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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1914 Britain Herald. | D PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. dally (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. Herald Buflding, 67 Church St ; de Post Office at New Britain &5 Becond Class Mail Matter. oty by carrier to sny part of the ‘cents 8 month. Retotens o Sy o“na sent by madl bl In advance, 60 cents & month. v | prof dvertising medium In eity. nuélbr‘:m:u':’m books and press om slwava open to advertisers. Touna on_sale at Hota- New York City: Board Walk, At~ lfantic City, and Hartford Depo! TELEPHONE CALLS office & Rooms Living and Dying. [t 18 my living sentiment, and the blessing of God it shall be dying sentiment,—Independ- now and Independence for- —DANIEL WEBSTER. ¥YOU A LTTTLE SOLDIER IN i YOUR HOME? fhin a few days New Brtain will widely awake to the realization ‘we are sending some one thou- id more of our young men to ont. Because of the diligence tizens’ committee, following the gstion advanced in these editorial pns, there s to be a fitting fare- d to the first detachment of lled from this city to the new army. When thirty per cent. _het quota of recruits to,Uncle army gets ready to leave encampment at Ayer, Massa- there will be one day set %o give honor. There will be mnmoth parade and all the fes- that go with a true Amer- ble send-off.. We will re- these boys who go under the ings of the Selective Draft Law. then about the ones who have before? Are we going to forget ? Are we going to see an in- 3 honor toll? ' The names of én who wiil leave here for Ayer duly recorded. The names of olanteers, the men who went have not been completely com- d If any one knowsg of a name _might not have been sent in to office let it now be attended to; it. not be neglected. Fill out a today. ONATION AND CONDOLE- MENT. resident Wilson in the opening sen- e of his answer to the Vatican's proposals shows himself ir' of the minds of true men and men when he states “Every heart t has not been blinded and har- ‘ed by this terrible war must be ghed by this moving appeal of His Anesstthe Pope, must feel the dig- and;force of the humane and jlerous motives which prompted it, must fervently wish that we might the path of peace he sa per- ively points aut.” hen, the President with keen on and foresight looks for the path ipeace and the ending that it will ag under the terms advanced by the fican. He finds under the leaves cover the path from the sunlight n vague and hardly distinguish- e marks, but marks which never- s betray the imprint of Teutonic He sees on that path the foot- of diplomats from the court of ror Charles of Austria. And , he knows that any peace made would be a peace favorable to ny; a peace that would be in and substance merely a truce, an nistice, a breathing spell during fich Germany would recuperate and n go forth on the war-path in the strength of a replenished army. aving seen the indelible marks of ‘rman Intrigue which were unwitting- perpetrated upon the Vatican, the psident of the United States simply ks, Would it not be folly to take th a path if it does not in fact lead the goal His Holiness the Pope pro- Bes? And the President's answer, dch 1s based “upon the stern facts nothing else,” is, We cannot have ace with the. Hapsburgs and 'the : ollerns. We cannot have peace the men who believe in the doc- of Might~makes Right, in the Ine of Prussianism. We cannot e peace with Jurkertum. We can- have peace with the military mas- of the German people. “This ony,” says the President in so many rds, “must not be gone through fith again; ana it must be a matter j very sober judgment what will in- fre us against it” en, going back to the Vatican's e proposals, the President of the ted States examines closely into t dacument. And he finds “His and that then there be a general con- donation, disarmament, and & concert of nations based upon the principle of arbitration; that by a similar concert freedom of the seas be established; and that the territorial - claims of France and Italy, the perplexing ‘problems of the Balkan States and the restitution of Poland be left to such conciliatory adjustments as may be possible in the new temper of such a peace, due regard being paid to the aspirations of the peoples whose po- litical fortunes and affiliations will be involved.” Let us now go deeply into the first of these proposals from the Vatican. Namely, “That we return to the status quo ante bellum, and that then there be a general condonation. . . . . “Status quo ante bellum.” Surely this is a phrase to conjure with. As if there could be a ‘status quo ante bellum.” To bring about such a “status quo” wauld mean that the en- tire earth would have to revolve back to the paint it passed on that memo- rable day in June of 1914 when a Bosnian boy fired a shot that heard around the world, when grievances of years on the part of Serbia unloosed pagainst the crowned heads and their puppets of Austria-Hungary. So, of course, there can be no real return to the ‘‘status quo ante bellum.” The world that was known ‘“‘ante bellum,” before the war, will never be known again. That is past history. That is a thing of the ages. And in this sense truly must the dead past bury its dead. The status which obtained before the war will never be again. Not so long as free men are determined to wipe from the face of the earth the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs and all their ilk and breed. was the was ow for the second of the proposals which the President found in the overtures from the Vatican. To wit: ‘““That then there be a general condo- nation. . . . Here too, We run into a stone wall. It is asked that the world at large forget and forgive the injuries that the Imperial Government of Germany inflicted upon mankind in general. Condonation, in its broadest and most liberal sense, means the pardon of an offense. Still further, it means voluntarily overlooking a terrible offense by treating the offen- der as if the crime had not been com- |y, mitted. There, then, is something to ask of human nature, so weak, 3o frail. Forgive Germany for all the crimes Germany perpetrated upon mankind, and grasp Germany’s hand, and kiss Germany's cheek as if the Imperial German Government had never raped Belgium? Act as if the Imperial German Government had not ordered the provinces of Northern France sacked and pillaged; as if the military masters had not plotted against a world’s peace; as if secretly they had not connived and intrigued for autocracy’s conquest of demo- cracy; as if German submarines had not sent to the bottom the Lusitania a|and her precious cargo of American |that the great need of the hour men and women and children; as if German duplicity had not blawn up American factories and bridges and in- dustries of all sorts? This indeed is the height of forgiveness. It is doubt- ful if it can be attained by human beings in this year of our Lord 1917, nor even in 1927. Condonation? There can be no complete condonation; not, at least, until the German Em- peror is sent into a pitiful condole- ment. Not until he is made realize the enormity of his crime. WHERE THEY’'RE GOING. As the crow flies, Ayer, Massachu- setts, where our recruits for the new national army will be trained, is slight- ly less than ninety miles from New Britain. Over the raliroad route it is caonsiderably a longer journey,—about one hundred and twenty-five miles. In the Census of 1910 Ayer is rated as having a population of 2,797 which is a growth of three hundred and fifty or so over the population ten years previous. In less than a fortnight the population of this same town will be jumped into the forty thousands. This is the one example of an Ameri- can village becoming a city over night. To be exact, it has taken some three months to make-over Ayer from a town to a place of prominence. Three months and an army of carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers, and laborers of all kinds. In that time there have been erected more than one thousand buildings, twenty miles or so of high- ways, eleven miles of water main, and twenty-two miles of sewers. All the conveniences of a modern city are represented in their pristine state in Ayer. There is no provision for a fire department other than what the boys themselves may form when they get to the training camp. What policing must be done will be left to the pro- vost guard. This is the place where our five hundred and thirteen New Britain boys will spend the best part of the It is twenty- of Worcester, comparative coming fall and winter. eight miles northeast and, of course, within easy access. The journey is a little bit after the rough in spots, especially friends and kinsmen from visiting the bays once the camp is operied. After reading some of the state- ments made by Mayor Thompson of Chicago, we realize why the metrop- olis of the middle west is called the “Windy City.” FACTS AND FANCIES, William Jennings Bryan advises people to raise chickens. Mr. Bryan raised a few that came home to roost. Springfield Union. Those who see an end of the Ger- man peace movement in the resigna- tion of Hollweg ought to tell us just where they saw the beginning of it. —TLowell Courier-Cltizen. In the opinion of lots of people, no doubt, the fact that the Crown Prince displayed a disliking for Dr. Beth- mann-Hollweg speaks volumes in fa- vor of the former imperial chancellor. —Portland Press. Now that the French are calling American soldiers ‘‘Sammies” one wonders what the Germans will soon be calling them ?—Detroit Free Press. -Washhgton has been furnishing congress a falr quality of climate for the extra session.—Knoxville Journal and Tribune. Under better guidance, with present opportunities, the I. W. W. might have made honorable and respected fighters.—Washington Star. .... “In so far as my clrcumstances permit,” qualifies the housewife’s pledge to conserve food. It is a neat evasion of the shorter and ug- lier “if the cook permits.”—Loyis- ville Courier-Journal. Our motion 1s the Hawaiin music would not have become popular in this country if the Hawallan femi- nine costume hadn’t come along with it.—Paterson News. With the representatives of Ger- man Insurance companies allowed to go aboard our steamships and trans- ports, is there any wonder that Ger- many knows when they, sail and where they are going?—Norwich Bul- letin. COMMUNICATED FINDS WILSON AN AUTOORAT. President Compared to Kerensky of Russia By Defender of White House Pickets—A Lesson From History. ‘o _the Editor of the Herald:— When Susan B. Anthony lay dying at her home in Rochester, in 1906, after sixty years given to the cause of Wpnian Suffrage, Dr. Anna How- ard Shaw, who had been her close friend and co-worker for over twen- ty years, was at her bedside most of the time. At the repeated request of Miss Anthony, Dr. Shaw promised her that she would devote the re- mainder of her life to work for Wo- man Suffrage, and Miss Anthony gave her many wise counsels. Among other things she told Dr. Shaw to warn women’ everywhere not to let a little success make them over-san- guine and on the other hand not to let adverse action discourage them. She said that no power on earth could ultimately prevent the estah- lishment of Woman Suffrage, and s a steadfast purpose and unfaltering confidence. She further told Dr. Shaw to strike a blow wherever she could, not to expect gratitude, but to do the right thing and await results calmly and bravely. Among the sayings of Lincoln, is one which I keep con- stantly before me. In part it is this: “I must live up to what light ' T have, I must stand with anybody that stands right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.” In your editorial of August 21, en- titled “The Foolish Suffragettes’”, You are very severe in your oriticism of the so-called “militants” at Washington and it appears to me that you never miss an opportunity of striking a blow against Woman Suffrage, and those who believe in it. In view of the advice that is being glven to women at the present time, the work that they are expected to accomplish in the carrying on of the war, and the total lack of any prom- ise or encouragement that they will be given the recognition for which they have walted s0 long and patient- ly, I wish to review a little history of the time of our Civil war. For the first ten years of the agi- tation for the recognition of the rights of women ,or up to 1860, the movement was known as oman’s Rights”, a very general term. Before this period, women had never been allowed by custom to address meet- ings, or express themselves through newspapers, and:when, as a result of these early efforts, they obtained the privilege, they found so many wrongs that needed righting that they were confused by the very num- ber and lifted up their voices for many and various reforms. Among them, there were a few radical and far-sighted women such as Susan B. Anthony, Blizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone ,etc., and there were also some men, such as Garrison and Phillips, who clearly saw and fully realized that the right to Suffrage was the foundations upon which the whole movement for the liberation of women should rest; but there were so many other assoclated with them who did not see this un- derlying truth, that it was not*until many years had passed and practi- cally all the démands of these pio- neers had been granted, except the Suffrage, that a Suffrage organization, pure and simple, was established. In 1860 the English common law prevailed and under it, woman was almost as much a part of man’s prop- erty as his horse or his dog. Ac- cording to the great Jjurist, David Abraham ness in substance proposes that we ! train le&ves'Sprin,gfield; but such alDudley Field, women stood before return to the status quo ante bellum, | mild obstacle should not prevent]the law, in relation to men, as fDl-’ lows: 1. The franchise belonged solely to men. 2. Whatever a married women might earn, legally belonged to her husband, and she could not sue for her services, whereas, whatever the husband earned, legally belonged to ::Im. and his wife had no interest in 3. If a wife died without a will, her husband was entitled to all her personal property and a life Interest in all her real estate, excluding any children there might be, entirely, even though the said wife had inher- ited her property from a former hus- band and the children of such mar- riage might be living. On the other hand, if the husband died without a will, the widow was entitled to only one-thrd his personal property and a life interest in one-third his real es- tate. 4. If a wife received injury of any kind, compensation could only be ob- tained in the joint names of herself and husband, and when obtained be- longed to the husband. In a similar case, the wife had no such claims on the husband. 5. If children had property and both parents were living, the father was the guardian. The father could appoint a guardian for minor ch dren either by deed or will, and said children could be taken entirely from the mother at his death. If both parents were dead, the children went to the nearest of kin, male rel- atives preferred, if the degree of re- lationship was equal. 6. A married woman could not act as administrator in any case. The spring of 1860 seemed ripe for action and a radical change was promised In the state of New York. In March of that year Elizabeth Cady Stanton went before a joint session of the legislature at Albany and made an eloquent plea for the repeal of the unjust laws. The next day a very radical bill which had been in the hands of the Judiclary Commit- tee for sometime, was passed and signed by Governor Edwin D. Mor- gan. This new law gave to a married woman the sole possession of her property, free from control by the husband. She was allowed to carry on business on her own account and her earnings were her own. She could buy, sell and make contracts without her husband’s consent, if he had wilfully abandoned her, was in- sane, an habitual drunkard or a con- vict, she was allowed to bring legal action and recelve damages for her- self.. She could be joint gurdian of children with her husband and she had the same property rights at his death that he had at hers. This bill appears to us today to be no more than the simplest—Justice, and yet it had taken ten years of la- borious and unremitting toil on the part of women to create the public sentiment that was back of the leg- islature. The strongest opposition to the Suffrage among women today, comes from the sheltered women of the leisure class who are in the full en- joyment of their property, investing it and handling it as they see fit, and who are amply protected by their dower rights. I wonder if they ever stop to think when they are volcing their opposition to Suffrage that they won this comfortable condition to the self-sacrificing ploneers of the Suffrage movement! And the splen- did advantages open today to young girls for education and development, were obtained by the same noble women. They their utmost effort without faltering, and in the carrylng-on of their work they entlured jeers, insults, ridicule and misrepresentation from the press. and opposition and abuse from un- thinking members of their own sex. When the Civil war broke out, the women attempted to keep up their Suffrage conventions, but it was urged upon them (as it is today) that they should efface their claims and bend every effort toward the pros- ecution of the war. They allowed themselves to be persuaded and en- tered into the war work heart and soul to the neglect of all Suffrage agi- tation. As a result of this, the New York Legislature in 1862, finding them off guard, amended the law of 1860, tak- ing from mothers the right of guard- tanship over their children and re- pealing the law securing to a widow the control of property for the care of minor children. This came about because the women did just what they are urged to do now, that is, they neglected their cause and gave themselves wholly to war work At the close of the war when they again attempted to bring the question forward, they found themselves rele- gated to the backsround. Miss An- thony was not surprised, but she felt it keenly. She had never been mis- led for a moment by the sophistry that the women's work in the war would compel the recognition of their demands when it was over. She believed that the close of the, war would bring before the country’such a quantity of unsettled questions that the women would be less con- sidered than before, and time proved her judgment to be correct. The work of women in that war can never be justly estimated. They used the opportunities that were open to them to the utmost, supple- menting the labors of the men, for the salvation of the Union and the freedom of the slave. Then, when they asked for the Suffrage it was contemptuously denied them, and it is to this day in a large part of the Union. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who is worthy of rank among statesmen, el- oquently said: “The lessons of the war were not lost on the women of this Nation. Through varied forms of suffering and humiliation, they learned that they had an equal interest with men in the administration of the govern- ment. . . . When, in the enfran- chisemet of the black men, they saw another lgnorant class of voters placed above their heads and beheld the dangers of a distinctively ‘male’ government forever involving the na- tions of the earth in war and violence; and demanded for the protection of themselves and children, that wom- | T am drawing a lesson. gave their time and | an’s voice should be heard, and her opinions on public @ffairs expressed by the ballot, they were coolly told that the black man had earned the right to vote, that he had foughtand bled and died for his country.” We are in a similar situation to- day. It is true that nineteen states have granted the full Suffrage, and that several others have granted a partial Suffrge; but wherever the partial Suffrage has been granted it can be taken away at the next meet- ing, in two years. To be permanent, it must be incorporated in the state costitution, by the consent of the ma- Jority of the men in the state. Many women seem to think that all work for the cause of Suffrage should be dropped for war work. They point to England and apparently expect that events will run in a parallel line here; but it is not so sure that such will be the case. The war has been brought home to England harder than it now seems likely to be here; and it might have been lost for Eng- land, if, under the state soelalism that has been practiced there, the women had not stepped forward and filled in the gaps left by the men. Public opinion has taken a right- about-face there, and it is by no means sure that the militarism of Mrs. Pankhurst and her' followers injured the cause when we have the light of subsequent events. I notice that the chorus of bitter consterna- tion that was raised against them has grown faint. It appears to me that the women in this country who belleve that their cause is won and all they have to do is to sit down and await the final re- sult are in danger of reaching that over-sanguine attitude against which Susan B. Anthony warned them. A cause that is not agitated will not advance very fast. Action means life—inaction means death. It is not necessary to go a thousand miles from New Britain to realize that. It is also well to remember that women who diffuse their efforts over too many things, never accomplish much along definite lines or for any special cause. I will state clearly that I by no means wish to disparage the work that is being done by the women of this country for the war, whether they are Suffragists or Anti-Suffra- gists. But I do say this: If the women who believe in Suf- frage follow the course of effacement and silence regarding their ocause, which some of the press of the coun- try and various private individuals through the press, are abusively in- forming them that they shpuld do, they are liable to find themselven in exactly the same position as the Suffrage women were at the close of the Civil war, magnificent work and heart-breaking sacrifices went with- out recognition at that time. The so-called “militants” at Wash- ington are coming in for a great deal of unkind notice from the press, and also from other women. The things which the editors say about them, however, are mild as milk compared with the vituperation, insults and sar- casm which were lavished upon the Suffragists at the period from which So, let us take courage. At the present time, all Suffragists —peaceful and ‘‘militant” allke—are agreed upon the necessity for passing the Federal amendment. All Suffra- gists feel also that the Federal of- ficials might accelerate the passage of the bill. There is a difference of opinion as to methods. The Nation- al Woman Suffrage OrganiZation has { two million members and they be- lieve that reason and persuasion alone will bring quick results. A good deal of those commodities has been expended in the past with no start- lingly rapid results. There appears to be” a smaller group of women who sympathize with Mrs. Pattrick Lawrence—the English militant. She once asked (in sub- stance) the following question: “If you had twin babies to feed in the night and one howled while the other waited patiently, which would get the bottle first?” 1 do not protend to say which method 1s the better or will bring the quicker results. “Watchful wait- ing”’ may be all right for a while, but there comes a time tor action. These “militants” may be foolish or ever- zealous. They may be using poor judgment or hankering for the lime light. I believe, however, that, In general, they are in earnest and con- sider they are helping their cause, and I see no reason for the harsh criticism to which they have been subjected. I think the conduct of the Washington police has been shameful and a disgrace to them- selves as guardians of the peace in the capital of our country. Thelir past record is not a shining one, for on the occasion of the first Suffrage parade they failed to keep order and allowed rowdies and disorderly men to insult the women and disor- ganize the parade. 1 fail to see, wherein these pickets have done anything culpable. They have proceeded quietly to the White House and have stood there neither molesting or addressing anyore. They have carried the Suffrage colors with quotations from Pgesident Wilson's speeches upon thdm. The only pos- sible inscription that could be called offensive was the one addressing President Wilson as “Kaiser Wilson”. Perhaps that was ill advised, but no sensible man or woman . supposes that they intended to compare Pres- jdent Wilson to the German Kaiser. If by it, they intended tc infer that President Wilson is something of an autocrat, I think the point is well taken. Anyone who has followed his political cause, observed the man- ner in which he has unled his party and made Congress eat out of his hand will find it hard to dispute his autocratic' tendencies. It appears to be the day of autocrats. Look at Lloyd George in England and Ker- ensky in Russia. President Wilson is something of a politician as well. The Suffragists have good reason to think so, when they reflect upon his sudden declara- tion for Suffrage, after both Mr,, Hughes and Col Roosevelt had gone on record for it, and before his elec- tion to a second term. I think that the “militants” should have been protected by the police, l LESSON NO. 186. STAFF BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE—1. (Preceding Lessons: 1. Your Post of Honor. 2. Making Good As a Sol- dler. 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Getting Ready for Camp. 6. First Days in Camp. 6. Cleanliness in Camp. 7. Your Health. 8. March- ing and Care of Feet. 9. Your Equipment and Arms. 10. Recrea- tion in Camp. 11. Playing the Game. 12. Team Work in the Army. 18. Grouping Men Into Teams. 14. The Team Leaders. 15. Fighting Arms of the Service.) In addition to the three fighting arms—Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery —there are nine branches of the Army known as the staff corps, and department. In general their first and most important duty is not fight- ing, but assisting those who do fight, by providing them with everything they need. . Very few people outside the Army have a clear idea of the organization of these nine branches or of their duties. , Following are the staff corps and departments: Gemeral Staff Corps; Adjutant General's Department; In- spector General’s Department; Judge Advocate General’s Departmert; En- gineer Corps: Signal Corps; Medical Department; Quartermaster Corps; Ordnance Department. The first four of the staff branches just named are composed eutirely of experienced and capable officers. The other five inciude enlisted men as well as officers. The Brains of the Army. The business of the General Staff Corps is to study military problems of all kinds, to work out the best solu- tions, and to report to the Chief of Staff of the Army. It is often called the “brains of the Army,” and it would be hard to give a better de- scription in a few words. The War College division of the General Staff Corps is devoted to the study and in- vestigation of new and special prob- lems. 7 In time of war some of the mem- bers of the General Staff Corps serve with the generals in the flield and as- sist them in selving and handling their various problems. While on this duty the senior General Staff Officer acts as chief of staff of the command- ing general. This position is not.to be confused with that of Chief of Staff of the Army, who has general super- vision of all military operations, both at home and in the fleld. The Adjutant General's department has charge of all of the records re- lating to officers 2nd enlisted men, is- sues orders to carry out the wishes of the commanding officer, and carriee on military corresponderice. In every battalion and regiment one of the offi- cers of the line is detailed as ad- jutant to perform for his organiza- tion the duties just named. Military Observers, The Inspector General’s depart- ment observes everything that goes on and reports on the skill and gen- eral fitness of officers and troops. At intervals an officer from the Inspector General’'s department reviews their arms, equipment, and supplies; looks over all records showing expenditures of money or distribution of property; and sends in a complete report, pointing out the good and bad fea- tures of the organization. In this way the higher officers are kept in- formed at all times as to the state of affairs in every section of the Army. The Judge Advocate General's de- partment is the legal department of the Army. It prepares opinions on legal questions for the guidance of other officers or departments; serves as the representative of the law in ilitary courts, and keeps the legal ecords of the Army. Closeiy related is the office of Provost Marshal Gen- HOME READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS Thirty daily lessons offered to mem selected for service in Na- tional Army as practical help in getting started in the right way. .No attempt is made to give binding rules or directions, the course be- ing informal in tone. These lessons are issued by the War Depart- ment which reserves right to reprint. DOING HIS BIT Another of the boys from this city’ ¢ who is “doing his bit” is John L. Con~ lin, son of Michael and Katherine Conlin of 88 Hart street. Conlin, who is 21 years of age, enlisted in the fighting forces of Uncle Sam by joining the naval reserves on Apfil 28, 1917. He was called out some time later and at present is stationed at New Haven. He 1s a graduate of the grammar school. Conlin is a member of St. Joseph’s athletic assoclation and of the T. A. B. society. Incidentally he comes from a fight- ing family, one of his grandfather§ having served in the Civil war. not one of the fighting arms; but in practice they are often.called upon to fight and to perform dangerous duties. They may build bridges or dig en- trenchments, for example under the enemy’s fire. In modern warfare the engineers play a highly important4- and often a heroic—part. The Signal Corps is the message- bearer of the Army. It oarries in- formation and orders from one head- quarters to another. It is today as esseritial to the conduct of a great army as the telephone is to the con- duct of a great business. The Signal Corps. At one time the Signal Corps trans- mitted messages chiefly through the use of flags lanterns, heliographs (mirrors so arranged as to reflect and flash rays of light), and the like. Then came a period during which it was chiefly concerned witk laying down and operating telegraph and tele- phone lines; and this is still one of its most important duties. Howevar, the wireless is becoming more and more important, even on the battle- [N eral, who has charge, among other things, of enforcing the selective-ser- vice law. Unless you work your way up to a commission, it is not likely that you will come into touch in any direct way with any of the four staff de- partments just named. Their duties are reviewed here simply bécause it should be interesting to you to know how the great Army machine is kept well oiled and running smoothly even in periods of great difficulty. The Engineer Corps. You will frequently see the other five staff branches in operation, how- ever, throughout your Army life. The Corps of Engineers are the skilled workmen of the Army. They lay out permanent camps and en- trenchments; build and repair mili- tary roads, railroads, and bridges; dig saps and mines under the enemy’s trenches; and take care of other work which requires technical skill of this character. Theoretically the Engineer Corps is and if there was anything unlawful in the wording on their banners, that | the machinery of the law should | have been set in motion, I emphati- cally disapprove of their being sub- jected to violence and mob-law. I see nothing ‘‘brave-hearted” about the men who insulted them and mis- handled them, whether soldiers, sail- | ors or civillans. _ As for the report that one of them made a threat that they would use “something more forceful than yel- low banners” it is possible that in .a moment of great excitement and in- dignation, she made that hasty re- mark; but I absolutely refuse to be- lieve that she meant a threatagainst the life of anyone, or that any of the militants consider such action. It is unbelievable and unthinkable. I depreciate violent methods of any kind. It makes me seem sad when I think of the naughty men who oncq‘ e field. A first class signalman is expert with all these various methods. He is also a good horseman, since he must be able to move about rapidly. His duties' may frequently carry him into the battle line and into dangerous positions and he must know how defend himself; his chief weapon is the pistol. There is no branch of the service in which a man’s intelligence, i initiative and technical skill count for more. The Signal Corps of the American Army includes the aviation section, which has grown to be of such vital importance. The best-known types of air planes are the scouting machine, which goes out to do as much dam- age as possible to the enemy’s mili- tary works; and the swift fighting machine, \which attacks enemy air planes and protects the slower scout- ing and bombing machines. The work is dangerous, but partly for this reason is especially attractive to mem of high intelligence and daring. turned the pure waters of harbor into good strong tea. I do not constitute myself the prophet, apostle or judge of the “‘militants”—it is within the bounds of possibility that they may do something meriting condemnation, but they should have fair treatmen; in any event. It is sheer nonsend®, moreover, to say that they have ‘done anything, which, in the wildest flight of imagination could be called “trea- sonable.” As for the cause of Woman Suf- frage, it is just. I have believed la it, hoped for 1it, and occasionally struck a blow for. it, for twenty-five years. Ridicule and disparagementd of it go over my head, for there is not a sound argument against it. It is coming all aver the world, and the words of America's great women are at last about to be fulfilled. ) LLIAN R. BEARDSLEY, Boston | “ea

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