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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

to her schemes in that direction, not
only on the part of nations which do
not want to see her planted at Censtan-
tinople, but also on the part or one
great power which wishes itself TO De
planted there. The very name or AUS
tria is acknowledgements, the
Eastern Empire. The Eastern Empire
was Byzantium. It has long been the
ambition OF the Kaiser at Vienna 10
make that name an historical reality.
That is why Austria-Hungary has per-
mitted herself to become almost a neg
ligible quantity in the diplomacy or
Western Europe and the rest OF the
world and has for full generation
concentrated her attention and all the
resources of her def, masterful and
sometimes INSCRIPTIONS diplomacy
upon the southeastern corner OF the
continent. She is the only great power
that abuts upon the Balkan States, and
she does directly abut upon Montene-
gro, Servia and Rumania as well as
upon Turkey itself.
1t is true that Salonica, which has
long been regarded as the goal Of Aus
tran ambition, Is a long way from
Constantinople Yet even three hun
dred miles might be too little for COM
fort In some cases. We can scarcely
suppose that Russia would enjoy hav-
ing another great power intrenched at
the head of the Fgean Sea, only few
hours steaming from the entrance to
the Dardanelles. Moreover, why
should the Eastern Empire be content
with Salonica. when Constantinople. the
historic capital, is within striking dis
lance? Once It was England who de-
clared that "the Bear shall never have
Con-stan-tin-o-ple' 1t is to be ex-
pected that the next objection to such
conquest will come from Vienna and
Budapest. 1t was in furtherance Of
such designs that Bosnia and Here
govina were seized, and In acquiescing
In that seizure the other powers OF
Europe gave to Austria-Hungary a
vantage point from which she will not
easily be dlslodged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
UP TO THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY
Maud Malone Says johnson Wouldn Z
Answer Question.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: VIII you allow me to add a few
remarks to Mrs. Harper's comments on
the Johnston meeting at Carnegie Hall
last Saturday evening?
went TO the meeting with no intention
OF asking any questions whatsoever, as /
expected Governor Johnson TO say he
was in favor Of votes for women. |
waited over half an hour. until near
ly the close OF his address. He spoke OF
all the other planks Of his platform. but
not OF that one. ! saw he did not intend
TO do so. So got UP and asked my cues
ton. Instead OF direct answer I was
put off with a promise to speak OF II later.
When insisted the Governor allowed
four OF his committeeman to pull me from
my place. pick me up bodily in their arms
and throw me out OF the hall. with my
glasses broken. my clothes torn and my
body bruised in many places.
1 would like to ask. What was the
necessity for such violence on the part
OF the Progressive party men?" That
party has a woman suffrage plank In its
platform, and the Governor could have
said so In a moment. Even after I was
thrown out the Governor never said one
word for votes for women, though he had
promised 20 do so earlier in the evening.
At the three other meetings that same
night the Governor kept silent on this
question. II is up 10 the Progressive party
TO answer these questions.
MAUD MALONE.
New York. Oct 10, 1872
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
THE MURPHY ISSUE.

''The New York World told the
truth when it said on September 20:
II is not enough that Murphy should
consent to be good" 1t is not enough
that he should be bludgeoned into
naming a candidate for Governor VINO
would be personally acceptable 10
Democrats of the WOODROW wilson
type.
The state has had one experience
with Murphy's consenting to be "gcod
and keeping his hands off," 1t has
tried Dix, the nominee of an 'un-
bossed" convention, and Dix meant
Murphy just as completely as II the
boss had openly named him Governor.
In a similar way Sulzer spells Murphy.
He is dependent upon Murphy now.
He dare not speak out against the boss,
even if he were so inclined, for fear
that the boss would throw the cleo
non against him. He is in the boss's
power. He will always be In the
bosss power.
The boss is working to fill the Legs
lature and the other branches Of the
state government with his men. When
Mr.. Sulzer gets into office, if he does
get into office, he will find himself
confronted with the same situation
that confronted Mr.. Dix. He will have
TO Give with the boss. Dix did not
seem always to like to live with the
boss. We think Sulzer will like 1t.
He has been brought up to 1t. But
whether be likes IT or not, he will have
TO do 1t. He expects TO get on with
the boss. He says so, expressing his
confident lRlief that the boss will
"help" him.
But the public is asked to disbe-
lieye the evidence of its own sense
and elect Sulzer in the expectation
that he will break with Murphy and
down" him. There are more hopeful
ways of getting rid OF Murphy than
by electing his candidate for Governor.
The way to beat Murphy is to turn
him out of all the offices Of the state
government, to vote against every
Democrat so long as the election Of
Democrats to Office will bring into
power a party whose machinery is in
the hands of the Tammany boss. To
choose a Governor who may turn out
to be against Murphy when you can
have one who is sure to be against
Murphy would be folly. Only voter
or an institution whose opposition to
Murphy is unreal would do that or
recommend the doing of il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
sKEAT AND HIS WORK.

1t is perhaps symptomatic Of the lit
erary, and particularly the linguistic,
trend Of the time that the death Of
William w. Skeat should have been
recorded with little comment, and
should have been passed by as Of no
more interest than the demise Of any
Of ten thousand other college profess
sors. To what extent there is among
scholars a sense Of loss 1t would be
impossible to say, but there ought to
be deep feeling Of regret, and at the
same time of enduring gratitude for
the work which the man left behind
him, on the part Of all who have
regard for English speech, not in its
literary style, its rhetoric, its syntax,
its rhythm, but In the very words
themselves, which are tie essential
elements upon which all these other
qualities are dependent.
Skeat did one Of the greatest works
for etymology Of all English scholars
of his time, and there is no greater
need of our language than that its
etymology shall be studied and under
stood and its principles be observed.
Indeed, the high Importance OF ETY.
biological Study, as essential to accu-
rate thinking and to the correct e1-
preston Of thoughts, has been abun-
dainty recognized and emphasized,
from Plato and the Stoics down to
Newman and Ruskin. But in our day
it is neglected, at least popularity, to
lamentable degree. Familiar and use
full words are employed daily in
senses entirely foreign to their real
meaning, so as to cause confusion OF
ideas and obscurity Of expression, and
new words are being formed In fla
grant defiance Of all rules Of derivation.
The result Is really disheartening
decentralization Of language, impairing
not only its beauty but also its
strength and utility. For nothing is Of
more practical value to language
than that each word shall have
definite and unmistakable meaning
and always be used in that proper
sense; nor is anything more destructive
Of real utility than for the meaning
Of words to become uncertain and for
one word to be used equivocally in the
place Of another.
There is the more need OF paying
attention to etymology at this time,
too, because Of the grave changes
which are being made or attempted In
the spelling and pronunciation of the
language. One of the strongest objec-
tons to "simplified spelling" at least
from the academic point of view, is
the manner in which the new forms
would often disguise the etymology
and, therefore, the original meaning Of
words, and thus conduce to their mis-
use. 1t would also In many cases lead
to INSTRUMENTATION. particularly to the
ignoring Of those fine gradations of
vowel sounds which, when rightly BIB
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
TRACING TYPHOID INFECTION.

There is so often an inclination,
sometimes among physicians as well
as among laymen, TO attribute cpl
denies OF diseases In slapdash but
cocksure manner to certain sources
which are suggested by Imagination or
guesswork that II IS encouraging now
and then to find q case in which the
course Of contagion has been carefully
and conyincingly traced. That has
been done In the case of persistent
and widespread outbreak Of typhoid
fever in suburban community. Sew
enteen cases, two Of them fatal, have
occurred in the course Of few weeks.
Obviously there was something radi-
cally wrong somewhere, and the health
authorities went about finding il in
a systematic manner.
Suspicion was naturally directed
toward the water and milk supplies.
1t was soon centred upon the latter,
when II was ascertained that all the
patients had been using milk from a
single source. That source was milk
bottling establishment, which procured
its supplies in bulk from three differ
ent diaries. The proprietor and his
family were free from typhoid; but
they used none Of the bottled milk,
being supplied from their own COW,
and all the dairymen were similarly
free. Investigation presently revealed
the fact, however, that five cases OF
typhoid had occurred in a family liv-
ing near the bottling establishment.
This family had been supplied with
the bottled milk, for the patients, and
the empty bottles, on being returned.
had been washed but not sterilized,
and then had been refilled with milk
for other customers. The dates Of the
cases in this family and Of those else
where, and the known period OF incu-
baton of the disease, exactly fitted In
q train Of cause and effect.
There was case, then, In which the
evidence was sufficiently convincing,
and there have been many others. 1t
suggests the desirability Of legislative
or administrative action which will
make such carelessness impossible, or
at least so costly that nobody will in
dulge in it. A single case thoroughly
investigated and carried to complete
conviction, with the imposition Of a
heavy penalty, would do more for the
promotion Of sanitary practices than
a hundred which are dealt with Oh
mere hearsay and speculation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
TROUBLE OVER THE FLAG.

An unpleasant incident has Just
arisen in a New Jersey town concern
ing the Stars and Stripes. 1t is the
practice In public schools in that state
TO have every morning a salute to the
flag, In which all the scholars stand at
attention, raise their right hands in
salute and repeat In unison a pledge
Of allegiance. This is not, we believe,
required by law, but may be made COM
! pulsory by municipal ordinance. 1t is
generally practised and is an interest
ing custom, capable, if properly direct
ed, Of intoxicating patriotism and re-
spect for the flag.
= In the high school at Cedar Grove,
! however, there was one lad who de-
cllned to take part in the ceremony.
His father was British subject, not
naturalized here, and the boy, being a
minor, was Of course also a Briton.
! Claiming that his lawful allegiance was
not 10 the American but to the British
flag, the boy at his fathers direction
declined to repeat the pledge of ale
glance to the Stars and Stripes. The
local Board Of Education insisted upon
his doing 50 as condition Of attend
ance at school, and on his persistence
In refusal expelled him. II is now In
timated that the matter will be further
considered by the board and a com
promise VIII be sought
The incident was shining example
Of the kind of thing which should never
be permitted to occur. II II had not
already been guarded against, the first
intimation of trouble should have sug-
gested the application Of the obvious
remedy. The board was right in re-
Quiring salute TO the flag, and that
the boy was willing to give. The OBJ
lection which he made was to saying,
II pledge allegiance to the flag and to
the Republic for which 1t stands" when
he had no legal right, even If he had
the inclination, to do so; and in that
he was right. When be reaches the age
OF twenty-one he win probably become
naturalized, and will then give allie
glance to the Stars and Stripes, but
until then he obviously owes allegiance
TO his fathers flag.
All the unpleasantness and trouble
would have been avoided il the Board
of Education had required, as Ia many
other places, merely silent military
salute 10 the flag, or had permitted
children Of non-citizens to give such
salute and refrain from Joining in the
verbal pledge of allegiance. The latter
Is probably the way In which this ,ase
will be settled, but II is pity that 1t
was not thus settled before 1t went SO
far. Incidents involving treatment of
the national flag are always strong In
their appeal to sentiment and passion,
and unpleasantness In them should be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

IN front Of the office of q Canal street
dentist Whether II is to cheer prospec-
tive patients by showing them that they
are not the only ones who have had
toothache or to convince them that oy
his wholesale experience he 10 Thoroughly
capable OF attending to their particular
cases is not known, but the fact remains
that with an eye for decoration the dem
list has Uttered the bottom Of the snow
case with teeth OF all sizes, shapes ana
conditions that he has extracted. Not
only are there nearly thousand iDcisors'
molars. cuspids and bicuspids on the door
Of the case, but model building, with the
dentists name painted across the front,
has a roof neatly matched with teeth!
The Controller of New York has
received $40 from an anonymous sender.
who said the city had paid him
that amount for work he had not done.
II consclences were quickened generally
TO that extent tax problems would van
ish like mists in the morning. But the
majority of consciences, unfortunately
for the tax problems, are made OF sterner
stuf.-Baltimore American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
TAMMANY SUFFERS CARE
Would Protect Organization if Elect
ed, Says Writer Quoting Democrat.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The New York World" OF to-day
seems to take exception to The New-York
Tribune's statement that the Democratic
candidate, Mr. sulzer is part Of our
disgraceful police scandal. II "The
Worlds" thinking apparatus was In good
working order II would understand that
so long as any respectable man CD can
bolster UP Tammany Hall by being q
member of It, just so long does he per-
petuate the system Of graft which appears
to honeycomb various departments OF that
organization. The Tribune might 90 a
step further and say that The New York
World" is an accomplish when 1t encour-
ages or abets any one from that organiza-
ton. An honest Democrat remarked a
few days ago "Sulzer Is all right and
will do his duty IL elected Governor and
take care OF Tammany just the same"
Thh seems TO about sum hp the situation.
New York, Oct. IL, 1912 j. w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION
Prospective Member Of Ananias Club
Writes About San Juan Hill.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Passing through West 18th street
to-day ! saw exhibited in the window OF
a firm OF art dealers a large painting by
the late Vassli Verestchagin entitled
Come In, Boys" and purporting TO be a
historical painting OF the charge up San
Juan Hill during the war In Cuba. II
am not mistaken this same painting was
seen IN New York some years ago. when
It sold at the Waldorf for very large
sum.
In the front OF the troops the artist
shows Colonel Roosevelt on horseback
All records Agree that this particular en-
gagement was led by the llth Cavalry
NEGRO troops). and that the Rough
Riders. with their much advertised
colonel, were miles away.
Colonel Roosevelt claims to be a his
torian, and ] should think for the m
formation Of future generations he might
deny all the stuff" that has been written
about his taking San Juan Hill.
| suppose as soon as the colonel sees
this l will be placed In that club. men,
bership OF which Is no longer a dlstinc.
ton. E.C.B.
Brooklyn, Oct. II. 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
THE REAL LEADER.

When Governor wilson's speeches.
fail to yield enlightenment as to
Democratic policies 1t is always safe to
turn TO the real source of Democratic
illumination in this campaign, the not
sufficiently appreciated candidate Of
the party for Vice-President. Govern
or Marshall is apparently content to
sit modestly in the shadow cast by his
more pretentious and ubiquitous prin-
cipal. Yet he has furnished the real
intellectual impulse to the Democratic
canvass, coming real thought into
snappy epigrams, while his associate
has been showing himself to the
crowds. obscured in penumbra OF IN
constituencies and platitudes.
Governor Wilson has been INDUCING
recently in hazy talk about discipiin-
ing the trusts by regulating compeu-
ton" He says that he hopes 10 see
the evils of the trust system elmi-
mated by compelling people to com
pete who have lost all interest in CON-
petition He Is going to make the
labor unions abandon their cardinal
principle of action and restore the free
shop and the free labor market. He Is
! also going to induce manufacturers TO
fight one another for the privilege OF
selling, although they prefer not 10
fight and find 1t more profitable to do
business In a spirit Of unity and fra
ternity. Mr.. Wilson does not tell the
public how he is going to restore
competition before he begins to regu-
late It. But that is a trjfing detail
to an expert dealer in generalities.
The public might as well expect him
to tell how he Is going to do away
with what he regards as Ubiquitous and
oppressive protective duties without In
the least upsetting conditions In indus
try adjusted to those protective duties.
Governor Marshall is too keen and
candid to involve himself in such abb
surdities. He has remedy for the
trust evil which is at least ineligible.
In Illinois the other day he said that
the proper way to curb the trusts was
through the tariff, taking the duties
off all articles competing with the
products Of domestic trusts. Here, at
least, is something definite and con-
crete. It might conflict with the ira
ditional Democratic policy OF tariff for
revenue to take the duties of sugar
in order to discipline the sugar trust.
There would be little revenue left II
every article were allowed to come IN
free which competed with an article
made or sold by a trust in the United
States. Moreover, such plan would
not reach the trusts which deal in ar
ticles already on the free list. How
would It affect the coffee trust, for
instance, which depends for its exist
ence not on a tariff duty but on for
eign agreement in regard to the valori-
cation Of coffee?
It is obvious that Governor Mar
shall's plan has defects. Yet 1t stands
ON four legs and does not float some
where up in the azure. II the Demo-
cratic party ever should do anything
to control trusts 1t would be more
likely to follow Mr.. Marshall than Mr..
Wilson. II the Democrats win In No
vember 1t will be fortunate for them
that they can still look for light and
leading to the tail Of their national
ticket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
WIN HOMORS AT YALE
Scholarship Awards Made to-
Several New Workers.

New Haven. oct. 12-scholarship hon
ors in the Yale academic department.
based on the marks or either the last
year or the first two years OF the course,
were announced to-day.
The junior appointment list, comprising
the general averages for the first half OF
the course and the winners OF leading
honors in them. shows the following
award of philosophical orations. indicate
ing the leading twenty scholars OF the
class OF IA, as follows:
Russell Allen. Hartford, Conn; Zen
drick Deane Burrough. Cape Girardeau'
Mo-; Joseph Francis Cassidy, Meridah
Conn; Charles Cohen. Hartford, Conn;
Homer Hasenpfiug Dubs. Cleveland; Don
aid Paige F'rary, Berlin. n. Y; warn
Van Buren, Hart, Peekskill, n. y: FLOYD
Clayton Harwood. Rockville Conn; AT
thur EthelSert Howard. jr., Hartford
Conn; Stuart Holmes johnson, Mil Neck
N. Y; Henry Hammond Judson, Los An
seles; stoddard King. Spokane. Wasn.,
Kenneth Lathrop Moore. Detroit; Robert
Swonton Platt, Columbus, Ohio Herman
Livingston Rogers, Hyde Park. N. III
Henry Dickerson Scott. Steubenvile, onio'
Lorrin Andrews Shepard. East Orange
n. j.; Benjamin Edward Shove. Syraeuse.
Ralph Randall Strong. Bristol, Conn, ana
Erastus Winslow Williams. Yantic. conn
Honors in the studies OF junior ysa',
class of 10. were won by the followins
New York students: Richard Storrs evs
Mortimer Bliss Lane. Harrison Luz
bridge. Vanderbilt Webb and Jesse h's
laday Philbin.
Honors In the studies OF freshman yea
were won by the following New luz
Students; Charles Parkhurst kingsie,'
Henry Gottgetreu. Louis Silk "a
Monroe Percy Bloch. COLES Johnston ~,
George Julian Carr. John Taylor Man ~
George Schieffelin Trevor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

avoided. American parents can mag
inc how they would feel If when they
were residing in England and were
sending their children to school there
the children were compelled to swear
or pledge allegiance to the Union Jack.
The rule which they would want to
have applied there is the one which
they should be willing to apply here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

The Hon. Jonathan Bourne, OF Ore
gon, has carried the principle OF pro-
gressivism 20 its logical extreme.
Having failed to obtain a renomina-
ton for Senator as a Republican. hs
then sought and missed the Progress
sive nomination. Now he is in the
field az a Popular Government" can
didate Party names and principles
don't figure much in Mr.. Bourne's
philosophy. The main thing with him
is to get on the official ballot under
any old designation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

Mr. Sulzer says he has always been
a firm believer in the civil service.
Why. so has every spokesman been-a
believer in the service when filed with
his own partisans. But does he be-
lieve In the merit system in the civil
service? That's the question: and the
most explicit answer which we can re-
call Mr. sulzer as having made to It is
that he believes in the doctrine, ITO
the victors belong the spoils"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

served and employed, invest the
spoken language with so much OF
what musicians call tone-coloring. In
addition to this there is clearly per
ceptible an inclination toward weak
ening' the pronunciation Of the IAN
guage, especially by discarding the
long. full. sonorous "a" and 90 for the
shorter. thinner and "slurred" sounds
Of the same vowels. Against all these
abuses of the language Skeat was a
tower of strength III to be spared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

A Western railroad has forgiven a
man who confesses TO having stolen
2S3 miles Of rides. There is jocular
record OF a man who pleaded guilty to
having stolen rides on certain East
ern road and was discharged by the
Judge on the ground that riding on that
road was sufficient punishment for the
theft. Thus does the effete East keep
itself ahead OF the wild and woolly
Vast