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New-York tribune., 1917-12-23

agitated FOR additional transit facilities.
lt has taken up with city departments
matters Of local improvement falling un-
der their jurisdiction. II has published a
neighborhood directory.
For this the association has relied on
itself-on the resources Of its members
who pay in dues which they assess them
selves. 1t has become genuine force IN
the neighborhood, an influence for better
ment comparable 10 any civic organization
in a community itself unit, not part of a
large municipality Service, cooperation of
this nature, is TOO rare in New York. II is
good FOR the community and the people
who participate in il. The bonds Of COM
mon interests, common endeavors, day-to-
day human association, usually rest too
lightly on the city-bound. This organiza-
ton, for keeping such associations alive
and virile, deserves the success it has at
tained and much more of it,
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Division Nicknames
lErom The Boston Transcrip,l


Our soldiers in France succeeded in
thwarting the attempt of some of their
friends on this side to impose upon them
the disliked nickname Of "Sammie," which in
the slang of West Point means "molasses,"
that being in the old days neyer-failing
and important part of the supper served
every evening at the academy.
Our soldiers in training on this side OF
the Atlantic have not been slow, however,
about finding nicknames for their respective
divisions Long before they sailed away the
New England Division of Guardsmen had
dubbed themselves "The Yankee Division
and they are known by that name in France
to-day. The next division Of Guardsmen to
sail was formally christened the Rainbow
Division" because it was composed of units
from the National Guard Of twenty-seven
states and the District of Columbia The
third division of the National Guard to get
away was proud to be called "Ihe Sunset
Division" taking its name from the fact
that Il consisted of National Guard units
from California, Oregon, Washington and
Utah.
We have on this side "The Empire Dvi
sion" Of the New York National Guard at
Camp Wadsworth, s. c., and "The Blue and
GRAY Division" at Camp Mcclellan, Ala, con
siIting Of Guardsmen from New Jersey Del
aware, Maryland and Virginia. The Guards
men Of the 30th Division, Camp Sewer, s.
c., were somewhat slow in selecting a nick
name. They we're formerly state troops of
Tennessee and the Carolinas. When it was
found that they had larger percentage OF
native born Americans than any other divi-
sion they promptly called themselves "The
All-Amercan Division" The first OF the Ma
tonal Army divisions to select nickname
was the seth at Camp Funston. When the
first per cent arrived some Of them found
letters and packages from home addressed
in care Of "The Leonard Wood Division"
and it has been "The Leonard Wood Divi-
sion" ever since. At Camp Zachary Taylor,
Kentucky, the s4th Division of Nationals has
been renamed by the men "The Lincoln Di-
vision" because it is the only division train
ing for service In the home state OF tn. mar
tyr President
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Neighborliness in New York

IL is said that in New York you never
know your neighbors. In many sections of
this great city that is true. 1t has not
been true, in the larger sense, in one sec
ton Of New York-old Chelsea Village
since the formation Of the Chelsea Neigh
borhood Association. With the work this
organization is doing it need not be true
unless one wants to preserve the exclusive
ness or stand-offishness which some indi-
vlduals consider one of the advantages of
living in a big city.
Chelsea, that section Of the city west
OF Fifth Avenue, between Fourteenth and
forty-seeond streets, has about 10000
residents. IL is about the size Of Omaha
or Spokane. Within these boundaries the
Neighborhood Association works. Its men,
bers are residents Of this locality and
property owners and employers there. Its
aim is to make this neighborhood a good
place to live and work in. In the last wear
il has maintained varied list of activities.
including an employment bureau, a home.
finding bureau, an Americanization bureau
for the foreign-born, recreation and edu-
cationaI work in the evening school centres
and war bureau which has spread the ma
tion's war aims among the people. Fresh air
work, boy farmers camp, better moth
ers' contest and health census have been
other phases Of the associations endeav-
ors. II has kept going a neighborhood art
gallery, with frequent exhibitions. 1t has
had installed more letter boxes and has
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
"A Chosen People"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Anent the letter of Charles Hooper
wherein he marshals a number of narrations
Of frightful character, all these he sets
against Israel. Gods chosen people, also their
God-Jehoyah. lie cites these narratives as
proofs that the deeds of the lsraelites were
anal, gous TO the atrocities Of the Germans Of
the present day Then he draws out the con-
clusion that VIC "must do one of two things,
either acknowledge that the Germans are,
as they claim, a chosen people, or else re-
ject the God Of the Old Testament as the
guosties do"
Now, what Is most evident in Mr. l,coper's
argument is his reeSlessness as to the accu-
rscy and fairness of his logic. His quotation
from Joel. ii. 3, which contains the most
frightful example Of atrocities, is not given
&c an historical narrative OF Israelitish deeds,
as he takes IL, but part of a prophecy re-
ferring to the future, and is more appli-
cable TO the Germans and Turks of the pres
ont day than to anything else We can pos
sibly think Of. So, rather than prove, X
emphatically disproves, the conclusions Of
Mr. Hooper.
There is in Scripture no word which can
be said TO imply that the great and strong
people mentioned by Joel we're chosen, but
rather that they are permitted, as Satan
Is permitted, 20 perpetrate terrible things,
and that for some great and good purpose.
MAURICE c. ROBERTS.
New York, Dec. 10, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
When i Am Ended
'From INC SoFaeil

~ ram lht SoEacI
When am ended and ! sec no more
The Twilight take and cruelty in fame
The Day that from an eastern msnger came.
And seal his crypt with Shadows blscksst
door,
would remember, underneath the floor
The flowers crowd upon, their loyeliness;
And / would feel, in sleep, the plangent
press
OF combers on the keybOsrds Of the shore.
| would be eoenissnt Of ittlest things,
The erieket's iterance; and would hear,
alone
The luckless runlet stumbling DER stone;
And win in vision, from that Spring Of
springs,
The ready nest, for birds which were TO be.
Just caught between the fingers Of tree.
s MAHLoN LEONARD FISHER.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Our Serbian Visitors

The Serbian delegation which has just
arrived in this country will be welcomed
on all sides, and no welcome can be too
generous. These men represent a nation
which has fought bravely in three recent
wars. and in more than thousand years
of gallant history has struggled against
the various barbarian invasions OF Eu-
rome. To-day the country conquered by
the Turk is at the feet Of the Teuton
and his Bulgar ally Literally without
country. these Serbians come to the
United States.
II will not be enough to welcome these
Serbians with speeches and with banquets'
It will not be sufficient to extend to them
American sympathy or through them to
contribute American money to the relief
of their stricken brethren. All this is
necessary, but incidental.
AS an act Of justice the people Of the
United States, through Congress, should
declare war upon Bulgaria. Until such
q declaration is made the people of Serbia
will lack a final demonstration of our
effective sympathy with them and our
determination to see that their liberties
are assured in any peace that shall be
made in Europe. Before America was
discovered the Serbians were free peo-
pie. with law, literature and great
King. No people in Europe are to-day
more entitled to liberty than they, and
no people are more threatened with ex-
termination and obliteration than the
Serbians.
Bulgaria has at Washington a clever
Minister. By reason of the association
of Bulgaria with Robert College Bulgaria
has friends in this country who serve her
well; but the present Bulgarian purposes
are incompatible with any American
ideals Contemporary Bulgarian ambi-
tions aim at the destruction OF the lib
critics of the Serbians, the Rumanians
and the Greeks. 1t is possible to believe
that the Bulgarian people do not share
the designs of their Austrian Czsr-al-
though this seems doubtful in the ex-
treme-but it is not possible to deny that
Bulgaria as at present constituted is one
Of the chief obstacles to a just peace in
Europe and one Of the main opponents
of the principles for which the United
States is fighting.
Words are mighty poor substitutes for
acts. All that we may say of kindness,
all we may give in charity to the Serbians
cannot outweigh that act which in right
and justice Serbia expects Of US, namely
a declaration Of war upon that Bulgarian
state which, as the partner and the tool
Of Germany, seeks to set up in the
Balkans another Prussian state built upon
the ruins Of free states and democratic
ideals
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23

his own showing the progression is not
invariably in pairS; hence he Is not justi-
fled in concluding that the angels have
not leg TO stand on. II they retain one,
is it not highly probable that they move
about by hopping?
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
The Best Protection

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A generation ago stage drivers in the
East and people in the cold West used to
button several theknesses Of newspapers un-
der their coats across the chest and back.
This was found to be warmer than the same
amount Of cotton. Would this no, be Of
-slue 20 some Of our encamped soldiers'
ROSE NJ. LYLE.
Newark, n. j., Dec. II, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
SECOND ARTICLE

SECOND ARTICLE
(The writer recently received the oppor-
tunitv TO Uisit the Italian front, because
he was member of an Americdn-Engltsh
Y. ". C. A. delegation, invited by the
Italian gouernment.)
The Italian is a charming person, VINO lives
in the realm Of ideas and senslbility. lie Is
more dissatisfied with i'll political and stra-
tegic news than with an emptF stomach. He
loves beauty and order more than comfort
and practicality. The true Italian touch OF
sensibility is present in hundred ways.
There is an officer in charge of monuments in
the war zone and he is an art critic, Ugo
Ojetti.
We went into the girls school at Grade,
where they sang for us "Tipperary" in ltal-
ian. It was written in Italian by Lieutenant
Rosell, Of the Royal Italian Navy, brother
of Professor Roseli, of Adelphi College.
TIPPERARY
Tn campagnol dal fondo deP Irelarda 81 parti
ed arrivato Londra Ia giro per tutto un di:
palazzi reggia chiese monument visito
fnche di nol preno al passanti egli grido:
Il lontan lontano Tipperary
c lontano, lontano ancor;
G lontan lontano Tipperary
dove il bene del mio cuor.
Addio, addio, palazzi d. Orc
dele gran citta
G lontan lontano, Tipperary
ma il mio cuore sempre la!
II.
Viyeya L Inghilterra nella Pace mel Lavor,
ma II Belgiocol suo grido lie arrivo diritto
al cuor
iino ALA vittoria scese in campo ferma
sta,
pei santi eterni nomi di Giustizia e
Umanita.
Pace giusta in mezzo al nostri carl
con vittoria con onor
ben Sc, tu il sognato Tipperary,
cara meta dogn cuor.
Sangue stenti ancor richiede
Santa Liberia
ctta di giustizia Tipperary
to un di s'arriveral
Allor pAfrica rIndia, PAustralia il
Canada
al rombo del cannone la sui campi d. Artos
mandaron sulle navi del lor igli il piu bel
for
prendere il fucile c lottare con onor.
Pace giusta in mezzo al nostri carl &.
etc.
A peasant from the heart Of Ireland
Tramped the town of London through
liyelong day.
He saw the royal palaces, the churches and
the monuments,
/ Till he called out in WEAKNESS to the
passersby:
II Is far, far away, Tipperary
IL is far, far away, even yet,
1t is far, far away, Tipperary,
Where my hearts core is.
Goodby, goodby, golden palaces of the great
city.
It is far, far away, Tipperary,
But my heart is always there!
H.
England was living in peace and industry,
But Belgium with her cry reached to her
very heart,
She went into the battlefield and remains
firm
For the holy and eternal names Of justice
and humanity.
A just peace in the midst Of our dear ones,
With victory and with honor,
Well art thou the dreamed Of. Tippersry
The dear goal Of every heart.
Holy liberty still demands blood and desper-
ate struggle.
Oh, city Of justice, Tipperary
To thee, one day, we shall arrive.
The Italian mind has taken the rowdy.
rough stuff and penetrated our shamefaced
Anglo-saxOn ideslism, that wells its dream
and desire in the slang Of music hall. 1t
has lifted our song into the frank idealism
of the Latin race, where glory walks in pur-
pie.
The Italian idealism expressed itself in its
rescue of the Serbian remnant from starya-
,ion. ! give the Official unpublished figures
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
What Allies Should Do

This splendid example OF broadmirdea AZ
farsighted statesmanship should inspire "
the Allied powers, whose vital interesn
mand speedy proclamation OF Polana'
dependence as one of the war aims. An
nouncement of this kind, recognising ~
rights of the Poles TO their ethnogrspa'e
boundaries, with a free access TO the sea- ~
long been looked for with yesrning BY "
nation as some guiding light might be s''P'
for by traveller cropping in the DARK 49,.
What wonder If, failing such reeosp''sI
the Poles, tired out as they are BY Wal -
harassed by German domination, ~lm s'
hope of Russian intervention sna.'H
should through sheer weariness hnsiv
linquish that grim and dogged resistaass
characteristic Of their true Aspirations
sympsthies, and reconcile themselves 70
policy along the line of least resistsp@
immediate expedicncy might warrant' Al,
Incidentally, it aight DO remarked h"s
Central Powers have 30 far refused 70 w. Va
the boundaries os Poland, fact whiea n.-
It all the more clear what part an -,
levied in that country would be cas'ea ~, ~,
to perform. Nor are the Poles uneopF.,,. .,,.
of the diabolical eynieism underlying
fIles4dn oNNSIuSs bNF HAtsbNf -" AZ
mighty arguments, and an army ro IA
least represent so many Poles i''
clothed. .,A
Something real, something Of true 80
and vital Importance 10 the Poles. IS ~. ~ "a
at the present moment from the Ansll.
Offset and counterbalance tho sinis,s, go. 80.
nations Of Prussianism and the "a.
ing effects OF Russia's tressonsois .ssrsd
drawal. The magic words should % 10
now while the magic is still rowsrfus, ;sas
but a word, and should have been So ss.l
ago. Even now it will still be hs1is hus.. ssl
with eager minds and willing spn' fss
will evoke hearty response, whiss' ~
careless delay and cold indlhe'en. -
postponed even more successfully
mailed fist of Prussia. .wU1
Washington, D. O., Dee. II. 1911
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n Associated Pres s. exclusively entitled 70 me use Io
-,rbirsiion of al news dispatches credited 70 II OF no,
.,trtss ersdnsd ln th papcr and The local news o
spouianecus orifin published herein. -, 80.
An rights of republication q al other mauer her''n "
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23

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History Repeats Itself
Why Do Not the Allies Make Gear
Their Aims for Polandl
To the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: A century and half ago Peter III
Of Russia by his first act OF authority upor
accession to the throne Of the Cssrs, with.
drew from the alliance with France and Aus
tria against Prussia, restoring 10 Fredericf
II the province Of East Prussia, which ksi
been conquered during the Seven Y.aT
War. and sending TO his aid force Of l5Oaa.
The Prussian monarch, who was at that tin.
facing an inevitable defeat Of his army and
the impending doom Of Prussia, and who had
already resolved TO make away with himself
rather than survive the disastrous results 81
his own aggressive policy, was suddenly and
Unexpectedly restored to power by his former
foe.
Peter HIS reign was a short-liyed one
few months after his accession conspiracy
to establish his wife, Catherine II, on the
throne developed into a revolution, and hs
Emperor was declared to have forfeited bic
crown. Neglecting a chance 10 restore bis
rights. he found even the opportunity Of
fight cut OF. He was forced to abdicats and
was put to death.
VIII History Repeat ltset'
Just as Peter III, by unscrupulously isser.
ing his allies, had lent his hand to the growa
Of Prussia and the power Of the Hohsni'I
lerns. so the present rulers OF Russia are
forcing their country to become renegade
among nations and tool Of Kaiserism si
the very moment when that sinister poser
seemed on the verge of final and irredeensbls
collapse. viii events Of the near future 50
shape themselves as TO establish eompea
historic parallel, and will swift doom over
take the Bolshevik, as it overlook the puppH
autocrat Of Russia a century and hall sso'
No one il, as yet, in a position TO answer
this question with any certainty but uhss
signs fail history will soon repeat itself
Trotzky's revelations include secret doeu'
ment Of the former Cars government,
which Sazonof, then Minister Of Forsir
Affairs, instructs the Russian Ambassador u
Paris to counteract all attempts on the par
Of the Allies 20 place the Polish problem On
an international basis.
The purport Of this document indies"
that representations on behalf OF Poland haa
repeatedly been made 10 Russia oy the ""'
ern Allies. That all such represeh'ansh'
were kept secret Is perfectly intelligbls oa
account of the attitude taken on this ms'NI
by the old regime government aueh l"s
comprehensive, however, Is the fae' ""
even after the downfall Of Russian sulse
racy no course has been taken by the Ailiss
governments to declare officially their iH'
tude toward Poland and the Polish nation.
True, isolated motions in favor Oh ~
lands independence found expression IN ",
speeches of such leading statesmen as 10y,
George, Asquth, Bonsr Law, Ribot ans
others, but none Of these enuneiatio's
though undoubtedly voeng the national. .sr
tments and official attitude Of the wn'"
allied governments, has had the binding GU"
sctcr OF a national obligation.
The only happy exception in this rssps
has been the enuneation OF President WI
son in his address to the Senate on jsnuaH
%, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-23

OWED and pubiisted dNiy ty The Trhure h'oya.ion
Nv Yors Cooperation oEisn Be.d President; G. werner
yos,-- vie p--s ieel: sutef. Trcasurrr Address
gy1bune posins i5i Nassau strcct Ncv Noh Iefrhone
Reckman 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24

THAT was not all of it. There is
Japan. our great neighbor of the Pa
cific. our friend, now making COM
mon cause with us in this great strug-
gle for liberty and world democracy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24
TROUBLE AT HOME
Kaiser Back in Berlin To Stem
Political Crisis.
Chief Scout Meets Emperor and
Outlines Situation.

Copenhagen, Oct. "a Z m p r o r
William returned to Berlin last night
prepared to begin dealing Immediate
ly with the political crisis, particu-
larIys as it affects the imperial chan
cellorship. Rudolph Won Valentino.
chief of the emperor's civil cabinet,
made a report to the emperor on the
train on the various developments of
the internal political situation during
the emperor's absence in the Bal
kans.
Valentino is known jokingly as THE
carrier of the bowstring' on account
of the part he plays in the political
demise of the highest imperial and
Prussian civil officials. He acts as the
emperor's eyes and ears in ascertain
ing public and political opinion.
Responsibility is accredited popu-
Iarly to Valentino for the selection of
Dr. Michaelis when it was decided to
drop Pince Won Buelow as a candi-
date owing to the Socialist announce
ment that they would make open war
on the government if the prince were
reinstated as chancellor. 1t is said
that MichaeliS was not even consid-
cred three hours before his. appoint
ment was made.
Prince Won Buelow again is being
advocated strongly for the chancellor
ship by the conservatives. Socialists
announce that if the emperor asks the
opinion of the reichstag parties they
will not hesitate to tell him their I'M
favorable opinion of Won Buelow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24
Negotiations on This Plan Fol-
low Strike Settlement.
Speedy Agreement of Tieup in
Usage County Properties.
ELIMINATE FINE PENALTIES
Workers Granted Concession at
Kansas City Conference.
Grant LeavenwOrth Operators
Increase of so Cents a Ton.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 24-Presi-
dent Alexander Howat of the Kansas
coal miners and w. A. L. johnson,
general commissioner for the south
west operators. today We're to take up
settlement of the mine strikes in the
Usage, Kan, district, where ten mines
have been closed since June IL be-
cause of wage differences.
In view of the successful settlement
last night of the pending strike of A.
600 miners in Missouri, Kansas. Ar
kansas and Oklahoma, a speedy settle
ment of the Usage tie-up is expected,
under terms of the settlement effect
ed by the southwest miners and oper-
atorS.
Last nights decision was a victory
for the miners in that they won the
point which has been in contention
for two weeks and at one time caused
the miners to vote a strike. Under the
new contract the miners get sub
stantial wage increase and the pen
atty system whereby either side
proved wrong in case of strike was
fined" SO cents a day FOR each miner
out for a period of five days after the
strike was called, was eliminated.
The settlement is barely in time to
avert the most serious coal shortage
in the history of Kansas. Schools and
factories we're running on practically
their final supplies and in some cases
schools have been closed and churches
will be unable to open Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24

Wall St, New York. Oct. 24.--sToCKS-
With the trading period limited to two
hours in recognition of Liberty day. deal
ings on the stock exchange today were
materially reduced. The trend was heavy.
however. investment rails breaking ! to 3
points Industrials yielded / to > points.
war issues also saKged and utilities indi-
Gated fresh liquidation. Shippings almost
alone were exempt from pressure Irreg
ular rallies extending to n point or more
marked the final operations, The closing
WIS heavy. Sales Appropriated 2T5,0O0
shares. Bonds were lever with further
large transactions In the liberty issue at
20 as to Blk.
Trading at ths opening of today's session
on the stock exchange was much eurtailed.
presumably because Of the general OBJ
servanee Of liberty day. Changes at the
outset were OF the same irregular cbarse-
ter hs those recently noted. shippingz show
ing conspicuous strength while Industrials
were hesltant and rails increasingly heavy
Union Pacific broke II points. Readin z
49, Great Northern a point and other
active transportation shares yielded almost
as much. Utilities were under renewed
pressure. particularly local fractions A
blocks of $4,000 liberty bonds, 81 s,
sold at 99.7s with later sales at $3.50.