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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25
Tho Condition of French Politics.

At a recent meeting of the French Lib
eral Republican Union the principal
speaker, NJ. BARBOUR, acknowledged that
France was suffering from the want of
well-defned political parties. With the
exception of a few Socialists and a still
smaller number of r~eactionaries, who are
perfectly plain spoken, candidates offer
themselves to the electors Upon platforms
80 vague as to be altogether meaning
less. They simply call themselves Repub.
licans, and though they add some high
sounding phrases, they carefully avoid
any frank, unmistakable avowal of their
convictions touching the questions which
Parliament will have to decide. Accord
ing to M. BARBOUR, the system of rep
resentative government will never work ac-
ceptably in France until all candidates and
all electors are ranged in one or the other
of two great political parties, and he
pointed to England as an example which
French politicians should make an organ
lied attempt to follow.
The truth Is that the polite al duality
which M. BARBOUR pr%onounces essential
to the effective operation of representative
institutions has never existed anywhere for
ohy pOi'oo SASCpV III ISa
Britain and the United States, and even in
those two countries 1t has tended at times
to disappear. Only for q few years after
the creation of the Italian monarchy were
the members of the Chamber of Deputies
distributed In two great parties, to wit:
a Right, headed by MINGHETTI, and a
Left, led by DEPRETIs. Since then the
process Of disintegration has gone on until
there are now In the Chamber more thar
half a dozen groups, no two Of which have
a common political programme, the result
being that a Ministry can be formed only
by a temporary coalition, the chief aim of
which is the spoils. In Spain the so.called
Liberal party is held together only by
SAGAsTA; when he dies 1t Is certain to
split into fragments. AS 1t Is, the Spanish
Chamber of Deputies contains some Rad.
icals and some avowed Republicans,
while, besides the regular Conservative
now In power, there are the Dissi
dent Conservatives, who are as eager
as the Liberals TO overthrow the Prime
Minister, CANovAs. In Germany, for q
little while after the North German Con
federation was enlarged and transformed
into the German empire, the so-called
National Liberals had a clear majority o.
the Reichstag, and so long as this state o.
things lasted, Germany was governed by
BISMARCK In conjunction with one greaI
political party. Blu the National-Libera
organization itself was ruptured presently
the more advanced members taking tn,
name of Progressists, and the latter in turn
are now cloven into two factions. Almos
from the start, too. the Conservatives hat
to be distinguished from the so-called Ere
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25

When we hear that several Harvard stu dents
spend o10. 900 q year. and that a very large percent
age of them run through e3. 900 q year. we can quito
believe it.-Baltimore Sun
A Cuckoo can believe anything. Swallowing
is his trade. 1t Is easy for any person of a rea-
sonable amount of imagination to invent an
Arabian Nights scale Of college expenses, and
the students themselves are perfectly willing to
crafty any statistician with a turn for romantic
figures. A very trifing percentage Of Harvard
students have anything like $4,000 a year to
spend. The average annual expenditure of the
well-to-do among them is probably somewhere
near $1,000. On account OF tho numerous
scholarships and the facilities for getting vari-
Gus sorts Of employment in the vicinity,
students Of extremely small means re-
sort to Cambridge in great numbers; and
hundreds Of young men who are in mod
crate but not Strengthened circumstances go
through the course at the rate Of 800 or $500
q year. The fact is that Harvard University is
a good deal like a big city. You can live in 1t as
you choose. extensively or cheaply. As the ma
jority of parents, however, know better than to
mako their children too liberal an allowance.
most of the youth at Cambridge. like the youth
OF other colleges. do not actually swim in wealth;
and there is no college In the world where q
vain ostentation Of wealth is not resented.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25
ron A sooIoo1CAI EXHIBITION
II Ne 20 Consist oT PaintinEs and Sculptures. q,
American WiId Anirnals By American Arti.t,

nt Ha 20 Consist oG PaintinEs and Sculptures. q,
American vyiid Aui-asIs By American Artists
For tho first time since It's organization, IN.
New York Geological Society is making a 81.
tematic effort TO draw to Its support ms man,
as possible OF the various classes OF people In
and ncar New York who arc likely to he inter
csted in the society and it's work. In order ia
reach n great number OF persons with some spe
cial information. tho society decided to issue a
small publication, called the Ncrs Bulletin, and
through IL mako "a call for friends and funds"
II has just been printed, and Is now being sen,
out from the Office Of tho society. In addition
to tho news matter, 1t contains n reprint. with
illustrations, Of the article on the Geological
Park which appeared In a recent issue of Han
pcr's Weekly. 1t will not be issued regularly.
but will appear as occasion demands.
Tho work of mailing the Bulletin began
eight days ago. Applications for membership
Immediately began to flow in, and at the meet.
ing of the Executive Committee yesterday
eighty-hve new members we're elected tn.
elected founders, and the following persons were
liam A; Du Bois, Miss Katharine Du BoIo, Mis-,
Ethel Du Bots, Walter Burns, and Robert F.
Ballantine. The list Of applicants contained
many of the best known names In New York, and
pressed sincere qualification at the high charao-
ter of tho support the society is rGcciyinS.
As the first result or this special cal Tor sup.
port, and the assurance 1t conveys for the III.
ture, a definite proposition was laid before the
Executive Committee for the first of a serie,
Of competitive exhibitions. Of paintings and
sculptures OF American wild animals, to be held
som under the management of the society, The
| plan ~contemplates n Systematic effort TO encour.
age the production OF high-class paintings and
sculptures Of our wild animals. i Is proposed
to offer medals and cash prizes, under conditions
accomplish results of great and permanent
| value. The idea met with the approval OF all
the members OF the Executive Committee, and a
| special committee, consisting Of Vice-presiden
Osborn and Mr.. G. Grant La Fargo, was ap-
| port upon 1t at an. early date. II Therefore
seems probable that some time during the win.
win be held; and II the applications for mem.
| berehip continue to come In as they have for
the past week, a fine exhibition may fairly b
| set down as a certainty.
| Work on the plans for the large buildings Of
the Geological Park 10 progressing rapidly, and
the whole scheme Of development Is being care
| fully wrought out.
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A Now Experience in Politics.

The hustling canvass to find out II Mr..
SETH Low is a "unifying force" in this
community Is one of the most curious and
extraordinary political manifestations of
which we have any remembrance.
Mr.. Low frankly announces that he Is q
candidate for nomination as Mayor Of New
York, provided that there seems to be a
f1rst-rate chance of his election; for that Is
what his specified condition amounts to.
Thereupon the active sponsors Of his candi-
dacy set themselves to work openly, avow-
eddy, and with great industry to prevent
the possibility of unifcation. They are
now saying fatty, by their own voices and
through their newspaper organs, that they
do not want uniflcation, and that they in
tend to go 1t alone. For instance, Mr..
E. NJ. SHEPARD, speaking in Brooklyn on
Tuesday evening, said that " it lis difficult
to imagine a nomination more legitimate
or sensible or patriotic h that Of SETH
Low" but only provided that he be not in
sympathy with the Republican party.
Mr.. Low remains passive, while these con-
certed efforts to prevent his being a "uni-
flying force" are made 30 s%trenuously. He
seems to be "in the hands of his friends"
like candidates generally, and they are
pushing his candidacy with all the arts of
political strategy, as If he was determined
to run any way, unifcation or no unifca-
ton, Organism or no Organism.
1t is an astonishing situation, considering
the conditions imposed by Mr.. Low and
| his dignity a the President Of q great
! university, for those seemed to preclude
the possibility Of his being a rough-and'
tumble candidate for the nomination.
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The Dock Improvements.

The comprehensive system of dock Inn
provements for the development of this city's
foreign and domestic commerce, which
the Sinking Fund Commissioners ratified
on June IA, includes the construction of
sixteen new piers on the west side, north
of Charles street and south of Twenty
third. These piers are to vary in length
from o to 75O feet each. with slips
$50 feet wide between them. the ag-
gregate wharfage room to be secured
through this plan being 4.S2 miles, exclu-
sive of 1900 feet to be used for ferry pur-
poses. On March 2, 1897, the Secretary
of Var approved the application of the
New York City Dock Department for
power to extend further out into the
waters of the Hudson pier-head lines north
of Twenty-third street. and ON May 10
the extension of pier-head lines south of
Twenty-third street and north of Battery
place was approved, thus enabling the city
to acquire title to land under water of an
estimated area of 4,00O,O0 square feet, and
to lengthen the piers in accordance with
the present demands of commerce.
An ocean steamship is usually from $50
to 500 feet in length, but some new vessels
nave a length of more than 600 feet, and
others are now building which will have a
length of 700 feet and will require piers
of from $50 to 800 feet. The legal diff.
fculty that stood in their way has been
obviated by appeal to the Secretary of War,
and the new piers provided for by the Sink.
ing Fund Commissioners will be built On
the larger scale, as BELTS New York and the
requirements of modern m
BY reason of the delay in utilizing the
natural facilities of the water front and
particularly the water front on the west
side, New York has been losing a part
of its foreign commerce, some portion Of
which has gone to the Jersey shore. while
more has been absorbed by other American
ports. With the increase of commerce an6
of the size of vessels for transatlantic anC
coastwise service, additional wharf anC
docking facilities have been needed in New
York, but heretofore there has been NOR,
discussion over the matter and moro dis
pute as to the advantage of different meth
DDS proposed thar there has been p~ractica
dealing with the question. OF late tn,
city has had the benefit of advice from
what is known as "the Board of Consult
Ing Engineers" three experts In riparian
matters, whose recommendations have ap
peared at irregular intervals.
The plan of improvement and e~xtensio,
Of docks which has been adopted will en-
tall, 1t LIS computed. an expenditure O
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25
England's Food Supply in War.

In April of this year the British House of
Commons unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton declaring that the Governments seri-
GUS attention should be given to "the
dependence of the United Kingdom on
foreign imports for the necessaries of life
and the consequences that might arise
therefrom in the event of war;"
The author of this resolution. Mr.. 81.
SEToN-KARR, explains in the North Amert-
can Repie1c how much the resolution really
means, and the facts he sets forth have an
interest for our country as we'll as his own.
Mr.. BALFoUR, in speaking upon the
resolution, had intimated that the solu-
ton of the food problem was to be found in
the navy. 80 that "if W. have a navy ade.
quate to protect our coasts, though the
price of bread might rise to an alarm.
Ing extent, nj the pinch of want might
be felt, we need ave no fear that we shall
be starved into submission by continental
nations" But MI. SEroN-KARR does not
think that the matter can be quite 30 sum-
marily disposed of.
The British Isles import fve-sixths of
their wheat and -four, besides great guam
titles of meats, butter, eggs, cheese, vegeta-
bles, milk, oats, barley, and 80 on, the value
of the food imports being put at $500, 00O,-
0 q year. But taking the single article
of ~breadstuffs, out of the %, 200, 900 quar-
tiers. of 4sO pounds. annually consumed.
10000, 900 quarters come from foreign
countries, chiefly the United States, Russia
and Argentina. Adding 100000 to
1000, 900 supplied by British possessions.
notably India, Australasia, n Canada,
and there is a balance of about 100000
quarters produced at home, not counting
about 100000 quarters for seed and
farm purposes. The home product steadily
decreases.
Thus "fve out of every six of the peo-
pie of the British Isles are fed on i'm
ported breadstuffs, and -four out of these
five on imports exclusively foreign" The
reserve of ~breadstuffs, too, probably never
exceeds three months supply, and on Jan.
i, 1897, there appeared by the statistics to
be less Than three weeks supply. This
last is a fact of Importance as relating to
the rise of prices caused by a declaration
of war.
On the other hand, France is self-support-
ing in grains; while Germany, Austria, and
Italy produce each about three-fourths OF
what Is needed of food supplies In time OF
peace, and doubtless could support them.
selves wholly in time of war, If necessary.
Germany, the least productive of the four
In ratio to population, increased her wheat
acreage by 100000 acres from 1883 to
1893. AS for Russia and the United States,
besides being ~self-supporting, they are the
worlds greatest grain exporters. In short,
England is the exception to a general rule
- kl 100000 N-a, nnnar
routes thousands of miles long.
This, too, is a modern development. In
1872 when England was at war with 0ul
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25

We utterly repudiate the Idea that we are
supporting the Chicago platform when we support
the Democratic nominees. because our support OF the
latter 10 with this distinct reservation Is to the for
mer.-Pstersburg I~ndsr-AppedI.
This feeling has been manifested by other
Democratic journals who protested against FREQ
silver. beside our contemporary of Petersburg.
Where it isn't trickery 1t is self-deception. Tho
candidate and the platform are one, or the can
didate is a traitor or the platform is a lie.
To pretend to support the ono and not the other
is to do very much like the ingenious son who.
having promised his father never to touch an
other card. always thereafter played in gloves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25
At PouEhkeepsio.

Harvard, Yale, and Cornell, each represent
cd by eight big men to row and a little
one to steer. are not to be tested this after
noon on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie 40
much as are the three individual specialists,
who nave coached tho crews. LEHNANN,
Cook and COURTNEY, the first two anna
tours and the last q professional. Generally
speaking, the best teacher, that is, the ablest
e%xpounder and enforcer Of the best ideas,
will make the best crew. But the Cornell
crew is lighter than that Of Harvard, and
Harvard's 10 lighter than Yale's; and weight
tells. So victory nay not be conclusive as
to the ability of the three coaches. Never
theless they may expect to rank as their
crews cross the finish line.
The issues between the three instructors
are in detail rather h in principle. Each,
probably, in making up his crew. would
place certain qualities in the same order
for preference, namely: endurance first {;
skill second strength third. They all agree
that the power to be expended by a crew dur
ing n race must be all they have got. Only
the winner can afford to finish fresh. Tho
Others must finish all used up, "done," or
"busted," utterly, or wear the brand Of
-hthIp Nv thSoo PAos
sors differ ia in their opinions as to how
the power available should be applied.
In each crew, power is a fixed quantity.
which over a certain length Of course
will force the oars through the water
for a certain distance in the aggregate.
Whether, then, to divide it up into a fewer
number of long strokes or a greater number
of short ones is the question. Shall the
reach he long or short7 Shall the stroke be
slow or fast2 And how shall the strength
be distributed What would be the
form of it on a steam engines indicator
card, telling the pounds Of power ex.
pended at each moment Of timei Shall 1t
be put upon the oar with q sudden catch
or shock at the beginning, expanding half
of each strokes energy at the oars first grip
upon the water, or shall it pull steadily
and evenly from dip to feather3 And upon
either system what shall be the part of the
legs, the back, the arms3 With what VIC
lence and when shall each perform 1t: and
how to make one help or succeed the Other
70 that the completed swing shall be the
harmony in effort that does most and lasts
longcst3 Mr.. LEHMANN's stroke is moro o.
the first school and C~oURTNEY's more o.
the second, after the haDlt OF the PROBES
sional, and Mr.. Cooks, which is between
the two, is more of LEHMANN's than COURT
NEY's. The afternoon is big with the fam
of one of them.
With due respect to Cornell and Yale, tn
close of this years campaign calls again TO
compliments to Mr.. LEHMAN upon tn
sportsman's zeal displayed in his expendi
ture of time and labor in this country 70
the improvement of Harvard's rowing. S
far as that goes, his triumph is alread
great. Harvard has rowed we'll ,befor
this, but we doubt If in any year G
her long, varied, but undeniably bri
liant history, her crew has ever rowe
so we'll or so wisely as it rows to-day.
Yale or Cornell wins, 30 much the MOI
glorious for Yale or Cornell. So, let her g
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25

There was a time when the Hon. CYCLONE
DAVIS OF Texas seemed to be the most indus
trious Middle. of-the-Road Populist in tho world,
but of late Prof. BATEMAN Of Maine has borne
the belt. He assaults the Hon. WILLIAM JES-
NINGs BRYA as cheerfully as II his object was
pure fun without incidental advertising, and
promises to continue the show indefinitely.
At Nashville, July 4, Prof. BATEMAN is to
make his final rush upon Mr.. BRYAN,
and at the same time Tom WATSON will
toss the Hon. MARION BUTLER. One of the
beauties Of being a Middle-otthe-Road Populist
is that there is very little competition. and you
can have the centre Of the stage most of the
time. Prof. BATEMAN is nearly the whole of his
party in Maine, but fortunately there is more
than enough of him to 60 around. 1t is pleasant
to see q Populist who thoroughly enjoys him
self. The spectacle is rare.
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st. Loufs Repubiio.

Tho Mikado knows his business. Not only does
he save one salary, but he gets an article in
poetry with which he cannot holp being salts
fed. 1t may DO worse than the worst, and yet
he feels that 1t is good; and even IL 1t is worse
than the worst, It must be many millions Of
diameters better than the productions Of the
laureate shop In England or Of tho rival shops
kept BY the gentlemen who think that they
ought to have been appointed laureate. Still.
II the Mikado ever wants to take q vacation. he
cannot do better than get Sir EDWIN ARNOLD to
be his substitute. Sir EDWIN can produce a
spirited lyric or a long epic by the simple process
OF stringinR together a series Of Sanscrit or
Japanese words; and he has lived in Japan and
loves 1t, and has q poetry wheel which is simply
Q prayer wheel slightly altered. He would be
pleased to show goods to the Mikado at any
TINA
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What is asked of THE SUN hero shall DO given

What 10 asked Of HI SUN hero shall DO given
with pleasure:
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Str: I would like to On.
list THE SUNS influence In changing the match play
rule OF lost ball. lost hole. to conform to the rulo In
medal play OF returning TO the spot where the ball
was struck. tee another ball. and lose q stroke. The
penalty OF a lost hole on a lost ball appears to be I'M
Just and unreasonable. In the recent team match be-
tween the onwentsia and Chicago clubs q lost ball
when the player was playing ono on three ID deter
mined the match in favor OF the latter club. Tho ball
had been pitched on the green by . long shot and
oyerran into long grass that skirted the green. II
could not be found quickly. The player could have
gone back and lost two strokes instead of one and
still had . good chance of winning. The lost hole
rule puts q premium on trickery. a. witness the at
tempt OF Robb's caddie to steal Alan's ball in the
championship round at Muirneld. I think you will
agree with mo that 1t 10 absurd as well a. unjust to
penaiEe . player for what Is purely an accident Of
the game. SLAsoA THOMPSON.
CHICAGO. June go.
Tho opinions herein expressed are likewise
ours. For the loss of q ball. which Is conceiv-
able without the ball being actually driven on
tho course. the loss OF the hole is unjust and I'M
reasonable. 1t L. absurd To p~enalize . player for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25

The first number of the now volume OF Scrfb-
Her's MaOdsine, that for July. is full OF promise. Mr..
Rowland tells of Undergraduate Life at Yale; Mr., ].
Lincoln ST. Mems describes the Modern Business Build
ing; the Marquis of DunerIn, Chairman or the Cabot
Quadri'centennia COMMITTEES, tells of John Cabots
voy Age. and illustrates his article with reproductions
OF ancient documents, maps, &c; Walter Crane tells
OF William Morris. and "Cayendish" talks about
Whist Fads. Tho illustrations Of the number are In.
tsEesttpB and illustrative
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eli, 10000; but great material benefit IL
expected from II. The proceeds Of the
higher revenue from docks are not APP
piled to the reduction Of taxation, but
arc paid into the city's Sinking Fund.
II the expectations Of Commissioners
MONKS and EINsTEIN, who have been ac-
tive in the project Of securing increased
dock facilities on the west side, are realized,
the city will be a great gamer thereby.
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How Tho sun shinea.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: I am glad to sec
that you have Z" just once u broken through your rule
OF reticence regarding your own achievements. The
Jubilee number Is truly . magnificent one. and far
surpasses anything done by your horn. blowing con.
temporAries. But you might Tor ought toy have gone
further and ~said-wha I now say for you-that THE
Sun. day by day. Is the best newspaper published in
tho world. Z. d. u,
JAMAICA. L. l., Juno 81.
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accidents that may be pardonable in . golfer OF
the highest skill. 49,.
While this noble game 70 the subject we VIII
say that the new rule permitting aplayer to sole
his club when his ball. In a hazard. happens TO
lie upon q patch Of grass, was not needed to re-
move any defect in the rules as they were, or
any blomish in golf as q game. 1t IL q rule I'M
SOUND, in its conception, and sure to DO produc-
tive OF uncertainty and dispute.
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They are making a champagne in Mis-.

They are making a champagne in Mis-
souri, now which sells al a profit, at 25 cents
a bottle" but no signs Of relenting are visible
upon the adamantinc face Of the Free Silver Club
OF Mexico, Mo-, the heart Of free silver. Mexico
is not to be pacifed by the prospect Of twenty
ive-cent champagne. She will continue to cry
aloud at the plutocrats and spare them not
until in the public squares of every town and
city there shall be silver fountains Of imported
champagne. furnished free by the Government
to every voter who believes in 10 to 1 and the ini-
tiative and referendum. Twenty-five-cent cham.
pagne IL probably a mere bride of the plutocrats.