New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1915, Page 6

. " BRITAIN | Mt D PUBLISHING COMPANY, Froprietors. (Sunday excepted) at 4:18 p. m. d Bullding, 67 Church Bt at the Post Office at New Britain Second Class Mail Matter. d by carriors to any part of the oity 5 Cents a Week, 66 Cents a Month. ons ifor paper to be sent by able in advance, 60 Cents & $7.00 8 BT s table advertising medium 1n !Clroulation books and press always open to advertisers. o year. £t 1 be found on sale at Hota- nd, ;42nd_St. and_Broad- : New. ¥ork City: Board Walk, jtlantic City and Hartford depot. re would be less cause for strife jrouble in the industrial world if pployers of daboy manifested the interest in ’fholr employes as do divecting ' ‘Individuals of the leport ammunition plant who day opened a co-operative din- oom at their place. .This Con- it concern 'grinding out mu- of war has paused long enough nsider the proper treatment of brkmen. The mammoth restaur- hich has been set up is capable fcommodating more than eight rea men at once. In addition to there has been installed a cafe- e system, a sort of moving lunch birth as possible. The wonder of this cese is that the doctor had the cour- age of his convictions. As he has causticly remarked, many babies have been allowed to die in this same fashion and no one has known out- side the hospitals. In this event, the mother, who had never seen her baby, gave consent that it should die as de- creed by science. We are in the throes of a so-called uplift movement of which the killing of this Chicago baby is a part. Sclentists are eager to remove the human race from the plane of chance and set it on the rock-ribbed founda- tion of choice. They are going to weed out the bad and nurture the good. And the elimination, as far as possible, wil] take place before defec- tives come into the world. When any appear after these precautions they will be dealt with just as this helpless mite in Chicago. Because all this is in juxtaposition to the doctrines the old conservatives held to be true, be- cause medical sclence is thought to be usurping rights which do not be- long to it, the radicals of the present day are being condemned. And yet the strange part of it all is that the very men who advocate all these new laws cannot agree on any one case. Were a board of medical men to sit on the case of the Chicago baby it is probable that he would have been given a chance. For who among them would have said he could not be cured? Who would say he was which will carry meals to three jred or more men throughout the A handsome grill room has set aside for the use of those 01d ‘executive positions and other s of signal honor in the line of This is getting somewhere the heart of things. As we learn the way to a man's heart is high his stomach, may we not t that in the ‘flot far distant \ Bridgeport Will be rid of all 1 disturbances simply because en who control labor there how to satisfy the material s of men? re are many other employers of throughout the country who i well emulate the example set by Ifipn of Bridgeport. It is a fact ne men who employ large ngs of ‘their fellows to work them are absolutely heartless. care not for the welfare of those ‘grind away at daily toll, they ‘only for the dividends stacked t the end of any given period. lhe rush for profits the laborers ‘spend their allotted time in the are sometimes forgotten, some- . entirely passed over as far as humanity is concerned. Is it a der then that their spirits rebel? ber working conditions are all . any man can ask, granted he is his ‘just proportion of re- eration. Yet, in many cases, men forced ‘to work under conditions _are not conducive to good health, are even destructive of everything [heart holds true. bhe day is coming when men who ol fie destinies .of others, men b loll in théir motors” while their ‘ortunate brethern bend backs whegl, will learn the real lesson | will_learn that those a rung down the scale of prosperity human beings nevertheless. And bri “that day comes there will be a er understanding between capital labor, there will be a touching lhands that are now far separated. sn men begin to understand each the time of strife and conten- is on the wing. Just such little as looking after personal com- as this Bridgeport concern has make for a better world. e ‘United States government un- f§tood the whole thing when it dia branch of its service in a ‘buildinglast year, the Bureau of hgraving ‘and Printing. Joseph E. ph, the ' director, established a bnderful dining room for the men d women who -werk: 'there He de it possible for them to get meals prices lower than they could dine fewhere, ' His ‘project was such a ccess that the large business con- s throughout the country have studylng it. Probably this geport idea sprung from there. hopelessly defective? Granted that he was.subnormal, could he: not have been cured in later life by 'this some science that snuffed away his life? There are those who will never admit defeat even in medicine. To show how far behind the times 15 the doctrine of ‘the survival of the fittest,” there was a play produced in New York last Friday _under the _auspices of the Medical Review of Reviews, a play entitled “The Un- born” and laden with the same pro- paganda as Brieux’s “Damaged Goods” which stirred America more than a year ago. In explaining why it produced this play the Medical Review of Reviews issued the fol- lowing statement:— “With this performance of ‘The Unborn ' we are again using what seems to us the most powerful means for pushing our propaganda of &n- lightment, And if our dramatic presentation results in no more than & dignified setting forth of the ques- tlons involved, and brings the prob- lem from an unassailable position in the dark to a place where it may be properly dealt with, our purpose will be achieved. “ ‘Society should hold in its hands not only the Key of Death but also the Key of Life,’ so Havelock Ellis says.' And it is idle to deny that the time has come when bestial repro- duction, without any regard to here- dity - and circumstance, must be checked. ‘Woman's place in the world has advanced sufficiently to permit her keen intelligence and natural instincts to be the sole guides of the necessity for offspring. And let it be noted that while we deny the proper use of the means which civilization has placed in our hands, 8o long will brutal and criminal at- temPts in the same direction take place. 4 “With a sincere desire to limit the number of the offspring of the most prolific part of the human .race— paupers, defectives, degenerates, the alcoholic, . diseased. and insane—we make: our plea for broader laws and a more humane attitude in respect .to ‘the problems of this play.” With all. these ideas permeating the' sdlentific World 'the only thing tor:?thq Jayman ' to do is sit back and hope for the best.. When the sur- geons and - physiclans get, through wmith the' cleaning up process the worla might be a fine old place in which to dwell. ‘But'by that the millineuni 'will have put in its appearance and all these efforts will have gone for nought. Thus shall love’s labor be lost. time TOPSY-TURVY TIME. These are the days when men's souls are tried, when friends cease to be friends, when the whole world seems topsy-turvy. For these are the days when commercialism rules the world, when the chase after the al- mighty dollar has become such an ob- Bession that Judas Iscariots are roam- ing about in droyes and pledges be- tween individuals are violated in the ‘any rate, it is a worthy one and id be called to the attention of ‘who are vitally interested in the per handling of labor. IMPROVING THE RACE. Femporarily taken off the European lar the eyes of the nation are turned bward Chicago where last night there ras allowed to die a little baby pro- unced a hopeless defective by a Ihysician, Because this is the first fme in the history of the nation a :’fi“ut&ble practitioner of medicine has out publicly and refused to form an operation that might have €d a life, because a new step has €N taken in science, the entire uniry is aroused as It never was iefore. This i probably the turning oint. The war is on and in - the re. will be waged the battles of " £0 determine whether it is flght to Prolong. the lives of defective t bles or to let them die as soon after same ruthless manner that nations consider treaties mere scraps of paper. These are the days when jdeas are stolen promiscuously, when parasites and promoters cash in on other men’s brains, when the un- scrupulous reign supreme, when high-handed gentlemen with low fin- gered codes of ethics ravage unwary humans who possess implicit faith in mankind- All in all, a very pessimistic way of looking at a situation which should be as bright as the morning sun. And yet withal there is much truth in what his been said; more truth, in fact, than poetry. The day is fast waning when men strive after the ideal, when poets sit in bleak attic rooms and fight starvation with one hand while they grind out immortal odes with the other.. There was a time when this was the fashion; but Hke other things, new eras, new styles. There wWas also a time when artists were wedded to their art; but the day of the divorce proceedings has even dawned in that field. And so it goes, far down the gamut of human emotions,—everything has changed, everything is measured by a new standard. The criterion of 1916 bliss is a blazing gald piece which carries with it purchasing pow- er sufficient to buy the balm of Gi~- lead: Everywhere it is, -money, money, money. It is a madness and yet we must harken to the call or get out’ of the procession. FACTS AND FANCIES. Swapping horses in the middle of the stream is easy compared with the act Greece s trying to put on, chang- ing her clothes on a burning roof.— Binghamton Press: Six Kansas prisoners are reported to have escaped through the roof, thereby furnishing additional proof that you can’t keep an uplifter down. —Washington Post. That is a good idea of Secretary of State Hugo to make the name plates of automobiles so that the automobile may be identified as it flles away from an accident.—Watertown Times. Italy is at war with Austria but re- tains her friendship with the Teuton ally- The sinking of the Ancona causes renewed wonder as to how long that strange international relation can exist.—Syracuse Journal. Bryan may form a new - political party. The idea is an excellent one, for if the Nebraskan carries out his al- leged intention we shall all know where to look for the hyphenated Am- ericans—Rochester Union. The American farmer has never had such a year as this one in respect to both quantity and prices: The war has made a market for him at prices which he could not possibly have had in times of peace, though it is not to be forgotten that even with peace in the world that prices would still have been profitable: The day of unprofit- able prices for farm products virtually has passed, thanks to the growth in population and the continued widen- ing of our foreign markets.—Buffalo Express. Interesting Details. (Bridgeport Standard.) Some of the details of the operation of the La Follette seaman's law, de- vised for the purpose of protecting the American sailor and shutting out his Asiatic competitor, are very interest- ing., Mr. Furuseth of San Fran- cisco, co-worker with Senator La Fol- lette, drew up the plan for putting the American sailor very much to the front in mental and physical fitness. He devised the list of requirements which would certainly shut out the Chinese and Japanese sailors, while the American sailor could as a mat- ter of course, flll the bill with ease. The San Francisco Argonaut tells how “the old thing works,” as fol- lows: “Only 45 men out of a total of more than 2,000 had qualified on Monday night and as a result a num- ber of ships, both coastwise and for- eign service, must remain in dock and at ruinous expense, unless some- thing can be done either illegally or extra-legally.” Will not the seamen rejoice that they have a friend to ¢champion their interests at last? The Argonaut has not much more patience with the folly of this new law than have most other Americans who have heard of its provisions, and concerning the quality which it displays, it says: “‘And to grasp the full idiocy of the whole bad business we may remember that the ships of other nations may steam gaily in and out of port un- hampered by a law that seems to have been specially designed for the de- struction of the American merchan marine.” 8 Even the framers of this monstros- ity are calling for its modification, but there is no earthly sense in modifying such a thing. Nothing but decapi- tation will fill the bill, and that can- not come one hour too soon. A Christmas War Truce! (Philadelphia Bulletin.) Once again there are suggestions of & truce between the blood-stained armies of Europe for the C(hristmas season. A truce—to what end? 1t would be fitting if the fighting could be brought to an end on the holy anni- versary, and the spirit of good will among men bring peace cn earth and glory in the heavens. If the hours under the white flag, with . rifles stacked, cannon silenced, were to be spent by the armies about their field altars, and if the war lords and their ministries, and the people at home, were likewise for 24 hours even, to contemplate war only as a thing of horror and of dread and were to turn their thoughts from all its death and destruction to the possibilities of peace and humane relations, the truce might be blessed. But a truce for recuperation, the Wwhetting of sabers, the burnishing of bayonets, the swabbing of rifle and cannon and the stacking of shrapnel for the next rain of death upon the enemy; prayers to the god of wars that each may smite the other harder the following day; the white flag for a day that it may be the deeper red with blood the next! Such a truce would be a mockery, a sacrilege on Christmas. His Business, (From Philadelphia Public Ledger.) A young lawyer in a divorce suit was defending the character of the wife against the husband, who insist. ed that she drank. “And how about I you?” asked the lawyer.- “Do you drink?” “That, sir, is my business,” answered the witness in anger. “I know it is,” said the attorney, “but have you any other business?” COOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED IN INSTITUTE’S LIST THIS WEEK Big game flelds of America, North and | needs of the seeker for general in- South, by D. J. Singer. “Two chapters give the natural his- tory of the jaguar and black bear; the rest of the book tells in an informal manner of the author’s hunting trips in ‘British Guiana, Mexico, United States and Canada. Interesting to lovers of this sort of sport.”—A. L. A. Booklist. .o Early American craftsmen, being a sqries of sketches of the lives of the more important personal- ities in the early development of the industrial arts in America, by W. A. Dyer. . Hilltop on the Marne: being letters writter June 3-September 8, 1914, by Mildred Aldrich. “The author of this book is a Bos- ton woman who has lived in Paris for the past fifteen years and bought a house in the Marne valley, feeling the need, as she wrote to an Ameri- can friend, of ‘calm and quiet—per- fect peace’ Before long her hilltop became the very center of the im- portant military operations that in- cluded the retreat from Mons, the turning east of Von Kluck, and the battle of the Marne. Her plain, pic- turesque, vivid narrative of these events, full of humor, makes a story of unique interest.” History of philosophy, by C. C. J. ‘Webb. “Rapid survey of the history of thought from the time of Plato to Herbert Spencer- The ease and clarity of style, the absence of technicalities, the simplicity of expression, and the element of human interest that in- forms it, make it a specially good first book for the general reader.”—A. L. A. Booklist. .. Hitting the dark trail, Hawkes. ‘It possesses that rare thing, human interest, for it tells the tale, and ade- quately, too, of a man who suffered a great tragedy and made a wonderful fight. Moreover, as a discussion of blindness in all its phases, by a blind man, the book is remarkable.”—Book- man. “This inspiring little book ought to be read by all brave souls who are striving against discouragements, gnd by all timid souls who are afraid of their environment.”—N. Y. Times. .. Ivory, apes and peacocks, by James Huneker. “Among the subjects of Mr. Huneker’s studies are Joseph Conrad, ‘Walt Whitman, Jules Laforgue, Dos- toievsky and Tolstoy, Arnold Schoen- berg, Frank Wedekind, Richard Strauss, Max Liebermann and Lafca- dio Hearn. But they will be read not for the subjects themselves but for the individual style and peculiar point of view of Mr. Huneker.”—Book Re- view Digest. by Clarence e Library of Irish literature, in six volumes. Thomas Davis: Selec- tions from his prose and poetry, edited by T. W. Rolleston; sports of the west, edtied by The Earl of Dunraven; Legends of saints and sinners from the Irish, edited by Douglas Hyde; Humours of Irish life, edited by Charles L. Graves; Irish orators and oratory, edited by T. M. Kettle; The book of Irish poetry, edited by Alfred Perceval Gates. PR Lithography and lithographers, Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell. “It is far and away the best book that has yet been put together on this subject-”—Athenhaeum, . Marvels of insect life, Step. “The author writes with clearness and accuracy. The illustrations are exceptionally clever. We can think of no other introduction to ‘entomology which surpasses it in its capacity of gripping to the reader.”—Nature. . Politics and crowd morality, by Ar- thur Christensen. “The Danish author has undertaken to forecast the fate of parliamentary government, the possibilities of de- mocracey, and the hopes that we may legitimately entertain of ultimately breaking the deadlock between ab- stract ideals and concrete perform- ance.” “A brilliant analysis of the psychology of modern democracies.”"— Boston Transcript. LT Possession, by George Middleton. “Each play is an excellent bit of workmanship. No one else is doing his kind of work, and his books should by by Edward not be missed by readers looking for a | striking presentation of the stuff that life is made of.”—N. Y. Times. ‘e Ralph Waldo Emerson, Firkins. “Professor Firkins’ work is the most valuable to student of all the biog- raphies of the Sage of Concord.”—Re- view of Reviews. e Rocky Mountain wonderland, by E. A. Mills. Itogether the book is a notable one.”—Dial. “In short, he provides through his book a delightful form of introduc- tion to the very genius of the Colo- rado mountains.”—Review of Re- views. by O. W. Scandinavia of the Scandinavians, by H. G. Leach. “A collection of facts about the three peoples—historical, political, social—by the secretary of the Ameri- can Scandinavian Foundation. Dis- tinctive in that it takes up Sweden, and Denmark separately, comparing and contrasting their char- acteristics.”—A. L. A. Booklist. e Selected articles on national defense, compiled by Corinne Bacqn. “It contains a brief for debate on the guestion: Resolved, That our na- tional defenses should be strengthened, a selected bibliography and reprints of affirmative and negative articles, and it conforms to the general plan . of the series in its adaptation to the wild | Norway, | formation as well as to those of the debater. While it deals mainly with the question of the enlargement of the army and navy, the allied subjects of military training and compulsory military service are touched on.”—A. L. A. Booklist. R Fiction. Gray dawn, by S. E. White. “As a vivid, two-fisted yarn of the ‘gray dawn of better things' in Cali- fornia, it will not prove a disappoint- | ment to those who have enjoyed its author’s previous stories.”—Publish- | er’s weekly. .. Hempfield, by David Grayson. “A sketch of American village life by the author of ‘Adventures in Friendship,’ ‘Adventures in Content- | ment,’ and ‘The Friendly Road.’”— Publisher’s note. e Hope of the house, by Agnes & Eger- ton Castle. . Oft Sandy Hook, by Richard Dehan. o Old Delabole, by Eden Phiilpotts. “It takes rank with the strongest and most impressive of his many striking tales.”—Outlook, s e . Riddle of the night, a detective story, by T. W. Hanshaw. ‘e “Somewhere in France,” by Richard Harding Davis. “Contents: ‘Somewhere in France’ —Playing dead—The card-sharp— Billy and the big stick—The boy scout—The frame-up. “Entertaining stories, all having un. expected denouements which depend on the vagaries of human nature.”— A. L. A. Booklist. “ e Stirrup latch, by Sidney McCall. “This is a story of an old Southern home by the author of ‘Truth Dex- ter.” "—Publisher’s note. Passing of the Cowboy. (Chicago-Record -Herald.) Joseph G- McCoy was credited in the brief dispatch noting his death the other day, with having “laid out the 1000-mile trail from Texas to Abilene, Kan., over which more than 10,000,- 000 cattle were driven.,” Whether Le was really the first to drive a herd of “longhorns” over that truly his- toric highway, scene cf the hughest | pastoral movement ever. known, it | seems clear that of that epic age of the plains he could say: “All of this 1 saw, and of much was I a part.” Made by nature for cattle breeding, producing in good years ninety-five | calves to each one hunared cows, the Texas grazing lands at the close of the civil war were tenanted by mil- lions of cattle without defiite market or determinate value. Demand for an outlet was imperative, and the only way was to the north. The building of the Kansas Pacific railway made Abilene and Ellsworth the great meet- ing points of the locomotive and the | “longhorn.” Then opened the age of the cattle baron and the cowbay, and the adding to American life of types which wi’l long eccupy the pen of the romancer. It was not merely a marketing; it was also an exodus: From Texas came *he pressure that swept the Indian aside and destroyed the bison herds. Owirg to climatic conditions Texas did aot mature steers ready for the butcher's block. But, transplanted to the north and “double wintered” the “longhorn” took on flesh like a “native.”” The climax of the period came in 1884, when over 300 herds, or nearly 800,- 000 head, crossed the Red river, bound for the new northwest, requiring for their guiding and guarding about 4000 men and over 30,000 horses. It was work for men ready to live | hard and often die suddenly- It wasa time when fortunes were won fast an1 faded swiftly. It *fastened upon the popular imagination the figure of the cowboy beside that of the ’49ers. Tt had its heroes and its villians and its bards. A Texas college professor has collected their rude songs. It has found, in a way, its vistorian in Andy Adams, whose “Log of a Cowboy,” “The Outlet” and “Reed Anthony” are fiction only in frame and all fact in the picture. It did not last long for Joseph McCoy, not vet 80. had seen it all, from eager beginning to valiant flower and inglorious end in a | multitude of sordid and often bloody little feuds. The old order has changed givi-« i place unto the new- The swelling tides of human life have swept over the “range.” It is, perhaps fifteon years since a “longhorn” was seen in | Chicago stockyards. The cattle baron has become a feeder as well as a breeder. The cowboy is no longer throned upon his broncho with all the boundless plains for his kingdom. He has become a prosaic tender of cattle within a fence. His imitations aro seen on the stage, but the men who “rode the trail” from San Antonio to Dodge and on to Buford and the Canadian line are no more Some stil! live, of course, but they are growing old. Soon all who nved the epic of the plains will be gone, and oniy from the printed page and the dis- torted reflections of the stage shall we know of that free life under the sun and the stars. The Verdict of Sense. (Waterbury American.) We don’t know what the technicali- ties of international law, already in shreds, will decide about the admissi- bility of the sinking of the Ancona. But we are very sure that a world of intelligence and humanity, if there ever is such a world again, will de- clare it to be a wanton slaughter of | is contained in anothcr column. | “What are we fighting for?"” Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. The Writers’ Club. (Bridgeport Telegram.) Written speech is the treasure- Eouse of the world’s knowledge, and consequently every effort to promote interest in literary work, or to en- courage and aid the production of lit- erary work by individuals is a contri- bution to the community’s best inter- ests, Some such feeling is evidently foremost in the minds of those who are promoting the Writers’ Club in Bridgeport, announcement of Wwhich But there are other feelings too, among them doubtless the felief that mutual encouragement and helpfulness among those who are interested in various forms, of literary effort will afford the best possible means of de- veloping and bringing forth latent talent, and at the same time give pleasure and instruction to those tak- ing part in the movement. The plan is proposed is entirely novel and at the same time sounds feasible and interesting. The Writers’ Club will be unique in that it will not have any dues or momentary obliga- tions, and yvet will confer important privileges upon its members. Such privileges will include lecturers by nationally-known authorities on poetry, the drama, short story writ- ing and other literary branches, and the submission of original articles for competent criticism. Means for pub- lishing much of the work of the members will be provided and if any should prove good enough for the professional fleld, aid will be given in finding a market. Perhaps the most unique feature ©of this newly projected club is the Tequirement for membership, which though not yet formulated in detall, Will consist essentially in the sub- mission of some acceptable writing of the candigate for membership. This requirement need not discour- age anyone as its object is merely to prove a real interest in serious work of the organization and to dis- | courage those who might take the matter up as a fad or momentary amusement. Consequently the test for membership will not demand any professional polish or high degree of literary skill, nor in fact, anything more than the written evidence of a real desire to join with others in the study of one or more of the literary make up, which augurs well for its success of the project will lie largely in getting the co-operation of as large @ number as posgible of those inter- ested, all will be cordially welcome. Newspapers in an informal sort of way act as a clearing house for the literary activities of the community Which they serve. Bridgeport is fam- ed as an industrial center and not as a city of arts and letters, but those in the newspaper profession know that there is much literary talent dor- mant in Bridgeport as in any other community, and the Writers’ Club may be the means of giving it ex- pression. In fact, the experiment will |'be watchea with the keenest interest | elsewhere and may lead to the for- mation of similar clubs in other towns and cities. Must Have Money For Defense. (Cleveland Plain Dealer.) With state and local elections out of the way attention will now be { turned to th. assembling of the new Congress, which occurs in iess than five weeks. What the administration i« to propose upon the several im- rortant issues before the country and what the House and Senate will do with the proposals are matters of wide public concern. National preparedness remains the dominant question. Heads of depart- ments have spent months preparing a program that will appeal to the nation as adequate and yet reasonable. The attitude of Congress remains an en- igma. Members show a proper dis- inclination to bind themselves to pro- jects not yet set forth in detail. Antericans must face the truth that any measure of preparedness which the nation would consider suitable will cost a large amount of money, and that the people must foot the bill. There must be adequate revenue measures if an adequate defense is to be raised. 8o far as the issuc has been pleas- ingly free from partisanship. Men of all parties recognize the necessity which the president will voice to Con- gress, There can be no drawing of party lines without disaster. It is a | time when the interest of the country must be put above every other con- sideration The 64th Congress comes into being at a critical period in American history. The nation, irrespective of party, looks for the same disinterested devotion to the national welfare, the same independence of party consid- erations, as has been displayed from the beginning by the head of the ad- ministration. What He Is Fighting For? (New York Times. The Hohenzollern cannot, dare not, tell his people the purposes of the war into which they plunged at his command. He suppresses the news- paper that had the hardihood to de- mand an answer to the question, Bereft of sense and reason by his mad am- bition or by the awful guilt that weighs upon him no longer taking thought of motive or of aim, he is whirled along upon the torrent of German blood, of the world’s blood, poured out in the stupendous con- flict. His is not the conqueror's privilege “to sit and muse upon the fearful ruin he has wrought” for victory is as yet unwon, not in his power to achieve: to tell why he fights. 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McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET the Berlin paper Vorwarts, that the' statesmen of the Powers at war might after fifteen months “have been able to tell the nations why they are shedding their blood what objects they have before them and what the prize is for which they are striving.” For this Vorwarts is suppressed, not for the first time. The imperial mind must not be vexed by questions for truthful answers would open the seeing eye where loyalty now blinds, and the German people would then 4o understand that they are fighting not [ their own battle, but their mad mas- ter's. Vorwarts plainly knows, men here and there in Germany, and in increasing numbers, are beginning to see what the world outside has from the beginning seen, that Wilhelm II. is fighting, not in the cause of Ger- many, but for the Hohenzollgrn cause. Defence of the Fatherland, when the Fatherland was under no) threat of attack? Freedom and juy tice, when it was in denlal of free dom and justice that the BEmpero Government decreed war and with- stood all appeals for peace? Kul4 tur, a word become more odious than any other in all the languages spok- en on earth since the world has leffrn.. ed that its true meaning is not or.| ganized national efficiency in good, work,s but conquest, subjugation, the| extinction of liberty, and the domin tion of Prussian militarism? Vor. warts is right. These words “mea nothing today,” and on every tonguel that speaks them they have beeff a lie from the first. It was not for the Fatherland, for no principle of) freedom and justice, not for the ma- tional existence of Germany, that his| Imperial Majesty began the war and still carries it on, but for his own existence, for his crown, for th freedom of the Hohenzollern to mold and use Germany for the perpetua. tion and aggrandizement of his h&use, The Kaiser could end the war in day by a renunciation that would b the only possible atonement he co made in this world for the appalling calamities he has brought upon It would be an unheard-of act contrition the most momentous don- ning of the sackcloth men ever saw,] but his abasement would give life%to millions now doomed to death on th | future battlefields of his war, his crown and sceptre, for the Hohen-| zollern house, the Prussian idea, foo! baubles all, he fights on, drains hi Empire of its life blood, prolongs it hideous carnage sustaining the spl of his weary troops, of his people ) the shadow of famine, with phemous assurances that God fs with him and them in what he calls th defence of the nation's existence, A barge-load of 110,000 brick from Cresent, Saratoga County, has been received on Jamaica Bay at a freigh saving of more than $1 & thousand Though this shipment used only a f miles of the new barge canal, it ' ages vast advantages that Je wait) utilization through pushing the o pletion of the canal and of its tes } als in this city—New York World," d