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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19

ac Baroness
Mary Vctsera,
from a
Photograph
Taken
Just Before
Her Death at
Meyerling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
Straight to the Bull s Eye.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune's editorial Of even date
on "The Moral Crisis of the War goes
straight to the bull's-eye. 1t is simple, clear
to the point and beautifully prophetic. Every
Englshman and Frenchman engaged in the
struggle for lasting peace ought to possess
copy of it, 1t could not fail to encourage
him.
Wisdom may yet induce the little Ford
to crawl into its hole and hibernate for the
winter In the spring let il awaken to the
realization of new developments that may
then be visible, and scud about as before
but In a new atmosphere.
If France keeps her courage, England her
promises and Italy and Russia continue firm
and steadfast, the civilized world VIII be
clappng its hands in jubilance over the peace
attained by midsummer of 1916, laid upon a
foundation of permanency such as the worlds
history has never known y. y. W.
New York, Nov. 81, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
INVITING FUTURE DISASTER
Unpreparedness, Dangerous Now,
Will Be Worse After War.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The present is a critical time for the
people of the United States Current history
is full of lessons which the people Of the
United States must heed If this nation is TO
prosper and endure.
One of these lessons is this: The only way
TO secure peace and safety for any nation
lies in thorough and adequate preparation
for national defence. The pacificists ask
defence against whom" This question in
dcates their ignorance of human nature and
of history and of what is going on before
their very eyes.
President Wilson's admirers boast that he
has kept US out of war II they had eyes to
see and ears to hear and brains to under
stand they would realize that Germany is
now waging war upon US, and has been do
ing so for many months, while we, like
towards, have supinely swallowed their in
suits and failed to punish the murder which
they have perpetrated upon our defenceless
fellow citizens. Moreover, il is by no means
certain that President Wilson will be able
much longer to cajole the Americans into
submitting to course of conduct which no
other great nation has ever endured and
which no other American President would
have permitted.
Another Ancona disaster, a few more
bombs in our factories, few more German
conspirators against the peace and honor of
the United States will surely bring about
such a reaction in the United States that
peace will be no longer possible.
We must therefore prepare TO defend our
selves, and any adequate preparation means
universal military training. Congress should
therefore be urged by every true American
to pass a law providing for such universal
military training. AMERICAN.
New York, Nov. 25, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
A Plea for Lower Fares.
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Thousands of Bronx residents who
daily use the transportation lines into Man
haitian have this week entered a complaint
before the Public Service Commission against
the New York Central and the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad companies
for the reduction of the fare on their lines
from 10 to cents within the city limits
and an installation Of more frequent train
service.
The congestion on the subway and elevated
lines will be greatly reduced if the Public
Service Commission compels the Central lines
70 reduce its fares and increase its train
service; there is no question Of doubt
about it.
The reason commonly offered for the hand
ling of passengers on the elevated and sub
way lines as il they were cattle is that the
transportation facilities are inadequate. And
yet when there is relief in sight there seems
20 be some doubt as to whether the Public
Service Commission will heed the plea OF
The Bronx straphangers.
IRVING EISLER.
New York, Nov. 80, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
To Help the Irish Troops.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Despite the rumors that Irishmen are
leaving Ireland to avoid going to the present
war, it is matter of common knowledge that
among the most distinguished regiments
serving with the British army are those com
posed of Irishmen, who have added fresh
lustre to the Irish name.
There has recently been published and i'm
ported into this country "a Little Book %
Irish Verse" edited by Albert c. White, the
profits from the sale Of which, the cover tells
US, will go "to the funds for providing addi-
tional comforts for the Irish troops wounded
and in the field" The book contains selec-
tons from the work of the foremost Irish
writer's to-day, many of the poems touching
on the present war. Katherine lyman, James
Stephens and w. B. Yates are all represented.
May / hope that all who are in any way
affiliated with Ireland will buy copy oil this
little volume, that costs but 40 cents. and
thus help one of the most worthy war chart
ties? The book is on sale the Little Book
Shop, 2 East Twenty-ninth Street.
N0RREYS JEPHSON O'CONOR.
New York, Nov. 20, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
CRISIS OF THE WAR"
This Editorial Proves Democracy
Doomed, Thank God!
, the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial "The Moral Crisis OF
the War" clearly shows that German VIC
tories, which occur with regular monotony,
have driven you mad. You say the Germans
have been able TO win some victories because
they outnumbered the Allies. That, OF
course you know 20 be lie, or else you are
not At to be a newspaper editor. Even II
you were right, you admit that the Germans
have accomplished something when they "out-
numbered" their enemies, but where, oh, where,
does France come in for all that praise you
so lavishly showered upon her beaten army
The whole French army, backed by millions
OF Russians. Englshmen, Canadians, Hin
docs. Belgians, Serbians, Fiji Islanders and
lots of other colored freaks, has not been
able to advance an inch against only part
o. the German army. In spite OF The Trib-
une's Germany Is Beaten" she will emerge
victorious for the simple reason that might
plus right is unconquerable The "democ-
racy" and "civilization" that the Allies stand
for. thank God is doomed TO an inglorious
end. The British Empire, built on the top Of
human skulls, will soon come crashing down
and bury the Anglo-American traitors with
q A. NIELSEN,
Norwegian American.
New York, Nov. q, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
The Presidents Defence Plan.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: President OF the United States,
when he speaks of national needs, appeals
to the general intelligence of his country
men.
In view OF doubtful majority" in the
coming Congress, President Wilson can no
longer pretend with Jack Cade: "My mouth
shall be the Parliament Of England" 1t is
necessary, therefore for the citizen TO ana
I'VE President Wilson's recent speech in
favor of larger army and navy.
President Wilson says they are "for de-
fence" Defence of whom? The Lusitania
crime was a casus beli. If men will not de-
fend their women and children their own
lives are not worth the trouble.
Long ago "a Mother in Israel" one Deb
orah, asked, "Why did Dan remain in ships -
Assuming, despite The Tribunes proofs, that
our navy under Daniels was prepared" why
have our men-of-war been kept in port while
German submarines have cruelty sunk Ameri-
cans in the open sea?
defence against whom? With millions of
rs men killed. and more TO fall, Europe can
not attack us for another generation.
President Wilson's train of thought is a
-eductio ad sbsurdum. LESLIE CHASE.
Paris, Nov. 6, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
prom The Philadelphia Pre,,)

(Pror, The Philadelphia Pre.s)
Those scientists who have declared recently
that our nation Is headed directly for race
suicide will find little encouragement for
their theory in the report, that Pennsyl-
vania's birth rate for 1915 is already more
than 100000 greater than her death rate.
The births have been running anywhere
from 5000 to 10000 a month higher than the
death rate since the beginning OF the year,
and the figures compiled by the State Health
Department show that the births in no month
have been below 1890, which was in June,
and that they went as high as 1881 in
March, when the increase of births over
deaths was more than 10000
In comparison with these figures for births
the monthly deaths have ranged from II ,407
in April to 1893 in June
These figures in themselves might not be
so significant were it not for the fact that
comparison between the birth rate and death
rate in 1914 shows that the proportion of
births is much higher in 1915, in comparison
to the deaths. The births ran from 5000 to
5000 above the death rate during most of the
months of 1914.
In other words II seems conclusive that the
birth rate in Pennsylvania is steadily in
creasing, and that our growth by accretion
from outside states and foreign immigration
is being more than matched by the natural
healthy increase in population by births in
Pennsylvania families.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
Not All Boys Are billiards.
New York, Nov. 20, 1915.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: As an interesting contrast to the fig
ures presented by "The Michigan Alumnus.'
showing the superior mentality of girls,
present the following:
The class Of June, 1915, of Morris High
School IN. Y. c., was composed, roughly
speaking Of two hundred girls and one hun
dred boys. The girls of the class were
awarded one-third of the state cash scholar
ships and the boys the remaining two-thirds,
the awards being based on ratings Obtained
throughout the course in Regents examna-
tons.
Three pupils were mentioned for consist
ent high scholarship, all Of them being boys.
Possibly the girls were more conscientious.
but their endowment with better brains fails
to make itself manifest in the case at hand,
and early maturity would show to best sd-
vantage at the high school age, if ever.
Evidently there are two sides to the argu
ment, with strong facts to substantiate the
views of either side. Does it not appear,
therefore, that the best solution is in the
agreement upon the existence of the happy
medium? W. GRANT SHANKs.
Ithaca, n. Y, Nov. 81. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
THE STAR AND GARTER HOME
An Appeal for Help for Deserving
Charity.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Actresses Franchise League h.
during the war decided TO devote their IN.
ergies to helping the totally disabled men Of
both services Her Majesty the Queen las
given the site of the Star and Garter Hotel
at Richmond 10 the British Red Cross
Society, who find that the old building will
have 10 be pulled down. and We are appealing
20 the women of the British Empire and our
sisters overseas to help US to raise the fuhd'
for this building, which will cost $4,000.
The care of the helpless soldier aid sailor,
who have given US more than their lives,
one that appeals especially 20 women. In
England we have street collections" both
for our charities and those Of our Hes
they have generally been called Flag Days
am writing TO ask if you, with the assistance
of the other newspapers, would organize
Flag Day in New York, and IT, possible a
Flag Day simultaneously in the other Big
cities of America. | feel sure our American
sisters would respond with the generosity
for which they are noted.
| am also writing to the theatrical man
ayers, asking if they would do the same 50
that if your paper would cooperate with 'hs
other newspapers and also ask the coope's'
ton OF the theatrical world and suffrage
societies it would help 20 make the BIT
ish Women's Hospital Flag Day a great
success, or you might decide on some o''s,
scheme which you thought would appear
more strongly. In England We have 70 "'
that the flags, which we sell for one penny
cost only one farthing.
Women volunteer TO sell the flags IN 'n'
streets, and are given badges ana POKE,
which are official IL is the numbers 500
that have in England given profits OF t0o'
600 in enc day, and if such day coula %
organized for our Star and Garter homo
for totally disabled men, it would be inc
greatest gift America could give Us. So.
GERTRUDE FORBES-R0BERIson.
President Advisory Committee, British Wv
mans Hospital.
London, England Nov. II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
A Free Speech Vindication.

From the moment when Patersons own
witnesses began TO give testimony IL her
favor the acquittal of Elizabeth Gurley
FLYNN was a foregone conclusion. No jury
could be expected TO convict her on the
testimony of the police alone, considering
their recent attitude toward her, no mat
ter how unanimously they swore to the
exact wording Of tolerably long speech
melting to riot which nobody else seemed
to have heard her utter. The young
I. W. w. leader is, therefore, free woman,
no criminal In the eyes Of the law, and
presumably is entitled to the right every
other person has of expressing her opin-
ions-within legal limits-even in Pater
son..
A great deal of rather sickly sentiment
regarding free speech has been vented
in connection with this case. Being a
singularly astute person, Miss Flynn
ought not to lose the point of her acquittal.
She is free because the prosecution failed
to prove that she lived up to the extreme
ideas of the I. w. W., revolutionary
body whose gospels are frequently preached
in words which urge not mental or
spiritual revolution against the existing
social order, expressed without illegal VIC
ence, but physical one, expressed by way
of bricks and bullets and sabotage. That
kind of "free speech" fortunately has
made little Roadway even with the grades
of labor which the /. w. w. seeks to bene-
fit.
So long as Miss Flynn and her col
leagues confne their revolutionary teach
ings within the limits the testimony in the
Paterson case outlined, leaving to their
enemies of capitalism and the police the
open defiance of law, they need not worry
about being deprived Of their rights or
about the ultimate result Of their work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
Many Who Believe.
of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: All honor TO The Tribune for its noble
editorial of to-day entitled "The Moral Crisis
Of the War" 1t caps the climax in excellence
and we'll fills the measure set by your great
journal in the solemn crisis of the Rebellion,
when some scurrilous sheets still existing
we're casting their foul abuse upon Abraham
Lincoln and calling the war failure at the
moment OF supreme victory.
There are manv more Americans than you
think who believe as you do. The truce at
any price" man now is a traitor TO his coun-
try because that country is founded upon and
represents the cause of civilization, liberty
and religion, all Of which are now at stake.
By compromise now they would be forsaken
and lost. Let no such agreement be with our
consent ". T. l.
Madison, " j., Nov. 27, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
How Long?

We gave short shrift to Dernburg,
On Dumbs shut the door,
And thought, forsooth, that foreign guile
Would vex our peace no more.
Alas for Yankee srtlessness,
To Prussian schemes how blind
Ten thousand lesser Dernburgs
And Dumbas stayed behind
They came with rancor in their hearts.
With pleasant, glib-spun lies
The Uhlans OF diplomacy.
The far-fung line Of spies.
They sought our shores, locust-swarm,
Destruction in their train,
To weave athwart a friendly soil
Sedition's hideous chain.
With poisoned pen, with subtle speech,
With spoilsmen's venal aid,
With every devious turn and trick
They piled their bastard trade,
Till, growing bold. they DOTTED the smile
And barred the sneer beneath
They Haunted treason in our face
And Knocked US TO our teeth.
And are we then so impotent
We dare not say them nay
SO strong that We can watch supins
While traitors blaze their way!
How long ere we arise in wrath
To end such shameful wrong,
To crush this alien viper brood
Say, Uncle Sam, how long?
JOSEPH HALLORAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02

though it was not on boot top, but rather
heavy shoe. | also well remember that the
heavy white wool, hand-knit. homemade
socks that he wore usually dropped down
over the shoe tops in plain sight, which could
not have well been the case had he worn
boots; and | am also quite sure that all this
was no pose for effect. | well remember at
tending lecture by the great Horace, where
at he sat on the platform during the open
ing exercises and absent-mindedly lifted the
end of his trousers and scratched his leg,
giving a full view of the shoes and the
aforesaid homemade socks. He might have
worn boots on occasion, but he also fire.
quently wore shoes, as l well recolect
G.. F. WEEKS.
Mexico City, Nov. IS, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
For Commercial Education.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Cannot you point out the importance
Of a small appropriation for a division of
commercial education in the Bureau of Edu.
cation, for which the Commissioner has been
asking the trifing sum of $4,000 without
success?
There are upward of 100000 commercial
students in the United States, from 20 to go
per cent of all city high school students are
in commercial courses, and there are many
times many students in the private
schools, yet the Commissioner of Education
does not have single person on his staff
who knows anything about this most highly
developed form of vocational training
The greatest commercial nation on earth
ought to have the best commercial training
Some OF our schools are good, many are
VIGOROUSLY bad. We need a central clearing
house for the best ideas, so that all may
have advantage of them. At present there
is no central agency collecting and distribut-
ing good ideas in commercial education
II every friend of this cause would write
to his Congressman asking him to go 70 see
the Commissioner or chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, so they would know
people wanted it, we should get it, As Con-
gress opens December 7, and this matter will
be settled before the end Of December, no
doubt, we must act at once.
SHERwIN CODY,
Managing Director National Associated
Schools Of Scientific Business.
Chicago, Nov. &c, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
The Armenian Tragedy.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Iay add my word 70 the appeS ~.
behalf Of the Armenian relief fund ~
Charles W. Eliot has well said "Ihefe
no more urgent call to-day upon Ame''''
sympathy and compassion
The Turkish government has been car''n'
on a systematic determination OF th' .,
menians, accompanied by unspeaHA'',
crueltes. Multitudes have persisted moss V
whom could have saved their lives II 'H''
had renowned Christianity Many o'he'
have fed into Russia, Greece and hEP9
escaping with their bare lives In Russ"
alone there are more than 100000 OF "e''
refugees, utterly destitute. They are GYM
at the rate Of hundreds a day for want "
food, shelter and medicine Tolstoys osus"
ter Vera, who has been working among '"'.
with the Russian Red Cross, writes: NV
in my life have seen such suffering
The Armenians are Of the Aryan race aSS
OF pure Caucasian blood. They have oen'As
them long history OF heroism and marty,
dom. They have an ancient CIVILIZATION ~
beautiful literature.
Their business talent and energy are Pr
Asia they stand first" says James Dps.
Lamartine calls them "the Swiss oil ".
East" Dulaurier compares them 10 ".
Dutch. DR.. James l.. Barton says, They >. >,
the Anglo Saxons Of Turkey" He sdas'
knew the Armenians to be by inherl'A"s
religious, industrious and faithful Ihey ..
not inferior in mental ability 10 any race =.
earth. say this after eight years conn.
ton with Euphrates College, which hsa i's ~.
$50 to 625 Armenian students, and ai'e' ~
perintending schools which had 4,OOV n'''
of them" ~.
Let US give something TO keep our DIV.
ers and sisters from starving Contriovss'ss,as
should be sent to Charles X. Crane, ~ To"
Avenue New York. Even small giit "''
save human life.
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL
Dorchester, Mass, Nov. 2y. 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
Horace Greeley's Footwear.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the letter in criticism
of the Greeley statue because it depicts the
editor in shoes rather than boots: In the
good old days of long ago, when was an ar
dent admirer Gas | still am OF Horace
Greeley. and before | took his advice and
went West to grow up with the country"
frequently watched for his appearance late
in the afternoon, when he walked slowly
down the rickety stairway of the Spruce
Street office, across Printing House Square
and City Hall Park all the way beset by i'm
pecunious printers, TO whom he regularly
handed out gratuities. Il have vivid recol-
lection Of that hitchedup trouser leg, al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
A Hasty Reversal of Policy.

The Supreme Courts decision upholding
the law of this state which forbade the
employment of aliens on public works
leaves New York in rather a peculiar
position, for while the litigation just de-
cided was pending the Legislature modified
the law. AS it now stands, aliens may be
employed in case a contractor having
made an effort to employ citizens finds
himself unable to get them. The net effect
of this change, therefore, is to benefit the
contractors who hire alien labor at
figure for which they could not expect
to obtain citizen laborers, especially men
born in this country, and to benefit the
unnaturalized laborers who can and will
work for smaller wages than citizens have
been willing to take.
This controversy was from the begin
ming a question Of union labor and wages.
The original statute, now held TO have
been entirely legal and within the states
province, was intended to keep up the scale
of wages and encourage citizen labor, so
far as working conditions on public con-
tracts could do it. The test cases were
forced by labor union leaders, who threat
ened to bring about prosecution of sub
way contractors who were hiring aliens
and who insisted they could not get enough
citizens to complete the work for which
they had contracted. The labor union
leaders retorted that citizens enough were
available if the contractors cared to pay
the price.
In view Of the supreme Courts decision,
the labor unions which stirred up the
fight appear to have a large grievance
against the legislators and Governor who
reversed the states policy.