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LETTING UP ON LUXURIES
rf THE conferences so far held by House
and Senate representatives concerned
with the new revenue bill there has been
a constant recurrence of the prejudice
which the Middle Western man cherishes
against tho wicked cities and their wicked
Trays.
Thus there was nn Insistent desire In
the committees that luxuries be most
heavily taxed. After many prayerful ses
sions and pcrhnps a chat with nn econo
mist or two the frnmers of the bill are
experiencing the rare luxury of a change
of mind.
, Doubtless they have learned that such
schedules are the reverse of scientific.
The trouble with luxuries Is that one
any do without them. If they arc taxed
too heavily, they will not be bought. Then
there Is no Income, no gain anywhere.
The more widely distributed war taxes
hall be the less they will be felt.
GETTING ALONG
(I A LL Is fair," they used to say, "In love,
J-war and business!"
Times change and men chanse with
them. The Teace Conference Is prcparln?
to put the blight of universal disappioval
Upon submarines, poison gas, lons-dlstancc
bombardments of civilian communities and
lir raiders.
Business has becomo something more
than business. It is an art. It is striving
toward new ideals of imaginative co opera
tten. All is no longer fair in business.
There rtmalns love
Will anybody ever be able to take the
ihttulness ana the double dealing and
the subtle perils out ot that oldest of
human preoccupations?
KING MANUEL'S DUBIOUS CHANCES
ITIHE Portuguese situation continue3 ob-
scure, but as yet there is no substantial
around for fearing a comprehensive back
eliding toward monarchy. Lisbon U the
heart of Portugal as Paris is of Prance.
"While the great metropolis on the Tagus
bontlnues republican, the lino of the
Braganzas is unlikely to be restored.
Spanish sympathy with kingship has
rendered comparatively easy the frequent
royalist uprisings which hao originated
on the boundary between Galicta and
northern Lusitania, but they have seldom
proceeded south of Oporto. That city is
now threatened with a victorious repub
lican army. Should it be retaken all threats
against Lisbon will be removed, and with
"v tha passing of that danger King Manuel's
Yshancea for regaining his crown will be as
- jalim as ever.
WAR MEMORIALS
tTlHE magnitude of the war has natu-
rally proved embarrassing to its com
memoration in art. Grandiose memorials
are not readily hustled Into being. "Com
prehensive plans" are halted In a conflict
of expert opinions or await the passage of
huge money appropriations without which
the work Is declared to be "impossible."
In the meantime it is pleasant to note
that other commemorative enterprises, less
costly but no less lofty in spirit, are under
Jiray. An admirable marble tribute to Edith
Cayell already adorns Brussels, and it is
likely that it is informed by a quality of
Inspiration in which some monumental and
long-discussed and repeatedly revised work
may be lacking.
i" ' i TiiiiNP. riiAifM
'". "lENERAI, nOimATTn nHmlft.H (V..
f other day that the Rhino Vnllev. with
its charming scenery, its background of
romance and its neat, well-built towns, is
one of the most attractive regions of the
globe. Letters from our own soldiers
sound Its praises and the press corre
spondents In some alarm are reporting the
Bomparisons which the American army of
occupation is drawing between German
asd Trench billets.
Hun propaganda may seek to capitalize
this .attitude, but fortunately any overplay
his; of the trick is likely to prove unprofit
able for the plotter. Before the war Ger
many made a fine showing on her material
Mhlevements and won much favorable
American opinion. The revelation of the
W enormous gap between progress external
nd spiritual In the emplro leagued us with
U . ma Allies, nine was neeaea tor tile Dig.
;. piflcanco of this fact to be made clear.
: ', The situation to to some extent repeating
, Itself. Peace came so suddenly that It was
-Lard for the overwrought flsrhtlntr man to
.- think soberly and Introspectlvely on cer.
I tain vital themes. Naturally the Bhlne
f ICrwjis of Qermany, untouched by the war,
prestnt restful contrasts to wrecked east
ern France. The neatness and the order
Writ welcome and It Is undoubtedly pleasant
to. iieve one's orders obeyed by a popula-
(Oat f owed by necessity to be docile.
Jji INeenUi equilibrium Is restored, ad-
it of apprant will fellow. lie-
I VeU'etetiese Mm trutfi.Uwt JuM ke
peared so fair, sho was enabled to pursue
for many years her game to conquer tho
world. Many of tho Americans now In
Coblenz never saw a foreign country until
they crossed the Atlantic. Tho reactions
following tho armlstlco are not yet over
thrown. With a little more time to think things
over it is easily conceivable that the keen
witted doughboy will revise superficial es
timates. Material easo is for a while an
antidote for criticism. Hut the allurement
has qualities of evanescence. American
clear-mlndedncss may be trusted to be suffi
ciently operative to place the proper value
on German "sympathetic" subservience, at
tractive shop windows and trains on time.
PROPAGANDA RUN MAD
HIDES TRUTH ABOUT RUSSIA!
Civilization Can No Longer AITonl to Shirk
an Obligation Upon Which World
Security So Vitally Depends
ptlOPAOANDA and chaos thrive upon
each other reciprocally, As the state of
Russia grows more and more anarchic
special pleaders gallop with Increasing
fury on their respective hobby-horses. As
violently prejudiced partisanship is reck
lessly expressed, the disruption of a nation
is commensurately fostered. Until the
vicious circle Is broken, civilization is floun
dering helplessly In the vortex and cannot
be made wholo while Russia Is diseased.
Admittedly the whirligig is intolerable.
It Is time for a propaganda quarantine.
It has been time for nviny disheartening
months, and yet the orgy of lies and roun-ter-IIrs
paralyzes all rational endeavor.
The Allies and America have no Russian
policy. It Is true that the call for the
Marmora conference suggests zeal for one,
hut Its ojtllnei are not yet discernible.
The propaganda mills promptly rook on
double shifts as soon ns that well-intentioned
plan was announce.!.
The Omsk Government sulked, and then
launched Into a broadside of prophecy ot
tho familiar and demoralizing Upc. The
conquest of Moscow is floridly pictured.
Its present nil- rs aie characterized as
madmen crazed with potations of naphtha
and kerosene. Bolshevism sneers, pita
Lcnlne against Wilton and wildly alleges
waxing success for the Soviet sway.
Unparalleled Ik the glut of verbiage
and unbelievable. Tor truth is c'usIkm in
a combat of contra lirtlons. Upon lij
resurrection does tin- whole 'future nafcty
of Russia ar.d by logical extension of tho
world depend
Defiant propagandists, representative of
terbally prolific factions shriek gro
tesquely from the periphery of Muscovy.
The Stockholm clique reports with a pro
fusion of lurid det.rll upon conditions n
Moscow. Tho re.ictlona j Slavs of Paris
bubble with "Information" about the
country of the Don CossacXs. Moscow
turns a similar triclt with explicit "facts"
concerning regions a safe thousand mil-s
from tho capital. The b.trrairt- against
veracity conveyed by direct clmnnels Is
the most Incessant in history Condemna
tory indeed must he the truth o pas
tIonatel) shunned. A.'one ot all the Rus
sian parties, the Soclil Revolutionaries
outgrowth of the old Minimalists nave .is
scnted to participation in the I'rtnces
Islands convention. The deduction that
they have little to concial Is irresistible,
and it is quite possible to construe their
attitude as an Indictment of the sulkers.
Two or three factions at the proposed
meeting would not Justify its existence.
Within a few days of grace from now to
February 15, it is conceivable the present
antagonism may be revealed as bluster and
that tho laggards will show up. If they do,
tho well of truth may be at last accessi
ble. But sanction for ceasing the search
will not be furnished by failure. Indeed,
the need will be more pressing than ever.
Our armies in the Archangel district
must bo categorically Informed of tho
meaning of their advances or retreats. It
is a fact as staggering as incontestable
that Just now tho significance of these
movements is unknown. If the Bolshevists
are to be indorsed, a retlrethent of the ex
peditionary forces might "constructively"
be a victory for them, The eventual adop
tion of the opposite course would change
the whole complexion of the campaign. At
present It has no "motivation" at all, save
that of bitter tragedy.
Tho Germans died for a delusion, but its
concomitants wero clearly defined. Our
boldlers In Arctic Russia are Innocently
under compulsion to brand with irony the
establishment of an "era of peace," and
all because civilization Is crippled In per
plexity, badgered and browbeaten by tho
wiles of selfish and Irrepressible propa
gandists. Guglielmo Marconi is planning com
munication with the stars. We can await
that performance. Men will not die for
lack of that link. But they will perish
and the world of freedom will continue
to be sorely imperiled If a vast terrestrial
empire remains longer an enigma.
The truth must be extracted from Rus
sia. The conference scheme still holds out
some hope, but should that vanish the
civilization which would balk nt tho task
of unearthing existing mundane facts
would be imbecile.
Erect the propaganda quarantine!
Dispatch honest emissaries!
Assemble undiluted facts!
The program is formidable but insignifi
cant compared with the work of crushing
Kalserism which the World has just
achieved. The Russian rumor diet la nau
seating. All the orderly, liberty-loving na
tions of the world are 111 on such faro.
Only the truth will sustain them.
It must be secured that civilization may
cease its tragic Inaction and, fortified by
attested facts, select tho road that leads
nearest to the goal of Justice.
ANTIS IN THE SUFFRAGE RANKS?
OF COURSE, women should have the vote
If they want It. They do a large part
of the world's work. Their lives aro
touched every day In factories by laws
which men make. The welfare of their
children, their property, the direction of
the cchools with which they havo u keen
concern are all involved with the processes
of government In which they havo no
hand.
There Is alt the more reason, .therefore,
to wonder at the spectacle of the con
spicuous and energetic" advocates of the
vote doing their utmost to obstruct It,
Mite AUee Paul U en her way to Parle,
group of speech burners on the boulcvnrds
near tho Murat mansion.
It Is not surprising that Mrs. John O.
Miller and her associates in tho Woman
Suffrage Association of this city Bhould
so quickly endeavor to show that the
Pnrls ndventuro Is without tho sanction of
the majority of suffragists In tho United
States. Miss Paul's organization Is the
National Woman's parly, tho militant
minority of pickets unci hunger strikers
who have agitated restlessly for a nattonat
amendment Instead of tho progressive
acquisition of tho voto by States.
Tho trip abroad Is the militants' greatest
enterprise. They shine aa tho newest re
cruits in tho varied army that is en
deavoring to embarrass Mr. Wilson the
exploiters, the Junkers, tho rulners and'
wreckcis.of civilization.
Do they know nothing of the risks they
run? Do they Imagine that Paris would
take their demonstrations seriously? Do
they know nothing of the terrors of
French humor?
If Miss Paul ever lights a firo In front
of the Murat mansion some Parisian Is
sure to write u song a gay and happy
little song of devastating good humor
which will bo sung about suffrago In tho
theatres. Antl-suffraglsta In America would
like that. But all women who want
greater safety and freedom for themselves
and their children would have cause to
mourn.
THE MEXICAN TROUBLE WORKS
NERVOUS reactions follow qulto natur
ally in th Carranza government upon
the news of the formation In New York of
an Association for the Protection of Ameri
can III tilts In Mexico. And there has been
a lifting of eyebrows in Paris nt the un
expected announcement that a large rep
resentation of American and British finan
cial interests is assembling there to tell
the Peace Conf" rence of tho woes encoun
tered In cffort.s to opetato under Mexican
oil, mine and land concessions.
If tho new leuuo of nations is to hive,
as one of Its first duties, tho settlement
of painful grLvanres existing between tho
Mexicans and foreign Investors, it will be
brought face to face at the outset with an
extrnordlniiry entanglement of the exact
sort that has always led nation to war.
Foreign Investors in Mexico have many
legitimate complaints. Mexicans are easy
going They are often lazy. A great many
of their government ofllclals are corrupt.
Tho country Is a constant incitement to
"lpitalists with nn udventurous dlsposi
. o i It Is tncred'blj rich In natural re
ojrccfc.
When British and Americans have in
ested heavily in development enterprises
they are often harassed by ttie neighbor
hood politicians. More recently the Car-urni-i
guv rnment Ivis been developing a'
'iev tax bjstcm which means tho virtual
confiscation of extensive property created
and held by foreigners. This 1m tho in
vestors' side of the case. What of the
Mexicans' side?
Of that we hear less. Mexicans Insist
that the rights of the people arc often
violated by newcomers and that liarbh and
unfair advantage arc taken, of the rela.
lively helpless peo.is under a labor system
that sometimes varges upon slavery
If there Is to he ,m cifort to force Intir
fcrcncc bv the United States in Mexico and
to change the American policy of patience
and tolerance heretofore obser'cd in rela
tion to the Mexicans because of a desire
to solidify a system of friendly relations
over all this continent, tho measures
adopted by the newest special pleaders in
Paris ought to be carefully watched.
Such representatives as they have in
America will bear equally close scrutiny.
The fact that lobbies for Mexican interests
are openly at work in Washington nnd
that the special interests now at daggers'
points with Carranza have actually Invaded
tho press galleries indicates how the wind
ts blowing.
Obviously, if the world is to he pledged
to Self-determination, tho Mexicans havo
that right as well as every other coun
try. Those who have invested In that un
stable country did so with a knowledge 01
the risks they ran. It is conceivable that
the United States and England will urge
the Mexicans to treat outsiders decently
or, In the final analysis, to reimburse them
for enforced losses. But we should have
no wars with Mexico and no more block
ades. Tho United States wishes the sym
pathetic co-operation not only of Mexico
but of all Latin America. And we are not
going to muddle a program that has
already carried us far toward that Ideal
culmination.
General Horvath fcays
he doesn't believe any
agreement is possible
Truet 'Km
When They're Tied
between the Bolshev
ist and other Russian factions for the reason
that the Bolshevists cannot be depended
upon to keep any agreement entered Into.
Which, when you come to think of It, is
exactly the position of the Allies with the
Huns. Tha only agreement they dare make
is ono they are able to enforce.
Wonder If Parls's new "Itch" means that
Permanent Peace Is about to come to the
ecjalcli? '
Players will not bo allowed to bait the
Umpires when the Big League gets down to
business. l
The league of nations idea Is still an
infant. Perhaps it will develop teeth as It
grows older.
The militant suffragists are of the opin
ion that the President tuen't trouble enough
of his own at the present time.
Maybe the Peace Congress will take up
the matter of making the metric system unl.
versal. It hasn't enough to do at the pres
ent writing.
French pilots will soon be guiding
French and Oerman vessels on the Rhine,
The Watch on the Rhine is being fitted
with French works.
Doubtless the militant suffragists would
he glad to gum up the Welcome sign on (he
llruaeelH carpet whon tho President visits
the Belgian capital.
No nation has yet seriously considered
a taw to prohibit the sal and manufacture
of firearms. In the absence of such prohi
bition (to speak In terms of the liquor
traffic) hlf h llcent mlht ke M lerovntit
CHRISTMAS AT CHATENAY
By Csptaln Robert II.' Nonet, Jr.
Dental Corpt, A. E. F.
Editor's Note. This article was written
In France on Christmas Day by Captain
Nones, a Phlladelphlan and a 1908 graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania,
FOR months to come, and possibly for
ypars,, we w.lll all be so busy rending the
tales of this war ns they are written by
those who have been throupth it that It will
be very difficult for the writers of fiction
to keep up with the true tnles of the world
conflict. We will all grow weary of reading
nbout It. We will hear of the deeds of non
combatant organizations, of how they
worked under shellftre and of their work In
the rear. There will be many tales written
about Christmas, 1918, In France, nnd It Is
of this that I write. And now that the
struggle Is ended we can write with a dif
ferent feeling of Chrlstmns than when the
guns wero still booming nnd men dying.
SINCB coming to France I have been In
many places and I have seen strange
things, but recently I have been nsrlgned o
a pos where the work Is entirely new to
me. I am stationed nt nn nlr service spares
depot, nbout a hundred miles from the city
of Paris nnd but n short time ngo within
close range of the big guns. The work of
this pot Is, ns the nnme Implies, to supply
mpare parts for nlrplnnes. At the present
there nro nbout 800 men and thirty officers
herp. They nro divided Into five squadrons.
For Instance, there Is a pursuit squadron,
a day bombing sqund, a construction iqund
ron, a supply squadron. In nrmy parlance,
we nre living in the field. This Is every
thing that one mny look for in the, life of
a s.oldlcr except bu'le's nnd shells, plenty
of rain nnd wallowing In mud up to our
knees. About a kilometer nway Is the small
village of Chntcnny-'ur-Sclno. The people
seem to like the Americans very much, not
only because of the fight which we have been
In together, but from their kind hearts.
There nre nbout seventy-five children hi Iho
village, nnd every child is n pet of some of
the men In the camp.
Tlin Idea was conceived of trying to make
tills Christmas In this little- station one
that we would never forget. We thought the
bet thing wo could do. would be to make
those who had suffered most hi the last
four yenrs fe?l happiest the French people.
The way to reach the heart of the grown
up Is through the children. Why not give
tho Christmas to them? It w.is no sooner
suggested than It was acted upon, and every
man gae nobly to the cause. An ofllcer
was sent to Paris with orders to buy "beau
coup" toys for the children : that the sky vaa
tho limit, and he nobly performed his mis
sion ChrlstmaH Eve wns tho time chosen for
the big affair. All day the men had been, at
work preparing for the event. Some had
been rehearsing songs, others decorating the
trees, others In the woods gathering mistle
toe and griens I Imagine the happiest of
the whole bunch are those men under Lieu
tenant Mmur, who were sorting out end
arranging the toys and tagging each boxful.
IN FRANCE at this time of the year night
falls early, and nt 4 o'clock the lights
go on. Seven o'clock was tho time set for
the festivities. Long before that hour, how
ever, the Dingers nnd their children arrived,
and all tented themvrlves In tho Y. M.
C. A. "hut." From tho excitement showing
on tho faces of nil one could see that the
folks were keyed up for something which
wns evidently new to them. And I might
sny that every one of those Beventy-flve, chil
dren acted ns though they were about to
have tho time of their lives.
PROMPTLY nt 7 o'clock the orchestra
played an overture, and at the flnlFh
tho curtain was drawn aside, disclosing a
picture that In Its beauty surpasccd descrip
tion. In the renter of the Mage we saw a
huge Christmas tree, beautifully 'decorated,
and on each side a smaller one. The whole
some wan Illuminated by a multitude of col
ored lights, both electric nnd pyrotechnic
It wns indeed beautiful, nnd for a minute
all was silence, and then a huge shout and
cheer filled the place. The audience was
very happy. Mr. Petty then came upon the
stage, made a short address upon the pur
pose of the gathering, offered a prayer and
requested that every on rise nnd sing tho
hymn "My Courtry, TIs of Thee." He was
followed by a sergeant, who told the Ficnch
people In their own language the reason for
their being pro-em and of our customs In
America nt this time of the year. He
finished his talk by saying that "Santa
Claus" was on ills way from America and
was expected any minute. While we were
awaiting the arrival' of that kind old gentle
man we were entertained by vocal solos nnd
singing by a quartet of fine voices. The
last song had hnrdly died down when we
heard such a clatter that we looked on the
stnge to see what wns the matter, and lo!
and behold the faithful "Old Man" had
arrived, promptly, as usual. You can well
Imagine the noise which followed his ap
pearance. It certainly did my heart good
to hear it. I had a hard time figuring which
were the bigger kids, the children of tho
village or the soldiers. Anyway, everybody
was right there, and filled up with the
Christmas cheer.
THE children were next called upon the
stage, tho youngest boys first, then the
oldest, nnd after that the girls. All were
given presents, and there wasn't a face that
did not beam. This was really the first
Christmas of Its kind they had ever Feen.
The youngest recipient of n present was
about bIx months old. One of our sergeants
carried the little codger In his arms nnd
gave him a horn and a ball, and you eliould
have seen that kiddle coo and screw up its
face In a grin. Little Emllc Deloffre Is now
the proud possessor of a replica of a
French "seventy-five" gun. Maurice Penna
cler owns a set of. building blocks and some
tenpins, and I'll Just bet those boys are
trying to knock the tenpins down today
by firing thnt "seventy-flve" at them. It
was good to watch the little four-year-otd
Yvette Fascler's face light up with Joy when
Santa handed her a bcautful little doll.
Every one of these children, upon re
ceiving their toys, made a pretty little cour
tesy and a "mercl" or a "bon homme noel."
And so the party went on until all had
been supplied, we, sitting down in front,
enjoyed seeing it all. We enjoyed the spirit
of the occasion. We enjoyed seeing these
little children, many of whom have tost their
fathers In this war, being made happy. It
does one a lot ot good to see the look of
appreciation ,on the French child's face when
any small favor Is done for It. The French
children are so wonderful.
After all the kiddles had received their
toys "Saint Nick" bade us nil n Merry
Christmas and a good night, and the curtain
was closed. Then followed more applause.
nnd after that had subsided the final act of
the program was glen us. The motion pic
ture, "My Lady's Slipper," with that charm
ing star, Anita Stewart, was thrown on the
screen. Strangely enough, the scene of this
plcturo takes place in France during the
reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
and concerns the love of an American naval
officer for a Frinch countess. To us who are
living within a very short distance of the
places where Louis and his Queen dwelt
and ruled It was most Interesting. The pic
ture ended, and we all left the hut. The
evening, which had begun with rain, had
changed to a cold, clear night, and out in
the east a large star shone above all the
others. I stopped and gazed at It In won
der, remembering how Jhe "Three Wise Men"
had looked nt and had followed that star,
followed It as their' guide until they came
to the mnngcr where lay the new-born babe,
which was to be the man Jesus, our Oalour.
i i
AND so Christmas dawned a different
-kind from the Christmas of the last
four years and 1 sent up a prayer of thanks
hat the war if Indeed over and that "Peace
on Harts, Qood Will Men." reigns ever
'THAT 'VICTORY' HABIT IS HARD TO LOSE, YOUR EX-HIGHNESS!"
RUBBER
Ballade of Stresses and Strains
I
F ANYONE thinks It's a trifle
To toss off a fanciful strain,
Just nsl: dear Xantlppe my wlfe'll
Admit how I cudgel my brain.
The anvil where forges the chain
Of a verte, tears some horrible smiting
The best of it is the refrain,
That Is, the refraining from wrltlngl
XANTIPPE may loyally stlflo
The rumors of anguish and pain
Sho'll guard the front door with a rifle
While I chivvy verses In vnin:
But some day I fear she'll complain
Existence Is far too exciting
The best of It Is the refrain,
That Is, the refraining from writlngl
XANTIPPE dear not for her ltfe'll
Confess that my verse fs her bane;
Just hint it, she'll flash you an eyefull
Of wholly convincing disdain;
And yet I am sure she is fain
Thnt I should relinquish. inditing
The best of It Is the refrain,
That is, the refraining from writing!
Envoy
0 POETS! Be wise and abstain;
Your frenzy the home llfo is blight
ing The-best if it is the refrain,
That Is, the refraining from writing!
Old Mortality
TT HAS lone been customary to make fun,
In rather patronizing fashion, of the
elegiac verses that our forefathers loved to
carvo on tombstones. Wits have mado
merry over the simplicity of these homely
rhymes; and Indeed many of them, con
cealing In tnelr'apparently naive phrase a
quaint or even unintended turn of satire,
are funny enough to modern eyes exempt
from the personal pang. And yet, standing
on such sandy footing as the drifting dunes
of Time, humanity is in no station for
unmixed mirth on this topic. We some
times think It Is almost a pity the old cus
tom of tombstone verses has vanished. It
lias always been a human instinct to break
Into rhyme when the heart Is strangely
stirred, and sincerity is always apparent
even through the clumsiest vesture of song.
THE other daywe spent some time in the
lovely churchyard of Old. Swedes, that
little plot of quietness that contrasts so
queerly with the huge docks and clanging
freight sidings that environ it. Thero we
found an epitaph, an echo of some long
forgotten sonow, that still touches the
heart with its slmplo grace. Abbreviated,
It runs thus:
LIZZIE
Affectlonste Daughter of -
Died December II, 185?.
When ChrMmss "UM out their chime
And holly boughs end sprig of thyme
Wero hong on many wU,
Our LIZZIE in her beaolj's prime
I.y In our darkened hU. i
'
AND what could be more proudly moving
than the Inscriptions o.. the resting
stones ot the old Swedish pastors of Gloria
Dpi, , men of stern courage, who crossed a
weary sea tc labor for thejr faith In tho
stripling city of the unknown West? Of
Olaf Parlln, one of these. It Is nobly writ,
ten, "and In the Lst Combat. Strengthened
by Heavenly. imuJ? Qui, the FleM
HEELS
The Original Woodrow Wilson
"The weight of those affairs nnd Interests
for which we are met together Is such that
I could not with a" good conscience satisfy
myself If I did not remonstrate to you some
what of my apprehensions of the state of the
affairs of these nations.
"The welt-being of theso nations Is now at
stake. I shall offer It to your Judgments
whether there be a possibility of discharging
that trust which is Incumbent upon us for
tho safety and preservation of theso nations.
By the advice of so wise and great a council
as this, which hath In it tho llfo and spirit
of these nations, good may be attained and
evil may be obviated.
"You will find I will bo very plain with you
before I have done, and that with nli love and
nffeqtlon und faithfulness to you and these
nations.
"I would beg of you, to consider a llttlo
with me, what that resistance Is that Is likely
to be made to this mighty current? I think
all acknowledged States are engaged In the
combination.
"After so much expense of blood and
treasure, we aro now to search what blessings
God hath In store for these nations. It la
very well known to you all what difficulties
we have passed through and what Isiuo we
are now arrived at. We hope we may say
we have arrived, If not altogether at what
we aimed at, yet ot that which Is much be
yond our expectations. The nature of this
cause, and the quarrel, you all very well
know; most of you havo been actors in It;
It was the maintaining of the liberty of these
nations.
"And yet we are not without tho murmur
ings of many people, who turn all this grace
and goodness Into wormwood. And those
men are of several ranks and conditions
men that will trouble nations for an Interest
which is but mixed at the, best mado up of
Jron and clay, like the feet of Nebuchadnez
zar's Image.
"If Clod should bless you In this work, and
make this meeting happy on this account, you
shall all be called blessed. You shall be the
repairers of breaches and the restorers of
paths to dwell In. If there be any higher
worJ which mortals can attain unto I ac
knowledge my Ignorance of it." '
Tha aliove words wero spoken to Parlia
ment by Oliver Cromtiell, January, ma.
The barber who shaved tho Kaiser for
seventeen years Is now out of a Job.
The world's greatest example of a man
who might have taken a short 'cut to fame,
and didn't.
Giving Nebraaka Her Dun
' Herbert Johnson, the cartoonist of the
Saturday Evening Post, has called us up
(and also called us down) about that article
of ours the other day on cartoonists.
We said that Brlggs came, from Wiscon
sin, which Mr. Johnson admits Is true as
far as mere birth statistics are1 concerned;
but like a loyal Nebraskan, lie Insist:, that
Nebraska deserves all tho credit for put
ting the Joy of Brlggs's cartoons into life.
It seema,that Brlggs and Johnson grew up
together In the famous town of Lincoln,
where undoubtedly the presence of 'Bryan
the Magnificent lent encouragement -and
Inspiration for the growth of vounc immnr.
lits. Brlggs was three years tho older of
the pair1. We would like to see moving pic
tures of their youth i the boyhood of two
such drolls must have been, a Huclt Finn
and Tom Sawyer epic. ,
Mr. Johnson adds that he and Brlggs
both studied at tho Western Normal Cot.
lege In Llrtfcoln, and says that he gives us
this Inside dope to spare us from the wrath
of Infuriated Nebraskans who cherish
Brlggs as one of the State's greatest bea
cons. He tried to tell us tha't Rotlln Kirby, the
New York Worjd cartoonist, also began his
career In Nebraska, but then rnn-
We can't let Nebraska, have all the humor r
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ill ill! II
if ,
WOMAN MADE THE WAR
' HER OWN
WOMAN made the great war her own.
Ono flings
On paper no Aencids of tho brink
That cannot be, in the same "Jet of Ink,
Bracketed with her graphic winnowing
Of service sheaves at homo. Nor may the
slings
Of howsopver venomed fortune sink
Her caravel of mercy, fragile link
Cementing an entente of kindred kings.
WHAT shield do not her fervencies era
boss? What'vlctor song Is unklssed of her lips?
Her sacrifices put to sea In ships,
Her- prayers as pennons In the vanguard
toss;
And, radiant herald of Apocalypse,
Lo, In her' breast the wound of the Red
Cross!
STANLEY KIDDER WILSON.
Bolshevism Is the
Gneaalng rule of the proletariat
Is Cheap and the elimination of
the upper and middle
classes; it Is practical Marxian socialism.
Strict adherence to Its principles would
make not only an organized State Impos
sible but an organized army equally Im
possible. Tho organization of the present
Bolshevist nrmy, therefore, means a depar
ture from the principles on which the party
was founded. The army's supreme com
mand represents the aristocracy: its under
officers, varying grades of the middle class.
When Its "proletariat," the Soldiers' Coun
cil, ran things, disaster followed. Its
present success in different fields may argue
the growth of a eiaomty tnat may eventually
make for a strong government At any
rale, one guess is as gooa as onoiner at
tho present stage ot the proceedings.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
What Is a woodchuck?
Who Is Chief Justice of the United Sta'tes
Supreme Court?
Who was George Frederick Watts?
Of what country was Oscar Wilde a
native?
What Is the meaning of the word hlero-
pliant?
What Inscription does the, red flag of the
Bolshevists bear?
Which hemisphere,, the Northern or the
Southern, 'contains the greater amount'
of land?
What Is the meaning ot Porto Rico?
What Is a periphery?
How many planets are in the solar sys
tem? Answers to Yeiterdsj's Qui
Flume should be pronounced as though
spelled "Few-meh," with the accent on
the first syllable.
An oratory Is a small chapel, place for
religious worship.
Kippered means cured by cleaning, rub
bing with salt, pepper, etc., and drying
with air and smoke. ,
Er'mete Novelll was a noted Italian
comedian. He died last week.
A Mohammedan who has made tho (acrid
pilgrimage to Meccu is entitled to be
called IladJ.
Des Moines Is the largest city In Iowa.
France has had nine Presidents since the
foundation ot the Third Republic.
Colonel U M. House Is reputed to be tha
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