The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-24

all the easier by reason or the 1acV that it only recently got an insight into complex problems pertaining to rates and operating economics and threshed out in detail all the propo- sitions now involved. Let's have no tedious sittings of the commission. WiIliaEa HI. Taft
 Our Guest Today I1E EW ex-Presidents have given so U much of their time to the dis cussion of great public questions as William Howard Taft. An authority on international law he is distinct asset of Yale as lecturer in the law department of that famous institu- tion. But he has sufficient time for outside activities and he is doing his country and the world large service in talking to the public about the League to Enforce Peace.
 MT. Taft is in Birmingham today as representative of the league. He is lover of peace, as all right-think- ing Americans gre, but he is not of the class of pacifists that want peace at any price.
 He was a strong advocate of naval and military preparedness and is now in full sympathy with President Will sons war-like attitude at this june ture. But on the verge of war, as we are, it will be wholesome thing to listen to the ex-President's discussion of plans for lasting peace after the present conflict is over.
 All idealistic movements involving the progress of nations can only be successful when an educated public sentiment is aroused, and MT. Taft is now engaged in the laudable work of promoting, through education, the peace propaganda.
 MT. Taft was a guest of Birming- ham while he was President. He was received with enthusiasm then; and he will meet with an enthusiastic recep- ton today. He is broad-minded and generous soul and is revered by men of all political creeds for his splendid Americanism.
 Right welcome you are, MT. Taft. Birmingham feels honored in your presence.
 The Emergency Peace federation seeks a peaceful and gentlemanly manner of settling the trouble be- tween the United States and Germany, despite the fact that Germany is neither peaceful nor gentlemanly.
 
 There are people out in the middle western states who won't take the pros pect of war seriously until they hear that New York has been bombarded at a distance of 27 miles. The censor who has to keep the enemy from Knowing what is happening at home and the home people from learning what is going on outside the country never gets a chance to prop his feet upon his desk.
 Judging from some of MT. Marshalls recent utterances. he considers himself one of the most patient men in the country. The vice presidency is job that calls for patience and watchful waiting.
 Russia won't be able to rid herself of grafters in day. Even in this land of the free and home of the brave there are many persons who decline to say where they got it.
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 What seemed to be merely souvenir most cards are said to have helped overthrow the Russian government. For once the souvenir post card was taken seriously.
 Fifty Chicagoans have offered their yachts and launches to Uncle Sam Some method may be found to use the stock yards breeze in lieu of poison gas
 According to the experts, the United States is now at war. However, there Is a decided difference between being technically at war and the real thing.
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 According to the doctors. health is found on the links. The average base ball rooter will continue to regard golf playing as a waste of time.
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 The Hawaiian craze is bad enough, but there are worse things. Suppose the Hopi Indian snake dance were in- troduced into the ballroom? q
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