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New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Japan May Choose
To Collect by Arms

The question thus arises whether, in
her own interest, Russia should be per
mitted to throw her obligations to the
winds. TO Japan she owes a large sum,
and Japan is a new country, which may
be inclined either to collect her debts
or seize some quid pro quo in the form
of territory.
From the messages of President Will
son it is clear that in Russia, as in
Mexico and Venezuela, American policy
is directed toward keeping the ring
until nasccnt democracy can struggle
to its feet A strong and virlc Russia.
consisting of associated, but more or
less autonomous states, and freed from
foreign intrigue, is, take it, one fun
damental objective of American state
craft. The United States of Russia. so
conceived, would react on Germany in
two ways which could not fail to benefit
the world as whole On the one hand
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
An Odd Weapon
In a Soldier s Fist

The broom upon which Private Spinp
leans nonchalantly is an odd weapon in
his lean, brown fist. He leans it
against the door jamb and settles down
upon the warn. stones, his fingers busy
with the "makin's," his hat cooked
against the sun and his ear attuned to
the bits of news or gossip which drift
from the h. O.'s window.
The + 0. and his adiutaut are dis
A.e~
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

, crumblcd under the strain. Are we
quite sure that the crumbljng will
stop there? Crumbling starts at the
circumference. not at the heart, and
] should not expect it to commence at
Berlin. Doubtless Berlin has suffered
this prolonged war. But in appor-
tonng food and in arranging employ
mcnt We may take it as certain-in-
deed | know it by direct evidence
that the Hohcnzolerns have done their
utmost to preserve the capital, where
are their palaces. from revolutionary
tendency But Berlin is not Turkey,
nor Bulgaria, nor Austria Hungary,
with all her associated nationalities.
Berlin is not even Bavaria, nor Wur-
tcm5erg, nor Saxony. Mtteleuropa is
not one uniform desert of Teutonic
tyranny. Ir Mittclcuropa many Ian
guagcs are spoken, many forms of the
faith flourish, many economic dis
tinctions acccntuate the grievances of
war. Hungary, governed by her Mag
var reactionaries, holds up her wheat
reserves, while ier neighbors go forth
on hunger strike. Opinion in Ham
burg, bercft of the shipping which was
her glory, is certainly cmbittered. One
naval mutiny is acknowledged by the
German government-Dr. Michaelis
hoped, az Chancellor, to use the dis
closure for his own purposcs-and
there are rumors of others of easy
captures of enemy water craft. Some
Of these rumors may be, doubtless arc,
fairy tales. But on general grounds
Of reciprocity you cannot have Ger
many spreading the poison gas of scdi-
tion and conspiracy in Russia and
Italy without whjffs of the volatile
fumes returning to choke her own best
laid plots. Her propaganda Of liberty
has been insincere and has been fol-
lowed by military excesses of the usual
type. But words are words, whatever
motive may underlie them, and in using
the words Of revolution Germany has
played with fire in its most perilous
form for her own despotic institutions.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Superiority of Defence
Over Tactics of Attack

Moreover, it is not only Germany
that we arc fighting. At the moment
all attention is devoted, and perhaps
rightly. to the Western front We are
assured as an accepted prophecy that
terrible blow will fall before very
long on the Franco British lines and
that American reinforccmcnts must be
and will be available for assuring the
frontiers Of Latin civilization against
this imminent peril. A defeat of the
Allies on the Western front would be
a calamity so grievous that every pos
siblc safeguard must be provided
against it. 1t is evident that British
man power is being utilized to the last
unit. But, without indulging in any
outburst of confidence, may perhaps
give my own reasons for avoiding a too
pessimistic mood. What is the chief
lesson taught by this war on every
front alike!
1t is this: Wherever you look at the
helds OF operation-w whether on the
Eastern, the Western, the Salonican.
the Palestine or the Mesopotamian
llnes-you cannot but be impressed bv
the enormous superiority Of defence
over attack. Given equal courage, SIM
liar equipment and sufficient ammuni-
ton, you may say that never in this
war has an offensive proceeded very
tar. 1t looked as if Venice must fall
before Christmas, but Venice still re-
mains secure. British troops hold Je-
rusalem and Bagdad, but they have
still to effect a junction with one an
other at Aleppo. The varying fortunes
revealed at Cambria, where a brilliant
advance was followed by not less
startling reverse, shows how wise was
the foresight of Bloch when he cnun-
ciated his famous doctrine Of stalcmate
or static warfare. The very difficult
ties which discourage us when we seek
to drive Germans out Of France and
Belgium will face the Germans whom
they seek to drive their wav deener
into French territory. An onslaught on
France should never be taken lightly.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
And if the Attack
Should Fail

And if it fails it will have been. like
Verdun. the best thing that could hap
pen to our cause. German failures arc
always expensive failures. In petty
and daily warfare they are careful of
their men-sometimes more careful
than we are. They do all that thew
can to reduce the number of occa sional
casualties along their lines. But in q
push they spare nothing. Troops are
poured into the melting pot and are
seldom trusted to attack except in close
formation. According to the theory
the very grim thcory-that it is ou1
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
The Labor Factor
In Great Britain

Finally, you must not disregard the
spiritual factor in the United King
dom. | was speaking only the other
day to an Englishman, just across the
water, Conservative in politics and
by no means what you would call an
ldeallst, who holds the opinion that
labor may we'll decide this war. Com
ing from a man of this type, the proph-
ecy was remarkable, and deserves at
tention. ! notice that some of the most
authoritative correspondents Of Ameri-
can newspapers in London confirm this
estimate of the position. At the mo-
the extreme Laborites in Great Brit
ain. One is the Clyde, with its vast
shipbuilding and engineering plant
The other is South Wales, with the
steam coal mines which supply the
navy. Since the state assumed control
Of all coal mines in the country the
trouble in South Wales has been less
formidable, but about the CLYDE there
is undoubtedly certain anxiety. l
have no intention of dissectins the
mental machinery which is at work
among these dissatisfied wage earners.
1t is not money that they want. They
are better paid than ever before. But
they are up against industrialisn-
economic slavery, as they would de-
scribe it-and they associate their
grievances with the war. Many Of
these men are as irreconcilable as
Scotsman usually is when he discusses
predcstination or any other burning
topic of the day. There is nothing to
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

IN honor may be the indeterminate
rank between, it is a pleasant haven.
1t is the mecca of the artfully cyasivc
and the pitfall of the unwarv star
hunter.
The company commander, through
whose office the plotting or misguided
one attans this rank, regards it as
mild form of punishment. 1t is in
fllcted upon man who ought to, and
probably does, know better than to
place himself within it's reach by any
careless Or unauthorized act Where
upon the company commander dis
misses the matter from his mind until
the expiration of the sentence. This
constitutes what is known as company
punishment" involving the prisoners
! total absence from drill or any duty
with the company and the performance
OF such mcnial tasks as may fall to his
lot during his confinement, without
guard, to the military reservation.
The military reservation in the
particular case Of Private Sping is at
present that cobbled, intricately con-
structed area defined by the limits of
the docks and the big iron gateways
which are heavily guarded. Through
all OF these flows an interesting tide of
events intimately associated with the
war and that active, foreign branch of
it which is Private Spings only am
bition.
Such punishment can cause agonies
Of humiliation to an aspiring victim.
who suffers in the absence Of the SOL
dierly duties which he takes so serj
ousy and who mourns incons olably over
lis dcmotion to the dlsgraccful sphere
marked "N." The sentence is thus fol-
lowed by markedly virtuous behavior.
which is doubtless what the company
commander has in mind.
But to Private Sping such punish
ment is as hard won goal; it is a
realm of lotos eating, of ineffablc
peace, of protractcd rcposc, above which
the star Of promotion twinklcs m.rrilv
but far away.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

What is distinguished of the latter
is slight and fair, and upon his cheek
is slight scar, as OF sabre cut. All
Of which suggests nothing TO Private
Splng, who departs to remove at least
the superficial evidences OF the altcrcs-
ton
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

4 NY writer who is asked to under
~ take the responsibility Of pre-
senting the facts and prospects
of this war should bear in mind as
he dips his pen in ink that millions
OF brave men, the very flower of civ
ilization, lie lonely in tho graves of
youth, that other millions march for
ward to the same melancholy goal,
and that in very truth no such agony
as this has ever afflicted the sadly
suffering and often oppressed human
race 1t is not enough to offer a
review of military events, important
though these are We need to envisage
in our minds the whole drama in all
its worldwide tragedy and heroism.
We need to analyze the whole problem
military, naval, commercial, finan-
cial, spiritual-if we are to be judges
of the bewildering chaos which sur
rounds US like a constantly changing
nightmare
There is saying of profound wis
dom at a time like this with which
would open what I have to say. "Put
not your trust in princes" the preacher
tells US, and tells US truly. Princes,
whether they be royal or political or
industrial or ecclesiastical, have their
place; let US honor them for what they
rightly arc
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Nations in Which This Factor Is Gro,uing Certain
Succeed Leadership Alone Not Enough Generals
and Governments Rise and Fall With Little Effect
on Destines of Millions

Machavell in diplomacy-thnn her
rivals, but that was the main differ
cnce, and it was not moral differ
ence. Things may work out on new
lines when eighteenth century ethics
are confronted, not with other ethics of
the eighteenth century, but with the
hopes and aspirations of the twentieth
century.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
What S This Dope
About a Spy?

He smokes and the sun is wav:1,.
Outside the gate sentry of his own
discarded company PAGES up and down
beneath the weight of his Springfield.
From nearby courtyard come faint
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
The Viewpoint of
The Man in the Street

In England and France there is much
national irritation over the doings of
the Bolsheviki. The man in the street
argues that it was the cause of the
Slav which led us into this conflict
and he does not like to see invaluable
aunitions-guns and shells and trans
port-handed over to the enemy for
use against the very nations which sup
ply them.
The proposed reputation by the
Bolshcviki of the Russian debt is a
serious blow at world credit--even
Germany feels it, for she has large
Investments in Russia-whilc France
will suffer great losses through an ally
whom she has financed for years and
for whom she now risks her very eX-
istence.
You may say that neither France nor
Britain ought to have bolstcred up the
Romanoffs with cash, and yet these
countries are rich enough to cut the
losses of any money that they have
lent, not only to the Russian govern
ment, but also to Russian industrie
yet on this matter am tempted to ut
ter word Of friendly warning. Nci-
ther the British purse nor the French
purse is bottomless. We shall tax our
selves twenty shllings in the pound
rather than fal to provide for the in
terest and redemption on national obli-
cations. But it is serious addition
to our own burdens that we should
have to write off, at any rate for the
present, the two or three hundred mil
lions sterling (sovereigns) that London
has found for Petrograd. And it may
Tot be amiss to observe that some Of
this money was spent in and brought
profit and employment to the United
States Of America.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

deal frankly. with individuals. W,
should beware lest in our haste We
hurl our thundcrbolts blindly at fate
which no individual can alter. One re.
mark, and only one remark, may be
here permitted on these conditions
that rage throughout every belligercnt
country. Experience has taught some
of US critics who have watched eve1ts
across the water that the Minister of
State who most frankly admits de-
partmental blundcr is tho Minister of
State who long retains the public con-
idencc.
The delicacy which leads responsible
ministers to stand by their erring off.
Gals has been carried in Great Britain
sometimes too far. But, for the rest, a
war government is always in the long
run much abused government. Lin
coin was attacked Pitt was attacked
julius C9sar was assassinated, And
nothing has helped Liberalism and
Labor in Britain more substantially
than the fact that for two years Con-
servatism has been sharing the mis-
takes.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Leaders Change
But Cause Remains

But do not imagine that any individ-
uals, however exalted their. station, can
control the destines that are sccthine
around us to-day. Franco has repeat
cdly changed her governments and her
generals, but the enemy is still at her
gates. Italy relied on Cadorna, but
Cadorna could not save her line from
collapse. Russia has deposed her Car
and turned from him to Miliukotf. and
from Miliukoff to Kerensky, and from
kerensky to Lenine, but Russia has
not yet expelled her invaders. Ger
many began the war with Moltke and
continues it with Hindenburg, but
Germany has still to strike the knock
out blow. Hollweg and his
successor, DR.. Mchaelis, have disap-
peared into obscurity, but is Won Hert-
ling in any better plight? And Britain
what of her leaders? Jellicoe has
been retired and Beattie reigns in his
stead but ships are still being sunk by
submarines; we still await naval de-
csion in the North Sea- A Liberal
government was changed into coal-
tion and a coalition into war cabi-
net, but / do not know that criticism
is even yet silent. Haig has succeeded
French, as Nivelle and Petan succeed
cd Joffre, but the Western line remains
impenetrable. Great men are not ON
ripotent. They are themselves guided
by forces which sweep along the rest
of US, and it is assuredly the duty
OF An executive at time like this
10 subordinate every personal circum-
stance, every political consideration, to
the safety and advantage Of the state.
Responsible Ministers
Admit Mistakes
l do not myself attach the same
Importance that 1 did to changes of
men and systems. No man should be
asked to undertake more work than he
can fairly accomplish. Responsibility
should be delegated where delegation
IS possible, and if the trustee of dele
gated authority becomes war-worricd
or inefficient he should stand aside.
But in dealing, as we must deal, and
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Significance of Spiritual
Aspect of War

What do I mean by the spiritual
aspect Of this war? I mean this: That
the material aspect is not everything
1T may not be the most important
thing. Look for one moment at Rus
sla. Mr.. II. w. Massingham, one of
our London editors, says that Russia
modified 25,000,000 troops, of whom
100000 became casualties, with about
o,0O0,OOO dead. Let us admit that the
figures are hard to credit But, even
If much cut down, what would thew
tell US? When Russia was ill-equipped,
betrayed by the infatuated hautesse
who shared her Cars throne, and
muzzled by an infamous dcspotism, she
fought gloriously, suffered untold
losses, realized the terrible issues in
volved and was ready to die for them.
But when she obtained guns, muni-
tons and equipment. she had lost
something clse-s something intangible.
winch we are apt to ignore. She had
lost the fighting spirit. A spiritual
change IN her troops changed every
thing for her military prospects and
for the prospects Of the entire world
when Lord Miner went to Russia he
ana at least estimate at its vital value
this spiritual clement. He feared it
He backed up the existing regime. His
argument was doubtless the argument.
frequently heard at the time that revo-
luton would paralyze Russias fighting
forces in the field. Up to a point it
was good argument, as Germany
recognizes the will to conquer is the
ultimate factor in war Where Lord
Miner erred was in going on to as
sumo that the material bonds Of Gar
dom could bind and fetter the free
spirit Of Russia.
You cannot thus manacle the bu,,,;-
cane. You cannot bind an earthquake
by quoting books of geology And we
now realize that Tolstoy, in voicing tho
spiritual aims of his countrvmen. pre-
pared forces more potent for demob-
lllzation than any military pressure
from without. Indeed, the serious
question before Russia day is. in
the larger sense, how she is to inter
pret in her national reorganization the
constructive clements in Tolstov's
great evangel. The destruction has
been pretty completely effected, but we
now await the sequel. In the French
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

Revolution, which was Of smaller scope,
it was six years before the. Terror
endcd-it was nearly a hundred years
before the republic was finally ostab
lished over Communism, Casarism and
clericalism. You cannot hurry the
birth pangs Of Russia.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
By P. W. Wilson
Of "Thc London Daily News"

Copyright, 1918, Tho Tribune Association,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

but far ava
The sun., 1918-08-05
COLUMBIA HONORS
PROF. JOHN D. IRVING
Services Held for Captain
Who Died in France.

Memorial services were held yester-
day afternoon in st. Paul's Chapel. Co.
lumbia University. for Prof John Duer
Irving, who died in France on July 26 as
a Captain of the Eleventh United States
Engineers Capt. Irving laid aside his
post as professor Of economical geology
In Yale University when war was de-
clared In order that he might become a
greater asset to his country through SER
vice on the field OF battle. He was a.
graduate OF Plattsburs Training School
and when war was declased he was
commissioned Captain and assigned to
the Eleventh Engineers In the National
Army
Although resting IN a grave 5000
miles away II was especially fitting that
services should be held In St. Pauls
Chapel. the dead Captain being an alum
nus Of Columbia. Just In front of tho
broad pulpit. suspended from the gallery
beneath the Stars and Stripes. hung the
banner OF The Fighting Eleventh Engi-
neers." In white circle In the centre
OF the blue ground was inscribed In red
letters, Cambria" the scene Of the his
toric charge of the engineers when they
used bare fists to meet the onrushing
German masses.
The chapel was filled with Capt Irv-
ings associates and friends. Chaplain
jarvis read the opening sentences Of the
burial service. after which Prof. Kemp
delivered an address. A detachment Of
uniformed students from the School OF
Mining Engineers and n unit from the
265th Electrical Engineers attended the
services
The sun., 1918-08-05
MRS. WILSON SPONSOR
or NEW SHIP TO-DAY
First Hog Island Vessel to Be
Launched.
specfa, DespotcA to tn, Sur.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.--,Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson il to be the sponsor tomorrow
Of the first big freighter launched at the
Hog Island shipyard. President Wilson
will be her escort The White House
party Is to leave here tomorrow MORN
ing on a special train that win go d.
rect TO the biggest shipyard in the world,
large official party from Washing
ton, including Chairman Hurley OF the
Shipping Board and a great number Of
other officials OF tho Government. Cab
met officers and their assistants and
members of Congress. are to witness the
launching
1t will be the first visit of the Presf-
dent and many other officials to the
yard. which has been brought since last
winter from n swamp to one OF the
greatest * not the greatest Industrial
establishment In the world The party
VIII Include members of Congress who q
rev months ago were criticising the Hog
Island project and the progress being
made there. Officials Of the Shipping
hoard are confidently predicting the
Plan will be a revelation to them.
The launching will be one of the most
Significant in the history of the United
states, marking new epoch In the
wcriG's shipbuilding. In which the United
States has many times shown the way
TIE FIRST vessel to take the water at
Fog Island Is to be christened the
ouistconck. said to be the Indian name
for Hog Island.
The sun., 1918-08-05
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

OTIS Skinner begins rehearsais Of
"Humpty Dumpty" too day, this being tbs
piece by Horace Annesley NaChell in which
the actor will be presented this season by
Charles Frohman. Inc.
Edward Clark has engaged Lucille Wat
son. William Morris and Walter Wilson
for roles in Not with Ny Money" q melo-
dramatic farce which he will produce next
month
Charles Dillingham; will begin rehearsais
to-day of the dancers In Everything"
the new Hippodrome show which opens
the latter part OF the month.
Blythe DAILY. daughter Of Arnold DAILY.
will make her stage debut tonight In
Getting Together"
william A. Brady's production 81. q.
T." will be presented at Asbury Park to-
night with Mary Nash and Jose Ruben In
the leading roles
"Maytime' moves TO the Lyric tonight
this being the fourth theatre occupied
since u opened year ago
Florenz Ziegfeld. Jr., announced yester-
day that the Midnight Frolic viii 60 on
tour Tho nrst presentation Of this revue,
which has been on top OF the New Am
stArdsm Roof for tho last four years will
he In the New National Theatre washing
ton. late In October, When the current
edition Of tho frolic moves from its present
abode. another. which, it is promised. will
be bigger and better than ever. will bs
presented.
The sun., 1918-08-05
AID KAISER,
SUFFRAGIST WARNS
Mrs. Pdnkhurst Urges Har-
nnony to Win War.

Boston, Aug. America cannot af-
ford single strike OF workmen, Mrs
Emmeline Pankhurst. the famous Eng
lish suffragist, who is now devoting her
whole energies to war work, said at
mass meeting on the Common to-day
Every strike declared In this coun-
try" she continued. Strengthens the
hands OF the German Emperor.
Every hour that working men and
women take away from their tasks to
argue over class distinction and class
right makes it 40 much harder for
America and her Allies to win this war
do not think there Is no danger
for you. II you do not help us win
the war, II YOU do not zee It through
to final victory. II you do not make a
peace by which Germany will be too
weak to renew this war. then, sooner
or later. your turn will come"
In introducing Mrs. Pankhurst, Roger
w, Babson of Wellesley said:
May the employers and wage work
ers Of New England remember not only
the message which Mrs, Pankhurst is
to give to-day but also this fact: She
and her follow ers Won huai success Tor
their cause, not by striking. sabotage or
Indifference but by forgetting them
selve and by helping in every possible
way to win the war;