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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
The Preparedness Parades.


II there was honest doubt abou. The feel
ing of the American people regarding na-
tionaI preparedness it ought to be removed
by the tremendous demonstrations which
took place Saturday in many cities. The pro
cessions were Of such magnitude that they
should convince the most skeptical Of the
intense interest the country feels in its own
defence against possible attack
Chicago claims that 100000 marched for
national safety st. Louis beat Chicago. in
proportion to the population, if the local
statements that $4,000 citizens were in line
are near the actual number. New Orleans
says that $4,000 believers in preparedness
took part in the parade in that city. Mem
phis puts its figures at $4,000. SO docs Prov
idence, far Oft in Rhode Island. Lima, in this
state. did as well as any of the big cities,
relatively TO its size, with 5000 marchers.
So did Dayton, Springfield, Ohio; Nashville,
Tenn. and other cities share the hoTors Of
this remarkable day of demonstrations Of
nationwide interest in national preparation
for self-dcfence.
Such facts show that the country is thor
oughly awake 10 the need Of more adequate
protection against possible foes Surely the
effect ought not 10 be lost upon Congress, and
the navy bin, still pending, may yet be made
more suited 20 the nations needs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
give la France!"

Many months ago The Tribune printed
an editorial article entitled give la
France!" This was reprinted very widely
both in France and in Great Britain.
There has Just come to this office clipping
taken from ia Tribune" of Tananarivo,
in Madagascar. which contains the original
article translated into French and prefaced
by the following comment;
The moving article of which send you q
translation in part appeared in The New orh
Tribune. one of the leading mouthpieces OF
true American opinion. II came 70 me IN the
form of soilcd and tattered clipping sent Dy
a friend now at the front, and but YESTERDAY
a professor at Cornell University Estate OF
Neu York)-onc Of those good Frenchmen Of
whom, there are still too few abroad as the
witnesses and disinterested and accredited de-
tenders Of French civilization. 1t had been
read in camp by the light Of the candle that
soiled it-there among those who have suf-
foroJ and won honor II doubtless gave cour-
age and confidence and Joy TO many a brave
heart.
For us who suffer by being so far removed
and taking so small p part in the trials and
10 the glory of our country, 1t is perhaps no
less precious.
recall the pride | felt on brief Visit 10
the great University of Harvard 70 see now
strong was the influence of French ideas ana
feelings. in spite Of German penetration IN
this intellectual centre of the New World.
We realize to-day to what a degree TINS
sympathy was true and profound Let US de,
clare it boldly, that in these days OF triai anu
expectation we may maintain more sere ne
fai,b and more unconquerable patience; all
-. -; net in the whole thinking world is
WITH France. struggles in one way or another
,,itb her. and with her will conquer.
Croyez. cher Monsieur Jolly, etc.
The Tribune. of New York, acknowl-
edges gratefully the courtesy Oh La III
bune." of Tananarivo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
The LAWYER and His Fee.

From The 81. Louis Participation
As far as Mrs. Marie Romani is concerned,
il would have been better II her husband
RaTaele. had not been killed in an Illinois
coal mine. If he had not been killed he
would be earning something. As it is, all
that Romani has is a verdict. The jury said
she could have $4,000, but one lawyer claims
50 per cent and another % per cent and an
other % per cent, which makes 100 per cent
and that's about all the per cent there. So
Mrs. Romani is inclined 70 think that II
would have been better if Rafaele had
stayed.
1t is a good thing for the lawyers Of
course. that he was blown up in the mine, but
they had never done anything for him and ne
had no reason 20 put them in the way, by
his violent death, of picking up $4,000.
However. after the funeral, the lawyers
sued. By and by there was verdict for
$4,000. The coal company was getting ready
to pay when one of the lawyers served no
tice that he had a claim for 90 per cent OF
the Judgment Another lawyer served notice
that % per cent was coming TO him and still
another lawyer sent word that he had per
fectly good claim to 25 per cent They were
all willing, it seemed, for the widow TO have
all over 100 per cent
The thing did not look exactly right to the
coal company. IL has asked the courts to
solve the problem in percentage.
Mrs. Romani, unused 20 the contingencies
of contingent-fee American Jurisprudence
wants to know where she comes in. The an
swer is simple. Nowhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
A Much Abused Phrase.

To Che Editor of The Tribune
Sir: VIII you please explain to me just
what the Germans mean when they speak Of
wanting "the freedom Of the seas?
can understand that when nations are at
war they will try to block the navigation of
the seas wherever their enemy may be found,
but this IS apparently not the explanation of
these words, the freedom Of the seas"
have travelled on many of the seas in the
last twenty years. and cannot recall any re-
strctions Of any government anywhere that
under normal conditions interfered with the
movement Of ships Of any other nation.
England herself was more liberal than any
Of the nations in the respect that there were
practically no duties cxacted on the great
bulk Of her importations through her own
home ports. and in the colonies where there
were duties eXacted, all nations, including
England herself, were treated alike
Now, what is the explanation of the free
dom Of the seas when Germany had access
TO every port in the world on the same terms
as all other nations? S. B. B.
Haverford, Penn, May %, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
Honest Advertising and the Supreme
Court.

Within the last six months three deci-
sons have been given by the United States
Supreme Court which have been as meat
and drink, vitaizing and invigorating, to
all those who are working through federal
or state agencies, newspapers, vigilance
societies or in the law courts for plain
homespun honesty in commercial transac-
tons, especially in the advertising and sale
of foods. drugs and merchandise.
/ In January Justice Hughes handed down
the decision of the court in the case of
Eckman's Alternative, an alleged consump-
ton cure, consisting essentially Of calcium
Ichlorid, alcohol and cloves The vitality of
such an amazing and obvious fraud can be
explained only on the ground Of the hope
| full credulity of the consumptive and the
tenacity of greed. On the technicality that
the misleading statements were made on
the circulars contained in the package, but
not on the label, and that to these the law
did not apply was based the main hope of
a reversal of the just decision Of the lower
courts against this nostrum.
But the Supreme Court ruled that in the
Sherley amendment to the pure food law
covering false claims as to curative prop
critics, the word contain" ('If its package
or label shall bear or contain any state
Iment. design or device regarding the cura-
tive or therapeutic effect of such arti-
cle") had been inserted to hit precisely the
case Of circulars placed inside the package
Further, the claims Effective as a pre-
Iventative for Pneumonia. We know it has
cured and will cure tuberculosis were
declared to be without the domain Of specu-
lation. inasmuch as such statements cover
no mere difference of opinion, but all prac-
titioners are agreed that there are no
drugs known which could effect such cures.
Eckmans Alternative lost on all points at
issue. 1t is now being advertised with the
mildness of a sucking dove-to the effect
that in connection with proper food and
hygiene it may be of help in combating the
diseased We need no better evidence of bad
faith than the grudging withdrawal of the
patent medicine vender from his false po-
stion backing step by step as the bayonet
Of the law pricks him, but never yielding
an inch except to necessity.
In April Justice McKenna delivered the
decision in the Florida land case. It was
maintained that although value for money
received is given the transaction is fraud
ulent if the seller "transcends the limits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
Births and Deaths in Wartime.

Some curious figures showing the effect
of war on vital statistics were given in q
paper lately read before the Royal Stats
tical Society in London. The available
data are extremely limited, and concerning
many debatable facts it is as yet impossible
to draw useful conclusions. But some ef-
fects are obvious, and among these as
might well be expected, is decline in the
birthrate, which is already pronounced in
Germany, France and England On the
other hand, the expected increase in lille
gitimacy has proved TO be delusive-the
war baby was evidently a fanciful notion
Of certain philanthropists and moralists Of
lively imagination.
Strange to say, the marriage rate in 1915
showed a marked increase, in England at
least. This effect was contrary to what
one had been led TO expect by the expert
ence of the Franco-German war. but il
may perhaps be accounted for by the
urgency with which men were advised.
publicly as well as privately, to provide
against the future shortage of population.
These are the days Of popular eugenics.
IN 1870 and 1871 the increase i'm the
1mber Of deaths among the civil popula-
ION was higher than the number of mill
~" deaths and apparently affected per
Ia of all ages and both sexes. So far
mere is no reason 70 believe that the war
has had much effect on the death rate in
England. There was a slight rise last
year, but il was apparently attributable in
some measure TO a severe winter and a
bad outbreak Of measles. In spite Of
arlier reports it has not been established
that the infant mortality rate has in
creased, and it may be observed that dur
ing the Franco-German war, too, it re-
NAMED almost stationary.
a grave effect Of the war is seen i'm the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
The Unmuzzled Dog.
Paris, France, May 20, 1916.
Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Should there remain doubt IN any
ones mind abou. the advisability OF muzzling
dogs, a corrtrr... object lesson may be
found in Che scare Garden he Central
Park
Recently a duck sought out place among
the flowers In that sylvan spot 20 make her
nost-it was carefully lined with the downy
feathers pucked from her own breast unt"
it was bare where the future dueslnss
might nestle soft and warm, and here she
deposited nine eggs,
One might think in that enchanted
ground, so well shielded from the worlds
ways, the bird had chosen wisely; with at
this precaution, however, her enemy We
ious dog. found her out, and setting DIS
fangs in her body tore her limb from limb.
10 was a hard fight this spring 20 save
that Bit OF m.dsummer's dream. without thf
tragedy 10 grieye the kindly spirit OF hm
whose gentle art called forth the myriad
flowers with an their sweet sentiments i'
this Garden Of the Heart.
The pest with los eggs remains, bearing
mute witness 70 the self-sscrihcing spirit
implanted in all Gods creatures, the spirit
CT salvation, without which no life were
possible. GENEVA GRAHAM.
New York, June 2, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11

so-called natural increase of the popula-
ton. In 1913 this was 377, 900 in England,
but last year it fell to $4,000, not includ-
ing the deaths Of soldiers abroad. Ger
many has already begun to show grave APP
prehension in respect Of the shortage OF
males. and one professor. according to a
past-president of the statistical society,
has already proposed the establishment of
a select army of state-licensed polygamlsts
to make good the loss entailed on future
generations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: BY what process Of calculation is the
North Sea engagement considered a German
victory? Before the fight the total effective
tonnage Of the British and German navies
was respectively. let us say to 1 in favor
OF the former. Assuming that the proper
ton Of tonnage loss in the North Sea bat
tie is divided to represent G5 per cent and
80 per cent, respectively, in such event how
can il be truthfully asserted that victory is
TO the country that has remaining the lower
relative percentage in effective tonnage after
the engagement? 70 looks to me as though
the yauuted German victory is O draw. if not
defeat The German ships engaged did
not continue the fight, but fed to their base
or foreign port Of refuge.
RICHARD COLLIER.
NV York, June 3, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
"Dnhlin, May ~, 1910.

dublin, May II, 1916.
The Castle reign had one mot
d'ordre before the rebellion-'Be lenicnt
with the Sim Fem and everything was
done 10 facilitate their parades and their
meetings The idea being that they would
be loyal TO the empire In the essentlals'
They had no grievances, but what with Ter
man-American money and literature and the
Larkin element they hatched this VITA
scheme.
"When explosives were found in their
houses some months ago some were trieu
by jury and got off scot-free. they hau
every reason TO believe that If their plans
failed they would be let Off. They inter-
prcted the government leniency TO them DC
fore the rebellion as weakness. And as one
poor lad in hospital said to me, 'Ihey tolu
us we could beat the whole British Empire
with our army!'
81 went 10 see the wounded Sim Feiners
in the Castle Hospital-most OF them clerks,
some shop assistants, a few van drivers ana
some boys of fifteen. IL made my heart
ache. I talked with many-the kindness they
had received In tho Castle had touched
them One said: They always told me the
English hated us; another, We wanted TO
save ireland from taxation; another, VIC
were msled, for we did not mean to fight
only to take possession peacefully. one
Young man came from Ulster and was un-
der false name. lie told me he was
ashamed to give his real name, for it would
break his peoples heart; that he was four
DAYS on n barricade, and wanted to die-to
die for Ireland; that he stood up with ms
flag time after time; but the soldiers would
not shoot him, only shot the flag, which was
riddled with bullets. lie was scholar ana
knew old Irish. When / asked him If no
thought he would be let of without trial
he replied, Mi 10 sabe? Another boy told
me he wanted TO die because he had helped
10 bring all this misery, and that he was
haunted by the face of the man in the street
he had killed.
"They did not loot and in many instances
fought clearly, but they did shoot a lot oil
soldiers who were unarmcd. Every one
thinks there would have been general ris-
ing in the whole country il the revolt had
not been put down in Dublin that day.
The whole feeling in Dublin was
10 try and avoid bitter feeling for the future
and that lots Of these men did not know
what they were doing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
Emile Faguet.

Journalist. educator, critic, literary MS
torian and member of the Academy, Emile
Faeuet. who died in Paris on Wednesday,
leaves behind him a life work that has re-
NAMED all too much unknown IN this coun-
/ try. 1t was he who, comparing the ven
Grated eighteenth with the seventeenth cen
turv in France. called it "the childish age,
the period of "impulsiveness, indiscreet ar
dor. curiosity, malice, intemperance, YER
|biage and giddiness." Noltaire, as imper-
Isonating that age, was his pet aversion
"tbe prince of wits who became the god of
imbecies." Those who swear by Ste.-
Beuve cannot afford to leave unread the
historic portraits of Faguet, written IN Q
style which is gnarled, meaty, savory'
but which for that very reason gives such
striking force TO the judgments which 1t
clothes.
But at this moment the one of Faguets
books that most urgently claims our at
tention is his "The Cult of Incompetence,
an indictment of democracy and warn
ing against the course 1t is pursuing.
Written in 1912 and available in a good
English translation. this book anticipated
with rare clarity of vision many OF the
Iself-ouestionings of democracy's future
which have sprung up since its awaken
ing. in France and England and here, to
its unpreparedness, its lack of purposetul
efficiency in the conduct of its affairs.
Faguet wrote chiefly Of France, with his
usual indifference to susceptibilities, with
all the independence of opinion and Judg-
ment which characterizes all his works
and gives them their tonic value. Democ-
racv as we know it, he maintained, Is a
process of dwelling down to the average
of the people, which desires to see in its
representatives and lawmakers its own
limitations, prejudices and passions Of the
moment. There is a presumption that de-
mocracy desires at least honest representa-
tives. but 1--WE should never think of giving
the management of a railway station to
the most honest man, but to an honest man
who. besides, understood railway man
agement."
AS a matter Of fact, the electorate bap-
ties the men it chooses masters Of Law
statesmen. social reformers or economists
in the same way in which "the bishop bap-
tized the haunch of venison carp in Lent"
And as for the moral worth Of those
chosen, the people imputes high moral
ity to those who share its own passions,
and who express themselves thereon more
violently than others All! these are our
honest men, they say"
One wonders a little whether Mr.. II. G.
Wells borrowed from Faguet or the
Frenehman from him. Certain it is that
the two approach the democratic middle
from the same angle, and that both derive
from Nietzsche. Faguet quoted the Ger
man approvingly TO the effect that de-
mocracy is a form Of decadence necessary
as a prelude to an aristocracy Of the
future.
His solution, his summing up Of the
matter, is that healthy nation must have
an aristocracy which is "demophil" and a
democracy that is aristocratic in its lean
inps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
For a Really United States.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: j cannot make forceful enough m
sincere approval Of your stand for prepared
ness. It embodies those same sentiment
which If honestly embraced by all true Ameri
cans will make This country actually Oh
United States EDWARD o. BOGERT.
New York, June 6, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-11
THE SINN FEM RISING
Some Incidents Thereof Reported by a
Dublin Resident.
Ia The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: nclose part Of letter received
from some one in Dublin Castle circles. The
tone Of IL Is hopeful, and not bitter ~
New York, May 81, 1916.
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ing offered, no job open, they fall into an
aimess. drifting life, where the old thrifty
industrious habits are forgotten and a new
manner of life formed, with inertia and lazi-
ness developing, and drink and despair and
even suicide as the occasional solution, be-
cause idleness is destructive.
Typical Case.
When we left the hall of the crippled we
entered the open air corridor, where group
of thirty men rose to salute our party. My
eye picked up young man whose face car
ried an expression of genteness.
go, and bring the War Minister your
work." said the major who was conduct
ing us.
A little chattering sound came from the
lips of the boy. IL sounded like the note OF
a bird, a faint twitterng, making the sound
Of "Wheet-wheet"- repeated each ha!t
minute. Then began the strangest walk l
have even seen. His legs thrust out IN un-
expected directions His arms bobbed. HIS
whole body trembled. Sometimes he sank
partly 10 the ground. His progress was slow
because he was spilling his vitality in these
motions. And all the time the low chlrrup
came from his lips. More laborious and cruel
than the price paid by the victims Of vice
was this walk of one who had served his
country. And yet nothing in the indgnity
that had been done to his body could rob
him of that sweetness of expression.
"a she'll exploded directly in front Of him"
explained the doctor; the sudden shock
broke his nervous system and gave him VIVA
is practically a case Of locomotor ataxia. tie
trembles continuously in every part. II
forces out the little cry. The effect Of that
shock is distributed through his entire body.
That is what gives hope for his recovery.
II the thing had centred in any one func-
ton he would be hopeless case. But u Is
all difused When the war ends many o..
these men who are nerve shattered will re
cover. We believe. As long as the war lastz
they live II, they carry a sense Of response
biity, with the horror that goes with IL. But
when they know the Smelling Is over fer ever
they will grow better"
In a few minutes the young soldier re-.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-17

President Woodrow Wilson headed
a monster parade in Washington
which served to celebrate Flag day
and demonstrate the sentiment of
the marchers in favor of national pre-
paredness.
The president carried one of the
largest flags seen in the pageant. He
wore white shoes, white duck trOus-
ers, white tie, blue coat and straw
hat. He marched between William
GUIDE. chairman of the arrangements
committee, and Rudolph Kaufman,
who wore long coats and silk plug"
hats.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-17
"cARDUT JURY HARD AT IT.
HAVE UNTIL JULY 4.

Wine of Cardui jury in Judge Car
penter's court started on its second
day of balloting to get verdict in
100000 suit of J. A. Patten against
the American Medical assn. Case
resulted from attack of A. NJ. A. on
the Wine of Cardui as a quack pa
tent medicine.
Judge Carpenter announced yes
terday that he would give the jury
until July 4 to reach a decision.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-05-05
Christian Revival
tReported)

Nkeprted)
The revival now in progress at
the new Tabernacle is proving a
great success. flip to Wednesday
night sixteen had gone forward
to take their stand for Christ.
Interest increases all the while.
Last Sunday night the Taberna-
Gle was filled to its utmost capa-
city many being unable to get in,
ing will seat nearly 600.
The build Evangelist Tremaine is
powerful speaker.
The services for the coming
Lords day will be the best yet.
See our regular notice for sub
jects. If you want a seat il will
be we'll to come early.
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 there
will be a mass meeting for men.
boys under 16 not admitted. AT
this service the evangelist will
speak on Under the Red Light. "
The following Sunday there will
be mass meeting for young wo-
men and girls under IA will not
be admitted.