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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-21

Among the applicants at the armory
this morning for service with the Ma
tional Guard, was William F. Setak
who, for twelve years, was a member
of tne German army Setak held a
lieutenant S commission in the Sixth
company of the l35th Regiment attach
ed to the Sixteenth Army corps, This
corps was stationed at Diedenhoten
near Metz. Setak will probably he
ready TO leave with the others tonight
or tomorrow morning
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-21

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-21

Your suit pressed soc. Phone 49.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
A PLEA FOR CENSORSHIP
Motion Picture Directors Said to Demand
"tbe Punch" Otherwise Dirt.
L. Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: cannot see the reason for your
continued opposition to censorship OF motion
pictures.
have been writing and editing scenarios
all winter. on salary for one Of the most
successful concerns in the city, and | must
say that if there is one thing above all
others that modern motion pictures need, IL
is censorng.
You must know how many managers and
directors are uneducated snd-to put 1t gen
Immoral. Scenarios to find favor with
directors must possess what directors car
punch" which is what We call sensational
ism; what both would call dirt, If both were
frank.
II may be argued that the public demands
dirty picture plays, but | have seen that
sore of the most successful (successful with
the public. not necessarily with the director)
are absolutely cleanl Think how largely the
screen public is composed Of children ana
young people. Is IT they who demand the
dope ficnds, the artists models, the vampires
and the wife beaters?
One of your contributors Indignantly asks;
IF motion picture censorship why not book
and magazine censorship seconds
thought VIII show that the DoOk ana maya
zine public to some extent does its own cen
soring, 20 say nothing of the editors part.
1t is an entirely different public from the un-
educated undeveloped and understanding
public of the screen. Subjects like birth
control, sex morality and divorce may or may
not be all very we'll when treated seriously;
when treated in the crude fashion natural
TO coarse, uneducated producers, whether IN
plays, newspapers, magazines or on the
screen, they are unhealthy food for growing
minds of any sort, children's or adults.
do not mean that there arc no good scenario
writer's or producers, but that there are not
enough.
Motion pictures in their universal avail
ability and appeal to the public have big
future before them; the screen can develop
as many interesting methods and rules and
conventions as has the legitimate drama, but
until the companies prove themselves ca
pable OF evolving large quantities OF whole
some material as matter Of course, their
products will continue to need censorship.
+. SCHLOSSER.
New York, May Il, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: "The Literary Digest OF May 10
throws some interesting light on the criti-
cisms of your British Failure" editorial.
1t quotes "The London Daily MALI as fol-
lows: with a weak British division" Cen
eral Townshend was ordered, in October,
1915, TO advance on Bagdad. at is now
known that the equipment in Mesopotamia
was far from complete. The government
has admitted the utter inadequacy Of the hos
pital and ambulance accommodation and has
ordered an inquiry into it. But ministers
saw everything through rcsc-colored spec
tacles"
"The Digest" points out that the British
Premier said in the House of Commons, on
November .: 81 would like to say two or
three words on the important and highly
successful campaign which has not, think,
attracted the attention it deserves-na namely,
tama. After brilliant series and
an absolutely unchecked series Of land and
river operations the Turks were driven back
both up the Euphrates and up the Tigris.
In July their final positions on both rivers
we're captured with heavy casualties, and
General Nixons force (of which General
Townshend's division formed part) is now
within a measurable distance Of Bagdad.'
"The Daily Mail" goes on to say: while
the British politicians talked, the German
staff officers in Mesopotsmia were busy
bringing up forces 20 crush the solitary
British division. On November %, after a
difficult and cNhaustng march, General
Townshend attacked the enemy at Ctesphon,
only eighteen miles south OF Bagdad. The
Turkish strength was four times his own,
and he dealt it terrific blow, but suffered
casualties totallng 1867, and the absence of
reinforcements and the approach Of more
Turkish troops compelled him to retire
"The Digest" quotes THE London Times"
thus: "Mr. Hobhouse has charged the Min
istry with most serious concealment Of
information about the Mesopotama opera
tions. He is quite right, and the allegation
applies with especial strength to the actions
fought by General Aylmer last January. The
veil which concealed Gallipoh has been
drawn again on the Tigris ever since the day
when Mr.. Asquith made his impressive ~s--
entirely misleading announcement that our
forces were within measurable distance of
Bagdad.'"
From all OF which any one would be
tempted to infer that criticism Of anything
English. unless it comes from an Englishman,
is lese majestic. a. H. d.
New York, May Is, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
The Hay Makeshift.

The miserable travesty on army reor-
ganization enacted by Congress now goes
to the President for his approval. Some
discouraged friends of preparedness in
the House and Senate accepted it on the
ground that it was better than nothing
We do not share that view. In many re-
spects the Hay bill is worse than nothing.
It perpetUates wholly mistaken theory
of national defence. 1t creates a first line
army too small to constitute a training
school for officers who want to familiariZe
themselves with the conditions under
which modern warfare must be conducted.
The inadequate reorganization which the
Hay measure authorizes is TO be spread
over five years. Thus an obstacle is art
fully created to further reorganization
within the five-year period.
Moreover, the enlargement of the ma
tional guard to nearly four times its
present strength will help to tie the coun-
try fast to the vicious military system
which we still tolerate, although it has
failed us disastrously in all our wars.
The guard as it exists to-day has practi-
cally dictated the terms on which the
army has been reorganized, subordinating
all other considerations to its own aggran-
dizement. After its power is quadrupled
how is the alliance ever to be shattered
between its politicians and the politicians
in Congress?
The petty spirit in which Mr.. Hay ap-
proaches questions of military policy was
aptly illustrated by an incident which oc-
CURED on Saturday in the House of Rep
resentatives. The Virginia statesman
bluntly admitted that he was the author
of a "joker," incorporated into the bill
in conference committee, by which place
in the Judge advocate generals depart
ment was created for one of his consttu-
cnts. now a Judge in the Philippines. No
such provision was ever considered in
either house for obvious reasons. 1t was
sneaked into the conference report and
had escaped public notice up to the last
moment.
To legislators Of Mr.. Hays type the
army is only a political preserve, hunt
ing ground for spoils. They cannot con-
ceve Of it as a real instrument Of ma
tional defence. TO impair whose efficiency
is to trihe with national safety.
Whether better than nothing or worse
than nothing. the Hay bill is equally an
indictment of the purblind folly Of this
Administration and this Congress. Such
folly may prevail for the moment. But
1t cannot long escape its day of reckoning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
That Scarcity of Employees.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: / read with interest the letter Of the
lady regarding the question Of scarcity OF
help and her failure to secure position or
course. her case is peculiar, but her rs-
quirements were such as would not cover the
ordinary help required For such work an
she requires the field is naturally limited.
But the general question OF help wanted ID
still unsolyed.
am an employer myself and AS such CON
duct a clipping bureau. Most OF this wor.
is done by girls just having left school,
usually past sixteen years OF age. time
when the mind is still not Overburdened and
open to adapt itself just to such congenial
work as scanning the daily press and period-
Gals for all sorts Of interesting matter to be
clipped.
Now, formerly this class Of help was easy
to get. The pay, while small. is entirely
adequate for such inexperienced or rather
unskillcd labor, and yet at the present stage
Of affairs this class Of workers has disap-
peared altogether. II seems that the general
madness of ammunition manufacture has
drained the labor market Of all help, and
while these girls arc surely not actively
engaged in making death dealing implements,
yet they must fiji the ranks Of others who
have left their own accustomed trade to en-
gage in this horrible trade. | have adver-
tised every week for help, but could not get
any 81 all. As an evidence Of good faith /
inclose receipt for an advertisement which
am placing to-day in The New York Trib-
une. ! am ready 20 engage from five to ten
girls and give them permanent positions in
my clipping bureau, where they have
chance TO rise to positions paying not high
long As they care TO stay at il. | should be
happy to report good results from my sdver-
tisement in your paper, If only to prove the
lady that she was right, that help can be
had for the asking.
OTTO SPENGLER,
Director Argus Pressclppng Bureau
New York, May II, 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
Sentiments of a Portuguese.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow me to say a few words about
letter read with much amusement in your
excellent paper of the 18th inst, written by
AN Englishwoman," on British Failure
am, let me say, Portuguese, and can't
perhaps sec things in an American way or
in an English way, but only from Portu-
guese point of view. Why do the English
feel so sore and touchy about what The
Tribune or any other American newspaper
has 70 say on the war or how England is
carrying on her warfare? Can't Americans
have their own opinions? Why must Amer
lea sympathize with England in this war?
/ would say that in my opinion America
owes nothing to England and can get along
very we'll without her sympathy in the fut-
ure, just as she did in the Civil War Every
body knows England did not sympathize with
this country in the Civil War. and that Eng
lish people in general would have been de-
lighted If the North had lost and thus made
the Americans a weaker nation. so why
should people here be head over ears in love
with the English, and why should American
newspapers praise the English soldiers, etc,
when they have done nothing 10 deserve
praise?
Now that England is in trouble she is
crying for American sympathy, and when she
doesn't get II she makes threats. Poor Eng
land! Why dont yGu 20 ahead and gain VIC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
BRITISH FAILURE"
from Readers The buncs Estimate OF
Engands Part n the Great War

tories like the poor Northern soldiers did in
the Civil War? Many English called them
a mob but they fought better than you do
now, with all your modern guns and swell
headed pride. As a Portuguese and an Amer
lean citizen. | want to give right here three
cheers for the beautiful country Of my adop-
ton and for the American newspaper which
is not foolish enough to be praising the Eng
lish.
You know. my dear Mr.. Editor that Eng
lish people have too good opinion of them
selves, but they must learn that other ma
tons have not such good opinions Of them.
| am so sorry for this English woman who
is so sensitive and sore over the English
question. She had better go back to the Old
Country and help a little in that land where
the men have to be forced 20 fight and the
women have to work so hard to support their
families. as the majority of the husbands are
either in prison or in the rum shops, and |
also pity a nation which has 10 depend so
much on her colonies to fight her battles.
She had better take lessons from her colonies
on soberness. The war might have been over
by now. A PORTUGUESE.
New Bedford, Mass, May Is, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
The Disappointing Military Expert.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In giving space in your paper TO the
opinion Of The Times's' military expert you
have sought an Endorsement to your editorial
on British Failure" but whatever he or you
may sec lit to publish on that topic there
can be no other end than disaster to that
Germany dominated by the spirit of Prus-
sian brigandage as we know her during the
past ffty-siX years, and which has become
intensified during the past twenty months,
so that We are beginning to wonder if Ger
many had at any time the right to be CLASH
fed as a truly civilized nation.
The part played by the military expert in
this war has been most disappointing. He
has only discussed and poadcred over what
we all know, and. after reading much of mis-
difused knowledge. one feels that he has
wasted time. for the general public care and
know little OF strategy and tactics.
IL Is the same in Germany, where we have
the ridiculed Reventlow and the mistaken
Moraht. But few Of their prophecies have
materislized, and, further, never will be- OF
course, it is utterly incomprehensible to the
Teuton mind after all that has been drilled
into them for the past half a century to be
lievc for moment that they are facing ig-
nominious defeat.
But what is the cause Of their failure +?
They have won territory and taken many
prisoners. Everything was in their favor
They had an overabundance of men, materials
and munitions, as well as the great advan-
tage of the opportune moment when TO
strike and when they thought their attack
would meet with the slightest resistance. No
expert has explained this to us. Is it due TO
placing too great reliance on mechanism
instead Of the man? Not according to the
expert you quote, for, 10 use his own words,
he has written: THE German infantry is the
best in the world. let there be no mistake
about it, and in another article on the milf
tary disasters Of Britain he writes: There
are no better soldiers in the world than the
British" SO there VIC stand. Perhaps their
want of success is due to the sinister in
huencc the Kaiser and his eldest son have
had in both naval and military affairs. for
neither Of them is a soldier that is, a soldier
who is fit 20 conduct campaign. Extreme
egotism and stubbOrnness. added 20 brutal
treachery, are not qualities 10 be found
among soldiers of distinction, but rather
failings which are the heritage of rulers who
show an indifference TO those whom they
rule
We hear no more of the vast ndemnities
which victorious Germany was to collect and
repay her people with for the war loans The
last loan was the most cruel OF all-i7 0O0,-
900 marks subscribed by children. The
women have given their gold for iron, but
this taking money from children is not pa
triotsm. Il is sheer inhumanity, and
heaven help the rulers who mislead their
peoples to such dire calainities, for their day
Of reckoning is at hand.
DONALD MEWAN.
New YORK. May II. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
Countrywide Preparedness.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: ] read with disgust in Sundays Trib-
unc of how such men as William Jennings
Bryan, Allan l.. Benson. tho Rev John Haynes
Holmes and Bouck White condemned last
Saturdays great preparedness parade. Their
views, however, do not count for much. The
success of the demonstration ought to be
an inspiration TO other cities TO go ahead
with plans for such a movement until il
spreads over the entire country and we as
a people become thoroughly awakened to the
great issue and the necessity for its success
The campaign everywhere in favor OF pre-
paredness should be so complete and enthu-
siastic that its force will instantly appeal
TO every one. ". c. MILLS.
New Rochelle, n. Y, May 10, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
the Anchor as Life Preseryer.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The appended utterancc Of the Prcsi-
dent before the National Press Club is so
wonderfully like very old story that both
should be printed together:
Now, have found few disinterested
men. wish | had found more ! can name
two or three men with whom ] have con-
ferred again and again, and | have never
caught them by an inadvertcncc thinking
about themselves for their own interests, and
| tie TO those men as you would tie to an
anchor"
"Scholasticus tempestote Gbort1 mari
gdHs, cum coeteri Ucciores Obrid guisque
anna, q,ubHs cndterdnt, drripercm. Tile
imam &c dHchOris GmpicrUs est"
JAMES MACPHERSON.
Trenton, y. J., May Il, 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
A la Lanterne.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Will you please publish I'm good
sized type the names and home addresses OF
all those members of the House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington who are preventing
this country from having an army Of 100000
men? VIII you also state if there are
enough lampposts i'm the immediate vicinity
OF the Capitol building upon which all those
members can be hung by an outraged public
upon going over to Washington for that pur-
pose? READY.
New York, May -. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
Reading the Cards.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Still harping on the President i,
IS obvious that YOU take the gentleman seri-
ously. The cards read that the next Repub-
Lean nominee viii not be regular out-and-
outer pro British; that YOU will not sup
port him, but become Wilson's stsnchest
defender. II. G. ROBERTS.
New York City. Nay IS. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22

You can purchase merchandise advertised
In TIRE TRIBUNE with absolute safety-for
IL dissatisfaction results in any case THE
TRIBr%E guarantees TO pay your money back
upon request. No red tape, no quibbling. We
rake good promptly II the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
MONDAY. MAY 20, 1915.

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New Nork corporation. OEion Reid President u ,"
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sn,er Treasure Address Tribune Buildint lst Nassau
Street. New No1k
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