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understands. Hermann Bahr, an old friend, who has
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dedicated one of his books to my dear Arthur Schnitz
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ne de¬
ler," does not pretend quite to understand. These four
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plays, he has said of the volume called "Lebendige
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his words excite a thousand thoughts and feelings in
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us, but in such a way that each of them is oftened and
changed by the one that follows. The poetis function
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Perhaps it is this peculiarity which has so far kept
Schnitzler from being widely popular in this country or
the
Entered at the New York Postolle an verendeeles matter, England. Yet one is not sure, His short stories, though
and
not more interesting than his long novel, Der Weg ins
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in our opinion more perfectly accomplished. In them
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bearably exciting and also profound.
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circulation contained in the Association's report
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only are guaranteed.
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POLITICS AND THE NAVY.
mental, than a feeling for right and wrong. Perhaps would
We don't believe many of the World's readers will that explains why he has seldom been among the best the
sellers.
atento
agree that the administration has been playing polities
capab
with the navy." It was a political move, the World
THE WILSON CAMPAGN FUND.
sight
thinks, to have the naval pageant in these waters at
The Wilson pre-convention fund, says William F. unter
this time. The Presidents speech, in which he regretted
McCombe, who managed it, amounted to 8208,000. Of him.
that only one battleship had been authorized this year
wasten
this sum Cleveland H. Dodge turned in 385,800, or 40
by congress, was part of the scheme to play politics
rifice
per cent of the total. Other rich men affiliated with
with the navy.
petent.
corporations contributed something like 380,000 more,
Of zu
Well, there is another way of putting these things
making the corporation" contributions, as George R. It is
The Democrats in congress, having interrupted that
Sheldon would classify them, 80 per cent of the total vivid
naval policy which the United States has been following
fund.
less.
for years, respectfully request, first, that the President
Mr. Dodge, in addition to being a loyal Princeton with co¬
of the United States refrain from saying this interrup
about
man, is an officer or director in twenty-six corporations
tion has been made; secondly, that until the election is
he has
including the National City Bank, whose relations to
over the navy be kept where the voters cannot see it.
a point
the Standard Oil group are well known. Of the money
Perhaps compliance with these requests would be
turned in by Mr. Dodge, he says, 12,500 was given by nati¬
the World's idea of non-political, non partisan treatment
Cyrus H. McCormick, president of the International
makes
of the navy,
Harvester Company, the corporation of which George very oft¬
AN OSIS.
W. Perkins is chairman of the board. When the suit some
A few days ago some six or eight men were taking against the Harvester trust was instituted Mr. Dodge again
suggested to Mr. McCormick that he receive back his London
luncheon. They were talking polities all the time, and
they did not agree. Some were going to vote for wir money because there might be criticism of its recept, sufferin
te mo¬
The matter was referred to Governor Wilson, who said
son, others for Taft, others for Roosevelt. And yet
vile of
that the money should be accepted, that he was not respec¬
strange to say, they did not disagree as to facts. The
agreed as to what was likely to be done about the afraid to receive it. So, as the money of Perkins But it
helped pay the legitimate expenses of the Roosevelt pre¬
tariff and about the trusts if the Republicans or the
convention campaign, so the money of Dodge and Me sense of
Progressives or the Democrats should come into power.
They did not interrupt one another, yet everybody had a Cormick helped pay the legitimate expenses of the charact
cause
Wilson pre-convention campaign. Governor Wilson
chance to say his say. Strangest of all, perhaps, was
might not have been nominated if it had not been humane
the way in which each of them was ready to admit that
But,
bis party was not equally strong at all points. Again given.
We wish to testify in the strongest possible way to
and again somebody would say, "Yes, that fact does
count against us," or "I don't deny that your argument the personal conviction that this money from Messe, the mo
Dodge and McCormick was given in honor and patriot. Hastin¬
has weight.
have
ism and accepted by Governor Wilson in honor and in¬
From this one might suppose that these men were not
fortuna
first an
doivent se¬
in earnest, that they were playing with th