The Washington herald., 1916-03-12

self-respect so sublinely establiShed bv
!one Of the most noble Of men. the immor-
tai father Of our country. George Wash
ington-
/ Would Il not be the acme OF nnanIiness
: and patriotism II We were IN such a state
of preparedness as TO be able 10 resist
and repel any foe who made an attempt
to invade or conquer our domains with
out the aid OF a foreign power
Loyal Americans, protest and foster the
most sacred inheritance ID has been the
privilege Of any nation 10 enjoy-these
broad lands so bountifully gifted by the
4 Supreme Being in exhsustless resource
and so msrvelously developed from thir-
| teen TO forty-nine States. Let the lurni-
1 nous stars In the glorious flag symbolic
your trust in God; its blue field. noble
] purpose: its white bars. spotiess patriot
age. and true Americanism will never
die. J. GERALD DE POLO
Editor Of The Washington Hersld:-The
following paragraphs from q letter from
an esteemed friend OF mine in Kansas
iCity, No. may be OF interest 20 some OF
your readers:
! with much interest have read Of NJ
Borlsnd's amendment. requiring the gov
Iernment clerks TO work an additional
hour. The Washington papers have been
Tread by me with interest. and their com
ment that Borland will become popular
lover II is erroneous. The matter Is ere
stinE no comment whatever in Kansas
lCity.
Kansas City is interested, however. IN
the matter Of having hot grub 20 eat IN
stead OF cold. As you may know. We
have no artificial gas here and our only
gas company has a long franchise for the
furnishing Of natural gas. Every tine
the mercury drops the gas disappear
" do
lest grub cold. About three years 40
Senator Reed had the Senate pass a
measure making pipeline carriers OF nat
lural gas common carriers, so that thsy
would be REQUIRED 10 accent gas pIped 70
II from any field. and convey the same 10
Kansas City. That bill slumbered in the
COMMITTEE In the House until the last
Congress adjourned. History does not
record that BOrlsnd made an effort 20
get the bill out OF the committee WHY.
II do not know. but am told that when
hearings were had on II in the House
COMMITTEE. BOrlsnd was absent and Sen
stor Reed had 20 come over and argue
; for H.
Yesterday. IN this city. the tempera-
ture was but a little below freezing a.
meal times. and yet homes and snsller
restaurants could not produce even hot
coffee, much less hot mesk This has
lbeen our situation for years and all THE
winter we have not had gas for heating
or for cooking. We can buy coal for
Equipped with only gas ranges for cook
ing. and when artificial gas ceases, W.
have nothing in its place
, In this connection. the record shows
that Mr.. Borlsnd. who. by one sudden
''nash-in-the-pan'' effort is going 20 saw
the government four million or forty
million or four hundred million dollars
IN &c
nnetic. economies and sociology bv add-
ing an extra hours work TO the under
paid and already overworked government
, clerks. affords one Of the most conspic-l-
Gus examples in Congress OF continual
absence from his post OF duty. In the
instance cited above. he wasn't "on the
, job when such a vital question q : hot
or cold grub for his constituents wa
= hanging in the balance He wasn't I'm
his seat. nor Whereabouts. 70 defend his
rider: and that naUseatinE duty fell upon
Chairman Byrns. who is decidedly or
posed TO such puerile attempts TO get
1 into the limellEht I am not now a GOV
eminent clerk. but used 10 be some Of
. teen years ago, and. having a pretty In
innate knowledge OF the workings OF thn
government departments. and the pei
sonnet Of its employees. ] wonder II therr
is any government clerk IN WASHINGTON
receiving a salary OF S2,oon per annum
who is worth less to his employer than
this spectacular statesman who gets
F.5oo. HORACE L. B. ATRISSON.
Editor The Washington Herald.
Dear sir:-Certainly an editor who ir
war times. when papers are rolled hot
from the press, should have the thanks
and congratulations OF every reader Dir
ritsble or placid for the editorial
Poetry" in The Herald OF March s II
is the best modern epitome Of poetry
know Of in the English language. and 7
know some, being given TO ''poetizlnE.
. myself and have, too broWsed 'monEst
books for thirty years or more. II ought
: to be read to every high school class In
> English Literature. Yours truly.
: W. J. sCHwATZ
Editor The Washington HersId:-In a
! recent issue there appeared an item Civ
= ing an account OF a meeting in Fisher
mans Hall in F street southwest WHERE
: In It was stated that the supporters of
: | Messrs. Frank J. Hogan and Dr. Ed
wark d. Wiuiston, candidates for dele
gates, stampeded the meeting giving
: Hogan and WilHston an overwhClminr
: Endorsement
We respectively submit that the above
= is at variance with the truth As a mat
ter Of fact, Messrs. Bradshaw and
i Marshall after stirring speeches by tho
CdnulOdleS ana OtneTS. were lTQOrSed b.
i the meeting for the Republican nations
II convention honOrs
|. JOHN z. COLLINS. President
JABEZ LEE, Secretary.
Il Editor Of The Washington Herald
wish to give YOU my hand on tn.
r editorials in The Herald. For gettinr
e at the kernel Of a proposition and To-
I patriotism and punch they are not e..
q celled.
: was connected with the editoris
q stan Of the Chicago TRIBUNE Tor ,
year and the Chicago Herald anc
d TimesHerald for twelve years, and
: think I know what a real editorial f.
y I especially like your editorial "Th,
: Horrors Of War Of March 5 Your r.
:. mark about Henry Ford being in IN,
= hands OF an osteopSth is certainly {,
= the point, but I might add that tn
= one who pulled his leg the most di,
: not go to Norway.
I hope you will make q big success
o with The Herald. but I think yor
would get there much quicker in