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New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
The Doughboy Did the Wo,L

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Was gratifed to see "Ex-Regu)ar,sy
communication in to-day's Tribune T. =
time some one called the newspapers, .+.an
'i'" 10 'he erroneous application of the term
"Doughboy" A doughboy is an infantrvmar
and no else
we who have hiked many weary miles with
luil equipment, who have fought hand ~
'iafo with the enemy, who have suffered tho
largest number of casualties. object s,re,,,,
ouSiy 10 having unit stationed in par;s
~ ooraeaux' or back at general headouar-
''1S W. throughout the war, called doughboys.
we made the sacrifices, we did tho d;r..
work and, although the infantry is 49, Ivy
est ranking branch of the service Wa
IN the name of "Doughboy." s'''S
Nov. v Ex-DoUGHBoY.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

docs not say that these parties, the
self-governing British colonies. shall bo
excluded from participating In the de-
liberations because they may have some
interest in the controversy.
The President-No.
Senator .Brandegee-They must be
parties to the dispute. Now, If we have
dispute with England about the right
Of an American ship to enter an English
port, how can it be said that New Zea-
land or Australia is party to that dis
puts?
The President - Because, Senator, In
case Of the worst coming to the worst
and war ensuing, we would be at war
with all Of them.
But that leaves the question as un-
settled as ever. Canada signed and
ratified the peace treaty in her own
right. She will be member Of the
league Of nations in her own right
Clemenceau. Lloyd George and Presi-
dent Wilson have assured her that she
may aspire to sit in the league council
on an equality with the United States
or Great Britain. If she were elected
to the council, she would certainly be-
come a diplomatic unit. Her relation
to the league at present is apparently
that Of diplomatic unit. The people
of the United States would not begrudge
Canada full membership in the league.
But both Canada and the United States
are entitled to clear understanding Of
the conditions on which she and the
other British doninions and colonies are
to become members.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Profteers Plus

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: If the Forthcoming conference be-
tween representatives Of capital and labor,
to be held at the White House, is to amount
to more than mere talkfest, both parties
will need to lay their cards upon the table.
If either enters the conference with mental
reservations, desiring only to learn how
yielding the other may be, the general public,
long the goat, will cry "a plague upon
both your houses!" and situation already
bad will become many times worse.
A believer always in fair wage, 1 feel
nevertheless that among the clear cut ex-
pressions which should come forth from this
conference is one concerning the continued
demands for wage increases because of the
high cost of living Not that find fault
with these demands, justified (when not
coupled with demands for fewer hours as
these are in so many instances
What so many employers are anxious to
know is, Do the recipients of these wage in
creases, related as these are to the present
cost of living, intend to retain them Gf, in
deed, not actually to make them the basis
of further increases) in case the cost of liv-
ing should recede, undoubtedly it will?
Several wage earners with whom | have
spoken say frankly that what labor has
gained, labor will not give up" If this he
the attitude Of the unions-and the forth
coming joint conference should develop this
then they are proiteers plus since tho
wage increases they have obtained were OBJ
tanned under false pretences. INQUIRER
New York, Sept. IT, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
The Troy Dam

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir In this mornings Tribune l note
story regarding Ford and his possible use
of power from the Hudson River dam at
this point I note that you call it throughout
the Albany dam. have never heard it called
by that name. 1t is known in all government
circles as the Troy dam. 1t IS opposite the
northern reaches of Troy and is at least
nine miles from Albany, Between the dan,
and Albany are two cities and two VILLAGES
Mr.. Ford owns nearly two hundred acres in
Green Island, directly opposite Troy and a
few rods from the dam. an, writing Won
because your Troy readers naturally will
feel irritated at giving Albany the credit for
a splendid engineering work which has no
more to do with Albany than the General
Electric Works in Schenectady.
DWIGHT MARVIN.
Troy, N. Y, Sept Is. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

open arms in recognition of great
achievement. He demanded an interview
with President Wilson, but the President
refused to see him.
Deprived Of the ordinary channels
through which he might communicate his
views to responsible statesmen, he began
to communicate to them indirectly through
subordnates. Finally, deprived even OF
that recourse, he buttonholed unsuspecting
individuals and led them to quiet places
in tho Champs Elys6es, where he expounded
his admiration of Lenno and his devotion
to the doctrine Of revolution.
More discouraged by certain lack Of
appreciation, which appeared to Bullitt
quito out Of harmony with his achieve
monts, ho announced that he was going
to the Riviera and "le in the sand and
watch the world 60 to hell" All this, be
prophesied, would take place in thirty
days. Lenine, the honorable gentleman
that he was, would wait until April 10, the
time limit within which he would permit
tho Allies to propose an armistice.
Thereafter, Bullitt confded, Lenine
would let loose a Red army over the face
Of Europe and two continents, from Omsk
to Cap Finisterre, would be crimson with
tho blood of countless thousands. The
tide would strike Vienna in fifteen days
and Rome in twenty. Berlin would go
under, while France would still enjoy an
other month of capitalstic existence, but
not more.
All this Bulitt prophesied and chuckled
over.
Suppose Bill" said an acquaintance to
him, chat when the Red flood comes along
you'll be riding the crest with Trotzky
and his generals"
Bulitt suddenly became profound and
sober
81 would feel honored if they would let
me-" he said, "but Pm not good enough"
And so Bulitt went to the Rivera to lie
in the sand and Europe withstood the
shock
Two weeks later he returned to Paris
and devoted himself to three tasks First.
he collected certain confidential documents
in order to make case" against the
President, as he said Second, he engaged
various persons in confidential conversa-
tlOHS AnC ellclteO tnelr opinions ana there
upon retired to his Office to dictate these
statements against the coming Of his day
Lastly, ne held evening salon in his
room, where he lay in pink silk pajamas
and discoursed on the joys of self denial
under Communism and the moral obliquity
of Pres dent Wilson
The last hours of his public service were
devoted to drafting his letter Of resgna-
ton. Perhaps it is better to say his let
ters Of resignation, for he submitted var-
Gus farewell letters to Secretary Lansing.
Colonel House, Mr.. White, General Bliss
and Mr.. Crew, secretary Of the commits
sion.
His letter to President Wilson was
drafted and redrafted. Taking pride in it's
literary qualities, he showed it confiden-
TALLY to many friends, some Of whom
were responsible for the modification Of
its language. Finally the document was
submitted.
Then he waited for a reply-none came
He sought audence--none was granted.
Thereupon Bullitt decided that the world
was entitled to know his reasons for
quitting and he made his letter public
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

in the past. The attitude and the theory
we describe above arc new, tho direct re-
suit Of our national experience in the
war. It is a revised standard Of inter-
national frankness, new attitude Of
the reading public, toward which wa
would point the way.
We hope our friends in other lands
will appreciate the changed spirit Of
international publicity and act accord
ingly.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Pressing the Automobile

On September 20 CASTOR Chevrolet
set new worlds record for racing auto
mobiles by covering $50 miles at the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway at an average
speed of 100 miles an hour.
On August 26 Lieutenant B. W. May
nard, United States Air Service, won the
International Aerial Derby by flying
over the 1,040-mile New York Toronto
round course at an average speed of
1873 miles an hour. Six of the eight legs
were each longer than the distance cov-
cred by Chevrolet.
These two events, unconnected in
themselves, allow comparison to be
drawn that shows the true measure of
aerial development.
The automobile race at Sheepshead
tons on one of the finest tracks in the
world.
The New York-Toronto aerial race
was the first aviation event ever held
under a handicap formula devised by
Chance NJ. Vought, of the American
Flying Club), and was necessarily to a
large extent experimental 1t was flown
over course equipped with imperfect
landing fields at two of the control sta.
tions. 1t was held in the worst possible
weather conditions that could be en-
countered.
Thirteen racing automobiles entered
the Sheepshead Bay event Seven fin
ished the 150-mile course and one car
was called off. Five cars were elimi-
mated by engine trouble. One car was
wrecked by disastrous fire which
badly burned both of its occupants.
This race followed years Of experience
in automobile racing.
In the International Aerial Derby
ffty-four airplAnes actually started.
Thirtytwo completed the course. Two
were disqualified for technical reasons.
Only two machines were eliminated
through engine trouble Four others
We're damaged after landing. There was
only one injury sustained in the race
q broken arm by Lieutenant A. B. Gre
hore. Even this accident, which oc-
CURED after landing, was due to imper-
feet policing arrangements at the AL
bany landing ground.
The automobile under perfect condi-
tions on perfect track showed an eff
cheney slightly more than so per cent.
The airplane under adverse weather
conditions and over an imperfect course
showed an efficiency of SO per cent.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Parlor, Courtship and Bath

'From The London Da,,, xn.,>
While considering a narlor a'.'
IN new houses in rural areas. tho ssaly pss
Bray Council, Bedfordshire. is ;no,..a. natoh
one IN cottages and foregoine . 10y, o'''s
one member said they must .ror;aa 'al'o"' I'm
counting couples; a gir)s -ue 'or
~'u.u no' 60 to house unless he was snr. ,
OF ssclusion from the father 90 sure
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

In "The Tree Book" Stokes Miss 1nez N.
McFee writes: "Since earliest time the beech
tree has been lauded in song and story The
ancients believed that .l-uck would overtaSs
the man who used its wood Tor fuel The
old Greeks considered the tree a symbol o.
prosperity. Certainly, 1t would be. difficult
to find a more noble type. with its grea.
round dome and It's perfect lcayes unmarreo
by insect bloteh or blight. Perhaps you may
have noticed the young beeches in winter
They are the arstocrats Of the forest
Indeed, we have noticed them We once
had the privilege OF attending tree recep'
ton. 1t was. so We were informed coming
out party for one Of the young beeehes. a"
the trees seemed excessively polite, for tney
We're continually bovinc and scraping 10 ono
another. An ancient OAK was the fnas'eFoi
ceremonies Leaning over he touched 'ns
elbow of the young beech lightly ana -
aloud: This is daughter Of the Becomes
Then he turned and locked arms with ITO
debutante's brother Re paused for an ~
slant before introducing him. and Il seehs'
to us that the old oak chuckled IN all ''''
topmost branches before he said AND '''''
is a son of the family Fagacese."
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
How 70 Remain Placid

Fro,n The Seattle Post-lntelHssnes1
The altogether placid citizen is the parry
who has as much as four buckets OF ''-.,
and does not care whether there 10 49,
pressure on the gas mains or not
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Opera for the Well-to-Do

FROM The Baltimore A-ne-ican)
With tickets around 81, it has happened
at last that grand opera has been brought
within the reach Of the working classes
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

T. not tell tho Senate Foreign Relations
Committee all of the story about his
going to Russia. He told the Senators how
bad other peoples plans were, but he
neglected to tell how bad his plan was.
Bullitt's testimony was SO illuminating on
the methods of the peace conference that
eager historians must regret certain oms-
sions concerning which even Senator
Lodges painstaking examination failed to
bring out We're it not for justice to the
peace conference the whole world might be
content to wait until his autobiography set
forth his pro- Bolshevist plan. But because
they believe that his shrinking nature
might prevent him from giving facts those
who know believe they should fulfil the
duty which their knowledge places upon
them. They believe that the Senate should
not bask in the sunshine of few bright
spots of Bullitts expedition but should
have the full sunshine of his case from the
time the youthful son Of light turned his
back on Petrograd and his face toward
Paris.
Inasmuch as Bullitt had already sent
ahead by cable the text Of the "agreemont"
he had reached with LitvinoF and Tchi-
tcherin, the mind of the commission
fairly we'll made up with regard to it's
merits before his arrival in Paris. 1t was
felt that it contained certain fundamental
points which made it useless as a basis for
negotiations.
The chief objection was that according
to the form of the agreement, it to
ho NV {bo ;oI tad
powers to the Soviet government as a pro-
posa for an armistce. Now, even if the
powers would have been induced to ac-
cept tho idea of concluding an armistce
with Soviet Russia, it was impossible to
accept the idea Of proposing such
mstice, particularly in the FORM in which
Lenine demanded it.
1t Lenine's suggestion that the pro-
posal should omanate from the Allies. His
reason for this procedure he explained to
Bullitt, who thought it sound and worthy.
Leninc said that if the Soviet government
were to make the proposal it would have
to be in a special form suited to the tenn
permanent of his Bolsheviki - bombastic
language would have to be employed and
the whole document would have to be filled
with loud denunciation of the faithless-
ness of the ''capitalistic classes" He said
that it, on the other hand the proposal
came from the Allies it could be framed
merely in strictly legal form and that his
bombast and propaganda need not appear.
Bullitt "fcll" for this thin argument and
expected the peace conference to do like
wise
In a great many places in the Bolshe-
vik-Bulli document the Allies were to
recognize the Soviet government the
authorized, representative government of
the Russian people. Statesmen in Paris
were vigorously opposed to any such Ian
guage or methods in dealing with the Boil
shevist government, since this involved
condonation OF the Reds in past perform
ance.
As Bullitt had suggested by cable and
confirmed later by word OF mouth that
this form of proposal essential to
Lenino and could not be altered, the
chances for its success were never worth
mentioning. Consequently, when Bullitt
reached Paris he found that opinion had
rather crystallized against his proposals.
He found that he was not welcomed with
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Tho Benighted States

Sir Speaking of last lines. after reading, our
daily quota Of front page stuff about the H. c. L.,
robberes, murders and plain and assorted STRIKES
there to the famous last line OF Old
George Gordon, Lord Byron: "My Native Land
Good NightI' TACK
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

1t is gratifying to observe that Mr..
Wheeler, in "Carence," reads The Tribune
first thing in the morning, but how does
Mrs. Wheeler get the Evening Telegram SO
early? Or is it the paper of the night
before7
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Subjunctiuitis

And, sitting around our council board in Paris
/ pat this question May expect that this VIII
be the beginning Of the retrocession TO China oe
the exceptional rights which other governments
have enjoyed there And the responsible repre-
sentatives Of the other great governments said,
Eyes. you may expect IT. Woodrow Wilson So,
Francisco, September II. 1919.
<kCHOULD heaven fall that shines 40 blna
And larks be caught-if none object,
May we expect lark or two?"
The Council said, "You may expect"
May not hope this comes to pass
Not now, of course, but on the dav
When up the ladder climbs the ass?"
The gracious Council smiled "You may
But should it prove that pigs have wings
The moon is cheese, and black is white
Might we not hope for better things?"
The Council thought perhaps we MIGHT
SO thus hypothesizes still
Our Only Truly Wise and Good
Who banished honest Shall and viii
AND gave US May and Might ana Would
ARTHUR GUITERMAN
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

1t was too bad, because I had taken, out
my first papers declaring my intention to
become an Per Dcuptoas len, ,fthevbgkqupkj
American citizen.-The Globe quoting Emmy
Destinn.
Qualified Amcricansm, we'll articula4te
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
The w' M0nologist

An he says to me, wy cantche get in
hero at quarter to ten, Miss johnson" an
I didn' answer i'm an he SAYS it again an,
says, We'll, sometimes l just overslecp
m'self an sometimes I don't get the train
JUS like that, an he says, Does everybody
lvln' in Brooklyn come in at this ho,,~?'
an I says, I dom know nothin' about tha4
an he says, 'Cantche get here at q quarter
tuh ten p an ddn' say nothin' and he saws
1t again and ddn' pay no attention to him
an ne says 1T again an I says, Say if YOU
think you need moo typist go ahead an
get one. amt worryin,' an he wells. Z
ddn' say nothin' about moo typist.
astche kin you get here q quarter tub ten
an says 4 dunno if kin er not an,
walks away. Some nerve!" CHIP
Our apologies for miscaling Mr.. C. &.
Bachelor, whom recently we referred to 40
Mr. c. D. Bachelor. And Mr.. Bachelors
model for soldier wearing his s. B. belt
over his left shoulder was Tribune photn-
graph.
Lamped in San Diego by Old Billy Phelps.
or, as he is slangily termed, Professor WE'LL
lam Lyon Phelps: ono Children Allowed in
This Building: All Deliveries Must Be Made
in the Back Yard"
If Mrs Wordsworth had interrupted her
husbands inspired hour to ask him what dav
OF the month it VAS" specuiates Mr.. Fre.l-
erick z. Pierce in the Yale Review. che prob-
ably would have answered with mora
asperity than affectiou-tha. he didr' t know -
We doubt II. Il there was one poet who
would have known what day of the month
1t was-setting aside the fact that he was
stamp distributor for Westmoreland - that
poet, to our notion, Wordsworth.
1t is a punctured idea that poets dor+
know the day of the month
Bet d'Annunzio knows what time it is.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
The Coming Tower

Husbands--They all love "Thanatopsis"
1 would have been as great as Amy Lowell
But for Man. And that Man Isl my
husband.
I sent contribution to tho Column.
1t landed, and I chortled in my Joy.
Chortling at breakfasts bad, but what
He elahced up from his scrambled cggs and
said
"What's all the noise about7" And then I
showed
The Column to him and pointed to my poem.
He read it slowly, slipped his coffee andHsaid,
"Why. it's rotten" "What, the coffeeE" I
inquired.
"But It's Vers Libre," gently pointed out.
ever rotten" he said; and went back toy his
coffee.
hate puns-I hate scrambled eggs I'M the
morning
Say, Is Amy Lowell married? F. R.sS
To deep students Of humanity nndAec
nomics, the story Of the steel strike has! sig
nifcance. But to most of us the box Escore
alone has interest The Steel Corporation
says 1t is not 80 bad as expected; the Com
mittee for Organizing the Workers saysethat
things are going we'll.
Tho grave diggers are about to strikey and
Che celebrated stork is going to ask, Ut is
said, for 44-hour week And there is many
a costly detour the road between atwo
headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

The International Reading Notice
1t IS time that those nations, friendly
or unfriendly, with motives however
good or bad faced the facts of up-to-
date world publicity. The whole subject
OF propaganda, made q crucial interna-
tional problem by force of German ex-
ample in the war, has not been thought
out. But certain preliminary definitions
and attitudes are becoming unnis-
taxable. Briefly, the test toward which
every American is tending is frankness.
We have no objection to nations stat
ing Its claim to trade or capital or
friendship in any terms that it considers
fitting and persuasive. But we want to
know who is putting forth the arq,,-
ment. We resent above all else the in
ternational reading notice that succeeds
IN printing anonymously among legiti-
mate news matter that which is plain
special pleading
The case Of Mexico is most recent in
mind. But there have been plenty Of
other Illustrations. The revelations he
Tore the subcommittee Of the Senate on
Foreign Relations have served not on]v
TO discount Mexican pleas in this coun-
Try pul to produce an overwhelming
prejudice against them. Let us suppose
that the Mexican Embassy had gone
ABOUT the matter n open and STRAIGHT
forward fashion. 1t could frankly have
sent out reading matter under its own
name. BETTER yet, it could have adyer-
used its arguments in the ADVERTISING
columns Of newspapers and magazjnes
Would such frankness have lessened tho
weight OF the arguments made? Not
one lota, any student of publicity will
agree, VIC think. The American reader
has been educated beyond trickery and
quackery. He can smell the press
agents plea q long way off And loom
ing in the distance is always the posi-.
bility of such a complete uncovering of
operations as that in the case of Mexico
Beyond question Mexicos defence is in
far worse state to-day than if the Mexi-
can Embassy had never attempted to
gain an underhand statement Of its plea
The warning is not addressed only to
unfriendly governments seeking that to
which they have no legitimate claim. 1t
far more the friendly govern
ment pleading for the friendship and
support to which the facts entitle it.
There has tbeen much mistaken activity
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

Speaking some more of Hun currency,
writes Adelaide, "lm getting to be quite
an expert in Teutonic numismatics.
have just recalled the occurrence (in KID
hng) of a fine specimen of the standard
coin: The Mark Of the Beast"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

1t is punctured idea that poets don't
know the day of the month.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
THE DIARY OF our OWN SAMUEL pepys

September 21-To r. Lingley's, he having
been hurt by locomotive running into his
petro-waggon in Canada, but not grawely;
and he In good spirits, despite his broken
rib With my wife to ride and all merry
enough until my ceased to go, nor could
| make it go; and I got taximeter- cab to
tow us home, whore we got late There was
trouble with the points, it seemed but my
wife in such distract state that I made
no allusion to the fourteen points; or no
gaiety soever, so, after dinner, she was serene
again, and my feeling of guilt for the de-
fection Of the petrol-waggon passed awav
22-At my stint till afternoon, when to the
courts with w. Haskell, and beat him; .and
to see r. Lingey again. and in the evening
to the playhouse, and saw B. TarkingtDn's
Clarence" merry, joyous piece, and not
without satire neither And the best PLAYED
best acted piece l have seen, and the work
of Glenn Hunter and Helen Hayes and Alfred
Lunt not to be surpassed. A beaker of logan
berry juice, and to bed.
23-Awakened this morning by the kitten
biting my face, and cried out in pain, land
my wife dressed my wound but l lost ,any
affection I might have had for the an t1nal,
ae treacherous as any of them. To the office,
where all the day in work and study, and
In the evening to Mistress Neysas
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

"Among Mondays robberies was one in
which the young men took $40 from the
cashiers drawer and wines valued at S3b0"
But this is too brief. Valued by whom ?
10 hear some sentimentalists tell it these
days, $500 worth of wine would be pint
Of sherry.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

Bet dAnnunzio knows what time it is.
r. z A