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6 THE SUN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915. ma. FltllMV, SKPTKMRRR 8. 1015. Stsrt.l at th Pott Office at New Tork a 3, iaaa Man inn" Sulia. .1,. )... ,, Mall, Peal paid DAll.v. Par M .nth IAII.. far Vr SUNDAY, i'ar M.inih 81 NUAY (to I'nni.lal. far Month PI NDAV, Her ear DAILY AND SUNDAY, far Year. DAILY AM) SUNDAY, far Month r0tl1tl Itaril. DAILY far Moron Sl'MiAV. far Month DAILY AND BUN DA Y, far Month TIIK K v kn t Ml (UN Per Month . TDK I'AKNINII VPS' Per Veer n M . S 00 a no . t so . so 7t . 1 tt 66 . 1 INI i 1 I ta ba TIIK UVKN1NU BU.Nl Foreign). PerMo. Published dally. Including Sunday, br thl . Sun p muni an. i iviiiiiahing Aaa latirm atiment now witnessed. KJOT "VSk" KsSggsnTOSSfee The foreign trade movement csn- r.'i.- xs. ;zr '& iv. te.rfi . ,m -' Kaa!l "!' B' L,U,,0B' '".the money market, which ordinarily j takes mre of It, la In acute and grow- fles.len of Tiis Si leavlns town for the . lllajillai' Aa It la th. foreign summer month, ess have the dally and '"a (llsonier. as ii is tne roreigu un.lov an. I evening editions delivered 10 fra,0 pxtignalon In which We have tiiern in any par: ..i t . .uri.ij r Km - . a rope mi the terms elated above. Addresses I been able to ongnge on accouut of Chans -1 is often ae leslr. I Or.ler Ihr.. ih , wsdiaiir nr .lire. ti of ruhitratioo of- the war thnt has raised the country a ae-. Ets.M Has tWaassa, . business. Industry and values from I.-.n.ton orn. e Frnnghani Houaa. 1 Aran- severe depression to more than A del street. Strand . ., . Pi IBt'i Itai .te la Mirho.iiera. off promise of prosperity. All the eople au ! . i if-.- Seriiemt.re. ., . . W e. n It, ain orfl. e. Hil.l-e Hull. Una Br .uklyu ..Itl.e. lt) Llvlnaiton elreat If tiir 'rt-nln it Ai' or a tclfA fruiea -" ifii i 'In .fr.ti.m fir putillrittlnn i.-iaa to a . i, f-re.i seflWei rrtwntH IMS n unt In mi nam trnd nlnmitt for that aarpoee Does Tills Delusion Still Linger In months period when customarily the the Mhlte House? regulur In. -reuse of our staple exwrt Having matters on his hiinda so en-' trsile would add largely to the ex grosslng ns the Herman controversy ' IM'rt NiUniiHi which have been dis ... . tributlng protlts widely over the land, together w ih the Mexican sltuntton ; , . , , ,... giving lalMir employment at rising With Its ilar by day threat of violent auajg and lliidlng remunerative oc explnslon in new us ssjl ns tliestnnd-! .-uatln fur capital, ard cmtraa Of riot. It Is hardly sur- Optimistic ASjuvta of the fallen quo pnttng that the I'resident bus been ,atl"us f,,r sterling, francs, lire, , . . J relchmarks and so on Are obvious. hi n jiii. i in, aaiiajaa.1 of tariff revision In the coining ses sion of nan raw It would apiear that lie Is still uii - otivlneed that this tariff la In nasd Of revlsl.m: that he still discredits IM 111 effei-ts on the Imalness of the coun- try up to the time of rhe ontl.reak of fu ouomlc strain which the war Is the n il-, and that be still has fajth iti.cAiisiiig abroad. Meanwhile the alt Its sufllclcncv ns i revenue producer 1 nnhm thus denote! calls for re so and as atinralant to pnsn-ltv , " diligent nnancial effort of the most comprehensive sort If the for ttrwtgt Incitement to higher skin and elpi trmle brouht w U8 Dy u,, war hettcr mttnodt 111 Anicrlcnii industrial la to be kept up. activities. A new International financial crisis The sooner this tension gets oM the crisis of a year , . , ago and much skilful work must be Of the Prtstdonl bend the lietter fori , . done to overcome 1L As the prob 'be I nitesl States. The new con.11- .,m hag n mLstoUenly lldswrtbad rlona nnd new cimipllc:itlons arising' (ll directions. It Is the problem from the war and the worldwide dls-1 of engaging American resources In tnrhanca of the balance of manufuc-; doing their share toward tliiaucliig turlng trade present an unexampled ,u0 war- wh,lt ,ho problem really a - . , . Is from our aide is that of tliidtiig opisirt unity, l'tsile are beginjiliut to nnd Agreeing on ways and means to aee what prompt action and judicious ,nuIU,e ,he exterua .,,,, wh,,.h wlll protective legislation In the matter of kee,, tue eoantrjr'l business and ln- the dyestulTs IntluKtry might do for dustry a-going actively and In con- tbe country. The dyestuff industry tlnnous prosjrerlty. is ,. riuxla lllnatratlon only of the' on Italy sold this week . . . at a discount of 27 per cent, from great H ide advantages which the sit- . . , . ., , whut Is called the normal par. nation r. mines. Kr-nnea were ut n discount of 17 ner The tariff Is an Inseparable factor, DM It iroinptly. fearlessly, and us Skilfully and legitimately as His- maikk used it forty years igo, and tha wheels of American industry will spin as they never srrun liefore. Just a Thought. i While we are all thankful that' whut might have been it serious crush with (ierinaiiy has apparently been averted, and while we ure giving full prulse to I'resldeut Wilson and triumphant diplomacy! is it not just possible that there la another view of the situation? Is It not possible that tho Ccrmauy we all admired and pmlsafl has won great victory over the Germany we flggplsad and condemtwd? Admiral I'ullam for Mea Merflre. Hear Admiral William 1". FULLAll lat to be congratulated upon bis de- tachmc.it from duty as Bupertoten- ileut of tne Naval Academy iiml bis sslgnwsni to command the reserve fleet on the Pacific coast. Admiral Pcuam is to he congratulated) not because the ioa duty given blm is mi portant or will open to blm any car - tain opportunity for distinction, but ou lamuun, tuui is, a ctaim oa bacauaa ba is released rrotn iiost M'1 ln Umdon, has bean the cur rbicb bad become uncongenial tbrougb n'M,'.v f international commerce for bo fault of his. generations. BupDiintaudent Fi-i.lam bad recoin- The fact, than, Is tbatwaliav coma Biendesl the dlsiulssiil of seven lnlvl-, to the point where Itrltlsb finance Bfclpmen Involved lu tba scandal of the must make an exhibit of the means stolen examination papers, the avl of payment for out exports which ure lance elicited by Academy Inveetlga- atltnln the iiwer of Hritish finnnaa tors leaving no room for doubt tUati U) provide and where we must agree the seven must have known that the Upon the means of pnyiirent which (iiestloiis distributed aiiiniig other, villi be accepted ln settlement of our glldahlpmea were from the official OS port traile btlatWM list. Then the I'iinluls board of In- eold pnyinents, ensh set.tlemen.ts. gulry reduced the number of dlsinls- re nlisunlly mt of the question.' avals lo two. If this was not 1111 over- Modern volumes of business depend ruling of Admiral l'ri.i am and u re- 0D Credit arraiigeiiients, crellt instill flection upon Ills administration, what monts and credit machinery, and It rise was It! The board saved five has been shown not only that the! midshipmen at the cost of losing a amounts of gold which can lie trans-! superintendent whose ooncoro about ferred t. this country to pay foreign! (lie honor and discipline of tba Acgd Hade debts are pre'Sterously small ; Stay left him no alternative but to In comparison with the current and! recommend that its doors be closed probable volume of our export iu- uis.n the seven mldablpmen. over merce, but alao tbat ablptnants of gold I the subsequent proceedings the trail to this country now will not bolster! jf (mlltlcal Influence was plainly dls-1 up iterliug exebanga, The fail in Uernlbla, sterling last month was abDUl 2.ri cents. We don't know whether Admiral I t reinendotis break, quite half of Iti rVl.LAM applied lo ba relieved or was1 occurring, this week, nnd yet fully 1 1 tilde to walk Ihe plunk. Judging $00,000,000 llrltlsh gold WBI received I fr. in bis saying on the stand that be1 In New York In August, could rather go to sea In u collier There remains, therefore, the ne 1 an stay al Annspolle If be were not oaeelty of making credit trrangs alistatned, It Is probable he asko.1 for metit-s w hich w ill assure continuance j ir Mother detail, of the foreign trade movement on llintlpolll loses a fine type of naval ' r, nnd at n time when Its need if bin was greatest tbut Is a do-1 plorable cnejiiemre of this affair. Rut there le some consolation In the thought that the man who as coin ran mler of the Marietta landed ma rine tn 1007 at Trullllo ami OeJbs to protect Americans and served notice on Honilnrnn revolutionists that ho would permit no atrocities la under orders to ralae his flag on the I'liciflc station as an Admiral. i The foreign fuiuiuf Trials and Our Eiport Trade. There was something like demor- ! allzatlon In the International money eiclianKe, la the first half of the present week. As this Is the mar ket where International commerce I -i imwriMvl In thji vlolemt ncranae- sir . n n i . j '.. - i .1. ... i. ,n .it. i . . know It or not. In the problem which the disturbance of the foreign ex change offers. Moreover, the prob lem presses urgently for solution bo cinisc we have entered upon the six They testify to the enviable pcouomlc Nisltion of the 1'uUed States, which nil the world, and esieclnlly atafopa 'niust draw on heavily for necessary I supptaaa, whether for war or for Th other side of the picture Is seen in the slgnllicaiice of the fof elgn exchanges as the measure of fear cent., relchsmarks 14 r cent., and at one stage the discount on the pound sterling wiie more than 7 -er cent., 'Plo. ,l..i.rwd.itlon tvt nil other fornw of resninaoOS can IS" lajnurwi in compari son with the decline ln the quoted value of sterling exchange at New York, for the time being the prlncl- ui mono market of the world. Just a year ago this week the siund sterling sold here around S.YU7. w hile the Morgau tlrm was completing the1 syi.dlcate arrangement to pay off the' New York city notes maturing abroad, i London was then insisting on gold ! payments from American debtors,; but there were men of discerning' , vision among out own bunkers who insisted that the London banking coiiununlty was dwelling In n fool's I paradise regarding the Inevitable ef-j Ifects of the war on Rritlsh finance. A yenr ngo It cosrt a prrnnlimi of 20 cents In American money to buy ster- ...w ltv-' about 9-i-M tbls week the l" sterling was at a illsouunt of PProimtely ;i7 cents. This is the I "" ImpMSelva token of the terrific i wlll,,u w,,r bil" Bv,,n to I "" "'"''l- Bnanolal organization, for ttn Pou4 sterling In the form of s whlch we have embarked. It le iiiupiesi lonahly true that this trade represents very largely foreign ne cesslty. and that sa OoramiieanUs are the principal buyers, the costliness of paying Increasing premiums for American goods because American dollars are at an Increasing premium In foreign money may not readily force a contraction of purchases here. Nevertheless, there Is such a thing as prohibitive costs, and without new arrangements the foreign cost of do ing buslnese with the I'ullod States In war times will have n tendency to become prohibitive. This Is why a Joint commission of Rrltlsh and French Irnnkcrs Is coining over to confer on the Inter national financial problem. Alnl why our bankers are awaiting the confer ence In expectation that it will ls-ne In Agreements which wlll not only guard our wat borne export trade against contraction but also facilitate! Its further expansion. The general! thought Is that Rritlsh lliuince, out of the ample store of RritMi foreign1 investments. Including holdings of American securities, will be able to provide good collateral In hum' amounts on which great loans can 1 be Nndill granted fTOB the tnorBaOUS lending capActty of the dOMntk bunking ponUtM At the same Mine the credit arraiiktements will iaml to be on u vast scale coiniiiensuratc with the country's trade DnlatlCOi which now begins to be reckoned in terms not of hundreds of millions but of billions of dollars. Manifestly. It can be taken for granted that London Is ready to go to great lengtha to keep HrltMi crtslit cod ami that Mff OWU bankers are alive to the Importance of financial , provision which will keep our trade n-going. The only real doubt Is Hie extant to which the general busings public Is aware of its own Immense concern In a solution of the foralgn exchange problem nnd the extent to l which It must DOOparata In arranga-1 luents for siiiipleineiitlng the now In datJMta machinery for International exchunges of good. Tammany Needs Roth (he Vlrtory and the Job. Not since DocatnbM 1900, when Governor BooagvaXi In the last hours of his term removed Am 1'iaii UaBOI' ma from the Office of District At torney of New York count, baa Tannnany Hail Influenced, through his membership iu it. the criminal prosecutor whose tobssrrleflcs to it has bis-ii held to lie essential to the iiaii's euccaaa. Qornrnor Rooskvclt apisitiitetl F.I (il: sic A PMIUUS to BIK -CSed Colonel HuiniMK; iu I'.Mil un.l agalu Iu 1900 William TSAYgBS Ja aouk. first as a fusion Candida ta, then as an independent, was elecltsl to the ottoet lu 1000 began the five years of Whitman, who. It Is true, had the Indorsement of Tammany In 191S but whose partisanship was never In doubt Mr. 1'iin hi and Mr Jiromi were Deiins rats, but not T.nu niauy men; Mr. Pi skins, whom liov ernor Whitman salectad to succeed himself, is n Republican of attenu ate.l jiartisaushlp. so far as the ptfUle is . s : i It will not eacape attention that Tammany as a political organisation has fared ill In the years since ;t lost the District Attorney's ottlce. It profited in the suite by Republican dleaenston, stupidity, corruption, but was not able to hold Its advantage. It was driven to nominate BHEPABO for Muyor In 1U01. only to have hilu beataQ by Ixiw. True, it elootiM II 0 ci.i.llan twice and Gatnoi onca; but the terms of MiI'i m lan and GaYNOS were not Dou fishing to tVurteenth street it wus licked .ut of Its boots In 1018 Iu the city, and ln 1014 In the Suite. This fall It will endeavor to recapture tha New York prosecutor. Bhlp, perhaps In the belief that raiHnali II !ha hma ef Tafflmans sii be eventually restored. ' i It has selected a capable Judge of good repine as Its candidate. He It familiar with the processes of ths criminal law ns administered here Yet his acquaintance therewith is not ae Intimate as Is that of his Repub lican opponent. Mr. I'fskims knows the office Inside nml out; has tun u uged Its essential bureau successfully fur years, und Its general activities satisfactorily for eight months. His reputation is not less aeauflng than Is Judge Swann's. The struggle then will be not between persons but Is'tween organizations, and It should tie bitter, for Tammany not only msMls a victory but It needs to count the IHstrlct Attoniey among Its Callb-j ful adherents. The Avlatlk. . .. . . ,., ., The death ln action of "Loop the Ieoji" VtOOVV, one of the inosi daring of Trench aviators, brings eonsplcil ously Into notice the avlatlk, the large double propeller aeroplane wblcb the Hermans have been developing, The neutral world lias heard a great deal about the efficiency of the British ulr service, und raids by flotillas of French aviators fur beyond the Herman trenches on the tree tern front appeal I., the Imagination, but what the Ger man aviators are doing Seldom gets Into print, which Is singular, because the Germana were making grest Strides In uvlallon on the eve of war and sparing no exisuise to surpass the French. In altitude and anrlnr. I uiu-e tlighis tba Qermung were very mucb In the public eye. They were pushing tba I''rench hard. However, the literature of the war us we know It is full of French nnd British achievement, but strangely ipg ring o( partbulars about Hennan skill und during. The Intrepid BHiiorn was blOUgbl down by a stiot from an avlatlk. He was outmanoeuvred and apparently be fell an ensy victim. It Is now re- called that he bad ss.,en tilth great respect of the til ir Herman riennita ne i Taubes, he said on bis Iset vlelt toj Paris In the end of August, were esy targets for th swifter French mono planes. One could generally get a safe shot at them. Rut the double propeller avlatlk was another matter. They flew fust, and diving lielow or mounting' tbbta them was difficult of I occupation has brought him Into fre actMtBntlaYtimril ito.nioa. tha aftati Qur-nt communication with Secretary when attacking had an advantage In stability and ctsild aim more steadily. Within three days FfiOOtJl met an avlatlk ami his fate. Tlie squel to the Freni'hmnn's sieculatlons suggests that the 3ei iniins are not falling Is'hltur In Avia tion, but are solving Its problems with chnraoterlsilc Incenulty snd persist ence. And doubtless they have not reii'lted credit abroad for their achievements In the war with heavier than air machines. Words and Deeds." Curiously enough, the day of the victory of I'resident Wilson's di plomacy and of the vludlcatlon of that policy which Colonel Hoosmm.t has so generously and patriotically un diTtiiken t "tear to pieces" brings the published text of a letter written by the Colonel on .lune 4 to Dr. .J. William Whitf of Itillsdelphla, au thor of n so-called "Text Rook of the War for Americans." Dr. White sends the letter to the (tnorfofor of laindon. which prints It under the head, "Oolonel Hoosevklt "ii lbs Honour of HI" Nation." "It the Lusltsnla affair 1 nhmilrt hare mad our llovernmisit realiia that who; was cnllerl for on our part waji not worda but (tenia. Unfortunately this do nnt eem to have been the effect . and Amer icana who are sensitive to the honor Of their country mum therefore feel all the more pleased to hava a private cltl sen like yourself step forward to make good, as far aa may be, the failure of our noverniuental authnrlt!a to care ,r th, non.,r of tnU .,, and the ln. tsrssSj of mankind. Faithfully yours, "Tiironons R.ossvsi.T." 'Hie Colonel Is another private citi zen who bus heiin frantically ready "to step forward and make goisl the failure of our governmental authori ties to care for the honor of this na tion and the Interests of mankind." The conspicuous success of the "WOrda" of President WusoN leaves Colonel ROOatYtLT In the somewhat ridiculous je sit ion of being unable to explain what "dosls" that he could have contributed would have served better for the honor of the nation nnd the Interests of mankind. The somewhat ludicrous which the Col.m. A now cuts figure Is his well deserved punishment for his pre loii Indecent ts-liavlor. The Impressive, even oppressive, si lence that occupied the atmosphere yesterday re-ulted from ths collabora tion .f t '.-... rie! William Jbnmvis Bbyam ami Colonel Tnaoooaa Boosa- vki.t In the preparation of a note of congratulation addressed to President Wn.s in and inspired by the outcome of the .negotiations over German's underwater activities. Investigation dlsck.se the fact that II p.-r cent. Of the garment workers in thia town have defective vision, Whh h explains some of the astonish ing effects produced by the tailors. Tammany Ignores Mi hi ht and names Smith for Sheriff I'luef, realizing he is beaten, doea not even mention Et- sAans .ve i -jm.er assMfllas. From the frequency wltli which his candidates for nomination are rejected by his district leaders It might tie ippoasd that the Qo d Ground golf ers indorsement WM a serious handi cap In tho Wigwam. Tiik Son s iirresponjent Is informed by a Vatican souroa that if Mr. Bbtam solicits nn sudlsnce the Pops win not hesitsts to receive him, provided that SSSUrsnces are r'ven that the audience will be OonlMsntlaL fome cable. It should be made clear to the Vatican that Mr. Kinas himself ox- I ects a guarantee from an audience Ufore wl" c"nalnt to appear' Penat. r Oi ns Jamks stands high 'n the coun. lis of those who are nearest to the political plain of President Wil son. tFaiMsptoa dsspafea. The Wilson boom cannot be said to be under way, however, until tho "warm personnl friend'' Is definitely heard from. The eminent first baseman Mr. Jakb Dai bert has been nominated f..r AJdermen in the Piftynlntb dis trict, and If he can win the National I. entile pennant for the Hrnoklyns there will be no doubt of his election. Doubtless the advocates of votes for women will refuse to regard ttie mtk,M ! lie Sti..-'u mntM nam ,. ,;,,. v,,.,rv nn gUth,nMc onirll. It ...uis much less than the i,s of a cause to ditch an automobile, Reports from the Texas border Indl- cats that some Mexicans are ambi- brln th,.lr I,1em ,,,, ,,, country for the President to settle. I "hlef Inspector BCHMITTBaauaa'S re hrt ahowlng that 400 more, arrests wt'if initoH i"i rwwujriaini uiw jrvgii 1 up to September 1 than In 1914 docs : not necessarily mean that there are more rowdies, l-'ewer patrolmen may have been asleep. We. trust that the Hon. mo T. Ban ' NASA'S tlnun.iiil propheclSS are no 1et ' ter founded than have been some of his political predictions. i. s - g by of tba Eighteen Desnlegbls W tiy h. y0 tiif Bditob or' Tun Hun ,ir.- The "Eighteen llesiilcubli Whys" of y..ur correspondent Arnold Barrett objsotlng to woman suffiane in a recent Issue of Tiik gUN lecall to ray mind a story told me by a friend living on a Sour- ei u pluntntlon. An ..id asgro mammy was siuinc out aide her cabin door one day llstsnlng Idly to tho conversation of koine white I'OUthS lounging near by. One of ttiein w.ia Ihe III bred, boastful son of a new comer t0 the neighborhood, a man of thl nouvssu rlohs olaea Mummy kept i silent l..r !otne time. "I tell you t can kiss any girl I want I to after I have been out to stalk with bar two or three tlniej." boasted the lad. Mommy eyed him curiously, "Humph, I boy, artist po' white trash you mas' 'seriate wlrt," she commented N,w Toss, g,pn'.tor Y1"" SECRETARY DANIELS. "The sun ' Reports a Friendly and Temperate Tritlrlsm of HI Temper amental Incapacity to (let the Idea. Washinotok, Pept. 2 One wrtnue I of I he Navy Dunli-ls said: "The Administration of President I Wilson Is Buffering from a tempera I ment. I have read much of the criti cism of Secretary Danb Is. and the bulk of it seems to be hucd on the belief that he Is ignorant of the navy' needs; that his uct of commlMion and omission are chargruhlc to his lack of knowledge of certain vital facts. I 1 am not of that opinion, and I have used with deep- Interest my opportu nity to study the man. "The Secretary of the Navy Is an Intelligent man, his advisers in the Department have Informed him pre cisely as to conditions, he has read their testimony before the Naval Af fairs Committee of the House, Mr. Qnrdnar has taken pains to ce td It that Mr. Daniels shall not lack information, lie knows, The troubts Ilea In his temperamental Incapacity to grusp the BlrUflSf vital purpose of a navy's belnK, battle preparedness. "There are many proofs of th.s, the j most ConSplOUOUSi most lamentable, s ' his order that enlisted men must re ceive Instruction from commissioned officers in the three It's, or, for that matter, In anything whatever except those things which help In battle I Preparedness "The Rscretary of the Navy waji re ported recently as SSpTSSSlng his iwtlsfsctlon that many men go to school on board ship now Instead ..f swabbing deks! That exactly IIIUS ' trates his slns-klng tnUKOncaptloU of the reason for a nuvy. He Is an i amiable gsntlsman uvi rse from tha I thought of war. happy in an oppor I tunity to give several thousand young ( rr.en a scholastic education. His aids i may talk Information to him until they faint, yet will his mind continue to I dwell in delight over the though) that his great oftlce snsblSS him to Impose the three 11 s on HH n who should t taught nothing but how to fight their ships, else our navy Is of no more ue for war than a company of blind cripples urmed with bloom sticks. "You should hear navy officers talk of this: Preparedness to the hour, minute, second: train, d to fight With the highest efficiency even If called upon unexpectedly at midnight in a storm. That Is the In ginning, tin end, the whole of their professional deed. A sallnr should be made to work, will w rk. when not in battle, only so many hours a day. In every minute of tiu.se hours he should be drilled, drilled, drilled in the work of fighting the ship, so th.it in the roar nnd excitement of bat! c at . n h first battle, his duties toward mnk ng his ship most efficient as a fighting mi- rhlne will be perfectly done unt.l he falls; riore quickly, accurately. The Daniels schoolroom takes so mat y of the sailor's work.ng hours unay from that drill, that drill Without which un ammunition holsl m.ty be mishandled, n breech block improp erly closed, an aiming command Im perfectly executed, at a moment when one such error mentis defeat: effi ciency, victory. "Secretary Daniels e.mnot lie tnude to gra.p the spirit of this creed; he thinks, probably, the officer who may talk in that strain Is moved by pro fessional enthusiasm. Such talk rams his temperament but fails to penetrate to his reus, ton g apparatus, He thinks of his ship schoolroom as u rich by-product, it is nbhorsnl to him to think of thousands of men m t apart all their Working hours for drill Which perfects them in tho one purpose: efficiency in battle. "It Is not that gee rotary Daniels Is uninformed as to what offlOSM t li ink the navy needs that is injuring the Administration of President Wilson; It Is that the Secretary of the N'.vv wlll not admit that a battleship is built, armed, officered and manned for but one purpose, to be prepared at a second's notice to plunge Into battle end tight with the highest human effi ciency for the glory and safety of our country." Where to tiet the Information. To tub Kpitob or Tiik Si m Sir. rte cent despatches frotn Washington say that Secretary Daniels and Secretary Harrison have Instituted an Inquiry to determine the capacity of the factories In the tfnltsd State! to turn out muni tions for naval nnd army needs, should war ensue ut any time in the future. Are not the worthy gentlemen g- lrir to needless trouble? Why not apply for this Information X: the German llmbany? Undoubtedly other embassies could slso furnish our QOVSmmsnt wit I t'res,. reports It will take a loin; time for our Qovemmsnt to gather the Informa tion, tabulate It, and put It In practical and Useful form. So why not po di rectly to the office that lias the reports compiled for Immedlals use? Within the past few davs Cener.l Wood baa been severely scolded for dis missing our unprepa redness imss it appear exactly consistent to censure him fur bis remarks at the opening- ol the Bus I nasi Men's Camp, wnsn the Govern merit, almost at the same time, per mits It to be known to t'e ..rld that It is nnadeleel as U the capacity of our factories to supply munitions ef war? It t Eaii C LAIRS, Wis, AtjgUSl 3' Matrimonial Opportunity for a Very Eccentric loans lad). To ths Editor or Tiik should be much obliged b admit In your newspaper HUN Mr: 1 your srliilng the following annoiin. iinieiii : irnotxiNa, gelgtSS SttldiSr wants t. make the a.-- I assistants "f a rsr) socintrii roans Isdy in v iew uf msreisgi Hsply es ihi n.i-. arses: HKirs. nr Cim, k. M-se srtniery. Barrack HsrdsrwMg, II hi: .n.i Awaiting four reply sltbougb the paper OOntSll lllg the announcement BSRNAHU i !' ('USHOK, Hasobswuk, Holland, August It. Tlie Mas f lies Psts Outtsrsalpi srsi calkes PetSi Hopilsssly ta Ihi bad; Scsla wag ehtsi whs snuaiu in the sirsei All (lie mean kOOSrlldgl It had. Slrevl idUCSttOS valuable ihtnf. Aided h 1 ill later in rise Out of hU ring en w.i i d her ler a wing loss political ski as Gentletlian n- Psehloaabis Quitsrsralpi r 'ttsessskii .' ; real.len.-s en leusurr strssti lis Mdinnss beral OOHes Psia Joaara J.iRsaTns. POLICEWOMEN FOR YORK. NEW The N r, for Them and the Work I 'rom the Mtreet leaners. for Then Clearly Defined. I To ths Uditob or Ths bun sir.- The ,. school teachers of this town when not To tiif. Lditob or Tine Ht N Mr: The' lmirf,ilng among themselves are at- tlme Is rapidly approaching when New tacking the authorltiea of our city, the Yorker, wUl NlM that policewomen v Og, Uft, are a necessary adjunct to the police. manntr )n whi(.n ,hH Commonwealth la force of B large eity. where all sorts of run Blld evcr thing that may not Just conditions must be met by special means HUlt tn,IP particular Interest. Many adapted for special cases. teachers of this town are of the opinion At present most of us entertain thethJlt with the labor Interest of ths city bleu that the local force Is the beat In j behind them then demands for better the world, nnd piobably It Is as far ss p(IVf shorter hours, longer vacations, II goee. but the tact remains that many HnJ whatever else thsy want, will not of the Isige cities In tne t'nited States.' 0s refused by the lawmakers of the city particularly the Western cities, are Jut or a step anead of New York, due to the; gchooi teachers sre absolutely un lact thnt their police forces have been practical. Their strong point Is theory, augmented by policewomen. Moreover, A, an example, take the pension fund rioin hII accounts, the policewomen have ftepeuted warnings from Comptroller performed their work satlsfa. -torlly frendergnst that they would have to and have added materially to the etb-.j,, something to perpetuate this fund c ctic) . were Ignored. The teachers even sus- The question of sppointltig police-1 perterj 19 cUv eAeloll of wuuting to Women to the local force is not a MW appropriate their pension money for one by any means, for there has been I purposes to further their own Interests much agnation along that line for ftecently claims hive been mid that some years past, particularly amongthe Hoard of fXImate had used the ssttlsmsnt workers, civic SSSoclstlOnS I one p,-r cent, which had Wn deducted and reform Works rt who aro OOgnlianl fr,,m teachers' salaries fot other pur- of ooMttkma that aahrt In n largo city j gnsss, fiuice ins t ension law was Ilka New York. passed teachers have left the city schools We have only to refer to the records , taKe ,itlons In commercial life, Of the lant legislative session to learn I thereby drawing a pension from the UlSl S bill was Introduced lo .ermlt IAS city and a lalarv from their new posl- .vv..iuunii ,., me ponce mice 01 -ewit,,r, n the huslnei.s world. lore city of as many policewomen as the Board of Bstlmstt would provide alarlea for, The sponsor of this bin was Srnatur .lonvs of ChenanKo, who oiu.ni vigorously lor tne SB BIS no to give theae tea. hers and those re rhsmplonsd. In his flcht he Was ably tired this vear full pension money la assisted by many women, but despite 1,M( ,hort The fliat half of the then- combined efforts the blU met an I year's pension has twen paid, but the untimely death. It passed tho Senate, I amount now on hand will not permit the but was killed ln the Mouse. ! city paying more than 1(5 per cent, of The defeat of 8en.it. ir Jones's bill did not cause us much disappointment among Its supporters as one would sup pose, it slmplv meant a temporary Bel li.:, k, to which the supporters of the policewomen movement have become ac customed, particularly afrer the defeat of the Uwi bill and Die bill introduced by Assemblyman Klsner iu January, lU. Although the Jones bill was defeated Its supporters had the satisfaction of knowing that the Senate thought weli touch of it to pass It and put the l"ue squarely up to the House. This " more en -. . i agem, tit than any previoua bin ha.i rsceivsd end led to the belief that the leclslators are beginning- tu take the matter SSrtOUSly. With this knowledge as sn incentive there la every reason to believe that at I e next session of the legisl ature an other light will be made to have a bill passed authorising the appointment of won,.-,, to the police force. And there la good reason to bel.etc tint In the ns 1 future the lawmakers at Albany win Sanction such a bill. When one spsafes of policewomen to the average New Yorker the Utter draws 1 mental picture of a woman attired In a uniform, SJ th S helmet perched on r bead, patrolling a regular beat with a nlghtsti.k In her hand. This Idea has been thl greatest enemy of those who desire the appointment of polloe . for It has served to make a lobs ..ut of thS movement. Such an Idea Is erroneous, however, for there ! no Intention to have women vie wit. men In the m liter ..f patrollln. street., reguletlng I rattle at street cross- s-- or doing itnkc duty. The real In tention Is to have policewomen do the .rk for which our policemen are ab-1 t s ilutSly unfitted There Is plenty of luch work to be done In this larse city. Take the matter il wayward girls, for instance. In every t tthe-e pi llcewomen are st present on duty It Is a fact that policewomen nan Doiainao neiter lesun in nandi ng i,i.u grin man poncomsn navs.f have handled tlie girls in re avin- pathStlcally, they have appealed to t.it-,r common sense, they have reasoned with tliem und thr. ugh the efforts of the policewomen many such girls have been set back on the right path, whlc 1 tl ey probably Would have refused t-. take If their fate had been placed In ths iiati. is of pollcsmsn, It is admitted tout I tn.n under stands a woman iter ttian any man van ever hone t do, and this fact has greatly assisted the pollOSWomSa In their duty. Tl ere are many duties that the po licewomen can perform in New York without Interfering wlt.h the routine v..rk of policemen. All they have lo do Is to follow the work performed b) policewomen In other cities llesl.les I 11' tending to wayward girls they can perform service at the moving picture theatres, where there is much need oil s)llcing. not only among girls audi m d.: 'ui ....r, srs strangers in the city arrive dally. ThS) will be called upon to direct these women but among boys and joiitjis sets to their destinations and to II .. that they do not fall Into the clutch. . ol man who are anxious to lead thsm ast ray. Poll -ewomen hftVS been found to be very efficletit In dlicourairlni; the SCtlVl. tus o." White slavers, und this fsturs alone has rseommended thsm to tha . a- r.i.ep,-: e force, in ..,,,er c,,i..s.iBt.;.KS w' w,Ih JJJJ riTdsnbunrs if they are successful In other piscss, or llacksnsen'a lssioiu to waih ,., why Shouldn't they be just as success-i . VI , V fill In N'. vv York" There U no inten V. v.oi, i v 1 LT, ..JVL It, bill it is evident that such a cla-s of nu-n and women does ex st, probably In every city, and while the evil pre vails the necessary menns should le taken to stamp it out. Policewomen supply Ihe necessary means. go thS fact remain! that the local "' . . wmioui p.- worn, ii If I'hlcajjo. Phlladelohla. Isi Angeles, San Francisco and manv (dhsr Important cities ffnri pollOSWOmsn useful. Isn't It reasonable tu believe that New York needs them? I). NBW York, Snpteniber 2. (Questions .Not Yet Answered. To tmi: Borroa or The SfN Sir llav. lug put the following UUSStlOns several times wllliout receiving elucidating re plies i now aaarsss mem to ou I. Why ure Amerlosn OltlSSm Sdv led I., laavi the danger zone ..f l, sic, when In the l'uropeun conflict vv in sist on free, unhumpered pns-.... for ill Americans on lawful missions? t Why for two years has the United states Government ith "wstohful wait- lllg" lookld on while properly nght were violalcd and l.v.s ,.t A..,.e -. a destroyed In Mesleo, yet ths destruction ol a handful of Americans, In compnrl- ion, bv German submarines almost siif- n .-.I to drag us Into the world w ir? .1 Why the embargo on arms to Mex- lea when It Is permitted to export us much war material aa Kuropean na- tloni is., p. purchase- "' ' "i"'""i i" me nne- I QUerlSS seem inconsistent with 01 . lalm tn it we are a neutral nation. BSOOKLVN, September 1. A. B. An Appointment From ClvH Life Niig gesled. TO tiik RoiTOS or The Si n sir.- The failure of CongTSSI to provldS for the disposal .r unawardad Congressional sp polntmsnts to West Point i only one mors evidence of the can less ItldltTci enc. i.r tiiii body to anything connsrtsd sun ihi public good ami uncannsotsd with personal advanlaua to nne .... ..... v, iimig numbers As the "hip of public opinion seems likely to force some action In behalf of national defence, I would aug.-st this io me rouns nian who wrote lo Tug r-rw recently repoiiing bis failure pi get a eadstsblp t Wast point, that ha wait for the Increase In the army and then obtain a civilian appointment. H. 0. I'USSTON, Manlii s, September t. TEACHERS' PENSIONS. Iet the Pedsgogses I.earn a Lessson Now the teai-hers' pension fund Is bankrupt. There are 1.R49 teachers on the pension roll. Iast year they re ceived 11,1(1,111.11. The amount needed the usual amount. This deficit could be made up by the teaching force with out much hardship Two dollars o month or 28 cents a week contributed to the fund until the first of the year would permit the Comptroller to pay the retired teachers or their widows the amount which Is due them. Hut the teachers are not willing to do this. They want the city to find 1250.000 to meet the fund deficit. They even talk of bringing suit against the Comp troller and other members of the Hoard of Estlmote to force them to pay this fund A more hrasen step or threat could not be msde. The highest paid employees of the city, thsy are tkd iest respect fot A report Issued recently by the Fi nance Department shows that in the nine years ended the last fieoal year If .zis.zsi.7t had len raid into the fund. Of this amount II. 778,t7. 18 had come from tl.e teachers The t..t it yearly receipt, to the fund Increased M per cent, while veailv dlsbursetnenta for pensons Increased liu per cent Ths Board of Education wss told several yeirs ago that retirements were to- rapid and at the fund was not large enough to "land It. ssrssi cieiter-. wn,.e pay Is far less than that of school teachers, pay S per cent, to their pension fund Their fund am. uinted to $272.7R31 according to last year's statement. The cltv contributed HII sa- 10. The city has contributed ,ll but 25 per cent, of the teachers' fund. The-e neve 21.105 teachers registered U .h i n II... -a t ...... I . .. . f ' ' . , . ... iiuui o-iiii 10 .June 1 ne lioaiti Ol Education has asked the llourd of BstlmstS for 32 ,100,01 10 to pay these Ihsrs ditrliiK fie next year, if thS) tsere to do ns the street cleaners ,-ne bung and gpproprlstS 3 per cent, of their salary to their pension fund the revenue from thia SOUKS tnis year ttoul.l be H75. , With a . Ity rsvsnus l-'So.ssa ss ,nd 1 H pe- r ila- 1 ..ntrihutlon. Whlcl would amount to SSTS.SOO, the monthly PSnSlon 1 ivroll of $0V 000 could easily be met Knowing this, why cannot the teach ers ,.f this big city get together and usk the legislature to charge the law SO that the city may deduct 3 per .cut from their salaries for the pension fund" It would put the fund on a sound and independent basis It would also mike It unnecessary for City Cbainberlnn 1 Hruere to sug.-est t .1 the pensions of retired teachers lie cut until such time ns the pension fund hsd resehSd 1 level to permit the present rate of pension to be resumed M T. NSW VoHg, August , PRUSSIA STEPS ASIDE. The Parable of the Sidewalk lb-men-ant and the American Qlfi To -rue I.iutok or Ths Si n Mr. The . rr?r: CMCj ii,..in .,, V '., ,. ' ,;..,," ' ,V, h j L :.h.',u. ' II pped. Both waited. Tlrpltz and llollwsg looked down at our protests from t'ie lniinenae height of their In solsnt 4- csntlmstsr siege guns. And ths n.uld haa witnessed the strange psctaole of "victorious" Prussia "step-' ping off into ihe mud" and graciously permitting Uncle gam, wiui has at pres. iu . army uiiiniuiuiion enough lor one I said strange. but th.s behavior Raj not quite unexpected t.y those h0 k""' ,he Prussian character. who l . t, ,.l .. i ... .i.., . , . .hi. .,, 1.,. .,.., .. r: . '',f. 1 ' r, ,,i i.iv i.Kliv HI Ills lory. .a every bureau, rat. M he Uus- slan tchtnovnik or Tammany Hall pro- I fesaioual offi, er ,,lder, the Prussian Is j mean and haughty with weak people, ' but humbly in ks the boots If he finds bimselt face to face With lomsbody wh l4 not afraid ,.f his aahra nattllr,. , his martial "Schnurrbart." Allll VVC CMn it's! usuorea , l. a t ... ol.lv the slavish niaej ,,f lh ,.. . -" " ,, ....It. 1,11111 but our ..wn Faiaertonds, largo and malli w.ll gradually bite the dual before the Star Spangled Hunner. The big fools they were ! t'p to August 1. 1114, Germany and Austria alone oould really be called military nut' nil. ready at a minute s notice for War's eventualities. Since, howeier, Krsnell Joseph I. and William II. have, in me. r pr.-seni unit lutuie detriment I taught John Hull and I S Sam a good eimn in military preparedness, und " ' lunsnng itusaia. irhloh can i.e defeated but not oonqusred, win l.av. learned even mors from her Ger- nun than troni lier Japanese teachers "' strategy. in brief. iu-t siii-mv ,.r b , .1.. i... . I " ' ,T. . """" ... r-i, a, i ruins worm in aims will be ready to elbow Prussia off the sidewalk, and no longer wlll har iminil stVS military camarilla WhlO out lis , iw rd "to run" olvllleatlon through And , from that standpoint. .Mi or lie tins sidewalk controversy Ii far froni be ng Indifferent to the kmarlean resdsr. 'Tls, on the contrary, ons of th" .n arms most suggestive contribution. i temporsry vvar literature. L'NIIYrHSNATSO Khikmi or ITNCLS Sam NSW Yoiik, September I. Another Ark. TO TBS Kleins DS TSS .cx Sir: At Isa lulled because It a Jj (SOgrSgtUCsi centra both north, soufh, mat nnd aesti air. prmBWSaSr run The ArS. tha on v hotel lltoMSd on gj freeli aster lake an l SUI1I to nasi IVeS " Sid Noah'l Siui Sli H VlCVuSI I, tl P., A Sgust II I . IIS . I 1 September Third, Too had thai Henry Itu.l.on. brave r....i sf I hi sea, Shou-.l ilrsi h seen in greet , en tbla .til) III Hlsteen nine; all he hava on y rmna thia day la Kllhteer, tblr i y thr. a And Men tha city hall tha hour Tai is u.gen io .hlnel BIG BILL STICKS IN RACE FOR SHERIFF ;Tn Onmp T'niil Whintl V,wnt Tie Sfijs in Annoanring in. dependent Cftlididney, HKRRICK TO BE MANAGE! Tammany's eleventh b. ii reji t ton of William H. Edwards as rat I i tor Hherlff has not dlOCOUfaged h m II. i, going into the Democratic i i . ,iy .w the hope of getting the nomli itlon I., spite she "organization's'' i (lf Alfred K. Bmllh. It Is even h , If he doesn't win the nomination he, ajit l-eep on after the primaries si an la, dependent candidate. nig inn gathered bis rrl him St the Marie Anton ,-:-, n, .. terday and aald distinctly f..r puku, cation : "To win this fight Is n .t lm sible but It wlll require a tremend n . n on the part of those who be' eva in an Independent movement I , , , to stay In the game until th. srl blows, snd shall seek the Upporl ot every voter who believes In a f re cere dldacy." A good Tammany man. ex-Senator Walter K. llerrlck, wlll oontintM t manage the pro-Kdwat.ls n ttl h His workers have Obtained n ;., 1,000 signatures to gklwerda , which may be filed with the Roan) sf Klectlons to-day. The BdWardfl mm realise that they are storming a ..fty and wall fortified hill In trying lo keal Tammany, but amendments lo thl prt mury law give them a better . hai than Independent campaigns have ha i l.rrs tofors. van If the Edwards fight goes no further than the primary It -to be interesting. Al Smith Will . .. the stump as soon us he .an gel sa) from the Constitutional Convent! . i lllg Kill Will ulso be heard u, u'i.i. i. , . , . Umm imIm . ! publication nomination away (rot i. .-i... a 11...1.1 1 ,. ,. .. swann pounding away as ths Den," h.-r.. , .. . rsUOOnce among the POlltlclaiiS Assistant Corporation Com -,- Curtis wlll be chairman of tl,. Kdwsl ; law committee. Walter C. Booth I tooth at iTiiiceton now Eds a partner in the Insurance btl lines! chairman of tlie 11 nan I llert Hanson. John J. Hopper Blld Ahen of the Jeff sraonlaa Alliance wlll ... best for U!g Hill. Against the horizon behold thl '.jm or less ominous shadow of Will .. .--j ser. Returning ysetirdsy from .. . lie ( mile lecture trip the e-. . said lie would need a lay or two ;j size up political Condition! before pro claiming bia intentions. Long ago I threatened to run el'.her f-.r" i - r I Attorney or ghlliff this fall, ths who depending 011 where lie could niaki r. most trouble for Tammany. I' : doubtful if he tuns for any ofU' 1 Politicians beard a rumor yeetel 'le thal Tammany expecta Uov VVh . to appoint .1 Democrat as Ju.ig. go suci sseor In Clensral Hsssions .1 tbi I Judge resigns befor sleotlon, r ..t ,r the lirst of the year it be is sli 1 District Attorney. Ths rumor con... be yen lied. Judge Swann's trie .. he had no thought of resigning u ..ear he won the Dlauiot AStomoyBhtp Magistrate Corrigan, WhOM . to be nomlnsaad for uistrut a wus set aside by Tammany, both DlBtrlCt Attorney Perklli Judge Swann yesterday. II.- s.i "the loser will have the satlsfa knowing lie whs beaten for polii not for personal reasons." It.- ,kn botii regular and Independent Di s ought lo accept Judge Swann. 'I 'eg- istrate Corrigan Tammany s 11 . i of Al Smith for Sheriff was "a 1 mailoii to the young men of N n I that 1he prof, salon of politics . , Used by Mr. Smith Is a goo I one f ! clever man with cleun Ideals.'' jut put t. r. m primaries Illlaiala Proorrsaslvea Threaten t .. no After Oa l. P. V 1 CrttOAOO, Sept. 2. Col. Roosevi a contender In the Republican U irj next April for the Illinois Sgetnet Senator Liiwrence V. Slien U1 and i 'ongreHsmim James It M '. vorlte sons, Is the proposition thai eg tated Illinois pollti, iiiiik t..-.l,,v , ""r"M u lrk""' ,:' 1 Togrseelve state committee KUSlonlSt, says thai is a prol il velopment of the PTSS'dsnttal Ths direct primary preferent iianeiitimeiu was pea on i- books by it ooeevelt's champ n II' nois and Is the wi-apon with vv thl ROOBeVelt boosters will be grill at the proper time, it is asserted "The fact thnt tlie Rspubl cm I IVS no candidate that stands out ' - 't all the more probable then wl S "."'"' r ' '""V."" Jtoosevelt movement." said 1 jlckea ine on, t me res ' - r - - r- pear to be playing tlie I. Same. TAXICAB RATE IS LOW". p. e c. Gives Permission, inn City Isn't Sullen,-. I. Bven reduction of Ian voluntary reduction lit thn pass uriohallenge.l in this i i'ubiic servi e Commission s.v eion to tiie West rt Kxpri - yesterday to lower Its sons 1 Assistant Corporation Com rays ths commission bad no It, aa the company (, or . I subject to regulation Ol government 1 ... - ...... ""' '" '" i rrom ins i irand i ei.r i ai st.. t eral railroad tsrmlnal fi lowered 'a tlrst gone rate fl'i rente, other rates being cut lion. I'm ter the new schf I for one or four persons from Central to the I'.-nns) lv i: Tl cents. The company contends t ' adjunct to a common i n therefore within the jurist! Public Service Cotnmlei i lava that this Is thl mads by the M .son sVui which was defeated In ihi DR. HILLIS BACK FK0V. ' Tells of Orent I rops and Prosperl 1 1 . The Rev ir N.-w ,. l pastor of Plymouth CI ii has returns l after a i dure i I took him to Ihi r ii tl . ist comprised SSVent) tvv.. gddri I many different cities id I I r. HllltS spoil.- v .- i . i . dertnent at the crops adi . ,,,i ., iv. neoai i had brought to ll! , mntn .ok blm through regions of thl 0 Ill) ' through the Is I ger I Irs. sin i .often at l'haiita.i.,n..a and ol A I mer a-nther nga