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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
Again the Jewish Regiment.

The efforts on the part Of an organization with
headquarters on the crowded East Side to form
Jewish regiment will not down. \ delegation which
marched to Albany in 1911 TO lay the plan before
Governor Dix failed in its mission. II was pointed
out at that time by The Tribune that the existing
military law precludcd the formation Of such a
body. and that even with legal obstacles removed
the plan would still he Objectionable and out of
harmony with our institutions. because it would
open the way for the formation Of other military
bodies which might bear the name Of the religious
persuasions of their respective members
The fact that the negro regiment for which
champions have been working for years has once
more become possibility has given the young Jews
who would he soldiers courage to try again but
the objections 10 a religious military body have not
been overcome and are stronger than ever in the
iight % the advance which has been made toward
uniformity and the elimination OF distinctive feat
urcs in the citizen soIdiery.
The man who cnsts i'm the national guard should
do so as m American citizen and not Jew or
as Christian Of any sect or denomination That
was the view Of many men Of prominence in the
Jewish community in New York when the matter
was under discussion two years ago and the sen
timept to-day is reflected in The American Israel
ite' which says:
All Of the Jewish citizens OF New York whose opn-
Of such organization. Previous attempts TO have
the establishment Of a Jewish reglmGnt legalizcd
have been defeated, and il is TO he hoped that this
one will share the same fate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
SHIPS FOR THE FLAG
Whatever the Method We Ought to
Build a Merchant Marine.
Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir one hundred years ago American
ships carried nearly all OF our imports
and exports. our flag was seen In every
port ald on every sea. To-day an Amer
lean merchantmen in a foreign port is a
rarity
The American merchant marine has
dwindlcd away until the very name has
become a joke.
American farmers and manufacturers
pay millions Of dollars yearly to foreign
steamship pools for the use Of their ships.
The rates are cXorbtant The foreign
steamship companies are enabled To pay
enormous dividends. Must We always
pay this tribute? Yes, until there are
some American ships to do the work.
The United states government recently
was forced TO charter foreign ships to
carry coal for our battleshlps, because
there were no American ships 10 be had.
Could this be done In time OF war? No,
Can We remain Indifferent TO this state
Of affairs? Must we always depend on
foreign ships, which would be unaval-
able when most needed?
What We want ls merchant marine
that will furnish US with a large naval
reserve Of trained officers and men, a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
Pay for Judges.

The resignation Of Circuit Judge Waiter c. NOyeS,
Of this circuit because Of the inadequacy Of his
salary has raised again the question Of better
pay for federal judges The Tribune has heartily
supported many measures in Congress increasing
judicial compensation and would be glad to see
.he present salaries Of district and circuit judges
raised to q moderate extent a district judge now
receives $1,000 and a circuit Judge $1,000 Yet we
cannot altogether Sympathize with the suggestion
of The New York Times" that circuit judge 5
salary should be $4,000 to $4,000
Here in New York people mised 10y com
parison Of the salaries of federal judges with the
salaries Of state and city Judges. II must be remem-
bered that the federal salaries must be the same
an over the country. and that the present scale
is adequate i'm most Of the circuits and districts.
Congress cannot leglsate TO give better pay in the
few city districts without danger Of overpayng in
the country districts
II is not good policy To- make iudgeshipS desira.
BILE because Of the salaries offered The security.
honor and power Of the judicial office will always
attract independently Of pay. aud when iudgeshps
are sought as they often are hereabouts as highly
remuneratye public positions the quality Of the
bench is likely 10 be lowered rather than i'm
proved Certainly no would say that the high
salaries paid in the state and city courts have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
" Hostility to the Government. "

Who could show greater hostility to the govern
ment' than the little scamps of aldermen who are
making reports from day to day about the Police
Department that Police Department which has been
so wondrousy purified in the last four years and
which now has only twenty-five crooks" in it? The
head Of the detective bureau accused Of buying set
Of burglars tools for a stool pigeon and of paying
him $50 for his services" afterward! The force &C
cused Of melting burgare in order to make arrests
Detectives charged with returning after making ar
rests in one Of these framed up burglaries and
themselves stealing the goods which they prevented
the thieves from taking.
This is worse than anything which the convicted
socialist editor said Of the Paterson police. If we
had a proper law here these anarchists Of aldermen
instead Of being merely pilloried in mayora
episte would he sentenced TO one to fifteen years in
jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
A Reporters and a Readers Account.

The Tribune received the other day a letter from
Brooklyn reader which sci it to making in
quiry. The writer after complimentinG our
general fairness says that our reporter utterly mis-
represented the size and spirit Of the recent Sulzer
meeting in Prospect Hall, Brooklyn. The Trbune'S
account described the meeting as an apahetc gath
cring Of about eight hundred people. our CORE
spondent writes that the great hall was filled and
the apathy was almost equal to that in exciting
Presidential campaign The interest in the subject
was unusual"
We are so jealous Of our reputation for giving a
faithful transcript Of the days events not colored to
serve any Interior ends partisan otherwise, that
we have compared our own account Of this meeting
with that Of our contemporaries There is Substan
tial agreement. The World which is ardent
supporter Of Governor Sulzer says "Ghc Brooklyn
meeting was more or less lukewarm" "rhc Press
says it was "a fine meeting. though it did not tax
the full capacity ot that big hall" The Herald
saws: The meeting throughout lukewarm.
The sun" says lit might not he called wildly
enthusiastic meeting The Tribunes account is
thus borne out by the accounts in other papers.
The disagreement between The Tribunes account
and that given by our correspondent is probably the
difference between the account Of trained and that
of AN unframed observer. An experienced reporter
will look about a ball AT meeting like the one in
question and note carefully whether any seats are
unoccupied. \ person in the audience i, Likely to
90 away with u general impression that the
house was fun An experienced reporter knows
every note Of political enthusiasm. from that which
is merely complimentary 10 the speaker through
that which is carefully worked up. 10 that which is
spontaneous and has no bounds. II is his business
10 anayze and tell the public precisely what kind
was shown \ person in the audience is likely TO
depart merely with vague impression Of many
handcaps and a feeling, especially If he was IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
\ New Way to Make Use of Strikes.

There was startling touch Of ultra modernity-
or rather Of futurism-in the Paterson strike
pageant in Madison Square Garden. Certainly
nothing like it had been known before in the history
of labor agitation The l. w. W. has not been
highly regarded hereaboutS as an organization en-
dowed with brains or imagination. Yet the very
effective appeal to public interest made 10y the
spectacle at the Garden stamps the l. w. W. lead
erS as aCitatOrs of large resources and original
talent. Lesser genuses might have hired hall and
exhibited moving pictures of the Paterson strike.
Saturday nights pageant transported the strike
itself bodily to New York
Ii is gratifying to know that the strikers have
reached that stage Of selfcontrol at which they
can look at their effectively and present it to
the public with the reasoned calculation Of dramatic
art Ii takes GOODNESS and Sefrestraint to act well
and even Sheriff Hamburger is reported as admitting
that the pageant was a successful and unobjection
able show. Elaborate stage settings, literary
book special trains for the actors and swarm OF
press agents all suggest the sophisticaton Of the
modern commercial drama. The play given TO
standing room only and the box office admitted I'M
expectedly handsome receipts
Here is a new vein opened to cnterprsinC strike
managers with their fingers on the pulse Of the
Great White Way If their strikes fail they can
take the strikers on the road If they cannot melt
the hearts Of employers. at least uplifcrS of the
drama they can make the ghost walk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
AS TO OUR IRATE MAYOR
His Words Upon the Curran Commit
tee Are Called Petulant Vaporings.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. No man. whatever the degree OF
complaccucy with which citizens have
come TO regard his alterations. ought to
be tolerated louS in a position OF official
responsibility in a free government Who
abuses his official power by maleyolent
attacks upon men performing public ser
vices
The members Of the aldermanic COM
mittee. characterized 10y the Mayor as
"wholps and petty politicians have
rendered a public service In recommend
ing the dissolution OF a regime under
which police corruption has thriyed so
VIGOROUSLY and unlnterruptedly. They
are incapable OF being inundated by the
petulant yaporings Of an irate Mayor.
II is the unanimous opinion among the
best-informed citizens that Mr.. Waldo.
though personally irreproachable and
man Of undoubted personal bravery, is
conspicuously UNFIT for the office OF Police
Commissioner. No public official who has
been as imperviOus to corruption i'm the
department over which he presides as
Police Commissioner Waldo. and who. in
stead of assisting, has INSTRUCTED the ex-
posure of such conditions, ought TO be
permitted to remain responsible for such
department
incidentally. how Ions will the citizens
OF New York have TO endure the spectacle
of the occupant Of the highest municipal
Office conducting himself in speech and
action like an habtue Of the barroom?
II there is any particular odium I'm the
contention that public officials obliyious
10 the corruption pervading their depart
ments. and hostile TO all disclosures
thereof ought not 10 be continued In Of
flee, permit me as a citizen to share that
Odium
Permit me, further as citizen not
wholly insensible TO the demands OF the
inhabitants Of this community. to warn
the Mayor that citizens OF New York do
not forget that anything accomplished by
the District Attorney toward the ex-
posture and elimination OF bribery and
graft in the Police Department. from
the murder Of Rosenthal to the revela-
tons of Snip has been effected not only
without the Mayors cooperation but In
the teeth OF his opposition.
New York. June 5, 1913. J. MAHoN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
IN PRAISE OF Mr.. BRYAN
His Advocacy of Grape Juice Is Re
spected and Admired.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. regret the fact that you have been
ridiculug our Secretary Of state. the
Hon. " j. Bryan. because he served
crane iuice instead or wine 10 his guests
II his home feel that an injustice has
been done him and that you have led
other nations 10 believe that the large
majority Of our people are liquor drink
ers. T do not believe that our nation IS
composed OF Incorporate people, nor do ]
believe that our government heads should
feel constrained to follow customs Of any
other country.
do believe. however, that whenever a
public official has backbone enough TO
stand mp for his convictions and refuse
to serve wine he should be commended
instead Of rldiculed. and a great news
paucr like Tho Tribune should be FOUND
an tho right side. with words OF COM
,uendation have been friend ad-
nircr and subscriber to The Tribune since
my Youth but never have been so
shocked by any article In the paper as
have been by those which have appeared
from time n time ridiculing him and
making light Of an act that must have
taken sand to perform
have not agreed with him politically.
but morally am on his side
". W CLARK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


The favorite story In London military
circles AT the present time concerns
movement which was started a short
while ago TO have the kits Of one OF ue
British Highland" regiments discarded
i'm favor OF trousers ballot was taNc'
and the sergeant reported the result 10 u"
colonel "All Of the men, with the eN'eP
ton Of three are I'm favor of the chahS1'
sir" he said Indeed" the colono' saio
Tell me the names of these three true
c,ansmrcn, they should be promoted. Inc
sergeant read from his list "Th'' a''
sir" he SAID Patrick Doolan 'ia,'
steinsbrenner and Moses lkcnstcin. ll''
Bits.
she gets her complexion from he'
mothers people. %
"Ah. indeed Are they chemists, lheh
-Tit-Bits.
They were waiting at an upper broau'
way corner FOR a motor stage LOOK ~
that girl-man's hat mans coat U.s.
skirt and a cane" Isn't IL dreadfu.'
I'm going TO ask n the cane IS ths
latest" Il dare you" Beg pardon WI,
do YOU carry a cane?' The girl hano'
some. graceful creature smiled and ssio'
softly: Holding it for father. who ran
back home 10 get something no torso'.
Why" The inquisitlve ones did not wall
for the stage.
Griggs-Did that little deal OF yours turn
out a paving investment >. 49,.
Briggs oh, yes. only I wasn't tns
payee.-Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
An Open Forum for
Public Debate
THE INCOME TAX BILL
An Injustice to Married Women, It
Is Asserted.

10 AAooSA WV
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir The income tax bill incorporates
m the tariff bill which is now before Cor
gress would. II enacted as II now stands.
do married women a very great injustice.
on page 14I, paragraph =. beginning with
line n. we read the following Provided
that only one deduction Of $4,000 shall b
made from the aggregate income Of all the
mem bers Of any family composed Of ore
or both parents and one or more minor
children. or husband and wife, but II the
wife is living permanently apart from her
husband she may he taxed independently
This bill would prosecute and penalizs
the married women who live With their
husbands and are not living permanently
apart from them.
II is unjust and negotiable 10 deny 70
the married woman living with her hus-
band the inalienable right 70 be legally d
person whose wages earned outside nc
home and whose income from her prop
erty belong To her absolutely independent
Of the income Of her husband. There are
only eight or nine states in the Union
whose laws deny her this right suc'
archaic. illogical legislation should not be
enacted by the federal Congress. IN view
Of the fact that the vast majority O.
states have legally made the married
woman = person n took the enl'sNtene1
pioueer women Of New York state MANY
wears of agitation before the married
voman's property act Of ists vas enact
cd into Law. and the married woman vas
then evolved into a person distinct from
her husband
Therefore Il rs illegal Tor Congress 10
put ner back again TO be the slave ana
,hattel OF her husband and not 10 nave
a legal existence except she live per
mancntly apart from him. The women
OF this country should protest strongly
against such persecution. We hope thr
National Woman Suffrage Association ne
General Federation Of Nomen's Clubs ana
the National Congress OF Mothers AS wen
as other organizations of women 0'll sena
protests to Congress. II is cheaper 10 90
this thar to have to appeal to the tede'"
courts for relief after this prosecuting lee'
islation has been enacted.
This bill also penalties the man "ho
marries establishes a home and hrinss W
citizens for the state. He will he taxed
not as an individual, but he must add U
his income that Of his wife and OF ~.
minor children before he can have SiVV'
deducted II is not good policy to pena!iz7
the homemakers for the homes are the
foundation stones of the nation u
against public policy TO impair the rlsn@
of persons because they marry cstaolsn
homes. brins up citizens for the state anu
like each other so well that they a. no'
wish to live permanently apart
June :. 1919. HELEN NJ BENT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
WHITMAN VS.. mitchell
So a Republican Conceives That the
Fight Will Stand in November.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir The announcement in the PUBIC
press that Charles ;. Whitman has CON
scntcd to accept tho nomination i,r
Mayor AZ the hands OF any legitimate
public organization need not surprise any
one who makes any claim 20 the inter
probation Of public sentiment Whitman
Is tho logical candidate ~ all the forces
opposed to rho domination ~ Tammany
Han I'm city and state.
John Purrov Mitchell is the logical can
didato for tho same office on tie official
Democratic ballot Furthermore. te has
been trained and sroomed FOR that posi-
ton Tor the lasr SIX months The men,
ton Of tho namcs of McComhs. Mccall
and n Gayuor for tho same Office Was
merely meant 70 hc an attempt on the
part Of Tammauy Hall 20 lure the general
rubli, INTO thc delusion that that or
=auizstion was willing 10 throw lub
to the whale and accept Mitchell as a
coupromso candidate.
To me n appears that Il viii not matter
much a. 10 what any party organization
or an, soIr-profcssed roformcr OF any
ponitcnt Tammany party NAV say or do.
that tho coming municipal contest will
ccntro around Charles s. Whitman lu
tho ono side. and John Purroy Mitchell on
tho other. rs the respective STANDARD
bearers.
WIN these two mon ~ the head 81
their respective tickets. tho outcome OF
the contest will sreatly depend upon the
personality and thc records ~ those as
ISOLATED with them ms running mates.
Since William Sulzer has followed I'm tie
footsteps OF Charles Z. Hughes I'm making
= direct appeal to the people and partially
eliminated party lines. which during the
last national contest were pretty well
shaken TO their foundation, II is safe TO
predict that the outcome OF the next
municipal contest VIII depend more on
the personality. the record. and perhaps
TO some extent on the pledges Of those
comprising tho complete list Of the sew
cral tickets. from Mayor and Borough
President down To alderman and Assem-
blyman.
when Colonel Roosevelt a few weeks
ago. with his eyes on John Purroy
Mitchell. declared that the fusion candi-
date for Mayor should be an independent
Democrat and Catholic. he merely gave
voice 10 his ardent desire TO unload Will
lam \ Prendergast who. since he seems
10 have outlivcd his political usefulness
al least as FAR as the colonel is con-
ccrncd. i. to be thrown to the wolves
but I'm the face or coming events even
Theodore Roosevelt may realize that the
issues to be determined boy th' next
municipal contest are OF too serious ard
far-reachng nature to be Influenced by
religious or race prejudice
JOSEPH DEUTScH.
New York. June Z. 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
AS | WAS SAYING

Ten thousand psrdons. but Uo arc ar last forced
TO agree with Mayor Gayuor. We Oppose classical
music in parks. We oppose II on artistic grounds.
and where viii YOU find grounds more artistic than
our beautiful parks
We not trihins however Listen moment
while twadde about Art and you will discover
how ferocousy in earnest are. For We hold
that whenever YOU perpctrato Art thor" are Two
points consider yourself and tho other chap-aud
that the knack OF Art ~ 10 give the other chap 4
high old time ASIDE. sotto voice. Whoop-la,
Beat this definition if you ,anD
But it remains to bring it down to the comprchen-
sion OF musicians painters poets and the fecbost Of
Gods creatures. so We ask What # the other fell
low is not there? And what II h IS there in large
and lusty quantities but is q different chap alto
gethcr from what YOU imagined Hearing an
swer, We descend still lower and illustrate.
When we grasp Fido 10y the tail and windy de-
scribe circle with him In the air, the description
gratfes both us and Fido. It is Art But when
we describe that same circle with Caruso cat,
detect symptoms Of positive dstaste. Uplifting,
refining educational It may be- yet under the
circumstances and judging 10y our appearance after
ward, il is not Art
How nice Of Brother Schmalz 10 write US that in
structiye new book Monk Soldier We have
seen the former dressed like the latter to de
ceiNe even the hand organ
There is awful news from India. person named
White Sahib has been seized with a second and more
severe idea Something about Jews Sagacious
fellow that he u.s. he finds them downright acquis-
tive, and babs follows in London paper:
The increase in house sites IN the Delhi, the
new official capital Of India, is due to the fact that
the Jewish financial combines got secret intelligence
previous to the King Emperor visit OF the inten-
tons Of the government to select Delhi and that
square miles Of land at Delhi have been pre-empted
by Israeltc Mcn-in-the- Know"
sly, cunning, undcrhandcd race the Jews, Reg
ular Yankees
Drop a tear for the FIRST Congregational Church Of
Montclair which is infested with bees. 1t is all
very well to quote the familiar poem. ana argue that
bees should exert inspiring influence in church
but we happen to recall the original which reads
much less fayoraby, undertaking that riotous and
improvdent insect in unsparing terms:
How doth the little busy bee
Delight bark and bite
And gather honey all the da}
And eat 1t mp at night
The japanese are in no hurry. They can wait
months-ycars even. II the diplomatic inter
changes grow into regular correspondence course
in procrastination, so much the merrier For mean
while the big steam shoves busy on the isthmus
Fastening the day when the japanese Navy will have
a nice convenient short cut to Atlantic fleet.
Glance at the map and YOU will ind that this is
But our engineers are exceedingly clever and have
prepared for precisely such rush. Have you never
studied the photographs of the Gatun Dam, and OBJ
served the two enormous nickel-plated spouts up
alon? The one at the right is the hot water faucet
r. l.. H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09

sympathy with the purposes OF the meeting that
there had been great enthusiasm. It is common
place that perfectly honest witnesses totally dis
agree in their testimony. and two witnesses are
likely 10 disagree than the trained and the IN
trained observer The uncrtical habit Of spectators
and auditors is often responsible for the impression
that newspaper accounts of public incidents are
careless and inaccurate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

merchant marine that will be as much Z
source OF pride TO US as is our navy.
Whether free ships. preferential duties
or some other way will best satisfy this
need remains 10 be seen. But let some
thing b. done now.
Give us some editorials on the subject
Help put "Old Glory back on the hish
seas. and you will have the thanks Of all
Americans y SAlLpN.
New York June s. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09

brought into those courts better men than are will
irg to 20 on the local federal bench at much
lower salaries.
Ninety-fye hundredths Of the judges in this
country have always served very moderate pay,
for the simple reason that they were glad TO put
the honor and duty of such service above strictly
financial considerations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09

Couldn't Vice-Prcsidcnt Marshall &c, himself In
jected somehow into the accoIcration quiz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09

New Jersey needs much better Judges or much big
ger penitentiaros