The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
How the Editors Are Viewing
America and the World War

profits Of all corporations. The point to
be guarded is that while We are doing
everything in our power to encourage
and stimulate production we ought not
to put too heavy a burden on Industry
At the same time It must be remembered
that every tax that Is levied is a tax
either direct or indirect-on production
that every tax is q minus quantity. and
Is just so much taken from the strength
OF the toiler's arm or the fertility of the
soil .
Thrones that ToppIe.
Buffalo TimesD
AT the outset of the war in Europe a
Iew far-sighted observers saw that one
OF us most important consequences would
be development of the spirit of reyoJu-
ton against despotic forms of monarcbi-
cal government
This truth, then visile to the few T..
now the possession OF the many,
The Russian uprising was a tremen
dous revelation to the world.
Millions. who. up to that time. had
been engrossed in following the move
ments' Of the contending fleets and
armies, suddenly changed the angle of
vision.
They realized, all at once. that this
swing Of mighty empire from Czarisn
ana bureaucracy to democracy, was
fraught with greater consequences than
any battle that had been fought on Iand
or ocean.
Now the scope of revolution is spread
ing.
The news from Germany and Hungar,
proves that revolt against arbitrary
monarchy Is not limited to the people of
Russia.
Monarchies which are constitutional in
fact as well as in form are safe.
Great Britain. nominaIly a kingdom.
Is to all tntents and purposes a republic.
In It's democratic form of government
Is Great Britain's voucher for keeping
clear of trouble analogous to those
which brought about the revolution In
Russia and are now creating revolt
tionary conditions in Germany and
Hungary.
OF course, a weak spot in Britain's S
armor is her injustice toward Ireland.
She can and should repair that flaw
by Immediately giving Ireland the homo
rule which has already been granted in
law and cannot too quickly be made gooa
In fact.
But viewing the whole horizon, there
is not a despotic monarchy on the face
of the globe which is secure in its
despotism.
These are the days when thrones
Vain Words.
New York Times.)
Since the, Kaiser knows as well as
anybody else that the Crown Prince has
not brought to failure the great French
attempt to break through on the Aisne
and in Champagne" why should he say
so? Since he knows as well as anybody
else that the French have not failed in
anything: since he knows that the ter
rible policy of alternating blows, deliv-
cred first by the British, then by the
French. then by the British again, is
having It's full measure of success, why
should he write congratulating the
Crown Prince on its failure? Obviously
because 1t is necessary to use the Ian
guage Of victory when the fact of vic
tory has long since departed. It is Anot
to the Crown Prince but to the gasp
ing German people that these words are
addressed, and they are not words of
congratulation but OF false consolation.
1t would not be enough for Hinden-
burg or for the Crown Prince himself
to use this language. Neither OF them
could still the murmur. The false con-
IL II is to deluce. AS time goes on, as
Haig and Nivelle continue their steady,
alternating. sledgehemmer blows at the
German morale. this ignis fatuus will
have to be called into service more and
more often. Over and over again, with
increasing frequency, the Kaiser will
be pressed into service to cheer those
tagging hopes with hollow words; and
at last the sounding board win cease
to act.