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New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Pertinent Questions
tFrOm The Boston HcrGid)

How can people be encouraged to FISH
instead Of beef if the price of fish, in proper
ton to It's food value, remains higher than
that of beef?
What encouragement is there for people to
Use extra amounts of corn and corn products,
if they cost more. in proportion to food value,
than wheat?
What encouragement is there FOR people 20
burn wood instead Of coal, if wood in proper
tcn to fuel value still costs more than the
coal?
And yet our batteships can use coal and
not wood; our shiverins allies particularly
France. need coal. To send wood over there
would be a joke. We ought to use thar.
The same is true Of the contrast between
beef and fish. The former stands transporta-
ton and carries nutrition in concentrated
form. Our allies are used to wheat rather
than corn.
Here IS where the old law Of supply and de
mand had It's uses. Coal a, the economic
price would bring wood into market. for whic
today only the patriotic argument appeals.
4 is much harder TO transform the trading 2
cus.o of the public merely from sentiments
of patriotism than under the impulse Of dol
lars and cents. This I, regrcttabe, but still
true.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
The Health Board Appreciation

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: On behalf of the Board of Health
wish to express to you its thanks, together
with my personal appreciation, for the valua-
bic service which you have rendered to the
community in publishing frankly and fairly
Information public health matters which
this department has given out during the
past year.
Special appreciation should be expressed to
you for this work during the recent efforts
Of the Department Of Health to impress upon
the general public the value of milk as
food, regardless of the increased cost of this
important factor in the diet of children and
tor tie wide publicity given to the warnings
OF the Department of Health regarding the
prevalence OF respiratory Diseases and the
precautions which the department has ad-
vSed the public to take in order to avoid in
lection. H. EMERSON
New York. Dec. %, ,9l. Commissioner.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Cloth Mills at Fault
Slow Deliveries Hold Up Work on
Army Uniforms

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: You are absolutely right. 1t is "a
Shocking Waste to have 10000 garment
workers idle in this city. while part of the
army must go without the much needed win
ter clothing. But the "Amercan Bolshevik;,'
or the l. W. W., or the quarrel among the
labor unions. has absolutely nothing to do
with the lack of clothing for the army.
About four months ago, when the govern
ment was ready to let the first contracts for
army clothing, nobody wanted them. They
really went begging. These same manufact-
urers, who are now clamorlnG for clothing
contracts, did not want to touch them when
they were first offered by the government
The margin of profit was not large enough.
1t would entail the installation of specla
machinery 1t might Interfere with their
regular business. In less than month they
will again be busy on their spring and sum
mcr orders, and you Will not hear OF any
of them wanting any government work.
We of the mems wear line do not want
to hog these army contracts. We would be
glad to see every available worker IN the
needle trades working on uniforms. But
YOU cannot make clothing if you haven't the
cloth. This is the real and only reason
why the army lacks clothing. From the very
oeginning and with but a small part OF the
mems wear trade working on army clothing,
there was always shortage of cloth. The
last two. Saturdays hundreds OF men were
laid off because there was more cloth to
be cut How viii! you employ these addi-
tjonal so 600 workers if there is not enough
cloth to keep the already established plants
busy?
do not know why the mills are SO slow
in their deliveries of uniform cloths; but
do know that it is not the fault of the
workers in the mems wear line that the army
lacks winter clothing. The plants are here
and they are idle The men are here ano
they are also idle; including the writer OF
this letter. If we get sufficient supply OF
cloth the government can have all the uni
/ forms it needs. s. ORNSlEiN.
New York Dec oA 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Why Read the Papers?
You Can Find 1t All in Dumas for
the Looking

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In n translation of one Of the works
of Alexandra Dumas the elder, "Mcmoirs Of
y Physcian," 'nd a page of curously inter
csting reading In Chapter xxi, "'rhc King
Divides tho SpoiIs.' Nine. Dubarry, who APP
pears very interesting and sclntillat
ing person, is talking with Louis XV Of old
and royal France about the makc-up OF his
ministry. This book written sixty sew
cnty years ago, besides being ictonf lit
tie outrageous goes on to say:
"Indecdr Then you have . ministry"
you have one, have you not - replied She
"Oh. 1t is my place to have one.
Most willingly.
"ln the first place, then. who have you for
the navy. whore tha. dear NJ de Praslin was?"
"Ah! Something new Countess; a charm
ing man. who has never seen tho sea-
"Who is ~
Pom honor. it is splcndid idea. shall
make myself very popular. and shall be
crowned in the most distant in cthgy,
Of course
"But who, sire? Who is it?'
Il would wager YOU do not guess in thou
sand attempts. 1t is member of pariia
mcnt, my dear the first president of the
parliament of Besancon.
'M. dc Bcyncs?"
"Thc same. Pcstc. How learned you are
You know all these people,"
81 cannot help it; you talked parliament
to the whole day Why, the man would
not know an if Re saw it"
$50 much the better. NJ. de Prasln knew
his duties too we'll, and made me pay dearl ;
for all his naval constructions.'
"Wcll. the hnanrc department. SIRE"
con. That is a different affair. have
chosen a special matt
"A inancer?"
"No. n soldcr.'
Good heavens! And the war depart
mcnt?'
"Do not be uneasy; for that have choser
a tnancicr, Tcrray. lie is terrible scrut
nlzer Of accounts' may tell you that hat
/ some idea Of putting wonderful man il
the war department every inch q man, a.
they say. L to please the philosophers.
"Good, but who: Voltaire?'
"AAnost. The Chcvallcr de Muy Cato
"Oh. heaven, You alarm me-.
"It was all arranged.
"And for foreign affairs"
"rhat honest fellow, Bcrtin whom 70,
know
"No"
"Thcn whom YOU do not know
"But among them all do not find one GOO
ministcr.'
$50 be it; tell me yours. "
1t was rcstful TO- a ha.ricd soul to rea
this in Dumas the elder, for it saves a 10
OF bother trying TO keep up with ow
times to 90 away back yonder and find, al
nicely done up in fiction, such fine packag
Of beautiful writing. 1t saves the trouble o
trying to do something of the kind ourselves
Yassuh. r. S. SPEARS.
Little Falls, n. T., Dee 26, 1917
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Soldiers Should Ride Free

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: While returning from Garden City
recently my attention was attracted to some
soldiers riding in the car with me good
naturcdly discussing their small amount Of
cash The thought came which has often
occurred to me before that our men and
boys who have joined either army or navy
to fight for their country should not be cx-
pccted to pay carfarc. They have given up
home good positions in many cases) for
very small pay. SO think privates. par
ticHlarly in uniform should ride free on all
cars, elevated, subway, surface, and even
railroads taking them to and from then
camps to the nearest town. When on relief
our policemen and hremen ride free all over
the city, which is perfectly correct.
Why should not men who willing to
give their all, their lives, do the same. The
railroads can surely afford it, and if not the
government should do it.
EMMA L. HOOPER, L. s. D., 1912.
New York, Dec. 26, 1917
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Life Is Like Thatl
lErnnl Collic,fS :,

After the battle certain French general
cxnrossed wish 20 review the glorious sur
vivors Of an epic charge. According to the
French CUSTOM he wanted to kiss them on
both checks. the heroes! But since quite
number Of them had survived and the time OF
general is precious he only rode past-"nu
instead Of s:luting them after the usual cold
military manner he waved his hand III tHclr
directors: paterna, afectionatc. He
spoke few words. for his emotion was too
much for words; it affected him very much as
a head cold might have affected lesser o!ll-
ccr=say, (; mere colonel.
Just before the general passed came a ser
ccant The sci gcant noticed that one Of the
men in the file had badly adjusted cartridge
belt
The sergeant swore about as follows: "You
so you want TO get me a call
down when the general is reviewing our sec
ton, do you-you ----- -----'
Good for the general. Good for the ser
geant. They both lived up to their trade
which has it's specialtcs. Battles are won by
generals plus sergeants-p!us privates who
are sworn at and kissed on both cheeks
History registers the generals emotion-it
is for journalism not to overlook the diligent
CONS blank blank blank.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
The Sword of America
4 Masquc Of The War
By William Chauncey Langdon
Lines from pageant whch performed for The first time
at the University Of Illinois November 29 las)

Of toll are somewhere, doing what ,hsy
This now is France. But every ore no less
Holds firm the faith oe France Yes, every
Each father, mother, child will give his
DARK. cottcd drop Of blood to win the gift
OF worldwide Liberty :or all mankind
AMERICA: The Red Cross France! Hence
forth viii wear
It's glowing sign Of mercy on my heart,
Q Mother, let your hand now send me
forth
With your unauestionng relief 20 all
The warning armies Equally TO all
| go, No uniform recognize
But only suffering and need for help,
@ France the Flag Of worldwide Liberty
You bear, and Of worldwide Mercy.
incricn poes orer IN Mother Noture 1cho
r;srS from her seat on The roch and pins n
ioroe Red cross upon 1mericos breast.
Thon fohing her head in both her honds. she
TENDS 1nericn's head dozen TO her and kisses
her on me forehead.
AMERICA: Bring millions for their succor
and relief!
Bring soft white antiseptic gauzc TO bind
The wounds of wounded men. Bring cool
ing drink
And saving knife, and rest. Drive on
drive on
Your ambulances straight into the zone
OF shcll-fre to remove the dying thence.
Brancardiercs and nurses, doctors,-brave
The gray dead sight and sound and smell
OF decomposng battle-feds to
The wounded who remain, inscnsible
O~ ,ritb Of ball nj
Upon the cruel fintv ground. Save those
In Jesus name. who but for you are lost.
And all the unoffending victims Of
The war; The starving thousands scnc
them food.
The homeless. build them shelters, give
them clothes.
With every toil-free moment work fo
them.
Provide them with employ, Restore thei
friends.
Or give them ones in yourselves,
Yes. in all stricken. sorrow palsed lives
Breathe new the breath of life, America
Give, give, give. Wear the Red Cross
Give.
Obediem TO dmericos appeal. mp the root
rome Red Cross stretcher-beorers. nurses
doctors. sciM supplies of food and of cloth
ing. They soIute .1merico as they pass on ~
the r0od ond she raises her hond in bIessin.
orcr them. also do Britain and France.
MOTHER NATURE: Speed on, Speed on
For some at best you are
Too late, Men no.* are dying you cou
save
Women and children suffering you could
Relieve!
Mother Nature holds mp her hand TO
silence. She 1istens
MOTHER NATURE: hear the guns O
Italy
And Russia. OF Rumania, Serbia boon
Along the line from Riga to Trieste
Pounding their way to freedom IN the Eas
And cchoing the incessant guns in Franc
And Belgium in the West
copyright. 1871. hy William Chauncey Langlon 7
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
A New Years Wish for New York

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: May |. through The Tribune. voice
my feeling as to what think would be the
best that the new year could bring to the
city of my own and my forebears' birth?
could wish that a more olehearted
spirit Of true patriotism could pervade the
community that more serious attention
could be paid to the elimination Of waste
and luXurics real and not sham war menus
at hotels and restaurants; the actual, not the
farcical. extinction of electric light adverts-
;ng signs, especially of those exploiting non
essentials; every afternoon Cor many Of
these signs now blaze, Thursdays
and Sundays, from p. m. on) and evening
the termination of all unnecessary building,
thus relieving workmcn and artisans now
employed on the same for the imperative
labor needs of the shipyards; the giving up
of pleasure motor cars; the closing of pleas
urc resorts, at least at midnight and the
full and hearty adoption of these and many
other necessary war measures.
wish for New York on this momentous
New Years that she should set the pace for
the country in patriotism and that her citi-
zens should have more earnest and willing
spirit to support the government. ard all Of
this is my New Years wish for New York
EDITH MORGAN WILLIAMSON.
New York, Dec. 81, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

Yhe mns;c plups "Ln MarsciNoisc." The
Gg"re ~ France comes running IN mp me
rood. she is ssr;it in rrery motio", intense
and aroused. Her dress Of bI"e IL cnnohf
mp Utle short, 80 as not TO impede h''
runnin0 she is somczch"f dishcreIIed On
her heod she scrors rel liberty cap: in
her hond she carries the streaming T,i-color
Of France Am ihc .SAodo7cs on me higher
ground urge for,curd Mou drms in Ne oif.
to acclaim hcr ,cUh enthusiasm. and Britain
and fmcricn ertcnd htir honds foslord bcr
in ,ecicome SHE runs mp the rood onto 'he
h;1her 'c1eI and throyds herself on NE ground
At Mofhcr Natures ieet and Kisses hes hand
,vUh passionate dcUoiion
FRANCE Mother!
mother Nature lays her hand oGcction-
"iiy on Frances hcnd
FRANCE: MoIhcr Mother
MOTHER NATURE: Child! My child!
FRANCE: They seek to crush my spirit
But the soul
That feeds and grows sacrifice cannot
BE crushed. Its spirit rises it's suffer
ings
As ON wings Of fire to victory,
MOTHER NATURE: Spirit invinciblc! True
hearted France,
FRANCE: But we need help. My men are in
the trenches,
All Of them. My women work. My chill
drcn, too.
My young boys and my of middle age
Are all gone, at the front. My wounded
With but one eye, with but one arm or leg
Beg me to let them go back into service.
Dear noble sons. No mother ever bore
Their like. My sons have done their part
and will,
But three years have wcilnigh exhausted
And we need help. No longer can fill the
place
OF casualties. To YOU come for help.
My sister, Britain, henceforth be
loved
Eternaly. most vallantly has borne
Us aid. Together do we fight one fight.
But you. America, are young and strong,
And thus far have done nothing. Help us
Come.
AMERICA: France. France. You win m.
soul from out my breast!
The Land of Lafayette can always claim
Americas sincerest gratitude!
FRANCE: Close guarded then your soul for
ever shall
Be safe within my heart of hearts. Alas
My stricken ones! My godlikc poilus tor
By shells! Ny homeless mothers Wit
their babes,
Driven, battle driven from the cottages
And fields where tcnderly they nursed an
reared
The future sons Of France to bless tn
world
With Light Their soldier father.
= wounded from
The hospitals, seek out their village homes
There is no village. only piles of ruins.
f No wife, no children They, thin, wor
s and gray
e From deprivation, with the marshaled hos
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Wasted Illumination
iitor o. The Tribune.

To the Editor O: The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems to me that the department in
charge O. street lighting is responsible for a
great waste o: coal. If YOU are out at 4
o'clock you al the electric lights as we'll
gas lamps burning.
| for ore would ike to have the value of
coal consumed making power for this wasted
l.gnt. |. certainly is ridiculous sor light
to be burning while the sun is shining The
gas and electric contracts mos: likely call
for certain hours, but why waste power and
coal' JOHN F. PARRY.
Brooklyn, Dec. sc, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

bors She thrust her sword through the
civilization had been able to formulate of
international right and common humanity.
She proclaimed that Corsica had conquered
Galilee and the Napolconic gospel had
supplanteo the Christian. She wrote in
blood in Belgium the assertion that Ger
man necessity knew no law, human or di-
vine. She proclaimed her own faith and
her own gospel in Belgium, Northern
France, Poland, until the Turk caught
her whisper and applied it in Armenia.
And to this doctrine those who rule Ger
many remain faithful to-day; they believe
it and they apply it. Against such appli-
cation no German voice has beer raised
which has obtained Il German hearing. In
the faith of the Allied paciiist, Socialist,
defeatist one hears that the German pco
pie are ready to rcnounce their masters;
but where in Germany is there proof? We
are urged to-day TO believe that new
Germany clean in spirit, purgcd Of former
Nilcness, cured of all old diseases, seeks re-
admission to the family of nations; but
where is the evidence? The record Of the
latest German atrocty jostlcs the newest
utterance of the pacifist in praise of d re-
formed Germany upon our newspaper
pages.
And the German, who knows the weak
nesses but not the strength Of mems souls,
waits hopefully to see this latest assault
demolish the wills Of those who are in arms
against him. He will not need to waste
his human fodder in enemy artillery bar
RACES if only his agents in the enemy camp
can do the work for him. When the work
is done he will attack as he did in Italy
and his troops advance to the loot and
! ravaging Of new Vcnetias through the
breach opened in the hostile lines by the
activities of his agents, corrupt and merely
mad. within the enemy armies
The peril and the hope of the new year
are thus before us. Our allies must wait
this year while we prepare; we shall not
be able this year to send that aid which
we must send before the WAY can be Won
But if we steadfastly and all needless of
the voices that preach madness and worse
,,1- 1On
hundreds Of thousands who will bring vic
tory in 1919. then the end of the struggle
and money. of materials and of machines
These are much, hut they are not enough
we must bring also the reserve of VIII, OF
determination, of courage to look through
all the mirage of vain hopes and false as
( surances to the single objective. There
. can be no peace without victory, because
= permanent peace for us and for all man
i and unmistakable defeat Of the German
doctrine. 1t will survive all but mill
defeat. because the very essence of Ger
= man barbarism is found in the belief tina
the German sword can make the German
. the master of all the riches and power 0
this planet.
~ From the grave the America of 1856
y must call to the America of 1918; tn
perils and the problems are the same;
the will to endure and to conquer renal
* the same the end of Germanism will be i
~ sight when the next new year comes.
Vi ! e L. | lie IhatI
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

To the Editor CT The Tribune
S.r: The idea Of free port Is an excel
lent one and. IN my opinion, Staten Island
would be a splendid location
1t IS ideally located for such a develop
ment. JOSEPH u. HOLMES.
New York, Dec. 26, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

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portion of the blood-guilt. The fool who
would follow the Trotzkys, the dreamer
who would follow the Bolsheviki of all
nations, the men who said before this
war came that all war was impossible,
the men who said when it came that we
had no part in it though our own
children were murdered and those of our
fellow nations tortured without end-ther
voices are heard now clamoring for peace
We must not heed the voice of the fool
coward or to him for whom war is wicked
because it disturbs his own ignoble ease.
We must not listen to the voices like those
which sought in the closing months of the
Civil War to prevent decision, to render
useless all the great sacrifices Of the long
years, because their spirit was conquered,
their will enfeebled, or their blindness such
that they could not perceive that there
could be but one settlement, one escape
from the curse which slavery had laid
upon the nation and secession had magni-
fed tenfold Had Lincoln listened, had
the North listened, in 1864, the ruin of our
country had been achieved. If the same
voice gain credence now. world peace will
be abolished; we shall win, not real peace
but a truce; we shall be but at the begin
ming, not the end, of the fight which must
be won if the world is to endure a civilized
world.
This war is not material thing. 1t is
not a war te-San territories, to acquire
wealth or power, so far as we and our
allies are concerned. Nearly four years
ago Germany preciptated it to gain for
herself power and wealth at the expense
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
+ or a Free Port

Brooklyn, Dec. 26, 1917.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
ARMY "Y" CALLS
FOR MORE Men
FOR WAR DUTY

San Antonio. Tex. Aug. S.-Men,
and still more men,-men over draft
age, strong men, men who can smile
when they are half dead with ia
tigue, who can give great human
handshake in No Mans Land" to
our fighters this is the call being
sent out by the overseas recruiting
committee of the Y. NJ c. A. in the
big drive for 1000 additional workers
in France.
you must come across!" is the
challenge which recruiting speakers
are giving to the middle-aged men OF
America. Special recruiting commit
tees-local, county and state-are
making thorough canvasses of their
territories to get available workers
for this service, and E. f. Denison,
SIS Bedell building, San Antonio,
Texas, has supervision of recruiting
men from the south.
Herbert L. Pratt, vice president of
the Standard Oil company and chair
man of the committee on the recruit
ing drive, has ISSUED this statement
THE committee is looking for the
following types of men,
About 2400 secretaries, whose du-
ties would be to take charge of the
huts or small hotels, stores, canteen
service and to mingle with our Amer
ican boys tending to their wants and
generally helping to meet their needs
and keep up their spirits.
about 400 men to act as athletic