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llcation "f ail advertisement- contain
Ing n ? tatementi or clabns.
The Railroads and the Public.
it ig tu **ncouragl_? thing for the ntUroadg that
pnhUc opinion universally approves ttuir request tot
mi Increase in freight ratw. it is a proof that tbe
people are, after all, Jus! T?ie old period of hostil
;ty and :?? - passing. When the railroads
...me forward and point tq the fad that added bur
dens o? taxation, Increased ?rages and the advancing
coat of supplies and equipment make aecessar- i
larger Income than can be earned on the basis ol
toe present rates hardly a voice la raised t?> dispute
the justice of the claim.
Doubtless an Increase In ratea should hare been
made aome Urne ago, Doubtlesa the railroads bavej
suffVred because ?d the delay In the face ?>f tin* a?i
*.niK'ing coat of living for them. Bo far the; have
"reasonable grounds of coinplalnt against the system
o? public regulation of their charges. Readjustment
has i.n slow But at least there is basis for the
hope II be lees sie* In the future. Once
the public has ndmltted that rates have-to be a?i
Vanced to meet udvancing costs of operation it
ghould be easier t convince it that future advances
are necessary whenever they may become so.
Th,- circumstan es of the last previous demand
:<?r higher rates were unfortunate and the request
waa in timed. Jual before the law giving the in
torstat?' Commerce Commission its present author?
ity t?> suspend ami Investigate uew rates wont Into
effect the railroads sought to put through a consid?
erable advance In freight charges, The movement
was checked only through pressure exerted by the
national administration, it produced ? bad Im
prensi?n. By acting as if anxious above all things
to av.ii.i Investigation i>y Um* Interstate Commerce
Commission the railroads led the public t<> think that
their proposed ratos would not bear Investigation.
The public became auspicious . Tho Increase pro?
posed then, as the present more moderate percentage
requested seems t<> show, was excessive. The plan
failed and the whole project of s fair readjustment
of charges t?? in?***t needs was <?'t back several
years. Had the roads not tried hastily t" Increase
rates before the public authorities obtained the legal
right t?. Inquire Into advances, and had they pre?
sented their ?ase gome months later with all the out
wiml evidence of good faith shown to-day, there la
reason to believe that they might have been sue?
? essful.
A great *-t<*i> forward bas been made toward re?
lations of mutual confidence between tbe public and
the railroads since the last propoesl to increase rates
was Unfortunately made. To grow in public esteem
and trust the railroads have only to use the surplus
return-, which they will receive from the higher
rates win? h they seem certain now t<? gat exactly as
they now promise to use them?in Improving ser?
vice, Increasing safety ..* travel, enlarging facilities
and generally in promoting their own prosperity
and that of the communities which they serve. The
people BM Willing to pay for S better and safer ser?
vice.
"What Next?"
Inder tins caption The outlook' presenta a
aeiutlon of the .Mexican problem, pinning it to :i
Tribune cartoon with the same title. Readers of I'll?'
Tribune ?ill recognise tbe plan as one suggested by
"ids paper sume months ago.
llud the administration acted in cuneen with tin?
leading South American nations in making repro
sestatiOIIS t<> Huerta it might have failed, but even
su it would have been in a better position than U
is to-day. A eomvrt of powen WOUld Luve had *??
have a definite policy b?fete acting and It would
n.'t have heen content to leave Its affairs In th?
hands of magasine irriter diplomats. Blunders
would have been avoided and this country's rela?
tions with T-utin America would Imvo improved
lastf-fl-! of being Impaired.
whether South American powers would care i?.
up-operate with this countxy as the attention htauib
now !*. however, extremely doubtful.
The Public Pays the Contractor-Politician
Graft.
District Attorney Whltman'a John Doe Inquiry
into the contractor ^r?u't baa now proved its worth
by a second indictment, on testimony whlcb seems
unusually cl<f*a: aud pertinent. Again the campaign
? ?.ntribuiioi? extra? ted by force usures in the pro?
ceedings. James K. McGnire, politician and con?
tractors' supply man, has been indicted for attempt
in*,' to extort a contribution from a corporation just
?is Fowler, the bagman, indicted before him. whs
caught for actually squeezing campaign cotatribu?
tiens out of state contractors. And in eacii case,
.is in all other cases of the kind, there was the gg.?
?umitatloa, expressly stated or implied, that the pub
Ik Kneif should pay. SdcGuire, In endeavoring lb
complete his bargain with the corporation, he had
?m the carpet, is said to have declared that it would
gat advantageous contracts ?rom the state If only it
paid this campaign contribution to his party end
gave him his commissions. Fowler, In compelling
the contractor Hull to make his eontribiitions, is
said tu have told him his work WOUld not be passed
by the highway inspectors unless he did. but they
would be friendly if he yielded.
if the contractor -politician blackmail game, or the
bti.sim-ss gian legislator ?raft ?ame, were merely a
ease of ?l??i; eat fjQg the public could look <ui with
comparative equanimity and the cordial hopa that
they'd BOOS get tire?! of feeding on each other and
turn moral. Hut the publl? pays. Graft always
cumes 014t of Its pocket When the legislator bitch
mails a publie nervi?*?? eor|K>ratii?n. <?r the corpora?
tion buys a charter or franchise or pays ?raft to
kill some bill to compel a needed reform, the public
iniys in poor service or high rates?or both. When
the bagman blackmails the contractor it is with
the anderstsndlng thai his politic,;! alijes in oflce
jiro t?> wink when they And the <??nai*.i?t--i stealing
fron* tli" stilt?* in i?????r work and, ex?"*essive chances.
Tin* result is ru< inevitable as t.ix?*s. snd the system
is ?iliimst ?is old its fax . iillf't'lin*'.
Mr. Whitman's work i>????-?*- ?uni Mr. Osborne's
work in III?? ?.-raft Investigation upstate will -five
the public a new and extensive course ?>f Instruction
in tin* way it has i????*n I'l?'?? it will siso five the
contTacton ami Hie bagmen wit.? bave ">?*-**i? iptcu*
latins in public funda and inking chances with law
?'iif..i-??.nii'iit a Knowledge that th.* public does ii?'t
always remain Indifferent. When the preliminary
ftoureee an* ended ?t i- to lie hoped ?nu of the ad*
van?'???! students in the bSglUSn anil politician class?'*
Ui.'i.v ?begin a new course ?if iiistnu'tiiin in Jail id
miiiistrath.ii as practised in the stat.? prisons. N"th
tng else would render graft **" unpopular.
May They Live Happily Hver After.
The wool? liati.m will attend in iplril to-day the
wedding <?f the President's daughter. For 11 ??*> ?lay.
at least, it will relegate Mexico snd t'"' currency
t?. Miiioniin.it?* chambers of the brain and dfa-patrt*
i:> ccuntlese tbougbl waves its congratulations t?? tbe
happy bridegroom.
a wedding in the White House, no matt??! bow
greet an ordeal it may 1??- for ih.? principal! ami
then- relatives, always tarnishes the country with
an engrossing, lau simple ami wbolesonM, topic snd
?pectaclc. When a girl as fresh ami as thoroughly
American, Injthe heal tense, as Miss .tessio Wilson
ami :?. young mm. clean cul ami Intelligent, like
Mr. Rayre, proclaim ?their love t?. the world ami
stand up t<> become man ami wife ?t renew*" one's
faith in tiu? efficacy of American idealism.
Our wishes arc all the nan?' ardent, therefore, thai
tli?"*?* ?partners experience a pleasurable ami tranquil
Journej along life's highway. We bone that Ha'
?celebration ??f their golden n*edding ?ill crown a
romance whoue type we Americans iustly ami
]ir??uiily claim as our own.
Mr. Mitchcl and Mr. ?Churchill.
Mayor-elect Mltchel was m advised in ?some of
hi? sctlons as bead of the s.-i.i inquiry committee
of th?* ?Board ??f Estimate and Apportionment. Hi**
coming out for Mr. Churchill'- reappolntmeal :?>
tli?. Board of ?Education onlj proves thai in- Is still
under tho Influence o? the rame advisers
Mr. Mltchel s?'?'s the defects of the schools ami is
Impatient to correct tbem Bui the short cul tow?
ard Improvement by means <?f strl'iping the educa?
tional heads ?>f the njrstem of their authority over
technical matters and resting it in a lay board
will lead only t<? ronfosion. When Mr. Mltchel
assumes office ami has iin? ?respomdbility for h ?
school.?, actiiaiiy npon his -.boulders we feel -ute
that be ?in be leas read] to upset the existing
system In favor of <<mi which has failed wherever
it has heeii tried than his I'amima statement in
Mr. Churchill's favor would now make him ?seem
to be.
The Slaughter of the Hunters.
Main?* seems t?? have taken the lead In bunting
casualties this year, I'p t.? date the seasou In thai
-tut?* im*? ?produced twelve lictims. As ususl, tbej
Mer?- almost all ??f them killed by ?some companion
who "saw a movement In the boshes and Bred,
thinking it made by i ?leer "
New v?>rk siate bas been singularly fortunate ol
tato?not thai its bunten are any more fool-pmoi
than thus?? ?,f other states, t?ut as n by product ol
the game laws and their enforcement, it Is t"i
hidden to shoot a do?', ami violation of tlie law
brings a severe penalty. As a result, hunters ?take
a little care about what they shoot it might pay
other states to enact a similar law. it only by in
direction can s??m.' m?eaaare of protection t<>r tbe
luiiiters he ***alned,
Cornering Human Life.
Humanity is dishonored by the ?tut" .,f affairs
whlch is disclosed, in very high sutboiity, bj The
Tribune's ?Berlin correspondent, Pour "f the most
eminent (torman scientists declare thai the high
???ist of radium ami mesotborlum is due to tin* ?or
?lid ??oinmerchiHsiii of their pi M?hi?-er?. In a w,,i?l.
those <'li?'iiiicals ?ire being ?uli.ered hy monopolist*).
That is a moiistrmis ?thing. It is highly desirable
that the marvellous mineral should be placet! as
freely as possible in tin* hands of ail competent In*
vestigators ami op?erators. At $U0 a gram it i- ?he
fend the reach Of all hut a few. To redure ils COS?
one-half would he to multiply ils us,, many time--.
For men needlessly and from ?greed t.. keep tbe
l>hc<* at an almost prohibitive Sgnre ;? equivalent
i.? cornering human life itself. To correct such
an abuse ?the intervention "f the ?powers, which
some scientists are suggesting, would not be too
extreme a course
The Housewives' Boycott.
it is h m"?: encouraging ?sign t?> s??<* the ronsum
?????- of the country combining, Caught between
capital ami labor or made the victim <?f the pr.,
rtacsr and the middleman, the ?consumer has de
layad his "turning" long enough, a? honor, then,
t?i the heroi.- ami determined women who make
up the hm>,(**) nicmhers of the Housewives' League.
Theirs is the kind of militan? y which, whether they
like It or ii??t, will bflng more votes to women than
nil the viol,?nee <?1 their BngUsh sisjer?; can destroy,
it is with ???als of tire on their beads thai their*
bumbled brothers thank them.
We hope their national boycott of tin- egg market
will have the effect <?f opening up completely tbe
entire rabject <?f food supplies ami cold storage
Thl?. ?an do neither consumer DOT produce merchant
any injury. The situation ?ah.? for s<>Mcthiu_ ?Iras
tic, lince isiilated protests, or even combined pro?
tests, if confined t?> words, seem Ineffective either
in lowering the price or eUrithy** the truth,
if cold storage eggs are being sold as fres*- Wg
want to know it. If a corner in eggs exists ?,, want
to know that, and if the supply <>f egg. i? totally
inadequate to meet the demand the sooner we are
sure ?if it tin* better.
A Law to Unhobble Votera.
From th?* outline <>f his views it appears likely
Hint ('??veriior Olynn'i direct primary bill win be
one which s?nc??re heli??vers in tli.it mmli needed
primary reform may safely support, unless thev '
are mit now prepared i" go t?> the length of aban*
floning th?* state convention tftre*~*"thlng, ?if ,.,,|Jrs. :
will depend on the way in which tin? (hivertior's
Ideas are Worked out in detail in the hill's provi*
sioiis. Yet nny hill which lias for its fmmtg j|1(.
groqp ******** or MasKiichnsetts form ?if ballot for
the primarles, ami deprives tin? organlastiou of use
of the piirty emhlem ami party funds in priuinrv
contests, must d>> away with much nf the evil of j
th?* present law
Th?* ('overnor's ideas ahuut the usefulness of the'
[direct primary i-1>* those which ?my sensihle man
win? lias studied the system must reach. It is not
? political cure-all. DO* in its palmiest days will it
ever produce a political inilleniii'im. Hut if the law .
as liovernor Hughes used t?. say. can only he made
to "take tile hoi.hies ?iff the patty vot?*f" it will he
i the rotera' own faul! if they have to --nave about
Icorrupt party management ami the ?graft<nweiled
1 fortunes of political bosses. A careful, adequate
direct ?primary law will do much t<? nnbobble the
j rotera, and there is no mhttaklng the tttei that they
i want such a law.
Facts About the City's Needs.
The city riannlng BxbiUtion at the Public Li?
brary offers the taxpayers an excellent opportunity
to get ac-curate, schmtiflcally ?prepared Information
about this city's needs and how t" meet them. II
is t?. i?.- hoped they will lake full advantage ?jf it.
With all its vast ??.?.penditures of money and all the
i<-sources in tiie way <?f study ami disinterested
advice-supplied by a few experts, New Yo'.k city
is n??t s.? w?'ii governed as arc many municipalities
( less srell ??ff. This ,s largely bocanas its people it
??lection tiim's are t<?<? busy with personalities to
.think of principles and means of government :'1"1
; to.? busy all the rest Of ihe year meeting the '?'lit
?mil tiie grocer's billa t?> care much what the officiais |
?I... so long as they don't steal all there i- in tbe
treasuiy.
This exhibition will give people here a chance to
i compare our municipal methods with th?..f other
Icities in this country ami abroad, a basis for com?
parison is an excellent stimulant for though! Buch
i taking ??:' thought ought to ?result m more intelligi m
interest ?n ?public affairs on tbe pan of tin* votera|
I themselves. That of itself would render morel
easy Intelligent work for city i.?-tf.i*iu<"iit. lioth ?a
t" its Immediate i.I- ami th?- needs ??f the future
which thoughtful city planning i> designed to meet
Oil, apparently, has no inch effect on Mexico m
it has on the ?raves >?f ?the sea,
in the .?-t?te ?,f Cole Blesse the ??n'y cltlsens who
feel like ?celebrating Thanksgiving ?r?? th.' "lifers"
whom th? Governor has pardoned,
uv offei Mrs- Pankhurst ??nr condolences A"
thonj Comstocfe finds her daughter's book unobjec?
ti'.n.il'l?'
'Mil* TALK OF THF DAY.
While ii" was at th.- ..til??' the colonel's fsmlly had
attended t., the moving Into a new Bat, ami when
he entered i?i?- at night sfter the banquet m fac? -
h? did no! see the colorado maduro cat that sccom*
psnled him up the dsrk Stairway.
'?.M'y.ink." s.u.i th? .-..t. uhih was a litt!? Il'.ars.'.
"No, suh." said th. colonel, I'm ?from Jawjsb,
suh."
M'yank," repested the ...t st th.- second binding.
i , .plain? ,i th? matter to > ???i befo', suh ?
i ? olonel, bee) Into th" darkix
? !..? ,i In th.- , olonel's room
th.- ? slmn? "ti the ? olonel
strii. k . match, csughl I ? I .? n? w psplet i
i\ In- h his w If? had install, d
mollsh? d il '?th a ?
? Ii thai t?.?- ; .?ni" f. lio **e sas I ats In
roplai
"When v.
usa
??W'll. h'l"l! I....
Vouna Am? i i'.? is ?m? i?. ?hit?', sad U not ?? ? *"
ned with i lends ths
pi ne ipli i of dl< tetl ??? si Bund
[teacher discovered. The lesson sub.? ? ;.? - <? I? I
I familiar ?Daniel In the 11? ? r i.-? ' den, snd seek
[draw oui fact thai be was .i sodlj m
: sk?'?l '
. ... ful pic? ?1 ni ? s
: they ??? frald tlv d ? end ''"-?y
ny i odamlnts with 'em
Mother Now. Freddie, ;?t th. parti "l"'1
?? . thank
. .. ? n'l w.u.' n >"'i must
j ,. ddie ?Don I bothi r, ma- i di n'l expe ' '? ? re?
I ? ran] thing I ?? - ton Tr n i rlpt
The Re. Dr. Henrj l. gtlmson. ?' Sea iforlt
addreaainc the I the Clerical < r*nl
|lunch(*on to blr William M. Ramsaj si the Savoy,
??sir William.' he said, turning to th" noted
.-?? hoi it. "I ?have tiii '" saj t?> you I was .a th?;
i heshlr? Cheesi ' in ?London, snd s m?t* frem Kber.
il? h sal next me."
Blr William, being the beat known product snd
-it ,t the Unlvsnlt* ?? Aberdssn, smiled
lally. !
"I>o win know .sir William Kainsav"" I a : U ? ? i.
"'.\w.. i. a\ i,i,i he's ns mooch ye Americans
dlnns think tno'."
' It slwsys lai:._ two lo mak. a .|iiai i ??!," quoted
in.- Wise Ouy "l always thought s husband and
wife srere one," added loe Simple Mue Phlladsl*
! phis Hi "i?..
How mat.y s?,,:., fountains are there In the United
About 75,0UO, and their number Is growing
ui ?ucb u rate lhaU the editor <?i "The s.><h. PVnun
tain" confidently predicts that in s decade trier?' will
be as man] of them sa then* are saloons ?_,<i??,?khi ;
This optimistic editor sdds thai "the BOdS fountain
i- becotnins s real fa? tor m ?our American life; it is
patronised bj all classas* u.s influence Is srliolesoms?
It w?irkw for food ?habits, good ?health and food ?iu
senshlp, and u.?? highest standards should be care-*
fully ? bit I? 'i " So SB) we all of us.
She?Have you seen any ladles dressed In th.?* fall
fashions yet?
II, None. They still .seem to prefer the "hefore
t?,. fall" fashion! Jud* e
WHAT NEXT?
A Solution of the Mexican Problem.
From Th.- ? ? ill,
i>'t th?- President "i the United States call upon Bra?
wl, ?raentlns und Chill, th.' three rreatest states ?.f
i*?t?- America, t? join tbls SQvernmenl in framina ?
i.' * f"' establlshlnj ordei in ?Mexico end In ?endlos
a commission ol foui special ambtusadors, on?* Chilian !
.ii, Brazilian, one Argentinian and one cltlxen .?t the
United st.it.'?. to Mexico to see thai thai policy U car?
ried out Lei a? in tins Jeinl waj say. to Mexico that
the North end Booth American t-ontlnents cannoi toi
?rate the disorder m Mexico, which Injurlousl) affecl
the entire world; thai human lif? mum i" prole t,,i
thai proper.) must i?- r?*epe?*ted; thai the constitutional
laws .,! Mexico must he obaerved : atnl that ?popular
rights as titeo ar.- outlined upon the statute book- of
Mexico must i? maintained.
it is mid thai Intervention b) the United States
would create s long and dlasstroue war. Certainly, the
combined armies and navies ?>f chili, Brasil, Arstntlns
snd th. l nited st.it. s can enforce upon Mexico an]
pOliC) "1 Justice Which those f.,111 fr**Sl tiatloiis il.-t.-i
iniiie upon. Orssl Brltsln sad, w? believe, tbe Euro
pean nations would re..?illy and happily aasenl t<, tin.?
plan, it would not ?.ni?. st?,|, bloodshed, pillase and
injustice m Mexico, hut It w?,ui,| create throughout th?*
entire length and breadth <?f Latin America the cop*
vlctlon thai the United states has at heart not Its own
?elfl?h Interests but th?- welfare, Joint and nelahborly, of
Hi, two American continents
The Panama ?'anil la shoot to he opened, and the
United states is maklns every effort t<> pr??m??t?' friend?
ship, f??i- ?political, social sad coaunertela] reasons, with
Latin America. Here we have s great opportunity to
pm an end t?> an Intolerable annoyance at our own bor
?ler anil to develop ,i spirit of fraternity ?re? co-opera?
tion with the I.atln-Arnerlian peoples. We know the
difficulties >>f concerte?! setloo by nations We know
that the I'uropcaii ?on. ?it has often been ?adly out of
tut?. And y?*t doss not the Idea of an Arn?-tl?an con*
i. it for the settlement of I'an-Amerlean affairs, whkh
?hall succeed In ? kln?l of work In which th?- Kur?>p?an
concert has so often faUe.l, appeal to the imagination
as w? 11 as to reason and common serve? '
?
AND THE PUBLIC PAYS.
CONTRACTOR Five hundred dollars is pretty steep.
BAGMAN That's easy. Charge it in your contract.
THE PEOPLE'S COLUMN *^-5ff? J_J_5'"
Public Debate.
MRS. HATCH ANSWERS CRITIC I
Review? Courte Purtued by the Suf?
frage Campaign Committee.
To th< ?I Thi Tribun*.
Iff I: "ft.- of,
.-?
other ti ? ? -ks tint ti? i let?
t?. (.?? prti let In the cfl ? ol ths
?' Union. This
n.?Mt to ths ? Irculstlon <?f our papi i In
? onti ssl to that ol r Yorlt
?
n
that the lett? ? sritt I ?? i opli d II
v ..1 tai
? u
L it .--i>i Ing, ? iii ti i ?
?uffragi.letiei Invited Mrs ? .itt t.. be
n committee, the
Women's Political Union moved as ? i -
Dmmendatlon thai Mi- Csti make the
?iHi.tnitt- ??? iroi.il.? representatlv? This
recommendation was unanime
: This sutumn tic flrsi meeting ?>f the
smpaign commlttei eras called. Par
from ever) Assembl) district being rep?
resented, si yoiit correspondent claims,
there aas not pre senl s single person
friiiii any upstate distrti t. nor had anj
upstate woman been even Invited to be
pn *-? ni.
mm resolution passed bj tins nar?
row body ?ii sis members In opposition to
the rots of ths Women's Political Union,
stag to the effect that the union must give
;?i its organisation throughout the state
? ? a ithdi aw fi "m the committee
i The mlnoritj of one asked thai so
iweeTptng s decision be deferred until the
Mcutlve board of the Women's Political
l'nlon had an opportunltj to dlseuss a'
proposal so vital to it This was ???-'
toed.
The minority of on? ssked that the
?ommlttee deflne bj resolution Iti powera
I iii- eras rel used
i.. The int.lui" ??i one then asked two
, m ?Mili r to gain sn Idea of the
KHindaries of thi committee, and found
hem Quite llmitli
7 The first question eras, Would th??
Women'i Political Union, since Its er?
lanlsation etas i?i be wiped out, be es?
??-.?till t?. give the funds it mlghl have for
irganlsers t?> the treasurer of th.? eaai?
?aign committee t Th? gnawer was tree,
I The minority of one then posed tins
ly pot hosts; "8uppoe< ths Women's Polltl
al Union wanted t?> give a dinner to Mrs
Pankhurst and thi majority "f the cam?
.mil committee thought such s feast un?
wise, would tin* uiiiiin be free to ?iv?- the
iititici?'.'" The ?into?i was no
y Ti.c resolutions snd discussion
ihowed thai ths Women's Political Union
m- m t expected to "co-operate", it traa
tajtag forced tu withdmu front th?* com
Bittes or commit hari-kari, it srlthdrew.
The gnlon has im pride <>!' organisation.
f to wipe itself out would Insure s vi.
"i j in 1911 it would srillingly annlhilats
taetf. But, bettevtna H has somewhat the
i.une part t" plaj In the future ns in the
?ast, it has decided, la ths Interest ?<f ths
? ferendum, to continue to exist.
HAKKHiT STANTun BLATCH.
Croton-on-Hudson, Kov. 20, 1913.
10W TO PRODUCE CHEAP EGGS !
)on't Buy Feed; Let Hen? Forage for |
Themselves.
['o the i;?iit<ir of Th?? Tribune.
Sir: In answer to Mrs. K. M Field's
[usatlon to Mrs. Heath as to how can
'*???*m be cheaper; Pot nearly ttrty years
re iai.-?ii hundreds <>f fowls, nearly as
niiiiy turkeys, hegldas pssnnnks. aii'l
'.ever paid out a penny for thflr food.
rhey are ?rent forager*, preferring graas
t-oppers, hasps, worms, sie., duriaf spring,
umni.-r and autumn They were always
ed morning and nlt?lit on <oin. buck?
lunflowers, 11?'. which we rail
mi our own pla? <?
???,... ...?it:?- ipai i- tu in
? "I Man) times in wan.
? ad found all thi ?
; ot ? .un.- srhsn ? alii .1 foi theii
: i healthy
. |
?
tl : felt s
i 11.1\-;,in ir. are more healthful whi
? f. r themselves
New York. No M. D M.
??SPUG" PRESIDENT EXPLAINS
Mrs. August Belmont Writes of th
Order's Objects and Ideals.
To th.- Editor ol Th? T il
sir. May i -'.-k for a iitti?* "f yo?
?. | .., . t CO I?Ct a fata? lmpr?-*
?Ion which ?x takin?,* rool regarding t?i
purpose "f th.- Bocletj f"r th.- Preventlo
of Useless Olvti
i would like to state as ? rteflj ss ,"
slbl? what w ue trying to du und whs
not trying t?> do We attack th
. iii. tlve giving whKih Is current '"!S
tomarj snd therefor? slmost compulser;
at Christmas, Which results in unfair tax
ation of working asaa and women. Am
most unfair of all is to call it i lirtctma
giving.
We attack the exchange system of glv
Ing, ?hull I'js degenerated Into an abu*
of Christmas and has drifted to th? lev?
of the common swap utterly devpid o
the faintest trace of sentiment or mean
Ing. Hut -.?.?? iid not organize to preven
giving! That would be foolish in Ne'.?.
Sink, t?> say tin- ;.ast Neu Vork. whlcl
i ?iiw;n> th?. first t.? respond to a ral
.r i.;. New York, whi? h ?s always first
on th,. list "f subscribers; Sett Yoth
which m spite ?>' her fault- stands atom
mu? um Hailed in gi aerostty.
On i in contrary, we urge giving. Olv?
generously; but not from tear, to further
Home lllti'l'liil motive, ?'I even 1..???alise it
Is a tiresome tustom, but un.?* ?rllltngly
for the pleas in or hell v,"> "';i> bestow;
give for th.- love ami JO) of gtvtng.
The society may bring about a few
changes m th ? kind ?>f presents sold to
anxious buyers is useful Christmas gifte,
tint we ?io not expect to interfere with
or limit tie purenaat of Christmas pros
? m II gay oi," thinks hy Joinm/ thS
Bpugs he Is ssempt from giving he Is
very much mistalun But ?? betlev?
in th.- riKht ?il th.* in?livi.liial to freedom
as i.??an?s Christmas giving
Why limit th.' .!? Iinitl.ni of us. ful to
material things? Anything that tit_ a
seed "i any kind naturall) becomes "use?
ful." Sim?i> at some moment we havi
.iii esperienced the usefulness of encour?
agement Man) of our most ardent sup*
porters are th?* embarrassed receivers of
collective presenta ?>f course, collective
giving does nut exist everywhere and is
i.ist dytna nut. bt?t it is still mor.' g?n?ral
than people realise, and bellevtne "<> |aw
?>r custom is stronger than th.' pu?tlc
opinlon behind t. w? hope to abolish thin
custom hy showing oublie opinion
Any MM believing as we <lo \h assgtt to
beoome a member, each member is un*e?i
to form h si|iia?l that Is to se? me tm
other members thus tt* tearing by auto?
mata preenotlon a ca tain <>f a_uga We
plan to have a bin I'hristmas party, and
each member is expected to bring or send
t" that party tome lonely prison who
would not have a happy day otherwise
W? bettev? every ans should do his
share. contribute his :uite to the general
K??od will, good sheet and good fellow?
ship of i'hristmas.
The dues of the nociety are 10 rents a
year. This includes the pin srhlch must
he worn during the eampalgn. It may
i?* obtained at th<> spug headquarter?, No.
i".". West 'nth street, <?r any kwal ?sors
tary of HM Vacation tiavinga Kund. ?
we t?i?- t and pub?
licity ywa
ELEANOR ROB- N'T.
Nov. It, !:?! '
PEACE CENTENARY EXPOSITION
An Appeal for Support from the People
of the United States.
To thi Editor of The Ti II
-
Am? rii an Exposition, te *
; ?? i In London undi : I *?
tinguishsd patronage, teat
the hearty and t of thi
people of the Unit d Btati - U at
this sxpoeitton Is t.- cel?brete
t? nar ? ol i ases ai d progi ess
seien.-? -i and Industries ? ' ?
?tab i of America an?! th? Bi
pire. This purpOOl - "' ? "'? ' x I ?'';"1
it is not the i ng of
the Treat) of Obent alone that
turns will unite in cell ....*?? t saw
lbs development and spree ' th*
n.asses of ths peopti ol I oth * of
that spmt of mutual und
gi od win which makes thi '
centrist between them ; '"
. ristenoe Is unthinkabU
Tin- United States, drae
BtrOI ? and helpful .l.ii'..: ts of ?
lation from .iiftei .tit nal :?m
various races In the Old Worl
larly Justified If tie ' ' " "'"
nificanc? th? celebration of a e itasaSj
of peace with Oreal B
It is the purpose of the \ \o-.l " -in
Exposition m.t only I
commemi rate it will aim I '>1
deflnitenees and with comprehensive??"*
a hietcrie summer) of what ?"?*"
thms have ai hli ved In tl ' ?*
education, t<* art, t- science. (
an?l to commerce The pro ? ! t'"1" ,h?
-(position has receivi <vip'
port Representative committee? en hotn
-ados of th. Atlantic ar? isly de*
voting themeelves t- fun l!,ir*
i os, s of the expoeition, a'td they mvtM
eon peratlon and the support of \"-hhe
spirited citizens BVSC1 w her.
In the exhibits kgggt - ? ? ' ' V'n
t,, th.- pro?oets of Invsntivi ?"?t0
industry, because it is In tl ,!''at
th? SPSrtt Of Its advaiii-i ' *?**
tangible and visible evidl tivltV
Th.se eVld.Ml.es of 111.111 II f 1H' tul I ng ?"'
prise, which ???n >?? Siso ?*1 ' ?"?"
terial proeperity, will bblp.tu strengthes
the present bond of i ommerd il ? mon '**
tween Um United States end the init-d
Kingdom, ami win. in so ?>' Ina
Instare th? contin?an ? ? ?? **00^
will between them Aiup'e ?" ?**<1
appropriate buildings ar? provld d '" "**
??live the exhibits from both nations, ?n?
it may conlidently b? counted upon that
American pride and American i-atrtotlsSI
win net be lacking to mak? lb? <,v?'*lbl
from the United Bute? worthy of the it*
dements of our etvtUantton.
In view of the import.ui'-e of the Ang*'
American Expoeition snd In view of m
valu.- as an evidence *f sound, popular
recline and of i lendly internstlonsl t*W
tuns. WS api-ai for the widest MSiW*
support for the Ides which II represes?
und we ask a.-tive Interest and co-op*W
tlon In promoting its BOO ?C*
NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER.
Vice-Presides*
JOSK.ril H. ITIOATK.
Vli i President
JAMM B, Kt'i?:.vN.
Vice-Preside?.
DAVID R. FRANVIS.
Vlce-Presld?? I
AI.VA B. JOHNSON.
Vice-President
A. LAWRKfCl LOW EM*
Vlce-Preald*?
?AMUKL MATHKK.
Vlee-Presld?SP
New York. Nov. 22, ?U.