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A Stuffed Club.
President Wilson has never com
ported himself iu a uinnner in
dicative of u profound sense of re
siwnslblllty toward the platform on
which he was elected, lie has en
forced his policies and compiled obe
dience to hl conception of his duties
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'document. Mr. Bryan will not And It
easy to frlRhteu him hy tearing tho
one term plank out and fashioning It
into a bludgeon.
Moreover, Mr. Hbyan himself has
not let the Hultlmore declaration Im
pede his political activities, lie repu
diated tho provision of that instru
ment which was not in accord with
his own notion of the national duty
ip regard to Panama Canal tolls,
and did as he thought most expedient
when the subject came up for legis
lative treatmeut. Mr. Bbyan found
no difficulty in squaring his well ad
vertised conscience with n complete
about face when a reversal nppeared
to be advisable.
So the spectacle of Mr. Dbyan whit
tling industriously at an nwkward
timber extracted from the Baltlinoru
structure will not 1111 Mr. Wilson
with grave alarm. Mr. Wilson knows
that the lonely Nebrnsknn Is working
on a useless club.
Short Editorial Article on Sleazy En
velopes. We hae raeelved this communica
tion from tho Suiorlntentlent of tho
Division of Stamps, lr. the office of
the Third Assistant Postmaster-Hen-eral
in Mr. Huri.kkon'h department of
Federal administration:
"To TitK Editor op The Sun Sir; The
bum naa uiiuu uousieu 11 you see u ia
The Sun It's so.' Hence I take It your
paper does not want to wilfully deceive
Its renders. A casual rending of tho
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1111 aun ui June i us iu uie SDreauins;
of ink on stamped envelopes disclosed
certain Irrefutable facts relating to the
current stumped envelope contract:
"First, that it wai made before tho
present Administration came Into control.
"Secondly, that there has been no
chance in the paper out of which tho
contractor makes tho envelopes.
"Thirdly, that the same inspectors
pass on such paper before It Is ac
cepted and inert by the contractor.
"Such being the facts, how can your
paper truthfully charge, that tln pretont
Administration Is responsible fur the al
leged character ot tho envelopes '.' Docs
The Sun still claim 'If you sec It In Tiik
6UN It's so'? I am, sir, respectfully,
"w. u. riTcii,
"Superintendent Division of Stamps,
Post Olllce Department.
"Washington, D. C, June 28,"
Yet tho Ink does spread. It's so.
Two Important Argument h for Kr
survey of the Court House Plan.
In the rcsurvoy of the project for
u new court house In New York
county, n scrutiny wu conceit o to
be Inevitable, as It iiiiiiuestlnuiilily Is
desirable, two Important factors can
not be Ignored, though they affect In
no way the practicability of the site
Helccted or the design of the building
that has obtained official approval.
One of them Is the reduction of legal
business In this county resulting from
the erection of Bronx county, mid the
other is tho effect on ihecoiiilsuf Dim
workmen's compensation law.
When the restrictions ninl Inade
quacies of the Tweed court linusn
resulted In the legislative jut Ion that
brought to serious si inly the replace
ment of that structure The Bronx
was a part of New York county,
sending to City Hall Park all of Its
more Important litigation. The erec
lion of the new county relieved the
courts here of a large iuautliy of
present business, ami materially mod
ified the outlook for Increase Iu tin?
future. In auollier way ilie work
men's compensation law. the prin
ciple of which Is wry unlikely to be
abandoned, took from tho courts a
dous burdeu of caheb that ac-
counted In large measure) for their
congested dockets.
These practical details of tho ju
dicial situation could not be foreseen
nor provided for when the scheme for
u monumental court house, consti
tuting n unit in a beautiful civic
centre to which nation, State and
city were to contribute generously,
was devised, But as accomplished
facts they are of the highest Impor-
tance at a time when the city, wlth'cently made In the Ilouso of Com
treasury depleted, endeavors In every
department to practise the unusual
habit of economy. They must not be
put aside as of no consequence, nor
as Inadmissible because of their Into
development. On tho contrnry, they
reenforco every other argument that
urges the demand for a general rec
tltlcatlou of the accepted design and
Its adjustment to the present needs
of the Judiciary and present financial
resources of the city. t
Spurring the British Investor.
Despatches from Iondou give the
Impression that the British war loan
of $ I, (1,000,000, which provides for
a conversion of the national debt, In
cluding last autumn's Issue of war
bonds, to the per cent. Interest
basis of the new loan, Is not attaining
a rapid success of subscription. He
serves of doubt can be maintained In
regard to this conclusion.
When the new loan Is completed
and conversion of outstanding issues
has taken place Great Britain's na
tional debt will have Increased to
about $.",000,000,000, ortwlce what It
was at the beginning of the wnr.
Kven then British wealth will not
have 1)0611 subjected to extraordinary
demands, and allowing for (bo cer
tainty that unothcr year of war will
raise the totnl Indebtedness to fit),
000,000,000, no financial reasons ap
pear why the present borrowing oper
ations should be difficult.
Premier Asgumt's point about the
necessity for thrift on the part of
British citizens In order to increase
the supply of capital available for the
war needs of the Government was
well taken, but his Guildhall Bpeech
should hardly be construed as a slgu
ot trouble In the business of floating
the new war bonds.
Ills speech and that of Honar Law
seem to fall into their proper places
Iu the campaign the Ministry has been
conducting to stimulate the nation to
n voluntary, whole hearted devotion
of Its energy to meet the requirements
of the conlllct. It Is u reasonable con
jecture that the Cabinet is now en
gaged in supplementing on the finan
cial side the appeals already pressed
for troops and war munitions. Tho
additional contrast with Germany
only emphasizes the unpreparedness
of Great Brltalu for a huge war for
which Germany is seen to have been
so thoroughly prepared.
It was not until ten months of the
struggle bad been completed that tbo
British Government worked out tho
problem of financing the war and pre
wired a comprehensive plan to raise
money. Itather curiously, French
nuance, which has always enjoyed a
reputation for eujterlor acuteness, has
been laggard, so that French exchange
Is almost paralyzed In the interna
tional money market.
However, the new British war lonn
has unprecedented attractions for the
British Investor. It Is for the first
time, In British finance, a loan de
signed for popular absorption and not
the usual offering for the ordinary
Investment class alone. It bears in
terest at a rate unprecedented in mod
ern times In (Jreat Britain, and sub
scribers obtain tho right to convert
their holdings into any future Issue
put out with a higher yield.
In all probability the Government
has no occasion for concern over the
success or the loan,' and such talk as
was heard In the Guildhall about re
sorting to a forced loan In case of
necessity Is analogous to the talk of
conscription and compulsory drafts of
workers for war munition shops.
The Butcher's Bill.
The estimate uf the German period
ical llccr und I'olilik that the casual
ties of the nations at war with Ger
many and her allies amount to r,000.
000 In killed, wounded and missing
seems Incredible when comparisons
aro made with the wurs of tho past;
but It must be considered thut iu
no former conlllct were high explo
sives used with such mutilating und
deadly effect, nor bus the world
eer seen before such "far tiling" bat
tle lines and 10,000,000 men, a con
servative calculation, engaged In tho
work of destruction.
The German estimate will be chal
lenged as being too general, und It
will bo said that the method em
ployed was unscientific. At the samo
time, It would be Idle to dispute
those figures that form a solid basis
for the calculation: the number of
prisouciH of war Iu the hands of Hit')
Germans themselves. According to i
the General Staff, not fewer timn i
1,000,0(10 Kusslau soldiers and .'100,000
Preach have been taken. The woun'ileil
may reeover and be sent buck to !
the llriiii' line, hut tbexe 1 ,::00,HIO '
prisoners are out of the wur. Alil -Hie
lliitlsh, llelgliins ami Serbians
enptiireil, nml the total would be not I
far limn a million am) , tialf com-1
li.Hanl eliminated.
Nn estimate nf prisoners of war In
the liiuuls of the Austrlans Is at-1
ieuiiteii ny this (ierman periodical.
It may bo assumed thnt the number
of killed ami wounded on the ship of
i France ami her allies exceeds tho
sum of the "missing." In Jamiar;
i lust the leilldou V'wfl came to the
emieliisloii that the Russians must
lmvo Inst 1,!I00,0X) In killed and
wounded up to that. time. Since then
the Russian casualties have been
enormous In Urn .Masurian Lakes
ei untry and In Onllcla. There Is no
satisfactory means of calculating
these later losses.
Prance for olltic reasons does not
publish her casualties, but her sol
diers havo been constantly and al
ways furiously lighting at some part
of the battle lino extending almost
from the Chnnncl to Alsace. It Is
known only that the list of killed
and wounded, which Is being syste
matically kept for the official rec
ords. Is appnlllng, so great is the
sacrifice of life. One can gain some
Idea of it from the announcement re-
mons that the losses of the British,
who hold s ccsiparatlvcly small part
of tbo battle line, exceeded 250,000,
which, however, lncludos the "miss
ing." As the French have been more
frequently engaged than their ally
ar.d have taken desperate chances to
capture strategic positions, It may be
tiue. as the Italian paper Corricrc
rfWIa Sera assorts, that the French
have suffered a loss of half their
fighting strength. It must be ob
vious, then, that the grand total of
casualties of all kinds among the
enemies of the Teutonic allies and
Turkey tIbcs Into the millions.
When we reflect that tho offensive
In modern warfaro Is tremendously
costly, and that the Germans In the
west and the Germans and Austrlans
in the cast have recklessly sacrificed
men In their operations, which may
be described as gigantic, it is evident
that tie losses of these allies In killed
and wounded, not to speak of prison
ers taken, havo reached proportions
that "stagger the Imagination." It
would be well if all the other bellig
erent Governments followed the ex
nmple of England and published their
losses unflinchingly to the world. In
course of time the particulars of tho
"butcher's bill" would so shock hu
manity, combatant nnd neutral alike,
that proposals for peace would no
longer be discouraged.
The Annapolis Row.
Now, these are our boys; these our
sailors; on their "white shields of ex
pectatlon there must be no speck of
dirt, no stain" even of convention nnd
good usage corrupted.
These must be no spoiled children.
They must not be allowed to play
with their future or dishonor even
Innocently their high opportunities.
We see tho officers of other navies
now nobly acquitting themselves of
their heroic and every day more
skilled nnd difficult profession.
Our boys, our men, the gentlemen
who are to play gnyly and gallantly
with death their work is too honor
able, their calling Is too lofty for the
country to se patiently any conde
scendence on their part to picayuno
chicanes and stolen prizes.
Mr. Prendergast's Figures.
Comptroller Pbexpksoabt has neatly
and expeditiously disposed of the at
tack on the city's borrowing mar
gin made ly a taxpayers' association
whose leadership apeurs to be more
highly stimulated by politics than
weighted with wisdom. He has dis
played the statistician of this order
Iu the not reassuring act of picking
his figures from municipal reports of
different dates; he has revealed him
transposing entries that belong under
budget appropriations to the debt
column; and finally the Comptroller
declares that the errors in his assail
ant's calculations ''each the sum of
fLHM ,000,000, a matter of moment even
In the consideration of municipal
finance.
It has been frequently shown that
It Is not difficult to construct n bal
ance sheet to show the city hope
lessly Insolvent or lightly burdened
by debt. All that Is needod by the
amateur Is a copy of the Finance
Department's statements, a strong de
sire to discredit somebody, and an
acute imagination or muddied intel
lectuals. A dash of malice Is of as
sistance, but It Is not essential, and
more unjustified deductions are to l
credited to Ignorance und stupidity
than to evil disposition. When these
alarming declarations aro made they
are to bo put nslde without prejudice
until the official answer has been
made und studied.
The Comptroller Is In a different
situation. He manages a great finan
cial bureau, seriously charged with
high obligations. His computations
must square with tho records of tho
city and the condition of the treasury.
Falsification and error by him art1
bound to be uucovered. lie offers
stock for sale to Inquisitive and sus
picious bankers, who pay large bums
to check his entries and verify his
totals. If he goes wrong, ho loses
everything; his nccusers achieve pub
licity, no matter how wild their con
clusions may be.
The Laiy Workmen's Law.
While the Wnr Department Is try
ing to protect its forvo of expert
enreil and skilled nrtlKans In thn
Government arsenals anil nnnorles
against the raids of private makers
of munitions, Its task as a maim-
I f'u'turlr - ri-mlerwl tloul.Iy .lltlleult
thiMiiKh the operation of tho lazy
workmen's law which Congress nt Its
lust session wrote Into the army ap
propriation bill. This statute for the
protection of shirkers was presented
by Representative DrixmcK of Mas
Miiohiiietts, n statesman whoxe elec
tion was brought about by .Mr.
1Ioom..m:i.t'h thirst for a third cup
of coffee, and who has now for his
country's good been restored to pri
vate life:
J "No part of the appropriations made
ln th6 8,1,1,1 l'r available for tho
salary or pay of liny otllcer, manager,
superintendent, foreman or other person
naving cnarge or inn worn or any
employee of the United States Govern
ment while mnklng or causing to bn
made, with a stop watch or other tlmo
measuring device, a time study of any
such employee between the starting and
the completion thereof, or of such move
ments of any such cmployeo whllo
ngaged upon such work ; nor shall any
part of tho appropriation mado In this
bill bo nvallnble to pay any premium,
bonus or cash reward to any emptoyeo
in addition to his regular wages, except
for suggestions resulting In improvement
or economy In the operation of tho Gov
ernment plant ; and no claim for services
performed by any person while violating
this proviso shall bo allowed."
To bring nbout the adoption of
this restrictive measure, conceived
solely to prevent the taxpayers of tho 1
United States from getting the worth
of the money they pay In wages, tho
whole powerful labor lobby, enjoying
complete Immunity from legislative,
executive and Judicial Interference
nt Washington, exerted Its Influence.
Its threats of retribution were ut
tered against any Itepresciitatlvc who
should dare to oppose the legnl pro-,
scrlptlon of modern methods In
United States arms shops. The men-,
ace of Its power "back home" was
brought forth to terrorize those
whose Intelligences nnd consciences ,
rejected the class distinctions It set
up. The authority or Its leaders und
the potency of their followers were
united to coerce Congressmen nnd to
compel the abandonment of the ra
tional, proper nnd economical system
of modern efficiency cngliutcrlng on
which the nation had marto n long
deferred beginning.
Congress responded to the call with
n promptness that must have gratl
fled the promoters of this provision.
The Dcltrlck amendment was offered
on January 22. The Massachusetts
accident made a speech of the kind
familiar to those who hnve listened
to shirkers nttneks on the system the
lute Sir. Taylob did much to iorfect,
and withheld his speech for later
publication, Immediately revealing
his own constitutional nverslon to ef
ficiency. A few l)old members sought
light on the purposes of the amend
ment. And then the House adopted
It without record of the vote, thus
Introducing the hnndlcnp on Intelli
gent management that cripples the
Government to-dny.
As we have said, It Is n law for
lazy men, n statute for shirkers, an
enactment to prevent the taxpayers
from getting their money's worth.
The Congress put It In the books not
In Ignorance, but In cowardice In
duced by the labor lobby at the na
tional Capitol.
In England the cry Is "No drink
for working men!" In Kansas tho
slogan runs "No work for drinking
men!" It Is to be hoped that this
difference will not give rise to Inter
national complications.
The gentleman endowed with sec
ond sight whoso gifts won his dis
charge when ho wus arraigned on a
criminal charge Is not the only man
whose escape from Jail has resulted
from mysterious influences.
A masher who "thought she was a
different kind of a woman." having
escaped Jail by paying a line of MO
In Magistrate Arn-BTON's court, la now
at liberty to make stmllar mlstnkos,
and thus to annoy and Insult other
decent women.
The board of trustees of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania are men of too
large a degree of Intelligence. Judgment
and spirit of tolerance to act na they
have acted without reasons of welKht
which they will doubtless ndvnnce at
such time as they may deem fitting.
Dban McCrka of tne tfnorfon School of
the University of I'cnnnylvanin.
It Is n curious fact that when a
man Is assailed as an enemy of freu
speech, as the Pennsylvania trustees
are in the Nearing case, he generally
turns out to be Intelligent, tolerant
and of good judgment.
No season could be more appro
priate for tho solemn discussion of
Important political affairs by Kmporla
Biii, nnd Ormsiit McHaru than the
hot days of tho year preceding tho
election.
WAKE UP. ENGLAND
Simple Thoughts of an Impartial Ob
server of the War.
To tiif. Editor op Tun Sun Sir; If
the English don't get busy pretty soon
they nre going to alienate a whole lot
of sympathy In this country.
The French nro doing business nil the
time, ns capable, bravo and etllclent In
every way as the Germans.
The Russia ns, with inadequate equip
ment and supplies, have been making
things happen ever since the great war
started.
Tho English alone, with Incredible
stupidity, nre muddling along as usual
doing nothing.
This Is getting to bo Intolerable.
Nearly a year has gone by nnd Kitch
ener's army Is still marking time In Eng
land. Everybody wmuM grieve to sen
France succumb after the gallant strug
gle she has mude nnd Is mnklng, Hut
If the Allies full because of England's
dereliction there will be a feeling that
sho will get whnt Is coming to her. I
I hnve been a most ardent advocatn
of the Allies, but this very fact Is turn
ing mo against England, an I feel thai
uhii U to blame for not getting Into the
game I
There Is either a drnse stupidity In 1
Englund or u shameful lark nf patriot-
, Ism. It begins to look us If It weio both.
, Willi Franco holding hundred of mlb
n 1.A H It Iu t. l-U. ...wl .. ,v....n l,,it
I England Is only holding thirty miles.
I New Yoiik, June 30. W J. S.
THE POLICEMAN.
Philological Itesearrh for Peace (Kil
ters by a Newark Philosopher.
From the Xeuarker
Polls, metro. polls, ,i city, 'i city-man,
n polls-man, the potlcemin.
The nblest gtoup of iin-ti the world
has ever known thov llwd about 2,500
ye.us ugo-- when tbey wanted to speak
of their city said "polls," Just the word
we use now to refer to tbo men who
try to keep our city In good order and
enforce Its rules.
Well, what of It? Why, for one thing,
the policeman lias a line old name, of
excellent ancestry. unre his name
stood for his city Itself, and now It
slnnds ror nlm, his city's guardian.
That gives him something to live up to,
Then the polite man Is the city-man
He largely leptesenls us all, and where,
you find good policemen thorn you
usually find a well managed city.
If you don't think our policemen nrn
doing well nnd trying to do better look
Inside and you will clinuge your mind,
Anyway, If wo were all as polite nnd
obliging aa our police aro tills city
would he so gentlemanly thut it would
need no policemen and they all would
lose their Jobs I J. C, D,
AN UNHAPPY MAN.
Sympathy for One Who Finds That
Woman Is Uniallsfnctoi jr.
To tub KntToa op The Sun Sir: As
my letter calling upon Ksop for aid In
the settling of the "woman question"
bids fair to make the old wiseacre
famous by tho discussion as to his ra
cial Identity It has raised, perhaps ydu
will permit me to point out that I In
tentionally rerralnort from using Ksop
as an argumentative weapon against
your courageous correspondent F, C.
Locke.
1 merely desired to state that i.ten nnd
women each hnve necessary and supple
mentary pnrts to play upon tho atane
of life and' that any question of a war
of tho sexes or any protract d antago
nism between them fosteted by their
dinning Into each other's ears tho pet
phrases denoting mutual superiority now
current Is absurd. Hut this conclusion
does not preclude such plain statements
of fuel as those made by Mr. Locko.
It may bo that many thoughtful men
would admit the cogency of your corre
spondent's observations if they thought
that blunt criticism of tho opposite sex
Is at all effective for good. Mr. Locke's
discussion undoubtedly tins n note of
real earnestness, and that combined with
Ills courage In expressing his opinions
over his name mils for praise.
From a careful perusal of his letters
it appears that he has not manufactured
his convictions concerning woman's char
acter a priori ; his plain assertion to the
contrary refutes such nn Idea. Tho true
view seems to be that his experience has
made him sad, nnd being a sensible man
he probably would. If It were possible,
as Shakespeare, speaking through Touch
stone did. prefer a fool to make him
merry. Hut being courageous lie ac
cepts the results of his experience, ex
presses them with vigor and clearness
nnd faces tho music.
Plainly for him ns far as women are
concerned tbo time Is out of Joint. Ills
contributions to the discussion nro ot
undoubted value. Hahou) Delano.
ICdoemkhe, June SO.
WHAT LIQUOR PAYS.
llrlef Essay on a Commor Economic
Fallacy.
To tub Editor of Tiic Sun Sir: In
Tiik Sun of June SS was printed a letter
on "What Liquor Pays," by U J. Snyder.
Mr. Snyder summarises his flRtires In
the following statement : "Total paid
by liquor Inilustry $325,000,000."
The Inference to be drawn from that
statement Is that the manufacturers and
dealers In beer and other Intoxicating
liquors contribute that amount to tho
support of the Government.
While tho liquor Interests aro con
stantly setting forth the Idea contained
In this statement there Is not one -vord
of truth In It.
When taxes nre levied upon ony nrtlcle
of commerce the tnx Is always added to
the price which must be paid by the
consumers.
This Is the economic law which can
not be repealed by statements put forth
by the liquor Interests. The liquor In
termits as such pay no tax whatever.
Tho tux Is paid by tho people who use
the IlquorM. When the saloon keeper
collect the dimes and nickels from the
drinkers of Intoxicating liquors he Is
'collecting all the taxes levied on the
liquor Industry, na well as the coat of
manufacture nnd sale, together with
such profit as there may bo In the busi
ness. One does not have to be a prohibition
ist to characterize such stntementn as
Mr. Snyder's ns economic rot.
Josrrit McDonald.
Pawtuckkt, It. I., June 30.
WOMAN'S FIELD.
A Qnoitlon to Cardinal Gibbon From I
.. i
il snnraepiu.
iu rurc i-jUituu vr tun o.-.-s rir.- i
notice that Cardinal Gibbons tn his let-
ter to Mr. Nugent respecting woman
" "... . ? -1
sunrage says: "iier uoo given rule
snoum lie in gentler nel.ls. I "- ' onwealth an I for the
We ull know that In Europe woman s mo 1 oimnoniMiwi mm ior 1110
"God given rule" is in Uie lt " field. . "ea 'on of u separate State from that
tho turnip field, tho corn field and other ir,,lon of w'.llch lH P-n.H"d because 1
111.. l,t.. It.. ...t . .. .. .1 ..lit Is great. lou cannot ueny justice.
imo u.-..n. nui nut-in noi ..ui m-iiuci
field ?
ZP,0.hln?, Vemnnrv.t04H;'
swer thnt when he further on says, "She
has been so anrcessful In her work there
that we fear the carrying of her govern
ment into the political field." God
knows we have no Held In this country
that needs honest and Intelligent tlllago
more than th llt!c-.il field, und If, n.i
the Cardinal says, "She has been so
successful In her work," why not give
her n. cirianco nt It? J. C. K.
Elizabeth, N, J June 30.
BRIDGE PAVEMENTS.
Is the Fire Hazard of Wood Illoeks
Too Great for Their Use?
To tiik Editor or The Sun Rlr: In
view of Detroit's recent experience, the
plan of Commlsloner Kracke to pave
Hrooklyn llrldge with wood blocks seems
n hazard that should bo avoided.
Tho ltelle Isle Krlilge was paved with
wood blocks. A pavement repair wagon
crossing tho bridge dropped a fow llva
ennis on the blocks. In n few moments
the whole pavement was burning like
tinder nnd in spite of prompt work bv .
tlreboats and regular llio npimratus the,
steel work was so heated that the spans
collapsed, almost completely destroying ,
the bridge and blocking the channel ,
if a lire wero started on Rrooklyn I
Rrldgo by nil automobile, a trolley or 1
otherwise, tire-boats would be useless. I
wouiu uiey not rtnn nnics me nro
Mghl or a satirical novel the former
.u.i.n itn , ul u.c risi.i u. it s.iurii-u.
pluy the latter "starts like n guilty
.!,... ... .
IKIItS' .. in ... .ril'.VbAD.
New York, June 30.
. Sturdy Pennsylvania Illsrkunlth.
., ,. ,,,... ,, . I
mmW:h'A W Chester!
reiebnned hi. .eventy-IHth UrUiday anrd-
verr in a iuiei manlier, pruu ipiuy ay
performing some uiniriilt work In his
blnrksnitlh sliap, nt which trade he has
been employe,! for many ears and In an
expert nt the same. Re Is at the forge
from enrly morning until dark every day
and tn!,r the hardest tasks tn the estab
lishment upon his shouliWs.
A. A. rnnrako Karl) Knglneer,
rrni'i thf Vhllndrli'it .'enn.
Alfred A Pancake of Karrl-dairg. whv
were very promptly controlled by the is m.,je constitutional officer with, -j do not think that the power of the ,m"'; "m, "", . , "s J ,'h.i i
land forces .New York would suffer a il term of tlv -.ears and his Jurisdiction l.fll'tirtMir t Ultllfl alMiiri'nn.si. innL hi I PUriUfHI , II. If " ' ... 1
calamity Wai.tkii E. Kkubsi. i. ,i,..im.,i i,, ,. .w..s...l e,niii..i.i..ial ! ... ,w t ,.... ,. "........ .,.. .":. "Recatise Mr Rryan means wai n-
New York, June 30, amendment which 'the committee on ued.- means to torpedo tl.e 1 cucr;.t tmn
bunks is to give a hearing upon on precisely us Mr. Hoo-ev e: si. til eta's!
No Place for Lean 8v.,. uLi 1 NEW COURT SYSTEM TO-DAY. SiV $ J
To Tim Editor or Tiik Sun Sir.-mis und his Juiibdlctlon Is extended to all as there was ' 'lTirm 1 n.'vv Th.
community seems to have a singular persons who transact any of the bus). , MnKlKlrntrs llerenftrr tn Dispose ground of ir ' principle' upon wl "
fear of or aversion to satire, Judging ' ness nf banking, provided they adver- I V, , , i si md was nr.!.
at least by the predilections of tho pub- tiso or hold themselves out to the pub- i of Many .More Cuarn. J r; ,, . ,.,.. 'hl,., mi ,ir
.l.r nml tli.ii t rl.u 1 ,..,., V. .I,- II.. I. TI.U ..r. . . . high; Mr lr..I.H "llll '"Ml
.lev. .... ........ ,v i. . n.....,o. ... 1,1, tl,l i.t.iin. i.-. ...... ......... , ........ v.- KlllUin Kl'.ll.lll ,T Will ul.nlau' n,.KB 1
has roiiiplftled hi' eight v-slx-h venr. took, Runalo. Sili.necta.h , P.linlia aial AI
ihn llit ineoniotlve from llarrlsbiitK to j,an imi ,t.,.-,.niavi-s at the heiu
I'ltlsbiirg. rrusnlng the mountains h ten M(. tl opposition to the uiuemliiu-iits.
Inclined planes, nnd from .Inhnrtun-.i to
lMitsburu on a canal boat llo was tho
llrst enulneer to run the first train from
I'ltKhurc tu Altoouu thrniiRli the (i.illltsln
tunnel.
lly the rien.
Knlcker How do you suiipo.e men live
In ft submarine?
Docker Didn't you ever have a room
In a seaildn hotel 1
Superfluous,
Knlrker -The wind Is tempere,
ti.t.n Inmlt.
to the
lli.ck.r Hut w-hst's the use of a wind
shield without un autsT
THREATEN TO MAKE
CITY A NEW STATE
Democrats Use This ns Argu
ment for Jnorcnsctl Power
in Legislature.
BITTER FIOIIT BEGUN
Ai.nANT, Juno 30. William P. Slu
han, Morgan J. O'Urlcn and Senator
Holvrt P. Woanor of New York led a
nght to-day to get tho constitution il
convention to npprovo tho O'llrlen reso
lution striking from tho Constitution
the limitation Imposed on New York
city's representation In the Legislature.
For throe and one-half hours there
was n hot debate nn this proposition, the
Democrats threatening overwhelming
defeat for all proposals of tho conven
tion If the restrictions nre not removed
and Mr. Hhwhan declaring that refusal
to chahgo the present wording of the
Constitution would lead to the forma
tion of a movement to create New York
city ns a State apart from Nftw York
State.
Commltteo hearings scheduled for the
afternoon ond evening prevented final
disposition of thn question, but n votu
Is nssured fur to-morrow, Majority
leader Oenrtfe W. Wlekersham and tho
other leaders having agreed that tbo
matter will 1x3 disposed of If tho con
vention lias to sit all night.
Must Hurry the Work,
The convention leaders found to-day
thnt they must get tlirouxh their work
and have, the new Constitution In com
plete form by August IS If It Is to be
submitted to tlv voters In November.
A tpcclul election could be culled later
for presentation of the document, bat
tho loaders do not want to go to this ex
pense. As a means of hurrying along the
work tlx- convention Is expected to
Rdopt u rifcolutlon Introduced by Lemuel
Ely Qulgg providing for the holding of
sessions Wednesday and Thursday I
nUhts after the July 4 recess.
At the New York city Republicans aro
opposed to tho removing of the restric
tions on New York's representation in
tho Legislature, the efforts of Mr.
O'lirlon nnd the Democrats are sure to
be defeated. Seth Low, the first of the
New York Republicans to speak on tho
subject, voiced opisltlon to tho removal i iifrKlt function of government,
of the restricting clauses to-duy. -it wotiM result In building up a
Senator Wagner started the bull roll- I clique In control of the finance of the
Ing to-day by calling up his motion to 1 State, and I don't believe the people
disagree with an adverse report on the would nupporl such an assumption of
O'Urlen amendment from tho commltteo legislative power by anv Governor. It
on lt-glblatlve organization. The com- 1 1, true that President Wllwm flrt sug
mlttee In making this report was "ion- the executive budget. Hut In tho
temptuous," Mr. Wiigncr said, and he stm where It has bten tried It has
declared tho same committee "acted with proved n rank failure. The exerolie of
the boldness of Capt. Kldd" In making lmMt ,.v,.rv function of irovernment In
a favorable reiKirt on an amendment
delgned to still further curtail tho Nuw
York representation.
Hole by Majorities,
The limiting clauses can hold good
only If rule, by majority Is wrong and wo,i tl)nK flir politicians nnd
should be nbnltshed, Mr. Sheeh.m s.ild. woull ereiy result In shifting respon
"Your nn.wer Is that territory and p,m,.. you would get a change, but
not the major ty of the people should ' ot cur Vou can ,,,. KH ., ,.cen.
rule. declared Mr. Ma-ehan. ou title budget by compelling every depart-
answer Is thut this Statu lias grown and
rospereu u mer .m isiumu .....
lines, nnd that while equal manhood
I - - i . . ., i . i .
-- ' - ,
cll 01 t"w lorK
continues the'
"If this convention
,...... nf ,cr,i I , It.nvlt-iM.. thut 11 .
- ' i
.. , . ... .... " ,
commercial and llnanclul centre of toe
LU VII Ut-JMUtl-- tv .V llio
world without starting a .on.lagrutlon
thut will Irreparably injure thoso whom
you would protect." .cations and claim bills by the middle of
Tho Republicans took the attitude that January What Is needed Is complete
New York must bo prevented from ob- publicity and absolute responsibility re
taining control of the State because gurdtng State expenditures, and my
"localities must bo protected from plan would accomplish this and keep In
majorities." I the public xicket money now spent for
Senator Wagner threatened the new iolltlcal purposes.
Constitution with defeat at tho hands of "You can get an executive budget
.... . v... ..I... I VT... I ... , ..ii ....
uie u.ein ut .e iuia iiij 11 .ic.
York does not receive, equal representa
tion, nnd ho made a personal plea to
President Etlhu Root to mo to It that
the city gets a fair chance.
Literacy Tent for Voters.
An educational qualification for voters
Is being pressed for passage by lnlluen-
tlul delegate. Tho committee on suf-
frago gave a hearlrg to-day upon the
proposition.
Gordon Knox Roll of New York nnd
Charles H. Young of New Rochelle,
both Republicans, have Intiodueed
umendmeuts upon this question and at
the hearing to-day it was agreed that
nil who favored Mich a proposition would "There should be a time limit set on
support a compromise, amendment ' the introduction of appropriation bllK
drafted by Young, which provides that as the passage of bills now during thn
after Januaty 1, l'.'ls, no person shall last days of the Legislature at llluen Uaa
acqulro the right to vote by attaining icsultod in political log rolling,
majority, by naturalization or other- "The Governor should not have
wise, unless such person Is nble except power to cut appropriation Items after
for phslea! disability to read or wiitolthe Legislature has adjourned, ns It
the English language. , would put htm In a position to punish
The Statu Superintendent or llama-
tain thn Hanking Depai tmeiil's nuper-
i vision 01 pnvtt.u uaimem.
I The condition of some of the East
I ..,. t - .1
.......
jeasons which Inlliieneed the commltteo
to consider tho piovlslon.
. .
t!res Tux l.ieinptloiir..
Charitable, religious nml educational
J
. ,.,., . :....,,;." ...,.,.,,.,., ,,; "''.
an tax exemptions,
Hr. Rutler subl projocutuig officers
throughout tho Statu could easily stop
abuses of the lux exemption inws and
thereby nnd the pres. tit cry for a lepeal
of all exeinntions.
Loudon llslitlt Sold for Hotel,
.sierlijf Cubit thHliillrl, t Till: "tl x 1
Lonihin, June 30 The Arundell es.
tale, coiuprlsl'ig about 3, Mill square
yuids. lunr Piccadilly I'll cut., fronting
Sliaflt sbiiry ..venuu mil Coventiv
stnet
Ids been .old for .Mi.iiiiii
i.ll.'.'riO.Oon). The pure, users Initial to
construct a lurge hotel und n nlaurant I
on the properly
, . .. .,
Ilnltts llenellt (..r out n (nip..
Rkri.in. via London, June 30 -Ths
outlook fur ,i lair harvest is very
good, us a nsub of heavy rums follow.
ng a protmcted period nf dryness, ac.
J cording to the Uverteas Nvvvs Agency,
This sentiment was voiced to-d .v bv ' llH """gcd f1i's.. nie..nors. Including the shadow of a possible w..r
Ilr vVchol-ts Muirav Rutler lnesUleiit i ''"'Uds against hotels violation, of high- eventualities no m.n can gauge am!
of Coin id I ColU-ge a t a he-ring I. 1 ";'-- Mbi and Icemen, bouse laws and ,wh end none can foresee. -h'
fore th tax tloii cm,,., ltteu f " " P""""1'"'1" ' "ot ,' must be held united behind l'rese.e ,t
fore the taxation . ommlllea of ti e , hug M' or imprisonment not ex who has pioved himself fully . uimt '
cons ltut on.il convention on proposals . r , n.d wholly wor hv We mn enh
pending before tint convention to abolish, .... . r.i.- r .iii....u m.,u .1,,.. I ' ' , -.,...
EXECUTIVE BUDGET
ABSURD, SAYS GLYNN
Even if President Wilson First
Siifrjrestcrt It, Plan Has
Proved Failure.
GOOD FOR POLITICIANS
At.nNY, .Tune SO. Kx-rttiv. niynn
told the Constitutional Convention com
mittee on llnnnco to!ny that bo was,
opposed to the preparation by the Gov
ernor of nn executive budget for State
expenditures, but rather favored a
budget prepared b' the Oovernor, or
the Oovomor. tho Comptroller nnd the
Attorney-General, as In Alabama, based
uion sworn stntemt-nts from beads of
Stnte departments and Institutions Item
izing appropriations as neootwltlis, de
sirabilities nnd contingencies.
Regarding the Stnto sinking funds, he
thought serial bonds should lo Issued
hereafter ami that the present tlfi.OOO,
000 excess In the sinking funds should
bo utilized to lesson contributions to
thenc funds by the present generation of
taxpayers.
At tho outnet Chairman Henry I
fitlmson of the committee told Mr. Glynn
that tho committee was not Interested in
tho question of direct State taxe. which
agitated the newspajwrs a few months
ago, but rather was concerned with Uie
constitutional phase of Stale finance.
"I have no doslre to Introluce ollUc
bore or to dlaouns this question In any
partisan uplrlt," said Mr. Glynn.
Oppose- Kxertlllve lllldget.
"I um opposed to an executive budget.
It would not bo an Impmvoment and
never would be nn executive budget be
cause the Oovernor Is elwited In Novem
ber and the Ieglslnturu Ix-glns work In
January. Such a plan would mean
really a bureaucracy appropriation bill
and a budget bureau six times bigger
than any Stnte department that exists
now, becnuso It would mean the employ
ment of an expert along every lino of
expenditure by the State.
"Tho Governor would have to l) n
walking encyclopedia on tho finances of
tho State If an executive budget was
planned, which Is ulwiird and a negation
of a republican form of government, as
It would result In n perpetual, lire-
sionlbl and appointive budget bureau
! . ,.,.. rh.-,rr of tmutlnn. which Is th
i,asel tipon sclenre and foot except tho
oxt,ndlture of public money, which rests
on estimates niJ guens work.
Good for I'nlltlrliin.
"This executive budget would be
ment nnd Institution head to state under
, , , , rf.urod ellch yeHr
,..,,. ..,r.-i.,.i ..,i.i ,J
designating appropriations needed as
nece
cles.
"Political expediency or personal
nonor wouiu serure nonewi iaieinu..in
frnm .iullllc olricials un
under o.tth, as 1
would give the Governor power to send
.,,.., thm nH . thoir
for tfcem question them ns to their
,1ncl; . ,J ,lf 'f'"' ch (-ovrror.elpc,
uum m" , ..... v..
,hl nrnvr Ih rlv rt.-lVH liefurn he 11s.
.
sumes office, so that he can report on
the regular appropriations by the first
' week In January and on special appll
, now ny ciiuijh'IIIHK nil uiqirupri.iiiini
bills to be ttemlred In detail
"The Legislature needs to be hob
bled by the Constitution.
"(inly In this way enn you stop politi
cal log rolling In the Legislature by
having tiled with the Governor and thn
'comptroller and every member of the
' Legislature a month In advance of the
1 meeting of the Leglslutuie an Itemized
statement of nppioprlatlons needed by
, heads or departments und Institutions,
Indicating what are necessary and what
cm wait and compelling the Governor
in advance to state what Items or how
mil, h In each Item he mil approve if It
passes the Legislature
lils enemies.
w , Inaugurated to-day under the nil-
; uioi'lly or Ull HCt of the last legislature
i.i i. win urr...-i ii.irii..ii,.
. . e -.-. ..--
,,,,-,-. ,,m, iwciuyeiKIll COUriS. I Itl.'l
Mugmtrato William McAdoo will be in
i .-hurgo.
inner me new system Mag si rates
W be nble tn dispose of mui cases,
! 'I; P ' ,
I uluic 'tlilscdves u.ul );'",& ni Special I
1 Se-slous In drill VV lib su. Il eases. US Well
inaiiv Inn. it petsons ngalliHt whom
, narges are made vi III be able to get lib.
, rtv instead of going to Jull becuuso of
inability to obtain ball.
--
I'oiiiiiieiii'eineiit n HlooniliiKilule'e,
The
t.n.i.itlo.i s.hool for vocatlona!
1 1 ,.l nt li K. who'll Is ciidiicteil ut lllnom
m.-d, lies' stole for ih. i benellt of girls
nildovcil tij that house, ami which Is
- liiiri- in... rt. inn. i ...
th,. llrsi ono of its kind iu Manhattan,.,. -,...,!.,.,i .mil. nml vmer .a
or ducted iindei' the auspices of the Do-! ,,, ,mpl ,,ni rhlldien rlghtfa 1
partment of IMucutlnn, held Its com- i,wfullv on the e.cean hf.ve b 1
m nrement d,i exercises yesterd. the leasnns g'ven at length I
moinliiK, The girls danced ,n,d had n j,m for bis resignation "
other amuse. I ents, flnUhlug their e, e- weight They are cuiefully bin "kr'' -hratlim
with .yike and Ice ctisiin filllv read Peace platitudes - 1 ' '"
. ping the tarts, other possible,
Tt... (' e ll.l led. I""". :'"; "f r,'T"',,e!'.'., ' v'n.er
, moment obscure, or divert vmcr
, llegtmilng to-d.iy .t will lie possible to
t,rrs lutxy,.,,, , CuUrd Statea
and the Diit.b West Indies f..r 2 icnis
The. Iwo cent postage, , linemen' applies
. rubu, Roiia re. Curicoa. Saba. St
Eu.tiil.us and thn I'utch part of St
j .Martin.
BRYAN HAS TORPEDO
-Vli'MiaU & M W l 1 II I I II I Mil
itunv a un i u unit i n
l-'illtnl' Awt.il'iu f'niilliliiiiiii- Will!
Try Koosevelt Tactics mi
Democratic I'arh.
PUTS ON I II K COrivKM HAT
Col. George Harvey In the eu
tho S'orlh .Imrrlrnn JfrWrip mi!!
to-day nsalls William Jennlm: Una
for resigning ns Secn-larv of Si ie ,i. ,
critical moment In the negntl.iti a wtj,
Germany, lie says that Mr llrj.m
planning to torpedo the Deai .t ,v 4
party precisely n Col. Tluodore !(,,.
velt "shot the fatal bolt Into the ltnib.
Ilcnti organization."
The article Is bonded "The It vol I nt
llryan,'' benrs the text of "That which
Is crushed bieakcth out Into n tliier,"
and Is signed "lly tho Editor" It r.
fers first to the story of "The lteolt rt
Mother," by Mary Wllklns, dealing with
the woman who could not abide the re.
Htrlitlons ot the house and moved into
the barn.
Col. Harvey wiys that "the conrllln.
tory note to Germany was a pretext,
not a reason,'' for Mr. Hrynn's resign t
tlon. He goes on :
"Rut It was not the act Itself whlcs
called for excoriation ; It was the nun
ner, the illslngenuoueness, the rhiwn
tlmo of his doing, that was Ignoble It
Is Idle to attempt to excuse Mr llryan
its a sincere adherent of his mistaken
convictions or ns a victim of his on
temperamental Inconsistencies. Whm
ItM fl f r ,1 (t fnlu.. rtiitmnn In Uf- I
formnnce he declared his hypocrls) and l
evidenced nis malevolence. To gratify
his passion for notoriety and lucre and
Incidentally to revenge himself usin the
man who had humiliated him lie did not
Ixiltnte to strike a foul blow Mhicti
might easily have constituted a betrajal
of his country.
MlMlrnilltiK the Knlnrr.
"It Is due to no rnre or prevision en
the part of Mr. llryan that Germany's
rulers do not even now cherish the falsi
belief that the sentiment of this coun'ry
Is divided ; that public opinion does not
with substantial unanimity uphold tu
President Iu his Insistence tisin the
maintenance f American rlnhts. nr.,!
that consequently they might K.ifely !
play the part of the bully toward i
nutlon Which tliev Would TMlnle.. Ir, r..
Kurd as pusillanimous without in.iklrr h
war Inevitable."
Further on the article snys-
"That a Secretary of Slate of th'n
I nlon should have selzid upon a mi,
ment w-hich might have been fateful to
emphasize by both words and act an In.,
presslon which lie must have known t
be false seems even Iu the face of th.
fact Incredible. Rut that Is precisely
what Mr. llryan did nnd he can never
bo forgiven and can never again U
tolerated by American citizens who ate
not w bully devoid either of Intelligence
or of patriotism.
"Mr. Rr) all's olllclal career Is ended
That ho will continue to exist ns i
public nuisance must be assumed, but
the plaster cast which serves ns a fro;..
tlsplece for this llrvicw Is a political
death mask."
Col. Harvey then, after pr.iisirg
President Wilson's conduct of the affai-s
of the nation "as nearly perfect as ca-i
b Imagined," says: "Rut It is mposl, .
to withhold from Mr. Wilson n very (on
slderuble measure of retponslblllty for
his own Premier's ruthless tempting tt
fate. He appointed Mr llryan Seer,
tary of State with full kno ledge c'
his mental Incompetency and his nior.ll
delinquencies."
The article then reviews Mr llryan i
activities at the convention ut hlcn
Mr. Wilson was nominated, and l-fo
that time, saying then :
"With this record of perfidy before li
eyts President Wilson t"k llryan to li
bosom rather than have him on his ban.
and extolled him to Ameileiti youth ,i
tho embodiment of character. JUHlk
sincerity, transparent Integrity aiu
ChrlMlun principle If now he has Ile
covered that tho Prophet Isaiah spoki
truly when h said 'that which u
cru-heil lireaketh out Into a viper,' anil
later shall learn with Job that "the
viper's tongue shall slay Itlm," c.ln am
but himself be held to blame?
The WUIierl For CoeUrd Hat.
"True It 1" that Involuntarily do.mlmt
U'- wlsred for ..eked hat Mr Ron
has extracted many or his own inng
but h need not have none so. n
Mini Minnie eall-e to leslgll. J low lore
would Thomas .len.rson hnve continue,!
as Secretary of Stale after tecelvlng a
coinple'i il message In a foreign Powe'
with a curt direction to 'sign bore"'
"It Is a simple fact beyond the iom!
'.lilt v of sueoWul illspulo that no J'res
dent has treated a Secretary of Sta'e
so contemptuously as Mr. Wllso-i hsf
treated Mr. Rryan; none would have
dared to do so; none could have done i
wlir.out inviting sharpest -rltW"i
from press and people."
The article asserts thnt "llaprv for (
Sir. Wilson, Mr. Rryan, corn-etui oti'l
blundering as "vc-r, did not P '
once Tils real and Just cnuse or resnm
T
men
will be prohibition, next wrfi
suffi.ige, next mouth thn -inn'e
,,r-i id lln.lh of course Goveri "
worship at.d the mone.v power .svtb
but tlrmlv. step bv step, the Come ,.
vlll draw further and further
(mm the 1'resl lent until um ureas '
the. experlen. c' Mr R. osevclt ris.'
l?" ' "Ur"0nl" " ' "
"m. Is no, a time for po.IU, V
' ,lkeusioll Our country Still Si's
. n,r. I.-. I,....n lifted front his b,f k
I heaviest burden und pray thut er
the minor IncoimieieTts and I...''"
I boobs who nt'tl s-Mn.iind htm '
1 low their leader into the ohstur.n !r n'
I which thev ought never to have been
"n'V"; ,. ,1 h.M ,,.. nn art.-le
In l.mllr'i this werTetititled "Has Mr '1
fltep.ed Into libllvlon"" He savs
So now when American sn.;
opinion It goes dlieetly to ".
1 Ilk a bullet from the rllle of ' s ' -
ni.'in nf the Revolution
"The President his slated in
(-an pnsu.nn and the America J
land Impatient of argiiny nt n(
people solidly support "-o r
r. 'TV