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I TIMES EDITORIALS
I Let the Truth Prevail!
Wilson's Preparedness Stand
The immediate, the conspicuous outcome of the president's preparedness tour has been to quiet tho
The president took his menage to the cities of seven states and even his most powerful and persist
ent political opponents could not confute any of the people, east, west, north or south, as to the sincerity
of tlie president's motives. Nor could they destroy the president's faith in the same judgment of the
people themselves when they should hear the truth ahout the new need for improved methods of national
defense.
Excited thousands gathered everywhere to hear the president speak. They listened to what he had
to say about preparedness. Now we shall bear*from the .people after they have digested the national
speech in its entirety —for it was really one great speech in several parts.
To condense and analyze tbe president's speeches, from first to last, would not he difficult because
the president speaks with the simplicity and directness whii-h the highly educated and the uneducated
man have in common.
But the cumulative substance and continuing spirit of what Woodrow Wilson said is best given in his
own thrilling words. A fett vivid excerpts tell the story. They follow the order of the cities visited. They
produce a marvelous crescendo, from the first words of quiet warning to the exquisite tribute #to our
country's flag and the startling "Topeka Declaration."
Addressing his Pittsburg. I'a.. audience, tin; president said:
"It amaze*, me to hear men N|ieak at* If America stood alone in the world nnd could follow her own life un -he pleaded. We are
la the iiii.l-i of a world tlutt we did not make ami we cannot alter, nnd Its whole Htiiios|>l)< _ c and irfijuical condition- are the conditions
of our own life iil«p."
In Cleveland, 0., the president emphasised his warning:
"I do not wish to leuve you with the Impression that lam thinking of some particular danger. 1 merely want to leave you with
this solemn Impression that I know that we are dully treading amidst the most intricate dangers, and that the dangers that we are
treading unionist are not of our making and are not under our control, und that no man in the I'nited Slates knows what a single
week, or a single duy, or a stagl* hour mny bring forth."
The longest, perhaps the most comprehensive speech of the tour, the president made in Chicaga.
Referring to the "peculiar difficulties" of his position he said:
"We may have to assert the principles of light und of liuiiuiiilt) .tt any time. What force is at tho disposal of the I'nited States te
assert the*** things? The force or opinion.
"I would not belittle the Influences „* opinion. It Is very influential, but it will not Map this overwhelming flood- And If not
the force of opinion, what hirce has America available to stop the flood from overflowing our own lair area? We have one considerable
srai of force, namely, the splendid navy nf the I'nited States."
The president then proceeded to outline his program for naval preparedness but this excerpt has
been selected from the Milwaukee, Wis., speech as being the more condensed form:
"We have been slowly building up a navy which In quality is second to no navy in the world. Tbe only thing it lacks Is quantity.
"What we are profMMing now is not a sudden creation of a navy, but the definite working out of a pr«»gram by which within five
years we will bring the navy to v righting strength which otherwise might have taken eight or ten years."
At Dcs Moines, la., the president paid a tribute to the flag which promises to become a*classic:
"As I look at that flag, I seem to see many characters upon it which are not visible to the physical eye. There seem to move ghostly
visions of devoted men. And every grave or every bravo man in the country would seem to have U|m>ii it the colors of the flag, If he
were a tine American—would seem to have on It that stain or red. which means the true pulse of blood; thai |iatch or pure white which
means the |ieace of the soul. And then there seems to rise over the graves of those men and to hallow their memories that blue space of
the sky In which swim those stars which exempli!) for us the glorious galaxy of the states or the union, which stand together to impli
cate the rights of mankind."
Hut the gre.it sensation of the tour was reserved for Topeka, Kas. What has already become known
as the "Topeka Declaration" promises to become a historic document. The president's remarks are said
to he aimed at foreign interference with United States commerce. The declaration reads:
"There Is another thing thut we ought to safeguard, and that Is our light to sell what we produce in the o|ien neutral markets of
the world. It may be necessary to use the lorce of the ..Mod Slates to vindicate the light or American citizens everywhere to enjoy the
protection of international law."
As he Beared the conclusion of his work, the president's words seemed to increase in forcefulness.
At Kansas City, Kas., he referred to tin. embarrassments which he had to endure in connection with
Mexican affairs: .
"What stands behind the president il he should have to set out in your behalf to enforce the demands or the I'nited Stsfs ror
respect ami right ? An army so small thai I have not ha.l men enough to patrol the Mexican border."
At St. Louis, Mo., he shaped his final appeal in these words:
"I know you will come ir I call you, but will you, coming, know what you ale doing and how to do it?
"The plans now laid tielore the congress of the lulled States are mere!) plans nut to tnrow the lile of American jouth away. Those
plans are going to be adopted.
"The American navy ought, in my .judgment, to lie Incomparably the greatest navy in the world."
Whether the president's speeches are read iv whole or in part, they produce a feeling of security
—the kind which comes from a realization of power and the knowledge of how to direct it in the best way.
LABEL 'EM BOTH
Did you hear the sad news from N'Yawk?
Ushers at the Russia ballet, you know, wore
dress suits so as to make the performance more
classy.
But goshdurn it, the society folks in the boxes
and the pit kept taking the ushers for gentle
men. Really very disturbing,
s. But that isn't the worst. Other people-
Other people began taking the gentlemen in
dress suits for ushers!
"These ain't my seats!" bawled an obese chap
Municipal Dock Earns 10 Percent
Ten per cent is a pretty fine interest to be earning these days on your investments.
Many a Taconia business man would ask nothing better than to discover today that his business had
earned that rate of profit iv 1915.
You, Mr. and Mrs. Tacoman, should not overlook the fact that one of YOU It investments earned
this highly satisfactory profit last year. ,
The municipal dock cost the city something more than #400,000. The net profits totalled better than
$4,000.
Municipal ownership of docks a failure? Well, mebbe so, but Tacoma hasn't denionstrated.it yet.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS (You Know Just What Elsie Means -the Nest Egg) BY BLOSSER
in a checkered suit to Reginald de Flyppe-
Flyppe. And Reginald was so vexed he really
couldn't think of a quick retort, and he walked
haughtily away, while the obese chap with the
wrong seats fumed at usherly incompetence.
The Century management the next night had
the ushers all plainly labeled, in neatly printed
white ribbons: "Usher."
Now, to prevent any more mistakes, will the
management please require all paying guests in
dress suits to wear yellow ribbons labeled:
"Gentleman?"
THE TAOOMA TIMES
OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE
Some of the women who never
puss a mirror without looking at
their reflection show bravery un
surpassed on any battlefield.
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'» FLOSSIE FIJM FIiAM'S <J>
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SAMMY SLATS—Yes. Rose
Chloroform Is unmarried. She
will be 69 next April Ist. Mint
juleps are her favorite flowers.
No trouble at all, Sara.
MAY BR. —Don't worry, May,
Harry Hangover will be back in
the movies again. He has re
signed his position as teamster
and will be seen soon ln '"The
Mystery of the Fried Egg."
I. K. QUERY —Dan Mackrel
was born in Morovenial and is
Amazonian, Slavonic, Aztec, Eski
mo, by nationality.
EDNA—Eddie Poundcaka's
BLESSED IS
THE HEALTHY
NATURE;
IT IS THE
COHERENT,
SWEETLY
COOPERATIVE,
NOT
INCOHERENT,
SELF
DISTRACTING,
SELF
DESTRUCTIVE
ONE!
—Carlyle.:
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MOM P.-KTY THAN* I'LAY
"What was the play you saw
last night?"
"The play?— Too bad! I for
got to look at the program."
"Don't you know what the play
was about? 1'
"No, you see, I was with a
theater party."
chief hobby is mopping floors
and peeling onions when not he
fore the camera. Yes —he wears
a wrist watch--don't mention it.
AMY EGGPLANT—Una Reg
gie Shoehorn Is a movie actor. I
don't think the diamond he wears
Is genuine. His favorite dish is
free lunch. Thanks, Amy.
STELLA X.—Yes. I think
Adam Apple is handsome. lie
weighs 130 pounds, his collars
are size 18. No. Ted Lightnob
played the part of the hot taniale
in "Schmaltz, the Honest Plumb
er." Write again.
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Sir: 1 note that a reader of
the New Orleans Item offers for
■ale "One half poodle dog."
What about the other half?
Art.
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HE WAKE!
(From a current serial.)
• • * None now doubted
that Gordon's Jumping eyes hyp
notized the mob. (Lookout for
eyes that jump.)
• • •
New York board of health says
death lurks in the germ-laden
cigar cutter!
SUES SCHOOLS FOR
DAUGHTER'S DEATH
Suit was started yesterday by
Adolph Swnnson against the Ta-
ooma school district to recover
$.1,000 damages for the death of
his daughter, Dorothy, age 7,
who was hit b ya swing last April
at the Komi's school.
i A NSWERS.JI
% *t\ By Cynthia Gr«y J
Q. —Only just recently I have had a great sorrow. My
daughter, who it really seemed was all I had to live tor, died. „
The only comfort I have is in talking of her to my friends. They
tell me this is wrong, that I must try to forget her. I can't f*o
this. Do you think it is wrong to talk of her?
a soaaowruL mother.
A.—Xot wrong, certainly, but possibly unwise. While It Is a
great comfort to thoiie who have suffered to talk over their grief, till.
usually adds fuel to the flames that keep sorrow alive. Of course
you cannot forget your daughter, but you can conceal your sorrow
from the world, interest yourself in living people, and thus give In
your irieinl- who talk with you something more cheerful to think
about thau your grief.
Q. —My father married in America, but is not a citizen. I
am 23. Must I take out naturalization papers in order to vote?
F. J.
A.—lf you were bom in the lulted States you are a citUen of
this country and entitled to vote without naturalization.
Q. —I am engaged to a beautiful young lady. I have dis
covered from one of her frien<ln that my fiancee is one-eighth .^
negro. I have since verified the truth of the report, and ani in
a quandry as to what to do. Both of the girl's parents are de
ceased, and Bhe whs raised hy very well-to-do white folks. I urn
too proud of my own family to take any chances on having a
black baby. 1 have heard that such might happen, even after
several generations.
1 hesitate to wound this girl's feelings as we are deeply in
love with each other. She might commit suicide if I turn her
down as she is of a very sensitive nature and proud Shall I
marry her and take chances on my children being white? I am
23 and she is 20. Please let me know soon as to what course
I ought, to pursue. I am nearly worried to death and love the
girl to distraction, but feel that she should have told me about
her parentage. DOUBTFUL.
A.—The farther this old world plunges into science the more
deplorable is the tart that love cannot be governed by ethics. I vet v
much fear that Cupid will never be snared in tho philosophical net
and harnessed down by a code of ethics. That the girl loves you ami
ti Ihi 11 that love depends her life's happiness, in itseir, seem* like a
mighty good encuse for her silence; hut then the ethical side M_ up
aguin—what about the children that might come or such a marriage?
Tho love that blind, a person to the welfare of little children is a
seirish love. Yes, THK CHILDREN Ml ST BE CONSIDERED.
ir you do marry the girl, there is one chance in 111 that should
children come from the marriage they would have some of the char
acteristics of the Kthiopian race, such as a flat nose or thick li|* or
kinky hair; hut it is barely |n>ssihle that any ol' them would be black.—
I advise you to go to your family physician or to some physician you
know to is- well advanced in the medical world and tell him your
liredlcamont. He can tell you some things that I cannot well print.
Then decide this question for yourself according to your own heart
ami conscience. Your riiture depends upon that decision, and you
should never place that in the hands ol' another person.
I will lie interested to know how jou decide- Will you write and
tell me? *
Miss Grey will meet callers at The Times office
only on Wednesday from 11 a. m. to sp. m. At all
other times she will answer queries through this col
umn or by mail, provided a stamped envelope is en
closed.
CONFESSIONS
OF A WIFE
MGK cits hit i. ii.H mi
Dick is writing me a letter
every day, which Just goes to
show, little book, that hn can
write letters if he deems them im
portant and necessary. The one
I received today Baid, "I laughed
nnd sighed over your quaint con
ceit, dear heart.
"Her Idol.—we all have feet of
clay, Margie, but we try not to let
our wives know It. A woman hu
morist said recently, 'A man is
very busy before marriage fooling
many women and after marriage
he spends most of his time trying
to fool one.'
"At that I don't think he gets
anywhere with any woman he tries
to fool. Your sex seems nn intui
tion or Blxth sense, which makes
you understand no better than we
do ourselves.
"I am having wonderful busi
ness. The school book trade is
booming witli our company, and
at that I am not happy. Why,
Margie, sometimes I wake up in
the night in a cold sweat, because
in my dreams I have lost you.
"Take me off my pedestal dear,
make me just a man ln your mind
and heart. I am going to swear
off drinking. Honestly, Margie, I
have never been untrue to you jn
my life unless I have had one or
more—usually a lot more—drinks
in my stomach to muddle my
brain and cloud my understand
ing of decency.
"But I've cut It out; never
again for me. I have not taken
a drink since I left home and I
am feeling fine.
"I have always had an impres
sion that a man had to he a good
fellow—which means in mascu
line vernacular that he must make
a fool of himself with his cus
toman.
"But I have never made so
many contracts in my life in the
same length of time as since I
have been away. I know this he
cause I get up with a clear brain
and a desire to work, instead of
an aching head, a dark brown
taste In my mouth and the knife
of remorse at my vitals.
THE TACOMA TIMES
.%__WSI Al EHS. Telegraphic News Service of the United Ires.
Association. *
_„..,_^." ten <, K._tK l!_ _° St_." ,C_: T**con *** Wnsh., as .econd-cla..
nutter. Published by the Tacomn Tlmeii Pub. Co Fver»
Fianlng Krcept Sunday. Official paper of city of ittoma.'
i 'HONK: All depart in. jii.. Main 12.
Wednesday, Feb. 9,1916.
"I guess I am a little super
stitious too, for I can't help
thinking of that old gambler's
idea of unlucky in love lucky in ■
business.
"Margie, dear wife, i would
rather have you say just once 'I
love you, Dick, and trust you
again' than have all the school
book business in the world.
"I never knew how much I
needed you—how much I wanted
you uutll I lost your help and —
love.
"Can a woman love th* same
man twice?
"I remember of alt our family
laughing at Mollie when she was
little lor asking, 'Can water boil
twice?'
"Someway tlie fact that water
can boil twice rather comforts
me now.
"Please, dear, love me all over „
again.
"I am steadily getting older and
most old men are like all dead
Indian*—good.
"I never knew that I had so
much ot the^kid in me until I
begnn to write you these letters.
Just now I feel like kneeling by
that little sewing chair of yours
—the chair where you made all »,
those wonderfully tiny clothes for
sonny—and putting mv arm.,
about you, lay my head on your
dear heart, and say, "ill | )e good,
dear -I'll be good if you will only
kiss and make up,"
If Dick only knew it, little
book, it is very hard for me to ""
withstand a p!o a like this, but
back of all inclinations is some
kind of puritanic monitor which
says 'Don't forgive him too soon
It is right that he should suffer.'
Now don't say, little book, that
this is not my love of decency
and right which in saying this, but "*'
my jealous pride which has been
hurt and which is"calling for "an
eye for an eye, etc."
I don't heliove, however, that. I
can hold out very long if Dick
writes me such letters, for you
must renlize, little book, that I—
Well, that I am his wife.
tContinued Tomorrow.) **