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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
"NO TROOPS TO EUROPE"

To the Editor Of the Eventng Ledger:
Slr--The dispatch from Boston in your
paper to the effect that the Army and
Navy Journal states that the Administra-
tion has no intention of sending United
States troops to Europe should. 1t seems
to me, be given wide publicity. Such
statement, IL authorized, will surely fall
like thunderbolt upon a large majority
Of us. If we are not to send any
troops to Europe what, in the name of
Bryanlsm, are we trying to raise an army
of 100000 men for? They will be as
useful as were the 100000 guardsmen In
the Mexican campaign Do Americans who
see that the great fight for free govern
ment may be lost without Americas aid
realize the import Of your dispatch? How
is it that the article In question appears
in the official army organ? One would
like to know the feelings of certain dis
tinguished foreigners lately arrived in
Washington should they happen to read
this article. JAMES WILSON.
Philadelphia, April 29.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
POLITICIANS AS OFFICERS

To the Editor Of the EVentng Ledger:
Sir--During the Spanish-American War
big politicians organized companies of SOL
diers from their groups Of followers and
rendered their services to the Government.
Meanwhile their Congressman applied to
the War Department and obtained by pol
itics commissions for these politicians, who
knew absolutely nothing about the respon-
siblities of their positions. Whenever
company was to be selected for active serv-
ice that company having the most political
backing got the call
This is done away with under the con-
scrption plan and by the schools which
will soon be started for the training of col
lege-bred men to become officers In the new
army to be formed.
SAMUEL ]. PRICE
Philadelphia, April 27.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. HoardinE Of money Is inadvisabie. according
TO economists. because II causes Q slump
In trade and. II carried far enough. re-
suits In u panic.
e. Tuses,Ir and Umbria arc rexions Of Italy.
g. Mrs. Gby. of Boston. lost hve sons In the
Civil War: They enlisted In the Union
army. When President Lincoln heard Of
her great sacrifice ho wrote her o letter
Of sympathy which Is rexarded as
=. May Day Is regarded as an appsopriste time
cause y Is the annual day for celebration
by working people In continental Europe.
8. The Catacombs. underEround chambers and
passages near Rome. wero used by the
persecuted Christians places Of burial
and refuge In the early years Of Chris
g. London newspapers express dissetisfsction
because 1t Is believed that tho Allies'
losses Of shipping exceed tho figures siven
out by the Government.
:. "AceordinE t9 Hoyle, comes from the writ.
ings Of Edmond HOylo, . noted English
to the rules"
g. Bernc Il the capital Of Switzorland
0. Charles Martel as leader Of the Frsnks
defeated the Saracene at Tours. and
was grandfather Of Charlemasne. He
died In TAI.
10. Senegalese are natives Of SENEGAL. French
colony In the extreme western portion Of
Africa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

Sir-The writer is constantly drilling into
his fve-year-old boy that he must never
60 with any stranger who offers him pennies
or candy on the street but instead should
run away, and If he sees a policeman should
tell him man tried to take him away and
lead the officer to the place where the man
was. Somehow I feel confident he would
do as told, and at least would run away.
However the suggestion is put out hoping
it may possibly result. IL generally followed
by parents, In the accomplishment of what
seems to have been impossible by other
means, viz: the capture of thu fiend who is
abducting small children. c, L. NJ.
Philadelphia, April 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

TO do is to adopt a constitution such as
an American territory has TO do before
being admitted to the Union, the task
should be easy enough. But Ireland is
a nation, not a territory. ireland was
Ireland when England was a pup" goes
the old song. and Ireland will be Ireland
when England is grown up" England
has grown up. Her dead, lying with
the Irish dead. from Bagdad to Ba-
paume. testify that she has found her
soul fighting to free the world. Eng.
land should be proud Of Ireland and give
to her the home rule she deserves. And
ireland should be proud Of England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
Soldiers Homes

L. K.-The United States Soldiers Home
for soldiers of the regular army is near
Washington. There are branches of the
National Soldiers Home for Disabled SOL
diers of the Volunteer Armies at Dayton,
O.; johnson City. Tenn; Togus, Me. i: Leav-
enworth, Kan. Marion, Ind [; Danville, H. !;
Hot Springs, S. D.; Santa Monica, Cal.
Milwaukee, Wis, and Hampton, Va Sol
diers' Homes for Volunteers are maintained
by the various States at Yountsville Cal.
Monte Vista. Col. Moronton Heights. Conn.
Boise. Idaho; Quincy, ILL.,; Lafayette. Ind !:
Marshalltown, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Kan |;
Chelsea. Mass. Grand Rapids. Mich. Min
nehaha, Mimi; st. James, Mo. Columbus
Falls, Mont; Grand Island and Milford
Neb.; Tilton. N. H.; Kearney and Vine
land. N. j.; Bath and Oxford, N. Y; Lis
bon, N. D.. Sandusky and Madison, O. !;
Roseburg' Ore Erie. Pa. Bristol. r. l. !;
Hot Springs, S. D. Bennington, VT. Orting
and Retsil. Wash. Waupaca. Wis, and
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
CROOKED AND CAUGHT

TIQUOR interests, having been indicted
- for violation of the corrupt prac'
tices act and charged with raising an
enormous slush fund to influence cleo
tions in the campaign of 1914, have con.
sidered IL unwise to face tria' They
have entered. to all intents and purposes
plea Of guilty. II is reported that they
have avoided a public trial fearing that
certain pro.German activities in which
they had taken part would be exposed
1t was the privilege of the EvENlNc
LEDGER at the time this slush fund was
being raised to expose the fact to tho
public. These liquor interests had con.
stituted themselves a taX.levying body.
They imposed a levy of ten cents on
every keg of beer used in the State.
They bled the providers of furniture
and fixtures for saloons Into what
vocations Of lewdness they reached their
itching palms we do not know We did
know then. and we published the news,
that a slush fund of probably a million
do. lars was being turned over to political
debauchers wherewith to defeat the will
Of the people and steal the powers of
government
The conspiracy was a success The
conspirators got what they paid for.
They won, for instance, control of the
Legis 'ature, defeating local option. They
also defeated woman suffrage second
time recently. They have the insolence
to be proposing even now that the pres.
ent dry counties of the Commonwealth
be driven into the wet column by legis.
lation.
In the meantime the newspapers In
general are being bombarded by these
identical liquor interests with literature
in opposition to war prohibition. They
who struck at the soul of the country
now cry for mercy.
Give us Justice" is their plea.
They do not want justice, for il they
got it most of them would be in the
penitentiary.
What they do want is special protec
ton during this period OF stress. They
find that they have not been able to
pack Congress with enough of their own
creatures to assure such protection.
They find themselves exposed to the yer.
dict of common sense, with no private
strings to pull, and they wonder IL they
will ever get back from the Marne alive.
We do not know what their future Is.
We do know that IL we had few more
District Attorneys like Humes, of Pitts.
burgh. there would be far less corrup.
ton and far more justice. We know, too,
that the Congress Of the United States
is going to decide for or against war pro.
hibition without any consideration what.
ever of the means of the liquor interests.
They have forfeited all claims on the
sympathy Of the nation. The public
policy to be decided on will be a pubic
policy with which booze has had nothing
to do. That will be remarkable enough,
but 1t merely shows to what inextricable
ruin the stupidity and dishonesty of
booze have led.
Booze insisted on being crooked. and
there is but one end for a crook.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

BAKER BROwNELL is the editor Of
the Kansas State Normal School at EN-
poria. He's been putting out some sane
talk in its pages. which pacifsts and
others might do well to read These ex
tracts, for instance:
A good soldier does not hate. A
strong nation does not need TO hate
Hatred and the vicious epithets of war
arise behind the battle front. They are
the weapons Of the unprepared. of the
unframed. Of the scared civilians stay.
at.home, suffering from nervous shock
Their Significance is more than super
fetal Such foul and passionate out.
breaks indicate previous moral weak.
ness In nation. They weaken n
nations power to deal intelligently with
an enemy.
An examination of the innocent
young men who returned from tho
border recently shows none of these
beastly signs. In spite of their mill.
tary training they hate no one. unless
It be a misguided officer or two. Most
Of them would assert. with much truth
that there is more hatred in one news
paper Of English or German hyphena-
ton than in all armies put together.
Nor do these young men show cruelty.
lHey are II " uue' urllleu III directing
their action intensely on its object with
out hesitation, wobble or flight. This
results. however not in cruelty. but in
frmer bearing and decisveness One
gossipy quilting of the ladies' aid shows
more of the instinct of cruelty than ten
years of military training could
instill
Military training has not the effect
on the mind OF youth that the paciists
declare. The object of military action
is impersonal, mostly unseen and
arouses less ugly passion than do most
civilian contests The youth is trained
to meet the enemy as the sailor Is
trained to meet the storm, without
hatred. without fear, without cruelty,
without vacillation, but with scientific
skill and mastery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
THE GERMAN REPUBLIC

u tHo Eutof " INC bUcHtUU LeuUeTs
Sir-The United States is in a state of
war with Germany and quite naturally we
are prejudced against that country But
our prejudices should not obscure our COM
mon sense. and we should shun making
statements that are simply ridiculous.
One such statement was made In a WASH
ington dispatch today in which the writer
says.
What may prove to be momentous moves
to sweep aside Hohenzollernism and. re-
place 1t with a German republic were re-
ported officially to the State Department
today from several sources"
The writer of this ignores the fact that
Hohenzollernism, as he calls IL, is confined
solely to Prussia, and that Prussia is not
Germany. Saxony. Bavaria, .Wurtemberr
and the smaller princpalities are equally
constituted parts Of the Germanic confed-
Grafton, and each has separate dynasty
of IL own and separate State ipstifutlons
sea lay; : s<Yss'e ~ ~ & e \ sPesIn: 3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
Tom Daly's Column
A SONG FOR MAY

A SONG FOR MAY
Auake! Arise! gray dreams and sinm-
Der scorninD,
For ere,y !dormcr looking on the cast
Is portal 10 the banquet hall this morning
Where May hath called her lovers to
her feast.
Loi as u tcere a pied0in0 goblet, olowtn9
In her rose fingers oucr ,ohfch do run
The golden bubbles poured TO overfo,etno,
Up, up, she ms the sun!
Oh, drink ,cith her this atry tDine Of
spring,
Thot for her hands her tcinged breezes
bring,
Stceet phiiter for all hearts on earth
that be-
Hdrk! hoto the birds are drunk sotth II
and sing;
Ndrb, 1chere the flushed tctnds spill u
on the sea.
HoW. ldpptn0 II, the todres 90 cdrolin0;
See ho,o duh earth. meek fo,cer and
stately tree.
lThere'er the brceses haste IL,
Reioice that bcy mdD taste a.
shall are, then. slunb'rtn0, cdste IT
THIS drduDht Of ccStdsyP
o lorcrs all, IN this succt Uine
! pledge you and your lorcs and mine
A cup tcih you!
Up! up' tfth you.
And drink the MAY uith mel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
THE GAME

Your move, America The crafty foe
Is thwarted in his scheme to cry Check
mate ~
He shifts his rocks and knights in vain (;
too late
He hides his sweeping submarines below
The board, and seeks to map a zigzag row
For this dishonest piece to take-the
trait of cheats He overplays Now
comes grim fate.
Your move. America ! The final blow
o land I love. I am simple pawn,
To move or stay, just when and where
you choose.
Count me as one. but one who counts,
pray.
Let others play their parts my brain and
Drawn
n Are yours to use to win We cannot lose !,
M Yhs wSri4'S = stake ! AnsrIes ouf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
over in Easton, testifies w. H. W., ]
saw a wagon lettered:
COAL
by HECK

IF our distinguished visitors keen
away from the Senate and the House of
Representatives" says Bert Taylor, they
may be able to retain their good opinion
of the United States" Let us. therefore,
hasten to call their attention to the gal
lantry of our p. o. Dept If you should
have occasion. messieurs. to use one of
our reply postcards, you will note, sill
vous plait that. the card for the first
message bears the stamp Of George
Washington and the reply card that Of
Martha, thus giving Madame the last
scrs, Y H'nufoi' Y = Z y elkgn I z ~ = = = Hslls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

when war seemed
re m ote and TN
likely. They can
not s h o ul or 4
rifle and go to the
front. That work
Is reserved for tn"
men. They can as.
sist in the prepa.
ration of X @ 4
Cross supplies, and
many of them are
doing this. But l.
this enough? Mrs.
VI "A + Y X o bvrts
Rinehart. in he
little book, Tho
.. 80 I"saa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
Running Amuck

F. e. B.-"Running amuck" comes from
the Malay and means TO run wild" In its
adapted translation. Among the Malays q
man is said to be "amok" when he suddenly
becomes insane. killing friends and enemies
alike. While in this frenzied state the VIC
tim OF the condition shouts "Amok." An
other similar acquisition by the English
language of a foreign term is ito turn
berserk." This comes from the scandina-
Wan Berserk. noted hero of antiquity,
whose fury In battle was irresistible. From
this developed the adjective "berserker,"
applied to rage. "Berserker rage" is a very
dangerous form of anger. although perhaps
not as violent as the '"amok" state
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

low that the other States of the empire
would, and gratuitously to assume that they
would is not only absurd on the face of it,
but is based upon very deplorabe ignorance
of the Constitution of the German empire.
Let us read up before we make asser-
tons, and not make assertions before we
read up. TRUE AMERICAN.
Germantown, April 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

Spaniards may feel that certain
notable achievements along the lines Of
ancestry are an excuse for not partici.
pating in the present war. 1t is now re.
vealed that Marshal Joffre is of Spanish
cescent. So also was our own Admiral
Farragut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
QUIZ
United

1. Name the island possessions Of the United
States.
g. Who is the "hero Of tho Marne''?
3. Why IL q grain shortage more serious than
shortage of any other staple food?
northern France. where hard fghting now
Is going on.
s. Who is Groenerc
o. Give the first names Of tho two Confederate
generals named Johnston.
Z. Pronounce vase"
9. What ancient race regarded cats a. sacred?
0. What success In unrestricted submarine war
fare has Germany announced2
10. Is the whale u fish?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
JOFFRE

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Washington has given a great vel.
come to Joffre. VIII you not through the
columns of your very fair, newsy evening
paper make his visit to this city the great
est, biggest thing that ever happened?
We all, even the Germans, admire him.
On trolley cars, at stations and everywhere
you hear the same thing; that is, I'VE
all love Joffre." Please publish every
point at which the parade can be viewed
Don't think the people, the poor and every
one else, are not with you.
AN IRISH GIRL.
Merton. Pa, April 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
A month ago the sinking of a

A month ago the sinking of an
American ship such as the Vacuum
would have been classified as German
piracy. Today it rates as an act OF war
With or without our declaration of war
Il ID likely that the Vacuum would have
been torpedoed. 1t is a curious fact that
our taking up Of arms against the Teuton
has actually relieved her Of the obloquy
of some of her acts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

A citizen can plead lack of tech.
nical education as an excuse for not in.
venting something that will utterly wipe
out the U-boats. But without any edu.
cation he can understand that wasting
bread is helping the submarines. That
as horse sense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

Any navy men who may have
Qualms over the remote prospect of en-.
countering German U.boats in our waters
are invited to consider the case of George
Dewey. exactly nineteen years ago. The
future Admiral was entering Manila
Bay to take a desperate chance with
mines. The most thrilling incidents OF
the present war have not dimmed the
luster of his unhesitaling courage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

The Italian commissioners, now on
their way to the United States, are at
least spared any qualms about finding
adequate interpreters. Thousands of our
best citizens of Roman, Mlanese or Nea.
politan birth are equally fluent in the
tongue Of Dante and that of their
adopted country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

Doctor Dernburg, former Secretary
Of State for the German Colonies warns
his Government not to be too SOW with
reforms. A frequent warning. What he
II doubtless worrying most about is that
there will probably be no need of a Ger.
man Colonial Secretary in the future.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Pennsylvania Farmers Hoarding
Their Crops-Politicians
as officers

This Department u free to oil readers toho
tcish to erpress their opinions on subjscts OF
current Interest. Tt Is an open forum and the
Epentno Ledger assumes responsibility for
the vieUs OF its correspondents. Letters must
be signed by the name and address OF the
tortter, not necessarily for publication. but as a
guarantee Of good faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

The seventeen-yeef.old boy who
was ten pounds too light for the army
and fattened up on mix and eggs, only
to hnd he was still one pound under
weight, viii have a chance to plow. Peo.
pie u'ho are overweight can do their bit
by using less milk and eggs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

PERHAPS, dear children you read
in the paper that Teacher would sing
at the Patriotic Rally at City Hall.
1t was joke played by a naughty boy
in Mister Ra-leigh's room. Teacher did
not sing because his voice is not a per-
feet 3S, but he read n poem at the tree.
planting" at the Wharton School. See
how he held his audience spell.bound:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
Officers Training

w. A. S.-Appfcations will not be ~
ceived after May 4 for training IN the re-
serve officers training camps. They win be
received for the Fort Niagara, N. Y, camp
up to the close Of business that day in the
offices of the Military Training Camps'
association, Commercial Trust Building.
Philadelphia. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
The Mask and Wig Clubs pa


otic efforts to swell its war fund" to be
used In aid of military enterprises at the
University Of Pennsylvania now takes
tiie form of engaging the largest audito.
RUM in the city-that of the Metro.
politan Opera House-for an extra per.
1oymance on Thursday night Of this
years extravaganza, Mr. Rip Van Win.
kls." The performance deserves the most
liberal patronage. The net proceeds of
-~16r. RIP Van Wrinkles" Easter week
parformances. which drew, receipts Of
'11e,000. have already been set aside for
~ purposes. Major Kelley. at the Uni.
%6rstty has now two thousand recruits
ID training. Provost Smith recently
called this a record military turnout for
IN American college. Buying a Mask
and Wig ticket does not merely mean
r>ealement with q good show. It means
Substantially aiding patriotic endeavor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

The police who are held responsible
for the law and order OF Tinicum are
looking for the humorist who went into
cemetery in that neighborhood and
scrawled on the back of a tombstone
Wake Up. America Needs You"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
ON THE ALTAR
OF FREEDOM
This Is Where Mrs. Rinehart
Says That American Women
Must Place Their Sons

DATRIOTIC women are wondering what
l. they can do for their country In
wartime. Soihe of them have been won
dering whether they have been doing
their full duty I'm the long vclrs of DcqCe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

Senator La Toilette wanted ref
orendum on war. Now he wants one on
selection. Why not referendum on La
Toilette, with a provision for that pet Of
his, the recall?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

80 the war may bring some comfort
TO Ireland" said a crouch to us yester-
day, but what's Ireland?" ireland" we
told him, "is green country, where
every five men of that same persuasion
have less say than one that's orange"
How could one that was green ever be-
come Granger" HE really never was
green; he was just little yellow and
saw red"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
Lloyd oeorse's statement that "tl

" Lloyd Georges statement that "the
qettiement OF the Irish question is es-
6ontial for the peace OF the world and
~ speedy victory in the war" the sus-
ton made by President Wilson to Mr..
Halfour that home rule would completely
ns1nent the friendship between America
~ England. and the message to the
- eject sent by nearly 400 Congress
10 the British Premier bring free
~ Ireland nearer to reality than II
- or many day. IT p up TO
This intimattop = \Net ~
sas1s e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
What Do You Know?

Queries Of general interest scIH b onstosysA
in this column. Ten questions, the owstosys 70
phich every Well-inJormed person should kssv.
are asked ddiu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
Working is fighting.

When we have fought for peace
and won 1t the pacifists will say they
converted us.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

Such n move would materially re.
duce the estimate that has been made
during the last week that for the
quarter ending June 81 the steel Cor
poration would report net earnings
Of at least s125,000, 900.
Morn. Contemp.
And what is so rare as a (3lst day
in June?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01

OF COURSE, medicine is not an exact
science and one never can tell whether
it's likely to help one or not; but one
thing is absolutely certain: DR.. Harmer
Good is a practcing physician at 5000
Rising Sun lane.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
WARNS AGAINST KIDNAPPER

Philadelphia, April 2S.