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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Major Murphy Wants to
Go Over the TOP

MAJOR GRAYsoN M. P. MURPHY,
AvA who arrived in New York last week
to report to H. p. Dawson, chairman of
the Red Cross War Council, the results of
his work as Red Cross commissioner in
Europe, resigned his commission in order
to be free to serve with the fighting troops
of the American Expeditionary Forces.
He is West Point man, and served in
the LIST Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
during the Spanish War.
The commission of which Major Muir
ply was head departed for France last
June. On the basis of it's reports the war
council has directed the relief agencies of
the Red Cross and of other organizations
throughout the country which have
wished to cooperate, and the establish
ment of hospital supply service last
September, for which $5O0,O0O appro-
priation was made, was one of the early
results In November Red Cross head
quarters were established at Rome, and
the organization created three depart
ments for relief work-of administration,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Chamberlain and Wilson

CURRENT opinion on the Hill is to the
~ effect that both the Senator and the
President spake unadvisedly with their
lips. The Senator's remark that there was
lneHicicncy in every department and bu
leau OF the government, which was cor
rectly reported, as he informed the Pres
ldent, upon inquiry he later explained as
referring only to the War Department.
But this he considered far too sweeping
Il charge and made it almost necessary for
the President to defend his Secretary of
War.
Yet it is pointed out that the President
went too far in inferring that the Sena-
tors statement "sprang out of opposition
to the Administrations whole policy rath-
er than out of any serious intention to re-
form its practice" Senator Chamberlain
has been, admittedly, a tower of strength
to the Administration in his position as
chairman of the Committee on Military
Affairs since the war with Germany be-
gan. AS member of the Committee on
Agriculture he took charge of the Food
and Fuel Control bill, when the chairman
of the committee, Gore, was opposed to the
Administration measure, and Chamber
laIn's fiery rcbuke to Hardwick for oppo-
sition to the war plans of the Administra-
t!on VIII be long remembered IN the SEN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
John Lind Will Represent
the Public

IN THE advisory council recently
formed by Secretary Wilson to assist
in carrying out the war labor programme
the public is to be represented by John
Lind, former Governor of Minnesota. and
chairman of the council Like Senator
Knute Nelson, whose political rival Mr..
Lind has been ever since he went over to
the Democratic party, he is of Scandi-
navian birth and parentage. He was born
in the parish of Kama, Sweden, in 1854.
When he was thirteen he came with his
father to the United States and settled
at Goodhue, MINI. He attended the pub
lie schools, and at eighteen was teaching
school himself. He studied law, first
alone and then at the University of Min
nesota, and was admitted to the bar in
1876 and began practice at New Uln1,
MIMI, in 1877. In 1881 Mr.. Lind was
appointed by President Garfield receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Tracy, Mimi. Five years later he was
elected Representative to Congress and
was reelected in 1888 and 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

woman's committee Of the Council of Ma
tional Defence, and former president of
the international Glovemakers' Union.
1t was in 1909 that Miss Nestor first
won recognition as champion of her
sex. She was a mere struggling glove
maker at that time, but she engineered a
bill through the Illinois Legislature limit
ing the hours of women factory workers
to ten day. Two years later she was
sent down from Chicago to Springfield by
the unions to lobby for "Bill 44O2," other
wise known as "The Girls Bill" which
provided the same protection to girls in
mercantile establishments, to telegraph
and telephone operators and so forth.
For thirteen long weeks she was at the
Capitol, never missing one legislative day.
ut won't pass" was the inward admis-
sion of its supporters and the open, jubi-
liant comment of it's enemies. But because
she was keen enough to guard against
the political trick of amending a bill so
that its original friends will defeat it. it
did pass. And legislators said that no
cleverer, more skilful lobbyist, man or
woman, than Agnes Nestor ever came
down to the Capitol Of Illinois.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
MIR. CARTER, Of Oklahoma-Mr
Speaker, | move the call of the House.
Lo! The Rich Seminole
MIR. MILLER, of Minnesota-Th;

MIR. MILLER, of Minnesota-This
A'A item of $4,000 for the relief of
the Seminole Indians is an old friend of
the House. The total amount contributed
would be 100000. l imagine that is about
a thousand dollars apiece for all the Semi
mole Indians yet rounded up.
MIR. LOBECK-How MANY Semino1es
are there?
MIR. SEARS, of Florida-There are 635
Seminoles. This is the only tribe Of
Indians that l know of who have lived all
their lives in Florida or in any state and
still are full-blooded. At the last session
of the Florida Legislature a bill was
passed giving to the Semnoles 100000
acres of land
MIR. MILLER, of DEMONSTRATIONS
how many feet of water is the 100000
acres of land under?
MIR. SEARS-If it were under ten feet
of water it would be more pleasant to live
on than under ten feet of snow. Laugh-
teri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
The Strongest Foe o
Home Rule Resigns

TIME resignation Of Sir Edward Car
son as Minister without Portfolio
takes out of the British Cabinet
one of the most uncompromising British
statesmen on the question of Home Rule
for Ireland, press dispatches agree. The
events leading to his resignation are
summed up as follows:
For years Sir Edward has opposed the
setting up of an Irish Parliament, and prior
to tho outbreak of the present war, when
the Irish question was at its height, he even
went to the extent of organizing and train
ing the Ulster Volunteers for civil war
against the British government if Home Rule
for Ireland which would embrace the coun-
ties of Ulster were inaugurated.
LESS than month before Great Britain
entered the war Sir Edward presided over
the Provisional Government of Ireland at
Belfast, and in speech declared that the
time had come for the lcyalists Of Ulster to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Mr.. Wilcox Retiring as
Republican Chairman

THE appointment Of William r. VIII.
cox as one Of the members to inyess-
tigate railroad wage questions will, it IL
reported, result in the resignation, at tho.
meeting to be held in st. Louis on Feb.
ruary IL, Of his Craftsmanship of the Re-
publican National Committee a postioa
he has filled since 1916, when Charles r
Hughes was nominated for the Presidencv
Mr.. Wilcox was born in Smyrna, N. Y
in 1863 and was graduated from the IJ,;.
versity of Rochester. For time he was
principal of the Webster Academy and,
also the Spring Valley High School. IN
the meantime taking up the study of law
He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and
began to practise in New York He was
president of the Park Board under Mavor
Low from 1902 to 1913, postmaster Of
New York from 1905 to 1907 and chair
man of the Public Service Commission
from 1907 to 1913.
Mr.. Wilcox was appointed last August
chairman of one Of the two commissions
to investigate conditions at the port cf
New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

At the opening of the Spanish war Mr.
Lind became quartermaster of the 18th
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, with the
rank of first lieutenant, serving in this
capacity until the regiment was mustered
out. In 1896 he was a nominee for Gov
ernor of Minnesota, but was defeated. In
1898 he was elected and in 1900 defeated
again. After this he took up his resi-
dence in Minneapolis and turned again to
his law practice, which he interrupted
two years later to serve again as Repre-
sentative. The next interruption came
in 1913 when he went to Mexico as Presi-
dent Wilson's envoy and personal repre-
sentative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

that my time be extended thirty minutes be-
You'd the hour.
Mr.. ROBBINS--It is two hours. ;s Il noto
Mr.. FOSTERING; an hour.
Mr.. CANNON-And then there is another
hour.
Mr.. ROBBINS-Who has the other hour?
Mr.. FOSTER-Nobody.
Mr.. STAFFORD--Whyn not ask to have YOUR
time extended one hour. and then vie1d9
Mr.. FOSTER-I will yield to nv colleague
the right to control some of the time.
The SPEAKER-To begin with. each side
has an hour. That much is clear The
Speaker is not going to render any opinion
on technical points until he has a chance TO
study them. Now the gentleman from Illinois
Mr.. Fosterl asks that his time be extended
thirty minutes
Mr.. FOSTER-Mr. Speaker, I made that re-
quest thinking that the Speaker was not going
to decide that question now.
The SPEAKER am not going to decide it.
except TINS way, that after the gentleman
from Illinois gets through with his hour the
opposition will have an hour
Mr.. FOSTER-I have already Welded
twenty minutes time to the opposition. and if
the gentleman from Illinois Mr.. Denisonl
controls the time in opposition, hope he will
yield some time to those who favor the bill
and think he will.
The SPEAKER-The gentleman from Illi
nols MI. Fosterl asks unanimous consent
that his time be extended thirty minutes. Is
there objsaAiss2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

investigate, five days being the limit set
for the investigation. kilograms rained
upon the desks of the Senators from their
constituents, protesting against the ruin to
their business involved in the order, and
fifty Senators responded to these pleas by
voting for the resolution which was pre-
sented to Mr.. Garfield just after he had
signed the order.
OF the nineteen voting against the order
fourteen Senators hailed from west of the
Mississippi, and thus from states not af-
fected. Friends of the Administration
pointed out that the debate illustrated the
provincial character Of the Senate as COM
pared with the nationwide representation
of the peoples interests by the Chief Ex-
ecutive.
At the close of the five days of enforced
ldleness the Administration was gratifed
at the cheerful response of business and
of labor as we'll, and it was pointed out
that the editorial columns of many papers
which opposed the order failed to agree
with the news columns, which showed the
success Of the plan in bringing about the
desired result of sending off the waiting
ships and relieving the coal congestion on
the side tracks. Washington, not being
manufacturing city, had an especially
cheerful time of it, as many of the office
buildings had to be heated for the work of
the departments, which is now scattered
through them all. 1t observed heatless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Monday. however, in both letter and spirit
and endured a theatreless Tuesday with
resignation.
Reorganization After War

NECREIARY M'ADOO'S testimony be-
~ fore the House Committee on Inter-
state Commerce strongly favored the re-
tention of control of the railroads until
they could be reorganized and put upon a
better basis. At the same time he denied
any bias toward government ownership.
The Administration idea of leaving the
after-war questions to take care of them-
selves after the war has found strong
support in the House, and the proposal to
turn back the railroads to the system Of
control by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and forty-eight state commissions,
to say nothing Of the prohibitions of the
Sherman antitrust acts, is not an attrac-
tive one to many railroad managers them
selves. 1t is believed that the public will
learn something of a national and unified
management of the railroads during the
next few months or years which will lead
to better Legislation by Congress, irrespec-
tive of any theories of government owner
ship. Concerning the recent state of ar
fairs that brought the railroads to their
condition of helplessness, the current re-
solve is: Never Again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

military affairs and civil affairs. In
this connection Major Murphy visited the
whole ~1talian front. He was quoted re-
Gently by a press correspondent as say
ing that he wished to transform the Red
Cross into a new institution, making it
not only an organization for succoring
sick and wounded at the front, but also
to look after small children, to fight
against tuberculosis and other plaques,
and thus prepare the ground for the
health Of future generations"
When he left for France last June
Major Murphy was senior vice-president
of the Guaranty Trust Company Of New
York. Major James H. Perkins, who sue
ceeds him as commissioner in Europe, is
ce-president Of the National City Bank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Ii ime

Mr.. STAFFORD-Mr Speaker, will the
wi gentleman from Illinois Weld me
some time? l should like to have about ten
or fifteen minutes.
Mr.. FOSTER-Mr. Speaker, I ask unani-
nous consent that my time be extended thirty
minutes.
The SPEAKER-The gentleman from Illi-
nois asks unanimous consent that his time be
extended thirty minutes
Mr. DENIsON-How much time is there for
general debate?
The SPEAKER-Two hours from the time it
began The gentleman from Illinois [Mr.
roster has twenty-three minutes left of his
hour. The gentleman asks to have his time
extended thirty minutes.
Mr.. sTAFFORD-Mr. Speaker. reserving
the right to object, do I understand that at
the expiration of the time of the gentleman
from Illinois Mr.. Foster the gentleman from
Illinois Mr.. Denisonl or any other gentle
man on this side in opposition would be en-
titled to recognition for one hour9
The SPEAKER-The chair does not know
whether the gentleman from Illinois Mr..
Denlsonl represents the opposition or not.
Mr.. FOSTER-I understand from the state
ment OF the Speaker a little while ago that
the parliamentary question raised will be de-
1erred, and that during the consideration of
THIS resolution we will proceed under the one
hour rule. l have yielded time to those op
posed to the bill we'll as to those favorinp
1t. With that understanding l have welded
more time to those opposed to the bill than to
those Tor it Nov ask unanimous consent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

Navy Department point out that the at
tacks upon Daniels have ceased because he
has won in his fight against the profteers,
and that these commercially minded gen.
tlemen foresee a similar victory in the
War Department in the reorganization al
ready affected and the gradual dissolving
of the powers Of the civilian advisory
committee, some members of which were
disposed to capitalize their position to their
own advantage.
The advocacy Of the War Cabinet by
the National Chamber of Commerce is re-
garded, rightly or wrongly, as straw
showing the direction of this particular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Oil for the Navy

THERE was a ong-drawn-out discls.
= sion in the Senate over the reference
OF bill for the development of the oil
lands in California and other Western
states which are now a naval reserve.
The matter had been reported before by
the Committee on Public Lands, but the
measure proposed by them did not suit the
Administration, as represented either BY
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secre-
tary of the Navy, and the motion was
made this time by Senator Swanson, who
is acting chairman of the Committee on
Naval Affairs, in Senator Tillman's semi
lnvalidism, to refer the bill to his COM
mittee. This was finally done by a rather
large majority, indicating that the SeKate
has come to the view that the interests o.
the navy in these lands is paramount to
those of private interests and that the bill
proposed by Senator Swanson will be
passed by the Senate. 1t will open up to
naval use large areas of richest oil LANDS
reserved as government lands by Presidea'
Taft in 1909 and later made a naval re-
serve. The insistence of the Secretary o.
the Navy on the right kind of development
for naval uses seems about to bear fruit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
And the President Smiled

CENATOR LODGEI can quite under
~ stand, Mr.. President, that the Sena-
tor from Missouri finds it personally
desirable to make such speech as that to
which the Senate has listened, but it is
also time when our personal desires
should be made subordinate to the public
interest, and not deliberately strive to re-
vivc party feeling. l can only hope that
the speech will be as grateful in the quar-
tiers where he desires it to be grateful as
he expects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
That Electrical Storm
Washington, January "a
4 S WAS duly predicted in The Re-

4 S WAS duly predicted in The Re-
~ view some weeks ago, an electric
storm burst upon the national
capita with the advent of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt, former President of the
United States who is accused of not being
duly appreciative of the burdens of his sue
cessors in office. The day before he arrived
Stone, of Missouri, delivered his adver-
tised partisan speech in protest against
the craftsmanship of the Republicans, max
ing the Colonel his "star witness" in proof
of his contention, while Penrose and Lodge
took advantage of the opening afforded to
say good many partisan things in de-
Tending their party against the charge of
craftsmanship. The next day the President
denounced Senator Chamberlain for ian
astonishing and absolutely unjustifable
distortion of the TRUTH defended Secre-
tary Baker as zone Of the ablest public
officials | have ever known" and opposed
the War Cabinet measure, summoning
Democratic leaders to the White House to
perfect his arrangements for it's defeat.
The Colonel on his arrival announced: II
am infinitely less interested in what Sen
ator Stone says about me than in what
the President says about Senator Cham
berlaln.' The same day the sub-commit-
tee of the Republican National Committee
met in Washington to lay the plans for
the full meeting of the committee in st.
Louis, February y. All of which is lead
ing people here to inquire how this commo-
ton Is helping to win the war and what
has become of the old American proverb
that partisanship stops at the waters
edpe2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

wind. The President is forcing the fight
along this line by the introduction of an
other Administration measure, for the
prohibition and punishment of profteer-
ing, which is intrusted to the able chair
man of the House Committee on Agricult-
ure, Lever, Of South Carolina. If by any
chance the Chamberlain bill should pass
the Senate it will be defeated in the House,
it is agreed on all sides; and for this rea-
son, apart from the merits of the measure,
every member of the House expects to
fight for his return next fall, except, per-
haps, in a few German or pro-German dis
tricts, with the plea that he has stood by
the President, the Commander in Chief of
the Army and Navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
The Senate Adjourns

WHEN the debate in the Senate, inter
estingly conducted by Stone and
Lodge, had degenerated into a comparisea
of the personal pulchritude and "attrae
tiveness to the ladies" Of Senators Penro@
and Lewis, the Senate decided to adj0u'a
from Monday to Thursday, ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Nestor, Once
Clovemaker, Now Sits
With the Advisory
Council

IT HE one woman member of the adj
d visory council is Miss Agnes Nestor
of Chicago, president of the Woman's
Trade Union League, member of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Victory with the President

NJ EVERTHELEsS, it is freely predict
cd that the President has already
compassed the defeat of the three Cham
berlaln measures, universal military ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
ck1ng Up Important Threads Around the National Capita

ate for its real eloquence. Of his SINGER
lty there is no doubt in the minds of his
brother Senators, and his independence is
as stanch as his patriotism is unuues-
toned.
1t is regarded as nothing short Of a
calamity if the present estrangement be-
tween the two men becomes permanent. It
is believed that there is more of antago
nlsm than was known, and certainly, since
the beginning of this session of Congress,
the President has let it be understood that
he was opposed to any consideration of
Chamberain's pet hobby of universal mill
tary service. 1t is argued, in Administers
ton circles, that to pass now a measure
of that kind would stultify the whole pol
icy of making this a "war against war"
to be followed by league of the nations
to enforce peace; that it would be regard
ed as measure of preparation for the
next war, and would admit the likelihood
of Germanys triumph, or, at the least. of
drawn battle.
1t may be that it was this to which the
President referred when he spoke of Sem
ator Chamberlain's Opposition to the
whole policy of the Administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Rublee, Garfield, Kent, Balm
bridge, Colby ct al.

SENATOR LoDGE-There has been
- great admiration shown for what
have been called the dwellers in the twi-
light zone. great desire to appoint men
who have wandered from one party to
another until some irreverent people have
referred to them as "the mavericks of
politics." ! have observed that these wan-
derers generally permit themselves to be
branded easily by some one who is able
to admit them to green pastures and to
comfortable stalls.
Getting on the Reservation Again
NENATOR KIRBY have sat with the
~ C1mmittee on Military Affairs,
have Listened to the investigation for four
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
London Begins His Sabotage

MIR. LONDON-Mr. Speaker, l make
AVA the point of order that there is no
quorum present
THE SPEAKER-The gentleman from
New York makes the point that no quorum
is present. and evidently there is not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
~ The Golden Book of CONGRESS-

or five weeks; | have seen there pictures
OF the development of the war activities
1T has been brought out before the COM
mlttec, and | tell you to-day that | be-
lcve the condition of the army is as good
as it could have been made under the cir
cumstances but for one or two things that
have not been done that ought to have
been done, and there is 20 use to alarm
The country unduly about the existing
conditions unless the facts justify it, and
/ do not believe they do, and the investi-
cation has not shown that they do.
SENATOR HARDWICK-Wh the
President of the United States has exer-
cised this power referring to the Garfield
ordcr] that we told him to exercise, ac-
cordng to his own judgment and to his dis
erection and to his own view of the situa-
ton, at its very first exercise we 90 to
complaining like a lot of schoolboys, with
out knowing the facts without knowing
what the necessity is for this order. 1t
is not safe thing to do. 1t is not wise
thing to do, and, if Senators will pardon
me, it is not patriotic thing TO do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
The Senate and Garfield

II OR a whole day the Senate debated
l. the resolution requesting Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield to delay the execution
of his famous order until the Senate could