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New-York tribune., 1919-08-14

lists frankly confess that their aims are an
immediate control of industry.
The commission reports that employers
IN Europe are evidently waking up to the
seriousness of the situation. This is par
ticularly true in Great Britain. They are
likewise searching for methods to meet
the problems that face them. AS one of
their spokesmen has said to labor: "You
are under an absolute msapprehension a.
to the attitude Of the employers in the
present state of difficulty and unrest
Many of the employers prepared to 90
very much further in the amelioration OF
the conditions under which you work than
some of you have any idea of" British
employers, the report finds, have admitted
ly been to blame in part for the existing
discomfort among their workingmen. Pre-
vious to the war they had not been suff-
GENTLY interested in the working condi-
tlons or in the general attitude of their
emDOyeS
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
The Prime Offender
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The prime offender in that much
mooted servant question is undoubtedly
not the servant and not the employer, but
the so-called "intelIigencc office" That
Is tne agency which is making the house
hold assistants dissatisfied with every
thing. from treatment to salaries, and is
constantly urging them to get higher and
higher wages, shorter and shorter hours
| am sure many housewife could tell
you stories OF her experiences in inte,li-
sence Offices, stories which would throw
the proper light on those institutions Of
evil.
If women had the courage Of their CON
victions they would stay away from their
greatest enemy in tho employment Of
household assistants. MARY LEGGET.
New York, Aug II, 1919.
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Satire by Mistake
itor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Appearing Oh page of the issue
OF August - is the picture Of stately
structure. which is identified to your public
as the Peace Palace al The Hague, given by
the late Andrew Carnegie
While | have been constant reader of
The Tribune and admirer of its serious
efforts, as we'll as its humor, never has this
publication to my knowledge attempted such
gigantic task that Of moving the Palais
de Justice at Brussels, Belgium, to The HAGUE
in Misunderstanding the magic wand of p5ub
licity and declaring "Presto! You shall be
known in future to all men as the Peace
Palace"
But if, in the makeup this picture was
placed in error, and deprived Of it's rightful
location as delightful sarcasm of f. P. A..
then my apologies and congratulations. But
in any case please, I pray you, pity poor
Belgium. ARCHITECT
New York, Aug -, 1919.
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has not had it's rights, and it's indignant
friends hold it should be bought by the
Treasury at 80 cents pound when it
falls below that price. A general ex-
tension of the principle Of the Sherman
silver purchase act is thus proposed,
guarantor and taxes poured out to
keep prices at established levels.
The query naturally arises as to who
would be the last man in line. The
hope Of landing it on one of the rich
would, of course, not long live, for the
rich would not exist. Tax man all
he has and the next year he has moth
ing to tax. There is no more juice in
drained out millionaire than in the
rest of us.
Who, then, would pay? One looks
around vainly to discover the identity of
a victim. But in the night is a star Of
hope. Perhaps Brothers Stone and Gar
rctson would reach down ir their pockets
andmeet the whole bill. 1t will be re-
called that Daniel Webster on a joyful
occasion when he was to respond to the
toast "The Public Debt" began by asking
what it was, saying if any one would
tell he would pay it himself
A company, animated by similar
spirit, should be gathered to underwrite
the governments guarantee should it
underwrite all prices and to charge
deficits to public account.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
Other Price Revolutions

Painters, decorators and paperhangers
of New York to the estimated number
of $4,000 are on strike for five-day,
forty-hour week, with compensation of
81 an hour and customary bonuses for
overtime. The painters find life unsup
portable under the existing agreement,
which provides for forty-four hour
week and $6 day.
Not many years ago, in the early '80s,
Benjamin Harrison, then candidate for
the Senate, was attacked on the ground
that he had once said that he regarded
81 day as enough for labor His
critics held this was inhuman--that
man should have as much as S1.25 for
a tcn-hour day. In dollars the painters
of New York seek as much an hour as
it is said Benjamin Harrison thought
was enough day.
But prices, it will be said, were lower
in the SOS than now. In food, yes, and
in most things, but not proportionate
to the increase in wages. In the '80s
wheat ran about a dollar a bushel, which
tIdllSldIcQ iCScll IilCO pO-d-Ddlle lel ilOQl
Clothing was approximately as high as
now. But there was no cheapness of liv-
ing corresponding to the low wages.
People went without many things. The
increase in the per capita consumption
of goods shows this.
Go back another generation, to ante
Civil War days, and one finds Horace
Greeley laboriously explaining in The
Tribune to country readers that strike
in New York for SO cents a day, while
it might seem unreasonable outside the
city, was probably justified by living
prices here.
There is talk of revolution A benefi-
cent one has occurred in this country
two or three of them-and all to the
advantage of the average man. If we
could transfer ourselves back to other
times it would be plain wild hopes have
been more than realized. The economic
order which is so kicked about has cashed
in in human betterment such as was
never before known.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14

The Roan,er

NOU ask why I'm roamero
L did not will it so;
envy other men with homes.
Yet homelessness l know.
l once spent many an hour
Beside the murmuring sea,
With one possessed of mystic mower
To fellowship with me.
| loved but lacked loves daring:
Loves song had not learned:
Another sought-another won
The prize for which l ycarned.
She knew not my hearts moaning
Guessed not the wreck-the blur
And l-ah, never have I known
Another maid like her.
"hat else for me but roamingo
Blow Winds, blow far and free
But never whisper in her ear,
Why l must homeless be!
CLARENCE RADWAY.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
Battle Honors

These might be considered trivial. but
one thing seems to lead TO aaother. until
now. to cap the climax, il IS proposed 10
confer on the men who served during the
war in the bil!ets OF chief of naval opera
tions, stationed in Washington. and the
commander of our naval forces n europe.
stationed in London. the permanent rank
OF admiral-the same honor that was con-
ferred on farragut, Porter and Dewey for
distinguished conduct at sea in battle with
the enemy. What is the service to think
when the admirais in active command at
sea during this war are thus passed over,
All honor TO Benson and Simms for the ser
wees they have rendered, bur What OF
Mayo and Gleaves9
Admiral Benson directed naval operations
IN Washington, Admiral Simms performed
ike duties IN London and filled with honor
dtficult position; but it has remained for
the present Administration TO recommend
this distinction of permanent promotion to
highest rank upon men who served ashore
at the expense of men who served aaoat
refer to Admiral Mayo. who was COM
mander IN chief OF our United States fleet
and 20 whom is due the greatest credit for
the eh,cleNt work Of our scattered naval
force, and also Nce-Admiral Gleayes. who
commanded ard built up our cruiser and
transport force and who led in person our
hrst expedition to France through waters
infested with lurking submarines Admiral
Mayo, who was recently retired. lcft the
navy without this special mark If ap-
probation, when he was the mar who
throughout the war WAS responsible for the
country's first Inc Of defence and who i
the feet mad been called upon To ecgags
the enemy to defend our shores Was ready
for them.
Hasn't this chapter from "Psnafose" gone
tar enough? Are our future admirsls to
learn that the country awards the greater
love and higher honors 10 men WHO iu lime
of war serve ashore and direct naval az
FAIRS from al office building? ln isc fnal
award Of honors let Us by all means re-
member Benson and Smm= bu, lef us si-o
stuck to our old naval traditions aui place
'rst upon the lst-no forget altogether
those men who carried the heavy response
plllty at sea in time Of war
Inc Mother OF 4 Future Admiral Y no Does
Not Wish 20 Have HIM Taught That the
Way to Honor and Advancement Is 10
Polish Up the Handle OF the Big Front
Door,
Sa'snac Lake, ~ Y, Aug. 10. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
A Call for Uncle Abimelech

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: While l am really very fond Of
+. p. A, l must admit that there are times
when he bores me. Proofroom dodgers do
not interest me, neither do | care a rap
whom say who OR who he calls down for
saying it.
Still, it must be an awful job to have to
dig up "colyum' every day, and all honor
is due to the man who does it, and does it
so we'll. But let US have T. F. ", too by
all means Uncle Abmelech brought JOY into
our lives. and we miss him.
And please give Briggscy the back page
again. We have handy man right here
and we like to have it where he can't pre-
tend that he hasn't seen it. A.
New York, Aug 12, 1919.
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The Direct Radicals

The radicals and the modcrates in Brit
ish labor differ, especially in their methods
of action The moderatcs are willing to
proceed according to the constitution Of
their unions. They are willing to gain
their ends by a step-by-stcp movement. The
radicals will not brook restraint. They are
, for immediate, "direct" action. The most
typical representatives Of the radical labor
element are to be found in the Triple Ali
ance, which is made up of the organized
workers among the coal miners, the trans
port workers and the railway men. at
was the Triple Alliance which brought
about the industrial crisis in England in
February and March, 1872 This is the
dangerous element in England to-day, and
must, the commission urges, be brought
under control to avoid industrial disaster
In France, while there is large social
lstic element which has a number of Depu-
ties in the Assembly, "thc chief labor
organization has officially recognized an
economic relation between wages and pro-
ductvc efficiency" The war has united
France as she was not united before There
is admittedly great unrest, however, and
radical leaders may gain extended control
and threaten the industrial order
In Italy the laborers are not largely
unionized. AS in Great Britain, however,
the radicals are very active and very out
spoken They dominate the unions and in
case of disputes usually control the con-
servative element. "In general, it was
found in Great Britain, France and Italy
that very large percentage Of the work
ing classes opposed to methods Of
force Or to action against law and order.
AS consequence, although advanced
radicaism is proposing the general strike
and naturalization. it may be safely con-
cluded that Bolshevism is no. likely to
produce serious disturbance in these three
countries.' In Great Britain, however, the
new labor organizations that have recently
sprung up are controlled by radicals The
spirit behind them is a revolutionary one
The leaders who arc appealing to this
radical class urging them to break
away from the restraints of the more
conservative labor unions. These extrem-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
Petty Reforms

1t is not ny purpose IN this letter TO
dwell upon the wastage Of money and
other handicaps incurred by the navy dur.
ing the past few years, due To the ignorsnc.
and vacilaton of politicians. These ara
now patent to all who run and read Nv
point is to call attention 20 the steps taken
against the prestige and proud tradition,
Of our navy.
The non-professional reforms. such 3,
prohibition and social uplift, arc petty. and
probably have had no effec. one way or
another on the lighting efficiency Of the
fleet. 1t may be remarked in passing how
ever. that while the changes in style and
cut of the uniforms arc unimportant. tho
latest changes in regulations regarding the
rank and markings Of the new navy hay.
resulted in the removal of visible signs in
uniform and distinction in titles which for
mcrly differentiated the graduates Of tn.
Naval Academy, men who attained the
ranks of commander captain. admiral. etc.
by right of hard study and special prepara-
non. from the officers who attained the cor
responding ranks IN the pay medical and
so-to-speak, ecclesiastical corps thus
captain having spent years Of study and
bearing the full responsibility Of manac.
ing and fighting his ship is no longer to
be distinguished in title or uniform from
tho non-hghting paymaster, doctor or chap
lain of like rank. This so-calied reform
n its reflex consequences has hardly con-
tributed to the efficiency of a fight ng SER
vice. Here, too, may be mentioned the
we'll known incident Of junior grade doctor
Who was promoted to the rank o.. rear
admiral for the excellent naval reas ~ tia.
ne was the favorite physician q the 7rssi-
dent 4 small thing in itself. perhaps. bur
something tending TO cheaper high ard
honorable rank which had previously been
considered an adequate reward for long and
faithful service. l expect that We shail
soon hear that DR.. Admiral Grayson. who
has just completed his maiden Transatlantic
voyage, is recommended 20 be made
permanent admiral
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
Let the Sd Parade!

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: was much pleased to read the ex-
captains interesting account of the Sd Di-
visions service in France in this MORNINGS
Tribune. In your editorial "The Glorious
I'd Division" you said there should be more
of such paradcs.
AS the cx-captain says the Sd Will land
the latter part of August, it's up to you to
advocate parade Of the equally glorious
80. JAMES EDGAR.
New York, Aug. 8, 1919.
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"Pinafore" Admirols
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May / not commence tbi. ,...
with an extract from an article contributed
by Mr.. Archibald Hurd to 1.-The For.nirb.,-
Review" in which he points out the n,x.
of the politician in the United States Ns...,
He says:
The politician has been in supreme con.
trol of naval administration, regarding -.
professional element with jealousy Re..
Admiral Bradley Fiske, one Of the forern,..
officers of the United States Navy. recar.i,,
declared:
1.-The dangerous enemy OF the United
States is not Germany or Japan. j., is ,bo
American politician It is not the onsn
foe; it is the secret poison that reduces nm.
power to rcpel the foe. Il is not the ar,ov
and navy OF any foreign power, because ".
can raise an army and navy better than
theirs; it is the politician who prevents or
getting an adequate army and navy yAo
persuades the people that such an army and
navy viii cause horrible thing that tho
politician calls "mlitarism.' The na,,or
can gain the victory over for, gn foo
but is powerless against the politician
"the soulless politician as Whittier call,
him, "who CANDLES for Office with dics
loaded with human hearts" Few men d,s
by reason of external violence; 10 IS in.
ternal disease that kills them From ~.
standpoint Of national longevity politics is
diSoaSa
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Up Connecticut WAY

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | see that "Upstate' has solved the
John {. Brownell problem with the state
ment that he is Harry Leon Wilson, I dis
agree. His proper name is Irwin s. Cobb
WHO sometimes writes under the name Of
Fibble D. D. Read few Of the latter's writ
ngs and the first Brownell letter again and
you VIII see the point. SATERA.
South Norwalk, Conn, Aug. 12, 1919.
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EEs pln,cy Mmsf Lead

J.. conclusion. the report states The
eHployor must take the lcad much in the
way Of leadership is expected OF him. He
must generally plan to prevent grievances
from rising by showing genuine interest
IN fair system of remuneration, in health
tul shop conditions, the proper and sani
tary housing Of mis- workers, aud the vel
Iare Of the community in which his plant
IS located. If he is really at heart trying
10 raise the standard of living. as he
ought, Of his employees, he should more
over, De occupied not only with questions
OF wages or material rewards but with
matters which Will cultivate the intell
gence. morals and character of men. Grant
ing this attitude of mind then, there
must be corresponding point of view on
the part OF labor if any permanent and
peaceful adjustment is to be accomplished"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
Unrest in Europe

The f0lowing the
France
The board a cooperative body
ono industrial associations and provds clearing
of Information and machinery
affect the industrial development o. he ation.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
Kill or Cure

'from fhe baltimore Amerscqrf
SWIMMING IS now suggested as cure fof
some forms of insanity. But many % the
bathing suits are likely to cause mental dis
turhancel
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
When Food Costs So

'Frona Tie ArIaNsas Coscftcl
Fame and fortune await the man who
can invent form of exercise that Will
build up the system without Increasing the
appetite.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
A New Abb
Prom The 81 Pan, p;

IRON The ST Pau Pioneer Press)
FROM Rhineland, Wis, comes the renort
'nao cows feeding on blueberrics are giving
blue tinted milk. This will give the milk
man suspected OF patronizing the pump a
new alibi.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-14
Mere Machinery

The government also has come actively
INTO the controversy. When employers and
employees failed to reach an agreement an
appeal was taken to law The government
as third party, frequently brought
pressure to bear upon the employers to
meet the demands of labor. There was
offered an opportunity for ambitious poll
tlcians to secure advancemcnt In the
OPINION OF the commission there are among
the radicals politicians who are seeking
to organize behind them the most revolu-
tlonary of the workingmen.
The commission found that legislation
to solve labor problems had not lessened
the general discomfort. 1t was also the
oplnlon of the commission that a solution
was not to be found in any organization
ut is mistake, according to our view. to
suppose that mere machinery for joint dis
cussion is likely to prove cure-al Back
OF these proposals lies the more important
Fundamental - namely, the spirit and
reasonableness OF both parties to the dis
cussion.'
The real solution, the commission holds.
is IN greater productivity. The report
lays special stress on this point, urging
the replacement of the erroneous economic
theory Of restriction of output by "a cordial
cooperation of labor with management. In
France, where previous shortage Of labor
was greatly aggravated by the losses in
men due to the war, considerable evidence
OF such q cooperative spirit was noted.
There may be deduced from the French
situation lesson that labor's best in
terests are served by cooperation with
management i'll securing the highest
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How Folks Differ

o lhe Ldltor OF lhe Tribune.
Sir: am close reader Of The Tribune
and witha something of newspaper man.
read with astonishment the communica-
ton of w. H. Curtis which you caption
"The Chidings of Firm Friend"
My own impression is that The Tribune
editorials of late have been tine--unusuallv
flne. ! read them with care and interest
every day and find them the most interest
ing Of any New York paper. What could
be finer than "By Threat the leader in TO-
days paper? There is neither venom nor
vlclousness in The Tribune editorials. which
may be what the Hoosick Falls reader
misses. | enjoy missing that kind of stuff
L. A. LOMAN
Albany, n. Y, Aug. H. 1919.
Critic
10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Please state for me to those who
sneer at Haywood Broun for havine for
merry written baseball reports that it
would be better if some book critics had
written such reports for couple of wears.
and wish one, at least, would have started
at 1t and never left off.
ROBERT GRIMSHAW
New York, Aug. g. 1919
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Putnam patriot., 1919-10-17
GOODYEAR

Mir and Mrs. Jacobs spent Saturday n pawtueket. R. I. Mrs. Thompson spent several days of the week in New York.
 Le Roy Bailey spent the weekend in Norwich and Versailles.
 Mrs. A. Chadwick of Worcester was the guest of Mrs. R. w. Boys last week.
 Mr. and Mrs Albert Diggett re turned from their wedding trip last Friday.
 The Ladies' Sewing Club met this week Wednesday at the home of Mrs A. E. Beaumont.
 Night school opened on Monday evening with Principal Robert L.. Craig in charge.
 dr. and Mrs. Joseph Rivers enter tained relatives from Woonsoeket. R l.. over the weekend.
 George Quimby of Bondsville, Mass. spent Sunday and the holiday with his wife and son in town.
 J. W. Bowers of Bondsville, Mass. was the guest of Mir. and Mrs. George Quimby on Sunday and the. holiday.
 Miss Helena Logan attended the annual meeting of the Windham County Home in Putnam last Thurs day.
 James Bacon was elected to the office of second seleetman of the town of killngly at the recent elee- ton.
 Mrs. Iveson and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Iveson of Newmarket, N. H.. are guests at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Green.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. w. Boys. accom- panied by other members of the fam fly, enjoyed weekend motor trip over the Mohawk Trail
 Rev. Joseph Richardson announces the engagement of his daughter, Miss Edith A. Richardson of Goodyear, to Joseph F. krivanec of West Willing ton.
 A number of local fans were among the disappointed ones last Sunday af- ternoon when because of a misunder- standing in the contract. Babe Ruth. the home run king, refused to play with the Putnam nine.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper spent the weekend with relatives in Baltic.
 Jesse Richardson returned to his home last Thursday much improved in health, after an operation in the Day Kimball hospital in Putnam.
 William Hunter, until recently em- ployed in the Labor Division in the Goodyear plant at Akron, Ohio, has accepted similar position with the Goodyear Cotton Mills, inc, and will shortly become resident of this place.
 At the United church next Sunday morning Rev. A. k. Beaumont, pastor of the church, will take for his theme "The Greatest Need of America To- day" In the evening he will preach companion sermon to the one deliv- Tered last Sunday evening, Peter Ali ter Pentecost."