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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
Evolution In Surnames.

Surnames grow mellow with age. Not
only do they themselves usually undergo
subtle changes in spelling and form, which
increase their distinction, but the common
speech from which they are sprung changes
gradually, in It's turn, until often names
original descriptiveness is obliterated. In
other cases long usage blurs its origin
Even when we come TO such names as
Drinkwater, Doolittle and Toothacher we
are inclined TO forget the reference TO an
cestral peculiarities contained in them
Time has dignified these entitlements.
To realize all this one has only TO con-
trast with them those surnames IN the
making by which Indians are known
In a recent sale Of Indian lands in the
Standing Rock reservation Of North and
South Dakota there figured such names as
Kate Good Crow and Barney Two Bears,
her nearest neighbor. There the habitat of
Mary Yellow Fat adjoined that of Media
Crowghost, and Mrs. Crazy Walking
shared the same section with Elk Ghost.
Agatha Big Shield. Mary Lean Dog, Jen-
ME Dog Man and Mary Shave Head are
all listed in the transaction, and so are
Mrs. Did Not Butcher. Mrs. Frosted Red
Fish and Helen Difficult.
As compared with these, Thundcrshield
seems rather mild and conventional cog
nomen. and Morris Thundershield. heir APP
parent to Long Step Thunderbolt, might
sign his name on an Eastern hotel register
without exciting undue attention. But his
name is simply an example of the process
Of adjustment 10 family use which all will
undergo to some degree in time. Mrs.
Stanton Grindstone will serve as another
instance. In these two cases the primary
reform has been, apparently, the welding
Of two words into one. Were Mr.. Drink
water and Mr.. Doolittle and Mr.. Tooth
acher 20 sign themselves Drink Water and
DO Little and Tooth Acher we should with
out previous acquaintance with these gen
tlemen put them down as Indians, too,
should we not?
This must be step No. 1, then, toward
civilization in surnames. Some day the
ncighbors. or their progeny. Of Mr.. Thun-
dershield and Mrs. Grindstone will follow
their lead, though in many instances much
greater ingenuity will be needed TO effect
the reform. Joseph Shoot the Bear, for
example, will have to eliminate the article
first Of all, and what old man Shave On
One Side will do We haven't a notion. lie
might have to abandon his habit. But let
us remember that our remote ancestors
faced difficulties Of the same kind in all
probability, and let US extend to him, there
fore. a word Of cheer and encouragement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
"VIVE LA FRANCE
A French Naval Officers Thanks,
with Remarks on the Boche

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Chere New York Tribune: Par Ia grand,
compsisance du Professor A. C., Jai pu
lire dams Ia traduction publiee par "Le
Courier des Etats-Unis," syec un plsisir
sincere. ce que vous dltes des Franesis, &c
que vous pensez de la France e. ce que yov'
esp6rez deNe.
Nos bellies phrases ont circul6 eur nos
batesux ct nous ayons applaud de grand
cpur.
Nous commissions vos sentiments ct ssyor'
CONNIE yous qu'un homme fulfill un homme
lid6e nj pdesl de la nation gun goyerne
Nous avons connu en- France des heUres
terribes. ct peut-etre plusieurs De nos sni'
de r6tranger nous ont-ils NAL JUICES. Cttst
ayant la guerre. Depuis nous ayons resg
ct devant la menace De rinyasion teutonr'
avons proclame runion ,acree qui dure Ct
qui durera jusquau jour de Ia yictoire.
La France ma jamais change, mats son
caractere doux ct hospitslier lu await far
oubier ses dessstres. La bette sllemahts
s'est meprise sur cetts torpeur 81 cru
avoir facilement raison dun peupls gu
passait pour le plus corrompu 2. lie plu. DE-
gener6 de la terre.
Pauyres Boches. 4 Ia lourds ct tpa"
cervellel Vous mates pas fats pour nou'
comprendre 81 vous ayez cri4 la pleissnten'
quand on vous annonca Ia victoire de "a
Marine -plaissnterie qui co0ts cher yor'
gsrde imperisle ct yos regiments De hsrs
dacipaaa ia az
Plaissnterio encore que Ia detsin Z"
pYser! La. nous etions inf6rleurs, msl' r'
gars degeneres, nos pioupioUs, mos rs
uniques." cognsient terme A Diunuts 81
Peryyse. Quand I'll, n'svaient plus %
cartouches, lis allaient A Ia "foUrehes.,
plus dc fourchette. Ia Crosse plus q
crosse. lis cognaient encore ayec leur tee
Maintenant, lie plus fort est fsiti nous
lemons trsnquillement et afternoons rou'
heure. Les Lstins nevroses sont deyenu' "
Gaines gems du Nord. Ces Lstn' sans
religion, ces sthees, ces sceptques, YOU"
cette race moqueuse, blsgueuse, e1eeres %
vieux dieu allemand-race pourrle. sgohn'
sante, continue enfsnter des heros -
apres Ia victoirc. quand Ia paiN sourirs O.
nouveau notre cher pays, nous redeTs-
drons nous-memes ct vous nous re'rouVefe'
gals ct rieurs CONNIE autrefois.
Nous accueillerons nos amis syec 10 nen'
empressement ct nous les accompsgneron'
sur nos champs dhonneur. pour eyoqs"
en- commun Ia memoire dc nos chers e'
parus.
Merci. mon cher Tribune, Do tous yos boz
vnuX. Nous ayons Ia gertrude Gu"
seront exauc6s. Encore merci 90 bien A F0''
CAPITAINE b.
Cerbere, Cherbourg, March I, 1915.
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A Great Work for the Negro.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! desire. through the columns of YOUR
paper, to call attention to the work OF the
National Training School at Durham. y. c..
for the negro. This school is farreaching in
its influence. II IL endeavoring 70 give TO
the negro high ideals and develop character.
It's aim primarily il to direct the emotional
tendencies Of the race into practical chan
nels and make 10 means Of uplift To this
end It Is training leaders in industrial
literary, social and religious walks and send.
ing out these men and women so trained 10
reach others. To my mind no school i,
founded upon truer lines or is destined TO do
greater work, and especially with such a
small expenditure Of money.
General Julian s. Carr, commander Of the
Confederate Veterans OF North Carolina and
one Of the largest hosiery mill owners in the
South, says of this work: 81 know when a
school IS worthy. This one is; IL is founded
upon right lines. ! am glad 20 accept the
chairmanship Of the new board of trustees
Of this institution for the negroes. and al.
though | am resigning from boards Of insti-
tutons having TO do with my own race I
want TO help the negro, and believe that this
school furnishes 70 me the best means" DR..
Charles II. Parkhurst and Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt have heartily ndorsed this work.
The immediate need Of this school is 81 500
monthly. with which TO meet current cx.
penses, $4,000 for buildings and $4,000 for
heat and water.
The negro IS here with us; he must be lift
cd up and properly trained; this can be done
best by well trained leaders OF hit own race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
Patronage Greater than Patriotism

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Congressman Carew's letter, which has
aroused the ire of many of our non-citizens,
is neither manly nor American in spirit. While
Mr.. Carew voted to table the McLemore reso-
luton. it il evident from his letter that he
believed that Americans should be warned
against taking passage on armed belligerent
ships. Therefore he voted contrary TO his
own settled convictions.
Many Congressman expressed themselves
during the debate on the McLemore resolu-
ton in terms similar 20 those expressed I'm
Mr. Carew's letter, and. like Mr.. Csrew. they,
too, had not the courage OF their convic-
tons. This subserviency TO party dictator
ship and this reluctance 20 face squsrely a
knotty problem are unhealthy symptoms,
which constitute a menace 70 the permanency
Of American institutions. The dangling Of
patronage before the eyes Of recalcitrant
members is also very dangerous form OF
corruption.
Nearly all the New York Democratic Rep
resentatives in Congress voted for the Ad-
mlnistration, and they voted according TO
instructions. In order 20 land the postmss-
tership Of this city for tho Tsmmsny organ
ization the boss whipped his unwilling pup
pets into line. Evidently patronage Is more
potent than patriotism, and the master OF the
White House can play his cards as sdroitly
the chieftain OF the Tammany Wigwam.
This obedience 90 patronage is a curse and
disgrace, and this weakness or infsmy
should be unsparingly condemned from the
platform, the pulpit and the press
II. s. FOLEY.
New York March IA 1915
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Keep to the Right.
on of The Tribnne.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Your paper probably among the
earliest 70 call TO attention the annoyance
of those who refused. when walking. TO keep
10 the right.
sign of this nature for pedestrians.
Keep to the Right" appears on the Brook
Ign Bridge. Why not extend a few of these
to the lampposts on Park Row and Broad.
way?
This is not alone necessity. 20 make
clearances more agreeable because less ver-
atious) on the sidewalk. but 70 avoid the
danger of mixup and personal collision in
the roadway used for vehicular traffic.
where fast-moving vehicles bearing down on
ono are a menace TO life and limb; no. dis
associated with this latter may be consid
cred the accidents occurring from the lug
gernaut type represented in the steplcss car
One-hfth. at least. Of our walks are not
on sidewalks. but in roadwsys
LEWIS PHILLIPS.
New York. March Ia. 1914
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can make a voyage without the approval
Of the government. Nevertheless the
shortage is felt severely. and in all prob
ability it will be necessary TO introduce
other and more drastic measures to meet
the pressing needs Of the day.
The forbidden imports are to include
motor cars for private use, musical IN
struments, cutlery and hardware, china
ware, yarns, fancy goods and soaps. The
list will undoubtedly be extended in time
in order 10 include many other things that
might safely be counted as Injuries. This
sort Of economy will have the cordial ap-
proyal Of shipowners and il will cause no
very grievous hardship on the public at
large. 1t barely touches the important
question Of promoting economy among the
people generally and should not be inter
preted as a measure designed TO that end
That problem is even more difficult, and
it is hard 10 say how it can be met. Many
wage earners are earning far more money
than they ever earned before in their lives,
and not unnaturally the less thrifty are
spending more freely than they ever spent
before. 1t is not easy TO make them under
stand that economy is n patriotic duty
nor is it easy to teach them by Orders in
Council. A great many well-to-do people
comfort themselves with the delusion that
spending money is good for trade, others
think it commendable TO carry on the war
with business land pleasure) as usual, and
a large number of the poorer sort are max
ing the most Of the occasion, having never
hitherto had more than just enough 10
keen the wolf from the door.
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Few Jules Chopaks.

To tho Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In every gathering Of people you W.
find a Jules Chopak. wonder y re hs
sister? II he could witness the outrages per
petrated on the defenceless women OF p'
GUM and still maintain that he would n. ~
lift a finger to protect his sister or son.
other fellows. | am Of the opinion that hS l'
ing is too good for him. of all the mon
coddles whose letters have read his j Wv
worst. 4,
shouldn't be surprised 20 find 'hS' =.
wears wis; watch. Thank God there
more Marjorie Sterretts ard the Ike '
Jules Chopsks in the Uaited States 81,
DONALD HOBSoN'
New York. March rs. 1916.
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Thalassa.
FROM The Boston Herald ,


The war continues TO furnish inter
esting historical parallels. The grand
duke is marching through weather as cold
and SHOWS as deep as were they when
Xenophone was "cXelaunong" 30 many para
sangs' day through almost the same parts
Of Asia Minor. Not so many college boys
in these days Of elective courses arc faml-
lar with the Anabasis and tho famous story
OF the Retreat Of the Ten Thousand as was
the case fifty years ago, but all who have
tramped with the Greek mercenarics OF the
army Of Cyrus, betrayed by their friends and
surrounded by formidable foes, will solilo-
quize a few minutes at least upon the dis
patches which tell OF the march Of the Rus
SLAMS. When the troops Of 240O years ago
reached Trebizond they found it flourish
ing city, as it is to-day. Perhaps the sol
diers Of the army OF Nicholas shouted when
they reached the EuYne, as did tho weary
refugees OF old: "Thalassa, Thalassal the
sea, the seal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
Consumption to Cure Crime.

General Leonard Wood has wisely re
marked that CONSUMPTION in this country
would reduce our murder rate. His theory
is identical with that which has worked
out so beautifully in the case of the Boy
Scouts-give the youth of the land legit-
innate channel for the expenditure Of ami
NAL energy. for the expression Of the
gang spirit and for the satisfaction of the
adventurous instinct and you remove the
temptation 20 mischief latent in every
male. The same principle is embodied in
a recommendation recently put forth for
solving the juvenile crime problem in Chi
cago. This involved the establishment of
a municipal horse ranch, where potential
"baby bandits" might break colts and ride
bucking steeds.
1t is rather a startling thought, is it not,
that in America, the land Of grape juice
and Chautauquas and pacifism, life Is
cheaper and crimes Of violence are more
numerous and sensational than in any
other country Of an equal degree of en-
lightenment? Yet the explanation may lie
simply in the reaction which these in
huential movements with the flavor Of the
Sunday school about them create in the
minds Of imperfectly tutored but spirited
boys and young men. One need only live
with devoted follower Of William Jen-
nings Bryan 20 become a Prussian at
heart Ministers sons arc proverbial
daredevils and cut-ups. Miss Jane Addam.
or Henry Ford can incite the nor
NAL man TO riot while Emma Goldman
leaves him cold. Mr.. Wilson, with one
polite note upon another, has probably
done more 20 develop bellgerency in the
land than all the stalwart sentiments ever
expressed by certain predecessor in his
high Office.
William James, himself an ayowed pac-
fist, once put into the following words
his appreciation Of the attitude Of those
10 whom war Is sort Of sacrament:
cts horrors are cheap price TO pay
for rescue from the only alternative cup
posed, Of a world Of clerks and teachers,
Of co-education and zo-ophily, or 'consum-
ers' leagues and associated charities Of
industrialism unlimited and feminsm I'M
abashed. No scorn, no hardness, no valor
any more! Fie upon such Il cattleyard OF
planet"
There are not few boys 70 whom out
lawry il the same sort Of sacrament"
and for the same reasons.
Professor Jamcs's remedy was also con-
scription, or a virtual CONSUMPTION, but
10 the daring, hardening industrial call
ings rather than 10 tho military camp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS
No Abandonment of Them This
Summer Is Contemplated
tho Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! hope that you will call attention. oy
publishing this letter or otherwise TO the
incorrectness Of the report recently published
IN a New York paper to the effect that the
regular army training camps FOR eIV'lians i
Plattsburg and elsewhere will not be neid
this summer because Of lack OF ofhcers. me
report was promptly denied by Genera
Scott, chief Of staff, and General WOOD the
denial being published in several papers this
morning.
For the Eastern Military Department
camps are planned for Fort Oglethorpe' Ia
be0inning Nav 3. and at Plattsburg y. l.
from June 70 October; for the Western De
partment AZ San Diego and Monterey Cal
and Fort George Wright, Wash; for the
Central Department at Fort Benjamin mar
ri.on. Ind: Fort Sheridan, Ill., and Luding
ton. Mich. The only change in the pro
gramme is that the camp announced LOT ro''
IOglethorpe. beginning April 3, has oeen
po,tnoned TO May 3, due TO detail OF the lin
Cavalry stationed there 20 the border and
Tho necsssitv o. making other arrangements
for the first camp.
There is every reason 10 suppose ma
these camps will be held as announced l.
thew were abandoned it would be an eXtraor-
binary object lesson in our helplessness 70
train volunteer troops. II camps for not
over 10000 men had 70 be abandoned be
cause OF trouble on the Mexican border II
may we'll be asked what would happen 20 US
in case OF real trouble.
The whole inaccurate statement indicating
the abandonment Of the camps is likely, un-
less effectively corrected, to AFFECT thousanuS
Of men intending 20 attend the camps VINO
might be made discouraged and hopeless by
hearing q report Of such helplessnes' on
the part Of tho government
The Military Training Camps Association
with headquarters at 81 Nassau Street, New
York City, is successfully engaged IN enrol
ling men for the camps, and asks your aid
in neutralizing the erroneous report above
,e,e,rsd ~ GRANVILLE CLARK.
Secretary Governing Committee, Military
Training Camps Association.
New York, March Is, 1916.
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Bryan.

In that for our first office you have striven,
In that we liked your aptness in debate,
We held you friend. we praised you, and
deemed great
Your name in it's defeats. The War hath
riven
The veil that dimmed our eyes as when
high heaven
Hurls down a shuddering bolt. At last, if
late,
We see you in your nakedness. You pirate.
And we thank God our trust we have not
given
To such as you! Oh, there is come a time
To rock our old world in its orbit. and
Must we still listen 10 your falsehoods
bland
When folly blacker is than any crime?
Vain painted parrakeet! We know you
now:
The Devils foolscap jigs upon your brow !
EARL SIMONSoN.
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An Abuse of Charity.

1t has long been known that in winter
"the big town" becomes the haven for all
kinds of tramps, beggars, small-fry crooks
and "bums," as the police characterize the
individuals uncharacterizable otherwise
There is always the chance Of hand
out" here. Charitable organizations are so
numerous that no "bum' who knows the
ropes need ever go hungry, however 1t
may fare with some inexperiench poverty
stricken person in sore need. And then
there is, at the worst, always the comfort
able and commodlous Municipal Lodging
House. Yet the general public has prob
ably had no such idea Of the extent OF
this abuse Of charity as that to be CLEANED
from the result Of an investigation OF the
Salvation Army's Cooper Square bread
line by an agent of the Police Department.
In that bread line when it was canvassed
by the police agent acting for the Bureau
Of Unemployed of the Police Department
and a Salvation Army captain were 200
men. Of that number only five were will
ing to take jobs paying SO a day. In the
library at Cooper Union were some 300
men recognized as bread-liners. All re
fused the jobs, saying they were unfit for
manual labor. As result Of this 1t Is
likely the Cooper Square bread line will be
closed. But the "bums" will drift else
where, eating but not working.
trnr
amount Of unemployment in this city. Men
and women honestly and earnestly seeking
work could not find it. Poverty and actual
restitution abounded. That fortunately IS
not the situation this year. Any person
with a fair amount Of physical strength
and a willingness TO earn his bread can
find some kind of work if he hunts at all
diligently-perhaps not the highest class
toll, at big wages, but at least work which
last year thousands Of unfortunates would
have been glad to get.
Most Of the individuals who haunt the
bread lines now are the "bums'-either
those who won't pretend TO work or those
who through misfortune or vice have sunk
into a condition such that they cannot hold
any kind of a JOB. For the city-and per
1aps for them also-a strict enforcement
If the vagrancy statutes is rs good an ex
pedient as any. In confinement some kind
Of work can be obtained from those able to
work, and under the recently changed stat
utes they can be held for an indeterminate
sentence, so that they may be willing to
earn their living when released
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
A Boomerang.

The results Of the enactment Of the sea
mems law should form an object lesson fol
all who have believed that America could
impose its commands on the commerce OF
the world. Such attempts must invariably
prove boomerangs. One cannot tap whirl
ing buzz saw with a wand and hope TO es
cape painful consequences.
Instead of benefting American seamen
if we properly interpret Mr.. Andrew Furu
seth's complaint, the seamen's law has act
ualy deprived many of them Of employ
ment which they might otherwise have had
The enforcement of the language clause
(Mr. Furuseth calls it the non-enforce-
ment) seems TO have cut the wrong way
increasing rather than diminishing the
percentage Of Orientals in crews. This
clause was designed, of course, TO discour-
age the employment Of other than Ameri-
can or, at all events, English-speaking
seamen. But had it been interpreted to
effect this object, especially under present
conditions, the much greater injury TO
every one concerned would have brought
about the laws repeal.
II ought to be repealed in any case. The
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
finds the business sentiment of the country
almost a unit in desiring the suspension of
It's more radical provisions until such time
IS international agreement can make them
universally applicable. The Chamber sub
United the questions involved 10 a referen-
dun of its member organizations The
smallest number Of votes condcmnatory Of
the law as 1t stands was SAG, the largest
number in favor was 10. There can be
little doubt, therefore, that capital is as
little satisfied as labor with this leglsla-
ton. impotent for everything but harm.
Rigidly enforced it would entail the abro-
cation Of countless commercial treaties
with friendly nations, interfere disastrous
" with our foreign trade and restrict the
American merchant marine entirely TO
coastwise traffic. II is needless 10 add that
Jack Tar would suffer with the rest Of US.
Unenforced or literally interpreted. 1t in
lures labor, as we have seen, while its very
existence on the statute books intimidates
capital
No one will deny that room for reform
in the treatment Of sailors and the con
duct Of ships is ample indeed. But the
high seas are under the jurisdiction Of no
single nation and are amenablc 20 regu-
lation by no single nation, least Of all a
nation as largely dependent on foreign car
riers as is the United States.
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who are sent out to meet the masses. have
faith in this school and In its president. !
would be very glad indeed If gifts for the
education and training of the negro could
largely 20 to supply the pressing needs and
equipment Of the National Training School,
Durham, y. c.. Of which DR.. James f. Shep-
ard is president. Additional information and
facts in regard 20 this important work can
be had from him. believe that no gift will
be more worthly bestowed.
J. c. PRITCHARD,
Judge United States Circuit Court, 4th Dis
trict.
Richmond, Va, March ID, 1915.
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lie would have had all boys. especially
those carefully nurtured, season their
manhood as COW punchers or miners, as
ironworkcrs riveting together the frames
Of skyscrapers, as sailors before the mast
az fishermen bold When international
disarmament is finally agreed upon it Will
be well to remember his remedy. In the
meantime, however, General Woods pro-
gramme for gaining the same end seems
infinitely the more sensible and feasible.