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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
No Blind Dictatorship

Supporters of the President are nat
urally anxious to gloss over the dictatorial
character of the powers which he has ASKED
Congress to turn over to him. "The World
comnares the action which he urged Con-
gress to take with the action taken by
Congress in 1898, before the outbreak OF
the war with Spain.
Congress then of its own motion appro-
priated $50,0O0,000, "for the national de-
fence. and for each and every purpose con-
nected Herewith, to be expended at the
discretion of the President" But the Con-
gress which did this was not on the point
of adiourning sine die. 1t INTENDED TO re-
main in session for many months there
after. 1t intended to have its say In the
determination of our Cuban policy. And
it did have its say.
Congress, not the President, precipltated
the war with Spain. Some time after 1t
had voted the s50,0OO,O00 for the national
defence 1t passed resolutions authorizing
the President to use the armed forces OF
the United States to compel the Spanish
government to retire from Cuba. Later
on in the session it passed declaration
of war against Spain. Still later 1t passed
a law extending American sovereignty
over Hawaii.
The 55th Congress was an able and ag-
gress;ve BODY. It would have treated with
scorn a suggestion from the White House
that it should efface itself by adjournment
and grant vast and underlined Gd interim
powers to the President, to be used by INN
without restraint or interference in the
execution of policy still undeclared, per-
haps not even formulated. President NC
Kinley's relations with Congress were al
WAYS cordial and intimate. He would
never have dreamed of asking the two
houses to vote him such an unlimited, IN
determinate dictatorship.
The services of the 55th Congress were
indispensable TO the prosecution OF the
Spanish War. Congress had to provide
for the raising of volunteer army. we
re-comparatively speaking-worse of IN
military sense to-day than we were IN
1898. For Germanys military power GER
tainly exceeds ours by much more than
ours exceeded SPANS.
The services of the 65th Congress are
therefore, indispensable to the prosecution
of a war with Germany-even though that
war may be disguised at first as mere
'belligerent neutrality" Any attempt to
shunt Congress into the background, to
deprive it of its rightful share IN the de-
termination of our national policy, would
therefore involve serious Gripping OF
governmental powers. 1t would also in
volve violent departure from the prece-
dents of cordial cooperation between Con-
gress and the President which have been
respected in all our wars. The President
is enough of dictator as it is. He should
not be vested now with powers which be
long to Congress and can be exercised tc
better advantage. by Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
WHY Not a Woman Principal!

To the Editor OF The tribune.
Sir: have watched with interest the cam
paign being waged on Miss Turner's be-
half for the principalship of Erasmus Hall.
That such campaign is necessary is an
indictment of the officials in whose hands
rests the nominating and the appointing power
for the higher positions in our educational
system. Why must her friends work for
that which is already hers by every argument
of right and Justice? | don't count myself
among Miss 7 rners personal friends
rarely met her outside of Erasmus Hall; but
I've been familiar with her work in that
school for fifteen years; have daughter
who is graduate of Erasmus. and / can
vouch for the scholarship, the spirit, the high
ideals of the school.
am credibly informed that the Board OF
Education intends to load Miss Turner with
compliments, to tell her the burden of han
ding boys is too great for woman Though
Miss Turner has done it for years. and then
TO give her the Julia Richman High School
an all-girls school.
Magnificent reward for lifetime of de-
voted service!
If this plan succeeds, if Miss Turner is de-
nicd promotion so undeniably her due, the
women in the system will cease TO believe
that il is any use to give the best that is
in them.
If the Duchess of Fife can be considered
for the chancelorshp of Aberdeen Univer-
sity, in Scotland, under the exigencies of
war, Miss Turner can be given the principal
ship of her own school here in America. in
the name of justice and decent human treat
ment A FLATBUSH TAXPAYER.
Brooklyn, Feb. %, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
The Pacihst Adventure
or of The Trihune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May suggest that Kate Parsons,
Wellesley, 1911, read H. G.. Wellss Research
Magnificent" and get the understanding OF
the word adventure" that was in the minds
Of the editorial board of -Four Lights?
Miss Parsons may be living "a generation
ago." but the editors of -Four Lights" are
living and thinking to-day.
The advertisement in question is not an
error or a mistake-but evidently it has been
in the nature of a revelation to her.
b. T.. CRAWFORD,
Rand School Of Social Science -
New York. Feb. %. 1917.
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Suffrage Progress
ing from him

IT il interesting - note that whereas
there was much pickering over action on
the woman suffrage amendment last year
and no little genuine antagoDism TO It
en- the part Of legislators, this year 1t
has passed the Assembly with scant OPP
position, and has now been reported
favorably by the Senate committee BY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: This query from foreign correspond
emit may interest you: "Are you really goin
TO war, or has w. W. another cheek to tur
and the cheek 10 turn it?' V. e.
New York, Feb. 20, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28

You can purchase merchandise ADVERTISE
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute safety-lor
n dissatisfaction results in any case ihH
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money oacK
unop request. No red tape No clubbing we
make good promptly If the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
Time to Declare War

Time to declare Wd
At last the Administration faces an
"overt act" on Germany's part which 1t
can hardly explain away. American citi-
,.-vers travelling on the Laconia have been
murdered under exactly the same condl-
tons as those under which American citi-
zsns were murdered nearly two years ago
nm the Lusitania and the Arabic.
Mr.. Wilson has said many times that he
would not tolerate any more such murders
He has pledged himself again and again to
"protect our people in their legitimate and
peaceful pursuits on the seas" The I'M
plication of all his promises has been that
If one more American life should be sacri-
= feed he would meet force with force.
Now the occasion has come which COM
pels him to make his words good. If those
words mean anything, the Administration
is bound in honor to ask Congress to de-
y clare war.
Nothing short of a declaration of war
will suffice. When the President dismissed
Won Bernstorff and recalled Gerard he said
: that on the commission Of another covert
act" by Germany he would seek authority
from Congress to employ force in defence
of American rights. Finding that Ger
many's threats were having all the effect
of covert acts" in driving our shipping
from the seas, he went to Congress on
q Monday and asked for authority to put
guns on American merchantmen and to
initiate a policy of armed neutrality.
1t may be that a policy Of armed neu-
trality-borrowed from the practice Of the
Adams Administration against France In
179S-was all that Mr.. Wilson had in mind
30, when he told Congress on February last
of his intention to use force against Ger
many in certain contingencies. 1t may bt
that he intended to reply to another mas
\ sacre of Americans merely by resorting tt
"a half-pacifc expedient like that.
<, II he did, he nnsjudged the temper OF
the American people. Mere commercial
depredations may be properly met with
I. sctni-warlike resistance. But the slaughter
of our citizens in cold blood-a crime re
4. pcated again and again by Germany
calls for something more. 1t calls for a
remonstrance through which flashes all our
long-restrained and righteous wrath, into
which all our capacity for self-resHscting
indignation can be put. 1t calls not{or an
amateurish experiment in near war, but
: for real war, undertaken with serious
appreciation Of what war now means.
- It is folly to suppose that we can accom-
plish anything for the defence of American
rights, anything for the restoration of for
mer standards of International good faith
and justice, anything for the peace and
= progress of the world, by playing at war
: with Germany. Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary have, for all practical purposes, al
ready declared war on us. They have
:. committed acts which leave no possible
: doubts as to their hostile purposes. The
y present situation is intolerable--a state of
war on their side and state Of peace or
near peace on ours. The only honorable
and sensible way 70 end this humiliating
condition is for the President TO ask Con-
gress 70 declare war or for Congress TO
declare Il without waiting for prompt
ling from him.
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,r,,,,a a, n, Paiones at New York " Second el"'
Mall Matter.
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The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
xxi.
The CorpOral's Importance
in Extended Order.

We have seen that, as the squad
Is initiated into extended order the
mention of the corporal becomes more
frequent. In the same degree, his i'm
poral commands a squad IN close
order to limited extent, he exercises
more authority and discretion when 1t
is deployed in a line of skirmlshers.
He then has the responsibility for the
conduct and safety of his men under
varying conditions and rules far less
minutely prescribed.
II the new soldier. in verdant ignor-
ance, has been inclined to resent the
corporal and his exercise of authority
heretofore, he will appreciate it dis
tinctly now. For, exactly as the rules
for extended order work are less cut
and dried than in close order, gener-
ally speaking, the new soldier now
feels the need for encouragement and
guidance. The function of a corporal
is to encourage and instruct as well as
command his men.
The basis OF the resentment which
the new soldier may at first develop
against a corporal or sergeant lies in
the fact that the noncommissioncd
officer, save for two or three stripes
on the arm. shoulders his gun and
plugs along in line Just like a private.
The rookie therefore dislIkes to be
"bossed around" as he would express
It. by a man with whom he rubS ell
bows. As soon as he finds himself
In extended order. however. and loses
comes from standing shoulder to
shoulder as in close order. the new
soldier becomes exceedingly grateful
for constant 'admonitlon. instruction
and command from the corporal.
These act as a prop. They do vast
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
LAToNIA RESULTS.

FIRST RACB-Claimins; nlAidens; colts ana
eeidihgs; 2year-olds: fite fuFIonEs. Ambuseads.
liz tAndresSi. ss7sD, 81 20. $ll.sO. won; Waltcr
Brady. III (Goosc), s. $40 second; kale. ll2
HapailleD. AD, third. Time. :O2 Is. httle
RoIfU. Tom TIT. Charlie Nolte. George Duncan.
Carl Ellwangsr. Best Man. Pafay and Red
Lowe also ran.
SECOND RAcE-ClaiminE; 3-yearOlds and
upward; six furlnngs. Impressive. lo5 Lapailel,
20, $40 $50. won: Safety First. los tBst-
rettl, san. $40. second; Martrc, 10 tDishmonl.
S2,l third. Time, flSl-5. Samuel H. Mayer,
Sleeper. husty. Thonwood. Desirable and Mac
monde also ran
THIRD RACE-Six fulon&; 3year-oIds and
upward. J. ]. Murdock. ia tSharpl. A.so,
go $40. won; Squeelsr, III (Andressl, $50.
$40. second; Fleetabene, % twingheld). $40,
third. Time, ll245. Aldebaran, John IT,.
DIR. Carman and FiligTee also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Mile and onc-eighth; 3-ysar-
olds and upward. Marion Goosby. us tDish-
mctD, 500. y. out, won: Embroidery, 100
thorys), $I.f0. out, second; Ellison, Ill uoudsr).
out, third Tine. / IS Is. Tokay also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-One and one sixteenth
miles. Waterproof lis Connolly. s., $40,
2.o, won; Beauty Shop. los CBSrrctp. A.7o,
$50, second; Stoutheart. lis tAndress), $40,
third. Time. l:4s Fight Fair, Brian Buru,
Solid Rock, Grasmere, and FlitaNay also ran.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
SPECIAL NOTICE.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND fTKS6S1L
prupsrty stored in the foii1~ing names VII b
sold for chsrEss. JUNE n ig7. a. 80 oicloek,
at lE4 L street northwest. n. B. Or n L
Harrison, ". J. Jordan. Mr.. Ethel I. MsoA,
Nj. or MIR. J. r. Newman. Ar. or Ma
NJ. A. Richter. MHA u. W. Wfiliarns TTDIIr
lTY STORAGE CONfANY.
THIS COMPANY OFTTRs FOR sTfIT M
unoo q the Flrst MorteAss So Couprz Bod
ot the comTauy, dated November / iNo and
due ScTembsr J. $50
These bonds are In dsnuminEtions of 80 q
and the coupons arc paytble May aad Nosemher
h8t IN each year. TAey sr, par u ar t-sls n
s.Damo m sufhoriIsd b. the shareholdsrs. q
which So6o.ooln htye bEen i-s0sd. Betweet
JGnuary J. 1870 and November O 1915 the cnu-
psny has disbursed On account ~ hrttrrmsptt.
improvements. acquisition q additionai paop.
erty. etc. the sum of s. 20 .s1S Under the
order q the Pubic Uuhties Cornmissiou o. ths
DISTINCT q Columtdt the SrB uooD o. boodi
now offered for sale 10 rsimburse the clnpany
for moneys syent for eNtrndnns betterusntA
etc.. must b. sold at the highest obtsinhhas
prce.
TIE rr1rrsals for the rIrcha-. % any part q
thnss Sf7sy % bonds ohr-~d for E1k vii b
Ieoeiyed up 70 the cias~ II brsiness on June q
1871. - the Offices Of the c1mpauy. and a a.
p0dt of lcE n The Hnuunt of the bid viii bs
required which vii b. returned in the erent
q the nunscCrptsncs q the lid bJ the cn-n-
rany. The acCrlsd interest on each bond fron
TsIrCnEse q the bund. will - required 10 ~
pSid. and the cpnrany ressrve the nght "a
REJECT Anv and al bids
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO..
HOWARD :. RESIDE. President.
Washington n. c
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NAVY GETS DILLON,
WELL-KN0WN FIGHTER

New Jork, June 13--Jaek Dillon,
the Indianapolis boxer, enlisted to-
day in the United States navy.
Dillon, whose real name Is Ernest
Cutler Price, took the final examina-
ton at Indianapolis, where he lives.
he Is awaiting orders to report at a
naval recruiting station.
The navy, rather than the army,
was the fighters choice, he explained,
because he was afraid he might suf-
fer rheumatism in the trenches. Dillon
has been subject to rheumatism and
mas lost matches worth thousands of
dollars to him on that account.
The boxer Is IS years old. He is of
medium height and weighs about l65
pounds. Recently he underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
A fast siN-round fight between Jack
Dillon and Kaiser Bill would be
relished by Americans. Dillon is one
of the hardest fighters in the ring. He
has been fighting since 1908 and his
list Of ENGAGEMENTS shows that he
takes his trade as seriousl as any
mechanic. During 1915 and 1916 he
averaged three fights a month. He
was disappointed because public
opinion frowned on q match between
him and Jess Willard, who would
have outweighed him from 80 to 100
pounds.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
Self Helps for the New Soldier
Practical Home Hints Military Training that viii Stand
You in Good Stead When You Are Called to the Colors
BY A UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER

amount toward filing up the fifteen
inches OF vacancy to either side Of
him.
When squad is deployed on the
firing line with platoon or company.
the corporal transmits to his men
commands and signals from the OFF,
GERS when necessary. Even when 1t
is not, at all times he observes the
conduct OF his squad and by talking
in a cheerful, encouraging manner
verbal pats on the back-abates the
excitement. THE best troops" says
drill regulations, ARE those that SUBJ
NIT longest to fire control. Loss of
contracts an evil which rob5 success
OF its greatest results. To avoid
delay such loss should be the con-
stant aim OF ALL
In everyday. unmilitary English.
this means that the last troops to
blow up in a fight will win, There
fore, never blow up. II Is the cor
porars job to see that the new SOL
dier does not blow up. And the new
soldier, after a skirmish exercise.
even against blank cartridges, will
for every word with which the cor
poral has helped to keep him firmly
anchored TO the ground.
The experience of citizen soldiers
on the Mexican border, and. in a more
important degree. in the new armies
enCe to the corporal and the sergeant
carried still a step further to obedi-
ence to the senior private. then to
the next in length OF service, rather
than making men servile has an ef-
feet quite the opposite. For each
man thereby learns automatically to
command the next man below him,
and in a battle. IL his nonCommission-
ed officers or seniors may be put out
of action, he assumes their authority
without a hitch.
Temorrow's article will continue the
instruction in extended order.
Copyright, 1917, By the Whscler syEdiCats. lnc)
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
WILL STAGE FIRST
CRICKET GAME TODAY

Washington Cricket Club will stage
their first club match of the season in
the Potomac Park cricket grounds
this afternoon. starting at AS.
Capt James s. Cannon announces
that hereafter there will be net prac-
tice on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
4:45, and club matches starting at >
o'clock and o'clock, respectively, on
Saturdays and Sundays.
The grounds are in bully good shape,
and Capt. Cannon and PRECEDENT d. Fl.
Rhodes have received many Communi-
cations from the ardent advocates Of
the British pastime. now sojourning
in this city. which encourages them
to presume that there will be many
new and efficient players added to the
roster of the local aggregation.
The schedule for the season is not
yet prepared. as several out-of-t town
clubs are yet to be heard from. but it
is assured that the WashinStons will
run the wickets with the strong teams
of Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
York in games here and abroad.
Col. W. w. Harts' men have the
pitch" and field in almost perfect
shape, while the dressing accommoda-
tions and shower arrangements have
been permanently installed for the
summer, with an addition of extra
benches for the spectators placed un-
der the trees that encircle the oval.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
REVOIRE EXONERATED.
Jury Renders Verdict Favorable to
Wellknown Local Boxer.

Shenandoah. June 13-An inquest
into the death of Michael Suback,
known in pugilistic circles as X. o.
ketchel. the boxer. who collapsed dur
ing bout with Eddie Revoire. of
Philadelphia, on the nisht Of NAV 81,
and who died two days later at the
state Hospital at Fountain Springs
without regaining consciousness, was
held last night by Deputy Coroner s.
NJ. Fetzer. of this city. Witnesses
tesuned that the men were evenly
matched and that Suback appeared to
be in good condition up to the time OF
collapse. There were no knockdowns
during the bout. and DeVoire seemed
to be content to bewilder Suback with
his speed rather than infiicting injury.
The jury rendered the following YER
dict: That death resulted from a
hemOrrhage of the brain while en-
gaged in a ten-round boxing contest
with Eddie Revoire, of PHILADELPHIA. :"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
Pro Golfers Plan Big
Meet for War Relief

New York. June l3.-The Profes-
sional Golfers Association plan to
hold the biggest tourney of It's kind
ever staged in the country for the
benefit OF the war relief fund. The
entire week Of July g will be given
over to this event. which will be
played on four different courses.
EnSlewood will claim the attention
of the pros on Monday. when each
professional will team up with the
best woman player of his club for
a Scotch foursome. On the second
day at Englewood the players will
take part in a thirty-siX-hole medal
round.
After this part of the tourney is
over. international matches will be
played among the Scotch, English.
homebreds and a team selected by
Jerry Travers. Garden City. Siwanoy.
BaItusrol and the new Lido Club
are being considered for this fea
ture.
The teams, consisting OF twelve men
each. viii virtually play a round
robin, using one of these courses
each day.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
Star PAGERS May Be Matched.

Cleveland, June 1S.-Arrival here to-
day of Pop Geers with his stable-in-
Guiding his great PAGER Napoleon Di-
rect-saw opening of negotiations for
a great race with William, world
champion PAGER.
Secretary Kinman, of the Randall
races. opening tomorrow, is match
maker.
William will be handled by Billy
Marvin, the trainer who made him
champion. Kinman hopes to bring
them together in July. Williams
mark Is LIS 1-2, while Napoleon Di-
rect's is L59 "a.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
Evans Clips Golf Marks
For Blue Hills Course

Kansas City. Mo. June l3.-Charles
"Chick" Evans. national open and
amateur champion, followed by a gal
lery of about 500 persons, Saturday
lowered both the amateur and pro-
fessional records for the Blue Hills
Country Club course, when. with Alden
Swift. of Chicago. as a partner, he de-
feated Ned Sawyer, also of Chicago,
by margin of and 3. The match
was played for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
Evans medal score for the eighteen
holes was TO- Par for the course is
y and the bogey' SO. Swift's score
was 81. Clark made il in 70 and saw
yer had SO. The amateur record Is u
and the professional TO-
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
Tennis History Reversed.

New York, June 13.-Tennis history
was reversed in the final of the In
vitation doubles tournament at the
Country Club of westchester yester-
day afternoon. Lyle e. Mahan and
Frederick C. Inman were defeated in
a keenly contested five-set match by
s. Howard Voshell and Frederick G.
Basgs. The score was As. 6-3, 0-6.
han and Inn,sn tne ,srs rrs' yictorioss S ea over
their conquerors OF yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
BIG DAY FOR LAUREL.
Fourth of July Celebration Commit
tee Announces Its Plans.

Laurel, Nd. June 13.-A tournament
for professionals and amateurs will
be held on the Fourth of July at
the Laurel race track, known as Lau-
rel Park, and a number other at
fractions will be held during the day.
The fitting will begin at 10 o'clock.
Cash prizes have been offered to the
winners.
A horse race for ladies' will be held
for a cash prize. Two running races
for county horses for a prize, har-
ness race for road horses, saddle
and bride race one-half mile and
return, amateur motorcycle races for
prizes, trap shooting for professional
and amateur shooters. All entrances
for the races must be received by
the committee on or before June %.
Dancing will begin at s o'clock in
the evening and proceeds will go for
the beneft of the Red Cross Society.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-14
E. RICKENBACHER TO
DRIVE FOR PERSHING

Detroit. Mich, June 13-Eddie Rick
enbacher. one Of the greatest drivers
will pilot Mai. Gen. j. ]. Pershing' s
monster speed car behind the bat
tie lines in Europe.
Rlckenbacher was appointed to the
position, getting the choice over a
long list OF desirable applicants that
included some OF the best speedway
and dirt track drivers in the country.
When war was declared Ricken-
bacher started out to organize an
aviation corps of race drivers. At
that time the War Department was
not ready TO take up such a project
and Rick dropped this work to turn
his attention to the racing events
billed for the season.