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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
THE FALABA CASE
Mr.. Colvin Admits That the Ameri-
can Protest Covered It,

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to your editorial reply 20
my letter in this mornings Tribune, permit
me to say that had no intention of attempt
ing to construe the diplomatic note Of the
United States to Germany in protest of Ger
many's war zone proclamation. This portion
Of my letter was merely incidental to the
main point.
The note Of the United States may easily
be construed as broadly as your editorial
suggests, and 1t might be construed other
wise This is matter of diplomatic inter
probation. Authorities may easily differ upon
the point
| beg to insist, however, that a citizen Of
a neutral country who IN time Of war volun-
tarly boards vessel Aging the flag Of a ma
ton which he knows Is at war with another
takes his own chance Of being injured or
killed as an accident of war.
If the enemy vessel which causes his death
is violating the generally accepted rules OF
civilized warfare the victims government
has q right to protest and ask damages. Such
protest and damages, however, would be on
behalf Of the deceased as an individual and
not upon the ground that the country Of
which he YVES 8 citizen had been offended.
The question al issue in the Thrasher case,
therefore, is whether or not Germany VIC
lated the accepted usages of war among civ
ilized nations 1t does not turn in any sense
upon the violation of the rights of this coun-
try as q neutral nation.
This is the question which l desired 20
discuss. The letter was called forth by your
editorial Of April l, which distinctly indi-
Gated that the writer of it believed the kill
ing Of Mr.. Thrasher an encroachment upon
our neutrality amounting almost 70 an IN
friendly act on the part Of Germany.
Il is impossible TO fix at the present time
the status Of tho submarine in war, or 10 say
to what extent the operations Of these novel
instruments Of naval warfare have modified
the formerly accepted rules governing the
treatment Of merchant vessels Of enemy ma
tons by each other ANDREW COLVIN
New York, April 8, 1915.
Mr.. COlyin distinctly said in his first let
ter that both the paragraphs which we quoted
from the American note Of February 10 re-
ferred solely Ito attacks by German subma-
rines on American vessels" We are glad TO
gee that he now agrees with US that the note
covered the destruction Of American lives
on other than American vessels.-Ed.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Neutrality and the Eitel.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: II born citizen Of the United States
may properly enter the newspaper lists so
freely used by partisans of the belugerents
the facts in relation to the Prince Eitel's re-
cent career appear worthy Of comment as
affecting the honor and dignity OF the United
States.
This commerce raider is reported TO have
kept the seas for over $4,000 miles, and even
after ruthlessly sinking the American ship
Frye could have easily made her nearest
home port Instead she put into Newpor;
News, and has been allowed TO use the facili-
ties there TO repair, clean and coal as freely
except as 70 quantity OF coal, as though il
were her own naval base. Her commander
WAS guest OF honor at the launching Of an
American batt!eship. and accounts say has
even asked TO be escorted % New York in
territorial waters
While the government officials may be
technically correct IN their treatment Of this
vessel. their acts would appear very likely
70 hold up the neutrality Of the United States
to deserved ridiculs ii not contempt by all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
The Constitutional Convention.

For the benefit Of the Republican party,
which dominates 1t politically. and OF the
public. which that party processes to serve
lust one thought should be constantly
uppermost in the minds of the members
of the Constitutional Convention, which
assemblies at Albany to-day. That Is that,
as Mr.. Root phrased It,, we are running
railroad with a stage coach organization
II Il were not for that belief abroad in
the state. coupled with an earnest wish TO
have the machinery Of government and the
organic law Of the state brought up to
modern times and put into touch with
modern methods of thought, the Constitu-
tional Convention would not be meeting
now.
This convention will be working not for
one year or FIVE, but for twenty years to
come. In which time 1t is only reasonable
to expect there will be as much develop
ment in politics, sociology and economies
as has taken place since the constitution
now deemed outgrown was built 1t would
be much better to give the state In 1916
a 1925 model than to provide for 1925 and
1880 a 1918 model.
Senator Root and his colleagues should
remember that a railroad equipment now
contemplates the use of electricity rather
than steam Any proposed constitution
which does not prove itself progressive,
forward-look land that not in any Mig
gardly degree, but in the amplest construc-
ton of those terms), will be futile and a
denial of genuine service to the people of
the state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Whyp
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: John Joseph ODriscoll in your issue
Of to-day, refers to Mrs. Dodge, the anti
suffrage president, as a clever and practical
lady, when he quotes her as saying that it /:
AN absurd proposition for a small group OF
women like the sufragists TO try to coercs
the great body Of women to vote when those
women DO not only wish not to vote, but
ignore the duty when it is given them"
OF course events in the past have shown
US that the last assertion Is false, but will
pass that over and ask the gentleman if il
is CLEVER and practical" to preach one doc
trine and practise another.
If Mrs. Dodge and her co-workers really
believe that only 10 per cent of the women
in this state desire the ballot, then why the
need Of an auti-suffrage organization?
If indirect influence" is Gas they say all
powerful why do they leave their homes to
spend their time at their headquarters? Why
10 they hold public meetings and speak at
those meetings? Why make trips to Albany
and Washington just as suffragsts do? Why
attend suffrage meetings an applaud loudly
at those meetings when a question is asked
which seems in anyway to reflect on women
in general?
According to those dear "old-fashioned
ladies'" women are ably represented by their
men on Election Day. Miss Chittenden last
year in public interview said that it was
not necessary for women to go to the polls;
that If women want or don't want something
all they need do is just acquaint their men
folks with their wishes. Now, If 90 per cent
Of the women do not want the ballot, and if
all those 80 per cent have to do is just tell
their men how they feel about the question.
Why does Miss Chittenden request $4,000 for
campaign fund to defeat the suffrage
amendment BESSIE SHAUGHNESSY
New York, March 28 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
The Oyster Exculpated

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: An excellent opportunity offered TO-
day in your third editorial column to right q
great wrong done to the oyster industry about
two months ago The outbreak due to the
presence in the Sloane Maternity Hospital OF
Mary Mallon was charged then to the eating
of oysters" by your news writer, and when
the charge was investigated personally by one
OF our directors II was proved to be unfound-
ed, but the injury was done by the prom
inence given on your front page, although the
cause attributed 70 the outbreak existed only
in the mind Of the reporter.
After the matter was investigated by our
association and the error brought TO your at
tention an article entitled THE Oyster
Abb" was published by you, but treated the
whole matter as a mere joke, whereas the
original article may have done incalculabc
injury, owing to The wide circulation and
copying value Of your news.
The innocent oyster has suffered by many
slanderous and undeserved newspaper at
tacks, and when an opportunity offers tho
advocates of truth" should endeavor to undo
the work Of the past,
EUGENE D. MCCARTHY,
Secretary Oyster Growers and Dealers
Association
New Haven, March 90 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
The Status of 'Interned" Merchant
Ships.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Will you kindly give information re-
garding a matter which is In controversy
Are the big passenger steamships of the
Hamburg-American Line and the North Ger
man LLOYD Line which are now tied up at
their docks In Hoboken interned or not? II
they are. have they or have they not the
right, without violation Of obligations Of the
flag under which they sail, to depart from
the harbor of New York?
What penalty is attached in case they
should make a dash for the open sea? Have
the United States authorities the right to
prevent by force the departure Of those
vessels? CHAS. ROOME PARMELE.
New York, April 8. 1915.
The German merchant ships now in our
ports are not informed, strictly speaking.
Only warships are interned in the sense
that they surrender the right to go to sea
again until hostilities are over. Merchant
men may depart, il they have proper clear
ance paper and do not seek TO evade the
neutrality laws by carrying supplies in
tended for the use of warships awaiting
them outside our jurisdiction.
The neutrality law passed by Congress
on March 4 last defined more clearly the
power of the federal government to pre-
vent the use of our ports as bases of sup
ply for belligerent war vessels. 1t imposed
penalties of from $4,000 TO $4,000 in fines
and Imprisonment not to exceed two years.
or both, on owners or masters of vessels,
either American or foreign, departing
without clearance for the purpose of sup
7 ,ing fuel, ammunition, arms. men or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
F0OTLIGWT MOTIFS.
Mostly Emma Trentinl.

Trentini, loudly ! rejoice,
For / have been enthralled comple.l,
By Emma of the liquid voice
Who MARBLES, trills and scars 50 sweet,
Though when you try to act the ehTl
Your arid antics drive me wild.
Trentini, actress you are not;
Your broken English is not funny;
Yet though you spoke in Hottentot,
Your velvet voice were worth the mor.v
They're wrong who say the plays d.
thing,
come to hear Trentini sing.
That is, that's what I came 70 hear,
Prepared, between your pretty number,
To drown the moments drab and drear
In impolitely restful slumbers.
But once | came kept awake,
For more than sweet Trentini's sake
Not that the play was fire or rare,
The comedy did not divert me;
The book at best was only fair,
Nor was it fresh enough to hurt me.
Why did | come again perchance!
To see Miss Frances Pritchard dance
IRWIN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Sinking Of the Dresden.
tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: It seems to me strange that In all
The news reports and editorial references e
the sinking Of the Dresden in neutral water.
have seen 10 mention of the justification
fo- f..
The west coast republics, and especially
Peru and Chill. have complained loudly Of
Germany's frequent violations Of their rights
and have done what they could to enforce
neutrality and prevent the open and defiant
use OF their ports and outlying islands as
naval bases by the German warships. Only
last week Peru seized and interned Ger
man vessel for having sailed with false
manifest and coaled a German warship.
II the Dresden was sunk in a CHILEAN har.
Dor IL doubtless was because she had no
righ, to be there, and would neither intern
nor come out and Sight
ROBERT ELLIOT. q,
New York, March 81, 1918. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
THE DIARY OF CUR OWN SAMUEL pspYs

Inc DIAk1 Uf OIk NnN NANIGL rCPlS.
April 3.-Up by times, and with ths
migraine, owing to the punch had a:
Nelly Tyke's last night; which did make
me playful and full Of anticks, but gave
me no great JOY this morning. an re.
solved never to touch again any vicious
liquors. Stopped in all the day, reading
"Ruggles of Red Gap" to my wife, and
found it the drollest tayle l have read IN
many years; would be hard put to il to
think of a droller. And when | had I'm.
ished it was past midnight, albeit deemed
it but scarcely 9 o'clock.
4.-To the office, noting the folk going
to and from church; gaily dressed, some
Of them, and others more sombrely. Grea:
speculation among the sporting set as to
the outcome Of the fight in Havana on the
morrow: but I feel certain Of Wilardi
victory, in the 2Sth round. And by this
shall stand, even though it result Other
wise. There was a great snow fell yes
terday, but the sun hath melted most o.
it away, as ever it doth.
5.-Slept i'll, what with worrying over
things | should not fret over: and eary
out and walked to my Office, to Danish my
low spirits. But the yapours would net
be dispelled. ! did stand at the tape-ma'
chine to read of the prize-fght in Havana
and it was highly exciting, too. Mr.. VII
lard won, as I had OWNED. All evening
at my scrivening; and thence home, wher'
I find c. Flanders and Mistress Annis and
we did talk of this and that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Pipes for Convalescent Soldiers.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I am helping some friends to get to-
gether a case Of inexpensive pipes to send
TO the conyalescent soldiers in the London
hospitals. ] am passing the buck" to all my
friends, and wonder whether some of your
readers would care to send me one, the cost
not TO exceed 25 cents.
1t is not necessary to say how grateful the
poor chaps in the hospitals are for the little
things they have been getting, and l partic-
ularly request that those who send pipe put
in their personal card SO the recipient will
know the gift is personal "hsnds across the
sea- one
Donors might care 70 ask some Of their
friends to do Likewise, and their friends, and
so on.
VIII you kindly publish this letter? know
you will not mind my asking this favor.
REGINALD HUGH MURRAY.
626 West both Street, New York, April 2
1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Statistics at Odds.
3r Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of the 2Sth John Joseph
ODrscoll refers US TO Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge
for statistics on woman suffrage and quotes
her as saying that The great body OF women
do not only wish not TO vote, but ignore
the duty when II is given them"
Yet "in male suffrage states only abou;
60 or 10 per cent of the men vote. In equal
suffrage states 20 or 30 per cent OF the WON
en- vote. and, as a rule. the mems vote is
higher also"
Mrs. Dodge's statistics must differ widely
from the above. which I quote from Repre-
sentative Mondell, Of Wyoming, before the
SD Congress in January 1918.
LINDA L. CONTENTI
New York, March 80, 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Playing Into Billy Sundays Hands.

At the two poles of religious psychology
stand the Unitarians and Billy Sunday.
The home hitting, base running, hell DEFY
ing evangelist has called the Unitarians
nuts" He who has swallowed the Bible
at a gulp has with equal brevity and
finality thus rejected its careful mastica-
tors. And they, foolishly, are resenting
this rejection.
1t is, of course, nonsense for the Uni
tarians to seek to fight Billy Sunday ex-
cept by heaping Goals of fire on his I'M
doubtedly tough Uranium. To "hire a
hall" within a few blocks of the Paterson
Tabernacle, and to combat the man with
something like his own weapons, seems
too hysterical a scheme to be credited to a
sect so calmly rationalistic. The threat
to requisition Mr.. Taft and DR.. Eliot as
opposition orators only betrays the more
the degree Of madness TO which the Sum-
day epithet has stung the members of
the Board of Defence. How could these
two gentlemen, with their courteous ap-
peals to reason, hope to escape playing
into their antagonists hands? One can
picture their tossing their philosophy like
baseballs to his mighty bat and his glee
as he knocked three baggers and home
runs and raced round he bases to the
delirious applause of the multitude.
The Unitarians can better afford than
any other denomination to ignore Billy
Sundays abuse, since their members are
recruited least from his emotional follow
ers. They can much better afford to ig-
more than 10 resent it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

supplies to belligercnt ships. Offending
merchantmen are also forfeited to the
United States If caught violating this
law.
Tho President IS empowered to employ
the land and naval forces Of the United
States to prevent breaches OF neutrality.
Leaving port without a clearance, even II
no breach of neutrality is intended, is also
a violation Of port regulations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

nations Meanwhile the commander Of the
Eitcl laughs and waits for storm to hide
his exit, and at this writing the German gov
eminent neither disavows his act, apologies
nor gives assurance of indemnity for the UNI
warranted destruction of the American ship
sunk on the high seas. Washington appears
to need q little of the spirit which actuated
Admiral Dewey in his conversation" with a
foreign admiral just before the engagement
at Manila. CITIZEN.
Brooklyn, April l, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
A Powerful Cartoon.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One of the reasons enjoy The Trio
une so much is on account of the splendid
cartoons appearing on the editorial page.
The one to-day is most powerful and have
taken pleasure in showing it TO appreciative
friends. As daily reader, wish to voice
my praise for your efforts in giving 10 New
York clean, up-to-date paper
SUBSCRIBER.
New York, April 8, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Sharing 1t with E. A. Poe, Decd.

Dear Sir: Thy Tower is to me
AS targets in the days Of yore
To yeomen skilled in archery,
Who won the prize, yet yearned the m0''
To make a perfect score.
Tho what I write, diffuse or terse,
Seems frequently thine eye to please
Ny joys still cankered with this curse
The rewording of wheeze,
Or altered line of verse.
Lo, on thy parapet Of rime
How CatO-like | see thee stand,
The azure stylus in thy hand
All! sirrah, let this be the time
! wholly land!
A. z. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

You can purchase merchandise advertised
In THE TRIBUNE with absolute safcty-for
~ dissatisfaction results in any case THE
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money
back upon request. No red tape, no quib-
bling. We make good promptly If the adj
vcrtiser does not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

Each April we reprint Watson's uo.,
just to be sure that no year passes win
ont our reading it. And, until sonebI.
writes a better April-lyric, we shall n,
sist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
IheConning Toue,
APRIL.
WILLIAM WATSON

WILLIAM WATSON.
April, April,
Laugh thy girIish Laughter.
Then, the moment after,
Weep thy girIish tearsl
April, that mine ears
Like q toUer greetest,
u I tell thee, sVeetest,
All my hopes and fean,
April, April,
Laugh thy golden laughter.
But, the moment after,
Weep thy golden tears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
PAGE THE HOTELCLERK.


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In bankruptcy by creditors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

Owed and pab,isbsd daily By IN. Tribune Association
a New York corporation. Gsden NJ Rdd iTe'ioe'' "
vsnor Roger. Secretary and Treasurer Address Tribune
puildins No ISa Nassau strcet New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Lo, on thy parapet Of rime
A. E. C..

"Patrograd" is how the esteemed PROOF
room ran it. IAN interesting study Ii
eponymy," observes Karl Won Krug, "O'
patronymics. The capital Of Russia e''
IDENTIFY derives its name from Pat O'GradS
the celebrated Irish explorer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

Entered a, IN. Posionc. at Nov York " ssoond C.s
Mail Matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

And now the mysterious missing Oliver
Osborne is alleged TO be member of a wire
Taper gang. At least that's a good expona-
lion for his failure TO appear in court.
Russian boots are described ga "the latest
fed" but the tipster leaves US in doubt
whether they go under or over the univer-
sally indispensable spats.
Professor Jacoby would persuade US that
the sun spot 100000 miles long was the merest
pimple.
Can Secretary Bryan reconcile himself TO
prohibition as an aid 20 military efficiency?
Elephants on His Misunderstanding
Rather disabling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Life" Is Real. life" Is Earnest, and "'
Grave Is Not Its Goal

NraNe IL NOT lis uOd|
Sir: Please decide the following: y.
January 1 last A. bet b. that Life ~ou'
sometime in Lent, 1915, print a picture "
the devil and a girl-same as 1t has a!ws',
done. B. now refuses to pay, saying 'n9
A. couldn't lose and therefore cant WIZ
How about it? =,
Also, a man at my club Saturday s~iI
there had been a perfectly good orls'I'
joke in Life" within three years; y
thought it was in the summer before l'I'.
it had something to do with bathing s si'
and was illustrated "rippingly." Is '"'
true? a..
Also, when did the adam and Nv
series of clothes jokes begin in Lie ." o,
from what paper did Life" get the ,1 %
T. +. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

The power Of divination is a gift - ',
our selection, in yesterdays Tower :.
Willard 10 win the fight, was nothins
markable. Omit flowers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

Rah! Rah! Rah. Caucasian kAs.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs--By Man. Posture Phd 'u'-
side ~ Greater New York
nm. a sr,a., no rs Daily only ! month. 8 so
bsiIy 4 SUNDAY rnos 2S Daily ony. months wv
baiy sunday l year $50 Daily only; year @ O
sun1sv only months IS sunday only. year. zoV
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-17
RUSSIA TO MODIFY
EXPORTS EMBARGO

WASHINGTON. D. c. July 10
Acceptance by the Russian depart.
ment OF customs OF proposals looking
TO modification Of Russia's embargo
on exports 70 the United States was
announced today In a cablegram 10
g. MedzikhOvsky. commercial attache
OF the Russian embassy.
Under the proposed plan. which
must be formally ratified by the Rus
sian foreign once. exports would be
Consigned TO the Secretary OF Com
merce OF the United States, 10 be dis
trtbuted under Official supervision 10
American merchants and manufactur-
ers upon guarantees that tho goods
would not be re-e0ported. Prompt
approval by the foreign once f. ex-
pected. and the Department OF Com
merce Is ready 20 carry out its part
OF the plan.
The arrangement will cover exports
from Russia 10 the United States az
gregating millions Of dollars annually
which have been entirely cut on since
the beginning OF the European war.