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NEW BRITAIN DAILY ‘Britain Herald. D PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. (Runday excepted) at 4315 p. m., ld Building, 67 Church St. ) 8t tae Post OMce at New Britain ond Class Mail Matter. M by carrier to any part of the city B cents a week, 65 cents 4 mflnfl:v ons for paper to be gent by mall, e in advance, 80 cents @ month year. n profitable adverttsing medium elty. Circulation books and press alwavs open to advertisers. " 14 will be found on sale at ‘Hota- . Staad,r42nd St. and Broad- Now Board Walk. Ai- , New York City: tic City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. Office irfal Rooms tber of The Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclu- rely entitled to the use for re- \blication of all news credited 4t or not otherwise credited in is paper and also the local news iblished herein. If this country is good enough live in, if it is good enough for en to come to to better their rtunes and increase their op- )rtunities, it is good enough to , proud of and to fight for. No an who is a genuine American anything else but an Ameri- n. If he is not an American 1id cannot enter in full sympa- v into the aspirations of this suntry he oughnt to seek some juntry that will welcome citi- ns of that class. —WILLIAM P. BORLAND. MORE CROOKEDNESS. n January 22 of this year Count « Bernstorff, then German am- sador to America, dispatched a sage to the German Foreign Of- in which he sought “authorjty to out up to $50,000 in order, as on per occasions, to influence Con- =" This corruption of our Con- ssional representatives was to take .e through some mysterious or- ization known to the Kaiser and i henchmen. The message Was . on the very day the President of United States stood before the | erican Senate and enunciated his 1 for a world peace. At the same the German war lords were ting ready for an extenuation of ruthless submarine campaign ch was destined to draw the ted States of America into the This expose’ of von Bernstorff’s chods will undoubtedly lead to a rough investigation of Congress. Is doubtful if any in halls of the capitol ledl‘ say, as the sum of money asked | by Count von Bernstorff is aficant when compared to other 1s lavishly expended on German rigue in this country. Neverthe- 3, the American people will not be isfied now until they have a clean of health, exonerating even those lo by their pro-German attitude 76 brought suspicion upon them- wes. If there has been any doubt y von Bernstorff was from s country when he was this latest ‘elation from the State Department >uld clear up all misunderstand- f's. The trouble is, he was not sent ay soon enough. x of the men were in- sent TO THE BOYS OF TODAY. t is a common thing to hear a n of midd aze exclaim, “Oh, if had education,—if I had only itinued while I had nce.” “If,”—that is the rub. Many a man 3 said that same thing, If I had he this: if I had done that. Those the after-thoughts of life. It has frequently remarked that hind- t is better than foresight. After ng through an experience man b tell what should have e man who can tell hefore at should be done is the man who an school in a any been done. hand ints. in this month there are millions of and ing man bo ted States who are contemplating throughout the prospect of returning to school. e prospect, to many, is anything inviting. They would rather go work. They would rather join the fnies that are going to fight the ftties of Democracy on European I. They would, in a word, rather anything than go back to the ss-roomn. hirty o fail 1 to piming, ddle age d an education,—if T had only con- hued in school while T had the ance.” years from now those hoys to do the proper thing, who return to school, will he ex- hear men of y every day, “OR, if I just as we , among | vantage of the greatest of all oppor- as a land of opportunity. It has ever been such. The men who inhabited this land some forty or fifty years azo Will vouch for the statement that this above all other lands is indeed the | place where and talent and special ability~ are appreciated, rewarded. Tt has been the land opportuni it neld holds today brains and of but the | it never opportunities Within the past five have scen miny of our young men go | between the ages | They months we to the colors,—men and thirty-one. Numbered of twenty-one are in the prime of life. them the brightest ¥oung country. They are col- | they are men of the re men of the var- In all. they are in are the men in lege men, busi- ness world, they ¢ ious professions. voung men. ptember 7 the Comimittee on i tion gave out the exact enlisted in the mili- forces of the United it On § Public number tar, States, Info of and naval Fromn those figur million men was seen almost one and a half wearing i{he uniform of Uncle Sam’s a:‘nl,\' and If they are in the navy and the army their places in the every day walks of life must be filled. Who' that soldiers and sailors are navy. then the ones to iill these places? The answer is easy,-—the are now golng to school, the boys who are at the school asge. If the forces of the attention to men who volunteered for this work, what can the Selective Service law show? That law which into operation this month can bring forth even greater figures. The sixteen can- tonments throughout the United States which house the embryo troops of the army of Democracy will, before the war is over, give an account of more than four million men called to service. Secretary of War Baker recently said that 2,300,000 men will shortly in training in these tonments. There then is another rea- son why the boys of this day should take kindly to the idea of going back to school. ar boys who regular military and naval United States can call more than one million went be We must have educated men and women. The world cannot readily get along without them. The boys between the ages of twelve and sixteen, and even on up to the twen- ties, are the ones who must now take advantage of their opportunities. They have the pathways open to them. They have their chances to go to | school. The young men and boy older age have given their all A recent canvass of the very of for the nation. colleges and universities of the land showed that approximately thirty per cent. of the average freshman cla: of other would be lost on ac- count of the war. This is a big void 1t will not be filled this year, nor next; but the boys who have a chance to go to the high schools and acade- mies, and even the grade schools, will soon come along to take the places of those who have gone to the front Must any one of these say in future “Oh, if I had education,” or will these hoys of today take ad- yea vears, an tunities and go to school? We trust they tackle the books and hit the line hard. Now is the time for youth to be served that it may give its own commands. s0 tomorrow TO THE COLORS™ “He's gone,—ves, he’s gone to the colors, It almost broke my heart to have him leave; but when his Uncle called, T wouldn’t let him stay home even if 1 could.” So writes a mother who tells of her seventeen year old boy's entrance into the army at the outbreak of war with Germany We hold this up as a good sample of true Americanism. We commend it especially to any mother who didn't raise her boy to be a soldier. It is as one mother speaking to a nation of 1t “However dearly you love him, when vour country calls he must obey.” Sam mothe: says, Were it not for the fact that solemnly proniised to shield the identity of the author of these fare- going the Herald today would carry in print the name of an Ameri- can mother in letter's one inch high or, as they sav in the profession, “7 paint type.” That Otherwise lines it letters. would he Whenever it possess. bigger dead in this country printed in patriotism is the same thoughts are selfish, who who entertain this who not as one; do appreciate try that protects them. “H. colors gone, There is pride in that sen- the fact it is to something es, tence, notwithstanding merely calling attention ore than one young men April that has been done by mililton boy¢ and since that memorable day in when President Wi stood before American Congress and asked that a son state of war be declared on Germany, the outlaw of nations. Here's to the [Now is the time when the boys of merica have the chance, if there was a chance. We speak of this mother who is proud her boy has gone can- | we | is the largest we | will be because there are no mothers the obligations that | each and every soul owes to the coun- | he's gone ta thel the | to the colors. THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS. (*Drowned! drowned!”—Hamlet) One more unfortunate, Weary of hreath, Rashly importunate, Gone to her death! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care; Fashioned so slenderly, Young, and so fair! Look at her garments Clinging like cerements; Whilst the wave constantly Drips from her clothing; Tako her up instantly, Loving, not loathing.— Touch her not scornfully; Think of her mournfully, Gently and humanly; Not of the stains of he All that remains of her Now is pure womanly. Make no deep scrutiny Into her mutiny R and undutiful: Past all dishonor, Death has left on her Only the beautiful. sh Still, for all slips of hers, One of Eve's family ‘Wipe those poor lips of hers Qozing =0 clammily. Loop up her tresses Escaped from the comb, Her fair auburn tresses Whilst wonderment gues Where was her home? Who was her father? Who was her mother? Had she a sister? Had sho a brother Or was there a dearer one Still, and a nearer one Yet, than all other? Alas far the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun! O, it was pitiful! Near a whole city full, Home she had none. Sisterly, brotherly, Fatherly, motherly Feelings had changed: Love, by harsh evidence, Thrown from its eminence; Even Gbd’s providence Seeming estranged. Where the lamps quiver So far in the river, With many a light From window and casement, From garret to basement, She stood with amazement, Houseless by night. The bleak wind of March Makes her tremble and shiver But not the dark arch, Or the blaclk flowing river: Mad from life’s history, Glad to death’s mystery Swift to be hurled— Any where, any where Out of the world! Tn she plunged boldly, No matter how coldl The rough river ran,— Over the brink of it, Picture it—think of Dissolute man! Tave in it, drink of it Then, if you can! Take her up tenderly Lift her with care: Fashioned so slenderly Young, and so fair! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigtdly. Decently,—kindly, Smooth and compose them; And her eves, closo them, Staring so blindly! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest.— Cross her hands humbly, Ag if praying dumbly, Over her breast! Owning her weakness, Her evil behavior, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour! THOMAS HOOD, D FANCIES. The Kaiser is said to be contemplat- ing some changes in the status of Al- sace-Lorraince. So is the Entente. —Philadelphia Evening Ledger. Stories of the World Series will be cabled to France. And the cheers when the White Sox wallop,the Giants will cause Von Hindenburg to order another immediate strategic retreat. Boston Evening Transcript. The new German press is to have the right of free judgment, but it must be mighty careful about expressing it. —TLondon, Ont., Advertiser. As evidence that General is not purely a military man, he dis- cussed at Moscow such widely diver- gent subjects as the situation in army and the situation at the front.— Dallas News. President Wilson’s trip along the coast in the Mayflower is evidence that | he is not afraid of German subma- rines.—RBoston Through R1 < the rovela- tion that Socialists can't govern. Their speclalty is finding fault with govern- ments.—Toleda Blade. Rapidiy becoming the mystery the age—-the presence of the dove of peace.—Butte Miner. In and around the Baltic, the Kais- er's capture of Stockholm comnvletely overshadows the taking of Riga.— Brooklyn Eagle. Korniloff | the | of | HERALD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1917. Che prosecution of Franklin BE. Bassett in court on Tuesday for pe mitting the Glen street dump to be- come a nuisance not only established precedent in that the county ofii- s stepped in over the hcads of the 1 authorities, but also brought to the attention of the public the true situdtion trding dumps. With nt reference any particular dump it be that no dumping e to stated any residential community resident of the his ington dump muni community hids the or any fair to beccme sent time the s New- th: At pr stde known road Xtensively as a and disgrace to the com- Not only is it an ey to have one of its ma approach thus defiled. but to have it conducted O1a tin cans, broken piéces and other debris often litter the road and during most of the time there is a most unpleasant stench arising from the burning ref- use there. Now that the dump agita- tion has started why would it not be a good plan for the city to consider the abolition of all public dumps and investigate the advisability of install- ing an incinerating system? PR Many can appreciate the feeling of the yvoung man, now registered in the National Army, who says: “T don't mind going to war. but I hate like the_deuce to get killed.” . . Judging from the reports amature farmers about the city the domestic potato crop not such a success as early summer predications indicated. Many back vards have produced an excellent crop of mar- bles. Summer left us on Thursday and the bell rang loudly on September 15 vet we still see an occasional straw hat. Well, well, all the brave men have not enlisted. L. G. Tolles, a fruit grower makes weekly trips to the grocers, tells th his little hoy, scarcely two years, old, to the city and while here the little fellow saw for the first time a bull dog. Alwa, accustomed to the shaggy haired collic at home, the boy, after patting the strange dog for some time, suddenly remarked: “Daddy, ain't dis doggie dot hard hair.” is a ore to the cit n ar- teries of it is disgusting as it of is might ground should bo permitted to exist in | | i A . of the is who local .. T.est dog owners suffer unnecessari- ly they had best become familiar im- mediately with the regulation, effec- tive this morning which provides That all dogs must be chained to the premises of their owners, and all dogs which appear on the streets with their owners must be held in check with a leash on longer than five fect. Any unlicensed or uncollared dog caught will be immedately Kkilled and the -owners of any other animal must claim it within 22 hours and likewise pay a fine of $3. Keep your dog chained up. P Should an old-timer, who resided in this village along about 1870, return, personally or in mind, to its business =ection he would find but very few familiar establishments. A newspaper, published here on June 2, 1871, has lately been sent into the office and | is interesting in its uniqueness. It contains four pages of seven col- umns each, with only a very few news items, most of the paper being de- voted to advertisements. Compare the names of these nrominent busi- ness men of 1871, as they appear in this old paper, to those of today: Mitchell & Hurnmerford, attorneys at law (both deccased,) C. B. Richard- son, dentist (now retired and in fecble health,) Samuel Stanle; boots and fshovs: John Hanna. dealer in foreign American marble: H. G. Ar- restaurant; Hubbard Brothers, ete.; J. Bulkle stoves and tinware; William H. Ellis, photogra- pher; Philip Seibert, new and second hand furniture; R. C. Dunham, den- tist; Rossetter & Goodrich, druggists; H. C. Atwell, first ward meat mar- ket; Killam & Wells, teas, coffee and spices; Charles Belden, real estate Franklin Clark & Co. | i 17, is & Co.; clothier: “ornwell & Bishop; Horace Nalley, livery stable; A. Powell, clothier; Wil- liams & Pierpont, feed store. This pa- per also contains an advertisement of one George L. Allen who announces to the public that he has Elihu Bur- ritts’ books, ordered directly from the London publishers. In this strange old paper the chief items of news seems to be the communication of Mayor F. T. Stanley to the common council. This communication shows the total indebtedness of the city at that time to have been $115,557.20, | of which $100,000 was in water bonds. The mayor's letter further states that a tax of five mills on the dollar had just been laid at a special city meet- ing. Apparently up to this time, when New Britain had just heen chartered city, the chief of police or the pa- trolmen did not wear uniforms for Mayor Stanley recommended that they *‘all wear uniforms and badges because policemen are often resisted because they are not recognized. ..o the New Britain tobacco fund for her soldiers and sallors is steadily increasing, it is not growing jas it should or as it would if the city had a live Chamber of Commerce or some other organization to handle it. There is nothing that the soldier or sailor at the front appreciates as much as tobacco from home and for those who do not smoke sweet choco- late is a happy substitute. In Hart- ford a large sum has heen raised and in New York the Sun has raised over $70,000 by popular appeal and has already sent .000,000 cigarettes to the boys “over there.” Why could not the local committee devise some scheme for the raising of money. Might not the state armory be cured for a benefit dance, carnival or popular auction. There are anv number of Ways of raising money 1f those in charge would only get busy. o ow and nold, lumber, Although The recent vote of the police hoard whereby the Probation office and the one. He had brought | | police department are to have sep- arate telephones was a good one as far as it went, but did not go far enough. The work of the department has now grown to such an extent that two office telecphones are needed. Oftimes the wire is busy on a toll| line or other call, when an emergency call is sent in and unless there are two wires to the police station there may be a serious delay. All summer there have been nu- merous automobile accidents in whih little children, playing in the streets, have been the victims and the auto- mobile drivers have been at fault in only a very few instances. During Past week there has seemingly been an epidemic imilar accidents which should c the parents of children to sit up and take notice. From rccords of a4 majority of these accidents it appears that it is the child who is almost always at fault. THE CHIEF OF STAFF. Experlence and Fitness of Major Gen. | Kuhn Suggest the Permanent Ap- pointment of this Gallant Officer (New York Times.) The permanent appointment at this moment of a general officer of the ex- perience and fitness of Major Gen. Kuhn to the post of chief of staff would have a heartening effect on the | nation. A temporary appointment now, even to do honor to so valuable an officer as General Tasker Bliss, | who is nearing the age of retirement, might have a different effect on the public mind. The people are thor- oughly alive to the need of speed in our war preparations, and the promo- tion of General Kuhn would be re- celved as an indication that the government intends to expedite the mobilization. Inevitably, the assem- bling of the drafted contingents has been much delayed. September is Many parents think nothing of per- mittipgg their little ones to play in the street and mony of these little ones cosider it reat fun to stand in gutter and then suddenly dart across the street in front of an automobile. Others take delight in anding as near to a passing car as po: hle, while another type of these youngsters con- tas though to cross in front of a car, only to stop at the last moment and laugh at the motorists’ frantic efforts to stop. While the children are at fault for these practices .it must evident to all that it is their who are the’ ones in the g ror and a little more intere welfare of their young ones far toward eliminating this nature. at er- in the accidents of Attention 1 en called to practice of several cmployes of win- dow cleaning establishments who empty the dirty, greasy and soapy wa- ter from their pails into the gutters on and about Main street, leaving a dirty and untidy scum on the pave- ment. Only a few days ago Traffic warn one such man to empty a pail If others would take the hint it would respect at least. S It would also improve the appear- ance of the center if the broken lamp standard on the northeastern end of the park were either entirely removed or replaced. LR world were battling for and each nation was sending out calls for its reservists there were many ap- plications among the foreigners in New Britain to take out their citizen- ship papers. Since the advent of the United States into the war there has citizenship. It is expected, however, that if the Brandegee amendment is passed, or if Congress makes treaties with Russia, Ttaly, Sngland and France, permitting the drafting or re- calling of aliens, there will again be an influx of foreigners and then the re- cently created naturalization court of the city will have plenty of work to do. In some places in New York state where slacker aliens have tempted to obtain jobs left vacant by drafted men the employers have re- fused them unless their services were absolutely necessary. Many people advocates a similar action by local mantfacturers. « e With the approach of the season tho: are expressing considerable disap- pointment at the new game law which prohibits the use of a ferret in hunt- ing wild hares or rabbit: At least one regular policeman is affected by this law and may yvet decide to put his precious little ferrets on the mar- ket. hunting . e The feeling in the third ward seems to be that the position left vacant b: the resignation ner C. Weld should be given to Alex- ander Mackay, who made such a good run last spring. Mr. McMillan's name { has been mentioned but inasmuch as he has stated that he will not be a candidate in case there is opposition, it is not thought likely that he will permit his name to be used against Mr. Mackay PR Many improvements have been the | ! been called the equipment is not vet | ccmplete. | military head of the army of an of- i ficer in the prime of lifs | extensive sider it the height of pleasure to start | Seen | who has won the respect and admira- be | pavents | o3 ¢ i him would go | Coloneley to a Major Generalship. In | spoken of as the most fit the | Supervisor Lamphere had occasion to | of dirty water into the catch basin. | improve the city’s appearance in this While all the other nations in the | supremacy | been a dearth of aliens applying for | at- | who like this fall sport | of Councilman Gard- | | own soldiers, well advanced and not half of the men already drafted have been called to the colors. For those who have The appointment as the of the most ining, who has armies at work, military tr: the Xuronean tion of his brother officers and the confidence of the country, should not i be longer delayed. General Kuhkn has had a brilliant career. Lately, honors have falien to Guickly, but they have been de- served. In a little more than two vears he has risen from a Lieutenant army circles he has frequently been officer for the foremost position. The duties of the chief of staff are not negative. He should be more than a figurehead. Our defective National Defense act somewhat restricts his powers, and the law should be amended to give him full authority as the military head of the army. The general bellef is that Generai Kuhn is the kind of officer who will at all times exert the full measure of his authority and impress upon his civil superiors the wisdom of giving | him a free hand. As head of the war | college' he has had considerable in- ! fluence already. He is one of our | best equipped military engineers, and | there are huge engineering problems |to be solved in preparing for our | operations in France. It is rumored | that the general stafi may be quar- tered in France after our soldiers are That would be | a military innovation without prece- | dent, but in this great war precedents | do not count for much. The English | chief of staff remains on the English | side of the channel, to be sure, but | that is not 3,000 miles from the seat | of war. | engaged at the front. Why Not? (Waterbury American). Why not transfer large numbers of German prisoners of war, now held in France and England, to the United States? They would certainly receive as good, if not better, food and lodg- ing here; the cost of their mainte- nance would be less; and they could be put to work in farming and other forms of industry which would give them something to do and would make them useful. This is very different from taking war prisoners and putting them to building trenches and exposing them even on the firing line. Ships and transports are coming back from the other side with small if any car- goes. There is plenty of space then for the transportation of German war prisoners. This idea was taken up about the time we entered the war and for some reason dropped. The suggestion is receiving further atten- tion because of the sinking by Ger- man submarines of ships on the re- turn voyage. The latest argument is that Germany would"' not sink these | ships if they sent their own people to the bottom. That does not seem to us to enter into it. We have no idea that Germany would give a con- tinenta] whether she sank her own people or not. Her barbarities to her like chaining them to their guns or forcing them to fight with guns behind their backs, so as to put them between two fires, are too well established to he doubted. But why on the original grounds, the saved cost to the allies and the made in the highway around Shuttle tion. road at several points on the shore would be an added asset as some places it is hardly possible for two vehicles to pas: Home. Run for Democracy. (New York Sun.) When Princeton '17 and suey specialist from Pell to Yaphank together democracy ap- pears to be reasonably safe in this section of the Western Hemisphere. When the man who quit a $10,- | 000 a year job and the man who sac- | rificed his $8 a week a week go to France together democracy will get to secofid bas When the man who used to direct the work of 1,000 emploves and the man who was 1,000th in order of importance among those employes go over the top together democracy will steal third. With upward of a million pinch hitters it looks as if demooracy would cross the plate. a chop Calling a King a Liar. (Brooklyn Citizen.) | The Saturday Review of London | finds that this is the first time a King has been called a liar to his face; and | it seer ther amazed, even stunned, | at President Wilson's temerity _in | doing so. There could be no mis- take as to the phvchology of the | president’s characterization, told right | to the Kaiser's face, not hidden in a perfidious document transmitted | through a secret channel. The psy- | chology of the president’s character- | ization is found in its truth—which was knoWwn to the world, but needed | a man to tell it. Perhaps the psy- | chology of it may vet reach and sink into the German mind—and that not without leaving some trace behind. Meadow lake, making this one of the | prettiest drives or walks in this sec- ! However, the widening of the | west | in | street g0 | | the | firmed usefulness of extra workers here at the present time, the suggestion is not a good one, we cannot see. Of course the government must have considered the matter, must have reasons for not aking it up, which the public does not know. mogggnoyu SHRDL CMFW CMF CM By-Path Meadow. Those who know theil Pilgrim’'s progre: will remember how Chris- tian and Hopeful found the way rough and their feet tender by rea- son of their travels. “So the soul of the Pilgrims was much discouraged because of the way,” In this state of war-weariness they saw a meadow, | and a stile to go ‘over into it. and meadow was called By-Path Meadow. It looked pleasant and easy golng, so the Pilgrims went over the stile, being encouraged thereto by a gentleman named Vain-Confidence, a Pacifist as we should say, who af- that the By-Path led to the Celestial Gate. But soon it began to ain and thunder and lighten in a ery dreadful manner; the Pilgrims ost their way, and found themselves before long in the nasty and stinking dungeon of Giant Despair, who beat them with his grievous crab-tree cud- gel. Fortunately, Christian had a forgotten key called Promise in his bosom, and with this he opened the locks of Doubting Castle. Thus, the Pilgrims barely escaped with their lives and were glad to get on the King's Highway again, hard and steep and steny though it was. We suggest to our readers T v 1 that | they should beware of these By-Path Meadows, however alluring they may be. The Pope may point to one and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald to another; | they look tempting and easy; but it is better to keep to the straight path, confident that however hard the road may be in the end, we shall come too that Celestial Gate of Victory, which alone leads to Peace. | LAWRENCE F. DELANEY. The lad above who is wearing the smile that won't come off is Lawrence F. Delaney and as the uniform de, notes, one of Uncle Sam jackies. Young Delaney is but 1S vears old, still he enlisted as a member of the regular navy in February, 1917. Delaney’s parents are both dead and while in New Britain he lived with his guardian, George T. Swain at 19 Barnett street. Time Is On Our Side. (Philadelphia Inquirer.) If democracy is making any progress in Germany it is in opposition to every force that autocracy can bring to bear. There is an impertant sec- tion of the Reichstag that would, could it have its way ,liberalize the government and make it, as least in a measure, representative of the peo- ple. But the determination of the Kaiser and his cabal of military maa% men to insist upon autocratic power is shown conclusively by the emperor’s own words. To the Bremen Chamber of Commerce he telegraphed that German loyalty will frustrate all attempts to part the people and their emperor. To the troops that cap- tured Riga he issued an address. “Happen what may, and no matter how long it may last, on, then! Fall upon the enemy with joyful heart¥ and iron will to victory over all the enemies of Germany!” Part of the scheme of autocracdy is to plot peace. The Prussian despoti arc adepts at plotting. They would have their own people helieve that they want peace, but that their foey are relentless and insist upon the des- truction of Germany. In the mean- time they throw out feelers, not iff the hope that these feelers will be grasped by their enemies, but in the hope that dissensions will be spread among the allied nations. They arc not blind, these Prussion militarists. For home consumption they belittle the United States, but they are not fooling themselves. They cannot faif to realize the immense strength that this country, fully aroused, can bring to bear, and it is to their interest to talk peace with the view of deceiv- ing us into a policy of inactivity. Peace will come when our terms are met. There must be a responsibloe government in Germany. With the Hohenzollerns we cannot deal. Soms day all Germany will understand this. It is only a matter of time, and timo is fighting on our side. % Every day that passes gained for the arganization of our stupendous forces. IEvery day that goes by is a spike driven in the coffin of autocr: s ambition. Give us time-—only a little time— and we shall be on the front with armies and fleets of airplanes. That will be somcthing that Berlin can. understand, and when Berlin under- stands the end will be in sight. The one hope of autocracy lies in cheating us into a peace—a peace is a day | just far the suke of peace—that would leave it free to begin all over again. Mayo Brothers’' Gift. (Philadelphia Bulletin.) About thirty-five yvears ago a tornado of unusual violence swept across Min- nesota and northern Wisconsin, leav- ing behind a broad track of death and ruin. The little village of Roch- ester in the former State was almost wiped out. Many were Kkilled, but more were terribly injured by falling walls and flying missiles. An olds fakhioneda practitioner named Mayo started an emergency hospital with tho ald of some Sisters of Charity, and before long the medical warld was learniing that most astonishing results had been obtained under what seemed most unlikely circumstances. Today Rochester is a centre of sure gical knowledge and practice for the whole world. The good old doctor has gane, but his two sons have butlk | ©p a hospital which is the refuge of tke slilng from ell parts of the world, and partfculerly physicians. Just how these two men have been able to ac- complish s0 much I8 onc of the wond~ ers of the wge. The have had great experlence, vut their academic know- ledge is no greater than that of others, while their resalts are unquestioned. = Now these men have turned over all their savings, amounting to more that $1,600,600, to the University of Minnesota to establish this hospital as its medical branch, and they pro- pose to maintain ie until the sum of ‘two millions of endownment (s reached. Two considerations in thie connection are of importance. First, these men have given their lives to humanity and dedicated all their money to future generations. The pro- pose to go out of the world with nothing more than they brought into it. Secondly, they are mnot content, like many rich men, to wait until they are dead for their benefactions to materialize. They want to see it es- tablished and to aid in its.growth. Many rich men have benevolent , impuls but manage to keep them under perfect control. Parting with money as nful as a surgical operatian. Yet the man who really wants to do good should begin while he is alive. is &

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