The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-13
But See Hope for Us as
a Nation in Our
Farmers.

BERLIN. July 13.-tEmperor Will
liam has just made speech designed
to curb the too aggressive spirit Of
those Germans who wanted to see
the German flag raised over a part
of Morocco last year. This speech,
which was made at yacht regretta
banquet at Hamburg and was large
ly addressed to Hamburg merchants
containing pointed reference to the
Agadir incident The passage in
question was as follows: "As you all
know, gentlemen. the flag must wave
in honor and 1t must not be reck-
lessly spread to the breezes or hoist.
ed where we are ont sure that we
can defend 1t. You will understand
why have practiced self-restraint in
spreading the German flag at places
where many persons perhaps long
to see 1t floating. 4 was governed by
an old Hansaetic principle craven on
the town hall at Lurbeck:'the little
flag is easily bound to the staff, but
lit costs much to haul it down again
with honor"
The emperor went on to say that
he could claim that, during his reign.
the honor of the German flag had
never been insulted from any quar-
ter; then, addressing himself to the
Hamburg merchants present, he add
ed: II pledge you, and I stand for
1t, and my flag will follow you where
ever you lead the way" This latter
remarb shows that the emperor
does not believe in the old political
maxim that trade follows the flag.
He Is less aggressive, and in con-
tent to have the German flag follow
trade.
Woman suffragists, the Socialists
and other advocates of the equal
pay-for-equal-world doctrine are
much wrought UP over plan of
the imperial postal department, just
announced, whereby $500 male en-
proyees are to be replaced by women
on the score Of economy. 1t is es-
timated that a yearly saving of about
6 1000, 900 marks. or practically ST.
100000, will be effected. The salary
Of some $500 of the posts to be fill
led with women will be $50 marks
year, This makes SASS month.
The United States has reached its
period OF decline. is announced by
Baron H. Won Barnewok, a widely
travelled German. who contributes to
the "Refchsbote," Berlin news
paper, an article sumimar izing i'm
presslons he gained on the latest of
his many visits to America. Articles
of this nature are not infrequent in
the German press, but ordinarily
they are written with such a mani
fets animus that they deserve no hot=
ice. Baron Won BarneRow, on the
contrary, writes in a matter Of fact
way, without a trace of anti-Ameri-
can feeling. and appears genuinely
glad to he able to see some hope that
the decline may be arrested
That this decline has begun,
writes the baron. must be observed
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after an absence of a few years. The
change for the worse has been very
rapid. The scenes that have attend
ed the Republican campaign for the
presidential nomination are but one
Indication OF the change, which is
marked by hitherto unknown in
difference. tendency TO let things
take their course; an unhealthy and
excessive self-apprecIation and gem
eral ooursening Of moral views. All
these, says Baron Won BareKow. arc
products of the last few years. The
moral coursening has worked down
from the top. from the newly rich.
Another Indication of decay is the
alleged fact that the American intol-
erance OF the drone. OF the gentle
man Of leisure, is beginning to dis
appear. Suggested as a possible
contributing cause of the decline Is
the fact that the birthrate among
the OLD American families is falling
of, while It remains high among the
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