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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
EUROPEAN FEDERATION
A Plan Founded on a Basis OF
Nationality.

To tn. Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Among the papers left by victor
Hugo in the Victor Hugo Museum IN the
Place de Voges, Paris, is one propnesyins
union Of Europe during the twentieth CEN
,ury. In his historical novel Tine history
of a Crime" describing the Franco-Frussian
War Of 1870. he speaks Of "a blend OF me
rnronean races" There has also been
,rost deal Of talk about United states OF
Fyrope since the great war began. but IN
Furope there is the difficulty Of the 'Fad'.
,iou Of monarchy resisting every tendency oil
lba,co rare. preiudice and customs.
TIE best basis for union Of hurope""
cor,tries is nationality. On this basis tne'e
need be no intrusion Of territorial ambitions
. CONGRESS could be held at The Hague Win
ono member for each nationality 70 deter
,,iro ceocraphical lines. After suodiVlsio"
of Furope according TO nationality giving
each nation its absolute independence 'neIe
could be a federation Of races.
Russia is a federation IN itseIi' Out snouiu
have Mediterranean outlet. This could De
had at Alexandretta by giving RUSSIA
,enia and a strip across Asiatlc turkey ~
Alexandretta Bay; also the Euphrates val,
lev 10 the Persian Gulf. Russia theh eou'u
he divided up on geographical lines s'nl'ia'
IN the United States. and with compulsoi!
education would do away with nihihsm ana
Internal discomfort Europe will never con
cont 10 Russia having Constsntinop'e; out
with the Dardanelles free and uniortincd J..
,rouId he Of more value 20 Russia than II
She controlled it, as it would only be "eaN
spot in her armor.
4 federation Of Central Europe would CON
tain Poland. Bohemia. Hungary. Rumania'
Bulgaria. Greece and Serbia, at least % per
cent Of which are Slavonic in race win a
population Of 100000. -,
4 federation Of Western Europe wouid
consist of France, Belgium, Spain' Portugal
and Italy: Latin in race and language anu
enc in religion, having a population Oh ilV'-
600. 600
The federation Of Teutonic or Northern
rurone would be composed OF Austria
Switzerland, the South German states mo-
land Prussia. Saxony, Hanover, DenmarN,
Norway and Sweden, with population o.
90 OOO. 600: all Teutonic in race and language
with IS per cent one in religion.
We now come TO Britain with imperial
federation; England. Ireland ScotIsnu'
Males. Canada. Australia and South Africa;
all independent states, with the capi'a' a.
London having a Caucasian population Of
75,0OO.0OO.
n Europe were formed into the above ''ye
fodcra1 states. TO take the place Of the eIgh-
teen separate ones as represented to-day,
tbcrc would he fewer wars, as there Would
he less chance for friction. But as long as
we have kings VIC shall have wars. Not unt'I
;bc people rule shall We be assured OF a DIS,
Continuance OF war. The peace OF the world
will come when all English speaking peo-
mics shall become federated, with their capt
-, Wasbincton. ELLIOTT LYNCH.
Now York, March %. 1915.
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seen. Have the officers at the border been
asleep for five years? Or has the inabil-
ity to get hearing finally discouraged
all their attempts to make known the sit
uation?
The army aviators say their engines are
not powerful enough to support pilot, OBJ
server and sufficient fuel for sustained
fight at the attitudes which the Mexican
country calls for; that they should have
machines equipped as are those used by
the military aviators Of Europe who fly
above the Alps. Why weren't they sup
piled with such machines years ago? Why
haven't enough aeroplanes been sent to
the border in the course Of the long vigil
there TO form the reserve which would
now come in 50 handy?
But every one must know the answers
to these questions. The House Of Repre-
sentatives is now hurrying to offset its
own derelicton in the matter by passing
a deficiency bill providing for the pur-
chase of eight high-powered aeroplanes, OF
twenty-four, "if necessary" Twenty-four
should be only beginning. Still, we must
be thankful for small fayors, while insist
ing that never again shall we be caught
thus helpless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
Our Aviators in Mexico.

1t is really extraordinary how many
military lessons are being provided in our
tiny campaign after a Mexican bandit.
Of course, there are a great many among
US who could have foretold, and some who
did foretell, the difficulties and disappoint-
ments which our unpreparedness has
caused. The delay in taking up the pur-
suit from Columbus, the lack Of men, of
supplies, of transportation facilities and
now Of serviceable aeroplanes, are all a
part of the picture which our Cassandras
drew, to the profound irritation Of such
vicious optimists as are still telling US to
make no further provision. Now, these
things are no longer prophecies, but facts
staring a chagrined country in the face.
What are we going TO do about them?
Secretary Baker has announced that Of
the eight aeroplanes originally available
for service with General Pershing's expe-
dition two alone remain in commission.
Two have been destroyed and four have
suffered accidents which have laid them
up for repairs. The War Department
must purchase new machines before it can
replace those which have met with mis-
haps, though General Pershing is in great
need Of aeroplanes both as scouts ahead
Of his columns and as dispatch bearers TO
his base. In other words, due to waste
full and inefficient management of the
signal corps of our army and to the neglect
Of Congress, this all-important arm Of the
service in any modern warfare has prac-
tically collapsed in its first test.
We have no desire 10 minimize the OBJ
stacles 20 flying over Mexico. High alti-
tudes, tremendous distances and n savage
terrain as inhos2itable to machine as to
aviator render Mexico as big problem
/ 20 aviation as to any other method Of hu-
man negotiation. But these obstacles
might have been, must have been, fore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
Christianity and War.
tor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The tribune.
Sir: note in last Sundays Tribune reply
BY the Rev DR.. Henry R. Rose to "The Re-
vised Beattudes," contribution Of mine
against preparedness which appeared IN The
Coming Tower of The Tribune on Fcbru-
airy p.
would have no argument to offer or reply
20 make 10 any non-Christian supporter Of
the militaristic euphemism, but 1t does seem
hard TO believe that follower of the
Greatest Lover Of Humanity the world has
ever known should not be able to see how
antithetic is all that Christ taught to the
taking Of the life of one man By another
whether he be in KHAKI or notD. or even
the advocacy of such taking of life and the
preparation for il. Yet from Dr. Roses
letter it is only too sadly evident that here
is one more preacher Of to-day's Christianity
for whom suff cient blood has flowed during
the past two years to wash from tablet Of
stone as far as he is concerned-the words
Thou shalt not kill
DR.. Rose says: blessed are the takers Of
their own part, for God helps them that
help themselves" This can only mean a
willingness of the writer to take God into
partnership in the Staying OF other human
beings who are-if Christianity means any
thing children Of the same Father, whose
sun shines on the just and unjust the evil
and the good. 1t is Of the same nature OF
utterance as many Of the Kaiser's speeches
in which God and gunpowdcr, cannon and
Christ. are never contradictory.
| find nothing in the teachings Of Christ
to give base for DR.. Roses words halt the
savage" But I am familiar. as Dr. Rose
must be. with certain words Of Jesus regard
ing what the true attitude OF his followers
should be toward their fellows, even their
enemies.
1t is the part Of the Church of Christ at
this time to confront and overcome the
present world tendencies BY other means than
those for which am sorry to see DR.. Rose
and other ministers standing sponsor. and |
can only quote against them and other lay
Christians Of like opaqueness of mind these
words Of the Founder Of their religion: "Why
call &c me Lord. Lord, and do not the things
that ] say" And in this connection the next
three verses Luke vi i7-i9) make interest
ing reading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
Thank Heaven for One !

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: When enc considers the number Of
letters published on the editorial pages Of
The Tribune condemning its views on various
issues Of the day; when one considers how
small must be this number published COM
pared with those of their kindred which
pride, lack Of space and the laws Of the land
condemn 70 the seclusion Of the waste
paper basket; when one considers how pitt
fully few even this last mentioned host
would seem il msrshaled beside the legions
Of condemnatory epstles which arc not writ
ten. and when one considers further how
richly they arc. one and all, deserved, II
should be soothing TO the editorial spirit
TO hear that one feature Of the publication
can meet-in the humble opinion OF one
reader, at lesst-with nothing but approba-
ton.
Whether pro-German. pro-English, pro-
peace. pro-prep, pro-suG, pro-anti or even
poor. little, -in-the-shufle pro-American
your non-serious cartoons afford wholesome
pleasure, and consequent profit, 20 each fol
lower Of your columns.
Whatever the news, or how presented;
whatever the editorial comment may be,
there is always one bright spot in The Trib-
ne-one. W. V 7.
Scotland, Md, March 20, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
The Reformed Burberry.


There are some new things under the sun.
At a cooperative plantation in the pine bar
rens of New Jersey, where the govern
ment's experiments are now making, blue
berries as large as the Concord grape, not
dissimiar in appearance and Of a flavor
greatly superior 10 the specimen which grows
wild in our New England fields, arc now
ripening in considerable quantities. Fred
crck V. Coville believes that the acid soils
Of New England admirably adapted TO blue
berry culture, will yet yield crop OF OK
traordinary commercial as we'll as dieteuc
value.
Our own state experiment station last year
sent an expert 10 investigate the work IN
New Jersey. lie saw i'm IT 50 much OF prom
se for the poorer lands Of Massachusetts
that nc promptly arranged with Mr.. Covillc
for the institution of a similar experiment
at East Wareham, where in the coming sum
-ner the work will be undertaken. This is
a study 10 which Mr.. Coville has been giving
years OF research, with results that seem
likely in a few more seasons to prove sensa-
tionally important. The transformation OF
the blueberry OF the fields 20 a beautiful
fruit Of the size and quality already indicated
will prove an achievement Of huge impor-
lance TO New England agriculture, besides
adding TO the resources OF the American
table. And the experiment will have its eco
romic advantages, too, in the utilization OF
great stretches of land. at present valueess
but which seem particularly TO meet tho
chemical needs Of burberry culture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
Conversations at Annapolis.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May ]. as a graduate, assure MILDLY.
Mother" that if her son keeps up with his
class he will. in due season, reach the course
in international law. where he will not only
be instructed in the facts regarding the
Appam, but in the analysis Of them under
such international law as remains after vii
helmstrssse. the Administration and Congress
finish with it? In the mean time he * un-
doubtedly fully and better occupied hosting
in mass OF more exact facts than the news
paper accounts Of this and corresponding
current events Further. she need not think
that the time given up TO games might better
be devoted to newspaper bees. etc, for the
reason that the time given up 10 these games
is after hours which in numbers and in in
tensiveness bear 10 those of public schools a
proportion somewhat similar to that between
a high school and kindergarten.
Regarding the relationship between mid
shipmen and officers, let me say that one OF
her sons classmates is a son Of a very close
friend of mine, brought up as civilian, but
who served as a commissioned officer in the
navy during the Spanish War, and another Is
nephew of another civilian who served as
a petty officer in 1898, and neither OF them
complain ABOUT the lack or intercourse De
tween the mdshipmen and their superiors.
It is undoubtedly hard for one who never
experienced the conditions inherent in sea
life TO understand that it is actually better in
every way for the embryo officer to find him
self" rather than that he should be brought
up by hand, and it is vastly better for the
enlisted force of the navy that those who are
70 command them should have been brought
Up under conditions which impress upon them
how subordinates feel and think.
Never mind about the exploits of Lieuten'
ant Berg or about the kindness Of Mr.. Dan
iels. If "Middy's Mother does not remember
the exploits of some of our own prize mas
ters the deeds OF Lieutenant Berg can hardly
last long in mems minds, and time in its full
ness will see the passing of one of the small
est and most meddlesomc Of those who ever
filed so large an office. \ GRADUATE.
Brooklyn, March IS, 1916.
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\ CELTIC PRUSSIAN REBUKED
By One Who Understands Condi
tons in Ireland.
70 tho Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: am exceedingly interested IN Mr.
r. J. Hurley's letter. published in The Trio-
une this morning. ! was in Ireland for sew
era months previous to the outbreak OF the
present war and for two months thereafter,
but I failed to see a people "maddened 10
frenzy by poverty hunger. robbery and per
secution or goaded to desperation at the
sight OF their ruined affairs and burning
homes
lived at Malow, County Cork in fam
ily place; believe therefore, | had an eI-
cellent chance to learn something of tho tenn
per of the people. especially since my study
of their ancient tongue generally insured me
friendly greeting. The people as rule
see ned contented ard fairly prosperous; IN
fact nearly all agreed that conditions in Ire
land were steadily improving. ! saw no sign
Of people goaded to desperation at the
sight of their ruined affairs and burning
homes" True, there was not that progress
IN industrial life | could have wished for, but
how that can be brought about by hatred Of
England / fail 20 understand. Love OF Ire
land and interest in her advancement would
seem a better means to this end
The statement that all Irishmen both at
home and abroad arc pro-German ] can re-
flute from personal experience. Many OF my
acquaintances at Malow are at present fight
ing in the British army When The Tribune
published a letter Of mine some weeks ago,
calling attention to "A Little Book OF Irish
Verse" which was being sold to provide ad-
ditional comforts for Irish troops wounded
and in the field with the British army. the
importer Of the volume received so many or
ders the morning after my letter was print
Cd that his supply Of books was exhausted
and he has had to order a new lot.
Mr. Hurley also asks where arc the Irish
men in the British army. Any newspaper
must have told him of the gallantry Of Irish
regiments during the retreat of the Allied
armies from the Balkans. II he wishes an
account Of the deeds of Irishmen at Gallip-
oil and in Flanders he may refer 10 series
Of articles published a few months back m
New Ireland" an Irish weekly review print
ed in Dublin.
writer in the same review has said that
the most practical way to help Ireland is 10
love her more and to pass less time hating
England. or what advantage TO Ireland,
prav. may either complete freedom or asso-
citation with Germany be? Celtic and Prus-
sian ideals arc in direct opposition: the Celt
Graves spiritual freedom, the Prussian sub
ects himself TO authority. At this time
many Irishmen will do we'll to remember the
provcrb about jumping from the frying pan
into tho fire
NORREYS JEPHSON O'CONOR.
New York. March %, 1916
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Scarlet Fever.

A known pathologist of Boston describes
new bacillus believed to be the cause OF
scarlatina. If its guilt has been estab-
lished with certainty, the discovery is OF
manifest Importance and may be the first
step toward the control Of highly con
tagious and very prevalent disease.
Scarlatina was formerly supposed to be
most readily communicated in the later
stages, and especially during the period OF
discrimination. but this is generally doubt
ed to-day, and it has long been suspected
that the secretions of the nose, mouth and
respiratory tract were the chief mediums In
spreading the contagion. The fact that IN
all probability it is most readily trans
mitted in the early stages accounts largely
for the difficulty of preventing It's spread
Hence. if an effective vaccine could be
found it would prove of inestimable value
especially as the discovcrer observes, IN
rendering nurses immune.
As in all cases of this kind, 1t will be
we'll not to make too much of the discovery
before more is known Of it. The discov-
erer's own announcement is exemplary IN
point of reticencc and it would be foolish
TO indulge in speculations on the conquest
of the disease and similar nonsense. IT
NAV be recalled that eighteen or twenty
wears ago bacterioogist believed he had
discovered the mcro-organism responsible
for scarlet fever and even produced some
thing resembling the affection in animals
Nevertheless. it was fairly well established
in the event that he had in reality beer
dealing with streptococci, which arc usual
" present, and were indeed supposed 10y
some to be sufficient to account for the dis
ease.
Polyvaent streptococcus serums have
occasionally been employed in the treat
ment Of the disease, and sometimes, 1T Is
believed. with success, but obviously this
proves nothing. since there might be
simultaneous or secondary streptococcus
infection. The discovery announced from
Boston seems to dispose Of very genera
suspicion that scarlet fever is Of proto
zoan origin. a belief. by the way, which
was surely at one time supported by tho
discoverer himself and illustrated with
cases that came under his observation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
METROPOLITAN Tickets.

To the Editor or The Tribune.
Sir. wish to thank you and Mr.. Clinton g.
Davis for your frank exposure of the ticket
conditions at the Metropolitan opera House
in this morning. Tribune.
Mr.. Davis cant he New Yorker or he
would have known that the balcony and dress
circle seats Of the Metropolitan must be pro
cured from the low browed bloodsuckers who
irfost the ncighborhood Of the opera house
and annoy every passerby, whether nc be
seeking opera tickets or not
am music lover, but have long since
given up attending the opera unless some
kind friend who has subscription seats
chooses TO give me his. For favorite perform
anccs tho spectators demand anything from
s. 70 $40 for the balcony and dress circle
seats. and If you think you can get one by
being At tho box Office when the ticket sale
opens try It.
How men OF the known public spirit and
fairmindedness OF Mr.. Otto Kahn can let
such condition go on has for long time
been a mystery to me and score Of my
musical friends. And to think that short
time ago the present treasurer OF the house
was placed there to put things on better
business basis
And 10 think also. that p few days ago Mr..
Gatt-Casazza said in an interview that the
house didn't pay because it wasn't always
sold out! Perhaps If they installed an Office
force that based its methods on efficiency and
square dealing they would give the public a
chance to become patrons OF their institution
and clear the environment of the yermin that
infests il. NORMAN WINTER.
New York March 81, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29

Welt is running a poor second 70 Hughes IN
Roosevelt strongholds.
Some time ago your paper frankly stated
a preference for Hughes, but put forward
Roosevelt as possibly available for the ke-
publican nomination, asking the question:
DO they want Roosevelt" The answer Is
plainly written even on the rocks at country
roadsdes. I'VE want Roosevelt" People
who have voted against him now want nm.
People who dislike him now want him.
have heard this from other parts OF the
country. have had people tell me that
personally | have read recently letters IN
your paper by people who though stating
their dislike for Roosevelt now demand
Roosevelt.
imagine that the big financial interests
Of the country are ready to turn TO Roose-
Welt with open arms after the horror OF
Wilson and his Administration. | will not
venture a guess as TO whether the big hnan-
cial interests prefer Hughes TO Roosevelt.
But it is not at all unlikely that the Re
publican bosses have promised the big IN
terests that they will deliver a Republican
administration March A. 1917.
The Tribune has very eXcussble leaning
toward Hughes. He would undoubtedly make
a great statesman if he desired to take up
such work. He is absolutely fearless, indie
pendent, Embossed. As Governor Of Ne"
York he made a fine Executive. But he dis
liked il. He was glad to escape politics and
to get on the bench He is fitted for the
bench. He does not want TO leave IT. 1t Is
bad thing 20 mix the Supreme Court OF
the United States up with politics. Hughes
has been buried on the bench. The people
neither know him nor his views.
But Barnes, Penrose and the other Repub-
lics-n bosses hate Roosevelt. The slogan
of the Republican organization, even If the
well known bosses retire 70 the background
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
Food and Peace Propaganda.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Only recently we have failed 10 be
deeply impressed by moving appeal fol
milk for starving babies in Germany, when
we discovered that the Germans had an ade
quate milk supply for this need, but moi
sufficient to use for more warlke purposes
Now our pacifsts seem TO be following the
German example in apparently making an
appeal for the suffering women and children
of France, while actually trying to collect
money to pay for spreading abroad their
peace propaganda. The International Recon
struction League proposes that our govern
ment shall pledge itself TO support the fol
lowing plan:
FirstA code Of international law.
SecondA world court of justice and in
ternational commission of inquiry for non
justiciable matters.
Third The obligation OF all signatory
powers to pledge their economic and military
resources for the execution Of the courts
or commissions. decisions
Fourth Limitation Of armament and its
international control.
1t is passing strange that the love Of peace
and the comforts Of life-should so blind
men Of intelligence to actual fact. The great
German nation for many months has
shown its supreme contempt toward its OBJ
legation 10 its international agreements. and
characterized one of them as "a scrap OF
paper yet our pacifists are now proposing
that the whole world shall be practically
governed by paper programme. If the
spectacle were not so sad il would be funny
ROSE II. PHELPS.
Hackensack y. j., March 23, 1916.