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The Washington times., 1916-09-06

No. Insist Ath
for the Big Police Meet and So the Top You See the Plain
clothes Men Pulling Against No The Detectives the Left
Are F. BAUER P. oBRIEN, c. MULLEN, GUY f. BURLIN-
GAME While the Precinct No. Men L. c. DAVIS j. H. LEE
w. F. MILLER and G. H. MORAN. On the Bottom Are the
"wassrs JOE GRANT, of the Bureau Is Upsetting LEO
MURRAY Precinct No. But He's Promised Not Him.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

lions. Unfortunately. he Is paired with
Ollie Chill who In no favorite with To-
cal fans. However. the presence of
Evans here will go a long way toward
making this series interesting.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

Major w. A. Bethel. defeated Louis I.
Doyle and J. NJ. Hancock. 6-2. rs, and
81. The hard driving of Gore and
Bethel proved too much for the losers,
though Doyle played pretty tennis.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
WILLIAMS TR|UMPHS
OVER THE CHAMPION
Philadelphia Regains National
Tennis Title That He Lost
Last Year.

NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-Richard Norris.
Williams. "a. OF Philadelphia. regained
the crown that he won in 1915
feated william NJ. Johnston, OF Col
ifornia. the playing-through cham
pion, yesterday. In the final round Of
the thirty-sixth annual national lawn
tennis championship tournament on the
West Side Tennis Clubs courts at For
est Hills.
With Johnston leading him two sets
to one after the rest period. Williams
began the same unbeatable brand VI
tennis that sent Maurice Mclaughlin
down to defeat at Newport two years
ago. As has been pointed out before.
when the new champion 10 playing at
the top OF his game. no man can stand
against him. and Johnston went down
before the Philadelphian's rush at +-s.
81. Go. 60, g.
low Californian fade before Williams
tremendous attack in tho last two sets.
In describing the match afterward. said:
Williams won by rushing. As long as
Johnston kept up his rushing game ne
won the points. but Williams was rush
ing all through the last part OF the
match. while Billy slowed up and was
beaten"
And that description tells the story
Of williams triumph and Johnston
defeat. As long as the Californian
could maintain his fleece aggressive tao
ties from fore-court. the points came TO
him rapidly, but the killing pace set
from beginning to end had It's effect
on Johnston. His strokes lost Their
sting. his eye its accuracy. ana the
power to force the struggle passed from
the champion to williams. who began
a whirlwind assault from all over the
court. never letting up and compelling
his opponent to cover ground AT a rate
that could have only one result.
The summaries:
FIRST ROUND.
r. Norris Williams. I'd. Philadelphia,
defeated william NJ. Johnston. can
Francisco. -. e.. o-S. 60, -.
THE POINT SCORE AND
STROKE ANALYSIS.
CT
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

Billy Evans. after months OF toilins In
other cities. appeared at Georgia ave-
nue. ana kave one of his classy exhibi-
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

{ After being called out at the plate In
the sixth inning. Joe Leonard maze
s,,cb q kick that, he was sent to the
showers. Morgan filled in at third, but
had nothing to do.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

The Yankees are presenting a strong
iine-up here. Frank Baker. the re-
nowned slugger. is back again at third
base. Little Fritz Maisel is trying his
hand at second. The infield made up
Of Pipp. Maisel. Peck and Baker IL the
strongest Of the year for the Yankees.
with good pitching. the Yankees are
one OF the best ball clubs In the
league. Their hitting IL always dan
Gerous. Their base running is good
and their fielding. particularly in the
case Of Peckingpaugh and High. Of
high class.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

Connie Mack IL quoted as picking the
Yhillies to repeat.
me-" says Connie. ''They have arrived
Ct the right time. and think they will
be very hard to stop. The Brooklyn
team has evidently broken. and some
thing must happen to them to get them
going again. The Phallies certainly look
lilae winners"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
NEWSPAPER OR ORGAN!
A Reader Who Thinks a Party Newspaper
Must Sacrifice Its Judgment.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter published in your paper
the other day from one of your readers, VINO
wrote "he would stop the paper" seems
amusing. But is il as amusing as 1t seems
Your paper assumes the position that 1t Is
Republican organ and is qualihed 10 eN-
pound Republican doctrines and lndorse ana
advance Republican interests. Nowhere does
IL pretend to be an independent newspaper
In fact, il expressly asserts that II Is inc
leading Republican newspaper IN ITS edi-
torials and advertising. Even as ! write
there is a sign on building not far from
me that makes this claim with startling dis
.inctness. Hence, a Republican when he
reads your paper has got the right to as
sumo that you will uphold the actions and
the nominees OF that party, whether you IN
your own judgment think they are the best
or not.
Il is not a question whether you arc to do
wrong or not, because there can be no dis
cussion that point, but simply must your
judgment prevail against the overwhelming
opinions of the rank and file of the Rcpub-
lican party. contend that you are not fair
hold yourself out to the people as a Repub-
lican organ and at the same time state that
you will not support Governor whitman
should he gain the Republican nomination at
the primaries. To my mind your action is
not only unfair but very. very childish
Every one believes that your action is for
spite because the Offices Of the p ). {. were
removed from the Tribune Building.
| am not an admirer of Governor Whitman
and do not think he should be renominated
think his denomination (Which is now prac-
tically certain will be great mistake. But
am a Republican and think my party
represents the best ideas and the best ideals,
and think every Republican and every Re
publican organ should stand shoulder to
shoulder for the success of the Republican
party and the defeat of Democracy with its
attendant danger OF Seaburyism
So | think your correspondent, when he
stopped your paper, stopped it because he
believes you are sailing under false colors,
and that is not very amusing.
SAMUEL ". MURPHY
Brooklyn, Sept. IL, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
Content with Neutrality"

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: II is a curious fact that while your
war editorials grow mlder day by day the
letters from your correspondents are ncreas-
ingly virulent. | have strong bunch that
these perfervid patriots are the same brand
Of Americans who in peace times reside in
Paris and shed briny tears over their abhor-
rent ancestry.
The consensus of opinion among these gen.
try seems to be that every mothers son Of
US, save the hyphenate, is bowed down with
shame and sorrow because we are not en-
listed in the war against "barbarism." !
know not what the trend Of opinion may be
among the elect, but do know that the aver
age work-a-day American is quite content
with neutrality. Most of us would gladly see
Germany defeated if in the pr cess England
could also be thoroughly whipped but such
a joyous finish is too much to ask in an I'M
satisfactory world.
Granting, for arguments AXE, that the
moral indictment against Germany is we'll
drawn, where is the necessity for concluding
that the Allies are pure and spotless heroes
We have been told that they were fighting for
the restoration of Serbia and Belgium, yet
the cold, hard facts are that those two little
nations bore the brunt of the fighting and
saved the Allies at the very beginning of the
war As a reward, they are practically wiped
off the earth, while their sef-styled saviors
are scattering their energies in hare Drained
expeditions hither and yon.
Two of the nations in the camp of the
Allies are frankly out for loot, and a third,
not content with the booty already seized, is
now engaged in swallowing China piecemeal
Possibly the Allies may yet carry out their
schemes of restoration and indemnity but
nothing in their present course indicates an
honest desire to make a fair settlement.
FRANK MEULENDYKE.
New York Sent g. 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
"Above All Other Navies.

1t is unfortunate that news about the
navy's feats is so often decorated with the
thoughts of more or less imaginary
naval officials. We had an example of
this lately when new anti-aircraft guns
were mounted in some of our ships, and
now we have a further example in some
comments on the recent target practice in
Chesapeake Bay. 1t appears that two
battleships scored hits at 10000 yards and
that in the opinion of the inevitable naval
officials" this performance Twill probably
put the United States Navy above all
other navies."
1t is difficult to believe in the existence
of the naval officials who are always max
ing these surprising statements. No par
ticulars whatever are given about the con-
ditions-al we know is that the target
was stationary In the action off the Dog
ger Bank Beatty opened fire with his l3.o'5
at $4,000 yards and began to hit at 1000.
But that was in running fight and the
speed was % knots. Longer ranges are
not unknown. In the battle off the Jutiand
Bank the fighting began at 1880 and the
battle squadron under Rear Admiral
Evan-Thomas opened fire at 10000 yards.
Even if no hits were scored, it is clear
that the range was not regarded as hope
less for battle practice with 15-inch guns.
The performance in Chesapeake Bay
may conceivably be unique. but as we have
no particulars and are not at all sure OF
what other navies have done, it is little
indiscreet to talk about it as something
that puts our navy above all others BY
the same token we are justified in conclud-
ing either that the naval officials founded
their opinion on some facts that have not
been made known or that they themselves
are purely fictional.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
No Real Progressives for Wilson.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Several letters and circulars have
come to me from fellow Progressives who
worked for Colonel Roosevelt in the 1912
campaign asking me TO vote for Mr.. Wilson
1t seems shame that any man who was
broad enough to renounce his old party af
fliations then should be narrow enough to
work for Mr.. Wilson low. Their only excuse
seems to be that President Wilson has faith
cred some of the Progressive planks OF the
1912 platform. The Democrats went in by al
minority vote, and to get in again they had toI
throw a bait to the millions of Progressive
voters. All credit to them for it; it's only
what any party would have done anyhow. A
large part of the Republican voters believed
in these same principles. In fact, as mat
ter of evolution, these laws naturally came
up in the progress of the country.
On the other side of the slate they have
left undone those things which they ought to
have done, in such a shameful way that they
certainly should not be returned to power.
If any ex-Progressive will take the trouble
to read Colonel Roosevet's article in the
October metropolitan" | am sure he will not
want to vote for Mr.. Wilson. Only the hope
Of some personal advantage can possibly in
duce him to vote for Mr.. Wilson, and such
men never really belonged in the Progressive
party ranks.
Mr.. Wilson's last yielding to "stand and
deliver" demand from less than half of one
per cent Of our population should be enough
Our people in general haven't walked up to
the position our country is n. Colonel
Roosevelt in his usual farsightedness sees It.
If he was good enough to follow in 1912 he is
good enough 10 follow now.
Go to it. boys And don't let the Demo
cratic dust or some petty annoyance obscure
your clear view of the great need OF our
country. WILSON d. LYON.
New York. Sept g. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14

nublic,s oninion under such conditions
must 20 largely against them because OF
their refusal to accept arbitration OF all
questions. and that the public would back
IN the commission in ordering full service.
The Interborough's refusal to arbltrate
it's fright to make individual contracts
with its men begs the question. OF course
il had the legal right; the point at issue Is
whether the exercise of that legal right
violated its agreement to let the men
unionize without interference. That issue
assuredlv can be arbitrated, and under the
circumstances ought to be. If the strikers
are willing to go again to arbitration when
they assuredly will be censured for having
deserted the surface lines, the officials
should be willing to take chance OF an
adverse verdict on their course in more
debatable situation.
Under the circumstances, TO persist IN
refusing to accept the suggestions OF the
Mavor and the commission is unintelli-
gent. unpatriotic and distinctly dangerous.
1t invites costly reprisals from the union,
and inevitably arouses the antagonlsm OF
the public. The officials should change
their position voluntarily before their COM
pany is compelled to change it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
Kuitur and BIacklists.
tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Some time ago Mr.. Joseph Reinach,
writing in the Paris Figaro" said that Kul-
tur had established itself in the United States
and had forbidden Americans to act as such.
1t would seem from recent events that the
French publicist was correct in his conten-
ton.
Americans worthy Of the name will not ap-
plaud the latest achievement OF our Teuton-
lied legislators in Washington, and only the
guttural-tongued foreigners who are affected
by the British blacklist" will have the audsc-
ity 10 call il a neutral act. II is at once the
most unneutral and un-American act of an
un-Amcrican administration General an
proval of the latest appeal for German votes
would stamp us as rejoicing in our foreign
bondage.
Oh, for more real statesmen like Roosevelt.
Root, Gardner and Lodge!
p. RuDDIMAN.
Yonksrs. n. Y. Sept. 8. 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
Arbitration Must Come.

However past mistakes and misdeeds
may have been apportioned, the men are
right and the Interborough officials are
wrong in their reception of the settlement
proposal of Mayor Mitchell and the Public
Service Commission. Unquestionahly the
PETERBOROUGH has refused to resume the
arbitration process because Mr.. Shonts
and Mr. Hedey think they have the union
beaten Unquestionably the strikers are
willing to go back into conferences with the
employers because they see service on the
elevated and subway lines continued at full
head, and improving even on the surface
lines. 1t is invariably true that the side
which has most to gain by it wants arbi-
tration, and the side which stands to profit
by violence wants a fight.
But there is more at stake here than a
question of profit for either side, more
than the selfish interests of the railroad
company or the employees. The issue is
whether they will respect the public's rights
and whether they will live up to their SOL
emn pledges in the arbitration agreement
of August Z. The union has agreed to full
I'll its duty, reluctantly; but the INTERIOR
ough and the New York Railways Com
pany have fatty refused to do theirs.
In this the traction officials are making
grave mistake. They are not only
choosing violence when reason might serve,
but are again placing on capital the
stigma of saying "The public be damned"
which the intelligent and public spirited
attitude of the steam railroad presidents
in the recent quarrel with the brotherhoods
did so much to remove. They are not alone
deliberately condemning the public to fur
Their inconvenience, to a continuation of the
strike which inevitably will be accom-
panied by more and more frequent and
disastrous outbreaks of violence. They
are beyond all else overestimating the
strength Of their position and underesti-
mating the power of public officials to force
them to comply with the duty which the
spirit Of public service and honor ought TO
impel them TO carry out.
The Public Service Commission can issue
an order for the resumption of full service
on all the transit lines. Obviously, the
companies could not now meet that re-
quirement without using many strike
breakers, many green hands in all posi-
tons. Yet Section 60 of the railroad law
forbds the use of a green or inexperienced
motorman. The companies. if they obeyed
this law, could not obey the commissions
order for restoration Of full service without
making some arrangement which would
bring back the strikers. II they violated
the law, they might face grand jury pro-
ceedings. 1t would be nasty alternative
for them-knowing that the weight Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
The Return from Plattsburg.
LFrom NJ PhIIadclphIa Lcdocr.I }

Last night with my XII in a mudlle.
Last night as ! lay I'm the rain,
Last night with my head In puddle,
sMore l was coming again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
Sympathy.

Said the union chief to the subway guard,
"Im here to see that you work less hard
you're very kind; had just rs lief"
Said the subway guard to the union chief.
Said the streetcar crew to The subway guard
We'll strike till they raise your wages, pard.
'I'm sure that's exceedingly good of you"
Said the subway guard to the streetcar crew.
Said the plumbers lad TO the subway guard
"I'll make them give you union card"
81 hadn't thought things had been so bad"
Said the subway guard to the plumbers lad.
Said the union men throughout the town,
"We'l win your strike. or wen all go down, "
"Why, thanks, but ! didn't know I'd struck,
Said the subway guard, as be wished them luck
A. X. r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
Democrats Have Promised Much and
Done Nothing About 1t.
a the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In his speech of acceptance Presder.
Wilson said, among other things, in referring
to the people of the United States Least o!
all are they likely to substitute those who
promised to render them particular services
and proved false to that promise for tho"
who have actually rendered those very ser
vices" Boosting is always a.
empty business, which pleases nobody bG:
the boaster and I have no disposition %
boast of what the Democratic party has &C.
cUmplished 1t has merely done It's duty i
has merely fulfilled its explicit promises
There is no means Of judging tie
future except by assessing the past 80
what we're the Democrats called into power
to do ?"
If YOU refer to your files Of September ard
October, 1912, you will discover that ore o.
the main issues of that years PresldenuA
campaign. raised by the Democrats again"
their opponents and charged up to the r.
sponsibilty of the Republican Administrator
then in power, was the high cost Of living
The Democrats promised that, If elee'ea
they would Immediately reduce the cost o.
living existing at that time.
Have they proved false to that promise
Has the present Democratic Administrator
merely done it's duty" TO the wage Garner y
that respect, and has it merely fulhlied u,
explicit promises" to reduce the high COST u
living?
1t is all we'll enough 10 cover up ae.o'
misdeeds and false promises with h's'P
colored phraseology, but they do not '''.'
nor clothe, nor pay house rent, neita" ~
fine words pay the doctors BILL and y.
present burning question Of the high ~,
of living. going higher and higher escA us'
even during the present Democratic A''a.
istration, is the most vital issue Of tne -,
and should be brought forward u ~"
campaign by Mr. Hughes in forceful ne.
ner, offering the public panacea 'V'
rapidly increasing prices Of food. ,,r
SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT
Norfolk, Va, Sept. 4, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14

To the Editor Of The Tribune. "a
Sir: Our next door neighbor IS al ".
fashioned woman with a highly de'e'OEI.
bump of cleanliness. Shoes, after ~
wanderings, are beaten like rugs Al -,
soft" or informal headgear Of the men ~.
is exposed to the purifying breezes, e'O'l'.
pinned like any Mondays wash Inc w.
day noticed that Mrs. W had sp'O"'
new one-new at least 70 me- oHe -.
washing the feathers in her pillows -
dumped the feathers right into the tuO
washed them just like clothes on
board She says she does II about o''N
wear. What | want to know Is: Does 80
one else do il. ard how? At first ! was -
clined to laugh, but later ! was ih'''n'
think. | have always considered myse" -.
ticular enough about my bedclothes' sHs..
and pillow cases, having them "Ssheu 80,
cleaned regularly, but as for the ieS'' y,
themselves, had always taken the"'
granted. OF course, mere ordinary
such as have described cannot rea"! -.
a material so closely constructed as -
er. For feathers, after all, are
matter. .,,
Even il you know absolutely tha'
feathers are not second hand (and ! au-
that's more than | know about m'hel IL
must certainly be decsying OF the S" !,
matter inside the quill. have heS'O !,
read somewhere that a manufacture
Newark has an electrical process tina.
moves this matter from the INSIDE Q.
Quill TO prevent the Judgement OF germs
this is true. more power TO ms CHOW is,
want to buy some of his pillows rms "a.
hy-swatting. Understanding, elesh-u up ..,,.
Grafton, and it seems to me that inc ,..n
step should be to prevent iniectoh "a
second Inland feathers. There ought 20
law''-pcrhsps there is one. Is there 81
South Orange, N. j.. Sept. 2. isls -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
Railway Strikes in England.

The demands of the English railway
workers are so drastic that the govern
ment can hardly be expected to submit
without struggle. The men of South
Wales insist on their ultmatum that the
proposed increase in wages shall date from
July l and that the government undertake
in future to control the price of food,
though exactly by what means is not alto
gether clear.
The truth is, of course, that prices have
risen enormously, so that the purchasing
power of a sovereign is said to have dwln-
died since the war began to about rs. Cd.
A resolution was passed recently by body
of railway men declaring that, while they
we're willing to see the war through, they
were mot going TO allow this callous rob
berry to continue, nor tolerate any form of
industrial compulsion.' Rightly or wrong
lv. the conviction of the rank and file is
that they are at present at the mercy of
few who are making vast profits out OF
the nations necessity, and it is in this
spirit that the ultimatum has been pre-
sented by the Welshmen.
Hitherto the government has not shown
much inclination to make concessions, and
it remains to be seen whether the serious
threat now made to tie up the roads will
bring it to terms. Considering, however,
how powerless the government has been to
keep down the price of coal, it is surpris-
ing that the workers should put much
faith in its ability to regulate food costs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14

This is said, on authentic information from
the front. to be the spirit that dominates the
Philadelphians who, leaving lives of COM
fort and relative ease, have been undergoing
the primitive army life at Plattsburg and
have found that as they sloughed off the
superficial accoutrements of civil life there
came real enjoyment and contentment in the
heavy army outfit, despite the hikes and the
rigors of camp life. To endure hardships
under strict discipline and to want to go
again are proof positive that the camp at
Plattsburg has a high physical as we'll as
a spiritual value. II also proves that those
who are ready to sacrifice themselves for
their country are not those who have moth
ing to lose, as the phrase goes, but those
who have everything TO lose in giving up all
professional. public, social and intellectual
all those things that are supposed
to mean so much TO us all.
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