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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
A Christmas Gift That Every One Can
Afford to Make.

Money is hard to get this Christmas, and most
of us are cutting down the gift business to its
lowest limits. We hope to be able to help some
body in need-f we can. All the more reason
therefore for making the one Christmas gift that
costs us nothing in money-the gift of a little
Christmas ease to the shopgirl who serves and
stands and waits.
Shopping now does cost us something in effort
and thoughtfulness. But Christmas gift that
doesn't involve some transfer isn't much of gift.
If you shop now, helping to lessen the sickening,
heartbreaking avalanche Of work that comes
later, you give up something of your own COM
fort and lazness of mind and you present the
most valuable thing you could possibly hand over
to the working girls of the stores.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
THE PROGRESS OF SUFFRAGE
Miss Eva Ward Replies to Mrs.
Dodge's Letter Of Protest.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Speaking "in the name of TWEEN
~ millions matured American women
who are not suffragists," Mrs. Arthur
NJ. Dodge writes one of her letters Of
premonition and warning to the Presl-
dent 10 prove that equal suffrage meets
with popular approval only in those
states where women are few and mar
ricd men but 4 small proportion of
the electorate II is reasonable to
suppose that i'm such states men know
least about women and have only a
small experience of them. Is that
the reason why they are the most
ready 20 enfranchlse women? Is Mrs.
Dodge prepared to take up brief
against the whole of her sex by hold
ing to the view that where men know
least about women they are most pre-
pared to let them have a voice in the
government? This is great courage
for the leader of twenty million ma
tured women,
No doubt Mrs. Dodge would prefer
70 take the other possible standpoint,
namely, that the reason married men
do not enfranchise women is not that
they scorn or fear them, but that they
know that women do not wish to be en-
franchiscd. This would mean that
where equal suffrage is weakest the
real power of women is strongest; that
the legislative conditions in states
where married women can hold no
property, where they are not the
guardians of their own children and
where there is no compulsory school
law, where child labor is a scandal
that these states, being the states
whore equal suffrage is least advanced
and not the states where women have
stripped themselves of power by sus
ing the ballot, really represent the
effect Of women on government. How
illogical, then, on the part of the anti
suifraglsts to carry on a campaign of
attacks and criticism of laws and con-
dltions in equal suffrage states on the
grounds that they are the work of
women.
Meanwhile we suffragists, though
never fully satisfied at the rate of
progress. are yet well content. Half
the territory of the United States has
adopted the form of government we
advocate, and that the new and pro-
gressive half. This year has seen suf.
frage territory increased by 256, sol
square miles and suffrage population
by 457,92S. Women now have an equal
voice in the casting of ninety-one cleo
toral votes Woman suffrage is roll
ing eastward. despite the cohorts of
Mrs. Arthur VI. Dodge's stage army.
EVA WARD.
New York, Dec. 1. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
FAR EASTERN TRADE
A Golden Opportunity to American
Manufacturers and Shippers.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: American export trade has twJ
great highways, the Atlantic and the
Pacific. While the former IS at pres
ent much disturbed, the latter remains
pacific. and is fast attracting the Amer
lean markets. since the warning Europe
has entirely ceased TO supply the Far
Eastern markets, which the water only
separates from this country where
the want of 100000, 900 people, and one
third of the worlds population, is rap
idly increasing.
China's total imports last year
amounted 10 ..........- ...... NJ4b,5Jl tVoO
The amount imported from the
/. =. A.. ........ ..-.-..-.... Z5,NlOV0O
Jspsn's total imports last year
amounted 10 ...-..-........-. 36A.ll5.s-2
The amount imported from the
T.. 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5l,e0i000
The above figures show that the i'm
port trade Of ne Far East mean
China and Japan being about S9l3,-
100000, is almost equal 20 that of
SO Ith American trad The American
export percentage into these two
great export fields is about 8 and Is
per cent of their -espective totals.
While American manufacturers are
energetically working for the South
American trade, the Eastern markets
are quietly seeking for the American
supplies. | have travelled min. times
around the world, studying the indus
trial and commercial conditions of the
world. In South American cities
have met with many American rep. e
sentatives hustling their way with
their usual spirit and energy. r (,
catalogues and circulars of American
manufacturers and trade papers con-
tanning their publicities are found al
most everywhere, but, unfortunately, |
found these activities on the part Of
American manufacturers in the Far
Eastern markets lamentably scant In
short, the rs per cent of South Ameri-
can trade has been fought for and OBJ
ttned by the American manufacturers,
while s per cent of the Eastern trade
seems almost to come naturally to
them without much effort on their
part
Over s300,00O00O of goods which
China and Japan imported last wear
from the warning Europe have now
stopped totally. The Far Eastern mar
kets need the supplies and must buy
from somewhere. The natural con-
clusion must necessarily create rec
ord opportunity for American manu-
fac RS at lis most propitious time
and many years after, until Europe
fully revives and enters the ring again.
$. KONDO.
New ork, Dec. 3, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
Real Railroad Regulations Needed.

The destructive activities of the Interstate
Commerce Commission have led a great many
people TO think that governmental regulation OF
the railroads has broken down. There IS little
confidence left in the present system or the pres
emf commission. But the public would be loath
10 abandon the theory Of federal regulation. 1t is
. sopnd theory and the only substitute in sight
far Government Ownership and operation.
II the admirable suggestions made by Presl-
dert Pea of the Pennsylvania Railroad are
aeeded there will be no need Of throwing the prn-
cipIe Of government regulation into the scrap
bean. Mr. Rca put the case in nutshell when
he Told the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday mat
although the policy Of the present commission Is
,tey;le q rood deal Of the criticism Of that body
s,d ,,s u,yong-he headed methods is also sterile. Let
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
TRUETALK.

From "Th. Journalist and His Betters" by r. NJ coby
And there Is another burden that the news-
paper man is free from. He does not hare to
talk in such a very large nay about his tcork as
art to feel oppressed aoith that sense Of re-
sponsibilHy for natures priceless gifts. Being
without Worries Of this kind, he has more chance
to meet people on equal and agreeable terms
That is the great thing about being unhterary
and uneternuI. You do not hare any of those
dreodfully serious duties toaoord yourself. You
are not obliged to sing psalms to the holy things
inside you or to act as If you Uere O special
little ark Of the coUenant for something that no
one but yourself kno'0s the value of. That leoves
you leisure and light heart-a lo1O leUel, but
NTH its humble jog. newspaper man docs not
envy the general run Of authors. He would be
scared to death by the consciousness of oil that
talent. Indeed, 1, he should ever feel inside him
,chdt certain literary characters sometimes call
their muse" he Oould see a doctor and take
something for it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
A STATEMENT FROM Mr.. LARKlN
He Contradicts The Tribune's Report
of His Speech.

20 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | do not object to honest criti-
csm of myself as a factor in public
life. do very strenuously protest
against deliberate lies manufactured
to place me in a false position before
the American public. did not say, as
The Tribune reported me as saying last
Friday at meeting in Manhattan Ly-
ceum, "that the whole city OF New
York ought to be burnt up" ! did not
make at this meeting or anywhere else,
before or since, the statement printed
/ in The Tribune: "As TO that rag tnere
/ (referring to the American hag), III
leave that TO you. You'll know what
to DO with it," Such fiction IS VICIOUS
and unjust.
I | insist that The Tribune shall pue
me right before the people OF Ne"
York. have my own views, which srs
we'll known here and in Europe, on Ine
question of industrial warfare. bue
bomb throwing is not included IN thss
cat ,gory. Neither is hostility 70 tne
American flag. II is a monstrous is,se-
hood for The Tribune or any otnet
newspaper or individual 10 say that
t
Gated bombs as a factor IN industrlh
controversy. | may be considered
crank or fad6ist, but mn not prepared
to assume responsibility for the 'i'''
imagination of your reporter, -
My reference to that rag spplleu
to the Union Jack, and dealt with INC
crimes of blood lust and race destrue-
ton perpetrated by its upholders' no
Il. Il. ,syaf
gandists ever advocated bomb throwing
as a remedy for the evils OF capitalism
on the contrary, ! pointed out tnee ~
the European holocaust the ponID
thrower from his aviation macnine WY
destroyed human life and property was
considered a hero and WIS deeoihteu
either with the Victoria or iron cross
by the capitalist government ehgaeeo
in the war.
Twenty-odd years ago ] applied 70
in the city Of Galveston, Tex. furtner-
more, when the cruiser Boston was
commissioned TO proceed 20 Valparaiso
in connection with the Gillian trouble
! offered TO enlist on her as marine
in the harbor of Castries, Isle Of 81
Lucia.
If | had 10 choose another nation
apart from my own ireland, what
nation or flag could choole but that
which thousands of Irishmen sacrinced
their lives TO defend against England
and her allies in 1916 and 1872
JAMES LARKlN.
New York, Dec. 3, 1914.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Larkin's cor
rection and repudiation,V The Tribune
is satisfied that its report of Mr.. Lar
kin's speech was correct.-Ed.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
Praise for School Lectures.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | have been attending the ieet,
ures at the Wadleigh High Scnoo,
centre for a number of years ah1
have always found them source OF
education and interest, and can slsy
speak in the interest of my friends anu
the numerous other patrons OF inc
lecture hall, and from what ! now uh.
derstand the Board Of Aldermen WIS"
TO discontinue these lectures, OWING 70
insufficient appropriation Of funds AZ
the present time. Do they realize what
this would mean? The actual tea'lhs
away of n source OF education to those
who work during the day and have no
other means of securing such KNOW.
edge and are hungry for same. Ism .
there any way of appealing. TO inc
Mayor to stop this outrage A. L. a.
New York. Dec. .. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
PETTICOAT SUPREMACY
Had Michael Monahan His Way What
Magnificent Butchery We Might
Be At
To the Editor Of The Tribune,

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Admirable and virile are the
views of Michael Monahan on Petit
coat Supremacy" as set forth in The
Tribune, and | am entirely in accord
with them. II we are not 'sissies, /"
why, for example. are we now engaged
IN the mollycoddle occupation of help
ing, IN a peaceful fashion, the coun-
tries in which glorious battles are be-
ing wagcd. instead Of getting braveiy
into the fray ourselves? So far from
doing this we scoF at such Of our
men who show by their fervent words
that they are possessed of the fighting
instinct, and, II | read Alright the signs
of the times, the day is not far dis
tant when brute force will excite no
admiration Were IL not for the eff
Terminate weakness of America we
might be able 20 convert the entire
earth into a stage on which TO enact a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
THE CROKER VIEW OF SUFFRAGE
Stirs Miss Maud Malone to a Discus
sion Of Marriage.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Who can say that feminism,
equal suffrage or the modern woman
has destroyed the "home and mother
in view of the duplex yet one-personed
interview which Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Croker has given to the reporters IN
Florida. Having themselves broken
into the privacy of their honeymoon.
il is permissible for one of the public
TO do likewise and TO analyze the state
ment of Mr.. Croker as TO his brides
views on suffrage, the Democratic
party, on property and to note his own
implied position as to woman's mental
inferority in marriage.
Like a true anti-sufragist, Mr.. Gro
ker speaks for Mrs. Croker. An i'm
pertinence in itself An American
woman can speak for herself unless
she admits an inferiority to her hus-
band, in which case she ceases TO be
an American and becomes only mar
ried woman.
My only interest is with Mr.. Gro
ker's views on woman suffrage. Mr..
Croker, speaking as Mrs. Croker, says:
IL do not think she wants woman to
be given the ballot Unfortunately.
She IS very sensible young woman"
Think of it. the leader of so many
political battles won by indiscriminate
voting of "rich men, poor men, beggar
men, thieves praising any restriction
Of the ballot! There seems dis
agreement between the two ideas. Yet
this statement and Mr.. Cookers polit-
zeal record are one and its echo, and
are based on the spirit of caste.
In view of Mr.. Croker's political rec
ord it was to be expected that he would
declare himself an anti-sufrragist and
modern woman hater.
MAUD MALONE.
New York, Dec. /, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
THE CHOILISH COILS Poll.

From THE Woilds woist voise"
When oinestly toining the surl,
In attempting the cutwoim to furl,
A Jamaican goil
Unoithed big poll,
And the sight of it made her recurl.
This damsel was rawrboned and boly,
For she turled in the fields late and oily,
So the gem from "A clurster
In the mawr of an urster
Only caursed her to coise an be soily.
cts the chursest that ever | sawr,"
She declared with joik of the jawr,
But Pm too athaletic
For things so esthetic,
So | guess | shall give it to pawr."
SAM O'VAF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

superb conflict that would revive the
moribund manly qualities that distin-
guished our early ancestors, who in
Gulged in no twaddle about the horrors
of human butchery" and the blessings
of peace"
Pitiable indeed is the state into
which we Americans have fallen, and
what deep debt of gratitude do we
owe to a sagacious prophet like the
great and good editor of "The Phoenix"
who, i'm sane. unsensational language,
attempts to arrest us in our march TO
total degeneracyi PESSIMIST.
New York, Dec. 3, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
This Most Stupid War.

To The Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The German Grown Prince. in
an interview published to-day, intend
ed no doubt for the consumption of
neutral nations, says that this un-
doubtedly most stupid war has been
forced on us"
All persons will agree, think, with
this Characterization of the war. hut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
An Forum TO


to say it has been forced on the Ger
mans, what childish babble this exalted
parsonage offers TO the great American
reading and thinking public.
T. f. w.
Glen Ridge, n. j., Dec. I, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

az believe" Bishop Greer says, chat there is a
moral force in the world which is stronger than
many people suppose and that il we trust 1t, we
shall find it very effective force" 1t wasn't strong
enough to keep Henry Siege from doing what he
did, and it wasn't strong enough to give him what
he might have got if he had been a Terrible Menace,
like Bouck White.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

In the reversetwist compliment contest Percy
Hammond leads. "ln my opinion, Miss Ann Murdoch
has improved wonderfully since last she played
here" he offers, $50 you may imagine what she was
some years ago in Excuse Me- at the Studebaxer."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

The presidential mperturbability has come in for
lot of ironica comment; so, with T. R., the presi-
Dental fire attracted many a satirical splinter Being
President must be like colyuming; whatever you do
people call you sainted for, and others sign
petition to have you dunn dummed at sunrise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

Nor is the moral force in the world strong enough
to keep girls wages above $3.50 week nor to pre-
vent men from exploiting the labor Of children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

II has been nfelcitous experience that when
ever wrote, in prose, of the weather. con-
ditons changed about three minutes after the paper
went 10 press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

At the risk Of encroaching the esteemed adver-
Using department, beg to suggest that you might
probably you will-do a lot worse than buy some
body Colby's Imaginary Obligations" for Christ
mas present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
The Coming 7oqver
avuJyrrNs FOR DEFENCE."

There is Congressman Walter L. Hensiey' OF
Missouri for instance, la member OF the House
Committee on Naval Affairsl. who is openly stat
ing his belief that we should refrain
from building more battleshps.-The Evening Post
Oh, the breaking waves dashed high
On the stern Missouri coast,
And her Representative gave hitch
To his well-known nautical trousers which
He wore while he gave this toast
OH mine is a surf-bound state,
And its seagong folk are ruddy!
So we don't care boot for the Kings and Queens
For Dreadnaughts for Submarines
As we sail hull down on The Muddy!
All hail Missouri's strand
Where Peace looks down like Houri!
And the Dove that belongs to Willyum Bryan
Will send such Men-o'war a'fyin'
As hunt near Old Missouri!
H K. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

Briefly, we regretfully scan the averages,
seems to that the cosmc moral force isn't battin
over OH this season. And it isn't in slump, eithe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
SPEAKING OF NAMES

tFrom The Piitson pa Gazette1
Lawrence Drunk, Of Duryea, paroed by Judge Fuller a
short time the condition that the pledge was
held under bail by the this morning TO keep sober 1t
charged that he forgot his pledge yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

And if you are looking for anthologies, the best
in our opinion, is "The Home Book of Verse" COM
piled by Burton Egbert Stevenson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
All hail Missouri's strand

War is wrong and war is stupid, as Bishop Greer
SAYS But when lot of Zeppens are Topping above
your city, you can't shout up to them and say: Hey
there. Go away War is wrong and stupid"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

The merchants of our prosperous. as the phrase
goes, city need a cold wave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
Political Mother Goose.

like Mr.. Wilson, lid
His heart is SO cool, 5tlf
And if l don't knock him, =
III shatter a rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

Gracious! Isn't it warm this morning!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
VERBOPHOBIA

Arises anger long time pent
Whene'er we hear the word lament"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
Economical Art Gallery for Flat Dwellers.
I. Bursting German She'll.
2. Sunrise on Lake Como.
2. The First Dsfodll.

From a cloakand-suit circular: "If we have no
representative in your city we will be pleased to send
same by parcel post for your inspection"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

H. K. s.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-21
THE STYLES

long and too hard will bring upon
the spectator an. unpleasant maiady
thai unseats the reason. It is sad 70
make one dotty-polka dotty. How
ever. q d~eiectable and cnryilinear
young lady has always had this effeot
with or without polka dots.
Regarding the male or less deadly
STYLES there have been innovated
some very dapper Innovations. Per-
maps the most charming are the new
tight checked trousers to be worn
with a black sateen coat. The most
popular fabric for the trousers will
be printed velour. although q bro
caded silk or duvetyn is also thought
be r~avishingly "chic:" II. these
are not to be bad, crinoline viii do
nicely. The tango '.waistcoateeH Z
fashioned by the French %couturieres
VIII no doubt come In for a great
xogucs a yonng, man. all liked III in
NE latest male fashions. ought to
some Cir: a. nice wife.
One hasty perusal Of the latest style
nints y enough. to make 4 reeuiar
male person curse aysiduously s'.and
without RESTRAINT. u 81 -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-21
DREW KNIVES OVER AUTHORS.
New York Boys Duel over the Merits
of Dickens and Mark Twain.
New York Worldly

Any juvenile stabbing ARRAY is re.
%grettable, but the encounter between
East side schoolboys in which one re-
sorted to the knife to prove Dickens
was "a better author" than Mark
Twain. had aspects that distinguish it
from an ordinary boyish brawl.
Surely II boys are to quarrel. there
is. some encouragement in the fact
that they should quarrel over q ques-
ton of culture and not of craps. And
is the use of a knife to demonstrate
the superior merits Of Dickens essen
TALLY different, from the French meth
cd Of settling little arguments on the
dueling ground? ;,
AS a matter Of fact, long and cost
ly wars have been ,waged and whole
populations. massacred over disputed
questions of no greater importance to
the world: The boys who fought over
the rival claims of Tom Sawyer and
Little Nell only did ina rude way
what organized society has been do
ing since the, birth OF civilization.
r. Altogether this. encounter OF street
boys yer a disputed. point Of litera-
turc may bc.takent as hopefully illus-
fratjhS' 4 hn A~erlonsncss Of tho. Juvenile
pursuit OF culture. They are the stun
OF which great critics. are made, and
1T is satisfactory to kpoy that the no.
ltenttal lnrplxasx asts.