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Publlihed 1ll. IncluiUng Sur.ilay, by theSun Printing and I'ub.lohlng Amoclatlon at170 Naasau street. In the Ilorough of Man.hattan. New York l'rrtldent and Treasurer,William C. lien k. UO Nuk-mi- i treet, Vice.Pretldent, Hlnard P. Mitchell. 170 Nmuutreetj Fectetarj. I' U I.mton, 170 Naaiau

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London office. Knlngham Home, 1 Arundelstreet, Strand

Pari nitlie, c Hue de la Mlchudlare, offHue du Quiure ftptembre,

Washington mine lllbba lluildlnic.Brooklyn ortlce, lu i.ivlnxalnn etrtet.

our frlettiti u So far or un uith tnanutcripttmnd Utu$trationn for titttthrdtinit tc,M to Aattrejected artictrt returned tUey mu$l in all catetfnd ttamp for that vurioc.

Tho Lnytmtii and the Law.Of Senntor Hum's mldross 1 : i s t ulglu

before tlio Anit-rlcu- It.tron 'The l,iiyiii.iu' Criticism of thoLawyer" this .s the meat or peiumiran :

Tho excessive imilttpllcntlon of statutes, ninny of tlit'in loosely nnd Igno-rantl- y

drawn, iuves.trlly breeds uncer-

tainty and litigation.So 1hs the Imhlt of distending con

itltutlons with Kenernl statutes andminute multitudinous limitations. EachLegislature should have a reference li-

brary nnd tlie usslstnnee of eximrts.So Mr. Hoot. Since Congress and Legis-

latures are largely composed of law-yers, however, Isn't all thin bunglingnnd botchlnx law iiiniiiifiirturo to thediscredit of lawyers?

Court procediiro Is too technical nndoompllciitcd, ami constantly prowlni;more so. The mob of statutes createsnew statutory rights; on litigation'.bead litigation accumulates.

Especially do the rules of evidenceneed revision, Tho hedge or mazebuilt to exclude Irrelevancy often shutsout the truth, "an exceedingly dllllcuitthing to tell." Anybody who ban th.misfortune to bo a witness Is likely tofeel that counsel" won't let him tell It.

Finally, rhe lawyers "are too apt toplay a game Instead of trying to getdown as rapidly as possible to themerits of the, cause."

So speaks a great and subtle lnwyer.The gabble against the Judwres Hnd fortheir recall has no cause or sense. Theneed Is fewer nnd clear laws; slmpllll-catio-

of practice. Hut where Is theenlightened public opinion that cjiicheck the delirium of legislation, thepresent childish superstition as to thepower of acts of Congress and the leg-islature to do whatever sociologists ordreamers or busybodlcs dictate? Hutmay not a greater public spirit, a lessnarrow professional feeling nnd de-

light In legal fenco be shown bylawyers?

Cannot all reputable members of thebnr strive for the "short and slmplpractice act In each Jurisdiction,"which, according to Senator Hoot, Is"all that Is necessary"? The courtswill do Justice without delay If thelaws will let them.

ConRress nnd the Nary.Secretary Daniels Is not Ingenuous

rfhen ho discusses the relations of theGeneral Hoard of the Navy to his De-

partment nnd to Congress. It is true,rm Sir. Daniklh says, that the GeneralBoard since 1IVX) has "furnished aconsistent and continuing programme."but the reason why the Secretary buscut down the recommendations of theGeneral Hoard and why Congress hasoften mnde a further cut Is not to befound In the frugality of either theSecretary or of Congress. Mr. Danielsputs It this way:

"Recauee of his Intimate knowledge ofthe policy of the Administration, demandsof other departments of the Government,and the condition of the country'finances. It has not ben possible for theErcretary of the Navy to adopt In totothe Qenrral Hoard's recommendations,nor bas It been possible for Congress toprovide always the vessels which the Sec-retary has recommended."

Tho Implication is that while thoSecretary might like to follow the rec-

ommendations of the General Hoardnnd Congress Is not hostile to them,tho question Is one of sparing thomoney; whereas the fact Is that everytime tho Secretary's modification ofthe General Hoard's programme Is pre-sented to Congress the members atonce get by the ears over the ques-tlo- n

whether the I'nlted States narywould not be strong enough for all pos-

sible contingencies If only one battle-ship were authorized, Economy playsbut n minor part In Its debates. AsSt the General Hoard, Congress con-

siders that It suffers from professionalmegalomania nuil wants to commit thecountry to an unending ileet rivalrywith Great Hrltnln. ("ongrcs scoffs nttho General Hoard, and thinks thoproper thing to do Is to divide Its listof ships needed by two or four. EarlyIn the year Admiral Dpwfy had thisto say nbout tho work of the body thatfiocrctary Daniels calls tho GeneralStaff of tho Navy ;

"Xbs General Hoard carefully studiedIns nation's commercial aspirations andthe strength of the countries with whichcommercial rivalry was likely to bringus Into contact. It studied the well es-

tablished national policies, like the Mon-ro Doctrine and ttir restriction of Orien-tal Immigration. It looked Into possiblecomplications over defending the PanamaCanal nnd maintaining Its neutrality. It

became thoroughly convinced that thesepolicies could not bo sustained without nnadequate navy; that America must havesuch a navy or surrender the place thatIt should Justly hold among the nationsof the world."

3o the General Hoard's "consistentund continuing programme," of whichMr. Daniels seems to speak with ap-

proval, has called for four battleshipsa year until an ndequato navy was se-

cured. When tho Hepubllcans had nmajority In Congress they authorizedtwo ships. When the Democrats suc-ceeded them ono ship was voted theflrs jenr, and this year with tho helpof Hepubllcans two ships wero voted.What we want to point out Is thatno passion for economy or solicitudeabout tho couutry's finances actuatesCongress when It rejects the GeneralHonrd's rccorutnenda lions, anil somo-Unie- s

oven the Secretary's; the fuct Isthat Congress has no understanding ofthe needs of the navy In relation tothe policy nnd conceivable peril of thonutlon nnd refuses to take either Information or opinions from the navalspecialists. It la this spirit of self.satlslletl Ignorance and Indifference thatHeprescntntW Auochtus P. Gardnerhas assailed.

An Appeal to Republicans.Whlln the disinclination of ltepubll

Cans to invest their money In tho emuof thclr candidate for Governor

Is easily understood, nnd does everycredit to their good sense and patrioticfeeling, their refusal to give enoughmoney to their State chairman tomeet the essential expenses of thecampaign reflects sprlously on theirpartisanship.

This week Mr. Taxnek had occasionto send n letter to LMayor Mitch el, rebilking him nfter the time honoredfashion of Hepubllcans for deciding tovote for a candidate of his party forState ofllco. Having composts! thedocument, using as his model tho an-

cient form kept constantly on fileat hendqunrters, nnd then having givenIt to tho newspapers, Mr. Tannik feltobliged to mall It. Hut the treasurywas empty; tho stnmp box held noth-ing but dust; there was not enoughcash nbout to pay tho postnge. Mr.Taxneb Is rich In his own right, buthe shares the general reluctanco of hisfellow partisans with respect of contrlbutlng toward tho Whitman can-vus- s.

So he posted the letter un-

stamped, nnd Lieutenant Kennh. ofthe police force, whofe speclnl duty Isto deal with cranks at City Hall, wasobliged to pay the price of I'ncleSam's services In dulhcrlng It.

Such things ns this should not be. ItIs right and proper for Hepubllcansnot to oien their pocketbouk-- . for Mr.Whitman, but tho Hepubllcan Stato,chairman should not be put In the hu-- J

initiating position of relying on the,charitable Impulses of n policemanwhen he undertakes the high duty ofrebuking n Democratic Mayor for glv- -

Ing his support to a Democratic nominee for otlice.

the Hepubllcans, for this sake oftheir party traditions, give Mr. Tan-nek a stamp fund.

Atrocity Stories.It Is a matter of Justice to say tha:

the certain and authenticated rocon.accounts by known competent witnessesshow humanity and kindness on 1

part of the combatants, both German-nn- d

the nllles. War begets not onlyhorrible things but a nervous stateof mind that originates and is credu-lous of stories of horrible things. Thatthere Is some reality of fact and a widerange of fancy as to "atrocities" Isprobably true of nil wars. It Is to thoglory of human nature if on the wholeIt does not frequently abuse the ruth-less opportunity and license of war.

None the less, savage deeds sewi tohave been done; nnd these are not dlproved by the evidence of n more merel fill spirit

Advertising I'ays."Hull" sags and "Influence" boohnu

Mnyor Mitciiei. has given a $3,000 ..

year Job to u candidate selected out of,some 300, all answerers of nn advertlsement In the dally papers; nn uusigned advertisement that carried it"possible hint of politics. It was addressed to "only men of marked exeeulive ability and good experience," qualItles that uro oftenest lacking In thepolitical papfeds.

Advertising pays; pnys the city n

well as smaller corporations; but thechoice of tho most competent ramifound by advertising: we are livingwe are moving In n grand nnd wondrous time j and the niossbound olllce- -

holder and ofllceseeker must fear theend of the world.

Tho UtsItiK Title of Exports.After nil, the wjir cloud tuny prove

to have a silver lining, or rather agolden one. The latest developmentsIn the business aud tlnauclnl situationare far different from whnt tho pessimists were predicting only a week ortwo ugo. All tnlk of stagnation Inour export trade has ceased and nliirmover tho settlement of our debts, toEurope is disappearing as millions ofcredits are transferred to New Yorkto pay for the huge purchnses thatEngland, France, Germany and Husslaare making or planning to make here,

The new buying movement lUToets ngreat variety of Interests. Except cotton, which so far renin In In n classby Itself, nil forms of rural Industryare benefited. September's shipmentsof wheat, Hour, 'orn and kindred prod-ucts wero two and a half times sisgreat ns iu 11)111. From day to day theduninnd for export grain Is a featureon the New York Produce Exchange,Ment products of all sorts itru In hugedemand. Foreign ofllcors are buyingninny thousands of horses.

Hut the market for manufacturedwnres nppears to bo no less. Theronre very large orders being placed fornil sorts of material of war. a termwhich Includes such diverse articles nsbarbed wire nnd automobiles. In ad-

dition clothing nnd underclothing for

THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 19HL

the troops In tho field find for civiliansat the rear nre eagerly sought Tboshrinkage In home manufactures compels the belligerent peoples to comehero for their supplies. Jnst now thocall Is etenslo for footwear nnd nn'tlerwear of plain, durable quality, CO

per cent. wool. It Is unld that existingstocks In this country could bo soldout completely 1f the holders did notrefuso to risk a ecnrclty in tho domestic trade.

A banker quoted In Tun Sun est!mates that tho country'n exports willbe doubled In the current year, reachIng n total of $3,000,000,000. Tho tlguromay bo considerably too hopeful, but thefact which It represents In becomingtoo plain 1o question, namely, nn enormous and profitable lncrcaso In theImmediate future In foreign trade.Whnt Is more, it is to nil Intents andpurposes cash business through thetransfer of foreign credits, nnd practically every dollar not only tends todiminish unemployment nnd enhancegains hero but simultaneously helpsto reduce the Incubus of transatlanticliabilities.

Naturally this boom in export tradeIs only temporary. LUUo or none ofIt means permanent expansion forAmerican Industries. Tho war onceover, the European coiintrlos will goback to producing for themselves Andeach other. American trade will re-

turn to normal conditions. In thlsthere will bo no Injury to u. Thecountry will be neither bettor norworse off thnn In the first half, say, ofthis year. Hut tho temporary rush toour Ileitis and our factories to meetEurope's Instant needs will hnvo tidedAmericans over n critical period ofcunimercinl dislocation from whichgreat loss was feared, not only without serious damage, but possibly, taking all things Into consideration nntlonal savings, stoppage of outflow, ofmoney, for Instance with importnntnet advantages.

Illrils of Brondsvay.When the wind Is southerly tho Mnn

hnttnn ornithologists mny know a hawkfrom a handsaw nnd a restaurant reed- -

bird from n sparrow, but they took ahawk for an eagle when, according tothe testimony of witnesses of gross nnd

confirmed habits of sobriety, Hn nclpltrlne shnrpshin "swooped" upon nn

obese pigeon in the street before Hrond- -

way's most topless tower nnd thenflew to the twenty-sovent- h story of thesame nnd smndo n menl of that tnmevlllntlu fowl.

We accept the anecdote ns u pieceof symbolism natural In this home ofpredatory wealth, this pasture of hawksanil pigeons and stool pigeons, rooksnnd gulls. Possibly It was nn editionde luo hawk falling on the well feathered nnd docile bibliomaniac pigeon.

These bird visits, theso little flightsand hawklngs. nre part of the sweetrural face of Manhattan. And thebirds of Lobsterls but that Is anotherMottle.

'I he Tenant of the Olnis HouseIt Is gre.tt news if true that a glassuso Is to be the local habitation of

le Department of Charities and Corteetlon. The people of New York nre

ylng to see the Hon. John A. Kinosin hy. At present they only henr from'ilm, nnd not much more than 11,7.10

mes n week nt that

Navigation through the canal, whichwas Interrupted on October 16 by a slidein cujeiira cut, win be resumed

I'imama ilrtpatrh.This Is reassuring, nnd the slide we a

onsidered a bad ono too. At the eamo::mc. If tho country wore at war with an

s!,itlc Power a four days obstructionf the cnr.nl might bo n very serious

matter. General Gobthals will no doubtnakrt It his concern 1o minimize theUngcrs of disturbances that threaten

fill the bed of tho CuIebra'Cut.

As every Ilrltlsh man-of-wa- mnn Isequlred to learn to swim, nnd, ns a rule,

iwlms well, the new equipment of sall- -rs with swimming collars may not

urovo popular, but the North Sea Iscold nt this time nf tho year nnd Oer- -mnn submarines hnve nn unpleasantway of turning up when least expected.

Jnpan doetn't want the Philippines andwouldn't take them ns a gift. The Islandswould hn mrrply a burden on the countrv.All this talk of Japan coveting the IslandsIs pure moonshine. 1'rrsUltnt Judson ofCAIcnpo Vnivmity.

President Jcdhon, who Dibs Justfrom a seven months tour of the

Far East, no doubt reflects the opinionof Japanese public men that the Philip-pines would not bo a deslrublo acquis!,tlon. Hut perhaps it Is putting thematter too stronrr to say that Japan.would not accept the islands as a "gift."

If It Is true), as Hertln by wireless an-nounces, that "German warships" sanktho Hrltish submarine E-- 8 In the NorthSea on Sunday, England has lost oneof her best honts. Details of construc-"or- v

have been kept secret, but It isKnown that the "E" clnss has a dis-placement of 800 tons, it surface speed ofsixteen knots nnd carries four torpodotubes and two quick firing guns ond.sappcnrlnB mountings. Theso boatsire the "last thing" In Hrltlsb

HlNltAN spent 134,163, JleadUne,Tho Colonel ought to pay half.

The splendid moral position In whichthis country finds Itself due In novl to our fleet or troops. Kvcnina Pott.

A splondld moral position is a surodefence against und iu war, Isn't It?

Staiainoh on the stages How sink theHrnves whoso chieftain fills a top epacoon the vaudeville bills I

General HfiicnT Ion Wbtiibiwll Ham-ilton of the British army, who hnsbeen killed in France, must not bo con-fused with General Sir Ian StanoisiiMontkith HAMllroN, who Is usuallycalled Ian Hamilton, Uoth officersserved with General ICitciieneb In thoPoor wnr, Ton Hamilton as his militarysecrotnry and Ian Hamilton ns Chief ofStaff Hoth distinguished thomsolvos Intho Egyptian campaign of 1897-189-

Ion Hamilton was military secretary toLord KiTCiiENr.it In India 11102-0- IanHamilton represented tho Indian armywith the Jnpancso in the Mnnchuriancampaign 1901-100- 5, Ion Hamilton wasan Englishman, nnd Ian Hamilton la ftScotsman. Ion Hamilton, who was born

in 1161, was n Mnjor-Oener- at tbo tlmoof his death. Ian Hamilton, born In1863, Is a full Gonernl, and until recently 'was Adjutant-Oencr- al of tho DrttIsh army and second military member oftho Army Council. He has scon a greatdeal of field service, beginning with thoAfghan war of 187S-J88- 0. Ho Is anauthor of eome nolo as well nssoldier. "A Staff Officer's flcrap-Doo-

tho story of his observations in Manchurla, la said to be tho best book thathas beon written in English about thoManonunan campaign.

Nothing hns been heard erf Sir IanHamilton In the nows from the front.but he Is there If tho "War Departmentcan spare him. General Hamilton Isvery proud of his profession, and thebattleutia) ban o. fascination for nun.

Thre Is something stimulating: to theImagination In tho Idea of a washtubfull of coin, oven though It be only.silver.. One thinks of the AnvblnnNlghta and tho heaps of wealth that theuenii iadie out on Insufficient securityto ownra of cabalistic Junk. Dut whatIs most Interesting; about tho hoard car,rled off by Drooklyn burglars was thepurpose for which It was got together,Why any ono should have kept a tubfulor small change among his kitchen buupiles floes not eeem plain nt llrst slg'hLThe explanation Voveals ono more queurway in wnion a man may mako a live-lihood In our complicated civilization.The burglars' victim mndo his by Bel-ling cbango to banks, and tho stolenheap was his stook In trndo. It wouldbe Interesting to itnow whether ho isthe only man in his lino of business.

The Itev. Dr. William T. Mannino ufTrinity Church expounded tho truocanon of benevolent giving when heupheld tho distribution of wealththrough wages for work done ratherthan In charitable doles. Thero nre,unhnpplly, phases of distress whichmake direct relief tmpemtlvo, and theroare great philanthropic echemes whichglorify great gifts In furtherance ofthem. Hut genomlly speaking thomonoy best lnld out Is tho money f irwhich tho recipient gives full return Interms of his brain or handiwork. Thomorale of tho beneficiary Is raised nndthe community is enrlchod by tho product of the combined cash and effort.

Russian advices ten us that tho curtailment of tho snlo of vodka has ro--duced crime. No doubt, hut perhapstne enrolment or n few millions of promiscuous Inhabitants under strict milltary dlsclpllno and their removal to remote regions where their predatory tendencies are specialized may have evenmoro marked nn Inlluenen on the policestatistics.

Campaign funds are, low. JTeadHive,

One of tho stsrn economies rt wt.rtime for which there need be no regretsor apologies.

Hulier sees Wo chances. Won on oneticket, now n candidate on two. lieadllnr.

The Same Old Hill has his nrlthmoti:mixed. Ho Is confounding addition withdivision.

a nuaiiT wax cAurmtxiA.nrrlopinrnt of Henourccs I tetanies! tij

the Pnlille Omierbli (Yne.To the Editor or The Sun Sfr.- Call

fornla, a rainless State during much oftne year, where water suimly I a v tnlnocesBity, long ngo placed n nan upon In-vestment of private capital In water sup-ply propositions hy leglsl.ttlvo restrictions.When not municipally owned, water eup-pl-

must be owned by or mutual companies formed by users of waterIrtvlng mears. who In turn purvey It 1oles fortunate neighbors. I,acV of means,and spirsem-s- of population le.ivo thousands of rnnchers dependent upon the limited rainfall, which Is uncertain In datens well as In volume, affording, nt bestbut ono crop n year, and that usunlly nmeagre one. Lack or sutllrlent water sunply has retarded the development of theState more than any one of the crankIdeas that have been foisted upon It byradical legislators Vast tracts of nrableUnd, susceptible of high cultivation underapplication of water and of Immense proluctlvlty. Ha fallow, barren of nny useful

products, and destitute of popuUtlon.The State, roughly spenklug. Is 1.000

miles long and ZOO miles wide, with apopulation of 2.600,000, little more thanthe population of the borough of Brooklyn. California could support a population of 10,000,000, and should have nowone of at least 6,000,000 to develop aproper body politic. This would comeabout quickly enough If private capitalwere allowed under fair and sane regulation to enter upon the field of water supply, which It Is eiger to do.

Tha wonders of fennta Clara, San Joaquin and Imperial valleys could easilybe repented In various parts of the State,which wait only the magic touch of capi-tal to burst Into frultfulness, Tho ngrlrcultural mines o Cnllfornla under fairtreatment are destined to surpaRS In production Its famous mineral and metallicmines. Antelope, Perrls nnd Siml valleys.Han Pranclsqultos and Kan Tlmltao can-yons and Warner's famous ranch nrespecimens of territory waiting development after the people of the State recovertheir political poise. I'ntll laws are mailsthat will attract and fairly safeguard captill Investments, baniterH ns well an thepublic with money to loan will contlnuoto look nskance at the various forms orpublic service and public utility corpora-tions and their securities.

AN Anoei.eno.Nbw YonK, October 20.

Age of denrrnls.To Tin Kditoii of- - Tub Sun air; After

reading tho article In yesterday's Hun onthe nges of leading Generals In modernwars three names occurred to mo of menyounger than nny mentioned therein. Allthree are French of distinguished serviceand reputation. They liclong to the Revo-lutionary nnd tho Consular periods. Thenames are: 1'rnncols Marcenu, com-

mander of a division In his twenty-fourt- h

year: Louis Lazaru Hocho and CharlesVictor l.cclerc, who achieved tho samerank at the ages of 2G und 27 years re-

spectively,Marceau, while In command or tno

French forces operating on tho Rhine,died tn his twenty-sevent- h year fromwounds received In battle Lcclerc wassent by Uonaparto to quell the Insurrec-tion of the blacks In Santo Domingo, andho died thero of dlsbJisn In bis twenty-nint- h

year. Ho wns tho husband of Paulinellotinparto. Napoleon s sister, Ilocho diedtoo of dlsense In bis twenty-nint- h year.

I have read somewhere a remark attributed to Fredorlck the Great that allucceesful Gtnerals aro young.

s. I. Hannioan,BnooitLTN, October 10.

Doughnuts of Our flrnnntrs.To the Editor or Thic Son Sir; If

"Omul" has a wife, sister or niece Iwould gladly show ono of them (tho onlyway) how to mako th delicious NowItngland doughnut tnnt in guaranteed nutto stop the flow of tho gastrlo Juice.

(.Mrs.) t, K. MPlatbush, Octobor 20,

In Scrlbner't Maoattnt tor November JohnOalsworthy and It. II. Davli write abouth wsr. Mr. Ilootevelt continue! on his

unknown river, U Perry deicrlbm the col- -

re atadlumi, A, Ilimon Hepburn dticuiieiths trad opportunity of tho United Htat.

F. J. Aretilbatrt tell of rsclnc balloonsllh sutomoblln, end tho 1st" Prtre Col.

Iter's Norwegian lmiretnn end, The ehorttorlei sra by W, V. Steele, L. Ilrooke, Nolon Lloyd and Msurlc Vrancli Ugan. Thero

urs three potrna.

SIN8 OF THE UBADEIIS.Old Complaints of tho Irritable Itsco of

Authors.To ti Eorron or Tub Bun fllr,

After all said, may not a little humanpraise, or at least extenuation, be sparedfor the magnslns editor and the pub- -usnorr uoes not tne writer grown famous often bless him for certain earlyrejections! James Payn, tho Engll9hnovelist he who was urged to "write forthe housemaids if he wished torich" owned to having dons so; butinai was alter ns nau gone over to thaOther side and bocome an editor, whichmay have hnd Its malign Influence. Itseems only fair, howover, to rememberthat the magazine editor has a sldn nttha question as well as the contributor;tuiiurs, no less man JzaaK Walton andDr. Henry van Dyke, piust "pleaeo thetaste of the flsh" as they conceive It tobe, and If they miss a good thing theloss Is theirs. For unless tho writer bebn exceptionally timid fawn be willhave pluck enough and confidence enoughIn his work to try Its fortunes elsewhere,and a really good thing seldom dieswholly unappreciated.

Undoubtedly many a postage stamp nndmuch paper and wear, nnd tear of type-writers, to sny nothing of Irrecoverabkgolden hours, would be saved If tinreader, who bas cower of death but mof life over the "unsolicited contribu-tion," were a highly paid official of wldexperience, exceptionally cultured, of keenInsight and discrimination, nnd absolutelycertain of holding his Job whatever hap- -

peiiea. nut mis equipment Is rare, andwhen achieved nredlsooaes. I ImncinnIts fortunate Possessor to n carewr nfother horizons than that of scanning dayunor aay mo typewritten page adnauseam for the coming genius. Smallwonder If that genius softictlme rompand goes unobserved of tha weary- - eyewhich, having read seven opening sen-tences depleting tho richly upholsteredheroine or "virile" hero musing bfnre nwood flro, pardonably balks . nt theeighth, und Vurls It Into Its "stampedand envelopo enclosed," un-witting that nags . If he had only oneo far, let loose a pyrotechnic display of

originality which would have made theworld sit up. Kvcn a magazine editor Isobliged to see with his own eyes andininK, moro or less, with his own mind,If the story submitted begins wronc.how shall we expect him to wade throughtho whole of it to Hnd out that the endingIs tho very thing ho has been looking forfor years? Sometimes, nosslblv when heIs a lady, he reads the end first, whichmay leuu to correspondence and If thewriter be truly great, to revision nndmuch glory. Hut. as Paeon says, "thishnppeneth rarely'1: It Is moro likely toensue when an Inspired beginning haslured tbo hopeful editor into awiiirji he trusts may bo somehow cutthrough.

I do not Insist that alt publishers andmagazine editors nre perfect. Tho writer.however optimistic, gradually awakes to urealization that somo of tHem aro humanlike hlmiulf. 1 do not animadvert upon theold bogy of "payment on publication." orlong deferred decision, tboso bitter woeshave been nlred thoroughly by too manyanguished pens. I protest only In nlight hearted way against the use ofones nice clean "stamped and self-n- il

dressed envelopo" before mentioned forAdvertising purposes, by means of a rubher Mamp, What I regard as the blackestsin which perdition waits to wreak upontno perpetrator is tne sending homo amanuscript a battered wreck, with barnacles on it, that must be entirely overhauled before It can venture upon unothur.voyage.

It is my firm conviction, and one whichI am ready to "stand back of." hs MixItlnehart advises, thnt we. the victims ofoppression, should urlso In the might ofnumbers and stand shoulder to shoulderto combat this evil. No one, I ventureto assert, typewrites as a recreationtypewriting a manuscript requires time,paper. Ink, and somebody s patient effurt,tho author's or his secretary's or perhapseven a downtrodden and long sufferingwlfes. To destroy what some ono elsemay profitably use Is Indefensible. Wearo not Interested In Identifying thecriminal by his linger prints wo do notare whether those grimy drops upon tho

llnal page were tea or tears. Let us de-

mand that those magazlno edltorH whosoobvious custom It is to delegate the "firsthandling ' of manuscript to tho otlice catbo compelled to train that ofllco cat Inevery Instance to lick Its forepaws cleunbefore It opens our envelopes!

Robert Km met Ward.ItiaiiLANCB, N. C, October 10,

SAUVnL ir. M'OAIilt.s Camtdlato for Onvenior of Mnsssrlui

setts He Election.To the Uditor or Tub Sun Sir: Can't

you help us out up here In this "ni ck oftho woods" by telling Massachusetts thocalibre of a man she has In Samuel McCall for Clovernor7 The Republican candldato deserves election this year. Youknow or air. .MeCull b Independence InCongress. Upon ono occasion he had thecuuruge to stand up with six or sevenother Representatives and vote in favorof tho rallro.ulH. It was popular nt thattlmo to "soak" the railroads.

Sam McCall measures up to the oldMassachusetts Btandurd, and you wellknow wnat tnat means when you recallnice, itoblnson. Urecnhalge, wolcott,Draper, uaBton and others.

I sincerely hope that thfs year Massachusetts Republicans will honor themselvos nnd the State by electing Mr. MoCall Governor. Re hns brains, knowshow to use them, and shows Independenceand fearlessness in public olllce.

KnwtN W. Inoalls.Ltnn, Mass., October 20.

irfrt oirxs vouii home?That i:mbarrasaliig Registration ((tiestlon

Again Assailed.To tub KoiTon or The Sum Sir: I

have read with much Interest, tho lettorof Mr. Townsend in regard to the question, "uo you own your house or do youpay rent." asked by the registration olll- -cers, and I wish to confirm all that hosays.

I know myself of a voter, a good citizenn every way, who was very much em

barrassed by being met with this questiona year ago, wo that this yoar ho would nutregister and lost his suffrage.

I submit to you that there are manysituations whereby a man might occupya house that he did not own or for whichho did not pay rent. For certain finan-cial reasons It might belong to his wife orchildren or somo member of his familyanu no wouia not care to expose th asituation to tho ofllcers and "hangers on"in tne piaco of registration.

Therefore I concur most heartily withMr, Townsend's complaint.

Thomas Everett.New York, October 20.

i

The Perfect Whltmnnltr In .Irrsey.To tub KniTon or The Sun Sir: There

are others besides "H, J. S." who wouldhnvo a strong personal satisfaction invoting against .Mr. Whitman, but like himn tne past tncy in tne present are deniednni opportunity necauso they are not real.

dents In Munhattan. Their present ad-dress Is Sing Sing or Illackwell's Island.

I.I.OBTKR, fi, j octoDer-so- , a, n, w.

After Taking,To tus UniToa or Tils Hes Sir: I hnv.

read with ft great deal of interett In Hun.lay's Sirs un expremlon of ths feellnm .fno of your readeri ai ehe was going underthr. I should like to have her tell ut. Inver, of courie, how eho felt when she

csino out from under the Vila atufr !found out that It was not "eternity," butun a piece oi it caijea I mror8ler. I nm ftlmoat tempted to ear dafv h.Fo deacrlbo that taito In her mouth, if

felt as I did the fait Ilka well, Ilka war.J, P. MflKcssia.t.NCiir, Pa., Ootobar to,

Tho Four Atee of Itslr.lluld,run,la.Wa

R. 0. II,

TIIE MYTH OF MILJTAIUSM.find Futility nf the Hope for an Endlrtt

European Peace,To Titn Kpi-ro- or Tub Sun Sir

Wero It conceded that the present war Isbased primarily on material and economlocauses, modern Tartuffery would receivea vital blow. What I Suoh a profound!aisiumanco as a wnr merely for materialends! No. If civilization Is to bo morsthan a myth, war must havo moral compensatlons. Hence tho prevalent belloithat tho war will put an end to militarismin 1P14 as an end was put to Napoleonism in n i.In tho soft leather editorial chairs sittho men who derlvo moral valuations fromhistory. They deftly work their marlonettes and events nro painted black andwhits. It In so easy to delude ourselvesinto tno belief that militarism, for examplo. Is willed by nny personality or setof Individuals. Given the nexus of political nnd economic relations In Europe, andmilitarism and nlllances follow as tho lavaout of the volcano, filven the unnaturalboundary, tho artificial man of Europe,and no giant of moral vision could allayor repress the conflicting forces, the rivalrica una clashing programmes which niltho history of the nineteenth century,Theso conflicts were caused, in turn, bypreceding struggles, Just as tho presentwar carries In Itself tho seed of futuroconflict.

Tho people crucify ns easily as theydolfy. It Is Important to analyzo the hysterical attltudo taken by peace loving persons townrd militarism. It is a commontendency to select from a given situationthe most superficial fact. Tha most apparent and dramatic! fact in the presentwar is Germany's superlative military ma

lilne. Militarism Is tbo theatrical dreesIn which wo stage tho German. He struts,mouths. Jabs. In times of peace Germansoldiery excites our envy, our desire forglory. Rut ns soon as It becomes a realfighting forco we draw back In horror.Tho war shakes our faith In the reality ofmoral prngres, whereat wo Indict mllltarIsm. Militarism must dlo; It Is a curse,a barbarism, a strumpet seducing the multltude.

How did German militarismPrimarily through the highly selfish and"Immoral' attitude of Its neighbors. It

s only by th! sword that Germany wasrnublod to cement Its units, to form a nation. Years of Just pleading nnd diplomacy failed, The programme of bloodand Iron accomplished tho purpose. Oor- -many unltod found Itself In a critical geographical position. Tho national consciousness taking form ami acquiring apurpose. Germany found It essential to retain by armaments what was made possible by war. From thenceforth Germany'slino of development was marked out: theassertion of individuality in the arts ofpeace, and tho establishment of an efficient lighting machine against tho hostileelements which every nation Is surrounded by.

What were those hostile elements InEurope? First und foremost, the Ralancoof Power, un Invention more destructivethan maxlmlte, designed to keep the Eu-ropean Powers playing In tho same keymusic composed by thu devil. The smallerStates wero to bo preserved through the

of the bigger States. Wasthero ever moro Jesuitical dcvlco for fomentlng quorrtls? Repress tho acquisi-tive instincts of the strong and you addkeen edgo to their desires.y Of theso smaller States tho Ualkans arethe most ltal commercially and polltl

Lying In u fertile region, commanding outlets to the iea, they nre tie key toAustro-Germa- n expansion on one side andto Russian domination on tho other sideRussia, impellfd by tvonomlc st

and a race Ideal, coquettes with tho nalkans, playing on strings of nationalismPan-.Sla- v minuets. In that way she hppesInsidiously to stir tbo alien nationalitiesliving in Austrlu-lltingar- in li'os itusela's Oriental progranimo was shattered.Turning to Europe to redeem lost prestige,Rusla bends nil energies upon Pan- -

Slavic propaganda, releasing the hostilityof a hotciogeneous population, arousingthe disquiet of Austria and putting Gernany on tho defensive. Sooner or latertho racial and economic problems arisingout of tho llalkun States had to bring ona general war. proving once nnd for allthat Europe had not yet acquired enough

to pipe In concert.Tho entry of England and France Into

tho struggle between Teuton nnd Slav Isan interesting chapter In psychologyFranco has 10,000,000,000 francs InvestedIn Russia, covots lost provinces; has beendistrustful of the mighty strides Germanywas making. Tho hour of revenge hadcome. England snugly waits: perhnps opportunlty will also como. Hho has madegreen eyes nt Germany's commercial de-

velopment und her dreams have beennightmares feurful of tho Teuton Invasion,Sho has serious affairs at home, affairsthat plainly murk the disintegrating elements In her body politic. A war willunite all factions. Sho waits for tho pretext; It comes, tho violation of Ilelglanneutrality.

Tho result of tho wnr will, to a certainextent, recast tho map of Europe: whetheror not along lines Insuring a reasonablylong pe.ieo Is doubtful, Nntural boundarles should be respected and nationalunits made nutonomous. Whether this result can so proetired for the Slavs througha Russian victory Is a grave question.Russia has already shown her elllciencyIn denationalizing peoples. Will not thesmall Slav States Hnd under her domination an Intolerable political nnd oeonomlcoppression? Is there not also warrant fortho belief that n victory ror tho amormeans English-Russia- n domination of Eu- -ropo and a vaster urmament to maintainsuch tremendous power? What hope Isthere for liberalism, for democracy. If thetwo most Imperialistic countries controlthe destiny of tho twentieth century?Only the most Incorrigible. Idealism cansee in theso countries the forces of a general moral advance.

Aiiraham Solomon.New York, Octobir 20,

11 llh Mnllee Toward None.To the Editor or The Sun Sir.- - Re-

ferring to a status of feeling now existing.n this nation, which should be, to expresstho sentiment of our great President,"neutral In deed as well as In thought,"ono is forced to question Immediately thereason for tho existence of an

prejudice, which undeniably findsitself continually breaking through a mistof neutrality which endeavors Its bestto sheatho such expression.

Americanism should stand nloof from illforeign entanglements. With tho nld of agreat President It Is now following thatdoctrine mo well enunciated some hundrodyears ago by tho man of whom ho Is theprototype.

If thrift, honesty and Industry, whichmust Include good citizenship, are to em-brace thoso things which go best to tha.ndvnnucment In nil good things of nnation, then Indeed we must llnd a warmspot In our heart tor those of provlousGerman adulations who are now In ourcountry looking across tho sea with wistful eyes upon their former nation nowrnrked and torn as it is by thn ravagesami dissensions of a terrible war.

Our citizens should recognize the Ger- -mm love of fatherland and teach thoworld thut our great nation lives In,thought as well ns In deed "with charitytoward nil, with mnllee toward none."

James G. RusseluNew York, October 20,

Variations.To tub Editor or The Sun Sir; "II."

wants to know "Why not Dcutschlundunter nlles?' Would nt "Deulschlandueber Allies" or "Deulschland ueber AllLies" bo mora npproprlate. consideringtho facts In thlscaso? II. S. Latono.

Nbw York, October 20.

What Is Oolm On on Htaten laland.From tho llichmond Count i Aivanc.

Mlia Padla Pnlhemua haa returned hardutlea at Tteynoldi'a atora attar enjnytr.la two weeks vacation.

Oeorco Connelley of the Robin Hood Hotelwill hold hia annual duck dlnnar on Sunday,October il. An orchaatra haa been enragedfor tha oooation.

Mra. James Hayas entertained the Boa--

Club on her lawn on Friday afternoon,

MAGISTRATES' DEBTS

SAID TO ROLE COURTS

Inquiry Into Allc-orc- "T?tnfj"

Points to Lnwyer "Who

Holds Notes.

ONOE UNDER INDTCTMEXT

At least ono City Magistrate, wI.omnnmo has beon mentioned In the Par isoclatlon Inquiry Into former Judge ,

lard H. Olmsted's conduct: a Inwji-- i jwns once under Indictment nnd h , 1. nknown, especially on the East Side, --

counsel of nn nlleged "pickpocket -

and a civilian olllclnl close ti thn I ,,of Magistrates nro involved In nti I v,gatlon of a system said to sum urMagistrates' Courts In this city nhbe prosecuted as soon as tho gr.e .oommltteo of tho Har Association rt ja conclusion In tho Olmsted case,

Tho need for a certain amount of h "je,j.cleaning In tho Magistrates' Courts, It n islearned yeisterdny, has already been ds.cussed with ths bends of several dii ,rtments of tho city udmlnlstrutlon As 1mSUN said yosterday, many of tho Magistrates themselves nave tried to do iiw.itwith somo of tho unethical practices, buttheir efforts havo been balked by othejsboth Inside and outside tho courts

Tho whole matter will be threshM om.It is promised, In a meeting of the Hoardof Magistrates at tho end of the month.Tho Inquiry Into alleged unprofessionalconduct on uio part of rormcr Judgo Olm-sted, It 1s fc'.t, has paved tho way forsweeping reforms In tho procedure of thaMagistrates' Courts. Also tho alleged leniency

of somo of the Magistrates In certainoaaon will bo considered.

Tho lawyer whoso activities arw to baInvestigated, It was said yosterday. hauntil recently been under Indictment forgrand laroeny, but tho Indictment hasbeen dismissed. As a result of tho castout of which his Indictment grew thromen are now In Hlng Sing prison, twoof them for grand larceny they wortpickpockets and on for perjury. Thatwo pickpockets. It Is said, tvcri ad-

vised to skip their ball In a disorderlyconduct charge, whloh happened to onmbefore a "hard" Magistrate; but when theyreturned to appear beforo on "easy" Mag.Istrato they found that tho District Attor-nay- 's

office had secured Indictmentsagainst them.

It was learned yesterday that this raw--yer holds notes made out by some of thMagistrates and by means of those se-cures light sentences for his clients. Hometime ago he found himself unexpectedlyfacing a "hard" Magistrate, who threat-ened to report him to ths IJar Associationwhen he refused to go on with tho castund finally gave his client six months. Hahad sought an adjournment bocauso ociof his "friends" on ths bench, whose notthe held, It Is alleged, was to sit In thatcourt the next day.

Another Interesting dlsoovery inado yesterday wus that of n systom of esplonawraid to bo kept on tho happenings of thaMagistrates' Courts by an olllrlal who Isassociated with tho Hoard of Magistrate!Onu of the court olllcers In each court Issaid to bu In touch with this person nndto supply him with useful Informationibout the conduct of thu court for thebenefit of his "clients" ntnong other Inter-ests In tho city which frequently beoinenvnived In court actions. This atiertdsplonage system. It is said, has of n

been brought to tho attention of ,t isMagistrates, but they have found i 'most Impossible to do nwny with ,t i, a

MADE IN U. S. A. AS SLOGAN.

Iliirtlunn t'rne If In l'refereiier toIlrcimler Term,

Joseph HarMgan. Commissioner r

Weights nnd Measures, whofe suggthat a series of exhibits nf domestl. n Jogoods be held In this city In conn, .onwitn tne celebration of the 300th norversary of tho beginning of commerce hasattractetl much attention, said yesterdayho believes that "Made In U. S. A " Is astronger and more appropriate slogan forthe campaign thnn "Maflo In America."

'Tho slogan 'Mndo in U. S. A..' " Mr.ITartlgan said, "represents the UnitedStates of America and not North. Southand Central America.

' In Europe 'Made In America' Is understood to mean mado In the United States.uniformity of u slogan, however wouldovercomo tho existing understanding ottho term In Europe.

Tho slogan "Made In America' nrocerlrIncludes tho entire hemisphere HrltishAmerica, united states. Mexico. CentralAmerica, South America and tho Wostmales nnd tho only ono of thoso countries whloh Is a manufacturing country uthe United States.

"Tho use of tha slogan 'Made In thaU. S. A.' Ip Central and South Americawould havo particular advantaKe In viewsf tho fact thnt the threo Inltlnl letterUSA make uo In HDanlsh the worduea,' which translated Into English meansuses,' from the verb 'to uso.' Therefore

It will be noted that tho uso of thoslogan 'Made in the U. S. A..'

meaning United Stntes of America, andalso tho Spanish word 'usa.' could be usedwith profit when advertising tn Spanish,wmcn is the predominant lamruaco InCentral and South America."

U. S. TARDY IN AIR, SAYS B0SSI.

American Wnmnn SInaer SaraShe'H Go to War na Soldier.

Enen Rossi, tho Italian nvlator. whosailed yesterday by the Italian Hnor SanOugllelmo, said ho regretted to say thathis observation In this country hnd con- -

mm that America was far Behindho European countries fn aviation. Eng

land led In tho uso of hydroarop;aneho said, wltlj Italy second. Mr, HossI wassceptical about the advantage tho livingboat America, recently bought by Eng-land, would havo over other forms ofhydroaeroplanes.

Miss Louise Courter, American lyric soprano, who wns a pnssenger by theOugllelmo, lias studied three years InMilan and Is going back to put !n womoro years, Sho said if Italy Joined tMworrlpg nations sho would surelythe conflict herself as n Red Cross nnor If they would not let her go In fiatway, as a soldier, If sho had to smiiffriaInto the ranks In a man's uniform.

THE SEAG0ERS.

Blymplo for Gonroclt .Well KnownPersons nn Mnnrrtnntn.

Sailing y by tho Cunsrdnr M" "Tetania, for Liverpool :

Herbert Abbott. Mr and Mrs. J FSir Max Aiken GraceMrs Carlvnn PeUalra. Frederick A Lnr'1'',Atlierton Hrnwnell M- - I .el aim it itiib--

Norman II. Coirter. field.B. Hedley CuthbetlBon. It W MllbanX.Mnrnhnll Field. W A Nslnnd

II C. baon. Nicholas ItonneyenHerbert C (lutlrrrei. Krrmklln II Walk"

lly tho Whlto Star Ilnor Olymplo, forGourook :

Lord Oaborne Dauclerk H, V, KronII llurton. T. rttj-ro- n punu

Sydner 8 Cuthberteon. K H Van Inr'n.lr Illehnrrt Fsber W ! Willi".

ny the White Star liner Haltlo. rorQueenstown and Liverpool:Mr. and Mrs. J S Mnlor and Ma 0

Iladirer. born"Mrs. Jar Drummnnd. Mr and Mrs JoanMr. and Mrs. Aleian- - Wtbutrr.

der MacUeiule. Cant, nnd Mr C rProf J. W Nlcholeon II. WoodW II Tout

Uy tho Unltod Erult steamship Teno- -

dores, for the CaribbeanWlltoa Brooke Henry M Pr'rrr

Dr. and Mrt. Clarence T It rinnoritII Chain. A L. llan,-ro- tt

Mr. and Mra. Lyman J. A. O, OuunuonCralf. Mr. ar.d Mrs J.

Tho Hev. J). S. Harrier. llunlery,tr. Frank II, Knliht. i -