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IIiT. TRUTH IN TWO LANGUAGES
rile Europe or the third rar of 'lie
ai was sinking to a sor of stubborn
determination President v ilnn
Tin wh lc world who going to lull so
fast tli.it it was breaking the speed limit
- U llllam Sunday
Ihcv found that thefc were strange men
rocklcts of dangi r not only but reckless
bemuse thej seemed to ec something that
nnde tlili datiger worth while President
t llson
Our boys met the Prussian Guard 'ind
nent through them like a knife throuch a
cake of lioi butter and licked the t.ir out
of them William A bunday
And now these Ideals have wrought this
new magic President Wilson
God Is alwas nble to put the bill over
the fence ceri time b standing up to tho
plate - llllam A unda
ON Tim sit
thus fc (
iimcilaj two en.huslasts spoke
i phi j each In his own (llstlnt.
tlvc tongue The i ontiast is piquant but not
. Jot of fcoiliul Americanism is subtracted
theicbj. 'Tho beaut of It." f.ild Mr.
Wilson, speaklns on the matter of transla
tions from one language to another, "Is
that wltatcwr the Impediments of the
channel of communication the Idea is the
anmo and that it gets icglstcrcil in re
ponshc hearts and reccptUo purposes"
The clay on which tho two most dissimi
lar oiators of the world addressed their
constituents ptoWdcs striking warrant or
the truth of this crdlct
A CLKAK-EYEU EUUCA10H
Tim "pathos of distance' lias but faint
allurement for Br Kobcrt Kills Thomp
son, and that Is one explanation of tl o
Inspiring lrillt of this seasoned educator
who tnda completes a quarter of a cen
tury as president of the Central High
School, Without falhe sentiment or merely
sappy optimism Doctor Thompson I for
ward looking and hopeful. His clear men
tality tells him that Philadelphia '.s i
better cltj. morallj religiously and l-itel-lectuallj,"
than when ho first took up his
work here. This acknowledgment of prog
ress inoles no blindfolding with regard
to many serious defects, but it is a recog
nltion of facta based on sober Judgment
and keen discernment
I'hlladclphlans still talk sloppllj. accord
ing to Doctor Thompson but they du swear
less and their jouths are better educated
than former!. These are lieartenlns ob
eratlons and particular! stimulating t
exemplifying how a man can grow wise
with tho cars without gro.lng old The
"good old dajs" emanate . specious and
enenating charm. Doctor Thompson has
resisted it, and his youthfulucs Is thus as
inleoratlng as that of Ills uenlor by two
years, Georges Clemenceau, who also once
honored the teaching rankt
The ability to appraise life without flat
tery and jet without enfeebling, lemlnis
acent sighs is all too rate The distin
guished and sturdy president of the Cen
tral High School has it, and there can be
no better proof of the undiminished xalue
of his public services.
A CURE TOR TICKET EXTORTION
rpiIK reined which State Senator Dai
-- incorporates in his bill to prevent the
atro ticket gouging is as drastic as it is
cimple If, as Is now proposed it is made
unlawful for any one ecept the playhouso
owner or management to sell tickets, the
premiums of speculatois and "agencies"
vanish in one decisive swoop
In New York city, Dy a lecent enactment.
the ticket broker is permitted to charge
no more than an additional fifty cents for
each seat. This has been consldcied a
great gain over the old extortionate prac
tices, but unquestionably it compromises
with the ethics of the case The principle
of "first come first-served" Is the only reall
fair one by which places of amusement
should be governed Any othet pullcj be
gets abuses, and because the have been
tolerated, even encouraged, y fat-pursed
individuals willing to pay more than the
regular price to avoid a little bothei is a
further index of Its inequity
TV. j speculator has not been wholly to
blame. A too easy-going pottion of the
public helped to support his practices
Selling tickets only at the bov office and
at the price printed on the carChourd slip
would be a welcome guaiantce of a square
deal.
CROWDER'S CUD AN LAURELS
PKOVOST MAHSHAL G B N K U A U
CROWDCR'S manipulation of the In
trlcato draft machinery, primarily pro
ductive of the victorious American army,
was so expert that mere compliments on
lila performance are likely to seem rather
flat. An extremely neat Job, however, has
been done by tho first of our American
allies In the great war. Down in Cuba
they have elections Latin-American elec
tions. Solving the conscription problems
la a small affair compared vylth straighten
ln out tho voting apparatus, and determin
ing thOust result In the "Pearl of the
Antilles." Almost anywhere in the west-
-rn world south of the Tropic or cancerjare
b-ailon day is likely to be a dranirtKr '
faatintUj'.A really, forceful jPw''7
WBri;
EVENING
so that master of complexities Is Invited
to visit tho Island and devlso a scheme
whereby voting can be made at once fair
nnd cas. Here Indeed Is a trlbuto worth
winning, To be chosen as h safety atvc
for Lattn-Ainerlcaii politics is an honor
the magntttido of which Is quite propor
tionate to that of the difficulties involved
If any administrator can bo tho solvent
It would seem that the American l'rovost
Marshal should qualify If ho accepts It
will bi deeply Interesting to watch an
other formidable performance by the man
who made the conscription wheel turn so
smoothl
'lliti AIM) LANDS VKK
NOW IN PLAIN MGI1T
Uone.Urj Nation on Jul) 1 It LlWely to
Remain Pcrmnncnllv bo Thereafter
IITITH the passage of tho state Senate
'' vesterday of the tesoUtlon ratifying
the prohibition amendment to tho Vederal
Constitution. PcnnHlvanU puts Itself In
line with the rest of the nation as reprc
sented lu tho Legislatures Tort -five of
tho forty-eight states have now indorsed
national prohibition
The federal amendment does not become
effective until next Januaty In the mean
time we have wartime prohibition by act
of Congress to take effect on July 1. Rules
for enforcing that law are embodied In a
bill reported to the House of Representa
lives b the Judiciary Committee last Mon
d 1 An attempt Is to bo made to secme
the passage of this bill beforo Congress
adjourns nest Tuesday Tho importance
of taking such action in order thnt con
fusion miy be prevented is ho great that
It Is expected a way will be found to bring:
It about.
The act of Novetriboi 11 or the wartime
prohibition law, provides that after Juno
30 of this j ear and until tho conclusion
of the war and the demobilization of our
aimlcs, thn date of which Is to be dc
termlned and proclaimed bv tho President,
It hall be unliwful to sell distilled spirits
for beverage purposes, and that after May
1 nnd until tht end of the war no cralns
cci enla, fruits or other food products shall
be used in the mnnuftcture of beer, wino
oi other Intoxicating Ilquoi The act also
forbids the siie of malt or vinous liquors
to be drunk unless they are sold for
epoit The Importation of intoxicants Is
forbidden after May 1
Tho bill now beforo Congress defines an
intoxicating liquor as a liquor which con
tains one half of 1 per cent of alcohol. This
Is s0 broad that it includes everything
which could by any possibility bo regarded
as cxhllaiatlnf? The bill still further
declares that any person who Is guilty of
assisting in the sale of intoxicants in ills
legard of the law is guilty of maintaining
a common nuisance and Is punishable by
a fine of not less than $100 or Imprison
ment for not leiss than thirty diys An
attempt was made to authorise the revenue
oftlcers to search private piemlscs for in
toxicants, but as the bill now stands no
scaich may be instituted unless there aie
good reasons for believing that the owner
of tho premises Is engaged In Illicit trade.
This measuic Is merely intended to
remain In foice, If It Is passed until the
war Is ended and our troops have returned
to their homes liut Congicss will have
to consider lu the near future an act to
make the constitutional amendment effec
tive. That amendment is not self
eufoiclng It specifically provides within
its tett tint Congress and the states shall
have concurrent Jurisdiction In passing the
necessaty laws to put it into effect. The
bill now before the House deserves the
serious attention of those who will partici
pate In framing the final prohibitory
statutes If it works when passed it will
doubtless fonn the basis of the permanent
legislation. If it proves defective it will
point the wa to sucli legislation as will
carry out the intent of the amendment to
the Constitution
4
Thy definition of an intoxicant as a
beverage containing one-half of 1 per cent
of alcohol is diastlc enough to satisfy the
extrcmest advocates of temperance. In
home states wltii prohibitory legislation
beer with 3 per cent of alcohol has, been
regarded as nonlntoxlcatlng It is likely
th.it an attempt will be made to keep this
highei limit in the permanent act though
stions arguments can be offered against it
The temptrance people will mustet all
those arguments lu suppoit of as neaily
nonalcoholic legislation as it Is possible
to enforce And the politicians who hupe
to lematn in office will think twice befoie
they challenge the opposition at the polls
of the forces which Just now are determined
to take the political life of any man who
opposes then piogtam
We look forward to a gtmilne attempt to
make the nation hone dry by the nqules
aeme of avarj one except Ihose who are
actually tngugeil in the manufacture of
intoxicants. The iiutlou lias expressed
itself, and it is in the habit of getting what
it wants Whatever the peisonal opinions
of the Icglslatois may be those who aie
piudent will not be so foolish as to make
the attempt to stem the tide
incidentally the ptohlbltioii legislation
is going to i educe to an almost negligible
figure the liquor levenuo to be dcilved
from the new tax law which the Piesldent
signed on Mbnday night That law taxes
distilled spirits Jo 40 u gallon It raises
the tax on beer, ale and porter and all malt
llquois containing not less than one half
of 1 per cent of alcohol to J6 a barrel, and
It taxes wine from sixteen cents to $1 a
gallon, according to the amount of alcohol
it contains If the pcicentage is gi eater
than 24, then the wine is classed as spirits,
and must pay a tax of SO 40 a gallon,
alio clteet of this law was manifested
Monday, when the liquor stores were
crowded with patrons buying in large
quantities, in order to get a supply beforo
the increased taxes went Into operation,
nvery one Is assuming that under the war
time prohibition law the country will be
dry from July I until the constitutional
amendment goes into effect. Whether this
will happen depends on the date of tho sign
ing of the peace treaty ana tho final de
mobilization of our armies. It Is within
the power of the President to postpone
that complete demobilization until after
January of next year. In that evenl there
are only four more months In which It
le possible for any one to buy In toil
i
's for beverage purposes.) , But In any
re are no nr.Jo the banishment or
AJ
ifaotatW WrV wiM 3M9.
PUBLIC LEDGER
spirits that there Is little consolation tor
those who will face with regret that con-Lum-nation
of long jears of earnest effort
by many conscientious persons.
HARMONIZING THE LAW
rpHK application of muslo to legislation,
- which will be tried when tho Philadel
phia Orchestra participates In the four
public hearings on the antl-bluo laws bill,
Is suggestive of fascinating fields of ex
periment. The argument of a good band
may be swccplngly persuasive. Perhaps
Congressmen who find mere words Inade
quate may be trlng It If tho forthcoming
venture In this state. Is successful Cer.
tatnly chronic alarmists could intensify
their effects with incidental "chills nnd
fever" Mralns Militarists might establish
"atmosphere" with tho classic drum, whllo
optimistic idealists should bo emotionally
sustained by a rouslngr performance of
Heethoven's symphonic scttlni; of the "Ode
to Joy "
Mr. Stokow8l.i at the scheduled hearings
should bo even more ingratiating than the
legendary Pied Piper. The latter was a
mere humble soloist, whereas the Phlladcl
phla leader's convictions arc supported by
full Instrumental eloquence Lawmakers
who can resist the fervid artistry of this
fine orchestra must bo as tone-deaf as
thoso whom Shakespeare describes as fit
for "stratagems nnd spoils "
Tho precise, point at Issue will not how
ever be specifically treated when Mr Sto
kowskl raUcs his baton In tin presence
of his fellow citizens and Harrisburg en
thusiasts for tho repeal of the restrictive
Sundny laws The four meetings are
booked for weekdays. If it could bo ai
ranged to hold them on the first day of
the week, individuals who still favor the
blue laws would bo under obligation to
point out Just what qualities of the music
failed to harmonize with Sunday As it
is tho hearings will delightfully rcafllrm
the truism that secular music i excellent
on .eculir diys and everybody knows that
alrcadv
DV". LIGHT SAVING
A
RlbfUt attached to the ngrlcultuiul ap
proprlatlon bill will, if pass-cd repeal
tho dayllght-savtnfT bill. The rider should
be unhorsed
Wearing the colors of the fiumeis the
rider is ofllclally backed by Senator tJore
and Representative Lever, nnd there Is
posslbllltv that It will pass the winning
post. It is unwise, therefore, to ignore tho
arguments of its backers at the weigh
ing in.
The New orU Globe nnd Cotinneiclal
Adveitlser for instance, expresses sui
priso at the stand taken by the farmers.
"Their workday as a rule," it says, "is
legulated by tho sun and not by tho
clock, so they should not bo affected by
the change '
Which to the dalrj farmer who has to
catch milk trains, wilt seem naive indeed.
And what about the truck farmer who has
to reach town before the population starts
business for the da ?
Put, after nil It Is an Inconvenience to
farmers rather than a hardship. And that
Inconvenience is more than counteibulanccd
by the benefit the law has brought to all
uiban communities. That precious extra
hour of sunlight has proved Its worth to
many a seeker after rcci cation and to
dclvcrs in kitchen gardens innumerable.
The farmer suffers no real loss by the
change Why shouldn't ho bo nlco about
it and withdraw his opposition to a law
which has proved so great a benefit to
most of his fellow countrymen?
Uilly Sunday Is still lined up with the
drys but ho carries bis 'punch" with him.
Ludendorff has agalrj been forced to make
a strategic retreat this time from Sweden.
With the rest of the world 'dry" Ger
man may become a vacation resoit for old
soaks
'Ihe chief of Indoor sports foi the next
thiec weeks will be fixing up that Income
tax blank
If Germany got the prohibition habit
would it become more or less efllcltnt' c,
moie oi less
Von 'llrpltz lias lost his foitutie Small
punishment for the man whote U-boat war
fare coat so many lives
s the J6 000.000,000 levenue bill lus
been signed you might Just as well get bus
making up our inomo ta schedule.
Foreseeing miner affairs as a cause of
civil strife in Ungland. I.Iojd George gives
them the stamp of absolutely major Im
portance Germany Is to abolish conscription and
establish a volunteer army The experiment
will be watched with Intel est by a peace
lov InaT world
1 be Vic .crman nsolutlon paajed the
State Senate with thlttcen votes to spare.
Can't make the "dr8' believe that thirteen
Is an unlucky number
, letter milled at Broad and Chestnut
streets took thirteen days to reach Its des
tination a block away. Maybe the postman
was suffering from trench feet.
Theic is little sympathy In Waisan for
the league of nations It Is regrettable but
not aurprlslng. They aie too near to the
flchting They can't see peace for the smoko
of battle
Proceedings aaalnst the men arrested
bere for alleged conspiracy against President
Wilson led many good citizens to hope that
the suspects would inarch from the "grill'
to the ' bar "
Now let us prepare a celebration for our
own Philadelphia boys when they arrive home
In Maj and June. And let us hope that tho
War Department will decree that they land
In Philadelphia.
Some day when our soldiers are om
and gray the world will know all that la now
happening in Russia and all the world will
be ready to criticize us for the things left
undone.
Now that the President Is back In Wash
ington, earnest observers are drawing atten
tion to the fact that the George Waahlng
ton reached port safely after losing her way
In a fog. and they sre hoping that Congress
in Its league of na.tWW debate, alneo facT
Inevitable, taay AmMiM Uuexpcrl
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
CONGRESSMAN MOORE'S
LETTER
Some Kind Words for Mann, of
Illinois E. R. Clinton's Coura
geous Pursuit of Office James
J. Ryan and His Regalia
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Washington, I). C, I'eb. 26.
rpiIH Democrats In Congress are expect
Ing tho Ilcpubllcans to fight like Kll
kenny cats at the speakership conference,
which filtcs place tomorrow night. A good
many Kepubllcnns are also Inclined to
think there will bo troublo In tho contest
against the Republican leader Mann Hiid
stand pnttcis like Tordncy, of Michigan.
The Ulllett campaigners liavo been tho
more active In this fight, whllo Mann, stilt
laboring upon details at tho, party desk,
has suffered from the lukewarmncss of
those who cannot face tho editorial bar
rage. There are several old friends of
Mann, who have stood with him In many
fights, who may not be drawn awny from
him, evert though they have no antagonism
to Glllett, With them It Is simply a case
of Justice and fair dealing;, which they be
llcve tho plodding and faithful legislator
from Illinois deserves. Moreover, they do
not sympathize with the methods that hnvc
been employed to besmirch the character
of one whom they believe to be incorrupti
ble and whose greatest sin has been to
stick to his Job without fear or favor. A
curious phaso of the fight on Mann Is the
apparent coming together of Senator Pen
tose und Congressman Vare In the Interest
of Ulllett. Originally the Pennsylvania
members would have stood about fifty -fifty,
but the activities of National Chair-'
man Hays and others, who sensed dange
lu a continuance of tho seniority rule, and
like Pinchot, only from a different side of
tho toad, proclaimed reform gradually
weaned the majority over to the Olllctt
camp It Glllett is elected nnd ho Is con
ceded to be n good man Massachusetts,
which lost a scnatorshlp In the lato cam
paign, will have the speakership of tho
House and through Senator Lodge, the
leadeiship of the Senate. No matter what
happens at the caucus, Republicans will
endeavor to get together on harmony lines.
They will have mighty little time for rc
oiganlzatlon before March 4 or even be
fore an extra session is called The one
thing Pennsylvanians seem to be ngrced
upon to elnte Is the candidacy of Joseph G.
Rodgcrs, of Philadelphia, for setgeantat
aims Rodgcrs Is ono of the minority
clerks at tho present time and Is popular
with the delegation.
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RSISTUNCV is almost as much
lew el ns is consistency Witness the
persistency cf 13. It Clinton, the uptown
shipbuilder, In striving for Dcmociatic su
premacy. Some years ago Clinton ran for
Common Council. Ho was not elected.
Then he tan foi Select Council Same re
sult Then In succession he- ran for the
state legislature nnd for sheriff of Philadel
phia. The outcome was tho same. Other
Democrats, like Michael Donohoc, without
malting so many sacrifices, managed to
come to Congress, so Clinton, being a good
sailor, took u new tack Costcllo's scat
looked good to him and he ran for Con
gress. It is said ho had the backing of
James J. McNally, who almost bet his last
bargo on the success of his friend; but
Clinton failed again. As tho situation now
presents itself to many of Clinton's sup
porters, there is nothing left for him but
to make a try-out for the mayoralty or to
Bucceod Governor Sproul, It is believed
that Clinton's persistency will continue ns
long as shipbuilding end ires and the Mc
Nally barges Increase
NEW JERSEV i,as an active boaid of
commerce and navigation, which Keeis
Its eye on waterways, riparian rights and
things of that kind Tho Inspector of the
Inland waterway division pf this board is
William A. Maupay, whoso teports are al
ways of Interest to Philadelphia yachtsmen
who frequent tho inside passageways from
Capo May to Sandy Hook, Inspector Mau
pay admits that few pleasure craft navi
gated the incido channels during the sea
son of 1918 that was because of tho war
restrictions but he predicts that the forth
coming scascn will find the navtgablo wa
ters frequented by business and pleasure
craft as heretofore Peoplo who have been
using the Inside waterways for pleasure
during the summer havo no 'idea of tho
xalue of the commerce carried on these
streams In counties like Capo May.
H1
IS old f i lends of the Builders' Uxchange
would have been pleased to see .tames
J, Ryan, who formerly, did big contract
work for the Pennsylvania Ita.lroad Com
pany, among the prelates at the Cardinal's
Jubilee in Washington. James Is a tiustee
of the Catholic University and siandR about
as high here as any layman of the chuich.
In fact, he Is one of four American Knights
of the Giare Cross of St. Gregory, of
whom there aie said to be but twenty -fi -e
in the world. On state occasions, like that
in Washington, or such as occui at the
Vatican, the Philadelphia builder appears
in regalia and has special honors vouch
safed to few The late George W. Ken'
drlck, Jr, a lunch-table .friend of Ryan,
was about as strong In Masonry in tl.e
United States as Ryan Is In the Church,
but this Interesting fact never lessened
their friendship. Indeed, there was a good
deal of bantering between them as t
whether on official occasion they should
not exchange-regalia a symptom of the
get-together bplrlt which some day may
dominate the world,
THU Delaware River Yacht Racing Asso
ciation, through Joseph W, Broomhead,
secretary, has Indicated. Us satisfaction with
those features of the revenue bill which
propose to tax yachts. A8 oilglnally writ
ten In the bill, the tax would have been
extremely burdensome and v ould probably
have held up yacht construction for years.
Changes were mado In conference, however,
which tended to alleviate this situation.
During tho war yacht-racing, like all other
sports, has been at low ebb, but the Dela
ware lllver yachtsmen are now looking
forward to resumption of their accustomed
activities. This is a good tl Ing for Phila
delphia, which generally loses many of Its
yachtsmen to down East and other coastal
resorts. A. B. Cartjedge la president of
the Delaware River association and K. ,C.
f Ut)adley la cliairmaaiw the regalU com
f bslttee,
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LEAGUE FOESBLINDTO DESTINY
Mvn of Minds Unready and Others Recalcitrant to Wilson's Fame
Complicate National Crisis
By BART
StalJ Correspondent Eicning Public Ledger
Washington, Kcb. 26. Too much stress
has been laid upon tho partisan character
of the opposition that confronts Mr. Wil
son's peace plans in Congress.
The true origins of the unrest heVo lie
far deeper than politics, What tho league
of nations is up agalnt is a state of mind,
a sort of mental unprcparcdness, that Is
not confined to Washington.
Washington in its cmerulous Intervals
is merely reflecting the national temper.
Sooner or latei- perhaps tomorrow after
the President has told a lot of harsh antj
nov el truths to the Porelgn Affairs commit
tees, upon whom ho still depends for help,
nnd perhaps not until the country has en
dured months of turmoil Congress will
give its full sanation to Mr. Wilson's plan
rlmply. because the league of nations rep
resents for America the one alternative
that Is not livid with promises of future
disaster. '
Fear to Add to Wilson's Tame
There are groups in the Senate und in
the House, of course, who cannot think,
without withering pain, of adding further
to Mr. Wilson's triumphs
The House moves with the gloom and
the high nervous tension peculiar to poor
and proud relations. It feels as a man
might feel who has been lepeatedly mauled
In public.
No one can remain about the beats of
the mighty at Washington for even a day
without an amazed sense of widespread, in
definable antagonism toward everything
Wllsonlan. .Many of the President's sup
porters haxo days when they become vic
tims of this nameless affliction.
The noto of smiling assurance In the
Boston speech served curiously enough to
sharpen the sense of irritation that per
vades Congress. Members of the Foreign
Affairs Committees who wllf dine at the
White House tonight have been asked
whether they are to be fed on tho back
stairs.
Some flaw In the President's technique
is responsible for all this, and the crisis
in Washington Is emotional, rather than
political.
Postponing Agony of Decision
There are few men in the House or In
the Senate who in the end will not be
willing to trample their personal feelings
under foot, and even their political Inter
ests under foot, In an emergency so great
as the present one.
The Senate will quibble and fiet, and
It has an air now of being disgusted with
tho impulsiveness of destiny. It will even
drift far toward an uncertain future with
closed eyes. But It Is merely following a
national habit. It Is trying to postpono
the agony of great decisions
' Tor once, at least, the Senate Is a
representative body. Its stato of mind Is
much llko that of the averago man In the
street, who has been bewildered by tho
wlfd panorama of Europe and dazed by the
President's part In It.
Victory came suddenly. It Is not too
much to say that Congress didn't know
what to do with It. When the question
bocame a reality, almost overnight, It
startled Washington llko a yell out of tho
thin air.
President Prepared for It
Yet there ars signs now to Indicate It
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glum, because he knew that It was certain,
and ho knew bettor, than any ono else tho
perils of the road that would open up for
America immediately after peace, when
the nation, swept out of Its familiar course,'
would have.to contend for Its -vclfare amid
issues nnd fqreca altogether strange to It.
The answer to the question about victory
most familiar In the coat rooms at tho
Capitol was uttered by a testy Senator from
tho Middle West.
"Bring the boys home," said he, "and let
Europo cat Itself up. If It wants to.''
When Mr. Lodge shepherds tho Foreign
Relations Committee to the Whlto House
dinner tonight ho will not go with any
such alternative in mind. But some of his
colleagues will. And the President probably
will tell them that wo cannot withdraw
from Europe.
Withdrawal Would Be Boomerang
Mr. Wilson has told no ono his plans
Ho hasn't indicated what he will say to
his guests. But If his Boston speech may
bo freely Interpreted In this connection ho
will tell them that tho failure of the
league-of-natlons plan will unquestionably
give Europe ov er to a" series of devastating
revolutions.
And after the revolutions may come
other militaristic empires If anything or
civilization remains as a basis for them.
For Europo is fluid now, and it Is an
irresistible temptation to any one with an
army and the thirst for conquest.
It is the fixed assurance of those who
returned with Mr. "Wilson from Paris that
war can be stopped If tho Peace Confer
ence lives up to Its opportunities. But
since America Is the central pivot of tho
whole scheme, tho failure of America will
mean complete failure at "Paris and an
abandonment of hope.
tAH the forces of reaction now held in
leash will be released, Germany will bo
plundered, and so, probably, will Russia
and southern Europe.
And the United States will be hated for
ever by peoples who yet may be dominant
forces In Europe.
Even Delay Threatens Disaster
Even delay, It Is pointed out here, will
bo little short of a disaster. Senator
Borah's suggestion of a referendum Is
thereforo being fought successfully by
Mr. Wilson's supporters in Congress.
If a referendum were decided upon, the
conclusion of even a temporary peaco now
vitally necessary In Europo would have to
wait upon tAe slow processes of a national
election In America. There is Httlo chance
that tho few, politicians who wish to make
an election Issue of tho league-of-natlons
plan will have any success.
It Is believed hero that tho President,
when he meets the Foreign Relations Com
mittees tonight, will confront them with
plans bf his own for a novel appeal over
tho heads of Congress to the nation nt
largo. This may mean a third trip to
Europe, or perhaps tho abandonment of
tho arrangement for a return on March 0.
If Mr. Wilson's hopes are realized, tho
members of the two committees will make
all this confusloij unnecessary by accept
ing the league plan In Its general outllno
and expreslng In tho Houso and Uie Sen
ate tho sort of approval that will ( serve
and strengthen fue President In further
negotiations In Paris and maintain him In
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A Ballade
CATCH your refrain, That's net so bad.
Get thirteen rhymes we'll say, for
"ray." , .
If these restrictions make you aad.
Remember writers can't be giy.
Some purist will stand up and bray,
Just as you writ a lint that' light,
on. cut it out I That ain't the way!"
Ballades are dev'llih hard to write.
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When ho Bay "Charged? Or will yoiiki
pay?"
And I look vaguely at the lad '
And murmur "Bay, hay, nay, fay, May." "51
Im writing a ballad today,
Of course, he think I'm not quite brlgh't.
Crazy (I mean), bughouse, or fay,
Ballades are dev'llah hard to write.
Oh, how I wish I never had
Tried a ballade's soft, lilting lay!
It's not my wont to rrv "Tlv riH !"
But now there's nothing else to say:
Nothing that rhymes Bave "Bertha Clay,"l
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I'd better atop and do crochet.
Ballades are dev'llah hard to write.
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In talking In my sleep tonight. v
Perhaps my hair will turn to gray !
Ballades aro dev'llsh hard to writ
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A Problem of Democracy 'I
The real trouble in Germany will alartj
when they begin to distribute the postoffleiat J
among tho adherents' of the party In powtr.V
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Safe Depotits ! )
"You people don't provldo enough trap!'J.
"You don't need straps," responded the street
railway man, courteously. "We pack you ia
so tightly that you can't possibly fall.'-
Kansas City Journal. ".
Wlmt Do You Know?
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QUIZ
1 Who was Julian Story? H
:. How many states comprise the republic 1
or Mexico? i
3. What was the date of the "Boston T;.
Party"? .
i. Where is tho Suwanee River? Vn
f. Of what country was Rupprecht, Crownl
Prince before the German revolution ?J I
S. What Is the meaning of the word "dry" f
as applied to wines? , ,
7. Who were tho "palmers" of the m!ddlJ
ages? , J
$. What is the meaning of the word ItaljT-l
'j. What grandson of a President became):,
President of the United States?
10. Who Is the Japanese Ambassador to the
United states?
Answers to Yesterday's Ooiz ' ! '
L Corporal Michael Chockle, of the marine,,"
nreel mo nrsi snot an ma vrr Dtcwcsit u
.April 7, 1917, when tho guns of th '
Island of Guam were turned on thv
Interned raider Cormoran, which th,3
Germans vv'ere endeavoring to ilnV. ', v
Vrederlck 11. Glllett. of Massachusetts..!''
and James R. Mann, of Illinois, arsul
rival canaitiaies- (or me picKcrcniy.f
r tii House of Representatives. .-'I
3 Robert Browning wroto "The ping andjl
th Book," a long narrative poem, wlrfi
an Italian setting, '
i Alexander Graham Bell Is generally rao-'
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5 Napoleon was a prisoner on th, Island
of St, Helena for six yean, from IIUj!
to 1821.
c "Largo." musical term. Indicates lo
dignified, broad style.
7, The famous picture, the Mona Lisa, 1
.i.n ...ll.H "T.:i rslononda.11 'r
J. The Colorado River fow,a through t)
Grana canyon.
9 Great Britain and Franca were allfl
with Sardinia and Turkey lu
Crimean War against Russia,
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