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THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1915.
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bMSmmb, kit
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lal street, Strand
p,.n. alnr. Ra. ,iP : Mlahodlera. fl
hu .iu y.mtr.- Mptambre. i
w 'aaalngtoa office. Hti.ts. TiutMinx .
MroSSif ..in.. io Uvlagst at A rest
if nur fntnd ko fa, or -mA
trrirtH dPjrf itlHttmtion fur puftijaUon rih 1
to An,- r,,rct,i mrUelf r,inrn.i M, muil
la aB urn nal iliaiai nr laal aurisne
tonrernlng ertaln Mori at Ante
Klerllon Promise.
The New York I imm of BaptettlbW 1
COOtalDOd this report of mi lUCltMNll
si h hjeiiriiiB hefora tlie MlHMIinilttW
of the Tax Budfal Ooninlttao on the
day previous :
"I'nder Sheriff Kiink K Mowkkb, win.
Is a candidate for the Republican nomi
nation for Sheriff, was present, and Mi.
liiLUKST Icounsel for
t,..ria naiw.
iiaoenI saul that if Mr ll'.WEKS
II..WKHS was
e.ecle.1 be would turn the 110004 fees
litis a oaMClaAM fund and later have It
raOaii to aome city fundi providing the
legislature did not abolieh the fee ays-
tern altogether.
II Mr. Howers Is -lected.' said MtT. I
OiLSKHT. bis lOi.OOQ tees w ill go lo tlie
county, but then Mr. DuWBM must be!
I ,a 1 .'.1 against Iimis by suits. Mr. 1
Bowers will not accept th.e fees even ,
If the law ah.dlehitix them is not passed
"Mr Bowaaf sisike irp and said that.
tlo
-riffs salary of 11 MM BUa
enouKh for Mm'
,. ...
Ihe New tork InUunr of !eptein
ner J. pniiteil tne following version
of the same mite-elec. km prniulse:
I nde, S ieriff Frank K Howrtts sal., I ior o uae are ciT-an, en ihi. graphical S.s iety. pilM IVlioti on
yoetarday thai if elected sheriff, for , This apaelal Japaneae "cop."
which lie is the Kepuhllcan cand date. I a, a,'eronir Becrnlt. ' ta-bo wore u white drill suit and cot
he would turn all the fees, eat una ted all .lnvM ,.),. f,,r gtgnl and car
lOOiOOO a year, over to the county. Not
only does the Sheriff under the present
Igsj get th.-se lets, bul also a aalary of
Hi. an, i a year The salary would be
quite enough for lum."
Tim Penal Law with regard i the
elective franchise provldaa aa followa
Iu Meetlon "" i
"Any person wis. dire, tly or IndtMola
by himself ! through any othe: prsoi
I.
i lection
ules, o, offers
or contribute i
paya, lends ..r oontrtb
n promises to pay, lend
iij ne ne.. or other valu-
ab,e ootviideratlon, for an) other pur
pose than the following matters and
sen cea at liieir reasoiui.blt-. boim tide
end OUatofMkPy value la gutity of a mis-
demeanor."
ability of the manufacturere to turn
.lie lis. of purpoaea, I oul ail tbe ammunition needed, pro
iini rompeoMtlon of teatad tbal to add j.s men t., tlie
Then follow
.cut of halls
apoakaMi printing, tireworka, ami
en, for winch ii is legal to pay, lend
contribute, or io prouilM to pay, lend
or contribute. The promt ee i.y a can-
ill, lull' lo COntrlbUtOi ill case of elec
tion. Ilia salary, or eniolunietits. or
any part of the nillfl in order to re
lnce taxation is not covered by tbia
list of legitimate purpoMa,
111 Section 7'H of the Penal Ijtw
there is it still broader nnd Mverar
. niiii.il ion of ppomlaM deaignad to Ht
t met vo.es by the offer ,,f foneidora
ti.m for ihe francblw :
""Any person who dire. ,ti oi lndlreotl'i
by himself or Ihrough an) other person:
"1. Pays, leiitls or contributes, or of
fers or promises to nay, lend ntrtu-
ute any money or ,,i:ier valuable con-
ejdaratloo to or for any voter or to or
for any other person, to induce euch
person or other pei sou to vote or re
frain from voting at any election', or to
IndUOS any voter or other person to
vote or refrain from voting at auoh
eloction for any particular person or
penyofui or
"it. cues, offers or promises any tea
Valuable thing as an inducement for
any voter or oOlier pertsut to procure '"
Id in pioeuringa Utrge or a small vole, fully edited for publication Hal rere
plurality or majority at any elaction ; Muting 'only III.' coi iespo.nlence be
d strut in- otlu'r piSitical division of the 1 (Wean Attatliutl diptomatdk throw coii
Staie for it candtdaM or wiudidates to Alterable ItgUi upon the ruiber vaguely
b. vot.-.l for at an elts-tlon : 'known terms of the ngreetueUl of
"la guilty of a felony, pumshable by I Italy with Ihe Other BJeniUer of Ihe
lllllll lei II I HlWtst for not more titan Dye
y-.irs, and In addition forfeits any offi. i
to wbtCB lu- may have la-en elected ai
t c .hs tlon with reference ti
Vhtch
such offence wiut uotiwiltted, ami be
, nies incaraii.le of holding any public
ofllve lUtder tlie OonatHVUtMai and laave ,,r
111, Slate for a period of rive years after
suoli coirvertliai "
The proliiiMe lo puy Valuable con
(deration in the form of a return iu
ii'bole or in pgr) ot' sjii my of fese, for
IUP llgbbNlOi "f the hunlfii of ggg
lion In general, and in particular Ihe
burden uiii Ihe voter .influenced l
Ihe promise, clearly conies within Ihe
ingllugV of the i'eiiul Imw rega .'ding
Illegal Inducement! to tbe votara
Whelln-r tins form of id'lla'ry K'OUlll
lal held by ihe courts ns COnatJtUtlng
:, mladameiiiior under kartlou 7H7
il feloU)' llluler Sec. ion Tib is a ijiics
I. on for ihe lawyers
Thai such i s,.s nr.. criminal
not merely iiguiuai pubij,. policy hm
actually criminal even under ti oui
tuon law was declared; i,y tha su-
Iireme I'ourt of thin Slntc ii bunt
iih 1HM In the Mga. if Tin' 1ViI" W
rvl Hi n ii ve. TiioBfiToM. vHii(wl '
n nun. mm.
Tiiogjrro ne a CimdldtW f"r
often f conmv Judge, nwi "'
iltirenwnt In Ml fellow citiseii to vole
for hint he nimle tlie following offer:
"I here repeat that II eari'ted to tho
office nf Count Judae I Bill pledse my
elf to tnke only l.20ft for my ser
vices ; that I will pay out of my own
iMK - kel for the cistl necessary lo MM m
law office ; lhl I will pay for all sta
Honery ami letter heads, anil will see
that those persoi needing blank shall
pay f'tr them themselves."
Trim ii ton having btjn elected ID')
(lie seliiry of his office Mug 11,600,
Ik liirueil over llaBOQ to the crodll of
me roor rami iu iiciiniiin. e WW mm
nBHMllO promise. Tbt djtfMtBd
,11, Int.. tbereuMin hroughl a suit to ousi
""'
,Mi"it - i wil in it I HTH lit IOWPT
,,r"1 Tm m the Third iH-partnieiit on
:' .."-..... uw
; utite election pliilges. Of the promise I
I . . ... ..7. ... .
il..t. ..9 il,.. I ii. . ... ill ii... .. i.t .
10 M,ru "a,' ,"llr 1,IM saliiry. ir elected
i... ,.,.,irr hmIiI
'ur m"a-
"In view of the numerous ciaen. It,
" " n umi BVIM17. m warn 1
ihe nuhjet't of Bttling OfBoM ami of theli
. T . " ..
bidding for omees I sua been under die-
cusalon, we must hold such promises
and pledges its were made by the de-
fendant to the electors of the county In
jthia case to be reprohenethle In Mm ex-
twana, lielng ngaitao public policy and
lii fact cr.miiial. being no less than an
offer in tnc nature of an intonxled brtb
to ihe electors to whom they were made. 1
The COM then clteil' various opin
ions by the FOUTta uf other Slules.
us well n Kngllsh decisiorss, beiirttn.'
i,,ii the MIBB siibjei'l of intent to
hrlla hv the iiroitilac to work for les
I .. .... .
luati whs Hllonexi' by the law. I lie -
OttTI then suid :
"These cases, we think, warrant rh
'.inclusion that the promises made by
the defendant to the electors were In
violation of public policy. Btid lisleed
ertflMBali even py the common law"
It Is conceit able ili.it 11 study of
ihe foregoing provisions of law uuik
Judicial decisions ml.'ht save soiue-
lasly from IndlCttDanti
I ve skc tue otner ilay or lUe amy
! nroinlses altrjhiitc.l to ruder sin i IT
haajaj K. BoWBJM by Ills en.huslart.lc
friends and culled tlicui i.uiiioiiil. In
7 t .
the view of the Supreme t oOft nsex-j
pressed In tne opinion in t tie lllor.tlon,
icaae. quotexl ubove. such luimoriil bids
Committee on Military Affaire is .
valuable actpilaltion to the mnka of
nntJonal .lefeinc. Mr. Wnso.v in .,)
Ik' coiikTutulnteil If he has convinced
Itepreaeiitntlve RaV thill preparedness
on n Comprebenaive nnd sliding ICUle
is nw eMaij in the Mo uae on .Tan-:
uary ji Cbalrmuu Hav look tbe floor
to flatten out Mr. Haiipmr of Mass.i
Cutlsettg who ll It I lliade :l t rolllilesoine I
lim
itation! of the regular army. Mr, I
Hav gave notice tluil he wna opK,se. I j
io ihe a.i.i i of a tingle man lo the
forces. s.s.iTih ui Mr. liABDRca'a feura
tbul the rulted states mlgbl beituue
Involved in a war with any Baatern
or Wesiern Power, vouched for ihe
1 nrinv would cosi the country tUT.UUO..
nni ii year, aud wound up by saving:
"I do not see why we should lt
tlarmed at the situation when the Pres.. ;
dent Is not alarmed, and has not even
increased the standing army to Km, null, j
as he Is empowered to do."
But the President is no longer Com
piucent. lie is concerned, if not
ulfll'ined. As bead of the party he has
converted Chairman Jambb Hay, who
i now suvs t Im t Mr, Wilson a army
programme win r.svivo his "heurty
tupport," inn I thut every effort will
be made "to put II tbrougb." There
la no doubt of Mr. May's Hin.erity.
of of Ills ability I" .Ket results. He
has Ylsen to the occasion, and the ad
VOCatM of pptpandnees have gained
a powerful ally.
Italy end Austria.
"Tlie Diplomatic Documents Con
cerning the Rakttlona of Aliatrla -Hungary
with Italy," jiMt pubflabad, Ik a
peculiarly Intereailrtg contribution t
i ti- orti. in! literature f the war. The
do. iiiuents. alllioiigh eviiiciitly care
Triple Alliance unil also ti j h n i lite in
tern.il coiutillons thai may l.uve in
DUOIIcod Italy tU Mpuuab Ihe ci. use of I
; Hp. Allies.
A treaty, own one so carefully pro ,
pared is thill which billies Italy with
the Central Powers, It apparently aub
loot lo iwo verv iliffeieiii jtiicrnretii '
lions, 'iu.. AustrliuiN ieogulied from
ihe Orel Hi. i. iiic tvurllke I'otiipliciitluii
with Harbin would bring fortli nclulm
for cmupenaatlon from Italy and nit
uouncBd I bul ihe comlillnna of tip.
treaty applied only in "Turkish lorrl
lory iii the Blllkgna," Italy held Unit
they applied I'1 lb'' whole of .lie Itnl
. km. peninsula
in tlie eurreaiaiiideiice
iiuti reaultcd upon t ii is. iini liuiy'i
I COUraC was detioiui. e I as "a policy u(
I black. nail" ninl rears wet
gpreasad
orlof Italy's utteuipl "Iu misuse iip. .igiu
I p coinpeiis i.l.ui for .he puraiat
exioi'lioii." I'lils long ilriiw.i ...ii
on-
trovaray raaultod in ihe liumuulty
Ki'i'liii. fmiu Tltm U fur inorv limn h
im hi t Iik am in lUa Mh. 1 1 uiTcr to Italy
of lUe port of Vuloua nud "the com
Austria
lluiik'nry In Allniuln."
The Internal otitlllloiis In linly. 110
cortllng tn the eorres-sthdoiioe. were
MM by MfM Honhijiii gg n roi.ao.i
IMI Austria should HiipiKirt the BllBt 1
ing order hi Italy nnil not BSpOB)
herself "lo the ntlvprsllie tbnt Ibo ,
mltnnn llf .. republican country" oil '
her bofOOf wonld implv. The "gen ,
Ml altimtlon" In Italv whs then IBM
' i
-.1 II 1 1 1 1 III I I I.I I I .
.Ult IWIniereHleilnrm of
"Tin. profound Irritation, the Inability uulrkly. Rut It Is of good omen for
of the dynasty to maintain lis throne ill" Kepuhllcan party that the aaplr
.. . ... ants arc ao nume oua. If President
naiv win. i.iii run tit nni-i r, mr r 11 ..nil I
, - w ..........
advanlagea from the general conflagra-
tlon, and the nnteuuent necessity of
making preparntiona for war."
The negolitiflons regit rtliuic the ces
sion of parts of Ami riii ti territory In
,,,. tyro) ,,,, Tmi,ll(, to uiive
I tJCatM mm evenly. They 0RPf
i h . . Ika . ,,, ,.
llXpiCMd anil agree In the most part
with the I tn I In n statements,
riie
j,,,,,, , ',,,.,
if Italian nationality
wPatlrH lsink of the
laotUn Of Italian MllonaJltT. lBrtBdUll
tira.llscii an- repn-senteil as the ex
. .. .. - ,. ..
tri'ine limit of the oonivsslon offere.1
in im ternrcHT it iimij. in
imIwiii.iov Of thin offer , the dtUttld of 1
the popttlttlorl of "rnretlet'inil llnlv" ,
- ... .... ... . .l.
f(r InroriHirilt lOD 111 lUllff UN IM 10
- ., Q fM, I fa I fan peolilo for tht
r "" I
....!.,..,,.,.. ..e i,..ie I I, tuna 1
.
M to IM PajOCllOll Of AOatria a PPOPO !
Bltlon, an. I Bnally 10 llM aMgWIIOBl Of I
. , ,.' ... .1... .in
... ,. ,
An llluininatlliir port of th irre
pondonca is tin
loeiiiltch of fount '
BochtolDi .'.itNi Attgnai rj. 1914, In
which he says ;
"We hsd. It la true, received the as
surance from tiermsny hal she would
stand by our side If Itussia shoul I Inter
vene." The existence of nil such innler
m ., ii.tittLr lu,t,. ,m..i i , ii . i i in. I Ana
Ilia has Issui fMUMIt)y il.'tiie.l. The
ttltnde taken was thai Austria con
sulted no one In MOdtlMJ her BltlBMt
tum to Marhla. If any atMltknial evi
dence of the complicity of Oomanj
in liriiicini; abOUl the war is tusslcl
il seems to la elven here.
The Japanese Policeman.
Tin- civility. nelpfulMM and ay d
' nathjr of the Japanese policeman in
Ilia relations wi.h foreigners are
e-e Soil. ..kl,.avl...lc.l h i I ,t eU Il'oii I 1
travellers, but an experletn e reponea
b h(i ,!(iy trVaLTKh Wision. who
... , . ... i i......
recently lectured upon the northern
I JapaDOM Alpa baforO the ROjral GPO
lie.l a iwo him. led aword, altached
I hlutaeif to Mr. Wkston. probably un
der Ins. rue ions, ami w as IndefatlKB
M l,ls ','vl'','
rhls is the story
tho Roglhsb monntaln cUmber talla:
in our little shelter shed
it the bath
bouse of the Henge Onsen (5,000 feet up
the north tlank ..f ii Rah gal be made his
bed on the bar. board Moor, but when my
hammock nave way above, and 1 landed
on him somewhat heavily as he lay
snoring peaceful!) I.eiow. Ins Old) refer
ance to tn- miomani inierrupiion was a
polite apology, u i Jama w.. Itashlma
sin, a.' I
1 ...it enrrv to nave been
in i our aonorab
Lotar, whether in tOUaetUtnce of
this little pollcemau'a report to his
uperlor or not. Mr. WsiaTO.t (who
whs accompaaicd by his erifei does
not Know, the Governor of the prov.
line issuisl the following notice to
the public;
"No criticism should be made, either
by gesture or words, regarding the lar
gu.ige, action or attire of foreigners.
"Foreigners are most sensitive regard
Inn cruelty to animals, therefore ape. lal
attention should be given to this matter
"It should be remembered that ladles,
will not take off tli
ir hats, even In pub-
lie places, nnd tlial It is the usual cus
tom for a man and wife to walk the
ti . ets' hand In hand.
"When a foreigner pulls out his Watch
and looks al il, yon should think that he
has huelnaaa elsewhere, and that it 'a
time fi.r you lo leave
"It is a mlatake to suppose that foreigner,-,
will always respond to an appli
cation for a loan of money,"
Betwetn Ihe lines nut) be read , on
Ideration not only for foreigners hut
f,,r ihe native people. The at rangers
DlUal nol la' stared at or talked alio. il
audibly r annoyed in any way by
curioaity, Beggari must keep I bell'
distance. I niiersal friendliness pjual
lie Ihe rule. Ill such a Country la il
urprialng .hut ihe policemen vie with
ea.-ii oilier in mttklng the foreigner
feel a. home and impressing lum will,
a bUIUlllly wlii.il. iinless he is BbtUse,
In- will regard as avldeu f 'he nioai
disiinguisiieii Donaldaratton bul by no
Dienna an adiulaalon of the visitor's an
narlorttyl
The bombs dropped from tlie Aus
trian aeroplanes upon Venice in the
last raid fortunately did iiitie damage
to the greater treasures of the city.
una fell on the chlean degll Boalal, the
church of tlie barefoot monks, damag
ing 1 he celling and frescoes of TlBHoi.it:
another dropped iu PUUUM dl Sun Marco
it, tit did no damage to San Marco or any
other of the building! around the
i'iaxza. The eril to priceless works
,,f art Is so great from these Ha
rolds and their military value so n
algnlAoanl that Ismib dropping In
Venice seems nol war hut merely
v a ii dalle m.
riie "two hIu.is Brora an enemy aub
marine" which sunk the Oertnaii ar
mored cruiser I'rll 'e Adalbert in (lie
Baltic, acoordlng to un official state
menl issued at H rlin on Monday,
were preruraaoiy lorpeonee, ror tne
shell uf tile 1 Ik I gun mounted on the
submarine oou.d inn. ly have pierced
Hie Prince Adalbert' armor and sent
oflher to the lottom. Bhe was a mod
art) oruiaar (1901) -f h.h'iu tons dla
plaofment, v ih batterlei of ij inch
anil fell inch mills and ii ci.molems.nl
f 691 olllcere and men Germany has
now lost both emitters of this type;
the sister ahlp. the Frledrloh Karl,
w. blown up by a mine In the Haiti.
mi December 12, 1114. The Qovern-
I meni riiinu Ml arrora to lose ineae
ftne ship
wot, . - . iift.. Btataa .. I
aentlne "favorite sons,'' anything I 1
likely to happen.--t'Ao.rmon Hit.i.rs "the prernclal stats before their final
,nr P"" mmnwwm vomm.
manv "f "" ;K"d,,,H.l6".,a!r''any
l,r,iuMl urn .,. t .,f Paaalflafllt lal rn I-
lire something is likely to happen
.. .. ... ..
wiijutki wr n,u Mi. "irrnnv n nf
West, as itinerant politicians of the
T " " " " - - i
Democratic faith assert, there would
be a scarcity of candidates for the
Ilepublican nomination.
IN JAPAN.
.
An Amerlran Traveller Keporis nip-;....
pnntse Interest In This Country.
a awaej ,.... aas SJHasi Btra s., a,
?W2S-1 32si
l read the announcement of the loss of
the Tliant.- from a bulletin board In
".".:. lLTJIT liTwZ,
f r.r.i.i.
of the IaiiItinla
. . . - u
mterentin to nute the
nentiment of the busliievi men of that
untrv With whom I eame In nmtHrt
eoiwtrnlm. the dinanterN. Probably
from Ileitis a murltime nation they
"""""" '"' " 'o.e.w ... .n.... -" .-
hlle not ulven to etTuslveness iiiey.
uipinvra ,iee. ir. una. Alter aa ,.um-
tanial destruction they greatly ap-1
planted America's indignation, and that
ihev have ksoi In touch with the altuu-
iron is snown ny me mwwau taass; '
frn, nerinal letter lust received
personal letter
which I give as written :
la It not pity ,
...,..
I. n..l ...le.'
t.at another steamer
equally sunk t
the Uerman submarine
boat and I suppose the public opinion tbla responsibility upon our own 1111- i along the brandy lines, and Mr Mclioi
of your Ottlaana is getting sharper and illative, altd it Is iitisolutc. We Iihvc son will take heart again and also an
sliaiper and 1 a-onder no reaton why solemnly resolved before Cod and the other drink. Hearken:
I'liole Jim does not get angry over MM) I natrtWM of earth that we shall do our , Mow, whs: do ,.u kn,. ai,ut thatr
natter. I dare that he may send ultl-',.. , MacUtn na It la kriven us to w" '"", think tbnt fn,k ihjt lived
malum tn the creator of the 'Yellow I
Parlf thia lime The result will teu"" "' , v u .
still at large an, I
sensalional feeling!
oer the world wide " ,
The writer of this letter Is a graduite
of an American university and lived I
eight years in this count rv Bach time ,
1 have een him 1 have noted the Tallinn i
,ff of his KngllOli. as he baa but llltle I
chance to uae It In his home cllv. Ilia l'"r' " u'ul '; 1 ' ' ,, . 14 cheered, fr.nn clill,lh....d ap mi thni in. I
letters used to be remarkable for gram- They are. however, seriously alauneo K ,vr,l10 ahtn thowa Ihe r.le.v.
mar and Oonatl-aethm. regarding the delay in tne perform- j , i,Bmi n, f olir ,,,, Mendi fr ,m
Another Incident along this line im-lanoe of their duty to Mexico. Nine- , ,,, ,r ,,n (lenamt .'roek lays, "Well, he
pressed me greatly. Some yeara ago 1 1 veh must he regenerated no matter geek t h'llsva I'll get me tome tine
was entertained by tlie largest concert! what becomes of Jonah: the while PM I tuba ami some blue mud :o -taut. thm
in their line in Japan at a dinner. The
host wa the venerable managltis direc-l
tor. only one of tne parly besides my-
self spoke Kngllsh. and my Japanese -a
hardly enough lo call a ricksha, so con-'
V Creation langulahed
Tow ard the end of the entertainment i
' sswn 01 I ne auc.ts a mo , Il mJW I
M) venerable host examined it and then
fished out a roll of paper from the Con
......
.n.rtiT.i,
v.-n ent i ket of his kimono and wr
speaking member of the party, who
handed it back with some comment In ,
Japanese, My host then passed It to
me and 1 found, to my surprise, that it 1
wa
mcsage n perfect fcnghsh. 1
repueu io ms uueeuon ana rrom men
n we were not helpless. latter I asked
the interpreter how It Was that niv
hoat spoke not a word of Kngllsh. yet
wrote It perfectly. He replied: "More
than forty year" ago Mr n was a
teacher of Kngllsh In . i Japanese schoi.l
but since then !e has not used it and
has forgotten ihe sounds of the words.
although he wrltM It easllv " S!uce
that time manv letters have paaed 1-
tween us written in his own hand.
While ,t Inn. I, with the writer of the
let'er ou. .ted, in June, he snokr of hav-
lug a number of Indian merchant-, wit
him tlie week before and commented on
tbeli language ' nd ihel, writing, w'ly.
it bs.ks like Ihorthand. yei they read
( J1M ,,v. ThP ,, f Jtpa
I nese being Impreaaed with the helpless
1 l.e- of the l.idian written word ve- not
seeing anything stiange in his own
n.eioirn .ni.s irucK me as ve v lunnv
I Bul then all te world Is strange
nen we look st the other r. How.
VYkkpspohv, f ictober ?"
PACtrtoo
CONVENTION MOTIVES.
Mr. M . i onstltullonal Hetlew
t hallengcd In (hie Particular.
To Tin: K...T..I. or thk Bug-air.. I
notl in fanator Boot'. .pMoh de-
livered befor tne Rapublloan lub Oc
tober lv. a synopsis of Which was
printed III Tut: Son. the following
We hate taken sway the t.niptatl.in ta
trade Itl m the .einptatinn In h.tid
il,.
rnor of tit. S:a,e to Mil sorts o(
, baraalnlng. B) rsqulrlna the appoint
, menu t. t.e eonnrmeu s) tn.. senate
I deny ti'at it was the object of the
I convention to accomplish this result. I
was a delegate in tlie convention and
, I beard the debate on litis proposition.
' I know who first tUBeeeted removing
I from the repor : of the Committee on
i lev. rnor and State Uttlcera the pro
vision requtrlna the oonflrmatlaa1 of the
genate The suggestion was made by
I the Hon Alfred K. Smic., tlie present
Tnmtnati) oandldate for BheiilT, ami
the amendmenl wat offered l.y tit,. Hon
John B Stan. "alii id and accepted by the,
leaders of tlie convention, known as ihe
"K.-.l. .nil crowd."
The object of Ihe amendment is clear
and l's purpose plain. Mr. Smith It a
wise politician, lie had Ihe forealBht to
see thai aomi da. t e Democratic ptrty
mlght elect a Qovernor and that the Sen
ate might le Republican. In order to
remove any handicap that a Democratic
i Inventor might have under such ctr
cumstali.es he proposed to strike out
th.- confirming power of the senate. The
provision w ,s In the original report of
th.. Committee on itovernor ami state
. .III. els. but tbe Smith aUggeSttOfl Wat
accepted Willi the hope of MOUrlng volts
for the Constitution.
i was a humble and helpless delegate
in the convention and witnessed the per
formance with tbe tame lutenae interest
and fascination that a child witnesses a
moving picture show.
ClIABLM II lti:rrs.
Kditoi the figoaa HtpuMivan,
UvobBi 1 Ictober -'
Kaelatlva TrHiisporlntlon Sen Ice De
sired. To thk HniTOR Thk Si m- Sir- We
have at present three kind
of trans-
portal. on m NOW . ork : tha live cent
kind street cai-s. tlie ten cent kind or
stages ,n,l the mure expensive cabs.
We need more of the ten cent kind.
Manx penpla would rather nay ten
cents and have a uomfortBbbj aud irood
quality conveyance than pay live cents1
and liel all Inferior quality,
Now that the question or new moUir
bus routes is before the Hoard of Mali-
male let ua hope that whatever they do
Ibey Will give ua ten rein ousrg, ami
not mark down the price aud the quallt)
to ihe live cent level. The demand for
quallt) i entitled 10 be heard.
An UNWIM.IN0 Hanoi nk,
Nkw Yoiik. October II
.liiridn and
To Tin: llnrr.ui or Tn I BPN Nil . What'
ever subje t Mr IPtoscvett ma)' datOUBe,
tie Invariably reaoMi the ootM-'lualon
that we have had only two satUfsctorv
1 h-es l.lelil a. and that the mhiap i.e. ,. , .
I i mm
I ' Bostom, oetober M
"MY BROTHER'S KSKPERr
Remarks on Dr. Wyeths Letter by it
MM Who Know Meileo.
To tbb Kpitor or Thi Hi-n -lr: Tho
Intermixing of the Altec, the Indian
'and the Caucasian races In the recent
centuries has created the Mexican
people. The Mexicans are to-day In
solidarity as an Integral race
If fate had decreed that they should
develop their own logical civilisation j
ii i. I.. m.una .iifHfiiH in ennrp vp !
i. m i," I
that that civilisation would have
become eventually of a very superior
..r,ie Th.ir riohi m develoii a clvlli- !
- . i
. ...r.
xuiion cooroinaiina won aam n-m'i
. ,, . : ... , . i. ....... .. . . i ,
characteristics cannot be denied. BHtlBanoa knew that the pupaw urew M
this right has been rorcinty laaen irom
them by the Caucasians. Their nat- 1
ural nationallxatlon must remain for
all time a . mystery.
Th i 11111, -
I lie, 11,11a
elans, with their advanced and more
1 forceful civilisation, have dominated
from the beginning. The respnnslhll- j
nr the Aztec and the Indian ceased
through their destruction by the Cau-
culm races. By this act. tho Call-
- 5, hav m-np h,r;-,f T r-'
sponsible for the guidance of 'nese
children in their development among I
the older races of men 1
imut travel the road of CMMMHMft
' , . . iW .
i t tut Hn whether their ntu tlon re-
heln or not
Thoae wlio have lived in
Mexico keenly reuHe that the Mexi
(.an pflopfti do protent rHOM emphatl-
...n.. ttaiint thir Inevitable fate.
Can any one doubt the UIISI I RNU
...,,,.. thM, Mexico forces upon
. r . .
t
The I'nlted States has a Monroe,
Toctrlne which declares before all the
nell ii,i an are and shall he aolelv 1
resiiotis i e for tie good nenavior aim
'. . . ... uh..
..... 1 .
a?ople Into an orderly civilisation as
.. ... .
we understand It. e have assumed
, ,.
StoaJOO ia a imn kmwtw
Have neara tne cominunu to save i
The storm Is raging while our Chief j
Executive calmly sleeps. We wonder I
i iPn on until the casting
. . .. ,. The people are not I
., . , . . ... v, vx'il..it
are chafing tinder Kxeeutlve Imle-
,wi mMkanaliMi i ha
' ' . ,!. tV,i ,
nngei Ul iuie Hanesa, " '' " " j
Administration win r ",,..., i
Ojltany for Its remarkable persistence,,,,,, .,,.(, w ,v,r p,, IO Kr. rl,
In continually committing the sin 01 1
omiSatOn
it He. ins increoioie inai nni
with his tlngers on the pulse f Hie:
nations cannot read tinderstan.llngly '
the oMma of the timm alealoo proa i
trate. because its guardian refuses lo
do his duty. A world at war. because
ttv,, of the great nations professing
rhrif.tianlt' have struyed toward
1, .... ,.-.,h accent mir the Vol- '
, . . k ... t. ,i..r,,.w ha
'"lnJ" pin"l".i
Ureal: The State is DOWer, An Is-
lamltlc atheism In Its influence and
governmental function. The Turk,
itifted with the wisdom of the ages
has studied the Voltairian tendency of
, ,,,,, rai Kuropean nutlons. He has
, , . ,,, ,.,,.i,,,. riaateue.
lnn f-'-eseeii the in pcnditn,
'" ' lelamlam and has dcoyed t.u
Teuton to Ills aid Future general ions
1 muy read of the Turco-Teuton Alll-
un.-.. ansrtnai red I v the Turk. Which
dent roved the last Vestige of tern -
IMir.,i IH,wer In Islamisni. Tins like -
. , ,,,,....,, monarchies. I
. . . ...... i
Mtoiianina a araai " .
democracy In
tin
:r stead nnd turning their people
again
to tlie teachings of l.uther
Is H anv woll.lcr tnai io
;,, his letter. An imDeacnnieui. pnn-
Hahed In Tus Son on October 1. has
i . . .,, ,,i . .vamnarated bv tin
fallacy "watchful Walling
K 1.
October I
gUk i M
i'lTTSBI KU. Pa.
THE MULETEER AFFIDA VI TS.
'
eminent oil the Question ot Their
, Probative alue.
..,, L-,-., t tti-s- ii in
an editorial article thia mortllna you
refer lo affidavits transmilteil recently
by the aetmet Bmbeas) to our st.,t.
l lap artment oontalnlna . barges that
, "Herman sailors of a smk.nu submarine
1 were ahol down by the British afte.
thev ';S.i surrclldeie'l 1.11,1 heln lip llieir
hands." The reference of course is t,.
I the attldsvlle en ernms tlie NloOslan
and the so- ailed ltaralmia They were
made, el parte, in New- Orleans '
three or four negro muleteers who were
the Nicosia'. It to be liopao I a
thoet of your reader-, win. have read
these statements will not furBOt certain
facta which have a not unimportant Mar
ina on their probative value
1. The fjerntan war Beaulatlont
I If rlaaabrauch im I .a n.l k : lege I . Issued
Qaneral stair, In Chapter
by I lie tie man
Ii.. Bubhead H. contains 'he following
International law t In no way en
poesd ... the exploitation of the crltiie. of
third partial (aatattiojatiea. incendiarism,
rebbery, and the iikei t th.. prejudice f
the enemy.
Ifanlfeetl) "perJun ' ma) falrl) M
covered by the words "the like."
.'. When ;t was being contended tha'
the l.usltania was an ' armed cruiser"
ii,,. German Hmbaaay Ltanamltted t..
our state Department the ani.iuvii of
one SI .till, which stated that be h.d been
on bond of ihe steamer Just before the
sailed and had seen lour guns HMMItlled
there ready for action. Upon Ming
tried on an Indict ment for perjury It"
admitted thai these statement of Ins
Were absolutely false, and , lea, led
guilty; he is now doing tunc To hi
c edit be it said that not oven th''
temptation el a lighter sentence induced
bint lo tell who hired him, nor how
much was paid for the exploitation of
bis perjury. E H I.
Nkw VOBK, OctoM. :".
l ace lo face With Koli.tr
mi: Kniroii ok Thk Si n Nil
It
seems
that I he. null
of tag. Httlu
ironies of lite and death, Ihe house
life and ,1
which Miss Kdlth Cavell t... and
worketl In llruaacls facea the Hue de la
Culture, "Kuitur" iu UMinwu.
I3t4 MA WHITa,
Nkw Yoiik, ictober ,
Ilk
'the Toel's l.raniniar.
it: Hi, IT.. a "l' Tin. St in l ,s 1 1 ,i i
make a tuggsallon In rsfsrenct to
-I s tralllntsr, wltkh ha beeh ..Is
lh
"Utssd hi Tin. s, v
Y nt "ltd I" toundt .. niii.lt l., mar her.
Ki iiiniiieillt n" Hal Iff 1 1 as piuM r,t 1 1 V th.il
; fce-riiLri iih If tOtDt MpleVn.Mlon litlffht bt
mill tf Ii hu tl I" I'ouliln'i ties in
tirprM'll il lll.li p.-Mih ll'l 111 tile Na 11 1 tti i e,
ii nonilmtttvc AMKllUtt With t lit prttulpl
Jrf OUt t M C. A.
MlM'l.K H0ei, OttuUf
Tun More Alli ullnnt. I IW,.
To Tin hpii 1 ii Tai ai s Mit,
Munday'i Hand taauindry piialbU t
niiht'.' L'omrort tho unilert.tkf-r nilgrlit
au an appltcanti w. F, u
KaNiai Citt, Me., October 54. i
MORE LIGHT ON THE PAPAW IDENTIFY THE PLAYERS.
Colonel Lampton on Ms Relation tOjl'onder the Nnpportera of Football
the Brandy ana Pie Inanatrtea. ana Number the Teama.
To tub Kditiib nr Tur. BtW" ttf; TtMl To thk Kiutoh OP Thf Hi n Nlr: It
BBMrmnea In Tim Si n t".o other day of la time for football ooarhw of the well
a letter over my Hanatura involving , Known coneg ream.- umi o ran
the H.etlr iind rMtorkml oration of Mr. lug numbers on the back of their plav
Merefllth Nicholson, the well known era, for the purpose of Ideivtlnaalion ,
Imllana novelist, on the auhject of the they will make thr Knme of fimtbull
P in. aw aa Intenaely developed In that 1 popular won tarn miurii "
State hsa oauaed in two aperlal won-' clnases. The put.ll.- ahould be foijsld
ilera. one being that so many persons of! gj. ""d In wing th word public I do
the snperlor "V
Tub Si m dldn t know anthlnir about
M K-l tltuf mi
papaws, and the other being that so
many of the Inferior inMllMnmoa WDISSi
r even heard
does not read Tmk Pt'.v neve
. t i.' .' .... i..i-.i :
w m
' "I'"-- . ."u "......, .r..a.. r-
mat every naiive American an imwiii
. . .. . . . , i ,
ciousiy in cenain sections or me 1"'"-u
Stales, even ir he did not nave an eating
"'"n" ''fh, ' ifs Matllth I
x- TV"
v ...... 1 .....i u....- ........... ai v...
.1,. """i.i i,i ... '"
Yni kers hod he Vear.l whnt 1 did When
1 ,,)KP ,,t sn) sometimes read aloud j
his famous oration on papaws.
Hut Mr. Nicholson's bosom will be
more sadly rent when he hears what the
PoMnrr-Joiirsnl of I-oulsvllle. Ky . Just
-"sr tz
K . auirlet aaa about a
supposedly well known by-pniduct of the
papa w Listen to Marse Henry'e con-
On a
i won,
Mini f thr tearalty ol tpplM IWi
dam Rr-WM, who nprpaVtiMj a
rrtlM fJlntltUr near Canpbf lltbttPfft In
w itfhiiminn rouniVi annonnnf :ntt tif
L JJ
' .
PI iittmpt to fllntU w brnmly from
a kti'wii tin- iininufiir
t ii r of mi n. i w hrtii.lv nppr h.m n'fn t
tmnted, but Mr BrtWef nellri that
nalatahta ilouaat aaa he made from ihfl
;
,
might make I few incongruvlal re-'
marks nt this point, but 1 yield my time
to ihe editor of t ia Baattyrlllt Kaler-
of 1 "oinity. Ky., of dale lie-
toMl
lier 1. In that -e, linn of the State
Where tM p., paw c know n as i he moun-
. 1R1,-., nrr ,.,.,, ,. kin to
nni thltl lams the btargraaji editor
,lan In the !.;," knew about .-vr.
thing. In fact wh.t th' don't kn,v "was
t'.rf ou: " Put the innrs we read Ihe
n,r, tra . ronvlnred that tn-y don't
know Mans ahool .-.m. iblna. After ihe
enterprtttaa Roeattr altcavtrt haw ta make
papaw iirsn.iy. if he would nnly eomi up
"' 'aa, r tatur
In showing htm
tnsny who linvt hee-i nnu,lhe.l and
lageiner witn ana a tew otner meat up
aan
,orK nvuow I in'.i, hi Slni lliol "enu
evar and no-ate It around anions
H l-r. I eo.iid run
moonlight
,r,0, foP , m ,..K r . Brt bat, ay. ,i
of 'era
In order that New York
nd ol,,r
uninformed reader! may not confuse ihe
"Hooelare" referred lo in the text with
Mr. Nicholson or any other Indlanlan.
it may he sta'ed that t s term MHooater"
is ued In Kentucky to deaciibe any per
son not ut to the recognise, I Kentuekv
st. in. lard, regardless of where he may
hall from.
As tins communication of mine l
largely and widely edtl Itlon I. 1 may
Ugaeal th:it the e.l.tor ,,f tin Fntcri.ritr
has evidently never heaid of papaW pie
When he has ttUck a tooth into that.
properly prepared and wathad down
with libations .,f papaw brandv. he will
Onder W hy the habitues of the t ilvmnaa
restaurant made piece ,le i (., yvi -e
of nectar and ambrosia TBI Bt s shines
for nil w ,t t.
Naw VoBK. Ck lobar 1 1
LABOR IN THE SCHOOLS.
1 lines the I duration HyatOBI Dltcoar.
, ,. Raaaeakla TW
i..tiii: i-,!iitiip. ..r Tmk Srv- How
did it coma about ih.t foe.i.e. -.u.
in danae
us numbers art present m tins
i count rv"
The top and bottom of tne whole
j trouble is our .iiool tyatem Prom one
end of the land to the other w. .... md
I hear of lehoola, 1 1. schools. Ko
child is so poor but "It" must la- sent
I to school and kepi there 1.. the hope of
I discovering, perhaps, some latent spark
ot intelligence worth Mowlni into flame,
Kind folks arlth hiahhrow tend.-ne-es
S'un ifi "' ir 'tertaUwye old.' nni
the) Jlapsrage "blind alley" Jobs for any
pupil. A, I ibamual rally, at least.
. Vhe .eh.'iid '-'v -em ..,'.tv takes anv
thought ,.r ii,,-r-. ... .ir.,...i,,
of pupils' headt They won't work when
the) liave bend only disparagement f
work all then lives; w. siv.iii.i they?
if. then, th mmon, everyday w..rk of
the country is there to be don. , ami our
own young folk r t raised la he
"o.n.-in. -,e.i.. eiiiui' one .is' 1I1US1 OC
hrnuahl in hi' nnlllo .
1( goes the round or the papers at
times that Italians here send 1100,000
into vealiv to Italv thai great labor
SI pur Una .unity N. one en l.sik at
then, aud think they arc in any way a
weak and decadent race m t tie height
.f Dumba's aallatlon $la0,oao,aao was
reported as the annual tribute paid by
th. I'nited Btatea m Austria for latmr.
Is ii nol wonderful to consider that In a
uottv rOUIIOed for tit.- common neo-
every- effort Is made to render work
io,, s,c,iii nnj.i. - i ;i,i menially no
horrent t,, ihoee same commons? Tlie
city school tyatenw ar.- ut.de a., good
("l and affective in Ibis way thai all
the world throUBS cityward to learn lo
be t.o g 1 t.. w .rk. W. have with a
vengeance cured what was had with
what was worse,
Hut a rained) I- ,.i hand, simple ami
effective. Iu r Schools leach nothit g ac
curately. Teachers in the upper elemen
tary classes spend their time on matters
nominally taugni Mlow . promoi .ns
...
made oil 10 per . l.t of attainment, es
and
n per cent . iplile as readily a
on any other. I' is tHllclall) idmltted
page II of Mc.Vnilrew't Bohool It -port
of July I. I'M", i he Hanus Investl
gating eommlttM said "graduation from
Ml . lass s no proof thai the pupil Knows
anything accurately."
Vet accuracy lathe most yajuabl, part
of education, ami pupils ah lundtng In
lliaecurac) regarding all subjects ate
mis to.. p. litlful 111 all tin- up i lasses.
I lie "high" schools, the colleges Wc
actually hav.- truant nglcert ,i a'ork
In MUr "high" schisds, I edible as ,
me) seem Tttis fact may Interest Stew
art Browne, that Inqulaitiva laapayer
who wants lo Know so much
Hut hack to our muttons, tn,. remedy
for ihe refusal of "the child" lo work
By any and every means, whether con
stitutional provision, legislative net
. home rule aeti the teaching "profeaalon"
should be required In b hunesl They
I should pi, ,, note no pupil nol well titled
'with '."i par cut ot more regularly ii
talued in all subjects. rJomparatlvel)
few are capable or IU par colli , even
iii spurts, anil fewer iu bug ootitlnued
effort They will then not be de elver
into tlie belief that tiny are "edm ited 1
IheCll have uuile as much us ts uoi.,1 tn
I ham and as much in fad aa thev I. . . ..
now. Then w r.ti.iii have uui worU done
bj native labor, umi kadfi the nnnual
(ii.uitr tf a billion dolltira right here
i.t i uh tiava honatty in Pi'hoolv.
itt'HKHT r. QmcRif,
Nkw VuitK . i ictober
rit Batovlrtjl Qaeal lea
I T.i mo HUITOM "i" Tiir Siv tl i'(J-
si s of &t tober i readt "i ) whitened
a t ui ihe blood Me.i from ii heart "
Dm- tin- Diooq leava i ne in mi of
dyhifcl tin n J L. U.
Paaai Coaai Ovteaer Id
W b. c Th X' M M t. W of
.. ...
1 ,,f I'II1U,IIP ailU Mlftr 1 .1 III 1 1 ITS.
The "erudite" football coaches appar-
either do mo care to consider tin-
wishes of the public or ek-
or ek-e they have
h, .r,-h, , r,.allf,. ,hat man
' , , ,,. ,. ..,,.,.,h to
who uraduiited from
I m. ...I,,....
kiiow hv sight the various players on
,h( f((,tlinM tPa ,n vivw r thp fat
thX " "" " hl" nrM t1u ',,f ,h"
leaun. nie raor tn.11 ne is an aiuio
. ...... ... .. .
does not clothe nun with excetnionai
, .r .1.. .... () ...... , t.... il,t,.,,K
h, ,in.rin, .. as muah dlrftcultv as
. strnna-ei tn Idantlrvina Hie olsyers
anksta he h some maans to assist him 1
m doing ao. The number on the player's
back supplies the means.
"Zzr
eli. rhi. i.m ......r.ntlv most of them J
Judrng from the small number of team.-.
that uae the number sywteni . have not
(st -t tl'ii li A t isiil I . ifw
lioeKlbilltlef. It In
iihvlous that many of them iiaree with
the views expressed a couple of years
ago by Captain Ket.ham of the Yal
team, who said : Football la not bein
conductad here for IM neWapaoen, but
f..r the colleae. and the players are not
w-orkins 10 win reeratnltlon l the public.
but arc playtnit for themselves and the
By com
Hy , onset una t ibe niMnMrlnB of the
.n. . ... ixei. oHin .u
mpda no concession to the newspapers.
tr tn(, . Ilf ,. ,,row, ,., alarayt be
rallad apon t I if I the accurate detail".
,1)t ),. would have
onceue.i smwanni
t,, th.wc local college supporters wll
endure KM antld arid CO10 to Ml the team
..f then- alma mate- i..rf..rm Certain!'
tln.ee win. travel many nillee and chee
i.io pa i.ne pr.ee .v. . :... . u..-
titled to some eonaldapattoa If anr of
... .. . Vm..
Ketcham they mUM not overlook the
fact that those who would be benefited
by the numbering of t.e players are the
same p, reoi.e wii., help lo kesp the gam..
alive in the CO lieges by doing their parti
In defraying the axpanaaa
Pr Mhert II Sharps, head coach n'
Ihe Cornell football team. Is one of the
tending football coaches who la not op
posed to the 'luinlwring of the players.
nd lr Sharps did not only express
hs Idea but put hie t!uorv Into prac
tice and had numbers placed on the
backs of his players for the enlighten
ment of spectators who went tn see h,s
men play. The fact that the Cornell
players were nuiirtered assisted materi
ally In drawing a large crowd to tho
Polo ti rounds last year for the Brown
fame,
nell p
The announcement that the Cor- I tnoniew to aneneion ot Amen an r
yen. Would he numbered caused elan trade American capital has bun
many foeball enthusiasts In the city
not eonneoted With either university o
go to the gam.-. flays made by th-
numbered Cornell Players could he fol-
low.d liitelligntly, while those made by
trie uiinutni.ere.i iirown players count i" 1 ". "" ..orisn snipe. m , . e
not, 1 poet, After .:grees paMed the amend'
Some ...aches object to the plan on 1 I" BtW permitting foreign buttt ps
the plea that the needs of their tearne 10 be admitted to Cn.ted Slates registry
ire best se-ve.l In k.-uina the identic susinding other oner us mi..- ..rid
of their players concealed from their op
ponent, tin this point a captain of a
former Washington and Jefferson teajn
said "The Washington and Jefferao-i
team has worn numbers for the hurt two
Seasons and has at all times found tie
tchemi io be very tucceaef ul, Weeh-
Ihgtoh and Jefferson hag a very open
st'le "f attack and h..s found this plan
.,t Ume Interferes with the play."
Saw Yoga, October go, RaraaaB,
Are American PoMMBlea eedles,, r
Withholding DUIdends?
To THB BptTOB OP TMB BPB Sir. Con-
Meeable Irritation is being caused in
Ihla country b) Hie continued withhold-
Ing of dividend- b American pub'.,, ser-
vice companies since the war began,
without . t: v adeouate reaaon.
The private investor who distributes
ins investn ts impartially over the
world lias been heavily hit by the war.
Mexi.au Inveatmenta, moatly
t rno.ian
American companlee, have been at a
atandatlll for the last two years Tln-
Braatllan ttovemntent has defaulted and
tlielr constituent Slates and clues have
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pleaded adverse txonangt as an excuse
not remitting, wn la nothing .s to he
got from i lie dleturhed .stuntries of Bu
t..;a The unkllldest cut of all, how
ever. Is when America, which la proe
pwrlng eaceedtngly by her Increased
trade With belligerents, withholds dlvt '
,1c: Is alreed) earned, and instead hetspe
up alread) plethoric reeerveo.
The private investor Iu tlreot BrlMIn I
sees hai Incom, reduced to tlie vanishing
point, while a4 the same time he Is I
called upon to pay heavy extra taxation,
a -tel. led in.ome '.as i ltd. to ltd. In the
pound) and innumerable deroanda fur'
s-ihsi ripttone,
We on this side of tite Atlantic have'
been buoyed up in our troubles by the I
gene rail) expressed Ameriown oympathy, I
but that tympaeh) take, a very pectitlar
form w-li.-n it proceeds to diminish our.
Htrewd) etralned private resources.
Catinot the Aulel ican press do a-ciie- !
thing for us by bringing public opinion ,
t,, beat II )0n companies which are hold
ing up dividends, v. t much to our
detriment ?
I .1 1 eUPpOM the companies gen
orally have eoiieldered the matter from
the Bridall Investors point of view, hu:
I feel sur.. the) woui.i i.e aehamed w l
fuii to continue what mUjht almost he
oajlcd an unfriend!) action when once
II has In en brought to their notice.
A SrnEiiiNu Investor.
oaroaPi Bngland( .'.tober n,
Life III Hob la toilette's Slate.
lea. ' 'res. s serf o as I utfr oi j ITfeeea
o, 6eslaest n..o
1 h.. aMal abatidotte.t the idea uf a
rat atioti. i b.i.t planned lo Imvs for mm
Wednesday night, bit hav. t. served
wiih a netlot ot hearing on Wednesday
before Uie Railroad Commlaeetn, a bMrlag
Thursde) before lbs industrial ttom
ttilsspiO, and am to be e,,tnlne-1 under the
itlteOVSr) statute lief, ,1 court collimls-
sion in another mMter on ggturday. Too
many fool iawt ami oomtalaaloM hi this
State.
t Brussels.
. . iclober, II1B )
Noi under the Hghl of the datvn
w a.s
the deed of horror done,
Nor .-i in lh. blaze f the boon, under
ihe gase of the sun.
Su-'h
Bul in the stealth of the night
i he way of I he 1 lun '
What aalth i ..' Word? Vs ye sow
thus
shall ye also reap !
I luce, we read, there wa- one, a dastard
who murdered sleep,
An.i summoned the furioa of heii from
tin- vasis of the outer deep.
i tui of ihe nether gloom again ehall the
brood not come.
And gather aboul his bed, vengeful, de
monlac, dumb,
Who Wrought for i woman a crown, the
cr. .ti n of merit) r.l..,n'
a khara la writ
rapine and tHck
in the 1 1, nt- of
tt'ii i will v ' bloti
pur) and lual and mvei
plot,
! Crualti .''"i f'..
I Ut nruil !
lul naua'lu mora WHIltoil than Un
dot iiir el aa oi tin- laord :
u:i-
Kauvht l" oe more deeplaed, na-Ufht i
Im- inure A'h i i hI !
What eh. tii thi auardon baT What h?
litis Jum raward T
t.'LINTu.N St'Ota.AMi).
ASKS SUSPENSION
OF SEAMAN'S ACT
Foretell Trade Council Also
AfrniiiHt Oovernnieiit Owner
ship of Vessels.
SHIPPING HOARD UBHKI)
government ownership of
'i IIH
saga
1 vesaeis and tne provisions di ins
mens act are condemned In a report of
I the National Foreign Trade C0U ell,
. .., .
minta nnht 1. vesterdav In w li'. 1
- '
recommended that I ongress atltnnrlM
the Prealdent to suspend such pans ,f
the seaman's act as he may consider
detrimental to American Ihlpplhl HI III
a (iovernment shipping board Is created
Cnited States.
The report says foeetin impetltinf
, wl ww, kprr ,hiin ,.v,., (M
war. when foreign exporters wll lurtl
j to the development of their tru de n
l , n Brdr o h) ..ft Hit
; " . V
I enormous cost o war. and thai II Ilia
fnlted Stale is not prepared t.
pete with them Its commerce will MUfntf,
The report was prepare.) by , atn
mutes- campoaod of Jamai A Parreil,
president of the IViiteil States tit el
Corporation : P, A. S. Kranklin. vice
president of the International M rcan
tile Marine, ami Capt Robarl Dollar, Hi
S.ui Francisco steamship unin. it V
sdnnted nt a reiem meetbia ,,, ih.
COUnoll. whlr-h le composeii of men . -.
t-resled In foreign trade It attrlhutel
the decline ..f I nlted Btattt shipping;
i to early Kuropean advantages In 'r..n
msti In
sieamsnip
I war taxsi
mat ruction, he., rii
war taxalirai. the Atnerlcan Wagi - lit
j and the Investment of capital In Interna,
development.
Forced to Ony broad.
The American Industry ehBMtfl n
exis.rt commnce did invest in sr.
.hoping, but was obliged beans, .r
handl..i.a In nurehaas vssas'a
abroad and operate them under fore sn
flage," says the report. "Thv total fiir-
elan ahlpping thus owned by Arm rei
Intereata prior to the war we Bntl :o
have been between L,e00,000 n i . -1 j ., n .
eon gross tons. I'nder forelsn Haft t
was not subject to the handicaps re
ferred to and wider American i nagt
ment efficiently served lt purpose in
world comniei.e and materlall) con
treely invested In the c...,'w.
! river trade, wnere all mci" t 'nrt
are on th. same basis"
The Kuro..ii war brought t ie Mi
try face to face with the peril of Is-
created the Bureau of War Inauranca.
liiere was a etroog feellna of opl tm
a to the pr.atiH.ts of America p
, ping. This, however, was
dashed by the QOVemment us lership
propoaal, The report rjcntl nuos ,
"Any policy that, regardless of e
'normal operatio ot the law of nip
1 a-d demand, placet at te .lis,.,.-.
Jary single , lass .,f pPOdUoert i ttetl
of Qoveentneni ateajnera is u.ui.d i pro
i dues prleiuged oiaaeee, fox the ;.
1 ment. preeunuably, will not pr - -f-
'" 11 tm age to carry all ou
and Imports, but wr.i operate wit - b
sh.ie ,.s it may sui.ply at I .:
the market rates wherever II
may be deemed neoeaaary :..r lis .
P"el advantage of the United Statu
, xpon trade. flow, under
j wlli 11 ' determined In whoat
'bla necessity la unati pressing w
'"' for th. North. Bouttl, Kas- .. rt
It favor manufacturM oi rua
I 'erlal . '
t"
M
seaman'a t.i ttlaeked.
Tlie seam in's act Is called In the rea)
the "cu.niiiiatton of u s r . t of me.i
Whlcll have aflvasaalti -. tfe. .....
i liecls or A,,i..f
-
snipinna n
toreigu trade," and th... t.;. rt
. ul
how the act brought to a s; -n
reuse of the merchant fleet Ul del Hit
registry act. Cp to Kebruar) .: ' .r
had been tranaferretg in A n
registry 133 foreign built ahlp it ITS.
-i-t groas tons, but pt I
t w ent y-eighl shlpa of 111,745 gl -have
been transferred
The report flndl that the expei
altering III', saving equipll Id ..:
dlMdvantagee of ihe "Isnguagi
of tho seaman's act tall sltogeth
American ships, and adds
"These laws thai add t , i ,
r
o.eiatlng Amen
ai,
slope arc ., t it
apply equally Iu
tertng our pons
in detail thsre is
foreign Vessel, el"
With. .,11 argllthl ' I
only Hi s I., It,, -.,.!
appl) also t.. t hi tn
If tn practice th .,- .
Vessels 111,.,' tllTcasc out
freight i
f He v I.
and handtl a. r 1 1 ad,.
appl) P. foreign ships ii
' ships out of business
, eecape from one or tin oil.
It ce nni men da Holla Had.
Thf rMMt niMki'N tin follow
mendaltona for the deten
buatneaellke nnd esnct mii
"That OonaTeaa eetubl .
Ihlpplnff bcNard, oumpoeed o!
bara, who sh.til bi men ex i
HhiilnK an.i fortMtfn t rat If 'I
hail re'-umint-uil to Ponarei
laton and wodernlaation "f
Vlatet Ihw.- ratattna t
dee tlU net -unary and n'lali i
d.h.-h;irgf all th- function
vi'ui Qovarnmant relattni then
"That tlie board brti s;
tlon of COfUcreai thf necen i
ti aUoni of thf phm d i 1 1 i
thf mull act of 1891 111 M"
ho that tho eetebtlNhmont
muntcattone with Houtli mi
Africa .in-ir.tiuMa nnd
may be ranaidered fro n i
pomte of view of tht- t'tiat 1
of - ui 1 ' 1 ma s ami of (he -, I
it ie daatrabli thai tin - u
mined.
"That tin- N.iunl ao - iuil
l kfwiHe report upon th
iir to render Inveetni n
an ahtpptni Bafo and mi i
ate taplial. anl It tui-r
nt reaotircee of our
ie 1 ai by tho aatabttehnifni
bank, tu auppl) fundi '
induatr) t"r nnanriui i
oi tonnaara and lo throw
ptritl inortKaK HU' 'h prt
remove any apprehi ni "
if Inveatora regard inu t In
ihlpplni proiMibilttonN,
"That the preaideut ne
uapand iha oparatton ot
provtalonH f iha aaan. n
Cable t' A nn rif.i n v i In, N
ta . foreign veaaehi Mm
ai he ma i oonatdar di u m
Intaraal of Am n n, i
Congraaa, havlnji !"
of thi- Khtppiug hi a rd, ' 1 -
modern taed i ha i-Tniti i
tioii lawn ; r it IhN -deemed
not eapedh nt ' -that
aoi'ttoil I 'f tin- m nun
amend d an to eitn nut
guage leal and the mli nm ;
nf gble iauieii nuioiiH ' 1
HUbatttut na lh refi 1
lent to tha raquirenn nt - of i
uieronaut ehippinii a- atai
ri qutftnenti uf 1 1 h
regulatluna uom ri nil
boat men, & be modtiled u
with tin I ' 1 4 Hmeiiiltui i
nii merchant vhlpptna act.
f
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