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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
\ Perilous Course.

There Is no possibility Of blinking the great
DANCER inherent in Germany's extraordinary
challenge TO the world She attempts to create
",v,r zone" about Great Britain, and while she
does not 90 to the absurdity Of calling her act
. blockade she adds warning TO neutrals which
&c o,,irous in the extreme. She does not pretend
that her submarine attacks give her the inter
,,a+ioraI right 10 assert an actual blockade Of
English ports and so exclude neutraIs VesseiS
tberefrom. She does, however, warn neutrals Oh
the dangers to navigation which her submarine
noIicv involves and broadly suggests that neutral
vessels had best keep away. The declaration Is
something between hint and a threat.
In either light it constitutes an extraordinary
international claim and a vicious invitation 10
international embodiment. 1t is playing with
FIRE. No wealth Of kindly words can conceal
the fact, and the Teutonic bluntness OF the
announcement attempts no such concealment'
Desneration could 20 little further. American
merchantmen venturng within the prescribed
area will do so at their peril-that is the long
and short Of Germany's final effort to starve
England.
We have no wish to urge precipitate action IN
such crisis. One thing Is clear, however-the
time to protest, the time to make our national
resolve clear, is now. When the American flag
has been fouted and an American ship torpedoed
the opportunity for clearing away disputed con-
tentions will be poor indeed. The present Is the
time. in the name of international security, to
speak out plainly and make clear beyond question
to the German mind the steady resolve that
stands behind the American flag and the ships
that fly it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
HELPING the Small Business Men.
that fly It

The Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States gave an apprecative welcome to Presi-
dent Wilson's plea for change in the antitrust
laws which would permit the small business men
Of the country TO cooperate in seeking foreign
trade. The proposal is exactly the sort of work
toward which the new organization is bending Its
energies 1t is admirably expressive of the new
spirit which seeks to secure the benefits of COM
mon council for the mass Of American manu-
facturers and merchants.
The large trusts of America are already accom-
plishing great things in foreign markets. They
have the organization, they have the capital, to
create the demand which must be created before
American goods can sell in competition with the
produce of other nations. The lesser manufactur-
ers lack all this equipment. They find themselves
fighting single handed intrenched foreign rivals.
The new way, the better way, is that outlined by
President Wilson. Laws must be passed per-
hitting union of allied interests and the coopera-
tive marketing Of goods If Congress will do its
share we can rely upon the Chamber Of Com
merce TO do its share toward organizing these
new fighting units of militant business America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
Not Removed by the Plucking Board.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In p-dsv's Tribune, under the
news heading blouse Abolishes Pluck
ing Board" reference is made 20
Colonel c. VI. Perkins and myself, a
captain in the Marine Corps, as having
been "plucked." This is an unintentional
mistake, as the so-called plucking
board is limited in its actions TO the
line Of the navy. Neither the staff de
partments of the navy nor the line and
staff OF the Marine Corps have any
plucking board. nor are they in any
way under its jurisdiction.
Colonel Perkins and myself were re-
tired on physical disqualifcations when
examined for promotion to the next
higher grade. The examining boards
then, under the law, were resolved into
retiring boards, and we were placed on
the retired list for physical reasons.
In my case the physical disqualitica-
tion has entirely disappeared. For that
reason | had bill introduced into
Congress for reinstatement 70 the ac-
tive list. as did Colonel Perkins. As
both bills received unanimous favor
able reports by the House committee,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05

cbao, has become completely installed south %
tbo Rio Crande. The centrifugal influences OF
Woxican noIitica life have worked out to their
t,IIo.t u will be Villas course to knock the
o.ssr men ont Of the way, convince able rivals OF
~. nrosnoct;ve ascendancy, and so reduce the
a,t,ro ration 70 obedience If he is not shot
,. -. ~ assassin he now seems certain TO
reach that goal. .--...a
This is hopeful move IN the troubled iof'u"e'
Of Mexico It is far descent from ''ne NJ
humanitarian, self-governing state Oh WHY" WI
Wilson dreamed and for which he spiileo A,"ef'-
can blood. But it offers some prospect Oh return,
ing peace and order, which, even at the iron hanu
Of despot, are better than anarchy IN the name
Of an unattainahe ideal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
War, Speculation and the Price of Wheat.

While bread has remained stationary in price
during the last half-year orgy of utter eco
nomic waste the price Of wheat has been adj
vancing steadily, until the margin of profit for
the bakers has dwinded to a point which, they
say. compels them to allow the price of bread
to follow suit. There seems to be a general ac,
ouiescerce in the logic Of their argument. On
the other hand there is fast developing a public
criticism of those who quote the wheat and
-four prices-the wheat brokers and the -four
miers. Charges of Speculation" of corners
and combinations, are flying thicker and faster.
The contention is made that the surplus of wheat
in this country is great enough to permit the
expectation of 100000 bushels a week to the
European beigerents without contracting be-
fore next harvest time the supply normally re-
qured for the feeding of America. The admin,
istraton plans an investigation.
By all means let us have an investigation and
a thorough one. Let it begin with the acreage
Of wheat under cultivation and the supply in
storage, and let it take in not only the practices
in force on the floors Of the various produce ex-
changes, but also the relations of the miers
with these exchanges and among themselves, and
finally the conditions of competition among the
bakers. There have been corners which boosted
the price of wheat without adequate economic eX-
cuse and combinations in restraint of trade to reap
the full benefit Of an apparent economic shortage
have been only too common. Let US find out if
in this period of unemployment and business
depression such things are adding to our burdens
But the fact that the normal effect Of great
European war is TO cause shortage Of food in
this country should not be lost sight of in our
zeal for cheap bread and as people under emo
tional pressure we should avoid the danger of
confusing legitimate speculation with corners
wash sales and combinations The holding of a
commodity for n higher price, provided that
price is the result of genuine shortage, has
a distinct economic value for the community
since il distributes the available supply more
evenly over periods of plenty and Of famine. II
the supply of wheat available in the United
States will not prove equal at normal prices &c
all demands foreign and domestic, then II is
much better that we pay 81 so bushel for ii
now and possibly 81 so later, modifying our con
sumption of it accordingly, than that we pay Sc
cents a bushel now and SIS bushel when the
pinch comes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
NEWS NOTE-Bread to go from to cents loaf
PEOPLES COLUMN

heads the more the public will favor
their cause, or else their policy is to
answer honest and intelligent ques-
tions put forth by the champions OF
the Allies with abuse, insult and vitu-
peration. This, at least, is advocated
by Bernhardi's policy, for has he not
flung the supreme insult in the face
of the American nation and Americans
in his statement that German always
remains true to his Fatherland?
Some fiery German-American who
has come TO this country and made
good" (and answers all arguments with
"if it wasn't for the Germans where
would America be-" instead Of "if 1t
wasn't for America, where would
German Americans be?") will probably
nut forth the statement that my faith
or must be a pretty poor German. lie
/. a pretty poor German; in fact, he
Is proud of it, for where he has been
given the opportunity 20 make good
without such burdens as 1.-The year OF
sacrifice" required and imperative
military duty" "muzzling of the press
and muzzling of his personal thoughts
and liberties" "the foolish and snoo-
Dish social distinctions" and German
culture" Deutschland uber Allies,
divine power" and the continual at
tempt TO push into his head the idea
that Germany and anything German are
supreme there lies my heart, there
let us roam" as in Goethe's "Mignon.'
Naturally, my father wishes the Ger
man cause success. but first in ms
heart stands America, and when / told
him what had occurred in Washing
ton he could not bring himself to be-
lieve that there was man with Ger
man blood in him who would repay
the country which protects him with
such an "unkind cut" He made a
statement in German which, con
dcnsed, would sound as follows: The
best friends England has in her cam
paign for public opinion in her favor
against the German cause are the
German-Amercans who make asses OF
themselves by throwing the thin cloak
90 absolute neutrality over their
frantic attempts TO embroil America
in this war on the side of Germany
J. B. MARTENS.
New York, Feb. ., 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
Library Christianity.

President Thwing Of Western Reserve Univer-
sity is at the opposite POLE theologcally, from
Billy Sunday. He told the students Of Auburn
Theological Seminary that clergymen were paying
too much attention to men and not enough to
books, and that at least half of each day should
be given over 10 studies and sermons.
That is doubtless a more correct attitude theo-
logically. than Billy Sundays, but is it as good
Christianity? Christ termed his disciples Fishers
Of men," lie did not instruct them 10 be students
Of books. Whatever may be said for or against
baseball revvalsm, churches and clergymen fail
to-day in just about the degree that they lose
sight Of their duty 70 go out into the highways
and byways and mingle with men and minister
TO them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
Diaz, Huerta, Villa.

Apparently the result expected by every OBJ
server Of Mexico not afflicted with Mr. Wilson's
astigmatic vision toward facts has happened.
General Francisco Villa, the big man Of the hour,
has perceived his big opportunity and seized 1t.
He would have been more than Mexican and less
than human 10 have done otherwise In pro-
claiming himself Provisional President Of Mexico
he has taken unto himself what destiny has urged
upon him for months. He is of the line Of dicta-
tors in military ability, in force, in ambition. lie
is fl successor TO the chair in which sat Porfirio
Diaz and Victoriano Huerta.
There is no knowing how long it may take
him 10 make good in fact the mastery which
he has asserted by telegraph. Thanks TO the
masterful bedevilling Of the situation which
months of watchfgl waiting have accomplished,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
ANTI-AMERICAN GERMANS
They Stir the Wrath of an Unhyphen.
ated Son of a German Father.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: While in Washington last Sat
urday my attention was called TO the
meeting Of the american p Ger
mans which has raised such a rum
pus in the papers, and, having at
tended the mass meeting at Polls the
previous Saturday, thought 1t might
benefit me TO attend, and perhaps hear
some reasonable German arguments.
! am, first, last and all the time.
American. My father is American"
as he calls himself, and, although
he was born in Germany and came
over here at the age of twenty-seven,
he is one of the very few German
Americans q title to which he strong
Is Objects who remember that they
are American now, and no longer Ger
man, or even hyphenated.
| was shocked a week ago last Sat
urday at Polls by the anti-Americau
utterances OF certain German speak
ers, although | cannot help remark
ing that among all the speakers one
man stood out from all the rest, in
the fact that he seemed 20 fight the
American cause more than he did the
German-American, but, even at that, he
cannot remain in such company long
without becoming contaminated By that
vile thing, now known under the polite
title of pro-Germanism," which makes
respected and decent German-Ameri-
can act like an anarchist, and wave
the bloody flag of "militarism" under
the thin cloak put forth Saturday,
namely, that Americans adopt the reso-
buttons passed by them.
My possible sympsthies in this war,
were ! to have any, would be with
Germany, but under the circumstances
witnessed last Saturday the average
American whose sympathies are with
Germany would turn in disgust at
such outrageous arrogance and i'm
pettinence as that shown by the ex-
ponents OF German culture" last
Saturday.
The German idea OF argument and
debate seems 10 be that the more in
suits they can heap on their enemies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
THE SUFFRAGETTE INTELLECT
In the "Anti's" View Il Magnifies Mar
and Desrades Woman.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: AS 70 the facts about the debit
and credit side of the male and female
balance sheet: One portion alone OF
woman's work, namely, the business
management of her home, is compare
BILE with mans trade or profession;
looking well to the material ways OF
her household and providing for the
material comfort of its inmates exact
ly balance her husbands occupation
in the world of men, whatever it may
be, whereby he earns the family sup
port. But you can't check off mans
parenthood against woman's, even IN
biological sense. because il won't
balance the account The verisst kim
dergarten student of biology knows
that. Mrs. Blatch and any woman who
has ever borne a child can call you
down on your unscientitic bookkeep-
ing. Collaborating alone is of such
primary Importance to the state that
It creates a large deficit on mans debit
side which he must fill in with the
balloting, Office holding, etc, in order
to hold up his end of the governmental
burden.
And now we have the man and
woman account squared without ever
touching womar's real vocation ana
real service to the world. which is 20
be a mother to her children and not
simply the bearer Of them; to be a
good comrade, friend and counsellor TO
her husband and not merely his wife
and housekeeper; and when you come
to consider this womanly Office there
is not a masculine profession nor oc-
cupation in the world which equals IL
in Importance, dignity and honor, nor
in its varied exactions and strenuous
demands. The woman who has learned
all the different things she needs TO
know, and mastered all the psychology
cal principles necessary TO the sue
cessful filling of that office, is certain
ly entitled to be exempt from anything
so eXtraneous TO her duties as the bal
lot-or so inconsequential; for if all
or majority even Of women were
making a success of the home govern
ment Il wouldn't make a rap's worth
of difference who did the voting. All
would go well.
The chief trouble with the sufrra-
gette brain seems 20 be its inability
to determine true social values; its
tendency 20 magnify mans work out
os all proportion to its Importance,
while minimizing and degrading WON
ans. II is the low conception OF
woman's high vocation of home max
ing and spiritual motherhood, or the
lack of courage TO live up TO its re-
ouirements, that is responsible for
much of this suffrage drool.
ANNIE RILEY HALE.
New York, Feb. 2, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
BY ALL MEANS.

rTron IN. Charleston wv Va Ga1.tel
This ds earth ard sky calls thought slon
the sun street.-the, trail As the ehsmbcrsd nautilus
emma, cut OF Its state, the SILK from Its
cocoon 50 tho longing spirit bursts to-day It's wnssrns eus,
etcumstanc. wings Its trembling Asht In the where
the boly mysts beautiful white ilsht o. divine WILL
blown BY the winds OF doubt beaten BY tho tyranny
eommeelsd civilization mutad by the eontendns emotions
and passions Of eumscrbed life the Split Of seskns city
10 come t, Itself realms Of dhin Imagining wh.rs rest Is
and the sceptrs beats ms for too sweet
fbrsd words Of language.
Man talks He writes construct, phlosophs. "HIs
Itl, sysm to be- But the Issue, Of
life ar. out Across n. forces Of evil snd discomfort
hi. heart reaches, after nObo s"s inner dream and In II he
lies down and Is led beside the still water, the
strand, Of which he spiritual Kshnoors that nlne
sorrow and real.
Man live, dissbu he and Nj,
majestic dream spans Of th His cho thought Is
drawn from celestial aUaes this day Unless tho Immortality
which hs dream, real life Is mecktr. death Is poisoned
with stInu highest achievements Of his mind and heart
hut IN, debris ped.sned failure II cannot beo Hops al
ready rp.nng 81 ,pns beneath .
and TO- but child In tho kingdom
there Is guile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
Tn. Policeman Movement.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | was greatly pleased when ]
read in The Tribune this morning your
leading editorial on "The Threatened
Pro German Movement in American
Politics" No pen could depict IN
stronger language the warning sounded
TO the pro-German German American
citizen. Il will have its proper effect
upon true Americanism and give the
Bernstorfs, the Dernburgs and the
Riders 10 understand the day they
formulate pro-German sentiment
among the German-Americans IN TINS
country strongly, that day viii the
American people rise and crush that
sentiment as surely as they did the
pro-slavery sentiment fifty years ago
when it was so rampant in this coun-
try.
These men propose 10 enter our po-
litical field, as | understand II. They
propose 10 say TO man nominated for
a national office that "unless you be-
come pro- German and cast your lnfiu-
ence and your sympathies with the
German nation we German-American
citizens will vote against you" As you
very wisely say, "What candidate any
where would have ghost OF show oil
election if he pledged himself 20 con-
suit German interests first and AmerI-
can afterward ?" Are the promoters OF
this diabolical scheme of dictatorship
aware Of the feelings in this country
to day against their Fatherland be-
cause of their Kaiser's treatment Of
the Belgian people? II they are not
let them begin study at once of that
sentiment. If they desire to add fuel
10 the already burning flame, let these
pro- German leaders in this movement
beware Of the suppressed feeling in
the true heart Of the American people
Let them become wise and stop where
they are. {. 7.
Plainfeld, ~. j., Feb. ., 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
THE
THE GERMAN PERIL
An American Who Considers 1t More
To Be Feared than the Yellow Peril.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The letter in yesterdays paper
by IAN American" on Americans and
Germans" pleased me more than any
thing that has appeared in your col
umns for a long time. | should like
to shake hands with the writer and
to assure him that there are millions
more just like him in this country
who believe that the German peril in
this country is Il good deal more TO be
feared than the yellow peril in either
Europe or this country, and that those
Of US who are real Americans ought
TO organize against the Germans IN
this country who abuse our hospital
ity and insult our intelligence.
| wonder if all the good, clean Amer
leans and the American officials of our
government think what would happen
in this country in the event OF our
getting into an alteration or war with
Germany. We would have at once
civil war, or rather a war between
Germans and Americans, right in this
country. This idea Of man holding
citizenship in this country and al
lcgiance to Germany is wrong and
ought not to be tolerated. II the Ger
mans in this country wish 10 remain
Germans and place the welfare of Ger,
many above the welfare Of the United
States Of America. let them go back
TO Germany and again take up the life
Of "Kutur" which they left to come
to this land of the free.
| hope VIC hear more from IAN
American" and more like him.
ANOTHER AMERICAN.
Rochester, y. Y. Feb. 3, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

they were incorporated in the ansns,
ment. part of which has the effect q
abolishing the plucking board, as "a
House committee had also made fsY''
able reports on Captains Hell, Gibbons
Potts, Leonard and Rust. knowing 'h'
usual accuracy Of The Tribune IN ger
vice matters, appreciate the fact ina
you would welcome this correction.
FRANK Z. EVANS,
Captain, L. S. NJ. c. Retired
Pittsburgh, Feb. 3, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
Waiting for the Procession

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: From time 20 time IL has oseh
necessary TO call the attention Of ~
Borough President to the character o.
the clock or the Hall Of Records et'
cause it is occasionally untruthiuL y
is with real sorrow that | have o.
served this morning similar bad co.,
duct on the part Of the Tribune eloeL
| am accustomed to look at il from ~
office in the Municipal Building VIZ
confidence. 1t has always been ssl'
source of comfort and enlightennsh..
This morning It is behaving nos
badly. Some person has been . ". W.
kind as TO suggest one could ns' g,
pect better things Of a city eloe1. W.
what shall we say of The Tribune,
LAWSON PURDL
New York, Feb. ., 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
A Beaux.Arts Protest Again"
dalism.

To the Editor Of The Tribune ,,s
Sir: The Society OF Besu . .o,,.
Architects, through its exeeu,ye as.
mittee, wishes TO join the .,'.,. d.
Society Of Engineers and Arehi,ssIs az.
Lausanne, Switzerland, in publI.sig5, 4,
pressing its feeling Of Indignant he
the sacrilegious destruction ~ !.
course of the present war. OF eO.r.ss.
art. the loss of which is lrrep" ssos,
We wish to consider on ~ 70 f,os
of art and civilization. and apa nn,, q,
all political sides on that accom-"
make this protest - y.rSoi,s
We Join warmly with the saSs,s
Society, hoping that a genera ~
opinion will arouse the DESIRE re.
civilized countries TO prevent t~ss,ess
currence Of destruction and 70 w 20, "a
upon each respect for the m .s,r,.
that have been regarded with '
tion by every age. .,.,~rox,f.E 81,
VILLA" ~ " w. Seer,sn'
New York, Feb. 8, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
An Admirer Of Alice Duer Miller ~
of wig"

To the Editor of The Tribune a.,
Sir: ! take great pleasure N -
you that through my newsdsaN IS.
have this month become a dshy -,
scriber TO your paper for the hrs ~ 80 ;,
was Influenced 20 DO So , w,..s -
all. on account OF the "Are 49, MAJ.
People" articles in the Sunday o.
and, second, by my interest IN sir,
diary, the real boy and his ens'~ rs,
family having been neighbor' o. nj,
for many years. The Thoresu w.,
Whitman style Of the diary IS 90"
wonderful ,,,,vs
ALICE HAMILT0N-WlLLiA"''
New York. Feb. 3, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
A Note from a Friend.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | want 10 express my apre,
alton of the steady improvement "
The Tribune, esp cially In the iss. - !.
months. My father was an edito. I,
| know full well when a paper Is ~.
edited. | deeply enjoy your edlt9fs -
They are liberal and fair-minded' '"'
also concise and educational :.
Permit me 70 say | am Wnc,I
sympathy with W. II. Johnstons .s.I.i
in your issue Of February 3, enuass.
A Tip 70 the Evangelists." Lev " N
call things TO all men," bug o
means let profane and vicio1s lsng' -,
be omitted in our efforts 20 ugisInny 4"
brethren and sisters. r. Z. WAlsV'~
New York, Feb. 3, 1915.