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Lest We Forget"

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | wonder If you realize the full
meaning OF what seems TO me to be your
indirect booming of Theodore Roosevelt for
President Is your paper still a Republi-
can journal, or has its policy been lately
changed to sort Of hybrid Progressive one /?
If your journal is still held by you 70 be
Republican paper, I wonder if you have
forgotten that Theodore Roosevelt, when
elected for a full term as President after
finishing out the unexpired term of the
amented William Mckinley, is reported 20
have said that under no circumstances would
he be again a candidate for that exalted
office, and we ell know that in spite of this
alleged solemn declaration he moved heaven
and earth not only to get the great Office for
himself in 1912, but to defeat Mr.. Taft He
did succeed in the latter effort at the ex-
pense OF the Republican party and, as we
think, also at the expense OF the United
States.
When you publish in your paper the criti-
cisms Of Theodore Roosevelt on the pres
ent Administration in reference to foreign
relations, including Belgium, the Lusitania
horror, conditions in Mexico, ETC., do you
remember, or have you forgotten, who made
the present Administration possible? Who.
but Mr.. Roosevelt put the Democratic party
in power; therefore, who is mainly respon-
sible for the present situation in reference
to these foreign relations but Mr.. Roosevelt;
and can you not see the equivocal position
Mr.. Roosevelt occupies when he criticises
the present Administration? Is it not fairly
certain that had Mr.. Roosevelt adhered 70
his alleged pledges and supported the Repub-
lican candidate in 1912 Mr.. Taft would have
been elected, and we can also be assured
that we would then have had a safe, sane
and strong foreign policy we'll carried out
to the glory and honor of these United
States?
Do you not think that in view Of all these
matters The Tribune might better help TO
nominate one CT the many safe, strong, loyal
men now and always within the Republican
party rather than invite defeat by helping
Mr.. Roosevelt to that great honor again?
Do you suppose that those who supported
Mr., Taft in 1912 would or could in con-
science now vote for the one who we be-
lieve was almost the sole cause of his de-
feat and the defeat of the Republican party +?
Can you not warn the leaders Of the Re-
publican party against the truly great dangef
Of again electing q Democratic adminstra-
ton by the nomination Of Mr.. Reoseveltt
May l ask for the space in your paper
which this communication will occupy! do
not feel justified in remaining silent when
see danger to the country in the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Roosevelt, but rather raise my
voice in protest in the hope that it may
do some little good and perhaps recall to
mind some things which otherwise might be
forgotten or CLOSED over.
c. ELLIOTT MINOR.
New YoYk. March 30. 1915
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THE MAN OF HIS TIME
Colonel Roosevelt as Engshman HmOne Who Could Take
Command of Events and Restore This Countrys Prestige
An American Of High Soul and Strong Intellect

these three Incidents? The following,
think:
America does not belong TO Americans and
is in actual danger of passing further under
the sinister power of Germany.
This humiliating condition has been brought
about by Mr. Wilson's cringing attitude
toward Germany, by the cowardice of his
whole policy since the invasion of Belgium.
Such grave and shameful condition could
not have existed under the Presidency of Mr.
Roosevelt.
The near future will call for the heroic
spirit that is latent in every true American,
and Mr.. Roosevelt is the only man with the
physical force, high soul, strong intellect
and stimulating enthusiasm necessary to
awaken this dormant spirit and to deal with
so great an epoch. HART CONWAY.
Upper Montclair, N. j., March %, 1916.
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burg. Vienna and Florence to invoke the
mediation Of the great powers. Tne time
was i'll chosen. Italy was already engaged
in securing Rome, while the attention OF
England and Austria was fully occupied oy
the action Of Russia, who in September,
1870. announced that she would no longer
be bound by the Black Sea clauses OF the
Treaty of Paris. The utmost that Ihiers
was able TO bring back to Paris was pro-
nosal made by England and supported by
TIA other mowers that the provisional gov
ernment should negotiate an armistice for
+bo ,rrnosa Of taking the sense Of the French
neonle. One of Bismarcks strongest cards
in his dealings was that he had no GROUNDS
for surprising the provisional government 70
renresent France. He let it be known that
he had opened negotiations with Napoleon
ord the fear that the imperial army under
Rszaine would be released for the purpose
~ restoring the empire and enforcing any
compact which had been agreed upon brought
the French government TO their knees.
On January 2 a three weeks armistice was
signed to enable elections to be heid ior All
assembly which was to meet at Bordeaux
TO decide the question of peace or war Inc
outer defences Of Paris were surrendered,
the city purchased exemption from occupa-
tion at the price Of 200,000,000 francs. Else
Whore the troops of both nations were 10
retain their positions. but the eastern thea
fro Of war was expressly excluded by BIS
rarck from the terms of the armistice BY
a strange blunder Favre, a member OF the
Government. omitted to communicate this
fact TO General Bourbaki and this rendered
his fate doubly sure The result OF the cleo
tions proved France to be eager for peace.
Theirs was appointed February II as cher
NJ the executive. and together with jules
Favre and Ernest Picard was commissioned
70 conclude peace. The preliminary pro-
posals were signed on February rs, France
agreeing to the payment of an indemnity OF
Fl DOC. 900 900 and to the loss Of Alsace-Lor-
,aine. These terms were ratified by the as
scmbly at Bordeaux and the treaty was
finally signed at Frankfort on May 10, 1871.
During the peace negotiations King william
of Prussia was crowned Emperor OF Germany
in tho Sale des Glaces, in the historic palace
of Louis XIV, at Versailles
As for the Russo-Japanese War, 1t Is 10
the lasting honor OF Theodore Roosevel.
TO have brought together the belligerents' But
where is the man to-day with the courage
and the brains OF a Roosevelt who could as
sumo the task or even attempt to urge upon
the belligerents at the proper time the neces-
sitv of stopping the bloody conflict? Assum-
ING that the warning nations would listen 10
anv talk of peace preliminaries, the question
naturally arises, What country, what great
personality. could have the necessary prestige
to propose it?
An appeal to the Pope might have been
successful were not Belgium involved; HIS
Uolness since the visit Of Cardinal MERCER
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which alone put big mark to his credit

which alone put big mark to his credit
the adjustment of the Office Of coroner at
the expiration Of the term of office OF the
existing coroners.
In city so great as this, with an army
Of EMPLOYEES and budget Of stupendous
size, there is always ample need for recon-
mendations for improvement such as Mr..
Wallstein turns forth. If by reason OF
politics or the looseness Of the laws these
recommendations are not more often trans
formed into actual reforms, so much the
worse for the city.
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A Russian Little Garrison"

The systematic translation Of current
Russian literature In England, which is
one Of the incidental results Of the war, far
more, evidently, than OF the Entente Cor
dale that preceded it, is beginning to turn
up books worth while hitherto inexplicably
left neglected. We all remember the world
wide sensation created by the German
Life in a Little Garrison Town." which
was suppressed and its author prosecuted,
with the result that the book was made
available in all the languages Of civiliza-
ton. The same international interest was
aroused by the military drama "Zapfen-
STRETCH" produced in this city as "Taps,"
but without success, since its point Of
view and the conditions with which it dealt
were unfamiliar to American audiences.
And again it was the censorship that gave
the exposure Of military scandal the pub
licity which otherwise II would have
missed.
Now it appears that Russian officer,
Alexander Kuprin, who since has become
a popular novelist, wrote some years ago
story of Russian militarism which forms
a striking pendant TO the famous German
book. The Russian censorship evidently
left it untouched, which may be one of the
reasons, if not, indeed. the chief reason,
why Western Europe failed TO discover it
at the time of its first appearance. In its
setting. dull, stagnant little provincial
town; in its characters, the officers of the
garrison with sprinkling of civilians I;
in It's picture Of boredom and its relief In
vice and drunkenness and cruelty and all
abomination, Kuprin's "The Duel" Mac
milan Company matches the Little Gar
rison" in almost every line, not forgetting
the conscientious officer, q man Of honor,
who desperately struggles for better,
cleaner conditions in the life around him.
The resemblance is so remarkable that only
one of two conclusions can be drawn.
Either such conditions are inherent in the
military systems Of Continental Europe
(France, too, had her fictional exposure OF
life in her navy, some years ago. or Ku-
Ot IDi4oCy WHiShOFth WOO NHS ANsNi
conner, borrowed from his predecessor.
The main difference between the two is
that Kuprin is an artist, which his Ger
man colleague was not. And, what Is more
to.the point for US, he is Russian artist
who has not refused 10 learn from the
West A realist, he yet does not follow
the method Of his countrymen, which is
that Of laboriously writing down whatever
they see Of life, as IL it were the predes-
tined order Of things, Interchangeable and
unavoidable. TO be accepted and submitted
10. He selects, combines--and eliminates
producing an effect that in orderliness of
progress and development approaches
much nearer our standards Of fiction.
This companion picture Of Russian mill
tarism in peace placed by the side Of It's
German predecessor, In the order Of their
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A Kind of Piety.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. ~,
Sir: was very gratihed 20 reao y a.
mornings edition of The Irlouns ,.,,
Sport or Whereabouts" the true eAP''A a,
of The Journals" so sudden horI0' M.
degrading results of the Willard h0'sS
in particular and prizchghting 10 .r,s ,
Anything Of so drastic nature ii0m
sheet as the above on anything per'aln. ~,
degradation Immediately eNeites oHs .,.rs.
of humor. in addition 20 putting h'in !"
Of "the niger in the woodpi!e ,prnrs
A TRIBUNE SUBSOhD
New York, March 20, 1916.
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translation, furnishes food for thought,
however. II Is the garrison, self-contained
though it largely be, that poisons the
town. And one cannot help rejecting upon
what would have been its reception In Eng
land and America had It been translated
a few years ago, when Russia and every
thing Russian were under suspicion and
subject to the ready censure Of Anglo
American civilization.
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You can purchase merchandise advertised
IN THE TRIBUNE with absolute safety-for
If dissatisfaction results in any case INF
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money back
upon request. no red tape, no quibbling. we
make good promptly IL the advertiser does not.
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end once more became Protostdnt w be 'e'p" ~
Elizabeth. whom this scandal 10 tho 0own rds re
,roochsd 10, he versatility Of religious creeds. and
azed nth being turncOdt and an ineonstdnt chdnge
Ing as Fdr erg,essss a IT, ne re r1De0 am mo, ,u,
lent true 10 nv principle, which - 10 liue ana
dc the Vicar Of Bray '-Disraei. The old, dnony
nous ballad. THE Vicar Of Bray q fomHdr'I
In Grover Cleveland's golden days,
When radicals were hated,
A Bourbon Democrat was L.
Free silver berated;
Before my flock Of Princeton men
Boy orators l Knocked at,
And hoped to knock Bill Bryan, then,
Into final cooked hat.
And this is right, or III arrange
To find another way, sir,
However often ! may change,
Still I'll rule the U. S. A., sir
When Mr.. Bryan got on top
Conservatives were sinners;
A deity executed flop
Placed me among the winners;
Upon a platform new | stood,
1t seemed by far the wiser,
And William 1.-THE Great and Good
Became my chief adviser.
When women clamored for their rights
! begged they'd not abuse me,
could not mingle in their fights
My partyd not excuse me.
But as election came, then |
Was interested keenly;
gagged the winds that signify,
And swung around serenelyl
When Gardner tried to rouse the land
| cried "Be not affrighted!
Before you, grave and calm, I stand,
Not nervous nor excited"
In one short year ! swung about
And tried little buster
1.-THE Navy" commenced to shout
"Has got to be a Buster!"
The Germans strewed the sea with dead
merely started writing,
"Observe," said I, "the path tread
Pm far too proud for fighting;
Too proud to fight the strong and rich,
Too calm TO think of glory
But.-Haytians, Mexicans and sich,-
Why, that's another story!
And this is right, or I'll arrang,
To find another way, sir,
However often l may change,
Still III rule tho U. 8. A., SIR
EDMUND LESTER PEARSON.
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American Patriotism DormS''

To the Editor OF The Tribune. n
Sir: Great credit is due The l'V--.;,A
publishing and Mr.. CASTOR Rive 10, -.a
the article american Patriotism p' ~
II has the true ring. and should 1870
duced wherever possible. We ~
need to be shaken up. Let Us ~
more articles of Mr.. Rive's on the ssnSu(1
LOUIS A. BARA
New Yerk. Nassh 20, ol6
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SUNDAY. APRIL 2. 1918.

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S., York corporation Ogden Reid Presdsot; o. vernon
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What's in a name7 The robustious pacifist
who is trying to put the College Of the City
of New York on the map is Leon Samson.
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Q, Greater New York
CANADIAN RATS.
TOpFICN RATES.

Entered at the Pos,once at New York " Second Class
Nah Mater.
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THE NEW VICAR OF BRAY.

["7hs Vicar Of Bray. IN Berkshire England uas
lao 70 I5ss He uas a Pdpist under the reign
~ Henry the Eighth. and a Protestant under Ed
,card the Sfrth. He Pdpist again under Mdrb,
rnd opce more became Protestant IN the reign Of
Elizabeth when this scandal 10 tho Ooun uds re.
pronched for HE versatility Of religious creeds, and
,oyed ,oi6 being turncoat aud inconstdnt change
i;ng as Fuller expresses H. he replied Not 80
neither: for u changed my religion. am sure.
I kept true TO my principle, Which - 10 hue and
do the Vicar Of BRAY "-Disrdel, The otd, dnony'
,nous ballad, The Vicar Of Bray Is toniili1r.l
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city in behalf Of those ideals that
they shall begin each days service
on the minute. But it will be fine
achievement for Rotary, and have
every faith that it can be accom-
plished, if the seats are substantially
filled a few minutes before the begin
ming of each session.
The luGcheons every day will be
ordered so that each luncheon may
add to the interest and value of the
convention. They will develop as
the afternoon progresses, into trade
or professional meetings or charac-
teristic Rotary Round Tables. The
entertainment for each evening win
be fixed by the Cincinnati Executive
Committee after conference with the
International Board of Directors and
there will be no entertainment au-
thorized for any evening of the con-
vention which is not so fixed and ap-
proved.
Chairman Greiner has organized
his program according to this adj
mrable plan:
Monday will present a Survey of
Rotary in 1915.
Tuesday will provide a discussion
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phase of business. The Rotary con-
vention at Cincinnati is the gather
ing of avowed business men, SO
chosen as to comprehend every legit-
innate occupation, and reflective of
the highest ideals Of every occupa-
ton.
/ think it is not saying too much
to state earnestly and formally my
conviction that the man elected a
delegate to such q gathering as
sumes a solemn responsibility and en-
tiers into a real privilege. After
the Buffalo convention l spoke of it
to a meeting of non-Rotarian bust
ness men as great religious expert
ence. What did it matter that relig-
ion was not put forward in Buffalo
in the phrases of a Synod? Religion
was in the air-the religion of bust
ness, the religion of service, the relig-
ion of the Divine Brotherhood. What
was true of Buffalo promises to be
true on a larger scale in Cincinnati
No man can afford to shut himself
away from such an experience if he
can reasonably bring himself withir
its reach. Not many Of the men whc
were at Houston could say that theil
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of problems of membership, particu-
larly the involuntary st-Rotarian.
Wednesday will provide discuss
ion of problems of service, looking to
better understanding among us
all as to the fields of service which
are open to Rotary.
Thursday will provide a discussion
Of the problems of administration
and include the election of the In
ternational officers for the new year
in Rotary.
Following each committee report
statement will be made by the COM
mittee- upon Committee Reports di-
recting the attention Of the conven-
ion to cerain sections as providing
material good for discussion. Then
will follow a period for such discuss
ion, made as generous as the limited
working hours of the convention will
permit.
The free-handed hospitality of Gin
cinnati has already made itself man
ifest Indeed the international Of
ficers felt themselves required to
scale down the program of enter
tainment. What has been left how
ever, is more than abundant-it is
free-hearted, open-handed and allur-
ing.
The fellowship in prospect depends
mainly upon US who are the guests.
We can make the convention in this
respect almost anything we please.
But if we only avail ourselves of the
abundant opportunity provided by
/ Cincinnati we shall come away from
the 1915 convention conscious that
while the wheel of Rotary is bigger
than ever before it's spokes and its
cOgs are as near to each other as they
have ever been.
In a similar sense the spirit of
the convention will dG@end upon us.
However we'll Cincinnati does her
part it rests with Rotarians like you
who read this article and him who
writes it to call into full realization
the great spirit that accounts for
Rotary. We shall be upon inspec-
ton in Cincinnati as never before
since the first convention in Chica-
go. Our proceedings will be more
widely published. Our bearing viii
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lives were unaffected by that gath
ering. And of the company that
stood and sang the Rotary Marching
Song in San Francisco wonder if
there is anyone who can recall that
moment without very much Of a
thrill.
CINCINNATI proves herself excep=
tionally capable for the entertain
ment of so notable a company. This
sounds like a conventional saying. If
you would know how literal and just
it is note carefully these circum-
stances:
The Ohio Mechanics Institute,
where the sessions will be held, is
one of the most attractive buildings
for such a purpose brought to my
notice in 81 years of newspaper ex-
perience. The auditorium is agree
ably colored and admirably arranged.
Round about are pasors, committee
rooms, class rooms and smaller halls.
abundant even beyond the needs ="
Rotary.s
The city is admirably equipped
with hotels. Even now there is
space for late comers-tho they must
not be disappointed if they do not
find rooms within half a block of the
convention hall. Xxx.
The city shines brightest of all, it
seems to me, in its program of en-
tertainment after the close of the
business sessions. The members of
the International Board are unit in
| their determination that this shall be
a working convention. And it will
be. But there is not one of them
that does not smile irrespressibly
when he hears mention of the Gin
cin,ati program of entertainment,
Rotary's love for relaxation of a
wholesome and unregrettable flavor
will be fully gratified in Cincinnati
unless all signs fail.
For the earnest work of making
practical the ideals of Rotary the
International Board is setting aside
| the hours from 9 each morning unit
/. This is the period of the conven.
TONS most important service. Sure,
ly it is not asking too much of mer
who assume to represent the ideals
of Rotary and gather in a particular
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VIENNA FACING
AN ICE SHORTAGE

Vienna, Austria, May 1S.--Natural
ice cannot be had in Vienna this sea-
SON on account of the unusually
mild winter. Ordinarily huge guam
titles of ice ara cut from the dead
arms of the Danube, just outside the
city, but there was none at all this
year and the city is entirely Deepen
dent upon the supply of artificial
ice. The consumption has risen
enormously, largely owing TO the
needs of the hospitals, and prices
have thus far advanced 70 20 cents
for two hundred pounds as compared
with 36 cents last year. The great
est difficulty is not IN manufacture
but In the delivery, as wagons and
horses are scarce. Most Of the
regular icemen also have gone into
the army and their places are being
taken by women who answer well
enough as drivers but they are not
strong enough to lift the blocks Of
ice out of the wagUrs-