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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
DPLoMACY's CHANGING ToNCUE

THE expectation of a new diplomacy in
= the coming momentous conferences in
Paris is re-enforced by indications that
English and not French will be the Ian
guage of the sessions Precedents will
indeed be enervated shoulG this hint be
confirmed.
Ever since Louis XIV dominated
Europe his native tongue has been the
iis,gua frdncd of high ENJOYS. Not even
Britains potent contribution to the over
throw of Napoleon avaied to imperiI tra-
aftion at the Congress OF Vienna in 1915,
The oral negotiations were conducted then
jim the speech of the defeated nation.
Throughout the nineteenth century the
custom survived. although the German
tonquerors balked az 1t in the middle of
nrmistice parleys with Favre and Theirs in
1871 II is significant too, that until
Wilhelm fied to Amerongen the other day
the highest distinction in the German
empire was that of the order Pour le
Merite."
Valid practical considerations as we'll as
the aristocratic inertia of custom have
Fortified this survival OF French. 1t has
Icing been the second tongue of most edu-
fated Europeans. The stranger In Russia.
4'urkey and Greece has for years employed
II ~ his most serviceable verbal currency.
The possible shadow on its sway in the
kr<etest Of all international conferences
k4> now. however, authentic basis. 1t is
4atd that all but two of the delegates know
1;nxlish, whereas a number of them are
ro< nl1ent IN French. These new condi-
lSs<~ CLEARLY emphasize the fact that It
Ps 4 woril wai and not merely Euro.
p>Nn etfpssis which has just terminated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
READERS VIEWPOINT
"Noblest Bit of Literature"

To the Editor of thesEpening Public Ledger:
Sir-I wish to heartily congratulate you
upon your editorial of Monday night, upon
the surrender of the German fleet
Both in its substance and its form it is
the noblest bit of literature that has been
inspired by recent events For the past year
or more my time has been largely given
to study of existing democratic factors
in American education. l have been espe-
cially concerned over the discovery and
emphasis of literature that brings our
national idealism into impressive contrast
with that of Prussia. This you have mag
nifcently done in the editorial to which l
refer. Before / am through ! shall see that
through my articles and reports the school
men of the whole country come to know of
II and to make use of it.
If, as l hope you WILL you make a reprint
of it. / should be glad to personally circulate
two or three hundred copies.
A. DUNCAN YOCUM.
University of Pennsylvania. November 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Outside Of Canada bilingu'! folk beyond
the confines of the European continent are
comparatively rare. and when second
idiom Is mastered It is usually English.
More of the lligerents-British, Austria.
liam. New Zealander, Canadian, American
have been English speaking than conver-
SAINT with any other language. Recogni-
tion Of this fact seems fitting. even though
it reflects on the international spread of
linguistic culture. Georges Clenenceau
might even take a certain amount of per-
sonal pride II. the novelty, for he has lived
in New England and is actually conver.
SAINT with american"
on the whole, then. the prospect of a
new speech In the sessions auEurs well
for the fashiCnIng of a badly needed new
diplomacy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
University of Pennsylvania. November 2
Medals of Merit for the Doughboys

To the Editor Of the Eveuin0 Public Ledger:
Sir-Congress Is considering resolution
to provide a bronze medal of merit to be
given to~our returning soldiers from the bat
tleields of Europe. A very commendable
purpose on the part of Congress. and l
earnestly hope that the resolution may be-
come law and faithfully carried out. 1t is
to be hoped. however,, that no string will be
attached to this expression of the nations
gratitude to our noble fighters overseas, as
was the case some years after the close of the
Civil War. when a conscience-strlcken Con-
gressman had bill passed which authorized
the gift ~t?) of a bronze medal to the
veterans of the Civil War. But when the
boys in blue applied for their medals they were
charged fifty cents each for the honor of
wearing it. This puny attempt at economy
by compelling the veterans to pay for this
honor, disguised the old fellows. and many OF
them refused the so-called gift. Our home
coming boys more than worthy of this
AgnaI recognition of their valor as soldiers
of the Republic. and | trust that they will
not be humliated in the same manner as we
veterans of the Civil War were Let them
have the medals without money and without
price as the gift of an appreciative Govern>
ment. % j. l.. L.,
One of the old Philadelphia Brigade
Philadelphia November 27.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
SKIP.STOPPINC Is MURDER

DATRIoTIC defense of the skip,stop sys-
tenn crumbled when the Federal fuel
adTfnistration ceased to urge it as a coal
conservation measure. With the war at
an end. the argument for the continuance
Of the plan is now perforce exclusively
commercial. 1t saves money.
That it places the public's lives in jeop-
ardy and has even caused two fatalities
this week in the same neighborhood are
facts dominneringly brushed aside by the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. which
has found way materially to profit by
the exigences of a crisis.
The deaths at SiXtleth street and Larch.
wood avenue. the numerous accidents in
other parts OF the city have squarely raised
the issue between humanity and greedy
cbstinacy. Fortunately the West Philadel.
phia public is justly aroused over the troll.
ley company's brutal perversity and Coro-
ner Knight and the United Business Mems
Association are re-enforcing the spirit of
protest.
1t Is not because the skip.stop system is
merely inconvenient, but because it i'm
perils human lives that it should be at once
abandoned. Retrenchment that Is not mur.
derous is purely the concern of the
transit management. Careful car opera
tors might perhaps justify the policy As
they seem, however, to be dangerously
lacking. the company is adding incom-
petence to its hazardous offenses.
The public's right to interfere is clear
and the agitation should not cease until
the slaughterous penny.foolish "skip-stop.
ping" rule has been revoked
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
THE GREATER AMERICA

TRANCE Is no longer foreign soil There
L is mingled with it the dust of thousands
Of Americans, sanctifying it and binding
the thoughts of America with it for years
to come Rupert Brooke sensed the sig
niflcance OF death in a strange land when
on leaving his British home to fight across
the seas he wrote his beautiful sonnet,
"Tba Soldier" 1t begins:
If should die. think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth n richer dust concealed;
4 dust whom England bore, shaped. made
aware,
Gave. once. her flowers to love. her ways
TO roam.
A body of EngIands breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by the suns
of home.
Change England and English to America
and American and this poem will express
the sentiments nf those Americans who
have died and of those who were willing
to die in France. They would be the last
who would wish that what is left Of them
should be brought back home to lie in the
village churchyard or in the cemetery on
the edge of the city. But their wishes are
not those that should he decisive. The
fathers and mothers Of the dead have
rights in the premises. If they wish their
heroes brought home. that they may water
their graves with their tears. then the
Government should bring all such back.
Enough will still remain to make France
a part Of the greater America which has
arisen out of the fires Of the war and to
bind US more closely to all the nations of
the earth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

already beginning to react to make per-
n,anent peace seem as far dtody as
eVer 10 1Ods.
Out of the recent war there is spring
ing new group consciousness in some of
the late belligerents, new pride of race,
new assurance in their own prowess and
their ability to win added glory. Much
has been written in praise of the Czecho-
Slavs. 1t is not always realized that the
Czecho-Slavs like to think themselves a
warrior race and that they love strife.
1t surprised no one when the represen-
tatives of the new Czecho-Slav Govern
ment began a series of clashes with
Italy over boundary lines even before
the peace conference assembled Doubt
less there will be other fresh irritations
There may be new hatreds. New ambi-
tions are certain. No one knows how
long the moving dealism that animated
the smaller countries in the war will last.
Human nature is an uncertain guam
tity. And it is with human nature in the
mass with human nature largely
strange to him and affected deeply by
ne-adicable traditions Of race, religion
and pride-that Mr.. Wilson it attempting
to deal.
Collective opinion in country like
ours is the nearest thing to ultimate
wisdom that we may know. 1t is better
than the opinions of politicians. 1t may
be for this reason that no very general
enthusiasm greeted Senator Dicks sug-
gestion of General Pershing for the
Presidency. This was not due to any
failure fully to esteem Pershing as
magnificent soldier and great
American.
Somewhere deep in the general con-
sciousness of the nation there may be
feeling that 1920 is likely to bring new
problems of a sort that we do not now
dream of and that in selecting the next
President it wowhl be folly to react to
emotions of sentiment rather than to
considerations of wisdom and exacting
logic.
Meanwhile those who are most pa
trotc will temporarily forget their
parties. They will do what they can
to make the real difficulties and dangers
of the Presidents task clear to the mind
of America in order that Mr.. Wilson may
in turn have such guidance as an in
formed public opinion, sanely and justly
expressed, may give him in the hardest
days of his career.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
The Telephone Direcinru
MO MALLORY of old romance.
No Crilepe tnla ~ pa,,,.. a.. ---


MO MALLORY of old romance,
No Crusoe tale, 1t seems TO me
Can equal In rich circumstance
This telephone directory.
No ballad Of fair ladies' eyes,
No legend of proud knights end DANES,
Can fill me with such bright surmise
As this great book of numt cred names.
How many hearts and lives unknown,
Rare damsels pining for a squire,
Are waiting for the telephone
To ring, aid call them to the wire.
Some wait to hear a loved voice say
The news they will rejoice to know
At Rome 2637
Or Marathon 1850.
And some, perhaps, are stung with fear
And answer with reluctant tread
The message they expect to hear
Means life or death or da.ly bread.
A million hearts here wait our call,
All naked to our distant speech
| wish that | could ring therl all
And have some welcome news for each!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
NOVEMBER 20, 1918

TIME naughty galeons of Spain,
l. Their standards flying. kept the main
And so, ght with bellying sails their foes
In hostile waters, there to close
In struggle to the death, to fight 's
Against Gods wrath and Englands might.
They fought till each ship found her grave
Beneath the bitter northern wave:
Thus they upheld with gun and steel
The ancient honor of CASTLE.
Not such the cowardly. beaten Hun,
His devils work Illustrate and done.
Covering he waits in his safe sea lair
Till Justices long arm reach him there;
Till summoned, thin line OF gray.
The hostage ships crawl on their way,
Dreadnoughts that dreaded nought save
fight, -
Intact surrendered, shameful sight,
Out of the n.ists like ghosts appear,
Floating the pallid flag Of fear.
A craven foe who skunk from fight.
A coward assassin In the night,
Who left babes, mothers. piteously
Abandoned in an angry sea;
Who scented vulture-like, his prey
In such as in sick cabins lay;
Who broke the faith, the chivalry,
Time immemorial, OF the sea:
Let not his bones. when he shall die,
Lie where his martyred victims lie.
F. ID. ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
A Indas Peace

To the Editor OF the EDenina Public ledger:
Sr-Your leading editorial today is o. X,
and II you will refer to your file for several
weeks you will find that the article of VIII
liam Roscoe Thayer. On "a Judas Peace"
bears out your "eader" as / noted above.
When 1 read said editorial ! referred to the
clipping of Mr.. Thayer's and after again.
reading the same, think 1t would be a great
benefit on the strength of your able and sue
cinct article to republsh the same I mean
Mr. Thayer's). The public then might have a
better understanding, even our Washington
officials. Keep your eye on Germany
cfiARLt1Stp cl.ouSH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

In their zest of cele-
EnyIabIe Ecstasy bration as eXemplified
in repeated parades
and celebrations in this city the Italians In
springIy attest how deserving of victory they
are. Their capacity of appreciation is a real
stimulus. Rome never enjoyed her triumphs
more than her heirs under the gallant House
~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Winston Churchill
What England speaks for England
Wants when he says that no
argument, however
spec!ous should lead the British to consent
to the abandonment of their naval suprem-
acy a supremacy which has three times pre-
served the world from military tyranny-the
tyranny of Philip II of Spain, of Napoleon
and of Kaiser Wilhelm. What the freedom
of the seas means to the British is per-
fnctlN Obvious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Rumors that the Gear
Though Found may be alive do not
He'd BE Lost make him any the less
dead as a hereditary
monarch. 1t is conceivable that the Jacobns
of the French Revolution did not kill the
Lost Dauphin" when they said they did,
but so far as his influence on history went
he ceased to exist when he entered the Tenn
nle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Penn's successful footbalers yesterday
gave hopeful indication Of how they might
have scored against Germany had time not
been called on November H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Even with prohibition In force next
July. 1t is more than likely that returning
transports will continue to be loaded well
beyond that date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Spain is willing to enter league Of ma
tions-now that its chief function Is to be
the preservation of world peace. America
entered the league when 1t had to fight to
make peace =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
Secretary

Secretary Daniels says that justice
should be done to Germany; but the Ger
maas are crying for mercy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

The Cologne committee of soldiers has
put price on the former Kaiser's head.
And 1t fits better than the crown which 1t
used to wear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Bavaria which has suddenly dsso-
ciated itself from the Berlin Government.
seems to be playing fast as we'll as loose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Let US hope that Doctor Krusen is right
when he says that there Is no evidence of
a renewal of the Influenza epidemic In town.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

once more It has been proved that 1t is
impossible to sell turkeys at an eXorbitant
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Lansdowne man says that he Is afraid
the country will go bone dry and bonehead
at the same time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

There was postponement of thankful
ness yesterday on account of the rain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

There are still far too many clouds in
Germany for the Kaiser to come back with
his reign check.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
What DO You Kno,o?
QUIZ

i. Who has been mentloned as the Bepubiieen
peace conference?
land In Europe?
8. In what Mediterranean coast city is tho cata-
4. Who pa,nted the picture entitled ''Tte An
gelus"?
5. Where did the peace conference which ended
the Standardization War meet?
@. Who was Mr.. Bakers Immediate predseossss
Secretary of War;
Z. What Ii u hassock?
3. What was the NewEate Calendar?
0. What IN u pantoRraph?
10. What Is u mandarin?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

And now they want the Kaisers head
in Cologne, and that Is rather a corlslns
notion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

The skip-stop issue is rapidly changing
into a stop-killing campaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

Humanity is often very ungrateful to its
greatest benefactors. We don't even
know the name OF the man who invented
ham and eggs with hashed brown on the
side.
SOCRATES.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
FIXING
FAILURE, SAYS
SENAT0RL0DG
Declares Object in View Has
Not Been Accomplished
by Administration.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Government
price fixing as a method of prevent
ing profteering has proved a failure.
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts de-
clared today in giving the senate the
conclusions he had drawn from the
Investigations of the coal and
sugar shortages. In the case of coal.
Senator Lodge said. price fixing had
only served. to q curtail production,
while the food administrations price
plan for sugar had kept western
beet sugar from the eastern states
and in the meantime Retailers of
coal and sugar had profteered.
ITO prevent ~profteering by a few"
the Massachusetts senator explained,
.'the fundamental error Of the adj
ministration was that a policy for all
of fixing prices-declared u failure
in both Germany and France-was
adopted, instead of n Of stimulat-
ing and increasing produc,,on.; .
Blame for the coal shortage Sena-
tor Lodge laid to the fuel admins
tration's price fixing plan. together
with railroad difficulties and the clos
ing order he described. as a com
plete confession of impotence and
failure" He denounced the fuel ad-
m~inistration as an unnecessary
agency" which was composed
largely of amateurs"
The senator dealt In a milder man
ner with the food administration and
although asserting the fixing Of the
price of sugar was q mistaken
policy" the sugar famine largely
was artificial.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
ALIFORNlAHAS
10000 BOOKS
FOR SOLDIERS
library War Service Also
Has Over Million Dollars
to Spend for Soldiers.

Sacramento, Calf. Feb. 27.-More
ansoo,O00 books of fiction. poetry
d essays have been collected by the
Llifornia branch of the Library War
rvice, composed of liberty organiza-
>ns throughout the United States.
he books have been distributed
hong theg:military and naval estab-
khments and used in equipping small
wal vessels with libraries for the
e of the men. according to Milton ].
ergusen, state librarian and director
thAfswork- in the state. There is need
Sr more books, however. and Mr..
ergusen has urged the public to do
ete any books that a be spared in
der to provide the mel in the army
Id navy With literature for recrea-
bnal reading. Each library in the
ate has been designated a receiving
alton and will receive all books per-
ms may wish to donate.
In addition to collecting books for
irrational reading the Library War
rvice ALSO has a fund Its 900
iseA last November which is being
ed for the purchase Of books on
clinical subjects of interest to me
various branches of the service. A
1T of this fund. $780, 900 of which
s raised In California, according to
!. Ferguson. is being used in the
rchase of books in England for the
EN- in France. The books are pur-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
HERTLNC MADE:
WAR SPEECH"
PARIS OPINION
Mild Words of Chancellor
Fall on Deaf Ears" in
Great Britain.

Faris, Tuesday. Feb. 26.-Thc con-
sers,ls OF opinion in official and diplo-
matte. circles concerning Count Won
Hertling's speech is that it is a war
speech not a peace speech"
# y high official OF the foreign office
informs the Associated Press that the
aims Of Won Hertling's Grafton were
three fold.
First, he desired to create Il division
between the allies. especially between
the Anglo-Saxon group and the Latin
group. Second. he wanted to stimu-
late peace talk in allied and neutral
countries in an effort to bring about
another "Brest-Litovsk." Third. the
c~hancellor's maneuver was expected
to impress public opinion in Germany
and abroad that military officials do
not rule in Germany, but that the
diplomats and politicians have the up
per hand.
The imperial chancellor, it was add
ed. also wished to minimize, the I'M
favorable impression abroad and at
home that the military leaders rule
Germany.
A Belgian diplomatic official told
the Associated Press that Belgium
probably would not deign to respond
to Won IIertling's brutal and undiplo-
matte request. He said it is Belgium's
unalterable decision to remain
staunch to it's allies, friends and pro-
tectors.
British Ears Deaf"
London, Feb. 27.-As far as the
British public is concerned the mild
words Of Count o Hertling concern
ing Gern1any's pacific intentions and
his partial acceptance Of President
Wilson'S basis for lasting world peace
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27

fall upon almost deaf ears. A few
weeks. even n few days. ago their re-
ception would have zee different, but
German speech is judged here by Ger
mar acts.
All details OF the new war against
helpless Russia rob German states
men of their stock in trade-the plea
that Germany is waging a var of self
defense.
The British press is virtually un-
animous in the belief that the whole
eastern situation has been cleverly ar
ranged and plotted with a view to
bringing eastern and central Europe
under German domination, and for
the vital immediate purpose Of getting
food from the Ukraine.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
ATTEMPT MADE
TO BLOW UP
NEWBURCH YARD
Guard Hurls Bomb into
Clear in Time to Prevent
Much Damage.

Newburgh. N. T.. Feb. 27.-An at
tempt to blow up machinery in the
plant of the Newburgh Ship Yards
company here today a frustrated,
but only after a guard had picked up
1t exploded n did some damage but
not enough to delay work at the plant.
BORAX WH1TENS CLOTHES.
A few tablespoons of borax in the
rinsing water whitens the clothes.
Martihsville, Mo. Mrs. l.. r. Marrs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-27
Kidney Trouble Often Causes
Serious Backache

When your back aches. and your
bladder and kidneys seem to he disor-
dered. &c to our nearest drug store
and get a bottle of DIR. Kilmer's
Svamn-Eoot. 1t is a physicians pre-
scription for ailments of the kidneys
and Bladder.
1t has stood the test of years ann
has a reputation for quickly and ef-
fectively giving results in thousands
of cases.
This preparation so very effective.
has been placed on sale everywhere
Get a bottle. medium or large size, at
your nearest druggist.
However, if you wish first TO test
this preparation send ten cents to
DR.. Kilmer & Co. Birghamton. n. T..
for a sample bottle. When writing he
sure and mention The Grand Forks
Herald.-Adv.