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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
OUR SPORTSMANSHIP.

1t seems that the willingness of
the American polo team and its man.
cement TO consent to a postpone
,nent of the cup match with England
recause of an. unfortunate accident
% Captain Cheape will not lightly
e forgotten on the other side of the
Atlantic. The Britons continue to
voice enthusiastic appreciation of
what is everywhere conceded to have
Deen a signal instance of true sports
manship.
The frank admission of Lord VIM
Jorne at the welcome home BAN
net" to the English players in Lon
don that he would have hesitated to
offer postponement had an Ameri-
can been injured is a sincere tribute
and an apt one. No better state
ment of the case has been given
han Winborne's assertion that "the
Americans went out of their way to
90 an extremely chivalrous act"
In America we do not call it chiv-
airy, because generosity toward op-
p0nents is so general among our
sTortsmen that we take it more as a
latter of everyday life. The i'm
preston made by the generous action
of the Meadow Brook players seems
to have been deeper abroad than
here. Field Marshal Lord Roberts,
for instance, at the same banquet
where Wimborne spoke, was even
more eloquent in his admiration.
After paying tribute to "the true
sportsmanlike spirit which charac-
tcrized all the struggles for it on
American polo fields" he added:
I fnel thzt ] am echoing the wish
Of all present when I say that the
clliyalrous conduct IF the American
polo authorities in postponing the
hrst match in consequence of Cap
eala cheape's accident was . gamer
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chivalrous but altogether undiplo-
matte Ministe- Williams continually
call attention to the impossibility of
the American foreign service. Mr..
Williams is>just n CHEEKY joke; he is
not in any wise a scandal, as was,
Tor instance, the regime of Henry
Lane Wilson in Mexico City. 1t is at
least gratifying to observe that in
fitting at the diplomatic windmills of
the six powers, Mr.. Williams was
bringing no moral discredit on his
country. He was trying honestly
and sincerely to force attention to a
situation that undoubtedly needs it.
lie was not leagling himself with
the powers of plumber, rapine, or
treason.
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proved themselves a race of .:agnifi-
cent fighters. and race so endowed
with patriotism that they are certain
to occupy new and higher place
in the estimate of all the world by
reason of what they have done in
this past year.
1t is too late, now. for the attempt
to charge the revolution against the
ambition and avarice of scheming
outlsnders. This revolution has
been decidedly and pre-eminently the
affair Of the Mexican people. The
alien interests have been on the other
side. So far as that kind of inter-
ests have been really potential in the
situation, they. have been arrayed on
the side of the forces in control at
Mexico City. o
Nothing of real Importance or of
really illuminating quality has been
brought forward by the publication
of stolen records of the insurrecto
agency in Washington. That the
American Government sympathized
with Carranza and Villa; that it 1e-
fused to recognize Huerta; that it
was anxious to give the people of
Mexico a chance to help themselves;
that it believed they could do this
for themselves better than anybody
else would do it for them; all this
has been known of the whole world
for more than a year. That some
scraps of suspicion should have been
written down in the office of a con-
fidential agency, pointing to the con-
clusion that everybody knew was
correct, is not to be regarded as a
very scandalous affair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
SAFETY REWARDS.

The American Museum Of Safety
will award medals to those electric
railway companies that have done
most during the year just ended to
conserve the safety and health of the
public and of their employees. Few
community assets will occasion more
local pride or be more talked about
in newspapers ard in "Don't-be-a-
Observation-Disclosures" literature than
these medals.
An enterprise which needs the
stimulus Of safety medals even more
than do electric railways is ocean
transportation. 1t would be hard to
tell whether financial stringency or
the closing of English cathedrels and
galleries by militants or the epidemic
of accidents at sea has had most to
do with reducing by 20 per cent the
number of families travelling abroad,
as recently estimated. Steamship
companies have yet to learn that in
vestments in the public's confidence
yield bigger dividends in the long
run than gambling on the public's
love of luxury.
We may be thankful that one
steamship line, at least, will delay
an ocean greyhound for twelve hours
not three miles from its starting
point rather than risk collision in a
fog.
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TAKE THE TIMES ALONG.

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
FINANCING" A REVOLT.

A little over year ago General
CaIranza raised the standard of re-
volt against the usurping govern
mcnt at Mexico City, and called on
he people of Mexico TO support him.
He had no men, no money, no
standing as a belligerent, no recog-
milton at the hands Of the powers in
either diplomacy or finance.
Yet in the months since that time
he and Villa have brought them
selves to the headship of veteran
Amy of probably 10000 men which
has come to control half of Mexican
Tertiary. They have conducted one
Of the most remarkable campaigns
since Napoleon fought his way into
the heart of Italy.
There could be no more arrant
nonsense than 10 attempt, now, to
prove that anybody has Financed
that campaign. 1t has been paid for
in the blood and suffering of the
people of northern Mexico. 1t has rep
resented, not the grasping Of cor
porations and financial groups after
land and oil wells and railroad con-
cessions, but the ambition Of a peo-
pie for freedom.
1t has demonstrated, as other
wars have demonstrated many times,
that there is no limit to the capacity
for economic sacrifice when people
sets about the business of making
itself free.
The people Of Mexico may have
rather a vague idea IF. just what
institutions they want to set up; but
they have a very definite under
standing of the institutions they
want to throw down. They have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
NOT THE ONLY LEPER.

Early is by no means the only
leper in the United States. Leprosy
is not what many people imagine 1t
to be, and there Is II pressing need
for a national home for lercrs."
.LeprophobIa, the fear OF Iep-osy.
from which every Peraon I'm the
United States, perhaps. suffers, b
the cause of the trouble. Witch
craft, black magic. and . few
other beliefs died long REO. hut
the fenr Of Ieprosy has fIourished
exceedingly.
Ignorance. superstition. fear. then
cruelty-in this manner only can one
describe or account for tine shocking
treatment Of one whose case some
fondly imagine 10 be the only one in
the United States.
Perhaps the fear is so strong that
many do not wish 70 be informed
but the fact remains that there Is
something to learn. II not from the
standpoint Of civilization. of prog
ress, II must be learned in the cause
OF humanity. There should De no
moro Early cases.
DR.. Fuckers opinions are identical
Will lIOSC VI Sui sCoI ScUtEdi DiuC-
THE need of a leprosadium aris-s
not SO much from leprosy itself. but
from Ieprophobia.
"Leprosy should not be regarded
as negligible factor in public
health administration" says DR..
the United States. nor should 1t
continue to be an object of un--
reasonable aversion on the part of
the public. Education Is necessary
to overcome the latter Public
health officials h;,,d and Phy stiraTIx
teach the people the nature Of the
disease. the extent of its contract
hiIity. and. above all, the humaN
treatment which should be accorded
lepers."
n.prosy In here" said DR.. Ruck-
I'm a recent Interview. ave have
three state Ieprosn RUINS. hut the
floating cases, of which there Ia NO
record abtainRbIe. nre more than
peoul,. wish 10 Imagine. Why there
4, such q terror of the disease IL
ensy to undo rstand-it - . matter
NJ ignorance aud Supcrstiti"n.
Surely does familiarity breed con-
tenant, for there Is more danger In
,h. United States TODAY from an
equally Ioathsome and contagious
disease, Tuberculosis. TINT there is
from the Icpr"sy over which there
Il so much horror.
Congress has not been slow In
realizing the need of a national
home for lepers. BY all means have
one, but don't put 1t in my district,
is their cry.
. The present question concernE the
placing Il The national ispsr Colony
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Supersttious Dread of Leprosy Shows
Need of National Home for Victims

mate of the leper home. Massa-
chusetts maintains leper colony
on Penikese Islarc. and San r.
cisco maintains a leper hospital
on the outskirts of that city. In
other States in which lepers are
domiciled, quarantine Is maintain
ed either by State or local author
ity. In Hawaii. Porto Rico. and
the Philippine Islands leper col
onies are maintained.
TN Texas, $4,000 was set aside
In 1903 for the erection and main
tenance Of a leper home. but on
account of opposition of localities
to its erection, nothing has been
done. This Is striking example
of the aversion on the part OF the
public to lepers and the difficulty
of providing for their care. In
consequence Of such difficulties,
the occurrence Of cases in some
jurisdictions has been purposely
ignored. while in others they have
been driven or allowed TO depart
to some other State.
THE incubation period and dura-
ton of leprosy must be reckoned
in years and in decades rather
than In days and months. The
duration of infection extends
throughout the life Of the patient.
Large numbers of soldiers, sail
ors, and civil employees spend pro-
longed periods abroad. particular
Iy In the Philippine Islands. whore
there is decided danger of con-
tracing the Infection. The dis
ease may not manifest itself on
these persons for years after their
return, but new foci Of the disease
may thus be created.
Danger of Epidemic.
~These fsets taken In cOnnect1on
with cur knowledge OF the rise and
fall of epidemics In the past sux-
gests the possibility Of q sreater
prevalence of the disease hfty 'r
one hundred years hence. snless
appropriate preventive measures
are instifuted md enforced.
"An leperD should be segregated
In such manner m 10 prevent the
spread Of the djsease. hat the NEE
essary segregation shesld be en-
forced 30 o. to promote the corr
fort and happiness Of those ..
afflicted.
ION account Of the difficulty of
providing these conditions In towns.
counties. and States where single
cases Of leprosy occur. and because
of consequent inadequate methods Of
control. I believe there should be
established under the public health
service a national leper home for the
care and treatment Of such cases as
may be turned over by State and
local health authorities for the pur-
pose"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
Still Ten Minutes? No
Life Mask, Says Bryan

Nothin' dom on q life mask for
William Jennings Bryan. as 1t re-
qrires almost ten minutes OF aoso-
lutte stillness-no talking-for the
operation
This fact developed when Emion
Garet, the artist. who made the death
masks of Pope Leo XIII and many
other distinguished men. sought 10
obtain such a representation OF the
Secretary of State. Garet broacend
the subject of a mask Of the Com
rnoner to the latter.s secretary. 20
whom he explained the process OF
making the mask. saying that Mr..
BRYAN must remain still while the
sospy plaster was being applied 70
his physiognomy. and that he would
be required to breath through a gum
for about ten minutes.
mot a chance II Mr.. Bryan must
be repressed for ten minutes de-
cIared the secretary, after ne mad
submitted the scheme to his cnier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
GEORGE FRED'S EXIT.

George Fred Williams is a nat
ural-horn radical. He has been one
ever since he was a youth in college.
He is gentleman by breeding and
training of man of the highest cul-
ture and inspired by instincts of the
most delightful chivalry. Everybody
knows all this, who knows Mr.. Will
Hams at all.
He has a perfect mania in behalf
Of the under deg. There is the be-
ginning of his trouble as an anna
teur diplomat. He has always had a
way, in case there wasn't a dog fight
going on hand, of going out looking
for one in order that he might get
into association with an under dog
and help him get on top.
Mr.. Williams would have made a
Richard of the Lion Heart, if he had
lived in the days Of the crusades.
He would likely have been a follower
Of Byron in Greece. But he wouldn't
and couldn't have made a diplomat
of himself. Nobody else could have
made diplomat of him. He wasn't
cut ont or fitted for that sort of
thing. Just why he should possibly
have imagined himself fitted for such
a task is impossible to guess; the
only thing harder is to conceive how
anybody else could nave suspected
that he could be safely entrusted
with the business of this country in
Greece, at a time when Greece is
right at the center Of one of the most
romantic episodes even in its roman
tic history.
Mr.. Williams knew perfectly well,
when he gave publicity to his quite
impossible document on conditions in
Albania, that he was doing an un-
forgivable thing. He didn't care for
the consequences to himself, if only
he could command the attention Of
the world, by dint of sacrificing him.
self, to what he esteemed huge
outrage that was being perpetrated
in Albania. 1t is not at all certain
that he will not be found, in the end,
to have accomplished just that. He
announced that he was forwarding
his resignation as minister, at the
same time that he published his
statement about the six-power prof.
Get of neutralizing that sadly trou-
bled country under Prince William.
The resignation didn't get to Wash
ington so soon az the embarrassing
consequences of Mr.. Williams I'M
diplomatic actions had found their
echo here, and so the State Depart
rnent felt under the necessity of de-
maniing resignation by cable. 1t
will be forthcoming promptly and
cheerfully.
Such performances as this of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
THE CASUALTY RECORD.

Today is the day when persons OF
doubtful and pessimistic habit, per-
sons disposed to fear that their coun'
Try is going to the bow vows and
that the good old times" are gone,
never to, return, should find excuse
to cheer themselves greatly.
1t is the day after the Fourth of
July, and yet the casualty lists are
Insignificant. Nothing in the head
lines would indicate that the battle
OF July 4 had been fought; and the
reason is that it was not fought.
We are getting positively civilized;
and if one would doubt it, let him
compare the fatalities of yesterday,
throughout the country, with those
Of the corresponding day, say, rif-
teen wears ago: .-'.
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for there Is great need for one. We
do not treat lepers with the con,
sideration that they were accorded
In the middle ages.
Danger of Contagion.
The danger Of contag1on from
leprosy should be instilled into the
minds OF everyone. Rats. bed-huSs.
lice, and other vermin are known TO
carry the disease. When there is
such an ever present danger, people
should be made to see the useless
ness and cruelty of the measures
taken in the Early case. i speak
not of the treatment afforded him
by the authorities. but OF the att1-
tude taken by the people at la,se.
They seem to have the opinion that
leprosy is without the pale of the
United States, and that case IS a
great rarity. On the other hand, u
Is a question with which the United
States has had to cope since lIA6.
IN Hawaii. where no cases OF
about 1888. the introduction OF the
infection of leprosy was followed by
its diffusion until now the prevail
ence of the disease constitutes one
of the great social and political
problems of that territory. Should
not every precaution be .sken 10
avoid the spread of the disease in
this country? Fear must De over,
come, and ignorance wiped out, IN
a general attempt to face PROP
lem which is already one to be
solved without further delay.
Facts from the report Of Surgeon
General Blue prove that the pres
ent call for a leprosarium Is not
mere scare. He says:
hA
bility of leprosy and Its mutilatlng
effects on individuals affected, the
presence of the disease in any COM
munity Is a matter for concern.
Leprosy Is known to exist IN many
States and In all OF our is'and pos
sessions. BY reason or this prevail
ence and the enormous volume OF
traffic carried on between the United
States and other countries. the CON
troll of the disease becomes prob
lem Of national Importance.
Widely Distributed.
Although the number OF cases OF
leprosy reported by the State auth
critics as present January l. 1917,
was 14S, whereas, the commission
above referred to found 27S in 1901.
II cannot properly be inferred that
there is a lessened prevalence of
the disease. The 146 cases reported
as present the first of last year
were. with one of two exceptions:
Isolated and under the control OF
State or local authorities. These
146 cases are. therefore. PROBABLY
comparable with the seventy-two
cases reported In 1901 as isolated
and provided for by states or cities.
From this brief summary, IL In
evident that lsDrosy II widely dis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05

Gus action which will live long in
our memory.
All of which takes away something
of the sting of defeat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
Public Health Officials Call Attention to Inhuman
Treatment of John Early-Show Possibility of
Epidemic Fifty Years From Now Not In
iikely-How 1t M y Be Carried.
By FLORENCE Z. YoDER.

Since 1908 John Early afflicted with lepros has been bounded
from end of the United States to the other.
impossible in this enlightened that form
Illness which should instantly claim consideration and the
of attention should only brand
of phich he is hunted like insane criminal.
Something be nrong, and something is prong.
opinion Surgeon General Blue and Dr. Rucker Of the
Public Health Service the people of suffering
violently from leprophobia.
Knowing nothing the disease itself its pepaiency this coun-
ty aspects problem which long been before the
fright the consequent treatment Of Early
S natural result.
establishment national home for epers has greater
need imagined Dr. Rucker admits that there many
than he would to yet because
of the disease fear which would be
sent by far applied tuberculosis State will ALLOW the epro-
sarium within its bounds.
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trihuted I'm the United States. and.
while the total number of cases
recorded Is trivial I'm relation to
total population Of over 10000. 900,
q public health problem of naIiosaI
importance presents by reason of
such distribution, and the namer-
GUS possible foci of Infection that
exist.
THE total number reported neces-
sarily represented only a portion Of
the cases occurring, as in many
States the disease is not notifiable,
and in others. the requirement Of
notification Is difficult of enforce
ment.
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The Leprosy Problem.

The leprosy problem has been
as difficult for the States and Ter
ritories as for the Federal Gov
eminent The disease is mentioned
in the laws OF eight States, the
District of Columbia. Hawaii. and
Porto Rico. and the regulations OF
the State boards of health of six
teen States.
I'm Minnesota. self-isolation in
the home is required. In Louisi-
ana, on the other hand, every known
leper Is required to become an in
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-11-14
VIRTUE OF FILIPINO WOMEN.

When the Philippine independence
bin was under discussion in the
House, Mr. Quezon, the Filipino dele
gate, objected to the incorporation in
to it of a provision for woman suf-
frage. He declared that the women
there do not want to vote He praised
them for their intelligence and their
devotion to their families. Then he
read from the official report of the
Philippine Census, volume 2, page III,
this tribute to the virtue of the Fill
pino women:
THE number of women who report
ed themselves as prostitutes was 476,
nearly all of whom were in Manila.
OF these Is were white, nearly all
the countries of Europe being repre-
scented, besides the United States.
Two hundred and sixty, or more than
half, were yellow, practically all of
whom were Japanese, and only 141,
or 1 in $4,000 of the female popula-
tion of the islands were Filipinos 1t
is rather extraordinary that in this
Malay Archipelago seven-tenths of all
the prostitutes were from foreign
lands, a fact which speaks volumes
for the chastity of the Filipinos."
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APPEALS FOR MISSIONS.

A priest from one of the central
States, who was formerly Protestant
minister and, consequently, accustom-
cd to method and system, both in the
collection and distribution of aims for
he missions, writes us as follows:
Il see that certain institutions, mag
azines and even newspapers are
branching out as clearing house for
subscriptions for foreign missions. is
there not a regular board to equalize
things? l wish we had million zeal
GUS collectors-'the more the merrier'
but it seems to me that great abuses
are liable to creep in unless the col
lections be handled by an institution
like the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith, which gives a detailed
accounting of it's distributions. There
is great deal of talk on this matter
going on at present, and the talk is
going to be 'holler' soon"
The advantage Of having the offer
ings for foreign missions distributed
by the Propagation of the Faith So
ciety is that this organization is
thoroughly acquainted with the needs
of all the districts, and can place the
money where it is likely to do the
greatest amount of good.