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New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
TRIPOLLTAN ATROCITIES.

The reports of atrocities committed
by the Italians in Tripoli on women and
children, as we'll as on non-combatant
men, are Of so revolving a nature that
it behooves Christian civilization to de-
mand incontrovertible proof of their
truth before it visits upon the accused
nation the moral ostracism that is the
only punishment public opinion can APP
ply under the restraining leash of coldly
calculating international diplomacy,
trembling lest it plunge into chaos by
vigorous action.
The history of Christianity at war
during the last fifty years or SO is one
long record of such charges Austria in
Italy. England in South Africa, Ger
many in China during the Boxer war,
the United States in the Philippines,
Russia in Finland, each in ITS turn has
been accused of unavowable acts Of
savagery and has felt the strength Of
public opinion Yet in the case of
some Of them, at least. the first reports
of their actions have been proved to be
untrue, or at least greatly distorted and
exaggerated, on calm and impartial in
vestigation. Italy is therefore entitled
10 the benefit Of whatever doubt there
still remains of the charges made
against her The new Turkey has be
haved thus far with admirable sef-re-
straint: no assassinations of non-com-
batants within its borders have fur
nished provocations for reprisals The
Italian army has hitherto had a clean
record. No such black page Of plunder,
arson and outrage as that, for instance,
Of the French In Spain darkens the an
nails Of its modern history.
But if Italy IS proved guilty her pun
ishment should be swift and severe.
Intervention will be demanded by the
peoples and denied by their rulers. but
ostracism, the publicly expressed abhor.
renee Of civilization, will be punishment
enough for her, for she is a proud ma
ton and sensitive. ambitious and young
Sherman knew whereof he spoke. War
will always he the negation of the
teachings upon which the Christian
world is based. And over the entrance
TO the Peace Palace at The Hague q
sign states that it is "closed for re
pairs"
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
PRAISES SAILORS BEHAVIOR
ditor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Among the numerous articles which
have appeared in we'll deserved praise OF
our navy I observe an occasional mention
Of the excellent behavior Of the sailors
while on shore.
Nv house is on the river bank just above
the dock at West 15sth street, which was
used as a landing place by large numbers
of the seamen during their stay. The order
and behavior Of our sailors which I have
thus had an excellent opportunity to OBJ
serve, seem to me absolutely wonderful.
Not at any time, either at night or in the
day, have l seen anything but the most
exemplary conduct on their part
That so large number Of men should
be transported from their ships 10 the shore
and vice versa. that men who had no
doubt been enjoying the pleasures Of shore
liberty, going from The shore TO the ships,
should have conducted themselves with such
order that even their nearest neighbors were
in no way disturbed seems TO me even more
notable testimony to the quality Of our
sailors and TO the effectiveness of their
discipline than the other fine examples Of
naval efficiency TO which our papers so
rightly have called the attention Of our
people.
AS YOU have said already, every Ameri-
can should be proud of the men who man
the ships of our great navy he should pe
proud of them all, from our present fine
Secretary down through all the ranks 10
the youngest apprentice.
MILO HUDSON GATES.
New York. Nov. 5, 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

One Of the amendments 10 the CON
stitution to he voted upon on Tuesday
especially merits defeat. That is
Amendment No. /. which seeks to in
crease the salaries Of state Senators
and Assemhlymen and to give them
mileage for weekly trips TO and from
their homes. Both Senators and Assem-.
blymen now receive salaries Of 81. 800 q
year. II is planned 10 increase the sal
aries Of Senators 10 $500 and of As
semblymen 70 5000, and the chief ar
gument made in favor Of larger com
pensation is that the Legislature sits
longer than it used 10 and the sessions
thus make a much greater demand on
a legislators time.
Long sessions are generally admitted
70 be unnecessary and undesirable. and
the adoption Of the pending amendment
will make II harder than ever TO hold
them within reasonable limits The
right way to remedy the present com
plant of upderpay is TO restrict each
annual session 10 about three months
The compensation would then be 500
month, at the rate Of $4,000 for n
working year. That would not be an in
adequate salary. The Legislature now
wastes about half Of its time at Albany.
II sits on the average about three days
a week. suspending labor from Thurs
day noon until the Monday night fol-
lowing 1t is the fault Of the legislators
themselves if they stay in Albany later
than April II. If they lose their time
and deplete their income by staying on
until summer or fall they cannot claim
that they sacrificed themselves at the
publlcs beheSt.
IN increase OF salary will tend TO
perpetuate the time killing methods now
in vogue, and an allowance Of weekly
travel pay will make it impossible TO
maintain attendance at the Capitol for
more than three days a week There Is
no good reason why the Legislature
should not convene AT noon on Monday
and SIT through until Saturday after
hoon Most of the states have put a
statutory limit on their legislative ses-
sions. and much complaint was caused
this year IN New Y0rt Massachusetts,
and Connecticut clC no such limit
cxlsted-by the inOrdinate prolongatlon
of the legislatures activities COnnecti-
cut has recently voted to impose time
limit We shall not need (" do that in
this state If the Legislature will give
heed to it's own interest rs well as that
of the public and abbreviate its calen-
dar. To increase pay and allow weekly
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
SALARIES OF LIBRARIANS.
,ditor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In these days Of the high cost of liv-
ing any complaint about low municipal
wages should not he frowned upon as a
mercenary scheme on the part of a few
10 enrich themselves at the expense OF the
city, but, on the other hand. We think.
should receive immediate and just consd-
Grafton. In our estimation the most under
paid city employees at the present time are
the librarians. When It is considered that
none but high school or college graduates
are accepted, and then only after they
have given up a full year to their prepara-
ton for the work In a library school, 1t
seems that a salary OF $3.50 a year Is not
an adequate one.
Furthermore. when it is found that 95
per cent of the librarians (many of whom
have been in the service from ten to twenty
years. are earning less than 500 a year.
We may conclude that our library work has
either been ntrusted to a number OF IN
competent persons or that they are miser-
ably underpaid. Those OF us who have had
occasion to visit the libraries know how
hard working. intelligent, obliging and COM
petent these faithful women are. and We
are therefore led to no other conclusion
than that the city so munhcent in many
respects is niggardly in this one instance.
When many women principals of our
schools are clamoring for a salary of $500
why should the city pay the head librarian
only from 500 to 1920? We hope that
the day will soon come when the library
authorities Will see fit 10 revise their salary
schedules. so that entrance. succeeding
and maximum salaries will In all cases be
adequate remuneration for these faithful
employees OF the city.
EMERSON LITERARY CLUB OF THE
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT.
New York, Nov . 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
MOTHER HERO.

Through the death of Captain Hagen
of Engine Company 107, at fire in
Brooklyn. another name has been added
to the hero list of the New York Fire De
partment. His death came as the climax
Of a life devoted to the protection OF
others lives and property, i'll which he
had established a record which was
credit to him and TO the splendid depart
ment in which he had won honor. He
gave his life to save the lives of the men
under him, for if he had not cared more
for their lives than his own safety lie
would not have been engulfed by the
flames when the roof on which all were
working collapsed.
New York City is justly proud Of its
fire fighters. 1t is men like Captain
IIagen-and there have been many in the
departments history-who keep the force
at it's splendid efficiency. Who of the
wearers Of the blue uniform would not
do and dare his utmost under leader
like Hagen? His life was daily ex-
ample TO the smoke caters; his death
an Inspiration.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
A TRIBUTE TO MR.. MATHeWsoN
To tho Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I should like to pay few words Oh
tribute through the columns OF The tribune
TO the character and ability OF DousiaS
Mathewson, the fusion nominee for the sur
rogateship.
have had the good fortune to be closely
ofacialIv associated with Mr.. Mathewsoh
during nearly two years past. in when ne
has been Deputy Controller of this great
city. He is one Of the most thorough con-
sciant,ous hard working and best qualified
officials this city has had since consoiiua-
ton. He brought to the office OF Deputy
Controller, TO which he was appoihten ny
Controller Prendergast, all the sterling at
tributes Of integrity industry and thoroush-
ness. together with a wide and precise
knowledge Of law and Of the city charter-
the fruits OF years OF practical legal ex-
perience and OF the intense application
which is his nature. Mr.. Mathewson pos
sesses In the highest degree all the quar-
fications essential to the best admlhlstra-
ton Of the surrogateship, and the county
of New York may De congratulated shoulu
the electorate place him in that office.
have been attached to the Department
Of Finance since 1897, and have thus had
an opportunity to observe closely the abil-
ity, Judgment and work Of many city OF
flcials. This knowledge justifes me In say
ing that during all that time the people
of the city of New York have had no more
upright, better qualified and conscientious
public servant than Douglas MatheWson,
who, It may be added, is of the race whose
achievements in the upbuilding of the Re
public. the development Of the country and
the saving of the Union were so graphically
traced before the Philosophical Institution
Of Edinburgh on November ! by our aole
and learned Ambassador, the Hon. White
law Reid. DUNCAN M1NNESI {. +. a.
New York Nov. 2. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
THE HUMAN ELEMENT.

IL needed the official investigation or
the Brooklyn judiciary Doodle scandal TO
reveal the true situation. which other
wise must have gone unnoted. TO the last
ing hurt of several great and good men.
Now the records contain the facts, and
he who runs and all the rest of the world
interested In those running may reau.
And what has been disclosed? Was
Tammany's tainted touch on the judici-
airy ticket? Were job-peddling and filthy
Doodle responsible for nominations to the
offices held most sacred by the electo-
rate? Far from it, 1t was the milk OF
human kindness. Mr.. Ketcham, one of
the candidates, proved it by his testi-
mony.
"McCooey, I am human, and | have
feelings Where do come in?' he asked
Mister Murphy's Brooklyn representa-
tive one day when they were discussing
the judicial nominations. Now, McCoo"y
also is human, and this appeal to his hui
manity Immediately aroused all his finer
instincts. Surrogate Ketcham's name
went Oh the ballot. 1t was the call OF
like to like. McCooey knew Mr.. ketcham
was full Of the milk of human kindness,
for did he not appoint McCooey to JoD
paying $4,000 year, and regret that 1t
was not $4,000?
1t was the milk Of human kindness,
too, which resulted in the nomination
Of Mr.. Callahan. And McCooey and that
other eminent philanthropist, Curly
Joe" Cassidy, Of Queens, united in pour
ing out the milk Of human kindness on
Mr.. Willett, whose financial transac-
tions about the time of his nomination
inspired in some the unworthy thought
that he had bought his place on the
ballot. Cassidy knew Mr.. Willett for
man full of humanity and kindness. Did
not Mr.. Willett go to much trouble IN
getting money from bank TO pay 10
one Of Cassidy's lieutenants who was IN
urgent need" Of it? Moreover, had ne
not gone to the extent Of borrowing
$4,000 for campaign purposes" and
did he not tell his friends so? Could
any other act prove better his humanity
and kindness and eminent fitness Tor
the bench in the Second Department?
Naturally not SO Cassidy, full of the
milk Of human kindness, told McCooey,
likewise full of the milk Of human kind
ness, that such human feelings on Mr..
Willett's part should be rewarded, and
10! there were the three places on the
ticket filed
How refreshing, how ennobling, 1t Is
thus to have a view Of the inner work
ings Of the political machine, and to find
that it is not coarse and sordid and mer-
cenary, that Tammany taint, jobs and
job-holding and Doodle do not govern it.
Political "leaders" and candidates alike
are human" and have feelings" and
the milk Of human kindness does it all.
Surely the world must seem a little bet
ter, little less material and mercenary,
to every one who properly appreciates
the revelations Of this judiciary scandal.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
IN THE BERKSHIRES.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Ienox. Nov. 4-The last meeting OF the
Lenox Roller Skating Club, which was or
ganized by Miss Civilise Alexandra. vas
held in the town hall tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel rockingham gave
large dinner tonight at Oyerlee. Miss
Heloise Meyer Mrs. Frothingham's sister,
who has been at Milbrook hunting with
the Millbrook Hunt, returned to Overlee to-
day.
Mrs. Edward L. Morse has arranged a
series of semi-monthly musicals 70 be held
at her villa in Stockbridge during the early
winter.
Harley T. Proctor Frederick ". Stick
ney, Miss Elizabeth Remsen and Mrs. II.
NJ. Schiefelin, who have been at the Curtis
Hotel, have gone to New York.
Colonel and Mrs. A. A. Tucker have gons
to Providence.
Ralph Forester British Consul at Homo
lulu, is guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Winthrop Folsom, at Sunnyridge.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Ravenhall, Of
Brooklyn, are at the Curtis Hotel
Mr. and Mrs Carl De Gersdorf and Miss
Edna H. Barger are guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph II. Choate, at Naumkeag. in
StockDrldge. MI. Inoale has leluINeu
there from New York.
Mr. and Mrs. George De Gersdorf are vls-
iting Miss Catherine r. Lawrence In Stock
bridge
Randolph Appleton, Of New York, is a
guest OF Mrs Oscar Iasigi at Clovercr0ft.
Mrs. Peyton Van Rensselaer, has gone 10
Boston to visit her mother. Mrs. j. r.
Mason. After a short stay in Boston she
will go to New York TO join Mr. Van
Rensselaer, and they will sail on Novem-
Der Is for Europe.
President Charles s. Mellen IS entertain-
ing party Of railroad men at his country
place. Council Grove. Mr. Melhen gave
dinner for his guests tonight William
Skinner Benjamin Campbell and James
Brady, of New York: Henry A. Fabian. ot
Boston; Samuel Hemingway Of New Ha-
ven, and Ralph d. Gillette. OF Westheld,
are members of Mr.. Mellen's house party.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

sumption Is that the consciousness whicn
preceded will persist after the dissolution
| OF that organ.
g. Or. Verworm's contention that tne ue
NAL OF Immortality will rob death OF i''
rear and sting s seriously open 10 ques
ton. For what is the sting of deatn, i's
great fear. In the minds Of people to-uas
Certainly not the physical act. nor uh
pree@nt day. at leasD the fear as 10 iut"i
punishment and torture The fact Is .ud.
the diving have little or no fear OF death -
speak out OF wide experience OF MINIS
tering TO the dying, but the nearer 'he'
draw nigh to It the more Is its charac'e,
changed and its dread ceases. ] have founu
only one exception 10 this In sixteen years
priestly ministrations. What sting does
remain is the thought of separation ana
that Is experienced far more keeniy oS
those who survive than those who die ne
move the hope OF immortality, and IL Is
readily seen how intensified this Keen soi
row becomes TO tell the living that dea'h
has removed forever those whom tney
love dearer than life itself Is 10 ins'"
torture unspeakable.
II seems to me, then, that In DR.. Ner-
worms effort to get rid Of what ne re-
CARDS as a mythical hell he has mereiS
substituted a living one which none can
gainsay--a hell Of mental torture TOT those
who agree with him. in the knowledge tha'
those they most priced are removed forever
which is simply the extension OF theo-
logical state into this life which paraiyzes
hope.
The utter purposelessness OF all THIS can
not help but strike us, and naturahSnii'
which leaves reason to be materially oe-
termined, will not be accepted by many
We recall the attitude Of such iliustrlous
scholars in the world of science and phiios-
ophy as Lodge, Crookes. Wallace beresoh'
the late Kelvin and others, and take cour-
age. Moreover, in an age OF psychic Phe-
nomena and psychological research the
mental environment of the times Is such
as to furnish only a background against
which the conclusions Of DR.. Ver"orm
stand out as something belonging 70 tne
past-say, thirty or forty years ago,
p. GAvAN DUFFY.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
IMMORTALITY.
? Gsvan Duffy Controverts Dr.. Yer
worm.
To the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The wide publicity that has be.n
given 10 the utterances OF Or Y.rworm, of
Bonn University, in this as we'll as other
large cities where he has lectured leads
me TO ask the privilege OF being allowed to
call the attention of your readers 70 the
following points
!. Professor Verworm belongs TO 4 school
OF scientists which recognizes no such i'm
material part OF our being as the soul. in
any theological sense. With them life, will
! and consciousness are simply mere func-
tions of material organism There is no
soul. no Absolute. and psychic phenomena
are just tho result OF a material nervous sys-
TEN which is obedient 10 the laws Of mat
ter. When life in the cerebral cell ceases
then consciousness is at an end forever
From this II can be seen that II could
scarcely be expected that the distinguished
lecturer could conditien Immortality TO
what ne believes does not exist-the soul
. If the contention is, as is so often
asserted that consciousness is mere
function OF the brain. so that without a
brain there could be no consciousness, then
IL is open to positive and undoubted chal-
lenge. Professor Bergson. the well known
and eminent scholar. points out that such
theory would be about as reasonable as
10 assert that because digestion with us
is bound up with a stomach there could
be no digestion without a stomach
To assume such position would, we
know, be absurd. inasmuch as living beings
that have no stomach. or even organs.
which consist OF simple protoplasmc
mass, are still able TO digest. With US the
faculty OF digestion is localized in the
stomach. but the function was previously
performed in the undlfferentiated organism.
Now, what Is true of digestion is true of
consciousness. With us the brain and con-
sciousness are In some way bound up to-
gether Uhe relation is similar to that of a
workman and his tool; the tool limits the
workman, but nevertheless II is his tooD t;
but as we descend In the animal scale
we find the brain and nervous system more
and more smplihed, until the nervous ele-
ments are merged In the mass OF undlffer-
entiated living tissue. 1t is quite conceiva-
bic that consciousness, accompanying the
nervous system the whole scale OF the de-
scent, is eventually dirused in this mass
so that at the bottom OF the scale. In the
movement OF the ameba. In the fact that
simple mass of protoplasmic Jelly can
change its shape at WILL we have more
than a suggestion that there is at least a
rudiment OF intention and certain choice
OF movement Consciousness may have be-
come weakened. but IL is not reduced to
nothing.
This certainly does not support the the
DRY that consciousness is merely a func-
ton Of the brain-that without a brain
there can be no consciousness; and the pro-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

service and perceive, too, that they can
not be rid of bossism and It's tyranny and
corruption until they rid themselves Of
the ways and means by which bosslsm
maintains itself and exerts its power.
The adoption of the merit system In
Jersey City and Hudson County by a
decisive popular majority will do more
than any other thing within reach of
those communities TO remove the re-
proach which has long rested upon them
and to give them an honest, efficient
and enlightened administration of pub
lie affairs
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
WOMEN TO BE LIFESAVERS
Incorporate League for Teaching Of
Swimming and Athletics.

The National Woman's Lifesaving
League vas Incorporated yesterday with
the approval OF Justice Mccall. The OBJ
jects of the organization. according to the
petition. filed with Justice Mccall. are as
follows:
TO encourage swimming by women and
children, tc urge widespread facilities Tor
the teaching TO women and children, 10
promote education in lifesaving among
women and children. to stimulate public
opinion In favor of the general adoption ot
swimming and lifesaving as a branch OF
elementary education and In general 10
foster clean and healthful athletics among
women.
The incorporators and directors OF the
league are Florence A. West. g7th street.
Brooklyn: Sarah L. Marin, No. 752 West
l7sth street. Manhattan; Theresa F. Daley,
No. oil West 18th street, Manhattan. ana
May b. Mehrtens. No. sol 5th street,
Rrookiyn
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
MGR. FARLEY TO OFFICIATE
Will Make First Appearance Since
Named to Cardinalate.

The first public appearance OF Archbishop
Farley since he was named 20 the cardi-
nelate will be at the dedication Of the new
Church OF ST. Barnabas. I'm East 2Nst
street The Bronx, this morning at H.
The new parish includes Woodlawn ana
Mclean Heights, and is built on the d.
viding line between New York and Nonk-
ers, and may well be called the Church OK
Two Cities. 1t was formerly attended by
the Rev. Francis r. Moore, Of Wakefield
and was made an Independent parish on
June II, lsl0-the Feast OF 81. Barnabas
and the fortieth anniversary OF Archbishop
Farley's ordination to the priesthood. The
Rev NJ. a. Reilly. for many years a doc
esan missionary In the New York Apostle
late, is the founder and It's trst pastor.
Services were formerly held in store at
Webster and Mclean avenues, and from =
small congregation II has increased 70
about four hundred adults.
The celebrant OF the mass VIII be the
Very Rev. DR.. Chadwick president OF S'.
Josephs Seminary and former chaplain Ok
the Maine and the Rev. William A. Court
ney, former Superior of the New iof~
Apostolate will preach the sermon.