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New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Too Deliberative

The Senate is still deliberative as
sembly. 1t has decided to remain delib-
erative even amid the rush and hustle Of
war.
Deliberative is an imposing epithet.
AS to the moral weight it carries doc
tors have disagreed. Thomas B. Reed
put all the scorn Of which he was capa-
BILE into his intonation when, after fore
ing through his famous filibustering
rulings, he said: "Thank God, this
House is no longer deliberative body!"
On the other hand, Adlai E. Steven
son, on his inauguration as Vice-Presi-
dent, publicly congratulated himself on
having been called by destiny to preside
over "the greatest deliberative body on
EARTH"
It's all in the point of view. Delibera-
tion can easily be carried to the extent
of becoming parliamentary nuisance.
1t wastes time, undermines responsibility
and impairs the prestige of the assem-
blage which tolerates it. The filibuster
is we'll named. He is a parliamentary
highlander who sets up his will against
the will of the majority and obstructs
the operation of the basic principle on
which popular government rests.
Cloture might long ago have been
adopted in the Senate (real cloture, not
the shadow of it written into the rules
in 1919 but for one thing. The German
flibuster of 1891 killed the so-called
force bill. 1t was fortunate, on the
whole, that that bill did not pass. So
obstruction obtained a certain odor of
sanctity which has persisted for more
than twenty-five years. 1t has lived by
capitalizing the memory of that single
achievement.
1t has lived too long, however. In
legislative body with ninety-six men,
bers unrestrained deliberation is harass-
ing and demoralizing. The Senate was
wrong in not recognizing that the pom
derous deliberativeness on which it has
so long prided itself is out of place in
time of war.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Airplane Prospects

The first public expression on condi-
tions obtained in airplane production
from Mr.. John D. Ryan, the new chief
of that work, was, so far as we know,
given in an address to the Detroit manu-
facturers of aeroplanes on Tuesday.
This is what Mr.. Ryan said:
~ realize that this city is already the
largest aeroplane producer in the world;
that the facilities and the men who know
how are here"
Bear in mind that this is the achieve
ment of less than one year, and in very
large part of little more than eight
months.
II have seen some wonderful things to-
day. You have here a production of
aeroplane engines that is marvellous. 1t is
far ahead of aught similar nature pro-
duced anywhere else, and In reality the
work is just beginning to get under
way"
In other words, that although Detroit
is now the largest aeroplane producer
in the world" this is only beginning Of
what is going to be. This means guam
tity production, quantity production Of
aeroplanes on scale that no other ma
tion in the world has had the courage
to undertake. It is already here. It was
not created in a day.
Every manufacturer and especially
every man who has anything to do with
machine tools knows the length Of time
that is required to make patterns, to de-
sign machinery, to make the tools and
even to make the machines to make these
tools. Mr.. Ryan characterized what he
saw in Detroit as marvellous" It is
marvellous, and the men who were in
chief part responsible for the things
which Mr. Ryan saw, who conceived and
created the whole scheme for quantity
production of aeroplanes, deserve high
and fine reward at the hands of the
American people.
The campaign Of malignant and base--
less slander against the Aircraft Pro-
duction Board is one Of the most humil-
iating pages in our undertakings for the
war.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
The Time of His
Life
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

Sir: If any your readers have been
uneasy over grewsome accounts of life in
i, the trenches, commend to them the fol-
lowing extracts from letter just received
from a young American who is serving
with a Canadian-H Highland regiment at the
front. I trust this recital of his expert
ences may have the effect Of comforting
the mothers and fathers and sweethearts
who may be worrying over the sufferings
Of their young men on the firing line:
"The trenches aren't what they are
cracked up to be, by any means. It is all
very we'll for people, when they are safe
back on the other side Of the ocean, to
imbue the civilian population with cold
feet By means Of lurid and blood-curdling
tales concerning the conditions here, but
when one is on the spot and going through
it from tho Bronxes to the Benedictines it
is, as Grantland Rice would say, some
thing else again. ~
"Taking it from a purely disinterested
and casual viewpoint, there certainly are
hardships and tough places Of every descrip-
ton; the rats and 'cooties' and mud and stiff
jobs ara all liable to be bit disconcert-
ing at times, but somehow or other one
doesn't mind them when actually up
against it. Every one here seems to have
God-given faculty Of looking only at
the bright side, 80 that every little COM
fort or convenience assumes the propor-
taous e8 Q xingsids table at the Coceanut
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Why Not Vo,anteers>

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune Of June II published
an article calling for $4,000 nurses by
January i, 1919. and Offering them $50 and
$50 month and maintenance.
Does 1t not seem small to offer a nurse
half pay, where the government has prac-
tcally doubled the pay Of all other work.
ers?
Why not ask them to volunteer and rely
entirely on their patriotismi A. d. w.
Andovss. N. j.. June IL, 1919
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
No Joy Rides in England
(London TYmeal

Mrs. Rothschild. Of Kensington Palace
Green, w.. was fined COS. at Brighton for
causing petrol to be used unlawfully. sha
hired car to take her from Worthinp
to Brighton to preside at meeting Of
the Society for the Distribution Of Jewish
Literature among the troops at the front
and In hospitals Of which she is president.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
No Fashions
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

Sir' Congratulations on your having
at last!-abolished your fashion papel
This act Of omission will do more for tho
cause Of patriotic economy than scores Of
war savings editorials (Which the fashion
following women never read). Keen It IN
MARGARET FRANKLIN.
New York. Juns II. 1slA
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Glimpses
By Wilbur Forrest
U7rTH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN


" PICARDY-1n a sector where
Smelling is constant as on the Pr
cardy front, shell freaks are daily occur
rences and the same must happen on the
enemy's side Of the fence.
Since the position of battery Of an
American machine gun company has been
changed before this is written it is per
missible to tell of freak hit on one of
the guns. A. big steel plate had been
placed in front of the gun to save the
crew from shell fragments. Supper time
came along and the crew left the gun pit,
to eat in small abri fifty feet away. Ten
minutes later q German shell came along
and wrapped the steel plate around the
small gun as neatly as mother would tuck
her child to bed. Only the little guns nose
was sticking out. It took about ten minutes
to uncover the gun, and five minutes later
1t was splitting lead in the direction from
which the pestiferous enemy shell came.
There was q beautiful chateau near the
front which to-day has gone the route Of
war. Wonderful oil paintings, precious tap
estry, Louis XIV furniture and plate glass
and carved wood panels were ruined by the
first few enemy shells. Two yellow canaries
and ringdove Gagged in the loft weathered
the storm, however American soldiers
found them, very thin and very excited. The
canaries futtered about constantly, while
the dove covered in corner of the wicker
cage. The soldiers turned the starving
birds loose and watched them. The dove
took the lead, spiralling straight into the
air. The canaries followed, equally spiral
ling and following the circles exactly as de-
scribed by the dove. When the dove
reached an altitude properly to orient him
self he made bee line for the rear, fol-
lowed by both canaries. They are some
where in France to-day, probably leading q
free-and-easy life.
One of the strangest shell freaks of the
war as talked about by artillerymen was
the 75-millimetre American field gun that
was strafed by the Boche, but which is still
strahng the enemy to-day. This type Of
cannon is light artillery goes, but the
little guns weigh more than tom Ger
man she'll came along and exploded at the
base of the gun in question. It jumped into
the air and made three perfect somersaults
In the general direction of the enemy line,
which, however. was some miles away.
Aside from some paint lost, the little gun
was no worse for it's acrobatics Even more
miraculous. the guns crew escaped injury.
The crew and the gun are still strafng the
enemy to-day.
In quiet village in the rear New York
soldiers have decorated the street corners
with signs that bring New Yorkers back to
New York. At busy corner where q
khakied military policeman stands to de
rect traffic the chalk marks indicator
broadway and Forty-second Street." 7.
M. c. A. tent and Salvation Army stors
on one Of the four corners compete for
soldier business in tobacco and chocolate.
1t is the busiest place in the village except
the "Flatiron Building" at mess time, and
the latter is a company mess kitchen lo-
Gated at the fork of the road
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
AS to
Profteering

AS to charges Of profteering and prosti-
tuition Of public service to private COM
mercial ends, have seen nothing in my in
vestigations to confirm them even remotely
so far as the Liberty motor is concerned.
None of the men who are making the Lib
erty motor considers that there is any
great future In aeronautics as measured by
the standards of quantity production. All of
them are planning to use their plants for
other purposes after the war. And doubt
IT more than one Of them now has any
thought Of manufacturing aviation motors
even in small way after the war.
AS to profiteeripg, except by resort to de-
liberate fraud, there is little or no opportu-
nifty, and fraud can always be resorted to
by the bold and criminal in any business
relation. / mean that the contracts between
the Signal Corps and the naval aviation Sec
tlons on the one hand and the Liberty mo-
tor manufacturers on the other are dis
tinctly not profteering contracts. In gen.
eral these contracts allow the manufacture
ers profit Of 12h per cent on an estimated
or "bogie" cost of $4,000 per motor. If the
actual cost exceeds $4,000. the manufacture
ers are to be reimbursed for the actual ONT
lay, but will get no profit. For everv dol
lar Of cost less than $4,000 thew Get an
additional profit Of 25 cents. Thew are
sure, then, of profit Of $625 motor and
as much more as rs per cent of the diff
ference between the actual cost under S.
ooo and that figure. AS every piece of scrap
reduces his chance for large profit. the
manufacturer has no pecuniary reason for
viewing It with equanimity
What's
In II
The guaranteed profit might seem large if
the fact were overlooked that the manu-
facturer pays for the special plant and
equipment he has to provide for the maxi
ing of the motors. In fact, if they did not
expect to turn the motors out in quantity
at considerably less than $4,000 the mann
facturers would be taking verv large
chances. The largest "irm" contract anv
manufacturer has for motors is 5000, which
means total profit at the guaranteed
amount Of $3,75o,oo0. The plant and ma
chlnery must come out of this, and they will
be the major part Of the profit. Bv tn.
time the war profits taxes are collected
there will remain little margin for nrof-
iteering
mr.. hughes, with all the authority and
machinery Of the Department of Justice be-
hind him, may discover some irregularities
and possibly much waste, some of it per-
haps not excusable by the exigencies Of
war, and he will doubtless find a thousand
shortcomings, but in general feel that the
public may rest assured that he will un-
earth no scandal affecting the Liberty mo-
tor, the responsible officials or the manu-
facturers. If he goes further afeld than
mere search for dishonesty his finding,
will be indictments Of the nation at large
rather than individuals-the nation that
stood on the brink Of war for three years
and did not prepare for it.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
A Shipping Board in Herself
{Colum6.o state)

Columbia 6tdte)
It Is a vast pity that Helen Of Troy
Is not still alive. We need her badly fee
the Fourth of July celebration. According
to the consensus of opinion of her timN
she had face that lsunchsd thcusan6
ships.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Buy Bonds or Fight

tItmeS OF CNb0)
Mother Observation-Disclosures graciousl
Willie, your nose is bloody and your clothes
torn. You've been fighting.
Willie (sulkily)-Wsll. how could buy
. Liberty hond3
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
CoiLed in the Fzag-Hears-s-s-t
7 f : :

IF the ade of the Hearst publications had been taken
coud be applying to-day determining ay the supreme force
cch the President calls or and should be zcnmmg today
the glorious uctoy hich cU assuredy time any
rcay. ay."-Wa1iam Randolph Hearst May III, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
What Might
Huue Been

At the same time it should be conceded
that with better and more experienced
aircraft organization we should have avoided
great many mistakes. That is one of the
things that should have been attended to
before the war. We did the best we could
considering the system-with the ability
and experience available. The manufacture
ers have been pestered by ignorant or arbi-
trary Inspectors, and the recondite processes
of a military organization attempting to
do business have some times been exasper-
ating beyond all ordinary expletives. 1t
is true that the Signal Corps staff to-day
is mostly made up of officers who few
months ago were business men and engi-
neers in civil life, but for the most part
when they got into uniform they found
themselves enchained by the rules of rank
and proper" procedure. Production is not
an army job. In the army nobody does
anything of his own initiative. The formula
invariably is, '1 am instructed" etc. Now
and then there was a man like Colonel
Deeds who was bold enough to take short
cuts and run the risks of courts of inquiry
and martial.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Aircraft Bulls
By Theodore M. Knappen
( T AsH1NGTON, June ID. 49, sensa-

w T ASH1NGTON, June ID. 49, Sensa-
wv tional writer's on aeronauticel
topics have given the impression
that tens and even hundreds of millions OF
dollars have been wasted by reason OF tho
multitude Of changes that has been made
in Liberty motor parts since the manufact-
urers began the production Of the latter.
That these alterations have been very costly
rs we'll as very discouraging to executives
and mechanics cannot be denied, but 1T Is
doubtful whether the entire value Of wasted
material and time occupied in effecting the
changes has exceeded $5,000,000. II we
assume that this loss is entirely duo to
experimentation in the midst Of production,
we can set against it on the credit side the
fact that the plants that have done most
of the experimenting and, therefore, most
of the wasting are In production at least
two or three months sooner than they would
have been by the moro conservative plan
of holding back production Of all parts until
it was practically certain that satisfactory
motor would result without changes during
manufacture.
If, as is not unlikely, hundred thousand
Liberty motors shall be built eventually the
way We have "bulled" through to production
will represent only an additional cost OF
$50 a motor. Nor should it be forgotten
that no amount Of preliminary experimental
tion would have avoided all chance of the
necessity Of some alteration during produc-
tion. Foreign experience firmly supports
this view, to say nothing of the testimony
of manufacturers regarding other things
than air engines.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Men

"The only correct strategy is to spend
all our money and all our labor in pre-
pairing our navy and our armies HERE
AT THEIR NATURAL BASE and so
compelling Germany, if she wants to
fight, to come to US and see how she likes
the taste of OUR GRANITE" ."-Neu
York American, May II, 1917.
Further Service in the War Should
Be Matter of Choice for Americans
Ne'0 York Amsricor, June 20, 1917.
Food and Munitions
every shipment of food and military
supplies from this time rs A BLOW AT
OUR OWN SAFETY."- York
American, April II, 1917.
Money
"Our money, like our armies and our
fleets, should be concentrated at it's home
bases and not dispersed abroad" ."-Nesu
York American, Mag II, 1917.
Navy
1--WE ought to build seagoing SUBJ
marines as fast as money and labor can
build them, until we have at least 500
of them in the water. And then we could
sit secure behind their powerful defence
and wait for them to destroy our enemies
commerce and bleed their economic veins
dry" York American, April 13,
1917.
Shipbuilding-
ut is founded on one of the most
absurd propositions the prin-
ciple of fighting an enemy by furnishing
material to his most destructive depart
ment faster than it can digest the food,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
The Hearst Aduice

and to furnish victims for his torpedoes
faster than he can blow them up."-
Nev York American, June Is, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Foreign Affairs

"While we are interfering in Europe's
quarrels to protect weak peoples, we
should intervene in Mexico to protect
weak people there. ."-Nev York Amer
icar,, November %, 1917.
eve are marked for attack because
we are in conflict with the Japanese
financially and commercially. =.
Any day the opening gun in the only
important, the only vital war
may be fired" ."-New York American,
March 4, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15

Peace
"Let the United States alone out Of
her great wealth restore France and re-
build Belgium at lesser cost, whatever
it might be, than the cost of ar."-New
York American, Jaly Is, 1917.
"Our government now has the power
and opportunity to bring peace to the
world. ."-Neao York American, July 25,
1917.
"1n true sense the great war for hu-
man freedom is won. Whether
the governments find way to negotiate
right soon, in our judgment, will not
materially affect the great result for
which this war was waged, by America,
at least. That objective was the de-
mocratization Of the whole world.
"AND THAT RESULT HAS SURE
LY BEEN SECURED AND is ACT
UALLY AN ESTABLISHED FACT"
-Ne,v York American, January 28, 1918.
ssted as some people over the pos
e1,t scar. -"
Iolph Hearst, March 9, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15

Entered a ths Posonice at New YORK Second Csss
Mall Matter
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Food and Munitions

every shipment Of food and military
supplies from this time rs A BLOW AT
OUR OWN SAFETY York
American, April II, 1917.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-09
FEDERAL Aid
SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES TO
RECEIVE AID FOR
HIGHWAYS.

Pierre, Dec. 9.-The state highway
commission has secured government
approval of highway projects in this
state to the amount of $429, 966.S6,
such projects being largely for gravel
surface highways in the counties of
Codington, Lincoln, Grant, Brook
ings, Minnehaha, Moody, Deuel.,
Butte, Brown and Clark. The most
extensive project in this list is rs
miles of gravel surface highway in
Minnehaha county, which means a
gravel highway across the county
from north to south by way of Sioux
Falls and Dell Rapids, the cost to be
a little over 100000.
Projects are under preparation in
Clay, Yankton. Dawson, Meade, Rob-
erts, Stanley, Hanson, Lawrence and
Pennington counties, which will cost
$334,702.40. This makes three
quarters Of a million dollars for high
ways either approved or under prep
aration.
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FUGITIVE ARRESTED
MAN WANTED AT HURON AR
RESTED WHILE VISITING
FTANCEE.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 9.-Torn away
from the girl he loved, Herman
Knapp, alias Henry E. Smith, of In
dianapolis, Ind, was arrested by Of
ficers Brinkman and Stoley charged
with being a fugitive from justice, as
1t is alleged that he is guilty of OBJ
tanning money under false ~pretenses
from a merchant in Huron, S. ID.
Knapp has been visiting his fan
Gee. When he was taken into GUS
tody by the officers the girl accom-
panied him to the police station,
where she showered him with kisses
despite the bars between them.
81 don't believe that Herman
would ever do anything like that"
she declared.
Knapp. who is 26 years old, will
waive extradition proceedings and
says he is ready to return to South
Dakota at once. 1t is understood
that he has an attorney engaged to
defend him.
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Sioux Falls-Because he made
false statements regarding his age in
the draft, William O'Donnell, of Nit
chell, was sentenced to eight months
in the Minnehaha county Jail when
he appeared before Judge Elliott in
the United States district court. He
entered a plea of guilty. He had
been in Jail here for two months
waiting a hearing.
Huron-Huron may be h%eadquar-
tiers for returning soldiers seeking
work. 1t is expected that South Da-
kota soldiers who find themselves
out of employment after the demo-
bilization will report to the state
council of defense, headquarters of
which are In Huron, and the council
will attempt to obtain work for them.
All the machinery of the council will
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-09

be brought into play for the purpose
of aiding the soldiers to find work,
George w. Wright. secretary, says,
Pierre-The state highway COM
missioner calls attention to the fact
that there is yet about a quarter of
a million dollars of automobile funds
in the hands of different county
t%reasurers which should be used on
road improvement in this state in
stead of being allowed to lie idle in
the treasures. He also suggests that
an auto tax to go directly into a
state highway fund instead of to the
different counties would do far more
toward highway improvement in the
state than would the county funds
being held In the treasures and not
put to the use to which ii was in
tended.
Sioux Falls-It has been establish
ed that Arthur MADEIRA, who recently
was reported as having died OF
wounds received in action in France,
and whose address was given in the
f, official list as "Milbank Idaho" was
a South Dakota boy, his parents be-
ing residents of Milbank. The war
department, after making an investi-
CATION at the request of the distress
ed parents, discovered that owing to
a clerical error his address had been
civan as Idaho instead of South Da-
kota. Owing to the error there was
some hope held out that 1t might
have been some other young MAI
who had died, but confirmation by
the war department swept this hope
away.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-09

of one. One evening / was in a shop
making some purchases and was Wis
ting with a woman and another girl
who happened to be near BY the
use of gestures and what words l
knew we got along very well. They
wanted to know about America, and
whether l had a girl ~(fiancee, l guess
they called IT'D and I'm afraid l just
naturally told them that / did not,
and then one of them pointed to the
other and then to me and laughed.
Well, not to be outdone, l pointed to
both of them and then to myself, and
for all | know they may have thought
| was proposing to them both"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-09
"SOME DOLLS"
ALEXANDRIA SOLDIER SAYS HE
CAN'T DO FRENCH GIRLS
JUSTICE.

Alexandria, Dec. eff the average
American soldier in France could
speak the language of hat country
the westbound steamships would be
overtaxed to get the soldiers home
accompanied by their new wives, in
the opinion of Donald E. Hoffman, OF
Alexandria. Following is an extract
from a long letter written by Hoff-
man:
LAS yet 1 haven't said anything
about French girls. and | have about
decided not to try, for ! really cannot
do them justice. They are some
dolls, and have a fair amount OF In
telligence besides. 1t really might
turn out to be a good thing for the
steamboat companies that we fellows
cannot talk French or in lots OF cases
there would be two passports instead