1:0ml faith of the I'nlted States, notabl
the wuild power without tenltoHil ambl
tlmiN. Whether
PoUlu has an undcilvln'-r
aspliatlon for a clear field and lecognlzed
paiamountey In China, events must
prove. The renin iiuzeue ni 111.11. 111
ceitaln circles Amei lea's good intention
Is htlll trusted." Amei lea's good Inten
tion and altruistic Ideal should be trusted
In all chcles, till Japan attempts tu take
advantage of tho sgicement and press
.sinister policies under it upon China a
proceeding possible but not probable.
China may test assured that In such tv
contingency the good faith and tradi
tional friendship of America will render
such expectations futile. The contin
gency Is remote at best, so Japan bhould
iccelve credit for sincerity till malign
motives are proved. This era of world,
war for democratic Ideals means. If It
means anything, tho end of territorial
partitions and economic throttling. And
Japan Is not lacking In wit, sense and
vision to seo It.
Congressman Yore says ho didn't
do it.
Kcrensky seems to be able to come
back.
Only those who eat the bread of
Idleness will object to the new war loaf.
There la still time to buy that
Christmas box tu be sent to tho buys In
France.
The man who Is unabU to fight can
do something for his country by becom
ing a Boy Scout leader,
Tho President la now demanding
peace will victory, so great a change has
German methods of warfare produced In
his thinking.
One effect of the concentration of
war Industries about this city Is to fill
all the Iowprlce3 houses. The landlords
sJwuld be t;he last to object to the new
. i-.
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EVENING ' IEDER-PHILADELIHI A, ' TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,
U. S. RAILROADS
DOING BIG "BIT"
Grcrtt Transportation Systems
Subordinate All Activities to
Object of Winning
the War
ON April 11 of this year, five days after
war was declared, the rallroa'ds of
this country voluntnilly ngrccd among
tlunirelxes to meige competitive activities
for the period of the wnr and mibotdlimto
all Individual Interests to Fervlee for tho
nntlon They agreed practically that ""
ownership names should bo wiped out on
thp 260,000 miles of track owned by them
nnd that thilr various lines should be
operated as a single continental ssteiii, tho
operation to be dliectcd by a committee of
flte. known olllclally ns the executive com
mittee, but generally called the Itallroads
War Iloaid.
The war board coiislHts of Fairfax Har
rison, of the Southern Hallway; Howard
Hlllott, of the New- York, New Haven and
Hartford Itallroad; Hale Holileti, of the
Chicago, liurllngton and (jnincy Itallioad;
.Simuiel Hen, of the I'cnnslvaiil.i ltallrnnd,
and .fulltis Knitf-clinltt, of the Soutliiiu
1'ni.lMc Hallio.iil.
Since the forinntlnti of the Hallroads
War Hoard, a iiatlnn-wlde campaign of edu
cation has been conducted to i-ecuie the
co-operation of the snippets and geneial
pulillr.
What Has Ilecn Done
What lias Ijiui iiciouipllslid by the lall
ro.uls thiough this eo-opeiatloti during the
liiht live months may be t-unmvirlzed as
1'lllloWh-
The excess of unlllled car leipilhltlous
over Idle 1.11s. or what Is comnioidy
called ni- shortage, has been ledllted
more than 75 per cent On Apt II So tho
Hi-rnlleil i.i hhoitage iimouiiteil to 1 ts,
627; on September 1 It had been ledund
to 31.501.
Ill tho month of .June freight tr.in.-piir-tiitloti
service rendered by upptoxhn.itrly
75 per cent of class 1 toads (catnlngs of
a million or more) was 23 per cent gieat-ei-
than In .lime, llilfi. Tills Increase In
Height service Is iqiial to the entile
flelght of Croat Itrltaln, 1'iaine, Husvl.i,
iermany and Att"trlii romblnnl.
Appiiixlmately 23.0U0 0U0 miles of lialn
seivice 11 j ear have lueti saved by the elim
ination of all passenger trains not essen
tl.il to the most pieslng needs of tho i-oun-try.
This mluctliiu of p.issengir sf 1 v Ice has
H'Unseil hundreds of locomotives nnd Haiti
riovvs and clc.ued thousands of miles of
track that are absolutely needed In the
ftelgbt servk-o for the transportation of
war-time necessities
Speeding Up Freight
Pi eight congestion at many lmpoitnnt
shlpilng iiolnts has been aveited by iroinpt
ly moving empty cars from one rallioad
to another. Irtcpectlve of ownership.
Thiough the adoption of this policy Hie
ralhoads have been able to move more
than 125,ouu empty freight tars into dls
tilets where they have been most niedcd,
Through the pooling of lake coal and
lake ore, a saving of 52,000 curs in moving
thoe commodities alone has been achieved.
A further saving of tsn.OuO cart has
been made possible by the pooling of tide
water coal Cheika made rtcently In nil,
parts of the eounliy show that through
the co-operation of shippers thousands of
cats that formerly eairlcd lebs than 50 per
(ent of their full capacity are now bcltis.'
loaded anywhere from 70 to 110 per cen?
of their cubical capacity.
In addition to maintaining the "in
meiclal life of the country at high pitch,
Hie lalltoads have also ilcllveted moie
than loo.flmi cat loads of supplies to the
cantonments and other army ti. lining
camps, and handled trooji movenitnts In
volving more than a million men.
This movement of troops Is the largest
ever undei taken in this count! y, hut to date
It has been accomplished without a hitch
or delay.
The tnllroads have also recruited a num
ber of railway regiments for setvlee nbinad
ns a vital aid In American strategy "over
thete."
Prompt Transportation
NVvtr beforo bus tratiipr.rtutlnu "been
conducted with such a small amount of
waste t'.us li;ive been sent whete needtd
regardless of owneishlp In all cases they
have been made to carry heavier loads. In
trniiB cases they have been loaded almost
twice as heavily as they were lat ear.
Hv-ery car has been made to do as nimh
work ns possible, and as a tesult wo have
nr.t had the freight congestion that gave
so much trouble last jear on a smaller
tonnage.
The promptness of transportation Im
portant at all times Is vital now. and tho
country mav look for the greatest celerity
of mr.v Client now that experienced rail
road men are assisting the War Depart-
1 meat It may, on the basis of what has
j b.en achieve
. JhnY'lt
lehleved. feel assured not only that
III be done that can be done,
but that it will be done la the least possible
time
The problem with which the railways
were confronted at the outbreak of war
has so far been met with notable success.
Instead of Indulging In the once popular
pastime of damning the railways Just "on
principle," Americans have good icnson ti
join In prallng them for the resulta they
have achieved
VENICE AND THE VANDALS
The Austrian have made many air
raids over Venice and have dropped
bombs on the cltv Indiscriminately, but
thus far it Is obvious that the Queen of
the Adriatic has escaped vvfth minor In
juries, so far ns Its treasures of art ate
concerned. One feels like "knocking on
wood" when making this statement, how
ever, for It Is not at all beyond the bounds
of possibility that the vuidals may yet
surceed In destroying some of the price
less masterpieces of art thnt can never be
replaced Not only Venice, but Verona,
Vlcenza. Padua and llavenna have been
under tire from the air. hilt what Is true
of Venice Is so far, true of the rest of the
cities turned ; their Inlurlea nro compar
atively slight and Inconsequential.
The latest Austrian air raid on Venice
resulted In the bombing of .Scuoht dl San
Jlnrco, now nnd for many years past uned
ns a hospital. About one-third of the grett
carved celling of Its larger hall was da
stroved. It Ik stated that the damn ire to
this fine example of the earlv Venetian
renaissance thniiuh serious. Is not Irrepar
ih' : It is blleved that with time and
patience It will be possible to restore It to
something like Its -pristine splendor. The
magnificent facade, with many statues and
architectural ndornments. nnd among these
the curious perspective pictures In marble
bv Tulllo lAimb irdo, Is. It would appear,
absolutely Intact.
In the center of the llttlo piazza In front
of the Kcuola dl San Inrco rises proudly
on Its sp'end'd pedextil the world famous
equestrian statue of Jiartolomeo Colleoul,
designed anil modeled bv Verrocchlo, and to
be reckoned nfter the sublime "Ontta
melaui" of Ponntel'o, erected In front of
the Sin Antonio of I'aduu the most ad
mirable figure of the kind In the. world. Tills
statue of Colleont wis cast and completed
after Verrocchlo's death by the Venetian
sculptor, Aleasandro Leopard I, who tn.
vented ihe "malestlc and lofty pedesta) von
Tom Daly's Column 1
o.v .t mm ou ;.v Tin: squaiii:
This here won't last. It's littln' cold
These mornln's, an' I'm too dam old
To stick around an' fight to le
Out in the open here an' free
lluhl l'rccl That's xc'at I am, all ityht,
Hut "Jrcc" ttoji nlmosf, "frcctc" last
night I
.
A'o need fur mllh now to le kep'
On Ice. That jar from off the step
I swiped a little ichllc ago
Lays tn mc like a lump o' enow
If that llg dork foitcr didn't run
Ho fur up in the air, the sun
Would had n chanee hv now to shine
On this here "easy rhatr" o' mine,
ytit Joofc at ole 1'lanncr l.cgsl
I hct he's got some ham an' rggt
In that fat tank o' hit, mi' hot
Cofcc an' told, as like as , not.
If I tould only screw my eye
Into the stummlcks passln' by
7f shucks! If I saio what they hail
I'ur hirakfas' It teoiild make me jiicic,
TMi thing won' last. This hi In
free
Ain't al! that It's cracked up to he
Hut still it's caily yet; let's sic,
It sine ain't time fur tin- to get
Sent into "Winter quarters" yet.
Xovcmlicr, yes, but I tcitt out
l.ns' year 'til long about
Thiuikiylrln'. Huh! Tlianksglvtn'!
(tec I
There'll be a lot i' that fur me.
lit'. w'at's the use? Tomoner,
irVn
1 HWlpe a jar n' mtll; agen
I'll unit until the enp's in sight
An' lit hint pinch nc. Then, goodnight!
111! payee, kid. Aw, gimme one.
Will, ny, w'ttt's that per yellln', .vo,i.'
"Tin i r hundnit burnt d un' ih owned at
sea ! "
lie.'.' olii'f that there the Umlt.y (lee!
Thitc handled that'll gladly be
A:ctltn' dry tin' cold like me!
An' hi re's the sun! Oh, I don't know
Hut w'at it's iinh yet tn go
To n Infer iiuintirs. Take 't from me,
It's glial to be , life' cm' free!
YKSTKKDAV we were talking about
Judge John SI. Patterson's collection of
Dickens first editions, when tho bottom
of our column flew up nnd Mopped us.
We were about to say that collectols of
books early discover the keener Joy of
acquiring original manuscripts, auto
graph letters and artists' diawlngs. Slimy
IK-ciple may own similar copies tit the
same book, but only ono may possess the
thing that has no counterpart.
Tho til st Dickens autograph picked up
by the Judge was a check on Coutts iV.
Co., banker!, and was payable, curiously
enough, to a Sir. Patteisou. His llrst
manuscript was "The Patrician's Daugh
ter," and ho bought that pf Harry 1.
Smith, the librettist, for ?50J.
Ever body Is familiar with Halliard's
drawing of Sidney Cut tun on the steps
of the scaffold and of Hill Slkes moodily
eyeing Ills, faithful dog cowerlnt, in the
corner. Well, the Judgu has those and
four other wash drawings of lesser im
portance by 1I.ii nut d; and he's got D.tr
ley's "I.lttle Nell and Her tiiandfathcr."
nnd Green's "Death of tjullp" and many
of the best of CrulksJinnk'u t.nd Haldol
Browne's and Cattermolo's.
HUT a bookljh person woild find most
delight in browsing among the Judge's
collection of autograph letteis. Imagine
the tin lit of being! the 111 sit to discover
that Dickens's llr.st reading of "Tho
Chltnes" to his assembled friends at r.S
Lincoln's Inn Fields, was not upon De
cember 2, 1844, as all the world has be
lieved, but upon tho third'
Hestruln your smiles, reader! It's u
very Important matter, sir; Important
enough, at any rate, to make the letter
which spills the Infoimatlon worth a
King's ransom or the prlco of your win
ti'i's mipply of coal.
This very valuable letter was written
by John Fainter, the blogiaphcr of Dick
ens, to the I lev. Sir. Harness, Inviting
him "to come out tomoirovv evening" to
hear Dickens, and it's dated .Monday, De
cember 2. The well-knoyn picture by
Slacllse, us well as tho blogiuphy written
by For.ster, fixes the leading upon Slon
day. So both seem to have niado a mis
take of one day.
Another sentence in tho letter is wortli
a passing mention; it is the announce
ment that at Dickens's recpiest "nothing"
htrnuger than tea" would bo served. Dick
ens had journeyed nil tho wny fiom
Genoa to read his stoiy and ho meant
that nil the tears that fell should be of
his exciting nnd not John Barle) corn's.
A GRAND thing it Is to be judge of a
Common Pleas Couit! Hut It's a greatir
thing to be n Judge of good, books; and to
bo a judge nnd lover of'Dlckens, It seems
to us, eminently fits a man to bo Judgo of
a Common I'leuu Court.
roil L1UUOKAI.AX1
Queen Lll is dead,
Dead in Hawaii!
how' lies her head,
There in Hawaii,
fiorrowful cries
Doubtless arise
There where, she lies
Dead in Hawaii.
Let tears be shed
Here in this country;
She's just as dead
Here in this country.
Il'iy should we not
Mourn her sad lutt
Oreat chance we've got
Here in this country!
Let us Impound
Hack -ukulele!
Hob of its sound
Hach ukulele,
'Make the strings lust;
Hip 'em and thrust
Mute in the dust
Each ukulele I
EDWIN B. STUAItT appears to have
wonderfully keen hearing. He says ho
wns walking down Broad street, near
Chestnut, the, other day, when he saw a
min at the curb, Jerk a thumb In his
direction and heard him usk of a com
panion. "Who is that?" "Oh, that," he
says ho heard the other fellow reply, "is
a guy that used to be Governor st the
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Y. II. C. A. Contributions A
Grand Army Prayer Two
Kinds of Hate
A Y. M. C. A. CONTRIBUTION
To the l'ditor of the llitning Leilytr;
Sir I was st Hiding by the counter In
one of tho Y. SI. C. A. buildings at Camp
DIn when a clean-cut young fellow, one
of the drafted men. eiimu up to the Y. St.
i.'. A. sccretar.v beside me He seemed cm
bat rasseil, and IiePt sometliliig conciaiea
In one fist evidently the Y. SI. C. A. was
a m . phenomenon to lilin. for bis llr.st
words showed that be hardly knew how
to define It.
"How does this this company get along
for funds?" In lsked. "How are jou stblo
to do all this for the boys, these buildings
and wilting paper and books and athletlo
stuff and nil that?"
The Y SI. C. A. man explained that tho
work of the association Is supported en
tirely bv voluntary public contributions.
"Ihe folks at hmne. who can't go them
selves, w int to do everything they can to
belli "
"Well." said the snhjler. "It makes me
feel cheap to accept all this and do nothing
lu return If I gave :iou tverv penny I
have hi the woild It wouldn't compensate
for what this plate has meant to us lu
our first days down here. Hut I wish jou'd
tnk this and use It any w ly you can "
He opened bis hand and a bright llflj-cent
piece lay on the palm.
That vwas from a man who Is getting
$3n a month and giving bis whole life as
well. If he could spare fifty cents, how
much can we spire? Let mo add that of
course the Y SI ('. A. man didn't take his
money. Jt Isn't the job of the men in
khaki to pay for what the Y. SI. C. A. Is
doing. That Is up to us nt home.
T. D. IC.
Philadelphia, November 12.
TWO KINDS OF HATRED
To the i.'illfoi- of the Hcvcnlng l.nlycr:
Sir I want to protest against the tioeni
that appealed In the KvB.vifai I.CWKii, bear.
ing tho title "The Allies' I'rnyei."
Wo condemn the "Hymn of Hate" of the
Germans and other wild expiesilons that
ate found lu hurrah and hallelujah, and we
have no right to condemn lu others things
that we do oui selves. I sec nothing coming
from lleimany that Is mote bitter mil un
christian In Its spirit than tills doggerel.
We aie fighting militarism and autocracy
lu Germany, and must destroy this evil at
whatever cost Wo have no right, however,
to ask heaven to help us In our lutred of
the German people.
I may say that I am willing to help
pay the cost of destroying German mili
tarism, the enemy of the human race, and
the proof of my Interest Is seen In the fact
that my two sons aro In training cmips,
Tho spirit of this poem Is wholly unworthy
of an American and : Christian.
SASIUKL .. HATTK.V.
Secretary of the War Commission of tho
Northern U.iptlst Convention.
Philadelphia, November 12.
Ht Is' a commendable purpose that
prompts a protest of this kind, but we cm
not agree that Sir. Shattuek's poem voices
a hatred of the German people. Hatred of
German crimes and Injustices Is very far
from Implying the vicious and undvlng
hatred of a people which Llssauer called for
In his "Hymn of Hate," Kdltor of tho
Kvenino Ledokh.J
A GRAND ARMY PRAYER
To the Hilltor of Ihe Evening Ledger:
Sir At the last stated meeting of Colonel
Wlll'am L. Curry Post. No. 18, Department
of Pennsylvania, Orand Army of the He
public, the following, offered by Comrade
John AY. Frazler, was unanimously adopted
nnd ordered to be forwarded to the commander-in-chief
for his consideration:
"Resolved, That the Invocation of the dl
vine blessing, with which every Grand Army
post Is opened at every sess'on of a post,
be redrafted so as to Include a prayer for
all those now fighting In foreign lands for
tho defenso of the American Union against
the merciless assaults of Germany, and for
the loved ones who may be called to mourn
their death, so that the invocation shall
be as follows, or as the commander-in-chief
may deem proper to have It. (The words
Inserted are Incloaed In brackets):
,; 'Almighty' r'uratly we bow be.
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GOT OFF AT BUFFALO
and Protector. Wo thank Time for our live s :
for Thy met cy which has kept us until
this hour; for Thy guidance on laud and
sea, by day and by night ; for Thy constant
tare lu the hour of danger, and for the
intimation of our national lutegtlty and
unity. He graciously near to our loniradi-s
v ho suffer from disease mr wound-, and to
the widows and orphans of thov,. who fell
in our holy cause; In all distHs comfoit
them and give us willing luaits and icady
hands to supply their needs. Giant Hint
thn meinoiy of the noble dead, who freely I
gave tueir lives lor tlie land they loved,
may dwell ever lu our beans.
"'And wo most earnestly Invoke Thy
protection in those who have crossed over
laud and sea to tight for the perpetuity of
our country. In health guldu them ; In sick
ness comfoit them; lu wounds sustain
them, and in death tecelve them to Tli.vself
lu glory; nnd we beseech our Heavenly
Father's tender love and cate to those left
to iiiouin for their loved ones whoso l'ves
were given in saerlllcu for their county
and their Hag.
"'Illess our country; bless our order;
make it an instiumcnt of gtent good; keep
our names on the toll of Thy set v ants, and
at last leceivo us Into that Grand Army
above, where Thou, O God, ate the Stipieiue
Commander.' " F. V. J.
Philadelphia, November 12.
"ASSISTING" VOTERS
7'o the L'ditor of the L'rentiuj Lidgcr:
Sir In expressing my own opinion I
know- that 1 am expressing that of a great
many others whom I have talked to, and
that Is that If they would step this prac
tice of a'.slstlng the voters to mails their
ballots the Independents would surely bo
successful. Also abolish the tax tecelpts,
beeauso the gang furnishes them to their
own and then own them body and soul.
When I went to vote four men came tun
ning up to me, one after the other, ask
ing me If they could assist me hi marking
my ballot. They certainly got their answer,
but a gteat many allow them to do this.
i:n w, ui pan 'oast.
Philadelphia, November 12.
THE COST OF WAR
7o the Hilltor of tlf livening Ledger:
Sir The world at large, neutrals included,
must take the tesponslblllty for the ele
vastatlon of Hutop-, but It should not bo
equally divided Geiniuiiy must take the
latgest share of the hl.iiun, and the other
nations the rest In varying degrees.
Germany will bo an outcast among
nations for many ears after the war. but
the feeling of hatred and dread will di
minish j ear by year. It Is a good thing
for the test of us that It Is Germany, and
no other nation, who will be the outenst.
Who else could survive the ordeal that Get-,
many will have to go through after the
war? Hnglatid or France would have failed
to "live through It." for economic teasons.
Could we of this country, although economU
cally safe, stand the test of "digest
ing" the contempt and ridicule, without
wanting to fight, that will be leveled at
Germany at different times by statesmen
of other nations? AASI.AND.
Philadelphia, November 12,
A SURPRISE
Well, sir, I'm 'the surprisedest man,
I reckon, In New Canaan.
The wonder Is., I know enough
To come lu when It's ralulu'.
I looked Into the window '
Of tho postofflce today.
And there I saw- a poster
That was polntln' right my way
With his long, accusln' ringer
And his tierce, accusln' eyes,
That seemed to turn und follow- you
111 a way that I despise. '
Then I began to wonder who
The artist bad In mind.
And what he was accusln' of.
As If he couldn't limb
A soul to btop nnd hear to him.
I says, "I'll bet my hat
There's some mean cuss In this here town
That bo's a-polntln' at. ,
i
"Who never seen his dooty clear,
Ner done his darndest yet.
But Uncle. Sam'II 'tend to him
And mighty quick you bet !"
I kept a flgurln' for who
That mUcreant could be.
And finally I got afraid
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What Do You Know?
UIZ
1. N.mmo Homo notcil Anii-rl(.in writers of dl
lt rri
IMliiKuUIi liflxwru Doric ami Ionic ordcrt
of ut c .ittcfturc.
... Ult.it Ih t!it I'lrit nlloi.iil Win)?
A, Ntinip tun liUturlc Anu'rlimi military uodlei.
.. UIi.it f mi adjutant neiirral?
(i. Mho uriito ,nuuhoiiinI"?
7, Who N riillnmltr ('. Kimv;
K. Wli.it It a ImiiK.iIou, Ktrtitl fcpraUfnx?
V. AVIi.it N inp.int I -viable lu military ftraU
JO. Ulio K Cfiirra! Dlnx,
, Answers lo Yesterday's Quiz
1. Mi hull I.cnlnt :iik1 I, .-on Trntky nre trJ
leader of tlit nm l.tcsliin re vol ut ten.
'J. A mi.M U a Iim:i1 limh nf tlir ItusiUt
Wnrliiiicii- mid ,lIItrH Council.
... I'M. I. U ii degree iiiiilcrriil Ii unhrrltlri
fnr insti;ratlii.ttt sUuly In a special
Mutbt The tardtd.ite must he the holder
nf a Iiadit'ler's ileKrre and miift irewnt
thrsU whldi adits tti KuovUrilKe of hll
t-pedallj.
-1, Venetian Mlmls nre the otilfuhlaned Mattel
Minds hum: Inside the ulndnuN.
.". John ll.irtrani was the tlrnt Amerlriin Ut
tloilttirNt and hotanM He HotirUM )
the earlier part nf the rlchteentli rental?
und CNtahlUhed thu trlehrated Ihirtnm'i
l.iirdens, still u hlte of Interest In t'MU
ilelithla. fl, I'tivU ile C'hMiiiinM vnt n lYeneli i artlnl i
miied ror me iieiuar i i'i 1 1 run ."-
I.I I . ,.1. ..!.. Tin. Ii.ikt rfiirrvafntt
fimi I1IFII i i inn '' - , w L (.
Hem ef Ills art 1 foiinil In the Uti.ton roe-
Ile l.llir.ir.
". The limit- ef l.-vlnnpei wns II- flrkt f
lllit In tin- llrviilutleiiiiir) Uur, foot"
Aitrll Ml. 1??.V
. A iiiirih. hi the true sense. Is the irarlal ef i
ii Init'i Iiik, Willi Hi iirresnurlen ,
iiilrirniiients. e
P. Lou NMrrt Is Hip fnml ni1nilnl,trullna ; JJ-
Ihirln on iHitutn iiruiliatloii anil eiiin-.
Ixitllll, wl
10. Jllre-srid.t Is n ineliimoriililr ruck eompoiel )i
nf nib a mill iiiinrtz. v
IN JAPAN
TN
J- of
N JAPAN the early part of the monta
May Is a gala time for all little JP-
anee boys, because It Is a: that time inv
the birthday of every one of lliein Is cele-
brated The big, general bltlhday party l g
familiarly known as the "flfh festival." I?
linrliir. elm nli festlvnt r-er.V family W ?.
which there. Is n boy proudly lipoids t' v
fact bv a flag that floats rrom a o In tM
dooryarcl It Is desirable to have tall
and ns big a polo as possible! so, hi order
to get this kind of n pole. It frefiuently MP"
..-.. . m in.... ...: rtl,,l. trttrfrthff
pens 111,11 scveilll iiiiniie-.s mi v,,,,- ,-n -
nnd make one blrthdnv mle do for an ,
This pole Is then adorned with as many fl ft
es there aie little boys in tho several
families .
n.i elm tnn nf overv blrt'idav li'He intra ,
s iil"-.-vs liinced olther s glittering l'H or ?j
a" basket tilled with something brlgnt There M
Is also nttnehed tn the poles n stein ol f
caip fashioned either out of clntn or ouc j
tmper and Kaudllv palnled Tw "'K
' ... . ... . n ... it e.a The
vary in lerRin ir'iu m - . , ft
,.iiitAi., i,ii ut ttm tnn n the Hole Inl j
the string of cam are Intended to convey
a lesnn to thn Japanese nuuis. Ir '"" J
liimw niivthlntr about tho carp. '0U sn?w 1,3
that It Is a strong fish that can rsW J
,. .. . . n..t.i ..itrAMts Tnen.
too. It Is nlwnvs so eicer. so tliornueW " M
termlned to tro tmtream fiat it str"K"'" j
past everv oI.IiicIh ov its wnv un tn Jl
tlver. The plltfrlnc ball at the tnn Myj
that I'm cn-n Is nlways striving to re,c",jdl
ill suite nf dmienltles, '
Thus tbo little bovs nro taiicm i""i v"'i
must be determined and struggle to W'T'U
come nbstncles If thev would sill un "'Jj
river and atlsln Jhat which Is wort" Wnn.,-'
T". lilrthdnv times nre li"i "" '' ;i.J
blrthdty celebratlnn bv "V means '"'.".'"l
. ... . ...... ... ,i..i i.n.. t.vA war i
toe ns'i lestiv-iii i"e imi'u :"-, ., ib
good times receive tiH- of vn-lou- kWJH
and have lots or tnmirs go" i i- ":::
m-iv be sure thev are somewhat h-u-v when (J
tti blrihdav li'des enmo down and Ihe nu 4
festlv-Hl Is over for a whole jear.
... ,-.... ........ ,,.,u ,..q ,nprn la a Mrttl
111 i-Mi ii.i. -"-t 7-i. ',.-,,,,. i.n. ..I
day celebration In h-nnr of all Uttle -"P1 3
' .. n... ii .1.1., ..aUl.rutlnn a 'Sou .q
anes iriris i-i-.n ui"" --, ,. j
f.inil" wnnM not b n tnin"mer. for ii
Is then that every little girl recjlves fll
... , i...i..- .. fwlnAu. It le I
troni nit ni ner mi- ni "- ,,:.i, a
then, loev Hint th mother "'low her !'
girls to least tueir eves ..,,.,.. "- a
have been In tlie ramiiv lor n "',', 7. il
tlons. There are no hlrtnetny poles PUtJ'J
for (he little girls but they g n" r 'v:.1
,.n.i "(imtiea" or tninEs in em. ..-.. --:. i.
birthday celebration comes f a close. B
of the b,est dolls a lllttu girt aei" )
away careiuuy. ana .sue mr "
as take a peep at them again untlliTj
vryjCOfia onse.m inii f ",Tv
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