The National tribune., 1908-09-24
ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS.


i c. A. NJ, Gulfport, Miss, asks: Why is
Mr.. Taft called Judge?
/ Mr.. Taft gained the title of Judge by
holding that position in the Superior
/ Court of Cincinnati during 1SS7-90: also
from 1892 toa1900 he was United States
Circuit Judge of the Sixth judicial Cir
cult
i ]. NJ r.. Springfield. Mo-, asks: 1.
Who is that man Eugene V. Debs. and
what is his history? 2. What are the
| charges againsti Debs, Gompers and
Mitchell? J. How many members are
there in the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States, and what are their names and
politics, and what States are their
homes? a. Have they ever in your opin-
ion rendered partial decision against
the poor or laboring man in the interest
of the capitalist? If so, please state the
case. 8. Can you give me the PLATFORM;
i of the different political parties since
the birth of the Republican Party?
1. Eugene V. Debs was born in Terre
Haute, Ind, on Nov. 5, 1855, and gained
his great reputation while President of
the American Railway Union. winning
a large strike on the Great Northern
Railway. In 1894 he managed still
| larger strike of Western roads. and was
tried for conspiracy, but acquitted. He
was then accused of violating an injunc-
ton, and sent to Jail for six months for
| contempt of court. Mr. Debs was the
| candidate for the Presidency of the
Social-Democratic Party in 1900, and in
1904 of the Socialist Party. 9. Essen
TALLY the charges made against them
are that they claim to control the labor
vote. 3. The Supreme Court of the
| United States consists of the following
| nine members: Chief Justice. Melville
1 SILL af Vii =.
| and Associate Justices John M. Harlan,
of Louisville, KY, Republican; David j..
Brewer, of Leavenworth, Kan, Demo-
crat; Edward d. White, of New Orleans.
| La, Democrat; Rufus w. Peckham, of
Albany, n. Y, Democrat; Joseph Nc
| kenna, of San Francisco, Cal, Repub-
lican; Oliver Wendell Holmes. of Bos-
ton, Mass, Republican; William r. Day,
of Canton, O., Republican, and VIM. Fl.
Moody, of Haverhill, Mass, Republican.
4. You would have to consult a lawyer
| familiar with the decisions of the Su-
preme Court to answer this question. A
layman unfamiliar with the intricacies
of law would naturally find it exceed
| ingly difficult to express an opinion on
a decision of the Supreme Court, which
apparently innocent in itself might be
very far-reaching in its effects; indeed,
so much SO that the chances are that
even lawyers themselves might disagree
as to its significance. 5. For this infor-
nation you had better consult Johnson's
"History of American Politics. pub
| lished by Henry Holt e. Co, of New
York City During the years of the
publication of the World Almanac
that is, from 1887 to the present time
you will find the platforms of the differ
ent parties.
T. J.. Plains Mont, writes A short
time ago l saw an item in some paper
to the effect that the Government of
the Hawaiian Islands was going to ask
the United States to send a delegation
of farmers to visit the islands as their
guests, with a view to advertising their
resources. Will you kindly tell me just
what there is in this?
We have failed to find any official
statement in regard to any proposed
visit of delegation of farmers to the
/ Hawaiian Islands. You can write to
the Hon. Walter F.. Frear, who is Gov
ernor of the Territory in Honolulu, or
to the Hon. Jonah X. KalanianaOle, who
is the Territorial Delegate to Congress,
whose address is at the Dewey Hotel,
Washington, D. c.
]. H. H., Los Angeles, Cal, asks: In
| what class of appointments are veterans
| exempt from Civil Service examina-
| tions?
| We know of no class of appointments
| for. which veterans are exempt from
| Civil Service examinations, but prefer
4 ence is given to veterans who have
passed an examination, when a vacancy
occurs.
| j. A. W., Beverly, Mass, writes: Can
you give me list of all the battles of
| the civil war, where the Union loss was
If you cannot give me this, can you
tell me where 1 can get it? What l
wish is the number of killed, wounded
| and missing each separately, in those
| engagements where the killed exceeds
i 1000.
The information you seek is given in
i the chronological and Alphabetical
Records of the Engagements of the
Great Civil War, with the casualties on
| both sides and full and exhaustive sta
tistics and tables of the Army and
Navy, Military Prisons, National Gene
teries." by Chas. r. Cooper, and pub
lished in Milwaukee in 1904. 1t is as
follows:
Antietam, Md. Sept. II, 1862
Killed, 2,10s; wounded, 9,543; total
losses. 12,410.
|, Atlanta Campaign, Georgia, May.
f1864-Killed, LASS; wounded, 7,436:
total losses, 9,299. June, 1s64-Killed,
LIPS; wounded, $40; total losses.
1890. July, 1S64--Killed, LILO;
L tOthi loSStS,
Charlottesville, Va, May IA, 1863
Killed, 1906; wounded, 9,762; total
losses, 1927.
Chickamauga, Ga, Sept. 1920, 1863
KILLED, 1856; wounded, 9,749; total
losses. 1919.
Cold Harbor, Va. June "a, 1861
Killed, 1874; wounded, 9,077; otal
losses, 1877.
Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13, 1862
Killed, 1884; wounded, $500; total
losses, 1868.
Gettysburg, Pa, July 1-3, 1863
Killed, 1910; wounded, 14,497; total
losses. 23,001.
Manassas Campaign, Virginia. Aug.
16-31, 1S62-Killed, 1.747; wounded
8.452; total losses. 14,462.
Murfreesboro, Tenn, Dec. 81, 1862
Killed, 1870; wounded, 1902; total
losses, 13,249.
Petersburg. Va, June 1919. 1864
Killed, 1858; wounded, S,513; total
losses, 1886.
Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh). Tenn.
April 6-7, 1S62-KiIled, LISA; wound
; ed, S,408; total losses, 13,047.
Seven Days Battles. Virginia, June
25 to July 1. 1S62-Killed, 1,734;
wounded, S,062 . total losses, 15,S49.
Spotsylvania, 6Va., May S-21, 1864
Killed, 2,725; wounded, 1916; tota
losses, 1899.
Wilderness, Virginia, May 5. 1864
Killed, 2,2465 wounded, 12,037; tota