The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
rhe BlooathIr.ty volantesr.
New York Times,

New York Emes)
BY degrees the country is getting at
Champ Clark's state of mind. He is
expressing himself piecemeal, but by
assembling the fragments we get a
whole. First we learned his opinion of
conscript: "Missourians see no diff
ference between a conscript and a con-
vict" Now we get his opinion Of a
volunteer: "If you are hloodthirsty 60
and enlist" All that is lacking now is
his opinion OF a regular, and doubtless
that win come along in day or two.
Then we shall know what he thinks of
anybody, regular, volunteer, or con-
script. who enters a war of which Mr.
Clark seems to disapprove, at the call
of a President who defeated Mr.. Clark
for the nomination. Mr.. Clark Is paint
ing his own picture with rapid strokes.
The latest stroke is this:
He Ambassador Gerard or any 9TH
er man who impugns my patriotism Is
a liar, and the truth is not In him.
First let US have your definition Of
patriotism. Mr. Clark.
Floating the Big Loans.
baltimore Ameriean.)
Until the great war that is now rag
ing got into performance the world
population had rarely been invited to
consider the meaning Of q billion as a
measure in men, money or anything else.
decade or so ago a hustered and
alarmed member of the then Democratic
minority in the House of Represents
tives tried to stampede the country by
calling attention to the fact that this
is a billion dollar Congress-" 1t was
billion dollar Congress counting all the
appropriation bills enacted during the
two-year life OF that Congress-
Well, this Sixty-ffth Congress, In less
than thirty days after it assembled. was
a seven billion dollar Congress. But, Is
anybody alarmed? Even the aforetime
always-sacred democracy has become
accustomed to thinking in billions. All
things are relative. This Is a $3.50, 900, ,0oo.-
900 country. Americans are often ac-
cused OF indulging In swell talk about
the bigness and the potency Of the coun-
try. But few Americans have, in mental
conception, ever fully measured the
enormous wealth or the organized en-
ergy of this big United States.
The big war loans will be absorbed In
routine order. At the beginning Of the
war more than $1,000 10000 of American
securities held abroad-probably more
than 5000, ,000, ,OCo-were sent back to be
resold From being a debtor nation the
United States has become the one great
creditor nation. This position will be
greatly sccentuated by the transfer or
&. 900. 100000 Of the proposed 5000 100000 of
the war loan to various European coun-
tries engaged in the war. The great war
loans will not affect the national bal
ance sheet in any embarrassing way.
ADD PRESS COM
The Road to Peace.
Buffalo Nsws.l
II Congress wants to prevent the maxi
mum blood from being shed in Europe
it will authorize the creation Of great
army and provide ample means for Its
expeditions training and complete equip
ment.
If Congress wants to bring peace near
er, It will pass the Presidents army
measures and prove to the central pow
ers that If war Is prolonged they must
meet the full power OF the American ma
ton with all its resources Of wealth. ma
terial, brains, energy and men
The swiftest possible preparation on
the largest practicable scale is the very
best contribution we can make to the
cause of peace.
II We boggle and delay we are endang-
ering victory and prolonging the war.
At the present stage of the conflict
Russia seems to be eliminated as an
active peril to Germany.
Tho submarine campaign is producing
substantial results. The situation for the
allies Is grave. The situation for us Is
grave. If Germany Is Furnishing Eng
land on the sea and is relieved of pres
sure on her eastern front she may well
consider this more than balances the ad-
dltion of the United States, Cuba and
Brazil to her foes. Her government Is
not easily frightened. It knows how to
value mere talk. 1t can be convinced
only by action, not confused hesitation.
Inadequate action, but vigorous, thor
ough, large-scale action.
German Music
tChicago Trfbune.)
An unpleasant expression Of hysteria is
the suggestion that German music be
blacklisted. We assume that this logic
would cover all things German-German
literature, German science, German medi-
cine, German food. German customs
the Christmas tree, for example.
Pacihsts might well cite this as one of
the idiocies of war. We have an issue
with the German government. We think
the German state is a menace to our
safety or its policy to our interests. We
think it has injured US. Therefore we
are to penalize ourselves by refusing to
take advantage Of the vast wealth Of
thought and feeling and beauty the gen.
Ius of a race has produced. We disap-
prove of the Kaiser and his projects.