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:\>ta Bttfc ilriluiur WI-DNB8DA1 MM \KV Sl. MM Owwada. ' ","? rrfbaaa ; \aar_u -traat. Nea XOth, | | ?j : 1??. ? ,: *, ?,L* X.01 une month. ' ?- mi ,.NM DAii * N I v ' r,o a-ontl " "'on'!*. < 4 . . | r-edtoa ? ? New Tork as Ha- ? M*tl" Tribune uaea Ka best -Bdeavofl tn Inaur. lha rtlsanaanl II prln! .,...: snta contaln* ? enta ur claliaa. Thc Anti-Trust Message. Pneldent WUa grfea tba adtopUon ol ? anti-tru* bills auch aa bad alraafly been rorcahadowed b H Wi ?- n eorreapondan.t . i ribune. II fclla to perauada na tbal Bucb ? i ry or wlae. time when tbe Bherman ad II aBdentood aa i I preaent There aever ? whea iis Miiii.H'iH'.v to repreea eomblna* t, reatraial of trada waa bo abundantly dear. iiii*r.- i.? was b Une arbea tbe big bualneaa lu ..f tbe country wera bo reudy to concede thr* .. r.f tho national pollci agalnal monopollea or flj to confona to tbe e__lstlng law. Mr. wilai - fnll of falr worda for bual* . dN be la, or thinks hc la, lnapired bv i np -ir ..f frlendlineaa to it. It la difflcult to qoarrel wltb ona wbo rafnaea to qnairel. And Mr. ? ? ezagfarmta wben h<* deacrlbaa tba i intereata of Uk try to accepl tbe verdict of public oplnion. Tbe old denunciatorj mdhcd wbleb was nnfortunately ao lar in the p.-i-t ls entlrely abaent from Mr. ... Thla ls one greal gain. Bul we thal tbe old babll of mind whicb lnapired the t dennndatlona la nol bo entlrdy gone as it Bbould be In this era of peace. Party needa more than public needa seem to Inaplre tbe programme ol itlon wbleb Mr. vYllapn advocatea The party record agalnal tbe trnata muat ba made. platform adopted before this period of eo-operatton and obedlenca to law has to \<o wrll ton .mo tbe law. So Mr. Wllaon nrgea a vaal array nf ant_*trnal legtslatlon, boum of wbleb mlghl well be : n rw, bul mucb of which migbl better wall or ,. pasaed. At leaal tbal fa the eonclualon that ls to be reached from the message, whicb, like most of Mr. ddiverances, eonslsta ratber of well tuned phrases, calculati i Ibe Imaglnatlon, as be icb spedflc propoaala tbal t, poaltlve oplnion may be reached regardlng them. Much wiii depend npon the exari form wbleb tbe bllla tak.- tbat "ill be Introduced wlth the admin latratlon'a approvaL We havi ead '!'-'l our Hympathy aith the f a permi nmlaalon to aid ln tba en rman antl-trual act Tbla wort now 1 Department of Juatlce, wboae dn* en us and wboae peraonnel and policy nre Bubjed t<? frequent cha*1 i ?. Holding c m - which amount to trusts have already been condem :??.! by tii.mrta And the Income tax offera ao ol be other kind. it la not clear tbat a law "ii this Bubject is neceeaary. WbWber a law Interlocldng dli i Bbo-aJd ba paased depends upon whal the law l- in ilotail and bow long a time la allowed foi corporatlona to adjusl tbeir affaira In ronformity t" it. Spedflc deflnltion of restainl ol trada Ib llkelj to brlng aboul confualon ' where tbe courta bave al laal worked oui reaaonabl. certainty. A leaa ambltloua anU*trnat programme would better aerve the preaenl aeeda snd Intereata ..f th?- country. The Assembly Organi/.alion Disappointinj*. Anv laal bope whicb sangulne aouta may have cberiabed tbal Bpeaker Bweel waa not allied arlth ??..id guard" Republlcaniam by babll and prodliec t'j.in i. enl gllmmerlng bs bla committee as. ents. Two thlnga Btand oui In tbe lisi the punlahment of New York County RepuMicana, wbo _.t cbi Irmanablpa wblch are Jokea, and tbe deva* ti.ti to blgh boaor of Barnea benchmen and thoae in eomplete accord wlth tbe Barnea faction of Be* publlcanlam. Polltically Uiis means that Mr.8weel has ii-rd his Bral opportunlty to punieh tboae arbo stood for a progresaive organlaatlon of tbe d l.iy prlmarlly and t" reward tbe Barnea Assembly nii'ii wbo Bupplled tbe votea t'? make blm Bpeaker \yhat is true of tbe distribution <?f ebalrmansnlpa ? more Irue of tbe peraonnd of tbe commlt* leaa tb wneelvee, M8afa" men a: ao planted in aacb commlttoa tbal nothlng abort of an eaithquake ..iiiiid overtnrn tbe Bweel Barnea erganlzatlona con? trol of affaira. The pubHc*a interest la this oondl* tion is i.est aboarn, parhapa, by tba fad that the aawly created Oommlttee on Boclal Wdfere, fOrmed t.i bandle legtatatloa deaigned to better eodai and economlc conditions, is overwbdmingly controllO'1 l.y thi* Bweet-Barnea alllance. This is not tbe way to coinmarid poblic COnfldenca and public anpporl foc tbe Republican party. Ita return to a place of raaponalbillty and truai needa do. bandkana, and martt la tbe party, nol weakneaa and ecandal in its opponenta How to Fight ihe (Jangs. ic May..r fclitcbel and Police Ooanmlaalonar Me Kay ?ranl I man to head their club crusmle against ?gmen, they couldnl du nracb better than to impraaa "iiiiiy" Sniiivan. in cbarga of Iba comrt atteodanta in General S4-ssions. Ile has a way wttn hlm, as i Bcore or more of "Dopey Benny" i iin 4. adberenta dlacovered. Tbaf had lavaded tha Criminal CJourta Bulldlng t<? work tba eommon trlck ol gangdom to bolly aad tarrorlse wltneaaea al "Dopey Banttj/a*1 trial i<y tjawtxi tbrdal and tne ?.;.r.n manaca of ilu'ir preaence nntil tbe charge fali tbrongb for lack <-f evidence. Air.n.-. wltb ao waapoa eihar tbaa his knotty flata. Bulltraa drova tbk out* nt of gnnflgbtara and tblevea, anarllngi cnralng, bnl runnlng, to tbe atreeta 'ihe eplaode revealed tba atnangth and araakneaa ?>f ihe ganga i .- ra - ao xtjth aboul tha fant they luapire and tbe Influenca thej coaunaad, aa la shown hy the fad lhal JndfM Malone daaaaad il a i>r- to k4'.-ji aecrd tba Maaaa of Junon ln tba ,\ he t. ""??..i ..?? t.itin."red arlth Td rt-M stiiniy txx.i tl*-t*'.l iffbtcf c-a-W dto**-*-t*se tw-mtj ?kulktng bad rnen arlth polli e r.rd P** <? t Bnd -xjj-jrta ahoald nalte to Bghl them openlj the pollce bj arreatang tbem an?l furniahlni eriden.galnal tbem Bucfa a- la aaslly obtalnable, the couxti b* Impoelng adequate pr son Bent4**R*ea on .rlfUon. Thia Inroirea i?. Mpecial qualiflcatlon oa tha pa* of pollce or rourta aaide from thelr b4*tob1 equlp .nt. isTe ...i" a total -ii regard of tbe poUUdana behind UiegflDga. When "pull" ci.I belpa a??f* mall tbere'll be fea- of tbem io thU dtj. Prudence in the Philippincs. Tbere j. ,.,?,.ur:i4...i.M.i,i for ih- frlendi ot human iu Bnd <-f national .r in the Intimatlou thal rlenators, preanmabl* xmii, the appiwral of tb* i'ivvi.i..ni. are iii.'iin.'.i t" "make hoate alowlj" >" further d-x-'i.neuts of Flliplno aell goTertinieBt A long an.l rrfgnlflcaOl .1,',. i.i tbal dlrectlon baa alreadj i.n taken bj tbia adinlnlstratton, and ll bj r**aasurlng to !?? Infonned thal Mr. Wilson pur i?,v,-. I,, (1u .it tho full dotaoiiBtraUoB "f lta i-ffecta before taklng a**>otber. Thai i*- .-. c*ounael <>f prudence. All rlghl thinklUg men rejolce in tho leallj rapid progreaa arhlch the Fllipinos are makiog in all tbe arts, cirlcas well ai InduBtrial, ??t cixiii/iition. Bul dlawretioii, for their own BBke bi xx.ll as ***_rs, deniands tlmt x\?- ahail beassund thal thoprogress 1b bbaubetantialaa H rapld before it la accepted as ? finalltj. W? ?-?mi? 1 nol afford to mn tii.- rlah "i barlng thooa Islanda Me*d4*a**Jaed i?. ..ni|>)".v a term arhlch, unbapptly, baa r. "-uiiH'd tlu' Btnlster Blgniflcance of half n een tury ;ii:o. \t will i'.' i conni el "f prudence, i"". to be rerj . har.v nf su.li negotiatlona ai aro being pi*oi>oB4*d bj Senator Orrennan. Why should we aak Greal Brli ain. France, Japan, Russia, Germany, Italj aad Bpaln to guarantee tlu* Integiitj of our "?n po4**?ce sinn-v Noi auch la <?ur hhitorlc pollcj *?r Bbunnlng "entangltng alllances." We tii*<-? a tripartlto protoc torate over some other Paclflc Islanda jeai xvith two l.'uroi.t'an powora and after yeara ?'t' Wc Uon an.i threatened war xxer.. mlghtily glad i" -"' out of it. We ixant in tbe Phlllppinea neitber a M< \i'" DOr a Saiiioa. A 4SmaH Note in Passinj*. w imi la boneath contempt Bometlniea deHerres ? a'ord ?'. ainaied ainuaement. <>f such la ;i cartoon in "Tho BTonlng s.m" faahloned after th.' famlllar plcture ?'f Llncoln reading i" bla bob Tad and labelled "Nol Bes Hyglener' Tbg few opponenta of telllng tbe truth to children :iri' irenlatoni an.l hard t" doarn. Hut none of them has *.\**r carrled his fallacy ... this p**eposterot*s length. Oppoaltion to tbe teachlng of aea bygiene in scboois is aot wlthoui a basla and anquestlonably ralsea a debatable ?_ ?r< >i?i?*ni. OppoaitloB to parenta' tcliliifr the truth to children in tlu* bome a- thej become oi.i enough to underatand it is grotesque an.l fatuoua follj. iv Idlocj can onlj i?' compared to the taate which devotes a plcture of Llncoln to such ;i Borrj .'tiuso. "Rough House" Congressmen. The Bpectaclo of ? Repi*esentatiTe in Congtasa engaglng in fl n.u^h-nn.l tuniblo li^'lil in a Capitol committee aoon j.'irs us in this era of "congtltntlonfl of peace" ;iii?l reeolutJona <>f dlijarmament Mr. Jobnson'fl offence seema all th*- worae Inasmuch aa ho i- chairman *>f tho committee bWore wblcb hla antagonisl ?;^ app4*arlng aa un attorney. He oared it to the mantle of autbority whlch be xvas grearing to ^it tlght in tbe _i4*d4*ratoT'8 chalr ;!i)'l arold ini_ Ing repartee an.l triows. .Mr. Johnson should hare reallzed 11?? \\" ferocloua some "i tlie- downtrodden disfranchteed resldenta of Washington hare become. When liis colleague on Ui. liistii.t of *tolumbia Committee, tii*- Hon. "i'lift"" Blms, of Toniwasee, bad bla celebrated en counter in I*a__yette Bquare xxitii Banker Glorer, si tn- xx as .-is Quaker-llke ;is a man who bad Just digested onoof Bocretary Bryan'a lecttirea oa pea4*e. ii.. dldn'1 "niix it up" and call for a gun, bnl beal a strategic retreal doarn a Blde pathway and auboe quentlj had Banker Gktrer called t.< th.- bar *>r ii.o House for taklng pugl-atic notice of wtirda apoken bj ;. Rep**4*a4*ntatl>e in debate. Chalraian Johnson ougbt t*> hare called in a Capitol policeman nnd done Bomething along tbe aame llne. "Rough boase" Coagrossmon hare -"n*> *.ut of date. Tho Fo**ward Iwkliig Btatesmen al the natlon'a *ji|>irai would do xxoli to follow th.. tactful example of Mr. Sima in deallng xxitii .Vasbington bankera an.l attorneya "!' the "Whlto Hope" type. The Transformation of the Pecrs. There X4iii he uttle aurprlse al tbe an**ouncomenl of Postmaater General Bamuel tbal th.* Britlafa u..v ernmenl is about t.> undertake the aboUtJon ... ihe bereditary principie in leglsJatlon. Thal .l-*.'> nol ini'.'iii thal the iimi*-*. *.f Lorda arlll be uii.-ii-li*..!, *.r even thal it x\i!i r,-.,^, to be compoaed <.f men xviio bear titlea nf nobillty. it doubtleea doea inean that membershlp in tbal chamber will d**pend upon Bomething other tbafl hiheritance <>t Bame and *-".iiii rank. From thal pntpoaitlon :i i- ?can*4*iy *r*..ii!.!.. tliat manj serious Brittah Btatosnien ean *n*-M'nt. it i- nn {lUH.iii'onisii) for men of no titncss t.. bo intnist.-d xvith greal public dutiea aud reeponalblll ti.-s ui.'.'.-iy becauae thejg-*e thodescendantsof tii..*-** who iii tin-ir daj were otca of Imp4*-*mnce. But it would i..' utoiaraUe t" ezdude from ttu* pubMc s.-r viro Bome *>r tho isoei capable inen _*e**olj riecauae thej iire th,* miiis ..f their taUten or hav*. rt'irlv.-d titlt-s of BOCtal ilistln.'tinii. \\,. ,,,,-,_, |?. sur(. (1).Jt tho Unlted lUiijjdom will n..t deny itsoif the Berricea of such men us Bryce, Uortey, L4vaa*itywisa, Robq bery, C^nou an.i many otliera on tho gnmnd that thej ure "I'.nls." , Su.h met8 flre now IneUglble t" tba HotJBO "f ('*.mrii?.ns, iind lt I- fo be ilotili|o*i if tho r*4*-aa*dl*-tlofl *.f tlmt *'l?iinl.er will (.*? clUaaagad s,, Hs to tdmtl them. Hut in ii roorcatii/..**! ami ^omocnthatd" House of J.onls, with DMmbenhlp based .ui sel*4, t"ii BCC**4f-laaf t<> merit. th.'.v rXNlld .'"iiti.iuo t., sorx. Um nuti.ui riK.r.* aflkientlj )ui*i BUjUtoritatlrelj than thej have been ?Me t., *!.. |g a bouse whlch fat manj jraars bas boefl 'itti*. m..r?. than half a bouse. After U'illiamf. why not FlndflllT Fea men bava anittea thelr nami i.:... m tha blstory an.i on t)i-t map of *'.-in.nl.i than I>.rd Btrathi "im Forl Hiiss raasl be bUaa hadosd lo th".*-r> lf* ., ? ?..-n if they ni'' Intoraod behind wiro Darbad X4.'t.- bt better than bullol . Th.- "S.ilrt.- I''u:-I S." l.lx" h.is lh. gOOd xx - lha publtfl in n.*- aim t.. taoko 11 r?? oa Ki"Bda s Bocura a* on lh. croearoad between Wayback and Bquedunk. Tlie "VN'olf .<f Wall ItaWOt*1 BO lonKxi liuwls, hut The Conning Tower rtlH Ell FKL OP F.ORHilOUSNESS. i bave pnlled ? M of aad ohaa ln my paragraphlng tlme: ! bave bp.i ?? ?lea of'dull onea ln n long mtttt of rh> me. i | bave Ihllen lo tb.Har In attemptato bo ? **i j Bul i nerer wrota i Bryan-and tho jrnpejuli ?? -'?? | h.ne falb n tot "Ihe Baven,*1 on :i BOthlnrdolng nlgbl ; I ||:M(. B| , |t..,| for balf a COlumn, when I wasn I feellng rlgbl; I i bave made a rafl "f arrora, in a wIM attempi to pleaaa ,;,? \y? never done a Brynn-and*tbe*grnpeJulce a beeae. Cartoonld Carter'a pteture ln lad olgbfa "Even* ,,,_ Hun" "her- !"? BtbUlttea. it waa, yoa may ra .aii. a reproductlon of th.- photegraph of Mncoln reading, from a i.k, '" bla young aon Tbd. Tbe ?Kvenlng Bun' " reditndlnal tltle was -.not s.-v. Uygiene." Wbj noi tbe auggeatton ta offered with ,,?l tbollgbl "I' niateri.il -iierdoti a *Jtiw1 h Chl l.,. My, i( Angnatlna V-Vasblngton tnlklng toGeorga after tii- eherry ir.neunlty. Tltla: "NOT Baa Uygiene.' a enrtooa of *__ Readlng from Hoeoer"; tltle, "NOT Bea Hygiene." One "f Milton dtetatlng "Paradtae i...-f t" bbi daughter; title, "NOT Bea Hygiene." Another -t' foeh, If we <.kl only draa : AM) MUI T M IR8DB1 POO [From ii" i." bIbb afall. l ;,, tl,.- Pl '" B8l Brdlaa-j mind, aad .....4. t .? given ui> .-.* aa BB*rmekebl( The wllllngneea "f otberwbie human belnga t" m ,.,,,,. Henry Ford of Indncerlt] ia a dlaplrlting thlng. 'ri"* wage-lncrenae, Inatead of maklng tbe men cardeea, ha. given them an added seriousn.'ss tboul their Joba. A man Jusi back from a visit to the lord factory 0__--*Vea lhal men hato to 1" I * a-day j.-bs. while in $?_..'. 1-aday jobs it doean't mat ter ao much. oll. THE8K BLANOY REVIEWBIWI! [Fron Thr- .Ww Vork Ti'. ? Ot Bnoks. 1 u Kenneth Brown'a "Haremllke." ulready pub i,.i?.,l i? French, Itallan, Oerman, Bwedlsh an.l Dan* noa to appi ar ln Puti h from one who was wlth Gen. Roaalie Jonea on the receni Buff march we bear tbal the trip was an ex penslve one. which tempta one almod t.. venturing ., brillianl aboul the Hike Cod at Uving. nn. vor BEHAVB! call your colyum Conning Towar, Pilader, Pllntb or steoi.ie: By whatever name you're onr Con Tribune cf tin* People I' K. Parke Davla compntea (aea aport pazei that i::.ihk?.imm) peraona aaw football camos during r.i.".. om- reckoning sbowa that \2.1 **).<*?*) Beauttfu] i.adics attended tbe rale*Princeton gama, so Mr. l?a\is's BUtlstic utaggera na not at all. we were golng t" say "attended th lale-Princo ton game alone." bnt tho poetal reedpta are already enormoua. wnv THB BOCIAXJ-T PARTT 18 OROWIMO I ii..ni 'i !:? *um.] . |_ tkiee fatalltles atid ln Injurics ,? ._,T ?., Bad en tt. afoei of th* cas tnsera m tl.e ".iir. CroW ear, r,u ,.f m.I( ?? tlea The - l ef Mr. 4 :? nr aad rreaeral ariaaaser of the i.,i bai lu eeeai ad wltk reu tlvely laeeaaeqaeat lajariea old Hank Harrlaon'a book royaltlea h.ne run into mu,1) money. moal Of which ho is liki-ly to loso this afternoon. In tbe aecond rnea at Cbarleeton. & I ?. (?need is entered. Bpeaking of Colond Harriaon, he and Mr. Robert Adanison c:. bOBM ftOM EUTOpe OU the satift; boat last Bummer. MAa an anctton player," la the eom menl of the tire commlaaloner, "he is one of the tinest young novdieta now reddlng ln CJamrieatoarn, W. Vn." Fifty-Flfty with ilrowninj*. araa, | i ; on llana mora i fali To gain th.- Towar whoae guardlaa, 9. P. A, with two*ed__d Bword land to ibetrucl the nay. i i.i.. i no pany par* or tawdry tnie Could 'galnat bis paraplcaclty pravatl Or maka me fit to acala I ''? ii of Play. How many tlmea i bad been claaaed atnong Tha nefr-contriba, who ecrawl out drool ffaaptit To arace thla i.in-i of Bxpectaacy! ?,-,, ,.,ji M they aeemed beat Bot, n..' l flung A4.i,i,. my Btrugallna lay; better onaaag, I eald. than labelled by tha aaar, K. a. When auddenly?whal waa that Oendish fret. . who had BhOt their aqolba arlth erring aini Wt ?? gllhly darlng me to do the Name ? .,.,., : nd i knew them all And yet Dauntleaa the Inkhorn on my daah l aat Atfl wrota //? tf. !'? to the Dark Totccr came. H. U. ft. im.Mi; was KBVER LUtl THIS. ?i'Iioi. . .st Koorl and l.r si l.i.piors." "I>r*ini.s, traps, piano," "Heiincd Cabaret and Pabtto Danclng'1 and "An Inatructor In tha Art or Modern Danclng" are to ba had ai the Bunaat, arhleh adverttaea itseit as a botnetika res taurant. A(lrlr<S8 furnished on re'iucst. J. M. C. When tho markd recelved the I'rcsidenl's mo-j.sai'e ii did not Know whal to do wlth lt.?Wall Btred Journal. -wvn." said tne Prealdent to tho market, *_"id bergily, "whal are you fonna do wltb itV Tlli: ('OMPLKTi HAIR-rrTIKIt i rrr.m a Waahlaatea lnventor'r, rhap?n.j>.) ! , \\ | ., Wlll *- M-iT-riittlng (Jaug* ihi.i:i: .RE HUNDRSDS OF MOTHBRS that haa ..nr nr ir.,. CHILDREN and Btyle "f har ettl and tb*y l.avr t.? IriiiR ihr-;r tWO '?> THB HAHHKIl once a ; HATS ?'?'? r-.ii' . ..r ?? lu ausw-r to tl f eceB-BBlcal riueatloti that Mother wlll ? a Halr-Cuttlng ciaur' Ita a kaoWlBB fai ? ?h_t thr-ra ara baadf-da Bl axparianca I col. a chllds halr rlght ?hen the chlld Uiri.a || old If llable to make tl.e burber cut their ?ar? ?r laa tl *lr Tba Federal l.e.i;_uo." sajs I'harles Wel?b Mur? phy. "Is dead. I" wlii-'h <i. S. K. ratOTtB, "laaag llve ihe r. i..:" BBPl BU8HBD BY AOCLAW _TION. Trtmtportation lt rexotkNi; Wolktnp ta m ooA : I ln n i U-hiimi n '. i tl rtot r.irl, |i./ the ttthtttt iriott rne nnd Both llnaa lha lubwny ami tba L artw tiad np yaaterday. Bnl eb'rnp! lt m b. b. w, Think of ? tie ti|, oa the lad Itna'.' Banaon tottara ll tba lapaga. r. p. a. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "NOT TO HAMPER"? "We purpose, therefore, not to haimper or interfere with business."?President Wilson's nicssa^c. TIIE PEOPLE'S COLUMN %?ff?fe.br THE BEST WAY TO HELP Give Work to the Man Out of a Job, as This Reader Did. To the Kditor of Ths THI Hr: in thaaa days of Baanl-lndiistrlal ?tsgi?.tton man** men are out <?f work aml distress prevaila iu 8 mark.d dagres, bul help could I : I ara and there and m ? nuiny ? pang an.l much eutTer ing, for then is man) a cl i] arho xveara . ? igt-aj .-., ,i and " I o la omi eUed to beg for a night'a lodglng arho Is xvilling to work ir p ?'??? s. i prov.d this but b few daya ago, ba? lng secoeted by a man xvho ssked for lodglng and Bomething to eat Preaumlng ii iraa one ol tha naual or what wa ara prone to belleve pleaa of tbe profsMtonal "hobo," I tri**fi tho experiment of offer iiiK blm vork an.l told him tO 1 next day and rome to the building arhlch the wrltar baa Ha araa put to work nlng halla and Bcrabbtag down polnl and inaJtlng hbnsslf generally uaaful ? nn sfbOfl building, ar.d T atn pll to say that i baaa aaldem found a more xvilliiiB xvorkrr. I am 88 pleaasd xvith my Bnd as this poor chap is probably to1 got a .ioh. |ft_hl II not bs arorth arbilfl for other buatnsaa men the oar nora of bulMlnga or property to try s slmlbtr experlment and eee if they c-aniuM tak-* floans I iUow In ii-i.in out of thfl cold, pui Lr. ..*! In hut moutti and al tha Bame tlma ("md it pro.it ablS? W, DB H. WASHI.VIT.'N. No. M West I2d Btreet, Naw York, Jan. j 19, lill THE CHILDRENS HOSPITALS President McAneny Explains the Report of His Committee. To the Bdll '" I :' " Trihune. sir: Blnce ths ] oo of ths . of my commlttse on tho eblldrsn'fl bao plUlfl of the clty aome crltlclama of ear t;tjM ot lh- r< -.?oinni**n'Ia,:.)!!4 MBlalned theretn ha ?ad ln thfl public prlntfl arhlch lead ms to bslleva tbat those rscomriiaridatlons wera nol under Btood, and ?s tbla iu a aubjecl of - Importan. a I laka u_s maai of rjorroct Ing tbsaa B*Jaapprs*-**Masl-ms. Tbe repoi 1 >i".s nol rocomtnend tho con atructlon of a thouBand-bed hospital for ftcute i sparate unlt, us has rsportsd, but, on tho oontrary, alatoa thal ths l'i'-'l airaiiKfnt.'iit _ lo h****i chlldrsn'a asrvics oorapleta in ali partlcu lar.s an.i e-rj.iipp'<1 to BTOBsrly cara for any typs of chlldren'fl allment one in .Manh.iitan and OM in i;.....klyn Tbe proper loeatlon of ?uch s complste asrvi ??? Iu Manhattan lfl al !t..l. vs ln re ad. rj_u ovlded an.l the aH.'i.Ian.'.* Of ihe IiIrIi gntdfl Of ptiysl .tain -sjeured in Brooklyn aocb a com plete. flflnri ?? BhOUld bSjlocatfld ar KlngB ? 'ounty Hospital." Thr*-.. Bervtces at i to ths rnaln hospltala in Manhat? tan and Brooklyn ean be dsvslopsd to ths bighsst polnl of **ttcleney and profll bj l i | p* lallsta in sttendam.n th.* a*tuit ? ol tt"' hosplt?la Tho amaller bo - pitsJa Bhould proi Idfl boi f,,r ti i ui. Of a- both .ii and ui'-.ii. ai, an i abould a* i. . rJoi.-. lo thfl ni.un Bl I fli ? at Bell. an.l bUngfl ' 'ounty ! In a.llitiDi) t.r this i > i ?. v. i lon for the acutfl gi... ral eaata wi bava ra i im* a laiRo hu.-pttai for knpgXotw rssss,wblcb .-hoi.ld 0.- I.-, StSd "ii Bla ;. -4 I bnd. s ho l ba i th'sifl la abunda. I apa* ? ui roui thal oMrfldflocaal cblldrsa and thoaa suf* ft-i ing _t_a ehroalc d . arad f<>r andsr Ihs flsost favorabU oondlthiaa large bo i nal, whi.h ultlmatelj raa) l,r i|, 4 ,-!..;., I I'. B* ..lhli!..d..ti* l 888 ehll dren, l> boi lo laki '-an* of a. uti am descriptlus and i>-, therefbra tfl rned by nuite other rules and regula than'thoaa In fbrce ta the ordlaary it..i Wa bavi ladanl proof that tha al * children In the ?.it>- bospltala ar.- mM - ?? klnd of cara to whleh th. y are ed, and we feel very strormiy that . 1 ... ..:.'. :?; ?-!, their si. k ch Wren to tha cara ot tha dty au ihould bava the aaaaraaea taat .... poaafhli pracaatloa wiu ba to guard agalnal avoldabla danger neana taken t.? return them to normal hedth. The reoomwaaMlatlona ot my commlttei look to auch a purpose. and up hope to have them carried out Wtth ilt. OBQRQE ITANBNT. B rd ot Bstlmata Oemmlttaa v into the Dapartmanta uf Health, Charltlea and Bt-llevue and Allled MoapltahT. Nea Tork, .Jan. IX, 1914. THE "IMMORAL PLAY" Is It One Showing Indecenciet or the Suffering* of Victim*? Bditor of Tba Trtbuae. ?sn: There are many gou.i raaaona why the "white slav." rilms shouid he exhibited i,( th.. publl!., bUl I fuund one Ot the vi-ry 818 in the current number of ... ? from arhleh I qeote as (Ollo ? "Tbera caa be little doubt that, no ruat* tar ii"'" whal motlvea obeervera came to, witnesa their productlon, they eould hard* u leava th.- theatre Bave with a kelght* ,-.,! r the honor* neecssarily lant lipon the oonttaued aaldanria of the BOClal evil aad a detcrmination to help, it only by thouajM and -word, in at for its cxtinctton." abova la axaetly tha feeimg men and women who bava one si ark of run ii,??i or a I 'a thrjm hava after wblte alave" film_. and that la th.- principal raaaoa them ts so ?'ach objectlon to them from eertaln quartara they ara not only golng to aXCeot the 1 BhOWlng glrla tiie trai s which ara _et for ti:.. ignoraataadtnnoeent, but, wii.it "to tiie trade" is BBQCb more lni portant the effect of thoso pictuiva will i ?? t.. matarlally reduce the "demand" for Vlctlma, and Whatever affeots tho "de tnanoV is the largest factor, for that ls Where the protits come from 9tAtm X*A ? ? . laaa protits, iu avary directlon ln whi.h they ara dtvldei and sub-divided. juat ona iii ara quotatloa from that Ild ari ??whi.h is tho graatar (1. ti im. nt to the social health?the svir . knlfa or th.. apreadlag of palnt and powder 0V8C a wound? No one ln these ITlctorlaa daya pubUcly ohjeetab an* parently throutjh fear of belng thought prudtah and unaophls-leateda to the raa* si.-ai comadlaa fouadad npon tha glortaV . ation of marital infldettty. Tot, betareea aad ti." ?-?-ilt.- ehxtat flims. pdattag , .tl Whlch ln- who runs inav r.'arl, and tl,,. w ? 4iti of the av.-raicu BkllfuUy and suecessfully 1 to appeal to the immaturc ln age. ? atid m tals. there ls a gulf bs Vkflo ;,s th.- leven ai Ona oi your eoffraaaaaafanta *aid ln a reoant letter that Moanaanhlp bv the po llca im a aeceaalty." We have had more than auAdaal BVldenca during the la-t through th.- aMa -ftorts of Di?trtet \f..itiiy Whltman, that th*. pouce and their BUPerior Oflleata ln the I'olti'e De? partment ara tha vary laat persons to 1,.- trustcl iu m.titirs aff.-cting prostltu t.,,.i. I have i:r v, r heard of pollcemen clo.-ltig any of the burlesriues. caba* et Bbowa or maateal aeanedlaa that nlghtly Infsd Haw York, aii ol whleh ara ? Iv uiotv n.,1....-nt than any of the playa OT BBOVtng ptetUtaa they have tiled to Tha al. a of those peopln who B4T8 tlng to these tllm.-- s.-etns to bc that aina Indeoenelea whleh men ran laugh over, which show up men's BOwIng xviid oati," its, rled Infldellty, tl rtini j.-kes?su.'h playa are "moral," 1 play show*. the suff. these men aod desiri-a and ra boul ttie lea tdrlr -ne?ihat ha Immoral play. ? - acld u*i New York Clti mlna whiths* ? i flaat?I or baa NORA ' ANTW'EU New York. Jan. .1 THEOLOGY AND REL1CJ0N Tempestuous Discussions of the Forsa* Cannot Diicredit the Utter. To the Edltor of The Tnbur.e. .Sir: Thsdogical tempefltfl n??ir bl ri'llgion. theologi.-al tempesta. 1'tUe a big-. nevor retard, nev.r di?credlt rtllgai ln the mlndd and hearts of earneit. h*? ebt, natural peopie, be ause relifioui-.* dors not nerrer caa i*P* on theologhal riisrutatlon. but s_a.n depended and alwaya xvlll d-pend oa t? ,.-! .. h I ? ? benOtt b-_J? they aro emotio ?''*<1 si ???*-' undebatable and therefore raise thaaal of true mon into ronteruplatlona A *?*? nevr-r xvas and never can be rettucel3 oircumstantial dlaquisltion au.'h si tt-s in whlch deteimm-d theolofisrm monly indulge. Forecasts aoevcr and all fuessir.fi' what future religlona may coroa ts ? are of no a.oouut. simply becauW 1 altogether impossible even so roucb B prsdlcate Int. li . matter ef* Usf, or ever i wlth <*_*V anything or any condition whiek ***** ing on emotlonaiity for its fulleit ?*?* tion, depends therefore on what a** be attributiv. Iv BflBBWflJal On what Ifl the Chrlfltlsn relifi****' It ls bastd on compaeston. Thi ***** Paullne Doctrlne of the I'nlty A* Church rest* wlthln .?omras.-'oa- ** .llusm i.i the same. iis .vintual **" belng tho very BuperUtive of rorrsaam ate eonslderatiori. Even Shlntoiim* is of itself an iliimitable array of ^ reflnements of truly compaaaioBata gard for lixing things. Thus emotioi.ahtv ********** tt makea the worlde beat r-l'fi?**?*~ aotually Bplritusliy xHai. and *'m\\ therefore true. dlatlnctly tru*' V^ ology p*?r se conatltutes n**l_^F t more than those debatable t*****^ mere disqulsltloi reUtlng .?* ntTJ, and all that comi ri* ? r,tu^JJ_3 ances grounda whereon maiiii) ^ perstruttural ediltoa of thouffl ^ bconie everthemore i ? .riti.iM.i- of klndi ai.d Hi dear?'JJ ^^ less and less component P*trt')<___|X emotlonal bellefa, and whkh c^m*npP inure to little or nothinf of **** p* as iridivlduahst: '.illy telt and "?" up to 1.4 rlghteo is rv-ople AU-RED LAI ****?& Sa lt*. Bsst 17th **!!?'??*? Brw*v ir Ifll. ^^_^_ FORBESROBERTSONS FA*^ aflV "I Mr. Ben Gieet Offers a ******* j British Reiid??-U To the Edltor of I Klr: Ma] ' renisnd tua ^f\ dent* o . ?-**?_! bcod thal .-.i- ***"" U:<___ltl,lr44?-,^ bld us hia rarewell ?"' **\% j no.... and i)l %(K\',*at\ The good i"">,,r "' V. ih_t??r*il portedhi-n .*'..*P'-'',lf,v,r,^J ourprlvllei t***+f\ tt.,in u not flasUy *? *" J ??I" ad i.rfu' r a The -t.se h?4 the wood^gd brlnglns **** ??' ,0**th'rg3 ^ .4. . nertda km. N#-__ rori tan rt. ?**?