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The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Broken Promises.

Historians tell that ancient Carthage never
would have been destroyed-wiped off the face OF
the Garth by the Romans-had the Roman senate
been able to trust Punic promises. Treaty after
treaty was broken by the Carthagenans till finally
at the outbreak of the third Punic war, on a
broken treaty, Cato in the Roman senate and
denouncing "Punc faith" declared Carthage must
be destroyed: Carthage est delenda" For Punic
faith read Prussian faith in modern times and you
have an instance of history repeating itself in sig
nal fashion. And it behooves the German writers
to look to it not to carry this faith-breaking too
far; for in such event every nations hand includ-
ing this nations, will be raised against them and
Germany. empire, will cease to exist 1t is
the belief Of very many people of this nation that
the time is already at hand when the German Am
bassador and his assistants here should be lingering
their passports with view to their surrender.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
ARMY ORDERS.

First Lieut.. Charles T.. HoliinGsworth Fourth
Field Artillery. detailed for general recruiting
service will proceed to Columbus Barracks. Ohio
ard report for duty. relieving First Lieut.. Marshal
q. Randol sixth Field ARTILLERY.
Leave for six months. surgeons certificate a
disability is granted First Lieut.. Charles L.
Baker Medical Reserve Corps.
Second Lieut. Andrew l.. Pendleton. jr.. Coast
Artillery Corps is assigned to the Eishticth Com
panr.
Mai Elliott ]. Dent. Corps Of Engineers. i:
relieved frym his present duty and station in New
York City, and will proceed to Little Rock. Ark
and report by letter To the Chief OF Engineers
for assignment to duty
CAPT. Harold C. Fiske. corrs Of Engineers. is
relieved from duty at Pittsburgh, and will proceed
to vicksburr Miss. and rcrort by letter to the
chief of engineers for assignment to duty.
First Lieut. Frank : Besson. Corps Of En-
gineer. after arrival in the United states. will
rel air to this city and report TO the chief OF en-
gneers for assignment TO duty.
First Lieut. Albion Med. coney. Medical Re
serve Corps. will proceed to Fort sam Houston.
Tex for assignment to Temporary duty
CAPT Hanson Il. Black. Twenty-fourth Infantry.
is detailed to I'LL vacancy in the signal Corps
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

but if it does this most influential body Of
men are behind the President of the United States
Societies have been formed with "peace-at-any-
price, as their slogan. while other societies have
been organized for the avowed purpose of seeing
that the country is prepared for any contingency
that may arise. A strong army and navy is the
best insurance country have, even a display
of force often being sufficient to instil fear in the
hearts of malcontents, and for that reason the
peace people would do we'll to help along any
movement that has for its purpose a higher state
of preparedness in this country.
The Army League of the United States, a COM
paratvely new organization, with headquarters in
Washington, already has members from all classes
Of society and all sections of the country, whose
motto is Strong and we'll trained land forces, COM
posed of the regular army, the organized militia
a reserve for each and the national volunteers"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Statistics on Murder.

In his book. Pay Day page 100. C.
Hanford Henderson tells US on the au-
thority of Andrew D. White that, for
every million inhabitants. Canada has
each year three murders; Germany. un-
der FIVE: Great Britain, ten: France.
fourteen. and Belgium, sixteen. These
records are distressing enough, but they
fall into insiGnlficance before our own
record. In the United States of Ameri-
ca. Mr.. White says. we have 129 MUIR
dcrs per million inhabitants every year
In one single year over HOOD men and
women and children are murdered. One
murderer in seventy-five pays the death
penalty. and for the rest an average
imprisonment of seven years settles the
score"
If these facts are correct and | see
no reason to doubt them. there must
he a cause for such an atrocious re-
suit. Our army and navy struggle for
appropriations in Congress to increase
their numbers. equipment. and efficiency.
They ask for aid and We give them none
to speak of. Patriotic and highly train
ed officers of the army and navy are
forced into usclessness by incompetent
politicians. Our great political chief
tains vic with each other for the pop
u1ar vote. Peace at any price, too
proud to fight" armed citizenry is
army enough. etc, etc. Ora andtlOquent
statements by the Secretary of the Navy
that our navy is superior to any in the
world are given to press representatives.
who spread the falsehood broadcast. Our
Secretary Of the Navy knows better or
he should withdraw.
Appropriations for naval vessels and
army requirements are voted down in
Congress. Needed aid to maintain
American merchant vessels. a necessary
part of the navy. on the high seas, is
declined: State aid for State troops is
negligible aid for military highways is
frowned down. We drift along our easy
path. each thinking that those in polit-
ical office will look out for our national
needs. and the press deceives us as to
true conditions. Suddenly today. how
ever. the condition of worldwide dis
turbed international relations shows
plainly the necessity of having actually
available military and naval forces of
the first power and class. always ready.
against the unfortunate time OF need,
possibly near at hand.--Henry B. Joy,
in Leslie's.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
HOW TO TEACH FLEAS.

One of the attractions at a street car
niyal in Cherryvale last week was a
troupe of trained feas. The professor
in charge of this exhibit was explaining
to Albert Stroud about the fiea perform
ance, He said: THE teaching of the flea
to do any sort Of trick is. Of course. a
tedious. dificult matter. The first thing
to do is to break them Of their natural
habit of jumping.
when one considers that insect is less
than one-eighth Of an inch in length.
has a Jump of three feet, thus 800 times
its own length. II a six-foot man had
the same leaping power he could make
leaps of 1.S00 feet, so that when a flea
has the advantage Of one leap he is good
as gone forever. My apparatus for jump
breaking Is a round glass ball. / confine
him in this for three weeks. 1 look
through this ball. touch 1t. Hash lights
into II. talk. do everything to let the flea
accu.tom himself to my presence At
first he will jump and jump He strikes
against the curved walls and gets bruis-
ed. After a time, and I find three weeks
to be ample, the flea gets to know me,
ana he also gets to know that II Is less
painful to crawl than to Jump and get
bruised.
"The flea cannot differentiate between
Transparent glass and no glass. SO that
when I take him from the ball he still
strikes this peculiar obstruction, and 30
he don't Jump. So you see. nea must
have some seasoning power somewhere.
but I am In no position to say where II
In located. That is why I have to pick
them up with tweezers and put them on
nv arm when 7 want to feed them. They
don't dare to jump On ms."-kansas City
StaS
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

The time is doubtless coming too, when COL
leges will systematic the night work. just as they
do the day work, and offer degrees. Then women
and men of any age can secure college cduca-
tion.
There will bc gain not only TO the students,
but to the colleges and the college professors
BY securing such students the colleges will allv
themselves more closely with the active workers
OF the community, and the college professors will
find themselves stimulated by association with ma
ture minds and by meeting mature criticisms
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Germany Solvent Till 1920.

No modern state would find difficulty in
levyinG taxes that take for public pur-
poses Is per cent Of the private income of
its citizens. No state in the worlds his
tory has succeeded In taking so much as
30 per cent. and it Is very doubtful that
even German efficiency could extract a
proportion approaching this limit
Apart from the productive revenues of
the imperial government and the states
against which We have already set an
appropriate share Of the public debt-two
billion and a half may be regarded as
the maximum amount that can be raised
by empire and states in time of peace
The Inevitable current expenditures. civil
and military. will absorb a billion and
more. With all due allowance for under
estimation Of such requirements and for
overestimation Of total revenues, we may
safely claim a possible billion Of revenues
for the service Of the debt. On a per
cent basis. a billion of revenue would
provide for a debt principal of sixteen
and two-thirds billions. Germany can by
this reckoning carry on the war until
the autumn of 1890 without becoming ac-
tually insolvent.-The New Republic
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

Rewrinkled ancient, O'cr thy wartv rr,,mp
A hundred years pas lightly feather.
Ard. | opine. the angel Gabriel's trump
viii tird thee still alive and tough as leather
Thou and the shattered orb will take the count
together.
What ancient wisdom huns in thv inside.
Of rlashy Indus Limp no greasy?
Nour poet has to trfe wide
In fixing local cnlor: but it, easy
To NIL frenned eye from Gangs to ZambeSiD
And thou vast u little chubby child
Browsing tOo hsnme and ripe banana
And hurting the detritus at the wild
Orang rtang other ouadrumaua:
No dream II captive chains msrrcd thy sublime
manana.
And then came man. some Rostock lost to shame
And thou about thy feet the hateful moose felt,
Or maybe it Barnum dished thy game.
Or that intrepd Nmrcd. Colonel Roosevelt
Gave thee a private taste Of how uwn Bull
Moose felt.
They bound thec tightly with a captre's chain
And drew thee bawlipS from thy native gorscs
And carried thee around upon train.
A spectacle for rIstic Bills and Georges.
The piece de resistance Of POdunk's simple orgies.
And then some statesman took thee in his care.
Dubbed thee 'deser,ing Democrat maybe
Then. entertaining greatness unaware.
Tted grateful Senator. his baby
Or in some film by NitsSrarh Kay Bee
Showed as the G. o. r. and made a hit.
At any rate they Put thee on a p"nsion.
Piled thee with bales # hay and bade thee sit
Taking thine ease. like others | could mention
Who never voted wrong OF bolted a convention.
Farewell majestic beast, How blest thy lot
No landslide threatens thine annihilation:
Parties may crrne and parties Gp rot.
Thou wilt remain to serve grateful nation.
An animate CAPITOL . walking Union Station.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Army League Wants to Help
Uncle Sam Tighten His Belt
History Shows that Only Preparation Will Avert Create
Waste of Life if This Country Would Be
Thrust Into War.

To tighten or loosen his belt? is the
question Of the hour for Uncle Sam.
Sixty years of opulence, interrupted
only by two or three comparatively
minor disagreements with other ma
tions. has caused him to wax fat and
indiffere mt. confident in his own ability
to knock the chip off the other fellows s
shoulder should he be called upon to
do so. With his unlimited resources he
has good reason to think he Is cock
of the walk-but is he?
Athletes must keep in condition.
Factories must be supplied with the
latest equipment and expert workmen
must be employed. In fact to be sue
cessful today the individual must be
prepared for any and all contingencies.
lie must keep up with the times. Sixty
years has caused many changes, for
the world does move.
Preparation Necessary.
The late Maj. Gen. Emory Upton
in a report on the military policy OF
the United States gives examples Of
the terrible cost of being unprepared.
citing the different wars in which the
United States has been engaged He
gives instances where there was great
loss of life, tremendous unnecessary
expense and many defeats because Of
a case of bravery. but of discipline.
He calls attention TO the fact that the
Mexican war was succession OF VIC
tories, as the volunteers as well as
the regulars were disciplined troops"
Today, what is the United States
doing to insure itself? 1t cannot have
forgotten the experiences Of France in
1870 when she wps ANONYMOUSLY de-
feated because she was unprepared. II
a1-
most awful power shown by Germany
of today because she has reached the
acme Of preparedness. Her soldiers
know the art of war. her statesmen
the needs of the army and her people
realize that they must be prepared to
do their share in carrying out the
ambitions of their rulers.
Even switzerland Overrun.
Even Switzerland because of its un-
preparedness has been unable to keep
her territory from being overrun by any
of the fighting nations of Europe. The
United States is not in the same posi-
ton as switzerland. but just now there
is Il striking anomaly presented. This
country has practically all its mobile
forces under Mai. Gen. Funston engaged
in protecting the Mexican border. Tn
doubtedly there Is hardly nonhyphe-
mated american who believes the Ger
man system is nece ssary in the United
States. but at the same time does realize
the necessity of America being prepared
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
4 Question of Revenue.

Editor of The Washington Herald:
Thanks for your editorial on Senator
Martin and others. Thinking men
trust il will be extensively copied.
More of the same order. please. Give
us one on the analysis of the income
tax by Statcs-the prohibition States
and contrast will be interesting. II
is astounding how ignorant other
wise educated citizens are on the
question of government revenues.
If taxes are removed from one
commodity or thing, as alcohol and
tobacco-the targets of the reformers
what would be the total of rev.
enues from other sources? Small, l
think. off hand.
The deficiency would. of course,
have to he made up from other tax
able sources. But we cannot tax
hypocrisy So the money would have
to come from the pockets of others
than the drinkers and the smokers.
Sad, but true, READER
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

Switzerland has had peace for a cen.
tury or more. not because of alliances
but possibly because every man ther-
knows that II his country calls he mus,
go to the firing line. and when he goes
he is efficient. With the conditions as
they exist at the present time in differ
ent parts of the globe, there is no ques-
tion but what We should have a much
larger army for 1t is the soldier who in
the last analysis has to bear the burden
Of all troubles that may arise.
With this fact in view, and with th'
hope that the people generally will b
aroused, the Army League of the United
States. with headquarters at the Metro
politan Bank Building. was organized
Gen. John A. Johnston is president of the
league. and the former Presidents, VIII
lam II. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, ar'
honorary vice presidents.
Pleads for Popular support.
Its circular. which follows. tells its pur'
poses:
The European war and recent events
elsewhere remove all doubt as to the fact
that our national honor and existence de.
pend upon military preparedness II We
value our institutions and liberties We
must prepare to defend them. No one
will now contend that peace treaties OF
any form of International agreement are
sufficient protection for homes and fire.
sides. Nor is large navy to be depended
upon as the sole defense for our country.
We must have strong and well-trained
land forces. composed of the regular army
the organized militia, a reserve for each.
and the national volunteers.
't'ndcr the direction of the Secretary
of War the General Staff and general Of
ficers of the army are preparing a plan
for the. formation and maintenance of
adequate land forces for the national de-
fense. Believing that army officers who
have made A life study of this question
are the highest authority upon the sub
ject. the Army League will support the
recommendations of the War Depart
ment.
The executive council appeals to every
patriotic American to support the Army
League in its campaign of educa tion. The
Army League is an organization which
Is maintained solely by poular subscrip-
ton. II is not an organiZat ton of army
officers. nor does it receive any assistance
or support from the manufa cturers of
army supplies or munitions of var What
ii seeks. above all things, is a citizen
soldiery trained and accustomed to the
use of arms 1t is an bipartisan organ
ization. believing that all citizens should
be vitality interested in providing means
for the defense of their country
'ENECUTIVE COUNCIL
by JOHN \. JOHNSTON. President"
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Preparedness.

The military preparedness which is demanded
in this country, which most of the people arc
determined it shall have, but small, vociferous
minority condemns is not fairly to be associated
permanent military establishment. strong enough
to give nations government military character.
The official plans for increase of our regular
army moderate. They will leave it still the
lesser force, in point of numbers in the nations
first line of defense. There is surely no hint of
mtarism in the proposed development Of the
National Guard in the plans for the effective mill
tary training of citizens who are not members of
The guard, in the establishment of a military re-
serve. For the development of the navy the plans
are necessarily more extensve-New York Times
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS


Des NIoines arrived a: Island OF GAMBIA. Sertenn
Der 10: Reid arrived at Nevprrt. September 3: Lam
son arrived OF Newpor.. September 10: Culgoa ar.
rived ,t Carr Haitien September .: Chicago arrived
at Boston ysid, September 10; Missouri arrived at
Philadelphia, sertemb-r 70; ncc q siied fr Porf
au Prince. sersemb~r 10: Denver arrived 1t La Pa1
scrtember 3; Kanawha sailed for Hampton Roads
September Il; Wisconsin arrived at fhiladelphia.
September &c; Baltimore arrived at lynnhaven
Road September 10; San Diego arrived at San
Fisncisco. September 10; Glacier arrived at san
Frapci.co September 70. Ohio arrived At Philadei,
phia, September 10; Mars sailed for Balboa. Sep
tember 10.
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.
Lieut. D. W. Baeiey command Drayton-
Lieut.. Junior grade, II. W. Underwood. to Naval
Academy.
sury. A. W Dunbar. to Wyoming.
Passed Ax.esant Surg. J. b. Pollard, to Mime
sofa.
Ps.~d Assistant surg. J. A. Biello. to Kentucky.
Passed Assistant Surg. G. b. Whitmore. to Yer
mont
Passed Assistant Surg. c. ". o. Bunker. to home
and wait nrdenr.
Asi,tant surg. W s. wentzel, II. r. C.. to
Naval Mediral school and Naval Hospital. Wash
inaton.
A. A. D. Surg. l. G. Nintd. resagnaooa -
0sptsd, effective sepfemeeS u
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The Bankers Patriotism.

THE bankers of the United States will prove
their devotion to their country by united and
concentrated support-hnancal as we'll as moral
Of those upon whose shoulders the responsibility
Of carrying the war may fall" r..
Such is the pledge made by the members of
the American Bankers Association at their an
nual convention in session last week at Seattle.
Right or wrong, my country" is the keynote of
the patriotism shown by the organized inanciers
of the United States. 1t has frequently been said
that capital is timid, but the above declaration
shows the right spirit. Not that war is expected,
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
BOMB INTERRUPTS PLAY.
Dropped Near London Theater and
Cathedral During Zeppelin Raid,

|. New York. Sept. 11.-While the British
censorship has thus far refused to pass
any press reports giving important de-
tails of the latest Zeppelin raid on Lon
don. a few facts reached New York today
in private messages.
These brought the information that a
bomb was dropped on or near the Globe
Theater while performance was in
progress and that fire broke out near
St. Paurs Cathedral.
The Globe Theater is only half a mile
from Trafalgar Square on Shaftesbury
avenue west. while st. Pauls Cathedral
is two miles from Shaftesbury avenue.
standing on top of Ludgate Hill at the
end of Fleet street. This indicates the
Zeppelins flew across the entire city.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

While the New York police admitting that
they without ccw to three men who muir
dered woman. the river New Jersey
prosecutor asserts that he can place his hands on
the who sent poison 10 an insane woman at
any time, but that hc doesn't intend to do so for
a week. Justice seems to stand but a slim chance
nowadays on the banks OF the Hudson
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

The English papers are unanimous in express
ing The belief that no report really made to
the German admiralty anent the sinking OF the
Arabic for the simple reason that the submarine
hat sank her was subsequently, sent to the bot
tom. To which the German government is un-
d"rstood TO reply that what he is said TO have
reported is exactly what he would have reported
il he had reported it cannot possibly BE- OF any
consequence to the United States
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

South Carolina man has succeeded in pro-
ducing cotton which ranges in color from white
to deep olive green. The planter is positive that
black cotton, sought for ages by spinncrs and
manufacturers, is about to become a reality. Per-
haps the next thing shall hear is that the Palm
Beach suit is grown on bushes ready to wear.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

The Pennsylvania Railroad, in order to escape
prosecution for favoritism has sued passenger
for 81 cents fare. The roads legal officials spent
sin weeks in collecting the evidence and the pas
scnger is preparing defend the suit. Apparently
there is no limit to the number of ways railroad
can be mulctcd by legal process
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

Mrs. T. H. Hartman, who threatens to steri-
lzc 100000 unit citizens OF the United States,
is now paving a large salary to professor for
investigating hcrcdity in hair-ppcd dogs Ii some
will lend Us the money we will commIss.cn
ono OF our bright young TO investigate the
iutility OF many forms OF modern research.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

Unless Frof. Taft wants to be President again
let him beware OF his present activities on the
Pacific Slope. First thing he knows some one will
nominate him for 1910. He might then be playing
the role of the late Grover Cleveland, elected
President time, defeated the next and winning
out the third try. History is fond of repeating
itself in politics as elsewhere
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
THE TASK.

YOU are YOURSELF-that is the solemn fact
That can't be changed by any mortal act
'Twon't help bit to sit with mournful ewes,
And sigh and moan, and wish it otherwise
So buckle down. Make neither woe nor lest of if.
And with what strength you have Just make the
best of it.
Copyright
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Good for the Corn Crop.

There is just comforting thought with
which we may try to solacc ourselves during the
continuance of these untimely September heats.
The is coaxing along the ripcning of the corn
crop. Corn is our greatest crop asset. 1t is the
basic foundation foodstu that underlies nearly all
our meats and drinks.-Philadelpha Record
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Education as Preparation.
By JOHN ID. HARRY.

What we usually call education is, in the truest
sense. merely preparation. If college education
becomes an end in itself, ceasing there it may be-
not a blessing, but curse. So often we see men
who in their educational training, have reached
a certain point and gone beyond. 1t would
have been far better if they had been left way be-
hind to scramble for themselves and to learn to
develop their forces. The consciousness of
reaching certain point seems to paralyze them,
to give them kind of conceit that makes them
content to stay where they are.
Education is OF the highest value only when it
creates in the mind condition Of impaticncc with
itself, desire to strive to explore take in con-
tinuay and to realise meanings apparently remote
Often this condition of intellectual mpatience
is achieved through lack OF education. Then,
however, it may become torment through lack
of opportunity.
Whatever may be the cause OF the condition, it
is. in itself. healthy. and it ought to be met by the
creating OF widespread opportunities for more and
more education.