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force. am asking only FOX small
regular army. which shall be first class
in point of efficiency.
No Value in undergraduates.
Remember always that there is no
real value to half preparedness. 10
prepare a little but not very much -
Just like trying to put out a hre ~.
Ito hut not great deal. II you want
to build a bridge across river you
build il for the whole distance. II you
onlv build it half way you might as
well leave il unbuilt To increase the
armed forces of the nation little, but
not much. leaves the situation. from
the standpoint Of national defence'
practically unchanged. The advocates
of half-preparedness are no more loyai
IN the interests OF this country tnan
are the advocates of unpreparedness.
The statement that preparedness
incites war ranks on a par win
that hoary falsehood which says tnat u
takes. two TO make a quarrel. with the
fate Of Belgium before our eyes no
man. not wilfully blind to the truth,
can question that absolutely good CON
duct. absolute peacefulness. absolute
devotion to industry and the possession
of a good government and the dong OF
Justice at home and abroad, all put TO-
rether. do not by one moment deiay
Or in the smallest degree work 10 pre-
ven, an attack from a powerful mill
taristic nation outside. if there mas peen
failure of military preparedness on inc
part OF the attacked nation and ~ the
militaristic nation thinks IT adVan
tageous TO make the attack. prepared
moss is like fire insurance. mere are
individuals so wicked that they insure
their houses for the purpose OF settlhg
fire 20 them. Likewise there are natlohs
which prepare in order to commit ag-
gressions on other nations. but tne
first fact does not alter the desiraoiiity
of fire insurance for honest men, nor
does the second fact alter the desira-
bilty of preparedness Tor sell -oelenve
on the part OF peaceful and we'll
behaved nations.
Tho preparedness of big, highly ei-
6cient navy and a small, highly ef-
fcient regular army will meet our I'M
mediate needs and can be Immediately
undertaken. But ultimately and TO meet
our nermanent needs | believe with all
nv heart in universal training and uni.
verssl service on some modification or
the Swiss and Australian systems ADAPT
cd 10 the needs of our American lie.
Would Benefit Young Men.
Such training would not merely,
perhaps not primarily. be of benefit
from the military standpoint. although
the good from this standpoint would
he inestimable: it would not take our
Young men away from their life work;
/, would. on the contrary, he p to nj
them for their life work. make them
more valuable socially and industrlaIi,y.
train them to order. discipline, the
power 10 enjoy and make use OF sell
respecting liberty, the power to coop
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Party That Stops Upbuildins
of Navy False to the People

fers the best possible example OF the
need that this country should deal
with things. and not merely with
words. For some years Mexico has
stood TO US much as the Balkan
Peninsula. with its weak and turbu-
lent states. once stood TO Europe. Sue
cess or failure in our Mexican policy
is no mere local matter: II in this
place our foreign policy fails II means
general failure. The problem Is not
primarily military one, although
now. unfortunately, our failure TO
grapple with j: intelligently and IN
terms Of fact may well mean that
there may have 20 be a military prel-
ude 20 the real settlement Inc set
Element itself will come only when we
make up our minds TO render con-
structive and disnterested service on
a common sense basis, a. we so sue
cessfully did in Cuba.
We are continually told that we have
kept out of war with Mexico, that We
have been az peace with Mexico. Yet
the total number Of Americans killed
in Mexico. whose names have been
published, leaving out OF consideration
the large number whose names nave not
been published. exceeds the number OF
Americans killed IN the war WIN
Spain do not care by what name
they call this. Perhaps we have not
been at war in Mexico; but twice we
have been at war in Mexico; and the
Mexicans have been industriously at
war with us 10 the extent of repeatedly
killing our men. women and children
and repeatedly insulting our flag.
In these circumstances any one can
o. course, if il i any comfort say that
We have waged peace with Mexico,
whereas we waged war with Spain. But
the net result has been that the war
with Spain cost less in life and in
property TO both sides than our peace
with Mexico has been costing and that
when the war with Spain was through
it was settled, and as result greater
peace and prosperit. came 10 Cuba, the
Philippines and Porto Rico than they
had ever in all their previous history
known whereas the peace" with Mex
ico continues TO rage with undated
ferocity and with all the accompani
ments of murder and violence. No So
luton is in sight and things have
steadily grown worse instead OF bet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Industrial Service Essential
For Military Preparedness

Industrial service Is essential There
can no no full preparation for military
service unless there is industrial prep
.ration. Few Of our people have even
the slightest idea of the enormous
amount Of supplies Of every KIND nee
essarv to carry on modern war ITS
quantities Of food. clothing, rifles. can
non. shells. cartridges, medical supplies
automobiles, railway cars, hlgh eNpIo-
sives.
If the supply Of raw material
gives out. If skilled laborers ntted ior
manufacture are not 10 be found. II the
deliveries of goods arc not made WITH
the promptness and certainty only 70
be obtained through perfectly organ
lied industrial machinery, the result Is
that the loss would have TO be made
good By an incalculable wastage OF NE
among our soldiers. Unless our INDUS
tries are highly efficient and moreover
are trained for this particular work IN
advance. the penalty Will inevitably De
paid in the shape OF dreadful loss OF
life among our soldiers. Such a need
cannot be met by government owned
and managed plants, although mere
should be some such 20 serve as cnecks
and regulators. The need is 20 train,
20 euuCdlts Dh'AHNoN
means Of giving them small orders IN
time of peace for the various things
which the government would need IN
enormous quantities in time Of war.
There should be survey of pro
ducing resources of the country and
the development and practical working
out in time of peace of plans for mini
mum annual educational orders 20 be
placed by the army and the navy with
thousands Of firms widely distributed
geographically and the enrolment IN
time of peace Of the skilled labor which
II is necessary 20 keep on the JOB IN
time of war. We shall need organized
business in time of war Just as in time
OF peace Our duty is to encourage II,
but also 10 see that its activities are
for the benefit of the whole country.
The government should provide against
excessive profit making in time OF war;
and it can only do this as sequence TO
reasonable encouragement OF the many
private plants which in the event OF
war could be trusted TO do public busi-
ness.
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degree better prepared in the army
or the navy than we were twenty-one
months ago and instead Of endeavoring
10 secure industrial preparedness Con-
gress has done everything II could to
interfere with il. At this moment after
nearly six weeks OF effort ie have been
unable 70 scrape together an army sum e
cient TO capture the bandit Villa. We
have not an efficient body Of troops OF
a size that would make II tangible
asset in the huge death wrestle that IS
going on around Verdun. We have not
in these twenty-one months prepared
in any shape or way 20 make good on
any field Of action any demand we
might make for our own rights or the
rights of humanity. Our words have
been like A check issued by man on a
bank in which he has no funds. but eN-
poets that somehow or other he will get
them by the time the check comes
around. Rarely indeed does such man
have the funds there on time. ana des-
perately humilisting indeed are ms eN-
periences meanwhile. II we meant what
We said in our strict accountability note,
fourteen months ago. then we have fol
lowed a policy both wicked and cruel IN
its neglect of the lives OF our men,
women and children by deliberately re.
fusing TO follow up any programme OF
preparedness. whether with our army
our navy or our industries.
II in these circumstances war does
come all of the men who think as 40
will stand promptly by the country.
We will 60 TO the war. but We snaIl eN-
pect TO pay heavy penalty with our
own blood and the blood OF those dear
fati ,tra
during the past twenty-one months.
No Vote Would Have Been Needed.
And what ask now Of our profes..
sional peace-at-any-price TRENDS, OF
professional paciiiclsts. is that they get
clearly in mind the fact that the pre-
naredness |. whom they call mllitar-
ist. have increasingly advocated for so
many wears. and, above all, the pre-
naredness that have advocated with
ali nv strength since this great war
hogan. would in all probability nave
averted all need of our sending the
strict accountability note fourteen
months ago. II now there IS no war IL
will be proof positive that II fourteen
months ago we had made 10 evident
that We meant what We SAID Germany
would have abandoned her submarine
policy and the lives of thousands OF
pon-combatants. including many hun
dreds Of women and children. would
have been saved, so that their blood IS
az our doors because we failed wneh
ue sent that note to show that we
meant what we said. II. on the other
hand war does come. it will be q crue
and a dreadful thing that. having mao
the amplest opportunity and tine to
nrepare for il on the largest scale. we
drifted into it stern foremost, having
shown ourselves helplessly unable 70
provide in the smallest degree 10 "'SAe
our vast strength effective.
We need beyond everything else
first class navy. We cannot possibly
Get IL unless the naval programme r.
handled with steady wisdom from the
standpoint of a nation that accepts the
upbuilding and upkeep Of such navy
as cardinal points Of continuous policy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Should Be Ready for War Work.

These plants. through some such
system as the annual educational or
ders above referred TO. could be made
ready for efficient munitions work in
time Of war. The government encour-
agement could be also used TO secure
as one of its features those things
for labor which il is most necessary
20 secure: proper working and living
conditions and provision for insurance
compensation against sickness. accident
and old age. Not one step has been
taken by Congress TO help secure these
industrial conditions. Not one step has
been taken TO secure the naturalization
of industry in time of war.
The railroad business, in so far
as interstate commerce and everything
directly or indirectly connected with
it is concerned, should be made a ma
tional matter, with national incor-
poration law, and the whole power
Of regulation (Which should itself be
part OF a process Of encouragement)
lodged in the Federal commission, the
purpose being 10 encourage the bust
ness in every legitimate way, while
also seeing that IL ia managed IN the
interest OF the public, no less than Of
the investors. managers and wage
workers. We can have no national eco
nomic programme until we make our
selves really nation. National needs
cannot be met by conflicting locality
actions. This is the age OF co-opcra-
ton. Surely If we really are bust
ress people this means that there
should be cooperation and not hos
tility between the government and the
mighty agencies through which alone
modern business. especially interna-
tional business. can be managed.
Let government regulate corpora
tons; but let this regulation be an in
cident Of hearty cooperation with them,
TO secure their wellbeing and also the
wellbeing of those who work for them
and of those for whom they work. Cap
ital must be organized on a large scale
lust "a labor must be organized on
large scale, but both forms OF or
ganization must justify themselves by
showing that they are not only beneh-
cial to themselves. but to the people as
a whole.
Boosting Doesn't Mean Success.
No form Of government will survive
unless it can justify its existence.
Roasting about democracy doesn't make
democracy succeed We are the great
est democratic republic, and We are
false not only to our own country but
to democracy everywhere II We do not
seriously endeavor 10 show by our
actions and success that with us the
many men can make nation AS cih-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
China as an Example.

II our people are not willing TO study
the lessons Of history. let them look at
what has gone on before their eyes in
China For centuries China has looked
down on the military caste, and has
discouraged the development Of the
fighting spirit The vagaries and
dreams and blindness Of her pacificist
leaders and pacfcist statesmen have
paralleed those OF our own. Her peo-
pie have been peaceful and Industrious;
they have put peace above honor. above
justice, above national self-respect.
As result. China, the most popu-
lous empire on the earth. sees half
her territory under the control Of alien
powers. and IN the remainder holds
what prccarious independence remains
al the mercy Of whichever one OF these
alien powers is for the time being able
20 nullify the influence or the others.
~ the shortsightcd paciicist and tho
shortsightcd materialists have their
way. the same fate will oycrtakc us;
and IT would be hastencd, not ayertcd,
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There is 10 room in this country Tor
German-Americans or English-Ameri-
cans. Irish-Americans or French Amerl
cans: lust as there is no room IN TINS
country for a political party based upon
fealty or opposition to any particular
creed. whether Protestant. Catholic or
Jew. There is Just ore way 10 DE
good citizen of the United States, and
that is 10 be an American and nothing
else. This is not question OF BIRTH
place or national origin or creed. Any
big group Of loyal and patriotic Ameri-
cans will include men Of many creeds
and many different race strains and
birthplaces. But they will not be loyal
and patriotic Americans az all unless
they are Americans and nothing else.
The first step in preparedness is de-
pendent upon our common and eXciu-
sive American nationality.
Preparedness must be both OF the
soul and Of the body. IL must be not
only military but industrial and social.
There can be no efficient preparedness
against war unless there IS IN time OF
peace economic and spiritual prepared
ness in the things of peace. Well
meaning men continually forget this IN
terdependence. Well-meaning men con-
tinually speak as il efficient military
preparedness could be achleVed out OF
Industrial and social chaos. whereas
such military preparedness would rep
resent merely muscular arm on a
withered body. Other well-meaning
people speak as II industrial prepared
ness. social preparedness. would by IL
self solve the problem. This is worse
folly than the first. Let these men
look at Belgium and compare her fate
with that Of Switzerland. Belgium was
one Of the countries in Europe in which
the greatest advance had been made IN
industrial efficiency and as regards so
cial Justice she was at least well ahead
Of US. But there had been no CORES
ponding military preparedness. There
had been great success along the lines
Of business materialism, great success
along the lines OF humanitariaaism, but
no development of military efficiency.
The result Is that both materiallst
and the humanitarian have been ground
into the dust together. simply because
the men so successful in peace had not
in peace trained themselves so as to
be able 20 defend themselves IN war
and 20 make other nations realize IN
advance that they were able 20 do so.
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ON TRIAL.

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WHISPERED BY THE BREEZES ON THE RIALTO

success to luck, but Miss Fenwick
knows that she reached her present
position by an u~nassailable devotion 10
her work and art. an indefatigable
energy to succeed and a cultivation Oh
the highest ideals Of the theatre.
Miss Fenwick was born In chicago.
Her parents were English and At n
time Of her birth were on their way 10
New Mexico. hoping to md a clima.e
more ~congenial than that Of England
to her fathers health. At the age OF B
she was placed. In the Notre Dame Con-
vent South Bend. Ind, and there re.
manned until she was Is years old. Her
education there was very strict and
severe and her vacations very short. %
that she ut an early 8 learned the
art Of constant application and mental
concentration, qualities which have
helped her immensely In her broader
career on the stage. Shortly after h
left the convent she was introduced to
George AIDE. and having learned that
he was the author Of a new show which
was to be produced asked him II he
would not use his influence to get her
in the chorus for a start. The piece
was Iessy Ho'' -"
only cot ner q pos'tioh III .ne eno,u'
but gave her = iot OF sooo auVIc' ue-
sides. part OF when "es .".. ."e
shouid not oesp'se the ~orN III ,ne
chorus' ior py IL ono wou'o iearh po'.o
ana n certain command Oh "e''e'i "'
'front.' or an audience.
She hau not oee.. lons III ~ ."o'.s
wheh an oppoTtunl.s wa n,ve" heI 10
pay a smaii part - iho oe.vnu
riuoie' ]" wh!cn LOUIS Mann "~s'"e"
appearing anu inc pr''iIese oI unue.-
stuuylns one OIL inc principal 'o'es'
Miss Elsie was nkew'So play
ing a SINAI role III the anu me
Miss uhderstudyins . .eao.
Al the end OF MS en9agemeht MISS
went abroad where she re-
NAMED for nearly tnree year, s'uoy-
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Anna MayEoLe.,ts an HIP-Hp-Aoo~H =

- no means the least interesting
* feature of the Drama So
l. ciety's production OF The
Tempest at the Century
Theatre has been the introduction
through it Of the work of Thomas ID.
Renrimo to New York t~heatregocrs
Mr.. Benrimo is one of the first of the
younger American artists to turn the
principles OF the new art to practical
use in stage decoration. Working
from an adaptation of the Elizabethan
stage conceived by Mr.. Corhln. the Soc
rotary of the Drama Society, the
young artist has succeeded admirably
in setting off the rather severe lines
and gray one prescribed by the
background with n flash of color and
h spirit Of fantasy. Most commend
able of all, perhaps, has been his sue
cess. through the avoidance OF multi
p!ication of detail and even the sug-
Restion OF rarishness of color. in keep
Ing his decorative scheme well sub
ofdinated to the drama Itself. How
great Is the danger thus escaped
many a managerial pocketbook can
testify to. Time and again a brave
presentation OF classic material has
toppled under the weight OF sump-
tuous settings. themselves superb in
their artistry yet overwhelming the
helpless play bv their splendor. Given
free rein. the temptation to the ambi-
tious artist II visualize his dreams at
any sacrifice is well nigh irresistible
n his success is therefore the greater
when he achieves his purpose in creat-
ing a mise on scene both beautiful and
effective without ov~erstepping the
limits Of his task.
The Tempest" no doubt, offers
wonderful opportunities TO the artist
for novel effect and picturesque detail.
At the same time IT throws into his
path difficulties of considerable magni-
tude. No actable play OF Shake
0peare's offers SO little material in the
way OF stage tradition. While this
fact enables the artist to work with
greater freedom. il deprives him of a
sure foothold he might otherwise en-
Joy. Tradition, though it often limits
the scope OF the creative artist. at
least sums up the practical experience
Of the past. Its dictates furnish "A
groundwork Of what in theatrical par
essN ~ Ntho"l 10 va u fi'PtAs.
THE Tempest" however. has been so
little acted in recent decades that its
tradition has not kept pace with the
changes through which the mechani-
cal theatre has passed.
To give a concrete instance, the text
at one point calls. for the entrance
of strange shape" Whether these
range shapes are human or bestial
no clue can he found in the text itself.
Nor does tradition throw much LIGHT
on the subject. Mr.. Benrimo's han
ding Of the situation has been rather
happy. his TRANCE shapes, ~grotesque
n bizaMe. lighting up "A rather SOM
bre Of the play. introducing a
well placed note of humor and NJ the
same time proving artistically cffec
tive.
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Torrance. I jumped from the train
and rushed to the conductor Of the
other. I begged him to hold his train
could be transferred. but he was oh.
durate. The locomotive bell was ring.
ing and I was desperate. Then an
idea occurred to me. I ran along IN.
tracks and lay down on the rails iu,,
ahead Of the engine Of the outgoing
train. The railroad crew ran after
me and tried to pull and roll me out
Of the way. I knew that meanwhile
my trunks were being transferred
and I held on to the rails. Finally
the engineer appeared. Say. your id
trunks are on board. How abou, let.
ting Us start? he demanded"
The engineer must have been I'm.
pressed with Houdini's determination.
Just ~ II any one who talks to him
to-day. Houdlni's resolute will is an.
parent in everything he says. I'VE
Just thought of a little stunt I'd like
to do during my week at the Palace"
he remarked. III I can get the neces.
sary permit ! would like to jump
h%andcuffed from the WOODWORK Build.
ing tower with a parachute. liberatIns
myself before I reach the street,
Houdini has had some unusual ex.
perlences. In st. Paul an escaped
criminal who had broken Jail hand.
cuffed was caught trying to reach
him At his hotel. lie naturally
wanted to have his handouts removed
by the one person In the world who
could do It without a key. Houd.ni
has toured the world. In Suva. in the
FIJI Islands. he challenged a native
diver. The islanders dive for coins
thrown into the water, bringing them
to the surface in their teeth. Houd.ai
c~ontendcd that they recovered III.
coins with their hands and then placed
them in their mouths. The native
diver and Houdini were handcuRed
ard both leaped overheard after a
gold piece. Houdini picked the lock
of his s%hackles. caught the coin and
put It between his teeth, replaced the
handouts and came 10 the surface, to
the my%stiication OF his rival.
Manacled and chained. lioudini has
jumped from bridges in many cities
and liberated himself under wafer
Since 1908 he began adding new and
elaborate feats to his offering. unit,
now he can provide an entire evenings
entertainment with his repertoire. He
devises and constructs all hs own
apparatus. He is an able magician.
and is also the only pupil alive or
dead-of the late Ira Erastus Da,on.
port OF the Davenport Brothers ~
spirit rapping fame.