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Hue Lotus it Ureal BUI1PCHIPTIOX TEHMS The Etiiino I'rsuo LiDOts la itrvrd to sub ,jt eeTlbero In Philadelphia, and surrounding- towns Via ' Pf twelve 12) cants Kr weak, payable the carrier. .ur tnaii-sn Mint outs Id of rnlladelrtil. In .4. jVkb "" ,J"ru maiea. v.anaaa, or unuj mate t 1 liv.H.'Alii,?Uw " nrty (DOf.centa per rnon It V' (t dollars nr lear, payable. In adrance. r -Jit .To ell foreign countries on (ID dollar : K n ?ntn. the united Males. Canada nlted ntatra pos centa per month. per 4-1 JvfnTirVll,4rtlA...i Ml44.tna. ..44.... chancel amait Tin old a well aa new address. Mix. S0 VALNVT KEYSTONE. MAW SMI tT Airtt all rommmilcallotiit Kvening Public J.ttarr. iiilfptnilcnca Acanrr, r.llaIlW. . XTXitn it th rniijLctrrnii imit omc n cot i-!ja uait. uxTtxn. I'hlljdrlpVIa, Tuiae, Jiootrr :. M HOG ISLAND TX TUB wholo hlbtory of InauBtrlal pro ductlon Ihcro'Jiaa not been, wo bcllove, ( knythlnc compamblo in maenUurto to tho , hlpbuliainii program of the United States. '"In tho volume of money lmolved and In the quantity of production demanded, to say nothing of speed requirements, no unacr Uklng like it ii recorded. Moreover, it v.aa " undertaken at it ttmo when every other Important industry In tho nation wai work ine overtime and every skilled mechanic TO.s.beslcged with offers of Jobs. General Goethals In tho beginning very properly turned to the most efficient organi sations existing. Tho National City Bank M controlled tho New Tori: Shipbuilding Com- - - ... 4, - ..H1.1 H "Bny and had ava-iame executive bmh:h in shipbuilding. The National City Bank in turn looked to a Arm of engineers which had a rcpuUtlon for turnine out work on chedule time, irrespective of oxpense. It -wis tho mtdl! of July when this news v paper publUhed tho first newa of the pro posed plant and it wa3 tho expectation of all the principals involved to havo work begun certainly not later than August 1, the splsndld weather of summer and fall being taken advantaeo of to rush comple tion of tho plant. But because General Goethala had sacrl- A .a i ,..t.,1 Inlflntf thft it Zinced many uungs 10 t,u. """ iew that tho nrst reauislto was 10 eet, tarted, "Mr. Denman and his associates 'refused to net, demandlns all sorts of papers and estimates, as if it were more Important to avoid waste than It was to build ships. The golden weeks of the year passed. Tho conjectural saving of a few "millions was permitted to delay for weeks and months an achievement of such im perative Importance that no man can even guess what the ultimate loss will be. but it Is certain to be measured not only in millions of money but also in thousands ef lives. There were engineers who declared that !lt kjbW be Impossible to spend in so short .''tteiefhe millions Involved in tho Hog , Island enterprise without stupendous waste, if it were possible to do it at all. An or ganization of that Bizo might easily require Ave years to be "shaken down" and still tail to function properly. The executives fjn charge, therefore, anticipated waste and made provision for it. Up to a month ago the situation was extremely confused. In the last few weeks gratifying progress has been made both In organlratlon and effi ciency. The cogs have begun to flt, although the extreme harshness of the season has Interfered greatly with operations In the Delaware. VVe know little of tho merits of the con troversy between Senator Vare and Rep resentative Edmonds, but we do know that (if the housing program of tho Government Is interfered with as was tho Hog Island plant it will bo nothing less than a national calamity. Have done with politics! The t proposition is an industrial one and of such supreme Importance that proper emphasis ifi or the fact cannot, ue put into woras. wo can afford to quit bickering with one another. Rear Admiral Bowles Is sent here to hustle things tip. Wo presume that ho 'intends to do so. AVe expect to see him 'forget all, about Senators and Represent. .- ("fives apd concern himself tolely with ro- UIU. tie must do i.ciucu iu mo iimu CI our resources by every commercial body .in the city and by the municipal authorities. PThat matter if it does cost tho city a "iv million or so dollars? As much has been ?y pwiy tTlven by subscription ror Jess vital l - jaaueaitf Til a rtvfifA rt fh ivmniiinllu ti At JHyOivcvi m tfuiu.i mvnv omys jn.O WlO ' A Scaler In a hurry and we must make good. tW$ W.ttV . VlSlt aalllNff t U- ..- rTf Jia w w " v ei t.o Bttjua bZ NT0 get tho "ouses. There ia too & -'Viflh talk and too little Dcrformatir.ft. it LlV oratoni fulminate until their fcmguea l ' ' f - - - 4..4 .4 .... . .. . ory u iney wa.ni 10, uut (lis duiiu me "7-S"L-'' .. . ... ana. pnij u mo nicaniuue. llJ y . -f, I,, .iff! ' -? i .WKIW JFIUA'lVrrUK OUJU SW3 IfeSi - .- v, -r. -'." j- ,v i 'Vl-i. wnditftms bring tvharplvv tefthe: hsiMJiiivtien of 'the elt'y ij,t K , e IK the.tlrtatre ef ry;iraUii when It bimw. .Can- Hi tiwip.of JWr that, fult' n Mieuieea ms.iaaaji erve UBure- detared t OfMM U wovif H- let tpa r tured by tho nuartermastor'e corps' esti mate of the facilities required to movo one Held army of 10,000 men. To do that re quires 622 cars and 3t locomotives. And that equipment can movo only one-sixtieth part of n modern nrmy. Imagine northern France, covered with deep snow, and some idea of the Immovnbleness of an entrenched army, of the difficulty of car rlng food and equipment to and wounded and furloughcd soldiers from the trenches can bo gained. There Is an "If" in the accomplishment of every order given to soldiers and engi neers. .Tracks can bo laid If supplies nro rushed, If position-! aro captured always If tho weather docs not ndd Its artillery to tho enemy's. Just when our fancy begin to see no hope of getting on with the war e suddenly remember that tho enemy suffers ns much from tho weather nw we do. Ho finds it difficult to wend a million men from Russia acrosi Germany In win ter and have his railroads not havo bliz zard of their own to contend with. On the whole wo can bo well satisfied that, all things considered, our task is not to conquer tho world, but only to defend It. .SniPS AND MORE SI.1TS rpiin most Important point in Secretary Balscr'H reply to Senator Chamberlain Is his declaration concerning nhlps. "I nm revealing no secret when I say tiat the crux of tho whole problem It toniiOKe," said tho Secretary "Everything wo can get on tho other side without disadvantage to our .Miles we should get there." Tho man who can dr!o a rivet and docs not do It is tho meanest slacker of them all. The man who Rtcals a dollar ap propriated for tdilpbulldlng Is tho meanest Bort of sneak thief, Tho man who loafj on tho Job while building ships li tho meanest port of traitor, even If he docs not rcallzo it. RACING TO THE RESCUE "pniTISII authorities support Mr. Baker's iew that Germany is about to launch terrific attacks by land and nea. Particularly significant is the Secretary's warning that U-boat raids upon American troopships and supply bhlps aro to bo looked for. Not only expert advice In Allied war departments commonds this theory, but every fact In tho European strategio and political situation sustains It. German diplomacy Is now based on the be lief that a blow of staggering, if not utterly demoralizing, effect upon the Trench lines must bo delivered if tho Prussian peace terms aro to bo forced upon tho .Miles. If the transporting of American soldiers to Franco there will be moic than G00.000 of them early In tho present year, according to Mr. Baker Is to continue steadily, tho Prussian program is done for. Thus tho U-boats are called upon for a supremo effort. Tvo must rely upon our navy, that it will live up to Its tradi tions. And thus far wo havo lost not .1 tingle ship carrying troops in any gTcat number. YOUNG MeN'ICHOL TT IS not every young politician who - has tho good luck to start his career with a complete. lexicon of "musts" and "dont's" in his consdoUsnoKs. Such luck should bo William SIcNichol's. He has been Indorsed for his father's scat in the State Senate by both factions of the Or ganization. Many attacks were mado upon his father, and many of them wero entirely justified. But In one sense tho world was never Just to tho elder McNIchol. If he conducted "secret diplomacy" in po littcal affairs, so did tho great Premiers, Presidents and Kings of his day. Ho only followod in local politics what statesmen were doing In international politics. Lucky aro thoy who onter political life in this now air of publicity which tho great war has blown into every phase of public life, nnd who are free to cut loose from the old methods of secrecy which tainted all of us. Ships! Ships'! Ships!' We might call It the Kaiser's winter. Our fighting force may be shy on guns Just now, but gun-shy never! v Girl swMIoki half dollar. Headline, A silver lining to that cloud. Whin a German newspaper openly calls for a revolt we susptt something. Wo fear the Hun oen when ho bears gift". It Is rumored that American troops -nlll soon be In action. Wo do not doubt It, for it must bo a man's Job to held them back. The handing out of city Jobs to secure tho support of doubtful wards Is the last way to secure tho support of doubtful citi zens. Saturday rorMeaa day, Hoover Herniation And every day, we trust, is porkless in Congress now. , Tho United States Chamber of Com merce calls for centralized control of the war. We are getting plenty of It, but not enough In the right direction. The Mayor Is to havo a separate trial. The real condemnation of nn official should be given In the ballot-box. But the trouble Is to get the ote counted. Judging from General Allenby'n progress In Palestine, It will soon bo possible for the wayfarer to Jaunt from Jerusalem to Jericho without falling among thieves or Germans. The trouble with Washington's search for the prettiest girl In the United States Was that It took in too much territory. The object could have been achleed In Philadel phia In a day. ' . If you cannot drive a rivet save a loaf of bread. If you cannot sao a loaf of bread buy a war savings stamp. No person who- does not help In some way should be able to hold lite head up In tho community. The British food administrator declares that, "broadly sneaking, we have today arrived at ths stage that Germany reached two yeara ago." By the time the English get to the German ration, If they ever do. (Germany wilt have arrived at the stage of no ratten at all. :r.r 1 ' Senator Chaniberlaln Is to 'be congratu lated on changing his mind and deciding to keM the meeting In a room large enough to leeM an the members of Congress. The next atep'te W.'thre jMemfeerv eC tfce'.,CablBet the r'tsaAakatMaMaM,. 'a . JaAABe In VakatMltaft s auakoaffVtn aa ttr lR,ravjrMVaraetBa.rf, w EVENING PUBLIC LEDUEK PENNYPACKER'S MESSAGE OF 1905 Governor Discusses the Valley Forge Commission and Private Corporation Police I'K.NMP.CKKR AUroMOGRAI'IIY Ml. l (CorurtcM, ins, 11 rwtillc LttatT Comranv. TUU oik of the Dairy nnd Food Divi sion of tho Department of Agriculture is of great Importance lit Its relfltlonn to tho community In etery point of view, If deleterious substances may be Intro duced Into tho human system In tho nulse of food, or the supply of nutriment to men, women nnd children bo dimin ished in order that greater profit may result to tho manufacturer and merchant, tho spirit of commercialism threatens, not only tho welfare, but tho existence of tho race. On tho other hand, tho dread of such results! may stlmulnto hasty Judgment, unjust to tho Individual mi charged and Injuilou In Its effects upon tho necessary production nnd sale of food supplies, Tho commissioner has made an earnest effort to avoid tho dan gets nhlch Ho upon each side of this problem, and at tho samo time has en forced the lann upon this subject with n zeal nnd earnestness, It Is s.ifo to say, unequaled nnynhcro clao In tho country, nnd never before equaled In tho Com monwealth. Tho irsultR aro gtutlfying, not alono as an exhibition of attention to duty, begun tinder nbuse and continued tinder most difficult circumstances, but the lnvestlKHtlons of tho dlslsloti show that recently there has been a marked impiovcment In tho character of food supplies sold In the State. If thin has been accomplished, It Is un achievement the Impoitanco of which cannot bo over (stimatcd. Tho receipts for fins and licenses collected by this division during the last four eais nto ns follows: 1901 $34,70u.1fl 1902 43.C33.41 190J tS. ISS.71 November 1, 190J, to Octo ber 31, 1904 113,007.00 As at present constituted, tho expenses of tho division ate In tho main paid from the sums collected for fines nnd licenses. This Is a Ej'stem which ought not to exist In connection with tho woik of anv of tho departments, no matter how cm olcntlv and honestly they may be con ducted. The Ijoglslatuie ought to pro vide by appropriation whatever may bo necessary to meet tho needs of tho divi sion, nnd all collections should bo paid Into tho State Treasury for tho uso of the Commonwealth. The details of the work of tho depart ments to which no special reference is here made will be found in tho respective reports, and upon the whole is being per formed In a wav to reflect credit upon tho Commonwealth and Justify satisfac tion If not elation on tho part of her citizens. Valley Forge Commission The Valley Forsfe Commission has up to tho present time purchased In all 391 430-1000 acres of ground and secured both the outer and inner lines of In tronchmente, of which the latter have lemalned pretty much as they nero nt the time of tho encampment of Washing ton's nrmy. Tho ncquUltlon of theso lands and tho establishment thero of a park to be forever maintained and cared for by tho State, where all tho people or tho nation may come to gather inspira tion from the fortitude of tho fathers, were vory commendable and show a proper appreciation of a priceless posses sion. Much has been theie accomplished by tho commission at comparatlelv little expense. Avenues havo been laid out and views Improved, so that nowhere in the countiy can be found surroundings moro attractlvo to visitois. The number of persons from at homo and abroad who go there Is continually and rapidly Increasing. There have hitherto been no salaried positions in connection with tho commission, but It would be well to con rider whether the time has not arrived when provision should be made for tho permanent caro of tho park. During tho last session of the legisla ture there wero a number of bills passed for tho erection of monuments In various parts of the State and upon battlefields outside of it to signalize and preserve tho recollection of importanf events. To com memorate tho aclilevcnfenta of those men who In the past havo rendered Important military and civic service to the State and conferred honor upon her is com mendable since It shows her gratitude, and beneficial slnco it presents an exam ple and arouses a spirit which In time of need may save her from danger and disaster. If such appropriations aro to be continued, there ought to be a wise selection of subjects, so that attention mav bo drawn to that In her career which Is most honorable. Among tho men of Pennsylvania most conspicuous for military achievement during the Revolutionary period was Anthony, Wavne, during tho Rebellion was George G. Meade, To Meade there aro monu ments In Fnlrmount Park and at Gettys burg to Wavne thero Is none In the State. At this time when tho nation is celebrating with vast outlay tho Louisi ana purchase nnd tho settlement of the West, It would bo a fitting season for Pennsylvania to erect upon the hills of Valley Forge, where his brigade lay, or at some other proper place, an eques trian statue to Anthony Wayne, por Ti.ips the most Imposing and potent ftguro In tho western settlement. The Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution has already raised a sum of 18380.35 for a like purpose. This fund is under capable- and Intelligent super lsIon and It might perhaps bo wise to supplement Its efforts. Corporation Police An act of February 27, 1863, provided that any corporation owning or using a railroad might apply to tho Governor to commission such persons as the corpora tion should designato to net ns policemen for said corporation. Theso policemen wero to possess in tho respective coun ties the powers of policemen of tho city of Philadelphia, and Jall-kcepers wero di rected to rocelve all persons arrested fcy them for tho commission of offenses aaalnst the Commonwealth along the railroads. Tho companies were to pay the policemen, and when tholr sen-Ices wero no longer required they were em powered to discharge them by notice filed In the office of tho recorder of deeds of tho respective counties. The system thus established has grown by subse quent legislation, and now railroads, col lieries, furnaces, rolling mills, coal and iron comtrnlcs, corporations for the propagation of fish, and many other cor porations have their force of policemen exercising the authority of the Common wealth. There were Issued in 1 801, 570 police commissions. 1902, 4512 police commissions. 1903, 180 police commlsaions. 1904, 187 police commissions. Usually these commissions have been issued at tne request of the companies and have been unlimited in duration. A practice has recently been instituted In tho Executive Department limiting tho appointments to r period of three years, and requiring the applications to set forth under aflldaWt the circumstances making the appointment necessary, the capability and reputation for sobriety and pcacefulncss of tho person named, and that he is a citizen of Pennsylvania. But It needs little thought to see that tho system la objectionable upon principle and is likely to be ineffective In practice. The act tipon which it Is based Is in artificially constructed, and, were the question raised, would probably bo held to be unconstitutional by the courts. Where the police are selected, paid and discharged by the corporations and bear the name of ''coal and Iron police" it is evident that they are In effect the serv ants of their em ploy em rather than of the Commonwealth whose authority thav erolM. The arrest and Incarceration of a clUesn jfor, breach, of Uw fa one ot the ,,,, eutwm jfor,brecfc,oi; Utv ! one ot the , - 1H1LUJELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, ip the germans feared Scalping A Few Cowboys or Frontiersmen Might Speedily End the Great War r; V A LUTTIUl to tho editor of this paper restorday John W. Frazler, in referlng to Roosevelt's proposed oluntor army of i00,000 men, spoke of It as an "army to be enrolled from the States bordering on both sides of tho Rocky Mountain, nn army that would bo mado up largely ot hardy cowboys, lrtually ready for action Immediately they wero put upon tho firing line, and every man shooting to kill." If that was the Colonel's thought, which apparently It was' not, since many of the men Pledged to him were residents of States thou sands of rnlles this sldo ot the Rookies,, It T,ouM bo Inteiesllng to tnqulro how many 'hardy cottbojs" the entlio West could pro dueo for such ten Ice. The cowboys In their heyday were never a numerous band, and they are assuredly not ns plentiful ns they were, say. In 1898: and they wero never st any time as plctiiresuue as wimp eastern foil: Imagined. Somewhere. In one of his books, O. Henry remarked. "I havo seen many cowboys: but I have seen only ono cowboy off tho stsgo who looked like a cowboy on tho stage." It might not bo Unsafo t say that fictional literature (books and plaj) of tho last half century would assay n bigger roundup of cowboys than could now be mobilized upon the dwindling ranges of the cattle country. .s a mass fighter tho cowboy was never a great suecrss anyway. It's the old conflict of stellar Individuality and teamwork. Tho Rough Riders and that was only a regi ment. It must bo remembered held a number of famous fighting men, the name of Bueky O'Neill being the most outstanding, and ot tho war jecord of that organization did not measure up to the reputation of thft least of its cowboy members on his natlvo heath. liven If It were posslblo to drop a con siderable force of thco plcturesqua 1 ids Into tho trenches In Prance, It would bo too much to expect tfiat they could achlevo at once the wonders accomplished In old times by tho pioneers of that caliber against tho In dians and outlaws of tho western ptalns The Otrnians would need to be educated Into a Rdlutnry feir of their prowess, such aa tho Indiana felt for typical frontiersmen Uko Captain Jack McCabe, of Montana, who with a forco of forty mnn was nblo to overawe several thousand Indians In tho Gallatin Valley. Raising n Sicgo Without a Shot It was during n tlslng of tho Sioux In 1863 that 200 Union soldiers were surrounded In Koit C. r. Smith by moro than a thou sand war-drunken braves. A courier got word to General Hancock, then stationed at St, Paul, and he sent a mossago to Governor G. C. Smith, at Bozeman. Bozeman was 250 miles from Fort C. 1'. Smith and the country between was filled with Sioux In dians. Tho Governor's mllltla forco amounted to fower than 500 men. llo sent tor Colonel Nell Howie, marshal for the Territory of Montana, to whom ho told his troubles. The Governor had to think of the protection of his own frontier, and he felt that he had no men to paro for a relief expedition, even If tliero were the slightest chance of Its getting through "There's no trouble about that, Governor," said llowlo, quietly. "Wo can arrange that matter and still leave the Montana frontier protected. I wilt need soma picked men and a good leader for them. I'll call Captain Jack McCabe." McCabe, a quiet llttlo man, satd It could bo done If he could have his pick of forty good men. "How, in the name of Heaven!" exclaimed the Governor, astounded, "do you expect to rnlso tho siege when you know that tho fort Is surrounded by n thousand wild Indians and that tho country between I occupied by thousands more of murderous Sioux?" "It Is easy enough, Clovernor," said Mc Cabe. "Ths Indians know us and know that wo know them better than they know them selves. You folks from tho I.ast have an idea that what you call Indian atrocities are simply unmeaning exhibitions of brutality; that scalping, for Instance, is simply a form of torture. In that you are mistaken. The Indian believes that no man can go to the happy hunting giound heaven we call It who has been deprived of his hair. Their motive In scalping a victim Is to carry out fiendish hatred to Its utmost by preventing him from having a happy hereafter. There fore, to deprive an Indian of his scalp Is to rob him of his hope of a happy heroaftcr. My men nc.'er kill an Indian without scalp ing him. and the Indians know that. Tho forty men I will select for this expedition aro unerring In thslr aim with tho rifle. They can shoot sixteen shots In sUteon seconds and every dead Indian means a Scalp and every scalp a warrior barred from his para dise. My forty men will walk from here to Fort C. V. Smith without firing a shot." And It was done. Tha forty men marched tho 250 miles, watched by Indians on every side, and sig nals of tholr coming wero flashed ahead. When thoy got within sight ef the be leaguered fort tho Slout Investing the place fled and the forty frontiersmen marched In and escorted the 200 soldiers back to Bozb man. That's the sort of thing your cowboy or frontiersman Is eminently fitted for. If a regiment of such fellows could hit upon the German equivalent for the Indian fear o scalping, they might but, then, that wouldn bo civilized warfare. T. A. V. functions of sovereignty, and the protec tion of property nnd tho prevention of breach of the peaco and disturbance nro among tho most important of IU duties. The one ought not to be delegated and the other ought not to bo evaded. To attempt to do so Is to abdicate sovereign ty and to accomplish It would seem to bo a legal impossibility. The Stato stands above interests in controversy and its powers ought not to be. Used by either of them. In caso of disturbance, no confi dence can bo placed in tho discreet use of tho power of tho State by persons de pendent upon others for their positions. On tho other hand, it is 'the duty of tho State to soe to it that the exorcise of the franchises granted by her Is not im paired or interfered with by violence. It would bo .well for you to consider whether the tlmo ha not arrived for the State to resume theso functions and to authorize the appointment by the Gov ernor of a constabulary of sufficient force, say ten In eaoh county, to bo used wherever needed In the Stot in t), sup presslon of disorder. They could be utilized In the place 'of tho corporation police, the gamo wardens, Jlsh wardens, forest wardens, the officers of tho differ ent boards and commissions exercising police authority, and weald enable tho Kxeoutlvo In cases of emergency to "take caro thnt the law be faithfully exe cuted," as tho Constitution requires, and they would bo likely to Inspire a confi dence not now felt. The objection to such a course Is the expense. To this objection there are several answers. Tho Stato ought to provide for its necessary work beforo belnc generous, no matter how meritorious) the recipients of its bounty may bo. It Is doubtful whether the expense of a regular constabulary would, upon the whole, be greater tlian the occasional calling out of the National auard, which it would at times obviate. Much of what would be the expense) is now bolng Incurred in desultory ways and the expense Of the corporation police comes ultimately from the people. Finally it may be said that this constabulary could be taken from the rank oiUhe National Guard, thus starting with. a disciplined servloe. nnd that no doubt the corporations would be satisfied to be assured of protection to their property and to bo relieved of the burden of main taining their prettnt pollco. ... . ...r777. . .. irtiVKiirsffj"' .1. TjT. T - Jr. J " a-ss-, a V -.''W;. -n WHAT OUR ! in Ms&ti&smm .. --txaaiaiaiaiaaa..aiBaiBaiBaiBm. asBiiiBaMr ji - ijm . w - tji r 'i.v.i v 1,1 I l-l:i it. rrf r. r P flHnjE-slU HEBQaHLHBHC 'VBB afffHalalaaaaaLaL jA.F4aaLaS SV-B LLb JrsV I BalaTaaaaaaBaaTal aaBBESllaBK-liS.SaLStaaBlaT V f'l aTaaaaaaT lA'V. SafaSawaaW- . fJBjTaTaTaB.laTa'LaMS mMnJlfm2S SatsavQar P IrJTJataTPjIaHBT Of. OraVf-l ' ' 'llv J V p a, watLaVaavGal 1W uaV jLS a.JalaiaTaaBaTaC K-StOffWnUUU 4sV- J MORE THAN ONE'S BIT, DUTY'S CALL Urgent Demands on Patriots T. R.'s Generalship Other Views of Readers To the Vdllor of the Evening 2'uhlie I.cdijtr: Sir Uverywhero ono hears and reads thn war sloa-at "Do your bit " A dollar toward the Red Cross, perhaps a Liberty Bond or two and a generally acquiescent attitude to ward the administrative policy with tho pre conceived conviction that those in Washing ton and thoso over in France will bteer tho ship of Stato cloar ot rocks to the haven of liberty and victory. Is tho usual attitude of tho man and woman about town. Let us wake up before It Is too late. Facts teach us that tho civilized world la facing servility unless It does more than Its "bit" to maintain life, liberty and tha pursuit of happiness. The greatest hnrdo ot oiganlzcd outlaws under the leadership of his s.itanlc majesty, tho paranoiac Knler of Germany, Intoxicated with tho might accumulated through generations of preparation for this present carnage this Inhuman organization of powerful highwaymen and pirates under whose "military necessity" all codes of honor nnd morality nro swept aside, Is laboring under the delusion that God is their humble servant, as Implied In their famous axiom, "Vaterland Ueber Alles." The plans outlined liv Germany, tho pieci.e nteps mapped out by tho Kaiser and his fol lowers, through worldwide Intrigue, disregard of International law, the destruction of mil lions of homca.and tho creation of numberless Infirmaries nnd orphan asylums and vast graveyards, Is now known by all who cherish truth. Tho nations of Europe, bled to n dan gerous degree and calling for assistance, havo found responso In tho land of the free and home of the brave. Wo now have assumed the burden of the task, and it Is not an exaggeration to say that It Is up to us to win the European war. It Is not for ua to ask "Will we win?" or "Can wo win?" but we must look stancbly forward, do more than our bit nd "" "'"" 'hall win. In tho name of Ood and freedom !" To do Just "our bit" places us In a f.ilxo and dangerous sense of security nnd Jeop ardizes body, soul and the country for which our forefatlieni fought nnd bled. It Is not enough to do our bit; wo must do mir nil, and do it now! It Is not enough to Just trust In thoso jou havo nelectcd to govern ami Elve your country tho rmro crumbs and leav lnis of your Income and then feel that your conscience la free of all obligations The (riving must Involvo an actual sacrifice a alvlng to our country of what we are not accustomed to part with; If we cannot lend our bodies in the interests of God and hu manity, the least we can do Is to advance our possessions so that tho means to hasty victory over tho enemies to mankind will not bo lacking. It Is only through generalized concentra tion of effort that we might becomo Invin cible In strength and press back thoso mighty hordes to restore them to reason. This is no time for hysterical emotionalism, passivity and Indecision. Ths life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of every 'man, woman and child are now at stake and must be defended b every and all means labour possession. Un less we grit our teeth find etake everything now this carnage wilt end God alone only knows when. . .. ..,., lt us, therefore, strike out the slogan "do your bit" and maUe it "do your nil, and do it now!" IHHAKL DRAM. Philadelphia, January 28. ROOSEVELT AS GENERAL To the Kdltar of the Evcnlnp Piib'.o ttigtr; ntr The wrltsr would like to answer John W. Trailer's Utter In your edition of today. He forgtts, but ths 'War Department docs not, the ago and physical defect of Rooso 'rlt In that he has the use of butjme eye. Nalthor has Roosevelt that military ex. perlence which 'would entitle him to com mand' 149,000 men. !te ntver commanded more than 100 men In his life. Hi 'forgets also that there are net that many eligible men In the region he describes, cither cow boys, "ttoboea or blalhmkltes. He forgets also- that while It may be pes. slble In tile course of one year, with the available ocean tonnage, to transport' 809,000 troops and their" aocouterments across; to Vla4lyotok,.lt'wouId reqti!r anatlMr.jreaMd, love tnsm.v tneirpuonmnmon, mm weav erse sua equipment. over.ine sevsnK . -V. lV IT, , 191S FOLKS THINK OF-THE WEATHER '." sand miles ot singlj-track railroad acioss .Siberia. Many persons seem to bo engaged In trying to find some llttlo snag to pHce In the way of the Administration ; not that thoy llko Itoosevolt, but thnt they hate tho Administra tion nnd nil Its people FKDEKAU Philadelphia, January 28. CRITICISM OP PENNYPACKER 1o the Editor of the Evening l'ublla Ledger: Sir Would It not havo been better for all concerned if Samuel W. 1'ennvpacker had been moved by tho laigo nobility of spirit that marked Morley when ho began his auto biography? And In view of tho kind of thing that PennjpnckerlHin stands for. Is It not I ef rcshlng t.i read In tho Mcrloy preface this splendid attitude toward thoso men and tile things ho Intended to deal with in his book? For, writes Morley: From the point of egotism, again, be sum that complacency and belt-content aro lucky, If amid things vanished, "in that other world wo call tho past," they do not stumble on plenty of material for self Mirprlse and self-ieproof, and avvako to the discovery that fair .names of states man, thinker, writer were only courtesy titles after all without real lank or cjalm to wider voguo or attention. Much of my ground obviously Involves others, deeply should I regret It If a single pago wero found unfair or likely to wound just sen sibilities. Mora deeply Mill should I de ploro It If a singlo pago or phraso or pass ing mood of mlno were either to dim the 1 imp of loyalty to reason or to dlshanten earnest and persistent 7al for wise politics In younger readers with their lives still before them. Apply this as a test to tho Pennypacker biography and Immediately tha thing that tho famous Quay-made Governor sets out to do becomes grotesquely obvious. Pursuing the opposite tactics to thoso of Morley, Pen nypacker dellbert tely seeks to make himself gieat by despising ever) body else. Even tho copybook tells us that "self-praise Is no recommendation." And while one cannot but admire tho Journalistic enterprise thnt secured this garret gossip, this village chronicle. It Is already plain that no one will ever go to the late volumes either for political wisdom or for a reasonable. light on affairs. In fact r... a political figure, the autobiography hoists Its kolf-made hero on every pago with the ooinbs ot his own making. Of course Pen n packer couldn't bo a Morley, but he might have Imitated hlH sense of decency, pronrletv magnanimity and letlcence. ' . IHSTORICL'S. Philadelphia, January 28. SCIKNTK AT BTBItCT CIlOSsiNtiS TIih pmaphnrp9 of th traffic ,ai.. u of the lra dtl ire supplied wUh V .vaSES r mirror. tr wwd. the oiVratora 2ra .SuS to soe In all dlrectlona about them. cnablei1 MOKK OONSKItV.VTlSM XKEDIUl Ihe twat nf llf la 0ft,n wasted J r '? c". b,,0"l "'" tailed or all dlipla.a of waatml hlt, 'iho worat fa whan two women "aa. What Do You Know? I QUIZ i 1. Wlmt la an Ifloo 2. Who wrote "Tom bawrer"? 3. What fa f'h meanlnr of "C." In nl,f,r.i.i.i HUM ot knlihlhood? ,B nw"et4 4. Hlio la Kdwanl It. Stttlnlu? &., Define pedacos, 0. Vllio Is rrlore roit Iluolow? 7. When was Ihe Mnro Doctrine enunciate 8. What prealdeuts were born la Mrtlala? ' 0. What I a rode of Iavra? 10. What l a lliiotjue machine; ' , ' -I Answers to Yesterday's Queries 1, I'rc.UUnl born In Uhlei Grant. Jf,ea, Car-' Held, Uenjamln llarrlaon, JleKlnler, 2, Theodore K. KrrW, thief arcfclteeet anil eao. irvftwn vmrinerr o to IT n I tod uttZ Sonata., :. a muhirai lonu ror one be ! in.,. n... uauitlr In three uo.TmenU. aid Tf.l" rin u ned formula. """" ane fal- inii lowl rontooa brldxoi la mJlltorr parlaW a brtin 6. ChUntli ea IlaJlau in reaaVln, 7. Tonaraee, wrote ! Wemorlam," 8. The rnatli EotoJutUni The period botireoB thj. ( of the Stato Oelaraf ui saUloo. JTW. and tho eoUbH.ln,... 72E? JH8.ff4"' ! "Wok She Hoi; KS wv.Tntewn aae U . -YeeaHsaat MaaroMoehV a aeWttoeM ef iwt . U. 'C0W MM lr;io4''.ai: .t-) McAroni Ballads tv& CI ., I)A MUSICA LANGWADGE Donato Soldi ces so domb Dat w'en he try to sneaka som' . .-: Plain Anglnise words dcy vvecll notcoaV; iic joosta no can say dcm. You sec hecs tontruo eet ces too slow For tal hecs thoughts; but lat heern go An' gat nees vioiecn nn' bow An he can play dem. Oh, no you need not laugh at dat! For eet ees true, no matter vVgl; Da thoughts he pot censide heeahat,, Hees tongue can newa say dem ' So plain as he can mnk' da theeng To all dat hear heent w'en ho breeng Hoes bow across da fiddlc-streeng . An' lie ccs play dcm. Eef he's een love, cef ho ees sad, Ecf he ces mad, eef he ees frlad Whatever feelin'g dat he's had, Ho don'tn need tovsay dem, For evra man from evro Jand Dat hear dn feariln oert'heps hnrl Can catch hees thoughts an' ondraitn4i W'en hi ees nlnw ilnm. 1I xS Donato Soldi, honnv man! v He no can speaka 'Merican, An' even words Italian He's vcrra slow to sav dem. . I would be wiser, too, to speak My angry feelin's not so queeck, But lay my feedle to my cheek An' iusta tjlav dem! TOM DALV "(VJ ACORNS M BcinE the Little Beginnings of Siajjl Worthy Timber m ALIi the other children In the family.' X. RnmA itnAMaT fatnf ..Tjvnt Tittle , Her blank present wave forth no gUniwor,H promise for a future at all approacUafl! brilliant careers the others predict Wj themselves. But whenever the little oi began to boast, the mother was svontJlr3 fully to say, "But Agnes can wrH".l this was meant for a spur for the Iltuei na 'It probably was in part. It was too applied to bo at once effective. The ?Wj lady dldn t condescend to learn to rea fj"?! until Bho was nine. But when she did ho literally wore her eyes out. So' vourcd everything that was served uV tvrtA Then rIia hf-ran in write. It the only way she knew to cam ber W' nnd for a long time the worK was ar and the returns but Door. She did, work for the Philadelphia, capers. See, tried verses, but they didn't seem to "J neither did her stories; Then ote day. sent an essay to the Atlantic MentBBT Ifcomas Bailey Aldrlch accepted !-., was tho first sprout of the acorn, ado lnrllos and rantlemen. hear the weft Doctor Horace Howard Furness, when in he presented her to the faculty or f crslty of Pennsylvania for tho doctor! letters: v "AfrnAA Tti.nnl!,.r 1imi.usa jihe. has tho art. well-nlah lost In these days, ef essayist. Slightly to change the well words, there Is no nrovince of the that she has not touched and there lV Ing she has touched .that.the has not Under her searchlifir a-ar all blown, PI lies shriveled. To her the byway, ef turo are as familiar as the highways. lnti r.n. nook or cunboard havo her H ftct strayed that they have net led v a purer etner, a diviner air, arra ser to us quickening springs and glttterlaeV ta.ns." . ,. " r )D KDITOBIAX, ZriOKAUS As ait opportunity for tho Carman CrowtigJ to ahon hla abtlltr. tho war mar Irtsdy BJ X (ana juMurp.- vufumoua AJiapoiiu. riumanla, deurtod fcr tb nuMlaOJ, rot la oppooltlon to a. separate, peace. .M ha I ft didn't wapt a separate war. SaatU t lntolltge At, ....bin. a ' fnlAntV. t.t,a. ft ..M'ttMalX.... .wiA m 4I4MMUOH VH that a.-4'war cablmt" be nacaad. .'Wtsjt ' bappent Now Xprk,JtforplB,TlW('r" 4P nrtl.M4.44l . It 1.1 Mild, la't zotwraoitf feroaua kiateeta, 'Wlfl eVmvifteiUS ' t' I .,
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