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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Whitn7an's Reasons
For Running Agar,
Assailed BY Lez,,;;s

Learning that Governor Whitman
was IN town yesterday, his rival in the
Republican primaries, Attorney Cen
eral Merton E. Lewis, addressed an
open letter to him. 1t read in part:
Il noticed a political advertisement
IN The Mount Vernon Argus on the
ga, IN which you give reasons why YOU
enouid be rcnominated One is that
Won have stood souarely behind The
government at Washington in every
thing pertaining TO the succoesfyI
prosecution Of the war. So has the
Legisiature So have /. SO have the
people OF the state generally. The fact
1hat you stood squarely behind the
koseInHlcht - no more reason Why you
snouid be nominated for n third term
man II IL a reason Why / should be
nominated for first term"
Mr.. Lewis also took up The Gov.
ernors claim that he had put into
operation the state budget plan. Mr.
Lewis said tho idea Was conceived he.
fore Mr. Whitman vas elected cav
ernor and was worked out by Senator
Henry ~. Sage, and that all the Cav.
crnor did was 70 sign the bin. Mr.
Lewis claims credit for having helond
in framing the Law.
The Attorney General then referred
70 the Governors third reason whv bn
should be renomipatod that he has re-
warded faithful service. Mr.. Lewis DE-
clared that the only kind Of service the
Governor recognizes or rewards il no.
Htical service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
"Al" Smiths Opponent in
Democratic Primaries Out
lines Issues of Campaign
Four Principal Aims
Better Food and Fuel Supply
and Improved Transporta-
ton Are Included

William Church Osborn, candidate
for Governor in the Democratic pri-
mares against Al Smith, the Tammany
favorite and choice of the Saratoga
conference, yesterday issued an adj
dress to the Democratic voters Of the
state in which he outlined the issues
of the campaign as he understands
them.
II do not limit my candidacy to the
narrow grounds of party control or of
the attempted repeal of the primary
laws by self-selected conference"
says Mr.. Osborne. "That," he con-
tlnues, "were unworthy of this SOL
emn and splendid moment. Politics
is not adjourned, nor will it be adj
journed while government by the
people shall live. 1t is only that by
facing the tremendous fact of war the
direction and control of politics must
change.
''The programme must meet the
common needs of the people, for under
the leadership of President Wilson it
is peoples war The soldiers are at
the front and the people have enlisted.
Their mighty efforts are hampered by
troubles with food, fuel and transport
tation. The patriotic women who step
out for duty when the men go are
risking their health in unaccustomed
tasks. Upon those four subjects |
would concentrate the attention and
power of the state.
II am of the opinion that legislation
alone cannot take care of the problems
involved by women in industry, but
that the care of women in industry and
the preservation of home and mother
hood will require the most anxious and
solicitous oversight from day to day
by the state through women's aid.
"The lands of the state can yield
huge increase of food, but the farmers
must have labor, capital, fertilizers
and machinery to secure the increase.
/ estimate that over 100000 acres of
unproductive land can be brought into
tillage. The state can aid in these
things.
"The railroads have reached their
limit, but the state can relieve great
congestion by developing the use of the
barge canal, the Hudson River and its
harbor. The public believes that the
canal is completed. That is not the
case. Until the shallow spots are deep
ened the canal is not ready.
"The barge canal taps the anthracite
region within seventy-tive miles at
Cayuga Lake, and when completed can
supply fuel for industrial New York
from that point. The use of all of our
resources of water power, fish. food
and game, under the general head of
conservation, should be vigorously
pushed.
"The usual state issues should not
divert US from the main end. That has
been the trouble with Governor Whit
man. He has toured the state, fiddling
the political strings, when all his
brains were needed for war work To
carry out a real war programme there
remains the choice between Mr.. Smith
and myself. His (Smith's) nomination
does not assure a business conduct of
our war programme. New York State
must carry on war as business, and
should have q business man for Gov
ernor."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Can Do Without Beer
Coal Miners and Steel Work
ers in Ohio Favor Prohibition

Coal miners of Eastern Ohio have
repudiated a letter addressed to Con-
gress by a few of their number, de-
handing that beer be not taken away
from them. In this letter these miners,
who were evidently acting under wet
orders, said: "The liquor we consume
is food to our bodies that is absolutely
necessary" and they made this threat:
of prohibition is forced upon us we
will feel justified in laying down our
picks and shovels and refusing to dig
any more coal"
This unpatriotic utterance has met
with the disapproval of organized labor
and meetings have been held in Bel
laire, East Liverpool and Steubenville,
representing not only miners, but steel
workers. carpenters, street car men
and various other trades. and these
men countered with resolution de-
claring in favor of prohibition. In
these resolutions condemnation of the
expressed and the following significant
statement, clearly showing that organ
lied labor is by no means unit in its
opposition, is made:
owe believe that American labor is
being misrepresented by those who
state that our patriotism depends on
our ability to buy glass of beer"
These representative union labor
men pledged themselves "to make any
sacrifice necessary so that our armies
may be returned victorious" Here are
resolutions with a right ring, and they
undoubtedly express the sentiments of
large majority of the workers of
America
1t is base insult to labor to assume
that it places beer before the flag, and
any man who asserts this is true is
doing American workmen a great in
justice.-American Issue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Blaze Threatens
Pittsburgh, With
Fire111en on Strike
Citizens and Soldiers Man
Apparatus and Prevent
Fire Spreading

PITTSBURGH, Penn, Aug. 24-With
the city fremen out on strike, the en-
CINE houses deserted except for a lone
policeman as custodian of the city prop
erty, fire occurred in the wholesale
business section of Penn Avenue
shortly after 2 o'clock. and few min
utes later a general alarm was sent in.
At the first alarm one hose wagon
and three firemen who had stuck to
their posts appeared on the scene.
The fire was in long row of two
story brick buildings and the flames
were licking along the structures and
fast gaining such Roadway as to
threaten many blocks.
Men from manufacturing plants
near by rushed with hose from the
plants and coupled it to street hy
drants and attacked the blaze. APP
paratus was observed rolling to the
fire from all sections of the outer dis
tricts, manned by automobile experts
and civilians. One set of apparatus
was manned by soldiers from a train
ing camp.
About an hour after the general alarm
had been sent in some one notified the
Labor Temple, where the fremen were
holding a meeting, and the four mem
bers of downtown company rushed to
their old station and rolled off to the
fire in citizens clothes.
When they had reached the scene
the fire had been we'll controlled by
the amateur fire fighters.
The tiremcn suddenly returned to
their stations tonight. This action
was brought about by Mayor Babcocks
appeal to the War Labor Board at
Washington, which upon previous ap-
reals week or more ago, when the
strike first threatened. ruled that the
beard had no jurisdiction in the case.
While the frcmen were in session a
telegram was received from the sec
rotary of the board stating that rep
resentative of that body would be in
Pittsburgh Monday morning to assist
in adjusting the wage differences be-
tween the tiremen and the city govern
ment if the men would return to work
Immediately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Connolly Men Lose
Through Decision of
Appellate Diuisiior,

The Appellate Division Of the Su-
preme Court in Brooklyn yesterday up
held the decision Of the Supreme Court
disqualfying all the county commit
teen.on and state committeeman can
diGates of the Maurice Z. Connolly fac
ten in the Democratic organization in
Queens. The action against the Con-
Molly men was brought by Arthur Z.
Heating, who will have control of the
committeeman unless the decision of
the Appellate Division is reversed by
the Court of Appeals.
1t was held that the name of Miss
Anna Kraft, 1904 Tiffany Avenue, The
Bronx. might appear on the ballot as
Democratic candidate for member Of
the Assembly in the 4th Assembly Dis
trict. The Board of Elections had
ruled against her on technicality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

side and the soldiers came tramping
down the gangways to go ashore.
The Americans found this port with
out any system of big docks. A few
OF the smaller ships can come to the
docks, but most of the unloading from
the deep draft ships must be by
lighters. The American commanders
are planning to change all this, and
soon the long breakwater will be linked
to the land by bridges, thus creating
at stroke a huge docking system by
which the American troops will march
straight ashore from the ships.
Get First Glimpse of France
A lighter was now pushing off, with
500 troops packed on it like the Grove
at holiday procession. The men were
feeling gay, for they were about to STEP
on solid ground again, and to have
their first look at France, and besides
they had the regimental band, which
was sending "The Star-Spangled Ban.
ner" echoing over the water. Every
head was barred as the strains Of the
anthem went up. Over the sea f1oatcc
a huge dirigible balloon, pointing out
to sea in quest of submarine. The
soldiers gazed at it as the first signs
of warfare. After it rose two hydro.
planes, like monster beetles, and Joined
in the search for submarines.
Now the lighters were at the dock
and with the tide out the men climbed
up twenty feet to the wharves. AS they
fell in for the march to camp they haC
on earnest quizzical look, for this was
the first sight these men of the New
World were taking of the Old World
most of them from Iowa, Nebraska anc
the Middle West.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Whitman Confers
At St. Regis With
Campaign Chiefs

Governor Whitman conferred yester-
day with w. w. Cocks, his campaign
manager, and Franklin B. Lord, of his
committee, at the st. Regis. After this
conference Mr.. Cocks said:
Governor Whitman will be nomi-
mated to succeed himself by a very
large majority over Attorney General
Lewis. | see no reason for changing
my prediction, made earlier in the
week, that Governor Whitman will
carry every county in the state in the
primaries, with the possible exception
Of Albany County, and the vote Their.
by the anti-Barnes people and the
women will surprise the Albany
leader"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
kissel Will Press
Fight on TRAVIS TO
High State Court

j., John kissel, whose contention against
the nominating petitions Of State I Cnn
ttro!ler Travis resulted in a decis;or
by justice Cropsey invalidating the no.
titlons. which later was reversed bv ~ ~
Appellate Division, yesterday said that
his counsel, Louis ]. Altkrug, was nree
parlng to appeal the case to the Court
Il still believe that we shall win IN
the highest court, and so does nv coun.
sell" said Mr.. Kissel. ''' N'"'A-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Senator Lodge Made
Leader of Minority

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts.
senior Republican in point of service
and ranking minority member Of the
Foreign Relations Committee, was
elected unanimously floor leader by
ence to-day, to succeed the late SEN
ator Galinger, of New Hampshire.
The selection of Senator Lodge was
by reclamation on a motion by Senator
Nelson, of Minnesota.
The new leader made brief address,
thanking his colleagues and promising
full cooperation in minority manage
ment
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
New Loan Will Not
Exceed Five Billions

WASHINGTON, March ia treas
ury announcement of government re-
ccipts and expenditures to-day indi-
Gated that the next Liberty Loan would
be between $4,000, 100000 and $b,000,-.
O00, 900. less than had been calcuated
an necessary on the basis Of estimated
expenditures Of government depart
ments and loans to Allies.
Outstanding features Of these figures
~ unof!icially analyzed were that war
costs are not increasing from month
to month us had been expected aud
that ordinary expenses and loans to
Allies before the end of the fiscal
year, June 30, probably will not be
much over 81 900 100000.
TO this must be added the necessary
outlay Of about $3,I55,000,00o to re-
deem certificates Of indebtedness now
eutstandinH and maturing before JunS
10, $500. 900 500 for railroad adminia-
trating revolving fund, $4,000. 900 for
the governments capital in the war
Finance Corporation, whose creation II
expected soon, and o0,0o0,ooO to pro
vide current working balance at the
end Of the year. These would make n
total Of 3s,655,o1 900 needed between
nov and June So
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20

of production and shipment of war ma
terials, and would be able to adjust one
to the other, SO that we should not have
tie situation which exists now of ma
terials piling up that cannot be shipped,
or of the production of essentials held
up for want of fuel or Of some raw ma
terial needed from abroad for which no
means of transportation exists.
No one pretends to know whether
the conference is to be a regular part
of the war machinery or whether it is
called only for tomorrow. But it is
clear that the President is trying to
provide organizations to do the things
for which the Senate Military Affairs
Committee said munitions ministry
and war cabinet would have to be
created.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
I hree Billions Asked
For Air Programme

Lack of an adequate financial appro-
priation is crippling the United States
aero service and rendering impos-
slble the development of an aviation
programme such as is required for
the proper prosecution of the war.
according to a statement made yes-
terday by the executive committee of
the Aero Club.
1--WE find we are doing only one-fifth
of what we should do" the committee
announced, following a special meeting
at the clubhouse, 297 Madison Avenue,
yesterday. "The main reason is that
there are no funds with which to do
more The government aeronautic or
ganlzation to-day is unable to go
further, because it lacks funds"
The governments present aircraft
building programme was made at a
time when Italy was victorious and
Russia still energetically fighting, the
statement continued. The $40, 900 900
appropriation made by Congress for
aircraft work, it pointed out, repre-
sented the crock bottom cost" for the
smallest plan that could be made to
meet the situation successfully as it
existed at that time
"Ihe Italian reverses and the Rus
sian collapse" the statement proceeds.
created new conditions to meet which
we should have Immediately tripled
our aircraft programme
"The plans were made puolic in part
when the War Department published
the fact that the estimates included
pay of 1.941 aviation officers and 153,-
9i5 enlisted men for the aviation sec
ton of the signal corps. AS it takes
ar average of two aeroplanes to train
each aviator and a minimum of six
aeroplanes tc keep him fighting for
year as we'll as spare motor for every
motor used, there would be required
$4,000 aeroplanes and twice that num-
Der of mo.ors.
"To carry out this programme
would take an appropriation of about
$3,000,0O0,000, or about five times the
amount the authorities have had to
work with. The Aero Club of Amer
lea officials went over these figures
with different government officials.
and they agreed that such pro-
gramme is necessary, and they felt
that Congress would give the neces-
sary appropriations soon after con-
vening: This has not yet been done,
and the government aeronautic or
ganization's hands are tied until
Congress allows further appropria-
tions. Provided ample funds are a.
lowed. the situation can be saved
even at this late hour, and the pro-
duction of aircraft. motors and equip
ment quadrupled in the coming few
months there being substantial
foundation to build on"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20

morrow in the Senate my resolution
ratifying the amendment, and if it
passes there to send it over to the AS
sembly as Senate message"
But Senator Hill was not overhopeful
that the drys could command ufficient
strength in the Senate even to report it
out. The drys are relying on the ora
tory and argument which Senator
George B. Wellington, Of Rensselaer,, is
expected to produce tomorrow when
he moves the discharge Of the commit
tee more than on anything else. And
unless the Senate acts favorablJ on the
bone-dry resolution tomorrow ratifca-
tlon by the Legislature probably is
dead.
Tho vets in the Senate were in con-
ference late tonight devising Il plan
to forestall the drys tomorrow. The
plan favored by the maj ajority of those
IN the conference was to report out
the Hill resolution ratifying the Fed
eral amendment so amended as to sub
mt the question 20 the people.
This is what happened in the As
sembly. 1t gave the wabbling legisla-
tors from dry districts an opportunity
20 play with the vets and have some
sort of excuse when they returned to
their homes. And if the plan is car
ried out in the Senate it will not only
have similar effect but will prevent
test vote from being taken on the
ratification resolution. s.
The message of the Governor, which
was sent to the Assembly last night,
indirectly urging ratification, will weigh
less. with the Senate than the As
sembly, it is believed. In the lower
house its chief effect was to rile the
Republican members, many of them
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
German Prisoners
In Siberia Win
Bolsheuiki's Battle

LONDON, March 49, Two thousand
aimed German prisoners enabled .he
Bolshevili t. defeat the non-Bolshevlki
in the fight at Blagovieshtchensk. capt.
tai of Anur Province, Siberia, last
Tuesday, according to semi Official
statement issued in Toxic Sunday, and
Transmitted by Reuter-.
A Toxic dispatch, dated Sunday, for
warded by the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Peking, represents the
plight, Of Japanese subjects in the dis
turbed zone in Eastern Siberia as
serious. Their lives are in jeopardy
and boycott has been declared against
them, it is asserted, while those who
fall into the hands Of the Maximalsts
are plundered or subjected to even
worse treatment.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
First Step in Coordinating
Industry To Be Taken
To-day
Central Agency
Is Sorely Needed
President May Plan Body
Like That Urged in
the Senate
By c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Presi-
dent Wilson has called conference to-
morrow at the White House of all the
heads Of the various boards and COM
missions which have to do with the in
dustrial side of the war.
Those who will take part will be B.
M. Baruch, chairman of the War In
dustries Board; W. G. McAdoo, Di-
rector of transportation; E. NJ Hur-
icy, chairman of the Shipping. Board; !;
Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator;
DR.. H. A. Garfield Fuel Administrator,
and Vance Mccormick, chairman of the
War Trade Board.
Such a conference, if held regularly,
would be able to survey the whole field
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Say Wilson
Won't Block
Japan's; Plan
Toxic Reports Morris Made
Our Position on
Siberia Clear
by a japanese Correspondent


SAN FRANCISCO. March 19.-The
British and French ambassadors at
Toxic, as representatives Of the Entente
Allies, have formally requested Japan
to take all measures essential for the
protection of Allied interests in Sibe-
ria, says a cable dispatch from Toxic
to Japanese newspaper here.
At the same time. the dispatch con-
tinues. the American Ambassador, Ro-
land S. Morris, formally declared the
United States did not oppose the dis
patch Of Japanese expedition into
Siberia.
Owing to the critical condition of the
Siberian situation the Emperor has re-
turned to Toxic from the Havana Pal
ace. Prince Yamagata, Marquis Matsu-
gata, Saionji, Okuma and other elder
statesmen have all been received by his
majesty. Premier Terauchi and the
rest of the Cabinet ministers, as we'll
as the leaders Of both the army and
navy, have also been granted audi
enceS.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20

and Mrs. Nix, the woman of German
birth who worked with the band, were
removed to Ellis Island, while Count
Robert de Clairmont. the other men,
Der of the quartet, was closely guard
ed in his apartment at "a West Fifty
eighth Street, where he is i'll.
More Arrests Expected
More arrests are looked for by the
Federal officials in the Hindu plot to
free India, which was revealed by the
arrest on Monday of Sailcndra Nath
Chose, a Hindu, and Agnes Smerley, his
American girl companion, who we're
the leading spirits in the proposed up
rising. The Federal authorities yes
terday made further search of the
papers found in the Hindu's shop at
1876 Waverley Place. These papers gave
detailed information as to the plans Of
the plotters.
Additional light was thrown on the
amazing and romantic career of Nine.
Storch yesterday, when government
agents told of the great difficulty en-
countcred in their examination of the
woman and her subsequent arrest
She is a thorough business woman
and kept accurate accounts of all cx-
pcnditures made by her since the be-
ginning Of the European war. Nothing
was left out of this list which was evil
IDENTIFY prepared for submission to
agencics interested in every detail.
II was estimated by Charles De Woody
that she has spent in the neighborhood
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
'emocrots Expect Wilson
VIII Support Douies

e ;4a.A''iiAGTOE, March l9.-Indica-
- "-n'ght that Joseph r.. Davies
q t,h tssh the Democratic nomination
sse,s, @.Iea states Senator from Wis-
- niobght an announcement from
M Ds'onsi Democratic COMMITTEES
An ). !. resident Wilson would throw
I.ss.nai Isr.s.nai support behind Mr.. Davies.
1seyxsssV 70 the xoyernment's war
a<ns .mass' sa' the committee announce
hns..faaa, would be the issue in the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
War Industries Board
A Munitions Ministry

The reorganized War Industries
Board, when the President gives it
power. will undoubtedly be in sub
stance munitions ministry. Prob
ably it will be entirely satisfactory to
the Senators who were insisting upon
the creation of munitions ministry.
They will not care what it is called
SO long as it can do the things which,
The conference may contain the germ
of the organization he means to call
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
France 10 Get
Band Of Spies
trapped Here
Nine. Storch, Baron DE-
Beville and Mrs. Nix Fac
ing Deportation

Nine. Despina Davidovitcl1 Storch,
the accomplished leader of German
spy band in the United States, and her
associates were yesterday ordered de-
ported to France after Charles F.. De
Woody, local mead of the bureau Of
investigation of the Department of
Justice, received from Washington
Presidential warrants calling for their
delivery to the French authorities.
Nine. StorcA, Baron Henri de Bevillc
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Prohibitionists Give Up
Hope of Passing the
Resolution
Senate May Act on
Measure TODAY
Hot Debate Marks Action
in Lower House; Drys
to Fight On
lStQf COrrcspoNdencel

ALBANY, March 19.--Realizing that
they had no chance of persuading the
Assembly to defeat a referendum on
the Federal bone dry amendment and
substitute the original Hill-McNab
resolution ratifying the amendment,
the drys to-day. under the leadership
of Senator William H. Hill, of Broome,
and Walter S. McNab, of Schenectady,
had the lower house postpone action
indefinitely on the referendum. The
Assembly gladly voted to relieve itself
Of the responsibility by vote of 10
to 35.
"This was the only action to take"
said Senator Hill to The Tribune cor
respondent. "We couldn't put over
ratification in the Assembly to-day, but
there may be a chance a little later.
Our plan is to try to report out to-