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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
. Meantime the mere words, the soft,


suave words in which the German Govern
ment avoids discussing the real issue, are
emphasized as proof of German gentle
ness, kindness, good intent.
Let us not be deceived by methods, which,
however unnecessary it may be to charac-
terize. must be understood. A solemn, a
terrible responsibility is upon the Presi-
dent. It is the more terrible because there
is no escape from a course which carries
with it consequences which all of US can
see. 1t is the duty of Americans to sup
port him In this crisis. 1t is also the duty
of patriotism TO protect him from the cam
paign that has already been launched
against him.
If there is war with Germany 1t will not
be of Mr.. Wilson's making. If there is
war it will come because by some further
act of Germany American citizens are
slain. If more Americans are slain Mr..
Wilson could not prevent war. But he
cannot surrender nerican rights; he
must reassert them, defend them in any
new note to Germany. And in doing this
he must have the support of his fellow
countrymen, whose servant he is and whose
will he is obeying.
Let us net forget the British incident.
Let US not fail to see in the Italian episode
the lesson that is there for us. German
diplomacy is working against Mr.. Wilson
as 1t worked against Asquith and Grey,
against Salandra and Sonnino, when they
were doing what had to be done, what ma
tional honor and safety demanded Thou
sands of Englishmen now perceive the ex-
tent to which they are duped. Giolitti has
gone into a retirement more profound than
Mr.. Bryan's. 1t is not necessary, it is I'M
just to believe Mr. Bryan was a willing
dupe. We need waste no time denouncing
the method. But we must recognize it.
The most fatal thing at this time for
American interests would be even tenn
porary success Of Germany in her cam
paign to divide American sentiment and
confuse American opinion. Her success
in England was only temporary, but it i'm
perilled England's existence. Her success
in Italy was ephemeral, but it almost
produced a revolution. There should be
no temporary success here. The President
of the United States, in the discharge of
his highest duty, the defence of American
rights and American lives, deserves the
undivided support of nation. He de-
serves it the more because to serve the in
terests of European nation he is being
assailed in America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Sanatoriums for Gluttons.

Mr.. Henry Ford believes that some
year may be saved if the few thousand
workers he employs can be taught to eat in
moderation. Perhaps it is because over
eating is so general a vice that reformers
rarely preach temperance in this respect,
for while there are hundreds who profess
to cure drunkards and consumers of mar
cotic drugs, it would be hard to find one
who sets up as a retainer of gluttons.
1t was only when alcoholism came to be
less general that the reformers began TO
crop up. When drunkenness was popu-
lar pastime there was no great demand
for them, and so to-day it may be doubted
whether Mr.. Ford's Department Of Die
tetics will be much sought after How
ever, if any one can create a general de-
sire for a thing of this sort, Mr.. Ford is
the man. He is not only an enthusiast
himself but the cause of enthusiasm in
others, and no man has ever succeeded in
gathering so many whole-hearted opti-
mists about him. Consider, for instance,
the glowing stories given to the newspa-
pers so literally by the medical men who
have been aiding him in the admirable
work of curing drug victims. Two of
these unfortunates have just been dis
charged, after twelve days treatment, and
we are assured they are "ready to take
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Wilsonian Discipline.
New York, July 10, 1915.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Up in Vermont, where I was raiseU
some sixty years ago-I am now aged Sky
eight years-lived a good-hearted woman
devout Congregationalist, the mother Oi
mischievous son, John. She would say
John, don't you do that"
John would do it.
She would then say: LII
John. told you not TO do that !
surely punish you If you do so AGAIN.
John would do it again.
She then would say: -.
John, l told you that II you did that again
would punish you. shall surely keep ny
word"
John would say:
Mother, let's talk about something e,ss
The diplomatic muddle between MI WIS.," s,'
and Germany reminds me Of those oId aiA
logues between John and his mother ''AA
never felt blow from his mother. ,,o
Sehuylervills, N. Y. July IL. isA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
New York, July 8, 1915.
Loud Call for q Sense of Humor

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Do the "antis" also lack sense Of
humor? Oh, sad deficiency Annie Riley
Hale, in The Tribune of July 0, murders a
perfectly good joke which never did any one
any harm in an attempt to prove that the
point of the joke told by Jane Adams is
not that Betsy made the flag, but that George
had to hold the baby while she was engaged
in the making.
Why doesn't our "anti" go little further
into the psychology of the joke? What did
George reply to Betsy? Did the baby cry
or was 1t so astounded at the newness of the
situation that it forgot to? Is it possible or
probable that George. who could not make
a flag, might succeed in the more difficult
task Of minding the baby? Or did Betsy
eventually have to do both because Of
Georges inability?
| shudder to think of Mark Twain defence
less in such hands. ANNA NEWMAN.
Brooklyn, July II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
EVENING HIGH SCHOOLS
Why They Should Be Open All the
Year Round.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: AS faithful reader Of your worthy
paper and as a student Of the best evening
high school that the city boasts Of namely,
the Harlem Evening High School, allow me
to say a few words in defence of tae inter.
ests of the thousands of fellow students who
attend the evening high schools throughout
the city.
Evening high schools as well as elemen.
tary schools should in my modest opinion,
be kept open the year around. But the even.
ms high schools especially, since these are
attended by young men who, while they are
obliged TO toll during the day, still find the
will and power TO study in order 20 COM
plete the prescribed courses so as 10 become
better educated citizens and not remain semi
analphabets
This period Of will and power lasts but
a comparatively short time in the average
young man, that is, from twenty % twenty
six years Of age. Few, however, think OF
going to school in the evening after hard
days work at twenty-five years but still
quite a number do, certainly not with the
enthusiasm which they possessed At eigh-
teen or twenty.
For this reason and for many others
which would take long 10 enumerate firmly
believe that the Board Of Education would
greatly benefit thousands Of young men by
keeping the evening high schools open also
during the summer months. This would
offer the best of opportunities 20 those young
men who really want 10 develop then intel
lectual powers in the shortest time possible.
also wish 10 call TO your readers atten'
ton and to those more particularly inter-
ested, that students who attend day high
schools may pass Regents examinations II
they receive sixty per cent in every sub
ject because they attend school a greater
number Of days, while the students who
frequent evening high schools pass their ex-
aminatons only when they receive seventy
five per cent or more.
This is unjust and very discouraging for
any young man who unwilingly may come
to the conclusion that what he knows IS
enough! The school officials should look
upon the young man as the head OF the
family of the immediate future and there
fore consider him of more importance to
society than the many thousands Of boys
and girls who need more play and distrae-
ton and possess enough time 70 become
educated citizens and wives.
But what are the chances Of the grown
up young man and woman who for mes
necessities are obliged TO be slaves or ma.
chimes from a. m. TO 7 p. m. at least
Very few indeed, unless they possess ire
mendous will power
Encourage the young man and woman
give them the opportunity to become th0''
oughly educated in the shortest time pos,
sble while they still possess their youtniul
enthusiasm; do not make them believe tna'
they are too late, that they are not OF inc
privileged class!
Then, and only then, will America ooss'
of truly intelligent, reliable and responsiOi'
workers worthy of a civilized and indepehD
ent nation, as ours ought 20 be.
DOMENICK CASABURL
New York, July 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Why Two Weeks?


Press announcements from Cornish, N. H.,
where the summer White House is located,
intimate that two weeks will be consumed in
formulating a reply to Germany's latest eva
sion.
This seems to be taking plenty Of time
to write letter which after all need not be
long. The Evening World" proffers the fol-
lowing as covering the case without taxing
either the cable or the esteemed attention
of the Wilhelmstrasse:
"The Government Of the United States begs
to acknowledge the receipt of the communi-
cation from the Imperial German Govern
ment under date of July 8, 1915.
1T is unable TO find in this document any
reference whatever TO the issue involved.
"The American Government desires TO know
without further delay whether or not it is
the purpose of Germany to respect the treat
les between the two countries now in force
and to observe practices of search and seizure
of vessels at sea, such as have hitherto gov
erned belligerents."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
British Americans. 4"

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent Down East" re-
ferring to assorted hyphens, seems to take
the view that naturalized Americans of Brit
ish birth are divided in allegiance because
they don't describe themselves as British
Americans This is unjust: when they be-
come Americans they do not find it neces-
sary TO explain themselves by wearing a
hyphen. All the other hyphenated citizens
can't be happy without injecting their racial
grievances into American life. Frankly,
think American Americans (who seem q
triAe submerged these days. ought to be
grateful to those who do not. | am quite
sure that three unhyphenated American citi-
zens in my own family have been heartily
loyal, though they first saw the light under
the rule of "the widow at Windsor"
New York, July 10, 1915. f. 7. R.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
a new hold on Hfe." Both arrived In n

a new hold on life" Both arrived In n
desperate condition." and one had been
addicted TO the habit for more than III
teen years" But when they left the hos
pital they told the doctor "they did not
want any more drugs" and he let them
90. A less enthusiastic doctor might posi-
bly, have been little skeptical, but TINS
one was quite satisfied. Neither OF
them" he says simply, "has had any
drugs of any sort for about four days"
and so he deemed it safe to let them go
home alone"
These quick cures are an obvious i'm
provement on the tedious old methods OF
other days. 1t is safe to say that up to
this time no doctor ever would have dared
to declare his faith in the permanency OF
so speedy recovery. At this rate a din
ner or two in Mr.. Ford's dietetic estab-
ishment should set most gluttons on the
right path. In the meantime specialists
concerned in this enterprise have glo-
rious opening to talk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Scots Wha Haze.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The commencement address delivered
on June 10 at Centre College, Danvile, KY,
by Professor James X. Patterson, president
emeritus of the State University, Lexington,
KY, on "Presbyterianism and It's Fruition in
America" in which he pays a glowing tribute
TO the influence Of the Scot in the religious
and political life of America in the stormy
days of the Revolution, is, think, one of the
finest ever given to a body of students. 1t
reminds me Of the brilliant address given in
by the late Whtelaw Reid shortly
before his death on "The Scot and Ulster
Scot in America"
II may be a revelation to some of your
readers, as it has been to me, that it was
greatly through the energy and indomitable
courage of the Scots in the Carolinas and in
Virginia that "the War Of Independence was
brought to a successful issue"
at is not the Puritan of New England nor
the cavalier of the South that carried the
reyolted colonies through the Revolution and
brought the War Of Independence to a sue
cessful issue but the stout liberty-loving, in
domitable Presbyterian Scot, of Scotland and
of Ulster"
am sure that the students who had the
privilege Of listening TO Professor Patterson S
splendid address will never forget it. am
glad that have had the pleasure of perusing
it, and feel more proud than ever Of my dear
old native land. Land of saints, martyrs and
heroes Land Of gray mist and purple heath
er! MRS. JOHN B. CAMPBELL.
Brooklyn, July y, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
ARE WOMEN PACIFISTS?
Vote on Equal Suffrage Amendment
Involved in Answer.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One of the gravest issues now before
the people of the United States Is whether
the nation will continue to maintain its
past careless Indifference toward our inabil-
ity TO adequately enforce the international
nolicies for which we stand, such as the
Monroe Doctrine, the Open Door and others,
or whether it will put itself in condition
to support these by arms, il necessary. Is
the Policeman Of the West 20 continue with
out arms?
Another crucial matter is equal FRANCHISE
for women 1t would be interesting in view
Of the peace-at-any-price attitude OF many
women to know how sufragists in general
look upon the question of larger armament.
Army and navy are already hampered suth-
GENTLY by Congressional indifference TO their
needs and have suffered enough from log
rolling That there is efficiency in any
branch of the united services is remarkable
and speaks volumes for the corps of ot1cers'
The point is whether, should they gain the
ballot. women will help insure our safety
from all that unpreparedness in war means
or will regard the matter from the admirable
hut impossible viewpoint of the peace ideal
ist. This question is a grave one for many
who will vote Eyes" or "no" next November
1t would seem only fair that those asking
our votes answer it.
Obviously any alusion to policy would
indicate to thoughtful persons an unpleasant
spirit of political evasion. On such an issue
there can be no demi-opinions.
49, PAUL BENTON
Pocbester n Y July 13, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
The Modern Atilla.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In regard to letter in your issue OF the
10th. in which "a. s." expresses his indigna-
ton at the American press for calling the
Germans "Huns," it has always been my I'M
pression that the Kaiser himself was respon-
sible for that appelation because of speech
bo rrade 70 his soldiers in which he likened
himself to Atilla.
If this is a fact, it is interesting to read
biography of that King-how he invaded IL
lyria, Macedonia and Greece and destroyed
over seventy cities, then turned his attention
TO Gaul and crossed the Rhine, Moselle Marine
and Seine, destroying the cities in his path.
After that he did the same thing in Italy. !
should like to know if the Kaiser really did
liken himself to Atilla. X.
New York, July II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Not at Present.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: At the Madison Square Garden meet
ing recently there was sold book taking
a position contrary to our country, called
"Lustania Case" which seems to be identi-
cal with the German note in all its conten-
lions and seems to be inspired by German
ofRcials. This book is written under a ncn
Do nlume, "HistoricuS Jr." Cannot this bo, K
be barred from the mails on account OF
treason? JOHN II. BURBRIDGE.
New York, July 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Belgian Soldiers Wants.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: am Belgian soldier prisoner in
Holland. | should be very happy to receive
some American papers and, if possible, some
illustrated ones. Would you be kind enough
to insert in your paper the following short
advertisement?
Belgian soldier. prisoner in Holland will
be very grateful to each person who will send
him, after reading, papers, reviews, maya
zines, etc, which treat of war"
MAURICE STAUDER,
Belgian soldier prisoner
Baraque Il, Camp d'Harderwijk, Holland,
June %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15
Hun and Super Hun.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: quite agree with the profound in
dignation" of "a. S." in to-day's issue of The
Tribune at statements calling the Germans
Huns"
1t is doing the unlettered Hun very grave
Injustice to compare him to the modern,
scientific soldier Of "Kultur"
LEON ]. BENEDICT.
New York. July 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15

The population of Manhattan Is nearly sta
tionary. Soon it will be declining. It is
now almost up to Brooklyn to invite Tam.
many and the White Lighters to "cross the
bridge"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15

Mr.. Vernon Castle should be made to I'M
derstand that summons side-stepping is not
a new popular dance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15

Tropical weather in Alaska is only anoth,
sign that the world has gone crazy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15

,-,.-.t a. N. Posto-oe al New York Second GAS
- Matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
KNOWLEDGE NOT FROM BOOK
Worlds Great Men Took Other Means
of Acquiring Desired In
formation.

Montgolfer sees a woman's skirt
drying and notices that the hot air fills
and lifts it, and this gives him the idea
for a balloon.
Denis Papin sees the cover lifted
from a pot by the steam and there fol-
low the myriad inventions in which
steam is the driving power.
Newton, doing under an apple tree,
is hit on the head by a falling apple
and there follows the law Of gravita-
ton.
Franklin flies a kite and a shock Of
electricity starts him upon the road to
his discoveries.
Archimedes in his bath notices that
his body seems to grow lighter and
there follows the great law which
bears his name.
These are the foundation stones
upon which the whole house of science
is built and no one Of them was dug
out of a book. Charlemagne could not
read and Napoleon, when he left school
for Paris, carried the recommendation
from his master that he might possibly
become a fair officer of marines, but
nothing more! A capital example of
the ability Of the man of books to
measure the abilities of the man Of the
world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
DANGER IN CLOSE ALLIANCES
Investigation Has Shown That Cancer
Is Most Probable When Cousins
are Welded.

Speaking of the possible hereditary
tendency to cancer, DIR. Charles B.
Davenport of the eugenics laboratory
at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y, says
of the fact that the incidence of cancer
is highest in Maine: 81 have no doubt
that this is due to the presence of one
or more races in Maine which are non
immune to cancer"
Doctor Davenport's studies indicate
that resistance to canoe Is a positive
(dominant) trait and that nonresist-
ance appears in children only when
both parents belong to a nonresistant
race. And this result is commonest,
other things being equal, where cousin
marriages are commonest, because
that makes it probable that if one
parent belongs to a cancer race, the
other-the cousin--will belong to the
same cancer race. Now, in rural
Maine cousin marriages are extremely
frequent, especially in the islands off
the coast, and here we have the con
ditions for the result-the high incl
dence of numbers of The cancer ace
in an inbred community"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
GATHERED FACTS

New York has about 100000 school
children.
Offers are used by the natives in
some parts of India to catch fish.
Mexico appears destined to become
the worlds principal source of petro-
leum.
A steel ship will carry about 20
per cent more freight than one of
the same size made of iron.
1t is estimated that if the oceans
%evaporated they would yield about
100000 cubic miles of salt.
The worlds record sugar plantation
contains $4,000 acres, has 80 miles
of railway and employs $500 people.
An average of ~ letters are re-
ceived by post every year by every
person in the United kingdom.
Military training is compulsory on
all male citizens between the ages
of twelve and twenty-five in New Zea-
land.
The Marseillaise," International an
them of the French republic, was writ
ten and composed in 1892.
Fire in a Pennsylvania coal mine
was extinguished by exploding dyna-
mite in the airway, the conclusion
blowing out the flames.
The Alhambra theater, London, Of
fers two private boxes nightly for the
use Of convalescent wounded soldiers
home from the front.
After a constant fight for IS years
with the Kaw river, w. M. Smith, who
lived mead Topeka, Ka- has given up
the battle and moved away. During
that time he had lost all except Is
acres of his 125-acre farm, the river
having washed the rest away.
The turkey, so far as records are
known, was introduced into England
in 1924, brought probably from the
port Of Cadiz, where ships trading with
the Orient we're accustomed to call.
In nearly all countries, inclusive of
Spain, and even Turkey itself, this
bird is called the Indian fowl"
The Austrian pilot, Konschel, who,
on a bet, performed a feat of shay
ing himself in an aeroplane, rose 5000
feet before beginning operations, while
making wide circles round the Vienna
flying ground. He says the lather-
ing was easy, but while shaving he had
to steer with his feet, as he required
one hand to hold his cheek while he
used the 2 with the other.