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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
ONE ACCOUNT OF ENGLAND
A Somewhat Excited Critic Piles on
the Adjeetives of Scorn.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sin: | liyed in both England and
Germany for years and formed decided
opinions regarding the two peoples. |
particularly admired the German cities.
80 spacious and pretty, without traces
Of slun life anywhere. / saw a coun-
try that prospered greatly, with very
Few signs Of poverty, order and cour.
tcsy everywhere, and education as adj
yanccd and widespread as in any coun-
try IN any time in the world.
| first arrived in London after a trim
along the Rhine from Italy. | confess
that the first glimpses of London abso-
lutely horrlhed me, for ! know of no
city in the world where poverty and
dirt are more widespread or repulsiye,
| soon found that London was in these
respects but elder sister to the LARGE
cities Of England, which are in effect
huge slums with little GASES Of de-
cencles here and there. | found that
though England was wealthy country
that wealth was largely IN the hands of
little handful OF men, who led tho
life Of tfamps. and who only displayed
energy when land or property" was
mentioned or wnen libe legiSlatton
was proposed found much talk in
England about liberty" and "our great
constitution" and Magma Charta " bu.
as q matter OF fact the people are the
most ignorant, dirty. benighted. mar
70" and oppressed IN Europe, The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
OUR QUARREL WITH ENGLAND
Il Was Settled, and with the War Lord
Overthrow We Shall Have
Lasting Peace.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: W. V. d. is quite right IN what
she says regarding England'S attitude
during our Civil War. England was
sorry for what she did, paid our bill
and was forgiven, as she should be. We
had difference of opinion as TO how
We should be governed in 1916. and
backed up our opinion by force Of
arms and won. lfsEngland had not had
"a blame fool Of a King at that time
who, by the way, was German, there
would have been no war.
Many of the stories Of what the Ger
mans have done in Belgium and France
one must take with some salt, but there
are many of their deeds of tiendlsh
cruelty that are absolutely true. | have
a nephew and niece engaged in the Red
Cross work in France (they are both
Americans), and | know the deeds Of
the German army OF invasion of which
they write me are true in every par
tIcular.
There can be no outcome OF this war
but one, and that is the defeat Of this
"War Lord" Germany once beaten, we
will have lasting peace. If she should
win there will be no Europe, all Will
be Germany. L. s. A.
Montelair, n. j., Sept. %, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
TIE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYS.

october This daT did cast up my accounts,
and find | have as much money in the bank as the
bank tells me | have, which is a thing foras-
much AS ] often err in my subtraction. | find |
have - over what ! owe. which gives me great
content And T. Licbcr sent me this day - for
the wager had upon the Braves and the
Giants which gives me Is 10 the good But |
shall not have it for long fear. Did on my scar
let tye to-day. the first time this year.
Up, and to the Opel market at Fort Lee
Ferry, and bought some eggs and vegetables, fine
and frcsh-appearing, and very cheap too, and did
carry five great bags of produce home, in no wise
ashamed All evening at the office, where did do
my stint, with vast enjoyment and pleasure to
myself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.
./ha.,u,m@l1z~oeez.

typical Englishman is a slum dweller
a creature of rags, dirt, cunning, creep
ing scryility and hopeless misery. The
so-called Anglo-SaXon, twenty millions
of him, live I'M the foulest slums in the
world or is kicked from pillar to post
by landlord, as agricultural labOrer
and works ten hours a day for less than
81 a week. If anybody with the clothes
and address of a gentleman talks 20
working class Engiishmau the man will
be SO frightened that he will hardly re-
ply ] never noticed that terrified SER
Witty i'm any other country, and il made
an impression on me.
To sum up: The English. though
they talk Of liberty, justice, fair play,
bathtubs, morality, cleanliness, godll-
ness and all the rest Of the catalogue,
know little of any Of these things. They
are in truth nation of hypocrites,
bullies, Founders and creeping crawlers,
without an equal in the world, and the
world will be greatly benefited if Ger
many wipes the whole miserable, evil
smelling gang into the sea.
CLINTON A. TRACY.
WoolworJh Building, New York. Sept
20, iylI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
THE GERMANIC DoGMATISTs
Their Preference for Explanations
Against the Facts.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Peoples Column m le.
issue of this date +, both amusing '-|
unfair. Amusing iu that II reminds
of a lot Of boys at that age wa.
breadth and depth of vision, aolHy !.
judge fairly and genera. courtesy I.
most couspicuousIy lacking cam
each other hard names from oppo'
sides OF d fence.
Unfair i'm that these h0t-hcaded Z,
t.emen who h.l Your columns Il
cries of Liar "A'.-LIes.' ana p
like merely bark out these chsis'
with no more attempt az ubstan'Iag-
their claims and protests than IVA
barking at a passing automobile
I have been familiar with your pa.
for years, and / see no reason " y,
lieve that your new, of the war ~
any other topic is wiIfuliy ial'.
or garnished. Any paper IS, OF GOV.
open 20 uniutentIoUal error Do inc m
ter Of Authenticity OF war news iLs
must be so because Of the Impo's,,
ity Of substantiatiug these hect Gee. Co.
hay and incomplete dispatches ''
the seat Of conflict. Ind
But. sir. If these various corre,lp., (.
ents whose eHusious appear 10 'l n.
sue referred 10 desire 90 nave ~
allegations taken seriously let W ~
present some actual, properly SUI 1,
tiatcd proofs. They az present ~
their individual dogmati ms es,
the whole system and ethics OF lou.bI,
ism, thereby rendering them' "a.
ridiculous and az the same tiuls IA,
ing to rather than dotra-'lng lTrV2''Srr,
influence and prestige Of The dIn6sB
South Orange, y. j., Sept. 20 i'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
The United States as Ocean Freight
Carrier

ANY effort on the Presidents part to crowd
Congress into considering the administrations bill
for the creation of government owned and
operated merchant marine would have offended
the country. The public had begun to con-
graduate itself on the fact that this measure
had died natural death. 1t was drawn up
in a hurry in order to meet an emergency.
But little reflection showed that the en-
barge on our export Of commodities to Europe
which followed the outbreak of the war was
du not to the lack Of available freight car
riels but to a dislocaton of the machinery of for
eign exchange As soon as that fact became evil
dent the country turned away from the inappro
pirate remedy offered by Mr.. Wilson.
If the government should buy up freighters for
use in the transatlantic trade it would soon find
itself conducting freight business at loss since
its scale Of operating cost will far exceed that Of
the private owned foreign liners with which it
would be competing. When exchange had read
justed itself and transport conditions had become
normal again the administration would have use
less feet on its hands, and would have to tie it up
or dispose of il on the bargain counter
If the scope of the bill had been limited To sup
plying facilities which do not now exist and ere
not likely to be furnished by private enterprise in
the direct route trade with South America there
would have been far more excuse for it. Only
through subsidies or government operation can new
direct routes to South America be established Such
an investment would bring its return in time Yet
il is not now the most immediate need in the cam
paign for the development of on" commerce with
South America. As Mr.. John Barrett has re.
marked, difficulties in exchange must be overcome
before the countries TO the south Of us will be
ready to deal with Us a larger scale. If we
want to make South America "A better customer
we must first revise eXchang> and credit meth
DDS. After that there will be ample business for
/ direct lines of government owned steamships
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
PRO-ENGLISH SENTIMENT
Its Basis in American Blood, Literature
and Laws.
or of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: / do not know that it is worth
while 10 reply to T.. W. Bagg, who
writes you as published in The Tribune
to-day deprecating the pro-EngIsl,
sentiment of Americans He informs
Us that one of his valiant ancestors
fought as an American officer in the
Revolution. Most Americans in those
patriotic days of civil liberty did, and
most Of them were the direct descenO.
ants Of Engiishmen and inheritors Of
the laws and institutions appertainny
TO freedom, which they desired TO 1--we
under and perpetuate for all time. ha
war Of the Revolution was not against
EnglI8hmen, but against despCtlc
King, George III, of German blood,
whose motto and watchword was, like
that of the present Kaiser of Germany,
the rule of divine right" and coercion
the colonies.
This kind of rule has not hourshed
IN England since then. In Germany 1t
still prevails, and has its highest de-
velopment III Kaiser Wilhelm In Eng
land, on the contrary, Parliament, O..
lect!y representing the people, IS the
real sovereign, and my people" merely
Il harmless eplthet of endearment.
Why does Mr.. Bagg bark back to the
times and anJagonisms of the Revp!I-
tonary War and Of 1912 to evoke and
stir up Old scores and hatred Of Eng
land? That is long time ago .ld
many things have happened since thcn.
English and American opinion has come
together and advanced all along the
line. The same language and litera-
ture, similar laws and institutions, dm-
liar and familiar sentiments, political
and religious, ties of kindred and COM
merce ali tend to unity and harmonic
the careers and aspirations of these
two great English speaking races, and
1t was futile and absurd for Germany
10 suppose that the leaven of German
American citizens, even with Herr Rit-
ter as its valiant exponent, coI,d
change or sway the trend OF America
sympa,hles from France, who assisted
in the Revolution the American puo-
pie, OF Great Britain. with whom ue
are united as stated above in 50 many
ways.
But furthermore, while Germany has
made great strides and progress IN a
material sense as a nation. il has been
az the sacrifice Of the individual man.
It's career for the last nifty years has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
BOSSES AND THE ELECTION
Governor GIynn's Campaign Will Not
Be Carried by Tammany.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A. usual, The Tribune leads
all the New York newspapers in poiit'
zeal reporting. Its beat on the ap.
preaching retirement of Tammany
Leader Murphy would be a newspaper
sensation but for The war.
There is only one correction 10 be
made. The campaign will not be car,
RED on by Tammauy Hall. Governor
Glynn is toe wise a poIiticsl bird to
trust his fate TO an organization that
has so many underground connections
with The Distric; Attorney, who hap
pens to be the Republican candidate
for Governor. The chances are that
Democratic National Committee Chair
man McCombs. assisted by other vii
son Democrats, will take charge of the
Glynn campaign. Whatever help Mr..
Whitman may get from Tammany will
have TO be Of the grapevine sort. IL
won't count IN the end.
OBSERVER.
New York, Oct. ,, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
The Rising Star of the Little Nations.

Belgium fought not only for herself but for every
small nation in the world The fact is becoming
increasingly clear as the profound bearing Of the
vealed. Can it paying debt Of gratitude or what
YOU will, the attitude of England and France tow
ard Belgium is mmistakabe. Human nature
cannot help but respect and admire a courageous
defence against overwhelming cdis.
The case for the small nation was put by Mr.
Lloyd George in London recently in words that
deserve to be rcmembcrcd
The greatest art Of the world was the work Of
little nations. The most enduring literature of the
world came from little nations The greatest ltera-
ture Of England came from her when she was a
nation of the size OF Belgium fighting great empire
The heroic deeds that thrill humanity through ger
their freedom. All, yes, and the salvation of man
kind came through a little nation. God has chosen
little nations the vessels by which He carries the
choicest wines to the lips of humanity. to rejoice
to strengthen their FIFTH, and if had stood by
when two little nations were being crushed and
broken by the brutal hands of barbarlsm our shame
would have rung down the everlasting ages.
The list is, indeed, long one. There seems to
be something peculiarly favorable to individual
genius in the atmosphere of sturdy. homogeneous
state Holland with her Rembrandt, Venice Flor
euce Belgium and, as Mr.. Lloyd George suggests,
England in Elizabethan days, are obvious and stir
ring examples The service that Belgium has done
is 10 place high for all the world 10 see and remcn
Der the honor. the courage and the achievement OF
the small nation. Her example will live long.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
ENGLAND'S UNPREPAREDNESS
DR.. Dernburg Asserts That the British
Fleet Was Modified Early in July.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Maurice a. Low says that
the Unpreparedness OF Great Britain
for the war is sure sign OF her peace
full intentions.
Does Mr.. Low not know that the
British feet had been modified ever
since the first days Of July, long be-
fore any other nation thought OF mob
ilizing. except the Russians? Does
he further not know that the whole Of
the English feet has for two years
been concentrated on the English
coast and in th" North Sea, and that
IN arrangement existed whereby the
French coast would be protected by
English forces, while in the Meditcr-
rancaa English interests were to be
safeguarded by the French navy +?
Documentary proof for this is con-
tanned in the speech of Sir Edward
Grey OF August 3.
II is not correct 20 say that the
English feet happened to be in nome
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
The Entente Cordiale Becoming a Pas
sionate Embrace.
TaInnnany'

"Ia Ioyale Angleterre!" cries lie Petit Jour
nal" in large black type on its front page. The
war has now been on for some weeks ana the
Allies are doing very nicely on the field OF battle
But the French papers show plain evidence that
the great AngloFrench entente is Still rather new
,nd awkward and trihe hard TO square with
various fixed ideas of the past
why did the editor of lie Petit Journal" think
it necessary to remark upon English loyalty, for
instance? Simply because of that unfortunate and
disagrceabIe phrase which has been drilled into the
minds Of Continental youngsters ever since the
days of NapOlcOn-"La Peride Albion These
absurd legends grow up concerning neishboring
nations, the writer observes, and now is the time
10 realize their falSty and replace them with the
truth. Surely!
Take the London music halls conception of
Frenchman. It presents a small, mustached man,
with ribbon in his buttonhoe and a huge Lat
hopping gesticulating eternally chattering So
lie Petit Journal paints the picture. Equally I'M
fortunate and unSOund, it declares, is the French
carcature of an EngliShman--a long, loose ionted
giant, with red whiskerS and prominent teeth. Let
us make an end Of these absurdities!
Thence the dcfende- of the entente cordiale pro.
ceeds to terms of speech lie hopes that after
victory arrives Frenchmen will no longer use the
phrase Filler a rAngaise' to signify the act Of
leaving mpotey without addressing the mistress
Of the house. Also, he hopes that Englishmen will
cease to remark when it rains torrents: ITS 10
weather 10 put even FTenchman out"
The first Of these is pat illustration. as it
happens. of the cheerful way in which neghborinc
nations ascribe evil habits TO one another. "Fier
rAnglaiSe' instantly suggests taking French
leave" which is am old English phrase its origin
sgnifying exactly the trick of bad manners which
the French phrase does. The point IS clear
Neighbors delight 20 think evil of one another aud
long, uphill road lies before you when you set
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
The Special Newspaper Party Abroad.

Margaret T. Tiernoy the Lawrence GIass) Telegram
FRANCE
In Paris we had quite time
To make ourselves understood in prime.
First tried French, then German taunts
Possibly Spanish might bring wants.
But our hand motions were best understood.
That's all was needed, try would.
Some customs in Paris not fororu
Especially in the Bots Du Boogne.
La Place de Ia Concorde contained much history
While Versailles was most beautiful to see.
In the Tueries and Louvre were gardens sublime
And such magnincence AT Notre Dame and Madeline,
From the Trocadero afforded excellent view
The tourists sorry their numbers were so few.
The splendid new church upon Mont Matre
Might play in this important part.
We left gay Paris with many regrets
Saying, THAT City Wen never forget"
NEXT MONDAY: "SwITZERLAND"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
Whv The Tribune Supports MIR.
Whitman.

MIR Whitman ought TO be elected because only ny
his election can Tammany's hold on the state ne
broken this year. We say this though the District
,,torpcy has been disappointing candidate and
,hourb his politicaI course recent: has not been
one which The Tribune admired or could approve
In seeking office he has not been courageous frank
and open as the public had right to expect lron'
his nrcvious public career that he would he. lie
,,, do1~od the Barnes issue. And he has been
HARNESS. choice for the nomination. Also untort'
,noteIv he has given point to the doubt regarding
his purposes by interfering TO prevent the election
nj nm anti. Barnes chairman of the Republican state
committee. Nevertheless, The Tribune thinks Mr.
Whitman vastly preferable to Mr.. Glynn At the
worst there is only doubt of Mr.. Whitman, DOUBT
against which his whole record in Office fights.
There is certainty as to Mr.. Glynn, certainty of
uuftncss established by his record in office.
In Office the District Attorney has been able,
efficient. independent. lie has done things which
took physical and moral courage lie attacked the
notice system here as no other District Attorney
ever did and attained results in the falling Of high
police crooks which nobody was ever before able
,o obtain. He handled the patronage Of his office
ON basis Of efficiency, not of politics, and there is
q mass of evidence that politics never influenced
his conduct in office.
Governor Glynns record is one of having done
not one thing displcasing to Murphy and the little
,roup of upstate Democrats who with Murphy con-
troll their party. He has appointed Tammany men
10 high place and given jobs to men who them
selves appointed to office Tammany politicians
utterly unqualified for the work they are supposed
70 do. lie has maintained an economy which
turned the states treasury over to Tammany to the
extent of enarging the payrolls hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars, while appropriations for needed
improvements in state institutions were vetoed
and legitimate business of the state was ruthlessy
hampered or postponed to future years.
Moreover. the Glynn administration is not Glynn
aone-it is Tammany. Governor Glynn is merely
the best head of the ticket Tammany can get,
Below him come the Bensel who refused to testify
i'm an official investigation without guarantee or
immunity from prosecution and the Sohmer whose
Office furnishes fat jobs for Tammany district
leaders, vote for Gynn is also vote for the
PARTY which produced and fosters the State Civil
Service Commission, now under charges of mis-
conduct in office, and the superintendent of cleo
lions now being Investigated on charges of improper
political activity \ vote for Glynn is vote for
the party under which the road frauds fourshed.
Tammany typifes grab and graft.
Thus the issue becomes Tammany personGed in
Governor Glynn, and anti-Tamm'ny, personifed III
Mr.. Whitman The Tribune chooses to stand against
Tammauy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03

been one OF military couqIes. d.
power, commencing with the war aPs
and Acknowledgement of little Denni'
in 1865; then upon Austria NOV o.
ally, or, rather, vassall, than OF p"
panicstricken and betrayed Fran.
taking large possessions iu TERRITORY
all these wars. as well as immensesiL
of money and since this time has os
picking up and appropr.atlEg num.ite-
islands Of the sea- .thcsc she Is Us
losing i'm this war;, and there seen
no end TO her land hunger and coy
business. WILLIAM F. MACRAE.
New York, Sept. 80, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
THE CURSE or FAINT PRAISE.

have lyric aspiration;
Though my verses may not show it,
! have longed to hear the nation
Cry in chorus: There's poet"
With a burst of metered gladness
l would wing my way to glory;
Fevered phrases; ftful sadness
Would | weave into my story
Not for me the iingling verses;
| would chant u nobler meter;
Tempt me not with Grass sesterces;
Higher are mine aims, and sweeter;
But whene'er with wild citation
Tremblingy | smite the Tyre,
Comes the swift and kind damnatiOn:
Hes a clever versier."
IRWI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
THE TEACHER MOTHER
Can She Do Justice to Two Jobs at
Once?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: While considering The Tribune
the king O.. daily papers, and agreeing
heartily with the greater number OF
your editorials, yet, OF course, | some
time, differ i'm opinion from some
things that you favor.
In regard to the married teacher
unless Il widow, can she do justice to
two Jobs at once? Is not her place at
home with her little ones? Who can
really take a mothers place with the
little ones whom God has given into
her sacred charge?
And can she do full justice to her
husband in making "a really hcmellkc
home for him? And is il not 10 be
supposed that her husband will sup
port her? Is it justice to the unmar-
ried Young women VINO have been
spending years i'm preparation for this
work and are waiting, without means
Of support, for these places?
EMILY II. COTTON.
New Rochelle, y. Y, oct. >, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
The Coming Tower
Cheer Up!

Verses OF the CHEEKY school
Are the sort seldom slant on
To my bcttcrs, as rule
Such a. Ncsbit. Cooke and Stanton
Gracefully gcnutlcct--
have not the kindly manner.
Still | might have some effect.
Didn't Boston grab the banner:
Are you weary Are YOU worn
Daily do you crave the morrow
Nightly do you seek the morn
Are. oh, are you thrall to Sorrow:
Futile is your every wish!
Ouarryless your ievered hunting
Do not throw away Ambisll--
Didn't Boston cop the bunting
Are your spirits dull and low
Arc -ou fain to burst the icttcr'
Are YOU down as you can go'
Thinking things will ncJcr better
Look you lest the raging waves
Ovcrwhelm you, idler, dreamer,
Learn a lesson from the Braves;
Didn't Boston cop the Streamer:
Oaks from little acorns grow
May ] quote from Dulcinca:--
Hurricanes from zcphyrs blow.
And, pursuing this idea,
Who collects your rent to-day
Once was but a cellar tenant
! might be poet Say
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
Republican. in the Jersey Primary

To the Editor OF The Tribune. r,
Sir: viii YOU kindly morn .s-s
through the columns Of your 4.
what the Republican vote was wa. ' =, 70.
Jersey at the primary e.ectI,Gyn ~ h.
22d INST? "Thc New fork NomU "a,
claimed that the Republican to. ..oot 3
little over 5000. This stal cai,sty q
absolutely false, as in the J ~ Tos,'
Passaic the Republicans pou'tt Vssi'
400 votes alone and there arc -
more counties in the state ,uutEE
Brooklyn. Sept. %, 1914 yo,s e,
Unofficial returns indicate q. reessi
between 10000 and 100, COG al 'I Isrs,y =
Republican primaries in Ne" ''
Ed