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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
Lemonade for Munich

1t is all well and good for Germany to
send broadcast statistics and pictures of
the sides Of beef, carcasses of sheep and
swine, tons of smoked meats and fish,
bins of wheat, corn and barley which her
storehouses contain. All the claims may
be true, yet most people will find it hard
to believe that conditions are, roseate-
hued in the Kingdom of Kultuf in the
face of the news from Munich that the
consumption of beer has been curtailed
and that only one-third of the ordinary
supply is available for the public. Worse
's;;slls Is .she declaration that efforts are be-
ing made, in some of the cafes, TO induce
the customers 10 drink lemonadei
There is no use TO try to contend that
popularization Of lemonade is meant TO be
delicate tribute TO Mr.. Bryan, who be-
fore he became the apostle Of grape Juice
was the advance agent Of the citrus.tinged
beverage. The simpler and more straight
forward Teutonic way would have been
&c send over an Iron Cross. 1t is i'm
possible to envisage a Bavarian volun-
tarily surrendering a seidel Of Pschorr
for a glass of lemonade.
Nothing but dire necessity would bring
about the phenomenon; and, once brought
about, its results, from the German point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29

gets accustomed to il; we become hardened;
we are not afraid of DEATH we look at it
straight in the face, without thinking OF II.
In the great furnace the ardor is such that
it becomes game, like your baseball game.
If one says "Touche" it is natural; nobody
stops for him. If he is q pal Of yours, then
you sweat q little and that's all. When
rest comes you think you are very unhappy;
you remember your promise to write to
mis- wife. 1t is real torture, a bad job;
you would rather be dead yourself, but you
must do it. The officers don't give you time
to think, if they can help it. Your hear
some commands, some jokes and you become
a soldier again, without fear or thought.
Seeing the ambulance brings you pains; you
wish with ali your force the end of that
scourge-but let us forget.
| will have to report soon. How quickly
the time passes just now My baby laughs
so heartily, his kisses are so sweet, his
maman so loving-and doubted lately that
life was so good. JULIAN DUHAMEL.
New York, June 10. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
Help the Young Lawyers.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There appears in this mornings issue
of "The New York Law Journal" the address
with Clarence J. Shearn delivered TO
the graduating class of the New York Law
Of entering the legal profession for the pur-
pose of earning livelihood only, and en-
courages rather the doctrine of public service.
He is to be complimented for the fine senti-
ment he expresses, and this letter is written
in praise of that speech and not to condemn
or dispute it. 1t gives me the courage to
express an idea that have, had since began
the practice of law three years ago. Justice
Shearn says in substance that the lawyers
aims and ideals should be above mere COM
mercalism, but he comedies that the conflict
between the burden of making a livelihood
and the desire to pursue the higher principles
often results disastrously. What an encour
agement it would be to the young lawyer to
feel that the machinery of the law was doing
all Il could TO stay this conflict or Tighten
the BURDEN
During the juridical year hundreds Of ref
ereeships and receiverships are given out
by the judges of the courts of record. Some
OF the reIereeShlpS require lawyer OF
proved learning and experience. A great
many of these refereeships and most of the
raceiverships, however, could be we'll taken
are of by young lawyers. But who are the
recipients of these judicial favors? Are
they the young lawyers to whom an allow
nnce of $50 may mean a great help? No.
They are, through custom or choice, the
friends or political colleagues of the judges,
who often think the favor so slight that liti-
giants are compelled TO wait unbelievable
periods for any action or report. The young
lawyer, hoping for the reward of future APP
pointment, would attend to this most impor-
tant branch Of the courts work with care
and expedition. Let the judges abolish their
lists OF favored referees and receivers and
let there be list of young lawyers created
for that purpose, and a way will be found
20 bring about the desirable end for which
Justice Shearn so ably contends.
New York. June %, 1915. FMS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
To Limit Auto Menace.
he Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The number Of auto accidents, which
are on the increase, leads me to few sug.
gestions:
1. That autos FUSED in New York; should
by law be compelled to have extra brakes
enabling them to stop inside Of ten feet al
furthest.
2. All autos must obey the law which (See
Baker vs.. Close, Court of Appeals) allows
pedestrians equal rights on streets with We
hicles; hence, if chauffeur sees danger OF
running down a person, and the person puts
up his hand, he must stop. Merely blowing
horn is insufficient. Yet how many igno-
rant justices let chauffeurs off IL they prove
they blow their horn!
8. Racing at fifty miles an hour is common
every night on upper Fifth Avenue and other
avenues. have recently counted over twenty
autos going either way at thirty to forty
miles speed, and have waited at Fifty-fourth
Street some five or six minutes to cross.
suggest that tn, police arrest these speeders
and that limit Of ten miles an hour be
actually enforced
4. IL no other means can be devised, !
would prefer a return TO Belgian pavements
rather than that our citizens should be placed
in so great jeopardy by the smooth asphalt.
Cars on rails differ, as the pedestrian is
bound to look and listen, but autos have no
legal right to run a man down, as cars have.
New York, June %, 1915. J. S. WOOD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
The Boston Bean Party.

Father Time uses much the same old
moulds in reminting the coinage of history
Almost a century and half ago some
Young Bostonians disguised as Indians
(rowdies not a few called them then
patriots we all deem them now boarded
merchantmen moored in the harbor
hacked open the cases Of tea in It's hold
and spilled their contents over the rail-
Such was the Boston Tea Party known
to fame. Very recently other young Bos'
tonians, possibly the great-great-great-
grandchildren Of those who poured" or
that historical occasion, have seized and
hacked open one hundred cases of canned
beans and have tossed them overheard
from a scow into Boston halbor. That
there might be no question of their patri'
otism they wore the badge Of Uncle Sans
pure food inspection service.
II would be rash to predict that the
Boston Bean Party will rival historically
the Boston Tea Party. In some respects
however, the former might be considered
to have an even greater significance for
the welfare of the country. The tea was
merely taxed, a circumstance which af-
fected the purse and the passions, but
which would not have played hob with
the digestive machinery. The beans
on the other hand, were "specked," and
therefore much greater than any none
tary menace to ones life, liberty and pur'
suit of happiness. "No taxation without
representation is a noble slogan, but a
nobler still is mo Authorization without in.
vestigation."
But, then, the fishes Of Boston Harbor
the chief benefciaries on both occasions
care very little about all that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
COMPULSORY MILITIA DUTY
Three Years Service Would Make
Each Man Fit to Fight.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: With all the talk nowadays OF In
crensng the size of our standing army, one
wonders how it really could be done. The
recruiting stations stand open day after day
and still the size of our land forces remains
practically unchanged. The attractive posters
invite one to come in and enlist A reason
able examination is all that is required for
admission.
A standing army Is In reality the nations
military thermometer, registering the war
like spirit OF a country in the number OF its
thousands. This is not military country,
as our standing army indicates. The monot-
onous existence of a soldier Is not the kind
that appeals TO our average citizen. Even II
we could triple the numbers Of our standing
army II would still be an inadequate defen-
sive force What we need above everything
is a "citzenry trained in arms" Not that we
should be imbucd with the military spirit of
Germany spirit of sggression-but every
male of military age-that is, between eigh-
teen and forty-fve should be so trained that
he could be called upon at a moments no
tce and could be expected to be able TO do
his small share in the huge army machine.
| The best schooling for preparedness that
can be had at the present time is to be OBJ
tanned in the militia service. Every youth
should be compelled to serve In his state
militia for one Extraordinarily, three
years preferably from the age Of eighteen
to twenty-one. Upon the termination OF his
enlistment he would be held as reserve,
subject to call in the defence Of his coun-
try To the uniformed the three years ser
vice seems an awful ordeal and an encroach-
ment on leisure hours. AS matter Of fact,
| it is an enjoyable and profitable diversion
that takes up little time. There are about
twenty-five drills year, each drill lasting an
hour and half. Camp is of ten days dura-
ton and comes on an average once every
three years. At least, one learns how to
obey orders, dig trench and fire a gun. It
is little enough time TO devote to perfecting
ones self in the defence Of ones home and
country GEORGE ". VAN SICKLEN.
New York, June 10. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
Gunfre in Our Navy.

Whatever doubts there may be as to
Mr.. Gardeners discretion in publishing
what is described as a confidential Fleet
Order, there is nothing in the document
itself to suggest doubt as to its authen-
ITCHY. That "the results obtained at ele-
mentary target practice this year differed
in no essential respects from those of the
last four or five years" that mo material
improvement has been apparent in our
gunfre," that there has been abundant
occasion to find fault with "the low scores
made by some of the ships"-these are
current commonplaces in spite of the as
surance of Mr.. Daniels that "the records
Of target practice have always been kept
as strictly confidential"
1t is very proper that certain degree
of secrecy should be observed in this mat
ter. AS it is undesirable to make public
all the niceties of fre-control and so forth
that contribute to good practice, so it may
be necessary to conceal the particulars of
the work actually done in battle practice.
vogue to-day is unnecessary, excessive
and inexpedient.
Mr.. Gardner in his letter to the Secre-
AIRY Of the Navy reminds him that in the
time Of his predecessor "the records of
target practice were published for the
information of the nation" There is no
reason why they should not be published
to-day. The British Admiralty makes no
secret of the gunlayers' tests, except so far
as the details Of practice go; for the rest
the scores are published regularly, with
the names of the ships and the gunlayers.
Mr.. Henry Reuterdahl, in a very enlight-
ening paper in the current metropolitan. -
points out how valuable this policy is in
stirring up a spirit of emulation in the
fleets. "Any ship" he observes, (Which
only made one hit with her big guns out
of seventy rounds, or any fleet where seven
hits on the battle targets were the aver
age out of seventy shots fired, would soon
get busy to reach the top of the column.
Publicity boosts achievement, and no bat
tleship captain would like to see his name
in print as commanding a ten-mllion-
dollar vessel with a percentage of eff
cheney translated into one hit"
There is no reason in the world why
this example should not be followed here,
even if, as Mr.. Reuterdahl intimates, "the
shooting in the navy has been lowered to
such a degree that it would almost be
treason TO make public the combined
average Of the fleet at the recent battle
practice"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
An Invitation to Germany

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: As a constant reader of your vaua-
BILE paper, the most readable in New York
City on every phase OF the war, am par
ticularly interested in the cry to put an en-
barge upon munitions OF war now being sold
to the Allies, fostered especially by individu-
ais with German or German sounding names.
They never tell us TO put an embargo on
war supplies going to Germany.
Most of the people who are shouting neu-
trality and peace are allied to- the German
side of the war. If the English, French,
Belgian, Russian and Italian elements Of the
American population were carrying forward
the same kind of propaganda what would
conditions be like in this country? The
Germans as free TO purchase war sup
plies the Allies. The seas of the world are
as free for the Germans as every other ma
ton. They have scores of uninterned ships
lying in several Of our large ports to carry
away supplies purchased America has not
refused TO sell, nor has il refused German
ships clearance papers, properly applied for
America took no special interest in tying up
that vast feet of commerce carriers.
Why not send the grand war feet of Ger
many over 70 convoy this valuable feet Of
supplies back? German statesmen talk about
American bluff; the Germans have done
nothing but bluff since the termination of
the war in 1871. s. W.
New York, June %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
Criticism of the Gary Schools

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Being anxious to learn about the
Gary system from those who know most
about it, | attended the mass citing at Pub
lie School 4, The Bronx, on Monday evening
Although the meeting was much adver
tised in papers by invitation and by circular
izing schools, the attendance was not large
There were about two hundred present, with
half that number teachers who did not seem
much impressed by what was said.
The good points were dwelt upon, bu,
nothing was said of the weak points. The
report is current that truancy has increased
greatly in Public School 45 since the install
lation Of the Gary system. Then, too, pupils
cut periods. When they become tired OF
school they 60 home before the last period
thus forming habits Of dishonesty and neg
lect
The teachers in schools where the Gary
system Is employed, although disconnected
are afraid to speak Of it to their superiors
There is a spirit of intimidation and CO.
ercion. NJ. CARY.
New York, June %, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
FOR AN ARMS EMBARGO
Because the Law of Nations Does
Not Prohibit II.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: II is stated that it would be con.
trary to international law for our govern.
ment TO place an embargo upon the traffic Of
war munitions now going on in this country
but has It yet been shown wherein It Is
requirement of international law that neu-
trail nations are obliged to supply warning
nations with war materials?
Is 1t not a fact that the question Of fur
nishing war supplies is one of choice? This
being the situation, how, then, would our
permitting or restricting such traffic con-
aict with international laws now supposed to
be in force?
1t seems to me that the one question with
which our people should occupy their minds
is whether this business is honorable ana
Just: will it reflect credit or disgrace upon
our nation; Is it in accord with strict neu-
trality?
Is it not the height of hypocrisy for US to
pray for peace and pretend TO champion the
cause of humanity while at the same time
we permit individuals TO furnish instruments
for the destruction Of human beings! II We
desire to see the peace and honor OF our
nation preserved above all other considers
tions, believe it our duty to protest again"
any plan which tends to convert it into On
arsenal for any of the warning nations OF
Europe. :.
| believe it is time we American people
Joined in an appeal to our President re-
questing him to ask Congress to grant MIN
the power to place an embargo upon all
traffic in war supplies.
HENRY sAUM
New York, June %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
Five Cents to Coney.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: With the opening OF the Sea DssII
subway between Manhattan and Coney -.
and a number of people are amazed ~ Wv
ten-cent fare announcement. When tho s's
undertook to build this subway l. am'.;
others, was led to believe that ia's v
five cents would be established.
We can travel on the Interborough nv,
Atlantic Avenue to Van Cortlandt and bl0a,
parks for five cents. Why not hve-eea'
fare route to Coney Island!
The public should not be imposed upVs'
and it Is surprising that Mayor MI.sa"
IL. SAMUEL ei"
New York, June %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
BRYAN EXCUSES GERMANY
No Starvation of Non Combatants
Because of British Blockade.
70 the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Bryan, in his address TO Ger
man-Americans, said:
"The slaughter Of innocent women and
children is indefensible, whether 1t be by
drowning or by starvation"
Since this utterance, and doubtless in
spired by it, we have seen strange revival
of the theory that the sinking OF the Lusi-
tania was justifable, or excusable, because
.ngland had been engaged in starving Ger
man populations Innocent of any part IN the
war That is what Mr.. Bryan meant and
plainly believes.
I am not much better than q pauper, but
If Mr. Bryan will cite one instance in which
England has starved any German women
and children or women or children anywhere,
or came near starving them, will give 500
to Mr.. Bryan's Presidential campaign fund.
Every one that has studied on the spot
the economics of this war knows well enough
that nobody has been starved in Germany
and nobody can be starved there. Germany
has food enough and will have 1t If the war
be prolonged for years. No wise man IN
England ever had the slightest notion that
Germany could be starved by any blockade.
What was intended was to cut off, II posi-
BILE. the supplies of copper and cotton, which
is a very different thing.
Mr.. Bryan, in this as in so many other
incidents of his career, has raised the ques-
ton whether he is as ignorant as he seems
or merely assumes a colossal ignorance
among the people. -,
He says that he detests war. One would
naturally therefore, expect that he would
detest the government that wantonly, wicked
" and without provocation forced the world
into this frightful contest. On the contrary,
he seems to prefer that government to his
own One might ask how we are ever to
abolish war if we continue to indorse, sup
port and applaud :. nation that, rejecting ar
bitration and defying the worlds opinion,
in lists upon making war. To ask this ques-
ton of Mr. Bryan would be futile, because OF
the provisions of nature in his case. But 1t
might be urged nationally upon persons of
normal thinking endowment that may still
have been misled into an approval OF Mr..
Bryan's doctrine.
CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
Washington, June Fl, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
The Grandfather Clause.
tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial on the overthrow OF
the infamous grandfather clause" in GER
tain Southern state constitutions will, OF
course, receive the approval of all fair
minded persons. Not having seen the full
text Of the decision, | infer from editorial
comment that it was based on the Four
teenth Amendment 1t appears to me that
the clause would be indefensible, even were
the Fourteenth Amendment itself a nullity.
lnasmuch as the Constitution expressly
states that "the United States shall guaran-
tee to every state in this Union republ-
can form of government" article ". Sec
ton -, an attempt by any state to violate
the first principles of republcansm by es-
tablishing hereditary qualification for suf-
frage must be as clearly unconstitutional as
il is palpably outrageous.
JAMES F. MORTON, JR.
New York, June %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
Prussians of 100 Years Ago.

Three weeks after the battle OF Waterloo
Sir Robert Peel, at that time Secretary
of the Irish Office, went with two other
members of Parliament to see the Allies
march into Paris. A writer at present
engaged in the compilation Of an historical
work has lately come across an unpub-
lished letter written by Peel on that occa-
sion to the then Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land. The document is Of some interest
as giving an impression Of the Prussian
soldier as he was hundred years ago.
One of his hosts who had had some
Prussians quartered on him "was very
loud in his EXPLANATIONS against ce bette
f6roce, as he called Blticher," and, indeed
Peel found that while his own countrymen
were received with great courtesy and
consideration the Prussians everywhere
were "held in the greatest detestation."
There were apparently some grounds for
this apparent antipathy. Thus, "they have
demanded" Sir Robert notes, "the pay
ment of 100000 of francs from the
City, and at this moment there are Prus-
sian Guards in the house of PengauX and
some of the other principal bankers, who
are held as a sort of hostage for the pay
ment of the contribution"
Besides, in those days the Prussians
seem to have had an Objectionable way of
offending the susceptibilities of the peo-
pie they had conquered, a way that could
not be easily accounted for on the score
of military necessity. For instance, when
the English visitors went to the Depot
d'Artillerie and asked to see the Salon
they were told the Prussians had cleared
it of its most precious relics, circum-
stance which Sir Robert Peel regretted the
more, because / fear" he writes, "the
return of the King will be less popular
than it would have been if he could have
preserved entire at least these national
monuments and relics, which are exclu-
sively French"
Upon the whole, however, he was in
clined to be grateful that nothing worse
had happened. "If they had entered Paris
alone" he says, cor if the Crowned Heads
had delayed their entry, they (the Prus-
slams would probably have pillaged Paris"
If this conjecture seems unjust and i'm
probable it must be remembered that Peel
was speaking of the Prussians as they
were a hundred years ago, long before
the perfection Of the modern system of
Kultur.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
A Question of Truth.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Usher uses many words dA.'
ing knowledge to explain the as'oula'-
statements in his book which seemed 70 -,
escaped all his reviewers and to whie' =
tention was called first, not by Germans Z.
by Americans. These were later 'aAsA -
by the Germans. In his book he speaM
one having authority. The date OF au .s,ss
ship is of really no value. The only -
pertinent is, Were his statements tia. 49,
only conjecture! II they were true IL Is W.
the American people knew about ~ - M.
were not true they were exceediEy
chievous. COLoNlAL ~"
New York, June %, 1915. -