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New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Spring-Rice, Former Ambassador
10 United States, Dies in Ottawa
Diplomat Passes Away From
Heart Disease in Govern
ment House Soon After
Doctor Arrives-Body To
BE Buried in Canada

OTTAWA, Feb. Ia. Death came
peacefully at / o'clock this morning to
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. until recently
the British Ambassador to the United
States. The diplomat passed away
while virtually in his sleep at Govern
ment House in the presence of Lady
Spring Rice and their children-Miss
Betty, aged eleven, and Anthony. aged
nine years.
Sir Cecil had complained of not feel
ing we'll, and DR.. Thomas Gibson was
summoned shortly after midnight, but
the patient expired from heart failure
not long after he arrived. The diplo-
mat mad been ailing for some time, and
bassador was made when he delivered
an address before the Canadian Club
here on the diplomatic side of the war.
Lady Spring Rice is a daughter of
the Right Hon. Sir Frank Lascelles and
a cousin Of the Duke of Devonshire.
Many messages of sympathy were re-
ceived to-day by Lady Spring Rice upon
the death of her husband. Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, former British Ambassador
to Washington, which occurred suddenly
at Government House early this morn
ing. King George cabled as follows:
"The Queen and I are grieved be-
yond words to hear of the heavy sor-
row which you have so suddenly been
called upon to bear, and we assure you
of our heartfelt sympathy. I and my
country have lost a gifted and valuable
servant"
Lady Spring Rice sent the following
telegram to Robert Lansing, United
States Secretary of State, in reply to
the American governments expression
of sympathy:
Thanks the President
"Please convey to the President and
the Administration my most sincere
thanks for the kind expression of
sympathy which l shaA especially value
as coming from those with whom he
has been so closely associated in pub
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Thrift Societies to Garry War
Stamp Savings ''Over the Top
Insurance Companies, at Call
of Wickersham and Van
derlip, Take Lead in
Organizing Employees to
Assist America S Cause

George w Wickersham, former At
torney General of the, United States,
yesterday afternoon called upon five
hundred representatives of casualty
companies to insure the world against
the hazard of Teuton domination. Spc-
officially, he urged the insurance men
and women to establish warsavlngs So
cieties to help finance the United States
in the war enterprise. Mr.. Wickersham
spoke in the Blue Room of the Bank
ers' Club, in the Equitable Building.
I'VE must make every man and woman
realize" Mr.. Wickersham asserted,
"that in this war nothing that we can
give is too much, and everything that
we think of giving would be too little.
Think what VIC are confronted with to-
day! Germany stands in possession of
OF Ter enemies. No foreign soldier is
on hcr soil: she stands triumphant, be-
lloving herself to be on the eve of OBJ
tanning her desires. Russia has melted
away into complete demoraiization.
Her armies which stood, one or two
months ago. on the eastern frontier of
Germany, requiring German soldiers to
the number Of one or two million, in
ceascless vigilance, to hold them back,
have now left and gone home.
Sinews of War
$50, those German armies have been
transferred to the Western front, and
VIC read from day to day of the conf
dence Of iIindenburg to land his forces
in Paris before summer. ] don't say
he viii, The German forces never
again will be as confident of victory as
they were in August, 1914. At the Marine
the tide was turned. And never since
that day have they been SO near Paris.
But they are strong in the belief that
~Aey are achieving their purposes. They
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Opera
Faust" Sung in the Lexing.
ton Theatre" That's in
the Metropolitan

Faust" was repeated last night in
the Lexington Theatre, with Nine
Nellie Melba again as Marguerite
Though the burden of the years weighs
down the richest voice, it cannot de-
stroy the singers art. This art was
Nine. Melba's last night as 1t has ever
been, and in her medium her voice
was the voice of her prime. She was
warmly greeted by a large audience
and greeted most enthusiastically.
The Faust was Lucien Muratore, who
gave another poetic and vigorous i'm
personation, besides singing with
fervor, if not always with beauty OF
tone. George Baklanoff was the
ephistopheles, Alfred Maguenat the
Valentin and Jeska Swartz. the Siebel
Mr.. Charlier conducted.
The opera at the Metropolitan was
"ThaIs." Of course, Nine. Farrar was
in the title part, with Mr.. Whitehill as
Athanael and Mr.. Diaz as Nicias
That's will never be one of Nine. Far
rar's most successful parts, for, as Tho
grande courtesane she does not carry
conviction, santhood fitting her much
more perfectly.
The music of Athanael is too higl
for Mr.. Whitehill, but his impersona
ton ranks very close to that of Mau
rice Renaud Mr.. Monteux conducted
with spirit.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Music

Many an established virtuoso coulC
learn something from the first violir
group of the Boston Symphony Orches
ira, which played at Carnegie Hall las,
night under DR.. Muck's baton. For il
the solo part of many concerto which
New York has heard this season there
has been less careful phrasing, less
tonal variety, less delicacy of expires
sion than these sixteen amazing Nor
ing as though they were one.
The orchestra, which in all its choirs
can play a perfectly controlled pianis.
simo can do anything. Dr.. Muck's mer
can do this, with such easy master !,
that all the rest seems to come with
out effort.
They played the Mozart sc Mino'
symphony" last night as though from
the inspiration of the moment, so sup
pie, fresh and joyous did their per
formance sound. DR.. Muck took the
minuet rather more elibera'tely than
is usual with movements of its type
and period but he justified the innova-
ton (as it is not justified by certain
New York orchestras, though it is
often attemmpted) by emphasizing the
pulsating rhythm and the sombre vigor
Of the piece.
The three movements from Berlioz's
"Romeo and Juliet" symphony, though
played as admirably as the Mozar,
work, did not please the audience SO
much as might have been expected.
The recital Of Florence Hinkle-
Witherspoon and Herbert Witherspoon
which was scheduled for yesterday af-
ternoon in Aeolian Hall was paSapene ed
to ThuxsAaen EAhws.AxH 2S.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Concert to Help War Relief

A concert for the benefit of the
Secours Franco-Americain will be
given at the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday
afternoon, February 81. The artists
will be Nine. Gabrielle Gills, Max
Rosen and Salvatore de Stefano land
General Rodiguet will speak Tickets
at SIS may be obtained fro,a Mrs. Paul
Morton, GOT Fifth Avenue, or at tho
Ritz-Carlton.
The committee in charge includes
Mrs. John A. Logan, jr., chairman;
Mrs. Alexander S. Clarke, Mrs. j.
Francis Aloysius Clark, Mrs. Charles
F. Hoffman, Mrs. Frederic Nelson,
Mrs. Paul Morton, Mrs Stowe Phelps,
Mrs T. J. Oakley Rhinelander, Mrs.
Burke Roche, Mrs. Rutherfurd Stuyve-
SAINT, Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, Mrs. Fred
eric Foster Carey, the Duchesse de
Chaulnes, Mrs. j. R. Dilworth, Mrs.
Adolf Ladenburg and Miss Mabel
Choate
The patronesses include Mrs. James
Russell soley, Mrs: Newbold LIE Roy
Edgar, Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Mrs. Oliver
Gould Jennings, Mrs. Herbert M. Har
riman, Mrs. Goodhue Livingston, Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. j. Stuart
Barney, Mrs. French Vanderbilt.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15

members Of the United States Cabinet:
Colonel e. M. House and Earl Reading.
The funeral of Sir Cecil will be held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock at St.
Bartholomew Church 1t will be of a
private nature and only representatives
of the United States and Dominion gov
ernments will attend. The Bishop of
Ottawa, Right Rev. John Roper, as
sisted by the rector of the church, will
conduct the services. 1nterment will
be in Beechwood Cemetery.
| The sudden death of Sir Cecil Gre
ated a profound impression in the
capital, and already scores Of messages
of regret and coincidence with Lady
| SpringRice are heing received at Gov
ernment House
During his career as British Ambas-
sador at Washington since 1912 it has
been Sir Cecips custom to pay many
visits to Ottawa in a non official ca
pacity as we'll as in connection with his
diplomatic duties, and on these visits
he came in touch with many of the
! dominion's noted statesmen. His death
occurred after he had been here sew
cral weeks to rest, preparatory to sail
ing for England.
1t had never been Sir Cecil's custom
to make public addresses on his peri
odical trips to Canada, but while he
was spending his last few weeks here
he relaxed this rule, feeling that he
could speak guardedly now that he
had relinquished his diplomatic post.
He made a splendid address in the
Chateau Laurier about month ago
! before a very large attendance of the
Ottawa Canadian Club, telling of some
of the experiences he had had in
Washington in connection with the
entry of the United States in the wal
and speaking of the events in Europe
as he was able to do from his position
in the inner diplomatic circle. 1t will
be remembered by those who were
present at this luncheon that Sir Cecil
made a rather significant utterance
when coupled with his sudden death
very evident emotion of his retirement
from his post in Washington, bu,
pointed out how at this time it was
the duty of every man to play the
game.
every man has his part to play
and it is very hard for q man to cease
TO play a part, but my time has come
Sir Robert Borden, the Prime Minis
ter, to-day issued a statement declar-
ing "the news of Sir Cecil Spring
Rice's sudden and untimcly death viii
be received with deep sorrow through
out the dominion, and especially by
those who had the privilege Of init
mate acquaintance and friendship with
him."
Sir Robert paid a tribute to the late
diplomats long years of service, dur
ing which "in matters of the most vita
moment his rare discretion and ex-
cellent judgment were of inestimable
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Fordham Graduates 81
Doctors 4 Months Earlv
Dean Of Medical School Tells
Class to Give Services to
Country

Sixty-one seniors received the de-
gree of Doctor of Medicine from the
Fordham University School of Medi-
cine yesterday. Commencement exer-
clses were held four months earlier
than usual, the war and consequent
need for more physicians being re-
sponsible.
Special prizes offered the graduating
class for these were awarded to Daniel
j. Dolan, Harold T. Joyce. Augustus
Wolf and Joseph E. Conroy. Dr.. Jo-
seph t. Byrne, Dean of the Medical
School, addressed the young doctors
on "Service-the Physicians Ideal"
lie urged them to head the call of their
country at the present time and place
their services at the disposal of hu-
manity.
The Rev. Edward P. Tivnin, S. j.,
regent of the Medical School, in the
absence of the Rev. Joseph A. Mulry,
5. j., president of Fordham University
presented the degrees. The members
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Message of Sympathy
Sent by Wilson to
Lady Spring-Rice

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-President
Wilson was informed formally Of the
death of the Ambassador in a telegram
from the Duke of Devonshire, Govern
or General of Canada. He sent this re-
ply:
"His Grace, the Duke of Devonshire.
Ottawa, Canada.
MAY l not thank you earnestly fer
the courtesy of your message inform
ing me of the death of Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, and beg that you will
convey to Lady Spring Rice for Mrs
Wilson ard myself our profoundest
sympathy for the death of her hus-
band, whom we had come to esteem
as a friend and admire as a man
and for whose lost We personally
grieve.
"WooDROW WILSON"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Miss Kathleen Burns Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Burns, of
this city and Scarborough on Hudson,
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter Miss Kathleen Burns,
10 Cadet c. H. Kaiser. son of Mrs. John
King, of Detroit. Miss Burns's father
IS head of the William J. Burns Inter
national Detective Agency. Mr.. Kaiser
Is with the American aviation forces
IN France.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15

lie affairs and whose personal friend
ship hs always priced. He had devoted
himself to bringing our two nations
into closer union, and it is a great
comfort for me to know his efforts are
so generously appreciated"
Lady Spring Rice also has received
cablegrams and kilograms from A. J.
Balfour, British Foreign Secretary;
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15

Ethel Barrymore has entirely recov-
cred from her cough and she played
we'll and looked better IN "The Off
Chance at the Empire Theatre last
right. The new comedy, by r. G. Car
ton, fails to get through four acts on
one winding and it supplied rather dull
entertainment when neither Ethel Bar
rymorc nor Edward Emery was on the
stage. On the other hand, it furnished
one of the best stage poker games we
have seen. The theatre is the place
where dreams come true and one Of the
characters drew two cards to a three
straight flush and filled it, His oppo-
nent had four kings. Nothing in the
rest of the evening was half so thrill-
ing. 1t took manipulation to bring the
two hands together, but not half so
much as to plot the comedy. 1t is per
haps permissible that the long arm of
coincidence should pop into an even
ing's entertainment now and again, but
it is too much if it is also employed in
dealing off the bottom.
The play tells very complicated
story Of how middleaged woman
patches up the affairs of her daughter,
whom she has not seen for years, and
a wayward son-in-law who is about to
run off to Vienna with dancer Miss
Barrymore was the mother, and she
succeeded in making some of her
scenes delightful. She was worldly
wise but kindly woman, with just the
faintest suggestion of half humor
Gus sentimental streak. No actress can
insinuate sob and then laugh it off
with half the grace of Miss Barry
more. She also plays excellent stage
poker.
Edward Emery was the best member
of supporting company rich In
names. He was d pleasant hammered
card sharp, and his work was delicate
and delightful. His scenes with Miss
Barrymore were high class comedy,
carried through with excellent team
ing as the scapegrace young husband
and Marcelle kousillon moderately
amusing as the dancer.
The author did not do very we'll for
the rest Of the players. John Cope
had the misfortuI of being cast to
play an Englishman's idea of an Amer
can. which next to an Americans idea
of an Englishman is the most fearful
thing of the modern stage. He was, Of
course, always in a hurry, He bought
house clock, stock and barrel" He
insisted on calling q duchess "duche." "
| He told long-winded member Of Par
Lament to "cut it out" and he boasted
that eve can get a move on over
orally obnoxious and disagreeable, al
though the author doubtless intended
him to be breezy.
L. Lyall Swete did not quite make
the most of his opportunity as bland
man of the world. and Eva LIE CALI
enne was radiantly beautiful, but had
nothing of much consequence to do.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Hands to War
Official Recognition of Labor and the Eight Day May
Be Next Government Move
BY Theodore M. Knappen

WASHINGTON, Feb. ID. Three
weeks after war was declared the con-
scription law was passed. The country
took it docilely and a great military
problem was settled
Close observers say that it is proba-
bic that within the next three weeks
American employers and employees may
find that generationlong conflict has
been terminated and that the whole
of the manufacturing industry of the
United States will be readjusted to the
principle of the recognition of collec-
tive bargaining in the composition of
labor differences, which means, of
course. the recognition of unionism.
Will the country accept this radical
change docilely?
Because we have not thought and
planned ahead in this war, events move
sluggishly and then pass with startling
rapidity. Just when patriots begin to
despair over inaction the accumulated
pressure of necessity arrives at it's
goal explosivcly. We do things by
starts and spurts. Hence events of
tremendous significance emerge with
out apparent preparation. In this way
We have become used to the sudden
happening of momentous things. The
more such lightning like changes we
have. the easier it is for us to have
still more. Some of the issues that
used to destrop the Constitution regu-
larly every political campaign are now
considered of no consequence what
ever. Nothing seems to be revolution
airy or radical enough these days to
arouse public opposition.
Acceptance of
Change Expected
SO, it is expected that if the Pres
dent should issue manifesto at some
not far distant day practically putting
the industries of America on an eight
hour, collective bargaining basis, there
viii be general acceptance of change
that would have been considered in
some quarters year ago as equivalent
to the destruction of American institu-
tions.
II is in view of the suddenness with
which delayed events can come to pass
IN these days that l jump to the last
chapter of the labor story, leaving the
consideration of other matters to be
taken up out of their natural order.
Events have tendency to run away
from the commentator. He starts in
to interpret and before he gets his
piece" written the thing to be inter
preted is so ancient and so we'll under
stood or SO little cared about that his
Interpretation is valueless.
Within a few days twelve men arc
going to sit down around table il,
Washington. When they arise from
their final sitting they may have signed
the protocol of treaty of peace be
tween labor and capital. 1t will be
their business conscientiously anc
earnestly to endeavor to draft such q
protocol. If they agree, it is expected
that President Wilson will issue a pub
lie address earnestly commencing their
findings to labor and capital and the
general public as the last word in re
gard to disputes between capital and
labor for the period of the var if not
for post-belium times, too 1t is even
possible that Congress may enact the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Ethel Barrymore Radiant in
Comedy Mixed in
Merits
BY Haywood Broun

"Thc or Chance at the Empire
Theatre. A comedy by r. c. Carton.
With Ethel Barrymore. Presented by
the Charles Frohman Company.
TILE CAST
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Labor Makes Only
One Concession

Those recommendation require five
concessions from capital and only one
from labor, and the one required from
labor is really no concession at ALL for
il it gets the others it will have moth
ing to concede, because what it is asked
to give up it has heretofore maintained
cnly to enforce the granting of the
others.
Now, Messrs. Employers OF America,
ere you ready for what is coming, un-
less all signs fail?
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
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W. HARDMAN PIANO USED.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
Recomm endations
Favor Employees

NecOmm endatlOns
Favor Employees
1. Abolition Of protiteering
2. Recognition of the principle of
collective bargaining.
3. Continuous disposition of in
dustrial issues, which means that en-
ployers must have an instrumentality
for continuous, day 20 day, dealing
with all questions of relations be-
tween them and their men.
4. The cight-hour day, with pro-
vision for appropriate overtime pay
merts.
5. Unified direction of the labor
administration of the United States
for the period of the war. This
is now being done.
6. Being granted recognition and
a square deal labor must throw over
board all union rules and regulations
that restrict production and interfere
with maximum efficiency.
Z. Labor must be dealt with in
confidence and full understanding "as
a part Of the citizenship of the state" !"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
conference committees findings into

conference committees findings into
law
Five of these men arc to represent
organized labor, five are to represent
employers. The labor members will
choose one representative of the public
interest, and employers will choose
another. The government is putting
lem in so far as it involves the attain
ment of harmonious relations between
employers and employees.
They are to be asked to act quickly
and decisively. and evolve not philos-
ophy but a plan. 1t is the belief of
men who have been responsible for
their appointment that they will act
quickly and decisively, and that on the
whole their conclusion will practically
give organized labor what it has been
lighting for in America for more than
generation. 1t appears to be inevita-
BILE that the judgment of this commit
tee will be in large measure against
the TRADITIONAL position of American en-
ployers, that they are the sole masters
of the industries that operate with
their capital. 1t is opposition on the
part of labor to that position that lies
at the bottom of labor's discomfort and
unrest. Hence. it appears that no set
tlemcnt is possible that does not alter
the present relation.
Employers who wish to forecast the
future will 40 we'll to read carefully
the report of the Presidents Media
ton Commission, published almost in
full in last Sundays Tribune. They
should give special consideration and
attention to the commissions seven
recommendations. Serious men who
have given their whole time for weeks
and months to study of the labor
problem as accumulated by war require
ments say, almost with assurance, that
the forthcoming authoritative confer
ence will act along the lines of those
recommendations Briefly summarized
the bases of industrial peace set forth
in those recommendations are:
The Irish standard., 1918-07-06

When President Wilson ordered a.
day OF prayer it was suggested in the
Chamber of Deputies that the French
government follow his example. The
government answered that as France
did not recognize God such an appeal
would be inconsistent. Public opinion.
voiced in the French press, thought
otherwise. The French papers gen.
orally expressed regret that their gov
eminent had not followed the example
of the American President, said Gaul-
OILS: 1T lifts the hope that our repub-
lie will one day follow the example of
the United States, which we so often
initiate, and not fear to show itself as
religious, faithful and confident in
God as the most ancient monarchies
in Europe" Many other papers ex-
pressed the same thought.
The appointment of pious Catho-
lie to the supreme command of the
armies has given evidence that the
French government no longer will re-
fuse to recognize really great man
simply because he is a Catholic. The
French press is openly advocating
peace with the Vatican. We may,
with reason, believe, that the eldest
daughter of the church will soon re-
turn to the arms of her mother.
The Irish standard., 1918-07-06
5000 GIVEN BREAKFAST.

The U. S. Committee on Public In
formation reports: Breakfast was
served recently to 5000 boys by the
Catholic Women's War Relief associa-
ton of Washington, after camp Com
munion service at Camp Meade, Md.
This Washington society was assisted
by the Baltimore branch of the same
organization, the Rev. Lewis j. O'Hern
reports.
Cardinal Gibbons was present for
this service and delivered an address
to the boys. The Rev. Ignatius Smith,
national direction of the Holy Name
society, also spoke, after which most
of the boys took the pledge of clean
speech.
Camp Communion services are held
every Sunday at Camp Meade" said
Father O'Hern, land the Catholic
Women's War Relief association fur
nishes breakfast to boys attending
these services, as otherwise they
would be without food until the mid
day NEAL"