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The Kaiser's Prayer, the Latest UIti-
matum.


administered.-Om Bee
The Kaiser's Prayer, the Latest UIti-
matum.
"Gott, dar Colt, attens please;
your pardner VilheIm's here;
Und has a word or two to say indo
your private ear.
Sc turn away all Odders now and lis
ten veil to me,
For vat l say concerns me mooch,
Meinself and Shermany.
''You know, dear Gott, I vas your
friend und from mein hour of
birth,
I kindly let you rule the Heffen, vile
1 ruled DER the earth.
Und ven I told mein soldiers of
bygone battle days,
| gladly split the glory und gave you
half the praise.
''In every way 1 tried to prove mein
heart to you vas true,
Und only claimed my honest share
in great deeds vat we do.
You could not have better friendt
in sky or land or sea,
Den Kaiser Wilhelm Number Two,
de Lord of Shermany.
$50 vat 1 say, dear Colt, is dis, dat
We shall still be friendts.
Und you shall help to send my foes
to meet der bitter endts.
''If you dear Colt, will dis me do, I'll
nodding ask again,
Und you and I viii PARTNERS be,
forever more, Amen.
But listen, Colt, it must be quick,
your help to me do send
Or else hat to stop attack, an on
ly play defend;
So four and twenty hours / Gift to
make the Allis run,
IND put me safe into my blaze, de
middle of de sun.
eff you do dis, I'll do my part, I'll
tell the world de fact,
But if you don't den / must dink,
it is an hostile act;
Den var at once l will declare, und in
my anger rise,
Und send my Zepplin ships to wage
fight in de skies.
Dis ultimatum now, dear Colt, is
Won of many more,
Mein mind is settled up to clean de
whole world off de floor;
Because, you vas my pardner, Colt,
and extra chance is giffen,
So help me vonce, or else I'll be,
de Emperor of Heffen."
Russell Reformer
Sharing the Cost
Under the terms of agreement en-
tered into at Washington, on Wednes-
day, "baby" bonds of the denomina-
ton of $50, are to be issued by the
Government, so that even the small
est investors may participate in the
great war loan. Doubtless all the
banks, small and large, all the trust
companies, and many private finan-
ciaI houses Will act as voluntary agen-
cies for sale of these and any person
DESTROYS of investing in a $50 bond
may do so by applying to the United
States Treasury Department before
June Is, 1917. The application must
be accompanied by 81; SO must be
paid on June q, SO on July 80, SIS
or August Is, and SIS, with accrued
interest on all deferred payments, on
August 80, when the bond will be de-
livered to the purchaser.
Now, the great war loan transaction
IS not altogether commercial There
is, and it is quite proper that there
should be, a large measure of senti-
ment in it. For example, on the one
side, it would be a great deal more
convenient for the Government to is
sue bonds of larger rather than small
er denomination, in large rather than
small allotments. twill cost something
IN time and money to meet the clerical
expense incident to the $50 issue, and
it will also cost something in time
and money to meet the clerical ex-
pense- incident to the Inauguration
and maintenance of the easy-payment
system. On the other hand, there will
be tens of thousands investors IN
these bonds who could command
rfuhor fo Of inf fhoi7-
iEgs than, the Government is willing
tC pay. On both hands, however,
there Is something more than the
business phase of the transaction to
be taken into account. That the great
war loan is reaching the people
through the medium of low priced
bonds, and the installment payment
plan viii be incalculable moral value,
for. to the extent of their investments
In these securities, will the citizens of
the United States be both borrowers
an lenders. They viii really borrow
from themselves, lend to themselves,
pay interest to themselves, draw in
terest from themselves. They them
selves constitute the security upon
which the bonds are issued The loan
is theirs, just as the country that
makes the loan is theirs.
Never before IN the United States,
has so earnest an attempt been made
TO distribute the responsibilities of
national credit and national indebt-
ness IN so equable a manner. Making
al due allowance for POSSIBLE econo-
Elic error in the manner of spread
ing the taxes, and there is evidently
20 be much critism of the war-revenue
scheme, the honesty of purpose which
is manifest in the draft of that meas
n -11o-f&Tnn nr1 He
for commendation The idea behind
the bill seems to be that OF placing
the burden. where it can best be
borne, lightly here, with moderation
there, heavily elsewhere; upon eachae-
cording to his ability TO assist tn Ma
ton In meeting its obligations.
All, of course, viii feel the tax. IL
it were equally rather than equally
distributed It would mean a levy of