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Evening journal., 1916-04-10

We cannot see that The Times does
President Wilson much Of a service
in arguing that he is not responsible
for the unpreparedness condition Of
the navy because he has been deceived
as 10 the facts by INSCRIPTIONS advis-
ers. II is a pathetic eXOneration which
The Times has framed.
1T is clear" says our former neigh
bor. that the Atlantic and Pacific
fleets, the reserve fleets and the tor
pedo and submarine fotillas. as they
exist today. are in no sense ready for
war The evidence as TO this state of
affairs is conclusive. The responsible
ity for the navys unreadiness for war
for it is not ready in any single de-
partment-should be fixed Are naval
officers responsible? Is the Secretary
of the Navy responsible? Is CongI Iess
responsible? The question must be
answered The President and the peo-
pie have been deceived
This argument is an adaptation to
American conditions of the theory
very comfortable in this instance to
the Presidents defenders that he,
like the conventional monarch, can do
no wrong, because he is merely a fig
urehead executing the decisions of his
constitutional advisers. Such a de-
scription Of Mr.. Wilson's activities, is
of course. nonsensical; for there have
been few other Presidents who have
pushed as far as he has done the as
sumption that the President is and
ought to be a national leader-a con-
trolling influence not only in admins
tration but in legislation as well.
If Mr.. Wilson has been deceived
about the unpreparedness OF the navy
il is only because he wanted to be de-
ceived. He has not been the unsus-
pecting victim of an unscrupulous
Secretary of the Navy or Of designing
naval officers seeking to withhold the
truth from him. Secretary Daniels
has never deceived anybody. There
has been no lago-like guile about him
His anti-preparedness propensities
and manoeuvres have been as clear as
day. Nor apart from a little coteri6
OF place-holders dependent directly Oh
the Secretary's favor, have the officers
of the navy ever attempted to mislead
the President
For the last two years practically
every naval officer of high standing
who has testified before the commit
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

strous If they ever wear her down to
the point at which she must admit de-
feat.
The Chancellor's references TO Ger
man relations with this country fail
also to disclose any marked concern
on Geunanys part to restore amity
and preserve peace. DisavOwals of
any purpose to invade Canada or to
seize territory in South America are
we'll enough in their way, but we are
lust now much more interested in OBJ
tanning disavowals of another sort.
After eleven months of negotiations
the Lusitania case is still unsettled,
and outrages similar in character to
the Lusitania massacre still continue
There was no promise in the Chancel-
lor's speech Of an amendment OF Ger
many's murderous practices What he
said about submarine astrocities were
merely an invitation to neutral suff-
erers to cultivate further the fOrbear-
ance and tolerance of insult OF which
our own government has given 30
noteworthy an example.
II we can stand it. Germany can
But this arrogant attitude may not be
always endured-even by this meek.
spirited Administration. Mr.. Beth
mann-Hollweg' speech not alone dis
sipates the illusion Of an early set.
tlement of Europe's quarrel. II alsc
raises the question OF an extension oi
the scope of the present war.
Judging from the brusqueness
and self-conidence of the Chancellor.
utterances Germany has no more de-
sire to make peace with the Allie:
than she has to avoid war with the
United States. If she will not renounc'
the habit of numbering or trying tC
murder American citizens. a clasl
with this country is inevitable. ReaC
between the lines the speech in The
Reichstag is therefore a notice tha
Germany is at present seeking peace
in no quarter--that for the German
government there is as yet no ques-
tion OF choosing between war and
peace, but only Of choosing between
! less war and more war.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

The Deaoe-in-sight prophets will
read Bethmann-Hollweg's speech TO
the Reichstag with irritation and
chaerin Whenever times were dull
in Washington some gifted CORES
pondent used to outline "on high au-
thority' the peace terms which Ger
many was willing to grant to oppon-
ents who had been unaccountably slow
in recognizing that. according to the
rules OF the German Kriegspiel, they
were already beaten.
These peace offers were put forward
solely for the purpose of influencing
neutral opinion. They were plausibly
generous in emphasizing Germany's
readiness to evacuate Belgium and to
contribute to a restoration OF Belgian
fortunes. They also limited at a will
ingness to cede to France small sec
tions OF Alsace and Lorraine. The fu-
ture Of the conquered portions of Rus
sia was left more or less in doubt
The main purpose of these German
peace "feelers" was to create neutral
sympathy by an apparent acknowl-
odgment or the wrong done to Bel
gium and an apparent pledge to atone
in some measure for what the rest of
the world has always reprobated as a
colossal political crime.
Chancellor B eft h m n n-Hollweg's
speech now makes Scraps Of paper
OF those alleged contrite professions
as to Belgium. What. he outlines as Ger
many's policy toward Belgium is only
a little less offensive than an outright
retention Of Belgian territory would
be. If Germany before evacuatine
Belgium Is going to insist on guar
antees that will restrict Belgian indie
pendence and freedom of action, and
alter. for Germany's benefit, the status
established by the joint treaties under
which Belgium was made an inter-
nationally neutralized kingdom. then
Germany will be allowed 10 make a
profit out Of a despicable breach OF
international faith. If. further. the
Flemish population Of Belgium is to
he used as an agency to promote Ger
many's political interests, then Bel
gian unity will be undermined and
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
NO EXONERA7ION POSSIBLE
From the New York Tribune.)

(From the New York Tribune)
ties of Congress has admitted the
navy's unreadiness for war. The news
papers and magazines have teemed
with articles showing how defective
our naval organization is and how far
below the requirements of war ser
vice each and every branch Of the SER
vice has been. The charges Of unpre-
paredness made have never been sue
cessfully denied. They cannot be sue
cessfully denied. All that the Navy
Department has been able to do has
been to persecute officers like Admiral
Fiske. who have had the courage to
tell the unpalatable truth.
How could Congress, as The Times
suggests. have played on the credulity
of an innocent President? Congress
receives estimates from the Navy De-
partment and is supposed to be guided
by the departments recommendations
in making authorizations and appro-
DriatiOns. To the credit of the two
houses it must be said that since the
European war began they have been
more alive to the needs of naval re-
organization than the Secretary Of the
Navy and the President have been.
They voted larger increase in ships
than the Secretary asked for, and they
would have created the equivalent of
a General Staff for the navy last year
if Mr.. Daniels had not at the last
moment persuaded the conferees on
the naval appropriation bill that crea-
ting such an expert body would be
derogatory to his own importance and
dignity.
The Presidents military policy has
not been controlled in any way by his
advisers in the War and Navy De-
partments. Mr.. Daniels has accom-
mOdated himself TO what he thought
the President wanted or would stand
for. When Congress met in Decem-
ber. 1914. Mr.. Wilson delivered a pub
lie lecture TO those nervous and ex-
cited" persons who wanted the ma
tional defence strengthened. Secretary
Garrison had urged that the mobile
army i'm Continental United States
should be doubled in size. But Mr.
Wilson frowned on any increase. and
Congress accepted his advice and re-
iected Mr.. Garrisons.
/ Secretary Daniels is one of the
idealists, dear to Mr. Wilson's heart
who has triumphed on all occasions
over the temptations to get nervous
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

and excited" He has talked about in
ternational disarmament and deprecat.
ed anything like real military prepara-
ton. At the naval review in this city,
in May. 1915, following the Lusitania
massacre, Mr.. Wilson gave a blanket
Endorsement TO the Secretary and his
policies. He went out of the way to
emphasize the fact that Mr.. Daniels
had mis- confidence and was carrying
out his plans.
Last winter when the President
himself suddenly became converted to
preparedness for campaign purposes
Mr.. Daniels underwent a similar con-
version. He has always been for just
the sort of preparation which he un-
derstood the President wanted. That
is why he is still in Office. Mr. CARR.
son. who believed in genuine prepared.
ness, quarrelled with Mr. Wilson when
the latter began to negotiate with the
anti-preparedness element in the
House. headed by Mr.. Hay. The Sec
retafy of War put ideas above Office
and resigned to save his self-respect
Mr.. Daniels has never been capable
Va hbAAAH Alol. IL At Ndu DttUt nt
would have left the Cabinet when Mr.
Bryan left it. To picture him as a
strong man keeping from Mr. Wilson
the truth about the navy, and, thereby
prolonging its condition OF inefficiency
is a piece of grOtesque humor.
IF The Times is willing TO crfticse
Mr. Daniels for the navy's shocking
state of unpreparedness il ought tc
be frank enough to go higher up and
criticlse Mr.. Wilson. Why condemn
the agent and exonerate the master
The President said in December
1914: "The country has been misin-
formed. We have not been negligent
of national defence" That statement
clashes with the facts now, as it did
then. But at least it was an admission
OF personal responsibility for. fegli.
gence.
Mr.. Daniels, interested naval officers
and Congress cannot be made scape
goats for the Presidents long con.
tinued failure to cooperate in Great
ing a real army and real navy. The
blame is his. and he will have to fac,
ii. The country has not been de.
ceived and cannot be deceived as tC
the extent of his responsibility for the
unreadiness of either the army or tn,
navy to meet the tests Of war.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
Politics and National Defense

The course OF army legislation in
the House and the Senate tends to
discourage the hope that a depend
able national force will be created out
of any troops subject to the control
of the Governors of States. The po-
litical power OF the national guard is
having the effect in nullifying the ef-
fort of the administration and Con-
gress to build up an effective national
army. National guardsmen are voters
while regular army officers cannot
vote. There is a world of meaning in
this fact when il is borne in mind
that the elections are impending and
the parties are lining up for a momen-
tous struggle.
The Senate has adopted an amend
ment placing national guardsmen Oh
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
NO PEACE IN SIGHT
From the New York Tribune)

only TIE semblance of independent ma
tionality will be left.
So far as the Allies are concerned
such a settlement of the Belgian prob
lem would be only little less toler-
able than annexation by Germany. In
the eyes of the world at large it would
amount to a cOndonation of treachery
and highwaymanry. Peace on such
terms could have no moral basis. IL
could not hold out the hope OF any
lasting settlement in Europe itself. or
of any restoration of the rule Of rea-
son and equity in the general field OF
international affairs.
German intentions in Poland and
the Baltic provinces are even less con-
ciliatory than they are in Belgium.
The Chancellor says that Germany
will never of her own free will hand
back to Russia "the nations between
the Baltic and the Volhyniau swamps,
who have been freed by her and her
allies-no matter whether they are
Poles. or Lithuanians, or Livonians, or
Baltans." This sentence plainly re-
veals Germany's present purpose to
hold the territory which she has con-
quered on the eastern front, and either
incorporate it into Prussia or consoli-
date parts of il into a tributary Polish
kingdom. If the Allies cannot consent
to a peace which does not restore Bel
GUM, they cannot, for equally obvious
reasons, consent to a peace which
would despoil Russia Of the greatest
part Of her holdings in Central Europe
and thrust her back into her ancient
condition as a semi-Asiatic power.
The German terms OF ieace. as Off
cially announced. would settle moth
ing Yet the Chancellor frankly ac-
knowledges that any peace which is
to be made ought to be lasting. The
peace he offers bears in itself the
germs Of future wars. II is not the
sort OF peace which could possibly
represent a readjuslment of power in
Europe for decades to come. Germany
would ask far more than she now asks
If she were confident of victory The
Allies will demand OF her sacrifices
which she would now consider mon
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
SHOULD UNITE FOR VICTORY.

SHOULD UNITE FOR VICTORY.
From the Dover Republican.
The Democratic party Of DelaWar,
is going to put up the fight of it
career in the campaign now opening
Every indication makes this fact OBJ
vious. Tine party is using every mean
within its knowledge. both fair ant
foul. TO make the colored element Ol
the Republican party dissatisfied Will
the treatment accorded it. In this ef
fort il will. of course. fail miserably
but it conclusively proves the fact tha
the Democratic party will use an,
and every method that will hold ou
an iota Of hope looking toward it.
victory at the fall election
The Republican party must do it.
utmost to achieve a victory. And
victory will be achieved, just so surf
as the sun makes his daily appearI
ance above the eastern horizen, if ev|
cry Republican will do his part. BuI
to succeed there must be union, and
to have union all Republicans mus
relegate their grievances and work id
harmony each with the other and con-
iunctively with the Republican Organ
ization OF the State.
To this end. The Republican urge
that Immediately after the primarieI
all Republicans join forces for thu
common good of their party. Let thu
defeated candidates, whoever they ma,
be or whatever they may represent. il
the districts where opposition appears
calmly and meaningly congratulate,
their successful opponents and assur,
them of their hearty support Sucl
action will undoubtedly assure a glOr
ious victory for the Republican part,
at the November election.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
pELMAR ANp THE FOrRrH.

From the Delmar News-Herald.
Il is less than three months now un'
til the Fourth Of July. and it is not q
bnt too early to begin to pre-
pare for a great big celebration Il
seems like a long time since Delma1
really had big time on the Fourth
and we believe that il would make old
Delmar feel proud to have all the
folks to turn out and have a real old1
fashioned celebration Boys. H. can BID
done; and as we'll as showing our pal
triotism. 1t will be a good thing for
our town. Invite all our farmers 10
come out and help. They will gladly
do so. and all together we ought I'd
be able to have one OF the best times
that was ever known here. Don't you
remember very well when people for
miles around would come to Delmar
on the Fourth OF July and spend the
day and everybody went home happy,
and Delmar was known far and wide
as the one real live townSon the
peninsula. Get busy, its none too
early.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

naturally be greater. The fact is that
the price charged is much lower.
Selling to Foreign Countries at Cheaper
Price.
Second-That American manufac-
turers have sold armor abroad at a
lower price than they have charged the
United States. The Bethlehem Steel
Company since 1887 supplied to the
United States 95,072 tons of armor at
an average price of S432.62 per ton,
During the same period its aggregate
sales to foreign countries amounted to
5,331 tons-about six per cent. of the
total. and out of that amount 1857
tons were sold at a higher price than
was charged in the United States.
Three small sample lots-amounting
in all to 1854 tons-were supplied to
Russia and Japan at prices lower than
those then prevailing in the United
States. Russia took all but twenty
five tons. and few months later we
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

would be Of benefit to the general
staff.
The national guard organization -
some persons allude to it as a lobby
lis opposing the provision in the
Senate bill which creates a volunteer
reserve army. From present prospects
this opposition will succeed. This ma
tional guard naturally will not permit
the growth Of a national volunteer
force If it can prevent it. as this ma
tional force draws young men away
from the national guard. About 30.-
000 young men have signifed their in
tention to attend summer military
camps this year, and all of them agree
to volunteer in case Of war. They
will not, however, enlist in the ha-
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
SPEAKING As PHYSICIANS.

"In paper in the Journal OF the
Chemical Society for September" says
the Medical Record. discussing "The
Polysyllabic Physician" I'VE find the
word tetradimethylaminotetrapheny-
lhydranzinex"
"A few lines further on the writer
speaks of trimethylindaminodimethy-
laminophenylmethyloquinedi-imide and
a little later he refers casually to tet-
ramethyldiaminotetramethyldiaminodi-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
After these Gargantuan pathological
outrages let no one accuse the physi-
clan of expanding his ideas into poly
syllable labyrinths."
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL PRAISE.

From the Milford Chronicle.
The press OF Delaware can do a
great service by reporting achieve
ments in the public Offices by the In
diyidual who has honestly and ably
made effort to carry out the laws. and
get the best results for the people.
II might not be bad thing for every
community. every county and every
State for that matter, to have an or
ganization which. once each year al
least. would publicly honor the men
who arc really serving the town. the
county or the State in a large way.
The papers OF Delaware would gladly
print an annual edition devoted to
such an object.
It would help the officials to know
that their work is appreciated, and
get better government for the gov
erned. Why not the Chamber of Com
merce of Wilmington take up the idea
II would soon spread to the whole OF
Delaware. and bring many a discour-
aged official to renewed effort to get
better results for the public.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
With The Paragraphers

Sweden evidently does not intend to 30 to war with
Russia She is sending thirty of her best runners to
Chicago to compete with American athletes.-Wichita
(Kan) Beacon.
When mans picture appears in print the pub
Tic has TO stop and read to find out whether he is
candidate or merely was cured of something.-Terre
Haute (lnd0 star.
A contest, started in the east TO find out who is
the worlds greatest ragtime player, has been aban-
doned. Naturally. II wasn't possible for those peo-
pie 10 find the small Negro boy who plays a French
harp in Nashville barber shop.-Nashvile Ten
nessean.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
April Z. 1916.

April Z, 1916.
To the Members of Congress:
The agitation for government armor
plants in the United States appears to
be grounded upon three popular mis-
conceptions
Excessive Profits.
First-That the American Govern
ment has been charged excessive
prices for armor. The fact is that for
twenty years the United States has OBJ
tanned a higher grade of armor and
paid less for it than any other great
naval power. Data compiled for the
Senate committee on naval affairs
showed the following prices were be-
ing paid for armor, before the present
war in Europe England. $5O3 per ton
France. $500; Germany, $3.50; Japan
$3.50; the United States. $425. Wages
paid in the United States are very
much higher and costs here would
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
(From the Washington Post.)

the general stad of the regular army.
The reason offered for this innovation
is that regular army officers are not
qualified to prepare plans for mobiliz-
ing national guard organizations for
war. Yet the bill-provides that ma
tional guardsmen shall go over bodily
into the national service when called
out. in which case the general staff
would necessarily work out plans OF
mobilization conforming to national
requirements. IL is not the national
guard system that would prevail, but
the regular army system. In other
words. regular officers might well en-
Tighten the national guard. but ma
tional guard officers. confined to State
experience. have no information which
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
PROTECTING FOOD SUPPLY.

From the Dover State Sentinel.
The action Of the Dover Board o
Health this week in condemning som
beef that was unfit for food calls re
newed attention to the fact that W
have no regular inspection OF eithe
meat or milk, nor. in fact. Of any 0
the foods that are consumed in Dover
It seems worth while for a city tn
size of Dover to have some protection
for the health and lives of the people
but funerals may cost less than sani
tatiOni
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Amid sad realities we can but i'll endure TO rob an
ucpation of its pleasant visons.-Giles
--.-.r
For the mountain shall depart and the hills no re
moved put my kindness shall not depart from thee
saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee-Isaiah
lv, 10. '
:-s-.-.
Get not your friends by bare compliments hut nv
giving them sensible tokens OF your love Il is well
enough TO learn how to win the heart of a man tbe
right way Oblige with all your SOUL that friend who
has made you present Of his own.-Socrates
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

tical and praseworthy behalf of education in
Of its most delightful phases.
II that trophy be forthcoming. shall not hesitate
to ask for three county trophies, each to be ster
ling silver loving cup valued at less than $50,
and shall make the appeal confident that it will
meet with quick and liberal response.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

Canton. China has declared its independence Of the
republic that is headed by Yuan Shi Ka II was
bloodess revolt and yet because OF the Importance OF
the city il is looked upon being one of the most
important happenings i'm China since President Yuan
stirred up endless trouble for himself by attempting
TO restore the empire with himself as emperor. 1t is
thought many other cities in the southern part Of
China will follow Cantons lead and join in demand
ing the retirement OF tho unpopular President
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

Teutonic inspiration may underlie the vgor with
which the Bulgarian Government proceeding against
DR.. n. Ghonadien formerly Foreign Minister and NJ.
Malinon, formerly premier Of that nation They are
accused Of having accepted French bribes The arrests
part and parcel of a plan by the pro-German Bull
garian Government TO round up and discred the pro-
Russian Bulgarian politicians. That being true the
world should suspend judgment with respect to the
guilt innocence of the men arrested.
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

"valor," said Mr.. Wilson to the Gridiron Club
meaning thereby hmself-"vaor waits for the great
opportunity when the sword will flash as il it carried
the light of heaven upon its blade" Translated into
plain English. this may mean that he will wait for
tho great opportunity" to thrust into war, the
moment that is to say, when doing will produce the
most favorable results upon his candidacy for re-
election
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

Secretary Of the Navy Josephus Daniels says that all
men should be willing to follow where Woodrow viii
son leads How dizzy would all get following that
tortuous trail!
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

That Louisville KY, girl who killed her father L
"end his Misery" exercised a form of sympathy tha
never can become popular in the eyes OF the law
Evening journal., 1916-04-10

When it comes to eleventh-hour preparedness Hol-
land is the job
Evening journal., 1916-04-10
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