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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
and Correla-
ton, Two Essentials i'm Mill
tary Efficiency, Are Quail
ties Which Experts Agree
Are Left Out of Our Z ed
Gral Government.

We do not have more disagreements in our
departments or between them than they nave
in Europe. but assume them 10 be NOT
only normal but not worth remedying or end
ing. The European maxim is that they must
be ended az all costs, and the greater part o;
the European machinery OF government was
created for the purpose OF solving them
Probably in most civil matters this lack OF
correlation in the executive departments mere
II delays the process or prevents things from
being done. a result not always bad. But IS
not such lack OF the habit OF cooperation
and OF belief in the absolute necessity OF cor
relation Of effort likely TO have vast ard inn
portsnt consequences in such matter as pre-
paredncss? We arc going TO tight, IT we hight
at all. not only with hostile armies, but with
hostile governments. There is pretty general
agreement that the Russian soldiers are. man
for man, as good as any and that the inefcicn-
cy OF Russian government is the reason they
have been beaten. Can we not only make an
army and navy as good as some other ma
tons. but can we operate them as well'
Here again we cannot boast OF any superb
ority. Our own students OF government have
long ccnsured the slack and inefficient work
Of our executive departments Secretary after
Secretary has formally reported TO Congress
that no private business could be operated
with the superannuated staff of his department
by any such Anticipated and cumbTous business
methods and survive month. Schemes by
which the whole work OF the executive de-
partmcnts might be done with half the effort.
twice The results and portion OF the ex-
rendture may be found in the Official reports
20 Congress OF any department again and
again. In Europe the postoffices are all
sources OF profit to the state and turn millions
Of dollars annually into is treasury. This
country has an annual deficit whose true size
is concealed only by the most fragrant abuse
Of statistics such would expose any private
corporation to prosecution and its officials to
penal servitude. Secretary after Secretary has
deplored this for years and il still goes on.
1t would be utterly unfair and unjust TO
give the impression that corruption is rife at
Washington. The truth is that inefhcency
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
Not Equipment but Its Use
Makes Armament, Says
Roland G.. Usher-Army
and Navy Are the Hands,
but Their Strength De-
bends Upon the Brain

and efficiency will depend upon the brain
which constructs them and operates them.
This is legitimate question. The expert
eucc of England shows that Last August
they made up their minds to arm they voted
unlimited money; they secured millions OF
volunteers; they spent money like water to
buy equipment and everything else imaginable
in the United States; they had at their dis
posal an administration and governmental sys-
tern rated by the experts as one OF the most
efficient in the world; they had IN Kitchener
supposedly one of the worlds greatest mill
tary organizers. Yet, somehow. the army does
not seem to have meterialzed as they had
expected. Money, men. equipment, the VIII
TO prepare. all these certainly existed to &c
gree they do not exist here; and yet something
more was needed
The fact is that preparedness is good deal
more than enlsting men and making MUM
lions of war. 1t involves the training OF mill
ions OF men TO cooperate with the utmost ex-
pedition and dispatch Not the equipment but
its use makes an army. Lees ragged veterans
proved themselves better army than the
vastly better equipped Union troops Wash
ington's troops we're able to co many things
the highly organized English could not do.
Not the building OF ships out their use is the
all important thing. confess 70 serious doubts
about the ability OF department presided
over by Josephus Daniels to use feet in
teligently, however adequate it might be.
There cannot be the remotest doubt that
we have the raw materials in profusion with
which to prepare, particularly the raw human
material But an army is no more TO be made
by assembling men with guns or navy by
covering ships with armor than cake is to be
produced by putting eggs, butter, sugar and
-four together on table. We have still the
mixing and the baking, and both of them re-
ouire brains and experience. They can some
times be done by fortunate individuals pos
sessed OF neither, but only by accident. II we
put our materials for preparedness together
in any accidental way or allow them to be
mixed by men who not experienced we
shall not necessarily fail TO get any prepared
ness at all. but shall in all probability fail to
get a truly adequate and handsome article
This proposition is not one which any one is
likely to controvert about cake, but tor some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07

the present European armies can Go it more
or less we'll and trose are the armies VIC are
presumably arming against.
Nov. cooperation and correlation the
two qualities which all the experts are agreed
were lcft ont 90 American Federal government.
All the gredt books. Bryce, Ostrogorski. Pres
ident Wilson's books and all the lesser vol
umes down to the school texts OF civics. all
tell about it. We have. for instance, no real
cooperation between the legislative and ex-
ocutive branches: Lincoln during the Civil
War did great many things Congress did
not approve, while Congress during the Re
construction Period did scarcely anything the
Presidcu. approved. The worst of it is that
Congress does rot really pay much attention
to the nc orr endatons OF the numerous eX-
ecutvc departments. whether they ask for
money or something else.
Congress ponds money without any atten-
ton to tho condition OF the Treasury and
poets to raise enough extra to meet the deficit
No budget is drawn ~ at all. The executive
departments present recommendations, but the
legislative bodies pay little attention to these
in voting or raising money. deficiency bill
is passed IN each Congress 10 meet the items.
omitted in the regular budget, upon which the
continued running of the executive depart
ncnts depends. President after President has
called attention to the folly OF this headlong
finance Will not this habit be of some con-
sequence in the wise appropriation OF half
billion OF dollars for preparedness? Is 1t not
worth remembering that the normal ma
chincry Of Congressional expenditure pays no
heed whatever 70 executive recommendations
and the reports Of the experts OF the army and
the navy?
Another characteristic of the Federal ad
mnistration is the lack of harmony between
the executive departments. The State War
and Navy departments seem to have always
lived in different zones, even when war was
on hand There is nothing surprising in this;
differences OF opinion are absolutely necessary
and cannot be avoided. The difficulty is that
we do not attempt to obviste the difficulty
itself by enforcing all agreement, either by
the interference Of the Presidents authority
or by the removal OF some officials or the res
ignaton OF the Secretary himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07

NN Saturday night you go to the theatre
and the next morning TO church, and
~ between the two experiences there are
ohasms and gorges which mark OH the two e%-
periences as distinct and unrelated. Yet the
church and the drama were once one oooy'
And further. The drama to-day and at all
times is the most natural expression OF re-
hgion we have" said Mrs. Mary Austin, the
Western writer. who has just succeeded IN
bringing the drama for the first time into
world exhibition with her play, Fire, at San
Francisco.
Drama deals with the relation OF people to
the great invisible" she continues in her I'M
emotional way The drama shows forces OF
love. OF heredity. of inspiration, all the mo-
tive and emotions that emanate from that
great mysterious unknown region that is spir-
itual. II shows the lives Of people as related
to the invisible. We must get back TO an ac-
tive. personal belief in God, and the drama,
as an art. is in itself religious expression OF
God Music is not, for music does not handle
relations Of things and people; art. until the
hodernists came along, depicted the appear
anees Of things and people. But drama-and
other forms OF literature-enters the realm OF
religion"
She cited Iosen's Ghosts" where the ter
hoie, unshaksbe law OF heredity is the operat-
hg force upon the lives OF the people-clearly
sieiauon OF humanity TO Omnipotence.
II is for this reason OF religion that Mrs.
austin believes so deeply in the value OF com
"0ni,y drama, where people in large groups
'o'k together for a common end
And that is why the modern Protestant
Nnarch has failed" she adds because the dra-
S'sue element has been eliminated. That is
'ny Billy Sunday makes hit; he allows his
s@uenee to play part. and he makes all his
~'eungs communal drama. That is what re-
waists try TO do. And hope some time, out
california. where we have so much COM
my drama, we may bring the religious
''sns about, too.
DRAMA FOR LIES SAKE.
ou there are other reasons for the com
L'V drama. And here let me say that not
=, moment do ] believe in drama, or any
H. s' arr tor anything but LIES sake. Art Tor
'"n sake is like fine hybrid fower-dying
D. needing no seed useless except TO itself.
inc drama for the people has another ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07

in a complicated series OF operations is yet
TO be done and is about the most difficult thing
that can be undertaken by any government
Nor is the army really good for anything IN
til it can cooperate with great nicely. All
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07

reason il does not seem to most people as
2xomatic when applied TO government
After we have assembled al the men, artil-
lery, ships, transports and the like the task
of training them to cooperate with one another
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
GOOD START MADE

The Committee OF One Hundred
has a sonorous sound. and the nrst
results Of It's activity are quite en-
e%ouraging as to the future. But that
Il should have been necessary is a
sad reflection on the delinquency OF
the head OF the police department OF
this city. The conditions that pro
voked an organization OF citizens to
demand the suppression OF corrupting
influences were not only OF common
knowledge. but also well known 10 the
Chief OF Police and HIS su~bordinates.
and which were ignored by them. II.
seems strange that IL should have re-
quired an uprising OF the law-abiding
citizens OF the community 10 have
brought a public ofhcial to a realizing
sense Of his obligations. The petty
gambling that has been going on
openly was one OF the most insldious
forms OF the evil. laying hold OF mere
children, and full OF the direst conse-
quences.
The order issued by the Chief OF
Police for the suppression OF all forms
OF gambling are quite comprehensive
and inclusive. and II carried out to
the letter promise 20 clear up the
moral atmosphere OF the city to a con.
siderable extent. The Chief now has.
the backing Of the best citizenship Of
the community. and there can be no
excuse for g failure OF this new ex.
plot on his part TO clean up the law.
less operations that have long wearied
the patience Of the right thinking peo-
pie OF Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

BE- thinks ahoui these hing nov. 4
am sure he means 70 do night
TIE - trouble vitn Mother
Jonss and her kind q distarbsrs IL
they do not wait 70 reason or reject
A strike TO them and the Interference
% he peace oneiais 20 restore order
l. enough for then. They see red.
and without information or any
knouiedge shout the other side 20
the controversy they inasms the
spirit Of disorder TO riot proportions
ard tragic results. They beraie capt.
tai and capitalists without consider.
INK the necessity % the one and the
human character OF the other. Il =
10 be hoped that Mother Jones con
version II sincere. and that a new
light has broken In upon her one
sided mind. After making this
amende honorable. perhaps she may
BE- inspired to take back SON OF the
harsh and u~nwarrsnted reflections
she made on the operators OF this
State.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
THE PRESIDENTS E II

President Wilson stands by his for
mer declaration that he would veto
the immigration bill If the literacy
test was maintained in II, c~cntending
that IL was not a true test OF the quail
ity OF an immigrant for citizenship.
IL is quite evident that the purpose
back Of this provision seeks TO cur
tail the immigration to this country
and To prevent further labor competi
ton. but this does not assure the adj
mission OF the most desirable imml-
grants by any means. Would not the
literacy test keep out the very ele.
ment we eed to strengthen the fab
rio Of the republic2 Good. honest i'm.
migrants. but who are deficient in
education through no fault Of their
own. viii be much more useful in
this country than an educated class
that IL more likely to be Undesirable
than otherwise.
Immigrants who come 20 this coun.
try lacking educational qualifications
are keen to see the disadvantage OF
a lack Of learning. and are always
eager that heir children shall not be
40 handicapped. Besides. the United
States stands more in need Of Drawn
70 tin farms and do the common labor
Of the country. which the American
refuses TO do. rather than brain. the
latter generally running more to agi.
tators and fisturbers Of the Industrial
peace Of the country. There are bet
ter ways Of discrimination In immi
graton than applying the Hteracy
test
Il win be interesting to observe
how the Democratic majority IN Con.
gress will receive this veto. and
whether they can muster the neces-
sary two-thirds 90 yi'iato the Prpsi.
dents descent 10 The measure n they.
do. it win be the first time that Wood
rov Wilson's will has been crossed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
THE PRIMARY BILL

The Rry1NlioKns Of the Senate did
a wise thing In getting together on
the legislation proposed for a State.
side primary election law Several
bills looking 10 a redemption OF the
party's pledge In this matter have
been introduced In that body. all en-.
bodyins the primary principle. but
differing in some important details.
To have considered the three bills IN
the open Senate would have meant.
probably. the defeat OF any legisla.
ton on this subject. 80 the Senators
concluded that concession and con-
citation was better than contention
and clubbing
While tho caucus agreed on the
"nrst choice" plan incorporated in
Senator Whites bill. II was agreed to
consider the best points also in the
bills offered by Senators Kcim and
blessing. A committee was appoint.
ed TO draft = bill embodying the best
features Of all. and there can be no
question but what an acceptable and
efficient law can be evolved out OF the
material in hand.
II IL important that a primary cleo
Ion Law issues from the legislature,
after the failure of the previous body
10 9 the promises made. The
primary law Ii one Of the distinct
pledges Of the party platform. and the
Representatives OF the party in the
legislature should early consider the
subject and pass some effective meas
ure. The Intelligence has the fullest
confidence in the Republican mem-
bers that this will be done.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
MOTHER JONES CONVERSION

That was a swift conversion Of
Mother Jones. the peruiclous aeitator
and defamer Of capitalists. when. A..
ter an interview with John ~ Rookie.
Teller. Jr. che renowned an tho hard
things she had ever said against him
This vas after she had related her
views of the troubles between the
Colorado Fuel g Iron Company and
the strikers and Mr. Rockefeller had
explained away hIa responsibility Tor
The situation Tho aged woman All.
tator came from bis once smiling
with the declaration that Nir. Rookie.
Teller had been ~mIauudorstood which.
We presume. is a confession that
Mother Jones bad never understood
him Gle has been DETAINED she
rather generously 1ef $50 one
has done Of So ..an D have. She
continued 1 have denounced him
everywhere Sow ! am roinr to DO
an 7 ran n make that right D used
"a call him q hirh.class burglar 0
know nov no isn't that SNOW what
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
IN REBUTTAL

In rebuttal OF the Presidents oft.
repeated contention that the depres.
sion in Industrial and business AFFAIRS
was only a state OF mind. a psycholog
zeal condition with the people. the
passing OF the dividend on United
States Steel common can be cited.
With the Official statement Of the Cor.
poration that the last quarter was the
worst in its history. Naturally the
had something to DO with It. but
the effect Of the Underwood tarin bill
had by far the most 10 do with IT,.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times anaIy.
sic Of the situation Is quite impressive
and to the point. II says:
san there must be Significance in the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

fact that as late as 1919. nine months
Of which the Payne-Aldrich Republican
tariff was IN force and three months Of
which the Underwood tariff had not yet
had time 20 accomplish mischief. Steel
broke It's record for big business and
earnings. Then earnings applicable to
common stock we're equal to II per cent.
and now there are none whatever. In
fact 1914. with the Democratic tariff op-
erative throughout. breaks the record
for small earnings. The difference be-
tween these two years under different
tariffs Il the difference between als1-
123.363 net earnings IN 1913 and STi.ssI.-
l49 IN 1915 What the falling off Ina
compensation to employees has been IL
not stated. but ~ IL goes to sT5. 900. 600
OF more that VIII not be surprising.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

The Review couresses IT, lack Of en-
fnuHiasm over the handling Of On Next
can situation. A reference TO it, files
Nhl show % furssuw some Of the trUu-
blef our policy ur lack OF policy. has
rough Goo the administration iu tho
Mexican melee. lt is frankly oppos d ts
Iuc administration program Co sell
10000 600 uf government bonds and iua
vest the proceeds in ships. our reasons
her"iuIUr" been given That propU-
|ItHn no moro meets the approval OF
me Review than Secretary urynu's pol
IrF " snIlIIuE "a Dot uf hiss EauruHku
.tt.littnH onto -uUtH Domingo and pay
IuE them out Hf CO.. treasury off that
.ankrupt little country. whose interests
we're supposed tH b. urut..fIuE-
-u..--L-- ...I..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
vALAUBLE HORSES
DIE mYsTERIoUsLY

special Dispatch fH tho Intelligence.
bEIHANI. Jan Ls-Two colts and
siN horses. registered. valued az s. 5OI
and belonging t0 Mrs West. UUn..
OF Point Breeze farm about one ard
one half mile from here. have died
during fho past two days Dr.. GaorEH
w. KinHrv. WhsDlinE veterinarian. BIAS
been d]0ctoring the horses Ind has con
Quoted a technical Investigation as t0
The cause of death 90 is generally D.
nnvrd that hora.s hHFe been poisoned
by eating moldy siIaEa Tnehursas
are Of the heavy draft type q mum
Der Of students AID professors Of che
Agricultural College here have been
visiting tho farm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
THE SPIRIT OF
STATE PRESS
A suRReataHs r1tla-

The raising Of that little deficit Tor
West Virginia does not amount 10 much
lt the governor would name ~ q War
Tax the Democrats Would pay IL ali.
y on see there Is Just a. much war In
West Virginia a. there II In the nation
our Democratic brethren are long on
paying War Tax They pay War
Tax" and don't kick a bit. But n a. has
To B. paid by tie people 10 would amount
TO onlN about % cents 60 each person.
which Is only about Cne-f0urth as much
as the tax laid ON the people Of the
United States b. th. Democrats 1T
WashlngtOn.-preston County journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

THE human being needs more than subsistence to get out Of him all
that he is capable of, and the higher he is in civilization the ror.
he demands OF hfe BEAUTY AND PLEASURE, FREEDOM
AND THE LIBERAL HAND, THESE ARE NOT ALL ECONONur
WASTE THEY MAY BE SPIRITUAL STIMULI
And yet IT Is q wholesome truth to face that the modern wo,ld u.ll
II 1t would, run itself efficiently n far less than II actu,IIv rnsDd :, a.
earnings; that If all the great leaks OF waste could be stopped produc,
uon would soon reach that millennium Of the Socialist vbsr. tb.
deadenng grind OF factory labor might be reduced to a harmless min
mum and the grosser forms Of poverty be eliminated altogether. Tim,
immense opportunities would be opened 10 the great majority ,,D -
gets little more than existence out Of the game. 1T WOufD CoTE
abUGl NOI BY REDlSTRIBUTING THE WORLDS WRATH
WHICH MOST THINKING PEOPLE REALIZE WOULD RI usF'
SPlGGOT AT THE SAME TnF AO n
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should LooE % west vrx,niA.

Old Virginia. where they have recently
had q state wide election, and where
some OF the leading men pleaded as an
excuse Tor opposing prohibition the fact
That North Carolina and some other
southern states did not enforce. or
rather could not enforce the prohibition
law. should consider West Virginia and
take note OF the fact that this Is n state
In which prohibition does prohibit. and
wh,neNsr Il is discovered that 10 does
not do 80 effectively. our officials set
10 work TO see hat the laws are
strengthened and made sufficient to
guarantee anf1rcemcnt-Blueneld Tcle-
Earuh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

The counsellor % the state Depart
msnt Robert Lansing. 10 credited With
the ground work OF the recent letter
Secretary Bryan sent 20 senator stons
In reply 70 the accusations Of Germany
that this government was favoring me
allies. The letter is also considered In
some quarters as a political document
meant 90 piacste the pro-Germsn Gle
ment IN this country which ~ looking
with disfavor on the Wilson administra-
uon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29
only PICKING soft spot..

During the past rev months there
have been NOR. book agents. Machine
agents. fruit agents. peddlers. and others
frying Co a parate "a fellow from tho
money he didn't ave. than We have seen
Tor "a long time. Dos 90 indicate better
times. or worse. Does u indicate that
IhesH Fellows have nothing else Co uH
and no place better Co solicit business g.
Coal River Republican.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

h Russian officer who devised a
simple plan for taking care OF an IN
wieldIy number OF Turkish prisoners
was highly resourcefuL. He deprived
them OF all supper FOR their bloomers
which directed all their thousnts 20
wards keeping their pants on" and re.
but ? small force TO guard them
on the march.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

A fAotionai fight over the appointment
OF a postmaster at Mt. Morris. Pa. re-
suited In the closing Of the bank at that
place. one faction Withdrawing enough
funds from II 70 cripple ~. IL might
illuminate the situation % state thar
both contestants were women.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

The International Relieving Associa-
uon' IL the rather suggestive name OF n
band OF robbers, just unesrthed IN Pitts
ourgh. whose object was to relieve
wealthy victims Of their coin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-29

The reason the Democrats are not
talking on the ship purchasing bill r.
that the President has told them ho viii
do all that IS necessary on that line. and
that IL Is their function 20 do the voting