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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
AMERICAN FlNANclERs WILL SHORTLY MAKE A
 FIVE MILLION LOAN

NEW YORK. June 1S.-The Amer ican International Corporation will soon lend China S5,O00,000 says President Charles A. Stone. Only S3.000.000 will be advanced this sea son. The money is for construc- ton work on the Grand Canal and the corporation will supply the ma chinery and supervise all work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
RAISE IN PRICE OF GASOLINE IS BEING
 INVESTIGATED NOW

WASHINGTON. June l3-The Fed. eral Trade commission is holding hearings here to give the interests concerned opportunity to explain the rise in the price of gasoline The report to the Senate will be sub. mitted within a few days after the hearings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
GERMANS ARE FORCING THE FRENCH LINES, ENTER
 TRENCHES.
-ITIne f9-Cr7du1Il

Paris. June t3.-Gradually the Germans are forcing the French lines and penetrating several French trenches. The German bombardment of chattaneourt has already eontin- ued several days. both day and night and the firing has not diminished 10 any extent. The Germans on the east Of Hill No. 22f entered the French trenches during the night but have gained little advantage by this maneuver
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS KNOW EVERY MOVE
 THIS NATION MAKES

BOSTON. June IS. - Howard E. Coffin. member of the Naval Consult ing Board, in an address said that the government departments at the capital are "honeycombed with rep resentatives of foreign governments" and that everything this nation does is known abroad
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
OF ENGINES
 ARE WANTED BY
 RUSSIAN GoVERNME ENT

NEW YORK. June 1S.-The Rus, sian ministry of the interior has sent out an inquiry for from 600 to 1000 large locomotives. The ex- act number to be purchased is not stated
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
LARGE CLOTHING
 FIRM DECLARES A
 QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

CHICAGO. June lS.-The Hart, Schaffner & Mark Company declar- ed their regular quarterly dividend of l% per cent on the preferred stock, payable June 90 to stock of record on June 20
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
PHENOMENAL COLD PREVAILS THROUGHOUT
 RUSSIAN COUNTRY

PETROGRAD. June 1S. -Phenome- nal cold for thls time of tho year. prevails throughout Russia Street cars at Kazan have been stopped by the heavy snow The temperature lat Nizhni-Noygorod is at lhe freez. Ing point.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
SHOCK ouoTATIoNs.

NEW YORK. June 1s.-Alaska Cold closed at %.
 American Zinc at S5ik. Butte and Superior at 90. Chino at 54%. Ray at 23%
 Utah Copper at 83A Copper Metal at 2s@2sA
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
AMERICANS TO
 BUILD FACTORY
 IN CORK, IRELAND

BOSTON, June lS.-Plans are un- der discussion among Greater Bos ton shoe manufacturers for estab lishment Of Q manufactory at Cork, Ireland. The factory. if built. will be backed by funds of local project ors. and will be under strictly Am erican management.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
GREATEST OUTPUT OF
 IRON FOR YEARS WAS
 THAT OF LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON. June 14.-Iron ore mined in the United States during 1915 totaled 55.526.49O gross tons, the greatest output in any year except 1910 and 1913
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
STEEL FORCES ARE WORKING OVERTIME;
 WILL LAST MONTHS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June IS. - Charels NJ. Schwab says the Bethle- hem Steel forces are still working to capacity and will continue for some time to come.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
eoURsE HEREAFTER WILL BE CLOSED
 EVERY SATURDAY

PARIS. June lS.-The Bourse will remain closed on Saturdays the same as last year. from now until October. unless fortnightly settle ment day falls on Saturday, in which case 1t will be open as usual.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
PRESIDENT WILL NAME
 PROFESSOR, IT IS SAID,
 TO TARIFF COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, June 13.-A Wash ington report says President VII. son has decided to name Professor Tausig, the economist. the chairman of the proposed tariff commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
USE OF PETROL LIMITED IN THE
 BRITISH EMPIRE

LONDON. June -13.-Regulations limiting the use of petrol will take effect next week in England The amount now being used by the Brit lsh evolutionary force in France is equal to normal supply of the whole United Kingdom in time Of peace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
WIRE TAPPING TO
 DETECT CRIME IS
 HELD JUSTiFlABLE

NEW YORK. June 1S.-Wiretap. ping for tho purpose of detecting crime has been held to be justifia. ble in an opinion handed down by the New York Appellate Division.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
NEW KINDS OF WOOD FOUND TO MAKE PAPER
 FOR NEWSPAPERS

NEW YORK. June 13.--A Wash ington special says that newspaper print made hitherto from unusued woods, under the direction of the forest service laboratories has been successfully tried out by two large newspapers. and in all II kinds Of wood Deyer used before have given promise of being suitable.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
DIRECT STEAMSHIP LINE BOSTON TO PORTS
 OF RUSSIA CLAIMED

BOSTON. June IS. A direct line of steamers from Bostn to Russia is assured, according to Henry c. Lander a Russian industrial agent
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
TUNGSTEN MARKET
 SUFFERING FROM
 4. SEVERE SLUMP

DENVER. June 1S.- The Tung sten market is suffering from a slump at the present. with $40 a unit being offered for 6Oes tungsten.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13
ORGANIZE
 ITALWs CABINET

ROME. June ls. The resignations of the Cabinet members have been accept ed. Former Minister Of Fi- nance Paolo Bozelli has been asked Co form a new cabinet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-13

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
The Clinic at Sing Sing.

The establishment by the Rockefeller
Foundation of psychopathic clinic at
Sing Sing prison provides the scientific
equipment which the cause of prison re-
form has long needed. Society's treat
ment of the convict has been left largely
to sentiment, good intentions, guesswork,
tradition and the trade unionism of that
class of officials to whom the public has
thoughtlessly delegated the apprehension
and punishment of the criminal. We shall
learn now whether there is criminal
class" and why it is that the methods Of
reform or restraint which succeed best
with some persons fail notably with others.
1t is the easiest thing in the world to
generalze about "the criminal class" or
any other group of individuals to which
we personally do not happen to belong.
There has been no little nonsense, brutal
ity and bathos arising from the habit of
regarding all criminals alike as demons,
idiots or fallen angels. There are those
who hold Lombroso's theory that all crimi-
nails are physical and moral degenerates,
20 be dealt with accordingly. There are
those who take the attitude of the older
oflicialism, that criminals are all wilful
wrongdoers, toward whom society has no
other responsibility than to deal out such
punishment as rigid impersonal justice re-
quires. There are those who hold the
sentimental view that every criminal,
good man at heart, whom misfortune has
made the victim of our cruel law is only
waiting for some one to treat him with
kindness and trust to be led back to the
path of virtue. There are those, economic
determinists, who argue that as man is
only the product of his environment, all
any criminal needs to make him a good
citizen is fair industrial opportunity.
A psychopathic clinic will dispel such
preconceived ideas, each of which at best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21

only applies to a small portion of our
prison population. 1t will doubtless be
found that there are as many mental ana
moral types inside prison walls rs outside,
and that in dealing with them in prison, as
elsewhere, one mans meat is another
mans poison. Most intelligent people
to-day are ready to abandon the anti
ouated beliefs, according to which a prison
was a place where a vindictive principle
of Justice must be satisfied by suffering
in favor of the modern view that the cher
function Of such an institution is to re-
store men to useful citizenship.
The prison problem is now simply one
of finding the most effective methods. NO
single method may be applied to all alike
The processes by which normal minded
men may be restored to social relation
ships only work harm among the mentally
defective. If psychiatry can do what the
law at present fails to do-correctly seq
regate the incorrigibles for special treat
ment-it will accomplish the first step
toward placing penclogy on a ratlon'l
basis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
A Universal Language.
(From The Boston Heraid)

When the high representatives Of the Al
lied Powers held their recent conference in
Paris. those present-represent Great
Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan and
Portugal-did their business in English A
generation ago that would hardly have been
possible; no British delegates would have
vea.ured to suggest it. Probably French
W ould have been the medium Of discussion, II
any common medium could have been found.
A few centuries ago representatives Of lead
ing countries meeting under such circum-
stances would have held their conference in
the Latin.
The vast expanse Of the British colonial
empire, the growing multitude of Americans
and Britons who travel in foreign lands, the
zeal of our missionaries, the melting pot
process of this country and its effect on the
great number of aliens who return to their
native lands, the spread Of British and Amer
lean trade-these are some of the influences
that are making English the international
language in statecraft and diplomacy as well
as in traffic and travel Even Japan, which
prides itself on its conservatism and isola-
ton, is teaching English in schools. The
students of Waseda University recently had
public exercises in which they delivered ad-
dresses and performed play in English
and the auditors understood,
If the spread of English is but half as great
in the next generation as il has been in the
las: the field Of opportunity for those who
are laboriously trying 20 promote this or that
so-oalled universal" language will be naI-
rowed to the vanishing point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Philippine Blunders.

Elsewhere on this page we publish le''
ter from ex-Judge James c. jenkins on
conditions in the Philippines. Judge Jen-
kins served for eleven years on the bench
of the Philippines Court of First Instance
He has had ample opportunity, through
travel and association with all classes OF
Filipino population, to study at first hand
the problems of American trusteeship IN
our Far Eastern dependency.
Mr.. Jenkinss record on the bench at
tests his high personal and professional
reputation. Fifty-three criminal cases
tried by him were appealed to the Phil
ippine Supreme Court. His decision was
reversed in only five of them. In thirty
one civil appeals there was not a single
reversal. His opinions are therefore those
of a man entirely competent to pass Judg-
ment on the political needs of the Philip
pines and the wisdom or non-wisdom OF
the administration which they have en-
loved under the present Governor General
Judge Jenkins's verdict on the latter
point is anything but favorable. He tells
frankly what is wrong with the Wilson
Harrison policies. What he says naturally
agrees with the testimony of the other
Americans once resident in the islands who
have given most time, thought and energy
to the working out of the Philippine prob
lem. Not scuttle, not light-minded en-
couragement of the ambitions of the Fill
pino politicians who are anxious to take
control of the islands out Of our hands, but
a serious, patient, generous development OF
the capacities of the people, in their own
interest and in fulflment of the mis-
sion which the United States assumed in
1899 and which it is bound in honor to
carry through. That is the one concep-
ton of our duty in the Philippines on
which all the Predetermined of the
Americans who have seen service IN the
earnestly and heartily agree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Matty and the u. s. A.

Matty was far more than the greatest
Of pitchers. He was hero, an idol and
tradition, all in his lifetime. He was
our sacred elephant, our local X. of X. and
Phebus Apollo rolled into one Strong
men who had seen him We'd with small
boys who had not in worshipping him like
a totem pole. His departure marks the
end of religious dynasty and the begin
ming of new deities
Just now when the great minds of the
country are debating ways and means of
pulling the country together such a CEN
trail figure Of alteration starts an interest
ing line of thought Matty, one-old-cat
and the indignation of America are by no
means such unrelated topics as the first
glance suggests. Perhaps the public
schools should come first. Next to them we
place baseball, with all the word contains,
as the great welder of America into unity,
that and nothing less. To get the process
at its liveliest you must take trip to the
back lot or the playground street and see
the welding when the metal is most NAL
leable. But the indignation continues on
the bleachers, even if more slowly. Vicari-
Gus sport may not do much for lungs and
oolons and liyers; il works great things
toward mutual understanding and univer-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
The Army Reorganization Farce.
(From The Philadelphia Inquirer)


The new army legislation is farce. 1t IS
worse than farce. 1t is a positive disgrace
to body of lawmakers presumed to be
blessed with common sense.
Men Joined the National Guard in no eX-
recitation of being sent out of their respective
states. Suddenly they find themselves sub
iect to the call of the government, and away
they 20, leaving by the thousands women ana
children unprovided for.
IL is all wrong. Men with dependent fam
lilies have no business to be on the border
There is no such crisis as to require gem
eral uprising of the unarmed million that one
William Jennings Bryan was going to raise IN
a night for the defence of the country. Every
militiaman who has left behind him women
and children who must rely upon private con-
trinutions should be relieved from duty and
sent home 1t isn't the duty Of the individual
cltizer to support dependent families. 1t IS
the duty of Congress to organize armies at
:ho expense of the nation.
When the time comes that a Congress can
be induced to provide for general training,
Under which system the government could
pick and choose its fighting strength II occa-
sion should require, we shall have reserv"
force free from the complications and the
cries for help from the destitute such as the
existing legislation breeds.
Meanwhile patriotic Philadelphians anc
Penosylyanians must do their best to offset
Congressional laundering by keeping from
starving helpless dependents of National
Gualdsmen ordered to the Mexican line be-
cause of that laundering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Arbitration the One Way Out.

The conference between the garment
manufacturers and workers failed to de-
velop basis for agreement, but it abun-
dainty established the one outstanding
fact of the whole struggle-that arbitra-
ton is the only hope of either temporary
or permanent peace. The wrangle In
which the conference ended leaves the dis
puted points in doubt Apparently the
supposed crux of the disagreement, the
preferential union shop, was satisfactorily
solved. The break came over lesser de-
mands. The truth is that after months of
bitter struggle face to face parleys offer
little hope of compromise.
The appeal to President Wilson is a
wise step. and the grave national ranifica-
tons of the lockout afford abundant rea-
son for federal investigation. The citi-
zens Of New York should not forget, how
ever, that the issue and responsibility rest
primarily upon their shoulders. The man.
ufacturers seek to jettison the progress of
twenty years They would send US back
to the brutal hardships and industrial!
chaos that prevailed before collective bar
gaining came into being. No American
community can afford to let such retro
gressive ideas prevail.
Arbitration must be urged upon the
manufacturers by every voice of influence.
Pending their acceptance of the inevitable,
the citizens of New York must make the
cause of the starving workers their cause.
Much money has already been given. More
should follow. The city must make it
clear for all time that to attack modern
methods of settling labor disputes is to at
tack the welfare of the whole community.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
KEEPING AUTHORS FREE
AffiIiation with the A. F. Of L. Would Not
Limit independence of Speech.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent, Mr.. Robert j.
Shores, has been misinformed as to the
terms upon which 1t is proposed to nfiiliate
the Authors League Of America with the
American Federation OF Labor. IL is impos-
sible for the authors to lose their indepen-
dence OF speech and action. The American
Federation of Labor has expressly stated
that it has no desire whatsoever to exer-
else any censorship over the written or
spoken opinions Of the authors. And need
less to say, this would be explicitly stipu-
lated in the articles Of afilation before
they were signed.
Mr.. Shores surely will realize that il the
unions sought to do anything so idiotic as 70
suppress criticism Of themselves they could
have gone a long way toward doing it in
the newspapers. "Bix Six" is admittedly
the strongest of all the unions. But you
have still to hear of a union compositor OBJ
jecting to setting up articles that criticised
the unions.
Mr. Shores evidently does not know that
the keenest critics of unionism as politico-
economic principle and Of the conduct OF par
ticular unions are TO be found in the ranks
of union labor. Nobody pretends that it is a
perfect instrument. But it is the most prac-
tica means for securing a certain measure
Of economic justice that has yet been discov-
cred.
Authors are not Independent workers-ex-
cept the few for whose writings there IS
such a popular demand that they can dictate
their own terms. As it is, there are even
now many of them, fairly we'll known men,
who have had to put up with unfair ana
dishonest treatment and have been unable
to resent it in a practical way. Surely 1t is
obvious that boycott by the authors o. any
given publisher or cinema producer would
be vastly more effective il they were backed
up by the allied unions.
The Authors Leagues committee on ami
iation has not recommended this step with
out taking the most competent legal ADVICE
The majority of us were originally as strong
ly opposed to the proposition as Mr.. Shores.
We investigated il from every angle. we
have cross-examined the officials of the
American Federation of Labor with the ut
most thoroughness, to make sure that our
independence of thought and action might
not be jeopardized
The results of our investigation are at the
disposal of every member of the league or
ANYBODY else who might be indirectly affect
ed-for there is no doubt that this is mat
ter which concerns the public almost as
much as it does the authors.
LOUIS SHERwIN.
New York, July 10, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Small Beer for Teetotalers.

Hitherto the board responsible for the
regulation of the liquor traffic in Great
Britain has been engaged chiefly in max
ing the way of the drinking man harder.
II was as a war measure that the board
was created. and the results of restriction
have been, upon the whole, so beneficial
that the tendency of those in control mas
been toward extending the system rather
than relaxing any of the rules. Now, how
ever. a new order has been issued, the
object of which is "to give extended facili-
ties for the sale of light beer containing
not more than per cent of proof spirit.
That is to say, taverns in the scheduled
areas may stay open all day for the sale
of such beer; the regulations restricting
the sale of stronger drinks will not apply
to them.
This is an interesting experiment and
sensible one. The out-and-out teetotalers
will probably object to it, but more on ac-
count of the name given to the beverage
than for any reasonable cause. Absurdly
enough. it has hitherto been allowable to
sell such beer, regardless of the war re-
strictions, provided it was not made in
brewery. Since it contained no more than
2 per cent alcohol it was not technically
Intoxicating liquor" unless it happened
to come from some place engaged IN the
production of stronger beers or ales. This
anomalous distinction is now done away
with. and small beer is small beer wherever
it comes from.
The injustice of Directing to the use OF
such a beverage is apparent when 1t is
considered that many of the so-called tenn
perance drinks are no less potent. elders
and ginger beers are often more intoxicat-
ing. and to tolerate them while Directing
to very light beers is pedantic, if not insin-
cere. The difficulty for many who are in
the habit of drinking with their meals Is
not to do without their accustomed allow
ance of alcohol, but to find palatable
Notwithstanding beverage. Most of the
temperance drinks are sweet and unpleas-
ant to one who is used to beer. If thor
oughlv innocuous beer has really been
found it should prove highly popular. And
a beer containing no more than per cent
of proof spirit is pretty safe: the topper
will get no for'arder with it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Workmen's Compensation in the Senate

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; After three and one-half years Of
persistent work by the American Association
for Labor Legislation, on July 70 the Hou"
OF Representatives in Washington passed, oy
the practically unanimous vote Of 2s6 to D.
the ern-McGillicuddy workmens eOmpen'
sation bill for injured Federal employees
1t is now pending in the Senate.
This was one of the measures 20 wnien
the Democratic party pledged itself in lsl-
In the final month of the session the DEMO
cratic record is being estimated Throughout
the length and breadth of the United STATES
Will they fulfil their promise?
Humanity. far more than politics, demshu'
that the -McGllicuddy bill be passeo'
The failure OF our Federal government v
all of its injured employees a.
is required Of private employers IN neA''
every state, has long been crying disgias,.'
The remedy offered is not hasty makesh''
but a carefully considered. scientific bill
JOHN B. ANDREWS,
Secretary American Association for Ls0''
Legislation.
New York, July IS. 1919