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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
Widows Pensions in Operation.

1t is an encouraging report which Pres
ident Matthews of the Child Welfare
Board makes of the first year of the So
called widows pension law. At cost of
S1O6, 229 aid has been given to 1860 widows
and dependent children. Children have
been removed from institutions to be re-
stored to the care of their mothers; chill
dren have been kept at home, under the
parental care, who, lacking such aid from
the city, would have had to go to institu-
tions.
1.-The results in these families indicate"
the report declares, that there has been
a steady improvement; that the money
invested in them is returning interest in
the way of lives made stronger, in the
way of decided physical improvement in
the health of both mothers and children,
and that the assured monthly income has
removed from the mothers life that crush
ing anxiety as to how she was to provide
for her children on the morrow, an anxiety
that not only deadens hope and aspira-
ton in her life but also lays its whitening,
paralyzing hand on the lives of the chill
dren."
Money which can take children out Of
institutions to restore them to the home,
money which can keep children in the
home, is money well spent. Money which
can produce decided physical improve
ment in the health Of both mothers and
children" is assuredly money put to good
use for the public's benefit. The average
allowance a family month in the first
year Of this new law has been $3.50; the
average children in a family thus aided
has been 3.13; the average monthly cost
per child, therefore, has been trife
over ST. On that basis it is surely no more
expensive for the public to keep the child
at home than in a home, and there can be
no question of the desirability of the for
mer method of child-rearing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
CHARGED TO THE GOVERNOR
The Failures and Shortcomings of His
Administration Summed Up.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | note with qualification that such
stalwart Progressives as Philip Roosevelt
and Hamilton Fish, jr., are outspoken in
their denunciation of Governor Whtman's
administration.
An examination of enacted legislation
amply bears out Assembiyman Fishs state
ment that "the only two constructive pieces
of legislation passed during Whitman's ad-
mnistration were the widows pension bill
and the military training bill, one introduced
and fathered by Assemblyman McCue, Of
Tammany Hall, and the other by Assembly
man Welch, of Albany Barnes representa-
tive"
Not only in view of the condemnatory ac-
ton taken by Governor Whitman, but in ad-
dtion because of his failure to act where
ection should have been taken, it is difficult
TO justify his support upon other than purely
partisan grounds
Governor Whitman may be properly
charged with:
l. The unnecessary imposition of a direct
tax of S20.500,000 in order TO secure funds
with which to meet, among other expendi-
lures, salaries of additional officeholders and
charges incurred for junkets. The wasteful-
ness and extravaganza of the Whitman ad-
ministration well justified the prediction Of
ex-senator Edgar T. Bracket, a lifelong Re-
publican, that the State of New York will
become bankrupt if Whitman is reelected"
q Appreciably weakening the workmen's
compensation act.
3. Delivering the Conservation Department
into the control of those who made conser-
vation legislation necessary.
4. Gripping the Department OF Foods and
Markets with resultant injury to producer
and consumer
3. Making honest elections difficult by OBJ
literatng the bipartisan supervision system.
6. Approving a reapportionment so OBJ
viously partisan that the Court of Appeals
unanimously declared the same unconstitu-
tional
7. Failure to support Thomas Mott Os-
borne, finally justified in his salutary prison
reforms, against the onslaughts of politi-
clans.
g. Failure to initiate legislation permitting
inspection of vouchers for expenditures made
by public officials for so-called public pur-
poses.
9. Failure to initiate legal reforms of a
utilitarian nature.
10. Failure to appreciate, repeatedly evil
denced, that public Office is q public trust.
EDMUND L. DURKIN.
New York. Sept. 2, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
Mr.. Colgate's Primary Fight.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your article under the caption "Col-
gate Losing Ground in Jersey has attracted
my attention. AS a reader of your paper and
an admirer Of Colonel Austen Colgate, take
the liberty of presenting my point Of view on
the political situation.
The article should have read, "Colgates
Growing Popularity" As steadily as the tide
rises public sentiment in New Jersey is crys-
tallizing in favor of Austen Colgate for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination. Ever
since Senator Walter L. Edge, of Atlantic
City, brought Colgate down TO Atlantic City
and introduced him there "the next Gov
ernor of New Jersey" the cause of Colgate
has been rapidly advancing, until at the pres
ent time his nomination is conceded by keen
political observers.
Republican voters in New Jersey are daily
recognizing that the question before them is a
simple one: with whom can we VIM" They
recognize that New Jersey will be the pivotal
state in the national campaign, and Just as
the Republicans of this country met the stu
alton squarely at Chicago by nominating the
man who will poll the biggest party VOTE so
in New Jersey they are going to do likewise
by selecting Mr.. Colgate.
The statement that the state organization
is against him is all moonshine, as the state
organization is not taking any active interest
in the gubernatorial campaign at the present
time, and | venture TO say that Mr.. Newton
A. X. Bugbee, the state chairman, never made
the statement attributed to him. that some
Gao would be doing Colgate 4 favor " he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06

Hedley would not be unwilling TO have =
showdown if he were entirely certain OF
the merits of his case. His refusal TO
have any kind of arbitration or investiga-
ton short of taking up each individual
case in court becomes, under the circum-
stances, perilously near the kind OF CO.
ercion which the Public Service Commits
sion denounced in the former strike as
opposed to public interest.
1t was arrogant and hot-headed for the
union leaders TO threaten to call gen.
eral strike while any hope of reaching
solution of the difficulty through other
means remained. But their bite has not
been as bad as their bark-they have
postponed issuing strike order until the
case can be laid before Mayor Mitchell and
the commission. That is a course showing
due regard for public interest 1t re-
mains for the Interborough management
to show equal regard for the public
If the men who signed the individual
contracts, thereby securing to themselves
for two years certain pay increases and
advantageous working conditions, really
are a majority Of the employees and act
ually knew what they were doing-if they
were not coerced and deceived-the COM
pany need have no fear of showdown.
If a majority of the men prefer the In
terborough's union and what the manage
ment gives in money and short hours to
the Amalgamated the public will not up
hold any minority which for labor union
politics precipitates strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06

people can appreciate what France did
for us all at the Marine, or understand IN
its true character what was for US all the
peril of this German storm, now at last
happily abating.
German victory at the Marine might not
Immediately or sweepingly have changed
the frontiers of Europe or Of America. 1t
might not at once or ultimately have estab-
lished Prussian overlords in the capitals of
the world. But it would have established
the Prussian doctrine and the Prussian
gospel. 1t would have abolished those laws
and those rights TO which we have come to
cling. 1t would have turned US from the
doctrines of human kindness and gentle
ness straight back to the customs of the
savage. and Of the savage who not only
slew without pity, but knew no restraint IN
honor or the pledge Of faith.
German victory at the Marine would
have been a victory for brute strength
alone. 1t would have established the fact
that it was safe and profitable and alto
gether beyond reproach to lie, to murder
and to plumber, if only the murderer, the
liar and the plunderer had behind them
the guarantee of a great nation and wore
the cloth of sovereign whose moral law
was founded upon the range of 42-centl-
metre guns and the efficiency of subma
rines. The victory of the Marine would
then have consecrated the German gospel
and the German application of that gospel.
Necessarily a world that desired to escape
the shame of being German would have
had to adopt the German code and the
German method to escape the mere physi-
cal presence of the German.
All this is past The German terri
beness" has become an empty threat and
millions of Germans have died or suffered
without repeating a single sentence in the
law of humanity or destroying a single
fragment of the tables on which are writ
ten the laws of mankind. They, who wor-
shipped power as everything, already see
power slipping from their hands. A
world which cannot yet perceive when the
end will come can no longer mistake what
that end will be.
And on Lafayette's birthday, which Isl
the anniversary of the Marine, many Amer
leans will remember with gratitude an an
cient service and recall at the same mo-
ment that even greater service rendered
by France to America and to the world,
on fields where the dead still sleep as they
fell. their faces turned toward the German
foe and their bodies along the slopes up
which they, the victorious soldiers Of Foch
and Maunoury and D'Esperey, charged,
when the hour of their deliverance and
ours at last came.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
LAFAYETTE
New York Honors Itself as Well as France
by To-day's Celebration.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | feel that New York fttingly honon
itself as well as the memory Of Frances great
services TO US in the Revolution by celebr!ing
on September the birthday of Lafaye'a
Not only our French colony of 5000, but
al New York and New Jersey, will reio,, %
this day in memory of the great and noble
soldier to whose influence we owe what cv'
French Ambassador has declared were
Models of treaties and records OF true All
frank friendship, a friendship that has
grown stronger during so many years
So to-day the soul of America feels d.'pI
for France, row so tragically involved in n'
bloodiest war of all the centuries, and "
American citizens recall how, at the besi
ming of the Revolution, Lafayette wron
Henry Laurens, President of Congress: "Tn
moment heard of America ! loved her 81:
when | knew she was fighting for freedom
burned with a desire of bleeding for her"
He left wife and fortune and high soeh
position 70 serve free the cause Of liber!
spent on our cause 100000, equipped az
paid his own soldiers, ard when in his or'
ship on the ocean bound for America u
wrote his lovely and devoted wife, i sor
for my sake you will become good Amer
can" Although only twenty years OF az
after his cordial reception by Washington J,
June, l777, Lafayette took his place VIZ
Generals Green and Lincoln and Gates ~
major general in the Continental Army az
during all the eventful years the frehe'
were with US this courageous and gene''.'
hearted officer was not only trusted By "n'
ington and his generals, but was beloved "
all who knew him.
1t was through his influence that A'ns
Louis gave US 100000. The French g''
eminent loaned US 100000 and gusn'
toed Hollands loan of s1,750,0O0, and "
treaties he had the good king sign ".'
ratified by Congress May 8, l778, and y,
next day Washington, at Valley Forge, h's's
an order commencing thus: III hN-.
pleased the Almighty Ruler Of the UniSen'
propitiously to defend the cause OF w
United States, and finally b. raising up P''
erful friend among the princes Of the earn
establish our liberty and independence
Those two famous treaties with ffs''s
one of friendship and commerce and ohe V
defensive alliance, by which It was ssN'.
We should be faithful allies and tina. y,
commerce as well as our government sn0s'
be independent, are held by US IN s'ss
remembrance to-day, and because we ~.
France and England as we'll are now hsn""
our battle for national liberty and oe@s
cratic government, so per cent OF our peOp.
are heartily in sympathy with the Eh...,
Allies and believe in their ultimate yie,y''
]. c. PUMPELLi
New York. Sept s. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
For a Roosevelt!

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your sledge hammer editorials against
anarchy in a free government are sound in
principle and logic, and calculated to do much
good.
of the people, for the people and by the peo-
pie" may now be paraphrnsed, "A govern
ment of the hold-ups. by the hold-ups and
for the hold-ups." Oh for an Andrew Jack
son or Roosevelt in the Presidential chair!
But it seems Woodrow Wilson has come into
the kingdom for such time as this.
The end is not yet. Threats OF violence
and brute force TO compel legislation for I'M
just demands will not stand the test Of sound
judgment and common honesty.
J. c. ALLEN.
Hackettstown, n. J., Sept. 4, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
The Roll of Honor.
We have received the following letter:

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR Accept my congratulations on the
two editorials this morning on the disgrace
full surrender of Congress and Mr.. Wilson
TO the strikers In clear and strong terms
YOU state the views of all Americans who
have sufficient brains to avoid being deceived
by a cloud Of words and sufficient courage TO
stand for the right when they see the right.
The Senators and Representatives who
voted against this abject surrender, knowing
as they did that they were making them
selves a target for the labor vote, deserve
the personal thanks of every true American.
believe this roll of honor is given in the
Sunday papers; and | shall try to find 1t in
my Tribune and write my thanks to each OF
them. As many Sunday papers have been
destroyed, | suggest your publishing again
the Roll of Honor. Each of us can do some
thing to show our appreciation of the brave
stand taken by these men and encourage
them to fight on until backmail legislation is
wiped off the books and such wage increases
as are deserved are obtained by true Ameri-
can methods. j. II. PUGH.
New York, Sept 4, 1916
We gladly publish the List of Honor
which our correspondent wishes to see pre-
served. Here are the names and states of
the Senators who were courageous enough
to defy the four railroad brotherhood die
tators, who sat in the gallery with their
stop-watches and saw the Senate pros
trate itself before them, doing their will
without a whimper and doing it under a
humiating time limit arrangement:
William E. Borah and j. H. Brady,
Idaho.
+. B. Brandegee and G. P. Mclean,
Connecticut.
NJ. E. Clapp and Knute Nelson, Min
nesota.
lie Baron B. Colt, Rhode Island.
A. B. Cummins and w. s. Kenyon,
Iowa
Charles Curtis, Kansas.
w. P. Dillingham; and C. S. Page,
Vermont
Henry A. du Pont, Delaware.
J. II. Gallinger, New Hampshire.
A. j. Gronna and p. J. McCumber,
North Dakota
w. L. Jones, Washington.
George w. Norris, Nebraska.
George T. Oliver and Boies Penrose,
Pennsylvania.
William A. Smith, Michigan.
Reed Smoot, Utah.
Thomas Sterling, South Dakota.
James w. Wadsworth, jr., New
York.
f. f. Warren, Wyoming.
John d. Weeks, Massachusetts.
These twenty-six Senators are Repub-
Leans. Only two Democrats joined them
in trying to maintain the Senate's self
respect
James p Clarke, Arkansas.
T. W. Hardwick, Georgia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
PoIiomyeIitis in Oyster Bay.

10 the Editor OF Inc lTlDuNc.
Sir: 1t is unusual to read an editorial in
The Tribune condemning the energy Of peo-
pie to obtain their rights because the men
were otherwise respectable citizens, as in the
case of the townspeople of Oyster Bay. The
cause for disturbance lay deeper. Readers
of current events must all recall numerous
newspaper articles citing not only attempts
but actual seizures by Board of Health Off
Gals of children whom they have forcibly re-
moved from their homes to hospitals despite
the diagnoses of family physicians Of minor
ailments.
That it is a parallel case to the popular ex-
ctement occurring among ignorant tenement
dwelers shows similarity in the love of their
children by rich and poor alike, and dis
taste to being forcbly separated from them,
however superior the crowded wards of pub
lie hospitals may be TO the comforts OF home
care.
As to the Town Board scattering, gen
eral abandons his position except by superior
physical force, which in this case is not in
situated, and the claim that the disturbance
was directed toward the measures of con-
trolling the disease, not toward the officials.
shows magnanimity on the part of the towns
people. Remembering the promises of GER
tain wealth endowed institutions, one is not
surprised the public is skeptica to the point
Of incredulty TO the ability of these in
stitutions TO cope with some problems.
In the case of certain ants, difference of
opinion does not imply half-baked intellects
or want of education; rather that unusual
acumen has been shown by them in their
choice of extracts from medical journals as
grounds on which to base their protests.
Brooklyn, Sept 4, 1916. ]. SABIN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
The Church and the Press.
James p. Clarke, Arkansas.
T. w. Hardwick, Georgia.

Canon Peter Green. in The church Family Ne,os-
paper)
Every nation, it is said, gets the govern
ment it deserves. am sure every movement
and institution gets the publicity it deserves.
The Church has foolishly despised the press
with the inevitable result of loss of influence
The three most powerful factors in moulding
public opinion to-day are the press, the
cinema and the advertisement hoardngs. OF
the two latter cannot treat now. 1t will be
enough to say that the Church has made no
effort to use either. Some time ago the Sal
walton Army had gigantic poster for their
self-denial week, showing the figure of our
Blessed Lord. 1t did nothing but good. Yet
I have heard it described as "unthinkable,
horrible, degrading" that the sacred figure
should be seen on the hoardings. And az for
cinemas, where half million people a night
are entertained in England alone, the Church
seems 10 lump in one common condemnation
the houses which show the vilest and most
suggestive films and those which are striving
to raise the taste Of the public. And the
same lack of sympathy and understanding
is shown toward the press. Too often any
thing which would be out Of place or lacking
in appeal at a garden party at Fulham or a
Dante reading at deanery is described as
vulgar The Church is paralyzed with re-
spoctability.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
Speedy Surrender.
tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An American of wiser days once said,
"Mllions for defence but not one cent for
tribute"
Now we say, "For the sake OF peace sur
render to labor unions and foreign govern
ments everything possess. Especially
surrender such foolish immaterial things as
righteousness, honor and justice, for they
have no money value, and all we Americans
care for is money. And lastly, be very care
full not to waste on the defence of our coun-
try one cent of our precious money or one OF
our cowardly lives"
What would that American say IL he were
here now? NJ. +. VAN WAGENEN.
East Orange, ~ j., Sept. 4, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
"Briand's Triumph"
or of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Since 1909. when came to this coun-
try, of which | am a citizen. have been a
constant reader of your esteemed paper.
Though | am not very familiar with the
English language, | cannot resist TO write
you and express my great feeling of pleasure
on reading this morning your praiseworthy
leading editorial BRANDS Triumph" |
know that besides Russia noble France is a
great friend of my native little country,
Serbia. and Mr. BRAND has earned not only
the enduring gratitude of his country by the
defence of Verdun, but of the whole Serbian
people, too, following the sentiment of the
French people, who were unwilling TO aban-
don their heroic little friend.
Permit me, dear sir, to say give la France
and her great Premier and statesman, Mon
seur Aristide BRAND"
MICHAEL DINICH.
New York. Sept. l. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06

induced him to get out of the fight and save
his money"
It is gratifying that you concede certain
Democrats would rather see Edge win than
Colgate. The Democrats figure correctly
when they figure that if Colgate were nomi'
mated he would surely carry Essex in the
general election and that he would also COM
rand a large vote in Hudson County, where
he has a model plant employing $500 men
every one of whom is satisfied.
This fight in New Jersey is not question
Of personalities or of individuals, as, fortu-
ratey, the Republican party has two excel
lent men to select from. The point, however,
with US is: We want 20 pick the man who
can aid in the election of Hughes and Fair
banks and bring victory TO the party in the
state, so say, "Vote for Colgate, because we
can surely win with Colgate"
T. HERBERT BROWN.
Jersey City, n. j., Aug. 80, 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
Headgear in War.

NTO0I TrT1Td-I
The German army was equipped with steel
helmets long before the war was begun After
the conflict was well under way the French
discovered that the percentage of head
wounds sustained by their soldiers was much
greater than the percentage in the German
army. The French adopted the steel helmet.
The British followed suit, and now even the
slow moving Russians have equipped a small
part Of their forces with the best form OF
protection against head wounds After Rus
STA comes the United States with an an
through the War Department
TIM, steel helmets for American soldiers are
Icing Considered"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
The Day Of Small Men.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: What a sickening spectacle Washing
ton now presents with thN Nomination at the
Capitol of labor union leaders for the reason
that little souled political aspirants place
personal and party asccndancy above the
welfare of their country!
II is disgracefu. humiliatng surrender
TO the New Worlds most dangerous enemies,
one OF the blacklist pages in Congressional
legislation.
But all true lovers of justice to all classes
may be assured that the people will soon
sweep out OF power the men who have brought
such shame upon the nation.
NEWTON II. CHITTENDEN.
Brooklyn. Sent 4. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
New York. Sept. s. 1915.
Too Efeminate.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. :.
Sir: By what possible stretch OF Jaw =,
it be claimed that submarine has the ,' ,,
TO hold up an American ship and conp'' .~S
to send boat with her papers to the -,
marine? Suppose the ship happened 70 =" =,
a Down East skipper. not yet affected " ~
efremnacy which seems 70 have taken i
of our country, and suppose he sang Uu'.
amt a-going TO put my dngy o'e'VS 60:
Come and look at my papers yerse.i
want to-" What would the Hun 90 ~,
II makes an American ALFRED mac .,I
business. We get all het up over S"s ,
and our money bags. and we don't y,
darn for the Stars and Stripes sho
American lives at sea down in Mssn,a ,nr.
ANTHONY WAp"
New York, Sept |, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
The Nations at War.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In one of your issues this week YOU
said Rumania was the fifteenth nation "a
enter the war. Will you kindly publish the
list! A. T. y.
THE nations engaged in the war are
France, Russia, Great Britain, Italy
Japan, Serbia, Belgium, Montenegro Ru-
mania and Portugal on one side, and Ger
many, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and
Turkey on the other. Greece is on the
verge Of entering.-EdI