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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Academic Issues.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There arc two topics which are no1
occupying considerable space IN the news
papers. yet neither OF these is Of the least
practical importance. | refer, of course, 70
Intervention in Mexico and war with Ger
many. Neither of these enterprises is feast
bic because they alike require the use of al
army. and an army needs soldiers, which the
United States neither has nor can get. A
month ago Congress authorized the enlist
ment Of twenty thousand more men, and i
has already been demonstrated that at least
year must elapse before this number can
be obtained. Soldering does not happen to
appeal to The robust young unmarried men
Of tho country, and there is no law to com
pei them 70 enlist. II Is Idle to claim tha,
the election OF either Hughes or Roosevelt
would change this feeling, as neither Of them
would advocate raising the pay OF common
soldier TO SEQ month, with first class cook
ing and force OF servants attached TO each
regiment to attend TO the dirty work around
the barracks and camps. Under the present
army regulations the men cannot be per-
sGaded TO join the colors.
When this fact is generally realized there
will be very little interest in the next Presi-
dental campaign, as the only practical issue
before the country that would give life TO the
contest would be the adoption OF universal
service Of two years with the colors for all
young men. Neither Of our political parties
would dare advocate such a measure. or If
they did have the courage to do so they would
certainly he defeated at the polls.
Wilson has shown himself TO be capable of
any amount of sclf-abasement and rather
enjoys being snubbed by either the Kaiser
or the bearded Csrranza. Why change?
Floral Bluff, Fla, April 7, 1916. Xxx.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13

said. like telling the advocates OF "that
sort of patriotism" "to 90 TO he'll.
Possibly Mr.. Maurer is not aware thaI
his allies, the pacifists, are the ones chiel-
" responsible for the constabulary feature
of the movement for preparedness. mat
is. the pacifists or their representatives III
Congress, in despair at smothering the
countrywide call for more adequate de-
fences, have sought to dilute the dose Dy
championing the militia as the nation
main reliance. Whence has arisen the
clamor against longer permitting the
militia to be stunted with strike duty ana
for the substitution of state constabularies'
and whence in turn arises Mr.. MaurerS
fury.
1t is a knotty tangle into which the anti
patriots have manpuvred themselves. But
"To hell with the Stars and Stripes
would have cut it through neatly enough.
1t is really the only logical retort 10 all
measures for the protection of the COM
monwealth from foes whether within or
without.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
PLAY Bawl!

When il comes to major league baseball
there can be little doubt that most OF US
are aggressively glad that peace is an ac-
complished fact, whatever the terms; that
the status ouo ante belitm has been re-
stored. with forgiveness and forgetfulneSs
in its train. The old days are come again.
Batter up!
Baseball had need this year to compose
its ouarrels The war abroad still com
mands attention to its thunderings. Villa
has staged another annoying diversion IN
an opposite quarter, and Presidential
campaign is in prospect. With such an ALI
ance against it, the national pastime cried
aloud for unity. Having gained it, there
is little to fear. With mines more evenly
matched for the shaking up of the last two
years and old favorites back in the fold,
the season which started yesterday should
prove once for all that dynasties may
rise and fall, empires totter, without dis
turbing the popular absorption in the game
Of games.
The European belligerents might do
worse than to take leaf from the book of
major league baseball and patch up their
differences, too. Possibly this could be ar
ranged if the Hapsburgs and the Hohen-
zollerns would consent to play the role of
the Federal League. distribute their bat
teries among their former adversaries and
vanish gracefully into history. The sOlu
ton is worth considering.
But that is their affair. We have bust
ness enough of our own to attend to with
three teams entered in the race for two
pennants and a worlds championship. The
ball, as we intmated before, is in play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Richard Harding Davis.

The untimely death of Richard Hard
ing Davis deprives American journalism
and current American fiction of one of Its
most picturesque figures. He was a vet
eran war correspondent. In fact, he saw
the rise and the decline of the new style
of correspondence in the field. hampered by
censorships unknown in earlier days. re
duced, as he himself more than once i'm
patiently complained, to only the narrow
est field Of usefulness far behind the bat
tie lines. That. with all these handicaps,
he yet succeeded in making his cor
respondence worth while is evidence of his
talent
His description Of the entry Of the Ger
man legions into Brussels, printed in this
paper, showed at its best his rare gift Of
descriptive writing. In fact, with all the
popularity he won as writer of fiction,
it remained TO the last his boast that he
was reporter, a newspaper man. That
often he reported for monthly or weekly
publications instead Of for the daily press
did not, he held. affect this claim. He
had the courage of his convictions, as wiz
messed by his South African war cor
respondencc, in which he unhesitatingly
risked the position and the esteem in which
England held him.
As writer of fiction his achievement
was of slighter texture. At his best he
was master of the short story. "The
Lion and the Unicorn" for instance, is a
model of the genre in conception and
execution. His longer tales were always
entertaining. 1t might be said of him
that he adapted the Superman to the un-
derstanding and the enthusiasms Of the
fashionable finishing school; there was
something of the eternal boy-something
sophomoric-in all his imaginative work,
but he more than made up for this by a
spirit Of clean young manliness, a true
understanding of responsive young wom-
anhood lie wrote for youth, and youth
liked him. He certainly did it no harm in
day of many deleterious literary inilu-
ences. Quite the reverse.
As an artist he long ago had given us
the measure of his talent and of his out
look upon life. He repeated himself, but
with the unfailing charm Of his youthful
temperament. the rosy optimism Of his
view Of the springtime of life. He dealt
in romance because he believed in it. His
books were the man, with all his limita-
tons, his inability to mature, but also with
all the delight Of his immature enthu-
This country could have better spared a
more serious artist, profounder thinker,
than this eternal boy. He will be missed
by youths and maidens. And that after
all, is an enviable eptaph.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13

Gus cases that the producer Of an artl'
eleven of patented or copyrighteI
article-parts with control of that article
when he sells it to somebody else. The
court has said that in the case Of patented
or copyrighted articles Congress may, II
it wants to, vest the patentOr or copy
Fighter with the power TO fix the price al
which a retailer may resell. But 1t has
also intimated that it is against public
policy TO grant an ordinary producer any
such vested interest in piece Of property
to which he has surrendered legal title.
1t would be legalizing a restraint OF
trade to limit the general right of pur-
chaser to resell at his own valuation. II
is. therefore. only in 50 far as they con-
sttute an invasion of the rights of others
that resales at cut rates can be safely re-
stricted. Congress passed law IN 1914
creating a Federal trade commission and
authorizing it TO proceed against all per-
sons charged with using unfair methods
of competition in interstate commerce. In
so far as cut rate sales involve unfair
dealing they have already been put under
the ban in principle by the Federal trade
commission law.
We feel. therefore. that what the friends
of the Ayres bill have in view could be
much better accomplished by following a
line of attack already opened. The Ma
tional Chamber Of Commerce has just sent
out to its member organizations a referen-
dunn ballot, asking for vote on the ques-
ton whether if legislation permitting tho
maintenance Of resale prices is to be
sought. it should not take the form of an
amendment to the trade commission act
defining the conditions under which price
cutting becomes an unfair method of com
petition. This is an cminently sound posi-
ton. The abuses of the right of resale.
not the right itself, should be the object
Of legislative restraint. 1t is only in so
far as reselers violate the rules Of fair
dealing that they wrong other indi-
yiduals, derange competition and democrat
izc business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Are We Prepared?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: read the recent articles of Mr.. Ro-
land Usher in The Tribune which showed the
dsgraceiu condition of unpreparedness that
our troops were in when ordered across the
Mexican border. Also the series of articles
published from day to day.
The public now knows the deplorable con
ditions that exist in all branches of the ser
vice. But what can the average man do -
remedy them? While we have read
that it is the fault of Congress. don't be
lieve that there is one man in ten can tell
you the name Of his Congressman or his dis
trct. The Tribune fearlessly tells the pub
lie about the existing conditions Why not
tell US what We can do now to alter these
conditions? Publish the names Of the Con-
gressmen who are responsible for these
shameful conditions; then at least We will
know who not TO vote for But must we sit
idly by for a whole year waiting for Roo.
or Roosevelt?
T. II. FOOTE. JR.
New York. April 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
No Auctioning of Newsstands.

The selling of newspapers TO the gen.
eral public from the 10000 stands around
the city is a business with which news
paper offices are especially familiar. 1t
is this special knowledge which dictates
the statement that License Commissioner
Bells proposal to sell the licenses for
these stands at auction is a mistake.
While it is possible that somewhat large
revenue than at present might be derived
from the licensees, that same object could
be accomplished in another way, proposed
by the newsdealers themselves, which
would be vastly more advantageous TO the
city, the dealers, the newspaper publishers
and the public.
1t has been the policy Of the city au-
thorites to prevent anything like the for
nation of newsstand trust" even on a
small scale Instead, actual management
of the stand by the licensee has been in
sisted on. The auctioning Of licenses
would be an invitation to the gobblng up
Of stands by corporation, or corpora
tons, which would put small-salaried en-
ployes in charge. That would be an evil
result for the present newsdealers, who
have endeavored to cooperate with the city
authorities in every way in improving
newsstand conditions, and for the pur-
chasing public.
A far better scheme would be TO divide
the stands into three grades, as proposed
by some OF the newsdealers, according to
the amount Of business done, with a fixed
license fee for each grade, to he de-
cided after consultation between the city
authorities and representatives Of the
newsdeaers. Then let these licenses De
awarded to the present Shareholders, if
they have proved proper persons to be
licensees. In that way the question Of
revenue for the city can be met better in
all likelihood, than by the nuctuating re-
turns of an auction, while the interests o.
the newsdealers-a worthy, hardworking
class of small business men-will be AIDE
quately protected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
The Seamen's Law.

Qrom The san francisco Cfrort'cl
The ocean traffic OF the Puget Sound Gus
toms district now exceeds that OF the San
Francisco district. That is not because the
people of the Northwest produce more for
export than the territory tributary TO this
city, or that they are able TO import more
Cor their own consumption. on the contrary.
tho productive and consumptive ability re-
main unchanged.
1t is because previous TO the enactment Of
the seamen's bill there was but one American
ship on tho Oriental route from Puget Sound
while from this port there was a large fleet
The American ships have been retired from
both San Francisco and Puget Sound ports.
The japanese now monopolizc the Puget
Sound service as we'll as that from this port
except one ship. carrying Chinese crew
and they have not yet had time 20 secure
new ships for the San Francisco run. They
arc doing their best, and as soon as Very
energetic people can bring 1T about the Jap
anese will supply Us with all the tonnage We
need
That will move our traffic. for which We
should be and shall be thankful. but We do
not sec how it will help American sailors.
which was the object Of the bill
or the e,lls sailors who have passed exam
nation at this port 1876 were American
born citizens and 49, were naturalzcd. n
total Of - per cent of those who have passed
II the bill. a. its promoters expected. had
worked out to thc benefit Of sailors. il
appears that thrcc-fourths Of the benefit
would have accrued to aliens. toward whom
the American people have no responsibility.
A. "A matter Of fact the result Of the bill
has been 10 deprive American sailors Of any
hare whatever M the ocean traffic between
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In your yesterdays notice of Mr..
Smalcy you make special mention Of his
wonderful account of the battle of Antic,am
which made so much impression at the time.
| am one OF the old Civil War group that
looked eagerly for our daily Tribune. ana
was always satisfied with ITS work | wish
YOU might think It worth while to publish
IN your next Sundays edition his report O
the battle of Antietam from the beginning
to the end. not leaving out a single worl
There are many OF rs who would be very
glad to preserve it in our war collection.
l.. ). W PERKINS.
Concord. Mass, April 10, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Resales and Price Cutting.

For some years past Congress has been
urged to pass law permitting manu-
facturers Of standard trade-marked ar
ticles 10 control resale prices. The Ste
vens bill in the last Congress sought TO
bring about this result by denying a re
taller the right TO put his own price on
trade-marked articles which had become
his by purchase. A bill to the same effect,
introduced by Mr.. Ayres. is pending in
this Congress.
The trouble with these bills is that they
are too sweeping in character. They at
tack the abuse of price cutting, but attack
it from the wrong direction. The retailer
who sells standard trade-marked article
at cut rate price has one Of three pur-
poses in view. He may want TO make it
Improbable for other retailers 10 handle
the article. lie may want TO promote the
sale Of substitute or imitation. Or he
may want merely to attract custom and
for his personal gain is willing TO injurc
the reputation Of the article handled and
TO cmbarrass the manufacturer i'm his re
lations with other retailers.
Unfair trade methods Of this sort ought
to be pcnalized. But the Stevens and
Ayres bills have gone too far trying 10
provide remedy. They would end abuses
resulting from cutrate resales by giving
entire control Of resales 10 the trade
mark owner.
The Supreme Court has held in numcr-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Germanism Obliterated by Patriotism.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have read with a great deal of in
terest and appreciation CASTOR Rive's excel
lent letter in The Tribune Of yesterday, and
wish, as German by birth, to extend TO
him my sincere thanks for giving to the read
ers of The Tribune such a splendid, truth
full statement of facts on the dormant Amer
lean patriotism. | hope it may be possible
to have il copied in all the best journals
of the country.
am quite sure il would do a great deal
of good to the native born and to those en-
lightened foreigners who are either pro-Ger-
man or sitting on the fence. | cannot under
stand how Germans who have enjoyed the
liberty and prosperity afforded them in Amer
lea can unqualiiedly still place Prussianism
over all and be hoodwinked by the cry Of
"Fatherland' to lend aid and comfort to the
House Of Hohenzolern and the military au-
tocracy under which their countrymen have
been prepared for food for powder.
There is no question of the truthfulness
Of his statement regarding the dormant
American patriotism. which apparently needs
actual war in the country in order that II
may emulate the sacrifices made in the Eu-
ropean countries. There is one quality how
ever. that the American possesses over other
peoples, and that is generosity as Is album
dainty evidenced in the millions given in
various ways to ameliorate the condition Of
the sufferers in the great European catas-
trophe.
Having been in this country since 1853 and
served for nearly three years in the Civil
War. have had such experience of the great
ness Of this land that my love for it and its
people has about obiterated all the German
ism that | inherited.
LATE co. +, l24TH ~ T. VOLS.
Washington. y. C., March p. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Away with Barnesism.


10 the EDITOR OF The Tribune
SIR: was pleased with your editorial in
this mornings Tribune relative to the retire
ment of Mr. Barnes. lie is as Objectionable
as political figure to Indiana people as he
is TO The Tribune. And for reasons very
similar.
In 1912 / voted and acted with the Pro
gresslvc party. having played an humble part
M forming that organized protest against
harness methods and Barnes what is
there ia II for me- policies. II Republicans
are 70 get anywhere in the 1916 campaign
they must not only eliminate Barnes in New
York. but they must put aside that AFRO
gancc and selfshness for which Barnes
stands a. a type in several other states.
EDGAR W. BALDWIN.
fairmont, Ind, April TO- 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
A Logical Retort.

Though Mr. James II. Maurer us,, NO,
Fave shouted. "ro hell with the Stars and
ttripes" before the Labor Forum in the
washington Irving High School, such an
expression would have been the most sui,
able climax 10 his argument. Prepared
ness he condemned. but particularly that
preparedness which included IN it, pro.
r-S"''-" s's's ""nsiabularics. He felt he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
EACH IN HIS PLACE
for Pre- Hughes Head the Supreme Court Root for Sec
Staten That Way the County Greatest Men Could BE
Made the Jobs They Are Best Fitted Fill

in public life. The country needs Justice
Hughes in the Supreme Court. The country
needs Theodore Roosevelt in the Presidency.
he country needs Ehhu Root in the Office Of
Secretary Of State. Happily, all Of these
needs seem i'm a fair way to be satisfied
ABNER p. HAYES.
Waterbury. Conn, April ], 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13

You can purchase merchandise advertised
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute ssfety-ior
II dissatisfaction results in any case lht'
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money back
upon request. No red tape. no ouibbling. We
make rood promptly IL the advertiser does not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
sunscHrroN RArEs-B, NAL. rosi.s, r.ld oli'ld'


Entered o. n. Pos,orcs At New York as Second Class
Mai Mater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13

osned ard published daily by The Tribune A'so'i'von
~, Yo,s corporation ogden REID President. t.. VEN.
,n..-s Vic, presldent: n Waldo. SecfetsrJ , =
go, rre.su-er Address Tribune Building. is Nassau
Street NeV lorh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Smalley's Account of Antietam.

New York. April 10, 1915.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07
LOOKING FOR SAN JOSE SCALE.
State Department of Agriculture Warns
Brattleboro People of Necessity of
Combating Insect.

The Vermont department of agriculture
is again endeavoring to call the attention
of people in Brattleboro to the urgent
necessity of combating the San Jose scale
insect. As has been previously pointed
out, the pest is fully established through
out the village and large part of the
town. 1t is, therefore, of interest to
everyone owning fruit trees to take the
immediate precaution of spraying before
the leaves come out, with lime-sulphur,
scalecidc, or other material for the pur-
pose, all trees worth saving.
Fully as imperative is the need of i'm
mediate cutting and removal of all fruit
trees which are of no value. BY allowing
worthless apple trees to remain scattered
about, every opportunity is offered for
the breeding, not only of San Jose scale,
but scores of other dangerous pests, in
Guiding gypsy moths, browntail moths,
tent caterpillars, codling moths, canker
worms, etc, also the tree diseases.
These measures should by no means be
delayed until the presence of the insect is
manifest by its work. a few scattering
scales may be on the twigs this year, and
though inconspicuous now, will become
very much in evidence another season if
the tree is left unsprayed. The possible
progeny OF one oVerWlnterlng female IN
season counts up into the millions.
The department believes that there are
no orchards in this town, excepting in the
extreme west end, in which there is not
considerable likelihood of the insect being
present
II. l., Bailey, assistant to Commissioner
Brigham in charge of insect suppression,
is in town this week for the purpose of in
speeding for further spread of the insect
since last season. He will be glad to rem
der any assistance possible in the way of
inspection or information in the matter
to those desiring it. He is staying at the
Brooks House.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07
PARoCHIAL SCHOOL TESTS.
Marks Received by Pupils in March
Examinations.

Following are the results of March tests
taken by the pupils of st. Michael's Paro-
chial school:
Grade 9-IIighest average, Francis Aus
tin, 100 Mary Danyew, 90; Mary Ken
nedy, 9S; Gladys Russell, 90; Justin Mo
ran, 94 Dolor Nolin, "a; Helen Mann,
"a; Merton Mann, 92; katherine Clarity,
93; Edward Boyce, %; Thomas Connors,
50; Daniel Curtin, IS; John Manning, 50;
Louis Yauvey, 81 Richard Fleming, 70
Grade slightest average, Lawrence
Sheehy, 81; Daniel Lyons, 90; James
Long, 80; Bridget Masajada, so; Charlotte
IOConnell, 90; Martin Cunningham, IS;
Alice Manning Sc; Anna Fleming, So;
Marguerite Haus, 81; Mary Pelerin, SO;
Louis Young, 50; Edward Baker, 50; Ed
ward Shea, 50
Grade Highest average, Evelyn Aus
tin, 81 2-3, Ninety per cent or over: Ma
ric Long, Mary Curry, Mary Grady, Mar
tin Clarity Elsie Danyew, William Con
nors. Eighty per cent or over: Flora
Paquette, Christina Young, Anna Fish,
Clare Paquette, George Shea, Mary Masa-
iada, Bernard Lynch.
Grade G-Iiighest average. Marjorie
Baker, 96. Ninety per cent or over
Florence Danyew, Mary Tarrant, Eliza
beth Sheehy, Alice Boyce. Eighty per
cent or over: Mary O'Connor, Beatrice
Prentice, Eugene Moran, George Young,
Joseph Pellerin, James Griffin, Ruth Gar.
rity, James Baker.
Grade Highest average, Margaret
Danyew, % 40. Ninety per cent or over
Ruth Filon, Ruth Deffner, Mary Carey
Peter Sullivan, Josephine O'Connor, Eliza
beth Grady Eighty per cent or over
Gladys Porter, Maurice Austin, Paul Pa
quette, Susan Curry, Alice Guiheen.
Grade Highest average, Charles Gar
rity, so. Over so per cent; Elizabeth
Prentice, Leonora Phelps