Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — Page 3

IMORTAL LINCOLN

tribute to the great war presidents labors for the restoration of national unity from Col. Henry fVatterson, last of the “old school” editors , distinguished publicist and Confederate 2>

“Would that the spirit of the illustrious dead whom we lament today could speak from the grave in tones which, reach each “apd, every heart: ‘My countrymen! Know one. another and you will love one another.’ ~ Lamar on the death of Sumner. fHE LINES of thought anti feeling which led to the reclamation of the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and the peaceful scenes .and unity of purpose that attend its transfer from the ownership of an association to the possession of the government of the United States contrast strangely with the passions which illumined the period In which his lot was cast, toward the close breaking into a volcano of blood and flame, his tragic death unhappily not the end; for we now know that, while he was entertaining the most benevolent intentions towarffthe beaten party In the strife, his taking off gave at once the signal and the pretext for letting loose upon the vanquished a swarm of evil spirits working ills even worse than those of war itself. For at least ten years before the secession of the e Southern states' the two sectional extremes In and out of congress talked like madmen, the ravIng ranglng fromthe abolition-orator’s melodramatic “My curse be upon the Constitution of these United States” to the rodomontade of the Southern senator who would not be pacified until he could “call the muster roll of his slaves beneath Bunker Hill monument.” As the sectional pressure tightened in national politics before the advent of actual hostilities those conservative men who tried to avert the oncoming clash of arms were driven to the wall. Neither extreme would listen to moderate counsels. The interposition of the border states proved of doubtful restraint and was of short duration. During the war and after it was over these patriotic men fared no better •than the firebrands, the mass and body of the Southern people confounded now the distinction that once existed is blurred, if not lost. Yet a great majority of the Southern people were 'devoted to the Union and at least a strong minority were opposed to slavery. No one understood this better than lAbraham Lincoln, He was himself of Southern hlrth. He and all his tribe were Southerners. Although he left Kentucky when a child, he was an old child; he never was very young; nor did he go very far, growing to manihood in a Kentucky colony, for what 'lB Illinois, what Chicago, hut a Kentucky colony, swollen somewhat out 'of proportion? He was in no sense what we used to call “a poor white.” LAwkward, ungainly but aspiring, the spirit of a hero within that rugged casement; a fine, far-reaching imagination behind those heavy brow’s; the courage of a lion beneath those patient, ikindly aspects; and, long before he ‘was of legal age, a leader among men, tHls first lox# was a Rutledge; his (wife was a Todd.

v Lincoln the PoeL We know that he was a poet, for (have we not that immortal prose-poem ireclted at Gettysburg? We know that tfve wgfl a~ statesman; for has not time vindicated his conclusions? * But the ! South did not for a long time know, icxcept- as a kind of hearsay, that he *was a friend —the one friend who had ithe power and the will to save it alike ■from its enemies and itself. 'Jhe direst 'blow that could have fallen upon a (hapless and prostrate people w r as. delivered by the assassin’s bullet that istruck him down. - - . il II Much of a misleading kind has been (written touching what did and did not lhappen at the Hampton Roads conference. Nothing happened there ■which changed the irreconcilable attitude of the combatants. Their agents, (indeed, argued from opposite premises—the restoration of the Union the itsiue qua non of the one side, the recognition of the Confederacy the ultlmaItum of the other. Neither, Indeed, possessed the pow<er to come to terms. -Mr. Davis had no right to dissolve the Confederacy land disband its armies; Mr. Lincoln Inone to commit his government to any (definite treaty. It te a fact however, (that the federal president was prepared with a plan then and there to 'end the war, which, could it have been ■adopted, would have saved two months’ tbloody fighting and spared the South •the humiliation of the final collapse end surrender. Though this has been denied, It admits of no dispute. The historic issue

Lincoln’s Family.

There were four children—Robert Todd, born August 1, 1848; Edward Baker, born March 10, 1846, and dying In infancy; William Wallace, born December 21, 1850, and who died during Jils father’s first year In the presidency, and Thomas, born April 4, 1858, and who died when he was nineteen years old. '* ♦

His Personal Appearance.

As Virginia Carvel enters. Mr. Lincoln’s presence:“Could this fantaa-

rests upon two imperfect and apparently conflicting narratives —the official and formal report of the Confederate commissioners and the subsequent oral and personal statement of Mr. Stephens. The disagreement, however; is easily explained, having, with its attendant controversy, arisen because what Mr. Stephens said was assumed to be an attack upon Mr. Davis. It was never so intended by Mr. Stephens, the aim being solely to throw light upon the character and purposes of Mr. Lincoln. It should be borne in mind in this connection that Mr. Stephens and Mr, Lincoln were personal friends —old Whig colleagues in congress—Lincoln -a. wftrm-admirer of wliom he wanted to ask to become a member of ills cabinet, when he was elected president. In the little cabin of the river steamer where the conference was being held the two had drawp apart from the rest. “Stephens,” said Lincoln, as Mr. Stephens related the conversation to many of his friends," “you know I am a fair man and I know you to be one. Both of us understand the situation. Let me write ‘Union’ at the top of this page and you may write below it whatever else you please. I am sure you will write nothing which I cannot agree to.” Mr. Stephens replied that the commissioners were limIted to treating upon the basis of the recognition of the independence of the Confederacy. "Then, Stephens,” - said Lincoln, “my hands are clean of every drop of blood spilled from this time onward.”

In the general rather desultory and, in the end, wholly abortive, talk between the three Confederate commissioners and Mr, Lincoln and Mr. Seward, Mr. Lincoln recurring to slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation, declared that he would be willing to be taxed to pay the Southern people a fair valuation for their slaves. It ia a matter of fact that he had already prepared a joint resolution to be recommended to the two houses congress appropriating $400,000,000 to this purpose, and a proclamation to be issued by himself as president when this had been adopted. On his return to Washington he laid these two papers before the cabinet, inevitably there was opposition. “Why, gentlemen,” he said, “how long is the war going to last? It is not going to end in one hundred days, is It? It is costing us $4,000,000 a day. There you have the $400,000,000, not counting the Intervening loss of lives and property. But, you are all against me, and I will say no more about it.” Both papers still stand in his own handwriting. . The South's True Friend.

The death of Lincoln removed from the head of affairs the best, if not the only, friend the Southern people had at court. There came in his stead an old line southern Democrat—a veritable “poor white”—breathing destruction to the ruling classes at the South, yet a constitutionalist of the school of Jefferson and as hostile to the negro equality theories of the radical Republicans as the most ultra Copperhead of the North. Secession had failed; must it carry with it the failure also of institutional freedom? Liberating the black man, must it enslave the white? The plan to Impeach Andrew Johnson was little other than a scheme to MexIcanize the government. It came perilously near succeeding. The Grand Army 1 of the Republic

tlcally tall, stooping figure before her be that of the president of the United States? She stopped, as from the shock he gave her. The lean, yellow face, with the masklike lines all up and down,the unkempt hair, the beard —why, he was a hundred times more ridiculous than his carlcaitures. He might have stood for many of the poor white-trash farmers she had seen in Kentucky—save for the long black coat. “But the little rebel Is soon made to forget all that In the sadness of that

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held one of its annual encampments upon Southern soil, to be welcomed at least as universally and hospitably as ever it had been welcomed on Northern soil. AndtheConfederate veterans are to advance' in what force remains to them upon Washington, with no other thought than that it is their capital, the mecca Qf _Lhe true American, the holy of holies of the freeheart’s hope and home. A Confederate soldier, appointed by a Republican president, is chief justice of the United States. Two Confederate generals whohonorably wore the blue have died on the retired list and payroll of the Army of the United States. - r Verily th'e war of states and sections Is over. The dream of Abraham Lincoln has been fulfilled. The mystic chords of memory, stretching to every living heart and hearthstone, have swelled at last the chorus of the Union, touched not only by the angels of our better nature, but bound by the bloodties of kindred origins, principles and affections. It did, indeed, seem a long time coming. As far back as 1869, speaking primarily for ti>e soldiers of the Confederacy, I had proposed that the three war amendments to the Constitution be accepted and ratified as the treaty of peace between the North and the South. There followed a pretty wrangle. Many—and especially those who had not been actually in the wap—were unable to see or unwilling to admit that the head of the South was in the lion’s mouth, and that, unless and until It could be extracted, nothing was very much worth while. Sectionalism flourished apace on either side of party lines. The Confederate brigadiers made a kind of common cause with the valiants of the bloody shirt, both out, as It were, for gate money. Thus the politicians played comedy while the people suffered tragedy. Although the Qreely campaign in the long run perhaps shortened the distance across the sectional chasm, it did not show any Immediate fruitage, and It remained for qn apparently unimportant personal event to make the first serious impression upon the solid wall of misunderstanding and prejudice which divided the two warring parts, of the half-restored Union. This was the death of Charles Sumner and the eulogy of Lucius Lamar. It was an epoch-making speech. The North recognized its fidelity and Its truth, and warmed to it. Thenceforward the South could see its way ahead. Instead of- sprinkling salt on raw places, it began to be the fashion _to_ pour oil; instead of twisting the lion’s tail to pat his mane. Later came Grady .with his wondrous appeal—resistless —for who could stand out against the cogent reasoning and simple pathos of that big-brained, greathearted, that immortal boy, pleading In the name of a new generation for a united country f— Louisville CourierJournal.

voice—the Ineffable sadness —the sadness and woe of a great nation. And the sorrow In those eyes, the sorrow of a heavy cross borne meekly-r-how heavy none will ever know. The pain of a crown of thorns worn for a world that did not understand.” —The Crisis.

His Trouble.

••For years I understand Fixtt has been pursuing an upright course of life." •••• ——r—-» “Perhaps he has, but he has never overtaken It.’* ■

RAGTIME ARMY IN EAST AFRICA

Clothing of Smut’s Forces Torn to Shreds in Thombush Jungle Fighting. BUT MEN ARE VERY FIT Many Members of Destroyed German Cruiser Koenigsberg’s Crew Killed or Captured—Armored Cars the Joy of the Army. Cape Town. —Because of the diversity of its units—Britons from the homeland. South African British, Boers, East Indians, and South African natives —General Sin fits’ expedition in German East Africa is known popularly as the ragtime army. The ragged army would be an even more appropriate desigmtttonr' for mostly It is made up of men whose clothing Is in tatters. This is not due to the wear and tear Incidental to a rapid trek of upward of a thousand miles, fighting a good part of the way, which many of the regiments have to their credit, so much as to the fact that to get at the enemy the men frequently have to break by main force through Jungles of thick thombush, which tear their clothing to shreds and scratch their bodies from head to foot, so that on emerging they generally present the appearance of being horribly wounded when not a bullet has touched them. Little things like that, with marches lasting from two o’clock in the morning at which time the columns when practicable set out, until six o’clock in the evening, without a drink of water on the way, and often to go into action against machine-gun fire before resting, in no wise affect the spirit of the troops. There is splendid rivalry among the white and colored regiments, in endurance as well as in fighting. A man feels keenly disgraced if his strength fails him and he is compelled to fall out, so if he is stricken with fever he keeps right on with his comrades and tries to joke and sweat it out of his system. The result is that the ragged army is made up of men who literally are as hard as nails — lean, agile, powerful fellows, clear of eye and ail skln and muscle.

Armored Cars Their Joy. The Joy of the army is the armored cars. The value of these machines manned by naval crews "cannot be estimated. They have saved hundreds of men from being killed and thousands from being wounded. They can locate the enemy’s machine guns without loss when ordinary methods would be as futile as they would be costly in a country which offers such extraordinary facilities for concealment. An Illustration In point is furnished in accounts of the operations of one of General Van Deventer’s columns recently engaged in driving the Germans out of the territory north of the Mahenge swamps, where they are now kraaled. The pursuit took tUe column into a mountain pass most admirably adapted for the purpose of a trap. As was surmised, the Germans had not failed to take advantage of the opportunity to make a stand. The road led through a gap up into a narrow nek in a horseshoe of high wooded hills from which every inch of the inclosed space was commanded. The armored cars, one at a time* went on toward the nek while tttS Infantry'deployed to right and left of the hills and began the ascent. Nothing happened for awhile.

NIECE OF CARRANZA

Miss Carranza Is the favorite niece of President Carranza of Mexico. Bliss Carranza Is visltlag New York; she Is of the typical Spaniard type. When at home she lives at the “palace” with the president. ;

Not a sign of■ the enemy was In evidence and the cars came to a halt In open ground. Immediately they were showered with machine gun bullets from nil directions. They had accomplished their purpose of drawing the enemy’s Are, but while the lend pattered on the cars It was Impossible to discover whence It canto. Finally the leading ear went on and turned Into an abandoned native camp, still followed by the deadly stream of lead. The sharp-eyed observer at last noticed a peculiar movement* of leaves on a'lidgeTT Tfie guns were turned on the spot, and In a Jiffy an enemy machine-gun company was put out of business. The combined guns of the car then peppered the ridges systematically, and by nightfall the Infantry was In possession of the northern slopes. During the night the enemy retreated southward, and, when

CZAREVITCH STUDYING PROGRESS OF WAR

The czarevitch of Russia, who may one day be chief of the largest army In the world, is here shown In his latest photograph studying a war map under the guidance of a distinguished officer.

886,000 WOMEN DO MEN’S WORK

British Government Appreciates Efforts Put Forth by Gentler Sex. ARE NO LONGER DOMESTICS Scarcely a Trade But What Has Its Female Employees They Are .Even Replacing Men in Building, Mining and Quarrying. London.—The far-reaching effect on the industrial and eoratnereißl situation caused by the formation of an srTny of almost five jnlUlon men cannot be underestimated, and 'the government was not long in realizing the vital importance of maintaining the output of articles required for the war and export trade. The wonderful efforts accomplished by the women of Great Britain in taking the places of men Who have joined tbd colors are known in a general way to the American public, but It Is impossible, without living in England, to form an accurate Impression of the extent to which the women have answered the call. Special efforts are now being made by the British government to give to the world a more adequate knowledge of the success attained by women in nparty all branches of men’s work. According to official statistics which have Just been issued by the war office 866,000 Women and girls have stepped forward to take the places of men In various occupations. This figure does not include domestic service or employment in the millinery or dressmaking trade, nor does it comprise the women who have taken so active a part in Red Gross work since the beginning of the war. The latter alone Include more than 27,000. Women Munition Workers. A very large proportion of the total mentioned is, of coarse, due to the advent of the woman munition worker, and while it is quite true that many of these women are not, strictly speaking, taking the places of men. It is nevertheless an undeniable fact that they are doing what before the war was regarded as strictly men’s work. Munition worli, however, is only a part of women’s industrial activity. A high authority of the British government, to whom the Sun Is indebted for these facts, is authority for the statement that there are very few industries or occupations in which the number of women has not increased. There are few in which some direct substitution of female for male labor has not taken place. The chief Instances of decline In numbers of women employed are domestic service and .employment In small dressmaking workrooms.

this was discovered, tfie cars and mounted scouts went after them. Th« scouts happened unexpectedly upon a. party of mounted Germans' In a clearing, rode Into them at fall speed afltfpulled them off their horses. Airplanes and Motorcycles. In addition to the armored cars* most of the columns are outfitted with airplanes and a cyclist corps, which also have) rendered Invaluable service* The Indian mountain batteries, which: are worked with Incredible speed and: accuracy by their crews, are the ad* miration of the army. Little by little the entire compla* ment of the German cruiser Koenigs- • berg, destroyed by Admiral King-Halt In the Rufljl river on July 11. 1916, Is being killed or captured. Many bav«. 'Been ta ken ln the northern operations, and reports from General No’rthey, whose columns are closing In from the south, show that In the advance on. and capture of Malangali a petty officer and four sailors were taken, together with a 4.2-Inch field howltser that had been worked by gunners from, the Koenigsberg.

Other Important: "industries which show a numerical decline aye laundry work, dressmaking, confectionery, printing and bookbinding, linen, lace and slm, but In all these groups some # women are directly replacing men, and in many individual firms in these and other groups a decline In the number* of women simply means that some of the women have left to go to men’s work and have not been replaced. In Every Trade. ;.~ T ' Women are directly replacing men (only In comparatively small numbers) even In building, mining and quarrying. They are replacing them In considerable number in most of the metal Industries, though not on the main processes In Iron and steel works. In the cotjon trade no less than 26,000 females are returned as directly replacing males, though In other textile Industries (except hosiery) progress has been less marked. In the food trades there have been very interesting cases of substitution. In grain milling the number of women and girls employed has risen since July, 1914, from 2,000 to 6,000; in sugar refining, from 1,000 to 2,000, and in brewing, from 8,000 to 18,000; the increase In these trades is almost entirely doe to the direct replacement of men by women. Women are also doing men’s work to an appreciable degree in tanning and leather working, sawmilling and woodworking, glass, china, earthenware and rubber. One of the most striking new developments is the introduction of wo clerks into banks and financial houses. In flgrtcnltttre the process of substltutlon made slow progress during the first 18 morrths of the war, bat an acceleration is now noticeable. Besides the regular women workers there is a large increase In the number of frnit pickers, harvesters and other casuals. Railway employment famishes —a particularly interesting series of experiments in woman labor. Before the war the British railway companies only employed about 11,000 women — clerks, cleaners, attendants, etc. Approximately 33,000 are now employed. The kind and amount of substitution carried out varies from one, railway company to another. One has Increased the number of Its women clerks from TO to 1.526, and employs also 18 women ticket collectors, 186 carriage cleaners, 55 engine cleaners and 454 porters. Another, with neither women ticket collectors nor porters, has 480 women carriage cleaners, 475 engine cleaners, 236 laborers in the workshops and 37 other women laborers. Yet another, with no women engine, cleaners or laborers, has 142 ticket collectors.

Bath Towel is Counterfeit.

Chicago. —A Turkish towel, a replica of a iive-dollar bill, which had been on exhibition In a local saloon, has been confiscated by government Secret service operatives. The towel, 3 feet 6 Inches long and 1 foot 10 incheswide, contains all of the coloring, figures and serial numbers of a piece of currency, aipwoven into it, - »• r One of the bartenders, it was a seech ed, purchased it In South America. -•• • ; . • • •