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New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
MISS BoARDMAN'S POSITION
Says Miss Addams Will Be Hand1-
capped in Work by Party Alliance

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. With "A sincere admiration for
Mss AIDA mss work. T yet think she
misunderstood my point Hull House
and Miss Adams stand pre-eminent IN
settlement service. and her voice VIII
not be taken as that OF an individual
but rs that Of q great many phllan-
throplc workers. There are multitudes
VINO indorse the causes for which MISS
Addans stands. but who do not indorse
ne platform or the candidates she ad-
vocates. IN appearing before legislat-
ures and Congressional committees. VINO
represent all parties. % advocate the
prevention of child labor the betterment
Of working girls conditions and similar
causes Miss Adams has had not oniy
the utmost freedom of speech but the
equally important freedom from active
party alignment that might preJudice
her hearers and injure her cause.
No party has Il monopoly OF virtue
These great moral questions, for whose
rurtherauce the country owes debt OF
gratitude 10 Miss Adams. should not
be handicapped by the limitation OF
party afilistion or trammelled by be-
coming involved IN the bitterness OF con-
trover=ies over candidates and utterly
irrelevant policies T0urs sincerely
MABEL r BOARDMAN.
Manchester Mass. Aug. 10 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
ULSTER AND HOME RULE.

TIE suggestions, or yelled threats. Or
The Dundee ADVERTISE" and OF Sir
William ByleS that Mr Bonar Law ana
Some of his colleagues will be- prose
cuted by the Crown for treason felony
because Of their indictments ~ lister 10
forcible resistance % iiome Rule may
or may not be- made for pOiitica effect
I'm that BuncomOe County which Is per
ceptible on rho British a. well as the
American map There j. 40 doubt.
however. If the inimitable picturesque
ness Of the spectacle which is present
ed when Mr. Law j. Scathiugiy de-
nOunced for inciunG lister 20 night by
the son Of the man who proclaimed
thar Ulster will fight. and Ulster will
be right Randolph Churchill and
Winston Churchill father and son.
must bee accounted two Of the most
forceful political leaders Of their Pc
~rectivp times in England. and they are
recorded ou Numerically opposite
sides Of q most conspicuous and sensa-
tioual question. with which they have
both been aggressively associated.
There can be no doubt. either, that
party passions are running high over
the attitude Of Ulster toward Home
Rule. and that Mr.. Laws recent speech
was such as 10 inhame them. lie re
minded his hearers that Ireland was
occupied by two nations. one OF which
comprising more than "a quarter Of the
population Of the island. was resolutely
opposed to Home Rule and had de-
manded separate treatment from the
rest OF the island This the govern
ment had refused even 10 consider
Then Mr. Law continued
They will not submit 10 Home Rule.
How are they 10 Oe made u submit 70
it, Does any one suppose that British
troops viii he used ! DO nor believe
tor q moment that any government
would ever dare 10 make the attempt.
but / am sure that II the attempt were
made the government would not sue
coed in carrying Home Rule. Tney
would succeed only in lighting the fires
OF civil war. which would shatter tho
empire 10 its foundations. /
said that in my opinion. If an attempt
were made without the clearly eX-
pressed win Of the people Of this coun-
try. and a. a part of corrupt Parlia-
mentary bargain. 20 deprive these men
Of their birJhrisht, they would be JUS
tined IN resisting by all means in their
power. including force. / said So then
and / say now, II the attempt be made
under present conditions. ! can mag
inc no length Of resistance 10 which
Ulster Will 90 which I shall not be
ready 20 support and In which they
viii not be- supported by the over
whelmiug majority Of the British peo-
pie.
That is the declaration for which. il
is hinted, Mr. Law IS 70 be indicted for
treason felony. Ii will be judicious.
however, TO await the actual appear
ance of the indictment before believing
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
A BRAVE FIREMAN.

For sheer nerve and bravery the
annals Of the Fire Department do not
hold many more thrilling stories than
that of the rescue of an unconscious
man from the fifth floor of an East
Side tenement house yesterday by
Walter Signor. Of Engine Company Us.
Alone he fought smoke and flames a.
he mounted story hy story. carrying
with him his scaling ladder which was
only long enough 10 reach one story.
10 the window of the room where the
unfortunate prisoner was. Alone he
won his way back with his burden
slung over his shoulder. pulling his
ladder along with him and rehanging
il from story 90 story. for his COM
panions could not help him. II was i
battle Of human muscle and wit against
the devouring element, with two huma II
lives AZ stake, and a close fight too.
for when Signor dumped the rescued
man into the arms Of other firemen. he
fell. overcome by smoke and exhaus-
tion
Figemen have done things like this
before; frenIen just as brave viii do
things as heroic again. That is the
history Of the Fire Department The
smoke eaters don't brag about il ;
they don't give themselves over 10 soul
searching about Their work. They
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
LINES TO A LADY

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. The rattle headed communication
from a suffragette. signed "One OF EN-.
printed In to-day's issue Of your paper.
Is Just what is expected from the unthink-
ing set that make Up nine-tenths OF the
suffrage party. \ few thinkers talk and
lead the movement. but The majority are
well excmpnhed by the letter IN ques-
ton. IL matters not 10 their thOughtless
heads whether ali the other planks IN
the third party platform would BE- disas-
trous 10 the nation az large-ther one
selfish little aim has a chance of win
ming. and they rush headlong 10 support
H. The same thing occurred In a limited
way when Bryan was leading the silver
party. Colorado women helped carry the
state for Bryan. because his election
would open a larger market for Colorado
silver. What did they know or care about
the result TO the rest Of the country?
| am not an anti-suffragist. but am
opposed To a national law upon that sub
ject Women can well care for the
affairs of their individual state--it Is
nearer their own home But l contend
that the majority has not been thinking
about politics a sufficient length OF time
70 assume the responsibility of saying
what mans policies shall control this
great nation. with its diversified interests.
The letter referred 20 Is unquestionably
from "One OF En-" +. II. Z.
New Haven. Aug H. 1872
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
RETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Tn. day-to-day Developments III the
Rosentha murder case have ueen Il
liberal education to Police Commi>-
siuuer Waldo His attitude now l. not
one Of declaring the police force 10 ~
above suspicion. II j. possible for
him. when information regarding well
orrauized syndicateS for exploiting
unfortunate women il brought - him.
and backed WI by raids conducted by
the District Attorney and the Society
for the Prevention Of Crime. O. believe
thar the policemen responsible for that
district were a. fault This Is dis
tinct advance over his mental condi-
lion Il few short weeks ago. and DIS
drastic action in the case of Inspector
Hayes gives promise that his quickeneti
mind viii act henceforth with results
beneficial 10 the Police Department and
the citizens.
lf il inevitable. though. that the
public will want t0 know why the
police authorities seemingly knew moth
ing about conditions Of which there
was no difficulty in obtaining informa-
tion 4 day or two ago the amaze
meur OF the Police Commissioner was
chronicied when a citizen related 10
him the results Of a trip around the
Teuderloiu with a weI informed taxi
cab driver who possessed list of dis
orderly houses and gambling places.
When the vice syndicate" houses were
raided they were wide open 10 visitors
ANY citizen with ewes and ID memory
who has had 10 he abroad H. the White
Light district at night knows that vice
has been more common and open m the
last two wears than AZ any previous
time IN Il decade. The surface signs
for "a couple of years have been 80
plain that even "a police commissioner
might be expected To have seen them
and deduced from them the idea that
somewhere the police force was not
doing It's duty.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
THE sTRANGLER TARIFF.

Governor Wilson has new figure Of
speech 10 apply to the tariff. II is.
he told the New Jersey farmers. IN
dam against which all the tides Of
prosperity are banked up" He pre-
ferS 10 call il the restrictive tariff. the
tariff that holds we hack be-
cause the great unmatched energy Of
America is now waiting for q field
greater than America itself" The
tariff 'hems rs in checks us
"smOthers us II the Governors
puzzled admirer. Mr. Hinrichs. heard
that ne would bc cOngratulaung him
self after all that his candidate was II
free trader.
But what is Governor Wilson prOpOs-
ing to do with this thing that "chOkes
rs" and "smOthers US Oh. reduce
the constructing force very carefully
and gradually. He would not stop the
country from being suffocated too sud
denly. He would not strain our s1f-
fering windpipes by the admission Of
TOO much air at once. He is full Of
qualifying phrases. He would release
the strangle hold OF the tariff only AS
II can he done with safety" Or. as
he put II IN his speech Of acceptance,
we do not ignore the fact that the
business of country like ours is ex-
''ceedingiy sensitive TO changes in leg
''islation OF this kind. II has been built
up, however inadvisedly, upon tariff
schedules written in the way have
Indicated, and its foundations must
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
THAT MONEY TRUST" 4"

Just how far west Of the Hudson
River viii Governor Wilson wish to
spread the glad tidiugs of the acce~-
sion of Mr.. Jacob II. Schif' 10 his
standard: Mr. Schif is a man Of great
influence lu this centre # Mammou.
tie j, one of the thre" greatest powers
Era American unance I there he IN
this country 20 money trust about
which Mr.. Wilson was confident ana
cWSpokeu q year ago. but about Unien
he now j. able 10 suggest "nll
suspicion. Mr. Schif i~ one ~ the
chiefs Of that trust r there exists
"a control of credit which may at any
-.tlmc become infinitely dangerous 10
free enterprise" Nr SChiff Is an t'~-
spntial factor iu that control. lii~
great hankiuc nrm is represented ny
himself or other members of IT m me
management Of the Missouri Pdclhc'
Sr Louis y Iron Mountain. Southern
Pacific. Uuiou Pacific and Oregon
Short Line railroads. the Oregon Rai-
road * Navigation Company, the
Plcif. Mail Steamship Company. me
Western Union Telegraph Company
the Wells. Fargo Express Company.
tine Central Trust Company the
Equitable Trust COMPANY rho Ma
uonal City Bank. the National Bank
cf Commerce. the Fourth National
Bank. several ~ the great bond ana
mortgage companies controlling the
reaI estate loans iu this city. and
other important corporations This list
Is q perfect illustration Of the Situa
uon thus described in Governor VII
sons letter Of acceptance.
There are not merely great trusts
and com biuatiCu~ which are to b. con-
troUeJ and deprived uI their power 70
create mou0polieS and destroy rivals
there j. something bigger stll tna7
they arc and more subtle. more eva
sIve. more difficult 10 deal lVlth. There
are vast COnic1erdCIes taS I may per
haus call them for the sake of con-
venienCaI Of banks railways express
Cor1ranies. insurance companies. manu-
featuring corporations. mining corpora
tl0ns. power and opmeut comp
bound together br the fact mat tnr
ownership of their stock and the mem
ber- ot their boards ot directors are
controlled and determined bv compare
tfv-!- small and closely inIerrelated
groups OF persons who by their in-
formal co1tsderacv may control lf the'
please and when they VIII Doth credit
and enterprise.
Apparently one at least ot tne forces
behind the-e great confederacies gives
fuu faith and credit t. Nr. Wilson :
polite assurance THAT. while breaking
up thi, suspicion OF % money trust.
be- isn't going o. cmbarraS- the good
r-ople who form f.. Mr.. Schin' looks 20
the, Governor to see that the ~enseIe>s
prejudice against everything repre-
-~enring rhe material aud substantial
Interests of The country be- ended.
Bur what I'm thar case does Mr. Bryan
look for: He would have uo candidate
tainted by the support NJ }ir. Morgan.
and the national convention backed
him up. And now ne sees lis caudi-
dates attitude has won the support OF
q great money king closely associated
win tie Morgan. Rockefeller and Har-
riman Interests in q chain OF great on
tarurise~ such as he himself denouEces
and such n Mr. Wilson also a few
months aGo roundly denounced hut
now speaks Of ia milder fashion.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
A CHANGE OF HEART.

Ia Georgia tine Roosevelt party il 10
be strengthened by the support OF
William Randolph Hearst and the
accession Of me followers # Tom
Watson Sancuiuc RooseveltianS are
predicting that presently tho Hearst
influence VIII be thrown e. the Bull
Moose party wherever Mr. Hearst has
any power. His support of Wilson.
not ardent immediately after the Bal
timOrc convention, has chilled notably.
Since Governor Wilson declined o. re-
pudiate the Bryan platform and >tTew
BRYAN an over the landscape as Mr..
Hearst recently demanded. The atmo~
Dnere has become arctic. And a- d--
dor FOR Wilson has cooled the Hearst
pauer> have warmed toward the Bal
Moose in manner 20 lend corobora-
ton % the predictions Of thr Roosevelt
men
Perhaps 70 would 200 'ocica, enough
from the Hearst point Of view. Hearst IS
political utterauce~ have been about a-
radical as those OF the Bull Moose. and
they appear ~ De iu agreement rs Co
more If the pllnk- in the Roosevelt
partv'S platform than are Wilson and
Hearst on Jie Democrltic platform.
But what Of the Roosevelt point Of
vi.w2 Colonel Roosevelt went from
onc end II New York state to The
other two years ago denOuncinE Tam
many Han and all its agencies. At
various times when he has not been
an independent Mr. Hearst has baen a
Tammauy-nc. uo. q "pemocratic'-
candidate for office in this state His
party has combined with Tammany for
minor Office almost a. many times AS Il
has combined with other political units
against Tammany And it was Mr.
Hearst when "a democratic candidate
for Governor ~ this state. who seemed
50 abhorrent % Mr Roosevelt. then
President thar he sent Mr. Eihu Root.
Of his Cabinet. ~ address a mass meet
inc in Buffalo 10 tell the state JUST how
dangerous and vicious this Mr. Hearst
was Assuredly from what Mr. Root
said he was directed tv the President
10 say Of Mr. Hearst. Mr. Roosevelt
would not then have desired any pOlit-
zeal alliance with him. Mr. Hearst's
political views now are not greatly diff
ferent from what they were then. Yet
now it l. announced thar I'M one state
o Hearst Roosevelt alliance exists. and
il seems likely to exist in others.
Verify Colonel Roosevelt must have
undergone 4 violent change Of heart
rerenflN.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
ETERNAL GIRL PROPOSITION.
Another Correspondent Is Worrying
Some About the Creatures.

t. me Editor o. The Tribune
sir 4 correspondent 1f recent date
contributes ~ your paper panegyIlc
Oh Mount Holyoks College and remarks
Incidentally. that the aigher education
OF girls mas become ,siuce the foundins
o. this institution, an accepted part OF
our democracy
Without saying ausht 20 cal IN que--
ton the intellectual and philantWopic
pre-emlnence claimed by your correspond
a-t for the college Of which she 'or ne'
-rrito. or ans particular eminencc or pre-
erniaence claimed FOR any other college
1y rs d-votees J would suggest that IJ
might "a. we'll n we should take TINS LAST
sanfrrc. AZ It's face value and consider
whether after all tais so-called .niEner
education " girls" may not nave become
-o1 r1uc. can accepted part 1f our democ-
racy
To wha- extent is the habit Il -so.ns 70
ceusg. among girls to-day tHe eXpre--
sion ~ real demand for education 10
th. standards ot scholarship in the girls
colleges. except where these colleges are
4fHiatel with mems universities. a. Bar
r8-t and Radcliffe. SHOW that serious
.at. Iectua. purpose has iupelied great
rna.or.-s ~ tie girls 60 study for ;He
B ltgrear I cannot aualyze the sub
'ect f1- want OF extensive know iedsa. p4'
Z would call your attention 20 recent -r-
r.ele .n THE Dongrega-oUalst 4 COM
parisou l- drawn .H tas ar.c'e between
trs Aumoarr.re ot girls colleges .- tAr
earl, dsys auG to-day.
vnat aa.caltie- they i'm, pioneer
women studeutsI had to overcome q. oo-
ta.u the necessary preparation. W nay
-rafudiree they encountered among theii
friends aua relatives, On the Wroi". i-
wa. r. offs o.. girls VINO were dcsntl-
,-.l, .r ..,~r-., vno fought their way 20
t.a cJu-g. door J. was picked ma
What % contras- 90 tne dauslJsEs VINO
came back with them fals IlA- -' l-r
-s,uS. -hei- fathers and mothers were
college w0mrr From childhood % WAS
an understood thing for them a. iof iAr-r
brothers Mauv OF their scrooleiri
friends wer. prepared with them. along
line. so well defined that they glidec
almost lwrrrcsptlrif from the second"l
~ zinc higher education They devoted
much tim. % college athletics, an COM
r'n.d social pleasures Win their student
Vf. GIslIking nothing $50 much as o. he
reg-,-iad al over. Intellectual Thev were
women or the world as truly as college
students.
The writer does nor press the compari-
.07 further though there ARE some who
would not hesitate 90 say that these
girls and their friends % less cultivated
artecedcnts and possibly greater wealth.
are -vomer OF the world in tnc trst
place. and in the second place--or mdyb"
t1e third or fourth-coiirg, student- our
national IDEALS have much to % with the
matter. and % cannot o' argued that tn"
mems college, present an altogether
worthy contrast. bur need ono be rop'-
Iessly out of date and reactionary to sug-
gest that u is time for those iu charge
of the higher education Of girls 10 seek.
even by the possibly undemocratic
methods Of restriction and selection the
contemporary counterpart OF the picked
material of pioneer days2 y J.
Sprirgheid Mass A4g 70. 1917.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
MIXING HIS coLORS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir What's this latest complexity we
near from the camp OF the Bull Moosers' .
Ia tine south. where the coiored man has
the right OF suffrage, his vote doe not
avail and ue has no recognition in the
national Bull Moose convention. I'm New
York. where woman mas not the right Of
suffrage, she Is % vote az the primary
and have fun recognition IN the Bull
Moose state convention.
What kind Of "a mess is this they are
giving u.s. Is that progressiveness2
G.. SCHWETTZER
South Orange. y. J.. Aug TO- 1872
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

large rersrt-'uF individual entered
q subway tran a, one Of the uptown sta
tons yesterday afternoon sqleezcd him
s.lf into o seat between two women and
promptly went - sleep ffa nodded -e
sway-l from sid. -o eta, w.,E every mo
ron of t-e car. and AZ last &. the secret
delight of every passenger opposite. began
SLOWLY bur surely ~ iay his head or th.
shoulder ~ one Of the young women be-
side him A. t5is tuncture the unex-
Dcctel happened without even RAISING
ner eyV from her Dape- the young
woman reached into hcr bag with one
free hand drew forth a small silver
yinaig~ett- % smelling salts and care
fully placed 20 under the sleeper nose
There was "a rumblinE sound. followed bv
e. series ~ sneezes and tho mar sag holt
upright blinking IN bew.ldered fashion.
WalIc the car echoed with laughter The
only person VINO took no part On the ncr-
rtnent was the young woman. who calm
ly replaced her vinaigrette and went on
reading The man remained vide awake
FOR tn- rest OF the trip
"Wha, makes you think Bngrius is net
patriot. Citizenf
why ne isn't as much interested IN
the sc0r. OF the local baseball cUb az hc
~ in a convention away OF u some dis.
tant town. Washington Star.
THE MAN WITH THE CROUCH.
IA scientis, intends treating foIx for the
blues" Or Crouch. He says everybody has
a Crouch
I've got a crouch. When. on the cars
7 almos, break my collarbone
b. reading OF the worldly Jars
In paper some one else may own
never start a tale that's good
But what the chap turns down the Dase
And wrecks rny mental attitude
Il makes me rage.
I've got q crouch. When I was young
\ peal Of thunder shook the air
And stopped q woman wagging tongue
BY reason o. enormous scare
Some men are lucky I have cried
And IN Lucks Tap they seem T.,
crouch.
40 thunder scares my vile tongue-tied-
I've got crouch.
I've got a crouch. scraped and saved
To pay a debt ] owed a man
! lived, an animal depraveQ,
And piled the economic plan.
At last the debt I chanced % pay.
That night he died. Oh u IS sad
II mad waited one more day
It's made me mad
A. ". L.
Did you take tho cold plunges your
doctor ordered"
Yes / didn't think I'd have the nerve.
but 1 managed it.
How"
bought myself canoe e'--washiugton
star.
The horsecar continues TO be III attrac-
ton for sightseers. one OF the objects OF
many who visit this city Is 70 ride IN Ole
and experience the sensation OF travelling
as our fathers used 70. Two elderly gen
tlemen got abosrd one at the Battery Il
day or 50 ago. taking a seat "a near 70
the driver as was permitted. 1t re-
minds me OF travelling through the West
by stage. said one. the car started,
only this h more comfortable The
traffic IN West street soon forced the
driver 10 Jerk the car of the tracks and
drive IL around the trucks blocking the
way. As II went humping over tho cob
blestoDes the two occupants held on 20
the windows and stared out. That sure
does remind one Of travelling over rocky
roads In the West" chatterei the speak
er The two were sail IN the car when
Il reached the Battery again. and made
no effort 20 leave their seats Is there
any particular place YOU would Ike 10 get
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18

know they are expected 20 protect
PROPERTY and save lives. even at the
risk Of their own. and they do so as
81 matter of course. Yet wherever "a
fellow man against great odds does
worthy or splendid thing, humanity
perforce reioices and applaudS. Thera
fore the public Of New York now gives
thanks for the strength and bravery
and wiz of Walter Signor. for he did a
clever piece of work nj the risk Of his
own life. and that. toe. when be had
recently recovered from injuries re-
rriv-d in making another brave rescue.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-18

not be too radically or suddenly dis-
''rurbed -
That is it. You deal gently WIN
ANYTHING that il choking the iiie
out of YOU for fear that sudden rellel
may prove 700 great . sifock 10 the
system. When a marauder taxes you
bv the throat. Won call nm M nies'
tell him his conduct is criminal ou'
are extremely moderate atnalt doi'l7
ANYTHING to interfere with ms ieioiif''u'
operations. That il precisely iiie way
Of course. 4 man may bee expected u
net. II Mr.. Wilson really feeds As ne
now saws he does. that the tarln
"smothers us" IL is ridiculous 10 SUI
pose that. once IN power. he "ouiu
proceed with that scrupulous care ior
only gradual and undisturbing changes
which he outlines in his speech OF ae-
fApfgUsa