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New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
HOLDING DOWN THE POPULATION
The Board Of Education May Have Ae.
cepted the Malthusian Theory.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Our honorable Board of Elu-
cation is sadly misunderstood no the
matter OF discharg.ug married teach
ers for err.nc by having children.
IL is impossible -o assume ignorance 0f
zoology and logic iu Jhe leaders Of
popular education in this great ci-y.
and therefore the reason for what 90
the general public appears as rid.cl-
lous b.undcr must be found n some
nigh class knowledge possessed by che
learned board. With this c.ew and
with library ar hand. the real reason
is soon discovered, and DO is that the
honorable members have accepted The
philosophy ot O. certain llal-Gus, Ufo
lived In England some $50 years ago.
Poverty Is nuisance. Sir. Na.thus IN
sisted that there would be- less poverty
If there were fewer children. The
board cannot very well issue an order
20 the teachers 90 instruct their pupils
in such high grade philosophy so Il
does the next best thing and tells Is
large corps Of female teachers that
they must personally illustrate The
benefit of the system on pain o. de-
capitation.
Some people really are 700 fond q
having children. and anything that vii
help against such poverty breeding
practice should be app.auded instead
of sneeroc at and henpecSed.
l. ~ SILLINAN.
Brooklyn. Nov. T.. 1914.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
A DEFINITE PEACE PROJECT
The Formation of Committee to De-
wise World Arbitration Is Advocated.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is gratifying TO observe those
with such divergent views on this
question as Colonel Roosevelt and Or.
Nicholas Murray Butler agreeing in
the main with that versatile statesman
and publicist, Lord Bryce, that an ef-
fectiye prevention of future wars must
rest on binding agreement between
nations, not only as 10 submitting diff
ferences 70 arbitration, but also as 10
the enforcement of the conditions by
all against any country which may
disregard its obligations.
While this may be delicate subject
10 work out under present conditions,
should twenty-five or fifty well known
and earnest publicists. inspired By a
common purpose, get around table,
and should the energies of the country
look and work forward 10 accomplish
ing this end. ] believe that 4 plan
could be devised which would at once
enlist the cooperation of the people
OF other neutra. countries and make
such result as practicable as the
need Is urgent
\ we'll organized committee could
readily be formed Of which every name
would carry the weight of interna-
tlonal influence and would inspire con
fdence IN the assurance OF wise aud
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
THE PEOPLES COLUMN
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

L. s. A., allow me 20 say shat your
knowledge of the German language
needs a help. "Landsleute' is fire.
quently used in the sense OF "men Of
the same descent" If you have been in
college twenty years ago and meet a
former chum of yours you still intro
duce him 10 your wife as my college
chum." But neither of you belongs TO
the college any more. That is the same
thing, although | admit the comparison
is not the best one.
As 70 the "Herold's" national al
legiance, | think that 1T proves TO be %
better American newspaper than many
papers did as 70 the neutrality ques-
tion and all the political mistakes or
our government in connection with the
war abroad. The German morning Her
old" proved "a very valuable, real neu-
trail and good American paper in this
time. where the majority of the New
York papers ran amuck, misled by
ignorant editors, idiotic correspondents
and the lies of the Allies. 3. RD.
West New York, Nov. Is, 1914.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
\ Big Job at Sing Sing.

If Mr.. Thomas Mott Osborne accepts the post of
warden at Sing Sing which Superintendent of
Prisons Riley has offered TO him, he will have
taken ON the most difficult prison job in this
state. He must know enough about prison con-
ditions to realize that. The prison is overcrowded
and unsanitary-in fact positively dangerous to
health in some cells. 1t has been poltics-rldden
and graft-ridden. Some Of its minor officials
have been bad enough 10 corrupt the morals OF
even such prisoners as go there.
1t is a grave question how much one man, even
the warden, can do to improve prison in such a
condition Mr.. Osborne has something in the
way of reputation to lose if he fails, but he has
much more to gain if he makes passable success.
There are not many men in his enviable state
of political and financial independence available
for this work. Sing Sings continued existence
is a stencil in the nostrs of decency, but so long
as the state authorities will not demolish it it
should at least be administered free from nhu-
manity politics and graft.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
Why the Coroners ?

The coroners' idea Of reform in the coroners'
office is interesting-but not especially advanta-
geous to the community. It's chief feature, appar-
entity. is TO have technically qualified subordinates
-phvsicians. chemists, lawyers-who should do
investigation and autopsy work. Also there should
he a deputy with special knowledge Of admins
trative work to be the moving force in the office
That is all fine, but if it were put into effect
there seems to be no especial place for the coro-
ners themselves, except as tax eaters. These tech
nica experts might much better be made the
working force Of a bureau in the Police Depart
nent or the District Attorneys Office.
Under the circumstances "Why is coroner
seems TO i,e an unanswerable query. The coro-
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
DRIVING NEUTRALs FROM THE SEA
An English Critic Upon the Declars-
ton of London.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One hopes that the public now
realizes the unwisdom of Chief Justice
Chase's doctrine OF intention" ac-
cording to which anything can be con
traband which a nation persuades itself
is going 10 its enemy. Iron ore. corn,
maize, oil all these crude materials
Certainly not in themselves warlke
weapons) the world has seen placed
in the list of contraband sometimes
subject to the easy condition Of alleg-
ing that they are meant for the use
of the enemy's forces; sometimes with
out such conditions.
Surely Story and Stowell. Portals
and Grant. would be amazed if they
came 10 lifel Stowell, who was so avow-
edly particular that cOntraband should
be voyaging 10 hostile port, and who
never condemned provisions unless
they were going straight 10 a naval
one, would fail 10 recognize his sci
ence The trade of every neutral port
is suspect; the character OF every neu-
trail cargo is dangerous. And, worse
than all, the ship which is carrying a
prima facie innocent cargo Of grain
or coal is subjected 10 belhgerent seiz-
ure and confscatiOn!
such are the terms OF the DtcIdra-
ton of London, which has never been
sufficiently criticised in America.
Chief Justice Chase's doctrine Of "in-
tent" as fatal was based on a chance
word Of Story's in The Commercer."
at is the destination of the goods" "
said Story, that is the essential thing
Yes; but Story meant the avowed and
immediate destination that case,
to the Spanish port of the British
forces in Spain-not the ultimate place
Of consumption, however plausibly con-
jectured.
Let the American people, as a great
peace power, examine the Declaration
of London and its recent extensions
and say whether neutral rights are not
rapidly dwindling. The next step may
be to exclude neutrals from the high
seas, as preserve for the combatantsl
r. BATY. d. [. L.. IL. d.
London. England, Nov. .. 1914.
p. s. May | add a word 10 express
a hope that. even yet. America may
intervene in the contest TO check the
avowed breach of international law
committed by Germany IN invading
Belgium and in the laying of mines in
the common highway Of nations?
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
FOR A REAL CHRISTMAS
Forego Our Customary Exchange of
Gifts and Help the Oppressed.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: To further the appeal made so
robly in the letter Of lIr. Henry
Clews for the Belgian Christmas
Fund | would suggest that we forego
the pleasure of the customary gift
exchanging this year. Here we have
the opportunity of enacting the real
Christmas story. No one ever wonders
if those three wise men made gifts
TO one another, but we do know that
they gave of their treasure gladly in
a lowly hut.
Would not the members Of our
families and all our friends be brought
together in a more beautiful Christ
mas spirit if we all sent our savings
for that one cause? How many OF
those who are desolate will wish 70
have not only friends, but their own,
with them on that day? Let us then
be thoughtful to have our happy
greeting of a Merry Christmas!"
New YORK, Nov. u, 1914. F. R.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
A WORD FOR THE CAT
Much Maligned and Greatly Abused
Says Loyal Admirer.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: May | be allowed small space
in your valuable and influential paper
70 advocate the cause Of that most
maligned animal the cat, and 20 ask
your readers VINO DO not approve of its
existence why God created u? Surely,
for some wise purpose. / have seen
more cruelty practised on that animal
in the last two years than il has ever
been my lot TO witness cruelty that
no one would believe except an eye
witness, and in one Of the so-called
centres Of civilization. Would il not
be we'll If children were taught IN the
public school TO be kind 90 an mails ?
There would then be less talk @ them
being bitten by them. An animal is
surely entitled 20 defend itself. al
though have seen many cases where
they never retaliate.
As 70 DR.. Goldwater's activities in
this quarter, he evidently does not be-
lieve in:
Hs praye,h best who lovcJh most
Both man ana bird and beast.
For tho dear God who loyeth Us
he made and loycth all.
VERITAS.
Long Island City, Nov 16, 1914.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
The Coming Tower
Stretching a Triple Into Homer.

J. O. L.. Chicot and Nat one night
Stole off to quiet spot;
Stole off to haven of pure delight
Out of the family knot.
where are you going away from here
The Old Man asked The Three.
"We're going to search for the Big ldear,
That must come ultimately.
Walkers and Roget's books have we,
Said J. o. L.,
Chicot
And Nat.
The Old Man laughed, and he sang song,
"Tra-la -la-la-la-la-la
Why frtter away the whole night long,?
Thus queried the wise papa.
1--WE are going TO fashion wonderful thing, !,
They answered him hopefully.
"The highest of prizes to us twill bring,
The top Of the Tower. See?
And he may have to give us watches three, y
Said j. o. L.,
CHIcOT,
AND NAT.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
A DEFENCE OF THE "HEROLD"
A German Admirer Calls Ii Truly
American and Neutral.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor OF Inc tribune.
Sir: As a reader of your paper as
well as Of the New Yorker Herold"
feel compelled to defend the latter
against a thanking movement" a.
shown in your editorial of the 10th
inst.
have saved the copies OF your paper
and Of the "Herold" since the begin
ming Of the war, but I cannot ind that
the German contemporary has ever
blamed yoI for your criticising the
German General Staff, but only asked
YOU 10 put your feet in your pocket" 4"
as lafter the "Herold's" opinion) your
strategy was much inferior Co that OF
the German staff (who, by the way. so
far has shown much more ability than
the allied stafs). You certainly may
criticise that's what I read from the
Heroic" German General staff if
you prove 20 be able TO DO so.
You again mention that Bernhard
OF course. you have read his book very
carefully from the first page 20 the end,
and after carefully studying the very
inside Of the Pan-Germanls learned
that Bernhard is not known in Ger
many at all, but 10 the Pan-German-
lists and perhaps 20 the officers of his
former army corps. But never to Ger
many as a unit nor even TO majority
of Germans. There are certainly many
more people in this city who read Bern
hardis book, or at least know his
name as of "the leader OF the imminent
German invasion into the L. $. A"
or some nonsense like that. than are in
all Germany, Austria and Hungary to-
gether I'll bet you 100 to l that not
more than one or two of the editors OF
all four German newspapers in this
County Of New York read the book be-
fore il was advertised by the Anglo
American press of Park Row and its
euvirOns.
A 20 TIE criticised heading of a
picture. which gave you the feeling
that the New Yorker Herold" was an
unneutral German paper printed in the
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
\ Precedent in Miss Rodman's Favor

Ii is hard to imagine any better defence Tor
Miss Henrietta Rodnan against the Board oil
Education's charges than the quotations she mas
dug out of Superintendent MaXwelPs advocacy OF
free speech when he was engaged IN controversy
with President Churchill last year. when man
becomes an officer in the service of the Board OF
Education he loses none of his rights as an Amer
lean citizen" is one. "When wrote that letter
felt and still do feel that | am standing for the
right of every public school teacher TO set forth
his views on questions of public interest or any
question of public policy" is another.
With those statements the public was in hearty
accord-and is so to-day. Superintendent Max
well was never disciplined for making them or
for the activity which called them forth. Miss
Rodman may or may not have been indiscreet in
the tone of her protest against the Board OF
Education's "mother-bating.' But according to
Superintendent Maxwels own standards of free
dom. she assuredly had a right to make protest
Also. under the precedent established by lack OF
prosecution and punishment for such action in his
case she has an ample right TO expect acquttal
or a ouashing of the charges just preferred
against her. The Board of Education surely can
not have one standard of conduct for a high Off
cal and another for teacher.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
ROBERTS

Fourscore and two aud soldier 20 VIC
last, -.
You gave 20 Britain brain and vai0''
life; D..
And ages cold blood boiled when bi"'
aims fale ..,t
Hung. trembling, IN the ha"V
greatest strife.
What though YOU died unsearreo "
shot or she'll, ...,,r
Still died YOU on the flaming 'sn''''
line. 80, ar
And tho the storied Abbey hoia 10
hold YOU not .,r
In every Briton's heart will be S0e'
shrine. .,.,N,s
New York, Nov. l6, 1914.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
Hate and War.

As the weeks go by the bitterness between Eng
land and Germany grows more and more intense
The fact is regrettable but true, and there is no
point in glossng over the situation. France is
bitterly anti-German; but so busy are the Ger
mans dislkng the English that they have little
rancor to express toward the French. The one
great hatred developed by the war is that between
the two most nearly related races, English and
German.
The English newspapers are putting the inita-
tive on the Germans. They cite to support their
view the extraordinary poem from "Jugend"
called "A Chant of Hate Against England"
which ends thus in translation:
We will never forego our hate
Hate by water and hate by land
Hate of the head and hate Of the hand
Hate Of the hammer and hate Of the crown,
Hate Of seventy millions, choking down.
We love as one, we hate as one
We have one foe and one alone
London newspapers have taken up this poem
in a spirit of rebuke, but there is much to show
that on the British side emotions just about as
black are developing. The Kaisers reported
reference Cater contradicted) to the "contemp-
tible little army" of the English has been played
for all it was worth. And now it is succeeded by
This runs as follows:
Soldiers Of the Sixth Army:
We have now the good fortune to have the Eng
lishmen front, the troops of that country
whose envy for years has been at work encrcling
us with q ring of foes in order to throttle 1t
is that country which we have. above all else, to
thank for this gigantic. bloody war! Therefore,
when we have TO do with this foe. TAKE RE
VENICE AGAINST HIS HOSTILE INTRIGUING FOR
THE MANY HEAVY SACRIFICES WE HAVE TO
MAKE. Show him that the Germans not so
easily to be erased from the worlds history Show
him this by infcting German blows of very spe-
cia sortl Here is the enemy which chiefly blocks
the way in the direction of restoration of peace!
RUPPRECHT.
Perhaps such orders are true and perhaps they
are not The point we make is that the London
newspapers do their utmost TO faunt these chal-
lenges and stir a proportonate hatred in return.
The poets have Joined in the chorus, too. No one
has gone quite as far as the "Jugend" writer; but
Mr.. Alfred Noyes and Mr.. William Watson, to
say nothing of the railway porter who wrote
"The Day." have expressed a plenty of bitterness
and wrath.
The stories from the field run the other way.
Whenever the armies have chance to get ac-
quainted, from trench to trench or in adjoining
cots IN hospital, human nature gets uppermost
and friendly relations result. That is the same
situation observed in our Civil War. Yankee and
Johnny Reb We're friendly enough on the field
where they were killing each other; it was the
people at home who developed the unforgivng
rancor 1t looks as if the growing ill-feelng be-
tween Briton and German was following much
the same lines.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

ners themselves give the time-honored reply I'VE
have been; we are; we should be-" 1t requires
more than that refuge of inertia TO Justify their
existence. The city pays them good hard cash
to perform certain duties. II is hard to believe
that the city is getting anything like its moneys
worth While New York is great and wealthy
city. il is not wealthy enough TO pay its coroners
for work which could be done better under an
other system.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
Strange, Is II Not?

/ once doped out a vibrant lyric.
"Ahaw / said, "the panegyric
Encomium they will slip this pote
Will make him thrill and throb and gloat.
Come, We contribs, and lamp my pome
And fit the laurels to my dome.
Where is the person dares to slur it?
Twill grace the Coming Towers Turret."
Twas canned.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

discreet action in dealing with the
vast interests and intricate questions
involved.
Is it not worthy of trial? Or shall
the country and the world stand
aghast impotent and helpless, con-
tnuing 20 discuss causes, when the
present and future results are of such
colossal magnitu e, not only TO the
people of this and of all countries, but
to the very heart and fibre of Civiliza-
tion itself?
FREDERICK W. KELSEY.
New York. Nov. Is. 1914
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Young Mr. Schabinger. right end Of the Spring
field, Mass. Y NJ c. A. football team. is our choice
for that position on the All-America Finngins Our
decision comes after reading the of Saturdays
game against the Massachusetts Agricultural College
"Schabinger for Cantwe; Whalen for Schabinger
Schabinger for Miller; Miller for Schabinger"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

"War /. bore, Of course" writes friend from
Paris "but every time It rains and every time I'm
cold feel the horror and absurdity Of that three
hundred miles Of men sleeping in the mud and crawl
Ing 30 the rear on hands and knees five miles, shot
in the leg On my wall map the line Of little flags
is approaching the shape Of that sickle which shall
soon gather the flying Germans in
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
God Save Ireland !

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May I ask you who JaIsss
Larkin is and what are his credenuaF
God save ireland f.om such adyeh'1.,
ersl Let us be cool in this time %
trouble and beware of erafters. .,.
SLIEyENAMON.
Brooklyn, Nov l6. I9lt
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
| wrote another little lay,

/ wrote another little lay,
Whereon my genius failed to play.
Its metre clinked its rimes were bunk
To F. p. A. | mailed the junk,
And though he had assigned the dnk-
Y bit straightway unto the zinc,
Though he had canned the noble stuff.
What think you, happened to the fluff?
Twas canned.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

There are, on the o. h., things that make the day
instead of spelling it. At dinner the other night,
Irving Bacheller present. isn't that Irving
Bacheller?" asked One who Was There. "Yes," said
his dinner-partner. "Ive always wanted to meet
him." said our informant "Tve many Of
his apartments" "Oh" said the lady, chose aren't
his apartments. He's author"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

We are gladdened and cheered beyond expression
over The Tribunes Articles Of Faith. Our only fear
Is that now that advertisements are guaranteed
Doubleday. Page 4 Co., Garden City's fastest grow
ing publishing house. may discontinue using us as
medium TO advertise books OF verse.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

The Tribune's guarantee Of advertisements If we
do say it that shouldn't say anything else is fine,
a bravey uncompromising thing. But point arises:
Suppose next spring when The Tribune adyertses
the ball-games you are dissatisfied with the result
Or with the way the team you bet on played? VIII
The Tribune indemnify you?
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
OLIVIA.

To me. as to many other Americans, the word
literature is apt to suggest Mr. Canege.-P. J..
in the New Republic.
The trouble with the so-called younger genera
tion is apt TO be somewhat exaggerated
notion OF the message" that is to be delivered to
mankind.-New York Times Book Review.
That inept Of "apt" againl
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Once upon time there was little school
teacher She was good, old fashioned woman
and believed in the good, old fashioned maxim ;
Woman's place is in the home. She reasoned
thus: Since woman's place is in the home, every
woman ought to marry. Since every woman
ought to marry, it is better to take poor man
than none.
So she married poor man. And he couldn't
quite support home in big big city. SO the
old fashioned woman had TO leave her pace-in-
the-home and go back to school for several hours
every day. BY and by there were three in the
home. And the poor was still poor. So the
teacher mother went back to school. And in the
door stood big man who said, $50 away. A
mothers place is in the home
walton v OLIVIA
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Commercial candor in Brooklyn: "My prices are
very liberal for the work turn out"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

If we weren't afraid of being satirical-realizinc
Miss Rodmans fate-we'd show what the use OF
quotes can do.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Vivienne has not expired Au contraire, Kiping
says. She's hard to get rid Of as a SNOWFALL rolling
up hill and down vale.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Here's to vivenne!" writes T. H. s. May hel
shadow never exceed the righteousness of the Scribe
and Pharisees."
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
LESTER

There is no hypocrisy about the newspaper Office
boy. With the approach Of Christmas he does not
suddenly become efficient.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

You can purchase merchandise advertised i" me
TRIBUNE with absolute ssfety-for II d'ssatisia'-
t,on results in any case, THE TRIBUNE guarantees
20 pay your money back upon request No req tape
No ouibblInS We make good promptly II the ao'
vertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

"This is equally as good as anything you have
ever pulled in your column" writes f. NJ, whose
English is equally as good as his contribution.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Zip! goes II. VS. day when people who mean
expect" say Anticipate" But are they worse than
those who say expect" when they Suppose %
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18
Vivienne's Mother Goose.

Vivienne's Mother Goose.
Jack and Jill went up the hill
For 10 catch a whale,
An Owl came out and flew about,
But now you come at noon. T. II. s.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

We'd refer to the Board Of Education
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

Owned ARD pubehsi dsny by Tribune Association Ne"
vo-s ,-,t,o, ogden NJ Reid President. Rogers Soc
&C. as Tro,srr Address rrbuu. building No iS' Nassau st.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

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New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

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New-York tribune., 1914-11-18

We will never forego our hate,
Hate by water and hate by land,
Hate of the head and hate Of the hand,
Hate of the hammer and hate Of the crown
Hate of seventy millions, choking down.
We love as one, we hate as one.
We have one foe and one alone