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SUMMER OPENING
Thursday, May 13 th
MRS. E. WALZER
27 South Second St.
I
Mr. and Mrs. David Attig have gone
:o housekeeping in the Tweedy Apart
nents, 1315 Market street.
THE STIEFF
PIANO
provides lasting and
thorough satisfaction to
its ultimate owner be
cause—
—the proper materials
and workmanship enter
into its construction;
—its price is right
and fair ;
—its musical quali
ties are enduring.
"Investigate'
CHAS. M. STIEFF
212 North 2nd Street
I The Dream j
Ji . James Jones, twenty-five, in j
i 1 good health and spirits, with ?
i' a fair position, a wife and baby i f
i! —dreamed. 5
In his dreams he saw riches J
!■ come rapidly. Among other J
i 1 things an automobile entered J
i' his mii)d —a limousine, large
'[• and luxurious. S
But though thrifty and sue- J
]i cessful. time dragged on and J
i r a limousine was still far away J
j —still in dreams.
!i SEVERAL good used cars. In- S
' eluding Hudson, Cadillac, Ohio, Ji
1 Paige and Ford; overhauled and i
i' repainted; no reasonable ofTer ?
i' refused. Address Box J., 1008, /
I I care of Telegraph. ?
jj The Reality I
!' In the Classified Ads of' his 5
? favorite paper one day he saw ?
an ad.—an automobile ad. It i
S told of a good, well-preserved J,
i car of late model and well- j
i 1 known make. ?
i[ fact that it could be bought for
'i small cost and maintained at a J
[i cost within his reach. J
James Jones now rides in his /
i 1 Telegraph Classified Ad auto- t
<[ mobile and Telegraph Classified i
'Ads have made the practical J
'i part of his dream come true, J
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
BIG ID BOX CO.
GETS BIG ORDER
300,000 Holiday Boxes Will Keep
Employes Busy During the
Summer
An order for 300.000 holiday boxes
of assorted sizes placed to-day with
the HarrfSburg Bag and Box Company
will keep the entire force of employes
working full time and will necessitate
the employment of about fifteen more
persons.
The company is also trying for an
other order larger than the one just
received. Should this one be pfaced
at the local company's plant, new ma
chinery will be installed to handle the
business and the employes will be kept
on full time until Christmas.
The usual amount of orders from
regular customers are also on hand,
which must be made up and shipped
regularly in addition to the work on
the holiday supply. All of the boxes
in the big order will be covered with
holiday paper, decorated with holly,
poinsettias and other appropriate floral
designs. The boxes will be made of
pasteboard, the company keeping a
supply of about one hundrejj tons of
the material in stock. Announcement
of the big order just received was
made this morning by S. P. Eby, sec
retary-treasurer of the company".
Plans for a regular monthly outing
during the summer for the employes
of the company were completed re
cently by C. Raymond Wolfe, who had
charge of the arrangements. To-mor
row morning at 8 o'clock about twenty
five employes of the company will
leave Market Square on a trolley for
Yellow Breeches creek to spend the
day. It is intended that the outings
shall be monthly affairs for the em
ployes should the first one prove suc
cessful.
ItHOADS-WRIGHT WEDDING
Miss Beulah Wright and John W.
Rhoades, of Perry- county, were mar
ried Saturday. May 8. at Liverpool, Pa.,
by the Rev. W. C. Robbins, pastor of
the Liverpool Methodist Church.
Miss Rachel Whiteman, of Pitts
burgh. Is a guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Luman D. Ross, of Green street, ex
pecting to remain here for a month.
C. K. Waggoner, of Carlisle, is
spending a few days among Harris
burg relatives.
Shoes For Stout
Women.
Extra Ankle and
Foot Widths
Women who in their foot
wear need extra width f>oth
for ankle and foot, will find
comfort and style in the line
of shoes for stout women,
| carried by this store.
The shoes are especially built to
j give comfort in ankle and foot
width. But they are also built
to give the maximum of style
and natty appearance. Stylishly
made in patent leather, vlcl kid
and cloth tops. In sizes from
3 to 10.
$3.00 $3.50
$4.00
PAUL
Shoe Fitter
11 North 4th St.
Formerly 418 Market St.
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PARCEL POST SALE
m PAXTOfII CHAPEL
Mrs. Kunkle's Class Will Hold
Unique Entertainment Tomor
row Evening
Mrjr. W. S. Kunkle's Bible class of
the Paxton Presbyterian Sunday
school will hold a most unique enter
tainment in the chapel to-morrow
evening, in the way of a "Parcel Post
Sale." Packages from every State in
the Union and from many large cities
and towns will be on sale. The young
er ladies will display their usual deli
cious homemade cakes, and candies
and there will be Ice cream also. The
proceeds will go toward the fund for
the new plpeorgan to soon be install
ed in this famous old church.
The class, which has been organiz
ed for nearly a year, has as officers:
President, Mrs. Howard A. Ruther
ford: vice-president, Mrs. John Mosey:
secretary. Miss Eva Kunkle; treasurer,
Miss Caroline Smallwood. Other mem
bers are Mrs. Ross Bealor. Mrs. Edgar
Martin, Mrs. Harry Kitting, Mrs.
Giunden, Mrs. Clausen, Mrs. Owen,
Mrs. Donald Rutherford, Mrs. Mullow
ney, Mrs. Davis, 'Mrs. George Shaffer.
Mrs. Jack Rutherford, Miss Kesiah
Rutherford, Mrs. Mack, Miss Marie
Kauffman, Mrs. Dearborn, Miss Janet
Elder, Miss Edith Martin. Miss Hazel
Kent, Miss Enola Krouse, Miss Mary-
Holmes, Miss Sadie Davis, Mrs. Beil
and Mrs. Joshua Rutherford.
Miss Eleanor Baker and Miss Kath
r.vn Long have gone to Atlantic City
for a ten days' trip.
Mrs. S. W. Long, of Lemoyne, Is vis
iting relatives in New York city.
Mrs. Charles Eberly and Mrs. Charles
Walker, of Klttatinny street, are tak
ing a little trip to New York.
Mrs. Josiah Funck, of 450 Cumber
land street, is visiting in Lebanon.
Mrs. Mary Cook, of Green street,
has gone to Roanoke, Va., for a visit
among relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rogers and
small son. William Kent Rogers, of
Rochester, N. Y., are spending the
week with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts, of Market street.
Miss Helen Campion and Miss Edith
Campion, of Philadelphia, left for
home to-day after a visit with their
cousin. Miss Marianne Watson, of Penn
street.
Dr. Warren Klein, of was
a visitor to the city yesterday.
RHEEM-BANKES WEDIWXG
The marriage of Miss , Anna P.
Bankes, of Brlggs street, and George
D. Rheem, of North Sixth street, took
place last evening at 9.30 o'clock, at
the parsonage of the Covenant Presby
terian Church, with the Rev. Harvey
Klaer officiating. The bride wore a
dark blue traveling suit and hat to
match. There were no attendants.
Mr. and Mrs. Rheem are occupving
their new home at 1416 Williams
street.
The Plainest Girl
Can Be Good-Looking
There is economy in good looks.
It pays every girl to be good-look
ing and every woman owes it to
herself to be as attractive as pos
sible.
It Is unfortunate that all women
are not born beautiful, but nearly
all can acquire good looks. The
plain girl not only must use care in
the selection of her clothes, but
give especial attention to her hair—
thin, wispy, dull and faded locks
will destroy half the beauty of even
a pretty face.
If your hair is not beautiful,
lacking that enviable softness, lus
tre and fluffliness, or is falling out,
full of dandruff, too dry, by all
means use Parisian Sage, an inex
pensive liquid tonic, easily obtained
at any drug counter. Simply rub
Parisian Sage well Into the scalp.
It will go right to the hair roots,
nourish them, and stimulate the
hair to grow strong and luxuriant.
It removes all dandruff, thorough
ly cleanses the hair of dust and ex
cess oil. and makes It appear twice
as abundant.
Parisian Sage is a scientific tonic
that gives the hair just what is
needed to make It fluffy, soft and
gloriously radiant; and pretty hair
will surely Increase the charm and
beauty of even the plainest girl.
HARRISBURG tlfSjpftfl TELEGRAPH
MISS ILLIN HEARD
1 STORY HOUR TALK
Last Meeting of Story Telling
Club Will Be Held
May 25
A large and appreciative audience
had the pleasure of hearing Miss Ade
laide Illman in a "Story Hour Lecture"
at the Public Library last evening.
Miss Illman profusely illustrated with
stories her subject, "The Uses of the
Storv to Portray Types of Character."
Miss Illman said that "On the Ira
ages presented in childhood depend
the spirit and character of the later
life. If the child thinks small im
ages he will be small in his manhood.
To purge the child's mind of small
images use the stories that will make
small views of life appear ridiculous
to him." To illustrate this point she
used an animal story and "A Little
Girl's Trip Into the World," the goal
of which was the kindergarten.
Theseus, famous in the old Greek
myths, was used as a type of hero who
conquers because he realizes that to
becoipe worthy of the name hero he
must do bard tasks. To prepare the
boy for life, Miss Illman used an un
usually fine story of David, the ideal
boy shepherd who loved and protected
his sheep, and in nature discerned
God. the great Shepherd, after whom
as the "shepherd king" he fashioned
his life.
"Raggylug" was used to portray an
animal heroine, and to. show how a
baby learned caution.
The native story of the Swiss boy
Evant, who sold his pet goat for a
buttercake showed that often the price
of self pleasure is too dear.
To show how nature stories can be
used to mold the plastic character of
the child. Miss Illman told the story of
"The Boy Who Listened."
Sometimes mortals must appeal for
aid to the supernatural beings. To
prove this, the audience was told an
exceptionally fine story, "Old Pipes
and the Dryad."
To dispel a fear that may haunt the
child's mind by laughing it away. Miss
Illman told about "The Boy Who Was
Scairt of Dyln'."
Hans Christian Andersen's "Brave
Tin Soldiers" was given as the type
possessed of all the traits of character
essential to the ideal hero.
The audience was won with Miss Ill
man's quiet, sympathetic, genial man
ner. versatile selection and fine inter
pretative power. Those who heard
her cannot help telling a story bet
ter.
The final meeting of the Story Tell
ing Club will be held Tuesday evening,
May 25, when a fine program will be
given, which may be enjoyed by any
one who likes to hear stories.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne and Mr.
and Mrs. Philip T. Meredith were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E.
Sadler, at Carlisle, Monday evening.
John P. Miller, of Fredericksburg,
is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Eberly, 1356 Vernon street.
RIGGS HEARING POSTPONED
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., May 12.—Hear
ing of the case of the Riggs National
Bank against Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo, Comptroller Williams and
United States Treasurer Burke was
postponed to-day until next Monday
at the request of the government's at
torneys.
MANEUVERS PLANNED
By Associated Press
New York, May 12.—While the war
fleet anchored in the Hudson river will
remain until next Tuesday, prepa
rations were begun to-day for the ma
neuvers off the coast w r hich will work
out problems now known only to the
chiefs or the navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin O. PeifCer, of
434 South Cameron street, announce
the birth of a son, Roy Ellsworth
Pel fief, Saturday, May 8, 1915. Mrs.
Peiffer was formerly Miss Martha
Baker, of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Simpson, of
Cleveland. Ohio, former Harrisburgers,
announce the birth of a daughter. Har
riet Laird Simpson, Sunday, May 9,
191.5. •
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
II HOME OF Bit
Miss Elizabeth Ellenberger and
Joseph Griffin to Be Married
This Evening
One of the prettiest weddings of the
year will take place this evening at
7 o'clock at the beautiful suburban
residence of Professor and Mrs. Charles
Alfred Ellenberger, 3207 Riverside
Drive, when their daughter. Miss tni/.-
abeth Ellenberger, is united marriage
with Joseph D. Griffin, of Boston.
The ceremony will be performed in
the presence of many friends of the
young people by the Rev. Dr. John D.
Fox, pastor of the Grace Methodist
Church, of this city. Mrs. Bent L.
Weaver will play the bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin" as a processional
for the bridal party and the Mendels
sohn wedding march as a recessional,
with "Elsa's Dream," softly, during the
service. A reception and .supper with
Scott, of the Country Club, catering,
will follow.
The bride, who will be given in
marriage by her father, will wear an
exquisite costume of white gros (le
l'ondres, with full short skirt caught
up at the hem with orange blossoms.
Two rows of deep Ivory lace are fulled
on in deep scallops caught with orange
blossoms in overskirt effect. The
bodice is of lace and tulle with short
flounced sleeves and sprays of orange
blossoms. Her long tulle veil in cap
arrangement will be wreathed in
orange blossoms and she will carry
a shower bouquet of valley lilies,
orchids and bride roses, with lace
ruffle.
Mrs. Chester J. Payne, of Wichita,
Kan., will be matron of honor for her
sister, wearing her own wedding gown
of creamy charmeuse, entraine, with
garnitures of pearls and princess lace
enhancing the draperies of pink
chiffon. Miss Anna Margaret Miller,
of this city, the bridesmaid, will wear
a dainty frock of white chiffon and
lace with touches of pink. Both at
tendants will have bouquets of pink
snapdragon and sweet peas tied with
broad pink ribbons to white shep
herdess crooks. Gordon D. Hoople,
of New York city, a fraternity brother
of Mr. Griffin's, will be best man and
the groomsman will be William Rich
ardson, of Reading.
ApiMtintnieiitN of Pink
Spring flowers and shrubbery deco
rate the house, a color scheme of pink
prevailing. The bride's table, laid for
ten. has a centerpiece of pink Killar
ney roses, and snapdragon with orange
blossoms relieving the pink. The place
cards are bride and bridegroom figur
ines. The wedding journey to New
England coast resorts will be followed
by a. residence in Boston, where Mr.
Griffin is claim examiner for the
Fidelity and Casualty Company of New
■iork. Mr. Griffin is a native of
Greensboro. X. C., and a son of Mrs.
•Margaret Griffin, of that city, lie at
tended the Fork Union Military Acad
emy of North Carolina and Penning
ton Seminary, New Jersey. He is an
alumnus of Syracuse University law
college, an Alpha Chi omega fraternity
man and member of the New York
State bar.
Miss Ellenberger is a graduate of
the Harrlsburg Central high school and
Syracuse University and has won sev
eral tennis championships both at col
lege and in this city events.
Among the out-of-town guests here
for the wedding are Mr. and Mrs.
William Wills. Miss Anna Wills. Mr.
and Mrs. Stiles Duncan. Joseph Haw
ley, Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson and
Dr. and Mrs. Reutter, all of Duncan
non; Mis Ruth Ryder, Norristown;
Jliss Ruth Hoople and Gordon Hoople
£2 W Y i )rk citv: William Richardson,
Edward Richardson and Mr. and Mrs.
John Snyder, of Reading; Mrs. Chester
J. Payne. Wichita, Kan., and Mr. and
Mrs. C. Landis Rudy, of West Phila
delphia.
Review of Big Fleet
Is Not Yet Postponed
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., May 12.—Secre
tary Daniels to-day told inquirers he
had not even considered abandoning
the review of the Atlantic fleet in New
\ork. When last he talked with Presi
dent Wilson, Mr. Daniels added, the
President had not altered his purpose
to go to New York for the review on
May 17-18.
B. OF L. E. IN SESSION
By Associated Press
Cleveland, Ohio, May 12 At 9
o'clock this morning the first triennial
convention of the Brotherhood of loco
motive Engineers opened its session in
the auditorium of the Engineers'
Building here with nearly all of the
860 delegates from all over the United
States present.
Letter List
.LIgT OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post office, at Harrisburg, Pa., for
the week ending May 8, 1915:
\n^ d \f S iu^ I ' ti ~X H', 88 Tressia Adams,
Miss Motile Brady, Mrs. Herbert Brew
er, Blanch Butlar, Mrs. Stella Clav
Ml™ 9ly ne - Miss Cooper. Miss Carrie
rw.no ' M SS T K,ttle , Davis, Mrs. Sue
Oonner, Mrs. James Dukes, Mrs C A
Elder. Mrs. Fasnacht, Miss Ruth ' T
Funk. Miss Viola Gibson. Miss Ruth
Hammer, Mrs. Percy HofThelm. Mrs. B.
Mr. nl* t0 . n ' r M , B ? Ge ,°. r * e Anna Jones,
Mrs. Carrie Lakier, Mrs. C. T. Lewis,
JJrs. Margara, Miss W. B. McCormick,
Mrs. Mary McLean. Mrs. Marv Miller
Mrs. Alberta Mitchell, Mrs. H. G. Mun
den, Mrs Felix Ready. Mrs. Claud Reed,
J- J. Romberger. Mrs. E. Schllch
ter, Mrs Ida V. Smith, Miss Ethel
Speece Mrs. Margaret Tomas. Miss
SI , Kflllh Williams,
Mrs. Catherine M. Wilson, Miss Margie
wllson.
Gentlemen's List G. Adams, Frank
M. Arnold, John Baer, S. H. Bainbridge,
Frank Bair. Charles Best. B. C Bow
man Carl Breon. P. J. Brown, Randolph
Byrd, J, W. Carson. A. W. Corson, H.
R. Dackman. Charles Davis. Tenuis
Eineke. Charles H. Frazier. Daniel C
Glessner, Jacob Gordon. Frank Ham-
S A m A S ar T Ve T*;- Vprnon Hayman.
illle Henry, N. I. Hersliey. T. J Hun
ter, Andrew Hurley. W. L Jackson <D.
L). Hugh Jordan (D L). J. Kellerman,
Jonas Kenzie. W. H. Kline, John J
Langdon, Jesse Lewis. Erving Marshall,
Eughie McAllister. Robert McOleland
Robert L McKeon, G. W. Nickel, Lewis
Roach, T. H. Rohner CD. L). Charles A.
Rozell, L D. Shoop. Chris. Smiley, John
Smith, Arthur B. Snyder (2). James
Suntton, William Van Buskirk, Craig I.
\ oelker. James A. Walker, Samuel
West, John Thomas Williams, Ed M
Yeager.
Firms The Claretta Co., Manufac
tures, EUon Book Co.
Foreign Glno Lonciono, Milka No
gut. Rizzo Paolo, Superintendent Office
P. E. Rug Co.
Persons should Invariably have their
mall matter addressed to their street
and number, thereby Insuring prompt
delivery by the carriers.
FRANK C. SITES.
I Postmaster.
Fort Washington Pavilion
Un.ier new management and re
modeled. Thursday evening, Loeser's
ten-piecs orchestra. H. George Hess
floor manager.—Advertisement.
MAY 12, 1915
WITMER, BAIR & WITMER
$25.00 For the Best{ssL} in the House
PALM BEACH SUITS AND DRESSES
DRESSES $7.50 and $9.50
SUITS $8.75, $11.50 and $13.50
An unrivalled assortment of Summer Dresses—linen, stripe*, voiles,
etc SK.,~>o
Witmer, Bair & Witmer,
CAREFUL DELIBERATION
TAFT'S IDEA; ROOSEVELT
FAVORS HASTY ACTION
STAND BY PRESIDENT,
IS ADVICE OF TAFT
In Address to Members of Union
League He Praises Work
of Wilson
GERMANY'S ACTS INHUMAN
"Our Honor Is Safe With Him,"
Says Taft of Chief
Executive
Philadelphia, May 12.—Former
President Taft at the fiftieth anniver
sary dinner of the Union league last
night, when lie addressed 300 of Phil
adelphia's most representative citi
zens, made the following statement
concerning the Lusitania alTair and the
diplomatic crisis with Germany:
"We are at a critical stage in our
foreign relations, growing out of the
great European war. The belliger
ents on both sides have announced
policies with respect to the principles
and rights of neutrals that are con
trary to heretofore accepted principles
of international law.
"Germany has not only announced,
but enforced, contrary to the laws of
war, a policy in her naval warfare by
submarines and torpedoes, against the
unarmed commercial ships of her en
emy that is inhumane, not only to the
defenseless subjects of her enemy, but
to the peaceful citizens of the United
States traveling on board such ships,
and entitled to warning and rescue be
fore such ships are sunk.
"This naturally arouses our deepest
Indignation. It was done In the face
of our protest, against the assertion of
any such declaration, and our declara
tion that we would hold Germany to
the strictest accountability for the loss
of property or of lives.
Methods of Redress
"Now, what has been done? Sincere
men, respondent to what they believe
their patriotic duty, demand extreme
measures as the only method of en
forcing that accountability. Is war the
only method of making a nation ac
countable? Let us look into our own
history. England connived at the fit
ting out of armed vessels to prey on
our commerce, to attack our navy and
to kill our sailors. We protested, and
what did we do then? We held her
strictly accountable in the Geneva Con
ference. Was not our honor as much
preserved by this method as It would
have been had we declared war?
"I agree that the Inhumanity of the
circumstances in the case now presses
us on, but in the heat of even just in
dignation, is this the best time to act,
when action Involves such momentous
consequences and means untold loss of
life and treasure? There are things
worse than war, but delay due to
calm deliberation cannot change the
situation or minimize the effect of
what we finally conclude to do.
"With the present condition of the
war in Europe, our action, if it is to
be extreme, will not lose efficiency
by giving time to the people, whose
war it will be, to know what they are
facing.
"Under our Constitution the Presi
dent conducts our foreign affairs un
til Congress finds it necessary to de
clare war. Upon him rests the acute
responsibility in such a crisis. If he
were to yield to the cry of the extrem
ists and summon Congress to take ex
treme measures, he would have great
influence, with Congress under such a
provocation. Indeed, the impulse to
such action has usually lieen stronger
with Congress than with the Execu
tive.
"Consider the attitude of President
McKinle.v in the Spanish war. See
how he held back and how Congress
forced him on. Now, it may be that
a series of laws of inhumanity and vio
lations of the laws of war, to our
national detriment, and against our
citizens, may force us on and lead our
people to believe that whatever the
cost no other course is open to us.
"But we must bear in mind that If
we have a war it Is the people, the
men and women, fathers and mothers,
brothers and sisters, who must pay
with lives and money the cost of it,
and, therefore, they should not be
hurried into the needed sacrifices un
til it is clear that they wish it and
know what they are doing when they
wish It.
Will Act as Drake
"For this reason every President
with a respect for his oath and the
rule of the people will, in moments of
popular excitement and just indigna
tion pointing to war, aet as a brake;
will caution against haste; will hunt
for some escape from the horrors of
war consistent with dignity and
patriotism, knowing that if no other
alterative exists Congress in its consti
tutional power, after time for delibera
tion has disclosed the real popular
opinion, will act.
"A demand for war that cannot sur
vive the passion of the first days of
public Indignation and will not endure
the test of delay and deliberation by
all the people is not one that should
be yielded to.
"Look back at our history and ans
wer me, If the resistance of Presidents
to the demand of extremists for war
has not earned for them the gratitude
of their country. Is it remembered
now to the discredit of Washington
thut he kept us out of war with Eng
land; or of McKinley, that he strug
gled so hard, against just such war
like expressions as we hear now, to
keep us out of the war with Spain.
Heavy Task For President
"The task of the President Is a heavy
one. He is our President. He is act
ing for the whole country. He is anx
ious to find a way out of the present
difficulty without war.
"Before party, before ourselves, we
of this league are for our country.
That Is what he is working for. Shall
we not stand hy him In it?
"He will not surrender our coun-
DELIBERATION TIME
PAST, DECLARES T. R.
Says U. S. Should Cut Off Com
merce Relations With Ger
many in 24 Hours
REVIEWS WILSON'S SPEECH
Doubts If Policy of Blood and Iron
Can Meet Policy of Milk
and Water
Special to The Telegraph
Syracuse, N. Y„ May 12.—Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt announced to-day
what action, in his opinion, this coun
try should take toward Germany be
cause of the sinking of the Lusitania.
Mr. Roosevelt earnestly said that the
time for deliberation was past and that
within twenty-four hours this country
could and should take effective action
by declaring that all commerce with
Germany forthwith shall be forbidden
and that all commerce of every kind
permitted and encouraged with France,
England and "the rest of the civilized
world."
Mr. Roosevelt said that for America
to take this step would not mean war,
!as the firm assertion of our rights
could not be so construed, but ha
added that we would do well to re
member that "there are things worse
| than war."
The Colonel has been reading eare-
I fully President Wilson's speech in
I Philadelphia and what seemed to im
press htm most was this passage
from It:
"There is such a thing as a man be
ing too proud to fight. There Is such
a thing as a nation being so right that
it does not need to convince others by
force that it is right." m
Asked if he cared to make anv coiff
ment upon the speech of the Presi
dent. Mr. Roosevelt said:
"I tliink that China is entitled to
draw all the comfort she can from thirt
statement, and It would IK- well for the
I lilted States to ponder seriously what
the effect upon China has l>e<n of man
aging; her foreign affairs during tin
last fifteen years oil the theory thus
enunciated.
"If the United States is satisfied with
occupying some time in the future the
precise international position that
now occupies, then the United
States can afford to act on this theory.
But it cannot act on this theorv if it
desires to retain or regain the position
won for it by the men who fought
under Washington and by the men
who in the days of Abraham Lincoln
wore the blue under Grant and the
gray under Lee.
"I very earnestly hope that we will
act promptly.
"The proper time for deliberation
was prior to sending tlie message that
our government would hold German v
to a strict accountability if it did the
tliiiiKS it has now actually done.
'T he . babies drowned on the
Lusitania; the hundreds of women
drowned with them, scores of these
women and children being Americans,
J. he American ship, the Gulflight,
which was torpedoed, offer an eloquent
commentary on the actual working of
the theory that force is not necessary
to assert, and that a policy of blood
and iron can with etlicucy be met bj a
policy of milk and water.
"I see 't stated in the press dis
patches from Washington that Ger
many now offers to stop the practice
on the high seas committed In vio
lation of neutral rights she is pledged
to observe If we will abandon further
neutral rights which by her treaty sli«
has solemnly pledged herself to see
®L wp exe, 'clse without molestation.
Such a proposal is not even entitled
to an answer. The manufacturing and
shipping of arms and ammunition to
any belligerent Is moral or Immoral,
according to the use to which the arms
and ammunition are to be put. If they
aM to be used to prevent the redress
of the hideous wrongs inflicted on Rel
?»»?' n " Immoral to ship them,
ir they are to be used for the redress
of those wrongs and the restoration of
Helgium to her deeply wronged and
unoffending people, then it is emi
nently moral to serfd them.
Without twenty-four hours' delay
olln t r . v could and should take
effective action by declaring that in
view or Germany's murderous offenses
ngainst the rights of neutrals all com
lth Ger many shall be forth
with forbidden and commerce of every
kind permitted and encouraged with
■ n K' a nd arid the rest of the
civilized world. This would not be a
declaration of war. It would merely
prevent munitions of war being sent
to a power which by its conduct has
shown willingness to ime munitions to
slaughter American women and chil
dren.
"I <lo not believe tlie assscrtion of
our rights means war. but we will do
well to rememlier there are things
worse than war.
"Let us as a nation understand tha#
peace is of worth only when It Is the
handmaiden of International righteous
ness and of national self-respect."
try's rights. Tt may be necessary that
for a hundred lives and the method
of their taking we should lose thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of
lives. The national honor and Inter
ests may ultimately demand it. hut
time for serious thought and clearly
weighing the consequences will not
prejudice (he justice of our cause or
the opportunity to vindicate it, and
this the President may be counted on
to secure.
"It is the people's cause, not his
alone, and he does well, wheh quick
action is of no critical importance, to
allay excitement and to await the
regular and studied action of the peo
ple's representatives.
"Let ua stand by him in this junc
ture. Our honor Is safe with him.
"T give yoji the toast, the Presi
dent of the Lnited States."