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Evening star., 1915-12-16
The Democracy and Preparedness.

As respects preparedness the path
OF the democracy is undoubtedly one
of difficulty.
Take the situation in the House.
Leader Kitchin, himself strongly op-
posed TO the policy. asserts without
qualification that four-hfths of the
democratic members of that body are
against preparedness, but that many
of them will surrender their convic-
tions to please the President He
has formally refused to surrender his,
despite criticism in Congress and out.
This has created feeling of unrest
and uncertainty in both parties. There
IS wonder if something may no, turn
up to bali the President, or force
him into compromise.
Then there are stories in circulation
about the President One is that he
lacks real heart in the matter; that,
in order to head off a republican
movement and secure for his second
campaign what seemed to be a com.
ing issue, he surrendered his convic.
tions; that otherwise he would now
be standing where he stood a year
ago. firm in the belief that prepared
ness is academic"
Here are possibilities OF what in
the vernacular is called a pretty
howdy-do. Does the President &C.
cept Mr.. Kitehin's appraisement Of
the House majorityf Does the House
majority accept the appraisement in
circulation of the President? Doc.
each regard the other as lacking sin.
cerity in the premisesl If so, and
the country gets the idea that game
is in progress-House democrats play.
ing for presidential favor, and tn.
President playing for second tern
no matter what the legislative re,
suit may be, the democratic part,
viii suffer.
There is but one way, Of course
for the House and the President te
Evening star., 1915-12-16
An Adequate Navy.

Good for Admiral Dewey! He
knows his subject, and has the full
courage of his convictions. Asked to
give his views respecting an adequate
navy. he replies by describing it as
one strong enough to meet on equal
terms the navy of the strongest prob
able adversary" In other words,
since wars come suddenly, and no
man may tell from what quarter, a
navy second to none.
And why not? What country has
such a coast line as America? What
country has richer oversee posses
sions? What country has anything to
compare with the Panama canal in
worldwide Importance When before
has America loomed so large in its
own calculations, or in the caleula-
tions of all the great nations?
1t is the common hope that New
York may become the money center
OF the world 1t is the confident
belief that we are entering upon an
era OF commercial expansion which
will give US the command of the
Central and South American trade,
and in addition an enormously in
creased trade with Europe and Asia
We are to fulfill destiny written in
our geographical position and in the
genius and hustle of our people.
Noblesse oblige. To take this sta
ton and hold it calls for large out
lays-larger than we have ever made
before. There need be no waste.
Everything can be checked up by
thoroughly competent men, naval
matters by educated and experienced
sailors, and army matters by educated
and experienced soldiers, and all
matters passed upon later by legis-
lators chosen to consider the govern
ment's affairs.
The old order has passed away. We
did not provoke the change. We are
not in the slightest degree responsible
for the upheaval which is shaking the
world. But we cannot escape the
effects. As we are both in and of
the world, we must adjust ourselves
to the new order; and while that is
not as yet thoroughly outlined, we
can at this time see enough to enable
US to prepare inteiligently for the new
place fate has assigned US.
We must move with the procession,
and should lead it. Never had a great
country a greater opportunity. The
tide approaches the food, and we
must take it, or suffer the conse-
quences described in the Shake
spearean philosophy and admonition.
And it is needless to say that Uncle
Sam, stranded, or houndering in shall
lows, would not present an attractive
picture.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

with the SAME intensive care. Mil
lions of acres lie waiting for culti-
vation. for lack of labor.
Perhaps this very prodigality Of
production, mounting into the bill
lions, has tendency to make for in
difference to the opportunity afford
ed by the soil of this highly favored
land. The farmers have grown pros
porous. labor is hard to obtain. and
in some sections the disposition pre-
walls to plant only that which can
be most comfortably cared for. What
the country could do if it really tried
its hardest and used its most scien-
tihc methods and applied its avail
able labor to tillage is difficult to
compute. but the total would make
the enormous crop returns of this
closing year look small by compari-
son.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

put all doubt at rest. and that is by
prompt, earnest, energetic teamwork.
The President has made his confess
sion of change of opinion. with a
recommendation for action by the
House in accordance with his latest
opinion, and the House should re-
spond with adequate appropriations
for an adequate national defense.
That will look like business, and be
accepted as business.
But if haggling sets up about rails
ing the money to pay the bills; if
tariff theories are lugged in; if in this
way or any other way preparedness
is halted, or compromised. or de-
feated outright, the democratic party
will invite visit from the undertaken.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
England and American Securities.

An important departure in British
war finance has just been made in
the announced purpose Of the gov
crnment at London to mobilize" all
American and. Canadian securities
now held in Great Britain, for the
purpose of stabilizing exchange and
maintaining a credit here for war
purchases. 1t is estimated that these
securities are valued at anywhere
from $1,5oo,ooo,ooo to $4,000, ,ooo,o 900.
This is wide range. 1t indicates
that the British government has no
exact information on the subject. At
the lower figure. however, there is a
sufficient volume of securities in
England to effect a material stiffen-
ing of the exchange rate, and, on
the other hand, if the securities were
unloaded on this market in quanti-
ties, to upset the American values
materially. But it is announced that
there is no purpose thus to disturb
the American market. On the con-
trary, it is altogether to the inter-
est of Great Britain that the values
of these securities be maintained, to
keep their prices as high as possible.
Any unloading would be to the detri-
ment Of the very purpose for which
the government is now proposing to
acquire them. And it is furthermore
announced that there will be no COM
Wandering of the stocks and bonds,
which would likewise have tendency
to depress their values. 1t is to be
expected that in pursuing this new
policy the government at London will
take every precaution to prevent any
break in prices. There is nothing to
alarm American security holders in
the announcement.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
The Record Crop.

While Europe is breaking records
in the expenditure Of millions daily
for the prosecution of destructive
warfare, the United States has been
rolling up the greatest crop in his
tory. Agricultural products were
harvested worth at the farm $685.
$4,000, an increase over the year
previous of $6oe, e,27o.ooo. The increase
alone makes a tremendous product.
These billions of dollars 60 to the
farmers of America. They mean
other billions for the railroads and
the middlemen. They represent the
greatest industry in the world. They
mean a prosperity that no other
country can equal.
1t is permissible for Uncle Sam to
feel proud when he contemplates this
magnificent showing Of fertility and
enterprise. There is little danger of
decadenee in a people capable of
turning out such an immense food
crop in . single year. No serious
city drift" is observable in such a
record.
The United States can feed the
world if the pinch comes, and at this
time it is feeding large part of it.
1t would be feeding more people of
foreign lands if the ways Of COM
merce were open and the food ships
could reach port. But even with this
tremendous productivity. the Ameri-
can area is capable of making an even
better showing. There is a great
waste here Of land and of crops. Har-
vestins is not as clean as in other
countries, and the soil is not titled
Evening star., 1915-12-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Lesson One.

"Do you know how to run an auto
mobile!"
Certainly" replied Mr.. Chuggins.
whats the first thing a man who
has just bought a machine ought to
dor"
Begin work on a set of New Year
resolutions relating to economy, tem-
peranee and all the other meritorious
forms of self-restraint."
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Fears that England's purchase of
American securities will lead to pos
sibilities of sudden liquidations af-
fecting the market over here are
probably groundless. John Bull will
hardly care to go into matter of
stock manipulation.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

The claim that Austria cannot ad-
NIT official knowledge of Americas
attitude toward Germany on the
Lusitania incident seems to imply a
peculiar contention to the effect that
each nation should be permitted to
sink one ship by way Of experiment.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

San Francisco wanted a conven-
ton next year, but will not suffer
any very keen disappointment. Even
SO energetic and ambitious a town
should not expect to keep up in
definitely the pace set by the Pan
anna exposition.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

The old question. rs there Santa
Clauss" will now be revived. It is
gentle appeal to the emotions pos
sessing the especial advantage of be-
ing free from any suggestions that
might move Congress to rancorous
debate
Evening star., 1915-12-16

After a careful review of the sit
uation, some of the republican lead
ers are careful to appear more cheer
full than perhaps is necessary in con-
ceding the nomination to Woodrow
Wilson.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

William Howard Taft appears to
enjoy lecturing. yet for some reason
which it might be hard to define he
does not seem eligible to a place on
the same ehautauqua program with
William J. Bryan.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Perhaps it is little early for bel
iigerents in Europe to assume to pre-
sent exact figures as to the indem-
mites they will exact.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Instead of figuring as leader, Col.
Roosevelt may decide to adopt the at
t,ude OF shepherd and let his flock
preoede him into the republican fold.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

The price of gasoline goes up so
fast that it is almost as cheap to
stay home and burn coal as it is to
60 motoring.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

A presidential campaign of nearly
half years duration will add to the
interest of seeing America first next
summer.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Nothing has been left undone by
Henry Ford in testing out the eff
cheney of publicity as a means to
peace.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Exaggerated Peace.

"Of course, you are in favor of
peace"
Certainly. But l don't want to be
equipped with nothing but arguments
in ease l meet the kind of man whose
one idea of peace is to have all his
enemies slowed away in graveyard"
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Substitution.

0UUELICUI1VU'
1t used to be "Shop early"
That we said with busting cheer;
Avoid the hurlyburly
As the holiday draws near"
But Father Time keeps moving,
Though we'd fain procrastinate,
As we say in tones reproving,
Can't you be polite and waltz"
"Shop early" has been banished
As the watehword gay and bold.
For the days have swiftly vanished
Since the autumn turned to gold
We must now recite another;
It's a melancholy call:
We exciaiun, "Step lively, brother,
If you want to shop at all!"
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Candidates for Exercise.

From the Phi,sdeiphia Press.
Some OF the presidential candidates
now in the race won't get much for
their run except the exercise.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Skaters.

How many man will laugh at fate,
Ger frozen waters skimmingl
How many man starts out to skate
And finds that he's in swimming!
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Politically speaking, the rising tenn
perature bulletin is already out for
next June.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Better dollar diplomacy" than
dynamite diplomacy"
Evening star., 1915-12-16

When a man has an idea that the
weight Of the world rests on his
shoulders he is almost invariably
tempted to kick, regardless of the risk
of upsetting his precious luggage.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Utility.

Does your wife favor useful gifts?'
TOO much," replied Mr.. Meekton.
Last Christmas she bought me a
nice, new snow shovel"
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Backbone or Jawbone.

From the nv 10sk ouu'
The differences between diplomacy
based on backbone and diplomacy
based on 5awbone is very striking.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Climate Sufferer.

"Do you suffer from the climate?"
"Yes. l know man from Cali
fornia who refuses to talk about any
thing else"
Evening star., 1915-12-16

The Evening Star. with the Sunday
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daily only 25 cents per month. Sunday
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Collection is made by carrier at the eno
of each month.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
The Evening Star Newspaper Compan!

Business ONCE: 11th St. and Pennsylvania
Avenue.
New York Office: Tribune Building
Chicago Office: First National Bank
Building.
European Office: Regent St.. LONDON
ENGLAND.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Don't delay-if he is to be
given Initial Handkerchlefs.
Don't delay Unusually
Fine Linen Handkerchlefs,
hemstitched, are rarely good
at 25c.
Don't delay-if you would
profit by Silk Handkerchiefs,
white, with borders in colors,
at only 25c.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Payable In advance-by mail. postage prepaid:
Daily. Sunday included. one month, 90 cents.
Daily, Sunday excepted. one month, 20 cents.
Saturday Star, 81 year: Sunday Star. ~ 40 year
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Shoe Bags, Of cretonne and En
art ticking. with six pock- OU
Bureas scarfs. ls14s incAes, n
Stand Covers, 30x30 inches, ff
Of art cretonne, with white ~
lace edge.
Cretonae Luncheon Sets, wi
white buttonhoie edge; i3 40
pieces II centerpiece, 6 va
plate and glass doilies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
IN
SENATE STILL
UNbROKEN::NO
RECESS SIGNS
las SURPASSED ALL RECORDS
FOR CONTINUOUS SESSION;
NOW IN SESSION OVER FIFTY
HOURS; PENR0SE CARRIED
OUT WITH FEVER AFTER DE-
BATE
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Feb. 10. Senators
opposing the administration ship
purchase bill continued fighting to-
day witt ms of weakening. All
records fo ntinuous session of the
Senate in the present generation are
broken by the prolongation of Mon
days session. The previous record
was in 1898 when the Senate sat
thirty eight hours and forty five
minutes. This was surpassed at
2:45 this morning. Senator Sher-
man spoke more than seven hours.
Senator Townsend relieved him this
morning.
Republicans with their Democratic
allies made desperate struggle
about midnight to end the session.
A motion to adjourn was lost by a
vote of A to "A. Senators Fletcher
and Stone tried for vote on an
initial portion of the recommitment
motion, but their efforts failed. Sem
ators Stone and Penrose engaged in
verbal clash and as a result Sena-
tor Penrose was taken to a hotel
with his temperature more than 100
degrees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
WAR HAS COST
E'''?; {,,j't,It5'S,, jt S5y
(By Associated Press.)

London, Feb. Reckoning
each man as wealth producing
force equal to a mere $4,000 in cap ..
ital, the economic waste Of human
life in the present European war on
the basis of a million dead and per
manently incapacitated has already
cost Europe $2,500,0O0,00O, &C.
cording to F. w. Hirst. q we'll
known financier.
Addressing the Sheffield bankers
on the political economy Of war. he
also said in the first three months
Of this war Britain had actually
spent more than in her entire three
years campaign in Crimea. or two
and half years in the Boer war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
BICYCLES FORM
PROMINENT FEATURE
IN FRENCH ARMY
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Feb. 1O.-''The winged
or French cycling corps,
has rendered such good service that
the contingent is being increased
considerably.
Though cycling as a sport con .
tinued it's hold on France longer
than on any other country, it was,
like the automobile, neglected by the
army until August. 1918, when the
minister Of war authorized its use
in injunction with the cavalry.
with the object Of increasing the Of
fensive capacity Of the latter. War
has proven that 1t has wider
scope Of usefulness. being able to re
place the cavalry entirely where the
ground is favorable, with the added
efficiency OF the infantry.
Cyclists In the army receive the
same training as the infantry. with
a special course of instruction in the
use Of the bicycle In the field g.
They are trained in the exercise OF
folding their machines until they
are capable of making a halt,
their outfit and trans
themselves into infantry
ready to charge in one minute.
One of the Oldest cyclists in the
service is. no doubt, the veteran
Dhers, who was one of the cham
pions of France 80 years ago. His
two sons. Edouard and Eugene. who
were also champions in their turn,
are cyclist messengers. Honore Fos-
sier, another veteran, and his son
Henri, a well known long distance
rider, are also carrying dispatches
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
FRANCE THINKS
ENGLAND SLOW IN
FORMING NEW
ARMIES
(By Association Press }

London, Feb. 10. For the first
time since the outbreak Of the war
the British press is admitting that
the French people are q little puz-
zled about the slowness Of Great
Britain in throwing men into the
fighting line. A vigorous campaign
Of education to promote mutual un =.
derstanding Is what is needed. &C :.
cording to the Paris correspondent
of the Times; and he hints that the
recent visit to England Of M. Mile
rand, the French minister OF war,
will be an encouragement" in this
direction.
"It is hard" says this writer, to
explain to the Frenchman in the
street the many difficulties England
has had to contend with in the for.
nation of her new armies. A great
many Frenchmen are under the i'm .
preston that in England we have
obligatory service. A still greater
number believe, in the absence OF
news to the contrary. that We have
but the original one hundred thou
sand men in France. They are all
ignorant and informed-frank and
generous in their admiration of our
troops. but they cannot prevent a
certain wistful envy from arising
now and then, when they read of
our normal lives at home.
Much useful work is now being
done by several of the large news
papers which have for some days
past been explaining the extent of
the effort we are making. More work
of the same nature can be done
both in England and France, and NJ.
Millarand's visit will be an encour
agement to all efforts in this direc-
tion." ="
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
SISTERS OF MYSTERIOUS
TEN MEET

Birmingham. Ala. Feb. 10
The United Brothers of Friendship
and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten
met here today to reorganize the
fraternity in this State. DIR. J. s.
Jackson, national deputy grand mas
ter has called a mass meeting under
the direction of DR.. r. e. Speed,
Of Jefferson. Texas, national grand
master, and p. F. Hill, of Nash :
Vile. Tenn. Both financial and uh :
financial members are present. but
the public is not let into the secret
of the Sisters of the Mysterious Ten.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
NORWAY STRICT WITH
STRANGERS
(By Association Press

Christiania. Norway, Feb. 10. -
The department of Justice has issued
an ordinance for the exercise of
vigorous control over foreigners and
travellers. Every hotel and board :
ing house must file with the police
within twenty four hours com
plete statement regarding each new
guest, giving full name, profession,
nationality, residence, reason for
coming and where last. Norway
has been receiving about $4,000
tourists annually. Heretofore the
police has taken little interest in
them, whether foreigners or sub =
jects.,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
FIGHT BETWEEN FRENCH AND
ffptAN AROPLANES DESCRIBED
(By Associated Press.

Dunkirk, France, Feb. 1O.-A
fight between two French aeroplanes
and one of the new "armored" Ger
man monoplanes, a type which has
only recently' begun to appear on
the northwestern front, is described
in a letter from a French officer. He
writes:
"For half an hour the black Taube
had been describing Internal circles
over our lines, while our men
crouched in their trenches. covering
with their bodies bayonets. mess
tins and everything else whose gilt
tering surface might .betray their
position. l alone stood up observ-
ing the enemy through my field
glasses.
Suddenly French airman
emerged from q cloud above the
Taube. The dry bark Of mitrail-
leuse announced that the French
man was attacking. The Taube
turned tail without replying. but
only to return to the battle.
"Then the two great birds charged
head-on. From below 1t seemed
that they must meet in q terrible
shock. Nothing of the sort; the
German passed a little above the
Frenchman, the machine guns spoke
Carried apart by the speed of their
charge, like knights In tourney
they swept about in great circles tc
renew the combat.
1.-The Frenchman hovered and
waited; the adversary returned
quickly with clever manoeuvers
flying above, then below the French
man, firing when he could, while the
Frenchman seeming to remain al
most stationary, replied with energy
"In the trenches our red -panta
looned soldiers and the spike hel
meted Germans alike suspended
sniping operations and followed
that death struggle with equa
emotion. An involuntary 'Ah.' broke
from a thousand throats as biplan'
emerged from the same cloud tha
had hidden the French monoplane
and the Taube turned to fee.
"But the French monoplane pur
sued, and it had the advantage here
! for the German aeroplane, being ar
mored, was too heavy for high speed
The French machine quickly passe'
the fugitive, forced it to turn AM
come again toward the French line
where the biplane was awaiting it
II passed near the latter and agail
there was the bark of guns. but ap
parently without decisive result.
Again the French monoplane re
turned to the charge. Flying hig
over its adversary, 1t suddenly dive
headlong upon it, seemed to touch
and then mounted again GRACEFUL
In the air.
"At dizzy speed the Taube, NOR
J tally wounded, fell almost vertical.
ly into the German lines.