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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-22

At the eleventh hour Charles Becker APP
peals to the Governor to spare his life, re-
states the whole of his case with few
more or less significant amplifcations, and
argues that reasonable doubt of his guilt
is established "in the light of certain facts
now disclosed for the first time
Of these facts few can be said in any
way to discredit or seriously to modify the
evidence upon which Becker was convicted.
The introduction of the late Timothy d..
Sullivan's name is the most surprising cir
cumstance in his defence. By way Of ac-
counting for this belated discovery Becker
writes: Tim made me promise not to
bring him into it, and have kept my word
until this day." 1t is little amazing that
the nice sense Of honor which held Becker
mute during all his trials should break
down after three years, when Sullivan is
no longer living to set forth his version Of
the events touched upon. And now Apple
baum, Sullvan's secretary, maintaining
that there is nothing discredtable to his
late employer in Becker's statement. talks
Of further revelations much more favor
able to Becker than his own story" They
might well be So but what passes all COM
prehension is why in the years that have
gone by since the murder of Rosenthal
these facts have been so discreetly with
held.
While Becker's story adds to the COM
plexity of circumstance it cannot be said
to alter the main points upon which two
iuries found him guilty. Becker thinks
apparently that the case against him is
weakened in consideration Of "the char
acter of the witnesses who testified; but
how would it be possible in such case tc
nope for witnesses of stainless reputation?
Becker himself might have been witness
had he cared to face the ordeal of cross
examination. He elected to remain silent
and he had a perfect right to do 50, but il
is unreasonable, under the circumstances
that he should expect much weight to be
attached to a defence put forth three years
after his first trial and after having the
Judgment of the first jury affirmed, as he
remarks, "by every branch Of the judicial
department"
Finally, with all reasonable allowance
for the delicacy, scruples Of conscience OF
whatever the motives were that prevented
Becker and his champions from telling the
whole story before, it is hardly possible &c
discover in the facts now disclosed for
the first time" any good reason for over
looking the facts already clearly estab-
ished.
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How Will Women Vote?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A letter signed Paul Benton in The
Tribune Of July Is wants to know how suf-
fragists stand on the issue Of peace-at-any-
price and national armament
One might remind Mr.. Benton that the
Judge in the naturalization court does lot
permit questions to be asked of a candidate
for citizenship as to how he is going to use
his vote. Such a question is unpermissible
to the male voter, but is constantly asked
the would-be woman voter.
To reply, however, to Mr.. Benton's ques-
ton: Since there are all kinds of women in
the movement for equal suffrage, it is in
evItable that there should be all kinds of
opinions on all questions. Since the women
who are asking for the vote are not a special
class, but are the wives, mothers, sisters and
daughters of men like Mr.. Benton, IL is rea
sorable to suppose that they would not b.
lacking in the patriotism that they teach
their sons.
GERTRUDE FOSTER BROWN,
President n. Y. S. W. S. A.
New York, July 49, 1915.
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Suffrage Not Educative.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Permit me to say to my critic, Elms
Chase Gray. in to-day's paper, that the suf-
frage is an expression, and not university
extension. nor even a fve-foot library. An
individual ballot is as wise or foolish, as
independent or subservient, as the man or
woman who sticks 1t in the box-no more,
no less. To talk of educating ignorant people
with their own ignorant ballots is much
like advising man TO lift himself by his
boot-straps
That the mere possession Of the ballot car
ries any intrinsic urge to acquire the know-
edge and courage requisite for its proper
use-whch is the idea in this claim for the
great educatve value of the ballots COM
pletely negatived by the thousands of igno-
rant, venal male voters in the Eastern States
and the thousands of Mormon women and
other abject female voters in the West who
at every election east their slavish ballots
at the dctation Of the boss"
And even il this were an intrinsic property
OF the suffrage-to stimulate the voter 20 its
in Intelligent exercise-what is the idea in
training women to be intelligent voters be-
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GERMAN PITY REJECTED
Canadians Less in Need of 1t than
German Conscripts.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: II is with interest that | read Of a
meeting of the Deutscher Bund at Detroit.
Several Of the delegates are said to have ex-
pressed pity" for Canada May | suggest
to them that they reserve their pity for some
other object Canada does not require it.
would inform these gentlemen that every
man that has left with the Canadian eXpedi-
tionary force to oppose the Hun in Belgium
and France has done so of his own free will
and accord
Now, without exception all the German
prisoners that | came IN contact with in
Flanders informed me that they were COM
PEELED to fight and had no other choice. The
delegates OF the Deutscher Bund might Law
ish small need Of sympathy on these I'M
fortunate countrymen. | have seen many
prisoners, and they appeared extremely
happy to be captured; indeed, they expressed
great relief to be away from their officers.
There was none of the shining armor" bust
ness about them.
If the gentle Deutscher Bund has Pity to
spare, it might take practical form in pro-
testing on behalf of the unfortunate Bel
gians who are under the jackpot OF VII
helm II, for surely Germans who go to the
United States must feel the civilzng infu-
ence Of living in a free country, among de-
cent people. They might protest the raping
Of women, with the added horror of mutjlat-
ing the unfortunate victims, even children not
being spared. Compared with this murder
ing wounded soldiers is mere bagatelle, and
need scarcely be mentioned. When it has
been possible TO intimidate the weak and
helpless these gas-tank warriors have verify
excelled.
observe that the Deutscher Bund pro-
poses that Canada shall be independent after
the war. Like all Germans the world over,
lacking in humor, they suggest that Can
ada's independence shall be guaranteed by
Germany! Some guarantee! For the benefit
of the Deutscher Bund | will state that at
the present time Canada is quite indepen-
dent. II she should desire at any time to
separate herself from the rest of the British
Empire it will be matter for Canadians TO
deal with. II is such tyrants as Wilhelm II
who knit together more firmly than ever the
various sef-governing units that constitute
the British Empire. These units love free
dom, and have a distinct objection to being
Germanized.
By the way, who and what are the Deutscher
Bund in the United States? Can they belong
to that infamous system of spying for the
benefit OF the Fatherland and to the detri-
ment of the unfortunate communities among
which they live and get their daily bread
Against whom are they combined? Surely
not against the other good citizens of the
United States. Any information on the sub
ject would greatly interest
ONE OF THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT.
Queen Alexandra Military Hospital.
London, S. W., July 6, 1915.
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The Anti Suffrage Mind.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter from NJ. o. W, published
in The Tribune Of Wednesday, seems to me
to show some misunderstanding on this sub
iect. The anti-suffrage mind holds firmly to
the proposition that the object of govern
ment is the greatest good for the greatest
number. The mothers and children of Amer
lea are in large majority. There are over
/ ,6S4 6S7 mothers, not including widows and
Divorces Census 1910, and 29,399l36 chill
dren under fifteen years Of age, and over
Q 100000 between the ages of fifteen and
nineteen. We believe that the best interests
of society will be promoted by the careful
training Of these children and young people
ana that if their mothers go into politics
they could not bring the children up as well
as they do now. In short, we recognize that
politics are exciting and engrossing, that
once women are drawn into the vortex they
are more excited and engrossed than men
are.
What we have seen in Colorado is this:
That the good women are loyal to their home
duties, and the ambitious. selfish and hyster-
zeal women go into politics, assist to make
bad laws and hinder the proper enforcement
of the good laws that were made already
We believe in democracy, Notwithstanding
the doubt expressed by VI. o. W, but the
kind Of democracy we believe in is Ameri-
can democracy, which is a system Of repre-
sentative government in which the civil
rights of every individual are protected
There is no discrimination in this respect
against women. The discrimination, in fact,
is in their favor. The agents of this democ-
racy, whether executive or legislative, rep
resent the people but are not intrusted by
the people with absolute power This sys-
tenn Of democracy has been more successful
than any government since the world began
and we believe in il thoroughly, and there
fore we believe that the women Of America
who have done their part in rearing our citi-
zens and training them TO do their duty will
be most useful TO the community by contin-
uing in this vital function, which they can
discharge much better than the men.
EVERETT p. WHEELER,
Chairman Man Suffrage Association Opposed
TO Woman Suffrage.
New York, July l6, 1915.
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PEACE AND MEDIATION"
The Latter May or May Not Lead
to the Former.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Your editorial Peace and Media
ton" urges Americans to be under no &C.
fusion as to the possibility of mediation and
speaks Of such an effort on the part OF the
United States as sort of menace TO CIVIL
izatlon. The fallacy OF the argument seems
TO lie in the assumption that mediation
means an immediate peace. effected on terms
too favorable TO Germany, and that its re-
suit would be the immediate signing Of
treaty
Yet even the most ardent advocate OF
mediation could scarcely hope for an instant
conclusion of the war II is safe to assume
that neither side Is ready to accept too un-
favorable terms. The real value OF media
ton would lie in the cessation OF hostllites'
the substitution, if even for a short time, OF
reason for physical force. Mediation wouid
enable us TO find out exactly what the Euro
pean nations are fighting for, what terms
might be considered, what possibility there
might be for agreeing on more humane
methods of warfare; above all, it might show
the strength of the desire for peace among
the people of the nations involved.
For. after all. what do we know about their
now that many voices in Europe have been
unheard or have been actually suppressed by
the official press. Would not mediation test
the strength of the popular demand for the war
and give expression to an actual. but latent
desire for peace? And would any danger to
civilization inhere in the defining OF terms
Of peace and the beginning of reasonable
negotiations, even though such negotiations
were not Immediately effective?
1t is hardly wise TO insist that any one ma
ton must be completely crushed before peace
terms can be considered. In the first place,
lighting to a finish" seems almost impossi-
bic in modern warfare; in the second place,
the Gripping of any nation commercially, in
dustrially and financially would be of meal
culable harm to every other nation; and
finally, it is safe to assume that men of sane
mind on both sides might even now be will
ing to discuss the substitution OF strong
international organization for the present
chaos and insane destruction of life and civ
lization. The sooner such discussion takes
place the better. h. r. WHlCHER.
Middle Haddam, Conn, July IS, 1915.
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Dropping the Emergency Message

One thing which the Constitutional Con-
vention has practically decided to do will
receive unqualified approval. That is the
abolition of the emergency message,
through which the Governor is permitted
to suspend the safeguards of ordinary
legislative procedure and to designate to
the Legislature particular measures to be
jammed through on a moments notice.
Nesting such a power in the Governor
would be justifable enough were there
any assurance that emergency messages
would be sent only in real emergencies.
But in recent years the power has been
employed to expedite much legislation
which would better have been left to take
its chances under the provisions Of the
parliamentary codes of the Senate and the
Assembly. Senator Bracket, whose facul-
ty of observation is keen and whose legis-
lative experience has been opulent hit
off the misuse which has been constantly
made Of the emergency message when he
said: ITS vice is that it can be used as
Il Club OF reward. IL mas beCl put 10
service as a weapon of personal and
party politics, and has encouraged lax
ness and laziness on the part of legisla-
tors who fail to do their own work and
then rush to the Governor for an order
relieving them of the consequences of
their shiftlessness.
The Constitutional Convention seems to
favor increasing the salaries of members
of the Legislature. If salaries are
raised, steadier and better work should
be demanded at Albany. Big tasks should
not be put off until the crush comes at the
end Of the session and then accomplished
by grace of a lazy mans ruse, like the
gubcrnatorial dispensation. That dispen-
sation should find no place in the revised
constitution.
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Ready Remedies.

1t is related Of one of the dukes Of Fer
rara that as he and some of his courtiers
were idly debating which Of all trades or
callings had the largest following his fool
interposed saying that without a doubt
none could in this way be compared with
the art of medicine. They asked him for
his reasons, but instead he undertook upon
a wager to prove his point in the next TWEEN
ty-four hours. Next morning he went forth
from his lodgings with his face swathed in
Dandages and wearing a countenance Of
great affection The first neighbor he met
asked what allied him, and learning that
he was tortured with toothache, 81 know
the best cure for that" says he. The fool
implored him to impart it, and at the same
time jotted down the name of his bene-
factor. AS he made his way to the palace
one after another stopped him, and none
let him go without word of seasonabe
advice. He noted the name Of every one,
and at last he came before the duke, who
likewise offered him a remedy Of eXtraor-
binary potency. $50 your grace, too, is
DOCTOR" says the fool throwing off his
dressings; 81 have met two hundred others
on my way hither. Here is the list. Can
you find more men practising any calling?"
The universally of the profession is
most readily proved in this way, and few
who have ever suffered a common ailment
can fail to wonder why any ailments
should be common, seeing all are matched
by so vast number of infahble cures.
Yet the paradox is that the commoner the
disease the greater is the number of rene
dies and that among all diseases the
vaguest and least clearly defined are those
to be most amenable to these pos
tive remedies.
Rheumatism has probably created a
larger variety of infallible cures than any
other ailment, which is natural, consider
.ng the prodigious variety of pains and
aches that are popularity attributed to it.
But hay fever is close second, and partly
for the same reason, because a variety Of
conditions do service under the same name.
What seems to be a circular letter dealing
with this curious, distressing and not un-
common malady comes to The Tribune from
a sufferer in Oxford, Maryland. He is
more modest than most dispensers of RENE
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our women and children scattered over the
waters. helpless and hapless victims OF
German might.
That was an act of war. We endured 1t.
But from one end Of the nation TO the
other there was an instant, unanimous,
unmistakable declaration that the Lusi-
tania massacre was an ending, not be-
ginning. We uttered no threat; our sor-
row. our grief, we carefully restrained.
We did nothing in passion, but no man
mistook what had to be done if there were
another crime.
There the matter stood. There it stands.
1t cannot be helped much or injured at all
by words. 1t can only be settled by acts
or by the absence of acts. All this is
within Germany's decision. She has made
war. She has committed murder. She
has fired the shots which are the prelude
to conflict. We have endured the wrong
but we can suffer no further murder. We
are as powerless as human beings can be.
We can only wait upon German decision.
Whatever be the text of the Presidents
message, the real communication Of the
American people to the German must be:
Do you mean to make war upon US? And
to this question words alone can be no
answer. We are then. for better or for
worse. at the end of words.
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dies. because what he offers is mot cure
but "a relief" He had been n victim OF
hay fever for half century when he made
the discovery that the snufiing up of a
weak solution of bicarbonate Of soda gave
him extraordinary solace. Keep it up for
n week or more and the hay fever will be
gone" he says. That at least has been his
experience and he processes to know hay
fever ain oil its phases" from mere sneez-
ing TO bronchitis with "a threat of pneu-
monia."
II is well to look with caution on those
who recover from threats of pneumonia.
threats of typhoid fever and similar
threats. They are very much given TO
doubtful ways of averting such threats, or
breaking them up" as they phrase IT.
Our correspondents theory, though very
learnedly expounded, need not be consd-
cred; but on the practical side there is
piece of advice which is sufficient to pre-
vent the publication of his letter. If the
eyes itch he advises the sufferer to drop
carbolic acid on a pad and then pour hot
water on the other side and apply it. He
gives no indication as to the strength, ex-
cept to intimate that "a little" Of the car
bolic acid will do, and that "if it burns"
more water should be added. This is dan
gerously vague. 1t recalls the answer of
the probationer who, when asked by her
examiner how much water should be added
TO reduce a quart of the saturated solution
of carbolic acid to LIMBO solution, re
piled: ooh lots"
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BUCHANAN PACHA
A Canadian American Who Be-
came Turkish Vice Admiral.
1Froo. TIE Nauclcstcr Guord.an)

,Fro, The Manchester Guard.dn)
One Of the strangest careers of mode N
times was that Of Buchanan Pacha, or Rams
ford d. Bucknam, the news of whose death,
at Constantinople has recently reached
America. He was originally British ubject,
Cor he was born in 1869 at Transport, Nova
Scotia. While he was still an infant his
parents removed to the State Of Maine, and
ne was henceforth considered an American
At least until he entered the service of the
sublime Porte. At the age of fourteen young
Buchanan, whose father had before that time
lied at sea. engaged himself a. cabin boy
on . schooner on the Great Lakes. The cap
tain and captains wife took fancy 10 him
and adopted him. At sixteen he was quarter
master on a vessel in the Pacific trade While
she Yves in port at Manila the captain ard
officers died Of cholera Buchanan was tIe
only other person on board who had studied
navigation. He sat for special examination
fot a masters certificate, passed it, and
brought the ship home as captain, at the age
Of seventeen.
The whaleback Columbus, which was one Of
the sights of the Chicago World Fair IN
1898, was built by Bucknam. The opening
that determined his future career came
though his accepting an offer from Cramps,
the great shipbuiIding firm at Philadelphia,
TO hecome their nautical expert One of their
contracts was to build cruiser the Medji-
deh for the Turkish government. When she
.cas finished Bucknam took her out to Turkey.
Part Of the arrangement was that he should
mend three months there training her crew.
lie did his work so well that Abdul Hamid
became eager TO secure his services perma-
nen;ly. He was offered the postal prince
" salary. of cOurse-of naval adviser 10 the
Porte. Thi. was in 1904. He accepted. and
received the rank Of pacha and vice-admiral.
since that time not much news about Buck.
unn,'s movements has crossed the Atlantic,
hut there Is well founded report that he
saved the late Sultan from assassination on
ncra than one occasion. His name gas also
heard OF in connection with some gun-running
feat. in Trpoli in 1912.
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Germany Against the World.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR Where do the Germans and pro- Ger
mans get their amazing and ridiculous rea-
soning regarding the European war!
Your correspondent Mr.. Ernest L. Nan
del, is perhaps a little more erratic than
most of the deluded ones.
wonder that these deep thinkers have not
thought that the right and wrong of this
war are being judged by the whole world the
various nations acting as jurors. and it APP
pears to me that the jurors are fast openly
showing their opinion. Germany is not a
prisoner at the bar yet, but, of course, that
is only matter Of time.
1t is now practically one people against
the world. How in the name of common
sense can the one be justified?
LOUIS II. WHITTEMORE.
New York, July 16, 1915.
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Rats in Warfare.

TFf10 Tie DaNIf' AdlcTllNfTT
The Aeroplans these days explodes the
enemys magazines and damages his stores OF
war material. Formerly this object was at
tanned by more primitive means. well
kaown military dictionary in the early part
OF los, century tells how rats were some
time. employed to set ire to powder maya
Hnes b. mem. o: lighted match fastened
their tsiis. The author quotes the recon
nstdstions OF Marshal Nsuban, the most
celebrated military engineer in history. to
20. effect that tie passages for light and air
ia magazine be made too marrow TO admit
o rat.