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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
No Hvphen for Nine. Matzenauer.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: With reference to the news article
in The Tribune Of June headed Protest at
Opera Stars" | beg to call your attention
to the following facts: have been in Amer
lea since 1911. During that time have
maintained a standpoint of absolute neu-
trality. | have always refused to sing at
benefit performances, concerts or bazaars, be-
cause | felt that an artist who appears be-
fore cosmopolitan audience must be abso-
lutcly neutral and not seem to favor one
country or another.
Furthermore. | am Hungarian by birth.
| also intend 10 apply for American citizen
ship papers, as I wish my little daughter to
be brought up as an American citizen.
MARC. MATZENAUER
New York, June 2, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
The Hay Makeshift a Law.

The President has signed the Hay army
reorganization act. 1t was foregone con-
clusion that he would approve this make
shift. Mr.. Hay was right when he boasted
in the House of Representatives that Mr.
Wilson was with him in wishing TO put the
country off with a programme of sham
military preparedness. Mr.. Hay had
forced Secretary Garrison out of the Cabi-
net He had cut short the Presidents &C
tivities as preparedness campaigner. He
knew that Mr.. Wilson would stand for any
surrender which he might extort from the
well-meaning but feeble-hearted Military
Affairs Committee of the Senate.
So the country, thanks to the Presidents
docility, must put up with an imitation
military reorganization, fathered by the
chief proponent in Congress of unpre-
paredness-a statesman who has already
announced that he expects to cancel next
winter or the winter after the better part
of the increase in the peace strength of
the army authorized in the new law, but
artfully spread in increments over pc
riod of five years.
The law itself has two radical and in
durable defects. 1t continues the disas-
trous traditions of the past in providing an
understood first line-a toy regular estab-
lishment, much too small to serve in times
of emergency as the nucleus of real
army. After proper provision is made for
garrisonng our insular possessions, the
Canal Zone and Alaska and manning the
existing coast Notifications with coast ar
tillerymen, there will remain under the
HAY bill a mobile army in Continental
United States of only $1,000 men. This
force is not large enough to be organized
into divisions and to serve as a training
school for the officers-es pecially those in
the higher grades-who will be expected to
handle troops in large masses if real
war comes.
The minimum figure for a mobile army
in Continental United States which will
be of any real military value has been
fixed by the War College division or the
General Staff at $4,000 men. The Hay
law furnishes only AZ per cent of the num-
Der needed and furnishes them only by a
series of annual increases terminating in
1921. 1t is obvious that the army which
it creates will be only the shadow of a
real army.
The second vital fault of the law is that
it intrenches the state militia as con-
trolling element in our military system. 1t
creates an diversified and politically po-
tent second line, which has already ex-
hibited purpose to control all army legis-
lation for its own benefit. The painful
lessons Of all our past wars have been
disregarded in attempting to build a real
military organization on too few regulars
and too many unframed or partly trained
troops-the latter not even securely under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
Hughes Means Wilson.
or of The Tribune.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Mr.. Brown, Of the Progressiyes, is
credited with saying that his party will in
dorse Mr.. Hughes if the Republicans nomi-
nate him. Mr.. Brown and Mr. Hilles may de-
liver delegates in June, but they cannot de
liver November votes.
The Republicans must nominate a man, and
not sponge to absorb the hyphen vote. The
country needs real President more than
any party needs harmony
Let the Republican leaders face the facts,
Tie voters finally decide. Unless the leaders
permit Roosevelt to be nominated Woodrow
" ilson will be reelected.
speak for many when | state that you
must nominate Roosevelt or you reflect Will
son.
No pussyfooting. no robing in judicial dig
nifty Better the idealistic Wilson than the
Presidentially immature Hughes.
DANIEL SNIVELY.
New York, June ,, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
Cranks.

Bouck Whites flag burning orgy is sim
ply piece of religious fanatcsm, char
acteristic act of crankery brought on by
the world crisis. The public should regard
such an occurrence as pathological symp-
tom. 1t is inevitable that period of men
tai strain such as the world is now passing
through should discharge certain incipient
mental invalids into action. We have seen
more than one such case of irrationality
during these troublous past two years,
some Of them dangerous, some only erratic
peace junkets, attempts at assassination,
and even reasonable conspiracy of Ameri-
can citizens with secret foreign agents.
The crank is ever with us. He is just an
idealist blown up. He is person VINO has
been guilty Of intellectual intemperance, a
spiritual dope fiend who has INDUCED him
self in extravagant thinking until he has
delirium tremens.
We all wish for worldwide human
brotherhood, probably as earnestly as do
these social revolutionists. But most nor
NAL minds know that the cause Of hu-
mainly is not enhanced by insulting the
emblems which all men hold sacred. The
followers of Mr.. White have mistaken
their identity. They are not information
alsts; they are only anti-nationalists. The
difference is plain. One does not become
an internationalist simply because he is a
man without country any more than one
becomes a good neighbor by virtue of the
fact that he has no home. International
ism is simply the spirit of good neighbor-
illness among the nations. The man who
renounces allegiance TO his home land IS
only political hobo not world citizen.
Such denatured internationalism is not
concerned with the welfare of real men
and women and children either at home or
abroad; it cares only for theory. 1t is
the victim of an obsession, fixed and alb
stract idea of mankind in general" And
since every man is some particular kind Of
man, an American, or a Russian, or an
Englishman, or a German, etc, there is no
such thing as man In general any more
than there is fruit" in general to be found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
Rejecting Mr.. Wilson.

II Mr.. Justice Hughes is nominated at
Chicago in advance of any declaration by
him of his views on vital issues it is the
deliberate judgment of The Tribune that
he will be defeated at the polls.
Mr.. Hughes has been designated by the
Hyphens as their agent to punish Mr.. Will
son for his partial refusal TO comply with
Potsdam orders. No German American
has made the smallest concealment of the
purpose Of the Hyphens to use Mr.
HUGHES to enforce German wishes at
Washington.
Such being the case there are thousands
and thousands Of Americans who will see
no greater duty than to stand by the
President of the United States, assailed by
alien influences because of his defence Of
American rights.
No words Of Mr.. Hughes after nomina-
ton can in the smallest degree remove the
impression that will prevail that he was
willing to win the nomination by Hyphen
aid. and that his silence, his retreat behind
the Supreme Court bench, was a deliberate
attempt to get for himself votes and SUD
port that might be repulsed if he said be
fore nomination what he will have to say
after it.
The Tribune does not believe that the
people Of the United States will turn from
Mr.. Wilson to Republican candidate who
has not only followed the course which has
earned Mr.. Wilson just censure among
patriotic Americans, but has also per
mitted himself to be used as the club of
disloyal and REASONABLE citizens.
The people Of the United States demand
courageous and unselfsh leadership. They
do not and they will not prefer Republican
cowardce to Democratic. The German
Americans nave lnuOISeu MI huSheo' hc
Republican convention seems prepared to
accept the dictation Of these Hyphens, Mr..
Hughes seems quite ready to receive the
nomination at such hands, but The Trib-
une does not believe that the people of the
United States will ever ratify such bar
gain or accept a candidate nominated un-
der such circumstances.
II the Republican National Convention
accepts the German-American candidate
ant Mr.. Hughes consents to be the Ger.
man-American candidate even for pur.
poses of obtaining the Republican nomina-
ton, Woodrow Wilson will be reelected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
can Amazing Blunder."

Naval officers show an unaccountable
Discrimination to distribute praise and CEN
sure to those engaged in the recent battle
off the coast of Jutland, pretending that no
useful conclusions can be drawn until the
main facts have been revealed. Fortu-
nately. we have one critic, untrammeled
by professional prejudices, whose genius
and intuition enable him to determine eX-
actly what went wrong with the British
fleet and how it was that the Marine-Amt
was so happily enabled to announce great
victory over the entire naval forces of the
enemy.
The whole truth is that the impetuous
Irishman commanding the First Battle
Cruiser Squadron, instead of showing a
clean pair of heels. as he ought to have done,
had the folly to attack a superior force,
with consequences that might have been
foretold." But there was no one to warn
him, and the result is that Germany has
won the greatest sea fight in modern his
tory" No wonder his critic is unmercl-
full and refuses to listen to excuses. There
can be no adequate excuse, as he plainly
points out:
Whatever the purpose Of the COM
mander of the British cruiser squad
ron may have been, he committed an
amazing blunder in bringing on an
engagement for which he was not
equipped. There is nothing in sea
power unless its possessor is always
in force equal or superior TO the
enemy at all points of contact.
Byng, among British admirals, seems
to have had some inkling of this great
truth Yet it is not commonly recognized
as an unalterable axiom even to-day, and
we must not be too hard on Sir David
Beatty. lie is the victim of tradition.
Some very competent seamen have been
misled in the same way. Il had rather
see half my squadron burnt" wrote Nelson
after a fleet he was watching had man
aged to evade him, than risk what the
French may do in the Mediterranean"
Nay, he was ready even TO commit the
amazing blunder of exposing himself to
humiliation if by doing so he could but
thwart the design of his adversary; for
"by the time the enemy has beat our fleet
soundly." he explained in his simple way.
"they will do US no harm this year.
If Nelson himself did not know that
there was nothing in sea power" applied
in this manner, ought We not to be lenient
in passing judgment on Sir David Beatty?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06

Please note that the actual number in Octo-
Ter and November was more than recorded
and the number in December was less than
recorded But even if $40 died in December
it would not have been unusual or alarming,
as any one can see by studying the three
years statistics.
1t must be noted that the birth rate in Der
lin has steadily decreased, so that large
proportion of the decreased mortality of in
fants is because there are fewer infants in
Berlin. But portion of the decrease is due
to the lowered mortality rate achieved by
that extraordinary and marvellous spirit of
coordination and devotion that characterizes
the whole German people ! speak of the
situation as it was up to April 26 last.
love truth. s. S. MCCLURE.
New York, June g. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06

Federal control. The political influence
of the state guards was used by MIR. HAY
to defeat genuine army reorganization
and that influence had to be paid for by an
aggravation Of the evils with which we
have had to contend in all our own wars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06

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Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP

John Hilliard was in Arapahoe
last Thursday.
Illinois township was visited by
a small blizzard last Sunday.
Clyde Lambert and family Wis
tied at the Waltman home last
Sunday.
Frank Carter's children who
have been quite sick, are much
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Potts en-
tertained several relatives Dec.
13 in honor of their daughter,
Adah Lucille, and their niece Mrs
Adah Norlin, whose birthday &C.
Cured on that day.
About twenty-five neighpors
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Konecene last Friday
evening. Oysters. cake and cof-
fee were served. A good time
was had by those fortunate
enough to be able to attend.
Lee Shepard was pleasantly
surprised Monday evening Dec.
l1th that being his 2lst birthday
About fifty-fve were present,
several coming from Arapahoe.
An oyster supper and good So
cial time was enjoyed by all.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
Government Seeds
Free Upon Request

Following long established custom
Congressman Timberlake will distrib-
ute vegetable and flower seed next
sp.ing among the residents of the End
District.
However, instead of sending seeds
to every person whose name appears
on his mailing lists, this seed will be
sent out this year only upon request.
If any of the readers of the RECORD
desire a package of vegetable or flow
er seed, they should advise Mr.. Tim
berlake at 372 House Office Building,
Washington. d. c., ut once, stating
their preference for vegetable or ilow-
er seeds, as the lists are now being
made up and the distribution will start
early in January.
Owing to the size of the distribution
it will be impossible to fill specific re
quests, but each package will contain
five Tarieties, selected ana especially
adapted for the locality in which they
are to be grown. Write for your
package before it is too late.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
Printing Proposal

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners OF
Cheyenne county, Colorado, will re-
ceive sealed proposals at their annual
meeting in January 191T for the print
ing and advertising of all legal no.
tices, commissioners proceedings, war
rant calls, delinquent tax lists and all
other necessary county printing or
advertising.
Also for the furnishing of printed
envelopes, letter heads, ETC., for the
use Of the various county officers for
and during the year 1917.
All bids should be sealed and plain
ly marked printing Proposals) and
should be on file ut the Office of the
County Clerk of said county not later
than January 10. 1917.
[LSl G. o. SEARS,
County Clerk.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21

would seem to point to the mid
dleman as the party mainly re-
sponsible for the situation. He
,absorbs too much of the money
paid by the ultimate consumer.
AS I stated in the speeches l de-
livered in the campaigns. out of
every dollar paid for farm pro-
ducts only thirty-five cents gets
to the farmer. SiXty-fve cents
goes to the middlaman. That is
more than his just share. The
consumers should pay less, and
the farmer should get more in
some instances.
1t is easy to indulge in these
generalities but when Congress
attempts to write them into laws
it finds itself up against the hard
est problem which it has ever
been called upon to deal.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
PROSPECT HILL

The frequent SHOWS and zero
temperature is a sure sign that
we are in a frigid grasp of win
ter. Look we'll to the coal heap.
feed supply and dop't worry.
Our next neighbor Mr.. A j.
Hawkes. vacated his own home
this week and moved himself and
stock to the James Trainor ranch
where he will hold forth till
Spring. This arrangement is to
accommodate Mr.. Trainor who
will spend the winter in Michigan
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
with his aged mother.

The Masonic Fraternity met on
Tuesday night in regular session
and installed the newly elected
officers for the ensuing year.
The communication had its usual
pleasant features. Despite the
pelting snow storm a goodly
number were there to express
regrets and appreciation for
those retiring and pledge support
to those assuming charge.
The Limon Express came to us
last week all embroidered with
holly and Santa Claus loaded to
the guards with gifts. The week
before it had the Woodrow Wilson
spirit set to charming verse by
that unique writer "Uncle john"
Now he has the Christmas Spirit
and we believe the two combined
in daily practice would make the
world happy. Walter L. Bales
has our hearty wish for a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21

Denver, Dec-Itis understood that
various Good Roads enthusiasts auto
mobile dealers, Motor club leaders
and others are now considering the
advisability OF going before the next
Legislature with a bill to provide for
the issue of not legs than Sl5, 5,OOO, 900
in bonds for the construction of State
Roads in Colorado. This bill has
the support of all the Good Roads
boosters of the city.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Robertson will spend her
vacation at her home in Franklin
Nebraska. The other teachers
! will remain in Cheyenne Wells
for their vacation.
All of the nonresident pupils
will go to their several homes for
the Christmas vacation. Alberta
Parks will leave Thursday night
as she has to go to Kansas.
Simla asked for a basket ball
game for Saturday, but owing to
the cold weather No game could
be scheduled as the boys have to
play on an open field, and wealth
er like Sunday wouldn't be very
conducive to good playing.
The grades on the examinations
this month fell below those of
the last two months. Whether
the work is harder or the pupils
have let down a notch in their
efforts is difficult to say. There
will be renewed effort to bring
up the standard next month.
The eleventh grade are trying
to make arrangements to have
The Lady of the Lake given at
the picture show. They are well
versed in the poem and they have
a great desire that the people
here should see the pictures sit
would be of great edu cational
value. Mr.. Sallide has promised
to take up the matter with MIR.
Root.
The Allpress-Misner musical
company gave a fine program at
the Odd Fellows hall last We'd
nesday evening. The hail was
full and everyone enjoyed the
beautiful rendition of great COM
posers by Mr.. and Mrs. Allpress.
The lecture course this year has
been very successful in having
good numbers and having liberal
patronage.
The play Tins Christmas"
will be given tonight by the So
phomore class. They have been
practicing faithfully under the
direction of Miss Kitch and they
will give good account of them
selves. They will be assisted by
many of the children of the
grades and the play and the
children viii reflect the true
Christmas spirit.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
Commissioners Proceedings

CHEYENNE Wells Colorado December to
The Board Colorado met in
previous meeting with the folwing members present.
Walter Ramsay onson commis-
also q O. Sears, Clerk
meeting and approved and various
ps pm s d tie places where public gatherings are held Upon
notices ordered
printed.
appsed of the that Hon Ehardt
msser feels deeply indebted Mr. Ehihadt the
by indebted Er
careful he has given matters by this
Whereas tits the desire of this board that Mr. Eardt be
appointed o such office:
Therefore hoard of
and this resolution be Governor
J. Gunter
construction OF the north fill of the bridge in
presented and after careful consideration the
shed to be used for tho housing
machinery and be located in the county jail yard cheyenne
Wells presented bid Doeden
constituting the lowest responsible bid
Butchers bond Mccaskey presented duly
cnded approved and ordered placed on file
On constantly
cuverts ureord to be delivered April ls l9l,
The having
repaired make ina inspection and
The proposition H
approach bridge fully considered
duly seconded accepted
Cheyenne Fair Association premiums
by H z"c and duly audited by the board
asking public
township
Mnyfd carried
cared rnb,c highway specified in said petition
M hid Of the vaoe Hardware Company furnishing
of the
premises accepted
COMPLAIN, having been received from George relative
section line sections ID and %
public
closing such
public nnsd same
balance aud allowing csolowng
bills and funds In payment oil the
nextw wcek)
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-21
Washington Letter
By Edward Heating

| By Edward Keating
| (Congressman from the third Colorado
District.
Is there any bottom to Uncle
Sans purse? Is there any limit
o the sum we can afford to spend
for national purposes?
These questions are provoked
by an examination of the esti-
mates submitted to Congress by
the chiefs of the various depart
ments of government.
These gentlemen have asked
us to appropriate 81, ,654. S19, 654
| t run the government for the
next twelve months.
twenty-five years ago the Re-
publican party was driven from
power because it expended one
third of that sum in one fiscal
year.
Ten years ago less than half
the sum demanded for 1917 was
regarded as ample for all govern
mental purposes.
Let us set the figures down so
we can grasp their significance.
1890 S483, $685. .608
1906 738, 379.77e
1917 1854, ,819.654
The cost of running the federal
government has increased more
than 100 per cent in ten years.
Next year Uncle Sam will spend
SIG. SO for every man, woman
and child under his jurisdiction.
The average family consists of
five members. Therefore the
cost of government amounts to
So. SO for each family.
During the next year we will
expend on our navy and army ap
proximately EIGHT HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS-or more
than the total cost of The con-
Quoting all branches Of the gov
ernment ten. years ago: and al
most twice as much as any other
government ever expended for
army and navy in any one year
during time of peace.
We have not reached the end.
BY no means. Practically every
department demands more money
and the army and navy crowd is
complaining that Congress is
''parsimious."
But there must be an end.
Rich as we are there must be
limit beyond which we cannot go
with safety. What is that limit?
HIGH COST OF LIVING
1t is significant that the first
piece of legislation passed at this
session of Congress was my reso-
luton to investigate the cost of
living in the District Of Colum-
bia. 1 had a two-fold object in
presenting the resolution. First.
thought the people were enti-
tied to the facts concerning the
cost of living and then 1 wanted
to pave the way for bill fixing
a minimum or living wage for
women and children in the Dis.
trict of Columbia. The work is
to be done by experts of the De-
partment of Labor. and 4 mass
of interesting information will
undoubtedly result.
But after all, the people want
more than facts. THEY WANT
RESULTS. The increase in the
price of necessaries of life has
outstripped the advance in wages
and despite the general prosper
!ity there is much suffering. es-
pecially in the congested .centers
of population.
All kinds of cures are being
suggested but most of them nave