davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

The Women and the Lords

There WAS great show Of carnestness
III the British House Of Lords when a last
attempt WAS made to exclude women from,
the benefits Of the reform bill, yet it is in1-
possible III following the debate TO avois
the conclusion that the most powerful and
uncompromjsing upholdcrs Of the copstjtu
ton and the traditions of the political sys-
TEN and SO forth were very well aware
that their case was hopeless They NAY
rot have been prepared for so oyervhcln,
ing beating as they got, but they could
not have tailed 10 SEQ that in tho House
and out Of It they had lost the support they
used to depend upon most confidently.
The truth is that they realized, one and
al, that, whatever their own feelings
might be, the question had passed bcvond
the stage of debate. They ran indeed
through all the old argumcnts--not FORGET
ting to disc(ain, us usual, any belief in the
superiority Of the male--but it was done
Ill a perfunctory way, most Of them prob
ably recognizing that further resistance
was useless; that, as Lord IIaldano nut il.
woman suffrage has become part of g
much wider movement and cannot be
stopped even if We wished TO stop it,
Lord lorcburn, Lord Lansdowne, Lord
Curzon and some others stuck to lheir
Guns, but the best they could do was to
protest mildly against the injustice Of put
ting such measure through without con-
sultlng the sentiment Of the couptry. And
no one took this protest very. seriously.
Even those who are satisfied that the
House Of Commons is not at present a true
mirror of the peoples will know that when
woman suffrage was carried there by to
the country as whole was satisfied.
I'VE have seen nothing whatever to con-
vince US said "The Tines" "that q Doll
OF the whole country would be any less
overwhelming" and "The Daily Tele
graph" and many journals which we're u.
one time strong supporters Of the anti
sutfraglsts were Of the same opinion.
Those who objected to the measure as
illogical had solid ground to stand upon.
Thus Lord Buckmaster pointed out that i
Mas absurd to give the vote TO men over
twentyonc and withhold it from all women
under thirty. But that inconsistency wos
allowed to pass perhaps because Of gen
eral uneasiness at the prospect Of extend
ing the franchise to more than 5000 900 or
30 at once. Before very long the vote is
certain 10 be given TO women on exactly
the same conditions as men, for now tina.
TIC House Of Lords has collapsed not even
The eloqucncc Of Mrs. Humphry Ward and
Sir Almroth Wright'can prevail
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

tho question OF a sort OF international con-
troll OF the colonies o. tropical Africa, a
Thomas EXPRESSED considerable objections.
"I think he said, Chat the project Of the
Labor party requires further study. ] can
sec distinct Inconvenience in allowing q
society Of nations-whose administrative
role find difficulty in inagining-to control
colonies which under the Belgian or the
French fag, and which represent q long past
Of effort and achievement that one must take
into account.
"Yet understand what the Labor party
desired to do. It wished to apply a general
formula to the difficulty Of the German
colonies in Africa; but that does not supply
remedy. The lot OF these colonies must
be settled in a precise manner, either the
footing OF the right OF small nations to set
tie their own existence, or BY the 'opon door,
or by some other principle. But do not find
that the Labor party has given real
solution"
"Would it be possible TO apply piebiscite? %
was asked; and he replied that l.c did not
readily admit Of such method for African
natives. But no doubt there way OF
getting at the wishes Of these people and
@scertaining where their interests lay with.
out recourse to a plebisctc. But in this case
also, he added, "I think it is right to take
into consideration the desires Of tho inhab;-
tauts'
"Thcu you do not think that the colonies
could be used TO balance other advantages, In
u system OF compersations?
"That would be D. return to the bad, Old
forcible methods which have failed In Europe
We must take many things into considera-
ton, but we must try TO reach the high level
Of justice
Boycott May Be Needed
On tho subject Of tho right OF nations to
determine their Own existence, Al. Thomas
expressed complo;c agreement with his Brit
ish conferrees. 1t was a principle lie had
constantly defended.
Nor was he any less definitely on the side
Of British labor when It denounced an eco
nomic war at the expense OF Germany
Nevertheless, he defined his; attitude with
considerable care. eve do not wish to pro
long the war by a commercial VAT but !.
Germany does not adhere TO the rules anC
conditions Of lasting peace, and il she does
not respect the rights Of other nations. I SIT
distinctly in favor O. a commercial boycott
Germany, as every other nation, has only
right TO that commercial and industrial lib
crty if she is the loya! member Of socict;
OF nations
"Do YOU favor the calling together OF an
! ether confcrcnces?'
81 vas favorable to The idea when j
seemed useful to inspire Russia TO defene
our democratic war aims, but that reasol
| fer an international conference 70 longe
exists. It is possible that Tomorrow tn,
! Russian Socialists, M:nimalst and EevoIu
tionary, may ask for another conference Q
that character For me it is 3 question O
e1pcdiency. 7 reserve to myself the right =
,n% ~, ~
whether not it serves the objects Of
peace, but agree, certainly, with my Eng
lisil friends in thinking that an internationa
Socialist conference would only be useful i
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Direct Coal Routes to New York

10 the Editor Of The Tribune
sir: Is there any valid reason w.v New
1orA City should be shor. .s coal at any
time while the government has coutrol Of
the railroads, when coai trains ca,, be routed
VIA the Central New England RAILWAY bridge
to Poughkcepsic and down the New York
Central. or TO Brewster on the Central New
England and down TO New York from there
VIA the Harlem, division OF the New York
Central: by this routing all coal could he
oellvered direct to all the large coal yards
along the Hudson River, and also in TIE
bronx and Long Island and brooklyn VIA
inc now Hell Gate bridge.
Iic y. l., Q. & W. aud the Eric both all
thracltc roads, have direct connections with
the Central New England Railway at Camp
bells Hall, and tho D. !. T. and D. L. & y.
trains could reach Camphell's Hall VIA the
y. ~ 0. e. ". and tho l.. & IT, River Rail
way, very short and almost direct haul
Inc above routing would rcl.eyp tic corr
geStior Oh the jersey side aad do away with
the barge loading aud unloading while the
river is full OF ice. L. j. WALSH.
New York, Jan 30 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
For Drumhcad Courts and Firing
SQUADS
D the Editor Of Ihc Trihul

To the Editor Of The Tribute
Sir: notice in to-das's issue Of the paper
u statement by Colonel Thompson that four
teen spies have been shot in this country
since the beginning of the war. also notice
chat the Department Of Justice and the Navy
Department make the assertion that no spies
have been shot That is one Of the diff
cult!cs with this government. They arc play
ing with war. There arc over one hundred Of
these villaNous Gcrmaus who have acted as
spies, placed bombs on ships, set fire to
buildings and committed muny other out
rages. If the same acts bad bccn committed
by Americans against the German govern
mont III Germany they would have bee U stood
up against the wall and ijlcd with lead.
There arc over one hundred Of these mig
crablc villains Who have committed such ac~
TONS in this country that should have been
shot within twenty four hours. il this gov.
crnment ever wakes UP to realize the true
conditions here, they may possibly not hcs-
late to treat these wrctchcd Germans as
Americans would be treated in Germany
namely. tried bJ drumhcad court martial
and shot within tWcnty-four hours.
CHARLES 7. GUYON.
New York. JAN 90 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Coaling Steamers
A Propos That the Work b. Done
at Terminal
@ tho Editor Of Tho Tribune.

To tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The undcrls ing reason ,or shu...ns
down all industries for tye days is appsr-
entity TO give couple OF hundred or more
steamers now loading in Atlantic ports with
supplies for our men IN France chance
to get bunker coal. To confnc ourselves
TO New York. where al bunhering is done
By bsrges, the reason for the congestion
is as PLAIN as DAY. There is enough coa
at the tidesater terminals, but not sufficient
bsrscs and tugs available TO haul same
The transportation facilities On hand will
either furnish sshicicnt coal to bunker the
etesmers OF supply tho quantity needed 1y
industries and other consumers
These VIII no, transport enough coal for
Doth groups this scoson tho ice Gripping
more tugs and barseo every day
No bsve no choice il tho manner CT
transport Of coal for industries aud othcs
consumers; this must be dono as hereto
fore, but arrangement can certainly be
made to have steamers receive their ccsl
direct from the terminal
II had the power and authority OF Dr.
Garfield l would proceed as folloys:
l. Determine which railroad a.. tjdcya.cr
is the most suitable TOR the purpose.
=. Have an efficient engineer make the
plans for thc alterations in ordcr 10 bunker
steamers direct from tic cars. and cet
thousand carpenters to mako these altera-
tons
3. Commander drcdses in New York hs,-
Dor 10 dredge the slip and get the required
depth Of water.
Results would be that nearly every steam
or would go to this terminal for bunker
cosI either on arrival or after loading rs
c'ScuM stances demand. aud receive 900 or
more tons OF coal within d few hours
inc Tugs and barses would be released
for supply ying the other needs. and drastic
measures Of shutting down cycrv INDUSTRY
need not happen again OBSERVER
New York, Jan 90, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Hail to Liberty Monday

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: why Blue Monday"? Is It rot time
10 stop inc characterization OF those Mon
days ordered BY the Fuel Administrator fox
conser at;on purposes, and to cal! them some
thing else than "Blue Mondays",
Blue" Indicates trouble WORRY wo ,oo
had little, thus far, to complain about O,,-
efforts compared With those of our allies.
have been intntesimal.
Why not say Liberty Monda.." "Pa.rio,jc
Monday Helpful Monday" or something
equally anpirine? LIZZIE S 1OsTpu
New York, Jan 20. 1918 80
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Passionate Anti -Warists
Why Those Who Hate War Inaict
Pain ON Germany

To the Editer Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of January 90 there is a
letter headed "Passionatc Pacilists." Tho
writer is a lady whom I know we'll and for
whom have a high esteem, although I think
some Of her notions, for instance that Of
trial marriages." arc both silly and dan
gerous.
She asks, "Why is it that others
fail to realize that one may be non-resst-
ant in war because Of very passionate re-
sistance against adding to tho pain and suf-
fering Of the world" ."
will give her straight. Christian an
swer.
It is because those who hate war and de-
sire to end it wish passonately to add to the
pain and suffering Of the criminal German
government which has forced this brutal
war upon the world.
II Germany were open to any other arsu-
ment we would use it. We have tried again
and again, but thus far always in vain. The
German idea is to bring the world into sub
lection by pain and suffering. The more
Germany suffers in tho futile and brutal
effort to carry out this idea the bctter it
will be for the world
Germany plotted, planned and forced this
war in order to accomplish a. predatory am
bition. That ambition dcspiscd and violated
the rights of the American people. For our
own sake, and for the sake of the world, all
add to the pain and suffering Of Germany
until we bring tho Potsdam gang to
terms and end this war
There is the issue in plain English.
HENRY VAN DYKE.
Princeton n j., JAM 90 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
No More "Shoo-Flies"

The "shoo-tly cop is an ancient institu-
f'on. To other policemen this functionary.
who performs what is in sense spy work
is distinctly persona aloqs qrato. There.
lore 1t Is easy to believe that the force il,
general Is pleased by the decision Of Com
missioner Enr'ght to abolish the "shoo-
tues, Who sso back in service to the time
When Theodore Roosevelt was at Police
headquarters.
Nevertheless, nothing but a STEADY and
s'rlcs maintenance Of the present stand
ard OF police efficiency and morals will
Justify THIS move so far as the public Is
concerned. 1t would DC pleasant to think
tnat each individual bluecoat i, sufficiently
able, sufficiently honorable, to be tr,,stod
10 perform his duties we'll without s,;ner-
vlsjon other than the routine inspect;on
by his superior officers. Unfortunately
that has not been the case in the past: il
has not been deemed to be the case even
when the force under Commissioner
Woods had reached its high-water mark
Of honesty and efficiency. That official
maintained his corps Of "shoo-nics"; IN
tact, he had two groups Of confidential in
vestigators with rowing commissions,
whose business 1t Was to keep track not
sply Of the patrolmen, but Of members OF
ihc department Of higher grade These
;ucn checked up the worl; Of individual
ioiicc commanders. or made surveys cf
the results attained III certain fields or
departments OF policing. ILsir reports
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Imitation and Higher Prices

When a Controller of the Currency
rom Virginia or q fiat currency cnthusi-
lst from Kansas, or elsewhere, paints the
,lories OF cheap money and loan imitation,
With light touch ON the high prices they
,ause, no one pays 4 deal Of attention. 1t
) otherwise when banker Of the position
md attainments Of Mr.. Charles II. Sabin,
It the head Of one of the nations largest
lnancial institutions, seems to give even
passive countenancc to this kind Of Rain
Jow Finance.
In an article printed in Tuesdays
Tribune Mr.. Sabin points out the enor-
nous possibilities of loan expansion under
he amendments to the Federal Reserve
ct. passed last June. He estimates that
Xisting resources of the twelve Reserve
'anks would permit Of additional credits
rom member banks to the unthinkablc
UNI Of around twenty billions Of dollars
t is true. That is the law. The present
otaI Of the loans Of all the banks Of the
sscrVc system is probably not much over
lcvcn billions. The total for the whole
alton is not much over seventeen billions
md these represent the conservative ca
)acity Of the greatest banking strength
)f any nation in the World----thc slow
-rcWtb of Il century and half.
These loans have expanded by nearly
one-half from the beginning Of the war.
Md now VIC arc invited to contemplate
loubliug them again--to finance the war.
What an increase of 90 per cent in three
ears has meant We already know. It has
meant u rise Of at least so per cent, if
,ot 100 per cent, in the general level Of
prices. 1t has given US 32-cent cotton
So cash wheat 81 cash corn, $5o pig
ron--in brief, the highest prices known
;incc the close of the Civil War. What
l doubling Of our effective business cur
'ency would now mean no man could
suess. Practically speaking, tho nation
.x-Gariield Mondays and short rotions for
he rest OF the weck--is running at 100
100 per cent employed. We cannot pro-
luce more coal, or steel, or food, or trans
)ortation, or ships without drawing from
ionle other industry.
Practically speaking, under existing
'onditlons, all loan expansion now mean,
imply currency imitation and higher and
ligher prices. 1t can bring about no
marked increase in production. We can
not win the war simply by initiating prices
We need the goods, not money. And
here il nothing which tends so to pro
mote universal Extravaganza and low eff.
cheney III labor ;5 a sudden and whole
ale rise III Wages. That is what we arc
3ufferlnss from now. SO far as We can
1t tho moment judge the nations product
x goods WAS slightly icas last year than ir,
1916. Further imitation can only make the
.ituation wcrsc.
When wcSadd to all this the heavy tax
hat imitation lays upon the poor and the
thrifty aud all those Of more or less
liked incomes, the danger to our savings
,ar1lls and the rank injustice it brings to
III holders OF life insurance, we feel tina,
It is not without danger that banker Of
Nr. Sabiu's rcputc should unfold such
possibilities to the undyilg band of the
htlationists, with no word Of warning OF
the effect Of such policy of expansion.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
MEMBER OF TIM ASSOCIATED PRESS

TIE Assoistet rr, Is exclusively entitled TO the lor
eSUAccAGou OK ell dispatches credited 1, Tot
cs~tSo rrucd IN this paper the local &
sCaxlcous Origin published Acreln.
Al sish,o OF republication OF all other mSt:er hare!n
xcserye..
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

GUARANTEE
Yea purchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE wit absolute safefor II dissatisfaction rsuts
IN cs,s -HE TRIBUNE susszntpss to your money
hack upen request. No red tapo No au.bbns We make
asod prcmpty u the advertiser does not
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
GUARANTEE

Battered the pcs.cnce at New York as seccsd Class
Mail Matter.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-17
PUT SHIPS SUCCESS
ABOVE GREAT VICTORY
CaHfornians Elated BY Demon
stration Made BY Faith

SAN FRANCISCO, May ICON.
ciaD Even the pending great battle
in, France Il regarded by Califerniena
as lssS Important than the complete
success Of the 5000-ton concrete ship
Faith, and her feat on an all-day ocean
trip which experts declare has dispell-
ed every doubt of her seaworthiness
under any conditions.
The government Immediately an
nOunced the selection of a nearby site
Of ninety acres for the first 10000, 900
plant to construct for the United States
ten 75O0.ton concrete vessels costing
$500,0 900 each. The plant will employ
1000 men.
A plant Of the same size is assured
in southern California. Several large
private concerns are organizing to en-
gage in this great new industry, which
is heralded as winning the war by more
than ofrsetting the submarine destruc-
ton.
similar plants are to be built on the
Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and At.
lantic coast without interfering with
the construction Of wood or steel ships,
since the concrete vessel do not re-
quire skilled labor.
Charles NJ Schwab, new head of the
ship construction, telegraphs that he
is coming here for the simultaneous
launching of three big steel ships July
by the same yard which has just es-
tablished u world 3 record by the first
triple launching, The same yard will
launch two ships Saturday.
Another yard has laid keel and
raised an entire ship skeleton in "a
hours in starting a cruiser type of de-
stroyer with the intention Of cutting
the present record of four months to
one month for complete construction.
SO many wood ships have been
launched or are almost ready that the
government has decided to contract
for 200 more to keep the yards busy.
These facts are merely samples show
ing the L. =. shipping program is gain
ing tremendous headway for a great
output in the next few months.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-17
.AdminlStr ton
and Critics To
.Cl h Again

Z WASHINGTON, May 17-(As-
sOeiated Press Once more test
of strength between the administra-
tion forces and the leaders of those
who are its critics as to war prepar-
ations and conduct is impending
On the senate. 1t is probable that
the fight win begin today and will
be precipitated by the introduce
tion Of resolutions calling for fur
ther Investigations Of war Offices
and Of the war department by the
senate committee on military af-
fairs.
t While the President consented
70 IN investigation of the subject
Of aircraft production and costs he
did this with the proviso that the
scope Of the proposed investiga-
tion should not 20 beyond this. He
has let il be known that he opposes
the resolutions which are expect.
ed 10 be introduced today, even
If they, shall be presented in
greatly modified form.
E. Charles +. Hughes has notified
Attorney General Gregory that hs
will come to Washington at the ear
liest possible moment and ut once
commence his investigation of the
airplane questions.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-17
NO SHORTAGE OF
Steel is ASSERTED.
Secret Meeting Is To Be Held
Today Which May Protest
Against Curtailment

WASHINGTON, May l7--(Assoeiat-
ed Press) To thresh OUT the whole
matter of eurtailment of industries in
which steel is used a secret meeting of
the steel committee of the American
Steel Institute has been called to Be
held here today, II will be headed by
Gary Of the war industries board. =
Steel men are demanding a "show
dow" " by. the administration aud will
60 over the whole question of the eur
tailment of those industries from
which steel orders have been curtailed
or stopped by the administration. 1t is
eontepded that there is no shortage of
steel nor OF steel production and it
will be insisted that the eurtailment
that has been ordered is unnecessary
and unwarrnnted by the conditions at
this time. W.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-17
.|SHI COMMENDS WORK
Of MAGAZINE EDITOR

SAN FRANCISCO, May l6-(Oai.
cial)-Plans to combat German propa.
gahda are heartily endorsed by Wis
count Ishii, Japanese ambassador, in a
letter which he has given to Lawrence
Mott who is returning to Toxic where
he will resume publication of his mag
azine, the Searchlight.
In his letter the Japanese ambassa
dor says: 81 am glad that you so
patriotically intend to devote yourself
and your magazine to the drawing still
closer together of the United States
and Japan, the two nations which must
ever be allied and held by the frmest
ties Of mutual friendship, understand
ing and confidence.
Mott said he had found the Japanese
generally very friendly to the United
States although German influences are
systematically trying to change this
feeling.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-17
HUN AGGRESSONS
SUBJECT OF PROTEST
Germany Is Told Republic viii
Arm To Protect RIQhts M

WASHINGTON, May l6s-( Assoeiat.
ed Press strong protests whiclr were
presented by the Russian soviet govern
ment to the German ministry on April
20, have been made public by the Unit
ed States department of state. The re.
peated and persistent aggressions of
Germany are called to attention and
specifically protested and gave notice
that it was the intention OF the soviet
government to mobilize its forces and
to offer resistance to further aggres.
sions, and to take all steps necessary
and raise all needed forces to secure
the freedom and the independence of
the Russian republic now menaced be-
yond the limits which were establishe ed
by the Brest. .htoysk treaty.
In reply to the protest the German
foreign Office informed the soviet gov.
eminent that its forces would adva nee
no further into Russian territory.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-17
League FOR PEACE
F|RMFOR VICTORY
Enthusiastic Meeting In PhiIadeI-
phla Receives Assurances
From Labor Delegates

PHILADELPHIA, May l7-(Asso.
ciated Press)--Peace with victory and
no peace otherwise was the slogan gen.
orally adopted by all of the speakers
at the meeting Of the League to En-
force Peace which opened its sessions
here yesterday with former President
Taft presiding. Though primarily a
peace organization its tone was defiant.
ly belligerent and aggressive.
Among the large number of delegates
who were present were delegates from
the American Federation of Labor and
the American Alliance of Labor end
Democracy whe presented statements
in which they endorsed the proposed
league of nations and their opposition
to International labor conferences which
might be attended by labor representa-
tives from countries with which the
United States Is at war, until after a
peace through victory has been secured.