The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-28

Why, he asked, should 1--WE democrats
or radicals" want or seek anything
of the kind in England? "What, in
heavens name," he continued, could
any of us gain by it? We have al
ready the most perfect and complete
democracy that the world has ever
conceived on constructed. We have
carried out an orderly revolution
through parliamentary legislation,
by which we have deprived the crown
of all its undemocratic prerogatives,
until today the King stands as the
best hereditary popular President
which any eonstitution-monger could
create"
Lord Harcourt referred with
show of pride to the limited mon
archy, and thought it was as pie
beian as any republic could desire.
His remarks were heartily applauded.
France prospers under a republic, and
Russia will some day have stable
republic. Germany will be turned
into republic, if not at the close of
the war, in the course Of time.
But England is peculiar. Its demo-
cratic monarchy fits Nothing would
suit the Britains quite so well, There
fore, it is waste of time for publ
cists to discuss any possible change
in regard to the British form of gov
eminent.
Finding dollar tucked away in last
years vest pocket provides thrill for
most men, but the bbulous resident of
a "bone-dry" state who locates quart
he didn't know he had, experiences what
Briggs calls that grand and glorious
feeling"
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liberty bond to the first American avia-
tor who drops bombs on Berlin. Our
airmen won't need any extra induce
ment to get busy when the time comes.
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General Korniloff is reported to have
had division of fleeing soldiers shot by
loyal troops Korniloff is evidently de-
: termined to have discipline, or know
the reason why.
ALREADY the jackals and hyenas of the
old regime are bowling" states a proc
lamation issued at Petrograd. And there
is something peculiarly German in the
way they howl
Even if there were no newspapers to
tell us So the large number of Red
Cross heroines now being shown in the
movies would indic..e that war is
going on.
If the presence of women in the ranks,
and fighting calamity, is not enough to
Inspire those recalcitrant Russian
troops, their case is well nigh hopeless.
Everybody is angry with everybody,
says the Gadsden Tiines-News. How
ever. it is possible to find a great many
people who are pleased with themselves.
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1t begins to look as if King Alexander
of Greece, that speed demon among
crowned heads. will be able to devote
his undivided attention to his car.
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1 A West Virginia parson who married
1904 couples has been jailed for not mar
rying himself Busy man-just a little
oversight on his part, of course.
r.
Having defined "pawnbroker patriot
ism." Colonel Roosevelt wishes it dis
tinctly understood that his is not of
that variety.
| nat OHlCdBO HAL WHO lTleu TO HiFe
a detective to commit a murder for
him must have thought he was in New
York.
The last horse car has disappeared
from New York. which is now entitled
to consider itself an up-to-date town.
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Those "suff' pickets in Washington
are now being ignored They consider
that the unkindest cut of all.
Old John Barleycorn is fighting hard
to get on his feet but the referee has
already counted UP to seven.
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II King Ferdinand of Bulgaria thinks
he's too popular to get the ak. he has
another guess coming.
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When the Germans along the western
front suffer from nerves they waste
costly ammunition.
Those paciflsts in the House of Com
mons make a noise like hopeless mi
nority.
LUKE MLUKE SAYS