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New-York tribune., 1919-11-13

the sense Of "oughtness" in the
human breast. Materialities are
merely it's servant. Private prop
erty is not an end but means to
ends, some good and some bad.
Civilization Excludes the greater
part Of the human race from its
benefits" SO there are no railroads,
or ships, or great inventions-no in
crease in comforts and leisures.
This Eriglishman is unaware that
many things serve men by simply
existing; that it is difficult to invest,
as it is called, without helping fell
low creatures; that a mans per-
sonal motive may be to reap more
for himself, but that he can scarcely
use his dollar power, no matter
how black his heart or narrow his
selfshness, without declaring gen.
cral dividends. He does not see that
though the feet Of profit may be in
the mire, it's hands are busy at work
for all-that profits become a trust
fund whose income builds for the
future A committee might main
tain prices while men jointly labored
to satisfy immediate wants, but
would men spend themselves for the
oncoming generations? Would they
suffer deductions from their own
supplies to maintain those who
toiled for the future? Under a
soviet system the world would be-
come static-progress would cease.
Mr.. Fairchild, like others of his
group, invents fiction and calls it
Capital, and then having created his
monster treats it as an entity. 1t
ceases to be only a power which
grows out of human habits, and
therefore dependent on the continu-
ance Of the habits. He is above
the simplicity of seeing that some
men spend all they earn and that
others do not, and then all men think
it but fair that the refrainers.
either themselves or their heirs or
assigns, should spend their surplus
at another time. Likewise he has no
word of recognition for the fact
that the savings cluster and that
thus there is power to do the work
for the future which requires asso-
ciated effort. Similarly he is blind
to the circumstance that should men
decline to exchange commodities or
service for dollar power--for power
that it is their purpose to use them
selves-capital would vanish; and
that as it does not vanish there is
continuous plebiscite in favor of
capital and capitalism.
But let US not weary the reader
with further prolixity. The stuff
under review is old and very, very
shallow. the thin stream of the
"radical' mind. One is tempted to
ask, as did Koko, whether the trou-
BILE is weakness Of intellect or a
rather tough worm on a little inside
the worm Of ungratifed vanity, of
the disgust felt by those who know
they are great but are denied rec
oUrifiOn
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
Give Us Truth
Another Voice of Discomfort Pleads
For News From Many Angles

For News From Many Angles
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Frank Voice of Discomfort"
represents silent multitudes in q
greater fashion, perhaps, than he real
ICES. There is class Of newspapers
to which The Tribune belongs-that
seldom gives expression to any good
accomplished by labor organizations or
to any just demand of striking laborers.
There is another class Of publications
that delights in calling all capitalists
merciless protiteers and bloodsuckers.
We Of the silent multitudes earn from
$500 to $4,000 We are absolutely op-
posed to radicalsm, and by no stretch
of the imagination can we be termed
capitalists. Where can we find news
that is unbiased, news that is judicially
fair?
We reject I. W. w. and Bolsheyik
propaganda. Yet the extreme conser-
vatsm of most standard" newspapers
is apt to make US question how much
Of freedom there is in the press in gen.
eral and what policy determines the
phases Of truth" in The Tribune in
particular. A tremendous social force
is at work. Its causes are Of economic.
educational and sociological origin. It
is history in the making. Why give only
one narrow little ray Of light Oh the
subject?
There is a danger that while the en-
ployer and manufacturer read with
smiling approval the editorials wherein
immoral, illegal and altogether to-be-
damned strikers are blamed for the high
cost of everything. We Of the silent
mutitudes read among the business
news that 2,000,O 900 bales of cotton are
to be retired from the market to wait
for higher prices-and we wonder.
We are teachers, clerks, ministers,
salespeople, farmers, librarians, pro-
fessors, housekeepers. We are not strik
ers. We buy good deal of cotton. We
have not been buyiH~ much wool lately.
The business news OF our papers tells
us that the supply is more Plentiful
than it has been and that clothes are
going to cost us more than ever before.
Too much conservatism may affect us
as the practices Of the elevator and
commission men affected the normally
sane farmers Of North Dakota. We
shall be driven in desperation to a
hypnotic Townley Of some sort or
other.
So do take pity on US. Save us from
that fate! Give US truth" from at least
two angles-three or four if you can,
Then, if you continue the splendid re-
views of books, plays and musicals,
with the articles of international inter-
est, your circulation will be greater than
of all the other New York dailies CON-
bined! Then We'll all be happy-maybe
EDITH SHEFFER.
East Greenbush, N. Y, Nov. 9. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
The Middle Class
PROPOSAL for Union Brings
Various Warnings.
To the Editor Of The rribune

To the Editor Of Inc lribine.
Sir: Why does "fhe union tsrr
the admittance Of labor 70 ifs feast O.
brains and segreRate grny matter from
an institution that might be wonds,
fully benefited by ~ca' wisdom Doe,
not the purpose stated bs the c'sss
union. viz. "dsmand aud get e,-if,
action" savor of psr,or Bo,shegisu
and by such immature AID uuconyen.
tional practice set forth by lis promo.
ers would bring chaOs rather thsn oa
10 our tumultuous SOCIAL and poltics.
sea
II does not seem possible thai srr
woll meaning, normal minded Amer.
can can tolerate even tne suspicion c;
an effort 70 create on this continan,
class distinction. In 1920 We left tina.
behind forever on Il foreign shore
Shall We now return to it by the same
route which has brough. such disas-
ter to our shores?
Let's have things called b. their
right name. What is the true purpose
of this Union of Middle Glass; Who
are they TO be and VINO are % be tic
two other classes There must BE
three or there could be 10 middle
one. And any Of it's contributors ~
danger Of being misled as 20 the rea'
function Of this class union"
A. AMERICAN
Fort Ann. \. Y. Nov. 6. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
England Also Has EN-

That this country has no monop-
oily of zigzag brains is indicated bv
an article in The English Revieay
by one E. c. Fairchild.
This gentleman elucidates the
nature of the present unrest. What
his message means, if anything,
may be left to delivers in the recon-
dlte, but few fairly explicit SEN
tences give some clew. Nothing
that is" he oracularly says, is
sacred. Law is convenience
civilization, with its basis of private
property, which excludes the greater
part Of the race from it's benefits
and so on.
Who holds that the law, as en-
bodied in statutes, is more than a
convenience? But in another sense
the law existed, was written in the
skies, long before man was sentient.
1t falls in the categories of time
and space-is condition precedent
to movement or life. A particular
code is the creation of an hour, but
some code is necessity of the
social organism as of the physical
one. But the two significations are
used by Mr.. Fairchild interchange
ably.
"Civilization, with its basis of pri-
yate property" When did civiliza-
tion get this foundation? Was Jesus
uncivilized, or Francis of Assist?
Civilization rests on moralities. on
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
New York, Nov 3. 1919.
To the Editor Of 1he Tribune.

To this Editor of Ihe Tribune.
SIR May 1 repiv 20 the letter. ot
Alice Schuyler and Mrs. Nina Wtco.
Putnam What Is meant by a union Or
the middle classes DO these ladies' believe
that all clerical workers aro in -.
middle class? Do these ladies' bel,ar.
that the high cos, Of living ss solei,
caused BY the present tyranny of 49,
ganized iabor"e What about orcani,..
capital?
Isn't it fact that clerical worko-
arc the lowes' paid workers ia .he
country today How rnans New yo,,
newspapers have had tine COURAGE .a
eNpound the cause of the poorly pa
clerical classes
How e''c b4t through sd ofean sea
et'ort can tho clerical classc." be+.
the'r living conditions Would oaro.
ing the A. +. Of l. help ttomg
II the kind ladies' can snsua. "a.
above questions III b. with chem
heart and soul
LOUIS GFTrNAN. JR
Seeaucus. n. J.. Nov. 8. l9le
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
Scorned Merchantmen
Secretary Daniels and the Civilian
Sailormen of the Nation

10 inc EdltOr OF The III bUnc.
Sir: The Secretary OF the Navy an
nounces by bulletin dated October
"a, 1919, that he wishes "a issue q let
ter OF appreciation TO officers OF mer-
chant ships who traversed the war
zones and invites them so sub
mt statements OF service performed
!. bearing thereon official in
dorsements of the United States Gus
tom or consular officials to
gether with the necessary proof"
There are mighty few merchant OIL
GERS who would care for any letter Of
praise from the Secretary of the NAVY:
there are good many who would de-
cline to accept one; IL is safe bet
that none will take the trouble TO
supply the statement of service and
the elaborate veriiications required. II
"aa the Secretary Of the NAVY who
authorized public attacks upon the
character, the discipline and the train
ing of merchant officers during the
war months that the navy was t,vinc
in vain, as ii proved at last. hut bv
narrow margin-to get all merchant
shlps into Its hands. The attacks Of
early February, 1918, and Of June
1918, notorious among the others. are
still stowed~ away in the minds Of
merchant ships officers They were
not written by him, but they bore tho
sub-caption, Authorized bv the Sccra
tary Of the Navy"
The navy did everything il could
legitimate and illegitimate. 20 obscu,.
the merchant marine as A civilian sen
service Of long and grear tradition ~
ooth peace and war As a result Tho
oupIlc Consciousness in this countrv
that can be appealed to for the s,n-
port OF important policy in develonin,
the United States mercnant marina ;e
not one-half of what il NORMALLY, .oa
easily would have been. This b.s boo.
crime against the country's mari
time li1e, which is an infinitely Jare.-
and greater thing than its naval Nfe
Civilian seamen, officers or mo,
not interested IN the Secretary Of tho
Nays benediction. The only he,.s,
OF Mr.. Daniels's outstretched ana -,
lltted hands might be 10 roisa a.,
query as to why the Shippjny poaud
has not conceived it any par. of ,.s
duty to give official recognition 70 Tho
personnel Of civilian ships SERVING j.,
the war zones during the war. Otb.r
countries have. But seamen
little about that. either, for ,ho
Shipping Board was futile wbs,a ~
navy was selfish and occasiors,1,.
malign, and only in the great nriv.,a
shipping companies has there been any,
coherent policy, each company for !,
self. indeed, but at least regarding !.
men Al sea as part Of itself.
Inc nation at large suffers in ;.s
maritime life, but within their lip,;.s
Oh company and not national thintino
the companies have kept civilian sea
men spirit alive. One man-Admiral
oims--hss been worth more than al,
inc rest OF the Navy Department and
a'i the shipping Board put together
IN ms steady recognitions of civilian
Sea"en's indispensable part In the
war; and after his spoken and written
tributes, public and private, to civilian
captains and officers the relations be
tween the two maritime services of Tho
country have been sufficiently taken
ea'e OF and do not want any unctuous
laying on Of hands.
NELSON COLLINS.
New York. Nov. 10. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Fort Ann, y. Y. Nov. s. 1919.

To tho Editor Of The TRIBUNE
Sir: In reference 10 the PROPOSED
Middle Class Union, should lse %
offer a word of warning TO those p'sr
ming to join the movement ei.hor o.
the ground Of self-defense o. of pa
triotism. The two are. os course
at the last analysis synonymous
In other words, let these good peopi.
examine closely the records % al
would-be organizers OF q union O.,
brain workers, or middle cinss
union. or union Of any sort. l., than
these organizers show record .hroers
the way of having helped defend tae
country against the enemy without and
within-If they have been neither So
oialistic nor pro-German. ard =
Americanism means 70 then4 love 70.
country according 10 the old standards
and not disintcgration Of country a,-
cording to the new, then let them join
forces with the organizers whole
hcartedly
1t is about time that Americans woke
- ~ III iflNA tiit- tue DtSk IDQ NOS
crafty) organizer Of the country are
n the radical ranks. and that the,
are even now preparing 20 gather TO-
gether well meaning people bent upoe
protecting Themselves against the az
tocracy Of Organized labor. the radical,
then TO swerve the orig nal purpose
toward one Socialistic scheme or an
other The trick was done severs
times during the war with so-calied In
triotic leagues. with great secces
And Is say, ict - now be on ou'
guard against those who would sr.c
US once more.
! DO not name any oames. bu, l
those whom tne cap rts put j. on.
MORA ~ DEANr
New York, Nov. .. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
Geography

BY MILpHED q. WuEE1Ex
Geography will do very we'll
Why people like it l cannot tell.
To know what mountein is the tallest
To know what river is the longest
Are too inquisti.e ideas for ne
No need to learn about them as I see
What do l care if the earth il round
To know all about a bay or sound.
A gulf. strait or island, what an idea.
To learn all that without one round here.
If mountain slopes to the north or west.
Then they must know which slope is best
Zones and parallels. they think those grea.
But I much prefer nice mud cake
If the ocean ever crossed by a ship.
Then l must learn the date of the trip.
Capitals and states, what mixed ideas
Almost enough to make my eyes shed tears.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
No Reason
From The Arkansas Gazette,

from The Arkdnsas Gasette)
"Oh, why should the spirit of NOR
tai be proud?" asked the poet. And
after survey Of world conditions now
adays we'll be hanged if we can SEQ
why.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
Too Much HOSPITALITY
(From Ths Cbicc,o nni,,. ra.'.>

tFrom The Chicago Daily Ne,os)
America came perilously near being
ruined by its hospitality to undesir-
able aliens. For the sake of its own
hs laears ora ana ITS dsslgable guests it will
its invitations. -
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
'rIoN RArF-s--Ry MAIL, includins
THE UNITED STATES AND
GUAR RAkTEE

ysg can purchase merchandise advertised In TN
sIRteuNE with absolute sa.ets--tor II d!ssatisfac-
ea rssults IN any TIE TRiBUke guarantees
y pay your money hack upon request No red tape.
10 aufbhiina. We make uood promptly II the
avef4Iser does net.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
The Old OakcN MheexelAf

SIR; Extract from pamphlet entitled
Some Observations Concerning the
Woman of Godlyman in Surrey Made at
Guilford on Sunday. Nov 20, 1926, Tending
to Prove Her To Be a Cheat and I'M
posture.' BY Cyriacus Ahlers, Surgeon to
His Majesty Published l3 Dec, 1925.
London, printed FOR J. Roberts In War
wick Lane: Mr Howard and l, in the
mean time. conversing together. and the
Discourse happening to turn upon Sub
)ects. which made us laugh. the Patient
iaugh'd very heartily with US. which /
thought so extraordinary for a woman in
her Condition. that ! could not forbeAr
looking at Mr.. Howard, VINO. in her En-
cuse. told me that she had an excellent
Constitutions"
The most Important thing, OF course.
namely, the subject that made them
laugh, is not included. But it was prob
ably the contemporary version Of NV
Dear Sir: 7 have read your play. Oh.
my dear sir r S
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
MY Daughter. o My Daughter.,'

from the indianapolis Star]
WOODRUFF PLACE, OIL e. Drive Room,
and board; modern, home privileges;
gentleman preferred. Daughter wishes
congcnial room mate. Woodruff 6l1G
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
The Freemnsonry of Turretry

Sir: There Is much to be said for pnc
against Count Bajnotti's testanentary gif
OF $4,000 a fund for the use of 9Th.
worthiest girl in Providence" But h.
did something which should endear him I,
you. Fifteen years ago he did for Provi
dence what you did for The Tribune HI
gave US a tower. 1t ornaments the from
campus OF Brown University.
JOHN II MrCo7cr
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
Among Us Critics

Among Us Critics
Sir: In w. T.. uirs Among I-s Nor
tails" in last Sundays Tribune there IS an
incident of a man attempting to teln-
phone, handicapped with n severe cold
He is telling the operator he IS spea king
close to tho receiver There have been
many knocks and pomea in your colyurn
about the Gotham telephone service. little
blame falling on the subscriber In New
York 1t may be a fad to talk through the
receiver. but up hero in New Haven We
still do our convcrsing close to tho
transmitter. PHILEMON
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
MEMREn OF THE Associated PRESS

Tho Associated Press IS exclusively entitled to the
~ for republication Of all aews dispatches credited
II not otherwise credited in this paper and
10 the locsl news OF stont anecus origin published
erein
All rights OF republication Of sn other matter
serein also reserved
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13

If we were copyreader and the para
graph read: Mrs Robert Mcdonald tnee
Oktavecl gave birth 10 a son at the New
Rochelle Hospital on Saturday. Lieutenant
Graham is L. S. Army officer and is on
his way to China. Mrs. Graham is staying
with her parents, Coligni Avenue, during hei.
husbands absence what head to put over
the story would give Us pause But it non
Dused the New Rochelle Evening Standards
copy desk 40 whit. Its head ia: "Forestcrs
and Companions to Hold Joint Euchre."
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13

Better English week is past but the
passionate advertisement writer goes on for
ever. The poet who writes copy for RusselS's
speaks of the healthy glow OF youth that
breathes encrvating vitality"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL pEpys

November 10-Lay late, not waking till
near eleven. thing l should like to do
daily, forasmuch sleep so invigorates me
that labour seemeth easy. To luncheon with
n. l.. wilson the scrivcner, and found
Miss Leonard there and w Lewis the editor.
and We had much talk of this and that
Thence to the office, and finished my stint
quickly. and }. Wise carried me home in his
petro1 o1-waggon. and his daughters Ellie and
Janet were there. too, and they must needs
know the names Of the Weep resi- ident and
the members of the Cabinet, and W's i'm
pressions of their names were inaccurate
Miss Jessie Henderson to dinner and she
very gracious TO me, and / spent all evening
fashioning some verses. not bad neither.
ll--My wife come to the office and we
md luncheon together: and I at my desk
all afternoon. The coal strike / hear, s
ended. which am glad of, albeit the Lord
knoweth our buildings have been just AS
overwarm this last week as ever they are
With Mistress Sally Farnham to hear "The
Mikado. and l deemed Mr.. Frank Moulans
ko-ko highly comickall, save the awkward
verses he interpolates in i've Got Little
List, and such rhymes fine" and time
should not be inserted into Gilbert score
Miss Gladys Caldwell as Pitti-Sing again en-
chanted me- as she does in any role he
hath, and such articulate and gracle hands
never saw on any Other woman. 10
publick. and Sally and / had cheese
rabbit, and | home by omnibuss and to-bed
12-To the Office, but distrait for that
our handmade Florence may leave us, because
her husband. forsooth, wishes her to live
with him. Many visitors to see me, but
was short with them all. l did not waste
more than FIVE hours. Home. and read "All
the Days Of My Life" by Amelia F.. Barr.
and ! never knew Of any who had such
simple and trusting faith. Whether this
was despite her humorlcssness or because OF
it is too great a oi,ast;pr for
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
Quite the Opposite
fFror, The Baltt,noye NeA

From The Baltuuore Ner.)
Paul NJ. Warburg says the world
is living in . fools paradise. Well. Il
may b . paradise, but opinions differ.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
JOHN III. MCGOuGH.

1T would be neat idea says B. l.. T
in the Chicago Tribune, 10 deport those
Russian Workers in steamer placarde,
Russia for the Russians"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13

Still. encrvating vitality isn't an unknown
thing. It's what n California booster has.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
The Coming Tower
To the peuorted Red.

Fare yc we'll. and il forever
Then forever fare We we'll
And take with ye your endeavor
For to raise particklcrhell.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13

Or in q steamer with the keel pacarded
This Side Up"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13

ssowned and published daily h New York Tribune
10, New York Ccrpcr st'o1. Ogden Reid. prcsi
mt; g: Vernon Rogers. Vice President; Helen
3cgen Reid Secretary: r A. suier Treasurer.
fddrcsst Tribune BuiNng. "a Nass au Street New
crk- Telephone. Becknan 5000
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13
The Versatility Of Milton uershey "

Written after listing Hershey. Pa
It's Hershey Inn ana Hershey store
And Hershey Street Railway.
It's Hershey where you go to eat,
At hershey Church you pray:
And from down to dark in Hershey's Par
Tho little children play.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-13

Mr. Hill is deeply chagrined over his
error 'Xcuseitpease" is his genunexion
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-31

for whom the Yanks fought in France.
 Here is the official report of operations in those last few hours of the war:
 "Thc Third Division advanced 5 kilomctcrs east of Brehevillc. Dcs- bite increased resistance by machine gun and artillery fire the 5th Divis- ion continued to advance, capturing IS prisoners, 8 large calibrc guns, 6 mmcnwcrfcrs and considerable ma tcrial. In accordance with the terms of the armisticc hoStilities on the front of the American armies ceased at II a. m.'
 The Ymks didn't shmk that last job. Many gave their lives with peace a matter of minutes away Every American at home worth the victory won by those boys in khaki will work as hard in the coming loan aS in the first.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-31
THE LAST DRIVE

The coming Victory Loan will be the last
 One more big job to pay for the victory -or the immediate demands of victory and Liberty Loans will be history.
 There must be no tagging by the Amer irau people in the drive that will come in April. It will not be a time for excuses.
 The same spirit that characterized the last hour of fighting before the armisticeI went into effect should be shown by the'
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-31

Notice of Hearing Final Acc-r~' In the United States Commisisoncri
 Court for Douglas Island Pre-
 clndt. Territory of Alaska, Di-
 vision No. I.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Will
 liam c. Boyd. deceased
 Notice is hereby given that Will liam stubbIns, as cxccutor Of the estate Of William C. Boyd, deceased. did on tho 22nd day Of January, .l9lg. nlc in Che above entitled court his final account of his administra- ton of said estate. and tho hearing of thc same has been set by said court for Saturday, the nfth day Of April, 1919. at the hour of two o'clock D. m. Of said day, at his of flee in tEc Henson Building in tro .City of Douglas, Alaska at which lime and place an persons are re- luircd Co Glc any objections thce may have Co said account and Co show cause. if any they have, why uid account should not be allowed land settled and the residue of said estate distributed to those entitled Co the same
 Dated this 22nd day of Jauu0 lglg. WILLIAM STUBBINs,
 Exccutor of the estate of William .C. Boyd, dcccascd
 n. II. Folsom,
 Attorney for EXccutor
 First pub. Jan. 2i. 1919.
 Last pub. February 21, 1919.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-31

Juneau promises to become a fertile field for motion picture scenario writers and uovcistS who formerly used the noun .aius of Kentucky and the moonshmerS for their themes. A raid on secret still was pulled off there the other day. The only thing that the raid lacked was am mtutorcd momtaiuccr girl with a squirrel rifle whose hand was stayed from firing the fatal shot lat the revenue officers by the fatal beauty or either one of them. We have yet to learn whether OF not the alleged moonshmer had the traditional moonshincrs' whiskers or mot.