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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
British Labor Troubles.

There appears 10 be no end TO labor
difficulties in Great Britain. The strike in
the Clyde munition area is said to be col
lapsing, but now we hear Of further trouble
in Liverpool The mischief Is that the union
leaders themselves seem to have but little
power over the men, and though they may
in the main be willing enough TO come to
an understanding with the government
they are evidently unable TO discipline the
new factions.
1t is denied that there ia any deliberately
organized policy TO check the output Of
munitions Of war, but, however that may
be, the result is very much as if there were.
The secretary OF one Of the branches of
the Amalgamated Society Of Engineers
says that the Clyde area is "seething with
dissatisfaction, and if that is so it is rea-
sonable TO apprehcnd that the SOLDERING
effect produced by the deportation Of the
ringleaders will be temporary only. The
regular labor leaders arc evidently quite
as helpless as the government. They
scarcely understand what has brought
about the present trouble and have to all
appearances lost control Of the situation.
Opposition 10 the new military service
act probably accounts for great part Of
the discomfort. There are the usual dis.
putcs, too, about overtime II is clear that
patriotism IL not a powerful enough mo
tive 10 overcome old habit, and the men
co. tinue TO behave exactly as If their coun-
try gere not at war al all. Labor Difficult
ties have been numerous ever since the war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
A Satisfactory Solution.

Senator Browns new bill for the selec-
ton of a site for the Mohansic State Hos
pital and another for the New York IRAN
inc School for Boys is tolerably satlsfac-
tory to the public here in that 1t provides
definitely for the abandonment OF the SITES
in the Croton watershed. That assures
this city that its water supply will be pro
tected from pollution by the sewage from
these institutions. 1t means that there
need be no fear Of an epidemic OF disease
from sewage-laden drinking water.
TO complete this assurance Of safety
however. the Legislature must adhere to
the policy laid down by Governor Whit
man that no further construction work on
these institutions is to be permitted by
refusing to make any appropriations for
such work. The terms of abandonment OF
the sites already obtained in the water
she'd at Mohansic and Yorktown can be
taken up later-as well by the commission
proposed by Senator Brown as by any
other agency.
1t may lie assumed that the unfairness
Of any attempt to make New York City
nav the entire cost Of new sites, or assume
the cost of the abandoned ones, as has
been suggested, will appeal to any com
mission which investigates the situation.
The metropolis has paid its share Of the
cost up to date, in its tax contributions.
and will pay its share of whatever future
cost there may be. An effort to make 1t
paw twice because it desires to protect the
public health would indeed be penalizing
the taxpayers here.
The main point, however, is the assur-
ance of protection from disease. That
seems to be taken care of by the provisions
of the Brown bill definitely authorizing
the proposed commission to search Tor
new sites for these state institutions not
on a watershed from which drinking water
is obtained. With that point settled, the
public here can rest content that Its IN
terests will not be permitted by the local
authorities to suffer in whatever future
negotiations there may be. Senator
Browns bill is a compromise between the
views advocated by New Workers and
those advanced by some Of the legislators
from upstate; but it is a compromise by
which New York's health is not menaced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
The National Bird.

From The Boston Post)
In the symbolism Of coats Of arms, OF Off
cial seals. OF imprints upon our coinage, it
is the eagle That is official, universally rec
ognizablc. But in common acceptance 1t is
the turkey. Where the eagle is unknown ex-
cept as strange bird of prey, the turkey
has recognition and homage as a familiar
and supreme benefaction.
So it comes with a shock to learn that ain
the great city OF New York, with more than
500 hotels and no end Of restaurants, not
a single one knows how TO roast turkey
Thus writes one who he's expatriated himself
from our New England. 1.-THE meat he de-
clares, whether white or dark, Is equally
insipid and favorless, almost tasteless."
Why is this? The explanation offered is
that the national bird Ct the United States
has been passed for cooking into the hands
Of culinary chefs coming from countries
where the turkey is unknown. The remedy,
of course, is to require a certificate of ex-
perience from a New England farmers wife
before the engagement Of head cook In the
is accredited.
We may be neutral in some things, but
the place OF our national bird must not be
discredited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
SCOTIA
How the Name Came To Be That {,
the Emerald Isle.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In yesterdays issue Of The Tribu.
Mr.. Brookes inquiries why ireland was knoEn
as Hiberna in antiquity and as Scotia in IL,
Middle Ages. am afraid an answer tina,
somewhat adequate cannot be as brief as Ii.
question.
The Scythian bowmen who once rosmti
over the vast fats and pastures north Of tn,
Black and Caspian seas were the forebear. q.
the Scots and Psrthians, both famous for
their skill in archery. The old Persian 70.
bility, including the ancient Shshs, derived
their origin from Scythia, which the Cas.i
Celticized to Scotia; they ultimately tsrs.
ferred that name to the Emerald Isle, vhsi
they reached after many migrations and az.
ventures. Subsequently, the Irish Scots Cd.
onized and civilized what is now known ii
Scotland. Scotus Erigena literally near,
"Scot Erin-born." The great medieval ss'.
lastic was not regular Scotsman, but II
Irish Scot.
Erin and Iran both denote "Aryan" s,i
Scythia was the home land OF the Arysn q
ndo-European race. which includes the lrai
and the Tarsis. The shanaches or esry
story tellers of Erin relate that the fr'
Gaelic speaking arrivals were the "miliiai;
Miesians from Scytha.' The Nilesian yol'
ayers sailed round the southern coast and
landed at Kerry. As their oars struck TIE
shore, Amergin, the foremost Milesisn tsTc'
wove magic spell round the sss-grtl'a
Mother Earth and broke out in song-is'
oldest song recorded IN Gaelic Literature:
Hail. Mother Erin.
With heathery heights
And wayy woods
And cool crystal streams
And lochs rich n FISH.
The name Of Amergin that is, "mlls.' =
has affinity to the classical verb for milkis
(Amerg, in Greek, and Mulr in Ls'ia'
Amergin is thoroughly pastoral nam. que
appropriate to a nomsdc Scythian or Sso'n
cattle droyer. Amergin survives IN the ia,
ian fore-name Amerigo (of Celtic origln) ~
indirectly in america
Amergins brother was Hebcr, ore o. u'
Milesian heroes who wrested the Green ~
from the pre-Celtic sborignes. 'he0u.
lard" in Latin became "Hibernis,' VIE =,
associate idea that the Roman legiohs y.
their "hiberns," or winter quarters a. -
west as Ireland. On the other hand .
Georges Channel was known IS the iVeIn.ii
Sea, and Iyernia or Hibernia may De ees'.s
from Iverne or Ierne, which is the old V''''
smelling of Erin.
Not all Milesisn clans had beer res
west. Some stayed nearer home ard io' ,,r.
the prosperous city Of Mlet. The Old ny
sian traders and shipping merchants ~.
mated the Black Sea. Az the time OF he.0...
they fought on the Persian side sss'''' -
Scythisn archers.
If Hibernis stands for Erin, then hi'.'D -.
signifies "Aryan" !. e. Arue, or loys' -,
clan. The name is now only used N pO'ss. ..
and its Scotch" successor has long oe'n
sociated from ireland. The prooao's nv
ing of Scot or Scythian is crack shot,
Sometime Professor at Dublin Oh''''"
Trinity College,.
New York, March 25, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
First Year Voter a Big Factor.

(Girord. IN tn, Philadelphia Public Ledg,-)
"Uncle Joe" Cannon told the Five O'Clock
Clubbers the other evening that it took the
United States Census Bureau two months to
answer question he asked This was the
question:
How many OF the voters who cast their
ballots for Mckinley and Bryan in 1896 arc
now living?
The answer: Only 40 out OF every 100.
That means that one-half of the voters pass
out every twenty years This fact is we'll
to keep in mind, because remarks like this
are often heard: Remember that 100000
men voted for Bryan and free silver.
But ex-Speaker Cannon's quest for facts
shows that only three of the six millions are
here TO vote - the next Presidential cleo
ton. Indeed. the youths who will cast their
first Presidential ballot in November will
greatly outnumber the combined old-soldier
vote hyphen vote and negro vote.
Ycssirec, the frst-year vote decides virtu-
ally every election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Civil Imprisonment.

Owing to various endeavors to change
the laws relating to civil Imprisonment
the public has become pretty well familiar
lied with the evils of chat holdover from
ancient legal conditions. But 1t seems
there are good points, too Mr.. Arthur Won
Briesen. retiring as president Of the Legal
Aid Society. calls them to notice. The OF
fcers of the society find, he says, that,
without such provision Of law, many
rascally employers would refuse to pay for
work done. Nothing but the threat OF
body execution brings them to terms. Our
society was seldom forced to resort to act
ual Imprisonment, because the very fact
that imprisonment was possible proved
sufficient"
Mr.. Won Briesen, in saying that it was
seldom necessary to resort to actual I'M
prisonment because the threat of 1t proved
sufficient, has put his finger on the vice in
the present situation. In the case of the
very poor employees for whom the Legal
Aid Society was acting, this possibility Of
UldSllC DUIlSlllitllAs sNiii44''t' ~ '-N''''-'
istered. was a benefit But when that pos
sibility is equally susceptible of manipula-
ton to support blackmail, or when the
laws provisions can be invoked. out OF
malice or revenge, to compel body eXecu-
ton on some luckess individual actually
and genuinely unable to pay the sum OF
money in dispute, however DESTROYS he may
be to settle his debts and keep out Of jail,
there is manifestly something wrong With
the law.
1t ought to be possible for the Bar Asso-
citation. or even some of the lawmakers at
Albany. to devise changes which would
minimize. if not eliminate, the chances of
misuse of the law, without leaving the
unfortunates whose case Mr.. Won Briesen
has cited minus an adequate remedy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
No Submission to Injury

To the Editor OF The Tribune. q.
Sir: wonder if your corre'ponoeH' :.
George L. Thompson realizes that "''I
insults and ISLANDERS our greatest AH,''', -.
Theodore Roosevelt he also oeeFp =,
tends and wounds many thousands y >.
American people? Mr.. Roosevelt Is ~,
sponsible for any OF the evils i''p'....
and had he been allowed TO take me " ",
nation (Which was indispu,sbly h'.l ~ y,
of them could possibly have ensue' 49,
his administration. -,
A small clique of party bosses h e''',.,.'
Messrs. Barnes and Root. are the ''' N,
who defeated the will Of the vo'e'N ~,
rupted the party and placed the .s s,.c.
where il is to-day. And II N,' .houi
Is as Intelligent as he claims 70 pc nc ;,s,-,
look into the records OF the i.i. s,,s
personally and inform himself OF ~ ~. NJ,
in a case that has left an inersdie"0''
upon Americas political history .,, 70
Would no have wished Mr.. koose,i 10.
submit to that unspesksble wrons m,.tl,
Jury? Could Teddy be Teddy ana ys,l
eat out Of these traitors HANDS
they choose to award him! sui.s
think I have been a Tribune re, 30, ,sssi
as long a. Mr.. Thompson has, ana - 81
that no never got such paeihss dee'1''. "a
of its celumnsi We want . MAJ,
stsnch American, for our next rresic'1s =,
Y>shinGoan. kaaA ~ leA ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
UNCLE SAM NEEDS CONSCKlF llON
Defects Voluntary and Only
gfo YoungMe n-Ohe ''"""e
ShoudC Carefully Consider

exhausting work, as comes In eamn =.
stance, they complain and try their W
shirk as much work as possible n"
GERS do not like to push these men W.
as they are liable TO resign at snv ;Ns
and that means getting another rse,~'.S
fiji the gap; and so it goes, and the de
Of the organization suffers tremen4o,'P"as
you may well suppose. 0rcaniza,io.
have not the club attractions TO Of. ~s
as the companies in small towns th., s-a
in halls that they hire for the purpo,. s''a
fer more for lack of discipline. becsu.s. w, W.
so much harder for them TO get ree,u.'
The other main objection to our rs,..
IS that it cannot be ordered out Of N, ..""
try unless each man volunteers fer 80
service. Such a militia force az &c
could be used for any purpose the vo'.@ -"
ment wished, and we would have No -,
awkward situation TO face as now eris,,
our southern border, for we would b,v.
Immediately available force Of several -
dred thousand men, well differed -,
equipped.
Il seems to me that now is the tim. b,
strike. when the interest Of the country
aroused. for a real, definite, self.per,s..
ating scheme of military preparedness, -,
trust The Tribune will take the lead in "a
vocating it and leave of irving IA -.
through a scheme that would make y. !.
pendent upon small, comparatively. r,~r
lar army, which in turn would depeps =.
its recruiting upon whether or not da,,,,
threatened the country.
Let US have the largest navy in IN. uo,,
and let US train every citizen to BE- prep,ni
to take up arms for his country if the n,.,
arises, and we shall have peace, honor,b,
and lasting. B.R
New York. March 81. 1916
The Tribune has already "com. OUT q,
compulsory military service. Il believes IA,
CONSUMPTION should be employed in rsi,i,,
the armies which the United States /, :,
maintain, whatever names. regular coat.
mental or other may be assigned 10 sa
armies. u wants TO secure, first Of all I,
minimum first line OF fully trained troo,,
After that we can put the finishing ,cu,ss
on the military structure. Ed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Why does not The Tribune. the lead
ing preparedness paper, the paper that will
be the most influential in the country after
the next election, instead of spending its en-
crgy on advocating standing army Of 25O,-
persuaded to provide for. come out now for
the only system that will give this or any
other country real preparedness, compulsory
military service?
In the first place. past experience has
proved that in times OF peace it IS hard
enough to get $4,000 men to voluntarily join
the regular army. and, in the second, If we
had the largest and most powerful fleet IN
the world (Which should be our first step
toward preparedness), Standing army
larger than our present force would not be
needed and would be such a tremendous ex-
pense that the country would have hard work
carrying it. But if We had real Federal
militia. in which service was compulsory and
which was Offered by men trained in gov
eminent military academies. We would have
large. efficient force that would cost US
very little in comparison to its size.
Ia other words the plan Of preparedness
that seems TO ne the most effective and eco
nomical and the most in keeping with our
history and traditions is as follows:
First Immediately authorize the building
of the largest feet in the world Build more
shpyards, so that this work could be done
with the utmost dispatch.
Second Multiply by at least ten West
Point and Annapolis so that we might have
large force of trained officers both for the
army and navy
Third Keep enough regular troops to
properly garrison our foreign possessions
Fourth Put into effect compulsory mill
tarv service scheme, in purely Federal
militia by a constitutional amendment II
necessary. Make service in this force start
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

began. This is partly the fault Of the
men. partly the fault Of the unions, and
partly the fault of the government, too.
Too many highly skilled men have enlisted
in the army and too little has been done to
extend what the Minister Of Munitions
calls the policy Of dilution. In the dock
yards and in the munition factories there
has often been a serious shortage of Ger
tain classes of workers, even without
strikes.
The utter failure Of the workers to real
ize that the existence of the country IS at
stake is profoundly discouraging and is
certain to have a disquieting effect on
Great Britain's allies. 1t will take all OF
Mr. Lloyd Georges tact and determination
to adjust the new difficulties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

whom man is eighteen years old, and last
for three years on the active list ana lour
Years on the reserve. In this way We would
have an available force as large as any OF
the European countries except RUSSIA, but
We would not be taking three years out OF
mans life.
This militia scheme would not work hard-
ship on per cent of the men of the country
as there are few men OF that age who are
married. and few upon whom the entire sup
port of family depends They would not
be compelled to quit their jobs, except during
the summer encampments, and as all men OF
that age would be in the same boat at the
same time their places would not be perma-
nen,lv 6lled while they were away by some
shirker.
II this force drilled once or twice week
during the winter months and served one
month in camp in the summer they would be
very efficient force. OF course, 1t would
not be possible for the men of some sections
notably the farming districts) to attend
weekly drills but these men could be made
TO serve two months in the winter. when
their work is slack. at a camp, and could DC
made very efficient soldiers in that time.
know your lack Of faith in the militia
and | know that to some extent 1t IS war
rarted. But the main cause Of the ineHi-
cheney of the poorer militia outfits Is tnst
they depend upon voluntary enlistment Tor
gaining recruits. As you doubtless know
there is scarcely militia regiment IN the
country that has its full quota OF men, ms
means that the officers and those most inter
ested in the development and progress OF
the organization are on continual recruit
ing campaign. and that all sorts OF induce
monts are offered to make men join. Ar
mories costing hundreds of thousands of dol
lars have been built with pool and billiard
rooms. bowling alleys, clubrooms, etc, to
attract men to the organizations. Men VINO
ion for these attractions have little ambi-
ton or desire to become proficient soldiers,
and when they are asked to do some real
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Enough of Crises"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Wouldn't it be just as well if the
newspapers stopped publishing reports Of
these fake "crises" and grave situations
that. as We have been told over and over
again. have been blooming up" ever since
Germany began to slaughter our people on
the high seas?
1t is utterly impossible to find language to
describe the attitude of this government that
we are compelled, though ashamed. to call
"curs," and which has almost brought US 70
the point of cnvying those that have some
sort of comparatively respectable hyphen
connected with their nationality. No govern
ment that is false to the ideals of the nation
that it represents, which is too cowardly TO
safeguard the lives of its people and the
honor of the country, has any right 20 claim
loyalty from the nations citizens, hyphen-
ated or otherwise.
We all know by this time that the NAL
Administration now criminally misrepresent-
ing this poor, unfortunate, Inundated coun-
try would do nothing but eructatc a cheap,
denatured kind of gas" If the German Am
oass ador were personally and by explicit
directions from Berlin TO torpedo the Presi-
dents Yacht in Chesapeake Bay or blow up
an excursion steamer in New York llarbor.
What's the use? The next time that Ger
many murders an American just chronicle
the now familiar and commonplace fact. but
spare us the details Of the crisis" and the
Presidents near-determinaton to break
with Germany" That would be terrible!
Then there would be no more diplomatic vic
tories"l The only thing grave" about the
situation are the graves Of our murdered peo-
pie utchered to make a Prussian holI-
day" AN AMhklChN'
Whatever that may mean.)
patnrsnn Y j.. March %. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Sentiment Before Business.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | notice that there is movement
as yet in embryo, to change the name OF
historic Fort Lee 20 Movie Town" on ac-
count of the large interests invested there
in the motion picture business.
have been told that this has, in part
been furthered by Maurice Tourneour, a
talented French gentleman. who has been in
this country only few months.
am sure that Mr. Tourneour cannot real
lie the sentiment attached to Fort Lee and
that his fellow -countrymen. the descendants
of the immortal LAFAYETTE. would not APP
prove of the change
The writer is director Of motion pictures
but his Observation-Disclosures was an off
Ger IN Wsshington's command. and he think,
that. in this case, sentiment should have
precedence over business.
ROBERT HASTINGS GOODMAN.
New York, March 70, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
No Traitors in Belfast.
tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Yeats, in a letter published in
your paper on the 22d of March, states a
German friend of his went to Belfast and
saw the Mayor of that city. who was a Ger
man. and. of course. traitor ready TO be-
tray England and annex Ireland. etc
Allow me TO state the Mayor of Belfast
at that time was not German nor has there
been n Mayor with n drop of German blood
in him for over thirty years. The following
occupied that position: Il. j. Mcconnell, Sir
Samuel Lawther, Sir Daniel Dixon, Nr. Nc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

Command and Mr.. Thompson. Nearly All
those gentlemen were reelected, some Of
them up to the time of their decease.
| wish to add that if Mr.. Yeats wants TO
find traitors he had better look around DUB
lin, as they don't grow in Belfast, which TINS
var has fully proved, if proof were neces-
sary.
| challenge Mr. Yeats to name the Lord
Mayor who was a German during the ten
years mentioned. trust that IN FAIRNESS
to the city of Belfast and its honorable Lord
Mayor you will grant me space for this let
ter ". w. MILL
Hoboken, Y. J., March %, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Wanted-A Roosevelt Movement |!

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Will you kindly get on the job and
start a movement TO put Theodore Roosevelt,
back in the Presidential chair, where he be-
longs? He is an American, and the Ameri-
can vote is solidy behind him. They may
say, Wilson, that's ALL" but it's Roosevelt
and lot more!" It's time we had typi-
cal American at the helm TO show the world
the real Americanism. It's time we had a
man who reflects the real spirit, ideals and
mental workings of the American people.
Our pens await the greatest petition in the
world that The Tribune is going TO draw
up for Theodore Roosevelt. and each of US
Americans has empty frame hanging on
our wall to tit the picture of Theodore Roose-
welt that The Tribune is going to publish.
a Get on the Job. and couple your name
~ history with Paul Revere.
FRANK J. ODONNELI.
New York, March %, 1919
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

Then arbitration will become a complete
and permanent remedy for labor disputes
threatening to interrupt and disorganize
interstate transportation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

You can purchase merchandise ADVERTISED
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute salcty-ioI
il dissatisfaction results in any case mr.
TRIBUNE guarantee TO pay your money ps .'
upon request. No red tape, TO clubbing We
make good promptly if the advertiser does mol