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Advanced Thought by a Cabinet
Member.
Wo observe Hint n new conception of
properly rights hns lioen proclaimed nt
Seattle by Secretary William n. Wit.
hon of President Wooiutow Wilson's
t'nblnet. Kieakii)g to the Federation of
Labor the Secretary of Labor said :
"If anr Individual or corporation takes
the ground that the property la his own,
that he has the right to do with It ns ho
"Plessea. and falls to take Into consider.-!-tlon
the fact that the title has only been
conveyed to him ns n trustee for the wel
fare of society, then he Is creatine n con
dition that will cause society to modify
or change these, titles to property, as It
has a perfect right to do whenever In lis
Judgment It deems It for the welfare of
society to do It."
How far (lie Secretary of Labor has
ndvanced beyond ixior old Justice Jo
heph Story, who In commenting iion
the snored right of Individual dominion
and UKin the safeguards erected by the
Magna Cbarta. the common law and
the Constitution of the Inlled State
said of that clause of the Constitution
which provides that private rnerty
hhall not be taken for public ue with
out Jut compensation:
"This Is an affirmance of a Brent
doctrine established by the common law
for the protection of prlate projwtt.v.
It Is founded on natural equity, and is
laid down by Jurists as a principle of
universal law. Indeed, In a free govern
ment, almost all other rights would be
come utterly worthless If the Covertiniftit
.possessed an uncontrollable power over
the private fortune of every citizen. One
of the fundamental objects of every goo.
Uovernment must bo the due admlnlstra
tlon of Justice; and how vain It would bo
to speak of such an administration, when
nil property is subject to the will or ca
price of the legislature, and the rulers."
And how far Secretary Wilson of
President Wilson's Cabinet has pro
Kressed In what the Socialist party's
platform calls "the present day revolt
tlon, which marks the transition from
economic Individualism to socialism"!
A Little Ileal Help for John Piirroy
Mitchel.
As Important a service as the friends
of the Mayor-elect and they include
the whole liody of citizens who want to
nee the affairs of New York city sue
cessfully administered can render to
that heavily burdened Individual is to
refrain from assisting In the creation
of a situation which would make hi
selection of department chiefs more dlf
licult and moro embarrassing thnn it
would normally be.
r The Carranza Negotiations.
The conference between General 'r.
nustiano Cabranza and William Hay
aid Hale nt Nognles, Mexico, within
bowshot of Arizona, Is snld to be
Vlonked In the utmost secrecy," No
pales Is 1,'JOO miles, ns the crow Hies,
from the city of Mexico, situated In
ulmost the extreme northwest of the ills
traded country In mountainous Sonora
which boasts no large cities. Sonora is
an ideal region for guerrilla warfare,
Due south l.V) miles on the Sonora Pa
rifle Railway, whoso port terminus Is
Uuaymns, General Carranca makes his
headquarters at Ilermoslllo. In that
ravage and remote territory he Is nion
nreh of all he surveys. Federal troops
could operate successfully there only
in force, nnd the Insurgents are no
more a menace to tho capital than us
many cowboys "insurglng" In Montana
.would bo a menace to the city of Wash
ington. Nogales is far to the west of
the direct line of trnvel from F.l Paso
through ChlluinhuH, Lerdo aud Kiicatc
cas to the city of Mexico, It Is in this
Inconsequential little place that Dr,
Hale has been parleying with the head
of the Insurgent Irregulars.
If the conference Is "cloaked in se
f recy" there Is no mystery about the
personality of General Cakbanza, his
leirs, sentiments and policies, A cor
respondent of the London Timet lately
' found his way to Ilermoslllo, and he
thus describes the General:
"He Is a great reader; his serious,
Mudlous face, with deep vertical lines be
.tween the brows, betrays 'the pale cast
of thought.' Ilia ets (ileum patiently und
kindly through spectacles. Ills hair Is
dark still, hut mouth and chin are hidden
by a heay gray mustache and beard.
though the cheeks are. shaved. His voice
Is gentle nnd his movements are dellb
erate."
There Is more of the professor thnu
the soldier about Vknustiano Cab
kanza, but he is In fact n landowner,
n landowner with Ideals, Nevertheless,
the General Is a man of blood nnd Iron,
as the interviewer learned when the
gray bearded leader In gleaming siec
Indus said:
"W than execute any on who reoac-
nlzes a President unconstitutionally elected
and directly or Indirectly fcultty of partici
pation In tlio murder of Mapkbo."
This Is the gonial but bloodthirsty
old gentleman with whom the Admin
istration has osued negotiations: for
what purpose may soon ap)car. If he
Is to be accepted ns an ally and co
worker In the cause of free and onllght
oned but authoritative government) the
question naturally arises what, gunrati
lies can he give that he would be able
to control the forces of limitation ho has
conjured up, either In the wide Hung
Held of military operations or Inter In
the council chamber when victory had
made him the successor of Madkro nnd
the M'litencor of Hl'luta nnd nil those
suspected of having had n hand In
the ilentli of the former President or
known to lie Iluertlstas.
If raising the embargo on nrms and
ammunition Is contemplated, what as
surances could be given that the dis
tribution of repeating rifles and Held
guns would be limited to responsible
Constitutionalists, that munitions of
war passed over the border would not
often fall Into the lmmls of bandits
whose service to the cause of liberty
and humanity was only of the Hps nnd
not of the heart? This Is n question
to be iisketf, for General Carbanza's
slogan that any one who recognizes n
President unconstitutionally elected nnd
Implicated In (he murder of Madkro Is
to be executed must be ringing In the
ears of the rank nnd file, nnd there is
danger thnt the worst partisans nnd
freebooters may not discriminate.
There Is another anxious question.
Have the Insurgents made war In n civ
ilized fashion? Hearts persist that
they often shoot their prisoners, nnd
that the Federals share this Infamy
with them. 1'lnnlly, could the Insur
gents be trusted not to make common
cause with their present foes?
All these questions hear upon the
expediency of having nny conlldentlnl,
sympathetic, active and militant rela
tions with the Mexican Insurgents and
departing from the attitude and policy
of strict neutrality. It Is nlways to be
remembered that armed Intervention
may prove to lie unavoidable.
Safety nt Sea.
l.oiil Mmstv as iH'i-maueiil chairman
of (lie International Conference on
Safety ut Sea, which has begun Its
sessions In London, told the delegates
that while the preservation of the
shipping trade must constantly he borne
In mind, "wherever doubt existed the
tendency should be lo lean toward
safety rather than economy." and he
added with confidence thnt nny In
creased cost Incurred in actually Im
proving conditions would be borne
cheerfully by the public. This Is un
questionably true, and It Is not a set
tled fact that the public would not
sacrifice some of the luxuries It now
enjoys for the sake of additional pro
toot Ion from sen kt11s.
Tliere will lie general agreement with
the conclusions of our correspondent.
Mr. Marston Nlir.s of Tophnm, Me., I
whp.se letter Is printed on this page though he was a Champclarkor orlgl-to-doy,
that the coercive Kiwer of pub-'imlly, "no one In tho State contributed
11c opinion on this subject must find more to the exjiense of the campaign
expression through some board or otllce
to be made effective. That such nn hoo In this In spite of his sinful con
authority, representing the principal dltion. The doctrine of sanctlnYntlon
mniltlme nations, would he illtlicult to,
constitute is apparent, but Hint its es.
tablishnient Is unnttnlliable Is Incredi
ble. Were its Hiwers limited to the
mere delivery of exert criticism und
recommendations, its Influence would
nevertheless he far reaching.
When the significance of the Mini-
soil mark Is considered, the possibility1
of enforcing the adoption of safety!
, , ,, . ,, ,,
devices on ships npjiears considerably
easier thnn it looks when It Is studied
as an Isolated problem.
I'or Minister to Hlnm: A trek Sweek
of Oregon.
Ciiowfa Maha VA.TiBAVifDH lolled on
bis throne of sandalwood. Ho shifted
the betel from cheek to cheek, he kicked
ills robe from his royal knees nnd he
cursed straight backward in Siamese:
"lepier aud opium, rice nnd teak !
This Job of kinging It mokes me wenk;
bullocks aud elephants, drat nnd damn !
Will there never be anything new in
Slam';"
Swam in then on his hands nnd knees,
bobbing his hend In obeisances, wag
ging devoutly his three chin hairs, Hai
Si-ai, Minister of Foreign Affairs:
"Lord of Thai, the land of the free,
here is a telegram for thee." "Itoyal
son of Ciini.ALONOKonx, hump your
self and exalt your horn; pour in ar
rack up to your peak, for Hbvan's going
to send you Swekk !"
(renter than IIi.pdiia'h beatitude,
that of Ciiowfa Maha Vajiravuoii.
"Tnngoturkeytrotbuiinyhug, chew the
betel and drain the Jug! I wait Swtxa
Alio with cordial tlst, he must he great
diplomatist. Maidens, greet him with
flowers nnd chants! Ird HunniiA!
we'll show hi in the elephants. I hope
he knows the faces of kings, aces, Jncks
and such Western things."
"Iim. Jav'b friend," said Hai. "I'm
nfrnld, plays no other game than 'Old
Maid.' Hut bo's had, according to all
reports, plenty of practice In police
courts."
"Ha, he's n courtier, then, all right!
Fight thecocksand fly UiekUlor Swfeo
Alio, he shall bring us light 1"
In the August Presence.
Word has Just been received by cnblo
from Hresluu, (ierinany, that IL Is not
only dangerous but criminal to gaze
llxedly nt a policeman. Let us quote
the despatch verbatim:
"Sentence of a fortnight In prison for
taring ut a pnllcoman was imposed on
a business man of this city to-day. In
his defence the defendant said he be
lieved the policeman was observing hlin
too conspicuously, so ho stared back. The
court In pronouncing Judgment snld the
defendant hsd been guilty of a most
hciIouh Insult to an official,"
We. are glad In see this ruling lie-
cause it falls to n ft! nil the decision of
Associate Justice Stobis of t Msmmi
chusetls District Court. In the case of tering beneath him, but this has not
v.. ti.... ...... .i, , H.in,i in prevented tlio Ilulgarlan Government
nt.t Poos ada. ' was arrested n 'rom nl on ultimatum to
Worcester by Patrolman Swit.nry, thn ( rpPW Tlu ,oma,is mfiP, which re
court held thnt It was not n crime to into to the protection of Hulgnrlans In
groan In the presence of the peeler. . Macedonia, do not appear extravagant,
Citizens of tills and oilier countries 1 11111 "y Mjem to be couched In quite.
. , , .i.i ., unnecessarily offensive terms nritS a
have long been uncertain as to pre-1 , mlt ,)f cRhl aaya for tholr nn.
elsely what Is the proper frame of ,.(.,,tanco Is haughtily Imposed. Ultl
volce and appropriate demeanor that inn turns, however, are frequent Inel
shouhl be assumed In the nngust pros- dents of international courtesy ius
once. And now these two opposite rul
ings only tend lo make this highly im
portant, matter nil the more confusing
lo suffering humanity.
For obviously It is a much more
heinous offence to groan at n man ,
thnn to stare at him. II Is Indeed
forlunnto for F.i.i Hoosuia that he
groaned In Worcester and not In Itres-
Intl. A German court understands
what constitutes contempt of peelers,
and the Insult to Patrolman Swkp.nf.y
would probably have received a Just
punishment. If a fortnight for staring
Is lawful (and tve truly believe It Is),
then nny sentence short of six months
would be lenient for gronnlng.
Halle IV Ambition.
The Hon. HAi.ir. P. WAcnr.NKR, un
known In the Hast, where Ited Si-runs
and Allen Whitk are the recognized
Sunflower greater gods, Is none the
less n Kansas Democrat of dnzzllng
cousplculty In his State. He wants to
move to Washington. lie nsks the
other Kansas Democrats to tell him
by letter or postal card referendum
whether they want him to be n candi
date for United States Senator. In
his appeal to them he confesses nnd
vainly tries to nvold his fatal, his dis
graceful disqualification:
"I do not want nny one to express nn
opinion In Ignorance of the facts. I am
now nnd for many years have been in the
employ of a rallwny compnny ns It law
yer. It pays me for my services the same
as you pay any lawyer you might employ.
I Htn In Its employ the same as the sec
tion man, the fireman, the engineer, the
conductor nnd others who are paid for
their services. 1 have always endeavored
to discharge my duties to It. It Is n
character of employment which nny
reputable lawyer would accept. If t be
corne a candidate to the Kenate that te.
Intion will ceae ami terminate. If 1
should be elected Senator us mi -mploce
of the people they will have the same
undivided loyalty and devotion to their
Interests that the company has always
tecdved at my hands."
He Is not employed as the ilremen,
the trainmen and so on are. They
can get their pay rnUed. Governor,
Legislatures, Presidents revere and
tremble at them. Where In this en
lightened country Is there a mntl so
shameless ns to dure to sny a word
for one who piles that most odious of
trades the corporation lawyer's.
"Converted millionaires" there are.
The Hon. Gionr.r: Waihridok Pi.rkins
shines glorious among the ProgressUe
benefactors of great wealth; but Is
there room even for a converted "cor-
porn tlon lawyer" In any party?
'"''o "on. ltAi.ir P. Waoc.km.r refers
modestly to "the well known fact" that
thnn he did." There may be n ray of
by contribution has n certain vogue.
Mr. Wauoenlk might go and ask Mr.
Hhvan or f'ohmel the Hon. .Iim Ham
Llwis If there Is a good diplomatic
engagement left on hand.
This Cannot He.
I.. .w .. .,!. T
. ,,.,,.,' ,
, rUowIi stntomont Is attributed
to ( olonel Koosli:lt:
i ...
'The Monroe Doctrine Is a thing of the
past. Where the Argentine Hepubllc Is
concerned the feeling of guardianship on
the part of the United States no longer
exists. Argentina needs no protection, ns
she Is a tit champion of her own Monroe
Doctrine "
No one who knows Mr. Hoosevf.lt
will believe that he, of nil men, ever
said that 'The Monroe Doctrine Is a
thing of the pasi."
As to Argentina's ability to defend
her own territory from Kuropenn In
vasion, Colonel Kooskvelt seems to
havo been complimentary rother than
discriminating, if he used the Inngungo
Imputed to him.
Certainly he could not have meant
that the United States would stand
idly by while any great Luropeau
Power was making war for the con;
quest of Argentina.
Hp.rrELFiNaiCR, single handed, tore up the
line nt every charge, although hi turn he
pitted himself against men ut different
positions, Including Captain Ki:tciiam,
who twice has won the All American at
guard, .Veic Haven cirspafci.
If a maturn business man of forty
five can "tear up" tho Yale lino of
brawny youngsters trained to tho hour,
Saturday will be a doleful day for New
Haven.
Dr. Henrt S. Tannbs, the forty day
faster, who admires Mrs. Kmmelikk
i'ANKiitmsT as a hunger striker and
proposed marriage to her, has had his
answer:
"It is Impudent and most Insulting.
I'm a politician and not considering such
things."
Are all the British "militant;" politi
cians nnd for that reason matrimonially
disinclined?
As a travelling diplomat whose com
mission Is to get facta from original
sources and draw final conclusions for
the President, Dr. William Uatard
Halt, must be having tho time of his
lire.
Tho name of the old right guard of
the famous 188S Yale football team is
given as Okoiiiih (1. Woopiti'Fr In a re
port of tho silver anniversary dinner,
Huch Is fnmol .ludgo Woonatirr, ono of
tho mobt versatile athletes Yalo ever
know and n verltuhlo walking encyclo
pedia of football strategy, bears with
becoming polso und avoirdupois the
name of tho Father of His Country,
Despite tho fact that tho nltcntlon
of the audience has been directed elso
whore, tho Mulknn drama continues to
drag out Its Interminable length. King
FmniNANn's throne appears to be tot-
fiae:iiseu j i int! j.iilieunn, mm n nun
particular ultimatum Is rejected or
neglected by Greece, It Is not im
mediately apparent what Ilulgnrla pro
pjses to do about It. Rumania's rtcsr.t
declaration to the ottoman Govern-
Minnl Hint le Tnf-I..,. n 1 1 (i.l.'n,1 firrml'il
numanla would nllv herself with the
latter Power seems to put the Idea of
an offensive Turko-lhilgarlan ulllance
out of the question, for Scrvla would
undoubtedly Join with Humanla In as
sisting Greece. Without an ally cvn
Uulgarla would hardly embark on the
mad enterprise of another lurgresslvn
war. On the whole, although nothing
Heed be unexpected In the Unlkans
llulgarla's latest ultimatum Is not to
ho regarded ns seriously threatening
tho peace, of Europe.
The Benlztown Hard Rives n puzxltng
gllmp.se Into tho peculiarities of Haltl
tnore pronunciation:
"In little child-eye flashes,
In laughter's echoing pest
The eternal Christmas spirit,
The beautiful and real."
Is "peal" a dissyllable or "real" a
munosyllablo nn tho lips of the battle
queen of yoro?
Sportsmen for game wardens. irhise
apotis Journal.
Always protecting the game. Will
no friend of llfo urge the appointment
of guide wardens?
of course predictions nre more or less
uncertain In nny sphere of life, hut they
are nlways Interesting Hochrster I'ott
J.'xprrss.
Ye.s, always Interesting. So far there
have been three predictions ns to the
next President of these United States,
the Hon. Ou.ie .lAStss, tho Hon Hiram
Johnson nnd William Si:lzer, all big
and tall men. The query Is: Which
prediction Is tho most "Interesting"?
Little did that hitherto unknown
woman, Mrs. Wakkfikld, realize when
with her paramour she killed her hus
band that she was thus starting herself
on the road to become a national figure.
The way to fanio Is uncertain. llartfonl
t'onrunt.
Oh, no, the way to fame Is through
owning a teal halo of crime. Our glor
ious and most mlsundersKwd Immortal
Is the great and only IUrut K. Tiuw.
There Is not another "national figure"
that lias one-tenth the snme candle
power.
riff: iMiM.wof.vr .v.4i..
llmiisn l.lfe of l.lltle Account
In Its
Transportation.
To TIIK KniTOR Of TltB SfN s'l
As
betw.-tii human life and the I'nitnl
States mall the latter Is more sacied.
Judging fiom what I saw nt il o'ejock
the othtl- evenlns nt tho corner of llroad
way and Klghth street while the llro.nl.
way traffic was held up for the cross
town tr.itllc ami the crowd rushing In
four directions to catch the cais.
The conditluns weie so bewlldeilng
that It was all nn nhrt and agile person
lould do to keep his wits with u frantic
nioli making mad ilaslns for the over
iiouded cars lis they were scooting
across !!roalwa. .lust then
tuto ill, ill truck came along at a IiIkIi
rate of speed going north, and without
slacking made a quick ill.igon.il cut
uerosi Klghth street Hp the left side of
Hroadway and swerved again to the
right. It was all done so quickly th.it
.i ga&p was all you could find time for.
It would have teen fatal to try to av
.lack ltoblnson Nobody wus killed that
time, and theie are seines of Just such
narrow escapes every day. I., i.
ili.KN IlltuiK, N. J, November 13.
I'.lliiuelte at the Theatre.
To tub Kditoi: of The Si n Sir While
iw.i Minnl I Itl.m I r.v .tf pourc t.a n oil., lit
be avoided, any one so constantly In the
Itmlille eve 9. Mr IV II P. IlolmnlO ran
..... ,., ,,.. ,
hardly object to straightforward critlcl
,, ;UKBC,,loll , , Imull0 a nature
the actB which prompt them.
ejMll
,,
prompt them.
It Is said that on the opening night
of "The I.lttlo Cafe" the deliberately vlo-
la ted a rule made by the management In
the conduct of Its own business and In tho
interest of Its patrons as a whole.
Aside) from tho question of good breed
ing, what right had Mrs. ltelmont to an
noy those who had taken the trouble to
be in their seats at tlio stated time. In
stead of waiting with other late coiners.
I some of them of at least equal prnml-
euce, umii me cnu or, i lie nrsi act to lie
seated''
It Is this rort of thing. Uko the crowd
ing Into a ticket line by one of tho
weaker sex, that discourages those of
us Inclined to ascribe to women uu equal
regai d for proper civic regulations nnd
rapacity for observing them, to say noth
ing of enacting them. Mekh Man.
nr.ooici.TN, November IS.
To tiih Kpitok of The Sf.v Sir- The
caption of nn editorial article in this
morning's Sf.v Is "Why Couldn't Mr. A'nn
ilerllp Speak Directly to tho President V"
Iho answer to the enigma propounded
Is that he could nut do so for the same
reason presumably which has precluded
Major illlletto from expressing directly
to the 1'reNldent the views on the latter's
Mexican policy shared In common by some
sr. per cent, of all American residents of
Mexico und of probably a llko percentage
of those Americans who, though non-resi
dents of that country, are Intimately
versed in Its conditions.
"The bearings of this observation lays
In tho application of It."
HVDNRT H. SlCADBOl.T.
Statk.v Island, November 12.
f. '01 eminent Ownership.
To tub rmToii or Tim Kun sir;
Should the Government buy the stocks
of all tlio express companies before It
enlarges the parcel post?
Should not the Government be fair to
the stock and bond holders of the tele
graph, telephone and railroad companies
by buying oil the stocks and bonds ut
their market vnlue before It nttempts
Government ownership of the above pub
llo utilities?
A few will say that these contnln water,
but wo niUHt remember that the stocks
were soTd under our laws to the present
Innocent holders. Hohert A. AM oar.
Jkkhmt Citt, N. J November 13,
Great Nutmeg Name.
To thb Kditob or Tue sen Sir: Conttant
Penury and U. T, Hurt, neighbors In Cornwall,
Conn., sre hereby nominated, p, y, sj.
DANirnr, Conn,, November IS.
The l eant.
from tile VUrtlani Plain Healer
The poet li a curious chap
Who doesn't know he lisi a nralai
Nor ntlthrr iloth b cure n rnp
Wlimus h walls bis weird refrsln,
He wnltetb well li hslh Heart
Therefrom lie trnlleth many stave
That sums think line, anil unme rail mnait,
And some do read und simply rav!
Rut he Ih Kiirot nt IiIh Soul I
He talketh of It nnM nt all,
Ilia eyes and ekn hla Uonea do l nil
Ktcrmtlly within lu tlirull,
Iliit ahl lis acorns the nilshlleal thlnx -Whereat
he inllra, whereat he ahltera
How many know that poets ring
Contrnlled inuM always by (heir I.trtrtT
TIIK PAtlTV COSYENTIOS.
Is Its Ahollt ton Kssentlal to the Direct
Primary Idea?
To tub UnnoR or Tub Sun Hr: t
read with plcnsuro your editorial artlclo
tills morning; ihcndcd "The Proposed
Abolition of Conventions," in which you
discuss the attitude of Governor Glynn
upon tho abolishing of the State con
vention. It Is refreshing to note that you enn
discuss this question academically with
out losing your editorial temper, and It
Is evident from tho tone of the artlclo
that you nro willing; to tie convinced
of the propriety of direct primaries, dis
associated from your other bugaboos,
known ns the "Initiative" and "referen
dum." Like The Sun, I believe that the ques
tion of tho State convention is not at
nil pertinent to the question of direct
primaries and nominations, tho chief
objection to which on tho part of the
so-called boss eeems to bo thn abolish
ment of what Is known as the State
convention.
After careful consideration of this
subject it may bo that tho retaining or
the abolishing of the State convention
is nowise pertinent to direct primaries.
Tho name "convention" might be
changed to the name "party conference,"
and this conferenco could consist of
various representatives of the party,
elected or selected from the party
voters in any political subdivision de
cided upon as the unit of representa
tion. The party conferenco could be called
sufficiently in advance of the primaries
to discuss party principles and the
designation of party candidates.
The convention idea grow out of the
old town meeting, which Is thn funda
mental principle upon which American
party politics is founded. It is really
nothing moro or le-ss than a selected ex
pression of many town meetings, and I
believe, with you, thnt a primary law
can ho Included In the election law
which would allow for the retention of
tho State convention or party confer
ence, and nt tho same time give the
party voter tho freest choice in tho
selection of candidates for whom he de
sires to vote, I suggest:
Should a sufficient percentage of the
convention or party conference, say in
to 2. per cent, of tho mem1ers thereof,
differ with tho conclusions of the ma
jority of the conference, they, the mi
nority representatives, have the right
to designate n minority set of candi
dates to ko on tho party ballot without
restriction, In the same manner as the
designees of tho majority of the con
vention. In this way a minority report,
so to speak, can be brought in by the
minority delegates nnd they can uppeal
to the voters of their party by what Is
virtually (please don't he frightened) a
leferendutu,
I have talked this Idea over with
many men of prominence In the politi
cal life of this State and they seem to
think that suoh on amendment would
provide the freest opportunity for the
selection by the voter of his party rnn
dldntes, without being penalized ns to
method of procedure.
William I?. Skldr.v.
Chairman Direct Primary Nomina
tions Alliance.
Nbw York, November IS.
MEXICO.
The Mliimilou as Seen li an Vinrrlemi
llcshlcni.
To the KniTOR of Tin: Scn Sir, As
shedding a sidelight on the present sllua-
liugetlun In lloxlco, the following extracts
ftom a letter written by a personal friend
In thn city of Mexico under date of
October 1913, may proe Interesting
to your renders. Lronaro K. ltKtlioio.
New York, November 1.1.
If the good I.oid mid llucrta spare my
UlililofltablH life till Apill next 1 shall
quit Mexico for good and all, 1 have been
hete lonK enough
Just what our ultimate end In Mero
may be no one knows at present, but In
any case we are In n pretty bad way.
Last isTmdiy we had the elections which
Woodrow Insisted on our having. The le
turns are not In y t, but as eery one
hiiew Jn ndvance, Uuerta and his Minis-
o-r or nr llinnqilPl
win ou rici'ieu
l,K,..nf I, e,l lee.l'rne il,,l 1 (u n
: . ' .
i.ict susiaineu ny proor tniit iiuort.i noti-
"cu an nis ciovrruors in advance lo senu
election returns electing Hlaiiquct and
him: also be Issued to them lists of names
i of men to be elected to Congress. Of
course the election was the veriest farce,
scaicely nny one voted; 1 suppose here In
the city not over 2,000 votes were cast
in all.
President Wilson's ideas nnd notions
regarding Mexico are so Ignorant of real
facts as to be funny. I doubt If nny one
really knows Mexico who has not lived
here for a ti nn of years. President
Wilson alo confirms himself In his igno
rance by lefuslng to listen to people who
do know. Several of our very finest
American tesidents here have ben In
Washington trying to see the President
nnd talk senso to him. Some he saw,
others not, but to all be stated that they
were actuated by scltlsh. motives and ln
teiests. President Wilson, too, has been
flirting somewhat with the northern bunch
of rebels under Carranza : old man Car
ranza Is n pretty good fellow, but he has
a tierce lot of bandits following In his
train. Outside of n few personnl ft lends
among his olllcers, he could nn moro con
trol the rest of tho outfit than he could
fly, and to say that he should have
recognition would bo to admit that any
old band of robbers nnd bandits ought to
ho recognised. As a matter of fact, I
really think thnt now the country Is ab
solutely out of the control of any Mexi
can or Mexicans. There was a time when
llueita could luie dominated the situa
tion nnd 1 believe subdued tho country,
had the United States backed him up.
but of rourBo his morals wcien't right
and so It couldn't be done. Now the
situation is beyond him. Klther the
Pulled Stntes must como into Mexico, or
some I'nrnpean Powers must come, or tho
present state of affairs must contlnuo
Indefinitely: ono of these three conditions
is Inevitable.
Pc-snnnlly I rather admire Uuerta : ho
Is doubtedly a fire cater nnd tlio nils
sloarles say he drinks nnd I think som)
one told me that he swears, all of which
charges undoubtedly hurt him with tho
grnpe Juice drinking statesmen, but he
sure bus bowels. Moreover, he Is ex
actly the kind of man needed for the Job,
nnd If he only had money nnd backing I
believe ho would put the fear of tho
future Into the Mexicans who need It,
I didn't stnrt out to wrlto a dlsserta
tlon on Mexico, but when we eat, sleep
unit live in it, u gets on tne mind
Uy What night?
To tub Iiitoii of Tub Pun sir: 1
nm much Interested In affairs In Mexico,
having spent much time lu thnt very
Interesting country, and I would like
to Know what right or authority Picsl
dent Wilson has to "order"' Uuerta to
resign. Is It leasonablu to suppose that
he will obey such an order? If you can
tell upon what such mi autocratic as
sumption of authority Is based 1 would
be glad to learn what It Is.
To mo It appears somewhat ridiculous.
Would President Wilson "resign" If some
foreign ruler happened to dislike him and
"ordered" him to do so?
Another absurdity Is to consider Mex
Icn as If It were New Jersey or Con
necticut. The onlv way lo rule .Mexico is tho way
Diaz ruled, with the strong hand.
SI'KC'TATOR.
New Yore, Norembar 13,
SAFETY AT SEA.
Plans for Making a Ship t'nslnkahlr anil
Affording Protection Against Fire.
To tub KntTon or Tub Sun Sir.' Con
trary to popular belief nnd to directorate
belief, our means of guarding ngnlnst
death at sea by llro nnd by drowning ore
still Imperfect nna in some respects primi
tive. A hotel upon the ocean thnt Is virtu
ally a town ought to contain nn npartmcnt
or two for preserving live human bodies
from suddenly engendered heat. It Is
easy enough, If only desired, to fit out u
cabin of this kind well forward nnd an
other well abnft, so ns to bo able to have
n utnen of refute to the windward of the
lire. There may not really be need to
make these Uko a thermos noiue, en
closed at bottom, rides nnd top with
vacuum hollow plates; but this should be
dona If necessary, nnd they should be
kept cool by a constant flow of sea water
forced through nn enveloping Jacket. To
such nn apartment, useful otherwise ai
nil times, all hands could resort In a dls
nster like Hint of thn Voltumo nnd could
thcio await rescuing ships nnd weather
fit for a rescue.
How primitive still nro some of our no
tions Is lllustrnted by the surviving prac
tice of carrying thu boats on u deck too
lofty to lower from with safety unless uie
sen Is unusually smooth. Sixty or eighty
feet Is r d culous to nny ono mat Knows i
the law of the pendulum and the law of .
"send" In rolling: yet no one Inughn, since
It Is only little bv llttlo that ships havo
BTown so tall. It la plain cnougn mac
boats, sets of them anyway, should be
carried on decks much nenrer the water,
In emhayments properly protected by
trlceup ports. Them Is no difficulty In
providing room on tho deck next abovo
for tho upper parts of tho davits and for
swinging outboard ; to substitute a lower
deck perhaps tho later dnvlt devices may
be found easily applicable. With suit
able tracks laid fore and aft nnd through
here and there a gangway athwnrtshlps,
bonis can be transported to lcewnrd upon
occasion, nnd this with less "send than
on the loftier deck In moro or less roll
ing weather.
As for thn sinking of this hotel, the
present compartment systems will prevent
It often, not nlways : but "always" Is what
Is needed If the millions nre to have con
fidence and tho ships to run nt full speed
nt nil sensons and the companies to make
money right' nlong. In this day of grcnt
nnd ever growing speed It is difficult for nn
architect. Indeed for any one but nn ord
nancu officer, to tinderstnr.d how fright
fully beyond the rate In which the speed
Increases Is thu rale of Increase In the
"smash" ensuing upon a sudden arrest of
motion or a petietintlng blow. Nor can
nny person fully renllze all this before be
understands the simple cause of that fear
some growth of the disintegration.
A vertical bulkhead system below the
water line, and u really eltlclent one, mean
lug "no doors whatever." Is nulte prac
ticable for the reason that few but the
crew and the steerage people will be an
noyed by It. Hut In tho absence of e nact
mcnt enforced ninong the nations and
upon all the companies, first and second
class passengers will not tolerate any
vertical bulkhead system that Is elllcient,
because In abolishing nil passages be.
tween compartments It obliges everybody
wishing to pass from ono compartment
to another to climb up to a deck high
enough out of water for the ship never
to settle so far or to take, seas upon It.
Nothing but horizontal watet tight com-'
partnientp. shallow- but reaching the full
hi eailtb "of beam and from bow to stern,
stretching evcrywheie, except where
pierced for any necessary tight sided
opening, thev being nlso subdivided by
vertical doubbd partitions miming foie
and aft ami nlhwaitslilps, will make a
ship Ulislnkable at every conjuncture
even when cut asunder. This Is so evi
dent that argument Is not needed. Sucli
a compartment should be constructed In
every deck above the water line, overhead.
If not, better, under foot. None of these
will en.l iass locomotion or call for any
cllnibln op or down, doors. If any, can
stay ahvays open. From two to four fe. t
off the height of the deck will bo enough
to take for this pur pew. Then, n case
the highly trusted double skill is pierced
through the double, or if the ordinary vei-
tlcal bulkheads below the water let the
water through the doors, or If they leak
from the shock or from any cause prove
Ineffectual, so that the ship begins to Bi t
tle beyond control by the pumps, she will
in settling convert one after another of
the horizontal watei tight compartments
Into lnioant Maces, and when she has
brought as mnnv decks under water us
the nichitict has di i iiied serviceable, she
will settle no furthir, but will tide tinner
than ever, 'flic people will have betaken
themselves to a deck or decks still higher,
and they can bu talon off when the sua
suits, or can stay aboaid and be towed
into pott.
Nobody but a otitic person or one
wholly Ignorant eif the conditions under
which passenger essels can make money
needs to be told that all such pioposl
tlons are nevei theless chimerical unless
Imposed by law and treaty binding the
lilef commercial nations, lu the ab
sence of that n directorate that adopted
this ssteni would bo guilty of waste of
the company's ns-ets, for the reason that
Its ships would find few passengers.
For architects and directors it is a neces
sity to attract the travelling public. In
which, however, nine-tenths of the men
and all tho women nie Ignorant of dan
ger nnd safety on the ocean and prefer
lofty decks and a grand appearance of
the saloons and cabins Instead of any
rial safe construe thin. Nor Is the case
otherwise in Inland waters. Without a
law and a punishment for In caking It,
what feny company on tho North ltiver
or the Hast ltiver or New York Hay
would thlnlc to turn the useless upper
third part of the cabin Into a buoyant
compartment which might upon some oc
casion snc a thousand people from
drowning? Is there one of them that
would go to the expense of a full water
tank on the hurricane deck ready for
putting out n fire nt once when the pumps
would likely enough be out of order?
The liner companies will not listen for
an Instant to nny suggestion for replac
ing lost flotation nt the expense of nn
nppenrnnce of loftiness in the saloons.
Double bottoms! Heautlfully adjusted
doois t' -t work from tho bridge and
also an omatlcally I Vertical watertight
bulkheads carried well up! Splendid
watertlrtit deck near the water line,
locking down Into solitary confinement
all billowing water! All these things
for a while; then next, after home dis
aster like that of the Titanic, two or
three other new ways adapted to get
round tlio simple Inw of nature that what
ever Is heavier than water will sink If it
gets u chance, or lu a seaway half :i
chance.
Never will there be safety on the ocean
until there Is nn International commis
sion, sitting permanently, with powers not
unlike those of our own Interstate body,
Nations which did not compel their na
tionals to obey Its orders should have
their vessels barred from the harbors of
thoso which exacted obedience. Ono of
tho llrst acts of such a commission should
bo the reformation of the regulations for
preventing collisions, somo of which per
mit, even Invite nnd enforce disaster.
Marston Nii.es.
TorsitAM, Me., November 12,
Hooks ami the Constitution.
in tub i;pitoh ov the sun Sir.- An
editorial article, "Almost by Heart," in
tub sun says: "The great lawyers of
mo i;oionuu period anil tho makers of
thn Constitution had few, but the ilttest,
noon-.; noe.v nro a lew nisi rate Hooks,
it having been demonstrated bv i...
formers, upllfters and eay but careful
Interpreters of l,nv mid Justice that the
Constitution is n ery poor piece of work
at nest nnu so not adispiatn for the
progress of tin. people ns exemplified In
iiu .now i rei'iiom, is it not probable
iii.u it our unccstois had enjoyed the
nciiciii oi ine many noons that our
people read so uulekly and intelligently
wiiii men- ups, I hey nnulil hur m.ule
I'oiistitiiiion mat would li,un stood i
ethical advancement of the p.uls of v,,H-
I'liedom and pleat.e those who ctown
inemseives nioijcrn i.iiicoiiib;
J. D. P.
New Haven, Conn, November 13.
SAY SEAMEN'S BILL
WILL KILL SHIPPING
Sandy Hook nnd Iron Striniilm.Tt
Mncs Assert Thpy Mum
Quit, Business.
CAM, I'flOVJSIOXS I'ooi.iNii
Sleunisliip Men DcMiilie e,Ts.
nre ns it Club in lliiniN or
flic Union.
In a circular letter sent on- ti ,
Iti patrons nnd the officials of tue i u ,
served by Its Sandy Hook boats tin.
tral Hallro.id of New Jersey sin ,
boat service musi ne nuamioneu i ,,
ja Follette seamen's bill recently a-r i
bv tho Scnnto and now before the II.uh
Committee on Merchant Marine and l-'isi
erles becomes a law. A similar on.
munlcatlon has been sent out by tv I on
Steamboat Compnny, which says tha' t ,
passage of tho bill means tho "antii'i a
tlon" of Its service.
As long ago ns October 2." Tin: Si n
reported the opinion of W. M, Pruts, n.
secretary of the American Steamship As
sociation, and Capt. Georgo A, White,
president of the Association of Passenger
Steamboat Lines, that tho bill was
serious menaco to American shipping an I
that If passed It meant tho end of a- y
hope of a real American merchant, ma
rine. Since then representatives of the s'e ,
ship lines on tho great .akes nt a m...
Ing In Cleveland have announced th.r '.ih
passage of tho bill will be the beg n . t
of the end of passenger traffic on i .
lakes. A delegation has been sent P, i
International Conferenco on Safe! ,,
Sea, now being held in London, to r
test against th moro objectionable fci.
Hires of the bill.
Hut It was only this week tha' r.i .
steamship lines realized the eff ' -i.
hill will have upon them. Thn lesilt wai
a hurried campaign to Inform tho p.iiu r
that what has been represented, a.-. "
Ing to the steamship men, as "an inno'eti
bill providing for the comfort of t .
sailor and the safety of the p,i.c-,sc
Is In reality "a club In th hands of ,
seamen's union" and that It re,ill rum .
"alscolute annihilation" for man s'i .i
ship lines.
Call Provisions linioallile.
The two provisions of the 1 .: n
as applied to such lilies ns the S.i
Hook, tho Iron Ste.imbo.it and the S
lines, ur said to bo Impossible of ' ,
fllment are those which require 1 ft i ,
accommodation sufficient to give a s.
to every pa-senger and th.it thc.e h
be two able seamen' to each boit I' '
terms of the bill nn "able seama
one who has had "three years e.;ie
at sea " This latter provision s
objected to by all of the trais.' i,
lines.
Just what will happe i w i!i ies.i-i
the harbor steamers if the bill i
law was explained yeterdav t.
Mope, general passenger agent '
Central Itallrnad of New Jersey II -
"It would mean, as applied to
Hook steamers, that the AsVi
would have to carry 120 l.ftim., s
e'rew of 210 sailors, while the S
would have to carry lKi llfebe. -crew
of 2;i(l sailors. I'.y th -member
of the flreroom force or . - .
aids' department, no matter li. n -boatman
he might he. would be
among the able seamen. Now vv
about thirty lu the deck crew ' e
boat Tho added 200 sailors re i I
this hill would bo not only u. les"
In the way. We would slinp'y ! i-1
carry and feed them, and th's oi
making tilps lasting about an ' . 1
twenty minutes, during mos-t o
the boats are always In narrow 1
the waters on either side of w u
so hnllnw that a vessel of any .- .
not sink below the water level '
Mr. Hope said that tho add t ir ' '
boat equipment required would re '
carrying capacity of the boa s '
an txtent tli.it accommodation- '
necessary number of passengers it
be provided. llo added ;
"If the bill becomes tho law i . ,
be no alternative but to w ' i
Sandy llonk steamers, an i
we would be loath to take a id
we believe would seriously alfe
the summer communities betwee v
tic Highlands and Point Ple.ia ' i-
as thoso on tho south shore o' ' ,
Hay."
Never Hare l.oat n l.lfe.
V A. Hlsliop, president of '
Steamboat Company, said
That the present ctew an I i
Is all that is required is . v n
the fact thnt despite coUNiei s.
boats owned or operated bv '
.Steamboat Company In piob.i.
congested waters of the wor: 1 r
thirty-three seasons carried o .
(12,000,000 passengers without ' - '
a slnglo life "
Heprcscntntlves of the s-c .
steamship lines, while mak.'ig .
to the lifeboat provision of t i
law, a requirement which t'.i. r -ready
meet, say that the re pi ,
two able seamen to everv b .i
impossible of fulfilment. Sever ,
of tlio Atlantic lines s.iid .vest.
they were embvrrassed In the. ,
to what they believed to be an
unfair measure by the fear thn'
position would be mistaken f . '
tlon to measures providing f - r
safety nt sea.
Present Puree P.tTi-i'tlv
One representative stean s
said that the framcrs of tho bid
had not considered at all the nr '
ards, storekeepers nnd othie
employees of whom the dcvel, i
the modern steamship retinitis
degree of Intelligence than l ir t
tho deck force.
Another piovlslon of the 1 -quiring
payment of one-halt'
ilue tho ctew upon arrival
was also criticised, the sp
saying that with large nun
crew Jumping ship every time
New York ships would be hot i '
ually while tin. hunt for l' 1
number of A. IJ.'s went on
On., of the most promliiet 1
Pintle steamship men offenil
iplan for the able seamen pr.iv "
li" saw nail the appioval rf
lows. It was this : "I.i t the '
determine what are the neee--
cations of a boat mail Then ' ' P
plng master, the buiiaq of , 1
whatever body the c.ovcn me
designate, hold cx.tuiin.it s
men employed on n ship, nil '
arils and others, ns well as u '
and select the evpett bo.il n
ho easy In that way to piov e
but tlve or mote inputs .
boat."
All of tlio officials of i
lines wlio expressed no oi
Hint If the piopos.il bill be,
Its present form a considu.. 0
Hon of the traffic now
1'iiltcd Slates pons will be '
Canada.
Hill lo Promote 'ul vvrnl..""'
Wasiiimitom, Nov I'
one gr.ede in muL of am
other Prdetnl ofllei rs til 'i
ciiiploved six .veils nt tmv
Dm Panama Can.el -was p
day In a bill by Senator Ch