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The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
The Colonel IN Connecticut.

Nothing in Col Roosevelt's speech to the Con-
neccut Progressves yesterday is calculated either
injure the chances of regular Republicans in the
approaching campaign to arouse enthusiasm among
his own followers. As in his Pittsburgh speech sooh
after his return from South America, the loudest
note he sounded Cancellation toward big bUsi-
ness His denunciston of the Democratic tariff made
a strong appeal in Connecticut, which is suffering
keeny from its effects but it is not likely that even
the Colonel himself expected his warning against
electing of the type responsible for the Payne
Aldrich act to carry any weight. Col Roosevelt was
in the White House years without making any
effort to revise the tariff criticism of the work of
the administration which succeeded his, in this re-
spect at least is not altogether appropriate
vincing. .
Col Roosevelt expressed himself in favor of ere
form of political machinery, notably the reform OF
the Presidential nominating system" without going
into details. However, nothing be done in that
direction to affect the 1916 contest.
Victor Murdoch should be happy His was the
only name the Colonel could think of in commencing
the members of Senate and House who have so
ably represented the Progressive party and the people
Altogether the tone of the Colonels Hartford speech
suggests that he sees reason for burdening him
self with responsibility for the defeat of any of the
&c. o. P. candidates in Connecticut.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
DR.. EIiot's Peace Plans.

Dr. Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus of Har-
ward University, in letter to the Carnegie En-
dowment for International Peace describes as two of
the most important world wide causes OF war, the
fear of sudden invasion by overwhelming force
and fear lest the supplies of food and material
which come to country over seas should be cut off
He has remedy for each condition. He says:
THE only hope in the East as in the West, for
relief from this terrible apprehension of invasion
lies in the progress of international law and in the
spreading opinion among publicists that there are
better ways than settle international questions
about territory, commercial intercourse and sover-
eighty.
ITO secure relief from this recurrent apprehension
which prompts such exorbtant expenditure navies
it would be necessary that all the nations of the
world should adopt the doctrine of the exemption of
private property at from capture. Five six OF
the stronger nations adopting it and enforcing il
against all Corners, could Immediately secure relief
for themselves and for any other nations that chose
to join them in the adoption of the policy"
DR.. Eliot surely offers but forlorn and remote
hope. The Carnegie Foundation and other orgsniza-
tons have long been working along the line Of his
first suggestion, but who would venture to assert
that the faintest impression has been made on the
publicists the statesmen of all those European
powers which were at each others threats with the
sound of the first alarm?
DR.. Eliot's second measure in behalf of peace re-
quires FIVE six of the strongest nations to adopt
policy and enforce it against all Corners" a
sort of sextuple alliance versus sextupe entente
perhaps. B..
Europe, in inspiring DR.. Eliots theories for
aboishing the method OF settling disputes that is
old as the world, also furnished their refutation
The hope also arises that she may at an incseulabie
frightful cost, be compelling peace that shall last
while generations bringing about something like
the conditions DR.. Eliot suggests or until the mil
lenniun dawns
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
INDIANA PRoGREssIvEs.

Please. page. Mr.. Albert Jeremiah Bev-
eridge. There Is an important message
awaiting him At the desk Informing him
that he Is urgently needed II home. and
that not only Win be ear-something 70
his advantage II he communicates tmme-
diatsly With the home folks. but that he
win hear something eminently 70 his
II he does not do so.
The Hon. Albert jeremiah has been
peculiarly regarded as the custodian Of
the Hoosier Progressives- In q secret
pocket OF the Senatorial toga which he
30 recently laid aside when he ceased to
be both q Republican and senator-and
he ceased to be the latter because he
stopped being the former-there has been
supposed to repose the Bull Moose vote
OF the state. Beverage IL considered the
vice regent OF the colonel himself
Yet here are more than 100 formerly
ardent Progressives meeting at Indian
apolis ana declaring unanimously that all
good citizens. and especially the Progress
ives OF 1912. should join In support Of
the Republican ticket this fall With the
reasons they assign. the Republicans who
remained loyal may not entirely agree.
CT, rather. with the wording Of the state
lnent of existing conditions. but let that
City Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
The Primaries in Ohio.

The primaries in Ohio last Tuesday were inter-
esting from many points of view The defeat of
former Senator Foraker for the Republican Sen
atoria nomination the best thing that could have
happened to the Republican party. 1t has disarmed
the criticism that would certainly have been made
on account of Foraker's record. Warren c. Harding,
the nominee, is of unquestioned integrity and
ability and will command the entire party strength.
The likelihood is that the fight in Ohio will be a
sraght-out struggle between the Republicans and the
Democrats because the Progressive party although it
10000 votes in the State in 1912 have
almost entirely disappeared.
An unexpected phase has been given to the Ohio
situation by the declaration of Representative Whit
acre, who was defeated for the Democratic guber-
nztorial nomination by Gov Cox, that he will keep
up the fight against Cox until election day He will
continue to attack the alleged destruction of local
self-government by Cox and the increased expendi-
lures under Democratic administration. with be-
tween 10000 and 10000 Democrats voting against
Republican vote, 10000 in excess of the normal
Democratic vote how can Cox be elected" This
expression does not augur well for Democratic
harmony but it must be remembered that defeated
candidate does not always command large follow
ing. Another interesting incident in connection with
the primary was the nomination of John H. Arnold,
of Columbus, lieutenant governor the Republi-
lican ticket He was not supposed TO have a ghost
of show and yet he easily defeated the two lead
ing candidates, being aided, according to the Ohio
papers, by certain orders" whatever that may
mean. If effective influences are thus at work be-
hearth the surface of Ohio politics no one can pre-
dict what will be the outcome Of the election.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
ARMY ORDERS.

Leave granted Capt. John c. Macarthur,
Tenth Infantry, July :. Camp L s; OTIS
Capt Harold S. Hetrick. Corps Of En-
gineers, is relieved from Louisville, KY,
10 take effect on or about September 8,
and will proceed to Lock g, Ohio RIVER.
Kentucky, in connection with his present
Col William C Brown. cavalry. is re-
Iieyed from duty as acting inspector gen,
eral. to take effect August 81. is assigned
10 the Tenth Cavalry, to take effect Sep
Mai, Thomas Q. Donaldson. Fourteenth
Cavalry. is detailed as acting S, inspector
Eastern Department, a. assistant to the
Inspector Of the department.
First Lieut.. Follett Bradley, Ordnance
Department CSecond lieutenant. Field Ar
tillery), will proceed to Tobyhanna, Pa,
September IL and report to the com
manding officer, Second Battalion. Third
Field Artillery, during field artillery prsc-
Leave Of one month. to take effect
October 1. is granted First Lieut. Calvin
First Lieut. Noble J. Wiley. infantry.
unassigned. is assigned to the Fifth In
fantry to take effect September /
Leave for two months is granted First
Lieut. Olan c. Aleshire, Twelfth Cavalry.
Leave of one month. TO take effect Sep
TENDER l, is granted Lieut.. Col. Waldo
E. Aver. infantry.
Lieut. Col. Harry c. Hale, infantry. Is
effect August 81, is assigned to the Sew
enteenth Infantry, to take effect Sep
TENDER !.
The commanding oficer, New York
Arsenal, or his commissioned assistant.
will make one visit to each Of the groups
OF places hereinafter specified on ofhcial
business pertaining to the inspection OF
the armament and fire-control material
at those places: West Point, n. z: Fort
Slocum. Fort Totten. and Fort Schuyler,
n. Y: Fort Du Point and Fort Delawars'
Del; and Fort Mott. n. j; Fort Howard,
Fort Armistead. Fort Carroll. and Fort
Smallwood, Nd: Fort Washington. Nd,
and Fort Hunt and Fort Myer, Va
Fort Monroe and Fort Wool. Va
Leave for fifteen days Is granted Capt.
George r. Allin, Second Field Artillery.
No. ia, July q. as directs Lieut.. Col.
BENJAMIN c. Morse, Fourth Infantry, to
Join that regiment upon the expiration
of his present leave Of absence is amend
ed SO as to assign him to station at Fort
BENJAMIN Harrison, Ind.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
sunraEists and the war.

To the Editor; OF all absurd arguments
against suffrage the most ridiculous was
advanced in your paper when Mrs Dodge
asserts that the sufragists are wanting
in goodness to conduct their campaigns
during the war abroad. In the name Of
the Great Jehovah and the Continental
Congress has the movement for suffrage
here any thing more to do with the war
in Europe than an eclipse Of the moon
has with the Republican party
II IL is wrong IN the suffragists to work
while Europe wars, why Is IL not wrong
in the ants to work during this same
period? 1 notice the activity Of the anti
campaign has not abated a bit, but their
head abuses the suffra sists for working
when they are working themselves.
The suffragists have issued call for
protest over the Union against war, and
that is more than the ants have done.
But II the suffragists are TO be con-
demned for working in their cause-which
has no more to do with the war in Eu-
rope than the Herald has with Napoleani
head cook-why don't the ants set the
example and stop working themselves
VIII Mrs Dodge please let US know
what great deeds the ants are doing TO
prevent or lessen the hurts Of war; There
are as many SUITS as ants amongst the
Red Cross Its founder. Clara Barton,
was one OF the first sufragists in
America
COMMON SENSE.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
War and the New.paper..

"A big European war will be a fine
thing for the newspapers" said the
Philadelphia manager of a large electro
cal company.
: In what way?" inquired. Help you
to sell papers" was the reply.
Alas! Others may see your ointment.
but you alone can observe the ny SWIM
ming around IN it. The ink is scarcely
dry upon the printed testimony Of one
newspaper manager to the effect that
the Spanish-American war had cost his
publication a tidy three-quarters OF q
million net.
The editor Of the London Post told
me his paper had twenty correspondents
In the Boer war and cable rates were
then s1.20 a word from Cape Town. The
African CONQUEST was the biggest men,
ace to Newspaper dividends which Lon
don has experienced in q generation,
] saw dispatches come from Manila
during our insurTection there which cost
sSnoo a column. That included the price
paid the special correspondent for send
ing one article.
Yes. A convention OF newspaper pro-
prietors would as quickly indorse a great
war for their own money-making pur-
poses as farmers grange would vote
TO employ . pack OF wolves to guard their
Bheep.-Puhlio. Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16

In the latter half Of the eighteenth
century one Of the members OF little
scientific society in Liverpool laid curl
Gus wager He bet a brother scientist
that he would read q newspaper by the
light Of a farthing dip at a distance Of
thirty feet. The B. s.. finding the feat
dificult at even a sixth Of the distance,
cheerfuIly accepted the wager:
The layer merely coated the inside OF
a shallow wooden box with sloping
pieces Of looking-glass, so as to form a
concave lens placed behind his farthing
dip, and readily deciphered the small
print at the stipulated distance.
The experiment was witnessed by a
LIVERPOOL dockmaster. He was a think
ing man. and saw great possibilities in
this learned Jest. He straightway adapt
ed the principle to lighthouse require
ments, and forthwith the modern reflect
ed light. with its miles OF reflected range
and untold Hfe-saving powers. sprang
into being-Tit- Bits.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
The Situation in New York.

Attention will be rveted next Tuesday upon the
gathering of New York Republicans at Saratoga 1t
viii be only platform-making conference, because
all nominations are now made by primary, but as
Senator Root will preside and all the leaders and
candidates will be present the affair will be notable
There is certain to be lively scene if the dele
gates from Broome County, the home of Harvey D.
Human persist in their expressed determination to
secure for Mr.. Human the Endorsement of the con-
vention as the regular Republican candidate for the
governorship This will lead Mr. Whitman to in
quire, for the hundredth time. whether Mr. Hin
man, if defeated for the Republican nomination vii
bolt his party. So intense is the feeling in New
York among the Republicans that if the conference
can meet and adjourn without INDUCING in a good
oldfashoned scrap the delegates viii deserve to have
the Nobel peace prize divided among them.
The Democrats are also sadly lacking in harmony.
The simultapeous announcement of Assistant Secre-
tary Franklin D. Roosevelt and John A. Hennessey
that they would be Democratic candidates for SEN