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PsbUstteo' dally, including funds, by tbanun Printing an Publishing Association atNassau street, In t he II.. rough of Man-

hattan, Now YorK President and Treas-urer. William C. Il-- ISO Naaaau .creel;President. Marerd r Mitchell, no

Nassau etrtit. Secretary, C. F.. Luxton. ISONai--.n- street.

London offl r. Kfflnghacu House, 1 Arun-- lstreet, Strand.Paris sOToa, .. Hue de la Ulnhodlere, off

Hue du (J'lutre Septemlire.Washington ..m. Hlboa HaltdtngBrooklyn oltloo, 1(1 Livingston street.

If our frind$ who faror M tcMA amiocrlsfa and llluttrotiont for ftaotlruflufl trieto Asi-- rejected arihltt rrtumrd then rasa!tn mil tatrt rnd stamps tor that purpon.

The Not to Great Britain.In considering our note to the Brit-

ish Government, made public to day inEngland and Arnerk-a- , It should beborne In mind that It Is not the firstcommunication on the subject of re-

strictions put on neutral commerce bythe British In the present war that ha

m from our Department of State.Previous to the despatch of this docu-

ment, seven others treating various In-

cidents and aspects of theblockade decreed by Hie British overdespatched from Washington. Thesehave called forth from the BritishGovernment eight explanatory replies,In which the purposes and methods ofthe "blockade" were discussed. It Is

to the contentions and arguments con-

tained In these notes that the T'nltedStates through the person of RobkbtZaksino has now given answer; andthat answer In our opinion is com-

pletely convlucing of the legality andJustice of America's protest.

TCnder the Orders In Council ofAugust 20 and Octolier 29. 1914. andMurch 11, IMS, tireat Brltuin under-took a blockade of Germany and Aus-

tria. Ylie execution of this "blockade"iidmlttcdly did not fulfil the requlre-uient- b

of international btw, nnd It wasconducted In n niniiner inflicting new

and unprscedjantsdj bardablpe on theowners of vessels and their cargoes.

The blockade was not effective. In thatGermany continued her commerce withIhe nortlieru neutral" nations; andseizure of ships on suspicion, with sub-

sequent ilctention in iort while searchwhs made for evidence against them,produced n new element of harass-

ment and cause of loss to owners andconsignors. Great Britain, recogniz-

ing how greet was the departure fromprevious practices involved In her new

attitude, pleaded In extenuation that"modern conditions" Justified modif-

ication of the hitherto accepted rule;but the Introduction of auch modifica-

tions at the will of a belligerent In themidst of war la patently equivalent tothe destruction of die law and theeubordlnatlon of all neutral rights to

the Immediate needs and deslgne ofthe belligerent To accept such a prin-

ciple, to admit that rights universallyrecognized mar be Invaded and disre-garded whenever It suite the necessi-

ties of one Power, Is to confess that thelaw Is futile and a sham.

Manifestly It la the duty of allcentral Powers, not only to themselvesand their people, but to each other,nnd eventually to the belligerents, toprevent this calamity which wouldexpose the commerce of the world

To the whims and caprices ofpotentates and cabinets and de-Btr-

the structure that has been-- I

PH. ted to safeguard it. That dutythe United States has undertaken, forthe protection of Its own citizens andthe rights of all neutrals, snd Hecre

tary LAS State's Bete ; forward ourBMW SSfed decision with clarity andprecision. Tliis N dnue with a his-

torical background of uninterruptedadherence by us to the principles

rent Britain now disregards whichstrengtboni our hand und immediatelyestablishes our good faith. We pro-

tect DgSlUSt tile Irregularity of the"blockade" and the treatment of ourships, ami in so doing we stand on asecure foundation of iiiuiuostloupd nndlong in cepted precedent.

The Indictment of the British pol-

icy which Secretary Lansing hasprepared carries with ii conviction.Its prirn lial points bO Mate brieflyIn hl thirt.v third pimigrupb :

I beHeva it hoe boon conclusivelyshown tii.it th methods sought to tiemployed by Great Britain to ohtuinsad lM evldeiioa Of enemy detlna- -

nation of oam'urM bound for neutralpoibs nnd to Impose h contraband eh a i

luster uvea such cargoes are. withoutjustification that the blo.Skac, uponwhich ouch methods are, partly founded.It Ineffective, illegal and indefensible;

that the Judicial procedure offered asa means of reparation for an Interna-tional injury Is Inherently defective forthe purpose; and that In many casesJurisdiction is asserted Jn violation oftho law of nations."

Secretary Lansing's strong noteIs essentially a document that mustbe read In Its entirety for under-standing of Its processes and con-

clusions. Its design Is to reaffirmthe rights of American citizens, nowInvaded by Clreat Britain, and to no-

tify the British Government that wecannot tolerate the violations thatspring from a lettied and determinedlawless Klicy adopted by It.

One result of this policy to whichSecretary I.anbino directs attentionIs the favorable effect on Britishtrade of the enforcement of its terms.This subject is receiving careful srudyIn tho I'ulted States, as It must Inever?" neutral nation. Its menace Is

obvious, ami It will lie Increasinglyapparent as time goes on. Of this

aaSSIBISSJi DHVIII'. .font'..the fallacy of the British argumentba-- d on statistics of our exports.says :

"Thus Great Britain conceded!shares In --reatltuf a condition whichla relied upon aa a sufficient ground toJustify the Interception of Americangoods destined to neutral Europeanports.

"If British exports to those portsshould toe still further Increased, It ladbvlous th.it, under the rule of evi-

dence contended for hy the British Gov-

ernment, the preerumptlon of enemy des-

tination could be applied to a greaternumber of American cargoes, andAmerican trade would suffer to the ex-

tent that British trade benefited by theIncrease.

"Oreat Britain cannot expect thet'nlted States to submit to such mani-fest Injustice or to permit the rightsof Its citizens to be so seriously Im-

paired."

The American note of Octolier 21.

In the moderateness of Its tone. Itslogical progress, and its marshallingof evidence and precedents, reflect Iexactly American sentiment and de-

scribes accurately American purpose.We stand ttpOB the law, and demandthat Great Britain ehall obey thatlaw; and In this tho Administrationonly expresses the will of the Ameri-

ca n people.

Only the Smirk Survives.The establishment of a transpacific

steamship line under the American flai;is an Incident which President Wit-to- n

has sound reasons for welcoming.He would naturally welcome it ongeneral prlnciplee as a patriotic Amer-ican citizen, nnd he might very wellWelcome It for the further aul moraIntimate reason that temporarily atleast Its tendency would i to relieveto some extent the disheartening lin- -preeekm left by the havoc of thatseamen's Inn wlUcb bo was so unfor-tunately advised as to sign and makehis own.

If that deplorable measure can DO

so "Interpreted" In its application aspractically to denature ii there mavbe some possibility of an Americanshipping enterprise surviving Its crip-pling effects. As a mutter of faclindications are not wanting of a dis-position In official quarters in Wash-ington to adopt that not very Ingeua-oil- s

form of what amounts t.. a virtualrepeal of the bill in some of lis moreonerous specifications. This disposi-tion, moreover, would anon to be di-

rected toward '.hat particular featureof the measure which has been so ef-

fective 1n driving the American flagfrom the Paclfk Ocean.

But above all the President's excel-

lent reasons for rejoicing at the for-

mation of the new steamship Hue willbe the fact that It automatically re-

lieves blm from The no doubt tuipletis-nn- t

task of again urging the passageof that odious Government oweorshipshipping bill against which there Isso widespread a opular revolt. Mr.MoAnoo's main argument in hi I pro-

motion of this particular socialisticspeculation has been lliat privateowuers could not le Induced to go luiothe shipping business, a business towhich, Incidentally, existing legisla-

tion carried a guaranty of ultimateif not immediate ruin.

But now all that la changed, Withan Important part of that legislationinterpreted Into Impotence and a inl-vat- e

company already launched, allthe excuses for the (ioveniment ship-

ping bill's existence seem to haveabout vanished down to n vagueCheshire cat smirk behind wblon per-

haps lurks i ho curious mystery of itsorigin. If the President rejoices atthe fact be may ls sure he is very farfrom being alone.

Commissioner Emerson on OmDrinking Water.

It is gratifying ami reassuring tothe public In note that our new HealthCommlatjoner has signalized his en-

trance upon the duties of bis Office bytin- - anOOUilceOMQl that he will makeour water supply the subject of Imme-

diate attention. Certain citizens atonce began to send in unkind rcliee-lion- s

upon the OrOtOO water, dciuand- -

iug to know why if needed attentionv hen we had been odlcially assuredof Us purity and potability. There-upon Or. ESUEBMON reiterated I be ofll-cla- l

usHurain-- concerning the pota-bility of CmtOUi and slated t ti.it Ibovarious spring wafers whichare abundantly sold In this nlty wereto become object! of lolloltoua iiivcsligation.

This is a snl'Ject which has beeni brought to Ihe attcutlou of our readers

on ooveral occasions, notably whenprotest was entered before tho Boardof Estimate against granting an ap-propriation for spring waters to theofltce of llie Ieparlment of WaterSupply, of tlitr city aud to other de-partments. We showed st that timethat our city officials defamed theirown water supply, the purity of whichwas assured by diligent and watch-ful supervision, while thespring waters, professing to bubbleforth from rocky hnolls and In sylvandells or Issue In crystal purity frommountain heights untrod by man, may.granting their natural purity, be con-

taminated lu the process of handling.We cited n caso In which a husbandwhose wife had been sickened withtyphoid discovered that his springwater bottle bad been tampered with,whereupon he called the attention ofthe spring water company, whose rep-resentative detected a small tradesmanIn tilling the orlglunl demijohn withCrotou water.

It Is hoped that the new Commlsstoner may find all these waters asfree from pathogenic germs as Is thet'roton water, the occasional turbidityof which la usually removed by slmplofiltration through gauze.

Dementia Dltchlana.Our courts are surely not without

learning In the vagaries of mental dorangemenf. Indeed, New York Juristsand Juries have participated In expertexpositions of so many and such va-

ried forms of cen-lira- l affliction thatin some of the more trying InstancesIt could bnnlly have been matter ofsurprise If Judge, Jury and advocatesbud taken to making cat cradles Inopen court ns a preliminary to re-

moval to padded cells.So wide In fact has been ihe range

and so nice and minute the divisionsand sabdlvlatoni In the expert discus-sions that It would seem the snbjoe',so far at least as the courts are con-

cerned, must Im Jnt aboat exhaustedWhat Willi "brainstorms" and "de-mentia Americana" and what not, apopular Impression might well prevailthat our learned tribunal! bad heardrung about all the chances possibleto sweet- s of thought Jan;lcd andout of tune.

Yet we can never tell, Even nowtlite a new one appears tO be fore-

shadowed. "Trench madness" It iscalled ! possibly "dementiI dltchlana"when It gets Into court after esrtscientific treatment. It seems thatone of Ihe enterprising voting Teutongentlemen now in Jail under gravecharges afflicted vslth It.

The accumulation of large slores ofexplosives, together with equipmentfor application of the same to pur-pose- s

of proerty destruction aud In-

cidentally to the murder and maimingof the always obtrusive Innocent by-

stander. Is one of tlnm. HpsctacOlB"piano playing is- another, especiallywhen Introduced as an accompanimentto tales of personal military prowess.Having a sister Is still an-

other manifestation.It is to a alnaman of the afflicted

voiing gentleman that we are indebtedfor tiiese interesting details. But theyare bald anil unconvincing comparedwith what they might U- - nfior pass-in-

through the bands of our profevatounl Insanity exitcrts of large courtexperience and generoui emolument!therefrom.

Prices and I. O. I'.s In Germany.Officially it Ii explained in Berlin

that Germany's trouble with fosl--tuff- s

is boI a question of food abortage, bill n QUeStlon of prices. ThK isInterpreted to mem that the preva-lence of hiu'li prices has caused anunequal distribution Ther-for- e theGovernment steps in and proceeds ttv

regulate distribution by seeking toregulate prices.

Some of this may I taken with re-

serves of credulity, but after pinkingcertain allowances the truth officiallyproclaimed indicates that Germany issetting Into grave economic difficul-ties on account of its wartime finance.Prices are only terms of money, andIt Is the money which Germany hasmanufactured for war purposes thatIs largely the cause of Germany'shi'li prices.

Other factors are unquestionably atwork. Germany Is shut In by landand sea from commercial Intercoursewith neutral nations and a source ofsupply for fois 1st tilt's available to theAllies is cloned, Whether or no! therehas been a larger percentage of theGerman population withdrawn fromproductive enterpriae inc luding agri-

culture than in other belligerent na-

tions, tho contact of the Allies withthe outside world offsets somewhattheir mobilization for war. NeverIheless, the principal influence In theelevation of Herman prices can hardlybe anything else than the debasedmoney on which Germany Is tradingwith itself.

All the belligerents have gone moreor less on a paper money basis und intho markets of Jreat Britain andFrance effects similar in kind haveresulted, bill Ihey have not boon Clf-rli- sl

to the same extent as in Hennany.The maintenance of business relationswith other countries has compelled aless extreme British and French de-

parture from gold standards.Germany's war Dnanoa is unique.

The nation has watered its capitalenormously in accordance with theoriginal confident reliance on the ulti-mate exaction of colossal Indemnitiesto absorb thin water. The land hasbeen flooded with I. O. I'.s of variouscategories. Loans have been pilot onloans aud uwsi as a foundation f"r additional loans. Almost evury thing inthe rlassiflcation of real or personalproperty has been made convoftlblointo a form of currency.

Months iieo ihe mnhcquonccs beganto show vNhi-- It whs made practicallyan act of treason to quote gold at apremium iu Gvrmauy. Such a quota

THE SUN, MONDAY,

tion would be the measure of a dis-count on the paer money of the em-

pire, bnt the necessities of living knowno statute or edict. They have beenreflecting In great price advances forfoodstuffs a steadily increasing dis-count on Herman paper money. 8othe Government undertakes now tocover the facts from the eyes of theGerman people by efforts to regulatefood prices and consumption.

All this must be very Interestinglo our advocates of cheep money.They should be gratified with the ob-

ject lesson which Germany furnishes.German ingenuity has accomplishedwonders of adjustment to the re-

quirements of war, but even Germanscience and efficiency are not equal toa suspension of the Inexorable oper-ations of economic law. If Germanycsnnot do It there Is no reason forthinking the t'nlted Plates cr.n de-

base Its monetary system and escapedisaster.

Buying for the City.For a year the city has been testing

the benefits of a centralized purchasingdepartment. Practically nil the con-tract purchasing of Ibo tweniy-nln-

departments under the Mayor's Juris-diction has been Informally consoli-

dated for the purp so of buying Inlarge quantities, ai advantageoustimes and under carefully regulatislspecifications.

Tho report on this experiment, whichIs published shows that evenas an unfamiliar agency and withoutlegal sanction Iks bureau has been ableto get better prices, to reduce expensesnnd to relieve the department, unitedIn It of a mass of previously dupli-

cated work. It has proved oconomlcu'.directly and indirectly. If the plancould be enforced In the buying of nilapplies the taxpayers might event

ually lie protectiM against familiar!frauds, waste and improvidence.

I But a central purchasing agencywin not be established withoutstraggle, It would Impair the buei-- t

Deal of a number of active sellers whofind profit In the present sysfem. Itwould be Intelligent, Simple In opera-- j

Hon nnd really progressive, but theI opposition to it would 1k active, con-- I

cent rated and personally interested..Against such factors the public wel-'far- e

has difficulty In advancing.

We SJ.''d Crr.mia money. .Vrus-- I

yaser aeadltae.Some day we may earn CaRiunza'h

gratitude.

tih Health Department hns an-- 'llOUneed that the New York city deathrate for this iar la 11.40. as compared

i with iMVjs in ISM, Bnoonrsglng undreassuring, rtmnly: Is the Ifc.iltnDeportment still figuring tho deathrate on a population estimate half a

l million or so too high?

Senator-elec- t Ooc&a W. I KDOBWOOO

of Alabama Is In favor of a cloture.rule for the Si nat--- . because under it:I existing customs "the Sen. iic is nowIn minority body." Ihe last time theSenate's freedom of del ate was on OX

blbltlon it was used by Senator 11LK- -

ton of hio to kill the rivers and har-- 1

uor.- - pork bill, an example of minorityi ulo received by the country withevery cidenc" of enthusiastic andunanimous appi oval,

fi.iie receipts at San Francisco'sgreat exposition have thus ror been$1,410,171 in excess of operating expeaces, it coal 117.000,000 to stage

' the Show, nnd the nation hopes thatv'allfornla will reap profits far in c.- -

j cess f its expenditure.

Let soma share in the glories offootball to the players Of the Asso-ciation gamoi soccer of uneterchedspeech. They do not draw the crowds,iin- - modest expense! of their sport arcdefrayed by the "big" game that pilesup the gate money. Hut tiiere is fun '

; in the sldo show Soccer resemblestennis in it. elasticity of requirement,It cun is- - played most enjoyably by

i a herd of unskilled but earnest young-- ,

Iters In an empty lot, or can he asscientific, as searching a test of mindand wit, muscle, speed and enduranceas hardened athletes can wish for. Agenuine sport In that it in more funto play than to watch.

The more Tom Brown tells us aboutBtng Ring the more convinced we become that there ure some pretty hadfellows there.

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE.

A pottle of Psychology us a Job LetterAdmires Bis Theory.

To TltS T0B or Tin; Si N Sir,' Withregard tu your cynical editorial articleIn reference to our new vocationalguidance solNanslysts spplleatlon mayl any that tho nonsensical expense ofwinch you complain amounts to aboutone cent a blank- - No extr.i clerks arcneeded.

Probably you are not aware of thefact that by proved scientific, methodsa person's lltnct-- s for certain ktutla ofwork may be determined, or if you srsaware of that fact you do not believeIt WOrtS while lo consider the matter.it ma) bu that It would be better tolet the boy Und out tor himself or per-haps lot Liiors.) do it, rather than placethe duty upon organised society.

1 regret that you passed JudgmentWltbOUl Obtaining the tin ts first.

nkw YouKi November (. scabs.

Wauled, a IteHnltlon.Tu tub ttPIToa "' Tnic Hi s Sir: What

la a saobT I hftva ..-- ' It dOBned aa uparvsaOt bUl l think thsl doss nut mverir. i would tiMine si a ''superior11 per-go-

whither ii psrvsnu of not.lly lliu war, 1 liavo rruinrk-i- l that men

of Ural ciaM ability uro never MODS.New Y"kk, Kovsaibor fc. n.

Iced Pork.To iin; HniTon or Tub boh Mr; "As

Independent as a Iiok on Ice; If he can-not Stand up, bu can lie down," is thoway of the West. U.

svccakcnna, n. Jn November I.

Mica in the I ulled Mate.From tu v. $, feoioelcaf Survey gvffoffs.

Ulna mining in tho ratted ItatoiIn 1101 with tho oaoalug ef tha

KlugglM mine in Qraftoa county, n ii.,and until mioa ndnlag t'K-i- in Northr oliuii, jb'iui Hew ilemoeblr! fur- -

lahtd the ini'-.- i iiiitau: of Unitedsiit-- in i Mi North Caroline rankedflrt la Ihe valUO of Itu Ultra output, undK v Hemp litre iteond, In NewHhll' mica In still vhtal t(J In OOaildereBlVQUOUtlty from tho dttOtps Of the or I inlueiot vvhlch inatertul mltOtllO for aniall rilirnUmu thioun away thirty years So, and thedumps ItUI to bi worlud. over art lsrgt.

NOVEMBER 8, 1915.

IS A HOSPITAL NEEDED?InstitatloBS Already KstaMlsBed South,

of Pulton Street.To tub Em tor or Thk Str.v Str: The

letter signed "Wall Street" and printedunder the cnptlon "A Needed Hospital"requires careful consideration.

The proposition to erect a large gen-eral hospital on llroad etreel to carefor the regular and floating populationsouth of Kultun street Is almost gro-tesque. The figures showing tho casesor measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria. Ac.,on tho lower West Side as an argumentfor building a general hospital down-town are absurd. Not one of these con-tagious cases could be admitted tu sucha hospital. They all belong to hospitalsof the Board of Health.

The statement that "the hospitalWhich Is supposed to serve the dis-trict lnis largo tenement sections to ut-te-

to and Is not always able to an-swer a call promptly" Is misleading andfar from the facts. It Is also a veryungenerous reflection on the House ofHellef In Hudson street, which, since1 S 7 j, lias continuously and mostgratuitously performed the monumentaland enviable, though scarcely recognlied.service in the district south of CiuibIstreet. Still further, tills hospital Ishardly a' mile from Hatery Park andnot "a mUe and l half away."

Tho RnaBClal district Is served notalone by the lb. use nf Hellef on theWest Side, ss the letter pretends. ThoVolunteer llospltul, now In lis newbuildings at lleeknian and Water Streetson the llast Side Is hardly half a milefrom tho lower end of Brood stre-- t.These distances are nothing for a motorambulance.

Long experience on hospital boardsteaches ma that hospital building) WhileB serious Undertaking, is only the lc- -

glnnlng. Continued hospital support isa work of constant struggle. In addi-tion to my general of thesubject, I have taken pains to securothese facts of immediate Interest:

From January t to October 1 theHouse of Hellef made from Chambersto Fulton otreet. west of riroadw-.i- y, 602calls ; from Fulton to Hector street,42K calls; from Hector street to the Bat-tery, 332.

Tho Volunteer, east side, during thesame period, lues made from t 'bombersto Fulton street. 734 calls: Fulton toWall street, 245 . Wall street to

34". Both hospitals have madehundreds of calls ietwe-- t'hanibera andCanal streets.

No plan for a new hospital can heentertained for a moment for down-town New- - York that excludes ti.esowell tried institutions from the territorythey wete Created to serve. The onlypossible dlotrfCH for tills proposed hos-pital is that South of Wall and Hectoratreets.

Consider that territory f..r a moment.In the nine months to October 1 thereWort received T2 calls from that dis-trict, an average of about two und ahalf calls a day. Of these li 7 9 milsto were private eaaeaj not emergent,and perhaps Hi per cent, of the re. t.a. very low estimate, were alcoholiccases. A very poor basis for hospitalservice and suppurt.

In a letter sent out appealing f'--

funds for tills mv hospital, OS show-ing Its needs in tins district, is thestory that tiu-r- was a delay of anhour In an ambulance call lor an acci-dent case lu front of HO Broadway.A ..ireful inquiry shows that tho story

nt t true there was no such delay.There Is no need, then, aa claimed,

for it new hospital on the grounds setforth, if the hospital Is built, who willsupport It? Can the patients bo reliedUpon for a large part of the costs?The xoi"lenee of the House of ReliefIs not encountering. The year 1U14 wasnol oaevptlonat, and yet among its 5,722patient- - !M.4 per cent, of all of themw.n treated free. Among tho accidentcooes I'.S city paid 11,171.15, or $1.2.".

day, tor .as--- a Mat cost th-.- hospital

The Volunteer Hospital received fromthe city III. MO. 63. Thus it Is soon therela no hope of large returns from thecity for hospital service and next to nohope from the patients themselves Inthe meantime the House of Belief ex-pended $o5.Stl.79 for moltitononue alone.Both hospitals did a lot of worrying toget that money, and they do it everyvcar.

Much is said about tho need for careof tho transient population. Tins is a

nt element, and tf sick winnot conic in or down to bualnosa Theywill be cared a- - hon.e or have homefor the hospital near by. Men do ratgo Into the downtown district expoetIng t.j be take 111 or to go to a hos-pital there If Rich or injured aftertheir arrival at business either of ihetwo hospitals named can swiftly takecare of them. These ore exooptlonaland emergent c.uscs.

The. Volunteer people are now aboutready to double tlielr nee.-- plant, andthe House of Belief, which is really theNew Yorl; Hospital, can bo dependedupon to maintain plenty of room.

The spirit of the tru;tees of tills hos-pital, founded in 1771, the oldest, proud-est and most experienced corporation efIts kind In the country, and which novt rreceived a dollar of city money untillately, can be Judged by a report In1911 of George L. Klvos, their president,Who blandly congratulated the b.ardthat they had a deficit of $41,303.15 tomake up, Instead of the jd:..is4.79 ofthe ear before.

Instead of complicating matters byraising subscriptions for a hospital ina doubtful section e.f hn city, why notask tho State Board e.f Charities forit approval In advance of tho finan-cial campaign! wuii all the- money inhand it is doubtful If the board couldsee the propriety of saddling our chari-tably inclined eltleoiii with another lnBtltUtlon that could be got along; with-out and that must be sustain, d byfrantic annual appeals for funds. Nohospital an do business without tie. ap-proval of this board.

If the hospital expects to support it-

self by making oontraots to caro forXitients of tiio compensation commis-

sion, it becomes a business propositionami should geck nothing from benevo-lence. It cannot get many patientsfrom Its own neighborhood and shouldlook for them nowhere else.

thk scn on October i announcedthat, when built, a business house haspromised to give th- - proposed hospitalit motor ambulance-- . If business menwould Immediately give three motorambulenoes to the- House of Hellef andtwo 10 tha Volunteer Hospital, costing$L',lu0 each, every part of the businessdistrict would actually be within thereach of these hospitals In from one tothree or four minutes, nod the whole-proble-

of almost instantaneous down-town hospital service WOUld be inime-dtate- l)

solved.In my opinion, there are general hos-

pitals In Manhattan, either building oralready provide f. --

, in plenty. In themeantime the generous, big heartedcitizens of this ciiy, always ready toanswer an appeal that promises to carefor or to lulp the se k. and thero Is somuch that must he done aud ho Utiletime to Investigate what Is best to do,need protection from t. o which Is un-necessary and ran bo very well donewithout.

No hospital can be built on misrepre-sentation, and no now institution canIgnore or crowd out the UP to date hos-pitals already In this field, both fullyand satisfactorily Occupying It.

William Stiiixt.NSW York, November .

A Kalnhoit st Might,

Fro., fai Foriitind orego, as,A bright ra.r.Vio-.- In tha oirkui teas

an unusual phenomenon abserved stabout t o'clock at nieht mo full

moon hrok-- j through tha clouds n theeastern vhile a tiiower of rain telljust west of the otiMrver.--- TUs ralneowwas BjerfSOt IS ouillini and several of thsculojs sera uisilUkUi.'aablt.

BEGONE. ICONOCLAST!In All Art the Poor Mast Be Merry,

(he Rich Filled With Woe.To MM Koitos of Thk HttN Sir:

Your picture in Thk ROM on a Sundayrecently, "I'ovcrty and Riches," ao of-fended me that I must now Indulge Ina few words of protest.

Whence cornea the strange supersti-tion that wealth and happiness are In-

compatible? Why must an Intelligentnewspaper cram down the throata of ItaNaders this most ridiculous and untruth-ful Idea? You are not the only guiltyones, but you are fo progressive alongmany lines and so free In generat fromwhat I have dubbed the Journalistic tra-dition that I had hoped for better thingsthroughout, and this foollshnosa corneaan a shock.

Why, 0I1, why. must every rich manbe depicted as suffering In the possessionof his gold? First ho must be shownas seated at a table loaded with richviandti of which dyspepsia forbids himto partake, then he In saddled withan unkind and unloving wife. Childrenare denied him and the simple pleasuresof life ho may not know.

On the other hand, his povertystricken neighbor is always Minting, carefreo and gay. Ills neatly clad wife wel-om-

his every approach with a smileand a klsH, while chubby cherubim ofoffspring crowd an und his knees holives In fa- in a ontlnuat atmosphereof gaa and sinters. All this accordingtu tho newspapers.

Mind, I don't deny that It occasion-ally may lie tho ease ; but why. formercy's sake, don't you once In a while.Just for a change, let us have the otherside of the story

Why not aivo us the rich man. say,Just bavin completed a good, satisfy-ing meal, sealed before h roHring fireIn his luxurious library, with bis beau-tiful, well dressed, well groomed wifeseated on tho arm of his chair, herlovely arm around his neck, her white,bejewelled hand. un. uursened by labor,affectionately caressing his cheek whilethey l,.tpp:lv contemplate the gambolsof nve or six wholesome, well nourishedchildren who will pusently be led off10 sweet reposo on down beds in tanl-tor- y

and beautiful nurseries by thesmiling maids in the background.

Then you could draw In the contrast-ing group, also truo to nature : Themiserable tenement room With Its fewsticks of cheap, ugly furniture. Tho un-

wished dishes end unmade beds thatthe poor wlfo lot-- s been unable 10 c:trefor, as she Is Just returning from herday's scrubbing or laundering In thehome of some more fortunate althoughriche- r- woman. The husband might bepictured sitting with big despairing headbowed on his hard, toll worn hands,flrod and discouraged from a fruit-less all day endeavor to sell the onething tie really owns Ids labor. As forthe children, :hey should be coturplcu-oUfl- y

few unless the artist wereenough to indicate In wuy theHve little our.-'-, brought into the worldwith Infinite pain and trouble only toleave it again for wan l of sufficient careand prop, r nourishment. In their newand happy horr- -. Vou might, however,have al..ut three thin, wan and In- -eutfh'lently clad, and they should pre-sent a suggestion f their possibilitiesas culture beds for th bacilli of tuher- -CUl"!- - Is.

Seriously, you know, there isn't anyreason why wealth should make a manUnhappy or dyspeptic. And there is noth-ing ebotll the possession of money, evenlu the great.. it abundance, that makesIt physically Impossible for a womanto have children or for a man to begetthem.

There la no ground, for Instance, tosuppose that Mr. Rockefeller is lessnappy than his peorest worker iu Colo-rado, and If In point ot fact he is th.fault I Inhere:. t In Ihe man, not luhis possessions ; for you cannot deny,nor c,m anybody, that there isn't apleasure within the grasn of the poorthat cannot be had to the fullest ex-

tent by the rich, from the simplest ofsimple lives to teeming families ef e'lill-dre-

If they don't enjoy them, why.BOS above.

Suppose Vincent Aster wants to wearfustl.ui and tat pea soup and liver:Well, who hinders him? And if liewent without sufficient clothing longenough on a cold day and denied him-self food for thirty-si- x hours I makefree to say ho Would extract fully asmuch eai.sfaotion iut of these allegedpleasures ..f the poor man as does theone who "enjoys" them every day per-

force.And finally, any plutocrat who feels

that bis millions are the source andcause of any UnltOPPlnOSS from whichbe may be suffering will have no dltti-eult- y

n finding thousands of peoplemors than woiing t. relieve him of niaburd.-n- . taking chances right merrily011 the possible baleful result.' Sofor he.. vena sake give us less of this"pool- little rich girl'' Stuff and Can thehappy poor man for a while. If therich man baa a feeling for a:.y of htapoor brother's bike let him go to Itnothing prevents blm . and don't insultthe poor fellow's poverty by doing yourbest to make the public believe he likesit. C. P. DSNSLOW,

Nkw Yosk, November e

The Motor-ma- sod Ills Curtain.T. ran 'r Tar Srs 7e: li:'ar,l-In-

an evpreni tr.i.:n ut 'he Ban-la- y

station of the elevatet r'ta.1 the othernlsm 1 took a t in the forward part ofIlia cu- dln-ctl- y across the ulsle fromthe maioi nun's boa. Not raring to readmy . opy of Tnt Brastso scn InuuotMatelyl folded the piper up and put It Into mypookOt. Ulanolng across the aisle to

bos noticed the rootonnon-- : in"- WBoa 1 reiurin-- d his g--i

he to.j up end gently palled down tkoUUftOtn on tJie window, wBlch Ohut off allfurther a-- of BUB.

Huh scUOn pUSSlod ms. bat It is not thetil ft lltuo I have aottood tho same thin;:or ur to ot.hor pn.p.e. It maJe 111.1 000-d.- r

whether niotornien are bashful orO'boUier tae:a IS a raio prohibiting motor-nic-

from allowing v",l)'-- to at themwhite they are running bolr trains. Un-

doubtedly it wouM dlstroot a !. beviparSOnO Staring at bint. To run bll trainprop, ply he must keep his eyes rivetedto the trachu ttiiead. fur a heavy reason

recta upon aim.lu the subway, too, the niotonnen are

Oersfol not to allow the curious ot.es tostand an-- i WBjtOa the IS run their trair.s.Kaay u time i liavo the motoraton ge:up and push the folding doors togetherWhen tho tt:dn had run for some distancethe vlbrattoa Caused the doors to openagain, slowly but surely, and the OUIiOUloi.ee "iking adv.'itit.t-K- of tin- doors open-ing elUOtoroS around to teateh the niotor-111.- 1

n at work. Aa soon at lie discoveredthe doors bad opened again he got up atthe nt.t s:..p and closed them,

sum. 1 sotnotlniof think theit Wiotorenoaare or rhey are Onsome occasions 1 have Interested myselfaatohing motormen at w irk. They per-mitted me to peep In at tliem for a whileand then down went the shade. P. A.

Nr.w voag, Kevombor I.

Vermont Former's ( roi on lns Than anAire.

from (It JTalfaOd llrratdHerbert !, Adams, proprietor of Mils.. In

rami. Wcat Haven, quoitinoa for the grandohemploaabip in intr..iivo farming Ui Volmont. &11.1 tonal truck reisers believe h- -stands weii up on the Hot of Uioeo eligibleto compete for the national twepetake-- .

In thl.i Hue of agriculture This seasonfrom le.--s than an acre of land he harained tairty-11- . e. bUSboUl of obOlCO applet,ninety tivo ciuarLi of rod eievt--quarts ot black cap.-- , twenty quarts cftra.wbrrrte,, fle buthett of plums, three

biiHbela of hemes, tieo btn-he- cf ourrunts, five, buehell of potatoes aud un-measured QU.Lr.'ltiea of carrots, bean.and celtry.

The C,ebblrfa Sorrow.Achiiies lomoatod his vuiaorablt hiol."A tough drumstick doutu't help in:-,-

replica tho lurkcy iloomlly.

WHY NOT A STAMP TAX?

It WoaM Benefit No One Aortal Classor Special Interest.

To thk KniTon of Tun St:s tflr: ifMr. Schlft Is correctly quoted he tlgldone a great publio service tn lendingthe forco of his name to the advocacyof the stump tax.

Due to familiar causes, too numerouato be here discussed, purely fiscal con-

siderations, rather than economic ones,are beginning to play the most urgent,If not the most Important part In de-

termining the character of taxationThere Is probably no form of tax

which, for a given return, can be madeas free from economic or political ef-

fect as the stamp tax. This certainlyIs not true of on Income tax, howeverlevied, nor of a fax on any form of se-

curities or bank deposits, while "a tarifffor revenue only" Is a mere contradic-tion of terms.

Whatever views may be entertainedas to his other economic theses, theprinciples of fiscal taxation so clearlylaid down by Adam Bmltli have neverbeen disputed, and are iih good y

as ever. The stamp tax, properly levied,compiles more nearly with those prin-

ciples than any other form of taxation.Such a tax can 1)0 made to be only 011

personal expenditures rather than onthrift or enterprise or both, as is tinca.--e with moat of the popular forms oftaxation. Certainly no one would feelthe burden of, let us a.tv, a five cent taxon tho purchase of a $li suit of elothe.a twenty-fiv- e cent tax 01 a $30 suit ofclothe! and a dollar tax on suits cost-

ing over foO. or $0 on a Ford automobileand $23 on higher grade ere.

I Let us not continue to complicate nnInherently complicated question. Let US

meet our budgets, national. State andmunicipal, by taxes based 011 purelyfis.-a- l considerations of the Intent possi-

ble economic or political effect, and then.If any statesman or soothsayer thinksthat some form of tax, howeverI'ltarre, inquisitorial or Otherwise, offersthe best way to acaompllsh some eco-nomic effect ho desires and can get an"interested" or Ignorant following largeenough to put It Into effect, we csn re-

duce our purely fiscal tux to fit.Tor perhaps the flist time In our hls- -

tory we, nn a people, ure heglnr.in; tofeel the burden of taxation, but theburden we feel Is not because the totaltax per capita Is relatively ro high, butbOoaUSO fundamental principles are Ig-

nored In determining methods of itsdistribution and collection, which

are almost universally COStly,clumsy and politically unsound, If noth-ing more.

' Net special Interest or social class Isexclusively benefited by t IS stamp tax,so that It necessarily gets rcanty con-sideration In a state cf governmentlargely controlled by fanatic minorities.

HATMUI BAatn,New Tor. If, November '".

THE FATAL THUMB.

An Inrorreet I'lipulur Opinion feSlKlght.

To Tim Bmtob or Tin. SI In I

Tun Sin a cartoon shows a large handwith thumb turned down to represent th'people's - did upon the flcuie below- offen. ale Buffragje, when a gladiator erasMounded tho populace etitxl "Habit 1"

Ho has 111) ; thereupon he threw downhis gladius and appealed for bis life.

Contrary to the popular ilea on thissubject, the people- turned their thumbsupward if they demanded "fe-rru- reel-- jI'Crc," the- gladiator's death at the hand

Ills adversary (Juvena. Ill , bti ; alsoeUewiierc).

The celebrated e of iJirOme's Inthis country In which the thumbs anturned down with tl:-.- evident Intent ofInalotlng upon tiie death of the woundedgladiator Is therefor historically Incor -roct. To have made It ::,,... u iso uldlave marred Its dramatic force I

the painter adopted the popular ide.. ofthe subject. L. gTOUUNO STTNatStt.

BklOaSMBTi Conn.. November 6.

THE NATIONS NEEDS.Hon Much Longer Must We Depend

I'pon the Kngllsh Ksvy?To Tin: BoiTon or The Bi n Sir: lioes

It mean nothing to the people of thiscountry that so many Oerroans and Ger-man American citizens havs b- - en en-gaged in forming peace societies andclamoring against any attempt at pre-paredness Why this anxiety loot wcshould hive an adequate defensive armyand nav) 7

These people come from greatestmilitary nation lu th- woii.i. Their sym-pathies arc all with the l'atheiland.Most of tbem have screed in tie Germanarmy and are therefore trained soldier.---,

and yet their voices are raised every-v- .

here against any attempt on the pai lof the United States to aim. not lor Warbut against war. Can it bo possible thatQarvnany hopta oomc tune, may;...aoon, to Invade our fair land for con-quest

'

and loot ; If go, the less we arcI prepared the easier it will bo to lay

waste our Cities and levy tribute inbullous.

Germany's navy h is suffered 110 seriousloss in the great contest raging Iti Eu-rope ami It may easily come out of thovtar superior to our own. Muot WO lieeternally depending upon tin- Britishnavy to protect us in the future aa ithas manifestly doing in the p:t---

and is doing now'.'e may not need a navy equal to that

of tireat Britain, as we are in 1.0 dan--e- rof attack from that source, fjqt

vi.- do need an.l snoiiiq have as s ionit can bo constructed a navy CVtmplotS I

I m every detail, sin rlor tu that offiery nation except Kiik'laud. Wc needai.-- o a trained army of at leust SS0.000men from the state militia, Which

never be In .1 condition to match I

veteran European soldlert.Will Congreas at tin- forthcoming ses-

sion rise to the emergency or will the"peace fit any price" and tiie "too prou.lto di-ii- f advocates carry the duv and

'bavo us a prey to I S Power of allothers which Is looking at us withenvlOUl Oyeg and hostile Intentions?

Ni.-- Tonic, November m t r.Iti There Hope for the Klder Eff-

icients'.'From an artt-'- r by Tr.rid..rr H Pr'-- e in tr)e

' "OutlookA correspondent who shall be name-

less aaltn mo to protest against tho dls-- 1

rimtnatlon In favor of young men andI

.the difhciilty that those who arc overI

arty find lu getting employment.t wish that 1 might say something I

that would convince those tviio habit-ually refuso to employ ,1 man becausehe is no longer young of the Injusticeand shortsightedness of their policy, I

1 have often thought that II was theexpression of a paternal desire to "bringUp youinc men."

Certainly the men who hear theheaviest responsibilities of the w.-ii- to-- 1

day, from VVIIaon, Jotfre. Asqulth andKitchener down, are well over fifty.

The corporations uio chiefly responsehie for tiie barrier which has beenerected against men over tifty years oldbut. for the most part, the heads of!these corporations arc themselves wellpast the meridian of life, and their ulela a negation of their own cltlcieucy,

I appeal to them to flvo tie 11

a cliai.ee, (or there aremany men of fifty and over y outot work who are the superiors of youthiu accuracy. Judgment and dependabil-ity, For such unemployment is a de-

nial of hope ti.at bosteni death andmakes existence, while it lasts, a hellon earth.

Hieaklug Home Ties In laiiruuier.ddverfdigacaj fs t r .. 'j ,,

N. a. Boss St w f Johnston bavorooeived laawuoitong from Mm anitth. hl isavir.g for California, " .. withoutret-ri- e. s nr.a chl h nfl ens Bre-- ;. Outtatipairot. ana Auatrailan Ollgrd iiairat it othepltulid talkers),

FINLEY SAYS TEACH

MORE, EXAMINE LESS

BpfWieUlltl Will Visit TuMicSchools lo On I line Met lion's

to InHtrncfors.

BIG CHANGE IN SYSTEM

Alkakt. Nov. 7. The problem of bet.ter schools is better teaching, c 0primary s of the schools tagnig, not examining, according to StateCommissioner of Isducation Joi n h .

ley. He sets forth tins view it: lettersent to superintendent! ami prii .,

the schools of this Stan-- .

The occasion for Or, utterancewag the announcement of t:,e transferof the Inspectors of Schools fern ;.,.Inspections division in the Departme.it of Lducailon to the ex. 111. .rat itisdivision, and the creation of t

of 'eccai:tst" for each Inspector. ItIn said that Commissioner Flnley'a an-

nouncement prect'den further definitesteps In a movement looMht; toward bet.ter teaching throughout the Slate atsounder admlntstratlva methods in

nffairs. Th" statement in partIs :

"lly visits to school, large and tr:during: the last twei years, tin eroitp'facquaintance with suporintondtnts, lt

and teachers, and my In-- ulngappreciation of the eestiiass of our ed-ucational problem In this Stan, all bringRIO back to the thought that the find.,.mental problem of better i iiuoij it,

better teaching more broadly, richlyeducated, soundly trained tca. hers, mmdeep human sympathh s. a,, !, profr-- .frtoual prldO ati'l BOUli and wita a u;Ittgnees to teach for the love ol leach-ing,

Need of Better Test-here- .

"In making announcement of thl d

termination of the State Dep.i.-m- . fKdU'-utlo- to make more helpfulwork by tho logjcal OOrrelOtion of a

mi nations and Inspections. I emphasisetiie need of better prepared teacher!throughout the State bemuse our admin-istratlv- o

machinery can be of little ser-

vice without the uld of rr.ii tea t-

iers. Toe quality of our asamlnationtund the servloe which the field star?may render to tho school:! Cat, herol!rise above tho Ideals of thethemselves.

"Wo do l ot propote to SOfeV :

thing to criticise. Wo only bupe '"offer such help aa is elearly within wrpower. We l speak from ouperviioiofficers an.i lead tors u cooperation v.:-- )

the tie-i- taff which shall make for lie-- .

ter s- liuols throuKiie.ut the Statr-- The far reaching possibilities of tbe

announced chance in admin. str.,- vwceduro are annarent. Our u.-- ..: . x.cn- -

Itiation sete-io- , ex. rci.--.n- ti.e lurgc 1'

fluonue It Inevitably doel U idl-ing In the iclioola, can hardly aceon IW

Ita fundamental purpose-- ut.t: .'.

back to tho schools aft r em"examination helpful advice sigeatloni ua to how weaknessei teach-ing ami in administration, revealth examinations, may he rsmi . ..

"Effort la now deliberately t ' .adtto correlate the wori; of exaiull itloMand inspections so as tej have 0XB1 HI

t.ons bring to light tho help ahldividual schoo's n.s-.- and to havespecialists carry that lulp back to th"schools, it a profitless task t nresults of poor leaching and unw ..

miniiiraiion year tut. r year unitncejcietve etopa arc taken to help th i

to provide but.r teaching at:l 1.

stitute lounder administrative nv

Work of Trained Specialists,"It is of ti.e utmost Importance, there-

fore, that the-- staio University . .

a forte of trained specialists in eachgroup of fcUiiJi ots so as to PC ill tocarry to Individual schools thltlvt expert 'ice of trained teachercountry over and the collect. t e

dotu w hich a large control "th . nltutcu upon a professional haspossess if it is to Justify ItaThere must be a group of . ,.ObOTged Willi immediate r. pi 1

il:t a limited field and prepared '

10 present to teocberi sound n thodi '.

teaching, but also by the deptl'scholarship, the foi of Iheir ehurlaud the broiultb f ihclr hui

pathy to Inspire tear lera aud awith new seal in their dui wo '

a faculty will take lurgi of I

existence unj the udmli.istrati-- i

examination aysti-i- and of ir-- 'Lbio and necessary cuutlnuai.at the same time bold char... r I

the teachers of the entire st." tipatent fact, which many of :' n

times strangely overlook, tic' l!

inury bualne--- s of the schools It I

Ing, and not sxumlntng."

PROBATION OFFICERS TO MEET

Whitman i:iiet-tei- l to t.idretiat Albany.

Ai.BANT, Nov. T. Arrangements f

tho annual state Probation t'oi.ihere November it to ir. time beet istlttally ooiunlstod. Ihtohitllon ,'niL,,ole officers at.-- workericourts from all parts of ti.e h tie 11

el'e'cted to attend. Gov 'Mdwln Mulready, Conini -

"Ubor : MnHsachUSOtti II' rPresident it the Stat, Hrubuiline; Ion and Judgo Jul. antin United stot. c.i cultp. ali-- . urmerly Judac of tinc .ur; of Chicago, are amoi i

pccicd 10 make- oddreeatAt ue nrst session on

noon Bernard Plexncr of ththorlty uixjii childrcn't eouvispeatt. K. tnk K. Wade of tpresident of the St.it flu .0mission, win preside. The 01era will be Judge John J Brlr. Clinton 1'. Mel lord if Ale.f the tOpioS to be 101..- - dthreo ilavs sessions artlion of probation ami car.-.-"Th-

Relation of the Pi'obatito the fHunlllca of i'rt. ..-

foneoj u.'-- Preventive wCases et 01 CSqrl" and '1Consul lutio. in protgui

a luncheon will be boldwhich Judge ilearwateitlon commission will pn id.'

in.- hundred and eight) '

probation officers devotetime io the work tbrouKlmubosldes a much greater nuiunteers,

MONTE FI0RE HOME F.I & 1 ION

Plreoloea Beleeted tor urt-a- i

t inn i in ui,- - inslltallouThe annual meeting of i

ulo:-- , to the Xionti-llor.-- IIpilal for Chronic Invalldi iterday morning at ll e

Jerome avenue and Gun nBronx. Jacob ll- SoUlrf, tiof tho home, presided. CoilCharities Kingsbury und Pr,da. vlil of the Nuw Vork iMedicine made uddreatics ...work of the Institute

The report f the treasurethat during tim bus! yoat I"!' '

pent and that 1 eoutribuvieuti$31111,000.

i urectoi - t lr te.i Wore)Marilll i dm. in ii. lis .Adolph Uii bmaiin, Hern ' '.'Samuel Sa.-hi- . lltniv Solon.-.- i 1

St. in, 1,. OPOld stein, I. I ptf . I

Arthur 1. olt , tw icar. bOUI ItouvrUou and Sol ti. liegeslytsfi Ugji J, buui-tre'er-

i is