New-York tribune., 1912-04-22
THE DISASTER.
"oNE TOUCH OF NATURE"

"ONE TOUCH OF NAIUfh'
From The Baltimore American.
Pope. kings and emperors alike units In the
expression OF the sympathy which in time Of
great misfortune supplies the one touch Of
nature which makes the whols world kin.
WE MAY.
From The Providencs Journal
Courage. heroism reslgnation-,hs terms
seem feeble. May not We cherish the belief
th.t these mortals put on immortality even
before .hs engulhns ocean freed their souls7
PROPER MANAGEMENT.
From The Buffalo News
one need not distrust the big ship, as COM
pared with the boat OF moderate size. because
Of the fate OF the Titanic. but that is a small
matter in comparison with proper manage
ment OF whatever vessel goes down to the sea
with precious freight.
WHY
From The Portland Express
Andrew Carnegie asks what the Titanic was
doing up there among the icsbergs. That Is
an easy one. She was up there making money
for her owners. By taking the short route
with It's dangers rather than the safe longer
one she was saving ell kinds OF running ex-
penses. such as coal bills, feeding psssen-
gers. etc.
TRUE; AND THAT'S THE PITY
From The Boston Advertiser.
One-tenth. one-twentieth Of the money that
has been spent in some cases to provide for
the decoration of dining room or a grand
salon would have suficed 10 insure the safety
OF the passengers on the ill-fated Titanic. A
small proportion Of the money spent on the
provisions for the mere amusement OF the
passengers would have suficed for lifeboats
enough 10 take of all who were carried down
to death for lack OF such accommodations,
MRS. sTRAUs, HEROINE.
From The Washington Herald.
Epics have been composed in honor OF the
warrior; Joan OF Arcs is revered in
history. Mrs Isidor Strauss nams will also
be remembered and honored as a beautiful
example OF womanly devotion 20 the one she
loved. All honor TO her. with the others who
so bravely met their fate in tho ley waters Of
the cruel Atlantc
NOT IN VAIN.
From The New Haven Register.
Yet they have died not in vain. Concerning
nons Of them can we rightly say that death
for their own sakes, we need not 70 mourn.
Tho lesson is for us. The DUTY is for U.s. We
have tears to shed for the living who suffer.
for the survivors from whose hearts have
been torn the roots OF earthly loves We
have tears TO shed. too, for the weakness OF
our humanity which makes in any way pos
slblc such a disaster as this.
SPEED AND SAFETY
Fror: The watertown Times
To rush a little faster from coast 10 coast.
TO shave tho record down a fraction OF an
hour. to save distance by taking n northern,
dangerous course. TO provide space for lux.
uries is the constant urgent call. and trans
atlantic steamship officers urged by their CON-
petlng companies. forced by the demands Of
the travelling public. try TO meet tho demand.
and tho Titanic has gone down with over
thirteen hundred lives. II is the price paid
for speed and luxury
FAR TOO SHORT!
From The Philadelphia Record
Life belts. buoys and RATS are OF liltls
avail in a midocean wreck Comparatively
few lives have been saved by these devices
In any OF the great disasters whereof we have
record or those who kept ahoat by
the Titanic went down, nearly all succumbed
quickly TO tho 10y chill OF tho water. SO We
are bound to come back to the most ancient
and still the most reliable safety appliances
stanch, we'll handled boats. In this regard
the governmental regulations OF all tho mari
time nations fall short OF the actual require
ments
THE TIME HAS COME.
From the Rochester Union and Advertiser.
That some OF the passengers on the Titanic
realized that chances were being taken is
shown by the statement OF Colonel Oracle. one
OF the survivors, who describes converse
tion he had Win Charles NJ. Hays. president
OF the Grand Trunk Railroad. few hours
before the ship struck. Mr. Hays spoke OF
the keen rivalry between the principal trans
atlantic passenger lines, and concluded with
the prophetic words: THE time will soon
como when this will be attended by some
appalling disaster Mr.. Hays went down
with the ship Colonel Oracle also went down,
but came up. and after a terrible experience
was rescued.
THAT WF" AGAIN.
From The Boston Transcript.