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The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
Hoke Smith a German Apologist

AS an apologist for Germany Senator Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, proves himself worthy rival
of DR.. Dernburg and Herman Ridder With the
positivencss and confidence of one holding brief
for Won Jagow he asserts that Germany did not
mean to torpedo American vessels, that Germany
Is ready to "disclam any purpose of torpedoing
passenger ships not armed and not loaded down
with contraband' and that the safety of citi-
zcns upon passenger vessels in future, though
they belong to the enemies of Germany can be
safcguarded by precautions as to their character
and cargoes.'
If the Senator is in possession of any informa-
ton justifying these conclusions he has the ad-
vantage of everyone else. To the rest of the
single opportunity to sink any vessel OF whatever
nationality bound to from a port of her enc
mics. This is clearly proved in the case of the
Gufight, by an official admission from Germany
that the officers of the submarine which sent her
to the bottom noticed, after the torpedo was dis
PATCHED, that the flag the Gulfight was flying
was an American flag, In other words they made
not the slightest effort to ascertain the nationality
OF the vessel before sinking her without warning
to the crew From all the information available
there scarcely less culpability in the of
the more recent attack on the Nebraskan With
such outrages being committed at frequent inter-
walls the Senator's assertion that Germany is
ready to disavow any purpose of torpcdoing
passenger ships is merely amusing Germany
has neither "dsavowed" nor has she stopped the
practice that has already been made the subject
of two vigorous protests by this government.
Nor has she given any indication of intention
to "dsavow."
In the face or all this Senator Smith urges the
continuance OF negotiations not only for the pur-
pose OF safeguarding American lives at SCH, but
with view OF ending the war He would have
this government continue to write notes while
Germany continues to sink ships. Why doesn't
he go step further and recommend that Prcsi-
dent Wilson withdraw his two protests and notify
the Berlin government that he didn't mean them
scriously2 And what would be the Senator's at
titude ii British instead OF German submarines
were guilty OF such crime The British navy
has yet to Cause the loss OF the life OF
combaant the
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
Sin and Tobacco.

l. /; a SIN to raise tobacco: The question is
to be discussed ii decided by the annual con-
ference OF the Church OF the Brethren at Her
>hcy. Ia. this week. In their aversion to The
things OF the world" many OF the members OF
This church have considered the use Of tobacco
sin, just have many ministers OF other de-
nominations. but this year the members OF the
Blue River Church. OF northern Indiana have pc
titioned the annual meeting "prohibit members
OF our church from raising tobacco The State
OF Indiana is not much OF a tobacco State, and
why shouldn't the who raise corn consider
it sinful to raise anything else? But/the Brcth-
rem from Pcnnsy vania. Kentucky North Carolina,
Virginia, Tennessee and Ohio, where is produced
SIoo 100000. may take another view.
The rural counties of Kentucky now prohibit
the manufacture and sale OF that proud old
product, Bourbon whisky from corn but they raise
more than S4oooo.ooo worth OF tobacco every
year, and they want the government to fix mini
mum price for their product North Carolina
is prohibition State. Sc far corn juice is con-
cerncd, but produces ST 900 900 worth OF tobacco
then manufactures it into smoking tobacco, al
legged cigars and even into cigarettes, and finally
sells large part OF it to I he navy, where Josephus
Daniels stands guard the quarter deck to see
that the officers and men never touch high balls
or beer. Dear Old Virginia, another prohibition
State. would raise Ned il anybody tried to pro-
hibit her farmers from raising SI2ooo,ooo worth
of tobacco and manufacturing it into smoking to-
baeco and blackjack plug, and so would Tennes-
see and West Virginia kick against this invasion
of the rights OF the individual citizen.
If. however, it is sin to- use the weed why
is it not sin to grow more than a billion pounds
OF it more than million every year
and reap sinful revenue of SIo4, 900 by brib-
ing the government with SSo.ooo.ooo internal rev.
enue? And they do not stop with raising this
agent Of sin. They have 10000 tobacco factories
where they employ nearly 100000 people at an
annual wage of s7oooo.ooo to turn the filthy
weed" into manufactured form which brings
them revenue of $4I6,ooo,ooo. or more than all
the hogs bring to the farmers.
1t is said that sin begets another and we
the truth of this in 5000 pipe factories which
turn out S5ooo.ooo worth of pipes every year,
not to mention the cigarette holders, tobacco
pouches and cigarette cases and other incidental
extravagances all due entirely to the failure of
these prohibition States in the South to prohibit
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

the growth, manufacture and sale of tobacco
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue breaches
a powerful sermon on this tobacco sin in his
last annual report showing that there were nearly
oooo,ooo,o domestic cigars, I65oo,oooooo ciga-
rettes 4I2,5o5,ooo pounds of smoking and chew
ing tobacco and 327oo,ooo pounds of snuff let
loose on an innocent nation last year. all because
these prohibtionists would not go to the root of
the evil and prohibit the growth of tobacco.
We do not know what decision the Church of
Brethren will come to this mighty contro-
versy, but it is time it settled. The Chau-
tauqua season s about to open, the flying squad
ron is winding up its 100000 campaign for
national prohibition and there are indications of
an unusual roundup of the various classes of sins
and sinners. There ought to be Federal CEN
sus of Sinners but it can't be taken until we have
some agreement to what is sin. not in New
York in North Carolina, not in Chicago or
out the plains of Kansas, but everywhere under
the dominion of the American Eagle, so that
even a sinner may know where he is and where
he is rot to be beyond the pale. Just at present
the situation is confusing 1t is doubtful If we
could now agree hog and hominy the only
nonprohbtion products OF the United States for
some otherwise good people won't eat pork.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

, clearly meant to establish themselves
where they were.
Juniors among their officers had told
| him So very plainly as he sat with them
after dinner in a house which they had
seized from an English trader
He was back at Williamsburg with his
report by the middle of January. lI5i:
and the next month a. small BODY of
frontiersmen was hurried to make a
! clearing at the forks of the Ohio and
begin the construction of fortifications
there ere spring came. and the French.
The French came nevertheless all too
soon
Bv the nth their canoes swarued there
bearing 900 men and field ordnance and
the forty EnrIishmen who held the rude
unfinished defenses of the pIacs had no
choice but to retire or he blown into the
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The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
The Problem of Mexico.

While the country is eNpcctantly and even
hopefully awaiting 10 learn the nature ci the new
effort which President Wilson promises to put
forth 10 remedy the shocking conditions which for
years have prevailed in Mexico it is impossible to
view the situation optimistcally There seems in
fact TO be nothing the President do, short OF
intervening, that promises to bring about in the
near future a restoration OF peace and order. 1t
lis not, of course impossible. that he m ay notify
the Carranza government OF an intention to rec
ognizeft and TO hold it responsible for conditions
in the republic. but it is gravcy doubtful whether
Carranza has the resources is strong enough
to such responsibility with arIv hope of
quickly producing .hc results dcman ded. BY a
costly experiment this government has learned
that ii cannot lend active aid in behalf of any
faction without bringing united NeNico about
its ears. II the United States loot in Mexico
il must be in force and on its account alone.
Much OF hclplcs>ncSS has been due to a lack
OF government in Mexico that could recog-
uizc and until this has hecn cstabli shed the pros
pect OF any great change Tor the better appears
remote Nc have suffered much at the hands of
the warning factions in Mcxico; and now VIC arc
called upon to iced the people reduced to star
,ation by the STRIFE and this lattc development
perhaps inspired President Wilson to a new Ell
fort toward paciication.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
HISTORY BUILDERS.
McKinley's Clever Political Move.
Written ENrge~e,Iy for The Washington Herald.
by DIR. T.. j. EDW YARDS.

1t was at breakfast at which
Whitelaw Reid was the host. and which
was served at his Madison avenue home,
New York city. one Sunday morning
just before Mr.. Reid became ambaSsa =
dor to the court of st. James. that |
was told that President Mckinley had
formally offered the post of ambassa-
dor to the court of st. James to George
+. Hoar. who then represented MasSa-
chusetts in part in the United States
Senate. Had Senator Hoar accepted
the offer. he would have been another
of the graduates of Harvard who re-
Ceived that distinguished honor.
Mr.. Reid had served, two or three
years earlier. as one of the five AmerI-
can commissioners who met in Paris
after the close of the war with Spain
to negotiate the treaty of peace with
that country. He was the only one or
the commission who did not receive
either political or money remuneration
for that service. The Secretary of
State. Mr.. Day. now of the Supreme
Court bench at Washington. was nomi-
mated by President Mckinley as judge
of the United States Circuit Court for
the district of which Judge Days home
Statc-Ohio-wa part. To accept
that office entailcd resignation as Sec
rotary of State. John Hay. at that
time our amba sSador to the Court OF
St. James, was named by President Nc
kinley as successor to Judge Day as
Secretary of State. That left va
cancy in the English mission and Nc
kinley by writing, | was told. offered
the post to Senator Hoar. The Senator
was, OF course. much Eratified that the
offer had been made to him and he
might have accepted il had he not felt
that he could not afford TO. He knew
that our ambassador to the court of
st. James could not maintain himself
in that post in accordance with the
traditions except at cost of $4,000
a year. while the salary was only ST.
500
McKinleys ability as a politician who
never let a trick cscape him was, | was
told revealed in this offer of the am
bassadorship 10 Senator Hoar. At the
time the offer was made. the Senate was
considering the treaty of peace which
was written at Paris and which among
other provisions contained clause pro-
viding for the transfer of the sovereignty
over the Philippines and over Porto Rico
from Spain to the United States.
Senator Hoar was the leader among
those who were called at that time anti
imperialists He was determined TO pre-
vent the ratification of this treaty be-
cause he believed that the United States
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

- OvERNOR DINwIDDIE saw Du-
Quesne'3 movement consequently
at its very outset. warned the
government at home, and was
promptly instructed to require the French
..peaceably to depart" and IL they would
not 60 for the warning. Ito drive them
off by force Of arms"
He chose as his messenger to carry the
summons Mr.. George Washington. half
Mount Vernon.
George Washington was only lad OF
twenty-one: but he had hardened already
to the work of n man.
He had received no schooling in Eng
land such as Augustine had had. but
had gone from the simple schools and
tutors of the Virginian countryside TO
serve as a surveyor for Lord Fairfax in
the rough country Of the Shenandoah
whittier Fairfax. heir of the old Culpepcr
grants. had come to seek a life away
from courts in the picturesque wilderness
of America
Augustine Washington died the very
year Mr. Dinwiddic became governor.
though he was but thirty-four: and he
had left George. lad though he was, to
administer his estate and serve In his
stead as commander of the militia of
eleven counties.
Governor Dinwiddie knew whom he
was choosing when he sent this drilled
and experienced youngster. already a
frontiersman, to bid the French leave the
Ohio.
The message was carried in the dead
OF winter to the grave and courteous
soldier who commanded at Fort lie
Boeuf; and Washington tried the endur-
ance even of the veteran frontersman
who accompanied him by the forced
marches he made thither and back again
through the dense and frosted woods.
across frozen streams, and through the
painless. storm-beaten tangles of deep
forests where there was hardly much
as the track of bison for their horses
10 walk in.
He reported that the French had re-
ceived him very Sraciously: but had
claimed the Ohio as their own, had made
no pretense that they would abandon it
because the English babe them. and
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
Tooth Brush Drills.

The toothbrush drill may be all right fol
pupils OF the public schools, but in the dark ages
in America that drill conducted at home
without any inspiration from publicity. Mean,
while it is to be hoped, among the multiplicity
Of new things the pubc-school system is taking
over, it will not overlook the fact that homely
old-fashioned drills in the three Rs" may be
useful, though not so available for novelty
and show as "left-side." "rght-side" and up-and
down swshcs with tooth-brushes by files OF
school ehildren.-Ncw York World.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Changes in the personnel of the De
partment of Commerce and the offices
OF the adjutant general and quartermas-
! ter general of the War Department
were announced yesterday as follows:
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Conn
imerce-Temporary appointment of ]. u
| Folse. tr.. clerk at New Orleans. terni-
mated: temporary appointment of Her
| man Orenstein. clerk at New York, ex-
! tended.
William F.. Iange PROBATIONARY ap-
pointed laboratory apprentice. Bureau Of
Standards.
| Appointments under civil service
rules-offcc of the Secretary of War
Leroy Woods. assistant messenger at
Sho" The adjutant generals office, Wal
ter r. knaack. clerk at siGS; Willard
W. Jones. clerk at $1,000: Edward q
I.eech. clerk at $1,000 Office of the
quartermaster general. William F.
Mashburn. laborer Iclassified). at $3.50
once OF the surgeon general Albert
Wilcox. clerk at s1.00: Mrs. Emma VIII
son Noel. clerk at sl.Oco Office OF the
chef OF engineers. Andrew r. Edwin.
clerk at $500. Bureau of Insular Affairs
Joseph P. James. clerk at $1,000.
Promotions-The adjutant generals Of
nee. Henry o. Martin. clerk. from 81 eno
to SLIGO: Richard 4. HaIes. clerk. from
sl'"V 10 sl'2n- Office of the quartermas-
Ter general. Clarence 5. Smith, clerk
from SEo to $1,000: Louis G. Wambaupb
cIerk' from 5000 to. 81 40: Archibald
runner: clerk. from $1,000 to $500: VII
liam T. Hairless. clerk. from, sooo -
81, 600 10
hesisnations-The adjutant general.
once. Guillermo Z. Hernandez cIark ~
H,-": Hezekiah Weeks Waterman ar
s'ag: William l.. Evans. clerk at 81 no
once of the judge advocate general
feari MCKINNEY. clerk at 81 200. Offce
or the qusrtermaster general. Herbert
l.. 'ronin. clerk at Sl.2O0. Bureau of In
sular Affairs. Walter VI. Galloway. clerk
d, S."" once of the Chief of STAFF,
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Amos Pinchot, who, with his brother, Clifford
long has been known leader of the Progressive
party, during talk in Philadelphia public school
renowned his allegiance to Col. Theodore Roose-
welt as the Bull Moose chief and to George W.
Perkins as the Bull Moose financial chief" Mr.
Pinehot said that he carried with him in his de-
cision his brother Clifford. William Allen White
of Kansas, and others who, with himself, he said
composed the most important part OF the Pro-
gresspe party" Most people will doubt whether
the Pinchot brothers carry with them the
most important part of the Progressive party
though they are perfectly willing to admit that
It has gone somewhere.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
GAS" ADDICKS FREED.
Former Delaware Politician Re
leased from New York Jail.

New York. June II. Edward
('Cias'D Addicks. the former Delaware
politician. was today released from
Ludlow Street Jail He was arrested
for contempt of court for having
failed to appear and he examined in
proceedings supplementary to an
5000 judgment. lie purged himself
of contempt by agreeing to appear
and be examined and by fling $1,000
bond.
Just as he was about to leave the
sherifT's office he was served with
another order to appear and be ex-
amined with respect to another judg-
ment of sl2.50O due the Columbia
KnickerboCker Trust Company. He
promised to appear tomorrow for eX-
animation.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
I. r. a. the Tailor Sees Him

Theodore Roosevelt's picture was taken Jus,
as he was arriving at the courthouse at Syracuse
Here we have another and somewha,
different example of the cutaway suit. 1t is ex-
tremeiy conservative in type. having three but
tons, low notch, short lapels and ticket pocke,
with flap. all features more suggestive of Eng
lish style than OF the native variety The six-but-
toned no-coliar waistcoat with the fronts closing
almost to the bottom and the 'rooniy' expression
Of the trousers also suggest transatlantic origin
though the high, close-htting collar like the care
fully pressed crease down the front Of the trous.
ers. IS distinctly Amcrican.-Sartorial Art Journal
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
Doi,,gs of Society

| ret johnson. of Rochester \
motored to Washington to spend sew.
eral days They are stopping at the
J Powhatan.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Burr Harrison
| have as their guest Mrs. Harrison.s
sister. Mrs. Louise McShane. of Bal
timore.
Among those entertaining at the
| supper dance at tue New Willard
Monday were Mr.. Rene Penard Fer
nandez. Mr.. and Mrs B. B. Avery Mr.
and Mrs. Hampson Gary. Prince Alfred
Won Hohenlohe. of the Austrian En-
| bassy; Mr.. Maurice Connolly. Col Ed
ward Raybaud, of the Argentine En-
bassy; MIR. Edwardo. of the ArgentIn.
Embassy. DR.. George " PouIieN or
the Bulgarian Legation. Mr. Arthur
Plant. DR.. Larkin and Miss Reside
Mrs. John Temple Graves will h.
hostess at an informal luncheon and
bridge party tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hagner returned
To Washington last evening from a short
visit to Leesburg Va
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Haskins. Of Law
renee. Ky. arrived at the Shoreham vcs-
SfNAu sOiiic
Miss Dorothy Dobyns. who has bee,
visiting in New York for two woke
mas gone to Eliza beth. " J.. to be maid
q honor at the wedding TODAY of Miss
Ehnie MACPHERSON and Mr. Paul Little
hale.
Miss Sarah Stone Hickling left yestsr-
day for visit with friends in New
York
Dr. W. J. Taylor has returned to Wash
inston from visit to his daughter, Mrs.
francis Macully. in Camden. " j. and
his sister. Mrs. William Creswen, in
Elkton. Md
Mrs A. +. Brown. of Cleveland, Ohio.
has recently announced the engagement
or her widowed daughter, Mrs. Franci,
Finn. to the Rev. George c. F. BratenahI.
~ d.. canon of the Episcopal Cathedral
or IS. Peter and Paul and secretary of
the Province of Washington.
Dr Bratenahl was for many wears rec
tor OF st. Adams. Wisconsin avenue. He
married Miss Louisa Oakley Hall. dau.h
ter of Hon. Oakley Hail. of New York
London. and Paris. the wedding being
soiemnized in the historic church of st,
Martin Sin the Fields, London Mrs.
Bratenahl. who was widely and affection
ately known in this city, died three wears
ago. st. Adams Church has been en-
cased In stone a memorial to her.
Since her death DIR. Bratenahl has made
his home here with a near relative Miss
Kate Burgess. one of the old resident
families. DIR. Bratenahl met Mrs. Finn
last summer while abroad
Countess Spottiswood Mackin will come
TO Washington today to be the guest OF
Mrs. Richard Lee Fearn for a few DAYS
Defore going to Annapolis for some Of
the June week festivities
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Hyde-Smith are
the guests OF Capt. w. S. Gill. L. S. ",
and Miss Gill in Newport.
Former Congressman Maurice Connolly.
OF Iowa. has returned to his apartments
at the Powhatan.
Commodore and Mrs Peters have closed
their residence in Columbia road and have
gone to their summer home near Blue
mont Va.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Americans leaving Germany and hocking to
Switzerland, because popular feeling makes il in
olcrablc if not unsafe for them TO, remain. But
he United States. a country which has su-
crcd gricvously from GerInanyS crime is both a
,ac and a comfortable place OF residence for
Germans even those who have abused our hos
oitaiitv as DR.. Dernbure has.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Ii Germany regarded the Lu>itania ship
Of war why did she so notify the United
States government and formally announce her in
IGNITION OF sinking the vessel without given any
onr on board an opportunity to escape -\p-
parently this aiterthought inspired by
President WilSc.' note and the indignation in
cans.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Two Rrtisi' vessels. The hattlcshp Bulwark
and the steamer Princess Irene. rlvc been blown
TO pieces by unexplained explosions in Skcerness
harbor, and the possibility that their magazines
we're exploded by German wireless is now being
considered. Certainly the circumstances COR
nectcd with the destruction OF these two ships
Justify most thorough Investigations Germany
In the present has brought forward death
dealing devices and materials never dreamed of
before she has made the art OF killing pro-
Iound study for generation. and it is natural
assumption that she had something to do with
the destruction of the Bulwark and the Princess
Irene.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
Morning Smiles.
Proving His Poverty.

Mrs Owens-Mercy. John, there ism t
n thing in the house lit to eat.
Owens-I know it. Kate: that's why l
brought him home to dinner. | want
him to see how frurally we live. He's
nv principal crcditor.-Boston Trans
script.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
A GOODLY HABIT.

| got the habit looking round
For happiness that might be found
Right by my side-not going forth
To East and West, and South, and North,
In search OF that elusive thing
That sets us all upon the wing,
And there lay Fortunes smiling shore
In all its richness al my door
tCopyrght. 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Il have always maintained that tho man who
ives cultivate Lis own character Will result
only in cultlvating intolcrabC pric; because
lis object will hc himself, says President Viii
son 4 great many persons will be disposed to
agree with this vicv. though il is in con
Hict with those OF At least former occupant of
thc White House and those who have been iond
81 telling the people how to live and what to do.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

That Treasury official who insists that the As
sistant Secretary OF the Navy, Franklin ID. Roose-
vclt prune his bill of $40 for travelling OK
pcnscs to San Francisco and return seems to
think that all RoSevcltS rough riders with no
use for Pullman sections and statcrooms.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Even if the American press had not been unani-
nous in condcmning the German reply, the fact
that it was totally unsatisfactory to the govern
mcnt and people OF the United States would
be proved by the of the laudaory comment
upon II.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

The taking OF the deccnnal census OF the
State OF New York begun yesterday. The
police department OF the Metropolis ought to
make arrangements with the enumerators to sup
ply it with the addresses OF the gunner and
bomb thrOwcrs.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
A Child of Misfortune.

An undertakers' war in a California
town brought the price of funerals down
to cent. II anything like that should
occur in Houston il would he our luck
for the doctor to tell usSge were eligible
for tventv-ycar life insSrance-Houston
Post.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-02

Said old-imc Eastside dive keeper after a
tour OF the fashionable Broadway cafes; I'VE
old timers would have been Jailed ii ever
allowed in places like they have here,
where the mothers OF today let their daughters
go" The mothers not only 'let their daughters
90" but encourage diem by going themselves.
IT. funny what a difference a few years make.