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Moral suasion Not sledge.Hammer

THERE is no reason for excitement because
j. American warshps have been ordered TO
return to Vera Cruz They ought never to
have left The right of the people Of Mexico
to govern themselves, whether they can do 1t
or not, has been recognized by the President
of the United states. That only became this
Governments idea, however after the with
drawal of Huerta and the dissolution of Or
ganized authority.
There are too many bandits about for the
United States to bother with any one Of them
in particular. Carranza probably has his
hands fun holding TO what territory he
controls. He will not try to capture our bat
tleships, and It is altogether probable that
he will make whatever promises seem to be
necessary. why not? He does not have to
keep them.
The moral drive and humanitarian thrust
have not redeemed Mexico. Tie reeking
tube and iron shard speak the only language
the people of that stricken nation can un-
derstand. Let them shoot themselves into
prosperity and happiness if they can and
rob one another to their hearts content. So
far as American and other interests are con-
cerned. there is nothing much left but ruin
Moral suasion is an excellent thing, but it
can never take the place of slcdgc-hammcr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
Maine Is Swinging Back Into Line

FTHE municipal elections in Maine this week
i show that the reaction from Democracy,
which was noticeable in September, has lost
none OF its force. The Republicans made
substantial gains in five cities. and they
elected their ticket in Augusta for the first
time in five years. and in Belfast for the first
sisae Ia nine years. or course. local Issues
always affect local elections, but every one
familiar with the state Of sentiment in the
nation al large is persuaded thai dissatisfac-
ton with the blundering inefficiency of the
Democracy In Washington is in some meas
ure responsible for the return Of the voters
- their cid allegiance They are getting
ready 10 support the Republican ticket next
saar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
The Machine Keeps It's Hands OFF

THE best news that has come out of Har-
Il rsburg this week is that the Organization
has decided to issue no orders on the local
option question. The bill, it appears is not
to he treated as political measure on which
1t is necessary to concentrate the party
forces, either in opposition or in support
This is a victory for tho local optionists.
headed by the Governor. They have demon
strated that it would be politically unwise
for the Organization TO commit itself to OPP
position to a measure FOR which there is so
much popular support. The Democrats are
for It, They have been for it from tho be-
ginning. Their leaders are actively cooper
ating with the Governor to push it through.
So the machine has wisely decided to pan
der to the moral sentiment of the commu-
nifty and let the bill alone.
Each Representative and each Senator
must decide for himself whether he will vote
for it. The matter is put up to his conscience
reinforced by his instinct for self-preserva-
tion. This instinct will certainly influence
some legislators, even il they have no con-
griencp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
HO, FOR THE GARDENS!
From the Chicago Herald


Breathes there man with soul so dead
VINO TO himself hath never said
I'D like to plant garden"
We unhesitatingly say no. The desire to nlant
ana work small, personal garden springs eter-
nal in the human breast. During the winter
season 1t fingers In the background of conscious
ness and perfumes even the steam-heated air
with the gentle thought of spring. Early in
March, though the landscape be still robed in
snow, 1t inspires earnest study of seedsmen'a
catalogues and their pictures. And when spring
really comes what words can set forth the
strength with which it seizes hold of the urban
population?
What the citizen of Chicago ought to realize
just at this time is that this Is not a guilty de-
sire for things one should not have, but most
valuable human impulse. 1t is the one impulse
of the season which the urbante should follow
sublimely wherever 1t may lead. Even though
1t lead only TO a small back yard or to "a plot
even smaller it is a good impulse and should be
trusted,
There's health in it. There's health because
there is physical exercise in the open air and
relaxation for the mind. There's occupation for
the children in 1t.
Children like nothing better than to see
things grow. They acquire personal interest
in the various plants and in following their
career.
And there's money in IT.. strange as II may
seem. one Wednesday the Herald printed a
list showing the net profits young farmers in
Chicago had realized from small gardens. Look
1t over. You will find some surprising figures.
but If you manage only to supply your own
family with fresh vegetables during the sum-
mer you will have cleared a good amount and.
what is more have had better than the market
often affords.
The Dlan to have Chicagoans seize this oppor-
tunity for health, happiness and profit for them
and their children has been received with favor
on all sides. IL is planned to have demonstra-
ton plots in the parks and other places. where
the urbanite can get all the information he
quires. So once more and all together-"Heres
10 thousands of new small gardens in Chicago
this year."
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beware This Dangerous Policy

T1aNGLAND can make no greater mistake
IL than 70 refuse TO crews of captured Ger
man submarines the rights usually accorded
Is prlsGners OF war. These men are in the
regular service Of their country, the officers
commissioned by il. They are not indlvid-
Hsll4 responsible for acts committed under
ORDERS Their tatus cannot logically be dif-
zerenl from that Of other prisoners. captured
hIle ia pursuit OF their regular duty
10 treat these men as criminals would be
- iaflfe reprsals, There are British prison
asa - Germany. thousands Of them, ana Il
quite elsar that fhey Will be treated no
etl4I and aqrse than Gcfman prisoners
Hsiana are treated 4he wholesale de-
= aHltaa Would pe Too gruesome
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
THE SOUL OF AN ARMY

From the YOUTHS Companion
The soul OF the canal army lived, of course
in its American contingent. In that brigade of
about 5000 men were embodied the enthusiasm,
zeal and patriotic devotion that carried the
great task 10 success. Virtually every man in it
felt such pride in his work and was so thor
oughly absorbed in IL that he believed In his
would receive a serious check. That was not
eonceit, but the conviction that 1--WE are all
doing this together. and every man Of us must
contribute every ounce of his power TO win
And every did contribute every ounce of
his power. Visitors were struck with the uni
yersal habit among Americans OF all ranks In
the force OF saying, I'VE have done shis," I'VE
are going TO do that" We will have the canal
done ON time" They never wearisd. never
doubted They knew they should succeed be-
cause they had unbounded confidence in their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
THE PILGRIM

Give me my scallop-shell Of quiet
My stan of faith TO walk upon
My scrip OF Joy, immortal Diet
My bottle OF salVationi
My gown of glory (hope's-true saus"
And thus I'll take my pilgrimage
Blood must be my body's 'balmer,
Whilst my soul. quiet palmer,
Traveleth toward the land OF Heaven
No other balm will there be given.
over the silver mountains,
Where spring the nectar fountains
There will / kiss
The bowl OF bliss,
Aud drink mine everlasting M
Upon every milken hill;
My soul will be a-dry before
But, after. IL will thirst no more
Then, by that happy. blissful aaN
Aiore peaceful pilgrims ! shai ss9
That have cast OF their rass or cleS
ana ealk appafeled fresh. ftsq
sr walter kaia
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"a Livelihood for Every Man"

THERE have been two years of Democracy
i AT all times during the sessions of the
"Long Congress" it has been apparent that
but for the influence of the President himself
and few sensible leaders the party would
have rushed into legislative eXcesses from
which the country could not have recovered
in a decade. The disasters which business
has escaped render those which have been
visited upon 1t unmportant in comparison.
The President has tempered his party's
radicalism. Whatever he has forced through
has been less Objectionable than 1t would
have been had the majority taken the bit in
their teeth.
There is no thought now that the Democ-
racy as the Democracy would have even a
fighting chance in the leXt presidential cleo
tion. For Democracy wisconsin has been
substituted. 1t is on wisconsin that Demo-
Gratis rely for fighting chance next year.
They are hopeful that his personality has
impressed the nation sufficiently to enable
the party to ride to victory on it.
There never was and never will be party,
however, capable of surviving such a winter
as the industrial centres of the Union have
Just experienced. There is no oratory that
can convert hungry man, no political pro-
gram that can reconcile him to the loss OF
his bread and butter. "A livelihood for
every man" will be the issue next year, and
It is an issue that spells certain victory. In
time of prosperity men have time to expert
ment and play with "isms." They become
intensely practical when the larder is empty.
Mr.. Wilson will be the Democratic nomi-
nee next year, and he will be hopelessly de-
feated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
NEW CRISIS IN
THE NEAR EAST
On the Fighting in the Dardanelles
Hangs the Fate of the Hapsburg
Power-Fall of Turkey of Little
Comparative Significance.
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS
Author Of "The Great War"

CThc articles by Mr.. Simonds interpreting
the crcntS Of The European conflict are gcH-
orally dChHOtCiedDCd 10 SurpuSs ann similar
1corh IN Amcricd. TheD are distinguished bB
their International Udlue. bU the 1Uriter's
comprehensive knoiUlcd0e of the historical
end social background Of the tCdr, and on his
potcer Of penetrating the superficial aspects
of IT'S successive stages TO IT'S really iHumi
mating facts and impiicutionS.J
I r is easy, It is natural, in the present crisis
in the Near East to permit the details to
obscure the Rr, ater fact. Thus the Cabinet
crisis in Athens, the mobilization orders in
Sofia, the unrest in Rome and Bucharest,
are all but incidental manifestations of the
single major incident. After five centuries
the whole face of the Eastern question is
changing to the tune of the revellle of the
allied guns on the forts of the Dardanellcs.
Viewed from the Western standpoint the
Great War is "A contest between rival ma
tions, one more manifestation of jealousies
as old modern history, jealousles between
peoples who have contended for many CEN
turics for European supremacy But viewed
from the Balkans It is final step in the
liberation of races which Turkish tyranny
and European rivaries have held in subjec
tior for more than five centuries. II is u war
of independence MS unmistakablc as any in
human history
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
A KING AND AN ANGLER


fisherman and spends hour after hour with
his rod, though the best of luck dpes not always
attend his piscatorial eNpeditioHs Once after
three poor fish and he was returning TO the cas-
tie, he was met BY peasant with magnificent
catch OF trout. You seem 10 be no great fish
erman, 10 Judge by your catch" commented the
peasant. Il should say you were about as lucky
as the king" "Mhy2' inquired his Majesty
ION" replied the peasant, he tninks great
deal of himself As a sportsman. but BE Is poor
body much more % 10 BE- kns -an asherr
man."
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Sauce for the Gander Served to the Goose

A BOSTON probation officer has discovered
"A that there are two sides to the home
making question: the mans side and the
woman's side. With disgraceful lack of gal
Iantry, he has declared that the woman who
neglects her home ought to be subject to
arrest, just as the man who spols its peace
by becoming intoxicated is liable to public
discipline.
But why not? Is the man to blame for
everything that goes wrong? There are
statisticians who maintain that as much evil
is done by slovenly housekeeping as by the
saloon. OF course they mistaken, but it
is unfortunately true that when man has
to choose between the eXhilaration to be OBJ
tanned from alcoholic spirits and the depres-
sion that comes from going home to a slov-
emily wife and biting tongue, he chooses the
exhilaration, forgetting the after effects. But
this does not justify the man, and there is no
justification for the woman's incompetence
The home can be preserved when both par
ties work harmoniously toward the same end.
accepting the responsibilities and the burdens
as the price to be paid for it's preservation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

be expected under policy that divided reg
ular officers and men OF the German navy
into classes, treating one class fairly and the
other class as criminals?
The causes Of war are one thing; the
manner OF its conduct is another. England's
quarrel is with the Government at Berlin,
not with the men who obey the orders issued
by that Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

% Worlds Work-"Do Wars Really
Cost Anything"
C2) Atlantic Monthly "The Cost to
Humanity"
(3) observation-disclosures France
(4) Review of Reviews-"German Ideal
ism and the War"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
INCIDENT OF THE SIEGE
Turkish Fleet Took Land Voyage Into
Golden Horn in 1853.

Constantinople. for commercial, military
and political reasons, is a natural capital.
For 400 years and more it was the govern
mental seat OF the Roman Empire OF the
East At the middle OF the 16th century the
empire had shrunk TO a small district about
the city. and Muhammad felt that his hold
ings in Europe We're unsafe so long as Con-
stantinople remained In other hands.
An Incident Of the siege Of 1883 s or in-
terest az the present moment. when Con-
sganiinople is the obisctive q the allied
feet lighting rs way through the Darda-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

il may be remarkable that the British
naval guns can lombard the Dardanelles
forts u miles away, but this achievement IS
trivial ia comparison with that 81 The local
optionists who are pouring hot shot into
Harrisburg from ayery corner q Pennsyl-
yanla. regardless q the distance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

After all the talk about contesting the cleo
tion OF "Uncle Joe" Cannon on the ground
Of fraud, the Department OF Justice an
nounees that il is unable TO make out case.
When Uncle Joe" is defeated it's yaca-
tIon. not retirement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

The Athenians have been an excitable peo-
pie since the record Of history runneth not
70 the contrary, But the King probably
knows more about Athenian history than
Pericles did
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

It makes some difference how England
treats the crews of captured submarines, but
the important thing is how the submarines
treat England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

The interest in baseball in this city will
be very materially increased when 1t is pos
slble TO get TO the grounds for nickel and
get there in hurry. So much for rapid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

A peculiar thing about the situation in Eu-
rope is that loaded guns are doing far more
damage than unloaded ones
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

If one-legged man can vote eight times
In Terre Haute, how many times can a two
legged man vote in Philadelphia?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

Being opposed to transit is very much like
having a A-inch gun when your enemy is
armed with a 16-inch affair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

There might have been peace in Mexico
long before this If a certain orator in the
United States had not talked about it so
much.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

What do we want with a navy? The Brit
ish ships seem to be taking care of our mer-
chantmen.
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1t now appears that Europe will get rid
of Turkey long before the United States gets
rid of Thaw
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New Jersey must be Democratic. There is
a threatened deficit of about a million and a
half.
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Obviously the Smyrna figs will have to
come from California.
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Sentence of Death

A generation ago Europe sitting about the
table at the Congress of Berlin, condemned
the Balkans to misery, to agony TO scrvi-
tudc The sentence of death was passed be-
cause the ambitions of the British, the Aus
who had fought for liberty who had de-
Bulgars, were given over to the Turks, lest
Russia or Austria might unduly profit by
their liberty, or EnElands pathway to her
Indian Empire be imperiled by Russian pos
session of Constantnoplc
Three years ago the Balkans broke from
their servitudc, and once more with the same
courage devotion and with new efficiency,
asserted their national rights. On the battle
fields of Tule Burgas and Kumanova, on the
hills above SaloniCa, these three races earned
liberty.
But Europe, immobilHed by rivalries while
the first Balkan war progressed, found ref
uEe i'm intrigue and chCane when the war
was over. The Balkan Confederacy WAS
shattered to suit Austrian purposes. The
Turk came back to Adrianople. Among the
Allies of yesterday there was created a
hatred more bitter than that each had felt
toward the Turk.
In 1918, as at Berlin, Europe to serve it's
selfish ends, again passed sentence upon the
millions of the Balkans. But this time the
sentence did not run. The answer to Aus
trian intrigue was made at Sarajevo, and the
assassination OF the Archdulte was the sig
nal to bring down upon Europe north OF the
Danube all the agonies it had visited upon
the Serb, the Bulgar and the Greek.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

No dinner is dry that the Governor at
tends
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10

Life is just one opportunity after another
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
The Poisoning of Europe

Today the fleets which are opening the
road to Constantnople are also clearing the
road for new, better Europe, since they
are making possible the liberation of the
races of the Balkans, whose misery has been
like an infected limb slowly generating poi
son, which in the end was disseminated
through the whole European body.
If Bulgaria, Greece, servia, Rumania can
not compose their jealousies; if to Bulgaria
can be returned the lost children of the prov
inces taken by Servia and Rumana; if the
old Balkan Alliance can be restored, under
the guidance of the sea Powers, there may
vanish from the chancelleries of Europe the
greatest of all international problems.
Yet there can be no mistaking the wider
aspect of the whole question The Turk is
about to surrender the last of his stolen
lands He is going back TO Asia But the
Eastern question does not begin at the Dan
ube. The liberation of the Greek and the
Bulgar does not close the fight of the Serb
and the Rumanian in Austria for liberty. 1t
does not dispose of the question of the Czech,
the Slovalt and the Slovene.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-10
Eastern Question Moves to Vienna

Rather 1t seems accurate TO say that with
the going of the Turk the Eastern question is
removed to Austria. What the Allies are
seeking to accomplish at the Dardanelles is
not merely the overthrow OF Turkish power
in Europe, with the incidental liberation of
the Balkan peoples, but the destruction of
the foundation of the Hapsburg power OF
the Central European Alliance.
The fall of Constantinople will be a fact
only less considerable for the Austrian than
for the Turk. 1t will provide the chance for
settling the quarreIs between the Balkan
States, and this settlement will release Ru-
mania and Greece, who can thereafter join
their Servian ally on the Hungarian frontier,
Not less important must be the effect of
allied success upon Italy. Already her peo-
pie are impatient at the delay which has kept
Italian troops out of the Trentino and Italian
warships from Trieste and the Venetian
cities of Dalmata Italy, Rumania Servla,
are thus longing for the lands inhabited by
the people of their own race, but ruled by
the Hapsburgs. Greece hungers for her
share Of Asia Minor and hopes to see Aus
trian ambition to possess SalonIca finally
shattered
The fall of Turkey is of little real moment
to Europe now. Her exile has been too long
discounted to excite great interest. What is
vital 10 remember is that the fate Of Vienna
of Austria, may be settled under the walls OF
Byzantium. The decision OF the great war
may be had not in the North Sea. but on the
Golden Horn.
, 1915-10-30
AN INCORRECT CHARGE AGAINST
THE GOVERNOR OF THE WEST
INDIES.


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Nasel til at melde sig og eodtgore deres
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Oktober 1915,
WELLEJUS.
, 1915-10-30
THE ~AAIBUTT

1t was at one Of my camps in Nawambi
tIat | first made the acquaintance of the
Bambutte the little py9my people 10 whom
the forest really belongs. In spite Of assur-
auces that none Of them lived IL tie neigh
bytnhood, | one day came across the prints
Of tiny feet which led me to one Of their