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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
PLEDGE TO PLAYERS
MAY Be ADVOCATED
Reputation of Cincinnati Agreement
In Baseball Is Expected
BY David FuItz
NEW RULE FOR THE MINORS
'seieass of Athletes Without Notice
First Step In CONFIRMATION of Re-
cent Understanding.

Resident David L. Fultz OF the
Baseball Players Fraternity. which
almost caused a general baseball
strike last year, says that the recent
action of the National Association Of
Minor Leagues in Louisville In empow-
erlng the minors to release pla yers
without FIVE day1 notice indicates that
organized baseball now considers the
Cincinnati agreement nothing more
than "a scrap of paper" IT is re-
nndiatton OF the agreement which or
sanised baseball made with the fra
ternity few seasons ago.
Minor league club owners of Class
A and Class A rating decided they
may release players without the Gus
tomary notice II regard this action
by the National association" said Mr..
Fulss, as the first step by organized
baseball 10 repudfate the Sreement
with the fraternity. IT wouldn't sur
prise me II they nov repudists many
OF the other promises which they
made TO the players IN the Cincinnati
compact"
This was one Of the points in the
relations between the minor leagues
and the players which had much tn
do with bringing about the threat Of a
pt&IrFH AlTtkF q wear ago. " was
said at the time that the strike col
ispssa that orsa niyed baseball was
through with unionized base ball. .hut
The action OF the minor leagues is the
first step toward bringing baseball
conditions to where they were before
the players fraternity WAS organized
Hereafter the minors will be able to
discharge the players at any time
they see At and the men will have no
redress
President Fultr sal dthat If the Off
~isis of ORGANIZED baseball regarded
the agreement with the players only
as "a scrap of paper he could not
prSdtct at this time what the attitude
Of the nln%ens would he II the Ma
tionaI commi ssiou makes complete
population Of its compact with the
players. which was duly signed by All
parties concerned, the PLAYERS are
Completely At their mercy and cen 70
nothing
when the baseball strike was call
81 of las. year President johnson Of
TIA Am erican ana President Terer OF
tire National League both announced
that they would no longer have dea l.
rs with, the fraternity. but that play
ere az individuals would have the right
Of appeal to the National commission.
dttion or account of this war II "a not
likeIp that another effort viii be made
70 bring the players organization to-
-ether again,
MANY haseha II men believe that be-
fore another season begins that the
ranks Of the PLAYERS viii be pretty
vs. ell depleted by the draft and with
emily uucertsintv ahead the ta se,raD
officials are certain that any rertafia
ton of the agreement with the PLAY
ers' fraternity will not meet with op
position at this time.
President Johnson has sent out
notices OF the annual meeting Of the
American league, which is to he held
In Chicago December IL. instead of
being held this month as had been
previously announced At the close
af the season. when President John
son announced that he would resign
to.. f,H
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
AMONC SPCRTSMEN

Charles A. Comiskey. president of
rhe White Sox. In an interview yes
terday said II might be necessary for
the American league TO pool both
players and receipts next year. He
also said the league might reduce sal
s>ies 10 4 1--WE months basis. lot
depends on what effect the coming
6rafrs have on the teams. 1T Is Comis-
keys view that the race would become
one sided II some OF the teams lost
three or four star players while other
clubs lost none.
According to reports from Cincin
natl. Ehr,sty AfatheSson wants to get
Al Mamaux away from the Pirates.
While the Pfusburg club .s loath to
part With the star, il is a fact that
AL has not been able to get along with
rhe Pirate management. Mathew
con thinks he could keep the self
willed twirler in hand. and that he
has a lot of good games left in him
vet.
Mobile will remain in The Southern
league. and viii be managed next sea
son by Pat Flaherty, scout of the
Philadelphia Americans. President
Vary r. Inge announced tonight. A
working agreement whereby the Mo
bile team VIII receive farmed out
players from the Athletics is assured,
Inge said
The Chicago Nationals have closed q
deal for the purchase of Outielder
MoCahe from the ST. Joseph team of
the western league. Shortstop Shay
and some cash were turned over to
the Saints for the fielder Mac has
been one of the Western leagues lead
ing hitters for couple OF seasons.
From Havana comes the news that
Armando Marsans. Cuban outhelder
Of the New York American league
team, who broke his ankle shortly be-
fore the close OF the 1917 season, Sat
urdac and Sunday took part i'm prac-
tice games. Marsans will manage a
home club this @inter in the Havana
championship series.
FAST RUNNERS ARE SCARCE.
Cornell HArriers Below Usual stand
ard This Year.
ithaca. N. r.. Nov. 20.--cornell will
enter ukslv loektnG croas-ssuntss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
FAST RUNNERS ARE SCARCE.

Cornell HArriers Below Usual stand
ard This Year.
Ithaca. N. r.. Nov. 20.--cornell will
enter = ukslv JookiaG croas-ssuntrs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21

President johnson has sent out
notices OF the annual meeting OF the
American league which is 10 he held
In Chicago December IL. instead of
being held this month as had been
previously announced. At the close
,.f the season. when President John
son announced that he would resign
from the American league to so into
tynoi. sans service. he announced
that the American league would meet
In New York at the end of this month
The calling OF the meeting at the reEu
lsx time IL ia ken as an indication that
President johnson will not enter the
service, for while yet. anyway,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21

Game Thursday--Alcoe vs. Weisber-
gers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Music, Not Words
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In to-day's Tribune, in a letter
under. the caption "Such Is Glory" the
writer, referring to the programme of
the Community Chorus concert in Gen.
trail Park on Wednesday, states that four
Of the selections given are credited to
people who did not compose them. The pro-
gramme evidently referred TO the composers
of the airs, and not to the writers of the
words. The air "My Country, 'Tis OF Thee"
known also as God Save the King" was COM
posed by Henry Carey, and the air of "The
Star-Spangled Banner" was composed by DR..
Arnold some authorities credit il to John
Stafford Smith, OF Gloucester, England) for
song entitled ITO Anscreon in Heaven"
Brooklyn, Sept II, 1917 J. A. C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
"Proportionalism

To the Editor of The Tribune. =,
Sir; You report that section OF Organize
farmers. following a section Of organize
Dor, demands government. control OF al '
sources and industry. -,
These two movements are purely po"''N,
end aim to use patriotic objects for sec''O"'.
political advantage; Furthermore, they am :.
permanent control OF the Federal goyernme.,,
by political manipulation Of less than " y.
cent OF the population. Whatever the exc,
of government control arrived at, we mus.
a political safeguard, take care that not m.,.
than one-third of the voters are IN gO'..
ment empioy-we don't want 70 turn tne ~
eminent into close corporation. -,
In New Zealand the government COMFY
with private interests only so far as ma! .,;,
necessary to establish and MAINTAIN =
price, wage and rent levels and fair hou,s
work. II operates as a permanent stsO,I..
and is known as proportionalism, IN eOh'...'
with socialism, which seeks government ="
nopoly. We must not make over the pors vS
rel of private monopoly into poIue1I "a
barrel, and | recommend the New Les' n.
plan as a reduction Of the barrel 20 w
mensions of pork chop. H. D. PAhAH"
Ashevlle, n. c., Sept. IL, 1911,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Helping Germany
Teuton Operas at the Metropolitan
Yield Royalties for Enemies
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | cannot think Of any other paper
which 80 nobly and fearlcssly uncovered ELL
stinted praise for opening the eyes oil Amer
lea and our Americans, but Will not speak
of politics. | wish to address you lew INES
concerning the published plans OF the Met
rcpoltan Opera House. | have stood ior
years by our American talent, N spite oil my
Rumanian nativity, for | believe that this
country has the material, but | could never
tolerate the mediocrities of the metropolitan
Opera House contingent. We have our NULL
ties in our own land-why import them!
In looking over the future German per-
formances I note twelve German operas
not speaking of repettions and oil that uh-
bearable martha" Well, in France no Ger
man productions are allowed. following the
passage Of the alien law, because present
ing the Hun music means helping financially
the enemy. In New York City Pierre Mon
teux refused to direct Richard Strauss for
the same reason. The Metropolitan Opera
House will help our bitterest enemy by CIV
ing such performances and paying royalties
to Cosima Wagner and Richard strauss
Toscanni was nearly lynched IN Rome LOT
executing the funeral march from The DUSK
Of the Gods" but we, with our PATRIOTISM
help a barbarous country.
Good Americans will boycott German OPP
era; also we hope that the mediocre cast OF
last years Canterbury Pilgrims" Germans,
will this time be Americans, in purely Amer
lean language.
The Metropolitan Opera House announces
most generously the German productions
but in looking over the French repertory we
note seven operas only and one french
singer, Mr. Rothier, versus sixteen Germans
I'd like to see it pointed out to me who
among them are the indispensable artists,
save one who is a Hungarian.
American singers arc conhned 10 lnsig
nificant roles; the Germans, with inferior
material, are being boosted. This is Hearst
ian patriotism" II is outrageous to pay
royalties to man who signed the infamous
manifesto of the ninety-three intellectuals
| point to Richard Strauss.
French art and artists are shelved; others
are neglected But we have one consolation,
that Otto Goritz has received his reward.
Geraldine Farrar in 1916 gave to Chicago
newspaper a pro- German interview, and chi
cago society has boycotted her What Will
the New York public answer to the German
repertory? / shall rather attend a burlesque
American show than to throw dollars to the
country which calls us "The Dollar Land
The Chicago Opera Association, following
the country's real sentiment, will curtail the
hun productions TO an extent.
JOSEPH DE WALDORF.
New York, Sept. II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
The Bonnie Blue Flag

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Do the bandmasters OF the Northern
States know lifting, rolicking tune called
"The Bonnie Blue Flag? Do they know that
il was the favorite march song Of the Confed
crate soldiers in the Civil War? If they knew
they would play it. | have never heard it
played BY New York street band
In every parade in New York during the
last year the bands have blared Marching
Through Georgia" often unsteady. Admit
teddy it is the favorite patriotic march tune
in the North. Even last Memorial Day every
band played it, regardless of taste. 1t must
be that there are no bandmasters of old
American stock, else they would know that
the song celebrating Sherman's march through
Georgia is still resented by millions of peo-
pie.
OF course. every one knows that it is a
bully tune, and a regular American tune. But
when ! was boy in Savannah it would have
been suicidal for a grown man TO whistle or
hum it or sing the song. We small boys
marched with wooden guns and sang the dog
gerel--
JEFF Davis rode milk white boss,
And Lincoln rode mule
and then the thrilling chorus which | recall,
incorrectly | know:
"Hurrah! Hurrah
For Southern rights, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
And the rays of Single Star"
"The Bonnie Blue Flag" is familiar to most
every one, including children, now living
south of Mason and Dixon's line.
Come on, you bandmasters, and revive
splendid old tune Let US have Marching
Through Georgia" in North and South but
let us also have "The Bonnie Blue Flag" in
North and South.
Who will be the first bsndmsster to make
it a rule that this favorite tune of the South
will always be coupled with this favorite
tune of the North? PHILIP R. DILLON.
Beacon Beach, n. j. Sept. IT, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

precedents to 60 by, the trainers Of the bill
have here produced form Of optional in
surance offered below cost during the war
which is fraught with economic dangers
of the gravest sort. Even in these days
when billions are the units we may well
pause and study the possibilities of in
justice and extravaganza contained in this
part of the bill It's cost of administration
alone, which is not mentioned, is enough
to call for elaboration and caution
GEORGE f. IDE,
President, Home Life Insurance Company.
New York, Sept. IT, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Not American"
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | beg to draw to your attention q
few points about the name American" which
might be of interest to your readers and
which might induce the population of the
United States of North America to call them
selves by some name which does not apply
equally we'll to Canadians, Mexcans, Brazil
ians, etc.
Now is the time for some name to be
adopted, as your first expeditionary force
will be in action almost at any time now,
and their name will be on every tongue, as
well as they themselves being nine days
wonder to your European allies.
If you do not give them a name they will
get one ultimately, for the Britisher natu-
rally looks TO the Canadian for information
on matters concerning the United States, and
the Canadian soldier is a brief sort Of
chap, with the consequence that you will be
called by monosylable, in preference to a
longer word. In my own experience in
France, both in the Canadian and British
armies, the tendency was TO call the people
Of the United States, not Americans nor
Yankees, but "Yanks." Naturally enough, the
Canadian does not want to call you "Ameri-
can" any more than the Frenchman would
like to call the Britsher European" to the
exclusion of all others.
A RETURNED OFFICER.
Dixville Notch, y. H., Sept. 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Smashing the Soap Box

The presentment of the grand jury
makes clear the difficulties in the way of
prosecuting sedition as preached on our
streets. 1t makes equally clear the posi-
bility of furnishing such talk, if the Dis
trict Attorney and the courts do their full
duty The method of the soap-box orators
is thus described:
They preach sedition, yet they are so
skilful in the use Of language that it Is
difficult to select precise statements for
which they may be indicted, with prospect
of conviction. They seem to be traitors,
vet they hide their treason IN clever
verbiage They encourage rebellion to con-
stituted authorities, yet constituted au-
thority finds it difficult to say wherein they
have offended. They are masters OF the
art OF innuendo. They speak in veiled
terms.
The lesson is simple. You cannot meet
cleverness with stupidity or handle in
nuendo with a nightstick. The problem
calls for thorough, elaborate and pains
taking gathering of evidence by the best
minds in the District Attorneys Office. A
policeman's notebook is no source upon
which to prosecute such slippery purvey-
ors of the worse reason. Given an ample
record, we refuse to believe that there
would be the least difficulty in obtaining
either indictment by grand jury or con-
victon by a petit jury wherever the sedi-
tious aim and meaning of the speaker
were plain. The fact that smart speaker
made his points by hints and smirks and
tone of voice rather than by open speech
would not go far to save him. Patriotism
is still an American characteristic, and so
is common sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Second Class Mail Subsidies

The chairman of the Publishers Asso-
citation of New York City, Mr.. Herbert l..
Bridgman, has issued protest intended to
Influence the conference committee on the
war revenue act against restoration
of the second class mail rate increases
voted into that measure by the House and
voted out of it by the Senate. The protest,
unfortunately, runs to glittering generali-
ties.
1t is one thing to say that all postal rates
ought to be moderate, and that the govern
ment in making rates ought to realize that
1.-The diffusion Of knowledge and informa-
ton in newspapers and periodicals is nee
ossary to the unity and welfare of the ma
ton" 1t is another to twist these proper
enough sentiments into a justification of
the governments present enormous subsi-
dies to publications using the second class
mails, many of these publications being
primarily advertising media only slightly
tinctured with knowledge and informa-
ton"
Postal rates should be moderate; but
moderate" describes very imperfectly the
undercharges on second class mail trans
portation, which result in deficit to the
government of from SS0,000,000 to $780,
900 annually. At time when Congress is
more than doubling Federal taxation and
is supposed to be stopping all unnecessary
non-military expenditure, what excuse can
there be for continuing this largess to the
users of second class mails? A moderate
postage rate does not mean deficit rate
If the subsidy to the publishers is to be de-
Tended, why not cast aside all subterfuges
and say frankly, as Mr.. Arthur j. Baldwin,
e-president of the Associated Business
Papers, Inc. did in brief filed with the
Senate Finance Committee, that deficit
second class rate is zone of the important
raw materials" of the periodical publishing
industry?
Since the Publishers Associations pro-
test was directed to Representative Kitchin,
among others, it might we'll have taken
notice of an Illuminating analysis of the
working of the subsidy system which Mr..
Kitchin made some time ago in a speech in
the House. The chairman of the Ways
ard Means Committee, selecting the Cur
lis Company publications as representa-
tive in the magazine field and THE New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
The War Insurance Bill
One Feature of 1t Criticised by an
Insurance President

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The war insurance bill for the
fighting men has passed the House in practi-
cally the form in which it was originally
introduced 1t is one of the most fsrreach-
ing and important of all the war measures
which have been presented by this Congress.
Its aim is to provide in advance proper
financial guarantee to the dependents of our
fighting men. 1t is also intended to pre-
clude as far as possible the possibility of
future pension legislation such as we have
had in the past.
In SO far as it has to do with soldiers
allowances, benefits for disability partial
or total) and death during or as the re-
suit of the war hazard, it is based upon
sound practice and our experience in recent
state compensation legislation. This part
of the bill is liberal and generous and goes
far beyond any legislation of its kind by
any other nation. 1t is proper that it should
But in addition to all this it gives the
soldiers and sailors the right to provide
themselves with life insurance at net rate
during the war of about So per $1,000
(the government assuming the war risk and
paying for it, up to $4,000 for each man.
After the war this is convertible" into
other forms of permanent insurance, the
premiums on which will run from SIS to
$50 per thousand as a minimum, according
to age.
This feature is not especially emphasized
by the advocates of the bill. We are talk
ing of having an army of 100000 men.
If they take an average of $4,000 each, the
outstanding insurance will be Sl0,000,00O,-
OOO One company having had experience
in Canadian risks says that the cost of this
war risk is $50 per $1,000 per year
That would be s500,O00,000 per year of cost
to the nation. The advocates Of the bill
have estimated the probable first years loss
at s23,OOO,0O0 This shows how much opin-
ions may vary when one is dealing with
new conditions.
This section OF the bill is discriminating
deceptive and bad in principle. II is ex-
travagant in the extreme, and as these pol
icies may be kept up during the lifetime
of the insured some of them will run for
fifty to sixty years or more. No practical
actuary can be found who is willing to
estimate how many OF the soldiers will take
this insurance, nor what the average policy
will be-and no thinking man can scientifi-
cally form any opinion as to what the
mortality cost will be.
Think of the effect upon the soldiers
mind Of finding when he has paid S. per
$1,000 under war conditions that he must
pay from SIS TO $50 per $1,000 when
the war is over to continue his insurance
under peace conditions, or pay each year
premium increasing annually until it be-
comes an unbearable burden and he loses
all,
Before this section becomes a law it
should at least be understood, Without any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
The Truth About Quebec

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In your issue of this morning, Mr. J.
A. Mcleod takes me to task about my articles
THE Truth About Quebec" which appeared
in The Tribune some time ago.
l understand by the wording of this gen.
tlemen's letter that he has read only one of
my articles, which explains the tone of his, of
this morning, and for his own benefit and for
that of others | will with your kind permits
sion recapitulate briefly.
| have never in any OF my articles upheld
the movement against CONSUMPTION in Quebec,
but | have insisted that, inasmuch as that
movement was general throughout Canada it
was unfair to have that province shoulder the
whole responsibility. Ny third article, which
appeared in your issue of Sunday, July 80, is
absolutely clear on that point There is not
the slightest doubt that the French Canadians
have been pretty backward about coming
forward" | insist that the blame must not
be attached to the people thems selves, but to
those who are really responsible for that
oackwardness ! mean, both the animosity
from section of Ontario-very loud -mouthed
If a mlnority-and which in my articles
called the Ontario Prussisn, and the French
Catholic clergy, who from top to bottom
rule Quebec with a velvet covered diamond
studded, mailed fist, and who are against their
faithful taking any active or even passive
action in this war, God" as they say, using
the Germans as his instrument to punish
atheist France" The French people of Can
ada are, so to speak, between the upper and
neither millstones, one their clergy and the
other the Ontario Prussian. They will do the
bidding of the clergy, but they refuse to be
bossed by Ontario.
| have prepared a series of articles taken
out Of book which will be published shortly,
explaining not only the awkward situation in
Canada at present and it's inevitable reaction
in this country, but also what to my mind
are the real causes of that situation, but |
am so disguised with the lack of intelligence
shown against the CONSUMPTION bill itself that
had decided to keep silent and remain from
row on completely disinterested Yet, in or
der to show Mr.. Mcleod and others like him
who wilfully misinterpreted my utterances. |
may yet decide to publish them.
And by the way, the Canadian papers are
now saying that Lalumiere, the soul of the
revolt" in Montreal, was in the paw Of the
Canadian government during his meteoric
career. don't believe it; really, that would
be too raw. ARTHUR ]. LALIBERTE.
New York, Sept. 10, 1917.