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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-30
Rickard Wants French
Fighter to Meet Dempsey

Paris, June SO.-Georges Carpen-
tier has received by cable from Tex
Rickard, the boxing promoter, an
offer of $4,000 for a match with
Jack Dempsey in the United States
in January next. Manager De-
schamps, for Carpenter, has in
quired of Rickard regarding the con-
ditions and the number of rounds in
the proposed match before replying
definitely to the offer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-30
French Premier Will
Address Deputies Today

Paris, June 30.-Premier Clemen-
ceau will present the Peace Treaty
to the Chamber of Deputies this
afternoon, the Figaro says. The
French leader will take the oppor-
tunity, the paper adds, to make a
brief but very important statement
concerning home and foreign poll
cies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-30
THEWEATHER

Harrisburg and Vicinity. FnIr
md slightly warmer tonight
with lowest temperature about
90 degrees. Tuesday and We'd
nesday, fair and warmer.
Eastern Pennsylvania, Fair to-
night, slightly warmer I'm
north and west portions. Tues
day and Wednesday, fair,
warmer. Gentle east and
southeast winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Charles
NJ Pollock and Sarah A. Faunee. Harrisburg
II =
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
OF SPORT
AMONG LONDONERS

LONDON. Jun" .--tCorr"srond"nCC
Of tho Associated Press With the adj
vent Of the summer season and IN" ban
ishing OF the cares Of war. London i
witnessing revival 0f sport and "na
scale never before known. Participants.
both young and old. seem /" enter intC
the games with NOR" zeal and earnest
ness than ever.
The parks hav" their cricket pitches
and their bowling greens. tn" commons
their open air swimming baths. dancing
arenas and occasionally their baseball
diamonds. while the priTat" residences
have their tennis and croqu't lawns.
Each afternoon and evening. when III"
weather is favorable. theS" r'n:"ZvOuS.
with tho addition Of tho golf links are
filled with young and old.
Hardly week passes without sport
inC event ono on the me larg" tracks
near tho metropolis. TIL" nt"n!anC" ana
the entries passes all prc-war records.
Perhaps the most popular If all games
this summer is TERMS.
This great boom in sport hay" taken
the sporting outfittcrs 10y surprise.
There is hardly n tcnris racquet. tennis
net, or set Of tennis balls, TO be had in
London.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
UPHOLDS
ACTION OF NATIONAL
LEAGUES DIRECTORS

NEW YORK. July lS.-Pr"sidcnt
lI"ydl"r OF IN" National league. issped
II statement today UNFOLDING ;hc action
~ the board Of directors Of the league
"a .\pUnE!ng from the records the sec
and game played between Cincinnati anu
Pittsburgh. on July g.. The statement
WAS made in answer to criticisms by
Garry Hermann. president Of the Cln-
C!nnati club
Mr. H"ydl"r said that he referred the
protest against IN" game. made by the
New York National club to tho board
;uNt"ad az dgcId!ug il himself. because
OF tho extraordinary nature OF the ccm.'
plant. hut that Il thCr" had been Il"
vote ne would have voted az the board
d"cld.d. He termed IN. protest ono IN
NrlNIug a violation Of IN" constitutional
provisions Of the league and not an or
binary complaint If L violation Of the
playing rules or against an umplrr's
ruling.
"'Th" papers OF complaint were malice
tn cincinnati club on July o.. Mr..
N"ydlcr said. ~" reply had hc"n re-
ccivCd for eight days thereafter.
IL do not consider Mr.. N"rrmann's
protest well taken. II" has elected to
remain away from tn" last two league
meetings. as we'll as ON" board meeting.
Al all Of these meetings matters wCrs
considered in which tn" cincinnati club
was especially intcrc&tcd.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
ROTARY CLUB

Officers Of the Wheeling Rotary Clnn
have announced tho standing commit
tees for the ensuing year. Or 1homas
+. Downing is president: +. o. clark
vice president: T.. W. CUlmar. treasurer;
W 7 Frankston. secretary and treas
urcr and George J. KosSuth. master nj
arms The menu committee IS com
posed Of T. l.. Carcnbaucr. T. f. FnEha
and w. y. Watkins.
Other committees arc:
Public affairs Cnmmittcc--W. H.
ending. chairman: r. Il. Nayl"r. Joe
Spcidcl G. \. l.auEhlin. a w. faulI. X
" Marshall. Otto ~ch"nh.
Entertainment '"nmilt""-i.ouiS
Schrndcr chairman: a. :. Adams. !. T.
Hayes. W. Il. Irvine. l-ouls Kraft w l."
Perrin. +. T.. Wagner.
Educational rummitt"C-F. q. 'Ihrk'
chairman; G. 4. Bailey. w. Il. Elliott. NJ
C. Keith. D. H. MrGhe". r. f. Sch"fi"ld'
D. G. short.
Fellowship Commttc"--W. W. lr~,n'
chairman: J s. Blum. L. G. Dancer, H.
W. Geo, J. l.: Moss. j. II. Rosenberg I.
II Wheeler
BOYS Work rommtttc"--F. R. ScroG-
gins chairman: J {. DAVIS. j. Il. Gar
irn. Dr II. VI. Hall. q. T. House, II. o.
Port W. +. Stewart.
Music cnmmittrr--E. g. Ho"lzic'
chairman; Or. J. II Mcclure. q. }. Nos
guth \. l.. Mctzncr. Walter Rogtrs. En-
Stcadman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
Airplane Postage Is
Reduced to Two Cents

WASHINGTON. July lS!-Postmastcr
General Burlcson today reduced IN"
postage rate on airplanc mail to cents
an ounce. the regular rate for first class
mail matter. and placed the air mail
service on the same footing with AL
other means Of mall transportation.
The effect Of the order Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Otto Pracger
explained. IS to place all first class mail
on tho same basis. and the question of
time in mailing will determine whether
or not a letter will go by airplanc in
stead Of by train. Letters in transit
which miss train connections will be
forwarded by afrplane to mako up the
lost time.
Special airplane stamps will be aban'
doncd and letters need not be marked
"Vla Air Post"
Postmaster General Burlcson. in max
ing the announcement OF the reduction
OF air post mail. said:
The successful operations Of tn" ai-
mail for more than ono year and tie
great development for commercial work
in the acroplane for that period has
taken this phase Of mail transportation
entirely out Of the class OF experimental
work The great saving Of time now
effected over the fastest railroad trna
bet wccn New York and Chicago will on
able tho department 70 make saving
In car space OF NOR" than rwi'" III" COS
of operation Of mn air mail s"rriC" or.
that route. II Will Therefor" II" longer
b. necessary to CharR" NOR" Than the
regular tratc Of p0stnc" for IN" trans
mission OF acroplanc mail
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
COLORED BOYS
At GROVE TODAY

4 good game is sure I" ," n" result
when the fast Clarks c"l"red aGSr"SA-
tion Of tho second ward moot IN" i''-
terson and Elm Grov" aggregation inns
afternoon at Elm Grove. The game WI
be called at $50 O'Clock instead OF
o'clock as heretofore.
The Elm Grove boys VIII use 'n'''
regular lineup. while the exact lineup
Of the CTarks is not known. These wv"
teams were scheduled to meet Garner
in the season, but tho game was ca''cS
IN owing to the failure OF tho Clarke
TO make an appearance. However. me
rsr,, this afternoon. should prov" 10 be
the best seen on the Elm Grove diamond
this year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
MUNICIPAL BAND
CONCERT TONIGHT AT
RIVERSIDE PARK

The program for the third concert
given by the Municipal Band of Wheel
Ing. W. ", Saturday evening. July H.
follows:
Narch-."Thc Advance of the Rcgi-
mont" J. Crosby
Grand fantasia on Albion. .......
Arranged by NJ. G. Mcyrclles
Scotch, Irish and English airs. 1890.
s............-. 'SH' '"' NNi'
Selection (new)-"The Girl Behind the
Cun- Ivan Caryll
Medley selection-'"Thc Governors
George NJ. Cohan
IntcrmissiOn
Donizctti's opera LID
Arr. by Thco Moses Tohant
waltz--C3oldcn Sunset" John r. Hall
Interrnczzo-"La Stella" t"Thc Starr
Carlo Mora
Hunoreske (Opus 10l. No. D...
Anton Dvorak
A. f. Summers. director.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
Liggett and DiCkman
Given Home Commands

WASHINGTON. July lS.-Li"utcnan1
General Hunter I.iEectt. former com
mander of III" American army Of n"cu-
patton in Germany. and Major General
Joseph T. Dickman. former Commandcr
OF the Fourth army corps. have been
ordered to assume command Of the west
tern and southern departments, respect
lively, upon their arrival from overseas.
Major General John +. Morrison, AT
present commanding the western depart
ment with headquarters ut San Francis
20 the war department also announced,
has been ordered 20 take command OF
Camp Lewis, Washington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
OFFICERS OF GRAND
LODGE WILL ATTEND

Local E,lks have been informed mat
all OF tho national grand l"dg" officers
of their order Will attend tn" ElkS'
state convention to b" held at fnirm"n,,
Scptembcr 10 and II. Wheeling lodge
will send several car loads Of members
of the antlcrcd herd In participant" IN IN"
big doing: ono II tho nlE features "t
tho convention VII he q monster lnltla-
ton with the national "ffIC"rs IN charge.
Tho Officers referred Ia w"r" recently
elected at Atlantic cry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
ATTORNEYS TO
ATTEND MEETING OF
BAR ASSOCIATION

Wheeling attorneys will attend next
weeks state Bar Association convention
nj Fairmont. Monday and Tuesday. y
biz delegation will l"av" Sunday night
and others on the $50 o'clock train Mon
day morning.
Judge ]. r. Sommcrvillc is scheduled
TO make ono Of tho most important ao-
dresses. In addition to Judge SomTn"r
willie the following have made r"Scrra
tong at FaIrmont hotels: Charles NC
Camtc. Ben Roscnhloom. Nelson {. Hun
bard, John c. Palmer Gen. T. S. Riley.
Joseph Y curl and r. Campbell Rioh'
ards Others Will attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
AND
TRUCK COLLIDE

A truck belonging to A. c. Myers rar
into the automobile owned by Mrs. j.
Il. Terrell wife OF the warden OF the
state prison at Moundsvillc. The acct
dent occurred on Main street a short
time before tho circus parade. TIL" Gnso-
line tank OF Mrs. Tcrrclls car was
smashed and other slight damaE" done
TO the machine. The damage was set
tied satisfactorily. No one was hurt in
the accident.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
MISS KING RoNoRED

ST LOFTS. July S Miss t1or"nc"
King. of Chicago. Wa "."vt'd prcSId"ut
Of the Wornan's AsS"rir;I"u ~ COM
merce at a meeting Of IN" executive COM
mlttCc Of tho orlsanizat ION To-Day. C'h'''
ofTIrerS elected Wcrr. pr Irene R"hnh"
Of Chicago, first Vie" president: Mrs. ora
l.iEhtncr. Tulsa. pklH2"n'n second vice
president: Miss E.rlrlI MaErS. lndlan-
apolIS Indiana. treasurer. Mss -\nita
Rauuan Columbus Ohio. AUDITOR
The committc" waited - "Al'nd aCtlTi-
ties Of the association L. IN" formation
OF an international organization.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
JAMES A. HART,
EX-BALL MAGNATE,
HAS PASSED AWAY

CHICAGO. July lS.--Jam"s ~ art.
one OF the pioneers Of baseball and for
mrr president and owner "f the Chicago
National League club died At his home
here today.
Mr. Har, was 81 years old. Death was
caused by organic heart disease. II" ~
survived by n widow and Nv" children.
TIL" funeral services VIII b" held Mon
day
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
F|orentineS Organized
To Battle Disorders

FLORENCE. July 1S-(By IN" Assoc
ciatcd Press Fifty thousand armed
citizens have been organized her" to
maintain order in u Anticipation of tho
demonstrativc strike called by tlc labor
federation for July "0-@l.
Peasants. merchants and discharged
soldiers. without regard to political at
filiation, have taken an oath 10 prevent
disorder and 10 stop any possible ran
sacking OF shops and stores, by using
arms II necessary.
1t Is said the losses Of merchants
during the recent raids. amounted TO
more than 100000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
CLARKS-BELLAIRE
MEET TOMORROW

The C1arks Of this city will 80 to Bel
laire tomorrow afternoon. wh"r" they
will meet the newly organized kcySton"
club Of that city. at tho sixteenth
street ball park. The gam" will hc
called promptly al 5 o'clock.
Just who the Bcllair" nine will have
in their Lineup is not known. but II is
rumored that they will turn out team
that will be worthy Of playing tn" col
orcd aggregation. Captain Rhoadcs. %
tho Clarks. will have several now play
ers in his lineup. and expects to add
another victory 70 tho teams record.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
STATE NEWS

CHARLESTON. W. Va, July l9.--
West Virginia. Will be represented by Il
civilian riff, range team If - IN, m!rrs
ut the national shoot {" y" held ola IN"
uaVy rlilr rang ~ CALDWELL. y. j.. from
August L. August - .incluSiN'. Mayer
T +. Dag. acting adJutlnt general, an
noUucrs tbs team - now h'inS Sc
lcctcd and thcr" -. yet room Tor good
riff" shots
Tn" lu"mh"rs Of tn" team will r"o"iv"
no pay while on III" trip. but tranSl"r-
taton. Sleeping car Accommodations and
suhSintcuCc ar" furnished.
Major James |. iratt has boon named
a% team capital. Major Pratt va n
Structur in tho small arms firing
Scnoul at Camp Perry last summer and
ls an expert rlflcman.
MARTINSBI'K G.--Thc voters "f Mar
;i,Shurs hay, approved tn" i$Su1Hc: Il
500. GOA IN bonds tn" rity's Shnr" IN the
installation "i Il general sfw"rnG" $50
tom. Ahutt!ng property owners VIII pay
fer tho intersections and work h,'"rc
Their holdings. the CIty paying Tor ih'
ln;crscc l"n.; and disposal plants ANA
my excess over 81 per foot /" the
property owners.
MARITIME Bl Mt ne W VI ' - , 'i''-'
Daughters If tn" American ls"v"iu''"u
Will be entertained in annual rnnN"n;"n
here during October. according 4" An
nounccmcni by Mrs. S. ". Walker, -
gent of tn, William H"nShrw chapter.
winch is arranging III" program.
FAIRMONT.--The question Of S"n"2
teachers salaries throughout IN" c"u..-
try - occupying tn" attention. 49, lizards
Of education and new seal - t"IiE
worked out. In Lincoln district = seal"
Of $50 t. 500 per me Ulh Tor Iri"'i
school tcarhcrs was adopted, based nr""
training and experience Of tn" t"achirS.
High school instructors ais" r'r'!N'd
liberal increases.
FAIRMONT-PIans ar" h"InE mad"
here for a celebration I" b. N sd sep
tcmhcr II. rs 4 constitutional "h>"rH-
arurr IN keeping with tn" III 'N'nr'' NJ
auguratcd by David j. I'M ana APP
proved by many patriotic "rEanIzAirnS
and municipalities Uf IN" n!'"d H'a''S'
FAIRMONT-W. Na.--Th" T. q.
Kallruad rnmpany'S veteran a>So"lat' III
OF Fairmont and Grafton VIII hold their
annual picnic IN Grafton saturday
August ..
FAIRMONT-Thc season "f family
reunions Will be InauEurat"d rf SMITHS o
ton August III. when IN" p"Nau'$ VIA
meet Other reunions III IN" N"h'S "a
hcla Valley arc scheduled IS follows.
The Hulta at Aurora Park. August -;
The Arnrrts nj Aru"ttsNill". August ~;
tho SwishcrS al Catawhl. September =
and the Harrlscs Angus -
ELKINS--"Bcttcr ruHds for Run
dulph county, rs given n decided boost
! recently with tho pctiti'n "t voters 81
! Beverly district to hold special "i"'-
! tion on tho question Of issuing %9foV0
in bonds for better r,ads aud ~" ISSh-
ancc Of orders for ""mri"l"" al r"au
! work in l.cadvillc dlstr'r'.
| PARKERSBTRG--T question "f d.
vidinE tho Episcopal di"'"S" "t West
! Virginia into twr diocese VII! II" d"'"r-
| mined at n special mIcune "i thr
! Prot "stant Episcopal stat" council
which will hc held ncrc July -. rinse
! proposing tho division say tn" stat" IS
! too large din'c:" for ono hSn"r ana
! they plan to have Il bishop roadju'"r
I appointed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19

The greater Inc necessity for saving
the greater your opportunity to use
The Intelligencer Want Ads.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
Columbia University to
Establish Home-study

NEW YORK. July lH--'"lumhiA M
vnrSlry announces that q course n
"hurnr study for the l.. n"ht Of persons
in an parts nf tn" United States wh"
ere unnhl" to tax" up university WORK
in tho regular way. would b" started IN
September. Whil' n" acadcml" rr'HlIS
viii hr REQUIRED to enter tn" 'hOm"
study department. procp"CtiN" "nirhn'S
Will be- "Xp"c,rd To- dcmon%trai" th'ir
ability to pursu" certain courses WIN
advantage To the university as well MS
themselves Certificates will h" awarded
upon completion Of tn" course.
n1-u ,,rAp cAMINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
YOUNG new PLEADS
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER

LOS ANGELES. July IS Harry ;.
Nrw. rharrrd by grand jury indictment
with tn" murder of his sweetheart, re-
in lesser on the NIGHT OF July !. plead
I'd not guilty today. IN tn" superior
court bore.
The irial was set fer October 81.
\ ihrruc Of curious PERSONS, WIN
women rrcdrminaUns. tried To crowd
into the court room but deputy sh"rlhS
barred the doors against thoS" not nav
inE business with IN" court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19

ELKINS-"'Bcttcr ruads for l;rn-
duIph county, rs given "A decided boost
recently with tho pctitI"n "t voter; 81
Rcvcrly district to hold special "i''-
ton on tho question Of issuing &9A'oo0
IN bonds for better rrads aud ~" lSSn-
ancc Of orders for cnmrt"t"" "i ROAD
work in l.radvillc district.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19

FAlRMONT-Thr season "f family
reunions Will be InauEurat"d AZ SrIl'hN q
ton August III. when III" l"'Nau : WA
meet. Other reunions III IN" M"h'Sa-
hcla Valley are Schcdulrd IS follows:
Tho Iulta At Aurora Park. August -;
tho 8rncIts n, Aructtsvill". August -;
tho Swishcrs a, Catawhl. September ?.
and the Harrlscs Angus =.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19

buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19

FAIRMOST-W. Ea--Th" l. n q.
Railroad c"mpanys veteran asS'"iat' III
OF Fairmout and Grafton VIII mona ih".r
annual picnic m Grafton SATURDAY
August ..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19

MARTINSRURG-Th West Virginia
Daughters uf tE" American k"N"iu''"n
Will be entertained IN annual rnnN"n;i'n
here during October. according !" An
nounccmcni by Mrs. S. ". Mhl""r. -
gent of tn, William H"nShrw chapter.
which is ARRANGING the program.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19

FAIRMDNT-Plan ar" h"inE inAd"
here for a celebration /" h" n I'd SIP
tcmbcr Il. rs constitutional "p>"rN'
arur,. ~ keeping with tn" m'N'm'Ni NJ
aururatcd by David j. lillI ana APP
proved by many patriotic organizations
and municipal,tics ~ Ia" United states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-12
ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS

The board of education will recommend the erection of additional school build- ings, following a close inspection of buildings Thursday, and calculation of the housing of the pupils that are ex- pected to attend the next school term. All of the buildings will be repaired and put into good condition before the be- ginning of the school term in September. and members of thes board sof education are considering where best to build an- nexes to the buildings that will give tenn. porafy relief. All of the>avaiable space Tn the building was used last term, even the asements being utilized, and eyers room was crowded
 An estimate of the number of pupils that will be in attendance next term eonvlnces the members of the board that the present accommodations are made quate. Several meetings of the board Of education will be held within the next few weeks and some plan decided upon to relieve the crowded condition of the schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-12

Wood and Mattie Lacey A basket of garden flowers was the central decora- ton for the table, and dainty hand painted place cards marked the cover. A luncheon of several courses was served to the guests of honor and the following guests Misses Mildred Ragsdale, Grace Moreland, Eugenia Gray and Mrs. J. D. Patton.
 An ice cream supper and box party will be given at the Flint Hill church Saturday evening. A large number are expected to attend the entertainment and the proceeds will be devoted to the build ing fund of the church.
 Rev. w. E. Monk, pastor of the Church of God, has returned from visit of sev- eral weeks to Indianapolis and other points in Texas and Arkansas, and will occupy his pulpit Sunday. While away MT. Monk attended the annual camp meeting of the Church of God and also made visit to his mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-12
BESSE:MER NEWS

Bessemer,- July 10.-(Special,)-A colli- slon Of two Woodward Iron company s trains late Friday afternoon resulted in the death of negro and the injurX,~ef three others. The accident occurred be- tween the furnace and the by-product plant and was rear-end collision, which happened when one train backed into another Jacobs ambulance was called, and the dead man removed, while one of the injured men was brought to the local hospital. suffering from a broken leg. The injuries of the other men were slight and they were removed to their homes. The names of the men could not be ascertained at a late hour Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-12
Military Profession in .merica

William o. Stevens in the Yale Review 1 We seem to be faced with a dilemma
 The nation must depend on untrained.
 volunteer officers, as in the shockingly
 wasteful and inefficient fashion of the
 past, or on professional military class.
 Who by habits of thought and life tend
 to oppose the very principles of govern 1 ment which they are hired to defend. 1 German militarism has just been con- ouered, but for the present at least a
 strong military establishment will be
 needed to play the part required of this nation for the purpose of proving that hereafter international law has teeth. Az
 the size of such a force much depends
 on tho successful formation of q league of nations. but for the immediate future It IS certain that we shall have far more poweriul armament than ever before. Is
 1t impossible to require for this force a
 body of officers who lose none of their efficiency by being thoroughly in sym pathy with the ideals of the republic tbev serve. in short. military profession on- posed to militarism? If it is impossible "S new eOiiQucicu TTuSSldnlSTn only to PrussiAnize ourselves.
 The fact that such large proportion or our army and navy men already have the wider outlook and the sympathetic understanding of our ideals of govern
 ment and society is in itself assurance
 TOT the belief that our dilemma is more apparent than real. Probably there is no professional military class in the world
 that has been. on the whole, as liberal-
 mlnded as our own. We have elected generals to the presidency and though
 .hey nave not been brilliant as Presi-
 dents. they never showed the slightest
 tendency to play the man on horseback or 10 block the wheels of reform. The eerriiying commodores of the s.old navy" cHerlsned ideas of personal privilege that
 "ouiu stagger an archangel; but thev were satisfied that the constitution was the greatest political document on earth Ahd the fact that the southern officers at the time of the civil war made their oeclslon for one or the other according 10 their individval consciences is a sign or their sense of personal freedom and entirely to their credit as citfzens of a Tree country. This difference from the military establishments of Europe is due to the fact that the American officers have represented no aristocracv ar class or society. Thus professional interests have not been bound up with the political interests of class. Further, the officers themselves have been born and educated in an atmosphere of political democracy with which they had no reason to ouar- rel, particularly as it was this very de- that made it possible for so many of them to gain their commis- Btons.