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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
WHY DO NOT ANIMALS TALK?
One View of What They Can and
Can Not Do.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: A recent letter from Eugene s.
Lucas. OF Brooklyn, published in your col
umns. asks the question. why do not
animals talk" The question has been
asked and answered in various ways by
many lovers OF animals. but most Of the
answers given are inclined 10 be witty"
instead OF wise, and do not satisfy the
student The psychologists assure us that
language ia the social medium OF thought
exchange" (see Angel. pp. 256-s. Element
airy Psychology" and James's Element
airy Psychology" Chap. XIV. and in a
large measure letters are the symbols
which we use for subjective thought proc
esses.
We. OF course. know that animals do
not talk TO US in our language. but any
observer will admit that animals do have
"A system OF signs through which they
communicate with each other. II Is obvi-
Gus that they have much to say-that Is,
an intelligent. sagacious an.mal-not only
10 their own kind. but 10 MS their mas
tiers. Sagacity In animals is that faculty
which instantly perceives thing with
out the deductions Of reason IL instinct
is the animals superior form OF intelli-
gence. then he has little use for the me-
dunn OF language.
Psychology teaches us that We learn 10
reason through the laws Of association
and our thinking is carried on through
the laws OF contigulty az well as the laws
of association Here liz the distinction be-
tween mans way OF thinking and the an
imars way. We think through association.
through deduction. The animal las far az
We know thinks through contiguity
through instinct II has not yet been
determined how much intelligence an anil
nal uses in carrying out the actions which
We commonly call his instincts; neither
has IL been determined how much intelli-
gence enters into a mans instincts. Lam
Guage Is our so-called superior method
Of communication with each other. and
would mean nothing to us without its
relations. The relations which the an
finals use in their sign language are COM
paratively unknown to us, and the ami
mails attempt TO communicate with man
furnishes us with too many examples OF
their sagacity and intelligence for us TO
deny their thinking ability.
We cannot deny them the power OF COM
munication; we cannot deny them the
ability TO think; We can only say: II do
not understand all that the animal has
TO say to me. | do not believe he is able
10 reason. but ! do believe he is able 10
think In some way which | cannot COM
prehend because IL does not enter into my
experience" G. II.
Sussex, y. j., Dec. ., 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

The grand jury in New York is looking for praise be
cause IT has discovered many crooks. But II a
dozen honest men had found wouldn't II have been
more remarkable Macon Daily Telegraph.
Chihuahua gave up almost as easily as New York did
in the worlds series.-Syracuse Herald
Perhaps smuggling by women might be reduced II
the newspapers New York would refuse to publish
photographs the smugglers and stop describing them
as being prominent in society.-Louisvile Courier
Journal
Another thousand OF Argentine beef has reached
New York which often diversfes its lobster diet
Chicago Daily News.
In New York a money lender has been Jailed for
charging 800 per cent SO loan. No doubt he Ia
taking much interest In his business now.-Ceve-
land Plain Dealer.
With DR.. Wiley Health Commissioner of New York
the babies Of Gotham ought TO become eugencay per-
fect.-Omaha Bee.
Scarcely any man in New York Is sure that when he
reads his morning paper he will not find that he Is
about to be indicted for graft.-Philadelpha Public
Ledger
At last New York is to put limit the height OF
skyscrapers and thinks hundred stories enough.
This is putting handicap on future enterprise.-Phla-
delphia Inquirer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
A SYDNEY SMITH MEMORIAL
England Asks Americas Aid in Project
to Honor Humorist

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: beg the favor Of your and your
readers kind consideration Of an appeal
which several English public men and
women (including the Countess Of Car
!isle, the Secretary to the Board OF Trade,
the Right Hon. sydney Buxton. NJ. p. ;
the Archbishop OF York, Viscount Knuts-
ford and the Hon. Sydney Holland) are
issuing for a suitable memorial to the
memory of that great friend Of America,
the wise and witty Sydney Smith, found
er OF "The Edinburgh Review" able writ
er and philanthropist. He has been de-
scrbed as "the greatest humorist whose
Jokes have come down to us in an au-
thenticated and unmutiIated form"
He had an unstinted admiration for
your great country. which afforded. in
his opinion, "the most magnificent picture
Of human happiness" which the world had
even seen.
We hope to commission a good artist
for a bass-relief portrait and inscription In
the fne old church Of Foston, and we
also want to provide good institute for
the twin villages where Sydney Smith
lived.
The committee hopes that you may in
cline TO help us. Subscriptions should
be sent to Canon w. H. Carr. or myself
in care OF the London Joint Stock Bank.
York. England, and will be acknowledged
formally. ERNEST T.. SAYLOR,
Honorary Secretary.
Member OF the Institute OF Journalists.
Bannisdale, Nation, Nov. %, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08

cal party. and the prejudice against the o1y oiuO
tho Civil Service Reform Association, the present
citizens Union and similar worthy organizations as
..bigbbrovs.v silk stockings" "googoos' and the
lilo when they undertake legitimate and necessary
political work
The logical and only effective way to get non
political municipal government Is by ui''on
citizens, regardless Of party In support Oh iai,n''
and honest officials If they desire re-eiectoh' .'e"
York has proved this to be possible. Upstate ci'e'
have proved it to be possible more frequently.
the public can't help itself in that way IL can oe
helped to help itself by any organization posing do
custodian Of all the virtue in the landscape
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
On Opera and Art and the Law.

The business of giving opera may not DE inter
state commerce, as Justice Pendleton has decided
in ruling that the Only Oscar must live up 10 Ms
agreement with the Metropolitan and keep out OF
the field here Some people who think high thoughts
may not even consider it business at ALL but Art
Nevertheless Art, as well as business, needs sum
illus, competition, to keep it alive. The advantage
of the competition of the Manhattan opera House
is still being enjoyed by those who go to the Metro
potan. The Metropolitan, in the legal sense, may
not he a trust For the benefit of operagoers ana
the Art Of opera-f it be an artit Is to be hoped IL
will not always have the power and the legal right
to keep competitors in its own class out OF this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
NEW CAMPAIGN FOR FUND
Washington Heights Hospital
Crusade Starts To- night.

The whlrlwind campaign to obtain
$4,000 for the building and equipment Of
an up-to-date hospital for the Washing
ton Heights section Will begir tonight.
Nearly two hundred men and women,
divided into fifteen teams, will meet at
dinner at Healy's Hall. li5th street and
broadway, at $50 o'clock and plan out
the work for ten days.
Saturday night fifty OF the leaders in
the movement met in Healys Hall
Henry Wolf. chairman OF the campaign
committee, presided. The various com
mltteemen and team captains were pres
ent.
Every part OF the Heights section is 10
be called upon to aid the hospital enter
prise. The support OF every organization
In this territory is TO be enlisted.
AS both the present Washington Heights
Hospital and the new edlfice, which Is to
be erected TO adequately care for the in
jured and the ailing, are non-sectarian. so
II has been emphasized that neither sect
nor nationality will be given cognizance
during the fund campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
HONOR FOR SPUG CAPTAINS
Recruiting Officers To Be Re-
Warded hY ColonelcieS.

"Spug" captains who have secured ten
other captains will be made colonies at
the last "Spug' captains meeting, to be
held at No. 1O5 West 10th street Tuesday,
at o'clock p. m.
Tickets for the "Spug" Christmas party
at the Grand Central Palace will be ready
for distribution and all captains will make
reports on their squads at this meeting.
Miss Maude Wetmore. chairman OF the
womans department of the National Civic
Federation, who has just organized the
"spug'' movement In Washington. with
Miss Margaret Wilson AZ honorary chair
man, will address the meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08

are more French to-day than they were Oh 'ne ino'
row of war T..
French opinion would never indorse war lor
tbair recovery were their government generous or
even lust Were they allowed politlcai autonomy
similar to that of other German states; were 'heS
allowed to study the history and language OF tne
nation with which their past is inextrlcabiy lhHeu'
were they. in short, permitted the most ordinary
poitica and intellectual liberties, they could never
he the cause of war. German repression oy pre-
venting these liberties. has made their recovery 'e
keystone of French policy The bitterness OF tneir
servitude is persistent motive to French revenge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
Jews Not Barred.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue OF December there
was an article with the heading Says
Y. NJ. c. A. Barred Jew"
For few years I have been a mem
Der Of the Y. NJ. C. A, and during such
time would say that the branch 10 which
belong has many young men OF the
Jewish race. and as far as I know there
have been none barred. The Y. NJ. c. A
is not like many OF the athletic clubs or
societies that turn a man down because
he is not OF their race, etc. but instead
tries TO do all IL can TO uplift men In
all classes. In this case of Meyer J.
Samuelson II was unable TO accom-
modate him and did the next best thing
for him and referred his application 10
the Young Mems Hebrew Association.
JOHN J. FRECH.
New York, Dec. 8. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
PENNSYLV ANIANS TO DINE
Society Will Hold Annual Feast
Next Saturday.

The fifteenth annual dinner OF the Penn
sylvania Society will be held in the grand
ballroom OF the Waldorf Astoria Satur-
day evening The theme discussed will
be THE Courts OF Our Country The
speakers will include eX-President Will
lam II. Taft. who will reply 10 the toast
The United states; Senator George
Sutherland, of Utah, who will speak on
The Law and the People" and Robert
G.. Smith, n c., of Montreal. whose SUD
ject will be "Our Kindred at Home ami
Abroad"
In addition TO the speakers the society
has invited Governor Martin II. Glynn OF
New York. Governor John j. Tener ~
Pennsylvania. Chief Justice ID. Newuh
Fell OF Pennsylvania, Chief Justice Johh
Il. Winslow of Wisconsin and other Wen
known men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
Preachers to Hear Bryan.

William Jennings Bryan has just in
formed DR.. s. Edward Young, pastor OF
the Bedford Presbyterian Church. Brook
Ign, and chairman OF the Clerical Con-
ference OF the New York Federation OF
Churches. that he will accept the invita-
ton to address the meeting of the Cleri-
cal Conference. The address will be de-
llvered In the assembly hall OF the Met
ropolitan Life Building wednesday al
ternoon. Preachers OF fifty denominations
will be present. all OF whom are regis
tered In the lists of the Clerical Confer
ence.
Secretary Bryan is expected to empha,
size particular lines OF national righteous
mesa and world-peace along which all
creeds can proceed effectively without
any question of sect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
To Fight Brooklyn Subway Plan

some of the residents OF Brookis T"
Heights will hold an indignation mee'lhs
this evening in the LIST Assembly Dlstrie'
Republican Club. No. 1I3 Schermerhorn
street. Brooklyn, to protest against '"'
plan which will give to persons living o''
the Heights only one station on the Cour'
street subway. This station is TO De a.
Montague and Clinton streets, and II 10
commended, will not be so convenient as
station two blocks east.
Judge Norman S. Dixie. the Rev. '.
Howard Melish and the Rev. Or. Ne"e"
Dwight Hills will speak at the meetihe'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
-,--- --oDr COT T1NhNJ An
THE PEOfLEO AOLOMIN Public Debate

present and in course OF incubation. IL
certainly hits the nail on the head.
| have looked in vain all summer Tor
editorial writings advocating protection
for our producers. 1t would seem as II
you had almost forgotten to advocate
Republican principles. IL you are really
Republican in thought and feeling and
mean to let it be known through your
paper, take up the cue from the inclosed
article and go at lashing the Democrats
I'm season and out OF season.
w. EATON.
Westbrook, n. Y, Dec. 4, 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
HE WANTS THEM LASHED
An Oldtime Republican Vents His Ire
Against the Democrats.

To the Editor Oh The Tribune
Sir: | inclose an editorial from The
Binghamton Republican" that gives the
true reason for the present uneasiness
now found all over the country In re-
gard to Democratic legislation, past and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
IT'S A VERY OLD oNE-ENvY.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago has something new I'm slasneu
skirts. II is the knife Of the woman VINO
goes about slashing them. Sire toiu -.
police she did the slashing because sn1
couldn't AFFORD to wear the gowns '"''
haven't classified her disease yet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
srUPeNDoUs AUTOMOBILE OUTPUT.

From Engineering News.
The automobile manufactures Of Detroit Mich have
total annual capacity of 400 900 automobiles capt.
tailed at 500 100000, and employ 10000 people
the weekly payroll being 81 100000. The total
value OF automobiles and automobile supplies produced
by Detroit thla year exceeds $3.50 900 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08

What? suHragists decrying action by Congress
and insisting that their enfranchisement must come
from the states Are state rights then, superior 10
votes for women?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
AN EGGS.

From The Indianapolis News.
Perhaps 1t is because this country FILTERED away
s57 900 of It's hard earned money jewery this
year that few people AFFORD to have automobiles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08

This il apparently to be a two-bon dollar Con-
gress Yet men still young remember when one
billion dollar Congress excited universal exclama
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08

The Tribune uses its best endeavors to insure IN"
trustworthness of every advertisement 1t prints anu
avoid publication Of all advertisements eoh"
ing misleading statements claims
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY

over in New Jersey the members Of the Legs
lature receive. railroad passes. and some OF the
Assemblymen haven't any scruples about lendins
their passes to their friends. A big Zoo-pouho
AssembIyman from county In the northern emu
of the state lent his pass to short somewhat
slim friend of his the other day, and when the
latter presented it to the conductor on the "a'r
the railroad man looked him over carefuiy' anu
then with twinkle in his eye said:
Good heavens, Bill, how you have shruhk'
He knew the owner and conhscated the pass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08

Owned published daily by The Tribune Association
corporation: ogden M Reid. President; Conde
Hamn Secretary James NJ Treasurer. Address
Tribune Building. No. 1874 Nassau street New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
RATEs-By Mail Postage Paid outside OF

New York as Second CLASS mo
Matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08
QUERY?

Pegasus was flying horse
Did you ever hear of winged COW, -
Or n mule that steers on starry COURSE
with kick Of meteoric force,
or an ethereal SOW?
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-17

taken place. 1t is reported from JAM
Dol and Philippopel that several hun
dred women who organized protest
meetings refused to go home before
help had been accorded. Instead of
help the cavalry with drawn sabres
appeared and dispersed the unfortun-
ate women. Several were injured and
trampled upon.
The present situation is growing
more and more tragic as the social
democratic party is not in position
to exercise the necessary influence to
bring about the conclusion of the war
with Turkey, or prevent a war with
Servia, on account of the exceptional
state of affairs prevailing. Our mem.
bers, as is well known, are on the
battle field, held fast in the chains OF
the military. The small number
which remain are endeavoring to
maintain the Social Democratic party
and the trade unions, but find them
s&lYAs very much fettered by the
ruthless censor and barbarous condi
tions attributable to the war.
Our hopes in these hard times, lie
in the International proletariat 1t is
also possible that the great capitals
tic powers, which are chiefly respon
sible for the present state of affairs
and also possible future complica
lions fear the power of the proletariat
and Therefore want to make an end OIL
the war.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-17

the central organizations, much to the
delight of the employer. Under these
circumstances it was very easy for the
membership of theu Mons affiliated to
National Centre to fall off, which it
actually did, from $4,000 to 324,00O.
One must not overlook the fact that
almost half of the members are
drawn from the. agricultural workers
In Italy there are about 10000, 900 agri-
cultural workers. and only 100000 in
dustrial workers which number in
cludes one and one-half million textile
workers, one million metal workers
and about 100000 builders workers
who come under the accident laws.
The agricultural workers o.ganiza-
ton which includes allotment and
small lease holders, cannot nave the
character of that Of the industrial,
workers, who wages direct war against
the employer, SO that the trade union
central considered it expedient to de-
devote itself chiefly to the organiza-
ton of the industrial worker, which
makes a strong point Q: class distiaa
ton. The workers in public service
on theirp art, show an increasing ten
dency toward breaking away from. tie
ISnd1uuST Ol Tie WOI" SIS dS tIel pt
llieve their interests al not The :ao
They want to join hands only when
from time to time, occasion might
demand.
The trade union movement on the
whole is a very young one in Italy,
having been in existence since 1900
when social democratic party secur-
ed the legal right of animation. At
tina tim e all the little organizations,
prompted by the favorableness of the
opportunity, combined in a fight, and
many an easy victory over the employ
ers who were unprepared and not or
ganized. These rapid results natural
| ly kindled great enthusiasm, and the
members poured into the trade unions
in masses. The membership must, in
deed have been greater than it is to-
day, but the organization lacked that
internal stability which can only be
obtained by long experience in organi-
cation. Descriptions have occurred, be-
coming more and more serious, which
have lead to the regretable splitting
up Of the organization into the syndi-
calist or localist, and centralist I'M
ions, since 1905. The numerical
} strength of the syndicaIst union is
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-17
THE new WAR MENACE
N THE BALKANS
AND THE WORKERS
(By G. Dimitrof, Secretary Of the Bull
qarian Trade Union CENTRALLY

qarian Trade Union CENTRALLY
(This striking article was written
before the present war brought the
authors prophecy true)
The clouds so long overshad downing
the Balkan Peninsular have not yet
been dispelled, but seem to have
grown blacker and more terrible We
are on the eve of new and more
frightful War-a war between the
christian allies, over the dividing up
of the spoils won from Turkey. Only
the slightest probability exists of this
appalling catastrophe, the conse-
quences of which are beyond the pale
of human Imagination, being averted.
1t seems that the agents provacators
OF European imperialism i'm the Balkan
peninsular, have special interest in
such a catastrophe, in order to realize
their dreams of freebootery.
On the other hand the blindness of
the government and the authorities,
has reached such a stage that they
neither shrink from seeing their peo-
pie completely destroyed, nor from
the mutiny which so frequently takes
place in the army The mutineers, i.
e., the majority of the troops, openly
demand that the war be concluded
and the army demobilized; they want
to return to their homes and declare
themselves against war with Servia.
Meanwhile the poverty of the work
classes beggars description. No
further help is forthcoming from the
municipalities. The state displays alb
solutely no concern for the poor work
ing population Things have reached
such a pitch that masses of starving
women and children are meeting in
the streets and before the town halls
protesting against the plight in
which they find themselves; a picture
of distraction and misery.
Such a demonstration on the part
of the women has recently taken place
at st. Sophia, and it will certainly not
be the last In many of the provincial
towns similar demonstrations have
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-17

certainly not very great-they publish
no reliabl Figures the disruption
served as good excuse to many un-
ions for isolating themselves, and to
many workers for declining to organ
iZe. The Railwaymen's union has also
looked upon the aforementioned dis
ruption as an excuse for declaring
their independence of the Trade I'm
ion Central
Naturally all this has made itself
very much felt by the populace, espe-
cially as the war had adversely affect
ed the situation. The textile indus
try, which employs more workers
than all the other industries put to-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-17
CRISIS in THE ITALIAN TRADE UNION MOVEMENT

The Italian trade union movement
is at present in the midst of great
crisis. The overbearing attitude of
the employers, savourfng very much
of Germany, has known no bounds
since the war The employers have,
during the last few years, organized
a strong and centralized federation on
the German lines, whose chief aim is
directed against the workers. The
aggressive attitude of the employer.
who formerly nearly always found
himself on the defensive, has now
quite altered, and today finds him the
attacker, and the workers unions. al
ready weakened by internal dissen-
sion, the defenders. The latter fact
offers great encouragement to the
employers The anarchistic trade I'M
ions have, for some time had their
own trade union central, and are sys-
tematically fighting the organizations
which have adopted the methods of
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-17

1t was decided to send two represent
tatiyes to Germany in order to con
suit the International Secretary. of the
building and metal workers, an1>< the
General Commission of the German
T. US The former were able 10
obtain large sums from theNaafiliatgd
unions for the support of their Italian
fellow workers; whilse the latter
placed sum at the disposal of those
organized workers in badly organized
trades. The Int. Sec. of the T. u