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An lnfantile Policy.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | am a Democrat and very sincere
admirer of the domestic policy and economic
principles Of President Wilson, but | must
say that can conceive Of no more unsophis-
ticated policy than that based on the sup
position that q foreign government having
deliberately adopted course of action which
must inevitably provoke a protest from other
powers may reasonably be expected 20 aban
don it because of such protest.
Yet all the negotiations Of our State De
partment on the submarine issue are intelli-
gible only on this infantile hypothesis, and
the homiles on the immortality OF torpedo
ing unarmed passenger ships on the other
naive suppostion that the Foreign Offices OF
Berlin and Vienna are ignorant Of the moral
character of their acts
take II that il must be held self
evident that the German and Austrian off
Gals are quite as capable OF forming Il mora.
judgment as President Wilson or Secretary
Lansing, and that when they authorized the
sinking Of the Lusitsnia, the Arabic, the
Ancona and the Yasaka Maru they were
not ignorant OF the fact that the sinking
Of each vessel would be followed by a verbal
protest at least. Under these circumstances
then, IS II not preposterous 70 suppose that
they initiated the submarine campaign only
TO abandon it for such reason, or, converse
ly, if they had been prepared TO abandon it
because Of mere verbal protests, that they
would have begun IL? No; the Teutonic
governments must have fully weighed the
moral obloquy 70 be incurred against the ma
terial gain 70 be won by the submarine war
fare, and | am convinced that nothing but
the fear of material loss greater than the
gain will induce them TO desist from it.
No matter what promises they make, ships
will continue 20 be sunk; no submarine com
mander will forego the advantage of send
ug one 10 the bottom, no matter what ex-
plantations it may be necessary 20 devise
afterward TO meet the case. The American
people must make up its mind TO that fact
and that continued protests and moral nomi
lies will serve only to make them contemp-
tible in the eyes of the world. Whether prac-
ucal measures would be more effective 90
not venture to say; / wish to confne mysel
70 assertion that in the nature Of the case
II the United States IS not prepared to take
practical measures IT seems folly 70 suppos
hat any other kind will be effective, and
might a. well hold its peace.
New York, Jan. 9, 1916. FL. DUNDON.
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Public Lectures Sadly Missed.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: few days ago the Board Of Educa
ton announced that It had reduced the ap-
preparation for the public lectures from sos,
600 TO $50 600 for the coming year. This
meant that many OF the lecture centres must
close and the usual programmes Of others
must be curtailed.
What sad commentary on our times It is
that this wonderful enterprise for adult
education, so ably fostered by the untiring
efforts of Dr. Leipziger, and OF which New
York has been the proud pioneer, should b,
so mutilated merely TO save the pitiful sum
of 10 cents out of each thousand dollars OF
our city budget!
New Yorks public lecture system is abou.
twenty-five years old. Who can correctly
estimate the good it has accomplished by thl
diffusion Of culture among the tens OF thou
sands that nightly thronged the various
centres?
Perhaps our city fathers who have en-
Ioyed the advantages Of eollegisto training
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Wants Them In Italian.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; | am so deeply impressed with the
true Amercsnsm OF your editorials Of the
past few weeks and am so anxious that all
new Americans Of Italian birth, like myself,
shall have the benefit o, them, that | take
the liberty OF asking whether il would be
practicable for you to run one column in the
Italian language.
Many OF US can read English, but thou
sands are yet unable TO do so, and have
noticed how many buy The New York Even
ing Telegram on account Of the Italian
column.
We are urging our people to acquire Eng
lish as rapidly as possible, but until they
do other means must be used to give them
the information in national matters so vital
at this time.
Our people are receptive and eager 20
learn, and they need at this time the very
information that your patriotic editorials
are furnishing.
feel as though The Tribune had risen
far above mere business enterprise and
become a mighty national force for righteous
ness and true Americansm those splendid
ideals that brought us here from all quarters
of the earth. MARIO MACCARONE.
Waterbury, Conn, Jan. o, 1915
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ject to the same human limitations. None
the less, this is an experiment In local OPP
ton which surely deserves to succeed.
But what is this insidious thing, local
option. doing IN n prohibition state, and
Kansas, Of oil prohibition states7 Byer'
has betrayed It's commonwealth. In pub
fishing 70 the world its pledge 1t auto
matically acknowledges the ravages OF
statewide prohibition, and this IN Kansas
is the basest treachery. But how great
correspondingly, must have been Its provo
cationl
Meanwhile, If every other community
in the state would take the pledge, too
we should say ofhand that the Kansas
prohibition law might prove effective
What statewide prohibition needs most Is
total abstinence.
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Defending the Jersey Coast.
Prom me Philafeiphla Prsss


The activity Of the United States govern
ment relative to road development In the
vicinity Of Lakehurst, Barnegat and Cedar
Bridge, y. j.. lends probability to the report
that the fertilization Of the Jersey coast Is
now in contemplation by the Navy and War
departments. Such fertilization would pri-
marily be designed 10 protect Philadelphia
and New York from landing force. thus fill
ing a gap IN our coast defences that has long
been source Of grave concern 10 American
military experts.
The details of the plan provide for the
establishment OF submarine base at Bar
necat Bay, an aviation base near Lake
God, the fertilization Of Sea Grit and an
other point between Barnerat Bay and
Cape May, and the construction OF military
highways parallel with the coast in these dis
trcts. These precautions, dovetailing with
the fortihcators at Sandy Hook and Della
ware Bay, would doubtless strengthen the
defences of this city and New York and,
while not absolutely guaranteeing immunity
from attack would probably discourage an
attacking force from attempting landing
within striking distance OF either city.
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a Wise Delay.

Governor Whitman has done well IN de-
c.ding not 70 submit for confirmation nj
present the names Of Messrs. Lynch
Lyon and Wizard IA members OF the state
Industrial Commission. Charges have been
made by committee representing sew
eral organizations that they particularly
were derelict In duty in not adequately
enforcing the factory laws, by reason OF
which failure the Williamsburg factory
disaster occurred. These charges are now
under consideration.
Either these laws are reasonable and en-
forceable, or they are not. II enforceable,
these Officials, al Of whom had held place
long enough to be familiar with the laws
and the situation regarding this particu-
lar building, should have enforced them.
If not, the failures or shortcomings In
laws and department rules should have
been made matter Of public record, so that
no charges Of incompetency or neglect
might justly lie against these officials.
That was not the situation when the fire
occurred and twelve lives we're lost. The
tenure Of Office of these men should not
We made permanent until they have been
completely and thoroughly exonerated Of
the accusation Of neglect Of duty, if they
may be exonerated.
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REORGANIZING SOCIETY
New Methods Proposed for Secur''
Supplies of Men ard Money.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Whatever may be- The outcome
the present war. It Is certai hat tie BITS
Empire is going 70 be shaken to rs r
foundations, and tha. i.s old sys.en' ;
"laissez faire" and bipartisan sO7eraSS
are going to be done away with s''"'
Two pressing necessities wal be psrsn''i'
men and money, and whatever means "
produce these most rapidly nus, be rss''''
10 without regard 70 precedsnts.
Germany has demonstrated upon w
fimsy foundations modern eiyllEaH'' !"
resting and how easy 2. was 20 destroy
kingdom like Belgium, with al its most pa
tiful temples and homes, aad 20 knock -
lands most cherished shb5oleths 2" '
many cooked hats. IN due season OelD'-
herself will be so maulei and batifrH
she will not be able 20 recognize hens"
the glass, hut she will have started ."
greater revolution than the ne whiea w
in France in 1859.
1t is already recognized 10 Englane "
the last man and the las. shilling n"'
70 be expended before this war is o'e'
that IN future II a state be- 70 san"
must control all its resources alike 10 w,
and men and use them al for me e'~
good. Therefore, as soon as p man ee''.'
be Of any value IN the army he ~-n
utilized on the farms 20 grow crops 'o'
who have 20 bear the burdens o. tFain"
soldiers, raising famille, ard caFi!|
commercial transactions. Food, CLOTHES
shelter must be guaranteed 70 ever! 20
family capable Of producing s.al"s'' "a
men, and these necessities can be s'Fl M.
utilizing the unrequi,ed labor Of ~ 80
men who have passed their prime. ~ -,
latter will be granted the privilege % q.
ing at the most fascinating pursuit !.
culture as long as they arc Of any Vs. III
when that time has passed thel ~
guaranteed a painless death by CIV" \,
This may sound somewhat ruthless -
reality it is thousand times more -
than the way men are treated NV
they have passed their prime. - 81
When il comes 70 readJustng u.
new organization OF society WIZ az
peases with the mass Of pro'oP.~'II s,s
now goes by the name Of the J. NV pss
Of America. England, France NsP re
and Japan can look the Western NJ. .,s,r u
over and divide 10 up as may 81" b,ss
eral fancies, for they will all h''' ., a. ~
efficient while we shall continue - s,ss'
feet of men like Wilson and Bryan III
and Penrose. -.
Floral Bluff, Fla. pse 80, IVA
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Local Option in Kansas.

Every friend Of temperance will be
interested IN the action Of Byers, Kan.
Byers is described as "new town on a
new railroad" where until recently con-
ditions have been rather OPEN But lied
by every business man in town." the dis
patch runs, practically all the residents
Of this place have signed the pledge for
one wear. All have promised 70
renew their pledge at the end Of the year"
In other words, Byers seems to have
done that most salutary and effective
thing, brought public opinion as a unit to
the solution of its pressing problem. The
only weakness in its programme lies IN the
comprehensiveness of the pledge, which
forbids also the smoking Of cigarettes and
the chewing of tobacco. individuals have
found it wiser in the past TO seek purity
by degrees rather than all at once, 10 aim
at the eradication of one bad habit at
time lest the fabric of righteousness col
lapse of its own weight. And the aspira-
lions Of communities, we imagine. are sub
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Teaching a Nation How to Eat.

The blessings enjoyed by the people Of
Belgium in the last year and q half were
never clearly understood by the duller part
Of mankind till they had been pointed out
and enlarged upon by Americas profound
"a optimist, Mr.. Horace Fletcher, the
master-chewer II was he who discovered
in Belgium "the most remarkable example
in history Of the application Of scientific
principles and hygienic laws TO the food
problem of an entire people" The results
have been marvelous-no less marvellous
than the results achieved in the Canal
Zone by DR.. Gorgas and his associates. 1t
is true that few still die, but they die
Of diseases contracted before the establish
ment of the happy conditions that now
prevail.
Superficial observers may think that the
fourishing condition Of the Belgians dis
proves the Fletcherian doctrine of mental
equipoise, but that is a mistake. For
though it Is true that ~ these days they
have some reason TO be anxious, yet their
anxiety is national, and. being consequent
" attenuated, each citizen bears his own
share in a common burden, which in the
aggregate is so heavy as TO oyerwhelm
all the minor worries that in times less
perturbed are borne by individuals. So it
follows that current conditions produce a
general placidity which augments and for
titles the good effects Of abstemiousness
and careful chewing.
Now. while this is all plain enough, 1t
is to be regretted that Mr.. Fletcher fails
70 give credit 10 the benefactors who have
done so much for the Belgian people. For
it is quite certain that the Belgians would
never have enjoyed these blessings if the
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A Square Deal for the City.

If Senator Brown and the legislative
majority do meet the Mayor more than
half way" in his demand for financial JUS
tice 70 this city there will be appreciate
relief for the oyerburdened taxpayers Of
the metropolis If henceforth the state
bears the expenses of the Public Service
Commission here incurred in regulative
work. if il pays for vocational education
here as elsewhere in the state if it grants
TO New York its due proportion Of good
roads funds there will be considerable
effect on the city treasury and the budget.
These things Senator Brown specifically
mentioned in his Republican Club speech.
But there are other matters on which he
was not Quoted-the pra tice Of granting
by legislative appropriation state funds
for purely local Improvements, such as
the building Of the Norman's Kin NiaducG
in the City Of Albany, which appears TO be
in defiance Of law and the state aid for
building town roads. which saddles on
cities taxes for which they receive no
benefit.
Such practices are a hardship, an injus-
tice. not only TO New York City which
they hit hardest, but 20 other cities in the
state. No amount Of economy here, which
Senator Brown suggests, even though it
left this city financially able to pay its
share Of such unjust burdens could right
the wrong. Only a reform in legislative
methods could do that What New York;
financial methods have been in past years
everybody knows. At present, though the
local administration is holding down ex-
penditures splendidly, the city is suffering
for those past years and viii continue TO
do so until it reaps the benefit from the
Mayors pay-as-you-go policy. Meantime,
while giving 10 New York its legal share
Of tax expenditures will relieve the situa-
ton somewhat, there will not be fair deal
ing 10 this city and the other big cities Of
the state, with their concentration Of tax
able values, until the practice Of spend
ing state funds raised on those values for
the local benefit Of some one municip ality
or country be discontinued.
Senator Browns ability to help bring
this about is great because Of his legisla-
tive leadership II he can. induce the Leg
sature also TO be willing to meet the
Mayor more than half way" this city may
hope for measurable justice
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Germans had not shown them tho way
More than that, we have abundant evi-
denco that the same scientific principles
have been applied In a lighter way to tho
Germana Themselves. One who confesses
himself "friend Of the Entente has
pointed out that n very important change
has already been effected In Germany.
Speahng of conditions in time OF peace he
writes as follows in THE Times" OF
London:
Tho great over-oating, which has been 30
noticeable a feature Of German llfe during
tho last twenty-five years, has been rs merHeu
among women as among men. The average
German woman begins with coffee ana. MIX
between and in the mornings then Hpou'
10 there Is meat breakfast; at O'Clock
really heavy meal, as rule about t"lcs ~
e,tensivs as an English lunch, with beer or
wine or both This has been followed OF
late years by n tea, accompanied oy caAes,
chocolates and marzipan. AT p m. is served
a sumner almost rs heavy as the midday am
ner. and consisting Of cold ham, mutton, beef'
or veal with wine. often sweet champagne.
and then beer served In the drawing room
The fuss made when the supply OF fats
was cut down amazed him. 1t would be
incredible in any country less given to
gluttony Nevertheless, he is satisfied that
in time even the women will learn to be
abstemious at table, and the German gov
eminent is evidently doing Its best to
teach them. What a miracle it would be
if poltophagy and moderation came to be
embodied in the system of Kultur
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Appreciation.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: send you my appreciation for the
stand you have taken in this awful calamity
brought about by the overcontdent Kaiser
and war party.
Should the Allies succumb We would be.
come the vassal of Prussia
Should the Allies win we would be safe
without armng and the world could breathe
freely.
The Tribune has well deserved of the coun-
try and Of mankind. Please accept, The Trlb-
une. its staff and especially the writer's OF
those famous editorials that have reeehoed
all through the civilized world, my hes,
wishes for Happy New Year.
YOUR CONSTANT READER AND AID
MIRER
New York, Dec. 81, 1915.
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A POLISH VIEW OF GERMANS
'Hypnotized Out of Their Sense of
Moral Values"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: "More alarming in some ways than
the actual barbarities, because deeper seated,
is the absence Of shame or moral feeling In
the German nation" ! quote from the ad-
mirable contribution Of your correspondent
Mr. Richard VI Hurd, which was published in
to-day's Tribune.
The full force of Mr.. Hurd's sllusion TO
the moral sense Of the German people has
been painfully and distressngly driven home
TO the Poles Of Poznsnis for several genera
tons Antedating Bethmann-H ollweg's scrap
Of paner" by a century, the guarantees Of the
Confess Of Vienna resering TO the Poles
their language, government and religion were
scrapped without so much as dIsingenuous
explanation, and the criminal attempt TO as
sassinate a people proceeded forthwith. Kul-
tur was a reason sufficient unto itself.
It required not, therefore, the present day
Armageddon 20 reveal to the Polish mind the
immortality of German Kultur but what has
bafled Polish students of the German psy-
chology has been the singular absence Of any
widespread protest on the part of the Ger
man people against official policies which by
their very nature must CRATE against the
German sense of justice and Of right. II is
this tacit scquiescence OF the German peo-
pie IN the acts Of their government which
presents the greatest danger to the nations
which are controlled by moral Ideas.
Such, at least, has been the experience Of
the Polish nation, which has found Russian
bureaucracy a less formidable enemy than
German Kultur, which has hypnotzed the
German people out of their sense of moral
values. LEON POzNANSKI.
Elmhurst, n. Y, Dec. 81, 1915.
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and who have been elected to administer our
common affairs do not appreciate the i'm
portance Of this educational movement as
much as the common people. including the
writer who have found In the public lect-
ures great popular university brought
down to the masses wherein minds are awak-
ened and souls become athrst for the mar
wells Of science. the glories of art, the treas
ures OF literature and music, the triumphs
Of philosophy and the delights OF travel-a..
those things that make for a cultured and
enlightened citizenship. J. L. ARNETT.
New York, Dec. "a, 1915.
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I and patriotism which will appeal 20 th'
American people in the next campaign
A., the situation now stands, Colonel
Roosevelt IS the only man who can dcrea'
Mr. Wilson, because he Is the only man VINO
has offered an honest substitute for MP
Wilson'S policy in tho vital question OF
American honor abroad and security at home
II the Republican leaders cannot see THIS
they arc binder now than they were In
1912. and they will presently pay for their
blindness In as complete q fashion.
Few Of our readers will hesitate TO decide
In their own minds the source OF this striking
editorial uttersnce. They will Identify the
expression as that Of a vigorous Progressive
Newspaper In tho West or the Middle West
ono Of hundreds Of Journals which regard
Theodore Roosevelt as tho greatest living
American and which voice tho sentiment,
Of vast numbers OF citizens when they urge
him as tho Presidential nominee OF the Re-
publican party.
II will be conceded that this is a forceful
presentation Of tho reasons which Nigh,
wall induce tho people. In tho most critical
nour of tho nations existence. TO summon
20 leadership this tried and pre-eminently
fitted statesman.
Many reader. will DO surprised to learn.
however that the editorial ws have quoted
IS not plea for the nomination Of Colone'
Roosevelt, but a warning uttered with the
purpose Of preventing his selection. II Is
intended not to promote his candidacy bu,
70 arouse his Republican opponents TO the
peril they aro inviting
Moreover, II Is not the utterance OF Pro-
gressive newspaper at all. bet Of one OF the
oldest and stanchest and most stalwart OF
Republican organs; conservative Journal,
published withlr a stones throw OF wall
Street, a consistent supporter Of the poll
cies inspired in that financial centre and a
-esolute opponent Of Roosevelt and Roose-
,eltism for many years. Il Is the declaration
Of The New York Tribune-s paper which
from the birth OF the party has been sstn-
rated with he traditions and principles OF
Republicanism.
To those. like ourselves, VINO have long
.pprecated Roosevelt's worth 70 the nation
Tho estimate a, its true value HE service 70
he country and foresee the high place h.
N'I n0lo IN America" n'''oiE
lHOuhe says co'ee'"'"s "''' anu '''e
aehey IS interesting 'a'"e' INA" i'"P'' INV
~ IS "''0''''' - 49,
prompts " 70 reprint ~ "''" ''''' p'''''
hence.
That Is the portion which sets forth With
'uch precision ana torce vac 'ea' 'ssue u
The present time. Rising above ana over
fhadowing ell considerations OF partisan
ship, economic policy or material welfare e
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You can purchase merchandise advertised
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TRIBUNE guarantees 10 pay your money
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rol.toy's diary Censored--Hesdlins.
Some OF his of days omitted

Not few Senators seem bent on torpedo
ing the Presidents submarine policy.
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