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suburbs OF towns, TO which their advent
has proved q real boon. Tho most num-
crous element In the unprecedentedly
great immigration we arc now receiving
In Italian, and as many Of these immi-
grants are peasants trained in the close
and dextrous farming OF southern Italy,
they will prove valuable addition to
the population OF the regions which
have NO long been suffering from the
decay OF sort Of farming to which they
are especially adapted.
The old Yankee farmer. from whom
came 30 much OF the best energy and
elevation of character throughout the
earlier days of this country, ID passing
away; az the potent influence he was
once. he may be said TO have passed
away already. for his descendants have
found more inviting and more profit
able fields for their abilities. The new
race of farmers, Of other blood may not
c-c-c 30 unworthy successors to him
as old Yankee prejudices may conceive
them to be. The task Of the regenera-
ton Of the New England farm. as MIR,
DEMINa says, will be slow and painful.
and naturally there will be dread OF the
newcomers as aliens in race and habits.
There will be many reactions and re-
adjustments as the old blood flows out
and the new blood flows in; and extensive
material uplift OF the farm wrought out
by muscle, brain work and rigid self
denial, must preoede the refnements
and virtues of the new composite farm
race y; but tho happy development will
come in the end, and it may be an end
even better than was the era OF New
Engla nd farming succeeded.
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what's the Matter with the American
EXPRESS COmDAny

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: beg to
draw the attention Of American manufacture
ers and business people to matter Of con Germ
TO those doing business in Australia and New
Zealand On the face Of it, IL looks a matter
OF small moment, but assure you 1t is fraught
with serious loss at times. refer to the Anleri-
ing parcels to Australia. Although parcel
OF samples may sometimes be small, a great
deal depends upon its prompt carriage. Par
GELS from any part of the United States should
reach Australia In thirty days IL sent over
OF the Oceanic steamers sailing every three
weeks The American Express Company.
however instead OF adopting this route sends
parcels round via England, Africa and
thence on.
On Nov rs firm in New York sent through
parcel Of samples addressed to me in sydney
Instead OF coming via San Francisco. this
parcel was shipprd along with other freight
by the White Star Line. first going to England.
then Africa. stopping az Adelaide and Mel
bourne, and finally reached Sydney on Feb,
New York TO Sydney-jus about the average
time occupied by sailing vessel
] have another parcel somewhere at sea
coming through the same company from
and will be persisted and worthless by the time
they arrive here
Frequently complaints are made by repre-
sentatives OF American manufacturing and
exporting firms about the delay in getting
samples. catalogues. DC. In fact, ! have
transit that the patterns were useless when
they reached here.
Cost of postage to these colonies Is five cents
SYDNEY, Feb 20 FRANK COFFEE
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the Democratic party we're In 1900 and
1900. What are they TO be In 1902

the Democratic party were In 1909 and
1900 What are they TO be In 1902
Our matrix-of-viotory friend informs
us that" the country Ia thoroughly weary
OF trust tariff menace and tyranny and
that the people contemplate but SIM
ple. sane betterment to themselves in
volvine disturbance OF nothing but
combined monopolys tariff plumbers.
extortions and exclusive absorption OF
productive facilities.
Here's richness IT thcre are any
votes In shaking mailed fist at trust
tyranny" Mr.. ROOSEVELT has garnered
them. He has established almost an ex-
elusive right to exhibit the Trust Bogey.
No others genuine. Buy Of the maker.
No Democrat can equal him in gnashing
teeth at monopoly, uplifting labor "
ana patting 1t on the back. regulating or
choking combinations of capital He is
a cleverer man than BRYAN and has
beaten him at his own game. il the
Democrats have any chance, 1t lies in a
return to conservatism. The Republic
can party has stolen their thunder. They
must steal the Republican thunder, be
the protectors and not the assailants OF
business. The Orphic poet Of ST. Louis
would set his party to dancing the same
old futile ghost dance.
To stir up the tariff again, muddle and
check business again: this is the second
part of the programme Of Democratic
restoration. How many times must the
Democratic party butt its noddle against
that stone wall before it finds out that tho
stone is hard and the head is soft? No
matter how radical Mr.. ROOSEVELT may
be in some other matters, =. $ against
Democratic tariff smashers he would be
the conservative; and conservative in
terests would prefer him.
Victory will remain unmatriculated if
the national Democratic party plants
itself on cobwebs, the platform of the
Orphic one Of St. Louis.
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BARRIERS Defend Themselves.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuH-Sfr: ] think II only
fair 70 the BARRIERS trade which Is seeking 10 hight
itself and establish shops purely business lines
TO have you clearly exploit the matter of massage
in barber shops. This letter Ia caused by articles
recently printed In two New York newspapers
. entitled Electric Massage in Disfavor." and Bar
bers Drop Fad Of Electric Massage"
AS a matter Of fact, the BARRIERS never took up
electric massage. except In rare cases. where the
barber faddist. where. through prog ressive
business Ideas he started TO experiment. Occa-
siohaly. also. there Is a barber who has stI hxed
In his mind the old surgeon idea Nowadays. how.
ever. the majority Of BARRIERS simply believe In
trying TO be good BARRIERS. and have no desire 10
emulate the practice and glory of the BARRIERS Of
But to get back TO massage. a half dozen nrma
are now making massage machines-that Is. ma.
chincry for giving mechanical massage. which. of
lists. These massage machines are being rapidly
placed In many Of the high class shops Of the coun.
try, particularly In New York and In the larger
cities These new devices that Is. new 70 the bar.
electricity. As you know many high class shops
are now using the compressed air system for spray.
ing drying. &C. This same air pressure can be ap-
pow &c naS
power. and the massage Is given BY vibration, Of
course. The other group OF massage machines
now being rapidly put Into use are driven by cleo.
rive electric massage, merely vibratory massage,
the same the other machines the electric feature
being merely the power:
These articles will lead many BARRIERS astray. "a
q matter of fact. we repeat, The giving Of electric
massage In barber shops Is Isolated and even then
IL Is all right when the man undo rStands his nIsj.
ness; bu, here lies the 20 called dsngetf
Editor the Barbers yourssk
NEW YonH, April -
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Uacross Your Less In the Can.

To THE EDITION OF The SUN-.Sr: In making
my exit from . car few days ago was brought
10 dead halt for the moment by . pair OF No
IA feet dangling In the middle OF the aisle. The
feet we're none too dAintily shod and the owner
of same Numbered peacefully. He was sitting
cross legged even In sleep. and like the others Of
his kind will no doubt 60 down 10 death cross
legged and seriously interfere with the resurrection
by blocking the way OF people who arc hurryng
out al the sound Of the trump. There must be
cross legged mcrobe In the air which most seriously
Affects people when they board strectcar The
utter indifference manifested by this particular
kind OF hog Is amazing. They look on TRANQUILITY
and With an air Of tolerance Is ladies' dresses wipe
the soil from their brogAns In passing them and
men fall over their pedal e1tremties In trying 10
get In and out OF the car.
think that the young man with the +-inch
turnup to his trousers and the weird and uncAnny
stockings Is the most conspicuous offender In this
rospect. Perhaps no wants 10 delight the weary
world with glimpse of his scintillAting hose and
feels bound TO properly elevate his feet that this
his only leht may shine before men.
Nor Ia this particular form OF cussedness con
nned entirely 10 men, for one frequently secs a
woman sit down In car. throw one leg over the
other arrange her skrts 70 meet this new diton
taa far - possible), and then look complacently
upon her fellow passengers.
IL Ia time that the crpAs lie geed habit was sup
pressed In public places and particularly In street
cars. whore people have TO pass In and out con
stantly and brush their clothes and bruise their
Shins against the feet OF the Philistine.
APRIL %. r. W. OGDEN.
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NO FAvORs At THIS EUcHRE.
bishop Burgess Frowns lpon the susgrs-
ton Of Ga t,blInE.

HENpsrEAp. l.. t. April 80 Members
OF tho select colonies Of Garden CITY and
Hampstead are stirred up over the decision
of Bishop Frederick Burgess Of the Long
Island Episcopal doc"so that playing cards
for prizes for a charitable purpose will not
DO tolerated in tho diocosc A number Of
prominent society women assist cd 10y tho
women OF the Cathedral Guild Of le Garden
city Cathedral, gave progressive military
euchre last evening in Garden CITY and the
prospect Of procuring on" Of thc eycep-
tionaliy handsome prizes that w'r" offered
for competition attracted many 20 he a1air.
When the players assembled. however,
they were Informed that prizes would not
be offered for competition, as Bishop Bur
gcss had left instruct ions that since the
affair was in behalf Of a fund for the Home
OF 81. G Hes the Cripple in Brooklyn. he did
not wish the inmates 10 think that the
money tia, had bceh obtained for their
care and welfare had come from Il source
which suggested gambling or chance.
So the euchre was played without the
prizes and proved successful. although
number of the women were somewhat
disappointed because they failed to carry
home with them som" of the handsome
prizes
Bishop Burgess was not at the sec house
this morning, and none of the clergymen
connected with the diocese cared 10 dis
cllss the matter.
The patronesses were Miss Burgess,
sister Of Bishop Burgess; Mrs. H. r. Bryan,
Mrs. Horace T.. Henderson, Mrs. y. Smith.
Miss NJ. \. Smith, Miss Marlin, Mrs c. p.
Turner, Mrs. James $. Carl and Mrs. David
Provost.
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The Ethics Of True Friendship

What satire could be written more
severe on some phases Of modern friend
ship than the story of MASON and AMoRY
as divulged in the Centre street police
court on Wednesday? 1t appeared
from the testimony Of lawyer. Mr..
DANIEL MASON. that he had been, for
some years past, somewhat intimate
friend OF Amory, who is now prose-
cutting President FREELAND OF the Met
ropolitan Street Railway Company
for criminal libel; but that, notwith-
standing this friendship he put up
fake job on AMoRY, and made him,
in substance. fictitious offer of pre-
tended bride. MASON was asked: Then,
whatever you said to ANGRY, and what
ever you did, you said and did for the
purpose Of drawing him on and to find
out what he was after?' And Mr.. MASON
answered:
That was precisely 1t. employed such means
a. | thought would accomplish the purpose even
TO batting him with the possibility OF the sale to
PAoE. Of his patent bicycle scat"
On the other hand, Mr.. AMoRY seems
to have been warned as to the nature
Of Mr. NAsoN's efforts, and 80, in equal
courtesy to his friend photographer,
apparently, was concealed behind the
curtains in the room, to listen and to
take down verbatim report of the
conversation. What other witnesses
were secreted in the room does not
appear
We do not propose to discuss the
nicely balanced question as to whether
this modern DAMON or this latter-day
PYTH1As is the more to be blamed; we
merely desire to draw attention to the
exalted ethics of both these gentle
mon: the person who, to satisfy his pri-
vate curiosity, bats his personal friend
with a fictitious offer, and the other
person, who places a stenographer in
ambush to listen to the conversation
OF his friend.
The only object of the District Attorney
in laying bare this story to the public
gaze must have been the public educa-
ton, because as soon as the story had
been told Mr.. JEROME conceded it's
iutility and irrelevancy and consented
that it should be stricken from the
record.
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Hands on the America.

Good-by, America !" is the sad cap
ton TO the wretched news that the grand
old Cup litter is about to be- broken
up for souvenirs. The shapely craft Of
tender lines. is now unseaworthy. But
1t will be time enough to make pieces of
all that remains sound in her when the
Cup she carried here fifty golden years
ago" is lifted.
That trophy may or may not be in
danger of removal; but, to borrow from
superstition, the breaking up of the
keel Of the America looks little like
farewell to the Cup Until the coming
races are sailed out to finish. hands of
the America! II next August the Cup
still sticks where it has remained so long,
let the glorious old water-ogged and
worm-eatep' yacht America be dressed
in full
II Sir Tom should lift that Cup with his
triple Shamrock, let the old America
receive for the last time the honors and
the decorations which are her due. Then
from her keel and timbers let new models
spring, to teach the Britishers that
Yankee skippers must always get to
windward.
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Philosopher on Property R Ishts In Matches

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sty: "Damiti
whars my box Of matchcs'" That is the question
which many citizens asked themselves yesterday
and will continue TO ask themselves to-day. The
nethodical and more or less stingy man always
carries his matches in fancy matchbox. narrow
and shallow like his heart and his head The
would be economical gentleman puts box OF
matches Into his pocket but he always forgets the
pocket In which he has carefully slowed II away.
In anger and often in the lund light OF profanity
he searches his pockets, and searches In vain
Then he goes around begging for match, and, as
4 rule, he gets one presented 10 him grudgingly.
Later on he discovers with Joy that the box Is in
the back pocket Of his coat or In the hip pocket OF
the garment In which his pistol ought to be, accord
Inc 10 the old time Interpretation OF the Constitu-
ton OF the United States and OF all the States
But the deHl-nsy care "cuss" always stufis
ucifers or other offensive kinds OF matches into his
vest pockets Consequently he always knows
where to md one. He may offend the olfactohes
OF his neighbors, but he gets match. and laughs
At the fellow who leaves the box on the desk and
expects 10 md IL there when he returns from lunch
or from visit 70 man.
For many years the Legislatures OF the states
have been grossly derelict Of their duty. There
are laws prohibiting the stealing Of horses and
fxine heavy penalties therefor but there Is no law
to send 10 jail the rascal who steals mans matches.
Consequently the match thieves in all business
of,ces are Increasing In numbers every day.
The Legislature dealt with far less serious ques-
lions than this: but let US hope that when 1t coils
Itself up AIM II will come TO the relief OF the long
oppressed and match robbed slaves Of tobacco.
NEW YORK. April 20. w,
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The Presidents Grafton at st. Louis
yesterday on the Louisiana Purchase is
the finest thing he has done since he
began to speak in public Free from
any trace of pedantry, it is instructive
in a degree seldom attained by occa-
sional addresses on historical themes
It's grasp of the Significance of the great
event Of 1909 is perfect. Without the
slightest afrectation of the philosophlc
attitude, the speech develops phlos-
ophy that is at once profound and illum-
NATIVE. The language is clear, simple
and truly eloquent. That part of the
address which contrasts the American
type of expansion on this continent.
growth by the gradual addition of homo
geneous units, with the principles of the
extension of Greek and Roman civiliza-
ton, each of the latter containing diff
ferent but equally destructive vice of
method, is crystalline in thought and
form. This and other passages of Mr..
RoosEyELT's speech are worthy to be
adopted as the text of school instruction
in the philosophy and genius Of the
American system; and we can Imagine
no higher compliment to the success OF
the orator than that.
Wherever this excellent address is
read-and in what quarter of the land.
near or remote, will it not be read with
esgerneas?-it is sure to compel the trib-
ute Of sincere admiration.
We almost hesitate to speak Of the
ore particular in which the st. Louis ad
dress OF President ROOSEVELT might
have been improved. There is relapse
TO self-consciousness in the peroration,
which consists OF the now familiar eulogy
Of all the virilities; and to this extent the
speech might have been abridged with
as regards its place in per-
manent literature.
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SONS or THE REJOLCTION.
G2OO. O0O for a Monument to the Prison
Ship MARTYRS Nearly Raised.

NEW HAVEN, April 2OThe Fourteenth
Annual Congress of the National Society.
Sons Of the American Revolution, opened in
this city to-day President Gen. Edwin
Warfed of Maryland led the delegation
in the march from the hotel to the New
Haven Colony Historical Building and Yale
boys cheered them. The address Of well
come was delivered by Former Lieutenant
Governor s. f. Merwin, of this city. Elk
President General Breckenridge OF the
District OF Columbia also spoke.
1t was announced that the Martyrs Mem.
orial Fund for monument 10 be erected
at Fort Greene, n. y, to commemorate
the prison ship martyrs, amounted to $780,,
600. Only 81, 900 more is needed to complete
the work. Congress appropriated in 1902
800 900 for the monument, provided like
amount was raised. New York State
subscribed $4,000. New York city S25 900
and private subscriptions $780, 900. The
Empire State Society Of ID. A. r. has raised
81 900 more. The other societies will sub
scribe the balance
The membership Of the National Society
at present il lO,S2O. Massachusetts leads
with lac members. New York is second
and Connecticut third. A society has been
formed in the Philippine Islands.
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4 New EurOpe.

The political situation in the Old World
has recently undergone extremely inter-
esting notifications. The first and I'M
doubleday most important is the grouping
of Russia, Germany and France in con-
nection with the Manchurian question.
The naval and military strength of this
combination places 1t in the first rank
should its policy have to be backed by
arms, while territorially it extends from
the Atlantic across Europe and Asia in
one continuous chain to the Pacific.
Again Austria and Russia, formerly
in antagonism about Macedonia. have
come to a working understanding at
very critical point. France and Ger
many also appear joined with Austria
and Switzerland for the construction of
the Bagdsd railway. which is bound,
when completed. to influence moro or
less the trade in certain kinds Of mer-
chandise through the Suez Canal.
The reasons why the British Govern
ment, which at one time Was expected to
share in the building OF this road, sud
denly withdrew are still obscure. But a
direct line from Egypt to the Persian
Gulf has been spoken OF.
Italys reconciliation with France has
materially improved her financial con-
dition, and her claims to the reversion
Of those African territories that lie
between Egypt and Tunis having been
recognized by the Powers concerned.
Italy is 40 longer a geographical express
sion, but an important factor in the
shaping OF European continental poll
cies.
For the moment Spain is necessarily
in tho background. but should events in
Morocco or in the Mediterranean cali for
action OF the Powers, Spain conceiva-
bly, might be called on to play promi-
mont part.
Outside Of all these groups stands Great
Britain, attached to none and working
sympathetioally with the combination
for the maintenance OF peace in the
Balkan peninsula. Her alliance with
Portugal relates primarily to the African
colonies of the latter and is in no way
disturbing to European tranquility. King
Edwards assurance when leaving Lisbon
that Great Britain coveted no fresh
territory has greatly strengthened the
position Of King Carlos in Europe and
with his own people, az more or less
credence was given to rumors that Great
Britain aimed at the acquisition OF
Delagoa Bay and Germany at points
in Portuguese East and West Africa. 1t
was particularly reassuring to France,
which would have seen menace to
Madagascar in the further strengthen
ing Of British power in southeast Africa.
In nothing OF these new developments
is there a threat to peace. Rather is
peace the more assured
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The Separation OF Southern Labor.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SrN-Sir: Mr..
Gold win Smith. in an article in THE Sun OF
April 20 on THE Failure of Reconstruction"
suggests as a partial solution OF the negro
problem n partition Of the industries which
would keep the races apart. and remarks:
THE white in the South is not Il tiller OF the
soil: he cannot raise cotton. still less rice
Mr. Smith is altogether mistaken. and his
letter shows the absurdity Of discussing
Southern questions from the long range OF
Canada. The cultivation and production Of
cotton in the South is rapidly passing from
the negroes to the whites. II he will refer to
the United States census, he will find that ali
the big cotton producing counties are white.
and that OF the eighteen counties in the South
producing over 10000 bales Of cotton each
fifteen are white counties in which an over
whelming majority of the population and OF
the farm laborers Is white
As for rice, nearly two-thirds Of that cereal
produced in the United States is grown in
Louisiana. and it is altogether the production
of white labor The negroes are not respon-
sible for s. per cent OF the production; and in
the rive districts of Louisiana they consti-
tute less than 20 per cent OF the population.
throughout the southwe white labor has
been driving negro labor from the farms.
and even from the sugar plan tons. and So
curing better results In the yield. quality Of
product and profits OF the enterprise.
NORMAN WALKER.
NEW ORLEANS, April 81