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TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15.
/ Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while
it lightens adversity by sharing Us griefs and
anxieties. —Cicero.
ROOSEVELT MISTAKEN
IN the recent break in the Demo
cratic party, caused by the resigna
tion of William Jennings Bryan as
Secretary of State, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt pretends to see an opportu
nity for the Progressive party. To a
delegation of Atlanta Progressives he
made it slain that he thought the res
ignation of Bryan had complicated
things for the Democratic party and
that hs saw In it a good opportunity
tor his party.
The Colonel is nursing delusions
again. Apparently he has not learned
■what nearly every other Progressive
knows—that the party as a party, is
almost, if not quite, dead. Indeed, it
never was a party in the generally ac
cepted meaning of the word. At the
most it was nothing more than a pro
test of Republicans against conditions
■within their own party to which
they objected. The spirit that
brought the Progressive move
ment into being has been responsible
tor working those reforms within the
Republican party, demand for which
caused the break in 1912. The conse
quence is that the last election in
Pennsylvania found the Progressives
registered largely as Republicans and
as Republicans they will vote next
near.
There is every reason why they
should be back in the party fold and
none why they should not, for the Re
publican party, in this State at least,
has given the people more since its
return to power than the Progres
sives did in the heydey of their popu
larity. With Progressive influences
strong in the Legislature of 1913, the
session failed in its promise to enact
workmen's compensation, adequate
child labor regulations and other re
forms prominent in the platforms and
speeches of Progressive candidates for
the Legislature. This year finds both
these laws written on the statute
books of the State and many others
of like nature, passed by a Republi
can Legislature and signed by a Re
publican Governor.
In the management of the national
affairs of the party it is the same, so
that there is no place for the Re
publican who left the reservation last
presidential campaign except back in
the Republican party.
Colonel Roosevelt is mistaken. His
is a lost cause, and Rooseveltism is
a dead issue. The next president is
going to be a Republican and the men
who voted for the Colonel in 1912 are
going to help elect him.
If it ever comes to war, we suggest
that Bryan enlist in the corps of "hot
air" balloonists.
STARVE THE FLY
NOT Swat the Fly! but Starve the
Fly! is the cry now being heard
throughout tlje country.
And a sensible slogan it is. Where
you can swat one fly, you can starve a
million with about the same amount
of energy. By starving the fly is
meant the clearing of alleys and back
yards of filth and rubbish, the breed
ing places of the pests; of keeping
stables tree from manure; keeping
garbage cans covered, and so on.
The new campaign against the ty
phoid carrier is really getting down
to brass tacks. You can do your
share, If you will, Mr. Harrisburger.
The Kaiser condemns "schnapps" and
jcondones beer. Can't be possible he
W>wn« stock in a Drewery?
BRYAN—PEACEMA KER
JT'S all over but signing the peace
treaties. Colonel Bryan Is going to
tell us how to end the war in
Europe.
If the Commoner were not such a
serious person we might suppose he is
about to propound a conundrum and,
fwhen somebody asks "How," intends
Ito rej)ly, "Persuade everybody to stop
fighting."
But incidents of the past few days
Indicate that If Mr. Bryan ever pos
ieessed a sense of humor he put it in
letorage along with his old slouch hat
jwhen he left Nebraska for Washington
land the Chautauqua platform.
So we wait with breathless interest
Mr. Bryan's plan, convinced that he Is
( ln earnest. And why shouldn't he be?
'The solving of great problems is no
J new thing to Bryan. Didn't he once
lell us how to regulate the country's
TUESDAY EVENING,
monetary system by the great sixteen
to on» method? Did he not solve our
railroad problems with his public own
ership theories? And has not the na
tion prospered and the cost of living
been reduced under the administration
he did so much to create?
Have they not? we ask; they have
not, you roply.
So let Mr. Bryan tell us about his
great peace plan. It may keep him
silent on subjects more likely to get
himself and the nation at large into
"hot water." At all events, he has at
last got around to the discussion of
a situation that can't be made worse
by his meddling.
Standard Oil Company gold , has
been paying missionary expenses In the
war zone. It develops. Now what will
Ida Tarbell have to say to that?
OVR IDLE GOLD
SCARCITY of gold has proved an
embarrassment to the United
States on more than one occasion, j
Indeed. It has not been so long since
that bankers viewed with alarm the
steady flow of the yellow metal out of
the country. It is therefore somewhat
surprising to find financiers predicting
unfavorable conditions as likely to re
sult from a continued flow of gold into
the United States. All the gold that
went to Europe at the outbreak of the
war has returned and when the bal
ance Is struck for June the nation will
be richer in gold than it has been for
many years, if not in all its history.
Strange to say. however, this abun
dance of wealth is of little benefit,
since business is not disposed to take
advantage of it. With gold aplenty
with which to finance the most gigantic
boom the nation has ever experienced,
industry is not in position to avail itself
of the supply. How to put this sur
plus money to work is a question that,
is puzzling those who see in the ac
cumulation of idle money not a sign
of prosperity, but as pointing to what
may develop into a grave situation
both abroad and at home. The con
dition Is by no means Indicative of
financial health.
German editors have at last come
to the conclusion that it is folly for
Germany to fight the whole world and
have concluded that there is no need
for war with the United States. We
suspect they have been reading some
of the American exchanges.
EVENTFUL WEEK IN HISTORY
THE week of June 14 is eventful
in the history of the world. Fifty
years ago yesterday, the Civil
War came to an end. One hundred
years ago this week began the hostili
ties that resulted in the defeat of Na
polean at Waterloo. Seven hundred
years ago today King John, of Eng
land, at Runnymede, figned the
Magna Charta, the document around
which so much of the world's his
tory has been written since. In all
three cases freedom and liberty have
been the gainers.
Near the Held of Waterloo, again
to-day freedom and liberty are face
to face with military despotism, and
who shall say that the end shall be
other than it has been. Always, with
now and then a temporary set-back,
the progress of the race has been for
ward toward better things and more
freedom for the Individual. It would
be strange indeed if in this great crisis
the slow accomplishments of the cen
turies should be blotted out at a blow.
History was not written that such a
catastrophe should render worthless
all of its lessons and the achievements
for mankind of which it is the record.
Something must be the matter with
telegraphic communications between
here and Washington. Bryan hasn't
been heard from in the past 36 hours.
UP TO THE "FAN'S"
WHETHER or not Harrisburg is
to have an International
League baseball team this year
is clearly up to the "fans'' of the city.
The club management is willing to
come here provided the baseball lovers
of town buy 250 season books at >2O
each. This, considering the expense
incident to the transfer of the Newark
team and the salary list, is not a large
guarantee and puts the responsibility
for success or failure of the enterprise
just where it belongs.
If Harrisburg people want baseball,
here is the opportunity. Certainly they
will never get an International fran
chise on more favorable terms. It is
remarkable that the club owners, who
are disposed not to consider any city of
less than 100,000 population, should
have given Harrisburg any consid
eration in casting about for a sub
stitute for Newark.
Now is the time for the baseball
"fans" to show their loyalty to the
game. If they fail to raise the desired
amount, they will have nobody to
blame but themselves. Even those
who do not expect to find use for a full
season ticket, but whose business in
terests He in Harrisburg, should give
the matter thought, for in no better
way can the city be advertised than by
classification with Rochester, Toronto
and the other big cities of the Inter
national League.
As between snow in North Dakota
and the kind of weather we are having
here give us the home-made brand.
The. muddy water will be blamed for
many an empty bass basket to-night.
DAY" OF DEMAGOGUE OVER ?
THE Great Commoner goes down
with the proverbial dull thud
and one of the results of the inci
dent is the return to public life of The
Colonel in a statement pledging his '
"hearty support" to the President.
Verily, the Average Citizen who, after
looking the situation over carefully,
demands, like the bewildered congress
man, to know "where we are at," is
entitled to heartfelt sympathy, and
all the real information he can get.
Time alone holds the answer to the
riddle of our politics which has grown
out of the war in Europe, and pretty
much all the rest of the world. But
tempus has accelerated its fuglting to a
wonderful degree of late, so by even
date next year we all—or at least all
of UB who are not running for office,.
and as a consequence suffering tem
porary atrophy of the reasoning facul
ties—will know what It is.
It is passing strange, however, that
The Commoner and The Colonel, who
since 'way back in the days before
the Spanish war have been keen rivals
In the pursuit of popular affection,
should take opposite sides of the big
problem of the hour and yet both get
in wrong with The Pee-Pul.
There must be a lesson of great value
to practical politicians in this. It Is
that Americans have made up their
minds at last to do their own thinking,
and that the day of the demagogue is
about over in this land. However that
may be, The Colonel has shown that he
is not too old to learn, when the lesson
is sufficiently pointed. The public re
fused to follow him, so he has become
a much chastened follower of the pub
lic.
1 EDITORIAL COMMENT |
If the Vatican wishes to maintain its
neutrality, it should reinstate the Swiss
Guards.—-St. Louis Globe Democry.
We earnestly hope that the time will
not come for the appearance of a red,
white, and blue book.—St. Louis Re
public.
In the absence of Miss Addams, the
army of intervention in Mexico will be
commanded by Miss Mabel Boardman.—
Boston Transcript.
The formation of a league of neutral
nations is gaining favor at Washing
ton. Better form it quickly or there
won't be any material left.—Chicago
Herald.
TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE
—Foolish question No. 1. —Is It hot
enough for you?
—Anybody who believes that antici
pation doesn't hold more Joy than re
alization might compare his opinion
of vacations before and after taking.
—An optimist is a man who buys a
bathing suit thinking only of the Jovs
of the surf and giving no thought to
sunburn suffering.
—And to think that Mr. Bryan
was at one time a colonel of infantry.
Some of the most popular legends
relating to our picturesque summer
resorts are those the patrons tell of
their prominence at home.
—Hot weather has some advantages
—it never causes a fire from an over
heated Hue.
—All automobilists are reckless to
the man who doesn't drive a car, and
to the man who does, all pedestrians
are careless. It all depends on
whether you look at the steering
wheel from the front or the rear.
—A man in Joliet, 111., clains he
never "had a harsh word from his
wife." Didn't they ever have gravy
and a clean tablecloth at the same
time?
DIVIDING PENNSYLVANIA
"What really should be done in
Pennsylvania is to form two states
from that which now exists, dividing
the territory of the Keystone state,
;>ast and west of the mountains," said
Representative W. D. Walton, of New
Castle, in discussing the veto of Gov
ernor Martin G. Brumbaugh of the
Clark act for third-class cities and
other legislation.
"The temper and mental processes
of the people of Pennsylvania are
strangely in contrast in the eastern
and western parts of the state and
it would be a good thing if the west
ern section could be formed into a
new state and have a government of
its own," Mr. Walton declared. "The
people of the east are ultra conserva
tive, while the western Pennsylvan
ians are progressive and wide awake.
"During the session of the Legisla
ture it was Lancaster and Reading
that made trouble for all bills that af
fected third-class cities. Reading es
pecially opposed all progressive meas
ures. As regards the vetoing of the
third-class city bill by Governor
Brumbaugh, 1 am at loss to under
stand why he did it. I presume it
was on some technicality. The Gov
ernor is a stickler for technicalities
and I presume he will be known as
the veto governor."
[Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.]
Resenting the veto of legislation
affeciing third class cities. Representa
tive Walton, of Lawrence county, de
clares "what really should be done in
Pennsylvania is to form two states
from that which now exists, dividing
the territory of the Keystone State
east and west of the mountains." The
suggestion is not new, but Mr. Wal
ton's reasons are. He asserts that the
temper and mental processes of the
people in the two sections are
"strangely in contrast." The people
of the east are, "ultra conservative,
while the Western Pennsylvanians are
progressive and wide awake."
Even if that sweeping statement
were not controverted by Eastern
Pennsylvania folk the existence of such
a condition as Mr. Walton describes
is not a sufficient justification for di
viding the state. The strength of
Pennsylvania lies In the fact that it
has something, in greater or less meas
ure, that practically any other state in
the Union has or all of them combined
possess. Its range of natural resources
is remarkable. Its variety of natural
beauties is unusual. Its diversification
of industries Is unsurpassed. The cos
mopolitan character of its population
is duplicated in few states, if any. It
touches the Great Lakes and the tide
waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Its
watersheds drain into Delaware Bay,
Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mex
ico. It has all kinds of politics and
representative of all theories of gov
ernment and economics. These things
between them make Pennsylvania
great and have brought the eommon
wealth to a position in the family of
states which requires no apology.
That Lancaster and Reading have
antagonized third class city legislation
of the so-called advanced school can
hardly be urged seriously as a basis
for division. There is no more sub
stantial city in Pennsylvania than
Reading, and there are few better
towns than Lancaster. There are
other and more preferable means of
dealing with the municipal problems
than through the creation of new
states, constitutional modifications for
example. The failure of bills in a
given term of the Legislature, whether
by veto or otherwise, is not infallibly a
calamity. Legislatures are not so far
apart that any city is likely to lan
guish between sessions.
FISHING FOR KEEPS
Birch bark seems to have been pro
vided as a natural background tor
mounted fish, and in general, no form
of mount is better that the dead' game
style, which shows the fish as if hang
ing from a string or as laid on a birch
log
Perhaps the nearest approach to the
Illusion of life is in mounting the fish
flat, and independent of a panel or
background. A fiat, light piece of wood
is shaped and smoothed to reproduce
the lines of the fish The skin is drawn
around this form to give the appear
ance of the fish as when resting in a
pool. The fins should not be fallen at
rest nor stiffly erect, and the tail should
be slightly dropoed. —Outing.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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By the Ex-Commtttecma
Senator William E. Crow, state
chairman of the Republicans, who
was here to-day on business at the de
partments, is disposed to sit back and
watch the Democratic fight. The state
chairman said that he was satisfied
with the way the Republican party's
affairs were going and that it was
stronger than ever with the people,
but he expected the Democracy to fur
nish considerable amusement- for tho
public in the next few months.
The senator said that he looked for
ward to the meeting of the Demo
cratic state committee for the selec
tion of a national committeemen with
a grcal deal of interest. Other Re
publican leaders who have been here
this week think that the disagreement
in the national affairs of the Democ
racy will be reflected In Pennsylvania.
Old Guard Democrats are sitting
back and saying nothing just now and
decline to get drawn into the contro
versy between Wilson and Bryan. As
a rule they stand firmly by the Presi
dent in the national crisis, but they
are not so keen for some of his polit
ical adherents in this state.
—The old proposition of dividing
the state has appeared again. This
turns up about every six years. It is
due to the fact that some people in
the western end of the state occasion
ally view legislation from their own
local standpoint, overlooking the uni
formity clauses of the constitution,
with the result that they relieve their
feelings by demanding that there be
two states with the mountains as the
dividing line. The last time this
turned up was in 1911. It was much
heard in the nubilous nineties, but
no one ever gets mad enough to take
it seriously.
—Fred C. Ehrhardt, member from
Scranton, and the ranking member of
the House appropriations committee,
is here to-day. Mr. Ehrhardt has
been mentioned for several places, but
is not considered as an applicant for
any.
—People in the Huntingdon-Mifflin-
Bedford district expect some an
nouncements hy candidates for judge
very soon. Most of the announce
ments are expected to be by men who
will not run. Judge Woods is strong
ly backed for renomination, and his
strongest opposition, if it comes, will
be from Samuel I. Spyker, of Hunt
ingdon county. Mr. Spyker has not
announced what he Intends to do.
—City Controller Morrow, of Pitts
burgh, who has been a target for some
people in his city, intends to fight.
He is well-known here and his friends
will be interested in this statement by
him: "When the time comes I will
file my papers and let the voters of
Pittsburgh determine whether they
want me. I do not intend to worry
myself with the matter. 1 have been
serving the people of Pittsburgh for
a good many years and they are en
tirely competent to decide whether
my service has been satisfactory and
merits continuance."
—The controller is elected on a
nonpartisan ticket. The last Legis
lature made no changes in the second
class city provisions of the nonparti
san ballot act except to provide that
where two or more candidates have
the same or similar surnames their
occupations are to he printed on the
ballot. The hill making this amend
ment is now before, the Governor.
THE JKMKZ- IN DIANS
A Tribe Whicli Still Retains Many Old
Habits and Ways of Life
[Southern Workman.]
The Jemez are a prosperous people.
When first visited by Europeans they
were semicivilized and, lile their
Pueblo neighbors, they differed In
many characteristics from the nomadic
tribes, then as now, devoting their at
tention principally to the cultivation of
the soil and living in permanent vil
lages. They also had a division of
labor, the men doing the work in the
fields, the women the housework. Ow
iiiK to their isolation and manner of
living, they still retain their ancient
language, customs, superstitions and
religion, though all use the Mexican
language and are adherents of the
Roman Catholic Church.
These Indians are extremely re
ligious; every voluntary act is usually
performed with some religious end in
view. ,They are worshipers of an
imaginary being called Pestyasode.
They also worship nature and endow
each object with its counterpart spirit.
The sun, moon, stars, clouds, light
ning, thunder, rainbow and snake are
their chief objects of worship.
The Jemez have their own vine
yards, of which they take great care.
They are enclosed with adobe fences.
The grapevines are pruned in the fall
and are then coiled up around the
stockroot on the ground and deeplv
covered with dirt to keep them from
freezing in winter. In spring the dirt
is removed and the vines put up on
arbors. The grapes are raised prin
cipally for the wine they produce,
which is pressed out with bare feet
and allowed to sour in barrels. Tne
two winters I was at Jemez several
families had a barrel or two of wine in
their storerooms. Yet, to my knowl
edge, only one Indian man was drunk.
I understand that the officers of the
village are severe in their measures for
keeping drunkenness under control.
j Our Daily Laugh
LLUAu EVEN THB
(. How does the
JuE* /)_ war affect yonr
yfc. £j> practice, Doc?
' awful, lots
\ of people can't
x\ ' grgsM eTen a " tor<l to be
sick an j more.
DISCOURAGING.
Ttl An y th '"K new
y ° ur * >oaT< '" ns
ln ktu^> ° r
HEI.P IT ALONG
By Wing Dinner
Gee, there is no sweeter music
Than the deep commanding call
Of the umpire on the ball field
When he loudly shouts "Play Ball."
Honest injun, pal, row tell me
If it isn't really so—
Haven't you just been a hankerln*
For a game to which to gro?
Course you have, and so have others—
Why the old town doesn't seem
Like the same old burg this season,
Just because it has no team.
But we have a chance to land one
If we all lend some support—
Come on—buy a book of tickets —
Do It now and be a snort.
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
COME TO MY ARMS, MY JENNINGS BOY!
—From the I'hltmlelphln Public l.rdKer.
METROPOLITAN PRESS ON THIRD
NOTE TO GERMAN
[From the New Tork Sun.]
It will be observed that President
Wilson and his loyal counsellors have
made the only logical reply possible to
the note addressed to our Government
on May 28 by the German Minister for
Foreign Affairs. That reply was re
garded by some Americans as incon
clusive and non-responsive. As The
Sun suggested at the time, Dr. von
Jagow's answer was perfectly respon
sive. It was inconclusive only for the
simple and sufficient reason that it was
avowedly tentative, reserving a final
statement of the German position until
Washington was heard from with re
gard to certain questions of fact,
principally the facts about the alleged
armament of the Lusitanla. Now the
Lansing note removes this question
from controversy; that is, unless Ger
many sees fit to Impugn the good faith
and veracity of our Government. In
temperate language, but with unmiti
gated firmness of purpose, it adheres
in every particular to the position
previously taken with regard to the
neutral rights of American citizens on
the high seas. It still leaves the way
open to that honorable and peaceful
settlement of the question at issue
which every sensible American and
every reasonable German must alike
desire: and it puts the responsibility of
final decision as to the continuance of
friendly relations which the decision
properly belongs; that is, with Ger
many.
TFrom the New York Tribune.]
Judged In connection with the events
of the last few days and measured by
the anticipations of a new birth of
firmness and vigor at Washington,
which they excited, the new note to
Germany will prove a disappointment.
The country expected a still more
concrete and positive assertion of our
position as the champion of neutral
rl Klits.
The first and strongest impression
which the public will get from the note
is that it does not clear up at all the
mystery of Mr. Bryan's resignation.
It is noteworthy that in the closing
paragraph of the letter Mr. Lansing
apparently contracts the scope of our
championship of the free use of the
seas by warning Germany that "the
Government of the United States deems
it reasonable to expect that the Im
perial German Government will adopt
the measures necessary to put these
principles into practice in respect of
the safe-guarding of American lives
and Ameriran ships."
The qualification is a wise one and a
proper step away from the too broad
implication of the note of May 13. * * »
So long as the Administration still
stands for that irreducible minimum of
our demands the country will be array
ed firmly behind it. The nation wel
comes every prospect of attaining its
ends by peaceful means. But it is de
termined to attain them, in whatever
direction the pursuit of that policy may
lead.
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES"
Booth Tarkington. author of "The
Turmoil," attended last month a meet
ing of the Graduate Council at Prince
ton University, of which he is an active
member. After a short stay in Prince
ton, he started off for the Maine coast
to his home at Kennebunkport. There
he finds his chief recreation in yacht
ing. He has Just bought a new yacht,
and so Mr. Tarkington says his old
yacht is awaiting a purchaser.
Nine years ago when Marcus Horton
was beginning his just-published novel,
"Bred of the Desert." he sold an article
on the Southwest to Francis Perry El
liott, author of the just-published
book, "Pals First," then the editor of
the "Great Southwest Magazine." "He
corrected me," recalls Mr. Horton, In a
recent letter to his publishers, "In an
unforgettable way the use and abuse
of 'in' and 'of as prepositions. Mr.
Elliott, whose 'Pals First' you are pub
lishing now, was the first real editor I
had met up to that time. And the $lO
he gave me for my article —well, I
went out and leaned up against a tele
graph pole and debated with myself for
an hour as to whether I should buy a
new hat, which I needed badly, or
whether a big square meal with green
trimmings—my debts would eat up the
rest—which also I needed badly. That
our names appear together now in your
advertising pleases me greatly.".
A GOOD RIDDANCE
(From Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.)
The resignation of William Jennings
Bryan as Secretary of State is a good
riddance. It is a great relief to the
people of the United States and to
President Wilson. It puts Mr. Bryan
just where he belongs. He never was
fitted for the place. He has not filled
it with dignity, ability or satisfaction,
nor yet with fidelity. For the first
time in his life in a position of genu
ine responsibility, he has been but a
cheap Imitation. He has been largely
a sordd seeker after Jobs for"deserving
Democrats" of the Bryan breed and
for the gate receipts of country fairs,
side shows and Chautauqua circles.
Always possessed of a yellow streak,
he has now developed a white liver,
and in the hour of his chief's gravest
official trial, in the face of another
power which any day may be an enemy
nation, he quits like a spoiled child
and Is off to his howl of milk, his
grape Juice and his dove of peace!
The history of the United States con
tains no parallel for this exhibition of
pettiShness under the guise of pulchri
tude. of hobby riding on the assump
tion that it is an inviolable principle,
of sanctimonious strutting before the
whole world by one who is at best a
political adventurer principally equip
ped with qualities for drawing a crowd
such as clowns and vaudeville Stars
i might envy.
JUNE 15, 1915.
[From the New York World.]
President Wilson reply to the Ger
man note could hardly have been made
more moderate and restrained without
surrendering the American contention
In this controversy.
In the main the note is a reiteration
of the principles of international law
and the code of humanity which the
President defined and upheld in the
note of May 13.
It is apparent that the President is
determined to give Germany every
chance to put herself in accord with
the practices of civilized warfare and
to make it as easy as possible for the
German Government to accede to the
demands of the United States Govern
ment.
It is doubtless well, nevertheless,
that the note errs on the side of mod
eration. This Is particularly fortunate
In view of the sorry performance of
Mr. Bryan. The President had already
stated the American attitude as clearly
as words could state it. Any reinforce
ment of his previous declarations would
have been nothing short of an ultima
tum. • * * It is even a question
whether he has not been at such pains
to give the German Government a
chance to save its face that his self
restraint will he misinterpreted by thf
blundering diplomacy of Berlin. Yet
the attitude of the American people in
their unswerving support of the Pres
ident should no longer be a matter of
doubt in German official circles despite
the action of Mr. Bryan.
Be that as it may, the President
shows himself an enlightened states
man eager to And a pacific solution to
the problem if such a solution can be
found.
As for Mr. Bryan's conduct in this
matter, we do not think there is any
sane American citizen who will have
difficulty in choosing: between the di
plomacy defined in Mr. Wilson's note
and the diplomacy defined In Mr.
Bryan's simultaneous answer to that
note.
[From the New Yorker Herold.]
Mr. Wilson's note is soft spoken, but
there Is no blinking the fact that he
wants those "assurances" which he
mentions in the last sentence of the
document. That is, he wants the Ger
man Government to yield In the sub
marine question. American lives and
American property must not be put in
jeopardy and the Government of the
United States demands from Germanv a
definite promise that the rules of naval
warfare which heretofore prevailed will
be observed in the future.
What if Germany refuses to give such
assurances? Or if she demands to know
why she should observe the rules while
her opponent is permitted all the lati
tude he wants? Or if Germany should
attempt further parley?
The issue is uncertain. However, we
fear no grave consequences. "In due
I time, roses may be gathered," as the
1 German proverb runs.
i
SERGEANT PANNASSINK
Although the Germans have made
charges against the Russians for
cruelty In East Prussia, similar charges
have be«n made against them by the
Russians, and this photograph of Ser
geant Pannassink is offered by them
as evidence. The soldier was captured
by Germans, according to the Russian
story, and taken to a garage, where
the Germans slit his eats. He freed
himself during the night and made
his way back to the Russian lines.
There he was decorated with a dis
tinguished cross.
INCENTIVE TO ADVANCE
[From the Uoulsville Courier-Journal.]
Should think an army as strong as
the German army, and as hungry, would
not let any scrap of paper hoad it oft
from a country chuckful of Swiss
cheese.
J Sbpiting (Eljat
Although no one at the Capitol ex
pecw any call for military service a
number of individuals have officially
communicated their willingness to or
ganize companies of militia or to form
aviation corps. Some of the com
munications have been sent to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh and recall the num
erous offers to form companies of in
fantry, batteries of artillery or troops
of cavalry that marked the early days
of the Spanish war. One man who A
thought he scented trouble from afar ,
offered to form a company of trained
men for foreign service. He did not
Indicate in what land, but he wanted
the Governor to feel assured of his
readiness. These letters are all care
fully filed at the Capitol. State offi
cials will not consider for the present
tenders of airships or offers to form
aviation, automobile or motorcycle
corps, which have been suggested In
some recent letters. Several men have
notified the State authorities that in
the event of trouble their air craft
wot Id be at the service of the Guard
or Naval Militia. They have been
thanked and note made of the ma
chine. Some of the other letters on
the subject do not Indicate as generous
a disposition, the writers saying that
If assured of State funds they would
organize aviation corps for prompt
service. The State has no appropri
ation for aviation purposes and no
encouragement was held out to the
men who were interested, although
they were thanked and notified that
their offers would be filed. In the case
of those having machines which they
were willing the State to use in case
of hostilities data about the machines
was recorded. Each time conditions
along the Mexican border become
acute or there are clouds on the in
ternational horizon the State officials
receive notice from patriotic citizens
of their willingness to help. It is be
lieved that many automobiles and a
number of air craft could be had tfv
the State Guard without difficulty if
the need came.
"Give us a chance," said a couple of
automobile drivers the other day in
speaking of the traffic rules in the
city. "We are compelled to stop 75
feet from the curb line on the near
side of the street, but on market davs
what are we to do. Take Chestnut
street for example, any Wednesday or
Saturday. Street lined full of farm
ers' wagons, on both sides. The only
space left is on the car tracks. I ad
mit that other streets are blocked
for an hour sometimes but on market
days, from 5 in the morning until
late in the afternoon and evening, no
room can be had on either side of the
street. Serve notice on the offenders
on other streets, and get the wagons
off Chestnut street, also. The standing
spate for people trying to get on street
cars is too narrow. A serious accident
on that street will wake up the city
to its duty. We are in favor of letting
every one have a say and also a
chance, but why cause unnecessary
congestion, and endanger the public
by permitting such conditions?" This
complaint has been made by not only
jitney drivers, but by owners and driv
ers of private machines who have oc
casion to use the street daily.
I Shakespeare, Dickens, Elliot, Thack
leray and other noteworthy authors are
to have modern rivals, according to
Information from a "movie" fan and
a subscriber to at least three motion
picture magazines. One of thesa
magazines, he says, is conducting a
"classic" contest open to any reader
of the magazine. The Idea is to
any person who has* seen a masted
piece In movies to vote on whether or
not he thinks the story of the play
good enough to place beside the works
of noted authors, because of tha
touches of life both modern and an
cient that are shown in the play. The
contest has already aroused criticism,
it is said, from a number of the older
students of the classics, but some of
them have agreed to let the newer
authors submit their works and put
them to the test of popularity among
the general public.
The Beaumont Rotary Club, of
Beaumont, Texas, is an enterprising
organization, as Rotary Clubs always v
are. The club purchased the adver
tising space of the Beaumont Enter
prise and issued a special Rotary
number. Not only that, but Rotarlans
all over the country have received
complimentary copies of the issue. It
is a credit both to the cluh and to
the newspaper management. The
supplement is printed in colors and is
of a style and workmanship not ex
celled in metropolitan newspaperdom.
• • ♦
Some of the Jitneys being run about
the city's streets have signs as varied
as the makes of the machines. There
is one car that goes about with a
huge J attached to the front while
another has "Jitney" in china letters
on its windshield. Most of the driv
ers content themselves with displaying
pennants or American flags as adver
tisements, although some advertise
their routes. One man ran a jitney
yesterday with only a cardboard sign
and most Indifferently printed at that.
1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Dr. J. William White has been
highly complimented upon his new
est book, Col. Roosevelt being one of
those to congratulate him.
—Ambassador Guthrie will present
diplomas to University of Pittsburgh
graduates to-morrow.
—€. W. Balrd, prominent resident
of Oil City, will spend three months on
the Pacific coast.
—Harvey Snyder, of Indiana, has
started to visit San Francisco, going
by automobile.
—George F. Chandler, of Philadel
phia, will take an extended trip
through Canada.
DO YOU KNOW
That Harrlsburjt Is becoming a
center of orchard shipments?
TEMPERANCE 5,500 YEARS AGO
(Christian Herald.)
A foreign exchange has this interest
ing paragraph: "There is still in ex
istence an Egyptian papyrus of the
date of 3,500 years before the Chris
tian era, which contains the following
caution: 'My son, do not linger in the
wine shop or drink too much wine. It
causeth thee to utter words
thy neighbor which thou rememberest
not. Thou fallest upon the ground,
thy limbs become weak as those of a
child. One cometh to trade with thee
an<J flndeth thee so. Then say they,
'Take away the fellow, for he is
drunk.'" This Is believed to be the
oldest temperance lecture in existence,
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