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New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Still the Victorious Tank,

Correspondents at the front continue
to chronicle the remarkable exploits Of
the tanks German prisoners taken all
testify to the terror inspired by this new
weapon of warfare. Apparently it's range
is wide, for Perry Robinson says in
7he World it has taken part in the
battle on something like twenty-three
miles Of front. This is after the Ger
mans officially announced, few days
ago, that the British army tanks chad
been smashed to bits
Whereas, on their first introduction,
when only very slow going tanks we're
used, the casualties were high, Mr.. Rob
inson reports that in eight tanks which
were stopped by German field guns in an
attack on lie Quesnel the only casualty
OF the personnel was one man wounded
Nor was there greater fatality to the
tanks themselves. Even when a tank has
been apparently knocked out or Grip
Piled, it may be very far from done for;
and ali the machines in the attack on lie
Quesnel are either fighting again or will
be soon.
Mr.. Joseph w. Grigg likewise cables
to The World that German officers among
the captured tell Of the fear inspired
III the men by the tanks. Gomecourt
was taken in the moonlight by tanks
and less than battalion of men.
Besides hating the tanks, it appears
that the German officers profess to
think it ungentlemanly to employ a
machine to which they cannot sur
render"! The tanks, apparently, are net
only crushing to dignity, but to the men
themselves, since the smaller ones get
over the field faster than the f1eetest
can run and men have literally been
buried under the rapidly moving ma
chimes.
Apparently, Understanding the tre-
mendous advantages of the tanks. the
Germans have made one of the greatest
blunders of the war. The military critic
OF the semi-official Vossische Zeitunq de-
clared only few days ago that "the
Western front has been made impreg-
nable ty machine guns" but, as tie
cables have borne abundant witness.
the tanks have mown down the machine
guns even as the machine guns moved
down men. But will Germany be long
IN trying to correct her great tactical
mistake?
Her man power waning, will she not
go IN for tanks on large scale? Let
us assume that she will and resolve our
selves to build an unlimited number. 1t
is such job as we can handle.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28

pending submission of their grievances
to the War Labor Board
We take it that Mr.. Gompers and Mr..
Morrison do net want to see the right to
strike exercised in war time under any
other conditions than these. They there
fore cannot object to Mr.. Cummins's
"work or fight" formula. Nobody else
will object to it. What the government
rightly aims at is securing the continu-
Gus service of drafted men, either under
arms or in essential employments.
That is all the "work or fight" ques-
ton amounts to. The Cummins substi-
tute, which the Senate adopted yester-
day, is commendable, because it clears up
a misunders. lnding on the part of labor
leaders and leaves no basis whatever for
complaints that labor's normal rights are
being infringed on or interfered with
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
The Holy Rage of the Expert Drafts
man

we extend our sympathies to any pa
triotic American who has given his val
liable time to an endeavor to penetrate
the wild and bewildering maze which sur
rounds the aeroplane situation. Such a
one will owe some thanks to Mr.. Fred
erlck Upham Adams, mechanical en-
glneer of standing, who has investigated
these questions frst-hand for The
Ienes. In an article in that paper Mr..
Adams possibly sheds a larger raw of
hght on this inexplicable tangle than per-
maps any other expert" to date.
Mr.. Adams writes on "the mania for
tlnkering," and by way of preface cites
the case OF the famous French "75" field
gun when 1T was brought to this countrv
lor reproduction in quantity The sam
pies Tell into the hands of a CORPS of
craftsmen and "presumed artillery ex-
perts IN Washington" And six months
were lost. At the end of this time the
original gun was put into production
Says Mr.. Adams
Inc pern>cious activities of these
corps Of official craftsmen and oxnor;.
mental experts have spelled calamity in
nearly every field of war material mo-
duct'on Up to the present date the
dFaftsman's pen has proved more power.
1ui and deadly than the German sword
IN staying our progress in this war"
Ny. Adams tells in detail Just how IT.
works out. II am," he says,
a draftsman and sort Of rule If tb,roh
mecn"HIca! expert, and am thus familiar
WIZ" al OF TIE medeilng instincts of this
cG.t. The supreme JOY Of A draftsman
comes to him when he is given cnance
10 pull to pieces device designed bv an
o'her; 10 dlssect it; pick flaws in it: re-
oeslGn 1t mentally; trace the new plans
on paper; watch over the production of
the new parts; test ou. their WORKING.
'oca~e faults IN your own design: make
ne" drawings and parts with which to cor
icc' 'hese faults, and then perhaps, aban-
"on the whole project Wit! The silent nd
MISSION that the original design was good
enough.
ms is delightful though expensive
occupation in times Of peace, and GOOD
may come from it after the cnd1es. ~.
pendlturc Of time and money. but il ia
not the method to be pursued in tho
preparation Of war accessories in ne
nod when the war is actually in prog
resa"
And this is The sort Of thing which
really seems to have been at the bottom
oi the humiliating and all but disastrous
delay IN orr airplanc programme. There
seems to nave been an utter and bone,.os
dlYIs'on Of authority. There was first Of
a'l' but by no means with primary au-
'horlty, or much Of any authority, the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Our Huge Peace Tonnage

Secretary Daniels the other night and
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board
a short time ago drew attention to the
tremendous role which our new shining
tonnage will play in the worlds COM
mcrce when the present struggle in
Europe is ended. Secretary Daniels
says that we Will never stop until we
have enough ships to ply between this
and every other port Of America. The
present prospects arc that we shall have
all these and many to spare
In fact, the prospect is now becomino
so clear that foreign ship merchants. and
especially those Of England, are ey-
tremcly apprehcnsivc as to what will
happen. In 4 recent statement Sir
Alfred Booth, Of the Cunard comnanv
SAID present values were so inflated
that at the first breath OF international
competition "the whole monstrous cdifice
would collapse" 1t is pointed out that
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28

Aircraft Production Board, which has
had to bear the brunt Of the censure.
This board WAS, as it were, chiefly ad-
vsory to the Signal Corps Of which
General Squier was the head Attached
thereto, but with seemingly almost CO.
ordinate authority, was the Board of
Army and Navy technical experts. And
under them was the long line of mill
tant, aggressive, and, in the face Of every
difficulty. dauntless corps of expert
craftsmen. If there was anything left
undone to complete the confusion and
delay, the experts did it. The total rec
ord of separate changes in the Liberty
motor alone, to about July |, appears to
have been two thousand, and at the date
of taking the committees testimony they
still appear to have been Johnny Walker
ing with undiminished joy
We do not suppose it will ever be es-
tablished just whose was the clear re-
sponsbility for all this calamitous situa
ton. But it is not malevolent to point
out that the true state of affairs began
to be clearly known to many observers
last winter and that strong clamor then
arose for an aircraft ministry, with com
plete and undivided authority; and that
the situation is not materially changed
to date. We still have complete division
of authority, divided responsibility, and
one of the three arms OF this tripartite
arrangement, that Of General Pershing
and his aids, is on the other side Of
the seas
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
A Dangerous Enemy
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In a book called Forty Years IN
Both Hemispheres," written in Germanv
about seventy years ago by Vincent Nolte
a German who had become an American
citizen as we'll as citizen of the world T
find this characterization of the soldiers Of
France, England and the United States
The Americans in war are peculiar, In
Napoleon's day the French fought for the
glory OF the great nation Now, perhans
they fight 'for the glory Of our arms, Tho
British fight for King and country, bnt
the Americans for the good Of NV conn
try. After the peace an officer in this
war (the War Of 1872, in which Mr.. Motto
fought at New Orlcans), the MARQUIS of
Tweeddale. who was taken prisoner on the
Canadian frontier and brought to Neu,
York, said to me: 4 hope it will never fall
TO my lot again to fight Americans: everv
one OF them fights his own individual hot
tie, and IS most dangerous enemv,n
II. f. K
Blue Hill, Ne, Aug. II, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Group Feeding

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: l have been interested in the lst-
ters and editorials which have been appear.
ing in the various New York dailies on tse
subject of the Inauguration of sthso
lunch system. For the last few years
private organization, known as the New
York School Lunch Committee. has been
supplying lunches a nominal cost in
various New York schools There are TO-
day some ffty-two schools with equipment
to serve an adequate and proper lunch to
ne pupils. During the summer seven plsF
schools have been operating. The noon
day meal has been one Of the most in
portant features Of the work Through
these lunches and other experiments II ha'
been proved that in groups children VIII
eat more readily foods 10 which they hsys
not been accustomed than otherwise. Pecu'
liarities of taste and racial custom are
readily overcome through the stimulation
of group feeding, and the children learn TO
eat the new foods with a relish In this
way they develop habits for wholesome
and nutritious foods. They take back into
lhe nome the taste for the new foods "Au
stimulate the demand in the family for 81
improved home dietary.
School lunches should be a part Of .a'
work of the Board of Education. IH
educational advantages offered through
properly supervised school lunch systs1
are almost Hmitless in their effects upon
the health and high living standards Of ou'
nation. Industry has for some years ret
ognized the desirability of keeping is
employees in the best physical cond't'0A
so as to obtain the highest efficiency IL
many industrial PLANS the lunchroom sn'
cafeteria are formally established as
part of the machinery.
ERNEST BONN.
Secretary Central Federated Union
New York, Aug 27. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
The End of a Word Storm

The controversy over the work or
fight amendment to the new conscrip-
ten act was tempest of phrases. Mr..
GomDers and Mr.. Morrison got excited
over certain eXtraneous implications
which they read into the language adopt
Cd by tie Senate Committee ON Military
Affairs. Mr.. Morrison even spoke # the
Thomas amendment as a "deccptive
method Of conscrpting labor"
The work or fight" rule conscripts no.
body. 1t can apply only to men who have
already been conscripted. 1t merely recu
lates ghe assignment Of conscripted men
to the deferred classes. It provides that
# draft registrants obtain deferred
classification because they are employed
IN essential industries they shall lose
1hat Classification when they cease to be
50 employed.
There il no discrimination in this
against any class of labor. 1t has been
sad that the Thomas amendment is
9irtually "anti-strkc" legislation. But,
~ Secretary Baker subtly pointed out, it
Is not that sort Of legislation unless it is
used that way. Senator Cummins has
now undertaken to remove all uncer-
ta;nty ny offering Il substitute for the
Thomas amendment, winch provides that
men IN essential cnployfnents who strike
for higher wages or better conditions of
iabor snail not lo2e their deferred CLASH
fcat!on IL they return at once 70 work
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
The Brest-Litovsk lnfamy

The statement Of the Entente govern
ments defining the purposes OF their IN
teryention in Northern Russia contains
q historical conclusion Of great lmpor~
tance 1t says categorically that tfe
Brest-Litovsk treaty was "traltorously
signed by the Bolsheviki.'
Exactly what does this mean: 1T
means tnat one theory of Lenine's and
Trotzllv's motives must be abandoned
the theory that they were honest mad
mer. willing to sacrifice the Russia OF
the past if only they could retain little
corner of territory in which they could
set UP their proletariat absolutism.
In this country credence was too long
given to the notion that Lenine and
'rrotzky were simply crack-bralned ITO
oians. Our own government hesltated
10 treat with them except as the more
or less legitimate heirs of the Russian
revolution, although they never had
~.andate from the Russian people and
had ruthlessly strangled the Constituent
Assembly, the only body having such a
mandate. We spoke softly Of the Boil
shevki-and to them. We seemed to
have 70 true idea of what they were do
ing when they betrayed Russia and Slav-
,om.
The Entente Powers now say that
Ienne and Trotzky were not self-de-
ccivcd fanatics. When they ratified the
Brest-Ltovsk treaty they were not act
ing for Russia, or even for the prole-
tariat Soviet government. They were
mere German agents, masqueradlng as
Bolshevist dictators, doing their en-
ployer a service which had already been
sold and paid for.
1t is 10 secret that the United States
government has been for some time in
possession of documents which show
the sinister relation existing between
Trotzky and Lenine and the custodians
of Gern.any's foreign corruption fund.
Such fund has long existed. DR.. Muh-
on refers to it frequently in his book
ana also to the lavish efforts of the Ger
man Foreign Office to buy up foreign
newspapers and politicians.
!.erine was sent home to Russia under
q German safe conduct. He was sup
pied from mysterious sources with
funds with which to conduct his agita-
ton against the Kerensky government.
1t seems clear that the Entente govern
ments have copies of the same docu-
ments which the United States recently
secured in Russia. When they say,
therefore, that the Brest Litovsk treaty
was "traitorously" signed, they are
not using that word in loose meta
phorical sense. They mean that it was
signed for price by German tools, who,
having earned their blood money, have
now fed Moscow and sought refuge with
their protectors and accomplices.
1t is well that the Infamous character
of the Brest-Litovsk treaty should be
thus officially proclaimed. It was a com
pact criminally made. 1t possesses no
sanctions binding on Russia or on the
parts of Russia severed from the former
empire. The Allied nations cannot re-
SDect IL
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Discourtesv
To the Editor of The Tribune

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your excellent editorial on
Courtesy" in to-day's issue of The Trib
une you make mention of "Mr. McAdoo's
nope to build up uniform custom of cour
tesy. Ihls much to be desired consumma
ton (however necessary should not be
confined to the government officials o1ono
and here is an opportunity for work which
1efvcntly beg of you to undertake; name
ly, by any and all means in your power
TO endeavor to establish a "standard of
courtesy also for the rude people who
travel IN the cars, not forgetting those who
perambuate the streets, too, from the bows
who throw missiles at passing vehicles to
the grown-up men who sit crosswise and
occupy more than their share of seats in
the cars
If you would point out to these rude pco-
pie that it is not polite to push a lady
aside and it is positively indecent to knock
baby on the head IN their haste to secure
seat for themselves, you would be doinp
good service
AS to passing behind instead Of in front
OF anybody, or stepping aside to allow some
one else to pass that is form of good
manners seldom met with in the streets. AL
though it comes natural at home.
could go on indefinitely with instances
Of the daily dscourtesics to which we arc
subjected and which are accepted as mat
ters OF course by the majority of a patient
and long-suferng public, but shall not en-
croach further on your valuable time
DAME GRUNDY.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
A Boy s Song

is voice was soft,
q 4 Like the wondering, honest eve
Of wildwood deer;
lie sang with the gladness Of
Plum trees in bloom.
He had not the voice of man,
Nor a woman
His voice was brown
Lake the breast of meadow-lark:
The spirit of lighter world
Tinted and huted his song.
his notes knew something of wind
IN soaring white clouds,
And something Of pale green light
Which cinctures the moon
When she is shy.
For the voice of lad
Is passing dream,
And on his waking
Rises to the stars
Whence it came.
MARK TURBYFILL.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Editor Shonts Please Cow

'irom me Lou,sutNr oiufcr-Jon,,or
If the American army could get the nj.
mosphere Of the New York subwavs into
steel tanks and shoot it at the Germans
the war would be shortened apprecably.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28

The third important clement in the prob
in their dealings with Ireland. | do not
hold With those Irishmen VINO explain Brit
aims actions III ireland by theory OF Sa-
tanic malice and Satanic intelligence |
have much higher opinion of British in.
tentons and much lower opinion of Brit
sh intelligence than they have. 1t is not
in accord with common sense to explain
Gladstone, Campbell Bannerman. Asouith
and Lloyd George in terms of the Eliza
bethan Cecil, Straford and Oliver Crom-
we'll 1t is my belief that the "democ-
racy" of Great Britain has in a vague
way perceived that the Irish people possess
all the qualifications Of a nation, and as a
result of that shadowy perception, wishes
in an amiabe but weak way to gratifv Irish
national aspirations. But the wish has
been what theologians call a "velleitvp
rather than a determination; it is desire
for the end without willingness to take
the means necessary to that end This is
the secret of the alterations of futile
"coercion" and equally futile "coddlinp~
which sum up British policy in Ireland for
a generation. And the secret of that secret
is Unionst Protestant Ulster. Had Ma
tionAlist roland been Protestant Ireland and
Unionst Ulster been Catholic Ulster. there
would have been, | think, Parlamen, in
College Green these many years
Continuous attempts TO patch up what
cannot be patched, to compromise what
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
For Victory

'From The Philadelphia Iaqmrer)
How many men is Uncle Sam going to
send to France? The answer is easy. 1t
is: Enoughl
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
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FNHERE are three main elements IN the
Irish problem, a clear understanding
of which is absolutely necessary TO
one who desires to interpret events. I
shall confine myself to a description of
these elements and their relations to each
other. The reader may draw his con-
clusions.
The first and most important element of
the three is described by George W. Rus
sell--"A. Elm letter to "The Man
chester Guardian" of May 10, protesting
against conscription in Ireland) in the
words which follow. No knows Ireland
or the meaning of words-better than
does "a. E.; the reader will therefore be
good enough to ponder carefully what he
says.
"British authority at all periods in Irish
history, as day, rested solely on superior
power There was never a year in the
seven centuries of that domination when
the vast majority of the people were not
opposed to it. When overcome in rebellion
they waited sullenly, silently and steadfast-
ly for the hour of doom falling upon this
as upon all empires of history. They de-
tion of their own. That feeling has been
as deep, indeed much deeper and more
self-conscious since the Act of Union was
passed, and to-day partly through a recov-
cry of the ancient culture, partly by the
reaction against state policy, that sef-con-
sciousness of nationality is more vivid,
more passionate and dominant than any
period in Irish history"
This statement of the case applies to at
least so per cent of the population of Ire
land and to majority of the population
in twenty eight of the thirty-two counties
The second important element is Ulster
There are nine counties in the province of
Ulster, five of which Nationalist by ma
jorty, the remaining four being predomi-
nantly Unionst. Between Unionist Ulster
and Nationalist Ireland the religious, po-
litcal and economic differences funda-
mental. Unonist Ulstermen aggressive
ly Protestant, aggressively British and ag-
gressively industrial, while Nationalist Ire
land is Catholic and agricultural. The gulf
between the Unionst and the Nationalist
points of view is as great as that, let us
say, between the points Of view of the
Prussian Won Heydebrandt and of Cardinal
Mercier Unionist Ulster will not accept
Home Rule for all Ireland upon any terms,
no amount Of constitutional guarantees for
the protection Of her rights will satisfy he1
She demands continuance of British rule
so far as she is concerned in point Of
fact, Unionist Ulster is q British colony in
Ireland and has no ties of relationship with
IL. ~
is in close alliance with the extreme wing
OF the Tory party in Britain reIigously
she is allied to the vast majority Of the
British people, and economically she is part
of the British industrial organization.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-10-31
A Communicated,
Chicago, ILL.,.
Oct. ii, 1918.

To The ToMAHAwK,
White Earth, Mimi,
To the Editor:
noticed in your issue of Oct.
10th that you mention the meeting
F0f the Society of American In
dams. We regretted very much
that a delegate from White Earth
was not present at the meeting,
because we are fighting the same
cause that you are fighting for,
and we believe the same as the
Chippewa Indians who are strug.
CLING, against the Indian Bureau
for their rights. The Society is
not half way about it in this mat
ter. 1t is our desire to cooperate
with you. We need your help.
Two forces. working for one object
is better than one. Let Us not
understand that you are pulling in
'soile direction and the Society Of
American Indians pulling in an
other, for the best interest of the
Indians. .E