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PAGE FOUR THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1914 111 'll Arizona Republican's Editorial Page 11531 11 .... i i i ii 1 1 i 1 1 1 i '. , The Arizona Republican Published by ARIZONA PUBLISHING COMPANT. The Only Paper In Ariiona Published Bvery Day la the Year. . Only Morning Paper In. Phoenlr. Dwlght B. Heard President and Manager Charles A. Stauffer Business Manager Oarth W. Cate Assistant Business Manager J. W. Spear.......... Rdltor Ira 11. S. Huggett - Cy Editor . Exclusive Morning Associated Press Dispatches. Office. Corner Second and Adam Btreeta. JP Entered at the Postoffice at Phoenix, Ariiona. as Mail Mutter of the Second Class. - Address nil communications to THE ARIZONA REPUB LICAN. Phoenix. Arizona. TELEPHONES: Business Office City Editor J SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Dally, one month, In advance AX Dally, three months, In advance Dally, six months, in advance J- Dally, one year, in advance b.W Bundays only, by mail - i. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1914 Love down to the last cell in your heart, laugh from some inexhausti ble spring of joy, suffer to the final drop of anguish, but don't whine. That's living. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. School Elections All over this state Important elections will take place today, the most important elections, those of school trustees. It Is strange that so little Interest is taken in them, considering their great importance. It matters far less who our mayors are, our county officers and most of our State officers. Yet the school elections are allowed to come almost with out warning of their approach. The school trustees are responsible for the ex penditure of large sums of money. They can waste it. They can graft. There is less check upon them under our laws than upon any other officer, state, county or municipal, in the matter of money spend ing. They outline the policies of the schools on which their success so much depends; they employ the teachers. But there is one good thing to be said of this apparent lack of interest in school elections, for it may be that It is not a lack of interest at all, but a confidence that the right thing will be done. The elections are always non-partisan, and they are factional only when there is an abnormal condition, a feud in a neighborhood. Usually men of good character and capacity are put forward as candi dates for school trustees. It is to be said for them that they usually have an interest In the schools and are generally the fathers of school children. For the most part, theretore, our scnooi trustees are good men, notwithstanding there seems so little in terest in their - selection. Why Net Submit the Question? The administration and its supporters in their endeavor to secure the repeal of the toll exemption clause are no doubt inspired by the highest mo tivesi the protection of the national honor against the charge of violating a sacred treaty. But they are not wise-at all times in the manner of present ing their' case. There is also something arbitrary in their method of procedure, it is proposed on the part of the administration ' to declare, ; by an . act of congress, that 'die treaty means what the British think it' means, while a good many Americans think it means' something; else, though' the wish may be father to the thought. .' - : For Instance.' the United States as the builder and sole owner of the canal, has advertised In the Hay-Pauncefote treaty that it shall be open to the ships of all nations on equal terms. Some Amer icans believe that that means that this country has promised not to discriminate among the nations which have no financial Interest in the canal, as to the use of it. The proprietor of a grocery store may advertise that his goods will be sold at one price to-oil, though that would not mean that he and his family would be affected by the terms of such an advertisement. We do not say that this is a good , argument in favor of the exemption of American vessels from tolls, but it is one argument of many that have1 been made, showing that the question is two-sided. There Is another measure In congress which recog nizea this fact and proposes to leave the dispute to arbitration, the natural court for the settlement of disputes between nations.. In this court America could exert no improper influence. The rights of England or no other foreign country could suffer,, The altruism of the. supporters of the president is splendid, but rather foolish. Representative' Shir ley said "on Thursday: "'. .-, ." . "We come here with this repeal bill with' he apology for our position. 'For seventy-five years wfe have held out to the nations of the world the promise to build a canal for all the world. We promised to build it as a great boon to humanity throughout the wide world and not for the small dollars and cents added to bur commerce. In this situation, the Amer ican nation does nothing out of the ordinary." ' Our purpose in building the canal, as every ' representative who heard Mr. Shirley knew, was for our own convenience, for our own needs, espe cially emphasized by the exigencies of the Spanish American war. What ever "boon to humanity" the canal might become would be wholly incidental. The matter of a return in dollars and cents, of the , cost, of the great enterprise, was probably not cori. sfdered, but it was considered that this najion would derive some great advantage from the canal Freight rates across the continent would be lowered. Our navy for the guarding of our coasts would be rendered more effective. There was no altruism at all in the building of the canal. It was a national business proposition. If Great Britain has any in terest in it so that it might be regarded as an in ternational business proposition, that fact can be determined In a court of arbitration, far better than by congress. To the country, the verdict of such a court would be acceptable. And the democratic party would miss one more chance for its recall. It wiir be time enough for us to sustain our national honor by accepting the verdict . of a court of arbitration. Many Americans would feel, if con gress should dispose of the question against the material interests of the country, that pusillanimity had put on the guise of a concern for our nutlonal honor. British Democracy James D. Whelpley In the current Century states that the late King Edward VII shortly before his death said: "My son will rule as king and prob ably his son; hut he may be the last king of this country." Since the death of Edward many things have occurred in England which, if he could have foreseen, might have caused - him to narrow the field of his prophecy. Among them has been the futile revolt of the House of Lords against the proposition to take away its power of veto, a re volt which threatened its own dissolution. The ag gressions of democracy have been rendered more native by the opposition of the conservatives, just as the progress of a malignant cancer is hastened by the unskillful treatment of It. We may pass over the concessions which Labor ites and other elements in opposition to the aristoc racy have wrung from as reluctant hands as those of King John when he granted Magna Charta. Great Britain is now confronted by the trouble in Ulster, In itself an apparently Insignificant thing, and, so fur as the Ulster opposition to home ryle is concerned, it is really insignificant. But It Is a trouble which is not confined to Ulster or Ireland, but permeates the mother country, where all the danger lies. The defiance of Ulster is not a serious matter, and the recalcitrancy of those British army officers who refused to move against the men of Ulster would not have been a serious matter If their refusal were really based on the ground they have given an unwillingness to raise their arms against men of their own blood. It would he easy for Gn-at Britain to send to Ulster army officers and men restrained by no such compunctions. But the recalcitrancy of the army officers is an expression of conservatism, in the last ditch, . against home rule which is being wrung from an unwilling country. It Is in such useless struggles after defeat that conservatism weakens itself for the defense of positions which have not yet been as sailed but lie In the way of the approaching democ racy. The opposition of Ulster to home rule Is as natural as the longing of Other Irishmen for it. The right and the wrong of this controversy have noth ing to do with this consideration. Conservatism alone is at fault in attempting ofr permitting opposi tion to a movement which has become irresistible. The higher the waters rlse.'agninsr an obstructing dam, the greater the force they gather and the wider the sweep ' of destruction When the daih breaks. i' "Some newspapers still persist In reporting the true number killed in accidents when they could sell more papers -by doubling the number," remarks an exchange. It Is unfortunately true that many newspapers take this business view of the case, but In practicing the exaggeration of horrible de tails, they ' are less at fault than that part of the public to which such fexaggeratlon appeals. News papers get' better only r their readers improve. '.'So far as' appears ort the surface, there is no opposition to the re-election of Mr. 81ms Ely to the grammar school board. -. Any opposition would indi cate a want of appreciation, of earnest and val uable Bertice through a period In which the schools have made a most remarkable advancement and have been brought to level with the best in the country. For similar reasons, there should !e no opposition to the re-election of Mr. E. T. Collinga to the high school board.' I 1 FAMOUS SHORT P0EM3 Printed In connection With the work done in the iTnfriiuh Honnrtriinht . of the Phoenix Union High School. Conducted by Prof. I. Colodny. 1 t I Remember, I Remember I remember, I remember. The house whjtre I' was born. The little wjndow where the sun Came creeping in it-morn; ' .. He never came a wink' too soon, , Nor brought too long a day; , But now, 1 often wish the nlgitt . Had borne my breath away. ' ' .1 remember,. 1 remember, ; The roses, red and: white,. " . . The violets, and lily cups : - , ''... E , Those flowers made of lights The lilacs, where the robin built And where "my brtfther set ' The laburnum on his birthday The tree is living yetl I remember, I remember. Where J used to swing, 'And thought "the air,' must rush as fresh To swallows oh the wing; My spirit fie in feathers then. That is so heavy how, And Bummer ; pools could, hardly cool -. The fever on my brow! ' i remember, 1 remember. The fir-trees dark arid high; t used to think their slender tips Were close against the sky; ' . . It wag a childish Ignorance, But now .'t Is little joy - To know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy. . v . : - . - Thomas Hood. ' . ENGLAND'S TROUBLE, TOO . "And how's your husband, Mrs. Bloogs?" '"E's still rather poorly, ma'am, thank ye kindly; 'e's bin suffering a lot with Ms gastric ulster!" Ex change. - . - - ..-.. ...... WOMEN MAKE A RECORD AS FINANCIERS Miss In thrift on the scale of big financ ing women have made a record here Ihis year, by the reinvestment of in terest on a dollar. Men financiers cannot excel this; perhaps there is no trust or insurance company which van equal it. Before the January 1 coupon cut ting began in the head offices of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World, which employs only women, plans and preparations had been made to have the coupons cashed 'and reinvested immediately. With j rigid requirements as to the safety 'of investment the semi-annual re 'investing process is a test of effici ency and wit. The record made this year by Miss Bina M. West, the supreme commander of this, the largest fraternal beneficiary society exclusively for women in the world, shows women to be peers of men even in business which runs into the millions. From its inception about twenty years ago Miss West and the other women organizers of this Society ftkuwA m n An tKn olianra tsi clinur thp highest business acumen of their sex in matters of great importance. The Ladies of the Maccabees of the Wnrlii nnw havn ontstandinir insur- ance for $177,000,000 and 170.000 members. In 1892 when Miss West f tiralf in th nionepr's task ot providing insurance for women, her equipment consisted ot one desk ana Bins M. West and a Pile of & 1 j Bonds. X 1 1 March Farm Notes . . By WALT MASON BY HOWARD L. RANN The month of March is full of starch, and pep per too, and ginger; her divers gaits none imitates, there is no cheap infringer. One hour she's gay and mild as May, and makes you think of fishing, but while you look for. line and hook, a blizzard comes a-swishing. March, seems to sing of balmy spring until she has you grinning; and then, ods blood: yoiif name, is Mud, and Winter has an inning. Mafrch, hums a tune suggesting June or dreamy, mild September, and while you list she gives a twist and brings in bleak- December. ; This rattled maid, bold, unafraid, is playing tricks forever; to Jolt our nerves with eraity curves is always her en deavor.' She gives us rain till' we complain of pink pains in the gizzard; she gives us heat and winds and sleet, and thunderstorm and blizzard. She winks her eye and spring July, and then rings in October, till we see. red and wish her head were soaked till she is sober. . Hut soon she'll slide, dad blng her hide, and April,. soft and tender, will come ahd smile in siren style, and fill the world with splendor. MEXICAN INTERVENTION To the Editor of The Republican: 1 see Senator Fall of New Mexico criticises President Wilson severely because he does not "go in and clean up Mexico..". I do not belong to Mr. Wilson's party, but twant to most heartily commend him for his good sense and judgment in staying out. If Senator Fall tihd all others favoring intervention were consistent they wduld make the offer to enter a regiment that would be put in the front rank of the first battle In Mexico. Neither he nor' any other howler for Intervention would be willing to do this not much. They are very- anxious to sacrifice thousands of other American lives, but have no thought of risk ing, their own. ' . Wnenever you hear anyone howling for inter vention, just ask him if he will volunteer to go, the first opportunity, and you will find he is struck dtifllb. .-'.'' ., After twelve or fifteen years of life in Mexico hnd South America, I think I know something of those people, and I am Sure it would be a colossal,, if not a criminal, blunder to intervene in the Mex ican crisis. It would mean: first, the sacrifice of many .thousands of American lives; second, it would cost the United States many hundreds of millions ot dollars; third, we would have on our hands most perplexing, difficult, almost unsolvable national problems for five years yes, for ten years; yes, for twenty years; yes, for .'I sincerely hope President Wilson and Secretary Bryan will not change their opinion on interven tion, unless it becomes an absolute necessity. ARCHIBALD J. SAMPSON. HAS EARTH EXPANDED OR CONTRACTED? A Scientific survey to determine the exact rpgu lat distance between the cities of Berlin, Germany, and Washington, D. C will be made by the German Otodetic Institute at Potsdam in conjunction with the Coast and Geodetic Survey of the United States, fifty years ago this distance was computed, pre sumably accurately; the purpose of repeating the computation is to ascertain whether the eorth has expanded or contracted during the past . half-century. The Germans will establish the distance be tween Potsdam and Horta, in the Azores, and the Americans will ascertain , the distance from Horta to Washington. Engineering Record. .1. f"ii ili-jliiiiTiiij-u-iiixjuiiijuTjuu r'n i n firirii! i n n n imV i a debt. Only women have done the work of organizing and managing, even to actuarial intricacies, of this ereat business of insurance in con 1 nection with social philanthropyJ The only men employed are those about the head offices in Port Huron, Mich., the janitor, office boy and! - eievaior operators. ' Dental circles of the country have been set in an uproar by the invention of a Paris dentist who has gotten out a self-fitting plate of upper teeth for the dairy cow. This will fill a long felt want. A German scientist has discovered that the original cow had tusks like a hall tree, but In the attempt to chew the wig off a cocoanut she drove them back in, with Xhe result that her descendants have had to wag bare gums through a cheerless eternity. There is no sadder sight than a hopeful milch cow going up against a mess of old corn with sore gums. It is like feeding celery to a toothless goat. We have no doubt that this invention will never do its perfect work until some genius rigs up an evener to straighten up the rotary jaw action of the average heifer. A friend of ours watched a milch cow with swinging jaws trip through a modest repast one day, and before she got to apple pie and cheese he was' so cross-eyed that he went into the house and kissed the hired girl by mistake. The cow whose lower jaw is hung on a pivot is a sight that would make a tight-wire walker dizzy. Some of the kitchen utensils now in use are a menace to life and limb. . Take the open-faced skillet, which can sear the whiskers off of the in nocent bystander with hot lard at a distance of twenty rods. Then there is the rolling pin, which has flattened out the wishbone of many a peevish hubby. The: worst of all is the folding ironing board, which is an offspring of the revolving clothes rack. A lady of our acnuaintance who weighs 290 pounds ringside full into the lap of some of these collapsible ironing boards the other day, and when a. plumber extricated her she looked like a star pa tient of an obesity hospital. More men have lost their religion and several inches of pink cuticle by trying to fold up one of these devices without call ins in the hired lrl, than from any other cause. WHY HE WENT Jones, who doesn't own a motor car, and ' is never likely to, was met at the motor show by a friend,' who expressed surprise to see him there. "Well," said Jones, "it's lovely, once a year to come and look at a whole mass of. cars that you don't have to dodpe." 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