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New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Our English Allies
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the EdltOr OF The tribune.
Sir: S. E., in Sundays Tribune, touches
upon vital point-our very general lack of
sympathy with our English allies, which in
some quarters goes still further and be-
comes downright aDimositv The writer is
disappointed because the "old, stupid, moss
grown pref judice has not been swept away
and finds that reasoning with individual
American soldiers and sailors who admitted
feeling this animosity "was like trying to
break down brick wall with your head"
The antipathy of present-day Americans to
Britain has several causes. First and fore
most is racial hatred imported from the old
ants of immigrants here. AS strong, but not
so widespread, is our own historic cnmty.
Again, there is the unfortunate attitude
toward things American of many English
people, and, it must be admitted also. of
Americans of Anglophile acknowledgements
English than the English themselves.
There is now no perceptble antipathy be-
tween ourselves and the French. Neyerthe
less, there is historical precedent for us to
hate France as much if not more than Eng
land Our ancient grudges against the
French have been outgrown and are for.
gotten.
The same happy result is deserved in the
case of England, and can be accomplished if
our relations, past and present, were more
generally and fairly known. The opportunity
to do this vitality needed work is open to
all newspapers, periodicals and magazines.
M. r. WELLER,
New Rochelle. N. Y, Jan. 20, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23

not repudiate his followers in Ulster Is a
certainty.
If, however. a reasonable settlement has
been achieved by the convention the gov,
ernment will be obliged to support it in
spite of Unionist opposition. 1t is con-
ceivable, therefore, that such settlement
is in sight, and that in consequence Sir
Edward Carson, who is bound to stand by
the Covenanters, was virtually forced to
resign from the ministry.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
GARET GARRETT.
Hang Them
'r of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
olr: An American Woman's" letter TO The
.I tribune dated January 49, wherein she COWS
we are so infested with spies we cannot
gather them fast enough" hits the nail onlv
Parry 1ha', ~ What she means is we do not gather
onI' onIm' ~ l"se enough. And when we do, it is
only TO learn later that they have been set
free. "Ne oeen set
lhere IS only one lesson we can 1car, fror,
Germany-to use her tools for evil bere as
she would over in her own land. Hanc then,
we are asked to save and scrmp in every
way our food, clothing, everything. Our
money goes out at all times to help our conn.,
Try by saving and giving to our allies. Rm+
!, l, IS more than disheartenng, after we have
'one our level best, to learn that through
some ones carelessness or lack of watchfu,.
ness $l,ooo,o0o worth of foodstuffs is de-.
stroyed in few hours.
Where lies the blame? Men of FOREIGN
birth are caught in acts, interned for short
time and then set free. Would GERMANY
show any mercy at such time?
CAROLINE G.. BEACH.
Brooklyn, Jan. 81, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
No Divided Port

The decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission upholding the existing
freight rates to the two sides Of New
cation of certain New Jersey municipali-
ties for a differental in their favor was
to be expected after the report of the
referee who heard the testimony He de-
clared in effect against any such attempt
to split the Port of New York into two
warring-that is, ompeting-sections on
the ground that it was one and indivisiblc
and that Northern New Jersey and New
York City formed one zone, commercially,
industrially, economically. That opinion
has been upheld by the commission, and
the status quo under its decision is to be
maintained.
Of course, this decision is bit aca-
demic, because various things have hap
pened since the North Jersey cities be-
gan their proceedings about a year ago.
For one thing, the Federal government
has declared its opinion that the Port Of
New York was indivisible by appointing
the New York Port War Board. For an
OlNer, tnc government mas taken over the
railroads, and its purpose is to run them
for the best interest of shippers and the
country without troubling about the
rivalry of two sides of harbor. Never
theless, this decision is good thing to
have on the records. If after this war
is all over and the railroads are handed
back to the original owners the New Jer-
sey cities should deem it desirable to be-
gin proceedings again to obtain freight
advantage against the city and State of
New York, they would find it hard work
to combat this opinion of the body most
competent to consider and decide the
merits of the controversy.
Recent events, notably the coal shortage
and the freight blockade, have proved
the desirability Of practical, workable
unitication of the Port of New York. rather
than splitting of it by freight differ
entail encouraging competition between
the Manhattan and New jersey sides of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Crazy Monday

New York had tried everything once, it
thought in it's cynical, blase old age, but
heatless, lightless Monday established SO
many new records that the oldest in
habitant could only stand aghast and
chuckle with amazement. There have
been holidays on Monday before, but
never such one as this! Everything
seemed to work by blunders, from the
zero weather that more or less nullifed
the object of it all to the theatres that
did and didn't perform and the drinks
that chiefly didn't.
Just how many cases Of pneumonia re-
suited from the unheated Office buildings
remain to be seen. Just how many tenn
pers were ruined by the elevators that
didn't run wives are still tabulating.
Trains and streetcars caught the jesting
spirit of the day and ran exactly when the
fancy moved them. Generally speaking,
we should say that maximum Of incon-
venience was achieved with minimum
of practical benefit. Generally speaking,
also, we should say that New Workers took
the occasion in the same good-natured
spirit in which they have endured through
long years such little incidents Of life in a
great city as ticket spectators and strap
hanging. Repeated too often, Crazy Mon
pearance it seemed the most ridiculous
nonsense this side of Harrigan and Hart
farce.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Win the War" Methods Needed

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The Garfield order is doing gres+
good tor this country in arousng our busi-
ness men to the necessity for adoption of out
OF the ordinary methods to meet these un
preccdented war conditions Until Dr. Gar
fields order came like bolt out of a more or
less clear sky the majority of US were satis
hed that the government was proceeding as
rapidly as possible to do everything neces-
sary to win the war, and we resented criti-
cism of the Administration.
A war board as provided for in the bill of
the Senate Committee on Military Affairs. is
absolutely essential to the successful CON-
duct of the war Such a cabinet will un-
doubtedly organize in systematic and eff
cient manner every industry in the United
States and in very short time be in posi-
tlon to use most effectively the tremendous
resources of this great country. Surely there
Is not one of US that doubts our ability to
successfully complete the great job we have
undertaken if we are united and systemati- :
caily organized. Give us war cabinet that
Will satisfy our business men that our i'm
mensc resources will be speedily and effec
lively organized and the country will he
swept by wave of confidence that will in
splre every worker to do his utmost in this
great struggle.
There should be no delay in getting this
war cabinet. If there is it might be we'll to
call win the war" congress of business
men. This could very easily be done through
the medium of the newspapers and trade
press-possbly the most powerful factors for
good which this country possesses. Eyerv
trade and profession has its paper and there
is an association of trade papers which can
do mighty effective work in helping to Or
ganize our industries.
FRANK E. TUPPER.
Upper Montclair N. j., Jan. 21, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
The Reckoning

Across the deep we come, we come.
AS Lberty's allies;
With flashing blade and martial drum.
Sadly we wake from dreams of peace
That cleaned in holy prophets ewes.
Still must the weary world behold
Its promised land afar,
For flame and smoke its hills cnfold
While crimes of Hun and Vandal grim
Have dimmed the light of freedoms sta,
No hymn of hate be ours who march
Beneath the flag of stars;
Broad be our aim as heavens arch
The doom of war and tyranny,
The shining goal we win with scars.
For starving millions cry for bread
From lips drawn white with pain.
And men and weeping maids are led
To alien lands, like bonded serfs,
TO serve the wanton sons of Cain.
Chorus
i'ise, arise for liberty!
Shall s0e scho found on freedoms around
The greatest gift of all,
Poy not oar debt TO liberty
Whom bonded brothers call?
GORDON SPENCER.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Execute First
itor of The Tribune.

To The Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: agree with the american Woman
whose letter you print to-day, about the exc
cution of spies. Why are they not executed
frst and discussed afterward, as done in Ger
many! Why should man be allowed a trial
when he has been the meaus of jeopardizng
the lives of hundreds of our american sailors
oy making defective projectiies? My hus'
oand Is IN heavy artillery regiment, and "
IS not pleasant to contemplate that defective
american ammunition is more apt to kill him
than German she'll
io-day's paper states. Port guarded against
plot TO burn ships by German spies" If these
German spies had been executed Immediately
a1ter being discovered the rest of the clan
would not be so keen to plan reign Of
terror" for their fellow men.
AN ALL-AMERICAN
New York, Jan. p, 1918,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Not Partisans, but Americans

Senator Stone made speech in the Sen
ate on Monday accusing Republican leaders
of "playing politics" with the war. 1t is
a natural cry to raise. Wherever the two
party system prevails it is the first IN
stinot of the opposition to chortle little
at the blunders of the government-to
make capital, however virtuously, out of
the failures of the party in power.
Il would be easy for Republicans to
reply that the Democratic party is itself
"playing politics" with the war. They
might accuse the Administration of nurs-
ing the war along as an exclusive Demo-
cratic enterprise-of failing to seek whole
heartedly that complete cooperation of all
parties and all interests which must be
brought about if we are to get the utmost
possible out of our fighting spirit and re-
sources.
But charges and counter charges like
these get nowhere. 1t is like the pot call
ing the kettle black. And we all know
that neither of these useful domestic in
struments can prove an alibi. In crisis
like this both parties are wrong In so far
as they yield to the temptation to "play
politics." We want to forget parties and
partisan interests We should, until the
war ends, be neither Republicans nor Dem
ocrats, but simply Americans.
Mistakes made in the prosecution Of the
war will cost US all just the same, whatever
wo call acknowledgements or Repub-
licans, Administrations or anti-Admin-
istrationists. Both parties in Congress
have backed up to sufficient extent all
war measures of vital Importance. But it
is no special cause for rself-congratulation
On their part that they have done so. They
merely performed an obvious duty. 1t is
no time now to partition creditor dis
credit-along party lines. Senator Stone
talks the language OF a politician who
still clings to lost standard of values.
The war has brought in new values.
What the country would like to see brought
about in Washington is the creation of a
war majority in the two houses of Con-
gress and an Executive war machine, both
emancipated from fears that one party is
going to profit more and another party to
profit less from what is done to win the
war and may be thus helped or hindered
in winning II e Presidency in 1920. 1t
wants, in short, to see party politics cut
cut Of the war.
No bipartisan coalition in Congress is
needed. No bipartisan coalition Cabinet
or War Board is needed. What is needed
in Congress is something like the Union
Sacree in the French National Assembly.
with an Administration organized-or. if
you prefer, reorganized-solely ON the
basis of individual efficiency and ALL
Americanism.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
In Flanders Fields"
A Fugitive War Poem That Has Mad.
Many Friends
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Last October you very gracious,y 49,,
ifshed some lines, entitled "Jn Fla
Fields" which are again herewith anno.s s,s
In sending you the lines briefly sta,oa
they came into my possession. For tbo wv Nv"
MT OF great many inquirers who have w.. s.as-
to me and also to The Tribune, am vern '.,sa y,
10 restate all | know concerning N. e''a
and its authorship p'eia
Last fall Captain Hugh Knyvett, an off,
=" inc Australian army, who had served ho.,
IN Galilpoli and in Flanders in the intell;,.N ''s
service OF the Australian forces. was j. 'e ~
York for several weeks He had been ,n..' Ne"
ed IN FLANDERS while conducting mos. ).
gerous scout duty. He was invalided =. esa-
nome IN Sydney, N. S. w. and was re.,s.'
10 FLANDERS via America when If won
pleasure to meet him in New York. ny
IN conversation with him on one oco..:
ne read the. poem "In Flanders Fields n
was so impressed with the beauty and +ho.,
OF the lines that | asked permission n ., eA'
copy OF them, which he very kindly no.
TED me to DO. He informed me Chat ~ -"
were written by Colonel McCrae an ,esoo.. ..AeS
the Canadian army, and that from him h. : 81
received copy of the verses ! do M. ~". Aau
what he said further about Colonel No
rut have an ndistnct recollection f.s"
some source or other that Colonel u.rN NV"
had Deen wounded and was in Canada
sent the verses, with very brief no.o >.
Ihe Tribune last October Letters have 49,. ~
TO me from all parts of the country ass;sS
II the verses are complete, if they are conr
risnted' ETC. make this amp-ifed explain.
ton merely to set forth III that know cas
cern1ng the origin of the verses. 50 far
am concerned. l do not know where Canss;l
nhyVett is at the present time, but if ac.;n
nave tne good fortune to meet the brave vorr.
oihcer VIII secure any further nforrat;os
'nae can about the poem
A. PARKER NEvIN.
New York, Jan. Is, 1918.
In Flanders fields the poppies grow.
bet"een the crosses, row on row,
mat mark our place; viii e in TIE s.,,
1he larks, still bravely singing, Ay
Unheard amid the guns.
we are the dead. Short days ago
we lived, felt dawn, saw sunsets glow
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
lake up our quarrel with the foe.
10 you from failing hands we throw
Inc torch. Be yours to bear it high
II ye break faith with US who die
we shall not sleep, though popnies blou.
In Flanders fields
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Camouha9e

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Yesterday I a German buv TWO
German papers, and then Tribune NJ =
newsstand. He carefully wrapped The Tr;h-
une outside of the German papers before
leaving the stand Now, do you think Tho
Tribune should camoulage that wav? = n
New York, Jan. q, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Editorial Correspondence
This Stumbling Giant
The Presidents Problem
(First Articlc)


(Frs Article
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going well had better back home and looking
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c AS the e very r who tell him that the wen
their al5s that currency
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were to put all the good the front and everything else
mn s take s S s Ssa At him sss 5 % it:
P1ssidsn Pres de- fI st S''sS
& 1e Ssa saS
ca a The driving miracle does not happen and the
he % a is M s @ to Sas be e smp R5
press f " tsus to a% e p9 ssT he ezs gS on the dnzyf t,f
You 5} 81 cite instances Of tragic delay
takes s time % do everything Yqq has idea how
lost by taking me and time wasted multiplicity
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Hs dE e 4 s s % % mstfe s sp and then changes
perhaps he looks Sometimes mer
hs |n% +Ps Pdnt 1sf he may ,sst add ss deal think
attack the President.
way has % su that % 'Pf rS ns %sn s s
letslips and ha]fsentences gathers it -
He is inaccessible
He will not be mportuned
He insists deciding everything.
tie is impatient OF criticism 1t only stfens
He few hears only wants to hear
tie trusts distrsts strong
counsel especially if it be of adverse
He wishes the
them fss Ss s 1T }ss that
Washington leaves out not having thought of them '"
This country suddenly finds itself the m world
with pattern OF executive
idents that almost
whole American population less than York civ and
the industry seated the
New jersey The Mayoraly York Cv now h;onr
than the PRESIDENTS the
dents job would be, not on but six at least namely ~
King.
Prime Minister
Commander chief of the
Commander in chief of the navy.
Party Leader.
Economic Dictator
No would to it.
The Presidents job peposterous
Inc congress
The pnp
posby higher and higher and having thinks its task
is finished, to crticise. - - -'' 'A'N
1t will be said that the President should delegate his powers as
OF course ne creating
all at to confer enormously
oohriCr oof J
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED FRESS
Tho Associated Press exclusively entitled 70 the use to
republication f all dispatches credited to 1t or not
otherwise credited In this and also the local uc"s o
spontaneous origin published heren.
All rights O; republication of all matter horoin are
also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23

Owned &nd publishcd Tho Tribune Association
New York Corporation. Ogden Reid Pceacnt: o. Vernon
Rogers Vice Presidents +. A Sucr. Treasurer Address
Tribune Building l54 Nassau Street. New York. Telephone
Beeknoan 5000
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23

You eau purchase merchandise Advertised IN 'ne
TRIBUNE with absolute safebfor Dissatisfaction resu'ts
IN any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money
back upon request. tapo. No cuihbins Hs mako
coed promptly II tho advertiser docs not.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23

Washington, Jan. e.
One anything in the right Let be assumed
The first thing hears in Washington is also the last thing
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23

IT,
Inc Freaens on pposterous complexty and
lhe Congress
1.-The President hereby empowered auhorzed pinp hs
spnsbty higher and higher and having thinks it's
finished, to crticise - ~ ~ 1'' '"0A
will be said that the President delegate his powers 90
the
all at once to confer enormously increased dv the
mere technique OF its distribution alone
Even it the President had the peculiar required for onp
could have found the time. ~ ~ ' Il ne
More has been expected of than of anv BEING b
foresnce began ntegate his
tor has that to build bigger than ne
could This is the biggest thing ever aemnted
has nearly swamped the executive genius of the ~
The Presidents unsolved problem mobilize
genius America and unload responsibilities which oht n
o be his N-A 0"si' "oI
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
GUARANTEE

Entered at ths Postocc New York as Second Class
Mall Matter.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
POSTER CONTEST TO AID
SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM
National Committee Of Patriotic
Societies Plans to Offer Prizes
Aggregating 81, 900.

To arouse interest in shipbuilding,
the National Committee of Patriotic
Societies has made plans for a poster
contest In which it will offer prizes
aggfegating $1,000. One hundred Of
the best posters will be displayed in
shipyards and other places to keep
workmen and the public alive to, the
need of ships in winning the war. The
contest will close July Is.
The contestants will be divided into
four classes. The first class is open
to any citizen of the United States,
the second to soldiers and sailors. the
third to shipyard workers and the
fourth to high school and cadet school
pupils.
Charles NJ. Schwab of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation and Edward
". Hurley of the shipping board are
cooperating to make the contest a
success.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
FOR HOLDING ENEMY ESTATES
Trustees May Continue Administra.
ton Under Certain Restrictions.

Trustees and fduciaries of estates
for alien enemies are permitted to
continue administration under GER
tain restrictions. the War Trade
Board has announced. provided they
were qualified and duly appointed
prior to April %.
Provisos call for a report to the
alien property custodian of the en-
emy interest in such property; that
no payment be made from the prop
erty for the benefit of an enemy with
out obtaining license from the War
Trade Board: that no form of busi-
ness be contracted with an enemy or
his ally without permission from the
board. and that holders Of enemy
property. according to the trading
with-the-enemy act, must be prepared
to assign, transfer and deliver any or
all Of such property to the alien prop
srty custodian when demanded.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
NO U-BASE NEAR MEXICO,
So Declafes Heinrich Won Eckhardt,
the German Minister.

MEXICO CITY. June 15.-Germany
Is not violating Mexico's neutrality
by maintaining submarine bases on
or near the Mexican coast line for the
undersea raiders which recently have
been attacking commerce along the
Atlantic coast of the United States.
This statement was made today by
Heinrich Won Eckhardt, German min
lister to Mexico. In denying the exist
zeucs-ef such bases
Evening star., 1918-06-17

fitted with long spars on the end of
which a torpedo would be placed
heaven helping the crew of the sub
marine when it exploded.
When Shylock demanded his pound
of flesh gallery god in a British
theater yelled out, where's your
meat ticket?"
Evening star., 1918-06-17

OF all tn knockers th' feller
that's allus knockin' off work is
tn worst.
Somehow tn feller with inside
information is allus on tn out
side.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
Great Defeat for Hindenbure.

The third stage of the battle has been
a great defeat for Hindenburg. 1t was
broken bugaboo that the Won Hutier
system Of mass attack could not be
stopped; it has eaten into the enemy
reserves enormously; 1t has weakened
the enemy's morale and strengthened the
allied confidence in their ability to hold
the enemy until the American balance
Of power is ready to participate in the
final knockout blow.
Captured documents prove that Hin
denburg planned to take Compiegne by
June 10, from where he would launch
more mass attacks down the Disc to-
ward Paris Today the German line is
seven and a half miles north of Com
piegne.
1t would be rank gamble to fore
cast the exact sector where next the
Won Hutier system of attack will be
launched, but it Is certain that 1t will
come within the shortest possible time.
and it probably will have Paris for its
objective.
Evening star., 1918-06-17

China has a peculiar interest in ST.
IBERIA. Her immense industry in con-
nection with the manufacture of ivory
articles depends upon an uninter-
rupted supply from great fossil re-
mains of the Russian pSovince.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

French soldiers are more and more
becoming fascinated with the game
of base ball which was introduced by
the Americans.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
French Reinforced.

Far from being crippled, the French
forces are being daily more powerf,,llv
reinforced by our troops and backed by
lSatish doggedness, they are fully ready
r. the next stage Of the battle which. in
all probability, will continue throughout
the summer. Revised estimates Of the
German strength show that he has
patched his shattered regiments and hat
talions together with remnants from
others until he has perhaps forty di-
visions which remain to be thrown into
the furnace.
In the meantime. at French and British
ports there are almost daily scenes 81
disembarking American troops whose
kind have already given proof on the
battlefield that they are worth being
thrown into the fighting any moment the
occasion demands