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L" FMIidelphU. Wednei Ji?. Uerember 12. 1917
sVICTORYtOR GEHENNA!
treason of tho Bolshevik! ts bring-
nt the war beforctlmo to Its Getty s-
Tho released legions of tho cast arc
sir driven to tho battle lines of Italy and
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lowest tor ono vast, manic onsiaugnt.
shed with political lctory over Uussta
-convinced that It Is now or novcr for
i Hohenzolleriys, tho Kaiser obviously In
to takotopportunlty by tho forelock
strlvo to work his will before the
ican armies are In condition to take
nd. Wo aro about. It seems, to wit-
t.tho crisis of the war, tho supremo at-
Kptof tho Uuns to wrench victory from
t . ... . .'. .
cter ana acnicvo now tno inumpu
eh they missed at tho Mnrnc.
ft la not necessary to discuss tho Bolslic-
With Russia faithful tho war would
i over now. In their mad pursuit of a
pta Lenlno and his fellow fanatics havo
willing to sacrlllco tho world. I'usll-
nlty has ever a catcb phroso for par-
on Its lips, but for tho carnival of
chery and betrayal In which Russia
c
if Indulged herself thcro can never bo
ion or excuse. Yet tho peoplo of this
untry can thank God that evidences of
m approaching crimo wcro apparent early
sugh to afford this nation an oppor-
dty to transport somo of Its forces to tho
at and train them. Whllo tho German
has been ridiculing American par
tition In tho war, long lines of trans-
i have been sedulously at work. Whcro
I Kaiser expected no moro than an
lean corps of ambulanco workers, ho
at last that thcro aro In Franco
Jooded American soldiers by tho tliou-
tralned to tho minute, as despcrato
SiMfenso of democracy us ho Is In dc-
'of autocracy, and ho will bo shovel-
coal In Gehenna beforo his armies are
.to drlvo through that host.
here havo been frequent Armageddons
last tlireo years, each fiercer than
Mio beforo it, but tho Armageddon of
geddons Is yet to come. Not on tho
not Esdraelon, but In tho trenches
Switzerland to the sea, Is tho Kafscr
ring for it ana by tho graclousncss
..
teaven Americans will take part In It.
ho public must bo prepared, however.
anxious days and nights. Wo havo no
Bbt of tho ultlmato outcome, but victory
Kely to shift first ono way and then
ther. Tho Impact of such vast forces
rtbe Gormans havo brought together'
frti. , ,
, uo uLuiipuu ui'uu biioru incro must
rly gains and somo advances. But If
t drive fails In Its great objective if tho,
ls.cannot break through when only a
i of tho American armies aro av allablc,
tns that tho last chaneo for victory
t vanished and that defeat Is as certain
.r- .....
Cwas lor tno confederacy when Leo
lils back on Gcttjsburg and began
et'reat to Virginia. Tho tlmo is near.
w.when tho faith of tho nation will bo
' and tho faith of tho wholo ch lllzed
for every augury Is that wo aro
tto faco tho supremo test.
not usual to havo a campaign of
f character In tho winter, but It Is tho
fa last hope. Ho cannot tell when
kjolshevlki Government will full. His
rt are at last accurate moro or lets
Ktho.extont of American participation.
-at tho maximum of his possible.
K whllo new Hfo is pouring Into tho
I camps from this hemisphere. In
Eotrcumstanccs, tho U-boat is not tho
Kumcnt of kings," but a great blow
I before this nation can mako ready
i aro tno reasons for tho projected
wand they are goqd reasons. 'But
Uo late. Kerensky held on long
to Blvo us a chance to help. But J
is naver seen so titanic a etrug-
1 likely to witness In tho near
y
it
I MILL OF DEMOCRACY
Wtlt quarrel with tho dete-mina-
C-ttw Government to convert
tt enMentlals into producers
m.", STwterday the purpose of
! muar ai-aIhI A..t l,t..
tO'llVa. Oroflt bv trarin. thn
U'rignt to enjoy the beau-
a arth.' these wero our In-
IV f I
.. t. ...
io co au mines, ciso
MA hoV . t.nt .
b fopsjtt tor,
WB,KVlra
SaS
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nterorlso I
allko on success In tho ono coat cntorprlao
to which tho nation has been perforce
dedicated. Wo havo no need, theroforo,
(or tho production o any things other than
thoso which will help to win tho groat
struggle. Let tho Industries if tho nation
becomo In fact ono prodigious mill for tho
turning out of goods essential to tho win
ning of tho war.
WINTER'S GUI!' AND COAL
PHILADEU'IIIA In tho grip of an early
and unusuatly sevcro winter brings tho
coat problem homo Tireless furnaces nnd
coalless bins havo passed from a theory to
a condition. Distress Ian been borno on
tho boreal blasts of tho north wind, nnd
so long as tho wind Is In that quarter dis
tress will conttnuo nnd Increase. Tho
condition must bo mot nnd tho distress re
duced. The very bcslnnlng of winter Is tho
loglrat tlmo to plan effectively. Wo can
not wait till production at tho mines Is less
ened on account of, tho weather and trans
portation is moro difficult for tho samo
reason. Set against tho facts of nn early,
hard winter and weather forecasts that
promlso scant If any tlso In tempcraturo
thoso of marked coal shortage and a steady
recession of mining In tho hst fortnight
nnd tho problem of present and futuro
suffering Is undeniably and acutely pre
sented. Relief Is duo now. Is thcio enough coil
for Immediate relief? Tho Anthracite Uu
reau of Informot'on shows statistically that
shipments to Philadelphia for the llrst
eleven months of 1317 wcro 10.000 000 tons
moro than tho sum total of 101G. Tho di
rector of tho bureau kiis tho coal shorttKO
Is mostly psjtholoclc.il. Many persons nro
finding It phjslcal How will relief bo
effected? This Is tho business of tho fuel
administration, to which tho public has
pinned Its faith. Earlier tolerance, that
recognized dlfllcultlcs of organization of
ordered distribution out of a chaotic sis
tern, Is pissing into actlvo criticism, now
that organization has had tlmo enough for
effectual operation to begin. Tho Govern
ment has taken notlco, too, as tho Scnato
yesterday pissed a resolution for a nation
wido probo Into coul conditions.
So far as la known, coal Is not being
tent abroad Tewcr ships aro using coal
and thcro aio fewer bottoms to carry it.
Reports f tho Geological Suivcy bhovv a
record breaking unthruiHo production for
1917. It Is now up to tho fuil administration
to show results. Tho peoplo at homo must
not bo burdemd with unnecessary hard
ships. United In a vast Industrial plant
behind the lighting lines, whoso support,
output and resources aro Imperative for
winning tho war, their working nnd living
conditions must bo made as bcarablo as
possible.
1H13 PASSING or ALEXANDER
MAXIMUS
milE capturo of Alexander tho Great by
-1 nlcago is announceu ims inuinnib. ahu
mjbtcrlcs ol barter and salo in tho base
ball market aro bciond tho understanding
of ordinary mortals. Wo had thought that
this gallant inoundsman, master of battels,
supeib exponent of tho pitching art, loial
upholder of tho athletic honor of tho com
munity, premier hurlcr and modest gentle
man, this athleto who had berved so faith
fully nnd so well, was part and parcel of
Philadelphia, as lived in his placo as any
of our btrccta or Institutions. But ho la
traded to a rival for a sum of moncj. O
temporal O mores I
It was against this samo Chicago that
wo taw him onco at tho very plnnaclo of
his. might. Tho scoro was ono to nothing
In our favor nnd tho low hanging clouds
rendered It certain that but ono moro In
ning could bo played. Threo Chicago men
on bases and nono out! Klllefcr was catch
ing. An outfield fly meant a tie, n hit, a
defeat. It was tho Phillies' pennant year
and tho lato nt tho moment was closo
Ono out on strikes! Two out on strikes!!
Threo out on strikes!!! Never was thcro
such pitching.
If tho fans wcro looking for a Christ
mas present they got it with reverse Eng
lish. LASTING I'EACE'THIS WAR'S
IDEAL
WOMEN advocates of pcimancnt pcaco
havo held their sessions behind closed
doois-at tho Twelfth Street Meeting House.
It Is rumored that they considered eliminat
ing tho word "peace" from tho namo of
their association. This would bo a pity. All
peace lovers can affoid to carry on their
banners the slogan of "permanent pcaco"
with which alt civilized armies aro going
Into battle.
Wo hive often been ready for peace
Now it is our enemies' turn. They will
tome to us lllnduiburk'.
We aro coming.
Ono man who knows when tho war
Is going to end Is President Wilson and ho
told everybody two wtcks ago.
Whllo waiting to take a larger part
In International affulrs. McNlco, Poitugal
and China aro practicing with revolutions
at homcv
Wo can understand German artists
objecting to tho national anthem being
played in Berlin, but why object to Its.
being played in America? Boston, after
all, is In tho Union.
Austria and Germany navo con
cluded negotiations for Danish Iron, steel,
coal and agricultural products. But we
don't hear any American charges that Den
mark is violating neutrality. And tho
United States navy has not sunk a Danish
ship or murdered a slnglo Danish woman
or child.
Gallivanting to tropic climes has no
part in war work. The action of tho Penn
sylvania Railroad in withdrawing riorlda
trains de luxe is not only Justifiable but
commendable. Saving of tho 1800 train
miles dally means power and energy for
V itally necessary transportation. The effect
of war economies, no matter how minute
each may be, is cumulative.
If German is dropped in the public
schools it should bo replaced by Spanish
or Portuguese. German will not be npeded
as a commercial language In tho futuro of
North and South America, but these much
nectoetod ,La'ln tongues wfll , bo necdod
yr. UMAMMiiuUMi of
T A TT Tr A T TOdTTTTi I
RAILROAD ISSUE
IN CONGRESS
Somo Problems Which Senate
nnd House Mny Have
to Consider
Corclaf Cenespondnce Ctrnlno TuMlo I.tdo(r
WASHINGTON, Dec 11.
QOME years ago tho late John 0. Johnson,
J thnn whom perhaps no other lawyer In
America was moro sought after by railroads
and holders of railroad securities, p&edlctcd
that unless great caro was cxerclcd In tho
matter of railroad legislation tho day would
como when tho value of all railroad securi
ties would bo seriously affected
Mr. Johnson had bcon discussing certiln
railroad litigation beforo tho Siupremo Court
of tho United States and was deeply con
cerned about tho trond of trust and labor
legislation as It was then limiting tho scopo
of railroad operations. This vas long beforo
tho war In Europe nnd was wholly apart
from tho new problems which the war In
' urope. as It has been transplanted to
America, presented to plaguo tho managers
of our gicat transportation systems Mr.
Johnvon'a fears as to tho futuro valuo of se
curities was duo not only to national legifla
llon, but to tho legislation of forty -eight so
crelgn Mates through which tho railroads
had been, constructed and to whoso laws,
rcguhtlons and systems of taation they
must submit.
It nas lt-ig nfter tho 1007 car shortage,
nnd subsequent nlso to tho repeated publica
tion of Janlcs J. Hill's estimate of tJOO.000.
000 as tho figure neccsary to bring the rall
ro ids of the country up to tho requirements
of tranportatIon.
That so active and well-Informed a cor
poration lawyer should then havo anticipated
tho troubles confronting tho railroads Is
doubly Interesting now, when tho Intcr3tato
Commerea Commission, duo partly to war
conditions, but becauso tho outcomo was In
evitable, has actually recommended the Gov
ernment operation of railroads, or their cen
tralization under ono head, with tho sugges
tion that not $500 000,000 ns quoted by Mr
1 1 111, but twlco that amount, shall bo loaned
by the Government to put tho lallroads In
work jAc. up-to-dato condition.
Securities Holders Giving Heed
Tint tho railroads havo fallen down In tho
great task Imposed upon them by tho war Is
solf-cvldent llity havo been groaning under
their burdens, and whllo giving tho best serv
lc. of which they aro capable, considering
tho quality cf their equipment, their lack of
engines und cars and their fillure to kep
paco In tiackago with modern commercial
demands, It Is no ridpctlnn tn on them or
their managers to admit tho facts us they
now appeal
1o u certain extent, tho railroads bv stifling
competition, which baa Included tho buttling
up of waterways as an adjunct to transp r
t ttlon, lnvo themselves been responsible lor
tho sorry plight they aro now compelled to
face 'lliey lnvo been fretting under leijls
latlvo londltlons for vcars and cercle.d
Just cnuiigli lulluenco with legislation to had
to thohupc that they would bo able to weather
the storm Mnce the war, however, all condi
tions havo changed for tho rallroids, Just as
they liavn changed for other buflntsses, and
nt last tho Issue li id to bo inoL Through
tho Intcrstato ( onmicrco Commission tho
caso has finally been stated more ffectivplv,
p, rhaps, foi tho country now at war. as well
as for tho rallrouls trying to keep up with
war necessities, thin tho best railroad law
yers could lnvo stated It tbcnisclvu.
Tho rallrouls aio overdena and In somo
Instances lun down. They need money. It
Is the istim ito of the commission that VI, 000 -OOO.uOO
could be profit ibly 1 aned to the
railroad-) to g-t them stnrtnl light. Tho
I'rcslilei t W now In position to tako u hand
In adjusting tho transport itlun problem . In
deed, ho bis itally hid tho power to tako
over tho lallroads fur war purposes for
somo time Congress will also bo c tiled upon
to act, ispecl illy If it lailroad loan is con
templated, although this will depend largely
upon suih suggestions as tho President may
make That securltv holders lire deeply In
terested Is shown In tho dlcii-slon of that
ph i-e of tho lnttrstato Commerce Commis
sion s report which suggests Government
owifeiship. It Is believed tint samo railroad
luanatcrs, If retained In their present posi
tions, would not object to ijoveinnlent own
cishlp They probably would if It wcio left
to Congress to fix their salaries.
Among tho security holders giving c!oe
attention to tho whole matter Is tho Associa
tion of Llfo Insurance Presidents, which
claims to represent approximately $1 D00.
0(H) 000 of railroad securities As that sum
Is equivalent to one-fourth of tho total assets
of tho llfo lusuianco companies of tho nation,
It Is easy to understand how watchful these
Investing directors are of tho outcome of tho
new- Issue In their behalf It la claimed that
no fewer than 00.000,000 persons aro directly
or indirectly owners of railroad securities.
Waterways Comins to tho l-'ront
While tho President Is threshing over tho
troubles of tho rallrcads It Is apparent to
those who have watched tho wheezing engines
draw their lengthy trains of cars generally
behind time, and e'peclally so as to heavy
freight, that not only must tho railroads bo
re-enforced bv new tracks nnd new equip
ment, but tint the long-neglected Inland wa
terways mut be opened up for public ue ns
a relief measure .Secretary Rcdfield, of tho
Department of Commerce, tells us bluntly
tint Government neglect In tills ngird Ins
almost approached the criminal stage
Thomas A Edison, now dedicating his
service to tho Government at Washington,
told tho w i Iter ten days ago that such a
waterway as tho Chesapeake and Delaware
Canil ounlit to be seized, and that It should
be opened to a ships depth along with tho
proposed canal across the btato of New Jer
sey from the Delaware Ulver to tho ltaritan
Uy Mr Edison was discussing the pro
priety of drawing even tho small ean.il barges
from tho upper venters of New vork and
bringing them down below tho Ice belt, so that
they might be put to Instant use if ncces
saiy on such mlerablo Inland canals as now
exist Uu contended that there should bo no
hesitation In creating a ship passageway In
land all the way from Narragansett Hay to
Hampton Roads, and pointed to tho frightful
freight congestion now existing between those
points as tho Immediate reason for It.
Apart from these and other recent declara
tions In favor of Inland waterways to assist
theiGovernment and relieve the railroads la
a worth-while pronouncement from the Na.
tlonal City Bank, of New York, which up to
thla time Is about tho last authority the ad
vocates of Improved waterways would dare
to quote. But hero Is what this powerful
financial Institution from the very center of
the capitalistic world has to say:
"Tho country needs a broad, constructive
program for the transportation service, and
all parties at Interest should co-operate In Its
developnwnt. The amount of new work which
can be done In war time Is limited, but noth
ing could give assurance of general prorper
Uy after tho war like a plan for railway de
velopment The plan ;oul' hegln at the
terminals, which la tho point of weakness
now, an! make ample provision for the ex
pansion of traffic and tho accommodation of
all roads. It should include docks and har
bor Improvements and the equipment and
connections necessary to utlllzo and correlate
the inland waterways with the railway system.
The old hostility of the railways to the
waterways should cease and their facilities
should be linked up. The rivalries of rail
systems should bo subordinated to tho gen
eral purpose of affording the best facilities
to 'the publlo in Uio' most economical man
ner." This sounds alrnqst like a declaration from
the Atlantlo Deeper Waterways Association.
It. Is wholly in Jlno with succeatlons reentiv
road by tho chatrnur. cf the Rivers and
WaNJOrs comnuiwi aiw.u is 'jwijeveu (d.ba
fv
TP.PTXT'O TITOrrrVDV
ERIN'S HISTORY
SERIES OF CRISES
Irish 'Convention Climax of Eco
nomic, Political and Racial
Collisions and Conflicts
. By SHANE LESLIE
IRELAND'S norm Is crisis Nothing would
bo more critical In her history than If she
wcro suddenly found to bo normal, for It
would show that sho was on that turn of
tho tldo for which two generations have
waited It has been crisis, crisis, aa long as
I can remember, and for a Eurcpcan I am
rattier aged, somo thirty odd 7 was born
In tho travail of tho first Homo Rule .bill,
and my earliest nursery memory ts of the
Ulster hills abltzo with tho rebel fires at
the passing In tho Commons of tho second
Home Rulo bill. When I camo to tho ago
of reason or unreason, which precedes tvr
qualifies entry Into Irish politics, Redmond
had been leased the chairmanship, Parnell
was dead and Sinn I'eln was a word dumber
Ing In the Celtic dictionaries Ilut It was
always crisis time
There was n crisis over Coercion, nnother
over Cattle-driving, another over Devolution.
Tho liberal party carlo Into lower and wo
had nn education crlsl3, another ono over
tho Irish 1 ingungii mid lln.tlly EWtr pro
vldfd tho most stirring of Hum all 'then
camo the war and In three years Irlh hl'tory
Ins moved faster than In tho prtvloua 1 uu
dred years The convention cannot -ontr.a-dlcl
tho Issue und meaning of tho last threo
years It cannot unmold Ireland, but tt
can provide a sedative and it can glvo Ireland
back her vital heart A sul she Ins a-d
lungs, but to bo n normal political body
Ire'and requires n central heart beat.ng
and pumping healthily thiough her vhole
system: li other words, a responsible and
leflectlvo Parliament. It Is tho business of
t'ie convention either to becomo tomo such
Uov eminent provisionally Itself or ciso to
provldo one on tho spot and never allow tho
nefarious Dublin Casllo a minute of breath
ing space to reassert an Ill-omened grasp of
afttlrs Until then Ireland will show symp
toms that will provo equally tho dcpalr of
tho political physician and of tho military
medlclnlst.
Tho convention is the unexpected wind-up
of a century's play, sometimes grim, some
times humorouR, but always critical. Tho
gamo was growing slower and moro and
moro sullen of lato until tho outbreak of
the vvr Nationalist pliyed against Union
ist, and nation against castle. Then It wa3
Redmond showed his hand and tho Govern
ment snatched tho cards cf IiMi loyalty anl
lrlh enthusiasm out of tils hands, playing
tli-in dls.ai-trously themselves and paying tho
Homo Rulo stakes In defcrted paper Mnco
th-n Mnn 1 cln tins 'been tho only practical
polliy for Idealists und Is becoming tho Ideal
policy for prnctlctl men It ts u tentlment
as abstract as llbeity or free trade, but
It Is Ilablo to to distorted by tho mediums In
which It la presented Tho nicces of tho
convention will del end en their being ablo
to .lv Mnn '"cln a medium cr channel which
ilnll turn tho tlmo spirit to constructive and
not mi rely ee static purposes. i
"Blood Is Trumps"
It must bo remembered th it tho rising
gave the Mnn Vein tho Irish succession In
IiMi lilstorv blood Is trumpj. Tho Mnn
1'elu have been ablo to tako every trlek,
to win every by election vi th the b! rod
stained card It could not bo otherwise.
Tho Iilsh party has eollipssd In publ.o sen
timent, having its pine as m b i ator of
scheme und medium to tho convention. Tho
convention his also taken tho woin-nut
partv'a placo is a collision in it letween the,
popular und tho governing forces Tho lilb
tory of Inland slneo tho union has been tho
natural history of collision mats. Tho con
vention lias to keep Its back to tho castlo
and Its hands outstretched to tho Irish peo
plo. At pi esc nt thcro Is nothing vislblo In
those hand", nnd until something substantial
nppc irs to llo In them, it must bo tho policy
of tho Mnn l'eln to hold back their hand,
Eaih la now spanlng for position and each
Is Huffing a little. Each h ib ono eyo fWid
on thn other and tho other cyo wandering
over tho Atl uitio to America. Mnn l'eln Is
looking anxiously for geneial American sup
uort. Tho convention is looking greedily for
Irish-American favoi. Eacli will go ns fur
an It dares, tho ono In exacting tho Irish
Independence theoretically nnd tho other in
laying tho lliiea of it practical settlement
Each Is playing for dear life, nnd-.t slip of
a cartridge may loso ono us Irrevocably ns
a slip of tho tonguo may up-et tho other.
Nolther could afford for a moment tu In
dorse tho other, but on tho split bargain
between tho two lies Irclmd's peace
Had tho war not interfered, tho two Irish
pirtles. Unionist and Nationalist, would lnvo
endured and then subsided Into tho new con
ditions on tho further sldo of Homo Rule. It
Is now necesjary that both shall practically
subsldo beforo autonomy Is declared to bo la
effect. By tho smallncss of Its contingent
to tho convention tho Nationalist party has
acquiesced in Its fate, and by even attending
tho convention tho Unionist party Is con
senting to somo kind of tinkering with tho
union Their organizations must dlsappeir,
leaving Individuals to bo caught up Into new
combination'.
What aro o bo tho new combinations? Let
It bo granted that the hugo majority of
Nation tlirts uro binn Kelncrs. this docs not
mean they are pro German or nntl-Amerlcans
Poollsh words hero or an exasperating act
there may bo caught up by a passing cor
respondent or an embittered critic, but their
opinion docs not mean that Irish sentiment
has been diagnosed. It will be found as diffi
cult to Isolate Ireland from tho affectionate
sympathy of America as to mako a total
separation of Ireland from tho rest of the
British Isles Ireland needs to cultivate re
lations with all her neighbors 1'rance, Eng
land, Wales und Scotland but not at a loss
of her self respect or of her Individuality.
They aro all, to a certain extent, the rem
nants of tho old Celtic past. To German
writers today tho French aro tho Celts par
excellence. "Welsh" Is tho old Teutonic term
for tho Celt, 'scotch" was tho medieval
namo of an Irishman, and "Brltannl" wcro
to tho Romans a Celtic tilbe.
Hatred Must Die Down
Tho present upheaval lias brought out that
thero ia u Celtic uu well us n Latin and u
Teutonic and a Slavic group In Europe. Tills
leads mo to the criticism of binn Fein as
being too Introspective. There Is a rigor
ously defined duty toward Ireland, but there
Is no proper adjustment of a foreign policy,
Tho first duty of an Irish native Government
will be to come to an understanding based
on other motives than hatred with their
neighbors.
At the present moment the convention Is
likely at any moment to produce a result, in
which case the Sinn Fein will no longer havo
any cxcuo to stand out. At present It may
be said that they prefer to sit In tho cart
and ply the whip rather than Join n the
work of pulling the show along. It may be
that they hopo to get It further and faster
on Its path. They probably' realize that the
convention does not dare to be unsuccessful,
and that the more they demand the further
will the convention sweat and strain. Pres
sure from America, Irony from Russia and
satire from Germany have all had their effect.
Out of tho Sinn 'Fein nucleus must pro
ceed a new party, but It must not be de
structive of all opposition. What Is needed
Is a restoratlbn of balance, a compromise be
tween the two tendencies that aro essential
to all constitutional government. Let the
Sinn Fein develop the radical side. Let them
be brought dow n out of the air by the respon
sibility of office and If they can carry a ma
jority let them rise from the level of reckless
faction to that of a constructive party. Let
them develop a radical party, while the rem
nants of previous parties together with church
and land Interests form a conservative but
not less patriotic opposition In the new Dub
lin Purllament. It takes two parties to regu
lato a constitution nnd Ireland possesses the
makings of botli. The moment that the eon
ventlon lays a result on the table, tho Sinn
Fein are bound to tako their seats. At its"
core im whim .(- ".,... vimy, ane
but osihp: ")'"'
' ,
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Statement ol" Anthracite Ship
ments Shows Big Excess
Over Last Year
To ffic. hditor of the Kicntwi rulUo Lrdgir:
Mr Tho shipments of anthracite for tho
month of November. 1&17, as reported to tho
Authraclto Bureau of Information here, es
tablished a leeord for that month, amount
ing to 6 515,313 tons, nnd exceeded tho ship
ments mado In Nuvciiibci, 1&1C, by S2.',3ic
tons.
For tho eleven months ending November
30, 1917, the total shipments aggregated 71,
431,31,0 tons Theso figures mo 4,057,950
tons greater than tho total shipment! for tho
twelve months list year, and uro 1,480,001
tons greater than the total shlpmenta for tho
year 1911, which until now was the bannor
year In anthraclto production. To date this
year tho shipments exceed thoso of the samo
period In 1910 bv 9cM0,74J tons.
E W. PARKER, Director.
Philadelphia, December 11.
SAUNDERS INSTITUTE
To the Editor of the Eienlng Public Ledger:
Sir William II. Fellon stated In your
paper that Governor Pennypackcr had In his
autobiography located Saundcru Institute on
Thirty-fifth street, and suggested that It was
a mistake
In 18CJ I attended Saunders Institute, on
Thirty -ninth Btrect, where a3 Mr. Felton
says) now ctanda tho first building of tho
Presbyterian Hospital.
Tho houso facing Filbert street was tho
residence of tho Rev. Professor Saunders,
whoso property Included a field extending
from Filbert street to Powelton avenue,
along Saunders avenue, on which the cadets
drilled. When President Lincoln called for
troops the professor's son, Courtland Saund
ers, enlisted, and on September 20, 1862, he
was killed at fchepherdstow n (battle of Antle
tam) and wo (tho cadets) woro crcpo on our
arma for thirty days.
Professor Saunders was lame, and with his
cano lie w ent day after day to tho horso cars
on Market street, at Thirty-ninth street, and
rodo to Sixth, many times and back again,
addressing the passengers on each trip and
taking hundreds of men to the tables on tho
pavement., in front of Independence Hall,
whcro they enlisted la tho Union League
regiments.
Governor Pennypackcr may have confusod
Saunders Instltuto with Hastings Academy,
at tho southeast corner of Thirty -fifth street
and Powelton avenue. To that academy I
went In 1S03, nnd was appointed second
lieutenant of tho Hastings Cadets.
J. HOWARD P.REED.
Center Square, Pa., December lh
WHO CARES?
To the Editor of the Evening Pulllo Ledger:
Mr Under dato of December 3 there ap
peared a letter In these columns signed "A
City Employe." who complains of the low
wage paid by this municipality to men of
his same physical and mental attainments.
Does not tho writer realize the futility of
his efforts to obtain relief by an appeal to
the citizens, whoso political apathy at the
past election was responsible for tho over
whelming victory of tho Plunder BundT
Surely the good people of Philadelphia, aro
not concerned whether a city employe re
ceives 15 or 1B00 of their money each week
To awaken from their leth.argy long enough
to remedy yopr unenviable position would be
entirely un-Phlladelphlan, you know. Thus
tho appeal to your fellow workers to take the
taw unto themselves Is by far the more prac
tical plan, and one no doubt which will bear
fruit In proportion to the measure of your
sincerity and determination o achieve your
end. W. W.
rhUadelphla, December 11.
1 ,
PHILADELPHIA ARTILLERYMEN
To the Editor of the Evening PuWa Ledger:
Blr Wo have 'been reading much about
the 316th Infantry, an all-Phllsdetphla or
ranlsatlon, but have teen nothing about the
' 312th Field Artillery, -which is alo an or
ganization composed of Phlladclphtans.
The 31 6th ' Infantry his been hltchl
,.. (,". receiving gifts. ta. from the home
".. Mi,. h titti- ivciikw i. -.-....' !-.-y
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
flftTCAT TP.VPPPT ATTfiMQ
kind word now and then, especially as Christ
mas Is drawing near
Every ono knows tint the Infantry must
bo backed by tho nrtllluy, und our part. In
tho gamo is us important us that of tho In
funtry. If not moio important
bo, people of Philadelphia when giving
pralso to tho boys tn the army do not forget
the 312th Field Artillery.
TH" FIGHTING IlOYb OF UATTERV U.
Camp Mcadu, Decunbcr 11,
CAMP MEIGS CHILLY
Tu tho hditor of the Eicnlny I'ubtlo Ledger:
Mr We tako great pleasure In writing
jou theso few lines to let you know that
thero me 350 Phil nlclphla bova In this camp,
with no prospects of fcetting home for Christ
mas. The boya uro fitted up very well ex
cept for sweatcis and other woolens to keep
them warm,
Thn namo of our camp Is Camp Meigs,
Washington, which consists of tradesmen
from Philadelphia, who will sco scrvlco'lu
Fianco beforo tho Camp Meado boys, and
would rippreclato somo consideration In re
gard to tho ubovo wo mention.
COMMITTEE. UAHliACKS C 29.
Camp Mclg", December 11.
INVASION OF AMERICA
TT IS questionable whether thero is uni
- thing to bo gained tu occupying for any
length of tlmo so largo n territory as tho
United States. Tho fact that ono or two of
her provinces were occupied by Invaders
would not alono move tho Americans to suo
for peace. To accomplish tills end the In
vaders would havo to Inlllct real material
dainago by Injuring tho wholo country
through tho successful scUuro of many of tho
Atlantlo seaports In which the threads of tho
cntlro wealth of tho nation meet.
It should bo so managed that a lino of
land operations would bo In closo Juncture
with tho fleet, through which we would bo
In a position to sclzo within a short tlmo
many of theso Important and rich cities, to
Interrupt their means of supply, dlsorganlzo
all governmental affairs, assumo control of
all useful buildings, confiscate all war and
transport supplies and, lastly, to Impose
heavy Indemnities I'or enterprises of this
sort small land forces would answer our
purpose, for tt would be unwlso for the Amer
ican garrison's to nttempt'un attack.
Their excellently developed railways will
enable them to concentrate their troops In a
relatively bhort tlmo at tho varloua recog
nized landing places on tho coast. Rut thero
vro many other splendid landings, und It
appears feasible for tho Invading corps to
conduct Its operations on these points with
the co-operation of tho fleet. Tho land corps
can either advance aggressively against the
concentrited opposing forces or through em
barking evado an attack and land ut a new
place.
As a matter of fact, Germany la the only
great Power vwilch ta In u position to con
quer tho United States. Excerpt from
"Operations on the Sea," by Frelhorr von
Edelshehn, formerly of tho German naval
staff.
What Do You Know?
Quiz
1. Mho Karl Marx?
S. Whit Is kohlrabi?
3. Nsme the sutlior of "IUmltt."
4. What li slinlflecl hr the expression, "Tho
yKnblton 1 troa"T
C. VThtt 1 the d'ttlnctkin between a slmtl and
a, metaphor?
0. Where It Marcolns?
1. Who la Fairfax llarrlaon?
8. Which la the Uadser State?
0. What la an olim?
10. Who waa rerld'
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. General Kaledlnea li faetinan, or eUlof, of tho
lion 4 nnaarka and leader or th counter
revolution tn tvutbeafttern Kukala acalnat
the llolahevlkt, ,
S. An Uloarnjraay la pernllarltr of literary
or artUtle stide or of penonalltr.
3, Hanwratra waa the sod of alltnce In tho
tlrefk m'lholoiT, derived from an elder
r.aptlan de-ltr.
4, Faator W'raa,- a German rlertjman of the
rlghteanth . renturrr wrote "The Swlaa
1'ainllr Kvh'naon"
5, Hannibal waa the ireat seneral of rlaaalral
ttmea who eroaes.the Alpai Napoleon tbe
modern seneral who made the puaaato.
0. A lrrte la a abort poem, ratentUllr melodic.
tnrnlnr oa a elnsie mood, tooutht or
emotion,
1, A termln In a military aente la terrltorr,
T uauallr expsoalTe In area, Inrolted U the
operations. f a major rampaljn.
8. OeoTSM CteatCTfons,l Ik rrenler of VMses.
1- .ItnrlfBBl MFICzl.Tr V1 !fH"fnW J?
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Tom Daly's Column
"Tin: max at Tin: Tvnyriim bar"
I uas flftv odd year on the lAncattcr Pike,
TakM the toll, tahin' tho toll;
Dut it's net cr again I'll be doin' tho Uhc,
Slnca uc'vo lost tho conthrol, lost the
conthrul.
An' it'll mann'j a thraiclcr lulu tho road
"Will be glad o' their freedom; je'd ".now
lo their laughter now.
Hut for all thcy'n so frcq hen's one heart
ucars a load,
ll'W ,.o ufsh fo go on, but to sit an' look
afthci now.
Oh, the uondcrs o' u'stfont caught Hid me
eye,
Talin' tlia toll, tahin' tho toll!
I'or tu standllko a king, uld tho uorld
sthrcamln' by,
Is a feast for the soul, food for the tout. """ '
.In' It's all sorts o' foil: In my day that 1
met,
An' I took from them. all, for 'tis I teas
the grafthcr then.
An' tho riches I got I am hoarding thm
yet;
Ain't they all In, me mind as I sit an"
looli afthcr, then?
Oc7if ft isn't 7io ; loney, the uages 1 mean,
Takln' the toll, takln' tho toll;
But a man iilll groio rich ucf tho things '
he 7io jccii,
If they stick to his soul, .: k to his sou).
Thcro is manny a cavalcado 1 caiy told woe.
An' a manny that runs tcid a ripple o' '
laughter, now,
Through tho nays o' my mcm'ru forever
will go j
iricii I'to nothln' to do out to sit an'
look afthcr now.
t
But 'twas Beauty o' "H'on'au enrkhed me
( the most
Takln' the toll, takln' tho toll;
An' these words o' nine nolo are no "tofc- '
crlsh boast.
But the cry o' my soul, cry o' my soul.
I'or there wasn't a day that I stood In Uiat"
place
But uas blessed uld tho grace of some ,
tfocfnt girl's laughter, now,
Or the turn of a head or tho glcom of a "
face,
That I'll often an' often le glad to "oo'j 5
after now!
"Vcter again ulll I stand, d'ya mind,
Takln' the, toll, takln' tho toll;
Ahl but the Beauty Vie seen Is still klnd, 1
An' It's food for my soul, food for mv
soul. y
rick tho tuo eyes from my head. If j5u
Allll
""" . T
ralth, ye can't rob me o' fifty yearr I
laughter, nou;
"Vof nor oj takln' my toll from them stilli
All tho dear roads that I sit an' look
afthcr, now
THERE'S another than out of a Job,
slnco Uio toll roads In this neighborhood
wcro loosed of their bonds. Wo'vo forgot
ten Ills name, but ho dropped In to sco ut
not long ago and honored us with an offer
to tako us into partnership. He was com
piling a boo- of information for motorist's,
showing how to dodge tollgatcs on trips i
through tho country. lie expected to make
a handsome book and charge at least 12 for
it. "For." said lie, "motoris's pay well for
everything." Thcro was somo slight 'Jnt
consistency there, as wo pointed p'to'Ufi