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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
A Speakers Plattsburg
National Security Leagues Week of
Education at Chautauqua

i 0 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The National Security League is at
tempting what many eminent men believe TO
be the most important civilian work for Amer
lea at the present time, and that is to conduct
a national campaign of education to bring to
TIE people knowledge OF problems related to
the war and its origin and the direct personal
relation of these problems to the lives of our
citizens.
From contact with large audiences | know
that while the more intelligent OF all classes
recognize the issue and fully understand that
if America did not fight with our allies she
would probably have to fight Germany alone,
The issues are not generally understood. The
people do not appreciate the deep philosophy
behind M, Wilson's words that we must
make democracy safe. They must know that
scving democracy carries With it not alone
the safeguarding Of our land and the lives Of
our people, but that it is only in that way
that this and future generations can be guar
anteed the privileges and inspiration Of our
charter of liberties.
time may come when we shall have ser-
Gus news from abroad affecting our own
troops. and unless there is concrete founda-
ton for public opinion through education
We shall have more men talking as did Mason,
of Illinois; and before long our war policies
will be endangered through peace propaganda.
The one thing needed is to add to the num-
her of people who understand and therefore
believe in the higher purposes Of the war The
reflex of their views will also arouse Con-
gressional support for the President.
To do this and to equip speakers TO carry
: the message effectively. the National Secur-
ity League will hold speakers training camp
at Chsutauqua from July , to :. An I'M
usual group Of speakers will be present. rep
resenting various governmental activities, TO
explain 70 the speakers exactly what the gov
crnment is doing in connection with the war
and what message the speakers should carry
in their future addresses. Among others,
Secretary Lane George Wickersham, Sena-
tor Wadsworth. Franklin Roosevelt and Fred
eric K. Coudert Will be heard.
For this speakers Plattsburg' We want as
large an attendance As possible, for We know
that if men and women 90 forth properly
eouipped 10 talk 20 and confer with the Amer
lean people and have a broad vision, they
will be doing as effective work for victory
as If carrying a gun on the battle line.
campaign handbook for speakers has been pre-
pared by Professor Albert Bushnell Mart, OF
Harvard. ). SIANNOOD MhNhn.'
Chairman Executive Committee.
New York. June 90, 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
To TIE Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There is such thing in the expert
ence Of scholars as the possible material
exactitude of statistics, even when they rep
resen. q wilful and inscriptions modifca-
ton of facts ard conditions through an
active, fact-forcing external agency and an
other such thing as the absolute moral fall
lacy Of such statistics, where they concern
conditions artifcially created with view to
bringing mere numerical force to bear on the
vital issues OF land and nationality.
Such seems TO be the with the South
Slavic or Jugo-Slavic contention brought
forth by a correspondent in your issue Of
June Is. and previous TO that by other Jugo-
Slavs on May 90.
The srtihcially promoted immgration--or,
we might say, the state importation Of the
Slavic elements by the Austrian government
into the Italian districts OF the Dual Monar-
chy-lies at the root Of every claim of Jugo-
Slaydom upon the Italian lands of Istria and
Dalmatia. These claims are as recent as
they are unjustihabe in the light OF fair
ness and justice. Jugo-Slaydom was, just be-
fore the war broke out. the latest Austrian
find" toward the systematic naturalization
of the Italian districts under Austro- Hun
garan rule. 1t also aimed at drawing the
Serbans within the orbit OF the Dual Mon
archy, absorbing them in the so-called
"trialistic" movement (Austria-Hungary
Croatia first, then Austria Hungary Jugo-
Slavia) so dear to the heart of the late
Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
The present Slavic population of the
Italian provinces in the Dual Monarchy, what
ever 1t happens to be figures may be sifted
lster), immigrated into these Italian lands
almost entirely at the instgation or under
direct orders and supervision OF the
Nennese government. Very probably con-
siderable part Of it would follow this govern
ment in its retreat, unless it found some
other way Of adhering comfortably 10 the
land. The example of Gorilla is at hand.
Gorilla had some thousands of Slovaks,
Croats, Serbans, Poles, Ruthenans and Be-
hemians. whom Austria had forcibly placed
in the government bureaus, while ejecting
and exporting the native Italian element.
These have disappeared artificial immigra-
ton not being shellproof), while the real
Gorizians have stuck TO their homes, even
under Austrian fire.
Figures Poor Arguments
As for the few Slavic peasants that cling
to the rocks of the Carso or to the TANKS Of
the Dnaric Alps, they are the children Of
generations of faithful Venetian subjects,
whose dialects. strewn with Venetian idoms,
show clearly enough the trend OF history.
Thus, and not otherwise, in the whole Of
the Julian and Dalmatian regions the official
decentralization and transmogI OF
the Italian character OF the land and people
were Systematically pursued and enforced for
a number Of years through all around gov
eminent pressure-the chief object, in fact,
Of state policy.
It is self-cvdent that under such cond-
tions figures are poor arguments indeed. Yet,
even so. Of the statistics quoted by the cor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26

channels Of usefulness. The desrability
Of that-the actual need Of it, in facts
apparent. The war will bring many
changes in the business and industrial
world, Of which this one would be among
the most easily made. The merchants are
willing to do their part. They will need
the cooperation Of the purchasers-house-
wives, for the greater part. 1t is a COM
paratively small thing for them 70 do, and
while it may be annoying at first to be ex-
pected to carry home the meat, the gro
ceres and the parcels from the department
store, American patriotism ought to be
able to stand the strain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
God Save the King

fF,ort The Tfines, az LordoIN
The chief musical event OF last week was
The sale Of DR.. Cummings library at Sothe-
by's. where copy Of "Thesaurus Muscus" III
its four editions l744. 1746, etc. though
these dates are disputed changed hands for
s22 l5s. The first Of these contains tho
first printed form OF the anthem a God
Save Our Lord tho King" altered in the l7if
edition TO Great George Our King" There
is reason to think that the first represents 2
Jacobite tradition traccable 90 Latin hymn
in the same metre and of the same tenor.
which was sung in 1858 (and there il a no
tice in Popys's diary for February p. 1850,
Which may carry this still further back
while the loyalty Of the second breathcs 4
certain defiance not unconnected with "the
AS" and patriotism not forgetful of Det-
tingen. The two tunes differ also. The tune
Of the first edition begins with three identi-
cal notes: the second tune is we have u
now. There are other changes which cannot
be detailed here, but The general effect Of
them and of certain known facts is 20 make
MS pretty sure that the second version not
merely represents the editors second
thoughts but is the tune as IL shaped itself
after good deal of public singing. The YER
sion. Of 1744 is, therefore. the original tune
as far rs we know. A recent discovery by
Mr. Fuller Maitland OF a catch by Purcell Of
1851 introducing. apparently as a quotation.
the first four notes OF the l7f6 edition TO the
words God Save the King" is, therefore, not
ton as il would be If the frst notes were
A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
States Evidence Against Tammany

The criticism of Tammany Halls po-
litical policy and leadership made by Mr..
Patrick E. McCabe, of Albany, is in the
nature of testimony given by an accom-
plice turned states evidence. He has been
for several years-until last fall-Mur-
phys chief upstate aid, part and parcel
Of the Murphy clique which has controlled
Democratic politics in the state. Bearing
this in mind, the public can get toler-
ably adequate idea of the condition of that
party's affairs when he talks of this mis-
placed leadership, leadership without the
faintest idea Of honorable responsibility, a
leadership STEPPED in depravity of the low
est sort of political cunning
McCabe charges that it was Tammany's
plan last fall to knife the Democratic ma
tional and state tickets, trusting to the re-
sultant disaster to act as a "vindication'
of Tammany, and thus to make easy the
way TO a victory for the Wigwam candi-
date in the municipal campaign this fall,
perhaps with the aid Of grateful Repub-
lean politicians. "The present policy OF
Tammany Hail." he says, "is to be pro-
Democratic when it needs the support OF
Democrats and to be traitorously self
satisfied when the party, as party, asks
for its assistance. The asninity of such a
system lies on its surface, and cannot en-
dure longer than it takes to discover the
perfdious character of the scheme" No
loyal party member can afford "to support
and continue a leadership gross to the
point of caring for itself at the expense Of
ell other members" he argues.
1t is this leadership which is preparing
to war bitterly on Mayor Mitchell, Demo
crat, because he happens to be Demo-
crat of different type from Tammany's.
The Mayors administration has rot been
to Tammany's notion. 1t has not been a
plumber and pelf regime. Jobs have not
been handed to "Murphys boys" Just be-
cause they were Murphy's boys. Depart
ments have been organized and maintained
on basis of honest, efficient public ser
vice. not on basis of ''you scratch my
back and I'll scratch yours Contracts
have not been awarded to insiders The
old Tammany connection with the Police
and Fire departments is no more. The
Wigwam can neither use those depart
ments as providers of campaign funds nor
dictate how their members shall vote.
If honest and genuine public service
were the sole standard by which Tam
many measured qualifications for office, it
would make the Mayor its candidate and
the election mere ratification. Instead
il will oppose him and call on Democrats,
in the name of party loyalty, to vote for
/ the Murphy clique and its candidate, and
/ against a Democrat whose record is an
honor to his party. McCabe's character
ization, misplaced leadership is wofully
inadequate under these circumstances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
Runor

One of the signs that the nation IS at
war is the tendency TO believe and circulate
rumors which moments intelligent re-
Election would show to be utterly foolish.
The crazy story that the United States has
lost a number of its best battleships IN
great sea fight Of which the public IS kept
in ignorance still goes the rounds, not
withstandng the fact that it has been
officially denied and repeatedly ridiculed
by the press.
Idle gossip is confined to no special class
or group. The fat stranger in the smoking
compartment fascinates group OF New
York business men returning from week
end in the Berkshires with a long account
Of the hidden weaknesses and military
secrets of the Entente Allies which ne has
got straight from his personal acquaint-
ance with Joffre." irresponsible agitators
assure their hearers that secret under
standing has BEEN drawn up between wall
Street and Washington which perfectly
accounts for the whole war-or again,
that the authorities intend at the last MN
ute to strike the exemption clause from
the army registration blanks. The flying
feet of falsehood speed faster than truth
can pursue. What begins as a guess or
IDLE suspicion need travel only three blocks
down Broadway to become a firm convic-
ton: and any one unsocial enough 10
throw the cold water Of doubt upon the
glowing enthusiasm of the narrator gets
no thanks for his pains.
Much of this sort of thing is inevitable
in war: much of it is doubtless deliberately
started and kept going by German agents
or sympathizers with intent to confuse
counsel. One way in which the patriotic
citizen can do his bit just now is to keep
cool and laugh such yarns to death. The
Administration, too, can help in this mat
ter by doing something more than issuing
an occasional and somewhat tardy denial
as these improbable stories are forced upon
its attention. All these rumors reveal
the same thing-a fear that the govern
ment may not be taking the public fully
into its confidence.
The Administration itself has helped to
furnish the pretext upon which this suspi-
cion is founded. Its stand in the matter OF
the censorship has given the impression
that officialism here, as elsewhere, prefers
a policy of secrecy. England in 1915
passed through a period Of panic and
runror and suspicion which for the time
weakened the military effectiveness of the
nation and was attributable directly to the
needless obscurantism of the government.
We cannot afford to repeat England's eX-
perience. If the Administration will once
for all make it clear that it intends to take
the public genuinely into its confidence the
crawling serpent of rumor will be rendered
harmless, having no dark places in which
TO litter its brood of lies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
Where Is That Classical Education

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: For some time the various papers have
been dining into the ears Of the public the
rules controlling the proper display of the
national flag, until a, last these regulations
are fairly well known TO all. Now for sad
tale.
Within the last two days ! have asked
about fifty good, patriotic American citizens
the meaning Of the motto of our country "E
Pluribus Unum," and found, to my astonish-
ment, that OF that number only two came even
near to the meaning of that phrase. Forty
eight Of the answers were about evenly di-
vided between an God We Trust" and ain
Union There Is Strength The other two
came little nearer and said zone Of Many"
viii you not comment editorialy upon this
and so instruct our brother citizens rs 10
the meaning Of the motto Of their country?
HERBERT SHERWOOD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
An unsupported Censorship
Z Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; How many censors are there?
Public opinion has for the moment scotehed
tho nublic censor. but il has been ms good o,
IN fortune to discover a censor where least
suspected
Justice for Assce-Lorraine seemed sucn
very vital issue of the present war and SO
much in keeping with President wilson
noble address to the people of Russia, that
put together a one-act play on the cues
ton OF Alsace for the vaudeville stage, Thieh
won the hattcring encouragement OF the ha,'
ouis de Polignac and NJ Clement Ruef. presi'
dent of Les Amis de rAlsace-Lorraine.
on application TO two OF our leading vauoe'
Vile producers, was told, without even resa'
ing my sketch, that they were opposed 20
mixing up the war with their business, ara
that they would countenance nothing thN
could cause the slightest discomfort 70 one
OF their German patrons
Ny experience has convinced me ~ an or
ganized attempt 10 keep the vital aims OF the
war from making appeal TO the great ma"
OF our theatre -goers, and suggests 10 ne the
question: How are our people 10 sympatnite
with the hopes Of our allies If the everyday
channels of public approach are choSsd ps
men whose god is their pocketboos ana
whom the box Office is more than the IDEA Oh
democracy?
| am glad to have been rebufed by ihem
il my experience calls attention 70 state Oh
affairs that Is as un-American as - IS I'M
d.mocratic r. CT.
New York. June "a. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
Why Not Tax Cottonl

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Our Washington lawmakers are PFC,
pairing the way to reduce the price OF ."
foodstufs. the price of coal, the price OF steer
etc. also 20 levy heavy taxes on the excess
war profits of various industries. IL seems
singular to me that no action apparently IS
contemplated 10 reduce the price Of cotton,
or TO levy taxes on the excess proh' cerNe'
from the 800 per cent increase IN cott'h
prices. Can you explain this oversight.
A FOOD RAISING FARMEh' y
New York. June %, 1917.
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vsu taa p1fchns merchandise sd'st-s-o ]" i"H
TRIBUNE with absolute sEciy-fof II dissatisfaction ''Su'S
n .ny ca. TIE TRIBUNE guarantees to pas your money
Mcs upon reauss; No rel ta9~ No clubbing we MAKE
s,oa promptly y lie advertiser does not
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New York. June Is. 1917.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
Wrecked By Whales.

The Steamboat Inspection Ser
vice has reported a most extra
ordinary accident at sea. Early
in June, while the motor vessel
w. S., of twenty gross tons, was
to MazatlaD, Mexico, with a cargo
of general merchandise, a whale
came up under the vessel when
it was about seven miles west of
San Genoninlo Island, Mexico,
and knocked a hole in the craft,
which filled so rapidly that it
quickly sank. The crew took to
the life-boats ten minutes after
the accident, and were picked up
later by another vessel. Wolves
were lost. The incident recalls
the disaster that overlook the
Waterloo, a British grain vessel,
over sixty years ago in the North
Sea. The vessel was moving
slowly along when the lookout
sighted a large whale to wind
ward, partly out of the water,
and swimming toward the vessel
at a rapid rate. Ten yards away
from the ship the whale dived
and struck, the hull so violently
that the ship keeled partly over.
The whale then rose to the sur
face andplunged downward head
foremost, and the tail in it's final
flourish nearly touched the fore
yard. Two hours later the vessel
began to settle; the crew and the
captain barely had time to launch
the boats when the ship capsizeC
and went down by the head. -
Youths Companion.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
WILL AMERICA REDEEM MEXICO?

Now that the election has passed into history and Mr.
Wilson will enter upon another four years as Presi
dent there is one piece of work that will forcby demand
his attention, and that the pacifcaton of Mexico.
We are we'll aware that the Mexican problem presents
great difficulties, view it from whatever angle may.
But they are difficulties that may and be overcome
and as time goes it becomes and more apparent
that it is up to the United States to overcome them.
The truth of the whole matter that Mexico suffer
ing from the same msrue from which we freed Cuba
the decadent Spanish rule.
Mexico is a republic only in name. Not the first prin
cipe of popular rule has prevailed in that country
The forces that have always her destiny have
been those bequeathed by Spain. With msrue and op
preston on the hand and sulen hatred and resent
ment on the other it is small wonder that she has been in
perpetual state of unrest and turbulence.
President Daz was the only ruler in her history who
ever maintained sembance of order, and he did that
solely by the use of the mailed hand Since his day poor
Mexico has seen naught but anarchy Anarchy prevails
there today-anarchy and wholesale brigandage.
Argue as we may against the idea of intervention the
fact is daily becoming apparent that is only
luton That enlightened America should sit idly bly, and
make no effort to remedy the inoerabe state of affairs
prevailing there nconcevable Mexico is blot on the
Western civilization and only Western civilization can
erase that blot.
Of course every American wishes that the redemption
of Mexico may be accomplished by peaceabe means if pos
sibe But the progress being made in that direction APP
pears to the average mind negligible. The matter
seems no nearer solution today than did fifty years ago.
From the days of President Buchanan until today,
every president has had the same difficulties to contend
with there Each has had his vexing MeXican question:
and it remarkable how similar have been the circum-
stances that each has had to face
Not only the present generation but the unborn gen
eraons of the future of that unhappy land demand of us
that we confer upon them of the blessings that our
forebears bequeathed to u.s.
Twenty years ago Cuba in pitiable condition
Mexico is today We have remade and rehabitated her.
and today she enjoying that peace and prosperity which
her natural advantages merit.
We can do the same for unhappy Mexico. Weshould
do the same for her. But will we do it?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
Scrubs Do Not Pay; Gull and Mar
.ket.

This is the season to look over
your holding Of breeding stock
and prepare to dispose of inferior
animals, Common stuff often
can be run at a profit on grass,
but when we must feed them
through the winter on high
priced feed, it becomes a differ
ent proposition.
Even if you have pure-bred
stock. the same rule applies, since
no one can hope to have every
animal approach the ideal in USE
fulness, and scrubs will crop out.
1t is better to castrate inferior
males than to dispose of them for
breeding purposes. Agood steer
is lar better property than a poor
bull. The young breeder who
follows closely this idea, is the
one who will win the highest
success in the end. Many good
pedigrees are found on inferior
animals; therefore, do not take
a chance on your reputation by
offering any such for breeding
purposes.
Perhaps you have a bull or a
cow purchased on their appear
ance a few years ago, and now
that you have their offspring,
you see in them a disappointment.
In such case, put some feed to
such an animal and dispose of it
on the beef market. Life is too
short to waste time, when once
our duty is so plainly indicated,
Never unload such an animal
upon an unsuspecting fellow
breeder, for the reaction is GER
tain and many times prompt.
In short, weed out, have fewer
animals, if necessary, but better
ones. 1t is the practice of only
such methods that hold forth any
hope of attaining the standing Of
that rarity-the constructive
breeder,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

In the State of New York
in November Is per cent.
more persons were at work,
receiving % per cent. more
wages than a year before,
In fact, about the only
conspicuously idle folks were
those who had been so busy
prior to November proclaim
ing from the stump and
through broadside newspa-
per advertisements that the
chief employment of the
American people would be
thronging soup-houses if
Charles E. Hughes were not
elected. Courier-Journal.