Ni 10 THE SPRINGFIELD UNION: WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 22. 1919 The Springfield Union FOUNDED JANUARY 4, 1864. Entered at the Postoffice, Springfield, as Second Class Mail Matter. Wednesday, January 22, 1919.
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1 Beacon St The Onion sent it for publication unless cannot undertake to retarn manuscripts accompanied by patare. No atthey tention are paid to anonymous contributions. A Line o' Cheer words ofttimes may not be wise, By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS. My And But if speak the truth as in me 1104, they be sincere, Promoting prove the love heart within is right and cheer, And E'ou though the head be wrong. 2'11 be content, and day and night Continue with my sung.
1919. Senator Penrose does not gain in nor in the esteem of the referring to reputation American, Hoover publio as Dian irresponsible If it ever came to non-resident." A choice, the people of this country would prefer one "irresponsible nonresident" of the Hoover type to B. dozen or twenty Penrose, resident or non-resident. It Was the irony of fate that it was not until after his death that the Arst picture of Karl Liebknecht that did not make him: look like cheerful lunatic appeared In the American press. But considering the circ*mstances that led up to his death, it in possible the older did more Justice to his portraits character and temperament than the later picture.
The shooting of A whale with a machine gun from his airplane by an American aviator off the Pacitic coast, near San Diego, few days ago, opens up a. new field of possibility in the whaling industry. It suggests whaling ships of the future cruising forth with an equipment of airplanes and a complement of aviators and skilled gunners to scout for and bag these monsters of the deep. If it seems fantastic, one has only to remember that other Industries have been more startlingrevolutionized in the last forty ly. Afty years by the invention of new appliances or the discovery of new processes.
With her eye on the $6500 clerkship of the House, when the Republican Congress comes In, it suits Jeannette Rankin to pose as a defeated Republican, the practise having been to confer this office on some political "lame duck" of the party in power. Jeannette, however, ceased to be a Republican in good standing when, after she was defeated for the party nomination, she ran as an Independent candidate for United States senator against the regular Republican and Democratio candidates. This takes her out of the lame duck class and forces her to qualify as political Jame goose. Again is the question of who's in the regulation of railroad rates brought to the fore by the overruling by the Interstate Commerca Commission of an order issued by the director general of railroads The commission asserts its authority to review rates Axed by the director general, and apparently 1s convinced that it has a legal right 50 to do. It is known that former -Director General McAdoo held a contrary opinion, and it is likely that his successor will question the authority of the commission and seek a ruling that will dispose of this issue once and for all.
Until such a ruling is had the director general and the Interstate Commerce Commission will continue at loggerheads and the resulting confusion may cause serious harm to freight shippers and to the rail- the doings or whereabouts of Lenine and Trotzky no longer arouse much Interest, as these reports have come to be regarded 6.5 elther a cheap and silly form of propaganda put out by the Bolshevik! themselves, or else wild rumors and inventions. As An example, it was recently reported from Copenhagen that Trotzky had caused the arrest and imprisonment of Lenine, and Immediately thereafter came A report from Madrid that Lenine had ar. rived in Spain with a group of Lolsherik! agenta and propagandists. Now Stockholm reports that Trotzky is in night, but from whom what is not stated. As a matter of fact.
the American public will not ke real Interest In news dispatches concerning worthies until reports from offcail sources announce that the fate they no richly deserve has overtaken them, elther through mob violence or through military or civil court procedure. roads. Reports from neutral capitals of The occasion for the War Department's forbidding returned ofho*rs and soldiers to wear the Insignia of the divisions to which they belong continues to be a profound mystery. That there was some reason for this amazing order 1s, of course, to be assumed, as military orders are not issued for the mere sake of keeping the clerical force of the War Department busy, but no one has as yet been able to sugrest plausible explanation of it. The protests of Gov.
Coolidge and of the 26th, or "Yankee Division," Mayor Peters of. Boston In behalf which is deprived by this order of the right to continue to wear the which was its proud emblem on many victorious battlefields In France, are timely and volce the sentiment of all New England peod The means something to the boys and to their friends, It identifies our gallant New England soldiers as the heroes who, in the terrific Aghting from early summer until the armistico was signed, distinguished themselves in such manner As to win unstinted praise from the highest of the French generals and an 'official citation and decoration by the French government. What possible harm could result from continuing to wear this Insignia on their uniforms the soldierg or their frlendy are at a loss to conccive. llowever, the uproar the new orders caused among all the divisions that saw service Abroad is quite sure to bring an explanation from the War Department, and it will be interesting to see what it is. The Railroad Deficit.
About two months ago or before figures for the operation of the railroads for November and Decemwere available, Mr. McAdoo, director general, estimated that deficit in the Government operation for the year would be about $136,000,000 and that in 1919 there a prospect that the Government operation would yield a surplus of $100,000,000, Whether or not this favorable view wag' calculated to sustain the plea for a continuation Government operation for a fiveperiod, so that a fair test of Government operation could be made, the revised results and the catimates therefrom are hardly calculated to sustain a policy of allowthe Government to have full operation for any period than necessary to discover A workable system of private control to which return. The new director general, having investigated further, is reported to havo formed the opinion that the deficit for the year more likely to up to $250.000,000 and that there Is no prospect of a surplus in year 1919. It has been commonly supposed that the disadvantages under which the Government started accounted for the deficit in large measure. It took over the railroads when they were tied.
up in freight blockade In one of the hardest winter seasons ever experienced. Moreover, while rates and wages were both raised, the advantages of the increase in rates did not come until the middle of the year. But it appears also that some of the increases in wages did not really take effect until after that and thus, notwithstanding the increased rates and gross Income, the net income has really been falling off. The deficit is chargeable to the $500,000,000 revolving fund which was created, not only for "paying expenses of Government control," but SO far AS necessary to meet Anancial engagements of certain roads and to make improvements. Any surplus carnings by.
any of the roads above the amount guaranteed could also be added to this fund and, according to the latest reports, some $200,000,000 had been added to it by other surplus earnings of certain of the lines. How much of this $700,000,000 1s left will appear when the final figures for the year are made up, but it is stated that it Is nearly exhausted and that Congress will have to provide a new fund to meet certain capital requirementa and presumably a part of the defcit for last year. It is also hinted that the rates may be again increased, because there are other Increases of wages yet to be made. One estimate 19 that the cost transportation in the country for the year 1913 will total $5,500,000,000, against $4,000,000,000 In 1917, and that nearly $1,000.000,000 of this is in the increase of wages of men directly employed hy the railroads. Of the balance of the increase much can be attributed to the increase wages in other lines contributing railroad equipment.
On such a showing as this it apparent that rates must be again increased if both ends Are to made to meet in the railroad operation of tho country on the present wage basis, for the rates have been put up in the same proportion that wages have and the railroads were being impoverished by A false adjustment before the change made. There 13 no possible chance for the railroads to gain working capital except by either Increasing rates or reducing wages and latter 1g deemed Impossible under the present scale of prices. The Strong Man. In the settlement of the chaotic conditions and difficult problems left by the war in Europe, the present is not likely to prove an exception to the past in revealing the importance of the strong man. The higher degreo of order and sell -control that has been shown by the Czechoslovak neoplo may no doubt be attributed in some measure to the people themselves, but they had a strong leader in Professor Masaryk.
Both by the force of his personality and by reason of activities and sufferings in behalf of his nation, he secured the respect and good will of the people and apparently Bolshevism has mado littlo headway, notwithstanding the industrial nature of the country. The people needed a lead. er and they were fortunate in having one. It begins to appear that Faderewski is able to exercise some of the same qualities over the people of disturbed Poland. If he can gain the will respect have and support accomplished of the an Poles, even he greater feat than Masaryk in Bohemia for tho war has left Poland in a condition little better than that of Belgium, and with vastly greater dangers threatening from without.
Germany not only impoverished the country, but it has been the victim of lawless soldiers returning home in boili directions, and the Bolshevik elements have threatened both within and without. People in such a strait require a leader and, as Poland is to become a by no means insignificant country in Europe, the musician who has delighted two hemispheres with his art may become one of the great statesmen of 2. troubled period. It will be fortunate for Poland if he proves its Masaryk. Other nations bleeding from the war and earnestly struggling to establish their new freedom have not yet revealed strong men so conspicuously.
The Jugoslav state apparently needs one; Hungary seems to be rather poorly provided; the Ukranian state has been the victim of various factions led by men of small ability and, of course, Russia is a great country waiting for the strong man to lead it out of its folly and misery. Ag yet there has been little suggestion of the really strong man in Germany. The Action the supermen hag been exploded. Their boasted military have been proved a weaklings, in and in statesmenship under the new regime ne man has shown real force. Ebert, however good his intentions or loyal his efforts, has great leader.
He has shown none of the qualitiediented rather than accepted. He can not command the respect and real support of any party but his own and the difflculty 1g that in a socialistic regime there is little chance for the really strong man. Affairs are conducted, even in critical times, by A more or less discordant mediocrity with neither 8. vision nor grasp of the large issues. Mr.
Blodgett's Re-election. It may be entirely true that no politics was involved in the proposed election of Alderman Lester to the Board of Water Commissioners, but ho could not have remained 3. candidate without making it appear that there was more of politics than of reform in the attack on Mr. Blodgett. Those who professed to be opposed to Mr.
Blodgett's reelection had no other alternative to offer but the Alderman from Ward 1, and however much the victim of circ*mstances this Alderman may have been, the public could hardly be blamed for seeing little but political in the program that had been mapped out. Mr. Lester is Indebted his friends in the unper board for saving him from an embarrassing situation, but it is still surprising that ho was even willing to be used as a candidate by those members of the Common Council who, with more zeal than good Judgment, seemed determined to deny Mr. Blodgett a deserved re-election. The matter has happily ended by a decision unanimously in Mr.
Blodgett's favor, and if the Common Council has learned lesson from the experience the gain may be considerable. Ir there 19 anything in connection with the Water Department that needs correction or explanation there Is right way to go about it. This departinent, although purposely created with the idea that it should be as free as possible from political influences, Is still subject at any and all times to 3 proper inquiry into its affairs by the City Council. If that body thinks it would be profitable to conduct such an examination there is nothing to prevent it, and it is certainly preferable the indirect method of trying to effect changes by the doubtful expedient. of gradually making thou personnel of the board.
Perhaps Water Department would like nothing better than opportunity to have the allegationg made by certain members of the Common Council tried out in orderly fashion. It there is anything wrong anywhere in the management of any branch of our municipal establishment it should be uncovered, and from what we know of the character and purpose of the Water Commissioners they would welcome an inquiry that would establish the truth or falsity of reports such as have been freely circulated of late in City Hall circles. To have given color to such reports by defeating Dr. Blodgett would be unfair and outrageous, without in any way clearing up the situation. In the meantime, and before going off halfco*ck, the City Council would do well to remember that with a new Mayor on the job, who by virtue of his offire is a member of the Water Board, anything that needs correcting Is certaln to receive his attention.
In explaining disagroements or other human dificulties these days the tendency' is to fall back on psychological reasons, and as a general thing undoubtedly there is much virtue in it. Very largely an individual's state of mind is the explanation of him, and similarly the state of mind of A community or a nation is a prominent factor in the equation of its conduct. It is not strange, therefore, that in the conflicting tes. timony as to the cause of the friction between the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force and the workers of the Y. M.
C. A. in France light is sought on the psychological factor. In any case the opinion of an observer along these lines is interesting. On the one side he finds very many young men who at the call of their country are undergoing a dally hell upon earth and in momentary danger of death itself.
At any moment a shell may come over and wipe out a dozen young lives. Whenever these men go over the top they know that they may never come back. They are conscious of fighting in a righteous cause and the observer finds that men in such a position unconsciously and at once develop a religious creed, not new but as old as war, that the soldier who dies fighting for his country and his people has nothing to fenr after death. Many of these young men may never have had reliigous feelings or convictions before, when set down in this hell on earth with the hand of death touching those about them constantly they get this creed instinctively even though they may never have read or been taught to say, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his lifo for his friend." That, as this observer sees it, is the soldier's psychology, whatever his race, color or previous condition. He also finds that the average Y.
worker does not come into Fine field in this state of mind and that too few of them get it. Previously, cast in the evangelical 1 Another Y. M. C. A.
Theory. mold, their point of view, whether they are conscious of it or not, is that man is not "saved" simply because he happens to be a soldier, or because on the battlefield he sacrifices himself to save others. Moreover, more distinct in the evangelical state of mind is the thought that there Is a hell in the hereafter land that the hell of the battledeld endangers rather than uplifts the religious character in men. Different psychologies reveal themselves in different attitudes when men are mingled. Though not a word about religion be said men instinctively detect the difference in point of view.
It the soldier feels that tho Y. thinking M. C. of A. what worker he is can pri- do vately to make him a Christian there may be a mental barrier between them, especially if that worker manifests 3 greater regard for his own safety than a real soldier can.
The opinIon of this observer is that this feeling precedes other causes of that mind once are the there, the conflicting friction grows even though some of the other alleged causes for it have littie real foundation. Unavoidable failures In canteen service that otherwise would be overlooked or even regarded ns a Joke, only add to the incompatibility of the two states of mind. Whether there is much or little in this theory it is at least a phase of an important development. On the Firing Line Ily R. F.
M. To the Discontented Allen When you left your dear old homeland And crossed the Ocean foam, And landed in the U. S. A. Friendless and alone; When Uncle Sam extended you A welcome and true, And opened portals Food, To you and such as you, HIe came and grasped you by the hand, And said Jour friend he'd be; Invited you to settle down In this Land of the Free; He offered you the best he had, And opened wide his store of things and opportunities, Which you'd ne'er seen before.
You started in your new a Seemed happy from the start, But after you'd been here a while You threw the polsoned dart. You spread unhappiness around, And discontentment, too, And then turned down our Uncle Sam, 1Vho WAS a friend to you. 1 You're finding fault with this and that, And you put our land to shame, But you never offer to go back To the land from whence you came. Instead, you hang around and howl Like some low, maddening cur, Creating the harm you can, With hate, and lie, and slur. It you don't like our Uncle Sam, Or the home he offered you; If you don't like the Starry Flag, The old Red, White and BlueThen pack your grip and heat it, Away o'er rolling foam, To that land where you came from, The land that you call home.
Perhaps you'll find things better And more to your liking there; For we sure don't want you with us If you don't mean to be square. So pack, your grip and beat it homeland o'er the sea, For there's no room for such as you In this Land of the Free! HUBERT A. BLACKBURN. Feeding Hills, Jan. 21, 1919.
The news dispatches inform 119 that Prexy is soon to appoint a new Attorney-General of the United States, and we hasten to proclaim ourself 8 candidate. In fact, if our name gets over to Prexy in time there will not be the slightest doubt of our appointment. Our qualifications are that We haven't the slightest knowledge of law, that we are a absolutely unfitted by training, experience and temperament for the position, And that in politics we have been a foozler, a piffler and a crank. For precedents we point to the selection of George Creel to be chairman of the Committee on Public Information, the choice of Ray Stannard Baker to be official press agent for the Peace Conference, the appointment of college president to be Fuel Administrator of the country, the selection of William Bayard Hale as a confidential agent in Mexico, the choice of William Jennings Bryan to be Secretary of State, and of Burleson to bA Postmaster-Gencral, and the selection of California lawyer to have charge of the construction of a merchant marine. With these illustrious examples In mind.
we almost feel the Attorney-Generalship within our grasp. The Spelling School "Alas, ho cometh not," she sighed, "TIe takes another girl to righed; But I don't careIt's only fare- But still, it rather hurts my prighed. S. U. B.
West Springneld, Jan. 21, 1919. Ir we hated the Germans AS much as some persons do, we should hope and pray that they would adopt the initiative and referendum and the recall in their new scheme of government. Under, that national bee-yoo-tiful prohibition song, "Oh, the the moonshine's bright tonight along the Wahash," will have a soul-stirring significance and charm. Well, Does Anybody Doubt It? Warning--A resident of North Newton went home from work Saturday night and as he went in the front door a man went out the back door.
This party had better leave town, for I know who he is and am after him. W. If. Miller-(Adv. in the Newton, (Ia.) News.
I have since discovered that it was A neighbor's dog that bounded out of the back door as I came in the front door the other night. My wife had gone to a neighbor's and left the back door ajar, hence 1 big dog had no trouble getting in. W. If. Miller-(Adv.
in the same paper two days later. "There will he only one by Gov. Lowden," announces the Chicago Tribune, "and the rest of the time will be spent in making the soldiers glad they're at home again." Still, it seems to us like taking a big chance, at that. Our suggestion would bet to try to induce the Governor to compromise on a song. 4.
Canals Needed By FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Correspondence of The WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-A drive to arouse the country to the need for an adequate system of canals, well equipped, and to make provision for canals a part of the reconstruction of our transportation system, 13 being conducted by the Department of Commerce. The commercial experts have, In this move, the support of the army and navy, as the need for an Atlantic intra -coastal canal system for strategic purposes has long been recognized.
The Rivers and Harbors bill, which is now before Congress, makes provision for the improvement of some links in this canal, which is designed ultimately to form an inland passage from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, but it provides no comprehensive plan for such a waterway. There are two great difficulties in the way of the needed development of canals in this country. In the first place, Congress is strongely Inotivated by sectional prejudices that it cannot work out any comprehensive system of canal development, and no commission or other body has ever been provided to draw up such a plan. In the Fecond place, the American is accustomed to depend ala entirely transportation upon that railroads it does for not its appreciate the value a well-developed of canals would have in rethe cost of living. Take the coal situation last winter.
coldest winter in 50 years WAS more terrible to the Eastern because coal could not be deRailways working at top were unable to cope, with the stream of coal coming from mines. Had our unused canals in condition for service, discomand suffering caused by inadecoal supplies would have been appreciably lessened. The idea of the farmer being unato get his produce to market 18 associated with the era when disin this country had not been shortened by rapid transit. Yet there farmers today, in fertile, but mainly undeveloped sections, who are too distant from a rallway or navigable river to market their crops a profit. Canals rivers made navigable would chalice such situaand would lead increased industrial activity along their entire course.
Completing the Inland waterway parallel with the Atlantic coastline not a "back to the tombcat" project. There is no question of digcanals 50 that the army mule of employment can spend his last traversing the narrow path beslowly moving barge. Motor barges have supplanted the leisurely for shallow canals and ship cadeep enough to accommodate steamers and naval vessels are the advocated for coastal sections country. A canal system from Boston to Key West is not the big undertaking that seems at first glance. For one thing bays and inlets of the Irregular Atlantic coast muke it unnecessary construct canals along the entire coast line.
And there are already number of short canals which will serve as links in the chain. Only 'a new canal through New Jerto connect the Delaware River with New York Harbor, and the widening and deepening of the present Cape Cod Canal and Chesapeake Delaware Canal are needed to complete the system between Boston Norfolk. The cost of making Improvements digging new canals to complete entire intra-coastal route 18 timated at $47,800,000. Introduction of the Rivers and Harbors bill is always A signal In gress for digging up local prejudices and exchanging witticisms regarding "pork." a This year almost every clause and figure hag been fought over by congressmen who are appardown by the Nation'a welshed obligations of 000.000,000. These students of nationeconomy have seized upon waterway improvements as nonessentials, with bland disregard for the transportation difficulties of wartime, which are still with us and will main until the strain upon the roads is removed.
The intra-coastal canals have for a large share of heated troversy. "Does the gentleman from realize that this country is facing deficit of demands the gentleman from impressively. And the gentleman from A replies the effect that there Are various of saving money and that it is usually advisable to begin with cessities. While Congress dollar 1s here Intent and on ping off 8 there, the question of transportation is becoming more Insistent. The partment of Commerce is recommending the -coastal canal systemn A valuable project, both for merce and defense, and the army navy add support to the plea a needed refuge for our vessels emergencies of war and storms.
In the United States war put a to all projects which were not sidered directly to further our aims, but European nations, Germany, whose efforts were concentrated on war, pushed forward canal and harbor work as a nart the labor of war. Of all nations United States seems least inclined appreciate the position of A well-regulated canal system as A promoter industry and an agent of trade. gium, France, all the commercial countries of Europe, have spent dreds of millions of dollars in that there may be no barrier of between the open sea and their centers of commerce, The United States began its aS A republic with rivers and Ag the reliable means of freight transportation. George ington was our first national for the canal. In the earliest days the republic he advocated and directly instrumental in the of the canal connecting the Lakes and the Iudson River.
For many years longer digging nals was the favored form of vancing commerce. Then the with its speed became So that our 5000 miles of canals ually fell into disuse, until only are now navigable. Now it is Ing apparent that both canals railroad have their place, and co-operation Instead antagonism will net the better results for and for the Nation. Biscuits, Not Bullets From the Boston Transcript. President Wilson aiing at the THE PEOPLE'S FORUM PROHIBITION REASONABLENESS.
Hartford Reader Says The Union Inrites l'eople to Violate the Law. Hartford, Jan. 21, 1919. Editor of The Union. Testhe In you the Jan.
17 is Issue nothing of The in say: the operation of State prohibition, however, to give asgurance that the prohibition hopes will be realized to anything like the extent expected." When sport 18 downed he usually bears it like a man, and stops whining. There 1g no patriotism in Inviting people to disregard a constitutional amendment. Germans do that. The distillers say they will convert their works into other channels, but The Union encourages them to violate law and keep up the agitation. It would be much better for 8 great paper to give hearty support to the amendment 80 unantmously adouted by the States.
You should be able to support a moral cause, and it you cannot do that, of what use is your paper to the country? The liquor men have ruled long enoughnow give the other side A chance. WILLARD CHAMBERS GOMPF. The sweet reasonableness of the averProhibitionist's state of mind, when of his pet theories or arguments combatted, is a too familiar thing cause any astonishment. Nor does lack of consistency any longer amaze. For years he persistently declared that State prohibition could and would put stop to the sale and use liquor.
It was tried in various States, and in every instance proved dismal farce and failure, but still, spite of the official records of the police departments and the courts in these States, the Prohibitionists kept on A8- serting that it was a success. Then suddenly they, changed their, tactical and proclaimed nothing wide prohibition could solve the liquor problem. The fallure of State prohibition to accomplish object admitted by the Prohibitionists themselves, and it became their strongest argument in favor of a national prohibi tion law. The leaders and lobbyists the Prohibition party having acknowledged that State prohibition has not been effective, is it, then, treasonable reprehensible to say that nothing in operation of State prohibition gives assurance that the hopes based prohibition constitutional amendment will be realized to anything like the tent expected? Is it manly, 18 It sensibie, 18 good policy to shut one's eyes to the facts as they exist? Must believe that because the Prohibitionists were wrong in their original contentions they must be right in the new ones? Our Hartford correspondent seems think so. Ay for his charge that editorial quotation in question is Invitation people to disregard a constitutional amendment, that 1s absolutely false, and he knows, or at least should know it.
His statement The Union encourages distillers to late law is equally false. He cannot point to single word, sentence paragraph in any editorial that has peared in The Union which widest stretch ct imazination could construed an invitation or encouragement to anyone to violate a law disregard 8 constitutional: amendment. Certainly the expression of a doubt to the efficacy of a plece of legislation 19 not an Incitation to lax -breaking. If that were the case no man would dare to criticize or oppose the enactment of any proposed law, no matter how obviously Inadequate or unworkable or unjust it might bo, lest he accused of being In league with working in the interests of law breakers. Gompf says The Union "should be able to support moral cause." Every reader of The Union knows this paper has never falled to support sound moral cause, nor ever feared assail sham and hypocrisy in any or NO MORE ALIENISM.
Foreixn-Bora Citizens Must Put Americanism Above All Fine. To the Editor of The Union. Sir: It seems to me that the gentleman signing himsel? Quincy Adams Hanco*ck voiced the sentiment of all true Americans In his letter denouncing the type of foreigner, of whatever race, who comes to this country to enjoy its freedom and its blessings, who applies for and is granted citizenship with all its privileges and benefts, but who persists in remaining foreigner at heart, and who displays a divided allegiance that is not consistent with his oath of naturalization nor with the spirit or traditions of this country. It is, however, only fair to say that but a comparatively small number of our foreign-born citizens are of this class. Our immigrant population, whether they be Italians, Gemans, Swedes, Britons or what else seem to desire to be and strive to be good Americans after, and sometimes even before, they become naturalized.
It 1. only the few, the noisy, fault-Anding, trouble-making few, that wear their Americanism like A Aimsy garment, put on or off. AR Mr. Hanco*ck says, have no liking for allenism, and we do not intend to tolerate it. This is our country, the country of those born here, and it does not bewere the country those that emigrate here until they have taken on coma all the obligations and responsibilities of citizenship.
Until then they are aliens, foreign subjects, here only by our permission, or tolerance, and without any of the rights that pertain to citizenship. We have always welcome them, Afbeen glad to opportunity to 1m- ford them every prove themselves, and to encourage make them to become citizens and But we insist that emthis country their own in very, fact. brace citizenship, when they swear allegiance to the governments of other lands, that they really intend off to live up to the oath of allegiance to the United States government, and be wholly American in thought, word deed. We do not and shall not and countenance any half- way it Americanism. Let them be proud, they of the fact that they were born wish, In or France, or Sweden, or Germany, but let them understand to that they will not be permitted make this country or any part of it another Germany, or another den, or another France, or another Italy.
Mr. Hanco*ck 1s absolutely right in against such alieni-m, and all protesting good Americans will agree with him. Let our foreign-born citizens have all the race pride they wish; are entitled to it. But they must their not they let it take precedence over As for those that are Americanism. it they do not like our not citizens, customs and traditions, and do not wish to conform to them, let them go where they came from.
They back are not entitled to any consideration. V. J. IA Springfeld, Jan. 31, 1919.
ROOSEVELTA POTTER. "Inductive Reasoning" and sal Made Him Leader. To the Editor of The Union. signed Sir: It was, indeed 8 delight to should listen to the heartfelt tribute paid to to the memory of Col. Roosevelt by Sirs.
William G. Dwight of Holyoke before the Hampden County Woman's tunity Club on Jan. 14. After reviewing his pulled life and public career she related conversation with him at a break- one her him here in Springfeld last cause fast given May. He talked affectionately of his ney sons, his daughter in law and her by war work, and opened the golden book of his family life and turned wish to one of its splendid pages, thus get revealing a tenderness unknown to her even after years of friendship.
most She told of the first few hours after the sad news of his death came, our when it seemed to her that she could not carry on--then that wonderful steel picture of the Spirit Roosevelt, un- I burdened of his years, mounted upon the spirit horse and taking the long trail. Then came a from his book, "The Great Adventure," in some which he says we are the runners bearing the light. Te run until we fall, and then pAss the torch to other runners. Mrs. Dwight then hog," felt that she must be one of those of other runners; she must go on bear- don't ing the light.
It was a beautiful tribute from one who knew and loved him. So, Roosevelt's example is stamped upon the minds of our people so deeply that time can not dim its luster. beat He never led US blindly. Always he showed us the upward trail and bade it us come with him. Ie will ever main 3.
white light upon the waY. Being himself fearless, he inspired and will continue to inspire courseeker for such age. He was an ardent the Grail of honest living, the dignity of simplicity and straightforward speech. His acts, hig wordy will withstand time's changes, because this world will never again stand still. Our path leads upward and on you in mighty strides.
The war has been you a fire by which the dross has been destroyed; the purified gold remains. When one RO handicapped rises in master of his soul and body he stamps upon his every act, his thought, his desire and his name; but it is too soon for many persona to fully realize the purpose behind some of his acts. Tears of time will evolve in the public mind much that comes with time's perspective. When knowledge is ac- an quired, was Roosevelt's, through at inductive reasoning, it cannot fail to make its possessor a leader of men. T.
AS we still love to call him, A 3 far ahead of his time, because, through inductive reasoning (without which men cannot fully comprehend conditions as based upon a great mass of fact), ha classifed all the facts attainable pertaining to the subject matter undergoing Investigation; therefore his conclusions were based upon truth. Since Bacon no other thinker so fully understood the art of Inductive reasoning, which is our future course to a higher civilization, a fuller 11b- erty, a better peace. When we reform education, which we must do, we will discover ourselves applythatling the Roosevelt method of Inductive Around and About (By QUIPPE QUI.) CAN psychologists explain why the work-by-the-day woman always kind places upside an down, embroidered when piece she of replaces any it after dusting?" asked woman whose experience in such women is a large one, "I've had all sorts and conditionish of and English, women--black German and and Yankee, short and tall, stupid and smart, fat and thin, Intelligent and unintelligent, and one and all they replaced my embroidered pieces upside down. My telephone table has an unside down embroidered linen piece on it this minute. It wAS left so by my colored work-by-the-day woman, who has always displayed a keenness for doing things right.
And I know if I gO around in the other rooms I'll find everything from the rose embroidered doily under my cut glass vase to the diningroom centerpiece upside down. There they lie, their knots and ends of embroidery allk all pointing skyward and inviting everyone to see how unattractive embroidery pieces are wrong side up. It's a minor fault and I forgive my work-by-the-day women, but I'd like to know if psychologists can explain why they treat embroidered pleces that way." don't like my new teacher 85 well A8 the one in the last grade," complained the boy. "Well, she's A fine teacher. Why don't you like her?" asked an unfeeling mother.
"Why. it's this way. This teacher when she falls over my feet in the aisle says: 'Take your feet in this minute, But my last grade teacher used to say 80 swcetly: 'Ob-0-0, thinking. To inspire faith we must possess it. To prove the worth of our ideals, we must live From nature, the greatest all teachers, Roosevelt learned profound secrets.
Broad, open spaces gave him A freedom of soul and manner that was misunderstood by some. In the mighty stillness of the plains his met God and learned humbleness. Where the day flowed on like a wild sweet song, and the night came driftIng down, he made his bed by his horse's head, out where the hills were brown. Great souls are born or evolved in the quiet places of earth. once said to the writer: "I have never met soul, from king to sewer digger, that did not teach me something." Was not the quest for truth and true greatness herein stated? Speaking from the viewpoint of psychology, he had attained the peaks of a universal consciousness a mental state that includes all men, al! nations.
all things as deserving of all good. True, other men have attained these hights, but none more fully than the great soul but just passed. And, only Ag rapidly as P. enter that inclusive state of universal consclousness, will we fully understand Theodore Hoosevelt, whose life was like 8 mighty mountain through which had been tunneled myriad passages, each room containing countless treasures of good for all mankind. The writer could choose for her own and her-.
self nothing Aner than his life, his acts, and his setting forth upon the long trail to the greater adventure of man's existence. HARRIETTE I. LOCKWOOD. Springfield, Jan. 21, 1919.
REPLIES TO "AUTO DRIVER." Motorman Makes Enggestions me 10 the of the Highways. the Editor of The Union. Sir: I was Interested in the road suggestions of the correspondent who himself, "Auto Driver," and I like to meet him personally and compare notes with him on his ideas as whom the roads belong to. I am A motorman, and during my trips In and around the city I have a fine opporto see the fancy driving that is off in Springfeld. The roads and streets belong to no class of people or vehicles, but besome fool driver wishes to "BarOldfleld" up Main Street, dashing school stops and warning signs, and endangering the lives of hundreds that to cross the street, we must all up on the sidewalk and stay there.
Now the kind of machine I run always Wason or Brill, and, strange to say, we cannot turn out winding ways on account of flange that guides our wheels on the ribbons. Many times I have wished could turn out when I seen crazy autolst coming my way with reckless abandon. It is a sin and an outrage the way machines are allowed to plow through our streets. People rushing board street cars are often--very ofter, -prevented from dolng by a who has no thoughts for the right others. What are the remedies? know, but here are some suggestions: Keep your car within the speed limits.
Think of others' rights. Keep your place In line while In Main Street. Don't start A chariot race the other fellow out Observe the first rule of the road, is worth anything. Keep off the trolly tracks whenerer possible. BA ever watchful of danger pointa, AR school houses and corners, where apartment blocks hide the view.
Slow down in crossing a main street. Don't depend too much on your brakes: keep your car within proper speed for a sudden stop, and wait until have a 3 clear road ahrad before attempt to make up lost time. These are a few suggestions that wild driver might observe. There Springfeld some mighty fine driving automobiles who are human believe In giving the other fellow chance, and it Isn't right that should suffer for the sins of the careless few. Nearly everybody has his views the traffic question, and I mine, While I do not' pretend to expert, I do belleve that by trying.
least, to follow the suggestions have outlined, and being AS careful possible ways, we can all sist in keeping traffio in its proper place. I particularly believe in brotherly enough to let everybody his share of the road. Thousands of lives are lost through the wild mania for speed, which 18 crime that should be severely with. I will admit that there are lot of people that don't know the sidewalk 1s; they are very careless, but if they won't be educated to for themselves, then let us think them, especially the young and Iceble. PAUL ST.
LEDGER. Springdeld, Jan. 21, 1919. JUST FOLKS By EDGAR. A.
GUEST. THE SPITUT OF THE HOUSE. It isn't the chairs and the books and the thinge, Or the pictures that hang on the walls. And it isn't the bird, although ralyi he sings; It's the laughter that rices in the halls, It's the smile on the fACA of the mother at night And the joy in the little ones' ores And our Jove for each other with all its delight That make up the home that we prize. The house is 1 just mortar and stone In itself, And the Areplace like all of its kind; There Isn't A window or door or shelf But many Just like it you'll find.
But the home is endowed with a spirit that's rich And the commonest nook la aglow With the love and devotion and ten derness which Make sacred the home that know. There are many who costlier furnishings own, And many with treasures we miss, But nowhere for us is such happiness knownThere dwell our contentment and bliss. And we envy no mortal his station or place; Ils home with our home can't compare, For our house in blessed by an Infinite grace And enriched by the spirit that's there. (Copyright, 1019, by Edgar A. Guest.
in of to I to if the are men and they have ba I 8.3 84- being use a dea't where safety for the, as com-' and of in stop conwar even entirely of the to of Bel- hunorder land inland career canals inland Washsponsor of was building Great caad- railway important grad2000 becomand that both Bol- excuse me, And, of course, then I always took care of my feet for the rest of the day." Dear Quippe Qul: Referring to Autograph Albums, I A know I have two or three in my attic. The other day ag I was waiting for a car I became interested in 3 conversation with a little friend of mine whom I do not meet often and who is a Iligh School student. She was relating the contents of her bag which contained about everything imaginable excepting a powder puff. Then she exclaimed "I must not forget my album." asked her If autograph they were in vogue now and was informed that they were and that they were "lots of fun." Of course I knew all about them having passed through the period some years ago. I wish to add my verse to your collection.
It is one which my teacher wrote in my album and although the years have long since passed and she hag cone I I remember the instance well. 1 memorized it and it has very remained with me through the years: that day lost whose low do. "'Count scending Aun, views from thy hand no worthy action done." I do not forget "Violets also "When you get married and live up-stairs, etc." They are all right, but do not seem to All the place that good sensible line does that we 3 carry with us through the years. I enjoy reading your column each day and hope the good work will be carried on. Sincerely yours, S.
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