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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
What Every Preacher Knows.
Brooklyn, April "a, 1918.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: What Professor Haupt of Johns
Hopkins, told the American Philosophical So
ciety the other day about the offering Of an
anodyne drug to Jesus Christ as He hung
upon the cross was true enough; but why
in the world should it have been exploited
as though it were an interesting new discov-
cry? Every student Of materia medca knows
that gall has been used for ages as an ano-
dyne. Every student of ancient history
knows or should know that il was the com
mon practice in those times to give an ano-
dyne, usually gall mixed with vinegar, to
criminals before crucifxon, unless there was
some special reason for torturing them TO
death. Every Sunday school scholar pre-
sumably knows that the drug was thus Of
fered to Jesus as an act of compassion on
the part Of the Roman soldiers, and that He
refused it because it was part of the plan
Of redemption that He should suffer all the
pangs Of martyrdom without relief Whv
should learned professor take up the time
Of learned society with a mere repetition
Of what every country preacher in the land
has again and again explained to his congre-
cation? WEI
New York, April 20, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Straightforward News.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent, William Krebs,
in your issue OF the 2lst inst, in finding fault
with the manner in which all Of the news
papers in New York" present the news of the
war, furnishes one more instance Of that
intolerant, uncompromising attitude which
the protagonists Of German militarism, ex-
psnsion and "Kultur" assume, in the hope OF
convincing the unsophisticated reader OF the
righteousness" OF the German cause"
One sentence in your editorial in The Trib-
une Of the 22d inst. in which you state that
the weakness OF many Of the German appeals
TO neutral judgment Ties in the use Of argu-
ments presupposing ignorance on the part
Of those 20 whom they are addressed" was a
happy definition OF what might be termed
the German psychology. Mr. Krebs exhibited
profound contempt for the perspicacity, and
might even add the ordinary horse sense. >
Of the unpreI Udiced American reader. when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
mand In which the German forces in the

mand in which the German forces in the
west are everywhere on the defensive.
1t is plain now that for their present
operation the Germans have withdrawn
troops from the East Prussan frontier.
Floods and thaws have made this region
impossible for many weeks; hence tho
Germans in this field have been released
for western operations. Probably not
few regiments which shared in the victory
at the Mazurian Lakes are now in the
line before Ypres. Others are unques-
tionably appearing in the Carpathians
and contributing to the patent check TO
Russian advance.
In sum, as it now appears, the second
battle Of Ypres is purely local engage
ment, marked by desperate fighting and
huge losses, but hardly as serious a battle
as that Of November, when the whole bat
tie line in France and Belgium was placed
in jeopardy and the Kaiser came within
an ace of winning to Napoleon's cliff at
Boulogne and carrying his front, if not
to the walls Of Paris, at least to Amiens
and the Somme. What the Germans have
so far won is an admirable counterpoise
to Allied gains at Hill No. 60 and at
Neuve Chapelle. The moral effect is not
to be minimized. That Germany is able to
resume the offensive with such violence
and success will be an unpleasant surprise
to all Allied observers. But it is too soon
to talk Of "new drive TO the Channel"
or another attempt to take Calais.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
THE LETTERS OF DULCNEA.
Crrocuee v Y State

Syracuse, y. Y. state.
Gravce dear: Excuse haste and bad
pen. but we came away in such rush
I Just had time to throw a few things
together. l forgot my pen, Of course; the
more | hurry, the less | seem to get done,
if you know what mean. And one grows
so attached to a pen, don't you think?
Papa simply insisted on coming to SYRIA
cuse to see the trial. Mr.. Barnes and ct.
r." as they call Mr.. Roosevelt, are suing
each other for liability or something and
it is all terribly interesting. The Colonel
was ION the stand" today, and he's so me
and strenuous | just love him. lie seems
such a man, if you know what mean. he
has a strong personality, and think that
is so important.
What a small world it is, TO be sure.
This is where Harold McGrath lives, who
wrote THE Adventures of Kathlyn." just
love the movies" don't you? And isn't
Charlie Chaplin the funniest ever? That's
the great thing, sense Of humor. I'm
thankful my own is so keen. see the
funny side to everything. Besides, we 1--we
only once, and there's so much sadness IN
the world, | like to be amused.
There goes the phone, SO "adieu.'
Fondly,
DIuCINEA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Swindlers or Reputable Doctors

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Raiding of medical Offices is good
thng, provided justice is rendered where
justice is due and punishment is meted out
when deserved. Advertising medical Offices
are either good or bad-there is no half
way quality.
Medical men can legally advertise, do they
so elect and II under that right they prosti-
tute themselves and their Offices for pure
gain one condition is developed. but IL the
advertising physician does his best, both
from the standpoint Of diagnosis and treat
ment, then another condition exists. He will
err as errors are made by all engaged in
practice' be they authorities or general prac-
ttioners.
Advertising medical Offices belong to onlv
two classes, either the swindle elias. or the
reputable class, in which the best is given in
diagnosis and treatment, and this class can
not by any means be designated as public
nuisances. FAIR prAy
New York, April 25. 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

he hippantly CLOSED over, by the use OF spe-
cious phraseology, the accounts of atrocities
in Belgium which have been verified by most
reliable authorities; but when, in view of the
vandalism and incendiarsm at Louvan and
Rheims, he has the temerity to assert that
these depredations were obviously faxed,
although the effects produced are apparent
to every body in possession Of his visual
sense, he perhaps unconsciously, but none
the less effectually, places his readers on the
same plane of intelligence with that Of The
ostrich, which, hiding its head in the sand
believes it has thereby rendered It's whole
body invisible to its pursuer.
The reader need not be imbued with much
cynicism who would feel impelled to smile
sarcastically if not sardonicaly, at your cor
respondents reference to Straightforward"
news, in view Of the monumental falsehoods
now known to have been disseminated pro
bono publco in Berlin before the retreat Of
Of the Germans from before Paris, which
pictured the latter city as captured and Lon
don on fire from the effects Of German bonn
bardment.
Il is unfortunate that the German people
in America, than whom no more industrious,
intelligent and in many respects amiabe peO-
pie could be expected as immigrants in any
country, should be so completely obsessed by
the dominating personality of the Kaiser as
to retain so much affection for a government
little less than despOtic.
JOHN JOSEPH ODRISCOLL.
New York, April g. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Tapan's Demands from China.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: "The Chinese Students Monthly" de-
sires to avail itself Of the presence in New
York this week Of the members OF The AssO-
ciated Press, of the National Publishers As
ISOLATION and Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association to thank you for the
splendid world service you have performed
under unfortunate discouraging circum-
stances in endeavoring TO report and 10 in
terpret 10 the people of America the course
OF serious and farreaching negotiations now
proceeding between Japan and China. We
realize the difficult task which confronts you,
in view Of the fact that Japan Is attempting
10 muzzle the Chinese government under
threat first, Of the exercise OF force, and,
second, the increasing Of her already eXorbi-
tant demands.
We appreciate the fact that the details Of
diplomatic negotiations must perforce remain
secret. However, in justice to China to the
United States and 10 the other nations hav-
ing vital interests in China, we ask you 70
continue TO do your best to unfold for the
information Of all concerned as authentic a
statement as possible of just what Japan de-
mands from China, especially those portions
Of her demands affecting treaty obligations
and the integrity Of China. We make this
suggestion with the hope that If such a
statement is forthcoming the eyes Of the
world will be opened 20 the actual trend Of
what il passing at Picking, and public opin-
ION will be able to exert its great influence
in the preservation Of peace in the Far East
H. K. KWONG,
Editor "The Chinese Students Monthly"
New York, April o. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Recruiting in Hampstead Heath.

tFrom The Manchester Gudrdidn)
Near the flagstaff on Hampstead Heath
the first meeting drew the usual miscella-
ucous collection Of promenaders, but with a
noticeably large number of men of military
age. The Spaniards Road is resort OF
Youths of the sportive kind. From the little
van pitched under the bursting chestnuts in
Heath House garden there poured an earnest
stream Of appeal The speakers are Of all
the parties in accordance with the war truce
the Liberal candidate speaking in the morn
ing and the Conservative member in the
afternoon. The van, whence no doubt fierce
party rhetoric resounded in the age before
the war, was radiant with patriotic art
There was not much immediate response
The Hampstead promenaders are so used to
the preaching Of "antis" and "isms' at the
flagstaff that they have become hardened
Thoughtless youths on motorcycles rushed
past the meeting with derisive shrieks on
their horns. The vital difference between
the grave call Of the recruiting meetings and
The old harmless warfare of the platform
seemed to strike no one this morning. The
claret-faced recruiting sergeant patiently
searched the fringes Of the crowd for volun-
teors, but seemed to meet with little luck.
Perhaps the meeting would have gone better
with a band. One or two names, it is true,
were entered in the sergeant's yellow book
and perhaps one or two names after such q
meeting is considered a reasonable haul. A
stones throw from the recruiting meeting a
person in a crimson tie, with face curl
ously distorted by bitterness, was trying 70
ustil virulcnt doubts into a small crowd
The silence with which this ant-recruiter
was listened to was suggestive Of the calm
ness Of the public mood. During the Boer
war it would have needed more courage TO
make such d speech at the flagstaff than to
20 to the front. The promenaders gave him
a patient and quite indifferent hearing, and
oven the soldiers back from France didn't
seem TO mind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Mr.. Daniels's Weak Defence.

Secretary Daniels has given out for
publication a letter written by him to
President Garfield Of Williams College,
in which he seeks to defend his admins
tration of the Navy Department. The
defence is thoroughly disingenuous, since
i: lodges all the real issues raised by Mr..
Danielss critics.
/ 1t is easy enough to say, as the Secre-
tary does, that the navy has more ships
on its roster and more ships actually in
commission than it had two years ago,
when he took Office. We have been spend
/ ing money for years on a building pro-
gramme which aimed at a maximum of
strength not yet attained, and the navy
is bound to be a little larger each year
until the limit Of expansion is reached
We are also building much bigger battle
ships than we built five or ten years ago
50 that the fleet is growing much more
powerful as it gets larger. These are
mere commonplaces Of the situation. Yet
Mr.. Daniels exploits them as if they
somehow redounded to his personal credit
as a naval administrator.
Nobody disputes the fact that there are
many splendid fighting units in our navy
We also have an efficient, though insult
fcent, personnel. But a number of gooc
units in two or three classes Of ships dc
not constitute an adequate naval estab-
lishment. What all intelligent critics have
complained of in Mr. Danicss policy j,
that it fails utterly to realize that we need
navy able to meet the searching tests
of war, because rounded out completely in
all departments, comprising the best type.
in all classes, fully supplied with auxili-
aries and bases and having a personnel
ample for all emergencies. At present we
have no battle cruisers and are short on
all kinds Of auxiliaries, and our personne
is 1880 below the proper strength.
The European war has opened the eyes
of the world to the value of thoroughness
of military preparation. Yet, Mr. Daniels
is satisfied to keep our navy in state OF
semi preparedness. In the last year there
has been an opportunity such as has never
been offered since the Civil War to
strengthen the fleet. Public opinion is ed
ucated up to the reorganization which has
been so long delayed. Even Congress has
been more ready to take up the task of
making good our naval deficiencies than
the head of the Navy Department has
been. He has done more than anybody
else IN Washington to put the brakes on
healthy and necessary naval development.
He boasts to Mr. Garfield that five bat
tleships have been authorized in the last
two years. One of these was authorized
to replace the Idaho and Mississippi
which were sold TO Greece. The other
four merely made good past deficiencies in
the building programme. At the last
session Of Congress Mr.. Daniels turned
down the General Boards recommended
ton of four new battleships and asked
Congress for a smaller increase of the
fleet than Congress actually voted.
Worst Of al. ms personal opposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
ROOSEVELT NO MOSES
Yet Republican Record at Albany
Strengthens a Progressive in the Faith.

Yet Republican Record at Albany
Strengthens a Progressive in the Faith
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Strange and wonderful things have
happened before this, and it may be GOD
speed the dayD that The New York Tribune
will cease to be a Republican newspaper and
become what a reader Of It's editorials
would imagine it to be, a great Progressive
party publication. l humbly apologize to
the shades of the lamented Horace Greeley
for daring to affirm such q hope.
l have been a Progressive since the blood
less rebellion of 1912, and l confess that
January /, 1915, found me wayering In my
allegiance 10 that party. I imagined GOD
pardon ny icnoranceD that the good old Re
publican party in this state had found n sort
Of new Moses who was TO lead it out OF the
land Of political corruption into the glorious
and beautiful path of good, honest, progress
sive principles and political decency ! woke
up to find that the party which | believed
in at one time with almost the same feryor
believe in God was not led by Moses, but
was being driven into destruction by Presi-
Dental candidate.
intend to remain a Progressive, and II
meet a brother who Is wavering in his ale
glance to that party all need do to show
him the right road Is to point to the present
Republican Legislature, to show him one or
two Tribune editorials, especially the one in
this mornings issue entitled "The Albany
Record" and then introduce him to Mr..
Barnes, of Albany, at present sojourning at
Syracuse. PHILIP +. MALOf.
New York, April "a, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Ionic Vines.

PROM The British Medica! Jou-~aD
Members of the medical profession very
frequently sanction the use Of wine, but do
not prescribe it, especially the stronger sort
as often as they did partly because they are
not satisfied that wine possesses the thera.
peutic virtues once attributed 70 It, and partly
because they know doctors orders" are
often assigned by alcoholics as the excuse for
their excuses. Medical practitioners know
that some Of the so-called tonic wines contain
drugs which may be injurious, and are not sat
isfed with others whose chief claim to be
tonic is that they contain something de-
rived from meat and possess special virtues
Practically all that the profession knows
about so-called tonic wines Of the meaty
variety is that usually they are strong in
alcohol and contain larger amount Of pro-
teiu than natural wines. This protein, Mr
Campbell Johnston tells US, is not in all in
stances derived from meat. We do not know
but we do not think that it matters very much
The medical criticism is directed 70 the rela-
lively large proportion of alcohol they con
tain and the risk that the use Of wines OF
such strength entails Of setting up the alec
holic habit. Mr.. Campbell Johnston says tina,
certain wines are good for anemic persons
anemic women In particular. He is quite
entitled 20 his opinion as a member Of the
public. but 10 recommend the use Of wine for
this purpose and as tonic by advertisement
addressed 10 anybody and everybody is to 90
good deal further, and, in our judgment, 20
incur a very serious responsibility,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
Peace"7
1T T. WIa Sriends was buvin,

One Of T. F. WIS friends was buying
Sunday evening newspaper. why"
asked T. F. w. Whomunto the friend re-
piled: "a gambler was once seen coming
out of a faro house in Laramie. A man
who saw him said:
"Don't you know that games crooked"
"'Sure / do was the answer, but it's
the only one in town."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
For lQ Is

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Permit me to suggest a canr.ior
slogan with which the Republican, could
sweep the country in 1916:
"A vote for Wilson IS a vote for BRYAN and
Daniels" JOHN " lanes
San Antonio, Tex. April q. 1919
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
DULCINEA.

Every time there Is report Of trial
such as the Syracuse affair or Of a suit
like the Breitung- Klest misunderstanding
it causes us to wonder at the vast number
Of persons there must be who save every
communication they receive. What lot
Of evidence a good capacious zinc would
bury!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
The Coming Tower
A Ouarter-Size Hymn Of Hate.

The Hymn Of Hate is overlong
For paraphrasing into song;
Besides, so fast my memory flows,
have forgotten how it goes.
Were / Industrious / might
Find out, but it is late at night.
This Is the way, at any rate,
That I should end my Hymn Of Hate
Parsley! Parsleyi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

From the U. s. Department OF Agri-
culture, Congressional Seed Distribution.
comes a package of parsnip seeds, Hollow
Crown variety. "Please report" begs the
package, "the result Of your trial 70 this
Department" We find for acquittal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

Coming Tower, the well-known Swear
endowment, is running in the fifth race AZ
Lexington today. To paraphrase Stephen
Decatur: Coming Tower In her racing
career may she always win; but Coming
Tower, with a reasonable wager, win or
lose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

This department is on committee APP
pointed TO raise a fund Of S25O,0OO for a
newsboys' home club. We have neither
time nor ability TO solicit subscriptions,
but contributions Of amounts from $780,
900 to 81 will be gratefully received and
turned over to the fund.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
WHY Does the Sunflower Turn TO the SUM-

F.P.A: After reading Harper Weekly
and the Times, my thinking machinery Is
firmly convinced that Wilson is the right
man In the right place at the right time.
But, why shall when get TO the booth
vote for T. r.? II. D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
An Abortive Invasion.

As Mr.. f. T. Jane Is not only one OF
the soberest of the English naval critics
but perhaps the best informed of all the
chroniclers Of current naval events, he
probably spoke with authority the other
dav when he made the surprising an
nouncement that an invasion Of England
had been headed off by the timely inter
vention Of the British fleet.
1t has, of course, been conjectured, and
not without a show of reason, that the oc-
casion was the abortive and seemingly aim
less raid on the East Anglican coast. This
performance was thought to have been
designed for merely destructive purposes,
possibly to appease popular impotence
at home and to show that the German
navy was not altogether idle. Officially,
however, it was vaguely limited at the
time that a larger enterprise was in hand,
and it may possibly be that the purpose
was to bring about new disposition OF
the British fleet in such sort as to IA
cilitate landing operations. There can, IN
any case, be no doubt that this aim was
suspected. for whether information had
or had not been received Of an imminent
invasion. it was made very clear by the
First Lord on the following day in Par
lament that on no consideration what
ever would there be any change in the
policy Of the Admiralty with regard 10
the defence of the coast.
The second German excursion, result
ing in the loss Of the Blucher, may have
been an attempt to repeat the experiment
but for the rest circumstances used to
elaborate Mr.. James hint must be mainly
coniectural. The best reason for sup
posing that the attack on Scarborough
was part of such a plan is that the by
pothesis of a projected invasion would
serve 10 account for a feat which seems
otherwise absurd and unaccountable.
"Tbere "a not one page Of international
law which has not been torn up" says DR..
Dernburg Is this a boast or an expression
of regret?
"Dry Sunday Rush Tires Bartenders."-
Tribune Headline.
Almost as dry as some of the prohibition
states.
Why doesn't the Board OF Aldermen name
committee to investigate state finance?
At the least the Legislature "vindicated"
Prendergast Of Painted Post.
Colonel Roosevelt has been a ready letter
writer az we'll as an historian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
1t 7, sculpture Defying the Consequences

Sir: Arthur William Brown wants to
know if what they've just unveiled at
1O6th Street and Broadway IS dentistry
but 7 bet him it is statue Of "Statuary
Taking the Count" / win, Of course.
What? MAXlMILIAN foS!EH'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

The Hons. William Barnes and Theo-
dore Roosevelt are warned that the sec
ond Carman trial begins next Monday.
And there is only one Front Page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
KEIIY--PooL.

[Trom no Johnst0~n pa leaderl
Mis- TIorsnes n. Pool, daughter Of Mr. lanes Peel
o, tho Sd Ward. and Dempsey g. Kelly son OF NJ. and
Mn, John Kelly Of tho 4th Ward. ~'fe united 10 ma
r.s. NJ q O'Clock Thursday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
They May IL They Can.

Sir: May the suffragists show you how
20 run your column some day.
VIRA BOARMAN WHITEHoUsE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

One Of the things about the war that
bothers T. F. w. is this: When it is over
which newspaper will headline it thus;
- Wins Long Fight for European
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27
ARE YOU
WATCHING
THAT SPAcEf

After quest enduring through many
years, we have fallen upon definition
of Humor. Humor is a quality the at
tempt by dinner-orators to define which
gets you home an hour later.
Speaking Of inaccuracies, most OF the
speakers at the Irwin Cobb dinner Sunday
night referred to the &. Of h. as Irving.
The frequentest alluder was Mr.. Mar
ting II. Glynng.
+ P A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-27

Why doesn't the Board Of Aldermen name
, committee to investigate state finance?