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8$ MYTH OP HUN INVINCIBILITY
fM" .rnHEIlE Is no organized antagonist to
Oenrany left In tho East. Brave Bu
mania U surrounded on all xjlc.', left des
olate by Russian betrayal, and must ac
cept a dictated peace under duress. Ilusc
ian redemption of Christian territory In
Asia Minor lias been abandoned. Only
In Saloiilca is there an army of respectable
proportions defending the Allied cause, and
tn Bagdad and Jerusalem there arc Brit
ish expeditionary forces. It Is true that
whistles blow In Hussion towns and red
brained men gather In the squares to unite
In defense of their country; but they have
no guns, none of the machinery of modern
warfare, and even as they gather, motor
ears by the thousands and great parks of
artillery fall without protest Into German
hands. We do not go so far as to charge
that this booty has deliberately been placed
within German reach, but the situation Is
a suspicious one. Time was when masses
of undrllled men might light like heroes
and win, but dauntlessncss Is now mere
fodder for machine guns and organization
Is as requisite to defense of rational terri
tory as to the preservation of law and
order.
Historians at a future date will look back
in amazement at the marvelous prestige of
victory which Germany was able to acquire
by political achievement. Slnco tho first
month of the war Rhe has not won an im
portant military triumph against disciplined
troops under anything like equal condi
tions. So long as Russians had munitions
i and order they experienced little difficulty
In making; headway through East Prussia
or Into Gallcia. The Rumanians were be
trayed from the beginning and left without
promised assistance. The Italian armies
were Invincible until German propaganda
wrecked morale and fooled whole regiments
Into believing that tho war was over and
no further necessity for lighting existed.
.All these victories have been achieved by
guile and there has been nothing whatever
to Indicate a German superiority in tacticx
or strategy. In bravery or military effi
ciency; yet It is certain that the Hun's
enemies have been Impregnated with the
Idea of a Germany Invincible In arms, and
we hear educated men, even in this coun
'try, talking of the Impossibility of over
coming the Juggernaut which tho Kaiser
! ruthlessly driving against civilization.
The truth is, of course, that the Ger
man army Is not invincible, the German
morale not absolute and a German triumph
not won. She is at the pinnacle of her
power. Each day strengthens the Allies.
Jt may be true that the economic ring of
Iron about the Central Empires Is broken,
but the new lands opened up are In a pitia
ble condition. A year ago the energies of
he Allies' were being expended In supply.
Ing munitions and other material, under
'g extraordinarily difficult conditions, to Ilus-
f iia, where treason handed them to tho
,V enemy. There has been a school of experts
&m which all along has taught that the gamblo
'..$. , h HecUinn nlinuld be on the western
mi.):- . .
frv 'front, In a straight fight, with tho run
f- SVi-i. Af 4la AIIIam A-rnrtnd in thn fifth! rila.
.V&i.Sat of access. For u period Russia was
'rfe . .
F4. essential, but that was months ago. ve
H 'can outman and outgun the Hun from tho
LjfeivKorth Sea to tho AarlatIc' and we aeo no
IF. A5."rauajin for despondency In a situation
S ?' -&- l ... l. nnnn..4l,nf.r tin mn
" .WniCU S1VCS U IH vyyvmnnj " "" ww.
j'x3t "Wo never heard of a triumphant nation so
' ager for' peace as Germany is.
aafai .K1l.n tlinr. mllltArfam la an ripfl-
ftt' saHely'doomed as slavery was; that the
f'i?tJA . ., .. -,T,
'mStlMt. not & foot of territory by con
ejtiistj'wlll finally B to Berlin; that the
' lieaj; will fight their way to the only sort
MjtJMM'inat civilisation can countenance
' tsjlMSjsM, J.ne pnrao rsi,uiaiie is lor inis
i t keep its head. fYe need then
ffear, but rather a supreme confl-
ppiJtSw. outcome. '
l swsft. lo.ixi pessimuiu as to Ue.
ytasintotraUon, for crltleism Is a
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EVENING
thought to pack Into these few words, but
me aeveiopmcni 01 ins ineine is iun un
practical suggestions. A homo N In itself
an Insistent call for an extension of Indus
tries, Every firm providing: the necessities
of life Is required to widen its activities
with every new scoio of households that
bring to It their patronage.
Tho clinching fact In the proposition ns
it applies to this city Is that there Is an
assured demand for steady workers here.
The natural expansion of our Industries
would have produced a housing piobleni
whether war had come to forco the lsxue
or not.
"l'HK l'KKSENT EMEUOENCY"
rpiiOHt. who see no long step forwuid
' in the assembling of uhut may be
called a labor-andcapltal parliament In the
offices' of tho Department of Ijibor ut
Washington xhoulil ask themselves If tlicy
would not have thought It a remarkable
new piecedcnt It It had taken place a
year ugo. It Is a xhoil step fiom the Gov
finiiU'iit'rt settling of tho lefent shipyard
utriko to this business of formulating
national policy by which capital and labor
are each to surrender certain lights "In the
present emergency" at tho request of the
Government. But It Is only one of many
shott steps that have been taken from time
to time by almost Imperceptible gradation,
It Is only by setting present conditions In
abrupt contrast with those of the past.
Ignoring tho intervening steps, that the
revolution that has been effected can be
teallzed.
.Meanwhile "the present emergency" bids
fair to be a permanent condition. It has
become generally recognized everywhere
thut the end of the war will end only one
feature of the look of tho changed world
the actual lighting. It will bo nearly as
hard to demobilize as It was to mobilize.
Legislation takes this into account. The
Government must control the railroads for
many months after the war. it must also
control other activities wheio vast num
bers of employes and umotinls of Invested
wealth must be coordinated, rood must
be kept In motion toward exhausted popu
lations; garments and medical supplies
sent to Impoverished nations. The doctors,
architects, artisans and mechanics who
havo gone abroad cannot quickly be
brought home, with tho Immense 1 con
struction of devastated Europe already in
their hands.
All these factors combine to put a stionw
backbone into governmental control of
conditions of employment for a period long
overlapping the steps toward peace, which
will be nearly as disturbing and fraught
with alarms, no doubt, as are the present
vague comparisons of peace terms. There
would be as much danger then as now If
great strikes broko loose. Strikes, as
much as trade aggressions, aro wars In
miniature. Men have had enough of war.
They want to be safe.
"The present emergency" will be with us
for many years to come.
AKCIIDISIIOP I'KENDEKGAST
ARCHBISHOP rRENDnUGAST was a
x churchman of distinguished achieve
ments. In a ministry extending over half
a century his devotion tb tho Ideals ho
cherished Impressed not only the people of
his own faith, but tho entire community as
well. III3 llfo work lay along lines which
bring reward In love and gratitude, al
though he sought neither, and he laid up
ills treasures beyond tho veil. His falling
health had prepared tho public for news of
his death, but this does not mitigate the
feeling of deep sorrow, personal to thou
sands, which his loss brings to the com
munity. He hated the things that are bad
and rejoiced in the things that are good,
respecting and exercising authority, and
In the field of his endeavors he measuied
up to the standard set by tho distinguished
prelates who preceded him in his high
office.
nOCTOK DIXOX
"PROM what proved to be his deathbed
Doctor DI.on continued to dictate
health talks n's the loyal public servant
that he was. From the timo ho was ap
pointed State Health Commissioner by
Governor Pcnnypackcr until ho died there
was never any question about his first
allegiance. He was tho doctor always and
tho politician never.
But unfortunately this did not mean that
he was always allowed to do his work
with freedom from a corrupt Intrusion.
Attempts were mado to hamper him In
tho service of clearing the streams of the
Commonwealth from pollution. He won
because the truth wins, and Doctor Dixon
stuck to tho truth without fear or favor.
March is starting tho lion game ahead
of time.
Hermann Near Tapa. Headlln.
We do not doubt It.
Every time a Samtneo pulls the trig,
gcr, Berlin's accent gets sweeter.
More Varo cops appointed.
Is being made safe for South
phocracy.
The city
Philadel-
The Chancellor Is for "free" States to
bo carved out of Russia and branded with
the Teuton iron.
So quickly wns tho latest Hoover order
put Into effect that It seemed wheat-bread
turned gray overnight.
Penn Aiumnaa Urea Open Door fne tv,....
Headline. .......
The University evidently does not want
to be Chlnafled.
lAck of funds Is hampering tho city's
health department. Past extravagance
always Is felt In losses which we can least
afford to endure. .
Ko one suggested that Captain Henkes,
who got twenty-flvo years for refusing to
fight In the American army against the
Kaiser, should be elected, to the Senate,
Moscow Is now supposed to be the Ger.
man objective. It was Napoleon's Verdun.
Everywhere the modern "world-conqueror"
looks he could see the specter of Waterloo,
If, he had seeing eyes.
r , t
Most of those forty.elghtyear-o!d Ger
man's, .whom merciful members of the rclclia
tag want relieved of military duty, are on
tha eastern front, It wilt be a pity If they
have la go tip against the Japs.
.V.'W condemn . Senator 'Robert M. I-a
FeJWU." aayt sWIsowwte1; Senate reaolu-
tiost... AU rtcM, ymtj&mMm., mm. :
PUBLIC
PENNYPACKER'S
TERM EXPIRES
The Four Eventful Ycnrs as Penn
sylvania's Executive Are
Brought to n Close
riLN'xvi'Acurii AUTniiiiMiiiArnv mi. m
tCoevriplil, 1H, hu 1'iiti'lc ttilatr ComimiiiJ
fXS THE 17th of September, accompanied
J 1,v
by tho Adjutant Genet ul and the staff, I
went to Antletam, JUL, to accept tho monu
ments of the Third, Fourth, Seventh and
Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves. On one of
my official visits to Antletum nn unusuat
and rather poetic little incident occurred.
From the midst of the marching troops
a tnbblt ran out and Jumped up upon
the 1 ostium, hi my speech I contrasted
It ns a symbol of peace and safety where
forty years befote destruction raged.
And now we come to the end. The flnul
message made some comments on con
dition) but no suggestions, leaving those
lei my successor. The newspaper corre
spondents at llnrrlsbutg, legurillca of the
policies of the Journals they represented,
had grown to be my friends, and this de
spite the fact that I had never granted
any unusual favor. The time had come
when attention could not be misunder
stood, and on January .1. 1507, 1 invited
them to n dinner at tho mansion, where
wo hud n sociable and enjoyable time und
much watm-hearteel expression of good
feeling. John P. Dohoney, always staunch
and reliable; George J. Urcnnan, bright
as u new coin nml effervescent ns Vichy
water: the sensible Frank Bell, the ub!e
George N'ox McCain. Peter Bolgcr. Harry
S. Calvert. Peter .1. ilob.tli, Robert Vt.
Herbert and A. Boyd Hamilton, who need
no emplmsUing. and many nioro were
there. I parted with them ery, very
happy over the pleasant and agreeable
relations, accompanied with entire con
fidence, we had all along sustained.
The staff gave me a dinner at the Belle-vue-Stratford.
In Philadelphia, following
the one gheii to them at the executive
mansion, nml theie ptesented mo with nu
liumensu silver loving cup appropriately
Inscribed.
The day befoie the close, the bends of
tho departments called mo Into the Gov
crnor's reception room, and there, through
Carson, presented me with n silver set of
103 pieces', each engtaved with the family
coat of aims. Tho piece do resistance
wns a hugo and handsome salver. Po far
us I nm awaio nothing so claboruto had
occuned In the experience of any former
Governor, and I was overwhelmed with
this expression of sympathy nnd kindly
feeling. .
January II Governor Stuait was In
augurated. That night my family spent
at the Lochiel Hotel and the next morning
went down to Pennypacker's Mills.
CHAPTER XIV
COMMENT AND REVIEW
It must bo conceded that neatly the
whole of what at tho outset I had planned
to do as Governor had been accomplished
and. In addition, tho beneficial legislation
of tho special session and the completion
of the Capitol. Tills success was largely
duo to the fact that, subordinate to the
Interests of the State, tho duties to the
party, to the Legislature, to thoo who
were working with me in the administra
tion and to individuals were not forgotten.
It is a rcgrettablo fact that the chief ob
stacle in the accomplishment of effective
public work is the modern newspaper. This
is not because the editor Is any lower In
ethics or In intelligence naturally than the
politician, but because the Journals rep
resent a great money-making power en
tirely Irresponsible and without any kind
of control or supervision. They ought to
be and might be a great help to a man
trying to work out correct results, but he
Is compelled tn do without their assist
ance and generally to overcome their oppo
sition. The succeeding administration soon gave
evidence of what was destined to be its
chief characteristics.
1. Tho Divorce Congress, called by Penn
sylvania to endeavor to secure a sytem
of uniformity in divorce legislation,
participated In by leading lawyers and
divines from nil over the country, after
long nnd careful consideration, report
ed a statute proposed to tho different
States. It was adopted In New Jersey,
Delaware and some other States. Tho
Attorney General of Pennsylvania de
clared that thero was "nq. divorce evil"
and this serious effort to Improve our
morals and our lives was killed in tho
house of Its friends nd originators.
2. Tho act making newspapers responsi
ble for negligence and requiring them
to print tho names of ownors and edi
tors was repealed nfter this fashion.
Tho lattqr part of it wns Immediately
ic-enacteil and this enabled It to bo
said with a conscience none too nlco
that the whole act had been repealed.
By this course the administration Fe
cured such popularity as could bo
gained by newspaper favorablo report.
3. An act of Assembly provided for a
commission to erect a statue to Sena
tor Quay "on tho Capitol grounds at
Harrlsburg." Tho commission had pre
pared, by a competent artist, a marblo
statue to bo placed In ono of tho Capi
tol arches and It was now ready for
erection, Thero was tho usual outcry
and, in obedienco to It, Instead of to
tho law. tho statuo lay In a box for two
years. This was a plain and direct vio
lation of a statute by those sworn to
sco that the laws wero enforced. At
the next session of the Legislature a
mandatory act was passed and the
statue was put In its place.
i. Neither tho district nttorncy of the
county nor tho attorney general con
ducted the prosecution of those who
had so well bullded the Capitol. Private
counsel of capacity and experience
were employed for tho purpose. But
tho nttorncy general sat with them
through all of the trials and saw to It
that the weight of tho Commonwealth
was thrown against the defendants.
It cannot be said that regard for tho
public weal Inspired any of these acts.
Nor so far as the head of the administra
tion is concerned was there any 111 will
or personal motive. In his kindly nnd good
hearted way, no doubt, ho wished things
were otherwise. But it was a case of
sheer lack of will power to resist the In
fluences surrounding him.
162 "Walnut street, Philadelphia.
My Dear Governor You did It bettor
than well, and personally I thank you.
1 did not say with what double' gratitude
the Senators of our Big Medicine Lodges
(why did I not say sachems) regard your
appointment of Le Conte. I hear but
ono opinion; and mlno you know.
May you have a rclgn glorious for ttie
dear old State.
Yours with most friendly regard.
- , WEIR M1TCHKLU,
.HIS excellency mo uyturuur.
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
The Gownsman
niHE GOWNSMAN' Is a man of scholarly
X habit, however he may wear Irfs gown
less as a garment than as a condition of
mind. It Is his vocation to know a little
about books nml to try to learn somewhat
more. But his avoratlons take him among
men. nr.d he feels that his gown does riot
preclude) in him the right to exercise his
Judgment and express bis opinions on men
and affairs with the name degree' of free
dom accorded to other men and with simi
lar safeguards of good sense and courtesy.
The Gownsman does not wear his gown at
all times and he reserves the right to dorr
It anil don It again at his own good will
nnd pleasure. He will modestly leave It to
his readers whether ho customarily sleeps
In It.
IN AMERICA e call the gown by the fine
name "academic costume." And It may
clothe the Justice on the bench, or the col
lege senior for a month before commence
ment In the annual endeavor to uphold ' n
Immemorial rustoni," so honored In tha
breach that Its obsenanoc has become con
spicuous. In short, the gown has come to
be little ifmie than a. symbol, du'y stand
ardized, like the paits of a irotor. It IP
pears malnlv on format occasions, woiu by
a faculty which suffers In It only rcmlan
imally, or by nn elated student body which
need masquerade In this manner only once
In a lifetime. The gown was once a ery
practical garment. It could be wrapped
around a shivering scholar of a cold morn
ing; the cape was a convenient pouch In
which to carry books or other provender;
and It was rapable, at need, of covering
sartotlat shortcoming. The gownsman of
old Hied apart In cloistered seclusion. When
he studied It was In a. cell like that of a
monk; when he walked, It was under Gothic
arches. He was popularly supposed to bo
much addicted to books; and forbidden
studies, that dared not see tho light, were
Imagined his only diversion He knew as
much of the general great world about him
as a mole newly thrn-t out of ids tunnel,
and the lango of his vision In daylight was
scarcely greater This is not quite a pic
ture of the modem scholar ; but there are
people who believe that It Is.
"I
ALWAYS discount the opinion of a pro-
Ihc remark of a railway prriddcnt. somewhat
gruffly made In the hearing of two or three
of the unfortunates whom he ro despised ;
and he added: "S'luh men don't get out
Into the. world and get to know things."
Could tho lailwn.v president possibly have,
meant, "get to know the thlnss that 1
know"? anil does the man of affairs more
frequently succeed In getting in out of the
world to get to know things that aro not
of the maikelplace, nor of the forum, tho
things which nrc not struck out of tho mo
mentary contact of a man with a man, the
things, whatever be their nature or their
alue, which wo git tn know In tho study, in
ho laboratory, at times in the ponderlngs
of seclusion alone?
P't
OLD Oxford there was tho town, and
there was tho gown. The gownsman was
of the university. The townsman was any
other native of Oxford, a tradesman, a
lackey, a physician perhaps, a lawyer, even
a church dignitary, but he was only a towns
man. Tho bulk of the townsmen lived by
trade. Town and tho gown seldom agreed :
at times their differences became acute, nnd
there wero disturbances and riots. For tha
mero gownsman, the town had a supremo
contempt. Ho was only a sojourner in Ox
ford, he hail been neither born nor bred
there: nnd lie came to Idle his time over
books and lose what sense he had In Im
practical studies and disputations. For the
townsman tho gownsman had only supercil
ious toleration. He was a common fellow
at best, following the chase after shillings
and pence Instead of treading the ways of
learning.
"STOW this old feud of tho town and gown
J.N has lasted until today. Our man of the
world still doubts the Judgment nt the man
of books for the measure of whoso attain
ments Ills own experience lias given him no
stamlaid. And our man of, books too often
wears his superior knowledge In some little
field of his own tillage, ns if that petty ac
quaintance might suffice to run successful
ly a ten-thousand aero farm of any crops.
Mere scholarship Is narrowing; it may be
questioned whether mere business Is any less
so. The Incessant feeding of tho dally bread
of knowledge to the young but none too
hungry, no matter how skillfully it may bo
spread with the butter of the art of peda
gogy, scarcely tends to that broadening nnd
enlarging of the spirit and experience that
should train to the highest offices. And un
doubtedly the playing of the great game of
business nnd of public affairs has a tendency
to sharpen the Intellect, whether the game
bo played according to rule or with the over
man's disregard of morals wmrn German
'efficiency" teaches us. But there is as great
game In scholarship likewise nnd In the suc
cess of those who happen not to bo con
cerned only with Immediato things. Tlio
old debating societies used to discuss: "He
solved that Daniel Webster was a greater
man than Ralph Waldo Emerson"; "that
tho inventor of thn cotton gin was a great
er benefactor to tho human race than tho
emancipator of tho slaves." Tho determlna
Hon of such Irrelevant matters may very
properly be left to such Indecisive decisions.
FOR scholarship, then. let U3 havo the
scholars, and for business, business men.
Not quito so fast. Wo often take to our
selves the credit, the marvelou3 adapta
bility of the American character, In older
countries man Is bred to the trade of ids
fathers before him. ps transfer from ono
walk of llfo to another Is difficult. Our
democracy, in theory, nt least, gives every
man nn equal chanco ; a maif may start tow
ing canal boats and end In Balling tho ship of
State. How little it matters whether a man
is of town or gown, of tho pavement or of
the furrow. There havo been Ehoemakers
who have not ended with their last; and
mere nave neon men nt affairs. In happier
times, who have been manumitted from trade
and turned Into tho fields of science and the
uplands of tho arts.
IT IS a sign of tho times that business men
and collegian aro now running this wnr
of ours side by side; that thero Is need, as
in times of pence, of men from the fields,
the forge, the desk, the market, tho labora
tory, the study, tho studio. Brains and an
effective personality, who cares where they
come from?. Yet give the gownsman this
satisfaction: Our three great presidential
figures aro all of them men of the gown
become men of affairs, whether we turn to
our sago law-giver, now come back whole
heartedly to tho fold of tho gownsmen, to
our picturesque objector, o whose hands
wo wish a speedy return of the hard-hitting
weapon that ho wields so boldly, or tn that
august figure In whose controlling hand lie,
moro than In that of any man, the destinies
of nations,
THE GOWNSMAN.
The neil article by The Gownim.n will appear
on Wednesday. Marrh B, " "r
00M PAUL'S CANNY VERDICT
President Kruger was once called upon,
as King Solomon before, to pass Judgment
In a matter of ownership. The case was
that of two brothers, who had Inherited a
farm and could not agree as to tho division
which had to be made. They agreed that,
rather than take the matter to the courts,
they would let President Kruger decide.
President Kruger appears to have hesitated
about as little as King Solomon did. He ln'
structed tho elder brother to make what he
considered a fair division, and then he rave
first choice to the younger brother. A solu
tion like Solomon's, both masterly and
simple. 1
flCHH KNODOn HIGH jminxn
Twelva.year.old Oeorsa W. Kelly was ree.ntlyl
admltl'd to tha UatW team of HarrLburV
ilia llarrlahurs Truat . Company, proralaad him
war atamp. for - nil pawi Bond for every polat ha
inadeor ma leant, ami idiiia, uaorga vol buar.
"INASMUCH AS PEACE HAS BEEN MADE
NO PENALTIES
FOR PATRIOTISM
Eighteen-Year-Old Boy in Army
Can Give His Right Name "His-
toricus" and His Critics
To the Editor 0 the Evening VubUc Leiaer:
Sir I shall be extremely obliged If you will
kindly give ino tho tho following Information
through your valuable paper: I havo a son
who enlisted In tho army when he was only
eighteen years of age in another name. He
has been In the army about six months. His
mother and myrelf nro willing to let him
serve his time out, but would like to have his
name rectified. Can this be done without the
boy being punished? A SUBSCRIBER.
Philadelphia, February 23.
Officers of the United States army recruit
ing service say, in regard to tills question,
that If the youthful soldier will make appli
cation to his company commander to have
his name changed on the muster rolls, setting
forth all the circumstances and giving evi
dence to convince the authorities that thero
was no other reason than the fear of parental
objection to cause him to conceal his iden
tity, tho matter can be adjusted without
much trouble. They said that thero had been
numerous instances of adventurous youth's
under the age limit for enlistment who had
asked that tho records bo changed to show
their real names Instead of the fictitious
names given to tho recruiting officers, and
that there was no special punishment under
the law for giving an assumed name to a
recruiting officer, except In cases where de
celt is practiced for the purpose of conceal
ing a criminal record or for something equally
reprehenslle. Editor of tho Eve.nino
PUBLIC LEDQEn.l
THE STATE CAPITOL SCANDAL
To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir It was not to bo expected that any one
given over to Fcnnypackerlsm, as "Reader"
Bccms to be, would understand my reference
to Morley's biography. I did not pass Judg
ment on the Morley book as a book, but
called attention to tho noble line of action
which Morley laid "down for himself in dis
cussing his contemporaries. Of course, In
tho presence of such slurs as Pcnnypackcr
allows himself about ex-Governor. Stuart, It
is hardly necessary to say that the essence
of Pennypackcrtsm is an entire disregard of
the ordinary decencies of life. This was tho
practice in life, and it continues after deatli
through, the Autobiography.
Moreover, as to whether Pennypacker Is
a Pepys Is not nn issuo ; but what Is in Issue
Is that a man who so egregtously failed to
protect the Commonwealth at a critical mo
ment in Its history should havo tho vanity
to believe that he Is the sole arbiter as to
character and ability of others and the venom
to mako permanent the idle aspersions of the
moment.
However, here Is another one of his gro
tesquerles. In speaking of the Capitol scan
dal, ho says:
It la not my purpoie here, tn do more than
mako a. few.seneral atatementa upon tha eub
Ject. I marfa a .thorough atudy of tho whole,
matter In my "Desecration nml Profanation of
the Tenniylvanla Htata Capitol." published tn
lull and itever answered, to which tho reader
la referred.
Does he, or do those who admire Penny
packory, believe that the public is not aware
that tho reason why this puerile and perverse
defense of tho Capitol scandal was not an
swered was because It was so absolutely
unnecessary that no one took the troubleT
For, though Pennypacker wbb allowed by the
Investigators to pass seemingly unscathed as
some "guileless fool," llke;to one who stood
at tho front dopr saying, "Pleasant weather
we're having," while others robbed the safe,
the fact is that all the other officials who
associated with him In this Issue were either
sent to Jail, where they served their terms,
or died before trial and conviction, the
State, moreover, recovering millions from the
very men who. according to the delusions of
tho sago of Schwenkvllie, were martyrs to
publla clamor stirred up by a lying press.
But no one believed this then except Penny
packer, and even the Pennypackerltes know
better now. HISTORICUS.
Philadelphia, February 15. '
- - '
MR. KONKLE NOT 'HtSTOIUCUS''
To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir Several of my friends have congratu
lated ma on the now famous letter of "His
toricus," on the assumption that I, was the
writer of It This was designed to ba com
plimentary, both on tha one-assumption thai
I wouM- N lovee , ot. Johji Morlty whkh';
27, 1918'
trast to Morley's. To thoso of us who knew
Governor Pennypacker well, and had affec
tion for him, his llfo story, ns ho gives it, is
exactly like his dally conversation. Indeed,
I havo heard him say tho very same things
to men that ho hero says nboiit them ; but
It was with a twinklo in tho eye, nnd ho re
ceived as well as gave ; and both, with rare
exceptions. In good humor, a commodity,
both In humor and in goodness, with which
he was supplied with moro than ordinary
abundance.
Thoso who dlsappiove of him take him too
seriously. I can imaglno him chuckling at
the rather widespread evidences of It. He
may poke gentle fun, in Hogarthiau style
sometimes, If you please ; but It should not bo
taken too seriously. Personally, I do not seo
why "Hlstorlcus" should not enjoy both Mor
ley and Pennypacker, even if the latter poked
fun nt both of us.
Speaking of humor, nn excellent Instance
of It though unconsciously done Is the
splendid glorification by Miss Mayo of Gov
ernor Pennypacker's State Constabulary not
ns his, but ns Pennsylvania's in the Febru
ary Atlantic yes, the Atlantic! Now. tho At
lantic, of Massachusetts, the State which the
late Governor most delighted to poke fun at
the Atlantic Is a good sport. I can con
ceive of Its editors enjoying botli Morley and
Pennypacker.
BURTON ALVA KONKLK.'
Swarthmoro, Pa., February 26.
FOOD AND CONSCRIPTION
To the Hitltor of thi Evening Vublto Ledger:
Sir It is comforting to note that ono of
tho two chief factors In the production of
food Is very abundant. The California Great
Adventure for the Single Tax estimates that
mero are l-u.uihj.uuu ldlo fertiio acres of land
In that ono Slate, and I nm sure several
hundred million moro Idle fertile acres can
be found Ir, tho other forty-seven States.
For "food to win the war" or to appear
in quantity sufficient to feed a starving
world, It would not be necessary to cul
tivate all of tho acres now lying Idle and
useless, but It Is Imperative that enough of
them and enough laborers to cultivate them
should he conscripted nnd a sufficient supply
of food mado sure.
Tho California Great Adventuro people
also state that Ir. California "thero u-rr,
100,000 persons wot king- for less than a de
cent living wage and 200,000 moro working
at unproductive, unnecessary occupations,
such as agents, canvassers, schemers, pro
moters, loan sharks, mortgage brokers', etc.,
etc., while thero aro another hundred thou
sand of rich Idlers, who do nothing nt all
useful or helpful, but that live or. the food
and supplies grown, harvested nnd manu
factured by human labor."
In order to foil tho devilish nsplratlons of
tho Kaiser and to make tho world safe for
democracy the Government has taken largo
numbers of our best young men away from
useful productive employment and has placed
them in positions of great danger. Why
should It not take at least as many moro
of those engaged In unproductive employ,
ment and placo them in tho very essential
and healthy occupation of producing food
to win the war and to avert world starva
tion? Oliver Mcknight.
Philadelphia, February 24,
QUIZ
I. Who la General ton Klthliornf
5. Where la Reral? '
3, Who wrote "Endjmlon"?
4. Who Is railed Iho "rather of Anxllnc";
0. When ni (lie Alexandrine. Ace?
6. What li meant by alto rlllero?
7. What la a calumet?
'" E,riodoin,'V 'Iu'", ta ,ho " "Apples of
0, Where la (he AppUn Way?
10. What nnd where la tha Apollo llelredere?
Answers to Yesterday' Quir
1, "BoUheilkl" menns "eitremUH." referrlne t
8MtaLW!ffiffi ,n "" "rftSS
t. nr "rhlef MasUlrata" ne mean the Freal-
3. .hf.50,,",( v,llw r ,h Kuialsn nibla la
4. A seneral election far members of I'arlla.
nL"". I" (' nrllalo and Ireland take,
about three w relit, the ronitltueiiclea
totlnf en dlffatnt dun, mvimea
' BlB" AH "slfty, V..un in ..-,!
warty of radleala and retolutlonlta ihi,h
demand, i nam of tb Hrltl.b. Oayeni.
ment'a control of Indian affaire. """"
j. Auttrla and Germany ara tha only roantrlea
In which. waman auffrase hue not mado ad.
vnneee darlns the war, "
' BTy,th.'M.lf,r.tr'Ul"I5"M
"A. WtAcaaitfla inai Mo nf rtniMt.u ... i ...-,
-,. Ua-jfaaa. baffallinV 'irmiiSJ""
WITH RUSSIA-
Little Polly's Pome
MARCH
'fit!
If you don't know how it came 'jj
inac some months received their nan.
You would not bo much to blame
But there's ono month of tho year
Christened March, and you are queer
it tne reason is not clear.
All vou need when Mnrch has comf1
Is to leave your city home
And go out where you may roam
In the fields or in the park
Where it's still enouch to hark
What Dame Nature doth remark.
Thero by night ns well as day
This is what you'll hear her say N
March up little birds and sine. 'v-l
Grass leaves blossoms everything
Forward March for it is Snrinel''
TOM DALY,'
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ACORNS
Being the. Little Beginnings of Sonni
Worthy Timber
mo LOOK at Bill now you'd never this
-- anybody could ever have had the r
to call him "Wllllo." but that's Drobablywl"
ho got when Glrard College opened its fW
on Commencement Day In 1885 and WJ
him out to forage for himself in thr
world. At that time Bill was a Willie-
boy. But tho will in htm was full-pew
His slight fleuro fooled some folks. Inn
lng old Samuel G. Huey, president ef 18
Penn Mutual Llfo Insurance Company, ,
whom tho lad applied for a Job ihort
after lie left school. Mr. Huey put on J
glasses and looked the candidate w
"Well, well," said he, "and what can(:
do?" The bnv snlil tin thnueht he could IS
good If lie wero given a chance. He'd I
anvthlncr that oromlsed advancement '
here now." said Mr. Iluev. "and see.U'J
can push this bookcase back where It j
longs." The boy put his shoulder td It
shoved the Heavy piece of furniture t
across the room. Ho might even nava in
It into tho street, but the wall stoppi
This exhibition of energy won him I
as eighteenth cmnlovo In the eons)
which now has 350 on Its rolls. HM
down thn lnreo M-npe nf $2.50 a weG
something like that. Ho earned every!
of it. nnd ho continued that excellent w
with the lnrirpr wnees that came td
later. Ho carried a smllo nround wUnJ
that didn't handicap him nt all; and I
tho smile his eyes were busy; and 1
1.1a n..Au 1.n lin.l !a(o nf rmm ttnrat'e'f'
for tho things ho saw and tnastered,JIj
pass over ten years and see wnai nan
In 1C1 11 Wn tnKA, Wllllnm OH tllS W
fifcn ,ltt train fnr- Tlflnver. whither I
to look over the loan condition. Uj
neighborhood, lie expects to siay "2
a few months, but he does ins wor
nnd there's so much more to do U
remains in that quarter for seven-a
perfecting and developing nil tne vm
Milnorv nf fhn enmnanv and making!
all over Hio map from Denver to iSU t
, ... , n-j .-..! tn iflalrai
Cisco, no is emieu untt. ' -- -j
hailed on all sides as one of tho WW" J
In his line. His rise after inav '""VV
, A ,...... H.i i.ia m.lla neivf'l
cea&iuu ui nudum, mm ... -- A.a
less kindly or democratic for au t-8
And now, ladles and gentlemen. wa.Jinj
U'llllnm it. tflnirslev. vice president oti
Penn Mutual Life Insurance ComPanJn
all.rAiinil v mnn. ..l-
ANOTIIEK NEW IRISH MSTMTj
alvo my love to tho; brayo younr In""
Who ciVn'aYrbm that mtl. country acr.M.
They aVrthnr.o'n.'.'uT.nd oyer M
Sure they add nothr nor hUtorjr lo IW
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To aavo you mhw iu ..... .- , m
j.ruiaiem take away. -WaS
Bo now you f arooua Irlihmtn you hays
And d " not 'forrtf jour Undo Bam J J
over then, i 1
And J-our eo'ora. let It ha aeen i ftj
ihut Vou nra tre boya from faddy 'M"
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