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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
Mr.. Carnegie's Testimony.

Mr.. Carnegie proved a buoyant witness before
the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations
He confessed to having had an enjoyable eXpe-
rience. and the breezy, somewhat unconventional
methods which he employed in injecting his per-
sonalitv into the inquiry were a source OF much
amusement in others. The eXPittsburgh iron
master struck note which dispelled a good deal
If unnecessary solemnity which had been allowed
to accumulate.
Vet it would be a mistake not to put really
serious value on the testimony which he gave 1t
is Mr.. Carnegies distinction that he arrived very
early at a conclusion which the great industrial
leaders in this country have recently been accept
ing and acting upon. He believed in the saving
value of personal relations between employer
and employed. To know the men who worked for
him was to get better understanding of their
point of view and to soften differences Of opinion
over wages and conditions Of employment.
On the stand Mr. Carnegie showed great pride
in the fact that the only strike which ever oc-
CURED in his works occurred while he was III
Scotland. and in the other fact that many Of MS
partners considered him too easy-going IN his
relations with labor He was undoubtedly ahead
of his time in most respects IN his consideration
for the workers and in his notion that the best
results in industry can always be obtained by
making the empoye feel that he is not merely an
unrecognized labor unit, but has himself also some
stake in the success of the enterprise Of which he
is part.
Enistng the interest Of workmen by partici-
patton in stock ownership and through relief and
guarantee funds, is a commonplace in industrial
management to-day. But the will to consider
such things was an innovation in the time Of
Mr.. Camegies greatest activity as an employer
He was pioneer in what is now the beaten path
That is fact which the public should remember
and which Mr.. Carnegie is fully justified in re-
calling with pleasure in these days of rapid
progress toward unification of interests between
labor and capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
Safety First" on the marlborough.

At least the PETERBOROUGH has a good excuse for
Yesterdays smash-up on the Ninth avenue ele-
waited 1t can be attributed to the fog and I'M
doubtedly the fog was responsible for it. That
does not take away the memory Of the utterly
inexcusable collision which occurred recently just
south of the l55th st. station when there was no
fog and a motorman ran his train into preced-
ing one in plain sight in much the fashion in
which the two trains yesterday were telescoped.
The moral Of both collisions, as of the numer-
Gus others which the elevated lines have pro
duced, is that something is needed to offset hu-
man fallibility. The number of deaths resulting
from the elevated accidents is small in compari-
son with the number of passengers transported in
a year, but the number of persons injured re-
Gently compared with the number of persons
who use the elevated lines-not with the number
Of trips those persons make-wOuld make sta
tstcs not especially comforting for the public or
pleasant for the railroad company to contem-
plate.
There is no mechanical signal system on the
elevated lines except at the curves. There is no
automatic stop device in use on them. The Inter
borough officials contend that block signal sys-
TEN would add nothing in the way of safety.
They argue that an automatic stop such as is in
use on subway express tracks would so slow down
the speed of the elevated trains and necesState
a 50 much greater interval between them that
the public would never consent to its installation,
since that would render practically impossible the
present quick handling Of the rush-hour traffic.
1t is certain that the public is getting very
tired of the frequent accidents with their deplor
able list of injured and the occasional death,
ba Int ;4
las to choose between the present conditions and
less speed it may well choose safety first" The
ordinary citizen would rather get home ten min
utes late than be carried home with broken leg.
Meantime il may be good thing TO have some
kind of official determination whether the Inter
borough's contentious regarding safety devices
represent the last word in science and engineer
ing skill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
THE HILLS

Shall leave the hills, the high far hills that
shadow the morning plain?
Shall leave the desert sand and sage that CLEANS III
the winter rain?
Shall leave the ragged brdlc-trail to ride in the
city street
To snatch song from the printed word,
or sit a. a masters feet?
To barter the sting Of the mountain wind for the
choking fog and smoke?
To barter the song Of the mountain stream Tor the
babble Of city folk?
To lose my grip the god know and tumoie
among the crecds?
oh rocks and pines Of the high, far hills,
Hear the lisp Of the valley reeds!
Henry Herbert Kuibbs, in Songs OF the Jul
lands" Houghton MifHin Company
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4 WAY of Cutting the Cost of Living.

If saving Of % per cent on food costs can be
made, as the State Department of Foods and
Markets insists, by proper supervision OF mar
keting and distribution by all means let US have
that supervision. II is certain that the method
of handling foodstutfs now is painfully haphaz-
ard The consumer pays for it in the 90 cents OF
each dollar which represents excess OF cost over
what the producer receives. The producer pays
in inability 10 sell bumper crops at fair price
and inability 10 get good price when crops are
small.
The Department Of Foods and Markets wants
TO substitute for the ht-or-miss way of individual
shipments TO markets and commission men a
system of cooperative associations, shipping TO
agents or other cooperative associations IN ter
rninal markets The New York Central, the
pennsylvania and the Bush Terminal stand ready
10 build these terminal markets, TO be rented
under the supervision of the department.
With supervision of the production and ship
ping of foodstuffs and control over the distribu-
ton of them from these terminal markets, the
department is certain that II could eliminate
waste and mishandng Prices therefore should
be much lower, and the supply Of produce more
even and certain. The department would give
wide publicity 10 current prices and market con-
ditons, thereby bringing prices for foodstuts all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
A FAIR WARNING
A Reader Of German Descent DissP-
proves the Zealots.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial anent the pro-
posed pro- German political movement
met with my heartiest approval. 1t con-
tanned a fair warning, and those over
Jealous Germans, for they cannot be
classed as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, should
take it to heart. You can be assured
that the movement is doomed to fail
ure, as it will not have the support OF
the Americans of German extraction,
and / believe they compose the major
portion of the so called Germanlc ele-
ment Of our population. We OF Ger
man descent put the interests or our
glorious republic above anything else.
Do not think, however that because |
approve Of this editorial that my sym
pathies have gone over to the Allies.
am only out Of patience with German
propaGandism of any kind, and | trust
we shall soon see the end OF this sort OF
foolishness. This goes. however, for
English mudslinging as well. The walls
of the Anglophiles beseeching US to
Join them for the Righteousness OF their
cause, forsooth, as if there we're such a
thing, has more than disguised me.
EDWARD +. FUCHS.
New York, Feb. 3, 1915.
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An Open Forum for
Public Debate.
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

more than one hundred years ago, they
hung men for petty larceny.
This atrocious penalty did not stop
stealing.
In relation to the amendment TO the
Sullivan law, as the law stands to-day,
it is a misdemeanor for one who is a
citizen, who has not been convicted OF
a crime, TO be found in possession Of
a dangerous weapon, and, for one who
is not a citizen it is a felony; in other
words, the man who would be presumed
to know the law of the land is a citi-
zen, and in his case the punishment IS
lighter than for one who is an alien
and presumably unacquainted with our
laws. The amendment still retains the
felony feature as against a person
who has been convicted, who is con-
Wet, whether he be citizen or alien.
I am particularly sensitive to this
criticism because | am an open cham
pion Of punishment for the selling of
habit forming drugs or the unneces-
sary or unlicensed carrying of weap-
ons. | urge that arguments above
mentioned, advanced to me by the judge
of the Court Of General Sessions were
reasonable.
The bills we're submitted to the judge
for his inspection and approval, and
upon his request introduced the bills.
AARON A. FEINBERG.
Albany, Feb. 5, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
THE SCHUETZEN CORPS
German Arms in America Should Be
Coniscat

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In connection with the letter OF
Another American" in to-day's Trib-
une on the subject OF the German
Peril" is it not about time that our
government got busy in the matter of
the various German schuetzen corps
which exist in every large city IN the
country? These German target COM
panies" are fully armed, have their
own halls, and drill when they please.
is it right is it safe that any body Of
aliens, particularly those who have re-
Gently become so intolerably insolent 10
our flag and to our nation, should be
allowed 10 hold armed meetings in our
midst. while the Sullivan law prevents
an American from carrying a revolver
on his person or having one in his home
for self defence?
Cannot The Tribune do something TO
wake up the authorities and have these
German arms confscated? We can
hear Germans raving all day long, and
some OF them seem 20 be itching 20
show US what they can do to initiate
their fighting brothers at the front.
PRECAUTlON.
Brooklyn, Feb. 3, 1915.
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MAKING ELEVATORS SAFE
A Case Where an Open Door Nearly
Killed a Child.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have read in the papers that
the city fathers are considering a new
law TO make it safe to ride on ele-
vators. As | came very near losing
my child in an elevator accident last
April, wish to submit, through your
columns, my opinion that such law
is badly needed. and | hope it will
speedily be passed.
This is what happened: As the nurse
was bringing my two-year-old child into
the building the negro elevator boy,
seeking to aid her in putting the car
riage into the elevator, reached across
the carriage and pushed the lever
used TO operate the car out of the
way. The car at once dropped while
the carriage was half way in and hale
way out, and, catching it between the
door and floor, crushed the wicker
frame. Fortunately, the baby. sliding
10 the foot Of the fitting carriage, was
not killed, but IT was by the merest
accident that she was not, and you can
imagine our joy when on entering the
elevator from the basement we found
her alive, though unconscious.
| hope that II a new law is passed
il will provide that the car cannot be
moved while the door is open.
lMRS.) HAZEL X. OTIS.
New York, Jan. %, 1915.
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CARRANZA DOMINANT
The First Chief |, Held Up - Likely
10 Prevail.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Do not the reoccupation OF
Mexico City by Carranza and the capt
ure of Guadalajara and Guaymas indi-
cate that CarranZa is the dominant rae
tor in Mexico?
The average American looked tof
Villa 10 drive Carranzs from Mexico
within six weeks after the redoubtsoie
"Pancho" broke with the First Chiet.
The fact that he is now conered N
chihuahua and instead Of being ise-
tor on the offence is retreatingly on tns
defence has been, think, one OF inc
greatest surprises that has come ou'
of Mexico for the average American
The American viewpoint on herio
has been that because Diaz brougf. .
twenty-year peace TO Mexico BY hn
dictatoral reign and disregard OF
constitutional principles the strong
man" and the Iron ruler" were ta'
only forces that could successfully fVr
ern the country. For this reason 'av
hailed Villa as the man 70 re-estaoh'a
the Diaz regime.
The truth is Mexico has come % ~
alize that it desires 70 be repuele 70
fact instead of merely in name. osr
rama is unmilitary in the eIfrems
Men have rallied 70 him out OF ptines.
pie, rather than the magnetism OF ..
personality. His triumph means 'ns
establishment of democratic form 7.
government. and will afford the henr
can people the first genuine opportunlv
that they have had TO prove whe,nu
or not they are ht 20 govern 'ne"
selves.
Madero brought them their oppor
tunity, but neither he nor they ~s
able to profit by it, because OF the ~
powerful reactionaries, who sueeesslu,
~ undermined the Madero goyernmsa
and finally brought about his s'ss'
sination.
America, as the foremost exponent =,
a government built on equal justice n.
all, should at least look sympathetIIs
upon a movement that has kihoI..
goal and not, as unfortunately ~ IN ..
it has done, encourage men OF the w.
Of Villa, whose one object is 70 wy
out all forms Of republican govern
ment and erect in its stead dieSsW'
ship. DANIEL DlLLVN
Agencia Confidential del Goo's'"'
Constitucionalista de Mexico
Washington, Feb. 5, 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
AMERICAS SILENCE
An Engli:hman Urges Our Govern
ment to Protest.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sin: Much as the scathing COM
ments in the American press on the
Girship raid are appreciated here, sur
prise is everywhere expressed that the
United States, as the most influential
of the neutral powers, should make no
protest whatever to the German gov
eminent against these fragrant breaches
Of the rules of civilized warfare. This
following the stony silence of Wash
ington during Belgium's violation. has
caused widespread disappointment
among the multitudes of Britishers
Who have always had the greatest con-
fdence in Americas respect for inter-
national law and the greatest admira-
ton for her love of justice.
Why is il that your very powerful
press does not bring all its weight to
bear upon the government with view
to causing such a protest TO be made ?
Unquestionably the American people
could do much TO stop this cynical
fiouting Of all the laws Of humanity II
they wished TO. Why do they not do It ?
LIONEL F. CRANSHAW.
Inglewood, Doncaster, England, Jan. %,
1915.
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A CALL TO AMERICA
An English Plea for Action, with
Lowell as a Source Of Advice.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: As one who has always felt
much admiration for the American
character, for the determination Of her
statesmen TO see wrong righted and the
i'll used protected and for the desire OF
her people 10 do the right thing at the
right time and TO do 1t promptly,
must confess to a feeling Of dissppont-
ment at finding the silence Of her lead.
ing men so eloquent in the case of Bel
GUM and the people Of that plucky bu;
unfortunate little country
There is a tide. you know, in the az
fairs OF men, which. taken at the food
leads on 20 fortune; well, somebody
on your side appears 10 have missed
the tide and got left very badly.
| have a great affection for the
States, where | was born. but | have
10 rub my eyes and ask whether | am
dreaming when | read OF how some OF
your men have been made to play the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
THE CRIME OF THE AGE
So Policeman Calls Americas Careful observ'
ancc of Neutrality

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. The anti German press Of the United States
socrns to be misiuformed 70 the objects or the
Neutrality League, which was founded III "ashIne-
ION last week Surely there IS nothing un-Ameii'
can in the desire that this country remain aoso'
Iutely neutral in every sense OF that WORD. we
are not neutral when we supply the enemies OF
Germany with all the munitions OF war when 'ne!
desire to buy from US Not OF the neutral states
of Europe is selling materia! to any OF the
belUrcrcnt countries. Italy, Holland, Switzerland
Denmark. etc, have placed embargoes on the eX-
portation Of arms and ammunition, and only IN TINS
countrv where there has been more plous cant
about universal peace than in any other country
in the world do we stultfy ourselves by supplying
the bellirercnts with death-dealing paraphernsla'
few days ago the Duke of the Abruzzi' mem.
Der Of ftalys ruling house branded the attitude Oh
the United States as the greatest crime OF the age
And so think all men in whom every trace OF IDEAL
ism has not been obliterated by commercalism or
blind partisanship. The Neutrality League does not
consist exclusively Of men OF German blood as the
anti German press leads its readers to believe
Friends Of neutrality Of many natoneties are num-
bered among its MEMBERS and they VIII no doubt
resort TO every legitimate TO compel TINS coun
trv 10 follow a course which the most elementary
sense of dccency and fair play should have Dictated
long ago. phNhDiOi MIL IL
Newark, Feb. 4, 1915
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What Whole Wheat Bread Can Do

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | notice an item in your paper
by ~. s. Inspector" headed whole
Wheat Flour" can fully indorse
what he said, and add that bread made
OF two parts whole wheat -four and
one part cottonseed flour makes the
most nournishing food person can
eat. This has been my bread once
and most Of the time twice day for
more than four years, and this food
has carried me back at least thirty
years. | am near sixty-tive years old,
and have the strength and energy of
man in the prime Of life. Ny sight
has come back; | am writing tais with
out glasses, and can read the smallest
print. ride my bicycle over country
roads eighteen 10 thirty miles without
undue fatigue, and do hard work on
building and fencing and hardly ever
get tired. ID. JAMES VIM.
SLpltAr. s c. Jan Is i0tA
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game Of the Germans. Let me point
you 10 Lowell for an inspiration az
this momentous hour in the history OF
the world, and there | will leave 1t to
the conscience of those Of you VINO
must feel that, after all, honorable con-
duct is the most blessed OF all the at
tributes to which human nature can
aspire:
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred, scofing and abuse,
Rather than in silence shrink
From the truth they needs must think
"Once TO every man and nation comes
the moment to decide,
In the strife of truth and falsehood,
for the good or evil side.
Then it is the brave man chooses, while
the coward stands aside,
Doubling in his abject spirit, till his
Lord is crucitied."
Noble words gentlemen; pointing 20
the only way for spirits bold and true.
Remember, nations like mem that
hesitate are lost. j. u, >.
Aberystwyth, Wales, Jan. %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
Mr.. FEINBERG EXPLAINS
Why He Introduced His Bills as to
Drug, and Weapons.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The item appearing in your
issue of February is not correct.
ask you TO take into consideration the
following facts:
Firstly-The bills were introduced at
the request of judge of the Court
of General Sessions.
Secondly understand from him that
they have the approval Of all the
judges Of the Court Of General Ses-
slons
Thirdly-The purpose was not TO
make it easier for the criminals, but
rather to make il easier TO procure con-
victions for a misdemeanor, whereas
their experience taught them that 1t
was difficult to procure convictions on
the felony charge.
Fourthly-Your classification Of the
punishment under my bills with such
violations of ordinances as splitting on
the sidewalk, using profane language,
is not a correct statement OF the law,
inasmuch as the penalty provided in
my bills is one year and fine OF $500.
The purpose of the bill is clear, to
wit: To make convictions easier.
Your article is founded upon the
wrong assumption that the heavier the
penalty, the surer the cure for crime.
History teaches US that in E1SlSad rAt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
Star. and Stripes sympathy

To the Editor of The Tribune. q,
Sir: That American sympa,ny,
with US in the present war . unt .nv
tionable; that il is Of much OF 20.
use 70 us is questionable. BE y
membered that an ounce OF nslp,
worth more than a whole worIo =.
low feeling. II Germany had pee and.
war with America in parneu,sr, 40
incidentally, with mankind at ,sfs,hsn
YOU not think that Brother 1onss ,o,n
would have expected active he'p a,
his elder brother. John Bull .u I
least something more than 49,.
have fellow feeling for you' "a
than? r..,sud.
so Sweyn Road, Msrgste' InS'
Ian %. lelh
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A Hint for Jellyhsh.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. u..
Sir: On page SO Of Hubbards
tie Journeys 70 the Homes OF Ame''
Statesmen" he has the following; "a,
AT one time Congress insisIeo go
a standing army OF 5000 men We n
large Washington replied tnH "A
England would agree never 70 Ih -,
this country with more than S,yVV nar
he would be perfectly willing tns' W.
army should be reduced 10 4,OOV. liz,
Washington's idea may give . U.s."
to some of the jellyish Of to-day
ERASTUS EVERETT
Rrooklyn Fob b 1915.
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over the city into practical conformity with the
prices current under its system Of supervision
This plan has been developed by the Depart
ment of Foods and Markets from the recommends
tons of the Governors Markets commission
which studied the problem for many months, II
is in general like market systems which nave
proved successful abroad. It is certainly worth
serious consideration by the state and city au-
thorities
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zeitung." bears the title English franc-'ireur
Attacks on German Airshps." 1t would be pity
to spoil the ingenious and amazing logic OF this
authority: so we give his words entire:
II is an established fact that when our a'tsnIPs
were in order 20 hy 10 the fortlhed place Oh u.e"
Yarmouth merely flying over other places OF eL.es
,bc, rcro ebot al from these places. This involves
an Frg,sb Cranc-tireur attack ruthlessy carried out
in defiance OF international law and IN the darhiess
of the night, upon the German srships when WIN
out the smallest hostile action, wanted 10 ny ava!
over these places. . -, 49,
This treacherous proceeding on the part OF 'ne
Faglish civil population is on lcVel WIN ma ~
tIe inhabitants Of Belgium. when, from the WINDOWS
Of houses and out Of cellars and cnulcnes, tney
opened their murderous fire upon German troops
which we're marching through. The airshlp IS a
recognized weapon Of war. and yet peopie IN Ehssu
seen, 70 demand that II shall regard itself as iar
ran,c for he murders performed b. Jamaican
civil incubation. and shall not have the flght 70
defend itself Our airships will continue 70 de1eho
Themselves against franc-tireur ATTACKS even "hen
tbcv arc living over the sacred soil OF England.
The March hare may have put forth more
extravagant bit Of topsy-turvy reasoning, but no.
where else would it be possible to match the naive
Count Reventow The notion that poor innocent
Zeppelns dropping bombs on quiet country nam
lets are things to be respected by the populace IS
rca, achievement. It's humor would be unalloyed
were we not daily becoming more and more I'M
pressed with the difficulty Of maintaining COM
nonsense relations toward nation IN rage
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