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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
In DEFENCE OF Mr.. BRYAN
His Course in Mexican Affairs Is APP
plauded.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Describing a visit which he made
to the quarters OF the 2ith Regiment, i'm
mediately previous to the outbreak Of the
Franco-German War. Verdy du Vernois,
then serving on the Prussian general
STAFF and later Minister OF War, makes
the following statement:
NO one who has seeh war with all its
horrors and the suffering which It causes,
even to the successful side. can possibly
wish for it," and that writer further says
that on the next occasion when he saw
this regiment they were lying In heaps
on the ground which they had bought
with their blood.
These words OF a successful soldier. who
had gone through three wars and who
presumably ought TO have become indif-
ferent TO the hardships which they
caused. lead us to the proper standard
by which We may gauge the acts OF our
responsible servants in the direction of
our foreign policy. Against two OF these
in particular president Wilson and Mr..
Bryan much criticism has been aimed.
but IL Is OF the latter with whom we wish
TO deal especially In these remarks.
Is Mr.. Bryan in the right in his efforts
to proceed deliberately and avoid en-
tanglement. II any other reasonable way
can be found to deal with the crisis? To
any one who has studied history closely
and kept current with the changing views
Of public sentiment. nothing. think. can
be more clearly apparent than the funda-
mental transformation In the belief OF
civilized peoples on the subject OF inter-
national relations and the deeper mean
ing of patriotism.
Pure devotion TO the interests of the
state was the peculiar possession OF Re-
publican Rome. 1t made her great, and
when II shifted to devotion m indiuian.i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
THE SUPINE POLICEMAN
A Reader Testifies to His Existence in
Time of Need.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: If 1t had been your misfortune to
encounter the supineness Of some police
men when women Tor a man OF modest
carriage) attempt to procure cooperation
in some semi-public matter yon might be
able better to understand Mrs. Wright's
excitement when befriending an unfortu-
nate horse.
Only last Sunday policeman asked by
me to cooperate in the checking OF q
violation Of a city ordinance said, who
are your" with the emphasis on the you.
I convinced him OF his neglect Of duty
and his general foolishness. but / didn't
feel excited, as no suffering OF animal or
human was involved. AS for Agent Beck
EFT. OF the S. +. c. A., IL wouldn't come
amiss. perhaps. for him to be taught the
instructions OF the late Mayor Gaynor
to the police: "A load needn't be weighed
to demonstrate whether horse is over
loaded or is not. If the horse can't haul
the load with reasonable ease the ami
NAL is overloaded one ton or two tons
or few pounds" Common sense, not
some academic conclusions. should be
brought TO bear
All honor to Mrs. Wright for her kind
and unselfsh heart. Would there were
more with some illumination of heart ana
mind. Il. Il. STORRS.
New York, May q. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
Waking Up Brooklyn.

This is subway day in Brooklyn and the cry OF
"Wake up!" will be heard in the borough. Work Is
actually to commence on the six-track subway up
Flatbush avenue to Prospect Park, and besides the
usual shoveIling Of earth with gold shoves there are
to be receptions, luncheons, speeches and parades
The day is due and overdue, and there Is every
reason why the borough should celebrate. But we
refuse to concede that Brooklyn needs any waking
I'D. There is a comfortable calmness about her
citizens That is why they elect to live there. But
II is blessed relief after the strenuostes Of Man.
haitian, and 1t would be thousand pities II eA'
element over anything should destroy It.
Surely New York afford to cherish one spot
in which to preserve such old-fashoned INSTITUTIONS
as Sleep churchgoing and real individual homes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
The Unofficial" State Convention.

The Republican County Committees refusal TO
sanction an unofficial state convention this fall to
select candidates for state Offices is emnenty logical
and sensible 1t is proper even desirable, TO have
such convention for a discussion of party policies
TO be embodied in the platform, ratification OF
the change in basis of representation in national
conventions and consideration OF the personnel
of the group Of delegates atarge TO the constitu-
tiona convention, special and exceptional body.
1t is a different matter with candidates for regu-
lar state Offices The law provides that these shall
be nominated directly at the primaries. While Il
does not attempt TO prevent any preliminary party
action official unofficial, the spirit OF the law is
not in accord with the holding Of any party con-
vention of hand picked delegates TO hand pick one
or more candidates acceptable TO whatever element
happened TO control the convention and send them
forth with the stamp of party approval them for
primary uses.
Logically such course would be irregular;
practically ii woslld be foolishness 1t would split
the party and make the subsequent primaries
farce. The existing law is weak in many respects
and unquafedly bad in few. Yet the way to get
better law is not TO disregard this If there
is any merit In the direct primary II is that candi
dates shall 90 before the party voters an equal
basis, without pull or preference. To attempt to
nullify this through the selection OF candidates by
body not responsible to me voters would be futile If
not fatal The County Committee deserves the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
THE DIARY oP OUR OWN SAMUEL pHpYs.

May 21.-Up, and with g. Daley to the courts and
we had five vigorous setts but | hard put to
it TO win one. Thence to the office, where | reed
a deal Of bantering at having lost, but took it In
good part, as why should not? All the evening at
work, and better content with the result Of my
labours than for fortnight
22-Early to the office, and on the way down the
stairs to the tube | espied a frai-seemng maid
burdened with heavy suitcase, and I did make
to carry 1t for her, but she turned upon me spite
fully saying, Release it, which did, but felt bitter
at heart and could not but hope no man would ever
give up seat to her in crowded train. And
musing thus, did glimpse an oldsh woman stand
ing near me, and rose and offered her my seat but
she glowered at me, saying loudly am emerging
soon, which she did not do no. not till we had come
to the Bridge Which cheered me not at all. To
the ballpark, and saw dull game and safe next
Harry Stevens the proyender-dispenser and he
asked me for a cigarre, which I did give him he
vowing to give me one some day Then g. Bulger
asked me and ID. Runyon to ride home with him I'm
his petrowaggon, and assented but we could
not find It anywhere soever, and would not swear
he owneth one, never having seen It. Damon and
| then home by cab, and we did match coins for the
reckoning and | won, which I was glad Of Home
to dinner and thence to the Office where there was
much talk Of the conviction Of Becker which all 7
saw deemed a just thing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
PLAIN WORDS ON THE B. r. T.
A Brooklynite Relates His Grounds for
Complaint.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir 1t is refreshing to find some one
with courage enough to write about the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. Some
time ago a talesman was asked In the
Brooklyn Supreme Court II he had any
prejudice against the 3. II. T., and his
answer was that he believed every man
in Brooklyn had.
The other day | boarded a trolley car
at the williamsburg Bridge Plaza bound
for New York and got into conversation
with a man who said he had travelled all
over the United States, but had never
found anything in the line of transporta-
ton as bad as Brooklyn's. l do not know
what use the Public Service Commission
Is as far as the general public is con-
cerned. but l do know from daily ex-
perience that the Brooklyn elevated sys-
TEN is tho meanest affair / have ever
met anywhere. Most OF the stations are
island stations, and have no accommoda-
tons for either men or women. The
waiting rooms are dingy and dirty, and
for about six months OF the year one
half or nearly one-half. is occupied by
candy and newsstands. The only official
of the company is the lone woman who
sits in her box. takes the fares and man.
ages the turnstiles. II the station plat
form gets congested and there is dis
not man with authority to act and
restore peace.
Often one has to wait ten to fifteen
minutes for trains supposed to run on a
seven-minute schedule. Some OF the trains
have only two or three cars. which are 30
crowded that neither seats nor straps
can be found, and no redress can be
obtained for mutilated toes or torn off
buttons. Some of the cars are as anti
tended to hold two people are only fit
for two ardent lovers who do not object
TO such packing. The conductors and
guards, as rule, are all right, but there
are some very poor specimens Of human
ity among them-some who are too lazy
or too weak TO call out the stations, and
can only use the stereotyped step lively"
as passengers try TO get out or in through
the blocked platforms. l saw one man
~ Neh al Gnu ~ lll5 dtSitA dNc
effort TO get out alive through Gordon
OF toughs. and probably a few crooks.
who always like TO stand on crowded
platforms.
Such are the conditions that prevail.
which can be verified by thousands who
daily travel on the Brooklyn elevated
trains. Surely the members OF the p. S. G.
know Of these evils. as well as the COM
pany, and the poor suffering. sweltering
public; the latter. Of course, are not
worthy OF consideration in Brooklyn. A
little publicity from such papers as The
Tribune may inspire much needed re-
form. NJ Il. B.
Brooklyn, May q 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
An Forumfo
L

leadership the state declined and Rome
fell. The Greek could never surmount
his love for his own little state. and his
hatred or contempt FOR the rival munich
pality, or the barbarian. The Middle Ages
give US the king OF divine right, and
he, in turn, is followed by the narrow
type Of national patriotism which is ex-
emplifed in Chatham, and which was
much IN vogue until recently. Belief Is
spreading that, outside what all this
signifies beyond real service, patriotism.
merely as such, contains much that is
utterly worthless. Patriotism and the
fighting spirit If defenslvely maintained
is magnificent; in the aggressive feature
which the yellow press seems minded to
put into it, 1t is dangerous and may bs
fendlsh.
Absolutely and on principle no nation
has the right 10 deprive another OF It's
desire for peace or the full enjoyment
Of its own national life. and. though such
a state has a civilization which the other
might consider lower in the scale, II alone
has the right to improve II and 10 adjust
and rectify its own ideals. AS a thorough
believer in progressive ideas, this I'm
provement will come to Mexico as II has
come TO Japan and China Climate, his
tory and environment there worked to
make Mexicans and not Americans. II
We have any business there, II Is business
and not slaughter.
An adversary will grant all the fore
going, perhaps. and then say: Why
then, was Huerta not recognized and save
all this useless warfare" There Is
twofold answer to this. In the first place
there IS the deeper meaning OF national
honor. To give point TO the feeling which
every American ought 70 have on the sub
Ject of a cowardly assassination. We were
bound TO follow our convictions and MAKE
them felt In the second place. Huerta
never had It In his power to give peace
after that deed. as events have shown.
and that the Mexican conscience is Just
as lively on this point is proved by tho
fact that they forthwith took up arms
to rid themselves OF a usurper and
murderer
The peculiar victim OF the yellow press
in all this sad business has been MI
Bryan. 1t claims that sentiment and not
business has been the controlling feature
Of his policy. This by no means follows
Vague sentiment is one thing; caution
based on the feeling Of responsibility
quite another In all this We can see out
one guiding principle: TO do justice ana
avoid the needless sacrifice OF human
life. Insulted and reyiled as probably
no other man In American public life has
ever been, he has had long and honor
able career, his adhesion 70 his nora
sense has been unfailing. and in no crisis
has his conduct been more creditab!e ana
honorable than in this sad business Oh
Mexico. FREDERICK r. WALCH.
Syracuse. y. Y, May l6, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
thanks of Republicans all over the state Tor us
sensible and far-sighted action.
The Home of the Ants.

Among other philosophy Mr. Mellen dropped Il
comment upon Boston The appropriately OF the New
Haven road was confined mainly to that towr' ne
observed:
And Boston is the home OF the "antis" IL you can
name anything that has ever been proposed ior ,hg
good Of humanity that Boston has not opposed
would like TO hear OF IL
Boston has several replies TO this. One is that
she was altogether right in dsliking MI Meileh
and his railroad. Another answer Is the record
With such little items as revolution and CIVIL
war fostered by its citizens, Boston can scarcely
be rated as wholly negative in its attitude Latterly
it must be confessed the city has developed certain
new breeds Of "antis' with mental involutions that
would have stirred oaths from their forepearS'
equally handy with tea-chests and muskets-
But Mr.. Meen ought to be thankful for this
modern fnespun philosophy and calmly critical
spirit We hate to think what the solid men of
oldtme Boston might have done to him!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
Carranza Ought to Become Party to the
Nia6ara Falls Conference.

It is dscouraging to hear that the agent Of the
ConstitutionaSt government in Mexico, who was
reported ready to journey to Niagara Falls and
put himself Informally or less in touch with
the mediation proceedings there, received such
an assignment. The course Of events in Mexico has
upset the status quo in the conference since while
the friendly agents of the 4 b C powers have been
facilitating exchange Of views between the gov
eminent of the United States and the Huerta gov
eminent the authority OF the latter to speak for
them is being withdrawn by larger and larger
portion Of the Mexican people. Tampico, Tuxpam
Satillo and Topic have fallen in quick succession
Carranza and villa now have the whole Of Northern
Mexico in their power and within a few weeks
they will be masters of a considerable section Of
Middle Mexico. There is apparently serious mill
tary obstacle left a triumphant procession from
Saltilo to Mexico City.
To deal with Huerta and his following as the
true representatives Of the Mexican people ignoring
Carranza and villa is an absurdity. Amy COM
pact made with the Huerta delegates would have to
be submitted subsequently to the Constitutonalsts,
and the difficulties in the way OF agreement
would be heightened by the fact that the COnstitu
tionalists had assumed no responsibility whatever
for the settlement The reyoutonists have had
wonderful success in the field. They are gaining
prestige and strength daily, and If the conference
at Niagara Falls were TO be prolonged well into the
summer without their approval or participation its
result would be barren A conference would
have TO be called to deal with government
and new public sentiment in Mexico.
The medlators would save time and trouble by
arranging at once TO deal with Carranza and Villa
as principals A settlement of the Mexican problem
which left them out of the reckoning would be OF
little or no value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
A MILITARY TRAIN
There Was No Railroad from Vera Cruz
in 1847.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: On page 2. your special feature
section. Sunday. May II, under the head
ing. "Contumely Was Trists Pay io'
Ending the Mexican War OF 1871" IN 'h'
fourth column, you state:
But a delayed train and the lapse VI
six days swept Trist into that insupora''
nate disobedience out OF which grow inc
seeming impossible. Upon receipt OF MS
recall he planned TO leave the MeA'oa',
capital on December 4. iS1, by spee'A'
train for Vera Cruz" etc.
Now, in view OF the fact that there wa.
no railway in operation between the |iV
Of Mexico and Vera Cruz until about 'ne
year 1872. your statement would be ra'h''
misleading for the uniformed. suppoe~
that your writer had In mind a mih'H'
train or escort
CHARLES LACEY PLUME
New York Ne" 20 'osA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
LETTING THE MAN DO 1T
Folly of Woman Who Turns Over Her
Property to a Brother or a Son.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: You would greatly oblige a daily
and Sunday reader OF your paper If you
would publish an editorial on the foolish
ness OF woman allowing her brother or
her son or any one man to have full
charge Of her property.
The writer knows OF two cases. This
party has had charge OF his mothers
property and his sisters property for
about fourteen years, during which time
ne has sold and mortgaged their property
by simply getting both OF them TO sign
papers without reading them.
Neither his mother nor sister is extrav-
agant. yet they are without money most
or the time, and neither one could do
anything 10 earn money.
There should be law passed prevent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
THE LIT'RY GAME.

The Klupenreiner store to-day will present the
new Ragged Trouser' and "Philanthropist"
alls for men, and other fashionable apparel designed
for workingnens garments. The style note OF the
latest fashion is taken from Robert Tressalls new
novel THE Ragged Trousered Philanthropists."
While the styles have been introduced by the efforts
Of the publisher to advertise the book it thought
that fashionable sympathy for the laborer on the
part Of the upper classes will find fitting expression
in these new smartly degagee garments. They will
be posed in the mems Mauve Saloons from 10 TO
1870 and from to 4S0 o'clock.
The Myth Emporium IS showing to-day the new
Byron Robes de Mutt They are modelled on Lord
Byrons famous poem "She Walks in Beauty Like
estates residuary legatees.
Whoziss's Hat Store is displaying the new straw
hats these mornings particularly distinctive style
for exclusive dressers is called The Helmet Of
Navarro" in honor of Bertha Runkle's epoch making
novel
whatever bad effects the Tower may have"
Bah offers, lit has good influence Many
contrib who simply can't get up rises early on GER
tain mornings TO see whether he's landed"
Don't Thank Us; Thank the Unoyper the Proofreader
T. p. A.: Have you the OF United States
ex rel Ali Gegiow Tamisch Scheribow Sabas zarikoew
Afago Atzkapokk Dowkn Zarlkoew, Sarakinn Wen
dugew, Tuta Tawkozakon, Sachd Panneshew AIudar
Gurfow Dyke Gazaef, Geranduka Tabuchow, Zulkarney
Mukoson Chasr Charnisow and Aschid Gurfow v Byron
H. Uh Acting Commissioner Of immigration at the Port
Of New York, In this mornings Law Journal? They
were not admitted 10 this country Can get them into
the Tower? Thanks.
RocKMoRE
WE MlGHTNT EVEN APPROACH IT.
Sir: You might almost call II Chick in Sandwich,
mightht you! WnTRED FUNK.
Edar, the Vaterland Of the Tower objects TO being
our so-freQuent lastliner
why not, he expostnates. draw your own con-
clusionsi"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

ing one man from managing the prop
erty of others unless he is appointed by
the court and put under bonds.
The law in the State Of Pennsylvania
is that no woman can sell or mortgage
her property without the signatures Of
her husband and sons We should have
the same law In the State Of New York.
INTERESTED.
Brooklyn. May 2l, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

The commencement season impnges and with IL
will come the daring remarks Of the baccalaureate
sermoners Honesty wins" and Financial sue
cess is not everything" are some OF the revolt
tionary preachments Of last season. Watch the
Tower for excerpts from the 1914 grlst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

The American public, which is interested In sport
and fascinated by the business of sport reads the
daily accounts Of the Fed games, and wonders how
the league is prospecting Why don't the reports
tell the attendance?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

Subsolar novelties Solomon once observed, are
non-existent The poisoned needle-thing, Bill Wood
tells u.s. is Old STUFF. From Cymbene, Act |, Sc ,:
/ would they were in Afric both together,
Myself by with needle that might prick
The goer back.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

And now, within this iyory-mantled Tower,
The mopng bard doth to the town complain
Go, switch on all Of thy poetic power,
And slip us other stanzas in that strain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

Would you call the performance being enacted
a Mellendrarna? ANNE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
Our Own Financial Photographs.

N. T.. ". n. & II.
TRAIN LEAVING VIII
LIMANTIC. CT. SHORT
LY AFTER CHARLES 9.
MELLEN ASSUMED THE
PRESIDENCY OF THE
ROAD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
The Coming Toever
Analogy Written Near q City Backyard.

The sparrow sounds the note of starting cay;
The chirping herd take quickly up the KEY
The ashman onward bangs his canny way,
And leaves the world sleepless place TOR me-
Now glints the shimmering wascape on the s'ght
And all the air restless bedam holds,
Save where our Nora sleeps beyond her right,
While kitchen tnklings hint the milk and rolls
w. G. S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
BUTTONHoLE BOUQUET.

Accept this token Of our ripe
Regard, o Colyum, please.
We do not knoW these fotoers'
tUpe-
We picked them on the keys.
A. r It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

WE MGHTN'T EVEN APPROACH 1T.
Sir: You might almost call 1t Chckin-Sandwich
mightn't you? WurREp FINK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

Edar, the Vaterand Of the Tower, objects to being
our so-frequent lastliner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

Whatever bad effects the Tower may have"
Bah offers, lit has one good influence Many
contrib who simply can't get up rises early on GER
tain mornings to whether he's landed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

why not" he expostulates, draw your own cor
clusionst"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

Whoziss's Hat Store is displaying the new straw
hats these mornings particularly distinctive style
for exclusive dressers is called The Helmet Of
Navarro" in honor of Bertha Runkle's epoch making
novel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

The Myth Emporium IS showing to-day the new
Byron Robes de Mutt They modelled on Lord
Byrons famous poem "She Walks in Beauty Like
the Night" and have the endorsement Of the Byron
estates residuary legatees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Weddings and Engagements Of Mem
bers of Younger Set Engage
Attention and Arouse Inter-
est of fashionable World.

and the Riviera, TO he absent until next
autumn.
Captain Philip VI Lydig has taken an
apartment at the Gotham for the re-
mainder OF the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs William f. Bonbrignt az
rived in town last week from Bernards-
vile, y. j., and are AZ the Rtz-Carltol'