eats! Time wipes them off
the slate, with a smile.

I quote from a letter written by the officer who boarded the Emden. He
speaks of the German officers: "A thoroughly nice fellow"--"also a
good fellow." The order is given that there be no cheering from the
Sydney when entering the harbor with her prisoners. English sailormen
have fought with German sailormen; have killed a good many of them. It
is over. No crowing, gentlemen--over fellow-sailormen. Our writer
discusses the fight generally with Captain von Muller. "We agreed it
was our job to knock one another out. But there was no malice in it."

We shall do better to regard war as a game--a game to be played for
love, for honor, without hatred, without malice. So only shall we
profit by it.

THE BELGIAN WAR MOTHERS

[Illustration]

By Charlotte Porter

I.

_The Dominant Voice, shrieking:_
Rancor unspeakable, white-hot wrath
Spring in your furrow, rise in your path!
Harvest you vengeance from Belgian dust,
Ye who have turned love unto lust!

_Subdominant Voices, murmuring:_
_Month of Mary, may ye breed
Vengers out of the August seed!
Nourish'd hate of father-foe--
Grow, ye War-babes, grow, grow!_

II.

_The Dominant Voice:_
Anger implacable, brand with fire,
Sear out the soul of the bestial sire!
Impotent render the insolent boor--
Dead to the love and the life to endure!

_Subdominant Voices:_
_Month of Mary, ye shall breed
Vengers out of the August seed,
Cradled hate of father-foe--
Grow, ye War-babes, grow, grow!_

III.

_The Dominant Voice:_
Miracle-May-month, fathered in death,
Bred in corruption to breathe new breath
Into foul body-dregs, breathe thy life
Into the hate-sired babes of strife!

_Subdominant Voices:_
_Month of Mary, ye shall feed
Saviours from the Judas-deed--
Gods of life to quell that woe.
Grow, ye War-babes, grow, grow!_

IV.

_The Dominant Voice:_
Ruin the arrogant hate of love!
Ruin the haters, God above!
Bless Thou their harvest to quell their sin--
Honor the sinned-against, God within!

_All Voices:_
_Warring nations, bleed, bleed,
But to let the leaders lead!