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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Mrs. Ellen O'Grady, Po-
lice Deputy

HE installation by Police Commits
l. sioner Enright last week of New
York's first woman police deputy, Mrs.
Ellen O'Grady, must have been accom-
panied by a feeling Of satisfaction on the
part Of Mayor Hylan, for that matter was
one of the points on which the Mayor and
Mr.. Bugher, his ex-Police Commissioner,
had found cause to disagree. The Mayor
urged the appointment, but Mr.. Bugher
contended that the work entailed was not
the proper sort for a woman. The fact re-
mains, however, that for ten years Mrs
O'Grady was a probation officer in the
magistrates courts of Brooklyn, Queens
and Richmond and that the duties involved
in her new office. are to be similar to those
she has been performing. While Mrs.
O'Grady was assigned to the Adams Street
court, shortly before her transfer to the
night court, she was said to have been in
strumcntal in having men barred from the
courtroom while girls were giving testi-
mony in certain cases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

Department Of the United States army.
under Colonel Guy E. Trip, was formerly
president Of the American Locomotive
Company, and is now associated with j. P.
Morgan & Co. Mr.. Marshall, who is fifty
four years old, began his business career
as a railroad man. He became assistant
superintendent Of motive power Of the Chi
cago & Northwestern in 1897. Two years
later he went to the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern as superintendent Of motive
power. He was appointed general super
ntendent of that company in 1902, and
later had his jurisdiction extended over
the Lake Erie & Western and the Indiana,
Illinois & Iowa. In 1903 he was made gen.
eral manager of these three roads. Three
years later he was elected to the presidency
of the American Locomotive Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
The Chamberlain Speech
TT IS the Judgment of a good many Sen

1T is the judgment of good many SEN
"A ators now, reversing their former
opinions, that the Chamberlain speech,
moving as it was at the time, does not
bear analysis in the cold type. AS per-
sonal defence of his own integrity and his
patriotic motives it was complete. But
the verbatim account of his New York
speech and of his correspondence with the
President, inserted in the "Record" by him
self, seems to show that he was making an
argument for his universal military SER
vice bill and not merely trying to arouse
the country about the failing down" of
the War Department.
His reference to "bleeding France" and
the shame of getting her to furnish Amer
lea with artillery seems to have been
negativcd by the fact that the arrange
ment was one made freely by the Feench
themselves, and it must be discouraging
to Germany to learn of the abundance of
the French and British ordnance Even
the pathetic letter from a sister of a SOL
der dead with spinal meningitis, about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Reading Things Into 1.-THE
Record"
Containing also some very crisp
discussion as to when a statesman
is Cheap" and when he isn't.

MFR. KING-I am sure that these reso-
AvA lutions will be gratifying to the
members of the Senate and gratifying to
the patriotic people of the United States.
l ask that the resolutions be read
The VICE-PRESIDENT- there any
objection? The Chair hears none and the
secretary will read.
The secretary read as follows:
Madison, Wis, January s.
demanding vigorous prosecution Of the
war, with no delay in the manufacture and
transportation of guns and munitions or in
furnishing proper food and clothing to SOL
diers and sailors, the Wisconsin State Council
Of Defence has adopted resolutions which
have been forwarded to President Wilson.
"The statement recognizes the patience and
wisdom of the President and declares tina.
Wisconsin is not inclined to temporize with
Members of Congress who, because of polti-
cal selfshness, inefficiency or subservience to
led tape'-
Mr.. GALLINGER-M President, rise
to question of order, if l cannot reach
the matter in any other way. This paper
seems to be criticism of Congress, should
Judge, and an exploitation Of somebody or
something. If l am not too late, will en-
ter an objection to the reading of the doc
ument.
Mr.. KING-1 desire to state to the Sem
ator that I want to read only the resolu-
tions, and l am sure that the resolutions,
not the comments Of the newspaper, will
rot be regarded as criticism of Congress-
After having read them carefully, feel
confident that they contain no criticism of
this or any other body.
The VICE RESIDENT-The resolu-
lions can be presented to the Senator from
New Hampshire for examination, and if
they contain criticism Of the Congress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Heney and the Packers

THE packers must be regrctting that
they opposed so strongly and so I'M
wisely the Congressional investigation pro-
posed by Congressman Borland last year,
only to have all that correspondence given
to the light by Prosecutor Heney. If Con-
gress was the frying pan, Heney IS the
fire. Senator Thompson, of Kansas, earn
estly contends that he was not responsible
for what the packers and their lobbyists
thought about him. Meanwhile the pack
ers come across by compromising with
their employees. This is no time for them
to be creating further antagonisms. The
general sentiment here is that Heney may
go as far as he likes considering the price
of meat and of shoes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

her brothers body being shipped home,
not in soldiers uniform, but wrapped in
a sheet, a letter that profoundly moved
the country, is now said to show the Sena-
tors ignorance of military regulations,
M were strictly followed in this in
stal IT, If the dread disease had been
communicated by the soldiers uniform,
ignorantly preserved in his home. crti-
cism would have been moro justly directed
against violation Of the regulations
Undoubtedly the most damaging case
against the War Department is tho table
Chamberlain produced showing the per-
centages of shortages of clothing at the
camps. Yet, it is pointed out that a care
full study Of that table discloscs facts that
have been CLOSED over. in all the Ma
tonal Guard and National Army divisions
there was no lack of marching Shoes"
there being l per cent Of dchcience in
one division and per cent in another,
while the shortages in field shoes" ranged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

rounded it and given to the public, contain
ing as it did Lloyd Georges question to
him, Mccormick himself, "Where have
they buried General Wood?" the cables
brought the news that General Wood was
alive enough to be wounded on the French
'front.' this being the first public intimation
of the fact that he had been sent to France
Secretary Baker also answered the often
asked question, Who selected the camp
sites? by saying that they were selected by
thc department commanders, the COM
mander Of the Department of the South
east, where most camps arc located, being
none other than General Wood himself,
who, according to the Secretary, would
have been recognized as the best equipped
man to select camp sites and inaugurate
a system of training camps" If the Sec
rotary does not unintentionally msouote
General Wood, Colonel Roosevelts animad-
versions against drilling with broomsticks
were really directed against that general,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

him. There, for instance, is that indict-
ment by the Federal Grand Jury on a
charge Of conspiracy in violation of the
espionage act. Anent this charge and Mr..
Reeds rumored appointment, "'rhe Even
ing Post" reports this comment by Max
Eastman, editor Of "Thc Masses:
John Reed went to Russia for The
Masses in August. His articles will be
rntlished exclusively in q new magazine.
The Liberator,' to be issued on Lincoln's
birthday, February ~, edited by myself and
Crystal Eastman. Mr.. Reeds articles will
tell the inside story of the Lenine revolu-
ton and the birth of the first socialistic
republic
Mr.. Reed has written for newspapers
and magazines ever since his graduation
from Harvard in 1910. He was with '"The
American Magazine" from 1911 to 1913,
when he joined the staff of ''The Metro
poitan Magazine" For four months he
was with Villas army in Mexico as CORE
New York World" AS soon as the war be-
gan he went to Europe and visited several
fronts. 1t is reported that while in Ger
man trench he sprayed a machine gun on
the French lines, and thereafter he was
not permitted by the French government
to visit France. So he went to Russia, and
in June, 1916, he was arrested there for
entering the war zone without permission.
Soon afterward he returned to this coun-
try. Mr. Reed was one of the witnesses
in behalf Of Emma Goldman and Alexan-
der Berkman in their trial last July for
conspiracy against the draft.
Mr.. Reed was born in Portland, Ore,
and is thirtyone years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
The Golden Book of Congress

Of the United States the Chair will sustain
the point of order.
Mr.. PENROSE-Mr President, / only
want to say on this point, when the Sen
ator from Utah rose I supposed he had a
resolution addressed to the Senate
Mr.. KING-Oh, no.
Mr.. PENROSE-But it appears he
wants to have d newspaper clipping read.
/ thought we had at last arrived at tacit
understanding that we would not make
"The Congressional Record" ridiculous by
having a collection of kilograms and news
paper clippings inserted every morning.
shall emphatically object to having any
newspaper clippings read.
Mr.. KING-The objection of the SEN
ator from Pennsylvania comes too late.
Moreover, I am not so sensitive to the
point suggested by the Senator. | am sure
we ought to be gratied to know that the
organizations of this country that repre-
sent public sentiment are vigorously be-
hind the President in the prosecution of
the war, and that they look with dis
pleasure upon those who may hamper the
war, and the spies and traitors, if there be
any, throughout the country.
Mr.. PENROSE--Mr Presidents do not
require the listening to the reading of a
Wisconsin newspaper to persuade me that
our German-American citizens are loyal.
suppose ! represent in this chamber as
many German Americans as any half
dozen Senators or more. I know they are
as loyal as any one else. But l cannot
nelp feeling that it is very cheap form of
craftsmanship to be reading kilograms
and newspaper clippings in the Senate.
Mr.. KING-Of course, the Senator
from Pennsylvania has had so many years
of craftsmanship he knows the difference
between "cheap" and that which is very
valuable, and he represents the valuable,
while | suppose I must confess to repre-
senting the cheap form Of craftsmanship.
However. like to know that the form of
craftsmanship l represent stands for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Secretary Bakers Defence
Washington, January 81.
THE task of condensing Secretary
Bakers speech, covering eighteen

HNHE task of condensng Secretary
Bakers speech, covering eighteen
solid newspaper columns, into the
limits of a paragraph is impossible. Of
its immediate effect upon the Senatorial
mind one is at liberty to speak. 1t is sig
nifcant that Senator Chamberlain, the
day after, decided to submit his War Cabi-
net bill to the full committee before re-
porting it to the Senate. There were too
many complaints that the bill had not
been properly discussed in committee.
This change of mind in the Committee on
Military Affairs is even more evident in
the Senate outside of the committee.
Whatever he may yet prove to be or not
to be as an executive of a great depart
ment in time of war, as an advocate of his
view of the war situation and it's demands
and the way those demands have been met
Secretary Baker has shown himself, it is
generally felt, without a peer. Revela-
tons that we're reluctantly made for the
reinsurance of the country have appar-
emily satisfied many former critics that
the necessity for putting forth such de-
fence should not arise again. His frank
ness was disarming, his general grasp Of
the whole war policy of the government
convincing. Undoubtedly America is in a
serious mood. There is no spread-eagle
spirit anywhere. The people must have
the facts to be convinced that all is going
we'll, or, where facts must be withheld,
they must have confidence in the men at
the head of affairs. The Baker defence
was a setting forth of facts and a plea
for fullest confidence in the future. AS to
the War Cabinet bill, dc mortuis non.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
By the Wayside in War Time
Fixing Cillett
ME-. COOPER, Of Wisconsin, rose.

M R. COOPER, of Wisconsin, rose.
AvA The SPEAKER-For what purpose
does the gentleman from Wisconsin rise?
Mr.. COOPER, of Wisconsin, understand
from listening to the reading of "The Jour
nal' sentence saying that Mr. Cooper of
Wisconsin, made a point of no quorum If
that is in "The Journal" I think it is in
correct, because did not make that point.
The SPEAKER The Chair did not under
stand the gentleman
Mr.. COOPER, of Wisconsin, would like
to have correction made
The SPEAKER-It ought to be Mr.. Gillett
instead of Mr.. Cooper
Mr.. FosTER-lt ought to be Mr.. Moore, of
Pennsylvania.
The SPEAKER-Mr. Moore, of pennsvl-
vania, was the man.
Mr. GlLLETT-Mr. Speaker, I made the
point OF order, as "The Record" correctly
has it.
The sPEAKER-lt fixes Gillett, then.
Laughter.
MIR. FOSTER-It was the gentleman from
PENNSYLVANIA Mr.. Moore who made the last
point of order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Future of the Railroads

>HE House Committee on Interstate
Commerce seems content with leav-
ing the future Of the railroads to a future
Congress after the war is over, the COM
mlttee's bill expressing the harmless senti-
ment that Congress is not now preiudging
the question of government ownership for
CT against. The Senate Committee has
decided by the close vote of to G that the
present relation between the railroads and
the government shall terminate one year
after the war is over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

of subpoena from the Federal District
Attorney to appear before the Federal
grand jury and answer questions regard
ing his knowledge Of German spy activi-
ties in this country. Besides being on the
board Of trustees, the executive committee
and the press committee, Mr.. Thompson is
member Of the information committee of
the Defence Society, which works with the
Department of Justice. He resigned, he
is quoted as saying, "because>the work for
the Department of Justice it (the commit
tce) is doing is too important to be inter-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
High Tide of Criticism

THE high-water mark of criticism
a against the War Department was
reached with Senator Chamberlain s
speech in the Senate and Colonel Roose-
velt's address before the National Press
Club. But both men were hampered by
the impossibility of securing that full
knowledge of all the plans Of the War
! department and the reasons for the poll
cies adopted which the Secretary of War
later proved he had to his finger-tips in
his four and half hour speech before
the Senate committee the Monday follow
ing. Moreover, Colonc! Roosevelt was
talking to newspaper meu who know many
facts that they have not been permitted
to publish, and he tod difficult ground
the temper of his audience and the one
sentiment that brought universal applause
was: "Shame upon any man who makes a
fortune out of this war;" Of course it
was duly observed by his keen critics
present that political fortunes should be
jovian killing of chickens with thunder
polts, and he duly reminded the Senator
that he was one of the little group of will
full men who "drew down a public rebuke
from the President of the United States"
His commentator of the Navy Depart
ment at present was somewhat pulling:
Dating from about October / there has
come a remarkable change in the Navy
Department. From that date to this, on
the whole, the Navy Departments work
has been well done" Some irreverent
scribe less majestically presumed that
"about October i" happened to be the
date Of the Coonel.s last criticism Of the
Secretary Of the Navy, thus fixing the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

rupted on account of my relations with the
department" In addition to his position
in the American Defence Society, Mr..
Thompson was director of publicity for the
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
last fall. He was member of the Ma
tional Security League at one time, but
resigned in 1916 because he felt, it was
said, that the policy of that organization
was not sufficiently aggressive. Alarmed
at the activities of the pacifsts, he urged
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Baby Saving Year

4 CCORDING to the recommendation Of
4 "A Miss Julia Lathrop, Chief of the
Chlldlen's Bureau, this is to be baby
saving year, beginning with April next,
instead of year observing large num-
Der of baby saving weeks. The 100000
annual mortality of babies under a year
cid IS still a reproach to the American peo-
pie, and the possible sacrifice of our young
men in battle this year makes the task OF
conserving future generation all the
more needful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

leader upon the other side, Mr.
Kitchin, used as an illustration to aid his
argument the investment in certain cotton
factories. In reply l took up the gentle
mans illustration and attempted to show
the fallacy of the argument. find in
"The Record" that the gentleman from
North Carolina has cut out all of that IL
lustration, and that leaves me in the po-
sition of replying to something that appar-
emily did not occur.
Mr.. KITCHIN-Why, there must be
some mistake about that
Mr.. LENROOT-But l have the tram
script of the gentleman's remarks in my
hand, showing that that particular portion
was stricken out by some one.
Mr.. KITCHIN-Not by me- do not
recall it.
Mr.. LENROOT-And rewritten.
Mr.. KITCHIN rose.
Mr.. LENROOT-Oh, do not intend to
make any request in respect to it, except
to say that because of that l have been
put in the unfair attitude of putting in
the mouth of the gentleman something
which, according to "The Record" he did
not say.
This is a transcript of the gentleman's
remarks, which I hand to him. have no
request to make in connection with it ex-
cept to say that when member makes an
argument, and that argument is replied to,
it is an abuse of the right of revision to
cut out from the transcript all reference
to the argument that is replied to, and I
hope it will not be repeated.
Mr.. KlTCHIN-Before the gentleman
takes his seat I want to say that if what
the gentleman refers to is stricken out. it
was an oversight upon my part. certain
ly did not intend to strike out anything the
gentleman said.
Mr.. LENROOT-My point is that the
gentleman, or somebody in behalf of the
gentleman, struck out the illustration that
the gentleman used to support his argu-
ment, and l replied to that illustration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Cutting Out the Illustration
Mr.. LENRooT-Mr. Speaker I ask

Mr.. LENRooT-Mr. Speaker I ask
A'A unanimous consent to proceed for
two minutes on matter pertaining to
"The Record"
The SPEAKER-The gentleman from
Wisconsin asks unanimous consent to pro-
coed for two minutes. Is there objection?
There was no objection.
Mr.. LENROOT-Mr. Speaker on the
Gay that the Congress adjourned, the
House will remember, we were debating
the question of the exc-ss- profits taxation
on earned income. In that debate tho III.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Catching Up With Crit
CiS1ns

EOLLOWlNG the other changes and re-
organizations of the War Depart
ment that followed criticism, there is need
to mention in this weeks review only two.
The Board of Control of Labor Standards
has been dissolved, latter conference
with General Goethals," and the appoint
ment of Mr.. Stettinius virtually a Minis
ter of Munitions, subject only to review
by the Secretary of War himself, marks
another step in the coordination so much
talked about the last few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

party as we'll as patriotic standpoint and
saw the danger of a partisan lineup on
the question of the proper prosecution of
'he war, with the Democratic advantage Of
taxing the Administration side of that
question during the progress of the war.
1T is believed that the Borah cue will be
followed, and that there will be an ex-
change of Democratic attack and Repub-
llcan defence Of war policies and measures
from now on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Paying the Price

Mr.. MlLLER-This is a grim and
awful war. Our people, l am afraid,
nave not yet grasped a full conception
of the task we are in. Our participa-
tlon means that we shall pay the price
IN the same coin that France and Eng
land have been paying for pward of
three years-the best of our blood, the
Dravest and truest Of heart. [Ap-
plause]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

Mr.. KITCHIN-Having just looked over
the notes of my remarks, which the gen.
tleman has handed me, l wish to state that
the gentleman is correct. l finland the
notes show it-that in hurriedly revising
my remarks, seeing that had practically
made a repetition of the same proposition,
I struck out one, which happened to be the
one containing the cotton mill illustration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

who urged the calling out instantly of
larger army than could possibly have been
provided with rifles and uniforms, and
General Wood backed up his advice by
pointing to the example of Kitchener him
self
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

Mrs. O'Grady is widow and has three
daughters. Born in Ireland, she came to
this country as child and was educated
in Brooklyn schools, graduating from the
Brooklyn Manual Training School. The
welfare of girls is by no means her only
interest-it is rumored she has written
much verse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
A New Phase

r I is said that Dr. Garfield stood with
admirable equanimity the attacks of
Congressman, editors, manufacturers, the
stre managers and the public generally in
the matter of MS famous order, but that
when he read in THE New Republic" that
he was guilty of ''unstatistical optimism"
he tainted dead away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
John Reed
John Reed Comes Back in
Curious Guise.

TE THE REPORT be true that he has
been appointed Russian Consul Gen
eral in New York, John Reed, war cor
respondent, playwright, and fiction writer,
may be expected to return shortly from
Russia, where he has been since last Au-
gust for "'The Masses" to take up his new
duties. But other things are waiting for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

Mr.. Thompson is a former newspaper
man and publicity agent. He organized
the Defence Society entirely through desire
to further the countrys war aims, and re-
ceived no salary from it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
His Luck

TINE Presidents luck is so uncanny as
"A to be confusing to his critics. Just
as Congressman McCormicks testimony
before the Senate Military Committee was
released from the dread secrecy that sur.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
A Subpoena and a
Resignation

THE recent resignation of C. S. Thomp-
son from the American Defence So
cety, OF which he is founder and a mem
Der of the board Of trustees and executive
committee, was the outcome Of his receipt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Important Threads Around the National CAPITAL

statute of limitations for himself. But
the Colonel came and saw and-conferred.
Simultaneously the Republican caucus de-
ferred committing itself to the Chamber
lain War Cabinet measure.