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New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Cit zens',tp Schools

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Our schools should be the training
camps for democracy. The quality of our
citizenship depends upon the quality Of our
public school system and upon the teach
ers it employs. The system of public
education in this our greatest city should
set the standard for the entire country
and should be one to which we could point
with pride. AS matter of fact, it is open
to criticism in almost every direction.
We have two great groups to prepare
for citzenship-our children and our for
cign- n-born population. Adult foreigners
find little to meet their needs in the edu-
cational programme prepared for them
The pay offered to evening school teachers
and the superficial preparation required do
not attract Except in rare instances) the
best type Of men and women who can carry
the serious responsibility Of preparing
other men and women for citizenship.
All so-called Americanzation plans are
useless unless we lay the foundation for
them in an adequate educational system
for both American born children and for
eign-born adults.
Those who come to the evening schools
are of the most intelligent and ambitious
type, and they are quick to discover the
callbrc of their teachers. If the teachers
only claim to educational superiority is
that of a knowledge of English the stu
dents Will have little regard for the in
structon given and will not remain long
IN the class Neither will they respect a
system which treats the teaching of its
foreign born ms makcshift and of see
ondary consideration and crowds adult
mon and women into seats provided for
young school chldrcn
EDITH H. IARDlNE.
New York, April II, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
By the SWord Alone
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune
~ 1R: Suppose a committee of the AlIied
- conferences, or the plenary session
thereof, amends the proposed cove
nant, or so-called constitution of the league
of nations by adding a reservation of the
Monroe Doctrine or of the alleged right
Of any member state to secede from the
league Such reservation might be as worth
less and Intellectual as the like reservation
of the alleged right of Virginia. New York
and Rhode Island to secede from the Fed
eral Union contained in the respective rati-
fcations of the United States Constitution
by those states was held to be during the
Civil War. By the sword of war and later
by the decision Of the Federal Supreme
Court it was decided that nothwithstand-
ing express reservations in their ratifca-
tions of the Constitution Of the right of
those states to secede the Federal Union
was perpetual and indssoluble Texas
V. White, 7 Wallace, PIP. 700, 722, 1850
Virginia's ratification of the Federal Con-
stitution does declare and make known
that the powevs granted under the Consti-
tuition being derived from the people of
the United States. may be resumed by them
whatsoever the same shall be perverted
to their injury or oppression" q Docu-
mentary History of the Constitution of the
United States, p. 1859
New York's ratification of the Federal
Constitution declares that the powers of
government may be reassumed by the peo-
pie whatsoever i shaN beccr sea-~
TO their happiness" q Documentary His
tory. PIP 100, H.
Rhode Islands ratih.ation declares that
the powers Of governmen. ma. ,e re-
assumed by the oole whensoever il sail
become necessary to their happiness" e
lera' History, p. Bill
cN6 cutive council of the league Of
sn autocracy like the Holy
Alliance without any Supreme Court or
any other council or legislative body to
hold it in check 1t is the sole Judge Of
its own powers 1t is a union of the ex-
ecutive, legislative and judiciary merged
into one body II its decision, however
erroneous, is disregarded. an international
boycott embargo or taboo will be followed
by an international war. in which it is the
duty of every member state to support
the international war to the utmost o. its
strength There is no more reason te ,c1
lieve that in an emergency the Mo .,
Doctrine would be respected because re
served, or the reserved right to sc =
peaceably allowed than was the Ike
served right in the case of Virginia { .
wise of New York and Rhode Island
1851 HENRY A. FOSTER.
New York, April IS, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
DeLivey1no the Red Cross
lIaruep'a Is eeklyl

4IHrUeyS - cfhtDJ
We " tece 'vod in a roundabout way
a "Memorandum oA Proposed World Con-
ference of Red Cross Societies at Geneva
recently subm tied : az international com
mittee in Paris b. Major General Henry P
Dawson who, after outlining his plan,
says:
"surely, the operation of such plan
would develop a new fraternity and SYM
pathy among the peoples BY so doing
an important contribution will have been
made toward the success of the league
of nations, and this present plan should
be viewed as a vital factor in the larger
undertaking"
Are we to assume that Mr. Dawson ' ar-
poses or has promised somebody to de-
liver the great Red Cross membership of
100000 to the precious league? If so,
look out. This is no pnk-tea party. It's
a fight.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
The Denatured Covenant

The verbiage of the oo-calied league
of peace covenant is formidable and con-
fusing, but the salient issues are simple.
The proposed league has force behind
1t or it has not. If there is force it
must lessen national sovereignty; in the
present instance, if outside authority is
created control over American action IS
placed with committee of nine whereon
If there is no impairment Of sovereignty
then the covenant is not as advertised.
The proponents of the covenant must
adopt one theory or the other. They cam
not declare in one breath there is to be
a league to enforce peace and then in
the next deny any impairment of ma
tonal sovereignty. Heretofore they have
lodged, but the lodging is becoming too
open to deceive many
The Tribune's own reading is that the
covenant has no vitality. We look in
vain for anything giving the nine gen
tlemen authority to put armies and
fleets in motion. Decisions depend on
unanimous consent. Any government
can withdraw its representatives if his
course be displeasing to it. There is no
foundation of league to enforce any
thing.
If the covenant were in existence now
would it provide machinery for the CO.
Nercion of Bolshevist Russia for violations
of international law? 1t would not. No
one suggests that it would. The coercion
of Russia would rest, as now, on the
concerted action, each Judging for itself,
of the five great powers.
What would be the attitude of this
country toward league to enforce
peace? The sentiment for the general
idea is strong, but would we be willing,
when the test came, to conide our ma
tional destiny to the guardianship of
others? No one knows, for the issue has
never been submitted. The haste of
President Wilson in taking out of the
covenant provisions savoring of impair
ment Of national sovereignty suggests
what he thinks. His opinion obviously
is that the American people are against
a league possessed of power-a power
which, if it exists at all, must impair
national liberty.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
H AMPICo, Mex. (by maiD. - "King
Pelaez of the Oil Fields" otherwise

EAMPICO, Mex. (by maiD. - king
Pelaez of the Oil Fields" otherwise
Villas trusted lieutenant in Tamauli-
pas and commander in chief of the armed
forces of the oil interests here, is really IN
serious danger An aeroplane squadron has
landed here to-day, with instructions to CO.
operate with the land and naval forces in
extermnating him and his army which
consists now, according to the best estimates
here, of about 1900 men, scattered through
the oil jungle.
The personnel of the air force includes
Captain of Aviation Alfonso Virgen, and the
following aviation pilots having the rank of
lieutenant: Rafael Sanchez Peralta, Felipe
Garcia and Rafael Montoro, and the usual
complement of machinsts. 1t is said that
the Huastecas district is the present hiding
place of General" Pclaez himself, and that
efforts will be primarily directed toward
capturing that illustrious patriot"
The Federal Department of War and
Marine in Mexico City has placed General
Dieguez in command Of the national troops
here, which have been considerably rein
forced within the last few weeks, and with
soldiers on foot, marines in hotllla which
can penetrate the Tamesi and Panuco rivers
and their tributaries, and a force of arnen
for scouting and bombing expeditions 1t is
only Il question Of time until the roundup
is complete and the entire district paciied.
General" Pelaez, according to opinion
here. has only himself to blame for his pres
ent plight He was too greedy. lie began
grating on the oil companies in quite
small way, under pretence of guarding their
properties, and finding that they yielded
readily to his demands, gradually increased
the ante.
Two years ago, whether at his suggestion
or that of the oil men does not matter, his
compensation was fixed at the rate of $4,000
per month 1t is said that lately he has
been receiving 100000 per mon n, and still
was not satisfied.
Having gotten mixed up in this rotten
business before it became evident that Gen
eral Carranza was the strong man who would
reunitc Mexico and having openly employed
the "Pelaez government" to gu-rd hen wells
against imaginary attack from the / 9derHls,
the oil men have been unable to sh Ike off
the yoke 1t would be a very easy matter
for General" Pelaez to wreck their property
and put them out of business, and they know
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

for things she herself held dear, and
sought peace without victory? "To
keep the scale from tipping" when hu-
man freedom was in the balance! And
then to suggest that I'VE should be
blessed among the nations" because we
supplied impartially "succor" to all!
That was Mr.. Wilson's view on Janu-
ary 8, 1916. Has it materially changed
since? Is not this insistence upon for
illustration of changing ones sky but not
ones mind?
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Relative of Officer Here Notified of His
Death

Mira, Helen Worsh Lceda has received word
from the Navy Department OF tho death In nc
ton, In llnyti, OF her nrst cousin. Major John
lync Mayer, L. y Nj. c. Mrs Leeds, who lives
at ~ Washington Place, was ollclally Informed
of her cousIn'a death laat Monday, although ho
was killed ON April 4
WASIllNGruN, April .. -Four additional
companies OF Marlnos hnNo been sent to REIN
torco the sarrison at Fort nu Prince, That tho
disturbance thoro is anything moro than ordi-
nary Is dcnicd by officials here.
You Will note that Washington states that
four additional companies of Marines have
been sent which sccms wise prccaution,
as the Marines have unique record, never
having mutincd or even hestitated in tho
whole history OF the service. Please note
also the final line that tho disturbance
is ordinary"
Why question our having men killed in
Russia, with which we are not at war, when
we also are losing lives in Hayti, with
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Every Hand for Batter,
Park
BY Wilbur Forrest

With the Army of Occupation in Germ
Among the movies, one film has been
hit of the season everywhere on the
circuit. The scene is laid in Holland,
the youth, travelling in the land Of ca
met pretty little Dutch girl and MAJ
her secretly. The millionaire father disc
him. He remains in Holland She dies
he dies and the beautiful eighteen-yea
daughter this is eighteen years later,
but proud, learns of her millionaire &.
father and starts for New York AS
boat arrives at New York, Battery :
comes on the film. Wild cheers break
the soldier audiences at this point. z
cheers are not for the little Dutch-Americ
orphan, who has safely concluded her Ion.
journey. They are for Battery Park. "E
terry Park" is playing to crowded houses.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
The Coming Towe1
On Profiteerins

On Profiteerins
Although l hate
A profiteer
With unabat-
Ed loathing;
Though I detest
The price they smear
On pants and vest
And clothing;
Yet | admit
My need Of crime,
Nor do one whit
Regret it;
I'd triple my
Price for rhyme,
If I thought l
Could get it.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
How Avenge Massacrese

tfrom The Washington starr
The Sultan of Turkey says he asks JUS
tce for suffering people, which is the
same thing the Armenians have been say
ing for long time.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
The Athalctic Young Man

Sir: Our athaletic friend found time to inquire
after you the other day. but the burden of his
talk TRADE against the police who, he said
had arrested and charged with alcolism friend
of his.
And he'd not been drinking at all 2" + asked.
mo, simply of asphasia," he said.
Tom D'TRFrE
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tho Associated exclusively entitled to tho use
for republication OF dispatches credited TO or
credited In this and also the local
news OF spontaneous origin published herein
AL rights republication OF all other matter herein
also reserved
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
WILSON--HOMBRE

Cold aloofness is the mans most striking char
acerstic. But is it not aloofness from men rather
than from affairs? Is it not possible for affairs
to be more momentous than ordinary social can
siderations? vision far penetrating and 90
crystal clear will naturally set its range high above
the heads of the multitude. 1t is not thnt if
'cM not see the little things-t is that it coonot
ohrcsponslVe to men, yes-but to mankind "a
deilcately responsive the most sensitive seismo
graph Read the last paragraph of his Declarn
ton of War. 1t breathes a mighty final anneol
in behalf of humanity. Yet men saw the man
Is cold. In sooth, he would need an armor of
chilled steel to withstand the slings and arroxvs
that have been hurled against him. Some s,ch
armor he must have. for only that can exnlain
the mans cold Indifference to what men saw
Perhaps this reached its pinnacle in his utter
disregard of the Senator'S round robin repudiat
ing the League OF Nations 'Pygmy minds !"
was his only comment: and he went on as before
Here. indeed, my masters we have "A man
among men. You do not understand him bc
cause he il not "of' you. lie IA simplv among
So"' El ToRo
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
THE DIARY or OUR OWN SAMUEL pEpYs

April 12-To the courts, and played q
sett with a stranger, but his game so poor
7 beat him; and then l beat S. Spacth two
sctts and he me one, but not easily. To NJ.
Glass's for dinner, and stopped there the
night, and read an old book of Kin Hub
bards, from 1909, full of some of the
drolest sayings ever written. Some of the
paragraphs have more meat in them than
is in most short stories. AS to American
literature, l am proudcr of Kin Hubbard
than of a dozen Joseph Hcrgeshemers,
despite the skill of the latter
13-Riding about The countryside this
day with my wife, who rcgans her strength
slowly that her mpatience is great
14-To the city in my petrol Wagon, and
at my stint all the day, and finished it by
six albeit so many persons did interrupt
me I thought | never should write a word.
To M. GLASS; again. and we had fine
dinner, of roast lamb, and peas, and
pudding of rice, which do not like as
rule but this, what with the way of cook
ing and plenty of cream, not an untooth.
some dainty. Mrs. Dennis to call, and tells
me of her son, who is in Germany, and
he hath the Croix de Guerrc and the
D. S. c., but she read of it in the news
paper, he telling her nought about it
soever.
15-To the city again. in the rain, and
to my Office, and c. Mangan of Binghamton
C M Vie ,LO,~ L. !
since the great days at Neufchateau and
| SO glad to him I did no further work
at all, but listened to his divcrting tales
of matters in France and in the evening
to a great dinner A. Samucls gave; and
thence home and to bed
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

We doubt, however, whether ANYBODY
could tell by merely listening to it, whether
a play were in free verse or prose.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

Rent prohteering is reprehensbe, of
course, but if were landlord and among
our tenants were profteering groceryman
and a profteering butcher we should find
1t difficult to be altrustic
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
SUBSCRIPTION RATES-By Mail. including Postage:
N TAE UNITED SrATES AND CANADA.
GU A RAN ZEE

You purchase merchandise advertised IN 'ne
TRIBUNE with absolute safct-fcr II dissatisfaction ro-
suits In THE TRIBUNE guarantees 10 pay your
money back request. No red tape NO qu'oo"hs'
We mako good promptly II the advertiser docs nos.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

N spite OF The fact that so sensitive an
car as Mr.. Haywood Broun's makes him
speak of the vigorous and colorful prose"
Of "The Jest's" English adaptation. and
that nobody we have asked, of those who
have heard the lines, agrees with us. our
ineradicable impression is that the Eng
lish adaptation is iambc pentameter.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

The athaletic young officer in France
was under the command he says, of Gen
cral Perishing.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

The Coming Tower apologies to the
hookmnn, In yesterdays paper we were
made to says"undcr it's now editorship tho
Fookman is full of Typographical errors"
We wrote "frcc," but tho lnotypcr mndc it
"full,' and the proofroom let il stand.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

hich we are not at war? Did not Mexico
establish sufficient precedent for you?
S.
Ncw York, April Il, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

Not always, however. In the Gro, an
Army paper published at Bourges, the c.
in c. is forced to rhyme with "blushing."
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Strength of the Armies
TO the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In reply to question in the House
of Commons, London, TO the respective
mobilized strengths of the British French,
United States, German, etc, armies on No
vember II, 1918, and the corresponding fg-
ures in February, 1919 the following state
ment was given on March 10 by the Secre-
tary of State for War. which. think, Is OF
sufficient interest for you to publish in
your valuable columns.
---Mobilized strength =
Country. Nov. II. lsts. Feh-lSis.
British armies. including
Dominion contingcnts
risons abroad S.6So.9s7 (a) ass2iss
'Franco ,.,..,...,.,. e,ot e,Noo s'>Vn.sseeaa
Italy ,.,,,.....,%t %tsoopo .'sNVeS'voe 'sNS'vooee
L. : ot America ....,,.S, ie'lSe - toV'VVV
The following are approximate estimates ..o
Germany ,..,....,.,... teOo,oeo 3sSv'ooeeas
Austria. hungary ...,.,.s,s s,sSo.ooo ,hl slOs'eeevv
rs'S"t" ru' ,"y undca .VSVSS .VeSS.VSSSSS Cd, ID, ;S.esc
cas- Tho number or sroops dcmohtscd during
the period wa@ l.S4ssoS which invisas.n
t1s.Sbi NeSerNistS and i6o.fSS ierstri
ated prisoners OF MAR not included !"
th> ON Novcmhcr s. 1918. Py Ncvemhcr II
tho majority OF those had been DISTANCES
aud dispersed to their homes 80.
tcf Estimated strensth ON September l. l.s lssss
before the Allied ouensivc. The strens'H
ON November II Is not known =. ,.,a
td) Estimated strength en- October SO, l'Ae
date Of armstee with Turkey.
sRound numbers,
fAppro <iniate.
3lncluding volunteer formations. Il
GGerman- Austrians and ilungarians only
G. ARMSTRONG. 1
New York, April Q, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

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New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Subsolar Novelty

inc sh'vf which. tried In the shop cnabler
yo" 70 make considerable spced with considerable
'omiort ana which. put on at home. refuses to
'' yo" ret anywhere in time Tor anything and
makcn going up atnirs IA scandal Nina w
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Extraordinary Peace

TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Following your editorial of Satur-
day asking whether are at war with the
Bolsheviki, it occurs to me to inclose the
following clipping suggesting that you also
ask whether we are at war with Hayti:
MAJOR j. l.. MAYER KILLED
IN ACTION IN HAYTI
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

The peace treaty, according to CON
servative guesses, will contain rs 600
words. But bless your typical American
heart you won't have to read it in order
to argue about it,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16

'"rmanys indemnity chcvron is to be
Of gold. T. p A
New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
The Machiavellian Press Agent

Sir: In Act l. Scene 2. Of Crowns and
Clowns the Hasty Pudding's 1919 model musi-
cal comedy. Borus the Bolshevik who has Just
overthrown Ivan the King Of Czecho- Ptomania
shouts. in ringing tones:
10 The Tower -
And any one who goes to the Hote Astor
Saturday afternoon evening may hear this
newest contrib speak for himself P NJ IT
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