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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
CRITICISM AND GOVERNMENT

N DEAWlNG-EOOM manners for reasons
~ obvious even To the landubber. are not
usual aboard ship i'm heavy weather.
The occasion is not one for polite rormrl-
ties and soft speech. And similarly, when
the ship Of state happens to run into
a,orm. there are sure to ne eNclamatious
and loud cries from crew ANA passengers
alike such demonstrations originate ON
the one hand with the anXicties Of the
responsible office and on the other IN the
spiritual approximate Of seasickness.
Now whether Secretary Daniels's short
intervals upon the deep water have made
him aware of the truth of this analogy it
is difficult to say. His address 70 the news.
paper publishers in New York ana his
frank and cheerful confession Of benefits
derived from harsh public criticism seem
70 indicate something Of the broad vision
of the sea as well as the qualities Of ex-
cellent craftsmanship. The Secretary Of
the Navy. as good and incurable jour
nalist, knows the people and their moods
and ways. That helped him. doubtless i'm
a manful acknowledgment Of the value of
mass opinion openly expressed and relent.
lessly interpreted. He was plainly able
to recognize. even in. days Of reckless
criticism, the voice Of the country itself
beneath the uproar. The Secretary's ad,
mission that consistent criticism has
helped him. like his intlmation that it has
been help to the Administration, was
reassuriug and admirable.
Criticism Of the Government. since the
war began, has at times run a bit wild.
Yet very little Of it has been actually ma.
licious in intention. In the final ANALYSIS
it probably will he shown that the vast
majority Of the Administrations critics.
even those who give way 10 hyster.l and
even som Of the gentlemen in Congress
and the Senate who rant and drool from
force OF habit meant well for the country
at large and did their best.
Meanwhile. OF the difficulties OF naviga-
tion a a time like this the people in the
eabias ana tweed decks know ntue
flopeh. The lresl a ana the nneo-4uouf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
THE RIFLE GOES WITH THE VOTE

CoNGRESS has enough to answer Tor
~ without being held responsible for Of
lenses Of which it is not guilty. It is not
guilty. for example of the crime of pro-
tecting the sons Of its members. whrh
Talcott williams charged against it IN his
address before the American Academy "i
Political and Social Science lie said that
one of the most important reasons Tor
fixing the lower limit Of the draft age at
twenty-one years was the fact that the
sons Of the Congressman were between the
ages of eighteen and twenty-one.
The facts do not sustain this charge.
when the limit was under discussion in
Washington it was first proposed that it
be eighteen years Tile President remarked
that no man had q voice in declaring war
until he was twenty.oue and that if he had
no voice in the matter he ought not to he
forced to fight. The rifle and the vote
went together. he said. There was 50 much
justice and political sense in this view that
It was accepted without further question.
il may be necessary i'm our extremity TO
call to the armies Tn, boys under twenty
one, but it will be done with reluctance.
There IS nothing in law or in practice to
prevent any boy Of military age from en-
listing. As matter Of fact, many NJ them
are in the army now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
BEHIND THE VEIL IN GERMANY

TT WAS always certain that the phi.oso-
phies promulgated in Germany must
produce an inward poison in the conscious.
ness of the German people. There are still
observers who insist that the Kaiser's
Government will fall before it may be
crushed. A review of existing conditions
lin Germany written by the correspondent
OF this newspaper at Berue and printed on
another page. is vlvidly suggestive of some
new force Of retribution at large among
the people.
This, as Mr.. kospoth suggests it. appears
like the beginning of anarchy more terrible
than that which afflicted Russia. since il
has gripped all classes alike, O9twardIy
It might seem that the morale ot the ma
ton is being destroyed-from within
The account from Berne is at least a
straw upon the face Of the current. all the
more worthy of attention because it nicely
interprets the voices Of Germans them
selves.
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VNHE soldiers of all the Allies are engaged
l. in destroying the outsrown structure of
the past, which is so well typfed i'm the
sinister social organization Of our anach.
ronistic foes.
The liberal statesmen Of the world are
busily engaged i'm preparing plans for
the great new structure which we shan
build for ourselves and our descendants.
It is for the civilian population Of the
democratic nations to see that strons and
deep foundations for that structure shall
be ready when the time comes to build II.
ana to see that both the present and the
coming generations shall be taught to un-
derstand, to protect and to improve that
structure after it shall have been erected.
For the consummation Of such a pur-
pose 1t Is assuredly essential that our
schools, libraries and newspapers shall lie
vltalized and made TO function more dy.
namicany and vigorously than at present.
1t is asluredly necessary that every indi.
vidual shall undertake to aid in that srea,
task.
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CHAMP CLARK, PATRIOT

NOTHING has become Champ Clark in
' his long and distinguished career so
much as the manner OF his declmatiou OF
the senatorship from Missouri. file would
have made an excellent Senator. Democrats
OF his ability and experience are needed Ia
assist in the deliberations Of the Senate
lie Is fair-minded and just, His partisan
ship is mitigated by humor and common
sense. His personal inclinatiOns were
doubtless favorable 10 accepting the ap-
pointment But he has decided that he can
serve his country better in the speakership
of the House Of Representatives than in
the Senate. He knows that his retirement
from that ONCE would involve readjust-
ment Of leadership on the Democratic side
81 the House at time when such read
lustment must be avoided II possible.
Ills declination will not increase his pop
uIarity in Washington, for that would lie
Inpossible. He is liked by Republicans and
Damoerats alike. They are fond OF him
Ior bis human qualities and for his te-
fa1|iy. Now that. like the famous houn'
.4t * Missouri. he has refused TO leave
'.| (fan where the scent Of duty IS hot,
.|I Ma an1 fafther fnsliaestion for liking
AI. 44t. |0s text Hppse 3 Reppb-
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him nave to meet new twist of the
winds each day. Yet the President has
more than once demonstrated that he feels
about honest criticism much like his Sec.
retary Of the Navy. The successive re-
organizations Of essential departments rep
resent tacit admission OF previous faults
in these quarters, and It is significant that
MIR Wilson has followed closely line of
reconstruction suggested by persistent
criticism Of the prior methods.
II is conceivable that such reorgauiza.
tion could not I've as easily or as quickly
achieved as one on the outside might sup.
pose.
Secretary Daniels in paying tribute to
the newspaper press. merely recognized
function which public discussion ms not
only here but in England aud elsewhere.
The press does not talk for itself It is
the Interpreter Of mass opinion. which Is
usually sound and trustworthy at bottom
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
ANOTHER PIONEER OF WAR

THE leveling process which is already
under way among men i'm all the can
tonments may be said to have begun for
the women Of the country yesterday when
Mrs. Florence r. Hilles. Of Wilmington,
daughter of the late Thomas +. Bayard.
voluntarily accepted place as ,hell-Ioader
in one Of the Wilmington munitions plants.
Mrs. Hilles is a member Of Delaware
family that has been distinguished for
three generations in the American public
service. She will take her place among the
humber women workers because, of Il
sense Of patriotic duty.
Many thousands of ariStocratic women
are sure to follow sooner or later in Mrs
Hilles's footsteps In England the feminine
members Of almost every great family
work at the munitions benches American
women will not do less if need be. They
represent vast source Of war energy yet
available. Ultimately in the work Of war
they doubtless will he as eager with their
hands as they have been with their spirits
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

lLHELM-There are more than 20.
States.
HlNDENBURG There are 100000
American troops now in France. Per-
shing can give you further details
HERTLITG-- will he oyersubscribed.
don't worry.
ERONPRINZ Yes there are plenty Of
positions in this country for am ambitious
young man, willing t. begin at the top and
work downward.
TIRPITZ-Iog Island is approximately
latitude 80 so, longitude ~ ~, hut rather
inaccessible for submarines. Come ahead,
if YOU care to.
Is there, or is there not, a law against
splitting on the pavements in Philadelphia,
A New York hotel is being sued by
damsel who was kissed in one of the
hotel elevators. She says that, never
having been kissed before. it was severe
shock, The hotel claims that il cannot he
held responsible for kisses incurred undel
its roof unless they are deposited with the
night clerk. Buy Liberty Bonds anyway
Four hundred tons Of sGuer kraut are
going TO waste in New York because no
one likes to buy that favorite Hunfruit any
more. The dealers suggest changing the
name TO Liberty Cabbage Buy Liberty
Bonds anyway,
We suggest as slogan for near-beer
and other nontoxic hsrbeyeEages. SAFETY
TInRsTi isocRATEs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

As We stated once before. t. avoid es-
piunaee Dove Dulcet sends in his contli-
buttons in invisible ink and the manu-
script has to he treated chemically 10y
SocrlteS hcfur" anything is apparent.
something seems To have gone wroug with
our secret solution for after our best ef.
forts the following piece of Doves seem,
To- present a rather low Visibility Also a
very low llsibility:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Ar PRESENT only the schonls ars .r-
~ gagged in any deliberate. cop.cjous and
widespread attempt uu.elhsniy to ros.o,
direct ana develop intelligence. And tha
great changes our American schnoIs ,r,
no" undergoing are indicative Of ON.
recognition of The fact that evan ,,,,
schools have not properly prepared mod
ern people for the intricate scheme nr
things modern civilization represents. #
Is not 10y chance that the world wal. has
served as stimulus to movements ,a.l..
ms to abolish obsolete forms and theories
Of instruction =" that education may rr.
pare Tho units of democracy for tbe re-
Sponsibiiities which inevitahl, devoly, p,,u
them.
y few librarians have come to recognize
the almost priest,y function thev must
iuIhll a. ,uStudiaus of the accumuIstei
wisdom of the race. Eut librarians oen-
orally cannot "e said to rocognize either
the portcntuuSly responsible positions they
occupy or the fact that in democracy
Libraries must he dynamic centers nf in.
ieliectuN stimulation, not mere static re
positor!es for books
As for newspapers they are almost am.
tomatcaIly adjusted to any existing level
of Intelligence. only after schools and
libraries have worthily functioned can the
newspapers become the great liberallzing
ana humaniZng agency they might-and
will. he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
Enduring Foundations
for Reconstruction
Nv Jesse Lee Bcnneu

THE liberal thought and aspirations Of
Il the world have been stimulated and
clarified during the last three years t" u
degree never before known. II is trite
but true to say that the war marks the
birth pangs of a new world and uf a new
humanity. with every selfish dominion
cast down into the dust" men will soon
see written into statutes principles Of right
and Justice which hut a few years ago
would have appeared utopiau hopes and
visions.
But the stimulation and clarihcation Of
mems dreams and thoughts have been
caused b" the great emotional currents OF
the war. Will a new order built only upon
the ruins Of a demolished past indefinitely
endure when those emotional currents have
suhsided and meu.-a generation or two
from now have fallen back into the easy
ways of continued and assured peace?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

TNHAT is a question which concerns MS
l. greatly but is considered little. We see
that a new social order is destined to arise.
We do not ask whether we are preparing
enduring foundations for IT,
The ideas to be written into the terms
Of peace the ideas to be written into the
constitutions Of the warning nations will
have hccu evolved and elaborated by Keen
iutelligences with historical pcrsprc' i've
ana comprehension OF the main workings
of the vast and intricate mechanism Of
present.day civilization. Those idea. will
bee planned To- regulate the relations Of the
Groa, masses Of men. But IL the masses
~ men do not possess sufficient perspective
or vision to comprehend the nature &C.
these IDEAS or To grasp the actions and re-
actions which have cu2eudered them. moth.
ing seems more certain than that long
continued peac" viii behold the despoilers
aud eNpioiterS Of men grasp anew the privi.
e2eS aud powers of which the, will have
been deprived.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

The Liberty Loar committee of New
York Is about TO give an opportunity TO
prove their patriotism to 10000 persons who
nave subscribed TO German Austrian and
hungarian war loans. They are TO be called
upon to subscribe gor an equal amount of
American bonds on penalty of--the penalty
has not been fixed yet. but the enemy syu-
pathizers can imagine what II win be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
THE CHAFFING DISH


7 REMEMBER. remember.
The planet nf my birth.
What fun it was. brueath my feet,
10 feel the solid earth
II was childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy
To know I'm farther "n fr"m baud
Than when | was a huN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

NOR instance, in the matter of keeping a
L secret.
II is we'll 10 remember that it wasn't Mrs.
lfchnowyly who sat down and poured her
heart out on paper to the extent Of several
tens Of thousands Of words and made four
teen copies Of the same and inuusted them
to as many felow-members Of the Lower
Snesiau Sewing circle under the Strictest
pledge of confidence II was not one Of these
Silesian ladies VINO passed on the secret
under oath to the Frau Eapitan JOues-Roh
son. of the German general STAFF, who in
trusted il. with a hatpin between her lips,
10 the editor of the woman's page OF the Rcr-
lin Tageblatt. who gave it under oath to the
wife Of the leader OF the Independent SO.
cialists who whispered II at the Wednesday
matinee to the fashion editor OF the Copen-
hagen POlitiken. who blurted it out 10 the
world.
II was not Mrs. C2ernln who talked not
Wisely but too well To Mrs Clemeuceau.
1t was an empress of Austria who wrote a
sensible letter 10 Cousin SiNtus and an em-
p5ror Of Austria who inserted with his own
hand the few words that gave Wilhelm such
a violent headache.
II H. not Mrs. Trotsky whose speeches
laid end to end, would reach from Odessa to
VlaGivostok, and read just as wei either way.
II CSSIA is an excellent field for study
IL Of the relation OF sex to gossip Ia the
struggle OF half a century for Russian free
dom the women dared equally with the men
and suffered and sacrificed infinitely more
The succession is unbroken from Katherine
Breshkovsky through Sophia Peroysky-a
tight-llpped little woman who killed Car.
70 The FigneIs and Spiridonoyas of the pres
ent day. But when the revolution arrived
wso was 4 that did an tbs fatal talking Ia
ia'Ksia THAT counirfs doom was pfononnced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

1t is estimated that $4,000 citizens are
now qualified 20 vote al the local primaries
m May. IT the Independents Will go TO the
polls there an" enough Of them TO make a
pretty emphatic protest against the KIND OF
rule that has forced the Navy Department
10 interfere in the management of the ponce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

The circus will bring sixty clowns To-
town on Monday. Added to som" natives of
the species abiding in the city Han, We may
look forward to jolly week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

opportunity to exchange greetings with the
Liberty Belle standing south "f the ,'l. HAIL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
What Do You Know?

QUIZ
/. What i hepatica?
?. Mhu founded Rhode Island"
3. Name the author Of "TTilbS.'
1. What l. meant by "picayune'E
;, What j. sonnet? =,
g. What ere the usually recognized regisiers y
the female voice"
= Identify "the Twin Cities"
\. Who was Merlin?
.. where il MilhelmshafenS me
10. What Is the term Of the President OF pI"'''
Answers to Yesterdays QUIZ
l. Ostend T. u celebrated watering place scsrmsn. o.
giunl. since the war used by inc NUIIi.J H.
as n U-bOat bn =. aud recently D'ocN'' -
British war craft. ,ot IN
:. The Rameses were several kings ngsSS,hssnti Sh cen.
the twelfth, thirteenth ana IOu'''
turtles u. &. d, pad
>. ~ have not yet begun 60 fight rspG rspn Of fhe
JOnes when asked by the cantHin an Me
SeFnpis II he bad struck MS coO'' w. '..
BOnhumIne Richard. l., Iaba
I. Telling the Bees," eelrbrlleu Snnst
Greenleaf Whittier, American p",., ,,stee
!, IIoyd's, the meme OF un exchange OF "'u'
underwriters. 49,, Iohn.
a. Magma Charta. charter from kinf ''h he
given 10 the English barnnss,,I.
corner stone 81 Angi0-ShNOh pe'',,,lrL
:. "MsIriiEe y o. Mode'i y seT,es ei artist.
H. ReHe Antoine Reaumuri = hVthermomeief
ids3-fi5f. inVent.r ef the
named after him. . ~ ~
D. The man in the m9en \, a.eordns Nhs al1i
legend, -npp0sea 20 be the "'a"
40. oyen Mered,ths Edenrd Bplger. n1 Or sI.
titan. nuihr ~ Lhfhs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Perhaps the Eaiser's idea is to prevent
Hague conference by invading Holland IN
order 10 destroy the Peace Palace. II ong
il were "A medieval landmark he would DC
sure to do 50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

The only safety about the safety matches
nowadays is that well known safety in num-
bers. You have TO use SO many or them to
get light
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

A. Mitchell Palmer Is custodian OF alien
enemy property and Of Guney's gubernatorlai
boom II this be good politics M Denocfats
Nil make me most Of IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

In spite OF a very cold
winter, says a morn
ing paper, outdoor ami
mails at the 100 got
.ages Of frozen extrcmi-
usual
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

Wiring it again Your porh-rho"k. Of
course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

IT WOULD h' absurd to deny that il the
L cours" of history women have contributed
something To tho worlds accumulated stock
81 habhl" But has it ever occurred To ms
when We speak of the Idle gusSip of t,-
mothers of the race that i'm it's very triyiality
Hes an excuse" Women until very recently
nave had nothing important to talk about.
or better they have had nothing imuortHut
1" conceal So there's been no harm done
rs between "halterng about things tina, don't
h'llef ana gossip about the lives Of millions
ana the Tat" of nations the distinction is
laIH\ obvious Mrs Czeruiu may have told
MIS-. Saz"n"H something that produced "a
'"UrI" of family uuurr,ls. half q dozen cases
"I heartburn and the reorganization of sev-
rlu WoWcus clubs. What SazouoT told
I'au"I ~ sofia. which Dauofr told Ruriau ut
budapest. which Buriau whispered 10 san
fiuI"uo at Trieste, which san Cmliauo
mumhlcd To BuIow at Zurich. has produced
several million dead and 20 number of vacant
thrones
" " " q q % % - o % q - % % q q O. %
Happy Thought for the Day: q
f." Ihc Sphhr Was u L0dy @
What does this mean to Noua %
" " " " - - o % q o O % - % a. %,
"opyrghD
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TODAY'S USELESS QUESTION

Why is it that the Kaiser though he
IS the worlds most versatile hater, has
never learned to hate himself?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

The Hog Island h0uS-
ing contractors are
not seeking harmony.
as today's reports say
only the last half OF
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commander at the Zeebrugge submarine base
who was outwtted by the British In their
great raid last Tuesday night the Kaiser
has fired still another big gun--in vain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27

The marines here now
Likely as have the first German
N"t tin hat captured hy
members Of their scI.,-
ire in Frame, When the Crown Prime, il
hnalIN caught the marines may be able to
boast a complete soldier made Of that inter-
estinE material
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-27
What Kind Of
Animal - Its

along very well and (
iies we're fewer than
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they are. They want
the word
Malvern daily record., 1918-02-06
TO THE CITIZENS
 OF MALVERN

Many of the good citizens of Nal vern have asked ne to be a candidate for Mayor. and I have decided to an lnounce my candidacy.
 It Is fitting that I should acknow- ledge my appreciation and thanks for the signal honors which the citi zens of Malvern have bestowed upon me, first by electing me alderman from the First Ward, and then ap- pointing me as Commissioner of the Waterworks and Sewer Districts, and recently the high honor of appoint ment a Mayor to fill out the unexpir- led term of Mir. Haley.
 I have tried to do what I thought was best for the city of Malvern, casting my vote without fear or favor for what appeared to me to be reason able and just to all the people. The City of Malvern needs many things, and with the cooperation of the entire citizenship these can be Ihah. In short time we hope to have the Water & Sewer plant completed, and 1 am positive they will be worth every dollar they cost. We need and will have, paveo streets, new High School building, woman's club build ing, Y. M. c. A. building, municipal wagon yard, public park and children's playground, more shade trees and a cleaner and healthier city. It is in- evitable the people demand it and many cities of our size have these things and in the process of making.
 It goes without saying that at pre- sent our every energy, and if need be every dollar must go to thewin- ming of the war. We must support to the utmost the institution that stand back of our boys on the front, and when victory is won, we must hen turn to the upbuilding of Mall vern and making 1t community which will enjoy.
 Whether I am in office or not of office l shall bend every energy to have these things and shall give of my meager means to bring them about.
 If the citizenship of Malvern see fit to honor me with this office, I shall do the very best that can and render good account of my steward ship.
 Yours Truly,
 c. F. MATTIsON