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The Washington times., 1915-06-12

health and reasonable assurance or
not NJ beSoming pr a public charge, he was was
leg or two in the war. and come
back in such condition that he threat
ems to become public charge. In
that event the immigration laws
leave discretion under which he may
be excluded.
II before going away he shall have
declared his intention to become a
citizen here. the chances are that he
substantial relatives or friends can
give satisfactory assurance that he will
not become a public charge, he will
probably get in.
range Of discretionary authority in the
immigration officials.
The best advice to give an un-
naturalized alien Is to declare his in
tention Of becoming an American
he Is likely to be able to get in again:
and above all things every alien-born
or even native-born American who
goes abroad to war should equip him
self with the proper papers to demon
strate his allegiance, or the fact that
he has made the declaration of inten-
ton.
Question Raised BY Balkan Wars.
The Balkan wars raised these oues-
tions good many times. Greeks.
went back to fight for their native
countries: and after the wars great
numbers Of them returned here. Some
We're deported because Of the possi-
bility that. In their maimed con-
dition. they might become public
sihsrses; si.nIs but, the ss,E great majority had
try to make the necessary showing Of
American citizens before they Vent vent
away to fight. there was no further
uncertainty. They got in. no matter
whether or not they had legs, arms, or
| nerves. -
| The native-born American is in fact
liable to be the most embarrassed per.
son In such circumstances. Not having
citizenship. he goes UP and down the
| world thoughtless of the prize of ma.
tionality; and sometimes 1t is hard tc
| prove.
There is pending right now the case
| of one Richard Wade, who at last ac.
| counts was in the Ellis Island Hos
pital under detention. He served sew,
eral years In the American navy, sus
| tanned injuries in the line of duty 70,
which he was honorably discharged ant
given a pension. Some time ago III
went away to the West Indies. and re
turning few weeks ago was held VI
Of his citizenship.
Couldn't Prove Citizenship.
He couldn't give it. He believed h,
was born In Kentucky. but knew M
way to prove the fact. He has his cas-,
now in the hands Of lawyers. and peo
pie familiar with all Its details are mucl
distressed about II. Yet IL is by M
means alone in illustrating the fac
that the native-born American is liabl,
| to be the one most annoyed at a cal
to prove his citizenship
The entrance of Italy and the Balka,
states into the war is expected to neces
state some legislation to insure tina
injustices shall not be done in admins
tration Of the immigration laws. Their
will be thousands Of cases subject. un
der laws as they now stand. to discre
ton.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
EDISON AND WILSON,
AMERICAS GREATEST
Tilman Declares Bryan Should
Have Resigned
Long Ago.

ORANGE. N. j.. June TT con-
slider Woodrow Wilson and Thomas A.
Edison the two greatest living Ameri-
cans" said Senator Benjamin +. Till
man OF South Carolina. after the in
ventor had shown him through his
laboratory today. AS chairman of the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee,
Senator Tillman had come here to in
spect the storage battery being
manufactured for use in United States
submarines.
Mr.. Bryan should have resigned
long ago." said Senator Tillman.
Bryan seems obsessed with the idea
that he is the great peace evangelist.
Mr. Wilson has the rare faculty of al
ways doing the right thing at the
right time and saying the right thing
in the right way"
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

stroped, there would be disastrous
consequences in her economic and
then in her social life; the stronger
enemy would be able to make good
his losses; Germany could not. To
subdue It or confne it in its own
harbor would be merely q question
Of time" Further, mo great state
could be more easily cut off than
Germany from all sea intercourse
worthy Of the name" ..
These are precisely the things that
have happened. They were accounted
a series Of great calamities by Won
Tirpitz, fifteen years ago.. To rem
der their happening impossible, he
wanted vast naval program car
ried out, and got it. But that was a
game at which two could play, and
England played it, too. With vast
ly greater forces than either Lon
don or Berlin could, in 1900, imagine,
relative forces have been kept on
about the old basis, and the greater
power of England has in 1915 done
to the greater power Of Germany
just what Won Tirpitz feared, and
what he accounted the great disas-
ter to his. country.
Somebody figured recently that
the total submarine losses of Eng
land in the war did not aggregate q
tonnage equal to a half-day's sail
ings FROM United Kingdom ports
Business is going ahead-in Eng.
land; while there is no German mer.
chant flag on any sea, no German
foreign trade in the world.
In just one respect is the situa.
tion significantly different from that
which Won Tirpitz anticipated. Ths
loss that Germany has suffered i.
far greater, far more crippling te
the nation, than Won Tirpitz coulc
have expected it to be, because Ger
man foreign commerce and German
merchant shipping have increased
so vastly since 1900. Just as tha'
increase has been great, the wipins
out of the whole fabric is the greater
calamity.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
THE ITALIAN WAR FRONT

1t is always to be kept in mind
that when the Austro-Italian bound
airy line in the northeast was laid
down, the Italians got all the worst
of the bargain. They wanted line
that would be as easily defensible,
from their point Of view, as from
their enemy's; and they did not get
it. Instead, the boundary runs in
side the most available line of mill
tary positions, so that the wide
plains of northern Italy lie exposed
to any Austrian force or fortifica-
'tions that may frown down from the
hills.
These are topographic conditions
Of the utmost military significance.
The Russians have recently encoun-
tered terrific disaster because the
Carpathians were the natural de-
fense of Hungary, and the Russians,
even after getting past them and in
to control Of some of the passes,
were under the necessity of main
tanning a most difficult line of COM
munications, and always in the dan
ger that they might be backed up
against the mountain wall and
chopped to pieces against it.
This is closely analogous to the
situation in the north of Italy where
the newest battle front Of the war Is
developing. The Italian arms have
need to exercise the utmost caution,
to clear thoroughly their way before
they advance too far into the en-
emy's territory; and this they, seem
to be doing. Their progress is
slow, though it appears, from the
advices received thus far, to be
pretty persistent. 1t is not yet pos
sible accurately to adjudge the off,
cial announcements made from the
Italian war Office concerning the
progress of events military. In near
eleven months of war close readers
have learned just about how to dis.
count the emanations from Official
quarters at Paris, Berlin, Petrograd
and London. They have learned
that Paris pretty correctly reports
French advantages and that Berlin
quite honestly announces German
gains; Petrograd seems to have
wanted to be more frank than either
but seemingly is not always accu.
rately informed; London has had g
censorship whose mysteries nobody
could fathom. Rome has its repu,
tation to make, it's standing in pub
lie estimation to establish. 1t has
not seemed thus far to be at al
magalomaniac about Italian gains
but it has been like Paris and Ber,
lin in overlooking the unfavorablt
news.
without much question the Ital
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Civil Service Pensions.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
It will be recalled that a civil serv-
Ice pension bill was vetoed by President
Taft because II contained a clause limit
ing the term of appointments in the
civil service to seven years. his reasons
therefor In effect being. first, because
no provision had been made for those
who had grown old in the service, ana,
second. because reappointments were
left to the discretion OF department
heads.
In view Of these facts. the inquiry
arises whether 1t would not be in the
interests of both the Government and
Its employees II tenure OF office law
were enacted that would meet the OBJ
1ections thus raised by President Taft.
or. as an alternative. that would apply
onlv to those now In the Government
service and who have served or may
serve continuously therein. twenty-five
or thirty years. but not to any appoint
haps. certain technical experts. to be
particularly designated, and disabled
soldiers and sailors: said law also to
provide that all appointments made
ment service with the exceptions
| named) be made for the period of six
or seven years, and the appointees to be
Ineligible to reappointment until at least
an equal number of years had inter-
vened.
It is submitted that were either of
| these suggestions adopted 1t could be
carried into effect with comparatively
little expense, that Is, as compared TO
| what would be incurred in case the un-
| principle is adhered to. and all the
vast number (now aggregating nearly
half a million) OF civil service employees
acquired 2 pensionable status.
Would II not also rebound to the ad-
| vantage of the employees themselves!
Instead Of becoming mere automatons
| or machines, and losing all individuality
| and tndependence Of character. as car
| scarcely be avoided under our present
civil service system. 1t is believed they
gage In other lines of business which
| would afford opportunities for mental
growth and careers Of usefulness.
1t may also be assumed that many OF
homes where. through their increased
knowledge and experience. they might
become leading citizns. It could also. l,
is believed. be easily demonstrated tina,
In thus limiting the tenure of these po-
sitions the interests of the Government
the duties attached thereto are q,
q rule. Of such routine character thai
they could readily be discharged. after
very short experience. by the new ap
| potntees.
| Furthermore. the adoption Of either
of the suggestions herein made, particu
larly the latter. would enable larger
numbers OF our citizens to become Il
some extent familiar with governmental
affairs, thus not only increasing thei
interest therein. but making them NOR,
useful citizens, although, needless u
say, the extension thus suggested coulc
only be secured through observing tn,
apportionment law. now admitted!
WILLIAM SMALL.
Washington, June g.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Yonkers Has SO Too
Much in Its Treasury

YONKERS, n. Y, June 12.-This city
now knows the exact difference between
the cash on hand in the city treasury
and what ought to be there.
Expert accountants, after working for
several months. found that there was
exactly 80 too much cash on hand.
They found also that this was because
City Clerk Joseph e. O'Brien had turned
into the city treasury 50 in license fees
ne should have put into his own nockct
Except for that discrepancy the city's
financial records were kept perfectly.
The accountants have not vet put in
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Tomorrow.

Commencement exercises, National Cniver-
sity Law School, National Theater, p. m.
Memorial services for Confederate dead. Ar
lington Cemetery, p. m.
Excursion, Jewish Consumption Relief So
ciety. Colonial Beach.
Closing exercises OF Eighth Street Temple
Sunday school, in temple, 10 a. m.
Religious services, Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, under direction OF Lafayette lodge,
No. 10 Address by DR., James s. Mont
gomery, p. m.
ulty. alumni, and graduates to Trinity
Church from Georgetown University, 1880
a. m. Baccalaureate sermon in Trinity
Church by Rev. H A. Gaynor. S. j., II
a. m. Meeting OF board of regents, 1880
p. m. Law School debate in CASTOR Hail.
p. m. Reception to alumni, 730 D. m.
Band concert and college songs by alum mi
and graduates in quadrangle. $50 .. N.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Officers of Guard
Are to Be Retired

The War Department has granted the
applications OF Col. Charles H. Ourand,
commanding the First Regiment, Dis
trict National Guard, and Major c. F.
Cook, adtutant general, to be retired.
Thev will be advanced one grade Colo
mel Ourand retiring as brigadier general
and Major Cook as lieutenant colonel
The retirement of Colonel Ourand will
Cook at once.
Both have asked for retirement under
the law that entities them to retire on
their own application after ten years of
meritorious service
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Becker's Brief to Be
Answered WedneS iay

NEW YORK, June l2.-District At
torney Perkins reply to the brief of
Charles Becker. applying to the court
of appeals for reargument of his case
Will not be ready on Monday when
Becker's plea goes in.
Mr.. Perkins says Martin T. Mantou,
points to be controverted.
Assistant District Attorney Eabri-
cant will work all today and tomorrow
on the brief. and the court will be
asked to receive it Wednesday prob
ably.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Slid Down Rain Pipe;
Stole $1,000 in Gems

NEW YORK, June "details Of a
daring $4,000 jewel robbery in the home
of Charles Hoefler, became known to-
day. Detectives say they are on the
trail
The family were dining on the porch
when the thief crossed to the roof from
adjoining houses, slid down Il rain pipe
to an open window and ransacked jewel
cases in the bedrooms.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers J

Communication TO the Mall Bag must
only; must not exceed 200 words In
length, and must be signed with name
ehd address Of sender. The publ,
cation OF letters in The Times Mail
The Times Of the opinions OF tine
writer. The Mail Bag 10 an open for
um. where the citizens OF washington
can argue most questions.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Cites Case Where Militiaman Can't
Go To Camp.

uO 10 lamp.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Corporations vs. District Militia.
The District militia has very few
clerks In offices Of corporations. bank
employees and men employed in private
hrms. Even II they did enlist could not
get Off to attend camp, II they were
willing and anxious to take the time OF
without pay
There is a clerk in the Southern Rail-
way Company, who Is on his second en-
iistment in the militia, having first en-
listed while still in the high school. He
has vacation with pay, but cannot
take II before September l. Recently he
asked to have his leave in August that
he might attend camp. His request was
nutly refused, and he was told several
things that will not state here.
suppose the railroad had great
strike and strikers threatened their
offices. the officers would ask for the
guards to protect their property. But
suppose. again. that the guards could
not handle the mob and the building
was wrecked, who would be at fault?
The officials of the company would
kick about the ineffciency of the
militia, but II they will stop to think.
they would see that they are doing
themselves an injustice by working
against the guards.
They and the other firms of this city
have nothing to lose by having a fine
militia. but a great deal to gain, II
they will only work with Uncle Sam to
better his citizen soldiery.
JUST A MILITIAMAN.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Vrooman and Saltzgaber
To Be Flag Day Orators

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Carl s. Vrooman and Commissioner Of
Pensions G. NJ Saltzgaber will be the
principal speakers at the flag day exer-
cises OF the Department Of the Potomac.
Woman's Relief Corps, to he held in
the Church Of Our Father Monday
evening a. 8. The program l. In charge
of Mrs Mari Van Ness Fsuth. patTi-
otic Instructor OF the department II
win include several musical numbers.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Princeton Men Fight Fire;
IL Horses Die i'm Blaze

PRINCETON, n. j.. June l2-Hun-
dreds Of Princeton students turned out
and helped to fight fire which de-
stroycd seventeen horses and threa
buildings belonging to the Nassau
Realty Company in the rear of the Nas-
snu Inn. II Is believed the fire was OF
inCondlary origin The loss was SIS n06
The alarm Was given by the stanpinv
81 the horses, which awakened two
stablemen.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Americans May Fight
For European Powers
And Yet Return Here
U. S. Raises No Objection to Citizens Fighting as
Long as Their Enlistment Does Not Involve Dis
loyalty to This Country-Aliens Who Go Back
to Fight, However, May Be Barred.
By JUDSON C. WELLIVER.

The following question has been asked by a reader:
II an American citizen who Italian German,
citizen of any nation goes Europe fight any
Of the warning countries, will he be allowed land
the United States in case he crippled?
The question touches very large class of may arise
and indeed arising; probably the question
corning which the inquirer really wanted information The
this question: stated easy but the question which probably
the writer's mind readily
citizen United States continues such
happens him long he does his citizenship and
take allegiance another government He entirely liberty
do that likes United largely responsible
the fact permit their citizens expatrate
theue
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
AmuSements.

NatIonal-"The Fortune Teller" 2lS ana
Sis p. IN.
Columbia-''The Gingerbread Man." AIS and
s:l5 p. m.
oli's-"Kitty Mackay," 2:20 and 500 p. m.
B. F Keith 's-Vaudeville 2l5 and Sis p. m.
Cosmos-VaudeviIle, continuous.
Crandalls-Photoplays, II a. m. to II p. m.
strand-Photoplays. IL a. m. to IL p. nj.
Garden-Photoplays. IL a M to IL p. m.
Glen ECho-Outdoor amusenIents all day and
Circle.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

Premier Asquith is asking 1,5O0,-
100000 for more war, which is an
extravaganza. General Villa will
sell him one for tithe of that
amount.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Would Stop Supplies To Warning
Nations.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
1t 10 interesting to read the news
papers Of the various cities Of tho
United States and note what they
nave to say about the present con.
troVersy between this country and
Germany. One would think that we
We're on the brink Of war.
The United States should come out
In the open and say to the warning
nations that as long as they continue
this war. we will refuse to supply
them with any of the munitions Of
war and also foodstuffs. This would
bring them to their senses at once.
Are, We patriotic enough to make
such statement as this? l hardly
think so. Money still rules. and the
people Of today are towards from a
moral point of view.
n JOHNSON
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

Considering that the second note
was milder than the ,rst, it appears
as if a pair of loaded bones was rung
in on Secretary Bryan.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

It's no reflection on an Ameri-
cans patriotism and citizenship to
pause in the middle of the Presi-
dents second message to wonder
what Frank Baker is doing now.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

The kid who blows himself up with
a firecracker this Fourth can't ex-
pect to attract much attention in
these lyddite and guncotton times.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

General Cocktails statement that
no hostile fleet could pass through
the Panama canal makes it unani-
nous. A friendly fleet couldn't
either.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

The King of Greece's temperature
is about normal, which for Europe
should be about III.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

Washington, June s.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-21
JAP ANESE MUST
FIRST BECOME
GOOD Citizens
Then the Japanese American
Question Will Solve Itself,
Says Los Angeles Editor

Not by educational campaigns on
the so-called misunderstanding OF the
American-Japanese question but by
proficiency in acquiring American
atandards OF citizenship on the part
OF the Japanese lies the solution OF
the difficulties between Japan and the
Knitted States.
x. 0ishi, former editor OF the lap
,anese Los Angeles Times. thus
summed up the conclusions he has
reached after years OF Investigation
lof the question in California.
MIR. Oishi spoke to a crowd OF 1000
Henolulu Japanese In the Asahi thea
ter last night. He will spend several
months studying the Hawaiian phase
OF the question and then proceed TO
lean. TX
, "All this talk ABOUT misnnderstand.
ing Is bosh." said Mr. oishi TO his
Japanese audience. Japan under
stands America and America under
stands Japan. The question Is simply
one of policy. The antI-Japanese feel.
ing prevails throughout the coast
states and can not be changed at pres
ent. There is no way TO stop this
feeling OF the American people save
by increasing our own proficiency.
Learned professors may talk and sim
talk, but the fundamental difficulty
will still be there. Let us build up
the Japanese capacity Tor citizenship,
and then the question win solve itself
IN a peaceful quiet way"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-21
8. K. FERNANDEZ
chosen TO RUN
FATHERS STORE

With authority to conduct the hard
ware business of his late father in
King street, Edwin K Fernandez to-
day was appointed by Circuit Judge
Whitney as temporary administrator
of the estate of Abraham Fernandez,
who died in Honolulu last week OF
apoplexy. -.
According to the petition for letters
OF administration. Mr.. Fernandez es.
tate, exclusive OF land situated in La
hama. the value OF which is unknown,
Is worth about si3.S50. The stock in
trade OF the hardware business In
King street Is valued at about $3025.
The remainder of the property con-
sists OF real estate. - -
The heirs are Minerva f., Fernan-
DEE, widow: Adelaide X. Grune, Mad
cline X. Parker, Clara l.. Horner and
Minerva U. Cutter, daughters. and Ed
ward X. Fernandez, son. -# -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-21

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-21
PLAQUE BEARS NAMES OF
AL CLUBS PRESIDENTS

A record of the names of all past
presidents of the Commercial Club is
to be preserved in bronze by the
presentation of a bronze plaque bear.
ing the names of the presidents made
at the club smoker Saturday night in
its headquarters in the McCandless
building, A splendid banquet and mu-
Steal program was enjoyed by the mem
bers and their guests. The plaque was
presented by c. G. Bockus and bears
the following names: George w.
Smith, 06l'07; James Wakefield, '0S:
E. G.. Brown. 3d. +. w. .Macfarlane.
10; E. H Paris, 10; Marston Camp.
bell, 11:4F. l.. Waldron, II; G. Fred
Bush, ,l2;; George H. Angus, l3, and
Fred G. Smith, IA
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-21
TWO DIPLOMAS GIVEN AT
SACRED HEART ACADEMY

Thursday evenings exercises proved
a great success at the Academy hall
OF the Sacred Hearts convent, Kai.
muki A play in three acts was
acted By the academies before a
large attendance and the graduates
showed themselves we'll equipped to
amuse their auditors. between the
acts diplomas were awarded TO Miss
G. Buchanan and Miss l.. Chong and
certificates To the Misses l.. Bnchan-
an, B. Meyer, L. Armenian, F. Clin-
ton, c. Meyer. t. .Betters, NJ. Arne-
mann, NJ. CARES, c. Lee. NJ. Rodri-
CUES. ar.-.. . ~. ii -"
The piano and violin players exhib-
tied their fine skill, and helped to
pass an agreeable evening both for
themselves and their audience, and re-.
fected great credit on the sisters.