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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
RECOGNIZE HUERTA
That Course Only Way to Remedy
Mistakes, Says Reader.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In Mexico II Is sheer faction ngnt'
ing; three years faction cut. thrust ana
shoot. that is altogether common 70
Latin republics" which are not republics
AT all. but are authoritative assertion OF
temporary might exercising itself against
natural rights which could. should ana
probably would become constituuonaly
agreed upon and sustained were II not
for the staring fact that the genera
people in Mexico are more than 10 per cent
illiterate and therefore quite insensiols 70
what constitutes stability In republican
government Of. by and for the people.
Now. when II comes TO executive pro-
nouncements OF benevolent policy OF
patience" and the words "Them's my
sentiments are put into Uncle sam
mouth, quite as II the entire American
populace were fully and irrevocaole
agreed against Intervention, sucn wor~
are all very we'll for cartoon purposes
but they are all very I'll as an influence
because they quite effectively enphs'
size the momentarily prevalent notion
that Uncle Sam likes this half meant pro-
tectorate interference doings and that ne
Is lust now so thoroughly imbued win
unadulterated benevolency that all MS
naturally busy representatives feel anu
share IL. so that they will sure reiiiai"
auiescent. retain a most perfect Coheres'
sional equilibrium and will fully sustain
the status quo now so generally resarueu
proof against war-utterly inglorious wa,
and untold miseries made to entail raeia'
hatred far beyond belief.
Moral preaching il OF no real account
in such crisis. II is a crisis requirlhe
far more truly wide awake and states
manlike counsels than academic patience
policies ever amount to- The American
people were never greatly distinguishes
for patience in matters of this KIM. rhH
thousands Americans resident In MeNioo'
whose all of goods ana possessions'
amounting TO about $500, 100000. are theirs
TO have and use only while they theh',
selves remain In full undisturbed con''o'
over them. are altogether 5000 peopie
whose natural rights should be muc"
more intelligently considered than thes
are by admonitive palaver which. were
concrotely applied, would result for'h.
with in their financial ruination anu
directly make them homeless strangers
wheresoever they went
Let the United States government
recognize Huerta at once. Everyoo''
knows that first class powers nave oono
So Doing II Is to deal diplomaucah"
with an extremely dangerous situation.
All truly wise governments so uss.
rather than jeopardize lives and hVihs
interests OF their people.
ALFRED LAURENs BRENNAN
New York, Aug. IS, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
Shearina the Aldermen.

Imbued with the high and noble purpose OF re-
forming the aldermen in spite Of themselves, the
Citizens Union has announced that 1t will support
the candidacy of no aspirant for that place who
cannot adopt its list Of reforms for his own That
list includes abandonment Of the streetstand icens-
ing privilege repeal Of the theatre 'standee ordl-
nance opposition to special ordinances for special
privileges or permits for use Of the streets ana
proposal to discharge committees from further con-
sideraon Of proposed ordinances unless they report
within sixty days.
II is evident that the Citizens Union takes the
aldermen seriousy-far more seriously than they
take themselves 1t actually expects them to do
serious and honest work-to consider and act on A
moving picture theatre ordinance for instance, in
stead of holding it in committee for months while
graft charges filled the air Moreover. 1t expects
the City Fathers to give their attention to the work
of the municipal legislature, rather than to the
peddng Of political favors and the accumulation Of
personal prestige through use Of official power
The only trouble with this serious minded and
tdealistic view Of the aldermanic functions is that
II conflicts with aldermanic habits and traditions.
An alderman shorn Of his aldermanic privileges and
perouisites would be no alderman at all-and he
wouldn't want to be one again. The alderman isn't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
Topsy.Turvy Flying.

Not foolhardy trick but a real advance IN the
nractice Of fving the upsidedown aeropaning Of
PeCoud seems to be- The daring of the experiment
is dazzling But the evolution was evidently care
fully planned and promises to rank hsh III INC
history of aeropane development
The aeroplane that preserves its equilibrium auto
matically is to-day as far away as ever Apparent!
Wilbur Wright made IA shrewd guess IN doupuhs l'S
practicabity. There is, however, much that can
be done to safeguard flying and cut down the TER
rible loss Of life which 1t has recorded ana yet
records Along these lines the discovery by Pegoud
should count for much
The present day aeroplane clearly possesses Tar
greater powers of recovery from bunetng WINDS
and accident than any one supposed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
WHAT THE SHOVEL MEANS
How the Mayor Has Made 1t His
Emblem.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. don't often differ from The Trib-
une. but | think you are wrong In saying
In this mornings Tribune. under the head
ing "a Better Gaynor Emblem" that
the shovel does not look natural In the
Mayors hands or over his shoulder.
Nothing more fitting. more Illuminating.
could be found 10 represent Mayor Gay
nor's administration. for many and many
and many time has the shovel been
used during the last four years-far or
tener than ever before, even during the
very worst Tammany Administrations
dig the trench for the last resting place
Of the little white slaves" Of New York
City. How hard Mayor Gaynor has tried
10 fool the people OF New York into in
sensibillty as 10 this great evil. telling us
repeatedly that there is no white slav-
cry" here In spite of the report Of J. d.
Rockefeller. IRIS. inve stigatirg committee
saying such things had always been and
always must be. that the less known
about such things the better, and that
those VINO tried TO help eradicate this evil
had heads filed with vice and crime.
Even Tammany deserted the Mayor. II
hadn't the nerve TO go so far az he.
Again. the shovel best illustrates the
way in which that horribly gotten money
went into the hands OF the collectors (all
OF whom you may be sure are going to
vote and to work for Mayor Gaynor's re-
election). IL literally went into their
dirty hands I'm shovelfuls.
Yes let the Mayor take the shovel as
his emblem. He has earned II. n. c.
New York, Sept ., 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
"Short Selling Fallacies.

Senator Cummns wants TO have short sales in
stocks and commodities taxed out Of existence on
the ground that they induce attempts to depress
values and therefore injure producers. Yet the
same logic ought to induce the Senator to impose
prohibitlve tax on margin buying for a rise, since
that induces attempts to initiate values and there
fore Injuries the consumer If of these forms
OF speculation is defensibe the other Is also. In
fact nearly all economists agree that both salu-
tary.
What both producer and consumer need most Is
a broad free active market-one in which values
can fight it out all along the line. The consumer
would have a right to complain If boosting COM
binations had it all their way and were allowed
TO push values up to a fictitious level without inter
ference from those who believe that artificial values
cannot be maintained and begin to "sel short"
Corners in commodities would be easy to build up
If the bears were eliminated Why hasn't the man
who wants to buy cheap as much right in the mar
ket place as the man who wants to sell dear?
The present machinery gives all parties an equal
chance and lets forces operating freely work out
the equation That Is better for production and
trade than giving those who want to sell Mt top
prices the sole right Of way. Even the man who
wants to sell one thing dear also wants to buy
many other things at uninfated prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
A GLASS OF WATER.

From The Providence Journal
If a is sought for the firm hold which beer
drinking people be found In part In the
difficulty OF getting water to drink That also gives the
soda fountains business The New-York Tribune has
lust published letter from citizen OF New Jersey who
complained that he could not get drink OF water In
New York City His complaint is just and It applies
to every town and city. The person who wishes
cooling draft pay money, five cents at least,
for it, and he can rarely water then Various
attempts lack have failed and the discovery
of the germ theory conrived to render the failure
apparently final
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

savageS) OF, say twenty-five, making 100
900 lynchers; and, say. 5000 guilty vic
tins, 10000. Neither lynched nor lynch
ers had any kind of trial such as civil
ICED men would demand, so that the men
who allow and encourage such lack OF
government are but little above the saw
age. Does the womans record surpass
this?
The Church is taken as an evidence Oh
civilization DO the men outnumber the
women in the Church?
GEORGE NJ. BEERBowER.
New York, Aug. 81, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
THE SPORT OF KINGS.

From The Nation London.
story Of pulling" A dying jockey. commanding
his son to the gods that govern racing, added part
ing rnonon: Never talk. my boy! talked once too
often I was riding match with j., and were neck
neck. You needn't ride so hard said. I'm not
going TO win oh aren't YOU? he said. Whereupon
he fell of his horse and I had to win
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03

the one who does the giving up 1t isn't beyond the
realm Of hope that some day the aldermanic point
Of view may change. Just at present it's TO De
feared there will be few who will adopt the Unions
profession of faith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03

With Bryan as a statesman humor new out OF 'ii'
window when poyerty came in at the door.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
THAT'S NOT CONTAGIOUS.

From The Cleveland Leader.
A Democrat is trying to get the Job OF Republican
postmaster on the ground that he has the mumps But
what about the cheek Of the Democrat?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03

Soon no up-to-date best seller" will be complete
without its wreck on the New Haven Railroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03

II appears that Senator Willie Cheesecake' is
candidate for Mayor of Second avenue against
Simon Stelngut man with name like that is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03

These X-ray skirts and X-ray shoes OF "hicn the
fashion pages tell may be fine for summer but how
about winters chilly winds?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03

Flying upside down may be safe but It's never
likely to be popular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03

wasted in amateur politics Murphy shouiu ''e
him and send him up to Albany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
THE CHEAPER WAY.

From The Columbia State
John Bull. II seems, can make an exhibition OF hlm-
self without going to San Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
Netu Cork Uribunf'

Entered at the Postocs York Second Class Mali
Matter
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
HUERTA MUST GO.

Predicts Downfall Of "usurpers Who
Cast Aside Even Pretsnse Of Legal
Right and Declared Himself Dicta.
tor"
There is but one cloud upon our hori
Eon That has shown itself to the
south Of us and hangs over Mexico.
There can be no certain prospect Of
peace I'm America until General Huerta
has surrendered his usurped authority
In Mexico. Until 1t is understood ON
all hands. indeed, such pretended gov.
ernments will not be countenanced or
dealt with by the government of the
United States. We are the friends OF
constitutional government in America.
We are more than its friends; we are
its champions. because I'm no other
way can vi neighbors to whom we
would wish in every way to make
proof of IL friendship work out their
W development In peace and liberty.
Mexico has no government. The at
tempt to maintain n at the City of
Mexico has broken down. and a mere
- nSopotiSlh udS Ueeu set lid
which has hardly more than the sem.
blance of national authority. 1t origi
mated In the usurpation Of victoriano
Huerta, who. after n brief ATTEMPT to
play the part Of constitutional presi
dent. has at last cast aside ever the
p%retense Of legal right and declared
himself dictator. AS a consequence a
condition of affairs now exists I'm Mex
leo which has made IT doubtful wheth
er even the most elementary and fund
amental rights either of her own peo
pie or of the citizens Of other coun.
tries resident within her territory can
long be successfully safeguarded and
which threatens II long continued to
imperil the interests of peace. order
and tolerable life in the lands imme
diately to the south Of us.
Even IL the usurper had succeeded
In his purposes, In despite OF the con
~stitution of the republic and the rights
Of its people. he would have set up
nothing but a precarious and hateful
power which could have lasted but a
little while and whose eventual down
fall would have left the country In a
more deplorable condition than ever
But he has not succeeded. He has for
feited the respect and the moral sup
port even Of those who were mt one
time willing to see him succeed. Little
by little he has been completely isolat
ed. BY a little every day his power
and prestige r crumbling. and the
collapse Is not far away. We shall
not. ! believe, be obliged to alter our
policy Of watchful waiting. And then.
when the end comes, we shall hope f.
see constitutional order restored In dis
tressed Mexico by the concert and en-.
ergy Of such Of her leaders as prefer
the liberty of their people to their own
ambitions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-02

vote of the people expressed at pri
maries. The message in full is as fol
lows:
Gentlemen of the Congress-In pur
suance of my constitutional duty to
give to the congress information Of
the state of the Union" take the lib
erty of addressing you on several mat
ters which ought, as 1t seems to me,
particularly to engage the attention Of
your honorable body. as Of all who
study the welfare and progress Of the
nation.
| shall ask your indulgence If l ven
ture to depart in some degree from the
usual custom of setting before you In
formal review the many matters which
have engaged the attention and called
for the action of the several depart
ments of the government or which
look to them for early treatment In
the future. because the list is long.
very long. and would suffer In the alb
breviation to which | should have to
subject it. | shall submit to you the
reports of the heads Of several depart.
ments in which these subjects are set
forth in careful details and beg that
they may receive the thoughtful atten-
ton OF your committees and of all
members of the congress who may
have the leisure to. study them. Their
obvious Importance, as constituting the
very substance of the business of the
government. makes comment and en-
phasis on my part unnecessary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
UPH0LDS ANTITRUST LAW.

Recommends That II BE Supplemented
With More Explicit Legislation to
Facilitate its Administration.
Turn from the farm to the world of
business which centers in the city and
In the factory. and l think that all
thoughtful observers will agree that
the immediate service we owe the
business communities Of the country
Is to prevent private monopoly more
effectually than 1t has yet been pre-
vented. l think 1t will be easily agreed
that we should let the Sherman anti
trust law stand. unaltered. as II Is,
With its debatable ground about 1t,
but that we should as much as posi-
BILE reduce the area of that debatable
ground BY further and more explicit
legislation. and should also supplement
that great act by legislation which
viii not only clarity 1t but also facili-
tate its administration and make II
fairer to MI concerned
No doubt we shall all wish. and the
country will expect. this to be the
central subject of our deliberations
during the present session. but 1t Is a
subject 30 many sided and SO deserv-
ing Of careful and discriminating dis
cussfon that | shall take the liberty OF
addressing you upon 1t in a special
message mt a later date than this. It
b Of capital importance that the bust
ness men Of this country should be re-
t3eved - Ill uncertainties Of law with
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
to use them for the service and devel.

to use them for the service and devel-
opment of the country and it's people.
But the construction of railways Is
only the first steps only thrusting In
the key to the storehouse and throw
ing back the lock and opening the
door. How the tempting esources Of
the country are to be exploited is an
other matter. to which I shall take the
liberty Of from time to time calling
your attention. for 1t is a policy which
must be worked out by well consid-
cred stages, not upon theory but upon
lines Of practical expediency. 1t 10
part of our general problem of con-
~servation. We have a freer hand in
working out the problem In Alaska
than in the states Of the Union. and
yet the principle and object are the
same wherever we touch It. We must
use the Of the country. not
lock them up.
There need be no conflict or jealousy
as between state and federal authori-
ties. for there can be no essential diff
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
FAvORs DIRECT ELECTIONS.

Would Retain Conventions, Delegates
to Be Nominees For Office, Whose
Duty II Would Be to Frame Plat
forms.
/ turn to a subject which I hope can
be handled promptly and without seri-
Gus controversy Of any kind. l mean
the method Of selecting nominees for
tue presidency Of the United States. l
feel confident that l do not misinter-
pref the wishes OF the expectations Of
the country when | urge the prompt
enactment Of legislation which will
provide for primary elections through.
out the country at which the voters Of
the several parties may choose their
nominees for the presidency without
the Intervention of nominating conven-
lions. venture the suggestion that
this legislation should provide for the
retention of party conventions, but
only for the purpose OF declaring and
accepting the verdict of the primaries
and formulating the platforms of the
parties. and | suggest that these con
ventions should consist not of dele
gates chosen for this single purpose.
but Of the nominees for congress, the
nominees for vacant seats In the sen.
ate Of the United States. the senators
whose terms have not yet closed. the
national committees and the candi
dates for the presidency themselves,
In order that platforms may be framed
by those responsible to the people for
carrying them into effect.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
VIEWS ON CURRENCY BILL.

Urges Measure That Will Prove 1sns-
fit to Farmers-Hopss For Quick Ac-
ton.
| turn to matters Of domestic con
Germ. You already have under consid
Grafton q bill for the reform Of our
system Of banking and currency, for
which the country waits with impa
tience. as for something fundamental
to its whole business life and necessa
ry to set credit free from arbitrary
and artificial restraints. need not
say how earnestly | hope for Its early
enactment into law. ! take leave to
beg that the whole energy and atten.
ton OF the senate be concentrated
upon 1t till the matter Is successfully
disposed Of And yet | feel that the
request is not n~eeded-that the mem
bers of that great house need no urg
ing in this service to the country.
/ present to you in addition the ur
gent necessity that special provision
be made also for facilitating the credits
needed by the farmers Of the country
The pending currency bill does the
farmers a great service. 1t puts them
upon an equal footing with other bust
ness men and masters Of enterprise. as
1t should. and upon its passage they
will find themselves quit Of many Of
the difficulties which now hamper them
In the field Of credit The farmers Of
course ask and should be given no spe-
cial privilege. such as extending to
them the credit Of the government
itself. What they need and should OBJ
tain Is legislation which will make
their own abundant aud substantial
credit resources available AZ q foun-
dalton for joint. concerted, local &C
ton In their own behalf In getting the
capital they must use. 1t In to this we
should now address ourselves.
1t has, singulnrly enough. come to
pass that we have allowed the indus
try OF our farms ~ HE behind the
other activities If the country In its
development need not ~tnp !. tell
you how fundnn.a,tat IL the life ~ the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
NEW MONEY ORDER PLAN.
Postofies Department. Would Cash
Checks at Any station.

P~ostofsies Department Would Cash
Checks at Any Station.
Washington.-Oficials OF the postcf-
nce department have determined to
urge congress at the regular session to
amend the postal laws so that money
orders may be paid at any p~ostofice In
the country, although drawn On q CIV
en- Office. A committee appointed by
Alexander NJ. Dockery, third assistant
postmaster general, has worked out
details OF the plan.
Information has reached the depart
ment that the express companies al
ready are opposing the plan because II
would neal q sharp curtailment Of the
money order business handled by
them. The expectation Is that bank
ing interests also will oppose the plan.
as 1t would be likely to cut into the
bank draft business.
Under such q system a money order
would be treated ~identically as a draft
or express money order. The party to
whom such an order was made out
would indorse 1t Just the same AZ a
draft or check. making 1t payable to
the bank OF individual whom he de-
sired to cash 1t II he did not take 1t to
the p~ostofice.
Postmaster General Burleson will in
clude the proposed change In the mon
ey order system in his annual report.
Officials Of the department are conf
dent that congress will act favorably
upon II.