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The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
Eountains In France.

Who is responsible for the dry foun.
tain? asks the London Chronicle. A
correspondent cites a case from
Groombridge, in Sussex. Just before
you enter that picturesque town you
see a fountain, with a seat, a horse.
trough and even a dogs drinking
place. Alas! never once, on several
visits, could | get a draft of water
from 1t, though the drinking cup re
mained to testify to its one-time
beneficence to thirsty wayfarers.
They do these things so much better
in France. You will find few French
villages without a public fountain. a
fountain, moreover. that is often q
work Of art. What English villages dc
you recall where a free draft OF
water is available? Should you desire
such, you must summon up enough
courage to ask at a cottage door. to be
confounded, probably, with that nui
sance Of rural life, the tramp. Exter
nally, we English take water literally
enough; internally. we seem agreed tc
boycott 1t.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
Activities Of Women.

Greek women. generally speaking.
have no individuality.
Only one woman finds employment
in Ireland as against IL men.
Mrs. Harold Almert Of Chicago. ma
tional woman champion trapshooter, is
the mother Of two children.
Chinese women have started an ag-
gressive campaign for the restoration
Of a monarchy in that country.
Since the no-treating law went into
effect in London the drinking among
women has greatly decreased.
There has been an increase of 25
per cent in the employment Of women
In London banks since the war began
Miss Laura Taylor owns an 80-acre
farm in Cleveland county, Oklahoma
where she specializes in hogs and
beeves. While she does not do the &C
tual labor on the farm, she is head OF
the project in every sense of the word
planning, directing and overseeing the
work.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
LITTLE BUT A MEMORY
FAMOUS eATTLEsHiP OREGON
HAS HAD ITS DAY.
Seventeen Years Ago She Was Prob
ably the Most Famous Vessel
Afioat-Now Is Relegated to
a Minor Position.

Seventeen years ago the name of
the Oregon was on the lips OF every
American. 1t had rounded the Horn
on a record-breaking voyage Of $4,000
miles and then won additional renown
in the battle Of Santiago bay. The
oregon was the pride Of Uncle Sam
the queen of the seas. For years, how
1t has been rated as a second-class YES
sci; by the more fiippant as junk.
Now the navy department has got rid
OF 1t by presenting it to the state OF
California for use by its naval militia.
So runs the world away-for battle
ships as well as for men, observes the
Sioux City Journal.
Who that recalls the war with Spain
will ever forget the Oregon? Foresee-
ing a break with Spain, Washington
ordered it to sail from Mare Island
navy yard at San Francisco to Key
West. The long distance run proved
to be most spectacular undertaking
War was declared while the Oregon
was on its way, and fears for its safe
ty were entertained until 1t hove in
sight, reports having been set afioat
that Spain had sent out feet to in
tercept it. The long trip was remark
able for the fact that the battleshiI
stopped nowhere except for coal ant
was not delayed an hour by any break
down in its machinery. Capt. Charles
Edgar Clark was in command. and Lis
name became almost as famous al
that OF the oregon. He is one of th'
few of those who took leading rolei
in the Spanish-American war who arr
still alive.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12

Tonight the music loving people of
ST. Joseph will be given one of the
choicest evenings of music of the sea.
son, when the famous Minneapolis
musicians will be heard at the Audi
torium. under the local management
of Mrs. Francis Henry Hill Under
the marvellous leadership of Emil
Oberhoffer it has in brief period TAX
en- its place at the head of similar
musical organizations.
Wherever virgin soil produces a rich
growth the world is astonished, but
there is nothing surprising about it.
The extraordinary growth is merely
the result of certain rare combina,
tions of seed. soil and cultivation.
The Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra is one of these extraordinary
growths. The seed was the money
put into it by three or four wealthy
men of Minneapolis who believed a
great city should have a great or
chestra. Into the soil of public spirit
and love of music went the seed. The
cultivation has been the work of Emil
Oberhoffer, whose genius was just be
ginning to reveal itself when he was
made conductor of the Minneapolis
orchestra ten years ago. Simultan
eously, Oberhoffer has been recog
nized as one of the great powers in
music and his orchestra as one of the
really wonderful symphony orchestra'
of the world.
That such man and such an or
ganization should have arisen in &
northwest American city instead of il
one of the other musical capitals is as
interesting as it is surprising.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
PATROL DRIVES SAILORS MAD
Letter From a British Tar In the At
iantie Blockade Makes Pathetic
Reading.

The peril. hardship, cold and loneli-
ness that has driven mad some of the
tars who man the British blockade
feet outside the three-mile limit OF
our Atlantic coast, has been written
of by an Englishman riding The Tides
of Barnegat' aboard the Sydney, to an
old mate in this city. This is the
German raider Emden ashore on an
Indian ocean island and shot her to
bits The Sydney recently has been
transferred to the Atlantic blockade
fleet. The letter says in part:
Dear Jerry: 1t looks as though
we we're to spend another Christmas
on the briny deep 1t has been ter
ribly cold out here and we have had
a hard time of It. The other night we
ran short of coal and had to shoot
down to Bermuda.
Jerry, of all the places God ever
made, Barnegat, or whatever they call
it, is the worst. II it amt blowing
it's showing or raining, and there is a
continual swell running that keeps
your insides snug against your main
companionway for days at a stretch.
Give me the life of the North sea,
chasing perrys Submarine peri.
scopes). You could get a bit Of a
thrill doing that-and 1t was worth
while getting hit. Out here you might
as we'll be on training ship. The men
are mostly sickly and you can't exactly
call them happy. They have nothing
to think Of except the arrival Of the
cutter with papers and letters. Lord
save us from another Job like this.
Il heard some of the boys in the
Caronia former Cunard liner, now
converted cruiser) went crazy. and
don't blame them a bit. A lot of US
will be going the same way before
long. We are looking for the cutter
! today and expect to get a supply OF
fresh green's. But she'll smash her
self to pieces against our side, | sup
| pose. and lose everything. That's
4 what happened last time. The bloody
pilot must have been a tram conduc
tor in Putney.
I'VE lost a man over the side whC
was reaching for a sack of lettuce o.
something God! He shot down be
tween us and the rotten little tug 81
quick that there was no chance Il
save him. He was young fellow. too
and had a mother living in Fulhan
Palace road, Hammersmith."
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12

That one of the really great Amer
lean orchestras should have its home
in a northwestern city has excited the
wonder of many critics. While the
Minneapolis symphony orchestra trav-
els annually over the continent, it is
primarily a northwestern institution,
the pride and inspiration of its native
state and city.
Minnesota has so long furnished
Philadelphia and New York with their
bread and butter and some of their
beef that little else has been expected
from it. This year Minneapolis ha
the distinction of sending to these and
other eastern cities an orchestra equal
in artistic stature to any growth there.
Minnesota finds that she can feed the
souls as we'll as the bodies of the
folks down east.
The situation is much like that in
which America-perhaps one should
say New York-figured when it was
discovered that American actors and
literateurs were delighting England
that the freshness and virility OF
American talent surpassed that oi
Great Britain.
Eastern audiences are finding in
Emil Oberhoffer's reading a freshness
/ and virility that surprises and delights
them. Wearied of pedantic tenden
cies, they are awakening to enthus
iasm over the fresh viewpoint from
which the middle western orchestrs
approaches the great orchestral works
both new and old.
1t is this wonderful orchestra tina
St. Joseph people will hear at thu
Auditorium tonight.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
On the Field Of Honor.

In a field in the Department OF the
Aisne. where the English were beaten
in September. 1914. some Of our terri
torials discovered two isolated mounds
covered over with grass and surmount
ed by wooden crosses. one Of which
bore the word Tin" and the other the
word Rubbish" Greatly affected, oui
territorials gathered flowers, Of which
they made bouquets. which they pious
ly placed upon the mounds. Then
with a trembling hand. they wrote up
on the crosses this inscription: DEAD
on the Field OF Honor!" There the in
scriptions remained until one day
when an officer, who understood Eng
lish. had the sod broken open and dis
covered in one of the mounds man!
empty cans. and In the other a lot o
worn-out clothing.-Le Cri de Paris.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
Soldier Leaves Fortune to the Poor.

The Koelnische Zeitung reports that
Dietrich Henniger. a wealthy business
man of Osnabrueck and sergeant in
one of the Westphalian reserve regi-
ments. has left his entire fortune of
$500, 900 to the poor of his native town,
The philanthropist was killed in
France in September When he went
10 the front he deposited his last will
with a notary
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
Excelsior Springs Route"

Electric trains leave 9Th and Ed
mond half after every hour from $50
a. m. to 7:3C p, m, then $3.50 and
11:15 p. m. for Willow Brook, Dear.
born, Camden Point, Liberty, Excel.
sior Springs and Kansas City.
Limited at 1880 and 80 a. m, 1870
and 4;30 p. m. Call Main 311 for
further information.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12

He Where does your wife carry her
street ear fare? His Neighbor-In the
other woman's purse. Honest, though.
you'd think she wanted to pay it,
Judge.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12

II Is sad TO love and be unlOved. but
sadder still 10 be unable TO love- Mae
terlinck.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

ed members OF the state advisory
board. Rev W. II. Fields. Rev. Il +.
Carmen. Mrs Jessie KOrner me Mrs.
G. B. Lennon. returned yesterday
after attending the convention.
Uncle" Thomas Evans. OF the
Wheeling Steel and Iron Co. ware
house al BcuwOOd. left last midnight
for a two weeks vacation visit with
relatives and friends at Cincinnati.
o. and other points In Hamilton Co.
State Highway Commissioner a. d..
Williams, with headquarters az
NorgantOwn. will leave today for
the northern section. Mr.. Williams
arrived here yesterday from his home
a. Morgantown.
Mrs. Jessie Tracewell. Of Eoff
~streetleft yesterday for a two weeks
visit with relatives and friends az
Parker-burg.
Charles Penny returned last even
ing from a business trip at Pitts.
burgh.
Miss Emma Koontz is visiting IN
New Nartiusvillc
+ J. Roach. OF Parkersburg. IS
spending "a few days with his friends
here.
Mrs H T. Henderson. is spending
a lew days With friends az Mounds.
Vile
Jess Weekly. Of MoundsviIle. attend.
ed the bankers convention here yes.
terday
" W Fitzpatrick. b. making a
brief business call AZ Clarksburg.
uI De- h.y-'r. ~ Film Grove.
ltr yesterday for M~ouudsville. 10
attend The funeral today Of the late
Mr. Jane NcCrcary
william Uarue. ~ Patterson. =
boo NpuudrNill" a%fferdiur Do funeral
Of tho late Mr. Jane NcCreary
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

tho club over good dirt road. The club
has al modern convenience provided
FOR ite members. as well as various
anus m,uts. including tennis. golf. two
ill. pool tables aud o. large dance hall.
The nearby Miunehahn Springs fur
niNh The fluf-t OF mineral water FOR
drinking and also supply the swimming
and bathing pool
Reverend irEE,tt. OF the ". r.. church.
90. thc'u 20 strong and eloquent sermon
iu the club auditorium last sunday ia.
o. large crowd.
Mrs. ". A. ErHtton. daughter and sor.
Nll-- Guy ana Master Bob. spent the
past week at PIN. crest Lodge.
Major Randolph S~faluakcr. Of Wheel
ink. ". Va. su.ut "a few days the past
week uf the club.
IN" surrounding mountains are IN fun
foliage making tnu view from the club
house very beautiful.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
About People ;
kesersots 9! INDIVIDUALS to 4
n FROM :i,s City. 4
AT THE HOTELS.
~>~~~

Mcclure O. P~richard. Fairmont g.
" Lucas. shinnst1u. VI. > Bush. Par
k%crsburE Mrs. l.. II. AuIt. Steub.uvIll'
>. p Miller. Fairmont. J. 49, Murphy.
Pa~rkershurg. J. n. Dickinson. FaIrmout.
X. " Dixon. Iaue-villc, J. o. HuEh.-
Magnesium.
Rogers-b.rkclcy Wright. K~.nsinEton.
Nd; \ { WaEuer. larkersburg, VIII
liam Robb. -. Clairsvills.
samm-L. =. r1ckons. Parkersburr
- ~ W""it"r. h,hnNa J. ~ watson,
Ian.syuIg d. . ny Wayne Durs. L.
L. w ilIiams. ST tlairsviil"
windsor s. CiHrk. Sisfersvillc; NJ.
" Icarlmau. CIarksburE Mrs. b. a.
Nc'laskey. Hlu"ii,la. " r. shea.
Grand Central g. Mills. Mr Plea
a. 'riWe- cameron. Co." Boyd. ST.
burrh. II. T.. HumueL TIftaburEh.
Dr j. J. Allen. who is removing his
family from West virginia fo Bowling
Green. ohio. will leave Tuesday Tor
New Cumberland. for 70 short visit
with relatives before leaving for the
Ohio city 10 max his future home
q Albert SuediksI will leave
Monday for Clarksburg. 10 attend the
meeting which will bc addressed ~
hat place Tuesday. by lion. 1n'o.
doro T. Burton. C~andidais for prc-i.
dent.
Dr and Mrs r. Rush swop,. who
have been visiting local friends for
the past several days. Irff larf uIsnf
for their home boz BIltmorc. ~. e.
DR. r. q Hildrstt who has been
visiting hiF family here for "a few days.
returned las' night fO Baltimore
Hon 1ohu GUY Prichard OF Fair.
mont. spent yesterday In Wh''iirE ON
business
Mrs Louise Smith. ~ Film Grove.
underwent an operation yesterday
morning ~ the Ohio valley General
Hospital
Nrs Lpyi Raweon. o. sIafcrsyiue.
was In Wheeling yesterday uu hsr way
70 her home. after "a visit with friend
IN columbus
SIR 81 g. Davenport and ]dausnfrrr.
Misses Hazel and Helen. we're here
Yesterday cnrOIfr tp their home. 100
Philadelphia after spending tho sum.
Nor Iu S~IafersyIlIr
T j MCCOY. 81 SiateravIIlo. was ia
The rify yesterday on business
Richard Slnmakrr. 81 SisffrrtiIfc.
Uae a visitor in Wheeling yesterday.
DR. ias Schwir. OF fhIa city. return.
% yesterday afternoon from Sisters.
Vile where hr successfully operated
upon Mrr % q Smith. mother OF
Frank ri Smith Of fl.. rIfg
Mrs Thomas o. ArmHfr0rR and Ma.
R J. NeSIshOL vino asrf d~sIagaf.a
from fhIF city fu fhr Christian Church
Convention. az Huntington. we're nam.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

-Four tables raolat,d from one. placed
the length OF the room and all werc at
tracttNeiy trimmed With garden flowers.
m pink and white. With bits OF grcenery
adding beauty. Pink candles in crystal
holders further evidenced the color IDEA
OF the affair and furnished the only
llkht- In the ENTER Of the room on A
pedestal was a splendid cluster Of rcd
roses. a gtft TO Miss Greenwood. and on
another surrounded by pink rose buds
IN vases. wus a great white birthday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

The Kings Daughters Of Thomson VI
=. church will hold a market al the
Stuu. n Thoma store. Saturday morn
iug. May -. 4 splendid variety Of de-
li,ious products viii be- offered the pub
lie. Mrs. carl Heud,ll. Mrs. e. T.. Metz
nsr and Mrs. IL. ". Taylor are in charge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

N 10 ITTUIT'IW OITTIE'- VI WUOd-
ward frnuzh'iw w1- host fD % largo
part. of fl' younger social SOFT last
evening. fhs party huupriuE his visitor.
stew. Birch OF Dauviilt. II Beside
dancing. other diversions added Go the
pleasure.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
Birthday Party.

At her home on Clifton Heights. Mon
day evening. May q. Miss Sercda Fol
mar entertained a large number Of her
friends. the event being the nineteenth
anniversary Of her birth. Games and
music were the diversions OF the even
ing. and at a late hour delightful re-
frs~hmtuts were served. Miss Folmar
received "a great number Of pretty and
useful presents. The guests were:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
When the Foolish optimist Became
q pnaalmiEf.

Mrs ~~lfrfbnrr. What we rr..
ful r1.fgt Z hclri m your Htf tr.r
morning.
Nrr .'rfIuHr-Dh fItf HIr w. lg-.
band BOO f.T over r r..rfr. .I.. 49,
lrHh. ono ~ fh" Commandment I'M
dlHrIu.IIs star
= T. Calm. ~ near Fremont.
Ohio. ie perhaps inc hI-rr.t rlrHfr.
s~cho0'hov ln Ohio. 10 NOT BOB mo-
United states Uo d. iG wears OFF AGO
and WEIGHS $50 pounds
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26


ptsslmistE ~ Is "A person who has
10 ave with an opftmtst
ght OF II when I listened 20
maj Nttle passage h'tWc'u the two
girls.
Ihe ortimist congratulate herself
on NOT taxing into account tho dis1d-
tanfHErs that arc likely To- result from
~iolluw ms a certain course DU. can
wei soc mat o. stcndy dict Of such Hog
l,tI 'ptlmism miEht De difficult to
There are two kinds 81
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

sSsS
Loretta Burt.
Angela Bachman.
Halle Baird.
Wilma Britt.
Mabel Bruhn.
Marie Eayha.
lrma Bayha
Grace E~randfass.
Nellie Brandfass.
BcsS Hrunslle.
Marjorie Blodgctt.
Bertha Boomer.
Florence Bruhn.
Wilma Butt.
Anna Cowan,
blanche Clegg.
Mary Carter.
Ruth Carr.
Rose CoSgrove.
Helen Mccullough.
Jean Clyker.
Lillian burst.
Nell Dorsey.
Cordclia Day.
Ella Decker.
Jcanc Day.
Frances DIETRICH.
Mary Irene Day.
Martha J~usrgcns.
Margaret kennedy.
Ethyl ksysCr.
Mildred kennedy.
Hazel Kirk.
Minnie kettler.
Clara kcttlcr,
Dorothy kennedy.
Mildred Keith.
Molly kennedy.
Regina Little.
Nettie LOeffler.
Lucille Lindsay.
Dorothy Murrin.
Esther Mcmillan.
Elsie Martin.
Anna Marsh.
Lillian Minor.
Mary Mc\ichol.
Vida North.
Margaret Ogden.
Elsie Otto.
Claire O.sterman,
Ncttie Poorman.
Meta Proyor.
Mildred Kaudc-
bauEh..
Isabelle Robinson.
Bertha Recce.
E-tella Reece.
Virginia Reid.
Winnie Radab augh.
Grace l;adah aurh.
Edna ituchl.
Mary Hamilton.
Eleanor ST. in.
NJ. Sigal.
Clara StToehcl.
.khca Seibcrt.
Emma S~chrader.
T. Schelleuberg.
Mary starr.
Sihclla Seibold.
Adelia
Lillian. Schaffncr,
Day Schafcr.
lanes.
Bertha Caldwell.
Ethel EradCn.
Mrs HugginS.
Mrs. Schatcr.
Mrs. header.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

Miss.
Rhea Steele. |
Emily \
sara Stamp. =
Margaret Thomas,
Ruth Thomas.
Madelyn Thompson.
Jennie Thompson. I
Maude Uthman. {
Calara Nsrrnillion.
Louise " God. 4
Ida Woodruff. \
Jean Watson. I
isabelle Williams, !
Emma Williams,
Anita Meimer. 4
Bertha Meimcr. /
Rcna Wagner. \
Dora Wagner. =
Alice Williams. 4
Naomi Williamson. I
Miss Winhenser. J
Nellie Wagner. /
Frances Young. y
Matilda Scharf. 4
Margaret Singer. /
Mary Baldwin. J
Mary Hildreth. \
Hilda Davis. y
Ruth Decker. y
Charlotte ENley. y
Marie Elig. =
Katherine Emblem. y
Rose Fading. J.
Florence f'aupel. \
Elizabeth Fair. 4
Mildred F'aloure. 1
Lucy F~lalloure. \
Maud Fergus. y
AgnJS Fleming. Il
Matilda Forest, y
Ruth Gesslcr. l.
Ruth Il
Dora Grade. 4.
Amanda Gillespy. /.
Lois Guild. \
Minnie Gtesler. 1.
Ruth y
Blanche Grandon. v
Lulu GrOppc. y
Lucy Hess. +
Clara HodEeson, q
Virginia Henry. y
Grace Han. y
Isabelle Howard. \
Helen Holden.
Ruth Holden. /,
Nclma Henderson. 4
Mary Hagsrman. D.
Helen Hendrix. y
Maud Heancy. Y
Linuic HuEEins, Il
Anne Ingram. n
Anna Johnson. \
May Schnfer. T.
Lillian Schafcr. n
Bertha Archibald &
Alice Allison. I'll
Isabelle Allison. T.
E,ss Burton. l.
AIDA Brown. y
Elizabeth Brown, )
Nina Bruhn. \
flossic Earnhart. /.
Anna Bruhn. \
Mesda'
George Norton. d
Robert J. Reed. =
otto SCheuk. y
Margaret Mendcl, y
NJ 7. Kennedy. y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
NAMED
FOR TAG DAY
DETAILS FOR ANNUAL oBsERv-
ANcE ARE NOW COMPLETE.

Tea win BE Given This Afternoon. n,
which All who Take Part satur-
day Are Expected to Attend.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22

to stand familiarity close to the mo- some pushed into and almost out of
 the windows; but they are all aboard, eager, apprehensive, anxious to get
 somewhere, somehow, on the mar vicious trolley. The men and the
 boys the women and the girls are all
 there,-rammed in, showed in, packed in, like hay in rack; but all happy
 because they are going somewhere. That is the reason the trolley car is tolerated. The common people have to go somewhere. It may be home, tour, it may be to the theater. At any rate they must eo and the only way they can get there without walk ing Is on a street car So they stand for this sort of thing. Some day some mighty man will arise in his might and smOte the directors who refrain from furnishing the proper amount of car spacing. Newspaper ever bowling against the outrages committed by the street car compa nies Some day, mayhap, the people them selves will realize their power and stop granting charters to those com panies that refuse to recognize the difference between humanity and so many lower animals. It might be all right to pack sheep and calves and goats in box cars and ship them off live human beings are crated in this way 1t is time to call a halt. We call attention to the Arch street ser vice.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22

ican. Engljshman, Frenchmar or Ger man has. within himself the seeds or government-a knowledGe of funda- mental political principles, sense of public duty and a capacity for pub lie service, The Mexican has no such talents He lacks the instinct for self-government. because his Indian ancestors lacked it. and the slight admixture of Spanish blood, derived mostly through ignorant and ruthless adventurcrs has done him little good. He lacks a tradition of political re- sponsibility, because none of his an CeStors have had it. He lacks train ing because never, under DiaZ or any other ruler, has he been treated as citizen. Every student of Mexican conditions realizes that as a "repub- lic" Mexico is a farce. It has con-
 stitution modelled after our own, which is an admirable document to read bat has little to do with the actual political life of the country. As Francisco de Ia Barra, former pro- visional president of Mexico, says m 8 recent newspaper article: The au- thors of our constitution did not suc- ceed in crea ting a political organiza- ton suited to the peculiar needs of the Mexican people, especially as re, gards the power of the government Nowhere in the constitution is there evidence of study of the people for whom the instrument was drawn up. The history of moro than half a cen turN proves this.' So Mexico with the props of absolutism removed, sinks into anarchy. Her government doesn't fit her people, and her people don't know how to- frame a govern ment that would fit them. And this is the Fundamental fact that has to be taken into account in our dealings with the MeXicans. We must recog- nize that, aside from very small class of cultured men, there is no body of people in Mexico worthy of being called "citizens.' There is no responsible middle class, as there is here. There is no intelligent public sentiment, no national sanity to ap- peal to. There is nothing but ignor- ant prejudice and hatred of all grin goes,' among the vast majority of MeNcans. And this blind hatred of foreigners is the only thing that binds the people together It is their sub- stitutc for patriotism.