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The Washington times., 1917-04-30
SEEKS PAN-AMERICAN
WARFARE ON PLOTTERS
Administrations Espionage Meas
ure Linked With Activities.

Reciprocal policies for suppression OF
plots and conspiracles. and to insure
permanent peace in this hemisphere is
being planned by the Administration
and South and Central American gov
ernments.
Secretary OF State Lansing. Attorney
General Gregory. and other Administra-
President on a drastic policy to frus-
trate German activities In American re-
publics.
The Administration sees an urgent
necessity to demonstrate that the United
States will no longer be headquarters
for plotters against Latin America.
Informal representations have been
made to diplomats with a view to hav-
ing German intrigue crushed in the
Americas and has urged legislation
along such lines.
The Administrator draft OF the
measure, designed to be a part of the
espionage law, follows:
whoever within the territory or
Jurisdiction OF the United States be-
gins or sets on foot, or provides, or
prepares a means for, or furnishes
the money for. or who takes part in,
any military or naval expedition or
enterprise to be carried on from
thence against the territory or dom
inion OF any foreign prince or state,
or OF any colony, district, or people
with whom the United States is at
peace, shall be fined not more than
$4,000 and imprisoned not more than
three years.
ssANhAAUar
than diplomatic or consular officer
or attache, shall act in the United
states as an agent of a foreign gov
ernment without prior notification to
the Secretary of State shall be tined
not more than $1,000 or imprisoned
rot more than five years.
The words foreign government as
used in the above section shall be
deemed to include any government.
faction. or body OF insurgents within
the country with whom the United
states Is at peace. which government.
faction. or body of insurgents may,
or may not have been recognized by
the United States as a government.
II two or more persons within the
jurisdiction OF the United States con-
spire to inture or destroy property
situated within foreign country
with which the United states Is at
peace when the offense designed to
be committed in such foreign couI,-
tries constitutes a crime punishable
By imprisonment under the laws
thereof, and when one or more of
such persons commits an act within
the Jurisdiction of the United States
to effect the object of the conspiracy,
each of the parties to such conspiracy
shall be fined not more than $1,000 or
imprisoned for more than three years
or both"
Mexico will welcome the legislation
and the proposed law may cement
true friendship between that country
and this.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
NEW LIGHTS READY
Maryland Avenue Northeast viii
See Them Tomorrow Night.

The new lighting system on Mary
land avenue northeast will be in op-
Grafton for the first time tomorrow
night. One hundred and ffty-eiEht
IOO-candlepower incandescent electric
lights have been installed between
First and Fifteenth streets, replacing
seventy-siN gas lamps. Thirty-One
lamps decorate the center parking be-
tween Sixth and Fifteenth streets.
The turning on of the current will
mark the transformation of Mary
land avenue into one of the best
lighted thoroughfares in the District.
The work was done under the direc-
tion of Thomas J. Fisher, chief in
spector Of the electrical department.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
Denounces AEItators Who Challenge
CoIored Loyalty.


To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The colored speakers and writers
who have manufactured doubts as to
the loyalty OF the colored citizen to
the Stars and Stripes have been glori-
ously silenced by the press and speak
ers of national repute, A more patri-
otic duty was never performed than
when the press and citizens of promi-
nence came to the resuce of a race
that has been misrepresented on more
than one occasion by self-constituted
colored leaders. in their endeavor to
keep themselves in the limelight.
In every crisis. and at times when
there is no crisis. the self-designated
colored leader peeps through his peri
scope and fires a torpedo in an effort
to do irreparable injury to his race
for his own agRrandizement: but he
missed his target when he attacked
the eolored citizens loyalty in this
crisis.
Many OF the speakers and writer's
on the loyalty of the colored man at
this time have indiscreetly injected
what they consider just grievances,
namely, segregation. jim-crowism.
disfranchisement and lynching. into
their speeches and writings. obviously
for the purpose of tempering the 10y
atty OF the colored citizen with dis
loyalty. and they have adroitly.
skillfully and artfully failed to speak
or write of the emancipation of the
colOred men, the liberty and the self
acknowledged educational advantages
and opportunities that have been
granted him. by both the general and
a great majority of the several State
governments. for his uplift from a
chattel to a man. which are para
mount reasons why he should be
loyal to the core.
II. A. CLARKE
305 New York avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
A GRATEFUL AMERICAN.
"On TO WashIngtOnw

Back in the scenic sixties.
When our great war was on.
The Rebel yell. remembered well.
Above the din Of shot and shell.
When valor rose as soldiers fell.
Was "On to Washington 90
The South's best blood flowed freely,
Long after hope was gone
Day after day. the dwindling Gray.
Up through the thiCkest OF the fray,
Made redder still VirGinia's clay
Mid "On 10 Washington
O'erpowered. yet unconquered-
Outnumbared, three to one
Led by the charms Of loves alarms.
The South surrendered. stacked her
arms.
And went home to her wasted farms
Not "On 10 Washington
Outraged. Outwronged. outrascaled-
A new South was begun.
Tho carpet-bags and scallawags
Harassed the New South. born in rags.
Today she. loyal TO two flags.
Shouts: "On TO Washington
May this unique reunion
Knit North and South in one.
And may the wars old battle scars,
Reminders Of the late Lost Cause.
Rebind us TO the Stripes and Stars
BY "On to Washington"
When's gone the last reunion
When all the Grays are gone
When all are dead that fought and bled
Where Lee and Jackson bravely led.
May heaven echo back the tread
OF "On TO Washington
HORACE Z. CARLISLE.
pratt rifV Ala
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
The Worlds Debt to Washingtou


sThe pilgrimage of the British and
French missions to Mt. Vernon yes
terday was not merely a sentimental
journey. On the part of the British,
equally with the French, it was to
acknowledge the debt that both ma
tions owe to the character, the
career, and the achievements of the
Commander of the Continental
Armies and the First President in
modern times of free republic.
Great Britain duly learned the les
son that her American colonies,
which grew by her neglect, were as
capable of self-government as was
England itself. The new theory was
put into effect in the case of Canada
and Australia and New Zealand and
later still in the case of South
Africa. The reaction upon Great
Britain in the spread of democracy,
in making that constitutional mon
archy as genuine democracy as ex-
lists today, was marked. One result
in this war is the loyalty of the
colonies. The unfortunate remark
by President Taft in his reciprocity
campaign about the annexation of
Canada to the United States resulted
in the defeat of reciprocity and the
overturning Of the Canadian govern
ment.
The debt of France to America
was more direct though not more
obvious. The American Revolution
the leaders of the French
revolution. The spectacle Of a free
America under Washington's Ad-
was the continual
stimulus of the French in their bat
tie for freedom.
In the war for universal democ-
rscy in which the three nations are
now banded together, the visit of the
representatives of all three to the
tomb of Washington was of historic
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
Today's Calendar
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for the District OF Colum-
bla, Maryland, and Virginia-.Increas-
ing cloudiness, probe bly, followed by
showers late tonight and Tuesday;
moderate temperature; moderate va
riable winds.
much of the country, and during the
last twenty-four hours there have
been showers in the North Atlantic
State. the region of the Great Lakes,
the upper Mississippi Valley, the
southern plains States, and on the
north Pacific coast. and rains and
SHOWS in the northern plains States
and the Rocky mountain region.
Temperatures remain decidedly be-
low normal over the plains States and
the Rocky mountain and west plateau
regions, and this morning freezing
temperatures prevail as far south as
western Kansas, northern New Mex
leo, and northern Arizona. The low
est temperature reported was 10 de-
grees above zero at Cheyenne, Wyo.
The indications are that the wealth
er will be overcast, with more or less
general showers over the States east
of the Mississippi river during tonight
and Tuesday. The temperature will
be lower tonight and Tuesday in the
lower Ohio valley, Tennessee. and the
east Gulf States, and Tuesday in South
Carolina, Georgia, and northern Flor
ida.
Steamers departing today for Eu-
ropean ports will have moderate. va
riable winds and overcast showery
weather to the Grand Banks.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate variable. most
ly easterly; on middle Atlantic and
south Atlantic coast moderate vari-
able; on the east Gulf coast fresh
southeriy. with probably squalls over
west portion.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
LETTERS TO THE TIMES
ON TOPICS OF THE DAY
Fears COnscripion viii Prevent
His Serving.
TO TIMES READERS

The Times Is receiving great num-
berS Of letters from its readers.
No communication i0hich docs not
carry the name and address Of the
contributor tOiH be used, but both
t1iH be considered confidential II re-
guest Is made.
Publication t1i1 not be made Of
letters on UntimeIy subjects or re-
h0tous questions. 1t toiH not pub
hSh dbusive personal attacks nor
criticism tChich The Times deems
TnicdrrGnted BY the facts as it knops
them.
No record is kept Of unpublished
letters aud none toiH be returned un-
less postage IS inclosed.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
All For One, One For All

Between the authorities at Wash
ington and the commissioners of
Britain and France has begun the
conference which should determine
how and where and how much the
United States will participate in the
world-business of repressing the
German menace. The proceedings of
the conference are for obvious rea-
sons private. Little of what takes
place there comes to present notice.
Without sign, decisions are being ap-
preached upon which will depend the
success of the cause in which this
country has enlisted.
1t is necessary above all for the
commissioners to know that the
United States intends to wage the
common war, and to act as an ally.
The President and his representa-
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
HYPHENATES SILENT
ST. Louis German-Amerieans Refuse
PIedqe Loyalty.

ST. LOUIS. April 3O.-Kurt Won
Reppert. a lawyer, who a year ago
caused a rumpus in the German-Amer-
ican Alliance in st. Louis by calling
President Wilson ian ape" showed
in a speech before the club that he
still entertained pro-German senti-
ments.
At a meeting OF the German
American Alliance he bitterly at
tackled President Wilson and Congress
Tor the S2OO,OOO.O 900 loan to the
British.
Henry A. Ke-sting, associate city
counselor, sought to place the alli-
ance on record as discountenancing
Won Reppert's remarks by moving
that the German Alliance adopt .
resolution pledging loyalty to the
President.
The motion failed to receive a sec
ond. The hall was silent for several
minutes after kersting made his mo-
tion.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
A Mission of Healing

A thousand American surgeons are
going Immediately to France, accord
ing to the announced plans Of the
general medical board Of the Coun-
Gil of National Defense. Both Great
Britain and France have had diff
Guilty in keeping their medical ranks
filled and this will be a welcome ad-
dition to their depleted forces. 1t
would be difficult for even the paciflst
mind to find objection to this mobil-
ization Of the ministers of healing.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
CARRIES RECORD ON SLEEVE
"v" DesIsnates Wounds and French
Soldiers Service.

PARIS. April 3O.-The French sol
der carries his whole military record
on his sleeve. An inverted 'V" high
on the right sleeve means "wounded"
and a new one is added for each ad.
dition. A "V' right side up on the
some sleeve means 'sent home on sick
leave" The "V'' on the left sleeve in.
dicates length Of service-one for the
first year and one for each succeeding
Elk months,
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
Don Marquis
Column

Faith.
A HYMN OF COURAGE IN TIME OF
STRESS AND STORM.
shall not care though hot tctndS
smother me,
Though stars 90 out, though night RUE
iH the tcorld,
Though tOdrs 90 up and dotcH the earth
on steeds Of flame,
shall not be afraid tchiIe yet a sin
gle human heart
StiH holds some single vestige IN its
depths
OF some great neGr-divine forgiveness
for all men,
OF some sVeet understanding Iove ecu
Of the faults Of kings.
I SHAH not tOeep TO see the castles fan
that t1e hare built,
To see the Hotuer die in the bud, the
sky grop chill
With tcfnter on day t1heH tCe had
hoped for spring,
To knoto the singers harp IS still that
o once tCds tuned
To oodlike Uoice, for ! shall see them
resuTTected from the dead
And fpeed again as iH the fair, dim
long ago
All this and more II but one heart IS
true!
JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
HENRY FORD IN HALIFAX
On Important Mission" But De-
cIines to State Purpose.

HALIFAX. y. s. April 30.-Henry
Ford. the automobile manufacturer OF
Detroit. has just arrived In Halifax.
He was accompanied by members of
his official staff and comes on an i'm
portant mission.
Mr.. Ford stated that he would
rather not talk about the object of
his visit. He intimated that his stay
would be short and that he intended
returning to the United States.
In the party are Charles E. Sven
son and william Jackson. Of Dear
born. Mich. and Thead Bucker, Ar
thur Dugrey, John Crawford, and
Rredo Berghoff, Of Detroit.
Mr.. Ford's steam yacht. which was
in CharIottetown a few days ago, has
arrived here.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
The Call.

Boys, the time has come at last,
Drop your dollar-mongering and
games,
Put UP your dancing shoes and skates,
Cut the cocktail and the willy. Scotch,
The heavy dinneE the reeking caba-
The little blonde athirst for glittering
stones:
Cut those wasted hours with cards
And arguments and songs
The hours are priceless and the time
is here
When you must drop the careless.
peaceful pose
And rise as men.
History, which repeats itself.
Has come again through your un-
guarded gate
And caught you mapping,
Your sentinel asleep.
The Great Physician who has watched
you slip
From honest thinking into laissez
faire,
With too much fat where muscles
should be hard,
Has wakened to the fact that you,
like other men.
Stand instantly in need of that old
drastic cure
That takes the form of Iron.
Get ft. Americans.
And clear your heads Of cant
And that dire form Of brain anemia
That some call pacifsm.
Give your mob OF selfish politicians
Who grind their axes even in the
face of war
The word that you are those who bear
the names
OF men who lived and served and died
To put the Stars and Stripes
Upon your Flag.
You are up against II, boys,
But you are going to let your fathers
know
with confidence and pride and Joy
That even in these careless DAYS
are MEN.
COSMO HAMILTON.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
CENTRALIZED RELIEF
URGED BY Il c. HOOVER
Director Of Work in Belgium De-
clares Unified Effort Essential.

A strong appeal to the people Of
America. particularly the women. to
eentra;ize under the Red Cross all ef-
forts toward extending relief and COM
forts to the military forces. has been
issued by the Red Cross over the sigma
ture Of Herbert C. Hoover. who was d.
rector Of American relief work In Bel
gium.
Mr.. Hoover tells OF waste and loss due
to conflicting efforts in Europe and the
confusion that Is bound to result from
efforts that are pot centralized.
In letter to Eliot ,wadsworth. acting
chairman Of the American Red Cross.
Mr.. Hoover pleads for prompt organiza-
ton and Capitalization Of "all volunteer
civilian effort connected with the COM
fort OF those In the service Of the army
and navy" as the only possible solu-
ton to prevent an enormous lot OF
pain. turmoil. and waste"
Result of Experience.
Mr.. Hoover's letter says in part:
half years experience OF war, all Eu-
ropean countries now know the vital
necessity for a total Capitalization un-
der the Red Cross executive Of the
whole OF the volunteer civilian effort.
Every country in Europe has gone
through an era Of disintegrated over
tapping effort. the multiplying OF thou
sands of committees and tons Of useless,
inapropos. and wrongly destined MA
teriaL.
in the end they have come to one
form Of organization in every country
in Europe. by which the Red Cross ex-
ecutive centralizes executive control Of
all such activities and decentralizes its
various phases into local chapters and
these again are divided into divisions
for the provision OF money. Of surgical
and medical supplies. Of nurses. Of base
and convalescent hospitals. the creation.
collection. transportation. standardiza-
ton. and redistribution. etc. Of all
sorts Of supplies.
In Allied Nations.
In England and France especially,
the erection Of special and independent
or semiindependent women's committees
has been fruitful of the most extreme
difficulty until they accept direct con-
troll. after which they have become Of
the utmost use and purpose. The al
ready established women's organizations
Of various kinds can ind their best pur-
pose in instructing their local bodies to
place themselves entirely at the disposal
Of the local chapters OF the Red Cross
The general principle must be that
the Red Cross itself is the centralizing
executive operating by intense decen-
tra.ization of Its productive and dis
tributing functions. and this has been
arrived at as the only possible solution
after an enormous lot OF pain. turmoil.
and waste"
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
Amusenents.

Belasco-"The Blue Paradise" Ssh p. M
New National-''Ths Yellow Jacket" $50
y. m.
PoIi's-New Poll Players, in The Cinderella
Man." S:i5 .. m
r. F. Mountaineering. 2:I5 and Sis D. m
GRyety-Rurlesque. els and Sis y M.
Loew's Columbia-PhOtoplays, 1880 a. m to
IL p. m.
Strand-Photoplays II a. m. to II p. M
IL a M. to l D. m
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

In 1915 India subscribed 100000 to the
British war loan. In January OF 1917
the British government arranged the
issue of a war loan OF unlimited amount
in India. to be raised during 1917 and
1918. Chancellor OF the Exchequer Bonar
Law later said In the House OF Com
mons that the amount expected to be
raised in India was 800. 100000.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
Our Own Gardening Department.

Sir: A neighbor told me-and
don't quite like to believe him-that
! can overcome the arid condition OF
my back yard, and grow onions and
potatoes, by planting them side by
each so that the onions will draw
tears from the eyes Of the potatoes. Is
this true? MORAN.
1t seems to us possible that 1t may
be true, since it has been repeated for
so many years.
Cabarets make the best Hop Gar
dens.
The more brilliant pIaids will be
worn by potato bugs this year.
Little soft toads will be popular in
many gardens this year. They are
useful in catching insects, and when
they are not so employed the baby
will like to play with them.
Plant poison ivy around your water
melons. Then when they are stolen
later in the season you may get a
clue as to which one of the neighbOrs'
boys is the culprit
Bonfires in the orchard will keep
the mosquitoes from the trees and at
the same time bake the apples so that
they are ready for the table.
Brandy in liberal quantities is a
good antidote for almost any sort OF
food you will raise in your first
garden.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
RIFLES TO REPLACE BOOKS
Harvard Closing Academic Year to
Release Student Soldiers.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Arril S0.-As a
patriotic measure. Harvard started clos
ing its academic year today for all stu
dents enrolled In the reserve officers
training corps.
Starting today there will he six days
of examinations for training corps men,
bers. The intensive training Of the ap-
pIicants for commission will start May
!. CAPTAIN Crodier. L, S. A.. hopes to
have 1000 men under his ordelk.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
The Sequel.

The list is long. the stories read the
same,
toy;
Some have their ending in a life of
shame,
Others drink deeply from the cup o.
JOY.
Some see the cup dashed dripping
from their lip,
Or drinking, find the wine has turned
to gall:
While others taste tho sweets they
fain would sip.
And then Death comes-the sequel to
II all
EDWIN CARTY RANCK.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
3O6 New York avenue northwest.
Thanks the French and British Com.
missions for Coming.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
1t is safe to say that there is not
good American in all this broad
land that does not thank God, and
breathe easier, since our good friends
from across the seas risked their
lives 10 be with us in our great hour
Of need Of good experienced advice
in perfecting our plans to defend our
selves and our rights, and to advise
together when and how we can best
serve each other in this terrible
crisis.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

II Miss jeanette Rankin really sup
posed that she would be standing
alone in voting for the selective draft
measure. the stock OF misinforma-
tion which she has equipped herself
with il a rather large bundle.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
MINUTE MEN TO LECTURE.

CHICAGO. April 30 Four-minute
men," lecturing on military subjects,
will appear in movie theaters through
out the country. the National Associa-
tion Of FoprMinute Men announced
today.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

We await the next issue on which
the Democratic leaders wish to try
conclusions with the President
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

President Wilson's war message
continues to be the favorite bomb
for aviators to drop within German
and Austrian lines.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

A member OF the New York Yacht
Club sends us the following, which
was incubated on the night the Kaiser
was dropped from membership:
ITS good-by to you, Wilhelm,
Good-by, Henry. too:
You're both ID poor sportsmen,
And we want no more of you!
You've disgraced good, fair sailing.
You're brutes and sons OF guns!
And you can't fly our burgee
On any blue sea-"
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken at s a. m. today
seventy-nfth meridian time:
Temperature Rainfall
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
HIGH TIDES,
Sun AND MOON TABLES.

Sun rose ...5:11 a. m. Moon rises. II 80 r. m.
Sun sets.....7:OO p. m. Moon sets i:3I a. m.
Light automobile lamps at I:30 D. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

A certain per cent OF that German
will to conquer seems to have been
extracted from the bean.
DON MARQUIS.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

ia Toilette expects to talk
News item. That is not news.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30
$50, 900, 900 TO INDIA LOAN
Total Thus Far Is Just Half Of What
Bonar Law Expected.

LONDON. April 3O.-A Simla dispatch
says that subscriptions to Indians 5pe-
cial war loan exceed ElO.OOO000.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

J.E. s. informs us that II. X. Rust
has been elected Vice president OF
foundry concern.
The Washington times., 1917-04-30

LOCAL TEMPERATURES.