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New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
THE SPIRIT or CONCORD"
Impressions on Revisiting an His
toric SPOT.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Have you ever been in Boston ano
have YOU ever taken that historical and
patriotic and inspiring ride from boston
Common to Concord? II so, then you can
appreciate and realize just what the spit'
of Concord and '76 IL. II is charming
bright and lively day. We rattle over the
bridge which spans the calm. broad aho
smiling Charles. We pass Arlington, ana
enter the road Of historical fame, are dropped
into the midst Of American chivalry, for here
the spirit of our Republic first rang out It's
appeal for justice and freedom. Now We
enter Lexington. and. behold! Captain fars
er's statue prints its bold and noble outline
upon an elm-lined background. Again, we
are reminded Of the historical ride OF faul
Revere. for twas he who awoke the slumber-
ing Samuel Adams and Hancock in time TO
prevent their capture by Georges men. we
spin along Concord and the Old North
Bridge at last Here the Minute Men stood
their ground. and fired the shot that was
heard around the world while the British
were repulsed amid great disorder
Yes. in Boston they kindled the spirit and
In Philadelphia they penned their deeds. To-
day we have our Constitution and our inde
pendence To-day we are reminded that il
was the Liberty Bell from Independence Hall
that toled out the joyful peals we are
free! We have won our freedom, That
venerated and sacred right of all true Ameri-
cans-liberty- the fruit of treason and
was consecrated in the blood Of patriots.
Again in 1916 the Liberty Bell tolls, but in
mufled and saddened tone are we too
proud to fight?
We are on the Chesapeake. In the distance
We can see a mere speck, an island Fort
Henry The orchestra strikes up "The Star
Spangled Banner" as the guns boom at sun
down. The spirit Of '76 was ever alive in
1912, for Scott Key had faith; he knew that
our flag would still be there throughout the
perilous night; he knew that the men behind
the guns were not "too proud TO fight"
Look! In the grayish mist which hangs
over the sea a figure clad in white arises
He has a trumpet. We look again. and We
see Adams. Hancock, Hamilton and Washing
ton. We turn away. but forced By in
spiration to look once more. This time the
sad face of Lincoln appears in the group.
They blow warning blast. Yes, faint at
first. They blow again. It is stronger and
more audible. There is a message in the
blast: Prepare thyself for the time OF
stress and strife for the stormy years to
come. Be thou ever ready. and trust no for
eign power" The dark veil Of night
velops them-al is quiet and calm the same
as before.
We turn and ask ourselves is il not a
warning similar to that given to Sodom and
Gomorrah? Is it not a warning TO their
proud knsmen? Again. we ask one another.
as the spirit of Concord and '76 still agow
Have we lost that spirit with the changing
and turning Of the tide
Z. WHEELER WHITMORE.
New York, Jan. %, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
La Tribune
New York, Jan. 10, 1916.
or of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Je ne peux ecrire en- Anglas, je
Sous prize de m'excuser.
En- vous remerciant des sentiments que
vous manifesto pour notre noble, mperis
sable ct belle France. je viens vous dire que
ce matin j'ai lu dams votre estimable journal
une remarque du'un de vos lecteurs aui signe
a. c." de Glen Ridge, quill vous dit que la
traduction correcte francais de The
Tribune est "Lc Tribune" II Sc trompe
La corrects traducton en- francais de The
Tribune" est LA Tribune; en- francais
tribune" est feminn; done on ne peut pas
dire "le," mais ia"
Nive la France
Nive rAmerique
Vve La Tribune,
Recevez. Monsieur lEdteur, mes saluta-
tions empressees.
UNE FRANCHISE ET LECTRICE DE LA
TRIBUNE.
New York, IAN. 81, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
CONSCRIPTION AN EVIL
Occasionally Necessary, Perhaps
but Invaria bly, Mischievous.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: am greatly astonished a. The view
this country takes Of the prospect Of cor
scription ir England
In my opinion. and. thns. in the opinion
Of nearly every Englishman. conscrip;ion 4
necessary for England at this time. is neees
sary evil. Il may be the lesser Of two evils.
but it is under any circumstances terrible
evil
Public opinion here seems 20 be tha, con-
scription in itself is good and democrats,
because IL makes every one bear his share
but I question this. In every conscrpied
army. | believe. money Will buy the safest
positions, if that is what Is desired; but D
all that is said by the conscriptionisi b.
way Of proving that cOnscription is neces'
sary for England were true. I believe ihs'
conscription in itself and for itself, woad
be an unmitigated evil
Il has always been the pride Of the ing
lishman that he only fights for his eOunir
as 4 secondary matter and that 10 Is me
cause Of justice he is fighting for primarily
and that il he did not believe that his eoIn'
"y was "s"''"s
take active part in the war.
Under ccnscription this privilege is 'sAen
away from him. and man Is simp'
slaughterman or lighting machine, ana Is Z"
Z par with dumb animal a war horse or
gun. and where the honor or glory comes IN Is
mysterious. It seem, TO me that the Yoluh'
,oer i a. far in advance Of conscrip, as
49,, -. - 49,, ;.n.;,,... obiec-
ma" j. over , al '',.'.'. ''.''. 80. u.rofss
me 'o'ui 'ary system man. '''''.' n.aai,g an
gress'on' sueh as 'ne N@'s'' pr IT. Igs ne
imposslbility' because a ifee peop's' NV s
British have been. would no' stand io' -, =,
There was a time during the boer war "1'. ~.
a considerable section Of Inc British pDolF
-, . IooL .r,.l,. foelirr tbat they were
oesd" ss - 'OOH S-s.......... OS-s. ., var Of az
oei"s '"uu'eu 10 pa, ~. ,,ders,Ood
tha, although it was mo-, thought wise %
tell them Officially fre,'aeh' ,sS inst.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27

Congress. IL ought TO have something bet
ter-a commission empowered to raise ana
lower rates within certain limits fixed by
Congress. We admire the courage OF Sen
ator Robert j. Owen. who, when asked ny
"A fellow Senator whether he favored sucn
n commission. answered bluntly. cs.
We need a commission with power and
with the prestige which comes with power
if we expect to get tariiT-maklng started
along new lines of economic forethough'
and national efficiency. The tariff cannot
be taken entirely out of politics But 1t
can he taken for good and all out OF the
mire of merely local and sectional politics
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Despair Not, Friend

What heart American hath not sunk deep
In sorrow. saying: Il have lived too
long;
should have died while yet thy hand
was strong,
America. thine old renown to keep.
| have seen citizens that herd like sheep
Crying: Save us, and take our chill
dren' Wrong
Hath compassed honor; come at even
song;
The Bridegroom finds America asleep"
Despair not, friend, of the Republic. More
Than any policy, man, party, time,
She lifts her lamp in glory as before.
Her robes are dimmed, her sandals
saint the CRIME;
Yet she is still the goddess we adore.
Still mounts toward liberty on wings
sublime!
EARL SlMONSON.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
What the Federal Employe Gets

To the Editor OF The tribune.
Sir: 1t is greatly to be hoped that the
tragic explosion on the submarine E-2 IN the
Brooklyn navy yard last Saturday afternoon
will serve TO rouse the public and members
Of Congress to the need for Immediately pass
ing the Kern -McGllicuddy bill Il. R. i76) TO
establish an adequate compensation system
for all civilian employees of the Federal gov
ernment.
Three of the hye men killed and six OF the
nine injured are civilian employees. men eN-
cluded alike from compensation under the
law of New York State and from the pro-
visions made for enlisted men.
1t is often overlooked. moreover, that as
employees of the national government they are
working for an employer who is not liable for
damages. All the protection these men have
lies in the provisions of the Federal compen-
sation law of 1908, "the worst on record. u
which covers only one-quarter of the en-
ployes of the Federal government, and that in
most inadequate fashion. 1t pays no fu-
neral benefit. 1t provides no medical and
surgical care for the injured. 1t limits all
benefits for the disabled or for the depend
ents of the killed TO one years wages, ire
spective Of the continuance of disability OF
dependency.
The sum of 5000 is all that the widow OF
James II. Peck, siXty-four years old. killed
last Saturday, will receive from the national
government TO pay burial expenses and to
provide for the rest OF her life Under the
Kern -McGilicuddy bill she would have re-
ceived 80 per cent of her husbands wages
during widowhood and 500 for burial ex-
penses.
The provisions of the Kern McGillcuddy
bill have been indorsed by the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics. the department
in charge Of administering the present law;
the American Federation of Labor and the
civil service organizations
Any who wish TO aid the passage of this
meritorous measure should write to the
members of the House Judiciary Committee
whose chairman is the Hon. Edwin Y. Webb
House of Representatives. Washington d. G..
and ask that the committee report the bill
favorably at an early date
JOHN b. ANDREWS.
Secretary American Association for Labor
Legislation.
New York, Jan. 10, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
A Tariff Commission at Last.

President Wilson, trailing his party
behind him, has now completed another
grand circle in policy. Three years ago.,
when the Democratic leaders were pre-
pairing to frame a new tariff law, they
were all against d tariff commission. In
the preceding Congress they had starved
to death the Taft Tariff Board-that poor
simulacrum of a commission, with its un-
certain and precarious status, created by
the Payne-Aldrich tariff act.
The Democratic party stood firm until
after the Underwood bill had passed for
absolute control by Congress of tariff
rates and tariff policy. When the mistakes
made in the Underwood revision began to
tell on business many Democrats became
uneasy They began to see that tariff
framed by scientific methods and respond
ing TO actual industrial conditions would
have been safer for the country and
safer for the party sponsoring 1t than a
crude piece of guesswork like the Under
wood law. Many of them bitterly regretted
that they had not cast an anchor to wind
ward by sharing their responsibility as
tariff makers with a body of officially rec
ognized experts. President Wilson and
Secretary Redfeld set up the claim that
Congress had really created a tariff board
bv conferring some of the investigating
mowers appropriate to such a board on the
new Federal Trade Commission and on the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce of the Department of Commerce.
Next the President admitted, in letter
written last year TO Ex-Governor Cox OF
Ohio. that it might be better to consoli-
date these powers in . new and separate
body. Now he is out for a smon-pure
tariff commission, a commission acting
under its own name and in its own right.
The Tribune has fought for years for a
real tariff commission. 1t has criticised
Republican failure to create such a body
as freely as it has criticised Democratic
failure One of the greatest blunders of
the Republican Payne-Aldrich tariff law
was its refusal to see that the time had
come to put aside forever the old dark
lantern log-rolling method of tariff legis-
lation We have argued season after sea-
son in favor of treating the tariff as a
problem I'm scientific national admnistra-
tion. instead of a problem in placating,
without regard TO national interests, the
selfish demands of individuals, groups,
Localities and sections We are glad to
see the fight for a tariff commission near
ING q successful conclusion. We shall
withhold no proper credit from the Wilson
administration for recognizing the error
of its earlier views and yielding to what
has clearly become the settled opinion OF
the country.
But if this Congress is to give us com
mission. let it give US real commission
The country doesn't want mere advisory
board which is to report conclusions 10
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Our Patriotic Friends.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: It may interest Mr. Samuel Thomp-
son. OF Frcoport. y. Y. who has succeeded in
remaining Republican for fifty years, TO
know that = number Of people who do not
possess that distinction do find your war
and political editorials" very much to their
taste.
Your vigorous attempts to stir the pat
rotic spirit Of the country from the con-
fusion and etharey into which President
wilson has dragged it are most gratifying
20 one who believes that his country is not
al heart too proud 10 fight in the cause of
humanity HARRISON W. SMITH.
Auburndale, Mass, Jan. 2l, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
From a Citizen Of Concord.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: write as citizen OF Concord to
express my appreciation of your editorial Of
Saturday. January %, entitled "The Spirit
of Concord" 1t was extremely we'll written.
The only thing | can think Of that you could
have added to make it better would have
been the news that for some time two com
panies of so-called auxiliary militia have
been drilling in the new Concord Armory, in
addition to the regular company. These new
companies are composed of all ages and all
conditions. absolutely democratic. The drill
ing is being done by the officers of the regu-
lar company, with admirable spirit and self
sacrifice. W. X. SHAW.
Boston, Mass, Jan. "a, 1916
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Growing Cool Toward Df'''"

To the Editor Of The Tribune hy trf
Sir: It vas recently asserted ., '5ris.
able Tribune writer that the P'''s.'a Crest
;stration would grow chilly 'o"''u ,,,,sr'
dio'ams,ic I,'a", Ds'aa triumph. extremely Necessary
ao%'',.s sScS a."ao pD'' Apparently pps The s,,a
Post Post usually regarded as the "1s.'riS Ts. rriS
of the administration. is verii!l9s January q
une's prediction, for its issue ol Sislike 70
SspsS'g Grsnt Britain cyaced at wa:h'sS'c 81. cows
on the ground Of overt acts against 'n'r in nj.
try. but because the bri'sh rais,ration J
epS'f 3esSs possible eIi that the sdnn;irsSaa rs'Sa %
have equal reason for lack oil '"' TE
ard many native Americans
New York, Jan. p, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Diplomatic Small Talk.

One of the important disabilities Of the
amateur diplomat is usually his helpless
ness in an interview with newspaper re
rorters. The unobtrusive Colonel House,
tptoeing through Europe as through a
sick ward, applying his stethoscope to the
hearts of the belligerents, may possess
other requisites of successful diplomacy,
but he sadly lacks the art Of talking free
lv and cordially 20 the press while saying
nothing of consequence, an art which
should be considered as much a part Of a
d;plomats equipment as a knowledge of
court etiquette or Of the language Of the
country to which he is assigned.
1t was to be expected, of course, that
the coloners progress from capital to cap
ital in Europe would be logged with in
tense curiosity. Both his status and his
mission are unique. He couldn't hope to
eecane bombardment of interviews, and,
anparentlv. he and his sponsors have
wisely accepted the situation and have de-
c.dcd to provide for it by voluntarily ar
ranging for times and places. Thus, IN
Paris, the American Embassy telephoned
to the French newspapers inviting them
10 send representatives TO see the Presl-
dents other self at noon on Saturday.
They came. naturally, and one Of them
asked the colonel: "Have you something
10 say to us-some word TO speak through
Us to the French people?' TO which the
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Cordial Approval.
itor of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Your unfair attack" on Woodrow
Wilson, as f. II. Field calls it. meets the
most cordial approval Of every decent, pat
riotic. red booded American. Keep it up.
Woodrow Wilson has acted the part Of pol
troon He is the greatest Presidential failure
in sixty years. | am ashamed that | voted
for him. JOHN J. PORTER.
Brooklyn, y. y, Jan. %, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
JEWISH RELIEF DAY
Collections 10 Made This Day Designated by
President Wison-Ameican Not Only Care for Own Poor
but Are Undertaking Care Of Europes Destitute

Jews are not alone caring for their own poor
in America. but also for their European CO
religionists whom the war has made desti-
tute And this time, too, America instead OF
exacting a promise. is helping her Jews to
care for war-stricken European brethren
THE PEOPLES RELIEF COMMITTEE FOR
THE JEWISH WAR SUFFERERS.
B. FINGERHOOD Executive Secretary.
New York, Jan. 26, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27

Won car purchase merchandise advertised
- ruF TRIBl.NT with absolute saiety-for
il dissatisfaction results in any case lhb
TRIBUNE guarantees 20 pay your money
back upon request No red tape, no qu'h-
bling. We make good promptly If the ad-
vertis,r docs not.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Old. unhappy, faroff things
And battles long ago.

Our interest in the former champion IS
simply the desire to extend to him a word
of encouragement in his retirement. IL
involves the rejection of Michael Tuholski.
steel mill pudder who wished TO become
a marine, but was found to be "too big and
husky" Michael stands s feet inches
in his stocking feet, weighs 257 pounds,
and might have blossomed into a white
hope in a PALMER day, but now he can't
even become a soldier.
Jack johnson, it will be recalled, having
proclaimed himself a Frenchman just be
fore the war began, found himself when
hostiities opened under serious pressure
to enlist. And ever since then, however
the jackjohnsons Of the west front may
have thundered like the crack of doom and
torn craters in Mother Earth, their human
namesake has felt strangely inclined to a
quiet and inconspicuous life, only briefly
interrupted by the match at Havana.
But the rejection of Michael should
cheer him. If one can be too big and
strong as well as too proud to fight. it may
even prove safer hereafter for the heavy
weight champions TO increase their public
swagger with the call to arms.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Rejected for Size.

Where is Jack Johnson? On the CONT
nent of Europe his memory is freshly dis
inferred each day with the explosion OF
those 16-inch shells which the Germans
howitzers fire and which send up dense
black smoke. But on this side, where
peace and Jess Willard reign, he seems TO
be fading fast into the category Of
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-23
HARVARD FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
TO COACH q. q. TEAM

New York. Aug. 23. Eddie Mahan.
last years captain OF the Harvard
football team. and the man who shat
tered the dream OF victory for Yale.
left today for Berkeley. Cal. where
he expects to show young backfield
players on the eleven OF the UnIver-
sity OF California how he did II back
east.
Mahan expects TO be placed In full
charge OF the backfeld by Head Coach
Andy Smith. a former Pennsylvania
man. He told the United Press that
II Is his opinion that California wants
to combine Harvard backfeid tactics
with Smiths strategy. This is Cali
fornia's second year In football since
It's return to the game from rugby.
which had been played there for sew
eral years.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-23
Wished He Had.

Jim Wells paid u visit TO old Lawyer
collngwood one morning aud told him
be wanted to Get divorce from bis
wife.
"0h. nonsense, .Iimr' said the lawyer.
gazing nt the enraged young man
"you don't want a divorce from Nancy
wins. II was only about two months
ago you told me you were so much IN
love with her you could eat her"
well. gol dern L." said Jim. terribly
In earnest u wish ! had ct hcr!'--Na
tionai Monthly
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-23
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Rugged and Barren, Il Was Once Z
Land Of Fable and Adventure.

Nuooed and Barren, u Wac Once q
Land Of Fable and Adventure.
Lower California. once land of "a.
BILE. romance and thrilling adventure.
ls one Of the most sparsely settled re-
gions Of the Mexican republic. II has
, an area corresponding In size to that of
the Atlantic coast peninsula Of Flor.
ida, but nearly 700 miles more coast
line owing to It's extreme length OF 7eO
miles. Florida has more than fourteen
times AZ many people.
! Varying In width from thirty 10 i50
miles. Lower California Is n rugged.
barren strip OF land. with mountain.
Gus backbone largely OF volcanic ori.
gin. For nearly 200 years after its dis.
covery by the Spaniards It was thought
| TO be an island.
The southern portion of the peninsula
has some rain. but the northern section
is dry and arid, producing cereals, to.
bacco, grapes. cassava and sugar cane
only after being thoroughly irrigated.
The mineral resources are valuable
and varied. Gold, silver, lead, copper.
salt, gypsum. turquoiscs, opals and gar.
nets are proftably mined. The silver
mines Of La Paz were worked by the
Jesuits rs early as 100. three years
after the famous padre, Salvatierra.
established the FIRST permanent Spanish
settlement In the land.
The magnificent Magdalena bay, on
whose protected waters, forty miles
long and twelve miles wide. the Pa
cidc fleets Of the American navy have
conducted their target practice In re-
cent years, was discovered by Fran.
cisco de Ulloa In 1880 while on voy.
age Of exploration seeking the pearls
and gold Of the "Amaxons."
Lower California has two capitals
In Ensenada. with population Of
1000. sixty-iive miles by sea from San
Diego, Cal, and In Pax. with $500
people. many Of whom earn liveli.
hood from the ports pearl fisheries,
which are among the most important
In the world.
In addition to Its pearl oysters the
waters Of Lower California yield
sponges. tortoises, sperm and gray back
whales, while In the bayous and river
mouths OF the east coast many alliga.
tors are to be found.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-23

NIGHT BUSINESS SCHOoL-com-
mencing September 11th.. Z to 8
p. m. twice week. work in the
Commercial Branches and Civil
Service will be given. advanced
and beginning. $500 per month.
No pupils attending High School al
lowed. No age limit. Instructor. A.
Dawkins. NJ. A., 734 N. End st. S39
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-23
PhiIadslphla,s Boast.

Philadelphia was the first place and
remains the only place In America
where nrst class battleship can be
built md equipped from keel to armor
and fifteen Inch guns without going bs
yond state border for the mnierials.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-23
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