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New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Gerard Predicts
More Years of War
Buying Power Of Germany Not
Impaired, He Tells Broad
way Association

Two more years Of war n Europe
were predicted by James ". Gerard,
former Ambassador to Berlin, before
the Broadway Association at the Hotel
Astor yesterday.
After two years of war the buying
power of the Germans has not been
impaired" he said. "The jewellers OF
Berlin never sold as many gems before
the war as they have been selling since
the war commenced Germany is not
poverty stricken.
az firmly believe the war will con-
tinue for two years more, and | strong
Iy urge the utmost economy in the use
of wheat. We can use cornmeal in the
United States because we know how to
use it. and We like it. Let the wheat
be exported to Europe to be used for
making bread"
Curtailment Of the number Of
courses served at meals was advo-
Gated by NJ. Gerard, who said that
the French had schooled themselves
to he content with two courses. Amer
leans, he declared, ought to be able
20 do with a similar number.
every year 100000 Germans become
Of military age" continued tho speak
er. land the fact that Germaty has
had loss to date OF 100000 men is
not really alarming to her. Should
Germany be successful in this war,
or even should there be a draw, the
United States may be called on to face
Germany alone. The American people
DO not need TO have the facts con-
cealed from them. They are entitled
10 know all that is happening; the
more they know the better they can
prepare"
Mr.. Gerard deplored a national in
diligence of pacitists and foreigners.
I'VE have permitted free sISsch to go
too far" he declared "We allow for
eigners TO say what they please so
long as We doludc ourselves into be-
lieying they arc sincere"
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
To Fit Sailors for
Merchant Officers
Institute VIII
Prepare Men for the
New Fleet

Boston, June 1.-The establishment
of course to fit sailors for positions
as officers in the new fleet of merchant
ships was announced tonight by the
Massachusetts, institute Of Technology.
The United States Shipping Board will
supply funds and instruments for the
instruction, which will be conducted by
Dean A. T.. Burton of the Institute
and a staff of seven members from
the faculty Of the institute, Harvard
University and elsewhere.
Stations of the institute will be
placed at six ports in New England,
between New London and Esstport, go
that the courses may be made easily
available TO qualified sailors and fish
ermen. Candidates must be thirty-one
years of age and have had sea expert
cnce, Dean Burton announced.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
200 Speakers to Address
Forty Patriotic Meetings
and Urge Registration
To Aid in Listing Men
Out-of-Town Visitors Rush
to City Clerk to
Report

The Tsmmany Hall organization has
arranged to hold patriotic meetings
throughout the city next Monday even
ing as an impetus TO registration on
Tuesday for the new national army.
Forty mass meetings, to be addressed
by more than 200 speakers. will be held
in Manhattan. Thirty-hve OF these
meetings are to be held in the Assem-
bly, district headquarters of the Demo
cratic county organization. Five Will
be held in large public halls. 1t Is eX-
pected that before the speaking cam
paign is finished Registration Day VIII
break, and the Tammany workers Will
devote that day 20 cooperation with the
registration officials.
Officers Of the army and navy, cam
paigners for various patriotic soclties
and members of the Tammany organi-
zation will begin at o'clock Monday
night to explain both the provisions Of
the army registration law and the ne
c.ssity for subscription TO the Liberty
Loan. Tammany will have seventy-livo
automobiles in use 30 carry the speak
crs 20 and from the various district
headquarters. Invitations were mailed
yesterday 10 10000 residents of Man
haitian 20 attend the meetings.
At Cooper Union a large mass meet
ing. presided over by Sheriff Alfred h..
Smith, will be held for the purpose of
arousing patriotism on the lower East
Side. Other speakers at the Tammany
patriotic rallies will be Representatives
Riordan, Smith. Doolng and Hurlbert;
President Bowling of the Board Of Al
dermen, Justice Guy, of the Supreme
Court; Judge Grain, of the Court Of
General Sessions; Judges Marks, Well,
Nolan, Levy. Hoffman, Schnitken and
Schmuch; Warren W. Foster, former
Judge o. General Sessions; Senators
Wagner, Foley, Roylan, Walker and
Cotilo; former Adjutant General Ham
ilton. Dr. William J. O'Sullivan, Will
lam p. Burr and John Godfrey SAKE.
The number OF out-of-town visitors
in New York who have focked TO the
Office of the City Clerk to register there
because they will be away from home
on Registration Day has been increas-
ing daily. 1t reached the maximum
Yesterday. when nearly / 900 registered.
This number was swelled by the in
creasing number of residents of this
city who declared they would be away
from home on June ..
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Asserts Treaty
Protects Germans
I'm United States
Relations Conference Hears
That Old Agreement Will
Be Discussed After War

The treaty made with Prussia by this
country in 17S5-the last great work OF
Benjamin Frankln-will be the subject
of much diplomatic discussion when the
United States is again at peace with
Germany, according TO Simeon L. Bald
win. Ex-Governor OF Connecticut. Mr..
Baldwin presided yesterday at the final
session of the National Conference on
the Foreign Relations OF the United
States held in the assembly room OF the
Chamber of Commerce.
at was the most liberal and advanced
treaty between nations for the regula-
tion of their trade up to that time he
said. Germany, as the successor OF
Prussia. has not disputed that Il con-
trolls her relations with US at the pres
ent juncturc.
zone of its provisions, renewed in
1899 and again in 1928, is this: II war
should arise between the two contract
ing parties. merchants OF ether coun-
try, then residing in the other. shall
be allowed to remain nine months TO
collect their debts and settle their al
fairs. and may depart free, carrying
off all their effects without molestation
or hindrance. All women and children,
scholars Of every faculty. cultivators
OF the earth, artisans, manufacturers
and fishermen, unarmed and lnhaOit-
ing unfortiied towns, villages or places,
and. in general, all others whose occu-
nations are for the common subsistence
and benefit of mankind, shall be al
lowed to continue their respective en-
ployments and shall not be molested IN
their persons.
Dollar diplomacy, or Financial i'm
perialism," will be one of the greatest
dangers TO confront America after the
war. Frederick c. Howe, United states
Commissioner OF immigration, told the
delegates. Especially, he said. will this
be q menace to friendly relations with
Japan who fears the encroachments OF
American finance and exploitation IN
China. Stanley X. Hornbeck, professor
of political science in the University OF
Wisconsin, declared that the only man
ner in which this danger could be avoid
ed would be in the substitution of CO.
operation for indiyidualism in both ma
tional and international affairs.
Charles +. Sutton, a mining engineer,
and George +. Roberts, assistant TO the
president Of the National City Bank,
were the other speakers.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Mayors Ask Wilson's
Aid in Coal Situation
Fear Shortage for Municipali-
ties Unless President
Takes Action

Albany, June 1.--An appeal has been
made TO President Wilson by Mayor
Cornelius f. Burns of Troy, president
OF the State Conference of Mayors, ask
ing that the Federal government take
such action as will make it possible
for municipalities TO purchase coal at
a reasonable price and in such guam
titles as may be needed.
Mayor Burns wrote that, although
this is the time of year when city ad-
ministrations let contracts for their
winters coal supplies, it is almost i'm
possible to get dealers to submit csti-
mates because of their inability TO
guarantee delivery or prices.
"The municipalities" he informed
the President, must soon make pro-
vision for heating the schools and other
public buildings and for operating their
water plants and other utilities. We,
therefore, appeal for your help to avert
what will become a serious condition
unless prompt and effective action ia
taken by the Federal government
against apparent discrimination in
transportation and imitation Of prices
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Speech by Clark Used
as Pacifst Propaganda

Toledo. Ohio. June IA telegram of
protest which suggested possible trea-
son in Speaker Clsrk's speech, "Volun-
teers vs.. Conscripts," printed copies
of which are being sent here through
the mails, was ent tonight to Presi-
dent Wilson by the Toledo Citizens
Committee on National Defence. The
telegram reads in part:
I'VE earnestly protesct against the
use Of the mails for this purpose. Such
circulation, in our judgment, if not
reasonable, is reprehensible in the ex-
treme and calculated to defeat the pur-
poses Of the government in the selcc-
tive draft.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Italy Needs Million
Tons Of Coal a Month
u. S. Must Ship 1t to Keep
Munition Works Going,
Envoy Says

Washington, June 1. Italy needs
900, 600 tons Of American coal month
ly TO continue her essential munitions
manufacture. according to a statement
made to-day by francesca S2yerio Nittl,
OF the Italian war mission.
Mr.. Nitti received \. Joseph di sill
vcstro, grand master of The Order of
the Sons Of Italy Of America for the
State OF Pennsylvania, and Eugene v.
Allcssandroni, solicitor Of the order,
and told them the great effort Of ltal-
ians in this country should be 10 make
IL possible 70 have coal, imperatively
needed sent to Italy. lie also urged
that all Of Italian descent in this coun-
try who have not registered for mill
tarv service at the Italian consulates
register for the American armies.
The visitors told Mr.. Nitti of nation
wide plans of their order for the rails
ing Of big fund for the Italian widows
and orphans. The Pennsylvania branch
alone will present the Prince or Udinc
with $4,000 from tha. state.
Tomorrow the prince and other
members # the mission will be Of
Gcially received by the House OF Rep
rcsentativcs.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Register or Resign"

New Brunswick. y. j., June Reg
ister or resign" is the ultimatum which
has been presented TO employees Of sew
eral OF the leading factories here. No
tices were posted at the doors of the
plants to-day warning employees that
before they are permitted to begin
work next Wednesday morning they
must show their registration cards.
Those who are unable to prove that
they have registered under the terms Of
the conscription act will find them
selves without jobs.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
War Making by the Many
By c. w. Gilbert

Washington, June This country's
right hand does not know what its left
hand does, which may be recommended
IN charity, but is not a good thing in
the conduct of war. And besides, find
ing the left hard interfering with it,
the right hand before acting has to
take lot Of advice from advisers who
are not always promptly available Put
into the long words os business or
ganization, this is another way of say
ing that there is lack of coordination
and system here which makes for de-
lays and confusion.
An incident that illustrates this con-
Germs the supply Of fuel oil and gaso-
lene TO our own ships in European
waters and to the fighting mechanism
OF the Allies there. There is no more
vital problem before the country to-
day. 1t is as vital as the food prob
lem. though less has been said about it.
Fuel oil IS the food of the modern
snip. Gasolene is the food of the vast
transport organization that has been
built up behind the lines of the Allies
hghting men in France. Verdun was
defended with gasolene. A motor truck
line kept the French at that point sup
piled with food and munitions while
they repelled the German attack. Con-
troll of the air depends on gasolene.
Fuel Food for Busy Fleets
War, with its ceaseless activity of
ships patrolling the seas in search of
submarines, of aeroplanes patrolling
the air and fighting in It, of motor
trucks carrying supplies, has multiplied
the consumption of gasolene and fuel
oil. When the fuel stops, war stops.
just as much as it stops when food for
the army stops.
1t was with this in mind that the
Navy Department took up the other
day the question Of supplying fuel 70
our ships abroad and TO the ships Of
our allies. II did not get very far be-
fore it discovered that another de-
psrtment also had its eye on the t.nker
ships which transport oil across the
seas. The Shipping BoarL was plan
ming TO use tankers to carry grain to
the Allies!
Here was a situation! Who was to
have those ships? Were the Allies to
have food or fuel? Which was most
needed? Could any of the tankers be
spared from their normal function OF
carrying oil to carry grain? What Gil
was needed and how many ships could
carry it?
These were questions for experts,
and, OF course. here enters the advisory
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Central Union Refuses
TO Discuss Pacihsm

The Central Federated Union. the
membership OF which embraces practi-
cslly every labor union organization IN
the city. refused last night TO even dis
cuss a resolution indorsng the pacifst
meeting held Thursday night at Madi-
son Square Garden.
Bcnno Weinstein. representing the
Sign Painters Union. OFF, ed the reso-
luton On the motion OF another dele
gate 1t was unanimously decided 20 lay
il on the table without discussion.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Poles Urged to Register

Washington, June IA call to citi-
zens of Polish extraction 70 aid N max
ing the military registration effective
was printed to-day in Polish news
Papers throughout the country.
II will be followed by sermons next
Sunday in all Polish churches, urging
that every facility be offered rcgistra-
tion officials. Virtually every Polish
in the country is enlisted
in the movement.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Dannemora's Inmates
To Buy Liberty Bonds

Plattsburg. y. Y. June The Off
GERS at Clinton Prison. Dannemora,
through Warden Twomblcy. have sub
.cribed for $4,000 Of the Liberty Loan
bonds. One Of the inmates Of the
prison. who shines the shoes of the
officers subscribed for 500 bond.
other inmates have expressed a d.
sire 20 subscribe, and the warden IS
now arranging for them to do so.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Draft Registration
Places Will Be
Listed in Tribune

4 LIST of the registration
- places in every election
district in New York City for
Federal Registration Day, June
3, will be published in The Trib-
une on Monday, June 4. If you
are a man between the ages OF
twenty-one and thirty-one, re-
siding in this city, whether you
claim exemption from military
duty as an alien or for any
other reason, you must register.
Make sure OF the election dis
trict in which you live and
watch The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02

organization. There IS an
committee on oils created by the Oou"
ell of National Defence and its ao''s''
commission. Mr.. Bedford, president Oh
tho Standard Oil Company Of New Jer-
.ev i it's chairman. This committee
mus, be got together TO tell just VIVA.
oil ships there were, how mue" W
they could carry TO Europe ana h0"
much oil would be needed in EUROPE
And here YOU encounter the dificrl'ieS
of an advisory organization.
Let the committee be got together W
morrow. This was vital probe"
which could not be settled 100 s'''-
But no. Mr. Bedford could not Dc !"
Washington for two or three days
Some other members of the comm''Iee
could not attend a session Of 1t Ior
four or five days, and. ultimately II
was nearly a week before a meeting
could be held 10 thrash out this OIL
shipping problem. =.
This is not big thing in itscH' ou'
it is typical. And the trouble with az
Law IS that delay is contagious. IhiisS
like this happen all along the line' a"d
yet everybody believes that he is work
ing with the greatest expedition ana
success.
A Mountain of Things to Dc
A great deal is being accomplished, OF
course, but the trouble is that the Ad-
ministration looks on this total and
marvels. seldom considering it relative
ly to the huge mountain Of things still
to be done. 1t is possible to point to
this waste of a week on the oil problem
leaving out Of consideration the ABB
surdity of the Shipping Boards bend
ing it's energies upon plans to use tank
ers to ship wheat! 1t is possible to
point 20 two months waste of time
upon a false scent with regard to ships,
to a considerable waste OF time IN start
ing work upon submarine chasers and
on contracting for guns Tor them' 10
slowness in getting destroyers INTO ac-
ton on the other side. Everywhere you
see the lack of driving force to get
things done.
An indignant man spoke OF our gov
ernment here as a vast pigeonhole. But
il is not quite that. There is cease
less activity. Fancy the business man
who comes down here and approaches
a bureau chief, who in turn takes the
matter up with the Secretary, who re-
fsrs il TO the Council Of National De-
fence. which consults with the Advisory
Commission, which calls upon one OF IT'S
committees for advice. and tins COM
mittee turns the matter over 10 us e%-
pert
Sometimes the thing starts at the
other end and moves in the opposite
direction over the same course. IL IS
no ones fault, except the fault OF the
man who insisted on all this mechan-
ism without power.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
U-Boats Cut Swiss Exports

Berne. Switzerland. June I.-Ger-
many's submarine warfare is having a
bad effect on Switzerland's export trade
with the United States. During May
the exports of embroidery amounted to
only one-half Of those of May a year
ago.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02

vidusls. do not suggest methods in
detail. as these may be worked out by
the few who are willing to act and are
not otherwise engaged in serving their
country.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Author and Committeeman
Denounces Party Organi-
zation as Un-American
Says 1t Follows Berlin
Gerber and Hillquit Assert
Resignation Will Not
Split the Party

Declaring that the Socialist party is
committed TO programme essentially
unneutral, un-American and pro-Ger.
man. John Spargo. Socialist lecturer
author and member of the national
executive committee of the Socialist
party, announced yesterday he had re.
signed from the party.
Il am. as always. a Socialist. an in
ternationslist and anti-militarist." Mr.
Spargo's letter of resignation to the
national secretary read. 81 leave the
party because | am profoundly con-
vinced that il has ceased 10 be an eff
fective instrument for the advance
ment Of socialism. regard it as prob.
ably the greatest single obstacle to the
progress of socialism in America.
Through the utterances and actions
Of the national executive committee,
the national committee and our press,
the party has been placed in the posi-
tion of favoring precisely the things
desired by the German Foreign Office
and of opposing the things the German
Foreign Office opposed.
German Evasions Repeated
eve have repeated all the miserable
evasions and apologies of German
statesmen and been silent upon those
-. 4. L.
ests required silence.'s
An intimation that he will attempt
TO form a new Socialist organization
"a reorieDtation of the socialdemo-
cratic forces OF the country on sound
programme of democratic public own
ership"-was made by Mr., Spargo in
his letter.
julius Gerber, executive secretary Of
the New York branch of the Socialist
PARTY, last night issued reply to Mr..
Spargo, in which he said:
I'VE are not exactly glad of Mr..
Spargo's resignation. But it will be
rather for the good Of the party, since
Mr.. Spargo is q pro-war Socialist, ard
the Socialist party is opposed to all
war.
"Mr. Spsrgo's resignation may be fol-
lowed by the resignation OF few other
prominent Socialists who believe in
war, but there will be no split in the
party and there will be no general de-
fection OF the present membership of
the party. Mr.. Spargos resignation
goes to the Vermont branch of the
party, OF which he is a member.
Asserts Party Is Growing
The Socialist party is growing every
day. Since the declaration OF war the
cnlistments under the auspices of the
Socialist party in this county have been
much greater than the enlistments for
the United States army"
Morris Hillquit, secretary Of the In
ternational Socialist Bureau, said
There is no likelihood Of Mr.. Spargo
splitting the Socialist party. The party
is now more harmonious than it ever
has been. There will be no large de.
fecton from the ranks as the result OF
Mr.. Spargo's resignation. and don't
believe the Socialists OF the United
States would join any new party which
Mr.. Spargo might attempt to form"
New-York tribune., 1917-06-02
Expected to End Apparent
Inconsistencies in Treat
ment of Germans
Doesn't Relate to Spies
Defines Clearly Scope of Com
mercial Activities Per-
mitted for Aliens
from In. Tribune Bureau

Washington, June Treatment
which German aliens in this country
may expect from the Administration IS
set forth clearly in the trading with
the enemy" bill now pending in House
committee. The final form of this
measure, it is declared. will put a."
end to the apparent Inconsistency IN
the treatment Of Germans living in the
United States.
Germans, whether they be aliens or
naturalizel, who seek to interfere with
the working Of the selective draft or
attempt to carry on any other activity
which might destroy or iniur" the Ell
ficiency with which the United States
wages war on Germany, Will be leit 10
the mercy OF the Secret Service.
The trading with the enemy bill does
not deal with this kind OF Germans
That is merely question of detective
running down criminals and bringing
them into court. The trading with thc
enemy bill is aimed at the more inno-
cent appearing activities which never
theless might resul. in dement's TO
Germany
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

A new display of dresses in crepe de
chine, georgette crepe, taffeta, and sport
dresses, all the new and desirable colors.
Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc.
Don't pay fancy price for an electric
vacuum cleaner when you can get the
famous Franz Premier or the Sweeper
Vac at Hooker's for $3.50 on time or S25
cash Free trial
During the last two weeks the boys and
girls of the school bird clubs report the
following birds seen: Song sparrow, chip
ping sparrow, sea gull, bronze grackle,
Phoebe. red winged black bird.
Bargains galore. Patronize the rum
mage sale at the Congregational church
from 10 s p. m. to-day and reduce the
high cost of living. A bigslot of good
goods at lower than before the.war
prices. We have fine lot of mems
clothing.-adv.
Detachable new eocoanut creations at
Laws candy shop, where a modern CO.
coanut shredder CRATES the fresh cocoa
nut before your very eyes as pre-
liminary to the preparation of delicious
home made confections Notice the dis
play in the window to-day and then step
inside and try our dainty cocoanut dips,
maple molasses cocoanut taffy and cocoa
nut haystacks. No more toothsome con
fections ever came from the rich, ripe
Remember to look at Laws
window exhibit to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

Holiness meeting at the home of Mrs.
4. A, Williams, l3l Washington street,
Monday night at 1880.
Ten new Andes ranges to exchange for
your old stoves. Come in and get prices.
E. A. Prindle & Co., 200 North Main
street, Depot square.
Sweeper Vac or Franz Premier electric
vacuum sweepers to-day, the best ma
chimes made. Phone b. w. Hooker &
Co. for free trial. Cash or time.
Every Good Eddie" was given at the
Barre opera house last evening before a
fair-sized audience. The humor OF the
piece was generally good and the audi
ence was kept in laughter good share
of the time, while some of the soloists
were very pleasing in their work, al
though as a whole the singers were not
up to the standard which might have
been expected in a musical comedy. Bur
ford Hampden shared the honors as come
dian with Dave Ferguson, the former APP
pearing in the part of the simpering, di-
minutive husband of virago, while Fer
guson was the not always obliging and
frequently impertinent clerk of the hotel
where lay the scene of much of the CON
fusion incident TO the separation of the
afore- mentioned couple on thas honey
moon trip, together with the interchange
of partners with another honey incoming
pair. There was some graceful duo dane
ing.