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The Washington herald., 1916-03-17
What Did II Mean?

Besides being paltry and silly way of deal
irg with a crisis the performance of Friday,
March g. was one of the queerest things the Sen
ate has ever done. In its amended form the Gore
resolution declared that the death of an Ameri-
can citizen, if caused by the sinking of armed
warning, would constitute a just and sufficient
cause of war between the United States and the
German Empire" By the administration the vote
vote to table the same resolution if it had been
introduced not by Mr.. Gore, but by a supporter
of the administration, would have been counted
as defeat. If Mr.. Gore had introduced a resolu-
zen, in the circumstances he described, would
not constitute Of war, and if this had been
tabled the administration would have counted
this vote precisely the opposite of the actual vote
as equally victory. The rule appears to be that
the words of a resolution mean nothing, that
nothing matters except the of the intro
Queer How the Senate's vote ought to be scored
is a question likely to puzzle scorers from now
until the end of tme.-The New Republic.
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Torpedoes and Won Tnpitz.

That the allied navies will be able to clear the
high seas of submarine pirates or that the war
will come to an end before many more American
lives sacrificed is all that the people of the
United States have left to hope for. The conten-
ton of their government with the governments
of Germany and Austria Hungary for the safety
of travelling Americans or American seamen may
as well be regarded as closed incident. The
Teutonc allies will continue to do as they please
with the merchant ships and noncombatants of
belligerent and neutral nations alike-being re-
stricted only by the warships of their enemies
and the most that strict accountability" exact
is one of half dozen ready explanations, one
as implausible as another, and the payment of
indemnity in the end. Let therefore look
the meantime as few notes possible will be
sent to Berlin and Vienna.
Just as the State Department was advised that
the naval activities of the Teutons had nothing to
do with the destruction OF the Norwegian bark
Silus, with seven Americans on board, came news
of the sinking of the Dutch passenger ship
Tubanta, carrying three Americans, and torpedo
attack, without warning on the French steamer
Patria, which had on board United States
consul and other Americans. 1t is possible that
the Silius struck mine, while present indications
are that torpedo sent the Tubanta to the bot
tom. In the of the Patria there is reason
to doubt that a torpedo was fred at her without
warning and that those on board, narrowly escaped
death. However, the circumstances in of
the three cases will make any difference. Expla-
nations will he forthcoming If we insist and IL
we can produce sufficient evidence, it is possible
that at some time in the distant future indemnity
will be paid. But the United States is now pow
eress to safeguard the lives of its citizens on the
high seas, and may we'll recognize it. The
power left when permitted it to be known
that while we were contending for the sacred
rights of civilization and humanity and holding the
nations to strict accountability for the safety Of
American lives we combining our contention
to diplomatic exchanges. We are operating on
a note basis and note is all that any fresh out
rage on the high seas can now call forth.
Were the situation otherwise, had Germany
any reason to be apprehensve of our course, sig
rhcance might be attached to the resignation of
Won Tirpitz head of the German navy; it
might be regarded as the last or next to the last
of the German bag of tricks that had served so
long and so we'll to deceive us. But there being
no occasion for anything of the sort, the subma-
rine controversy being so completely enmeshed in
technicalities, promises and modified promises and
acceptances, to permit diplomacy an interim
nable revel, Won Tirptz's resignation need not
seriously concern this country What we must
hope for is that the seas will be swept clean of
submarines, and diplomacy will not do that
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

All the firearms used by the confeder-
ate armies were muZzle-loaders, and the
mere supply of percussion caps became q
ma or of no small difficulty.
A mechanic at the Richmond arsenal,
the chief factory of arms, ingeniously
contrived a machine by means of which
a million caps could be pressed and filed
every twenty-four hours; but the loss OF
the copper mines of Tennessee followed
the occupation OF Chattanooga by the
federal forces, and the supply of sheet
copper out of which the caps were made
was suddenly cut off.
An officer was despatched, accordingly.
TO North Carolina to buy and forward to
Richmond every turpentine and brandy
still he could find in the State, and the
copper from these supplied all the caps
used by General Lees army during the
closing year of the war
The caps were usually filled with full
inmate of mercury; mercury could be
had only from abroad; and the supply
gave out. Diligent experiment was made,
and it was discovered that a combinat ton
of chlorate of potash aud sulphuret of
antimony could be successfully substi-
tuted
The inventive genius and practical re-
sourcefulness of men and officers alike
were quickened by the extraordinary
exigencies of those fearful years TO make
the most OF what they mad.
Common glass demijohns were convert
ed into contact torpedoes to close the
channels OF the southern rivers, and did
their work with terrible execution.
An assaulting party rolled bales OF cot
ton before them for shelter as they
worked their way forward to the storm
ing of a position.
Skilful and experienced mechanics
were lacking, foundrymen, ship carpen-
tiers, engineers-for the South had hith-
erto had no need of these; but every man
of education in the armies turned his
wits and knowledge to practical account
upon occasion and supplied the lack as
best he could.
Almost every white man of fighting
age, and many who were too young or
too old for the field. came first or last
into the ranks, and the war seemed to
be using the whole capacity Of a proud
and capable race.
Hundreds OF thousands volunteered;
the rest were drawn in by Conscrfption-
Where it WAS necessary to use the en-
tire fighting population it was impossible
to rely on voluntary service, and the
South. with its scant numbers for the
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field, resorted to CONSUMPTION sooner than
the North
II was absolutely necessary. of course
to leave some men at home 10 do the in
dispensable work Of peace by which
homes and armies alike were to be sup
ported; but men enough even for that
were not left at last, so inexorably had
a drastic conscriptIon swept the country
of every possible soldier.
So as early as April, 1862, the confeder-
ate Congress had made all between the
ages OF eighteen and thirty-five subject
to military service; in September OF the
same year it extended the obligation to
men OF forty-ive; and before the end OF
the war it had called upon boys Of six
teen and old men Of sixty.
Slaves served the armies from the first
as body servants, teamsters, hostlers,
cooks. and Iaborers on the Notifications
Before the war closed the confederate
Congress. in its straits for men, author
lied, with something like general ap-
proval. the enrolment Of slaves as
armed troops; but not until the end was
at hand and the measure too late to be
of practical Importance.
Such measures were but a proof of
how the southern country was being
stripped Of everything, its men and its
resources alike There was proof in ev-
cry action of the new government they
utterly disconcerting perpleXities brought
upon the southern people by that IN
paralleled upheaval Of civil war
In all counsels southern men hao stood
foremost in the advocacy OF a central
government OF strictly defined and care
fully limited powers. which should give
to individuals and States the utmost pos
sible latitude OF independent privilege
compatible with the maintenance OF po-
liticaI authority and social order. They
had flung out OF the Union because the
federal government had :Eeemed TO them
to go too far in the arroyo ton Of power.
And yet the government they themselves
had set up by way OF protest became,
amidst the entanglements OF a war which
involved its very existence. a power cen
tralized beyond example in the history Of
America
Not only did all authority centre at
Richmond, but all power at Richmond
centred in the President and the heads
Of the executive Departments, particu-
larry the Secretaries of the Treasury and
Of War.
Tomorrow when the Executive Was
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Senator Smith, OF South Carolina, proposes an
appropriation of SI5,ooo,ooo for the construction
OF plant for the production OF nitrate from the
air. If it is true that we are wholly dependent
on Chile for Our supply of nitrate, which is need
ed in the manufacture OF war munitions, the stu
alton would certainly to call for remedy.
1t would be interesting to know, however, how
long it will take to get $I5ooo,ooo worth of nj
trate out of the air.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

The Department of Agriculture estimates that
one of every ten eggs gets cracked between the
hen and the consumer, and it figures that last
year cracked eggs caused loss of $685., 900 in
fOrty-hve egg cold-storage plants OF course the
department has a remedy, which is careful and
more scientific packing, but what chance for
some genius like Luther Burbank to produce the
hen that lays eggs with rubber shells
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

The keeper of the lighthouse on Ano Nuevo
Island below Pigeon Point, on the California
coast, has appealed to Federal officials here f.,
relief from an act Of Congress for the protection
Of sea hons which prohibits their being killed,
but which have increased to such extent that
lie fears they will take possession of the island
At the very least he should be authorized to
organize punitive expedition
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

No matter how poor the Isborer NAV
De, he puts on a clean suit every night
when he returns from work Some Of
them put on two fresh suits every dav.
another in the morning when they get
up These clothes are kent Snoflsss1,,
White and clean \ Maya would feel
forever degraded il he were TO wear rsr-
mehts IN the least SoIled whether any
body saw him in them or not ClesnIi-
ness is a religion with him For ordi-
nary use the clothes are simply washed
and dried. not ironed. but on SUNDAYS
and feast days their clothes are starcheG
and ironed until they shine like white
patent leather. It's A refreshing siEbt
in the cool Of the early morning TO see
the gangs OF laborers whether in III.
city or the country, trooping TO their
work in clothes that are always spic and
span. That's the way they always are.
no matter whether they are going to dig
a house foundation in the town OF to
work IN the fields. Imagine. II you can.
gang Of ''wOps" going to work on tho
subway with entirely clean clothes ON
every morning.
And then they battle and bathc
morning, noon and night The people
VINO are better m than the poems
generally take a bath when they F,r
up in the morning and again at four
IN the afternoon after they have nm
lsbed their siesta and before dressing
for the evening
The laborer takes his when he comes
home at night and it's always a hath
in warm water. His wife has il wait
ing lor MN and also 4 clean SUIT Of
clothes. After he has put them on he
eats his supper In peace and content
ment
The native Is absolutely upioUc m
this respect. Not only is he the clean
est IN the world, but he Is in violent
contrast TO his countrymen in Mexico
proper, as We all know that "Rress ser.
is an appropriate name for the peon,
IN the main part OF the country. The,
are inVRrisbl greasy. dirty lot who
would no more think OF king q hath
than they would OF brushing their
teeth.
No Water in sIEht.
This fondness Tor washing is a TO-
msrksble thing among the Nslas IN
view Of the fact that their whole couu-
try Is as dry as a bleached bone Their,
Is not river or lake or pond IN tho
whole peninsula which is bigger than
Holland and Belgium put together To be
sure, there L. plenty OF water but it,
not in sight. The rivers are all nm
foreground. There seems 10 be no cn6
{ OF them either, for you can dig down
through the limestone rock and Away
strike water. In Merida IL il in
vsria5lN found at a depth Of twenty
( three feet. There are many place
/ in the state. however. where IL is
| necessary to dig much deeper NJ
/ one hacienda ! visited the well Wa
nearly 200 feet deep. But the consoI-
/ ing thing IL that You always strik,
I water sooner or later.
This means. naturally, that ncithcr
1 Merida nor any other city Of NuCstar
has any municipal water supply. Each
house has its own waterworks. which
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17
McCalPs Idea Of Harmony.

Gov Mccall of Massachusetts, must have a
queer idea OF harmony # he thinks it can be
established in the Republican party by letting
Col. Roosevelt and his followers have their own
way. The Taft who appeared at the polls
in 1912 are likely to make solitude of any har-
New York World.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

A committee of the National Guard Associa-
ton urged the President to appoint as Assistant
Secretary of War former Representative Maurice
Connolly, OF Iowa, as a man familiar with Ma
tonal Guard affairs There are a great manv
other things that Mr.. Connolly is familiar with
and besides he is a progressive, hustlng Young
business man whom Secretary Baker would find
4 most capable first lieutenant if he would accent
the job.
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News Served Up in Berlin.

1t is alleged in letter to the Continental
Times, published in Berlin, that while the pre-.
German societies have held large mass meetings
in all the large cities of the country to demand
embargo munitions of war, the newspapers,
though sending full corps of shorthand report
ers, never published one line" pertaining to the
meetings. One has to 60 away from home to get
the news.-Springheld Republican.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

To have command of silence is to enjoy rich
possession, like an independent estate.
Happiest are those who enjoy silence for
long stretches. When they mentally tired or
depressed they can 60 into their silence and find
refreshments For days at time they can be by
themselves and rest. They can leave the turbulent
city and escape into the country and abandon
themselves to the wholesome influences of nature.
They are not at the mercy of the need for COM
panionship, the slaves of others.
If we all knew how to be silent, deeply, whole
somely silent, we should have panacea.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

The number of applicants at the recruiting
offices in New York has increased FIVE times
since the Mexican situation became acute, which
is a gratifying indication that while Americans
are not eager to enlist for ornamental duty they
are ready when trouble is in sight
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

You have your watch tested at the gov
eminent Bureau OF Standards by paying the neces-
sary fee, that is if you not satisfied there is
something wrong with it after it has made you
late at the office few times
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

Admiral Won Trpitz has resigned as head of
the German navy, but there is to be no change in
the methods OF submarine warfare Berlin an
uounces. But Berlin doesn't know. Such changes
are decided on in Paris and London
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So often, in this regard, are violators Just
little care will keep in check. Someone comes
along and drops critical an ill-natured remark
about another.
Shall we carry it on shall we keep silent?
If we keep silent it disappears in the air.
There are those who seem to think it is a
Joke to report that this person has made an ILL
natured comment about that other person or that
other persons dslikes this person. There are
even those who are cruel enough to tell others
that the others dislked by certain people or
have been criticized With appalling trankness
they quote and give names. They make huge
contribution to ill-feeling. Often they start re-
sentiments that lead to dreadful consequences, de-
stroyng friendship, melting far-reaching retalia-
ton They have no conception of the wonder and
of the rewards of silence
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

EVERYONE visiting Washington
wishes TO take away sOmethtnE a.
concordance of the visit TO the Ma
lions Capital, or gift for friends
at home.
IL is the aim of the National Re
embrRnCe shop TO supply such
tkIDEs in souvenirs that shall have
.ome artistic merit.
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP,
CMr. Fo~teTs shop
,.,h street OBJ willard Hotel.
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According to the New York newspapers jobs
al Sis d day with allowance for food and
lodging the first week. were offered to 225 men
standing in the bread line, and only four of them
accepted. Very likely most of those who were
willing to work had better jobs.
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To enjoy silence is faculty. Some peO-
pie scarcely know what it means. They live in a
world of rcverberation Even when they arc alone
their consciousness is noisy If we had eyes fine
enough to look in and to what was going on
we should find that they were always in turmoil.
They usually have way of putting their idlcst
thoughts into words. To live with them may be
great trial They trivialize life. They spread
about them an atmosphere of fatigue. Their
thinking is always on the surface, where they
habitually live.
The truth is that they have no time to do any
real thinking. They never fanliliarize themselves
with silence, where the real thinking is done the
thinking that goes down to the depths. AS rule,
they cannot bear to be alone No wonder. They
have only the company of their strident thoughts
clamoring to wear themselves out in words
The lovers of silence, knowing the futility of
words, are never without companonship In the
place where silence lives there the still voices
telling about the mysteries of living.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley told an interested audi
euce yesterday about some OF the Grimes of the
American Kitchen" though it's safe bet some
OF his hearers encounter them three times day.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

There is to be further advance in the price
OF shoes, due to the war, it is announced. If
this keeps up we may have to learn to get along
without them again.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

They getting up directory of criminals
in New York. What's the matter with the regu-
lar city directory?
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

Five policemen "hit the trail" at one of Billy
Sundays meetings but the reporters failed to find
out the name of the chap they were after or
what he had done
The Washington herald., 1916-03-17

There is said to be $5oo,oooooo in gold stored
in the Denver mint, but it doesn't prevent the
Democrats from worrying about how to repenish
the Treasury.
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THE WEARING OF THE GREEN.

HE WALKING OF HE GREEN.
Today's the day to wear the green
Let it shine smiling from your mien.
Deep in your heart to ease your care
The colors of the Springtide wear,
As if like earth released from pain
You had returned to Youth again.
Copyright 1861
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Shamrocks today

If somebody breaks into your house in the
middle Of the night, don't get excited; it may be
a policeman
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Minneapolis woman tried to enlist in the
navy as a cook, but was told that there is law
for the protection of the nations sailors.
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FRIDAY. MARCH II, 1916.
A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing Of original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald.
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REPRESENTATIVES. in this country Of "a
ChIhese gentleman" whose identity is
not Otherwise revealed, have requested
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Keeping Silence.
D, JOHN ID. BARRY.


There situations where to be silent is to
seem untruthful. For the lovers of truth they
are hard to meet But on occasion they must be
met without fear. Our speaking out may do mis-
chief. 1t may to say something dam
aging to another.
Shall we sacrifice him or shall we sacrifice our
own feelings?
Surely, in the choice there can be no hesita--
ton.
Every one of US is occasionally called upon to
be silent about something associated with another
If we speak there is not only inevitable loss for
the other but loss for ones self, in kindness and
in self-control.
The oftener meet this situation the stronger
we grow, the more closely we become identified
with the courage and the consideration and the
beauty that go with silence
Perhaps, by chance, we have become aware OF
something discreditable in the life of another
Opportunity after opportunity comes to US in
viting us to betray. If we resist it we shall feel
better. We shall have the sense of stopping a
train of evil. If we yield shall know that we
have sent that train perhaps to do an meal
culable amount of harm, perhaps besides, to in
vove ourselves in distressing complications.
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There are so many things in life that we ought
to be silent about. Nearly always they are I'M
pleasant. Our silence tends to minimize them,
often to destroy them altogether. By speaking OF
them, we give them renewed life and activity.
If every one of could only take the unpleas-
ant as it enters consciousness and let it perish
there, what a burden would be lifted off the
world.
In this good work we all be active. 1t is
worth any ones endesvor. 1t may justify life
in all other respects failure.
At the end of each dayit ought to be comfort
to every one of us to be able to think that we
have not added to the sum of ill-feeling, either
in ourselves or in others.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
Poor Satisfaction.

Governor Whitman appears TO nave
split the convention struggle flfty-hfty
with Mr.. Barnes. The states Chief EN-
ecutive goes to the national convention as
one Of the Big Four" if the voters ap-
prove the conventions action, but not IN
first place. His administration received
favorable mention. as the art committees
put it. out this mention was mere com
mendation." not the full-mouthed "indorse-
mcnt" which aspiring candidates desire.
Maybe the Governor is satisfied with
this result. as he says. If he Is. ne Is
easily satisfied. All this is not the sound
est of foundations on which to build cam
paien for renomination. The Governor
once had the advantage of having Mr.
Barnes on ais side in the primaries and
election which sent him to Albany. Now
that ne has had taste Of what it means
to have Mr. Barnes on the other side, IT is
possible ne is longing for the old days.