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The Washington times., 1916-06-07
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NFtTN'NINJ. JNne 7,
The colored delegates aren't basking
in the limelight, as they did four
years ago. Then the chase for the
elusive Southern delegate was strong
and the "black-and- tRns" were wined
and dlned. and petted, and coaxed,
and made much over. This year
everybody seems to he letting them
q disconsolate looking bunch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
Censorship Hypocrisy.

Governor Whitman should veto the
Christman-W Wheeler bill establishing a
board of motion picture ccnsors under the
Board of Regents The idea, in this day
and generation. is silly. There is as much
med for a censorship Of motion pictures
as there is for a censorship Of music
comedies. the Legitimate drama. month
~ magazines, newspapers and comic week
lies-no more. no less. And there is just
as much good TO be accomplished by it
that is. rather less than none. As the late
Mayor Gaynor pointed out in vetoing an
ordinance which the Board of Aldermen
had foolishly passed at the behcst of added
reformers. so called, the experience of ages
is that any form of censorship has done
intellectually more harm than good.
The Governor should veto this bill be-
cause it is a bad bit of legislation, seeking
to do one thing under guisc of doing an
other. The legislative leaders weren't half
so concerned with protecting the states
morals by censorship as they were with
imposing a tax on every thousand feet of
film examined by the censors. That tax
it is estimated. would amount to $1,000, 900
a year, and Republican extravaganza has
made every form Of revenue-raiser well
come to the politicians. Now, 1t is quite
within the province of the lawmakers to
impose a tax on motion picture manufact-
urers, if they deem that course wise. But
they should do it frankly and honestly. II
they can justify such tax, economically
let them pass a straightforward tax bill,
lust AS they tax saloons and prizehght.'
Let them not hypocritically disguise the
tax as fee for examining the films to
certify to their morality.
The motion picture industry might or
might not survive a tax. There is no
earthly reason why it should be called on
TO submit to a censorship. There is every
reason why the rights Of these manufact-
urers. who are tolerably good citizens. and
of every other citizen should not be in
vaded by the imposing of censorship on
anything printed, published, pictured, for
the interest and education of the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23

ccdure, and even the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
make less fuss about it than they did whcI
it was a novelty.
The particular horror in the present
case is that the surgeon "bored holes
through the skulls" Of the patients and rc-
moved "a quantity of brain substance
This sounds more dreadful than it is. The
puncturing Of the scalp would be the most
painful part of the operation, and n local
anesthetic would meet that difficulty. AS
to the penetration of the brain tissue, it
would not hurt in the least, and the patient
might be wide awake during the process
without suffering any serious inconven-
fence. Sympathetic readers need not there
fore be unduly excited by this terrible cx-
ample of human vivsectlon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
UNPRECEDENTED Target Practice.

When Mr.. Daniels speaks of the recent
battle practice off Guantanamo as having
been carried out at ranges never before
attempted he speaks, no doubt, Of our own
fleet. The conditions under which the
firing took place are not described, and 50
it is impossible to make comparisons, but
il is not true that such ranges are un-
precedented.
Neither, by the way, is it true, as some
unnamed ordnance officer is reported TO
have said. that in the Dogger Bank fight the
Lion "began to hit the Bliicher at range
of sixteen miles" The truth is that in that
encounter fire was opened at about $4,000
wards and the first hit was scored at 1900
wards. In the battle off the Falkland ISL
ands the shot fred by the Campus was
perhaps at longer range, but she had
been virtually converted into fort, and
besides, the projectile fell short
1t is absurd to attempt comparisons OF
this sort In the Dogger Bank fight the
speed of the Lion was about 20 knots, a
speed manifestly impossible in the case Of
the ships referred to by Mr.. Daniels. Be-
sides, we are left in total ignorance Of the
circumstances under which the practice
was conducted. The important point is
that we have Vice. Admiral Mayo's word
that ain every respect the shooting was the
best the navy ever did, That is reas-
surfing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
To IN, Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: One star difcrcth from another star
in glory. and one neutrality from another
neutrality In gnominy. 1t is conceiVao'e
that there should be another neutrality NOT
wholly selfish, neutrality which should serve
TO advance the cause Of civilization ana OF
liberty TO a degree second only to that 70
be accomplished by direct service. ~ the
neutrality Of the United States were OF TINS
order our citizens would have little cause
for complaint. We might feel that other ma
tions were proving themselves nonier ina"
we. were willing to sacrifice more ana su"ei
more for higher aims and ambitions, but we
should feel that in a lesser way we wv
were taking some part, even II minor on''
in the progress of the world which "''''
made 70 result from these high times.
President Wilson has said that he hopes
",hat We shall never forget that we Great"
this nation not 10 serve ourselves ou' "
serve mankind" Had his actions iuiIy Aep.
o. with this noble sentiment we shouiu
row he sharing with the Allies that service
% mankind which will continue until the
prr,s;sn abomination has been utterly de-
.,roved Had they Jagged only measurao'y
behind We should at any rate nave 'aA'" ="
stand which would not have Illuminated every
n,triot and which would have been OF 'aiue
70 humanity But, as in so many o'nei -"
stances. once Mr.. Wilson had TINS inspiring
phrase duly tagged and ticketed ne mas "''
!. awav and passed on to other matters OIL
greater political account.
~ course. the one supreme moment, "heh
uorthv action By the United States govern
ment would have served mankind and AZ the
samo time probably allowed us 70 preserve
our national neutrality, was at the very oe-
ginning. Who can doubt but that protest
bv us. the Great Neutral, against violation
NJ Belcium. the Martyr Neutral, would have
been followed By similar protests on the part
Of practically every other neutral! Belgium
itself might not have been saved, but this
war would have been delimited to those VINO
chose TO fight, and no other nations would
have been compelled to fight. Probably Mt.
Wilson himself now bitterly regrets his fal-
ure at that time, and seeks to excuse him
self by thinking that in the turmoil and
stress OF those days another President might
likewise have failed to see the immediate
duty which is now so clear.
But even if this first and greatest failure
he forgiven Mr. Wilson-and | and hun
dreds of thousands of Americans never Will
forgive him for it-even il Americans are
willing to think that he was so fustered and
rattlepated that he did not realize the base
ness and ignominy of his appeal to the peo-
Me TO be what ne termed neutral IN
thought" in the matter of the war; even u
we condone his failure to crystalline the
cpinion and organize the determination OF
all the neutral nations. as ne could have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
Better than CONSUMPTION.
ditor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The communication of Mr.. George L.
Kilmer published in your issue Of March 81,
commenting on my letter published the I'd
on "Compulsion and the Voluntary system
appears either TO miss the point OF my argu-
ment or TO be. Internationally perhaps,
confirmation of my position. Captain kilmer
appears to argue against conscriptlon oy
pointing out the undoubted fact that the con-
scripts in the Civil War, both North and
South. were inferior to the volunteers who
responded at the first call and the subse-
ouent calls. think there is no controversy
on this point.
Where conscrpticn. however, is left 10
the last moment and resorted to as an
eleventh hour hope, it must be as such
eleventh hour hopes usually are, a desperate
expedient and the fruit of the tree Of I'M
preparedness.
IL military education be made both com
pulsory and universal it will have two results.
First it will provide such an efficient and
ample body of soldiers that the losses and
expense incident TO the first clash OF arms
will undoubtedly be reduced. The citizen
will be ready rather than raw, more or less
efficient rather than merely enthusiastic.
Second, the class of men which would, lack
ing such a compulsory feature in the pre-
paratory training be worthless conscrpts
when finally forced to serve, will be in the
beginning improved in efficiency. and prob
ably will have their patriotism, to a certain
extent at least, stimulated by the military
training and ideals which go with even an
involuntary following of the colors.
In brief. then. compulsory universal mill
tary training would both render unneces-
sary resort 10 the admittedly unsatisfac-
tory system of CONSUMPTION heretofore re-
sorted TO in case Of emergency. or after the
volunteer contingent had run out, and would
divide the burden of preparation equally be-
tween the patriotic loyal citizen and the
Stacker who normally would only go il he
had to, thus producing a relatively much
more efficient body subject to immediate
call, and this before the call came
JOHN W. L0VELAND,
Major, 5th n. J. Infantry.
New York, April 7, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
A Russian War Song.

Rosa Nsi1murch IN The Times, Londos)
The Russian soldier is man OF many
moods, judging by hts repertory Of songs. he
loves sad and sentimental ditty, and, for
the long march. the interminsble winter even
ings in barracks or the bivouac during the
summer manoeuvres, song may have q
dozen or more stanzss, provided II tells a
human and dramatic story. Some OF the Cos
sack songs are tragic. One tells OF a fear
less hero who is called TO the war few
months after his marriage. When the cou-
pie say farewell the young bride swears
eternal love and loyalty. After three years
hard fighting the Cossack returns. Hardly
has ne come in sight OF the Ural Mountains
when his father rides out to meet him, with
q long face. Speak your bad news" cries
the soldier. dis mother dead? Is my little
wife deadw Mother is WELL" replies his
father; "but your little wifc-she is worse
than dead. She has been false; but she is
sorry; forgive her" The soldier rides on
in dead silence nursing his anger. When he
gets home he embraces his mother, but draws
his sword and sweeps off the head OF his
erring wife at one stroke-in the approved
Cossack style. Then he carries it into the
market place and displays it as a warning to
other Cossack wives, rcmarking: "She asked
for trouble; now she has got what she
wanted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23

first line Of defence. II is easy for him to
believe that the countrywide criticism and
abuse of Daniels are exclusively the prod
uct of capitalistic enmity. Of lies which
these trusts" and their friends, in and
out Of the service, have maliciously circu-
lated about him.
1t is unfortunate for Josephus that one
of his most conspicuous apologists should
so Enthusiastically indicate his bias, though
no doubt the Secretary will continue to re-
gard Crce as disintcrested commentator
and Admiral Fiske as a crotchety old critic
inspired by pique.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
Ideals Above Dollars.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: You deserve great credit and praise
for having the courage to be consistent in
removing all lying ads. from The Tribune
How any newspaper can talk good citizenship
in its editorial columns and then advertise
any kind Of liquor, beer or whiskey in its
advertising columns and call itself truthful
is beyond my comprehension.
Every one knows that the use and not
only the abuse of alcoholic beverages is the
cause of so per cent of crime and evil He
who doesn't know this should read prison
statistics or ask our criminal court judges
Yet our newspapers will help along crime by
advertising the merits of this or that liquor
and so encourage its use! Whether the
beverage contains s per cent or 10 per cent
or 40 per cent alcohol, its alcoholic content
is just so much poison, and as such is tho
cause OF most of our degeneracy.
You are to be congratulated by every hon
est citizen who is interested in the welfare
Of the race. | thank God there is at least
one newspaper that puts honesty and truth
above the desire for financial profit, that puts
the welfare of man above the dollar.
WILLIAM MILTON HESS,
Trinity Congregational Church.
New York, April H. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
For Humanity.
New York, April IS, 1916.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: And so we may forget our false
pride and fight after all, not for American
rights, not for satisfaction long delayed, but
for humanity! We shall all get behind the
President, of course The championship OF
humanity is not without its incidental re-
wards if we'll timed.
For four years we have kept out OF war
in the service Of that same humanity. We
have allowed Mexican humanity 10 murder
and outrage American, English, French and
any other humsnities that happened to be
handy. But now, with the German crisis al
ready impending, We have gone in, at the
very moment when five or six notes TO Car
rama, full of Latin derivatives, qualifying ad-
jectives and confusing adverbs, would have
served our greater purposes. Tomorrow we
may discover that the Kaiser has an ally on
this continent.
1t is just possible that Colombian human
ty may see its opportunity for dash on
the Panama Canal And perhaps Haytian
humanity will start ructions.
More. Filipino humanity may begin TO
stir In which case the japanese government
will observe the correctest of official atti-
tudes But japanese humanity will sympa-
thize in many practical ways with its Asiatic
brethren under the White Mans heel. The
white burden bearers do not seem TO be pop
ular in the Orient just now.
Some craftsmanship. The elimination Of
watchful waiting.
Can it be that We have found the cxccp-
ton which proves the wisdom Of Lincoln's
rule? great many horses have already
been snapped in midstream in the countries
al war. ONE WHO NoIhD foR HIM.
New York, April 81, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
Irish Disturbances.

Rumors of political rioting in Ireland
have reached Berlin, and according to a
Sayvile dispatch some places "along the
coast are now under military control. 1t
is added that in order to check the
spread Of disaffection several newspapers
have been suppressed. This information
is said to have come TO the Overseas News
Agency by way of Amsterdam, and is evi-
IDENTIFY too vague and indirect to be oil
much value. Nevertheless, there is every
reason to believe that it has some founda-
ton in fact. The extent of the disturbance
cannot be clearly determined, but that
there has been some rioting in various
parts of Ireland is undoubtedly true.
The troubles are to be attributed above
all TO the Sim Fcin element, which has
been practically encouraged by weak and
timorous government. Everywhere except
in Ireland strong measures have been
taken to check the efforts OF German
agents and of malcontents who might seize
upon the present occasion TO create un-
rest. But in Ireland, where it is most OBJ
viously necessary to guard against sedi-
tious enterprises, those in authority have
been singularly lax and negligent Nio-
lently disloyal newspapers, which would
not be tolerated in Canada, for instance,
have been circulated freely in Ireland; out
spoken opponents of recruiting have been
suffered TO retain Office under the govern
ment: little or no effort has been made to
suppress agitators frankly engaged IN
spreading discomfort, and the Defence OF
the Realm act has been defed in manner
that would certainly be impossible in Eng
land.
The result is that the Sim Fein propa-
gandists have grown more and more scorn-
full Of authority. They have rarely been
called to account. For offences which
would have cost them their lives in Ger
many they have commonly been acquitted
or got of with week or two of imprison-
ment. II is only quite recently that any
serious effort has been made to control
them, and they have already worked SO
much mischief that suppression is not as
easy a matter as it would have been SIX
months or year ago.
A few weeks ago in small town IN
Kings County there was serious encoun-
ter when a rabble Of loyalists paraded the
streets shouting Down with the Sim
Feiners." There was stone throwing, sew
eral revolver shots were fired and one po-
liceman was wounded. About ten days
later a meeting was held in Dublin to pro-
test against the expulsion from Ireland OF
some organizers of the Irish Volunteers.
This led TO violent rioting and there was
shooting in some of the principal streets.
Incidents Of this sort seem to be increas-
ing, and may be regarded as natural re-
suit of the governments apathy. 1t is
probably upon such incidents that the re-
norts from Berlin are founded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
How MIR. Creel Feels About II.

Mr.. George Creel is quoted as remark
ing 10 the Labor Forum: 81 do not THINK
il should worry any one whether Mr.
Maurer did say TO hell with the Stars
and Stripes" This is the Mr.. Crcel who
recently ranked Josephus Daniels among
the greatest Of American Naval Secre-
taries. Could he have been in the same
mood Of indifference TO unpatriotic utter
ance when he penned his violent defence
Of Daniels?
II is impossible TO disassociate writer's
opinions from his point Of view. That is
enc reason why so many Of US will be In
terested in Mr.. Creel's remark TO the Labor
Forum-it reveals as in flash his point
Of view, which is that Of a champion Of
class against all corners, including coun-
try. II puts on record what not few Of
US had suspected, and we shall know better
hereafter how much weight to accord this
mans expressions. whether in discus
sion of labor wars in Colorado or Of
Josephus the Incompatible.
We shall understand, for example, that
il is of infinitely greater Importance to
Mr.. Creel that Daniels should fight the
poyder "trust." the armor plate trust
or the shipbulding "trust" than that his
administration should benefit or injure the
navy. A man who doesn't worry about in
suits 10 the Stars and Stripes doesn't
worry about the condition Of his country's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
Human Vivisection."

1t j. shocking in glancing over tie
papers to encounter such headlines as
"Vivisection of Lunatics' or doctor Ad-
mits Vivisecton on Insane Humans" nor
is it reassuring to read in the course OF
the narrative that the Doctors colleagues
insist that by entering hospital a pa
tent becomes a subject for scientific ex-
Fermentation and that further consent is
not necessary"
That no such ridiculous allegation was
ever made may safely be assumed, for it Is
obviously false. 1t is quite likely, however,
that the doctors did insist that within rea-
sonable limits the physician in charge Of
a patient is at liberty 10 employ expert
mental methods, for that is obviously true.
Examination of the blood, for instance,
is often a matter of routine; it involves OF
necessity the extraction of little blood
from the patient, and il is commonly taken
for granted that to that extent at least the
hospital patient is "a subject for scientific
experimentation" and, Of course, 'furthe.
consent is not necessary"
Again, let us suppose patient is SEM
TO hospital with pneumonia. The prog
ress of the case is unsatisfactory; there is
reason perhaps to suspect the presence OF
pus in the pleural cavity. In that case
thorough drainage might be vitality neces-
sary; accordingly an aspirating needle Is
used and some fluid withdrawn in or
der that a correct diagnosis may be had.
The little operation may even be repeated
several times, and in sense it would be
quite correct TO describe it as human
vivisection." But no one could reasonably
deny that such vivisection was justifiablc,
even though it might be uncomfortable
for the patient.
We do not know the particulars of the
experiments made at the State Hospital
in Michigan, but apparently they were
made for diagnostic purposes, and it is not
alleged that any of the patients suffered
either pain or injury. Lumbar puncturc
in similar cases is quite common pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
The Day Of Lilies.

The scent Of the Lilies is bound and holden,
It's incense rises in bordered aisles;
There's the promise of spring in the sun
light golden,
There's the JOY of spring in the chill
drcn's smiles.
And yesterdays toll and hurried clamor,
The city's throng and the city's strife,
It's cluttered scene and its fcvered glamour
That makes US the struggle we dare call
Life.
We leave it all at some fair, dim portal,
(The Lilies CLEAN in the bordercd
aislesD
And oh, the message and gift immortal.
There's the joy Of spring in the chill
dren's smilesD
And we hear Of that far-off Syrian garden,
Where Mary's Master stilled her fear,
And the angels words Of hope and pardon :
"For He is risen: He is not here"
Risen Sweet Christ Of the distant ages!
Like Mary, we listen and know the voice;
And more than the story Of hallowed pages
The touch of His love and life rejoice.
For in any sadness Of some tomorrow,
If we hear His answer we lose all care,
And above forgotten tears and SORROW
The scent Of the Lilies shall linger there !!
Adm BALLOU.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23

second paragraph, and finally to dispose OF
the SQUIRE of Blankney as Chaplin without.
a handle of any old sort What sacriiege Is
this! What shameless disrespect for ven
cradle institution! What
Nv indignation gives place to uncontroi-
liable laughter, and | fall helpless INTO my
chair again. Crash! There's one OF the legs
gone. Ny landlady will expect me 10 pay
for this Shall | send the bill TO Inc IT'D
une? Or to Henry Chaplin? Or TO the IN
imitable Charles? No, on second thoughts i II
stand for it myself. On the whole l tninS
it's worth il. A. +. LIN loN'
Brooklyn, April II, 1916.