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; ' l!UtHE WISDOM OF SOLOMON
vif A"VsteftD!CT of "not uilt. hut ilon't do
jtaeain,'' with reverse EnRliMi to it.
moeat to aesrrinc tne outcome oi mo
!-&rf5 libel suit.
if effect the Jury held that Colltrtor
Re io his reputation amounted to th
al6tat ot one cent, rwxat.le tn lawful
'Uie United States
ff' .i&fcv.'-'iiLlI .- fkfl .,1.1aC n..fnK f.r.,1 in.
) rVv. lilrtO ll llll'-t Cl.l.Kl II.l,. IW-
llon or tne venal lapitnt h annai arm
ITeino more severe penalty than this is
frfillUmlnatinE comment jiv concerning
ilj&j';&lUe the jurymen set upon tho afore-
L. a -reputation.
'is jBlttV any conrlusions whirh Uip puhllr
fidfl' tfraw ou?ht to bp modlne'l b the
t'ttftmt the Jury cldenl riM not fet
yj'htgh store by the so-called danderson
ios(on, althouRh beltevine I hat .Mr.
fefri?' In good faith did. It must bo ad-
JiltUed1 that sueh a dnriiment. hroiitjht In
' Iteht only after all lliose oiueinrd In Us
. NJwlUCtlon are dead und bexond reach of
' .drcW-exajAinatlon. beais n suspirlpus look.
Plfttfact; there was nnthlna in Ihe paper to
VhWthat it could not have been imagined
,, 1H written ny I apiain I irianej nr :ui
, ,l3i else, com eisaiH wuh the published
. . iifoeoi thd Capilol scandal.
Iji sKpwver, since Senator Ere sjjs he s
WPIiliiiiiii ana napp ana .Mr. pir u"i on
'W-'eJllly and ought to be happv. it is clear
r tttVtbe jurymen hae done a sood Job and
'A'o' nubile should worn
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fJSWJF'
!'HsAMr, Hoover has made hlm"-eir s-elid 'nth
,;?yjune brldfp
by ordering iKflct.. wed-
' mktm.
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Skf MUBliSUiN HtUI l I M
;.JtpHE police pension s.steni ,t estah-
i?4: lfehed to reward men who haif seived
i-,clty taUlirulIv for twentv oars At
Nej expiration of that period they ma be
tret! on part ray for I lie remainder of
Az lives. It Is a just airansement and
I . Jsjrfoper recognition of lo.salts and ilevo-
Jjiyjlj'l" tiC JiUl'lH IIIICH-.O.
'bJvnt' pension syswm bei nuif a iiasty
U'JUStlce wnen an umaiiniui una nior
ishfy discredited police ofticei is allowed
Pl.tVetain his iiosition .o that at the ex-
.piratlon or a ear anu nin innnins or
sanlnal' performante of his duties ho may
I ' 'l&cretlred on part paj.
r,k' juayor Dlllirn na. iaeu inis lliealv i'
t f i jHarmmins supenniennent lioninson to
i . Aitr ir his Hew!; nnd itraii' ht knlnri' in
i. '"jtr "
? (;.'de,r to protect his rights" to n penmon.
9A VUUUIOUII lf lu lu.'r. u.ci inr .mi e-in
Sift,. tQ supervise public paradeh and to
toffke "UP the payrolls and to perform other
t; tasks, while L'aptain .Mills is to be
jreal superintendent.
a'the. public and police funds helnnpr 10
of Smith, that he lan thus make free
ftkhem for the benefit of an individual?
jjg0ei()he, and the pclittcians with whom
Uns, tnlnn tnat tno punnc win mon
;,tbe vice scandals and that Mills can
uitjy and gradually deprived ot his
wrs and Robinson restored to tho ner-
Wfliarice of his prior functions?
.julKmay be too much to expect that the
Vgn .wrip navu gtveii muera iu niium&uii
lWllUnsly punish htm for obedience,
-tout-lC ought not to be too much to expect
that there is public sentiment strong
Mjtieh to forco them to oust the man
"Wboie conduct has helped to disgrare the
W
?-& 1 . - -T-
K v-,V,1Ynr! ixe Pretident i-aid "Why , any
P' Wiait to the army?" h meant it. And so do
'.Us. Tlie American army includes every
Hlipf these Slates except the late un-
leu jeremiaii ' unuv
E INVESTIGATION 15 E,0Ut;H
T the country wants to know is the
:;plth about the manufacture of air-
ta l IV'ii 11 nra r.nt tt.o nl.na. reHi' fni
ieht to France? What has been done
"iifl monev anDronrlated? Has it been
-? .
honestly or has tnere been graft?
ra has been misuse of funds thero is
eral desire that the guilty bo pun-
appointment of Judge Hughes to
Ut .an investigation for the Attorney
means that there will be a thor-
tto;u'y ,nt0 ,he who'o subject In all
liflcatlons, Judge Hughes is one of
equipped investigators we have.
rupulously honest. He has tho
'fo follow the facts wherever they
whomever they may Implicate.
,tas a genius for the mastery of
jraetails unsurpassed by that of
an at the American bar.
t against an Independent in-
along parallel lines by the Ben-
Uee on Military Affairs ought
been necessary. It is expected
live in postponing any leglsla-
until the Investigation con
,lHlm Is contpiited and until his
Id' recommendations have been
i 1( tnsre Is any point on which
ht u needed the Senators may
There are enoush iawyers'on
ttefl to ee the torce of Judge
bjectjon that a parallel investl-
Itkely to frustrate- his efforts to
nce of frud, if fraud has been
persuade their colleague that
truth and justice will best be
Ant;;helr Tiands off for th?
.'.toveaUtaUou at a time is
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Tho President's l'!n Seem Bsied Upn t
Conviction ' That' Civilization Will
Slanil or Kail Willi America
PRESIDENT WILSON'S request con
vpyed by Secretary Baker to the
House yesterday permits 'immediate
preparations for on aimy that yet may
number 1(1,000.000.
The proposal is one before which the
mind not only of America but of the
world will hesitate momentarily between
awe and ndmiratiott As n posture made
for the eyes and the soul of a stronpr,
stubborn and still hopeful enemy tho
suggestion is nwful in its finality.
To ConpH-ess aid tho nation nt larjre
the plan for a stupendous expansion of
the military forces to deprcos never con
templated by any nation on earth will
immediately stiRfest the need of patience,
caution and sleepless wisdom to obviate
hardship and confusion either in the in
dustrial system, that is the source of our
wnr efficiency, or amonR those who, for
just reasons, have been exempted from
military service herctofoie.
Tho riesiricnt srnio to have reasoned
properly that, the greater Hip aimy the
speedier and the more complete will lie
the final victory. The cost.-, of the war
have already boon stupendnu.-. The Ad
ministration seemingly believes now that
cost is no longer to be considered that
any expenditure will be justified by vic
tory. There can lip no quarrel with this
theory. It is hacd upon tli earlier, fati
ure3 and collapes of campaigns in
Europe, upon the rrcnrd of stupendous
losre of men and money which have
delayed the wnr and drawn nut it.', bloody
couise beyond limits never foreseen m
earlier estimates.
The tiouhle with England and with
Fianie was a lack of adequate prepared
ness. The President seems determined
that, we shall not, hereafter suffer because
of similar causes.
Thrv, nffitin, Evtjlnnrl could nffnrrl in
Irnsr trmjminiihi uttho'if lairing Ihr
vnrhl at Ihr mm 7 of Orrmnny. 'i rr
the '111ri Stairs In fnil vmr. nn tinlinn
iruuhl hr pmrrrfttl rnnnpli to rrpnir thr
ohm. Thr irorlrl rlrprmls 011 UK. Its pttl
rntiitu rrvlK m'th Ihr Aincrirav arwji
vmr 111 prr punt I mn here nml in Europe
The problem of greatest difficulty will
rolntp to those of the service age who
have been exempted from military duty
heretofoie because of dependents. Among
the ln.noo.nof) which the President would
-ummon ultimately theie are many who
cannot join the army without leaving
serious domestir confusion behind them.
This is a ph.T-e of the matter thai must
bo considered with the utmost serious
ness and with humane concern.
It is likely that eveiy effort will he
made at Washington to postpone calling
such eligiblcs to the last and to replace
men whose responsibilities nie pressing
and serious at home by others in the
newer classes soon to be registered.
Provost Marshal General Crovvdcr's
order, which will send all men out of
superfluous employments into productive
work, will react to relievo many indus
tries that may have to contribute heavily
to tho great new army. It is an admi
rable order in every way and one that
should have been enfoired long ago.
.Meanwhile the L'nited States, the most
peaceable nation in the world a littlo
moie than a year ago, now it. preparing
to go into the field with an army more
powerful than any ever heard or dreamt
of since the beginning of time.
Tv cntv -tour
airplane stamp,
engravings.'
(fills s,
Should
pcnlvp for
.ill them steal
TU NS AND THE IAIHY PEOPLE
AiniKN tho fairies had lnvod the world
' upon tired wings after no one would
givo them so much as a drink of water for
their thli.n or n place in lay their lone
some heads, the Irish took them in. "Wel
come, ad people." said the Irish. "Stay
forev er!"
The lost people staved. They -lavished
treasure. They taught the Irish how to
sing songs, toll stoiies, make love and bid
defiance ns these things aie done nowhere
else. They gave surpassing courage, to
all the people. Thi?y gave them the match
less gift of a sense of humor.
"You'll be able to sing when von sorrow,"
lliev said, "and though your heart may be
low it will ninny he high. You shall have
wiriom to love Justice. You shall be wise
and kind forever!"
Now. when ou think back over all this
and of the things that have Juot been hap
pening in Dublin it is easy m realize why
the (lerman submarines have been haunt
ing the Irish ceast. They seem to have
enticed the fairies away with them.
I'nhappy Ireland!
Foolish Germany, to suppose that the
good fairies give twice!
When Mr. Hoover goes after the board
ing house vote he will order pruneless break
fasts DR. SCHURMAN ON "LUXURIES"
rpOBACCO lias Just been listed by the
-L Government as an essential war ration
for troops and President Schurman. of
pornell, has delivered a rather violent
speech in denunciation of all luxuries. The
two incidents between them point an inter
esting moial. ' x "
It is questionable whether Doctor
Schurman himself could properly define the
meaning of a lufcury. To him a luxury is
a remote theorem enjoyed endlessly In the
seclusion of his study. To a soldier it is a
cigarette. To a tired man who has worked
all day In inglorious obscurity to help the
Government, a luxury Is a ride in an auto
mobile. It has been observable that soma
college presidents have permitted us to riot
among the mistakes that are now so elo
quently denounced. Silence seems to have
been aa comfortable fori them as It was
for others, though they liked to pose as the
devoted shejpberds of our opinions.
poctor Schurman puts a curs on every
pne who enjoys any diversion aside from
the Immediate duties of war Yet in France
and In England, where they have had far
more experience than we in the psychology
I Of war, they have found that a nation
T, ;,, .: .',.' f. . . . v, y: -.V
Ion of sckel6t(ii Isn't encburireav thft' n
llbna that have fought best encourage
music and the means of music: light en
joyment, diversion. They have trlfcd to
keep beauty and good cheer alive. Thr-y
tlnd these things good for the soul of the
people and the soul of the army. It Is
only in this country that there is an agita
tion to make the people unhappy through
the elimination of all the things that add
to the grariousness of normal life. Kortu
natetv. it lias made no headway and will
soon he forgotten.
There must l mire keels than canal at
Kiel
HOME IROM THE HILLS!
ANYBODY who has n cair of extraordl-
nnrv embonpoint for sale may get a
whoppin price for It at the New York Re
publican Club, where they are preparing
for the return of T. 15 from his wild ad
venturing. The nil painting of the Colonel,
the one that was turned passionately to
the wall in 131 2. has been recovered" from
the coalbln wheie it finally found a rest
In? place away finm .-orrovvinc eyes. It
hni been revcrcntlv dusted off It will be
restored to a plac" of honor to greet the
Lost One upon his return
Well, well' Wo seem to be getting old
Time and events go loo fast. It was onlv
n little while ago thai Tliendore and hl3
Bull Mnose seemed absolutely ncrrssarv to
the salvation of the earth In what chill
realm of mistaken aspirations has the
lordh pho.,t of that endcavoi laid itself
away' Alas' no one even cares. And the
tumultuous leader of thoe w earv hopes!
It will ahvavs be whispered of him that ho
fell behind his own maicbeis. It will be
said that hr grew a little weirv and petu
lant on the vvi to the heights He never
reached hi-, Mar. nftei all his travailing,
he never got in his role. It once seemed
'bat Ihe Itepubllcan I'lub of New York
wo'ild have to swing from 1I3 orbit to so
In him. Now he must swing from hi3 orbit
to go hack home 1" the New York Repub
lican Hub
Life is strange It Is arduous. It Is in
explicable. Who that has ever been voung
cannot remember how often he went awav
on Journeys wild for the conquest or ex
ploration of strange lands far from liomen
The time always came toward nightfall
when he was fon-prl lo leturn a little
vve.irv und frightened for the welcome of
the arms from winch he fled awav. Tho
sliiiiinic places that beckoned, theii won
ders and their m.vstenes, are unknown and
unexploind to Ibis d;iv. Dught lands of
1 heer und triumph lliev nerp! Their loss
is alvvavs n sorrow Memorn of them will
help iinv one sv nipailuze with Theodore
the Uetle The fatted calf and the vv.iini
slippeis and the old plai e al the health of
Republicanism can bp but poor ninsnlation
for such a boniecomei as he,
Keii friendly hands mn atone but mea
gerlv lor the eternal heights wheie the
winds aie tlicless and the air chill and
the view nilghtv; wheie life is haid. but
like dazzling wine Home from the hills
the wanderer comes lo the fatted calf and
every one will be glad, because everv one
has an esteem that appi caches affection
for a tired warrior.
Amone those useless citizen? afffitfri hv
thr tifv draft lRulBMnns u stiffprt-t thi
inclusion of (Jnralifrl CliacnsKian.
RtiaMhprry Miorti'.ikr is lhlng up to its
name this season
The lUetlnt; recoid has hen bioken
aqflin. Thi? time liy .1 man in n California
-hipard. u ho dtoH Sr..'ii i(efp jn nine
hour?. Hut u.nt till our machine piinners
brcin to make rrcnnJ, with cery bullet
finding t billet
THE CHAFFING DISH
The Mn-r at the PolU
Pear Socrates- Can mi find an odd coi
ner for inclosed political rhyme? I want
lo be first in the field Can any nt your
readeis find a better thyme for the name
of our next Covernor?
No matter what ntir pcdltics
You'll have no chance to growl
If you step up in November
And vote for William Sprout.
CHARLES K I'.OYER.
That's easv, Charley! The question is
to find a rhyme for Bonnlvvell. We can
do this sort of thing tno:
Go to the poll
And vote for Sproul.
Come, now, who'll
Vote for Sproul?
The box is full
With votes for Sproul.
The chap I cull
Is William Sproul.
Dent be-an idle man,
Vnte for Beidleman.
Just to show our impartiality,
the other ticket;
nn the ballot's hem
Write Ronniwel' (Dem.l
If you'd be in vogue
Roll logs for Logue.
Joseph E. Uuffey
Is feeling huffy.
let's try
That's Nothing: VTe Know a Chinese Res
taurateur Called Chow
Dear Socrates While I was lurking on
Chestnut street the other afternoon, try-
ing to think of some excuse for a poem, I
noticed that over a certain well-known
restaurant is the office of a firm named
CHEW. Do you think this was done on
purpose? DOVE DULCET.
Putting It in French
"Accept the assurance of my very high
appreciation." General Pershing to the
grand master of the Sons of Italy.
How our Americans pick up the French
tricks! In the good old days the General'
would have written. "Many thanks, old
top,"
Hints for Crowder
If all the male flappers' who Vear belted
trench coat were drafted, what an army
they would not make.
Hlndenbure called the English volunteer
armie3 "Kitchener's Mob." How dlsap
pointed the old dear will be If he has died
before calling our drafted forces "Crow
I der's Crowd.1
SOCRATES.
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JPrefatbry Notes to tin Epi-1
taph for Professor Htieckel
PROF. ERNST HAECKEL. the tambus
German scientist, celebrated his eighty
fourth blrthdav by sending to all'his friends
an engraved card of farewell. Ho says he
expects to die soon.
We remember that in the autumn of 131
Professor Hacckel announced that thj war
could not end satisfactorily, until England
was Invaded" and Lnndnn occupied. H&3
he decided not to wait for this?
AS LONG as "rofessor Haeckel busied
. his mind with theories of evolution
and the origin of life, he remained a useful
citizen and the world llstentd to him with
respect. When he denied the Immortality
of the soul, freedom of th will and the
existence of a deity some may have been
worried, but the suburban trains kept on
running.
B'1
-lj ti
T when the learned professor joined
ho famous mnetv -three German schol
ars who began circularizing the world in
August. 1114. to call attention to the ,n
famv of England, the world began to laugh.
And a proff.---or is not accustomed to be
laughed at Laughtei is unanswerable.
When the whole world laughs, something is
wrong with the piughee.
pRorEssor
-- faiewell cs
)ROTES.OR HA ECKEL engraved on his
card the hope that "this mad
culture-destroying war" would soon end.
When did the war begin lo seem "mad" to
him-1 When he saw that Germany could
not win?
tET
I 1 wrote on August is 1314. Just for the
fun of checking up so eminent a savant.
"What I". taking plare tndav." he said,
"will be foieier pointed at in the annals
of woild history as England's Indelible
shamo."
PROFESSOR HAECKEL is proilrt of
having written books that total 20.nnn
pages of text But that one kultur pros
pectus he winte In August. 1311. will out
live and outweigh all the i e-t C. D. M.
--
Mr Honver obtrrts tn
llbe ruder lb scattering of rice
Hie llunns al weddings. Hut how
i Hi" puhllr tn iccog-
iuzp a bridal cmiplp unp the caipfully
prepared old doilies and battered sultcasp
exude llio.-,' prni Iv gtains" And bow about
the ru-auge blossoms and flnur gills?
Herman admiral says
Hut for the Kaiser's
II, el In aliempi to in
1 ei feie with Ihe FSril-
r.nelnml Would
Mnlif 'rllem 1 refill
sh Iranspoti of men across the Channel
would be "hemic but useless suicide."
Heinle, 'ma.vbr. hut whv usi'les-? How useful
atH ihiip Herman hips wlieie thev nre.'
Supelllltendeilt Robin
son piofcsscd to be
ignorant of the mean
ing of Hie Initials "I.
llniiriiiela 1'rein
Hie Sons of ltfl
! 1."
curd n
w hen
chair,
for '
and "l." 1.' vvhich appiand on a
n a basket of loses plm-i d nli his itcsk
he resinned bis plan' In bis swivel
lines lie net knmv ih.it thev stand
'Indefatigable 1'nllce l.oafds" and
League of Idleis. two oiganlzatiotis 111,11
envv him the ptivllege of dinning a salary
fnr doing nothing"
! READER'S VIEWPOINT
VTe Row!
7o thr Krlifm of hr Ernilnij I'nblir l.rilnrr
Sir In appreciation nf the excelleni -ei v -lee
lendeied the members nf the Interna
tional Association of I'ue Fighters. Local
No L'i. of Philadelphia, in their strife for the
betterment of then- cntuliilniis bv jour paper
we fe, I it i, run- dutv to puhliclv thank vnu
bv an open letter same to he published In
vnui paper We are full.v confident that hud
it not been fnr vnui geneinsitv in espnuslng
nur laiifp and presenting our conditions be
fore the public In their true light we would
never bavp been able to accomplish our goal
the TWO PLATOON SYSTEM
Tllerefnle wp the menlheis of (lie above
nanipd organization bavp plai ed on nur rrc
nrd the motion, which was unanimously
passev!
Thanking on for being Instrumental In
our success, vou have demonstrated to ns
that you are pvpr leady to help the dnwn
tiodden. We In return will ho ahvavs i-padv to rpe
nmmpiid lo pvrr.v bod.v the Eveni.s-'
ENI.S'O ritll.IC
not iitrald to
LFPOEn as the paper that Is
print an pspnusal of the causp of the wnrk-
IngmPn
THE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATION
AL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
LOCAL NO ?: OF PHILMIELI'HIA.
Rasspd bv- thp Hoard of Censorship.
Philadelphia. May II.
Of (.'mine We Agree
To the Eihtnrnf thr Krrnuiti Public Ledger'
Sir Fnr some time 1 have been intending
tn thank nu fnr the articles by Walter
Prichard Eaton and congratulate jou on your
editorial judgment in selecting them as a
feature for your editorial page I have fol
lowed Eaton's articles and stories from the
time ho was on ilip staff nf thp New York
Sun and I have never failed to find his stuiT
enlightening and refreshing. The st.v le of
his artrcle.s in the Kvenino Prnt.ic Lkpo.br
is paitlcularly happ.v.
The Eaton articles and the Philip Oihbs
dlsiMlenes are not only the bpst two fea
tures that I have noticed in any of the Phila
delphia paiiers, but they aie two of the best
that are appearing in any of the big papers
nf the countr.v.
You mav he intprested In knowing that a
corresrondpnt of one of the New York papers
tnot the Times) vvh-, has just teturned from
Fiance told a friend of mine yesterday that
tithhs was not only by far and away Ihe
ablest correspondent on the western front,
but the biggest and best correspondent de
veloped by the war. You did a good Job when
ou landed the Gibbn article as a feature in
a Philadelphia paper. E. A. M.
Narberth, Pa., May 22
Please Consider It Corrected
To the Editor o the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir I notice in your paper of the 22d In
stant that ou- state that Mr. William S.
f Vaie was unopposed as a candidate for the
nomination for Congress for the First Con
gressional District. In this there is error, for
1 was the opponent of Mr. Vare-and had the
support of the Republican Alliance and Town
Meeting party, and. in justice to the many
voters who supported my candidacy for the
nomination, the error should be corrected.
HARVEY McCOURT.
rhlladtlphla. May 23.
GuynSmerV Plane
To the Editor of the Bfenbitr Public Ltdger:
Sir In one of your editorials recently you
tpoke of Cluynemer's airplane at the French
war exhibit on Market street, and In'the fol
lowing editorial, referring to Guynemer's
death, you say that his body and plane were
never found, Dbes this mean that the "sa
cred relic" at the Eafle Store is a fake?
BARBARA CRADDOCK.
Philadelphia, May 21
By no means! The plane In which the
heroic Guynemer met his death was never
found, and it was supposed to have been de
stroyed In the heavy bombardment which
was going on at the time. The plane on
view at the Earle Store Is the Vi'eux Charles.
in xvhlch Guynemer won twenty-two of his
air victories, -Of course, every Ace uses many
different planes. Editor Evening ubuc
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WJ)1AT ITALY
Bv 4lalbcrto Caporalc
THREE vears ago Italy dcclaied war
on Austila. and Ihe peaks nnd slopes of
the Dolomites and the Carnlc Alps, as well as
the Isonzn Vallrv. which since IRliU had
braid niflvthe sound of Hie peaceful tools of
civilization, began lo rock under the death
dealing exchange of shells by tiaditlonnl ene
mies. v ho had Jumped again at each others
lbin.it Tlure years have elapsed three
fateful ve.us In vvhich we have seen the
vlciorinus llalian aimv climb over the "ionf
nf Europe'' and then thmnn back from Ihe
I'arsn Plateau, baie, desolale and strewn
with 'lead hemes, lowatd Ihe plains nf lxnn
haidv Ve Italy is sllll in Hip fray with
viniihful alitor, with unshaken determlnalinti
in win. with limbing fallh in the ultimate
atl.iinmc'tils of the Ideals nf national unity
and democratic gov eminent.
HLi; soldieis. meie hojs nf eiKhteen. and
men nf forty as well, arc lighting and
KiviiiK away their lives with Ihe enthusiasm
of lluee veais agn afler a defeat that seemed
fnr some time lo have completely piostrated
the army and the nation, to have nearly
vvniked in Italy the haxor that has nb
llteialed Russia as a fighting unit In the war,
against the Central Empires and the forces
nf uiitncrurv Italy, lo be sure. Is still a
poweiful fightihg partner In the alliance for
libeity and domociaey. and will stay In It
nil llie end. despllo all the maneuveis nf the
O.erinans In the countrv and outeide, because
the great mass of the Italian people has
been awakened to the necessity of destroying
once for all a caste and a s.vstem vvhich
have been the pillars of autocracy.
APPARENTLY llaly has achieved nothing
until now. if one considers Ihe present
nillilarv situation It might even be said that
Austi ia is far from helng prostrated either
b.v her external enemies or by thp Slavs
within her own boundary line. InstPad, she
is bivouacking on Italian snll. she has In
vaded thp Venetian plains and her batteries
might even shell St Mark's If they chose tn
do so. Yet Italy's achievements have been
and are great. She liaH destrn.vetl many
Austrian divisions, thousands and thousands
nf German troops and finally she has stayed
an army on which the German Kaiser had
pinned his hope of nutting an end to the
European war before the t'nited States could
put in tho field her great army.
LET us go briefly over what happened in
J thesa three jears of Italian war for
"meniinlssp jitvablt " When Europe was
thrown in the claws nf the fearfulvvar Italy
did not hesitate to declate her neutrality.
She had no sympathy for the German and
Austrian plans of courtliest, her people vjeie
heart and soul fnr the Allies. The whole
history of thp Italians ftom time immemorial
was filled with battles fought against the
barbarians who attempted to Invade their
soil, and they saw In the German Kaiser a
modern Darharossa. , They saw the German
sword and the double-headed eagle hover
again on their heads, no matter whether In
the political or economic fields. And Italy
was already economically almost a vassal
of Berlin, vv hence German millions and com
mercial agents had descended as far south
as Sicily There is no need of saying again
what Italy's neutrality meant to the Anglo
French, who had been pushed back almost to
Paris. Perhaps the Marne would npt hay
been possible without Italy's attitude being
clearly defined tn her declaration of neu
trality. TEN months later Italy started to accom
plish her national unity and bring to the
westem Allies the help of her army of mil
lions. At the time the European war broke
out her military stores were empty, her
artillery was antiquated, her hundred bat
teries of field pieces which had to replace as
many obsolete guns vvere still In the making.
She had no coal, nothing beyond a modest
reserve of fuel for her ships and her rail
roads. Her army was almost without rifles,
for those that were in thfe stores had been
used .in Tripoli. She had no heavy artillery
vvhich could compete with the modern power
ful Skodas the AUStrlans put on the field
and had even lent to the Germans In Order to
level the forts of Liege and Antwerp. She
had nothing with which to attack such a,
powerful enemy as Austria.
YET, after ten motiths of intense prepara
tion an Italian army under General
Cadorna was launched agalpst the peaks ot
the Alps held by Hi enemy, A few bat
teries were otteh erioujh to silence the Ital
ians guns, because the latter were compelled
to fire skyward bn powerful works which the
Austrian staff had erected with the object
of supporting .a plan Of Invasion of Italy
rather than defending the heights atalfitt
the Italians, tor which purpos. a tew nia
chine guns wife thought to be sufficients
Tbe Italians -climbed the heights and crossed
the Jsonzo River, conquered glaciers and 6aV
Trieste" only twelve miles away - tiit ob
jective for th heroes who had died on the
Carso Plateau; but, tn Russian collaftt
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capie and Austna was able to thtow aeainst
the lialian s -snle sf her militarv
sti-Piiglh pl!ta mum German divisions which
up to SeplemhPi of la-t .vear had bepn pn
gaged npainst the Russians.
THE disaster nf Capnrettn could have been
avn'ded. pethaps. had it not been for the
pmpaganda the Germans had canlrd nut In
Italy and the help' the Sm-lallsl paitv had
given them in this drie for peace Fnr
lilnaieh. ihe Italian penple awakened nipidly
tn the real situation and the puipce nf thla
pinpaganda. and the defeat lvid a result just
nppnsltp to that the Germans had In mind.
The moral unity nf Ihe Italian people was
Hchieved the vpry d'ty thp Austiians and
Geimans put the'r fpet mi the Venetian
plains. It was achieved in a moment in
which the economic and fond situation was
wnrse than ever, when a withdlawal finm
the war wniild havp meant fnr Italy a relief
In the biead situation and when inanv nut
nf the 2500 factories engaged In the maiin
facluie of win maleiial and supplies for the
army were compelled tn Idleness by th lack
nf fuel, when Germany had even pinmled
Italy a substantial modification of her
boundary line In the Trentlno and along the
isonzo.
THE Italian peoplp and the Italian Gnv
einment saw at a glance what their with
drawal would have meant fnr Germany and
Austria The latter cniild have spared her
army tn help her ally pet a quick decision In
Fiance by giving her such a tremendous su
periority of men nnd guns as to make Impos
sible anv resistance lo an offensive drive nf
such magnitude The war would have been
decided long before Ameiira could get In it.
Hy getting a teller fnr herself Italy would
have thrown the woild to the Kojspr's feet,
and It Was such a thought that preverjpd her
from quitting the Allies, whom she han saved
at the beginning of the war.
ITALY'S war has been far mnie difficult
than that nf England and France. Sh
has had to depend on these tvvn nations fnr
cnal. fond nnd raw material with vvhich to
feed her factnries Sice could manufacture
her own guns, hut the Allies had tn supply
her with steel and fuel, of which she had
none. The Allies had tn supply wheat with
which tn feed her army and her people, fnr
the national pindiictinn is much helnw hpr
needs and the Russian mat ket, . where she
used tn buy, was closed by the Turkish
holding nf Hip Dardanelles. Tn what extent
Italy has been supplied with these necessary
elements of her war wp do not know. Wp
only know- that her factories could 'np.ver be
at full blast lipcalise the amount of cnal al
lotted her and shipped tn her was below
her needs. And we know- that for a time
the Italian people faced starvation, while at
the front the amount nf shells assigned tn
the Italian batteries never allowed (hem tn
cover a whole aiea which was in be at
tacked, as the French and the Rrltlst- tihld
do In France.
A LTHOIIflH httr S. .I..., , .
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r changed entirely. The Italian army Is
still struggling vvtth the problem nf doing
much with as little as possible. The artil
lerymen on the Italian fiont must still save
munltioivs when they are faced bv an enemy
which has plenty of shells and plenty of
heavy guns. The only weapons the Italian
soldier has In plentlfulness are his morale
and his unshaken determination and faith '
which he shares today with the whole peo
ple, Including the Socialists who were a year
ago partly responsible for the Caporetto dls
Aster. And It Is this faith In the final vie
jory and In the Justice of his cause that
keeps him In the shelltorn trenches and
makes him go to his dfcuh with the words
"Italy and Freedom" on his lips.
Better Than Gold '
If it is true that Burbank finally has
evolved "super-wheat" containing H per cent
gluten and so hardy that it will thrive from
Hudson Bay to Patagonia, he vVIll have
added tremendously to the riches of this
country. The lowlands of Alaska are free
from snow and Ice for about four months in
the iear. and there are millions of acres
ready for the plow. While Alaska has paid
for Itself fully a hundred times over In the
production Of gold, with added millions from
coast fisheries, the growing of foodstuffs has
been necessarily limited on accbunt of ths
severe climate. Burbank is eurely a wizard
if he actually hB overcome nature's strong
est weapon, cold. Savannah News.
The first step toward finding men to sail
the new ships w'as taken by the shipping
board when it authorized an increase ot 15
month In the' pay ot seamen. Boatswains
are to get $10 a month: carpenters. J?o,
ordinary ttamen, US : able Stamen, $75, and
oilers, UP. Meals and lodging1, are Included,
fbr the-' seamen do noj ro Jiome nights. And
there U -ri additional ialloiv.nce for meals
64 ehofe It.v.
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THE FLAG OF ITALY
Rv 4lpprnnn Chnrlrs Swinburne
if) mmif noMr rrfbiifrs raid to a noble
true, this jiorni lij ,Silii!'ii-iif Is pertaps the
ii'isl npprnpi tnrr M rniMmrniornfp the third
ciiitiri-snr.i n Italy's rntrttnre into ths
irorUl icar.i
Tim is the banner, thy gonfalon, fair in
the front of thy fight,
Red from the hearts that were pierced
for thee, while ns thy mountains
are white,
Oreen as the spring of thy soul everlast
ing, whose lifeblood is light.
Take to thy bosom thy banner, a feir
bird fit for the nest,
Fentliered for flight into sunrise or sun
set, for eastward or west,
Fledged for the flight everlasting, but
held yet warm to thy breast.
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Gather it close to thee, song-bird or
storm-bearer, eagle or dove,
Lift it to supvvnrd, a beacon" beneath to
the beacon above,
Green as our hope in it. white as our
faith in it, red as our love.
For Franre
Some one has related a graphic story of a
cnnversatlnn between a gioup nf soldiers of
the Allied countries They had met. some
where in the region rif battles, and "paid
on." And so a lusty Scotchman put the
query "Rnv s. what are ou fighting for?
Do ou know?"
"For outraged Belgium !" an Englishman
cried.
"For the British Empire !" shouted a
Canadian.
"For freedom and democracy!" said an
American.
The Frenchman stood silent. Finally they
pressed him. "Tll us, what are you flghtlrtE
for?" they Insisted.
He stooped down and scooped up a little
of the arth at his feet. Raising It to his
lips he kissed It reverently ' For Franc !"
be said
Frnm the Same Cloth
Anyhow, It wilt have to be admitted that
Vnn Hlndenhurg's promise of peace by AU
gust 1 Is at last as good' a his promises
of Paris by April 1 Springfield Union
The Same Thing
We den't hellevp that HIndenburg is dead,
hut we are certain that It's not going to be
many months before he Is a "dead one."
Harrisburg Telegraph.
Worth the Toil
There Is a charm
About the farm,
Despite Its mortgages and debts,
Its dismal toil
In stubborn soil
Farmerettes! Chicago News.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. What l the title of the heir Id ths Dutch
throne?
2. Wldrli l the Lone Star State?
a, Name the author 6f Omeo."
. Identify "The American Adaiion."
fj. Wht It meant tir "MHorieltj-"?
fl. Who it Lord Rotliermere?
t. What Is a han.ar?
S. h wrote "Mr- had a little lamb"?
II. Whit li the SUuithlnr
10. What It meant by "unicameral"?
Answers lo Yesterday's Quit
Vlrklnla ), named, for'' Oueen Elisabeth
knclnnil.
j;ncianUt --me firsui sirrn,
If
man
viorth knbWlnr at all..! it
r well" li from "On Vlr t'n
worth knonrln
kii.ii," In "Ilreamthorp" bx AUtaa.er
sniltn, neoirn wnier.
The mpst celebrated of ths mans: diuretic
nt Mjlrr lijiiie is the t-tnenrai In rtrls.
Alchcmv, ihe nrecursor. nfccllv .cIcntlBc and
pnrllf mrttlcal, of fhtinlltrr.
Old i'r,;ii. 11 nlrkiimne tor the United SUIti
VVfUlrcr lU'rcnii, Ire. 111 im romtmionr
ttutement that the weather would "prob-
abb" be o and o
'A.rolt' House," .nlr b- llcnrlk Ibsen.
SrandlnaTion dramatist, whs reiolutlonlitd
ihe art of the plarnrlsht.
Tht (ltd llillci, a celebrated London criminal
court,
n '-. Itnlthf," a political tobrlah!
of Jtmtt'U. niilne. Amcrlran ttitrftmas.
, r I) mouth Rock,, the Undlnt, plact Id MsU
i.ujscIi.. lh ItLJ. It the l'il.rlm Father.
Tlionilt.Cbinairr lUilbuftotr hnl vH'.y. .
tjtl.fl uf Airicntsn homdrlits. Its Wai
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