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LOYALTY in War IHme..

To the Editor: How grateful ever
patriotic American should feel that We
have such a wise Christian man in the
PresIder rial chair in these days when the
very world Is, shaken and terrified ny an
unholy wer Imposed on mankind ~ l
naughty and ruthless rair Of rules Our
''Watchful Waiting President saved Us
from a miserable war IN Mexico. How
GOLDEN his words Of counsel are Words
that should teach and SIbdue the blatant
and boisteroUs mischief-makers through
out The nation.
The so-caIIed "hyPenated Americans"
would be far less in evif.use II thu had
received such lessons " hen they became
naturalized and COmpTchended the saCre'i-
ness Of the oath OF allegiance as It should
be COmprehended and UNDERSTOOD. md
fault has not altogether been with the
applicants. but the mill that ground them
out Often good wheat badly miIled
makes poor flour. The miIlers too often
run the naturalization mill for the s,E-
preme object Of manufacturing votes.
came to this country many years ago
with the object Of lettering my circLIn-
stances: my hope was realized: 1. hume
was established and a business; a wife
and two children were in my keeping.
had left in my native land sisters broth
ers. kindred. friends and the graves. in
the AAAAAt GHAA a u VI q AdAA4GAF LAtAAANA
and kindred. and last the scenes and
Fairgrounds of my childhood. To change
from the old flag that flew over these
dear ones and loved uemprivs. is I rial
for many. but for me II was a serious
problem in my life. 7 read the history
of the American Revolution and realized
that Il was British against British and
that the colonial fathers created a new
flag that represented their deals anil
would stand for greater rights fC- IN
than any other flag in the world Ny
conclusions harmOniZed with what he
founders Of his great and glorious %
public established. and I had TO hest
fancy in placing. over my own head and
my family and home. the Stars and
Stripes as our protection.
Sentiment is often TO be admired, buy II
has no place between Loyalty to the flag
that protects your life. liberty and prog
erty and, greater than all Of THIS, tn
children and mother Of yOur hose. At
this time my kindred are in tn amy and
navy of the odd Gray Notice dOI0E
their part TO defend her against this
brutal and infamous crime OF Var. vet
does that justify ME 20 become a hyDen-
ated citizen To my way Of thinking
the hypenatCd citizen is worse than the
nonCitizen. because one you have n
right TO expect To defend the Stars and
Stripes. while the other has sworn To
do II and is Questionable in his allegiance,
particularly if his native flag is the
enemy a hypenated citizen should be
invited TO leave the country. as We can
get along very well without him. Al
American should be one, first, last ami
under all circumstances
ELIJAH f. KNOTT.
Washington. d. c., Aug. IS. 1871
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Free Ride. for FIremen.

To the Editor: The bill for free rides u
street cars for hremen and policemen IN
troduced by Congressman Kahn has been
reported to the House Of Representatives
and placed on the District calendar.
Representative O'Leary, Of New York,
and Kahn. OF California, have been inter-
ested in behalf Of the firemen.
We wish to extend our thanks to all in
terested in this mUCh-needed assistance.
II will not only improve the efficiency Of
the fire department, but will be greater
protection TO the travelling public in case
OF riot in protecting life and property.
Fire departments throughout the coun-
try are not deprived of this courtesy.
There are about thirty-nine State Firemen
Associations working 10 have this cour-
tesy restored to the Washington firemen
through their Representatives in Con-
gress. They feel that Washington should
lead the other cities and that every ore
should be Interested in these servants OF
the public.
FIREMEN'S AssO. OF THE D. c.
c. W. GILL
President
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sAYs CIVILIZATION MUST GO,
Ensli.hnan write. EioaaentIy on
the Carnage In Europe.
Harold Bisbae. IN the London Daily Chronicle q
August 5. the day amer Great Britain de-
30 rIarnd wnr aeainnt f,erTnanrk

Harold Bisbie, IN the London Daily Chronicle q
August s. the day aiter Great Britain de-
elarsd var agains Germany
Russia calls 100000 sixteenth century
peasants from the fields, and Germany
mows them down. Another million take
their place. Death again. Another mil
lion. And yet another million Of these six
teenth Century peasants. And when II Is
all over those who are left win 50 back
to their zelda
But Germany. France. England. partic-
ularly England and Germany. where will
they turn when the million dead are SHOW
eied under bloody soil? The bricks and
mortar Of industry may be still standing;
but where will credit be found And what
viii the millions Of starving factory hands
be doing? Happy the Russian peasant
who will go back 10 his sixteenth century
and his neld. telling the time By the suns
shadow. Industry In Europe, with other
thingE Of older date, win lie in ruins.
Armaments haveSbroken the back Of the
laborer,, and with the fall Of the laborer
all things ball all things come to earth.
Because OF the war lords, and only be-
cause of the war lords, the man OF science
Is paralyled and civilization stops HUI
manity has been fooled. Too late to dis
cover II.
Remember this. too. Among the young
conscrtpt soldiers OF Europe who Will die
in thotsands, and perhaps millions, are
the very flower of civilization; we shall
destroy brains which might have dis
covered for US In ten or twenty years
easements for the worst of human pains
and solutions for the worst Of social dan
gers. We shall blot those souls out Of
our common existence. We shall destroy
utterly those splendid - burning spirits
reaching out to enlighten> our darkness.
Our fathers destroyed those strange and
valuable creatures whom they called
''witches." We are destroying the bright
est of our angels.
At least, then. let US not get drunk. At
least, then. let US not sing boastful songs
Honor may call US TO fight, self-preserva-
tion may force US into the slaughter
house; but let Us wear on our sleeves
the crepe Of mourning for a civiliZa-
ton that had the promise Of JOY. and
strike our enemy without a hiccough or
a curse. Never shall we know again
what Is now perishing. And we shall
want all our strength for tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
OUR UNUSED COLD.
Ought 10 Be Made to Work. but Has
Been Driven Into Hiding.

On the nIst of this month there was
In circulation in this country Ss,as7, sss go
Of all kinds Of currency, besides ss.Ao-
Is7 in the Treasury. That is more than
tho country needs. as appears from the
quletness Of trade and the increase over
last years circulation OF some eleven
millions Of dollars. During this month
there has been a large addition to this
already excessive supply In the form
OF clearing house certificates and emer-
geney currency. No doubt some OF this
excess Of currency Is useful to relieve
the deadlock OF credit due TO closing of
the exchanges and the inability OF the
United States 70 collect what IL due Il
from abroad. Still the excessive supply
Of paper Is regrettable as tending to the
disuse OF gold.
II would be a good thing TO attract
gold into the banks as a basis Of credit.
but the policy fostered at Washington 10
TO drive gold into hiding It Is q pity.
because. despite our redundancy OF gold.
there Is no excess OF Il where IL ought
TO be. At the close OF the last fiscal
year the gold In me United States was
81 so. 7s1. 900. or about half the currency.
About 81 .1I3. 9Oi 900 was in the Treasury
and in the financial institutions. That
leaves unaccounted for S757. $4,000 IN
pockets and tiIls. Each dollar Of that
gold does the work OF one dollar. and
counts for no more than any dollar of
paper. {.
II the holders of that gold would ex-
change It for other forms OF money
which would serve them equally well,
the banks would be able TO break the
deadlock of International exchange
which is clipping cents on all American
dollars When exchange is quoted above
par for dollars II Is the same as saying
that dollars are below the par for
pounds or francs.
In other words. dollars will buy less
wheat than foreign money. The $751;
$4,000 Of unbanked gold Is as useless
as water scattered on the sand. and yet
there is an urgent call for It The re-
serves Of the banks are deficient. and
the available cash balance Of the Treas
ury, after the deduction Of the demands
upon the funds which 81 holds. Is only
$50 q. sis. The Treasury's working bal
ance Is usually maintained at around
So. 10. 900, so that even the Treasury is
not overstrong for times like these. de-
spite the $3ss. no. 4s7 OF money OF all kinds
which It held on the first Of this month.
Il is a time when gold ought to be
made TO work. and when the Treasury
pol1y IS to overwork paper When
bank reserves are deficient there ought
not TO be created an excessive and de-
!usive ease. To the intelligent il Is an
For the inexperienced It has the sanIe
result as clipping their dollars. II the
policy begun is continued along the same
lines to the result which heretofore has
such procedure.-Sew York
Times
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The detailed figures for California and Nebraska,
where Statewide primaries were held hst week. are
not yet obtainabe, but in California, which Roose-
welt carried in 1917 with total of ssS6Io votes the
resistrstion showed that the Progressive party was
bad third IN the list. Roosevelt received over 77ooo
votes in Nebraska in 1917 and all reports agree that
the Progressive vote last week merely negligible
Perhaps, after ALL the people do not ike handpieked
candidates. If, during the campaign, Mr.. Roosevelt
lacks material for his speeches he may find it worth
while to explain how the party which proposes to
eliminate the bosses is the best example Of machine
manipulation the world has ever seen.
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The Party Of H.nd.pieked Candidates.

The unfolding history of the Progressive party
adds to the gayety of nations.
With Mr.. Roosevelt vehemently outcrying against
bosses and bossism there never was political or
ganization with many hand-picked candidates as
the Progressive party Murdoch in Kansas, Allen
in Ohio, Pinchot in Pennsylvania, Walker in Massa-
chusetts, Pettingill in Michigan-and now Daven-
port and Colby in New York The fact is that, with
only one or two exceptions there has not been
primary in which the Progressive candidates for
each of the leading positions ike governor and
Senator have not been selected at a conference Of
the leaders. There is method in this madness II
affords an excuse for asserting that the salIness of
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Some Ineipient Presidential BOoms.

The result of the recent primary in Michigan
discloses an interesting political situation.
Former Gov. Chase S. Osborn has secured the
Republican nomination for governor. There were
four candidates against him, and the figures show
that he did not receive more than one-thrd of the
Republican votes cast in the State He did get 4
plurality, however, and that was enough. The in
terest attaching to his nomination lies in the fact
that he hopes to make the governorship stepping
stone to receiving the Endorsement of Michigan for
his nomination to the Presidency He has confded
his ambition to his personal friends. He was in the
lmelght some few years ago as Vice Presidential
possibility and this has led him seek the higher
place. There is an old adage about first catching
the hare which is most applicable to his Gov.
Ferris. the present Democratic governor, has made
splendid executive and will be a hard man to de-
feat. In addition to this, Gov Osborn holds some
very radical views which are apt to ALLEVIATE con-
servative support He believes in the most advanced
theories and in a speech at Ann Arbor Just before
the primary, pronounced for Socialism, pure and
simple Whether, holding these views, he can carry
Michigan is doubtful question Il, however, he
can control the platform convention and then win
his election, he will certainly try to be factor in
the Presidential race.
Another incipient Presidential boom concerns
William G. McAdoo of New York 1t is no secret
at the Capitol that he to succeed his father-n-
law in the White House The vast majority of
Democrats believe, of course that if President Viii
sons administration is sustained by the election of
a Democratic House in November, the next Demo
cratic national convention will unanimously renomi-
nate the President the sngle-term plank in the
Baltimore platform notwithstanding Despite this
belief, Mr.. McAdoo's activities are exciting atten-
ton. The control which he has been given over
New York appointments is not without significance,
while the interest which he is manifestng in cotton
warehouse legislation is credited with being part of
a program to gain popularity in the South. Other
incidents have also occurred which would make the
appearance of the Presidents son-in-law in the field
as the residuary legatee of his father-n-law any
thing but a surprise,
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VOW FoR AReENTINE TRApE.
why south American countrics
Failed to Meet Our ProposaIs.

No--Go " AecN Our EFOpON4~a.
American exporters ought not to lei
go by the opportunity now being offered
by Argentina Year in and year out we
have been complaining about the South
American markets-Americans are dis
trusted. even hated. in those transequa-
torial ATTITUDES; moreover, the English
man and the German have arrived be-
fore US ana are acting In the most un-
neighborly way with the idea Of dis
couraging United States trade The other
side OF the argument Is not so often
heard. but-it has the advantage Of being
the true side. Failure OF the South
American countries TO respond to our
commercial proposals has been due 70
three perfectly well-reoognized causes:
the bungling and undiplomatic, methods
Of our commercial agents. the bad pack
ing and slow shipments Of North Ameri-
can goods. and the vague but widely
diffused feeling that the power OF the
United States Is a sword OF Damocles
hanging over all Latin America awaiting
but the propItious moment to fall.
Well. the propitious moment has come
and gone. several times. We have not
taken Cuba. we have not taken Mexico,
We are disposed to be even unnecessarily
friendly to Colombia. Meanwhile, a gen
eral European war has reversed the COM
merclal position of the whole Southern
hemisphere. There Is no more important
trade, and the market for Argentine beef
may be shut up at any hour, except in
England, where the demand has in
creased and the ports are still TO be en-
tered.
The fact Is. however, that Argentina
and with her all the South American
countries, in greater or less degree
needs the trade Of the United States at
this moment badly. She needs ma
chinery. novelties" and notions first
of all-for the continental supply Of those
things are absolutely stopped. She needs
in a less degree q market for her great
staple products, the most important OF
which is frozen beef. The Argentine
S. RomuIo s. Naon, has es-
tablished himself in New York with the
purpose Of promoting this trade imme-
diately and by vigorous means His
government has constituted. him a ma
tional bank. and all moneys deposited
with him will be credited to Americans
as II deposited in Buenos Ayres.
Thus the Argentine government has
taken the first step. and one OF prime
importance-that Of facilitating fiscal
exchange between the two countries.
The rest lies with the American mer-
chant Perhaps the first step he must
take II to establish q run Of steamships
to South American cities that will make
the journey from New York at least as
quickly as English boats make II from
MISREPRESENTATION Press.
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And now the laeemakers in this country are threat
sning to strike because the has crippled European
reters of the industry, and prospects here bright
sning In this respect they but following the
ample of the New York glovemakers. It may be,
however that their action will be so precptate as to
defeat their aims. Manufacturers, generally, are
likely to refrain from increasing their ventures so
long they find themselves confronted with opposi-
bon from labor in the shape of demands for higher
wages and shorter hours before they have even had
6me to organize their forces for the extension of
eir industries to take advantage of the opportunity
Ehe war Offers
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young woman who, after being arrested in Ger
many as Russian spy, crossed the Atlantic in the
steerage, has arrived in Washington without a word
OF complaint to utter concerning her treatment or
the many discomforts she suffered. We commend
her pluck to a lot of men who began abusing the
administration soon as they landed in this coun-
try, principally because their funds had run low
cab fare between hotel and railway station in Europe
was high and no luxurious were provided
for their voyage home
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South American Proyr.,,.

pubcs in recent years is so little understood that it
may be worth while to recall the recent statement
that the city of Buenos Aires now has population
the two Americas the other two being New York and
Chicago. Philadelphia, which stands next to Chi
cago in the United States, has now been passed BY
the South American city. Buenos Aires Mas very
nearly multiplied its population by since its first
census was taken fory-hve years ago. It is also to
be noted that that city stands next TO New York IN
the tonnage and value of foreign commerce.--Hart-
ford Times.
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A cable dispatch says that a woman who, in the
guse of Red Cross worker was captured, having
in her possession fourteen fingers with valuable rings
on them, which she had cut from the bodies of SOL
diers the battlefield is to be shot Possibly such
creatures exist though many people will be disposed
to regard the dispatch as the invention of some
spondent whose imagination has Pun away with him
Shooting is too decent fate for any one, man or
woman, guilty Of such revolving crime
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No Nation SeIf.S.en6einy.

Despite proud boasts made in Wanting spirit from
time to time BY nearly every civilized nation that it
is selfsufcing the test quickly furnishes Conclusive
disproof. The interlacing of world activities and
world interests has progressed far that the dis
rupton OF peaceful intercourse has far-reachine eff
fects entirely Unforeseen and unforeseeable
While almost any nation can doubtless IN time
readust itself so as to get along independently the
readjustment, If permanent, would be step back
ward in the scale of progress In other words there
itself-Omaha Bee =
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NAVAL ORDERS.

Capt @. R. Clark to aid for education.
commander ". 4. Mofret to comman-
dant. Great Lakes. Ill. Naval Training
Lieut.. Commander T. c. Hart. leave of
absence.
Lieut.. Commander Pope Washington to
temporary duty. receiving ship San
Francisco.
: Lieut. Junior grade) c. B. Platt to
radio station. Tuckerton. y. J.
Lieut. Junior grade) r. S. Edwards
to Naval Academy
Ensign c. H. Want to Newport Naval
Training Station.
EnsiEns II. P, Curley. ? NJ Collier. L
K. Forde. C. H. McMorris. NJ. W. Hibbs,
c. B. Edgar. A. c. Bennett. F. l. Shea,
r. W. Lewis. r. W. Holt. and ]. Y.
Dreisonstok to Montana
Ensign W. ]. Ruble to radio station,
New Brunswick. n. ]. s-..-.-
P. A. Surg. W. d. Owens to Utah,
Act. Asst. Surg. G. NJ. Maxim to Navy
Recruiting Station. Des Moines. Iowa.
Asst Surg. J. A. Tompkins. Medical
Marine Corps. to Navy Recruiting Sta
ton, New Orleans La
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Iurift'a Invalid Will

Even the late Justice Lurton, of the Supreme
Court of the United States overlooked District of
Columbia requirement in drawing his last testament
and will. The safer pIan it would SEEM would be
for lawyers and judges to have other lawyers or
Judges draw their wills, just doctors refuse TO
York World. ~ - .. 10 80
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
THE MYSTERY OF THE TRUNK

New York, Aug. 2s.-Mutilate ted portions
Of human body were found today in a
trunk discovered by Policeman Duffy on
the city dumping grounds. In the belief
that another trunk murder had been
revealed detectives were detailed TO trace
the owner of the trunk.
Within thre hours the police found the
owner Of the trunk and ascertained that
the remains II contained belong to q
medical student
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The women had their peace parade in New York
yesterday. but the will not be shortened by a
day. none of its atrocities will be averted, and war
in the future will not be made less likely Suppose
those had spent the day soliciting contribu-
tons TO the Red Cross fund?
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FIGHTING BELGIAN FINED IS.
He Declares War on Germans and
Irish Cop NaiIa Him.

Baltimore. Nd. Aug. 2s-EdEard Bour-
gan. native Of Belgium. declared war on
a score Of Germans in the store Of Con-
rad Schmidt today, challenging any man
in the bunch"
An Irish policeman. after vainly trying
to make him respect our neutrality, ar
rested him and he was sent to jail in
default OF a S fine.
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the Progressive vote is due to the lack of con-
test between csndidatesi
Perhaps the country VIII swallow this absurdipt-
and perhaps it viii not II is going to take some
thing more than this excuse to explain these re-
marIable differences between the Progressive vote
of 1919 and the Progressive vote of 1914:
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International lawyers agree that Germany had no
right to levy tribute of S5ooooooo against Bel
GUM, So of course, Belgium is not compelled to
pay; but if she doesn't, Germany will sack Brussels
of its art though international lawyers will
again agree that she has no right to do So
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
A TyposraphfcaI Error.

A young man dining ina restaurant
one day ordered some noodle soup. and
while eating 1t came across needle.
Immediately upon the discovery he called
the waiter over and said: Look here.
waiter. I found this here needle in my
soup
The waiter, with a surprised look,
glanced at the needle and then picked up
the menu card. looked up and down the
printed columns a moment, then a broad
smile cTspt over his face and he eN-
claimed. You see. sab, dat-dat am
Jest a typographical error-dat-dat
should am bin a noodle.
Food Magazine.
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A Line o Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
Cwntisn Expresly for The HeEAld-l
BY John KESDRICK BANGS.
A HELPFUL VISITOR.

- AA-<A-A . ~ 40 . SAS
Copyright. lslLl
/ had a call today
From one from far away.
Who cheered a gloomy hour
With truly wondrous power;
Recalling friends OF yore
Crossed to LIES other shore:
And pranks Of antic kind
Long vanished from my mind;
And v1stas fairly green
For many years unseen;
And long forgotten hooks,
Lost faces, places. books.
And o a store Of things
That long since took to wings,
And few from out my sight
As though lost in the night.
All, what a call was his,
So full OF memories,
All precious. sweet-and her
The lad / used TO be.
Henceforth when life is grim
I think I'll summon him
To ease my stock Of care
With his reliant air.
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The Austrian army has evacuated the Sanjak of
Novipazar. And we can't say that we blame the
army, if it precpitate about it
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Secretary McAdoo lets it be known that he is in
favor of emergency currency, but not currency for
every individual emergency. 1t is we'll
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Forty Years.

Marie-Thats a beautiful gown you
have on!
MoIIy-Do you know that lace is forty
years old?
Marie-That so? Make it yourself
Tit-Bits ..-Et
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It'll bring back the Kaisers helmet for you to use
flower pot" said Partisan to his sweet
heart. Its man that won't promise.
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We think somebody ought to pat US on the back
for the way we have refrained from expressing our
sympsthies in the European affair.
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You say you're, moving-picture he
roT' ~
Yes: my wife makes me go to them
every night"-Pearson's Weekly.