The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

child in London in our ranks, thus De- coming at one bound the greatest se- cret society on earth. We shall eX- plode the whole thing and die in the cause of our revelries. It will De glorious death.
 "T cannot give you permission to quote our plans in detail, but you may say that we have in our ranks men and women who know the nerve cen ters of London, from Mile End road to Mayfair. At the strategic points we intend to post flying squadrons, con trolled from our c. H. o. At given signal these squadrons will open fire, choosing those points at which large groups of people theatre goers, for ex- ample, are debouching. The armament of these groups will be light-tickler's 8 artillery, burst crackers and such-and at the points of resistance we shall have bands-brass bands.
 "One point I might make at once. Special battalions of women will be posted with each squadron. They will be the outposts, whose chief duty will be to throw off the police. You ask, why women? Well, I ask you, IS man to man, what can a policeman do after g. pretty woman has kissed him? Now you see!
 "We shall concentrate pretty heavily on the Piccadilly Leicester Square sa- lient, but outlying actions, including terrific bombardment along the em- bankment. raids in South Kensington, Chelsea. Maida Vale and other sub urbs, will all take place. We do not propose to leave anyone asleep.
 'fWe shall all be in evening clothes at the start. The reason for that Is that in London you are not arrested at first if you are well dressed. And we shall all be dreadfully disappointed if we aren't arrested before the show is over. It will be the greatest college rag in the world. Once the show has started, we shall retire. We do not want to dictate the terms of the show. We only want to get 1t started. The people will do the rest.
 sTt would be nice to know that de spite all differences of time, similar rag was held throughout the allied countries. Given differences of expres- sion, I think you Americans could put up a jolly Maffick, and I think you de- serve to.
 "One word more. We Maffick wheth- CT or no. We are not going to concern ourselves with the terms of peace. Be assured that it will be a great peace for us-and whatever the precise terms are nothing can win from us the vic tory we have won. We have done in credible things And of the terms aren't the best in the world what does it matter. Our fight has been the greatest in our history"
 Another dignitary of the league put it this way: "We are rotting with cul~ ture in this country. If we do not or ganize to head off the stodginess of our national character we shall take the declaration of peace as if it were national calamity or matter of no importance No matter what we feel, we will pretend that it doesn't matter. But it does matter and we insist that it will do us good to blow off steam. Dash it all. we have been suppressing many terrible things these last two years"
 Whether the British constitution, DO litical, social or physical, can stand an organized Mafeking Is question. The great high Mafficker doesn't care.
 It is interesting to note that the man who first mentioned the league in the public prints was W. L. George, the famous novelist and feminist. Tn ''The Making of an Englishman," MT. George has one of the most vivid descriptions of the original Mafeking night-a par ticularly fine point about which is the fact that the author was in Paris when Mafeking fell and got all his informa tion and local color from newspapers. MT. George offered to put any deter mined mafficker into communication with the secretary of the society. It is reasonably certain that he would do as much for Americans who are confident of the wars end and are ready to cele brate. His address is in Who's Who, Men who can play the trumpet are par ticularly desired at this moment and there are plenty of vacancies in the cop kissing brigades.