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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
The American Living Room.

one or our more venerable contemporaries fei
INTO sohe Qua nonsense the other day in commenting
upon the arusuc taste of the period. The source
OF the outburst may have been that "maudlin senti
ment TOT Things past which Mr. George ". Smile
refers TO in letter elsewhere upon this page But
whatever the source, the piece was couched IN that
careless and sprichtly style which "The Evening
Post occasionally permits itself in moments of
reckless mockery
Inc large American living room was n chief item
frowned upon. An absurd and artificial Institution
IL was hlnted carried forward from the past and
imposed upon presentday Americans by sheer com
puision or the architects. Appropriate once when
retainers were numerous, It was to-day n strilin.
reflection upon the unnatural artistic shirt or tho
age
unfortunately for these Ingenious ideas the living
room IS one OF the most natural American ,nsttu-
lions We possess. II does not mark an increase I'm
housekeeping burdens. 1t is simplifcation Of mast
complexities, a new and sensible Enclosure produced
by uniting the old, stilted paror with the family
sitting room. The old parlor was the repository OF
most Of the artistic absurdes so dear 10 the hearts
of the sentimentasts Also 10 was utterly useless
In its place have the modern living room
Straightforward and disable. admirably suited 10
its needs
Those needs involve the whole family. il is worth
pointing out and they explain why the living room
expresses our American ways so accurately Our
English visitors are always shocked at the lack of
privacy In American homes. And for better for
worse, privacy does play a precious small part in
the American family. Maybe should be better
and nobler folk II Il counted for more. But IT
doesn't; and the cheerful publicity Of American
family life Is beautifully expressed in the living
room, where take place all the social activities II
the American family from Irritation and the pursui.
Of education 10 fathcrpsying.theb bills, or course
II has 10 be large
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

case Then II the evidence warrants they are heiu
for trial before a justice Of the Court OF Specia
Sessions some time-maybe weeks-later Meantime
they have the advantage Of having heard the PROSE
cutions case, knowing the witnesses ana ha''ne
opportunity to tamper with them. The picHpocket'
the small thief the gangman, know how 10 use '''S
advantage.
The expert uplifting should go on and deserves
every citizens hearty support But, as Judge SWIM
saws. its effect cannot for many years TO come 10
away with the necessity for swift ana certain
enforcement of the law and the deterrent enecC Vi
knowledge that punishment will be sure ana sooh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
Census Figures Out of a Dope" Book.

Some marked improvements have been made within
the last year in the conduct OF the federal Census Bu
Useless over-technicaI publications have been
discontinued and effort has been made TO avoid
the extravagant analysis and reanalysis OF census
material which was so costly fault OF the old sys
tenn Census publications should have general value
and not he loaded down with excessive details Of IN
terest only TO a minute group Of specialists
In view Of its common sense record so far we
publication Of its socalled Estimates" Of population
for the various years between the ceDsuses. These
estimates are based nothing but calculation Of
what the population OF city state would be If its
growth has been the since 1910 II was In the
period between 1900 and 1910 The figures represent
only little work with pencil and piece Of paper,
and the same results could be obtained by any lay
calculator who should take the census figures for
1910 and apply the bureaus rule Of adding for each
successive year the average yearly percentage Of
growth in the decade preceding.
What is the use Of publishing the results Of these
arthmeticsl exercises and making the unwary think
that In some way they represent the actual growth OF
states or cities? Next year many Of the states
New York among them-will take interdecennial cell
suses, and then everybody will see the difference he.
tween real census figures obtained by n count Of
noses and figures produced by mere p,ioyi arith-
metical process. People who take the population
estimates for 1914 seriously ought understand that
they are product of the percentage table and not
of a house to house canvass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
WAR AN ABHORRENT THING
Some Method Besides Slaughter Is
Urged Upon the Nation.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: President Wilson should bs enoour-
aged 10 maintain his purpose OF await
ing the course OF events and IN exhaust
ing every resource before involving u'
country in war with Mexico. surrey
there will eventually be in the minds o.
wise counsellors some method besides
slaughter 10 settle the difficulties between
the two countries. when time shall na''
been given 10 know them and consul"
the conditions dispassionately.
War is an abhorrent thing nsvsr 80
much so as at the present. and II >
plain 20 see that the American poop.
are not 10 any great extent IN favor o.
crushing Mexico. The injury 10 ourselves
as a people. though victorious over our
distracted neighboring republic. Toula %
great, not only in loss OF life and treas
ure. but the ethical degradation "nu'
would follow would be incalculaole' N'n''
the municipal plunderer and tho h'sn
waymen grafters would rejoice 70 So
public attention absorbed IN tie "~
news and their own deviltries iorso'''D'
The vulturcs Of war by no means COZ
fine their operations to ths battiene''''
they soar with dripping talons over a.
the land. letting fall the vile fermeh' -
hate. vice and lawlessness. Just nov
a good time to mediate on these "V'''
OF Milton:
Peace hath her victories
No less renownd than VA
CHARLES A. INGRAHAM
Cambridge. y. T.. April %. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
TASTE BEGINS AT HOME"
Mr.. Smile Hits the Sentimer tslists and
Pleads for the Artist Artisan.

T the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir. The editorial i'm your issue Of
the 9th think. strikes the right note
Tho opening sentence. Taste begins at
home" may he otherwise stated as art
begins NJ home. If we have not tho
work of he artist artisan IN the home
the impressible young mind loses an at
mosphcre which otherwise would tend
10 enrich II and make fuller the later
life.
This idea Of doing violence TO tho re-
vered memories OF our ancestors in the
exhibition % bad taste is part OF a
maudlin sentiment which disapproves OF
ell advances I'm our civilization and
would deprive life Of the elements Of
progress and development and in prin-
ciple put US back to the days OF the
stage coach and no telephone.
| have conteuded that our art institu-
tons were not sufficiently advanced in
this work Of making their school work
embrace the tcchnicalities of the manu-
facturer and Incorporating the results OF
such work in their annual exhibitions,
thereby widening the influence ana pop
ularity IN these exhibitions.
We painters arc apt. 7 fear. n take
ourselves too seriously and regard our
selves as "all Of IT," 80 combining our
selves. our school work and our exhibit
tions 10 displays mainly Of pictures. In
this way We have been furnishing only
sort OF TOP dressing 10 the culture
Of art taste while We need to dig deeper
and get 81 the roots Of the matter. Then
would art pcryade the atmosphere OF our
daily life. our annual exhibitions, which
We complain are neglected. would take
este biished the salon as Il Is known
abroad. With it's varied displays OF
painting. sculpture. architecture. glass.
decoration and designs generally for The
applied art,
am aware that exceptions may be
taken 10 my remarks. The sculptors
have their show with tho painters. but
under what disadvantages. The archi-
tects have their own show. AM the va
rious schools Of applied design have
theirs. and then come tho multitudlnous
shows Of pictures and pots and pans
under the auspices OF tho cnterprising
department stores
II this art "uplft'--cXcuse tho over
worked term-wcre taken hold OF SORT
ously by the men who regard them
and pun all together" were given We
would have chance ~ landing some
where Goodness knows, wevo had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
Mr.. WILSON'S ENJOYS
They Might Learn Lessons in Polite
ness from South OF the Rio Grsnde.

To tie Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The studied politeness OF all the
communications from our Mexican foes
IS a model for diplomatic correspondence.
We have been accused before 81 shirt
sleeve diplomacy" but the climax ~
reached in tic recent outgiNings Of Presl-
dent Wilson's personal ENJOYS
Mr. Lind IS reported as saying I'm an
interview that the soldiers We have been
killing in Vera Cruz are lot OF eX-
conyicts and 'roughnecks
And Mr.. Hale is quoted in an article IN
The Worlds Work as calling Huerta
"a one-eyed, ape-like Indian"
We could take lessons I'm politeness
from our next neighbors south OF the Dor
dor: 1T least. We need not insult them
while killing them
JOSEPH y. HOLMES
New York. April -. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
A Call to Citizens.

To the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir War with Mexico appeaf' lne''''
unless Intervention soon takes place =,
We call upon all citizens OF TINS
city to show their respect for the AiN'''
can nag by unfmling It TO the breeze :,
every opportunity and every occasion, o.,
show 70 the world our love OF oo''N'
and the Stars and stripes 49,.
Memorial Day VIII soon Ia here' -,
e,orv CITIZEN In this great city should o..
fan to ny Ola Glory and at the s." "a
time show his appreciation OF It s aaa
tho boys in blue who went forth hi'y.0p !,
ycorq ago in rs defence ana sayior' o.
OF this great nation M
HORACE b. CLAFILN POST oa 81
pARrNIENT OF NEW YORK. GRAN
ARMY or THE REPUBLIC
Now York. April %. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

70 tho Editor of The Tribune
Sir: As YOU speak In your issue OF this
morning about bad taste" may | inquire
what apostle OF bad taste has decroed
that the public statues In this city shall
be glded7 There is nothing more digni-
fed than bronze. and the effect OF wealth
er upon a bronze statue Is 10 make 81
only more dignlfed But gliding makes tho
grandest bronze tawdry and gahsh. and
the weather makes il scrofulous. Pl,ase
use your influence TO have our gildcd
monuments. liko the sherman statue. at
the Plaza: the statue Of Alma Mater. 1t
Columbia the Maine monument. etc.
secured and made respectable. ln no
other city In tho world Is such an ab"r-
ton tolerated HERMAN BEATTY.
New York. Apr. 90 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
The Coming Toeve'
A Warning to Myrtilla.

Long and true my love for you, Nyrtilla'
Fervent as the solar rays.
Often, YOU recall, used to spill
Lot OF ink to print your praise
Blind was to all your little follies'
Deaf to all your faults OF speech
Fairest of the universe's dollies,
I>ovelest Of human creatch!
Melted BY mastering compassion,
Faults of yours | can forgive.
7 have seen you follow every fashion
Feminine, and let you live
BUT-and get me right, Q my Myrtiiia'
Hearken to my warning, girl;
Listen: I could absolutely kill q
Fluf ,pio aceays fSi,-hoOk cwI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
Mediating in the Dark.


rt,sa great handicap on the efforts OF 'n' 'i''
South American powers which have onereu ''e'''
,on IN the Mexican controversy that tney "'e V''e
m work so largely in the dark
rn r,uod States has accepted their gooo OFFICES
and General Huerta has also accepted 'n'i"'
wns, they try to establish basis OF aoJus'inei'
-s they ever to find their way out OF the tnicN A'e
~, NOW overhancs the case? How are lne'
going to define the scope Of the meula'ion ~ INV
u4r cover the demand Of the United states loi :"
radical thoroughgoing solution OF the MeAica" p''O
Inn, and st the same time be confined TO the sinsi'
,..ro ~ reparatIon for the Tampico incident-'ne
only issue which the Huerta government IS hAeiy "
acknowledge as responsible for the rupture OF req"
lions with the United States?
Until The notes exchanged between Huerta anu
tho representatives Of Argentina, Brazil and Cmh
.u.ao -,rb,,c the obstacles to the establishment
., basis OF negotiation will not he completely dis
closed.
D,plomacv especially dilatory and Obstructive
diplomacy. is the Mexican Foreign Offces long sult
the question Of what constitutes the grievance De
tween itself and the Wilson administration TO De
adtusted by South Americas aid. II the preliminary
exchanges between the A B powers and Secre-
tory BRYAN were full Of obscurlties, what is to be
exnected Of the exchanges between them and
Huerta's Department of State? General Carranza IS
nv no means the only master in Mexico or mn
power rococo diplomatic style.
II is 10 he regretted, therefore, that our govern
ment did not set better example Of clear definition
and exact phraseology in its note accepting the
good Offices OF the three South American countries
II should have indicated plainly what sort OF set
tlernent IN Mexico II was seeking and should have
said explicitly that in its Judgment the time had
come for permanent restoration Of responsible and
orderly government.
II suggested that aim vaguely instead ~ making
any misunderstanding OF It impossible. It is too
late now to go back to the simple, single issue or
the form to he observed in firing a salute to our
flag and that fact should have been UNDERSIGNED IN
Mr. Byan's acceptance Of mediation
There would be no advantage to US or to the rest
Of the world in dragging out a long negotiation over
the scope Of the mediation which is now under way
Unless Huerta entirely reverses his attitude Of the
last thirteen months he will not meet the vita
demand OF the United States that he eliminate him
self for the common good Should he remain obdu
rate ,and little else be expected Of HIM the time
spent IN negotiation would he wasted and the prob
lem would remain Just what It was before the medi
alton began.
The people of the United States tired Of fruit
less parleying. They would Ike to make a clea
issue with Huerta and have an ntolerabe situation
Of idle waiting ended. They are not likely to b.
satisfied with programme of long drawn media
ton in the dark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
TO UNCLE SAM

You call them bitter and insulting names
"Grcascrs" and bandits" and you try TO hate
These rufians-tis your duty to the State
Were Tampico and Vera Cruz in flames
You would cxut But icoWd roui Nav
The summons comes too late
And your Fictitious anger mclts away;
And a strong thought within you shames
Your manhood, and YOU shrink
Shuddering from the hypocrisy OF wrath
You have weighed war and the foul aftermath.
Have trod hrmer upland path
And must you sink
Think, THINK.
The accursed drums are sounding-it i, time
L. w. d.
Higher operates from the Times: "Msudc Fay Of
San Francisco made good impression rs Sciglindc
In 'Parsfa'"
The esteemed Tribune f. ". points out cudcs the
proofroom with The Rio Grande River
One-word solution-it is Bdar's-of the Mcxicencv
Evtctortano
II the Tower sends correspondent 10 the front
he will carry banner and emblazoned on il will be
our motto. suggested by F. r. r. Patience, You
are about TO know it,
FIAT JUSrIIIA RUAr COLYUM!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

long pull. but It has lacked the other
elements 10 bring Il 20 success.
think the moral OF all this is SUM-
ciently obvious without trespassing fur-
ther on your valuable space. We have
now an association of the allied art So
cieties OF New York. Let us hold our
breath and SEQ what they arc going to do.
GEORGE IT, SMILE.
Pronxville. April &c, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
An Open Forum FOR
Public Debate.
THE STRONG MIND AND ARM"
The Need Of the Hour as One R.sder
Sees II.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: How long are the extraordinary an
tics Of our schoolmaster President and
mountebank Secretary OF State 10 be tol-
Grated by the people OF these United
States?
The situation calls for man with cour'
age, brains and patriotism. who viii plaza
the lives or American zen. women and
children above experD ITS and academic
theories.
In short, tho deporable state OF anaf'
now existing in Mexico needs tho strong
mind and arm Of Theodore Roosevelt.
JULES r. GIMBERNAT.
New York. April e. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
THE DIARY or OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYS.

Aprl 25-Al the talk still Of war. and my Lord
Woodrow In great perplexity, meseems. Yet should
he in even greater trouble than he, nor DO Know
how it all may he stopped nor what is to come OF IT,
To Mistress Heloises for dinner and passed glad
evening there
26-To the Office until four whence home and
found there Mistress Edna Aug the playactress VINO
caused me great merriment with her droeres aud
mimicries II. Winslow and mis- wife came too and
we sang "I'herel Come Time OF Charley Harris
and had some talk too. Thence to the office again
until eleven. and to Nelly Tyers, where did have
a great helping Of strawberry pasty very fine, and
so home and TO bed.
2I-To haberdashers and bought three cra7ats
for my cozen Charess birthday. the first fine tyes
ever he had, poor wretch TO the ball park and saw
Mr.. Mathewson win game from the Philadelphia
team, but he hard put 10 It. But did win
book from Mistress Alice, who wagered upon Mr..
Doon's nine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
euT THEY STAND IT.

From Tho Louisville Courier-JouTnss
r. p. shonts SAYS the New YORK su ,.s,at
has carried el9S.W 10000 passengers W.
killing one Marvellous torhe'ran'e w..
Won consider what some ~ tho pa sens'''
have said about tho subway!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
PILOT WHEEL
ON u. S. BATTLE
SHIP NEW YORK,
ON WAY TO MEXICO.

n 60 on hoping TIL hope creates the thing
Ii contemplates namely peace again lying like level
shafts Of light across the land Evening Post
The sinks slowly to mis- Evening Post
Like level shafts Of light across the land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

How sharper than serpent's tooth 1t is to have
2 tbankless contrib. We put in most'of Sunday
afternoon tapaacking the pome referred TO- rs SUI
mitted it violated many rules OF prosohF' Ana ''''
is our guerdon. But We are used to II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

Mounted in heavy gold wire" says the story. and
NTH ,oon which will make 1t possible to use as
charm the bullet from the gun of Michael P Ma
bonev which passed through his chin week ago,
hos haan presented 10 Frank /. Polk Corporation
counsel" Are the Bad Taste Exhibition entries
closed:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

Tn. Tribune uses its best endeavors 70 insu.' "a
-.,worth,n.ss OF every advertisement 1t prints IN
10 avoid the publication Of all advertisements ''''
ing misleading statements or claims.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
IIIGHER NfTHAMEDICS.

rror 9Th. Flb.rroa Horses" Maurice Mset,rinck IN
Metropolitan
Than m. doctor takes from a envelope problem OF
which n. does solution; NIs904Sl unnamed
looks at the back or the paper ones
M is perfectly correct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

Willie Hoppe proved last night at the Hotel Astor
that he is the peer Of all billiard players at the pan
line ga me- when he made new world record hlSh
RIM of 303 at If balkline--Tbe Tribune.
The peer Of all, vet he holds the record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
PLANT OF AUTHORS WHOSE INITIATED MASTER
PIECE APPEARED IN THIS PJINFH of
pIKAsIRE YESTERDAY.

We grant that in having our pome NJ the neaa
OF tn. col. there Is sweeping renown
But m ther than have II brushed up oy - 10
we'd see II BIT further down. y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

o-r.. an, nnn,,n.s daily by Tribune A'socia''01
New york corporation ogden ~ Reid pre"uT"r,
v.,nor Rogers Secretary and Treasurer. hoo'e
Building No. 1874 Nassau street Ne" i"'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
CANADIAN RA l &c =
FOREIGN RATES

catered AZ IN. Postorc. at New York az Second N''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

Under his Tower flock Of prentices
Calling like bells Of little size or weight,
But bells no less
From "Flos Mercstorum.' by Alfred Noyes.
Thanks for the adj All.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28


.No, 80 far az ths zinc. however.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-By Mali. Postage P'ia 0o'''''
York:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

The esteemed Tribune T. ". points out cludcs In,
proofroom with The Rio Grande River
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

FIAT JUsrITIA RUAr CoLYuM!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

Higher operates from the Times. "Maude Fay o.
San Francisco made good impression rs Scigliudc
In 'Parslfal'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

rsry Sunday mos 10 DAILY ons 500
Daily ana sun9ay' ms 50l sunday only months IN
Daiy ana sunus c,b yea so sunday only, year '' -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28
Our Gildcd Statuarv.

New York. April u. 1914
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-11-06
JUSTICE FOR LABOR.

do not believe in trading pow
er for sponsibility- or If that
form Of word seems objection
able then to insist that with the
growth of power there shall go
hand in hand growth Of respon-
sibilty. SO that. for example. the
unon that has the right to elect
some of the directors in cor
poration land / earnestly wish
that such provisions for the cleo
ton of directors could be brought
about. or n union that has some
power In connection with shop
discipline. must accept RESPONSE
bilities to the government. to
the capitalists and to the public
at large. We ought not to be
content with any solution which
leaves labor all on one side and
capital on the other
believe no less emphatically
In the right Of nonunion man
Ia work side by side with un.
ion. will no more stand for
tyranny against d labor union
But the so called open shop in
which there is discrimination
against union men is one of the
most vicious types of closed
shops. Colonel Roosevelt.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-11-06
SETS NEW RECORD.

NEW YORK,-The workmen's com
pensation commission gave practical
Illustration of the value of state COM
pensation in place of protracted liti-
cation in the case of John Massett, a
laborer, who lost his life. Five days
after Massett died, his widow was
awarded a weekly income, based on
his earnings, for the rest of her life
She had filed no application for
damages. The commission first learn
ed of her case by reading of it in the
the day after Massetts
death, and appointed of it's own Volt
ton an investigator, who reported his
findings