New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11

last month, but was readmitted to the
mails last week. In the current issue,
which is notably mild in its contents,
the editor relates two conferences
which he held with Postoffice officials
at Washington in July and declares he
was represented by Frank P. Walsh,
former chairman Of the Federal Indus
trial Relations Commission, to whose
influence he ascribes the reconsidered
and favorable action of Postmaster
General Burleson.
Sneers at America
A. Land Of Dollar"
The old tenor of LAUpenire, how
ever, would not Justify the prophecy
that it will change its objective or it's
methods-though it may develop q
greater care for the technicalities OF
the postal laws. The sheet has been
full OF constant sneers at America as
the land Of the dollar"
All that Germany ever was" il
said not long ago, cor that Russia
ever had of the most tyrannical, is
here, melted together, and has ac-
CURED the right of American citizen
ship. Liberty here is dead 1t is in
vain for US to try to revive it. But
we shall at least have the pleasure Of
lashing the purderers of society and
to contest with America it's pretended
superior civilization"
The sacred revenges Of the work
lngman" is holy and constant theme
TO this disciple of the /. w. W., who
is convinced that "the Prussianiza-
ton OF America is already an accom-
plished fact"
America, with the smallest risks,
the minor sacrifices, shall share with
Germany the benefits of the victory.
Pariah Of the New World, exult!"
The editor, Tresca, addressing an
Italian club in an upstate city, sneered
at it for displaying an American flag
and said: 81 had believed that among
you were men Of sane mind. Instead
you are a lot of fanatics. You have
hoisted the banner of the plutocratic
republic of the dollar as symbolic OF
your adopted country. Your country
1t is neither this nor that, but the
strength of your muscles. You have
no country to defend nor banner 20
honor. You are a lot of periodically
intoxicated fools"
March Against
American Capitalism"
The Italian workingmen, he said
should enlist in the ]. w. W., and
march! March! March! March against
whom? The deuce! Against the auto
crat, who in Berlin represents German
Imperialism, and who in Washington
represents American capitalism"
III Proletdrio. also published in
Italian, is modelled along the same lines
as L'AUVenire. Sneering at con-
scription and the enlistment records, Il
taunts america: "If there had been a
CLEAN of enthusiasm with a simple ap-
peal they could have armed millions
and millions of men. President Wilson
and his military caste will introduce
democracy into Germany even if they
have to deprive America Of this
precious thing"
But anti-American publications are
by no means confined to the Italian
language. Hungarian, Polish, Yiddish
Spanish are equally guilty-though
few OF them are so crude as Tresca and
his crowd. Nor is editorial comment
the only resort. Often of still greater
Importance is the fox-like editor whose
labored editorials are either neutral
or pro-American, but who constantly
and grossly distorts the facts in the
days news. His readers, ignorant OF
the American language, are forced to
accept this purposely false news" as
authentic. Typical Of this trick is the
following enlightening beat" on the
Root Commission, which was missed in
entirety by the Washington CORE
spondents and others who met the Root
Commission along the route. 1t is taken
from Amerikai Magyar NepszoUd. an
Hungarian newspaper of large circula-
ton in New York City:
"Elihu Root, one of the most
prominent, most reactonary and
richest politicians of the United
States, has returned from Revolu-
tionary Russia to America Elihu
Root, who, true to his authorization
by American capital, rendered very
valuable services in Russia and
brought back with him a whole
bunch of mining concessions and
railway contracts, expressed himself
in very interesting manner-not
about mining concessions but about
the Russian amazons who are fight
ing like tigresses. He says that it
was an indescribably pleasant view
when the young and erect Russian
girls marched to the front to die for
their country.
even Nero watched with satisfac-
ton the tearing Of the white bodies
Of Christian girls, and therefore the
special satisfaction of Mr.. Root is
comprehensive and perhaps histori-
cally approved.
"But Mr. Root is now in America
and not in Russia. And because he