The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-15
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
Crowds and Flu
Sisters
Baker s Views
: THERE hayc been AMY doubts
regarding the SuunducSs Of the

regarding the SuuuducS> Of the
theory that crowds IN TIN, city
are still influenza hothcdS, they
should be- definitely settled by the
number of eases reported Co the
city health authorilic, ON the days
succeeding Monday ) peace cclc.
bratiou II is quite plain uow that
when the authorities tilted The ban
on public gatherings Monday they
also lifted the lid ON the flu They
had no real choice in the matter,
but 1t isn't the forced lct-up ON
the quarantine tina; gets our at.
tcution now, but the result of the
unexpected test applied 10 the
soundncss Of the quarantine the.
ory, aud the PLAIN warning that
the time has not yet arrived 10 re-.
lax the restrictions
Up 10 Monday the quarantine
had been making steady Roadway
against the busy little bacillus.
Cases had dropped to an average
Of uinc or ten q day aud the end
of the fight was in sight Then
came the celebration and the pro
miScuous miugling of people IN an
atmosphere plentifilly charged
with dusi, coughs and SncczcS.
This, said the doctors with pro-
fcssional interest, will afford a
good test of the progress made 10y
the quarantine Reports in day
or two viii show whether the flu
has been fully checked or not.
The report, did Within tNo
days they registered startling
upward leap IN the fiu figures. and
within tWcuty-four hours more u
total of SO new eases had been re.
corded Ia the city. And among the
eases are said 20 the most virulcui
that have appeared So far
The quarantine Is au mcuuycn.
lent thing Everyone recognizes It's
Inconvenience everyone rccug.
Mes It's effects on business, Ou So.
cial and religious life aud uu the
schools. But it is quite applrcG;
shat the health authorities are do.
ing exactly the right thing iu ap.
preaching the matter ot quarau.
tluc-liftlng cautiously II YOU
still feel inclined 10 rhafc under
tbs quarantine. stop and contrast
IN Nour mind the conditions ere.
atcd by the quarantine with In,
conditions that would evolve from
an unchecked epidemic.
German women have Hcut AN appeal
t. their American sisters" for food
They Will get it American women
and American men viii deny them
selves pleasures of the table. aud con.
tinue to follow Mr liuovcrs rules and
suggestions boz order Go provide food
Tor those German women.
But while they are denying them
selves, ana denying cakes hud other
sweets tu their own children. iu order
that German women and the children
may not go hungry. they wiz wonder
lust what the word SISTER means 1,
those women of Germany
n was women or Germany wh,
Spat in the faces uf allied prisoners
sons OF "thcir sisters in other lands
II was German women who Joined n
the Joyous celebration of the sinking
"f the Lusitania, ana hramrd ON then
children. freed from school fnr IN,
happy occasion while scores OF 'thcil
sisters and the babies of their sis
irrs' drificd stark and dead In III,
ocean. II was women Of germany Wht
sang the hymn uf hate. women o
Germany who acclaimed every vic
toIg" OF the l'-hoats which Colt 80
dauk we're tc gttrvc their sisters o
England aud "thcit sisters " children
Sisters
Tho holE the women ot Amcucl
will give 10 the Wowcn of German,
viii Ice less Tor the sake ui pits an,
sympathN tlmu for tho sake of shec
humanity and their own self respect
Aud Tor that the women ut Gcrmau'
have themselves a. thank
Secretary baker is ho,mins viii
great satisfaction ON the army a.
has sent 10 q Eurglins mcssag, ~ con
pratulaton.
This illustrates how views chang,
Tune was when Nj Baker regarde
AN arnica coldly. armies were the ln
struments OF the deNil with his su
pcrior. appraising eye MI Baker coul
sco that thorc wa- even mo "ssontiu
difference bctwecn Washington. arm
aud Mexican bandits.
But Mr Baker has come tu have
fdudurrs Tor tho American arW'
Probably hvcausr hc has lived in thI
country su long \ man Nicws chnug
with his environment For t year o
two Mr. Baker has lived on AWcric
instead ut iu the clouds 10 harn
served 10 rcmakc him entirely hut
has AZ least given him the proper az
gle of view with regard tn America
armies That's something anyway