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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

centuries would it take to catch up
with either Great Britain or Germany?
All of which goes to show that it
sometimes is easier to point out what
the other fellow ought to do than It
is for tie other fellow to go ahead and
do it,
Is Col Roosevelt consistent? He
says the United States is unprepared
for war-woefully SO. So it was, then,
at the outbreak of hostilites in
Europe. Yet Col. Roosevelt insists
that when Germany overran Belgium
it was the bUunden duty of the United
to offer vigorous protest, which, of
course. eventually would have thrown
the United States into war with Ger
many. He insists right now that the
time for words has passed--which can
mean but one thing, that the United
States should sever diplomatic rela-
tons with Germany and take the con-
sequences. If the United States was so
utterly unprepared for war in 1914,
and if it is SO utterly unprepared for
war in 1915, are we not, as matter
Of plain common sense, under deep
obligation to President Wilson for hay
ing SO far managed 10 keep us out
of q clash OF arms whicl-f Colonel
Roosevelt is to be believed could on
ly result in humiliation?
Col. Roosevelt accuses President
Wilson of specializing in theories. In
the case OF the war in Europe, it is
suspected that President Wilson has
conducted himself strictly in the real
ization that he is up against a condi-
tion.--SiOuX City Journal.
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A Tribute to the Auto.

or all the discoveries in the pas
half century the automobile is the
greatest The advent of the auto has
minimiZed distances. We watch the
| minute hand where we used to watch
the hour hand. Dame Fashion is in
her glory as she has ten to one follow
ers now. The whiskey bottle is rele
gated to the rear ranks because it is
hard on tires.
1t is gratifying to see our farmer
friends get cars when they can afford
them. They get that much more out
of life. 1t cultivates a more brOtherly
feeling and teaches them that the
other fellow from the city is a human
being just like they are: not much
difference between them.
There is a cabalistic fraternity
among the owners of cars and it is
a rare case when one is not ready to
assist a brother Wheelman in trouble,
and willing to get out and under" il
need be.
Pedestrian friends should not judge
too harshiy when the car Whi2zes by
without recognition or invitation.
They are busy and like the adder,
don't disturb the Chauffeur.
There is nothing so inspiring as a
drive along the country roads at night
time. Beautiful as the country is dur
ing the day, it is more SO at night.
There is something uncanny about il
as one drives through the country al
ter dark that does not come when the
sun is. shining.
The road opens up like a great big
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01
REPUBLICAN, CONSTRUCTIVE LEG
lSLATiON.

| Washington. Sept. Special Cor
respOndence) Among the many i'm
portant pieces of constructive legisla.
ton to the credit OF the republican
party is the act for the construction
of the Panama canal. Although that
measure was not passed by party
vote, it was passed by a republican
congress, signed by a republican pres
ident and made easily practicable by
Republican legislation and admins
tration.
| The republican party had declared
in tsypiattOrm for the construction Of
an "Isthmian canal.H The denlocrntic
party had declared for a "Nicaraguan
canal" The difference merely serves
TO illustrate the broader view taken
by the republican party.
1t is noteworthy that when the ca
nal bill was under discussion in tho
house Of representatives, on Jan. /,
1909, Representative Davis (denD Of
Florida declared:
Our national treasury is bursting
with surplus of unneeded dollars"
Mr.. Davis Was arguing in favor of
the canal and gave this as one reason
Why the act should be passed. II is
hardly necessary to add the comment
that there never was democratic adj
ministration when this argument could
have been put up in favor Of SO large
an undertaking. Subsequent events
prove that Notwithstanding Panama
canal construction was undertaken III,
der acts which authorized issuance
OF bonds, the continued supremacy of
republican policies maintained suf!l-
cient revenue to construct that canal
largely from current income andfthe
only urgent demand Tor the issuance
Of canal bonds has come after the ca
nal has been completed and in order
to make up deficit created by dem
ccratic administration at a time when
no extraordinary expenditures are be-
ing made.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01
AND RUSSELL CAME BACK.

William WorthingtOn Russell enter
ed the diplomatic service of the Unit.
ed States as secretary to the Ameri'
can legation at Caracas, Venezuela, in
1896 BY intelligence and industry
he secured successive promotions to
higher positions in Central American
countries until, in 1913, he was finish
ing four years OF service in the Doni.
mean. republic. On August 18th OF
that year he was retired by President
Wilson in order to make a place for
deserving" democrat, James NJ.
Sullivan, now of unsavbry notoriety
Finally forced to that action by public
criticism which spread to his own
party, the president recalled Sullivan
and. on Aug. lG, 1915, reappointed
Russell. For exactly two years the
United States had worse than no rep
resentation at Santa Domingo. The
injury was not confined to that repub-
lie for The diplomatic service and the
nation itself suffered loss OF prestige
in the opinions of representatives OF
other nations. The salary of $4,000
year paid to Sullivan was not mere
ly a waste of public funds-it was
payment of government money toii
jury to government interests. The
shame of the transaction is intensified
by the fact that il took two years OF
public flashing to drive the admins
tration to an undoing Of the wrong,
II the Russell-Sullivan incident
stood alone, il might be passed in 81
lence. But the record shows other
instances of good and faithful public
servants reWOved from the diplomatic
service to make room for men OF no
more qualification than was possessed
by the man who disgraced us at Ssa-
to Domingo. 4 Probably other public
issues will prevent detailed discussion
of the numerous other mislit appoint
ments which were so thoroughly en-
posed by the North American Review
and by Congressman Rogers, OF Mass
achusetts, in a speech in the house
of representatives. If all the facts
were placed before all the people OF
the United States there can be no
doubt that President Wilson would
be driven to recall some. more Of his
app0ntees and restore to the service
the men who We're dismissed alter
many years Of highly satisfactory
service. Put, for the present, we are
told we must stand by the president,
even though he won't stand by US.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01
THEODORE, THE WARLikE.

Col. Roosevelt might be more con-
vincing il he we're more temperate in
his language. He is altogether too
ready to call those who do not agree
with him sissies and poltroons. 1t
would be futile for President Wilson
to attempt to reply to his attacks for
much the same reason that eX-Presi
dent Taft told the Unitarians at San
Francisco it would be futile for them
to reply to Billy Sundays attacks on
the Unitarian church-because "in
mere epithetical assault we have re-
straints that would put us at a great
disadvantage"
In his address at the military in.
structiOn camp at Plattsburg, N. Y,
Col Roosevelt fairly outdid himself.
His audience was made up OF citizen
soldiers in uniform, and it must have
carried him back to San Juan. One
needs only to read his speech to see
his eyes flash behind his glasses and
hear the gnashing of his teeth as he
paid his respects to the professional
paciflstsI" and the fellows who are for
peace at any price" Then, before he
left the camp he gave, ont a supple
mentary statement In which he de-
voted special attention to President
Wilson as a man with mind that
dWells only in realm of shadow and
shame" Col. Roosevelt may feel that
way about the man in The white
house. but the sentiment will find no
echo in the hearts Of the American
people.
AS the United States stands face to
face with 4 crisis, others besides Col.
Roosevelt are asking themselves what
the United States would do-what tie
United States could do, indeed--in
case it should be precipitated into
war with some great European power.
Nor is it fair to assume that such lack
Of preparedness as exists has been
wholly lost upon President Wilson. For
months he has realized the defenses
of the nation are inadequate and for
months experts have been at work
formulating plans for the strengthen
ing of both the army and the navy.
Col. Roosevelt may be right in insist
ing that the emergency has been one
which demanded more summary
action on the part Of the government
that ere now results should be in
evidence in the way of larger army
and q more thoroughly equipped navy,
but he misstates the facts when he
alleges that I'VE as a nation have done
nothing whatever for national defense
during the past thirteen months"
Col. Roosevelt is for an adequate
defense in the case OF war Is he ready
Ia, al, ~
adequate defense? That is the Ques-
ton it is up to the administration to
give answer to in making its plans TO
strengthen the army and the navy.
Is an adequate navy navy, that is
stronger than that OF Great Britain?
Is an adequate army an army that is
larger than that OF Germany? And if
the United States should set out to
provide such an adequate navy and
such an adequate army, how many
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Under date OF August 10th, demo
cratic papers carried dispatches say
ing that president Woodrow Wilson
today began the task OF mapping out
his program for national Defense
There was remarkable truth in that
word began" Only q short while ago
President Wilson was declaring that
there has, been no neglect OF national
defense. The platform on which VIII
son was elected was silent on pre-
paredness. The republican platform
was drawn by men WHO had both the
knowledge to understand national
needs and the courage to shy what
they believed. They wrote the fol
lowing words
I'VE believe in the maintenance OF
an adequate navy for the national de.
Tense and we condemn the action OF
the democratic house OF Representa-
lives in refusing to authorize the con.
Struction of batileshps."
On Aug lG. 1915. when he began
planning for national defense Presi.
dent Wilson paid 4 magnificent tribute
to the wisdom. foresight and courage
of the men who wrote the republican
platform in June, 1912.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01
Everybody's Column
The Review Solicits Communities tons that
May be of interest to Readers of this Column.

fan, tinged with black. You are con.
tinually plunging headlong into 81.
gantic tunnel of darkness. The trees
are only seen in outline, fantastic
shapes form and reform before your
eyes and fade away The fences wig
gle in the shadows like things of life.
The cattle in the fields by the road
side become the COLLINS of the night.
The iridescent sheen from the corn
fields fit by like great lakes of green
cheese and from afar there beats upon
the scene Pickering, shimmering
lamp from farm house for all the
world like the single eye of Cycl0ps
The light from the car brings out
the defects of the road and magnities
them. A billowy path, indeed, accord
ing to the lights and shadows Yet
the machine takes the ripping waves
OF the highway with never a complaint
and the sweet cool breath Of the night
air instills a courage into the soul
that is enchanting. Sailing upon the
lakes ut night is pleasant. There is
the silvery wake trailing behind the
boat, and the distant lights along the
shore are charming. But the country
drive is different There are the
rolling changes every second. The
pictures in the dark. The ghostly
charm of mystery which one sees
along the drive when the stars are
twink1ing. The soothing whir and
3u2Z OF the engine like the drumming
of a ruffled grouse or, the believing
OF IA bull is music intensified by the
wiera stiffness OF the night.-A Re,
view Reader. $s8t $tf. },
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health again. 1t is truly great bless
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derive from your medicines. f" - Mrs.
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If you want special advice
write to Lydia T.. Pinklam Ned
tcine CO., (cOnfitlentialD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman
and held In strict confidence.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

If automobile lights are so bright
that they dazzle your eyes and other
machines are liable to- run into you,
most people get back by putting on
still brighter lights so that other peo-
pie may run into them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01
WOMEN WHO Are
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I May Find Help in 'Th;.
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Swan Greek, Mich. -" ( cannot speak
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Compound, and it
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

1t is believed that directors Of rail
roads, banks and corporations should
at least show enough interest to go to
the annual meeting and vote the in
siders ticket with their eyes shut.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Henry Watterson seeks to excuse
Wilson. president Taft" lie says
cleft the Mexican question to Presi
dent Wilson" And the latter, we may
add, evidently plans to leave it to his
successor or in a much more compli,
Gated form than when lie got it,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Renewed prosperity is indicated for
the junk trade, with the forthcoming
publication of the Industrial Relations
committees voluminous report.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Who says the spread OF the automo-
bile will make the horse disappear.
with the country suffering from the
shortage Of beef?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

The time which the old fashioned
girl llsedlto spend in putting UP fruits
in fall seems TO be spent by the mod
ern maid in putting down ice cream
soda.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

/. II half the college girls never mar
~, as q professor has figured out it
shows the effect of All educated and
taste.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

The president is now said to have
a plan in mind for the relief OF the
Southern cotton planter by govern
mental agency. Has he also III mind
a similar plan for the northern lum-
herman?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Many families are having reunions
about now, and blood appears to be
thicker than water whenever good
turkey dinner is served.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Uncle Sam is Of a forgiving DISPOSE
ton, hut there is a limit ID the num-
Der of times he will back up to some
folks and say please kick me"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

The Review and Chicago a. m
Daily Tribune. year only OfsUV
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Washington Sept. l-(SpeciaD-
July building in various sections of
the viewpoint Of comparisons with
similar periods in previous years.
There was heavy decrease, accord.
ing to reports received by Bradstreet's
Journal from 145 of the leading cities
of the United States, the depreciation
being heavy in both permits granted
and in the value of the projected
Buildings. For seven months of the
year ending with jig. va,ucs n!
building aggregated s4t.' ,5G7 ,405. Il de-
grease OF IT, per cont from the Ike
:2nrl,d of 1914, which III turn shows a
decrease of per cent from 1913.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

The balance in the general fund OF
the national treasury on August 23d
was S55, 7GO,SS9 as compared with
1926, G63, 944 on the corresponding date
two years ago under republican rev.
enue and appropriation laws.
The administration spent $27 .3S2,41l
more than it collected during the first
81 days OF the present fiscal year.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

h, In spite OF the.a.fact that stealing
automobiles ha&sbecome regular bus
mess, there are some makes that can
safely~be left lying around loose.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

THE principal requirement for sue
eessful tennis or golf club in the
Smart Set seems TO be first class
restaurant and bar. hi
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

The American people are getting
ready to study the Labor Problem on
Labor Day by watching double header
ball games.-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

That bad smell may not be some
German using asphyxiating gas, but
the pile OF lawn clippings that
your neighbOr keeps decaying next
your fence.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

In view OF the present ticklish stu
alton, it is about, time for Uncle Sam
to take his rusty old horse pistol ont
OF the bottom drawer and clean and
oil it up little.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-01

Though the people Of this country
undoubtedly Want d permanent, non.
partisan tariff commission they don't
want it appointed by a democratic
president who will select q majority
OF it's members from among men who
are opposed to a scientific protective
tariff. They want tariff commission
created by the friends of the prOtec-
ton principle They want it to ascer-
tain the facts and submit those facts
to congress for its guidance in de.
termining the amount of duty neces-
sary to give the American wage earn
er adequate protection from the cheap
labor of foreign countries. They want
q tariff commission not subservient to
the white house, but acting in its own
right and according to its own judg-
ment under authority OF law definitely
prescribing its powers and duties.
They want Il commission governed
by law and under no obligations to a
democratic president who opposes the
principle OF protective tariff.
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, lgpruaa ants parsons. who arc .looking

h faPrusle litsS ers Ona5s II who are .Iooitins
to the ultimate consequences OF the
Wilson policy in Mexico are wonder
ling whether the elk Latin American
Countries now involved in the business
will be willing to quit. The plain
English OF the matter is that Mr.. VIII
son has asked some OF the South
American republics to interfere in the
matters Of North America. Before
the Wilson era they had never thought
it any province Of theirs 10 interfere
north OF the istllmns. France came
over to Mexico and the United States
threw her out. The South American
republics have been organized into q
combination by President Wilson to
interfere in matters affecting our
boundaries The idea apparently is
that the United States shall not pro
tcct its citizens or their property. or
even national honor unless We have
the advice and consent of six foreign
governments. Some day--not SO far
distant either-we shall have an ad-
ministmtion at Washington which
Will not hold to this idea, Then what?
Shall we then be confronted by the
hostile array Of the Latin American
states whom Wilson has taken into
partnership?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
u BOAT SUREL Y SANK ARABIC.
CAPTAIN OFLLNER DECLARES:
PRESIDENT IS READYTO ACT
POSSIBLE CRISIS WITH u. s..
FINDS GERMANS APATHETIC
Public Hopes There Will Be No Break but Isn't Inter-
ested in Attack on Arabic-Some Think Mine
Responsible-All Officials Silent
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.

Special Gable Despatch to THE Sun.
BERLIN. via London. Aug. 23.-ofi-
oials Of the German Foreign Office or
other branches OF the Government, as
well as the American Ambassador. Mr..
Gerard, and his secretaries. to-day de-
clined TO make any comment on the
sinking OF the Arabic pending receipt
OF the official reports.
The general public does not seem to
be even interested in the incident, al
though the hope prevails that the re-
lations between Germany and the
United States will not be interrupted.
The newspapers refrain from COM
menting on the situation, Count Won
Reventlow, the naval expert of the
Tdgessetun0. being the only excep-
tion.
Count Reventlow to-day broke the edi-
torial silence regarding the sinking OF
the Arabic. His article emphasized the
point that It has not yet been proved
that the Arabic was sunk by German
submarine. He commented on the re-
port that the liners captain furnished
life belts to the passengers and crew.
Possibly this was done. he suggested, be-
cause the captain planned to ram the
submarine.
should it be proved that SUBJ
marine destroyed the Arabic and that
Americans were drowned" wrote Count
Reventlow. we see only new proof
OF the rightfulness of the position taken
by Germany. which has repeatedly
warned neutrals against embarking on
ships passing through the war zone.
1t shows also the disregard of these
warnings by the United States after hav-
ing tried through threats to force Ger
many to give up her submarine war OH
commerce.
This, We believe, is the undivided at
titude and judgment Of the German peo-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
KAISER AT THE FRONT.
berlin Tells Details Of Novo Geor-
gieVsk's Capture.

Sp'Cidl cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
BERLIN, via London. Aug 23.-Some
Of the details regarding the fall of NoNo
Georgevsk may now he recounted. At
o'clock in the afternoon of August 10
Gen. Won Beseler, commanding the Ger
man forces, gave the Russian General
one hour in which to surrender the forts.
The German troops took possession a
few hours later and at 80 o'clock the
next afternoon Emperor William arrived
The besieging army was drawn up in
the plain between Novo Georgicvsk and
the last German position half an hour
later and the Kaiser. 'ooking calm, con-
fident and not in the least careworn.
reviewed the troops, accompanied by
Gen Falkenhayn, Chief Of the General
Staff Gen, Won Beseler, Admiral Mueller
and others. The Kaiser addressed the
army In ringing voice. lie compli-
mented them on the victory and de-
clared:
"The God of Hosts has been with us
and with His aid we hope TO continue
to conquer"