davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1913-06-27

Berlin.-Dans une note of6ciel-
le, le Kaiser fait dire au peuple
la grande ]oie que lui await cause
la celebration du 254me anniver-
saire de son rAgne.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1913-06-27
DR.. A. A. LAURENT

M. D., C.. M.
2O3- -2O4 -2O5 DONALDSON BLDG.
(7eme ct Nicollet)
Residence: 1912 Pleasant Ave.
Telephones: n. w. Colfax TIA
T. s. Grove 1858
III A. NJ. a l. P. Nj
Heures
Telephones:
n. w. Main 277; T. s. Ce1te1 $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY
1t Is Urged as a Remedy for I'M
employment.
no the Editor OF The Tribune.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The pathetic story told In to-day :
Tribune as to the difficulty of obtaining
work in this city clearly demonstrates
the necessity of opening up the oppor-
tunities for employment To mitigate the
hardshps Of those who from time To time
lind themselves I'm despair through their
inability To secure work. although WILING
and able to return valuable service for
money received in exchange.
The most practical remedy for uneh-
ployment is the eight-hour work day.
with steam. electricity and machinery
doing the work that formerly devolVed
upon human muscle. IL is obligatory on all
those interested in the general welfare To
agitate for shorter hours and better work
ing conditions
The subways should all be operated I'M
der the eight-hour system. Not only the
health OF the employees. the safety OF the
travelling public the future peace or the
city, but also the need OF those III desu-
tute circumstances FOR no reason out III
ability to secure employment, imperatiVeiy
demands the shortening OF the hours OF
labor. so all may have an opportunity TO
earn a decent and honest living.
ALEXANDER LAW.
President Eight-Hour League OF America
New York. April ., 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
The Militant Suffragettes' Progress.

Another theme is furnished for a llosarth series
in the progress of the militant sufirasetteS' MOI
onIv property but human life is now 10 he
with torch dynamite and pistol
The problem before the British government =
.,liorlv embarrassing because ii has to deal with
abnormal conditions. \ depraved man ina! II
handled as roughly as may he necessary anu INV
nulJic will approve the process. But perNer'eu
ar demented woman. no matter now Ihisch''''"'
her deeds may be. IS yet woman anu Sne e"Jo''
. certain immunity because of that very ihe'lu"''N
Of status which she affects to abhor But me gov
ernn,ent if If is To vindicate its title as govern
ment must deal with the problem directly ana
decisively.
In so doing it will not. aS Miss Chrlstaoe '""N
hurst with characteristic sophiStry pretehns' give
nona1 seryitude to women rather than the vote !"
WITH simply give penal servitude 10 criminals WHO
deserve it, Respect for reputable equal snhr"2's's
forhids rs To concede that the question OF votes io
women is at all concerned in the case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
The Third Party in Congress.
ter fans out. Batter up.

The determination Of the little band OF Progressive
members Of the House of Representatives to play
ltheir own hand and have their own candidate for
Sneaker is natural. They were elected as tmrd
marty men and are obliged TO act such In loyalty
so their constituencies, although on many lines OF
poicy their position may not be easy TO dierentate
from that of other groups in the opposition.
II IS so long since a third party has figured 10
any extent in the activities Of either branch OF
Congress that the public has come to look upon any
thing but a strict bipartisan division there as
abnormal The Greenbackers, the POpulists and the
Silyertes elected to Congress soon disappeared or
became either Republicans or Democrats The Two
marty division follows the line Of least resistance
although there have been periods-as Just before
tho Civil War-when ma jorties in the Senate and
House were made up of fractional groups agreeing
ON some points but disagreeng on others.
II will be an uphill task for the Progressves IN
the House TO hold together. If they maintain their
identify and impress upon the country their capacity
,or united action II will be because they enjoy
leadership far superior to that OF most or the
neeting third party organizations which nave pre-
coded theirs Mr. Murdoch, their rev leader mas
moro and harder work cut out for him than mas
either Mr. Mann or Mr.. Underwood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
ooh. Promise Mem Politics.

We are not impressed by Senator Zion r. Browns
efforts to prove that Governor subjects himseli
to impeachment if he promises In advance OF his
oIaction TO sign bill of general public character
from, which one or more voters may afterward
bonpen 70 benefit. Governor Is required, wheh
no takes the oath Of office, to swear that he has
NOT offered valuable consideration to any voter
with view TO influencing his vote. But the trans
actions referred TO in the oath must be definite ones
with individuals not general ones with organizations
or classes OF voters.
II Governor Suzer had promised John Smith ana
Edward Jones 10 advocate and sign bill com
Melting the railroads Of the state to employ them
nc extra crew hands and bad carried out his
nromse he would be liable to impeachment Tor
wing taken false oath. But the bill which he
signed did not direct the railroads TO take any par
ficuar persons into their service 1t merely re-
ourcd them TO employ additional persons, and the
pcrsous employed may he nonvoters or non-resi
dents or 80 far the letter OF the law Is cohcerhed
men in 10 way associated with the organization to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
LOl THE POOR LEGISLATOR
He Is Tempted Night and Day by
the Satanic Lobbyist

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir Assemblymcn and Senators are
targets for Legislative agents otherwise
known as brihers. the moment they reach
the Capitol. Life Insurance companies
railway companies. manufacturers Of all
kinds and corporations OF every kind ana
class are after them TO buy their pet
schemes through. They do nothing but
hang around Albany with their pockets
fun Of bills furnished by these corpora
tons They know the game by years OK
experience and play II we'll Governor
Sulzor ought to set the police Of Albany
10 fire" them out OF the town as OBJ
noxIous characters and public nuisances.
They are the tempters who have the
nerve Of rhinoceros and should wear
tails Ike Satan so that everybody would
know them. II Senator or an Assembly
man was on the direct road 10 heaven
they would switch him off They live on
the sin Of their own making; they are
the vultures OF politics When they can't
buy "A politician they try TO backmail
him Senator Stilwell could have made
thousands last year had he been unfaitn-
ful He didn't have 10 wait for anything
Ike y25 To work through a game OF
printing. which the Stock Exchange
would not consider at all for thirty years
THEODORUS VAN WICK.
New York April g. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
THE BRITISH DILEMMA
A New Proposal Is Made for Coping
with the Hunger Striker.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: All humane persons. whether adj
vocates or opponents OF votes for wom-
en-" are distressed al the reports OF the
sufferings of the imprisoned English mill
tant suffragettes, and most brave persons
admire the courage and devotion of those
misguided sufferers. whether their pains
are due directly 10 voluntary starvation
or forcible feeding.
In the treatment OF these cases hith-
erto only two alternatives seem 10 have
been considered. viz, first. TO Introduce
nOurishment by methods which can only
be made gentle by anasthetlcs. and sec
ond. To let the self-constituted martyrs
perish from inanition. In either case. as
is doubtless anticipated by the advocates
OF violence. the British government would
be reprobated for cruelty 10 women. A
death SO resulting would arouse a world
wide demand for details. which. under
usual penologic conditions. would be but
vaguely surmised.
4 third mode Of dealing with the prob
lem occurred to me soon after the mill
tant phase began. but | have hoped that
II might be proposed by some one more
capable of presenting the larger aspects
Of the whole situation.
Let the government appoint commits
sion IF twelve reputable representatives. OF
religion. law and medical science, the
last named profession represented by four
women let the commission be divided into
four equal groups each including a woman
physician. a lawyer and a clergyman: let
each group be on duty six hours OF the
twenty-four, the woman in the room with
the prisoner. the others I'm a room COM
municating. Then let the prisoner be told
that she VIII not be interfered with: that
II she wishes TO starve herself she may do
so. and that all the circumstances will be
reported promptly 10 the authorities with
out abatement or eXaggeration. Should
she then achieve immoation no one. at
home or abroad. could fairly allege either
mystery or inhumanity as ground for in
quiry or protest.
Lest IL be inferred here that the pres
ent writer is opposed TO womans suf-
frage he Will quote here. admiringly, the
concise statement of Mary Brown CThe
Tribune of February IL. 1879 OF the rea-
sons why women desire the vote. adding
single word in brackets: 1t is neces-
sary that war. alcoholism lnicotnisml
and white slavery go where cannibalism.
human sacrifice and chattel slavery have
gone BURT G. WILDER
Washington. April 2, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
Protecting Brooklyn.

Probably the object of the dual system subway
planners in refusing to put an express station OF the
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Company's Broadway SUD
way line at Broadway and 42d street and placing II
instead half dozen blocks further up on seventh
avenue is solicitude for the people Of BROOKLYN
Worry Iikolv they do not want to expose the semi
ruraI neonle Of that domestic borough 10 the 1ull
glare of the white light" district
If Rrooklvnites are carried half dozen blocks
further up the feeling doubtless is that they lha!
no nut dcwn with safety where they may view such
foundations Of the all night neighborhood as our
Mayor does not succeed III suppreSSihs HUN P
dent distance. ,
The purpose in view must De g"od moran" -
isn't good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
The Magic Ring.

IL is not a fairy ring or wishing ring that we
have in mind 70 give you what you want for the
desiring Yet it is almost magical. And what
is more 70 the point il is within the reach of all
Of us-not merely an Aladdn's lamp--to read about
vistfully and close away between covers with a
sigh
The magic ring Of sawdust, with a white horse
rocking around it and a spangly princess twinkling
her toes upon the broad bacl-that is our marvel
If Won please 1t was Mr. Kenneth Grahame who
yave II that name in his book of THE Golden Age
tbe host Of all books about children written for the
owes Of erown-ups Mr. Grahame works In the
Rank of England like all the other diggers In this
world Of offices and other dungeons But he turns
aside 10 think the pleasanest and youngest fancies
Jim-for his exampe-and the circus we sing
The hest place to go is Of course, as every one
can swear. country village. Who did not once
oet nm at crack of dawn TO see yellow ears come
i, .pd tho giraffe resume his stature and the lions
roar for breakfast: Neither Solomon nor Cesar
nor Madame de Sevigne ever witnessed anything
bolf en- gorgeous and dazzling as the Main street
norode with Juno in her ascension robes at the
steom colIiope and brave men, fair women and
roo,pc beasts filing the thoroughfare where at
otber times you actually you, played marbles or
stole ride on the ice wagon. Stalwart nagicans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
The Sorrows of the Zeppelins.

4 fortnight ago Zeppelin airship in Germany
come n Grief wherein the plucky War Minister
exclaimed: Every misfortune spurs us on 10 'ul'"'i
rrogress. Forward for Kaiser and Empire. ihen
the new Zeppelin " was launched at friedr'cns'
hafen. to be stationed permanently at Metz OH!
70 cot lost I'm the clouds and come down at Lune-
Vile there TO be seized by the French police Jeereu
at by the populace scrutinized and It's secrets us
covered. perhaps by French experts. and hha'lF ne
r,nndlv tariff taxed az clumsy smugger
70 what further progress this misfortune VIII
snur the optimistic War Minister remains To ne
seen n would be exceedingly annoying TO nave
all the secret devices of this latest word III aerial
crnisers disclosed 10 the potential enemy ana 10
have the Zeppelins senercally dubbed mon dlrlgoe
dirigibles',
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In a lecture by Christian Leden on the
subject OF his trip 10 the Arctic regions
the explorer told a Berlin audience tna'
the anti-duellists could learn a useiul
lesson from the men who live in the land
of ice and snow. When two men stand
opposed I'm an affair of honor he sal''
"one endeavors TO sing the other down
Then grimaces are resorted TO Ire
facial muscles are twisted and cOntorteo'
and he who makes the other man laugh
wins There is no appeal from this paT'
of the Esquimau code. They are happy
these fat. unclean sun worshippers, anu
a peculiar idea of right shows itself wnen
young man expresses admiration Tor
clansmans wife. If the husband likes
the man he makes him brother anu
as such he has the right TO make maur
monial advances to the woman
PA. what is an opportunist?' r,
An opportunist, my boy. is man WI WI,
has done something worth while Una
everybody else imagines he could hs, r.
done just as well If he hadn't been oins,,
wise engaged when the chance ca"'
along. Detroit Free Press.
mo longer does the man behind V''
footlghts dread the ire OF manager OF NV
enmity OF the money power OF the theatre
no longer does he look forward TO the can
summer months with dread and appr
hension and wonder whether, returhihs
from his vacation. some appreciatiVe o',
man theatre will call for his artistic '''
ent. He need not even speculate OH
engagement In the branch where lehs".
declamations are unknown, but whe,
four and possibly more appearances ua''
are required" says writer in the "o'.
genpost" The motion picture compa"
wants him, and. his services over. he Co"
20 to the theatre and see himself perio'm
and wonder why he spent so mucn UNI
IN memorizing lines. In the long Is' -
actors who are now film performers "" -,
last Is Alfred Abel. Of Berlin. VINO w."
receive 5000 marks year for MS
vices"
when | went To Washington, saiu. ., ~.
who was defeated, and
people of Plunkvile gathered
strewed roses in my path" ,sms
And when you returned as
duck?" ,, and
'"rhey strewed banana peellnss
cactus. Pittsburgh Post.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
MR.. WISE'S PAST AND FUTURE

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The record OF Henry A. Wise as
United States District Attorney should
convince the thinking people of this city
that here is a young man whose splendid
public record merits something more than
a passing reference.
That he has made good goes without
saying. and that his career since he en-
tered public life has been clean and
straightforward will not De questioned by
anybody with whom he has had occasion
to come In contact. | feel | am bnt
voicing the sentiments Of thousands of
New Workers when / gay that the dav is
anxiously looked forward to when the
Republican party will recognize the fact
that his name is not only worthy of
praise, but that his distinguished record
has opened the way TO a brighter future.
when with a nomination to some high
Office he can fully dem )nstrate his re-
markable strength and popularity as n
vote-getter. 7. j. O'HARA
New York, April 3. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05

which Mr. Sulzer is said TO have pledged his aid
1t is one thing make personal deals ana promise
personal rewards and quite another to indicate III
advance willingness 10 sign laws colecuve III
their effects as well as in their purpose
II Mr. Brown thinks the matter over carefully
he will probably realize that his contention that
candidate for Office may not promise to support
legislation which, if enacted might be to the advan-
tage of some voter or voters Is rcd"cto a"
absuldum Would he want to see a4'irants Tor the
Governorship 90 about the state with patent silencers
on their Jaws and their bodies sandwiched between
pacards bearing the inscription: mo promises Oh
ANY conceivable public question either made OF
kept?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
Spring Comes Up This Way.

The vernal equinox is at last at hano-not count
ing by the astronomers or ngurhg lhe ua! u! e'"u'
Of that fearful and wonderful zodiac IN the plue shy
station at 42d street but by the best of evidence
curvinc lining sizzling. cracking and roofing over
on Ebbets Field this afternoon
our friends the Yankees have always had solld
hold ON the affections of the town. This year they
come before us as the Prologue might say revived,
cheered and stimulated by one Of the best paying
managers the game has seen. Where they VIII nnish
only time and the percentages can tell. The com
many is fast the diamond a long way round ana
autumn far down the road. But all things are pos
sibe and the new team Of old friends has the best
Of wishes
Winter fans out Batter up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
Uselessness of Stock Exchange
incorporation.

The Tribune's remark of the other day that incor-
,,ratinc tbe Stock Exchange would serve to regu-
late transactions its floor about as much as III
cooperating club would regulate the stories 'ol"
in the clubs smoking room is confirmed by Mr.
Samuel Untermyer.
Mr. Untermyer advised the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee at Albany to make exchange regulation
effective by providing for the inspection oil the DOCKS
of individual members of the exchange. Without
such inspection he admitted that little would he
ACCOMPLISHED Inspection of the books of the Stock
Exchange itself would be nonsense, he declared
II would be worse than nonsense. 1t would give
the public false sense of security by pretending 10
prevent rigging the stock market, while actual!
doing nothing TO prevent il. 1t would shlit respoi-
sibility for checking stock market abuses from tne
exchange itself to the state. without, however
giving the state any means of preventing those
abuses
incorporation is half baked scheme 1t Is Il
mere shibboeth. Those who are shouting Tor IT
have never stopped to consider whether or not II
would affect in the slightest degree the states apil!
to detect and punish criminal practices on the hoor
of the exchange. And now Mr.. (nterm!er' 'he
great advocate of incorporation. admits that 10 iaAe
REGULATION effective the state would have 10 inspect
the books of brokers' But that Inspection j. ho'
rotated in any way TO incorporation. The state can
insnect the books Of brokers just as well whe'hei
the exchange Is Incorporated or not
We are glad to see that the state Senate perceNeS
the ineffecveness of incorporation as remedy lor
exchange abuses The Legislature is gong 10 pass
laws for the most part it seems to us, wise laws
for the punishment of the various improper market
practices from which the public suffers Inc pra'-
,ial diaicultv with those laws will lie in obtaining
oidance on which to secure convictions under them
1,corno,aton would not make evidence the slightest
hit oasier to obtain Experience with them VIII
show what further legislation may be needed TO make
evidence of their violation available. 1t VIII not
sho,,. that any advantage is to he expected from
incorporation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
AS | WAS SAYING

Nearer, ever nearer comes the newly double-bot-
toned olympic and wild is the anticipatory gee
among. customs officials. who familiar with
double bottomcd trunks. double-bottomed satcheis
and double bottomed pockets. yet rarely catch an
entire vessel in that condition. 1t will go hard with
the Olympic. poor thing This is no time for double
bottomed ln,rs To arrive and her excuse that the
double bottom t. mere safety device will be
severely frowned upon the real source of danger
remains neglected. Have YOU never the cap
tain pacing the bridge. when steamer is about 10
sail. and scrutinzing the passengers as they ascend
the gangpank? Have YOU never guessed the pur-
pose of that searching gaze? He is. picking out the
most dstracting the most enchanting. The most de-
riously bewiching young woman on board. Later
YOU will find her seated next him at table Hence
shpwrecks.
Funny that SO Few onice-scekors think to purchase
paintings hy Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
1t is always rather unfortunate when a surgeon
sews up a tool inside patient. as operation sue
ceeds operation rapidly that it Is difficult to guess
which patient contains the instrument. and the
search causes widespread annoyance.
But the worst Of # is the publicity and its exas-
Jerating consequences Since story Of this nature
leaked the other day. all the survivors OF
operations have felt their nsides brstle with
scaIpels files. bucksaws. tomahawks and gimets and
heard them Jingle rs they walked. and yet when
viewed In cross-section the majority are found TO
be vacant This IL naturally a great disappointment
to the surgeons. many OF whom now jumping 10
extremes and conceiving positive disgust for oper-
atoms. on the whole, IL is pleasanter TO blast
No offence, but "IAfe's' Awful Number" is in
deed terrible Contains two jokes from "The Boston
Transcript"
Next month Mr. Hashimura Togo viii relate his
experiences as a nursemaid Hon. Baby enjoy slight
Hades, thank YOU
Passing to the next cage. YOU VIII see our poet
Mr. Mendelssohn completing the following Spring
Song
Rehold the April Dcky bird who hops from limb to
Behold the Ornithoogst who rubDeroh him,
Speak boldly to this learned one. say. Mister what's
Good sir cries he u love the bird and fan would
his
For beauteous birds adorn. which all OF us
should know
The Bung Tailed Finch, the pieFaced Wren the Wall
Eyed Nreo.
The Whiskey- Nosed Tsrara Bird. the Small Cub-Footed
The Great Pot Beled Warbing snipe Early Rising
Squawk
Romantic Charming. Sweet! And yet more beauteous
names ! wist.
Are those the birds bestow upon the Ornitholosist
Il. l. H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
THE DUTY OF A CHRISTIAN
Is It to Perfect Community
Through Legislation?
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: James T. Morton in his letter il
your paper this morning has taken oc'
casion TO protest rather vehemenuy
against my appeal 10 the Christians 10
oppose the sunday opening bin If It is
not asking too much. would you kindly
allow me space 10 answer his grave
charge.
In the first place ! would have il dis
tinctly understood that | in no wise favor
the union Of Church and State. but on
the contrary. consider that the govern
ment should give no assistance TO any
particular sect. However. | do contend
that this is a government OF the people.
for the people and by the people. and II
a Christian considers IL his duty 70 vote
as he prays. or as his Master would
then he must do SO. Also If he can get
his neighbor TO do the same, this is his
right and privilege
In my opinion a Christian can do more
good through legislation than In any
other way. Ire can reach out far beyond
his own little circle and help toward the
coming OF the kingdom. and | was mere
ly appealing 10 the many who. although
thinking like myself. are too Indifferent
and languid TO realize the necessity CT
work
The very history Of Europe goes to
prove my contention that a nation OF
churchgoers who merely attend services.
then lay aside their church principles
with their Sunday clothes bring forth
fruits fit for repentance. while nation o.
everyday Christians. who practise what
they preach and strive for civic righteous
ness. must succeed. BERTHA MAPES.
No 9s6 East lslst street New York, April
g. 1913