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Down Barnes, Down Roosevelt.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Rooseyelt's testimony at the tnai III
Syracuse shows how hypocrtical he has been
throughout his political life playing last ana
loose with the bosses and the people hunt
ing with the hounds ard running with tns
bares What Roosevelt said about hlmseh
should forever condemn him IN the estims'
ton Of all honest and patriotic citizens ~
a Progressive voted for him for President
and also voted for him for Governor ou'
if he were the last man in the country 70
day 20 hold political Office he could not get
my vote again.
| have not sympathy with Barnes. | am
against bosses; against political machines
that command and corrupt But certain!
between Boss Barnes and Boss Roosevelt
think Roosevelt is much the worse rom a"
ethical standpoint
A good editorial from The Tribune along
these lines would crafty its oldtime readers
BARKER STEWART
New York. May %. 1915.
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Kings. Priests and Warriors.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Under the above caption there ap-
neared letter from F. W. Pangborn in your
issue Of the 18th inst. which, in It's opening
eentences. was both rational and optimistic,
but which embodied statements not only IN
.enable. from . historical point Of view but
painfully. tediously and sadly attenua,cd
and inaccurate. in so far as they relate 20
tho agencies through which the virtues Of
Justice. love and truth are advanced and IN
culcated.
Your correspondent evidently allowed his
imagination to run riot when he made the
astounding assertion that priests command
ed" ignorance. for if ne had studied carefully
and impartiaily the history Of the Middle
Ages he would have discovered to his edi
l,catiou he IL hoped that the monks Of that
period were foremost IN disseminating hnow!-
-dge Of every kind. and, furthermore. that
they were the custodian Of the valuable
manuscripts and literary treasures which
made possible the splendid era of the Renas-
sance.
Your correspondents statement that man
is working out his destiny toward civlllza-
tion in which God and man and nature viii
unite in making the earth a paradise ETC.
would seem to imply that man has, as IT
were. something in reserve which is going
to reyolutioulze the existing order OF things
and transform the world into an Eldorado
Of supermen and altruists, but that he has
not yet sufficiently developed mis- plan to
make it advisable TO disclose its nature.
So many yagaries, theories and "isms' are
being exploited and advanced daily as pro
cres.ive ideas that it would appear as II
man were getting beside himself in his IN
sane efforts to pursue his Investigations TO
the border line Of infnty itself, utterly re-
gardless of his own limitations and, neces-
sariy, finite attainments. Like the foolish
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Liberty for All.
or Of The Trihnnn.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: II was with great satisfaction hat {,
read The Trbune's glazing headline last
Sunday, "Berns,orff Muzzles Rabid German
Press" What Bernstorff has to do with the
German press is difficult for any one with
common sense to understand. But, since that
has been printed | would like to ask. "Why
not muzzle the rabd British presro" The
declaration Of neutrality Of the Anglo Ame~-
lean press Is laughabe and there is no doubt
many OF the New York papers would be vel
coined in London. bag and baggage, where
they are i'm need Of paper which will print
only the truth"
Since when, also. | would like TO know. is
hsh? This is, az | understand it and have
ocen taught all my life, the home Of the
free and the land of the brave" no matter Of
what nationality. Those Of Irish, German.
French. Scandinavian, Italian or any other
extraction nave equal rights with those OF
English extraction. As 10 the reason Of their
coming here, that is nobody's business SO
long a. they are respectable tand this is
more than can be said OF many early Amer
lean white settlers; see history, and swear
allegiance. If they have sworn allegiance
once, why ask them at this time to swear
again? II they were not sincere in the first
instance they will not be so now.
You Will find, though, that those Of German
nationality and Of German extraction are
just as patriotic and just a. loyal 10 the
United States Of America, first, last and all
the time. as those of any other Heretofore
the Irish. Germans, Italians Scandinayians.
etc. have been welcomed with open arms.
Where would our glorious country be with
ont them? We could never have created
the most wonderful Republic in the history
II The world if they had not come, aye, ell OF
them,
Why do most people come here For the
same reason that your parents and mine
came over, thinking that they might better
their condition under our glorious flag that
all Just as a native Ncy Yorker might 60
to California.
II these good Americans enjoy reading a
paper published III foreign language, that
Is their privilege, just as it is to follow their
own ideas in regard 10 religion. This is a
free country. and one may follow his own in
clinations in any matter so long as he il
faithful and true TO the United States and
obcys her laws. Now, instead Of being one
sided. do not take the part of the central
powers Of Europe; just be American aud
give them a square deal.
| am an American and know no country
but this, and, what is more | do not care TO.
as it Is the most glorious in all the world
New York, May. 20, 1915. THEOPHILUS.
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A RUDE AWAKENING
Confidence in American Ability to
End Any German World Dream.


10 the hd.'o' o. me
>f; heie'I'"s 10 .''' ,(.'..,.-i1
German r'''' az" ''" - 49, -,
"ou'd s-"'e '"4' '~'-P .'''
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r"S' H' ''''.'n.'- 'r..,.iiai..I
'a'.'" o. INC 'i''' .'l ~.
''a''. as "'' ,..t -,
cia'ed the e"'''''' ''''''.'' .@....s,.n...,
mas always p'''@i''
ana unforesee" c'Ie0i|
Second The recent ..'e TO ne "er"''
government must be- read and i-Hy appfee'
ated hefor, concluding that -lc a.ted States
go. ..,o., ,,,.,.L .r.t,+. r.qd The rtire Amer.
.s,. ,o,,,la,.o,. Stand. .f..Ic behind Pre..
'''', p ,,.,, 49,. anil r.. crst;fed
10. rh,eb
with ana e.ajed "i'" 'Ne mamie '
the present admih'r,i t'l'' '"' '".''''
very important and delicate question.
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A Reform-Proof Constitution.

In the past Mr.. William Barnes has felt
himself obliged to defend the constitution
vigorously and TO devote much time to
protests against the tendency of Govern
ors and legislators TO assail the sacred
constitutional rights of politicians, politi-
cal parties and property 1t is evident.
from the series Of proposals which he has
presented to the Constitutional Conven-
ton, that he wants TO take life easier IN
future. He wants a constitution that
would specifically forbid any foolish up
lift legislation, either in relation to politi-
cal parties or social conditions. No work
mems compensation laws, no regulation
of political parties by statute, no inter
ference, under any preteXt whatsoever,
with the natural and inherent rights Of
the pillars of society for the benefit of the
populace. A reform-proof constitution
that's the thing.
Though his proposed amendments have
been carefully drawn, Mr.. Barnes seems
to have overlooked one thing. That Is,
1t takes more time for the achievement Of
progress if constitution has TO be amend
ed, TO be sure. But it can be done Though
workmens compensation law of the
Hughes administration was thrown out
by the Court of Appeals as contrary to
the constitution, there is now one on the
statute books quite in conformity with
that venerable instrument, for the consti-
tuition was changed to fit the courts de
ciSion and the public's demand.
SO it is 10 be feared that Mr.. Barnes's
future will not be quite free from cares
no matter how hard he may press his
proposals. Though the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention adopt them. he
would still have to make them prevail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
Walsh at His Old Tricks.

We are glad to publish in another col
umn Of this issue letter from MI w
/. Mackenzie King, the director Of the
industrial relations investigation con-
Quoted by the Rockefeller Foundation As
Mr.. King shows from a transcript OF the
testimony which he gave before the Fed
eral Industrial Relations Commission IN
Washington. it was Chairman Walsh, not
himself. who formulated the phrases for
which he has been criticised.
Mr.. Walsh has conducted the whole IN
ourv with which he and his associates
have been charged in a spirit Of the
meanest and cheapest demagogy. lie has
browbeaten witnesses and taken every
unfair means to color and falsify their
testimony. He has made eXtravagant
charges against the great humanitarian
and public service agencies Of the coun-
try. before ever acquainting himself with
their work. He has been an accuser, not
an Investigator, and his methods of ter
rorism have led to a revolt within the
commission itself against his rabid par
tisanship.
The commission might have done
great deal Of good by stimulating a bet
ter understanding between capital and
labor and establishing stronger bono
of cooperation in the improvement OF
labor conditions and the intimidation OF
labor disputes If that opportunity has
not been seized it will be due to no fault OF
the witnesses who have appeared before
the commission. 1t will be due to the un
bearable conduct of the man in whose
hands the control of the investigation was
unfortunately placed.
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aerouaut who ascends to regions in which he
-Gcrumbs. victim to the rarity OF the stmo-
sphere. those who pose as advanced thinkers
on a plane Of lofty thought become, almost
nyariably. mentally asphyxisted, as ii were,
~ the elements of doubt and uncertainty
HIGH vain speculation in the mysteries Of
irc occult Is responsible for generating. The
subscriber is by no means deprecatinS the
value Of investigation or research; he only
icplores the lack Of a sense Of proportion 50
much in evidence and the degree o.. impor-
,auce attached 10 the fantastic theories O.
Missionaries. many Of whom. Ike your CORE
-nondent. may be honestly striving to solve
be- riddle o. life and It's sequel. totally IN
different 70 or obivious Of the fact that
Nature or. more specifically, the divine Au-
tlo. thereof viii have revealed only an in
inite~imal portion Of the great secret Of the
universe before the crack Of doom
JOHN JOSEPH ODRISCOLL.
New York, Ma. -. 1915.
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Mackenzie King Misrepresented

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sr: In view Of an editorial which appears
IN to-day's Tribune. entitled Powerful
Alr Rockefeller may be permitted 20 send
you the following exact quotations from Page
1881 Of the Official stenographic report Of my
testimony before the Industrial Relations
Commission al Washington on the 25th inst ?
Chairman Walsh Is there any force TO
control the Rockefeller interests in Colorado
20 do the right thing. If they are not doing
the right thing. except the ordinary people IN
America?
Mr. King If YOU arc speaking of the i'm
mediate force and immediate influence
'hink mat the conscience Of young Mr. John
j. Rockefeller, Jr., a. more powerful on that
and will affect social justice In Colorado
quicker than any other single force that you
is great work 10 do there. and he intends
10 have 1t done
Chairman Walsh You think that the will
Had conscience Of Mr. Rockefeller in bringing
proper conditions and enduring conditions in
Colorado is moro powerful than tho will and
conscience Of all the balance Of the people Of
the United States, directed in that field?
Mr. King No. Mr. Chairman. | don't put
y that way at al! ! am speaking now of the
particular question Of the conditions in Colo
RADIO AZ the present time. You asked me
shat factors can do the most in Colorado.
These quotations will be sufficient to indi
cate how very misleading have been some OF
the differences drawn from what purport to
have been .tatemcnts made By me before the
Commission. ". L. MACKENZIE KING.
New York, May %, 1915.
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deavoring 20 meet Bulgarian demands.
Rumania has consented to some sacrifices.
Serbia has made concessions. Is willing TO
give up her Macedonian lands cast of the
Vardar and south Of the Bregalnliza
But Greece will make no concession. Here
so far. the Allied efforts have failed.
The Greek attitude will he decisive then
and it is controlled by the wife Of the
King. who is sister Of the German En-
peror. Vcnizelos. the great Greek states
man. has advocated the cession 10y Greece
70 Bulgaria OF the district between the
Struma and the Mesta, with the port OF
Kavala. In return the Allies were to
guarantee 10 Greece the possession "i
SMYRNA and its hiuterland in Asia Minor
creccc was also to send an army to the
Dardanolles.
Over this plan Constantine and Neni-
zelos broke. The King consented TO ana
tben repudiated the Kavala cesslon. The
defeat Of the Allied fleets before the Strait
IN March evidently changed the KING
mind yerjzelos then resigned and went
into exile. But in Athens, as in Bucha-
rost Italian Intervention has made a pro-
found impression
To-day the situation is this: Allied dip
Iomats are seeking to restore the old Bal
kan alliance by persuading Rumania' Ser
bia and Greece to return what they took
from, Bulgaria at Bucharest. Rumaman
desire TO take Pennsylvania and BukoVIna
at the price of war is steadily mounting.
Serbia. assured possession Of Bosnia
Herzegovina. Southern Dalmata and
Northern Albania TO Durazzo, has con-
sented to make sacrifices. But Greece IS
still unwilling 10 give up Kavaia and Bull
earia is holding out for her extreme price
German diplomacy is striving to keep all
the states neutral. straining hohenzolIern
influence at the courts Of Bucharest and
Athens to the extreme point, frankly
mourning loans into Sofia in the hope OF
preventing Bulgaria from laying aside
her grievance Of the past and accept
inc proffered rewards. Unmstahaoly
however. the German cause is as hopeless
IN the Balkans as it was in Rome, for the
real rewards are within the gift Of the
enemies of Germany, and it is Germany's
allies that all the Balkan States hope to
plumber. Thus the real question now Is
not whether the Balkan States will come
in, but when they will enlist, and delay IS
for Germany a partial victory.
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Likes and Dislikes.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The New York Tribune has done eX-
celIert service to the public in its editorials
and news concerning the great war in
Europe and ID its attitude generally.
In It's religious department on Saturday and
in its What Is Going On To-day" it is spe-
cially helpful to many rs weekly review
Of literature - looked forward to with in
terest
I have found among old patrons of The
Tribune decided disspproyal. leading to
Withdrawals of subscriptions because -
II The lack Of news about great religious
gatherings. e. z. the General Assembly OF
he Presbyterian Church, now in session in
Rochester. representing an adult communi-
cant membership Of about 800 900 and par
ticularly strong in the states of New York
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and one of the
most influential Of the religious denomina-
tons in the United States. has been almos,
entirely ignored this year. have looked in
vain for news of our General Assembly, ex-
cept brief item that Dr. Stevenson was
elected moderator
~ AZ the prominence given to certain
'''"'N' al" St'WIhdl' WIN eAaSperatingly un'
necessary details and large photographs OF
the criminals, particularly in persons charged
with revolving immortality Twice have been
on the point OF ordering the paper stopped
as containing things not fit to print But
have taken The New York Tribune for so
many years and IT is such familiar friend
that before | request its discontinuance
have freed my mind and will await results.
REV. WILLIAM c. ROMMEL.
Elizabeth, \. j., May "a, 1915.
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All American
.or of m Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring 10 the recent letter FROM
"A German First and an American Aite''
ward" Of Chevlot, y. Y: am an AmereSn'
all American, my ancestors and kinsmen nav
ing fought in every war our nation mas nS''
each and every time OF which We have n"u
no army and no navy, but through all h"s
come to our rightful place in the eiYil'1s'
world. which is a place where We cannot ."
cept the presumptuous dietstion OF Germany
or any other nation.
We may have no army and no navy S"s
onc-ffth Of our population may be Der'n ''ai
but German First" would do well TO re",'"
himself that Americans there must be iss
real ones in our land would never Suo"''
to rule of German Kultur. already famous,
Also systematic people sometimes s.''
their toes GRACE REDWOOD HICKS
Jamaica n. Y, May 81, 1915.
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An Italian Americans Wishes

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In this terrible crisis. uneXampled IL
history for our beloved mother country, 1t Is
Che duty Of every Itslian-American citizen to
ioln IN thought with our brothers and wish
hem victory Italy will fight no, because Of
ambition or unjust territorial agsrandlze
rcat. but will fight in just cause, "ll.
doht because the events of this terrible wsr
which for months has brought death and de-
struction 10 the world. have compelled her to
taAe IN arms and fight for her sacred rights.
20 liberate from Austra's yoke her brethren
who vet suffer under a foreign yoke. Italy
will light for justice and liberty. that justice
and liberty which was torn to pieces cen
fury ago in the peace Of Campo Formio.
when Napoleon and Austria treacherously
divided between themselves that glorious re
public. Venice.
In the past We have been divided and with
out a national idea. and all the interested ma
lions have done their utmost to keep us so
m order 20 fulfil their ambitions, but now
Italy ia unit. and with strong national
shirt from the Alps to Sicily all Italians are
ready to sacrifice their blood for the glory
ard liberty Of Italy. The white Alps and
tho bitter Adriatic once again will be stained
hy the cure. noble and young blood Of our
brothers. but their blood will be blessed by
millions Of Italians. who. in suppl'caton on
the other side Of the Adriatic, are awaiting
deliyerance. and will be blessed by all the
world because such sacrifice will bring 70
a conclusion this terrible war and will re
suit in the triumph Of liberty and justice.
VITO CARONNA.
Now York May "A. 1915.
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Wasted Irony.
tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
SIR In the May T. issue Of The Tribune
there was letter published entitled Ger
man Hate RENTED" by a correspondent
who signed himself III. f." which | greatly
enjoyed reading, as | considered il quite a
masterpiece Of humor | was much sur
prised, therefore, to read all the letters con
demning III. f." for his utterances By PEG.
pie who took the letter seriously. A. an
other Of your correspondents said. What
has become Of the American sense Of humor -
III. E. must certainly be laughing up his
sleeve G. H. II.
Brooklyn, May 81, 1915.
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Naval Losses in the Dardanelles.

Were they not all out of date and Writ
ualy obsolete, the sinking Of six battle
ships in the Dardaneles would hardly be
compensated by the progress reported IN
the last ten weeks. 1t must be remem-
bered. however that the Allies reckoned
upon losses Of TIM, kind and that it was
with this probability in mind that ships
were pittcd against the Turkish forts.
Such ships as the Triumph and Majestic
had had their day, being no longer tit. Ia
the old phrase, to lie in a line. Setting
aside the loss Of officers and men, they
could be sacrificed without in any way
compromising the effective fighting force
and were suitable enough for attacking
the defences of the Dardanelles. \ reason
able number Of such vessels were at the
disposal of the French and British, but it
was clearly understood that a considera-
bic margin was required.
Twenty years ago the Majestic class
represented the most advanced type Of
battleships, and, indeed this class was
commonly held to be superior to the
Wittelsbach class laid down in Germany
I'VE years later. But progress in design
and construction is 50 rapid nowadays
that the ships of twenty years ago are
obsolescent and for the most part useless,
except for sucn special services as that to
which the Majestic was turned to account.
The Majestic was a contemporary of our
own Iowa; the Triumph, sunk the day be
fore. was of later construction, but YES
sci Of inferior fighting value; the Goliath
the third of this months victims Of sub
marines in the DardanelleS. was of The
same class as the old Campus, which was
used as a fort in the Falklands fight.
There are still good many vessels Of
the pre-dreadnoueht era in the French
and British navies that may conveniently
be used to replace those that have been
lost. vessels that otherwise are almost
ready to be strapped.
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with the public. which would require con
siderable argument. And II const''u-
tcn containing such rcacuonary ideas
could be adopted 10y the voters IN nv
mcrt Of mental alteration. there stlll re-
mains the fact that not even Mr. Barne.
and hi, fellow Tories could hold 1t that
way for long.
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Secretary Daniels has revised his views
as TO ;he efficiency OF the submarine fotilla
When he reyises his views as TO battleshps
battle cruisers. scout cruisers, guuboats,
auxiliarios feet bases and naval organiza-
ton. the future Of the navy under his man
agcncnt will begin TO look a little more
promising
The United States might exchange Dern-
burg for the two American women now under
arrest i'm Germany for Insulting an officer
How fortunate that the Colonel didn't
break that RIB before the late went at
Syracuse
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MANY PARTIES
VARY MONOTONY
OF LOGAN TRIP.

Social life was not neglected on
board the transport Logan. according
to Mrs. s. X. Hawkins, until recently
society editor OF the Manila Daily Bull
letin, one Of the leading morning pa
pers there, who is passenger on the
ship and who called at the Star-Bul-
letin office this morning before the
transport resumed the voyage. She is
the wife OF an employe OF the quarter
master corps transferred TO the main
land.
Mrs. Hawkins said there were sew
eral children's and birthday parties
on board From Manila to Nagasaki
Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison. wife
of Governor-General Harrison Of the
Philippines, was on board, en- route to
Japan with Mrs Cioman, wife of Ma
jor Cloman. Both women were going
to the imperial coronation ceremonies.
They were accompanied by Capt Com
misky, the governors aide
The "Mid-Ocean Minstrels," consist.
ing of men from the oath Infantry,
gave minstrel show on board The
Logan quartet, formed of army off,
GERS with good voices. was a feature
of the musical programs on board
ship. H.