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The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
A Customs Commissioner.

The government is giving considera-
ton to important changes in the customs
service Chief among these is the sug
gestion that a commissioner of customs
be appointed to have charge of the work
now done by one of the assistant secre-
taries with reference to routine matters.
This would leave the secretary in charge
of general questions of policy and would
relieve him of a great deal of the detail
work
There is much to be said in favor
OF this idea. AS things now stand the
assistant secretary in charge Of GUS
toms is Presidential appointee. Hence,
he seldom holds office more than four
years. The present assistant secretary
in charge of customs, Mr.. J. F. Curtis,
his predecessor, Mr.. J. B. Reynolds, and
others have kept their work free from
criticism They and any other men
chosen from without the service have
necessarily much 10 learn. This causes
delay in reaching decisions. 1t would
probably be better if all matters of gen.
eral administration were left in the
hands of some official, whether called
commissioner of customs or by some
ether name. who would hold Office with
out disturbance through changes of ad-
ministration.
The idea of appointing a commissioner
OF customs may lose its significance,
however. unless carefully applied The
customs service has developed greatly
in recent years, and demands wealth
of special knowledge which cannot be
obtained with ease
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Folly to Blame the Kaiser.

There seems to be a disposition on the
part of some editors to blame the Kaiser
for the resignation of DR.. Hill as our
Ambassador 10 Germany What makes
such talk more reprehensible is that it
is accompanied by a cynicism altogether
unwarranted and tactless. The New
York Sun, ever ready to turn the light
on nonsense and folly, has this to say
on the subject:
1T is widely known that if there is
one class OF persons for whom the Kais-
er has a NOR pronounced distaste than
another. il is the class OF rich Americans
The HOhenzollerns have always been
recognized as the most democratic OF
families; all its male members are ap-
prentlced 10 some trade or other, and
are very keen in their insistence upon
the dignity. beauty. and holiness OF labor
While other monarchs occasionally may
display traits which, in less exalted per-
sons. might be thought to reflect some
OF the indications Of snobbery. the
Kaisers simplicity OF thought and pur-
pose and his candid affection for them
of low estate are universally recognized
as traits which mark him unique among
sovereigns"
We have been represented at the
German court by such men as George
Bancroft, Bancroft Davis, Bayard Tay-
Ior, and Andrew D. White, not one of
whom was drawn from the plutocratic
class. Our people were rather proud
of them. And so was the Kaiser and
all Germany.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
A QUIET WEDDING.
Coming GOuId-Grnham Ceremonial
TO Be Very Tranquil Affair."

coming ham Ceremonial
to Be a Very Tranquil Affair.
From the PhiladeIphia Telegraph.
Announcement that the coming Could
Graham wedding ceremony will be a COM
paratively tranquil affair. as measured
by the social yard-stick, will be received
with feelings OF relief by many persons.
II has not been many months since the
Gould-Decies nuptiaLs kept multitudes of
silly people in a ferment for several
weeks and eliminated in scenes within
church that were scarcely short of
being disgraceful.
There is no reason why the son or
daughter Of any American, however rich.
should not enter the state of wedlock
without exciting popular feeling like a
Presidential election or murder mystery.
Nor is there any reason why details of
brides trousseau should be proclaimed
to a degree that is almost sufficient to
bring the blush to a modest woman's
face. or that the bridegroom's hobbies,
his chums. his favorite brand of high
balls. his polo ponies, and his family
skeletons should be trotted out
A quiet marriage ceremony among
those who go to make up the -Four Hun
dred Of America" viii be appreciated in
more than one quarter as a rational in
novation in that circle. If the Gould
family shall finally order modest we'd
ding, the effect may be wholesome on
many a vulgar imitator who looks to
them, even II ignorantly or foolishly, as
social monitors or models
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
WOODROW WILSON WILL TOUR
THROUGH WEST TO LET THE
PEOPLE SIZE HIM UP FOR 1912

many invitations that have been piling
up for several months. the actual and
frankly admitted purpose OF the journey
is to give impetus to the Wilson Presi-
Dental boom. which has already reached
able-bodied proportions. and shows no
evidence OF waning in strength.
DR.. Wilson IS not going on the stump
to hunt for delegates. but rather to show
himself to the people. in response to a
general demand from all parts OF the
country. and to give the voters OF the
Middle and far West chance TO size him
up and decide whether or not they like
him.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Broken Pledges.

The St. Louis Republic devotes two
pages OF a recent Sunday issue to a de-
scription of Milwaukee, present condi-
ton. If its exhaustive probe is based
upon facts, we have a story OF broken
promises and sad realities after exuber-
ance in prophecy and pledge; of pueril-
ity in meeting difficulties by men who
were ready TO condemn others who sue
ceeded far better than their critics OF
helpless misery among idle laborerS
numbering 10000; of abandonment of
asserted regard for the people and of
substitution for it OF a bureaucracy; of
outcry against incfhciency in office; Of
approaching ruin for many and actual
distress for many more.
Manufacturers are running their
establishments on part time day or
two in the week, or have closed down
entirely, because buyers are watching
the Milwaukee situation, and are reluc-
tant TO place orders which may not be
filled on account of industrial disturb
ances. Taxpayers are holding meetings
of protest against the extravaganza and
increasing levies. Free employment
bureaus are unable to cope with even a
small part of the demand for work.
Charitable associations are swamped
with applications for immediate relief.
The poorhouse has been filled to over
flowing; incompetence. arrogance, and
recklessness in city Offices are the order
OF things, and even the Socialists them
selves, except the lucky ones in office,
are said to acknowledge the failure of
their high hopes.
To crown Milwaukee's miseries, the
city is threatened by an epidemic of
scarlet fever, which the citizens are at
tributing TO the incapacity of the Social
istic appointees on the board of health.
With new factories avoiding the city,
established industries looking about for
other locations. the tax paying people in
revolt. and the working people in despair,
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
The Cost of War.

Speaker Clark'S effort 10 learn some
thing of the cost OF war. ii it shall re-
suit in securing the desired information,
will be an important addition to the
worlds knowledge. We know. in gen.
eral terms, that the amounts expended
by the leading powers OF the world for
war preparation aggregate S2,5oo,oooyooo
annually. 1t is appalling to think OF
the vast sum which war has cost in the
last century, not only in its sacrifice of
human life, but in destruction of prop
crty. If Speaker Clark's questions, as
given in yesterdays edition OF The
Washington Herald. and which embrace
the amounts expended for pensions, hos
pitals, and all the other accon1paninents
Of war, can be answered, the advocates
OF peace will have an overwhelming ar
gument for the advancement OF their
ideas
The very magnitude OF the expendi-
ture for war preparation at the present
time, however, demonstrates the fact
that the effort to accomplish dsarma-
ment will be a slow and difficult task
There is no doubt that all civilized ma
tions view the possible limitation of ar
mament with more complaisance now
than they did few years ago, but this
is only a step in the ngnt direction. 1t
would be no easy matter to Overturn the
institutions which now thrive by pander-
ing to the god of war They have enor-
nous capital invested and they employ
millions OF men. They will not relin-
quish their great profits without strug-
gle; besides which, the sudden and en-
forced idleness of the workingmen would
result in economic chaos until con-
ditions were readjusted In Germany
alone the closing of the Krupp works
would cause a social revolution.
There is no reason, however, for the
advocates of international peace to be
The ultimate achievement
of their hopes may seem distant and
the path which leads to success may be
beset with obstacles, but there is no
doubt that the sentiment against war is
gaining ground This is basis for hope
Eventually, the smoney and labor now
expended upon miitarism will be di-
verted to more useful and productive
channels. The first step will come when
the governments agree to put military
service on a voluntary basis As the
principles of arbitration gain in popular
armies would become limited
by the very natural process of decline
in the supply of men. 1t is hopeless to
attempt a limitation while conscription
exists. Having agreed to abolish COM
pulsory service, the next step will be to
raise the age of admission No one
should be allowed to enter the army or
navy until he has reached full years of
discretion. Voluntary armies recruited
from men who are fully old enough to
know their own minds would be much
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

Trenton. April o4-Gov. Woodrow Will
son is going to give the people Of the
country a chance to look him over.
AS soon as he gets through approving
or vetoing the mass of bills left on his
desk by the legislature. the governor is
going to start on ''getting-acquainted"
trip through the West. He will get away
before the end of the present week, prob
ably on Friday, and the trip will last
three or four weeks. reaching as far as
California and taking in most OF the big
cities OF the West.
While the speaking dates the governor
has made are in deferred acceptance of
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
BRIEF OBSERVA TIONS

From the Baltimore Star.
New York woman, whose photograph
was widely used for advertising purposes
against her will. insists that every wom-
ans face is her own. Her declaration
is belied by many a dealer in cosmetics.
From the New York Press.
Mayor Gaynor has cut out 1000, COO of
police graft and this eclipses the record
of Biriningham's commission on its
busiest day.
From the Chicago Post.
Senator Owen. of Oklahoma, does not
see how the government can control the
trusts when the trusts control the gov
ernment.
From the Kansas City Star.
In Colorado, where woman suffrage
prevails. horse racing and prize fight
ing have been legalized by the legisla-
ture. So runs the world away.
From the Detroit News.
France is now in Morocco in the
guise of policeman. but 1t will be re-
markable II she does not. stay in the
eulse OI peludI pIOleClOI
From the Springfield Republican.
There are 1900 small depositors of the
York and only about seventy large ones.
The big fellows as usual in such cases.
seem to have gotten out for the most
part before the smash came. II is the
large number of small depCsitors which
interests Andrew Carnegie and may
bring him TO the help OF the institu-
tiCn.
From the Florida Timcs-Unicn.
The ex-King OF Portugal finds his
chief diversion in moving pictures.
Comes natural to him to take to sudden
moves.
From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer
The Springfield Republican thinks the
reason Carrie Nation does not rejoice
over the distribution Of all that French
champagne is that she is dead. We feel
quite sure the Republican will discover
later on that this is another case where
the death rumor has been greatly ex-
aggerated.
From the Houston Post
Six degrees above zero was the best
freeze Easter got up New York State.
Got mixed up with Christmas. maybe
From the Florida TimesUnion
San Antonio wants a carnival Aren't
1000 wearers of brass buttons suffi-
cient unto the days thereof?
From the Cleveland Leader.
Charleston boasts A man with the big
gest head in the world. Wen bet he's
4 tenor singer
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
An Editor Explains His Absence.

From the Raleigh Times.
Not line Of editorial in the Wilmington Dispatch
yesterday. Does this mean the first installment Of
sumner girls has arrived at the beach char
lotte News.
Not directly. though If you follow the
trail far enough 1t may lead to summer
girls. The facts are that a Wilmington
Chinaman is in trouble with the immi-
grafton authorities and Cowan has been
in Washington in his behalf The Chink,
who has laundered Cowan's Sunday and
company lingerie for many years, recent
ly went back to China on a visit When
he reached New York on the return
trip he was held up under the claim
that he had never been properly admitted
Cowan and other Wilmingtonians has
tened to his relief. Hence an abandon
ment of editorial duties
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
The Welfare of the Child.

Thee is something more than senti-
ment in the gathering of the delegates
to the congress OF mothers. which meets
in this city to-day. The women who are
identified with the Improvement of the
welfare of children are doing a great
practical worl, in a field which has been
TOO long neglected.
Upon the children CT to-day depends
the growth, stability, and moral infu-
ence of this country in the future. II
is no wonder, therefore, that eminent
men and women from all parts of the
United States should gladly devote their
time and thought to the consideration OF
the important problems which are pre-
sented. When we know that $4,000 in
fants under one year of age die in the
United States in a single year, that ju-
venile depravity is compelling the es-
tablishmert of courts, that children are
forced to labor in order to help support
their parents, we realize that there is
abundant opportunity for students and
philanthropist5 TO determine how con-
ditions can be improved
Within the past few years much good
has been accomplished by the introduc-
ton of Fairgrounds in the larger cities
and by more careful attention to the
health conditions in the public schools.
Much yet remains to be accomplished,
and in the effort to achieve desirable re-
suits the congress which meets to-day
will have the hearty sympathy and CO.
operation of every right-minded citizen
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

causes and effects Of the war and the
character and attitude Of the Southern
people.
From the Roanoke Times.
AS question Of principle. why should
We of the South be asked to have such
ISLANDERS against our people and ances-
tors and country thrust upon US? Then.
Why should we be required, on pain OF
rebuke for stirring strife and keeping
alive old quarrels. to submit to having
our boys and girls taught that their
fathers and grandfathers maintained
harems at their own homes, fought for
slavery. and were rebels? 1t is not We
who are keeping alive oIG quarrels DR..
Thorstenberg and President Morehead
and the rest of them insult us. practi-
cally spit on the graves of our people,
heap slander on our cid men who are
living, and our brave men who are dead.
Then they come to US smugly through
Northern newspapers and tell us that
as question of principle We shall be
forced to submit: that % we resent any
Of this we shall be denounced as fools
and react!onaries, and enemies Of peace
and the country and advanced educa-
ton.
The Roanoke Times for one is tired
OF trying TO be kind and gentle. con-
servative and helpful. ind in return be-
ing slandered and denounced through
Northern newspapers. We feel that Roa-
noke College. through some men con-
Bected with It. has insulted, libeled. and
deticd the South and the State, has as
sailed the dead and the living wantonly.
and arrogantly challenged us all.
From the Roanoke News.
In this instance. in the opinion OF the
newspaper. an offense against natural
human feeling has been committed so
deliberately. tender and sensitive nerves
rave been rasped with such rough and
brutal hands that kindness is worn down
and good feeling is wearied to exaspera-
ton
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE
A FLORAL LAY.

The early flubdub Is in bloom.
Its clusters tall
Help dissipate the winters gloom
Along the mall
Now other blooms get IN the game
On every side
We see the yellow what's-its-name,
The springtime's pride
On botany I am not strong.
But do know
That when the springtime comes along
Gay blossoms blow.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
is ALL STIRRED
OVER THE HISTORY INCIDENT
Newspaper Editors Speak Their Mind Freely Regarding
Roanoke College.

From the Lynchburg News
The Virginia public will not stand for
Elson's history. In our Judgment. the
consensus. of Virginia public opinion alb
hors that history because of the mis-
pie. And very earnestly are We Of the
belief that it should be brought under the
ban Of plainly stated rejection and dis
approval by Roanoke College. regardless
Of what Prof. Thorstenberg may insist
upon or not insist upon. regardless Of what
he will consent to or withhold consent
from. The welfare of a great education
al institution is at stake, and 1t should
not be made to suffer because of the views
of a single professor
From the Petersburg Inde1-Appcal.
One cannot help feeling that the au-
thorities of Roanoke College have not
heen entirely frank in this whole matter.
The use Of Efson's history as a text
book was abolished because of the in
tense opposition of parents VINO disap-
proved having their children taught that
the people Of the South prior to the war
were guilty of the denominations the author
charged. The professor who selected the
textbook. and who still insist that 1t is
the best, still is at the head Of the his
tory department OF the college and as
signs the topics of study. 1t would seem
that practically the students are being
taught just what they were before.
From the Newport News Press.
Elson's history. or any other history
like It. has no place in Southern institu-
ton
The teachers not only should not au-
thorize or suggest the Use OF such an
authority" in the study of history, but
should emphatically prohibit it's use Ell
sons history not only is inaccurate in the
matter Of relating incidents Of the civil
war. but II is written in such vein as
to convey false ideas concerning the
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

more patriotic and much more fornida-
bic on the battlefield than all army COM
posed of conscripts, forced against their
will into work that most of them detest
1t will take, perhaps, a long period
of time to work out this great problem
None the less, the movement is in the
right direction, and the right will ulti-
mately prevail.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
In Need of PRAYER

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
The House OF Representatives at WASH
Ington, as likewise the Senate. is OPEN
ed every day with prayer. minister.
known as chaplain. being selected for
this very important service. Speaking
in a common way. We should say no
bodies stand so desperately In need of
the effectual fervent prayers Of right
eous men than the Senate. and House
Of the United States.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
In Spring.

Some poets like to stir
About the grove;
But other bards prefer
To hug a stove.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Studying Sociology.

How would you Ike to toll long hours
each day for meager wage?"
7 think It would be great fun an
swered the young lady who was study
ing sociology But fear that my chap
eron would become somewhat bored"
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Not Undemocratic Doctrines.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Whether the initiative, the recall. and
the referendum are applicable to our ma
tional system. or even generally advis-
able in State or municipal administra-
ton. Is a question for careful and delib-
crate consideration. But there does not
seem any obvious reason why they should
be considered undemocratic or as neces-
sariiy menace TO business interests or
70 political stability.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
These Big Hats.

"Drat the cat
What's the matter, grl?"
The cat went to sleep on my new hat
and I wore her down town without
noticing her"
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Paid $50 Duty on Harem skirts.

From the New York American.
Catherine Cameron. who boasted when
she stepped ashore from the steamer
Minnehaha yesterday that she was the
first woman TO wear a harem skirt in
the streets Of London. earned for her
self the further distinction Of being the
toms inspectors and asked to pay duty
on three harem skirts size had brought
with her.
After a little objection. she paid the
$50 duty and the skirts came In.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Record for Titled Pupils.
From the Baltimore American.


Eton holds the record now for titled
schoolboys. Besides Prince George of
Teck and a son of the King of Siam.
there are sixteen peers or heirs to peer
ages in attendance, including three sons
Of dukes, one of a marquis. and eleven
sons of earls. Among them they hold
ffty-three titles 20 peerages and own or
will come into more than $4,000 acres Of
English soil. Two of the boys, the
Marquis of Harrington and the Marquis
Of Titchfield. are heirs to a dozen titles
and to $4,000 acres of land, and three Of
the pupils are already earls.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
A Pretty Bit of Sentiment

II always take home a little limburger
on the 18th of April
Why"
ITO celebrate an anniversary. My wife
had been eating limburger the day I
proposed"
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
A Few Survive.

What's this survival of the fttest?'
It's this way. Some women get
through the winter in spite Of their peek
aboo clothes
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

That Western girl who dislocated her
neck trying to locate the back OF her
Easter hat proved at least that she Is
not a rubberneck
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

If Manuel is not more careful, the
Portuguese republic may yet cut of his
allowance and compel him. after all, to
go to work
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Good Advice,

Now that you are married. my son,
listen to me-"
What is it, dad?"
Try to be a husband, not merely an
ex-bachelor."
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25

Considering the weather this spring"
II is doubtful whether the coal pile will
hold out
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Courting CaIamftfes

Here's a fellow hugged a girl so
tightly that he broke several of her ribs"
I've often broken a lot of expensive
cigars.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Get Busy.

From the Bristol 'Herald-Courter.
"A lad whose foot was crushed in a
switch tagged an onrushing train with
a newspaper" says the Washington Her.
aid. Now II the time 70 SUBSCRIBED
The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
Prosperous Canada.

F. VI. Leigh. of Winnipeg. who is at
the New Ebbitt, said last night that
business generally in Canada was never
better.
The early spring and the big rush
of settlers into the West have produced
a rush of business that is a record. even
for the West. Winnipeg bank cleartngs
increased S4.0O00O0 for the week ending
April 12 over the corresponding week
of last year.
More than 5000 settlers from the
United States entered Canada at Emer-
son in March. They brought personal
effects to the amount of s66o.OOO and live
stock valued at $35O.ooO. besides large
sum in cash.
The rush from Great Britain is even
greater. Fourteen hundred entered Win
ntpeg and the West on the 18th, and 5000
in one day on the 14th. This is a record
for a single day in the history of the
great rush into Western Canada, which
has been going on for the past five years.
Winnipeg is making splendid Industrial
growth. Twelve factories are to be
erected in one section of the city, nine of
them being already under way. The cost
Of the nine Is 0.0o0. and the other three
will make up at least $4,000 more. ]. g.
Rossman, Of New York. has been ap-
pointed manager of the Winnipeg munich
pal power business at a salary of 5000
year. Power from the plant win be ready
for delivery next July, and this will un-
doubtedly do much to increase the indus
trial growth of the city. already aston
ishing for its rapidity and succssa"