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TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1200.
The result of the Federal elections
of Senators and Representatives,
Vratched for with such Intense Inter
est by all who hove correctly under
stood the slgnlflcanco of "Sir. Wil
son's partisan appeal, must be read
If It con bo read nt all this morn
ing In the headlines elsewhere In
the' paper and not In this place. But,
whatever the effect on the Congress
returns of fortunate and Inspiring
International events accidentally coin
cident with the date of a domestic
election, the broad Issue between
Presidential service and Presidential
mastery created by the President In
the last days of the campaign Is going
to remain until It Is settled, and set
tled light for the safety of American
democracy.
The Conqueror' Terms In 1871 and
Again In 1918.
We are Indebted to nn esteemed
correspondent, Mr. Evebitt Stuabt,
for t.ue reminder that when General
Wimpffen went to Prussian head
quarters In the stress of hopeless de
feat he pleaded for three hours with
"Von Moltke for some modification
of the conditions which had been
fixed after Sedan. To quote Altbed
Ravjdaud on tho conference at the
r chateau of Bellevue near Donchery:
This cold and Inflexible calculator,
irho had reduced war to mathematical
formulas, was Incapable ot generosity as
qft anger. He had decided thatUie eh
,llre army, with arms and baggage,
Khould be prisoners. Bismarck tOok
part In the conference' He made one re
mark that has historical Importance.
Prussia will exact as terms of peace not
only an Indemnity of four billion, francs,
t but Alsace and Lorraine. We must have
, t good advanced strategic line
"Demand only money then replied
WlMPrrxN. 'You will bo sure of peace
with us for an indefinite period. If you
take, from us Alsaco and Lorraine you
if III only have truce for a time ; in France,
from old men down to children, all will
learn the use, of arms, and millions ot
j HOldlers will one day demand of you
what you take from us "
Last night the State Department
pave out President Wilson's latest
note to Germany Informing the sole
I remaining enemy that Marshal Focii
i has been authorized to communicate
the conditions of armistice condi
tions not yet made public but mani
festly to be Inferred from the pub
lished conditions as to Austrla-IIun
gary. The same note ndvlses Ger
many of the unanimity of the Allies
nnd the American Government con
corning the application of the four
teen principles, with two Important
tint! highly significant exceptions, how
ever, namely:
1. The second principle, wherein
Mr. Wilson attempted to settle In
advance the future of maritime ln
, rcrnatlonnl law, by the enunciation
of a broad generality concerning the
absolute freedom of navigation upon
the seas, In peace nnd In war, except
when the sens nre closed In whole
or part by International action. This
Is the, provision which Germany has
hailed with the greatest enthusiasm.
As It seemed to discredit and rebuke,
by Individual rather than concerted
declaration, tho course adopted by
Great Britain early In the present
war with regard to wide extension
of the zone of blockade, and likewise
' to contravene our own naval policy
of blockade during tho civil war, we
think the President Is wise In leaving
the matter to be settled In concert by
the victorious Powers.
2. With regard to reparation nnd
compensation, so far as Is possi
ble, for the Immeasurable damage
wrought by Gerniany'n ruthlessness
and perfidy In the territories her
armies or her airships have over
run. Here the President's set of
principles was manifestly Inadequate.
- ,11c merely declared that Belgium, for
example, "must be evacuated and re
stored." French territory "should be
freed nnd the Invaded portions re
Ktorcd." The phrases are almost
without meaning In their looseness.
The Allies' position In the Versailles
cquncll has evidently been for more
jtpecmc. They understand "that com
lensatIon will ho made by Germany
for oil damage done to the rlvlllan
population of (ho Allies anu their
property by the nggrcslon of Ger
many by land, by sea and from the
air." The extent of tho possible
penalty fixed by this provision stag
gers the Imagination.
It will be noted that President
Wilson now accepts without quail
flcatlon the position of the other, Gov
ernments associated with us In tho
war with regard to Number 2, while
with regard to Number 1 he Is silent,
thus tncltly leaving the entire ques
tion to tho poaco conference, where
It belongs.
Tltcso Important recessions on the
part of tho author of the fourteen
principles clear the situation for a
pcaco of Justice, won by force with
out stint. And what an Impressive
spectacle will tho criminal Govern
ment present, after tho conditions of
nrmlstlco have been accepted, in con
trast with Us merciless nttltudo to
ward Us victim France forty-seven
years ago, when WiMrmtN went to
Von Moltke and Dibmasck nftcr
the battle of Sedan t
The Heeotaltlon of Toland.
Following the example of France
and Great Britain, the United States
on Monday formally recognized "tho
Polish army under tho supreme po
litical authority of tho Polish Na
tional Committee as nutonomous, al
lied and co-belligerent."
In announcing this nctlon Secre
tary Lansing says: "This Govern
ment's position with regard to the
Polish cause and the Polish people
could hardly be more 'clearly defined
than was outlined by the President
In his address before tho Congress
on January 8, 1018."
The passagCtto which the Secretary
of State thus refers Is the thirteenth
of President Wilson's celebrated
fourteen conditions nnd reads thus:
"XIII. An Independent Polish state
should be erected which should Include
the territories Inhabited by indisputably
Polish populations, which should bo as
sured a free and secure access to tho
oea, and whoso political and economic
Independence and territorial Integrity
should be guaranteed by International
covenant."
The Polish state thus contemplated
must certainly comprise Hhc prov
inces of the former kingdom of Po
land which were distributed to Rus
sia, Prussia and Austria when Poland
was partitioned nmong her enemies.
To assure the new Poland a free and
secure access to tho sea means that
she must have a seaport of her own ;
and It would bo a righteous retribu
tion to restore to the Poles the forti
fied city of Dantzlc on the Baltic,
which was taken from them by tho
Prussians in 1793.
The new Poland already has an
army of Its own, consisting largely
ot Poles recruited In the United
States. These troops nre now In ac
tive service on tho western front. No
one person has done more to bring
this force into existence and to pro
mote the cause of free Poland among
Americans than Ionack Jan Papf.-
sewski, the - delicate and sensitive
Polish pianist and musical compder.
who looks as if n breath of wind j
would blow him away. The iron has
entered into his soul In behalf of his
native land, and he has proved him
self to be a giant in spirit by what
he has done for her.
When tho Poles come Into their
own and tbe history of their restora
tion Is written, no name on the list
of Polish patriots in the twentieth
century will shine out brighter than
that of Ioxace Jan Paderewski.
Andrew D. White.
In a career so full of achievements
and successes It is difficult to choose
the particular services to mankind
and to his country by which Andrew
V. White will Iks best remembered.
He attained distinction as a diplomat
and a statesman, he was held In high
regard as an author and educator,
and In all theso fields of endeavor he
won esteem for his lofty and loyal
citizenship.
New York will never forget his
work In the establishment and foun
dation of Cornell University, which
to-day ranks as one of the first of
the educational Institutions of tho na
tion. It was an unusually fortunate
circumstance for the State that Mr.
White nnd Enu Cobnell were in
1804 thrown together ns members of
Jhe State Senate. Mr. Cornell had
already formed, but somewhat indefi
nitely, his plans for u college, "where
any man could be educated In any
study." But It was Mr. White's
keen Interest In the plans thnt led to
their successful working out. Ho ob
tained the charter for the Institution
and also u United States land grant
for Its endowment.
He was elected Us first president.
It was a gigantic work to build the
college from Us very foundation.
He .entered Into his task with all his
heart ; ho gave not only his work but
made llbcrnl presents to It, among
which Is a library, valuable paintings
and the residence of the presidents
of the university. It was his gener
ous support of the Institution nnd
his strength, both mental and physi
cal, which he unselfishly gavo to It
for so many years, that laid so se
curely the foundation for the present
university.
His services to the nation covered
many years of hi? active life. After
filling several Important positions un
der the Government with credit ho
was sent by President Hayes ns u
Minister to Germany. In 1S02 ho
wns nppolntcd Minister to Russia,
and in 161)7 he was sent by President
McKinley to Germany, this time ns
Ambassador. His appointment wns a
particularly fortunate one. The coun
try had the assurance that It wns
represented by an nblo and compe-
, tent diplomat and not by a politician.
A comment nt tho time was that his
y i
appointment was justified by the ser
vices he had performed, and ''It was
nn example which shines all the
brighter, because, alas, It has so few
tts bear It company."
uy ins tact ana umanity, nis
frankness ami intelligence, no, mane ;
a most favorable Impression on his
mission. He was a close student of
tho German language and he did
much through translation nnd works
upon German Ufo to give America an
understanding of German literature.
Ho was, too, a closo and thorough
student of the German people nnd the
German Government. This knowl
edge was of especial value in this
country In the enrly years of the war.
Ho was a firm believer that Germany
could not bo starved out; he put lit
tle faith In the reported popular up
rising, and ho could not sec that Ger
many vwould becomo a republic or
that the people would ever banish the
Ilohenzollcrns.
During most of his life Mr. White
took n keen and active Interest in tho
politics of the State and nation. He
had a large acquaintance with pub
lic men, as large, In fact, ns that en
Joyed by any American of his day.
His service as dclegnte to national
conventions extended over fifty years,
and In that tlmo ho saw made some of
the Important and far reaching po
etical history of the country.
He was always free to speak upon
the real Issues of the day, and he
spoke with the conviction of a stu
dent of political conditions nnd nt
tho same time of a practical man of
affairs.. It was one of the charms of
his engaging personality that he could
be so completely n student, a man of
books nnd of unusual learning,! and
also- so plain, simple, and above all
so thoroughly human.
Because They Arc Jerries.
We wish we were able to enlighten
the author of the subjoined Inquiry :
"To tub EoiTon or The 8cn Bir; Why
do our soldiers In Prance commonly call
the Germans 'Jerry'? So far as I know.
'Jerry is not of German extraction : It
may bo Celtic, but It Is not Teutonic.
By what process of reasoning does It
become a generic denoir.' .atlvo of the
Kaiser's men? L. B.
"Naw York, November 5."
Who are wo to plumb the depths
of soldier 6lang? Iiu the restricted,
field of universal wisdom we hold
high place. The mysteries of mathe
matics, medicine, theology, physics,
law, politics, woman's dress, the
stock market, Kultur, caltle breeding,
the Income tux law, agriculture, as
tronomy, psychoanalysis, literature,
the tipping system, military engineer
ing, ballistics, the election law, ma
rine architecture, baseball, horse rac
ing, the penal law, art: all these sub-
Jects nnd many more too numerous
. , , . .
to caiaiHgUB ure un.-u inujKiuuuua
for us; but wnen we nre nsnea to
explore the origins ot martial lan-1
guagc unofficially promulgated from
cantonment and trench, from training
area and ship, our modesty comes to
our rescue.
"Jerry" Is, of course, a little Jnnr.-
small lamenter. The verb
Mi.Mi, a
jerry means to chaff cruelly, to gibe,
to Jeer. The ndjectlvee mean cheaply
and fraudulently made, trashy, lllmsy ;
Buddknseick: was n jerry builder.
Thieves call u wutch u "Jerry"; to . hat Americans can rule America.
. , . . , . .ii.,., ,r- I Are we to surrender th!s doctrine in
steal watches is Jerrynlcklng. WochMllwl for B leaffUa of natIonJ, to en.
might hazard the opinion that n clue , fopco peace an untried league, founded
to the present military use of Jerry i upon the proposition that from n mixed
comes from this; the Gorman soldiers trlhunal reflecting different racial traits
steal watches, hence by easily under- j J"00 ."efi wl", ,85ue decrcs
stood transference they nre "Jerry."
The cant Is English, but our men
have been In England and have been
quick to assimilate English slang.
The theory develops well, but It Is a
theory.
Why Is a dead shell a "dud"? Arti
cles of clothing nre "duds" ; how does
the singular of this familiar noun
come to mean a shell that does not
explode? "Dub" so applied would be
easy to explain; "dud" passes the
line of the rational. J
I No word -of recent popularity has
Interested us more keenly than the
expressive "gob" selected by Uncle
Sau's sailors ns their friendly nnd
Intimate designation. Why they
udoptcd It we have been told: they
want to get as far away from child
ish appellations, like "Jackie," us they
can. But where did It come frora?jof ,,eclrlcity have been .ue.fui. and
Who Invented, appropriated, first ap- two salt factor!? will be started for this
piled tl? Vaguely ascribed to tho
Asiatic station In origin, It now cov
ers the seven seas, or the seventy
seven seas, counting the Inland wa
ters on which our ngllc men in blue
Uispori memseiVPH. -opniioiogeruus
risen to dissect It, Classify tt, run it
down to the primitive Aryan, and dl-
.... . . . .
viuc it into primal grunt, sign nnu
groan. Probably It contains the dou
ble distilled history of n tribe, n race ;
General March's worthy father would
have read In It the whole record of a
great nnd forgotten clvlllzntlon. But
we cannot, nnd must nccept it with
out question, exactly as we do the
insurance of our naval friends that
., i, ,i,i, i,
lucj -"" "--i'
in a nowung gmc wiuiuui weunng
ribbons under thelr'chlns.
However, If the young giants, who,
under Marshal Foci and General
Persuing, call the Germans Jerries,
Jerries they nre, and we defy anybody
to prove otherwise.
The usefulness of tho great Institu
tion on Morningsldo Heights Is en
hanced for all tho future by the addi
tion of the Polyclinic Hospital to Its
multiform establishment. In accept
ing the gift of tho founders ot tho
Polyclinic, President Nicholas Mim
iut HuTiJ:n of Columbia paid a deserved
trlbuto ,o Dr. John A. Wtbth, tho
man to whose creatlvo imagination
and tireless nnd loving professional
efforts New York chiefly owes tho ex
istence of this tplendld hospital, now
temporarily In tho service of the Fed
eral Government.
Of all tho ulllictlons that Ilussla
has brought upon this world, the i
latest, and perhaps tho one that will!
cause the greatest despair Jto tho In-1
telllgent compositor, Is the return of
Przemysl to the news of tho day.
-There's nothing like leather." our
grandfathers sold, and this generation
has discovered that there's nothing
llko leathcrl for cb.it Jumping. It is
unfortunate, therefore, that somo Fed
eral board has shut 'down suspenders
making Just now, for with leather
belts not much cheaper than girdles
of gold and suspenders unobtainable
man must face tho use ot safety pins
although he does not know and can
not learn how to uso them.
Illghwaywomcn of Chicago are re
ported to be fashionably dressed and
to decorate their undaunted bosoms
with red roses. Beau Brocade was
no braver or moro lovoly, but he
trifled with a woman's heart and oho
betrayed him to tho hangman. Tho
government of Chicago la solf-dctcr-mined,
and If It prefers lady hold
uppers, as possibly easier to capture,
It Is her affair, Yet wo venturo 'to
suggest that It stool pigeons are cm
ployed by that tumultuous city's po
lice those who have all tho social
gracos attractive to woll dressed
women' wearing red roses -will be more
efficient than tho rudo roughnecks
usually employed In that work.
Tho decision of a young man nnd
woman to be married In a graveyard.
In accordnnco with a legend said to
persist among the Jews to the effect
that a euro way to end an epidemic Is
to have a wedding celebrated In a
cemetery, throws a curious light on
the persistence of superstition In
an ago of progressive modernity.
Prophets of every grade, wizards and
witches, prosper even to-day on the
fears and ambitions of mankind. Un
doubtedly somo learned man some
where Is paying a spook artist's ma
terial representatives high prtcos for
spirit pictures; the tribe of the cred
ulous does not lack numbers; the
gullibility of man continues to pass
understanding.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
How Will It Be Affected by a League
ot Nations t ,
To the Editor or The Sun Sir.- We
know, in a 'large measure, what France,
England and Italy Intend to demand
at tho peace conference. President Wil
son has stated most of those demands
In his fourteen points.
But neither in this country nor abroad
do we hear of any concrete demand to
be made by tbe United States. AH we
are expected to do Is to open the con
ference with a prayer and closo It with
a benediction.
This country hag, In truth, nothing to
demand In the form of restitution or
Indemnity. But the affirmation of a
great national principle Is Involved, and
unless that principle Is given proper
recognition at the peace table the United
States, and not Germany, will be the
chief loser an a result of tho war.
The Monroe Doctrine is at stake. To
abandon it in exchango for a league of
nations to enforce peace would be a
criJ"e apabist America.
t Thn Monroe Doctrine Is a concret-.
tanK,bIo thln(f, u u aI(10 tnB eplrlt ot
the new world.
Tt sees the millennium as a far ils
tant vision nnd only as a little loss dl
tant vision does It behold the federation
of the world ; it anticipates the effects
upon mankind of economic crises and
social revolutions; it embodies tho wis
dom of tho best American statearnan-
! "Mp : it Is founded upon a profound
knowledge of history.
Chesterton remarks that the 'lease
for democracy Is that the Hampshire
peoplo can rule Hampshire."
The case for the Monroe Doctrine Is
Is It conceivable that wo can belong
to such a lenguc and still maintain the
Mpnroo Doctrine?
Thc.e questions are entitled to con
sideration nt this time. Neither this
nor any other national administration
should antrwer them before hearing from
the people.
I am sure many of your readers would
be pleased to know what Senators Wads
worth and Calder think about them.
Aldant. November 5. Simon Creel.
TRADE BRIEFS.
One of the greatest obstacles to com
merce In China la the "llkln," the Internal
tax on g-oodA In transit, orlgituitlnir a a
war tax durlnc the Talplng rebellion. The
"llkln" was originally a tax of one. tenth
of 1 per rent, of the value of the goods
ivhn It was flret Imposed, about isr.3, but
to day Its amount Is apparently determined
ohtlrarlly by the collector.
Eiprtment In Noray with a view to
purpose In the near future. Each factory
la calculated to produce C0.00O tons of salt
a year,
Oreat Interest In American ready bulit
houses has been expressed In both France
And Kngland, according to Lumber Trade
Commissioner John n. Walker. Mntmfnc-
turera of auch houses who nre Interested
In tho nuropean market nre requested to
,nd, ,h,lr,cta,os.u,eV10 tho n.u"au ot
I Foreign and Domestic Commerce for trans.
mission to Mr. Walker, so that the latter
may be In a better position to answer In
quiries. Hofore the war Russia's need of scythes
V&a estimated at 0.000,000 annually, of
which about half were required In Siberia.
To fill these requirements about 4,500,000
scythes were Imported annually and the
remainder manufactured In Russia. Ac
cording to latest Information thero are
hardly any acythea to be found, Russian
Industry being at a standstill and the !n.
portat0n dosed.
The present stocks of cigars In CSermany
will not last beyond the end of the present
year, according to the Derlintr Ttigebl&tt.
. xr.;Z mmZ
quality has deteriorated.
Two Kinds.
First Chicken Afraid of Hoover?
Hecond Chicken Yes, I have both dark
and light meat on me.
The Twilight of the Kings.
A darkness settles on their day
That has no sweet content of eve,
That holds no sense of duty done
When setting glorlea take their leave.
They look not forward to a eleen ,
Forgetfulneaa for them la cone;
They look not toward a coming morn
They shall not see another dawn,
There Is a light, but that they fear.
And terror to their hearts It brings.
For oil the golden stars look down
Upon the twilight of the kln;s.
McIunpsvcou WitaoK,
OUR FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
A Tlmo for Prudent Improvement of
Onr Opportunities,
To tub Editor or The Bun. flu: When
it was found that Stock Kxchange loans
had Increased according to the reports
made to tho committee, was It truo
that bank loans had Increased by a llko
amount, or when certain patriotic firms
In the Street restricted their loans at
tho Instance of the committee, did not
these firms nnd themeclvea with surplus
funds In hand which thoy had borrowed
from tho bunks and which In turn they
merely reloaned nt tho current rato of
C per cent, thereby not Increasing the
original loans from tho banks?
Undoubtedly, none who has understood
the situation could dispute the need, as
well as the desirability, for restricting
speculation, but the manner In which
the attempt has been made to accomplish
this Is certainly open to objection and
Investigation looking to somo Improve
ment In tho method.
When the war broke In 1514 there re
mained but one open security market
of Importance In' the world wherein In
vestments could be turned Into cash, by
Europe, the need of which they pru
dently foresaw. Wo took buck front
Europe In the spring of 1?H millions ot
securities at fair prices, and when the
Stock Kxchange, which had been wisely
closed, was reopened a few months later
we took bnck millions more. These se
curities wo have carried for nearly five
years, and now that the war Is admit
tedly drawing to a close, Turope In again
Investing In sound American securities,
which It Is purchasing in thlR market
to undreamed of advantage. The con
dition Is exactly as if wo had paid to
Europe In 1914, "Don't worry, we will
hold your securities In safo keeping for
you, and give them back to you when
the war Is over. Meanwhile, you will
securo Interest and dividends because
we will deduct these from tho price at
which wo return them to you."
We have bought Liberty bonds and
paid taxes and conserved credit for Gov
ernment use until In the matter ot cal
and credit, thanks to tho education of
the public In borrowing, tho Tetleral
Hcserve banks are congested with
loans, and we etand to-day practically
"strapped." patriotically powerless to
help ourselves, while the wiso Investors
of Europe are avidly picking up tho
acknowledged bargains in American in
vestment cpcurltles.
Liberty bonds Instead of being In the
possession of the buyers aro lodged with
tho banks, who have in turn lodged them
with the Federal Itescrvo banks. The
credits Involved, Instead of being at the
disposal of the Investor and merchant,
which in many Instances would have been
used directly or Indirectly for Govern
ment credit, aro thus In reality, to no
Inconsiderable extent, turned against tho
Government. They dq theso things dif
ferently In France, where the owners
of Government obligations aro tho actual
holders; In other words. Franco makes
Its bonds attractive to high and low,
rich and poor, and coaxes money for
their purchase from the traditional
sugar bowl, money which otherwise
would remain hidden raid useleos.
Why have we not followed the exam
ple of France In the Issue of premium
bonds? From time to time J have seen
this plan advocated, but not adopted.
It appears to mo that a premium draw
ing bond would have given and would
atlll give tho Liberty bond a wider dis
tribution there Is another loan coming
and by drawing out the country'e hid
den cash would have relieved the credit
situation probably to an extent that we
do not readily conceive.
In brief, as In any commodity of dally
life, why not give tho people what they
want? Advertising, for example, works
to the distribution of things that peo
ple want or at least of things, for which
that type ot market may be created.
Advertising doa not try to foist upon
the public what it does not want, and
all good business follows the lines of
least resistance.
Had we given the public what thoy
wanted in the matter of bonds they
would have eagerly snapped them up and
there would bo to-day a large volume
of free credit. The commodity market,
as well as tho security market, would
have been In safer and better position.
You cannot readjust without a certain
freedom of movement.
As it Is. the natural rise In security
prices, which should long ago have
largely discounted present and future
values, nnd all the many favorable con
ditions that will follow the war, ua well
as the unfavorable ones, have been nipped
In tho bud, and wo arc losing, If we
have not already lost, a wonderful op
portunity, to say nothing of compensa
tion, to wfilch wo were fully entitled
for carrying tho securities through the
critical period.
We have a splendid pleco of machlnery
In the Federal Ileserve system for the
smooth and easy production of credit
which, whllo It mlBht reasonably have
creaked live years ago, should by this
tlmo have found Itself nnd work with the
smoothness of the Hnnk of England.
I'ICKWICK.
New York, November 5.
Uses for Ocrman Mode Tojs.
To the Editor or The Hi'N Sir; If
tJertnan toys reach our port, why waste
."uel and materials of which thoy aro
composed by burning or deotroylng them
simply to get them out of the way with
out profit to our people?
It will be hotter to use the toys, if of
wood, to start fires In furnaces and
etove.t In publla Institutions, under the
supervision, of course, of loyal citizens;
or If they be of metal, melt them up
for many good and ueful purposes un
necessary to name here. Jus.
Wiikemnq, W. Vb November 4.
M int Have I Hone?
from the t'nttcd ll'or IVorlfc Campatgn't IM
trature. What Uave you done, what have you done
To help the boya "Hehlnd the gun?"
Men who. f.igged and travel weary.
Turned the tide at Chateau Thierry,
And tho whoso bleeding bodies stood
The hall of death nt Helleau Wood?
rr thse. the bravest under the sun.
What have you done? What have you
done?
What have yeu done, what have you done
To back the men who stopped the Hun I
Whut have you offered words or deeds
To met your country'e urgent needs;
Trenches In France are running red
With freemen's blond for freedom shed.
They braved the blast of Urn and gun.
What have you done? What have you
done?
What have you done, what have you done
Along the trail of the frightful Hun
To mend the bodl's racked and torn?
What he you given, what forsworn
To ease the hunger, pain and woe
Wrought by a brutnl, savage foe?
Have you a heart, or have you none?
What have you done? What havo you
done? i
What will you have when vlet'ry'a won1
A record to show or one to shun?
Which shall It be to praise or 1,1 mo,
A glow of pride or Mush of shame?
When war ecarr'd heroes question you,
What will you tay, what will you do?
Answer to conscience every one,
"What have 1 done? What have I done?"
AMU! W'WUUT.
DIRCK VAN HOOSEN'S DEED.
Ho Was tho First to Secrete the
Bowling Green Fence.
To tub Editor or Tub Bun Sir.' I
havo been following with coqslderablo
personal Interest the discussion In Tim
Sun relatlvo to the missing Bowling
Orecn fence. It brings back memories,
of tho days gone by, for that same fen"e
has been In trouble before. On the ninth
of July, 1776, when my old friends Ike
Sears, mil Mooney, myeelf and a few
moro New York "laddlbucks" of that
day, marched down Tho Broad Way
from the Common to tho Bowling Green
and pulled down the King's statue, It
was necessary to remove part of the
fence to let In the Liberty Boys.
After tho leaden George was con
verted Into bullets and we thought of
restoring the fence. It could not be
found high or low. Finally, we located
it In the blacksmith shop of Dlrck van
Hoosen on I torso and Cart (troet, whose
classic, name you modern New Yorkers
havo changed to William street, blrck
had an eye to tho future and saw In
the possession ot the historic fence a
chanco to make a little change on the
side, but after a lot of fencing on his
part and throats on ours, ho consented
to give up and the Iron rails were re
stored. May Tio there's a Dlrck van
Hoosen around lheEe days, but why Is
ho allowed to dlolurh my quiet rest?
HtRCtrL,r8 MVI.LIOAK.
TniN-rrr Church vard, November 1.
Aro tho Battery Cannon In Central
Park Arsenal I
To the Editor or The Scn Sir: In
connection with the Inquiry as to what
has become of the old ratling around
Bowling Green I might ask what has
become of the historic cannon which
were mounted On the "battery" which
faced Bowling Green In 1776, and were
removed when the British evacuated In
1783. These cannon were taken to the
Central Park Arsenal, when It was
erected, nnd mounted In front of the
sally port (now a staircase to tho sec
ond floor), and from them a saluto was
fired when Jhe Arsenal' was opened.
For many years there was a railing
of the second floor staircase (It may bo
there yet), which had small cannon ns
pasts, and I was always) told, when a
boy, forty-flvo years ago, that tho can
non posts were the cannon taken from
the Battery, subjected to that Ignoble
use.
Whether this was true or not, tho
cannon from tho Battery were shown
mounted at tho sally port In a litho
graph In Valentine's Manual of about
tho time tho Arsenal was erected, and
In a later lithograph in thn Manual, of
1S61, It was shown that tho staircase
mentioned had been erected.
If the cannon posts of the stairway
are the old cannon from tho Battery,
they should be removed to some place
of safety. If they ate not what has
become of these relics In which our fore
fathers took the greatest Interest?
I might also Inquire who has the head
of King George's statue, which stood on
Bowling Green. At the time the statue
wns pulled down, and the balls knocked
off the ratling to he used as cannon
balls, the head was secured by a Tory',
and was for many years In possession
of an old tavern keeper who kept a
tavern near Hamilton Grange. When
In the march of Improvement the tav
ern w-as destroyed, the head disap
peared. Washington Heights antiquar
ians know the facts very well. ,
New York, Novembet C. C. S. C.
TAKE STONE FOR STONE.
A Way to Itebnlld Devastated Lands
With German Material.
To the Editor op The Sun Sir: In
discussions of peace terms to be Im
posed on Germany various suggestions
have, been made ob to some punishment
for her policy of frlghtfulncsa nnd de
struction which rtiall adequately Impress
her with the fact that that polity has
no( paid and never will pay.
Many have advocated that retaliation
for the destruction of cities In occupied
territory bo made by systematic de
struction of German cities nnd towns to
a similar extent. Such a plan is open
to two main objections: flret. it places
the Allies somewhat on a level with their
foe ; recondly. It ndds to the already
enormous waste of natural resources
without any material gain. ,
May I venture to suggest what I think
Is a better plan to meet that particu
lar phase of the situation? Suppose that,
beginning with Ilerlln and utilising such
other German cities as may be needed,
not forgetting the royal palaces, skilled
building wreckers tear down all build
ings, and the material resulting be trans
ported to devastated territory In France
and Belgium, &c, and utilised In re
construction ; that the labor of such re
construction be done by German soldiers
under allied military control nnd at Ger
many's expense. Iet not only bricks nnd
stone be o removed but machinery, fur
niture, flttlnga and utensils, and replace
orchards and vineyards ns nearly as
possible In the samo manner.
True, we may ho accused of copying
Germany's boasted efficiency in her sys
tematic looting of homes and factories
In occupied territory, but tho material
so taken will bo used In replacement
and not destroyed, and the punishment
will tit the erlmo ho far ns any punish
ment can. If Germany thereafter cares
to rebuild Its capital, the people will not
forget the lesson for centuries.
I am aware that two great objections
will bo urged against the adoption of
this plan : first, that It would bo very
much more expenslvo thanto-rebulld
nnd call upon Germany to repay tho ex
penditures; secondly, that It mlghf be
regarded ns a practical enslavement of
German soldiers during the term of re
construction. I do not behove, however,
that either of these objections would
counterbalance the moral effect of this
procedure If adopted.
Frank M. Forbush.
Hosto.v, Mass., November 3,
Tho Fighting Irishman,
To rna Editor of The Sun Sir: Per
mit me to call attention to the fact that
tho General who has won such brilliant
results ns commander of the British
army In Italy, tho Earl of Cavan, Is not
a Britisher but an Irishman.
It Is a consoling thought In these days
to many of us American cltlgons of Irish
birth, and especially those of tts who
hall from the County Cavan, who have
now found much comfort In tho news
that from time to tlmo has been trickling
out of tho land of our nativity,
William J. Guard.
New YonK, November 3.
Ilia Thirteen Sons and Seventeen Daughter.
Itusy Winning the War.
From th Eattern SeareMtyJH, J-ourinear?, .V, 0,
John Ward, a negro of Goldsboro, has
thirteen of his eighteen sons In the Ninth
and Tenth United States Cavalry, while his
seventeen daughtsrs are busy with war
work. The facts are vouched for by Sheriff
It. II. Edwards of Wayne county, of hleh
Goldsboro Is the county seat. Ward also
probably holds tho record for quadruplets,
ays Sheriff I'lwards
N. Y. LEGISLATURE
REPUBLICAN BY 56
0. 0. P. Gnins Six Assembly
men, but Loses Flvo Mem
bers of Senate.
ONLY 1 SOCIALIST WINS
Schoharie County Deserts
Democracy After Long
Years of Allegiance.
The new Lcglelaturo for New Torls
State elected yesterday and which will
convene on January 1, the day on which
the new Governor will be Inaugurated,
i will bo composed of 30 Itcpubllcana and
2t Democrats In tho Senate ana vn
publlcaflp, 61 Demoorata and 1 Socialist
In tho Assembly. Tne present,
has 36 ltepubllcnns nnd 15 Democrats
and tho- Assembly 36 Republicans, 43
Democrats. 10 Socialists and 1 Inde
pendent , , ,
Had Gov. Whitman been reelected b
a big majority it was expected his
frlendB would control the organltatlon
of the new legislature. In the circum
stances It Is believed the Senate and
Asrembly will elect officials without
much outside Interference. Senator J.
Henry Walters of Syracuse expects to
be elected Ilepubllean leader of tho Sen
ate, although Senator George h. Thomp
son of Niagara claims he has enough
Republican Senators pledged to cloct mm
President pro tern.
Thaddeus C. Sweet anticipates reelec
tion as Speaker of tho State Assembly
without opposition.
For the first time Schoharie, tho
rock-ribbed up-Stato Democratic county,
has elected a Republican Assemblyman.
Of the present 61 Senators. 21 wero
not renominated. Senator Thomas H.
Oullcn Is going to Congress; Senator
ni.--. t u'.nft, in ii ttunrcme Court
IwUTI w X . , . . au '
Justice-elect; Senator SlRter has been
elected Surrogate or wcsicnestcr -. neim
tor George H. Whitney Is to havo an lm
Senators Theo
dore Douglas Itoblnson and Morris Hal-
llday aro In the army, anu senator jiiun
It. Brown retired to resume the practice
of law.
t Committee Probabilities.
The chairmen of the Senato Commit
tees on Finance, Internal Affairs, Tub
He J-.ducatlon, Insurance, Conservation,
Banks and Labor and Industry havo
been reelected, but new chairmen will
have to be named for the Committees on
Judiciary, Cities. Public Service, Affairs
ot the City of New York, Codes, Tax
ation, Commerce nnd Navigation and
Public Health. Hurllngamo of Kings
will be the ranking member on Judiciary
should Wajters bo promoted to the Re
publican leadership ; I-awson tho rank
ing member of Committee on Public
fiervlco Corporations ; Burllngame the
ranking member on the Committee on
Affairs of the City of New Vork, and
Mullan the ranking member on Taxation.
Either James J. Foley or James J.
Walker will be tho Democratic Senate
leader, although Senator John J. Uoylan
I, a receptive candidate,
Ernest A. Fay will bo reelected clerk
of tho Senato and Fred V. Hammond
will be reelected clerk of the Assembly.
In the Assembly the chairmen of the
Important committees on Ways and
Means. General Uws, Code, Cities.
Railroads, Insurance, Taxation, Publln
Education. Agriculture, Canals, Excise.
Labor and Industries and Commerce and
Navigation havo been returned. Caspar
Fenner of Tompkins will be the ranking
member on the Public Health Commit
tee. Lewis W. Johnon the ranking mem
ber on Gas and Electricity, I-ouls M.
Martin of Oneida the ranking member
on Judiciary and Charles L. Mead of Or
ange tho rnnktng member oi Hanks.
New York State Senate. If) 1 0-1 020.
Dif-
trlct.
1 George L. Thompson . .
2 Frank Adel
5 Peter J. McOarry
4 Kenneth F. Sutherland.
6 Daniel K. Farrell
6 Lorlng M. Black, Jr...
7 "Charles C. I.ockwood . .
8 Alvah W. Burllngame.
9 Charles E. Rtissoll
10 Jeremiah F Twomoy...
11 Daniel J. Carroll
II James .1. Wnlkcr
13 John J BoIan
14 Bernard Downing
15 Abraham Kaplan
1C James A. Foley
17 Schuyler M. Meyer
IS S. A. Cotlllo
13 Edward J. DAwllng....
0 William C. Dodgo
21 Henry G. Phackno
32 Peter A. Abeles
23 John J. Dunnlgan
24 John A. Lynch
25 GKrgo T. Burling
26 Walter W. Iav, Jr
27 Caleb H. Baumes
2S Jnir.es E. Towner
29 Charles W. Walton
30 Henry M Sage
31 John J. MacKrell
32 James W. Yclverton...
33 Mortimer Y. Ferris
34 N. M. Marshall
35 Burt Z. Kussnn
.Republican
Democrat
.Democrat
.Democrat
.Democrat
.Democrat
. Republican
Republican
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
.Republican
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Republican
. Democrat
. Democrat
. Republican
.Republican
. Republican
. Republican
. Republican
. Republican
. Democrat
.Republican
. Republican
.Republican
Republican
3 Frederick M. Davenport
. Republican
. Republican
.Republican
.Repuhllc.m
.Republican
37 Fred r. Pitcher. . . .
38 J. Henry Walters...
39 Adon P. Brown
40 Clayton It. Link
41 Seymour Iowman...
42 Charles J. Hewitt...
43 William A Carson . .
44 John Knight
45 James L. Whitley...
.Republican
.Republican
.Republican
.Republican
.Republican
.Republican
.Republican
4 (John B. Mullan
47 George F. Thompson...
4S Ross Graves
. Ilepubllean
. .Democrat
. Republican
.Republican
49 Samuel J. Ramsperger..
50 Loonard W. H. Glbbs.
51 J. Samuol Fowler
Republicans. SO.
Democrats, 21.
Doubtful.
Kerr York State Assembly, 111,
ALBANY.
1 Clarence I. Welsh" Republican
2 John G. Malonc Republican
3 John M. Gaffers Republican
ALLEGANT.
1 William Duke, Jr Republican
THE BRONX.
1 Earl H. Miller Democrat
2 Edward J. Flynn Democrat
3 Robert S. Mullen Democrat
4 M M. Fcrtig Democrat
, 5 William S. Evans Democrat
6 inomas .Mcuonniii Democrat
7 Josenh V. McKee Democrat
S J. Fairfax McLaughlin. .Democrat
BROOME.
1 Edmund B. Jenks Republican
2 Forman E. Whltcomb. . .Republican
CATTARAUOCS.
1 De Hart 11. Ames Republican
CAYUGA
1 L. Ford Hager Republican
CHAUTAUQUA.
1 Hermes L. Ames Republican
2 Joseph A. McGlrnlei. . . .Republican
CHEMUNG.
1 John J. Rlchford Republican
CHENANGO.
1 Bert Lord Ripubi.ean
CLINTON".
1 Wallace E. P'.croe Republ.can
COLUMBIA.
1 John W, Scott Republican
CORTLAND.
1 Irving F. Rica '...Republican
DELAWARE.
I Lincoln R. Long Republican
DUTCHESS.
1 J. Gr'.swold Webb Republican
2 Frank L. Gardner Republican
ERIE.
1 George E. D, Brady Republican
2 John W. filacer Republican
3 Nicholas J. Miller Republican
4 Andrew T. Beaaley Democrat
6 A. A. ratnykowskl Democrat ,
George II. Rowe Republican
7 Herbert A. Zimmerman. .Republican
8 Nelson W. Cheney Republican
ESSEX.
1 Raymond T. Kenyon. .. .Republican
FRANKLIN.
1 Warren P. Thayer Republican
FULTON-HAMILTON.
1 Enerle Hutchinson Republican
GENESEE.
1 Charles p. Miller Republican
GREENE.
1 Harding Showers Republican
HERKIMER.
1 Edward O. Davles Republican
JEFFERSON.
I II. E. Machol Republican
KINGS.
1 John J. Grlggln Democrat
2 Thomas J. Cox Democrat
3 Frank .1. Taylor Democrat
4 Peter A. MoArdlo Democrat
James H. Caulfleld, Jr, .Republican
6 'Martin Solomon Democrat
7 John J. Kelly Democrat
8 Edward J. Flanagan.... Democrat
9 Frod R Burr Democrat
10 Hoxie W. fimith OXepubllcaii
II "Thomaa E. Brownie. . .Republican
12 Albert Link Democrat
13 Morgan T. Donnelly. . . . Democrat
14 Joseph 7-crrtol ...Democrat
15 Chrlst'n J. .McWiltlams. Democrat
16 Davld Breschler Democrat
17 Frederick A. Wells Republican
18 Marshall Snyder Republican
lft Benj. C. Kllngmann.... Democrat
20 Gcorgo J, Braun Democrat
21 W. E. Youker Republican
22 'Jamea J. Morris Democrat
33 'Charles Solomon Socialist
LEWIS.
1 Albert A. Copley Republican
LIVINGSTON.
1 George' F. Wheelock. . . .Republican
MADISON.
1 iMorcll E. Tallett. i Republican
MONROE.
1 James A. Harris Republican
2 Simon L. Adler Republican
3 Harry B. Crowley Republican
4 Frank Dobson Republican
C Franklin W. Judson Republican
MONTGOMERY.
1 Alton A. Wa?r-ith Republican
NASSAU.
1 Thomas A. McWhlnnejr. Republican
2 Franklin A. Coles Republican
NEW YORK.
1 Peter J. Hamll Democrat
2 C. B. F. Barra Democrat
3 Peter P. McEUIgott. .. .Democrat
4 Samuel Dlckateln Republican
f. Charles D. Donohue. .. .Democrat
6 Sol Ullman Republican
7 'Abraham Ellenbogcn.. . .Republican
8 Herman Weiss Republican
9 Philip A. Walter Democrat
10 William W. Pellet Republican
II Io A. ICahn Democrat
12 Martin G. MoCue Democrat
13 John J. Cronln Democrat
14 Mark Goldberg Democrat .
15 'Joseph .Steinberg Republican
16 Maurice Bloch Democrat
1 Alex Fox Democrat
18 'Owen M. Klernan Democrat
19 Martin J. Healy Democrat
20 Charles A. Winter Democrat
1 'John C. Hawkins Republican
2 Karl A. Smith Democrat
23 Elliott Burston Democrat
NIAGARA.
1 William Bewley Republican
2 N. V. V. Franchot Republican
ONEIDA.
1 II. W. Booth Republican
2 Louis M. Martin Republican
3 George T. Davis Republican
ONONDAGA.
1 Manuel J. Soulc Republican
2 Gardner J. Chamberlln... Republican
S-Hleorge R, Fearon. Republican
ONTARIO.
1 George M. Tyler Republican
ORANOE.
1 William F. Brush Republican
2 Charles L. Mead Republican
ORLEANS.
1 Frank H. Iittln Republican
OSWEGO.
1 Thaddeus C. Sweet Republican
OTSEGO.
1 Allen J. Bloomfleld Republican
PUTNAM.
1 John P. Donohue Republican
. QUEENS.
1 Peter A. Lelnlnger Democr.v.
2 Bernnrd Schwab Democrat
3 John Kennedy Democrat
4 Frank E. Hopkins Republican
5 Albert J. Brackley Democrat
6 William H. O'Hare Democrat
RENSSELAER.
1 John F. Shannon Democrat
2 Arthur Cowee Republlcai,
RICHMOND.
1 Thomas F. Gurley Democrat
2 Henry A. Seesselberg. . .Democrat
ROCKLAND.
1 Gordon H. Peck Republican
ST. LAWRENCE.
1 Frank U Seaker Republican
2 Edward A. Everett Republican
SARATOGA.
1 Clarence C. Smith Republican
SCHENECTADY.
1 Walter S. McNab Republican
2 A. Edgar Davles ..Republican
SCHOHARIE.
1 Harry M, Greenwald .... Republican
SCHUYLER.
1 Hiram H. Graham Republican
SENECA.
1 Lewis W. Johnson Republican
STEUBEN.
1 Samuel E. Quackenbush. Republican
2 Delevan C. Hunter Republican
SUFFOLK.
1 John G. Down Republican
2 Ida B. Sammls Republican
SULLIVAN.
1 William J. Brown Republican
TIOGA.
1 Daniel F. Witter Republican
TOMPKIN8.
1 Casper Fenner Republican
ULSTER.
1 Joel Brink Republican
WARREN.
1 Frank C. Hooper Republican
WASHINGTON.
1 Eugene R. Norton Republican
WAYNE.
1 Frank D. Oaylord Republican
WESTCHESTER.
1 Bertrand G. Burtnett. ., .Republican
2 Walter W. Westall Republican
3 Edward J. Wilson Republican
4 Charles Veztn, Jr Republican
5 George Blakely Republican
WYOMING.
1 Bert P. Gage Republican
v YATES,
1 James M, Lown, Jr Republican
Republicans , 9fc
Democrats li
Socialist 1
Total 150
Doubtful.
241) Rhodes Nnbolnra Went to IVsr.
London, Nov. 4. Up to the presen'
time 210 Rhodes scholars from the Do
minions and British Colonies havo take
p.trt In the war. Of tills number S "
gained honors and distinctions and t'
d ed In a.-tlon.
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