New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-28
AS | WAS SAYING

The dignity of a Sovereign state must ne re-
spected More, IT be. in like emergency Ar'
Roosevelt declared: All forces military and civil
which may lawfully employ will be employed.
This was respect; and how the Sovereign state did
love that man. Simply fell on his neck and wept
down his back and snore eternal fidelity. But now
what Mr.. Wilson is doing. Just when the Sow
eregn state IS jumping and screaming In IFS most
dignifed manner he sends Grape Juice William to
STAY it with look Never have We seen the nose Of
a Sovereign state viclousy rubbed in the dirt.
Here comes Mr. Price Collier with more about
Germany and the Germans whose drIpe insreasus.
Goundt udt, Watch udt. Every twelve months n
gain of 10000 already Which phenomenon We
view with mixed feelings. German Is man VINO
will sit down with a pipe stein and lump OF
clay and stay there forty years. At the end Of the
forty years he read the inscription on the clay.
This is indeed intelligent But why does he sleep
under the bed? And why is his bed 20 constructed
that It's sides give out strange, musical sound
when hit sharply with a bone?
Eighth and las, Of Mr.. MacFarlanc's shockers on
THE Business OF Arson"-this time "a Partnership
in Fires" But the japanese are not honest
There will be other diplomatic dinners Chance
enough for our Secretary Of state 70 silence criti-
cism by serving few Fairbanks cocktails
We welcome the substitute FOR militancy No
more smashing and burning and dynamiting' in
stead the household boycott" meaning that the
dear creatures will merely neglect their men folks
Lovely, on these terms America no Longer dreads
the rise OF feminism. though our heart goes out to
the mliners the dressmakers the confectioners and
the florists How they will miss familiar sig
And q
sunragist. Twill be a sad shock maintaining
household boycott for weeks and weeks only 10
discover that IT has not been noticed!
This much is gained anyhow Warned in season
Sir Gilbert has written his House Of Justice" in
the usual rectangular style.
out West il develops that tho ladies OF the jury
never convict a handsome man and there IL much
talk about it. hut imagine the ladies are right.
Handsome men abhor crime They think it UNI
becoming They have observed the horrid tasteless
physognomies visited upon 'Leven Hundred and
Ieven and his partners in inlquity and abandoned
themselves to life OF virtue.
Even the gentlemen Of the jury appreciate this
Whenever they a defendant who in the least re-
sembles a human being they know their duty. They
nap the then retire and say to one another
He done the deed they proved It on him-but. hell.
II has spoiled the looks Of prisons.
In a restaurant Crowds. Opposite at table
two detectives In the federal service. Heard hair
lifting yarns; cipher reports; saw scars ex-
hibited: handouts fshed and discussed; got
details about counterfeiters illustrated with counter
felt bills; learned best way Of secreting badge
when one has tired OF pinning II on the inside or
ones throat. Most astonishing. as we had hob
nobbed with Adventures a million times, yet never
met any who could talk. Sea dogs. soldiers hremen,
lion hunters explorcrs-a were tongue-tied and
pumpproof, recalling that immortal dialogue con-
ceived by the lamented BURNER: II was in China
THAT must have been interesting" 1T warnt
Guess the reason il: Adventures who stop 10 reg
lister impressions get home.
Il am thoroughly delighted with the American
President" chirps the paradoxical Mr. Chesterton'
and next time he will tell why. Il do not praise
the New Freedom because it is new. 1t is not new.
And II is not Freedom. praise II because II Is old
and because il is bondage" Something in this.
Think Of turning loose Income Tax on nation
Of proud, hgh-splrited conscientious smugeers'