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ing and idolization which is extend cd to those officers and leaders did not cinch the fact
 The persistence of caste, then, is one of the realities of present day life and draws it's continued inspi- ration from the economic founda- tions of human existence. It will not disappear, however it may be moderated or however it may be protested against, until exploitive economic systems disappear
 AS long as one class controls the means whereby another lives, as long as some men have great and compelling power and authority, so long will caste exist-so long will the man of leisure be honored above the worker, so long will the man who commands be honored above him who obeys, so long will the tall silk hat obtain more rever- ence than the slouch hat of the or uIHaFy producer.
 This caste idea is so old that it's appearance nowadays is hard to re- cognize for it has adapted itself to changing economic systems with the ease of any other parasitic tendency. The old hebrews insisted upon the higher position of the man of leisure and the despicable condi- tion of the newer of wood and drawer of water Aristotle ques- tions whether the workers (that is the slaves) had any souls or no. Sudras and dogs were forbidden the entry, in the same terms, of the Hindu temples. and the bitter op- position of Christ and Buddha and others failed to impress any phase of the caste question while the caste idea overcame and impressed itself upon both Christianity and upon Buddhism.
 This is a long way from the city of Brooklyn in this twentieth cen tury. But when the Olympic theater kept out common soldiers and com mon sailors it merely pandered to the caste ridden public which pa- tronized it.
 The finlng of the manager did not even affect the root of the mat ter at all. It may Lave left him rcgretful, bat it certainly did not touch the repugnance of the snobh- ish public from having to consort with one who takes instead of giv- ing orders.
 There's not a manager living who would wilfully and willingly keep out an officer in uniform, and ii they could they would let them Tn free, because they know that the same patrons who would walk across the street to avoid private would run twelve blocks to be seen talking to an officer.
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latiyes and promote him to the quasi official rank of quartermaster- sergeant Then he became poss- ible of absorption by the movie going public who love banker as the Englishman loves a lord.
 Take up at random some story of the common soldier who is made hero of the romance. He is the disgraced son of wealthy family who finally winds up a dishonored career by rescuing the colonel and marrying the captains daughter. He does not remain private Smith or Jones or Robinson He gets a commission for distinguished bravery or for brilliant leading Of the commoner stuff that filled the ranks with him.
 It is not, we said question ot uniform at all. It is not a question of tho army or the navy at all It is question of the public point of view, which always looks to the higher caste.
 The phrase ''an officer and a gentleman" is identical with the phrase ''an employer and promi- nent citizen" It does not mean that the officer has monopoly of the finer qualities of a man, but that he is in a position which controls other men, whether they have or not
 Whether officers have a higher ideal than the rest of the world Is quite immaterial: we know that in the final test of things they have no monopoly of it at all. Indeed some are so detestable that men shrink from considering their per sonality at all, and allow them to lose their evil qualities in tho facts of their position.
 It would be quite immaterial were this caste idea confined solely to the army or the navy, but as has been pointed out it is quite as gen. eral as its existence is ignored and generally denied. The workers themselves are not free from it, and even labor organizations have been kept apart by the fatal caste tendency whereby certain craftsmen considered themselves so much bei- ter than the rest. that they refused to affiliate or associate or organize with the rest. Only the compelling and levelling tendency of capitalism on the workers has enabled indus trial unionists to organize men of all crafts in one big union and then they had to fight every inch of the way to be allowed to do 1t.
 Moreover, the very persistence with which some organizations establish a whole bevy of officers shows the mate caste ideas which still prevail even if the worshipp-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
ICE MAY FORCE CLOSING
OF THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGE

Aqueduct bridge across the Potomac
river will be closed to traffic IL its
piers should be endangered when the
ice in the river begins to break up.
This has become authoritatively known.
although the District Commissioners
have taken no formal action in the
matter. Both War Department and
District officials are maintaining the
closest scrutiny of the bridge. and IL
the ice movement becomes SO heavy as
to make the safety of the structure
questionable the authorities will play
on the safe side and close it to traffic.
The piers come under the supervision
of Col. c. A. F. Flagler of the War De-
partment, District engineer in charge OF
the Potomac river, while supervision of
the superstructure is vested in the Dis
trict Commissioners. An order closing
the bridge to traffic would be issued by
the Commissioners and enforced by the
metropolitan police. Last winter Col.
Flagler recommended TO the Commits
sioners that in times of heavy ice move
ments traffic over the structure be pro-
hibited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
"GYPSY" SMITH TALKS
OF "TRUE REPENTANCE"
"Just Crying About Christ" Is Not
1t, the Evangelist
Asserts.

Just crying about Christ is not true
repentance" was one of the sharp
sentences about which Evangelist
Gypsy Smith. jr.. in the big tabernacle
last evening revolved his sermon on
Repent Ye and Believe the Gospel"
People get the weeps at the movies
or seeing plays" he continued. land II
sorrow over wrong doing was true
repentance, then every jailbird would
be a fine repenter. Repentance is not
tramping to and from church. You may
go to church a million years. but you'll
never know God until you take the
things out of your life that are not
right
This doctrine, Mr.. Smith pointed out,
is not a hard theological term. 1T is
clear" he said. and simple. Christ
taught it by the parable of the shep-
herd, VINO would not be satisfied until
he had found the lost sheep; the wom-
an who swept the house until she found
the lost coin, and the prodigal son who
followed his longing for home until the
father met him
The evangelist also took occasion to
point out that repentance is the most
unpopular doctrine in the Bible, and
added. But John the Baptist preached
repentance. He didn't tell Herod of the
love of God. If he had. Herod wouldn' t
have beheaded him. The great Jona-
than Edwards numbered against sin,
and urged repentance. Billy Sunday
doctrine is that sin is real. like a dis
ease of the cuticle.
TT is my commission to tell you that
your sin is rotten, and that it must go.
I must tell you to repent. Christ chose
His favorite disciples and sent them to
all the world to preach the gospel of
repentance. 1t is all right to have peace
with God but we must have repentance
before we can have peace"
Forest Cole, choir leader of the meet
ing, addressed the gathering of chill
dren from the various Sunday schools
of the city at 3 o'clock this afternoon
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
Evangelist Smith will be heard in spe-
cial sermons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
FEDERAL REPORT SHOWS
SHIPBUILDERS ARE BUSY
Work Aggregating 6s2 Vessels Now
Said to Be in Hand at Ameri-
can Plants.

Shipbuilders Of the United States have
now on hand work aggregating $50 ves-
sells Of more than 2,09s,761 tons, an
nounces the Department of Commerce.
Returns to the bureau of navigation
show that during January American
shipyards completed ten steel mer-
chant ships of 1879 gross tons and en-
tered into new contracts to build TWEEN
ty-four steel merchant ships of 1880
gross tons.
On February 1. American private
yards were building or under contract
to build AIS steel ships of 1,529.S54 gross
tons, and smaller yards were building
or had undertaken to build 1871 wooden
vessels of 207.623 gross tons. total of
564 vessels of 1.702,224 gross tons.
Steel vessels building or ordered for
the navy and other government depart
ments at navy yards and private yards
on January /. 1917, numbered fifty
seven of 3s5.537 tons displacement (not
including sixty-one submarines of
which details are withheld).
Included in the steel merchant ships
building or ordered are ninety-nine Of
45l.354 tons building for foreign flags.
mainly Norwegian: thirty-seven Of
l22,73O gross tons for the account of
American builders and thirty-flve of
124,371 gross tons for owners not
stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
A Free Book on the Navy.

Whether you are a truck -driyer
or a millionaire, a clerk or a no.
liceman, whether you have ever
seen the ocean or not, whether or
not you ever expect to see it-in
any case, as good American cjti-
zen, you are interested in the
American Navy. 1t has been the
nations pride from John Paul
Jones to Dewey. 1t is ALWAYS
ready to defend you.
If you want to know how men
live in the United States NAVY
how they spend their time, what
they learn, how much money thew
get and all about them, send for
a copy OF the Sailors Book, de-
scribing life in the navy. 1t has
twenty-five pictures of navy
scenes, including a full-page pho
to of the Pennsylvania, our latest
and biggest dreadnaught.
To get your free copy of this
hook, inclose two-cent stamp
for return postage and address
The Evening Star
Information Bureau,
Frederic ]. Haskin, Director,
Washington. d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
TIGHTEN UP AT CAPITOL.
Steps Taken to Further Guard Build
ing by Issuance of Cards.

Cards were issued to all employees at
the Capitol and the Senate and House
Office buildings today, which must be
presented hereafter in order to obtain
admission to the Capitol This step
was taken as a precautionary measure
on account of the acute foreign situa-
ton. 1t will enable the Capitol police
to hold up all visitors with the ques-
ton. Are you an employe in the build
ingc" and give the police an opportunity
to look over any visitor of suspicious
appearance.
At present it is not contemplated
that any effort will be made to exclude
visitors from the Capitol. But the
Capitol police have been ordered to
exercise great care. Only a few en-
frances to the Capitol will be open, and
these will be guarded by the police.
An addition Of fifty policemen to the
Capitol police force is being arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
To Touch at Halifax.

Final arrangements for the departure
of former German officials on the Scan
dinavian liner Frederik VIII next
week from New York, via Halifax for
Christiania, have been completed by
agents of the company and the State
Department. The United States, at the
suggestion of both the owners OF the
vessel and Count Won Bernstorf, asked
specifically that the trip be made via
Halifax in order to avoid the German
war zone on the route via Falmouth or
Kirkwall, and the British and French
governments. in granting safe conduct
to the zoo former German officials. ac-
coded to that request out OF courtesy
to this country.
The former ambassador and the per-
sonnet of the embassy will leave wash
ineton Tuesday night. They will travel
on special train to New Yo. X, not
all consuls going with Bernstein.
Not all the German consuln ~ho were
relieved from further duty here with
the breaking off of diplomatic relations
between the United States and Germany
will accompany Count Won Bernstorn
out Of the country. 1t was learned to-
day that a number have been instructed
by the German government to depart
from their former posts for points In
South and Central America.
The names of the consuls who VIII
not return to Germany were withheld
by the authority from whom this in
formation was obtained, on the ground
that the entente allies might In some
way endeavor to prevent them from
reaching their destinations.
The men have been instructed to use
the greatest caution to prevent their
movements from becoming known and
to take every precaution to keep from
falling into the hands of the enemies Of
Germany.
No safe conducts have been or will be
asked for the men. II being assumed
in advance that such a move was use
less The former consuls will, there
fore. have to take their own chances in
reaching their new posts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
tlemen here are justified in bearing for
Maryland"
Intangibles Tax Reduction.

Intangibles Tax Reduction.
An amendment reducing the tax on
intangible personal property from four
tenths Of one per cent to three-tenths
of one per cent and providing for addi-
tional exemptions from this tax was
introduced by Senator Sterling of South
Dakota, author of the original intan-
stble personal property tax law, which
was placed in the current appropria-
ton law last year.
The amendment was adopted without
debate, being accepted by Senator
Smith of Maryland. in charge of the
bill with the understanding that it
Senator Brady of Idaho had placed
in the bill an amendment providing
$4,000 for plans for bridge across
Klingle valley in the event the item
purchasing the valley property for
park earlier was placed in the bill
bill.
Senator Chiffon of West Virginia
offered an amendment providing $780,
900 for the purchase of the Patterson
tract, lying in the northeast section of
the city. for a public park. Objection
was made by Senators Williams,
Thomas. Walsh and others to the ex-
penditure of large sums of money Tor
public parks in the District at time
when the Treasury is facing a huge
deficit. The amendment was defeated.
Whereupon Senator Chiffon demanded
a separate vote when the bill reached
the Senate from committee of the
whole on the amendment adopted
earlier in the day providing $4,000
for the Dean tract for park. When
the vote was taken in the Senate just
before the passage of the bill the
for the Dean tract was
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
President Is Asked for Information.

A resolution requesting the President
to inform the House whether American
ships engaged in trade with Great
Britain, France or Italy are being held
in United States ports "in the face of
threats of destruction by the naval
vessels of foreign power" and what
steps, If any, have been taken by the
NAVY Department to protect American
shipping, following the precedent OF
1875" by convoy or armament for de-
tense, was introduced today by Repre-
sentative Plat of New York. republi-
can. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
Asks What It Means.

Does that mean" he asked, that the
lives of Americans on belligerent ships
are not to be protected? Does it mean
by this government except by the send
ing Of another note? If this report is
true we ought to notify the American
people and take steps to keep travel off
such vessels.
The senator said in his opinion the
present opinion of the American gov
eminent, the published reports in
dictate, is that the covert act" would
mean only the torpedoing of an Amer
lean ship carrying Americans, and not
carrying contraband. He said it was
apparent we would not go to war for
belligerent ships. even If sunk when
carrying Americans, and it was obvious
that the President would never use the
American navy to convoy a vessel
rying contraband, since that would in
effect be an act of war against Ger
many.
Therefore it left only the American
ship carrying American citizens with
out contra band aboard to be protected.
Does any one believe" he asked
that the German government would
attempt to- torpedo such a vessel? Is
it possible to believe that the German
government would be SO stupid TO
hurl itself into war with the United
States when 1t was not interfering or
helping its enemies in the slightest
degree?
Then why should We not say we will
not protect the lives of Americans on
bellgerent vessels. To my mind the de-
cision arrived at yesterday by the cabi
net makes war with Germany impossible.
But We owe it to the American people and
the belligerents themselves to state thus
far you can go and no further and II you
do it means war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10

bassador Gerard naturally shrugs his
shoulders at this nonsense. His last
mann was most cordial and Herr thinner
mann expressed the hope that war would
be avoided"
The travellers are further quoted as
saying German newspapers. with few ex-
captions. are very hostile to President
Wilson and some are also hostile to Am
bassador Gerard. All the papers are said
to profess to believe that President Will
son opposed American public opinion.
which. they claim. only wishes peace at
any price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
Luksich Publicly Commended.

Assistant Secretary Peters publicly
commended the man in his letter. which
said:
THE department desires to commend
the spirit of loyalty and patriotism
which impelled your ready defense of
the national colors. and in voicing this
commentator j am not unmindfuI that
you are naturalized American. for the
reason that the incident is rendered
the more conspicuous by this fact and
affords gratifying evidence of your as
Sanitation of the spirit and best ira
ditions of the country of your adop-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
.BERNSTORFF IS TO SAIL
AROUND THE WAR ZONE
Arrangement Made for Departure
Wednesday on Steamship
Frederick VIII.

NEW YORK, February 10. - The
steamship Frederik VIII was given per-
mission by its owners in Copenhagen
today to convey former Ambassador
Won Bernstorff and his suite to a Scan
dinavian port. according to cable
gram to the Scandinavian-Americ
lines offices here.
In addition to the ambassadors suite
provision has been made for carrying
about 200 German consuls.
It was announced that the Frederik
VIII will sail Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
ASKS Mr.. LANSING !
TO DEFINE VIEWS
Senator McCumber Wants to
Know lust What Will Consti-
tute an Overt Act.
U. S. POSITION NOT CLEAR

Senator McCumber addressed the Sem
ate today on his resolution to have
the Secretary of State inform the Sem
ate the exact views of this govern
marines in warfare, so that the Amer
lean people and the European bellig-
erents may have an authoritative idea
of what may be a cause of war with
Germany if she makes use of her I'M
dersea weapon in defiance of those
views.
At the conclusion OF half-hour
speech, in which he declared that the
diplomatic correspondence of the
United States with Germany since the
submarine campaign began early in
the war had failed to make clear the
definite position of the government. he
asked that the resolution be sent TO
the foreign relations committee. No
other senators spoke on il. and his reR
quest was adopted without further de-
bate.
Senator McCumber read at length
from the American notes which fol-
lowed the sinking of the Lusitania, the
Sussex and other ships by German sub
marines to support his contention that
the American position is not clearly
defined, and that neither Germany nor
the American people are able to tell
what the overt act by Germany in
the use of the submarine which Pres
ident Wilson indicated to Congress in
his recent address severing diplomatic
relations, must be,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10

Consequently, Chile reserves to itself
full liberty to protest against any hos
tile act endangering Chilean ships.
My government 10 Of opinion that
this attitude is in agreement with the
views of the United States respecting
unity Of action in defending the general
interests of neutrals and in attaining
the high ideals of q world peace as ex-
pounded by the President of the United
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
Woman Peace Advocates to Meet.

An emergency" meeting has been
called by the Washington branch of the
Woman's Peace Party for o'clock to-
morrow afternoon in the crystal room
of the New Ebbitt to discuss the crisis
which threatens this country. Mrs. w.
Thompson Burch, chairman of the
local peace party, is to preside, and
Mai. w C. Harllee, u. S. NJ. c., Is to
be the principal speaker. Cards, which
have been sent out to announce the
meeting, state: IF you believe in
peace come"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
Service School May Get Equipment

Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon has
introduced a joint resolution in the
Senate authorizing the Secretary of
War to loan equipment for the purpose
of instruction to the National Service
school OF Washington, ID. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
Looks Like Unjust Tax.

Senator McCumber of North Dakota
said that If a person in the District
were to drive an automobile into Mary
land once or twice a year he must paw
a license of from $50 to $40 This. he
said looked to him as though MARYLAND
were taking advantage of the District
Senator Wadsworth of New York also
testified he had been subject to the ac-
tivities of the Maryland authorities and
had been compelled to pay fine of SIS.
1t was pointed out that reciprocity in
the matter of automobile licenses exists
between Virginia and the District of
Columbia. This led Senator MARITIME of
New Jersey to make the following com
ment:
It have racked my brain for half an
hour to find out why 1T was that what
these distinguished gentlemen say in
this body all tends one way. to Mary
land. Finally the thought came across
my mind that Maryland is wet and the
arid portions of our immediate neigh
borhood are in Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. AS much as / love Virginians
and West Virginians. think the gem