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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Milk Distribution Chsrges

Settlement of the strike of the milk drlV-
ers against the Borden company appears
to hinge altogether on the question of the
discharge of certain loyal non-union men,
The company has formally agreed to meet
the financial demands Of the strikers. This
decision means more pay; that is, more
cperating eXpense-more charge for the
distribution of milk which, according to
regulation business custom. may be eX-
pected to be apportioned to the consumers
If the, drivers of one company WIN TINS ad-
vantage, it is only reasonable to expect
that others will demand it. The result,
therefore, would be general increase IN
milk prices, attributable this time not to
any increased pay to dairymen, but solely
to cost Of distribution.
Distribution costs are already outrage
ously high here, due to competition or
publication of effort of the companies. Not
only do opposing companies cover the same
routes. but they make two or more deliv-
cries covering the same territory the same
dav. Milk is so essentially a necessity OF
life that furnishing il becomes almost a
public utility. For anything OF that nat
ure such duplication Of effort Is economic
waste. bad enough at any time; now, IN
war time, doubly bad because Of the num-
Der of men and horses it keeps out OF other
service and the capital tied up IN equip
ment.
There is bound to be point where IN
crease of milk charges will be more than
the traffic can bear. For many 1amilieS
that point is rapidly being approached as
is indicated by the failing off IN milk con-
sumption or the substitution Of lower less
rood and less expensive grades for the
higher and more expensive grades. lhere
are two possible MISUNDERSTANDING OF
milk by the municipality, or a limitation
or better vet. an elimination, of competl-
ton by various milk concerns through gov
ornment regulation and licensing OF the
distributors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Where Tact Is Needed

iITOm The Boston Hfrdidt
A letter from a Boston man in France,
not a soldier, but one busiy engaged for
months past in a most necessary war work,
carries hint worth thinking over He says:
Cant YOU pass on to those who are writ
ing to our soldiers here, or to those who
are in way to give them advice, a mild sug-
gestion that they must use tact, tact, and then
more tact in dealing with the people here?
Here and there, more often than is pleas
ant. | have seen cockiness and an assur-
ance that bodies i'll for the friendship that
the French have been so eager to extend"
The hint is hereby passed on. The cor
respondents have not dwelt on this side of
the arrival of our troops in France which
is as might be expected. And the polite
French themselves are making no complaint,
and are not likely to make any. But II will
be thousand pites if our soldier boys, well
coined so eagerly and gratefully in saddened
France, show even in isolated instances the
bad manners that the Boston man speaks
Of II is an old charge against the Ameri-
can abroad that he-or she talks too loud
Is about the power and glory OF mis- own
country. That IS bad enough in time OF
peace. It is infinitely worse when the talk
is made in the presence OF the people OF a
country that has made such sacrifices and
shown such valor as has marked French his
tory since the Battle OF the Marine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21

manner and be spared the trouble OF turn
ing out brand new volume every mon'h
or so.
A curious example of what translation
and retranslation can do has been discoV-
cred in the newly published English YER
sion of Leo Tolstoy's diaries. Tolstoy, II
appears, was reading "Tristram Shandy
in French, and was so much struck by the
following classical passage that ne pre-
served it lin French) in his commonplace
book:
"Tbe accusing spirit. which few up 10
heavens chancery with the oath, blushd as
he gave IL in and the recording angel aF
he wrote it down, dropp'd tear upon the
word. and blOtted il out for ever
NJ. Tcherkoff, being apparently unable
TO discover the original in Sterne, boldly
turned the French into English, with the
following surprising result, which he mod
estly admits to be somewhat unintel-
lgible":
"The imDerious spirit which was to take
the oath broke it in swearing IT, and the
angel sent to hold the registers dropped
upon the word a tear, and ehaced the
entry"
II shakes ones faith in translators to
see such desperate shots. Perhaps Mr.
Weiss Interpreter had better luck with
the body of the book than with the title.
But his way of seeing it through recalls
most ominously the ever memorable blun-
der of Colley Cibber's translator who could
make nothing of "Eove's Last Shift but
ola derniere chemise de PAmour.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
What the New Party Means

Long and eventful political and national
consequences must follow the coalition. Many
new parties have had birth in the United
States and Canada. Every new and extreme
manifestation of opinion in the United States
affects the Dominion. Most Of our new par
ties have been of American origin. But Of
all the parties which have been born in two
generations only the Republican party has
survived. Probably the second to have the
real gift OF life will be the Unionist party
Of Canada. Its appearance may profoundly
affect domestic policy and the Dominon's re-
lations with Great Britain and the United
States. Although expressing. as it will, the
sentiment OF the more British element Of the
population, il will be neither jingostic nor
Tory. 1t will take as much from the Liberal
AS from the Conservative party. IL will mean
lower tariff, woman suffrage, national control
OF railways, subordination OF provincial to
national interests, less dependence upon
racial and clerical influences, close CONNER
ciaI and political cooperation with the mother
country and a liberal disposition in interna-
ty1nal relations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Liberals Strongly Represented

In the new Cabinet there is strong rep
resentation of the Liberal party. Ontario
sends n. w. Rowell, X. c., Liberal leader
in the Provincial, or State, Legislature, one
of the very best platform speakers in the
country, and after Sir Wifrid Laurier per-
haps the chief figure in Canadian Liberalism.
From the East come +. B. Caryell, of New
Brunswick and George II. Murray, OF Nova
Scotia. Mr.. Carvell was the most influential
Liberal member from his province in the
last Parliament, while Mr.. Murray was Pre-
mier of Nova Scotia, where the Liberal party
has held Office continuously for generation.
, From the West come T. H. Crerar president
of the Grain Growers Company OF Manitoba;
! j. H. Calder, who was a member OF the pro-
vincial government of Saskatchewan, and A.
L. Sifton, who was Premier Of Alberta.
All these have been aggressive advocates OF
low tariff. They were vigorous supporters
of the reciprocity, agrsement with the United
States. which was rejected in 1911, when the
Conservative leaders overthrow the Laurier
administration. The grain growers, of whom
Mr. Crerar is one of the most influential lead
ers. are in favor of a wide measure of
free trade with the United States, lower
duties on British manufactures and ultimate
free trade between Great Britain and Canada
The organization has a membership of 10000
or $4,000 and, while cooperative movement
rather than a political party has DEFINITE
political programme. Indeed, the great ma
iority of the members are embraced within
the western Liberal party. 1t is remarkable
that these western radicals should have
coalesced with the Conservative protection
lists of older Canada against the leader of the
Liberal party, who processes to be a free
trader and whose government made the trade
agreement with Washington six years ago.
Still one does not have to go far for the ex-
PLANTATION. IL is held that if Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, opposing conscription, should carry
the country any government that he could
form would depend upon Quebec and the
groups opposed to the war, and that his sue
cess in the election would be equivalent to
denial of reinforcements for the Canadian
army in France and the practical withdrawal
of the Dominion from the conflict The coali-
ton means, so far the object can be
achieved, a union of the English speaking
people to prosecute the war with greater
vigor and the political isolation of Quebec,
which has held the balance of power in Par
Lament ever since confederation. In the new
Cabinet there are only two French ministers,
and these are among the least weighty Of
its members
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
In Memoriam
Francis Ledwidge, Poet
,From The ge,o Repnbiiej

,From Tks Ee,o Repnjiioj
Within the hollow of the hand of God
lie all his gathered years, SO few, so few,
And all the happy meadows where ne trod
Are blind with dew, blind with white tears
of dew.
lie took LIES empty chalice and he filled
Its emptiness with poetry and song,
But now the wine of his young life is spilled,
The wine that was so sweet, so clear and
strong
The flowers who are gentle folk and wise
Have hid his secrets-they will keep them
we'll;
The happy soul that looked out through HIS
eyes
Has fled. the echo Of a heather-bell
Yet he will come again and sing his songs
A swift-winged swallow, and the shifting
days
Shall be the happier for these his songs
The happier for these his artless lays.
JAMES l.. MLANE, Jr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21

TORONTO, Oct. 16.-Canada has new
tive party will probably disappear. We have
had our party names from England. In the
days Of Crown government those who main
tanned the authority of British officials and
recognized the ascendancy of downing
Street were called Tories. This was mel
lowed to Conservative as fuller rights of self
government were conceded to the British
North American provinces.
When Conservative and Liberal leaders
united to achieve confederation Sir John Mac
donald the first Prime Minister after the
union of the provinces (who belonged to the
Conservative party, had his followers de-
scribed as Liberal Conservatives. To this
usurpation the Liberal party never submit
ted, and generally Liberal and Conserva-
tive have been the distinguishing names OF
the two political parties of Canada Again,
however, Conservative and Liberal leaders
have coalesced for definite objects the en-
forcement of the draft and the more ener-
getic prosecution of the war. As at confed-
Grafton, a Conservative holds the Office OF
PRIME Minister, Dul Hall VI NHS mSHDSA" W
the new Cabinet have belonged to the Lib
eral party
Naturally, unwilling to be described as
Conservatives, another name for them be-
comes necessary. The term Unionist al;
most suggests itself and as Unionists prob
bly, the followers of the new Cabinet will be
known. As Wing disappeared in the United
States so Conservative will disappear in
Canada. In the West, particularly, the old
name Of the party was not too favoraby re-
garded. 1t was said to be dlstasteful to the
American settlers and to the more radical
elements of the population. But for the cir
cumstances which have produced coalition
the old name doubtless would have persisted
1t is curious, too, that even if Unonist is
adopted we still will seem to have borrowed
from Great Britain, where Unonist is the
last coinage of the old British Tory party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Waverly, n. Y, Oct, II, 1917.
No Home Complete Without One

From The Philadelphia Ledge0
Denny O'Ners official statement as High.
way Commissioner, which tells US that there
is motor vehicle for every twenty-seven
Pennsylvanians, shows an amazing growth
since those pioneer days OF endurance
tests" Of the horseless carriage which u
does not take the oldest inhsbitant to recall
At the close of 1915 one person in every
sixty-ive in Philadelphia had an automobile
At the beginning Of 1917 one Philadel.
phan in fifty had a machine. That IS, II
you take simply the number OF people and
divide it b. the number Of gssolene-dra"n
vehicles extant
There are 100000 spinning about the
country now. One manufacturer IN Detroit
whose name enables many humorist 70
cke out livelihood built $4,000 cars last
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Breaking Plates
Comment of Tribune Readers Upon
Kind Words for Murderers

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The caption used for the letter. Of
Fritz L. Schmidt in to-days Tribune i, Al
adequate commentary upon such Germsa
effuson. Yet / cannot refrain from supple.
menting that pointed heading with iss
words OF my own. The idea contained IA
the letter is so typical Of the German mind
that it must necessarily attract at least pass.
ing attention.
The tone of the letter is distinctly German
y it'll "a transparent American veneer. In.
veneer may be found in the third paragraph,
where he attacks the German propaganda,
that he disapproves. An stack on the Ger.
man autocracy does not necessarily estab.
lish ones Amercansm There are many
kinds of Germans besides the German auto.
crat who are opposed to the American IDEA,
sentiment and interest in the war.
Such yelled defence of Germany is entirely
too thin at this late date. Let Mr. schmidt
note The Trbune's recent exposure OF the
Hearst brand of Americanism and benefit By
the lesson contained therein.
In conclusion, | would say in reference to
Mr. Schmid,'s remarks about the English
making a mountain out of moehill, because
they showed resentment at the brutal murder
of their women and children, and because an
English party broke some dinner plates that
were made in Germany, that such German
frightfulness might we'll be compared to
mountain of crime. and the breaking Of the
German-maie dishes to molehill SO small
that none but student of the German school
would have given the matter any attention
whatever.
And as a last word, let me say that break
ing plates and breaking treaties are two dis
tinctly different offences against decorum
and that Americans will find little difficulty
in deciding which is the more serious, and
in acting accordingly.
ROBERT BURLINS0N.
New York, Oct. II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
The Common Fate

1t is pretty discouraging. Fat must be
fate after all. If there had been any
chance that man, by taking thought and
exercise, might evade his doom, surely
that chance was embodied in Theodore
Roosevelt. II the strenuous Colonel, after
a lifetime of choppng down trees, chas-
ing elephants and fitting at all the evils OF
the body polititc, could not keep within the
proper corporal limits, what chance has
Jones? His onIS chance for physical ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
A Questionable Discovery

| Readers of Ibsen have been looking for
ward with keen curiosity to The publica-
ton of a play which the author is said to
have intrusted many years :go to his
friend and countryman, Mr.. Brakstaed,
sometime vice-consul in London. This work,
entitled Realities" is described as con-
tinuation of Ghosts" No one seems ever
to have heard of it before, but according
to the advertisements the owner OF the
CODY. after it had been in his possession
for some years, gave it in recognition OF
certain services to one Austin Fryers, a
novelist, who resolved in his turn to give
il to the world.
To the thoroughgoing Ibsenite the slight
est fragment from the masters workshop
is always of inestimable value, but that
sequel to one of his most celebrated
works should come to light at this late day
was so extraordinary that the appearance
of the unknown play was expected on all
hands as a literary event of singular IN
terest and Importance.
A damper has since been thrown on the
enthusiasts by Mr.. W. Heinemann, the
London publisher of Ibsen's works. 1t APP
pears that a translation of the play was
offered to him some time ago, with the sug-
gestion that it ought to be included in the
collected works of the author. He seems
not to have been unwilling, but desired 10
see the Norwegian original. The answer
was that other arrangements had been
made for the publication Thereupon he
wrote to DR.. Sigurd Ibsen, asking what he
knew about the play, and received THIS
short answer: "In reply to your letter or
22d August l beg to state that my father
never wrote any play in continuation OF
Ghosts"
These facts were made public by Mr..
Heinemann. to the manifest indignation OF
Mr. Fryers. who replies that DR.. lbsen's
answer lis merely begging the question, as
Realities although the period of the play
is later than the period of 'Ghosts'-was
written before that work, and differs IN
many essential characteristics" For the
rest. he contents himself with the observa-
ton that 1.-The final judgment on Realities
is a matter for literary critics, in due time,
not for publishers"
The retort is disappointing, and Mr..
Fryers surely made mistake in not show
ing his hand at once without more ado.
The authorship is the important point and
what he ought to have done was to estab-
lish that at once on the evidence he must
have instead of throwing all the burden on
The literary critics. Literary critics are
not always to be trusted. Only few days
ago a grotesque forgery attributed to Cot
ION Mather was accepted without question
bv the literary critic of "The Evening
Post" though loaded with the most ridlcu-
Ions pseudo-archaisms in conjunction with
impossible anachronisms, such as scamp.
MIR. Heinemann undertook boldly, in his
own words, ito warn the public from ac-
cepting the forthcoming play, either IN Its
acted or published form, as being the work
of Ibsen, which it certainly is not. An
appeal TO the literary critics is lame an
swer to so definite an allegation and Will
never dispel popular skepticism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Congressional Tax Exemption
lFrom ~ Chleaoo Tlrbnn.l

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Congress receives unpleasant crtieifm for
the exemption given members OF Congre"
and Federal and state officials from the sS'
cess earning tax. IL is a safe guess tns'
the state and Federal officials were relieved
Of the tax In order that Congressman mign'
not be so conspicuous in their exempnoH
and IL appears as very foolish and h'h
excusable procedure.
The excuses which have been offered f''
this violation Of tax equality when ciufs"
ere bearing large burdens are lame. rhv
limp. There was no excuse for IL 10 q"
the vice OF meanness and smallness, 90
the criticism Congress receives for II Is a.
served and should hut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Offer

In the mean time Parliament was dissolved
and the country stood on the threshold OF
general election. Day by day, as public
feeling in favor of the draft seemed to
strengthen, the rift in the Liberal party
widened Sir Wilfrid Laurier intimated to
his closer party associates that he was ready
to resign the Liberal leadership if that was
thought desirable in the party interest. But
he received general and ferent assurances
that his resignation was not wanted, that
there was formidable feeling in the coun-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
The Schwenkfelders

eFyom The Louisville Couricr-Jourhop
Tho Schwenkfelders are a religious sect
who. like the Friends, the Dunkards and the
Mennonites, profess the doctrine OF nom
resistance. They believe in peace they 90
not believe in fighting, even to secure peace
They are another organized band OF con
scientous DIRECTORS on religious scrupie''
One of their ministers spent several moh'nS
in prison rather than bear arms IN inc
Revolution.
But. be it noted TO their credit, the Schwenk-
folders do not appear TO be pleading tAe'r
creed 10 escape military service IN the pres
cnt war They seem to be intelligent enough
and patriotic enough to realize that no man.
whatever his religious professions, can con-
sistently claim the privileges and protection
of citizen of this country who is unwilling
when called upon, to perform the duties oil
citizen. whether in peace or war.
Shortly after the select draft act was
passed by Congress the ministers and some
of the leading officers of the church held a
conference and decided that the question OF
asking for exemption under the act Tor re-
ligious reasons should be left to the con
science of each individual member. But not
single Schwenkfelder has asked for eN-
emption while, although the entire member
shin of the church is only LOO, there are
now in the army twenty Of these Schwenk-
folders, some having enlisted before the
passage of the draft act and some having
been drafted and refused TO ask exemption.
The modern Schwonkfelders shine con-
spicuously by comparison with some other
conscientious directors They recognize
their obligations as citizens which no re-
licious creed can cancel. and they do their
part as citizens scorning to claim exemption
from the duties of citizenship as barnac!es
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Struggles Toward a Coalition

For four months Sir Robert Borden strug-
mentary Opposition When the voluntary
system Of recruiting became unproductive and
CONSUMPTION necessary to reinforce the Ca
madam expedtionary army, it was apparent
that party government could not easily
enforce compulsion, particularly in the
French Province of Quebec. The Prime Min
ster, therefore, made advances to Sir Will
frid Laurer, leader of the Liberal party He
offered to place half the seats in the Cabinet
at the disposal of the Opposition leader, and
as to policy and programme made no condi-
tion save that the coalition Cabinet should
apply the draft 10 raise necessary reinforce
ments for the army. Sir Wilfrid refused to
enter coalition or to support conscription.
In subsequent division in Parliament on
CONSUMPTION only twelve English speaking
Liberal members voted with Sir Wilfrid, while
only five French members adhered to the gov
eminent.
Failing 20 effect coalition with the official
leader of the Liberal party, Sir Robert Bor-
den opened negotiations with representative
Liberals in favor of the draft. Over and
over again the negotiations we're broken and
renewed convention of Liberals, repre-
sentng the four Western provinces, met at
Winnipeg adopted a radical fiscal and social
programme, denounced the Borden govern
ment as corrupt, feeble and inefficient, and
pronounced against a union or national gov
eminent under Sir Robert Borden's leader
ship Later Western Liberal leaders with
whom the Conservative Prime Minister had
been in consultation submitted the names of
four men, two Liberals and two Conservatives.
as alternative leaders under whom they would
enter a union Cabinet In favor OF one Of
these, Sir George Foster, the Prime Minister
agreed to withdraw, but the Conservative par
liamentary caucus absolutely. If not angrly.
rejected the resignation and definitely re-
fused to consider union under any other
leader. The caucus also declared unequivo-
cally in favor of union under Sir Robert, and
gave him full authority to proceed with re-
organization of the Cabinet, with single re-
gard to national rather than party interests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
FRANCIS LEDWlDGE.
The Fields Are Full
frrom The Westminster Ga.ell

From The Westminster Gdscfic)
The fields are full OF summer still
And breathe again upon the air
From brown dry side of hedge and hill
More sweetness than the sense can bear
90 some old couple, who in youth
With love were filed and over.ful,
And loved with strength and loved with truth,
IN heavy age are beautiful.
EDWARD SHANKS.