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European War Has Developed New Trade and New
Name for the Men Who Seek Easy Chores
Far Away From the Trenches

de IKE to be had. Why? Because no
less than five spies were said to have
q discovered among the twenty
eight patriot painters Of war pictures.
Doubtless a conspiracy Of jealousy
had been Matched against us.
I'VE, the spyless ones. hoped at
least to he allowed to serve our coun-
try working in our studios. the NEW
art not requiring models. but UNI
doubtedly our destiny will be the sap D.
Der corps digging trenches. This is
all very we'll for the sculptors: they
arc used to padding around In mud
and clay, but for we painters the out
o IL coloriees.
No. this artless war isn't being
worked out by Napoleonic tactics. It's
. material age. l don't see how the
country is going to he saved without
the right kind OF pictures he An
ished morosely. coaxing the studio
stove into fame with the broken re-
mains Of Inv stretchers.
The automobile has proved to he a
useful adjunct OF this war, but il
has been ven a more useful means
Of escape from ~distasteful service
under arms for the embusdue. A
few OF the representative trials Of
the motor a embusque are here feel
ingly described by one of them. He is
a wealthy fellow with a penchant for
racing cars. who spent most Of his
time before the var breaking the time
record between Paris and Monte
Carlo. When the war drop came he
sought to break the fall hy getting
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COMPETITION AMONG EMBUSQUES TO SCAPE <SXgw
DISTASTEFUL MILITARY SERVICE FRANCE YA%Y|

feeding in the restaurants " this
city Of good wines. Then imagine,
after the fcverish W eks of rich feast
ing, to learn that the limit had been
raised to go pounds, Thus from
being an embusque Of the eight
course dinner YOU become finally "A
.debusque on soup and a piece IF
bread pcppered with German shot and
served IN an icy trench" This is the
tragedy of the fat embusque.
To be a "rond de CUR" embusque
Is to be the aristocrat Of the prof -
sion. This means getting in some
Government job in an office. Every
clerk IN France. every one who sits
1t a desk. has a little leath r cushion
placed in tn chair or stool on which
he s.ts. Il would he impossible for
a f'renchmIn to do his office work
without II. II is called a rond de
CUR, and these employees go by the
sam generic anne. To be a leather
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Nv BLANCHE

~ not think fos a moment that
1t Is violating the most SEN
- sitive neutrality or bctraying
the most delicate International
confidence thus to give away the
emNisque. The cmhusdue insists upon
ejiiclesslN giving hhnself away to
any ono who will list.h to hts woes.
IN emhusque is a person who keeps
ou, II tho danger zone OF fighting.
Ne came into being when the worlds
first battle was fought, but II has
taken the big war to assign him a
nam" and grade him into a regular
profession; also to introduce the en-
husdue in this secondary manifestation
o., "a person who arranges to do the
easy chores of a military life. The
c.mpctitiun is becoming such thai the
o~riH-pues are likely before peace 10
signed 90 Ice a close formation. or
trade union. II has even brought
about @ movement 10 d~cbusque these
ambrshcd mes. Hence the present
tr,i.s ~ ;hr cmhusquc.
The French oa % rough count rate
th,.r emhusqur population as high as
a million. The professions Of automo
-.."Nf r NblAAllAf'ls lNtu Tps
ruf." ana even that Of artist are all
helms utilized by the modern war en-
husque.
u * the artist emhusque who has
hal the most recent troubles. One
~ th.rn is Just back from the front
v'l the story.
m vas Napoleon. who II not strong
or Art. made AN art NJ details and for
guf nothing. that instituted the art
corps of the French army and created
Che utiCe of painter In Chief Of his
tore pictures To the War Department.
y United number ~ painters were cold
m and sent to the front to follow
'he operations on the hattlefelds. and
there to make sketches. drawings and
notes afterward To be worked up on Q
IVA twenty feet by forty. ablaze
V.;h soldiers in uniforms without a
H,H not "A gai'er hutton missing, shiny
v';h god. dashing about on eayiy
cHr'r's ned horses. charging in close
formation. bright silken flags flying.
VIII a band of martial music well In
N, foreground. Thus the conuueror
'rsured that poster.ty would have him.
s''r and his exploits colored in the
correct KEY.
I'm N these days the business Of
armies IS TO make themselves as in
" Nc and unpicturesque as possible,
and Il battlefield IL as uninspiring
ne q mole track through a pasture.
So N" painter OF historic war pic
t'r concentrates in safety in the
grand salon ~ some reuuisitioned
chateau wei. in the rear Of the fight
IN IN" and works ont his art theo-
r'r 1u1'Sturhei. Rut this IL Just
w. makes the art corps a rare
haven ~ r-fuee for the artist m
"H"'asi Tire nation has no soul
FOR art any more" saws my artist
errhss"''~ with 4 political puN. "I
rnsHhd raaiantly to the held army
h~Fdsi5rte-s wiz, A. dozen letters to
ne many se1eeals confidently Expect
.Ng "hatia1-studio appointment. Did
T. work? Not at all.
80 sooner did I get there than all
~ Us ~ the front. twenty-eiCht paint
or, twentN-c'ght paint boxes. palettes.
"i0vases and colors. were unceremo-
1.olsly denusqued and bundled back
home to our peaceful Paris studios,
WIKI coal at $50 a ton and no pain
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to Gull visible glory. his was the only
regiment which. headed by a brass
hand and sifken faxS paraded through
the city so that II could be seen. Then
the grateful nation which the volun-
tecrs were going to save. to make sure
Of their allegiance and keep them
from me temptation OF turning spy.
gave them a uniform and a rife and
80 cents a day and corraiied them in q
quiet country neighborhood in MD
France away from all harm.
Think OF how we have been fooled"
grcwls the foreign volunteer embus-
que. They told Us the war wAs going
"a last six weeks. three months at the
most. We have spent six months al
ready. qulrtered in a little hamlet ten
miles frp,n a town large enough to get
a drink in.
Il am billeted IN the thatched cot
tage OF a worthy peasant family. Pc
turesuue life Very. | retire n =
=. NJ. | sl"ep in the hayloft o'~
the pigsty. ! rise at the witching
hour OF I A. NJ drill in mud two
feet deep. In between times I do
chores about the farm. and wmr
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trade unions organized n commission
and dehusnned the workers.
The feminine embuspuee 9 quite az
plentiful as and even more subtle and
ingenious in her methods than the
men. Her peculiar field OF activity IL
az the volunteer nurse embuspuee.
The nurse volunteer selects that one
OF the varied international nursing
costumes which is most becoming to
her style 81 beauty. She sp~ecialiZ"s
in tn purely ornamental functions Of
her carcer and is chiefly to he found
in the convalescent ward. Her talents
are Of the kind suitable TO the nursing
Of wounded officers. \ chat, au hospi-
tai. catering only to gold r;Llooncd
officers, is tho ultimate goal 81 her
ambitions.
II is the social end 81 the nursing
business in which she ambuSh"s. In
a white costume and a floating veil.
her shapcly neck c,asp'J 10y a diamond
dog collar or "a triple string OF pearls.
she pats the patent hand. brings
HIM flowers which he do sn't want
gathers M other peoples contr hui
tions Of cigarettes and Chocolates
which he does want-and pr Scats
them with sugary words. and man
while cults tn miles and thanks OF
the grateful wounded one while tho
r"al nurse does the running Up and
down STAIRS So J" d.,t kitchen If
st'ri' .a.s IN banding GO II s. she vino
tmhueiu" comfortably IN Some on-'S
borrow i Wl4sHe IL WHICH 90 al
IN lr~ fr..rl and d. ~ ,l.tf...y
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militarism? Here let us use "a new
word.
A man may defend himself with a
knife. with a revolver. or with some
other weapon. And he may justly he
regarded a. aggressive il he attacks
his neighbors. whether nea or remote
with any weapon he regards as most
convenient and most effective. The
English are a practical people, and they
have provided themselves most album
dainty with the weapons which they
find hat they can Use most effectively.
In other words, England has cultivated
snavalism' as no other nation has Gull
tivated it, and that for generations
past.
We arc all 30 accustomed to this phe-
nomenon that Il exoites little comment
even among those who declaim against
militarism. That a little island on the
coast Of Europe should be able to hold
in subsection vast populations in Asia,
and. entarfng into an alliance with an
Asiatic power which has also, in quite
recent years, embarked upon a career
Of navalism, should dictate to other
nations the terms upon which men may
be allowed to live and to trade in the
Pacific appears to be taken rather as a
matter Of oourse,
It In perhaps natural that there should
not appear in the British journals, along
with the many articles against militarism.
fervent protests against navalism, a
mean Of aggression ever more danger
o,is to the world at large; but it is a little
surprising that, since japan has come
upon the stage, more should not be
heard upon the subject in America.
No man in his senses would maintain
that navalism differs from militarism
in being only a weapon of defence, The
British Empire vas not built up by a
feet that confined itself To p%airollinR
the coast OF England, nor did the Japan
ere take Corea by staying at home and
defending their own ports,
Militarism, or it, equivalent, is not,
then, the exclusive property OF Germany,
Other nations may be- accused Of being
even greater sinners in this regard,
Nevertheless, there il militarism in
Germany, and it is of interest to w. Amer
leans to hear how the German defends
it's presence, Does he regard it rs an
evil, and, if not, why NOT Suppose
that W. let him speak for himself, re-
serving our " judgment upon this
subject.
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paigns, had lost thirty pounds and
was suffering from insomnia. at was
all amusing enough in the first weeks
of the war when every one that ever
held the wheel OF an automobile
rushed to join the Nineteenth Army
Corps, the Mobile Corps du Train. 1t
was n curious mixup. Chauffcurs
were chiefly Paris sports and men
about town and the men they drove
about peaceful, bucolic citizens from
provincial towns, modified into u
perior officers. who had moved about
in street cars in their civilian days.
For a time the novelty pleased every
one.
But now all is changed. shut down
IL our easy existence when all that was
required was to drive up and get a
pass. fll up with free gasolene and
oil. strap on IN extra tire or two, also
free. and hike Oft for some watering
place or take ones friends joy riding.
Now II is up at 6 in the morning
and report AT the garage az :. crank
up a half frozen 10 h. p. for half an
hour of a cold morning before IL deiGns
to fire in asthmatic gasps. which hlis-
tiers my hands as II I had been dig
ging trenches. | drive TO the military
headquarters. get my General. carry
him a block and drop him on at his
favorite cafe. We have a cafe-au-
lait together. when | drive him back
home and sit before his door for a
couple OF hours in rhe rain-it has
either rained or sleeted for sixteen
continuous weeks. remember. Then I
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81 am of duty at 1880 at night. I
mus be at home before $3.50 or | will
be pulled up by a patrol IL seen and
given three days in prison. Yes. that
is my gay night life in Paris. SIREN
nous? oh. yes. | do about three miles
a day. | who used to make an average
Of fifty miles an hour on the Route
des Ambassadors from the white
lights Of Paris to those of Monte
Carlo. Believe me, when this war is
I'VE I shall buy a governess cart.
I've got enough motoring to last me
the rest Of my life"
The foreign volunteer cmbusuue is
the who takes the most aggrieved
tone just now. He thought that the
Foreign Legion Of the French army
establishment was especially organized
for his protection; indeed the French
themselves playfufly nicknamed II
the "Embusque Crps." He was the
only warrior that had been permitted
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Columbia Professor Compares Warlike Spirit il
Russia and France and "Navalism' in
England to Kaiser's Years Of Peace

Americans who have come much in
contact with educated and intelligent
Germans have heard the reason as fol-
lows: why in the world should We.
above other peoples. be asked 10 de-
piive ourselves Of a means OF defence
that seems to us essential To our well
fare and even to our national existence?
We have shown abundantlv that We
wish to be allowed TO carry on Our in
dustries in peace. But our great neigh
Dor in the north is not so civilized that il
regards a state of war with adherence
Our neighbor to the west is civil
lized, but is embittered and has for IA
generation made no secret Of IA hostile
intent. The private person who lives
between two hostile families may APP
peal to the police to keep them in order
But where is the police 10 whom Ger
many may appeal To compel Russia
to he civilized and France to be peace
able? There exists as yet no such police
Moreover. We beg you to remember
that the real reason Of the outcry which
has been raised over our militarism il
not that We have maintained an army
but rather hat we have built "A navy
A nation not menaced IA We are and
which hence has only wanted enough
of an army to hold in subsection nations
which IL has conquered In various parts
Of the earth has filled the world with
clamor because We have built a fleet
about half az big as its own. II does
not want other nations to sail to and
fro upon the sea AZ il does. for it re-
CARDS the sea al its own peculiar prop
erty, What we Germans cannot under
stand is by what reasoning il can he
proved that English trade needs TO he
protected by an English fcet but that
German trade should not be protected
by n German fleet at all,
And. lastly, w beg you To bear in
mind that il is not the mar 10 whom IA
state Of peace is peculiarly profitable
that seeks preteSts for breaking the
peace, During the past forty years
Germany has been exceedingly pros
porous The Germans seem especially
adapted for the attainment of sue
cess by din of industry and intelligence
and along the path of peaceful com
petition Would il ever occur to ny
To undertake the thnnkiess task Of in
vading Russia? Az to France. We want
the French to he our allies against the
uncivilized East.
And Why should Germany attack
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OF her automobiles. as the drives
roundabout are delightful. We take
our tea fine afternoons in H.. garden.
We are fortunate to have two tennis
courts and the golf links are in fine
conGition. Do send us some OF the
lat st novels and subscribe to a few
Of the magazines for us, that's a dear.
We have been here six weeks and are
~anxious'y awaiting the wounded.
"P. S.-please send some bridge
scores and all the cigarettes you can
spare from those Hne ones you got at
smyrna
II is not easy 10 ~dehusque the nufns
embusque.
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sabots stuffed with straw for warmth.
] walk ten miles to buy anything
from tobacco to q stamp.
III you rant to shave they think
you are a spy: II you take a bath
they think YOU are trying to escape.
The people around regard us as a
% between a MI sane and a Gu
riosity. TIE small children Of tho
neighborhood stand in front Of you
and point their fingers at you and say:
VOLTA! Look, Jean. here is a soldier
that isn't killed yet Talk about
atrocities"
The question ~agitating the allied
countries just now IL not how long
the war will last, hut whether the
refugee embusque ought 10 he Ne
busq,rd. in other words be made to
work. The refugee embusque is a de-
velopment OF the times and is q
refugee who won't do any work. ex-
cept working diplomatic wires to keep
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~ GEORGE STUART FULLERTON,
Professor of Philosophy, Columbia
University.

w TE need to remind ourselves that
w militarism is not peculiarly
German. The German army
does moi compare in size with
kIssia' :. and it must be confessed by all
that II has beer for nearly half a century
very peaceful force. Since her struggle
with France forty-four yeav ago Ger
many has kept the peace with all a
tons in spite OF her militarism.
During this period the Russian army
has constantly been used as a weapon
n aggression. Russia last great wal.
that with her present ally, Japan. be-
my brought about by the seizure of Chi
nese territory TO which she bad no
other claim than the desire to possess
1t. R1ssia's invasion Of the terrific
ines surrounding her "a only DO COM
pared TO the foundations caused BY Q
rsing tide. She is always Aggressive.
and it needs a strong bulwaIk I hold
her back.
a'ch an III Nv III II E1IIo
has in fact an army approximately equal
10 that Of Germany, and yet her popula-
ton is less than two-thirds a great,
and her geographical position is a more
fortunate one. for she can be effectively
a'tacked by land on only one side. Each
Frenchman has to pay a higher price
for the luxury Of having an army and
navy than does zach German. He
pays less than does the Englishman
Tor the same luxury. but the burden 10
great nevertheless.
And if we use the term 'mifitarim'
TO Indicate not the existence Of a great
army but the presence OF q warlike
spirit We must surely recognize that
public opinion in France has been for
decades vastly more militaristio than
N Germany The latter nation has had
no desire 10 attack France, whereas
10" present day Frcnchman has been
brought up to cherish the thought Of q
revenge to be attained with tho 90
""raiion Of Russia.
OF JAPANESE militarism we need hardly
speak 80 nation has threatened the
u~a"N"rd'rcc of any vital interest Of
%''l' Japan has started out upon a
WY "fr expedition, and the ALI
'".' .'. England leaves her free to
"'' '' self in IN" Pacific. TO pretty
''''i "''l Sh" p%Icises, How far
''Hils"-i ir,noe" control ~ the Pacific
.'' toe 'nadc Compatible with the in
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him or her from it. To begin with, it's
= delicate international question.
When . Frenchman politely in.in-
yates that there Is q pleasant job
awaiting the acceptance Of a refugee
embusque who happens TO be a Bel
eian the latter replies: ~ have saved
your country" The F~rcnchman. who
remembers Liese with gratitude, nc
knowledges the ~circumstanc, and Is
only too glad to repay the obi gat.oa
with the loa of a hoine ard inls 1t
difncuit TO insist that the invo untary
guest should al least help to pay his
board.
When again the refugee omhusque
remarks to the EngiiShman: You
have not yet saved my country" ne
10 strongly Of the tc,iei that the
hearty British welcome he has re-
ceived is but his due under the cir
cumstances This puts the Rritisher
In an awkward position, for ST, uld
he insist on the refugee emhIsuuH's
b+roming a paying guest he would
violate all his national tradition u
hospitality.
So the foreign refugee who wishes
to be an embusaue can intrench him
self In an almost impregnahlc pos
ton. one from which ne can scarcely
be disiodged. because custom and ira
dition Az on his side.
Yes" said a kind hearted French
peryon. ~ went to one OF the b."
refuge places on the Rive GauChe in
Paris which has given temporary shol-
ter and food t. more than 10 o0o
refugees OF all ranks since the war
began and though I did not want 70
Increase my household offered 70
give employment to OF the needy
women about my house, The amlah,r
director who had Just been thanking
me erusivelv for a timely Offering Of
q few small provisions looked cnn-
fused and fastened to explain that
there were no domestic servants a.
the refuge, that II would V DO 10
mention the matter to any others
consequently nothing could he done"
Thus was the kind lady snuhhad
FOR her presumption. The amusin"
side Of the picture WIS that the
Parisians were cheerful,y and Will
ingly doing houscwork for these same
refugees that they never dreamed Of
uolhG TOT themselves SrlStS Wer"
keeping policemen were
cooking meals. women Of high social
position were setting tables and wash
ing children's faces, deputies from tn"
French Parliament in silk hats were
setting up furniture, al most careful!
not TO hunt me feelings Of their unox-
pected Ruests bv ever Suggesting that
the rfurres should occupy Themselves
even with matters OF their own com
fort. II II easy to see that Paris &c
the paradise OF the refugee crnbusQue
n that II requires a hard hearted
nation TO d~ebusdue the refugee en-
busoue.
There are three grades - tho mill
tary emhusdue, those who stay a.
home, those who get into some gov
ernmental employ and those who re-
main in the background of active sor-
vice and keep behind the wings while
the war drama is on the boards.
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to the cafe again and We have an
aperitivc together. We have snapped
all our stories until they have been
used up in transit. Both sick Of the
sight Of each other.
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metamorphosed by the blue uniform
and red kept into the army chauffeur.
He was haggard and careworn as II
he had been through a dozen cam
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The Foreign Volunteer embusque gets his feelings hurt
in his rural environment when the country children point their
fingers at him and say, VOLTA! Look, Jean. Here's a soldier
who isn't killed yet"
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The automobile amyg gentleman chauHeur and his general who have told od stories so often
that they are worm out in transit and are bored stiff whhs tx months of each Others society
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-01-01

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