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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
For Superintendent Of Schools
(From The Times OF ycsterdo,n

Who is to be rhe next City Superin-
tendent of Schools? The kind Of man for
that office is not thc kind of man most
often mentioned" for it. The adcouato
holder of it should be of keen. trained
intellect, familiar, theoretically and prac-
t'cally, with the history, the systems, the
programmes and the facts of education
cultivated, experienced, of tested admin.
lstrativc ability. If he has, in addition
might of character and long record ~
educational achievement, a high and var;-
Gus distinction, the concentration of tho
specialist, the versatility of an accom-
plishcd and n various talent; if he han
pens to be scholar, Il man Of affairs and
man of the world, so much more fort
innate the community.
Dr. John Huston Finley, our State Com.
missioner of Education, is perhaps rs fno
an example as can be found of the educator
that New York ought to have as her
Superintendent of Schools
At any rate, the Board of Education
should look beyond the fantastic souabblc
about Garyism, nti-Garyism, substitute
Gnrylsm, beyond parochal candidates. It
should seek the ablcst man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13

dent to name that Cabinet and other Of
ficers these powers can be rescinded.
The Burleson-Overman bill puts to
crucial test the policy of completely
centralizing power in the hands Of one
man, and likewise the personal conduct
of the war by the President.
Virtually under existing conditions we
have no alternative.
All this can be scrapped completely
the moment there is evident need.
The evident need now is that the
powers and responsibility of the Presi
dent should be unequivocal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
Backs to the Wall

Democracy has more at stake in the
battle now fighting than in any single
event since it was born on earth.
1t seems unnecessary to dwell upon
the military facts. They are very OBJ
scure. and. besides, they change SO
rapidly that one may be writing in the
present of things which are already re-
mote and irreparable.
The whole human affair is enormous
ly compressed What might have filled
a century happens in an hour.
Our trust is not in military science,
nor in strategy, nor in luck. 1t is in
the spirit of democracy, so technically
inefficient and morally precious.
And if you have any lingering res
ervations as to democracy, consider
France. She is the mistress of its
destiny.
"The French army" says Haig in
yesterdays special order, els moving
rapidly and in great force to our sup
port"
1t was the spirit of crusading democ-
racy that made the French army irwin
chile more than a century ago.
1t was the same spirit that saved de-
mocracy at the Battle of the Marine.
1t was the same spirit that stopped
the enemy at Verdun after competition
in sheer brute killing that left France
pale.
She never got her color back after
Verdun, but year later, when she was
tempted by Austria with the thought
of peace that might recognize her
claims in Alsace-Lorraine, she spurned it.
The spirit is indomitable.
When at the Anglo-French junction
on the West front three weeks ago
Coughs army broke and the Germans
came through it was the French army
CnaC saved democracy again. ne
speed" says Lloyd George. with which
the French reserves were brought up
is one of the most remarkable feats of
organization in the war"
And now again, with our backs to
the WALL" as Haig says, on whom do we
rnl1,o Aroir, ohio Eropch or,,oxy &c NOV
ing rapidly and in great force to our
support
1t will win-the spirit of democracy
till--even at a price which nothing less
heroic in the world could afford to pay
And the spirit of democracy-it is
France
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
An Emperor in a Panic?

Strange vistas are opened by the pub
LEGATION of the Emperor Charles let
ter bidding for peace and offering to
support Frances "just claims" in AL
sace-Lorraine.
Was the Austrian Emperor really
ready at that moment more or less to
"sell out" his imperial partner? Was
it bad case Of a young man in a funk?
Or was it simply another link in the long
chain of Prussian and Austrian in
trigue?
We shall probably know in time, from
the denlals, counter denials and COM
ments that are put forth, whether Prus-
STA was aware of this curious move.
1t may we'll have been.
At that time the German retirement
on the West front to ''the Hindenburg
Line" had just taken place The Rus
sian Revolution was in full swing. The
Car had been deposed. The prospects
for the resumption of huge Russian
offensive seemed strong.
There is little doubt that lust at that
time a number of kings were sitting
quite uneasily 1t is a fairly good in
ference that the Austrian ruler, Young
est of them all, was among the dis
quoted.
The publication of this letter stirs
another and more intriguing thought.
Why is it published now? Merely to
prove that not very skilful Austrian
diplomat, Count Czernin, had pretty
certainly lied?
And what would have been the effect
of this letter if it had been published p
full! year ago? On it's face, at least
1t represented one of the two chief COM
batants as ready, and anxious, to con-
clude peace
There seems hardly any doubt that
the people of Austria would have we'll
nigh universally supported the position
which their Emperor had taken. IT,
would have left Germany in the no.
slton of standing alone for war Of
conquest. 1t might have split the Tcu-
tonic alliance wide OPEN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
TWo Letters
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: My attention has been called to an
article in The Tribune of W Wednesday, April!
3, with reference to my book, "Ensland's
World Empire" written over two years ago.
Because Of certain criticisms upon the hook
| stopped the sale and circulation of it sew
eral months ago, and the publishers agreed
to withdraw all advertisement of the book
until after the war. At my Request the con-
tents of the book were thoroughly investi-
gated by government authorities in Wash
ington.
Having entered the government service
for the duration of the war with the intcn-
ton of devotng every energy which l pos
sess to the winning of this war for the sup
preston of mlitarism, / deemed it wise, in
view Of the fact that certain people seemed
to misunderstood the motive of the book, to
stop its circulation. If in your opinion a.
letter from me to the Public Library in
New York would be Of any service, | will
gladly write such a letter While in the
book | point out certain things in the Ger
man organization which l think could be
adopted by our civilization with advantage,
l am not and never have been in sympathy
with the motive which we now know was
back of the efforts of the German govern
ment toward Specialization.
If you will carefully read the foreword to
oughly understood. Toward the end of your
article you say. "Therc are many paragraphs
in praise Of German efficicncy., think
that all thinking men in connection with
our government recognize that there is
much in German efficiency to be praised.
but none of us could for an instant com
mend the now known purpose back Of an
efficiency which is bending every effort to
wreck civilization.
Our President has in no uncertain words
defined the position of the Western democ-
racles toward the war, and has clearly
pointed out how necessary. for the preser-
walton of the world it is that Germany
should be brought to her knees
If there is anything in my book which tn
the general reader would indicate that I
was in sympathy with the cause which we
all are fighting to SUPPRESS certainly wish
the book withdrawn from circulation
ALFRED H. GRANGER,
Captain Eng U. S. r.
Washington, D. c., April 4, 1918
The foUouing letter 7pos subsequently,
1oritten By Captain Granger to the Mem
York Public Library at The Tribune's
suggestion:
April 10, 1918.
Director Of the New York Public Library.
New York City.
Gentlemen: My attention has been called
to an article in The New York Tribune on
Wednesday, April 3, 1918, with reference to
my book, entitled "England's World En-
pre- written two years ago. If there is
anything in My book which to the general
reader would indicate that l was at all in
sympathy with the German cause, which
we all are bending every effort to suppress.
would not wish the book circulated, and
therefore request that for duration of
the war, at least, any copy o,>copies of it
IN your possession be withdrawn from tho
shelves ALFRED RI CRANCEp
Captain Enc Ii
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13

calibre who are available. And we be-
lieve that the people of New York City,
when they awake to a realization of the
present situation, will deeply resent it
that this important selection should de-
generate into narrow partisan and per-
sonal contest between Mr.. Ettinger and
Mr. Shallow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
TNHE flood of press matter from various
departmentS and bureaus at Washing

departments and bureaus at Washing
ton continues to submerge the ed
torial rooms of the daily newspapers. Anx-
ious to aid the government in every possible
way, the editors feel that the present system
hampers them in getting over to their read
ers the really vital stories of the nations
war activities at home
The press agent, as 4 government en-
ploye, is not making good. The reasons for
this pointed out in many of the Yetters
from editors which have come to "The Edi-
tor and Publisher" a further nstalmant of
which print to-day. Some of these let
ters contain constructive suggestions, their
writer's believing that way may be found
by which the news Of the activities of the
numerous boards and committees at Wash
ngton may be handled on its merits, pass
ing through a central clearing house, in
charge of men trained to appraisc relative
values.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
A. L. Miller, Editor,
Battle Creek (Mich.) Enquirer-News:

every newspaper office is deluged with
government publicity 1t is easy to find
fault with this fact, but it is not SO easy to
remember the difficulties of the government
job and the total unpreparedness Of govern
ment Or public for meeting the job
"What is needed is, no doubt, less whole
sale and sulphurous condemnation of the
pile of government stuff which buries the
editorial desk daily-and more practical
and charitable search for remedy which
will permit the government to do what it is
now trying to do, but which cannot possibly
be done by the present methods.
"The government at Washington appears
to need a newspaper organization, compris-
ing one or two seasoned men who know how
to put an edition to press on time, and at
least one syndicate man who knows how to
make miscellany attractive, and who knows
territory, train schedules, geography. These
with a few experienced rewrite men, might
do the business. 1t is not press agents
job; it is a job for the kind Of editor who
knows how to edit inside the deadlne of
space and time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated exclusively entitled to the use
for republication Of dispatches credited to 1t or
credited in this aud also the local
news of spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights OF republication of all other matter herein
reaS,r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13

You can purchase merchandise advertised In The
TRIBUNE with absolute safet-for II dissasfacton re'
suits In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your
money upon request. No red tape No ou'bh''ns.
We mako good promptly II tho advertiser docs not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
Vernon L. Smith, Editor,
Tulsa (Okla.) Democrat:

al think by far the best matter sent out
has been in connection with the Liberty
bond campaigns, and Of that matter | be-
icve the best to have been from the promi
nent fiction writers. In our papers we use
just much of the government bureaus
matter as we can without Gripping the eff
cheney of our papers in regard to their news
and business. We are now using daily the
Agricultural Departments advice in garden
ing; and locally we operate a clearing
bureau for those having gardens to plough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
More About T ublicity
'FRONT.' The
From The Edition. and PubHshe,

and the men who have the teams and
ploughs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
J. E. Hardman, Managing Editor,
Davenport Iowa) Times:

There is a wonderful field for the right
kind of press agent work for the govern
ment at this time, but it can only be covered
by an experienced newspaper man who will
take the government material and work it
over into interesting Newspaper COPY"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
Arthur B. Crock, Managing Editor,
Louisville Courier journal:

III am inclosing a sample of unjustitied
press agcntry on the part Of the govern
mert. Evidently one of the postotfice in
spectors wrote proclamation that he con-
sidered very wonderful bit of literature
and he decided to mimeograph it at the ex-
pense of the government and frank it AT the
expense of the people into all the newspaper
Offices in the country. We could have gotten
along. fairly we'll without this, and I believe
Mr.. Watterson and Frank Cobb and others
have written matter almost as good"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
GUARANTEE

Entered at the Posonice New York Second Glass
Mail Matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13

Strange vistas are opened by the pub
LEGATION of the Emperor Charles let
ter bidding for peace and offering to
support Frances ''just claims" in AL
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
FEDERALIsM-THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

The British empire is q spiritual fed
GRAFTON. The greatest miscalculation in
this war was due to the German sup
position that only force bound peoples.
The Germans were no alone in sus-
peeting the solidarity OF the British
empire. What di~spassionate person,
thinking OF Mohammedan East Indians
and Egyptians. Beers, Sim Feiners and
French Canadians, could doubt the In
security Of British rule? One has only
to bark back a little way to the widely
accepted expectation of Canadian an
nexation to the United States. Rich by
nature. poor by choice" Goodwin Smith
described Canada Ask the boches to-
day what they think Of Canadian loyal
ty. The unjustifiable assault Of Jamie
son n Rhodes on the BOer republic
still inspires indignation in the Amer
lean breast, blu General SHUTS sits at
the British cabinet table and the soli-
darity of South Africa belongs to a
different world from that Of POLAND.
None the less India, Egypt, Ireland are
the weaknesses Of the British empire.
Where force liz used the spiritual bond
fails.
Canada. South Africa, Australia are
federal st:.tes within the British fed
Grafton, held to the mother country by
language and free trade. One must not
axaggerate the tinsel of the governors
general; n u not underestimate
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
Make. eu.in...Iiks Housewives.

There is a business instinct latent IN
most women and simply waiting for de.
velopInent; This present agitation in favor
Of going to market IN person ia encour.
: :udaenls finding on; that there i a dis
The woman who goes to market begins
efficiency the right way. at the purchas.
%v;alues. and careful choosing. she knows
she u getting the most for her money.
there will he no half guilty feeling when
81. H. ADDS dds up her h%ousekeeping account.
she is helping in economical distribution
which viii keep dow prices. BY paying
cash, she is paying for her food before il
IS eaten, not a~fter-another COMFORTING
thought.
Going To market in person brings homo
e her the fac, that she is part Of this
besins at the farm, the ranch, the or.
chardc. the fisheries. involves railroads.
refrigerator cars, packing houses and can.
sneries. and ends with the dealer and con-
SINNER. The food industry is the most
bigger than the war itself. and it is com
forting to know that the women are doing
their best at il.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21

way. did we know that General Bruaeiloff
was an. American. a distinguished con-
federate general who refused to be &c
constructed and fled to Russia after IAee's
surrender? He is sworn to secrecy him
self, but ii we care to look into the matter
we will have no difficulty In identifying
him.
The fact that there is n German army IN;
Mexico is. of course. we'll known to u.s.
but he SuppOses Ne have refrained from
printing the truth at the request of thai
president. Perhaps we are right, but view
ing II in d broader light, would it not en-
courage the French to reveal that the,
crown prince himself Is in command Of
that army, having been sent there to re-,
deem himself after hts failure at Verdun7
lie thinks he would and will himself I'M
mediately write to the president and urge,
this view upon him. He Is sorry that our
ro-Britfsh affliations-probably not I'M
connected with Lombard street - have
caused us to suppress the fact that King
George was captured by the Germans
when his majesty was visiting the British
front and was reported to have fallen Off
his horse. He has been in Berlin ever
SINCE and the person whom the great ma
jority of Erglishmen suppose to be Georgel
Is the ex-czar of Russia. who looks very
much like him and h was lent to Eng
land for the purpose by Kerensky. Keren-
sky. himself, by III way used to run y.
RESTAURANT III AKRON, ONO. HIS real name
is BifiihgsaWillam s.
We do not know where the author oF,
Professors Progress encountered our,
correspondent, but We are glad they have
met. Mr.. Runkle, il that is his name, has
u world of Information that other Runkles
whom he has not been able to reach
through the would be thank
full to acquire. Perhaps they could ten
him something in return, and thus In time.
the herewith would be spread.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21

the British navy; but the English Ian
guage is the source Of communion of
this spiritual federation. 1t is not inn
posed on the French in Canada or the
Boers In South Africa; 1t is diffused. It's
literature Is not SO well known In the
colonies as In the mother land but it
is a rich. vernacular. 1t spreads common
ideas. and few British subjects get
ideas in n other language. The Ger
mans know the value of a common
tongue but they only understand how
to impose 1t by force. /,
1t is easy for Americans to under
stand the attachment OF British colon
lists to the institutions of which English
is the mother tongue. 1t is up to m
to n out how essential free trade
also is to the solidarity OF the British
empire. 1t is true that tariff reform has
made progress in Britain; 1t is true that
the colonies make eve British manu-
factures dutiable; but the core of tina
empire is still true to the principle OF
free trade. There is no enduring soil
darity without it.
The British empire begins to be =
federal commonwealth. Who can doubt
that Irish home rule will be followed NV
Scottish, Welsh and English home rule.
the colonies are already self governing,
British citizens might learn efficiency
from the German empire. but the, .aa
teach the world the futility of govern.
ment by force.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
HEARING FROM MAN WHO
NEWSPAPERS
From the Kansas City Star.

The anonymous author of Professors
Progress in the Atlantic Monthly in
PRODUCES a character who believes that
Doctor Cook discovered the north pole.
mat New York city hasn't anything
like the population the census gives it
and Thai Kitchener did not perish at sea,
but is imprisoned in the Tower OF London
for having sold military secrets to Ger
many.
In the Atlantic story his name is Nichol-
as Runkle. but we think he must havc
several names. because he frequently
writes letters to this newspaper over other
names than that. But there is no Ques-
ton thai he is the satne man. That ~
ldain from the character Of the infor1na-
tton he imparts. Before the war nc wrote
to tell us that John Wilkes Booth was
alive and conducting a shoe store in
Sioux rails. S. d., but latterly he has
confined himself to telling US things about
the war. At times he is panied at our
lack of interest. but not wholly surprised
at it, because he knows tina
'o not want the truth and are afraid to
print II. Somebody keeps it out''-prob-
ably Wall street. But for that matter ae
thinks most anybody can keep Il piece OF
news out by simply calling at the office
and explaining that lie takes the paper
and is a taxpayer.
But he was at a loss TO understand why
we did not print the fact about the Ameri-
IAN army being sent to Russia. He can
not see the value OF keeping this news
secret when h Russians need every bit
NJ encouragement they can get. The army
vent by the way OF the Philippines and
Manchuria, stopping in Japan for lunch
son. This in itself was significant as
showing that japan is in the secret and
probably preparing to send an. army of
its own. Either that, or 1t will send one
TO San Francisco Az soon as"ftuasia has
drained this country Of troops. Try the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
FEDERALISM 1.-THE GERMAN EMPIRE.

We constantly excuse ourselves in
America because of our youth. As we
race new world alliances, We. would dc
we'll to remember that the United
states of America is the Oldest federal
organization in the world. While we
are the oldest federal organization, the
German empire Is next to the youngest.
The unprecedented power of Russia,
with its vassal states, obscures the fact
That when our government vas 60 years
DID Prussia was at var with his. present
imperial ally. that within so years the
German states We're welded to Prussia
by the Franco-Prussian war.
The German empire is a military e
GRAFTON. Its reluctant members united
under the mailed fist of Prussia, as
Austria is expected to do. The history
81 Prussia is an unbroken. record of
pillaging and subjugating neighbors.
East. west. north. south, the :insignifi.
cant land of Frederick the Great has
stretched It's piratical tentacles, relent-
lessly subduing German. Slavic and
French neighborx. The old .Germanic.
Jealoustee were 30 unreasonable that
under the efficient tyranny of Prussian
will the German population have Joined
In q harmonious solidarity. The Ger
man language unifies as the English
language does. but the seeds Of .dena0c.
racy. pregnant and prpmising in>1S4S.
have been overlaid by the rank. growth
Of autocracy. They are Undertaking In
b soctal-democratic and radical par.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
American camphor Comma.

Camphor is now grown in Florida and
Texas. the trees forming attractive hedges.
Mr.. Samuel G. Hood, formerly OF the
United States bureau of plant industry,
gave lately in the Journal OF Industrial
and Engineering Chemistry of the Amerl-
can Chemical society the results Of many
tests made on Florida camphor trees. He
reached the conclusion that the best yield
is obtained from trimming the hedges in
the spring and fall during the dormant
season OF the trees. II the outer leaves
and twigs are allowed to remain on the
tree through another growing season. the
yield is decreased. The faster the trees
grow the more gum they secrete so that
better results are obtained from trees
growing on good ground than on poor
land. Forcing the trees with fertilizer
also helps to produce gum. Even Very
slight shade decreases the yield. His
results show a little more than 49, per
cent of pure camphor from the leaves and
twigs. For many years this product has
been contracted by the Japanese. and it
is gratifying to note the progress which Is
being made in this country.