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New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

the passage. On this You may absolutely
depend. Troops of the other nationalties
could not, in such emergency be relied
upon" "CHARLES"
Wilhelm answered.:
with deep emotion | have read Your
telegram about the truce offered TO the
Italians. | am sure Your German-Aus-
trians, with their Imperial Master at their
head, will riso like one man against
shameful conditions. | thank You for
giving Me this particular assurance"
Alas. it was not to be. The school
boys of postcrity have been denied the
stirring story Of the Last of the Haps-
burgs dashing to death, like a modern
Leonidas, at the head of a handful Of
loyal followers, defending to the last
drop Of his blood his honor and sworn
friendship. The Brenner Pass was not
tc go down in history as the Thermopylm
of 1913. Destiny willed otherwise.
In a confidential message, dated No
vembcr 3, Count Wedcl, the German
Ambassador at Vienna, informed the
Berlin government of meeting at
Schonnbrunn Palace, where Charles ad-
dressed the Gcrman-Austran State
Council. ole said, in a long speech, that
tie armistcc conditions were incompat-
ible with his honor and, therefore, un-
acceptable. He wound up by saying they
had to accept them anyway"
Thus died, before it was born, myth
Common sense got the better Of heroic
impulse In the eleventh hour Charles,
actuated by the sound businesslike
consideration that a live ex-monarch is
better than a dead martyr, accepted the
terms he had characterized as unaccept-
able and sat down to dinner with the
justifable pride of one who did the best
job under the circumstances. After all,
honor was not lost. Up to the very last
moment, into the very face of the ad-
vancing Italian cannon, Charles, like the
hero he was, persisted, unflinchingly, in
spelling the pronouns "me' and "my"
with a capital NJ.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
So G(ible Pro and Con

Mr. Editor of the Trbune:-
know | am an intruder know YOU do
not cater to me or the likes of me O have
read your full page advertisement that
proudly proclaims that you have cjtv
without slums. l thought was in heaven
when | read that and then thought of He'll
when | read what followed.
But you serve your purpose and Iwillinclv
almost gladly hand over two cents to see
you gibber and pranch about and to read
what Society women in their troubles write
about. 1t does not hurt anyone and henifits
me--my reading of your paper. And now
that have roasted you let me see what
sport you are. Print this letter. | won't
mlnd IT you print funny little heading
tnat Will make fun Of me. Not at ALL
Please weep with me and dry your tears
immediately just as | do mine Is it not
terrible Instead of being paid in board
and few cents for Movies the poor help
le and perhaps stupid + f7usemald is actu-
ally demandne a decent wage that will
enable her to escape her stupid sci i'm
portant "sassiety' mistress. Now Now is
1T not bad (weep here Holy smoke and fish
-~~'>
things. This Is certainly BvIshevism. Get
Lusk and Stevenson (dry your tears and
get ready to augh)
And Madame Waterman, she is terribly
afraid of the equality of function"
suppose we shall develope to such degree
that it will be necessary to bring the food
on platter and feed the "headworkers" in
order to keep them alive.
| am afraid you are off on your Historv
Madame Waterman. If you look carefully
IN your History you will notice that it was
the thrifty Abigail wife of Thomas Jetfer-
son who economical on the household ex-
penses at Washington by doing all sorts OF
things that you do not do when receiving.
And again anything that will incon-
venience you is tainted with Bolshevjsm.
We talk so glible pro and con the about
thing with our mouths wide open and our
ears and eyes shut tight
When we argue with a person and haven't
anything else on which to stand there is
always something that can be used in an
Emergency. That is either scathing refer
ences to ancestors or equally bitter remarks
about nationality. How many men are there
in our own countrys service, in army civil
or official capacity whose names Sound"
German? l am not defending Germans by
any means I only suggest that the above
method of augmentation is worthy of a
street brawl and not of CORES spondence to
a newspaper
Let US proceed. You say Madame Water
, man NOR is it American to remain long a
dweller in tenements, America offers oppor-
tunity." l wonder whether here in New
York City there are more people living in
the tenements or in private homes. And
New York is the city of opportunity, every
letter Of the word captili-ed. l just won
der. HA
New York, Aug 27, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
A Modern L.eonidas

The latest German White Book, con-
tanning documents related to the wars
last phase between August IA and No
vember II, 1918, makes no cheerful
reading. The gloom Of tragedy hovers
above it: its mood is the mood of Dun
shane Castle on the day that saw the
wood of Birnam marching Yet the
shadow cast by retributory fate is IL
lumi led for a moment by a ray COM
ing rom merrier skies; destiny's dark
drama is shot through by beam of bur
lesque. The series of kilograms ex-
changed between the Emperor Charles
of Austria and the Kaiser in the days
Immediately preceding the catastrophe is
almost too good to be true, vet their
authenticity is vouched for. Once more
reality went the satirist one better
On October 27, 1913, Charles wired
to his "dear friend" that the game was
up. domestic order and the monarchical
principle would run the gravest peril un-
less the struggle is ended Immediately.
Even the profoundest sentiments of
observation-disclosures and of friendship
must yield to the consideration that |
must save the existence of those states
whose destinies were intrusted to Me bv
Divine Providence" wherefore a sepa-
rate peace and immediate armistice were
applied for. The Kaiser. who ever since
the beginning of September had ex-
pected the breakdown of Austria any
day, answered without blush that this
news "caused him the most painful sur
prise," and, celebrating on the theme
''in unity is strength" told his junior
partner that he would not stand for any
foolishness.
On October 80, simultaneously with
the Vienna embassy's announcement of
the Austrian collapse, Wilhelm received
the following telegram:
"This morning was compelled as the
military situation had become untenable,
to offer q truce to the Italians. Should the
Italians insist the cession of the rail
ways through Tyrol and Carntha for the
transportation of hostile troops against
Your lands, l will place Myself at the
head Of My Gefman-Austrian and prevent
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

Ihe washington correspondence VI A'i0
Times" reports:
"These battle-ground reservations, with
in the last few days, have sounded out
the Democratic leaders to their accept
ing the four reservations, and Il IS under
stood that assurances have been given
that if the Democratic policy of inter-
pretative reservations fails the Democrats
will unite with them in compromise
based on the mild ones.
'The middle-ground Senators are not
under any deluson, it was pointed out,
as to the effect of the so-called mild res
ervations. They are so framed, it is ad-
mitted as to constitute virtual amend
ments to the treaty and, as such, would
have to be approved by the principal
signatory powers associated with the
United States in the war, ii not by the
peace conference itself. The sponsors for
these reservations, however, have quiet
assurance, it was said, that their pro-
posals would not be opposed by Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan, so that
the assent of the dominating powers in
the conference would be guaranteed in
advance.
Gas to Shantung. the conferrees agreed
to support reservation expressing dis
approval of the award to Japan"
When Messrs. Root and Hughes with
the approval Of Senator Lodge and q
majority of the Republicans in the Sen
ate, proposed ratification with reserva-
ions and sketched the reservations they
would have adopted q shout of angry
opposition arose from the Administra-
ton. 1t was pointed out, truly enough,
that the reservations would amount to
amendments, and this would never, it
was said, be endured
Then, as if trying to arrange soft
place on which to land, the Administra-
ton organs began to speak of the res
ervations as "mild" They We're no
milder than they were when first pro-
posed, but it was better to try to camou-
hage the change of position. Now it is
semi-oficially announced that the reser-
vations are to go through.
The prospect of Americanizing the
covenant-and this is all that has been
asked by the Republican majority as
price Of ratifcation-wa never better
than now. The Administration has been
compelled to recede, and gets ready to
yield, although it Will do, of course, what
it can to cover up it's discontinue
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Uplift Domestic Work
Passaic, N. j., Aug. 25, 1919.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: believe that NJ. E. R. in to-day's
Tribune has hit the nail on the head about
the servant problem. have long wondered
why we do not standardize domestic work
and have we'll run training schools to
which better type Of girls would be at
tracted.
tt-nk we should look for more intelli-
gent material and be willing to provide a
we'll equipped training schoo,. The se.f-
respecting, better class of maid to-day is
turned down socially by many of our large
benevolent societies. The Y. w. C. A. could
do worlds to help the servant problem.
Norfolk. Conn., Aug. %. 1919. J, F.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Boston s Short Ballot
CFrom The Short Ballot Bulletin)

Boston has short ballot The citv is
governed by Mayor and a council of nine
members, elected three at time at large
on non partisan ballot (party labels not
being necessary as a guide to the voters in
that simple situaton). recent attemnt in
the Legislature to change the form Of pov
ernment by changing the council to one of
seventeen members elected singly from wards
was easily defeated, but performed the SER
vice of stimulating discussion as to the suc-
cess of this charter. At the time Of IFS
adoption in 1909 the charter represented the
first substantial recognition of the short
ballot movement. In these ten wears tho
net debt of the city has been reduced to
S6,O00,000. There has been no scandal in
the conduct of the councils business and the
standard of municipal government has been
notably higher than before The local nress
observes that the politicians seem to be tbe
only ones who favored complicatng the form
Of government.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

Is not such an instruction sufficient evil
dcnce Of the existence Of estate of war"
justifying the United States in follow
ing Great Britain's example and pouring
troops into the Caucasus region?
Congressional sanction has been
scantily honored in our war procedure.
Is it at last coming to it's own in Ad-
ministration councils?
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
The Coming 7ower
To the Top Of tho Tower

with Apologies to G.. Petrarch ct ai)
All, happiest spot Of earth! In that
sweet place
Shall l behold my condescending fair
Ensconce herself-my Muse, l mean
with grace
And smile, and make to smile the
ambient air?
Indifferent verse, yet wrought with pa
ticnt care;
Shalt thou from that there top meet,
face to face,
erase,
Old F. p. A.? Tomorrow, planted
there,
For once, at least, in that enchanting
Shall I see thee, flower of my idle
toll,
Where better things by far arc wont
to lie?
Go, fourteen ines! mock at S gen.
erous heart,
And, if he opens, gentle friends, re-
quest
That he consider that Pm aiming high.
LAsso.
Our favoritc Nassau Street newspaper asks
what a New Yorker does when he doesn't go
to theatre; but what always has awakened
our curiosity is what New Yorker does
when he does go to theatre.
1t is pertinent also to inquire what an
outlander visiting New York does when he
doesn't go to theatre.
"When l don't go to theatre" confides
Margaret, "I write verses for The Tower;
but from the success have had l might
we'll have gone to the movies"
TO YASHA: REGARDING "MEN!"
You deserve to be unhappy
Your husband ought to wear soft collars
All the year round
And be comfortable for twelve months
Instead of for three
And did you stop to think
You naughty wife
That if he every time
You entered the
You would be taking him
To specialist
For St Vitus dance?
And did it to you
That his lack courtesy
Is n mark of confidence
In your understanding?
What if he DOES laugh
When you spe-,. to him
About these LITTLE things
Shouldn't wife
Amuse her husband?
Believe me- Yasha,
You ought to be spanked!
Would the result be?
what would the result be-" the Evening
Mail asks its readers, "f tho hyphen were
omitted from the word 'wont'?" Things
would remain, we imagine, in statu quo.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
The Complete Letter Writer

WHEREIN it appears that the writer would like to
handle the addressces goodsJ
Dear Sr:-I would like very much to handle
your goods in this town and county If you have
not already representative in this county and
this town because it would be apleasure for me
to handle your goods in this town. and county
if you will let me, have agency and let me handle
your goods because the people around here would
buy it from me if. You willony let ME have
the agency and also be your representative in
this and county. The people around here
DO not know about your goods and that is the
reason that they donot buy them direct from
your company Will you please send me your
price list when you this letter because
l want get busy selling your goods in this
territory. if I going to sell them for you an
your company, and l will only be making
money for your company well myself by
doing that for your company. When do you
want me to get started selling the goods for you
and company. viii you please answer by return
mail that l will know when to go to selling
your goods. Yours truv
Well, our guess, as printed August 23, j.
that William M. Johnston will win ths
national championship.
Nii1'' says Ooiolny DlH, 'loFc Ism t what
you think it is." But, Dot, girls don't think
1T is what you think they think it is.
In the laboratory of the world, the re.
action of II. c. l.. on the alkal of life is
more or less experiment.
And the breakage is enormous.
ID II ~ q. s...st Al. E 2
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

In order to effect this solution the Greg
ton Of ar Independent organism would be
necessary, an organism consisting of TWO
parts, follows
The first would include the so-called free
port excluding the Zchy Quay with the
necessary land, port facilities, warehouses,
repar shops, Offices, houses for railway en-
ployes, etc.-in short, a district such as that
indicated in red on the plan and separated
and walled off from the city, as at present.
The second would consist OF the Barross
port, with the delta (wood deposits) and all
the railway facilities existing in the Susak
district which at present form an integral
part Of the port and transportation system
of Fiume. This second district should ike,
wise be walled off, as Indicated IN red
These two districts thus set apart are
already fitted out TO serve Immediately the
transportation interest Of the hinterland, as
Suggested.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
The Peace Treaty 7angle
By Jacob Gould Schurman
ARTICLE III

Such are the ideals, policies and nstitu-
ton which the American people stand for
How far they incorporated in the treaty
of peace which President Wilson brought
home from Paris?
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

The following project seeks to ofer
solution which may satisfy both presidens
Wilson'S CLAIMS for the economic interests
Of the hin.srland ana ltalys national n
terosts
The entire operations Of Transportation tar
ths h.D'elland were carried oa- Ia the rsst
IN the -o-calied free port and in hs port
Of BArross, with is wood deposits bon
hrtea our with the necessary psaa.s eal
railways.
By the cess.on by LAZY to the l4aru. Of
nations for ninety-nine Years If the
mentioned two districts and ta..r ac..s.-
panyng port and railway facilities neee.-
sary to the service OF the hiuterlana. these
would be separated from ID, ity au3 isn-
dered perfectly independent. this se94ra-
ton would not be difficult, as it has airsaay
been largely effected under the past Hum
garian administration. These districts and
their transportation facilities would he aa-
ministered by the league of nations, an
organization whose administration would
offer every guarantee OF impartiality and
permanence for the hnterlasd.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
The Preservation
Of Peace

The covenant Of the league of nations,
which is an integral part of the treaty,
makes admirable arrangements for the set
tlement of international disputes of nom
Justlclablc character. And not only so, it
also provides for the automatic and OBJ
llgatory meeting Of a council or confer
cnce to consider dangerous situations and
so avert war by removing its causes while
still lncipient and manageable. | believe
this is the best feature in the covenant
1t applies to the conduct of national and
international affairs the procedure which
business men and good administrators in
every field have long followed. They con-
suit regularly with the heads of depart
ments concerning the welfare and vitality
or the organizations fer which they are
resp( 3ble, and they are constantly on
the lookout for the emergence of defects
and dangers, which are remedled or re-
moved as soon as they appear. The coun-
Gil Of the league of nations is to exercise
similar inspection of the condition Of
international relations and a similar activ-
lty IN keeping them normal and healthful
think 1T Is promising arrangement
Only let me add that | pin all my faith
for good results to advice and publicity.
l have no confidence in the use of force
by the council.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

Is It not preferable 10 face the sit,s.;o,
at once? Is it not possible to resolve .bs
question once for all in d way 10 euara,.ea
immediately and permanently the exercise
OF port activities II railway trans,or.a-
ton to best serve the hinterland-ana
TINS IN such manner as to accord With
the principles stated by President Wilson
and 10 give at the same time at least 4
partial satisfaction to Italy?
Italy claims Fiume on the princinls %
nationality President Wilson, though not.
denying the Italian character Of the CITY
hnds 1t difficult to accede to the annexation
OF fiume to Italy, on the principle of safe
guarding the economic interests of the him
terland Is it not possible to find solu-
ton which will be in harmony with both
princples2
In order to meet the economic interests ~
the hinterland possession of the whole CIV
OF fiume IS unnecessary; it would be suff-
cient for hinterlan1 interests to detach that
part Of tn~ port essential to the work Of
hlnterland transportation, together w.th he
accompanying plant and railway oonstruc-
ton destined to this use in the past
On the other hand, in order to satisfv
Italian national interests it is not abso-
lutely necessary to have possession Of ne
entire port of Fiume.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

For international law and arbitration
the treaty does little. That, however, is
defect which can be remcdied by the
call Of world conference for that specific
purpose after a few years, when the pas
sions and animosities Of the war will have
somewhat abated and when Germany and
Russia will, presumably, have been ad
mitted to membership in the league.
The Shantung
Difficulty
1t is not possible to day to assess with
any certainty the contribution made by
the treaty to the promotion of justice
among the nations. That injustice has been
done to China is generally, perhaps uni
vcrsally, recognized and deplored. Presi-
dent Wilson must bear the responsibility
for Americas Endorsement of it-an in
dorsement which, as Secretary Lansing
told the Senate Committee on Foreign Re
latons in reply to their inquiries, was, in
his opinion, unnecessary either for secur-
ing Japan's signature to the treaty or her
membership in the league of nations But
what the President has drTe cannot be
undcne.
The treaty viii the award o. Shantung
to Japan is now before the Senate If
the Senate adopts the committee amend
mcnt and substitutes China" for Japan"
in the Shantung clauses the entire peace
negotiations will have to be reopened, end
less delay will result, Japan, our loyal as
sociate in the war, will have been humili-
ated, and China will get no advantage
whatever, for Japan holds her grip on
Shantung by military force. with the ap-
proval of England and France, and America
will not fight to expel her
The situation is no doubt perplexing
one for the sympathy of the American peo-
pie is entirely with China. l believe. how
ever, that the wisest and safest course is
for the Senate to approve the Shantung
award as it stands in the treaty and to
adopt a separate resolution declaring that
the United States unrescrvedly accepts the
statement Of Japan that she intended to re-
turn to China all the property and rights
and privileges which she had acquired from
Germany in Shantung. In this way we can
maintain own principles, serve China
and preserve unbroken our union with the
European allies
Ratification With
fieserya,iOns
believe that the American people, mind
fui Of the national Obligations accruing
from the termination of the var and jealous
of the national + nor and ulgnity in the
conduct Of negotiations with the European
allies, want the treaty of peace which mas
been agreed lpon by the representatives OF
thC allies and President Wilson ratified
at the earliest practicable moment, and
with no notifications save those which are
demonStrably necessary to preserve the
safety of the Republic and to maintain its
fundamental policies and historic ideals
and principles. These as have already
stated should be inserted in the ratifyine
resolution OF the Senate. What in particu-
lar they should be l have indicated in an
earlier paragraph.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

The remaining small portion OF the port
would belong to Italy a national Italian
free port and would serve the immediate in
terests OF the city. its local commerce and
local passenger service; the Maria Teresa
breakwater-its bathhouses. rowing cluO-
houses, etc.-would also remain 70 Italy and
serve, as it does to-day, for the unloading
of the coal necessary 10 the city and its
local industries.
The Zichy Quay, separated from the
first district, would serve the Italian steam
ship lines Venice-ARcona in compensation
for that portion of the free port which was
employed exclusively for the said service
This arrangement, while 1T guarantees 'hs
ouIlet Of the hinterland, reserves to the city
that portion of the port which IS indispen-
sable to it and which is not used f5r the
hlnteriand's traffic The said arrangement
would offer no obstacles 70 an eventusl en- 4
iafeement Of the port OF Flame in Boa ne
disercts assigned to the league Of nations
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Fiune for All
Solution of THIS Famous Dificultu
Proposed by q Distingushed
Americnn Residing Abroad

"HE proposed creation Of free STATE
including Fiume as corpps scDaya.
tum. the territory through whica
passes the Fiumc-san Pietro Railway and
eventually also Susak and the Island ~
Vegha cannot be considered a. q soln.so,
of the economic problem set forth by Presi-
dent Wilson: the problem Of preserving
flume as free outlet TO the sea for tha.
hinterland.
AS the proposed free state solution sxe,
plebiscite for Fiume at tie end o. ef.se,
years, this viii mean that during the inter-
Venlng period the city VIII be the victim -
the most bitter political and rac.a. struggles.
and If, as now seems almost certain. -be
CITY then decides in favor of annexation =
italy Italy viii come into absolute posses
SION not only of the city, but also OF -
port and IN consequence the hinterland's
outlet 10 the sea VIII remain completely n
ltalys hands so that at the end Of fr-ee,
years that which one seeks to AVOID today
VIII come about
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Enthusiastically Prominent

(From The Detroit JournaD
mr. hurleson seems to be the most prom
1nent unmentionable among possible Demo-
cratic candidates for President,