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'rhe, Dream of Peace

NUT ci the smoke OF battle ny frightened
~ white doves. their wings somewhat
clipaed. their breast plumage smutted with
pOwdoT aud note OF terror III their scream
ing They are pursued by vultures. and the
whole world is trying 10 save the frightened
little doves from slaughter,
OF course. John Hays Hammond must be
in the rescue Mr.. Hammond is the chair
man o; the World Court Congress, backing
All international cour, OF Justice for the arbi-
,ration of huge disputes. Mr.. Hammond is
an eminent champion OF white-winged peace.
He is the father oi the man who recently in
vented powerful chemical combustion she'll.
the fumes OF which would kill thousand at
a Whit. II Mr.. Hammond achieves peace, he
Will put his worthy son out of business so
far as the asphyXiating she'll is concerned
But MIR. Hammond talks peace in a way
that gives great assurance If the inter
national court OF justice is esta hlished, he
says, peace will be more than a dream. for
the plan of the World Court Congress calls
for compulsory submission 10 the court of all
disputes" Note the phrase: compulsory
submission" Then reflect moment: Who
is going TO administer the conpulson? For
instance, could the whole world compel Ger
many. AT this juncture. 10 submit 10 arbitra-
ton? Could the whole world in the begin
ming have compelled submission by the
Kaiser? And doesn't the use of the word
i'll case OF resistance?
MIR. Hammond is sincerely for peace, even
though his son il the laboratory may manu-
facture for But unfortunately, most
OF the peace advocates OF the world to-day
look forward TO some arrangement by which
peace will be brought about by some sort of
compuisiCn. which is 10 say. by fighting ii
needs be. Justice Will lie the side OF
greater virtue; victory the side OF greater
strength. And ii victory overpowers justice,
wherein does compulsory submission achieve
lis triumphs?
No. gentlemen all--you know, the world
knows, that peace will come only with recon
struction. The fighting will go on 10 its
present end. and then begin again for an
other cause, until some day human nature
will revolt and universal brotherhood will
refuse TO take up arms. And all this is
matter OF education without which any
court OF justice will be just Intellectual as
that comic opera plan Of The Hague. drawn
for the edfcation and amusement of sigma
tories, who sniggered when they signed
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REUNION SONGS Of BARDs TODAY
The Confederate Reunion.

Inc Sonicuefate reunion.
Comrades. come VIC here together to re-
new the old-timc ties
Come We here this springtime wealth
err. glortes won before us rise.
In this place. In many others. cluster
thoughts OF the loved past
And We gather here. my brothers. that
these sacred mcm'ries last.
OF veterans summoned here together
with the thoughts of Aud Lang
Syne."
Anew we recount their victries. added
laurels intertwine.
Many night l watched the dippcr.
calmly. effulsent DER battle
ground,
Till suddenly there came a ripper with
cannonadinE sound
Ger the bloody field wandered. death
bed OF many n youth sublime:
Their bodies on the ground slumbered
angel harps their requiem chime.
When the centuries passing over, ours
prosperous. fruitful land.
They'll recount their deeds DER and
Ger. SAYING "Ne'er lived Drawer
Prophetic I sound the future on this
land and Ger the sea:
Men Who battled with each other. stone
wall Jackson, Grant and Lee.
On the hattie field the life blood we'll
eth forth in crimson tide,
But the battle field with itz horror
deeds OF unselfish bravery hide.
On the battle field man grips with man.
tbs OF brain and Drawn the test:
hn hlf n 81 II ylr
the hero. highest. best
Then brother fought with brother. their
glorious battles will e'er live.
Each glory in deed OF other: each To
the other will honor give.
Shiloh. Manassas. Bull Run. time fails
me all to recall.
Ne'er has history greater deeds spun.
nor e'er did greater heroes fall.
Fame took up the glass 81 time. turned
II where age with age v!es.
Turned il TO the famous battles; none
greater than these arise.
Fame smotc on the harp OF ages. min
strel of heroic deeds:
Nowhere on historic pages has a people
sowed such seeds.
We will leave. oh, my brothers.
strengthened by our meeting
here.
Well recount TO the waiting others
deeds NC hold so sacred. dear
Strength and welfare pray may be
yours TIL next year we meet
Ever honored will our gray he: this my
farewell. mixed with pain
S-VIRGINIA.
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The Voice Of the PEOPLE
An AppenI From Dresden.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
on on :, suhjes. sha. has often been discussed in
nH i" A an" na The The
United states and the Allies
feXpor,ation Of firearms and war munitions OF an
'ns %e'
4" The nstions in mis- The mos, fesrfu s" war
hi the ew world hn, ;ss wGsssea States
tyered munitions only TO the allies and at their
The nsnr% OF the OF tne se
%snInds sngai trea.msn, Of the belissrsn,s by
stances ssm is such as to proven, America from
t%sss s'as, has
the IT. 5 kndes d and
9s the o s'
81 his IounrX as saere , SKATES nruSoed on
his great and beloved country spoken Of by
n sse h e. Of tn. sGlHny ma G England
Is America already Influenced by England TO
Ameriean rights without resentne it, allowing
M or ses tho prou and the
america once more becoming vassal to Eng
In M .T Ss h ss Letter Of am 'En9 9s inst
sss, par, Of my life. md ! ADORE her and her hs
S sp osPrns Of an sTSsn smd
peror, and Germany with all my heart. and so
0Sss% nc @ G0is SSSnss wins tina,
she VIII compel peaceahle nations to maintain a
nigh degree of prepa redness. II Germany had
had the desire to attack other nations, she could
have easily have done so with England during
the Roer War and with Russia when lighting
The eaons S5 sSa let to i've
nothing -
The President of the United States can re.
establish the friendly relations that have hith-
TO the appes es ~
him. knowing him to he good man. TO reject
earnestly which would be the best course TO
pursue so as to stop this terrific war.
MRS. WILLIAM G. HIRSCHFELD.
Dresden, Germany
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to these German enthusiasts. They have not
studied Kant and Hesel in vain: they can
swallow opposing categories with case. We do
not know that anything can be done about this.
put we do know that q long debating OF the
FACTS" Of a simple case with such people would
% q waste of time. To every proof they would
think 1t sufficient to say: I'VE know
mat 1t cannot be So" Another why our
government cannot put up with a time killing
discussion OF the Lusitania with Germany is
that all the essential facts were determined
long ago. They clearly put In two
notes to the German government On tho side
or the latter, the one slaring fact that
IT had announced Its purpose to sink merchant
vessels. even when they were neutrals. Against
that, our government set tho fact that such a
deed would be crime under international law.
Should such thing be done to American prop
erty or lives. our government would hold Ger
many to strict accountability" The thing was
done, in way to startIe the whole world and
thereupon the President called upon Germany for
disavowal and reparation. together with the taxi
renee or anything so obviously subversive Of
Tor Just. prompt and enlightened action" in
TINS vital matter; and 1t will be neither just
prompt. nor enlightened II the German govern
ment now seeks to envelop the whole question
OF fact in asphyxiating gas. The issue is clear
IL must be squarely met. Sooner or later Ger
many Will have TO let US know whether she
intends to do and defend lawess acts on the
nigh seas. That Is the only fact which Is
really relevant to her controversy with tho
United states.-New York Evening Post
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Memorial Day

THIS is a day OF memories--of memories
! glorious and immortal-when we of Nir
glnia pay tribute Of honor and reverence 10
the South's heroic dead
1t is true the sacrifices they made. their
deeds of daring, the deaths they died. gain
no new lustcr from anything their survivors
or their descendants can do or say. History
records and will forever record the purity OF
their purpose and the callantry of their de-
votion. Their fame is secure.
Rather il is for the mon and women OF
the South to look within themselves and keep
altght the patriotic fires that burned in their
fathers hearts The memories TO which this
cay is dedicated are our most precious heri-
tage. II is inconcevable that they shall
ever be lost obscured hut sc Of the
New South may forget 70 he worthy of them.
That is the only danger against which we
need TO guard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
The Inst Cnmntcrnicn.

It's fifty years and we have met again
To greet each other, clasp com
rades hand:
To rehearse the stories, once so fraught
with pain.
OF deeds of valor done for this our
we'll loved land.
What though our steps do falter as
we take our way,
What, though our eyes are dim, that
once were bright and clear:
What though our hair is sparse and
thin. we'll marked with gray;
What. though Time shows us growing
fewer with each year?
Are not our hearts still true to all we
fought for then?
Has not time shown the justice OF
our cause?
So we can meet each year and we can
voice again
Our love for that and those till Death
calls pause.
When last we answer to the summons
that brings all,
No part of this grand remnant left,
to give each other cheer.
We will meet upon the other side and
echo back the call
Reunions with the Father! The
countersign, "All here!
ANOMA THOMASO.
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\ MclanCholy Triumph

a SURVIVOR Of the Falaba tcstitios that he
was in lifeboat and distinctly saw all
actions of the German submarine crew as
the Falabans were III their death throcs in
the water He declares that they laughed
and jeered al the dying men. Several others
corroborate him.
1T is unpleasant to think OF, melancholy
triumph terrible display OF the brute in
man. Putting others TO death is solemn
duty when justified by law. hut sneaking UP
on them with a submarine is = terrible re-
sponsihiity. even admitting for the SAKE of
argument, some semhlance OF military neces-
sity. The event is no time for laughing no
time for joerine If laughing and jeerny in
such circumstances may be taken as indicat-
ing the German military attitude toward the
world, then il is imperative that Germany
be utterly crushed from the earth Such a
philosophy cannot live
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
At the Reunion.

AT the Reunion.
EXCUSE me. old comrade. excuse mo.
But seems like ought to know you.
Seems like l saw you in the army
Awearin' the gray wore blue
would you mind. friond. just tellin'
your name. sir?
Then maybe you'd recolect me-
There amt many of us that's left now
VINO fought in the year sixty-th.se.
Jim Haskins? Great Scott. do know
you.
Remember that old rerrbel yell
You fellers let out down at Corintb
And followed with shot and With
shell.
Till all OF the ground was CORY
And covered with wounded and
dead? Well.
Taint no use describing the battle
War liz, and still shall be, just hell
And then. when the battle was over
And buglcs had sounded retreat.
f.ach army Withdrew 10 It's camp
ground
with hating and wearying feet.
The sun in his ptiless grandeur
Beat down on the unsceing dead,
ParchinS the lips of the wounded.
Soaring the wound IN ny head.
Remember that bluc-coated soldier
Each OF us waitin' and wonder!n'
How long 1t would be till he died?
] moaned--started calm for water
drop for my soul-rackin' thirst.
Bercin for some one TO shoot me
Darn Death give me his worst
That reused you. an. drassin that leg,
sir,
You crawied over. weak as could be,
An takin' your cantecn o. water,
Divided the last drop with me!
Christ said that a cup o. cold water
.l.e. '''
And 10 think that an enemy gave II.
There in the midst OF the strife,
The search parties came. and we
parted,
And all these years never have mot
TIL ! found you to-day, and knew
God bless YOU. I didn't forget.
But fact is. old fclier TO NEE, you
Kinder took me so by surprise.
That I-why where's my hank
chief?
Gosh ding It, the suns in my eyes!
oh. we'll. it's all over and ended,
But I'm glad that lived 't!ll this
day
And met YOU here at the reunion.
Where everything's happy and gay.
Look there, where the faEs are awav
The prade's tormin'--my! aint It
grand?
amt much on marchin' no more, sir
But come on, let's folier the band
RUBY ERWIN LIVINGSTON.
RusseIlville. Ark
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A Toast to the veterans.

A Toast to the Veterans.
Here's to the Blue
Here's to the Gray
Each fought the battle all the way!
Here's TO the Blue
Here's to the Gray
In combine. To tho youth OF to-day
May each inspire
The consuming fire
OF patriotism true
To link as ono
To that which won
The Red, the White and the Blue.
r. D. QUINN.
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The Heavenly Reunion.

Our sainted Jackson surely knows his
earthly fame and glory.
a loving people gladly gave in epic
song and story,
Since he has dwelt I'm Paradise;
But had he quaffed one sweeter cup or
felt one throb Of purer bliss
Than when he met his loved world
mate and gave to her a holy kiss.
With rapturous gaze into her eyes?
HUGH q. BARCLAY
In Confederate Veteran.
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SONGS AND SAWS

Peccnvi.
1t may be hard sometimes to read
The metric nonsense I inditc:
l know should for mercy plead
To those who these stanzas light;
But don't forget. kind friends in need,
This stun is sometimes hard to write
When Teddy'S in his element.
Or Gusso Gardner turns his tricks,
when Hohson tells us how he meant
To purify all politics.
Or Uncle Joe With garments rent,
Explains this nations awful nN,
It's easy then to make rine
That may excuse a feetinS smile.
Or Danish boredom for time.
The weather, jitncys, woman's vile,
The special beauties OF our CLINE.
Succumb in turn 10 rimcsters' guile.
But subjects will wear out at last
Sometimes there is not one in sight
But though such days como thick and fast
There is balm for rming wight:
He has make some OF
And more foolishnesS indite.
Wherefore. though this be hard to read
BY those whose eyes just here should light
pray. in kindness they'll conccdc
1t WAS al least hard to write.
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RICHMOND TMES-DISPATCH MONDAY 81 1915

after careful investigation, it shall develop
that Ill spite Of our watchfulncss, there are
ice cream caters on the force. then. in the
name OF pubic safety and public morality
let the evil he rooted out AZ once.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31

The Northern Neck News tells this story: 1T
vas with great deal of pleasure that we noted
the fact that on his return from New York the
lfeS'"eht Of the United States stopped at STRAIT
ioFd, the birthplace OF Robert f. Lee. With the
enc exception Of the time when President TYLER
stopped At SANDY Point and had old fisher
man comment on his wifes beauty and his-the
Irts'"ents-!ack OF It, 1t was probably tho first
WISH q, II president 10 Westmorcland. the coun-
- which has furnished the first and the great
est number Of Presidents Of any county in
America Moreover, The manner in which Presi
"s'' Nlison made his visit. unexpectedly and
unostentatiousE. was evidence OF the fact that
this great mans object was one of reverent and
historical interest"
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\o,v's the Time.

There's not much sense in poutins
Because lifes lost its CLEAN.
There's not much use in shouting
Until you've crossed the stream:
No past nor future glory
Will win YOU fortunes bow
The point OF the whole story
Is what you're doing now.
THE TATTLER
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31

There are lively times ahead down in tiiouces-
ter the News Reporter says: The political
situation is warming up and getting more in
':restlnE IN old Gloucester. Mr.. Myron T.: Rris-
TO" mas Withdrawn from the for Common.
wca!th's attorney and has entered the race
against Major S,ubbs for the House of Dele
gates IN The meantime, there. rumors of
other Withdrawals. and the situation gets more
complex as time passes. There will be many
surprises on OF before August 4, 1915" Truly
whcm somebody locks horns with Major Stubbs
mere is going 10 he something doing
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Rearing
Children
in w est

breed ia It's children" Some Of the little dcars
arc bred up rolling in millions, while hers
count themselves lucky If they do starve
10 death before they have lived out half their
days. Pursuing their life paths through scenes
+" different, II could hardly be expected that
'hes" classes should feel a great deal of sym
phthy for each other Tho pal per from which
nave quoted thinks that matters quite
another footing IN the West. In that Arcadian
region All children live and play the same
!c'tl There are no distinctions OF money
class everybody Is everybody clsc's equal and
All are gay and happy II is pity to mar such
lovely Illusion, but fidelity To truth permits
n" choice. External circumstances raise tn.
same barriers between human beings in
part ~ the world as in another Children who
have the advantage OF wealth and nurture at
tanned 10 healthy, happy and successful lives
in the West Just as in the East. Those who
have not these advantages may attain emf
nance, but II is AT fearful cost. and the chances
are heavy that they Will fail.-Portland Ore
gon!an.
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Inconsistencies,

She-l think Mrs. Binks
is one of the most tactless
and Objectionable women
! ever met.
He-Why do you say
that?
She-Why. at the club
this afternoon / had just
started TO tell one of the
smart things our Willie
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31

do YOU regard Jinpson entirely hon
est mani
Il should say l DO, Why. that man can so
fishing and back home and confess he
never had bite"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31

Tho city OF Richmond is also trying 10 make
the Postal Telegraph Company pay a pole tax"
Thus remarks the Newport News Press
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31

The Villa msburg Gazette SAYS: "strawher-
ries are more plentiful and Of better quality in
this section than before in many years The
growers are finding il difficult to market tho
berries. and are feeding them TO chickens the
prices being unusually low And all of those
chickens are going TO die with lumbago. IL you
don't look sharp
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31

While casting your bread upon the waters
remember that wheat -four is rising in price
and keep eye the direction OF the wind
and tides.
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He'd ne Told How to Run-Out.

memphis Commcrcial-A ppeal)
One thing to his credit. Huerta isn't
trying 10 tell US how to run the coun-
try.
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Proof PnaifiNe

had SAID. When she told The same stoi
and ascrihed il to her horrid little Johnny.
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"a Published every day In the year by H. tin'".-
sDtspatch Publishing Company. tn" Address al
Comm unicntioua THE TIMES HlNititN.
Time Dinpnt ch building. 10 >outh TCuth street.
Richmond, Va.
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The Bright Side Of Life
A Deep One.

Mae--Euth had a gown on last night
Grace--Oh, what II like?
Mae-Why. mostly Ruth.--Minnesota Mime
h2ha
MI G"deon--no YOU remember. Jose, where
phi my cigarettes the other night?
!ose-No. doY4. sir.
Mr Eedeon--ThHse servants! They never re-
member anything!-Successos Santiago. Chile)
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Brenkers Ahead Thcre

nissen--The girl dancing there should be
good swimmer.
lnhatttn--Why do you say that?
lh!sI en---Don't YOU see the fine overland
shroke she uses?- Illinois Siren.
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Chats With Virginia Editors

"!>ltavista must be in a rather bad way. The
journal published III that peculiar of
town. evideut!! is suffering with a case OF gem
eral disgust II says: Since the month OF May
IS the month Of lightning bugs. some Of the
small towns have authorized their fremcn not
TO turn on the street lights until Gas This
VIII do for some towns, but regret 10 sec
IL in Alta vista. Richmond Times Dispatch To
which tho Altavsta journal replies: It's no,
the town that is peculiar, but few peculiar
specimens OF the genus homo who live herein:
otherwise this town has attained the same
scale in development III the hye years thai,
required Richmond reach in 200 years-quaI-
!ty, not quantity. of course
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VIII Europe Flood Us?

a y interesting question arises from the
a probability that after the European war
there WI! Do general rush for the United
States by surviving soldiers who wish to
escape the heavy burden OF reconstruction and
Spec!s! taxes. This probability is suggested
hy s'atistician, who presents some figures,
concerning the reliability of which he knows
more Than any one else Pc his prophecy
good or bad one The fact remains that con
siderable Immigration need not surprise the
tniref states. Our business il to prepare
in advance 70 turn il 20 account
II this country should be flooded by Europe
naturally The tide will be- reached in points of
present congestion, such as the chief ports
OF entry 4 large majority Of those coming
over "lll not perhaps. 20 into the interior
what N"w forh viii do with its share OF
IN" excess Immigration is question for Ncw
York to solve. What hcncf, tho country &C
whole may derive is question for the gen
eral government and IL would not he unwisc
70 have Information ready for the prosnec,iyo
immigrant especially pointing out the need
OF real men in the undevelopcd country all
'he way 10 the Pacific Coas,
Surprising the predicted food of Euro
pcans, II may be imagined that cxpcricnco in
inc ied has tempered them all and that
they VIII be able easily 10 carr, the load ~
development of waste lands 10 their advan
tase and the advantage OF the whole ucnulc
why not begin now 10 plan for their usc in
a beneficial way instead of waiting for Them
to be dumped into single community u.bcrc
now the bread line is thing OF too gro.,
T. = he itsnr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31

Her Plan.
Mrs. founswed-Well. dear, I've found nat,
dnn me cars go right past the door
;,,"uns"ed-Won't the noise OF the electrics
"'stnrn your rest my love?
IN, Mrs ioungwed-oh. the landlord assured me
niat,i wouldn't mind 1t after the hrst two
Trst ana you know, dear. can sleep the
.cr,n, Two nights at mothcrs.-Boston Tran.
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Current Editorial Comment

An anxious contemporary is
worried over the question whether
the East does not lose much Of
human naturalness and gentle
ness through the differences
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We have had far too many say
(;crmsny's so German facts in this Ger
VIZ, ~, mans have developed the will to
49,, ,,.,, believe in even more extraor-
VIC '"e'' binary way than they have the
will TO conquer. 1t is no SIM
ply that they take the oh1clal statements of
their government An truer than Holy Writ.
They have worked themselves UP into a kind OF
metaphysical fury which makes them certain
that what they say is self evident We have
often given examples II is not necessary to
repeat them. That the alleged facts often con-
radict each other natly. makes no difference