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New-York tribune., 1918-11-03

The Belleclaire is one of
group of hotels that united
forces over two years ago to
develop a greater interest on
the part of the public in the
splendid resources. attractions
and service of the hotels that
now dot the great upper West
Side, wonderful city by itself,
although section of the
greatest city in the world.
All of the hotel proprietors
in this section. which takes in
the territory from Columbus
Circle to l25th street and from
Central Park to the Hudson,
have cooperated in real BROTH
erhood fashion, with the result
that their hotels are now recog-
nized the world over as among
the very best hotels in Greater
New York.
The Belleclaire. with
modest number of rooms (it
has only 300). is nevertheless
regarded as one of the most
important in the group because
Of its home-like atmosphere.
its excellent cooking and it's
good service.
We are proud of all of the
upper West Side hotels. They
are all rendering the public a
complete service and are do
ing their part in dignifying the
hotel business.
OF course am partial to
my own household-and 80
are the other hotel proprietors
partial to their households
but the point is we all pull to-
gether, and by pulling together
we are able to do. more to
please the public than~we could
possibly do by working out our
problems single-handed.
ROBERT D. BLACKMAN,
Proprietor.
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The Persecution OF Lieutenant
Commander Newberry.

Are the Democratic leaders in
Washington aware of the effect their
assaults on Lieutenant-C Commander
TRUMAN II. NrwBERRY and their sup
port of HENRY FORD are producing In
the navy Of the United States?
Lieutenant Commander NEwBERRY
has served the United States in the
navy faithfully and creditably from
the moment he was of age to bear
arms. He scrubbed decks as an en-
listed man In the Naval Reserve; he
was Lieutenant, junior grade, In the
Spanish war; he has been Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy Department
and Secretary of the Navy Depart
ment. When the country again needed
men he became a Lleutenant-C Com
mander, and from the beginning of
our war with Germany he has labored
arduously and successfully In the
Third Naval District.
In spite Of this honorable record,
the Administration at Washington,
through every avenue of influence
available to Its nearly omnipotent
malevOlence, has chosen to pursue and
to prosecute TRUMAN II. NEwBERRY,
in behalf of HENRY FoRp, n paellst
by self-declaratlo9 fn'"' f,s
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This Is a Representative the Presl-
dent Wants Beaten,

To THE EpIroR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
Wilsonan idea OF politics adjourned"
has aroused the Republicans OF the
Twenty sixth Congressional district as
they have not been aroused since Gen
eral John II. Ketcham was elected to
Congress in 1864, while he was lying
in the hospital as the result OF wounds
received on the field OF battle.
Edmund Plat is now, as he vas In
1916, the Republican candidate for Con-
gress. In 1916 he vas openly opposed
by the German American Alliance be-
cause he was one of three Congressman
who voted for preparedness" His rec
ord now includes a vote in the afflrma-
tive on all preparedness and win the war
now measures proposed by President
Wilson, and his name has been placed
on tho national honor roll by the Ma
t!onal Security League. His plurality
in 1916 was $500.
He is now opposed by whatever is left
Of the German American Alliance, plus
the appeal of Woodrow Wilson 10 Re-
publlcans to repudiate their representa-
tives in Congress.
Mr.. Platts plurality next Tuesday
ought TO be more than 10000.
L. w. ADDS.
EsyHy sTER October 81.
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THERE rs NO PRECEDENT
FOR WILSON'S APPEAL.
The President Has Unsealed the Lips
OF Patriotic Americans.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Mr..
Tumulty has again distinguished him
self. He says in defence OF Mr.. Wilson's
appeal to My Countrymen! that before
the Congressional elections of 1898
Messrs. Foraker, Penrose. Lodge and
Roosevelt urged the country to stand
by the President and return a Congress
Of McKinley's political faith.
He does not say that President Nc
Kinley made any such appeal or that
that fine grained and discerning states
man abused his trust by use of the
prestige of his Office for partisan ends.
Foraker, Penrose, Lodge and Roose-
Welt in the fall Of 1898 were not execu-
tive officers of the American Govern
ment. nor had they been. The Colonel
was but Colonel. He had not been
even Governor of New York. The APP
peal from these supporters Of McKin-
ley was no more reprehenslble than the
present similar appeal from Lewis and
Vance Mccormick.
The outstanding fact is that McKln-
ley refrained from using the prestige
Of his investiture to secure an abject
Congress President Wilson has not so
refrained.
What OF II II Senator Lodge and ex-
President Harrison. Senator Penrose and
Colonel Roosevelt did make political APP
peal in 1898?
The outstanding fact is that President
Mckinley did no such thing, and the
American people went about expressing
It's will in the way fixed by the Con-
stitution, uninfuenced by tremolo be-
seedlings from the White House.
GEORGE GREEN.
HYATTsvILLE, Md. October 80.
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The shattered empire Of the Haps-
burgs prays for mercy to the victo-
rlous Allies, addressing her petition
to DIAz, the italian genius who re-
constructed military machine in the
face Of an enemy flushed with success,
and with his newly forged weapon
turned appalling defeat into glorious
triumph.
Turkey has fallen and humbly
Graves such lenient treatment as her
conquerors deem fit for murderous
tyranny dlsgraced in peace and hum
bled In war.
Bulgaria, first to seek safety in
surrender, trembles in the presence
OF justice.
Three of the consplrators are on
their knees. The arch author of dew
astatlon and destruction stands alone,
deserted by his fellows and his dupes.
OF the four assassins of peace, lately
so powerful, the Kalser's empire
alone presents resistance to the ar
mics of civilization.
How long can the autocrat Of bar
barism maintain himself in a world
of foes?
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What Is the End Of Wilson's Political
AmbitiOn1

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir.
want 10 congratulate THE SUN on the
high stand II has ever taken as a loyal
American organ. giving President Will
son every bit OF aid and credit he has
deserved as our representative in this
world wide struggle. But there is moth
ing TO be gained by refraining from
speech now when infinite harm may
ensue from our silence. Your able edi-
torial article OF October &c was a most
timely recognition Of this
The hour has come when the mar
vellous patience and long suffering Of
those who have no part or sympathy
with the Presidents methods should
come to an end. BY his own act he
has given US the opportunity to express
ourselves without mourning the charge
of disloyalty.
The President. his Cabinet and chosen
advisers are almost withut exception
men OF pronounced anti-war views and
many Of them would favor peace at any
price. The record OF the attitude OF
President Wilson toward the war since
It began in 1914 TO the present fills one
with distrust OF his fitness either singly,
as he desires or with his so-called ad-
visers, to handle the important business
OF war. Why should we commit our
selves further into his hands? He has
largely absorbed the legislative depart
ment OF the government and the judi
cial may come later.
Shall we make the world safe for de-
mocracy by approval of the autocrat?
j. II. PORTER.
NEWARK, y. J., October 81.
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Let Mr.. Wilson Recall the Partisan
Appeal.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS--ST: FER
nit me to offer my hearty congratuia-
lions for the timely and comprehensive
rebuke OF the most partisan appeal ever
made by President of these Uhiteu
States OF America, whom l have ao-
mlred for the mastery way he mas
hitherto been able to unite the many
discordant elements OF this nation IN
patriotic support OF this present war
and thereby to achieve the promise OF
peace through victory" by Its patriotic
armies, comprised OF patriots knowing
no partisan inspiration. to eliminate an
autncratic regime guilty Of the most
heinous and barbarous acts against CIV
ilization, order and Justice the world
ever dreamed of but not to Install It's
counterpart at tho head of a free gov
eminent OF the people, even In the suise
OF righteousness, In the administration
of which men may consclentiously dis
agree.
In issuing his appeal from the execu-
tive department of the government, as
being closest to the people," the Presi-
dent has only to recall the fact that he
was the choice of a minority OF the peo-
pie as the representative or a single
party whose platform had nothing to
do with the great events developed since
his election
1t would be n polite act for the
President to recall his partisan and
highly egoistic appeal. NJ L. 8.
JERSEY CITY, Oct. 81.
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successfully obtained exemption from
the draft, while Lieutenant Com
mander NEwBERRy's two sons are do
Ing their duty as Americans.
The Department OF Justice Of the
United States, by strained and I'M
natural application of its authority,
followed TRUMAN II. NEwBERRY from
the site Of the political contest to the
community In which he performs his
official duties. to attempt to dlscredlt
him through the operation OF the
criminal law; an attempt that came
to nothing, because 1t was based on
nothing except malice and the cum
ming plot of petty politicians. The
Special Assistant Attorney General
imported from Washington wus forced
to return to the seat of Democratic
leadership without having accom-
plished anything for HENRY FORD, the
pacifist, against TRUMAN II. New
MERRY, the American.
Are the leaders of the Democratic
party, are the responsible officials of
the Government, including Secretary
DANIELS and WOODROW WILSON, in
ignorance Of the distressing effect
their conduct has produced In the
American navy7
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TRADE BRIEFS.

Exporters OF California wines should and
an excellent market for their products IN
Sweden. War conditions have led to great
| quantities OF Austrian wine being sold In
| Sweden, but II IS OF an Inferior grade and
| very unsatisfactory.
Tho Portuguese Government, according
| to dispatches. has purchased the Trans
| African Railway In the Province OF Angola,
Portuguese West Africa.
After dropping TO almost nothing IN 1917
imports OF AustrRlAsian clothing wool have
| Increased in the first seven months OF this
year 10 Is per cent. OF our total imports
OF such wool. As a supplier OF clothing
| wool TO the United States Australasia is
now second only TO Argentina, which still
supplies more than half OF our require
ments.
Custom House receipts at tho port o,
Vera Cruz, Mexico. during August totalled
| 900. $50 pesos. equivalent 10 $500. EOS
United States currency.
There is a very great shortage in New
| Zealand OF all lines OF hardware,
shipbuilding is slowing down In Norway
for want OF plates and angles. Negotia-
| lions are proceeding with Sweden for
| 4, 900 tons for completing some ships now
on the ways. Ship plates cost about $500
| a ton in Sweden.
Coal has been found in the Cauca Valley
| OF Colombia in commercial quantities. ac-
| cordinE to n report made to his Govern
ment by British consular agent at
Buenaventura- The mines are located on
the western range toward Popayan, south
| Of Cali. at an altitude n $500 feet. Five
| or six mines are IN operation. with a total
monthly output of about 5000 tons
The War Trade Board has in new rul-
| ing authorized the importation OF sausage
| castings from Algeria, when coming from
q convenient port and when loaded without
| delay.
According to a report OF the Norwegian
railways covering the period from July J.,
1915. to June 80, 1917. tho capital used
was s94 900, 900, and the pront for the year
was 1.54 per cent.
Argentina offers an excellent market for
| the sale OF imported house furniture. OF
| the 81 500. 900 worth OF furniture imported
in Argentina in 1918 at least sl,7b0, 900
| worth consisted of house furniture How
| ever. q very small part OF this amount was
| credited to American manufacturers.
The Chamber OF Commerce of Lyons,
France, together with the Syndicate of
| silk Manufacturers and the Syndicate of
| Silk Buyers. has Just prepared the sta
| tistics of the production OF lyonnaIse fab
rics for the yea" 1917.
A decree was issued on September 20 by
the Government Of Portugal subjectins all
| individuals. societies. commercial Arms
and companies of whatsoever character to
1 the payment Of an excess war profits tax.
a
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HOOVER will not issue orders which will
have even a tendency TO invite com
ment of a light or fantastic kind. AL
ready some OF his more intimate in
structions affecting certain forms OF
cookery supposed by the exoteric to
be practised more to tempt than TO
satisfy appetite. are treated with that
degree of disrespect which Is Just short
OF derision. We tell no tales. but some
patrons OF certain places OF refresh
ment are no less shrewd than were
those OF famous restaurant in far
Western city who at a certain season
OF the year soberly ordered roast owl
and in seventeen and a half minutes
were eating canvasback duck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-01
Judge Hughes's Findings &.

The Hughes report, recording a
most faithful and impartial investi-
CATION of the circumstances which
have cost this nation millions of
wasted dollars and months of wasted
time, and setting forth conclusions
entirely judicial, as might be ex-
pected, comes to the public perhaps
/ too late for proper assimilation be.
fore election day as document bear
Ing on the question of the Admin
istratlon's responsibility.
1t sustains the broad statements of
the Senate committee many weeks
ago charging inefiiciency, and what is
worse than ineficiency, in quar-
tiers directly under the control of
the War Department. While acquit-
ting the civilian members of the
Aircraft Board and OF the present
Bureau Of Aircraft Production of any
corrupt or interested relations with
grating producers, 1t bears heavily
upon the War Department for the
misdeeds and failures of high officials
of the Signal Corps, and particularly
for false and misleading statements
about aircraft progress which reached
and deceived the people through the
agency of the Bureau of Information.
Three military officers are named by
Judge HrGHEs for criminal prosecu-
ton. and one, Colonel DEEDS, for
trial by court-mnrtial.
The stimulus impaired to honest air
craft production by Judge HUGHEss
appearance in the field is impress
sively shown by the fact that 1921
aeroplanes and 1929 Liberty engines
were turned out within three months
after he began his investigation,
against 500 planes and 1880 engines
during the fifteen months preceding.
The estimated saving to the Treasury
on planes and motors as the result of
Judge HUGHEs's activity Is between
S13,OO0,0OO and S14,0O0,0O0.
Particularly we commend to the
voters In Michigan the reports ar
raignment of HENRY FORD, President
WILSON'S candidate for Senator, for
permitting his establishment to re-
main a hotbed of pro-German SYM
pathizers. When 1t was brought to
Mr.. FoRD's attention by patriotic
employees that the removal Of the
openly pro-German head of the draft
ing department was imperatively re-
Quired for the safety of the Govern
ments interests Mr.. FORD deliberated
and replied that "he felt 1t was
time for sacrifice-that in the next
few years every man would be called
upon to make some sort of sacrifice,
and that possibly Mr.. EMDE, German
born, was making his sacrifice now
when making drawings for the Lib
erty motor to be used ultimately
against Germany"
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A suggestion by the Electrical Rail
icuV that firms and corporations hav-
ing many employees should adopt
staggered" hours for beginning and
closing business has a somewhat jocund
sound. Staggered hours? 1t is sad to
recall those other and loathsome days,
but once the hours after business, in
n general way from TO s o'clock.
might have been so described in a zone
from Houston to Thirty second street.
from the east to the west sides of
Broadway. Happily. the suggestion
now means that. the better to distribute
urban passenger transportation over
a greater length OF time, some bust
nesses should begin at A. NJ. others
at and so on TO 10, and close over
a correspondinsly spread period. No
Jollity. no hilarity; business as usual
only staggered as to hours.
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he . Democrat"
From the FaH River Mere.

from he fdW htteT Nebs
Suspend all politics and party lines
Our President has said;
That is, II you're Republican, become
4 Democrat instead
Don't let convictions be your guide,
or anything like that
Be bold and true TO principle.
But be a Democrat.
Stand Arm. a freeman in a cause you love
And not as cattle led;
That H. II you're Republican, become
Democrat instead
Be sure to exercise your right
And everything like that
Uphold your honor and your vote
But be a Democrat.
Be fearless In your choice Of statesmen
And choose where blood Is red
That Is, II you're Republican. become
A Democrat Instead
or anything like that.
But throw Republicans all down
And be Democrat,
In other words, Americans.
We're asked TO give our right
And lay our arms OF government
That is. u were Republican.
Or anything like that
To show we're loyal, brave and true
We must vote Democrat CD.
So Just to show were still alive
And in this night to win,
Let's vote for Weeks as Senator
And put him In sgain-
Let's keep such men as his type 10
SIN working at the bat"
Instead OF changing for a man
Who Is Democrat.
Let's do our best to win thi. war
As stAnch and honest men;
BY giving once to the best
OF all our countrymen.
Let's show "our honored President"-.
Republicans. in fact,
Are on the job to back him up
With eveiy Democrat.
,-,,sN T. EUGENE W. DAVoL
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Why President wilson's Fellow
COuntrymen Are Under Deep OBJ
legations to Secretary Lane.

The response Of President Wilson'S
appeal continues to increase both in
volume and In intensity Of tone. 1t is
swelling into the dimensions of that
which the masters Of political meta
phor usually describe as diapason.
Day before yesterday 1t was reported
that the President was considering
the expedlency Of Issuing an explana-
ton of his previous pronunciamento.
We do not know how this may be,
but 1t does not seem that an expla-
nation would help his case. Four or
five Of his distinguished Cabinet ad-
visers are either on the stump or In
the newspapers with supplementary
or explanatory statements in his be-
half. We have heard from the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Director
General of Railroads. We have heard
from Secretary JOsEPHUs DANIELS.
We have been favored with the neg
ligible remarks of Secretary RED
FIELD and Secretary WILSON. Most
important of all, for reasons now to
be stated in the spirit which allows
no scruple of taste In these grim
times to stand in the way of speaking
the plain truth, is the supplementary
appeal of the Hon. FRANKLIN X.
LANE, Secretary of the Interior in
the present Administration.
Mr.. LANES intelligence. his power
Of lucid and often eloquent presenta-
tlon, his native sense of humor, his
unquestionable patriotism and loyalty
to his illustrious chief combine to In
sure an interested and friendly hear
ing for whatever he may say on the
greatest question of domestic import
now before the people, the issue be-
tween unchecked executive mastery
and selfdetermination by the AmerI-
can electors Of Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress. If there is
any defect in Secretary LANES
equipment, 1t might be described, from
the evidence now before us, as a
swooning of the logical faculty in the
presence of urgent partisan need; or,
again, to change the figure, as numb
spot on the retina of his intellectual
perception, presenting certain area
on which the rays from without make
no proper impression, like the yellow
macula In the physical eye. But we
hasten to add that If any such defect
exists in the Secretary's political VI
sion, American democracy ought to be
very glad the spot is there.
For now Secretary LANE comes to
the partisan front with a proposal
anu appeal even more amazing than
those which the President put forth
last Saturday. Mr.. LANE tells the
American people that unrestricted
mastery should be voted to Mr.. WI
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>.ssntros me wretchedly misgoverned
empire Of the Sultan are all matters
that will be ultimately settled at the
general peace council. But this SIR
render Of Turkey assures the passing
forever Of the twin relics of Turkish
barbarism and mlsrule; the Darda-
nelles and Bosporus will be definitely
opened to the world. and will fill the
great economic and commercial func-
ton which civilization has so long
demanded Of them, and misgovern-
ment, oppression and massacre by the
Ottoman tyrants will end.
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An Erroneous Theory OF American
Institutions.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: The
tons as revealed in his treatise on the
Government, to which you refer edi-
torially to-day. ordinarily would not
deserve notice. In view. however. OF
his recent verbal explosion, addressed
to his fellow countrymen, by which he
drops a bomb into the very vitals of our
system OF representative government
and virtually poses as Dictator or
Democratic Emperor, his novel theories
invite attention.
lie says that the voice Of the
President is the only national voice
that the House of Representatives rep
resents "localities' and the Senate rep.
resents regions while only the
President represents the country as a
whole" This is fine buncombe. BY
what process does 1t come about that
ne "only" represents the country as a
whole?
II the President were elected by
popular vote, the argument would be
specious, but he Is not. He. as we'll as
the Senate and the House, represents
regions or localities" whence come
the electors from the several States
whose votes elect him. How does he
make out that the House whose men,
bers are elected by the people of the
several States, does not represent the
country as a whole? II he means that
the House as at present constituted
does not so represent it, we concur. The
coming Congress elections may throw
considerable light on the question as to
whether his theories have been adopted
TO any great extent by his. fellow
countrymen." Let them speak and that
emphatically. GEORGE T. ALpRICH.
NoNKERs. October 81.
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In the Senate on October "a Sena-
tor SMooT said: THE head OF bureau
told me only last week that IL he we're
allowed to pick out 40 per cent. OF
the employees in his bureau he could
secure as great amount and better
work than he can with the whole
number employed" but IF he should
attempt to make the discharges he
would Immediately meet with objec-
tions higher up" Therefore. not to
embarrass any one higher UP the SEN
ate majority, against the opposition OF
the minority, made It impossible for
the bureau head to dismiss the SO per
cent. OF drones by giving the tempo
rary and useless employees "perma-
nent and full classified status in the
civil service.