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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
A Revival in This City.

Why shouldn't New York City have
religious revival? The Great War has
stirred new currents Of thought the world
over. It has released emotions and crav-
ings which slumber in periods OF eco
nomic tranquility and overpowering ma
terialism. Its appeal to the deeper human
impulses has broken the shell OF intel
lectual frivolity and indifference under
which most men and women ordinarily
hide their better feelings.
Revivals in the Church have occurred at
regular intervals, and the atmosphere
which envelops both the Church and the
world today seems TO point the way TO
another era Of evangelstic fervor. Re-
vivals are psychological. There are many
signs that the people of America are
KEYED up to some form of spiritual re-
generation. Many Of them are looking to
the Church for message commensurate
with their present mood of exaltatlon.
Will the Church in this city, and in the
country generally, see the opportunity and
respond to It?
The churches Of New York, with their
splendid equipment, are equal to the de-
mand made on them. But there must be
an unselfsh spirit Of cooperation II
really great work is to be done. A re-
vival which reaches 10 all parts Of the
community cannot be the product of lin
tied effort or of mere machine-generated
enthusiasm. It must oyerrun denOmina-
tional lines and ignore mere denomina-
tional interests. 1t will not succeed as it
ought to succeed if any appreciably large
section Of the religious forces here with
holds support or approval.
The movement for revival which has
recently been started is still in the pre-
Iiminary stage. No definite plans have
been made. But the ground work is being
laid and assistance is being sought from
all who wish to have a part in shaping a
religious enterprise of the greatest time
illness and Importance. Every minister
and church official who believes in this
movement should go to the Park Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Park Avenue and
Eighty-ffth Street, this afternoon at 4
o'clock to give his aid in preparing the
way for a genuine city-wide revival.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
A Purchasing Bureaus Savings.

No better argument for a central pur-
chasing bureau for this city could be
given than the figures made public by the
Mayors Central Purchasing Commission.
This body, al informal, eXtra-otlicial or
ganization, appointed TO consolidate and
systematic city purchases as well as may
be and lacking a charter amendment for
a central bureau, has just let contracts
for some city supplies. On meats for
three months for the departments Of
Health~AiSl Charities and Correction and
for Bellevue and Allied Hospitals saw
ing Of 100000 will be made, comparing
the prices with those for a similar period
a year ago. For the milk supply for six
months a saving Of S3O,4S3 is indicated :
for three months butter, saving Of
Sc $50: for coffee enough for a year, a
saving of $4,000.
What has been done in these instances
AZ this commission could be done regular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
The Cost Of Aldermen
iitor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; In editorial IN to-day's Tribune
headed "Aldermanic Reapportionment," you
say: "A further great advantage OF this re
apportionment is that it provides for a reduc-
ton OF the board from seventy-three mem
bers to slxty-two. It might have been desira-
bic TO provide for a still smaller board "
Yes, sir, indeed 1t might; sixty-two is far
too many; thirty aldermen would be quite
enough. Indeed, some say that they could
all be dispensed with and the Board Of Esti-
mate do Il all.
Now, let US look at this matter for a
minute or two. Up TO 1906 the Aldermen
had $1,000 a year salary. Then they asked
the State Legislature TO give them another
$1,000. They got it, but Mayor Mcclellan
said II one citizen had appeared to oppose
them he would not have given it TO them
In fact 1t is far too much for what they do.
They only meet for half day once week
for ten months in the year. 1t is an outrage
en- the people Of this city. No wonder our
taxes are highl JOHN HENRY SMITH.
New York, April ., 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
A PROGRAMME. OF PEACE
Federation and international Police
the Chief Essentials.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A United States Senator in an address
to an economic club recently stated certain
dangerous fallacies in an otherwise excellent
address He said:
Treaties do not bind. Courts Of arbitra-
ton have no sanction international police
will never be tolerated Disarmament is a
dream Other nations will not brook inter-
ference from u.s.
Il is deplorable that such shortsghted
pessimism should be spread abroad and in
feet thoughtless minds Let US examine his
PROPOSITIONS Treaties do bind as much SO
business contracts A hundred are kept TO
one that is broken. In over three hundred
cases Of reference 20 arbitration not one
nation in a hundred years failed 20 abide by
the decision and went 10 war. Many Hague
agreements, supposed to have been ruthlessly
broken, were invalid because not ratified by
all the belligerents. The universal horror at
the violation of Belgian neutrality shows
how the world respects treaties. They will
be more sacred than ever hereafter, because
neutralzed nation will have larger guar
antee than the pledge of half dozen nations
10 defend them After this war all nations
must unite 10 defend every other
This can be done by the use Of organized
'non-intercourse embodied in international law
az the sanction of arbitration and the penalty
for all broken pledges. The fact that this has
never yet been done Is 10 argument against
its being done The cutting off OF railroad,
shipping, postal and Geographic connections
would be far more potent in bringing a faith
less nation to terms than bOmbardng its
coast. AS soon as this point can be recog-
nized disarmament ceases to be "a dream"
and an international police becomes sine
qua non.
Other nations, OF course, will brook no in
reference from US. But, after federation OF
nations is accomplished, they Wi. have TO
brook interference OF a united world, or, at
an earlier stage, OF united continent il
they break pledges that they have voluntarily
entered into, or if they wantOnly attack one
Of the federated group.
The Senator in question has not learned
the b OF the definite, practical programme
Of constructive peace which the real states
men of the world are presenting to replace
the system OF militarsm which has ex-
ploded
His failure to see how disarmament, inter-
national police, etc, will work is because he
fails to see the first steps which lead to them,
that is, federation and the creation of more
international law. OF course, no political ma
chinery will work f half the factors essential
to it are omitted from ones calculations
Il is to be hoped that the summer school
on international relations which it is pro-
posed TO have az one of our great universi-
ties may attract many men OF influence VINO,
though in high positions TO affect interna-
tional relations, have never made any pro-
found study of them from the point Of view
Of psychology, economics or history.
LUCIA AAlES MEAD.
Secretary Of the Woman's Peace Party.
New York, April q 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

ter how efficiently they had carried out his
hellish orders.
Here was no excuse that non-combatant5
had fired on them. 1t was just cold-b!ooded
murder on the high seas, and cannot even De
dignifed by calling it piracy. pirate Kills
for GAIN the Germans killed these defence
less human beings for no possible reason.
By this action what has Germany gained
The loss Of these poor creatures gave them
10 military or naval advantage. II they
wished to destroy the vessel, what was to
hinder them from doing 30 after the passen
GERS had taken TO the boats?
Is this the boosted civilization that Ger
many wishes us to believe che is fighting for
.o-day and is so anxious TO give to the world
This higher Kutur Is too much for US; we
cannot grasp it. An English lady to-day
.xpressed to me the hope that England would
soon avenge this crime; the revenge, however,
would not be on defenceless women and
children" Thank heavenl" she cried, Eng
H. hmen do not fight that way"
L. H. LIVINGSTONE.
New York, March 81, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
Worse than Piracy.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: We have often heard the cry from
Germany that "War is war" when in our
ignorance of the true meaning Of Kultur. we
have cried out at their iendsh lust Of IN
necessary killing of non-combatants We
were told that In Belgium non -combatants
fired on German soldiers; hence cities and
villages were destroyed, and their luhabi-
tants, including women and children, brutally
slaughtered. We were given 70 understand
that 1t was TO strike terror into the heart
Of future transgressors In this direction and
that the wholesale butchery Of innocents was
necessary for military reasons, for "War is
war" We have heard from men like Cardinal
MERCER, whose sincerity cannot he doubted
citing instances where wanton killing OF non
combatants took place and proving after per
sonai investigation that no such cause ex
isted. We have been content In our neutral
attitude TO hope that the atrocities were ex-
aggerated, although in our hearts We feared
the worst TO be true. We were content 20
suspend judgment until the war was over
and the true facts are known.
Alas how our hopes have now been shat
tered! Can any one conceive anything more
.hendlshly cruel and unnecessary than the
sinking OF the Falaba, with It's awful toll OF
Ill lives-women, children and unarmed non
combatant men! No chance Of escape was
given them. They were drowning like rats.
while Kultured German officers were looking
on SO that they could report to their mas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
The Young Idea
rAn Gay. --rhs Lsrkiess r-csfenf Il ~ I,.-ss>,
n n. DsU1t, Cfuten Hgs sSansll

ran ez.sy. III. Lsrkiess f-c,6erf 4 ~ L.-Ss~,
n n. Dswlrs Ciutsn Hss ssensll
Thinking behind my years gore. I err,
that my lackest incident o. my m, VI,
eleven years ago when was only six yea, IL
remember as Il vas yesterday. wa q,
month OF Decembar 1904; one frsezing cay. y.
stree, were covered with whit. snov ~
nearly nobody dared 10 show their nose g,
OF their home except FOR necessity.
Being the Cristmass days I wita nv mr.
We went in a village. whore ny grand-atA,,
Ueyes. A few miles from my birth plao, :,
pass in company Of my grand father ard r,
uncle those few days that are 80 svee, sor z,
living world.
The evening that we reached my rnrk.
fathers home passed very Ioyefull b., q,
next mourning when I was awaken toa,
filed wei and my father called doctor az
he found that I had a teaver but was not A.
larmant: the night the feaver araised ard
went worst from day 10 day. 50 that the toc,,,
fortified my family 10 give me anything I,
eat except medicines. 7 was hungry Ike q bez,
One day my father was out my mother VA
IN an other room with a lady. 20 I called ~
sister and / asked her for some good. she n.
fused but seeing that VAS nearly to cry &.
gave me slise Of bread which ate Ike re,
would do with It's prey. Instead Of make z.
any good was worst so that the doctor horssi
that this was my last day. The undertake,
was waiting FOR my funeral. the hous. VA
crowd Of visitors. my mother and my ",
sisters were in one corner Of the room crying
my father was afraid for my life and FOR NJ
mother that she might lost her mind
After two days OF agonizaton began I,
get well. until one DAY heard from the doc,c,
that no more peril for me and that ! can star
10 eat When I heard those words was u
enjoyed that took the doctors hand sle
kissed. because I was hungry ike bear 10
desert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
Lessons in History.
of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Have you noticed how most OF our
"Ir. German" friends. who go much want "a
Civ their opinions In the papers over the
We badly want few lessons In history and
geography
have my own opinion on the war and Il.
causes and keep It for myself, but I would
Ike Mr.. Maximus A. Lesser to study history
before he explains for our benefit how Italy
mas been wronged by France and not Austria
tc" can he state, among other things, that
Corsica was gobbled up by the first Ma.
polton' when 1t was united to France, under
Louis XIV, in l76S. the year before the birth
Of Napoleon7 How can Mr.. Lesser think Ma
potion could have become Emperor of the
r'neh If Corsica had belonged TO Italy at
the time of his birth? p. MAMON.
New York, March 20, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
Poor Argument for Suffrage.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The letter Of Stephen Haweis in Mon
days paper is a poor argument for woman
outrage, though that IS evidently not what
he intended It to be. No an:i-suffragist could
be more emotional He speaks Of our being
"cornered," yet presents no arguments, though
be asserts that suffrage is the first step
toward making the position of respectable
women respectable" II this statement means
anything, Il must mean that Mr. Haweis con-
siders no women respectable save sufTragists'
II seems rather & pity that thousands OF re
fined and intelligent women who do not be-
,ieve In woman suffrage should be so de-
-crbed by MIR. Haweis.
But he goes even further than this and
says. positively: "ln practice women are as
free as most Of them wish 70 be, but In law
they still rank as cattle and property" 1t is
100 bad that Mr. Haweis does not tell Us
where he acquired his knowledge OF the law.
The writer is not familiar with New York
law, but In New Jersey a married man can
not sell his real estate without It's being sub
ject to his wifes dover right TO one-third Of
it, That would seem 20 prove that New Jer-
sey women DO not rank with cattle.
Mr. Haweis ends his epistle thus: As a
crab. sdewise. walks the anti when cornered.
bubbling and babbling absurdities, very help
less and pitiabie" one may have ones own
opinion about the courteous way in which Mr..
Haweis expresses himself, but as far as good
arguments for woman suffrage 20, they are
absent from his letter.
ROSE II. PHELPS.
Hscksnssck. y. J., March 81, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

and the Rhodopians, has been unyielding.
Venizelos has just denied that Greece ever
offered to give up the Kavala region.
All these fruitless negotiations have
plainly left the Bulgars impatient. They
realize that if the war ends with Macedo-
MIA wholly in Greek and Serb hands there
can then he no thought of reconquering
those regions and they will be lost for all
time. On the other hand, there is grow
ing desire in Sofia to join the Allies against
Turkey and by moving south retake Adria-
nope and reoccupy the province of Thrace
to the Enos-Media line, which was fixed as
the Bulgaro-Turk boundary at London in
1918 and surrendered to the Turk after
the disasters of the second Balkan War.
The Allies. now halted before the Oar
danenes, would manifestly welcome the
assistance of the veteran Bulgar armies
before Bulair and at the Chatalja. Could
Bulgaria and Greece come to terms the
Greek army would also be released; now
il is held to watch the Bulgar. Rumania,
too. freed from the danger Of n Bulgar
attack, if luck turned against her In
Pennsylvania, could take her place in the
allied battle line. Italy, anxious beyond
all else that the Balkan Alliance be re-
stored and Austro-German influence south
Of the Danube destroyed, would hail with
delight any accommodation Of the existing
difficulties.
Bulgarian diplomacy is VIGOROUSLY bad
Indeed, it is only one of the several re-
semblances between the Bulgar and the
Prussian which have proved so disastrous
to the smaller state. Yet it is inconceiv-
able that the Sofia statesmen should
choose the present time to Join the war
on the Austro-German side after having
held back at time when their entrance
might have destroyed stricken Serbia
What is reasonable to suppose is that the
Bulgarian statesmen have selected this
moment TO warn the allies of Serbia. the
foes Of the Austro-German alliance, that
it is time to stop mere empty negotiating
and make some substantial concession to
Bulgar demands
But if Bulgaria has again decided to run
amuck. as she did in 1913, then Greece
will infallibly be drawn into the war, Ru-
mania will have to tear up her solemn
treaty obligations or go TO the defence Of
Serbia and the ports Of Varna and De-
deagatch will presently become targets of
the allied fleets. All this would mean a
halt to the land operations against Con-
stantinople, for the Turks, with the aid
Of the Bulgars, could easily dispose of all
allied armies available. Serbia would
have to face a new invasion, perhaps 81
multaneous attacks from the west and the
east, by Bulgars and Austrians.
All this would be a tremendous moral
victory for Berlin, whose money has been
busy in Sofia for many weeks But all this
is quite unlikely. Rather it seems safe to
conclude that Bulgaria has given warn
ing not too politely, but quite unmistak-
ably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

" and moro extensively by duly const-
tuted purchasing bureau. The savings
would be well worth while, for New YORK
is a huge consumer. Last year the Legs
lature strangled bill to establish THIS
much needed purchasing bureau. 1t Is to
be hoped the Mayors bill for this purpose
will not encounter similar fate at Al
bany this year in the face Of figures such
as these.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

"They are scraping every penny tsr-.sc.
says the New York Tribune, in their en-.
ness 10 see the Samson Johnson tacfas a.
White Goliath" Let this susrh DsrX !
ware, say we, les, Delilah, "a. Quse, !,
Beersheba, undo him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
"PERSICOS oDI."

The Persian pomp do detest-
Those guys ask nothing but the 0e'"
Democracy is not their line'
They only drink imported vine
They wouldn't even smell the resi-
They know the way to treat guess
So much must really be confessed
But yet, somehow, must decline
The Persian pomp
In jitney-bread there is more zesI
Than quarter-cake. A bird VINO oi'''
In evening clothes may be sn'n',
Yep. Make it ham and eggs Tor HUI
No oysters, waiter. It's pest
The Persian pomp'
MORsn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

This Carrousel Of cacophony is for v,
suffrage at any price. When N. 49,
gawblessem, get the ballot, they viii
requesting newspaper men TO make so,.,,.
and write pieces for the cause. And vr,s.-
six or seven letters daily Of gracious, A.
fed and genial refusal cuts into ons's a..
Moons fearfully.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
THE FIRST OF THE YIsx
Trurn Mlsnnis -A-rp@assa-l

Foolish tongues when Cod exw n.
adam reason. he gave him freed,a
choose, for reason Is but choosing; b. 4.
been else a mere artificial Adam, r,rh !,
Adam as he - b. me sotSgEs.-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
THAT'S WHY WISH AGAIN WAS IN .lcSIs,'

lCard OF A. Am Aroor a,eh oEos shSp
As you pass By on South Unh.cic,
lust tor a moment stop.
And have your halr and -hl'ks1 tianN
A. the U. OF NJ Barber she'.
We have the llahtnine hsrbsS,
We 10 our work Nth care.
We always keep our raIon
Ana scissors IN GOOD repair.
We have the finest style Of chair,
We keep our towels clean,
We also use the best machines,
As may DO always seen.
soms BARRIERS work - slowly,
But this Is not our text
w do not keep sou satlnG
Your turn Is slsass Next"
As for ladies and children.
Their work slll be dane uptes
By Ms. Trolsnosssl
Al the v. Of N. 5arbsf shap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
First STanIer.

Full many a gem OF purest Rae serene
The dark unfathomed tribes OF os00'''
bear;
Full many a one Is born 20 Slade unsee'
And waste her sweetness and her eour'fO'"
oir YoRlCK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

Just as the conviction ss spreading A,l
all the fordcar wheezes had been pulled, L,
Greenwood, Pa, Index comes along With L.
news that "Mr Terrill Horne OF MeCOrnits
now drives a splendid Ford car" In ort,'
hat we should understand it, J. s., who Sc.
he clipping underlined Splendid" b., or
readers are a subtle crew and need no sue,
diagramming
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
TheConning Touer
A PARFIT, GENTM SPRING

AprilIe she ben thcy With sehoyye. ,,,..
" chdunge til snoro and sieet, Ne A., :
bo0te.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

From The Edinburgh Scotsman.
company was on trench duty and when
darkness came a proportion Of officers and
men crept into the "ducouts" TO secure some
leep. The night was bitterly cold and the
trenches ankle deep in mud. In the trenches
boots may not be taken of. The officers use
sleeping ags-commonly. for obvious rea-
sons, known as "fea bags"-in order to Sc
cure warmth. Two had settled themselves In
a narrow "dugout' when third crept in be
tween them minus his flea bag" Smuggling
between the edges OF the flea bags" on
either side. he was soon fast asleep, but he
snored, as Salvation Yeo in Westward Hol"
used TO swear, lawful" Irate digs in the
ribs soon reused him up. and he was asked
had he not a flea bag Of his own? and
couldn't he sleep in another "dugout"? lie
was q clearly. economical soul and explained
thar he could not put muddy boots in his
good flea bag" and cynically added that he
preferred to disturb others than to dirty the
said article. All three were bosom friends
and few solderly oaths made no difference
20 their friendship. But Nemesis overlook
him in the morning On looking for his
good flea bag" to lay It aside for the day
he found that weary Tommy, with mud up
20 the very thighs, had spent a comfortable
night In its warm embracesl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

John Burroughs at Is Likes "0T'' -
Rest.-Trbune headline.
Air and rest are delightful institution
IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

John Burroughs belief is that the mf''
greatest evils OF to-day are intempersna
creed and war. This is equal 70 saying n'
greed. then, is the one evil For intempe'
ance is result Of greed-the greed to g.
values that do not exist. And war Is sur'
a result Of creed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

You can purchase merchandise advertised
in THE TRIBUNE With absolute saiety-ior
II dissatisfaction results In any case lhE
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money
hack upon request No red tape, no qulo-
bling. We make good promptly II inc au-
vertiscr does not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

The thing to do, then, Is to abolish 'sln'''
ness, the one flaw in the universe. Ersaie''
it, and jealousy, its fayorits daughter 0'>
And then we'd all have seats IN the subway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

1.-THE results OF the entire investigation OF
milk-f feeding. which extended over period OF
almost three years. fullv Justify the conclusion
that milk is an important matter Of Diet IN 50
far as mortality and growth are concerned. w.
The Journal Of Experimental Medicine.
Thus confirming an opinion held by the
unscientifc populace for considerably more
han three years
The "one-hundred-mllion American" ar
rived on Saturday, according TO the Census
Bureau The next Congress will probably
find in this announcement an excuse for
spending another hundred million dollars
Abstinence Idea Liked 10y Brltons.- Headline.
idea" doubtless in the secondary sense Of
"a conception more or less fanciful"
"Plain Bill" Sulzer is now working for a
film company. He never was generosity,
even while he was a statesman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05

Why do people who complain -
hotels charge $3.50 for 81 theatre u','. :,
an advance Of 25cc-sutfer mutely he go
Of &c for e lc newspaper Perhaps Os =,
with many Of US It isn't the prine''"
the money OF the thing that matters