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New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Getting From Under

At Washington and elsewhere, we
arc told. Democrats are wing with
Republicans in expressions of de-
light over the victory of Governor
Coolidge in Massachusetts. The
President has telegraphed congratu-
lations and openly rejoiccd over the
defeat of his party's candidate.
Getting from under. The fires Of
radicalism which were famed by
the Administrator in the hope that
they would scorch only the wicked
Republicans were getting out of
control. 1t was seemingly feared
that responsibility would be fixed on
those who had tenderly stroked the
vhiskers Of Bolshevism. So there is
pleasure that tiremen have oppor-
tunely appeared and put out the
flames. Seldom has an election
brought q more amusing aftermath.
When the crisis was on, when
there was doubt. when Governor
Coolidge and his co-workers were
erimy and smoky, the press did not
contain reprints of helpful and in
spiriting kilograms to him. There
was no offer to carry water to sub
due the blaze.
The spokesmen Of the Administra-
tion were either silent or gave the
usual party support to Candidate
Lorg, just a they did to Tammany
N New York. Not until the votes
we're counted were flags run up. If
Governor Coolidge had been de-
feated, it is doubtful whether mes
ssges of coincidence, expressing ad-
ndiration of what he had tried to do,
would have burdencd the wires.
The public may be excused for
entertaining a preference for early
advocates Of Great principles. It
does not disaPprove of belated rec
oenition Of truth. but this is
scarcely a substitute for being on
the firing line when bullets are
flying. AS one brings to mind the
years of steady coddling of dam
gerous doctrines and elements by
the champions Of tho New Freedom.
thc chief credit for saving the Old
Freedoms tends 70 go 20 those who
lave earned il.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
God Send Us Men!

IL IS exceedingly easy to become
dismaycd over the condition Of anv
nation to-day. and America s no
exception to the general fog of de-
preston and doubt. a generation
hence the course Of the worlds pres
ent staggcrings viii be clearer and
our children and grandchildren will
talk wisely OF what is now hidden.
Just at present unrest and confusion
of thought and extravaganza and
piggishness and covetousness have
produced Bedlam fit to worry the
most consummate optimist.
Add to all this our national in
capacity for theory and plan and
program and you have confronta-
ton alarming and arresting. 1t is
as if we, whole nation, a hundred
millions Of people, were fast APP
preaching chasm, without any
plan for bridging the gap and with
no concerted effort to prepare such
plan. There were various reasons
for the failure of the late labor CON
ference at Washington One un~
doubted reason was the all too cy.i-
dent fact that the country at large
had worked out no basic theory
whatever for the handling Of this
crucial problem. There were few
animal instincts on both sides and
a-plenty Of catch phrases OF clear.
fundamental diagnosis and project
ed remedy there WAS next to moth
ing.
SO we turn with all the greater
thankfulness to the one fact, not a
heory, that has already been amply
demonstrated on the optimistic side
That is that whenever the emer-
gency has arisen. when the feet of
ne people have actually reached the
'hasm, man has arisen to lead
and command and save. There was
Ole Hanson in Seattle. There is
Calvin Coolidge in Massachusetts
The success of these two men in the
face Of a sudden and terrible dan
ger is all the more remarkable for
the undramatic record Of each in
earlier service of the public. The
times made the man In each case.
Or. rather, there was the latent
capacity for courage and swift
thought in both men, needing only
the occasion to bring them forth.
GOD send us men" is an old cry
Of the people in all ages. No edu-
cation Of the masses, no wisdom of
the herd, can ever replace the need
OF gallant. single hearted leader
ship. We can thank our stars that
here in America leadership is bred
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Mcspreod Strength

Better than anything else the size
Of the majoritics rolled up by tho
farmers candidates in the dominion
by-clections shows the strength Of the
new party. In New Brunswick The
United Farmers man was returned by
5000 majority over returned sol
der. in Ontario tho farmers candi-
date had a majority OF nearly two
thousand, and in Saskatchewan the
agrarian repres entatiye won By nearly
four thousand votes. In the widely
scattered, thinly populated Canadian
constituencies these arc unusual ma
iorities, TO put it mildly.
+. a. Crerar Westerner and
grain grower. vas member Of the
Coalition Cabinet until the war ended.
Then he promptly resigned and took
His seat with the Opposition as an In
dependent. o-day he is the recognized
leader OF the new Farmers party at
Ottawa. He may be the next Canadian
Premier.
The farmers platform enbodles
some radical features which " mean
Il complete reversal Of the policies pre-
viously accepted as fundamental by
both Liberals and Conservatives should
the new organization achieve power in
the Dominion Parliament At the next
election. 1t Includes. among other sim
lar but less vital ideas:
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
The Coal Output
the Editor Of TIL. Tribune.

To the Editor Of TIL. Tribune.
Sir; l nave read " B. Blase's query
a. 20 the culpabii-y Of the operator IN
forcibly limiting production.
During the period % government con.
troll through the fuel administration
large surplus stocks Of coal were &c
cumuated throughout tho country. ard
when the armistice ''as signed the
drain on this surplus ceesed abrupt.
Consumers N MAN. instances rad SIX
to uine months supply Of bitulAinou.
coal on hand. They would noe b,.
until some oF tha. reserve "a cor.
sumed, and furthermore business has
not become stabilized or peace has3s
so that there was little demand for coz
when tho new contract year commenced
April !. 'o19
As such contract prices arc es.ab-
liShcd prior 70 the coa.rac. -eason.
would not seem rational for .he opera
tor 70 purposeiy increase MS over
head" by lowering production.
Mr.. Geo. II. Cushing. the director G.
e'iS ~'Hi'i ANdit - aOteoAsc !. USk ASSOCfA~
ton. has estimated mat there are abou,
100000 miners in excess Of the number
required to produce the coal Which this
country requires in norma peace times.
but II IS charged that the miners OF
ganization has its own internal "po-
ltical' rivalries ard tina. the fu,
CON plement must be maintained %
support the contentious Of these fac
lions. Rather than reduce their organ
ization these leaders vie with eac,
other III formulating rev advantageous
work schedules which will distribute
re available demand through the long
eat period and without loss OF wage
Rriefiy. the miners want moro none:
for less work, so tha. oil members %
their union may share alike and ths
organization retain it's continuity
Evidently they heiieve that only ther
availability" is the factor of impor-
tance. and not what they perform.
c. Z. ?.
Troy. y Y. Nov. ), 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
The Salaries Of labor Leaders

70 'he Editor o. The TwDure.
Ni. u,Yo,e .l,.re arr - ~ D.,
ii's aavsei. VINO Houd li6~ cry n.aca
70 Anov- I the information is ootain-
abie-what salary IS psid TO suea mea
as Lewis. Fitzpatrick. Foster and others
whose chief business seems to be til
devlsing and enforcing Of strikes. |:
might be interesting 10 compare these
salaries with the wages paid % tie
men they are supposed to represent
Presumably, IN addition to heir sa,-
aries they get their expenses, SO ths
virtually their salaries are nc. income.
1t has always seemed to me tha. some
very needed reform night Be wIo1sA.
within labor unionism if ths president,
Of the labor unions, and perhaps the
secretaries. were paid salaries .hs
should only equal the wages paid .ha
Non oi ;he craft orgari4ed in -,
union y reasonable allowance for e.
penses incurred Oh Union business would
properly be made.
CHARLES GRAVES.
Hartford, Conn. Nov. /. 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Deriding Milk Buvars

Hcalth Commissioner Copeland
has summoned officers OF the milk
companies to ask them Tor the WHY'S
and whereforcs of the usual monthly
increase in milk prices.
A milk inquiry has become an
established feature of New York
HE. lhe newspaper which contains
no mention Of one is unsatisfvine-
causes feeling that something req
ular is left out A milk concern
needs to use canvas-backed paper to
keep leeiblc its paved over books
This Copeland inquisition is about
the forty-third or is it the ninety
seventh"
Those charged with the protection
OF the public should try some
thing newer and better. Do they
think the examination of the wit
nesses will lull consumers into q
Willingness to dig down deeper?
Recently Hearst has aspired to in
vestigational honors. and he has so
Immersed the milk problem in poll
tics that the uselessness of further
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Nothing Learned

i'oo Tic Iopeha Dcdy topYolj
"Ine Kansas miners leader Ho,eat
OF this state IS quoted es saying. "stand
as UNI. for the ration wide strike
set for November." He adds "rheir
attitude is not changed by the threat
of military force
During the examination of Count
Bernstort by the German Commission
on the War last week telegram was
read from the Kaiser TO the Berlin
government. dated early in 1917, making
light OF the threat Of the President Of
the United states to employ military
force against him. and notifying the
German government TO 90 ahead regard .
less. When this telegram was read II
was greeted, says the dispatch. with
"gasps oI dismay"
Bnt the leader Of the miners in tA,s
case secms to have harmed nothing
from the bitter experience o., Tie
Kaiscr
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
NiUelle's Mistake
the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: I read With much interes, il ,as.
Sundays Tribune the article o. Fran,
II. simonds on General Nivel.e's 1917
offensive. It vas my privilege TO to
one of Nivelle's soldiers az that time,
and as such I an sorry 70 see tfs
whole blame for The failure of ehe
aforesaid offensive put on him. 50 as
20 shift ne responsibility from me
shoulders Of certain members o. IT,
French Chamber OF Deputies Tie grea.
mistake General Ni9elle made VAS TO
iatrust then with his plans. There
coud not have been q better WY 20
BRING them 20 the knowledge OF the
general public and 10 the enemy These
politicians were the worst plague France
was bardencd with durne the war But
could anything good have occurred IN
der ne premiership OF pain'erc and i,is
friend Maivy. TIE ssourarei9 Had IL.
latter been soldier instead of niii
isIar he would have laced the execution
squad for ~. crimes
OF course tie s.rbbornness OF Gen.
eral Nivel!e can be blamed. although i
IS an important @actor in military
leadership. bat tie creates, respons
bllitN for me failure o. the 1871 spring
offensive lemains With the politicians.
and :eei confident the tlue French
patriots Win reraeraber L 81 election
tine BOB
EN-Corporal OF Foreign Legion.
Lakeland. Fla, Oct %. 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
The Farmers Platforms

"a general and substantial lowering
Of tariff bars
"a DECIDED decrease IN the duties
against goods imported from Great
Britain
"Rcciprocitv wi.h the United states
Nnder a pleN which would place all
foodstuffs not sneciAcally mentioned in
the reciprocity agreement OF 1911 upon
the Tree entry list.
Free admission OF household sup
plies, agricultural machinery, bnilding
materials and other necessities.
"A special committee to near all
claims by any specified industry for
the protection Of nigh tariffs.
These are is Nr.s' plans. 7eoadly
outlined. rs scheme TOY TAXATION to
offset the loss OF revenue involved in
the adoption Of the above ideas con
1ains equally striking departures from
accepted procedure. These include:
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07

prctenss should be perceived even
by members Of the Hylan admins
tration.
If milk prices are to be stopped
awaiting something more needs
be done than to ask questions the
answers to which are known. AL
ready there are many volumes Of
testimony, which no one reads. The
main facts are not in dispute. The
dairyman gets more for his product,
railroad rates are up, it costs more
for trucking and pastcurization, and
the drivers have been gladdened by
another advance in wages. The
consumer, Of course, pays the ac-
cumulated bill.
The dairymen are Indifferent to
the complaints Of the city, the rail
road administration gives no sign
Of lessening the transportation
charge, and workers in receipt of
hlgher wages purpose to hang to
them. What remedy, then, is pos
siblc? 1t is difficult to see any
unless milk consumers are willing to
join in destroying the costly deiv-
cry system by going to milk stations
for supplies. Up to date they are
not so willing.
But because they are not so will
ing is no reason to dcride them by
staging another fruitless investiga,
ton. Let them suffer on in quiet
rather than make fun of them by
travelling around and around the
circle Of the already known. If the
Health Commissioner entertains n
serious purpose or has any plan in
mind FOR practical relief, let him act.
But merely to hold another inquiry
is wearying.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
a Correction

10 The Editor cC The Tribune
Slr: while ago | sent you letter
aiou. the WAY m which violation Of
Article X oi the covsnant Of the
league is TO be punished by An auto
matte national boycott. perceive thar
VAS all wrong; il is not for Artjcl,
\. bn, for Articles XII, NIL and Nv
that That sanction IS provided. How came
! to be wrong? BY taking Pres den.
Wilson's word. Il vas he. n his Indian
epois speech of September !, who sad
eNNiicitlv that this boycott was 70 fol-
lov upon a breach Of Article Y. And
YET Article Y might be violated With
out doing any thing TO Articles Mi. XIII
and XIV i an aggressive power chose
20 proceed by simply taking possession
Of territory and defying -he previous
FOLDER to make war for its recovery.
The indianapolis spcech was made o,
time when President Wilson. accord
nj 20 all the announcements Of his
friends, was still il: fpl vicor. Such
fundamental III. .squotatior o. the Gov
onaat makes it appear that he was not
! Lad made up my mind before that
time that he had been already suffering
from overfatigue when he went 10
Paris, and that was why he did not
guard his principles more successfully
there. have as high respect for
" AsoH's smanship, when he is not
worn out, as have for his tenacity.
And wish to have oil possible consid-
erateAess foc wornout man; but il is
rather beyond what is possible when
they ask Ms. out OF kindness to HIN,
70 accept as satisfactory the founda-
;on which his unsteady hands have
laid for house IN which mary people
ere 20 live
STEVEN T. BYINGTON.
Ballard Vale, Mass, Nov. 5. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Pro- ~ Marxian

10 the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR In your Sunday editorial or
The Drift From Ieutoni5m' You as
sert that most Americans IN tinctigely
reject MARKHAM philosophy, with its
special insistcnce on drss principles
and general laws from which other
conclusions necessarily fiowed.' do
rot know that Marx could he more
sadly twisted out OF meaaiug than you
nave done.
The essence of Marziau philosophy
san be found in his sagge~ ton tha-
",ye haze Judged history b. religion
long enough; let us now Judge reli-
e.oa by h.story9 take it taa, Mari
rests his entire case upou historical
experience.
Marx inst principles and general
laws" are nothing more nor less than
me "insistence" THAI experience. his
tory tacts, shall be the tost of truth.
And the relatively Of ali "couclus ions7
and "laws'-ay, and Of social insti.u-
tions as we'll was never better under
stood than hy Marx.
One can call any scientific conclusion
a dogma. There IS no law that makes
it crime. Similarly the deduc,ive
artists can rant that Patrick Henry's
lamp Of experience IS a general law
and dcgmatic. etc
MARKHAM philosophy was more eully
worked out b. Joseph Dietzgen, whom
MarN called Our philosopher" Sup
pose you secure his books from Charles
II. Kerr and learn arst hand where
general laws get Of in Mar:s;an phi
losophy! I'll say you need i. And
youN reject :, because n sticks 90
tightly to that lamp of experience idea.
F. SIEVERMAN Jr.
Bayside, n. j., Nov 2, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
| he Innocent Bystander

tFrom ~. Baltimore A,ns,1oor}
The public ought to be the great de-
Gliding factor in all issues that threaten
It's security through interruption Of the
means of production and transpouta-
non. Instead, because II is unorganized
and without spokesman, it IS d meek.
spineiess bystander. with pursc in hand
to pay the hospital bills. and after the
scrimmaee content 10 return 10 the
fields, where. yoked lks oNen. i, mus.
plow y deeper furroa.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Is Drill Needed?
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; Is it drill or education that is
most needed?
Yesterday afternoon at a dcmonstra-
ton given By the Girl Scouts In Bryant
Park The national colors and the Girl
Scout FLAG were carried together at the
head Of the little procession.
The column passed directly in front
OF row of park benches on which somo
dozen men were seated Not man
arose as the colors passed, and the only
ono who raised his hat did so while
still lounging on the bench
en- not n milltarst and never have
favored universal training, but it is
evident that something is needed to in
still little pride and a reverence into
some of us Americans. A. f. F..
New York. Nov. I, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07

in the blood and bone of our ambi-
tious, eager youth and fostered and
encouraged by opportunity and re-
ward as in no other country. We
must not push our luck too far. We
shall, if we are. wise, take heed of
the warnings, learn foresight and
plan further ahead. In the mean
time, let us thank God for the men
who have been sent on the stroke Of
the hour to save us from our perils.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
That Invisible Drop

707N M I'N'7od'70IIa I1el1T
Herbert Hoover, according to report.
sees drop in food prices soon" This
Is encouraging, for Mr.. Hoover has =
ZIG reputation FOR knowing somethins :
on the subject. Il Will be more err
couraeing' however, when there is a
drop visible to the consuming public.
1t has been told so often by the Attor-
ne> General and others that prices ara
coming down. at time when the prices
OF nearly everything bought we're go
ing up' that it may be pardoned If it
has suspicious.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07

Hitchcock's Preeiicarnent

Hitchcock's Preciicament
According to some observers in
Washington, Senator Hitchcock's un-
certain and evasive attitude toward
reservations has produced its natural
result. For long time he couldn't
make up his mind. While he dal-
lied other Senators decided what
they wanted to do and organized to
make their decisions effective. The
Nebraska leader has SHE'D for
months at accepting reservations.
BY standing aloof he forced the
"mild reservationists" to unite with
the main body of reservationists,
thus creating a safe majority for a
resolution Of ratification containing
safeguards Of American interests.
That was bad enough from his
point of view But he has done even
worse. BY threatening to defeat a
ratification resolution unsatisfactory
to him and his followers he has
greatly encouraged the original foes
Of the treaty They are now count
ing on him to aid in creating the
bloc Of thirty three votes necessary
to withhold any ratification. Start
ing out as q champion Of the treaty,
Mr.. Hitchcock now finds himself
working with Messrs. Borah and
Reed to compass its failure.
The question in the Senate has al
ways been what minimum or maxi
mum Of alteration would be required
to secure first q majority and then
lwo-thirds vote Instead Of address
ing himself to that problem. the
minority leader merely issued bull
!ctlns announcing that no substan-
tiai changes would be tolerated, and
that the vote needed to prevent ma
terinl changes and also to ratify
would eventually crystallizc under
The pressure Of outside opinion.
But the pressure of uQf ide opinion
has been for material changes IN
stead of against them. There is
vastly more opposition to-day to the
original draft of the treaty than
there was last July, whcF President
Wilson transmitted it to the Senate.
The true friends of the treaty
have worked to make it acceptable.
i'rst OF all, to q majority. \ major
lty cannot ratify, yet ii can controi
She "hoic process OF ratification. !,
can dictate the form which the treaty
takes and which the ratification res
olution takes. The Senate must act
on the instrument as the majority
has shaped it. It was Mr.. Hitch
cocks primary duty, if he wanted to
help ratification along, to contribute
to the creation Of majority group
which would assume control of the
ratification machinery. 1t was well
within his power to do this. But he
allowed the opportunity to slip. MIR.
Lodge has done what the Admin
Istratlon's spokesman failed to do.
tie has organized q working major-
lty IN favor Of ratification with res
erVat'ona. Will Mr.. Hitchcock ioin
at the last minute in helping to put
through the treaty in the only form
in which II can Be adopted? Or will
ne sull' and vote With the Borah
Neec group 70 XIII the treaty?
The position of the Administration
Senators Is painful. But Mr.. Hitch
cock IS himself the author Of their
predlcamcnt. The only option left to
him is to accept the majority res
erVatlons or to reject a three-ouar-
terS loaf IN favor Of no bread at au
New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Tounrd the Single Tax


Taxation Of unimproVed lard e.iucs.
An income taA graduated from ? per
cent on s2,oco 10 u pec cer. on in.
Genes OF Sloooo. Increasing II propor-
son until an income Of sloo.ooo year
or over would pay 80 per cent to the
state.
inheritance tax and income tax or
corporation profits"
Other sweeping changes advocated by
the new party include q broad scheme
OF public ownership, the abolition Of
titles. the abolition OF tho Canadian
Senate national prohibition. the refe,-
erdum and the recall and the complete
equalization of the parliamentary status
NJ women.