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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Who Cares for His Name

Perhaps it is true that the commander
of the submarine that sank the Lusitania
is dead; perhaps it is true that his name
seems to be authentic enough. Yet it
may be doubted if this revelation will
rob him of his nameless infamy. For
the sinking of the Lusitania has become
to the imagination not so much an event
as a symbol. 1t was tragically real, to
be sure; in some respects the most un-
forgettable episode of the war. But for
this very reason it has come to take on
an epic proportion dwarfing to the figure
of the mere instrument of fate that
ordered the firing Of the torpedo.
Schweiger cannot be heroic even in his
evil fame; there is not the slightest touch
of romance about him. If we think of
him at all it is as sullen, logged per-
son, carrying out the command to muir
der with equal stolidity and brutality.
He was of the same breed as the MUIR
derers and ravishers in Belgium. No
compunctous visitings of nature could
possibly have withheld his hand.
so this Schweiger is simply one of a
lot Of sea assassins, creatures for whom
the honest seaman will feel nothing but
loathing. The Lusitania is but one ship
out of many sent to the bottom with
equal inhumanity. But in a sense she
has become the prototype of them ALL
Since that seventh Of May we have
supped somewhat full of horrors, and
the memory Of most of them grows dim.
Thus, the Lusitania stands for the rest
because of her primacy in the catalogue
She has made the most powerful appeal
to sympathy because her fate first dis
closed to an astounded world the depths
of infamy to which German could de-
scend. And for time there was
curiosity to know just who had done this
deed. Fiction seized upon him more than
once as a tit centre for tragic tale.
Known or unknown, the man seemed to
have in him the markings of a new Flv-
ing Dutchman, a new Wandering Jew OF
the sea.
Yet 1T may be doubted if Schweiger-
if that be his name-will ever plav 50
conspicuous role. After long list Of
similar atrocities the sinking of the Lusi-
tanla seems less and less like an indi-
vldual piece of villany. The submarine
has produced no Kidd or Blackboard: it's
deeds are by their nature meanly anony-
NOUS Schweiger or another-what does
1t matter? The man is dead; and, know
ing the German conscience as we do. it
may be doubted if he ever regarded his
act as a crime. To drown women and
children was all in the days work. WHY
should he, like Macbeth, waste himself
IN vague, imaginative remorse." No
there is not the markings of great
criminal in Schweiger or any of his
breed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
The German Attack on Morals

This is the plight in which we find our
selves as we glance at contemporary
thought. II we wish to keep the sense of
moral obligation we must not undermine
the foundations of our moral nature If
we are to continue in the belief that
Righteousness exalteth a nation" we must
not part with that portion of our heritage
in the stream of Semitic civilization which
has come down to from the Hebrew
prophets. The trouble with Germany il
that she has sold her birthright for a
cheap mess of philosophic pottage am
very much afraid that only too many out
side of Germany have made this most un-
profitable barter. And as survey the
present tendency of opinion on fundamen-
tai questions it seems to me as though thu
history of philosophy from the days of pre-
Socratic thinkers until now were onlv the
preparation of the pleadings for the trial
of the great that involves the entire
significance of human existence. and that
after all their demurrers and reioinder
and replications and pleas of confession
and avoidance the contending counsel have
only now Joined issue on the fundamental
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Japan's Fl. G.. L. as a Perfect Examine

The vast majority of people vaguely
attribute the rapid rise in prices and the
corresponding depreciation of the dollar
as somehow due to "the war" It is
nothing to them that for fifteen months
following the outbreak of the war in
Europe the average Of prices should in
general have been lower than on July 81,
1914 1t is nothing that the rapid rise
In prices did not begin until heavy in
flow of European gold began to fill the
Golfers of the banks and permit a great
expansion OF loans; nothing that the rise
should have been exactly parallel to the
expansion of these loans and should have
begun to slow up about as this expan-
sion slowed up and the imports of gold
ceased.
For such as these we commend a mo-
ments study to the rice riots and the
underlying H. c. L. problem in Japan.
AS our financial columns have briefly
chronicled, Japan likewise has had. in
consequence of the wars demands,
huge balance of trade in it's favor,
amounting to a billion or more in our
money; and part of this balance was
settled by heavy imports of gold. AS
result, Japan's currency underwent the
following changes:
July, 1914. ............ 535, 100000 yen
March, 1918. 1,017, 000,0 900 yen
Increase, 81 per cent.
Now observe the astonishing parallel
In the rise in the index number for fifty
six leading commodities
July, 1914. 125.75
December, 1914. ............. 1881
March, 1913. observation-disclosures. 242.57
Increase from July, 1914, 90 per cent.
In word, the rise in prices could be
worked out from the expansion of the
currency with an almost mathematical
precision But observe the rest One
may read that the rice riots have been
caused by the terrific dearness of rice,
and that this in turn has been due to
partial failure Of the rice crops, the in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
The Present Duty

Till the great achievement is accom-
pllshed let the pacihst hold his peace. Let
the pulpit refrain from the soft evasions
that weaken patriotism and learn from tho
Old Testament scriptures the fine art of
expressing righteous indignation. Let the
press take care lest it do disservics to a
noble cause by reckless criticism of men in
nlgh command afioat or in the field. Let
the platform orator retire from his self
appointed place as auditor general Of the
worlds moral transactions, since he will,
not find in a century of wrongdonr bv the
Allied nations any substantial offset to the
enormltles which in the last four voars
nave oeen charged to the account of the
accursed partnership of Turk and Teuton.
And let there come in Britain and ia the
furthest frontier of her wide domain and
IN America throughout the vast expanse Of
"'i continental territory an ever new and
ever deepening conservation Of heart and
soul and energy to this sacred enterprise
until the work is done And NAV God
speed the coming of the wished for dav
when Serbia shall have her window on tho
sea. when Italia Irredenta shall find her
savior, when Belgium shall be forever rid
OF the Huns polluting presence. when
france by her own fierce action of repevin
snail snatch from the hands of the enemy
her stolen goods, and France and England
and America shall live together under 4
pact of eternal friendship which will, need
no other seal than the blood of their heroic
sons who fought together side by side. fell
together side by side, and from the sauna
cup took the solemn sacrament of death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
In Wisconsin

The primary elections in Wisconsin
to-day afford that state an opportunity
to get right with America. Wisconsin
has the unenviable reputation of being
the only state in the Union that voted
in Congress against declaring the exist
ence of state of war with Germany
Of it's eleven Representatives only two
voted for the declaration. Some of
these men who wanted to ignore Ger
man outrages now seek reelec ton. John
NJ. Nelson is one of them. He also OPP
posed the draft. The vote he gets to-day
will indicate the existing sentiment in
Wisconsin-at least, in the Sd Congress
sional District
Governor Emanuel l.. Philip is re-
nominated for third term He CON
tended Just prior to our declaration Of
war that I'VE should not send Ameri-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
No More Hun Toys

The Hun baby-killer Of to-day is not
to be toy-maker to the babies of to-
morrow. made in Germany" was all
very we'll on children's playthings until
four years ago. Germany commanded
the toy trade of the world But now
the world knows what the toy-makers
were.
How extensively Teutonic toys were
the worlds playthings may be judged
from the German trade reports for 1912.
Twenty million dollars worth of TOYS
were exported that year. The United
States bought seven million dollars
worth of German toys, and the British
Empire an equal amount With the out
break Of the war these exports, except in
intinitesimal quantities to neutral coun-
tries, ceased.
A toy shortage resulted in the United
Kingdom on its first war Christmas.
During the Christmas season of 1915 the
dearth of toys was even more acutely
felt. Had it not been for the arrival of
mechanical tin toys, dolls, games and
have been toyless days in Britain.
10 remedy the situation there were
developed semi-commercia and semi
philanthropic enterprises for the manu-
facture of toys. Artists and DESIGNERS
came to their assistance. But the tech
meal skill which the Germans possessed
by specialized training was lacking.
Moreover, the organizations did not have
commercial insight and a fundamental
knowledge Of the trades requirements.
AS result they have gradually gone out
Of business
Dolls eyes were one of the little things
that barred the way to success. When
the stocks OF German eyes had been ex-
hausted the British makers found diff
Guilty in producing eyes successfully.
But now they have discovered that
secret, along with the other tricks of the
trade The display of British-made
dolls at the 1918 exhibition of the Board
of Trade left little to be desired in the
new industry. From the knockabout
rag variety to the high priced porcelain
maiden that moves her eyes and saws
mamma" the childish treasures were
complete. No little girl need call her
dollie "Gretchen" now. Nor is it neces-
sary for any youngster to have "Teddy
bear made by Boche. They are being
produced both here and in England.
Curiously enough, the trade in metal
soldiers was wrested from Germany bv
Britain long before the war through the
adaptability and skill of her leadinp
manufacturers. The heavy wood-tov
trade was also lost by the Germans.
Some difficulties remain to be overcome
IN the manufacture of clockwork trains
and runabout metal toys, which were
popuarlzed by the Sonnenberg and
Nuremberg houses. Such adaptablitv
has been shown in producing them NV
Birmingham and Liverpool firms that
even these may be had after the war
without German badge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03


Increase from July 1914. 60 per cent.
In May, the last figure obtainabe, the
index number had risen to 233. In other
words, we find that actually the price Of
rice rose less than the average Of fifty
six leading commodities, rice naturally
being included in this fifty-six.
1t is doubtful if Il more perfect ex
ample of the direct and completely syn
chronized influence of the volume of cur
rency on commodity prices could be
found Yet, practically speaking, we
find almost identically the same thing in
every country where accurate figures are
obtainable. We recently cited the case
of little Norway. We have made re-
peated reference to the economic and
political effect of deluge of eighteen or
twenty billions of paper money on prices
in Russia.
In q word, we find conditions in the
United States closely paralleed in every
other country which has suffered either
from a heavy emission Of paper money
or, what is practically the same thing,
heavy importations Of gold and a conse-
quent heavy expansion of the currency
or of bank credits. An English econ
omist in the opening Of new and ex-
tremely attractive little volume remarks
that "Whatever else the war has done,
it has put economists on the political
map"
1t seems to us far more important to
know that whatever else the war has
done, it has proved the modern or kinetic
theory of money and prices up to the hilt.
1t has had almost the precision and ele-
gance of a laboratory experiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Blind

RLlNDhR than oak trees in the wind
- Endlessly weaving signs into poem
To sight,
He sits, the light of one pale purple lantern
Seeplng into his drcam-holowed face.
Like floating, transparent words
Pale with unuttered meanings
He mends flute and signs as though
It's shadow leaned heavily upon his heart
And told him things his dead ewes could
not grasp.
MAXWELL BODENHEIM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Diagonal Subways
o the Editor of The Tribune.

To The Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Why not restore the old subway
route in Manhattan and connect the new
branches at Forty-second Street to go over
or under the old, taking passengers from
East Side uptown to West Side downtown,
and wee versa? Then nobody would have
to change cars at Forty-second Street more
than once. AS the elevated carries people
up and down the East Side and up and down
the West Side, why should not the subway
specialize little on carrying passengers
diagonally? Incidentally. that would pro-
vide an unbroken ride between Grand Cen
trail and Pennsylvania stations.
IGNORAMUS.
New York, Aug. %. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
The War and the Moral Ideal
delivered Princeton University Commencement By
LIP
WILSON has said that the
object of the war is Ito make the

DRESIDENT WILSON has said that the
object of the war is "to make the
world safe for democracy" 1t is
great phrase, though it might be difficult
to incorporate it in the formal stipula-
tons of treaty. The imagination selzes
at once it's dramatic significance. 1t en-
lists our feelings and we recognize it as
the bugle call to new crusade in the de-
fence of liberty and justice. Conscious
that l am standing on what to every Amer
lean is holy ground - in the place which
once was the scene Of conflict between
Great Britain and her colonies, and later
on was a cradle of American independence
what thrills me most is the thought that
these two English speaking nations are
now fighting side by side like brothers in
the same holy cause.
Not that these nations love war. Why
should they? For, notwths landing all the
good that it may incidentally accomplish,
war is to-day what General Sherman called
it. Say if you like that it evokes high cour-
age, teaches men to count not their own
lives dear in the prosecution Of a noble
work, and leads to large acts of self-denial,
it is still true that is an enormous
waste of blood and treasure; that it is
lives; that it robs the fatherhood of the
next generation of the strongest and the
best and that it mortgages the industry
of century to pay the debts of year.
Not until we learn that we may rightly do
evil that good may come can we find ex-
cuse for war in its benefcent byproducts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Lines to a Mother

our dead five when ne remember
them" -MAETERLINCK.
there Is no death, there is no outer Mortal
FOR those we love; our love makes tber,
immortal.
A mothers thoughts ETERNITY can a;,.o
4"u no son dies while yet his mother lives.
MARJORIE PATTERSON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Who Made the War?

But, then, who is responsible for the war
in which we are now engaged? ut must
needs be that offences come, but woe to
that man by whom the offerce cometh"
We know upon whose shoulders rests the
guilt Of this colossal crime against human
ity One of Lord Readings predecessors
in the high Office of Lord Chief Justice Of
England enunciated many years ago the
dictum that engaged in felonious
enterprise is responsible for all the acts
connected with the enterprise, even though
he may not have intended them, and
though Hobbies. the philosopher, between
whom and Lord Coke no love seems to
have been lost, saw fit to ridicue this die
tun,, believe it is good law to-day.
That being the case, l think it would not
be difficult to frame an indictment of the
German Emperor that would comprise
complete alphabet of crime from arson and
barratry to murder, piracy and theft. We
are endeavoring to mcte out fit punishment
for these crimes, and l am proud of the
splendid part that Princeton is taking in
this work. With a tear, then, for our boys
who sleep among the peoples in Flanders
field and cheer for those who will next
go over the top, I wish you, my Princeton
brothers, a whoe-hearted godspeed.
Every now and then find that there are
some belated people who still wish to know
what this is all about. There are so many
causes of this war that man may select
the one that is best suited to his taste.
have selected for myself and for special
use day the loss of moral ideal We
may do wrong and yet know that we do
wrong. We may be unreasonable and still
know our reason will condemn us While
we are in this mental state there is hope
for US. But when reason is itself declared
to be irrational, to what can we make ap-
peal? When wrong is only signpost to
the joy-rider telling him to take the other
road, what becomes Of the struggle be-
tween duty and inclination? You may put
up your notice board, proclaiming that
"trespassers will be prosecuted" and the
wouldbe intruder perhaps will read the
threat until he learns from Mr.. Maitland,
the historian of the English law, that it is
only wooden lie" 1t is hard to be gov
erned by our standards of value when the
standards themselves sub judice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
he Gentle Enemy

'Fron Thc Boston Globsl
German correspondents say that Unitsa
states troops are using shotguns and com
plain that that is contrary to The Genev'
convention which, they do not add. a'se
PROMPTS the use of explosive bullets, liquid
hre' poisonous gases and other instruments
Of barbarous nature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

question respecting the truthfunesa OF
truth and the worth Of values.
Whether as the outcome Of this titanic
struggle in the realm of physical force
there will come q new spiritual awakening
/ do not know l hope there will But
just now we have one great business upon
our hands, and it is no easy task. Three
or four years ago some of us talked lightly
Of what we were going to do--how We
would coniscate the German fleet, levy
large indemnity and leave behind US an
army of occupation to enforce the collec
ton of our claim We have since learned
that we must first bind the strong man and
then we may spoil his goods. And until
he lies in letters let there be talk Of
peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Where Paper Can Be Conserved

IRON 7he Philadelphia Public Ledger
NlefecAs American Weekly is to be
Vlereck's American Monthly" hereafter
Even so, 1t will be published twelve times
year too often.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Victory First

When this end has been accomplished,
but not until then, we may sit down to a
season of cool reflection and philosophical
calm Then we may consider the legal
questions connected with amnesty and
sion Of territory which Mr.. Phlippson has
so ably discussed in his recent book on
determination of War" Then we may see
international law widen it's area beyond
the dreams Of Grotius and Puffendorf and
Vattel and Wheaton and Woolsey and Hall.
Then we may "visit and uncover the foun-
dations and fountains Of reason" as Bacon
SO beautifully says in his great argument
in the case of the post-1dti of Scotland,
and, doing so, may debate again with
Bentham and Green and Bosanquet the
principles of political obedience. Then we
shall see that behind the statesman stands
the political thinker, and behind him the
metaphysician, and, sick of philosophy
which has soaked the ground in Blood it
may be that the men of this war weary
world will turn from their materalism to
belief in God and respect for moral obi
cation.
Then shall begin to build the waste
places in the desolated lands and till the
UelOS mat nave been turrOWed by the not
ploughshare Of war. Then ships will sail
in increasing numbers and with unmen-
aced keel across the Atlantic, and ports of
entry of old will facilitate the ex-
change Of the worlds commodities Then
the universities will again be filled with
students: professors will carry the specu-
lations of science into the field of philoso-.
ply, and scholars like Browning's dying
grammarian will settle Hoti's business and
give US the enclitic force TO do. Mean
while, however, science must come down
from her high place remote from the
haunts of men and devote herself to the
task of devising means for destroying the
enemy and safeguarding the lives of the
Allied troops. Meanwhile the scholars
gown must be laid aside for the soldiers
tunic, and we who are so old that we can
only stand and wait must watch with
Frightening eye and fervent prayer the
scene Of glittering bayonets as they pass
to the scene Of mortal combat
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NEW YORK
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Nov 40 CITY.
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ability to secure ships for importations
and the usual folderol Of the obscurant-
lists. Here are the facts, that is, the
index number for the price Of rice based
upon the price in 1900, taken as parity:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

nIRECToR GENERAL M'ADoo,s '.
cent statement in which he anneais ;,
to the pubic to forego travellin,
that was unnecessary Is given poin. bv :.
recently published letter from the Ass,
ciated Press correspondent in London
which reads as follows: