davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
Naval REORGANIZATION Blocked by Leader
Mann.

There are many Congressman at Washington
who put the techncalities Of legislative procedure
above the merits of legislation. They are willing
to sacrifice to points of order the necessities of pub
lie welfare and public defence. We regret that Mr..
Mann the Republican leader in the House of Rep
resentativcs should have misrepresented what we
think to be the sentiment of his party and the
sentiment Of the country by insisting last Satur-
day on the literal observance Of House rule and
thus preventing the consideration of one Of the
most important suggestions for the modernization
of the navy which has ever been presented to
Congress.
The naval appropriation bill, as reported, con-
tained provision authorizing the creation of
Bureau Of Operations in the Navy Department
This bureau was tc be in charge of naval experts,
and was to assume responsibility for the main
tenance of the navy's efficiency a fighting
force. We have never had central body with
power to control the purely military policy of the
navy, and the lack Of such body has been a
most unfortunate handicap. Dispersed control
and non-expert management have brought the
navy to tie condition recently described by Rear
Admiral Fiske. Secretary Daniels's aid for oper-
ations in his testimony before the House Naval
Committee. 1t would take three years. he said,
to bring the personnel up to the desired standard
and five years to get the fleet into condition to
meet an efficient enemy.
In spite of this testimony, Mr.. Mann singled out
the Bureau Of Operations provision from the
many amendatory provisions reported by the
Naval Committee and killed it off with "new
legislation" point of order. 1t was a case in
which techncalities should have been waived
to meet situation which required prompt
action The Republican leaders zeal for parlia-
mentary regularity led him into a grave error.
There may be Representatives in Congress who
think that the weakest and most inefficient navy
is the best navy. The responsibility of blocking
an urgent reform like the creation of Bureau
Of Operations should have been left to one Of
these. 1t was no responsibility to be assumed by
the spokesman on the floor of the House Of a
party so honorably associated with the develop
mcnt of the navy as the Republican party has
bppu
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
"POLYGAMY" GUARANTEED
Your Money Back at the Park Theatre
il You Do Not Like the Show.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | have be wondering why
The Tribune's new honor code-which
is the best Of all business policies -
cannot be applied to attractions of the
theatre. If it is good business" TO
guarantee overcOats and soup it is
good business reasoning to guarantee
"Shows"-if you have a "show" that
will stand the honest test of legiti-
mate guarantee. OF course. the di-
versity OF public taste might present
a difficulty. Two honest persons in
enc theatre the same night might
have very wide-apart feelings as to
the kind of time they have had.
but of twenty-five honest persons
witnessing one honest drama, acted
intelligently and convincingly. don't
think there would be over one who
would dissent, and perhaps the TWEEN
ty-sixth person would be dishonest,
thus fairly averaging the mora make
up Of the well known human race.
The honest Snowman oh, yes, there
are, would not, therefore be taking
much OF chance. The chance he
would be taking would be good
"Dusiness chance"
The Modern Play Company guaran-
tees "Polygamy," and any patron of
the Park Theatre who isn't satisfied
with the investment he has made on
his evenings entertainment may have
his money back
LAWRENCE J. ANHOLT.
Manager.
New York, Jan. %, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
THE STRIKERS BEGAN 1T
Their Rioting Preceded the Murders,
Il Is Pointed Out.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A point that has been over
looked in the controversy regarding
the strike situation at Roosevelt. y. j.,
is the performance of the strikers in
placing pile of ties on the tracks of
the Central Railroad in order to stop
the train so that they might search
1t for strikebreakers. b. way of
special consideration for the rights
and property of the railroad they
wave a red sweater on the tracks IN
front of the pile Of ties When the
train stops, which 1t cons derately does,
The crowd boards it and searches II
car by car Tor strIkebrcakers. and
when they are entirely ready and
not before they get or and order the
engineer 20 proceed IN has way
How many were there IN that mob 4?
Three hundred. wasn't it, gathered
around that pile Of ties, shouting and
yelling, the papers say, and threaten
ing any prospective str.ke"reaker with
death and immediate destruction
Does any on" really behey. that IN
that mob holding up rIaiu there
were no firearms, no shots discharged
TO frghten the expected strlkcbreakers,
Of which, by the way, there w,re
none?
hold 10 brief for the armed dep
utes who in moment of frenzy which
seems TO have outdone the strikers
fired real bullets into the throng, but
| do maintain that public opinion
should not overlook the fact that in
this case. as IN so many others, strik-
crs run riot and threaten both person
a d property with violence and dam
age to an extent far beyond the bounds
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
Bar Out the Alien insane.

Again the report of the State Hospital Com
mission presents 10 this state account of the
heavy burden under which it laborS because
of the alien insane it has TO harbor. In twenty
four years there has been an increase of 1913 per
cent in the number of registered insane. whereas
the general population Of the state has increased
only 90 per cent in that time. OF the insane q
per cent are aliens, neither citizens of the United
States nor of New York State. Ii costs about
$3.50 a year TO maintain a patient in a state
hospital.
Some alien insane are deported, Of course, but
the number is small by comparison with the num-
Der which the state has TO care for The crying
need is for strengthening of the immigration
laws TO protect this country against the detectives
who now slip through the gate. The burden OF
proof now is on the state TO show that the immi-
grant was insane when admitted or grew insane
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
THE TRIBUNE'S FIGHT FOR
A FREE PRESS.
The Freedom Of the Press.

From the Por, Jcrig "Er~riHG CG.c,is" D"
The attention Of our readers is re.
Spectfully called 10 decision Of the
Supreme Court OF the United States %
the effect that a newspaper publisher
or a man employed in newspaper work
does not have TO reveal the source OF
any news he prints. if he does not feel
so inclined. The case that resulted IN
such decision from the highest court
in the country was that of two report
ers Of The New York Tribune. who
were ordered by the lower courts to
tell New York grand jury where they
obtained certain information that they
published. The lower courts sent the
men to Jail for contempt Of court. but
they and the newspaper back OF them
fought their case to the Supreme
Court, which vindicated them IN Their
attitude and gave a sweeping victory
for the freedom of the press.
T: We have never been called upon By
any judicial authority to tell where we
obtained certain information, but there
is hardly a week goes by that some one
does not come in and inquire who told
us certain item. lu most cases the
inquircrS are satisfied when courteOusly
informed that newspapers cannot reveal
those things; but occasionally on'
threatens Us with terrible consequences
and even threatens TO 90 TO law about
it; but we are not frightened. People
of that frame Of mind are usually those
who try TO prevent a newspaper from
publishing what IS going on, ard y
newspapers had to follow the policy Of
getting consent for every item that
published there would be little news
printed at all, and no one would give
a picayune for his local paper
In gathering news IT Is absolutely
necessary that editors and reporters
respect the confidence of those who
are giving them the tips and the facts
that make up the story. No newspaper
man who is foolish enough 10 tel
where he gets his news when some one
asks il simply out Of curiosity or
blutfed into revealing IL when some one
comes in and demands" TO know, n
worthy to remain in the business, and
no man would long be employed BY
newspaper were he untrue to those
who out of good feeling for him place
their confidence in him. Ii is good Tor
the newspapers and for the public
which looks 10 the press 10 keep them
Informed, that the Supreme Court IS
sued that decision.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
THE FLAG IN BUSINESS
The Ship Purchase Bill Viewed as
Commercial Trick.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: One Of the causes Of the al
most universal distrust with which
Americans are regarded throughout
Spanish America is the willingness to
commercialize their nationality and
their flag which they so often display.
In seasons of unrest and in times Of
actual civil war in those republics
men of wealth often seek some Tor
eigner who is willing to purchase sucE
of their property as is liable TO con-
fscation or seizure by one or other
of the warring factions, and having
found one who is disposed to make
capital Of his foreign status 'deed to
him all their possessions at a hlgE
valuation. 1t frequently happens that
rart or all of the transferred property
is confscated or destroyed by the con-
tending forces, whereupon the foreign
"owrcr" makes claims upon that gov
crnment which may survive or be eS-
tablished after the war at q fa6ulously
exaggerated valuation.
The proposed ship purchase measure
before Congress appears to me as SIM
ply an exaggerated case of the same
kind. in which our government is as
suming the role of the individual sol
dier of fortune" We propose to pur-
chase and operate temporarily vessels
of the warning nations, which are prop
ertv subject to seizure and confisca-
ton. with the condition that they may
later be resold to private corporations.
This will apply primarily and chiefly
to vessels Of the Hamburg-American
Line and the North German Lloyd, as
the ships of the Al, nations are not
vet in the market, for the obvious rea-
son that they are freely plying their
trade a. excellent rates.
The thrifty managers Of the lines
named. in which the Kaiser himself Is
said to he the largest shareholder, have
apparently framed this bill for Us in
order to relieve themselves of the daily
expense of from $1,000 to $1,000 each
upon their hundreds Ct intcrned veS-
sells. which may be repurchased by
them at the close of the war through
the agency Of any naturalizcd German.
Our export business is not suffering
to the extent that we need pull their
chestnuts out OF the nre at the price
Of certain resulting war with the
rest of the maritime nations OF the
world. who would surely not view such
purchases save as fragrant violation
of neutrality.
That we are not exporting more to
the countries south of us is not for
want Of ships so much as for want OF
confidence in their ability 10 pay for
the goods in view Of. the financial
stringency prevalent there.
Loath am 20 incur leze majesty,
but il seems to me that our h,ef
Magistrate is voicin~ ~ anoth". "'"
hat toast of Cecil Rhodes, "the en-
pire builder" at the banquet OF ;he
Chartered Companies after the Boer
war, which did more TO sully his fame
than any other word or act Of his lif":
ITO that flag the Union Jack the
greatest commercial asset he word
ever saw" ". ;. {.
Randolph. VI. Jan. %, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

owing 10 causes existing when admitted, and the
period in which deportation may occur Is oi,S
three years. This. considering the iir''eu '",,i'
ties for inspecting immigrants ana the Suo.e
nature of mind taints is entirely too restricted
The war has made a change IN the immiEra-
ton situation. Nevertheless, the laws should De
changed so that the states. and New YORK State
in particular. should not in future be subjected
20 the expense Of caring for persons admitted 10
the country because Of the nations imperfect In
spection service. Such changes are far more
desirable than is a Hteracy test.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
Wha, The Anti.Saloon League Ask.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The report as generally pug.
lished in the newspapers that w.
Anti-Saloon League had asked 10Y tns
removal of Mayor Mitchell and follIs
Commissioner Woods is not eorIes.
We said nothing whatever about wv wv
removal Of the Mayor, and as 20 tni
Police Commissioner we simply asM'
for an investigation 70 aseef's,"
whether conditions warranted ms ~
moval, and submitted herewith e'r
dence secured az random indicating !"
general violation Of the excise lss
When the Police Department esa
find twenty-three BARRIERS. deheaitsssss Sc,
keepers and little tradesmen VIOLATING
the Sunday law and yet not make 80!
excise arrests on the sunday Whs..
special investigators found 72I risess,
violating the law out OF Iii Visi'''
some ething il wrong.
WILLIAM II. ANDEkSoN'
State Superintendent. Anti-sa'0''
League Of New York.
New York, Jan. %, 1914
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
THE NORTH SEA VICTORY
A Reader Criticise. the Exaggerated
Reports Put Out by the Germans.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Against the report Of the Brit
ish admiral. Sir David Beatty. the Ger
mans seem to have nothing - bring
forward but unofficial hearsay. Sew
eral days elapsed before it was an
noun-ed that all the British ships en-
gagged in this North Sea fight had re-
turned 70 home ports. They are now
all accounted for Is not this good
enough
What is the meaning of all this Ger
man preyarication: Big Victory"
British Forced Out of the Fight"
Three British Ships Sent TO the Bot
tom: We are swayed and jerked from
our calmness by this boisterous.
mouthing bully storming up and down
the lines Of battle on land and sea. II
is but natural that the case OF the
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
The Coming 7oWer
Tipperary Pcrsinage.

The way is long, some people say
To Tippcrary;
But what care how long the way
To TppcTary?
A million miles, or merely three
Would both be far too long for me;
| have no wish 20 go and see
Your Tipperary.
This song which people squawk and sing
This "Tlpperary'
Makes me as sick as anything
or Tipperary.
But, folks who sing that blooming air:
| wish that YOU could all be there
With orange ribbons in your hair
In Tipperary!
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

that should be allowed under the law
The only way to effectively handle
this and similar situations is through
an organized show of force stronger
than that of the strikers. This can
be accomplished by the formation of
a state constabulary similar to that
in effect in Pennsylvania. The sooner
this is done the sooner will THESE
strike riots. so often resulting in loss
of life and the destruction of prop
erty, cease to be. +. l. Is.
Brooklyn, Jan. %, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

Audacious should be quoted at this
juncture an obvious line of retreat be-
fore the withorine blast OF Admiral
Beatty'5 simple, businesslike dispatch.
But in the case OF the Audacious there
were 10 b,reaved relatives to rotify.
Loss of life in battle can never be
officially denied.
Admiral Boatty's report has truth
integwoven inseparably into its syl-
tables. His concluding tribute to the
engine room staff for the fine steaming
of the squadron" is a delight The
bland breeze Of victory hutters and
Eurrs between the intervals. The
reader feels that here is verify no
spleen, no venom, no axe grinding. A
British dispatch is treat. Cause for
a few more like Beattv's would speed
lily end this shamefaced, swinish war.
II. c. ID. +.
New York, Jan. 2S, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
K. l.. r.

The National Lead Company, which deserves th'
has the correct notion about telephone
courtesy In a manual for the information OF lt'
employees it says, in part:
Answer the call as quickly as possible. TAX
with the lips almost in the receiver Cony in this
position can the voice be properly modulatedl.
sneak in a low tone. but distinctly and pleas
antly as you can. First of all say National
Lead Company. Mr.. Blank speaking; DO not
say-"Who are you?' And never under any CIR
cumstancPs say-"What do you want" If when
YOU tell the caller who you are he does not tell
who he is, say"Who is speaking" or What
| do for you?' If he inquiries regardng
Blank can give him more information than you
can and request switchboard 10 connect with Mr..
Blank promptly.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
Not That FranclSlyn Lawrence.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: &. Francklyn Lawrence hS
been recently much annoyed by INC
confusion Of his identity with Francs
lyn Lawrence, chairman of the Wine
Cross Committee. Mr. Lawrence says
that numerous letters which he. hs
received in the last few days evidence
the existence of some confusion IN ths
minds Of many of his friends, sna
wi hes ne rs his counsel. to say thss
the aforementioned Francklyn Law.
renee j. unknown 10 him and h''
connected with his family
ALRICK II. MAN.
New York, Jan. 80, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
The World and Its Problems.
BY OUR own BILLY SUNDAY.

Boys, pull donCn q. r rests. Get busy We
must knock Sin clear oUer the fence. And ouer
the fence boys is out
Booze is N. G. Say to Booze whoa, Emma ~
Come on goa iCooden-headed, tic0- tor-a-cent,
k-kneed, mosquito Drained idiots. Throw EN-
dovn. McCloskey! Slide you tUhorn, deuce-spot,
false-hdred fools! Cit it out, you tukey-trott,mg
tangoerS, you run-guz-lng four fuShcrs!
Let sinful, lecherous, boozing rhino-lou,nq.
ap ug, hiering, numbering . . . look out
or he old Devil toH get you. Say TO the DeuH,
" m, / don't knOlO, you amt so tcarm!" Tell
him to skiddoo, to rdmcoSe.
Boys. I'm tickled TO death TO see you.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
Freedom of the Press Sustained.

From The Buffalo Evening Times.
TIE Tribune is TO be commended iof
the successful fight it has made to SET
aside the fine imposed on its reporter
for refusing 70 relate the source o,
his information in the customs fraud
exposure.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
What All Wives Become"

written by 2 W. T.. after reading What All Husbands
become reprinted Saturdays from The Second
Blooming
Sometimes, very gently, he tried to assist in Dor
othy's development She never did anything for
herself. although she seldom thought of aught else
She was too continually PROSTATE before her
beauty and the attractions of her own children, her
dress and her masterful handling of the servant
problem to be of outer worlds She. too, in
her household and family affairs. was like the actors
the literary men. who cannot conceive that the world
exists outside the theatre the publishers Office
She had become what all wives become.
For a woman who marries. like a man. sets out
as a caravel towards the unknown shore that lies
below the horizon. She has TO explore new con-
tinent and discover treasure. She will devote her
self to that treasure and cherish it. She will be
ductive interested witty and thoughtful All these
things she is But one day the treasure becomes
valuable possession; the possession becomes part
Of the property. Then the treasure is only hus-
band Once he handsome and thrilling. Now
he is handsome Once he was dressed. Now he is
clothed, and the clothes other feeling to
arise in her than annoyance at the thought Of the
inherent capacity in buttons to come off. Once his
headaches alarming Now they are an excuse
for a prohibition lecture. But much worse, he has
lost his power of intimacy. He has his own friends;
his own club; his pleasures his own desires,
opinions and revolts All these things he can keep
to himself. They not wanted. That creature so
like woman and yet different with his short
hair, his impatience, and yet with the quick interest
in and sympathy with her little troubles; that crea
ture of logical rules, prone to criticize and so
ready to give his life for woman, so vain and ego
tistic, yet so dependent upon love. That creature
has lost its mystery and the woman has turned
away. She is not a any more but wife
She has become what all wives become.
1t was our observation expressed many years ago,
that the Summit of Superhuousness the sign
"HOT" a Pullman washroOm faucet. But" trav
eogues Burges Johnson, from Richmond, "in the
sleeper of the Southern Express, found that the
faucet marked HOT actually gave forth hot water
And so did the one marked COLD"
Mr.. Old Sam Adams's alusion to fur-lined mems
overcoats stood a record until Saturday. when a
furniture firm received "If you still make Folding
White Child's Crib, send me one at once"
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

The Coming Towers best wishes and this prose
epithalamium to Mr. Harry Kemp, who married Miss
Mary Pyne yesterday. Mr.. Kemp punctured our
vanity once; and we've had considerable affection
for him ever since lie saying that 1t was I'M
possible to make much money writing poetry. On
don't know" we remarked modestly pointing to
the costly draperies and rare old furniture IN our
apartment "Oh" rejoined Harry. 81 mean poetry;
not lot Of rhymes Gosh! he had us
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

You can purchase merchandise advertised IN lhE
TRIBINE With absolute safety-for If dissatiSiac-
ton results in any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees
10 pay your money back upon request. No red tape
no quibbug. We make good promptly II the adNer'
tiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

Aged Gran. Rice. the W. X. statstician, refers to
the time elapsed since the Johnson-Jefries fight as
"a trife more than seven years The fight occurred
July 4. 1910. Don't wake up begs Minnesnger
Rice, in his Opening poem. But we just naturally
had TO.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
The Grand Tour.
Editor of Coming
Tow er leaving New
York, Feb. 10, for
san Francisco.

The beloved February Bookman further eludes the
proofroom with Love O. Woman" George Brandes
and Penrod Scofeld
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

Occasionally contrib telephones to demand some
information; to dictate poem. And then won
ders why his stuff wasn't printed.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
ANY city he's in.

We'll, boys" said Billy Sunday Saturday, we're
going kick the devil out of the coming tower"
Looks like that San Francisco trip, sure.
f. p A
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

OLD KAISER WILHELM IS PRETTY WELL"
Sir: To hot. please advise how old Kaiser VIII
lam is ANXIOUS RI-T PERFECTLY NEUTRAL
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

Mr. Old Sam Adams's alusion to fur-lined mems
overcoats stood record until Saturday when a
furniture firm received I'll you still make Folding
White Childs Crib, send me one at once"
New-York tribune., 1915-02-01

"a and published daily n The Tribune ANocsuoa. = Now
corporation ogden NJ Reid Pres dent. &. Ncfo- hF.le
40 Address Thuae BJiiius No ia Nassau
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-23
(Sortiesune foIgt.)

9a bic ginfii6rllng Ser nlleemeiS
ne1 8ebrpfli6t ouf un%seabnte @ins
berniiie ltobt, fat General ait6ener
cine @erbefommiiiion tuf ben Scars
entlenbet, inn ct nit ge1t bas gpre
banbenlein m%aHcnbaftcr @arsss nbne
pernmt6et.