The Washington herald., 1917-04-17
How the Editors Are Viewing
America and the World War

have meaning. are making splendid
progress.
The devil. in other words, is being
with the element which Is his own and
only mainstay!
The end cannot be far IN the distance;
and only one end is POSSIBLE!
Col. RooseveIrs Service.
'(Kansas City stsrJ
After a trip to Washington where he
saw the President, the Secretary of War,
Gen. Kuhn, of the War College, and
members of the military committees OF
Congress. Theodore Roosevelt is back in
Oyster Bay working on a brief In sup
port OF the General Stan bill for univer-
sal service.
OF doing things. What he believes IN he
works for with all his heart and all his
soul and all his strength. The principls
of an equality OF military obligation 0f
all citizens is principle he has long be-
neved In. He was preaching 1t when it
had a much more alarming sound in
American ears than it now has. and IT is
largely because-of his courage and per-
sistency in preaching 1t that it is thus
far advanced toward an actually.
Many earnest and patriotic Americans
who saw less far ahead than Col. Roose-
| welt were genuinely distressed when he
began to sound his warning for America
TO prepare for the crisis that is now upon
1t. They honestly believed at the out
break OF the war, and for long time
after, that this country had no cause for
alarm. -"
Col. Roosevelt sensed 1t and spoke out.
He saw in this international lawlessness
a threat to all free peoples. He knew,
better than most Americans, how unpre-
pared America was to defend itself, how
subtle had been the enervating influences
Of pacifism and prosperity. and how es-
sentisl 1t was to the safety, not to oar.
selves alone, but OF democracy and free
. institutions throughout the world that
the national spirit OF the great republic
should not be allowed to sleep with
autocracy loose and amuck In En-.
rope. .
President Wilson Makes a RInEinE
Appeal TO the People for de-
voted, Loyal Service to
Their Country.
baltimore Americanl
The supreme test OF the nation has
come. We must all speak, act and serve
together!
In these words President Wilson rounds
out a ringing appeal to the people OF
this United States and from those peo.
pie must and will come a response. full
Of enthusiasm. full OF devotion, full OF
ardent patriotism inspired by love for
the government under which they live
1t is call for service. 1t is a call not
so much for those who can fight the en-
emy on land and sea, but for those who
can work at home and by such work
add TO the strength and TO the fighting
power. not only or our own forces but
of the forces Of all our allies. 1t is a
call to men too old to fight, to youths
too young to fight, to all who, from
ana cause, cannot serve as soldiers to do
their bit at home and to do It well.
Whether 1t be in the shop. the factory
or the mine. there Is work they can
perform, work that will make the fight
ing forces more effective, worIs that
will encourage them to do their ut
most on land and sea. TO win a COM
plete victory over the German en-
cmy
War Taxation.
Chicago Tribune)
1t is with a great deal OF relief that
the thinking people OF the country will
hear that war finance measures are not
10 be concocted overnight by politicians
and academic theorists. Great bond is
sues will have to be authorized for emer-
Gency uses without delay, but these can
De taken care of, at a time when our
resources are greater than ever in our
! history, without serious dislocation oi
the healthy normal of our economic life
/ But the problem of war taxation is a
much more delicate one and should be
given the most thorough study and con.
| sideration. A large part of the cost
OF our belated preparation and of tho
conduct of the war will and should be
paid by taxation. but this involves heavy
burdens which should be carefully ant
equitaUly adjusted.
Radical taxation in the way OF IN
creases of the income tax. the exces.
profits tax. and the tax on luxuries will
be accepted with philosophy and patriot
ically approved. But II 1t is drastic with
out intelligence 1t may very well brinr
about a commercial disaster ProfitI
which are the result OF war supply SHOULD
be heavily taxed, but not without con
sideration Of continued efficiency. 1
everything above per cent were takeI
in every case, as, for example, from
some OF the railroads. efficiency woul,
| be seriously injured, not benefited Th
! test of former profits will have to D,
carefully applied, for in many cases reve
nue. was far below normal in the year
Immediately preceding this Of our entr,
| into the war. -
| episode in a Gramercy Park studio. A ma,
! whom they all loved was caught cheat
ing at cards and signed q written cop