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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22
The 1916 Vote

When the vouscs reelected President
Wilson they were very far from intend
ing that that vote should be interpreted
&c an Endorsement Of the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Wilson'S victory was a personal one
He would have been badly beaten II ne
had not received the support of well over
100000 electors who did not vote for
any other Democratic candidate Ia vote
for Marshall being, Of course, identicai
with vote for Wilson,.
Mr.. Wilson ran so far ahead OF the
Democratic ticket because Mr.. Hughes ran
so far behind the Republican ticket There
we're hundreds of thousands of Repuoli-
cans who had not been strongly Impressed
by Mr.. Hughes's campaign and were skep-
teal about his progressive tendencies
They reelected Mr.. Wilson.
Il was evident on the day after cleo
ton that Mr.. Hughes had trailed far be-
hind the great mass of Republican candi-
dates. There was no state, apparently, IN
which the vote cast for him was not
smaller than the vote cast for one or more
of the Republican nominees for state Of
fees or for Congress. There were few
states in which he did not run behind
every other Republican candidate
The publication of official returns from
all Of the states makes it possible now to
demonstrate just how much Mr.. Wilson's
strength exceeded the strength of his party
and lust how far other Republican candl-
dates outran Mr.. Hughes. The election
tables printed in "The World Almanac
for 1917 show the pluralities given fol
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Hughes in the varl'
Gus states. The Presidents net plurality
his plurality on the popular vote-was
567.4O6. He carried thirty states, with
pluralities aggregating 1,35S,197. Mr.
Hughes carried eighteen states, with plu-
rslities aggregating 79O,791. Here are the
margins of the two candidates by states:
rIURAITTTTcS BY STATES FOR WILSON AM
HTCHTS
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r.. ~. rditor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. In questions now being discussed in
tho forums of newspapers and magazines, In
which women are taking a part, notably
pesce proposals, military defence and sur
frage, there frequently occurs the assertion
nv implication and otherwise, that the mental
CONTINENT Of men and women Is totally un-
like; that they must work along different
I;nes although their objects are the same.
This difference is only difference in train
ING. not structural, and therefore artificial
"As the twig is bent Until the last
twenty-five years woman's life was a pose,
consciously or unconsciousy, and the excep-
tions but proved the rule. Because 1t was
ENACTED of her and because il was expedient,
she pretended to be that which she WAS not
in the Griselda age, when only drudge and
burden bearer, she used vile and guile 70
gain her way-the only means at her com
mand So, likewise, the pose Of later age
when the only proper way for woman 70
meet an emergency, whether brought about
by the cat eating the canary or the house
catching Are, was to faint, gracefully IL pos
sitle. but to faint anyway; for only thus
could be preserved the illusion Of her help
essness and dependence upon others to dc
her thinking for her.
When woman invaded the professional
world; when she began to form mothers
clubs and equality leagues and to be dimly
aware that there was work for her outside
of her four walls, a masculine roar went up
all over the land. Business will be ruined,
gloomily predicted the young man clerk and
stenographer as he faced a future with
fewer new ties and spring suits. "The home
will be broken up" shouted the domestic
man, true descendant Of the cave man, who
when he walked abroad rolled a huge stone
before his cave to prevent his wife from
gadding about during his absence. But the
expected did not happen, although this in
vason did result in the discovery by womer
that they were not only in the world, but 6
part of the world; not only citizens of their
particular locality but citizens of theil
country. Now, while the controversy Of
woman suffrage is being waged, there is
louder, deeper roar pleasingy diversified by
feminine shrieks, the great standby of OPP
ponents being that the feminine mind i:
incapable of grasping in its entirety tbs
"broadness (sic!) and greatness" of politics
and therefore women must continue to bC
satisfied TO enjoy the same legal status as
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Total .1.85s.ts7I Total
p,a.t,+v for Wilson, B67 400.

Total .1.S5st97l Total ......... ''Si
Plurality for Wilson, be74Oe.
This table, of course, does not show the
exact division of votes in the Electoral
College. One Of West Virginia's eight
electoral votes went TO Mr.. Wilson.
Looking further into the returns, how
ever. the very abnormal character of the
Presidential vote becomes apparent. The
Republicans carried as many seats in the
House Of Representatives as the Demo
Gratis did, and it would not have been pos
sible for them to come so near controlling
The House without materially outvoting
The Democrats throughout the country.
The reapportionments made after the 1910
census In a number of Northern states
New York, Ohio and Indiana among them
were decidedly unfavorable TO the Re
publican party. II Is, therefore, normally
much easier for the Republicans to elect a
President than to win a majority of the
eats in the lower branch of Congress.
But though losing the Presidency. the
Republicans broke even on the House. Had
the electoral vote been cast in accordance
with the Congress vote in the states, Mr.
Hughes would have carried twenty-four
states. with 2SS votes. and would have
been elected. Mr.. Wilson would have car
ried twenty-five states. with 23l electoral
votes. and two states-Nebraska and Mon
lana. with twelve votes--would have been
evenly divided.
We have compiled and present below a
table showing the pluralites in the forty
eight states ON the basis Of the vote cast
for United States Senators and Governors.
The pluralities of Senatorial candidates
are taken in all cases Where no Sena-
torisl vacancy was to be filled pluralities
for candidates for Governor are used.
Where there were neither Senatorial nor
cubernatorial candidates in the field the net
pluralties Of the candidates for House Of
Representatives are taken. In one state
-Louisiana--for lack Of returns other
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Boston-the Worlds Wool Market

Boston. great wool market before the
war. has become the greatest in the world
since the war has lessened London's relative
traffic in this great commodity. Here at this
extremity of the United States, and with no
wool-growing hinterlsnd. Boston sold $685.
900 900 pounds Of wool in 1916. against Lon
don's 294.375o0O. while foreign and domes-
tic receipts at this port aggregated 10000
600 pounds. America now takes more wool
than Great Britain. and Boston, as President
Jones OF the Wool Trade Association made il
clear in his statement before that body re-
Gently. is now the largest market OF the
largest wool-eonsuming country in the world
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International ISLANDERS

The exalted mission of the German race
on earth was long since made plain in the
collection of war poems published by that
pious divine, the Konsistorialrat Vorwerk,
and notably in the famous hymn where a
principal instrument Of holy frightfulness
was exalted as one of the supernatural
guardians of the Highest:
Du der uber Cherubinen,
Seraphinen, Zeppelinen
In der hochsten Hohe thronest
This ouasi-divine nature of the German
and his weapons must be clearly recog-
nized in order to understand the righteous
Indignation of DR.. Zeitschel at what he
calls the verbal injuries" inflicted on his
people.
Once it is fully understood, we are in a
proper frame of mind to appreciate the
justice of his plea for damages, which is
set forth in the "Reichsbote" as follows;
The German nation must demand salts
faction for the sfronts. insults, lies and
calumnies which our enemies have showered
over US in hdeous rivalry. Such insults
as "Boches." "Huns." "barbarians," which
we're applied to US not merely in hysterical
hate. but in cold blood and deliberately
ought not to be used by the nations with
impunty. O
Some may think that the Germans are
not well qualified to teach the world man
ners, and they will probably have little diff
ficulty in proving that on occasion even
Germans have proved themselves expert in
the business of calling names. But with
] the Germans it is different. If they hate
deliberately and in cold blood it is because
they have a right to hate. Pastor Falcl
explained all this clearly enough in The
"Berliner Morgenpost" long time ago.
Though love Is a Christian virtue, st
Paul taught US TO love without feigning
I"Abhor that which is evil" he said henc
Germans are obliged as good Christians q
abhor those who oppose them becaus
those who oppose them must be evil
But does such hatred justify verbal in
iuries? Most assuredly, when German,
is the hater. Indeed, Pastor Falck showe
that it was the bounden duty of German
to abuse their enemies, and reminded then
that their Divine Master called his foe
"vipers" and "whited sepulchres." The
might therefore be assured that they wer
at liberty to be as rude as they liked, fol
unlike their foes, their rudeness has
truly religious and moral justification
cine siHlick-reIiqiose G,7mdioge.
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Theft

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: It is a sorry spectacle to see Amsf''S
and other neutral nations trying 10 eonoO".
theft and advocating spontaneously me caus,
Of thieves. Had part OF the United statss ,.
America, instead of part Of Belgium os,'
ruthlessly stolen by the Germans ho~ miru y.
fully merciful t would have appeared :.
some of us on hearing the President say !"
the Kaiser: 1--WE can't stand such inert
we really must put our foot down TINS 'n. ,
but we won't insist upon restitution IN IN.
case if you'll give us your solemn prom prom.
las YOU did to Belgium that our terri'0"
shall remain respected and inviolate'
Margate, England Jan. !, 1917. D. ~
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Republican plurality 57S,S91.
Vote for Congress. Vote for President
The fairness of this showing cannot be
disputed. 1t is representative. Giving the
vote on Senator the preference shifts Del
aware and Rhode Island from the Hughes
column into the Democratic column. But
it takes MARYLAND out of the Wilson col
umn into the Republican column. Had the
vote for Governor been preferred IN all
cases, it would have kept Delaware and
Rhode Island Republican, would have
transferred Arizona to the Republican col
umn and would have added $4,000 to the
Republican margin in Minnesota. But
those gains would have been balanced in
large part by the loss in this state of
10000 votes and by the transfer of Wash
ington from the Republican to the Demo
cratic table.
On almost any basis of calculation that
may be adopted the result will be practi-
cally the same. Although the Republican
party lost the Presidency last fall, it has
virtually regained national ascendancy.
All the elements in it were able TO unite on
state and local issues and state and local
candidates and, so united, the party out
numbers the Democracy. The Democracy
is, in fact, no longer facing two parties,
each weaker than itself. 1t must fight
from now on a reunited Republican party,
with the weight of numbers on the Repub-
llican side.
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Short Selling Is Gambling

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: RI there had been enacted Law max
ing il a misdemesnor, with a heavy fine
and Imprisonment, to gamble in stocks, we
would not now witness such brazen exhibit
ton OF deliberate perjury at Washington
for certainly perjury is being committed By
either the "yes" or may" party.
Il is clearly gambling when stocks are solo
short" and bare-faced gambling at that
and ought to carry with it heavy fine anC
Imprisonment for the gambler and broker
as well. j. II. L. EAGER.
Brooklyn, Jan. 10, 1917.
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What of the Lusitania =?
he EDITOR Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There could be peace in short order
If President Wilson would recall Gerard and
give Won BernstorF his passports. Surely
Germany has during the past two years given
the United States sufficient provocation by
numbering our citizens TO justify the imme-
date severance Of relations. The Germans
want no new enemy and would be forced to
sue for peace on any terms.
The Kaiser treats us with contumely and
contempt aud apparently We submit meekly
May | ask what Is the present status of the
Lustania matter? Has anything or will
anything be done7 B. B. VALENTINE.
New York, Jan. 10, 1917.
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A Prophecy

To the Editor of The Tribune. .,.-
Sir: agree with Mr.. Chapman nav
should be no Harvard memorial 70 s'oo..i
who die in the European war, without -,
to which side they are on. There sfe "a,
when we must speak and one has no ps. .s.r
70 argue. | take refug. in propheey' IL ~.
will be no Harvard memorial 70 men
hghting for the Kaiser. ,,c
RICHARD wELLlN"
New York, Jan. 10, 1917.
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than those on Presidential electors the
Presidential plurality is employed
This table shows a Republican popular
plurality in the country of 579,39l-5,sS5
greater than Mr.. Wilson's popular plural
ity. Here are the figures:
PLURALrTTEs BY STATES FOR uNirEr
STATES SENATOR AND GOVERNOR
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,,pscRrPrIoN RArEs-By Mall Postage Pad OUT
CANADIAN RATES

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Mail Matter.
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Tennis Summary
NATIONAL RED CROSS SINGLES

FiHt round-Robert Lindley Murray won from
Z. J. F!Iman by default: Herbert J.. wes,fal de-
festei Gerald b. Emerson. 6-2. 6-l. Theodore
r. Pell defeated Dr. william Rosenbsum. s-3
"a: william T. Tden %. defeated otto salrn.
SO. 6-l: Dean Mathey won from C. G. Bur
rows by default. George A. Walker. r. defeated
Harry Seymour. &c. 60: Frederick d. AleIan-
der defeated A. Bassford, st.. 81. 60; Craig
Biddls won from G. A. Major by default. John
r. srachsn won from Benjamin H. Le,sa. by
default Elliott H. Binzen won from II. L. Bow
man BY default. A. W. Macpherson won from f.
H. Harris by default G. o. Wagner defeated
Mnes Berk. e-3 80: Douglas Waters defeated
J. 7 Allen. rs. 81; seiichiro Kashio de-
fss,ed r. Brown Ransom. 7-s. rs. I0-s;
Charles s. Garland defeated Lyle Evans MAhan.
C--l. - Carl II. Behr defeated q. A. L. Dorne.
60. &c. 60.
Lower haif-Holcombs Ward defeated s. Howard
yoshsll. ca. lie. e-33 II. s. Parker defeated
Frederick c. Inman. 6-l. 6-5; Nathaniel w.
Niles defeated Marshall Allen. e.. 6-2; Charles
Chambers won from j. b. Adoue. r.. by default II.
n Beck won from Joseph J. Armstrong by de-
fault: Herbert Vail defeated X 7. Eilsack. SIS.
81; Clarence J. Griffin defeated {. ". Mac
Mullen, ca 6--3: Ludlow yandeyenter won from
Christian Mack BY default; Harold 4. Throck-
morton defeated Harry G. Johnson o. ~
Frederick C. Bags won from James 5. o'Neale.
ir by default. Watson NJ. Washbrn defeated
HUNT T. Dickinson. Is. Is; h b. AcCIa'e
won from George Tilden by default. Irving c.
Wrish, won from Malcolm D. Whitman by de.
fault; Leonard Beekmhn defeated Philip Van De-
v.n,sr. s-2. e.. Richard Norris william. 3D.
defeated Walter l.. Pate. "a. 60; l.. Gwynee
French defeated r. L. james. as. 6-5. 81.
Second round-Murray defeated Wcsnal, 60,
ca; Trlden defeated Peil. e.. SIS: Mathey
defeated Walker 6-3. 81: Biddle defeated Alex
ander. Cd, 2-s. 60; strschan defeated Binzen.
81. s-i: Macpherson defeated Wagner. 6-l.
"a: waiter. defeated Kashio s-3. 6--i; Gar
land defeated Behr. e.. 81.
Lower hali-ward defeated Parker. s-2. GO;
Niles defeated Chambers. e.. 81; Beck de-
feated Vail. s-l. e-3; Griffin defeated Ludlo"
Van psyentsr. Ga. Ga: Th,ockmOr,on defeated
Basgs. rs. So: washburn ce.sated MeClaIs.
so. Ga; Beekman defeated Wright. 5-1
l2-lo, e.; Williams defeated French. 6-3. s--2
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Tornado Wrecks
Toronto's Park

TORONTO. Ont. Aug. 2o.--In the
seventh inning of the first game Of to-
days doublc-header, with the score 3
to 3, 4 tornado, accompanied by ter
rife downpour of rain, broke up the
game. The score reverted 10 the pre-
vious inning, making Toronto winner
over Newark by TO 0.
Several hundred terrified spectator.
rushed 10 second base to escape the
flying debris, accompanied by some Of
the players of both teams. The tall
steel hsgmsst was bent double by the
force Of the wind and a large section
Of the roof of the grandstsnd was car
ried long distance.
The huge automatic score board, re-
Gently destroyed by a similar storm
and again nearing completion, was once
more totally wrecked.
The score:
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Hans Wagner Wins Game
From Dodgers in Tenth
Both Vanguard and Miller
Pitch Sensational Ball
for Nine Innings

An old chap, who may be recognized
as j. Wagner in the vital statistics
amended. exploded ton OF gloom an"
5sso,a,ion among the faithful of E6-
NO Field Yesterday afternoon. In MS
,o,cbalart manner he broke up q
nifchers' duel in the tenth INNING 10
ibo Great discomfort of Rube Marquard
and Charles H. Ebbets, in paruculas'
and Wilbert Robinson and the enam-
rion Dodgers in general. J.-or mans
or Wonus-Wagner beat Brooklyn IN
The tenth inning by a score Of 10 o.
Old Uonus Just took toe hold
ord waited for Rube Marquard's iast
one. Now. the Rube had played win
Frc scveral times before and was IN.
cI;,od IA be lust bit careless against
Hans the first man 20 face him IN the
tepth lie had actually struck out the
Dptcbman on one occasion; again mao
Hold him 20 a puny grounder, and stil
.oair 10 little pop-up. He tired TO
crowd over his fast one, but wagner
met IL fairly and drove II iar pasI
Jimmy Johnston for a two-base NJ
pi,ler bunteo safely. and wher
O'Rourke threw poorly 20 FIRST wagner
annWfn
II WAS proyLsUg that O'Rourke's err
vor crorDed out. for 10 took Just a
sba5e Of the lustre Of Wagners ac-
conplishmcnt. In any event, IT Is
probsble Pittsburgh would have won
nd Wagner held third and Filter first,
y,itb none out. In spite Of the ster-
ling tossing that graced the OCCASION
bo,b sides had an unusual number OF
ooportunities when the sparse hitting
is considered. I
Bigbee forced Jackson, who opened
The game By walking. Then Bigoee
was caught mapping OF first base, a
moment later Carey singled. lie IN
turn was forced. Olson drew pass
in Brooklyrs half. lie was nipPed
stealing after Daubert and Myers had
Aied 20 Bigbce. al,
O'Rourke opened Brooklyn's third
with a clean single. but Mack wheat
FELL down on his end OF hit and run
ulBy and the stealer was snufed out
IN second base Later in the same in-
ming. with two gone, Marquard strolled,
but Olson whitfield in the pinch.
Carey ambied, starting Pittsburgh's
fourth. .Boeekel sacrificed. II was
the first time MaTquard had be.h
called upon 20 show all he had. he
vas cqua 90 the occasion. First hs
struck out Ward. and then repeated the
process on the man who finally lifted
bis scalp. o.,
Another fine chance presented Itself
In the nth, but again Miller was ada
mant against pinch bit Johnston,
Grst up. Was safe on Wards tumble.
Cutshsw played for the run and sac
riNced. O'Rourke struck out, but was
ssfe on n passed ball Johnston did
not avail himself Of the golden oppor.
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Clubs Protected
LfU. S. Drafts
Ball Players

CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.-The enroll
ing of ball players in the United States
army and navy will have little or no
effect financially on those clubs desir-
ing to purchase or obtain by draft the
players in leagues of lower classiilca-
ton. The National Baseball Commits
sion to-day issued a notice TO the eff
feet that the status of all players
obtained by recall under optional
agreements would remain the same, no
matter when the PLAYER was called for
military or naval duty.
With men drafted from the ranks OF
the minors the draft price shall not be
paid over until the player actually en-
ters the service of the club which pur-
chased him. In case the drafted player
enters the military or naval service be-
tween the time he is drafted and the
time he is ordered TO report the club
which would have obtained his services
has the privilege OF cancelling its draft.
The clause relating to purchased
players says:
"A major or minor league club which
purchases a player will have no right
10 the return of the amount actually
paid BY it for his release If the player
Joins il, even If he is subsequently
drafted into the military or naval ser
vice, but in that event all deferred pay
ments shall be stayed until the player
again reports TO the purchasing club
aud IL has had reasonable opportunity
to try him out and determine whether
il desires 10 retain him. II retained
the deferred payments must be met;
if he is not retained he shall revert to
the selling club"
The National Baseball Commission
issued its annual lists of options exer-
cised by major league clubs upon play
ers with minor league clubs. The lists
of the three local clubs follow:
By New York American: From
Bridgeport, Ferguson; Newark. Nc
Graw, Camp; Richmond, Bankston, En-
right; Toledo, Piercy, Hamilton.
By Brooklyn National: From At
lanta, O'Mara; Denver, Kelleher; Butte,
Malone; Portland. Me, Burning; Spo-
kane, Fitzsimmons; Baltimore, Apple.
ton. Snyder.
By New York National: From Roch-
ester, Young, Stryker. Causey, Smith;
New Orleans, Baker; Louisville, Mid
dleton; Montreal, Hoyt.