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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
The Home Rule Agitation
o the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor OF Inc lflDuHe
Sir: This great American public so sensi-
tive about the rights of that small national
ity, the Celtic Irish, are not willing that the
small nationality of the Ulstermen shall re-
ceive any consideration. 1t is right and
proper for the Celtic Irish to refuse to be
governed by a Parliament at Westminster,
but il is a terrible thing for the Ulstermen
to refuse to be governed by a Parliament at
College Green, Dublin. The sinuosities Of
the American mind are almost as incompre-
hensible as the mental action of the Ger
mans.
It was horrible crime for the South to
attempt to secede from the United States,
but it is grand thing for Ireland to Sc
cede from the British Isles. 1t is Grim
inal thing for the Germans to try and stir
up discomfort among the negroes, but it is
a highly chivalrous thing for the people of
the United States to send money to pay
agitators to stir up trouble in Ireland, and
il American money had not made il profit
able to be an Irish agitator there would
have been no trouble in Ireland in the last
fifty years. Even the recent Dublin riots
were paid for by American money.
In fact, the American mind, twisted by
the historic lies still taught in your schools
concerning England, finds it exceedingly diff
fcut to do justice TO Great Britain and TO
extend to Ulster the same rights possessed
by the Celtic Irish. At the present the
Celt can have Home Rule for himself, but
he refuses to accept it unless ne can also
tyrannize over Ulster. 1t is no longer
question as to whether the Celt shall have
Home Rule. but whether Ulster shall or
shall not be coerced into subsection to
hostile race. listers contention has never
been presented to the American public
through the press. probably because this
great fair American mind will not permit
listers contention 10 be published lest il
might cause some to have a different view
regarding the wild yawping of the Irish pa
triots, and it is always popular to twist the
British lions tail.
This is written by a man all Of whose
near relatives are in France fighting for
civilization, and IL is because that | don't
want to see any supercussion that might lead
to Prussian triumph that write this.
Keep your hands off of British domestic af-
fairs or advise your Celtic Irish friends to
accept Home Rule for themselves, and by
their subsequent course convince Ulster that
their rights were in no danger and win her to
uniting with the rest Of Ireland
A CANADIAN.
New York, May .. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
For Rejected Volunteers
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor or The Tribune.
Sir: Will you kindly suggest through your
paper something TO be given the unfortunate
boys and men who have offered themselves
to their country, and through no fault of
theirs, but through lack of physical stand
ard. were refused?
My brother wrote home that he had ap-
piled and been rejected because of under
weight. He said: "They have no way TO
distinguish me from a Stacker, and | hate
TO be considered that, as should like 10 be
doing something for my country in its pres.
ent crisis. preferred aviation, but that re-
quired physical Standard
Couldn't some button with some distin-
gushing and published marks be sold or given
TO those who had applied and been rejected
Many feel the humiliation of being thought
a sneak and a coward
MRS. ELMER +. ANDREWS.
New York, May Is, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
loire and His Army

To the Editor of The Tribune. -
Sir: "The Literary Digest OF 70" -
quotes your editorial in which you gre" =
arrival Of our beloved Mareehsl Dc NJ.
General Jofrre. For this we are oil shs'' :.
indeed. But when you attempt TO s'~ IN
in praisng our beloved France We m'"
out an energetic halt to you.
You say of Joffre that with an ssv
sufficient, ill-squipped, etc, he won ~ -
tory. Parbleu, You offend the rfs''.
public. The French army was wen ~
lied and equipped. We learned ls's'' -
Sedan. We kept a standing army -
"a Germany under enormous 49,
though only one-half OF Germany y. =
ton. Our CONSUMPTION was most ss'' 80
for instance, don't know the n
ton of college graduates or teacher, 10
Germans with their Einjahrig-Frs.,~1
(onc-year volunteer). Our annus' = e1r
for the army was almost twice ths' VI -
many. We were prepared, always 81
military leaders and army ready 4
Alsace- Lorraine back without the
England. -ailSs5
Ours was and is republic Of .r !
glory; we had Gslliifet and . Ss as. ~
General Boulangcr and Paul DerouieSss ~
need not pity our ill-equipped army, -
achievements cannot be belitt!ed ~
hattery and fslsehoods. 49, 4
President Of the Society OF the e q
Alsace.
New York. May II. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
War Office Psycholoss
How Soldiers in England Discmr.-
Volunteering, az Here
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

10 the EDITOR OF Inc Tribune.
Sir: In "Mr Britling Sees II H..
the description Of the British War On. ~
Administration at the beginning Of the ~
war is so applicable 10 our own Wa, ~
and Administration in their attitude
the great volunteer movement az repr.<...' }.
by the Roosevelt army that an ,o,,- \
refresh our memories by few quot....,..
Everybody now is enthusiastic and -.
Gus. Everyh dy Is willing To put A -
kind Of uniform and submit to som. a.. y
orders. And the thing to do is 10 eates D.
in the willing stage.
"But there's no disposition wAsss,.. =.
welcome the universal Offering. III a.. :.
though this war were a treat "a VA. -
the very select friends of the Va, os'.
were to be admitted
"Directly one grasped how apart u.
lived from the ordinary life Of shs 80
nifty, directly one understood that IA -.
mass Of Englishmen were simply 'sssIx-
TO the War Once mind, one began "a 49,
the unftness Of either government A, -
Office for the conduct Of so great ust.,.,
effort as was now needed.
"These people up there did not kns, A..
thing of the broad mass Of EneiIsk M. :.
all; they did not know how or when A.
were made. d.
"The British War Office and TIE By,ss
Administration were little old, partial shI,.'
the British nation lay outside them. ~,
their understanding and tradition, fors..'
new thing, but great thing; and nov a.
British nation, this real nation, the outsil,.
had to take up arms. Suddenly all the ma.
lying ideas Of tina. outer, greater Enelis. h.
beyond politics, beyond the servieea v,,.
challenged"
How perfectly these few sentences sus.,
from "Mr. Drifting Sees IL Through" sis,,
what is now going on in the United stst1.-
the attitude Of our own Administrstiss ,,l
War Office toward the Roosevelt volust..,
army of 100000 men.
The Roosevelt volunteer army Is ind<<i IL.
"real nation taking up arms
New York, May Is, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Honest and Straightforward

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow me as citizen and taxpayer
to thank you for the editorial in this morn
ing's Tribune as to the proposed increase of
second-cass postal rates.
Postmaster General Wilson, in an address
delivered in this city some twenty years ago
called attention to some of the abuses OF
second-cass matter. Since that time ! have
read with care whatever in regard to this
subject came under my notice, and / have
hitherto looked in vain for such an honest
and straightforward expression as appears
in The Tribune to-day
WILLIAM NJ. SPACKMAN.
New York, May IS, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
o. Henry and Scribe
IRON The spcctatorl

Alike in his merits and defects, 30. Henry"
had a strong affinity to Eugene Scribe, the
master carpenter of the French drama. Scribe
had the same constructive ability. the same
talent for finding neat and unexpected solu-
tons to his imbroglios, the same gift of
knowing what the public wanted almost be-
fore it knew itself, the same disregard Of all
that did not make for the immediate appeal.
He had sufficient wit and humor 10 keep his
audience amused, and sufficient skill in char
acter drawing to make his action seem plausi-
bic. More he hardly attempted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21

afraid Of being charged with aping British
customs. They turned down the sugges-
ton. which. though sound, was somewhat
in advance Of the times.
1t is an almost ironical coincidence that
Mr.. Aldrich's idea has now been appro-
prated and forwarded to Congress by Mr..
Wilson'S new eclectic, strongly anti-protec-
zionist Tariff Board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Shows Contempt for Hypocrisy

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: "De-Subsidze Them" is just exactly
right, and once again you show that con-
tempt for hypocrisy that is 80 entirely re-
freshing and gentlemanly. This is from the
editor of a trade journal, who is thoroughly
Disguised with the publishers whine and
weeps at the possible loss of graft. X.
New York, May IS, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21

Entered at us rosiorHce at New York secofd GAS
Mail Matter.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-29
CLASSIFIED 40 COLUMN
FOR SALE

FOR SALE Make It 10 Million. Rayo Table Lamps with shades at Crsers Ol5tf A. McIver. licensed undertaken For sleds and ice skates see Grael. Boys Regulation Taa Army Shoes. Brown & Hawkins. Quality First. City Express. Phone Main l22. Meet me at TEs Branch. Oyster cocktails a, The Branch.
 g Andys Express. phone Madison lA& Imported Swiss cheese can now be had a. Brown & Hawkins. Long distance le.cprore 0oom a, The Branch
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-29
CAPT. RYAN TELLS HOME GUARDS OF
 MILITARY WORK
Nlaskans Do Not Realize What War Meaus, Says Capt. Ryan As Territory Is Too Far
 From Activities
EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, BUSY
Home Guards Will Hereafter Have a Drill But Once a Week and All Young Men Are Asked to
 Join and Secure Aid

People in Alaska, Seward as we'll as elsewhere, do not know the mean ing of this present war. Young men in Seward do not grasp the signifi- canoe for if they did every eligible would be a member of the military unit, receive instructions which w;ll place him in an advance posiy.Jn to win a commission when dlaftcd" " These were two pertinent remarks made by Captain John J. Ryan in a most interesting talk at the A. B. hall given to the local Home Guards.
 Mr. Ryan has just returned from Seattle where he says that every other man one meets is either wearing a naval or an army uniform. "We in Alaska are yet to learn what this war means" he said. "We are too far away for any center to have the great Importance of military preparedness really envelope us. Go to Seattle, in fact, any town in the states. At every turn 1t is militarism. One goes in business place and immediately realizes a different something and then you know. Women predominate as clerks, etc, the men having already gone to the war or are at the various ,antonments. 1t is remarkable how he war has brought out the man. hood of our nation. l watched men waiting to enlist and all were afraid that the doctors or examiners would find something to prevent them from bearing arms, they were so anxious to enlist that it aroused ones patriot ism"
 MT. Ryan mentioned the great work of the Red Cross and stated that in Seattle booths were on corn CTS, vacant stores were occupied with Red Cross organizations. "Everybody is working for the Red Cross" said Mir. Ryan. "You take the clerks in the many stores and they have their nights for knitting or sewing and no engagements interfere with this work It is wonderful the war work pro gressing and one must be on famil- far scene like in Seattle to have it brought home that the United States is in the conflict"
 John Noon also made remarks to the members of the Unit anL Then it was decided to have but one drill a night week and that will hereafter be Fridays. Capt. Ryan urges all young men in Seward to give up one night at least for their country, at- tend the drill and be taught military tactics.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-29
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS.

O4 Hb EAAAU G4S4AA S9A
 Steamer Admiral Evans will be m port southbound tomorrow morning This was the word received this fore noon by Agent Blue. The Evans was delayed loading at Kachemak bay Many have already booked passage lor the south on the steamer
 Owng to the rush around Christ mas, Agent A. II. Mcdonald of the Alaska Steamship company, forgot to open all of his mail Late yester- day he opened one envelope that looked like 1t contained a traffic sheet and out slid a check for $2OO, Christ mas present from the company. The barometer started falling at midnight and the weather forecast for tonight md tomorrow is stormy.
 Peter Hjort and wife, who have been at the Sexton during the holi- days. will return to LaTouche on the Admiral Evans tomorrow.
 The weather for yesterday was as follows: maxlmum 10, minimum, one abo,. current g; clear with north wuu
 lae Fuemen's meeting and smoker last uight was well attended and all had uu excellent time.
 Jacn crawford, Iditarod operator who has been stopping at the Seward, vii be a passenger on the Evans for seattle.
 The Christian Scientists will hold their regular services tomorrow fora- noon at II o'clock.
 According to rmors there will be many original costumes at the mas oucuadc Eall to be given Monday right at ue Arctic Brotherhood hail. The p,icc of admission will be 75 cents each.
 E. l.. Supp will go to JunCa- to. morrow on u,c Evans.
 .hme will be an election of officers tonight at the Pioneers meeting, @sv a o9ae, luncheon. 1t is said that .,mclning extra is to be pul'cN of but everything is being kept in She quiet regarding this. The meetmS. will be called to order at o'clock.
 H. II. Hildreth will be a passenger to Juneau on the Evans going to the capita, city on official business.
 John Lander, who fell from the Kern Creek bridge last Monday and was seriously injured, is slowly re- covering at the Seward General Hos pital
 The next steamer from the south will be the Alameda next Thursday O Friday.
 Ole Brink, railroad employee, andI Nettie Alice Hardesty were united inI marriage last night by Judge W. H. Whittlesey. Mir. and Mrs. C. H. Schutz were the witnesses.
 Many stationmen and others went out on the train this morning sJ q o'clock.
 Between % and 30 left Kern Creek this morning on the train and WI, ar rive in Seward tonight. Macy will he passengers on the Evans tor the states.
 The dance {, be given tonight ry the Lutheran Ladies Aid Sou2ty m the Van Glider hal, will begin Irompt ly ct 9 o'clock. Excellent music has been obtained for this affair.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-29

A McIyer, licensed undertaken
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-29

Rayo Table Lamps with shades at Graef's. o-olt.
Evening star., 1917-11-01

oman Institution, William ]. Carr of
the State Department and Miss Heien
Wright of the Library of Congress.
Evening star., 1917-11-01
Railroad Tickets Taxed.

The taxes on freight and passenger
transportation are also extended to
motor vehicles, competitors to steam
and electric railways and water lines.
The passenger transportation tax Is
not applicable to fares costing So cents
or less or commutation or season
tickets for trips less than thirty miles.
Payments for services rendered the
federal and state governments are ex-
empt from taxation.
The 10 per cent tax on Pullman ac-
ommodations is applicable to payments
for seats, berths and staterooms in
parIor and sleeping cars or on vessels
Evening star., 1917-11-01
Telegraph and. Telephones.

The fve-cent tax on telegraph. telephone
or radio messages costing Is cents or
more applies only to those originating in
the United States.
Clubs whose dues are less than $12 a
year and fees to lodges are exempt from
the 10 per cent tax on club dues.
The new insurance taxes are imposed on
new policies issued with reinsurance
policies exempted. Industrial or weekly
/ aayment policies are taxed 49-per cent on
the first premium on policies for $500 or
Evening star., 1917-11-01
MORE THAN 100000
PROMISE TO SAVE FOOD
Eleven States and Many Large Cities
Yet to Be Heard From-1n-
~ diana in the Lead.

With eleven states and many large
cities to be heard from, the United
States food administration announces
that more than 100000 cards have
been signed in the first three days of
the food pledge week campaign, an IN
crease of more than $4,000 over the
figure of yesterday.
Virginia has yielded first place in the
enrolment to Indiana, the latter state
now having 110.oS2 members of the
food administration and Virginia being
second with 100.071. Ohio and Maine
are third and fourth, with 100000 and
$1,000, respectively. New York leads
all other cities with over 100000.
Storms throughout the country are
still tying up the means of communi-
cation from the outlying districts, and
are proving a severe handicap to the
campaigners.
'The close of this campaign will see
one family out of every two in the
United States enrolled for membership
in the United States food administra-
tion." said H. J. Hill, national cam
paign director. today. Reports indi-
cate intense pro-German propaganda in
certain parts of the country, but the
effect of this has been to solidify our
organization OF oUUpVUV WOThcfS dHu ~
make evident to communities farthest
removed from war conditions the fact
that this is vital war work.
After all. the thing we are striking
at is not numbers, though we are sure
of the numerical result. The canvass
has an indefinitely deeper underlying
purpose. 1t is to bring home to the
average American family the part it can
play in preparing the nation for an in
vincible position in the war. The cam
paign has established the fact that food
conservation is a definite war service.
and We could submit thousands of let
ters and reports to prove that the mat
ter is so being understood"
Evening star., 1917-11-01

friends with him and canoe parties
coming back ashore would throw the
remainder OF their 1uncheons into the
pink pigs food receptacle. Some got
into tho habit of pouring beer in there
as well.
The pink pig liked the beer. The oc-
casional supply was too variable to
suit him. So he got into the habit of
going over to a nearby brewery and
there the brewery workers would give
him his daily nip Of stale beer. Every
day he would drop around at the brew
cry, and every day he would come back
and sleep it Off again.
This pink pig thrived and fattened on
the beverage. He now weighs nearly
200 pounds. But there was sad awak-
ening for him today. The brewery was
closed. Puzzled and bewildered, he
FUN bled around a nailed gate. Sober
Evening star., 1917-11-01
DR.. WALCOTT REFLECTED
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEAD
Other Officers Arc Chosen by the Lo-
cal Branch Of the National
Organization.

DR.. Charles d. walcott was reelected
president Of the Washington Society OF
the Archaeological Institute of Amer
lea at the sixteenth annual meeting OF
the organization last evening. in the
residence Of Mrs. John B. Henderson.
Other officers chosen are Henry White.
Miss Mabel Boardman, Col Robert NJ.
Thompson and Mrs. Henry F. Dimock.
vice presidents: Mitchell Carroll. gen
eral secretary; Miss Helen Wright. re-
cording secretary, and John B. Larner,
treasurer
The councillors elected are Charles D.
walcott, ex-officio: F. Ward Denys,
Martin A. Knapp, William HI. Holmes.
ex-officio: Henry X. Porter and j.
Townsend Russell. The executive COM
mittee is composed of the officers and
Evening star., 1917-11-01
Principal Sources Of Revenue.

Excess profits and cooperation and in
dividual incomes are the most important
sources of revenue; the tax on these was
made retroactive in that they are to ap-
ply to receipts for the calendar year 1917,
despite the fact that three-quarters Of that
year had passed before the law was en-
acted Corporations having their own fiscal
year may make the tax period fit it, pro-
vded. however, that the tax for what may
5e left of the calendar year is included.
Other important taxes went into. opera
;on on October 3. Among these was the
evy on inheritances laid upon all estates
,as1ing at death since the passage Of the
act The tax upon all intoxicating bever-
ages also went into effect on the passage
az the bill; this includes not only goods
in bond. but stock on the shelves. above
fifty gallons, of every dealer. Yachts
powerboats and all pleasure craft came
in for a tax on the day the President
signed the law.
Autos, Graphophones, Sports, Etc.
The excise taxes levied in the new meas
ures are somewhat complicated. These
Ia 20, include automobiles, trucks and
moio. ,yclen. piano players, graphophones
Evening star., 1917-11-01
TO GIVE SMOKER AND DINNER.
Order of Washington Council Notes
Death of DR.. RoWker.

A meeting of the Order of Washing
ton Council was held last night at the
residence Of Admiral Stockton, 20ls
street Mrs. Sidney s. Smith was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions of con-
dolence to Mrs. c. H. Bowker on the
death of her husband. who was for
merly head of the Medical Corps of the
District National Guard. DR.. Bowker
lost his life while rescuing a woman
from drowning at Roosevelt dam. Ariz.
1t was decided to give a smoker De-
cember and dinner of the organ
ization in February. The committee
on arrangements is composed of James
Mcdonald Stewart, Daniel Smith Cor
don. S. F. Smith and DR.. Joseph 6. B.
Bullock. A. B. Dent was elected treas
urer pro tempore in the absence of r.
w. Hunter from the city.
Evening star., 1917-11-01
Majestic Enters War Service.

The steamer Majestic of the fleet of
the Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company is the latest of the Potomac
river craft to enter the government
service for the war emergency. She
has been taken by the Navy Depart
ment and has left here for Norfolk.
On her way down the river she stopped
at Fort Washington to take aboard
government supplies and on her arrival
at Norfolk will be taken in charge by
the authorities for service on Chesa-
peake bay and tributaries.
Evening star., 1917-11-01
PINK PIG LIKES HIS BEER,
BUT HAS SAD AWAKENING
Potomac Boathouss Pet Puzzled
Over Barred Brewery Gate and
Failure to Get His Nip.

Here is the saddest story recorded to-
day at the beginning of the long dry
spell for Washington.
Last spring a friend presented the
proprietor of a well known boathouse
with a pink pig. The pig was given
the run of the place. The patrons made
Evening star., 1917-11-01
Edison Bradley, Evans Browne, Mrs.
John Hays Hammond, Gilbert H. Gros-
venor, Mrs. Edward Rowland and Mrs.
James Brown Scott.
Victor Horta Guest Of Honor.

Victor Horta, Belgian architect. who
Is director of the Royal School of Fine
Arts. and honorary professor in the
University of Brussels, was the lee
turer and guest of honor. He spoke on
The Cathedrals and Public Buildings
of Belgium and Northern France as
Affected by the War" Prof. Horta has
just started on q lecture tour before
the affiliated societies of the Archeo-
logical Institute, as Charles Elliot Nor
ton memorial lecturer on the Loeb
Foundation"
Following Prof. Horta's lecture, Ar
thur L. Bestor, president of the Chau-
tauqua Institution and director of the
speaking division of the committee on
public information, spoke on The Ma
tional Task" with special reference to
the patriotic duty of the American peo-
pie in the maintenance and restoration
of the monuments of civilization
throughout the world, which is the spe-
cal study of archaeology.
Evening star., 1917-11-01

and other talking machines. moving pic
ture films, jewelry, tennis balls. rackets
balls, fishing rods, pool tables. chess and
checkerboards, dice and other games OF
chance. perfumes. cosmetics, hair oils,
pills. tablets, powders, tiuctureA. cordials.
bitters and all patent medicinal COM
pounds, chewing gum and all substitutes
for it.