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The Washington times., 1917-02-05
CAN KULTUR LEARN NOTHING?

Germany believed that England
would not fight. She believed that
Belgium could not offer material re-
sistance. She believed that even if
Belgium did resist the Kaiser's
supermen could blast way to Paris
in two weeks. She believed that Rus
sia could not mobilize her man pow
er in time to strike. She believed
that Britain's colonies would not sup
port her in her hour of trial; that
some of them would break away. She
looked for revolution even within the
empire itself-in Ireland.
Will Germany persist in believing,
in spite of experience, that the
United States of America will sub
nit tamely to the unlimited slaugh-
ter of its people on the high seas :?
Will she strike out insanely under
the delusion that even if we should
go to war our active opposition could
be of no more actual damage than
our neutrality, considering that we
sell munitions to the allies?
Will Berlin never learn anything? ?
Must the attitude of Prussianism's
imperial exponent be to the bitter
end: 81 never make a mistaken"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
1000 WOMEN TO
ASSEMBLE HERE
Amalgamation of Great Woman
Suffrage Bodies to Be Com
pIeted in March.

Between 5000 and 1000 women will
be in Washington as delegates to the
meeting for the amalgamation Of the
National Woman's party and the Con-
gressional Union, March 1 to March 4.
This, it is stated, will be the great
est number of women ever called to-
gether for political purposes. Head
quarters OF both organizations will be
at the national headquarters OF the
Congressional Union.
Composed Of Voters.
The National woman's party is com
posed exclusively of women voters,
and, although membership is limited
to the twelve States now having om-
an suffrage, the number OF members
has grown so rapily that its member
ship is now 1000 greater than the Con-
gressional Unions membership in
thirty-six nonsuffrage States.
In her call issued to the women who
will attend the convention, Miss Alice
Paul, national chairman of the Con-
gressional Union, has asked the other
organization to send all It's delegates
to meet with US at the beginning of
the new Administration to plan how
we may best use this strategic situa-
tion so that suffrage shall dominate
all other issues, and the struggle for
political freedom of women may be
brought to an end"
To Work Together.
The reasons given for the proposed
amalgamation of the two women's
parties is to effect greater concentra-
tion on the one question for which
they are fighting-the passage of a
Federal constitutional amendment.
Both organizations have worked
along the lines that this Is the quick
est and best way to gain the vote.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
FULPITS AN DWAR

Despite the constant talk aboutjthe
waning power of the churches we
believe that one of the most salts
factory channels of expression of
popular thought is to be found in the
pulpits. Officials who wish to know
what men at their work and in their
homes are thinking about would do
well to read the reports of sermons
contained in papers of Washington
and other cities. The act of breaking
diplomatic relations with Germany
by which President Wilson made
known to the world that the United
States is no longer willing to COM
promise principles found a notable
and widespread Endorsement in SER
mons of yesterday. This expression
is all the more significant in view OF
the fact that pulpits have been
utilized very widely by the pacifsts
as a publicity medium.
The note of the sermons preached
yesterday was sounded tersely in a
Washington church by the Rev. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe, who said:
This republic has a commission
to which 1t must be faithful. 1t
has a responsibility which it must
assert. This faithful assertion
may mean war. But there are
worse things than war.
And again in a Baltimore church
of another denomination by the Rev,
Philip Cook, who said:
The important thing is this: Are
we now ready in heart and mind?
For it is still true that where
there is a will there is a way.
Are we ready for the sacrifices
and willing service of war? God
grant that we may prove our
selves SO to be.
1t is refreshing to note that the
half-truths of New Testament teach
ings as promulgated by William
Jennings Bryan and his followers are
not swallowed whole by those who
recall that the Great Peace Maker
announced he came mot to bring
peace but a sword"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
SECOND PRIZE Debate
Government Ownership Of Railroads
Question to Be Argued.

Georgetown University Law Schools
second prize debate is to be held We'd
nesday evening In the auditorium OF
the law school building, Sixth and E
streets northwest The question will
be: sResolved, That the United States
Own and Operate Its Railroads" The
constitutionality OF the question is
waived.
The Junior Debating Society, repre-
sented by Robert NJ. McCauley, presi-
dent of the society, and James B.
Riley, will argue the affirmative side
of the question, while the negative
side will be argued by ]. Paul Kelley
and James P. Deedham.
The judges will be Assistant Attor-
ney General S. ]. Graham, Judge Mar
ion DeVries, of the Court of Custom
Appeals; DR.. William c. Woodward,
health officer of the District of Co
lumbia; Walter W. Warwick, Comp
troller Of the, Treasury Department,
and Capt. Walter c. Watts, U. 8. N,
of the judge advocate generals of
fice.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
THIS MORNINGS HOPE

The best element of hope, the
greatest factor of safety in the sit
uation today, is the enthusiastic
courage with which the American
peoples as a whole have indorsed the
action of the President and conse-
Grated to the cause of national honor,
their undivided support. There has
been, no doubt, in Germany some
thing of an idea that nothing would
provoke US to a positive assertion of
our rights, that nothing would make
US take the risk of war.
Now the German government
knows better; it knows that a cam
paign of frightfuiness against the
United States means a new adver-
sary with unlimited means of max
ing its influence felt in the struggle
unlimited money, unlimited men,
granted the duration of hostilities
necessary to put them in the field; un-
limited resources of ingenuity, in
dustry, and application.
Surely the prospect is one to give
pause even to such defiant spirits as
Hindenburg and Tirpitz. The morn
ing's news indicates that the acts of
Friday have already had their eff
fects. The American prisoners have
been released instantanedusly on de-
mand. The German press is whining
that we have misunderstood the
Kaiser's threats. Perhaps the fact
is that he misunderstood. But he
knows now.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

ready to repel attack, by providing
for the security of American trade
and commerce at sea. According to
Mr.. Bryan, not at all; but by secur-
ing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton for a referendum of the question
of war, whatever the destruction of
American life and property, what
ever the interference with the or
derby transaction of business, to the
people so that by popular vote the
course of the United States might be
determined.
The present situation has gone far
beyond the academic stage, and the
gentleman from Nebraska should re-
frain from conversation. The slo-
gan for the country just now is:
"Stand by the President"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
CABARETS

Within the past month two expert
opinions have been handed out on
that much discussed phenomenon OF
ultra-modern social life, the cabaret.
From Granville Barker we had the
ingenious theory that the truest and
most -niversal expression of Ameri-
can artistic instincts might be dis
played by "those who jigged and
bobbed around tables containing the
remains of cold chicken" From the
United States Supreme Court we low
get the astute opinion that a cabaret
is a distinctive thing commercially,
that music and entertainment are
not the sole attractions of the caba-
ret and that neither is the food. Thus
the august tribunal leaves a latitude,
not strictly defined, for a tangible
value to be placed on the only thing
left, the atmosphere of the caba-
rets, in which may be blended the
artistic expression that Mr.. Barker
talks about.
Washington may have only an
academic interest in this cabaret
question, and then again this interest
may be fortified by perennial visits
to those metropolitan centers where
simon-pure cabarets much more
abound. But these opinions help,
even if they satisfy only an aca-
demic curiosity, and they may serve
to show this generation why the
cabarets survive, and future genera
tions why they came into being.
Maybe, for all we know, they may
be illustrations of the efforts To-
ward unusual concentrations of the
arts, witness color music, interpre-
tatiye dancing, and post impression
list pictures which are supposed to
suggest everything that hitherto had
not been depicted on the canvas,
from motion to emotional states.
Persons who formerly had to have
an alibi for going to cabarets, be-
cause the mere plea of music, or of
good food, would not suffice, these
things being obtainable at consider
ably less price and in larger quanti-
ties, if not quality, at other places.
now see their way out for domestic
explanations. The mere business
man who seeks atmosphere, looks to
express himself, or to help in a pas
sive and approbative creation of a
new art form, cannot help gaining
the indulgence of wives who have
| IN appealing to him through wom-
ems clubs to do thesS,yery things.
Sometimes the fates, in the shape
of new thinkers and the conservative
Supreme Court, conspire to do a
friendly act for the tired business
man."
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
CONSUMPTION

Out of a professional and academic
life, given to good-natured and whim-
sical comment about men and af-
fairs, former President William
Howard Taft suddenly has emerged
within the last few days as the
spokesman for the rapidly crystal
lizing ideas of an entire nation on the
subject of universal military train
ing. The Times quoted yesterday
his remark, made in an address here
last week, when he said: "She Ger
many may shock US into a real
preparation for war and the sacrifice
it involves as nothing else can" This
prophecy has been borne out in al
most uncanny fashion.
Yesterday he made vigorous ar
gument for conscription. "Stirred by
enthusiasm, spurred by necessity, the
people would support Congress in
enacting such law" he stated. Nor
would this support be the result of
hot-headed excitement over the
events of recent days. Ever since
the war started thinking men have
been turning their thoughts to ways
of raising an army of 100000 or
100000 men. They observed that
in England, even under the pressure
of an immediate danger, the volun-
teer system, even when directed by
the genius of Kitchener, was un-
satisfactory.
What happened in England prob
ably would happen here. The best
specimens of young manhood would
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
Tomorrow.

Address, THE Vocational School," Superin-
tendent OF Schools Thurston, before Grant
Toner-weightman Schools Parent-Teacher
Association, Toner School. y. m.
Lecture, Prehistoric Ruins in the Mesa
Verde National Park" by DIR. J. Walter
Fewkes, under auspices OF the Anthropol-
ogical Society. Public Library, p. m.
Address, by William H. Bethke, before the
salesmanship Club of Washington. the Ra-
Temperance exhibit. under auspices National
Anti-Saloon League. l3g1 G street northwest,
Meeting Of board of governors, Retail Mer-
chants Association and election OF officers,
Meeting OF credit mems section, Retail Ader-
chants Association, the New Ebbitt, $50
Meetin9 Congress Of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations of the District, Ra-
Meeting Of study Club of Drama League,
1sciure. on Choosing a Life's Work" by
Miss Louise Cults Powell, the Portland, 8
Regular meeting OF optimist Club of FRS,
Universallst Church. home OF Mr. and Mrs.
Frank II. Briggs. 1901 K street northwest,
Talk on m ::F,urs." by Miss ZIrkin. under AUS
pices OF Home Economics Association. audi
tortum, Woodward & Lothrop's. 3:45 p. m.
Meeting of Georgia Society. the New Ebbitt.
Tea, by District Suffrage Federation, at head
quarters OF the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, $50 p m.
Reading by e. W. Coleman. reading room for
the blind Library OF Congress, S:l5 .. m.
Annual masked baIl'of Regina Elena Italian
Pleasure Club. old Masonic Temple. p. m.
MasoIIic-Lebanon. No. :, NJ NJ: National.
No l.: Arminius. No. 25: Myron NJ Parker.
No. "a; King David, No. IS. F. c.
ROYAL Arch-Lafayette, No. 5; Washington
Naval, No. 6.
Scottish Rite-Mithras Lodge Of Perfection.
No. l.
Eastern Star-MIzpah. No S; Fidelity. No. 10.
knights Of PythIas-Webster, No. I; Excel
stor, No Il: Capital. No. "a; Myrtle, No. Is.
Rebekah-Fidelity. No. :.
odd FELLOWSHIP. Pleasant, No. %; Washing
ton, No. s; Golden Rule, No. q; Amity,
No. q.
Red Men-Idaho Tribe. No. Is.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
Many Interesting Events Of Import.
anes Are Scheduled.
Today.

Lecture. illustrators" Miss Leila MechIin.
secRtary. Federation Of Fine Arts, Corcoran
ArtGallery, 415 .. m.
Address. The Negro's Place In the Worlds
History" the Rev. T. F. Martyn Martins
burg, W. Va, before Bethel Literary So
ciety. Lincoln Congregational Temple, 7:so
Banquet. Knights Of Momus, Rauscher's, 8
Southern Relief Ball. willard, m.
Lecture. piano ensemble" Miss Ann Hull,
Lecture. WAR Scenes" Count Andrew Kali
paschnikoff-Camac. Russian embassy, D.
Meeting. ''Get-tosether' committee, Retail
Merchants Association, at Commercial
Meeting. kesiOn of Loyal Women, Raleigh, .
Meeting. Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
in Chapel of Nativity lecture room, -Four
Senth street and Massachusetts, avenue
Meeting, Presbyterian Ministers Association,
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Guild. Petworth N. E. Church, 7:so p. m.
Meeting, Conduit Road CitIzens' Association
at st. David's Parish Hall, s p. m.
Meeting. Acacia Fraternity 7. NJ. c. A,
Concert, lobby, 7. NJ. C. Asp m.
Musical comedy. K. Of c. Dramatic Club,
Concert, benent Of children Of Alsace-Lor-
raine. All Souls Church. 4 p. m.
Meeting. North Washington Citizens Asso-
citation, Gage School. p. m.
Masonic-Lodges: Potomac, No. 8, E. A;
Benjamin B. French, No. Is, lecture: Ana
costa, No. n: Pentalpha, No. -, F. c.; Mt.
Pleasant, No. g, F. c.
Royal Arch-Mt. Vernon, No. ., special, Wis
itation.
Knight Templar-or1ent. No. S.
Eastern Star-Ruth, No. /.
Odd Fellows-Union, No. IL; Beacon, No. Is;
Langdon, No. Is.
Red Men-osage Tribe, No. 6: Redwing Tribe.
No 20.
Rebekah-Naomi, No. /; Ruth. No. 2.
Knights Of Pythias-Aramanth, No. 3; Cen
tury. No so.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
CARNIVAL OF NATIONS"
Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia to
Lead Petworth Pageant.

The Carnival of Nations. a five-day
fete at the Petworth NJ. E. Church.
under the auspices OF the woman's
Guild, will be opened this evening at
T:3O o'clock. Nearly a hundred per.
sons will participate in the opening
event-the grand parade led by Uncle
Sam and Miss Columbia.
Each is to be costumed to represent
a different country. The numerous
booths will contain articles Of every
description which will be on exhibit
and sale.
Many novel features are to be in
troduced. The program will be varied
each evening" Special orchestral mu-
sic will be rendered every night.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
Building viii House Schools Of
Art and Literature as
Well as Theater.
PLAN STUDY OF AUTHOR
Special Classes in Vocal cul-
ture and Enunciation In
cluded in Outlines.

A Shakespeare memorial, to take
the form OF a school for the study Of
Shakespeare and other literature and
art, and to contain a theater for
production OF Shakespearean plays
alone, will be erected in Washing
ton, according to the National Shake
speare Memorial Society. a body
Just organized for construction Of
this memorial.
The building which will house the
schools OF art and literature and the
Shakespeare Theater will be con-
structed by funds received from Con-
gressional appropriation, by public
subscription, and with the aid of the
district government, IL was stated
ny the Rev. George Buckler, who II
In charge.
School of shakespearean study,
The feature Of the memorial viii
be the school for the study Of
Shakespeare.
The study and appreciation of art
will be emphasized, 1t Is stated. and
special classes in vocal culture and
enunclatlon VIII be held.
f, Training for the stage of those
who expect to take up Shakespeare
plays Will form another feature Of
the memorial.
The Rev. Buckler Is president of
the National Shakespeare Society OF
America
Explains Lack of Interest.
when lack of interest in Shake
speare's plays is noticed on the stage
today" he said. people blame 1t
on the degradation OF American lit
erary ideals. It's not the real rea-
son, however. The trouble Is with
the actors Actors are not familiar
with Shakespeare, and their audi
ences suffer through lack of inter
probation. We would remedy this
in our memorial schools by giving
special attention to ground train
Ing OF our future actors"
The Shakespeare Memorial Asso-
citation is composed OF members OF
the international Shakespeare Soci-
ETY. and the National Shakespeare
Society Of America The three bodies
are working together for the me-
mortal, although the memorial asso-
citation Is the agency through which
the building fund will be secured.
Prominent Men Belong.
Mr.. Buckler stated today that Con-
gressmen and Senators are among
the members OF the memorial or.
ganization, as well as the governors
OF States and prominent men
Throughout the country. He seems
to have no doubt concerning the
probability of the erection of the
memorial, although he admits that
''it will take some time to secure
funds"
Although the erection of the me- !;
mortal here has been under consid- !;
Grafton by the two Shakespeare so
cieties for some time 1t was notj
until the organization OF the me-
mortal association this week that I!
work on the fund started.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
"STAND BY THE PRESIDENT"

If Mr.. Bryan would suspend his
field operations and refrain from
conversation" until after the present
very serious situation has been
solved by authority, a sorely en-
barrassed country would be ve-y
much obliged. Former Associate
Justice Hughes declared the duty Il
every patriotic citizen when he said
Stand by the President"
The bitterest political opponents
of the President in the Congress hold
back their criticisms of him while
he is seeking to protect the honor
of the nation and pledge him their
loyal support. The press Of the
country, without regard to sectional
lines or party differences, is. holding
up his hands. Former President Taft
says: "The responsibility which now
rests on the President and on Con-
gress is very heavy. They should
know and do know that the Ameri-
can people will back them to the end
in their decision. May God give
them good deliverance.'
Only one voice breaks the patriotic
silence of this great country, resting
on its arms, so to say, for the word
that will establish its honor through
out the world; and Mr.. Bryan, more
vociferous than ever, thrills a SYM
p-thetic audience in New York with
demand that the Constitution be
amended by providing for referen-
dunn on the question of declaring war.
"No nation" he said, "has chal-
lenged the United States; but even
it should, the answer should be, we
will not wallow with you in mire
of blood to conform to a false stand
ard"
Notice has been served on the
United States that it will be allowed
to dispatch one ship a week to Fal-
mouth, England, under certain clear
ly prescribed conditions, that all
other ships flying the United States
flag and sailing from American
ports will be destroyed by mines or
undersea craft without exception,
that no ship will be safe from de-
struction that ventures into certain
forbidden waters, that the United
States will not be permitted to do
business on the high seas except at
the peril of life and property. A ship,
to, which the hospitality of an Amer
lean port has been extended, is scut-
tied, apparently, by order of its mas
ter; a great steamship, harbored at
another American port. is so dis
abled by it's keepers that it could
not be made available for any serv-
ice; a relief ship, which had been
transporting supplies of the utmost
necessity to starving Belgians, is
sunk at sea; hundreds of Americans
already at sea are in peril of their
lives and millions of dollars worth of
American products afoat are to be
destroyed.
If all this does not constitute a
challenge, or a series of challenges,
it is hard to see exactly how far a
challenge would have 10 go, before
the United States would be justified
in thinking it had been sufficiently
harried to excite its resentment. How
should that resentment be shown {?
By preparing for defense, by getting
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
ENROLL IN RED CROSS
Women Of Navy League Offer serv-
Ices to Country.

Every member OF the National Ser
vice Register OF the Woman's Section
of the Navy League is to be enrolled
in the American Red Cross.
A campaign to bring this about
was started this morning and will be
continued until the full membership
Is enrolled.
Completing the enrolment of the
Navy League women, efforts will be
made to interest members of all
patriotic societies in the District in
the preparedness classes now being
held in headquarters OF the Navy
League, 16O6 Twentieth street north
west
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
GUEST OF sUFFRAeIsTs.

Miss Julia LathrOp, OF the Chill
dren's Bureau, was the guest of
honor at a tea Saturday in the head
quarters OF the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, under
the auspices of the College Equal
Suffrage League. Mrs. Henry S.
Graves presided, and Miss Sarah Beall
assisted. Addresses were made by
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller. Mrs.
George A. Dunning, and Miss Heloise
Never
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

A clergyman says "the cavewoman
and the overdressed damsel OF to-
day" are closely akin. Anyway, he
offers a new indictment of the pres
ent day young woman.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

Thousands who refused to listen to
their advice now are turning. men
tally, to the Army War College with
the question, How must we pre-
pare?"
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

The men who perfected submarines
must wonder whether some things
might just as well have been not In
vented at all.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

Now a scientist declares that the
North Pole is a floating island. Still
trying to alibi "Doc" Cook?
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

There is a growing impression that
William Jennings Bryan could do his
bit, just now, by keeping quiet.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

The woman's section OF the navy
league is called upon to mobilize.
Already the smell of powder is in the
air.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

President Wilson today is forgiven
much for demonstrating also that he
sometimes is too proud to quibble.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
CITIZENS TO MEET.

The Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
citation will meet tonight at the par
ish hall Of st. David's Church.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05
Amusementh

Belasco-'AIias," s:I5 p. m.
New National-''Ben-Hur." s:15 D. m.
Pou's-"Hans und Fritz" Sis D. m.
B. +. Keith's-Vaudeville, 2:l5 and SIS D. n
Gayety-Burlesque, 2:l5 and Sis D. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays. 1880 q. m. to
IL p. m.
Strand-Photoplays, IL O.. m. to II D. m.
Garden-Photoplays, II R- m. to II p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-02-05

A good way to make everybody
stick would be to make everybody
post a money forfeit. As the origin
ator of the idea we suppose we would
have to take charge OF the forfeits.
In case we discovered any one violat-
ing the agreement his money would
come to us as the originator of the
scheme. Our aim IL to make the plan
seIf-supporting from the start We
think we will write something like a
promissory note into the agreement
which you sign, and with your sigma
ture below 1t the collection of what
money we need to carry the scheme
out will be very simple.