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chronic, seething popular discomfort.
The hangman, the firing squad, the
prison, with all the hideous night
mare of a gagged press, agents
provocateurs and police surveillance,
would batten the people of Poland
and occupied Russia into sullen SUBJ
mission. This would go on for a
few years, but in the end the chaos
would spread until it forced the
Hohenzollerns into their favorite
diversion of war, as the easiest al
tentative to revolution.
Of security for commerce, credit
and property there would be no YES
tige. Suspicion, rumor, hatred, fear
would work among the nations like
poisonous leaven. The situation
would be all the more dangerous
because outside the German sphere
of influence there would be a heri-
tage of mistrust and anger, ever
working unsatisfed against the de-
stroyer of European liberty.
In the years before 1914 Amer,
leans paid little attention to the for
eign politics of Europe. The Re-
public of the West was Getty of
refuge" from those politics. But can
assure all who need the assurance
that for a century the breakup of
Turkey kept Europe in constant
dread of war. Germany is seeking
to reopen all those problems and to
add to them Russian problem, still
vaster in extent and more complex
1t is mad and it is criminal, and the
President is abundantly justified in
holding that no league of nations
and no peace among nations is con-
| ceivable which leaves vast and high
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Queries and Answers

they come under the following cate
gories:
Persons able to read and write: all
literate industrial workmen who have
been actively engaged in farming for
at least three of the last five years and
at least twenty-four years old; soldiers
who have served at the front for three
months, if eighteen years of age and
upward; women who have studied for
at least four years at an Intermediates
school, and soldiers widows. if thew
have children.
The bill provides that voting ia to b.
secret in the districts where at leaat %
per cent of the whole population IL
able to read and write. The number of
such districts is expected to amount to
oone-third Of all. In the others the vot.
ing. IS to be open. The bill provides for
voting equality for all nationalities in
Hungary. Serbo- Croats, for instancs
who can read and write their tonrne
only, have the same rights as the MAG
yar-speaking population. The iahor
movement, which has no representative
IN the House, would, on account Of ;ts
services during the war, get II per
cent of the seats. S0
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spirited populations in unstable and
restless bondage. Some spark would
inevitably kindle further confagra-
ton. And Germany's naval forces,
accumulated for the occasion, would
make desperate attempts on Amer
lean waters.
A study Of Russian history shows
to what large extent Germany has
influenced that country's destinies.
Families of German extraction oc-
cupied the throne and most public
offices. Commerce and education
were in German hands and it was
part of Germany's policy to keep the
Slavs in helpless ignorance. The
Slavonic revival of the past twenty
five years, marked as it has been by
a golden age of music, art and liter
ature, did not extend, as we should
have wished, to the humdrum task
of administration. Fairly honest in
his own country, the quasi-German
official of Russia lived by peculation
and fraud, the results of which were
only too manifest when the system
was tested by war.
When the Germans were more or
less ousted the whole fabric of the
state collapsed and, in some quar-
tiers, for instance, Petrograd, the
Germans are actually recalled as the
only alternative to anarchy. What
Russia needs is a friendly infusion
of disinterested friends, from the
United States especially, who will
help her to organize her national
life, province by province, until ed
ucation has produced a solid, self
reliant citizenship. Beneath the
forms Of democracy there would
thus arise a peaceful conflict be-
tween the backward forces of the
Teuton and the forward sympathies
of the American people. Russia
would much prefer American to
German assistance, whether in
finance, railroad management or adj
ministration of justice. And here
opens up for American idealism a
wonderful sphere Of opportunity.
America is particularly qualified
for such service because, by her con.
stitution, she accepts the fundamen.
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Chance to Exploit Eastern Conquests to Pre-
pare for Future World Dominion Her Great
est Wish To-day -Bafour Statement Aimed to
Force Kaiser Into the Open

represent the loss as merely for the
hme being and in the interval for re-
covery she would fasten her grip
on Finland, Lithuania, Esthonia,
Poland, Austria-H Hungary and mos,
of Turkey. The Bagdad Railway
was at best an exposed and attcnu-
ated route to the Indian Ocean. BY
the proposed peace Germany would
march in broad columns through
Persia to the Gulf. Her theory that
Might is Right would have been tri-
umphantly vindicated.
See what she would mean in West
ern Europe. For the moment Eng
land, France and Italy might be con-
soled by flattering gifts of valuable
provinces. But the autocracy which
granted the boon could at any time
revoke it. Our right to exist would
still be enjoyed only at the point of
the bayonet. Not only England,
France and Italy, but all the smaller
countries, in Scandinavia, the Bal
kans and the Spanish Peninsula,
would say to themselves that never
again can the German armies be
safely resisted. Germans themselves,
by exercising this terror, would in
evitably formulate further dreams
of aggression. They would first de-
velop their latest Naboth's vineyard
to the east and afterward they would
ferment it's fruits into the awful
vintage of further war, which blood
red wine our children would have to
drink to the dregs.
With the entire populations of
Austria Hungary to draw upon, Ger
many could afford to reduce the bur-
den of CONSUMPTION per million per-
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guilty enters her heart! 1t seems to
her that she can never again take part
IN that human spectacle whose restless
agitation astonishes her She domi-
mates it from the outside. She regards
it calmly, indulgently, with detachment.
These are other beings than herself.
But suddenly she shudders. She has
caught a glimpse of herself in the
mirror of coiffeur's shop window and
she has found herself much too good
looking.
nun ought not to be allowed to
have those long, tender eyes or that
delicate little nose, spiritual and shock
ingly non-conventical. If the people
in the street should suspect her dis
guise!
What she fears is that they will no
longer look at her with deferential
eyes. She finds a pleasure in these
external tokens of respect. They and
her austere robe fill her soul with a
novel freshness which is so delightful.
Now she has reached the tramcar,
already filled or nearly filled. She will
have to stand on the crowded platform,
But the workmen and the little shop
people push aside to make a path for
her. Inside a young working girl sees
her and rises at once.
SISTER, oblige met"
She insists. Marie Liaison seats her
self. She lowers her eyes obstinately.
She hides in her big sleeves her hands
much too white and too we'll cared for.
Her neighbor, an honest old gossip,
who, over her basket, is reading a
fiercely anti-clerical newspaper, seizes
the opportunity to engage her in con-
versation.
"Sister, have you nursed some Of the
wounded? Because I have a SOM
Marie Liaison, without lifting her
head, replies evasively, and, SO far as
she can. resumes her meditation.
She thinks, that in her place. many
Of her colleagues would amuse them
selves frivolously. But she has no such
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new setting. Marie Liaison goes out
alone.
1t is necessary for her to take long
walk through a half-suburban street
before she can reach the terminus of
the tramway line.
She walks softly, her head bowed.
She watches the regular movement of
her large, heavy nuns robe. She holds
her rosary in her hand.
Little by little she penetrates into
the soul of her costume.
"How happy they ought to BEL" she
says to herself.
Thronging, the souvenirs of her early
childhood come back to her-fre sh
souvenirs Of play, of laughter, of limo
cence.
And now group of boys pass her in
the street. They are coming home
from school. They see her and stop
shouting and chasing one another. Very
solemnly they form in file and salute
her:
Good day, Sister!"
A little further on an old workman
takes off his cap to her.
And now, as the nun arrives at the
first houses of the faubourg, the pedes-
trians become more numerous. They
all make way for her.
What an extraordinary sense of tran
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Peace to-day on Germany's terms
would thus condemn mankind IN both
hemlspheres to years-perhaps gen.
eratlons-of feverish dread of this
second, more terrific conflict, the
brunt of which would fall, through
Britain, on America.
Peace Could Not
Be Lasting
In anticipation of this calamity
there would be unrest on all sides.
Does any one seriously suppose that
Germans, who have annexed half of
Russia, will calmly reconcile their
minds to the loss of their mercantile
marine? The idea is absurd. They
will do their utmost to break down
the British guardianship of the
gates of the new world. One pro.
gramme of naval construction will
succeed another, as in the years
1900 to 1914, until the strain breaks
and war ensucs.
Moreover, the settlement, as de-
fined above, would plunge not the
Balkans only, but a vast belt of ma
lions stretching from the Baltic to
the Mediterranean into a weller of
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Translated by William l.. Mcpherson

Doguin Of the Vaudeville, at is the
play of your physiognomy which will
explain everything. The two women
are there, near the table. You are lying
down. You cannot move, but you see all
that is going on. Surprise, indigna-
ton, must show in your face You will
be stunning!"
~ should like to strengthen the effect
by making movement of some sort.
Is there Sister of Charity alongside
my cot?"
"Yes. The little Lieson will play the
Sister of Charity"
Cali right. I wish, while am look
ing at the two women, to grasp
Liaison's arm and to squeeze it more
and more firmly as my establishment
and horror grow"
ut shall be as you wish. You can ar
range it with her beforehand. Here she
comes"
At the door of the ward Pauline
Chantier and Georgette Hyper exclaim
sdmlrlngly:
"Ah! Liaison! You are delicious!"
"You could hardly believe how be-
coming it is to her!"
"She lowers her eyes just as if she
were a real Sister!"
ooh! that chapelct!" cries Octavie
Cratic, little woman with nose in the
air, who is going to figure in a sub
sequent picture.
ut isn't chapelet; it's q rosary"
"Ah."
And Marie Liaison gives the details
of her costume to her friends. 1t is
the habit of the Franciscans. At the
waist is the rosary which so aston
ished Octave Crate.
II have even put on these enormous
slippers" adds Marie Liaison, showing
her feet.
"How can you walk with them ?"
Zone easily gets used to it,"
| II promise you a success. You will
be charming, my little one"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
[ERMANY'S CAMOUFLAGED PEACE TRAP

creased by Palestine and Mesopota-
mia, while Japan would obtain
kiao-chau. Really, at first sight.
1t looks almost as if Germany were
IN a generous mood, especially with
other peoples property. And I do
not doubt that she would be most
happy to end the war on these terms.
The Allies, on their side, have been
let down by Russia and cannot be
expected to feel any enthusiasm for
country which has lost enthusiasm
Tor itself. There is no treaty-no
debt of actual national honor-that
binds us to the Russian cause. and
Mr.. Lloyd George has gone so far as
to tell our Labor party that Britain
cannot be held responsible, which
means solely responsible, for Russia's
liberation. 1t was after this pro-
nouncement that Woodrow Wilson
came forward with his fourteen
points, which included Russia. and
the position is thus: that a war aim
which was beyond Britain's strength
when she stood alone becomes both
obligatory and possible when she
stands side by side with the United
States and other free peoples.
Merely Temporary
Arrangement
Next, let us suppose, merely for
the sake of argument, that peace did
come about, fairly and squarely, on
the assumed German lines. For a
considerable period, doubtless, there
might be a general dissemination
to upset things. After the war of
1870 discharged German soldiers
caused considerable anxiety and Bis
marck thought it prudent to grant
industrial reforms. But in a few
years the autocracy, which dictated
history in the schools of the Father
land, got it's own way again, and,
flushed by past victories, the people,
and especially the rising generation,
prepared for fresh wars. By her so
called proposals Germany would lose
a part of Alsace-Lorraine, some not
very Impressive regions in tropical
Africa, and her Bagdad Railway.
But to her own people she would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

becauAe they develop the Imagination
and arouse creative faculties.
Although my son is only fourteen
months old, he enjoys his picture
book much more if little story is
told about the pictures
Games also aid in the great work
OF character building. They help to
develop self-expression and originality
and can also be used to teach self
helpfulness toward others. Through
games children may be made to dis
cover the evil effects of self-will and
good resulting from self-control.
Act Out Stories
Play story with your child. See
how attentive he will be and what
powers Of self-expression he pos
sesses.
Childhood is the time Of make be-
lieve" and "let's pretend" and play
is all in all to the child. II only more
mothers would learn this!
Mothers can in degree give the
training that is necessary for little
children. But how much better it u.s.
If possible, to send them to a train ed
kindergarten teacher. She has the
proper materials to work with. Then
too, the child can mingle with othe,
children Of his own age. II is his ex.
periences with his equals that are o,
special benefit to him. A child will
not learn things by being told-ht
must find them out for himself, through
contact with others, who have the
same needs and wants as himself.
Montessori says, "In every child
see possible Christ" No persor
besides mother realizes this as muct
as the good Kindergarten.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
BY Mrs. Ona B. Kritter

II INDERGARTEN methods, whether
N begun by the mother in her own
home or by the trained teacher
N school, are of inestimable value to
sne child, for character building is al
!. ways made their principal aim and OBJ
iect.
Perhaps mothers may not have been
uained in kindergarten methods, but
~ least they can learn how to tell
story Any one can read story, but
telling one is much more effective and
much more enjoyable to the child.
Every mother should learn how to tell
story. Use your own words and
enoose simple and forceful ones. A
care plot is interesting to the tiny
enid, but many details should be sup
sned for the older boy and girl; they
sose them. Use direct discourse when
possible. Be enthusiastic. Be dram
7s'ie. After the story is finished, talk
y over freely with the children.
moose some stories which teach kind
asss to animals and some which give
flaming in morals or good habits, but
aevcr point the moral.
taste for the best literature can
s''en be formed in early childhood
slfeush wise choice of stories. This
81 also true OF music. The Sings and
1,usic used in the kindergarten are
ways carefully selected by the kim
ssaftner and should be just as care
Ivy selected for the home by mothers.
bes.. ' wy
ss'des storytelling and music
..'sns are also pictures. Those which
'sffest the caild most show action
oyenent. Pictures are helpful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
Waacs' Morals
Quite Perfect

1t is not necessary to specify too
exactly the stories Of supposedly loose
conduct on the part of the "Waacs"
which have been reaching England al
most ever since the khaki girls first
went to France. Eventually the effect
OF these stories, which were common
property and believed by many Of
those who are always ready to swallow
an evil tale. became so unfortunate as
to lead the authorities to send a com
mission of representative women to
France to make a searching investiga-
ton on the spot.
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NJ. P.--The new bill that went to the
Hungarian Parliament December FL,
1917, will. if passed. increase the mum
Der of electors TO 1000, 000--fro per
cent to 90 per cent Of the population.
1t provides that both men and women
have the right to vote and to be elected
to membership Of the lower house if
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
Child raining at Home
By Mothers Who Have Been kindergarten Teachers

This of articles umder direction of
States
Each tten by ho has her training practice
nth her children and embodes the
ind this articles helpful pass
other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
By P. w. Wilson
,nericcn Correspondent of "The
London Daily Neacs'

amer;cen Correspondent of "The
London Daily NeUs"
you must not misunderstood
Mr.. Balfour's statement in
i the House of Commons last
Thursday. 1t is an obvious common
.,.ce that Great Britain will be
ready at any time to hear Of prop
,.rlv authenticated peace terms COM
mo from Germany. President Will
en- has said the same thing, and ap-
,arently the meaning is that hole
and-corner negotiations. which COM
nit Germany to nothing, are not in
themselves basis either for an ar
u;stice or a round table talk.
Berlin has approached all the AL
lies in turn, and in Britain's case, as
IN the others, she has been told,
ouietly but firmly, to lay her cards
On the table for all the world to see.
Instead of doing this, she puts moth
ing on paper, but sends out secret
.missaries with informal messages
designed to create dissension among
the free peoples rather than to pro-
mote a general democratic peace.
Let US pay, first of all, our tribute
to France and Italy, which countries,
despite every artifce of German
propaganda, working in each case
through Switzerland, have steadily
resisted the most seductive brides. 1t
is q loyalty at once heroic and far
sighted. For, of course, it is Ger
many's object, by means of alleged
though unreal offers which commit
her to nothing, to get conference.
There is no certainty that at such a
conference she would fulfil expecta-
tons, even as regards the Western
frontier. At any moment she could
use her occupation of Belgium and
the French provinces as a weapon
for demands not now disclosed. Her
fertilization of Antwerp and the
Belgian coast does not look as if it
were intended to be temporary. She
rules all these territories as if she
meant to remain there. Our armies
have not, in fact, turned her out.
This is the first reason for suspect
ing her doves of peace.
Makes Appetizing
Peace Terms
As generally understood, her al
legged proposals are, broadly, as fol-
lows:
Belgium is to be restored, France
is to be evacuated and a part of
Alsaee-Lorraine, to include Strass-
burg handed back. Moreover, Aus
tria-Hungary will be compelled to
surrender the Trentino and Trieste.
But, on the other hand, the Central
Powers will be left permanently in
control of what they hold to-day in
Russia and Poland. AS for the Ger
man colonies, they will be traded for
whatever indemnities the Central
Powers owe to the countries which
they have despoiled. That is the
plan, and it is by no means the first
time that we have heard about it.
President Lowell of Harvard is fully
justified when, in set terms, he de-
nounces it as impossible.
1t is very clever. On paper il
seems to give Belgium and our Latin
allies those territories to which they
can lay claim on racial grounds
Even England is to be conciiiated
The British Empire would be in.
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and at home, and it is now plain that
the scandalous libels upon the "Waacs'
which have been so industriouslv circu.
lated, and which of late have seriously
interfercd with recruiting for the corps
"a serious matter-originate with q
small minority of the men displaced by
the "Waacs." These latter have no,
relished exchanging jobs at the base to
take their place in the fighting line, and
apparently have vented their spite by
casting baseless aspersions upon the
morals of the "Waacs" as a whole.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

PTHE STAGE setting: A hospital
ward, completely fitted up--a
long row of white cots on either
side. The stage manager strolls about,
already nervous. Palard and Sagousse
the two orderlies VINO are to carry IN
wrangle with each other as to who shall
so first. The photographer studies the
lights. The actors and the supers ar
rive in little groups
"You understand" says the stage
manager to Dogun, the illustrious
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Here IS aOa' story only remotely qvit the out
vard of But 1t has qvar atmosphere
1t reflects suby and decatey mooda mental orieuatio,-
d1rect traceable to the Its charm lies IN
the sample and graceful suggestion of the hold the uaaq
nation Uhch the ideal OF usefsh service has attained iu
these days Of common trial and suffering
IS spiritual idy Pierre Vadagm the author is dis
gu's|cd French dronot and novelist Who has been
Chevaer of the Legion of Honor recognition of high qa
ly of letters
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desire. She finds herself happy in the
isolation and peace of her new voca-
ton.
Marie Liaison has returned home. On
the table two letters await her-one
from an old friend of true and tried
affection, another from a younger ad-
mirer. She doesn't touch the enve-
iiopes. She walks slowly up and down,
looking at herself in the mirror.
Finally. she decides to take off the
black veil, which she throws on a chair.
"Ah!" she says. at is shame"
Then she rings for her maid.