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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
The Great BETRAYAL.

From The Engineering and Mining JOarndi.),r
The threatened railway strike was averted
on September by Congress giving the
labor leaders everything they wanted, al
though it was not the right of Congress "a
give and the railway stockholders will have
to pay. 1t was easy for Congress, repre-
senting the people, 10 give away what did
rot belong either to it or to the people.
The President, having found himself in
an awkward predicament, appealed to Con-
gress. asking it to enact series of half
baked expedients in the closing days OF the
session. Congress, as was to be expected
discarded everything but what it knew
would satisfy the labor leaders-namely, the
enactment of law requiring present rates
of wages enjoyed by certain employees en-
gagged in interstate commerce to - figured
on the basis of an eight-hour day.
This bill was promptly passed in the
House of Representatives. The Senate re-
ceived it on September 2 and had TO enact
il before sunset. All day long the labor
leaders sat in the galleries watching the
reverend Senators, 5qurming in their con-
sciousness of the injustice and indignity OF
the thing, vote an increase of wages 70
fewer than l per cent Of the population OF
the United States to protect the rest OF the
citizens and their families.
The crime against democracy that was
committed on September and may be
appalling in its consequences. In order to
save the public some temporary inconveni-
ence the representatives of the people sold
their brthright. What American, save the
small percentage who by terrorizing i'm
posed their will, can feel anything but
shame to-day? We live now in state OF
terror Of a supreme power within our nation
New York City is already threatened with
another and general railway strike. Next it
may be the anthracite mine workers, who
will tell US to 20 cold this winter unless
they be granted all they want. And so on
Let the people rise in self-defence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Let's Have World

OR. 4. II. Ndckdy IN Ndture)
Summer time" has come to some Of the
cities and towns Of Canada; while the CONT
mental railways and their affiliations keep
TO their old "hour-belt times" find | have
TO make my daily meteorological notes in 60th
meridian time, although my watch runs one
hour ahead The confusion when the differ
cnt time notatons Of tide tables, astronomi-
cal tables, railway time tables and the
town clock have to be observed cannot be
obviated 1t may train US, however, to be
ready TO adopt world-tme when it is offered.
Is it not now desirable that, with our CONT
mental railways and telegraphs, transoceanic
cables and omnipresent wireless, we should
use the same time in every part of the world ?
For railway travel Geographic contracts,
news and scientific observations it would be
exact, simple and without danger of confu-
sion.
Suppose. when the sun is vertical to the
1S0th meridian from Greenwich, every clock
and watch in the world should point TO the
hour 0 at the beginning Of "the day" When
vertical 10 the meridian of Greenwich il
would be ~ everywhere When approaching
the 1sOth meridian the clocks would be APP
preaching "a
Every locality would settle its most con-
venient time for breakfast, etc, at, e.g., 6, 8,
~, a. or % o'clock. From May to October
we could henceforward with comfort adopt
the unwrittcn law of fixing the events one
hour earlier Nothing to puzzle over-not
necessary even TO change your watch an hour
four times in going from Halifax TO Victoria
The telegram dates in the newspapers would
give us the true interval of time since the
event without calculation. Even the reduc-
tons Of the diurnal temperatures of the
meteorological would be no more troublesome
than they are at present under the so-called
daylight saving" time consuming attempt
to deceive the pf1'lic to its advantage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
THE PRESIDENTS "SWEET WORDS
They Are "the Deft Fingers Of the Pxk
pocket, the Dagger of the Assassin"
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Why do some opposition speakers and
some newspaper editorials frequently and,
as it appears to ME, almost seryilely feel tina,
they must fiatter Waitful Woodrow on wis!
they style his "oratory," his sweet words
his "forceful English" when they all know
and more or less preach that the greatest
use to which these beautiful % words are
put is to make promises not to be kept, TO
make threats never to be carried out, to mis-
lead the people as to actual conditlOn'-ln
other words, to fake the peopleg
Do the victims sycophantly fatter the pIet
rocket on the dizziness and shapeliness OF BIS
fingers? Do they humbly praise the cunning
and stealth Of the highwayman? Do 'hG
laud the arm that stabs them and admire the
ineness of the steel in the dagger! Are
they shouting the praise Of the cleyerness
adroitness and wiles of the four brotherhood
leaders who, with the assistance Of the Pres,
dent, so successfully beguiled, blurred ana
prostituted 10 their vile purpose the whos
United States Congress for the first time N
all its history?
Why are Waitful Woodrow words called
Sweet music? They are the def myers .,
the pickpocket, the cunning and stealth o.
the highwayman, the dagger CT the eowsray
assassin. the cleverness, adroitness and wile'
of the big four chiefs in prostituting Tue
United States Congress.
How can single word Of praise or even
Of tolerance, be found for q single uttersnc'
of such a charlatan!
A DEMOCRAT, BUT NOT FOR WILSON
New York, Sept. 6, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
OF OF The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In reading your editorial, "Reprisal,'
this morning, | sincerely regret that the
article is so unneutral and prejudiced
Please do not forget that your newspaper
office is in New York City, not London
England.
believe that real American people as n
whole are engaged in working out their own
problems here. They do not wish to "butt
in" on foreign affairs.
Can you prove it, honestly, that German
defeat is necessary and essential to America
Why do you go boldly regret the course OF
our Congress in adopting the programme OF
retaliatory measures, which you admit are
FOR the protection of the American people?
One likes 70 read honest and unbiased
accounts of important events, but can one
expect accurate news from any newspaper
which takes a hostile and petty attitude
toward one of the belligeren. sides?
Why "pick" on Germany? How about the
deeds of the Allies? According to your doe
trines, they can do no wrong
Do not fear, no matter who the next Pres
ident will be, the United States of America
will not be as you and the rest of pro-
English rropagnndists would have it-quasi-
Ally, but strictly neutral and fair to all.
Remember President Wilson's proclama-
ton of neutrality and be fair.
A. SCHAEFER.
Brooklyn, Sept Z, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Ten-Cent Bread.

For the ten-cent loaf of bread which the
master bakers have decreed there is this
TO be said-it will cost no more to bake and
handle than five-cent loaf. Therein lies
its advantage, really an advantage 20 the
customers, if they can be made TO see Il.
Constantly increasing prices for -four and
other ingredients have driven the bakers
10 decide that they must either reduce the
size of loaves of bread reduce the quality
Of their output or reduce the costs of oper-
ating their bakeries. Recent attempts 10
increase the price Of the standard loaf
proved that il couldn't be done with safety
The consumers would have a genuine
grievance if the quality Of the bread were
reduced. The bakers would violate the
law in some states, and grievously offend
their customers everywhere, If they re-
duced the present size Of leaves in pro-
portion 70 price. The only thing left FOR
them, as in the case Of the milk distributors
who find IL Improbable 10 sell pint bottles
at the present rates but gn afford 70 han
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Unlikelihood of Zeppelin Service.

The possibility of establishing Yep
pelin mail service between Germany and
the United States is not seriously consid-
erred in England or France, nor should it
be necessary to go to London expert" to
discover the obvious difficulties of such an
enterprise. Comparison with the Deutsch-
lands exploit is quite irrelevant. No one
ever doubted the possibility Of a trans
atlantic submarine trip, for the feat had
in fact been performed by several subma-
rines in the British service before the
Deutschland was ever heard Of, and it is
nearly three years since two submarines
completed the voyage from England to
Australia without convoy.
1t was for this reason that the Deutsch-
lands exploit was regarded with compare
tive equanmity abroad, and not, as some
Germans pretend TO think, because other
nations were jealous Of German enterprise.
Every one knew what modern submarine
could do: the only question was whether
the risk was worth running in war time.
II is by no means certain even now that
the risk was worth running or that regu-
lar service is practicable; indeed, there IS
some reason to apprehend that the second
vessel in the service, the Bremen, was
captured, and is now lying idle in a Scot
fish port.
BE that as it may, the difficulties in the
case Of an airship service are of diff
ferent kind, and much greater. An air
ship is a huge and unwieldy vessel. 1t
cannot appear, as submarine could, with
little or no warning. Preparations, and
elaborate preparations, must evidently be
made for the reception of machine meas
uring from five hundred TO six hundred
feet in length-and the latest Zeppellns
are said 10 be even more immense, exceed
ing in dimensions the greatest of transat-
lantic passenger ships. Such a vessel can
not cross the ocean on the chance Of find
ing n convenient landing place when it ar
rives here.
When the war began there were no
sheds, even in Germany, large enough to
house the gigantic craft Of the most mod
ern type, and there are certainly none on
our coast to-day. But even if there were,
there would still be the difficulty Of finding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Heavy Sentences Deserved.

Since the withdrawal of many traffic
policemen for strike duty there has been
a notable falling off in the smoothness of
handling of traffic in the city's congested
streets. Police Commissioner Woods calls
attention to this in his appeal to drivers
Of vehicles to obey the rules of the road.
It is true, as the Police Commissioner
says, that each driver should "feel sense
of personal responsibility" and be "espe-
cially scrupulous" in obeying the traffic
regulations. Unfortunately, while the ma
iority of operators of vehicles may sedu-
lously seek to keep within the law and to
carry out a due regard for the rights Of
others, there is a class Of drivers-speed
maniacs or the chronically careless-who
take advantage of every relaxation Of po-
lice supervision to indulge their own self
ish desires, without regard for the we'll
being and safety of the rest Of the popu-
lation. For them the limit of punishment
is none too much. 1t is to be hoped, II
they do not heed the Commissioner warn
my, IhdI Ii0 Hi"Sio'i" avs wiz """-N ~"
fences to the "full rigor Of the law" as
the head of the Police Department and
Chief Magistrate McAdoo have promised.
Because the city's guardians are needed in
another field is no reason why these offend
ers should have reason to think they can
escape full compliance with the traffic
rules meant for the protection of those who
do their duty in obeying the laws
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Guardsmen's Obligations.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your reply to the inquiry OF d -
Farrand in this mornings paper you m.s.
the statement, "The President had the riga
to order out National Guard regimen" "'
service within the United States"
Will you kindly enlighten the pubic |"
where you get any authority for suen '~'
ment?
served twelve years in the National 1u'l'
of New York and never, so far as my Sh0'.
edge goes, was | amenable 10 a higher pow.
than the Governor of the state, and uhosf ~
circumstances could | be called OUTSIDE '"
that state for any purpose. >
AS | understand the present eondiuoh' =,
disruption and, | fear, termination OF 81.
future usefulness as state guards -.
necessary for each man TO voluntarily 'sA'
the Federal" oath before he could De 'Si..
to the border or anywhere else ou's'9e
own state. ,,
Am | right? NlOILANi
Plainfeld, y. j., Sept. 4, 1916
tYou are not right. Under the p''A
militia organization law Of 1908 and SUI
sequent laws the state guards consli''N
the organized militia of the United S.s'.'
and they can be ordered anywhere "''''
the United States by the President, IN cas-
of emergency. Power over the mlliIA
vested in Congress by the Federal Oon'N
tuition, which authorizes Congress 10 p.V
vide for organizing, arming and dlSeip'
ing the militia and for governing '
part Of them as may be employed III y.
service of the United States Inc -.
poses for which they may be used arc
execute the laws of the Union, supp
instruction and repel invasion. rie.,
dent Washington called out some s'a
militia to help suppress the whisKey ,"'.
rection in Western Pennsylvania QUIZ
his second term. 1.
The special oath taken this Spr'hs y.
the state militia before they went " :"
border was taken in order TO permit 49,
employment, if necessary, in MeSi'o
is, outside the United States.-Ed'I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Savannah, Ga, Sept. 3. 1916

u,
My Dear Mrs. Haskell: Replying to your
favor of August 20, beg TO say that the
blame for premature publication of some
experiments in progress rests on a "cub re-
porter" for one of our local papers Water
hyecinths were used as a peg to hang an
idea upon. so TO speak. and he thought a
discovery had already been made.
Should we be able to discover some plant
that will grow in water and either poison
mosquitoes or be so obnoxious to them and
TO them only as to deter them from depos-
ting their eggs our problem is solved. Oil
IS now the best We can do, but we want
something better Some bacteria or pos
siblg form of mould that will at once
destroy the fertility OF the eggs is what we
are after, but it is not yet even in sight.
Our cub is entitled to praise for his audac-
ity. however, which has advertised the sub
Jet and directed much keen and well traine d
thought to it. W. J. HOXIE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Mosquitoes and Water Hyacinths.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In a recent issue of The Tribune !
read on the first page dispatch from Sa-
vannah, Ga saying that Professor Hoxie
had discovered that water hyacinths would
kill mosquitoes. | wrote, asking him par
ticulars, and have just received his reply.
thought you might be interested in 1t,
and am inclosing same. !. c. HASKELL
Brookhaven. L. l., Sept. 6, 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
More Interesting than Fiction.
70 the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: have always believed facts ant
figures were dry only because dryly pre-
sented; that, on the other hand, they might
be made more interesting than the romano,
of summer fiction. Garet Garrett has abun
dainty established my theory by his news,
financial page in your unusual paper. IL /.
another big step forward zone of many) ir
the building Of modern, progressive news
paper. More power be to you'll
G. LOUIS ALLEN.
President Pyrene Manufacturing Company.
New York, Sept. 3, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

You can purchase merchandise advertised In
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make good promptly If the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Upportune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. ,..dA
Sir: Your financial editorial heaa.s
"Hysteria" is a piece of strong argum." :,
perfume and educational. More Oh Wv"
this time would be welcome. ,rpoy A
GEORGE E. PoMEH""
Toledo. Ohio, Sept 2, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

Entered al the Fossoroe at New York as Second c,'s
Mail Matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-By Mail Postage PAID outside
g. Of Greater OK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
A Legislative Puzzle.

The Tribune has received the following
etter:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
"StrictIy Neutral"

New York, Sept. 6, 1916.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-01
BRIDGE BUILDER MANGLED.
Superintendent Samuel Sn TIL Met a
Horrible Death at East Deerfield,
Mass, Monday.

Samuel Smith, superint nGent of the
crew of bridge builders rom the Pie
nix Bridge company of ! henix, Penn,
who are putting in a new bridge for
the Boston G. Maine railroad at East
Deerfield, Mass, was ground to death
Monday morning in a horrible manner.
He was standing on he steps of a
locomotive crane giving orders to swing
the crane about to pick up some mate
rial when the crane swung around, I'M
noticed by him, and crushed his skull
against the fire box. The ponderous
mechanism slowly dragged him under
meath its steel bottom and literally
ground him to, pieces. The space be-
tween the bottom of the fire box and
the ear platform was less than six
inches in several places. The crane was
stopped as soon as his plight was dis.
covered
Mr.. Smith had been in the employ of
the bridge company for the past 26
years, and had been in charge of the
work at East Deerfeld for the past five
months, making his home in Turner's
Falls during this time. He was 40 and
leaves a father, John Smith of Easton,
Penn; four brothers, Thomas, who was
employed on the construction job by
him, Daniel, William and Cooley of
Easton; two sisters, Mrs. Miranda
Townshond of Wilkes-Barre and Mrs.
Walter Randolph of Easton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-01
PROTOCOL IS SIGNED.
Pershing's Troops to Leave Within 40
Days After Agreement Is Signed
Both Nations to Control Border

A protocol calling for the condition
al withdrawal of the American troops
now in Chihuahua, Mexico, and for the
military control of the border, but with
the supplemental stipulation that Unit
ed States troops shall be sent into Mex
leo in pursuit of bandits at any time the
American government deems it neces
sary, was signed in Atlantic City, n
j., Friday by the members of the Mex
lean American joint commission.
One of the official copies was takel
| by Alberto J. PAM of the Mexican com
mission, who left that night 70
| New York, whence he started Mon
day for Queretaro, where he will sub
nit it to Gen. Venustiano Carranza fol
| his approval. The other copy will be
delivered to the American government
by Secretary of the Interior Franklin
X. Lane, chairman of the American
commission, who left late Friday foi
Washington.
If the protocol is ratified by the two
governments the commission will con
vene again on December s, to resume
the discussion of other questions affect
ing the two countries, especially those
related to the protection of the life and
property of Americans and other for
eigners in Mexico. If ratification by
either government is withheld the work
of the conference will be declared at
an end. Where the adjourned sessions
of the commission will be held was not
determined when the conference was
finished. That question was left to Sec
rotary of State Lansing and Am
bassador Designate Arredondo.
Following is paraphase of the
agreement to which the last signature
was affixed:
First-The American troops now in
Chihuahua, commanded by Gen. John
J. Pershing, shall be withdrawn within
40 days from the approval of the proto-
col by the respective governments, pro
vided that within that time the condi-
tions i'll that part of Mexico have not
become such as to endanger the Ameri-
can border. In such event the time shall
be extended.
Second-The Mexican army shall
patrol tire Mexican side of the border
and the American army the American
side, but this shall not preclude CO.
operation between the two forces to pre-
serve peace upon the border.
"Third-It shall be left to the com
handing officer of the armies on the
border of both nations to enter into
such arrangements for cooperation in
operations against bandits whenever it
is possible. "
The right of the American govern
ment to send troops across the border
in pursuit of bandits was not incOr-
porated in the protocol, but was made
the subject of supplemental memo
randum. The Mexicans had contended
earnestly against signing any agree
ment in which they appeared to sane
tion what they termed the violation of
their national territory. 1t was the
agreement of the Americans finally to
content themselves with stating the
attitude of the United States in IA sepa-
rate memorandum that induced the
Mexicans to sign the agreement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-01
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Nov. 25, by Carl s. Hol
kins, Esq, Earl Wise and Miss Pearl f
Their Coon, both of Springfield, Mass.
| In Brattleboro, Nov %, by Rev. Richarc
| II. Clapp, Laurance Leslie Knowlton anc
Miss Nelma Low Turner, both of Dan
vers, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Nov -, by Carl 5. Hop
kins, Esq, Eugene Elbridge Bryant and
Miss Greta Isabelle Truesdel, both OF
Springfield, Mass.
kins, Esq, Robert Andrews Campbell o!
Chicopee, Mass, and Miss Victoria Alice
Bgda of Chicopee Falls, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Nov. 81. by Carl :. Hop
kins, Esq, George Joseph Rel of Spring
field, Mass, and Miss Bernedette Flora
Desautels of Chicopee, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Nov. IS, by Carl s. Hop
kins, ESQ., Edmond C. Breese and Miss
Mae Cromer, both of New York city.
In Batteboro, Nov. 2S, by Carl 5. Hop.
kins, ESQ., Frank Claude Dickinson and
Miss Marion Jennie Tenney, both of AM
herst, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Nov %, by Rev. Ebert
s. Hewitt, John F. Noonan of Brattlehoro
and Eva Louise Pratt of Ludlow.
In Brattleboro, Nov. %, by Rev.
Father James R. Rand, Thomas En-
met Long and Miss Mary Katherine
o Neil, both of Brattleboro.
In Brattleboro, Nov %, by Rev. George
f. Tomknson. Edgar R. Jersey and Marie
Katherine Roessler, both of Hartford,
Conn.
In Bratteboro, Nov. %, by Carl S. Hop
kins. Esq, Frank Hoadlcy Miller OF East
CRANKY, VT, and Elizabeth Eliza Church
of Beckett, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Nov, %, by Carl 5. Hop
kins, Esq, Francis Herbert Eldidge and
Mamie Lillian White, both of Hampden,
Mass
In Brattleboro, Nov %, by Carl 5. Hop
kins, Esq, Ralph w Richards of Lowell,
Mass, and Lillian G, Chase of Holyoke,
Mass.
In Brattleboro, Nov %, by Carl 5. Hop
kins, Esq, James Lee Bolton of Win
chester, n. H.. and Miss Minnie Esther
Lyman of East Mortified Mass.
In Bellows Falls, Nov. ~, by Rev,
Father j. d. Shannon, Camille d. Muzio
and Miss Jennie Fiorey, both of Bellows
Falls.
In Auburn, Me-, Nov. IS, Elmer c.
Smith and Miss Mary j, Bane, both of
Auburn.