The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-23

uuIgeQ III IlpleS ddIly ever since Jney left Annapolis. But as one of the first things a soldier or sea fighter learns is to respect rules and regulations and obey orders issued by those in authority. Daniels at last sees, or thinks he sees, "bone-dry" navy.
 The secretary is now determined, if possible, to improve the environ ment of sailors in port. In every harbor town there is the maximum of vice. Some seaports may Haunt it more than others, but there is not much difference.
 Secretary Daniels has undertaken to have a "clean up" in naval centers where large numbers of seamen are assembled. He has taken the pains to obtain list of houses of bad repute in the city of Charleston. He has written personally to the governor of South Carolina, enclosing streets and
 umbers, asking him to have these places suppressed. It is highly com mendable in the secretary to do all he can to safeguard the morals of the navy, but would it not be more dig nified for him to assign secret service | men to the work of carrying out his safeguarding policy? As he sue ceeded so well, ho ever, in driving John Barleycorn away, he is doubt less eager to personally conduct" all moral crusades in his department. Charleston is a staid old city. Its people are noted for their sobriety and orderly habits. The atmosphere is morally better than of many other cities, so far as ordinary observation can determine. If there has been any letting down of late the preachers should bestir themselves in pricking the public conscience and the good women organized for keeping out ! vice should retlouble their activities. Or how about Mayor T. T. Hyde, a genuine reformer? It will be inter- esting to see how far the governor of South Carolina will go in handling the problem that is now worrying the Secretary of\the navy.
 Those militant suffragists who have been pestering the President may not have received any funds from the inn perial German government, but they are entitled to aid from that source. The fact that American soldiers are falling in love with French girls will strengthen their arms when the time comes to drive the Germans out of France
 Members of exemption boards are go- ing to be kept So busy they'll never have an opportunity to prop their feet up on desk and smoke a mediative cigar.
 An intimate musical comedy is not necessarily one in which the chorus is more scantily clothed than the old fashioned kind.
 A citizen complains because flivverites make so much noise starting their cars. Would he rob them of half their en- ioyment?
 So long as motion picture beauties set the styles in bathing suits, they care not who makes the laws of the country.
 Germany has demanded that Holland be stern with England. Under the cir cumstances, that is a ratier large or der.
 It doesn't require much of politician to see the conflicting motives behind Dr. Michaelis first speech to the Reichstag < Conditions in Spain are reported to be tranquil again, state of affairs that is dscouraging to German agitators.
 
 Some men who have never been known to brag before can't help speaking good word for their war gardens. l A Teuton title is just about as popular among the English nobility nowadays as case of the humps. | We may rest assured that an hon orabe peace" would provide for "a place in the sun"
 i Senator Hardwick of Georgia is doing his best to give that grand old state a black eye.
 While June is but memory, or chestras are still playing Here Comes the Bride
 
 UNDER THE WANING CRESCENT From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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