Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-02
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cried. tits insubordination! I'll have
it suppressed! The army must go on
to crafty public demand. I'll show
the staff that they are not in the
saddle. They'll obey orders!"
He tried to get Lanstron on the long
distance.
Sorry, but the chief has retired"
answered the officer on duty sleepily.
"In fact, all the rest of the staff have,
with orders that they are not to be
disturbed before ten"
"Tell them that the premier, the
head of the government, their COM
mander. is speaking!"
Yes, sir. The orders not to disturb
them are quite positive, and as a ju-
nior could not do so except by their
orders as superiors. The chief, before
retiring, however, repeated to me, in
case any inquiry came from you, sir,
that there was nothing he could add
to the Stairs message to the nation
and the army. 1t is to be given to the
soldiers the first thing in the morn
ing, and he will let you know how they
regard it."
"Confound these machine minds that
spring their surprises as fully execut-
ed plans!" exclaimed the premier.
TITS true-Partow and the staff have
covered everything-met every argu-
ment. There is nothing more for
them to say" said the foreign minister.
"But what about the indemnity? 2"
demanded the finance minister. He
was thinking of victory in the form
of piles of gold in the treasury.
This question, too, was answered.
"War has never brought prosperity"
Partow had written. 'Its purpose is
to destroy, and destruction can never
be construction. The conclusion Of q
war has often assured period of
peace; and peace gave the impetus of
prosperity attributed to war. A man
is strong in what he achieves, not
through the gifts he receives or the
goods he steals. Indemnity will not
raise another blade of wheat in our
land. To take it from a beaten man
will foster in him the desire to beat
amount and more. Then we shall have
the apprehension of war always in the
air, and soon another war and more
destruction. Remove the danger of q
European cataclysm, and any sum ex-
torted from the Grays becomes paltry
beside the wealth that peace will cre-
ate. An indemnity makes the purpose
of the courage of the Grays in their
assaults and of the Browns in their re-
sistance that of the burglar and the
looter. There is no money value to a
human life when it is your own; and
cheaper their service"
Considering the part that we played
at The Hague" observed the foreign
minister, at would be rather incon-
sistent for us not to"
There is only one thing to do. Lam
stron has got us!" replied the premier.
1--WE must jump in at the head of the
procession and receive the mud or the
bouquets, as it happens"
With Partow's and the staff's ap-
peals went an equally earnest one
from the premier and his cabinet. Nat
urany the noisy element OF the cities
was the first to find words. 1t
shouted in rising anger that Lanstron
had betrayed the nation. Army Off
GERS whom Partow had retired for leis-
urely habits said that he and Lanstron
had struck at their own calling. But
the average man and woman, In a
daZe from the shock of the appeals
after nights celebration, were read
ing and wondering and asking their
neighbors' opinions. If not in Par
tow's then in the stars message they
found the mirror that set their own
ethical professions staring at them.
Before they had made up their
minds the correspondents at the front
had set the wires singing to the even
ing editions; for Lanstron had direct
ed that they be given the run of the
army's lines at daybreak. They told
of soldiers awakening after the de-
bauch of yesterdays fighting. normal
and rested glowing with the security
of possession of the frontier and re-
spending to their leaders sentiment;
of officers of the type favored by Par
tow who would bring the industry that
commands respect to any calling, TAX
ing Lanstron's views as worthy OF
their profession; of that irrepressi-
BILE poet laureate of the soldiers. Cap
tain Stransky, I. c. 0ron cross), break
ing forth In a new song to an old
tune, expressing his brotherhood ideas
in a we have ours let them keep
theirs" chorus that was spreading from
regiment to regiment.
This left the retired officers to grum-
Bile in their corners that war was no
longer gentleman's vocation, and ST.
fenced the protests of their natural al
ly in the business Of making war,
the noisy element which promptly
adapted itself to new fashion In the
relation of nations. Again the great
square was packed and again wave
like roar of cheers greeted the white
speck of an eminent statesman's head
All the ideas that had beer fcmenting
in the minds of people for genera.
| ton became living force of action to
break through the precedents born