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New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Rafnmaking
From The london Encniila NersN

From The london Eucuino Neics)
There was once earl who was called
the King Maker. The Duke of Rutland will
go down to history the Rain Maker.
For who does not remember that the great
two months drouth which burned up the
country last summer ended miraculously
when "The Times" published letter from
him appealing to the bishops to instruct
their clergy to pray for rain?
So on Thursday The Evening News" sent
this telegram to him: SIS it not time you
asked for prayers for RAIN Country looks
to YOU"
The dukes reply, received to-day Fri
day) from the Peacock Hotel. Rowsley is
amusing; but it may provide a scrious'spb
ject for the agenda Of the next Convocation.
1t said: your rain wire has been suti-
cient; raining here heavily. Fear parsons
are unreliable folk"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
May He Ask?

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Now that the "daylipht SAVING" has
been saved for the nation, perhaps some of
Its opponents may be willing to shed a few
rays of true light on their objections thereto
IN my experience and on good authority
l have gathered some little information.
am always looking for more Nav ask
whether any honest to goodness real dairv
man, aside from very few Of the elite who
charge accordingly, puts this evenings milk
on this evenings train? 1 think you will
find that last nights and this mornings milk
go on this evenings train. Why, then, pester
the railway administration to change trains.
when it has all it can do to run the ones
it has?
cannot see how any change in clock time
can affect dairy when at least eight to ten
hours eapse between milking and shippnr.
The COW does not have to be disturbed an
hour earlier, as stated by correspondent
few weeks ago.
The truck farmer also registered his kick.
Had to get up an hour earlier to 90 to
market, because the farm ran on sun timo
and the market on clock time. Nav I sug-
gest to Mr.. Truck Farmer that he sleep for
an hour on his return from market? Then ho
will find that the sun has caught up to the
farm time.
Seems to me that perhaps the "poor
farmer" has not half as much kick as q
few lighting corporations who have kent
silent CEv
New York, july 16 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Foolish Tactics

The attempt of the House Committee
on Agriculture to fasten another day.
light saving repeal rider on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill reflects irri-
tation rather than good judgment. The
rules in both branches Of Congress bar
riders on appropriation measures. Con-
gress violated it's own code when it tried
to annul the Calder act in this irregular
manner. 1t was mere wilfulness to de-
lay the passage and approval of the
agricultural appropriation bill by re-
peating futile experiment.
In any case, if Congress wants to make
an issue with the President it should
do SO by passing separate repeating
act. But there will be little point in con-
tinuing the controversy so long as more
than a third of the membership of the
House is opposed to surrendering the
benefits of daylight saving.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Roof Tenants
To the Editor of The Tribune:

To the Editor of The Tribune;
Sir: There many hundred apartment
houses in Manhattan and other nortions -
New York City which have walls stout
enough to bear additional story. In
buildings with elevators it might be diff
cult and expensive to reach the new story
with elevator service; but tenants of the
top floor need not mind climbing one Aich+
of stairs. The new story would in manv
cases make the present upper story more
desirable in summer, as very often the ad-
vantage of having better air and light ia
offset by the heat from the flat roof with
no loft between it and the ceiling Of the
top story. The expense of the additional
story would be comparatively slight: and
contractors who know their business would
be able and willing to guarantee making
the addition with but little ANNOYANCE to
the present tenants-in fact, not so much
ms is often experienced where BUILDINGS
next door are in course of erection.
ROBERT GRIMSHAW.
New York, July IA, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Post-Bellum Exclusiveness
(Fron The Columbus Dispatch)

The oldest patriotic society in this
country is the Order of the Cincinnati-and
the smallest. It's membership consists at
this time of something like a thousand
persons and is gradually dwindling. There
are probably a few hundred more men in
this country or in France entitled to belong
to the society-for it must be emembcred
that Frenchmen as we'll as Americans can
be members.
The society was organized 1876 years
ago, at the close of hostilities of the
Revolutionary War. 1t was composed of
American and French commissioned officers
who had seen active service, and it wa.
provided that the oldest male descendants
of such members should succeed to mem
bership, provided they We're found worthy
and in failure of direct male descent, t.
male descendants of intervening female
descendants.
When the society was organized It was
bitterly opposed. 1t was argued that it was
the beginning Of an aristocracy in the new
nation-the very thing that was not de-
sired. Such hereditary aristocracy was
contrary to the spirit of the new republic.
it was argued But tho society was or
ganized, and it has gone about it's bust
ness until the present, and nobody but
the members has paid any attention to IT,
and they have not arrognted to them
selves any special privileges of aristocrscy
No such exclusive society is likely to
come out of the prcsen. war; at least
there were so many commissioned officers
in the present war that the society organized
along the same lines would naturally be
larger and much raore democratic than the
Order Of tho Cincinnati. If VIZ are to have
any exclusive society growing out of tho
present war 1t will be founded upon some
thing else than commissions.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
o the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the EQlCOr Oh Inc IrlDunes
Sir: Concerning the daylight saving"
scheme with which farming people are
nauseated, would you be kind enough to
explain how it "saves"? And could you
tell if those representatives Of the three great
states mentioned realized that they were
voting "solidly" for higher prices? "Be-
cause" said Tribune farmer, right here
on reading of the vote, "a good many more
farmers will go out of business this season
on account Of it, and until the daylight
savers in the towns and cities are we'll
in the habit of raising their own supplies
prices must increase"
When inquired of further he added: "a
farmer who has gone to bed wearied isn't
likely to get up hour earlier than his
usual early time to meet and direct hired
man who may be ready to quit just when
the need Is most pressing; for instance. in
haylng, the farmer loses an hour eyery
morning on this new time, for SOL the old
friend of the farmer, Indifferent to the
Congressional schedule, revolves as usual:
and by the time the hay is made and some
OF 1T housed the day is over for the .help.'
and similar process may be gone through
"Ee''.i ilH SoIlc OIL CIdC same haV That's
why many farmer purposes to reserve
only land enough to cultivate singlehanded
for the family. He reasons calmly He is
accustomed to that, for farms, while gem
orally we'll equipped with machinery. are
proverbially Short on accommodations for
voting machine. And farmers themselves
intent on making the best Of a partnership
OF wind and weather, which they cannot
escape, and intent on the problem of feed
ing the world, often have been oblivious to
their own interests. But it's plain sailing
now--away from the problem It's all az
clear as the daylight that has been saved
for em They can get along till-you tell"
Meanwhile the Savers" can reasonably
employ some of the time left over in re-
fecting that while the farmer can raise
only enough for his own use, they, with
tho help of the legislators, can try can
ming what they can't raise.
M. J. STEVENS.
Pawling, Duchess County, N. Y July 16.
1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Children as Yell as CONS

D..
Children as WeU as Co,os
10 the Editor of The Tribune.
or IN your editorial of yesterday, "Day-
light Saving to Continue" YOU speak 90
ohough the only possible objection to the
thoroughly childish setting Of the clock one
hour ahead was that the dairymen have to
eaten earlier trains. 1 have no doubt that
you will class the objections cite bere .s
"avoidable inconveniences. and in that 1,;,,
agree; but the only method of avoidance ia
repeal.
Our children have to go four miles TO
school, and where rising at Z o'clock used
to be early enough now it is g. and thew can't
get the needed sleep in the evening for II is
daylight [ haven't heard one mother of
small children speak in favor of DAYLIGHT
saving.
Not only is it difficult for farmers to
harvest their hay and grain with the dew
heavy on their crops in the morning and
the help quitting work at o'clock (sun
tlme) just as the grain is in the best con-
ol'ioi' out the fruit growers also have to
leave their currants and berries. their grapes
and pears, their peaches and apples, until the
morning is half gone, and then when the
picking is good the pickers are gone.
But you will say this matter could be
arranged between the farmer and his en-
ployes, so that they will stay later. Whv
could not the matter be arranged between
the city employer and employees so that
they go to work an hour earlier! Then thew
Will have their coveted hour extra for recre-
anon without upsetting the whole country
and causing such great discomfort incon-
venlence and pecuniary loss to good half
the population
The newspapers, politicians and the presi-
oen' hlmself, with the other devotees of the
iaoor unions, make the mistake of thinking
the farmers are in a little world of their
own, which they need not so much as notice
not to mention giving their rights anv con-
sideration. But your newspaper adyertises
First to Last-the TRUTH" but on the
questions which concern agriculture YOU have
very distorted views, and I would advise that
you search out the truth. 1t is not enough
tor any paper to portray the public sentiment
just around it; it should seek to portray
the best public sentiment and lead up to the
best American ideals, which include some
regard for the rights of others.
NINA H. WEAVER,
Lecturer, Grange No. 957.
Clintondale, N. Y, July 16, 1919.
P. S.-As an item of information 1 might
add that the Grange, the Dairymen's League
the farm bureau, the horticultural societies
and all farmers organizations are opposed
to the daylight saving law.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
The Presidents Callers

The Presidents latchstring is now out
to Senatorial callers, and he is seeking
interviews, one by one, with Senators he
is apparently informed may be induced
to accept his views concerning the wis
dom of voting for an unconditional and
unreserved ratification of the covenant.
The meetings are confidential, and, of
course, nothing is reported, but an i'm
preston prevails in Washington that the
Presidents demeanor is sweetly reason
able and that he is at great pains pa
tiently to justify his course.
The proceeding in some aspects is
ridiculous, and Senators, one gathers,
honored by White House billet-dour
are as nearly "joshed" by their COL
leagues as Senatorial dignity permits
No one, after an issue has been Joined
and there has been conspicuous refusal
of consultation, likes to have it appear
it is understood his knees are weak. Not
even Senator, it may be assumed, can
rise above resenting a little being
honeyed after a failure of an attempt to
browbeat him.
Yet the latest tactics of the President
may achieve something where other tao
tics have failed, for the great majority
of the Senate, despite the abuse
showered by friends of the President,
wishes, one may be sure, to look at big
question in big manner, with as little
pickering and aspersal of motive as is
possible
If the President from the beginning
had been willing to consult, the whole
controversy over the covenant might
have been avoided. But the President
saw fit to forget that the Senate is his
partner in treaty-making and that a
sensible partner seizes the first feasible
opportunity to talk over an important
matter with his associate. Before he
went to Europe the President should
have consulted. He should have con-
suited while there. He did his cause no
good by saying that those who disagreed
with him had "pygmy minds" and chad
their eyes on the ground"
1t is probable the President would
have learned much if he had not waited
eight months before comforting. Sena-
tors would probably also have learned
much. Mutual suspicion has grown, as
fungi do, in the dark. Few seriously
think the President cherishes any I'M
patriotic motive or consciously seeks an
unworthy thing. The Senate is similarly
to be acquitted Of bad intent The
wrangling might have been escaped if
the President had been willing to have
it so, and the country have been as united
in peace-making as in war-waging.
The outlook is now against the COM
position Of differences that ordinary tact
in management could have avoided
Prides Of all kinds have been developed
and men have taken positions not easy
to abandon. When an impartial review
OF the Administration is written it is
scarcely to be doubted that the verdict
will be that its seeming assumption that
the public's business was none of the
public's business brought it into trouble
and was source of continuing weakness.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Distributing the Credit

1t is hardly necessary for Sir Douglas
Haig to say that in his recent address
eulogizing the work Of the British EN-
pire in the war he intended in no way to
minimize the work of others.
Except in circles where there is mani
fest desire to foster ill-feeling between
the two great English-speaking coun
tries. his remarks were not misinterpret-
ed 1t was plain he was replying to
those who have meanly sought to de-
prive the men who fought under him of
just credit rather than to derogate from
others. A commander is properly jealous
Of the repute of those under him who
have been faithful even unto death, and
detractors Of British achievements have
taken little pains to conceal the motive
that controls them.
AS Marshal Haig has visualized him
self to the world during five years of
stress he is not man to boast or permit
others to boast for him. Of all the COM
manders none exceeded him in modesty,
in devotion to the great cause, in will
lingness to submerge every personal and
national consideration. The French rec
ords attest that again and again he ac-
commodated his plans to French plans.
His divisions, even when hard pressed,
were at the service of Britain's allies.
He surrendered his own judgment often,
notably when he took over twenty miles
of new line just before the great Ger
man offensive, and he crowned his work
by consenting to serve under Marshal
Foch when the circumstances demanded
a supreme generalissimo.
AS to the achievements of the British
army nothing need be said. The esteem
in which the Germans held it is suffi-
GENTLY shown by the number of divisions
the German commander placed along the
British front. The traditional stubborn
ness of British soldiers was never better
displayed than in Flanders and Picardy,
and the British armies, not satisfied
merely to hold, never desisted from
gruelling attack.
AS to the respective Importance of the
work done by the various nations COM
parisons are deplorable. On the French,
for geographical reasons, of course fell
the greatest burden. But the British,
not only holding the sea, without which
success would have been impossible, pre-
vented France from being overwhelmed.
At various times now Russia, and then
Italy, and finally the United States, con-
tributed some vital factor.
Water was poured into a reservoir by
many to lift it to the needed level, and
if the addition Of any one Of the prin-
cipal con1batants had been withheld it
might not have been reached. So all
won the war. This is as much as any
one may say, and any narrow inquiry as
to who played the superior part is not
only proftless but productive Of harmful
recrimination.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Nothing On

tFror, The Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Philadelphia minister who told the
men of his congregation to take off their
coats during service on recent hot Sun
day has nothing on" the Ocean City
preacher who reserves the last rows Of
seats in his church for those who wish 10
worship in their bathing suits.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Cut DODn the Season

TO the Editor of The Tribune,
Sir: I have been reader of The Tribune
hfty-five years, and if Horace Greeley were
alive l could'prove it. During these years
my name has never appeared in your col
umns but that is not your fault Now, sir.
may have little space?
There is great deal of argument and
much "cussing" about what is known as
the "dayight saving law According to
my observations, the greatest objection to
that law is the length of the season in
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Irish Freedom
"a reply By Senator Phelan, of California, to
an open letter printed in The Trlbune)

a reply By Senator Phelcm of California to
an open letter printed in The T,ibune.)
Mr.. Henry A. Woodard,
Hotel Morgan, Los Angeles, CAL
My Dear Sir: l have your letter Of June
%, in which you draw parallel between
the Hawaiian Islands and Ireland in regard
to the matter Of self determination.
The Irish are an ancient, intelligent and
capable people, and their demand against
their enemy and oppressor for seven hundred
years for freedom and independence is a
sacred right upon which they have never for
a moment slept. The Hawaiians, always
backward race, now decaying race.
we'll pleased with the government of the
United States, which is free government,
which does not oppress people with cruelty
coerce them by force. Gladstone has
said that no country has ever practised
such cruelty and fraud as has England
toward Ireland in the entire history of
Christendom. You would be a slave if you
would willingly bear such yoke. The
rule in all such cases, which / commend
to you, is to put yourself in his place.
AS to Lincoln preserving the Union
against the demand Of the South for slav-
cry, I need only observe that Ireland Is
fighting for freedom!
The United States is following its tradi-
t!ona policy in urging freedom for Ireland
England used it's immoral influence, you
will recall. in behalf of the South The
purpose Of Intervention is the test of it's
1ustfnble character. No man is true
American who does not sympathize with
the struggles Of the weaker nations for
Justice and liberty.
JAMES ID. PHEIAN.
Washington, p, c. July "A. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
A Day to Celebrate

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Will you suggest to your readers
and the public in general that some notice he
taken of Yhe anniversary of the dav when
our forces first stopped the Huns and be-
gan to turn them back? We should all.
think, at least hung out our flags, if moth
ing else is to be done to commemorate
July IL, 1918
FRANK LIE GRAND GILLISs
New York July is, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

the Allies had vainly dreamed of for
four weary years. Its whirlwind energy
ended the war at. least six months ahead
of the most sanguine schedule drawn up
by the Allied general stats.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

You can purchase merchandise advertised Ia the
TRIBUNE With absolute safctytos II dIssasfacton ~
suits In the TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your
money back upon request No tape No aulbbiins.
We make ueed promptly II tho advertiser docs net.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
The Coming 7'ower
THE WEAKER SEX
V Ill
PIERRE

PIERRE
Pierre was Latin
Pierre made love in whirlwind style.
Stronger heads than mine were turned
And all bewildered by his words and touch
of flame.
I have no regrets.
I did not mind so very much when caught
him
Kissing my maid one evening in the hall
But she slapped him. ..
1 never could stand a man who had been
slapped by maid
We have a butler now. ALICE.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

AS to history, on June 5, 1918, there was
a lieutenant with an ammunition supply
train at Chateau Thierry. He used to
teach history out in Kansas he said. "But,"
he went on, cts more fun making 1T than
teaching it,"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
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New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

Speaking of ignorant idealism, a 27-year-
old American, employed by q magazine,
asked which side Andrew Jackson fought
on at the Battle of New Orleans. "How
do you mean?" was asked. "The North
or the South p
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

Remember Barnum3
tFyom Tho Tolsdo Blado)
burlcson may quit for his party's good.
But isn't the public good of more i'm
portancA1
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Where Ice Is Plentiful

From The Kansas Citu Timcs)
II is rather tough to have to read about
next winters predicted coal famine before
we have even had this summers ice famine.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Analyzing

tFrom The Wichita Beacon)
There are two classes Of people in the
United States-those who arc hypnotixed
and those who arc not
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

If you ask Mr.. Ford, the scorner of his
tory, who Pierce, Madison, Jackson, Frank
lin, Grant, and Hudson were he probably
can tell you.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

1t is H. w. HIS notion that Mr.. Ford
may have read "Your United States" and
confused Arnold Bennett with Benedict
Arnold.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

Mr.. Stevenson, our notion is, isn't quite
fair to Mr. Ford "What is headline 2"
he asked. ut shows what is in the body
of an article under it, said Mr.. Ford.
Many copyreader isn't able to live up
to that definition.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Sometimes

Sometimes
(From The Kansas CITY stcr)
Wilson Secs His Folly.-Headline
All. yes, but 1t so often happens that see-
ing 10 not believing. ...,....au.. ,,.srsd
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

Mr.. Ford said IL hardly ever read any
thing but the headlines" Let him who is
without this sin--or this virtue--chuck
the first boulder.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
An Omniscient Manufacturer He Is

Sir: Twenty-Five miles on a gallon he gives
me. 1 should worry whether not he
knows who John Andre RUTH.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

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Fighting Daylight
The Vews of Tribune Farmers Meddlng With Sun Time

winch it is operative. BY cutting the sea-
son down a month on each end some Of
the objection will have been removed. and
II won't smell quite SO strong Of brim-
stone up here in the country, especially
during the months of April and october
c. L. STEVENS.
Still River, Conn.,, july IL. 1919
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