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Anne,snce Caused ny an Instructive White
Cot'a Tall.

From the Windhom CoSNtv Observer,
Some people tell Of instructive animals.
Wa have . few white cats IT the house
who roam at will. one In particular. when
same Wishes to enter the house and door
~ closed this cat viii ran for sdmittance
a, loud Ne any person: does came by
swinging it's tsii against the door. Also
II docs It too often.
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Every war In which this country
has been engaged has illustrated the
fact that short enlistmcnts mean un-
necessarily long struggles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-25

Mrs. knick-r-Hss your Little boy
learned To SAY his prayers?
Mr., subbuSs--yes. hs says. "divs us this
dAv our daily eeok."
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Tendon Once. bingham House. 7 Arun-
Dol street. strand
Paris once. = Rue a. Ia Michodiere. on
Rue du Qustre Septembro.
WaShinGton once. Hibhs BuildtaG.
Brooklyn Once, 10S Livingston street.
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president RICHARD FOLSOM CLsyr-
iASp. son NJ GROVER CLEVELAND" So
soon, President of PrincetOn's fresh
men, only, but an excellent start,
young man.
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Rotsnicsi Tempersmentl

The violet comes out too soon,
No rashness could be greater:
The rubber plant sticks right d hsns
Aud hugs the radlstee.
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Published daily. Including sunday. by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association q
80 Nassau strcet, la The Borough OF Man
hSttan, New York. President and Treas.
vter. william C.. Reich, $50 Nassau street.
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Nassau ktreet.
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0ertpts end tHDH rnt,ons for publication tCtsh
- hece reiecfed articles returned TIER must
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VIII the Colonel start a. once for
the Mexican border?
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cheney Results.
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suhscrintlons b, Mall. cc.tpaid.

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NEw YORK, March -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
Pseudo Irish Agitators.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos OF cracked brains. the let
ter OF your correspondent, T. +. Woodward,
In to-day's issue would be highly amusing
were not the author so dogmatic in his as
sertions. His first paragraph especially is
picy.
have searched your truthful columns in
vain for anything that would indicate a
pro-German tendency in the call for an Irish
convention, but possibly Mr.. Woodward has
unearthed proof of such designs; if so, why
not let the public have it. and so Illustrate
another Teutonic plot?
He also assures Us of the fact that the
meeting is certain" 20 take a form repugnant
20 him. and denouuce British rule I'm Ireland.
which. IL would seem from Mr. Woodwards
assurances. is thing OF the past How can
any body Of Irshmen denounce British rule
under these circumstances?
MILTON b. FLETCHER.
New York. Feb II. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
The Saratoga's Long Pennant

Fron The Providence JOiWnGll
The United States cruiser Saratoga has
arrived at the Puget Sound navy yard home
from the Asatic station and flying pennant
seven hundred feet long the explanation
being that this is one foot for every blue
jacket and marine on board. IL is said TO
be the longest pennant ever seen out there.
and it may be the longest ever flown by a
Homecoming warship.
Here is reminder that in our iron-pot
feet this pretty custom of old navies survives,
though many cherished ones have been aban-
doned either because Of changed conditions
of seafaring on fighting ships or by DEGREES
of Secretaries of the Navy who have progress
sive ideas. A warship turning her PROV
toward the home shore. after completing her
cruising time on foreign station, will fly q
"homeward- bound pennant' The pennant will
not be found in the official flag list. 1t is
simply red. white and blue streamer, fash
toned by the crew, and it is apt to be as long
as the available material Will allow for The
Saratogas, flying over the water far astern.
was about twice as long as the vessel herself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
Probe for Facts.

II is unfortunate that the work of the
Thompson legislative committee is so IRE
ouentlv ohscured by side incidents which
discredit it and detract from the prestige
and dignity of the committee. First 1t
was the expense bill scandal; now II is the
resignation of the counsel Mr.. Colby, who.
apparently appointed TO that place in order
TO get on the records certain documents
in the possession of Il client of his, gets
ont because of differences with Senator
Thompson.
Divested Of all famboyant statements
and ancient history about the dual con-
tracts. sprung on a sensation-seeking pub
lie as fresh scandal, the testimony recent
lv brought forth by this committee has
been informative and important. The city
has been shown to he victim of Inter
borough generosity TO its officials and law
vers. The commitments and obligations
phase of the negotiations regarding con-
tracts for Undertaking the elevated
lines has been exposed, though not yet
completely probed. These are two lines
of inquiry worthy of being followed just
as far as persistent counsel and loyal
committee with the public interest at
heart can push the probe.
If this work is to have proper value and
proper public support, though, the com
mittee must adopt different tactics. All
the newspaper headlines in the world will
not restore one dollar illegally taken from
the city treasury or aid the District At
torney in convicting one person of crime.
A record of facts rather than of words
must be created.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
Sang Froid.

The dangers, like the diseases, of this
life are very largely subjective William
James accounted for much of the efficacy
of Christian Science in explaining that its
followers had rid themselves of the fear
thought" Structural steel workers who
balance themselves on beam ends at sick
ening heights above the curb are enabled
to do so because they, too, have got rid OF
the fear thought, and for the same reason
even the humble New York pedestrian
reaches at times a respectable age. No
panic disturbs the nimbleness with which
he lodges the charging chariots Of death
at every street crossing. He plunges IN
where novices fear to tread, and energies
imperturbable-a much veteran in his
way as the seasoned fighter in the trench.
But the pity Of it is that sang froid,
however laboriously developed before a
given aspect Of death, vanishes when death
confronts one in a new guise. A regiment
of plug-uglies will break under their first
fire as quickly as one Of bank clerks. Be
cause we can dive into the stream OF
motor traffic in Broadway or Fifth Avenue
without a second thought, and nine times
out of ten reappear unscathed, we should
not fail to find the jungles Of South Amer
lea nightmare of death traps where il
our frenzy to escape one set we SHOULD
/ blunder into another OF course it works
the other way about, too. Mr.. +. c. Erdis
veteran explorer but lately returned Il
the perils Of civilization, thinks the vii
derness of Southern Peru, where he spen
year, a haven Of security compared will
the thoroughfares of Manhattan. 81 don
mind snakes and fevcrs." he has declared
with some warmth, but you take your life
i'm your hands whenever you go anywhere
here"
Well, it is comforting to know that oul
lives, passed in the grind of daily toll anC
money grabbing, possess an element Of The
heroic about them As mollycoddles We
appear to be only about 80 per cent pure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
COMPULSORY CITIZENSHIP
Make Every Male Alien Become n
Voter for Our Protection.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I have read with much interest your
editorials. ! have "A suggestion TO make
Why not have laws passed in the present
Congress requiring every foreign born male
eighteen years old TO take out first papers OF
citizenship after he has resided here one year,
and if he does not. send him back as an un-
desirable inhabitant?
We have in the United States thousands oil
foreigners who have lived here all the way
from one to fifty years. have been earning
good wages and creating good bank accounts
md in many cases sending some OF tneir
American earned money 10 their nome eouh
trv. The money thus earned has been aoso-
lutelv taken away from the original Yankee
American born and Christian community
reared. and It was remarked by my depaflcu
father, n Civil War veteran, that America
was no more the habitation OF true fahkee
American but Of the foreigner II some sucn
requirement had been made years ago we
would not have witnessed the outrages OF inc
Germans on American soil or harbored thelt
official representative as Ambassador or what
not You may think it not feasible for all
uationalities to have the vote. but all nation
alities arc welcomed 20 our shore, take inc
work Cat lower salaTies) from us America"
born Yankees and We have to submit
All nationalities could vote intelllgenuy
in their individual languages, If necessary
At any rate, they would be amenable TO inc
laws of the {. S. A. in a real sense!
We have working in every department OF
the government at present men OF German !.
and other cxtractions who arc not "ciiizcns,
and what they would do 20 cripple our war
,orc against their home country would bo a
shamc J" '' -
Now York. Fob. s. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22

Bernstorff holds the key--hc is using IT,
and he will continue to use IT. lie knows
his American politics; he knows his Ad'
mnistration. He will not be sent home
because those who did not dare to send
him home for the Lusitania warning
for that proclamation of war in The
Evening Sun" interview--will not send
him home because he has injured the feel
ings Of Mr.. Lansing
II is a sorry farce this Washington
performance, but it is not difficult
thing TO understand or to explain. An
Administration that was "too proud to
fight" is still too proud TO fight, and the
German Ambassador is using this cow
ardice to serve his own purpose That Is
all there is 10 the thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
Not a Newspaper War.
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: This mornings editorial sounds i
note Of dependency that is not becoming
to you. Cheer up and keep on the same
road you have been travelling and don't
worry about England and English ways. You
can't change them. They know what they
want and are going after it in the way they
usually take, and they will get it, as usual,
and the attitude of our newspapers will not
matter very much. 1t is only an incident
The jeers or cheers OF an audience might
affect the result of three-round amateur
bout, but this fight is TO finish, and what
we say will have no bearing on the result
Deeds, not words, are VIVA. the belligerents
ore interested in, and politics as played at
Washington is long way from deeds. This
war is for the wreckng of the German OF
British empire, cad it won't be won or LIST
by newspapers. Il will be settled on he
seq and in the trenches regardless of wha.
action we take. A. NJ W.
New York, Feb. Is, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
Water Wagon Week.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I sec by The Tribune this morning
that Mayor Mitchell objects TO the "anti-
booze crusade Of the Health Department, or
at least TO some features Of it.
His honor does not like to personify "Pat
as drinking little beer (and, indeed, we gen
orally think of "Pat" in connection with a
little scotch or "Irish") and so he sug
gests Jim," instead
Now. 7 object-that's my name. Let the
Mayor use his own given name. John drinks
little beer would not only sound as we'll
but be nearer the mark.
The Mayor does not like the expression,
"Get on the water wagon From the way
he favors the sale of beer in my parish on
Sundays he may prefer to get aboard the
schooner that crosses the bar
Well. the Mayor may emasculate the Health
Department tracts, he may censor the slides
that show the dangers of drink, he may cut
out all reference 20 total abstinence next
week. he can call off the Monday night wa
ter wagon parade" but he cannot nul.lfy the
dicta Of science in regard to alcohol, nor
change the tables of the life insurance com
panies. which show that even moderate drink
ing makes life short, nor convince the cap
tains of industry that beer and booze make
for efficiency, nor make the doctors say that
whiskey is good for T. 3. patients MOI
The Mayor can control his Health Depart
ment and his Police Department, so as not to
hurt the poor, little, modest liquor traffic
he can allow the big brewery wagons to fill
the city streets and shove the water wasn
aside, but he cannot stop the onward prog
ress Of the great crusade against one of the
most fragrant evils of the day.
JAMES V. CHALMERS.
New York, Feb. IS, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
NO SEWAGE TO DRINK
Reply from Mr. Hatch of the Association the Argument
Made for Retaining the Training School for Boys in the
Croton Watershed.

placed before the public were not accurate
or justified. These the facts:
First The Nohansic State Hospital and
The Yorktown Heights training school are
located upon Lake Mohansic. which is part
of the New York City water supply
Second-The state proposes to place a
population of at least from 5000 TO 1900
people in these two institutions.
Third The only protection for the New
York City water supply which the state has
so far offered is to provide a sewage dis
posal plant TO discharge into the waters OF
Lake Mohansc and its outlet.
Fourth This sewage disposal plant will
not and cannot purify the sewage 50 a to
make the water supply ~ for human con-
sumption.
Fifth The germs Of typhoid and other
diseases which may at any time be presen,
in this sewage might infect those who drank
The water in New York City, even after the
water had flowed through the outlet Of Lake
Mohansc INTO Croton Lake and through the
aqueduct.
Sxth-These facts have been sworn 10 by
such eminent sanitary experts d. o. II. Lam
dreth, Harry de Berkeley Parsons. Daniel D
Jackson, Andrew J. Provost, jr., James II
Fuertes and G. Everett Hill
Seventh The City of New York has in
vested approximately S200,000,0O0 in It's
Croton water supply system and has spent
over 100000 to buy up property Tor sani-
tary purposes in this watershed.
Eighth Any loss the state may entail in
removing the Mohansic State Hospital and
the New York Training School from the
watershed is negligible when compared with
the tremendous loss which would accrue 70
the City of New York if its Croton water
supply were rendered unfit for human con-
sumption.
Ninth-The only alternative suggested by
TIE advocates of these institutions is that
the state should spend $4,000 10 erect a
pumping station to pump the efluent from
the sewage disposal plant to the Hud-
son River; but this alternative is UNI
desirable: u because it is highly ex-
pensive and would entail an addition
al cost Of at least $4,000 a year to main
tain. and p because it is ineffective, since
every force main has from 20 to 80 per cent
of leakage and any leakage from this pipe
line to the Hudson would find its way into
Croton Lake without being discovered until
an epidemic broke out in New York City.
J agree with Mr.. Field that lit is regret
table that the boards of managers constl-
tuted under the authority or the state shoul
be hampered" in their work, but if they
would take the trouble to acquaint them
selves with the actual facts" they would
avoid many Misunderstanding with those
who have confidence in the agreements made
by the Governor
The whole question. however. narrows
down 10 the simple proposition: Do the
people Of New York City wish 10 drink sew
age? The Legislature will decide
EDW. HATCH. JR.,
Chairman Committee on Pollution and Sew
erage the Merchants Association of New
York
New York, Feb. Is. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
IreIand's Betrayers.

I'VE must not" says Mr.. Redmond, land
viii not tolerate the idea of our Irish regi-
ments being reinforced by any but Irish
soldiers" His manifesto, unfortunately,
is belated, for many of the Irish regiments
have already been raised to their full com
plements by drafts from English and Scot
fish regiments.
The result of the present state of affairs
in Ireland may be far-reaching, and there
are not few Irishmen who foresee the in
cvitable result. That Mr.. Redmond is one
of them is shown by his eagerness to per-
suade the world that "the North and South
have We'd with each other in springng to
arms" II is impossible, however. TO back
This statement with figures. The most
trustworthy estimates show that in Ulster
the enliStments numbered about $4,000 up
TO the end of 1915. In Munster there were
less than $4,000; in Connaught less than
1000. With all due allowance for differ
ence in population and occupation, the dis
proportion is obvious. The available pop
Jlation of Connaught, for instance, is
about half that of Ulster, while the mum
Der Of enlistments is less than one-tenth.
As usual, the politicians have been at
work in the disaffected regions persuading
the people mot to fight England's battles"
As patriots their action can only be justi-
fed if the Allies Of the Entente lose. In
that event they may possibly find their ac-
count if they can persuade the Central
Powers to grant them independence. On
TO other supposition can their endeavors
be- regarded as prudent or far-seeing.
Sir Edward Carson and his associates
may. ON the other hand, regard the situa
ton in Ireland with perfect complacency
and satisfaction. The Irish have success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
Washington, 1916.

There is a rank due TO the United States
among nations which will be withheld, if not
absolutely lost, by the reputation Of weak
ness. II we desire to avoid insult, we must
be able to repel it; if we desire 70 secure
peace, one Of the most powerful instruments
q our rising prosperity, it must be known
hat we are at all times ready for war;
Washngton's Fifth Annual Address, 1893.
Voices come dimly from the past, like
winds
Solemn and still that brood of storm and
night
Along the ghostly shore a pulsing light
Leaps and is gone, a moments flash that
blinds
The fool and craven; but the morrow finds
Naught done, 10 spar dashed. Words
are our delight;
Our crew is Babel; foresight, honor.
might,
Are in the hands Of palterers. hucksters.
kinds.
Oh, if the Master in hot anger drove
The money mongers from the Temple.
how
Would our First Father treat these pyg-
mics now?
How would his big heart take it--he who
Strovc.
Suffered and sorrowed for our great
bequest?
Uou. ,,-o,,lJ he 1ool- ttnop +bf- p,arpiosf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22
Our Foreign Population.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In "The Brisbane Courier" of January
3, 1916, read a copy of your article BE
trayal," in the November % issue Of your
paper The third paragraph, commencing
"To have imagined ten years ago. etc, is
of special interest TO me, and | wish TO say
that IL was not impossible TO foresee the
danger
In May. 1904, was in your city and saw
large numbers Of immigrants from Europe
landinr at the wharyes. II think it is called
the Battery)
In June was at the - College. in -,
and said 70 the secretary. DR.. , that |
wou.d not like to see such hordes OF people
as saw in New York pouring iL,1 the coun-
try if IL was mine, as in the event of : great
European war that foreign population would
be a great menace 20 the country, and also
the government They would become an
army of spies. and perhaps, 90 further and
do great deal OF internal damage.
DR.. said: "If there is great Euro
pean war we don't intend to have anything
TO do with it, but Will mind our own bust
ness"
] SAID: II Will De Impossible 10 mlHd
your own business and not take part in the
war. because you are pushing your trade in
all countries. and. if war breaks out, your
citizens some Of them in foreign countries
will be killed. and as soon as an American
life is lost the war will become your bust
ness. and it will be only by taking your part
in the war that you can protect your citizens
at home and abroad"
Events have proved that | was right and
that the foreign population is a great menscc
10 you. AUSTRALIAN.
Brisbane, Queensland. Jan. u, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-22

fully resisted compulsory service through
their Parliamentary representatives, and
except in Ulster sedition and dsoyalty
are apparent everywhere. Apart from
Mr. Redmonds followers the patriots are
delivering themselves into the hands OF
the Unionsts. The Unionists foresaw all
this when the war began and are of course
rejoicing. All unconsciously the dupes OF
the separationists are supplying them
with ammunition that may prove IRE
sistible