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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
THE REAL CAUSE OF WARS
How Peace Could Be Taught in Our
Schools.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The real cause of wars is, in
my opinion, the adverse feeling be-
tween nations, which has its origin
and development in the primary
schools of all countries, where chill
dren are taught that their native land
is the first on the earth and are
brought up with the idea that all for
eign peoples are their interiors. Such
notion, which has for its foundation
a wrong sense of patriotism, is supple
mented by the history books with pict-
ufes of bloody battles which leave
lasting impressions on the receptive
minds of innocent children.
If, on the other hand, children were
taught that all men belong TO one
great family, that progress is the re-
suit Of the intelligent and Industrious
efforts of all civilized peoples, and that
the interests and welfare of one ma
tion largely depend on the prosperity
of other nations, a more kindly and
humane feeling toward ones neighbors
would in time spring up among men
and higher sense of conscience
would abhor war and demand that the
differences which might arise between
nations be invariably settled by an in
ternational tribunal.
LOUIS CAVALLARO.
New York, Dec. IS, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
CHICAGO WOMEN WHO VOTED
Their Numbers in Fact and as Repre-
scented by ANTS"

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Chicago women's big vote
is a source of legitimate pride to suf-
fragists. At the municipal election last
April, when the women could vote for
all the officer, 10000 women cast
their ballots. At the state election in
November, although they could not
vote for the principal officers to be
chosen, 1891 women went TO the
polls.
This vote was especially large in
view Of the fact that the state Supreme
Court had decided that women could
not vote for the county commissioners.
AS Jane Adams has pointed out, these
commissioners control the poorhouse,
the hospital and other institutions in
regard to which il was particularly
desirable that women should have a
voice.
The official organ of the National
Association Opposed to Woman Suf-
frage publishes in its November issue
a statement that the Chicago women
could vote for county commissioners,
and enlarges edtorially on the alleged
fact that they were permitted 20 vote
for the public officials in charge of the
hospitals, the poorhouse, etc"
Hardly an issue of the national anti
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
A LARGE ARMY UNNECESSARY
A Civil War View of the Value of Raw
Recruits.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Many if not the most of US who
served in the armies which fought the
battles of our Civil War do not share
the opinion that our country needs to
maintain a large standing army.
Our United States of America IS
stronger nation to-day than ever be-
fore, not alone in the resources out OF
which armies are made, but in that
unity of thought and purpose neces-
sary to make such resources immedl-
ately available for common effort IN
the event of war.
In 1861 we were divided and expend-
ed resources in battling for our sepa-
rate ideals of government. At that
time our very weakness was an invita-
tion to any foreign power to interfere
in our struggle. To-day we are one
people. with one flag, and our school
houses are filled with minute men even
more ready than ever before to take
up the vocation of war with devotion
which can never know defeat.
We arc we'll protected from the con-
sequences of any hasty invasion of our
land. Our means of communication
whereby armies may be quickly con-
centrated IN any part OF our country
have increased MANIFOLD since the
Civil War.
Granting that the influences which
are urging greater preparation for
possibilities of war are inspired by
unseliish patriotism and Intelligent
anxiety, the very eXperiences which
our neighbors over the seas are now
passing through are added insurance
against the possibilities of war at
tempted by any dangerous foes.
We are building civilization which
may become a world example of the
beauty and comfort of peace We
have seen that a great preparation for
war has not proven to be an insurance
of peace, but a provocation of war
Let US profit by the lesson and rely
upon the invincible forces Of our fra
ternity, loyalty and patriotic devotion
as ample safeguards for the security
Of peace. c. f. FAULKNER
Minneapolis, Dec. 10, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Economy" Which Wasn't Money Savin 9

The sequel to Governor Glynn's Economy"
which Mr.. McAneny found so commendabe dur
ing the recent campaign now appears in the
budget made up by Controller Sohmer for next
year. Department estimates run $4,000 900 over
the appropriations for this year. Even more sig
nifcant is the fact that the budget provides for
supply bill of S6,00O,000 to care for items passed
along by Glynn Economy" to future period.
Economy in the expenditure of public money is
not Juggling with figures to make a showing
or cutting down of appropriations for legiti-
mate and necessary work in order to produce a
small total. For much of the Glynn economy" the
Whitman administration will have to pay. That
will not make up for the fact that the public in
terest in some cases will have suffered meantime
because of specious Saving" in Glynns time.
Governor Whitman will have a chance for much
real economy in recognizing departments and
Kidding the payrolls of tax eaters who do no work
That will profit the state more than all the Demo
cratic talk about millions Of dollars saved which
weren't saved at all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYs.

December 16-Up and at my desk all the morn
ing, abourng at verses and what not Thence
with Jesse Williams to the playhouse, and saw
Watch Your STEP" and did like the color and
life of it, and the droeries of Harry Kelly and
Frank Tinney and Mistress Irene Castles great
beauty and youthful grace. And | saw Mr.. Mel
vile Ellis in box, and he had on fine fur sur
tout, and made brave show. To the Office, where
all the evening at my labours, and with no great
artistick success neither.
17-Up and did on my new blue cravat, very be-
coming, and so to the office, thinking to go and
take walk all the afternoon, but so great stress
of work upon me that it was near eight till | had
dinner, and all alone too, my wife telling me
that she is too i'll to come downtown, which made
me very sad to hear, and if deemed the gift of
a cat might make her we'll should let her have
one. But | know the cat would have no good
effect upon her health and wretched bad one
on mine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Hiding Our Heads in the Sand.

The House Committee on Naval Affairs has
done what everybody expected in deciding to close
it's Investigations. It's Democratic members have
no wish to attack Democratic Secretary of the
Navy. They felt they were under the necessity
of calling a few witnesses and going through a
certain amount of routine questioning Through
the persistence of Mr. Roberts, of Massachusetts,
one Of the minority this routine questioning pro-
duced some startling results But the desire to
20 on and get at the whole truth does not lie
in the Democratic mind.
Another cause of failure was exhibited yester-
day during the testimony Of Admiral Fske. Our
lack of mine layers was being developed As
might be expected the country has one where it
should have five ThereEpon Representative But
Ter Ia minority memberl remarked:
We should not make this disclosure of weakness
public.
The reason in mind was, of course, the notion
that by bringing these facts out in public we
should be informing possible enemies among for
eign nations. This idea is held by great many
Americans who ought 10 know better. The essen
tial facts about the American navy are the
common property Of every foreign Office. Other
nations make it their business to be Informed
Of their rivals equipment. II is safe to say
that the testimony Of the last two weeks which
has 80 annoyed the members Of the Naval Affairs
Committee contained nothing that greatly sur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
CROWDING IN THE SUBWAY
Called a Disgrace to Civilization by a
Victim.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | am a resident of The Bronx
for the last thirty years. / am in my
seventy-ffth year On Monday even
ing | boarded a Bronx express in the
subway at Grand Central Station at
1880 o'clock Not a seat was vacant, so
had to stand all the way to l49th st.
and Mott av. There was not only the
inconvenience of having to stand, but
the terrible crowding.
It was a disgrace to civilization.
Some one ought 10 go TO Jail for per-
hitting such conditions. Such thing
should not be possible in a civilized
country. What is the Public Service
Commission good for if it does not
remedy such abominable conditions
We are paying the commissioners large
salaries, and they ought to do some
thing TO earn them. They should get
after the Interborough and make it put
on more trains and run on shorter
Roadway. The State Board Of Health
will not allow the New York Central
to pack pigs in freight cars as the peo-
pie of New York are packed in the
subway, not alone in the rush hours
but at all hours. -
PETER TWAMLEY.
New York, Dec. IS, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
IRISH AID FOR GERMANY
A Reader Protests Against a Clsn'n''
Gael Meeting.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: As flagrant breach OF hmef''''
hospitality as has ever been perpe'
trated in this city took place last sa',
urday evening at the Academy .,
Music, when the Clan-na-Gsel o.
Brooklyn held a rally for the pufpO',,
of raising funds for the arming o.
the Irish volun GERS. ! happened 70 Ue
present at the meeting as IeporM'
for one of the local papers lwnleh IN.
cidentally carried but a small Story on
the affair, and | think it but. prope.
that the attention of the sutnorl'ess
should be call TO the happening "
the evening, with a view 10 preVeh''Hs
a repetition. ror
The meeting was nothing more Nv.
less than a succession Of sddresse'
denouncing England and laudlng ~
many, urging the men present, vi.
claim to be American citizens 70 n.'P
Germany in the war, casting sspersion'
on President Wilson because OF MS -
titude in the war and denountons
American newspapers as ins'i'O'''"'
under British subsidy. ,J
The trouble with the speakers e..
their audience seemed 70 be tns' r -
forgot where they are living. ~,
waved the Stars and Stripes vlgo.
ously. loudly acclaiming their amer.
icanism, spoke, as patriots will o. Ou.
great and glorious country, ana theh
came the deluge. ~. L,, I.
Free speech is a me tnlhg, NV !.
NAV be abused. The ULited states :. :,
a free country, but its hospitality may may
also be abused. II England has oe soo
unjust and cruel to Ireland lot "a
wears, that is between England o..
Ireland II England and Germany AZ
at war, that is between those two co.,
tries. II the common enmity Hsi
Irishmen and Germans have torSlji
England serves TO make the people y,
those countries the frmest friends le.
them be friends. If they want "
TO war, let them go. This European
dispute is not out quarrel, and win1!,
lone-distance patriots who drag UP ny
Revolutionary War and the war u
1912 10 prove that we and EnglSne
are still enemies should be shown ma
90 600 900 Americans think they a'
wrong. And they are wrong. -,
AN fRISHMAN'S GRANDEUR
Brooklyn, Dec. 9. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
eALLAOE TO Mr.. PEPYs.

OF course you are certain to have a cat,
However adroitly you may demur
You say that your wife desires IL; that
Unfolds the whole tail to your readers, Sir.
Now a painful doubt in my mind doth stir,
And so l indlte this simple ditty.
When your wife presents you to him--or her
You toiIl be kind TO the darling kitty?
O, look for the heart that goes pit-a-pat
In that helpless morsel OF frsking fur.
Blight not it's young life with remarks like Scat"
Replace in your thinkums this most unwor-
Thy prejudice with tender pity.
In being humane you cannot err.
You oH be kind to the darling kitty?
Remember tits feeding that makes them fat
At least. so the cat-books all aver.
And o, Mr.. Pepys, when you your fat
In the heat OF summer vaCATe, as twere
I'm you'll agree the mans a cur
Who throws cats out in this great big city.
Pardon. pray, the apparent slur-
You tci be good 10 the darling kitty?
Sir I'm poet you may infer:
| am not eloquent, wise witty.
Butt implore you. with eyes that blur.
You riH be good to the darling kitty?
ELEANOR BoorH SIMMONS.
TO contributors to the 0Byrne Fund: Open even
ngs until Christmas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
The Police Report Progress in the ban

The arrests in the Baf murder case 90 no'
seem TO have led to much, but they are 10 DC
hailed with approval because they show that at
least the police are sticking to their job. In 'ne
weeks that have passed since Baff was shot down
by hired thugs, this is the first concrete evidence
that the detectives were not merely chasing then-
selves around in circles.
The Baff murder will be stain on Commis-
soner Woods's administration if the gangmen VINO
committed it and the men higher up VINO pur-
chased them for the job are not caught. mere
could be little confidence in police department
if murder could be done so openly and the muir
derers escape the publics guardians. 1t IS 10 De
hoped, for their own sake as well as the PUBIC 5,
that the police are on the right track even II
they haven't yet caught the right men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
A Republican Protest.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To The Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: II the Republican organization
Of Kings County is trying to resuscitate
the late national Progressive party the
appointment of Marcus B. Campbell TO
the position of chief counsel to the
Tax Appraisers Office in Brooklyn is
certainly a flying start. Mr.. Campbell
has been the so-called leader Of the
10th Assembly District ever since
President Taft forced the retirement
from such leadership of Edmund W.
VOORHEES, when the latter was made
postmaster. II was the 18th Assembly
District that presented the resolution
the unanimous passage of which com-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

mitted the Kings County delegates to
the June, 1912, Republican National
Convention to William II. Taft. More
over, Campbell served on the creden-
tials committee of that convention and
took an active part in throwing out
Roosevelt delegates. Furthermore,
Campbell's election district captains
were out openly campaigning for Job
E. Hedges at the last primaries, alleg-
ing that Human and Whitman had
been guilty Of flirting with the awful
Progressives.
1t should not be forgotten that this
same Campbell some years ago ran
for Surrogate of Kings County, and Of
the several Republican candidates for
county Office at the election he was the
only one defeated. PENITENT.
Brooklyn, Dec. II, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

At the instant Of pirouetting to press our conn
dence in the unusually human race is soaring
Readers who have enjoyed Miss O'Byrne's poems
the best of the kind printed in this faeaoe OF
Fallacousness- sending their offerings ana we
have a notion that Miss O'Byrne's Christmas may
not be in the almshouse this year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
AM Open oumo
L

suffrage organ appears that does not
contain gross misstatements OF fact
In its October issue it gave the num-
Der of women voting at the Chicago,
primaries as less than one-hfth OF
what it actually was.
If the official publications OF me
anti-suffragists are so untrustwortny
in regard to simple matters Of fact
like the number of women voting IN
Chicago and the officers for which they
can vote, how much reliance IS TO DC
placed upon their statements 10 gen
eral? ALICE STONE BLACKWELL
Dorchester. Mass, Dec. Is, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
The Coming 7o9ver
Footlight Motifs.
NJ. vernon Castle in watch Your Step

Mrs Vernon Castle in watch Your STEP
The fair and utter grace OF you,
The witchery OF your glance,
The Young, the lovely face OF you,
Delight me when you dance.
The 1.-the and supple charms OF you
Softer than melted air,
The ripping, billowing arms OF YOU
O Lady, you are there
Or that | end this lay OF you,
Fain would | ask one thing:
I love most every way OF you-
But-Lady, must you sing:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Inmates or Guests!
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. ,
Sir: | quite agree with my Itlel tt
Mr.. T. VI. Osborne. Convlets eut".
not TO be called convicts. Hath nos 4
Jew eyes ?" etc, etc. But I'm not ~ =.
sure that inmates" is any better IA
even that word is not wholly free no.. 20.
a rather unpleasant suggestivensshv
Why not call them guests Ano Ma
not describe those among them
do not, as a rule, kick over the ns sour
more than let us say-three or
times week as "honored guests
Cayuga County, Dec. is, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
LORD BYRON AND LEANDER
Both Swan the Hellespont, as Reader
Correctly States.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: You have informed US in your
editorial Of the 18th on Bill in the
Hellespont" that Lord Byron tried TO
swim across the Dardanelles. The in
ference is, Of course, that he failed in
the attempt. Now, it is certain, on his
own authority both in prose and in
verse, that on May 3, 1910, he swan, in
company with Mr.. Ekenhead, of II. NJ.
S. Salsette, from the European shore
TO the Asiatic, in the Dardanelles
There is a very interesting note, writ
ten by himself on his lines: written
after swimming from Sestos TO Ably
dos" And in Don Juan" canto IL,
stanza CIV, he says, with reference to
his hero:
A better swimmer you coeld scarce sec ever
lie could perhaps. have passed. the Hcllespont
As 0nce--a feat on which ourselves we prided-
Leinder. Mr. Ekcnhesd and | did.
We are told by Hobhouse that before
crossing the Hellespont Byron had
made a more perilous but less cele-
brated passage in Portugal by swim
ming from old Lisbon to Belem Castle
HENRY NJ. CALVERT.
Brooklyn, Dec. Is, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Address to Young Ladies.

rBy Miss Mary Ann o'Byrne Of Wster1hei. y. "
And some OF the most beautiful dispositions
Among them can be found,
For they will weep and tell you Of the happy days
When their friends did them surround.
But the bouquets and candies
That they received with innocent JOY
They never once suspected
That there was in them a decoy.
That when they got their downfall
Their courage It was gone,
For every side they turneth
They were looked with a frown.
And them that frowned upon them
Would hold their heads sky high,
And imagine they would 60 to heaven
The minute that they die.
THE END
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

prised governments either in Berlin TOXIC VI
London.
That is precisely the point for which Inc
Tribune is contendng-that the American people
shall know as much about their navy as possioie
enemies overseas know. Does Congress tnliih
the demand unreasonable?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

An ingenious contrib is Jerry H. G., whose con
is written piece Of zinc. Dust unto
dust as Jerry suggests Bang!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Commercial candor in Brooklyn: "See our one
family houses. Improvements never dreamed Of"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Because you are not m. p. FAM" Anne writes,
"vou missed the treat of seeing One Wonderful
Night This masterpiece is RELY what its name I'M
plies. At a. m, as the hero speeds along Firth
Avenue he sees busy shoppers, children skating and
nursemaids wheeling perambulators."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Terrestrial Trials.

There are lots Of ordeas in this life that are hard
But the worst is to sit the guy
PLAYING whist in the smoker, who whacks down each
card
As though he were killing fly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

In the Christmas McClure's William Arcners artl-
Gle is-take it from the blurb-illustrated with
Imaginary photographs" "If I find an imaginary
movie bees W. H. may take you, in spite of your
apathy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Cir. why mn, TAX, the ncs,n. out tobacco and call
Tobacco Hasr ,.vuoun rwee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
The Mary Ann OByrne Christmas Fund.

The so-called slump in business is not to afect
this columns annual custom. Each contrib Will
receive, at Christmas, 10 per cent of his annual
contributing salary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

Suggested epitaph for quack victims:
Here lies Mrs. Gulla Bell Brown. She's dead.
She believed what the pat. med. folders said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

"a number is not needed if your ONCE is in the
Evening Post Building" runs the advertisement
Tush! If your Office is in The Coming Tower you
don't even need the city, state continent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

better swimmer you coold scarce SEQ ever
He could. perhaps. have passed. the Hellespont
As once--a feat on which ourselves We prided-
Lesnder. Nr. Ekcnhead and | did.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

TO contributors to the oByrne Fund.- Open even
ings until Christmas.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-06-18

exceptionally advantageous on dairy
farms. II corn silage is not accessible
it is advisable to feed beet pulp or 9th
er such foods in conjunction with
good clover or alfalfa hay.
As the heifer approaches freshening
the ration should be reduced until
about two days prior TO frcshening.
when all solid foods should bc taken
from her ana bran mashes substituted.
Feeding 10y the quart is not advisa-
bic. because the amount of food varies
SO greatly from day to day 4 much
better method would be TO wcigh the
feed and give Il definite number Of
pounds Of each foodstun daily or pro
vide miXture and feed certain
number Of pounds Of this. according
TO the condition and production Of the
different individuals I'm the herd. II
may seem TO the feeder that this will
require considerable amount Of time.
but by following This plan there will
he less waste OF foO7stuTs. and the
production of milk and butter fat will
be greater I'm response to the extra
pains taken