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New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
Let the City Abolish the Coroners.

Senator Cromwells bill abolishing the coroners'
system for this city is to have hearing before
the Senate Committee on the Affairs of Cities on
Wednesday. There will be strong arguments pre-
sented for it, and it is to be hoped they will pro-
duce prompt and favorable action on 1t.
There are few arguments that can be produced
against it. The chief one is that whatever Is Is
right; the coroners' system has existed for gen.
erations. so it must be right The next in i'm
portance is that the system furnishes jobs for
worthy politicians and helps the political leaders
10 "round out" or balance" the ticket These
arguments may appeal to prejudice, but cannot be
expected to prevail with reasoning being over
the facts brought out by Mr.. Walistein's invesc-
cation of the coroners' Office here.
That proved that as administered IN TINS city
the system is faulty and inefficient. over-costly
even for good results, and fosters dishonesty in
spots. The city administration wants to change
TO a system whereby suspicious deaths are inves-
tigated by duly qualified medical examiners. I'm
doubtedly large part of the public is behind the
administration in its desire for this Improvement
Yet the city cannot act. The matter rests with
the legislators. There is reason why they
should not let the city improve its work IN this
reSpect,
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
To Speed Up the Administration of the
Criminal Law.

The Committee on Criminal Courts of the Char
ity Organization Society is again urging legisla-
tion TO improve conditions in the inferior criminal
courts similar % its bill of last year, which the
Legislature failed TO enact. This is carefully
worked out measure drawn after long study Of
the operations Of the magistrates courts. 1t
would do away with the double trial now existing
in cases where magistrates after examination
hold persons for trial on misdemeanor charges,
and through this and its other reform provision.
would save the city much money and produce
great improvement through the abolition of delay
in criminal law administration.
This measure would consolidate the magis-
trates courts and the Court of Special Sessions,
conferring on the judges of each court the powers
now possessed by the judges Of the other. 1t
would not disturb the term of any official. 1t
would enable the magistrates to try cases in which
now they may only examine witnesses and hold
the prisoner for trial later-maybe weeks later,
during which time he must be cared for at the
eity's expense if he is not out on bail. 1t pro-
poses TO retain the district courts, the Domestic
Relations Court and the night courts for men and
women just as at present. IL proposes to create
Municipal Division. for the trial Of cases m
which the city departments are complainants.
and 10 make the Children's Court a separate
court, presided over by a board of four or more
Judges, with chief judge.
The Municipal Division would be boon TO city
officials, They could know that their cages were
on calendars not choked with other business. The
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
GERMANY'S LAWLESS THREATS
Are American Ships in Danger?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is interesting to note that
Italy has protested as vigorously
against Germany's determination to
risk the destruction Of neutral ships as
We have done, and for precisely the
same reason. Neutral countries have
nothing TO do with the provocation that
England has, given to Germany. One
belligerent has a right to retsliate upon
another or upon her allies, but there
her rights cease. Had England violat-
ed any number Of international laws
Germany's obligations toward neutrals
would remain the same. Their ships
may not be attacked until their car
goes have been examined, nor de.
stroyed unless the cargo is contraband,
and even then not until provision has
been made for saving passengers and
crew.
II is humiliating that Germany
should consider US so ignorant Of in
ternational law as her communications
imply. II the effective use of sub
marines allows no time for examina-
tion before destruction their use must
be abandoned.
Germany desires the obloquy OF the
civilized world as little as any other
nation, and, therefore, We may be sure
that when IL comes to the point she
will find way to coniine her vengeance
10 her foes instead Of wreaking il
upon the United States.
NJ. |. DAVIS.
New. York. Feb. 10. 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21

is often powerful lever to compel the reform OF
individual chapters There could be no more
wholesome regulation of undergraduate social
life Il seems obvious that these advantages
must be sacrificed with the substitution of local.
unrecognized groups.
Some fraternties have traditions that are un-
democratic. But mott Of them have a pride in
their disregard of social or financial background
when choosing new members. The more chapters
fraternity has the more rampant is its healthy
Americanism Fortunately, there are enough of
fraternities to go round. No university in the
country can boast chapter of every one that
exists The remedy is not to abolish them, locally
or nationally. but to encourage the multiplication
Of their chapters so that practically no students
are without the opportunity to join one or another.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
America Expected to Supply the De
hcieney.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Germany is certainly controlled
by 8 shrewd and clever set OF wal
lords. Her soldiers reaped all the hsr'
vests in Belgium and seized all food
stufs for her armies, leaving all the
starving civilians to be fed by Eng
land and America.
This scheme worked pretty well, and
now Germany has seized all the food
stufrs in her own territory for the
army and expects America to feed her
civilians while they are raising new
crops, building new Zeppelns and sub.
marines or making more cannon and
new war material with which to ami
hilate the British. And some Of our
pro- German citizens seem to think that
If we do not accommodate them we Will
be guilty of murder. and if England
prevents US she violates all laws OF
civilization. OBSERVER.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
A LESSON FROM HENRY "
Which Might or Might Not Pfor
Effective To-day.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: If Henry " Of France had car
ried out his plan the war now % y
Europe would not have occurred. 81
Thomas Paine's Rights Of Man., !,
at is attributed 10 Henry ~
France, a man of an enlarged and os.
nevolent heart, that he proposed aoes.
the year 1920 a plan for aoollslihs
war In Europe. The plan eonsls'u y
,onetitutin9 a Eurorea' Congress. Q.
as the French authors style 1t, 8 paen.
republic; by appointing dsles's'
f-om several nation who ,ere 70 se'
as board Of arbitration IN any o's.
putes that might arise between 20
tion and nation. Had such plan oesl
adopted AZ the time 1t was p'oPOseu'
the taxes of England and fraaee, =
two of the parties, would have psgn
least ten million sterling annas.i
each nation less than they were 81 "
commencement of the Freneh he'''''
ton" a
Possibly the peoples OF tsfeF
the close of the present connie ~ =, 4
act on the suggestion of Henry " =
France. II they love mankind A. mTs. sTk.
as Thomas Paine did, who saio' ~. ~.
world is nv country; to do g0'a ~
J. A. BUTLE&
New York, Feb. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
LINCOLN AND "OUR KAISER"
Look for the Strawberry Mark Of
"Kultur."

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: On the night of Lincoln's Birth
day, in introducing some interesting
war pictures to the audience of Ger
man theatre in New York, the learned
doctor" said TO that audience. un-
doubtedly in large proportion Ameri-
cans by naturalization's oath. that "our
Kaiser" is only doing precisely as
Abraham Lincoln did.
Shades Of Lexington and Yorktown
and the signers Of the Declaration of
Independence! No wonder they say we
have no German "kultur." il we could
only make our "kul.ur" twist any re-
semblance in all that which led up to
and eliminated in Lincoln to all that
which led up to and eliminated in the
War Lord, verify by a mere twist OF
our "kultured" tongues we could turn
orowbars into corkscrews.
What. with "our Kaiser" in New
York and our gentle war lords IN
Colorado, we should all pray God save
our country" oro,.
Stockbridge, Mass, Feb. IT. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
The Policy of Progfes"

To the Editor of The Tribune. ;.,;oa
Sir: Accept my hearty spPfsrtsor.
of your suffrage editorial and and e.sIrssdy
A number OF women have 49, ~.
given up their subscriptions !, 70 ooUO.. spS..
Newspapers that are editOrialiy GpgSr. psSr.
ing our movement, and feel 81. 81.
that many of them will at ones .nrir,
The Tribune instead. hope TO rsg, l,oo,
parts Of your editorial and Ine ',ard d
in "The Woman Voter" Your s-oiie,
consistent with the progressiss, po,hsf
which you have adopted n maIg IIgs,S,ed.
matters. The Tribune will uno'd de-
ly be the paper which believers
mocracy will want to supponrT
FLORENCE WOoLoy,O,u
Editor OF "The Woman '0's'
New York. Feb. ~, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21

judges assigned to this work would become eA,
perts in the complicated and technical laws out 0i
which such cases arise. There would DE great
saving of the time of citizens and department EN-
ployes.
In general this bill ought TO speed up the Ia"
processes and, by cutting out unnecessary ones
and improving the legal machinery make the ad-
ministration of justice more satisfactory and less
expensive. All these things the taxpayers and the
public desire ardenty. 1t seems good bill 70
make law.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
AMERICAS PRACTICAL IDEALISTS
Their Attitude Toward the War in General and
Germany in Particular.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A we'll known German writer recently referred
TO US as a purely commercial nation. We began by
being New Englanders and Yankees. That we know
sharp bargains and drive them is true, but
also and have always been idealists, and it has not
yet been declared to us that the reasons for the
present war. forced upon Europe by Germany, are
not purely msterialistic. We are also, as nation,
inclined to believe that it s not the purely material
stic things that triumph.
Germany is making to US pathetic appeal that her
people may be nourished and fed. We are far from
her, with her quarres and her mitarism. Militarsm
we, as a nation repudiste. We have so far formed
the public opinion that Germany has brought the
war upon the world. Our ears ringing with the
cries Of the Belgisns and of the Poles, for whose
famine and desolation Germany is responsible.
The American people want neither disturbances nor
var We arc not inAammatory, nor quick to take
issue nor are we suddenly moved. We a big body,
and when we the effect will be proportionstc.
Made up, are, of many peoples. our voice has
peculiar richness of tone; we absorb many colors,
the composite hue is deep. VIC crucible into
which the varied races have been poured but the
result-though ingredients conglomerate-
will be found to be strikingly unified.
Our press does not inHsme, it reflects. Our public
opinion is so strong that government or course
Of events drown the expressions of the American
people
We will protect citizens and our commerce.
Germany understands what it will mean to antagonze
the United States The question is one that reaches
beyond this time, that reaches into the future
and its results to all peoples. What happens
among us all will be difficult to forget Let Germany
in her attitude toward the United States be circum-
speet.
Every thinking German American regards the pres
ent situation with the intensest interest and many
discover that the American Fstherland grips them
acutely. II the German Emperor, according to an
ancient boast of his, is ruler over millions of Ger
mans in the United States, let him look TO how he
commands and what he uphods
The question is of and ships alone. 1t is
n question of commerce, economics and of the wealth
and gain of nations. Every hour that we in America
are thrown more completely upon ourselves for our
manufactures and industries finding out
the great Importance are to ourselves. and what
our isolation means to greater commercial self
sufficiency. MARIE VAN WORST.
New York, Feb l9, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
THE LABoRER AND HIS HIRE
Three Meals and Six Bits Quite Infra
Dig.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to your issue of to.
day, should think that Mr.. John Free
man would be ashamed to have his
name appear in your paper as offering
three meals and 75 cents a day to a
man for cleaning up his cellar.
Could Mr.. Freeman live on three
meals day and rs cents? No wonder
the man threatened to punch Mr.. Free
mans face for the insult Just think
Of it, rs cents a day! Had Mr.. Free
man offered the man SO a day he would
gladly have taken it. But to have ac-
cepted rs cents day, he would have
lost his manhood. II. J. MUNSON.
Port Chester, n. Y, Feb. IS, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
POLISH RELIEF IMPARTIAL
No Partisanship in Its Benevolent Ae
tivities.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Il was yesterday brought to the
attention of the American Polish Relief
Committee of New York that the state
ment was being made and circulated
that the committee was not non-parti-
san in its activities on behalf CT non
combatants in Poland. AS is now pretty
generally understood, the suffering old
people and women and children of Pol
ish nationality are under three flags,
Austrian, German and Russian. Their
homes have been destroyed and their
lands devastated by all three armies
with impartislity. Their fighting men
are enlisted in all three armies, and
their sufferings are caused by the mill
tary operations of some one OF the
three nations named, depending upon
where they happen to live. Sometimes
the same territory has been captured
and recsptured more than once, and
the desolation is complete.
In justice to the committee, | have
been unanimously requested by more
than quorum present at a meeting
duly called and held to ask you to state
the facts in the case.
The committee is a continuation and
an enlargement, under its new name,
of the National Polish Relief Commit
tee, and it has been working in close
association with the American Polish
Relief Committee of Boston, of which
the Hon. Curtis Guild is president.
When the New York committee first
met, on December 20, 1914, it adopted
the following resolution:
THE American Polish Relief Com
mittee of New York is organized for
the relief OF Polish non-combatants
within the eastern theatre OF war.
The work is non-partisan and non-scc-
tartan, and the endeavor will be to for
ward money and supplies from time to
time TO such committees or agencies in
Poland as will best insure proper dis
tribution accordingly"
Up 10 January 22 il had forwarded
twenty-one cases of clothing (princi-
pally for women and children) to War
saw. On that date il was informed
that the Boston committee had sent
$4,000 TO Warsaw, and il then trans
mitted, from the funds in the hands
Of its treasurer (the Guaranty Trust
Company, Of this city,, the sum Of
$4,000 to DR.. Leopold Ritter Won Ja-
worski, Of Vienna, through Ambassador
Penfeld. for distribution TO the suffer
ing Poles in Galicia. On January 29 it
forwarded through the same channels
TO the same destination another $4,000.
On February 10 it forwarded. via Pet
rograd, the sum of $4,000 to the Cen
trail Citizens Relief Committee Of War
saw. $500 OF which was to be distrib-
uted in Warsaw and the remaining
81, 500 in Lemberg, in Galicia. 1t should
be noted that Warsaw is in Russia and
Gallcia in Austria A further $500
has since been sent to DR.. Won Jawor-
ski, through Ambassador Penheld, for
distribution in Galicis. and six cases
Of clothing, containing 1892 finished
garments for women and children. in
view Of the Boston committees addi-
tonal transfer to Warsaw. Twenty
five more cases of clothing (including
nineteen cases donated by the Ameri-
can Red Cross have been forwarded
recently through the Red Cross to the
United States Consul AZ Genoa. with
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
Borrowed Time Well Used.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: At the regular semimonthly meeting of the
borrowed Time Club held at their rooms TODAY
The Tribune held the place of honor. Instead Of a
stated address, the splendid editorial in Friday,
Tribune entitled Lincoln" read TO the old
timers who have passed the allotted time of three
score and ten years. The reading sttraced close at
tention and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Many Of the members are still subscribers and
readers Of The Tribune, some OF whom began after
giving their first vote for Lincoln in 1850 The
Tribtne editorials upon the are often referred
70 and discussed By the old veterans who fought In
the Civil War but still active members OF this
unique club H. n. GILBERT
Fulton, n. T., Feb. rs, l9l5
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
THE HEREDITARY HYPHEN
Il Seems to Take Some Generations
to Make an American Of . German.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Somebody under this column
stated that there were only 100000
German Americans in this country &C.
eording to the last census for 1910.
This may be true perhaps as far as
the German born elements are consid-
cred, but do you think the German
Americans born in the United States
are grasshoppers'
myself have FIVE sons born in Amer
lea. They call themselves German
Americans and are voting with their
father against the Bryan-Wilson sd.
ministration in 1915.
Don't you think now there are a,
least 1000, 900 or 100000 Of German
Americans in the United Ststes7
o. SINGER.
Brooklyn, Feb. IS, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
Lines for q Picture.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Weed certainly hit the mark
in the cartoon "The Boy Stood on the
Burning Deck" But why not finish
the verse;
"The boy stood on the burning deck,
Thinking Of dear "old Princeton"
When something struck him in the
o.. neck, ...
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
Hyphenated, Perhaps

To the Editor Of The Tribune. ,..asy
Sir: At the Hudson theatre s.srs
OLincoln's Birthday the Ipsassr'
PLAYED "The Star-Spangled ansopls
At least quarters Oh he sr.
In the audience arose. Can w.laea
plain why the other quarter snsst s
seated? Surely this country he's.
doing something worth while ior ,ss
or they could not afford 70 ssssssIsipsj
theatre during a season OF pISs'ers- ers-
hard times. Why don't ths ses.
grammes print a request fof Wy %.
pie TO stand up and show .ns" res,
triotism7 Is not our eoHnu - hs
enough to be considered as We" Il
individual -
New York. Feb. ~. lsik
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21

And his name was Woodrow Wilson.
do not clam to be as good poet
as Mr. Weed is a cartoonist-in fact,
! am as a poet about as rotten as the
ship Purchase" but the above classic
was in my system and ! had to get 1t
out. DAILY kEADEh'
Albany, Feb. IA, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
The Love Of Being Fooied-

To the Editor of The Tribune. %.
Sir: Your article by Mr. Aosn, na,,;',
calls to memory a well knowa 81" I,
of past times Of the celebrsieu be
Barnum, that Americans IKE a,o,es ~
humbugged; and Mr. Adams P
that to be in vogue to-day. 49,, uoR.
ONE OF THE FOOLS We W.
TAILS BE-" go,
Coney Islanu, Feb. l9, lsle'
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
Justice to Shopsirl'.

To the Editor of The Tribune. ..,;,l
Sir: Thank you for to-day 60. sa.',, ,,s,
on the shopgirl. II is just wna' ''''
would like said for them.
BELLE V. CUSHMAA
(Once one Of the pumOe'"
New York, Feb. Is. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21

osn,s And published daily by Tribune hsso1isuFo Ne"
- u.iea President. g Ne',.,
s~S, md Tr,.lTeT Aiis Tribune Buldiug NO - Ns''''
New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
GERMANY's FOOD GRABBING

a. v. HAKKINN IU4N
Stockbridge, Mass. Feb. IT. 1918.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
NAVAL FIGHTS OF FUTURE
AT THE BOTTOM OF SEA

Navai warfare of the future viii
le fnu@h' entirely under th" SurlaG'
OF ~ :.""t in tn" opinion OF nc
va,,r.d /, horists Of the war Dread
nauy,' = and superdrcadnaushtS are
believed l., =. -" experts to nav"
pasect ,hrir dir Of greatest uSr1u'
ness. t,7. + f.. ,Tungc, German nav
al constructor who has been III Am
erica fuw :svI:.r sine, is authority lor
he statpr,.. m il"t already Germany
j. buildin. her submorsible cruisers
50 large TN" they will have cruising
ra,Al.S Of II, :pH0 miles.
::uHnlrrincs nuW are confined to a
f.N l.rriircd mics of service without
r-pl"nishinG supplies DR.. JnnGn also
declares that GerEslny has construct
cd lnee tanks TO Hr submerged a.
convenient places on lhr oceans bot
tom 2nd to h" kept iillcd with the
supplies necessary for submarines
He would net state that these tanks
are nov in usr. but the wide range
Of activities Of the German subma-
!irrs in the Irish sea. and indeed all
around ireland, would seem to indl'
cate that Germany is hot relying on
'irrly ON her home bases TO keep her
.ubr'n"in'- in action.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
Munition Train Every rs Seconds

r'." f"."or ,hc nue*ian had given
showed that the Archan2el traffic vas
but q small fraction of that earned
on the Trans Siberian. Russla's two
railrods which can bring in arms can
not be supplying more than Ioo,ooo
men, at The ont side if his figures are
cC,rcct. |, Is said that every hVe
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
Famous Fourth Band
Is Mustered Out !

The famous Fourth Regiment band
has been mustered out OF ihr service
Of the South Dakota National Gu lri.
\ mastering out officer appeared ON
the scene ii few days ago with in
StrucliOMS to turn III" rHS"HlS out,
so TO speak.
Sumr years ago. lhEuu..h lr "iInl i
OF the business men of III" city, Il
fund WIS raised to pDrt hHec grounds
for an annual en- HlHi}Nrul on the
shore Of Lake Kamr"Ska. This tract
was presented to tn, state. and 10:
some years the cncampmcnts were
held here.
Three or four years ago, however.
the annuHl rncampmontS al Water
town were discontinued, and Cover
nor Byrn" was severely criticised for
SnncliOnn@ such an order. 1t Was
due in part to this fact that the GOV
rrnor has EOl been as popular in this
vicinity as it is thought he might
have been.
The band irng ago made arrange
MpntS to attrnG The exposition on the
Pacific h.ast. When, recently. the
alSutanL general issued orders for a
gathering of the National Guard at
Rcdheld il was i:,tinlatrd that the
band was expected TO be there. Hay
ing made the arran& nmrnlS IN, nliOn-
cd, the band declined TO comply with
the suggestion, and this was made the
excuse, 50 it is alleged. for mastering
cut the musical organiZa! ion
However, the name canhOt be With
drawn from ii, because it is an in
cjrnOrai aggregation, h:NinU Il
charter from shc State. 1t viii con
tinue to be known as the Fourth
Regiment band.
Since the state has ceased to use
the camp grounds which were given
=: f>r such purpose, there ar" more
than local people who think that ii
is up to the state to Tnturn the
~ = :H III" L ,ilvr.>; o'i'-rW:Sr il
:" t. 'on:'">'rd tina, I'll" sat-" i:
s;.'iu?lly using "slo'rn" property.