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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
The Unemployment Crisis Should Be
Met as a Crisis.

Controller Prendergast says that the city is not
responsible for unemployment and should not
bear the burden of caring for the voorhees,. In a
narrow sense that is true. The city-that Is the
administrations just like private employer In
that it is part and parcel of the existing social
and economic scheme out of which the unemploy-
ment evil has grown. Yet the city is not like a
private employer who, having done what he con-
sders his duty to the limit of his ability may sit
back and shrug his shoulders over the stories
of homeless and starving people. The city-that
is. the adminstration-mu care for the home
less and the starving in the end, when private
relief has failed. Any member of the administra-
ton who does not believe that the public expects
that of the administration has gravely misunder-
stood the matter and has a queer conception Of
the relation of the administration TO the public.
Mayor Mitchell and Mr.. Bruere do not take the
ground that the city should bear the burden
they know the city cannot help bearing the bur
den. Human beings cannot be permitted to
starve in the streets in the present stage Of civ
zation, unless worse things than !. w. w.
parades and church raids are to be invited. When
he bitterly rebuked the Board of Estimate for
what he deemed procrastinaton this subject,
the Rev. John Haynes Holmes may have been
technically incorrect-he was making no allow
ance for necessity Of compliance with forms Of
law-but he expressed in general the solcitude
of the community that this crisis in the affairs
of hundreds of thousands of people be treated as
a crisis.
The Mayors Unemployment Committee is do
ING good work-about all it can be expected TO
do. That will not provide food and shelter,
.t- ,bo 10 &c fbo
Board of Estimate to do what it can by author
izing municipal work TO be begun, and, if neces-
sary. by making emergency appropriations for
food distribution and the equipping of sleeping
quarters 10 meet immediate needs. That is mere
" logical extension of the work Of its Charities
Department and its lodging house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
Badly Mixed Up.

Suffrage always stirs the most astounding
emotions in our neighbor "The World" Other
wise we could hardly account for its observa-
tons on our cartoon Of Thursday entitled
Democratic Logic 1t says:
The Tribune could hardly be expected to know that
Congress has not conferred the ballot upon Filipino
savages; that it has power to deny the ballot TO
American women, and that the vote on the Suffrage
amendment did not follow party lines.
The Jones bill, which the Democrats Of Con
gress hope TO pass, does extend the suffrage
to a large number Of Fipnos, with or with
out clothes. Also, Congress unquestionaby has
the power to stand in the way Of giving the ballot
to American women and did exactly this in re-
fusing to submit constitutional amendment to
the states As for the party vote, the Repub-
licans voted to l for suffrage, the Democrats 2
to / against (which is a pretty fair adherence
to party lines on such a large proposal. Had the
Democrats split, as did the Republicans, the reso-
luton would have carried.
The next paragraph of "The Worlds" editorial
runs thus:
But if The Tribune speaks for the Republican party
u New York and the Republican party is so passion
ately devoted the cause Of woman suffrage, that
party has an opportunity to do something very real
the way of giving women the vote IL conIrols
The State legislature and can submit an equal suf-
frage constitutional amendment to the voters of the
state 1t controls the Constitutional Convention and
can write equal suffrage into the new constitution
This is pathetic. As every one knows, the Re-
publcans of New York have done and are doing
all they can to submit an equal-suffrage con-
stitutional amendment to the voters in the cur
rent wear. The platform of 1914 contains an
unequivocal declaration on the subject which Mr..
Whitman reiterated in his message. No one
l,po,ve this better than our ContempOrary-in its
lucid periods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
AGAINST THE SHIPPING BILL
A National Venture in the Carrying
Trade Doomed to Failure.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your leading editorial IN to-
days issue of The Tribune was OF par
ticular interest TO me. as it strikes at
the hallucination which a great many
people labor under 20 the effect that
governmental ownership and operation
is the panacea for all ills which are
charged to private and practical oper-
alton Of those utilities necessary TO the
su .essful conduct Of the business al
fairs of our country.
When | made my Congressional COM
paign at the last election | made u a
point TO call attention to the fact that
every attempt to carry on "A munlclpai
operation of a public utility had met
with a disastrous failure, and cited the
instance of the Philadelphia gas oper-
alton number OF years ago ana
pointed to the attempt Of this city TO
light the Williamsburg Bridge with
its own plant, using nothing nut the
street sweepings as fuel and thus elm
mating the cost of coal, tremendous
factor in the expense account OF every
lighting company. And what was the
result? The expense was 50 great that
the lighting had TO be turned over 70
the Edison Company.
When you place such a tremendous
business as a merchant marine at the
mercy Of theoretical politicians we can
all imagine what The outcome would be.
You rightfully say that there has
been no demand from the citizens or
this country for legislation demanding
that our national government enter
into the steamship business on its own
account. and any one with half grain
of sense would soon come TO realiza-
ton that we were doomed to failure
from impracticable efforts, and further
taxation would have to be resorted to
TO sustain a weak and exploded theory.
sincerely trust that The Tribune
will use every endeavor to thwart tolst-
ing this utterly indefensible act upon
our people. for if this measure goes
through | predict that IN very short
time we will all realize that our flag
will not only not dominate the seas,
but the experimental theory will have
cost this country hundreds Of millions
Of dollars. THOMAS +. CLAIM
Brooklyn, Jan. 9, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
Subway Seats in Non-Rush Hours.

The Public Service Commissions endeavor by
appeal TO the courts to enforce IFS order for ade-
ouate seating accommodations in the subway IN
non-rush hours is much to he commended ne
order was issued about year ago. Recent IN
spections authorized by the commission showed
that there were standees in subway trans al
hours when there was no possible excuse Tor Such
conditions save failure to run trains enough 70
handle the traffic with comfort to the passengers
Surely the PETERBOROUGH cannot complain that IT
has not had opportunity enough-grace enough
for obedience to this order.
Unless it holds, as the Brooklyn Rapid transit
Companv's lawyer recently told the Public Ser
vice Commission, that standing passengers are a
sign of good service. the Interborough has no rea-
son for not complying with the order 1t can
operate trains enough TO provide within each
twenty minutes of the non-rush hours a total OF
soats equal to the total number of passengers
applving for transportation in that period, and
that's all the order requires BY doing this 1t
would gain much goodwill from the travelling
public that it sadly lacks now. Nobody who trav,
els around this town expects to have seat all
the time. Everybody feels entitled to a seat when
there is not an unusual rush. The company
should give this for its passengers money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
IN THE SUBWAY FIRE
A Victim Praises the Courage of His
Fellow Passengers.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: As one who was dragged I'M
conscious from the subway and con-
fined for three days in a hospital
as result OF last weeks acct
dent, ! have some first hand informa-
ton regarding the department of my
fellow passengers in that awful place
of seeming doom. ! was in the express
train, and when smoke first appeared
and the order was given to make for
the rear cars there was no wild stam-
pede 10 get ahead Of the others, but all
moved along steadily and without
crowding. The poisonous fumes soon
became effective, but no sooner did a
woman show signs of fainting than
willing masculine hands appeared TO
support her. We soon felt that escape
lay in leaving the train and moving
along the dark tracks. a procedure
fraught with the greatest danger. Some
Of the women thought they were to be
deserted and set up cries of anguish,
but after being assured by the men
were lifted down TO the floor Of the
tube and then helped along the narrow,
uneven passage We finally reached
the rear car Of a stalled local train,
which we boarded, and proceeded to
move rearwafd as before.
IL was in one of the rear cars of this
train that ! witnessed a sight that
showed that there was still nobility
among men and that it had nothing to
do with a crest. A young schoolgirl,
cut and bruised by falling glass, was
unable further to proceed. A man, see
ing her plight. stopped from his jour
ney to the rear, where he surely felt
lay his safety, and remained with the
girl. first patching up her cuts with
some plaster and then tanning her face,
hoping thereby to prevent asphyxla-
ton. Notwithstanding that ali others
were leaving the car, the man did not
falter in his self-appointed task and
was ready 20 sacrifice his life in order
that he might sustain and soothe the
girl TO the end.
But the conduct of the passengers
when they found themselves trapped
and felt that death was inevitable was
certainly most uplifting. Instead OF
wringing of hands, wailings and mad
rushing 20 and fro-this, believe, be
ing the popular notion under such cir
cumstances the majority of the peo-
pie sat down in grim silence, while one
man raised his voice aloud in fevent
prayer. BY and large, after this expe-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
Our Inadequate Defences.

Senator Lodge gave a clear and just descrip-
ton Of our national defences when he declared
them Imperfect and unbalanced" and showing
in some instances fatal Deficiencies" BY our
hit-or-miss system Of committee planning we have
left our shores hopeessly unprotected in num-
ber of ways An army almost without motor
trucks or aeroplanes and inadequately supported
by field artillery, navy wofully weak in sub
marines and scout cruisers-such outstanding
facts are good illustrations of the utter lack OF
comprehensive plan and of coordination of the
various arms of the service.
The best solution, as Senator Lodge argued, is
a commission on preparedness or a council Of
national defence. Only a body of this character
can get the facts, view them impartially and pre-
pare for the people of the country unified plan.
So long as the present aimless procedure holds
we shall be inviting disaster and shall not know
how to prepare to prevent it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
BISMARCK'S DIPLOMACY"
With Some Reference to M. b. and
the Art Of Lying.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent VI. b., who,
by calling Bismarck a forger and a
liar, has reused the fury of German
doctor with an unpronounceable name
is surely in a state of grievous error.
II is unfortunate that the sentimental
laXity of American law prevents his
being shot and imprisoned in fortress,
either or both at once. And 1t Is very
unpoetic justice that. the hyphenated
doctor in question cannot act as his
taller and his executioner. Alas IN
our so-called land of the free, lgno-
rance is not always counted as crime.
Poor. ignorant NJ. b., lurking under
the initials of thy anonymity. We
may pity, if we may not chastse thee.
Dost thou not know that Bismarck
was Germany's Iron Chancellor, and
not a private citizen? Hast thou
never heard what Cavour or some such
person once said 10 fellow augur:
"If we did for ourselves what we have
done for our country, what damned
scoundrels we would be-" By fore
gerry" as | suppose, NJ b. refers 10 the
alteration of the Ems telegram. Listen
to the real story, as told by Herr
Busch, the Blood and Iron Boswell and
idus Achates.
Bismarck loquitur: 81 invited Moltke
ard Room 70 dine with me that evening
and to talk over the situation, which
seemed 10 me TO be growing more and
more unsatisfactory. While We were
dining another long telegram was
brought in. As | read il to them ii
must have been about two hundred
words-they were both actually ter
rifed, and Moltke's whole being sud
denly changed. lie seemed to be quite
old and infrm. II looked as if our
Most Gracious might knuckle under,
after all. | asked him (Moltke) ii. as
things stood, we might hope to be vic
torious. On his replying in the at
firmatiye, ! said: Wait a minute!
and seating myself at a small table,
| boiled down those two hundred words
to about twenty, but without otherwise
altering or adding anything. II was"
The telegram read something
different shorter. more determined,
less dubious then handed II over TO
them and asked, Well, how does that
do now?' Yes they said, 1T will do
in that form And Moltke Immediately
became quite young ard fresh again.
He had got his war, his trade. And
the thing really succeeded The
French were fearfully angry at the
condensed telegram as it appeared in
the newspapers and a couple OF days
later they declared war against u.s."
Such is the story as told by Bis
marck in his prime, before his memory
failed Remember, o benighted NJ. B.,
that We are dealing with practical af-
fairs and not with such Anglo-Saxon
distractions as truth and honor. What
these German diplomats think OF each
other, so far as abstract truth is con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

cerned, we may gather also from Il,
pages Of Herr Busch. This anecdon
concerns the House of Hapsburg, whom
Bismarck elsewhere characterlLes a.
"a family of police spies, who mace
their fortune BY plundering old fsni'
lies"
Bismarck loqitur: "Rechberg -.
was at least no notable from a PEI
sonal standpoint II IS true
that as an Austrian diplomat Of thos
days he was not able to pay too strid
& regard 20 the truth Prokessa
was not at all 70 ny lihHg
A Thoroughbred liar ] re-
member being once i'm a large COMPANY
where some Austrian assertion wales
was not IN accordance with the iruln
was being discussed. Prokesch, rais'
ing his voice in order that ! might
hear him, said: IF that is no, true,
then the Imperial and Royal CaolHH
has commissioned me 70 commit an &c,
of perfdy; indeed, his Imperial Sh9
Apostolic Majesty has lied 70 mel ans
he emphasized the word he'd. ne
looked at ME while he was speaking snd'
when he had finished. ! replied quietly
Quite so, EXcellencyi'
Let Us remember that Rechbers wa
an honorable man from a persona
standpoint. lie only lied as an AYE
trian diplomat. Or rather, not TO q.
base our style 70 the level OF u; 81
ignorance. let US say that he dlplo'
matted in the traditional Austrah
manner. Also remember, q sousns
VI. b., that when We hear from ,hs
master of modern Germany, when "
Dernburg tells US that Belgium Wasng..
neutral. because she consulted WE
England as TO how TO protect her nel'
trality: when DR.. ven Mach, n ,hf
Wednesday transcript" spins bs
gossamer web Of misrepresentaa9h,
when Count Won Bernstorf says "a.
there is not one word Of truth ~ 'ls
Belgian commissioners tale OF oel.
man atrocities; when the Kaiser say
that Germany did not want war -
when an Official dispatch via ssyylN
informs US that 100000 Russians wei.
captured in a skirmish al one blow les
gentlemen are not scoundreis ~
liars. They are German diplomats &c
German patriots. They are only oo'1s
for Germany what they would not "
for themselves. D,u
HENRY HARMON CHAMBEkLiN'
Worcester. Mass, Jan. Z, 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
An Education Board of Nine Members

The Charter Revision Committees report, pre-
scented 10 the Board of Estimate by Mr.. McAneny'
calls for a Board Of Education Of nine members.
This is in line with the recommendation Of the
Mayor and the report of committee Of the
education board itself. The Board of Estimate
should approve the bill promptly and send it along
10 Albany for action.
II is the consensus Of opinion Of educators Of
every state that the large board is useless and
cumbersome. A board Of five, seven or nine
members is the favorite these days. OF the cities
Of more than 100000 population in the country
there are fourteen having boards Of education
with FIVE members, eight with boards Of seven
members and ten with boards Of nine members.
New York is in a class by itself with its board of
forty-six members These other cities chose
small boards because they learned the inefhcency
Of larger ones by bitter experience. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
GOD SAVE THE KING"
It Was Not Made in Germany, as
Reader Thinks.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: ] take pleasure TO refer you. TO
an article in last nights Evening
sun" headed "Germany's National All"
and written by our Admiral +. +; Chad
wick which proves that even the ma
tional air of Great Britain GOOD Save
the King'O was made in Germany.
Please do not write this to your
friends in England, because they have
troubles of their own. ! suppose that
it would break their hearts If they
would know that even their national
air came from the so much despised
German competitors. 7. O'BRlEN.
New York, Jan. II, 1915.
I'VE do not know what Admiral Chad
wick said, but the statement Is wholly
in error. The tune of "God Save the
King" originated in England and was
taken over by Germany at a consider
ably later date.-Ed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PHpY&

January 14-Early up, and for walk to the
city with r. MacAarney the gazetteer, and we
talked of matters other than journalistick, which
was a great relief for me; and for him, too,
doubt not. All day at my scrivening; and home
early and read many pages in the Bible, from st.
Matthew, and then to bed
15-To Mistress Edna Ferber's, and my rooms
did loo, very handsome, and my wife will be glad
they are kept so well and with such care by
Ednas mother, Mistress Julia For a walk alone,
and to the office and so interested in piece of
work come TO hand did have no luncheon until
near four o'clock; and dinner again at six with
II. OIIiggins the playwriter, and we did have
parsnips and bread pudding, so it was well was
not hungry, this being the first bit of good luck
have had in many weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
ONE WAY OUT
A Reader Argues for an Eight-Hour
Law to Prevent Unemployment.

To che Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A few days ago read some Of
CYRUS Sulzberger's remarks and rec
concentrations in regard to the unem-
ployment problem, and while l do not
question his sincerity IN this matter
/ venture as 4 workingman to say that
the workincman can best present a
solution Of the problem. Mr.. Sulzber-
GERS recommendations as, for instance,
the making Of loans from free loan So
cieties. do not go to the root OF me
matter. and constitute only a tempo
rary makeshift. An outsider can bare
lv realize the outrageous conditions
abounding IN the industrial world OF
this city. Investigations would not
help unless they are Investigations OF
the sort Thomas Mott Osborne t"Tom
Brown made.
II seems to me that one Of the main
reasons for the existence of the prob
lem is that thousands Of men and
women are forced to work ten, twelve,
fourteen, sixteen and even eighteen
hours a day In the rush season, while
their fellows are out on the street
searching for means OF livelihood.
At the present time in the street where
live men and women are being worked
Overtime" in a cigar factory. only TO
look forward TO a time a few weeks
later when a goodly number OF them
will be laid Off. II seems highly i'm
probable that factory owners are so
little aware OF what their output will
lie at certain time of the year as to
be short in stock and be forced 10 over
work their employees.
What We workingmen ask. now that
the question has become such a seri-
Gus one. or now that the public has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
The Complete Mnemonician.

Washington Jan. H--Becsuse many Americans
careless about remembering their birthdays. their
age or the year Of their BIRTH the United States
Public Health Service issued bulletin to-day in which
IL says:
Perhaps the easiest way n remember your age Is
form some little Jingle rhyme your birth year
For instance:
In eighteen hundred and ninety-seven
Little Johnnie came from heaven.
Ia eighteen hundred and elshty-two
Baby Susie began 20 boo"
The Tribune.
In eighteen hundred and seventy-one
Sam Adams first got out his gun.
IN eighteen hundred and seventy-four
Hans Wagner first tied up the score.
In eighteen hundred and ffty-nine
T.. Roosevelt first said: 81 decline"
In eighteen hundred and eighty-four
The girls first loved Jack Barrymore.
In eighteen hundred and ifty-eight
Tom Wise began to gain in weight.
In eighteen hundred and seventy-three
A waiting world first greeted me.
In eighteen hundred and-don't tell fbsl
YOU came to earth to can cohtribs.
+. d. S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16

realized its importance, is 10 give US
an eight-hour law. and, what is more.
enforce 1T. | do not believe ! am max
ing too broad a statement when ! say
that if such law were put IN force
there would be no unemployment cues
ton. Incidentally, does Judge Gary
give his men an eight-hour day?
New York is fortunate in having for
Governor Mr.. Whitman. It seems to
ne that now is the opportunity to have
such d law put on the statute books,
again, emphasize, TO % enforced.
HENRY GLUECK.
New York, Jan. II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
WHAT AUDIENCES WANT
Where Rich and Wholesome Drsrn'u'
Food Can Be Had.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: While many lament the aimVs
total Disappearance of the VITAL 49, 80,
hing drama from the American 80,
there are, nevertheless, few anu
us who are enjoying the laAu'i 80
rich and wholesome dramaue a.
The Jewish stage is flooded WIN e..
productions Of Hauptmann, lpsen' e..
don, lola and other world-iansu ~
man. French. English ana hus''s
writer's, and the box Office returns IN,
which We moderns measure 49,.
speak unequivocaily for theit pisy,
larity. Their attraction 10 such I'd
and their dislike of the crook p.% no
its helpmates is obvious 10 one Isx.
understands the psychology Oh
ish audience. .s.kisg
In contrast TO the English sps s. 81
audience, composed, hey teil ks
tired business men who wah' sor
amused" the Jewish one yetin. ,,ror
the heartbreaking dramas wnien Ds~aull
the wretched phases Of life lno go.
rather weep and be torn by emo..s
stress than laugh away an eyeh.ns 81
The lack of yirile, spirited dlaIS IA
the English American stage ,re.
mart TO the misconeeption oy w lave
Queer OF his patrons desires, "nnsrils
been fed on the crook. pay ss bu.
melodramas and immoral eoni ,,'e xith
most OF il has been eoughed W Cal.
the comment that i IS sleken ~ and
worthy. Barrie, Shaw and brlssn, les
other foreign dramatic p' 40.
should be an inspiration 70 0SS,hicsl
merous domestic dramatis,S' ..Ssrds
values have changed, moral s'a nsn 70
raised, since these men zoos ncssibk
hand II certainly cannot be pS'I mes
that in our midst there arc al light
well able to carry che ban9rII' rWAN
and progress. HENRY VIM
New York, Jan. II. l9lo-