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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
Suggestion That Merchants
Should Employ Retired Army
Officers on Big Pay.
WAR MINISTER Is CHARGED
WITH MASSIVE BLUNDER
Kaiser's Statesmen Anxiously Scan
ming Conditions in Austria-Weak
Spots Discovered There.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
BERLIN. August II, 1919.
The German Michel is certainly a very
patient and long-suffering person, and SO
great is his docility that 1t is not to be
wondered that rulers have come to the
conclusion that there is no end to his
foreuearance. The new minister Of war,
however, went a little bit too far when
he expressed the opinion the other day
that German merchants should be proud
to offer easy and well paid positions to
army officers whose days of military USE
fulness had passed, but who could not
be expected to live in the style beat-
ting their rank on their pension.
The minister's idea. the only he
has had SO far, by the way, since he
took UP Office. has been greeted with de-
risicn. Merchants as a whole find that
they contribute even now far more than
their share toward the maintenance Of
the army. and probably no persons are
less fit to fill commercial positions than
are the officers. whose connection with
the mercantile world has hitherto been
limited to seeking out and marrying the
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staff observers approa ches him
Colonel, he announces, you and your
orderlies and staff have been killed. You
will please withdraw"
The commanding officers are held
strictly to a high degree of perfection
them, but any officer who. uneasy at the
close scrutiny to which he Is subjected,
becomes nervous and excited. is lost
There is no room for the nervous and
eXcftable officer in high places in the
German army. Errors In the disposition
of his forces may on occasion be over
looked, but the general staff. which rep
resents the emperor. demands that men
intrusted with command over others
shall have no nerves.
Occasional Loss Of Life.
Occasionally the maneuvers cost a life
or two. Col Bode for instance, COM
mander Of the 59th Regiment of Infan-
try, dropped dead recently during field
exercises, and from time to time soldiers
succumb to the severe tests, although
strict as Is the German army discipline.
the bodily welfare of the men is most
carefully looked after.
The chief mortality attendant upon the
autumn maneuyerS is to commissions.
When all is over. the reports Of the
critics come to the emperor's private
military cabinet. of which Gen. Baron
Won Lyncker is the head. The reports
are carefully considered, and later a
number of unfOrtnnates receive let
ter from the cabinet in a blue envelope.
There is no need to open it. The colonel.
for instance, knows that the communi-
cation inside means that further promo
ton is never to be his.
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he runs it much along the lines that
he would bigger paper.
And. by the way, when Heating gets
that ideal sheet he plans that one of his
star writer's shall be a woman She will
be Mrs. Heating. Mrs. Heating used to
do newspaper work. Heating and she
meeting for the first time when he. as
city editor. employed her as a reporter
on one of the Denver papers.
Representative Charles +. Curry of the
third district of California thinks he
would like to. have upward of a loco, 600.
SO that he might give some of it away to
needy friends and acquaintances.
But 1t wouldn't be of any use to graft
ing strangers, professional pitifui-letter
writer's and other strong Farm men of this
character to come pounding around his
house seeking aims. They might beat
the big brass knocker on his front door
until their knuckles We're purple and still
not get rise out Of him.
Neither would the news of his benefac-
tons ever become public. He is against
the type of philanthropist who gives away
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Checking the Poets.
rom the ST. Louis Times,

From the ST. Louis Times.
The Bellevue, Tex, News carries an an
nouncement at its masthead in which the
public is informed that the News VIII
publish poetry for cents line ihat
is to say. poets must pay at the rate
stated If they wish to have their poems
In the News. Has romance persisted in
Texas, that any newspaper in that state
can with inpunity adopt so sordid an at
titude? Do the men of Bellevue charge a
fee for kissing women? Is tax Imposed
on roseso Do the people erect walls to
keep the winds away?
Perhaps, however, the News does not
really mean that II will charge cents
a line to publish poetry. bur only tnat II
will demand pay for giving publicity TO
rubbish written with more or less regard
to the rules of rhyme and rhythm: IN
which case it may be hailed as an in
trepid pioneer, blazing a helpful way for
ten thousand other newspapers which
have not the News ingenuity.
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The Editor Regretted.
From Pearson's Weekly.


An amusing story is going the rounds
in Fleet street about an editor who. to
the surprise of those under him. has
lust accepted large batch OF contribu-
tons.
The manuscripts are not of any remark
able brilliance; indeed. In the ordinary
way they would nearly all have been re-
turned to the senders with the usual
formula announcing that the editor re-
GREETED he was unable TO make use or
them. The explanation Of this apparent
eccentricity on the part OF the editor 10
that the other evening he took the manu-
scripts home in his bag to read at leisure.
Between the office and his station he
stopped to buy bottle Of whisky, which
he put in the bag beside the manuscripts.
In the train the bag got an unnoticed
bang. and when he arrived home he was
Mortified to find the hottie broken and
the manuscripts smelling strongly of
whisky.
Now that editor has a great reputation
for dignity and sobriety. and-weii. there
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that sum IN. cigars and soda water for
the beautiful ladies' in one season alone.
but such is far from the case.
An interviewer recently wondered what
snr1e cf the members Of Congress would
do with $1,000 600 ii each of them had
that amount. SO he went out and asked
them
Most OF them did not know right Oft
Che bat. although they admitted that at
times they had thought they might use
about that amount of money without
difficulty. All save one--a former
newspaper man-asked for time TO con-
still are considering. and they were
asked the question weeks ago. A few
decided in half an hour. But even then
most ali of them asked leave to edit
their remarks. This may be excused.
however, as a congressional habit.
Nearly all Of those who told what they
would do with $i.030"O planned to give
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ENGLISH HOLIDAY CLUBS.
Custom of the Mill Operatives OF
Lancashire-'Brass' for the Wake.
rom London T,t-Bits.

From London 1tt-Bits.
During his Lancashire tour King George
had an opportunity Of witnessing one y
the most interesting sights in the Nord.
He saw the Lancashire operatives non
day.making. and there is no one VINO
gets more hearty enjoyment out OF ms
so5ourn by the sea than the mill hand.
For fifty or ffty-one weeks In the year
he puts little brass" I'm The golns
away club and then when his hoiiuae
week or fortnight comes round he has
a grand time. a really jolly holiday, car
ing naught and spending freely untN ne
comes to the end OF his money. Tor 70
return home with any of his SAVINGS 'el.
is not the way Of the Lancashire lad or
lassie. "Th' mon," they say. who Winnl
blue his wake brass would borrow
money from you 70 put i TN bank.
1t Is not an uncommon thing Tor 4
family of operatives to spend !D or 20
in the course OF five or six days hoiloas-
making and one family has been known
to save as much as ci4 for a vase
and return from their holiday without
single coin left. This. however. IS ou.
typical of the mill hand Who works hard
and plays hard.
Every mill has its going-away club. and
ii is estimated that this year they have
shared out half million sterling. Saw
ing clubs Of Bolton have paid out over
10000 and the banks f200O0 more, and
Bury come the same tale of hundreds OF
thousands of pounds being paid oat by
clubs to the happy-go-lucky mill hands.
who from July to September invade
mostly the northern seaside resorts
During the last two or three years.
however they have varied the usual hoii-
day at Blackpool or Douglas by going
farther afield, and one finds them hoii-
day-ma king at such places as Folkestone.
Deal and Dover. Torouay. Weston super
Mare. while many OF them indulge In ex-
cursiops to Holland, France and Belgium.
Blackpool. however. is still first favor
lite with the majority. and it is estimated
that that popular resort is invaded ererv
week by at least 5000 operatives. There
is no place like Biackpool in their eyes.
and apparently in the eyes of other peo-
ple. too, for il is a bad season for Biact-
pool when its total number of visitors Is
fewer than 100000
The mill girl is even more enthusiastic
in regard to saving for holidays than the
men. and. no matter What she may earn
or what her weekly expenses arc, she will
find ways and means to put by little
for the going-away club. 1t may only be
n few coppcrs. but il all mounts up
as they say. and she generally firids her
self with .s3 or 81 Tor herself when the
- ~f,s~f1
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would he know that every cent of il was
helping some one
Nor would I give every man money
Money is bad thing for some people
They may need education. or maybe only
little encouragement. Even in matters
of education one can give some people
too much of the wrong kind. All phases
OF such question should be studied
carefully by one philanthropically bent.
1t would be unwise to give a college edu-
cation to a boy whose natural tendencies
We're along lines in which he could not
use that learning. And so would II be
wrong to give money to man who
needed education, or to give too much
money to any man. Only by careful
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erai million in the bank. but not a smile
in his whole face I said right then that
did hope that I'd never be as wealthy
as that man. I'm not. and I'm one OF
the happiest representatives on the hill
But don't think from the foregoing re-
marks that Mr.. Baker has never become
accustomed to the sight of large rolls OF
money. For twelve long years he was
president OF a bank. and every now and
then he had the tiresome job OF seeing a
few Quires OF twenty dollar bills dumped
around In the cashiers cage. Even nov
he In president Of a trust company at
Wildwood. y. j. But why not? He and his
brothers founded the town. and he was
the first mayor. Somebody has TO take
the Job of being president OF the bank.
so why should not Representati, e
Baker? No good reason IS heard. There
Is no good reason.
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But he would not try to make a cent
more than his 81 ,000.OW. for that. he
considers. is enough for any one.
themselves" he said in speaking OF char
ity IF l were to find q young man or
young woman who needed assistance and
I thought him worthy OF II. then l would
give freely. But cannot see the sense
of scattering money about indiscr.mi-
nateiy merely for the sake OF being char
liable
Some people, 1 notice. hurry off to the
city. there to live in regal splendor and
wear their lives away in excitement.
Such a pastime is not for me. The South
Dakota pace Is fast enough"
x x
II YOU 60 into the Office OF Edward Git
more, representative from the fourteenth
district Of Massachusetts, and find him
deeply interested In a report OF the
Rockefeller Institute on the sharing hook
worm. or some other similar report. such
as How to Destroy the Cancer be not
surprised.
It is the eradication OF these danger
GUS diseases to the human race that in
terests him most. He thinks the men,
cries OF men who give financial aid to
assist in studying destructive diseases
should rank with the biggest Of their
time.
Strike down disease and you have
benefited not only the i'll person. but all
the human race" he said. THE first
thing we should look to is our nations
100000 of II out on interest in order
that I might live in comfort. but not
luxury. and give the other $S00.O0O to in
situations. with the understanding that 1t
diseases as cancer tuberculosis and SINH
lar menaces to the public health"
And now. having disposed Of some
$5OoO.OO in a fev hundred words. THE
steam shovel which has been handing
out this cash at such prodigious rate
comes to halt. Why. pray, what is
this we see?
It is some one trying to give. a repre-
sentative 100000 and he is pushing il
away. Says he does not want ii. won't
have it and all that sort Of thing-per.
feetly satisfied as he ia. II he has to
take something. why not give him a
buckeye which ne can carry in his pock-
ct and keep away the rheumatic. or some
other useful thing like that. But money!
Perish the thought and take away the
gold!
SON Baker. who represents the second
district of New Jersey. and says on.
loud that he hopes he will never be call
ed on to tote $1.OOO.OOO around on his
mind. let alone spend it,
"A million!' he said, jabbing his paper
knife into a batch Of letters. PLEASE
don't talk about me having so much
money. don't want it, wouldn't have
it and probably never will get II. And
hope not. II I had such a pile of cash
I'd be worried to death. And perhaps
I'd lose my sense of humor. value that
more than all the money in the world
''Why. one time In the course Of my
Law practice l met man who had sew.
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Revelations Expected.

AS long as things are not yet definitely
settled in the Balkans and all interest is
focused in that direction the domestic
misery MAY be hidden. but in few
months reveal tons must come which will
startle Europe, while they will not sur
prise German statesmen who have kept
an eye on conditions in Austria.
Germany cannot. Of course. interfere di-
rect In purely Austrian affairs. but at the
same time it cannot afford to close its
eyes to the mischief which Is brewing
near the frontier OF Bavaria, Saxony and
Silesia. The time IS drawing near when
Germany must raise her voice In protest
and then viii! come the crucial moment
for Acknowledgement political friendship
and mo one can say what wifi then hap
pen to the triple alliance.
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Follow the Fish.
From Pearson's Weekly.

From PearsOn's Weekly.
There have been great number of po-
litical luncheons and dinners recently
and a consequent flow of rather dull
after-dinner oratory.
Mr.. Hewart enlivened political club
luncheon recently by telling the story of
certain famous politician who attended
a banquet at which it was expected inn
portant speeches would be made. A
dish of whitehall was set before him,
and after looking at the fish and then at
the other guests. he remarked:
Gentlemen. let us follow the example
of these little fish-drnk great deal
and say nothing!
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vertising if you will. stop Your subscrip-
ton and Your uncle's, too. but remember
that Heating will boss this sheet. He is
going to run this place to suit himself,
say what he pleases. write what he
pleases and tell the truth without fear
or favor
And having hung up that sign. or one
something like it. Heating would get him
self a musty old pastepot. pair of shears
and a high-geared typewriter and start
to editing.
It'd run an independent paper until
that 100000 was exhausted, anyhow
Heating says, land after that maybe I'd
get some more money and run a while
longer I am not sure that I'd lose my
money in such venture, but I'd be will
ing to-
Heating is a newspaper man now. al
though he Is in Congress. He owns a
paper in Pueblo. and. although it is not
a million dollar investment by any means.
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daughters Of merchants rich enough t,
pay their debts.
Office Tenure Probably Brief.

Vmce Ienure PROBABLY BRIEF.
1t is pretty safe to prophesy that our
present minister OF war will not continue
long in office after this sad initial blum
der. which has seriously displeased the
kaiser. 1t has placed retired officers be-
fore the public as beggars to be saved
from the poorhouse by the very people
whom they are In the habit Of insulting
every day, and because It has given the
press. or at least part OF 1t, q most well
come opportunity to tell what the man
capacities Of the naughty ones.
With evident joy the German military
press is announcing that the French mill
tary dirigible IS piesz." which It had
been hoped in France would prove itself
equal II not superior to the German Yep
feeling of general relief In military circles
here that France has evidently failed to
make full use Of the opportunity to dis
cover the secret Of the construction Of
bles some months ago made an invOlun-
tary descent on French parade grounds
Weak Spots in Austrian Armor.
With considerable anxiety German
statesmen are watching political events in
Austria. Germany's principal ally. for evil
IDENTIFY things are not going very well in the
dual monarchy. whose weakness Is chiefly
to be sought in the mutual hatred Of the
many nationalities Of which il consists
Barely a week passes without the dis
covery Of new weak spot in Austrian
armor.
The absolute failure of Austria's policy
in the Balkans during the recent crisis
was generally attributed to the regard
whic. t!.a central government was forced
to show the southern Siavs in the empire,
who were In a state Of dangerous political
fermentation. But it now appears tina t
conditions in the northern part Of the
empire are almost as bad.
The experiment Of home rule in Bohe-
mia is proving a complete failure. The
province is absolutely bankrupt. political
~ and financially. For FIVE years the
Germans in Bohemia have stayed away
from the Bohemian landtag in order to
incapacitate it and prevent the Czechs
from getting the upper hand. AS re-
suit It has been impossible to carry
through any laws of taxation, and now
the treasury is empty. The whole prov
ince has been placed under administration
OF commission consisting of five Czechs
and three Germans presided over by
Count Schoenborn, a large landed pro-
prietor of German origin belonging to the
class which in Austria Is the most insid-
ious enemy Of the German cause.
The only efficient remedy would be to
divide the country into two parts. but
this. II is safe to predict, Austria will not
do under the present yelled form Of semi
autocratic government.
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Eavorite Fiction.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1T Isn't the Heat: It's the Humidity"
1.-THE Costumes Some OF These Women
Wear Shock Me IneXpressibly!.
"For Half a Cent. You Big Stiff. I'd
Knock Your Block or
Every Minute While Was Away.
Maria, I Was Wishing You Were With
Mer' f.
"Our Valued Contemporary"
Universal Suffrage" s
Every Truly Yours"
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of Bavaria, head of the Bavarian army;
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia and
a long list of distinguished German gen.
erals headed by Field Marshals Won der
Goltz and Count Won Haeseler. Even
military women" will be represented,
the emperor having invited his sister, the
hereditary princess of SaXe-Meiningen,
in her capacity as chief of the ID Silesian
Grenadiers, to take part in the campaign
on the native soil of her regiment.
The kaiser rnaneuvers are held be-
tween two army corps, and involve about
10000 men. The emperor always at
tends in person. for these are the most
important army exercises of the year.
They are, however, preceded by small
er maneuvers in which the demands
upon the men and officers are fully
as great. Probably, indeed, these pre-
liminary maneuvers are harder test
start with the men not yet conditioned
to the hardships of strenuous cam
paigning.
Hard Work for Privates.
For the private soldier the summer
and autumn maneuvers mean hard
work, long marches on hot days, the
fording Of rivers. bridge building, and
every actual hardship that a real cam
paign can bring except wounds. But
the private is in some ways to be en-
We'd. when compared to officers of the
rank of major and upward. The latter.
it is true have no sixty-pound pack
or rifle to carry. and they are on horse
back, but an officer gives every COM
mand with the consciousness that
sharp-eyed observers are watching him
and that an error may and probably
will end his military career. Every
commissioned officer under normal con-
ditions eventually becomes a major as
q matter of course; whether he goes
higher depends upon the yearly maneu-
vers.
The officers test begins when the
brigade divides for maneuvers. Each
ma jor is likely to be intrusted with
the command of his side for a day.
and brigadier general and force of
umpires observe him. The division
ma neuvers bring more opportunities
for the colonies, and the corps maneu-
vers furnish the final test.
Pitfalls Await Commanders.
Manifold are the pitfalls awaiting the
commander of any unit He may be-
come excited in the heat of the sham
battle and fail to keep we'll behind his
men. as commanding officer should do.
Presently an orderly from the general
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great amount of help may be rendered
to our unfortunate classes.
Put trained brains in a child s head
and he will keep them. Put money in
his hand and the chances are largely
against him reaping much benefit from
it
Ii Edward Heating. one Of the repre-
sentatives at large from Colorado had a
million little iron men" he would march
right out and buy big newspaper. Then
he would put up a big sign something
like this:
Kick if You like, withdraw your adj
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REPRESENTATIVE WARREN GARD
Of Ohio.
away part of it. The newspaper man
would not release it directly. Instead,
he has thought out form of invest
ment which he believes amounts to
charity, only it is not spending money
with a shovel Most of the members
choose charitable channels through
which to rid themselves of their surplus
wealth.
Anyhow, here are their stories. At
this time none of the interviewed repre-
sentatives has 81 100000. but, of course.
they may get it any moment in these
prosperous days So it might be we'll
to carry a copy of this paper around in
your vest pocket until you catch one OF
them with a $1,Oo0,OOO. Then, if he is
not spending 1t the way he announced
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In This Rapid Age.

From the Chicago Tribune.
'Mamma's good little boy want
slice Of bread and
"Oh. mother. cut out that sort Of
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few hundred for charity and then adj
vertises the fact.
IT think that after fair sum had been
deducted from 100000 for living ex-
penses man might have enough left
to do much good" he said, but the place
for him to begin is at home Then he
could distribute his wealth wisely among
needy friends and acquaintance. Thus
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1t pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
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REPRESENTATIVE &. r. CURRY
OF California.
eaten a hole in that first 100000 Well,
YOU may have time to think 1t over,
since that is what most every one wants
to do when the question is propounded
TO him.
!: x
AS matter of fact, S1.00O.0oO doesn
seem to be much money until one figures
on spending it. OF course, when one
is short it seems that he could spend
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REPRESENTATIVE EDWD. HEATING
OF Colorado.
the children Of the poor he said. Such
training is the only real solution of the
question of poverty in this country. Just
as long as we permit unfortunate chill
dren to grow up with unframed hands.
just that long will there be poor people
in the world. OF course, | do not mean
by this that all poverty can be obliterat-
ed by training the children, but thus a