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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
Misleading Sample Ballots.

II is unfortunate that the John Doe sample
ba lots distributed at the regis ration places for
the guidance of voters contain serious mistakes.
These ballots under the election law are required
to he precisely the same as those for use on Elec-
ton Day save as to the color of the paper and the
use of the name John Doe in place of actual
names Of candidates. They actually are so diff
ferent from what the correct ballot should be that
their issuance seems inexcusabe.
Opposite the spaces for names of candidates for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State
and Controller the party emblems and the names
Of the Progressive and Socialist parties ar
grouped. The inference is that there were fusion
nominees for these places. Socialists never fuse
The Independence League name and emblem are
grouped with the Democratic name and emblem
opposite the space for the name of the candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. whereas the Indepen-
dence League Endorsed Mr. Schoeneck the Repub-
similar grouping. is represented indorsing the
Democratic candidate for Attorney General. al
though it nominated candidate of its own
The wide distribution of such ballots is bound
TO be misleading. 1t may result in many spoiled
ballots or in the casting Of ballots contrary to the
wishes Of the voters. There should be immediate
investigation and official action TO rectify these
errors. If they are mistakes only. they are mis-
takes which demand LOT of explaining If they
are something ese-and it must be recognized that
the implication of these ballot errors is 10 the
benefit Of the DemOcrats-no explanation can pos
siby suffice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
BARBAROUS NEW YORK
A Pessimistic View of Peace in Greai City.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Cruel, inhuman, barbarous is the war in
Europe, as war always is; especially whom hate &c
venge and selfshness are the causes Erstwhe
civilized least polished the surfa re, the Ger
man pot and the Allies kettle calling each other
black New York reads of neutrality Violated dunn
DUN bullets burning of cities and catIedras, bombs
d-opped the helpless and atrocities on women.
In peaceful neutrality hold high. hands in
holy horror and think thanks that thugs like these
However, the barbarous armies of Europe have
not vet tried TO poison each other while New York
allows the sale of rotten food Poisoned with sui
phtes and sodium benzoate
New York denies clean and DECENT homes. sunshine
even to thousands of babies alBd feeds them with
milk from tuberculous cows. New York. too, is
numbering the innocents.
This city robs thousands of children of the right
to play The old Greenwich Village district has not
even one square foot of pla! ryrouad for each child
The community is stunting its children physically,
and therefore mentally and morally. We are firing
dunn dunn bullets into the coming generation.
1t is more humane to take and feed prisoners of
war than TO give no quar- ter. Il is not humane to
keep hundreds imprisoned in the Tombs during the
hot months awaiting triib, many Of them innocent
while judges and magist Dates enjoy a three months
vacation.
The glare of burning cities and the hunted look
in the eyes of the fleeing homeless haunt u.s. the
while thousands in Nea York City being evicted
for not being able to pay their rent in advance
The dropping of ombs on the helpless and the
burning of homes ss- raving about barbarians
but at the same tnte We are sacrificing OF
burnt offerings TO foloch in crowded fire Trad
tenements and waiting for the next Triangle horror
We stand aghas: at the human fodder being led
to cannon and ma ohne guns and allow the gasolene
machines on our streets TO kill thirty-five children
and seventeen adr.lts in a month.
We cench our fists at the reported atrocities com
mitted by the soldiers women but what about
the more than twenty thousand wronge6 women Oh
the streets of New York?
Look on your hands, New York, They are dripping
with blood, rSi blood which all the from the
Catskills will not wash off, for that, too will he
tainted witt. the blood of nearly three hundred
workmen Killed in the aqueduct construction
look at Europe in its cruel and cry: How
long, Lord, how long," | look at New York City
barbarous in peace. and | dumb!
New l6Gk Oct. O. 1914 JONAS SEIBERT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
Discretion. Not Reformation.

II must greve the patronage brokers who nave
been playing politics with the Workmehs 'o"'
pensation Commission that the APPOINTMENT Vi ""
assistant deputy commissioners has been post
poned. 1t will not grieve the public The only
grief the public will feel on the subject is 'ha'
shrewd politics-the fear that another patronage
grab now might imperil Governor Glynns chances
should have dictated this postponement rather
than desire for straight work and real economy
The payroll of this great department Is aireauy
padded with political jobholders. Ten deputy
commissioners at $1,000 year are holding down
easy Jobs OF the ten FIVE owe their appointment
10 the fact that they Democratic political work
ers and three others to political and labor union
influence The place is so cuttered with jobhold-
ers that the recently imported general manager
discharged twentysx useless ones as his first OH
cal act The postponement of the appointment OF
ten more salary eaters shows discretion on the part
of Tsmmany Unfortunately il does not mean
reformation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11

the reduction Of Antwerp are relatively uih'"'
portant. The investing army can now % useo J"
operations further to the west, and all DANGER o'
an attack from the rear on the German line OF
communications through Liege to AixIa-Chape"e
has been removed But these results are OF sec
ondary value. As base for naval operations
Antwerp is useless The outlet to the sea by the
scheldt River is through Dutch territory, ana Ger
many has. moreover. no means at present OF get
ting any part OF her feet into Antwerp. As IA
station for zeppelins modifying against England
Antwerp has some advantages. But Zeppelin
base there would be more exposed TO British aero
plane attacks than is base in Dusseldorf or
Cologne The occupation of Brussels, Belgium
capital and largest city, I'd practically no NH
tary effect. The taking yer Of Antwerp, arer All
evacuation. will be of scarcely any greater value
I'm helping Germany 10 accomplish her Pr'"'"''
purpose OF overrunning and crushing France
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
NO CHANCE FOR THE VALIANT
On Par with Weaklings in Modern
Warfare.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In spite of your correspond
ent's tart criticism" of feminist's
view. it is nevertheless true that the
strong and courageous soldier of to-
day hasn't the chance OF surviving bat
tie that the valiant gentlemen of the
sword" had in the days when knights
were cold. Formerly, when fighting
depended mostly on hand-to-hand en-
counter, a man could defend his own
life as well as attack his enemy's. II
he were strong and skilled in swords
manship he could hold off two or three
opponents at time. This was no
game for weaklings; the weaklings
persisted. The fighting was individual,
and each man fought for himself. IL
took a strong arm and a quick, calcu-
lating brain. IL was plainly case of
the survival of the fittest.
To-day the vigorous young man.
hood" and the weaklings are alike
mown down by the merciless shower
of lead. Whole lines are swept away
at a single volley. The valiant have no
more chance for life than the towards.
and il is due to the divine hand of
Providence that one man lives while
another perishes.
GEORGE W. VAN SICLEN.
New York, Oct 9, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
VIRGINIA PROHIBITION
Like Every Other Brand of Aridity,
Declares License League.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your recent editorial or the
Virginia result you call attention 10
the fact that wine, cider and beer may
still be made when the new order pre-
walls, provided they are shipped out
side the state. Then you add:
Besides protecting thus in its bosom
certain interests permanently arrayed
in active opposition to prohibition, Vir-
ginia at the very outset destroys all
moral sanction for the enforcement OF
its law"
After all, is this very different from
the prohibition movements position in
other supposedly dry" states?
Is there any more hypocrisy here
than in any of the other states voted
dry" with great flourish. but always
with provision made for an undimin-
ished liquor supply from outside?
II the liquor business itself is sinful,
as the prohibitionist urges, why is not
the use of liquor equally sinful? YET
where do the prohibitionists try 10
make it so? Where do they honestly
try to make prohibition a reality by
the use of the federal Webb Kenyon
statute, passed, we were told, 10 en-
able prohibition states to achieve real
aridity? 7. VI. GILMORE,
President National Model License
League.
New York, Oct. 8, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11

restores the integrity of nations. subjugates no OF
and permits a genuine and lasting renei I,ou ,"s
waste and tension OF ornaments under WHO" ""
suffered so long.
OF course the Pence Union demanded "her
things as well greater publicity and popular con
troll OF foreign affairs and, ns Mr. Angel put u,
some sincere attempt made to create a COUNCIL VI
the nations and to reduce ornaments Ne''ne'
of these proposals seems exactly revolutionary a
possible concert OF European powers looking low
ard disarmament was mentioned regretfuliy III
Sir Edward Crews last cable to Berlin before the
outbreak OF hostilites Why. then, this Hood OF
hostility to so righteous movement?
The bulk Of the answer il the unavoidable truth
that the settlement Of peace terms will be by no
means easy no matter how united public opinion
is on general principles. Even accepting such
statements as that of Mr. Churchill at their tuli
value the possibility Of disagreement Is enormous
The racial lines in such communities rs Alsace-
Lorraine Trent and Trieste Schleswig- Hoste'n
and German Poland are nextrcaby confused. \
plebscte would probably only increase the de
batable points II is one thing to lay down n gen
cral rule of complete righteousness and quite an
other thing to apply il TO the intricacies OF Euro
pean populations.
troversy will he bulded. The mtarists will in
sist upon stripping Germany of every debatable
province which has military value, just as Won
Moltke prevailed Bismarck and effected the
seizure OF Alsace- Lorraine in 1871 Broadly, the
dispute is likely TO he fought out along existing
party lines. the UniOnist view being that OF the
military, the Liberal view holding to the
democratic rule II is not necessary to consider
that either side will be altogether right alto
gether wrong You will find few Englishmen to
day to defend their nations unpreparedness, the
work Of Liberal statesmen. Military necessity may
rightfully play part in determining boundaries
where large population is not affected. The
democratic spirits of England need not pursue any
such precise and mathematical ideal as that laid
down by the Peace Union. Rather their aim should
be TO prevent a repetition Of the Won Moltke blum
der in Alsace- Lorraine. Where such blundcr IS
threatened only good judgment and wise states
manship can determine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
The Peace Party of England and the
End of the War.

Almost the first real and bitter Quarrel within
the boundaries of England since the war began has
arisen the efforts of certain workers for peace
10 look forward TO the end OF the war and endeavor
to influence public opinion in favor of liberal
peace terms. The Union Of Democratic Control j.
the organization proposed To carry on "A prOpa
ganda already formulated by Mr.. Ramsay Mac
Donald, Mr.. Charles Trevelyan and Mr. Norman
Angel among others Their programme is simple
enough and for the greater part sound in American
eyes. 1t was stated, however, as to arouse the
Unionist newspapers to anger, and the outburst Of
party feeling is suggestive hint of the political
dispute which is certain to blaze up in England
the instant victorious peace is in sight
For a good summary of the peace conditions
suggested we take the words of Mr. Norman An
CELL in letter to THE Spectator.
What we have proposed is that in the future proy-
aces should not be transferred without some guar
antee OF the consent of their populations that inter
national engagements should in future have consti-
tuonal SANCTION that there should be some sincere
attempt made to create council of the nations and
to reduce ornaments. These things may be Utopan
and impractcable; but, as some one remarked the
other day, the choice seems to be between "Utopia
and hell"
Thus temperately and moderately phrased it is
hard To see how anybody'S wrath could have been
aroused. TO be sure, the original proposal went
into greater detail. demanding for instance a
plebscte of the population of ii province before
il should be transferred. This will appeal to most
people as fantastic and impracticable condition.
one which il would be all but impossible to ex
ecute impartially. But the underlying idea is I'M
questiOnably sound. The Spectator while be-
aboring the peace gentlemen as "self-rghteous
sophists,' FASTENED to quote from its own columns
to show that it had gone record against any
body snatching. 1t had said as long ago as Aug
ust 10
To put the matter in a nutshell. must not man
ufacture moral explosives by detaching provinces
that do not want 10 be detached. Restoring prov
inces that longing for restoration is of course
altogether another matter.
There is also on record the striking statement
by Mr.. Winston Churchill contained in an inter
view in the "Giornae d'Itaia." The First Lord
of the Admiralty cannot be accused OF standing
with the radicals of his party, and his mitarist
faith is public property. Yet said he
We want this to settle the map of Europe on
national lines and according to the true wishes Of
the peoples who dwell in the disputed areas. After
all the blood that is being shed we want a natural
and harmonious settlement, which liberstes races,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
Its A LONG, LONG WAY to-"

From The London Pail Mall Gazette
HELOISE DE PICARDlE.
Engshman, Englishman, marching by the vine,
Singing such merry song, and airy,
Tell me is this Picardy. sunny land of mine,
Half much jolie Tpperairee?
NJ. ATKINS DE LONDRES
Wot oh!-Tpperary, Miss? Honest. ! dunno:
Only wot some donah name of Mary,
Lives there, and from Lunnon it's a stiffsh bit
to 20.
That's all / can tell Of Tipperary.
HELOISE DE PICARDlE.
Highlander, Highlander. rollicking along;
How you sing prettily mon cherI,
Tell me of the valley you are praisIng IN your
song
Are the blossoms fair in Tipperairee:
CAPORAL "MAC" DE GLESGA.
Bonnie lass, bonnie lass we be Scots sac Draw,
Therefore we be canny and wary.
Aiblins MIGHT tell a lass of hoo the gowans
graw.
Naethin' do we ken O. Tupperary.
HELOISE DE PICARDIE.
Irishman. Irshman, singing to the breeze,
Warbng of your country and the fairy
Waiting for her soldic~ in your Erin overseas,
Tell me of your love and Tipperairee.
LIZ FUSILlER OHARA.
Bless yer sowl, achusa. sure you've got ms IL
SPELL
Askin' such question; for I've nary
Swateheart-'less yerself II say the word!
sad to tell,
I've niver set fut in Tipperary
f. A. MORPHY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
THE NEXT WAR
Present Battling Called Childs Play
Compared with What Future Mill
tarists Will Contrive.

TO The Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Why, this war is nothing com
pared to the coming war. Future gen.
ers.tions and nations, especially those
nSst cultured, will look upon German
~ ton siege gun as mere toy gun
a. the past. This war Is mere prac'
lice. Army mechanics are simply try
ing out their skill and learning their
deficiencies in some of the most mod
ern war machines, so that they may
improve them in the near future. Kill
ing 1000 men a day and burning Il
city a week are mere beginning.
read the other day that celebrat-
ed German professor is now at work on
a tellepaphonc whereby the German
army may be able TO know what the
enemy knows and thinks. Another
Berlin professor is working on wisha-
phone, whereby the enemy will do just
what the German war staff wishes 1t
10 do. Both professors are Fastening
in the work and have promised the
Kaiser to have these two instruments,
if not some more, ready for the next
real war. Each professor will receive
an iron cross for his contribution to
civilization and progress.
MAN WEBER.
New York. Oct. 9, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
GERMANY MUST WIN
So Reader Views the Consequence
of Her Superior Race Of Men,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Pray let one VINO IS strongly
pro-German pipe up bit against the
shallow self-assurance Of Mr.. Jerome
X. Jerome and his critic, Mr.. Char es
X. Sleefe, both of whom, in the most
offhand way imaginable, declare that
England will win.
One guess may be as good as an
other, but guessing is of no account in
matters Of immense magnitude whereof
the spiritual forces which distinguish a
superior race of men array themselves
against the material resources of a
widespread dominion.
England's allies are virtually three:
|, France, whose heroism is scarcely
anywhere matched, but whose national
condition is such that she would have
been wholly Frustrated before to-day
had the Germans not waited the five
days they did wait for Belgium's per-
mission to cross her territory; 2, Rus
STA, whose resource in men is practi-
cally illimitable, but whose governmental
conditions are so utterly bad in every
thing which makes for sterling national
efficiency that she cannot possibly arm,
supply, transport and sustain her eight
or ten millions of men at all; 3, Bel
GUM, whose martial courageousness
outstrips all else that she possesses,
but whose hopelessly mistaken attitude
as a willing buffer state for the benefit
of England-witness Antwerps princi-
pal Notifications, all placed as against
Germany has now resulted in her de-
structlon.
This arrangement of the prime fac
tors involved very clearly indicates the
inevitable outcome. 1t conclusively
leaves England eventually high and dry
on the reefs of disaster, whence she
cannot COR at least will mott be rescued
by her colonials, simply because her
colonisls do not half care whether she
survives as an empire 90 or not. This
latter manifests itself in the circum-
stance that throughout the past six
frightful weeks her colonies have not
sent her half million men.
ALFRED LAURENS BRENNAN.
New York Oct 10 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
WOMAN'S INDEPENDENCE
Efforts to Restrict Her Along Eco.
nomic Lines Are Opposed.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is admitted by your correspond
ent, Mrs. Seton, that there are married
teachers who have relations able and
willing to care for their children. But
those who are SO situated. in her opin-
ION, are comparatively few, and the
rule must be made to fit the majority.
What is to be gained by such an atti-
tude? Why is rule needed at ali :,
~ doubt many women would feel un-
able to teac;l and attend to the duties
OF motherhood at the same time
Under. suck circumstances teachers
Will abandon their occupation without
the compulsion of any ruling On the
other hand, if married woman with q
child has the desire and energy. as
many have, to contribute to the social
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
A NEW SCOTCH REEL

THESE lines. contributed The London Times icer
iorten at Mciud the SeiHc tcheH n occupied
regiment Of Hi0hIdndcrs, Nth their pipes
Dance, since ye're dancing William,
Dance up and doom,
Set to your partners. William,
Well play the tune
See, make n bow to Paris,
Here's Antwcrp-toon;
OFF to the Gulf of Riga,
Back to Verdun
Ay but I'm thinking. laddc,
Yen use your shoon
Dance since ye're dancing, William,
Dance up and doom
Set to your partners, William,
Well play the tunei
What! Wad ye stop the plpers?
Nay tits ower-soon!
Dance, since you're dancing, William
Dance ye puir loon,
Dan = till you're dizzy William
Dance till We swoon.
Dance till ye're dead, my ladde
We play the tune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
ENGLAND'S "INFAMY"
A Request Is Made for Dates and
Facts

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Alfred Laurens Brennan,
one of those gentlemen who do not
know that Oliver Cromwell died some
time ago, issues challenge to Wis
count Bryce to deny that England has
broken and even laughed at several
scores of treaties" during the last three
hundred years. No doubt his lordship's
attention will be directed to Mr.. Bren-
mans challenge, but | would suggest
that it would be desirable for Mr..
Brennan first to furnish a bill of par
ticulars. as otherwise the author OF
THE American Commonwealth" may
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
Remember Rheims and Louvain

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | am a Daughter of the Ameri-
can Revolution. which in itself says
that my ancestors fought against Eng
land They came from England also,
which perhaps accounts somewhat for
my feeling toward that country. While
hope my country will remain strictly
neutral in this great struggle, | feel
sure that most Of my countrymen hope
for the success Of the Allies, and con-
denim the nation which ravsges a coun-
try as Germany has done. Remember
Rheims and Louvain,
ANNA GERTRUDE ROBERTS.
Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson, Oct. s,
1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11

merely cable a denial and let it go at
that. OF the several scores of treaties
that England has broken and Laughed
at, Mr.. Brennan can no doubt recall
number of specific examples. Bring
along your facts and dates. Mr.. Bren-
nan, so that we all may know the depth
and extent of England's infamy.
SCOTT ROBINSON.
Brooklyn. Oct. s, 1914.