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New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

v.ndicated. Il answered all purposes.
even az six-cent verd ct does in thes.
modern days"
The rather distant Halifax
Chronicle" naively asks. The YER
dict itself IS complete vindlcation,
but what can millionaire do with
all that money!"
THE Montreal Star IN an ex.
tensive editorial. remarks that
most of Us like to have at least
smattering Of knowledge about
number Of things. Not Sc the father
Of the hivver. With enough mil.
ions tucked away in the bank, he As
sumed-quite rightly--thst his pub
lie would admire anything he might
say"
Technically. Mr.. Ford obtained
verdict" says "The Kansas City
Star" "PracticaIly. no man Of i'm
portance ever has suffered such an
exposure of ignorance under the
spotlight Of public attention.
The Philadelphia Pubic Ledger"
can see no victory for Ford in the
verdict:
Neither Mr.. Ford nor hs lawyers
made out any case for him or his
opinions. bought by the yard and pub
hshed as his. unread. unedited and rot
understood, and in he SIX cents verdict
there is the unuttercd condemnation Of
ms ncighDors and very large hint "
men who~hang on the frngcs If public
liie. who, when legitimate criticism
comes, would take refuge IN tieir sup
posed position as private citizens and
rush to the courts to secure huge dam
ages for the injury to their reputs-
ton"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Aggressiveness Of the North
American Press

From 'El Rejormador,' Gatadalajoro
TH HE anti-American campaign car
ried on by the press beyond the
Rio Grande grows more virulent
daily; day by day the doleful clamor
that echoes on the steps of the Capitol
and in the vicinity Of the White House,
arrogantly demanding armed interven-
tion in Mexico, becomes more violent;
each passing moment darkens the hori-
zon of our foreign relations, and in
suits and attacks against our republic
increase in the columns Of the news
papers Of the United States.
Undoubtedly President Wilson has
had the courage to produce in the world
Of thought true revolution of meal
cnlabls consequences; his plans con-
corning the league of nations have not
at the sams time have caused verita-
bic wave Of bitter criticism and burning
denunciation to sweep over the coun-
try No sooner does he appear as the
greatest reformer Of modern times
than hs Is denounced as a visionary
dreamar who has not only bound the
future to ths chariot Of his idealism.
but also the tranquility Of the nation
over which hs presiden. Therefore his
oppontsuts do not hesitats to use every
means at their disposal to discrsdlt
him, and among Those means the vfls
which they have thought the most
Machtarelhan and appropriats WAS to
organins newspaper propaganda
throughout the United States flatteriney
the pride Of The people and demanding
from ths North American President
Immediate intervention in Mexico.
Thus Mr. Wilson finds Iimsels
placed In a very uncomfortable pre-.
dicament in tho eyes Of his coultay-
men, namely, that Of exciting popular
opinion by means Of exaggerations,
slanders and scandalous attacks by the |
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Reactions to Dom estic NeWs
Wayside Points OF
View

And There You Are!
will succeed everybody will be reasonably decent
everybody would be reasonably decent, there would
Il of a ue.-W Wichita Beacon
de Suite
going fail to npart the gat
tidings favorte grocer.-Chicago Daily News
Village Gossip
Herbert Hoover a experts gone
Probably the high of Bohemian living
The Okahoman
Reward Offered
poteering waTedo Blade
Lucky Thought
Henry only vndicated but judgment of
percepby his Think of what he
had him the 900 he asked
for-New York World
Question: MIR. Baker
airplane production should
whaddye mean, ned?-Washngtom Post.
The Habit
anxious strike that they ahead and walk
without knowing what it is all about Bridgeport Post
This present salaryrasng rage
Must be kept the world perceives,
Till all paid a bigger
Than anybody else receives
If the Rumanans shoot Budapest who looks
Bohevist the BARRIERS will do booming businessPortlond
Oregomaa
Perhaps!
The Hungarian Cabinet resigned and Immediately
jail We the idea by pursuing
same course she could make her cabinets last longerNe Or
leans Item.
Mr. Average Citizen
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

result of the Shantung section of
the peace treaty.
Senator Lodge reviewed q treaty with
Germany signed by President Will
son June %, the date of the treatv
OF Versailles The Germany treaty
deals with the governmen. Of the
Rhine provinces.
Two United States fiers were can
tured by Mexican bandits and held
tor ransom. AS soon as the ran
som was paid American troops
crossed the border in pursuit of
the bandits.
Ihe commission Of the Epjsconal
church on the Revision and En-
rlchment of the Book of Common
Prayer has prepared report "a
be submitted to the general con-
vention IN October which provides
Tor faith healing, anointing with
oils, requiem communion, and
prayers for the dead. reservation
OF the sacrament and Injunction or
the use of dipped wafer instead
OF the common communion cup.
"Obey' may be omitted from the
marr age ceremony
Congress has passed tac daylight
saving repeal bill over the veto of
the President.
The Prince Of Wales reached Hall
fax on his tour of the British
American provinces.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee ,earaed thar the State De-
Partmenr has notified President
Estrada Cabrera Of Guats,nals. who
mas been chief executive of that
country for a generation, that hs
cannot run again for reelection.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

SELVES, not only to resist the terrible
event Of foreign intervention-a thing
which would be Utopian in view of the
immense difference existing between
force and weakness-BUT ALSO IN
ORDER TO AVOID by our conduct to
excite those tendencies which are ram
pant beyond the Rio Grande against
our nationality. LET US AVOID ANY
PRETEXT that would justify such a
step, which would place us in very
dangerous situation.
In face of threatening hurricane,
the roaring of which was already heard
in the distance, let us strengthen the
structure Of our nationality, let us
tighten still more the bonds which
unite US, and which are almost broken
as consequence of the internal strife
which has shocked us during the last
nine years.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
THE Chicago Tribune"

The Chicago Tribune as the
defendant in the recent trial. re-
veals its attitude toward the YER
dict IN the following sentences:
1.-The Tribune is confident Of having
been vindicated in the forum OF public
opinion, as 1t certainly has been in ths
forum Of its own conscience, Tor Raw
ing performed without fear or favor
nat it considered public service and
with its results it IS content.
Thus both sides are, il would seem,
satisfied with the outcome, result sell
dom attained in lawsuits.
The Iribaac' would express q word
Of appreciation, however, for q third
party, tic court judge and jury"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

would give the President the power
to hx the profits of all who deal
III necessaries. The Senate Com
mlttee on Agriculture was told by
W. b. Colver, of the Federal Trade
Commission, that the entire food
supply of the United States will
be in the hands of the "Big Five"
packers by 1925 unless Congress
takes action to curb their activi-
ties.
The mayors of fifteen New JERSEY
cities appeared before the House
Agricultural Committee and de-
manded that Congress stop inves-
tigating the high cost of living and
do something.
President Wilson received the For
eign Relations Committee of the
Senate at the White House on
Tuesday and submitted to virtual
cross-examination on the peace
treaty and the league of nations.
While the public was not admit
ted, measures were taken to as
sure full publicity for all the pro-
ceedings. A canvass of the For
elgn Relations Committee after
the conference showed an un-
changed alignment on the treaty
question. The President said he
saw no objection to interpretations
by the Senate SO long as they were
not made part Of the act Of ratifi-
cation.
Thomas F. Millard, Far Eastern ex-
pert, IN testifying before the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Committee
predicted war with Japan A. tho
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

Murphy and the rank and file of
Tammany Hall are behind the
Governor, while the Mayor is
backed by William R. Hearst.
Immediately following the settle
ment of the l. r. T. strike Re-
cclver Job E. Hedges the Green
Car lines announced a correspond
ing increase in the paw Of the en-
ployes of those lines. If the I. R.
L. employees receive further in
crease as result of the arbitra-
tion of their demands it is ex-
pected that the Green Car men
will be raised corresponding1y.
The actors strike spread to the
stage hands and musicians, while
the employees Of moving picture
theatres announced their intention
to stand by the actors. The num-
Der Of New York theatres closed
by the strike was raised to eigh-
teen.
Tho Building Trades Employers AS
sociation threatens a general lock-
out In order to make an end Of the
series Of strikes in the building
trades which now have building in
New York tied up. Employees Of
ths Brooklyn Union Gas Company
have formed union and gone on
strike. but they hope 70 gain an
increase in wages without cutting
OF Brooklyn's gas supply. EN-
ployes Of the City Fire Department
arc threatening walkout to force
an increase Of $3.50 year in their
pay and as measure Of retalia-
tlon for the suppression by the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

From "ETcelsior," City Of Merico
S WAS to be expected in view
"a OF the nature Of late events,
~ the annoying campaign of in
tervention, which was start
ed many years ago and which, like a
chronic disease, undergoes certain
acute changes bringing about dam
gerous crisis, is now being seriously
discussed in the United States.
On the eve Of an adjustment Of
European matters, greatly complicated,
to be sure, and on the eve, also, Of the
discussion Of the ratification Of the
treaty Of peace by Congresses and Par
iaments of tho Allied nations, in order
to bring to close the sensational chap
ter of the Versailles conferences, it
was logical to suppose that, inasmuch
as each country is expected to put
1ts own house in order, all eyes should
be turned to Mexico. where, as yet, the
solution of the manifold and compli-
Gated problems of foreign relations and
OF home reconstruction do not seem
to be nearing a settlement, thus augur-
ing wotul events as TO the future of our
country and az to the best manner of
establishing national peace and well
fare in our unfortunate republic.
Therefore, the recent events which
took place at Ciudad Juarez serve to
give great momentum to that horrible
tendency against Mexican sovereignty
which unfortunately seems to increase
as those days of awful uncertainty pass
away There is a possibility" says
The Mall,' of Charleston, S c., chat
the United States may be compelled to
take part in the work of esta ablishing
order In Mexico, a problem which be-
comes all tho more difficult, inasrnuch
as the Me1lcans arr people entirely
ainerent from OURS, and are not I'M
oued with Anglo-Saxon ideals and
views"
great proportion Of the American
people DO NOT YET ACCEPT OR APP
FhOvE the ideals of international ius~
tlce which are triumphant ia tho
cyclnpsan conflict Among these ideals
none Is so high as the i1salleulabls right.
al fnn people to Live their own Esa. to
forgs their own destiny without any
foreign l1lturmeddllng. Hence ths urigin
OF tbs clearly defined attitude OF both
political parties which struggle for su-
prwmacy In ths United Statas-1hs
Deriocratir party. which, unless Il be
compelled by IN improbable concur
renee of circumstances. viii respect
Mexican sovereignty IN strict accord
ance with its promises, and The Repub-
Hran party, which, now exempt of this
responsibility Incidental to Che exercise
oY power, has prepared programmes
and encouraged certain tendencies
which are really threatening to our
sovereignty and to onr nationality.
We NEED TO PREPARE OUR
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
1--WE Must Soon Take o. Hand
In Mexico, - Says Press

Mexican Republic. This element
does not represent majority, how
ever, of American newspapers.
There is the element, equally numer-
Gus, it seems, that desires an ami
cable settlement Of all difficulties
with the neighbor, and urges the con-
tinued employment of diplomatic
measures in dealing with the latest
conditions affecting relations of the
two countries.
There is apparent unanimity,
however, in the view that the State
Department note of July % means
business" and that there must be a
change in Mexico. The New York
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

Mayor Of their publication, "The
Fireman" Members of the VIM
dow Cleaners Union, who wash the
windows of hotels and public
buildings, have struck for an IN
crease from $50 to S39 week and
a forty-four hour week. The
United Brotherhood of Mainte
nance of Way Employees and Rail
way Shop Labor is taking a refer
endum on a demand for 81 a day
increase or strike. The increase
IN pay would add $10O, 100000 a
year to the payrolls of the coun-
try's railways. The United Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen have adopted demands
for 35 to IS per cent increase in
pay and other demands for changes
IN engine equipment that would
mean an expense of $20O,o00,o
outside Of the increase in nav
asked for.
IN the fight against the high cost of
living the sale Of surplus army
supplies was begun in the forty
six schools designated as munici-
pal markets.
There were two cases Of sugar prof.
teers being forced to refund excess
charges for sugar.
congress continued IT'S discussion Of
ways and means for bringing down
the cost Of living. Amendments
were offered to various bills be-
Tore the Senate and the House.
one amendment offered to the food
control act agreed upon by the
douss Agricultural Committ..
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

prisoners as guides, got under way
last Tuesday evening with the inten-
tion of clearing the border region of
bandits and capturing the outlaws
responsible for the forced payment.
A substantial element of the con-
servative American press points to
intervention as the only way to end
the "watchful waiting" policy, and is
plainly intolerant of further treat
ing with the present head of the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

Grated it. It is not clear to manv what
should be our ultimate policy, but that
1t does harm rather than good to fool
further with Carranza is increasingly
manifest"
"The Scranton Republican"
"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"The Charleston News and Cou-
rier," "The Daily Oklahoman," "The
Cincinnati Enquirer" ''The Chicago
Tribune ~ "The Detroit Free Press"
"The Springfield Republican, and
"The Baltimore News" are plain in
their denunciation of Mexican in
ternal conditions affecting Ameri-
cans and are seen to favor a call
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
The Week at Home

In one of the fastest strikes on rec
ord, the employees of the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company won
rs per cent increase in pay after
tying up the subway and elevated
lines of Manhattan for forty -four
hours, from 4 a. n. Sunday to mid
night Monday. The men asked for
SO per cent increase, and the re-
mainder of their demand is to be
arbitrated. The increase in the
mems wages means an additional
$5,0oo,0oO year on the charges Of
the l. r. T., and James L. Quack-
enbush, general counsel for the
lnterborough, said the conse-
quence would be that the company
would have to borrow an addition
al $4o,000,oO0 in the next five
years The question Of increased
fa1s waa left out Of the strike
settlement.
1he conferences that brought about
d settlement Of the strike was
called by Public Service Cornmis-
sloner Lewis Nixon The particj-
pants were Mr.. Nixon. Governor
Smith. q committee Of ten of this
striking brotherhood officials and
ot1cta1s Of the Interborough CON-
panx AT tbs specific request OF
the strikers Mayor Hyian was ex-
cluded from tho conference.
oettlemena Of the striks with tf1o
help of Governor Smith, while
Mayor Hylan- was not allowed to
take part, is accepted as a decla-
ration Of war between the Cow
erner and the Mayor. Charles =,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
IN analogy

"Thc Washington Post" draws
an analogy:
I'm the olden days when the code
dueilo was in fashion it was not neces
sary for either duelist to get hurt in
order that their honor might be salts
ned Each could stand off at twenty
PAGES, close his eyes ard fire into the
air. after which they would shake
hands and call all bets off, 1t was q
draw no blood was spilled and both
parties considered themselves fully
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
The Chicago Ne1Us.
for "strict accountability"

for "strict accountability"
On the other hand, THE follow
ing papers evince sentiment op-
posed to severity: "The Baltimore
American" 'The Indianapolis
News" ''The Ell Paso Times" "The
Rocky Mountain News" "The Ne
braska State Journal" s'The Utica
Press" "The Fargo Courier-News,"
"The Baltimore Sun" and "The Chi
cago Evening Post"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Tribune gives expression to this sen

Tribune gives expression to this SEN
timent when it says:
at need scarcely be said that there
is no hostility to Mexico in this coun-
try. We wish for her prosperity and
her complete independence. Thought
of annexation is in few minds. No
sensible person wants this country to
assume the duty of administering Mex
leo. Our motives are disinterested and
Hearsts incitations have delayed an
alteration of policy rather than accel-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
What American Papers Say
Of the Ford Verdict
FTER three months Of testi-
mony and argument in the
: Ford million-dollar libel

- IA Ford million-dollar libel
suit against "The Chicago
Tribune" with resulting verdict for
the plaintiff of six cents damages,
the American public still seems to
be asking itself: "What is an an
archist?" Most editorial writers re-
gard the verdict as victory for the
plaintiff and also for the news
paper sued, and agreement is also
largely general that the "little jury"
deliberated and found ably. Another
point Of agreement is that the plain
tiff in waging his fight lost more
than he gained, particularly in in
tellectual prestige.
That both defendant and plaintiff
got an abundance of advertising"
out Of the legal battle is also con-
ceded. But from the nature of the
comment the advertising" obtained
by the plaintiff is not wholly to his
credit.
The case has brought forth a
great amount of editorial express
sion.
However able the wealthy auto
mobile manufacturer may be as a
business man, he can lay little claim
to craftsmanship, in the opinion Of !
"The Cleveland Plain Dealer which
says:
"His lack Of historical perspective
Gas shown during the course Of the
triaD would be something more than a
laughing matter had he been elected
to the United States Senate !
Ford is not an anarchist, whatever else
he may be, and his vindication by the
Mount Clemens jury will receive gen
eral approval. What he thinks
about history does not matter so long
as he confines himself to the manu-
facture of hardy little vehicles"
"Thus ideal and complete justice
prevailed" remarks 1.-THE Kansas
City Journal" commenting on the
final outcome of the Ford case.
"This action had the very singular
effect of pleasing both sides, the
plaintiff as we'll as the defendant I
He (Ford) could buy brains |
to do most everything else for him
except to answer the trying ques-
tions shot at him by skilful trial
lawyer But it must be admitted
that Mr.. Ford acquitted himself with
considerable credit. He was genu-
inc and sincere, making no pretenee
to knowledge that he did not pos
sess."
IT,
"The Chicago News" calls the YER
dict an intelligent one, and con-
cludes it's comment as follows:
"If Mr. Ford had been better in
formed concerning history, political
science and the radical movements Of
the time he would not have brought
suit at all. He would merely have
denied the charge that he was an an
archist and demanded of The Tribune
the correction he was entitled to- At
any rate, the verdict is creditable to
the jury and the judge
In the opinion of "The Omaha
World-Herald," "the whole affair
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
The Very Thing.

NAiD 4 'lseman Broiop the other
- day,
"Iou til NE food's cr replely
hiqh,
And often you re o5d geo s. pan
A doubled price tor '-'.at yoa
buy
There Is no lack Of sh,aos TO cat,
Bat thsy are nearly all corr
oiled
By spec .riors on rue tree,
iFie .'ocks for t.gder prices
From armcr ao,cn to re:ali mas
indes1 u seems to Dc agreed
To csrt~f VI, gougng j,iaa,
.s,tc a. -hcir schemes they sce1
sRcceed.
The loog 70 stop all this appears
Quit pidin, the remedy tcont
foti
Round up et once these Proftcers
Ana PET the guilty ones ~
jail"
Christian Science Monissr.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
~ ETTLEMENT time with Mex
NuseA ,~o &c Mt Fo~ Jsc%u~t

NE ETTLEMENT time with Mex
A leo is not far distant.
~ Such, largely, is the tone Of
the American press, following
the Lansing note Of July %
warning of radical change in pol
icy," and following the Lansing COM
munication of last week demanding
"quick action by the Carranza gov
ernment in securing the rescue of the
two American aviators held for ran
som. Since this latest demand the
aviators have been freed in return
for $4,000 paid by this government,
and punitive expedition Of the 9Th
Cavalry, utilizing the two former
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Eternal Problem of
intervention

From "Egcelsior," City Of Menico
S WAS to be expected, in view
"a OF the nature of late events,
~ the annoying campaign Of in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-07
By L. J. FAULKNER.

There has marked decrease in the past few days
the number of high priced stolen but there has been
LII the period a marked increase in the number of
JOY riders
These joy riders in most abandon their stolen
secluded spots much the for the experience
The for this increase in joy-ridng is OBJ
vlous The warm pleasant evenings offer temptation too
strong for the average Smartaleck wise guy youth
of the street lOaing breed to overcome
One significant fact has been noticed by the writer
There has been accessory dealers for and spare
Will no doubt be noticed reduction OF of Joy
riding But it must be borne mind that merely locking
the switch is not preventive to the EXPERIENCED
AUTO THIEF, who steals for profit
Tuesday afternoon within radius of five blocks
counted sxyone without any protection whatever for
spare tire. The there for the asking All
had to do simply to get in and drive the Off
The chance Of the appearing very small and if
policeman stood right alongside of the he would not
have known but that the joy rider had perfect right to
take it.
1t is this practical immunity from discovery that makes
auto thievng so easy.
Police Inspector Grant says that hood lock- in addi-
ton the switch lock- would make much harder for the
crook make getaway. For if he seen trying
pick the lock he would be under suspicion at As for
JOY riders it would be absolutely safeguard against
the majority of this k.
The police are in no wav blame for this epidemic of
thefts The in which be driven away
makes it impossible for the policeman who might see
the theft to know that the driver is not the
The police first learn Of theft when it is reported at
headquarters and by that time the thief rider the
case may be, is miles away. This writer has been much
encouraged his efforts to stop this evil by the flood of
letters arriving daily and urging him to keep up the good
work.
HELP THE POLICE BY LOCKING YOUR CAR AND
TIRE.
BY 50 DOING YOU WILL ALSO BE RENDERING
YOURSELF THE GREATEST SERVICE
LOCK YOUR CAR.
LOCK YOUR SPARE TIRE
1t WILL PAY YOU