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New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
The Seamen' 8 Act

To the Editor of The Tribune.
| have before me the article of Ralp}
E. Cropley of December 1S. / have
had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Crop
ley and know that he is sincerely de.
sirous of benefting American seamer
and OF offering to our seamen proper
facilities and comfort ashore, such as
reading rooms, etc. | quote the fol
lowing:
AS our English friends say. American
ships Will always cost more to operate
than foreign ships. Very true. but it 4.
because we Insist upon better and truly
decent living conditions and wages 10,
American crews. This Is but Just fo)
our workers ashore live under bette,
conditions than laborers OF other coun.
tries. and on tho sea the men of our
navy fare better than the men OF an,
other navy In the world, etc.
My friend Cropley forgets that, due
TO the enforcement of the seamen s
act, which and few other attorneys,
backed by the Seamen's Union, have
enforced against foreign ships since
January, 1916, British and other for
elgn wages have been brought practi
cally to the American standard In
other words, what was claimed for
the seamen's act has come true. By
freeing law of supply and demand
as to labor, equalization of wages has
resulted.
The Supreme Court of the United
States heard argument on the case
December 8, Dillon agt Strathearn. As
one OF counsel, | beg to inform you
that the British Embassy appeared as
amicus curi@, filed a brief and was
heard by counsel before the court.
They at least admitted that the sea-
mems act has caused very great in
crease of their wages and their oper-
ating costs. Mr.. Cropley is right. We
don't intend to run our ships in the
manner that English owners have run
theirs and employ coole labor We
have got to have American ships and
American crews with American stand.
ard Of wages and living conditions.
but we are going to do more than that:
we are imposing and will continue to
impose as a condition of entry into
ports of the United States, on foreign
vessels, compliance with the laws of
the United States, which will in turn
necessitate their adopting our wage
standards.
This policy is consistent with power RS
exercised by Congress In tariff legisla-
ton, exclusion of foreigners from
coastwise trade and the protection Of
public health and morals by rejection
Of undesirable immigrants.
s. B. AXTEL.
New York, Dec. %, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
Only the Beginning
oFron. Ths Hn,ttora co..rna-

CFrom Tbs Hartford Couroat
1t is well that the country is giving
hospitality to SEQ fewer undesirable
aliens than it sheltered last week But
the house cleaning has only begun.
The departure of the transport Buford
with Its cargo of useless human rub
bish must be regarded as but the be-
ginning of transportation service
that will rid the nation Of the danger
that useless rubbish always creates.
There are thousands Of undesirables
in the country who must be sent the
same way as those who were deported
from Brooklyn yesterday morning It
is not yet time for the authorities 70
stop work and congratulate themselves
Self-congratulation can well wait upon
completion Of the job.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
Greetings From Shanghai

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Esteemed Sir and Friend: The old
year, with it's cares and changes. will
soon pass, and this message from the
Far East brings you the greetings from
the writer, who feels powerfully moved
by the action Of the Senate regarding
the Shantung issue, and who now sends
you In behalf of the enlightened leaders
or China an expression of deep graft
tude, as business of our country to YOU,
the champion of Oriental trade, upon
whose will and high morals the Senate
has acted accordingly.
At meeting of the Union of Asso-
clated Bodies in Shanghai yesterday it
was expressed that eve owe a monu-
mental gratitude to America for the dis
interested services and the wholehearted
manner in which the nation and the
press have come to the defense of China
in her hour of need, when the world had
deserted her. China was. betrayed and
sold for handful of shekels! But the
healthy voice Of American democracy
was not to be stihed and has made itself
heard in the capitals of the world, to
its everlasting credit"
l wish you health, wealth and luck:
and for the coming years a continued
prosperity for your business.
All China joins in sincere best wishes.
T. HSIEH,
A Director of China Society of Amer
lea; Organizer of Fuhkim Chinese
Labor Union.
Shanghai, China, Nov. 27, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
From the Friends of Greece

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The League. of Friends of Greece
IN America feels that this is the most
appropriate occasion on which to write
few lines expressing the thankful
ness of its one-half million members for
the invaluable support you have given to
the just cause Of Helenism. The Friends
OF Greece can only repay you by asking
Heaven to make this Christmas a very
merry one for you and to give you long
life in order that you may serve many
righteous cause.
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF GREECE
IN AMERICA
W. ]. Cassavetes, Vice President.
Boston, Mass, Dec. %, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
The Bubble That Burst
The Millennium at Paris and Whai
Has Come After


Has Come After
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your readers have much to
thank you for in presenting them with
the weekly page from the pen of Mr..
Simonds.
His contribution Of the 21st inst.
sets forth very clearly the evanescent,
exalted and unhealthy mental atmos-
phere of Paris, in which Mr. Wilson
was able to blow his iridesccnt bubble
OF everlasting peace. Having closed
the door behind him, the voices of cool
common sense from this side of the
water could not be heard by the peace
conference.-the same voices. NAV
say, that with extreme difficulty, at the
last minute of the last hour, were able
to force Mr.. Wilson into war in
which our own liberties were involved.
Being further removed from the con-
Hict and not so deeply affected by it,
our own statesmen were able to see
clearly enough that the millennium had
not arrived nor anything remotely re-
scmbling it, and that no form of words
concocted by Mr.. Wilson would permit
the lion and the lamb to lie down to-
gether, except with lamentable conse-
quences to the lamb.
For one, the writer is glad that the
bubble has burst, and that the league
of nations, if there Is to be one will
be constructed by statesmen uninebri
ated by excessive idealism, and there
fore something which may have some
possibility of useful life.
These views are entirely consistent
with aspirations that the time may
speedily come when there shall be no
more war, but the world has long
way to go yet and many a war will be
fought before it arrives at that HIGH
moral plane. Only on basis Of high
human morality can a non-war pro-
gram be safely founded.
CHARLES E. MANIERRE.
New York, Dec. 23, 1919.
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also The local news OF spontaneous origin puoIsheo
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herein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
Christmas Foresight

fFrom The Boston Euenimg TranscYspt)
Don't write it on the hy-leaf of the
gift book, but on an inserted card.
This will enable the recipient to delight
somebody else with 1t next year.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
THE G. AND C. T.

Sir: Amt it a grand and glorious fee-
ing-just when you are reading DR. Raer,s
cheerful exhortation for the twentv-second
Time and the nurse comes in and says: '"rhs
doctor has just told us that you can leave
tomorrow and you know that now you can
forget that awful number? II. v 7,
New York Hospital Dec "a.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
RONDEAU
I'm the Manner of vo;t,,xs

I'm tho Manner Of Voiture)
Let honey-bee go nipping sweets at eve.
From gentle buds pale Installations thieve---
Mine be the sterner harvesting of grain.
Inc search for truth in fields where loss
and pain
Harsh thorny brambles- grow to prick and
grieve.
Inc charms of nectar beckon--to deceive:
i"ose eaudy tints are dream threads spun
to
A snare for seekers after idle gain.
Let honey be
A goal for dipping gauze-wings to achieve
lack that faith. for this do believe:
That for the hungry treasure cells Of brain
sweet titillations of the sense are vain.
And wouldst thou win from sugared cloy
reprieve,
Let honey be
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
Lucky Belgium
(From Tho Arkansas "a.

'From The ArkonsGs Gasette)
Belgium is working wonders at re
Mobilization. But Belgium is lucky.
She has no presidential campaign IN
the offing.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
GUARANTE EE

Yeu can surehase mefcha odlsc advertised In TIE
TRIBUNE With absolute ,atcty-for II dssatlstac-
tsn results In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees
+, pay your money back upon request No red taps
~ quibhIlns We mako GOOD promptly " inc
Advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

In the old days, or ever the booze
less days were come, the gentleman
with a hangover saw three ships go
sailing BY go sailing by. go sailing by;
he saw three ships go sailing by on
Christmas Day in the morning.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
"Motley's the Only Wear"

Though not cent is in my purse,
Yet | am far from solemn;
ihank God; l never wrote blank verse
And landed in the column.
For since have no evening gown,
In which to look winner.
ia have to wear an anxious frown
II came to your dinner. DAY
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
ALSO

And all that Beauty, all tina
wealth e'cr gave
Await alike the inevitable hour.
Call Columbus 5000. G.. f NJ
Fare thee we'll! and if forever
Still forever fare thee we'll.
Ring Columbus Eight Two Hundred
when thou soundst my funeral knell
When finally l fall, ha! ha!
Do not forget to call, ha! ha!
That celebrated
Consecratcd,
Fumigated telephone
Columbus Eight Two Hundred.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

The holiday spirit hung thickly over
the stock market" said last NIGHTS
Evening Sun. Some of US Old Scrooges
think hanging is altogether too good
for the holiday spirit.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

Partly Cloudy is the effect of DR..
Frank A. Vizetelly's letter on the
whom" issue. On the use Of "who"
and whom" there is no possible argu-
n:ent; and when the erudite doctor
cites Whom God would destroy He
hrst makes mad" as something we
might object to he thinks, it appears.
that our objection is to using whom"
at the beginning of sentence.
We shall continue to fight the misuse
particularly the affected and ire
hned' use-of whom" as long as our
contract runs; but argument about it
we refuse to repeat.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

Now. his vision clear as a glass o,
ginger ale. he secs only one.
P.P
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

Thanks, dear friends, for them lovely
cards
Are the grateful words of this here
bard's
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

A dauntess bibliohound is Mr.. Will
cox at Scribner's. A Calverley fan
himself, he searched the town and ex-
humed what probably was the only
copy of c. S. C.'s complete poems to
be sold Merry Christmas to Mr.
Wilcox. And may the books recipient
find Calverey-
Sweet when the morn is gray;
Sweet when they've cleared away
Lunch; and at the close of dav
Possibly sweetest.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

Even so erudte writer as DR.
Frank Crane tells that percentape Of
the world that reads the American
Magazine that Sheridan wrote "She
Stoops to Conquer
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

In accordance with custom Of six
teen--dear, dear! seventeen-years'
standing-the annual Christmas dis
tribution of bonuses to Tower contribs
took place last night All contribs re-
ce'ved checks for double their annual
salaries.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
The Coming Tower

From a New York Child's Garden
of Verses,
The Broadway car, all red and white,
| hate with all my heart;
1t always stops with all It's might,
And with a jerk doth start. 8.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

1t takes all kinds Of Caucasians to
make world, including those who are
moved by the humanity and humor of
the leading character in "Abraham
Lincoln" but who wouldn't 60 to the
Lafayette Theater to see "Baby Blues" F."
musical comedy written, composed,
staged, acted, and produced by colored
Americans. 1.-THE author is Alex
Rogers-s the first thing of the kind
done since the days of Williams and
Walker and Cole and Johnson. Not
that the show is better than mediocre:
most Of it seemed dull, and diluted
from an already thin extract of Broad
way musical comedy. But, in view of
the applause that greets the references
to the Emancipation Proclamation at
the Cort, it is interesting to note the
percentage Of Caucasians in the audi
ence at the Lafayette.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

Of course, we who fool with Fourth
Dlmensional Metaphysics know that the
Red" hates the world because he
loves it.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATESBy MAIL. including
Postage IN THE UNITED STATES AND

Entered At the rostcracc at New York as Second
Glass Mall Matter
New-York tribune., 1919-12-25

Though We be read out of the Ameri
can Legion for expressing the wish,
our hope is that the Buford, on which
the ,so-called Anarchists are sailing
eastward, is not encountering rough
weather on this Christmas Day. The
Red" Is angry enough at the world
on a smooth day; in a heavy sea his
hatred Of the universe would be
tarrif1r
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
J. s. HAS NJ MEANS TO VERIFY REPORTS
 OF GERMAN ANARCHY
[aeous,lesn A. p. Leased wlre]

PARIS, Wednesday. April 9.-(Ey the Associated PreSs)-Germany is one country in the enemy coalition in which the American commission to negotiate peace maintains no information service. \ special mission sent 10 Germany dur ing the early days of the conference, 10 provide the commission with reliable news of political developments, was withdrawn in March
 Thus the peace commission is with out direct information concerning de- velopments at Munich, Magdeburg, and other storm cenfers in Germany.
 Press reports announcing the proc lamation of a soviet republic in Ba- Varia, a corresponding movement in northern Germany and the arrest of Minister landsberg, intellectual lead CT Of the majority socialist governing group, are taken by those studying the German political conditions, as symp- tomatic of what is to be expected in case the present government falls namely the establishment of a new re- slime based not like at present, on uni Versal suffrage and democratic cleo lions but upon action of the proletariat aimed 2t the elimination from the body polite of the bourgeois population.
 All information received through the
 
 Germany indicates the gradual loss of prestige by the existing government and the weakening of it's power and authority, although 1t is still able to control the situation at the capital and in the greater part of the country by virtue of Minister Noskes force of dis ciplined troops.
 All reports from Germany indicate that the Weimar government will not venture on actual intervention in Mu- nich, for which the forces at it's dis posal are entirely inadequate and vii! conflne itself, like the majority social ists of Bavaria to an attitude of passive disspprovaL It is felt here that all its strength win have to be reserved to combat the tendency for the extension in other directions of the movement for the establishment of proletariat re- Publics.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
SOME RECOGNITION
 OF AMERICAN HEROES
Republican A. p. Leased wIre1

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Bertram E. Reed, of Richmond Hill, N. Y., an apprentice seaman of the naval re- serve force has been recommended by Secretary Daniels for a gold life sav ing medal for rescuing four boys who had broken through the ice in Bronx river January 25. Commentator by the secretary of eight officers and men of the navy for acts of heroism also was announced today They are:
 Lieutenants W. D. Small and Henry L. Dyer. for preserving effort in rend- ering medical aid to an electric welder and his helper who had been overcome by deadly gas fumes on the subma- rine S-4 at the navy yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
 Irwin H. Smith of Arkansas City, Kansas, for saving the life of Lieuten- ant Mambaugh in New York harbor last January after the capsizing of a motor dory of the U. s. s. Gamble.
 Frank B. Weller of Akron, Ohio. for rescuing dock yard joiner from drowning in Catalin Bay, Gibraltar.
 Arthur D. Benson of Dover Plains. N. Y., who dived overheard to rescue Lieutenant Wright who was attempt ing to save Mrs. J. H. Wood, mother of Lieutenant J. o. Wood of the navy. Both the lieutenant and Mrs. Wood were saved.
 Bernard F. Crowley and Frank A. Scott who shored up the bulkhead of their ship at great risk after the ves- sel, the U. s. s. Tenadores, had gone ashore on the coast of France last December.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
JOSEPHUS SWINGING
 AROUND THE CIRCLE

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Secretary Daniels and his three chief technical advisers who are conferring with allied admiralty officials overseas as to the future type of capital ships, aviation and other important matters, probably will start home May F on the trans port Leviathan.
 Acting Secretary Roosevelt received a dispatch today from Paris saying MT. Daniels planned to complete his trip abroad with visit to England arriving April 23. The secretary. the dispatch said, was recalled from Rome to Paris by important business but the other members Of the party remained in Italy and completed their visit
 Mir. Daniels and his party will meet in Chaumont the American army head quarters next Monday and will proceed from there on 8 visit along the battle front. They expect to spend Easter with the American troops at Coblenz and then visit Brussels and Zeebrugge on their way to England
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
Much Business Outside Called
 State Officials

Nobody ever suspected that the statehouse had grandmother, until yesterday. But there must have been a grandmother, and she must have died and had largely attend ed funeral during the afternoon.
 Anyway, it was queer looking statehouse. and a sinsularIy quiet one. No punches of the faithful were gathered in knots in the cor riders or secreted in the inner of fees or hidden in the vaults while they plotted to save the state. Nothing was doing at all. A num- Der of visitors wandered around, trying to find some state official to buttomhole, but they weren't there.
 Most Of the offices contained one steongra pher, some more than one, who said "Yes, the boss has stepped out somewhere, expect him back in a couple hours"
 But not so with Joe V. Prochaska. The office of the game warden was locked, and on the window was posted a conspicuous sign which read:
 Gone to the ball game"
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
SOUTH AMERICANS
 FRIENDLY ENOUGH
tRenuhlIcan A. P. Leased WIre1

NEW YORK, April 10.-Officers and men of {he cruiser squadron under Admiral W. B. Caperton, U- $. N., which arrived here early this week. after more than year in south American waters, established firm friendship with the authorities and people of Guatemala, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentine, according to the belief expressed today by officers aboard the flagship Pittsburg. The reception ac- corded the fleet, it was said, was the forerunner of an increasing commer- cel development between the United States and the South American coun- tries.
 There is nothing that I can say which will overstate my regard for my friends in South America" Admiral Caperton said. "Everywhere we went we were received with exceptional kindness and this sentiment applied not only to the officers of the squad don but to every man on board the | ships
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
GOVERNOR NOT KIDNAPPED

LAREDO, Tex, April 10.-Official denial was made tonight by the mili- tary commander at Nuevo Laredo of a statement given out in Nuevo Laredo that Governor Andres Ozuna of Ia mauplis and his brother Gregorio OZuna, military commander of the same state, had been kidnapped by ban dits who held up a train 50 miles north of Victoria, the state capital. The commander admitted a train had been attacked by bandits near Victoria, and that several persons had been killed.
 Persistent rumors that the two Ozu- mas were being held for ransom con- tinued to circulate tonight especially in Mexican railroad circles
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11

laws and that the only possible action by the United States would be to see that he received a fair trial and that the finding of the court was not unjust. Korea being under Japanese rules, it was explained that an American citizen in that country was in the same posi- tion in respect to Japanese law that q
 Japanese would be in the Philippines
 under the laws of the United States governing those islands
 Information to the state department. as to alleged activities of American
 missionaries has been meagre AL though, it is understood the Japanese press have made charges, some of them
 of serious import, against the mission aries it is not believed from the infor-
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
CALL SCHOOL BOND ELECTION

TUCSON, April 1o.-The board of trustees of the district including Tue son, tonight called bond election for May 2 on the question of issuing bonds in the sum of S75o00 for financing 8 school building program. The general building and extension program con temprates the installation of what is knowns as the "six-six" scheme of school course, the first six years being devoted to basic education and the lat ter six to higl1 school work junior and senior
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
ACTIVITY
 OF MISSIONARY

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The state department has been advised of the ar rest of the Rev. Eli Miller Mowry, a Presbyterian missionary at Pyrang yang, Korea, on a charge preferred by the Japanese authorities that he was aiding and abetting the Korea indepen- dence propagandists.
 It was explained by high official of the state department that the Rev. MT. Mowery if found to be connected with any political disturbance in Korea would be amenabie under the Japanese
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
DAYLIGHT BANK ROBBERY

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 1.-Eight bandits today entered the Baden Bank at the Northeri terminal
 at the Northern terminal of the city, seized $500 and forcing five employees of the bank into a vault, escaped in waiting automobile, leaving the vault unlocked at the plea of employees.
 Several thousand dollars in silver and Liberty bonds was not touched
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
BRITISH LABORITES
 FOR ALL THE POINTS

LONDON, April 10.-(By The Asso-
 ciated Press)-The national executive committee of the labor party at a meet ing today formulated a statement of policy, demanding that the Paris con- ference put an end to the protracted discussions and make peace in accord
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11

ance with President Wilson's fourteen points.
 The labor party also demands the
 withdrawal of the conscription bill, the
 cessation of military interference in
 Russia and the speedy withdrawal from that country of British troops.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
Y. M. c. A. FUND GOES TO ARMY

NEW YORK, April 10.-Transfer to the army of the s4,00O,OOO educational system for officers and enlisted men set up in France during the war by the Young Mems Christian Association was announced here tonight by William Sloane, chairman of the National War Work Council of the organization.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
Liberty Bonds Accepted ct
 Full Value

nation that has been received that these charges are true. All advices are said to have indicated that the mission aries have kept apart from the inde- pendence movement.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
STRIKE DIDN'T TAKE FORM

AMSTERDAM, April 10.-The gen. eral strike at Berlin, fixed for April 10, did not materialiZe, according to ad- vices from that city. Business is being carried on as usual.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11

It makes no difference what your wants may be you can have them sup piled by using and reading The Re- publican Classified Pages.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-11
EGYPTIAN LEADERS
 MAY COME HOME

CAIRO, Egypt, Monday, April T. (Via MontreaD-A proclamation issued today by General Allenby, commander in-chief of the forces in Egypt. ordered the release of the four nationalist lead- CTS who were arrested and deported several weeks ago. The leaders will be permitted to land in Egypt.