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War and Democracy.

Kumors have reached this country
recently by way Of Switzerland that
"A republican party is in process OF
formation In Germany and that It
l. rapidly increasing in numerical
strength. That the prolongation Of
the war will add to the power OF this
organization is not improbable. The
enthusiasm Of Il naturally peace low
ing, domestic, commercial people, am
bilious To excel in the arts. sciences
and other fields of praiseworthy on
denvor, for military adventure a
destined to al under the stress of
n long and costly war, n war demand
inc the %unccaSing sacrifice of life and
wealth and the minor comforts that
make existence cndurable. When
food in "A country ruled by a heredl-
tary %autocrat grows scarce and high
priced there are always those among
the people who advocat" a change in
the form of government as n panac"a
u eNlSIIllS llS' INV ''''h N'N''
luton was /; hunger strike.
1t may he said, with certain res
ervntions. that the present war In
Europe is'a struggle between autoc-
racy and democracy; between reac-
ton. rs represented by despotic rul.
ers, and progress, ns represented by
peoples devoted to indivldualism. 1t
Is n combat Ia the death between
man and n machine. Out of the
chaotic, colossal strife that this clash
between nntagonistic ideals Of gov
crnment has cngendered must emerge
eventually either an increase in the
power of hereditary autocracy or q
mighty impetus to the forces thai
make for democracy.
II peace between the warrinl
nations should h" patched up tomor
row the prospect OF an immediate
European return to the calm way.
Of civilization would not he rspcci
ally bright. Internal disorders ir
many countries are sure To follow tn
cessation Of the general strife. TIN
realization that the most gignnti,
of all wars was precipitatcd o h!
tho will of the peoples involved blu
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solent foe the people Of the Atlantic

solent foe the people Of the Atlantic
seabOard might retire behind the ram
parts Of the Alleghanies nnd those OF
the Pacific seek the Businesses of the
Rockies. why preparedness? We do
not laugh, although Mr.. CoNNELLy
has been superintendent of schools in
Thomas and Is owner and editor of
the Colby Free Press. To him and his
neighbors navies mean nothing hut
appropriations that should he PIX.
pended upon irrigation, the cxtermi-
nation Of grasshoppers, and Federal
buildings for the neglected interior.
And only In degree is Mr.. CoSNEL1Y
less ignorant and void Of understand
Ing than members of Congress from
larger places than Colby who see no
necessity for national defence. We
bespeak for him sympathy and In.
diligence. He may yct learn the
truth md vote right.
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PROFITS OF WAR.
Is America to Gain Gold n Lose
IT'S SOu1?

To THE EDITOR or Tue SrN-Sr: IL
H. an almost universally accepted oPln.
ion that this country will most prom
by the war. nut there are not LACKING
signs which hin. tina the contrary may
be the ultimate truth. that We VIII
finally be the greatest losers.
The losses Of the European hshters
arc heavy indeed. Men in their prime
are wiped out BY hundreds of thousands
Debts grow and grow like Nightmares.
b,,, hideousIy real. Tho productivity OF
the lighting nations In IMPAIRED In many
branches OF industry. These are 'ne
LOSSES Of the nations fighting. physical
losses. terrific. visible. measurable
deeply impressive.
ON our side appears nothing but rhys'.
cal gains, an expansion OF mdustr.a'
activity stunning In its proportions an
inflow Of gold unprecedented. no losses
that are not compensated by nunnrc-
fold gains OF n material nature. so TAR
the balance IL wholly IN our avog
hut IN the field or losses and gains
other than physical. material; IN the
.mmeasurab bic field ~ the spirit. the
soul, the mind IN tho fruits OF se'l-
sacrifice. loyalty. devotion TO ideals
10 honor, in what makes the nat'onS OF
Tomorrow, " the Immediate Tomorrow,
no, 81 the present instant, u ts We VINO
are close to bankruptcy. Europe mat ia
rich and strong and powerful.
While We have been growing zoo
proud to aght" under apt leadership.
have hs ONE astouished and frightene"
at "~hyphenatcd citizenship" chiefly u
10 this STRANGELY perverted pride" the
people OF Europe have risen shove such
sentiments az va allow to be uttered
IN our name into tho region OF great
realities. For eighteen months VIC nave
talked in circles. without result. ono
or reason to our talking. while the most
dreadful. grim doing the human race
has ever enacted has tried out Europe
10 the naked soul. We after d year
and n half OF war in which practically
All the rest OF the civilized world IL
~ voived don't even know whether We
ought To arm for the future or stand
dofenceless to our fate. We haven't
even made w our minds A. to what
ought to bc done. More "hyphcnates
han those OF German blood have fallen
away from this Government in disgust
~ futility phrascd IA "watchful walt
ing and the Ike. The loyalty OF no
American has increased under the blight
Of Wisconsin.
Wealth has never rested permanently
~ soft hands. Your gold belongs TO
him with the strongest iron" Crusus
was told And so 1t has always been
and will always be. Whether the
~'ronce iron is Of the sword or In the
spirit and character, he who has II al
ways ,onpuers.
We seem hound 10 choose not to bear
iron in our hands. not ever for defence.
Nothing indicates that we have equipped
our characters with tho stern metal OF
conquest and strength Those riches
that 50 swiftly winged from Europe
into our strong boxes can 40 swiftly
wing back again into the Golfers OF the
mon 81 better iron. made and IN the
making. on the hsttlcd.lds and In the
trenches OF Europe. That gold gone,
what have We Of profit from the War
LETT AnrUr MOORE.
GELESwrcH, Conn, February 10.
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through the decisions Of men claim
ing divine right to rule the destiries
Of nations has come gradually to the
minds Of millions Of Europeans Of all
indications that when tho war ends
men who have been out for u year or
more killing their nclghbors across
the border may have something pro-
testing to say to the governmental
powers that forced them into this
snvage occupation.
History illustrates the fact that
war and democracy are inherently
antagOnistic. The nntidote TO mill
tarism must he increasing and we
increasing doses Of democracy to the
body polite. The reaction against
German slaughter MS a method Of set
Ting international quarrels will he
nm overwhelming force In Europe
presently. and its effects bid fair to he
sweepingly i~conoclnstic. II will In all
probability destroy n part II not all
Of those pornicious survivals from an
unenlightened past that block the
way in many European countries to
the registering Of the reopie's will.
That a republican party has sprung
to life In Germany is not strange. II
was inevitable. and perhaps there arc
other nations across the wntcr des
tined to witness II like movement
within their borders.
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HAMLET'S ITO BE OR NOT"
Notes Appropriate TO the Shakespeare
Terccntrnary Celebration.

To Tiit Epirop or TUE srS-Str. The
terccnteuary of the death Of Shakespeare
VIII lnclin" some Of your readers TO
brush ur on their reading of the drama
tst II u Is admitted that there j. a
rof.rclcr to the Hamlet Of make
spcaro as early ~ 1919. 1t may hc CON
jcctured that Shakespeare was inter-
.s,ed in the subject Of iTamle, as early
as 1885. and that tho naming of his
son liannet was a naming after one
ttnSIc character, as the naming Of the
win daughter Judith was after an
other. BE this as II may, the difference
between the ITO be- soliloquy in the
frs' qpdrto and IN the second indicates
q drerent point Of view. such as We
might eNpe't to Ind only after lapse O:
wears.
Tho FIRST ~sol!loGuy has twentv-ons
.3ros the second tAirty-four. Az the
additions are all good the ratio OF ex-
~,"l.-uCe much exceeds ~ u.
To b. or not To be. aye. there's the point.
To dc. 80 sleep. 10 that all? Aye. all:
40. to E."ep "a dream. aye marry there Il
For In tina, dream Of death. when W.
awake.
And borne before IN everlasting Judge.
From whence no passenger ever returned,
The uniis, ovrred country. at whose sght
Tho happy smile. and the aecursed
dauu'd-
Pat COR this, the joyful hope Of th,s.
Nha'ld hear the scorns and battery Of the
world.
Scornei hy the r'gh, rich. the rich cursed
az thu poor"
Who would THE endure
Hut for d hope Of something after
lcH.hH "
Aye, that. q Ms conscience makes cow
ards Of us al.
I diNcrg. from my main point in ad-
m,ra,iou of the faC'lc rewriting OF this
spccyh. In some NJ the other speeches
the ADVANTAGE remains with the frst
version, or something is lost, Tho re-
written
For who would hear tn. vhips and scorns
Of tim"
The oppreesor's wrong, the proud mans
contumely ,&c.
is superior, yet te the proud mans
contnmely" that which he feels toward
Ms. or is II the curses ~ the poor
against HIM IN both texts IL will he
noticed tNa' conscience Is consciousness
or knowledge, not moral sense.
No ono in Shakespeare eNCert Fol
stnr proclaims the JOYS Of lifc. and
according TO Hamlet the ills ar. sue,
shat no one would endure them. hu,
would commit suicide. except for some
thing In the first speech, this deter
ring force is "A joyful hope. such as q
believer might speak ~ with the Collect
for Easter Even before him tho second
speech is Of "A timorous agnostic of oul
OWL day somewhat in doubt of his own
aguostiCis'n. amounting in fact to a
dread without any suggestion whatever
OF any hope.
I thiuk that YOU viii agree with me
tina, this changed way ~ looking que
a considerable lapse Of time betweel
the first writing and the second
JoHN y. GLEASON.
NEW YORK. February ~.
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The discovery Of the trusted friend
who carried to Mr.. Roor a message
from Colonel ROOSEVELT pledging the
x.President's support II the ex.Sena-
tor should b. nominated for Prcsl-
dent by the Republican convention at
Chicago is becoming more and more
difficult, In fact a test of political
telepathy. The Colonel's tribute to Mr..
RooT's superlntive fitness to admin
lister the affairs Of the national finer
eulogium was never pronounced by
n man upon another-has been
cited to lend plausibility to the story
that the message was carried. But
the messenger cannot he found. at he
will not come forward.
General LEoNARD WooD is naturally
surprised that any should suspect
him. He Is promoting" prepared
ness. hut is not In politics: and since
the Plattsburs reprimand II Is cruel
to attempt tn compromise him. JIM-
MY GARFIELD is discreetly mute. The
Hon. ROBERT T. LINCOLN denies the
soft Impeachment, but is particular
TO say that there may have been a
message and that the other Presi-
dents son WINS possibly the contidant.
It is not astonishing that the Colonel's
friends sidestep the danger of pro-
voking him to disclaimer. II neither
the Colonel nor Mr.. RooT will speak,
conjecture therefore seems idle.
Under the circumstances the Pro
grrssives could no he expected 10 keep
quiet. They have produced II letter
| from the Colonel to IN Of themselves
in Missouri In an cndeavor 10 prove
that they have n first mortgage on
their old leader. To "My dear Mr..
FEAR the Colonel writes In the mid
die Of December last to say that he
has been So busy "for the last few
months" with "the question Of ma
tional defence and national prepared
ness to defend our honor and interest
abroad and in the even greater Qucs
! ton Of real .Americanism IN this Re
public that he has had II" time (,
think of other matters. But ms re
CARDS the Progressive party and his
relation to it. we'll. the writer refers
his correspondent tn a long list of the
faithful. including GEORGE w. PER
KINs, HIRAM JOHNSON. VICTOR MuR
DOCK and WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
with whom ! have been acting fol
four years and with whom ! intend
to act"
This letter was composed more thar
two months ago. and while the Pro
gressives may read IT with satisfac
ton. what else could the Colonel hay,
written ut this stage Of tho game
II has no bearing upon the question
whether the Colonel sent the mes
a & to Mr.. RooT. and certainly nom
on the point whether the Colone
would support his old and admired
friend for President II the Repuhli
cans should nominate him. But. afte
all, no one can he II prophet abou
the Colonel's political intentions an
fidelities.
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The call of the Hon. CLAUDE
KYrcHIy. majority leader Of the
House." to the Democratic Represen-
tatives to be on the floor and attend to
the public business was no doubt an
Inspiration Of The President, but can
they be censured for not getting TO-
gether to translate his policies into
legislation when the Presidential
mind Is subject TO fluctuations and
yer to reversals? Mr.. KIrcHIN can
take orders and give orders. but car
he mobilize his followers in support
Of any important measure: He him.
self is an in%surrecto in spirit. When
the present Speaker was leader OF the
minority he accomplished the task
that Mr.. kI1cHiS finds 30 difficult
with a numerical majority behind
him. even when the Hon. CHAMP
CLARK comes down from the Speak
ef's chair to rally the disaffected.
Those old war horses Minority
Leader MANN and Uncle JOE will be
highly amused AZ Mr.. KlIoHI>'s re-
minder that We have hut q small ma
jority. and the Republicans are on
the alert at all times" That the ma.
.iority IL alert at no time has been
painfully evident "a Mr.. WILSON. who
himself must have reminded his frac.
tious lieutenant in the House that. to
quote from the cali. this. as YOU
know. is a Presidential year Are
Mr.. WILSON'S political fortunes to he
imperilled by disunion and cross pur
poses? The apprehension gives hin
goosefesh. In the words of BELL OF
Georgia, the Democratic whip. "tht
members must keep to their knitting
or all may be LOST.
Mr.. KIIcHIS should take his IN
junction to himself. Let him prove
his capacity for leadership by getting
the Democrats of the House into linz
for a practical least Of national de
fence that Will pass muster with thu
country. That Is the really great is
sue of the session. II the m%ajorit,
falters and fails the fat is in the fire.
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TO Tur ENRON or TUG Srn-Sir; The
educational crusade against ovcrindulgonce
In intoxicant, has very properly received u
setback from IN. Mayor. A mans club, like
mis- home. Is his castle. The less this ad-
ministration or any other interfores with
private rights, the better chance has II OF
returning 30 office. 1t won't be long be-
fore somebody Will prescribe tho number
OF times a minute W. can breathe. The
legal educational Institutions are grinding
out and dumping upon tho community too
much alleged talent The aNidion causes
these young minds to seek advertisement.
notoriety and absurd restriction Of per-
sonal liberty. Mrs. =, n, IE VET.
NEW YoRK. February 10
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The Proposed liberalization Of the Ma
tiOnNl Guard.

To rHE LnIroR "r THE SrH-Mr While
reading an article In THE sun dealing with
the kno"IciGe and training which =
General IN tho hNld should have was
carried back TO the early days NJ our civil
war. when Colonies. Rrigsdiers and Major
Generals we're created overnight while
the rest Of rs slept In those early days
qualifications were unnecessary.
At present there II a bin h"for" congress
to tederalize tho National Guard should
II brcom" q law all onfcers Of the Ma.
tional Guard would he commissioned by
the President after "Namination by a
board Of regular army onNccrs. II has
often been said that 1t was a crime to
order men into action withoU previous
training. How much greater T. Tho crime
of placing inexperienced officers IN COM
mani of such troops"
CINL WAR NLtrRAS.
BosroA, February ~
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Don't u 1t HIM.

The finger Of ridicule Is pointed at
Representative JOHN X. CONNELLY of
Kansas because Mt n hearing by the
House Naval Committee In Washing
ton Thursday he asked Admiral
GRANT of the submarine flOtilla
whether the funct.,. of ~destroyers
was to destroy torpedoes. We do not
i.n. in this levity. Look at Il map of
Thomas county in Western Kansas
where Mr.. Connolly lives between
sessions Of Congress. Watered. eX-
cept in summer. by the North and
South Forks Of the Republican River
and by various nameless tributaries
Of the Kansas River, 1t Is "far from
the madding crowd and innocent
In most parts Of settlements. Round
the court house at Colby some 500
people live In almost primeval sim
plicity. Far scattered Kuka, Mingo,
Gem. Menlo and Urony of nomencla-
turc) Quickville speak for themselves.
What can their homcspun inhabitants
know of the navy! Not all the year can
a small boy launch Il paper boat on the
ripplcs of the shallow North and South
Forks. That Is why Mr.. Connolly
was put on the Irrigation Of Arid
Lands Committee when ne cnme to
Congress. He Is nm authority on
grnsshonpers, Tut knows nothing
about the hornets Of the navy.
II has been said, hut II may be
banter, that Mr.. CONNELLy lately
wrote to n prairie constituent TO say
that In case OF invasion by, an IN.
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To rIE EplTnR or the SuS--Sy; -.
SAYS when a man passes in front Of peo-
Pic seated In a theatre he should face
them, that It IL !mpolitc and rude to pass
with his back TO them, "S' So passes
them. "a" says the fbc should he to
ward the stag" IN passing, that Il is less
familiar. and ono, fac" should not CONF
so closely 10 those standing 20 L." passed.
that the knees are forced straight this
way. thereby crowd'nr those persons more
closely. tina, II IL incorrect, which way Is
right SuRsr RInEu.
NV YORK. February ~
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Mr.. Henry ALLEN Of Kansas City,
described a. the noted Kansas editor
and politician says that when the
Republican convention In New York
failed TO indorse the candidacy Of
Ei.lHC Roor & was BECAUSE the con-
vention believed that he was not
young enough and not as experienced
as MIR. ROOSEVELT" II Mr.. ALLEN Will
sea tn" state for delegates ut large
proposed by the convention there VIII
he re- need of applying to the Hon.
WILLIAM BARNEs to learn that the
Colonel's friends we're not IN control.
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Max, the chestnut horss that has for

Max. the chestnut horse that has for
many years rung the bell for IN" an
nual New Years inner tn the animals
In the Home Of Rest for Horses. Crick
lewood. has Just died. having been AN
inmate of the institution since 1908
London Times.
II is a pathetic reflection that Max
NJ a very old horse could not have
had teeth adequate TO the mastica-
ton of rough feed. and for years be-
fore he ceased to be an institution
himself ne could not have enjoyed the
New Years dinner.
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To rIE i;piruR up TUE SrN--Sir. Over
a tobacconist's shop 7 observed the sign
"Col. War.ng, . cent cigar" n tho pres
ent Commissioner VIII stop talking and
clean the streets perhaps posterity may nay
n Nike honor to his memoir e + 6.
New YORK, February 10,
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tn. President. Pole, An.ly,.d,

To INV Enron or THE srS-Sr; Pres.
dent Wilson'S policy Is tlinid and unStab,c
he mi~ta& irresolu'ion tor prudence and
INCONSISTENCY tor deNtcrity; a falal system
rendering the United States a useless ally
An uncertain friend and = despicable foe,
THOMAS " lArrERBonNg
EAST OnAN0s, N J, February N.
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Veterans Opinion of Wstchful WAITING

To the EuIroR ~ THF SUM-; one OF
Shcridan's old veterans was in my oAire
tho other day and | SAID TO him; "InCl-
Billy, what do YOU think 81 President
Wilson,"
'Nhat do think ~ him why, 7 tel
'cm all tina, Wilson Is going 70 'Buchanan-
izc' the Government"
ARLINGTON ", GARNAN.
I. I, February ~
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II the Hon. JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS
persists IN the deiusion tha, he is by
right and selection the Presidents
defender IN the Senate he will learn
sooner or later how the Hon. WILLIAM
JOEL STONE came by his title Of Gum
shoe BILL.
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II the Kaiser cannot bid higher than
tl2, 900. 900 for Rumania's support.
Great Britain and her allies are justi-
'ied IN believing that when Rumania
takes the plunge IT will be on their
side,
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In becoming n party 20 the agree
inent of Great Britain and her allies
10 restore Belgium may not Japan
regard herself ~ "A European Power?
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The Alton employees report thai Harry
Mahan of 'uv-i has bought II COW. Mahan
4. the agent at that place. Hc f. now SUD.
plyinn the men on tho west end With butter
and .ggs
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wILsoT nuts eagle into zoo.--Ners-
paper hcddltnc.
After all, there is not room in the
White House for the American bird.
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scripts and Illustrations for publication utsA
10 hare rejected articles returned they mssf
IN oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
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The much admired laughter OF Mr..
IGSArIrs TIMOTHY TREBITsCH LINCOLN
must have lost some Of It's mirthful
spontanelty.
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London once, EmAgham House, 7 Arm
del street, strand
PARA Once, 4 Rue de 10 Michodiere oh
Rue du Quatre Ssptemore
Warrington ofhc q, Hibhs Building
Brooklyn once, los Livingston street.
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Prom ne Mcclure Pldin Dca!c,
pr. Whinen was called In on saturday to
attend Noah I"h', who Is threatened With
ghpps complications
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Published daily. including Sunday. by the
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CITY FINANCE BILLS
READY THIS WEEK
Dozen Measures TO Bc Intro.
duccd in Senate 10 Save
Y. Y. $4,000 900.
PAY As YOU co PLAN

ALBANY. Feb. 2o.--Sena'ot TO. -
Brown. chairman Of thc special ieris,.
tive committee which ln,cstcatel .
finances Of New York city. viii '-i-odg.s
this week IN the Senate 'he dozen hr.
intended to carry out thu recommend,
tons Of the committee and .,poe'N' =.
result In II saving OF $4,000 oou 'r o..
tax levy of tho city neNt year
Included IN the reforms TO ho t,-.'1.
arc a pay IA o GO policy ,-A
referendum 10 tho people NJ ~,
themselves on the question n. wa.'s
the State or the city shall ~ H.. .,....
OF city cmplo, ees. i%n,luI'ue
teachers
As suggested IN the rcror. ~ . con
mi,tcc the measures are divided go. D..
classes. one vcst.ng IN ~" eli, ,re,r r
mediate control of its local e~tu ,.
the other an assumption by to s. .. .,
expenses not properly "harr, ,H., 200 "a.
city. In the first class O, pIi.. .'. ~
cludcd these
The constitutional amendment 49,. --
county bills affecting ~" r.orar',
affairs or government, OF tWu .- ir.r.
counties Included IN the r.iy ,i. 70
and recurring their submission p, -.
Mayor for approval after ras. 'Gs 81. 80
Legislature.