NORWLLALK the 11",oiid lets herself be taught. LAndI
SENTINEL , we shall feel the vitalizing eiItictL of
Ar L. ’UOLDENL . it‘in free America—whichisnt yet al-
1‘ iERIETORS together free. ..
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I . THE coon MAN'S HLEAttTH
The we; of public health supervi-
sion isfinding much favor nowadays
A m- York institution; interested in
the problemsof poverty recently pub-
lished a report indicatinxtha't illness
is the we: handicap or the poor. and
declaring that in most cases the ill-
ness is preventable or easily curable.
It seems. anatural step to proceed to
the public inspection of health, espec-
iadlly among the working classes.
Health is -a more important consid-
eration to the workingman than to the
‘ business, or professional man. The, tap
, Iter can usually get. along somehow or
gather even-in case of prolonsemsiuk-
guess. His income is not entirely (cut
oil‘. His business continues. His su~L
' bordinates or associate take his place
‘ ' ‘ until he recovers, The workingniun.
”‘35:: :fifllfxtzfgemé is likely, under present conditions, to I
' lose his income altogether until he is
flutes “LS engaged in agricul- able to return to work. Insurance1
reduction. Thus we” farmer against sickness is :1 remedy that has
:11 one food for two families in so far made little headway in the
"L 31511. 10 “AL own, If the “ants 0f United States, though it is now almost
91" are m be satismd. To this universe]. in European industrial COliil-
é11111111111 added the foicigu do tries. ' "
.ar greater ihis. yoar than c1cr Mllyisicidn finds fault with the 10-,
L' W989“ it or not, LportL mentioned because he tinnits it
fails to take into account the ccono- j
mic factors of wages and the cost of-
food, clothing, rent,ctc.“1\'o matter;
how “ages soar," he says, “the bit] I
'ance is forever-adjusted to extract 8;
, L, compensatory outlay that forever keeps
the‘poor at the border of destitution. "I
There is unquestionably much talus-L-
ticc in the matter of 11 ages and much
grinding the face of the poor tlnough
monopolistic prices. Those tunnels
must beattcnded to. But that is no
reason for neglecting so simple and
obvious a thing as using public means
to chp the workmen in good health I
ann .1 aid to waikingmen is not :1
panacea fox poverty, but it is an admir- l
able remedy so far as it goes And ltI
is inexpensive. “The cheapest com-I
‘_.u1(1dity in the world today. 11. «gs 11 111 I
ways has been, hisdicalmervico Lto the
poor " Private expenditures for med-
ioai attendance and advice have «In
ways paid big» dividends Public cx-g
penditunt-s would pay still bigger dlv~i
dcnds.
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N0 crashes MTANT
we learn from, a recent-speech by
Chancellor von Bctl11nann-Holl1vcg in
tho Roiohstag that ‘<"(ie1;111any never
had the leiginesp intention of attack-
ing the United States, and docs not
have such intentions now. "
11111011 Ger-many soul: the Lusitania.
slaughtering more than 100 American
citizens. she hadh‘to intentional at-
tacking us.“ When shc killed several
scores of other American citizens, at
various times and places in the, past
two years, shedidn‘t mean any of-
It Was just one of her little
Nations, like lndivid
dais. have their foibles. ‘
I. When Liane inspired and imnnccd a
great, thostile campaign 1n this coun-
try forLthe perversion of public opin-
ion,-the'blowing up of factories, ware-
houses; and ships, the. breaking; of our
laws and defiance of our neutrality.
Lshe didn't mean any harm. When she
Itried to persuade Mexico and Japan'ta
join her infmakingfwar against» us,
that was only another little Tfruhsiah
whimsicalitr. When she ordered our
commerce off the sea, and proceeded
to blow up all ships ignoring the com’
mend} that was an act of disinterested
“31119111111112” . 4.. v ' "-
The chancellor adds that "Germany'
never, desired war against the UnitedI
g the, extent». 151mm an d 110,85 not desire 'it todaytsl
3113:“ 31.1 “5L “We“ 09 course Lnot' Germans! never desir-
ew's dispatches; e '
g.“ a. m.; 9: 03 p. m.
; sets 6-121.
11 11 like
ope.‘ It is estimated that 40,
en today are WIIutllK’HVH from
L [work by military exigen-
by those 40,000,000.
oldlers and sailors today
ed fat-mew pm as much.
"lecithin. one of the nut-lun' a
railroad: men:
ry man who must shoulder
L ,ttiilitery duty we had better
Lduoentent for, another intake
for farm work. For over}
1 er LLWho leaves the farm for
ion factory to com $3 a
better otter, inducements
rs to‘ speed up their! on
the people, \ and show
L‘ :payL
labor to serve 1
4 navy it is no less do
inc 121th should have
niplemcnt of men. It is
I In this emergency to.
ILLV‘VBLéaLE LUieir plou‘shares .
1%.": In'tho planting time of
just as patriotic to drive :1
.bu"
tire carry a rifle or. point a bat-
tense.
and
the ballot. . Asquith
by the 11 omen have
certainly they has o.
"d‘ nselfish support of
Prussian ways
W ’ Ln perforating them,
Ly honorable, aggreqig
tienship rights
a; be another teas
o d Lha1Lc 5.19M?“
Lussia. That “barbarous
ountry, through
consumeuh is 31:16.;
4m,
‘strengthen‘ the army and nary as soon-
'eineigency. for irmoduction as soont
-td@8ioai!a
’ one. The meant fixed.
. to be used or that
ad,
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CONGRESS IS READY
ERR IRE WAR MESSAGE
(Continued tron. first page.)
and ready to do business.
Presient Wilson within the next
day» or. two ”My. Witt confer with
Congressional loaders on legislation
desired by the Administration. The
win and Navy Departments are ready
with recommendations to further
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as Congress acts.
Several representatives had prepar-
ed bills, all relating to the national
as the House met. Among them were I
measures to provide for a declaration
of war, or a declaration that a state
of war exists compulsory military
training and extension of large credits
to the Entente Allies. ~
President Wilson‘s 341111-9511 was
sent to the Public Printer otuly today
and he held himself ready. to deliver-
it as soon as the House had been
o1ganized.
Meonuhiie the president wont golfi-
ing, but arranged to 1"etuin to the
White House.- befonc noon. the hour‘
:91 1111' the comeuing of Congress. ,.
He made no engagements for theg
day. ‘L
Having already recited to>Congress
in ptevious addiesses most of th
cid'entsL leading up to the present siEu-
ation, it is understood that the presi-
dent now will dc'14 with German’s
Iacts broadlv. refer particulatly to the; .'
present situation in the world and
deal with recommendations to [11.11ch
the United States one 1111. footing
A tesointion to titanium war between
the German empire and the Unit
Suites as prepared by Representative
(it"uduei, of Massachusetts, Republi
(an. says: "That war he. and the g
same is hereby declared bemoan the '
(iormau empire and the United States "
at America and the titcsldent is auth-
otized and directed to use the whole
land and naval forces of the United
Slates against the said German em- .
pirc, its subjects and dependenciesfi't
The preamble sets out that: "the
triumph. of G'rninn, would destroy \
the ilhei't3 of the 11'01',ld" “tlihtxihe .
mundane of the iinltod States will. not
pcitnit its. share of the burden of War
to be borne by other nations " and ‘
"that (termini has continuedto, ties. =;'
troy American ships and to take Amv
orlcan lives “
Senator Mai tin the majority lead-
er. announced in the Senate that the
House ciganization was expected to
be perfected by 3 oclock and that
President Wilson would address a
joint session as soon as the organiza-
tion was completed.
As Congress assembled at noon.L
President Wilson practically decided
to make his address today immedi-
ately after the organization of the
House won’ it; it should be deterred
until the. late aftetnoon or curly even-.
i118
Resident Wilson ,rcady with his”
tILthiress which it is believed will ask
Congress to declare that. a state of
11"111 already exists between the Uni-
ted States and Ge many waited only
f01 the organizatiit‘i of the House of
Representatives A Congress assent.
bled. it was likely that should the
organization pmceedinos in the House
be completed before 3 or 4 o'clock.
the president would make his address
today. Should the House organizaL
tion encounter some unlocked for cle-
“M1, the president is expected to make
his oddresa tomorrow.
Democratic leaders got word from'
the White House to hurry the or-
gamizay‘tion as much as possible. All
plans had. been made on the expecta- '
tion that the president would speak
tomorrow but the leaagrs promised
to do all they could to meet his wish
to speak today. '
Congress assembled with a'majorlty
op‘only in favor of a declaration 'of a
state. of war. if not actually a declara-
tion of war.
Benet on one side by large delega-
tions of pacifists praying for peace
and besieged on the other by large
numbers of “patriotic pilgrims," who
demand the country's entrance into
the war; Congress waited to hear the
president outline the long history (if
German aggressions against Ameri-
can lives and rights and the predatory
Holmes of her submtu'ines, ' »
The capital was arrayed in warc‘
sphit as CongressASsentbled. The
pacifist delegations, wearing white
bands on their sleeves 1 white
streamers across their brea ts, pared-L -L
ed, the sidewalks in numbers; fiiled .
Lthe House and Senate galleries and
made calls on their (Enlightenment
They moved about without. demonstra-
tion and there were few evidences
of hostility against them; ,
The “patriotic pilgrims” were hard .
to distinguish 111119115g thousands .7
citizens \who went out the. day';
work earing American flags. The
gnationai; colors flattened: from. buiidI L .3.
i,ngs automobiles. and almost every .
point of vanfi'ge. . ,
chairmen Stuntman! th senate ,
Finance Lcomett'tee oonferrcd' with'
Secretary McIAdoo on the mount ot- '
money needed; immediately by the.
Government. “1W agreed mot to go . »
into details until after CW9“ has ., .~ L.
0
action deflatnfiuge attlstlu ', [the :Ltini-
hen ,.
Adoo, Baker and Daniels
ill in '
discuss the question With ."Séna or-
Simmons and also rabbi I'm“.811936
ere. ,
msenator Simmons said he thought
dent b Congress shouldhe a has
I 'he addewi'
iwouitb no); mean than $111.}? of 1- suns
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