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Uncle Sans Soldiers.

The bill introduced into the Senate by Mr..
| WALTHALL for the regulation OF eulistments
Ia the army. Is OF unusual Importance to the
| well l-belng OF the rank and tlle.
It repeals the law that now prohibits re-
enlisting any private who has served ten
years or Is over IS years OF age. unless he
has SO served already for twenty years.
Tho voice OF the army Is almost unanimous
for this repeal. The present law. enacted In
the last Congress. 10 palpably unjust to
men who enlisted because Of the provisions
which then offered a life career in tho
army. and are now set adrift For them 1t
has all the demerits of Retrospective act
and violation Of contract. Wherever en-
listments have been made on the faith Of
authorized pledges TO give longevity pay
for fixed period OF years. with the benefit
OF the Soldlers' Home and also OF the retired
list after thirty years service, such pledges
should be kept. And even as to enlistments
made since the passage Of the law. or here
after to DO made. the ten years law Is be-
lieved by the great majority of army officers
TO be most unwise.
Its theory Is that II man Is OF any use
TO the army. he will In the course OF ten
years. rise TO be a corporal at least, In
which case he could rednlist. But the
places OF fnon-commissioned officers are not
80 numerous that In any given company
there would necessarily be vacancies even
for all competent privates. The extra pay
and privileges naturally encourage non-
commissioned officers to reenllst. and they
then continue In their old places; so
that. as Ia readily seen. In time Of peace
there may be no chances for promotion
even for some Of those ft for 1t. Besides.
a man may from one cause or another
be not quite ht for becoming
non-commissloned otficer. and yet may
be an excellent soldier. brave. sober. and
trustworthy. To prevent by law the re-
enlistment Of such a man. after he has
given to the service OF the Government ten
years Of the prime Of his life. u most extra
ordinary. He may be known to every OH
Ger In his company or at his post as the
very type Of the unRssuming and faithful
private soldier. and yet the Law forbids his
the traditions Of veteran service. and OF the
increased value Of the soldier. who has been
trained and tried and has proved true.
One OF the excuses given fJT the present
law y that It will give a larger number OF
men q training In the army. and then re-
store them to civil life. where they could
serve as non-cOmmissiOnsd oGaOers for vol
unteers In case Of war. This hypothetical
benent. recalling the phenomenal ioreslght
OF Mrs. TooDLEs about the door plate. can
hardly Offset the present positive drawbacks
The sun., 1893-12-20
Welcome the Canadians.

Our Montreal contemporary. La Rresss
Is well pleased that number Of the French
Canadians who have emigrated from the
provinces TO the United States have been
elected to public Office In this country. un.
der the American political system. 1,
mentions one Rhode Island town in which q
native French Canadian. naturalized as an
American citizen. has been elected to the
Mayoralty: and 1t mentions half dozen or
more other towns In which citizens OF that
nativity have been elected to honorable and
responsible Offices. under the great Ameri-
can law OF universal suffrage
We are rs much pleased with the facts as
La hesse is. To the French Canadians. us
well as to other people not OF American birth.
who come to this country. are freely offered
the privileges OF American citizenship and
the opportunity OF election to any office.
Federal. State. or municipal. with the ex-
ception Of the office OF Federal Executive.
They are not barred from place by their
race. or their religion. or their circum-
stances In life. There Is no other country
OF the world. In which people who are not
natives OF 1t can obtain such privileges as
they possess In the United States. We have
no aristocracy. no official class. no tradi-
tions In conflict with equality OF rights.
We have forelRn-born citizens who are
members Of Congress. and Governors OF
States. and Mayors OF cities. and function
aries Of other kinds.
The French Canadians who have come
among US. to the number Of a million within
a few years. are a peaceful. temperate. in
dustrious. and lAw-abiding people. We
are pleased that q fair proportion OF them
are men Of political aspirations. When
these asplrants are sound In principle. and
possessed Of practical ability. We shall
favor their election. as we would that Of
good candidates OF any other race.
We presume that few Of the French
Canadians spoken Of by La Presss
as successful candidates for offices In
this country. would ever have stood
any chance Of election TO similar Offices In
their native Canada. It is hard for any
ordinary Canadian to surmount the bar
riers TO public distinction that exist there.
1t must be hard for proud man to subject
himself to the peculiar conditions under
which preferment Is obtained there. and
under which II must always be obtained as
long as Canada Is ruled by q royal and
foreign Government.
1t Is only by the union of Canada with the
United States that the Canadian people can
ever enjoy the privileges that are asso-
ciated with American citizenship. We are
free to say that Canada would be an accept
able and q worthy addition to the great
American republic.
The sun., 1893-12-20

Tho Planet OF Richmond. a Journal sus-
tanned by members Of the colored race In and
about the Virginia capital. has this to say
about the defeat in the Democratic Lekisla-
ture, OF Gen. FITz- HUGH LEE for tho long-term
Senatorship. and the nomination in his stead
OF the Hon. THOMAS 4. MARTINI
"It was thought that LEE was invincIbls and that
All danger OF defeat As strange It may SEEM gsn.
LEE had. by his opeDheared disposition and surprisink
good nature, made thousands OF admirers among the
black contingent who feel as kesnly his defeat As
some OF his followers who fouEhT 60 the last ditch
with him. Nay bis tribe never grow Less"
These arc gracious words. and they cannot
fail to have q consoling effect upon Gen. LEE.
even II the Investigation into the charges OF
bribery and corruption made by some excited
citizens against the managers OF Mr. MARTINS
canvass fall short OF corroboration. The name
OF LEE appeals strongly to the atfectionate re-
membrance OF the colored race In Virginia.
whore the recent DISRUPTION OF the once for
midable Republican party and the total smash
up OF the ambitious Populists at the election
OF a month ago have heen generally accounted
for By the adhesion OF thousands OF negro
voters TO the cause and leaders Of tho Old Do
minion Democracy.
In 1888. Mr. HARRISON was beaten In Virginia
by l.o3a In 1892. the State went against him
BY oO.7lo; . significant change There are
10000 colored voters to 100000 white. and
until recently the eolored vote was pretty SOL
idly hepuDlican.
The sun., 1893-12-20
A Confession After Election.

Mr.. DANIEL NOBLE OF Long Island City.
the Republican candidate for District At
torney OF Queens county, was chosen to
that Office at the recent election. His term
does not begin until the first day OF jan
uary. 1894. but no has naturally begun to
make arrangements with reference to en-
tering upon his official duties. We take the
following account OF his first step from tho
Long Island Fwmer. a weekly newspaper
published In the village OF Jamaica:
-on Nov. "a the Fa-m.r printed the folio wing,
"'Ths spoilsmeu are figuring on what they can get
out OF the Dstrct Attorneys otee IL ia claimed
the Drst assist ant should have 81. 800 year
"This state verified wedns ssday when
District Attornsy elect NosLx appeared before the
board OF Supervisors and requested the Board to s
the salary OF the Assistant District Attorney at ti 500
II audAeious thing for him to tell the Board
what the salary should BE-
"kr EosLx said he was not familiar With the duties
Of the District Attorneys once. and therefore he
wanted the Board to make the salary OF the Assistant
District Attorney large enough TO enable him to employ
. who would BE- petent conduct the once
"NL SosIs said further that the most important
work OF the District Attorneys once the drawing
of indictments In such way that the indictments
coud not be set aside He DID not think he could get
for his assistant lawyer able to perform this i'm
portant work for iess than sl. 900 year
-EE FosLxs confession OF lack OF condolences IN his
ability conduct the District Attorneys once
surprised the Board. bat IL was honsst of him."
Well. assuming 1t to be honest, It ia.
nevertheless. rather late. Such an avowal.
II the facts required that 1t should be made
at all. Ought to have been made before
election day.
lit had thus been made. does any intelli-
gent person suppose that Mr.. DANIEL
NOBLE would have been elected District
Attorney Just think Of 1t ! A lawyer
who confesses that he Is not familiar with
the duties Of the Office. and Is afraid he
cannot draw good Indictments, unless pro-
vided with an assistant who knows more
about the law than he does. has been
chosen to oct for the next three years as
the public prosecutor In a county In which
nothing but vigorous ability on the part Of
the District Attorney will succeed In keep
Ing down crimo The prospect Is not
pleasant to contemplate.
Some time ago the Farmers Alliance
people In Kansas elected Judge who had
never had any education In the law. He
had sense enough to 20 at once to law
school and try to fit himsel; for his place
on the bench. The new District Attorney
Of Queens county should initiate his exam
pie by supplying the delciencles In his own
training. which he has been candid enough
TO acknowledge. He will have to work like
q beaver TO do 1t In two weeks.
The sun., 1893-12-20
Improviasaes aud Poysrty.

To raE EDTroH rHs suS-S6! often hear 10 said
that no one need suner the pangs poverty in ths
country. II he 10 industrious and economical
hold that this 10 not truo hold further that any
man whe Will 20 among the poor win md. that while
too great proportion of those people are poor be
cause they have been improydent yet there any
in distress and there are many who have for q long
time been in distress By reasons which are beyond
their control
shall state one instance Of latter elAss the lat
sst that has coms within my sxpensnes:
IL 10 that OF family consisting OF father mother
and six ehdrsn the oldest child about TO- Tho father
earns SS week. yet by bsoks en- time eAu.sd
either BY sickness by the stoppAEs OF the ssablsh
msBt In which he WorEG this small income IA
materially reduced Even when things are running
smoothly he certainly does not over $50 a month
Nov, let any one calculate what must be done xlth
this $50 and he deeply vsrssd in nEursS let him
see how much can be dsvOted to "a reserved fund 10
TIDE them over The period Of idlsnesG"
house when n situated 10 small street PoI shsss
rooms, small. illliEhted a. they are. they pay ss
.sgetrLstiaa ths rent from this mAn's waSss' We
pad he has S21 left Now take on the sum NECESSARY
consider What such famy you'd pTossb1 hsIth nsx
% -. as osssa Ssss. S SPrss so sAI:u Tn: .s :
%! ths poor mother did NOS even think Of IakHs 90
Now sloths father mother six children puttipg .ysn
she ronshsst material on the children. and ths fonsh
make me new Oh, What Tsnllna / woRdSr a. tSs
end OF the month. sNryEnos 40
FHILADELPaIA, Dec. lH lS0d
1t strikes us that for a man earning no mora
than $50 q month to marry and bring into the
world six children IL an act Of as great i'm
providence as can bs imagined. Certainly he
cannot be said to suffer from causes beyond
bis own control"
The sun., 1893-12-20
suIciae-B.biie.i Precedent.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sr. Mr.. Sen.
ner. In his comments on my article IN The Sun
| on suicide. assumes that II defends and 80
justifles self destruction" Not at all Il Sim
ply deprecates the folly. the suicidal act having
been actually committed. OF interfering to de-
feat the purpose. He also says leave out OF
the question entirely the Christian doctrine on
the subject" viii he please state what is the
Christian doctrine on the subject and show
wherein and by what Bible authority Chris
tianity teaches that there are no eircum stances
under which man is justified IN committing
suicideT' Can he cite single passage from
either the Old or New Testament inhibitInR
suicide1 The record In Matthew xvii, that
Judas hanged himself. Is usually spoken Of by
theologians and from pulpits with much ap-
proyal-never with condemnation. Saul, the
first King OF Israel. killed himself. as also did
claimed. the veritable God. having power to
lay down His lite and to take it up sgsin.S
did His crusifixlon differ from tslo de ss nueh
The right and the uneondsmnsd practice OF
Of eowardiee Il may be against public policy:
u may be In disturbance OF social order; Il
m may be In defeat q natures purpose. which is
% ripsn II may be contrary TO the spirit OF
Christtanity II certainly Is In accord with Cal
pns;a; SIasssm; bIt as natural hgmrp right II is as
enoograRed or defsndedf Na BY H,IS 10 means :.
IL may be excused. II not Justified, II may
eyen be an act OF self sacrificing heroism as
In the case Of the suicide OF John Groblsnsky
at Plsinneld. published in THE Sun to-day.
who, having his life insured killed him self
thinking his death would bring more bensht
70 his family than his struggling on" Ii is
great pity that extremity OF condition should
be so great, but who shall say that his volun-
tary death was not ssnctined By his sacrifice
OF himself Tor the good OF his familyT
Shakespeare. in Antony aud Cleopatra"
says:
10 10 great
To do that thing which ends al other dssds:
Which saaCk!ss accidents anu bolts up change.
Aud In Julius CjpsRr":
Every bondsInaR IN his own hand beAn
The power TO cancel hIs eAptlVuy.
SARATOGA. Dec. 10. 1893. A. 3. PEAsE
The sun., 1893-12-20
4. His T.sl. Kr,S. ra-.mosus, Too


The dining room Of the Hawaiian Hotel was un-
usually crowded the evening when My special Com.
missioner made his irst Appearance for OF course
every body wanted TO get . good view OF him At on.
table sat Major wodehouss the British Minister and
family. At another wa, the French ConsulGsnsra
and hr. FuEi the representative OF japan At other
tables were naval ofeers members OF the Provisional
Government. men who had held high ofcss under the
monarchy and members OF the suprem, Court LouiA
tho heal walter, sensible to the comfort OF all the
guests had placed tue table wheseAt My special Com.
missioner" was to sit in position where every In
the could see a.
Soon In walked the Georgia. and took bis seat Soup
was easily disposed of. but when % came to nsh
MAMMA he is eating with his knife" said little CIR.
OF course. IL was all over town within few hours
man may be q good diplomat aud eat nsh with his
knife.
The sun., 1893-12-20
Foreign Note. Of Zeal Ia,sr..t.

EHTAnds chief maker Of playing sArdH dOOdAl hEs
died leaving $50 900
A large disappearing gun burst Al Armstrong; voTEA
one mah only leaZ killed
Dr. RusssI Reynolds has sueessded Sir AhireN Clara
as President Of the Royal College of Physicians
The Vienna pubucaus have started boycott against
Pilsensr beer account OF a rise In the price ana
they AgitAting throughout AustriAHungArY for
operation.
A portion OF an A" AdvsntuTsr's share" In the Esv
River Company has been sold making the price OF
share more than ft5oooo TniS ia the highest nsuTs
ever reached
George EheTs has written q novel entitled cleo
DAtra.' He has been iutening TO make rsTA heroine
for many ysaTA but until recently bis courage aways
failed hen be began
In ISsO lime tree In BsrNIcEshire fous feet IN 10
Amster six feet from the groInd was bio En esan
trace OF Its injury.
Mr. uolinswoftA has given TO Birmingham some rent
able house, simply A. sndoS nrnt for ciry. Igs
Town Council accepted With the hope 'Eas this -ElI
be the nTsI oT a .ous me N such Efls"
The violin market tested BY Ihs latest sale in i"n.
don. shows III f0.vNiHg result; y!0a ~ Giovanni
and fraacssco Grancino ur Milan Brought E5l. E.b
IonceIo by W.lam Forster Of London E8I: violin -
Kieolo AlatG dated lG7G a. 70. VIOLA by Giuseppe
GuzTneu lei Grsa. dated lTS2. E27O; ylo.in Jy
tonic stradvari datri lT2b $3.50 "a 'stTad va s0i
IN the same room for $500; violence ~
David Tscch'sr of ZONE fgI: = violOasslo b. utS
vannl GraRctn1 10 1903 eos; Violin b. G.r0iAal0
AmAti tie Of Nlc0io Ntslns b. tBys naG sT
Irsmsy rare adiliioRAl interest u attzeasd 20
this iREirunent 5v reason Of tts bAVnE rsmansi IN
the prsssnt osueEs famuJ for upward o. 20H 3eaFs,
EISO = Violin b. S'radiVaH. E2lO. q vio.tu tF Care
T0noul ofysHiss SO; svIollu bow by Tourts silver
mounted, f7o' NozATrs eOsesro Tor plan ;orrs and
orcasstrS IN m nor. fail score entirely GetaF,s
own wTii,nE small fo,iQ. ob.eug ~ PaEeA e0mPssea
n ITs0. Iol EuiHssL =
The sun., 1893-12-20
s.s.e-,pu.- ~ lr.n r..,.r.,..
For Secretary OF state.
,prpr s. WtGLIs OF Kentuckyi

ALBERT s. WILLIS OF Kentuckyi
In the Hawaiian business he has displayed
moro diplomatic ability and solid common
pense than the entire Administration at
Washington. He has rendered to Mr. CJEvR-
LAND personally service OF Incompatible
magnitude and appreciablc value.
Tho details OF Minister WIbLIs's doings
ht Honolulu. whittier he was sent to upset,
n possible the friendly Government TO
which he was accredited. and to set up n
Queen Of Mr.. CLEvELAND's creation. are not
yet known 10 the country. Ths President
has not seen 1T to communicate TO Con-
Rrcss Mr.. WfLLIs's undoubtedly sensible
dispatches to Mr.. GRESHAM, in order that
they may De cuntrasted with Mr.. GREsHAM's
amazing Instructions TO Mr. WILLIS.
Nevertheless. the main fact about Will
LIs's performance is as clear as daylight.
Whatever hu was secretly expected to do,
whatever he was privately Instructed to
do. whatever discretionary power was
vested In him. In view OF what Mr.. GRESHAM
accurately designated US tho delicate
situation" By whatever methods. open.
partly concealed. or entirely subterranean.
he was hidden to give effect to Mr.. CLEvK-
LANDS decree. WILLIS has managed some
affair without involving US in n war upon
little Hawaii to force upon her hated,
disreputable. and discarded monarch.
Secretary GRESHAM. ON tho other hand.
however ready his Intentions may have
been, has not successfully wlthstood Mr..
CLEvELASD's determination to bring ire
tricvablr ruin upon himself and his Admin
istration. He has lent himself to the mad
enterprise. and has proddcd WILLS on to
"prompt action" II their principal. the
President OF the United States. is not to-day
aproper subject for impeachment. the fact Is
not due to tho Secretary OF State. but to
tho moderation. deliberation, and prudence
OF the Minister to Hawaii.
The proper reward for such service Is
obvious. Mr.. WILLIS ought to have full
management OF the foreign affairs Of Mr..
CLEvELAND's Administration.
The only obstacle we perceive is In the
circumstance that Kentucky is already rep
Jesented In the Cabinet. But 1t Is not i'm
possible that Secretary CARLISLE might
hail with Joy SO favorable an opportunityto
get out and let WILLIS in.
The sun., 1893-12-20
The Candidate for the supr.m. a...a-


No longer ago than January. 1892. Nr. Hornbio wer
rendered decision as referee a suit brought by
Clark GrEzs against the OF the estate of
O. X Garrison, veIEknovn New York capitalist who
died In 1885. giving the plaintiff slss.oss The eass
was appealed. and tne referee was sustained In the
Superior Court It was carried mp the Court OF Ap
psAis and reversed By the decision OF that
tribunal Chief Justice Earl wrote the opinion IN
which H was stated that -ths IudEmsnt appealed
from Ihr Hornblowsrsl 10 both Illegal and unjust
Every member OF the court agreed with the Chief
Judge except Judge Gray, who eonourred "in the rs
suit" This 10 not nAttsrnE record for mAa poml-
mated to be member OF the highest court In America
and the most powerful Judicial body In the world
The sun., 1893-12-20

Under orders from Washington the en-
foreement Of the Chinese Registration law Is
to DO begun IN California TO-DAY. We learn
that the Chinese Government will make no
further objection 20 the law that the Chinese
Minister has directed the Six Companies to
give obedience to it. and that the companies
will aid In its execution. More than three
lourths OF all our Chinese people live in Cali
torniA. and the opposition TO registration has
been more persistent there than anywhere
else. That this opposition has at last been
brought to an end Is fortunate for those who
are subject to the Law. They will find that
there IL no hardship in is requirements.
that It provides for them full protection
In All their TightS. and that. By preventing any
further innux Of Chinese labor 70 this eoun-
try. It will give them opportunities which thsy
have never before snioysd for earning wealth.
5lnes the Chinese Government has admitted
that the Law Il seosDtAbls % Il stands. there
will be no further threats Of retaliation upon
American missionaries aud merchants In
The sun., 1893-12-20
New Hork's Laws for the Iss.as.

tSom hs BasfoA Hsl.el! aaf Surg cal JovrAaL
The laws OF New York aud Massachusetts,
have placed those States In the foremost rank
81 Intelligent and liberal care for the insane.
Iht enaetments regulating the CON mmitmsnt
20 asTlums, and the care while there OF the
Insane. and especially the state are act OF
benehcent.
The weak point In the New York law Is that
plah Tor esntrallzing In a state Commission
power as 10 details Of management ut the hos
LltSlSS Whleh Was oVerHhelmingly defeated in
the massachusetts Legislature. has beeome
Lunaey Commission, which ought TO be
purely supervising and advisory hoard. has
executive functions which are rot only need-
lessiy Vexatious 10 the hospital nanagsrS and
medleal Officers aud pTeJudlrial T. the Interests
oi thelI patients. but also NAV bs destructive
OF good morals. The managers and medical
onieers OF the hospitals Tor the insane have
tAEsn courage from the political uphsaYAl In
sheir lI state. shd are attempting reform. In
The sun., 1893-12-20

Again the time has come when we must
eliminate . certain feature from q game Of
skill because II has been cultivated to such
perfection that lts enormous capacity for scor-
ing may rob the game Of interest It Is nearly
thirty years since JOHN McDEvrrr showed that
q match OF billiards. with the use OF the push
shot, might be finished in one inning Soon
after the barring Of the push the jaw had to be
ruled out. to prevent the player who luckily
got IL from DnishinR the game ofrhand.
Theo the playing proceeded without new de-
velopments until JACOB SCHAEFEB swamped
ALBEIT GARNIER by that most Ingenious In
vention Of ALL the use OF the rail It seemed
hard to abolish such beautiful and scien-
tiflc billiards as rail play. but the perfec-
ton OF the process couldn't save It from
being monotonous, and It was stopped by
the balk line. The great artists have found
In the anchor" q scheme for getting over
even the balk line as . barrier against
immense runs OF wearisome nursing. so the
anchor must go with the rest Various plans
for barring II have been suggested. any one OF
which may be good. The players themselves
ought to be the best able to settle on which
one to select. II 1893 can be famed for moth
ING else. she must be called year OF the Rreat-
est billiards up to date.
The sun., 1893-12-20

The dealers in holiday wares complain
that Judging bythelr trade there is much less
OF gift giving this season than there has been
In other seasons. This is dull news The Gus
tom OF giving Christmas and New Years gifts
IL an old one and q pretty one pleasurable to
both givers and receivers. The gifts are marks
OF affection or Of friendship or OF a kindly dis
position. They have a good influence upon
young folks swho often remem Der them through
life or preserve them as treasures. That
watch, said an old chap. was Christmas
present from my father when | was ten years
old" We say. give tho children something at
the holiday season. And We know that the
boys and the girls will be not less pleased than
their elders to read these words at this time
Of the year.