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New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
Not a Fire Eater.

To the Edi,, " OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your editorial "The Issue Ike
many OF its predecessors, you constantly re-
peat your dissatisfaction with what Wilson
has done because of the violation OF Bel
GUMS neutrality and the sinking OF the Lu-
sitania by the Germans. AS far as I can see
you cunningly omit to propose what you want
us TO do.
Should you now propose step or move
in any direction please be sure to add 10 II
the advantage which you expect the United
States mot you alone) to derive. That is
very important.
My idea is that because very few persons
in the United States are waxing fat by SELL
ing war materials, etc, to the English allies,
the balance of the American people must be
the servants also of the English allies and
do as they are told.
fail to find any important instance where
the English allies have sustained any protest
or claim which We neutrals made for our
selves relative to our rights under treaties,
conventions, international law, etc.
true blue American. but not fire eater.
JULES CHOPAK, JR.
New York, Feb. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
DISPUTED PHONE BILLS
A Grievance of Subscribers Calleo
to Senator Thompsons Attention.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | have been n close reader OF tne
Of the Thompson committee
into the affairs Of certain large corporation
| am citizen, a taxpayer and the so'e
lessee Of three prominent Broadway corners
Tho little Introductory regarding myself is
to try to prove that | must have certain
amount Of good sense and judgment ana DC
ready TO abide by the laws and regulations oi
the City and State Of New York, its individ-
uals and corporations. But | honestly and
firmly believe there is one corporation, the
New York Telephone Company, that IS get
ting away with financial murder on It's sub
scribers.
You enter into a contract with this tele-
phone company. accepting contract from them
that you know will cover your proportion
Of business, as you buy anything else neces-
sary for your business. You receive month
ly statement for your contract proper, when
is o. X. But in the lefthand corner OF this
statement every month is n little Joker
for extra calls at five cents each. nave
repeatedly asked for an itemized statement OF
so-callcd extra calls, not even contracted calls
being used, according TO my record, kept in
each store The company refuses to send the
temized statement, saying that the peculiar
mechanism OF their register makes 1t tmpos-
sible to render itemized statements TO sub
scrbers In other words, the register only
keep books one way, theirs.
Is the New YORK Telephone Company Of
more importance to the community than the
Consolidated Gas or Edison Electric? These
corporations are compelled by law to install
meters with instructions for reading same
to subscribers and the te ephone company
gets away with the cry, meters or registers
are too expensive. We are impregnable; we
calls or we will discontinue the service"
which they do after accepting payment for
regular contract service.
took this matter up with the Second Dis
trict Public Service Commission, and the
etter | received from them would indicate
that they were entirely helpless They had
received and seemed to have learned by heart
the poor telephone companys side of the
story.
A prominent lawyer in this neighborhood
made an issue with them on this matter few
weeks ago, and they quit cold. saying "Well,
how many extra calls do you think you had ~
He said, "None," and they settled on that
basis.
Controller Travis made the New York Cen
trail Railroad render itemized statement OF
Governor Whitman's trip to San Francisco
fair. Is the New York Telephone Company
any bigger than the New York Central Rail
road WILL j. OHEARN.
New York, Feb. 10, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
Ecclesia Militans.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Over year ago the Bishop of Lon
don compared the world war to fair and
square fight between spirited schoolboys, and
England and Germany to the two champion
fighters. when the fight is over" observed
his lordship, eve shall shake hands again anc
be all the better friends" When held office
at Queens College, London, with which
Bishop Ingram is closely associated, he was
revered by all students, who are composed
of many nationalities. They loved him foi
his personal charm and excellent qualities
OF character, and not the least for that rare
absence Of insular prejudice which he hac
learned to merge in that higher patriotism
which voices and mirrors the Christian spirit
OF universay sympathy.
Bishop Ingram served as a chaplain with
the British forces In France, and the horrors
Of war are apt to engender bitter feelings in
the best OF US. German and Turkish news.
paper critics should. therefore. not be toe
severe on the kindly prelate because he re-
Gently rebuked the enemies Of his land fol
"killing chivalrous warfare" The remark
would certainly have better been unsaid
since II is the supreme task Of the Christian
clergy to promote good will between the bel
ligerent peoples rather than add fresh cuts
to the bleeding wounds.
ERNEST p. HORRWITZ.
New York, Feb. 10, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
Little Navy" Psychology.

The suspicion is growing that not few
of our "httlc navy" Congressman oppose
the growth Of the navy through jealousy
jealousy Of the Importance of anything
about which they are totally ignorant.
Take. for example, the Hon. John K. Con-
nelly. Of Kansas, a new member of the
Naval Affairs Committee of the House.
Mr.. Connolly wrote a constituent not long
ago that should the United States be in
vaded the inhabitants of the Atlantic sea-
board could retire behind the Alleghenies
and those of the Pacific Coast behind the
Rockies and live out their lives in perfect
security. More recently still, at commit
tee hearing, he inquired Of Rear Admiral
Grant, commander of the submarine flo
tila, if torpedo boat destroyers were in
tended to chase and destroy torpedoes.
Now, at home in Colby, Kan, Editor
Connolly has certain reputation to main
tain. There are fellow townsmen there
who on observing him about to enter the
editorial offices of "The Colby Free Press"
ore given to exclaiming: There goes John
Connelly-what he don't know amt worth
knowin.' 1t seems only natural and hu-
man, therefore, that Mr.. Connolly should
maintain a bearish attitude toward things
naval. The navy to him belongs in the
category of things that "ain't worth
knowin'," and he would keep it in its
place.
Representative Oscar Galloway, Of Co.
manche, Tex, is another new member of
the Naval Affairs Committee whose feel
ings are those of Mr.. Connolly, only Mr..
Galloway likes to make interesting naval
suggestions, such as that battleships
should carry submarines lashed to their
decks to the scene of battle and that they
should fight head on rather than broad
side to broadside. If only the navy might
be composed of prairie schooners, what
enthusiasts these gentlemen would be-
come! But then, of course, their peculiar
fitness for membership on the Naval AT
fairs Committee would be at an end
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
For the Suppression of Bad Art.

Men of fastidious taste are beginning to
show signs Of uneasiness at the prospect
of an explosion of art when hostilities are
over, and so conscious are they in England
Of the dreadful consequences Of unpre-
paredness for war that few Of the choicer
spirits have already banded themselves in
a determined effort to provide against the
disasters of peace.
The Civic Art Association might have
been founded at any time, its avowed OBJ
iects being to promote the use of arts and
crafts for all sorts of civic purposes and
to support all efforts to beautify cities,
towns and villages by the employment OF
artists and craftsmen. But in establish
ing it now while the war is in full swing
the promoters are fully conscious of the
peculiar dangers that threaten the cities
towns and villages of their native land
They foresee the great demand there Will
be for memorials of all sorts, and, as the
Lord Mayor of London observed in the
course Of the inaugural address, "the very
notion that the country might suffer, as IN
the past, from a multiplication of memo
rials which were ugly, trivial and common
place was enough to fill them with shame
and alarm"
Lord Beauchamp, one of the founders
intimated that they were not concerned
merely with local and parochial affairs
Among the monuments to be expected was
one expressing the undying gratitude OF
Britain to France, and it would hardly
suffice to have this done in the perfunctory
way of an ordinary English monument
England is so loaded with eyesores already
that if the Civic Art Association can dc
anything to regulate the inevitable de.
mand for national, regimental and per
sonal memorials it will earn the gratitude
of future generations. If it cannot dc
much in the way of creation, it may
nevertheless, justify its existence by
wholesale repression.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
I'VE Want Roosevelt. "
o the EDITOR of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The fayorite sons, the two spots, have
descended into the obscurity from which they
sprung, and those who are determined to re-
sist the obvious are now supporting Charles
L. Hughes for the Republican nomination.
While yielding TO no one in my admiration
for Justice Hughes, | fail to see what qualif-
cations he possesses for the Presidency in
these troubled times. Undoubtedly from the
politicians standpoint he would make An
ideal candidate. Having expressed no views
on the vital issues Of the day he has antago-
nized no one, and so would be all things to
all men. The hyphenated element would sup
port him a protest against the harsh
words in the Wilsonian notes to Germany
while those who are disgusted with an admin
stration which has not hesitated to sacrifice
the nations honor to partisan advantage
would support him in hope of a change of
policy.
But the important question is what kind
of President would he make? Does he be-
lieve in effective preparedness? Does he be-
lieve in a vigorous foreign policy? And if he
SC believes, has he the qualities of leader
ship and craftsmanship to make his creed
practical and effective? There is no certainty
on these points, and | submit that this is no
time for experiment. We should take no
more chances. The Republican candidate
must be a leader of known views and states
man of proved capacity. Courage and wisdom
of the highest order will be required of our
President if the problems which the next four
years will bring are to be solved Alright.
Those of us who believe in the old Ameri.
canism which was not "too proud to fight
and who wish our country to regain the place
among the nations which it held on March 4
1909, have no doubt as to who our next Presi-
dent should be. For Representative Gard
ner has spoken: 1--WE are tired of vague
statements and beating around the bush. We
want Roosevelt for President"
JOHN FRANCIS CURRAN.
New York. Feb. II, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21

Germany which, if they meant anything
should have meant that the threats con-
tanned in them were TO be backed up 10y
force
The people Of the United States 90 not
want war. But they value national honor
loyond prosperity and material security.
they have looked for a policy Of firmness
or the part of the Wilson Administration
and have gotten only a policy of Glittering
phrases and Dead Sea fruits.
The country now demands a policy IN
accord with honor and American tradi-
tons. whether it brings war or maintains
peace II cannot be put off with the argu-
ment that if we are going TO rely on di-
pIomacy for a while longer we must &C
cent Mr.. Wilson's diplomacy without ques-
.ion as the only escape from war. We re
fuse to believe that even barring the al
Tentative Of war (Which no diplomacy
nowadays can BARI almost any other dip
kmatic policy would have carried us
further than Mr.. Wilson's programme OF
military unpreparedness at home and
shifting and turning abroad.
If it is Copperheadism to condemn the
Wilson policy for lowering American pres
tige and belttling American courage, let
the President and his supporters make all
they want to of that terrible accusation IN
the rress and on the stump.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
"A TRULY BRITISH SUCCESS"
Opinions on Rritain's Failure to
Cope with Germany's Publicity.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Regarding your able edi orial in The
Tribune of to-day | fancy that you msap-
prehend the British attitude in the prem
ises. imagine that my own opinion Of the
American people Is largely the opinion Of
the British generally, and we think that the
Americans are very much lik ourselves and
would resent any attempt on the part Of g
foreign potentate or agency 20 influence
American opinion by newspaper appeals. In
stance: the most powerful campaign matter
in favor of the Conservative party in the
last Canadian election were the Hearst
papers, with their editorials in favor of reel.
procity, freely circulated through Canada.
The Americans are very well Informed as
to the major issue in this war, and the
American sense Of perspective will scarce
ly permit American opinion TO be led astray
by red herring dragged across the trail
in the shape Of freedom Of the seas, how
ever the German statesmen may reiterate
the cry.
Nor will American common sense fail 10
understand that in throttling German COM
mercc there will be accidental and some
times necessary interference with neutral
trade, but the slight disadvantage to Ameri-
can interest will be overbaanced by the
triumph of those principles of universal lib
erty for which the American people have
always stood.
In matter of this kind I fancy that
American common sense needs no instruc-
ton from either England or Germany.
II. B. HETHERINGT0N.
New York. Feb. 10, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
Trousers for Women.

The Rev. DR.. James E. Norcross, OF the
Shady Avenue Baptist Church, Pittsburgh,
thinks women would be happier in trous-
ers. "The women / saw in San Fran
cisco's Chinatown" he is quoted as re
marking to his audience, were attired
moro sensibly than their Occidental sisters,
and they wore something very like
trousers. When God gave folks legs he
intended them for use, and if ell women
adopted the masculine attire used by their
sisters in mountain climbing they would
feel better"
Mr.. Harry Leon Wilson has written
entertainingly on this point in a late issue
of "The Saturday Evening Post" He
puts into the mouth of Ma Pettengill some
words Of wisdom which the Rev. DR.. Nor
cross might we'll ponder. Freedom from
skirts | says (she was addressing Miss
Hetty Upton, her prot6gee), is the last
thing your sex wants. Skirts is the final
refuge of immodesty, TO which women will
cling like grim death. They will do any
possible thing TO a skirt---slit 1t, thin 1t,
shorten it, hike it up one side-peopie are
setting up nights right now thinking up
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
Less Heroic than Ha bitual. "

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The basic difference between Wood
row Wilson and Roosevelt is that Of the at
mosphercs In which they have had their be-
ing. T. r. has always had to make good;
Woodrow taught school.
Now that the current has set in for the
country's big man, some OF the Republican
leaders" who were out OF town land are
yeti when the Germans attacked us, but were
always there when Mexico was mentioned
unlike T. X. they lack the courage to sug.
gest an intervention) are willing to compro-
mise - and name Progressive Republican
unless Hughes will save them.
Any we'll trounced man will compromise
unless he's q hero. And the G. o. =. lead
ers" are less heroic than habitual.
Brooklyn. Feb. 13. 1915. A. A. G.
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Italy and Serbia. I"

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: You will greatly oblge me if you will
publish in your columns tomorrow the fol-
lowing declaration:
In the letter written BY Mrs /. {. Fay, and
published on the 18th inst in The Tribune,
under the heading "Italy and Serbia" accept
responsibility only for that part which has
been published in inverted commas, and which
was really written by me- The statement
made by that lady purportIng to be conver-
saton held with mo does not express my
views in any yay.
CHEDDO MIYATOvICH.
Former Serbian Minister In England.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 10, 1915
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Luxury.

How little it becomes us now, when burns
Our Mother world, In fddles and in wine
To fritter our high birthright! What
divine
Spark is left in us now? What man dis
Germs
The grandeur Of the good old times OF
learns
Aught good Of US? Our gifts arc noble
fine;
Yet Man may give and gobble with the
swine,
Blind TO Gods sword, his own ancestral
urnsi
Luxury in her thousand landaulets.
Serene in cushions, is full fair TO see;
But we Of old have known her and her nets
Ignoble TO enslave whom God made free
God help the fallen nation that forgets 9
She is the death-bed of Democracy!
EARL SIMONSON.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
Should Be Read by British.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Let me thank you for your admi-
rabe leading article in to-day's issue II is
one Of many Illuminating editorials written
by you since the beginning of the Great
War. Would to heaven it nigh: be read by
some Of my British compatriots with power
TO do, and not merely to say! 1t will not be
my fault II 1t is not.
r & RATHRORNE,
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21
The New Freedom at Sea.
, tho Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Can you or any sane person explain
how a rule that merchant ships should be
compelled to stop and be searched and tor
pedoed at the will Of any German submarine
commander would make for the freedom OF
the seas? II does not sound to me like any
kind Of freedom" E.D.M.
New York. Feb. II. 1915.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21

You can purchase merchandise advertised
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute safcty-ior
IS dissatisfaction results in any case THk
TRlBI Ne guarantees 10 pay your money back
rpon request No rcd tape, no quibbling. We
make good promptly il the advertiser does not
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21

city Of Mush stormed.-Headln..
How the Russians must have breakfsste'
New-York tribune., 1916-02-21

Chancellor Day. Of Syracuse University, in
referring to the movement for preparedness,
says: This was overdone in Europe, and 1t
should teach US a grave lesson" The good
doctor Is evidently one Of those who believe
the pun should be mighter than the sword.
The capture Of Erzerum psles before that
Of Ignatius T. +. Lincoln-in the opinion Of
the captive.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-01

Fritz Shure arrived Tuesday from
Philadelphia. Fritz has made the trip
back and forth for q good many years
and all his friends are glad to see the
little Cherman.
G. r. Heughens was L'Apse caller
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Norton, of
Ontonagon, visited here Tuesday.
Mrs. Gordon Heughens visited
Wednesday in Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Brink were L 'Anse
visitors Tuesday.
Mis-, Siiri Koppana left last Saturday
for Marquette to attend the summer
term of the Normal.
Carl Lofquist and Byron Glover were
Skanee visitors Thursday.
John Lofquist has been laid, up by
illness lew days this week. ~
Mrs. Culver entertained the Ladies
Aid society Thursday afternoon at the
Aid parlors.
Robert Martin, of Baraga, was a
caller here Wednesday.
Steamer Charles Horn loaded here
this week.
Mrs. G. B. Heughens went to Hough-
ton Wednesday to visit her mother,
Mrs. Needham, who WAS in: ure1 quite
badly last week by falling down stair
way, breaking finger and suffering
numerous cuts and bruises.
A young son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Anti Luopa Sunday.
Mr.. and Bob Reynolds, of Houghton,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hedman.
Dave Levitan, the merchant prince
Of L'Anse, was a caller here payday.
j. J. O'Connor, Attorney of L'Anse,
was business visitor here Thursday.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-01
Peqaamine Notes.

Mrs. John vanAbel left Friday for a
short visit in Marin.tte, Green Bay and
other cities.
August Paulson, of Skanee, was q
caller here Saturday.
Henry Gomache, Of Keweenaw Bay,
visited here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Warner, of Chassell.
motored down Sunday, as did Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. York of the same place.
Mrs. Frank N. Miley and daughter
Fern, OF Dollar Bay, spent few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Deslaurier.
Mott Peterson left for Hermsn Tues
day to assist his brother-in-law, John
Lahti, to raise bumper crop this sea-
son.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-01
.BARACA HANDS
ALBION A DRUBBING,

The Baraga baseball team took an
easy victory last Sunday, when they
defeated the Albion team by the score
Of 10 to 3. Nord and Scofeld both lift
ed one over the fence for round trip
around the bases.
At no time was Baraga in any dan
ger of defeat. In the seventh the yInade
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-01
Benefited By chamberlain's Eminent

Last winter l used Chamberlain s
Liniment for rheumatic pains, stiffness
and soreness of the knees, and can
conscienti9usly say that ! never used
anything that did me so much good. /"
Edward Craft, Elba. N. Y. For sale
by the Superior Pharmacy L'Anse
and Axel Erickson. Skanee. adver-
,isement.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-01

= S~AOA a AAA~1aAA y ~
Railroad Strike?
Faced engineers,
that would impose the additional burden
problem by
reference impartial Federal tribunal
With these employees
have differences that could considered fairly and decided justly
apubic body.
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal the railroads the employees for the Of
the follows:
s %' % % s s T"s . 1 -s rsss I'll" your
s$: s: I 3 ':s s s g % ] @ =
S%ay
with .p~Mo.d ". Feaul Law" /. N~hna AaA
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote
Leaders the
Federal and employees whether
authority shall be these leaders declare nationwide strike
The Interstate Commerce Commission proposed
public referred for these
5 with such " % . sn % % %. s increased sEs
nea % T T % % a Ts:! n ssh es.I a%rss ]
"s o % dollar received r he railroad. from inv . @ s ;
Question For the Public to Decide
The railroads feel that right grant wage prefemen
all the tribunal that
shall determine the merits of the after of all the facts
The Is besendb by
impartial Government industrial
ationaCon Committee the Railways
'sassi s:ah%"s ass@ss
s :s &'" an ssss..tn :.S*:"'"~"
'A""" AsaItaa saD99aaE}1.s
!FE Sr'""" s9Ss Railway
ss9%IGs Sxs&%.s s..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-01

No other body with such intimate knowledge
OF railroad conditions has such unquestoned posi-
ton in the public confidence.
The rates the railroads may charge the public for
transportation now largely fixed by this Govern
ment board.
Out OF every dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly one-half is paid directly the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-07-01
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Stu

Leaders Of the brohe joint conference he'll
York. June LIS refused the offer the railroads
Federal and the employees voting question
authority shall be given these leaders declare nationwide strike
The Interstate Commerce Commission by the
public body which this ought