The evening world. Newspaper, December 15, 1911, Page 26

ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER, Daily Except Sunda: opt Buy Park Row, New York RALPH PULITZER, President, J, ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, JOSHYH PULITZER, Jr, Secretary, Entered at the Post-Office at New York as fecond-Class ription Rates to The Evening {for England and World for the United States All Countries in the International and Canada, Postal Union. $3.50] One Yen One Mon ++ NO. 18,378 GENTLEMEN, THE AMERICAN FLAG! Hative land, whether born there or not. Alien-born Americans are entitled to think well of the mother country which they forsook for aebetter. But they are not entitled to claim American citizenship afd then confuse its exercise and trouble the pool of American life ¥ith alien interests, sentiments or prejudices. ‘That is working both ends againsi the middle. It is not fair to the native American, who, after all, is a majority even in this cosmopolis. It ie not fair race which the hyphenated American avows, and which stands er in the general esteem with every theatre riot and every racial ault on American freedom of epeech. The professional “race” agitator is a nuisance. He represents afdenial of fundamental American doctrine, which abhors clase and ivilege and tolerates no distinctions of race or religion. The fessional foreigner’s stock in trade is that he was born some- re else, that he is,Celt or Teuton or Semite or Tatin. Out of these exotic assets he seeks to create a privileged clase. es New York has had enough of political groups whose only prin- Giple of union was the “rich Irish brogue” or “sweet German accent,” @F some jargon whose policy was to exploit sentiments which should have. been thrown into the Atlantic on the way across, whose invari- ate purpose was to sell out to the highest bidder. It ought to be fasrally impossible for any naturalized alien to threaten an Ameri- can administration with the vengeance of other naturalized aliens Because of what it may or may not do in another land. It ought to be morally impossible for aliens to make such infractions of the public order as natives refrain from making, or to bring business i The Evening jay by the Press Publishing Company, Nos, 68 to HY not all be Americans? It is said of a New York play- | smith that he discovered the American flag. Others in ae this town might make the same discovery. It is a per- fevtly good flag and they have travelled far to get under its shadow. | The Irishman said that every man ought to be proud of his Ww Longin | | ft. political or social pressure of the sort natives never attempt, in @ider to limit the freedom of speech or action of an American offi- dial, whether he be immigration or police commissioner. "! Mhe chief business of the alien should be to become a good ‘American—to remember some things, but for his own and the general good forget more. The procese has beon grateful to the c majority of aliens, and the noisy minority Would find it rewarding. _ Why not get upon common ground under the flag? PRR EEESLSIE Se) © ane ELECTORAL CANDOR. vote, just tabulated and announced, by which the State defeated the proposed constitutional amendment to raise legislators’ salaries is memorable as perhaps the most sting- Stig comment ever made from the inside on the Empire State brand tee Most people who vote at all vote “Yes” on constitutional amend- ments. But when the Legislature, in disregard of its own perform- @nee and repute, adked the people to raise the salaries of Assembly- Mén from $1,500 to $3,000 and of Senators frog $1,500 to $3,500, their answer was to cast 414,404 votes against the demand and reject it. by a majority of 151,914. <> It is a singular commentary on political human nature that the same voters who thus have “marked down” the values of legis- Istors keep sending these legisjators back to Albany.’ They choose chegp men, and then rebuke them for being s0. Yet legislators, if they want to, could get what is in effect a salary advance. Let them do their work cleanly and promptly and adjourn without sitting around for months awaiting orders from ve “the. old men.” Fifteen hundred dollars for two months’ work is| y,. ¢, @a.good pay as $3,500 for five months. pS EET ene a x TRAVELLING WITH A TEMPERAMENT. fs a paradox of the eternal feminine that the woman whom it is * easiest for people on the other side of the footlights to get along with is the woman whom it is not easiest to get along wiinager is in point. To keep on terms with his star he said “one | mast be a pal, a humorist, a manager, a millionair gné a sort of all-around joke.” , 8 doctor, a nurse roe Fs seat SRO orid Daily Ma ‘athe. Copyriaht, 1911, g! 38 ( Copyright, 1011, by The Press Publishing Co, (The York World), R. GRBESH and Prof. Slurk, the ex-temperance lecturers, were still spending the evening with nd Mrs, Jarr. They had been discoursing on psychology of advertising. But, bis words as these were, they did not wholly conceal the plain fact that thelr resent vocation as street peddiers of corn salve did not make them com- pany to be wholly proud of. ‘This crossed the minds of both these keen-minded gentlemen, who had been betrayed into frank speaking under the the with.on the same side of the footlights. The letter of a theatrical | cheering influence of the Jarra’ plain but substantial hospitality, This," said Prof, Slurk raising @ ing fingor, “is ‘Non Cum Grano as the Latin adage hath &. While we are not ashamed, while we do not feel demeaned to be engaged in Mrs. Jarr breathed a sigh of rellef. “I had thought of inviting some friends in this evening,” she sald. ‘My mother tells me that Prof. Slurk is @ fine musician and singer.” “We should ‘be pleased to exert our humble talents to entertain your friends,” said Dr. Greese, while Prof. Slurk bowed and smacked his lips, as if he anticipated more good eating. “I know of no opportunity to do more Practical temperance work in the home than an oc m of the kind!" sald Mrs. Jarr's mother sourly, as to imply if the Jarre’ friends cated, temperance ad- monittons would be fitting, She had beon bridiing up ever since dinner, For Dr. Greese and Prof, Slurk had long ago determined that !t would be more to thetr advantage to pay court to Mr, and Mrs. Jarr, givers of good dinn rather than Mrs. Jarr’s mother, a visitor lke themeelves. “We will not—ah-talk shop, this even- ing.” said Prof, Slurk smacking his December Is ECEMBER te the month with by The Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York World), )¥& Mr, Jarr Enjoys an Evening Of Song and Hammer-Blows D LPSSSS SSIS IIIISS SSSISSIIISSISTISS SITIIISGOIITSITES Ips to emphasize the hint that if com- Dany came they would be silent as to thelr present ocoupation and also not dwell upon their previous efforts in the cause of temperance, “My contrere tmplies,” explained Dr. Greese, “that in soclal assemblages we never cast a damper upon conviviality. True temperance does not mean prohibt- tion It stands for moderation.” Prof, Slurk smacked his ips so mean- Ingly ‘at this point that Mr. Jarr, who could take a hint as well as the next one, said he'd go out and see if there wi any beer on the Ice. ‘IT will not countenance such un- seemly proceedings!" said Mrs. Jarr’s mother. And she flounced out into the dining~ room. Meanwhile Mrs. Jarr had telephoned formally and meet notables. some charming the | eink ae By Maurice Ketten Gn noe SOSbOE40000004400 The charming notables meanwhile we scauning through the music on the plano to find if there were any of the good old robust ballads suitable to Prof. Slurk's megaphone baritone. ‘They are all too high, and I am afraid I n't transpose them,” was Prof. Slurk’s verdict of the Jarrs’ musical Mbrary’s offerings, after the company had assembled. “However, I can vamp The Dying Sailor.’ ” Whereupon he sat down at the plano, while the company rustled in cheerful expectancy; and began in a loud mourn- ful bellow: The good ship lay, in Biscay Bay, While the waves were rolling high But no hearts were gay on that doleful day death, grim death was nigh! For death, grim death was NIGH! December _ 15 191% The Story Of Our Country By Albert Payson Terhune Covyright, 1011, by The Prots Publishing Co, (The New York World). No. 33—The Civil War's Second Year (Part I1.—in the East.) HILE smaller Union armies and less famous Union leaders were blazing a trail of victory through the Mississipb! region early in 1862, a Union Army about 200,000 strong, led by Gen. McClellan, was encamped around Washington. Northern politicians and Northern newspapers were still filling the air with the clamor, “ON TO RICHMOND!" They demanded that our forces strike straight at the very heart of the Confederacy by seizing its capital, We had a mighty army, commanded by General who was just then a popular idol. The public could see no reason why a decisive blow should not be struck. McClellan, with his 200,000 troops, had but one serfaus obstacle between thomselves and Richmond—a body of lesg than 75,000 Confederates who were encamped at Manassas, not far from the scene of the first Bul) Run battle. But while the North clamored for the Union army to advance upon the Confederate capital and to brush aside the Southern forces that lay be- tween them and thelr goal, one delay after another postponed the attack. McClellan fell [il, Offictal tncompetency tangled the army's movements. Wild tales were told of the enormous size of the Confederate force that defended Richmond. It was not until April that McClellan felt ready to begin his march. He transported 100,000 men of the Army of the Potomac by water to Fort Monroe, then moved toward Richmond along the Peninsula, be- tween the James and York rivers. It had been er- ranged that Gen. McDowell, who was at Fredertcke- burg with 40,000 troops, should reinforce him. It was a well-planned move in the war game, but the cleverness of McClellan's opponents checked it. “Stonewall” Jackson, for instance, made a dach through the Shenandeaa Valley, menaced Washington itself and utterly prevented McDowell from joining McClelian, By threatening to attack Washington the Confederates caused 60 many troops to be massed about the Union capital for its defense that no euita- ble number of men could be sent to McClellan's aid. Blunders and bad tuck end unforeseen complications again hampered McClellan's advance. Many milttery authorities believe that @ quick raid upon Richmond at that time would have been successful. But the invading army moved at enall's pace. Lack of rein- forcements, combined with {ncompetency and disagreements in high places end the brilliant manoeuvres of the smal Confederate armies—all these blooked Mo- Clellan's progress. A United States fleet sailed up the James River to within e very few miles of Richmond. But a mix-up of orders from Washington prevented MoClelian from co-operating with {t. All these delays gave the Confederacy a chance te Strengthen Richmond's defenses and to mass thousands of men for {ts defense. Sixty thousand Southern soldiers had poured into the endangered city. Mo- Clelan's golden hour for easy conquest was past—frittered away by petty causes that are now hard to understand. On May 21-June 1 McClellan won the battle of Fair Oaks at Chickabomiay Creek, near Richmond, and sent the Confederates flying back into the aity. Sev. eral explanations have been offered for McClellan's failure to follow his retreat- shmond, At all events, he did not pursue, and another chance ‘as gone, for McClellan made no active move for some days. The Confederates were able to recover from thetr defeat and still further to etrengthen their position, Then followed a week of almost ceascless fighting. Richmond was @ bare five miles away, and McClellan made one more effort to smaah his way through the Confederate lines to it. He still hoped that McDowell's 40,000 men might reinforce But McDowell was kept guarding Washington from possible attack. Whether or not these reinforoe- ments were necessary in order to capture Richmond has been a matter of dispute. At any rate, precious time had been spent in wadting for them. And now i was too late for further advance. Lee and Jackson kept Mo- Clellan busy with battle after battle, barring his way and turning aside hie attack on the city by a series of bew!lderingly brilliant milltary tactics. In the hot, wet, malarial Chickahominy swamp MoClellan’s forces camped that mid- summor, And men died like files, Disease scourged their ranks. They were kiied in battles that brought no decisive result. Nothing wes gained. Swamp fever and Confederate bullets cut down soldiers by the thousand. At last, on Aug. 4, McClellan received peremptory orders from Washington to give up the hopeless campaign and remove his army from the Peninsula, Back he came to Washington (ful of bitter complaints and of excuses that may or may not have been satisfactory), and was relieved from command of the Army of the Potomac, ‘Thus ended the disastrous Peninsula campaign, fadlure that sickened the whole nation. | A Campaign The Last Chance Gone. with & record of tone ana” returned the other, sadly. “It's too Too Late. ars ago, $ Yout! Companion. when the Technicalities. LITTLE boy was once brought magistrate chatged with thro at railway trains we: | rovd He was greatly impressed at thei work was hard and when the dinner bell ran every man made a dash for the table and before one could believe tt possttte the food had die A t throw no stones, sir. "said the bos. ing to!" echoed the magistrate, 1 was only appeared “Weil, ‘ue day a workman on his way to the table tent was there, and as « deterrent 1 bali tripped on the root of a tree and fell, He lay| fine you $5. Cuite still, making no attempt to rise. On leaving the court the father of the boy was we farmer rushed to hii in great concern, | called back and toformed that he hadn't paid the Are you badly burt!” he asked, fine, Xo," armwered sthie mar ‘That's so," replied the parent. “I should ‘Well, why don't you get up and go to your dinnert"? hare done 80; but, ae the intent ts ‘food in law, why, you're paid!"—St, Paul toate And the dying eailér ed around, Beak Sar seer oe ee on the He Seckosed fe’ mat to himt 5 es to Ho beckoned his mates to HIM! Hie votce, was weak, he could y i scarcely speak, But ‘one lingering took he gave, “Wonder Month.’ serious concerns in February or June. And he sald’ I know to my death 59, I shall rest beneath the wave! T shall rest beneath the WAVE! ‘This ie the way with all these dying HE bathrobe that fe made with kimono, or peaa- ant, Sleeves is the very latest development of that comfortable and satisfactory garment. This one also includes the big shawl collar and is graceful and Qttractive while ebso- {Thus equipped, one may profitably travel with a Temperament. my temperament,” a garrulous vaudevillian confided to her the shortest day and the long- est night of the year; the month of Chrietendom's great- Thursday will be the most propitious! sallor songs, One won!’ think, to hear ay of the week for them. They wil] be!them, the expiring eeaman had his apt to work hard, while others reap choice of a receiving vault or cremation, lutely simple. In the illustration it te made from figured flannel mercantile pursuits, even of an itinerant character, yot there 1# « prejudice r , “I would still be trimming hate at Lancaster, Pa., for $14| rather, in favor of oratory and the est jubilee, and the month of much of the benefit of their labor unless a8 well, They seem to regard a burial and ‘wimmed with i. » 4s te as against poity trade—even thoush | the most Joyous expectations and reall- | marriage alters the destt Asa gen- at sea as a pleasing and unexpected bands of silk that are wee from such beginnings our merchant) mations, More great men and women | eral rule persons Born r will surprise, stitched in rows, but princes rose to high estate! | were born in {t, and more fond and be successful in business and seldom| Another very remarkable performance any material eppro- “De Gustibus non disputandam,” 8414) ourous custom are then observed than! without ready cast, of dying sailors {s that their last words priate for garments of Dr. Greese knowing!) tn any other month, It {s the month| Birthday influences on the whole are are roared with such tremendous and the kind can be used, was there with the classte quotations of the Halcyon Days (15th to 29th), of| favorable. There 1s but one realty un- far-reaching energy that it 1s apparent flannel, flannelette, the lao, |the Boy Bishop's reign (6th to 28th),| fortunate anniversary day, and, strange that weak lungs are never the cause ! new cotton zenanna of the watts, the mummers, the carol |to sa;, that ia the 26th, The 1st, 4th, of thelr demise, Prof. Slurk was ham- oe eee vers I come home from work, ti singers, the Lori of Misrule, and the | 26th mering on the bass keys and roaring: ‘eciable 6lad to have a home of my pia Ron strange Hogmenay Da: 40 to be ac-| dates; the Sth, th and 224 are quite ‘ weight, and also the ‘ec problem offered in this department “A man buys two houses for 1,000 each. One ie sold af a 26 per oont, loss and the other at 25 per cent in and @ good home-made supper ready for me, I have two children, and I know I could not give them ‘the tender care and service my wife does, I go to work counted for, says the Scrap Book, The name of the month ts dertved from the Latin decem (ten), as it wae originally the tenth month in the calen- favorable; the 24, 7th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 23d, 27th and 29th have favorable and unfavorable influences, contending one against another, and the Ith, 16th, 18th, Then give me a grave in the Tobe blankets that are ocean wave! While the tide moans o'er my Dier! pretty and desirable, The bathrobe te made in three pieces, in, Does he lose or gain on the|@nd garn the money. She keeps the day of Romulus (B, C, 753), and be-|*%th and 28th are likely to bring trouble; And a Groans: wea moaning over fare, being jeams at ieaction?” ‘The answer is very eim-|home up and cares for the children came the twelfth when Numa Pompltus | OF jWneatsn. thy historfeal annt bey Pape ape enya bis shoulders’ asa untae 21 better than I 1d, * (B, ©, 718) introduced January and je most noteworthy historical annie le mel the arms. The ci 26 per cent. of $1,000 t# $250, On ee ae Ronasoll All mae aie . aahinage ualere; originally tho | Yersaries will beahe battle of Austerlitz, | tenants who weren't pleased at the levjoined 10 ee ee peeee: be doses. £260 and on the “iba Hh kg have 24 (1806); Counctl of Trent, 18th (148);| vocal treat. . and front edges. ‘Thi he gains $250, 80 breaks even on| seen tt proven. Womah is man's guar- first month. {Boston “Tea Party,” 16th (78); landing wn word girdl transaction, Profit and lose are|@an angel (barring a few exceptions), Prior to the roign of Wiliam the Con-| of the Pilgrims, 224 (1620), and batile of . under str * computed from the buying FM, queror (1066), our English cousins be-|mrenton, ath-26th (176), Masquerading Woods. bg te If the question had been “A man Washington and the Fis: |wan thelr year on Christmas Day. In med On an exceptionally long roll of births of eminent people this month the follow- ing are a few of the most conspicuous: will be required 7 yards of material 27, 63-4 yards 36 or 44 ORE than half of the forty mil- ft lion feet of “mahogany" con- houses for $1,000 each and loses 25 per cent, and on the D the Editor of The Evening World While in the Museum of Art I saw ‘the French revolutionary era the first | twenty-one days were assigned to Fru- M umn ev yei in pis un- v! he gains 25 per cont—does ie|the picture of “Washington Crossing malro (slesty), and the remainder to) y¢.Queen and Empress Alexandria, iat | try is net Pee aman cen yard 2?" for' the’ Sat Iwme or gain by the transaction?” the| the Delaware," ‘This event happened Nivose (snowy), Martial called 1t Fu-| (4); Samuel Crompton, 34 (1783); of tmltation woods, but one chief one, ming, > iach would be different. in December, 176, and, according to mosus Comoky), and Canus (hoary); the/phomas Carlyle, 4th (179); Dr. John The so-called Colombian mahogany, ac- one ine’ he oat CHARLES J. WILEY, | the picture, a man ts holding the Amer- jfnctent Saxons, winter monat (winter) kitto, ath (1840); Mary, Queen of Scots,| cording to a monograph just tssued by small. 34 or 36 inches, a fean flag. How did they come to have month), and Heligh monat (holy |gtn (1542); John Milton, 9th (1608); Dr.| the forest service, belongs to the mon- medium $8 or 4 Pea Lsiromen's Renaitiz, an American flag in their boat when Ont) tind Sie modern Germans) Ropert Koch, th (163); Hrasmus Dar-| key-pod family, Leoythigacease, other- {Bones lange 48 or 38 | Mithe Ktitor Bresing the flag was first adopted on June 14, at monat, win, 12th (1731); Empress Marle Louise wise known as Cariniana pyriformis, Its ‘Whave read what different readers We said about women bing inferior to yen until I am tired, I don't agree with aq? wid. ‘The artist made a very glaring mis- take iu deptoting an Amer.van flag in Present tur day authorities assign the ise and bloodstone as ap- Call at THE EVENING WORLD MAY MANTON FASHION! BUREAU, Donald Building, Greeley Square, corner Sixth avenue (France), 12th (171); Dean Stanley, 18th! grain and color resemble the wood of ru (1818); Tycho Brahe, Mth (1548); Jerome! mahogany, and ifs straight, cylindrical propriate gems of the month, and the| Bonaparte, 1th (174); Jane Austen, 1éth| trunk, averaging three feet in diameter te and ‘Thirty-second street, New York, or sen ai, 1 think it tw an inauit to our! this scene. Tho flag shown tn the ple- cyclamen, winter aconite and, prefera-| (775); George Whitefleld, 16th (TM); Dr. {and with a clear length of Atty fest,| $ omtatm $ MANTON PATTERN CO, at the above. hertes eaten pe and sisters, What would| ture was not adopted or even designed! “What did the poor fellow say when | by, the holly, as the flowers, Benjamin Rush, th (1%); Sir Isaac| admirably adapts tt for lumbering. The| $ qmege } in coin or stamps for each pattern ordered, men do without the women, any-| until the year after Washington crossed | the brick fell on him?” Persons born in December should wed | Newton, 2th (16); Louis Pasteur, 27th| cabinet makera like it as well as the IMPORTANT—Write your address plainly and always specify’ 1 could mot keep my home as the Delaware. The error hae been| He murmured, ‘Thanks, 60 much, It those born in April, August or Novem- a jattorns ted. t pega ne; etre Be. size wanted. Add two cents for letter postage if in a hurry, 833), and Bir Arohibald Allison, %th| true mahogany, Why not call it by its Oariniane? geen, ond ween wae Just what | wanted.” ber and showld undertake thetr most| (im). true name, mena, spine eet ce tea a aT