Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10

I Down the Drainage Flow for Year.
II not lic." A distinction indeed, ind
one not unworthy Of Kaunitx. who. be-
ing asked to defend lying IN diplomacy,
replicd: "rhere Is no such thing as
lying In diplomacy. A liz undetected
Is not lie. The man caught In a false.
hood II not n diplomat" 1t will be oh
served that there Is some resemblance
between the two ideas Of diplomacy.
News that Great Britain may have
&c fall back upon supply OF dum.dum
bullets FIR use In South Africa causes
a shock to our conventional sentiments
about what il called "clvilixed war;"
says the Chicago journal. And yet IL
both combntants used the dum.dum
bullet II might hasten the final result
without being Inconsistent with their
general Intentions toward each other.
War Is no longer waged naturally and
honestly ana on Its merits. We have
1t refined and conventiOnnlizcd In u
ludierous attempt to disguise Its real
character and minimize Its necessary
horrors. The immediate object Of the
soldier In battle IL the swift death Of
the other fellow. The ultimate object
Of the government is to punish the en-
envy nation until 1t quits. Disguise 1t
rs we will. II Is organized manslaugli-
ter. II we were natural and honest
about 1t we should proceed toward that
end by doing all the damage to the
enemy we could In rs many different
ways rs we could. But ambassadors
and ENJOYS have got together like Sec
onds before duel and agreed that we
must be polite and make our mutual
hate look pleasant while II Is having Its
picture taken. So We dress ny It's
horrors In attractive garments and
agree 10 use weapons Of relatively
small efficiency ana great tardIness OF
execution. We may kill the enemy.
hut We must kill him politely. We can
not shoot him with an exploding rifle
ball because that kills him too rudely
ana shocks his nervous system too
much us II, when nations went to war.
they were not like ravenlng beasts,
drunk with the lust Of blood. We can
not adopt any means Mt our disposal.
We can kill q man with Jagged, sharp
edged piece OF shell. but mustn't shoot
with old nails and broken glass. 1t In
permissible 10 sweep down whole com.
panies at once with the fan fire OF nm
automatic gun. but we mustn't dispose
Of our foes by introducing even tho
gentlest sedatives Into Ills water sup
ply. These things are ridiculously In
consistent with the purposes OF war.
1t IL like saying II Is laudable to shoot
man through his lungs, but unfair to
shoot him through the liver. 1t sug-
gests the story about tho fellow that
proposed to his big antagonist In tho
duel that the latter should mark on his
person the outline Of a man Of average
size. and any0ot that struck him out.
side tho mari shouldn't count. Would
II not DO more consistent II q nation
used against I'M invading enemy, for
example. all the resources and fngcnu.
ity ut Its command?
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That California Judge who ruled that
husbands IRE not obliged to furnish
their wives with plans and time cards
of their route when they stay out Of
nights and therefore dismissed dI.
vorce suit the ground for which was
that the husbands Nocturnal absences
were not properly explained was at
first hailed by the benedicts of the land
as a friend In need. 1t Ii plain that the
effect of the decision appears to be to
relieve the male Invention from being
overtaxed. 1t has long been painfully
borne In upon the heads OF families
that lodges cannot well DO expected IN
meet more than twice a week, that an
epidemic OF sickness among friends II
not to be perpetually enjoyed, nor can
stock.taking be prolonged through all
seasons of the year. Therefore the ju-
dlcial rule that the head of the house
hold can stand on his privilege was re-
ceived as an emancipation until the
vice president of the WOman's Suffrag &c
League Of California intruded her CON-
ment. 1t was that sauce for tho mas
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the feminine gender, and II wives were
not to be advised of tho nocturnal
whereabouts OF their lords the wives
themselves might take evenings out
and decline to exhibit their lOgbOOks In
the morning. This has slcklled DER the
masculine rejOicings with the pale cast
OF thought. Husbands are beginning
to fear that this judge Is entirely too
radical and In his haste to declare their
independence from wifely supervision
has enunclated q doctrine that may jolt
the pillars of society.
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Il A patron of Chicago matrimonial
agency objected to the ladies' who were
willing to unite their fortunes with his
because they wore wigs. He was for
tunate to get away without needing one
himself.
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