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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
The Miner S Aim
Not to Increase Hours Of Work
1t Is Declared
Tie the Editor of The Tribune.

lie the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue of November z
note communication from Oscar
!. Smith embodying g letter from a
miner in Wyoming by the name Of
q. f. Bateman.
Far be 1t from me TO say that any Of
ms statements are untrue as regards
ms individual experience, but must
take issue with him about some of the
statements ne has made, because thew
90 not represent the average expe-
Renee Of the mine worker in the
United States, nor of those in Wvo-
ming, from which point he writes.
From 1912 to 1917, inclusive. the
mines of Wyoming worked 1881 Y,
AS an average; thus they ran 22s DAYS
per year. The union rules Of the state
Of Wyoming forbid working on certain
holidays and, Of course. on SUNDAYS.
making full working year Of 300
days, providing the miners are CON
tent TO work on all those days, which
- not always the case. 1t is clear
them that the miners worked "a per
cent CT full year in the state Of
Wyoming between the dates men.
toned During that length of time
there were some strikes. and the on
orator did not work his mines because
labor troubles INTERVIEWED
1t Is interesting to note that II the
miner fails to get the bank-to bank
provision and does get the six-hou,
day and hve-day week he will work
thirty hours per week With the bank.
to-bank provision the length of his
actual stint will be reduced to betwee
twenty-five and a half hours per week
and twenty-seven and q half hours
Assuming that he will work the full
thirty hours, the actual time az com
pared with the maximum required by
fhc present contract with the union
VIII be sixtytwo and half per cent,
Clearly the mine worker is not trv-
ing, as Mr Bateman says, to increase
the number of hours that he works
but decrease them. The statement he
makes as to the ability to load coal !.
also controvertibe.
It is quite an ordinary days work
in certain sections Of the country,
where the miner is disposed to do his
utmost, for the loader to put out from
sixteen to twenty tons per day. Dur
ing the war some men by possibly ex-
cessive stry-nobody believes in
an unreasonable degree of work
loaded as much as fifty tons in one
day. Consequently it is not reasonable
for Mr.. Bateman to object to an esti-
mate on the basis of sixteen to twenty
tons day, where the coal is Of such
thickness that the miner has the
best possible opportunity.
The period | have taken In the ear
her part of this letter as exhibiting
the average activity of the mine worker
in Wyoming does not, as will be no
ticed, extend to 1915, because the re-
ports of the United States Geological
Survey are not carried forward to 50
recent date.
F.. DAWSON HALL,
Managing Editor of Goal Age"
New York, Nov. IL, 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Congratulatory letters from all
over the country have been pouring in
upor me this week because OF the part
credited TO me by the press in connec
ton with a Communist meeting held in
this city last Sunday night and ad-
dressed by Rose Pastor Stokes.
Permit me to say that have no
apo ogy 70 offer any one for anything
said or done at this gathering by my
colleagues or myself. as from begin
nlng to end there we're courtesy, free
speech and American fair play. TO
this Mrs. Stokes herself would be the
first to agree. We did not break up
the meeting. We did something far
better. We saturated it with 100 per
cent Americanisn,. as it was our right
and duty to do.
In the first place, let me make clear
that entirely undue credit for the pa
triotic demonstration in question has
been gwen by some unknown scribe to
me. The plan to have present strong
contingent of loyal citizens originated.
believe, with Commissioner of Public
Safety O'Keefe, and wss carried OUT
chiefly through Captain Collins, OF the
Home Guard.
In the second place, as have sug-
gested. Mrs. Stokes was not Interrupted
~ me or by any one else, by either
4
perfectly orderly evening. she was
given a quiet and attentive hearing.
Whether she should be at large max
ing these revolutionary addresses while
out on bail under ten years sentence
for utterances during the war is an
other question. But as she was in
tact being permitted by the authori-
ties to address public meeting it
would have been entirely unwarranted
for me to presume TO usurp their place
and prevent her speaking. To have
broken in upon her and ridden down
her speech roughshod. singing her and
her followers out of the hall they had
neen allowed to hire, even though we
T,
would have been a disorderly and quite
Bolshevstic proceeding. We heard her
through, and in q closing forum an
swered her in honest American fashion.
Al 1880 she had talked herself out
and admitted that she had made no
converts.
At the beginning, as we we're crowd
ed in the halt waiting, with no presid-
ing officer or speaker in evidence, [
suggested that we were wasting good
tine, and started "America," which
vas sung with fcrvor I have never
beard surpassed. Toward the close of
Mrs. Stokes 6 address, which she began
following the singing, many telling
questions and criticisms came from all
parts OF the house She met them
earnestly and il good spirit, but for
the greater part with poor success, es-
pecially when challenged as to her
authority Cor statements about Russia
BY Young man who reads regularly
the Soviet and other newspapers in the
Russian language-a language OF which
she admitted to him her ignorance.
My own contribution to the closing
forum was the following question:
Why do you, Mrs. Stokes, assume that
your knowledge and judgment regard
ing Bolshevism are superior to John
Spargo'ss whose analysis Of that revo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
France Stands Firm

ing point in French politics. They
have greatly strengthened the demo
cratic idea and the republican form
of government. They show that the
French people have taken the les
sons of the war to heart. Clemen-
ceau said finally in the Chamber
when the dissolution of that body
was being. debated, that France had
conquered the Germans in the field
but had yet to prove at the ballot box
that she was equal to subduing the
internal forces which threatened her
unity and security.
The French have now met that
test. The Socialist extremists, who
put loyalty to an International in
spired by the doctrines of Lenine
above the preservation of free gov
eminent, were routed at the polls
The defeatist group in the old Cham
Der, led by Joseph CaillauX, which
secretly hoped to come into complete
control as the negotiator Of a peace
of accommodation with Germany,
has been reduced to impotency. Syn
dicalism and sovietism have been re-
pudiate0 as poisonous exotics, Ger
tain to paralyze the energies Of any
state which has to face the present
enormous tasks Of reconstruction.
Clemenceau made war. France
wants his immediate successors to
put equal energy and singleness of
purpose into the solution of peace
problems.
The victory Of sanity and democ-
racy in France will have tranquil
liz;ng effect all over Europe. The
French newspapers rightly hail it as
vindication Of nationalsm, but it is
not, however, a defeat for interna-
tionalisrn Of the legitimate sort
that which denotes cooperation be-
tween the nations of the world for
the general benefit. The interna-
tionalism which the French voters
condemned is the perversion of that
term, which is accepted by the lead
ers of the so-called international pro-
letariat. Their aim is to DESTROY
nations and to bring men everywhere
under the rule Of class terrorism.
The best judges in France have
always said that sovictism was too
unintelligent a scheme to suit the
French public. They were right.
But if it is too stupid to appeal to
the French, is it not likely to be too
stupid to appeal to the other ma
tions Of Western and Central Eu.
rope? The cred" regime has lasted
long enough in Russia to disgust the
rest of the Continent. Even Hun.
gary seems to be through with it:
and in that country it was submitted
to chiefly as political device to
eVaue the imposition OF a crushing
peace.
Frances vote will, therefore
hearten the peoples which, in their
detection, have been tempted tc
listen to the counsel of the revolu.
tionary Socialists. A strong and or.
derby France will be prop to order
and freedom elsewhere-in italy, Ru.
mania, Poland and Czecho- Slovalzia
and even in Germany, Austria and
Hungary. France was the great
apostle in Europe of the democratic
idea. AT critical moment she has
reatfirmed her faith in that idea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
Democracy. Not Uniformity

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter by Mr.. Nelson Hume
in your issue of to-day, headed "whv
Public Schools?" deserves a few BRIEF
continents. Mr.. Hume seems to as-
sumo, in the first place. that democracy
IS thought by many to mean uni
torm'ty-a wholly undesirable and All
soluteiy unattainable end. Does Il
not really imply merely equal oopor-
tunity?
IN the second place, the argument
that there was some democracy in our
country before the establishment ~
any common school system is beside
the point. The advocates of common
school education have favored il. so
TAR as know, because it is the most
feasible and the most far-reachina.
method known Of Offering 20 all citi-
zeAs an equality OF opportunity for
education. And good education ia
certainly the greatest single boon that
g country can offer.
HORACE MANN.
Choir School, Cathedral Of s.. John
the Divine, New York Nov II TOTO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

It was famous victory, Princeton's,
and It inspired one Of her nitid alum
nj. Mr.. Parke II Davis, to try fer
the mixtmct record blooming lumi-
nously behind those stirring plays" he
wrote. "and indelibly impressing them
selves upon The memories of the vast
host OF spectators was tie
of victory which flowed and ebbed
then finally delivering the
laurels of the day to Princeton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
Easiest but Seldom Followed

From The Chicago DAILY Ne,os)
One Of the easiest WAYS to avoid
paying exorbtant prices for New York
otel accommodations is to stay away
from New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
The Diery Of Our Own Samuel pepys

The Ciary Of Our Own SamueI Pepys
Novonso.r l5~With K Hayes and my
wife and Miss E. Ferber TO New Haven,
and Edna and I talked Of letters, and
of life, too; and to H. Canby's for
luncheon, where were many pleasant
folk, and Edna and walked TO the
great Bowl, the others going in l.
Dodd's petrowaggo but we pot there
first Saw the Princeton football team
beat the Yale team; and lost seine
money, bat less than / might have:
and it was poor game. To Il. Canby's
for tea, and had glass of cherry
bounce, very potent; and so to the
city again, and TO ]. Wise's. where he
had q merry party gathered to sur
prise me; and there late, with much
gay talk.
l6-All day in the country. and had
pleasant day, playing croquet Home
where | find E. Ferber and Janet Grant
and Miss Fuller; and A. Woollcotr,
very grand in silk hat, ard II Ross:
and we had d frugal supper, and all
left before eleven. Read Congreve's
poems. Indifferent stuff.
l7-At the Office all day, and with
Fl. Harrigan to the playhouse. and
heard "The Yeomen of the Guard" q
fine operetta, but given with only n
fair dagree OF skill, whereas it must
be done in perfection to be of effect
Miss Goa Tracy did well, but Mr.
Danforth spoiled her best song by
drawing the audiences attention &c
him; and Miss Caldwell very graceful
and alluring; and Mr. Moulan not
noisy enough to be heard over the
musck. which is OF great beauty.
l8-Early up, and struggled to ar
range my books in order. but wearieo
of it soon, and so to the Office. where
all day, in low spirits at the condition
Of the world.
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,srssrrn or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

/ the Associated Prcss Is exclusively entitled 10 the
lse for republication of all news dispatches credited
Il no, otherwise credited In this paper. aud
llso the toai -ews Of spOn aneous origin puoiished
lsYein
+ All rights Of repubiicatioo Of all other matter
scrcin also reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

From a Skyscraper Window


My window frames drop of sky:
All day the sailing clouds go by,
Far off and white. or flushed with rose
When In the tired afternoon
The Office noises seem to Groom
A sleepy song, and could close
My eyes and dream that
Went riding on the cumuli
Sometimes when look up and through,
| see square Of singing blue.
Sometimes a storm wrack driving past
With sulphurous patches like sharp
pain,
Or smooth gray curtains, soft and vast,
And javelins Of rain.
| see no houses, hills or trees
To tie my heaven to the earth,
No friendly, green horizons girth,
No grain fields bowling to the breeze.
Remote, impersonal and pure,
My vision wakes no memory,
Nor in it's blue ard cloudy lure
To any question makes reply.
Suspended beauty in the void,
For beauty's sake it glimmers there;
But not for this am | employed
To watch it through my window square.
W. P. e.
Nj. G. f.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

The town officials, it is hoped, will
find the water guilty. Ignorance Of
that we'll known law docs not ex-
cuse It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

"My ambition,' observes Day 44,
who sets these imperishable hodiernal
lines, "is to set a weeks Tower when
you don't use 'altru site"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

With considerable hesitation at,
opinion that May Sinclair's Mar
Olivier" (Macmillan) is a great book
Not the best book we have come acros
this week, or tie most important piecs
Of fiction published since the printers
strike, nor even yet the most interesting
novel of the season, but great book
with ali which that implies of perms
nent value. Il took US long time u
finish Mary Olivier" We were at i
on and off for q month or more, bu
then we have never felt that the high
est praise of book lay in saying tina
you sat up 81 night 70 finish it. This
merely indicates & quality Of excite
raent which is present in much second
rate fiction. II seems so us much NOR
20 say that 1t was book to which w
went back again and again. There ar,
tedious moments in it, as there mus
he in any book so heavy with reality
and we left it st times. weeks ago. Z
see how the White Sox and the Red
were getting along, and more recentlv
to find cut about Harvard and Prince
ton, but there was no forgetting Mar.
Olivier" It was impossible to toss i
behind the piano and go or to ign
fiction. The tug Of it was continuous
1t grew on US, and by and by W.
ceased resisting and jumped in ane
went along with the strong, stead,
torrent.
IL the whole book we found no mo
meEt in which May Sinclair heightene,
d color 10 make it catch the attention
or pinched bit of truth betwees
thun'o and torefinger to make the MOD
cling little smoother. And Y
there is in it more definite coioring
more sense Of vital background, NOR,
of sun and sound and breeze and smell
than in almost any book we can yemer
Der. 1t is our idea that the reade
cannot fail to go sway with the i'm
preston that this marks the very bes
effort of fine writer; that she coulC
improve It in no wise. no matter hov
OALCt DIG ilcC GGNhs also. IL seemed
to US that it must nave been writer
with fine indifference IS to wherhe
people would like it or not. II +.
without hint of compromise. You cal
AXE it or Leave it, and wa advise yer
to take it.
Billy Sunday, By the way, VINO la
said many foolish things, IS ais
credited with one OF the most strikinf
remarks about compromise which wo
know.
They say" said Mr.. Sunday. that
rub fur the wrong way. say Let tn.
cats turn round" We suggest ii as B..
motto 10 be framed anu hung in ever
newspaper counting room 50 shat s.
may catch the eye Of any newspape
man at some moment when he Ma
minded to say, "But, OF course, -
must consider our advertisers"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

Violation OF a law in Eitilc FANS
Little Fails correspondence in Paterson
IN JD Caul
Recorder Flint received a communication
from resident who stated there was a
certain drain in the township where the
water was running up hill This will be
investigated by the town officials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

David beiasco viii be TT the Nixon next
week il 1.-THE Auctioueer."
Many years ago we discovered that
the greatest strain on callgrapher
would be to have to draw a check to-
the order Of the Women's Branch OF
the New York School Of Applied De
sign; but that was before we had
heard Of the American Press Bur1au
Of the Foreign Language Government
Information Bureau of Community
Service, Inc.
Somebody should tell Mr.. Craig
Campbell. who sings Colonel Fairfax
in "The Yeomen of the Guard. D." that his
line, "Gyves that no smith can hold. -
is not improved by pronouncine
'gyves' with hard G; nor does it
help the lyric
Truly was 10 be pitied,
Having but an hour to live.
reluctantly submitted
had no alternative,
for MIR. Campbell TO substitute "con-
sented' for submitted"
Attention." begs Y L. Perkins, ad-
vertising in the Waterbury. w.,
Record. 1--WE have just received & line
of Baby Carriages, sulkies and Co
Carts. Modern Undertakings. Mr..
Perkins appears to be the Cradla-to-
the-Grave Kid.
"President Will Pockes Treaty.
Times.
Il he calls his shot, he probably viii
play the X ball in the corner pocket.
There are plenty OF evidences of
cosmic amelioration. Ten years ago
staying home from the opera meant a
pair of shoes.
I Now you stay home two or three
timeA
N n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
Books


THIRD lay back in hi
carriage with his arm
n folded across his stomac,
and said nothing. I triet
TO make conversation. pointed on
objects of interest, but met no re-
Spouse. He smiled complacentIy an,
vas silent. Even carefully rehearset
bits Of dialogue such as who's goot
boy?" 20 which the answer is "Me,'
and "Ts your face dirty" to which the
answer is mo-" failed to move h m =
speech. I tried him in new lands with
strange sights and pointed out tbs
camels, and bnfalos and rhinoceri o,
the zoo, hoping that he would idsntifs
some one of them in his ALIEN brac M
dog" which serves for every membe
of the four-footed family. But still h.
smiled complacently and was silent
began TO feel as il I were an Atlanti,
City negro wheeling a tired bushes.
man down the Boardwalk.
Suddenly the possible value of sue
gestion came to me, and turned to tbs
right and finally brought up at the foo
of Shakespeare statue in the mall
And here again sought to interest hin
IN the English language. Man" SAL
I, rather optimistically, pointing to ths
bronze. Fl. third looked intently. ana
taking his hands from his stomaci
answered Boy" Man" ! repeated
"Boy" said II. third. And so the argu.
ment continued for GONE time withou
progress being made by either side
At last I stopped. Is It possible,
thought, that in this curious statue tn
sculptor has succeeded in giving som.
suggestion OF Sweetest Shakespeare
fancy's child which is communicates
20 II. third and fails 30 reach me,
looked again and gave up this theors
for one more simple and rationa
Without question it was the double
and hose which confused him. Never
I suppose, had the child seen me. o
the janitor, or the iceman or any
his adult male friends clad in clos.
fitting tights such az Shakespeare
wore. And then looked at the doub
let. No, there was no denying that /
this particular statue it appeared U
commonly like diaper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

from tie Pittsburgh Dispatchl
David Belasco viii be at the Nixon uext
week il 1.-The Auctioueer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

at was noted" notes the Times
"that the parterrc did not CLEAN with
diamonds as in days gone by" The
boxholders can't afford diamonds any
more; the diamond supply is over
subscribed by the dear old altruistic
laboring class.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

hUKaCE MANN.
Choir School, Cathedral of St. John
the Divine, New York, Nov. 10, 1919.
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