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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
ThrilIin6 Acts of plain Bill.

How things do come plain Bill Suffers way
There is thrill in every line of the piece that !
being played in the Peoples House y daY vi WV
ago il was q Senator charged with nrloeF! ""''
resignation or punishment the peoples nero was
able to demand in thunder tones. That would ne
tbn climax i'm any ordinary mans political DRAMA
II is hardly scene i'm plain Bits.
The applause scarcely dies away before the heT"
is heard defying bOssiSm in the person Of Nililaih
Barnes and telling il To keep away from legislative
halls under penalty of something dreadful. HOW
the state rings with the words of this honest Chill
pon in the Peoples House The pe"pl" are 'n'
bosses now,
But isn't there q prodiga use Of dramatic mater"'
in the case of plain Biz: Not at all There j.
Murphy in reserve When a real climax IS III oruer
there is the Tammany boss Ia he blasted win
language.
This best moment of the whole show * naturi
being kept for the last act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
The Democratic Party
Raw Wool.
and Free

An ooreement between President Wilson and the
House WAYS and Means Committee 10 put ia" WOOL
ON the free list Will greatly facilitate DOWNWARD r.
vision Of the w0olen schedule 1t WAS a slarlhS
inconsistency of Mr. Underwoods programme III '"e
last Congress that il insisted on the retention oi
duty on wool for revenue purposes and at the sam"
time surrendered revenue on sugar f"ur tunes Us
Great Sugar and wool are both necessities Of NE
and both must he imported in large quantities II
in the interest of the consumer the Democratic re-
visers were willing foreso the much larger III
come derived from sugar il seemed like petty haS
Cling ia hold ON 10 the relatively trivial income de
rived from wool
There is certainly no need of "a duty ON carpet
wool since practically wool of that grade Is pro
dnced in the United STATES T. J. Hill of Connect
cut. one of the leading Republican members OF the
WAYS and Means Committee in the last House INTRO
duced a wool schedule making carpet wool free hui
Mr. Underwood chung 10 carpet wool duty Tor
revenue only" ON the finer grades of wool there
has been for years duty of 20 per cent or more
YET with this high protection the number OF Sheep
i'm The United states decreased from 6%""."" III
1909 TO - OOOO00 i'm 1918 in spite of the fact that
the value Of the fock> increased %0oOoo~ ana
The value of the wool clip advanced In The Eastern
states sheep can De raised at small prom Tor l"u
ION and the wool is becoming brproduci. 1t Is
only in the West where the cost 81 sheep growing
has rapidly advanced. that "a tariff duty on the
higher grades of wool is now necessary from the
point of view Of protection
Mr. Hill and other Republicans have argued that
taking a broad view of the public interest II would
he better to make AN wool free. compromising the
wool grower by other means. and thus reduce M"
terially the protection necessary on woolen manu-
features than TO 90 protecting ~ q very hl-h
cost 10 the consumer an industry which must de
cline as land becomes too valuable 10 use for graz
ING purposes
Free wool is a more natural Democratic pro
oramme than taxed wool The WSon-Gorman law
mt wool ON ,he free list II is entirely logical that
q Domocratic Congress should adhere 10 that prccc-
dent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
UNLUCKY 1913
Who Wants to Marry on Friday,
June 10?

10 the Editor ~ The Tribune.
Sir: Some predictions were maze carry
in the year that 1913 would be an uhlucky
wear Now that cyclones and Hoods nave
come. these calamity howlers are saylhI
II told YOU so" When VIII intelliSeh'
people believe less in luck and more III
wise Providence? Thirteen is not an I'm
lucky number as many persons VINO dr'
not bound by superstition can TESTIFY II
is the direct opposite can anything Dc
done to overcome the superstition
only one Friday. the 18Th, occurs thi'
year and that Is in June. presume
many young men and maidens are pre-
pairing to start life together during tha'
month. why not start movement u
defy the old superstition. and make fli'
day. the 18th OF June. 1872. the greatest
day for weddings all over the land? AND
as an inducement. let all the ministers
agree to marry couples on that day fol
% cents They will be glad to do 1t IN
order 70 overcome the popular supersli-
tion.
Middletown. n. Y, April :. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
An Open Forum for
Public Debate

fame may rest secure lIon Nicksoury
alone; but II one has any doubt Of the
quality OF Grants genius lot him read
the order Of march in nc Nickshurg cam
paign or OF the movem nt from the North
Anna. Only when Jhe obstacles ARE great
does the massiveness of Grants ,Oncep-
tons become apparent
The self-styled "disnlefested student
seems 10 have known nothing o Taylor
OF of Andrew Jackson but thea the at
ter. having very decisiyely worstej Wei
lington's veterans. wou!l probably find 10
claim 10 existence. We forbear express
ing any opinion upon lie question o.
Lees patriotism. thoueh POSSIBLY some
of MS own followers did rank below him
100 this respect.
If the pleasure should occur 10 cross
bayonets with an English army led by a
Wolselev Ne would place our confidence
in an American army led ~ 4 Grant.
Syracuse. April ,. 49, MONITOR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

binding and sacred duties that ever were Piaceu'
nSougbt upon il: The selfishness ana co"aiu''e
which Mr.. Quezon deprecates would ma their cur
mination in scuttine out of the Philippines uhuer
the Jones bill. leaving them to stew III 'heir u" u
Juice in order 10 rid us of all further expense anu
bother concerning them The national honesty ana
honor Ia which he appeals require that we snail COLI
tnue at whatever cost. 10 bear the whlte NAN
burden" until the logic Of events proves tha' our
duty j. fulfilled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
Coming to Grips in New Jersey.

The Presidents faction of the Democratic party
has come TO grips with the opposing faction of the
same party in New Jersey over the question OF jury
reform. and in so doing will command the sympathy
of most thoughtful citizens The people of that
STATE want an end made Of system under which
annojntments to grand jures have been conditioned
on hedges not TO indct lawbreakers and sheriff
charged with gross malfeasance has had the I'M
controlled selection Of the jury which was-or,
rather was MOTTO indict him.
They do not want this reform conditioned upon
local referenda however. for two major reasons.
one Is that they have already given an unmistak-
able mandate to the Legislature for It's enactment
The other is that under the local referendum scheme
there would be diversity of practice some counties
having iuries selected in one way ana some III an'
ober: and it is rightly held that provisions Tor 'he
administration of justice and for assuring the III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
The Wrong W ay.

Paterson. v j.. is said 10 be surprised that the
sentence Of Haywood has not broken the SIX mill
strike.
Perhaps it will learn that il has taken the wrong
way 10 get rid of trouble with the ]. W. W. II the
members Of this order have any fight in them Inc
way TO bring it ont is to invoke statute three or
four centuries old TO put their leader into jail 10
hold him in extremely heavy bail, 10 convict him
upon evidence that does not seem impressive 10 fair
minded outsiders and to do all this through ma
chinery Of the law that IS in control Of board OF
officials the mos. influential member Of which l.
one of the mill owners.
What is the charge against society upon which
the l. w W depends TO recruit its membership:
why. precisely that government is in the hands OF
the capitalist class: that no justice can be obtained
by the workers except through bitter fighting.
When Paterson insists upon furnishing an object
lesson for his use wonder Haywood clWckleS
over his blue law sentence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
THE DARING PLAY
II Is Most Often Written by a
Woman. Says Reader.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. u her plea for plays for women in
the correspondence columns of The Trip-
iue this morning \. d. announces that
sin. is skcpiicd enough 10 feel that
tAe great American play II 10 IS writ
ten and entered In Winthrop AmeS
$1,000 prize play contest. VIII escape the
Judges chosen because the judges are all
men. and no man can ever get 'won-
ans point of view.
That f. all sheer nonsense play does
not appeal 10 woman through her fem
mime characteristics. nor TO man
through his masculine characteristics. It's
appeal is To- their joint characteristics of
human knd-th their interest In anything
that affects and concerns human beings
as human beings. It's appeal IS To their
Imagination. their curiosity. sense of
humor. feeling for pathos. etc. Ana IN
these qualities ! think even A. j.
would admit that men and women are
about equal. Except IN the sense or
hunor-most women lack that entirely
Men Judges can tell what Will interest
women az well a. women could. Further
more tnrF VIII be SNldcu by HuHlpti
Of principles" besides intuition in select
ing the winning play. They Will judge
IL constructivcly--as piece OF technique.
as "A logically developed and aruculated
play. as a story that appeals 70 the intel
lect and emotions. Women would Judge It
emotionaliy only.
~. j. thinks that il women selected
the plays which are produced that the
daring plays" plays OF crude, strident
and ugly crime would be abolished. II
she had ever been a play reader and
knew from actual experience the sort OF
PLAYS women write. She would be far
less confident in her assertions. Women
write more daring plays. more play :
of sordid and ugly crime, more unpleas-
antly crotc plays. than men. " they
write them. wouldn't they also produce
them if they had the selecting Of the
PLAYS which are TO be presented in our
theatres? CHARLES TOWNE FIELDS.
No. i53 Montague street, Brooklyn, April
1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
WHERE CHARITY BEGINS

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. II IS encouraging 10 read about Ne
large hearted generosity OF New Norkers'
once more showing itself instantly when
a general appeal Is sent out. rs IN me
case of the flood victims Alas. that his
same generosity is SO little in evidence
when particular and single appeals are
made, \ woman can be slowly starving
to death. living on : cents a day. unable
10 wait for success IN her profession. ana
equally unable to get a loan I'm an honor
able. businessliSe way. having but ii,tie
security 10 offer outside Of her good name
Charity which is out OF the question, S
what is offered And this in New York!
ONE or YOUR READERS.
New York. March 3d. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.

NOM DAILY COnsular KepOTls
Six universities in Latin American countries were
established before the first in the territory that
afterward became the United states, according To "A
recent bulletin OF the Bureau OF Education The uni
yerstics Of Mexico and Lima founded In 15Jl ;
Santo Domingo 1908 Bogota 1872; Cordoba 1913. and
Sucre 1923 Another group Of latin-Amerlcan uni
verses sprang into existence IN the era OF ndepen-
dence typfying a developing sense of national unity.
Among such are the University OF Buenos Ayres tS2I.
the University Of Trujo. in Peru nsSl), the Uni
ycrsty of Arequpa uS35) and the institution at Medel-
lin i'm Colombia 1S22).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

tegritv of elections should he uniform throughout
the state.
But if Governor Fielder calls speciai session VI
the LEGISLATURE for the first Of next month to dea
with the mJtter won't it he rather inconvenent
for President Wilson with special session oi 'o"'
eresS on his hands. to leave Washington ana come
on to stump New Jersey against the ola eNta"'Sneu
firm of Smith and Nugcnt:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
SOMETHING FOR PosTERITY.
1, l.. II.

From Life
John Wanamaker's recent suggestion That Uncle sam
elouId take over the telegraph and telephone lines is
rorbaps little too sensible to receive serious consider
oou al this time why not leave the question OF tee
, homes and telegraphs TO pOsterity? That would be
perfectly safe for poserty VIII be 50 busy paying IN
terest and principle Of the debts ping up that
II will have no tim. anything aggressive progressive
or aggressive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

= the touching tributes 20 his upright chai-
acter aud generous nature ] nave Of
, dered one hundred copies Of the paper To
send to friends and others in the West
+ who VIII enjoy reading the graphic oe-
7 tails of the life OF one OF the most noble
/ Americans OF this era. ID. :.
/ Paterson. y J.. April >. 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
AS | WAS SAYING

james ana his Court are 10 be congratulated on
their delightful new American Amba ssador of whom
many genial things are being said. all Of them true
especially those about his editorial humanity He
would decline manuscript in such hattering way
that YOU saved the note with view to having it
mimeosraphed your tombstone. And at a pinch
Mr. Page could do still better. when he said
lady who had often written for. but never i'm. 'fhe
Atlantic Monthly. My dear madam. YOU take re-
lection sweetN that it is positive sorrow to be
forced tell YOU that Your story enthusiastically
accepted"
Al this rate. transucednc aviation Will soon rank
with Socialism. Wall street smuggling Boni de
Castellane ana other Institutions for the Blind
Wireless by special arrangement with Mr.. Frank
Goulds accomplished deck steward. shocking
incident just occurred A. eminent oxpatriate WAS
reviling America. Partisan globe trotter interrupted.
said. But surely you viii admit. sir. that there IS
ine thing ;hcy have better IN America than We =, er
get it in France.
whats that inquired Mr.. Gould
Americans
A. ever one has heard Of Nine Ia Duchrsse de
Camembert. who was Miss Kohlsmut IF Pitts
burgh and is now e bright and shining !ioness in
Paris profound interest attaches ~ the last Of her
letters home. IN which she says SO put on ny
Nclie j. and stretched out on ny Shays Tong. while
Marcel went ont for a stroll down the Camp Eliza
Beautiful Almost Ike the achievements of our
friends ho are brushing up their French and Ger
man and italian for use next summer But. Gu
fioiisly the Europeans are not pleased \ fIssy
lace they want their languages spoken just SO.
Even the English do The other day Sgnor Beyi-
motto asked seventeen London hobbies the way 10
doh and was finally COMPELLED 10 spell
Che Ken. a J.. J. de, den
above Joke il is possible that you English your
self though the suspicion is too awful 10 be- credited
without ~ least second test. Try TINS excerpt
IRON, TN. diur,. of Warren Durham Foster. 81 am
In the ihT"es OF moving 'eh'I"l sherman never
moved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
THE rRIsuNE's LIFE OF MORGAN

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I was greatly gratlfied to read the
elaborate and interesting history Of the
career of the late J. Pierpont Morgan III
your issue or tuesday last. together with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
LOOKS LIKE A SLUG"

From The Springfield Republican
The new buffalo fve-cen piece is coming in for much
oisrespectfu comment big and rich country it Is
rot creditabe piece OF workmanship
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

Mr. McCOmbs and the Ambassadorshp to France
to stand IN the same relation the engine
and the track in the train disaster once bulietned
hN Mr.. Fnnegan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

Governor Suzer says that he is working eighteen
hours day and relief in sight Why doesn't he
get the Legislature TO pass "fu crew bill FOR The
benefit of the state Executive Department?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

Mrs. Pankhurst now worry over Inc p'oo'e"
neither she would have gotten longer or shor'ei
term in prison if she hadn't been her own lawyer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

His honor wants nobody in office under nm WING
can write more letters than he can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

The warning issued TO the Hon. BIZ Barnes oS
the Hon Bill Sulzer makes the plain oidlhdrS
citizen sit up and wonder who owns the Capro'
anyway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

We take it that all the Gaynor Volunteers are
safely in bed every night before the curfe" rings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04

Curfew means cover fires That is the origna
ton
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-05
PRESIDENT GoMPERs.

Washington-Some two months ago
President Gompers was attacked by an
affection of the left ear, which it was
feared would result in mastoiditis. The
physicians in charge of the case have
been endeavoring to prevent an operation
and thus far have been successful. Ow-
ing to the fact that the duties imposed
upon the president of the Federation are
extremely onerous. complete cessation
from work was ordered by the attending
physicians, and after expert and constant
treatment for a short time in an eye and
ear hospital in this city, improvement
was shown. Later it was deemed advis-
able to have President Gompers go to At
lantic City, where the sea air would as
sist in the recuperative process. His
physical condition has been greatly i'm
proved by the change. but the ear affec-
ton still continues. The physicians now
are considering the matter of an opera
ton, but it will not be definitely deter
mined until consultation is held for that
purpose.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-05
ESTABLISHES elc4r-HouR DAY.

Groton, Conn.-The New London Ship
and Engine company is the latest con-
cern having contracts with the United
States to go into the eight-hour day. In
its announcement to its employees the
concern states that the employees of the
company are to hereafter enjoy the
eighthour day. and that the pay will
remain the same for eight hours as for
merly received for nine-hour day. This
decision is the direct result Of the ef-
forts of the American Federation of La
bor in securing the passage of the eight
hour law in the Sixty-second congress.
which materially strengthened the old
law. Further than that, eight-hour pro-
visions were inserted in naval and other
appropriation bills, so that as general
proposition the eight-hour law Is being
enforced to greater extent than ever
before. and numerous companies now
discharging contracts on work for the
United States are bringing their plants
to an eight-hour basis.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-05
COMPANY BRUTAL.

Oakland. Cal.-Notwithstanding the
fact that the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany declares each year dividends of
great magnitude. 1t resorts to despicable
and brutal methods, SO far. at least, as
portion of its employees are concerned.
1t seems that there is now on a general
policy of retrenchment by this company,
and it has resulted in an order lowering
the wages of the women car cleaners
employed in the Pullman shops at West
Oakland from 24A cents an hour to
171s cents per hour. This reduces the
wage for an eight-hour day from $1.9S
to Sls0 The work done by these women
is OF djsagreeable nature, and exposes
them to the danger of contagion. These
women pumber about fifty. and each
grour Of four women is required to
clean seven cars daily.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-05
ARMoR PLANT is IN SIGHT.
Arizona Senator Paves Way for Definite
Action.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ashursr has in
trcduced bill appropriating s1,6O0,00C
for u government armor plate plant. The
bill provides for board of three navy Of
ficers to select site and report within
three months after the passage of the bill,
the erection of the plant to begin within
six months. Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels, who favors a government armor
plate plant, has conferred with Senator
Ashurst on the hill. ut seems to me that
the government should proceed to erect
a factory" said the senator, "inasmuch
as the committee of 1896 demonstrated
that the government could manufacture
its armor plate at about one-half of the
price charged by these companies that
pretend to compete, but in truth are in
collusion and are not competitors at ALL"
Secretary Daniels of the navy department
recently issued formal statement in sup
port of the plan for the establishment of
government owned plant for the manu-
facture of armor plate. He declared that
the former policy of the department in
dividing plate contracts among all bid
ders at the lowest figure offered makes all
pretense of competitive bidding to get the
lowest market price farce that cannot
the facts. IF we are going to subsidize
the Carnegie, Midvale, and Bethlehem
companies SO as to have the advantage of
let us do so honestly and man-fashion, by
at hypocritical evasion of the intent of
congress to force competition and to
award contracts to the lowest bidder"
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-05
TOO MUCH EFFICIENCY.

Chicago.-Too much efficiency in the
Lyon G Healy piano factory resulted in
walkout of 200 men recently. The strik-
ers were piano and harp makers, and
all high-salaried men. For several
months-since the company installed
the Emerson efficiency engineers, to ef-
feet plan by which the company could
increase the output in musical instru-
ments without increasing the working
force-the workmen have been dissatis-
fed, and, just prior to the strike, issued
this ultimatum: Either the efficiency
experts leave or We leave" The COM
pany refused to GUST the Emerson ex-
DertS
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-05
After dinner try a Principe de Lees.
NIAGARA FALLS strike WON.

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-The strike at the
United States Light and Heating COM
pany's plant, which involved about 1000
men, has been settled, and the strikers
have returned to work. The controversy
arose over a reduction of the working
time The workmen demanded reduc
ton from ten to nine hours per day with
out reduction in wages. This the com
pany at first refused. After the strike
had been on for three weeks conference
was arranged by the mayor of the city
and a settlement reached whereby the
nine-hour day has been secured with ten
hours pay, with all workmen reinstated
in their former positions. Union machin-
lists and members of federal labor union
composed the strikers.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-05

Duluth, Minn.-The wages of unskilled
laborers employed by the city have been
increased from % cents to 80 cents per
hour. Skilled laborers who heretofore
received 80 cents an hour will now re-
ceive 35 cents, and teams will be paid at
the rate of 65 cents per hour. This is a
raise of cents per hour, and under the
eight-hour day amounts to 40 cents for
each person. Some time ago the Sheet
metal Workers union made a demand up
on their employers for an increase in the
minimum scale from Az cents to so
cents per hour, to become effective June
l. The union expected that considerable
friction would ensue, but very much to
the surprise of the workmen the employ
ers announced they would accede to the
demands of the union, and the so cents
per hour scale was granted, to become
effective May l instead of June /. The
wage scale of the sheetmetal workers is
now 81 per day.