The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
WHAT EDITORS SAY
The Second d-chss CrosA

Herr Foike Cronholm, late charge dafiares for Ger
many At Mexico City appears to have been most oblg
ing chap He had praises for his services in other
fields than Mexico before he gained the apprecatve ate
tion OF Herr Won Eekhard the kasers representative
At the Mexican capital But for all Of his real in other
lands he had only to show wretched Chinese order
Everybody knows how cheap Chinese orders Time
when they could he bought at Pekng for but little
more than the price Of sleeve spaniel. He had been
sadly disfegarded But the warm heart Of Won Eckhat
beat sympathecaly for him He could bear the
Swedish uniform decorated with Chinese 1t
looked so messer and the earnest friend OF the kaiser
was so useful
One would like to have been behind screen at the
first meeting OF the men Did Won Eekhardt suggest
the a. bait did Herr Cronholm tender his serv-
ices without hint OF reward' Or did the two talk in
symbols those who understand without words' 1t may
BE- OF course that Herr Cronhom aboed in the kaser
vineyard with absolutely thought Of compensation or
honor for sheer love Of kuur 1t may he that Won Eek
hardt did not himself think OF the second class cross until
he had secured valusbe results from his messenger spy
colleague.
pathetic feature Of the second class cross situation
that II granted the world could be told OF il until
after the war What handicap Herr Cronholm could
have his Of course, and his government could
know OF mark that, his government would have TO
be told in confidence fact which will now be rather en-
barrassng to Stoekholmbut nobody il hear Of
It until peace had come Something to he put away in
safe as dangerous possession something almost TO he
ashamed Of and hidden inviolately
How many seocndola" crosses tucked away in
safes for distinguished services rendered 10 Germany in
neutral eountrie, during the wN'-Washingt6n Star
| Too Expensive To Stuttsr
There certain member Of eongre. who stut,er, e,-
eept when he makes speech talks the telephone
Recently he had occasion to call up friend in Seattle on
a matter OF personal importance When the transcon,
mental connection had been made the man in Seatt,
shouted through the phone:
who Is talking"
This Tom smith, answered the congressman a, the
capital end OF the wire
mo, is not Tom Smith snapped the man in Se,,,
Yes, it is Tom Smith tell you" the congressman
fairly beloved Why do YOU doubt it'"
why, Tom Smith shutters"
Darn IT, do you think going 10 stu,,er al doll,,
word the congressman reorted he banged down IN.
phone, in disgust-Nebraska Legal News
We pass it to 7. r, who will shortly beeor, regular
contributor to the kay See Star ,ha, is comparatively
easy to write something every day for couple of w,,L,
After that it becomes heuva ob-Topeka Capital
The peoples council for democracy and p,,c, la,
deserted by Senator Works because il is too narrow Vom
can Judge from that how narrow II isSayannab N.u,
With the advance OF everything else in p,;e, !, !, ,r.
to make the pro German talk OF American traitor, so.t
$ eo,tly,-Mil~aukee Journal '''N"'
Wonder II the Russians will he a, strong r,;I;,,;,
IN time oi peace as they paoifisS in time Of .,t
Florida Times Union ~ W wal
Strange new poisonS used by German, at. ,,oot ,,,
the iam'nar old kultu IS still at vork-WaShnstop Pos.
Lying appears to have been as well dey,Io,.d IN re,
Imany as industrial eiiieienoy.-Roehester Herald