Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-27
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now than has probably ever been
heard in this country, but / wonder
II the average person who talks about
unnaturalized persons being a menace
considers that the Teutons who are
not citizens are in a minority among
the aliens?" remarked u man who has
studied the races and the nations that
have sent people here TO work and
VINO nave been observing how they be-
nave themselves. "AS a matter of
fact he continued" there are many
aliens here and in Steelton, but there
are good many of them whose fa-
therlands are at war with Germany
and her allies and some of them cone
from countries which have suffer.a.
beneath the iron rule of the Gernu,,t
mllltarists. To consider them as dan
gerous aliens at. this juncture is carry
ing it little far and it would be well
Tor the people who are getting heated
up about aliens to have a quiet talk
with some Federal authorities. Per-
haps, they will learn a few things
about keeping their mouths shut. The
idea of considering the men who work
In this county and who live in our city
ana who have never foresworn their
allegiance to the British government
or the Russian government as folks
VINO must be watched is far fetched.
why, they are probably watching the
Ieutonic unnaturaliZed about as close
ly as anyone. And then, think of the
Italians who form such a growing sec
tlon OF this community and of the
sacrifices their home folks are making
TO wage war against Germany. Per-
haps, some of the Serbs whose homes
nave been wiped out and relatives
Killed or scattered are dangerous
| aliens? My idea is that the Federal
authorities have had plenty of time to
nn hn aI
TO make disturbances and that the
rest OF us should wait until we are
| called upon as witnesses of some dan
| sefouS conduct or until we hear some
thlns authentic. 1t is desirable that
| we get the aliens to become citizens,
but some of these aliens have more
against Germany than we have"
A good many interesting stories are
told about Simon Cameron Long, the
eminent railroad man who died sud
denly on Sunday night and whose
death is a great loss not only to the
fennsylNania railroad, but to the
transportation systems of the country
as well. Mr. Long spent his boyhood
IN TINS county and when barely out or
school entered the railroad service
They used to say that he knew every
one on the railroad and in the Pitts
burgh district he was a factor in
many things. With Superintendent w.
Is. McCaleb he handled the tremendous
emergency traffic arising out of the
mobilization of the National Guard at
MT. Gretna last summer. He lived in
ms car at that point and kept in con-
stant touch with the whole system at
the same time.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods has been called upon to restore
order IN Tennessee. The Secretary OF
the commonwealth, whose office re-
celNes many letters and on almost ev-
cry conceivable subject, has been
formally asked to settle a dispute of
international proportions in the hills
OF Tennessee. Having been United
States minister to Portugal the diplo-
matte abilities of Mr.. Woods are we'll
called upon. In this particular case n
lady desires to be officially informed if
the Germans, especially the Hessians,
ever really did anything great for this
country. She remarks, parenthetically.
that her neighbors are inclined to be
a bit insistent upon the excellent work
for the nation dope by the Germans.
and she wants to be in position I'd
refute their assertions
Major r. C. williams, the new in
spector-instructor of the National
Guard, who reported here last even
ing, is n cavalry officer of the United
States army. He will attend inspec-
tions and in case of war will act as a
mastering and inspection officer.
Captain Walter Kruger, cf tie
United States army, who has been in
spector- constructor of the National
Guard in the Second brigade or Pitts
burgh district, has written an interest
ing article in the Infantry Journal,
published by one of the important
military associations, on Prepared
ness" lie discusses a plan for reserves
and some of his ideas are well suited
to an industrial State like Pennsylva-
MIA. Captain Kruger was lieutenant
colonel of the Tenth Pennsylvania in
fantry in its border service.
Harrisburg supports a good many
more missionaries than the average
person knows. There are missionaries
in q dozen lands who are maintained
by Harrisburg money and the contri-
buttons from this city for home mis-
sionary work in the West and the
South amount to considerable money
in the course of a year. The other
day a Harrisburg woman was asked
If she could not increase the check
she gave annually for support of u
certain missionary 1t was represented
to her that various conditions made it
desirable.
well, she asked resignedly, "have
missionaries gone up, too?"
There was more good roads talk
about the State Capitol yesterday than
has been heard for a long time, and
meetings were going on in the interest
of good roads at both ends of the big
building. The result of the meeting
was that the legislators were consid-
erably impressed by the sentiment in
behalf of generous appropriations for
better highways.