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New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
NO OUTSIDE PRESSURE
Standard Oils Policy Not In
huenced by the Walsh Com
mittees Work.
ro tho Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. In last Sundays Tribune editorial an
nouncement was made that "the granting OF
tho eioht.hour day TO Standard oil Company
cmnloves is direct result OF the work OF the
United States Commission on Industrial Re
lations" and, "if it had not been for the
smashing report of its Investigators on the
conditions which produced the Bayonhe
strike. IL would have been difficult
TO conceive OF the present action"
Permit US to say that these statements are
based on misapprehension of the fs>>, OF
the case. as we'll as taking for granted that
the silence Of the Standard Oil Company over
the remarkable statements and conclusions IN
the report Of the Industrial Relations Com
mission was a tacit admission of the correct
ness of the commissions summarization'
This is not the fact. The so-called report
was so visbly nexact and so obviously an ex
parte argument that it did not seem worthy
of comment or controversy.
The attitude of the Standard Oil Company
toward its employees is correctly stated IN the
public notice of the adoption OF the eight
hour working day and quoted in The Tribune
viz: at is the policy of this company to keep
its wages and working conditions equal to or
in advance of the wages and working condi-
tions of other men doing a similar class OF
work"
In making this announcement the Standard
Oil Company was not Influenced in any way
whatever by the report of the Industrial Re-
latons Commission or by the report of its
investigators. The increase in wages and the
reduction in the hours of labor had no con l.
nection, immediate or remote, with the find
ings of the commission, and was not a direct
result of the work" of it, nor even An indirect
result The Standard Oil Company had the
subject of an eight-hour day under consid-
Grafton for some months prior to the Bayonne
strike and was governed solely by recognized
economic conditions, as expressed in the in
tcntion TO keep wages and working conditions
equal to or in advance of the wages and con-
ditons elsewhere. No other consideration
entered into the adjustment.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY New Jersey.
A. c. BEDFORD, Vice-President.
New York, Sept. g. 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Plattsburg and the National Guard.

1t is only natural that the national
guard should feel somewhat jealous of the
popular interest and applause evoked by
the rockies at Plattsburg. Militiamen have
teen sacrificing their vacations for years,
and with the reverse Of encouragement
from their fellow citizens, for the same
object so commended at Plattsburg; and
now in a moment of popular excitement
thousand of the hitherto indolent leap to
arms, and after the sacrifice of a single
vacation and the requirement of only
small part of the knowledge and training
possessed by the national guardsman, take
mp the front of the stage.
One can hardly blame General Organ
and his officers, therefore, if at Van Cort-
landt Park they present rival show on
ten times the scale Of Plattsburg just to
let US know, that while we have been ex-
pending our enthusiasm ~ the distin-
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Misguided Economy"

Governor Whitman's tribute TO the WORK
of the reorganized State Department Of
Health. particularly in its infant hygiene
campaign. is well deserved. Under DR..
Biggs and the Health Council, the depart
ment has conducted systematic, scien-
tifc war against disease and unsanitary
conditions which is gradually bringing up
the state at large to the position Of emf
nence which New York City has held by
virtue of its excellent department. For
that reason it is extremely regrettable that
the Legislature, misguided by spirit OF
petty politics, refused TO make adequate
approprietions for the retention Of some
of the men and bureaus whose unremittlng
labors have made this possible.
The Tribune called attention to this at
the time. 1t sincerely hopes that now, as
Governo- Whitman indicates may be pos
sible. some way will be found to keep the
present excellent organization unbroken
Assuredly next year ample funds should
be provided to permit the Health Depart
ment to continue unhampered its valuable
work. II is the meanest, stingiest notion
of economy-not economy itself-which
stints expenditures for the saving and pro
lection of human lives, the states greatest
wealth.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
AN ANSWER TO DUMBA
Czechs Insist They Are Neither
Ignorant nor Austrian.
70 the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow US through the columns
YOUR valued paper to refute the insulting
and degrading expressions used by the Aus
,rian Ambassador, Dr. Constantin Dumoa' ~
garding the working people Of Slayonie OF
gin. who he claims are Austro-hunga'H
subjects.
In his statement TO the American pre-"
Ambassador Dumba says:
"There are thousands OF workingmeh
the big steel industries who are natives
Bohemia, Moravia. Carniola, Galicia' Daim'
tia. Croatia, Slavona and other people
the races from ustria-Hungary who are I'd
educated and who do not understand ue
are engaged in a work against their oN
country" Furthermore, he states;
THE greater part Of German workmen
all ranks are educated. They read and d.
cuss matters and can be easily reached. M
so with the many races and the great Ign"
rant mass of our peoples
Overlooking the unfair and unjust opinloi
of Ambassador Dumba regarding the peeps
of his country whose representative ana p'g
tector he claims TO be, we wish 70 say thH
Bohemians are we'll educated people, II !"
are to use the immigration Once report .i
standard. This report shows that Bohenn'
immigrants are only 212 per cent iilitersS
this being the smallest percentage OF
countries with the exception Of ScandlnsVi
If the statement of DR.. Dumba is Irs'
then il is only another proof that the Au'
trian government does not provide suneien
opportunities for the education OF its per
pie.
In defence of his unlawful and anti-Amsn
can act with intent 10 disorganize anG "
I'D the munition industry, DR.. Dumbs pn
claims that il is his duty to do so in Ofao
TO inform the uneducated people OF ms Cow.
try of their unlawful employment. In wv
name of all Bohemians, Moraylsns, slo'tN
and other Slavonic people in this eOunH'
who have no desire whatsoever 10 r's'.
to their Fatherland, from which tney W"
driven for political and economical resso..
we herewith refute most emphaucaly 70,
outrageous insult to the Slavonc people
America. We take the liberty 20 say 10 ~
name of all Slavonic workers in muhi"V
factories that they will gladly work % -
war supplies contracted for by the AiIss
long as they are reasonably paid for n'"
labor a.;,
Their sublime ambition is 70 help n'.
brothers on the other side Of the Atlshu'
accomplish the rejuvenation Of the sIs.oa.
race and help TO free all European nau.I'
from the militaristic monster. This can ~.
be accomplished by the complete des'rue'''
Of the militaristc oppression.
Every new feature, as the work OF A"y..
sador Dumba, for instance, is only sno,as
inducement for our people to continue '..
work in lawfully supplying the Alile' ~
thus helping to destroy their enemies. "a
BOHEMIAN NATIONAL ALLlANOh
AMERICA, 80,
Jaroslav Cisar, Secretary for the sas''''
States.
Now York Sent z 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
A Warning to the Hyphenated.

Stahl. the German reservist who admit
ted that he perjured himself when he swore
that he saw guns on the Lusitania, is on
his way to prison, where he belongs. 1t
is fit and impressive ending to par
ticularly outrageous misuse Of American
institutions. His especially its end
ing-ought to serve as a warning to over
jealous fellow-countrymen who are taking
long, long chances with American patience
and American laws
Stahl may have been, as an individual,
misguidedy seeking to serve his father
land. lust as Muenter with his bomb and re-
volvers may have been expressing merely
his crazy individual notions. Nevertheless,
there has been too much activity in this
land of the free. whether individual or
official and organized, which has been cal
culated to benefit Germany only. Ameri-
can passports have been forged and used
to further German schemes. American
factories have been subject, recently, to
a most amazing series Of mishaps
they happened to be busy on war orders
which would not benefit Germany. Amer
ica wants no side-line to the European
war to be conducted here, whether by
forgery and perjury or by bomb and sabot-
age. The conviction of this liar is salu-
tary. 1t should not be the only instance
of this country's work to protect its
citizens.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Preparedness a la Bryan.

1t is indeed gratifying to have even Mr..
Bryan turn his thoughts to the matter of
national preparedness and to have him
set forth so excellent a programme, as
far as il goes. A system Of highways, Of
real up-to-date automobile highways,
stretching from coast to coast would serve
the country admirably in a modern cam
paign, which depends to such an enormous
extent on motor traction. The argument
that they would also facilitate the advance
Of the enemy is the argument of one who
doesnt share Mr.. Bryan's confidence in
the emhattled potency of the American
farmer aiming his fowling piece through
the spokes of his Ford.
Mr.. Bryans vision Of a million patriots
ieaping to arms between sunrise and sun
set has strengthened with the passing
weeks But he now realizes that though
they might leap, many might stick, too,
in the mire of our neglected thoroughfares
and miss the chance of dealing the invader
their quota of the blow that should drive
MIN into the sea. Let them at him" Is
his motto. The little, old belligerent
person.
Well, much of the Roman military
strength consisted in good roads. And in
Western Europe to-day they are consid-
cred an essential of preparedness. But
in both cases their military value has con-
sisted in the presence of well equipped
armies TO travel by them. The nations
having the latter even long for good roads
in the lands Of their enemies. Germany,
there can be no doubt, would give great
deal if only Russia had the splendid system
of roads which Mr.. Bryan advocates for
this country. The Russians, on the other
hand, appear tolerably well content with
their lack of them for the present, as per-
haps we should be, did we face at this
time the same type of invasion. Mr..
Bryan seems unaware that mud is the best
substitute for munitions.
OF course the Russians have no Fords
in which to ride the enemy down. This is
an item that must be considered. But in
view of Mr.. Ford's $10,OO0,O00 gift to the
cause Of unconditional peace what sacri-
lege it would be for us to employ his cars
in warfare! When the pinch came would
Mr.. Bryan stand for it?
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
An American Barabbas.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Whatever other claims to distinction
may be possessed by The Tribune, it GER
tainly deserves to be decorated with the or
der of c. to c.; Courtesy to Correspondents.
Especially is this merit manifested almost
to the breaking point, it would SEEM when
certain mpudent letters are printed from
persons who could never by any possible
means, win the medal of the reciprocal or
der of Courtesy to The Tribune
Take, for instance, the Characteristic, ter
rfying (?) threat printed September ., writ
ten by a hyphenated individual who is no
more of an American in spirit than was Hon.
Barabbas. and who signs himself Harden
utz. To revive, in a way, an old saying
more pointed than polite, it might be stated
that the truculent gentleman is eminently
qualified to carry the last four-tenths of his
name to a bear And further deponent saith
not +. IL. LANGN ORIHG.
Warren, Penn, Sept. 6, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Worthless German Promises.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Germany has said that she will fore
90 her practice of torpedoing ocean liners
unless they are escaping or attempting to at
tack a submarine or defend themselves in
some way. Her argument for her programme
of assassination was necessity. 1t is quite
likely that necessity translated in loss Of
submarines) is the argument which causes
her to refrain from carrying on this same
programme of assassination, but what Sc
curity have we that she will continue to de-
sist when she has more submarines or some
other necessity" arises?
Her written statement that she will do so
is not even treaty with two or more parties
TO It, and can easily be considered d-by Ger
many even less than a scrap of paper.
have found in my recent reading that the
scrap of paper idea is not new in Germany
and was not coined TO meet the Belgian stu
tion; that Germany applies it to all the neu-
tralized states.
In July and August, 1901, there appeared in
Die GrCanzboten" a series Of unsigned arti-
cles entitled Germany VS.. Holland" which
from the style, diction and the writer's in
side view in politics have been attributed to
Chancellor Won Bulow, in which the follow
ing sentence occurs:
"Her (Holland's) guaranteed neutrality is
no more than shred of paper which would
prove worthless in war"
Is there anything which will bind Germany
to keep even the letter of any promise she
may make?
No! Nothing but fear!
L. B. FAIRFIELD.
Bristol, Conn, Sept. s, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
A Blow at Freedom.
he Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is reported that the Constitutional
Convention has stricken from the Bill of
Rights the provision reading: "No military
tribunal shall exercise jurisdiction over a
civilian while the regularly constituted state
courts are open to administer Justice" If
this clause be finally eliminated and the con-
stitution should be ratified without it, it will
mean the deathblow to liberty in this state.
Such a procedure would constitute an abso-
lutte surrender OF the safeguards of citizen
ship and the abnegation of human rights won
BY centuries of hard-won and bloody battles
against privilege.
1t will mean that trial by jury will be done
away with the writ of habeas corpus will be
suspended without any sort of plea of neces-
sity, and one may be apprehended and with
out any indictment by the Grand Jury, COM
mitted to prison or even deprived of life Il
Vill mean the absolute breaking down of all
barriers which to-day in this state protect the
citizen from the abuses of arbitrary power.
II is said that the omission OF this clause is
only intended to operate against strikers; but
since when has the striker been placed out
side the pale of constitutional protection ?
The precedent is highly dangerous. 1t can
apply to any citizen who may consider him
self to have certain personal liberties which
ontitle him at least TO trial by jury of his
peers.
Not Only should labor array itself against
this vicious piece Of reactionary legislation,
but all citizens. Martial law has no part or
parcel in community which pretends to any
semblance of freedom.
W B. NORTHROP.
New York, Sept 7, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Why Women Need the Vote.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Our wives, sisters and daughters have
appealed to our chivslry and sense of fair
play to extend to them what in justice they
are entitled to-an equal right to govern and
control this country, which is as much theirs
as ours, and to share in supervising the edu-
cational, social and industrial conditions
under which the children, who are as much
theirs as ours, shall be safeguarded.
There are 100000 women and girls in this
country engaged in gainful occupations" and
surely if they are dependent on their own
eAertons for their ability to live they have
as much right to share in regulating the con-
ditions under which they work as the seamen
had 10 demand the enactment of the "sea-
mems BILL" or as organized labor has to force
the passing of the various laws governing the
conditions under which ,men work.
There's a divinity that shapes our ends
rough-hew them how we will" The father
who is away all day at his business or work
cannot, from these very conditions do much
more than rough hew the ends for his chill
dren. II is the mother in the home who is
the destiny to shape and polish them and
how many widowed mothers are there con-
stantly being called upon to do the hewing
as we'll as the shaping and polishing!
Our whole economic life has progressed to
point where the mother the limits of whose
life are circumscribed by the gossip of the
sewing society or the chatter of the bridge
table cannot keep pace with the needs and
welfare of her own children.
In her letter to you of Sept. 2 Helen Nc
o-ii-'s says she SIS an oldfashioned woman
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10

guished recruits upstate we have been
overlooking a more impressive thing un-
der our very noses. Let them trot forth
all arms of the service. Il will be a distinct
pleasure to New Workers to discover that
here in their midst are ten thousand well
broken and efficient citizen soldiers
equipped and ready for business (ten
thousand. what a pitful handfulD.
But a little reflection should convince
the members of the national guard that
the popularity of the Plattsburg encamp-
ment will in the end have benefited and
stimulated their organization, together
with the whole cause Of national prepared
ness, IA no other agency could. The en-
phasis placed on the value of the single
months training is already multiplying
rublic respect for the training of years
received in the militia. II should stimulate
recruiting among those young men who
want a more permanent outlet than a
months training for their military ardor,
and within the guard itself the spirit of
rivalry provoked by the activities of the
rockies should greatly improve the morale
Of the troops.
No little group Of men is to have a
monopoly of the blessings flowing from
Plattsburg. Give them time and they will
add TO the stature of every he-American.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
MIR. Dumba Dismissed.

In demanding the recall Of Mr.. Dumba
President Wilson has taken the only course
compatible with the dignity and honor Of
tho United States. The Austrian Ambas-
sador has admitted that he was guilty of
gross improprieties. To have hesitated to
dismiss him, to have waited one minute
beyond the time necessary for a proper
investigation, to have seemed to count the
cost, would have been TO lower the pres
,ige Of this country and to invite further
affronts TO its honor. The administration
has acted firmly and commercially.
Inevitably this action must have wider
significance than its direct application in
the case of misguided Mr.. Dumba. There
are pending the cases Of the Lusitania, the
Arabic, the Hesperian, in which Germany's
agents are the offenders against this coun-
try. Words of argument, Of remonstrance,
have hitherto failed to obtain from that
country's representatives anything but
vague and indefinite assurance that here
after the rights Of our citizens shall be
respected. 1t is not too much to hope
that the dismissal Of Dumba may carry
TO Germany the pointed assurance, as only
deeds can. that the United States is deter
rairnd 10 r,nake its rights respeCted.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Tax Land Values, Not Homes.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter signed by F. W. Meeker
relative to the heavy taxes now levied on
home owners is most timely. | suggest that a
convention of home owners be called, to the
end that the present system of taxation that
penalties the nome owner in favor of the land
speculator be changed. and that the land
value be taken for public expenses in lieu of
the heavy tax now laid on homes. Homes
make a city, not vacant lots.
HOME OWNER
Brooklyn, Sept. 7, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
One Who Won't Strike.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | am employed in factory in Brook
iyn where munitions are made for the Allies.
! know that the .Austro-Hungaran govern
ment maintains spies in this country to TO-
ment strikes and thus cripple the output.
am a Bohemian. and as such deadly opposed
TO the Austrian government, and wish it to
b, defeated, just like every patriotic Bohe-
mian does.
All our Bohemian newspapers warn US
against the Austro Hungarian spies, and you
can rest assured that We Bohemians workmen
would not go on strike to please Ambassa-
der Dumba or any other paid agent Of the
Austrian government Down with Austria!
JOHN MITA
New York, Sept. Z, 1915
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Our Pusillanimous Equanimity.
o the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: No man could better than your corre-
spondent Charles Stewart Dawson have ex-
pressed the predominant feeling Of every ro-
bust American concerning the extraordinary
pusillanmity manifested in our intercourse
with Germany since the sinking of the Lusi-
tania, and feel confident that his sentiments
have found an echo in the heart of every true
american. For months we have simply been
flirting with a bunch Of the worst pirates
that ever infested civilization. We have been
shirking towards would shirk plain duty
imposed on all free people to take up our
share of the burdens Of defending the sacred
cause of human liberty and civilization.
Instead, have we done more than utter
feeble protest against the fiendsh acts of
horde of murderers and robbers? Have we
done more than courteously thank these mis-
creants for having not further depleted the
ranks Of living Americans? One cannot help
but think that if the ruling powers of this
nation to-day were animated by the spirit of
brave old Andrew Jackson no foreign power
would have dared to spit in the face of this
Republic.
Has his America of which we love to boast
grown suddenly so craven that it shrnks in
feal and trembling from any just contest in
which are involved the rights of man and the
liberty OF the world?
When we consider what this nation has lost
in prestige by its policy of patient waiting"
We may well exclaim with your correspondent,
"0h, sickening and pitiable episode in the
history of the United States!"
Has the thoughtful American yet to learn
that there is a worse evil than a death Crap
pie with tyrants, viz, to endure their assaults
with pusillanimous equanimity. ]. r. W.
New York, Sept. g. 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
German Sabotage Here.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: am of the third generation of Trib-
une readers in our family, and | would like
to see The Tribune print list Of explosions
caused by German sympathizers in the United
States. Il would be growing list, and the
country seems TO need some such reminder TO
make the government act and the people wake
up 10 the danger DOWNING VAUX.
Central Y. NJ. c. A. Building, Kingston, n. Y,
Sept. 6, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10
Peace.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Every intelligent person knows there
are no signs of peace at present among the
belligerent nations, and furthermore they
know, no matter how much he may vaunt
himself, that nobody outside the warning
nations themselves has the power to bring
about peace conditions. And any attempt
to pretend that such conditions can be at
tanned by outside agencies is done simply
for display or for some ulterior end.
Brooklyn, Sept s. 1915. NJ. SMITH.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10

having argued Germany into reasonable
ness or on having won any real victory IN
our fight for civilization and international
Justice.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10

You can purchase merchandise advertised
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute satety-ci0r -ISI
II dissatisfaction results in any case lhE
TRIBUNE guarantees TO pN your "oheH
NJ unon rcouest. No red tape, no Quib-
bling. We make good promptly If the ad-
Nertiser does not
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10

A prisoner arraigned in Atlantic City ad
vertises the ham omelette as a sure cure for
the condition which ensues when "you get a
few over your limit" Some Of the Tender
loin restaurants ought to feature the dish.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10

Nh. Barnes insists the Constitutional Con-
vcntion was reactionary. AT least 1t wasn't
his brand of reaction.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-10

ou,.d and rusushet daily by The Tribune A"oc'ioo
a New yotk corrorarcu ogden NJ Reid fres'deN "
Vsrror Rogers Secretary and Treasurer Address I"''''
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