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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
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arrested me. For charge ne was able
to recall the morning after that | had
called him in LOUD and profane
language" a qualified fool-the profanity
being expended on the qualification. The
real fact is that | had forgotten to name
him so.
His chief, when he found what had
happened. in the kindllest and most
gentlemanly spirit. and with every
praiseworthy object, tried to have the
thing quieted. But, in the interest OF
justice. / refused and insisted upon the
matter going into open court.
IL is fortunate that / did so. For 1t
has resulted in legal history being en-
riched by a verdict which for acumen
and brilliancy takes precedence or any
legal announcement in the worlds his
tory from the days of Dogberry 10 those
Of Plainfield Police Judge DeMeza-a
verdict that will outrival and reiegate
to obscurity even the famous one of tho
Arkansas jury, who found the prisoner
guilty of murder in the first degree
because, though he didn't Kill the vic
tim. he had. a year before, stolen the
foreman's gray mare This wonderful
verdict, which will command the adj
miration and awe of legal luminaries
yet unborn, and which is destined to
go down to dim posterity in the bright
annals of Jersey jurisprudence, was Il
find you not guilty of disorderly con-
duct, as charged, and the case is dis
missed. But" continued the grave
gentleman on the bench, 'as you should
have given your name TO the officer. /
find you guilty of indiscretion and sus-
pend sentence"
Now. where is that audacious fellow
who said that fiction was stranger than
fact?
Tremblngly sitting under the sus-
pended sword of DeMeza, the Wise and
Wonderful, | am,
SEUMAS MACMANUS.
New York May IS, 1914
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Backsliding.

II looked for while as II the State Department
had walked up to the folly of ming dipion"u'
posts with inexperienced politicians or ir'enos VI
politicians A step in the right direction was h'aue
week or more ago when Mr. Arthur haii's
Blanchard. former secretary of Embassy at faris
and Toxic was made Minister to hayt. goo'
man was needed at Port-au-Prince, especially one
thoroughly familiar with diplomatic procedure ana
the French language and Messrs Bryan and wilson
wisely refused to take chances with an OUTSIDER
Last Tuesday however, the administration pach-
Sided John l.. Caldwell of Fort Scott, Kan, was
nominated as Minister to Persia. American III
terests there are not of vital importance Yet the
mission is one which ought to go to secretary Oh
embassy who has shown efficiency and deserves
recognition. Using place like that to pay po''i'
cal debt doesn't produce results since the appohtee
is not likely to remain contented in Teheran more
than couple of months The right way to use 1t IS
rs a stepping stone for some one who has genuine
diplomatic career in view.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
A FRIEND OF A BOSS
Should Machine Warden Preside Over
Sing Sing?

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir / read in the columns OF your val
liable paper that John T. WindelL OF
Yonkers, is slated TO be warden OF Sing
Sing prison. Why turn that important in
stitution over TO this man, whose only
claim is that he is a good friend OF
Michael J. Walsh, the Democratic boss
of Westchester? For years Wndell has
been reaping patronage from Walsh's ma
chine in Yonkers, which has gwen tho
city one of the highest tax rates IN
America.
Better Walsh himself be appointed than
Windell. Police grafters and other crimi-
nails within the prison would like nothing
better than to have a machine warden
SO they could carry on as they pleased.
II Superintendent Riley turned Thomas
Mccormick down because OF his machine
connections, ne must drop Windell for the
same reason. Both are identified with the
same clique, and so is a brother OF former
Senator Stilwell, who is trying hard to get
transferred back 10 Sing Sing prison.
Warden Clancy, the story goes, is now
willing to stay and carry on the reforms
he has started, AS he is being let alone b.
the Walsh politicians employed at the
prison. why doesn't Superintendent Riley
keep him there? GEORGE MILLER
Yonkers, y. Y, May q, 1914
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For Safer Streets.

There is nothing revolutionary in the recon-
mendations made by the Safety First Society to
various public officials with a view to diminishing
street accidents These that the police arrest
an; driver whose vehicle a fatal accident;
that the Police Commissioner appoint board of
five expert examiners TO inspect any motor vehicle
concerned in fatal accident thai any motor We
hicle seriously injurng person be- detained with
it, driver pending investigations that the police
force the ordinance prohibiting individuals under
l.. e from driving motor vehicles and that there be
strict enforcement of the speed regulations affect
ing the mail trucks.
All this can be done and it should be done 1t is
done now by fits and starts in various sections of
the city. The chief trouble is that there j. not
regular, constant enforcement of the laws all the
time all over the city If there were, accidents
would be fewer Chauffeurs would take no chances
with faulty or improperly equipped They
would not try speeding or evasion of the IS foot
ordinance in the belief that no policeman would
interfere with them. Street accidents, due largely
10 the constantly increasing number of motor
and recklessneSs in their use are mounting in num-
Der month by month The Safety First Society, by
demanding strict enforcement Of the laws and
ing TO il that the officials responsible really do
force them-both the police and the judges-can aid
greatly in protecting the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
REPROOF FOR DR.. WATSON
A Suffragist Comments Upon the
Lynching Suggestion.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | want TO protest against Sir
Conan Doyles foolish statement as to
the possibility OF Englishmen losing
their heads and all sense OF decency
and allowing the lynching of militant
suffragettes quite evidently. the at
tention of the ship reporters turned
this mans head and encouraged him TO
talk great nonsense.
BY this time he is doubtless heartily
ashamed Of himself If he isn't he ought
TO be. II he is the sort OF person who
would like to lynch women / am very
glad to be able to assure you there are
very few of his kind in England. |
rather fancy Conan Doyle would be
one of the last to take a chance and
express in England, where the militants
would Immediately attend to him, the
sentiments he thought profound enough
for the American papers.
I'd like to assure Lady Doyle that
there is plenty of militancy here and
plenty of women who will resent her
light-h hearted. perhaps | ought 10 say
light headed. remarks about her own
countrywomen. who, at any rate, be-
lieve enough in their ideals to fight for
them.
MARGUERITE r. CHARTER.
New York. May %. 1914
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A Way to Save St. Johns.

The announcement Of Mr.. McAneny, for the boaru
of Estimates committee on city plan, that ST. Johh
Chanel will not be destroyed in the Varick street
changes incident to subway work if assurance Is
given that the church is to be maintained for pub
Iic or semi-ublic use puts this issue squarely up
70 the Trinity Corporation That body hitherto mas
seemed Indifferent to the fate Of the old buildihg
since II has failed to be especially productive as
church enterprise.
With slight reconstruction to permit sidewalk
to be run under the chapel portco, the street WIDEN
ing can be carried out without damage to the build
inp II is to be hoped the city authorities wal
receive the assurances they require. st. Johns Is
a splendid piece of architecture, and the city has
foo few fine old buildings to have one sacrificed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
Eueenics and the Doctors.

Some of the reports of the Medico-Psycholosical
Associations meeting at Baltimore imply that the
whole subject of eugenics treated with derison'
This very far from the fact The association did
reject a resolution indorsing laws requiring "a clean
bill of health and evidence of normal mind before
the issuance of a marriage license The influence
Of eugenic principles and ideals was, however,
warmly commended.
There is no inconsistency in this attitude which,
in fact represents the prevailing view of experts
and aymen. There is no exact science of eugenics'
for one thing as yet, and lawmaking cannot pro-
coed with safety the incomplete conclusions now
in hand Furthermore, there is grave question how
far laws can place in practice such ideals as GU
genics contemplates.
Both investigation and educa on must travel a
long distance before any codifcaton of custom can
materially improve the breeding of the human race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
The Futile Cat.and.Mouse Law.

The British government was very much pleased
with itself when the "cat-and-mouse" law was i'll
vented. 1t obviously not a statesmanlike way
of dealing with the arsonettes and wndow-smashers
But it was ingenious and it gave promise of
trickng the mtants into submission.
Now it is abundanty clear that the clever law
yerlike scheme has failed. The fanatics who hold
with Mrs Pankhurst are utterly unterrifed by the
in-and-out system Of Imprisonment They SLASH
pictures and insult their sovereign with undated
enthusiasm. The mice are running circles round the
cat.
The trouble is inherent in Mr.. Asquths whole
attitude toward the militants. There be no
compromise, no halfway measures, with sincere
fanatics. II they are right they should have what
they demand. If they are wrong they should be
punished TO the limit Of the law, with all its con-
sequences. Until the British government achieves
the courage Of its antsuffrage convictions it need
expect dimnution of the wild tactics which are
making show Of British order and decorum.
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THE SING SING DISGRACE
A Trained Executive, Not q Politician,
Needed as Warden.
. t.litor OF The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The Sing Sing question is again
before the state IN critica. form
Warden Clancy has resigned. because ne
says political influences make proper
work as warden impossible. lie con
dennis the noXious influences Of polucs
in no uncertain terms
Not only are the physical condition.
of Sing Sing prison deporah!e ana a DIS
grace TO the state, but II Is fuIthe'
humiliation 10 the state that after weeks
have passed there should be strons
probability that a new warden VIII Dc
appointed absolutely without any eA'
perience In the administration OF prisons.
Can q greater mistake lie imagined
for Sing Sing? The warden Is the cap
tain of the ship" Ills word is pracu'alV
law. The lives OF 1909 prisoners are
during their Imprisonment largely ae
,ernined bv the warden. II there is one
Mace in the State Of New York that
needs a trained modern executive II u
Sing Sing prison.
Therefore, these questions should pe
answered by the appointing power
IN. Why should any one not trained
In the modern management OF prisons '.
appointed as warden Of the most o'in0''
prison OF the state?
%. Is there no one now in the priso"
or reformatory service Of the state oo,"
uetent 10 be- warden OF Sing Sing pris'H
60. II no competent person can oe iou'.
in the prison or reformatory service %
this state. is there no trained prison ga
ocutive in any other state that eou'a "
obtained?
The principal keeper at Sing slns' wa"
died lately. had served under nine warn
ems What a commentary on the blundef'
ing vicious policy OF making the warden
,bip Of A prison a political Office WY
should the state now make OF Sing S.ns
prison a training school for sorle con
tessedly inexperienced man VINO H'-'.
inevitably meet the same conditions ui''
Warden Clancy has publicly denounceo
Which leads to fourth question
(p. Why. II Warden Clancy Is compe.
tent should he be allowed TO. or toreed
TO, resign? .r
DECATUR NJ SAWYER.
Secretary Prison Association
New York. May q. 1914.
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BEAUTIFUL PRESIDENTIAL WORDS
They Do Not Help with Roast Beef,
Rent and Taxes, a Reader Complains.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: "Any man who does not feel ne
hind him the whole push and rush and
compulsion that hlled mems hearts IN the
time of the Revolution is no American.
From President Wilson'S Commodore
Barry address.
True, very true: beautiful, extremely
beautiful! We have felt all this and
much more. particularly in our school
days 20 sentiment could be finer for a
patriotic revolution. even century ana
a quarter after it reyoluted. Human emo
tons have never been so gorged with the
good things of rhetoric in any age. what
about our stomachs? What about roast
beef and rent and taxes?
We are row up against the most fan
tastic industrial revolution of history
Permit a small merchant to paraphrase:
ANY man feeling behind him the whole
push and rush and compulsion OF Bryan
ism, who dispatches a trainload of hasty
LEGISLATION OH express schedule with a
color blind pilot in the cab, is no business
man"
We share Mr.. Wilson's liking for this
line Of Tennyson:
Some civic manhood firm against the
crowd"
This is what business desires of Wood
row Wilson to-day, not a century hereto
fore or hereafter.
JAMES 4. RADCLIFFE.
Brooklyn. May q, 1914
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More Arms for Huerta.

The vagrant round Robin Hoods barn Mexican
policy of the administration was illustrated afresh
when the State Department disclamed yesterday
any interest in the landing at Puerto Mexico of the
BavariaS and Ypiranga's cargoeS of arms.
Technically there is ground for holding that such
delivery of is not a violation Of any armistice
agreement with Huerta, since whatever armistice
agreement exists has been reduced to writing
possibly never even to words, and each party must
Judge for itself how correctly it is living up to a
merely nebulous understanding. Yet the unhindered
discharge of the Ypiranga's arms and ammunition
T. Puerto Mexico makes an abSurdity of a policy
which based on the necessity of Selling these
came supplies of arms and ammunition before they
could be unloaded at Vera Cruz. The whole situa-
ton at Vera Cruz and, in fact the whole problem
of Mexican intervention has hinged the seizure
OF Mexico's chief port. Had the Ypiranga not been
reported by wireless the navy might still be doing
smerey blockade service along the Mexican coasts
10 prevent Huerta's receiving fresh supplies Of
arms and ammunition the lives Of sailors and mar
ines were hurriedly sacrificed The direct purpose
OF that necessary sacrifice is forgotten, and the
Ypiranga is allowed to discharge her cargo at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
Mr.. Kipline Goes Mad Dog Again.

One feels Ike laying Z wreath and dropping
few tears before the great Kipng of the book
shelves when a certain Rudyard Kipling of Bate
mans Burwash, Sussex, busts into politics His
latest effort in behalf of the Unionist party and
against Home Rule has given his fellow partisans
pause For wild blather it is without an equal
even in the present explosive days of English
politics
The speech is racy in style. with occasional sug-
geStions of that rancid quality which made Stalky
so unpaatable The main idea comes from Mr.
Kipling's Indian experience. A young murderer is
quoted as declaring: Take it from me that when a
chap starts crooked thing leads to another till
he finds himself in such position that he has TO
put somebody out of the way to get straight again
Good and pithy sense, this, and, by itself, pretty
apt account of Liberal action in Ulster as seen
through Unionist eyes.
But Mr. Kipling Of BurwaSh could not let his
idea do its own work. Breaking all his own rules
for short story writing, he proceeded to explain
everything in aborious detail incidentally accusing
Mr.. Asquith and his fellows of most of the crimes
the statute book Plain thievng makes one the
tactics of firm of fraudulent solicitors is another
and wholesale murder in Ulster-"cattle killing
forms the climax
The Cnionists were evidently n little nonplussed
by Mr. kiplings wild talk. He had out Lime
housed the Chancellor Of the Exchequer they had
TO admit The Daily Mali went so far as TO call
Mr.. Kiplings outlook that Of schoolboy who
divides mankind into two casses-'our fellows and
the cads.'" That is fair description, too, aSsum-
ing such to be the point of view OF English school.
boys.
The wonder is that powerful literary magma
ton can be suddenly reduced to the level of
srsee's intellect by merely changing its subject.
matter from life to politics. Is it the literary mind
that lacks pose:or politics that makes too strong
q potation?
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THE BRANDY TOPPER
Expert Testimony Upon President
Huerta's Stimulant.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: one of your contemporaries boasts
Of medical editor, but he cannot be
psychiatrist. or the reports OF Huerta's
continuous intoxication from excessive
brandy drinking would be referred 10 him.
Every experienced topper knows how diff
fcult il is TO maintain a prolonged bout
with the grape and avoid delrium tremens
and the psychopathic ward
But these reports and the faxed ac-
counts Of Huerta's abdication and
prospective immediate fight. now on a
japanese cruiser and again OIL a German
warship, are, | suppose. merely indicative
OF the editors conception Of the intelli-
gence OF those who read the European
main sheet and the auxiliary pink un"
OF the aforesaid contemporary. <. /. X.
Brooklyn, May 2s. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
Mr.. Wilson Should Have Prohted
by MIR. Bryan's Experience with
Labor "Gold Bricks.

In co-oneratinc with the Democratic Leaders III 'ie
House of Representatives either to bunco orgaliNeu
labor or 70 he buncoed by 1t President Wilson mas
nos profted by the painful experience OF MI ni'
in 1905 Mr. Bryan is at heart opposed 10 Oun'o
steering He violently criticised Grover 'ie'e'"uu
for working both ends of the free silver anu 'aii
issues in 1892. He has generally had the coui"ee
of his convictions however MISTAKEN ana loi '""'
reason his accepting a Gompers facng-both-"ays
Labor declaration in the Democratic platform OF
1905 put him in heartrending predicament'
Mr. Gompers hawked his plank about at all the
national conventions The Republicans turheu n',n
down Then he went out TO Denver ana Wheh MS
concoction was read over the long distance tele
nbone n Mr. BRYAN the latter approved it as
nossible vote getter without trying TO figure out
exactly what it meant
Mr. Gompers was then more moderate in his De
mands than he is now Here is what he ASKED
Injunctions should not he issued in any cases IN
which injunctons would not issue II no lndustrlal
dispute should be involved The expanding organize,
ton of industry makes essential that there should
he no abrdgement OF the right of wage ealnelS
and prodcers to organize the purpose of the pro-
lection of wages and the Improvement OF LABOR con-
dtions to the that such labor organizations ana
their members should not be regarded as lesai
comb inations in restraint of trade
On the stump Mr.. Bryan was many times bad
meant The only answer he ventured TO make was
that il meant what it said Near the close of the
campaign President Roosevelt wrote an adroit and
singing open letter putting Mr. Bryan on the grid
iron But he only stammered and spluttered. lie
didn't know what the plank meant and wasn't Will
ing TO take chance explaining it so as to mollliy
the labor leaders as to mollify the public HIS
silence repealed votes on both sides and was one OF
the leading causes of his sweeping defeat in all the
big labor centres of the country
President Wilson should have recalled that IN
structive episode If the bunco paragraph In the
House antitrust bill becomes law he will be called
upon to say what it means and will make enemies
whichever Interpretation of its hazy verbiage he
approves. 1t would be better politics and higher
courage on his part to say now either that the bill
accords with the plain and honest exemption of the
last sundry civil appropriation law or does not
accord with it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
The Coming Toover
UNEARNED Is RIGHT.

q Muse are you a myth. that never once
You've crossed my path" One score ana siA Sh'
love,
OF Muscles years are mine. MY feeble punts
Are pop flies tossed into Oblivions glove.
cannot dope II out; this talk Of art,
This fashioaing of creatures out OF paint
From distant vague Impressions Have hear.'
Is this thing right? No, Peggy dear IL ain l.
vapd low-brow intellect Is mine,
A dull, untutored. unresponsive eye.
1t never gave ME ecstases divine
To lamp a nude that looked like custard Pie.
This freedom of expression" takes the cake
IL tears my understanding all apart.
| call the praise bestowed such a fake
The uncdrned increment Of phoney art.
II. p w.
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WE USED TO LIKE IT. TOO.

+. p A.: Being a little throaty the other evening
l wheezed one that went rather badly Alicia was
making an omeete. Preferring me to the ONE
lette, for some reason other, she turned away
from it and the darn thing burned. 1t wasn't my
fault because l didn't detain her more than a
minute. At any rate, she very prettily con-
fused over both incidents and exclaimed I'D be an
expensive wife wouldn't T." / answered that later.
What said just then was, We'll you have added
to the holocaust of living" And she replied, "Oh
you read that too, did you|' Never mind liked it,
G.. B. f.
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nearby port II II was essential a month ago 10
keep down Huerta's military resources, II Is JUS,
as essential to keep them down now. The oh''eu
states should never have consented To an arn'ls
tee" which would permit the unloading OF the
Ypirangas cargo at any Mexican port But uhuer
the Wilson Bryan Mexican programme any OLD WI!
has been regarded as the straishtest way nome
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-29
The Road to Maine.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Young college graduate. with posi-
ton for summer in Maine ia without
transportation. Can any reader sugsss'
a way either by water or rail whereby ne
could work his way? VIII gladly do any
thing. NINETEEN foChiEhN'
Morrtstown. y. J., May ., 1914
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THIS MOVING WORLD
Progress as 1t Is Traced by Candidate
of 1889.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: / am now convinced that the
world do move" Proof of which is that
see in your issue of the 2lst inst, just at
hand, in your cleanup week just ended,
the city officials promise to adopt the plan
/ offered as being the best way to thor
oughly clean the streets of your city. ]
respectfully refer you 10 the columns of
your paper during the fall Mayoralty
campaign of 1859, when ! was the candi-
date for that office OF the Equal Rights
party, and had as my competitor the Hon.
Alfred Chaplin, Democratic and successful
candidate. During the campaign | said
If elected | would among other things
appoint women as street cleaners, and
as salt water was plentiful on either side
of the city | would flush the streets with
II, the refuse to be carried away by the
sewers.
II has taken twenty-five years 10 have
the present men officials reach this con-
clusion. Therefore, | say again, The
world do move"
EMMA BECKWITH
Toledo Nav ~ tlt4
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BANANA FRITTERS.

Friend Pepys except TO the accuracy of your
information regarding banana frtters. There is
rapid fire unchery in this town which consistently
stuns its patrons by offering this deicacy with Wine
Sauce and they are very frequently found on bills
of fare at summer hotels American PLAN. just
ahead of the Prime Ribs Of Beef au JUS and Roast
Philadelphia Chicken with Giblet Sauce.