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New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
"The Twin JOkers"

How unfair, how incouitable the system
then becomes. The honest are mulcted and
the shirkers and dodgers profit by their own
crookedaess and the shameful laxity OF the
national legislators
The New York Telegraph" wakes
wroth over the exemption of Congress
men, and The Brooklyn Eagle" regards it
as unfortunate that Mr.. Kitchen, Dem
ocratic floor leader and chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, should be a
lawyer in such a place that the making of
"as much as the exempted $4,000 is ex-
tremely unlikely" and besides "he is the
man who long opposed the defence pro
gramme Of President Wilson. He is the
man who was credited with the statemen.
for the benefit Of his constituents that
nearly all the war burden would be borne
north of the Mason and Dixon Line
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
ITS Defenders Mostly Talk
/ in Careful Negatives

Aside from the proponents Of the bill IN
Congress, the principal defenders appear
TO adopt "a negative tone, or, in other words,
lit might have been worse" Thus The
Nebraska State Journal" The measure,
10 is great credit, is remarkably free Of
taxes for increasing the cost of food and
clothing" And its one redeeming quality,
according to "The St. Louis Republic" is
that ut is expected to raise $1,000, 100000
Of much needed revenue for the govern
ment." After stating that every one criti-
cises the bill The Boston Transcript re-
minds It's readers. somewhat dubiously'
that no one voted against it. That is be
cause compromise is necessary in such II
situation
Also somewhat in the line Of Jobs
comforter The Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune" exclaims: 1T is not possible to
win satisfaction among so many people
and forms Of business
7. remained for THE Worcester Tele-
gram" 10 make an attempt at defence,
principally on the ground that If people
suffer they viii not know it-a sort Of
paialess extraction, as It were:
con the whole the United States tax as
SCISSORS have done well in large figures, but
they have distributed the misery so well
that some viii not notice the difference. and
il all goes TO maze democracy sure Of sue
cess in fitting the world TO it's heroic safety
first The Kaiser taxes are higher than the
Uncle Sam taxes. and we can cut ours down
after the war is won
The Tribune also has a good word for
the surtax. although condemning the Con
gressional exemption. This paper says;
Much Of the criticism Of the 5 per cent
tax imposed by Congress on excess earn
ngs Of individuals seems 20 Us to be m'sdl-
rcctcd What the conference committee had
n view when it suggested this new tax was
20 cuualizc conditions between the excess
earnings Of persons organized as corpora
ton and those Of persons working IN part
ncrship or as individuals. Il is beside the
question 20 say that this new tax discrlmi-
mates between individuals who enjoy an in
come from investments and those who earn
income from personal services
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

has been "the outspoken and implied mean
ing of Professor Cattell's forthgivings.'
"The New York Globe" tells Professor
Beard that he. by his statement, denies
tc the trustees a right of judgment that
he himself exercises. The issue
involved i'm the eases Of Professors Cat
tell and Dana is thus whether they arc
persons we'll enough grounded in morals
TO be designated TO educate the youth Of
America" On the other hand THE New
York Sun" thinks that the cruX OF the
whole question "is not whether the men
involved had right to hold and express
the views they did but whether they had
the right to express them as members Of
the Columbia faculty. In other words,
tie expulsion was right because the men
we're prcsuming TO back private express
sions with the name of Columbia Uni
versity.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
The Busy Mikado

While all those who can get away from
the japanese capital are fleeing to the sea
chore and the mountains His Imperial
Majesty the Emperor remains busily en-
oaged in affairs of state at the imperial
nalace. He enters his Office at exactly
1890 every morning and remains until the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT returning after lun-
cbcon when matters of Importance demand
his attention. The usual custom of the I'M
rer;al court has been TO go to the villa
=, Tamosawa. Nikko, about the middle of
rulv This summer the departure was
rostnoned. owing to the fact that the fifth
anniversary Of the death Of Emperor
Moi; was solemnized on the 3Oth.
His maiestys favorite pastime IS horse
,o,rsbip: when the weather is such that
10 co,not ride out he plays billiards and
Ionanese chess. As to diet, his majesty
tatos oatmeal and bread in the morning,
l;gbt European foods at noon' and IN the
orenirg substantial japanese dinner
He has a fancy for "ayu hsh--Sim'iar 10
anr brook trout.-EaSt and West Ne~S.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
'ENHE Sl,OOO,OOO appeal of the Amer'-
can Library Association TO establish

ME , I,UUOiUUU appear ol JHe ANi0iA
can Library Association 10 establish
a camp library at every cantonment
and National Guard training camp in the
country and on the firing line has been
answered, according to a dispatch on Octo-
Der 3, from Washington. The campaign
started on September "a with Frank a.
Vanderlip, president of the National City
Bank. of New York, at its head.
New York City, it is reported, shows the
largest receipts, with fund of more than
100000 Chicago collected $4,000 and
Boston $4,000 President Wilson made
liberal contributions and personally signed
number of book plates TO be placed in
hooks purchased.
At the beginning of the campaign there
seemed to have arisen a misapprehenslon
in the minds of the public as TO the pur-
pose of the Library War Council, which
was appointed by Secretary Of War Baker
1t was suggested by many that books
chosen from private Libraries might be
sent. instead of new books. But the War
Council explained that such contributions,
while welcome, would not be likely to prove
sufficient for the needs. There was a ten
dency on the part of contributors to offer
old school books-whch could hardly, at
best. make sprightly rookie reading ANY
old thing in the book line is not good
enough for young Americans who are
placing their lives at the disposal Of their
country" "The New York Herald was
prompt 10 declare.
The press Of the country has been a con-
siderable factor in helping along the book
fund. Through appeals in its news and
editorial columns great enthusiasm has
teen aroused. The New York Sun" said
OF the plan:
1T deserves complete success and the sup
port of those who, while forced TO stay az
home, recognize their obligations to CON
tribute 20 the comfort Of the soldiers al the
front
Much Of the soldiers time is idle time.
Lack Of occupation Is his sorest trial. Cor L
is in the hours Of ideness that homesicA-
ness and worry attack him most cruelty. A
book that will engross his mind and take Il
far from the problems or the sorrows Of the
moment is the surest antidote.'
The reading habit has been thoroughly
developed by the system Of public libraries
curing the last quarter of century,
writes The Ithaca Journal" which adds
"Now that we have made provision for
! the physically suffering soldier, it becomes
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
A bout That Book Calling the
n Constitution Names

Finally, "The New York Times views
the resignation of Professor Beard az the
greatest service it was in his power to
give" the university. Besides expressing
satisfaction in the fact that the trustees
have "neyer enjoyed the pleasures Of a
German university training THE Times
also recalls that
"ecveral years ago Professor Beard published
a book. in which he sought TO show that the
founders Of this Republic and the authors of
ITS Constitution were a ring OF land specula-
tors who bestowed upon the country body
of organic law drawn up chiefly in the IN
terest Of their own pockets II was pointed
out to him at the time. with due kindness but
frankly, that his book was bad. that IT was a
look no professor should have written, since
II was grossly unscienthc It was not based
iron candid and competent examination Of
facts. but it was written to establish pre-
conceived theory Of his own, which he sup
ported by statements unrelated to fact and
cutie unconvincing in their nature. II was
hook that did Columbia much harm, just as
the TWO professors who were recently dropped
FOR sedtious utterances did the university
much harm.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
Books for the Soldiers

the duty OF those who stay at home 70 pro.
vide for those suffering from lonesomcness,
homesickness and mental inactivity. which
can be administered 10 By adequate read-
ing matter"
That the campaign was one Of the pro-
rounced evidences of an aroused national
military spirit in America is the opinion
cf THE Kansas City Journal" which obs
serves:
ut is most encouraging sign OF trus
patriotism that men and women everywhere
are awake to the obligations resting upon
them OF contributing something more than
mere money 10 the various departments Of
our military establishment. in the recens
past 1t was considered enough whom we sup-
Piled enlisted men with actual military ne-
cessites, leaving their moral and intellectual
needs TO take care Of themselves. Never
before in history has q nation risen $50 grand.
ly as now 20 that solidarity o. scntmens
which gives every citizen part IN tho greas
work that is to be done for humanity and
civilization
"The Utica Press" observing that while
the soldiers in the training camps have
strenuous work 20 do, 1T is recognized even
in the army that recreation is essential to
the best service" goes on TO say:
There are probably some among them
with whom reading ia not the most attrac-
tive pastime, but the majority will be glad
20 while away an idle hour reading somo
good book magazine or newspaper. deriving
pleasure and profit therefrom. This oppor-
tunity cannot be provided save through tho
thoughtful contribution OF the folks as
home"
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
The Earth

The earth has a trihe less than l97.-
600, 900 square miles Of total surface. 4
little over fourth Of this surface is land,
55,0Q0,000 square miles Of it, And Of this
28,000,000 square miles, or a scant fraction
over n half, is soil that can be used for
food production. The rest is desert, noun
tain range and polar regions. little OF
this might possibly be reclaimed, but nos
very much.
So here we have two vital facts in the
practical geography Of to-day; There arc
r,GOO,O 900 900 people on the earth TO feed.
and 2S.OOO,OOO square miles Of tillable land
with which to do it. Or, reduced TO figures
in which we are more accustomed TO think.
this means that one person must live of
the production Of every eleven acres on an
average the world over. Don't say 1T
can't be DONE" for it must be done or some,
body will starye.-Eaym and FUeslds,
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
From The Nei0 York Herald

ulty and trustees stand convicted Of intoler-
ance and high-handedness. Freedom Of con
science should still Be respected, and while
one must disagree with Professor Cattell IN
this matter, the view which he presented
car hardly be called seditious. Il ne IS so
ehort-sighted as 20 hold it he should be con
vinced of his error by reason, not by force.
President Buffers statement that the trustees
hay. been eager 20 part company with Pro
fessor Cattell for several years obscores the
situation. Is one 70 infer that they arc tax
ing advantage of the professors present an
popularity in order 20 get rid Of him
THE Nebraska State Journal would
leave the question to the Association OF
University Professors TO Investigate. But
perhaps the strongest protest yet made
against the action of the university is that
voiced by THE New York Evening Post
which thinks that the American Associa-
ton of University Professors "has its
work cut out for it," For. in the estima-
ton of The Post" the dismissal raises
an issue of such far-reaching Importance
that the real facts in the case should
promptly be laid before the public, after
the most careful study. There IS
a suggestion that the university authorl-
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
''Irench
and
Camp"

Gut I've changed-ain't Il worryin
Not bit-that there song about
Your troubles and your kit-bag goes a
scurryin
Through my head when you're free
From your conscience you can smile.
Sure ! wish the job was over
And the world was right again;
Now I'm in. you watch me stick
Now your Uncle Sans a-movin'
! war'a 20 double quick
Right with HIM
I'm not much but just say when,
And I'll quit this camp for France.
All that goes into Trench and Camp" is
donated-nothng is reckoned in dollars
and cents. Among other interesting ar
ticles is the following by Major w. f..
p. French, L. S. A.. setting forth the
Soldiers Ten Commandments
Every man in the service, whether in the
regulars. the National Army the former Ma
tional Guard. or other branch Of Uncle
Sans forces. should read carefully the fol-
lowing Ten Commandments prepared b.
Major French. which originally appeared in
The New York Times, and having read
them, cat them out and put them where
they can be read again and again. They
constitute "a powerful statement and mes
-aee of personal inspiration for every man
~ Khaki who wants to do his duty.
Keep your eyes n the ready. your ears
q. full cock. and your mouth al the safety
notch. Tor it is your soldierly duty to see
and hear clearly. but. as rule. you should
pc heard mainly in the sentry challenge or
the charging cheer. Obey orders first, and.
il still alive. kick afteward, II you have
been wronged.
"Keep your rife or gun and your ac-
coutrements clean and in good order, and
Yourself a. clean ~ you can, treat your
animals kindly and fairly and your motor
or other machine as though it belonged 70
you and was the only one IN the world. Do
not waste your ammunition, your gas your
food. your time nor your opportunity.
III.
Never Try 20 fire an empty gun nor at an
empty trench. but when you shoot, shoot 20
kill. and forget not that at close quarters
bayonet beats bullet.
Tel. the truth squarely. face the music
and take your punishment ike man. for
gooo soldier won't lie, doesn't skulk. and
is no squealer.
Y
Remember Edith Cavells Belgium, Ser
bia. the Lusitania, Louvan and the U-boats
Of the Hun. and, remembering Teuton saw
agery. barbarism and atrocities, steel your
heart against the ravishers Of women, the
murderers and mutilators Of children and
non-combatants the ruthless destroyers OF
homes. the -of-the-Hohenzollern the
bestial Boches.
VI
BE merciful 20 the women Of your foe
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
Camoufla6e Defined

As the years roll by, the American LAM
ruage gathers in new words from al
sources. as is quite proper in such a poly
glot nation. OF late, the war has brought
US some expressive terms that we have
adopted instinctively. OF these the great
est is camouhage What is camouaage, do
YOU ask? Camoufage is old. It is the
serpent in the Garden of Eden. It is the
hairy glove of Jacob. Il is the horse Of
Troy. It is the wooden nutmeg Of Con-
recticut. 1t is the mermaid Of the side
show. 1t is the lovely. pointed beard Of
the youthful medico with q recedng chin.
II is the rouge and the powder Of tho
passe chicken. II is the Traction Of l
per cent oil" in the fotation process.-Tkd
Engineering and Mining JoWrnqL
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
Advisory Board of Cooperating
Publishers

John Stewart Bryan. chairman.
II. {. Adler. chattanooga Tines
c. II. Allen. montgomery Advertiser"
". T. Anderson. Macon Telegraph
+. 6. Baker. Tacoma Tribune
". ". Ball. columbia state
John Stewart Bryan, Richmond News
Leader
Harry Chandler. Los Angeles Times"
Anon c. Carter, Fort Worth Star
Telegram"
crat.'
Gardner cowles, "Des Moines Regis
ter"
R A. CrOthers, "san Francisco Bulle-
tin"
charles S. Dichl "san Antonio Light"
Z. X. Gaylord, "oklahoma City Okla
homan."
r. p. Glass. birmingham News"
Bruce Ha,deman. Louisville Courier
Journal"
Clark Howell. Atlanta Constitution"
James Kearncy. Trenton Times"
Victor Lawson. Chicago News
Charles Z. Marsh. Waco Morning
News"
G. \. Martin, "El Paso Herald"
Frank p. McLennan, Topeka State
Journal"
4. l.. Miller. Battle Greek Enquirer
News
D. D. Moore. New Orleans T.mes-Pica-
yune."
Frank p Noyes. washington STAR
Bowdre Phinizy. Augusta Herald"
Don {. Seitz. New York World"
". p. Sullivan. "Charlotte Observer"
Charles H. Taylor jr. Boston Globe"
James ". Thomson. New Orleans Item"
II. T. Warner. Houston Post"
Published under the auspices of the
National Var Work Council Of the Y.
". G. A. of the United States, with the
cooperation Of the papers above named.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

TNHE first number of Trench and
: Camp is out. This is a paper
II which is to be published weekly
at the national cantonments all over the
country for the benent Of soldiers in tram
inp. II enters its interesting and patrI-
otic career under the auspices of the
National War Work Council of the Y.
NJ. c. A.. with the cooperation Of news
papers in the vicinity Of the various can
tonments.
The aims Of this unique publication are
concisalv told in the opening editorial,
signed by the chairman Of the Advisory
Board Of Cooperating Publishers, John
Stewart Bryan:
"Never before IN America. and never be-
fore in the history OF the world, has
paper been published simultaneously at
thirty-two points, 10 give the men OF great
army the same news and the same message
and through the medium OF the written
word 20 keep those men in close and vital
touch and relation f.iD with the activities
of all their brother u arms, wherever they
might be- From Tacoma. m the Northwest
% Boston. in the Northeast: from Los An
geles and Fl Paso; from San Antonio and
New Orleans: from eighteen cities in the
South: from Chicago. Battle Greek, Des
Moines and Topeka. in the West; from New
York. Trenton. Washington and Richmond;
from Louisville and Little Rock. there VIII
be issued once Q week %, least l25oOo copies
of Trench and Camp in order that the
men who are gathered from these states
and from all the other sta'es |nere no @o
c"mps az, ,. nd bo,. o' nro~ress the prepa
-'.ior. Val -. ~ ~ ,tc United state.
Through 'Trencn and Camp all The SOL
diers will be kept informed OF 'he "c'''.''
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
One of the Most Robust Jokes
" of Recent Years

Generally IL has been characterized py
another editor as the worst revenue meas
rre ever devised. The Pittsburgh Dis
patch" treats the matter in satirical vein:
~Ttis IS one Of tho most robust iokers OF
a.e yea, Il would have been funny enough
f,be dou O.. tax had been nut on everybody
above .ao $1,000 minimum. plenty to laugh
over bur ven the sacrificing Congressmen
deliberately cut themseiycs OF from sharing
,1e ratr.otic endeavor Of their fellow clu-
.ens the situation becomes the funniest ever
psrpetra,el'
That an salaried persons with over
$1,000 income will be subject to the tax IS
he lear of The New York Evening sun
which observes:
~of al the bad and very bad features Of
trc war revenue statute th.s IS the worst.
The officials of the Treasury Department
lave decided 20 make j. httle more vicious
ran f. arpcars uDon its face, since .hey WILL
i the courts do not stop them, extend lts
Drera,iou from the professional class TO an
r', Of salarled employees.
The New York Evening Telegram
sks, "Why should not feeders at the
public crib DO their bit during the war aS
well as o,hers?"; while THE New York
Times" thinks that Section 2O9 should be
truck Oh, without hesitation" and fur
ther expresses the view that 1T IS mon
sirous that Congress should lay tax pc
ra,izing Individual toll while eXempung
from this special levy the receivers OF IN.
comes from dividends, interest or rents
similar view is voiced by "The Phlla-
celphia Inquirer" which sees injustice IN
taxing the worker and putting "a premium
On the lazy man. the idle sons Of the rich
and those who have money invested ana
work no more than the grasshopper 1t
is the precise opposite of what tax
hOuld be-"
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
Drofessor Boards Action
| Supplies Fresh Fuel

But the resignation Of Professor Beard
brought forth from these same papers
even stronger expressions, including some
attacks on Professor Beard himself. Quite
generally papers which favored the ex-
pulsion disagree with Professor Beard
over the question just what is the true
issue at Columbia. The crucial words in
the whole affair. according to The New
York Tribune are those in President Mich
olas Murray Butlers warning Of last June
referring to q person who opposes or who
counses opposition 10 the effective en-
forcement of the laws of the United
States" which counsel The Tribune thinks
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

-REE speech in the American uni
II versitv is attracting much atten-
i t;on these days following the ex-
,,;o, hy Columbia University Of Pro
,-s Henry W. l.. Dana and ]. McKeen
toll because their pacifiSt attitude was
ING grave injustice" to the institution.
r,uoving protests against this action.
,.,oc other members of the faculty openly
,.DIored the dismissal. and then Professor
charles A. Beard resigned. characteriz.ng
.,nstees Of the university as "reactionary
I'd yisionleSs in politics" and marrow
,rd medieval in religion
Hundreds Of Columbia students have
,oep cutting classes, holding mass meet
nos and keeping the campus in a state
4 noisy ferment They shouted Free
.oeech." and made a special point Of show
~ their loyalty TO Professor Beard, who
"a, attained position Of great popular
~ among the students Of the university.
1rher professors also Joined in attacking
he conditions which lei Professor Beard
10 resign
I, was also reported that, with the ap-
,-oyal Of Dean Virginia Gildersleeve, four
igrdred students and alumna of Barnard
College az mass meeting at noon drew
. petition 70 President Butler, urging
en- amendment of the present state of af-
airs at Columbia, so that the faculty of
he university VIII have some measure of
control in the government and policy Of
ne university.
Then too. a professor in the University
# Minnesota has recently been ousted for
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
The Right Of the Minority 10 Be
/ Heard Is Discussed

The issue, then, thinks "The POST IL
the general question as to what right the
minority has to be heard in war time
As matters stand now, II another
James Russell Lowell were 20 compose an
other 'Bglow Papers he would probably
be denied the mails If he went so far as
10 repeat the famous line. And ez for war,
call it murder and then would be dis
missed outright, were he university pro-
fessor."
Similarly taking their cue from Pro-
fessor Boards statement. the Socialist
paper. THE New York CAL" and The
Morning Telegraph" praise the economist
for his stand. His resignation, says Inc
Call" "is one of those unusually lgnifI-
cant incidents which the destroycrs of tree
speech and press may. i they are wise,
lake as a warning that Il is nor safe to
push their activity along these lines TOO
far. Il is not case Of the worm turn
ing. Beard was no worm, but nan,
big man. and one who always stood four
SQUARE TO all the winds that blew And
The Telegraph" agrees. citing the pro-
fessors reply as "a bitter arraienmens
and a severe indictment, but there is much
ir the recent history of Columbia 20 JUS
tify Professor Boards prcsentment The
opinion is becoming firmly rooted that Co
lumbia university IS not a university as
all, but an institution where freedom OF
conec;arca is a. fInnODular with the ruling
authorities as il was in seventeenth cen-
tury England under the Restoration.
President Butler is regarded, just
lily or uniustly, by acadomicians whose
opinions count as a little brother Of tha
rich a representative Of the classes