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matters OF national policy by the
President himself. we may hnI ample
ILLUSTRATION in the statement some
time ago by Secretary OF War Baker
regarding an alleged discovery of n
conspiracy on the Mexican border
created for the purpose OF cmbarrass-
ing the Administration. which was
explained away on the same day, and
the recent statement OF the Federal
reserv board regarding the purchase
OF certain foreign treasury bills,
which the board found necessary to
explain Immediately. The penchant
for talking first and thinking after
ward serves to emphasize the desir-
ability of more Government by law
and less by men.
Discretion In n rare gift. and not
many men possess IL. Yet Congress
IL constantly proceeding upon the
theory that any man who holds
Presidential commisNion II a man of
discretion. In fact. most Presiden-
tlal commissions state that the APP
pointing power reposes faith In the
discretion of the appointee. How
often that faith Is rudely shaken.
@Laws should Ne. specinc.-
This. we find laws constantly en-
acted which set up broad genoralities
OF administration and which then sub
nit the execution OF those general
principles to the discretion OF n min
isterial officer. n Secretary OF
state L. found, NJ NJ. Lansing has
been. to be deficient In discretion. how
can one expect to find IL In officials
OF far less degree? The truth In that
our lawmakers have gone too far
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SUN AND MOON TABLE.

Lisht automobile lamps at $50 pm.
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approximately $4,000. The real rush
OF this season came fivs days earlier
than last. December IS of this year
was the businest day the department.
had according to the receipts re.
ceived.
This is going to be the banner year
In tho history Of the PostofYice I'm this
city, II was stated.
Cards stiiI Flood Omice
The mailing OF cards and letters, the
majority OF them containing Christmas
greetings, has Increased since last year
and wab the only class Of mailing that
was not done according TO the schedule
recommended by the department. De-
cember q, 1915, there were Bs4.7s0 let
ters and cards mailed as against IT,
t01 the same date this year.
As an appreciation Of the work done
by the employees Of the department.
Postmaster NJ. o. Chance was the host
OF about 800 men at n buffet supper last
night
Mr.. Chance chose the time when the
greatest number of employees would be
present. midnight. and gave them the
entertainment In the cafeteria OF the
Office. He made a short address thank
ing and commenting the men for their
efficient work.
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BOURNE ASSAILS
LANSING'S COURSE
Criticises Secretary for. His
''lnterprettion" OF the Presi-
dents Note.
EXPLANATION" TOO LATE
Incident Emphasizes Need Of
more Government by Law,
Less by Men,"
EXPLANATION" TOO LATE

Divergent interpretations OF the
Presidents peace appeal. as given by
Secretary of state Lansing, have
brought forth a blistering criticism
from the Republican Publicity Asso.
citation. Former Senator Jonathan
Bourne today, In n statement, spoke
in caustic terms OF the Secretary's
course.
He said:
1.-THE recent disasters In the stock
market were bad enough, but they
were not the worst feature of Score.
tary LsnsiDg's ili-considered utter
Rnces interpreting the Presidents
note to the European nationas at
war.
Cannot Inspire Conscience"
"The worst feature was that any
Government official should have had
II IN his power to do so much dam
age, and that, possessing such power
he should have exercised IL so clum.
silly, even brutally. One may acauit
Mr.. Lansing OF any intention OF
wrcaking tho havoc which ensued,
but he surely should have had sense
enough to reduce his comment to
writing, to have studied it's purport,
to have measured its effect. and to
have preserved a written copy of
what he spoke so hastily to the news.
paper men. Oral statements are al.
ways subject to distortion when re.
duccd to type through differing me
dlums, and such statements always
call for further explanation. In this
latter Mr.. Lansing was Immediately
nrolifc--but the damaue had been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-23

CALLS VICTORY IMPOSSIBLE
Asserts Neither Side Can Win
and Conditions Now Are In
tolerabIe in Europe.

A committee from New York arrived
here carly today bringing a peace plea
that was struggled into the United
states from bertrand Russell, British
pacifest in London. The plea will be
presented TO the President.
No one knows or will tell how the
document escaped the British censor.
All that IL known OF the trip OF the
letter urging President Wilson 20 stop
the European war IL that AN unidenti-
fed young woman walked into the
Astor Hotel In New York and handed
II to Hamilton Holt. presiding at con-
ference Of the American neutral con-
ference committee.
Refuse Comment.
George Foster Peabody, Paul U. Kel-
logg and Emily Green Blach. the COM
mittee bringing the letter here today.
declined TO sny whether the confer
ence had had advance information Of
tho letters coming.
The plea OF Russell. who recently
was denied permission to come to
America to lecture at Harvard, L. In
the form OF an open letter To Presi.
dent Wilson. and suggests that the
President has ian opportunity OF per.
forming a signal service to mankind.
surprising even that OF Abraham Lin.
coin"
Victory Impossible.
The text proceeds to outline that
wilson's opportunity lies in Saving
European civilization" by stopping
the war.
Russell declares that victory In
impossible for either side" and that
the situation II becoming intolerablc
G. every humane man"
He closes by stating that "the de.
sire for peace" the terrible longing
for peace" IL "universai" among all
tho belligcTentH.
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U. s. MAY CHANGE
ITSPEACE POLICY
Lansing Hints It Cannot Avoid
EntangIing Alliances and
Still Help End War.
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CONTINUED from First, Page.)
jured up by this suggestion, the state
Department received today from Lon
don n further report on tho subma rine
attack on the British steamer Arabia.
while Intends to weaken the defense
set up by the German submarine com
mander who sank this vessel. Al
though the department feels that
there are still some matters to he
cleared up, upon which the British
government has not shed sufficien nj
light. Secretary Lansing authorized
the following announcement:
EnsIsnGs Reply.
The Department OF state has re.
ceivcd a reply from the British gov.
eminent to Its inquiry regarding the
status OF the steamer Arabia, to tn.
eject that she was not at the time
she was sunk. and never had been, I'm
the service OF the British government
or any OF the allied governments;
that she carried some government
passengers, booked as ordinary
packet passengers at the expense Of
the government.
The number OF such passengers
VIII be communicated later. II In
understood also that there were no
Asiatics on board except the Indian
native crew. and that vessels do not
follow the ordinary peace route on
account OF the operations OF sub.
marines"
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Tor which kas thus been strengthened
In entente countries"
A further editorial In the Cologne
Gazette says:
1.-THE nature OF President Wilson's
proposal IL not clear. II he In try
ing to produce publication of peace
conditions. he will aggravate instead
OF smoothing things over. and will
only prolong the war. That would be
what Lloyd-George demanded. There
fore, he IL playing the British game.
''Germany's proposals contemplate a
suitable basis of restitution and last
ing peace. and can go no further. We
must wait and see whether Wilson,
on this basis. IL abio 10 bring about
a confidential discussion"
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by any means. Two hours a week devoted to the
reading Of THE LITERARY DIGEST will keep
you absolutely up-to-date upon all these subjects
and will give you broad and comprehensive out
look upon wOrldsaffairs that you could obtain in
no other way. If you wish to be cosmopolitan
polished, and well informed make a point of
reading "The Digest each week
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WEATHER REPORT.

District OF Columbia--Fair tonight
and sunday without decided change
In temperature.
Nsryiand--Fair tonight, somewhat
colder In east portion. sunday fair.
yirglnia---Fair tonight. Sunday
fair, slightly warmer,
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TEMPERATURES.


IL. $. Coast aud GeodetiI survey
High tides. .0:i2 n. M, height 80
$40 p. M. height ~
Low tides. .,.l2:ts a. M, height 90
1880 y. M, height 90
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The man or woman who is thoroughly conversant
with the great issues of the day, who can talk in
terestngly and with knowledge of the facts, on
the war, politics, art music, or literature, is
welcome addition to any circle and a sought-after
guest at social functions. To be able to do this,
you will say, involves much larger amount of
reading than you can possibly find time for. Not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-23

America and the ARABIA" Case
Zimmerman Foresees a Democrat
Germany
The Progress of Irrigation
Growing Skin Wholesale
"Deadwood Dick" Forgotten
A New Status For English Actors
General Funston Answers the
Baptists
An Entertaining Collection of III
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TRAINS STRUGGLE
WITH RECORD MAIL
Tons Of Christmas Presents
Await Cars to Move
Them.
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Continued from First Page.)
handlers and acquisition of cars prom
Used to bring the schedule up to date
by Christmas morning.
I'VE have two days more" said Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
Praoger. Unless something happens
that we can't fight. well bring Santa
Claus in on time"
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"WET" PACKAGES
SWAMP EXPRESS
virginians Buying Heavily Of
Christmas Cheer Since
State Went Dry.
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fdEt.t
a score or more extra trucks were put
on, business accumulated SO fact yes.
terday the company mad to call halt
on parcels of this character. After
working practically all night, 20
much Roadway had been made this
morning on the packages on hand
that the trucks were once more al
lowed to resume their rounds, collect
ing thousands and thousands OF small
packages. ail'the same size and look
Ing exactly alike.
Esimpiy swsmped.-
1--WE have been simply swamped,"
an officiaf- OF Adams Express Com.
pany said today.
EVERY Christmas we have consid-
cradle business OF this character, but
the packages generally are larger and
nopt nearly so numerous. Where a
year ago we handled comparatively
few gallon packages n day during the
rush period, this year we are handling
anywhere from 1000 to 10000 quart
packages. We had hurry call from
one dealer this morning saying he
hand on hand 5000 packages TO 40
out" -
while the bulk OF the liquid pack.
age business Is going to virginians,
n considerable portion is being sont to
North Carolina, u II stated.
baltimore Fee's Rush.
Express companies In baltimore are
experiencing the same rush. that
Washington is, hundreds OF thous.
ands OF packages for West Virginia,
virginia and the carolinas HAVING
han dianatched from that city during
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-23

The New Christmas
The Elimination of "Vorwarts"
Tales of the Tanks
Saving the Children's Sight
Americans to Know Real Art
Should Plays Be Published?
Wagner's primal Donna Conductor"
Spiritualism in England
The German Clergy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
BY An \ CONVICT.

The author John Galsworthy depicts the fall
from grace Of young man weak, and foolish,
but not criminal. Yielding 10 an uncontroila-
bic mania TO secure money, with which TO TAX,
the woman he loves away from brutal hui
band. he raises the amount on check that he
is intrusted 70 ca b. from nine 20 ninety pound.
He is detected apprelondod by the police sew
Nal days .a.e-. and sent 20 prison f0r term
of three years. III, trial, his experiences
while In prison and his return 20 society, WAC
do anything but help him. J., true and honest
description Of what occurs here right in our
own city every day To illustrate this as
sertion | wish 20 cite my own experiences,
which are absolutely parallel with those Of
Mr. Galsworthys main character.
One year and half ago ! was arrested for
the crime Of larceny IN the first degree. Ny
reason for committing this larceny | can say,
were to take away from a drunken brutal
husband the woman ! loved. / was arrested,
tried and sentenced 20 one year in the PenI-
Tertiary. Prison conditions ] must admit were
trife better than those shown in this Play,
but nevertheless sufficient similarity is in evil
dence for one who sees Justice 70 enable
them 20 understand the innermost feelings OF
2 man. not criminal. convicted and sent to
prison for the first time.
The contention Of the prisoners counsel an
the play was that the man really had 10
criminal intent. but was driven 20 his act, II
a moment Of insanity. and that sending hrn
70 prison would not reform him, but in reality
harden him. and possibly make him a menace
to society upon his release He pleaded Tor
chance for the young man. The Jury iounu
him guilty Gin the play. The jury found me
guilty in actual life under similar circuif-
stances. In the play) the man vent u
prison and suffered acuteiy. In real hfe ana
in d real prison did the same. Then IN nc
play) the prisoner is discharged after ser'-
ing his term. He struggles to regain 'e-
spec,able place in society No one helps hir'.
The position he secures proves only tem'
norarv one. for the reason that his fellow
employees find MIN out to be an ex-conVict' ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
The GOVERNOR.
Rather taken %5dck)

The GOVERNOR.
Rather taken ~5dck)
Hin, We'll. that rests with you. Now. come.
Set YOUR mind to ii. like good fellow. Your
still quite young. \ man can make himself
what he likes
FNDER
DIstfu'lyJ
Yes. sir.
The GoyIRNoR.
Take a good hold of yourself. Do you read
FMDER.
| don't take the words in.
(H1nging his head)
| know it's no good but | can't help thinking
Of what's going on outside. In my cell can I
.ee out at all It's thick glass. sir.
The GOVERNOR.
You've had a visitor. Bad news
FNDER.
Yes.
THE Governor.
You mustn', think about it.
FALDER.
looking back AZ his cell
How can help il. sir?
HE suddenly becomes mottor!ess as ,
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THE CHAPLAIN.
Unfortunately. the criminal is not dog; nc
has sense of right and wrong.
COKESON
Ru, that's not the way TO make HIM fee ~
THE CHAPLAIN.
Al, There I'm afraid we must differ.
CoKESON.
It's the same with dogs. II you treat EN- with
kindness they'll do anything for you; but TO
shut en- IN alone il only makes EN- savage.
THE CHAPLAIN.
Surely YOU should allow those VINO have had
little more experience than yourself 10 kno"
what is best for prisoners
CoKESON.
know this young Teller. I've watched nm Tor \
wears. He's neurotic-got no stamina. ms n
Their died of consumption. I'm thinking OF his
future. If he's TO be kept there shut up by him.
self without a cat to keep him company. It'll
do him harm. | said to him: Where do you
feel it," Il can't tell you, Mr. Cokeson,' he
said but sometimes could beat my head
against the wall" It's no, nice.
The next scene is in the corridor OF
the jail and the Governor Is visiting va
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THE Governor.
Is there any sort Of case 70 report? Cure
frankly. Doctor
THE Doctor.
Vel. ! don't think the separates doing han
any good; but then | could say the same OF
lot Of them-they'd get on better in the shops
there's no doubt
THE GOVERNOR
You mean you'd have to recommend others.
THE DOCToR
4 dozen at least. It's on his nerves. Iheres
nothing tangible. That fellow there
Pointing 10 OLeorg's ceD
for instance-feels it Just as much in his way.
II once get away from physical facts
shan't know where am. Conscientiousy SIR
| don't know how TO differentiate him. He
hasn't lost weight. Nothing wrong with his
ewes. His pulse is good Talks all right.
THE Governor
It doesn't amount to melancholia?
THE DOCT0R
Shaking his head
can report on him if you like; but i do |
ought 10 report on others.
The GOVERNOR.
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CoKEsoS
But we don't want 70 be unreasonable. He's
quite downhearted wanted to ask you 20 lei
him run about with the others.
The GOVERNOR.
Ring the bell-would you, Miller
ITO CokesonJ
You'd like to near what the doctor says aooI,
him. perhaps.
THE CHAPLAIN.
Ranging he bell
You are not accustomed TO prisons it would
seem. sir.
COKEsO>.
No. Bu; it's ptifu sight. Hes quite
young fellow. ! said 10 him. Before
months up" ! said, you'll be out and about
with the others: itll he a nice change for yot
a month" he said-ike that. Come
said I'VE mustn't exaggerate.. What's
month Why. It's nothing A day ne
said. shut I'D in your cell thinking and broo!
ing as ] DO. its longer than a year outside
can't help it," he said Il try. but I'm built
that way. M Cokeson." And he held his hand
M TO his face / could see the tears trucking
through his fingers. Il wasn't nice. And
what | irontcd to say was: He's got his three
wears 10 serve ! want things TO be pleasant
for him.
THE CHAPLAIN.
win q touch Of impotence
The Law hardly shares your view. I'm afraid.
COkESoN.
But can't help thinking that 20 shut him up
there by himself'll turn him silly. And no
body wants that. s'pose. don't like to see
man cry.
THE CHAPLAIN.
Tt's very rare thing for them 70 give way Ike
that
COKEsON.
Hooking NJ iio.--n tone Of s"dde" dag
qcd hostityJ
! keep dogs
THE CHAPLAIN
Indeed
COKESON.
Ye-es And say this wouldn't shut one Of
them up all by himself month after month. not
If he'd bit me all over.
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"Jnstice play GaswOrth which
a a
W no committed
Thomas
of
both of literature
and as an aid 10 the prison
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

Governor. and ingenuously pleads Tor
consideration for the sensitive young
man undergoing solitary confinement
COKEsoN.
I wanted to say word 10 you; ] shan Keep
YOU long.
lConfdcutodW
Far, &C. ourhtnt to he here boy rights. IN,
,;.,or came 10 me he's got no father ard
,,o,hor and she wa in some distress. NY
husband won't let me go and see him 81
.a;d. ~says .e's disgraccd the family. And hi~
o,hor eister." she said els am invalid AM
eho. askcd me 10 come Well, take an interest
- hin, lie was our junior 20 to ;he same
chsnel-and didn't Ike to refuse. And what
I wanted TO tell you wa, he seems loa-it
here.
THE GovERNor
Not unnaturaily.
COKIsON.
"a, afraid itYl prey Oh my mind. ! see a io'
r ,hcc, about working together
THE GovfRNoR
Those arc local prisoner. The eon"cts se''e
,,.ir three months here IN separate CONNIE
mcnL 81.
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"A is masterpiece. and will stand
as one of the great literary
works of the generation. 1t is not
nropaganda. but the exposition of real,
vital truth. wonderfully done.
Some critics of the play remarked
that its lesson does not apply to this
country. because the conditions depicted
in the English prisons do not obtain
here. This statement is founded on
serious misunderstanding of the spirit
Of the play. of which the point is Just
As applicable in America as in England.
Whatever the superficial difference in
treatment of prisoners in the two coun-
tries NAV be. the two systems are funda-
mentally the same. We need to learn.
As well as any other country, that
man should come out of prison better
and not worse man than when ne
went in. and that any system which
does not accomplish this is failure
and disgraceful failure.
Everyone in the audience at Justice
mstinctiyely hopes that William talder
will not be sent to Jail. not because he
is innocent. for he is not, but because
they know what prison means. We DO
NOT shudder when we think of man
with broken leg being sent to nos
pital. for We know that he will not
come ont with two broken legs. or II ne
has 2 strained tendon that he will not
come out with a compound fracture. Yet
that is about what we feel will happen
10 the morally injured man who is sent
to prison.
Faldcr was guilty Of forgery Ihs
plea Of his counsel was speclouS' ana
according to law he deseryed-l VIII
not say punishment" for that implies
revenqe-but discipline. And yet
every one in the audience knew what the
reaction Of term in prison would be on
sensitive man. and they hoped that
he would escape il.
no
digre,sion. On the contrary, TINS IS
tho mos, inonortant scene in the play,
because il shows the effect OF blind
automatic punishment on the individual
The officials, well-meaning as they We're
could not discriminate in favor OF TINS
one man without being unfair 10
dozen others like him.
And il is just here that the cruX OF
The prison problem lies. When the IN
5ividlal has to be sacrificed to MAINTAIN
ne integrity Of an institution there IS
something radically wrong with the III
Ni'uuon. For it is only through 'ne
Individual that anything worth "hlle
car be- accomplished. You cannot rc-
form men in mass. Each must "
helped. according to his individual CASE
II is 10 this end that the Mutual "ei-
fare League was formed. The Mutual
Welfare League is the solution Of INC
problem Of the individual in prison
Justice" has one weakness "a'S-
worthy has not looked far enoug"
ahead he has ended his play IN a as
cord lie has not suggested even raS
Of nope at the end This Is due probably
- the fact that in England they 90
not yet know that there IL possibility
Of really successful prison SYSTEM
Perhaps. also, it is due to the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

rious convicts who have been refrac-
tory.
THE Gore,nor GOES 70 re door Of Faider'
cell. He raises his ,ninjurcd iand 70 mn
corer tie pccphoie: 6rt. 'ri.toU u,corcr-
ina II. st1kes his hcad aud drops lis hand:
then. offey scyT,ir ',mg me record board
je opens tte ceN door, F0ider RHO Is
standing against H. b,rches forcard.
THE Governor.
Bcckon'ug han opfD
Now tell me. can't you settle down. alder,
FNDEH.
I'm = brcotaIcss roiccJ
Yes. sir
THE governor
You know wha, mean Is no good rlnnng
your head against a stone wall. : it,
No. sir.
The GoyCKNoR
Vel. come.
try. sir
THE GOVERNOR
Can't you sleep
Very little. Between two o'clock and getting
ups the worst time.
THE GOVERNOR
How's that?
FAtDER.
Nils lips tritch 'ri1 a sor' OF sa'leJ
] don't hrow sir | was always nervous.
Everything seems 10 got such a SIC then. !
feel I'll never get out long as | 1--we.
THE GOVERNOR
That's morbid. my lad. Pull yourself together.
FAIDER.
win az Equally sudden doqg'd resentment
Nes-Ive got to-
The GOIERToR.
Think Of all these other fellows.
FAIDER
They're used TO it.
THE GOyERSUR.
They all had TO 90 through II once for the
first time. Just as you're doing now
FNDER
Yes. sir shall get to be ike them IN time
suppose.
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EXCERPTS FROM
".JUSTICE'

VVTILLTAM FALDER. young
w clerk. has been found guilty Of
W forgery and sent to prison for
three years.
Cokeson. the kind hearted senior
clerk under whom Falder worked be-
fore his arrest, comes to the prison to
see him. After his interview with the
prisoner Cokeson visits the Warden. or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
ANSWER TO UNANSWERED QUESTION
OF "JUSTICE" CAN BE FOUND AT SING
SING, SAYS THOMAS MOTT OSBORNE

under of the mua! Welfare League GveS The Tribune asasine
IMPRESSIONS GasuohyS Tragedy of Phment4 Re0ev of the
Play and Its Problem From the Standpoint of Practical Experience
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