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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
Raiders in the South Sea

The news that two commerce destroyers
are at large in the South Pacific is the
more disconcerting because most of us
had ceased to think of the German peril
at sea except in the form of submarines.
1t is true that after the Moves notable
excursion there was great deal of boast
ing in Berlin about what was going TO be
done in this way, and a year and a half
ago Captain Persius, who is generally well
informed, intimated that preparations had
been made for an extensive use Of dis
gused cruisers, the ostensible reason being
that they involved fewer diplomatic diff
culties" than submarines.
But these warnings were not fulfilled on
any extensive scale, partly perhaps be-
cause it was resolved to jump the diplo-
matte difficulties, but no doubt mainly be-
cause too many obstacles were constantly
present in the North Sea.
1t is impossible to tell how many would
he raiders have been stopped before they
could reach the Atlantic. We know that
one at least must have been disposed Of
about the time Captain PersiuS was draw
ing up his encouraging forecast, but it
was almost a month after she had been
sent to the bottom that we were first al
lowed to hear of her existence, and then
only because it was certain the Germans
themselves had learned of her untimey
end. This is the apparent policy of the
British Admiralty to keep the Germans in
doubt, whenever possible. as to the success
of their adventures.
If, therefore, we have heard of few en-
counters of this sort in the North Sea it
does not follow that they are so rare as
they seem to be. But the best proof Of the
efficiency of the patrols is that singularly
few raiders have hitherto broken through.
In no former naval war indeed has an
enemy been so completely blocked up as in
this one.
Apparently the vessels now reported in
the dispatches from Samoa were taken and
manned by the Seeadler which was first re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
Speculation in Opera Tickets

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The letters recently published in Tho
Tribune relating 20 the prices charged for
opera at the Metropolitan have been espe-
cialy interesting to me as a fervent opera
lover. one who attends often as IS COM
patible with the high cost of living.
II there is one thing that makes opera
going more impossible than the box Office
rates it is the work OF scalpers who buy
tickets at box Office prices and sell them at
advanced rates varying from IS per cent TO
so per cent above their nominal value. That
this violation Of law is c9untenanced by the
police is evidenced by the fact that the prac-
tice is allowed to proceed on the streets with
no effort Of concealment either on the part
of the seller or buyer, and by the extensive
public advertisement Of opera tickets in
numerous places in the Metropolitan district.
/. is the experience OF many operagoers after
being told at the box Office that the tickets
for a particular opera have been entirely sold
out TO 60 to any one Of a half dozen places
and obtain al advanced rates tickets In
almost any part of the house.
II these dealers we're legalized agencies
for opera tickets getting. theatre ticket
agencies do, a standard premium on tickets
sold, less objection could be raised, but on
the contrary there is no Standardization, the
prices varying with circumstances, as the cast
and the time tickets are bought.
! regret to say that have had to encourage
their dishonest efforts by purchasing tickets
Of them, but ! have done it only because the
choice lay between that and repeatedly losing
opportunities of hearing opera.
Could not the Metropolitan management CO.
operate with the police in enforcing the law
forbidding the exploitation of opera tickets :?
Surely as many people would enjoy opera as
under the present system. Is it fair to COM
pei one to pay in addition 10 rather ex-
orbitant box Office price the amount these
human parasites deem proper for the privilege
OF hearing opera? y. II. W.
New York, Sept q, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
Freedom OF the Seas"
New York, Oct 4, 1917.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Ii is true enough, as your correspon-
dent Mr.. j. j. Rooney says, that the free
dom Of the seas" l. e., the freedom Of pri-
vate property, other than contrsband. from
capture at sea during war, has been an his
torical and insstent American contention" if
he means by this only that our State Depart
ment and our diplomats have consistently
tried for several generations TO get the as
sent of the great powers to the adoption Of
such an enlightened rule for their guidance
in time OF war.
But If he means 10 imply that this benef-
cent rule is or ever has been the rule of in
ternational law between nations, excepting
by treaty specially prescribing it, he is in
error. Or if he means to suggest that our
government in war has through its prize
courts ever applied or adopted such a rule -
in the absence Of treaty-and there once was
and still may be a treaty with Prussia pre-
scribing such rule for its relations with the
United States he must point us TO chapter
and verse before convincing the world of his
accuracy.
In other words, the Wanted "insistent
American contention" has been much de-
bated and officially approved by our govern
ment IL has not been acted upon by US as a
rule of international law for the excellent
reason that it was not law, but only "pious
hope" desirable modification of existing
rules of international intercourse Thus
Professor John Bsssett Moore says in his
great Digest:
American courts have uniformly confs-
Gated enemy property even when seized
under a neutral flag except where a treaty
prescribed different course"
And in this respect our course has been
legally sound and morally right.
But az the conference at London 10 frame
a declaration or code of naval warfare, one
nation in the world made an even more lib
eral suggestion, which was that contraband
Of war should be abandoned by the great
powers. Has Mr.. Rooney ever heard Of this &?
And would he believe that the power that
made this suggestion was Great Britain az
the direction Of Sir Edward Grey. her Sec
Rotary OF State for Foreign Affairs?
But the world was not ready for such a
step in advance, and so the proposal did not
meet with favor and the Declaration OF
London reiterated with slight changes the
old rules as modified by the Declaration of
Paris. X.YZ.
New York, Sept 90, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
More Regulation, Not Less
Censorship of Papers Needed to
Prevent PARCHMENT of Treason
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: As to those OF your correspondents
(likc Mr. De StneD who are opposed to cen
sorshp of the press and favor no end OF free
discussion. let M say this: Our Federal au-
thorties have been even too tolerant with
those rabid Irish American and pro-German
publications aided by Hohenzolcrn funds.
We need more regulation and censorship, not
less: for free press does not include the
right, in war times, especially, to the preach
ment Of treason or sedition or giving direcuy
or indirectly aid and comfort 70 the enemies
of the United States by the denunciation Of
its action in cooperating with other govern
ments in fighting common enemy.
According to act Of Congress, June, 1917,
End Section 8 Of the United States Criminal
Code. the making Of false statements with
intent 10 interfere with the military or naval
forces Of the United States. or cause resist
ance to the obligation Of citizens to bear
arms in defence of this country" Is crime,
and the penalty is fine OF s5.O0O or I'M
prisonment for six months or both. AND TINS
includes any conspiracy against the fedetai
draft act or any Federal laws governing the
operation Of United States troops From the
able and friendly words lately uttered by
the commission from Japan, we note how
nearly our German enemy came, by the use
Of bribed press, to make breach between
US and Japan, and cause untold loss. Also
we note how China, on declaring for the
Allies and against Germany, Immediately sup
pressed and closed up seven or more I'M
portant German newspapers, all Of which had,
with the aid Of the German postal system
and wireless telegraph system, played an I'M
portant part in the various German plots
whose object was to cause discord among the
Entente Powers.
This war for the salvation of the nations
is intensifying the national consciousness and
turning mems minds from petty issues TO
broad and worldwide policies, and every
newspaper in the land should respond to the
call of our country and give to her the benefit
Of all the scholarship and service it can
possibly render. j. {. PCMPELLf.
New York. Oct. 4, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
Hats Off to the Flag

From IN, Bu1Gio ErpresSI
Doesn't il make YOU mad to see some man
stand stolid as the flag goes by and never lift
his hat?
You feel Just as though you would like to
90 out and kick him.
Sometimes you DO 90 out and speak to him.
And we have known persons TO 60 to the curb
end politely remove the offenders hat. We
know a woman who stepped out TO the curb
enc day and took four hats of the heads Of as
many men all in a row. And the exasperating
thing about that was that they did not know
what il was all about until she explained that
the colors were going by and that every man
was supposed 10 uncover TO the flag.
Blu after all it is not so much a lack Of
patriotism as il is & lack Of education which 5
responsible for our want Of courtesy TO the
Stars and Stripes We have been woerully
slack in instiling into the Younger genera
tions. and inte those who have come TO US
from a foreign land, proper respect for the
ensign Of the land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06

uncomplicated except with bacterial infection,
there is no treatment that equals il.
II the wound is so situated that he can
not lick it, piece of the gauze every soldier
carries a small package Of sterile gauze with
him in his kit should be placed over il and
replaced every two to four hours afterward
till the danger Of infection has passed. The
stained piece at each dressing should be
chewed thoroughly. the juices or secretons
of the wound swallowed. the gauze spat out
In the words Of physicians who have used
this method Of treatment on themselves, the
wound heals like magic
Dr. Mangsn, chief veterinary physician Of
the Street Cleaning Department, says: at
is a crime not to treat horses in this way
Let every reader Of The Tribune cut this out
and send il to some soldier or sailor he knows,
for there is nothing he can carry with him
to the front that possibly will do him more
good if he is so unfortunate TO be wounded,
as the knowledge of this simple treatment.
CHARLES II. DUNCAN, NJ. D.
New York Oct 4, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
Mr.. Perkins and the Farmer
Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Yesterday read with interest the
arraignment of George W. Perkins by Mr.
Fraser on behalf OF the farmers Of Ne"
York State. It impressed me- as very
weak attempt TO discredit a faithful and
efficient public servant. Il makes state
ments without proofs and differences with
out reason II sbounds in assumptions
and suspicious and false conclusions. ~
savors OF hysteria and seems 70 ne I'M
spired by the enemies Of the pubic
While it aims TO create public sentiment -
that the Senate will refuse 70 confirm ths
Governors appointment of MI Perkins 40
the head Of the State Food Commission, ~
really ought TO have the very opposite ef-
feet That nothing worse could be said -
a strong testimonial Mr.. Perkins, Offer ~
pay for this advertisement in so many
papers 70 his own apparent detrimen' oe.
speaks consciousness OF rectltude ana
honor that is really refreshing.
The advertisement reveals common and
growing tendency to criticise everything ana
everybody Some people have the naDlt OF
consciousness. They seem 20 sour on
everybody. They cultivate the crouch. 10
them no one is unselfsh, honest, phiIsn-
thropic All seeming good is inspired oy
some Interior motive. This is a bad naolt
II curses its possessor, its victim and us
associations Charity rejoiceth not IN m
iquity. but reioiceth in the truth. no"
much good could have been said about Ny.
Perkins which would have recommended hlm
to this useful position without violating anY
Of the canons of logic or or morals. let Us
hope that Mr.. Fraser is not truly representa-
tive Of the great farmer class Of New York
State There must be some broad minded.
clear-sighted citizens who are able 20 de
tect in Mr. Perkins a pubic-spirited, ex-
perienced. capable man. willing but not am
bilious 20 serve the state, unstintngly, e.
fciently and impartally. They certainly
ought 70 know that the opposition 70 such
a man is inspired By that class who know
that he will be terror TO evildoers
W j. FRASER.
Demarest. ~ j. Sept. 2S 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
The Peoples War

The one most distinctive quality OF the
world war is the fact that it is war OF
peoples-that whole nations, 60 far as they
are physically able, man the fighting line,
and that the rest Of their populations IS
organized to aid behind the line. The lead
ership of great generals, of great indus
trial executives is important; but 1t is not
nearly as important as the whole-hearted
of every man. woman ana
child. doing in their several jobs the utmost
that is in them. France would fight on
without Joffre or Petain. She would be
lost if the flame of courage and patriotism
within the breasts of her poiius flickered or
burnt low.
This is particularly true of the Liberty
Loan. The most conspicuous announce
ments naturally tell of the large million
dollar subscriptions. But they are not the
vitality important items. They are not
really essential to the successful financing
&c the war In themselves the large IN
vestors could not possibly finance the war
throughout its course. The people OF
America could-alone The true wealth OF
the country is not in its few colossal fort
unes. 1t is in the rank and file of its sue
cessful. prospecting workers. They control
the conduct of the war with their votes.
They control it equally by granting or
Withholding their financial support.
That is why the $50 bond and the 500
bond are the big items in the present loan.
Ii is right that the large fortunes should
loan great sums just as it is right that they
should be heavily taxed. But at bottom
i. is the small investor with his few dollars
10 spare or save upon whom the country
relies. 1t is literal truth. Your 500 is
quite as important to your country as an
OF her's millions. There are thousands OF
such small savings TO one of the large.
Without the small loans the whole under
taking of the country must collapse.
Therefore. save what you can and loan
what you can. Make the sum as large as
YOU can. But however small, don't fail to
devote it to your country's needs-to your
cause to your loan, to the peoples war, the
world over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
Ignorance the Barrier

IRON The Philadelphia Ercn;n0 Lod0,rI
There is quantity Of transformation dis
seminated about suffrage. When Theodore
Hoo~cveIt came out IN favor OF II, reaction
arv newspapers all over the country de-
clared that he had been converted over
night. for political reasons only, and that
his opinion was worth nothing whatever.
DISTINGUISHED editor, who has an uncanny
faculty for getting at the bottom of things
and who was himself at the time opposed TO
suffrage, talked the matter over with the
Colonel along these lines. "lll send you
book or two on the subject that may be IN
formative" said the Colonel. Several days
later a wagon loaded with heavy boxes drove
UP to the editors house. Apparently the
nroduct OF Il furniture factory had been
shipped to him. But every box contained
books and every book in every box treated
Of woman suffrage. There were authorta-
tive accounts of suffrage IN New Zealand. OF
experiments in the Scandinavian countries,
Of arguments pro and con In the different
nations Of the world. Furthermore, within
the books themselves was evidence OF the
fact that every one of them had been read
by the former President. Hot-headed and
converted to the cause overnight? Not n
bit Of il. He had been converted by an ex-
tensive and intensive study extending over
many months. and probably knew more
about the subject than any other living man
in the United States.
The chief barrier to suffrage is ignorance.
There were eminent gentlemen, lovers Of
liberty, in 1916, who were sincerely and
heartily opposed to the Declaration OF In
dependence. There were equally sincere
men who opposed the emancipation Of slaves.
and the slave autocracy was able for decades
TO control national affairs by merely appeal
ing to the prejudices Of voters. There never
was cause so good that men did not live
to fight it. And why should the fact that
some women are opposed to their own
emancipation carry any weight? There were
slaves who opposed manumission. The
question is not how men do vote, but how
they ought TO vote. good cause gathers
support as it goes along. IL was three
centuries after the birth Of Christ before
civilization repudiated paganism. and the re-
pudiation then was not complete.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06

well indorse Mayor Mitchell. He and ms
colleagues have given this city the best ana
the cleanest administration IT has ever had'
His ability to serve the public, proved ny
deeds. is UNNECESSARILY above that OF any
one Of his opponents. The fake issue oil
regularity should be swept aside for the
worthless thing it is in this election. The
question all voters must consider is wheth-
err Tammany shall supplant Fusion in the
City Hall. whether the creature of Murphy
and Hearst shall take the place of the
Mayor who is fighting Tammany and trea-
CON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-06
The Stars and Stripes Forever
New York, oct. 4, 1917.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: have read the article in The Tribune
of October 2. entitled "A Stimulating March"
signed "M +. H." in reference 10 Bagley's
march. | think The Stars and Stripes For
ever" BY John Philip Sousa, is a far better
one. II is more inspiring, thoroughly mar
taI in style and would be bound TO stimu-
late the American soldier boys on the Euro
pean battlehelds and fire their hearts with
patriotism and love for America. II is known
20 every bandmaster in America and is
whistled and hummed from coast to coast.
as well as in foreign lands. The title alone
is enough TO arouse enthusiasm in the
breast of any true American Let US hear
more OF THE Stars and Stripes Forever
from me American military bands. both at
home and abroad. | am speaking from the
standpoint Of a composer and an voicing
the sentiment of hosts Of musical and other
friends. J. A. ALLEN.
Newark y. j, Oct 2, lslh
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To Supply Energy at Equal Cost

II can De seen, therefore. that milk, even Al
Is cents a quart, is a cheap source Of energy
as compared with sirloin steak aud eggs.
These figures are based on the chemsc'
findings as expressed in terms OF "calories,
and do not mean much perhaps TO the aver
age reader.
The purpose Of this article Is 70 translat.
"caories" into plain English.
have a younger brother living az Kansas
City, Mo-, whose wife has always been rather
frail, passing as a semi-invalid much Of mo
time. She visited US about q year ago and
looked and acted so much better that ] asked
her how she accounted FOR the change. Her
answer was: "You can lay II all TO milk" Ii
seems that some three years ago Dr. A. still
Craig, OF that city, persuaded her TO try an
exclusive milk diet for three months. Her
method of using tho milk diet, given In her
own words from q recent letter to me, was Is
follows:
my diet was the juice Of an orange and
half a lemon half an hour before breakfast
time. Then | would begin on the milk, tax
ing glass every half hour until had taken
four 70 FIVE quarts a day. Occasionally
craved more acid; then would take the Juice
of half grapefruit. lived entirely on this
milk for three months, never touching
mouthful Of solid food in that time. I gained
twenty pounds in weight and have kept it,
She now says that the old saying that u
is better TO pay the butcher than the doctor
might we'll be revised 20 read: at is better
10 pay the milkman, and save both the butch
er's and the doctors bills"
The point wish TO make is that from three
TO five quarts Of milk day furnished enough
nutriment to sustain life and more than
m maintained body weight Note that while
the younger and larger woman used from four
TO five quarts day she actually gained TWEEN
* pounds in weight 20 say nothing about re-
gaining her health and good looks.
The comparative table quoted above from
the Department OF Agriculture specialists
fail, 70 tell the whole story for several rea-
sons.
note. first. that the balanced ration made
after the formula OF nature is more FULLY a.
gested and assimilated than any man made
ration vet discovered. IL is also READY TO
serve" Cooks and cooking the bane OF
many a woman, and the cost OF such service
should be added 10 the cost OF most articles
of food before instituting comparisons.
A farer way would be TO compare the cost
OF three to FIVE quarts Of milk day IN your
market with the cost Of three satisfying meals
a day at a restaurant or hotel, all ready 10
eat. The witnesses quoted above unite m
saying that they did not crave other food
while on the milk diet.
o. W. MAPES.
Middletown, n. Y, Sept. 20, 1917.
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Milk as Food
Even at Present Prices 1t Is Cheap
COMPARED With Other Articles
% The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Consumers seem fsted 70 get another
increase in the retail price Of milk. Posi-.
big the shock will be lessened ~ they can be
convinced that in actual food value 1t will
still be cheap even at the advanced prizes
when compared with many other articles Of
food in common use.
Until quite recently the average person HI"
looked upon milk simply as beverage or as
a luxury rather than as food. As matter
Of fact, it is natures example OF complete
food. It is practically the only such exam.
pie. and stands without peer after centuries
Of effort on the part Of man to copy or i'm
prove on it.
Estimates by specialists Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, recently
published comparing the food value Of milk
with sirloin steak and eggs, will be reys.
ation to most readers.
To Sunnly Energy al Enual Cost