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New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

public by denying him freedom to repeat
the crime. But it must also extend to the
welfare of the criminal if possible, to re-
form him, because he is still citizen of
the Republic and must be part of it. 1t is
a dutv of the state. by whatever training
possible, to return him to the public bet
ter man, trained to be a better citizen if
possible than when he went to prison. This
can never be done if his treatment while
IN prison hardens his criminal instincts
and no step is taken to enable him to face
the world again with some hope
was strikingly surprised at the utter
ance OF my friend from Pennsylvania Mr.
Moore whom I love, that this bill would
tram these men to enter in competition
with free labor when they get out That
is precisely what we want to do We want
TO open up vista for the poor devil who
mas now the condemnation of the world
against him, to enable him to look the world
in the face when he comes out and be \
man again, and be able to do something for
which he was trained while he was in
prison. Applause.
1t is the humanitarian side and not the
industrial, which appeals to me- Neither
have been convinced that it is necessarily
war measure. share in more or less dis
gust of the attempt to make every issue a
say that universal idleness of prisoners by
order of this government is an injury to tn.
government and wrong to the unfortunate
that cannot be appeased If a man is i'm
prisoned. he should be employed where it
can be done without injury to the public.
This government ought to take steps to
make them self-supporting and self-re-
specting. and thus treat these unfortunate
men as subjects for such legislation, so that
when the prison doors open for their re-
turn to their communities they need not
continue the lives of the criminal. but real
lze that mistakes may be overlooked and
they come out again men. not mere convicts
For that purpose the government should
permit them 70 earn wage fitly to support
their dependents, or serve as new start
in life; for that humanitarian reason
specially, | shall vote for the BILL AS /
voted to report it from the Rules Commit
tee am quite certain when members
sobery weigh the sordid business impulse
over against the human demands not many
votes WIZ be cast against it. [Applause
Opposition to the bill was based mostly
upon the contention that laborers outside
would suffer through competition.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Keep the Convict Busy!
The House takes up a bill
to equip the United States
penitentiary at Atlanta
"for the manufacture of
supplies for the use of the
government" etc.

Mr.. GARD. stand for the principle that
there should be work for convcts which will
rebuild the convict physically, mentally and
morally, afford him proper environment
for his work, and when his term expires
permit him to go back to society as a useful
citizen and not as derelict. 1t is upon that
idea that l think this bill should be sup
ported. 1t is this principle that is involved
If you take number of men and put them
behind prison bars and place them in what
you call the "ide house." in a little while
you have not number of convicts, odious
as that name may be, but you have practi-
cally a number of insane men, whom the
government must treat in hospitals with but
little hope of restoration to reason
On the other hand, the modern idea is to
take care of the unfortunates who have
transgressed the rules of society and have
been made to suffer incarceration. To him
is to be given the employment he can best
perform. Some men can be employed on
the farm, some on the roads, some in one
capacity, and some in another To say that
the result of this employment comes in
contact with the products of free labor is
absurd. Anything that they do, any pota-
toes they grow and furniture they make,
any shoes they make, are in some very
minor degree in conflict with free labor;
but, as the gentleman from California Mr..
Nolanl has we'll said, this is not something
OF which free labor is afraid, because free
labor, am sure, has that high ideal in the
service Of humanity that it wants to re-
build the unfortunate quite as much as
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
The Administration "Terrible Infant"

"Mr. Speaker, a few moments ago
placed in the basket resolution asking
that the Committee on Rules be instruct
ed to make proper inquiry relative to
remarks made by George Creel in New
York on Sunday last. do this because
Mr.. Creel has under his own name writ
ten as follows to Mr.. Whigham, editor
of the metropolitan Magazine"
eve consider it right to spend that
money
referring to the funds of the COM
mittee on public information-'To de-
fend the government and its war meas
ures from misstatements that weaken
the faith Of the nation in the nations
war work We are not worried about
criticisms. We are worried about false
hoods
Mr.. Speaker, if there is any one thing
that will weaken the nations faith in
the nations war work it is distrust of
Congress; ard when a public official or
employee in public meeting casts slurs
upon this body he is going beyond his
province, either as an employee or as
patriotic citizen. IF he were private
individual, muckraker newspaper or
magazine writer-which may or NAV not
have been some peoples previous record
i should not bring the matter up at
this time. But this man is a public Of
fetal or employee, and we should take
him at his own word and not allow him
to make scurrilous remarks against this
body which, if believed by the people,
would certainly weaken the faith of the
nation in it. Therefore, I have intro
duced the resolution to which | have re-
ferred and I ask permission to extend
my remarks by the insertion of three
editorials that appeared in to-day's New
York papers touching on this situation"
Then Congressman Barnhart asked ::
MIR. Speaker, reserving the right to OBJ
Ject, is the gentleman from Massachu-
setts quite sure that Mr.. Creel referred
to this branch of Congress?" To which
Mr.. Treadway replied: "He used the
word Congress- We are branch of
Congress-"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Lo! The Poor Officer!
CCORDING to Henry Rood in

~ NOOROlNd 10 f1enry hoou III ~
L Century Magazine
at is fact that long before officers oi
the National Army had any clubrooms OF
other corresponding facilities provided i01
them, all sorts of recreations, entersa'n-
ments, amusements, clubs, ETC., were run
ming full blast for privates. | have seen
two or three thousand privates confortaDv
seated in a fine, new theatre, singing va'
songs under the leadership of a famous az
rector of chorus music for an hour anu
then witnessing one of the most expens's.
vaudeville companies from New YORK, ana
all for ten cents a head, while their i'ea-
tenants captains, majors, colonel and or'ss
adler generals were either telling until isN
at night in their meagrely furnished o.
fees over interminable desk work, or uJs
ing to study or read in their narrow, pisa
little sleeping rooms because they had ~
where else 10 go.
"Everything was done FIRST of all for pm
Yates and ron-coms. After their clubs, GU
tertainments and general recreational iae.'
tiles were fully provided, Uncle Sam sssls
ed in to provide corresponding, but far mols
limited, facilities for the officers. f0'
months and months after camps and csa.
tonments were open it was simply css
of 'Lo! the poor private.' All that COW
possibly be done was done for him hFsy
and the officers waited, some of them, PEI
haps, q trihe impatiently, as they saw sn,s, =,
sands upon thousands Of dollars expehess
in a dozen different directions for the psn-
eft Of drafted and enlisted men while sass
themselves simply had to bde their t'ns'
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
The Highest Melting Point

M IL. TRANCE. For myself, | have faith
AvA immovable within the huge and
fateful alembic of this war, with its chok
ing poisonous gases, its disembowelling
bayonets dripping hot blood, it's reekinc
monster mortars tearing limb from Joint
and head from torso, with all its human
agony mingled with heroism and de-
votion which again attest the eternal kim
ship of man with divinity there are taking
place elemental alterations in the struct.
ure Of our civilization which mark the
everlasting finality of many things which
must not longer be in the established So
cial orders of the world-a faith that let's
me see the new nascency of that true and
efficient cooperative democracy which was
both undreamed of and undesired bv thosa
whose inordinate hatred, greed and ambi-
tion furnished the fuel and lighted the
flames beneath this vast experiment To
my mind the great question now to be
answered by this Republic is whether these
inevitable social and governmental changes
can be effected by reasonable solution
and transformation of what is into what
must be, or whether they can only be Sc.
cured a1ter dissolution Of all existing
governmental forms Which of the great
national structures shall prove to have the
highest melting point? HOW long will the
nigh powers of carefully partitioned class
and privilege and stage upon mounting
stage OF cold and hardened caste withstand,
the softening blasts now bursting forth
from these roaring furnaces of war?
MFR. REED. A "dolar-a-year' patriot
AvA never sheds anything but blood He
may not shed much of it, but he would not
be content If not credited with the loss of
little blood.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
An Antidote to Ruffled
Feelings
Senator Harding Asks
Leave to Speak While His
Colleagues Are at Lunch
con, And Is Called ga
Very Sensible Man,
MIR. FRANCE. Mr.. President

Nj R. FRANCE. Mr.. President
The PRESIDENT pro tempore-
Does the Senator from Ohio yield to the
Senator from Maryland?
Mr.. FRANCE. I note that there are but
seven Senators present.
MIR. HARDING. l hope the Senator will
not ask for a quorum. If the Senator will
allow me, had rather not have quorum
called at this time
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Sem
atore declines to be Interrupted.
Mr.. HARDING. l have no disposition to
oppose the pending bill by any tactics of
delay; and if the Senator from MARYLAND.
whose purpose and courtesy very greatly
appreciate, will only allow me to submit nv
remarks while the Senator's are. eniovino
their lunches think my feelings will have
been relieved and quite as much accom-
pllshed as though more of the Senators
were present to hear what | have to .av
The Senator from Mississippi Mr. Will
lams accepts the suggestion with approval.
and thank him.
Mr. OVERMAN. Mr.. President the Sem
ator from Mississippi just paid the Senator
from Ohio very high compliment
Mr.. HARDING. We all do that.
MI. WILLIAMS. hope the Senator will
not OBJECT to my having said that he was
very sensible man. That is what I said.
Mr.. HARDlNG-I thank the Senator, be-
cause that is sort of antidote to 4
good many things that have been said on
this floor that more or less ruffed my feel
lngs, so we will adjust the account along
friendly lines
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
A Portrait of
theAnerican
Women
n special issue of "La Francois. !,
dedicated entirely to the acknow,

b n speclal issue of La Francaise y
e dedicated entirely to the aclnow,
'A edgment by French womanhood -
the help given to France by the Unite4
States, Nine. Mathilde Weyer draws tbs
following portrait of the Amer;c.s
woman:
"Habituated from earliest childhood ).
unrestrained liberty. yielding obedienc. -
none. coping with verybody--those -.
the traits that characterize the Amer;ess
girl Grown little older, II is she wsa
chooses her teachers, she who decides nnss
the courses to attend. Do they want =
make her a musician? She resists. ana
imposing her tastes and her faith in b,s
own apttudes, she viii turn 70 literasu,.
or the sciences At the age of twsr.s
leaving college, provided with a diulom,
and facing the world, she prepares to nl.v
her woman's part
"Shc needs admiration; she want,
court Of which she desires to be ths
centre. She travels at will in order IA
gain new experiences: to be able to dom;.
nate she wants to know everything. mus,
have seen everything, must have hsara
everything She will not recognize ths
right of any person, whoever it be. tn
impede her in giving full play to her
personality. Filled with enthusiasm. ardor
and romantic sentimentality, she dreams az
being a somebody. of accomplishing some.
thing that will make her famous. listened
to and envied. At twenty-f five she begins
to look at the serious side of life. Thank.
to the experience she has gained, she can
now start to work. Then we see the Amer
ing social, artistic or scientific organiza
tions; carried away by some idea, she win
endeavor to realize it, with tenacity and
perseverance acquired By iadulging in
sports.
"Self-reliant, she knows how to bend
people to her will and how to overcome
obstacles with unequalled assurance and
cleverness. The American womln has ex
perienced the. influence of a young coun.
try where man respects every woman.
where there are TO barriers separating the
two sexes. Thanks to co-education, Amer
lean women are, from earliest chiIdhoed
hebituated to comradeship which, pm
longed through years, generally ends in
that friendship, that sweet intimacy, which
is fully realized only in America.
"Owing to this intelligent mutual com-
prehension of the Americans, ali social
works in the great republic have been e.
tablished on precise, commercial and prar
teal bases.
"The American woman knows how I,
please, how to charm and hcw 20 impos,
her will. and is free from Jealousy ant
envy. Courageous and optimistic as sh'
is, the most adverse circumstances canno
break her energy and combativenezs.
"Her keen intelligence, her beauty gift
of remarkable assimilation, permit he
everywhere to occupy the first place. Bu
she will always preserve a particular char
acteristic to distinguish her from Europeal
women. She is the prototype of the free
strong and Independent woman"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

1t is not inopportune. however, to point
out the serious injury that may be caused
by loose and contumelious uttcrances, COM
ing from responsible source, such as this
of George CrecIs. If member of Con-
gress were to insult, say, the Cabinet, in
the same words he would be denounced as
dangerous to the welfare of the nation, and
that deservedly. The words attributed by
"The World" to Mr.. Creel were unwar-
ranted, uncalled for, and unjust; and if he
uttered them he should be compelled to
retract them.
"The New York Times:
It is probable that most people who read
attentively the report of George Crecls
address on Sunday night before the open
forum of the Church of the Ascension read
it with constantly growing surprise, and
that the feeling left with them at the end
was one of positive disquiet.
Offhand and glibly Mr. Creel an
swered, and without the least rcticence;
nor was there anything in his words to in
dicate that he was not standing before that
audience as the other self Of the Pres-
dent
Now, while Mr. Creel was thus openly as
sumng the post of official spokesman of
the Administration, he did not assume to
be spokesman for the whole government.
He spoke with perfect assurance and conf
dehce for the executive branch but as soon
any other branch of the government was
mentioned he ceased to assume responsible
ity and ceased to appear possessing per-
feet knowledge. This makes it impossible
to conf lecture that Mr.. Cree's confident way
of speaking is merely a mannerism. He
speaks confidently for the Administration
because he does count himself, or wishes
others to count him, as the voice of the
Administration; but when another branch
of the government is asked about he does
not pretend to any special knowledge. For
example, asked q question about Congress-,
he replied:
81 don't like Summing, so 1 won't explore
the heart of Congress for you"
1t cannot be possible that Mr.. Creel is
really the Presidents spokesman, or that,
if he is, he is authorized to go about the
country barring the Presidents mind ex-
temporaneously on public platforms in reply
to casual questions. 1t must be that Mr..
Creel has mistaken his position, his mis-
sion his powers. 1t must be that he has
too high an opinion of himself, that he has
taken too seriously some kindly intended
compliments which the President may have
given him in conversation. 1t simply can
not be that the President has authorized
the chairman of the Committee on Public
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
~ EORGE CREEL, the Admins
tration's terrible infant" has
been talking again, and once

GONGE NNEEL, Cne AuhlAls-
81 tration's terrible infant" has
~ been talking again, and once
more has drawn fire upon the
heads of his elders. Recently he caused
stir by saying that he thanked the Deity
that this country was not prepared when
it entered the war. Last Sunday night
he got up in the Church Of the Ascen-
sion, on Fifth Avenue, during meet
ing of the Public Forum, and answered
number of questions. One was:
what is meant by loyal heart? Do
you think every Democrat and Republi-
can in the Senate and House has a loyal
heart?"
Creel did not hesitate. de rarely
does. No good newspaper man does. The
answer came prompt and swift, accord
ing to reporters from four different New
York newspapers, to this effect:
~ don't like Summing; so l am not
going to explore the heart of Congress-"
By Tuesday afternoon the remark had
filtered down to Congress. Representa-
tlNC A4CAOWetyy VI AHdoSdCilUSCLCo, StHu
Creel are not on the most friendly Of
terms, politically speaking. Crecl re-
Gently spoke his mind in manner often
sive to the Massachusetts member, so the
latter on Tuesday moved resolution
askind the House to take official cogni-
zancc Of the Sunday night remarks
to have the Rules Committee investi-
gate them and advise the House what
action should be taken in the premises.
That Mr.. Treadway was not alone in
his feeling that Creel had overstepped
the bounds of propriety once again was
evidenced by the remarks of various
members of Congress. Representative
Kitchin, Democratic leader, was hesitant
to believe the report of the speech accu-
rate, but he said: eff Mr.. Creel made
such statement he would not be worthy
of the respect of any member Of this
house or any patriotic citizen of the
United States.''
Oddly enough, few Of the metropolitan
papers commented on the speech. Their
comments and scattering views thus far
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

those who are not engaged in manual labor,
and this is the test. This is the thing the
Dill does. 1t will give employment to men
IN work where they can render effective
service, give them good environment, make
them helpful citizens, and release them
equipped with an occupation so that they
may return to society useful and helpful
people.
Mr.. ROGERS. l am in favor of employ
ing prison labor in useful vocatons Who
is not? am in favor of having our prisons
managed in such way that the needs of
the prison shall be met by it's own labor
as far as possible; favor the manufacture
by prisoners of their own utensils shoes
and clothing, the raising Of their own vege-
tables, the cooking of their own food
firmly believe that everything possible that
can be done within the walls of the prison
shall be done. By these means can the con-
victs learn useful occupations. Those out
side vocations also that do not come into
competition with free labor should be en-
spicuous of these.
Mr. TESS. If the opposition to this bill
should become the law, the poor unfortu-
mates behind the prison bars would be con-
fined under the curse of idlencss, which, in
my judgment, is the greatest sin that would
be enforced upon human being. The time
has come in the humanitarian movement of
the world, and l wish to say to my col
leagues there is no more farreaching nor
important reform in the last quarter CEN
tury than prison reform; that when the gov
ernment closes the door of the prison upon
an unfortunate, the function of the govern
ment is not performed simply by holding
him within prison walls. He is denied his
freedom for public reasons, it is true, but
these include with the punishment the b,Siv
possible efforts to save him from the life OF
a criminal to that Of useful citizen. His
suffering is demanded as an example, de-
terrent to others who might otherwise com
nit the crime. 1t is also protection of the
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
The House
Il Talks Back

On Tuesday discussion of Mr.. Creevs
remarks took place. While speaking on
the Overman bill, Mr.. Cannon remarked :
"With our population, with our 110,-
100000 people, a free people, and on
the average the most intelligent people
on earth-we have some fceble-minded
folks; in your party we have Mr. Creel ;
We have people here who say embarrass-
ing things; we have people in the insane
asylum, people in the penitentiary-bu
we are great, powerful people, of the
Caucasian race, substantially, and we
understand, l think, more about govern
ment than any similar block of people
on earth"
Later he said:
"And if there be mistakes honestly
made as we journey along in this great
struggle the people will be magnani-
nous. They will Say, we could not
get ready in minute; we had to have
experience, we had to have preparation; !;
we were not ready" and there was not
any of us, as far as know, that did not
regret our want of readiness, thank God.
except Creel; and if l wanted to give
any advice to this Administration 1
would say take Creel by the seat of the
breeches and the nape of the neck and
throw him into space"
So much for that.
Later in the day Mr.. Treadway said
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Hooverizins on SaluteS

IN these days OF high prices on s's
cles required in actual warfare 'vs
about doing away permanently Wv
saluting charges Can't we honor ~
President, admirals, Secretaries, sN'
without banging away wad of peri.'.
ly good money into the czone! y ~.
a practical war policy? When hea'.
Ford visits his great manufactus'as
plants his employees ere mighty giao 8
welcome him, and they surely do noas
him, but when Henry steps into the 80
plant nobody drops twenty-one moa.s.l
wrenches down well in his ho1os
Our Nary. '.Szs <
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

Information to discharge the Presidents
mind at the top of his voice whenever some
unknown person rises in public meeting
and asks him question about important
national policies.
"Hartford Courant":
Somewhat naturally this slurrng remark
to n public audience has aroused certain
Congressman They are after the Presi-
dents spokesman. Will they get him? Wait
and see. 1t is unlawful in Connecticut to
bet, but otherwise we might
"Wheelng Intclligenccr':
Mr.. Creel is a promising subject for one
OF the numerous Investigations which Con-
gress seems to have on tap.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

as we'll as an individual. Just as the soul
OF man abhors the wretch who takes the
property Of another man at the point of
pistol, so does the conscience of man revolt
at any government that takes from citizen
his property, except it be- for public pur-
pose and upon just and fair compensation"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
A Letter to
AuntieFrOrn
the Clouds

PRESUMABLY quite genuine,
though amazing to the point OF
incredulity, the following letter,
L,- o,, o,,;oAn,. min of onn