South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 331, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 27 November 1915 — Page 4

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REFUSING THE PRESIDENCY NOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT. Tli' reluctance (,f K;u;.ss republicans to take Justice Hushes' name oft" the 1. allot shows how hard it i.s for political leaders to understand how any man van refill the honor of a presidential nomination. To the politician, it i.s lm-onvfivahle. He regards the Ire.-iJency as, the natural jroal of overy rnl)lio rurver, iid he is certain that ev-n a losing hi;ht for that jrize as champion of a party i.s an honor to he graspf-d at eaKtrly Yy everi- ambitious American. It Is a wholesome thing-, then, for the politicians and for the nation at larTe to lie reminded that there are men uhoe eyes are not dazzled by visions of the white house, and who reeonizo in the presidency only one of the many honorable otli-e worthy of high ability. Charles K. Huhcg would rather have his present job than Mr. Wilson's. Jle considers thv supreme tourt r-f the Uniteü states as not inferior to the oitiie of chief executive. lie thinl'- he an ktvc tfie nation better where he is, i.mt lie knows that ho will ho happier there. And Justice Hushes i.t the tirst man who has been so minded. "William H. Taft, it may he rememt ered, wanted above all other tninss to be a supreme court judce, anl ran for the presidency unwillingly. It is customary In America, if a man shows conspicuous ability in any public place, to bepin immediately talking of him for the presidency. It is unfortunate that this if so. There are many public jobs besides the presidency that demand lir.st class men. Moreover, the. ambition that this practice incites tends to make a public n. m dissatisfied, viewing- whatever place he may hold as a mere stepping stone to something higher when as a matter of fact, whether it be a mayoralty or Hovernorshlf or senatorship or judgeship or any of a dozen ether forms of public service, it may be the ono placo in which he can do his happiest work and rendr1 hbs most effective service. Presidential ambitions have mined far too many line public careers in America.

SHOULD HYPHENATED SOCIETIES DROP THE HYPHEN? One of the most drastic suggestions for dealing with the "hyphen problem" comes from William Lustgarten of New York, he. organizer of an anti-hyphen society. He sees In Jividid allegiance a grave menace to our national life, and proposes to eliminate it by public ostracism directed against alien organizations. "The first tep," ho says, "must come from public officials and political leaders. Public officials, as oflicials. from the president down, should ignore all functions then hy hyphenated societies. All politicians in the past have encouraged jnich organizations. Now, realizing that they are unpatriotic and might on occasion prove treasonable, they should put the Pan upon them. "The original disapproval must come from official sources. If the mayors of cities, otlice holders, political workers and all gof.d Americans likewise refused to attend the functions: of hyphenated societies, they would begin to bring home to the minds of the members tha. !f thoy wish to be Americans they must drop the names of the countries whence they came." He even gros so far as to advocate "that no corporate ntity be g;V;r. to societies beating hyphenated names" that is t'aat such societies be denied the lecal right of incorporation. In a recent speech Pns't Wilson hinted at social cMraclsm for those who persist in Haunting their dual loyalty. In his official capacity he appears to have acted according to Mr. I.tist garten's principle, refusing to deal with representatives interested in any form of war propaganda. Neither he nor any other man in public life, however, seems to have gone to the extreme of denying recognition to all hyphenated societies. Such a policy might work injustice in many cases, and there's room for question whether it should be adopted: but the present tendency of public sentiment is plainly in that direction.

SOUTH BEND'S INTEREST IN THE STUDEBAKER LABOR DISPUTE. The r.iniature labor trouble that has developed at tl5e tudebaker factory, need no!, we are assured, be taken u'tra-seriously. The men themselves, as we understand It, do r.ot wish to have the situation exaggerated, it being hoped on both sides that all differences may be amicably adjusted. It should be. Neither the workingmen. the tudebaker corporation, nor the public can 'afford a strike of any considerable magnitude. Misunderstandings and differences are bound to develop in the best of families, but where there is a disposition to get together, and to give a little, rather than take all, these misunderstandings and differences .oon eliminate themselves. And what Ls true of the family is equally true in a factory, and may even, be equally true in the great family of nations. .South I'.end Is vitally interested in industri.il peace. It is our work'nmen that make u; the great body of our population anil their prosperity Is the prosperity of the whole city. It has been conservatively estimate. that approximately one-third of the population of the city i dependent, diroe.ly or indirectly, on Studehaker waire?. This tr;:e, it is easy enough to discern what it would mean to South I5end should lahor troubles at that plant a;irne any i on.sii!ora!de magnitude. TJoth the corporation o:f:eials and their workinmen.

'lierefore, are in a sense stewards of the city's welfare.

They should ht ar this in mind. It is a mutual steward

ship. The men van hardly expect to win puMic fas or

1.V being unreasonable and their employers need to be equally considerate. i-jth IimJ has some claim upon them both, and that claim is quite a important a. their clii'rr. upon each other. Thi.s principle Is one thzt Is comijr Lromiueruly to the front. Ita a p plica-r-7

tion has bem unusually frequent in the labor disputes e.f recent months, throughout the whole country, and the public here, as the public elsewhere has done, has a right to expect that the public rights will be taken into account. The merits of the case does not interest up. and that neither fide ef the controversy seem inclined to confide their reasons, in the public, precludes public consideration of it. It is the effect, or possible effect, therefore, rather than the cause, or possible cause, that challenges the public concern. The dispute is the Studebaker's and their employes' own, if they W'Lsh to hold it so. as long as it keeps within those limits where the public welfare stands unaffected. South Bend, however, can consistently insist upem that standard of the public's interest being taken into serious account, and this should not be overlooked.

PREPAREDNESS IN U. S. STRICTLY OUR OWN BUSINESS. Lord Roseberry, said to represent the sentiment of the Uritii-h naal and military board?. In lecturing the university of London says that Uncle Sam's intention to build an adeqUHte navy is awfully disheartening, as It will mean that Kuropean powers will have to increase their naval burdens, after the war. Mnglish lords and all other foreigners should make up their minds to the fact that l'ncle Kam is not to be influenced in the matter of preparedness by what any foreigner wants or will do after the war. Uncle has had some object lessons in this war, and he is going to take advantage of what he has learned, in hi.s own way. He is not going to be wholly at the mercy of any foreign nation that violates treaties at will, or makes rules of the seas at its own convenience. He is thoroughly awakened to the fact that law is mere rot unless backed by power or influence for enforcement. What th'- people of the United States would like to t-ee above all other things Is world's disarmament after this world s war. Maybe a U. S. navy greater than any e.ther would lead to disarmament by foreign nations financially exhausted, since the task of keeping up with the United States in naval building would be hopeless on its face. flive the world an international court, backed by composite international armament sufficient to execute international law. and the United States will go the limit in disarmament, no matter how great a navy it may have on hand. Meanwhile, with the world's highways and byways full of mad dogs, Uncle Kam buys a gu n.

REVOKING PASSPORTS AS MATTER OF CHASTISEMENT.

It was drastic action that our state department took with regard to a certain hyphenated citizen sojourning in tiermany. The man in question was h. naturalized American who, with hi.s wife, had been living in Berlin. He was known to have made remarks, during the past year, which were regarded as Insulting and treasonable to his adopted country. On one occasion he is said to have announced publicly that he was ashamed of his American citizenship. When, therefore, the gentleman presented himself nt the American embassy with a request for his passport, he was calmly informed that it had been revoked. The applicant was filled with consternation. His wife thereupon made a tearful appeal to Ambassador Gerard, explaining that her husband merely wanted to go to Holland and back, and that it was a matter of vital necessity. Put the ambassador was obdurate. That leaves the cltizea-ashamed-of-his-citizenship in o serious plight. He has nothing to show that he isn't a German subject, and is therefore liable to be drafted into the army whose cause he has so warmly espoused. His intended "visit to Holland" was a ruse to get hack to his despised America, to escape military service. The propriety of the government using' its passport privilege in this cold-blooded manner may be questioned: but there can't be any question of the salutary effect of such a lesson on the American citizens llvln? in Germany, England, France and Austria who have been slandering their country instead of defending it.

GOLF AND AGRICULTURE. An Interesting governmental question is raised by the National Golf association's request that the federal department of agriculture study and report on the kinds of grasses most suitable for golf coursss. This is probably the first intimation the agricultural department has had that its activities have anything in common with golf. The fact is that this (tame, though a most excellent sport for those who like it and can afford it. is in direct conflict with the most fundamental purposes of agriculture. Instead of making two cabbages grow where one grew before, golf makes green gra.s grow where cabbages once grew, and doesn't even utilize the grass for any economic purpose. Every golf cou. represents so much land taken from the productive area. The economic loss is particularly noticeable in the vicinity of any large city, where the space devoted to chasing elusive pills over hundred-acre lots might profitably be devoted to market gardens and might' conceivably lower the cost of living a little in those communities. Golf is probably justified in spite of these facts, because of its contribution to the health of those who play it. P.ut its claim on the department of agriculture is hard to figure out.

AN UNAPPRECIATED SONG. If Kaiser Wilhelm doesn't like p. song that somebody has written about him, all he aas to do is to say so, and it dies a quick, painless death. The author may or may not go to jail. In England, all King George has to do in similar circumstances Ls to frown slightly. an1 the piece is automatically barred from publication or public rendition and the author is ostracised by all right-minded Britons. Just now Pres't Wilson is perturbed by t.he perpetration of a pair of New York song wnters, who, learning that his fiancee is descended from Pocahontas, dashed off a lay celebrating the love of a white chief for his Indian princess. The guilty authors sent their composition to the white house, and can't understand the president's reply that the song pains him. and that he will be obliged if it is suppressed. They think he's wrong about it. and refuse to suppress it. And the president is helpless. It's one of the penalties a democrat has to pay for democracy.

Speaking of national conventions why don't the republican candidates for president hold a convention? Maybe they could find a convention hall big enough to accommodate them.

Eleanor Wilson makes the capital gasp by carrying a vane, says a Washington dispatch. It's a new fad, hut we ain't gasping till they begin carrying a blacksnake whip.

They're taking copper off the church roofs in Germany to make shells, and nelting up church hells in Kussia and Austria for the same purpose. There's nothing sacred any more hut the will to win.

It will be a relief for proofreaders, at least, when the Italians take Gore, or Guerz, or Göritz, or Goeritz, or Goritz;, or whatever It is and turn it into plain Gorizia,

Prof. II. L. Evans of Seattle has discovered that Chinese discovered America 1.000 years hefore Columbus. 'S'all right. They didn't take it home with them.

Uncle Sam's newest fighting device, the armored auto, sounds like a beautiful kill-er, but we guess itX have tire trouble, like the rest of us.

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KEMAKKABLE IIUSINKSS (Erie, Pa., Dispatch.) Eank clearings reflect the general conditions and while the greater proportion of the great increase is due to stock transactions at NewYork, still there is a substantial gain throughout the rest of New York city,, to an increase of 29.6 per cent and 16.7 per cent over two years ago. The average daily exchanges for October to date for the years 1915, 1914 and 1913 and respectively $719,785.000, $3S1.373,000 and $529,478,000. Local bank clearings continue to show a large increase over a year ago. The next most important indication of the remarkable turn Is found in railroad gross earnings which are now showing substantial gains over last year and the earlier months of this year. There is in fact such a congestion, due to the crop movements and transportation of munitions to the seaboard that it amounts to a serious condition. With such activity and such abnormal speculation it is not to be wondered at that failures are again on the increase, both in number and amount of liabilities. Our volume of exports and excess of exports, continues to increase and gold comes pouring in, the net gold imports so far this year being over 1250,000,000. We do not need this gold, for the supply is already excessive, but as the $500,000,000 loan did not strengthen sterling exchange as much as was expected there could be no other outcome. The meeting of the United .States Steel directors is awaited with no little interest. The public is anxious to know whether the present steel prosperity is on paper or of a size to warrant dividends. It is believed that the earnings for the past quarter have exceeded all former records, but gross and net are two very different results. Altogether conditions of industry and trade are remarkable. We are fattening on foreign slaughter. Put it is contended that we could not do otherwise and the moral part of it ir not then a phase of the situation. It cannot last much longer. There is a feeling the world over that the war will cease within a year. Till it does close we shall live under tuen abnormal conditions that it would be folly to predict what a change will bring.

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THURSDAY seemed like Sunday and we were so sure Friday was Monday that we askqd the cashier for our meal ticket. The funny part of it was the cashier had to take two thinks before she realized it wasn't coming to us. THE twe Fred.-. Bryan and Dennis and we have always wondered why his name i.s Dennis have l quested the pleasure of our presence at their electric dinner tonight. We accept the invitation. The spread will be theirs, but the pleasure will be all ours. Peculiarly so because we have never eaten an electrical linner. "We presume for our guidance and the guidance of others equally unsophisticated the menu will carry directions as to how many volts of this and how many watts of that we should eat and how many amperes of the well known fluid we can safely absorb. OUR new form looks more like old Jake Irmiter's .standpipe than a melting pot, but .its capacity i.s not reduced. No false bottom blown in the glans.

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l'M)i:UPAII CLERGYMEN. (Detroit News.) According to an investigation made by Rev. Joseph E. Perry. PD.. of which he told in an address 1efore the S6th annual conference of Paptist ministers of Massachusetts, the average daily pay of Baptist ministers in that state is J1.S7. As compared with the wages p'aid to common labor, such compensation must be regarded as entirely inadequate, for a minister cannot, like a common laborer, adapt his standard of living to the lowest xv & iso scale. He cannot live in a cheap cottage or tenement. He cannot go about clad in overall. He must live like a fairly prosperous citizen and support his family in accordance with the approved social standards. This state of affairs reminds ua

EXPERIENCE is a but a great teacher, spicuously exposed in

garage: NOTICE. On and after Jan. 1, 1915. all accessories and repairs cash w hen the car leaves the garage. THE familiar Mr. Ford reports progress with the organization of his peace ship plan. John Wanamaker, Ben Lindsey and Helen Ring have accepted his invitation, four governors and ex-governors are considering the offer and one governor has declined. As the party is to sail Dec. 4 it looks as if it wouldn't. FURTHER information may be obtained by going to Helen Ring for it. An Indiana Romance. (Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette.) OSSIAN, Ind.. Nov. 2 4. The absence of Glen Jackson, the star clerk in C. I. Weirich's store this week has1 led to a good deal of speculation, which promises to be cleared up Friday morning. Mr. Jackson? it teems, is the central figure in a little romance which is to give him a charming bride of Thanksgiving day. when he will lead to the altar of marriage Miss Maude Weirich.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Weirich, of Robinson, 111., and sister of C. I. Weirich, of Ossian. proprietor of the Weirich store. Miss Weirich formerly lived here with her brother, attending high school from which she graduated this year. During this time Glen became acquainted with the many beauties and virtues of the young society lady, and succeeded in interesting her in the way all clever young men hope some day to interest, beautiful young ladies. For a time Miss Weirich worked in her brother's store, and the romance which began so pleasantly made double time. After a period of probation, during which the young lady went home and Mr. Jackson redoubled his efforts to prove himself a good clerk, it was definitely decided that a wedding on Thanksgiving day would be a dandy thing. And what has happened is now a pleasant bit of news for the friends of both parties. FOR the comfort of some of our well known citizens for' example.

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