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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
The Presidents Address
tor of the Tclegrabh

o me EdHor of the Telegraph.
l, in common with millions of Amer
lean citizens, have read and with
greatest satisfaction, President Will
sons address to Congress. 1t is
throughout, and nobly, fitting Amer
lean utterance, an utterance worthy of
the worlds greatest democracy, and
IN what is perhaps a supremely crit
ical hour in the history of that democ-
racy. | want to express my delight
ed satisfaction as a citizen with the
stand which the President now takes.
1t is no time now for any motives of
partisanship. A sway of partisanship
in an hour like this would be rule
both paltry and despicable. Politically,
I do not belong to President Wilson'S 5
party. But in a patriotic and states
manlike direction of governmental at
fairs he would have my absolute 10y
atty, as he should have that of every
other citizen, as perfectly as though /
We're mis- most obSessed and devoted
partisan.
My hope is. that from this hour
President Wilson may show himself
unfalteringly worthy, and with clear
est vision and steadiest nerve, to pilot
the worlds greatest ship of State
however turbulent the seas into which
it may be now called to enter. / am
quite willing to concede that President
wilson's extreme caution-a spirit
within limits most praiseworthy-may
have impaired an appearance of in
consistency and fickleness to his Of
fetal conduct in the last several
months. ] have been one among pa
trtotic and anxious multitudes who
have been forced to fear that as n man
he might not prove equal to the Ma
tion's emergency. If, however, he
stands heroically and fearlessly true
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
The Duty of the Hour
(From the Youths Companion

(From the Youths Companion)
"On the issue of the war;" said Mad
ison, ARE staked our national SOW
ereignty on the seas, and the security
of an important class of citizens whose
occupations give the proper value to
those of every other class. Not to
contend for such a stake is to sur
render our equality with other powers
on the element common to all, and
to violate the sacred title that every
member of society has to it's protec-
ton" Although the present situation
is not quite like that which confronted
Madison, Madison's language is tre-
mendously suggestive.
Lincoln devoted his inaugural ad-
dress to a calm discussion of the fulfil
lty of secession, addressed to those in
the South who still love the Union"
But this sentence from the address is
far from being inappropriate at the
present time: Intelligence, patriot
ism, Christianity and a firm reliance
on Him who has never yet forsaken
this favored land, are still competent
to adjust in the best way all our pres
ent difficulty"
The administration that has just
been placed in Office owes its power to
party triumph, but it is none the
less the administration of the United
States, and of every citizen. And just
as III the times or Madison and Lin
coin, who also were chosen as the rep
resentatives of parties, the honor and
integrity of the Nation required that
the whole people support the admin
istration, so now the honor and integ-
rity of the Nation require that the
whole people support the present ad-
ministration. Let those who think
that they can range themselves in op-
position to measures ofsdefense and of
vindication of national rights without
leaving stain upon their names re-
member the odium that still clings to
the supporters of the Hartford con-
vention and to the "Copperheads' of
our Civil War.
But suppose the President makes
mistakes-must we stand by him
then? Yes, although we need not de-
fend the mistakes, OF course he will
make them. No man is infallible. We
can only hope that they will be few
and harmless; and when he makes
them, let our criticism be friendly. He
must be our leader. He can be neither
deposed nor recalled. For better, for
worse, our fortunes for peace or for
war are committed to the keeping OF
the administration.
No man need surrender his opinion
but if he translates his opinions into
acts hostile to the safety and honor of
the country, or into attempts to defeat
the measures devised to that end by
the chosen delegates of the people, he
invites and deserves the execration of
poSterity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
America Unafraid

(By Charles Hanson Towne of the
Vigilantes)
America will wake
To the stern task before her. She will
break
The bonds of sloth and dull Indiffer-
ence,
And, with the soul of Lincoln in her
eyes,
Dare to be great and wise;
Dare to be valiant with the valor still
That echoes from the chest of Bunker
Hill;
The valor that gave Grant and Lee
their fame
After the battle-fame;
The valor that has kept our country
whole
While the clean years unroll;
The valor that has giv'n us all body
and heart, and soul!
America will be
AS one in her old love of Liberty.
She will remember naught OF party
and creed
In her great hour of need;
But one in spirit, one in high accord
Her people will await the final word
That bids them strike for Justice. Hel
keen sword
Will never be unsheathed, save in the
name of Christ, our Lordl
III
There is q fear
Running through our broad country
far and near;
A rumor that foul traitors at our gate
Whisper, and plan, and wait;
A rumor that beneath us crawls the
hostile worm of hate.
1t may be so! But / believe that now
Each man can disavow
Old enmities, and, loyal to the end,
Count it his privilege to be hts coun.
try's friend:
Count it his right to suffer for the
land
That hailed him. and stretched forth
a welcoming hand
When he, heart-broken, from an alier
shore,
Came as stranger to our open door.
w
America, beware!
Lest, knowing the red burden yo,
must bear,
You falter now! We pray for Peace
White Peace;
Yet if soft days must cease,
We shall go forth, fearless, and al
one.
Until our task for Liberty is done.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
ISTON MAINS
Zionism Advanced
TO the Editor of the TcIeeyabh;

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
The new conditions in Russia are
opening up enormous prospects for the
zionist and Jewish causes. In each of
the great European countries the lead
ers of the movement, in close touch
with the actual incidents that are
transpiring in Russia, are convinced
that the Zionist cause will gain tre-
mendously through thu granting of
freedom and the creation of equality
in Russia.
The leaders of the Zionist move
ment throughout the world are united
In a common policy to be pursued
at the end of the war, and are in
agreement that the revolution in Rus
sla not only opens up great oppor-
tunity for propaganda and the public
aVowal of Zionism by tens of thou
sands of Russian Jews who have here
tofore been compelled to be silent, but
that the creation of a representative
government renders possible the for
mutation of political program which,
of necessity, it would not have been
easy to put before an autocratic gov
ernment. The Zionist organization of
America ispursuing the regular course
of its work. finding in the revolution
gratifying spur for greater effort in
every direction.
From various European sources |
learn that movement is gaining
headway, among the rank and file, to
hold the next International Zionist
Congress in Russia.
HARRISBURG ZIONIST.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
AS to the Telegraph
(From the Fourth Estate


The newspaper situation in Harris
burg, Pa, continues to offer an in
teresting commentary on newspaper
conditions at the present time
The dust which was stirred up by
the preliminary skirmish between the
! old Star-Independent, the TELE-
GRAPH, the Patriot and the Evening
News as principals has settled some
what and readers and advertisers are
| beginning to get clearer insight into
the true status of affairs.
The fight has settled to the point
where the Evening News, newly born,
is making a strenuous effort to pierce
the strong S6-year-old armor of the
established TELEGRAPH by selling at
one cent while the TELEGRAPH con-
tinues to maintain it's circulation on a
| basis of 10 cents a week.
| The TELEGRAPH on January Is
raised it's subscription price and later
purchased the Star independent,
which up to that time had shared a
| portion OF the evening field with the
TELEGRAPH and was then on the
market. Its effort was to adjust a
| three-cornered newspaper situation
| for the purpose, it contended of re-
lieving the advertisers of duplicated
circulation with n saving of thousands
of dollars in the course of year.
The TELEGRAPH accomplished the
merger.
The Patriot immediately issued a
1-cent evening edition which it calls
the Evening News, both papers bear
ing the name of Vance c. Mccormick,
Democratic National Chairman, as
owner, and rumors give as the reason
for the new paper the proposed cam
paign of Mr.. Mccormick for the gov
ernorship of Pennsylvania at the next
election.
| The publishers of the TELEGRAPH
are quoted as being highly gratified
at the way. the circulation has been
sustained under the stress of an un-
avoidable increase in the selling price
and in the face of widespread cam
paign on the part of its new lower
priced evening competitor
| The publishers of the TELEGRAPH
are convinced that its policy has been
the best and that it's efforts of years
in promoting the best interests of the
community and in effecting much
needed civic and municipal improve
: ments are not unappreciated-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 4
Grant me but courage, Lord!
GSb not that Thou smooth the dp-
pointed path;
GERMANY AND WAR

7 EFT nobody be deceived by the
l. official announcement" at Ber-
lin following the receipt of
President Wilson's address, that Ger
many will not declare war nor take
any steps to make war on the United
States"
Says the German government, in ef-
feet: I'VE will not make war on the
United States. We will continue to
sink her ships, and murder her wo-
men and children, and plot to draw
her into war with Mexico and Japan,
and offer financial aid to Carranza,
and endeaVor to arouse sedition with
in her borders, but we will not make
war"
The announcement is in perfect
keeping with lot more of diplomatic
balderdash of like kind that has come
out of Berlin in the past year or two.
1t is made with two purposes in mind
to keep the German people in good
humor with the ruling powers at
home by attempting to shift 1esponsi-
bility to the United States for this lat
and to impress sympathizers in Amer
ica with the Kaiser's regard for this
country.
Few will be deceived. The cloven
hoof of Wilhelm is not so easily con-
cealed. His protestations will not for
a moment halt the mighty prepara-
tions that are now being made in
America to crush for all time his as
pIrations to world dictatorship. He
has done no more than emphasize the
insincerity that has marked every
move of German diplomacy since the
Belgian treaty was pronounced a
scrap of paper" and Belgian neutral
ity murderously violated. We know
the Kaiser -Hindenburg crowd by their
acts; their word has been violated so
often that it has come to mean pre-
cisely the opposite of what they say.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Congressman L. r. Kiess has been
visiting the Florida coast resorts.
Speaker Baldwin has been asked
to deliver addresses at several patriotic
meetings this month.
Governor Brumbaugh has been SO
busy on his public safety committee
and legislative work that he has had
to forego golf.
j. NJ. Frazier. manager of the
for a big convention of hotel men in
that city in the fall.
"A. w. Mellon, prominent in the
public safety committee work, Is one
of the big bankers of Pittsburgh.
--Ex-Auditor General Sisson, of
Erie, is urging farmers to plant larger
crops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

ring, impulse to the great mass of So
cial Democrats to whom Germans
must look for liberation from despot-
ism If that is to be brought about.
1t is doubtful il Berlin dare permit
the newspapers to publish the address
in its entirety, but slowly it will filter
into Germany through Amsterdam and
in time the people will learn that
America has no quarrel with them,
but that it does have an everlasting
and never-ending quarrel with their
form of government.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
Ruthless Attack on Quilt
columbia State. ]

The Marietta (ohio) Observer
lengthily extols the virtues of I'VE ole
fashion quilt" One agrees that a
quilt Is an interesting antique, but a
sufficient number of quilts to keep a
protect London from a Zeppelin raid.
These same quilts, no doubt were ac-
countable for the hideous dreams of
our ancestors The greatest warmth
with the least weight is a good bed
covering slogan, and this is accom-
plished best by denuding the sheep
and the goose. The Ohio enthusiast
probably never slept under half doz-
en- batter cake layers of those "red
and yellow patchwork" most correct
Ily named crazy quilts" in his life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
KEEP TT FLYING

THOUSANDS of American flags
waved valiantly in the breeze
in Harrisburg to-day. The sight
was inspiring. Now is the time for
every true citizen of the Republic to
show his colors. Nobody must be per-
mitted to gather the impression that
we go into this crisis lacking in inter-
est or in patriotic fervor. Keep the
flag flying!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
FoREIGN-BoRN ALLEGIANCE
.HE HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH

TNHE HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
recommends to all foreign bor
citizens and residents of tn
United States for careful perusal tn
admirable sentiments of that rugge
exponent of good citizenship, forme
Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg, tn
grand old man" of Philadelphia civi
life, with regard to the allegiance O
German-born Americans to thei
adopted country in the hour of it
need:
The President has spoken. Con-
gress is about to declare a state of
war between our country and the
In this hour of stress and strife it
behooves all citizens of German
birth or descent to declare their un-
fiinching allegiance to the country
of their adoption and to show by
word and deed that they are true
and unfaltering Americans. Deeply
distressed as we are that the CEN
the ,Fatherland and our great Re
public have been severed, much as
we deplore the circumstances that
have led to this unavoidable step,
troth to the flag and we shall fol-
low the flag, ready to do our duty.
We sought q home in the New
yited and nd welcomed under the the Dec
laration of Independence, under the
Constitution and under laws that
assured us equal rights with those
who, had come before u.s., Now let
us show that we are worthy of this
high privilege. that we are worthy
of American citizenship, the price
less boon of mankind.
On attaining citizenship we fore
swore fealty to the potentate under
whose scepter we were born, a
fealty which we disowned, for we
abhorred being slavish subjects of
king or prince when liberty beck
oned us from beyond the sea and
offered of us equality among all men.
This, therefore, is our home. the
and defense we pledge our all.
We still love the country of our
origin, we cherish the old fireside,
that bind us to family and home.
We hope and pray that ere long
peace shall return and that good
will take the place of enmity and
Sie'5 World. BY cordial OF iHao co-operation uoa on
the part of all this happy hour will
be hastened.
To our President and to our COM
mon country we send greetings.
Our acts will show how we con-
denim and scorn the "hyphen" so un-
Justly bestowed upon US as class.
We are not COMMUNICATIONS but
Americans of German birth or de-
scent and as Americans we shall
live and, if need be. die.
The whole situation is admirably
up in ex-Mayor Blanken.
burg's appeal. 1t is worth reading
twice. The foreign-born citizen whC
cannot subscribe to that creed has nc
business at liberty in the United State:
at this crisis. He is an enemy of free
government and a menace to Ameri
can safety.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
Peed;cs i~
Pe~~e4eS@~ia

Pretty plain intimations were given
last night during the conference be-
tween the Governor, Attorney General,
fiscal officers and leaders of the State
Senate that the Legislature would clear
up its work next month and then take
a recess. This plan was suggested by
Senator William c. Sproul in inter-
views last week and seems to have
been meeting with general support in
many parts of the State.
1t is said that in the course of the
discussion of the financing of the State
in regard to war measures last night
that the point was made that bond
issues would probably be a matter for
the future and that the Legislature
could be summoned in special session.
To this the rejoinder was made that
the Legislature would be in recess and
could be called at any time.
General desire that the Governor
and the Senators get together on the
matter of appointments is being mani
tested, but neither side seems inclined
to yield a bit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Even though exempt from military
service this is going to be a particul-
arly hard year on the one-legged men
because of the number of times the
orchestra will play The Star-Spangled
Banner. Grand Rapids Press.
Sometimes we feel that preachers
should dwell more onthe thought that
thereH be no nagging in heaven.--
Toledo Blade.
Once more, if the supreme court
had been a jury there would have been
no decision in theAdamson law case
Omaha World H Herald.
A Wichita man has sued his wife
for divorce because she cursed him.
smoked cigarettes and kicked his
shins. No lady will kick a gentleman S
shins.-Emporia Gazette.
A fat mans grief may be the most
pathetic in the world, but he has diff
ficulty in making it convincing
Atchison Globe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
THE PEOPLES FORUM
BY BRIGGS

to the great utterances of this last
address, he has an opportunity still to
go into history as one of the greatest
of Americans.
GEORGE PRESTON MAINS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

The public has even Tess sympathy
to-day than it ever had for factional
fighting in the Legislature.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

Dispatches from Washington say the
Senate means to let LaFollette talk
himself to DEATH" Here's hoping he
succeeds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
The Arkansas General Assemb

Belleville Ull.) Carpenters Union has
prepared a new wage scale, effective
the first of April. Wages are increas-
ed from so to go cents an hour
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

" b ats the
news from the
spring training
camps7
AS near as /
can fnd ou {.
eight teams are
going to be led
for first place in
e a c h o t t b .
leagues.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

During the Civil War regiments
used to parade to the executive man.
sion and receive their colors from
Governor Curtin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

Harrisburg citizens sympathze. with
Mayor Meals in his illness and hope
sincerely for his carly recovery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

There are indications that the Ger
mans in France are about to retreat to
another victory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

The Kaiser says he "will not declare
war" He doesn't need to.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg is ono of the
big shipping and distributing
points for the flour trade?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

Start of probing of the way varl-
Gus branches of the government spent
their contingent funds, which is plan
ned for this week, has caused a flutter
at the Capitol and men who scoffed at
the idea of appropriations committees
taking up such work are now showing
signs of worry. 1t is not improbable
that some things about the way mat
ters are run in departm ents and
leaks" occur may also be taken up,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
Labor Notes

The County Council has been asked
by the Rural Council of Kells. Ireland.
to fix the wages of all laborers at
three shillings and six pence per day.
The Arkansas General Assembly has
passed a bill providing for compul-
sorry school attendance and free school
books to INDECENT children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

Automobile parties are commencing
to come to the Capitol, again. The
roads are getting into fair shape and
they are being extensively used. A
number of parties who have come
considerable distances have registered
at the Capitol.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
WASTE NO FOOD
WYE live in land of plenty, but
wv we are approaching new condi-

.WE live in a land of plenty. but
wv we are approaching new condi-
tions. 1t may easily happen that
we will have to share to greater de-
gree than ever before our foods with
the men who are fighting our battles
on the fields of Europe and helpless
women and ,hildren at home or left
in the wake of the devasting German
forces as they retreat from France
after their futile effort to reach Paris.
We must economic at every turn.
There must be no wasting of food. We
must save, and save and save. By that
means only can we assure ourselves
against want and suffering in the COM
ing months or years-in case the
struggle shall be prolonged.
When we eat more food than our
bodies need for growth or repair and
to supply energy for our work we
waste. Not only that, but over
eating tends to poor health and fat
Instead of Drawn. We are nearly all
of us offenders in this respect. We
should mend our ways. Neither is the
housewife blameless. All too much
food is burned or spoiled in cooking.
1t. frequently happens that too much
is provided for a single meal and the
left over is often wasted.
Americas food waste in a year is
500, 100000, according to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, who, a few days
ago, gave this advice to the people of
the country - advice that is doubly
valuable now that the nation has gone
| to war:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph building. Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

Il. J.STACKPoLE. ]. Pres't and Editorin. Chief
F. r. OYSTER. Business MdHGger.
GUS M. STEINMETZ. MGHoging Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
PESsIMisr.

PESSIMlST.
Ever expect to
get on . q 50
street?
NJ e b b Q as
sweeper or some
thing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04

Dissatisfied with a bonus of S25 a
year to meet the high cost OF living,
the women school teachers of Gait,
are seeking an additional $25.