Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-30
BUSINESS AND VACATIONS.
As USUAL.

In the same breath, we talk wildly
about economy. efficiency and 'busi-
ness as usual E" Bat in our endeavor
TO practice the FIRST we come danger
ously near 20 destroying the others.
An. example Of this is the tendency t.
eliminate vacations, on the plea that
every mans strength is needed for the
national struggle We agree about
the need We go further and main
tain that every mans fullest body and
brain power viii be required for the
days that are ahead A man with lit
tie vitality little endurance. will not
be able TO stand the strain or face un-
preccdented emergencies with the
mental alertness or the physical en-
ergy demanded on this account
alone rest is needed by every one
10 gain that reserve power that viii
be one of our greatest national assets
But there are still more urgent rea-
sons for taking our annual holiday
During tho last years, we as a nation
have perhaps spent more energy than
at any other time in our history We
have increased production. speede0 up
delivery and lived through more try-
ing crises than any ever faced By this
generation All. this has consumed
our strength more rapidly than we
realized. and while the stimulus of
patriotism enables many 10 hold out
for the present, the endurance cannot
be prolonged indefinitely. At some
crucial moment valuable workers
here and there will go down under the
strain. and the loss will be far greater
than any temporary slowing up while
these same workers took much
needed rest.
our country needs machine power
man power. brain power; needs them
now. will need them more in the flu
ture. But more than all these, she
needs men with vision, vision to see
beyond present needs to future emer-
gencies. Now is our time to plan for
these. TO gather the reserve OF
strength and vigor which win carry
YOU through the coming year. II our
motto is to be business as usual,
then follow it out to the last detail
and authorizations as usual
From American Industries for Au-
gust
Isn't Eastport getting on the front
page lately?
Senator King of Utah seems to be
a royal Democrat
The Navy League seems to be a
bush-whaclSing league.
The Brandon murder ease has
ceased to be nine-days wonder
The prevailing attitude toward the
/. w w. indicates that the world is
tired OF it.
The dove OF peace is still flying
around. but finds it difficult to find
place 10 alight
Miss Rankin. finally assailed by the
corporations. can consider herself in
the class Of real politicians
He is Mai. Gen. Taft now, but Col
Roosevelt is not rushing madly for
ward to give him the salute,
Now that Won BernstorfI has been
appointed Ambassador to Turkey he'll
have respite from plotting against
his hosts
Not even Germany has suggested
terms of peace more liberal TO Ger
many than those tentatively offered BY
La Toilette
Mrs r c. Brewer. Of Powersville.
kan. decapitated a snake with her
scissors. What pity Mother Eve
had no scissors,
II leaders of the I ". W are not in
the pay of German agencies then it is
because they perform the required
Work Tor nothing.
Ii is suspected that the conscienu-
business OF most conscientious object
ors to the seleotive draft was manu-
featured in German.
\ war bride is a nice thing to have
in the family strong box, but hardly
safe to trot out for exemption pur-
poses.
That story about seven Briushers OF
the Somerset regiment capturing Y
Germans should furnish Potsdam
with some inspiring reading.
Alien residents Of this country who
express the sentiment that America
may fight its own battles" should rest
assured that ii viii, inside and out
Public opinion" is rapidly brand
ING certain self-styled 'pro-Ameri-
cans as traitors, and government ac-
tion does not larry long behind pub
lie opinion.